Connecticut western news., 1891-09-03
BRIEF MENTION OF NEWS
Happenings of the World from
 Pole to Pole.
TOLD IN A FEW SECONDS OF TIME

Fire at Ceres, N Y, destroyed half g dozen buildings. Loss, $3O,OOO.
 Captain White, of the City of Panama. threatened to throw the Salvadorian com. mandant overheard when he demanded the surrender of five passengers at La Lbertad.
 In the presence of Secretary Tracy and a number of naval experts the new triple ex. pansion of the cruiser Maine were success fully started.
 At New York Eugene O'Hara escaped from Jefferson Market police court prison by filing the bars of his cell and dropping from a window.
 It is said that Russell Harrison asked Collector Fassett for the revenue cutter Grant with which to meet his wife and sister on their arrival from Europe. Secres tary Foster refused the request.
 John Callahan was sentenced to three years imprisonment in Kingston peniten. tiary for stealing 5,O00 from the Hamil- ton (Ont.) Street Railroad company.
 The Futurity, worth $65, 900, was won at New York by His Highness.
 James Anderson, the Ohio desperado who escaped from jail not long ago, has been recaptured.
 II, New York, while flying a kite on roof fell through an airshaft and was instantly killed. -l 1',-. @
 The story sent out that Senator Black burn had suffered stroke of apoplexy was incorrect. He merely tainted after eating hearty dinner and is suffering from indigestion.
 Dr. Allen l.. Thompson, for fifty years 6 practicing physician at Sandy Creek, N. Y.. and the senior member of the Oswegt County Medical society, is dead. t-
 Captain w. c. Crossley, one of the best known coasters in the country, died at Madison, Conn.,, Saturday, of rheumatism of the heart.
 Henry Cannon, a negro porter in tho a spree and fatally shot William G. Cooper, the negro steward.
 Hugh Miller, an American drummer in Venezuela, became involved in row with natives, and after being arrested and thrown into prison claims to have been tortured.
 The Herald fund for the Park place suf ferers in New York has been increased by thousand dollar subscription from Mrs William H. Vanderbilt.
 MT. Claus Spreckels denies that he has joined or intends joining the sugar trust.
 The Columbian fair commissioners now in Europe report a very successful result of their mission abroad.
 James H. Goldsmith, son of Alder Goldsmith, noted horseman, died al Washingtonville, N. Y.
 All construction work on the Isthmu1 of Tehuantepec National railroad has been suspended while the Mexican government investigates tne work so far completed The government is not wholly satisfied with the work.
 At Mrs. William Hunts reception a, Bar Harbor Walter Damrosch gave { recital on Wagner's 'Die Walkure."
 Owing to the drought in southern New Mexico many cattle are dying and owner, are removing the remainder to leased pas lures in Kansas.
 Detroit is overrun with penniless Jewish refugees who have come from Europe bJ way of Canada.
 Writs of venue have been ordered for special grand jury for the September tern at Woodsville, N. H., to try Amy, or Alb bolt, for the Warden murder
 The green grass has thus far made use less the efforts of "boomers" to set fire t< the Cherokee strip, although cattlemeI are alarmed and are moving cattle out.
 The Canadian government was sustained only by vote of 97 to S2 on Sir Richard Cartwright's motion of censure in thu house of commons at Ottawa.
 The Universal Peace Union, near New London, Conn.,, adopted Belva Lockwood' report on convictions, and elected Alfred H. Love, of Philadelphia, president.
 James Dudley, 8 negro who murdered Farmer Frank Hughes in Scott county Ky, was lynched at Georgetown by mob of neighbors.
 A donkey engine in Bendixsen's ship yard in Eureka, Cal, exploded, mortall, injuring four persons, blowing one on t. the deck of ship on the ways and blow ing itself G0o feet into the bay. By a collision between two steamers of Melbourne, Australia, one steamer wa sunk and twenty-six lives were lost. Four persons were seriously injured, on probably fatally, by collision between al electric train in Brooklyn and bee wagon. Ca- Banks of New York propose to form | syndicate to extend large amount of Al 1 per cent. bonds at per cent as a basis fo issues of currency.
 M Eiffel denies that he has been engage, | to build tower for the Columbian World' fair in Chicago. Baron Paul de Sede, French nobleman | crossed the Atlantic in the steamship | Noordland as a common sailor to gail nautical knowledge and win wager. The stockholders of The Freeman | Journal, of Dublin, met and condemne, the support of MT. Parnell by the direc tors, who will now resign.
 There were twenty-four deserters iron the United States steamship Pensacola making, with the four last week, twenty eight since the vessel was ordered to tn China station. | One man was fatally and several wer seriously burned by an explosion of gas il the new lake tunnel at Chicago.
 Dr. Lyman c. Draper, the historian, die at Madison, Wis, Aug. 27.
 Mrs. H. M. Hotchkiss has presente $275, 900 to the Yale Preparatory school which she founded.
 | I. Newton Baker, who was shot b Orville E. Anderson, at Croton Landing N. Y., Aug. 1, is rapidly recovering A number of Italians in South Brooklyl have complained to the police that the have received threatening letters from tn Mafla demanding money
 A bill was passed by the Vermont hous appropriating s15.ooo for Vermonts ez hiblts at the Worlds fair.
 A large vein of natural gas was tappe at Sandy Creek, Oswego county, N. Y at a depth of 102 feet.
 Attacked by 8 Lion. MONTREAL, Sept. While Robinson circus parade was in progress several o the big Nubian lions commenced fighting and Lowlof, the equestrian director, trie to quiet them. One of the lions struc] 1 ko, II T