Connecticut western news., 1883-02-14
HERE AND THERE.

The Ansonia, large Italian steamer, has been wrecked on the coast of Tripo- Ii. Twenty of the crew perished. The rest of the crew and the passengers were saved.
 An Alabama paper tells of 10-years- old negro girl who fell 15 feet through a trestle and remained stuck head. fore most in the mud until released, suffering no injury beyond a good scare,
 The Western Union telegraph compa- ny has made 25 cents it's maximum rate for a message of 10 words between any of it's offices in New Hampshire, Yer mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York. city and the southern part of the state of Maine.
 Hon Robbins Battell has added an- other picture to his gallery of land scapes by American artists. This one is by Bristol and is view of the Tacon- ic mountains from Norfolk. It iS.taken from the summit of the lodges just north of Mir Battell's residence and includes a view of the Blackberry river valley. A train of cars on the Connecticut Western road is seen winding around a spur of "Haystack. The subject is as good as any in his collection and the picture is quite satisfactory. Artist Pease of Salisbury is also ct work upon local theme for his gallery.
 The statement that the recent verdict of $75, ,000 in favor of Miss Livingston against MT Fleming is the largest award of damages ever given for breach of promise is said by the Indianapolis Times to be 0 mistake. "Some twenty years ago." that journal asserts, "a Miss Fife Carstang recovered larger verdict against Henry Shaw, the we'll known millionaire and public-spirited citizen of St Louis, the present owner of 'Shaw's garden. Miss Carstang was originally from Brooklyn, but at the time of bringing the suit against MT Shaw she was @ resident of St Louis. She estimated her damage at $1O0, GOO, ard MT Shaw employed Edward Bates, a distinguished lawyer of St Louis, after ward attorney general in MT Lincoln's cabinet, to defend him. The jury in the case brought in 8 verdict for the full amount claimed against Mir Shaw. An appeal in the case was taken by MT Shaw's attorney, and the decision was afterward reversed.
 A couple were recently married near Fredericksburg Va. at the residence of an uncle of the bride. As they were talk ing the cars for wedding trip they were arrested for stealing $1,OOO from the uncle. They were searched but nothing was fouond and the officer was about to release them when lady friend remarked, sarcastically that he had bet ter look in her hair. ttI believe will' said the officer whereupon the bride turned pale and said ''oh don't, please don't !! I have not got it there". Her hair was done up in heavy coils. She took it down and neatly coiled in the heavy braids of her back hair were $13O in greenbacks. The rest of the money was subsequently recovered. The bride is 19 and pretty and all the parties are respectable people.
 The body of August Diefenthal, a German immigrant who died recently on his way to California, was dug up Tuesday and $2O9O in currency found upon it.
 There were 93 agrarian outrages in Ireland, last month.
 'I curse the hour we were married, 3 exclaimed an enraged husband to his better half. Don't, my dear, for that was the only happy hour we have ever seen," she mildly replied
 The old proverb, "Where there's a will there's way" has been revised to suit the situation. It now reads:"When there's bill we're away"
 Prominent citizens of Brooklyn are taking steps toward the erection of 8 soldiers monument.
 The Brooklyn post-office was robbed of $230O while the assistant postmaster was temporarily absent last Wednesday.
 The New York Star says there is going to be lively fight in the spring between Forepaugh's aggregation and the Barnum-London show. It is claimed that Forepauph kept out of the East with the understanding that it should be his exclusive field this season, and thai contract to that effect was signed Now they say the Barnum show will be exhibited in New England, contract o1 no contract, and the fun will commence in about two weeks, when the advertis. ing cars start out.