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Connecticut western news., 1877-01-26
X Self Man.

No better specimen of the Whiting ton ideal of the English self-made man could be found than the late MT. George Moore. His life was exactly that of the Industrious Apprentice. He used to tell how he first came to London without friend or a sixpence, and, walking about the streets, entered draper's shop to ask for employment. This was at first refused; but the owner was won by some answer, or something in the bearing of the candidate, who, on the day of his engagement, set@before himself two purposes to be worked out-to be head of the establishment and marry his masters daughter. In both of these aims he succeeded; and the house of Moore, Copestake & Go. is now one of the most important wholesale stores in the Kingdom.
Connecticut western news., 1877-01-26
A PluckY Captain.

The schooner Baracoa, of Booth Bay, Me-, discharged a cargo at Ponce, Porto Rico. The customs authorities there. de- clared that there was an informality about the matter, although no fraud was charged, and n fine of S4,300, gold, was levied against the vessel. No time was given the captain to consult with the owners at home, and the officer was, in trouble. A Spanish glmboat lay along side the schooner and threatened at any moment to take possession of her. The captain of the schooner not approaching the position in which he was placed, slipped her chains and at half-past eleven o'clock A. M went off like bird, and be- fore the astounded and dumbstruck off cials on the gunboat could collect their senses. She got all sail set, and was three miles away in the briefest possible time. As she went off she sprung Der Huff and saluted the port with her colors three times three. The gunboat was sent in chase as soon as she could get up steam, but the schooner %as out of eight in a very short time,
Connecticut western news., 1877-01-26
Goes Into SteambOating.

The late Commodore Vanderbilt, with that forecast of vision, that essential ele- ment of genius which in every important event of his career never failed to assert itself saw that sailboats were destined to lose their supremacy while he was inter ested in sailing vessels. Eleven years had passed since Fulton's experimental trip up the Hudson. Abandoning his successful business, he accepted the post of captain of a small steamboat at a salary of $1 ,0O0 a year. At that day passengers to Philadelphia were conveyed by steam boat from New York to New Brunswick, where they remained all night, and the next morning took the stage for Trenton, whence they were carried by stage to Philadelphia. For twelve years he com manded the steamboat (which was owned by Mir. Gibbons) running between New York and New Brunswick The hotel at New Brunswick where the passengers stopped was at the same time given in charge of his wife, whom he married when only nineteen years of age. She was the daughter of a neighbor on Staten Island. Her maiden name was Sophia Johnson, and thirteen children, nine daughters and four sons, were the fruits of this marriage. The hotel business proved more profitable than the steam boat, and why he remained as captain so long was for the reason that the State of New York had granted to Fulton and Livingston the exclusive right of run ming steamboats in New York waters. Believing this grant unconstitutional, as it was afterward declared by the supreme court, Mir. Gibbons ran his boats ill defi- ance of it, and thus involved himself in a fierce contest with the authorities of New York. The brrlnt of the battle fell on Captain Vanderbilt. For sixty success sive days an attempt was made to arrest him. Leaving his crew, who were also liable to arrest in New Jersey, he would approach the New York wharf, with a lad at the helm, while he managed the engine. As soon as the vessel was made fast he would conceal himself in the hold. At the moment of starting m off cer, who would be changed every day in order to avoid recognition, would be in readiness to arrest him.
 "You are my prisoner" would say the officer, tapping him on the shoulder.
 "You are more like my prisoner" would respond the captain, and then or der: "Let go the lines"
 Fearing to be carried to New Jersey, where retaliatory act threatened him with the State prison, the officer would jump ashore, or failing in this, beg to be put ashore, which request was of course politely granted. In this and other things the captain managed to evade the laws. He fought the State of New York for seven years until Chief Justice Mar, shall declared New York wrong and New Jersey right. The opposition tried vain. ly to buy him off. F'No," replied the captain to all such offers, I shall stick to MT. Gibbons until he is through his troubles" And he didsstick and he car ried his point.
 MT. Gibbons offered to raise his salary to $5, ,O0O per year, but he declined tn, offer. 1T did it on principle, /" was hi reply to the question why he refused [ compensation that was so manifestly just
 "All ever cared for was to carry m,
Connecticut western news., 1877-01-26
The Dead of fhe Year.

The year of our Lord 1876 will always be remembered for the deaths of great men and women which occurred during the twelve months. Of preachers and priests Cardinals Antonelli and Tarnoczy, the Rev. Henry Boehm (who had lived and done good works for a century,, the Rev. Dr. Bushnell, Protestant Episcopal Bishop Johns, the Rev. Dr. Sprague, the Rev. George Peck, President Stearns of Amherst College, Bishop James of the Methodist Episcopal church, and the Rev. Dr. Durbin are among the many who have died. Among notable states men and jurists the deaths are recorded of Francis Deak, Reverdy Johnson, President Roberts of Liberia, Chief Justice Gilpin of Delaware, ex-Governor Wise of Virginia, together with those of Speaker Michael Kerr, H. H. Stark werther, Trusten Polk, H. G. Blake, John "A. Soaring, Allen T. Caperton, Francis P. Blair, ST., and James w. Nye, all of whom were, or had been, members of the United States Congress. Turkey has lost two sultans, although there has been little apparent mourning there for either of them Portugal has lost a princess Of soldiers, Santa Anna, the American Generals Custer, Bragg, G. A. Smith, Gordon Granger are few oi those who have died. The American navy has lost Commodore Stephen Deca- tur, John Pope and Admiral Stringham. George Sand, Harriet Martineau, Henry Kingsley, Francis Palacky, Alexander Russel, John Forster, Orestes A. Brown. son, G. M. D. Bloss, Charles c. Ches. ney, and George Alfred Lawrence have ended forever their literary labors. The stage has lost Charlotte Cushman and Frederick Lemaitre New York lost Alexander T. Stewart Boston its noblest philanthropist, Dr. Samuel G.
 Howe, and the list is still incomplete.
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MO-. 29.
Good for the Eyesight.

They tell an incident ill Chicago about mortgaged property and old Long John Wentworth, who is considered one of the real estate fathers of Chicago. AL most every piece of land in Chicago is mortgaged. MT. Wentworth is vener- able, grand old man. No one knows his age. Senator Logan says that Long John fell out with Columbus at Palos, and came over to America in a Crmard steamer and bought up some corner lots in Chicago before the great Italian navi- gator set out on his tour of discovery. However, I regard this as an error, which one of the returning boards should correct
 Ex-Mayor Hoyne here says that for the last year Long John Wentworth has been known to stand for hours in front of the piece of ground owned by the gov ernment, and on which Mir. Mullett has tried, in the new post-office, to build a young American ruin to vie with Kenil- worth castle. He says Mir. Wentworth has stood in front of the board fence surrounding this piece of government land and peeked-actually peeked through a knothole into this post-office yard for hours at time. Mir. Went worth's actions got to be very mysteri- ous. They begun to excite the grave comments of the whole city. "What does he mean," they asked, standing there, hour after hour, looking through the knotholes and cracks in that post office fence P
 One day the truthful, silver haired Mir. Story of the Times saw MT. Went worth looking, as usual, through his fa- vorite knothole. You know Mir. Story would not tell a lie for all the hatchets in Virginia. We'll, after he had watched Mir. Wentworth one day for about three hours, standing there in drizzing rain and peering through crack, he went up to him and said
 MT. Wentworth, I beg your pardon, but can't bear this suspense any longer. Tell me what iii the name of Grant and the returning board are you looking at What "-
 ooh, nothing, MT. Story, nothing but "-
 "' Nothing but ' That's a pretty way to talk, Mir. Wentworth, after stand ing here i'll the rain for three hours with . your eyes on that crack Looking al nothing but ? Likely story, MT Wentworth. No, sir; there's Q mystery here somewhere. Now tell me-ten me what you see."
 "Well," said MT. Wentworth, |" if you must know the truth, Mr. Story, the honest truth, I came out here to improve my eyes. It does my old eyes good, and has done 'em good ever since the fire to come here and look through the fence and see piece of land in Chicago tha ain't mortgaged."
 If any one doubts this story, and an sorry to say that many misguided people are disposed to be always questioning the veracity of my stories, they can com, here to Chicago themselves and see tho cracks in the fence and the knothole' and the land without any mortgage on i that Long John Wentworth looked at -EVi Pcrkins.
Connecticut western news., 1877-01-26
VOL. VI.
The Baby for Me.

 I have heard about babies angelic, With heavenly look in their eyes, And hair like the sunbeams of morning When first they appear in the skies, And smiles like the smiles of cherub, And mouths like the buds of a rose, And themselves like the lilies and daises And every sweet flower that grows. My baby's the jolliest baby That any one ever did see; There's nothing angelic about him, But he's just the right baby for me! His smiles not at all like cherub's, But rather a conical grin; And his hair-well, it favors the sunbeams, When sunbeams are wondrously thin. His eyes, though they're blue, like the heav
 ems,
 Are remarkably earthly with fun; And his mouths rather large for a rosebud, Unless 'twere half opened one. His hands don't resemble fairy's In the least They're strong little pair, AS you'd think, I am sure, if he'd got you, AS oft he gets me-by the hair And he isn't bit like lily,
 Or any sweet blossom that grows, For no flower on earth, I am certain, Has dear little cunning pug nose. He's himself-full of mischief, the darling, And as naughty as naughty can be; And I'm glad that he isn't angelic, For he's just the right baby for me.
Connecticut western news., 1877-01-26
The Russian Army.

A correspondent at Paris, discussing the various rumors concerning the condi- tion of the Russian army, says the truth is the army continues to be organized with great rapidity. The men are neith- CT so unhealthy nor so discouraged as they have been represented to be, and will b. perfectly ready to take the field in two months, provided a capable gen. eral i placed at their head. The real compi lint of the Grand Duke Nicholas is ineficiency. The moderation of Russia is not caused by military weakness, but by her desire to throw the blame of pro- vokina war in Turkey.
Connecticut western news., 1877-01-26

THE Cosr.-A fowl that costs twelve cents pound dressed will cost sixteen when undressed, or in other words the dressing costs four cents, and nine pound four ounce fowl, dressed, will when not dressed weigh seven pounds nine ounces, 50 that dressed fowl will weigh pound and half less when un- dressed,
Connecticut western news., 1877-01-26

INKY.-Report has it that river of genuine ink has been discovered in AL geria. It is formed by the union of two streams, .one coming from a region of ferruginous soil the other draining peat swamp. The water of the former is strongly impregnated with iron, that of the latter with gallio acid. Vixen the two waters mingle the acid of one unites with the iron of the other, forming trne ink,
Connecticut western news., 1877-01-26
Length of DNYS.

The following table shows the duration of the longest and shortest days in the principal capitals throughout the world, corrected for refraction, etc., and carried out to the nearest minute
 ,- . ,y 1,,,, ILength Qf he Length of the
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The American Cyclopadia.

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GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE

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Connecticut western news., 1877-01-26

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Connecticut western news., 1877-01-26
MARRIED.

On Saturday afternoon, the sixth inst, 7, by the Rev. Dr. Power, of St. Peters Catholic church, in Barclay street, James Gordon Bennett, the proprietor and editor of the New York Hcrold, to Henri etta Agnes Crean. What may be the effect of this event on the great newspa- per contest now waging in New York time alone can show.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-05
Archbi shOD RayIey.

Most Rev. james Roosevelt Bayley, arch
bishop OF Baltimore, who died at Newark,
wednesday, was perhaps the most distin guish-
ed of Roman Catholic prelates of American
birth in this country. His grandfather, DR..
Richard Bayley, was an eminent physician of
the last century, the first health officer of New
York city, and professor in Columbia College ;
his mother was of the old Dutch family of
Roosevelt Archbishop Bayley's aunt, Mrs.
thoosevelt) Seton was the founder of the order
OF Sisters of Charity in this country, and is
always spoken of as Mother Seton; Seton
after her. Young Bayley was educated
at Trinity college, Hartford, afterward studied
with Rev. DR.. Jarvis of MddletoWn, and took
orders in the Episcopal church, but after a few
years in that ministry he became Roman
catholic, prepared for the priesthood at St.
Sulplce In Paris, was ordained by Archbishop
Hughes and rose to be bishop of Newark in
1858, when he was thirty-nine years old. There
he labored with zeal and ability for nearly
twenty years, earning the love of his flock and
the esteem of all, and making himself an en-
vlable fame. In 1872 he was translated to the
archdiocese of Baltimore on the death of Arch
bishop Spalding. he said that he feared he
was too old tree to be transplanted, and so it
has proved, for he has been in constant i'll
health ever since. His successor is RI Rev,
James Gibbons, who was transplanted from
the see of Richmond last year, to be coadiutor-
bishop with the right of succession.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-05
NEW YORK.
The Rumored Changes ia the Custem
House.

The Kumored Changes ia the Custom
House.
New YORK, Oct. At is reported here that
Collector Arthur is to have foreign mission,
and that Deputy Collector Tanner will be his
is expected will be made next week, SO that the
President can send in the new names to Con-
gress as soon as it assemblies.
Appraiser butcher has prevailed on the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to retain the permit
force in his department here, until after the
present rush of business, as men of experience
are needed to forward imports promptly.
The Peabody Educational Fund.
The board of trustees of the Peabody Educa-
tional fund began its annual session at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel today.
The eleventh report was read by DR.. Sears,
DIR. Sears in his report reviewed the work of
the last ten years and compared the present
state of popular education in the Southern
states with the condition when the board enter
ed upon the duties of its trust. The aim of the
board has been to aid the cause of education in
the South. The conditions of the schools and
the nature of the school system in each state is
reviewed.
In Virginia the amount furnished from the
Peabody Fund for the past year was SIS, $50;
daring the past ten years, $201, $50 The
amount granted to North Carolina for the past
year was $4,000; for the past ten years, $S1, 900
South Carolina last year, $4,000; during past
ten years, $27,650. Georgia last year $4,000;
ten years, $48, 450. Alabama has received in ten
years S55 450; Mississippi, $5S, 578; Louisiana,
S55,578; Texas, $18 600; Arkansas, 100000;
Tennessee, $191, $50; West Virginia, $106,710.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-05
MARINE NEWS.
The Loss Of The Steamship nIaRnoIia

The Loss of the Steamship Magnolia.
CHESTER, Pa, Oct 4.-The crew of the
steamship Magnolia, which foundered off Cape
Hatteras yesterday, arrived here very destitute.
The first officer says the boats had very hard
time getting from the sinking vessel to the
bark Stralsund, twelve miles to the leeward.
One boat. containing seven men, was swamped
shortly after leaving the Magnolia, and every
thing swept overheard. The transfer occupied
four or five hours. They came near Ibeing left
by the bark, as it was thought that the Mag
nola had gone down and thu men could not be
saved. The second officer, however, prevailed
upon the captain of the bark to send the boat
hack, thus saving the entire party. All speak
highly of the brave conduct of Captain Daggett
and of the captain of the bark.
The Explosion ON the Steamer Comfort
Three Lives Lost.
WHEELING, West Va, Oct, Additional
particulars from the explosion on the steamer
Comfort say that Capt. Kirkebridge, Pilot
Umsetter and a passenger named Soupless
were killed. The wounded are Rev. Mr.. Baer
of Pittsburg, Andrew Harrison, mate, and
several passengers whose names are unknown.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-05
MINOR TELEGRAMs,

Professor Henry of the Smithsonian Institute
mas received cable despatch announcing that
q planet had been discovered by Pclsa at Pola
Oct. ID.
Brooklyn plssterers and skilled workmen
employed on the new municipal building to the
number of 100, struck yesterday, because of a
reduction of 25 cents per day.
The barn and out-bouses of Thomas Butler,
two miles west of vergennes VT, were de-
stToyed by fire Wednesday night. Loss $4,000;
insured 5000.
The California rifle team was enthusiastical-
ly received at San Francisco Wednesday,
John W. Yonng with his new wife, formerly
Miss Cobb, appeared in Salt Lake city We'd
nesday. No warrant has yet been issued
against him.
An officer of the Brewers Insurance Co. CT
New York, says that policy-holders are all Sc
cured. The difficulties of the company are
due to bad business
Geo. Smith, brakeman on the Fitchburg rail.
road was Instantly killed yesterday at West
Fitchburg by falling between the cars.
The center NAL of the battle of Germantown
was celebrated yesterday.
John b. Bryant shot and fatally injured "A :.
w. Adams, formerly correspondent of the Salt
Lake Tribune and Chicago papers at Central
City, Dakota, yesterday. Land dispute the
cause of the trouble
Wednesday nights coach from Deadwood,
carrying SIX passengers, was stopped by two
road agents twelve miles south of Fort Lara
mie. The robbers got about $500 from the pas
sengers.
The N. Y. Sun says that Brown & Gorham.
one OF the Oldest fruit importing houses in the
trade, have failed. Liabilities over $500. 900.