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Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19
DOMESTIC RECIPES.

BOSTON BROWN BRE2D.-Two cups Indian meal, even, one cupful rye meal, one cupful four, one quart (smalD sweet milk, one and a half cupfuls molasses, pinch of salt, one teaspoonful soda dis solved in teaspoonful of water, two teaspoonfuls cream tartar--or, if baking powder is preferred, two heaping tea spoonfuls. Steam in a covered tin four hours. Thewater must be boiling when the tin is put in the pot, and must not be allowed to stop boiling during the four hours. This is sure to be good if the water is boiling.
 UNIVERSAL CEMENT. - Curdle skim milk with rennet or vinegar, press out the whey, and dry the curd at gentle heat as rapidly as possible. When quite dry reduce to very fine powder. Then take of powdered curd ten drachms; powdered quicklime, one drachm; pow dered camphor, eight grains; mix and keep in tightly corked vials. To join glass, earthenware, &o., the powder is made into paste, with little warm water, and applied immediately.
 VERONA CAKE. E.-Take two pounds and half prepared flour add pint and a half cold milk, pound butter, pound sifted sugar, pound entrants, a quar- ter pound lemon and orange peel, and g little grated nutmeg, cinnamon and all- spice. Put in round tin and bake an
 hour. This rich cake may be iced or ornamented.
 BUEs.-One potato boiled very soft l;
 mash and add the water in which it was
 boiled, Gone pint); let it cool make a
 batter of this with wheat flour and a
 teaspoonful Indian meal, also two. cent
 compressed yeast-cake let it rise in a
 warm place for two hours; then add one
 cupful light brown sugar, two eggs and
 two teaspoonfuls butter, all beaten to-
 gether; knead very soft; form into buns
 let them rise again, and bake about if, 2 teen minutes in a moderate oven.
 5 CORN MUFFINs. quart wheat l flower, two teaspoonfuls royal baking ] powder; add to it one cupful yellow meal; cream together one cupful butter = one cupful sugar, three eggs; add ont g pint milk; stir well then add flour ant 6 meal. Bake in muffin rings hot oven 8 BEEFsTEAK PUDDING Take of trump 8 steak two pounds md cut in smal @ pieces, and cut into shreds two or thre @ onions; paste. the pudding dish witl g good crust then put in the meat, witt !. salt and pepper, and dozen oysters e add thickening composed of mushroo1 [. catsup, flour and water, and mustard J. simmer for an hour and. a half, an Is serve in the dish. It may be turned or s if the gravy in the pudding can be r' d tained. Mutton, veal, and ham, foy l. and game may be served in g similar wa.
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19
MARKET NOTES.
NEW YORK MARKET

NA@AAsA~
 The wholesale New York market quotations Beuns.-Prime 1.s5u1.s7 fair to gccd % d1. 80 per bushel.
 Bustsr.-N. Y. sold at 25c. for choice in pails, and 16d1Sc. common to good. Western sold at 2sc, and the common western al 7d10c.
 Cheese.-Factory fancy 915c.; do. fair Sc E3gs.-Quotations ranged from 19c. for or dinary to 21c. for New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
 $3 65a3. 95, extra New York $3.e5as3 so. Ray.-Shipping 35a4ec.; clover 3Oaa0c. salt, SOa40c., straw 3oa45c.
 Hops-New York 7@15,. Eastern s@12c. yearlings 4@9e:, olds 29sc; s3@;o,>o u,aoos>o skipping order and 12@1s1lc in eases. Pork.-New mess $10 60d10.70. Family mess '- extra prime l1.5o, dressed hogs 51Sa515 No. 3, S1.OS. Amber $1.O9. White $1.O911. Rye.-Statc 60d61c.
 Wool,-Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia xxx 37@39c XIX 34@35c., 33@34c. No. l, 35a36c. No. 2. 30aS2c., common, SSo30c. New York and Western xx 31a32c.. X and No. 1. 1a32a33o35c.
 PHlLADELPHIb MARRET.
 Flour.-State family $4.50, rye four 2.75 Wheat, State 1.05. Amber 1.06. Corn, vel low, 45c.; mixed State 45c Petroicunt.-Refined 91Sc.; crude, o1ac. Wool.-State and Western xxx 35a37c; S50 &C.,; medium 35d37; coarse 30d33c.
 CATTLE MARKETS.
 BUFFALo.-Cattle, good quality, $.4.So' Hogs fair to good APO best 4.25.
 EAST LIBERTY, PENN.-Best cattle 5.OO medium to good 4.00a435. common to faiI 825a4. %. Hogs, Workers, S:25a3 65 Phila' lelphias 4.0oa4.25 Shoep, 37514.75. WATERTowN. MAss.-Cattle, choice "A extra 6.506.75 first quality 5.50d6. .90 second quality 45o15. .oo; third quality 4.O0c .4.25. Sheep and lambs--wool sheep 2.25a3. .00 extra 3.20d5.7j spring lambs 4o415c. veal calves 515c.
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Nerve Tnquietude and Its Remedy.

Restless nerves, at least those that are con- stantly so, are weak ones as well. The true way to tranquilize them thoroughly is to strengthen them. It may be, nay, it very often is neces- opiate, in dangerous cases of nervous inquie- tude, but the continued use of such unnatural palliatives is greatly to be deprecated. Though not, in restricted sense, specific for nervous ness, Hostetters Stomach Bitters is eminently
 it, fact which the recorded experience of many goes to substantiate. This inestimable tonic, by promoting digestion, assimilation and secretion, touches the three key notes upon which the harmony of all the bodily organs depends, and the result is that fresh stores of vitality are diffused through the sys- tenn of which the nerves receive their due ap- portionment, and grow tranquil as they gather strength.
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19
The Russian Pestilence.
Russia is paying heavy price for her

Russia is paying heavy price for her recent triumphs. The epidemic which is now ravaging her Eastern provinces, apart from it's crippling effect upon her commerce, must necessarily impair very seriously her military resources, and, of all European nations, she is the least able to bear such depletion. Instead of possessing, as is frequently stated by those who ought to know better, a bound less supply of men, she can draw from her 6O,000,000 of European population barely as many able recruits as are. furnished by the 9S,OOO,O0O of France. Some years ago, out of 80,000 conscripts sent up to Warsaw, fully 40,000were rejected for various physical defects, not inclusive of short stature {; and this is by no means an exceptional instance. It must be remembered, too, that even this limited supply has been fearfully reduced by the frequent and unsparing drains of the last eight years It is now generally admitted that the late war must have cost Russia, one way or another, nearly 100000 of her best troops; and when to this total is super added the havoc wrought by the pesti- lence of 1871 and the famine of 1873, to- gether with the thousands now perishing along the basin of the Volga, it will be seen that Russia's camp threatens to become, ere long, as empty as her Treasury.
 The cause of all this destruction is palpable enough. So long as any class of men are habitually overworked and underfed, disease will always find them an easy prey. Taking the Russian ruble at it's normal value of 75 cents, the ordin. ary rate of wages in the provinces is briefly as follows Laborers by the day 25 cents by the month, 15 cents pel diem by the season Il cents in har vest-time, half dollar. For this pittance the agricultural population toi in all extremes of weather for twelve o1 fifteen-sometimes as much as sixteen hours dsy. The inevitable effects O. such life, still further intensified by the alienation of the countless lasts of th. Greek Church, with the riot of gluttony and drunkenness which invariably cele brates the great holidays of the year are more wildly painted by a few simpl, statistics than by volumes of description The weakness of the productive ages i such that whereas in Great Britain tn proportion of persons alive between | and 60 is 548 in 1000, and in Belgium 518, in Russia it is only 265. Again the average duration of human life il England is 40 years, in Prussia 38, and il France 36. In Russia. on the other hand even in the healthiest districts-i. e. the extreme North and West-it varie from 27 to p years, while in the un wholesome basin of the Volga it is as lo7 at 20, and in the Governments of Perm Viatka, and Orenburg, in the Northeast } it is only 15. Such facts point thei own moral.
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A New Theory.
minutes.

Dr. Emil Querner, of Philadelphia. informs the Boston Journal of Chenais- try of a new theory about diphtheria. He says "After laborious and scrutin- izing investigation into the cause of Q large number of cases of diphtheria that have come under my care during several years past, l have almost arrived at the conclusion that the primary infection of an individual comes from the fungi which are found as spots of different colors on the exterior of fruit, particu- larly apples. As far as the DO yer of my microscope has shown, these fungi seem identical with the fungi from 8 diphtheria ulcer; and last autumn I traced number of cases, at one time five together in one family, back to the eating of apples picked from the ground in orchards without previously cleaning the friut by washing or rubbing"
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

Too MUcH.-From the British fleet in eastern waters A young midship- man went out to join his ship, con- manded by 8 gallant officer, otherwise rather don. He was met on deck by the captain, who said. "Well, young ster, so you've come to join us. I sup pose it's the old story-the fool of the family, eh? Flaw, haw! P To which the middy replied, in squeaky voice, "Oh, no, sir; it's all changed since your day." Exit captain.
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

WoMAN's DEv1oE.-An ingenious lady of Owego, N. r., who has been troubled with tramps, who always want to "saw some wood for breakfast, has dropped upon @ plan to scare these worthies off. Observing that they never propose to saw wood when there is any in sight to be sawed, she concluded to keep half 8 cord or so of gnarly and knotty sticks piled up in front of the shed. When ever tramp sees that wood pile he passes by on the other side, and says nothing about ' earning breakfast. :"
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

PLENTY OF WOLVES. Minnesota is not yet free from wolves. A Dr. Miner, who was out riding with his three chil- dren, near Aleola, was suddenly beset by pack of five wolves from the woods, who attacked the horses. Mir. Miner struck the nearest one with his whip, when it made leap to get at him, but struck against the wagon. At this mo- ment MT. Miners dog bravely attacked the wolf, but was at once set upon by the whole pack, killed, and almost en- tirely devoured. This gave MT. Miner an opportunity to whip up his horses and escape, which he did, reaching a house before the wolves could renew their assault.
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

SHE LOVED HM.-Jennie Fowler can- not be accused of 8 mercenary motive in trying to compel James W. Vale to marry her. Vale is Q wealthy banker in Port Washington, Wis. Miss Fowler was his children's teacher, he being a widewer. He proposed marriage, but afterwards changed his mind. Miss Fowler employed lawyer to sue Vale for damages, hoping to bring about a marriage in that way, but Vale readily paid on demand the $5,000 that was asked. That put civil suit out of the question. Miss Fowler made an appeal to Vale to keep his promise, but he re- fused. Then she sent the 5000 back to him, and swallowed fatal dose of poison. ..-
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

BUsHwHAoKERs.- gang of bush whackers recently raided Euroa, N. s. w., at high noon, locked up the people at the bank, forty-two in all, including women and children, imprisoned the railway officials and hands, and rode away with $6, 300 in cash and thirty ounces of gold.
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

For Upwards of Thirty Years 1lrs Winsloa0's Soothing Syrup has been used for children with never-failing success.1t corrects acidity of the stomach, relieveswind collie, regu- lates the bowels, cures dysentery and diarrhpa, whether arising from teething or other causes. An old and weT-txied remedy. 25c. bottle.
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

A Coop Doe.-But for his dog, which pinned him and held him down till the neighbors could break in and bind him, farmer near Ripon, Wis, would have killed his wife and child while in an in- sane fit,
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

IN THE OPINION of EMINENT MEDICAL MEN PHILLIPS PALATABLE COD LIVER OIL, in combination with PHOSPHO-NUTRI- TINE, is the purest, most agreeable pulmonary tonic and remedy for Debility, Emaciation and Nervousness, before the pubic. All druggists. Depot. Piatt street, New York.
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

BEST organs arc certa inly cheapest when the price is not much more than those of very poor organs. Mason & Hamlin Organs are sold at prices which are not much more than those of inferior organs. See advertisement.
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19
Whltcomb's Remedy
 ASTHMA, Rose Cold and haY Fever.

The latc Jonas Nyhitcomb of Boston. visited Europe few years since fot the benefit of his health, which was impaired by frequent attacks of Spas motiic Asthma. While under the treat ment of an eminent German physician his asthma disappeared; he procured the recipe which had done so much for him. This remedy has been used in thousands of the worst cases with aston ishins and uniform success. ltcontains no injurious properties whatever.
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

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Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

Mcssrs. JOSEPH BURNETT & Co.,, >
 Boston, Mass: Gentlemen the fall of 1S771 used Jonas Whitcomb's Asthma Remedy and received immediate relief, and would most cheerfully recommend 1t 10 any person troubled with Hay Fever or Asthma. MRS. R. SHERMAN. 1s0 Ellis Ave, CHICAGO, ILL t,..-
 For sale by GE reSpectable Dru0otsts.
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

THE AMERICAN LAKES. s.--There is mystery about the American lakes. Lake Erie is only sixty to seventy feet deep. But Lake Ontario is 592 feet deep, 230 feet below the tide level of the ocean, or as low as most parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the bottom of Lakes Huron, Michigan and Superior, although the surface is much higher, are all, from their vast depths, on level with the bottom of Ontario. Now, as the discharge through the River Detroit, after allowing for the probable portion carried off by evaporation, does not ap- pear by any means equal to the quantity of water which the three upper lakes re- ceive, it has been conjectured that sub- terranean river may run from Lake Su- perior, by Huron, to Lake Ontario,
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19
TESTIMONIALS.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 10, 1877. Messrs. J. BURNETT & Co.,: The relief the Jonas Whitcomb's Asthma Remedy afforded me was perfect l have not had bad night since taking 1t, and I have in no case found any relief until your Remedy came to hand I most cheerfully recommend 1t to any one troubled with Hay Fever or Asthma, for it is the only remedy ever used py me with any good effects.
 Yours truly,
 VIM. T. MASON, Of Messrs. MASON & GORDON, L0scveTs,
 5lIh Chestnut Street.
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

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Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

HA M sxz RN yA Da. TAyLoR's Oatarrh Pow NsM H M EX M S der. Certain and radical cure VRT N ukNNbBSHH-SoothinE and healing. No and circular O A. 'OSM | N 13 7ih Avenue. New York.
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 President Hayes has written letters to Collector Merritt, Surveyor Graham and Naval Officer Burt, of New York, in which he says that no removals should be made for personal or political req sons. In accordance with his request the threc officers have decided to fill va cancies after March by competitive ex- aminations.
 The Post-ofice Appropriation bill was reported to the Senate from the Committee on Appropriations. It has been amended by the committee to pro- vide for mail service semi-monthly be- tween the United States and Brazil. An appropriation of $200, 900 is recommend ed for the service of the present fiscal year. The committee has also increased the appropriation for fast railway mail service $400,O00. The committee re- ported to the Senate without recom- mendation two amendments approved by the Committee on Post-offices and Post-roads to accompany the bill. One of these amendments fixes the pay of letter-carriers and the other readiusts the compensation to be paid to railroad companies for mail transportation and classifes mail matter.
 At a caucus of Republican Senators there was some informal discussion as to what course should be peraued in case
Connecticut western news., 1879-02-19

For sale by aH respectable Druoctsts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-30
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, June 30, 1879.
Lieutenan tColonel Gilmore VIII De president OF the
Mississippi River Commission.
Nearly all the House Committees have resolved 20
hold no more meetings during this session. There was
not a single meeting yesterday.
Representative Kenna, of West Virginia, chairman OF
the House Committee Enrolled Bills delivered the
Supplemental judicial Expenses bill to the President
shortly after O'clock yesterday
Daniel r. Foley, Benjamin w. Thompson and j. T.
sutz have been appointed cadets in the Revenue Marine
Service These appointments the result of the
cent competitive examination held in this city.
Bullion dealers have been informed by the Treasury
Depart men that offers of silver bullion for sale to the
Department will be received on Wednesday of each
week beginning the % of July, the bullion TO be
delivered at the Philadelphia, San Francisco New
Orleans and Carson City minis since February last
tnc Department has received offers of bullion for de-
livery at New-Orleans and San Francisco only
The receipts from internal for the last fiscal
wear were S1IOO33 9S8. The receipts for the fiscal
wear which will expire on Monday next will be
S1l3 O3G, 900, being an increase of over $3OOO,OO0
despite the reduction OF the tax on tobacco. The gain
is due more thorough enforcement OF the revenue
laws in the South. The breaking up OF the tobacco
ring i'm New Orleans adds $4,000 per month 10 the IN
ternal revenue OF the country.
General NinmO. Chief OF the Bureau of Statistics
in his eleventh monthly statement the current fiscal
year Of the exports and imports OF the United states,
saws that the excess of exports imports of
chaudise for the eleven months ended May 81, 1879
Was 1858 $50 ii having been for the eleven months
ended May 81 1873, $245 5S5 624 For the twelve
months ended May 81. 1879, 1t 1868 $40, and
for the twelve months ended May 81 1873, S241 $685.,
$50 The excess Of the exports over the imports OF
gold and silver com and bullion Tor the eleven
months ended May 81, 1879, $3235,412, as compared
with S1,s72.G39 for the eleven months ended May
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-30
4 MYSTERIOUS MURDER,

ST. LOUIS June 29.-William Dieckmann, q
farmer at Bluff Ridge, left home about o'clock yester
Gay morning and came 10 81. Louis to sell some farm
produce leaving his wife in bed, and Joseph stock
neghbor who had helped him 10 prepare for market In
the morning at his house Three hours later Fred
schoyper, a brother OF Mrs Dieckmann, called at the
house, where he found stockli and negro who were
going 70 cut wheat for Dieckmann. and not finding his
sister up he and stockli to her room aud found
her dead In bed with remnant OF an old calico dress
on bullet her forehead and another Just behind
her left ear and sti another the neck. several slight
cuts the head and neck, and the bed saturated Win
Ilood Intense excitement followed tue discovery. No
one Is yet implicated the perpetrator OF the deed
nnary I'm the bed It's murdered mother
stockli and Dieckmaun have both been arrested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-30

all competition. always exctes suspicion. Professor
Gamgee's name was stricken out and the bill was
further amended TO provide that the ship shall
be built under the supervision of naval engineers
and upon plans approved by the National Board OF
Health.
After the bill had passed, the Board of Health
held a meeting and requested the Secretary of the
Navy to appoint Board of Naval Engineers to meet
with the Board of Health and examine such plans
as should be submitted to them. This was done,
and resulted in the adoption of the Gamgee plan
and the rejection of seventeen others. Secretary
Sherman then declined to contract with Professor
Gamgee, on the ground that it was an invariable
rule of the Department to advertise all contracts
and make an award to the lowest bidder. Professor
Gamgee refused to allow his plans to be made
public.
For this reason Senator Harris introduced new
bill on Saturday, directing the Secretary Of the
Navy 70 build the SHIP under the supervision OF
professor Gamgee and his engineers" and author-
ling the payment of 4" a fair compensation for his
services and that of his engineers" In addition to
the actual cost Of the plans and specifications not
to exceed 50 600. Senator Harris said the reason
for this procedure was that Professor Gamgee had
made several inventions which were not yet pat
ented, and he declined to make them public. 1t 10
not explained why Professor Gamgeo does not file
caveats for his invention and then proceed in the
usual manner. The proceedings irregular and un-
usual, and will probably meet with pretty strong
opposition unless more light is thrown upon It,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-30
SEVERE STORMS.

BALTIMORE, Nd, June 29.-A severe storm
of wind and rain the southwest passed over the
central part Of this city about D. yesterday continu
ing about half an hour In the track Of the storm the
streets were deuged with water, and in the vicinity Of
the Custom House and Maryland Institute large num-
her of buildings between forty and fifty, including were
hnuscs mi stores I'm Lombard, Pratt Second, SOUTH
Calvert Light Exchange place, President and other
streets were uuroOfed. The damage viii probably
reach $4,000.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, June CA violent squall ac-
companed by heavy fall of rain, occurred here this
afternoon. There were fourteen yachts on Annsquam
River and Ipswich Bay. but all OF them, by good man
agcment came to anchor in safety. At Cofn's Beach
the gluaI formed cyclone, piing the sand up in col
uInus The steam yacht EvGngelne, which had pleas
uTc party on board caught outside ana put into
ROckpOTt. she picked up a skill containing TWO men
who were IN danger OF being lost
LOWELL Mass June 29.-The Mount Vernon Baptist
Church of this city was slighy damaged by lightning
This afternoon The house of Mr. Powell. at TewEsbuTy
WINS struck by lightning last night and badly damaged
The inmates were unhafineO
AUGUSTA, Me-, June 29.-During thunderstorm at
O'clock this afternoon lightning struck the spirc Of the
Eniscopal Church. spltciug from pinnacle 10 tower
m was sci on fire. but the flames were quickly e1tin-
gui.hcd by a few pailfuls OF water
BOSTON June 29.-TLunder showers, together with o
lively hail STORM prevailed here nearly ali OF this after