Connecticut western news., 1895-01-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday, Jan. 10.

of the grip in Newark, N. J.
 The South Orange (N. J.) Field club house was destroyed by fire.
 The National Game. Bird and Fish Pro tective association is in annual session in Chicago. . ...... ..... Henry NJ. Burr Ss Co. one of the largest and best known wholesale and retail firms in Boston, has assigned.
 At Sharpsburq, Ky, Mrs. Eliza Cra- craft. aged 75 years. fell while going down stairs with lighted lamp and was fatally burned.
 William Waldorf Astor arrived in New York from England to see that the re- mains of his wife are inferred in her na- tive soil.
 Dr. Stephen w Roof, one of the best known physicians in New York city, died suddenly of heart disease in the armory of the Ninth regiment.
 Edward S. Carter the embedding clerk of the New York National Bank of Com merce, was sentenced in the United States circuit court to 61a years in the Kings county penitentiary.
 Friday. Jan. II.
 Washington, N J., had s12, 900 fire in the business portion of the town.
 At Clyde. N. Y, Fred T. Kimble of Holley, N. Y, was killed by Central Hudson coal train.
 The mayor of Newark. N. J., has vetoed the plan to establish plant for the manu- facture of antitoxine
 At Martins Ferry, O., seven masked men blew open the safe in the Belmont brewery and secured $200.
 Thomas Walsh, trusted collector of the Pacific Express company, has confess cd that he stole nearly S2, 900 from the company.
 The president has signed an act grant ing pension to Mary Palmer Banks, widow of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks of Massachusetts
 In order to keep her baby with Mrs. Keziah Ford, who was sentenced to the county jail, Judge Courier of Trenton sentenced the infant as 0 disorderly char acter.
 A joint resolution has been introduced in the Michigan state senate appropriating s10, 900 for placing a statue of Michigan's war governor. the late Austin Blair. in representative gallery at the national cap itoL
 Saturday, Jan. IF.
 A tight rope walker named Dugay fell 40 feet at Victoria, B. O., and will die.
 Two Catholic priests of Parras, Mexico, fought a duel with knives, and one is dy ing.
 The National Roofers' association has adjourned at Cincinnati, but will reassem- bie there next year.
 The Ohio river is 37 feet above low wa ter mark at Parkersburg. W. Va, entail ing loss of $250, 900.
 The Indiana glass manufacturers have agreed to shut down all factories for 30 days to reduce the output
 Three Bossemer iron ore companies of Minnesota are about to combine and will mine three fourths of the Bessemer out put of the country.
 A Swear old boy heapsd a shovel of live coals on his 1-year- brother near Fari- bault. Minn.. causing death and setting fire to the building
 gang of desperadoes raided the little town of Wilburton. l. T., holding up among others an Indian, who gave up s2, 900 and three horses
 Monday, Jan. IA.
 In Glasgow a woman and five children were suffocated by escaping gas.
 A passenger train was held up near Ot tuna, la, and robbed of about sS, 900.
 Charles Harris, aged 20, of Boston, while stealing ride on freight, fell off at Fairfield, Conn, and as killed. Jacob D. Pohlman, the well known court crier of the supreme court and coun- ty court at Albany, died at the age of s7 years.
 At Richmond Gabriole Papini, bar tender, was shot dead in his saloon by Thomas Halleran during dispute about cents.
 The English creditors of J. T. NJ. Pierce of Yankton. who swindled tom on forged school bonds, have scheduled their losses at $1. 137, 900. The government of Colon bia has issued decree providing for the erection at Pan anna of statue in honor of the late Count Ferdinand de Lesseps It is rumored that Count Herbert Bis marck will be appointed German embas- sador at Washington in succession to-Bar- on von Saurma-Jeitsch. Tuesday, Jan. I5. Ont. was burned
 In drunken riot at Wilkesbarre, Pa :. five men were stabbed
 Della Fox. the actress, is seriously i'll in Detroit with inflammation of the larynx.
 Ship Captain Baker of San Francisco is to be tried for not assisting a disabled ves- sell
 A great meteor is reported to have fallen near Juarez Cal, which shook the ground for 40 miles.
 Advices received from Sydney state that a spirit of great unrest is felt there owing to industrial depression.
 Two trainloads of provisions have been IL, 1- f<- ( %hn relief of Nebraska sufferers.
 Edward Watkins and John Clover have been arrested for the murder of Michael Penney in South Braintree, Mass
 Mrs. Mary Skinner was burned to death in a fire which destroyed the house of her son-in-law, Abe Sheffield, in Watkins N. Y.
 G. M Acree wealthy planter of Be- noit. Miss. accidentally shot and killed himself in Memphis while cleaning pis- tol
 Wednesday. Jan. 16.
 The British feet. Admiral Fremantle commanding, has gone to Japan.
 The empress of Austria arrived at Men, tone, France and proceeded to Cape Mar tin.
 A proposal has been submitted to tho council of the empire to establish Rus bldu IeBaClOn to the YablcdD.
 Lord Brassey has accepted the govern orship of Victoria, Australia, in success sion of the Earl of Hopetown.
 The New Jersey house of assembly and senate held short ses sions and then decid- cd to adjourn until next Monday night
 It is common report that the great es- tate of S2O, 000 900 left by the late James G. Fair will be fought for in the courts.
 The Prussian diet was opened at noon in Berlin in the white hall of the palace by Emperor William, who read a speech from the throne
 Judge McClung, in criminal court at Pittsburg, has made ruling that places all of the clubs of that city that sell liquor to their members under the ban of the Brooks law.
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