Litchfield enquirer., 1880-08-12
Republican State Convention.

Republican State Convention.
We can give no additional news regarding
the question of denomination of Our present
State ticket at The convention of to-day WED
nesday) Ii there is any change perceptible
it is towards an increased determination to
nominate new ticket.
P. s. The first three names ON the first bal
lot were as follows:
Charles B. Andrews. of Litchtiell, 113
Hobert B. Bigelow, of New Haven, 1916
William H. Buikley,s Of Hartford, s@zaa113 -
LATER.-Bigelow and Buckley nominated
by reclamation. after first, formal ballot. 49,,
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1t costs the American prodactor about fifty
cents bushel to raise wheat, and about as
much more to carry it to England. 1t costs
the English farmer $3.50 bushel to raise bis
wheat. There is just about the same differ
ence between the cost of American meat sold
in England, and English meat. The chief
cause of these stubborn facts is that the Eng
lish farmer has to pay from Sc to SO an acre
per year for rent of his land. Besides this.
he is under various other annoying restrictions
such as the preservation of game which in
jure his crops. A bill is now before Parlia-
ment allowing the farmer to exterminate these
pests, but if 1t passes the Commons, it will
probably be thrown out in the House of Lords,
that special obstruction in the way of English
reform at the present day.
DR.. Tanners fast, which closed on Satur-
day, has excited an interest in the dull season
news which it, would not ordinarily have
for aroused. If it proves anything, it
proves that mere abstinence from food will
not cause death as quickly as has been gener-
ally supposed Perhaps the queerest feature
of the whole business is the readiness with
which the plucky quack's stomach took to its
natural work after the fast was over. 1t has
been the received doctrine, that, after long alb
stinence, food can be safely taken only in very
small quantities at first. Tanner ate water
melon by the pound and drank milk by the
pint at the outset; and, within an hour or
two, ate hearty meal of beef-stea 1t seems
to be the general opinion that his fast was
picion. -... -.....
A weak and hayward woman has been the
occasion of fearful tragedy at Oakland, CAL
She was the beautiful daughter of pastor of
the most fashionable church in the place she
fell in love with, and clandestinely married, a
ticket seller of skating rink named Shredder
fl,n, r~xI
er forgave her, and got her husband a good
position, which he seems to have filled WORTH
ly. Recently she got infatuated with French
dentist named Lefevre, and was at last driven
to confess herself an adultress to her husband
and her father. Schroeder determined to for
give her crime, and to spare her paramount, out
| of regard to his family. 1t was too much.
The man endured his disgrace for few
weeks, took to drink. ana finally ended by
shooting his wife's seducer. The case is now
in the courts and the wretched husbpand is to
be tried for the murder he has committed.
The absurd sentimentalism which delights
in turning murderers into martyrs made a
very disreputable exhibition of itself at the
funeral of the hanged wife murderer Balbo on
Saturday. But for the interference of the
police there would have been banners, pro-
| cesson, and a band traversing a number Of
streets in order to make the greater show.
An Italian who addressed the "mourners"
spoke of the scoundrel whose brutality justi-
fed his hanging, if anything could justify it,
as 'that poor murdered boy" and advised his
hearers to vote the Democratic ticket, next
fall, by way of pun.shing Republican COVER
nor for not pardoning HIM. In fact, next to
Tanner, Baloo was the hero of the week 7
A Connecticut woman is concerned in the
latest Partisan scandal and tragedy. Annie
Doherty, resident of Stratford, married VIM.
Wetmore, of New York. She separated from
him, went to Paris, and there became the
mistress of Lord Arthur Paget, who recently
succeeded to the title of Marquis Of Anglesey.
He had promised marriage in case she got a
divorce from Wetmore, which she finally sue
ceedcd in dong. Just about the same time
the tickle Marquis married, but not Mrs. Wet
more. A terrible scene ensued. He offered
her money she took poison.
Gen. Garfield has returned west after his
visit to New York. On Sunday he and Schuy-
Ter Colfax happened upon the same platform,
at the meeting of the Young Mems Christian
Associations in Chatauuua V Cen Cor