The Newtown bee., 1893-10-27
STATE AND GENERAL TOPICS.

A Washington dispatch gives the pain full intelligence that the wife of Senator Platt was stricken with paralysis at the Arlington at Washington. The hope is expressed that she will recover, but it is
 to be borne in mind that this most estim- able lady has for long time been a
 suffering invalid and her constitution so impaired as to render such recovery in all probability, exceedingly slow.-- Twenty-Five persons were killed and 10 badly injured on October 20 by a collision on the Grand Trunk Line, be- tween the Raymond 6 Whitcomb fair excursion trains. The conductor of the
 Whitcomb special disobeyed orders.
 The Barnum-Bailey show closed it's season at Cumberland, Md, Saturday, and is now on it's way to the winter quarters in this city. It was expected that the big circus trains would roll in either late Monday or early Tuesday morning. The winter quarters present busy scene,
 large force of men being at work mak- ing things ready for the slowing away of the paraphernalia. The horses, with the exception of a few, will be taken to Pine Plains, N. T., next week, the animals remaining here. The of- ficials of the show say that the season has been profitable despite the general business depression, but business was not so good as in former years when money was more plenty. The season was brought to a close 10 days earlier than usual on this account.--The widow of Roscoe Conklin has just died at Utica, N. Y. She was sister of the late Gov Horatio Seymour, and thoroughly edu- cated woman of fine social qualities. She was charitably disposed, and assisted several young men and women to pro- cure an education. Mrs Conklin was one of the founders of the local chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution, in which she took an active interest. She leaves one daughter, Mrs ". G. Oakmar of New York city.-The senate has confirmed the appointment of MT Var Alen as ambassador to Italy.--Tht window glass factories are to start uI again at last years wages. This is ; victory for the workmen who protested against reduction. The president o1 the Window Glass Manufacturers Asso citation thinks most of the concerns vii
 shut down again within year because there is no agreement on selling prices
 and competition will eat up the profits ], -There was quite scare at Mer
 wins Point the other day. From tn
 sea came strange noises such as had no been heard before in the memory of tn
 oldest resident, and although not man people were astir at 6.30 when the sound 7 were the loudest, those who were abou proceeded to investigate. MT Jacklir
 who does general carting at the Point
 armed with pitchfork, proceeded to tn
 shore and beheld porpoise imprisone between the rocks. The big fish ha
 evidently washed in on the great tid'
 and when the waves receded, the DO poise found itself imprisoned betwee 7 the rocks. Jacklin attacked the ifs with the pitehfork, but the thrust mad no impression, only to make the fish u
 ter sounds of pain. He then went to tf house, and bringing out butcher
 knife, made thrust at the porpoise
 throat and it soon was dead. The ifs
 was laundering in only a foot of wate so that it's attempts to escape were futil
 It weighed about 200 O0pounds.-Sin'
 the first of last July there have bee
 eleven suicides in New Haven. Ten d those who took their lives were men. q every case where cause could be assig ,-1 ed it was despondency, illness or povert
 For the same period the previous ye if there were but four cases of suicide
 q the city.-Dea Anson Gardner
 Is Norwich has sold his patent for fol n-l ing or pocket umbrella, for s7 ,000, tc e. New York and Glen Falls company.