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Connecticut western news., 1875-07-02

A BRIDE WITHOUT BRlDEGRooM.-The Richmond (Vs.) correspondent of the h. deS-Appeal relates the following: Some time ago beautiful and intelligent young lady informed her intimate friends that she was engaged to be married to MT. A. Last Thursday night was fixed for the wedding, and a number of cards of invitation were sent out. The guests assembled, but no bridegroom appearing, at a late hou0 they withdrew, full of sorrowful sympathy for the lady and fierce indignation against the man who had so overwhelmed her with modification and disappointment. On the next day the lady was a raving maniac, tn which sad condition, It is said, she still re- mains. The gentleman in the case, how ever, asserts that he was not engaged to the young lady, and he had no idea of it, nor, did he know anything about the wedding that was appointed for him. He doubtless tells the truth, and the arrangements for the wedding on the part of the unfortunate lady were but the premonitory symptoms of the insanity aftcrward fully developed.
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AN EXTENSIVE CoURsE.-Accounts from the coal mining regions say that the loss to Schuylkill county alone from the five months suspension of all mining opera tions is estimated at @1O, ,OO0, ,OoO, of which sum the men lose $6, ,Ooo, 900 in wages. If they should carry their point they could not make up the difference between the old and proposed new wages in four years; but ss they will certainly be defeated. the whole of this vast sum will be total loss to them. Experience Is often costly teacher, and in this case the lesson is espe- cially instructive of the folly of unwise and violent labor combinations. Yet, as the world goes, we may expect from time 10 time repetition of like experiments. to be followed in most cases with like results.
Connecticut western news., 1875-07-02

Whose idea was that? Does any one sup p ,se it originated with the dead Samuel Some one will say the Bible says that Sau- uel said this. But remember the Bible em- ploys ordinary, not scientific language. It describes a scene as men would describe 1t; as the scene presents itself. The Bible says the sun rises. So here it is only describing Q mock scene. That idea, 'WhY hast thou disquieted me p can be accounted for with out resort to the resurrection of the man of God. Saul has been impressed, yes op- pressed with the prophets dignity; with the feeling that he was not the man to be trifled with on previous occasions. On the way to Endor it would have been unnatural for him not to have had misgivings in rela- tion to disquieting Samuel. And Saul answered: I am sore distressed God is departed from ne etc. Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, see- ing the Lord is departed from thee and is become thine enemy?'
 Just the answer that existed in hls own 1 excited imagination, and which the fortune teller read off to him. And the Lord hath done,' continued the supposed spirit, 'as he spake by me for the Lord hath rent that word rent had left vivid impression-'the | kingdom out of thine hand and given it to thy neighbor, even to David. Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord etc.
 In the goth verse next following these are referred to as the words of Samuel. And they were most of his very words from the last interview of his life with the unfortu- nate king. The sad prophetic words, 'To morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me- were out of Saul's morbid fancy. lr great danger ene's fears ever turn prophet Saul's all was at stake. The following day must be, he felt, decisive one.. Detea seemed settled fact. Tomorrow certain ly he would die. Such were his disma torebodings. The fortune teller simply gave voice to those dumb images of ter ror You recollect what pains the wretch ed man took the next day to fulfil his OWL prophecy that it would have failed but fo
 that act of suicide.
 Let any one not prejudiced read the las interview, or the last two Or three, of tn, living Samuel with Saul, in connection with this witch scene. considering also th'
 desperate situation of the latter, and l
 would seem that the explanation now pre- scented must commend itself strongly as thu true one. The same explanation will g
 far in accounting for the great mass O.
 mysterious phenomena which have beer
 accomplishing since-ls4S under the name O
 spiritualism. Take from spiritism wha
 can be accounted for by jugglery, such a
 Signor Blitz and other sleight of hand per formers practicable difficulty with spirit ism has always been that the machinery the conditions are precisely those whicl , fraud require; those which suggest impos ture-subtract what can be accounted 10 , on the mesmeric theory, that what othe persons present know the medium knows , and what all present are ignoraet of sh
 can only guess; subtract also what belong within the scope of the odic or odylli
 force, and the residuum would be surely to , puerile for any grown up individual |
 ahink of working up into religion.
Connecticut western news., 1875-07-02

s'CoAL-On JOHNNY. ."-The country ls fa- miliar with the petroleum bubble of years ago; how men rose in the morning beggaIs and retired at night millionaires how nabobs bscame mendicants in the breath of wind. One of the heroes of those notable days is Johnny Steele, or "C0al-Oil Johnny," as he is now familiarly called, His history is known to all newspaper readers, and they will remember how he went to bed one night .laborer at $20 q month, and awoke in the morning the heil of the richest oil well in Venango county. He didn't know what to do with the money which flowed from his well. He it wal who purchased hotel in Philadelphia al extrayagant figures, and gave it away the next day who would buy up dance house at big price, for the privilege oi running it'' one night; who would pur- chase a fancy team, use it once, and give it away; who bought minstrel troupe, and ran it whole season for the fun of it; who never refused to lend money, nol asked it's return. He stepped from penury through one million and half of dollars back to penury again, in sixteen shor' months. Then he came west; and now he is at work with gang of bridge-builderf in Shelby county, on the Rock Island road. at a salary of one hundred and seventy five cents day. He is just as happy and contented with his frugal fare and lowly lot as when he basked in the smiles of Fortunes favors. His wife clings to him in diversity with true hearted love, and accepts the situation with all the grace which characterizes noble woman. She joined his fortunes when sunshine gilded bis paths; she now seeks to make his pathway bright beneath the shadows oi diversity. Their home is at Dunlap Johnny says many of tue stories of his wasteful extravaganza are false. His reverses came from loans made to friends who failed to repay them. A broken bank carried down $l2O.OOo at one swoop, and another bank took $4O,0O0 Out of the wreck of the latter he hopes to get enough to procure his good wife beautiful dress and nice new house.
Connecticut western news., 1875-07-02
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Ass We shallfeel greatly obliged to any Of ou friends in the county, or elsewhere who will send us usparticulars ofany esofinterestwhich may come undertheirnotice.
Connecticut western news., 1875-07-02

@ AA exchange thus relieves itself :- Tongue spells tongue, and the man who first spelled it should have been hongue. Ache spells ache, and that's all you can mache out of 1t. E-i-g-h spells eight, no matter how you deprccieight the idea and that a-i-s-l-e should spell aisle and f-e-i-g-n fsign Is enough to make any body amaisle if tbe eHort were pQt too pelgnfuL
Connecticut western news., 1875-07-02

HoMGoPATH1o.--Ane extra large rosewood case of thirty one ounce yials of Humphreys Homeopathic Specifies, with one copy each of Humphreys Homepath- ic Mentor and Manual of Specific Homeo- pathy, for sale very cheap at
 GRAHAM's DRUG STORE. Salisbury, Conn, June 1875. 4Stt
Connecticut western news., 1875-07-02

subscription mAccount.-The date on the colored slip of paper with the name of the sub ScriptiOm is paid thus. R. B. Smith 5Jul74, indicates that Mr. Smith has paid for his paper to zee to it that their account, as indicated by the date on their papers, is always correct, and when they pay for renewal of their subscription. will the proper credit and in the event of an error, to inform us for correction at once. No claims for errors in these accounts will hereafter be cons1d- cred unless presented within thirty days after the payment is claimed to have been made, the regular receipt of tho paper with the date to which the subscription is paid plainly
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EW- Births, Marriages and Deaths inserted free. Obituary notices five cents line.
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At Oakland, Cal, June 10th, the Hon. Thomas Selby, ex.Mayor of San Francisco, and brother. ip-law of D. R. Williams of stockbridge.
Connecticut western news., 1875-07-02

fJAt Hun ntsvile, (Barrack) lure 18th twin sons to Mr. ar Mrs. Charles Howe. Weight 1.2 end I-7 pounds.
 ., At Elmira, N. Y, June seth. daughter to wm N. ard Alice O. Hatch.
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Cennecticut Western News.

Extra Copies of the NEWS can be obtained at
 Geo. W. Browns Store, Nluerton q E Marble New Hartford. Maltbie S Egleston, Falls Village, Post Office In this Village. W. A. Deans Lime ROCK. Humphrey Drug Store Canaan Post Office. Ashley Falls. Post Office West Cornwall. s. c. Conn's store, Kent E. F. Gillette. Snaron The Emporium west W1nsteo'
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Something that ought to be put down carpets. -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-14
a judicial opinion About Poly.
Rntny.

SALT LAKE, October l3.-ln the Dis.
trict Court to-day Judge BoremAn dcliy.
cred n strong charge to the grand jury in
opposition to polygamy or bigamy, and
in regard to enforcing the law Of Congress
Of 1862 Furnishing the onense, he stated
that II never had been respected, and Gv.
cry means used to prevent lis enforce.
ment; that the leaders, while teaching
this crime, repndinted ii themselves
when brOugh into the courtroom; that,
ns there il no statute in this Territory in
regard 10 marriage, no ceremony is re.
unred and none need I've proved, and
called upon the jurymeh 10 indict nll
persons known tO he living in polygany;
that II tdepends upon grand jurles whether
the laws shall be enforced or not, or
whether Congress shall be called upon To
give us better laws.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-14
Tnc NoIllCrs, IICnnion.

INDIANAPOLIS October l3.-The Sol.
diCrs' Reunion Of tomorrow and Friday
promises to be M immense success, and
active preparations are being made tu
give the boys u generous reception on
their arrival in the city. Orders have
been issued from Washington instructing
the commanding officer Of the lndianapO.
liz Arsenal to turn over certain ordnance
stores to General Foster to be used on
the morrow. The orphans Of the Sol.
diers' Home ut Knightstown will partici.
pate in the parade on Friday. Assistant
QnartermastCr General Ekin has written
n letter accepting m invitation to be
present. A number OF distinguished
army officers are expected.
Every part Of the State will be repre-.
sented. Terre Ilaute sends large mum.
ber Of soldiers and all her bands and four
from outside towns. Putnam county
will send 1900 Lafayette sends all her
soldiers free with $4,000 to bear their
expenses. Columbus, Ind, sends sixteen
car loads. Morgan county, Hendricks
county and Franklin, Ind, send n regi.
ment each. Charlottesville, Lebanon and
other towns will be fully represented.
The indianapolis Journal, daily and
weekly, was sold to-day to lion. L. B.
Mailindate and Col. W. Il. Holloway OF
this city, the former n leading citizen and
lawyer, and the latter, formerly sole pro-
prietor Of the paper, aud now postmas-
ter. The sale only includes the paper,
exclusive Of job printing and real estate.
They took possession tonight. L. W.
IIalford resumes the position Of manug-
ing editor.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-14
Ghegntelli9encer.

T,y result in Ohio has assumed, ac'
.,,lior to one dispatch last night, a some
what unexpected and uncertain aspect
rb, Democratic State Committee, al
c,lnmbn. have been at work on the re-
,c,n. and have Contracted Hayes ma
,,i,y down to much smaller proportions
,h,o the 5000 reported yesterday alter
r,,p Whether their contraction will
,,,rJ the rigid scrutiny Of their oppc-
peot. I. quite another matter The
p,nubliran,. while admitting n reduction
# their highest estimate, still claim the
State by eight to ten thousand majority
~, .cc no reason at this writing to sup
nose that Hayes will not have at least five
thousand majority The proportion oil
.m,lI sain. /. in favor Of the Democracy,
bnt thcypt 50 many big blows that these
small gain. are battered to pieces At
mi, timed A. M,) there are yet II coun-
Ge. ip hear from.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-14

SYRACUSE, October l3.-'Ghe National
WOmans Congress assembled in the
Weiting Opera House to-day. The at
tendance was not as large as nj Chicago
last year, although there was IL number Of
prominent women present, among them
was Prof. Maria Mitchell, Julia Ward
Howe, Rev. pllcbc llnnnnford, Mis-
Louisa AlCott and Mrs. Livermorc. All
professions are finally represented. In
the morning an executive session was
held from which all persons not members
were excluded.
Atthe eaiternOon session Maria Mitchell
delivered the annual address; Mrs. Elnal
Chancey read n paper on "Woman's work
in the school, and Mrs. Antionettc Black.
well Brown spoke on "Womnns work at
home"
At the evening session Mrs. Phebe
1lannaford addressed the Congress on the
STATISTICS Of "NVomnn's Ministry, and was
followed by Mary Eastman Tewkesbury,
Of Massachusetts, on the Educational
interests Of The country.
The audiences attending all the sessions
were large. The Congress will continue
Thursday and Friday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-14

New ORLEANS, October l3.-I'his com.
munity was shocked this morning TO learn
that three colOrcd men were attacked late
last night and one killed outright, another
mortally wounded and the third receiv.
ing slight injuries. Two white men
charged with the crime hnNe been arrest
ed and are in Jail. Citizens assembled OH
the streets denouncc the great wrong per.
petrated, and in the afternoon an i'm
mensc mass meeting was held at The court
house, when tho stores were closed that
all might participate. Rev. G, X. Mar
shall presided, and resolutions were adopt.
ed condemning all violence, disclaiming
responsibility for the decd Of last night,
and plelging the support Of the law OF
the land, which is strong and powerful
enough for all. The city is perfectly
quiet with II iirmer determination than
ever to check violence in the future.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-14


BELLAIRE Enthusiastically night the
Republicans established their headquar-
tcrS in the room over lIoge, Sheets & Co.'s
bank, and the Democrats had theirs In
the City Hall. The Republicans had all
the dispatches which came over the wires
transcribed and read to the assembly, but
the opposition couldn't raise the sum
charged for the kilograms, and so we're
out. This was no Inconvenience TO them.
One Of the "promincnp ones Of their par.
ty manufactured much more favorable
news than they could have taken frcm the
wires. At one time gentleman came in.
to the Democratic rendezvous and mount.
cd chair with paper in his hand.
Some one said, "Dlspatch," and then
everybody threw up their hats and yelled
In vain the reader attempted to restore
order. Every time he attempted to speak
the widest tumult arose. At length he
got chance to say, "This il not Of much
Importance" and then they yelled again
awhile. Finally he read II dispatch Civ.
ing the number Of votes polled in Rich.
land township-that was all, but such n
storm Of applause a. 1t caused for Allen
Ia not often heard.
All day yesterday the Democrats who
had up money Oh the result Of the cleo.
tion tried TO withdraw honorNbly, but
failed. It is reported that the heaviest
better on Allen declares that he will sue
for the recovery Of his money il he should
lose II. Several Of them have already
lost OH the township elections and lesser
things Of the same kind.
One Of the ugliest spots in the city ia on
Union street, at the crossing OF Thirty
first, north Of the railroad bridge. There
has been no crossing here for some time,
notwithstanding the fact that II is the
most frequently used in town. The mud
is several inches deep there now, on nc.
count Of the stopping up Of the sewer.
Attention Of Council should he called
to II.
Peaches have not yet disappeared, but
are selling in this market at from 76r to
81 per peck. They are Of extra quality.
II IL now thought, we are informed on
good authority, that the street railroad
will he in successful operation by Satur-
day. II would have been so long ago but
that the City Council ordered n change in
the lay Of the track. A great deal OF
amusement has been caused by the break.
ing Of the horses purehascd by the COM
pnny. ...-
The Presbyterian Young Folks Social
Association meets at the residence Of Mr..
Sheets tonight, to complete their organi.
zation. All the young people Of the con.
gregation are invited to be present.
The movement on foot here to inaugu.
rate a gymnasium, reading.room, etc.,
seems to meet with considerable favor
among the young men. A large meeting
Of the society was held on Tuesday night.
Lsct is now the "IOll wccping.willow Of
the Rapid.Dan."
The Republicans jolliiy 10 the fullest
capacity tonight, Tar.barrcls, tire.works,
brass bands, torches, cannons and illumi-
nation Is the programme. "Comc over
and help us"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-14
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, October l3.-The Admiralty
Minute in exhonerating vice Admiral
Tarleton and Capt, Hickey from the
responsibility Of the sinking Of the Van.
gurad, dismisscs Evans, the navigation
Lieutenant OF the Iron Duke.
The Admiralty Minute which was pro.
mulgated yesterday, has called forth much
criticism by the London press.
The Times this morning in a leading ar.
ticle on the subject, says: 1t Is not clear
that the Minute fully observes the rule
that the conditions Of service in the navy
ought to be upheld without favor or dis
Linction.
The NeWs and Telegraph also have edi.
torials on the subject, and condemn the
Minute.
The Standard, n Government organ,
comments on the matter, and says; The
Minute will not secure more public mp.
proval than the notorious Admiralty cir.
cular in regard to fugitive slaves, which
the Government found necessary to sus-
pend last week.
The Morning Echo says; Mr.. Hunt is
mistaken ii he imagines he can satisfy
the country by offering up lieutenant as
u scapegoat.
A match between Mr.. Birds LOwlander
and Pathyanys Galopin, for 81, 600, was
run to-day at New Market, and won by
Galopin.
LONDON, October l3.-A telegram to
the Times from Shanghaia says the aspect
Of affairs at Pekin is more satisfactory,
and that our Governor will probably
proceed to Yenan shortly.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-14
VOLUME XXIV---NUMBER As.

The special dispatches received by the
STATE RegiSter up TO this hour do not
change materially the estimates made by
the editor OF the Register from the dis
patches ut . o'clock this morning. The
fuller and later dispatches confirm the
estimate made then OF $4,000 Republican
majority on the State ticket and about 80
Republican majority on joint ballot in
the Legislature,
DEs MoINEs, October 13.-Up to this
hour-ll p. M.-the State Register has a
special dispatch giving pretty complete
reports from 81 Of the 100 counties Of the
State. OF these So give Republican ma
jorities aggregating 5,0O2. These conn
ties represent three.fOurths Of the State,
and the returns from them indicate a
Republican gain over 1874 Of 300. The
counties not heard from are
mostly in the northwestern part
Of the State, The straight Republican
counties in the State. The Register esti-
mates that this will make the total Re-
publican majority In the State $4,000, a
gain Of little over 800.
The Registers specials up to this hour
show gain OF two in the Senate, and in
the House loss Of five. This with the
others to hear from, will make the House
stand 70 Republicans to % Democrats,
The Senate will stand 40 Republicans to
10 Democrats.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, October 13.-Specials
to the Dubuque Times from nearly all
the counties in Northern and Central
Iowa show considerable Republican gain
for KirkwoOd over the majority last year,
when the Republican candidate for
Secretary OF State had 10000 mai. This
would indicate his election by from $4,000
to 10000, The Legislature will he much
more strongly Republican than it was
two years ago, insnring the election Of
Republican U. $. Senator in place Of Sen
ator Wright. In Northern Iowa the Re-
publicans will probably loose Senator'S in
Clayton county, but will probably gain
one in Jackson. They gain one RepHbli.
can in Linn, three in Dubuque, two in
Jones, one in Minneshied, one in Clinton,
one in ChiCkasaw. In this county the
Republicans will have clear Republi-
can representation in the Legislature for
the first time in It's history, having, 1t is
now believed, elected all the members.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-14
River News.

The marks last evening indicated 0 fee
and falling slowly.
The Ohio River Improvement Com
mission will hold meeting on the 27tl
at the Monongahela House, Pittsburgh,
The steamer Mallie Ragon will leave
Pittsburgh to-day for Cincinnati ant
Louisville.
The steamer Express departed for Par
kersburg on time yesterday morning, IL
command OF Capt, Booth. The Courier
will be the regular packet this morning
The Science departed for SteubenvillC
at 2!P,M.
The Rees did not arrive yesterday, and
the Comfort went TO Sunhsh in her place
The Comfort will continue 10 run in the
Sun6sh trade until the repairs OF the
Rees are completed.
The ThanhOuser has been Withdrawn
from the Sunfsh trade,
LBy Telegraph
PITTSBURGH, October I3.-Riyer 5 feet
0 inches scant and falllngslowly. Weather
cloudy.
MEMPHIS, October l3.-River fallen 0
inches. Weather clear and pleasant. A
large crowd assembled on the bluff this
eVenining to SEQ the new rival packets in
the Memphis and New Orleans trade.
The Thompson Dean and james Howard
leave. Departed--Augusta, White river;
Carrie V. KOunt1 and GenGvieve, st.
Louis; Thompson Dean aud James How
ard, New Orleans; Mary Houston, Louis.
willie, last night,
LOUISVILLE, October l3.-Weuthcr
clear and pleasant. Arrlved-None.
Departed-Iittle Eagle, ROCkland. Four
feet A inches in canal and 2 feet inches
on falls. The new steamer Tensas has
Just been completed and will make her
initiatOry trip tomorrow, starting from
Louisville for New Orleans.
CAIRO, October l3.-Arrived-Julia,
Vicksburg; Silverthorn, Evansville.
Departed-Julia, 81. Louis. River 0
feet II inches and stationary Weather
clear. Mercury 5lo.
CINCINNATI, October l3.-River six
feet ten inches and rising, The weather
is clear aud pleasant. Arrivcd-Fan.
chon, from Wheeling. Dcparted-Fawn,
for Evansville.
EVANSVILLE, October l3.-Weathcr,
clear; mercury 800 10 5jo. River, four
feet and seven.tenths inches large and
falling slowly. Down--Shippers' Own
and Red Cloud. Up-George Roberts
and Little Business.
1T. LOUIS, October l3.-Arrived-IIOyd