Connecticut western news., 1891-08-20
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 There is considerable excitement in New York over the alleged discovery of inn purities in the Croton water supply. An investigation is in progress of the Croton watershed.
 The grave of Nathaniel Hawthorne has recently been so mutilated by relic hunters that 1t has been found necessary to en- circle 1t by high fence.
 Joseph Thonissery, the Belgian econo- mist, is dead. He was born in 1877.
 At Newport, R. l., Colonel J. A. Hovey has been nominated for mayor by the Democrats.
 Henry Lagate, the prime mover in the sehsms for municipal coal yards, has re osived letter from Master Workman T. V. Powderly in which he indorses the plan.
 James Boyce, g prominent bituminous coal operator and mine owner of Balti- more, died at his residence in Towson, in the sixty ninth year of his age.
 Mrs. Lavinia Munger. widow of the late Calvin Munger, of Saratoga, died suddenly at Asbury Park of heart failure. She was eighty-two years of age.
 Philip P. Dunn, who was an officer in the embarrassed Star Rubber company and Trenton (N. J.) China company, died at Spring Lake. He was for twenty years president of the First National bank, of Trenton, but resigned after the financial crash here.
 The Rev. Sam Jones addressed large crowd at Prohibition park, Staten Island, and denounced the fashionable sins of New York people.
 William l.. Soruggs, United States min iAgton, believes that country will soon be with this government.
 Wholesale removals in the federal offices At Baltimore are recommended by Com missioner Roosevelt for violations of the civil service law.
 Ellsworth, Minn., has been wrecked by cyclone.
 Mayor Chapin, of Brooklyn, who is ill, is reported to be improving.
 The following Philadelphia newspapers, which have published the mercantile ap- praiser's lists for the past two years, have been notified by Attorney General Hensel that they must refund the rebate of 40 per cent. paid an alleged agent of the state for securing the advertisements: Press, North American, Inquirer, German Demo crat, Bulletin and Telegraph. The papers arc given until Sept 1 to refund the money
 Baron Hirsch, who is at Carlsbad, has signed document empowering Dr. Low enthal and other gentlemen to purchase lands In the Argentine Republic to the value of 10, ,0OO, 900 pesos.
 Captain John Palmer, commander in chief of the G. A. R., has selected as adju- tant general Colonel Frederick Phisterer, acting assistant adjutant general of the state of New York.
 Dr. Baker, of Abingdon, Va, charged with the murder of his wife by poison, has been found guilty. The conviction was largely upon the testimony of Mrs. Gilmer. . woman of social prominence, who de- elarsd he had admitted killing his wife The doctor has been intimate with Mrs. Gilmer.
 At Cincinnati the furniture factory of Stillo & Duhlmeir was destroyed by fire Loss. t10o, 900.
 Judge Joseph P. Rowe, of the superior court of the city and county of San Fran cisco, is dead.
 The United States steamer Pensacola is in such bad condition that she will be put out of commission at Mars island shortly.
 Samuel Ross was killed at his home in Ebensburg, Pa., and his murderer, who is unknown, escaped in buggy. J. A. Coulls, aged ninety-two, gave his wife . coffin, made by himself, as present on her eighty-ninth birthday. They have been married seventy years. It Is now believed that the total liabili- ties of William E. Schmertz, of Pitts burg, will reach $500, 900. Eastern credit ors, 1t is said, will contest the assignment Dr. Roland H. Falkner, of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, has been asked by the senate committee on finance to assume the direction of it's coming investigation into the effect of the Mckinley tariff upon wages and the cost of living
 The old American Hall building at Wes- terly, R. l., was destroyed by Are. Thieves stole $S 900 worth of silks from Cleveland, Brown & Go. in Boston. The treasury department has recognized the Select Clydesdale stud book as an authority on recognized brssds.