Connecticut western news., 1893-06-22

fSesoers Convenenee-The Many Hap penings of Seven Days Reduced From Col umns to Lines. Thursday, June 15. The village of Alba, Mich, was destroyed by fire.
 The torpedo boat Erickson, building at Dubuque, Ia., is to be launched in July. Three thousand employees at the Worlds fair are to be dropped. The Cunarder Servia reports that on her last trip she ran down the American ship A. MoCallum, two of the latter's crew be- ! ing drowned. Mrs. Catharine Maher, 90 Berry street, Brooklyn, attempted to poison herself and 9-year-old son with paris green. Frank Adams, who would have been re- leased from Sing Sing next Monday, es- capped
 After a run on the Gainesville (O.) bank the institution closed.
 Rev. Drs. Graves and McKim were re spectively consecrated bishops of China and Japan in New York. A steamer from Bremen carrying 800 Russian Jews Is expected at New York. Friday, June I6. Cardinal Gibbons will be given rich | K. sary of his twenty-fifth year as archbishop of Baltimore. In Mecca there were $50 deaths from cholera in five days. Somerville Mass, has voted no liosnse
 A. Bailey, the missing grain man of Du- luth, left many big debts. The Chemical National bank of Chicago is to resume. In her suit for divorce against John R. Rogers, Minnie Palmer, the actress, has charged him with chasing her with a carv- ing knife.
 Mrs. Daniel Lamont was overcome by heat at the Worlds fair.
 Mrs. Frank Leslie, having obtained her divorce from Willie Wilde, has sailed for Europe.
 A train loaded with Polish workmen was stoned near Tonawanda, N. Y.
 Mrs. Alice Bogardus, aged 50, of Brook lyn, tried to kill herself by jumping from a third story window.
 Wesley Shaw of Buchanan, Ga, killed an old woman whom he believed to be a witch. | Saturday, June n. | Nine stowaways were found on the steam ship Arizona during her trip from Liver pool to New York. The trouble with the striking lumber showers at Tonawanda, N. T., is growing | serious. Max Clayton, an insane ex-theatrical manager, escaped from the asylum at Amityville, N. r., but was recaptured in a New York theater. | Judgments and executions have been | filed at Pittsburg against the Duquesne | Tube Works company for $350,0O0. | Albert Young, valet for Simms, the Jockey, stabbed and killed Emory Harts- | field, valet for Overton, the jockey, at Morris park race track. In & fight on Adams street, Chicago, | three men named Christenden, Kane and Wilson were fatally injured.i | The Kentucky house has decided that Frankfort will remain the state capital.
 The Duke of Veragua has decided to rs- main in this country until July.
 Work on the break in the levee at Mag nolia, Miss, has been abandoned.
 Fifteen hundred people attended the fu- neral of George w. Helme from his coun. try home at Helmetta, N. J. | Monday, June I9.
 The suit of John Wanamaker against the Worlds fair authorities for Sunday clos ing will now be pressed.
 There are over 400 cases of typhoid fever in Ironwood, Mich.
 Andrew Wall, promoter of the so called Mechanics Cooperative bank in Brooklyn, is charged by Washington victims with swindling.
 A mad dog ran amuck in Cedar Grove, N. J., biting many animals.
 One of the striking miners at Scammon, Kan, killed himself.
 The investigation of the Childs- Drexel home for printers revealed that the funds had been misappropriated.
 Senator Stanford of California, who has been i'll for some time, is recuperating.
 Stockbridge village, near Pittsield, Mass, was stirred up by midnight burglars.
 The Pennsylvania railroad is reducing its force of employees
 Ex-President Harrison has finished his visit to the Worlds fair and returned home.
 Tuesday, June go.
 The body of Father McKenna who was drowned with his niece in the North river was recovered.
 Andrew Carnegie and party are on a coaching tour in England.
 The bank of New Hanover at Whining ton, N. C., closed it's doors after run.
 An ambassador from China arrived al San Francisco to investigate the Geary law and its effects.
 Harry Murtha, wanted for a number oi burglaries in New Jersey, was arrested al Coney Island.
 Frank Davis, the burglar, was sentenced in New York to "A years and months in prison.
 The'last of the Chinese lepers, on North Brothers Island, is dead.
 A minister in Grand Rapids, Mich. created sensation by declaring that hs thought Edwin Booth stood a better chance in heaven than would Rev. Dr. Talmage.
 Seven miners were burned to death ir the forest fires in Minnesota