Connecticut western news., 1895-08-08
MOON,S PHASES
Thursday, Aug. 1.

"Fish John, was sentenced to be hanged Oct. for the murder of his wife.
 B. F. Mcdonald of Holley, N. Y., aged 36 years, fell from n telephone pole in that village and was instantly killed.
 Right Rev. Bishop Mark A. de Wolf Howe, bishop of central Pennsylvania, died at his homestead residence in Bristol, RI.
 At Peoria, Ills, a section of the amphi- theater at the new mile race track col lapsed with disastrous consequences, a number of persons being injured.
 Moro than l,200 of the striking brother hood tailors in New York returned to work as result of the signing of the agreement by nearly 100 contractors.
 Edward Maloney, 21 years old, was in- stantly killed at the electric light works in Niagara Falls by receiving a shock of 5000 volts of electricity through his body.
 Friday, Aug. 9.
 Professor Heinrich von Sybel, the Ger man historian, is dead.
 Tho life saving crews along the coast re- ported for duty Thursday.
 Tho Panama railroad strike is ended, and tho strikers are receiving their usual wages
 Ex- Mayor Hugh O 'Brien of Boston died suddenly at the home of his son, Rev. Fla ther James J. O'Brien.
 The Goodwood cup was won by the Prince of Wales Florizel II, the winner of tho Manchester cup and the gold vase.
 Edgar T. Brackctt of Saratoga Springs was nominated for senator from the Twen- ty-eighth district in tho Republican con. vcntion.
 The Chicago police acknowledged their complete defeat so far in their efforts to secure direct evidence of murder against H. II. Holmes. The New Jersey state board of health and Dairy Commissioner George McGuire arc considerably alarmed over the reports received from the inspectors throughout the state giving the details of the rapid spread among the cattle, horses and mules of the deadly disease known as anthrax. Saturday, Aug. 8. Joseph Jefferson and Miss Jefferson left | Buzzartls Bay for the White mountains. Disappointment in love caused Nalcnto | Aragon to blow his brains out at El Paso, | Tex.
 Much indignation prevails in France at the slow suppression of the Hova uprising | in Madagascar. Fratelli & Bingen, bankers of Genoa havo failed with S2, O00 900 liabilities and | unnamed assets. Miss w. G. McClclland, a well known | writer died at her home near Norwood Nelson county, Va. Governor Morton of New York arrived at Bar Harbor, Me, and joined his famil, at the Boulcr cottage. George Allen, one of the men who kid | naped Lawyer O. O. Cottlo of Buffalo fol | ransom, has been arrested. | The funeral of Right Rev. Mark An | thony Do Wolfe Howe, bishop of centra | Pennsylvania, took place in Bristol, R. l. Tho Spanish government has prohibited 1 tho publication in Spanish journals O war news from Cuba unless sanctioned b, tho public press censor. Monday, Aug. s.
 Mir. George Gould sailed from South | ampton for America on his steam yach | Atalanta.
 Near Wilmington, Dol, Peter Pakean | 12 years old, was blown up by dynamic | sticks which he had found. A riot occurred at Riverside park, neal l Mount Vernon, Va, and as a result Roy l Beach and man named Evans arc fatal | ly hurt.
 l A public fund has been opened for tn, benefit of cx- United States Consul Waller | who is now in Franco, charged with giv ing information to the Hovas at Madagas | car.
 | Elwood Butler and Timothy Sweeney while sailing on the Niagara river, wer' overtnken by squall, and the boat wa capsized. Both were drowned, and thei bodies went over the falls. | At St. Josech, Mich, Sunday, while tn, funeral services of Eugene Shuart were il progress, the floor gave way, and tn | Knights of the Maccabees, mourners apC corpse were all precipitated into the cellar | but no ono was severely hurt. Tuesday, Aug. O.
 Howard Gould's 20 rater Niagara won race off Cowes.
 Secretary Herbert visited Presiden Cleveland at Gray Gables.
 Continuous rains have ruined tho ric crops in many parts of Japan, and fam inc is feared.
 At the Hurst Park Bank Holiday meet ing the handicap was won by Mir. Foxhal keene's Bohemond.
 Dick Ycager, alias Sip Wyatt, the mos daring desperado in tho Indian Territory was captured near Sheridan, O. T.
 One hundred and fifty thousand dollar in gold have been withdrawn from tn, subtrcasury at New York for shipment t. | Europe.
 Signor Maritime has been ordered to re | turn immediately to Rio.de Janeiro in or der to effect settlement of the Italian claims against the government of Brazil.
 Consul General Wilder discrodits tn ! N,s,, | filibustering expedition in San Francis and restore Queen Liliuokalani to tn, throne.
 Wednesday, Aug. '.
 Cholera Is raging in Rus m Podolia.
 The American pilgrims in Rome visited tho catacombs.
 | Captain General Martinez Campos ar rived unexpectedly at Havana | Mary Davis committed suicide by jump ing from the pier at Ontario beach, nea Rochester.
 The grand council, state of New York | American Legion of Honor, began its bi ennial session at Saratoga.
 The date for arguing tho Stanford sui in the United States circuit court of ap peals was fixed for Sept 10.
 The Chicago presbytery has decided tha the churches belonging to it must not us' fermented wine at communion services.
 Burglars blew open the postonice saf' at Warwick, N. Y., and $500 worth O stamps and n small amount of money wer' | taken.
 At Springfield O., n cannon ball flrot from Knights of Pythias excursion trair struck n passing train carrying the Thir, regiment, Ohio national guard, resulting