Connecticut western news., 1878-12-18
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

color of probability as attempts in this direction have been made at Cape May, Coney Island, Newport and other places. It shows the necessity of extra vigilance on the part of Watering place proprietors.
 In letter which H nry M. Stanley has addressed to James Bradshaw, of Manchester. to explain attempts to solve the question which has been so fre- quently yasked-namely: "What practical benefit is England to derive from the numerous explorations of Central Africa?" by stating that Africa offers to England second and a greater India. While the alopathic doctors of New Orleans have been exercising themselves l over the question as to whether the vel | low fever was imported or indigenous, the homeopathic commission have | quietly made sure thing of the whole | matter by simply declaring it was both. The commission further advises dis criminatory quarantine i; but only against such ports as are notoriously infected.
 The Saturday Review (English) says that the causes of dissatisfaction cannot be removed by repressing socialism. The chief of these causes are the poverty of the masses in large
 towns, the contrast of great riches, the
 degree of education which makes men
 think little and not much, and decay
 in the influence of religion. Expressing
 socialism will not improve the. condition
 of the masses in Berlin, nor raise the
 standard of education, nor bring about
 religious revival. The dissatisfied
 will no longer be able to read socialist
 journals, but they will remain dissatis- fled. They will feel their own un-
 happiness and ask for its reasons and it's
 remedies.
 Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania.
 told reporter that Wade Hampton of
 South Carolina, killed his (Cameron's)
 brother. The brother was in command
 of the 79th Highland Regiment of New
 York, and was killed at the first battle
 of Bull Run. "Did Wade Hampton personally kill your brother, Senator ?" the reporter asked. Yes, sir P I have
 the evidence unimpeachable that Wade Hampton, who captured Col. Cameron, my brother, took carbine, while my
 brother was prisoner unarmed, took
 deliberate aim and shot him dead. And
 this rascal, continued the Senator, "this
 rascal Hampton, Hayes went and made
 Governor of South Carolina" MT. B.
 Norman Gunnison, the editor of York Eve'ei'ag Record, saw Hampton shoot t ing brother James.
 : In his reply to the ultimatum sent to him by the Viceroy of India, the f Ameer of Afghanistan denies that he ? cherishes feelings of hostility or opposi- , tion toward the British Government, } and says that he is willing to receive !, Ca purely friendly and temporary l mission, accompanied by small escort. D
 Coming at time when the British were s in the full career of victorious ad- I vance, this tardy answer does not delay T military operations. On the contrary, \ the irresolution indicated by the tone ,, of the communication has stimulated ,, the invaders to greater activity-so says the correspondent of London news paper.
 :, Prof. Seeley says that Sir Hum phrey Davy early in this century ex. a hibited tho electric arc, and since that time it has been familiar to the pro. f fessors of chemistry and their students :. in all the large colleges. But it was '4 regarded only as curious fact or 8 brilliant illustration of science. To-day . the solid and permanent success of the !, electric light is achieved and guaranteed. a Experience in its constant practical use = as lighthouse beacon extends back T fifteen years. It is used and approved :, for the lighting of streets, theatres,
 workshops and mines. Professor J Seeley said he considered it established
 also that all the desirable qualities and ; properties of gas-light are found in the
 electric light, and that the latter has a desirable qualities in addition.
 l. A lady telegrapher says II make 2 it rule to read messages literally, and n before the writer leaves the desk. If t you telegraph 'Two and two make five, e it's not my place to tell you they make a four. did that olce A tall old man,
 with cigarette in his mouth, and a
 tremendous weed on his hat, gave me
 this message eThe Fall River boat ;, leaves the foot of Twenty-third Street
 at 4. Send the donkeys By mail I ! said, You're mistaken, sir the Fall River boats leave the down town pier at 5 o'clock, not 4. never shall forget U the look he gave me. Said he: Young woman, you tend to your business, and I'll tend to the Fall River boat. After that I'd have sent the Bible backward and called my baby a bear if customer 7 so wrote it on the blank"
 An editor of Shupe's defunct New , York Advoc0te says that over the whole
 pnd, wherever the paper circulated, - , GOT sewing-women sent him their say. ings to get g-machine-some, a , piano or parlor organ for their daugh-
 ters-others teas, and so through all the , cooperative line of articles dealt in, and
 I am credibly informed that there are now over 300 sewing machines, 60 chests of tea, and an unknown quantity of
 organs and pianos that Shupe has re-
 ceived the money for. He is now bank rupt, and the Advocate stopped and de-
 funct. During the time he has run the
 paper at 25 cents a year, he must have l 11oco