Connecticut western news., 1891-11-19
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The DevelOpment of Each Day During the Week Caught Fresh from the Busy Wires and Carefully Edited and Con- densed for Our Readers. A gale at Syracuse Monday night blew down large two story frame building. wrecking it completely. Anthony Aren't, of New York, has been found guilty at Montreal of failing to pro- vide for his wife. Sentence has been sus- pended.
 One hundred and two morphine pills were swallowed at Washington by Belle longer. Physicians placed her out of dan- ger,
 It is reported that John E. Ashe, who was deputy superintendent of public works under James Shanahan, will be appointed to succeed Edward Hannah by Governor elect Flower.
 The demurrer of Charles A. Newton, charged with violating the civil service act, has been overruled by the United States supreme court, and then sent to the criminal court for trial. ..
 The low water in the Kennebec is caus. ing great distress in the cities and towns along it's banks. Mills are shutting down daily. The city of Augusta is in dark. ness, as the low water has caused the cleo trio company to shut down.
 Mayor Nathaniel Mathews, Jr., has been unanimously renominated by the Demo crats of Boston.
 John O'Neil, of Waterbury, Conn.,, drank carbolic acid, mistaking it for whisky. He died in great agony.
 President Harrison, accompanied by ex. Senator Seweli, of New Jerseysaeft Wash ing Nov. 16 for Bengles, Md, on hunting trip of two or three days.
 Chief of Police Treat. of Great Falls, Mon., was killed, and Jacob Harris, Joe Leonard and two others were wounded in a drunken fight on an excursion train from Helena to Neihart, Mon. Lebbeus H. Rogers, one of the bonds men of Captain Howgate, who embedded large sum of money from the govern ment while chief of the signal service, will be compelled, according to supreme court decision, to pay $115, ,O00 to the gov ernment. -
 Contractor Cortening, of Woodhaven, l.. l.. is missing. It is said he owes em- | ployees $500 for work in laying the Wood haven water pipes.
 Dr. John Clarkson Jay died at his home in Rye, N. Y, Nov. 16. Dom Piatt died at his Ohio home Nov. 12. | At Philadelphia Barlow's cotton and l shoddy warehouse was damaged S25, GOO by | fire.
 The Depauw Plate Glass company has been incorporated in Indiana The com pany will operate the old plant at New Albany, Ind, and the new one at Alex. andria, which will cover forty acres, and will employ 2000 men.
 There is an epidemic of smallpox on Harris Neck, Liberty county, twenty miles north of Darien.
 Rev. J. Loring Pratt, pastor of the Con- gregational church at Strong, Me-, is dead. | Bolby's machine shop and Brewers store at Sudbury, Pa., were burned. l Leonardo Lorubbio shot Vincenzo Ri. verito at 47 Baxter street, New York; at the request of Rose Dadurno, with whom Riverito had lived when in this country seven years ago.
 The death of Mary Grief in Chicago is said by the anarchists to have been caused by the police raid upon her fathers saloon and they are making threats of revenge. Charles R. Baldwin, mayor of Bridge port, Conn.,, was arrested, charged with ! having obtained $2, TOO fraudulently. The complainant is Mrs. Sarah E. Kelly.
 The Rev. Dr. Charles A. Briggs reafirmed the doctrine of progressive sanctifcation in his sermon at the West End Presbyte rian church, New York.
 Gordon l.. Ford, one of the most hon ored and best known of Brooklyn's citi zens, died at his home, 97 Clark street | Nov. IA.
 The Sandwich (N. H.) Savings bank has closed it's doors Other banks in the state were in no way affected.
 Frederic Taylor, New York Republic an, has written an open letter to Johr Claf1in assigning bossism and extreme protectionism as the causes of the recent Republican defeat, and urging that the party undertake a reduction of the Nc Kinley tariff.
 Thomas Joseph and William Jones, lit tie boys, found $500 in money hidden ir the woods near Miners Mills, Pa.
 A second flag has been presented to pa triotic Schoolmistress Corners, of Ladoga Ind, by the G. A. R. s. of V. and Patriotic Order of Sons of America.
 Sophia Schmitshen, one of a notoriou. band of thieves at Chicago, scratched ou the eye of a young girl on whom she hat made an unprovoked assault.
 Allen G. Thurman celebrated his seven ty-eighth birthday at Columbus, O., Nov 18 Owing to the recent death of Mrs. Thur man there were no public demonstrations
 Suit has been brought by the state O Iowa against the state of Illinois to ascer tain in whose jurisdiction strip of terri tory along the Mississippi between thu state lies.
 Masked robbers entered the store of th Farmers Trading company at Spokan Falls, Wash, and holding the employees a the point of pistol, stole $2, GOO in none. and valuable jewelry. A confidence man who had prepared t, swindle banks throughout New York stat by representing himself as William Lum bard. cashier of the Wheatland (Cal.) bank was arrested at Binghamton, N. Y. ) Ex-Governor Hoard, of Wisconsin, stated before the Iowa State Granger association at Waterloo, Ia., that he had proof tha } the Hiscock oleomargarine bill had failed to pass the last congress because certain ) senators had been bribed T. T. Gardner has been reelected presi dent of the Kentucky Farmers Alliance. Of the 461 convicts released by the eas Tennessee miners, 2O3 have been captured Of those at large forty are in Memphis The New York, Maine and New Bruns wick Steamship company has passed int the hands of receiver. Advices from Stockton, Cal, say the con tractors on the Mountain railroad il ,, Fresno county, have discharged all thei 4 white laborers and have substituted Chinese.
 By fire in the coal shaft at Nortl . Springfield, Ills, six miners were rendered insensible by gas, two of whom may no recover. Fourteen others escaped.