Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-22
TRLEGRAPHIC JOTTINGs.

A passenger train was held up In Indian terri.
tory and robbed last night
At Tonla on Friday, through the capsizing of a
custom house auuch, three merchants and one
guard were drowned.
The colers returns for all Russia show that
$50 new cases and 3077 deaths have been re-
ported in the last twcnty-four hours
Marquis Visconti Venosta, ex-minister and SEN
ator, has been appointed Italian member of the
Behring sea arbitration commission.
The celebrated brood mare Trinkitat, belong
ing to George II. Clay Of Lexington, Ky, died
yesterday. Dam Midsummer by War Dance She
was valued at $4,000.
Michael Davitt, in a speech in Dublin yesterday
said he could not answer for the Irish votes on
labor questions il John Morley should be reject
ed in the coming election
DIR. d. w. Shea, AM, Ph.D, of Harvard uni
versty, has accepted the chair of physics in the
U niversity OF Illinois, to which he was called
some time ago.
gives the loss by the burning OF the George
Whitney Wooden mills at South RoyaIston last
night ar nearly S1G5,0O insurance $4,000.
The strike at the steel works in West Superior,
Wis, has been regarded as ended, the places of
the strikers having been filled and the guards
about the mills have been gradually withdrawn.
The Central Labor union OF Boston yesterday
unanimously adopted a resolution favoring the
passing of laws by the direct vote Of the
people Copies Of the resolution will be forward
ed TO the republican and democratic state COM
mittees.
The East Seventh street, st. Paul. Mimi, fill
gave way Saturday and the foundations of the
new Wagner block caved in, demolishing two
houses next to it. Patrick Whalen aged two,
was killed and two more boys injured. The col
lapsed buildings caught fire and were destroyed.
Loss S27 eco.
The pope held a reception at the Vatican on
the occasion of the festival Of his patron saint,
St. Joachim. In an address he referred to Co
| lumbus as the glory of Catholicism and thanked
the donors OF the new church of ST. Joachim for
concentrating his jubilee.
A Bsenos Ayres special says: president Pei
legrini has resigned in consequence of a conflict
between the executive and congress, the outcome
| of the refusal Of the minister OF marine to an
swer an Interpolation in regard to the naval est
assume the reins of government"
Conductor sackett's sudden Death.
MER1DEN, Aug. 20.-Conductor John B.
Sackett, who goes up on the 3:55 passen-
ger train and returns on the S:16 train on
! the New Haven and Springfield line, was
found dead in his room at the home of
Charles Sherman Kelsey on South George
street at $50 this morning. Acting Medi-
cal Examiner E. A. Wilson and DR.. e. T.
Bradstreet were notified and found that
death was due to stroke of spoplexy
When found he was lying in the middle OF
his room and must have been dead for foul
hours.
the deceased had been in the employ OF
tho Consolidated road for over fifteer
years. He had been the day conductor OF
the passenger train for about three years
previous to this he had been a conductor
on q night freight. He WAS forty-on
years of age and was q resident of New
Haven, where his mother lives. He wa
engaged to Miss Belle Kelsey, with whom
he was visiting. After going down OF
his train he would sometimes come up OF
on the 1910 and visit at the Kelsey home
1t was q great shock to Miss Kelsey, an,
|. II was at frat thought she would lose he
reason, 10 violent was her grief. This q.
, terpoon she was eslmer,