Connecticut western news., 1894-12-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Thur.day, Dec. a.

 to two years in the state prison.
 The city election at Birmingham, Ala, resulted in the defeat of tho reptllAr Dom ocratic ticket by the reform ticket
 Martin Conkling of otisvIllc, N. r., lay down on the Eric tracks and was killed by a freight train, which ran over him.
 Louise Alberti of Galveston, in a fit of dementla, poisoned hor five childrcn, two of whom are reported doad and the other in critical condition.
 The New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad statiov at New Canaan, Conn, was broken into and the safe blown open by burglars
 While in fight at Frultland, Wash, Josh Roberts hit his opponent with s chair, and then H. c. Cummings, an on- locker shot Roberts doad.
 Mrs. Mary Ellen Leasa of Kansas says that she is in California to purchase a small farm in the San Joaquin valley, wherc she means to roside.
 Friday. Dec. !.
 Miss ;iracc IippInoott was married in Washington to Herbert Hale, a New York dramatist.
 A number of young women living In Asbury Park, N. J., have formed a foot ball team.
 Dr. Joseph D. Bryant ridioules tho i'll as to cause alarm.
 The president sent to tho senate the nomination of Francis II. Woods to be postmaster at Albany.
 The faculty of Mount St Joaoph's cole IL Nx Al. lNfa bandmcnt of the football toam.
 Burglars visited the postofilco at Attic boro Falls Mass, and blow open the aafo, securing about $500 in stamps and money.
 Father Thomas J. Duocy of New York gave out n statement in regard to the controversy between himself and Arch bishop Corrigan.
 The funeral of Supreme Court Justice and ex-Governor Abbett of New Jersey was held in his house at Montgomery street and Jersey avenue, Jersey City.
 Tho unlocked for action of the Sugar trust directors in declaring the usual dlvi- dend of per cent on tho common stock caused a big furry in the New York stock exchange.
 Saturday, Dec. s.
 The sudden death of tho Earl of Oxford was announced In London.
 Messrs. Isaac Hoskins and Calvin Hurst have been sworn in as mayor of pinevillc, Ky, and both claim to have been legally elected to that office.
 It is reported that company of tho Nineteenth battalion of tho Mexican forces has had two skirmishcs with force of 400 Guatomalan guerrillas
 The remains of the lato Judgc Loon Alb bett ex-governor of Now Jersey, wore rc- moved from the family residence in Jerscy City and taken to Greenwood cemetery.
 George Purcell, n 14-yoar-old boy work ing on ono of the papers of Mcriden, Conn, was caught between tho floor plat form. and tho elevator and died in horri. ble agony.
 Dr. John II. Durland, president of the Providont Bond and Investment company of Philadelphia, was found guilty of the charge of using tho malls to further . scheme to defIaud Monday, Dec. 10. Governor Altgold of Illinois has gone tc Hot Springs for his health.
 Rev. Conrad Hancy, one of the most prominent Chicago divincs, has cloped with Georgie w. Brandt Tho Chinese government will immo- diately appoint an embassador to prooccd to Japan to troat for peace.
 The challenge sent hy tho Earl of Dun. raven for the Americas cup was roccivcd by the Now York Yacht club.
 Mrs ormlston Chant who recently started the crusade against the concert halls of London, is seriously Ill. Near Richmond, Ky, David Doty, farm. CT and justice of the peaco was as~assinat- cd. He was brothcr-in-law of Governor olgc of Arkansas Ives won the final game in the billiard tournament at Chicago, defeating Schaefcr, the total for six nights play standing Iycs S,600; Sohaefcr 2,S31
 The mystery surrounding the murder of Alfred Barnes, the janitor of the Hiawatha flats, Chicago, has finally cleared up and Edward Jordan, the assistant janitor oi the flat building, is the confessed murderor. Tuesday. Dec. il.
 A registered package containing si, boC is reported to have been lost in the New York possoffice.
 Alice Bcrnice Pixley was married tc Julian Potter. She is a sistor of the late actress Annie Pixley.
 Postmaster General Bissoll has left for Buffalo, whoro he will spend a week or more attending to private business.
 The United States court of claims ron. dercd judgments in favor of about 2oC Baltimore letter carriers for time served in excess of eight hours day.
 Hadley H. Hoyt tho Haverhill (Mass alderman recently convicted of accepting bribes, made full confession of his con.
 
 Mrs Mary Anderson Navarro the well known American actress, was delivered oi a son on Friday last at her residence in London, but the child died the same day.
 The grand jury at Sioux City, la, which has just adjourned has returned 5a indict. ments, all but two or thrcc of which arS against former county officials and mem. bcrs and ex-mombcrs of the board of SUI. pcrvisors.
 "Wednesday. pco- I2.
 In tho car>, of Charles w. Gardiner, the Parkhurst argnt charged with blackmAil, the people get a new trial.
 B. R TlllinNu was elected United States senator by the Youth Carolina legislature, receiving l3l out of 15b votes cast
 Prince Hohcniohe, tho new German chancellor appeared In the rciohstag and hhtdo bAh hiFh EpoNth ANANAN Ntfs tssess .James K. Rathbone of Elmira and B l.. Swartwood of Cayuga, N. Y, have boon reappointcd general managers of ths Elmira reformatory by Governor Flower
 Tho Turkish cabinet held q long mcct ing, at which Armenian affairs were al most exclusively discussed, and it Ia con sidcrcd probable that tho ministry win TO sign.
 At Berlin Baron von Rotonhan, undor secretary of the foreign offioc, gave faro well lunch to Mir. Chapman Coleman, th' retiring secretary of the United States lo pation.
 The men who had boon clinglng In th, rigging of the schooner w. L. Bccbc which was wrecked of the Clin House San Fanclsco, were finally rescued D. means of n basket |
 "What is house without babys' asked A lady writer, and m old bachn Tor edltor replied, "It is comparativcll | quietr'
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