Connecticut western news., 1891-07-02
Happenings of the World from
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 York state campaign next fall.
 Rev. Dr. Aaron E. Ballard, vice presi- dent of the Ocean Grove camp meeting, and Mrs Ballard are living together again. The remains of James McHenry, the we'll known Erie railway litigant, were exhumed at London. It Is believed he was poisoned.
 Colonel Clapp, who has been with the Boston Journal for twenty five years, has been succeeded by Stephen O'Meara.
 Indications in Wales point to the proba- bility that the tin plate workers will nearly all remove to America
 A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Edward De Cobain, member of parliar ment for East Belfast and deputy grand master of the Orange institution in Ire land, who is charged with immoral prac- tices
 Tman's sawmill and lumber yard at Cammat, Pa, was burned. Loss, s10,O00 At Rochester, N. Y, Salvan Viano was convicted and sentenced to fifteen years in Albany prison for assaulttng girl under fifteen years of age. Viano is an aged Italian. The total loss of property by the Iowa Is more likely to exceed that sum.
  carhouse of the Newburyport and Ames- bury Street Railway company were burned with thirteen cars. Loss estimated at $1OO,OOO.
 Charles F. Gunther, the Chicago con- fectioner, has purchased in London the portrait of Christopher Columbus, which is generally believed to have been painted by Chevalier Antonio Moro about the year 1870. The price paid was S1O,00O.
 Mrs. Charlotte Smith, of Washington, alleges that there is an extensive system of office brokerage and blackmailing of employees in some of the government of fees.
 Jockey Britton was severely hurt by being thrown from his horse in a race at Chicago. The right side of his face was hightfully mashed, but no bones were broken.
 Francis Murphy, the we'll known tenn perance orator, of Pittsburg, and his wife were injured, though not seriously, in . railroad accident near St. Paul.
 The body of an unknown flood victim was found on the Morrel grounds ct Johnstown, Pa, during 8 baseball game.
 The Amalgamated association has ad- journed after having been in session twenty-two days. All tho old officers, sx-
  trfct, were reelected. John Martin, of Anderson, Ind, was elected to fill that position.
 Tom Harris, colored, was hanged at Shreveport, La, June 26, for the murder of Ella Franklin on the night of May 19 last. Harris killed the woman in fit of 5ealously and narrowly escaped lynching at the time.
 The monument of the One Hundred and Eleventh New York Volunteer infantry has been dedicated at Gettysburg, Pa. Benjamin B. Snow, of Auburn, N. r., de- Hvered the oration, and c. D. MacDougall, of the same place, made an address. The benediction was pronounced by Rev. s. G. Hopkins, of Palmyra, N. Y.
 Kimball Bros, manufacturers and deal CTS in carriages, at Boston, have assigned. The indebtedness of the firm is about $100,- 900, and the nominal assets from $5O, 900 to t75.o00.
 Andrew A. Meyer and Benjamin P. Walker, directors of the Eastern Invest conspiracy to defraud, have been dis charged from custody. The case was dis posed of without public hearing.
 The crew of the schooner James W. Fitch, Captain Pitcher, which arrived at Boston from Matanzas, were all placed under arrest as witnesses in the case of the murder of the second mate, Adolph Nelson, by Steward Charles Ford in the harbor of Matanzas May 20 last.
 The Vanceboro Wooden Ware company's mill at Vanceboro, Me, was destroyed by hre. Loss, e, 900; partly insured.
 Rev. Father Quigley, the Catholic priest who was recently convicted at Toledo of violating the Ohio compulsory educa- ton law in refusing to make returns under its provisions, was fined twenty-five dol lars and costs by Judge Pugsley, in the court of common pleas. This is believed to be the first case of the kind decided in the state.
 John Felton, tho originator of tho idea of selling newspapers and books on rail road trains, died at his residence in Buffalo, June 25.
 In the superior court at New Haven Mrs. Sarah A. Camp was granted 8 d. vorce from Edwin A. Camp on the ground of desertion by Judge Prentice. The plain tiff is allowed $7,S55 alimony. It is an nounced that Mrs. Camp will immediately bring suit against Mrs. Laura E. Piersol, the correspondent in the divorce suit, for | alienating her husbands affections. She | will place the damages 1t $40,000. Fourth class postmastexs were appointed in New York state as follows: G. ". Cro1 ct Bethany and A. s. Brownell at Sacan- daga Park.
 The New Jersey Editorial association ar. rived in White Sulphur Springs, w. Va, June 2S on their thirty-fifth annual tour. There arc 176 in the party They left Phila- delphia Monday and will return on Satur. day by the way of Luray. | The degree of LID. has been conferred upon ex-Second Assistant Postmaster Gen sral Hon. A Leo Knott by the faculty o1 Loyola college of Baltimore.
 The honorary degree of LID. has been conferred upon ex-Senator Warner Miller of Herkimer, by Syracuse university. Senator Manderson and ex-Governol Robinson made brief addresses at the com mencement exercises at Smith co ollege Northampton, Mass.
 Seven horses were suffocated by fir, which started in Van Horns furniturs store, Newark.
 One of the buildings of the George Strat | Ford Oakum works on Cornlison avenue Jersey City, was burned. Loss, t4,000. | Tho Connecticut Senate Meets.
 HARTFORD, June 30-The senate me, yesterday and adjourned until the first Monday in September E. K. Hubbard was appointed 8 trustee of the Connecticut