Connecticut western news., 1895-12-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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President Mayer of the Lwltimore and Ohio railroad has resigned,
 Seven Italian warships are Co convey troops to the Italian forces In Africa
 Hon. Albert G. Houghton was elected mayor of North Adams, Mass, by an al most unanimous vote.
 The Southern Interstate Immigration association has selected Nashville aa the next place of meeting
 At the meeting of the New Hampshire state grange N. I. Bsehelder was re- elsot. ed master for third term.
 Professor Antonio Carlo Napoleon Gal. lenga. the Italian puhlioist, died at Chep- stow, Monmouthshire, England, agcd sa The Republican national committee has selected the Lindell hotel In St. Louis as It's headquarters, taking the main parlor and ten rooms on suite. Mrs Latham. a washerwomAn of Hon- kers, N, Y., who recently sued Millionaire John C. Havemeyer for slo, 900 damages for malicious prosecution, obtained yer dict of S2So.
 Friday. Deo. 60.
 The United States cruiser Marblehead has arrived at Mersina, Asia Minor
 At Johnsonvills, N. r., Hoag Faux. ner, s prosperous merchant committed suicide by shooting himself
 Theodore N. Lambert was hanged at Camden, N. T., for the murder of William G. Kaiser in December, lSa8
 Bridget Hastings n wealthy resident of Brookline, Mass, was sent Co jail for oon- tempt of court in refusing to pay judR- ment against her.
 At the annual meeting of the Rookland County Agricultural society held at Ny a.k N tf gambling of any kind at fsirs
 Moses weloh, an aged farmer, who lived with his son Charles at Wells village. Me., destroyed the house and outhuildlnRa
 Representative George n. Meiklejohn of Nebraska announces that he will not be a candidate for re election to congress. but will be candidate for the Republic. sn nomination for governor.
 Charles W, Raymond, ex. president and Edward Nj. Raymond, er.cashaer of the Middletown National hank who were charged with misapplying funds, wero found guilty by jury in tho United States dissriot court in Philadelphia.
 Saturday. D~o. ar.
 The president has nominated Frank IA Furlons Co be postmaster at Hartford
 Charles D. Atwood. one of Amsrioa's foremost architects and designers died In Chicago, aged 40 years Sawyer. Clark X Co, bankers and brokers of Boston, have announced their suspension on the Boston Stock Exchsnge
 The United states steamship Baltimore is on its homeward bound trip from To. kohama Tho Olympia will remain in Chinese waters. Edwin A. Hil of Connecticut has been appointed confidential clerk to Commis. sioner of Patents Seymour vice John w. Street. resigned.
 Two trains collided on the Adirondack railroad near Horseshoe pond. New York. Engineer William Brasser and F. Meyers, fireman, woro instantly killed Alexander Sarti an eloctroplater. con victcd of being concerned In tho robbery | It Sl ingots of silver In Londca, was sen. tcnoed Co ia years imprisonment Monday. D~o aa.
 The treasury gold reserve now stands at sds, s4I, a00.
 The flagship Philadelphia has arrived at San Francisco, General James c. veatch died At his home in Spencer county, O
 Nine of the ls prisoners in the county jail at Marion O, sawed their way out and escaped.
 In Philadelphia Andrew Johnson and his four daughters were suffocatcd In a fire at his homo
 The body of John Leonard. aged 0i years veteran, was found frozen In tho foe of the canal feeder In Rochester
 Two persons were killed and several In. | jurcd, two of them fatally, in head on collision on the Reading railroad at Phil. adelphia
 One of tho three buildings of SpaidinR, Jennings X Co.'S steel works at West Bergen, N. l., was destroyed by ire Loss, sioo, 000.
 R. A. Ford, oahleman of tho southern ! Now England Telephone company at | Hartford, was killed hy contact with an electric light wire carrying !, 500 volts. Tn.sday. Dec as. A bridge connecting tho town of East Hartford with Hartford was carried away by lee
 Three persons wero fatally injured in an accident on the elevated road in Chi- oago
 By an explosion of gas as Sohoenbur. gers rolling mill Ht Pittsburg eight men were burned, one of them fatally. Attempts werc made to steal the body of Theodore Lambert, recently hanged for murdor, from the cemetery at Camccn, | N ].
 Fivo laborers were Injured, ono fatally. at the mallcable iron works in Dayton, O, being pinioned between the walls of the building and car loaded with pig iron.
 David F. Hannigan, the slayer of Solo. nion Mann, who has been confined In the Hudson River State hospital bonding an inquiry as to his sanity, was released by Judge Brown.
 Counsel for Maria Barberi. who was convicted of murder In the first degree. has informed Governor Morton that if he will commute the woman's sentence her counsel will withdraw tho cAso from the courts Governor Morton has replied that ho will not intcrferc in any way while the case is before the courts
 "Wednesday. peo. aA
 Perley Ellison and his family were mur- dered by Apaohcs in lower Pleasant va. Icy, A. T.
 John Russell Hind. IL. n, F. R &, the astronomer died At Twiokonham, Engiand, aged 59 years. William G. and n. x. Hopper. trading as William C. Hopper X Ca, bankers and brokers in Philadelphia, have failed.
 Sir Edward James HArland, member of parliament for North Belfast died al his home Glenfarne Hall, Ireland. aged el years.
 A dispatch from Chefu to tho London Pail Mall Gazette says that the Chine@e marched Into Port Arthur and hoisted their flag
 The British ship Moroshy was stranded on the Bsllinaoourty liRhthousc near Dungaryen, Ireland, and iB of hsr orcw were drowned.
 The malthouse owned hy c. M. Warner, together with 8l, ooo bushels of barley and |, 400 bushels of malt was burned nl Weedsport N. Y. Loss tda,O GOO
 Car. p-rutt~d and nurn@A