Connecticut western news., 1873-06-27
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The last California wonder is Q noun tain of solid salt fifteen miles in extent and five hundred feet high. It is entered by cave three miles long.
 The Carlists claim that the prisoners of war they butched had first hoisted a flag of truce and then fired a volley into the Carlists as they approached.
 The Secretary of the Treasury of the of SIG, ,000,0 ,000 coupon bonds and $4,- 900, ,000 registered bonds to be paid September 6.
 Another battle is reported as having taken place in the district of Manzanillo, in which the Cubans are said to have lost 150 men and the Spaniards 20 killed and 68 wounded.
 A most remarkable cure of the desire for tobacco is that of an Indianapolis Alderman. He was thrown from his buggy some time ago, and since then has loathed the foul weed
 An orphan, under age, married his day, and was compelled to get her writ ten consent to his marriage before the wedding could take place.
 The chief of police in Pittsfeld, Mass, lately received telegram re- questing him to" look out for a runaway having black mustache five feet ten inches in height with velvet coat.
 "You are little bear, madam" said our own brute to fashionable belle at an evening party. "Sir!' exclaimed the dismayed one. "About the should CTS, mean," smilingly replied he.
 To drive away Ants.-If they are mar ried aunts, borrow some money of their husbands. If they are single, let 'em take care of the baby for the after noon, while your wife goes to matinee.
 The standard adopted by the Balti- more peach packers for bushel boxes is nine inches deep, fourteen inches wide, and twenty-two and half inches long inside, divided by half inch partition.
 In the late editorial convention in North Carolina, Capt. Wm. Riggs gave his experience as follows: He had been several years conducting newspaper, most of which had been spent in raising the means of doing it.
 Governor Grover, of Oregon, asks that the Indians indicted for murder in the Circuit Conrt, Jackson County, and who are not amenable to military exc cution, be delivered to the civil author ities. .-.
 In Bavaria Roman Catholic priest has been condemned to two months imprisonment for having, in sacred garb, read from the pulpit, to his con- gregation, a catalogue of all the sins of the village schoolmaster.
 Women members of the Congrega- tional churches of Iowa propose to raise an endowment of $20,000 for the female department of Iowa College by each contributing one cent per day for the next five years.
 The Lexington Press tells this A business man of Covington bought 0 postal card, wrote few lines on the back of it, and putting it in a stamped envelope, mailed it to friend in Lex ington. He says the cards are great convenience. .--
 The New London gentleman who has been making frequent use of postal cards as means of quieting profuse correspondent of his has received the following request by letter: "plese don't Send me enny more of those Cards for this reson like to reed a letter adrest to me the fust one after it leves the riter."
 A self.possessed young man called at & house in Atlanta, Ga,, few mornings ago and asked to see his wife. "She is not here," replied the mistress of the house. "There is none here but the members of my own family" "Well," replied he, "it's one of them want to see. I married your eldest daughter last night. -.. . ............ .-....
 In order to put an end to the Carleton Emerson controversy, the Rochester Democrat states that '" Betsy and are Out" was written by Penfeld man, and that as early as 1855 he was in the habit of repeating it to his wife when ever, in their daily arguments, he was at loss for the proper language with which to make noise and shut her up.
 A we'll organized man or woman can not live long and happily without con- genial employment; and so it is of i'm portance that young men and women should find out early what they can do best, and then prepare themselves to do it. Most of our happiness comes from work done in the spirit of love; most of our unhappiness from work done in the spirit of hate.