Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-27
The Wentworth-Fletchcr DIscngnxc-
 ments [FIom tho ParsIanl


 tween an English lord and an American girl had been suddenly broken, and that there is strong indignation against the man who has thus wantonly destroyed the happiness and future of a young girl whose brave and cour- ageous career has commanded the admiration of strangers.
 The gentleman is Lord Wentworth, a grand son of Lord Byron, and the young lady Miss Fletcher, author of ssKismet," and well known by her nom de plume of ''Georgs Fleming" The ecorrespondentof of the Anglo American says Miss Fletcher is very ill. ''It is fortunate for Lord Wentworth" he continues, s'that Miss Fletcher is not English or in England, or there might be a'breach of promise case that would amuse the two worlds for some little time. In the meantime the poor girls health has suffered intensely, and hear that all her beautiful hair is cut of !! Miss Fletcher had many enemies, and these were very envious Of her evident good fortune in having so great prize within her hands. They did not rest until they had wrenched it from her
 But it is general surprise that Lord Vent worth, as an Englishman and man of mature age, was not firm enough to resist all the ar rows flung at him,
 Very different from another English noble man could name, who, when engaged to an unaristocratic lady. was asked, FDo you know that her first husband is not yet dead ?" eff she had twenty husbands living" he an- swered, 'I should be happy to be the twenty first" And they were married, nor did he ever repent of his irmness.
 Governor Andrews Appointments. [Hartford Correspondence Springfield Republican
 Governor Andrews seems to think that, if he can only prove that he ''moves in nyste- rious way" the people of Connecticut will supply the rest of the syllogism and worship him. His surprise party that gave us Prof. Walker for railroad commissioner did elevate hin, good deal. But when he puts Senator Bill Hayward into Walkers shoes it is, though no less mysterious, decidedly less to h credit. The intimation in this correspondence, 8 week ago yesterday, that Hayward might be the mau was laughed at by the Governors best friends, who said it must be intended for 8 joke He seems to have made it practical one. The explanation offered now for the act is that, office seekers having threatened and bully-ragged the little Governor till he really became afraid he wouldn't be renomi- nated he settled it and them by giving the place to what he considered an influential politician, and that Litchfield and Colchester have locked arms across the Connecticut riv CT. Leaving out any consideration of Hay wards personal fitness for the place, there are other obstacles which should have pre- vented the nomination. For instance, he was director and president of the Colchester rail road, and director of the Air Line, and is so in the new railroad report issued to day. The law forbids any railroad stockholder rom Delng commlssloner, put the Hart ford Post says Hayward was not stock holder, and only held these directorships as "honorary offices" It is new idea that man can be director and not be stockholder but find nothing in the general railroad law to prevent, so that really the resignation of the dictatorship was superfuous Connecti- cut sentiment as to the railroad board has al- ways been divided Railroad people contend ed that 1t was nuisance part of ''the peo- pie" considered it a superfuity, and the other part thought it better to abolish it than to continue it as an asylum for political yeter- ans, which used to be it's purpose. Of late years something has spurred Commissioner George M. Woodruff up to giving us very good reports, and sentiment in favor of continuing the board, with the hope that it might prove good for something has been rapidly spreading. It looks to me now as if this the time to change it from three members to one member. If it is to revert to it's asylum functions, it might better disap- pear altogether.