Connecticut western news., 1872-07-12
Facts and FanCieS.

Wisconsin is Indian for "wild rushing river"
 A Detroit woman struck by lightning yelled "police!'
 A blundering Dubuque printer al- ludes to an attorney at jaw. N'
 Russia and Prussia are said to be mak- ing great military preparations.
 No United States Senator has been re- elected in New York for many years.
 A Detroit picture dealer says the hard est work he has to do is to frame excuses.
 MT. Alexander, of Kentucky, has sold two short-horn heifers to an Englishman for $13,000. re.
 How is it storm looks heavy when it keeps lightning? and the darker 1t gets the more it ightens?
 A small lake has been discovered among the Cascade Mountains, in Ore gon, which is surrounded by 2 perpen- dicular wall two thousand feet high.
 The boiler of a steamer on the Ohio river exploded on Saturday evening of last week, tearing the boat in pieces and seriously wounding and scalding nearly everybody on board.
 A Boston steamboat captain became so depressed by business troubles, a few days ago, that he went to the old home stead, where he was born, and drowned himself in his fathers well.
 The first daily paper published in England is said to have been published by a woman in 17O2. It was called the Duly Cournnt, and the name of the pro prietor was Elizabeth Mallett. 4r
 A constable in Ohio lately testified in court as follows: CT know nothing of her but what hear the neighbors say i; and, in my opinion, what woman says of another is not worldly of belief" .. Dolly Warden has had a short and very ignominious career in London. No lady" says the Queen, the ladies' news paper. twill hereafter disfgure her elf by wearing one of these now vulgar costumes.
 A correspondent writes from Buenos Ayres that everything is done on horse back. Even the beggars ride through the streets, knock at the doors without dismounting, and wait, still mounted, to receive charity.
 
 Liverpool, "I have repeatedly noticed women steering canal boats in turn with | their husbands. have seen from the railway girls at work in collieries and have seen them employed in agricultural labor" .
 Let that pudding alone, there l That's the dessert p exclaimed waiter, to countryman who was discounting the tapioca at an early stage of the din ner. "I don't care if it is a desert, v testify said the countryman I'd eat 1t if 1t was wilderness p -.s- | A farmer near Westport, Mass, re- gently shot horse valued at 8 thousand dollars, belonging to genleman.in. Fall River. The offense of the hore was that he left his pasture and passed over low fence into the grounds of the farmer who shot him. The act excited the in dignation of the entire community.
 The Methodist Episcopal Church has established since the war ten conferences in the Southern states, with 0 member ship of 162,O00 persons, 767 preachers and some 1,6OO local preachers. There have been expended about $1, 200, 900 in behalf of and by these organizations, the value of whose school and church property amounts to about $1 300, 900.
 It is not exactly pleasant thing to go to New Zealand as missionary. They still retain the old-fashioned idea that roast missionary is good. Last Decem- Der one fanatic killed missionary there in full view of his congregation, cut of his head, gathered the congregation Tn their church, and then, standing in the pulpit, made nice little meal of mission ary blood. He has since been hung. b