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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-06-17
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-06-17
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-06-17
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Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28
Again at Large.

The notorious Jacob Rosenzweig, who killed Alice Bowlsby, has been set at liberty under 8 decision of Judge Sutherland in the General Sessions. Rosenzweig was indicted nnder the malpractice law of 1869, by which his crime was declared to be manslaughter in the second degree. He was sentenced to seven years imprisonment in Octo. Der, 1871. In November, 1872, the Su- preme Court granted new trial but in the April previous new law had been made covering his crime and re. pealing previous conflicting laws. This new act, by blunder of whoever drew 1t up, did not contain the usual clause providing that crimes already commit ted should be tried under the old statute. Consequently, Rosenzweig could not be tried under the old law, because the new law had uncondition- ally repealed it; nor under the new law, because it applied only to crimes committed after it's passage. Rosenz- weig's counsel, on his arraignment for 8 second trial, took advantage of this blunder, and demanded his discharge. Judge Sutherland's opinion now de- cides that the culprit cannot be tried again, and must be discharged. He at once began to pack the personal prop erty in his cell for removal. His entire imprisonment in the Tombs and in Auburn has been two years and six months.
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28
The Captain of the Virginfus.

Capt. Joseph Fry, the commander of the Vlrg1nius, was born in Norfolk, Va, !, and was 8 well-known steamboat cap- tain from the port of New Orleans. He was about ffty-four years of age. He served in the Confederate Navy as a lieutenant, and during the war con- handed the blockade runner Agnes. Afterward he entered the mercantile marine, and commanded the Robert E. Lee. In 1870 he went to Glasgow, Scotland, and remained there a year or so, leaving his wife with her relatives in that city. Since then he was engaged in mercantile transactions, and his resi- dence of late was in Albany. Four or five months ago he was engaged by MT. Patterson, the owner of the Virginius, to take command of that vessel. This was his first in the Cuban service, hay. ing been recommended for that .sition by General Manuel Quesada. He was much esteemed by his personal friends, who considered him bold and fearless seaman; and the utmost confidence was confded in him by the Cuban patriots. Rumors derogatory to his fidelity had been circulated, but they were discred- tied. These rumors were spread on &C., count of the report that Capt. Francis Norton, who was engaged in the Span lsh secret service, was his cousin. Captain Norton was until lately con- nected with the Spaniards, although he had once held a commission as com mander of the Cuban war-ship Pioneer, which he took into Newport, when she was seized under complaint of the Spanish Government.
 Out of one hundred and sixty-three persons on board the Virginius at the time of her capture one hundred and forty-five have been shot. Of the re- maining eighteen four or five are to be set at liberty and the rest condemned to the chain-gang. Those saved are en- gineers or fremen, who were ignorant of the destination of the expedition, and were below the deck at the time of the capture.
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28
How Pianos are Injured.

According to aprominent manufactur- CT, there are more pianos injured by inn proper tuning than by legitimate use and the consequent natural wear of the instruments. The frame of @ good piano, fully strung and tuned, is made to resist tension equal to about seven tons. This severe strain relaxes as the strings recede from the pitch, but is renewed when the piano is tuned and it is frequently discovered, as a result of the repeated process, that the frame is bent or bellied; and at the hands of an ignorant tuner, or one lacking good judgment, an instrument at this stage is soon injured beyond remedy. With reasonable use, a piano is expected to remain in good condition for seven years, and the best makers will so guar antee their instruments; but the incom- petence and malpractice of certain so. called tuners set the seal of destruction on thousands of instruments in from two to five years. The piano manufacturers advise purchasers to have their instru- ments tuned by representatives of the respective factories from which the pi- amos are sent, as they are aware of the terrible ordeal through which the in- SUA uuICAO uuSb )dSS dG Iu0 HdIluS Ol Gllu- CTS of every degree of intelligence and ability. It is but fair presumption that the makers of an instrument ought to know how to tune it properly and without injury to it's most important parts, yet there are, comparatively, very few persons who profit by the well-meant advice, an im- pression prevailing in some minds that the suggestion is not entirely, disinter- ested, as the makers charge $2 for tun- ing, while professional tuners and the music stores ask but $1 50, and some of the Bohemians but $l. But were the matter fully and generally understood by the owners of pianos they would consider it greatly to their interest, even in the light of an investment, to have their instruments tuned by parties in whose hands there is the least possibili- ty of accident or injury.
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28
Serious Boiler Explosion.

A boiler of 120 pounds capacity, ex.
 ploded at Harlem, N. r., killing seven
 persons and wounding nine others.
 From all that could be learned it ap,
 pears that the water in the boiler had been allowed to run down very low, and
 he man in charge of it finding this out
 suddenly turned on cold water and al-
 most instantaneously the explosion took
 place. The persons killed and injured
 by the disaster were people about the
 neighborhood. One of the stray pro-
 jeticles was thrown towards 127th st., and struck young lady, Miss Louisa Bassford, killing her. She fell on the sidewalk where she stood as the blow came, but the upper half of the skull was carried some ten feet distant. A little Italian girl was also killed.
 Miss Bassford was young lady, the only child of wealthy parents, and was tripping merrily along the sidewalk when she was cut down within twenty paces of the drug store that was her destination, and that night her heart broken parents and relatives were weep ing over her mangled corpse in the lux urious home she left in the morning, strong in the faith and security of life. One of the most distressing scenes the casual tourist through the world could meet upon his road was the affliction of the poor Italian father in the station house. He had no wealthy, sensitive. attentive friends to break the sad news of his little daughters death gently to him and ward the blow in some meas ure by their sympathy. Strangers al- most savagely rushed into his room and shouted in his ears, "Your daughters killed" It almost drove the poor old fellow crazy. He beat his breast and fell upon the floor in paroxisms of agony. They tried to lead him to where the body was resting, but he would not look at it. He could not. He called her name in every tone the human voice is capable of, but his frame shook at the thought of looking on her blood. Scarcely less bitter, though not so de- monstrative, was the grief of those to whom the school child belonged, and when one remembers how remote these three were from any connection with the cause of their sudden taking off, the that killed them is nothing, if nothing criminal, no matter whose the door at which it is laid. A school boy was also killed by the disaster.
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28
Their Landing.

At about five o'clock in the afternoon, says the letter of a Cuban correspon- dent, the whole of the members of the Virginius expedition were brought on shore. Forces from the men-of-war guarded them to the shore, and, aided by volunteers, conducted them to the prison. The prisoners walked four in 8 row and with their arms tied, mostly all in their shirt-sleeves, and had gen orally dirty appearance. Nearly all walked firmly, with their heads up, and with reckless look on their faces. Many were smiling; none appeared much affected by their situation. Bembeta was landed by himself about an hour after. He also had his arms tied, and was escorted by four marines, corporal, and an officer. He marched firmly up the street to the jail. The wharf and neighborhood were crowded by curious throng, noticeable fea- ture being large conaporsa of negroes, with their flags flying and drums beat ing
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28
A DesperadO's Skull.

A Salt Lake paper says the skull of Slade, one of Twain's heroes, has been found, wrapped in papers and in sack. The paper says :-Slade came out from Illinois in the days of the California gold fever, and dodged about on the plains for long time, dividing his at- tention between the Indians and the avoiding of small band of vigilantes who were hunting him to "settle " some fragrant outrages he had perpreta- ted back in the States. After rowing about for several years, he was placed at Julesburg as agent for Holladay' s Overland Stage Company, he being deemed an "available man to face the cut-throats who swarmed in that region, often molesting the Company's proper ty. He supplanted an almost equally desperate man-Jules, a Frenchman, With whom he afterwards had des- perate encounter, both receiving dan- gerous wounds. Subsequently Slade killed Jules, and committed a series of barbarities too atrocious to relate, cut ting otf Jules ears and fairly quartering him. After 8 career of unexampled violence, passing now for desperado, now for 8 valued citizen, killing (by common report) twenty-six men, this man, "feared '' as a route agent ex- pressed it, "from Fort Kearney west, |" was caught by a party of outraged miners at Virginia City, Mon. and hung. It was supposed at the time that his body was shipped East to his friends. At least nothing transpired to warrant any further attention to the matter The finding of the skull calls out the "reminiscences which we have noted. Slade visited Denver in the days when his ghastly exploits were the talk of the barroom, coach, and street all through the Territories.
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28
HydrOphObia.

On Oct. 14 inquests were held at Sal ford, England, in two cases of death from hydrophobia. The first was on the body of little boy, aged five, the son of Samuel Dean, @ coal dealer. The child was bitten on Sept. 5 by 8 bulldog belonging to his father. The wound, which was severe one, was in the thick part of the forearm. It was bound in lint, and dressed on the fol- lowing day at the Stafford Hospital. On Oct. 6 the deceased complained of a pain in the back of the head, and at the end of the week shuddered at the sight of liquids. He died on the following Sunday in the hospital. The other case was that of Fanny Wroe. aged seven years. She was bitten by her fathers retriever on August 29. The wound was dressed by a druggist, and afterward by surgeon at Stafford Hospital. She was admitted to the hospital on Sunday, Oct. 12. suffering from hydrophobia, and died the next morning. The Coroner said that the application of caustic to wound caused by the bite of dog or cat was :the worst thing that could be done. As he had often before observed, the best caing that could be done was to suck the wound, or to wash it we'll, so as to cause bleeding.
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28
Bronchitis.

This is an irritation or inflammation of the bronchial tubes which carry the air we breathe into the lungs. It arises from cold settled in the throat, from Catarrh extending to these parts, from scrofulous affections and from severe use of the voice. The irritation from this latter cause commences in the ld,.ynr and glottis. which are the organs of the voice. and extending downwards, produce hoarseness coughing, and splitting mucous matter, some- times mixed with blood. It is chiefly dan gerous from it's tendency to spread into the lungs, and terminate in consumption. It is in the cure of severe and obstinate cases of this disease that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery has achieved unparalleled success, and won the loudest praise from all who have used it. It is sold by all respectable Druggists.
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Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28
APPLY THE REMEDY.-It appears that

APPLY THE REMEDY. appears that we need no longer be tormented with Liver, Kidney, Bladder, and Glandular diseases, Mental and Physical Debility, Partial Paralysis, Infammatory and Chronic Rheumatism, Dyspepsia and Morbic Humors of the blood. DR. WALKERS VEGETABLE VINEGAR B1rrERs conquers the causes of all of the above irregularities by securing perfect d. gestion, c proper foo0 of 6ile, and a free discharge of aU aOaste matter. It IS not a vile doctored whisky, gotton up to deceive the public and tickle the palate. It is 8 medicine to the sick stomach, the relaxed nervous system, the weak circulating blood, and the overworked, prostrated brain. An in- fant may take it, and to children af1ict- ed with worms, and even adults who suffer from this cause, ignorant of the fact-and their numbers are millions it is the greatest remedy of the age. Take one bottle and you will be satis- fed that this is no catoh-penny nostrum. Com,
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28
Thoughts for Saturday Night,

You have greatly ventured, but all must do so who would greatly win.
 A distasteful duty should receive our first and most careful attention.
 It is not alone the amount of evil we do, but the good we leave undone, that will be our condemnation.
 If we waited until it was perfectly convenient, half of the good actions of life would never be accomplished.
 Life is short day but it is a work ing day. Activity may lead to evil but inactivity cannot be led to good.
 Prosperity is great teacher adver- sity greater. Possession pampers the mind, privation trains and strengthens it.
 The temperate are the most truly luxurious. By abstaining from most things, it is surprising how many things we enjoy.
 A pure soul acts in simplicity and without certainty, being persuaded that what is good comes from God, and what is not good from self.
 Skepticism has never founded en- pires, established principalities, or changed the worlds heart. The great doers in history have always been men of faith.
 An elevated purpose is good and ennobling thing, but we cannot begin at the top of it. We must work up to it by the often difficult path of daily duty.
 To be bodily tranquil, to speak little and digest without effort, are absolutely necessary to grandeur of the mind or of presence, or to proper development of genius.
 Turn over a new leaf An, those new leaves If half of them were turned over that are talked about what gigan- tic volume would they form in the life Of every one of us.
 Work is the only universal currency which God accepts. A nations welfare will depend on it's ability to master the world that, on power of work that, on it's power of thought.
 The faithful, patient performance of any duty which is distasteful to us is great achievement, no matter how igno- mln1ous 1t may appear, and 1t always brings rich and unexpected reward.
 Put that idea of knowing all things in heaven and earth out of your heads. It is very little that we can ever know, either of the ways of Providence or the laws of existence. But that little is enough, and exactly enough.
 Words, ''those fckle daughters of the earth" !" are the creation of a being that is finite, and when applied to expiate that which is infinite, they fail for that which is made surpasses not the maker, nor can that which is immeasur- able by our thoughts be measured by our tongues.
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28
The Case of the Vlrginius.


Position of tho United States Govern
 meMI.
 MT. Hall, the American consul at Ha vana, was immediately instructed, upol the receipt of the intelligence of tn capture of the Virginius, to send full particulars. The difficulty of obtainin, tween Santiago de Cuba, where the yes sel was taken, and Havana, some 5O miles, and the obstruction of telegraph ic communication between the two points.
 Active measures to secure reparatio1 from the Spanish Government have however, already been taken, and it ii certain the strongest case will be pre- sented to the Spanish Government tha the facts will admit. It seems that the capture of the Virginius was made or the 1st. The execution of the captives took place on the 4th. It was not till the 5th that information was received al Washington of the capture. As before mentioned, MT. Hall was instructed to send full particulars. He sent Q dis patch that the captives were to be tried by a competent court. The fact was that they had already been put to death, and MT. Hall, who bears the reputation of being discreet officer, had been de- ceived.
 The news of the capture was received in Madrid the same day as here. Min ister Sickles was on that day tele- graphed by Secretary Fish, with view to prevent any summary proceedings, but before the receipt of the dispatch he had already had conference with President Castelar, who had telegraphed to Cuba orders that no action should be taken in regard to the prisoners till a full report of the capture had been made to the Government at Madrid. The indecent, brutal haste of the cap- tors and representatives of Spanish authority in Cuba will be fully appreci- ated by the recollection of the fact that the execution had taken place before President Castelar, and his Minister were informed of the capture. On re- ceipt of the information of the execu- tion, MT. Fish sent 8 dispatch to MT. Sickles that the seizure of vessel car rying the American flag upon the high seas was very grave matter, requiring immediate explanation, and if it should appear that American citizens had been captured and shot, the most ample rep- aration would be demanded. He de- nounced in the strongest terms the dis graceful proceedings and the nasty execution.
 Following instructions, MT. Sickles has had several conferences with the President and Minister of Foreign Af- fairs of the Spanish Government, and has received from them assurance that, even in the absence of the demands of the United States Government; every required by public law shall be promptly made. The regrets of the Spanish Government have been already for the haste of the execution. The feeling of President Grant and the Cabinet, there is every reason to be- lieve, is harmonious and fully in accord with public sentiment. - Washington
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28

HARDENING SMALL Too1s.-Accord- ing to Scheuszleder, watchmakers and engravers harden their tools in sealing wax. The article is made white-hot and thrust into sealing-wax, allowed to remain moment, then withdrawn and thrust into another place, and this treatment is continued until the steel is cold, and will no more enter the wax. The hardness thus attained is extreme, and comparable to that of the diamond :; in fact, steel hardened in this way may be used for boring or engraving steel hardened by other processes, the tool being previously moistened with oil of turpentines
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28

To LIFE AGAIN.-A Naples paper relates the following: A custom-house guard was taken to the hospital of Con- occhia, and, as death was supposed soon after to have occurred, he was laid in the mortuary chamber by the side of others who had died of the cholera. A few hours after he recovered, and to his surprise and dismay, realized his posi- tion. He had strength enough to shout and make himself heard, and, on being properly attended to, recovered so far that he has since presented himself to his commander.
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28

A PUFF.-A Western newspaper, wishing to do the handsome thing by the local doctor, recently made the fol lowing announcement: "Dr. Crawford was called, but under his prompt and ekillful treatment the young man died Wednesday afternoon" We don't know what the doctor said to this but if the editor is taken sick we advise him not to call in Crawford,
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28

CONTINGENCIES. the few "con- tingent" expenses to be considered in estimating whether business will pay profit are the following: Advertising, agents, beggars, bad debts, clerks, col lections, commission, dirt, discounts, depreciation, expressage, freight, fuel, ice, impositions, interest, insurance, labor, losses, mistakes, nonsense, print ing, postage, repairs, rent, stationery, stealings, swindlings, travelling, taxes, water, waste, wear, watchmen, worry, usury, and an in6nity of other trifes, etc etc
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28

THE PUREsT AND SWEETEST CoD-LIvER O1L is Hazard & Caswell's made on the sea shore, from fresh, selected flyers of the cod on- lly by CAswELL, HAZARD & Co.,, New York. It is absolutely pure and s,oeet. Patiepts who have once taken it perfer it to all others. Physi clans have decided it superior to any of the oils in the Market.-Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28
GONSu PTIXRS '

The advertiser, having been permanently cured of that dread disease, Consumption, by simple remedy, IS anxious to make known to his fellow hs will send copy of the prescription used, (free of chargeO with the directions for preparing and using the same, -whch they will find 8 SURE CURB for CoNsUMPT1oN, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, &c.
 Parties wishing the prescr ption will please address, Rev. E. A. WILSON,
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Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28

CRIsTADoRo's EXCELSIOR HAIR DYR stands u1lrivaled and alone. It's merits have been so universally acknowledged that it would be & supererogatien to discant on them any further-nothing can beat it.-Con.
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28

FLAGG's INSTANT RELIEF has stood twenty years test. Is warranted to give im- mediate relief to all Rheumatic, Neuralgia, Head, Ear and Back aches. or money refunded
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28

AN ESTABLISHED REMEDY. BRowN's s BRONCHIAL TRocHEs'' are widely known as an established remedy for Coughs, Colds, Bron- chitis Hoarseness and other troubles of the Throat and Llnos-COTi.
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28

The most popular collars of the day are the Elmwood and Warwick because they are made out of finer stock, look and fit better than any others.-Con1.
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28

A COUGH, BLooD-SPIrTING CONSUME TON, DEATH! This is the usual sequence. Avoid It by curing the cough with HALE's HONEY OF HoREHoUND AND TAR.
 Pike IS Toothache Drops cure in one minute. Tom
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28

A Pennsylvania paper has started a story which bids fair to do good service as quotable paragraph. As it runs, 8 lady softened the shell of an egg in vinegar, inserted the egg in fve-g gallon demijohn, placed it in a matching oven, and 10 she possesses now half grown chicken in this curious GOOD.
Connecticut western news., 1873-11-28

Rufus Chapman of Liberty, Maine, had stiff leg bent at the knee. limbered and strengthened by the use of Johnson's Anodyne l1alnaent-Com.