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Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25
A Gallant Sea Fight.

All the accounts giving any details of the affair off Iquique thus far received have come through Peruvian sources, and cannot, therefore, be supposed to have the least coloring favorable to the Chll1ans. It seems that the defense of the Esmeralda was an act of heroism de- serving conspicuous place in the annals of naval warfare. The Chilian corvette. an old wooden craft of 1000 tons bur. den, tolerably we'll armed, was caught In little bay, where escape was impos. slble, by the powerful Peruvian ram Huascar. Here was situation where 8 prudent commander would have speedily pulled down his flag but most heroic deeds are performed in defiance of that discretion which is said to be the better part of valor, and Captain Thompson, oi the Esmeralda, de termined to fight his sAip to the last. He refused to SUIT en- der, and opened fire on his huge antago- hist. The Huascar declined fair fight, and runningsinto her adversary, crushed the Esmeralda's wooden walls with a single blow from her iron ram and sent her to the bottom. Captain Thompson, with handful of his men, climbed on board the Huascar and were cut down while bravely fighting on the deck of their enemy. The fate of the Esme- ralda wildly recalls the sinking of the frigate Cumberland by the rebel ram Merrimack, in Hampton Roads in 1862, The parallel between the two events is complete save in two particulars none of the crew of the Cumberland were able to board their antagonist, and there was no Monitor to avenge next day the loss of the Esmeralda.
 The Chilians who went down at their guns or were slaughtered on board the Peruvian ram were avenged in another fashion, however. The same day on which the Esmeralda was sunk, the splendid Peruvian armored frigate Inde. pendencla ran fast upon sunken rock, and was abandoned and fired by her own crew. She had separated from the Hu. ascar when the latter attacked the COT. vette, and had gone in pursuit of the Oh1lian dispatch boat Covadonga, which, keeping close in shore, in shallow water, lured the big ironclad to self-destruction. The net result of the whole affair, SO ia, as Chlll is concerned, is therefore an ex change of an old wooden craft for the finest and only really formidable cruis ing ship in the Peruvian Navy-about equivalent to trading pawn at chess fo, an adversary's queen. At the same time, the plucky little Republic adds bright page to naval history.
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25
the past will be disl ,osed to take mo- rose or desponding ,iew of the present. |"
 COUNTRY PAPERS

the past will be disl ,osed to take mo. rose or desponding ,iew of the present. |"
 COUNTRY PAPERS.
 It is not true that the ability of the press is declining. The papers of the country are better written now than they ever were before. They are better edi- ted. Their ave rage courtesy is greater their average morality is purer their average tendency higher. They better hit the wants of great, miscellaneous communities, and so they have more readers in propo rtion to population. Their power may be more diffused: but it is unmistakably greater. There has been no more remarkable phenomenon in the history of the profession than the rapid growth of the country press, and it's increase in ability, in resources. in self-respeot and in influence. There are half a dozen towns in the interior of New York which now have better news. papers, with larger income and more in- fuence, than those of the metropolis it. self third, or perhaps even a quarter of century ago.
 THE YOUNG BLOOD IN THE PROFESSION.
 No! The power of the newspaper is not declining. Never before was it so great. Never before did it offer such career. Butit is power accompanied by the usual condition-greatest when most self-re- specting and least self-seeking. There is more good young blood tending to this than to any of the other professions. There is more movement in it than in bar, or pulpit, or whatever other so- called learned profession you will-more growth, larger opportunity, greater future. We are getting the best. These young men will leave us far behind. They will achieve a usefulness and com mand power to which we cannot as- pire. Very crude and narrow will seem our worthiest work to the able editors of quarter or half century hence very splendid will be the structure they erect. We shall not rear the columns or carve the capitals for that stately temple. Let us at least aspire, with honest purpose and on wise plan, to lay aright it's foundations.
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25
A COachman's WOOing.

The society people of Murray Hill, the
 arlstocratlc quarter of New York city.
 have lately been agitated over a scandal
 in which the inevitable ooachman again
 figures, and which has thrown a shadow
 over one of the most prominent and
 highly respectable families of that fash
 ionable locality. In this instance, as in
 the case of ex-Governor Hubbard's
 daughter, who married her fathers coach
 man, the young lady is both beautiful
 and highly accomplished, and her lover,
 the coachman, is young and good look ing, but very illiterate. It is said to be a case of love at first sight. Be that as 1t may, the couple carried on their court ship so ardently and boldly that evsntu- ally one of the gentleman's neighbors dropped him note through the mail asking him if he knew of the conduct of his daughter. The father was astounded upon learning of the affair and at once called his daughter to an account. She acknowledged that she knew the coach. man and had spoken to him on several occasions, but this was all. Her ex- planation deceived him so thoroughly that he ceased to watch her movements for time. Subsequently,, however, he found among his daughters effects dur ing her temporary absence from her home, several letters from the love-smit- ten Jehu, which still further opened his eyes and confirmed all that had been written concerning the couple by his friend. The result was a stormy in ter view, during which the young lady's mother was so affected that she is said to have tainted. Soon after this, and de- spite the vigilance of the parents of the young lady, she clandestinely met her lover, and arrangements were perfected for their marriage, which were frustrated by tie appearance on the scene of the father when the couple were on their way to the residence of 8 minister whom they had engaged to perform the ceremony. The coachman was discharged by his mistress and the young lady was taken to her fathers country residence, where she is now reported to be closely watched to prevent her from joining her lover.
 Prior to this unfortunate affair the young lady had been receiving the com- pany of a young, wealthy and talented who had asked her hand Tn and had met with favorable response. Tie shock produced by this affair has nearly crazed him, and he has since, by the advice of his friends, started on voyage around the world.
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25
Some Turkish Crimes.

An elderly Christian woman earned a livelihood for her infirm husband and numerous family by acting as broker for the sale of jewels in the harems of the wealthier class of Mussulmans. One day she was told to take all the jewels she had for sale to @ house where she had occasionally been employed in her calling. Her husband accompanied her to the door of the harem, and said he would wait there for her, as he had been in the habit of doing. After he had stood at the door for several hours, he knocked, and three negresses appeared and he asked them to tell his wife to come to him. They denied that his wife had come to the house that day, and treated him as 8 madman. Re went home, hoping that she had, unseen by the black slaves, left the harem by some other door, and gone to their own house but nothing had been heard of her there. For several days he went about the town inquiring for her without success. At last he happened to meet in the street the youngest of the three negresses whom he had seen at the Turkish house, a girl of fifteen ; she stopped him, say ing she was sorry for him, that she would tell him the whole truth; and then she related how her mistress had taken his wife into room where there was trap-door opening above a deep vault, and there asked her to show the jewels she had brought. They were carefully examined, and placed on a di- van. Her mistress. then, with the help of the two other female slaves, pushed the poor woman into the vault, and closed the trap. over her. All this the girl said she had seen; and she added that they had heard his wife's cries until late at night, and supposed that she must have died from the effects of her fall. In the morning, she con- l tinued, the body was taken out by a small staircase leading down to the vault from the courtyard, and buried in the garden, by the same black slaves. Armed with this statement, the husband laid an accusation against both the Turk lsh lady and her two negreeses. The J tribunal ordered domiciliary visit to the house, but nothing was found that could inculpate any one. He then ap. piled for the summoning of the young negress to give evidence, but she was not summoned, and no trial took place, the husband of the lady being high in office, rich, and influential, which were three good reasons for screening his wife from justice. The jewels obtained by this abominable crime were worth GSOO, and their different owners, who had merely intrusted them to the murdered woman for sale, never heard more of them, though it is believed tha the President and members of the tribunal had been requested, not without compliance, to select few of them for tue use of their harems. --Fraser's Mngazine.
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25
but the covers soon swell and tighten so

but the covers soon swell and tighten so as to be quite water proof.
 Hay caps are commonly made of duck or other heavy cotton cloth, cut square, with twine tied at each corner and fastened. to a peg, or with four little loops, through which the pegs are run. After the cock is made, man follows with the caps and fastens the pegs in the ground at the four corners, pulling the cloth out as far as necessary to tighten the cover so that it will stand over the hay like spread umbrella. With this protection, experience has proven that hay will sweat and cure even in bad weather, provided of course there arc intervals of drying wind or sun to carry off the moisture during portion of the dav
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25
WASHINGTON NOTES.

-Of the $40, ,OOO,OoO four per cent. certificates issued but $47, ,120 remain undisposed of in the hands of the various Repositories, and $17, ,464, ,00O of the amount issued, have been converted into four per cent. bonds.
 It was intimated to the Senate Con- mittee on Privileges and Elections that MT. lngalls had himself determined to ask the Senate to authorize an investiga- tlon with view to vindioating himself and some of his friends implicated by the charges of bribery. The committee , therefore postponed action upon the case.
 The Indian Office has received re- quests from Indians in almost every sec- tien of the Far West, to be permitted to obtain titles to land, and to go to work like white men. It is thought at the Department that if the Indians were al- lowed to obtain titles to land not capable of alienation for fixed period, almost all of them would before many years be- come self-sustaining.
 MT. Cramer, Minister at Copen- hagen, reports the prevalence of an idea of general European Tariff League for protection against the United States. This is only one of many projects to prevent the competition of Amer1can products in Europe. Another device is to label inferior European goods "Amer- lcan and expose them for sale.
 The Senate Committee on Appropria- tions have completed their consideration of the Army Appropriation bill, and au- thorized Mir. Withers to report it back to the Senate with sundry amendments, all of which are merely verbal or other- wise immaterial, except the following "The Committee have entirely stricken each member of the graduating classes of the Military Academy of 1879 and 1880 may elect to receive $s750 and mile age to his place of residence, and there- by become ineligible to appointment in the army, except in the event of war, until two years after graduation" and a clause is inserted in the bill by the con- mittee to repeal the existing law, which prohibits any promoting in the corps of engineers to fill vacancy above the rank of colonel. The sixth section providing that ''no money appropriated in this act is appropriated or shall be paid for the subsistence, equipment, transportation or compensation of any portion of the army of the United States to be used as a police force to keep the peace at the polls at any election held within any State,' is retained in the bill without any change whatever. The bill as amended was subsequently reported te the Senate and placed on the calendar.
 The House passed the Army bill by a vote of 172 yeas to 31 nays. Those voting no, were equally divided between Democrats and Republicans.
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25
The Art of Advertising.

One of the queer things in business is the propensity of people to seek irregular mediums for advertising. It is un- accountable the prices that some men pay for seeing their advertisements in irregular places. Especially is this so when compared with their unwillingness to pay anything for advertising in regular channels. Men will pay large sums for inserting their business cards in 8 section of a frame in hotel, bar room, street car. railway station, or in a hotel-register, or an almanac, or guide book, or annual of one sort or another. The by ways they seek, or that success fully solicit them, are innumerable. In this they ignore the most essential con- dition in advertising, namely, that it has the character and effect from the medium through which it is given to the reader. Advertisements thrust into irregular and unbusiness places impress the general mind that the concern is of similar character. On the other hand, an adver- tisement in general newspaper of first class standing carries the impression that the advertiser has standing Tn his own community, which he is not afraid to show his neighbors, and that he does not shrink from competition with the best of them. If only one is going to place to buy, whether he be trader or buying for his own use, and has to seek dealers through advertisements, where will he look for them? To registers, almanacs, theater-bill frames, in railway stations, occasional advertising sheet or circular? On the contrary he looks to the most reputable newspaper of the place, and he thinks that advertising in these gives an assurance of the good standing of the advertiser and his busi- ness enterprise and of the suficiency of his stock.
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25
First Come. First Served.

The first Marquis of Abercorn, being determined, at least in his own arrange ments, to obtain punctuality in his visitors, invited a large party to dinner. The card mentioned five o'clock pre- cisely. On that hour arriving, his lordship found himself attended by just one guest. They sat down to dinner and partook of the first course. About SIX the visitors began to drop in. His lordship was at dinner. No apology was made. They seated themselves in awkward confusion. looked at their watches and took dinner. The still more fashionable and refined portion of the assembly arrived about seven, and instead of dinner were served with coffee.
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25
-SEAed sigh is the name of one of the new shades of gray.
Ernsh Sunnlicn nf Vitality

To renew waning stock may be gathered from source accessible to all, and never sought in vain by any whose constitution and vigor are not so much dilapidated as to be wholly past st-repairing Evidence direct, con- vinclng and ample, indicates Hostetter's Stom- ach Bitters as a tonic of uneXampled efficacy and perfect purity, and possessed of properties that constitute 1t an invaluable remedy for dyspepsia, constipation, liver complaint, url- nary and uterine weakness, rheumatic com plaints and malarial fever. Delicate females and infirm old persons are invigorated and so- laced by it, and the physical prostration which usually follows Q severe illness Is in great de- gree remedied and convalcscence accelerated through its use. It occupies a leading position among medicinal staples.
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25
High Price of Ouinine.

Messrs. Dundas Dick & O., of Cap- sule fame, recently introduced a new pharmaceutical preparation, which they denominste Thermaline." From ex- periments made by numerous medical men during the past fifteen months, it has proved to be equal, if not superior to Quinine in malarial diseases, and as a general tonic. A cheap and efficient Ague Remedy has long been desired by the masses, and Thermaline has proved itself the only 25 cent Ague Remedy in existence. - Druggists Advertiser.
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25
Father is Getting We'll.

My daughters Say How much bet ter father is since he used Hop Bitters. He is getting we'll alter his loug suffer ing from disease dec ared incurable, and we are so glad that he used your Bitters. ''-Rochester, ~. r., Erpress.
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25

He entered the grocery, said not a word, but allowed his cane to swing to and fro exactly like the pendulum of 8 clock. The grocer only said, "No, we sell nothing on tick; and the man with the cane passed sadly and silently out.
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25

THE MOST NoURIsHING PHoSPHATEs, Those of Potash and Magnesia are contained in PHILLIPS "PALATABLE" COD LIVER OIL, in combination with PHOSPH0-NUTRI- TINE, the latest and finest remedy for Con- sumptive and other Debilitating Maladies. All druggists. Depot, Platt street.
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25
MARKET NOTES.

Fon SPECIAL RATES for advertising in this paper apply to the publisher of the papsr U20
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25

Is the power of the press declining !? Every little while some discontented cler. gyman or extinct politician declares it is. Quite recently they have given us very solemn discourses about it. Newspapers are more read, they admit, but less needed. With the air of discoverers. they tell us of the great things done by the journals of the past generation and triumphantly exclaim 'But who minds now what newspaper says?'' There were giants in those days only pigmies walk the earth to-day. In the earlier times the great newspaper stood for 8 great force; now it only stands for a great noise. It has become selfish, it wants to make money, tits on commer- cial basis now, it actually supports ltself-how can such Q press wield tf @ old influence? I wish to speak with due respect; but really this sort of falkland we hear good deal of it from unsuc- cessful quarters-seems to me the twad- dle of mushy sentimentalists. Far wiser and manlier was the tone taken by Lord Macaulay in opening his great history: "Those who compare the age on which their lot has fallen with Q golden age. which exists only in their imagination, may talk of degeneracy and decay but no man who is correctly informed as to
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25

BIDDERS AND HAY CAPS.-1n the
 Northern States where the weather at
 having time is liable to be uncertain the
 tedder has come to be very generally
 used for the purpose of shaking up and respreading the hay. Should g rain overtake the hay before it is put into cocks it is useful and convenient means by which to lift the hay from the ground and lay it down again lightly, thus allowing free circulation of air under it. If the rain follows immediately after cutting no great harm results as the water cannot be absorbed by the grass, which is full of juice. In this condition it can lie on the spread and be safe. Had it been dried or partly dried when the rain fell upon it the case would have been different. With fair weather and the tedder, few hours will suffice to draw off the outside wa CT a Id relieve the hay of much of it's inside moisture.
 Cloth caps which are being more and more adopted by Northern farmers are for use in emergencies everywhere. These will effectua1ly protect the cocks from injury and if cared for will last for years. In warm climates where the grass quickly dries and the entire crop can with care generally be saved, the hay cap is not au actual necessity, yet it is an economical provision then. It not unfrequently occurs that the cocks are left standing for several days in the field. Provided with covers, although B severe storm comes, the hay IS safe. A little dampness may penetrate at first.
Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25

1wlco tnrougn the mead and three times through the chest. He then shot Mrs, Stevens through the head, and ended up by shooting himself through the head and killing himself instantly. Mrs. Ste- vens and House were alive at latest &C., counts, but it is thought they cannot recover. Stevens had been married op]v four or five months.
 The Fall River mill operatives passed resolution to give the manufac- turers ten days notice before beginning the threatened strike.
 -George R. Reynolds, Mormon blgamist, was sentenced at Salt Lake City to two years imprisonment and $5OO fine. He is the fl "st Mormon con- vlcted of po]ygamy since the passage of the act in 1862, and every effort was made to prevent his conviction. He will be sent to the Detroit Penitentiary.
 The will of William Lloyd Garri- son, after giving $500 to each of his grandchildren, bequeaths the balance of hls property to his five children. to be equally divided.
 The returns to the Department of Agriculture indicate an increase in the area planted in cotton of somewhat over two per cent. The average condition is not so high as last year, being ninety six, while in 1878 it was ninety-nine. The stand is generally good, but some two weeks late. The average condition of winter wheat is ninety, against ninety eight last year. The Pacific coast is considerably over the average, Oregon rising to 104. Drought has been felt more or less severely in all rarts of the country. From the South come some complaints of winter killing, and from the North and West of the Hessian flv. Grasshoppers have also been heard of b ,yond the Mississippi. The acreage sown this spring is about four per cent, increase over last spring. The condi. tion of spring wheat is about the same as winter wheat, ninety per cent, all the States being below the average.