Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22

 raising not only the largest, but the very choicest vegetables in their market garden at Lakeville: Onions, for instance, they have a splendid crop of, and while you are about it, if you haven't all you will need of these sweet-scented vegetables" go down to their garden and get load or two. Union Agricultural society.-Owing to the debt incurred last year by the paying of larger amount of premiums than the receipts of the fair would warrant, and the expense found necessary this year to put the park fence in order, it is impossible to pay the premiums in full, therefore they will be paid pro rata, as by the bylaws pro- vided. Those entitled to premiums can ob- tain pro rata amount by calling upon the treasurer, c. B. Maltbie, either in person or by letter for the same.
 Falls Village, Sept. 18th, 1876.
 Terrible sufer1ng.-A dispatch from Los Angeles, Sept. 18th, narrates terrible tale of suffering on the Colorado desert, (named after the river Colorado, in Arizo- na). Henry Smith from St Louis, with one companion and pack-train, left Fort Yuma for Los Angeles. They wandered four days on the desert without water. Smith opened the veins in his arm and drank the blood, which clotted in his throat. He then cut his wind-pipe to remove it, and died in few hours. His companion S,, l,o l., <>&r haustion.
 The Dog or the TaiI.-ED1roR c. w. NEws.-Deal Sir. When you take dog by the tail and draw him across block and chop with an axe, do you cut off the tail or the dog? Yours truly,
 INQUIRER.
 Hartwellville, Vt., Sept. 13, 1876.
 REPLY.
 It depends entirely upon the way you do it, MT. Inquirer If you take dog by the tail and chop, of course you cut off the dog, but if you take tail by the dog, the question at once resolves itself into one Of an entirely different character, and one which, if we pursue it (the question, not the tail, )would carry us so deep into science we shouldn't get back in time for next weeks paper. Very sorry we can't answer your question, sir. Call sometime when we are out for further discussion of the subj ect. ED. NEWS.
 Double Taxation.-A decision by tho Supreme Court of the state has recently ap- peared in print of considerable interest to a large class of taxpayers. An individual residing in Litchfield county loaned $18,- 900 to person in Chicago, which loan was secured by deed of mortgage upon real estate located in that city. The borrower was obliged to pay tax upon the whole amount of real estate irrespective of the mortgage lein, and it was not disputed be- fore the court that the loan was made un- der, and was to be governed by, the laws of Illinois. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court decided that the Legislature had power to tax persons residing in this state for money loaned by them to persons living in other states, and secured upon real prop ertY located there, and that money thus in vested was taxable here Under statute reg ulating the matter.
 That Gossip Item.-My article on ''Gos sip," etc., of the 4th inst, neither had, nor was it intended to have any personal allu- sions whatever, but it seems to have har- rowed up the righteous CD soul of "M" to it's lowest depths, so that he appeared in a paragraph in last weeks NEWs, in which he apparently intended 60 make severe stricture upon something or somebody, but what special application it had, is beyond my power of comprehension to understand, There is no doubt, however, but that he succeeded most admirably in showing that he got a stroke in most vital part, hence that howl of agony which rent the air ''As if the very clouds it's echo did repeat" He has my sympathy in hls distress of mind, but since the coat fits him so well, and he voluntarily put it on, and insisted upon Haunting it in the face of the public, he must s'suffer the consequences of his own folly" ''D."
 Tilden and Hendrioks.-A large mum Der of our citizens who favor the election of Tilden and Hendricks. met at Academy Hall in this village last Monday evening and organized themselves into a Tilden and Hendricks club. The following named were chosen as officers
 PRESIDENT.
 Pliny L. Barton.
 | CB-PREsIDENTSo
 School Dist. No. l, Frank w. Holmes No. 2, John M. Cornell, James Stuart; No 3, E. M. Landon No. 4. M. B. Richard son, B. D. Goodwin No.5, Edward Ward No. 6, Wm. H. Dauchy; No. z, Martin Decker, Geo. H. Clark; No. 8, Henry Woodwork, Michael Gale; No. g, Chas H. Bissell No. 10. John G. Landon, J. P McNeil; No. II, c. R. Morris No. 12 Alonzo Goodsell; No. 13, J. w. Spurf No. IA, Geo. K. Peck.
 l SECRETARIES. Dan'l Pratt, DEW. Stone, Martin Walch J. L. Richardson.
 TREASURER. JohnlS. Perkins.
 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
 Wm. H. Barnum, Lorenzo Tupper, l.. r Ashman.
 The meeting, after remarks appropriat to the work the organization had before il adjourn ed to meet in Academy Hall, Lake . vile, Saturday evening, Sept 23d. 1876, t o'clock.
 8 IToo late for last week.7 r Political.-In obedience to call printe in late NEws,a goodly number of the ele tors of the town fayoring the election ( Hayes 6 Wheeler met at Academy hall 0