Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23
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EVERY DAY NOTES OF THE WORLD AS WE
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[From the Boston Globe, Jan. 1, 19s1.l

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 [From the Boston Globe, Jan. 1, 1881.
 THE inhabitants of Jacksonville, Florida, doubtless wondered yesterday noon if children had rained down upon them when they saw some 4,000 or 5000 merry, rosy-cheeked girls and boys gayly promenading the streets, thronging the stores and making them selves at home generally. They soon learned, however, that their visitors were the children of Dr. Wilson's (Universalist) Sabbath school, and that the quiet gentlemen and demure ladies were officers and teachers of that in- stitution. With true Southern hospi- tality the houses of the town were thrown open to receive the unexpected visitors, and every effort made to render the visit an agreeable one. That 1t was such to the Bostonians is evident from the fact that they were unwilling to leave until darknes set in. The aerial barge Hope safely conveyed md re- turned the visitors with no accident and in good time.
 THE first execution under the law of Illinois, which makes it capital crime to try to borrow money, took place at Chicago yesterday at the hour of noon. The poor wretch who then paid the penalty for his misdeeds was pro- fessional broker. On the Sd ut. he went into the office of the leading boot black of the city, man of great wealth and well known generosity, and tried to get ten cents, representing that he was starving under the operation of the act forbidding loans. In his despair the impoverished dabbler in stocks forgot that he was himself violating the very law under which he was suffering But that did not excuse him. A dozen witnesses were on the spot to testify to the rash act. He was promptly con- victed, and, in the discretion of the court, was sentenced to death by poison. The dose ordered was dram of Lake Michigan water. The victim died in great agony.
 FOLLOWING close to the adjournment of Congress came the nomination of Hon. George Spoutwell by the Centralist Convention at Montreal, in June, and directly after the nomination at Havana by the Democrats of General Benjamin F. Butler, great-grandson of the old hero who was elected governor of Massachusetts after six canvasses of that State, ninety eight years ago Q982). The election of the latter by popular majority of over 28,O0O, ,OOO in total vote of nearly 162,O0O,00O was the closing and crowning event of the year whose history We have thus hastily outlined.
 WE ARE now an indissoluble Unior of 139 indestructible States, embracing according to the latest monthly census a little over 500, ,000,OO0 of people, speak ing five distinct languages, besides Ill marked varieties of United States (ol English, as the old writers used to say) If the application of Brazil, Chili ant Peru to be admitted to the Union which comes before Congress at tn, January session, shall be granted, O. seems probable, we shall speedily be nation of over 1, 1000, ,O00, ,0OO inhabitants There is, indeed, no reason why the, should not be admitted, and the ad mission of Canada in 1903, Cuba il 1910, and Australia in 1924, make formidable array of precedents in thei favor.
 IT WILL be remembered that ol Christmas eve the employees in ou photographic department presented tn foreman with 8 purse of $1OO,OOO. No to be outdone, the hands in our pres room last evening presented the fore man with purse of $125, ,OOO.
 AN IMPROVED burglar detector an
 bouncer has been invented by Ephrair
 Stearns of Ward 293. The burglar,
 silver detector points strongly toward
 this machine, which in appearance is
 sideboard or safe, and once the intrude
 is within reach it scalps him, brands hi
 forehead with the word Thief, and land
 him on the sidewalk. Its operation very interesting, and should be seen every one.
 A CRAZY man was discovered at lare
 in the streets last night by the officer of the 619th division. It appeared frol his incoherent remarks that he thougl he had invented perpetual motion, an it was therefore supposed that he wei 5 mad for joy.