Connecticut western news., 1882-02-15
FACT AND RUMOR.

FACT AND RUMOR.
 The New York Herald has cable dspatc, giving an interview with Nine Nilsson She says her husband was an exctable man, bu, regular in his habits; that he had specula tive turn of mind. Six years ago he became ungovernable on account Of his inability make himself urders ood in the Swedish language Lately he has speculated lar ely in the Unions, the Union Generale amony them. and he lost heavily. Her fortune was in his hands. He became greatly excited as the financial troubles approached, and con sultauon of physicians was had. They or. dered him to an insane asylum, Where he has three attendants and yard to exercise in She is not permitted to see him, and she is much distressed over his misfortune Last week her physician made somewhat favor able report. but she can get no definite opin- ion from the doctors as to the probability ot his recovery As soon as he gets better sh. will return to the stage and come to th.. United States.
 
 the annual "river and harbor' steal this year, according to the present estimate of the com merce committee, will only amount to between S9 100000 and $lO,Onu GOO. Considering the number of constituents with brooks at their back doors which empty into mud holes near other constituents back doors this is very reasonable. We have no court tamlly and court etceteras to maintain here at the pub- lie expense. But we recognize the fact that the gentlemen who conSen, to serve as con. gressmen must have something substantial to bril- g home to their constituents in the shape ot an Uncle Sam dividend for local improve ments, to prove that they are ''working mem. bers,' else they would cease to be statesmen at all. It is probably cheaper to have tund devoted to this special purnose, and ar ap propriation for rivers and harbors is just as good name for it as any thing else The whole thing is an understood joke betwet the public and congress for which the public consents to pay for the sake of the fun. and he IS the best man who can get the largesl slice for the smallest object. If there is any. thing dishonest about it at all, it is dishon- esty so open and shameless as to really hard. ly deserve the name
 The Iowa Legislature proposed constltu | tional amendment at It's last session, tue meaning of which IS disputed before it is ] adopted It reads: No person shall manu lecture for sale. or sell or keep for Sale, as beverage, any Intoxicating liquors. ncludrne ale wine and beer." The question is wheth- CT 1t prohibits manufacture tor export or not and upon it lawyers and other authorities are about equally divided
 When Renenyi was playing one Of the soft est passages ID Schubert's Sc, enade at San ton. Pa the other night man Tn lhe gallery l ook handful of peanuts out of his poche and begun to eat the same n a particularly boisteruus mauher, whereupon the fiddler stopped his boy and made little speech. thus: Ladies and gentlemen. 1 now made me little speech That peanuts eater me very much annoy, aud I think he eui,y hm. sei' so much as nobody else in he house. When he get through wuh hls peanut solo go on." The spee,h was londy appIau led and the peanut dend wa crushed tor tie evening.
 Missouri farmers are now buying patert w4gon-tongue rights It takes two men to make sale. No. comes along, says he is doing big business in wagon tongue patents, but is on his way home and will sell the right for that county for S25O. The wary granger declines to be taken m aud the iscomited visitor says, 'All rght; but If you think bet ter ot Il let me know :" and insists on havin. his address. A few days later No comes county riyh for the patent, anu vii give $4 U or it. The farm sees an opportunity to make $l50 in quiet way, and sells the right No pays Sl0 10 blnd the bargain. and goes is way. The fnrnf- sends Lis nute tnr S25u 'o No and ti.en tine c crit k co.aplete
 Tn: Kt ntucny Hous2 or Representative, had tue hrst lively fight of ,h" $, sSion tue o,he: 'ay when tto whIp?in@- ost h.ll ,stnc ma lo hsi < L. A,Q .~. ia ment " il" .'"'" a', ,.or " the Il" :,>u l |, | ,,i.-r d ., i | b, ",oe" 3t 9 "e ." yo t.r"'".'Iy 'Len t''S, g,'' i. l."- r.,a t''ar one "t its Supp"rte's .o~; ., G1, the vote WIS ana sou2i.t o ci..,.', !, :, rpn hy mov'ng reconsideration After g, d deal ot noisy debate nnd conrus,on lhe rec n sjderalion was ordeed. and then the mll was killed hy vote "f 42 tn 43
 The recent repnr, "t the lumber Inspector of : iscor sin states that the amount of To 8 scaled at the mouth of Black river was 25U,-