Connecticut western news., 1897-01-21
NEWS OF TAE WEEK.
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 IiliuokaianL ex-auecn og Hawaii has returned to Boston frcm her trip Go Niagara falls. and Is living quietly in Brooklinc. She appears to be greatly pleased with this country.
 The Rev. nr. John Cuthhert nan of Brooklyn was nominated for prcsiaent of the Unlon Theological seminary in New York to succeed the Rev. nr. Thomas s Hastings. who resigned on account of m health.
 General Daniel r. slches. William R. Rogers and the Rev Father nucey commended tho course of the admin istrntion in relation to Cuba in speech. es at the meeting of the Nineteenth Century club in New York
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 To cause his wife rcmorse. George n Lacey. d Trenton, took 'auaanum. in- haled gas aad cut his throat with a razor and Is sorry he stlll lives.
 Captain phiio N. McGialn. the hero of the Chinesc-Iapancse naval battle of the Nam river. where he command. ed the Chinese hat;icshlp tho Chen Yu- cn, Is insane in the poste eaaduatc hos nital in New York.
 Four federal prisoners made aar- ing and perilous attempt to escape from Ludlow Street iail. New York. saving window bars. jumping courts anu somehow gaining access ta a ncighhoring tenement house. One of them was r>captured there. suspected of being a thief. but the others sue cecded In getting away.
 The magnificent gift of J. Pterpont Morgan of Si.o0o. Goo to the Lying In hospital In New York was the sourco of great eradication to the managers who had been planning for over a year a larger building and increased sphere of usefulness, which this unex. pected donation win enable them to secure many years sooner than was an- ticipated.
 Saturday. Jsn. to
 Uncle Ehhy Chichester. who for so years had lived as n hermit in a hut overlooking the Great south bay died in Amityville. \. Y.
 News was received In this country of the death of Albert s. Willis. the Unit ed States minister to Hawaii He died at Honolulu on Jan. S. the cause being pneumonia
 IL was said In Ohio that possibly Gov. ernor Bushnell may be elected to the United states senate to fil the vacancy that will he caused by Sherman's en- tertng the cabinet
 It was said at Washington that Sem ator ouay's opposition would keep Charles Emory Smith out of the cahi- net. IL was also reported that a port folio had been offered to Representa- tive Harmer of PennEylvania-
 Thomas . Platt received many let ters and tclegrams congratulating him on his nomination for United States senator from New York. Mir. Choate said he was content with the action of the Republican caucus.
 Monday. Jaa. IS
 Marie Morello was accused of steal Ing Se0oo worth of jewclry from Mrs. Goodwin Boyd In the Jefferson Marke, police court. New York.
 Albert Meyer. who was charged with attempting to burn a tenement on Eas, One Hundred aud Thirteenth street New York. pleaded guilty.
 X cave has been found near Redbud Ills. in which there is a large stream stocked with eyeless fish. There also ir a large lake In the cave
 Nincenzo Caputo a private banker ir New York, was arrested on complaint of his cousin. Luigi Carutc. charged with incorporating money deposit. cd with him.
 N. $. Moore. the theatrical agent who gave the information that preclp. itatcd Captain Chapman's raid upor the Sceley dinner. al Sherry's. in New York. Gied suddenly of pneumonia.
 Colonel Andre Hernandez. an insur. gent officer. has written letter Ia . friend in this country stating that Ma. eco Is surely dead and that he aided ir burying him. secretly, In spot saf, from the Spaniards.
 Tuesday. Jan. 10.
 The Earl of Kimberly was ehoaen leader of the Liberal party for tho house Of lords.
 Seven persons have been killed by as. phyxiation in Boston during the last d hours.
 The trial of Edward ]. Ivory as an Irish dynamite conspirator began In the old Bailey in London.
 The Countess de Caatcllane. formerly Anna Gould of New York. became tho mother of a son at her home in Paris.
 Tho hubenic plague. which Is raVag. ing the city of Bombay. is growing worse daily; 2,5e2 deaths have been re ported.
 The Minnesota Savings bank of ST Paul suspended owing to inability tc obtain sufficient ready money to meet withdrawals.
 Two national banks failed in Ken. tueky-the German of Louisville and the First of Ncwrort-owing, it is al i tAkzai tr po0r p,anacempnt Mrs. Della Hoffman of West Hobo ken, N. l., was murdered in her bed | She had been hacked three times on tn, skull with an aN. The aN was found i lying across her breast Richard Hon man. her son. and John Engelhrecht q boarder. discovered the murder, They have been arrested on suspicion, but 1 deny all knowledge of the murder wedre.asy. Jan. an Ex.ShcrifT I. warren Mead of Cayng' | county has been appointed by Govcrno | Black of New York warden of Auburn prison to succscst Warden Stout on Fch. 1. The court Of appeals of the state of New | York decided the Fayerwcathcr will case | involving SS. 00A. o0n, in favor of thc uol | lc-cs ignored by the ncsiduary legatccs and which sued for tho nccoenition pro | yidcd ly the will ] A nssolution was introduc,,d In the Nc braska lcgislatup' dirSting senator Thurs ' ton to vote for free silver. lt reminds th, ! senator of hIs former attachment ta th | silver cause and of his pledge given whci | hc was elected to obey tho instructions a I the legislature of his state. The Atlas line steamship Alvcna, lcav \ ing the port of New York, was run int, by the Incoming British Queen and 6 f Injured that sac was run on to rho bar ! whero she lies, rart oi her dock under wa ' ter No persons were lost or injured, bu i doubt Is cxlnss>Cd of the saving a th sunkon vessel. A misunderstanding n signals Is supposed to hSvu oaussl the ool ] lision.
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 ROCHESTER, Jan. a0.--Hight Rev n, ! McQuaid has r,csiN,sl official nutisc fn5f