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Connecticut western news., 1871-11-17

WATCHING THEM.-Forty thousand dollars was collected on passengers bag gage at New York during the last year. being larger sum than has ever been collected before on such goods in one year. This is the result of the examina- tion which is considered so obnoxious. It is estimated that in nine cases out of ten the owners of such baggage would smuggle through the goods thus dis covered and taxed, and cheat the govern ment if it was not for the inspectors.
Connecticut western news., 1871-11-17

Here is now field for rivalry A Lancesville man, eighty-seven years old, was born when his father was seventy eight, and he wants to know if there is an other man living whose father was born one hundred and axty-6ve years ago.
Connecticut western news., 1871-11-17

THE FEN1AN OATH.-The following is a copy of Fenian oath, found on the person of a prisoner: "In the presence of God do solemnly swear that will do my utmost to establish the national independence of Ireland, and that I will bear true allegiance to the s. O. of the I. R., and will obey the orders of the officers of the s. 0. of the I. R. So help me God"
Connecticut western news., 1871-11-17

SEIZED. Eighteen hundred sheep and six horses brought through from Cana da by Rugg & Mcfarland, were seized at White River Junction, by Customs officer, for under-valuation. The train on which they were loaded had backed oyer from West Lebanon and was about to start. Twelve carloads were seized at RAShaa.y.
Connecticut western news., 1871-11-17
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Connecticut western news., 1871-11-17
EnjOymeat of Life.

'Tis not for man. O tritie. is brief,
 And sin is here. An age is but the falling of leaf
 A dropping tear. ~ We have no timo to sport away the hours . All must be earnest in Q world like ours. Not many lives, but only one, have We
 Frail, fieeting man How sacred should that one life ever be-
 That narrow spanl Day after day filled up with blessed toll, Hour after hour still bringing in new spoil
Connecticut western news., 1871-11-17

IRoN.-At recent meeting of the London Society of Civil and Mechanical Engineers, one of the members. MT. Dawson, remarked that if wrought iron work was always immersed in boiling linseed oil before leaving the manufac- tory, and afterwards painted with four or five coats of the best oil paint, it would effectually keep the iron from cerroding for many years.
Connecticut western news., 1871-11-17

A Colorado man has organized com, pany for catching wild horses and tam ing them, and it pays well,
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-05-10

town, under competent officers,
selected OF she occasion. and again
ready to try conclusions With the
rcdoutable black warriors, who
seemed to have an itching for
deeds of martial glory. But -
change has come over the spirit OF
their dreams" They were not
as warlike rs on the previous Satur-
day. This tinee the negroes came
in a more pacific way, LED by
negro Of more sense shan Colonel
Gaiuiard. Tkey eslae this time
with very few arms. and if they
had them at all, did not bring them
rs far as the church, some three
miles from town, where they halt
cd, and the coroner held another
inquest as arranged the previou.
Saturday, in view of further eri-
denee which deemed they had,
but which turned out failure.
Coroner Gamble and other gentle.
men from town went out, but
found everything more pacific and
quiet than we had reason to ex-
pect from the demonstrations OH
Saturday. The second inquest
having been held, the party Of
whites returned TO town, and tn,
negroes to their home on Santec,
having concluded not to enter Man
ming under "the glorious pomp
and circumstance of war"
Our thanks are due to our
friends and fellow-citizens in sam
ter, who, hearing that We were in
great straits, and 4 bloody drama
heing enacted, sent US special cou-
riers to know if we wanted any
assistance, and profering several
hundred men at short notice.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-05-10

Charles R. Dennis, of Brooklyn,
the great pavement agltator,
" whora Mr.. Bonesteel charges with
trying to strike him for $500 for
Nicolson pavement ON Montague
street, snd who is reported as in
terested In personal property on
Raymond street. The two Den
misses seem to keep it up lively
the one as an anti-assessment ag-
ltator here-the other as q carpet
bag upholsterer in South Carolina.
1t is only fair to the other Dennis
TO say that Mr.. IIardcnbu
found him all square in his deal
ings with him. No one who
knows Mr.. H., or who tries to deal
with him, would venture on any
thing not square in expectation of
bis cooperation. Dennis doesn't,
however, explain how Mr.. HIS
just bill got swollen up to s92,-
500.
The Franklin J. Moses, Speak
er, used to be Gov. Pickens' pri-
vate secretary. lie was the man
who raised the Confederate flag
over Fort Sumter April Is, 1861.
He topped at the close Of the war.
He is now a bowling scalawag.
His father is "Chief Justice" and
his uncle is a Supreme Court
Judge" They all belong to a
'poor white family" down there.
Ex-Asscmblyman Leslie, of this
city, is now, too, a State Senator
in South Carolina, elected from
Barnwell County and living in
Charleston. lie kept house of
ill-fame in New York city just be-
fore he carpet.bagged South. He
is now rich and a thief: The
rest Of the Legislators forty-six ne
groes out Of sixty-three members
hold themselves at Sl2, 900 apiece
per vote. Only forty.six OF them
can read and write.
Mr.. Hardenburgh is to be sin
ccrcly condo!ed with for his un.
fortunate falling in with such a
scurvy lot. lie is every way an
honorable man, with q just bill
for work and goods justly done
and furnished.
TBr0oklvn Ddily Eagle.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-05-10

it over his head. Do not, under
any circumstances, drop the tongs
down from the second story; the
fall might break Its legs, and rem
der the poor thing a cripple for
lite. Set it straddle of your shoul.
ders, and carry it down carefully.
Pile the bed clothes carefully on
the floor, and throw the crockery
out of the window. By the time
you will have attended to all
these things, the fire will certain
Iy bo arrested, or the building be
burnt down In either case: your
services will be no longer needed;
and, of course, you require no fur
thcr directions.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-05-10
Kicked by a NJ ule.

Jake Johnson had a mule.
There was nothing remarkable in
the nero fact Of his being the
owner ofsueh an animal but there
was something qaite peculiar
about the mule. He-the animal
could kick further, hit harder,
on the slightest provocation, and
act uglier than any mule on re-
cord:
One morning, riding his prop.
crty to market: Jake met Jim
Boggs, against whom he had an
old but concealed grudge. He
knew Bogg's weakness lay in
Dragging and in betting; therefore
he saluted him cordially:
How are you jim? Fine NOM
ing .
'Finc weather! Nice mule you
have there. Will be do to bot
on?'
sBet on? Guess he will that.
l tell you, Jim Boggs, he's the
best mule in this eodntry. Paid
five hundred dollars for aitn.'
Great smash is that soT' cjacu-
lated Jim.
Solid truth, every word of it.
Tell you confdshtiaIly; Jim, I'm
taking him down for betting pur-
poses. I bet that be can kick a
fly off from any man without its
hurting him.
Now look here, SQUIRE says
Jim, I am not betting character.
but I'll bet you something ON tbst
myself
Jim, there's no use; don't bet.
I don't want to win your money
'Don't be alarmed, squire, Ill
take such bets as them every
time
well, if you are determined to
bet, 1 will risk you a small stake;
say FIVE dollars
'All right, squire; you're my
man. But who'll he kick the fly
off? There's no one here but
you and I: You try it,
No. says johnson i have to
be by tho mules head to order
him.
Oh, 5ass;' Says Jim. Then
probably I'm the man. Wa'all, III
do it; but you to bet ten agsinst
my five, if l fisk it,
All right!' quoth the squire.
Now there's q fly on your should
or. Stand stir And johnson ad-
iustcd his mule.
whist, Jarvey,' said he.
The mule raised his heels with
such velocity and force that Boggs
rose in the air like bird, Bew
through briar hedge, and alighted
on all fours in a muddy ditch, bang
up agaist a rail fence.
Rising, in q towering rage, be
exclaimed!
'Yass; that is HI ! l knew
your darned mule couldn't do ii.
You had that all pnt up. wouldn't
have been kicked like that for if
ty dollars. You canjust fork them
are stakes for it, anyway.
Not so fast. Jim; Jarver did
Just what l said he could that is.
kick a fly off man without il"
hurting him. You see, the mule
is not injured by the operation
However, if you are not satisfied
we will try it again as often as you
wish
The deuce take your grammar
corners, growlcd Jim. I'D rathe'
q barn'd fall on me at once than
let that cri,ter kick me again.
Keep the stakes, but don't say
anything about it,
And Rodgers trudged on in bittc'-
ness of soul, murmuring to him-
self:
Sold, by thunder and kicked
BY muler'
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not avail him; he would try an

not avail him; he would try an
other course.
clark, you, young woman" he
said, in i low voice, "there is a
mistake. | will make it up to
you richly. 1 will give you ten
dollars on the spot, and all the
work you want at double rates If
you will tell Miss Vernon it was
all a mistake"
"Too late, Mr.. Winsor," said the
yelled figure, throwing up her
veil and showing the contcmptuous
face of Margaret Vernon: Your
bribe is offered in vain. Good eve
ming, Sir"
Confused and astonished, Will
liam Winsor found his way to the
door and has never vcnturcd to
enter the house Of the heiress since.
He was paid for his mcanness in
his own coin.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-05-10

BRIDES AND BRIpEGRooMs a
HUNDRED YEARS AGo.-Brides and
bridegrooms Of 1871 may be a.
mused by a description Of the toi-
let of q couple on their wedding
day one hundred years ago. They
begin with the lady. Her locks
! were strained upward over an i'm
mcnsc cushion, that sat like an in
cubus on her head, and plastercd
over with pomatum, ard then
sprinkled over with q shower Of
white powder. The height of this
tower was somewhat over foot.
One single white rosebud lay on
it's top, like al eagle on hay
stack. Over her neck and bosom
was folded a lace handkerchief,
fastened in front with o bosom pin
rather larger than copper cent,
containing her grandfather's min
iature set in virgin gold. Her
airy form was braced up in a satin
dress, the sleeves as tight as the
natural skin on the arm, with a
waist formed by a bodice, worn
outside, whence the skirt flowed
off. and was distended at the top
by hoop. ,
Shoes of white kid, with peaked
toes and heels Of two or three
inches elevation, inclosed her feet:
and glittcred with spanglcs as her
little pedal members pceped curl
ously out. Now for the swain.
His hair was sleeked back and
plcntifully befloured, while his
queue projected like a handle to
skillet. His coat was sky-blue
silk lined with yellow, his long
vest of satin embroidered with
gold lace, his brooches of the same
material, and tied at the knees
with pink ribbons. White silk
stockings and pumps, with laces
and ties of the same hue, COM
plcted the habiliments of his meth
er limbs. Lace rufles clustered
around the wrist, and portentious
frill worked in correspondence,
and bearing the miniature of his
beloved, finished his truly gentecl
appearance.
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Lecture to a Fire Company.

1t having been announced to
me, my young friends, that you
were about forming fire COM
pany, 1 havo called you together
to give you such directions as
long experience in a frst-quality
engine company qualities me to
communicate. The moment you
hear an alarm Of fire, scream like
pair of panthers. Run any way,
except the right way-for the
furthest way round is the nearest
way to the fire. If you happen
to run on the top of wood-pile,
so much the better, you can then
get good view Of the neighbor-
hood. If a light breaks on your
view, "break" for it Immediately !;
but be sure you don't jump into a
bow wondow. Keep yelling, all
the time ; and, you can't make
night hideous enough yourself,
kick all tho dogs you come a.
cross, and Set them yelling, too !;
twill help amazingly. A brace OF
cats dragged up stairs by the tail
would bo i "powerful auxiliary"
When you reach the scene of the
fire. do all you can to convert it
into a scene of destruction. Tear
down all the fences in the vic!n-
ity. lift be chimney on fire,
throw salt down it; or, if you
can't do that, perhaps the best
plan would lie TO jerk off the
pump-handle and pound it down.
Don't forget to ycll all the while,
as it will have prodigious effect
in frightening off the fire. The
louder the better, Of course and
the more ladies in the vicinity,
the greater necessity for "doing it
brown" Should the roof begin
to smoke. get to work in good
earnest, and make any man
"smokc" that interrupts you. II
it is summer, and there are fruit
trees in the lot, cut them down,
to prevent .he fire from roasting
the apples. Don't forget to yell |!
Should the stable be threatened,
carry out the cow-chains. Never
mind the horse-he'll be alive and
kicking and if his legs don't do
their duty, let them pay for the
roast. Ditto rs to the hogs;-lct
them save their own bacon, or
smoke for it. When the roof be-
gins to burn, get a crow-bar and
pry away the stone steps ; or, If
the steps be of wood, procure an
axe and chop them up. Next,
cut away the wash-boards in the
basement story and, if that don't
stop the flames, let the chair
boards on the first floor share a
similar fate. Should the ''dcvour-
ing element" still pursue the "even
tenor of its way" you had better
ascend to the second story. Pitch
out the pitchers, and tumble out
the tumblcrs. Yell all the time !!
If you find q baby abed, fling it
into the second story window Of
the house across the way but let
the kitten carefully down in a
work-bashet. Then draw out the
bureau drawers, and empty their
contents out of the back window ;
telling somebody below to upset
the sIop-barrel and rain-water
hogshead at the same time. Of
course, you will attend to the
mirror. The further it can be
thrown, the more pieces will be
made. IF anybody objects, smash
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-05-10

TRUTH IN OpERA.-Onc night
when Carlotta Patti was in Brook
lyn she sang with Fcrranti. Just
as the buffo singer was leading
her out the door to the platform
some one in the room behind him
cried out that his coat had burst
at the seam Of the back. 1t was
too late to rccede, for the audience
had seen him, and the two singers
advanced to the foouIights. But
the knowledge Of his mishap took
all the humor out of Fcrranti, and
the duct (Which was sung in Ital-
ian) was 80 dolefully devoid Of the
usual humor that Patti noticed it
before they were half through, and
dropping the text of the song, she
fitted the following words to it in
Italian:
"What is the matter with you
tonight? l don't understand your
nervousness. Nobody laughs at
you"
Whcreupon Ferranti, in melli-
fluous baritone and equally mclli-
fuous Italian, responded.
"By the virgin, I have tursted
my coat. Everybody will laugh
when I am going off,"
At this unexpected interchange
of personal feelings, Max Maretzek
and his orchestra began to laugh
Immediately. Then the people in
the front seats, seeing the orches-
ira and the artists laughing, joined
themselves, and the mcrriment
presently broke out in applauses
all over the house.
"Ah," said one Of the Brooklyn
papers, "thereis always something
majestic in Ferranti's singing Of
that song. People burst into sym
pathetic laughter without beng
able to tell Why"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-05-10

A gentleman, in describing the
absurdlty of man dancing the
polka. appropriately said that 'it
appeared as if the Individual had q
hole in his pocket, and was vainly
cndeavoring to shake q shilling
down the leg of his trousers.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-05-10

One o'clock in the afternoon
and eight o'clock IN the evening
ore the most fashionable hours for
church weddings.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-05-10

Never say anything to a lady
about her dress and appearance.
Sensible girls despise fattery, and
no girl is sensible enough to take
criticism graciously.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-05-10

The estimated real value in the
case of the article of which the
real value is omitted from the
above table is considerably less
than one-third of the 'price
charged" for them in the same
table. The correspondent also
says that Stuart Sutphen [mean.
ing Stuart & Sutphen] of Brook,
lyn have furnished carpets enough
at $3.50 4 yard, to fit out every
private house in "Columbia." He
then goes on to describe sundry
diversions of the negro Legislators.
and winds up by saying that the
whole bill for rcfurnlshing the
State Hotsc Is s92, 500.
believing that Mcssrs. Stuart
Sutphcn T. Co. could, and would
be eager to, throw somo light on
this transaction, representative
of the Eagle proceeded to their
store this afternoon to see and
learn what they had to communl'
cate on their own account. Io
this end reference was had to Mr.
Hardenburgh, Of the firm, we'll
known gentleman Of Brooklyn,
and an honored member Of the
Board of Education. The follow
ing interview will be read with
interest.
INTERVIEW WITH STUART, sUTpHES
Eagle-I have called, Mr.. Hard
enburgh, to find if you were will
ing to make any statements IN
reference to the Sun statement OF
the items in the bill rendered BY
Captain John B. Dennis, of Co.
lumb bia, for articles contributed by
YOUR firm and others to the re,
furnishing of the State House, OF
South Carolina.
Mr.. Hardenburgh Certainly,
sir but what is the Sun article
Let me see.
Here Mr.. Hardcnburgh took out
of his pocket a Sun Of Saturday.
1t had nothing in it in reference
to the matter, but the Eagle rep
rcsentative read to him the letter
of "a. p" in the Sun Of to-day,
whcreapon Mr.. Hardcnburgh-
speaking to that letter, said:
In the first place, the Sun says
the total of the bill is s92, 800
Now the bill of this firm is s21,.
2o4.69, all told; the bills of Nico]
g. Davidson are two, one for less
than $4,000 the other for about
$4,000, odd. Tire whole Of the
bills actually charged by us (tbat
is by both hrms) is less than $780,
900. How s92,500 can be said to
be charged, l do not understand.
Eagle-Could there be such q
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The woman who maieth a good
pudding in silence is better than
one that maketh a tart reply.
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4 LEAF FROM THE RECORD OF RECON
sTRUcTIoN ROTTESNESs.

"a. P" the "alcrt, alive and
immortal" Columbia, South Car
olina, correspondent Of the Sun,
"surprised by himself in his let
ter published to-day. lie makes
the paper Of which he is the rep.
resentative take considerable lit
crary liberty with the names OF
Stuart, Sutphen 4 Co., carpet mer-
chants on Fulton street, on the
right hand side going towards tho
City Hall from the ferry, and just
two doors from the corner of
Cranberry. These gentlemen are
we'll known in Brooklyn. They
do large business. The firm is
composed of gentlemen who are
deservedly esteemed and trusted
in this city, and no one was more
surprised than themselves at the
"peculiar juxtaposition" in which
they find their names. But let
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nSOUTHERN BIRDS 0 +
PREY"

A CARpET.BAG BROTHER OF CHAs. r..
DENNIS AS 4 SOUTH CAROLINA
BILL PUSHER.
HONORABLE BROOKLYN MERCHANTS
PLACED IN A FALSE LIGHT.
STUART / sUTpHEN'S REAL Bill FOR
EEAt SERVICE AND GOODS.
FURNISHING THE COLUMBIA CAPITOL.
HOW 4 JUST CLAIM WAS FRAUDU-
LESTLY INCREASED.
s2l, ,294.64 cHARGED-s92: 800 PUT
THROUGH.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements inserted at the ratc If 81 50
per squarc-one inch-for 6rst insertion, a'.c
81 for each subsequent insertion. Dozb!e
column advertisements ten per cent oa aoorr.
Notices of meetings, obituaries and tsihusra
of respecr, same rates per square ~ ordinary
advertisements.
Special notices in local column 20 cents
per line.
Advertisements not marked with the nam-
her Of insertions will be kept In till NTttd
and charged accordingly. So
Special contracts made wtta large advor.
tiscr,, with liberal deduc,iors on aboSe iutes
yQB FRENTX.NS
Done with Neatness and Dispatch.
Ftfnss Cash.
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Some New York women earn
$50 week making fancy feathe'@
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SEE WHAT Is CHARGED

against Stuart, Sutphcn & Co., in
the Sun letter of to-day. The cor
respondent says that he has just
got a glimpse at the bills for fur
nishing the State Capitol of South
Carolina, and that the furniture
was bought, ordered, introduced
and charged for by Mr.. John B.
Dennis, Chairman Of the House
Committee on Refurnishing the
Capitol. The correspondent says
that Dennis tried to keep him
from looking at the bills; but he
got hold Of them through secret
Source. He found them charged
to the firm Of Stuart, Sutphen &
Co., Brooklyn, New York, and to
the firm of Nicol 4 Davidson, Of
New York city. Among tho items
which the correspondent discoV-
cred, he cnumeratcs the follow
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FURNISHING THE COLUMBIA CAPITOL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-02

WAR DEPARTMENT., O@cs C4fsf Sisnai

I'll
WARRINGTON, ID. G Oct. 2, 1871, 10 a. m
SYNOPSIS FOR THE PAST TwENTY-FouR HOURS
Inc area OF highest barometer which was Sunday
morning central over West Virginia has moved
snutheastward but the highest pressure still con-
tnues in the south Atlantic States The low barome-
ter has extended from Minnesota and Dakota east
ward over Lake SUPERIOR and the pressure has fallen
very generally from the Middle and Eastern States
westward to the Mississippi: it has risen in the Mis-
souri valley and at the Rocky Mountain stations
The area Of low barometer which probably @ listed
Sunday morning in the Gulf, southwest of Texas is
now near the southern coast of that State and east
cry winds with rain have prevailed there, extending
at present northwardt to Arkansas Partially cloudy
and weather with northeas. winds continues
IN Florida Northerly winds have yeered to south
west 10 the Middle and Eastern States and now pre-
vail westward TO the Mississippi. Partially cloudy
and haZy weather has been reported from the lakes
and New ENGLAND, with light rain at few stations
PRoBABIL ITIEs.-Cloudy and threatening weather
viii probably extend during the day northe astward
into Ohio and Missouri, with rain uthwest of Mis-
souri, and Kentucky. Falling barometer with in
sreaslng eloudinees and fresh southwesterly wind.
from Lake Ontario to Lake Michigan. Rising and
stationary barometer in the northwest Partially
cloudy and hazy weather from New Jersey to
Florida. The storm on the Texas coast probably
move slowly northward.