Connecticut western news., 1895-03-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Thursday, March 11.

Barry Mines 32 years old, of Port Rich mond. N. Y, was arrested on a charge of embedding several thousa ud dollars from the banking firm of J. F. Morgan & Co, by whom he was employed.
 Miss Anna, eldest daughter of Dr. Mil Tor, superintendent of the Illinois Asylum For Feeble Minded Children, located at Lincoln, Neb.. was burned 10 death in her apartments in the institution.
 The Chamber of Commerce of Cleve. land has received Q report from a commit tee upon the proposed ship canal between PIttsburg and Lake Erie. which says that the scheme Is impracticable.
 Friday, March 22.
 Representatives from 56 women's clubs of Michigan met at Lansing and adopted a constitution and elected officers.
 William H. Pancoast. tho Ohio bank robber and all, god wife murderer, sem fenced to be hanged on May 2S. gets new trial.
 George Timony, mail carrier between Niles and Bertrand. both Michigan towns, has disappeared after drawing sl00 pen sion money.
 A delegation of Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians from Oklahoma in full Indian costume called at the White House to see President Cleveland.
 Irving Justice prominent merchant of Bells, Cherokee nation, was called to his doorway by two unknown men, who shot him six times, killing him instantly.
 Mrs. Ballington Booth of the Salvation Army ofliciated at the wedding of Lieu tenant Amy Talbot of Cleveland and Ad- jutant Joseph Hargreaves of Cincinnati. both of the Salvation Army.
 During a high wind spark from a chimney set fro to a strawstack in Paw nee township, O. T., and the fire commu- nicated to the prairie grass, and the coun- try for miles around was devastated. Saturday, March a3.
 Representative wallack introducd bill in the Illinois legislature to levy a tax on bachelors.
 James Howard, a turnkey at the Kan sas state prison, Lcavenworth, was killed by an Indian.
 Three masked and armed men liberated all tho prisoners in the county jail at Woodward, O. T.
 The public stage running between Cass- vile and Mill Creek la, was held up by tramps, who secured about s90 and es- capped
 The schooner w. H. Dale was run into and sunk of Thomas point by the steamer Jessmore, from New York. Her crew was rescued.
 James E. Bell a we'll to do farmer, was killed ton miles north of Perry, O. T., and William Stoval was arrested, charged with the shooting.
 John Webb, a mining prospector of Chattanooga, has returned from Marshall county, Ga, where he claims to have dis covered rich gold deposits Monday, March 25. John Ringo (colored) of Huntington. W. Va, is accused by Beverly Blake of having murdered his two boys. Benjamin Munsey, a prominent retired citizen of Laconia, N. H., died from the effects of poison taken in a moment of de- spondency.
 The emperor of Germany will permit the Cowes Royal Yacht squadron to use the North Sea and Baltic canal before the formal opening.
 The Rev. c. H. Rischell pastor of the Central NJ. K. church of Springfield. O., has accepted tho chair of historical theol- ogy of the Boston university.
 Rev. William Green of Asbury Park. N. J., was attacked in his church by three men. all colorcd who assaulted him SO that he is in a critical condition. i Sir Philip Currie, British ambassador at Const antinople, dined with the sultan at the palace and afterward talked with him two hours on Armenian affairs. Della Reagan. who recently lost her suit of $50, GOO against Russell Sage, was a prisoner in a New York police court charg- I ed with intoxication and was fined sl0. Tuesday, March 26. John c. Shafer. one of the wealthiest citizens of Richmond, is dead. At Oneida, N. Y., Fernando Ralph. a oolored laborer, beat his wife at their home, she dying from the effects. The imposing granite mausoleum erect ed for the remains of Mrs. Theresa Fair and her family is ready for its occupants Some unknown person attempted to burn the barn of the old James Gordon i Bennett homestead on Fort Washington avenue in New York city. Assistant Secretary Hamlin returned to Washington, but owing to an attack of grip be will not be able to resume his off, cial duties for a day or two at least. The London Sun says that all the prop erty In Italy of Ouida (Louisa de la Ra- mee), the English authoress, has been sold to pay her debts, and she is described as being almost penniless. George Nj. Irwin. the famous blind pool operator of Pittsburg, purged himself of contempt by surrendering his books and papers to tho Union trust where they will 1 be accessible to the receiver and his own attorneys.
 Wednesday, March 27. George P Parsons has been appointed receiver of the Waukcsha (Wis.) Water company.
 ' The third floor of the main building and @ small wing of the Wilson Female college at Chambersburg Pa. were burrsd
 A special train loaded entirely with po- !, tatoes left Spokane. Wash, for St. Louis, made up of early varieties for seed use The Louisville school board has granted ] the use of 40 public school buildings for 1 the G. A. R. encampment next September. Ground was broken just beyond Church street inside the public garden for the con- struction of the first section of Boston s | subway.
 The Shoshone Land company. ". F. ! Cody Buffalo BilD, president, has filed ar- ticles of incorporation at Cheyenne. Wy. and will colonize 5000, 900 scros of land ' in the Big Horn basin. | Brook E. Corbett, an insane young man. son of F. K. Corbett, the president of the Mount Vernon Insurance company, committed suicide at the residence of his 1 parents in Washington. | The hearing In the attempt to secure for Eugene V. Debs, president of the Amer ican Railway union. writ of habeas cor pus that shall keep him out of jail was continued at Washington. |