Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
STATE NEWS.

charge of poisoning her husband.
 Hermann Sachse. of Killingworth murder fame who was acquitted of the charge of killing Bert Hotchkiss, is serving fifteen days sentence in jail for stealing a policeman's dog. J. O. Casey, cornet soloist. composer, and for five years past leader of Colts band, Hartford, has resigned the latter position. Mir Casey will remain Tn Hartford and attend to his orchestral business. and music store 1n which he is interested with Frank A. Sedgwick. The Mohegsn Indians, who vainly tried in the last Legislature to get pos session of valuable lands in Norwich, | which they claim were deeded to their ancestors in 1885, have decided to bring bill in equity against the city and against individuals who occupy the lands, now worth millions. Street cars and sewers have been run through the Indian cemetery. which was dedicated in 1883, and houses have been built there.
 Congressman E. J. Hill is in Cuba.
 News comes from Paris that Mrs Demetrius Callias, formerly Mrs P. T. Barnum, will be married soon 10 French nobleman. The wedding will take place in Paris and Miss Leigh of Bridgeport, who has been with Mrs Cal lias, will remain till after that event and then return home.
 A valuable OK belonging to Fred Wad- hams of Daytonville died recently after a l.ar hpo veterinary surgeon disclosed 8 wire three and quarter inches long imbed- ded in the heart Motto: Look out for the wires in bsled hay.
 The retail merchants of Hartford have organized and will take united action to I avoid the annoyance and expense to which merchants are subjected by per sons who solicit advertising, very often under threat of blackmail, for organiza- | tions of charitable aud benevolent character. Many of these advertising | sheets secure their patronage under what are actual threats. Several ad vertising sheets have been handed in to the board of trade by victims of these solicitors. who reported various degrees of intimidation and blacklisting. In some cases where the societies repre- sented good objects the agents had not only threatened merchants but had fail ed to turn over proper proportion of the receipts to the societies One ob- ject of the association Is to put stop to this abuse, peremptorily.
 | A factory is being built at the Jewish colony at Chesterfield for the manufac- ture of hats and cloaks, which appears to be more to the liking of the colonists than agriculture. It is understood that Baron Hirsch is about to send more colonists there.
 Jimmy" McNally, once king of the green goods men and who operated largely in Hoboken, is in Bridgeport after serving three years in Joliet peni- tentairy Illinois for swindling in Chica- go McNally is still rich man and it is said he will start hotel. He Is the son of Methodist clergyman.
 A farmers convention will be held with the Connecticut board of agricul- ture in Hartford, Dec. 13. IA, 15. There will be addresses and lectures by many notable speakers. Col. Waring was down for lecture on garbage disposal at this convention, and the hour will be | devoted to a memorial tribute to Col. Waring by a number of his friends. An exhibition of fruits, grains, nuts and other farm products will be held. The railroads will make special rates for those attending. The program is one of much interest.
 Robert J. Cook will not coach the Yale university crew next year. The candidates for the boat will probably be conditioned and instructed by Dr Percy Bolton.
 The Rev. James Dunn of Bridgeport. who was ordained to the priesthood last summer, has been selected for an ina portant assignment by the bishop of Chicago. He is to be attached to the cathedral there as an assistant.
 The Cheney block at South Manches- ter was totally destroyed by fire Tues day morning. Losses were over $75,- 900, fairly insured. The post office was in the block and a large quantity of mail matter was destroyed.
 Edward Dwyer, 30 years old, of Wa terbury, who has been missing since March 1897, has been found by his friends in jail in Irelsnd on charge of murder and efforts are to be made to defend him. It has been learned that while he was in New York he heard of his mothers illness in Ireland and at once went to her.
 | Over 1000 people attended recep- tion to General w. R. Shafter at New Haven city hall Monday noon. 
 The benefits derived from Sunday E storm were greatest to the companies operating the steamers on Long Island Sound, as they did an immense passen- ger business during the blockade on the N. T., N. Fl. X H. railroad.