Connecticut western news., 1879-05-21

lator for years, at times making money in large amounts, and at other times los ing as heavily. She is now under arrest on charge of forgery, and, while she admits that she has been tricky, she says that she is as good as the average grain gambler, and cannot be punished. Her husband and her father-in-law are both named Alvan 0. Underwood, but there the similarity ends, for the former is broken-down inmate of an inebriate asylum, while the latter is wealthy resident of Milford, Mass. Lately, she raised $13,OOO on sight notes signed "Alvan G. Underwood" The men who lent the money supposed that her fath- er-in-law was the signer; but it turns out that the signatures were those of her penniless husband, and she declares that she never said they were not.
 A colored inmate of the county poor house at Parkersburg, W. Va., about 21 years of age, has betrayed symptoms of hydrophobia for several years. He was bitten by dog nine years ago. At times he was in sound health, and again he would be nearly paralyzed. He would have fits every few days, and when those were coming on he would inform his keepers, who would confine him in his cell, strong room from which it was impossible for him to escape. He would soon begin to froth at the mouth, growl, whine, bark, and snap at anything with in his reach, occasionally tearing his own flesh with his teeth and nails. In one of his rational moments the boy called the superintendent to his cell, and told him that he had seen man in dream, who had informed him that if he would gather certain weed which grew on 8 certain part of the farm he would recover entirely from his disease. At length,
 to get rid of his opportunities, he was
 taken in 8 wagon to point, near the spot indicated and lifted out. He crawled
 directly to the place, which was exactly as he described it. There he found 8 small clump of weeds, which he declared
 to be the weed which he saw in his dream.
 He pulled it up and masticated leaves
 and stalk, as he was taken to his room
 in the poorhouoe. Several weeks have
 elapsed, and the spasms and rabid fits,
 which had been of almost daily occur
 renee, have altogether ceased, and he
 declares himself entirely recovered. His
 physicians say there is no doubt that he
 was afflicted with hydrophobia, and that | 1.:u
 have tried in vain to ascertain the name
 of the weed, but as there was only g
 solitary clump of it, and the negro ate
 the whole of that, the chances are that
 this cure for hydrophobia will still re
 main mystery in materia medica. Stil
 these medical gentlemen have one basic of hope in the fact that minute frag ment of chick weed (Genera Stitldrta was found in the wagon, just after tht negro was lifted out on his return.
 A young Jewish lady of rich ant
 respectable family was recently on th' point of being married near Cologne, Il
 Germany, when peasant woman en tered and forbade the ceremony. Sh' said that twenty years before she hae l been the nurse of the child now sup posed to be the bride, but had accident ally rolled over upon it and smoth
 cred it while sleeping. Fearing punish ment, she substituted her own infant
 and allowed it subsequently to be takel f from her. "Of conrse I am mucl
 obliged for the education and rearing the child has received" said the woman "but you can understand that as :, good Christian I could never allow m.
 daughter to be married to Jew"
 , A sad story is told from St. Paul , Minn. Miss Phoebe Gestner, daughte D of MT. Gestner, 8 farmer residing fou , miles from the city, joined her betrothe' . lover in St. Paul, with the intention o , being united in marriage, the ceremon, f being fixed for three o'clock Sunda
 afternoon. After meeting her intended , the twain decided to attend service Q the church. A short time after they ha'
 entered the church, the friends of tn
 lady observed that she was conductln 1 herself in confused and agitate ) manner, but supposing that 1t aros s from the natural excitement attendln = the anticipated event, no particular al n tention was paid to her conduct untl > she became loud and demonstrative n when the truth dawned upon the ot d servers that she had become suddenl l, insane. The young lady's intended n MT. John Ellsler, was made almo t. frantic by the unhappy termination e his suit. The only reason adduced ft y Miss Gestner's sudden insanity IS tt Il fact that her father is somewhat oppose d to the match, although he is said to ha' d given dowry of $1, ,000 to each of h B. daughters, in addition to which he pr n sented Miss Phoebe with horse, co' D. and quantity of household goods. Fl
 young man is said to have previous re worked for MT. Gestner, and IS reput' ,n to possess many of the qualities tn ,e contribute to make 8 good husban h Miss Gestner, absolutely refusing to ,s home. was removed to the house n, which she was to have been the lawf o. mistress, where her sister will rema ,i- with her.
 w. A Dreadful Death.
 ;n beartrendine affair occurred