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Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24
A New Field for Women.

Woman, says the Pau M0U G0sette, is competing with the same zeal and energy as ever in the field of labor hitherto monopolized by absurd and presumptuous man. A young lady aged only fifteen years, was committed for trial at Cardiff on charge of burglary. The fair burglar, if, indeed, such she is proved to be, is alleged to have en- tered house by means of the kitchen window, and abstracted from the dwell ing money amounting to 955, and gold watch and chain. The most desperate rufian with blackened face and pistol in hand could not have performed the work with greater skill and audacity, but the womanly nature of the prisoner unfortunately led her the next morning to ''make some extensive purchases of clothing," and this led to her apprehen- sion. Women should remember that burglars, as rule, are not vain; it is not their habit to waste the results of their industry upon attire. A "dressy" burglar would inspire no confidence among his pals, and would never suc- ceed in 8 profession which demands from those who adopt it not only cour- age but discretion. In the meantime, we may, perhaps, venture to point out to woman that it is hardly fair on man that she should add housebreaking to the list of occupations she proposes to undertake. No man with any sense of what is due to woman would like. to level revolver at her head, even to protect his life or property, still less to discharge the deadly weapon at her. He could only, even if the worst came to the worst, humbly but earnestly re-
 quest her to retire, and. offering her his arm, escort her to the door. Even this would cause him severe pang, so sensitive is his foolish heart.
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24
What a Shyster is.

In the deposition of MT. Thomas Dent, prominent Chicago lawyer, taken in suit by St. Louis lawyer against the Repu6licaa, of St. Louis, for calling him shyster, MT. Dent says "Shyster.is a term of reproach applied to such lawyers as were sup posed to resort mainly to the Police Courts and Magistrates offices to secure the escape or acquittal, by sharp or law practice, of criminals or persons held under arrest. The first recollection I have of the word is that it was used in tho Chicago Democrat, then under the control of John Wentworth, of this city. Its application, when so used, was to derogate and bring into disrepute such persons as, without the use of legal learning or professional ability, pre- vented the holding for trial or the con viction of persons accused of offenses either against the laws of the State or the city ordinances. The word has had a grent occurrency since the earliest use of it in the Democrat now within my recollection, but it has always been used as 8 term of reproach, and as in dicating one whose practices were not those of 8 well bred attorney.
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24
SALISBURY, CONN.,, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1874.

harbor lately. You can't be off toe soon, skipper, and if you wish for any assistance I will help you to get under way.'
 The young mans information and offer of aid were gratefully received. All hands-that is, Bill and the mate were called, the anchor hove, the short sails hoisted, and in short time, with a fair, fresh breeze, and under full press of sail, the little Fox, carrying a bone in her mouth, was on her way to Providence.
 She entered the harbor in grand style, with her colors flying and her six hammocks slung over her side, trophies of her "gallant deeds. Here the yes. sel and cargo were sold and a noble voyage she made of it, notwithstanding the7loss of the thirty barrels of flour. Out of the fleet that sailed with her only two others escaped, the rest being taken and destroyed. The crew of the Fox returned by land. Bill, as big as Cuffee, with six dollars prize money his share of the spoils taken, as he said, with ten prisoners, from His Britannia Maiesty's sloop-of-war Prometheus, IT guns, off Long Island, by the schooner Fox, of Salem, armed with one barrel of gin and four men, for there was no more of the boy to Billy after that ad- venture. E
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24
A Plucky NObleman.

An Ashantee correspondent sends an account of one of the skirmishes to the Montreal HerGld, from which the fol- lowing is extracted "Lo1d Clifford, the chief of scouts, says that when he had ascended half way up the hill he rousted out of ambuscade some half dozen Ashantee scouts, who shouted out to him to keep his men back, otherwise they would fire on him but as the young nobleman pressed on his men the Ashantees gave way, reluc- tantly reversing their guns, or, in other words, turning the stocks of their guns to Gifford's party, as sign that they did not wish to force hostiities. The summit of the hill was thus gained without bloodshed, and the most i'm portant position which the Ashantees out a blow. On the top of the hill an performed to thwart, if possible, the views and prospects of the British ex- petition. Two goats had been inn with sticks placed in circle horizon tally, their pointed ends directed to all points of the compass and centre pole, standing uprlSnt, pore paper, on which was written with Moorish characters most horrible curse upon each and every man who crossed the Adansi Hills into Ashantee land. Ig- norant of the nature of the dreadful penalties he was mourning at the hands of the insulted and defied fetish diety, Lord Clifford plunged down the slope with his scouts, and at the base sur prised some more of the enemy at the village of Quiza, who retired with guns reversed, as before, from the vil- lage, saying that they were going to ask permission from the Chief of Po- mannah to fight"
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24
A Feathers Weight.

They suffer in Cedar Rapids, even, it appears. Here is 8 vail of indigna- tion "The man who can sit patiently in the opera house and be satisfied with the view of the stage he gets through three story, feather in tall girls hat is fit to be transported to better world than this. But even such man loses some of his patience, when regulation dry goods clerk, with his hair parted by a civil engineer, sits beside the girl and engages in conversation with her. Then the feather waves gracefully before his eyes as she bends her head to listen to his remarks on the weather, and a con- fused blending of feather, nigh hat, back hair, and the actors on the stage drives the observer to distraction. Those long white feathers are very nice indeed in fact they are fine but we earnestly assert that they ought not to take the place of drop curtain in the opera house" .-'s r-'
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24
The Red River Raft.

In removing the Red River raft, 8 great deal of money and time have been expended, and until recently with poor prospects of success. First, logs and trees have lodged in the stream, amid which flood wood accumulated, and the mass becoming so great, the sediment of the water and the decayed wood formed soil in which seeds sprouted, and finally willows three feet in diame- ter were found growing, and this for 8 distance of thirty to forty miles, while the water of the river ran underneath and through this mass in devious chan nels. The work of removal was begun over forty years ago by Capt. Shreve, and during much of the time since Congress made an annual appropriation of from $10,O00 to $150, ,O0O, but the river was kept open for only brief periods. Meanwhile, some of the finest cotton lands in Western Louisiana and Eastern Texas were of scarcely any value. Later, Lieut.. Woodruff was put in charge, and he found that islands had actually been formed on the drift wood, under which the waters of the river flowed. The old logs were sawed and chopped in two, and steamboats were built especially for the purpose, having saws worked by the engine of the vessel. Ordinary blasting proved useless. Dynamite, supposed to be most powerful agent, was tested, and it failed to explode even with an cleo trical apparatus. At last nitro glycer- inc was tried, and it proved so efectual that now the river is almost cleared, and it is expected that before long all the tow heads and islands will be re- moved, and fine cotton country rem dered accessible. It is to be regretted that Lieut.. Woodruff could not have
 lived to see the great obstruction formed during many centuries-re- moved. He fell victim last October in Shreveport to the scourge of yellow fever which swept that unfortunate town. .:
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24
Buried Treasure.

There is legend that Gibbs, the pirate, buried certain treasure in the immediate vicinity of Newport, R. l., and the point on the west shore of Cod dington's Cove was the spot usually se- lected as the locality of this concealed store of wealth. Search has frequently been made near the shore for some evi- dence of its locality, and 8 couple of gentlemen discovered an inscription upon stone near the Cove, which was supposed to afford key to the secret. The stone bearing the inscription is 8 large one, weighing many tons, and the letters are partially obliterated by time, but yet quite distinct. Any one may see them on the extreme rock of the point. @- s -..- -.... ! A party of Georgians, hearing of this remarkable discovery, and the legend of which it is the supposed key, sought out the spot, and Q gentleman of the party pried up a heavy detached piece of the same rock which appeared loose, when lady of the party discovered i'm bedded in the mud which forms its bed piece of gold, coin of the value, perhaps, of ten dollars, the date of which she has not yet been able to ascertain with certainty. A further search revealed nothing more. Query: Was the coin portion of the Gibbs treasure. and, if so, where is the rest of it?-.
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24
A Wild Race,

On the island of Borneo has been found certain race of wild creatures, of which kindred varieties have been discovered in the Phillipine Islands, in Terra del Fuego and in South America. They walk unusually, almost erect, on two legs, and in that attitude measure about four feet in height. They con- struct no habitations, form no families, scarcely associate together, sleep in caves and trees, feed on snakes and vermin, on ants eggs and on one an other. They cannot be tanned or forced to any labor, and are hunted and shot among the trees like the great gorilla, of which they are 8 stunted copy. When captured alive, one finds with surprise that their uncouth jabbering sounds are like articulate language. They turn up human face to look at their captors, and females show in stincts of modesty; in fine, those wretched beings are men and women.
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24
Novel Remedy for HYsteria.

Dr. Brown-Sequard says: The daugh- ter of friend of mine was attacked with fit of hysteria every morning. succeeded for time in breaking up the fit by the use of violent means for half an hour before the paroxysm was due. But after time the means I used com pletely failed. My friend then went to see a gymnast in Paris named Triat, who was far more daring than I am, and was in the habit of treating hysteria in a very bold and unique way. He used to take his patients, as he did this lady, up ladder after having bandaged their eyes so that they could see noth- ing. asd
 . After they had ascended to the height of about twenty feet, he made then walk very carefully on plank that was about seven or eight inches in width. He, of course, was gymnast, and accustomed to walk there,' so that he could easily lead the person forward. When the young lady had reached the middle of the plank, which was pretty long-for it was large gymnasium-he said to his patient, [" Now you are perfectly safe, and there is no possibility of your fit coming on again. He had previ- infallible had referred to hundreds of previous cases, and exaggerated his success in order to act on the mind of the patient. , .... .....
 "Now,"' said he, "after I have left you you will not try to lift up the piece of cotton-wool that is fixed on your eyes
 until one minute has elapsed" He started away and left the patient there in great danger, as you may imagine, of falling. After a minute had passed the patient removed the bandage and opened her eyes. Fortunately for MT. Triat no accident has ever occurred there. How many patients he cured that way don't know but know the daughter of my friend was certainly cured.
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24

AFTER MANY YEARS. years ago the son of farmer at Newton St. Cyres. near Exeter, assaulted police man and absconded. He waslfned by the magistrates in bis. ahsences the al- formative being seven days impTison- ment. Four years ago he came to at tend his mothers funeral, and an at- tempt was then made to arrest him, but he eluded the police. Last week his father died, and the. man again came to attend his funeral. This time the police made sure of their prisoner by arresting him in the churchyard, and he is now undergoing his imprison- ment. ,sa~ ias HlefG s@ Saa
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24

GEORGIA CoNvIoTs. - The Georgia convicts were farmed out a few days ago to thehighest bidders. They num- bered 63O, and there were offers for much larger number. Fifty were taken to work in iron works at $20 head for one year, 100 for coal mines at $11 head, 50 to labor on nea railroad for twenty-one months at $11 a head, and 200 for the same work at $11 per year. Messrs. Smith, Middle, and Taylor, planters of Washington county, took loo for farming purposes at $l1 per head. The State will receive about $9, ,OoO, without having to contribute anything toward the support of. the convicts. The parties employing them will be responsible tor their security.
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24
The Oder. Giving Chinee.

A San Francisco paper says that "a Miss Hemme, few evenings since, had occasion to. enter the kitchen of her fathers house, and in a few mo- ments returned to the room where her father was with the startling informa- tion that she smelt Chinaman in the kitchen. MT. Hemme laughed at his daughter, but she insisted that she was sure there was Chinaman in the house so the gentleman went down stairs with, her, and to his astonishment saw washtub turned bottom up on the floor, and beyond the edge some- thing which looked very much, like 8 queue. He raised the tub and found underneath it, crouched all in heap, the owner of the queue, who had burglariously effected an entrance into the house. The individual, whose name is An Chen, was duly held by the Police Judge to answer to a charge of burglary" 5'.|',
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24
How They Kill Cattle in Texas.

The ordinary plan of drawing the steer down to the block, and striking him on the head with an axe, is too slow for the wholesale butchery carried on here. About one dozen head are driven into small pen, just sufficiently large to hold that mum Der closely pack ed, and gate forced to behind them. This bed has an open slat platform across the top of it, upon which two men are stationed with poles with sharp pointed knives fixed on the end of them. With rapidity acquired by long practice, they plung their spears into the necks of the affrighted and struggling animals, cutting the jugular vein, and each successiveiy falls as if struck down with an axe. The blood spruts out in streams as if from dozen the whole pen full are down quiyering in the throes of death, and covered with blood. The door of the pen leading into the rendering room is then thrown open, the animals drawn out in suc- ceseion, knife rapidly splits the skin around the neck and down the stomach. A rope is attached to the upper part of the hide bya clamp, to the other end of which is a mule, which leisurely walks off down the yard carrying the skin of the animal with him, and leav- ing the carcass still quivering with ami nal life. A tackle hoists the body up to level with the mouth of one of the immense caldrons, and in less time than we have taken to describe the process, it is in the seething and boil ing mass. There are four or five of these caldrons, each large enough to hold dozen beeves, and they are kept constantly going during the killing season. The tallow is drawn off into large hogsheads, and the remains of these great soup kettles are carted out on to what is called the "hash pile, '' consisting of bones, horns, and the animal matter from which all the fatty substance has been extracted.
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24

FOOLED THEM.--A man in Lee took it smilingly. They serenaded him with horns and drums, and he asked them in. Provisions were scarce, but would they-ah-would they drink. They drank, wished health, and departed. But in fifteen minutes they were all leaning on fences and lamp-posts, re- covering from the effects of ipecac.
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24

The Albany Argus, in local article on the Corning farm" says Erastus Corning, Jr., Esq, has refused $40,- GOO for the trotting horse George Pal mer. He is better horse to-day than ever before, but it is not probable he will ever trot in public again.
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24

A saloon keeper in Des Mones, Iowa, has put up g sign in his establishment for the benefit of crusaders :--And thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet-and not into somebody else's rum shop.
Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24
VOL. III.
Night.

o night most beautiful, most rare
 Thou giv'st the heavens their holiest hue And through the azure fields of air
 Brings't down the azure dew! For thou, with breathless lips apart,
 Did'st stand in that dim age afar, And hold upon that trembling heart a Messiahs herald star! For this love thy hallowed reign!
 For more than thrice blessed thou art Thou gain'st the unbeliever's brain
 By entering at his heart.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-02
DaILADRLYHiA,W WILMINGTON 4
il M0kE RAILROAD,
SPECIAL NOTICE.

On and after WEDNESDAY, October 18th. 1871
Q passenger car win be attached TO the freiTht
train leaving Phiiadelphia' 500 D. m, for Win.
mington,
The train viii stop at Stations as follows, when
signsilSd: 0ray's Ferry. 9l2 p. m. Lazaretto 9.So
Ow S.ls m; Linwood, s55 p. N: Ga ymont io'ol
|octioi sa.:f:KHNMtY.'tS ~: e. 'to.'O
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-02
wilmington and Western II q
IRME TABLE.

FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENTS.
train. Ean%snSins .lii 9Sa g. toi,swa! oSt; i'''
Leave wilmington ~ ~ a LII, aud 81 p III
Leave Landenberg IS, a u and 80 y In.
Arrive at WILMINGTON 81 u In, and ~ y IN
CUNNLCrlUNS-lrain leaving WilIning gIon at
10 " m with train leaving Philadelphia at ~ u N
Trains leaving Wilmington al 30 In. connects :
with train leaving Philadelp hia at 20 IN.
Train arriving at Wilmington at IS u. with
train tor Philadelphia at = lU am.
Irain arriving at Wilmington at 81 with train
for Philadelphia at w m.
Sunday Trains will be withdrawn after octo-
Der LIST.
DAVID CoNNELL, SUIT
sep2o
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-02
The Cricket In the WAlI.

Hark It's the small voice OF the cricket
In The crevices Of the wall. How cheerful
Is his little song. What Is the subject Of
his lay? Is he chanting melody In the ear
OF MS lady love. or Is be pouring OUT nus
soul 10 an evening hymn Is he singing
the pfaise Of some mighty insect warrior,
or lsudlng the name Of one who has gather.
ed wisdom beyond that OF his ieiioWs?
Have insects their heroes, their tyrants.
thsir poets and their oratorsf VINO cst;
tel?
But why is 1t that all living things have
glad voices given them? Why IL 1t, that
when the sun has gone down and the hum
OF business IL still--when mau has with
drawn from the caras and bustie OF The day,
and the Winds retired To their caves, tnat
emn, comes abroad upon the arr why
does not silence con-" 'rr with Tue ear
tain Of night, and bro" $50, -" darkness
over tIsY !. ~ that We 81. 80. i'rKet the
great teaching of nature. Tue heavons may
Us uarkbued ny clouds. The stars may not
look put to remind US. the face OF the moon
may he yelled, and the sound OF the wind
hushed, but tho voice OF Tho insect world
tells us the worxs of God. We remember
when we sat by our fathers tireside. His
voice was cheerful, and 1t WAS pleasant
thing 10 listen to his happy song. Father,
mother, brothers, sisters, were Desloe us
then. and we talked ofthe little warbler as
| a thing that we all loved. But the corner
and the cricket and the home Of our child
hood are all gone-swept by time into
J the returnless abyss OF ths past. And those
| who listened with us, where are theyr FA
| ther mother, brothers, sisters, where ars
they?
They are scattered and parted by mountain ans
| wave,
And some are in the cold silent womb of the grave
Sad are the memories that the song Of th'
cricket brings to our heart 1t tells OF hap
py dayo now gone forever; OF merry hour
| that have passed away. Ii brings clustering
around us the furrowed brows of the liviDi
ard the pale still faces of the iesd.-Aioan
| Register.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-02


The Indian Agent at Y uls, CAL, report that
the Indians are leaving the San Carlos reser-
walton.
The total of the appropriations by the Lou
isiana Legislature, now about to adjourn, Is
stated 10 be $500, 600, against S3,700 900 in
1872, and s., 500, 600 In 1871.
In Indiana there are now 1450 oranges of
Patrons of Husbandry, an average Of 16 to
each county in the Stale.
Senator Chandler, of Michigan, has brought
suit for libel against the Detroit Tribune, aud
claims S1000 damages. The libel Is con-
tanned in a special despatch from Washington
dated February 20th, headed chandler at his
Old Tricks" and charging the Senator with
drunkenness
NcNutt arrested for the murder of Sewer
for the purpose Of defrauding an insurance
company has been removed from Wichita to
Topeka in Kansas. A special despatch to
st. Louis paper says he denies that he has
made any confession, and declares the state
ments recently published in the Kansas City
journal, and teleRraphed to all parts Of the
country, "false from beginning to end" The
officer having charge of McNutt also declares
the purported confession fabrication.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-02

Tho mi xed train will be run subject to delays in
cident to freight business and will stop only al
stations where time is given.
NEW CASTLE TRAINS.
Leave New Castle Tor " ilmIngton and Phila
deipnia a: $ AZ, a, IN. and rs. y. In. Leave Will
mington, / IS and d 70, y. m. Tor New Castle.
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS
Additional to those above. leave Smyrna fol
Clayton, IL 80 n, Ii. and IS. p. m.; leave Clayton
for Smyrna, 40 a. IN. ana IL. p. NJ, 20 make con
tions south.
CoNNEC TIoNS.
At Townsend. with the Kent County end Queer
Apne's and Kent Railroads.
Al Clayton, with Md. Il ID. r. X.
At harrington with j 4 X. K,
Al Seaiord with d. a Del. +. K.
AT Delmar with 4. S. X. II. d. W and p. X. K.
II, F. kENNEY, oup't.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-02
WILMINGTON AND READING RAIL.
" MOAD.
&00A I'll a 3 -

On and after Monday. February I'd, 1874. trains
from Reading without change of cars. on follow
inr imc
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-02

TIE APPLE QUESTION SRTTLED.-The ques-
tion. how many apples did Adam and Eve eat
in Paradise, is thus answered BY q correspon-
dent of the Boaton Journal: "The controversy
as to the apples tracted our attention at first,
but our answer has been delayed until we could
count them up. Here is the r, salt;
Eve said &. Isl. l00,l5l
Adam replies C. /. y. L. l. 50. 0,0ll, $50 lS2
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-02

Therefore they both ate 100l1 .l5O. S63
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-02
sep3

RIO THE PUBLIC.
l. The Wilmington and Reading hailroad Com.
psny have completed arrangem to carry Money
Packages and Express Matter to and from all point
on the line of their roao and West Chester.
Also, 10 all points on the Philadelphia and Read
Ing and Catawissa Railroads. including Reading,
Allentown, Columbia, Harrisburg. Lancaster. Down
ingtown, Mahonsy City. Mt. Carmel. Norristown.
tortsville, DC.
for further information apply at the Depot cor
ner of Front and Madison streets, Wilmington.
Express matter sent to franklin Telegraph Off te
No, West Third street or 70 their u pot. Front
delivering agents. will receive prompt attention.
q. SrULZ,
an6-tt Gent Sup't W. d q. X. K Co.