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Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31
A PERSIAN LEGEND.
From the Revised Version.

When Malek ell Adib left the home of his childhood that he might go West and salt mine and grow up with the country after unloading upon some smart fellows down in the provinces, his mother gave him forty pieces of silver, and made him promise never to tell a lie.
 "Go, my son." she said, in voice husky with hair-pins, ego. We may never meet again, and if we do I will probably be married before you come back, and it wouldn't be pleasant for you to live at home and have to call some square headed old multi Pa
 The youth went, and the party he travelled with was assaulted by road agents, who shot the driver, cut open the mail-bags, blew open the express box, and went through the passengers. When one of the robbers asked the boy how much he had, he replied, with sur. prising candor:
 "I have ten dinars sewed up in my garments"
 The robber laughed hoarse, gut. tural laugh in the United States Ian guage and passed on to an elderly man, thinking the boy lied. Another robbel asked the boy the same question, and, receiving the same answer, laughed as did his comrade. Finally, the chief called Malek to him, and asked what he had. The boy replied:
 "I have already told two of your peo- pie that have ten dinars sewed up in my gray clothes"
 The chief ordered his clothes to be ripped open and found the money.
 "And how," he asked, "came you to tell this ?"
 Because, replied the boy, "I would not be false to my mother, whom l solemnly promised to never tell lie. "
 "Aw, cheese that" the robber chief replied. "That's too diaphanous, stripling. Itwon't laundry. Stand him OF his head, fellows, and tap him for all he's worth."
 So the robbers stood Malek ou his AOaSAs hhN POuAuOA phO oOAOo VI HAD ASSo with the bastinados until he disgorged from various secret pockets, belts, double shoe-soles, and from the straw and cushions of the coach, 125 dinars, a gold watch, lot of Erie stock, seven railroad passes, some promissory notes, a new Derringer, photographs of Maud Granger and Sara Bernhardt, marked poker deck, flask of Old Cabinet whisky, some chewing tobacco, dia' mond pm and blackstone ring, a pack age of counterfeit los and slung shot They then cut off his head and tossed him over in the canyon.
 "That," said the robber chief, as h' pocketed the bulk of the swag, evil teach him to keep his promise to hi mother the next time. Always pla. awful close on a man who tries tn honesty lay on road agent"
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31

A CONSCIENTIOUS POSTMASTER. - A colored postmaster in South Carolina recently sent long petition to the De- pertinent, praying to be relieved from Sunday work. He recited that his ob jections did not arise from laziness ol a a7ersion to the work itself, but that his religious scruples forbade any kind oi labor on the Sabbath. He was informed by the Department that his only remedy lay in & resignation of his office, and since then nothing has been heard from him.
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31
New York A 1Sp n ss q m pn c

"The Professor" the Imaginable comedy, has reacned the fourth month of it's run at the Madison Square theatre. The theatre in spite of the summer is crowded every night. This is due not only to the excellence the play, the beauty of its scenery and the tasteful costumes of the many oung ladies who appear in it, but to the comfortable condition of the auditorium which is kept cool by air forced over tons of ice. No one should fail to witness HThe Professor
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31

Our IN THE WEsr.--A family at Mil waukee were delighted on AAering that an uncle, whom they had last known ten years before as penniless depend ent, had left fortune of half a million at his death in Nevada but when they received copy of his will they found nothing in it for them, except re- hinder that they had turned him away hungry from their door.
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31

WHEAT AND CoRN.-The Commercial Bulletin estimates that the yield ot wheat of 1881 should be about 429, ,056, GOO bushels. This is 52,000, ,000 bushels less than the reported yield in 1880, but very much more than the estimates usually made this season. Of this 40 per cent. IS spring and 60 per cent. win ter. The estimate of yield of the corr crop in 1881 is 1,44s, 800, 900 bushels. or less than 9O,OOO,OOO bushels below the yield of 1880.
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31
Your Mind VIII Grow Strong

and great not by what you reject, but by what you cordially accept and believe. Your health will improve, just in proportion as you obey Natures laws. If your mind is diseased refresh it with suitable relaxation. If the two great organs of your body, the kidney and liver, arc out of order, restore them by using Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. The mind car be kept clear by care and the kidneys and liver by the great remedy above mentioned.
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31

THE Louisville Commercial cites the case of Capt. Chas. N. Corri, of that city, who was cured by St. Jacobs Oil after suffering for years with rheuma' tism. York (Neb.) Republicd',.
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31

THE Philadelphia Easy Hour men, tions Mr. J. A. Walton, of 1 ,245 N. 18th street, that city, as an enthusiastic in dorser of St. Jacobs Oil for the relief and cure of diseases of horses.
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31
Disappearance of a Mine.

"It don't do to fool with giant pow der," said an old-time in the Laramie Boomerang office. "It's powerful stuff.
 I had $1O, 900 mine over in the Queen of Shelby district in '59 called the Goshall- hemlock claim. was offered $1O,00O for it, with $5, 1000 in Sage-brush placer stock besides, if she opened up as we'll ten foot further down. We put in 8 blast of giant powder, and when we went to make an examination we couldn' t find the Goshallhemlock with an asses sor and search warrant. The hole was there, but there wasn't quartz enough to throw at yaller dog. My idea is to sell mine just before you put in the giant powder, and then if the buyer wants to blow the property into the middle of next Christmas, let him do it. "
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31

WHILE the aristocratic oyster is en. toying his summer rest, the poor clam is kept hard at work.
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31

II WOULD no more do without Sellers Liver Pills in my house." says neighbor, ",han four" They always cure headache, constipation, etc.
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31

HIS THUMB.-A Wyoming Territory lawyer who sawed his hand off by mis- take complained, after the hand was buried that his thumb was cramped and hurt him badly. The severed hand was unearthed, the drawn-up thumb strengthened, and the distress of the wounded man relieved.
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31
Important to Travellers

Important Travellers. Special inducements are offered you by the Burlington Route. It will pay you to read their advertisement to be found elsewhere iir his issue.
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31

TIE successful man has many imitators in his peculiar line of business but still there is on,y one originator. So, also, the great petroleum hair renewer, Carboline, as now improved and perfected, holds the palm against all imitators as genuine article of merit. Try it.
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31

"S1NcE taking 'Dr. Lindsey's Blood Searcher' that old of mine is entirely cured" Sold by all druggists.
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31

BY NUMSOAC. or Turkish Corn Cure. The only remedy that never fails. Price lOc.; by mail, l5c. o. A. 0SMUN, Is 7th ave-, N. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31
THE, LIGHT RUNNING

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Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31
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Connecticut western news., 1881-08-31

at Whitesand Bay and sailed westward, paying out 1,500 miles of the deep-sea section.
 The French Canadian societies are in convention at Lawrence, Mass. The objects of the convention are to deter mine the French population of the Uni ted States, to adopt system of speedy but legitimate naturalization, and bring French organizations in closer bond of union.
 Tn Tunis the Bey's troops have gone to Kairwan, the holy city, with the view of quelling the insurrect1on there. h. fidels are not permitted to enter Kair- wan, but the French intend to occupy it, and their entry will probably be op- posed. It is thought that in that case
 the Bey's troops will side with the native
 tribes.
 The French elections on Sunday re-
 suited in an overwhelming victory for
 the Republicans. The irreconcilables
 and advanced Radicals were beaten on every hand and the Bonapartists also suffered. A Berlin dispatch says the result of the elections may influence the negotiations now pending for an alliance between Italy, Austria and Germany. , --1no OOclallSIS db OeuoNd, WuOSe application for leave to hold grand So . cialist congress there was refused by the Federal tribunal, have written to the judges threatening them with death anc saying that they have dynamite enougl to blow up half Switzerland.
 The Spanish elections on Sunday were largely in favor of the Liberals, who : carried two-thirds of the constituencies | The Conservatives formed plot for car rying Madrid by "repeatipg," but i was discovered and two hundred arrests i have been made.
 The Land Bill received the royal as
 sent on Monday.
 t Mir. Dillon, M. F., who was recently 3 liberated from Kilmainham jail, made
 violent attack upon the Government a ) 8 meeting at Thurles, County Tipperary
 on Sunday. The PaU MdW Gasett,
 urges the Government to release Michne Davitt. Father Sheehy and six othe , "suspe ects" " are to be liberated shortly
 News has been received from tn, e Soudan of an affray between tho popu g lation and the soldiery, caused by tn, 2 preaching of a false prophet. One hun 7 dred and twenty Egyptian soldiers were killed.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-13
Iougs,ree, and the Sultan.

Mr.. GleHes. Of the United STATES navy,
describes IN letter 10 relative in Nash.
vile, Tenn. the ceremonial attending the
presentation Of General LougStreets ere
Dental, 10 the Sultan. "Wben," he says,
an officer announced thar the Sult9n was
ready, the Minister, escorted by Dasha on
each side, andthe Icst Of us falling in in an
order resembling that in which the animals
are said to have entered the AK, passed
ont Of The room, up the grand staircase
between flies Of rigid officers, call gleam-
ing like ByTon's A>>yranS, in purple
and Gold Crossing large saloon, haad-
Somely upholstered and Ornamented with a
glitterlLg chandelier, we bowed ourselves
over he threshold OF the audience-rOom
and stood in silent presence OF Sultan ABB
dul llamld H.. at present the most talked
OF and, from his political and religious sur
roundngS, the most Interesting monarch oi
al Europe. Genera! Long>treet was first
presented, and made the conyeutlonai
speech. which was Interpreted by the Min.
i,tef OF Foreign Affairs. Sh ,bby, stupid
old fellow, enyelOpcd IN god embrold-
cry. The address was very happy aud
charmingly delivered. The Truth l., we
are all in love with the old soldier, and
feel very proud OF Americans representa-
tive. He was the HneSt-lOoking man AT me
palace, and the most finished cOurtier could
not have borne himself better. After hand
ing the Sultan The credentials Mr.. Heap
was presented, and then the officers In order
according 10 their rank. Eacn one having
stepped up and made his bow, backed OF.
When the audience was over all backed
out Of the Sult1n's presence. Several
officers OF the palace were present during
the interview aud stood in fixed
line on his right. The audience.cham-
ber was large but quite plain; there
were q few landscapes IN oil and Persian
carpet IN brilliant colors; but the gem OF
the room was superb rug Of satin, on the
edge Of which the Sultan stood. Having
retired 10 the wniting-roOm, we were pre-
sented TO Osman Pasha, the hero OF Pievni,
now Graud Marshal OF the Paac', and 10
the Minister OF Foreign AffHrs. Sherbert
was served and cigarettes. Soon an invita-.
tion came down from the Sultan inviting
the Minister and officers TO dine next dly
on the Admirafs iror-clad. Soon afterward
we left the palace. Such was the presenta.
lion at the Imperial Court"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-13

BRIEF ITEMS. Mr.. Henry +. Wickham,
son OF General Wickbam. was painfully in.
iured Friday af fernoon by being kicked by
horse.
John White (colored) was locked I'D I'm
the First police station Yesterday afternoon,
charged with being q suspicious character.
lie mad In his possession when arrested sev-
era' rolls OF Gotten cloth supposed to have
been stolen.
The February term Of the Henrico County
Court will begin tomorrow morning.
Quite number Of wagons loaded with
loose tobacco. raised in the adjoining coun-
ties, came 10 the city last week.
Al the Stock Exchange yesterday Allan
tic, Mississippi and OHIO Railroad stock
was quoted az follows: 81 bid, ID asked.
Friday 1t was quoted: bio, IL asked.
The City Circuit Court was in session
yesterday, but disposed Of no cases OF spe-
cial interest. The Office. judgment dockt {
will he called Tomorrow.
The United States Cncuit COuit will meet
in this city next Wednesday. The grand
and petit iuries will also meet on that day.
The criminal dc cket will be resumed in
the Hastings Court tomorrow morning.
Captain Il. &. Cooke, the newly-appoinied
collector of customs for this port will enter
upon The discharge Of the duties OF his office
on the 23d instant.
The interDal-revenue collections for the
week ending Yesterday were as follows (:
Monday, Sl0,34O IS; Tuesday, sG,OI0.0S !;
Wednesday, SG.OSj.O7; Thursday, Ss,-
19S04; Friday, s4.j69 G3; Saturday, Ss,.
l20.43 total, S43,9S3.s3.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-13

About two weeks ago Mr.. Jackson Kehoe,
engineer OF the construction train on the
Shenandoah Valley railroad, was painfully
injured by a ear running over his foot. He
Syas taken to Harrisonburg, where he is still
eNnfined TO his bed. During his absence
fs9m bis home sickness fell upon mis- fimily,
aHk his wife has buried three chldren-all
ihey bad.
On last Tuesday little son Of Mr.. John
II. DSliinger, Liberty Furnace, Va, Was
crushed 10 death. II seems whilst logs were
being i6iIed up on Mr.. DeilIngefs saw-mill
the boy vas crushed TO death by being acci-
dentalIy eS1ght between two Of The logs,
one of wbisb rolled back k.--ShendRdodh
PdHey.
Randall Oliver, coIored mou living near
Aylett'., In King Willlam county, while car
rylng q pole about twcoty feet long slipped
on the ice and fell, the pole falling across
his neck and killing bin tpstahtIy, Tap
pahdDn0ck Iadex.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-13

THE WEATHER AND It's SUDDEN CHANGES.
Tie weather for the past two DAYS partak, :
more Of the nature Ct summer than mid
winter. The contrast is rs great a
that experienced by The Arctic explorer
Kane when he was summoned from his
daily balhings in the Gull Of Mexico 10
proceed at once to the regions where ctcr-
nal snow abOunds.
Friday morning was warm. and gave in
dicltiOns Of a decided change in temIera-
ture, the thermometer reading 60 a. lis
maximum during the day. Yesterday NOM
ing the mercury stood at go. having risen
from 49o at 10 O'Clock the night pres Ou-.
The wind blew a hurricane during Friday
night, with little abatement during the sue.
ceeding day. Occasional heavy showers fell
during the night. followed by a dreDchin =
rtn about O'Clock yesterday morning; !;
soon after which it cleared OF beautifully.
with strong westerly wind. Oyerc)at>
and ladies' wrlppings were discarded ye,-
tcrlav, and, indeed. we saw one lady on the
street with ncr parlsOl raised above her
head. \ few more such days will start We.
gelati0n Of all kinds. The earth already
seems t) be giving response to the GENIAL
sunshine. rs on saturday we saw hyaclnths
which were already several inches above
the ground. O'hcr early plants and n)w-
ers were no doubt as " forward"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-13
THIRD POLICE SrtTION. }

RICHMOND, February II, 1881. !
10 tie Pu5LiC: deem ii justice 10 myself
and those under me TO say that The article
which appeared in the Richmond Dispatch
Of the Stb, and the Irdde Leaf or Market
Gazette Of the 18Th instant, 10 The effect that
a nero man was arrested by negro wo-
man last sunday on the corner OF Marshall
,tr, ct and Brook lyenue, charged WltD steal
Ing money, and further, in the latter paper,
that a policeman could not be found, and
hat The man was landed safciy in the sta
ti0n.house by The woman, is entirely with
out foundation. Nothing OF the kind ha>
occurred. II the reference WAS TO the Third
station, and nothing else could he Inferred,
there was only one arrest on Sunday, aud
that made by myself OF negro woman for
being dlsorderly in the public street, and
She was tined one dollar by the Police jus
lice foi the offence. Very respectfully,
CHARLES II. EPPS,
Officer in charge.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-13
The JamesRiver Bridge-MOdern
Rome.

Editors Dispatch: Not many centurie,,
ago "all roads led 10 Rome and broad
was the Appian way. This quotation Is ap'
plcable to-day In ths respect: Should YOU
tind Yourself on the south side OF the Vir'
ginla Tlber. and desired TO enter the eter-
nal and seyen.biled ciy-the late capital Of
JEDI. Davi,'s Confederacy you woulc hnd
that though narrow was the way, alI roads
lead to--a dollhouse, under whose trl-
umphal arches stands night and day Ro-
man sentinel. whose duty 1t Is TO receive Inc
tribute exacted by Cesar, who, Judging
from The camor about the market places. Is
not beloved BE- the people. Now, there Is
The true Appian way across The muddy
Tlber known as the James'Riyer Fee
bridge, aud should like 10 ask YOU WY
"gift- bearing Greeks should be forced to
pay usurping Caesar for the privilege Of
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-13

WHAT REPORTER SAW AT STATION
HOUsE.-On Saturday night reporter on
his usual round, In search OF news dropped
III at one Of the police stations. As be en-
tered the door his attention was attracted 10
a long table in the centre OF the room. Ihe
table was covered with a white cloth. His
first thought was that an accident had hap
pened or some bloody deed committed. and
thai he was about TO witness trst.cIass
surgical operation and q, the same time get
an item. On drawing nearer he saw paint
ed on the cloth, in large letters. Prayer
Meeting Tonight at 8 O'Clock" The dis.
appointment WAS great; but IT'S an Ill wlDd
that blows no one good, and what proved
to be the reporters loss ian item) may re-
dOund to the benefit OF others. Let Us hope
80, at any rate.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-13
AIRS. WIXSLOW'S

7
Rev >YLyASCs COBB thus writes Ia The iios'oa
Christian Freeman We would by no meaDs ~
commend any kind OF medicine which W. did ~
know 10 be gooc- particularly for iniaDis Bu' o
MRS. WiNsLOW SOOTHING SYRUP we can
speak from knowledge. Ia our own family u has
proved blessing indeed ny giving an infant irou-
bed with cohc paus quiet ssep aud the parents un-
broken rest al eight. Most parents can sDpree'it
thcse blessings. Here Is an article which works t0
peri ciion. and wbicl is h'rmless; for lbe s'esp
winch il All rds the infant II perfectly natural ana
the ltlie cherub awakes as bright bGt;0D." Aud
during he process Of lecihng iis value IS ncacua-
ble We have fiequeuty heard mothers say tia
they woud 40, be without 1t ron ibe biiib Of the
child iiH Il had finished with the ie,tbing siege On
any consideration whatever. sod by all druggist.
Twenty-Five cents a bottle. fe tOdlw
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-13
uaNCnEsTtR AND VICINITY.

Chesterfield EiectiOn.-At the next cIcc-
ton M Cne. ter6eId, which takes place IN
Nav. a new BOIrd OF Supervisors Will be
elected. Consables, oYerseers OF toe poor,
and justices Of the peac6 for the county,
will also he elfced. The number OF super
yi,ors to be elected are constable, ;
Justices f the pc1ce, 10; OyeT,eers Of TIE
poo., &; clerks for ~" circuit and county
court-. A commissioner q the reyenu'
for the Fir,t district and sheriff VIII be-
elected in May also. The ollicc OF commi''
,ioner Of revenue was made vacant recently
Ly the death Il Mr.. ". q. Fi0uru0y, and 81,
.ncrff by the resignation Of Mr. Clarence
II. FlournOy. The contest promises to be a
warm one. ss there are many candidates a.
read} in Tue tield.