Connecticut western news., 1880-02-25
NOTES AND COMMENTS,


 rang bells, blew horns, and demar ded a sight of the bride. The husband told her to stand at 8 window and smile, which she did. Then he gave the serenaders money to buy liquor, and they went away. Soon afterward they returned with a demand for another view of the bride and more money but the bride refused to smile again, and the husband sent out bullets instead of coin. Half an hour of firing ensued, during which six men were wounded.
 A christening which took place in the Church of St. Germain des Pres, Paris, led to the capture of thief who. it is believed, is g notorious culprit. While the nurse was waiting with the child on her knees man came up and asked permission to kiss the infant. His request was granted, for in France Ssh instances of spontaneous affection are not uncommon. While the embrace was being bestowed the nurse felt hand in hen pocket, and exclaimed, "Thief P The man ran away, but was captured, with her purse in his possession.
 Count von Moltke, replying to a letter from Saxon artisan, who had re quested him to use his influeuce with the Emperor William with 8 view to a reduction in the German army, writes " Who does not share the earliest desire to see these heavy military burdens re- ieved which Germany is compelled to bear 2" and adds that "a happier condi- hon of affairs cannot be attained until ations have arrived at the conviction that every war, even though victorious, is a national misfortune. Even the power of the Emperor is inadequate to bring about this conviction"
 Two woodchoppers, Forrest and Hogel, were overtaken by 8 dreadful SHOW storm while crossing mountain in Tuscarora County Gal. It was in- tensely cold. and they lost their way. They struggled on until nightfall, when F rest fell down exhausted, unable to g.. any further. Hogel wrapped him in SC 7eral blankets, and covered him deep with snow, leaving 8 hole for him to b. sath through; but in the morning, wien his companion cane back with he !p, he was dead.
 ---Curley, noted highwayman of the D atwood region, was arrested by two off ,ers, who had to journey forty miles to ake him to jail. All rode on horse ba, k, the prisoner between his oaptors. Tho possibility of escape was discussed on the way, Ourley maintaining that he could put spurs to his horse and ge. away, because his beast was the freshest of the three, and the officers arguing that he coul be riddled with bullets before he got out of range. Suddenly, Curley put his plan into execution, dash ing off at full speed but the officers theory proved sound, for they easily killed him with their pistols. ,.
 The sensible people of London complain that there is terrible lot of snobs in the suburbs. Recently an Englishman of high literary fame moved out of town, but the people of the suburban neighborhood ignored him for months. Then the Queen, in driving by one day, called on him. The news spread like wildfre, and tue first families of the vicinity all called and left thei1 cards at the house of the author. He waited till he thought everybody was come that had heard of it and was coming at all, and then he drove out one day and left each card at the house of it's owner.
 --One day last month when the rol was being called on the passage of z bill, in the Prussian Parliament, Q loui "Nein !" was heard from the ladies' gal lery in response to the name of Conn Kerssenbrock, one of the Cologne dele gates, who was absent from his seat Inquiry showed that the wife of the ab sent gentleman was the culprit. Tn Berlin papers do not say whether th' singular iudiscretion was the result o absentmindedness .on the part of tn lady, or from an intention to mak known the attitude of her husband o. the question before the House.
 By the will of 8 gentleman who d;ee in Baltimore some time since, hous and lot in that city was left to his tw, sisters, to hold as joint tenants a long as they remained single, but i one married, the property was to go t' the other. One of them did marry, ant then brought suit against her sister fo half the property, claiming that the pro vision was against the policy of the lav on restraint of marriage. Judge Gil l naer, however, has inst decided the pro vision to be valid as limitation whicl terminates the estate. The jury, unde instructions, rendered verdict in favo of the unmarried sister, who is thu secured the entire interest in the prop erty.
 Tt is interesting, and to many peo pie it may be profitable, to know tn, 'comparative value of different kinds O. wood for fuel. Shellbark hickory ia re. garded as the highest standard of oul forest trees, and calling that 100, othel trees will compare with it for real valu, as fuel for house purposes as follows shellbark hickory, 100; pignut hickory 92; white oak, 84; white ash, v; dog wood, 75; scrub oak, 7s; white hazel 72; appletree, 70; red oak, 67; whit, beach, 65; black birch, 62; yellow oak 60; hard maple, 59 white elm, 58; red cedar, 56; wild cherry, 55; yellow pine 54; chestnut, 52; yellow poplar, 54 butternut and white birch, 45; white pine, 30. It is worth bearing in mint that in wood of the same species there is 8 great difference. according to ths