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Murdered in Fairfield.

An elderly man, named John Conklin, was shot by man named George Allen, Saturday evening, and died of his wounds about six o'clock, leaving a wife and
 seven children The man that did the shooting had formed dislike for Conk- lin, who is reported to be quiet, peace able man. Allen made open threats, and procured ap old musket, loaded it with hnckshct, and went to the house of bis
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Row l,s Dot For Hish.

Recent advIces from Brooklyn inform us llis. st Creedmoor, July Slst, our young townsmsn, Mir. A. F. Clark. Of the drm of Glover, Warner & Clark, tried his skill with tho rife, and made the following score: At 800 yards, q at 900 yards, or at 1000, 57 total, iS9, which with one exception, tic, was the highest score of seventeen competitors. Mir. Clark wears his honors with ease, and dignity, ,and well he might, for there are few who can show so good . record as this from this town.
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Strayed.

Ahorse belonging to MT. c, A. Hough, nd Dr. k. N. Belts, was let out of the ot, Friday, and followed g man with a cam, several miles out from Newtown. )r. Belts and Hough, discovered that be horse was out, and upon inquiry ould learn nothing of tue animal. They vent io Taylors stable, ,bired 3 team, and tarted in hot pursuit. Striking the trail n the road oyer Walnut Tree Hill, ney soon found ont that the horse was cen following close to wagon driven ya strange man. MT. Geo. Fairchild w the animal, and thinking that he new the horse, enquired of the man
 ho the horse belonged to. The man severed, T don't know; it has been blowing me all tbe way from Newtown
 reet.' Mr. FairchiId then sail Il
 iii take charge of it, and took 6 rope at of his wagon to catch the horse, but le horse ran away, and was not finally
 ught until driven into the barn yard of
 T. Robert Clark, in Hawleyville, when tier little trouble he was secured. In
 few minutes Messrs Hougt and Betts rove up, and We're rejoiced to find their orse safe. These gentlemen think th 1t
 ie man who suffered the horse to fol " him 30 far out of town, without tipping him, and putting him up, vss ither very ignorant fellow, ora man
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victim. .spd after throwing atnnes at hIm, discharged tho gun, which blew away part of tho mans facc, besides sending buckshot Into his lungs Conklin lived eleven houn after being shot. Allrn was arrested. and waIss the action of the law. He appears to be indifferent to his crime.
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Good Pasturing

Can be had on Newtown street, by mak- ing application to the Haywards whoever they are. Parties owning cattle, who have not time to hunt up the HAYwARDs can turn their cattle out, and be assured of protection. Six head of cattle were out on Saturday last, and still there is plenty of room.
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The Grand Prize Excursion.

We call the attention of our readers to the advertisement, in this weeks issue, of the excursion, under the management of the popular Wheeler $ Wilson Band, which promises to be the best of the sea- son. This band needs no commendation from us. The public know them and will encourage them.
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Notice.

There will be meeting of the Select men held Saturday afternoon, August 18th, at 3 o'clock P. M., in the Town Clerks office, for the purpose of letting out the collecting of the Taxes
 By order of the Selectmen.
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N NOtice.

Miss NJ Ferguson calls the attention of the ladies of NeDtown and vicinity to her closing out sale of Hats, Bonnets, Frames, and Flowers which she offers to dispose of at cost price for one week, from date, and previous to her removal to her new store, next to L. B. Booths store, Main st.
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who va not very hononbla Msnrs Hough q Betu, desire to return shsIr sincere thanks to tho gentlemen, Messrs FAirchild, Clark, Camp, and osher who 50 kindly assisted in recovering theIr horse.
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Peoples Line.

Governor Redstone offers his services to the travelling public, and will be on hand, upon the arrival of all passenger trains, and will convey passengers to any part of the town. Charges very reasona- bIe GEO. REDsToEE. Prop'r.
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The Surprise Masquerade.

On Friday night large party of ladies and gentlemen, in disguise, visited the house of MT. Horace Burr, on Long Hill, and surprised that gentlemen and his family. They had most magnificent time. Osborn's band, under the leader ship of MT. B. Blakslee, furnished the music.
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SONGS WITH CHORUS

Take this Letter to My Mother,
 VII s. Hays. One of the most popular songs Of the day. Price, 40c. Gathering Shells from the Sea shore,
 Riu Thompson. IMMENSE SuccEss-One firm alone, IL Unicayo, ordered lOOUO copies. Price, 4Oc. Sunny Eyes ot Old,
 Ernea L<she. Very fine song. Price, ioc. Sweet Birds,
 Georgs Psrsiy. A very elegant song companion io "Liliie Robin tell Kitty I'm Coming.n Price, 35e.
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Nxs Nms sslsetsd and Recommended Hv Nuas Sdsesed and Recommended Hev Music basctsd and Recommended.
SONGS.

Sailors Crave, fOA. Extra hne song. Price, Scc. Farewell,
 Grdhan. Soprano or tenor in r contslto, or Baritone n E Q. Price, 3ec. Happy Li.lle Maiden, Very pretty little ballad. Price. asc. Nobody's Darling but Mine, Ono of Danls best efforts. Price, 4Oc. Haunting Eyes,
 '. R. zhoNds. Ballad in Mir. Thomas's most pleasing syIA Price. 4Oc. The Raft,
 Csre rNsvfl. Fine descriptive song for Baritone. fnos, tus.
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Our Agents.

The following named gentlemen are 'ur authorized agents, to receive sub ;riptions advertisements, and job print
 lg for THE BEE.and will receipt all bills
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QUARTETTES.

The Lost Ship, CA. wnas. Mixed or male voices. Price, COG. With the Tide, Mixed or male voices. Price, Csc. Welcome Tonight,
 WAits. Mixed or male voices Price, 35c. Where the Ripping Waters Flow, Mixed or male voices Price, s5c. The Fairy Boat,
 Forreser. Price, soc. Shine Out, Stars,
 Dudley Buck. Price, Soc. Loves Golden Days,
 c. D. Blake. Price, 75c. Every Quurtette in America should order all of the above tor Concerts, Festivals, Serenades or Parlor.
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INSTRUMENTAL.

Autograph Waltzes, Are the most popular waltzes of the day. rrice, 75c Engagement Waltzes, Should be purchased by every pianist. Price, sl Od. Fall River Line March, Fine march for piano or cabinet organ. Price. 40c. Soldier Return, Morceau de Salon,
 Kleber. For piano. Excellent piano piece, not very dif. fcult. Price, 5Uc. The Little Shepherdess, Exceedingly bright and pretty, of the style of The shepnerd Boy" Price, G0c. Bird of the Forest, Nice summer piece. Price, soc. Night in June, One of those fine, dreamy Reveries in which Wilson excels Price, soc. The Morris Dances, Characteristic piece for piano one of the "Dan- bury News Mans favorites. Price. 40c. Grand Festival March, Played by the celebrated D. s. M. Band, Wa tertown. Price, soc.
 1fusie seniio a,y 1,arf of aae world .Nasie sent to oarpari af ize world .afasie .ent 10 a,y payi os Me world
 Upon receipf os price.
 Upon receipt efp,soe.
 Upon receipt of fpriee.
 Address d1 orders Co
 Address aU orders t0
 Address aH orders b lEMoTIis,No,2 20peraHouse lE MoTTis,Na,2 0peraHouss n n n n
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-28
Curing a Broken Legged Horse,

1t is now argued that it is unnecessary
to kill broken-legged horses, and case
in point is stated: Twelve weeks ago the
nigh hind leg was broken of Mr.. Williams
valuable and favorite mare, in Utica, by
a kick from another horse. The fracture
was half way between the fetlock and
the gambrel joints, and was complete.
A veterinary surgeon undertook to set
the leg. A canvas sling was arranged,
and the mare suspended in it in such a
way that she could occasionally rest upon
her uninjured limbs. The fractured leg
was then set, bound with hickory and
leather splints, with heavy leather boot
outside of all. The mare did we'll, and
never missed meal. After three weeks,
plaster of Paris bandage was substi-
tuted, and in seven weeks "Nellie" was
walking around the stable. There was
no sign of the fracture, and it is thought
that she will keep her 2:40 gait.-Neag
York Tribune.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-28
Crossing the Danube.

NapOleOn's passage OF the river Dan
ube in the face of the Austrians before
the battle of Wagram is thus described
by military writer in the London TEL
egr0ph: He had prepared on the ISL
and OF Lobau a number OF fat-bottomed
craft and the materials for floating
bridges, in canals which he had cut into
the main stream, keeping the boats con-
cealed by trees and brushwood from the
enemy's view. Making a feint at anoth-
er point, he sent, at 8 o'clock in the
evening, two battalions of infantry
across, who at once became engaged
with the Austrian outposts, but held
their ground till the floating bridges
were constructed over the river, there
$50 yards wide, when whole corps
passed over and seized the near
est village. By II o'clock several bridges
were constructed, another corps was al
ready crossing, and before daylight TO-
900 men had effected their passage. The
night was very dark, and there were tor
rents of rain"
The passage of the Danube in 1926
was bold and brilliant undertaking.
The Turks had OWNED the Russian in
tentions from the preparations being
made, and had intrenched themselves op-
posite to Satunovo, the selected point OF
crossing. To reach the river bank here
the Russians had to make a causeway nc
less than 1000 PAGES in length, 5000 OF
which had to be carried on wooden
bridges, and the troops were under fire
from the Turks while at work. The Rus
slams had f1otilla on the Danube, and
when the causeway. was complete de-
tachment of light infantry and Cossacks
were sent across the river in boats and
landed below the Turkish Entertainments,
concealed by wood. The Turks did
not discover their presence, and the Rus
slams rushed upon the rear of the nearest
intrenchment, taking it by storm. Then
the Turks, more than 10000 strong,
were seized with panic and fed, and the
position was abandoned
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-28
The Dutch Passion for Washing.

Every Saturday morning the Dutch
women wash their houses on the outside.
scrubbing them from the pavement to
the chimney. Any point that is too
high for broom or ladder they reach by a
forcing pump. Outof nearly every win
dow may be seen woman, stretching
herself half way out, perhaps, with a
brush and cloth reaching after some
fancied dirt-spot, or dashing a pail Of
water at it.
It is understood at this time that the
town is given up to cleaning. and the
passers-by on the pavement below have
no rig hit to complain if they get a shower
of water and suds over their heads. The
spiders have been driven entirely out of
Holland, or left in disgust, and I do not
think [ ever saw fly anywhere in the
country. No swallows are allowed to
dirty up their houses or stables, and,
strange to say, one sees no birds about
whatever, except the omnipresent storks,
which are allowed, by special favor, to
build their nests in the chimney tops,
owing to a particular veneration which
the Dutch have for this bird, likely be-
OfneaoC IL 10 ~ WhUCI 1OW4s VI 1nUl1cI d. WsbbeI
and land fowl, Or, like the Dutch them
selves, an amphibious swamp animal.
AS you go through Dutch town the
most common sight is the women wash
ing in the canals. On both sides, from
one end of the street to the other, they
may be seen, at all times of the day,
washing everything, from baby's stock
ing to table-cloth, and, when they have
nothing else to wash, they wash out their
brooms and brushes and tubs and them
selves. Sometimes the whole canal has
the appearance of flowing with soap
suds.
The Dutch have learned the art of
Washing, and everything connected with
it, SO we'll that other countries often send
their linen there to be washed and
bleached, especially the large manufac-
tories. The meadows outside of q Dutch
town are fairly white with washed articles
stretched over them.-Ladje8' Reposj-
| torn.
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ward with slow, lingering steps. "Just
watch the waters They are perfect
blaze of silver and crimson from here.
! Have you thought over all that I said,
Ellinor, last evening? Are you prepared
| to give me an ansWer-about oar HiQht,
[ mean?"
He was looking fxedly at her face;
but she avoided the glance.
There are some women who love to
stand upon the verge Of moral precipices,
enjoying the danger, but feeling secure
enough, during it's continuance, in their
own powers of equipoise. Ellinor
Erskine was such a woman. She had
gone to the utmost limits of precipice
now, and had looked down upon the
perilous depths beneath her, and had
enjoyed the excitement of her dizzy posi-
ton, and had maintained her cool
headedness throughout. It was time to
draw back. To have taken the leap, as
this man at her side had been urging her
to take, would have been an act of folly
altogether ridiculous.
II must disenchant the infatuated
creature, she murmured to herself, ''be-
fore we return to Oakwold." Then
aloud, st will give you my answer
when we reach the armchair, Doctor
Stanley"
They reached it soon afterward. It's
high back, carved from the living stone,
rose up clear and distinct against the
evening sky.
"Heaven help me, Ellinor, if that
answer is not what [ hope for' he
whispered. ''Be the passion sinful or
righteous, I have learned to love you.
My God Blanca p
He stood frozen with horror now, gaz-
ing within the recess Of the rocky chair.
Her face wearing the unmistakable
stamp of death, her golden tresses
floating upon the soft breeze, one livid
hand clenching small vial-shaped bot
tie, the other pressed convulsively
against her bosom. Blanca Stanley sat
within the granite armchair, upright,
CHASTITY, immovable.
She had told the secret of her agony at
last, and had told it in voice Of such
terrible power and meaning that they
who looked upon the awful rebuke of her
lifeless beauty must expiate their sin
with lifelong repentance
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-28
A Tough Old Man.

People who attain extreme oldage have
usually certain toughness of constit11-
ton which triumphs over injuries that
weaker natures cannot survive. The au-
topsy Of the late Capt. Lahrbush, whose
age has beer stated at Iii years and 25
days, furnishes new and remarkable evil
dence on this point. For sixty-one years
he had been an opium eater; at the age
of 80 his daily dose of gum or crude
opium was estimated at ninety grains
(troy); but the physician who attended
him shortly before his death represents
the old mans daily allowance as only
half that quantity. Capt. Lahrbush had
a full allowance of the ills that flesh is
heir to, but seems to have been strangely
unconscious of them. He had no symp-
toms of renal disease, and yet his right
kidney was gone entirely, it's place being
occupied (and considerably more than
occupied) by a tumor the size Of child s
head, with smaller tumor of similar
kind attached. This fact does not seem
to have been suspected before the dag
nosis made during his last illness. The
left kidney was contracted There was
cyst in his liver. The heart was fatty.
The walls of the aorta were nearly pene-
trated by several alterations. His ribs
were as soft as cartilage, SO that they
could be easily cut with scissors. But
trifes like these did not at all affect his
general health. He was at last brought
down with congestion of the lungs,
contracted by exposure in a storm. From
that complaint he was slowly recovering,
when an abscess formed in his thigh
Three operations were performed for the
relief Of the abscess, and thirty-two
ounces of fluid were withdrawn; this
proved too much Of a drain upon his
system, and he died of asthenia-i. e.,
general debility. AS he was soldier of
the First Napoleon, he might have
quoted that Generals famous remark
about the Peninsular war: 'sThat ulcer
in my extremities ate out my life. =
| NeaO York Tribune.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-28
Beware of Heat.

"Do not get cool, is the Scientific
Aanerdcap's hot-weather advice, the
meaning being that sudden cooling OF
the body is likely to induce bad colds,
which are harder to cure in summer than
in winter. It also says that ice-water
should be drunk slowly, with a pause
after each swallow. Hot tea is recon-
mended because "the debility and
downward progress of the system is ar
rested by the warmth of the water and
the stimulating quality of the tea, until
strength begins to be impaired to the
system" Garze worn next the body
absorbs perspiration, and prevents colds,
but should be often thoroughly aired
and dried. Persons who allow mental
overwork to exhaust them are particu-
larry liable to sunstroke. cit is fool
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-28

ish popular idea that this terrible mala-
dy is due to the concentration of the
suns rays on the head. Persons are
frequently struck, as it is termed, in the
night, but are more apt to be so late in
the afternoon, when the system is de-
pressed by the heat and nervous exhaus-
tt n. The way to avoid sunstroke is so to
order ones doings that vitality shall not
be lowered, and the conditions favorable
to the disease superinduced. A sun
stroke, if not fatal, leaves the patient
less able to endure mental or physical
work ever after, and requests from him
constant care against pulmonary disease
or a second visitation"
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STARLIGHT.
By MARK HUNTER.

I.remember making wondrous vow
When was younger than | am now,
And perhaps not over-wise,
And prayed if ever my truth should fail,
That the shining stars of heaven might pale,
And the moon desert the skies.
And an answering vow was given to me
From lips whose crimson was fair to see,
AS wild and as strong vow;
All! Lily, you We're "my angel" then,
And I was to you above all men,
How is it with you now?
What moonless sky, what starless nights
Would darken DER poor beclouded wights,
Should the moon and stars obey,
Whenever young lovers, one or both,
Forget a promise, or break an oath,
Or far from their duty stray!
And what sad changes few years bring!
The peerless angel of whom sing
Is an angel to me no more,
But red-cheeked healthy, ample dame,
In another home, with another name,
And the dreams of her youth are DER.
And Ibid bear bleeding heart
Pierced and wounded by Loves keen dart,
AS lovers IN books all do?
Alas for the earnestness of youth!
Alas ! for mans constancy and truth!
Ny dream was forgotten, too.
And the moon shines on, as it used to shine
When I made those broken VOWS OF mine,
And the starry sky above
Changes not but to me time brought
Strength Of purpose and earnest thought,
And more enduring love;
A love that frightened my home and heart,
That seemed of my very life part;
And when was doomed to see
My hearts rose wither from day to day,
knew that not even death could stay
The flow Of her love for me.
And now think, when the silvery light
Of stars shines out on the calm midnight,
Not of the VOW gave,
Not Of the dreams of early years.
But I think how holy the light appears
AS it falls upon her grave.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-06-28
Beware of BenZine.

There has been curious accident at
Philadelphia. A Mr.. Shoemaker, about
to leave the city for the summer, got a
watering pot full of benzine with which
to dampen the carpets and furniture and
preserve them from moths. In less than
an hour the gas generated by the ben
zine exploded with fearful conclusion
and thereon burstinto flames. The serv-
ant-girl was fatally injured, her clothes
being burned away and the body baked
to crisp, and Mrs. Shoemaker was very
dangerously hurt. An examination Of
the parlor after the fire had been extin-
guished showed something OF the force
of the explosion and the intense heat of
the flames. The window shutters were
blown open, glass smashed into atoms,
walls cracked and the register knocked
to pieces. The heat was so great that a
small bronze figure was actually melted
by it.
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The Delights of Baseball.

The only son of widowed mother in
the vicinity of Douglas park is member
OF an amateur baseball club. On Satur-
day he had his hair cut and oiled, and
accoutred himself for the fray, and his
fond mother tied one of her best lace
trimmed handkerchiefs around his throat,
and put clean handkerchief, with some
cologne on it, in his belt, and kissed him,
and he went. About quarter past 7 he
returned-that is, the most of him-and
the following conversation ensued
My son, where is the lace handker-
chief you had round your neck ?"
Here, ma, tied round this finger. I
picked up a daisy cutter. I think the
finger is only out Of joint, not broken"
My son, why do you not speak
palmer. Surely, surely You have not
been drinking %
"No, ma, but in the latter half of the
seventh inning our catcher's hands gave
out, and [ went behind, and I stopped a
foul tip with my teeth, that is all. I"
My son, your nice new uniform is all
blooded in front. What ever can you
have been doing ?"
tooA1AA1o, AA6', On1y WAS O1J1uS W
scoop in a high one at third, and the sun
got in my eyes, and I muffed it, and the
ball came on my nose, but I put it over
to first and got him out. %
"My son, your white flannel pants are
all green behind.
That, ma, was in the third inning when
[ tried to steal to second, and had to
throw myself down and slide in. got
the base anyhow, and came in on two
baser to left field"
Alas, my son, I fear that you have
had an unpleasant day. Let me send
for surgeon and dentist, and get some
arnica, ice water, lint, raw beefsteak,
splints, sticking plaster, vinegar and
brown paper, Railways Ready Relief,
Perry Davis's Pain Killer, congresses,
sings, leeches, clean clothes, opodeldoc,
horse liniment, and in few days you will
not know yourself"
ooh, ma, it was the bulliest game I
ever was in-ten innings, and the score
7 to 6. If I die I give my bat to Billy
Humphreys, and my spiked shoes to
Charley Gross" exit, led out by his
ma. Curtain falls. Chicago Times.
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HydrophObia.

The average annual mortality from
hydrophobia in England is one to about
100000 inhabitants, or nearly the same
as in New York city in France and
Germany it is somewhat higher; for the
United States generally there are no
satisfactory statistics, but the fatality is
probably not greater than in New York
The disease is peculiarly one of the tenn
perate zone, and is very rare in Turkey,
Syria, and Egypt, although it is said to
occur in China and India. The potency
of the contagion varies in different cpl
denies, in different dogs, and at different
times in the same dog. It is estimated
that from one-third to one-seventh of the
dogs bitten by rabid animals contract the
disease, when no treatment is adopted
while susceptibility in man is even less,
and the cure can always be expected when
the wound is we'll cauterized early.
Hydrophobia occurs oftenest among
the highly-domesticated dogs, and is
thought by many of the first authorities
to affect both sexes about equally, al
though the statistics Of France show that
it occurs absolutely, not per ,000) from
three to five times as often in male as in
female dogs, and is readily recognized,
even in the early stages, by those familiar
with animals. 70 most observant persons
some departure from a healthy condition
would be motto, /. Probably only very
small proportion of "mad dogs" killed
ever had ny drophobia or any other dan
gerous dlsease.-Bost0,a Journal.
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THE Rev. Robert Collyer was invited
by the President of the Boston Young
Mems Christian Union to address the
annual public meeting of that assocra-
ton. This is the answer Mr.. Collyer
sent: "Dear Baldwin: eyes. Yes.
Yes. Yes Yes. Yes. Yes-yes-yes
yes-yes. yes. Robert Collyer."