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Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
A Strange Meeting.

The father and mother of Stanton, the Superintendent of the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad, killed in the late bridge accident, the one from Ohio and the other Philadelphia, hastened to him by quickest route and with the least delay. One arrived before he breathed his last, and the other after, but in time to see him laid away in his last resting place. The parents met thus for the first time in thirty years. Long years ago they separated and were divorced, and young Stanton took his mothers maiden sur name. Both his parents were remarked, and to make the strange occurrence still more singular, they were both accom- panied on the sad pilgrimage by theil respective mates. And thus happene probably, the strangest meeting tha ever occurred at 2 ath-bed scene.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
The Hungarian InundatiOn.

The valley of the Upper Danube that is to say, above the celebrated "Iron Gate," where the river is narrowed in 8 tremendous canyon formed in the chain of mountains which unites the Transyl- vanian Alps with the Balkan range, is Q great alluvial basin into which drains the watershed of Hungary within the line of the main ridge of the Carpathians. The "bottom lands are therefore in many places protected by dikes or levees, and the stability of these is constant matter of anxiety during the season of freshets. The Theiss River is one of the principal tributaries of the Danube, and drains with it's minor branches the great plateau of Pennsylvania and the eastern slopes of the Carpathians. During the winter months immense quantities of snow fell over Central Europe, and all the rivers had risen when this mass of frozen water began to thaw. For a week or more be- fore the disaster the indications in the valley of the Theiss were very threat ening, and the catastrophe was hourly
  the waters sapped the foundations of the dikes and finally of the railroad embark ment which partly covered the city of Szegedin, which is situated at the junc- ton of the Maros River with the Theiss. The restrained waters having burst through this last barrier overwhelmed the city of Szegedin and caused enorm- ous damage besides most distressing loss of life.
 Szeged1n was one of the chief cities of the Hungarian Kingdom. It had prior to this great calamity about 9O,- 900 inhabitants. It was built on 8 marsh on both sides of the Theiss, at the junction of the Mares, Transyl- vania river, and was divided into @ cen tral town or palanka, in which the mer- chants residences were grouped around an old fortress, an upper and lower town, and New Szegedin on the east bank of the Theiss. The last named town is the place to which some people have Aed. The city had large market place, several churches, convents, hos pitfalls, and Magyar theater. Its trade was considerable, owing to the facilities which the Theiss affords for communi- eating with the country districts. It re- ceives corn, rape seed, tallow and other Hungarian products in large quantity and distributes them throughout the Aust1 O. Hungarian empire. It had sev- eral prosperous factories, being noted for the manufacture of superior boats and floating mills. The merchants dealt largely in wines, timber and manufac- tured goods from Vienna and Bohemia.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
In a Storm.
A NIGHT WITH THE LIFE SAVING SERVICE


 And now, gentlemen and ladies, said an officer of the Coast Guard in a lec- ture, as know you would like to have a look at the practical working of our sys- ten, let me invite you to put on your warmest clothing, your water proofs and your thick boots, and come with me this evening to the lonely coast of North Carolina, not quite so lonely as it was on the night the Huron was lost. The patrolman of the nearest station, which is eight miles off, is now there. But see, he is looking seaward. He thought just now that he saw the gleam of light. He was right. Almost blinded by the salt spray from the sea mixed with sand from the beach he is able to make out 8 vessels lights, and to add to his cer- tainty, there goes her gun. She is head ing right in for the breakers and will ground in few seconds. The patrol burns his Coston light to show them that they are seen. More he cannot do until he summons assistance. He starts for the station, and after weary hours of toilng, which can only be appreciated by those who have tried such journey on our coast in winters storm, he reaches his destination. The alarm is given and in @ few minutes the crew start with their apparatus. Six men all told, one being far away to the vest ward on patrol and cannot be recalled, and one of this small number is already exhausted by his previous endeavors, dragging hand-cart weighing with it's load over 1,7OO pounds, almost 2S0 pounds per man. 18O being the utmost allowed on level roads as the traction of one man, with the wheels, whose tires are five inches broad, sinking six inches into the sand. After tugging through sand and houndering in mud, sometimes entirely halted by the storm, at all times straining every muscle, they reach the scene of disaster. There they find that hours before the vessel has gone to pieces, and all they can do is to save a few corpses from the surf. Gould hu- man beings have done more with the means at hand And when we know that these men get for such work sum of $1.33 day for five months in the year, can we say that they have not fully earned it? Yet with all this, to- morrow the opinion will go forth from the pens of hundred we'll clothed and comfortably lodged gentleman that the United States Life-Saving Service is a fraud, the organization is bad, the off cers are inefficient, the crews are poor and the patrolmen negligent in the per formance of their duties.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

A PERSIAN SToRY.-Persian chroni- clers relate that certain native Prince once promised his daughter to any man who would keep up with his chariot all the way from Teheran to Ispahan. A celebrated shatir undertook the task, and held his own till the gate of lspa- han was full in view, when the Shah, alarmed at the prospect of having to make good his rash promise, let fall his whip. The runner, knowing that it would cost him hls life to stoop, con- trived to pick it up with his feet. The treacherous monarch then dropped his ring, when the shatir, seeing that his fate was sealed, exclaimed rerroaohful
 ly: "Oh King, you have broken youl faith, but am true to mine F picked up the ring and fell dead on the spot.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
MARKET NOTES.
NEW YORK MARKET

NEW YORK MARKET
 The wholesale New York market quotations show:
 Beans.-Prime 1.4o'u1.42; fair to good l 25 al. .35 per bushel.
 Buuer.-N. Y. sold at 22c. for choice il pails and 14116c. common to g 'od. Westerl sold at 2Ss-, and the common Western at 7a10c.
 Cheese.-Factory fancy 916c.; do. fair Sc
 Eqqs.-Quotations ranged from 15". for or dinary to 17c. for New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
 s3. .8OaS 95 extra New York $3.S0aB3.90..
 Ray-Shipping S5a4cc.; clover 25os5c. salt, 25a35c., straw 30da5c.
 Hops-New York 5@14c. Eastern 6@1oc. yearlings yn, s@Sf;, ,,sIaa olds 29sc' es crnd. .uc in bulk; in barrels =. Naptha Sc. ir shipping order and 1115@1216c in cases. PorE.-New mess $10 15a10,25 Family mes' 1925 extra prime $11.50, dressed hogs 5d5S
 Wheat.-spring No. 2, 1;Gs Milwaukee Rye.-State 60a6Sc. WooL-Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virgini, ! xxx 37@39c XIX S4@S5c., S3@34c. No. l 35d36c. No. g. 30aS2c., comm on, 2Sd30c. New York and Western xx S1a32c.. and No. l l 31d32d33d35c. PAILADELPHIA MARRET. Flour.-State family SAYS, rye -four 2.7 Wheat. State 1.14. Amber 1.16. Corn, vel l @low, 45c.; mixed State 44c. | Petroleun.--Refined &c.,; crude, 8ac. Wool.-State and Western xx SSdS5c.; sS' l 34c.; medium S5d37: coarse soc. CATTLE MARKETS. l BUFFALo.-Cattle, good quality, A GO Hogs, fair to good 400 best 4 05. EAST LIBERTY, PENN.-Best cattle 500 medium to good 4.O0a435. common to fai 325a4.O0. Hogs, Workers, 70d3 S5 Phila delphias 4. .351 5. Sheep, 3.50a5.25.
 WATERTowN, MAss.-Cattle, choice "A extra 6.25a7O0. first quality 5.00o6. 0C second quality 4.50c4 75; third quality 4.06 425. Sheep and 1ambs--wool sheep h01S. .0C extra 3.20d5.75; spring lambs 5xc6r ! veal calves 516c.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

LEMON JELLY.-Take paper of gelatine and let it soak in a pint of cold water for one hour at least, but the longer it is toaked the better. Then add to it quart of boiling water, the juice of two or three lemons and pint and a half of sugar. Set it away without cooking at all, in Q form to cool, and an excellent article of jelly will be the result.
 GRAHAM SHORT. r.CAKE.-Take one quart of buttermilk or soured sweet milk, two eggs, one heaping table spoonful of sugar, one teaspoonful of salt, and one of soda. Put all the in- gradients together, and then stir in enough Graham flour to make stiff batter. Don't stir it very much. Have your bread-pan we'll greased, your oven very hot, and then pour in the batter and bake quickly. Out it out in checks like ginger bread and servo hot.
 PooR MAN's PUR1M CAKE.-Two cups of sugar, eighth h-pound of butter, rind of one lemon, one cup of milk, two eggs, teaspoonful of baking powder, three cups of flour; beat sugar and butter together, then the eggs, add milk last :; then flour and baking powder, sitting it in; mix well, and bake in a moderately heated oven. Cost twenty cents.
 BLACK G1NaERBREAD.-One cup of sugar-house molasses, Philiadelphia, ) one cup of sugar, (brown,) one cup warm water, eleven heaping tablespoons of siftel flour, teaspoon of soda mix with the flour tablespoon of ginger, teaspoon of cinnamon, tablespoon of butter, one egg; mix molasses. sugar, and butter we'll together with the warm water. then the other ingredients, and bake in Saratoga roll-pans.
 ODD. SoRAPs.-A small piece of charcoal, in the pot with boiling cabbage removes the smell.
 Clean oil cloths with milk and water brush and soap will ruin them.
 Plumbers that have had milk in them should never be put in hot water.
 A spoonful of stewed tomatoes in the gravy of either roasted or fried meat, is an improvement. The Household.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
The Ways of Trade.

When Young Tyson, who is com mission merchant and an importer came home to dinner one evening last week he found Mrs. Tyson just parting with @ caller and describing some "lovely D Chinese lanterns she had bought at Ve- neer's on Washington street.
 Hyson's face grew dark as the narra- tive proceeded, and when the door closed upon the visitor he turned to Mrs. H. with lowering brow and asked, What have you been fooling money away on at Veneer's ?''
 "Dont be such bear, Harry" said Mrs. H., "I only bought dozen of these lovely lanterns, nice for orna- ments and pretty to use in the country next summer, and they were only dol lar each did you ever see any like them before?"
 "See 'em l" groaned Tyson, hang it they sent me four thousand of 'em in tn, Mandarin, and I have only sold one lot and that was hundred to Veneer, fo fifteen dollars" Tears and tableau.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
The Fate of Q Burglar.

George l.. Towards body was found in the woods near Yonkers on the 4th of June, 1878. He had been shot in the back of the head and the corpse placed near an unfrequented road to give the impression of suicide. Howard was 9 graduate of Western university and spoke four languages. His parents were rich and respectable. He had great mechanical skill and taste for scientifc 0 literature. Energetic and industrious, he was man of tact and resources. He ought to have been an ornament to so- ciety, but became thief and burglar. Engaged in burglaries and bank rob- berries for over fifteen years, he yet es- capped imprisonment. He married into respectable family, and for time was & welcome guest in enviable social cir. cles, His fate is fit commentary or his life.
 There are lights and shadows in How ard history. He liked the quiet hap piness of domestic life, and while haunting old book stores in search o1 rare literature, planned extraordinary burglaries' and carried out his plani with consummate skill. He studied time and combination locks, and was em | ployed as mechanic in the workshop of the best safemakers. Afiliating witt the most noted bank burglars, he helt his distance, and worked on his own ac count with different gangs. Detective say that in ten years he was implicated in burglaries aggregating over $4,OOO, 900. He had grown tired of the life h. was living and intended to reform. It i believed he was killed by his confeder ates in crime through fear that he migh upon leaving them give their names t the officers.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
Tho Egg Trade.

The traffic in eggs in this country is estimated by competent authorities tc equal $1sO, 100000 year. The bar, relied eggs received yearly at New York renoh over 5OO,OOO barrels, valued al $9, ,0O0, 900, and this is but one branch of the trade. It is said that Philadel- phia consumes SO.OOO dozen eggs day. The receipts in Boston for the year 1878 were over 6,500,0 ,000 dozen. Between 5, GOO, ,000 and 5000, ,000 dozen are annual. ly exported from the country. The mil. lions of dozens consumed throughout the country without passing into dealers hands, it IS impossible to estimate.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
A Disease that Wreck. the system.

Every function is deranged, every nerve un. strung, every muscle and fiber weakened by fever and ague. It is, in fact, Il disease which if unchecked, eventually wrecks the system In all its types, in every phase, it is dangerous destructive. Stupor, delirium, convulsions often attend 1t, and cause swift dissolution But when combatted with Hostetters Stomach Bitters its foothold in the system is dislodgsd and every vestigc of it eradicated. That be- nign anti-fcbrile specific and preventive of tho dreaded scourge is recognized not only within our own boundaries, but in tropic lands fal beyond them, where intermittents and remit tents are fearfully prevalent, to be sure an tdote to the malarial poison and reliable means of overcoming disorders of the stomach liver and bowels, of which vitiated torrid at mosphere and brackish masma-tainted wats are extremely provocative. All emigrants anl travellers should be supplied with it.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
The Hnuaehnld .Lnurnnl.

We beg to call the attention of our reader to the advertisement of E. G. Rideout & Co. in another column. This firm are publishing large page paper, and the premiums the! offer cannot be bought for the money the. charge for both paper and premium. Thos out of employment can also make good pa. working for this firm, and they are perfectl, reliable. If you want a really good paper ant a nice premium send in your subscription.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

TER LATEST WONDER Recently in one of the Lowell Baptist churches, the Bell telephone apparatus was placed ill the pulpit on Sunday, and the service was heard distinctly by people having connection with it in all parts of the city. The singing, both tune and words, was heard at Peterborough, fifty-ive miles distant, and, via Peterborough, in Boston, eighty miles away.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

MERCHANTS, Travellers, Visitors to New York don't fail to remember, that to fill the largest Hotel in New York, the Mammoth Grand Cen tral, on Broadway, will hereafter be kept on both the American and European plans. Fhe American plan including meals and lodging $2OO or $500, and the European plan $1. LOO,
 and upwards per day. An elegant Restaurant, at moderate prices, is conducted by the Hotel.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

EACH maker of Cabinet or Parlor Organs advcrtiscs his own as best. But the examina- tions at the great worlds exhibitions have but one result. At every one for dozen years Mason X Hamln Organs have been found best. They were awarded the gold medal at the Paris Exhibition last yea.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
We again refer our readers to the z

We again refer our readers to the ad- vertisement of the Perfect Milk Pail in this weeks paper. This is so superior to the pail now in use, that we don't SC: how any family having Q COW can dc without one. Agents will find this one of the best selling articles ever intro duced. Until an agent ia appointed fol this county, the company will send one of them to your nearest express office, charges prepaid, on receipt of two dol lars.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

A ROYAL V1sIToR.-Queen Victoria, it is rumored, has expressed strong wish to see Canada, and the Prince of Wales is encouraging her to visit both that country and the United States.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
LOSE NO TIME WHEN THAT SIGNAL

Of approaching danger- g hacking cough, is heard Use PHILLIPS PALATABLE VI COD LIVER OIL. in combination with PHOS- PHO-NUTRITINE, an agreeable and potent preventive of ana remedy for lung disorders and nervous diseases. All druggists.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

In boiling dumplings of any kind put them in the water one at time. If they are put in together they will mix with each other
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

The manufacture of violins has been begun in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
HULL,s TEMPERANCE GLEE BOOK.

70 cts Contains large and well arranged collection meetlnga
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

CUPS AND SAUCERS. By aRossMrrH. aSo
 A. delightful Parlor operetta needing but two performers. Very good music.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
THE SORCERER. Word. and Music. siOo.

THE SoRcERKR is by the same composers Pima. fore, and, m usicaly, quite good, Piano Arrange ment by MODELLING also for @l.0O.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

THE GEM CLEANER. By ,. M. CHADWICK. .sl.oO An unpsually good collection of Anthems. All choirs should have 1t.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

OLIVER DITSON & CO.,, Boston.N 0. HI. Ditson dE Co.,, I'll s S43 B'dway.N.Ys
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

FoR SPECIAL RATES for advertising in this paper apply to the publisher of the paper. UI2
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

Eighteenth Infantry to be at Yankton. Dak., by April l. Steamers will there bc Tn readiness to convey the regiment to Montana, where they will be en- ployed in building the new post of Fort Asslnaboine, on one of the tributaries of Milk River, near the British boundary Six companies of the Second Cavalry will be sent to this point for scouting purposes during the building of the post. The post is for the protection of settlers in the northwest against Sitting Bull.
 Senator Jones of Nevada will offer new anti Chinese bill at the opening Of the extra session of Congress, which will simply restrict immigration to fif- teen ln each vessel. The bill will go no further than this, and it is thought that the President will give it his approval. The Secretary of the Treasury has issued circular announcing that the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers at Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati. New Orleans, New York, Philadelpbia St. Louis and San Francisco, will sell ai par for lawful money certificates of de. posit of the denomination of BIO, bear. ing interest at four per cent, converti ble at any time into four per cent bonds according to an act passed at the late session of Congress-. They will bt ready for delivery April l, at which date they will begin to bear interest payable upon the conversion of the cer tlhcates into four per cent bonds. The Secretary will accept in payment certifi cates of deposit of national banks spe claily designated to receive deposits but the refunding certificates will not be delivered until all banks, bankers postmasters, and other public officers ana all other persons are invited to aic ID placing these certificates. They car make thelr arrangements through na Ionai banks for the deposit of the pnr chase money. Commissions will be al lowed on the purchase of these certifi
The Newtown bee., 1879-03-18
A Carnival Trick.

A very fayorite trick adopted at Lima, Peru, in carnival time, for frightening people as they pass along the streets, is the following: A sack filled with frag- ments of broken glass and procelain, is fastened to the balcony by strong rope, of such length that, when suspended from the window, the sack is about seven feet above the street. The apparatus being ready, mischievous maid and her anadta (young mistress) watch the passers-by until they select one for their victim. The sack is then thrown over the front of the balcony, and deafen- ing crash ensues, though the rope pre- vents it's contents from hurting any one. It. is we'll known that in almost every street in Lima there is at least one bal cony ready prepared for the performance of this trick; yet the suddenness of the crash always proves shock, even to the strongest nerves. People start and run to the other side of the street, and are sometimes so terrified that they drop down; then loud laughter and jeering remarks are heard in the balcony. Every year this trick is prohibited by the police, but the prohibition is treated with contempt.
The Newtown bee., 1879-03-18
Struck by an Avalanche.

The Gothard post, consisting of sev- eral sledges carrying heavy mail and many passengers, left Lucerne, Switzer- land, for Airolo and Biasca at five o'clock on a Friday morning. The weather was bad and their progress slow, so that it was nearly one o'clock when they reached Andermatt, and nearly four when they passed the Hospice. Nevertheless, the conductor, Patocchi, did not despair of being in time for the train at Biasca, when, just as they came to the bend of the road between the Hospice and the refuge-house of San Giuseppe, sound, the meaning of which could not be mis- taken, fell on his ear.
 Looking upward through the semi darkness, he saw in swift descent down the deep slope above them mighty ava lanche. For Patocchi to blow shrill blast of alarm, for the leading positions to pull up their horses and dismount, was but the work of an instant. The others did the same; all ran backward, leaving the sledges where they stood. The next moment the huge mass thun. dered across the road, and vehicles, horses, positions and passengers were ,a all in one white burial blent. Fortu' nately, however, they did not receive the full force of the avalanche; Patocch and few others managed to extricate themselves. They helped their com panions out; the saved joined the ban6 of rescuers, and by dint of hard work al were at last got out alive. None hai suffered serious injury, and only tht horses of the first sledge were killed but had they been little further on tht road, or had Patocchi been little les' prompt in giving the alarm, not single individual probably would have escaped to tell the tale. The Gothard road il extremely dangerous at this time of thu year. Times.
The Newtown bee., 1879-03-18
The Golden Sausage.

The proprietor of popular restaurant in Berlin has instituted what he calls the dinner of the golden sausage, tbe great attraction of which is the inser- tion in every thirtieth sausage designed for his guests of small gold coin, which becomes the property of the individual to whose lot it chances to fall. It is quite study to observe the guests seated round the numerous tables, each accommodating thirty persons, all of whom are moving their jaws most eau tiously. Of those favored by fortune, some are unable to conceal their satis faction, while others try to convey the coin unperceived from their mouths tc their pockets. As g matter of course, every one is obliged to masticate hif food slowly, instead of bolting it in the natural fashion, otherwise the tiny golden coin might slip down his gullel unaWaTes.