Connecticut western news., 1884-10-15
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

A CASE has been found in Chicago where a woman was paying a pawn broker S5S per year for the use of S25. This was paying pretty dearly for the whistle.
 THE two islands in the Straits of Sum- da, Steers and Calmeyer, which sprang up last year at the time of the Krakatoa eruption, have again been swallowed up by the sea.
 A PROPOSITION to give the present Lord Mayor of London a second term was promptly snuffed out by that high functionary, who seems to have had quite enough of it.
 IT is calculated that the Southern States. owing to the fine crops there, will reduce their purchase of foodstuff this year from S175, ,0OO, 900 or s200, ,0O0,. 900 to less than s125, 900. 900,
 A CARNAGE is being built for Elm peror William, the whole upper portion of which is to be constructed of glass, and which is to enable the monarch to attend manmuvres, parades, and other public occasions in unfavorable weather.
 BLANcH K. BRUCE, Register of the United States Treasury, is handsome, dignified ooiored man. His wife is beau tiful and almost white in color. She was formerly Q school teacher, and twN, of her sisters are still employed in that capacity in Indianapolis.
 IN Missouri there is a lake which is unique. It possesses a beach largely composed of lead sand. This has been produced by the gradual breaking down of bank containing veins of galena. The water is said to be poisonous, and no fishes are ever found near the beach.
 IT is said that there are four unique mountains in Lower California, two of alum, one of alum and sulphur mixed, and one of alum. The alum and sul- phur are almost chemically pure. It is estimated that in these mountains there are 100, ,OOO, GOO tons of alum and 1000, 900 tons of sulphur.
 Ar one time, when Louis Jennings was the night editor of the New York Times, he reached the office to find that not line of editorial copy had been prepared aud not an editorial writer was in the office. He calmly sat down, SC. lected a variety of topics and wrote four columns of editorials.
 Miss MIpDY MORGAN, the famous live stock reporter, has been regularly em- ployed in the Times and Herald for 6 number of years past, and is recognized as the best authority on live stock in the world. She purchased Victor Emanuel's stud of horses for him and received diamond.studded watch as ar evidence of his regard.
 THE dreadful discovery has been made at Toulouse that A woman supposed tC have died of cholera was inferred alive. The coffin was temporarily placed in [ dead house, and when taken up again it was found that the position of the body had changed. Examination amply con- firmed the suspicion. It is to be feared that this a frequent event in panics about disease.
 THE Buenos Ayres Standard says tn, saladeros of Uruguay have slaughtered about 800, 900 head of cattle up to tht end of June. This means S16, 900, ,00( to the country on that item alone. To this has to be added half a million hides of animals slaughtered for consumption, and the wool and produce of about S15, GOO, ,00J sheep; all this in the hands o about 500,000 people.
 A WESTERN paper says that the work houses and prisons of the West are grad ually filling up with the kids sent ou there by the New York philanthropist' to find homes and become goody. good These boys are sent West with the best of motives, and if they go to the bad il is to be sadly regretted. They would be wicked all their lives unless separated from their evil associates in the East.