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Connecticut western news., 1876-05-26
Xantippe.

It seems that the memory of this woman, like that of her renowned husband, ia likely to be kept alive to tEe end of time. She is said to have possessed very irritable temper, and her name has become synonym of "vixen, or "scold." It is more than possible, how ever, that the judgment passed upon her by mankind has been too severe more charita- ble disposition would undoubtedly have dis- covered in her many good qualities, and have attributed her failings more to physical in- firmities than to moral obliquity. The party most intimately acquainted with her, and therefore best able to form correct opinion, gives her credit for many domestic virtues. It is now well known that many of the diseases tendency to render them irritable, peevish, cross, morose, unreasonable, so that they chafe and fret over all those little ills and an noyances that person in health would bear with composure. It is fair to infer that most of the tantrums of Xantippe were due to these causes alone and could Socrates, as he re- turned from the Senate, the Gymnasium, or the Atheneum, have stopped at Pestle X Mor- tar's drug store and carried home bottle of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, now and then, tain lecture" allayed many "domestic broil, '
 made it much pleasanter for the children, and more enjoyable for himself, and rescued his wife's name from the unenvlable worldwide and eternal notoriety it has attained. Thou sands of women bless the day on which Dr. iAohco S HavoiAeo 1!oso1iPIAon was uISs maoe known to them. A single bottle often gives delicate and suffering women more relief than months of treatment from their family phy
 sician. In all those Arrangements ca lsing backache, dragging down sensations, nervous and general debility, it is a sovereign remedy
 Its soothing and healing properties render il of the utmost value to ladies suffering from internal fever, congestion, inflammation, ol alteration, and it's strengthening effects tend to correct displacements of internal arts, the result of weakness of natural supports. It if sold by all druggists.
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could be held only on the charge of deadly assault, and he was admitted to bail. Russell went home, but it was seen that his mind was deranged, and it became necessary for a constant watch to be kept over him, as it was evident that he would destroy himself. For three months he gave no sign of even 8 glimpse of sanity, but finally, by de- grees, recovered his mind. His wife had been his constant attendant, hut when he began to regain his reason he evinced 8 repugnance toward her which eliminated in her being compelled to seek her fathers house. Since January Russell has attended to his business matters as before the tragedy, and it seemed that he had entirely recovered. An indictment was found against him at the last term of court, and he was to be tried. John Coleman, hired man of Russell, went to the barn to feed the stock. On entering the haymow he was mortified to see his employer hanging by rope to beam. He was cut down, had not been disturbed during the night, and doubtless he had hanged himself early in the evening. No paper of any kind has been found setting forth his reasons for suicide, but they are sufficiently evident to every one. A will has been found in Russell's writing desk, dated March 15, 1876, by which his property is left to brother in Eng land. An inquest was held on the re- mains of the farmer, after which they were buried by the side of his first wife and youngest daughter in the family graveyard on the farm. The only mourner at the funeral was his discarded urriEn
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To ALL particularly invalids, spring is trying son. Indications of sickness should be attended to. Fatal diseases may be caused by allowing the bowels to become constpaed and the system to remain in dsordered condition, until the disorder has time develop itself An of prevention worth pound of cure old and truthful saying. Therefore, we advise all who are troubled with the complaints now very prevalent-headaOhe indigestion, dsordered hver appetite, nausea, feverish skin to take, with out delay, Sohenok's Mandrake Pills. We know of no remedy harmless and decisive in its action. It at once strikes at the root of the disease produces healthy tone to the system. People need suffer any disease arising from disordered condition o the liver if they would take this excellent medicine when they feel the first indications of the mAlady Families leaving home for the months should take three four boxes of these pills with them The! have an almost instantaneous effect. They will relieve the patient of headache in one or two hours, and wl rapidly cleanse the liver of surrounding bie and will efectually prevent bilious attack. They sold b! all druggists.
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The Government Display.

The Government building, on the Centennial grounds, which is all the time crowded, was erected by the na- tional authorities for the exhibition of the working of the manifold depart ments of the United States government. Here there is a post-office and money order office in full working order, and the clerks do an active business. Stamped envelopes are made by the hundred by little machine presided over by girls. The War and Navy de- partments display innumerable models of bridges, pontons, army wagons, gun carriages, torpedoes, rafts, etc., and on the terrace outside are ranged full sized models of monstrous siege pieces and of the turrets of a monitor with two fifteen inch guns inside. There is also work ing model of the works at Hell Gate, wherein, by the turn of screw, the whole bed of the river is lifted and the extent of the excavations below dis played. The courteous attendant who has charge of this is kept busy turning that screw. The Lighthouse Board dis plays the various kinds of lanterns in use along our coast. and the lighthouses on which they are mounted. The Smith oOAAcA AAooAUAOO AAoSAnJo@ Q VoAAOVJ OA Auo accumulated treasures, and there is 8 very full exhibit of articles brought from the Polar regions by the several naval expeditions which have explored them. All these are the objects of never slack ening popular curiosity. A stream of people are meandering through the mar row avenues in this closely packed build ing almost from the opening hour till the close, and the patience of the corps of military and naval attendants must be pretty thoroughly tested by the al- most ceaseless questioning to which they are subjected. One little thing de- serves complimentary mention, name ly, the ringing of the bells on Machinery hall. They are rung at stated hours by MT. Widder, who rings the bells of a church in Washington. He speaks in the highest terms of those mounted over the hall, and they certainly are most pleas ant and beautifully toned. The crowd is rung in and out by them every day, but once at the gate their harmonies are drowned by the vociferous shouts o1 hundreds of hackmen and others, clam orous to take one down town for sums ranging from $1 to twenty-five cents g l head,
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Two Orphans Adventures.

Says the Atchison (Kansas) Patriot :: Conductor Ben Cole discovered, crouched under one of the seats in smoking car, 8 boy and girl. Mister, is this road to Haven 3" said the boy, as he crawled out, and the girl said: Mister, please don't put us off, our folks live there, and we ain't got any father or mother, and here's letter." at the same time drawing from her faded calico apron crumpled piece of paper, and handing it to MT. Cole. After look. ing at it long time, for it was badly written, badly spelled and blurred, he made out this:
 "Au good people: These children ain't got no father or mother. They died here in February, and Is'e been tending to 'em. They ain't got no folks here; and their folks live in Haven, Oonnecut. Ise poor nigger woman, and can't keep 'em no longer. Is'e got myself to support, and theyse 8 going back to their folks. They is good chil- dren, and don't do 'em no harm. JANE MAUPN."
 MT. Cole sat down by the boy, who was about thirteen years of age and b. fight. He learned that in the spring John Howell with his wife and two children left New Haven, Conn.,, for the West, and arrived at Pueblo, but that there both died, and during their sick ness the old negro, Jane Maupin, was the only attendant at their bedside, and when the children were thrown out upon the world, orphans, friendless and pen niless, she cared for them as she would for her own children. But having learned from the father that they were from New Haven, and that they had an uncle there by the name of Martin How. ell, she conceived the idea that they ought to go back, and she thought that the letter she wrote and gave them would be passport to all the world They started, taking train for Atchison, and conductor had put them off neal Pueblo.
 But they had started for Haven, and they resolved that they would go. By |" stealing rides," now in freight car now under the seats in the smoking car and now in the caboose among the piles of trunks and packages, and begging their food, they reached Topeka, fifty miles from Atchison. They wandered around Topeka all day, and at night they hid themselves in flat car laden witt building stone. In the gray dawn they reached this city, begged breakfas and dinner, and at two o'clock hid them selves under the seat in the car where they were found by MT. Cole.
 MT. Cole took the children to Kansas City, the end of his run," cared fo them there, telegraphed to Martin How ell at New Haven, Conn.,, and received an answer to send the children in care o the conductar to New Haven, and t' draw upon him for the expenses of tn l
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an item of $35O, 900 additional for the letter carrier system in cities of less than 40, GOO in habitants Rejected.
 Mir. Holman moved an amendment increas- ing an item for inland transportation from $14 500. 900 to $15, 100000, specifying it as fol- lows: Transportation by railroads, $8, ,862, 149 by star routes, steamboats, and all other than railroad routes, $8, 237 1851. He said that the plan was to allow five mills per linesl foot of car room, when the mails are carried less than twenty-five miles an hour, and six mills when over that rate of speed. Adopted.
 Mir. Payne (Dem.), of Ohio moved to sus- pend the rules and pass the bill directing the secretary of the treasury. under such limits and regulations as will best secure just and fair distribution of silver coin throughout the country, to issue that now in the treasury, to an amount not exceeding $1O, ,OOO, ,O00, in ex- change for an equal amount of legal tender notes, and that the notes so received in ex- change shall be kept as 8 separate fund, and be reissued only on the retirement and de- struction of like sum of fractional currency received in payment of duties to the United States, and that such fractional currency when so substituted shall be destroyed and held as part of the sinking fund, as provided in the act of April 17, 1876. Rejected-yeas, 1855 nays, 73.
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Sad Case of Cruelty.

The society for the prevention of cruelty to children in New York recently rescued little girl about eight years old from the cruel treatment she was subjected to at home. She had been abused so much that the neighbors called the attention of officers to the case. It was ascertained that the woman with whom she lived, and by whom she had been beaten and bruised in shock ing manner, was not her mother, but had taken the child to bring up. Four years ago the poor parents of the little girl had resigned her to this woman, who avowed her intention to rear her religiously, and "make an angel of her. Apparently she endeavored to accomplish this by gradually killing the child, who fortunately has been saved from impending death, and placed in a refuge from her tormentor.
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The American Prima Donna,

Miss Emma Abbott, the American singer, made very successful debut as Daughter of the Regiment at Covent Garden, London. Though her acting leaves something to be desired, she pos sesses voice of great power and purity, and is almost perfect in her rendering of the character. She was twice recalled after the first act.
 Emma Abbott was born in Wisconsin, her father being we'll known violinist there, and although at an early age she developed wonderful musical talent and voice of exceptional sweetness, yet there was little encouragement given to her, owing to the humble circumstances of her parents At fourteen years of age, when she was singing in church at Milwaukee, she had the good fortune to meet Miss Kellogg at Toledo, Ohio. She called on the.s tprima donna and asked her with schrldlike simplicity "WH you please hear me sing?" A cordial compliance greeted her request. The rest is soon told, and it is a story that more deeply will enshrine in uni versal loving remembrance America $ representative eantatrice. Miss Kellogg discovered the undeveloped purity, sweetness and power of her voice, and placed her under the care of our best musical teachers. Mime. Nilsson heard her sing at Dr. Chapin's church, New York city, and at the close of the services the Swedish Nightingale, with the en thusiasm of genius greeting genius, rushed up to her, introduced herself embraced her, and said: You car sing as we'll as I can; there are golden ducats in your voice." The growing talent of the fair young singer induced 8 number of admirers of genius to sub scribe 8 sum of money sufficient to senc her to Italy, where she received the mos valuable instruction, and where re nowned naGestri predicted a brilliant career for Whatever success Mis- Abbott may meet she owes to her ow1 untiring energy and determination tc succeed.
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A Coop IDEA.-A committee of the Cincinnati e eha ati Bar assosiasion has applied and quietly !" for incompatibility, etc, :, without any change of residence being necessary. As no. divorce can be ob- tained in the courts of Ohio without publicity, as: incompatibility is not 8 lawful cause for divorce, and as 8 resi- dence of one year is necessary before filing petition, the lawyer in question, t is claimed, is fraud.
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HOUSE.

On motion of Mir. Wood, of New York, the committee of the whole was discharged from the further consideration of the bill to carry into effect the provisions of the treaty with tho Hawaiian islands, and the House proceed ed to it's consideration. After some discussion 8 vote was taken on the bill, and it was passed -yeas 116; nays, 101.
 The bill, which was originally introduced by MT. Luttrell, of California, provides for the President, whenever he has evidence that the Hawai- an Legislature has passed laws to give full effect to the treaty, issuing his proclsma- tion declaring the treaty of January 30, 1875, to be in effect, and that thereupon the follow ing articles, being the growth and manufac- ture or produce of the Hawaiian islands, shall be admitted into the United States free of duty: Arrowroot, castor oil, bananas, nuts, vegetables, dried and undried, preserved and unpreserved; hides and skins, undressed rice, pulu seeds plants, shrubs or trees mus covado brown, and all other unrefned sugars syrups of sugar cane, melado, and molasses, and tallow.
 The House went into committee of the whole on the Post-office Appropriation bill, the question being in regard to abolishing the letter carrier system in cities of less than 40.. 900 population. The discussion having closed the vote was taken on the motion of MT MutchIer Oem.), of Pennsylvania, to strike out of the bill the provision referring to the abolition of non-establishment of the free de- livery system in cities of not less than 40, 00( | inhabitants. The motion was agreed to-12; to 29--and the provision was struck out of tho | bill.
 ] MT. Foster CRep.), of Ohio, moved to inser
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Don't Throw Away yoTEo MoneXiMTo Sri1 HE E LINIMENT has been sold every bottle has been war ranted, and not has been returned Thousands of certificates of its wonderful curative properties be at the Depot, 10 Park Place, New York It will fectly to take internally It Cholera Group Dysentery, Colic, Sea Sickness, Chronic Rheumatism Sprains Old Sores, Outs, etc. Sold by the Druggists
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At our request Cragin & Co.,, of Phil adelphia, Pa., have promised to send any of our readers, gratis, Con receipt of fifteen cents to pay postage sample of Dobbins' Electric Soap to try. Send at once.
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Chapped hands, face, pimples, ring
 worm, saltrheum, and other cutaneous atfec- tions cured, and rough skin made soft and smooth, by using JUNIPER TAR SOAP. Be care ful to get only that made by Caswell, Hazard & Co.,, New York, as there are many limitations made with common tar, all ofwhich are worth less.-COm.
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There are several kinds of worms which trouble horses the pin-worms (pointed at both ends) are the most common and most dangerous. Sheriddn's CduGlYy Condition Posoders will, in 8 few days, eject the worms, and the horse will begin to thrive.
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Nellis' Fl. Fl. H. Fork and patent method for moving and stacking hay or straw will save the farmer it's cost every season. Pamphlet free. Address A. J. Nellis & Oo., Pittsburgh, Pa.*
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Factories and machine shops should not be allowed to run 8 day without Johnson $ Anodyne Liniment In case of @ sudden &C., cident, an immediate use of it may save weeks of suffering and perhaps limb, or even ife '
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During January, February and March of the present year 6,762 Irish immi- grants left Ireland, 4,O67 of whom were men and 2, ,695 women.
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FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.
Tho Business of General Interest Trans
 acted. gENATF

MT. West (Rep.), of Louisiana, from the committee on appropriations, reported favor ably on the House bill appropriating $9,000 to pay the expenses of the select committee ap- pointed to investigate the Federal offices in Louisiana. Passed.
 MT. Sargent (Rep.) ), of California, introduced bill to restrict the immigration of Chinese to the United States.
 The House bill to amend the act of March 13, 1874, to encourage the growth of timber on the Western prairies, and the House bill to amend the time to pre-emptors on the public lands were passed.
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Vegetine acknowledged byall classes of people to be the best and most reliable blood purifier in the world.
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. WALKING MIRACLE,

Mir. H. K ESTEvENs:
 Dear Sr-Though stranger want to inform you what VEGETINE has done for me.
 Last Christmas ecrofula made its appearance in my system-large running ulcers appearing me as fol- lows One on each of arms, one on my thigh which eXen ded to the seat on my head which eainto skull bone, left leg which became so bad that two physicians came to amputate the mb though upon consultal ion concluded not to do whole body full of scrofula they deemed 1t advisable to cut the sore which painful beyond description, and there a quart of matter run from this one sore . The physicians all gave up to die and said they could do more for Both of my legs were drawn to seat and 1t thought if cid get up again would be cripple for life. , . When in this condition saw VEGET1NE advertised and commenced taking 1t in March, and followed on with until had used sixteen bottles and this morn ing am going to blow corn, we'll man. All my towns. say it was a miracle to me round walking and working
 great suffering that dreadful disease, scrofula prayed above to take out of this world but VEGETINE has restored to the blessings of health desire than to live, that may be of service fellow men, and know ot no better way aid suffering humanity than to iuclose this statement of my case, with an earnest hope that you will publish it, and it will afford me pleasure to reply to any Communication which may receive therefrom.
 WILLIAM PAWN. Avery, Berren Oo., Mich |, July 10th, 1872.
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 JAMES P. LUDLOW, Late pastor Calvary Bap. Church, Sacramento, Oal
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 make no reply, and as her father drove she recovered consciousness it was nine o'clock. Dragging herself to her room she dressed herself and packed valise wrote note to her father. Leaving the house she came to the village, where her story was soon made known. Horton Hurd visited her at once and she con- sented to his proposal of immediate marriage. They proceeded to the resi- dence of sister of Hurd, where they were married.
 About twelve o'clock on that day Rus sel returned to his farm with his former servant, now his wife. He found no preparations made for his reception, and, greatly enraged, at once begun search for his daughter. He found only the note in her room. He stormed and swore like 8 madman and started post haste for Roseville. He went to the house where were the newly married couple. He seized Hurd and attempted to stab him. All the inmates of the room except the young wife, fled at the san guinary appearance of Russell. The young man, driven to desperation, drew his pistol and warned Russell to desist, but the latter seemed crazed with fury, and redoubled his efforts to kill his son. in-law. He at last raised his pistol. The young mans wife, wild with terror, sprung between her father and her h1ls- band at the moment the latter pressed the trigger, and the bullet crushed into her brain. She fell to the floor and died without moan.
 Russell retreated in horror toward the door, and the husband kneeled by the side of his wife's corpse, and frantically called her by name. Seeing that his bride was dead he rose to his feet, and in an instant shot himself through the teEaple, living but @ few seconds. | Russell was apprehended at once. He