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Connecticut western news., 1878-06-20
The Happy Donkey.

Mrs. Burton, wife of the eminent trav- eler, is pursuing in Egypt, where she is now resident, the same admirable anti cruelty to animals crusade which she so successfully initiated while in Austria. Lately she observed deplorable-l looking little ass, bestridden by heavyweight, and goaded forward by boy persistent ly prodding dreadful raw. With vim such as that with which David Copper
 fields aunt bounced upon Miss Murd- stone, when detected riding her jackass over that sacred piece of turf, Mrs. Burton .' went for" these culprits. The man was dismounted in @ tiffey, and the donkey taken before the authority, who said he couldn't punish because there was no anti-cruelty law, but with that elasticity of rule characteristic of Egypt, he permitted Mrs. Burton to take the animal home, where, by carefully nurs- ing and dressing its wounds herself daily, it became in few weeks all that a donkey's best friend could desire, and is now the pet of the children of the English Postmaster General, due con- pensation having been made to the whilom cruel owner. The donkey boys apostrophize this elect animal" Oh, happy donkey, famous in history, thy case was heard before the Governor !"
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-20
A Malay Superstition.

When Malays are danger ously sick they imagine that if they can remove the evil spirits they are all right i; so, with this object, they construct miniature prahu, or war-boat, of wood, complete in every way, with mast, rigging, black flag, paddles, and rudder. The boat is filled with various articles, bag of rice at the stern, and lamp made out of cockle-sheu at the prov the body of the boat is stuffed with cups made of leaves, containing liquors of various sorts, entrails of fowls, sweetmeats of all kinds, tobacco, flowers and copper coins. The boat is supported by slender square bamboo platform, surrounded with pendent grass, to the ends of which are tied all sorts of eatables, and at the corners the legs and wings of chicken. About eighteen inches below the boat are figures of turtles, crocodiles and lizards, made of rice, resting on plan tain leaf, the whole being supported by four straight branches about seven feet high (the top leaves forming a canopy) stuck into raft made of plantain trees. Slips of bamboo are stuck round the raft with partially burned red rags tied to them. The raft is set afoat-; and it is supposed that the evil spirits, enticed away by the food in the boat, leave the patient and attach themselves to the boat. Should any Malay touch this raft after it has been set ahoat, he or she becomes afflicted with the disease from which the person for whose benefit the raft was set adrift suffered.
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-20
A Life Riddle Solved.

Once upon time, the conversation having turned, in presence of Dr. Franklin, upon riches, and young per son in the company having expressed his surpr1se that they ever should be att tended with such anxiety and solicitude, instancing one of his acquaintances, who, though in possession of unbounded wealth, yet was as busy and more anxious than the most assiduous clerk in his counting-house. The doctor took an apple from fruit-basket and presented it to little child, who could just totter about the room. The child could scarcely grasp it in his hand. He then gave it another, which occupied the other hand. Then choosing third, re- markable for it's size and beauty, he pre- sented that also. The child, after many intellectual attempts to hold the three, dropped the last on the carpet, and burst into tears. ' -'''>
 "See there," said the philosopher, "there is little man with more riches than he can enjoy !''
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-20
Protecting a Sub.Marine Cable.

When submarine cable is broken, the two ends have to be recovered and spliced. This is the way in which the job is done, as telegraph man tells us :: We have strong grapnels, four and five pronged, which we send down at the end of powerful rope-which is made of wire and manila combined-and when, dragging on the bottom, they catch the cable, hoisting it on board is 8 simple matter. The hoisting rope passes over that drum, between those guides on the bow, over those two drums, and is ooiled around this enormous drum, which is worked by donkey engine. If our grapnels catch too near the end, where there is an actual break, the cable will slip off, of course, and then we must go further along the line and grapple for it again. The tension tells us when we have it, and when we get it on board we attach the galvanometer, and know at once how far from us, either way, the break is.
 , When we splice the broken ends or attach length of new cable, we cut one end wedge-shaped and fit the other to receive it, so as to bring in the closest actual contact the ends of the fine cop per wires, which we then solder firmly together. Then, over that, we put 8 wrapping of prepared gutta persha, which makes an absolutely impervious covering, taking great care that in doing so no pin holes or bubbles are left to make further trouble. Over that comes the protecting iron wire and its jute serv. ings, the shield that protects the gutta percha. If new cable has to be laid il is paid out over the stern. Down below are four huge circular tanks, capable of containing together about 300 miles o1 deep-sea cable. Our cable, you know varies in size. The deep-sea weighs about23 tons, the intermediate about 43 tons, and the " shore ends" about 1e tons to the mile. The object in making the shore ends so much the heaviest is to l protect the cable as far as possible against injury from ships anchors ano rocks-which ever we use is coiled 1T | NAAOoO UcbAh5 5lCA 1 t1S uO 6 6u0AS against the possibility of it's kinking and when being paid out is carried ui through guides to traveller drums, on af
 to great drum, which it passes twice tt
 give us the power to regulate the ten
 sion upon it by means of brakes, ant
 thence over small drums and througl
 guides again into the sea. It is worl
 that must be done very carefully, witt every precaution against straining, twist ing, or looping the cable, and is neces
 sarily slow.
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-20
Cooperative Farming.

The Bishop of Manchester, lately made @ speech at the Cooperative Congress in England, recommending cooperative farming He gave an account of CO., operative farm near Assington, which he visited in 1867, after it had been in op- eration for thirty-seven years. It was started by John Gurdon, the Squire of the village, Tn 1880. He rented to tif- teen men sixty acres, at SS9 an acre per annum, and lent them $2,0OO for tools, stock, manure, etc. In 1867 they had long previously paid the loan; had in- creased their shareholders from fifteen to twenty, and the amount of hired land from sixty to one hundred and thirty acres, for which they paid $1, 900 year. The farm was managed by committee of four, chosen by ballot, 8 portion go- ing out every year. The Bishop found the land in admirable order, and the animals and poultry in excellent condi- tion. h 1854 MT. Gurdon, finding the experiment. very successful, started thir- ty chosen men on second cooperative farm, each contributing $17.50. He also loaned them.s$2, ,OO0. They began with seventy acres, but by 1867 were hiring 212 acres at rent of $1, 625 year, and had $6,OO0 worth of stock, besides hay ing paid off the g.. .OOO loan and supported their families. The Bishop thought that class Of cooperative agriculturists would.be most important and stable element in the commonwealth, and the Earl of Ripon, in 8 subsequent speech. said that he had also visited the farms and fully agree with him.
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-20
THE BABY'S BROTHER.

The Baby is brought for the lady to see: |" Was ever a lilly-bud nicer than he 2" But the door opens fiercely on cooing and kiss, And what merry outlaw from the greenwood
 Is this? His brother?-w laughs at himself in my . face: -.... .... .t ... This picturesque vagabond, graceless with
 grace,
 Whose head like kings come to grief, is ' discrowned- lt An, the kitten was wicked, and so siie Is
 drowned2 n.. .......... All flushed with the butterfly chase, how he
 stands, ~ t With a nestful of birds in his pitiless hands, Which he mildly assures me were torn fr"u
 the tree,
 Or they'd trouble their mother as Baby does d,el "well, if Baby is sweet, you must love him
 right fast Because-don't you know2 Why, because
 he'll not last! Mut aa fa'A4 49c For was Baby too, some of these days, And just look at me noto!" he unsparingly
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-20
A Good Girl.

A young girl in Boston, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men there, being about to marry, asked her father to let her wedding be as quiet and mex pensive as possible, and to give her the money which would have been spent in flowers, wine, etc. With this money she gave certain sum to the poor of each city which she visited on her wedding journey. She had the blessings of the hungry and naked strewed along her path instead of roses.
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-20
EIDE 4 WEE, AND DLNNA FRET


 Is the road very dreary?
 Patient yet .- Rest will be sweeter if thou art weary. And after night cometh the morning cheery; :. Then bide a wee, and dinna fret
 The clouds have silver lining,
 Don't forget! And though he's hidden, still the sun is shining Courage! instead of tears and vain repining; l. Just bide wee, and dinna fret.
 With toll and cares amending 5sts Art beset? r... Bethink thee how the storms from heaven, descending, s.M Snap the stiff oak, but spare the willow bending; And bide wee, and dinna fret.
 Grief sharper sting doth borrow
 From regret; But yesterday is gone, and shall its sorrow Unht us for the present and the morrow? Nay bide wee, and dinna fret. An over-anxious deluding
 Doth beget A host of fears and fantasies deluding. Then, brother; lest these torments be intruding, Just bide wee, and dinna fret
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-20

The man who knuckles to you-the pugilist.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-01
SENATOR RI

We find in the Argondut of last Sat-
urday an article about Senator Farley
which we reproduce below. The ar
ticle is, in the main, a fair one and
does Mr.. Farley justice, save in the
matter of his speech in caucus, which
it m,sauotes. What he really did say
was about what the Argondut would
have wished: "I will go to Washington
to confer with the great and wise states
men of the nation and do the best l
can to advance the interests of the ma
ton, for the welfare of California n
the Democratic party" These are Mr..
Farley's expressed sentiments as stated
by r. c. Page, Secretary of the Demo
cratic caucus, and many members OF
the San Francisco delegation. The
Argonaut says:
James r. Farley, Of Amador, is Sen
ator elect for California, &c succeed Mr..
Sargent. The result is neither a sur
prise nor a calamity. Ifparty services
are entitled to such a reward, no one
HAS WIG Ill VI iOIHoA ="
full service than has the gentleman
who is by this act elevated to the high
est honor of our nation. he has
served the Democracy with a fidelity
that never faltered. We think he has
served his party more faithfully than
he has served his country, and
hence he was not our choice for
Senator. He has in the first
declaration of his new position given
utterance to a sentiment that underlies
his character, and f~orshadows the
policy that will control his public
career: II will go to Washington to
confer with the great and wise men OF
the Democratic party, and do the best
l cam" Senator Farley is an honest
man; not only honest in acts, but an
honest-minded man. His political
career in California has been honorable
to him. His social life is creditable.
His abilities are of respectable order.
He is a politician by birth, education
and culture; his tastes, his reading, his
line of thought, run all to politics, and
we believe he possesses qualities that
may grow and ripen mo statesman
ship. We should bave been glad to
have heard him say: II will go to
Washington to confer with the great
and wise statesmen of the nation, and
do that which will best promote and
advance the welfare of the American
people," In sympathy and political
association Mr.. Farley is Southern.
He will be the ally in the Senate Of the
Southern wing Of the Democracy, il
the Democracy is yer unwise enough
to allow sectional dissensiOn 10 divide
it. Mr.. Farley in a marked degree
possesses that kind of ability and en-
ergy that attains ends and accom-
plisnes results. We accept Mr.. Farley
at a higher valuation than he puts
upon himself. We accept and
welcome him as the Senator to repre-
SEM the State of California in the SEN
ate of the United States. At present
he thinks it his highest duty to repre-
sent the Dem ocracy. He will grow.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-01
ROVER 70 BE HANGED.

A dispatch from Reno to the SENTI-
MEL states that the Supreme Court has
affirmed the decision Of the lower
court in the case of J. w. Rover, con-
Victed of murder In the killing of 1.
N. Sharpe at the Sulphur mine, in
Humboldt county, some two years
ago. This probably ends the case and
Rover will now pay the penalty Of his
crime with his life. His counsel has
bafled the authorities for an unusual
length Of time, considering that the
prisoner was without money. but there
seems to be no longer any hope for
him, unless the Board of Pardons
should intervene to save his neck.
Most people familiar with the circum-
stances believe him guilsy, though
there is . bare possibility that one
McWorthy, and not Rover. commit.
ted the murder. The only circum-
stance favorable to Rover seems to be
the absence of any motive inspiring the
commission of the deed. sharpe was an
owner with McWorthy in the sulphur
mine. and Rover was merely a hired
man. The mine was believed at that
time to be OF great value, and as the
title had not been perfected in all re-
spects 1t is easy to divine q motive on
the part Of McWorthy for desiring to
get rid Of his partner. Rover, who
was convicted after five trials on evi
dence wholly of q circumstantial ma
ture, has maintained from the first
that the killing was done by McWor-
thy. The weight of testimony, how
ever, pointed to Rover as the guilty
man. Taken all in all, the case is the
most remarkable one that has ever
figured in the criminal annals OF the
State of Nevada.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-01
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TEXAS
AND PACIFIC RAILROAD.

The annual report of the Texas and
Pacific Railroad gives the following:
Tho receipts for the year are $2,3S1,-
076 AZ, and the profits have been $31S.-
9e4 02. The passenger revenue has in
creased 25 $40 per cent. and 10l sol
more tons Of freight were hauled than
last year. The report. which is for the
year ending May 81, 1877, also shows
that Of the $9.lSO,550 Al debt OF the
California and Texas Railroad Con.
s~truction Company, under ar adjust
ment. the road has paid $8.474,9l1 SO,
and the officers felt confident Ut the
payment OF the remainder during the
current year. The liabilities on June
/, 1877, with ~ miles Of road in oper-
ation. were SIS, 556,57s OIL. There were
then so locomotives and 1850 Ears of
all kinds, showing . reduction of debt
Of x5 1888 ITS Sc, and Q gain of l25 miles
Of road, 50 locomotives and 6y5 cars.
The balance of the floating debt was
then but 500, 264 70. To pay this debt,
the company has In hand $S4 900 OF its
first and consolidated mortgage bonds.
The road has now $50 $40 miles CON-.
pieted, and ITO SO 100 miles OF these
were constructed during the year.
Building. constructing and improving
along the line lost 1871. 1888 10, in
Gliding the blu lding Of eight depots.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-01
FOREIGN NEWS.
FRENCH TxoNoRS TO
EMERSON.
THE WHEREABOUTS OF GEN
ERAL GRANT.
The Servian Victory at Pierot.
Indications that England will Fake
q Hand in the Great War.
EX-QUEEN ISABELLA ON THE EN-
EX.QUEEN ISABELLA ON THE En-
PULSION OF DON CARLOS.

PARIS, Dec. 30.
The French Academy OF Naval
Sciences elected Ralph Waldo Emer-
son one of its foreign associates.
LAvELLETA MALTA, Dec. 30.
Ex-Pre,ident Grant landed here on
Saturday. He took Luncheon with the
Duke and Duchess of Edinburg, ana
dined with Governor Gala. A per-
formance OF opera was given in honor
OF the General in the evening.
BELGRADE, Dec. 80.
The Servians captured at Pierot 70
cannon, / 900 rifles aud 80 prisoners.
LONDON, Dec. 80.
The New Times, OF ST. Petersburg,
reproduces various reports current III
foreign newspapers that England IN
tends to occupy certain points in the
east, among others G%altopolI, Con
stantinople and Batoum. The New
Times considers the occupation OF
Constantinople or Batoaum to be equiv
alent 10 a declaration of war.
LONDON, Dec. 30.
A semi-official authority says the re-
port that England has notified the
Powers of her intention to occupy GER
tain stations in the east Is Incorrect.
The English Government has simply
expressed to the Russian Cabinet It's
apprehensions that Russian occupa
ton OF Constantinople, though merely
provisional, would so excite English
public opinion that the Government
would be compelled to take certain
precautionary measures.
Madrid advices say that Don Carlos
was expelled from France at he re-
quest OF the Spanish Government.
Ex.Queen Isabella has written the
Paris Figaro protesting against the ex-
pulsion OF Don Carlos and %repudiating
The accusation that she was conspiring
with him against King Alfonso.
A. Times Paris correspondent says
it is rumored that the Spanish Gov
eminent is likely to take very serious
steps t. mark its displessure at lsa-
bella's conduct.
A special to the NewS, from Plym-
outh, reports that the whole channel
fleet and all commissioned ships IN
der repair are ordered to be ready for
sea by January 10Th. A dispatch from
Aldershot says the Ninth regiment l.
ordered in readiness for immediate
embarkation for Capetown.
A special dated Capetown, Decem-
Der llth, says: Sir Bartle Freere told a
deputation that he considered the sit
uation on the CATER frontier extremely
dangerous, and that he had written
home for troops.
The London correspondent of the
Manchester Guardian i~elegrapbs thai
journal regarding the Government
policy as follows: There is nc idea oi
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-01
no PAPER
NEWSPAPERS CONSOLIDATION.

As stated In these columns some
days ago, the two newspapers at Tus-
csrora have been consolidated. The
new journal. the result of this union,
which is to be called the Daily Times
Review, will make its first appearance
tomorrow. The firm Is composed Of
Messrs. Dennis, Fairchild and Wright,
the latter gentleman having hitherto
published the Review, daily while the
two former were the proprietors and
publishers Of the Times ~(weekly.)
Major Dennis, we presume, will otici-
ate as editor in chief of the Times Re-
viesc, which is equivalent to saying
that our northern contemporary will
be bright and newsy. Tuscarora is a
aourishing young town, capable of
supporting one paper well,
but not large enough for two.
Indeed, it may be recorded as
truth. that there is but one
town in Nevada, Virginia City, which
affords adequate support for more than
one good daily paper. The newspaper
business is a legitimate one. needing
the same experience and care as any
other enterprise. Success in the jour-
nalistic field Is the unersing measure
Of merit. 1t Is true that newspapers
are sometimes instituted for special
or to subserve certain inter-
ests or ends, relying for sustenance on
contributions, wrung from those it as
sumes t o benefit; but a vast majority
of such ventures very naturally, int
for obvious reasons, result in failure.
If a newspaper does not pay as a busi-
ness proposition, that fact is conclu-
sive Of one of two things: either 1t is
without q field or has no merit. We
throw in these reflections in a general
sense as we pass along, not to be I'M
derstood as intimating that Tuscarora
journalism hitherto has not been first
class. What we mean to say is, that it
will be better with efforts combined,
and the patronage concentrated. The
combination has the best wishes Of the
SENTINEL.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-01

PACIFIC COAST.
SUICIDE OF DR.. DEM
CREST.
A BET THAT ALTA WILL GO TO
FIFTY DOLLARS.
Arrest of a County Clerk for Embez-
element.
SAN Francisco. Dec. 81.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 81.
DIR. Jacob ID. Delnorest was found
dead on a lounge in his office 1t 6l2
Clay street yesterday afternoon. He
had committed suicide by taking NOR
phine. DR.. Demorest was a native OF
New York, % wears OF age, and was a
member Of the Society of Pioneers. He
was the surgeon OF Company Twelve
of the Vigilantes in $50. The only rea
son assigned tor the act are the facts
that he was embarrassed financially,
and had two divorced wives living in
this city. He left a note addressed to
one of his former wives, bidding her
good bye and expressing the hope that
he would meet her in Heaven.
Saturday evening last, Col. James
Cannon. the we'll known politician and
stock dealer, bet Archie Borland, the
mining expert, five thousand dollars
that Alta would sell for fifty dollars
a share before February 22d next.
Cannon offered to make it ten thou
sand, hut the offer was declined. The
money was put up this morning.
Scion Pattee, appointed by the Grand
Jury 10 investigate matters connected
with the Police Court, has been max !
ing an examination of the books of the
Court, the result of which was that
Thos j. Dixon, Clerk, to-day was ar.
rested by Captain Lees, on two charges
Of ENLIGHTENMENT. The examination of
the books has covered only two
months. AMI whether or not this Is the
full extent Of the embezzIement has
not been ascertained, though it il
thought the total defalcation will he
great. Dixon was locked up. but as
yet has made no request for bail to he
set. He claims the thing is all a mis-
take, and that he will come out all
right. Two charges have been placed
against him, the amounts for the two
months examined being in the neigh.
borhood of $1,000 each month. He
has held the position since January
Bird. 1876, and has always been deemed
an exemplary clerk. There was, at
the time OF his appointment, some oh
lection made to him, from the fact that
he had been implicated in forgery in
the Postoffice, the charge OF forging
Postofhce orders against him never
having been satisfactorily cleared up.