Connecticut western news., 1880-04-28
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

s LIN HIS REPORT on the cabtie plaSue, Dr. Lynn sums up the result of his in yestigations as follows "As a result of my investigations thus far, I find this ruinous foreign plague actually existing among the cattle ill the following States: Connecticut, in Fairfield County New York, in New York, Westchester, Put nam, Kings and Queens. Counties New Jersey, in Atlantic, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington. Ocean, Mercer, Monmouth, Middlesex, Hunterdon, Morris, Essex, Union, Bergen and Hudson Counties 1; Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, Lehigh, Cumber- land, York, Delaware, Lancaster and Adams Counties; Maryland, in Carroll, Baltimore, Harford and Cecil Counties. A BOSTON LADY had much prized cat, and to secure for it the respect due to the pet of a lady of social distinction had her name and address engraved on sil- yer collar locked about the feline's neck. Kitty disappeared, and was given up for lost, after much advertising and search ing. Last week its mistress called upon 8 neighbor, not on her calling list, how ever, to inquire about @ servant girl and was greeted thus: "Mrs. -, I think I have your cat she was such beauty that we did not like to give her up. She broke her leg last summer, and had it set by two physicians, and after spend ing so much on it some of my friends thought ought to keep it.''
 Now AND THEN 8 customer who is i'm pertinent meets her match as, for in- stance, the woman who, looking over suits the other day, turned to a. quiet at tendant and sharply asked, "Do you call this an imported suit ?" ''Yes, ma'am," was the answer. '.H'm p said the other, defantly, "needn't tell me that's import ed. Look at those button-holes I'm ported p Her interlocutor happened to be the head-dressmaker, and knowing her Business, and not feeling any par ticl1lar terror of a woman who fatly ac- cused her of falsehood, she sweetly said, Excuse me, but if you were accustom- ed to seeing imported dresses, you would know that the button-holes are always badly worked" and with that she walked away leaving the word "accus- toned" to rankle in. her hearers mind.
 CADET WHrTTAKER wrote the follow ing letter to his mother in Camden, s. o.: "Dear Mother-This is just a nasty note to inform you, before other accounts excite you, of the outrage per petrated on me few hours ago. Last night three men entered my room, took me from my bed, cut off my hair, cut the lobes off both cars, tied my feet to the bed, tied my hands and left me on the floor, with streams of blood issuing from my wounded ears. No one can as vet find clew to those who did the fendish act, but the matter is being in- vestigated I know the perpetrators will be apprehended. I had injured no one by thought, word or act; and the cruel treatment is enough to cause even savages to hide their faces in shame. I am feeling pain from my ears, and my head aches. I was also cut on one toe and one hand. Your affectionate son, Johnson"
 INT THE recent election in England some ladies took part in the canvass. At Hereford, Lady Elizabeth Biddulph ad- dressed an immense audience as follows Gentlemen, these are election times, and uncommon times, and we are at pres ent allowed to do things we don't do at other times so I will make that my ex- cuse for addressing you, and will make you little speech. MT. Biddulph can- not be here to-day, but I am here as his wife and representative, and I ask you to put him at the head of the poll, and make him a happy man and mo 8 happy woman. He has your interests at heart, and nobody loves the country more than MT. Biddulph, I declare tc you. Her ladyship sat down amid vociferous cheering.
 THE Golos of St. Petersburg relates the following tragic incident: "A peas. ant of the village of Olshany, province ot Kharkoff, on his return from the market while counting his money, was called out of the room, leaving some bank notes or the table. His lit tie son, four years old began to play with the pretty pictures and when the father returned he found only small pieces left. In his rage he threw the boy violently upon the floor. At this moment his wife entered the room with her baby in her arms letting the babe fall, she snatched the boy and fled from the house with him, but foJnC no trace of life in him. In despair she returned to the house and beheld new horror; her babe was Efeless corpse floating in the tub of water where it hac fallen from her arms Overwhelmed by misery, the father committed suicide by hanging himself.
 A Horse Story.