The Press., 1894-01-04

ern measure based on the old Southern sentiment. If nothing else could make it apparent the constituencies represented by the leaders of the ways and means committee would do it. Here they are:
 Chairman Wilson, Charlestown, w. Va., population 2,287.
 Benton McMillen, Carthage, Tenn., population ATS.
 Henry G. Turner, Quitman, Ga., popu- lation 1868.
 Clifton R. Breckenridge, Pine Bluff, Ark, population less than 1000.
 Alexander B. Montgomery, Elizabeth town, Ky, population 2,26O.
 There are no manufactures to speak of in the places represented by these men, yet the great industries of the nation are now at their mercy. They have not been educated as to the requirements of man. ufactures and they cannot understand teem. But they are permeated with the old Southern idea.
 Deputy Sheriff Phillips of South Gov entry, with a posse of six men, early last Monday morning raided the resort known as ''Cherry Valley" about half way be- tween Columbia green and Willimantic. The place has had a bad reputation for some time and the authorities of the town of Columbia decided to begin the new year by clearing it out. The house was run by Samuel Martin, who, with four women alfd the hostler, was arrested and at o'clock Monday morning were ar raigned before Justice of the Peace Will liam A. Collins. Samuel Martin, proprie- tor, George Brown, hostler, May Robin son, aged 26 Kittie Brown, aged 27, and Gertie Foster, aged 23, pleaded guilty to frequenting a disorderly house and was fined $5 and costs each. Annie Smith, aged 22, was allowed to go on payment oi costs, it being apparent that she was ill The total of the fines and costs amounted to $1O1 .O2, which Martin paid. The pris. oners were then discharged, all promising that they would quit the town, never tc return.
 George W. Cheney of South Manchester died at his home last Friday of pneumo nia, after brief illness. He was son O. Wells Cheney, one of the original Cheney brothers who started the silk manufactur ing interests in South Manchester. Ht was brother of James W. Cheney ant John s. Cheney, both of South Manches ter, and of Mrs. John Platt of New York His sons are l.. R. Cheney of Hartford G. Herbert Cheney, who was married lately, and Wells w. Cheney. Mir. Che ney was married early in life to Miss Rich mond, who survives him. He had no been in active business for some years but was at one time in charge of tho dye ing department of the silk mills. He wa prominent citizen, and for many year
 was justice of the peace. He had jus completed his three score and ten years.
 Charles Hamilton, 35, a clerk employees by Grocer John Sloane of Hartford, com
 mitted suicide by shooting himself in tn
 southbound New York limited expres
 when passing Windsor Tuesday evening
 Hamilton had stolen $2000 from his em ployers and fled. He war arrested i !, Tewksbury, Mass, and was brought bac in charge of an officer. He shot himsel while in the toilet room and died in tn
 Hartford depot He leaves wife.
 Ellie Randall of Holyoke has entere
 suit against her father r-in-law, Nclso Randall of Belchertown, for $10,000. Tn
 Clinton w. Randall August 9, 1890, tha there was child born to them, and tha they lived happily together until the de fendant wrongful!y and unlawfully alienated her husbands affections fro1 he'd. The suit springs out of the Belcf ertown scandal in which the husband family claim that young Mrs. Randa palmed off another's child on her hus , band as her own.
 A 2 per cent. tax on incomes abov $4, 900, an additional tax of ten cents
 gallon on whisky and tax of cents
 pack on playing cards is now recommend ed by the democratic members of tn congressional ways and means committe'
 This conclusion was not unexpected, g : the committee has been known for som l time to be evenly divided on the props sition to tax incomes, with MT. Turner { Georgia occupying the only position
 donbt.
 Hamilton B. Paine, aged 65, was foun dead in a cross road in Eastford, Satu , day. He had died of heart disease an l lay in the road all day before the boo
 was discovered.