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Connecticut western news., 1874-07-24
SmOthered In a Birds Nest.

There is bird in New Guinea, called the Megapodius, which in the size of it's eggs, and it's manner of matching them, must be considered extraordinary. It is not larger than one of our ordinary fowls, but it's eggs are three inches long by two and half in diameter. It does not attempt to sit on them. A colony of birds lay their eggs together in a large mound in the hottest part of the year, from September to March, and leave them to be matched by the sun. The mound is made of sand, loose earth, and sticks and leaves, which lat ter by their decay increase the heat. The mounds are wonderfully large, being ten feet high and about sixty feet in circumference at the base. The young birds come out at hole in the top. The mother-birds wait on the trees aroand till their chicks are matched and then each leads off her own brood. How each knows it's own is a mystery. The eggs are much relished by the na- tives, but not at all by Europeans. A native of Cape York ventured one day into nest for eggs, and while he was exploring the hidden riches of the large mound the upper part fell in and he was smothered. He was afterward found in thevery act of digging-buried alive in birds nest. E5.l
Connecticut western news., 1874-07-24
The Mad Stone.

In Mississippi, there is, it is alleged, a certain cure for hydrophobia called a "mad stone." The stone is about half the size of hens egg, an irregular rounded cube of whitish gray color, marked with small radiated discs like rough coral, or resembling pits of small pox. Under the microscope the stone discover a great number of minute pores, and has nothing like the weight or solidity of coral. It is broken into five pieces which are bound together with wire. It was brought from China about seventy years ago by 8 Dr. Par ker, and purchased from him by MT. Milman, the father of it's present pos sessor, and two other gentlemen, MT. Milman afterwards becoming it's sole proprietor. Eleven hundred applica- tions of the stone have been made to mad dog and snake wounds without a single failure. Two hundred and fifty of these applications have been made by MT. Benjamin Milman, to whom the stone was bequeathed by his late father. The latest cure the stone has effected is that of Dr. Hudgins, of whose case there is g long report in the Winona Advaaace. Dr. Hudgins was bitten on the 2Oth of May last by a mad dog while attempting to destroy it, and re- ceived slight wound m the left wrist. He was some months later seized with hydrophobia, and the case appearing hopeless, MT. Milman was telegraphed for on the 11th ult., and shortly after wards appeared with the "mad stone The wound had cicatrized, but the skin was pared by Drs. Holman and Trotter, and the stone bound on. After an hour the bandage was removed and the stone firmly adhered, so that considerable pressure was required to disengage it. The application was made at eight P. M., and the stone dropped off at four A. M. It was immersed in hot water for an hour, dried and again applied. Three applications were made, and Dr. Hudgins is now perfectly we'll, and not only free from any symptoms of hydro phobia, but also from the terrible fear and anxiety which before oppressed him.
Connecticut western news., 1874-07-24
BILL AND THE WIDOW.

"Wife," said Ed. Wilbur one morn- ing as he sat stirring his coffee with one hand and holding plum cake on his knee with the other, and looking across the table into the bright eyes of his neat little wife, wouldn't it be good joke to get Bachelor Bill Smiley to take Widow Watson to Robinson's show next week ?''
 You can't do it, Ed; he won't ask her he's so awful shy. Why he came by here the other morning when I was hanging out some clothes, and he looked over the fence and spoke, but when I shook out night gown he blushed like girl and went away"
 II think l can manage it." said Ed. :; but I'll have to lie just little. But then it wouldn't be much harm under the circumstances, for I know she likes him and he don't dislike her but, as you say, he's shy. I'll just go over to his place to borrow some bags of him, and if I don't bag him before I come back, don't kiss me for 8 week, Nelly" /"
 So saying Ed. started, and while he is moving the fields we take look at Bill Smiley. He was rather good looking fellow, though his hair and whiskers showed some grey hairs, and he had got in set of artificial teeth. But every one said he was good soul and so he was. He had as good hun dred-aere farm as any in Norwich, with new house and everything comforta- ble, and if he wanted wife, many a girl would have jumped at the chance like 8 rooster at grasshopper. Bill was so bashful-always was-and when Susan Berrybottle, that he was sweet on Ohough he never said "boo" to her), got married to old Watson he just drew his head, like a mud-turtle, into his shell, and there was no getting him out again, though it had been noticed thatssince Susan had become 8 widow he had paid more attention to his clothes and had been very regular in his attendance at the church that the fair widow attended.
 "But here comes Ed. Wilbur"
 "Good morning, MT. Smiley l" "Good morning, Mir. Wilbur. Whats l the news your way ?'.@ ,j -a}.-cti -. | T r "oh. nothing particular, that uknow et,h said 1d,, nenly Rebinaen's show
Connecticut western news., 1874-07-24
Thanked Him.

Col. Orzo J. Dodds, late member oi Congress from the First District of Ohio, tells good story about call he recently received at his office from a man who claimed to be an editor from Arkansas. He was very seedy-look- ing chap, and appeared as though he had but recently came off from six weeks spree. Rowing profoundly, then striking an attitude, with one hand on his heart and the other extending a badly used plug hat, he exclaimed in a dramatic air:
 "Have I the honor of addressing the Hon. Orzo J. Dodds ?"
 "My nane is Dodds, but I am no longer an honorable" said the colonel.
 "Not an honorablep Dodds not an honorable? Now, by St. Paul, when I the gods do seem to set their seal, read nothing dishonorabIe.
 "That's right" said Dodds s'never read anything dishonorable. But to business"
 "Yes, as you say, to business. I am printer-I might say, with no unbe- the noble State of Arkansaw, the only State, by the way, able and willing to support two governments at the same time But I have been unfortunate Much have been tossed through the ire of cruel J uno, and"
 "Juno how it is yourself" broke in the Colonel.
 "Bufeted by the world g rude storms, you see me here stranded wreck. Scarce three months past left my office in charge of my worthy foreman, and sought the peaceful vales and calm re- treats of the Muskingum valley, where my childhood sported. Returning, I stopped in Cincinnati. I fell into evil company and-but why dwell on de- tails Enough that am that am disheartened, ruined, broke A mark for scorn to point her slow, unerring finger at. As was about to give up ill despair, have given up everything else I had, I thought of you. Sir, I am here. You have not sent for me, but l have come Your name sir, is known and honored from one end of this great republic to the other. It.
 Glows in the stars
 Refreshes in the breeze,
 Warns in the sun,
 And blossoms on the fees. When the national treasury was threat ened by horde of greedy Congressman, you stood like wall of adamant be- tween the people and those infamous salary grabbers. Lend mae 0 dollar Z"
 "My dear sir" the Colonel hastened to explain, "you mistake the case en- tirely, was one of the grabbers."
 "You were9" (Grasping the Col onel's hand warmly.) "So much the better Let me congratulate you that parsimonious public could not fright on you out of what was fair remunera- tion for your invaluable services. I am glad that your pecuniary circum- stances are so much better than I SUD- posed. Make St taOo dolldrs :"
 And the Colonel did. It was the only clean thing left for him to do.
Connecticut western news., 1874-07-24
Determined to Kill.

A man named Thouviot killed a wait ress in Paris the other day by plunging a dagger into her bosom. Figaro gives the following particulars of Thouviot's career, which go to show that he acted under the influence of monomania : sFlve years ago Thouviot, then aged IT, lived at St. Ouen, where woman was one day assassinated. All the village, including himself, went to look at the body of the victim, which lay with disheveled hair, eyes fixed. and bosom exposed and bleeding, At the sight, Thouviot shuddered, but ex- claimed, sAfter all, it's fine thing to kill living creature with one blow r From this time the idea took root in his mind that he must also have his victim; in the end it became irresist- ible, and hence the crime For long time he haunted the public executions, and, when, during the Commune, the petroleuses were shot in the streets, confessed to friend that the sight os tkeis death was balm Co his hlceds'"
Connecticut western news., 1874-07-24
Sent the Hired Girl.

A Wisconsin paper, narrates the fol- lowing: "Hon. H. D. Barron had an ugly visitor at his residence, Taylor's eoe Fs tSe 1p a@ mGPsaE Eeaase might asans nesa out at the fence, sent the hired girl to ascertain it's cause. She went out to the fence, and returned in great haste, so closely followed by bear that she had just time to get the door closed to keep the bruin out. The animal, then took leave, but left his mark by tearing out a portion of a fence board. The next evening about the same hour he re- turned, when the Judge tried n revolver on him, but the thing wouldn't go of and it again escaped" t-..~,
Connecticut western news., 1874-07-24
 Woman.

"It is an exploded theory" says one who speaks with knowledge, "that women dress to please the men. They dress to please or spite each other. Any girl of sense and experience knows that it is as easy to break a a'man's heart in $2 muslin, neatly made up, as it is ill $500 silk costume made by man. dressmaker. '" It is, in fact, great deal easier. The natural charm of young girl is often destroyed by excess sive dressing, Men like tasteful, and not exbravagant toilets and the rivalry in dress among women is not to catch beau, hMt to mertify sn enefGyt
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-01

nerve and spinal .marloH of II i AL cen
centfnte4 in the iltt.e hant O! prcfe>-
,;u,ni >orvhci,,a VINO cam, up I-.,m ;h-
bowels 81 Na-i.ae county, resi4l.aiv, :.
III. ,'.,ni at"tinl> i >4#:i";oM a:.t tie
trcsntali..iss OF >utro and BIB Clarke.
i1.a., MI elsewhere tie tou,tmrnt Is q
win, futile, iaborlous pi~ca q .c.c51-
&o.h. In.l4l, l"tbi4I Of i. 10 ,1a, J.
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headed political monster Mode up Of
Snarleyow, CLARKE ana S.,.,; ana th".e
is no pretensiOn If ally constituency bs-
hind any of It's delegates. ''Iue I4.,--
PEND ut Party does not exist save IN
the rneasre crowd that got tAp,Ast Ives
mo conceive hcgc yesterday. Th"t 1T
| Is plan. ,uough. Tie great tn.ieleio;-
eut raoyt ment : a .iz:Ia. - sal, iiIicu-
! lous. piCrhle tiaSc'. i!lls W. otyicus
+ rom What ",ts going IN yesterday all
| day 3u nuI streets After ;l,r udjuUgr.-
.lt n, viii n ~, trr.l carly il =. after
/ uJoh ill >IA clock. tbs et.o.ts # III.
.!.urc active delegates scented t. he 10
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head .Iuti all vYsIou..Z-l outsider,
I1uu!Hs the Iuj-DoHGen,s and they-
wee ami W1H convention mo eternal per
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and oysGheatcd AssyrIGn can swear and
grin and blow aad snort thcl, vas old
>.4agley, looking Ike a parchment ghost
from an Independent graveyard. ti}ttinG
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pair Of brass tOnss, GrIV,i. - madness
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kills t.uiI the cUw counties : and there /
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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-01

Nh. ANDERSON, gepolter for tie >a,,
Francisco Chso"ic'r, who reported the
Republican and Democratic State Con.
ventions Just held, and who remained
over here long enough to make report
OF the Independent proxrli,e body which
had a seance yesterday and last night il
the Assembly Chamber, paid his respects
to the APPEAL, office yesterday afternoon.
He is a ysry efficient and faithful lnen-
Der OF the body reportorial and attends
strictly to business.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-01

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New-York tribune., 1874-07-03
THE POOR cHILDREN's EXCURSIONS

The tickets for the first free excursion for
poor children were delivered yesterday by George F.
Williams at the Sixth Ward StatiOnhouse. At O'Clock
the In front OF the satonnouse was astonishing
there being fully 5000 children waiting their tickets
Capt. Kennedy and his officers kept them
back, while Mr.. Williams gave out the tick
ets. The little glrs were first served. and
the pushing and scramblng great, but the officers
equal the OCCASION and after trouble sue
ceeded in naSng order Fdy 309O tickets were given
out aud doubtless Of the larger boys repeated"
one boy around snatehing every ticket lie could
see in the hands OF the little girls. but q detect
i've caught him. The tickets were given out
in good time for within hour every child was salts
fed and the street deserted. Capt Kennedy says
that mothers have great confidence in the manage
ment OF the excursions and willing to let their
children 1t sad scene scarcely OF the 5000
boys and girls having shoes hate, and one-half were
almost naked.
Tne children will assemble at O'Clock on Monday
morning TO march 10 the boat, headed by Governors
Island Band. Mr. Williams has ordered the excur
sion 5000 French rolls, 400 lOaves OF bread tub of
butter, $50 pounds ham. 10 tongues, aud two
rounds OF cOrned beef, $50 quarts OF icecream
$50 quarts OF milk 1000 pounds OF lee box lemons
is one OF the largest in the hsrbOr IL has been
specially fitted for the excursions, and will accom-
rnOdate fully 1900 children. An ample guard Of police
will be furnished by Capt. Kennedy To attend 10 the
children and see them safely home, the Captain acting
obedience TO orders from headq The children
will be taken to Klritan Beach, NewJcrsey, and will
snioy the fresh air bathisg, fishing, swinging aud
cllldren'- games generally
New-York tribune., 1874-07-03
1e4e, h-. tv.ae Law, o. 1902. chapter

GREAT l. GREASE IN THE TRAFFIC AT ELIZABETH
PoR AND PORT JOHNSON, N. J.-ErGHrY THOU
AND TONS RECEIVED IN ONE wEEK-A RISE OF
TEN PER CENT IN JULY.
The arrival of LackawanDa and Lehlgh coal
Rt Port Johnson and last week was lsrgey
IN excess over previous weeks OF this year. fu'y ioo
tons having hoen received the former and o tons
at the latter depot 70 this Immense NUMBER VI
tens the Central Railroad Company OF NeW-Jersey EN-
poyed 9s cars zach having capacity for nve TONS
and the Delaware. Laokswanna and western kanroa"
used nearly as many The number OF trains averaged
fifteen. each train consisting of 65 cara. Coal has
been coming in at thus rate during this week. ana
at the present time the great coal plains at Ezaoeth
uort and Port johnson each contain 100000 TONS
every t~n OF which can be shipped away II necessary
in IS days time Tho prices thus far for each brand re-
main as laid down the schedule for June but 1t Is an
ticpated advance OF 10 cent IN the ton VIII
I've made and kept up until October, when the price
for the Winter will have been reached. POr> john
son lies on Staten Island Sound below Bergen Point.
aud possesses irst class water accommodations. AT
this point the Central Railroad have their coal termn
At Ezlbethpor now portion of the City OF Elizabeth,
the Delaware Lackawannl aud Western Railroad Com
pany have established one Of their depos, the coal
shipped by this Company from the Lhckawanna
coal regions passing over the Central Road from
Junction, Hunterdon County, N. j., where 1t
interseets the Central BY arrangement en-
| tered into with the New-Jersey Central, the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Road pay per
every ton that reaches ElZaDcthpOrt over
the Central Road and BY their contract are compelled 10
carry the fOrmer-uamed railroad 6JOpU IONS per
for hve Coal first began 10 ne shlppeu ron
Lehigh and Lackawanua regions to Port Johnson In
1865 and the traffic has increased SO rapidly that III li1
Port johnson alone received 1874 tons and Elizabeth
port 252an increase OF 50 cent over the nrst
BY the subjoned table 1t viii d, seen that Il 09
O0 tons of coal nave been shipped 10 the seaDoard over
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New-York tribune., 1874-07-03
RUMoRED FLIGHT OF A DEFAULTER

n Il. Esler of No. 50. Third-ave., for two
years past dong apparently lucrative and prosper
real estate brokerage business has been seen
hi offices for week. At fret bis wife and family SUD-
posed that he had been made away with. II is now
rurnored that $4,000 OF Ina creditors money
Is missing. He is very respsetably connected
and started an the real estate aud collect
ing business IN October. 1871, by purchasing a
good and established business from samnel Cardweu
OF No. 636 ThlIdave. for 5000 cash. Mr. Cardwelps
heslth was impaired, and he had large dry goods
to attend TO. hence be retired He states that be
bus which he tnned over 10 Esler WAS worth
5000 per aHnum. He must have taken the missing
With him, as his habits do not warrant the sup
position that he spent IT, Mr.. Cardwe lost S. 100 in
this way When lhe ssld Out the business he had an
agency from Charles O'Conor. the wellKnown lawyer
for the collection Of his rents Not wishing To trouble
Mr. OConor by telling him OF the change Mr. CardweB
permitted Eser TO collect tho rents for him and de-
manded that they be paid TO hiql about the time
" hen 1r OCOnor would expect them, Esler had over
u 100 VI these res In his possession when he diam
pcHrcd hf. Cardwe. who Was OF course respousibfe
10 hr OCono at once drew his check seut IL 90 the
awyer. ~
hr Esier OF Nyack on tho Hudson, and uuce OF the
nissng man. is reportedyo have lost nearly 5000
ho, Booth OF Harlem said 10 have lost over $50
The books ana papers OF the broker wefs takan bv
Hm g. flznnagan broher-lnlsw. aud himself A real
state broker lie refnsei persmp"r.y " give A de
at. s.s'sia.si " jps ASxas u yhe aaspr cre...
New-York tribune., 1874-07-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
BROOKLYN TRAGEDY.
a DRUNKEN MAN, ONCE WEALTHY BUILDER
- D''N' -. .r,,rr A AnTTIF.

A BROOKLYN TRAGEDY.
a DRUNKEN MAN, ONCE WEALTHY bOli
TuREs HIS wTEs SKULL WITH noi
A Nrobable wife murder occurred IN brooh-
,yn last night the murderer oeinG man Wio"' ,"o m
,,on for nouor had degrsdec from gooo postum ~
society 20 the lowest possible level in tne VecA p
shn cellar Of the Lcuse No, SO9 warrenst, Broo .yn
- ,,oa nnt Yesterday, in sQuand misery, George
s,onA are 40 with his wife Rose and their tw'ehdren
,se nye and four years respectively. There was ne
Moor 20 elt apartment except few boards laid upon
the hare round foot apart, closet four by SIX
teetsved bedroem for TIE family, and their oed
vasa Quautits of straw. The mau who occupied thas
room was ~ TINE very wealthy carpenter anu
balider. Re owne5 a large amount Of property IN
Brooklyn and Is connected with highly respectable
Family But mtyfortunes upon him, and he oegao
20 drsak nqup. Gradually the passion for stimulans
obtained control him. lie became poor
ma while under :he influence OF hquer maFleu
woman VITO had already formed the haoit OF drhhhs'
From that day he vagrant living In tenement
houses,ond finally In hovels. Quarres between slo"o
and h wife occurred frequently, and one OF the ohel
weresrrested nearly every week lie no longer "oiAeu
at hS trade and his wife went ont 10 LABOR Alt ue'ns
elected from tenemeu thouse IN Buter-st they oNeu
into a cellar in Warrenst Their taste IOr liquor in
creased so mach all their furniture was pawheu OF
sold for LIQUOR and yesterday morning there was noth
lng left out portion of old pine table and two cups
The bed kuives, forks and even the stove had been
sold. About 10 a. yesterday Stone went into liquor
saloon Eear his residence and obtained quart bottle
OF Haeor and taking TO his house, went into the front
part " the cellar, occupied by Mrs. Mcenan aud Two
CHILDREN and Mrs Hughes called his wife IN, and In
vted all to drink. They accepted the invitation, and at
p. N. they were all in state o.
helpless iptoxicahen Stone went TO sleep and
awoke about o'clock in fearful rage
wipg his wife, he charged her with inf telity, called
heT vile names and hnally dragged her into tneli
apartment aud thence into the little closet where hey
slept Throwing upon the straw, he began 10 beat
her upon the head with the bottle which had contained
liquor until she covered with bruises Flnally
struck her head with his boots racturing her
skull The blood from her wounds spatered the wall
and saturated the and, seeing that she was u-
CONSCIOUS. stone ran out OF the house WORD that a
had been dangerously injured soon reached the
residents iu the neighborhoOd, who called
an DIR. White OF No l59 HOyt-st. He examined the
woman, and said that her skull was fractured she was
removed tho Long Island College Hospital In an am
bulance and Stone arrested soon atterward III
Hoyt-st He denied that he had committed the deed,
aud inOXtc ited when arrested The physicians at
Hospital expressed the opinion last night that Mrs
Stone could not recover and might die before morning
New-York tribune., 1874-07-03
rEs-1vIrIEs OF THE scHUErzEx CORPS.

The annual festival OF the New York
schitzen Corps which was postponed on June II be-
cause Of Storm held yesterday at Joness Woods.
The shooting the m0st prominent feature OF tie fes
tva and the crack OF the rifles followed other n
quick sueeessieE until a. when tue company gath
cred 81 the large hall TO witness the eI4wnng OF the
king OF the festival Tas nsnOr was awarded 70 John
H. Bachrsn, who was crowned and decorated with the
prize medal by Miss Mile Mertss The second prize Of
kss for shooting OF the central crown Of tbe eagle
given TO F. Zsller Capt John +. Geries
received eco for kDoc ing OF the night wing l. Tesen
burger, SIS for destroying The left L. w. A-fken
and John Grohmsnn took t20 each for shooting of
Reschs APPEL aud the scepter> Nineteen other prizes
the first three prizes 10 the prize target shooting
gwen 10 q, shuriZ, Teller. aud Psttner Ia the man
target shooting Col A. Meyer, MOrn sud Rdhgen took
the rrst hree bouOrs. while Zoer aud BatheG eBceed
IN tue bulls eye" contest.