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Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05
Frank Miller's Harness Oil is the best.
Who Pays ?
From the Boston Daily Adyertis,

[From the Boston Daily Advertiser.l
 If there should be disagreement between the president of a savings bank or trust com pany and it's auditor, resulting in the retirement from the company of the latter, and the presi- dent should then publicly charge him with hay ing been removed from insubordination and in- competency, and he should publicly allege in his defence that the sole cuase of the Presi- dents dissatisfaction with him was his refusal as auditor to certify the correctness of accounts, which he knew to have been fdlSifed by the President, and the said President should then, without any explicit denial of this, launch upon the Press an overwhelming amount of adUertiS- ang patronage, ingeniously contrived to lead the public mlnd away from the true issue. who ought to pay for this advertising-the company or the President himself?
 This question is respectfully submitted to the policy-holders of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, hundreds of whom are doubtless readers of the Advertiser. It is of some material interest to them. In reply to the card of SHEPPARD ROMANS, lately printed in the Adce'tiser, stating rather pungently why MT. WINSTON, then President, eoiSled Co get Yid of him, a very costly advertisement is going through the leading newspapers from one end of the country to the other, and the nearest it comes to answering Romans damning accusa- ton against the President-not against the company-is this ''Mr. Romans was removed from his position in this company for sufficient cause, by the unanimous action of its board of trustees"
 For anything that appears in this volumin- ous and irrelevant advertisement, the thirty six trustees, whose names are appended to it may have unanimously" removed MT. Ho- mans-if they ever did anything of the sort just because he refused to audit false accounts. The money is thrown away, even as Q defence of Winston {; and the company has not been at tackled How long are the poicy-holders going to allow Winston to fight his battles with their money especially when he has nothing better than the Chinese weapons of fog and fragrance to oppose to Mimic balls
 August 9, 1873. ELIzUR WRIGHT
Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05
NOxiOuS Gases in Wells.

Lives are frequently lost by noxious gases in wells. This may be prevented by the adoption of the following very simple means Take some pieces of carpet or common sacks, and make them up into loose bundle, nearly as large as the area of the we'll. Inclose in it a brick, to give weight, and attach to the bundle a rope of sufficient length to reach to the bottom of the we'll. Throw this bundle down the we'll and haul it up again as quickly as possible. Re peat this operation rapidly for ten min utes, and the atmosphere of the we'll will become quite innocuous, as will be proved by letting down a lighted candle. The bundle, as is easily understood, carries before it quantity of fresh air from the surface, and this, of course, displaces the foul and dangerous air from the bottom.
Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05
The Disadvantages of Popularity.

Brown, young insurance friend of
 ours, who lives in Cambridge, had the
 fifth anniversary of his wedding occur
 about week ago, and his friends de-
 termined to celebrate his wooden we'd
 ding by surprise party. Brown came
 1n yesterday and told us how they suc-
 ceeded. They commenced by sending
 servant round with team to take
 Brown and his wife out to ride about
 seven. Then they began to come with
 presents and materials for supper.
 There was little party of five came
 first, all laden-hands full. They all
 got nicely inside the garden gate,
 which shuts with a spring, when
 Browns big mastiff, which is always
 left unclaimed in his masters absence.
 came round the corner and surprised
 them. One woman stepped on her dress, and in her fall so demoralized a fragile black walnut bookcase she car ried that it was afterwards done up in bundle and presented as kindIino wood. Another fellow got safely out of the yard all but part of his pants, while old Smithers, who weighs two hundred and twenty pounds, plunged wildly with the eight-gallon pail of ice cream AS Oe"AA4SSAs DlOWu RlbSS uOU- house in the corner of the yard, and surprised some $3O worth of exotics. Finally they got things fixed up and got into the house, and as it was about time for Browns return, they con- menced laying the supper-table. They got down Q tea set of rare china that a friend of Browns in the trade had loaned him week before, and broke two pieces, so that Brown has since been obliged to mortgage his hen-house and buy the set; and the comments of Mrs. Brown when she saw the condi- tlon of the carpet were sarcastic in the extreme. Finally, as a crowning touch, they tried to hang out Chinese lanterns with the letters welcome on them, on the porch over the front door. They succeeded in hanging two lanterns, and when they had saved the house from the fiery fend there wasn't enough porch left to pay for the trouble of trying to hang out any more. Then they sat down and waited for Brown and his wife to come home, which they did about two o'clock in the morning, the driver having lost his way, and some way or other turning up in Ded- ham at about midnight. We draw the veil over the scene that followed their return. Some scenes are too joyous to be described in cold, cold words Boston Zraueller.
Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05
SInilax.

This plant, native of the Cape of Good Hope, has now become one of the essentials of the florist and amateur. It is extensively usedin decorating parlors and reception rooms-for weaving in the hair, and for trimming party dresses, for which purpose it is not only admir- ably adapted, being an extremely grace full vine, with glossy green leaves, but surpasses anything with which we are acquainted. With little care it can be grown successfully as house plant. The seeds should be sown in 8 box or in pots in the house, and should be kept moist till the young plants appear. The seed being rather slow to germinate, you must not think it bad if it does not make its appearance in two weeks. The young plants should be potted off into three inch pots as soon as they are three rsfour inches high. Once a year the bulbs should be allowed to dry off and rest. They will start into growth again in about six weeks. The vine does not require the full sun, but will grow well in. a partially shaded situation. It can be trained on small thread across the window or around pictures.
Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05
A Trial of Fenianism.

An extraordinary incident, arising ap-
 parently out of the Fenian outbreak of
 1867, has taken place in London. It
 will be remembered that in the autumn
 of that year an attempt was made to
 Clerkenwell, London, proceeding
 which caused the hveliest alarm, inas-
 much as it was suspected to be only the
 of thing. A few weeks ago @ woman
 named Denny left the lodgings which
 she had occupied for some time while
 living with Fenian named Desmond. Among her effects, which she borrowed
 neighbours truck to remove, was box which presently was discovered to be on fire. The mob pulled the box off the truck, when some of the contents ex- ploded. The place was lit up as if the whole of the street was on fire, and the contents of some of the cans it contained were kicked about. Seven or eight per sons were injured by the fire, more es- peclally 0 sweep, who was severely burnt, and is now an inmate of the hos pital. The affair seems to have been most serious. Several fre-engines were brought out for the purpose of extin- gushing the flames that had broken out, but were not required, the infam- mable matter having been promptly taken away. A woman, in Jumping from the first floor to escape from the flames, broke her leg and is now in a very critical state. A man, in rescuing a little girl, burnt his hands. Two police constables, while attempting to put out the fire in the house, were much burnt in the hands, and have been in- from duty. After the fire was extinguished rigid examination of the premises was made by the fremen, and one of them in searching the room of Desmond, discovered a can about two feet high. He was about to strike it with his axe when he saw smoke issu- ing from it, and he then placed it in pail of water and conveyed It to the yard, where it was covered over with sand and ashes. The can appeared to be filled with the composition, and not the precautions taken, the contents burst into a subdued flame, which lasted for several hours, emitting Q most suffocating odor The utmost alarm prevailed among the inhabitants of the marrow court, many of whom re- mained up all night, and it was con- monly believed that the Greek fire had been intended for Fenian purposes. Mrs. Denny was remanded, the magis- trate entirely refusing bail.
Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05
The MOdOc Captiyes.
They arc to be Executed on the 3d Day
 of October.

They arc to be Executed on the 3d Day
 of October. The Court Martial of which Lieut.. Col. w. l.. Elliott, First Cavalry, was President, arraigned and tried Captain Jack, Schonchin, Black Jim, Boston Charley, Barncho, alias One-eyed Jim, and Sloluck, alias Cok, Modoc Indian captives, on the general charge of mur- der in violation of the laws of war. The specifications of the charge set forth @ number of counts, the principal of which was the Canby tragedy, familiar to all. To the specifications and charge the accused pleaded ''not guilty" but the Court, after mature deliberation, find the accused guilty, and say:
 The Commission does, therefore, sen- tence them, Capt. Jack, Schonchin, Black Jim, Boston Charley, Barncho, alias One-eyed Jim, and Sloluck, alias Cok, Modoc Indian captives, to be hang ed by the neck until they be dead, at thority shall direct, two-thirds of the members of the Commission concurring therein.
 Commanding officer of the Department
  retary of War for action of the Presi- dent of the United States.
 THE DEATH WARRANT.
 The following are the orders of tn e President and of the Secretary of War |:
 EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Aug. 23, 1873.
 The foregoing sentences in the cases of Captain Jack, Schonchin, Black Jim, Boston Charley, Barncho, alias One Eyed Jim, and Sloluck, alias Cok, Mo- doc Indian prisoners, are hereby ap- proved, and it is ordered that the sen tences in said cases be carried into exe- cution by the proper military authority, under the orders of the Secretary of War, on the 3d day of October, 1873.
 U. s. GRANT, President.
 WAR DEPARTMENT, Aug. 23, 1878.
 The foregoing record of proceedings in the trial by military commission of Captain Jack, Schonchin, Black Jim, Boston Charley, Barncho, alias one-eyed Jim, and Sloluck, alias Cok, Modoc In- dian prisoners, having been transmitted to the President and laid before him for his orders thereon, and the Presi- dent having ill the foregoing orders ap- proved of the sentences and directed that they be executed under the Orders of the Secretary of War, the sentences will be duly executed under the direc- tion of the general commanding the De- partment of the Columbia, at Fort Klamath, Oregon, on Friday, October 3, 1873. .
 WILLIAM W. BE1KNAP, Sec'y of War. By order of the Secretary of War. B. D. TOWNSEND, Adjutant General.
Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05
A Sad Disaster.
A Wall Falls, Killing and InjllriMg a
 Large Number of Men.

A Wali Falls, Killing and Injuring n
 Large Number of Men.
 Ten minutes before eleven in the mor- ming the west gable wall of building in course of reconstruction at No. 321 West Eleventh street, New York, fell without previous warning, tore in its descent the joists of three floors which were approaching completion, and buried twenty workmen in the jagged, dusty debris of bricks, mortar, and timber.
 The fremen and police immediately organized and set to work bravely. Nerved to energy by the agonizing cries of the wounded, and indifferent to the stif;ng dust and tottering wall over head, they cleared passage through the debris, and in half an hour five dead workmen and all the wounded were drawn out. Shortly after three more dead bodies were taken from the ruins, and shortly after the wounded were taken to the hospital three of them died. The accident YVES caused by neg ligence on the part of the contractor, in not securing the wall.
Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05
Carving a Turkey.

There is nothing, says Max Adler, Q young unmarried man likes better than to go to dinner at the house of Q friend and be asked to carve the turkey. lie never carved turkey in his life, and with m old maid on one side of him watching him closely, and on the other side fair girl for whom he has Q tenderness, he feels embarrassed when he begins. First he pushes his knife down toward one of the thigh joints. He can't find the joint, and he plunges the knife around in search of 1t until he makes mince meat out of one whole quarter of the fowl. Then he sharpens his knife and tackles it again. At last, while making terrific dig, he hits the joint suddenly, and the leg flies into the maiden lady's lap, while her dress front is covered with 0 shower of stufing. Then he goes for the other leg, and when the young lady tells him he looks warm, the weather seems to him suddenly to become 400 degrees warmer. This leg he finally pulls loose with his fingers. He lays 1t on the edge of the plate, and while he IS hacking at the wing he gradually pushes the leg over on the clean table cloth, and when he picks it up it slips from his hand into the gravy dish and splashes the gravy around for six square yards. Just as he has made up his mind that the turkey has no joints to its wings, the host asks him if he thinks the Indians can really be civil ized. The girl next to him laughs, and he says he will explain his views upon the subject after dinner. Then he sops his brow with his handkerchief, and presses the turkey so hard with his fork that it slides off the dish and upsets O goblet of water on the girl next to him. Nearly frantic, he gouges away again at the wings, gets them off in muti-. lated condition, and digs into the breast. Before he can cut any off, the host asks him why he don't help out the turkey. Bewildered, he puts both legs on Q plate and hands them to the maiden lady, and then he helps the young girl to plateful of stuffing, and, while talk ing her plate in return, knocks over the gravy-boat. Then he sits down with the calmness of despair and fans him. self with a napkin, while the servant girl clears up and takes the turkey to the other end of the table. He doesn't discuss the Indian question that day. He goes right home after dinner, and spendsthe night trying to decide wheth- CT to commit suicide or to take lessons in carving.
Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05
Characteristic Pleasantries.

Sunset Cox tells good story of his first meeting with Mark Twain. Mark called on MT. Cox at the Capitol in Washington, and sent in his card as Samuel l.. Clemens. Mir. Cox, being totally unacquainted with thename, left his seat to see what the stranger wanted of him, supposing, of course, the call was business one. MT. Clemens began by saying, "I called upon you on my wife's account" MT. Cox said "Ah," in an unenlightened manner. "She knows you" pursued the visitor; "she told me she had sat on your knee. ]" son my knee P exclaimed MT. Cox.
 '' Really, sir, he said, "your language is incomprehensible.' D S Yes, resumed Mir. Clemens, "she used to sit on your knee; she was little girl then, and I was not there, so I'm not jealous; don't take the trouble to apologize. Here the laugh came in, explanations fol- lowed, and pleasant acq quaintance was formed on both sides.
Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05
An Aboriginal Divertisement.

The Denver NesOS of late date con- tains the following: "The Utes were nipped yesterday that is, their prepa- rations for grand parade in honor of that scalp were ruthlessly broken in upon by Special Agent Thompson, who
 blocked the game and put a stop to the pandemonium they had inaugurated
 Everything was in readiness for a grand pow-wow that would have frightened all the horses in town out of their wits and harness, and sent sensitive women into mysteries for 0 week. The Indians who read the NeaOs had seen that pa- rade had been arranged for yesterday forenoon, by MT. Thompson's permis- sion, and so from early candlelight till ten o'clock the entire outfit were active with the busy notes of preparation. They got out their bags of paint, and took off their rags of clothes and besmeared themselves with the for mer until they looked more elegant of apparel than ever they do with anything of civilized construction. The bucks were attired airily in suits la mode ochre, yellow and red, biased on the founces, headed with little daub of whitewash, and cut so low in the neck that there was nothing left of the origi- nal garments. Some of the lads were gaudily clothed with 8 simple piece of twine tied ae9ligee about the loins, which gave them primitive appearance. AL together they were Q motley crew, so taras their apparel went; but this, taken with their heathenish noises and sing ing, and beating of drums, was enough to cast dismay into even an Arapahoe camp. They got into line about ten o'clock, and sailed down towards town. Every buck that owned gun or a re- volver had it along, anticipating glori- ous time shooting off his powder in the faces of the whites in town. When they had arrived at the bridge they were met by Agent Thompson'and Interpreter Cur tis, who told them they would do more harm than good, and that the best thing they could do would be to go right away home. The old squaw carrying the scalp took the hint, and made a countermarch, and the remainder of the rabble slowly turned their horses tails towards the town and went back to their village somewhat disconsolate. The streets all around town were thronged with Fasteners and curious sight-see- CTS all the forenoon, who were looking for the gentle savages, but they were ali doomed to disappointment"
Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05
The Shah in Vienna,

A detachment of Persian servants had arrived some hours before with ten wagon loads of luggage, and the palace had already been turned over to their tender mercies. Itis said that when the Emperor walked through the suites of rooms intended for the Shah and his officers he found the mattresses, pillows and rich silk bed spreads strewn on the floors and being trampled on by the servants, who had also, torn up the car nets and were about to put down others brought from Persia. Gazing on this jutant, "My poor rooms! Will Laxen- burg ever be the same it was before?"
 As for the Shah, he made haste to get the palace, according to the Persian custom, and immediately roasted. Ten Persian dignitaries sat down to table with him, and were much better bred than their master, for they used the knives and forks and napkins, while he ate with his fingers, and wiped his hands on the table cloth. After dinner he went straight to bed, in 8 peculiar affair which had been sent on in advance and set up in @ room looking out on the gardens and park. >''
 We begin already to hear reports of the bad manners of the Shah and the vandalism of his attendants. It is said that he ruined the costly curtains of the luxurious imperial car in which be came from Salzburg by wiping his greasy fingers upon them after eating, and that the carpet is covered with disgusting stains. Nearly all the porta ble articles of luxury in the carriages of the Per- sian grandees are reported to be miss- ing, and certain silver article placed in the Shah's coupe for his special and private use cannot be found.
Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05
Bad Air...A Caution.

There is reason to believe that not @ few of the apparently unaccountable cases of scrofula among children pro- ceed from the habit of sleeping with the head under bedclothes, and so inhaling air already breathed, which is further contaminated by exhalations from the skin. Patients are sometimes given to a similar habit; and it often happens that the bedclothes are so disposed that the patient must necessarily breathe air more or less contaminated by exhala- tions from the skin. A good nurse will be careful to attend to this. It is an important part, so to speak, of ventila- tion. It may be worth while to remark that when there is any danger of bed sores blanket should never be placed under the patient. It retains dampness and acts like 8 poultice. Never use any, thing but light blankets as bed-covering for the sick. The heavy, imperyious cotton counterpane is bad, for the very reason that itkeeps the emanations from the sick person, while the blanket al- lows them to pass through. Weak pa- tients are invariably distressed by 8 great weight of bed-clothes, which often prevent their getting any sound sleep whatever.
Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05

DESTRUCTION IN DISGUISE. is fact that mixtures of bad liquors and acid astringents are often given for medi- cines. They are potent to destroy! and may be safely warranted to ruin, moral ly and physically, any human being that sticks to them long enough. More drunkards have been made by these villainous connections. labelled medi- cines, than by the liquors s.of Com merce. Alcoholic poisons, advertised as remedies, are more mischievous than tavern drams. For intermittent and re- mittent levers, as well as for all other diseases which these fiery frauds are falsely certified to relieve, Dr. Walkers Vinegar Bitters, the, aae plus ultra of vegetable medicines, is positive cure. But this is not all ; the great Temper ance Elixir is sovereign specific for the depraved appetite for stimulants, created by the false tonics and bogus re- storatives, of Missionaries of Intemper- ance. Within the present year many we'll known citizens have certified that course of Vinegar Bitters invariably obliterates the desire for spirituous ex- citants. .- ...-.e,.
Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05
Honor to American Enlightenment.

Nine grand diplomas of honor, the highest prizes, have been awarded to America at the Vienna Exposition. The more prominent are as follows:
 First-To the United States Govern ment for display of cotton and cotton products.
 Second-To National Bureau of Edu- cation.
 Third-To the State of Massachusetts,
 Fourth-To the city of Boston.
 Fifth-To the Smithsonian Institute, Washington.
 These four for excellence in methods and progress of education and schools.
 Sixth-To Walter Abbott Wood, of Hoosic Falls, N. Y., for agricultural machinery.
 Sevent6-To William Sellers & Co.,. Philadelphia, for progress in iron manufactures.
 Eighth-To Samuel s. White, for dentistry.
 Ninth-To George H. Corliss, of New York, for machines
Connecticut western news., 1873-09-05
Anofher StAn.

The Northern Pacific Railroad Com pany has with characteristic energy taken another important step in the prosecution of it's great undertaking. The camp-fires of the Stanley Exped- tion will hardly die out in Dakota, be- fore those of the construction crops will be burning. The Company on the 18th inst, .advertises for contracts to grade and bridge the line between the Mis- souri River and the Yellowstone, dis tance of 205 miles, through the coun- try which the expedition has just now passed or rather the located line is some 30 miles north of the route pur- sued by Stanley, avoiding the bad lands through which he passed, and travers- ing rolling prairie region, well water ed and covered with the rich buffalo grass, which affords the finest pastur- age. The success attained by the En- giDeers of the Company in finding so good line through what has been re- garded as one of the most difficult sec- tions of the.whole route, must afford sat- isfaction to all interested in this great National thoroughfare.-Cons. 0.. .