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Connecticut western news., 1884-01-02
Early American Clipper Ships.

The first clipper of the famous series that carried across every ocean the fame of the American shipbuilder was the Rainbow, of 750 tons, built about the year 1S43 by Smith X Dimon for the China trade, on an order from William H. Aspinwall, and her trips becoming remunerative by reason of the increased prices for freights, which her speed en- abled her to obtain, other vessels of this class were soon on the stocks. But their carrying capacity was insufficient to let them pay well, and their slightness of build caused them to be so strained in rough weather that the cost of repairs was discouraging. Accordingly in the year 1851, William H. Webb, a ship builder always equal to an emergency Che had built IF, ,s72 tons in 13s vessels probably more than any other man that ever lived), put upon the stocks four clipper ships which should solve the problem of combined speed, capacity and strength. These noted vessels were the Challenge, of about 2,000 tons. tho largest clipper ever built in New York owned by N. l.. and .G. Griswold, anC commanded by Captain Bob" Water man (when lying at the foot of Pine street her bowsprit at high tide reached over the roofs of the stores; crowds wen down to see her); the Invincible, of 2, 150 tons; the Comet, of l,209 tons, re markable for speed, seaworthiness strength, productiveness, and good luck commanded by Captain Gardner (sh' made the round trip to San Francisco il seven months. and nine days, her return voyage occupying only seventy-six day the shortest time on record); and tn, Sword Fish, of 1, ,150 tons, which saile, from Shanghai to San Francisco in thirty one days-an average of 240 miles da! again the shortest time on record. - Harper's Mdgdsino.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-02

days in our garden, you will oblige me. I was going to call there as I went to the shop this morning; but it is too late now"
 "Oh I'll go, father-I'll go, ," replied the boy, cheerfully. 'I'll run right over at once."
 "Do, if you please, said Thomas Bel knap, now speaking from an impulse of real kindness for thorough change had come over his feelings. A grateful look was cast by John into his fathers face, and then he was off to do his errand. Thomas Belknap saw and un- derstood the meaning of that look.
 ''Yes, yes, yes"-thus he talked with himself, as he took his way to the shop Aunt Mary and Mrs. Hewitt are right. Love hath readier will. l ought to have learned this lesson earlier. An how much that is deformed in this self-willed boy might now be growing in beauty I'-ArthUr's Magaziae.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-02
The Congressional Vacation.

A Washington letter says Once a year very diverting farce is enacted in the Congress of the United States. IL is called adjourning for the holiday re- cess. The members begin the session in a severely earnest frame of mind, and receive all hints as to two weeks ad- journment at Christmas with frown of indignant disapproval. In a week or two some of the giddy youngsters in the House begin to talk about duck shooting during the holidays. This demoralizing talk goes on until the principles of some of those who have served longest in the House are preceptibly undermined. But those whose legislative life began the other day hold out longest. They were sent here to work and not to junket, and they are infexible until about the 18th of December. By this time the old birds have given in, the most of them weaken toward the second week in December, and at last a resolution is passed to take holiday from the day before Christmas until the day after New Years. This is then sent to the Senate. The members of that august body would be chopped all to pieces, every one of them, before they would condescend to pass House bill without amendment so, just for the principle of the thing, they tack on a few days more of holiday and send it back to the House. The House is deeply grieved at the pleasure loving spirit displayed by the Senate, but of course there is no time to argue the point, and the resolution is rushed through.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-02
Sheep.

Sheep-raising is shorn of its romance by writer in the Chicago Times, who after citing the glittering figures of the railroad pamphlets, asserts that many imported sheep husbandmon of the prairies have either sold. or given away their sheep, and returned to their old homes in the East. They learned that it required the closest attention and the strictest care to produce half of the profits that they had read of, and that only experienced men could find large dividends in the business. The old sheep-raisers know that plenty of good food and proper protection from storms are indispensable to success.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-02
FAVORED A HIGHER FINE.
He Takes n Whipping and Pockets th
 Fine.

Will. Taylor, the son of the present American Consul at Marseilles was a good deal like other boys, while at school in his old home at Hudson, Wis. One day he called his father, who is a we'll known Wisconsin editor, into the library and said:
 'Pa, I don't like to tell you, but the teacher and have had trouble"
 "What's the matter now?"
 "Well, Icut one of the desks little with my knife, and the teacher says I've got to pay dollar or take a lickin'."
 "Well, why don't you take the licking and say nothing more about it? I can stand considerable physical pain, SO long as it visits our family in that form. or course, it is not pleasant to be flogged, but you have broken a rule of the school, and guess you'll have to stand it. I presume that the teacher will in wrath remember mercy, and avoid disabling you so that you can't get your coat on any more."
 But pa, feel bad about it already, and if you would pay my fine I'd never do it again. know a good deal more about it now and I will never do it again. A dollar ain't much to you, pa, but it's a heap to a boy that hasn't got a cent. If I could make dollar as easy as you can, pa, I'd never let my little boy get logged that way just to save dollar. If l had little fellow that got licked bekuz I didn't put up fer him, I'd hate the sight of money always. I'd feel as ef every dollar I had in my pocket had been taken out of my little kids back"
 "Well, now, I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll give you dollar to save you from punishment this time, but if anything of this kind ever occurs again, I'll hold you while the teacher licks you, and then I'll get the teacher to hold you while I lick you. If you want to go around whiting up our educational in- stitutions, you can do so; but you will have to purchase them afterward your self. I don't propose to buy any more damaged school furniture. You proba- bly grasp my meaning, do you not2 l send you to school to acquire an educa- tion, not to acquire liabilities so that you can come around and make an assess ment on me. feel great interest in you, Willie, but I do not feel as though it should be an assessable interest. I want to go on, of course, and improve the property, but when pay my dues on it I want to know that it goes toward development work. I don't want my assessments to go toward the purchase of a school-desk with American hiero- glyphics carved on it.
 "I hope you will bear this in mind, my son, and beware. It will be greatly to your interest to beware. If were in your place I would put in a large DOT tion of my time in the beware business. y
 The boy took the dollar and went thoughtfully away to school, and no more was ever said about the matter until Mir. Taylor learned casually several months later that the Spartan youth had received the walloping and filed away the dollar for future reference. The boy was afterward heard to say that he fav- ored much heavier fine in cases of that kind. One whipping was sufficient, he said, but he favored a fine of S5. It ought to be severe enough { make it an object. --BmL ME.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-02
Local News a Speciality.
FOR THOSE WHO FAIL.

stAll honor to him who shall win the prize" The world she has cried for thousand years, But to him who tries and who fails and dies give great honor and glory and tears. Give glory and honor and pitiful tears To all who fail in their deeds sublime, Their ghosts are many in the van of years, They were born with Time in advance of
 Time.
 Oh, great is the hero who wins name, But greater many and many time Some pale-faced fellow who dies in shame And lets God finish the thought sublime. And great is the man with sword undrawn, And good is the man who refrains from wine; But the man who fails and yet still fights on, Lo, he is the twin-born brother of mine.
 JOAQUIN MILLER.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-02
The Irish.

At the last census the natives of Ire and who were resent in England and Wales numbered 562, ,374, being in the proportion of 21.65 to 1000 of the en- tire population. The number is not an increasing quantity, for in 1861 it was col, ,634, and at each census since it has fallen gradually. These figures show that relatively to the whole population of the country the Irish element is not formidable, but its unequal division over the country concentrates its strength in certain districts. In the agricultural counties the number of Irish is insigniti- cant, but but in the manufacturing and mining counties and boroughs they form a large proportion of the popula- ton. Thus, in Liverpool they are reckoned at 12.S per cent, in Birken- head 8.8, in St. Helen's S.5, in Man. chester 7.5, in Stafford "A, in Ian. cashirc 6.1, in Cumberland 5.6per cent. |, and so on.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-02

ADVICE. - The Louisville Courier Journal says: "John Swinton, in his paper, informs W. H. Vanderbilt that bn will meet him at Madison Square Gar den and convince him, before the multi tude that will gather to hear the argu- ment, that he isn't legally entitled to his fortune of S200 100000. John could better perpetuate his reputation as po- liticaI economist by taking William around the corner and talking him out of ye arly column 'ad.' at card rates.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-02

TROUBLED Longstreet has ex- plained his breaking down in a speech ill Woodstock, III. The newspapers had pictured him as overcome by his emotions when speaking of burying the past. The General says: ''I carry a bullet in my throat that struck me in the battle of the Wilderness. It always troubles me in public speaking, and I frequently break down after a short effort. That was the overpowering emotion which interrupted my speech in Illinois"
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-02

BABIES. Writing of the strange cus- tom of Japanese children carrying younger children on their backs, a correspondent remarks "You will see scores of children at play, all carry ing these burdens about (for you must know the island swarms with babies), and, as they rush along ut brealxnecx speed, the head of the sleeping infant may be seen waving in the breeze"
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-02

SToNEs-Three large stones having deeply indented footprints of birds have been taken from the quarries in Port. land, Conn.,, three hundred feet below the surface.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-02

A DESTRUCTIVE worm is at work in Texas, which is eating up the grass. roots and all.
Connecticut western news., 1884-01-02

THE deeper you hide anything the sooner you find it.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27
Personal News Notes.

Mr.. Cleveland will be ~forty-eight years old
on the 18th of next March.
DR.. worthington, pastor of st. Johns Epis-
copal church, Detroit, has accepted the call Of
the Episcopal diocese of Nebraska to be Dish
OF.
DR.. d. Banks Mckenzie, noted Temperance
revivalist, whose abors Iesultedi in building the
opera house here, died at Salt Lake City, aged
fOrty-seven.
Isaac Henderson, associated with William
Cullen Bryant in the ownership of the New
York Evening Post, died in that city aged
seyenty-one.
Sis Moses Montefore, the aged Jew philan-
thropist, is not afraid to look time full in the
face. 1t is said that he has engaged his private
secretary for another term of five years.
Herman M. Myers of Jersey City bears
striking resemblance to Jay Gould, fact which
don't add to his comfort when he has to min.
gle in a mob bowling for the magnate's scalp
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27
General News Items.

The Jury in the case of ex-Mayor Chase Of
Omaha. indicted for bribery in having levied
blackmail on gamblers and contractors, re-
turned a verdict of not guilty.
The average yield of cotton promises to be
lower than last year corn crop is estima-
ted at more than 1,S0O, 600, 600 bushels, or more
han t~wenty-six bushels per acre.
Capt Bedford Pym, of the British navy,
urged upon Secretary Frelinghuyse n the ad-
visibility of England and the United States
combining to finish the Nicaragua canal.
Lieut.. c. A. Varnum, Seventh cavalry, has
been detailed inspector of Indian supplies at
Rapid City, Oak, relieving Capt nsley, of the
Seventh, WHIT has been granted six months
leave.
Frank Cooper, said to be one Of the leading
dry goods merchants of Peoria, Ill, worth
100000 has been sued by his wife in Chicago
for divorce on the ground of cruelty and I'M
faithfulness.
An American named Bruce, formerly a Bap-
fist minister Of New York, is said to be wrong
fully confined in an English madhouse, and
charges Minister Lowell with negligence in
looking into his case.
An effort is being made by the Methodists OF
Baltimore to raise an endowment fund of $500,
600 for a projected female college in that city,
and subscriptions to the amount of So5,ON
have alrerdy been secured.
The New England society for the Suppress
sion of Vice will make, at the next session Of
the legislature, a vigorous effort to secure thu
establishment of a metropolitan police forc'
for Boston, owing to the low state of morality
in that city,
A representative of the Kansas City Time
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27
Crimes and Criminals.

Near Columbus, Ga, Mr.. Bigglers, a re-
spectacle farmer, and Mr.. and Mrs. Burgers,
employed by him, died in terrible agony from
poison, an old negro woman placed arserlc In
their coffee.
George E. Boidson, constable of Bolton,
Miss, while attempting to arrest John Thomas
and Andrew Trotter, both colored, near
Brownsville, was fatally shot The negroes es-
capped Parties are in pursuit
August Tuxhorn, a farmer of Mcpherson,
Kansas, set fire his house, barn and granary'
then blew out his brains with a shotgun. The
buildings were destroyed with $4,000 in money
in the house. Total loss, $1l 900.
Robert Standring and wife we're discovered
dead in their house on a ranch seven
miles from Pine Grove, a small station
on the South Park road, Colorado. Circum-
stances indicate that they we're murdered for
money. Strandring was one of Colorado's pi-
oneers, was quite wealthy, and widely known.
He was a preacher, antipolygamy branch OF the
Mormon church.
Officers Connell and Fowler, of William
county, Tex, arrived at Elgin, that state, in
pursuit of two robbers, Berry and Lewis. The
robbers seeing the officers, Immediately opened
fire which was returned The thieves kept
firing as they mounted their horses. Berry
was shot through the head INT instantly killed,
firing off a six shooter as he fell q corpse.
Lewis was wounded, but escaped. Officer
Fowler received three balls, one in the shoulder
and one in each arm.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27
Bishop seabury's Conservation.

St. PauI's Cathedral, London, last Friday
was the scene of a stately service in common
Grafton of the Tooth anniversary of the conse-
Grafton of Bishop Seabury, the first American
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church.
Service was conducted by the arehbi shop of
Canterbury, assisted by the bishops Of London,
Winchester, Durham and Albany. At one
point in the services a material version of the
Nineteenth Psalm was sung the same as sung
at Aberdeen a hundred years ago on the oc-
casion of Bishop Seabury's conservation.
The archbishop concluded his discourse by
givin expression to the deep sympathy and in
terest felt by the English churches toward their
American brethren. The church in America
had a greatand glorious future before it. At
ter the sermon many of the congregation re-
NAMED to partake of holy communion. This
was administered by six bishops, two each
from America, Scotland and England. There
were altogether twenty bishops present in
GLIDING the bishops of Fond du Lac and Min
nesota. The day was also appropriately OBJ
served in New York, Hartford, and other places.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27
The Crouch Murder Trial.

A jury has been secured IN the Crouch muir
der trial at Jackson, Mich. The court has
been occupied since Nov. > in the selection Of
a jury. The case was opened for the prosecu-
ton. 1t is the trial of Daniel s. Holcomb for
the murder of the Crouch family, consisting OF
Jacob d. Crouch, his daughter and son-ln-law,
and a farmer who was buying cattle of Crouch
THE murder occurred Nov. %, 1883, and the
testimony is chiefly circumstantial- Jacob d.
Crouch was a wealthy farmer living outside OF
town. His youngest son, u ID. Crouch and
Daniel S. Holcomb, are suspected OF the muir
der. but are granted separate trials. Henry
Holcomb, brother of Daniel, will also be tried
for perjury in the case of Joseph Allen, whom
he accused of murder. A large number OF
witnesses have been secured for the prosecution
and defense
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27
big Railroad Suit in Iowa.

Perhaps the most important case ever tried
in Iowa, if considered with respect to the
amount of money involved is that which will
be tried in the United States court a Dubuque,
this week. The following Is a brief history OF
the case: The action of the second mort
gagees to procure the right to redeem the
first mortgage on the Burlington, Cadar
Rapids and Northern, revived it, In granting
the decree of foreclosure to the first
mortgages some years ago Judge Grant
of Davenport failed to provide for the
pavments of the second mortgage bonds, OK
cept as affording room for future trouble. The
error of Judge Grant was not considered serl-
Gus at the time, as the second mortgage bonds
were then worth scarcely anything. Subse-
quently the first mortgages built up the road,
and it is now said to be worth SlS,OOO 900 AT
ter the road acquired its value, the Chicago d
Northwestern quietly proceeded to buy up the
second mortgage bonds for little or nothing. IL
is the real plaintiff in this case. Judge Hub
bard of Cedar Rapids is the attorney for the
plaintiff.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27
Lieut.. Greeley in Washington.

Washington Special: Lieut.. Greedy called at
the war department after reporting his
arrival to Gen. Hazen at the signal Office, and
paid his respects to Secretary Lincoln. In
company with Gen. Ruggles he afterward called
upon Commodore Schley. Lieut. Greedy is be-
ginning to look as he did when he left Wash
ington three years ago, though he now has the
air of one who has recently been confined to a
sick chamber, and walks slowly with a conval-
escent's gait. He said he was yet weak, but in
other respects well.
81 found my memory was impaired" he
continued, when l got among old acquaint-
ances. Men whom 1 could recognize one day
and call by name, / could not name upon meet
ing them the next day. That trouble has been
overcome, and now no difficulty whatever
is experienced in making recognitions."
Commodore Schlev recalled "reminiscences
Of the return journey from the Arctic regions.
Said he:
Shortly after Greedy was taken on board he
wanted to hear the news l told him Alex
ander had been killed by the nihilists. II
knew it." he responded 1 asked him how
he knew it and he said he found a picture
of the killing of the car in a pictorial pa
per which had been taken north on the
Neptune. While they were at Cape Sabine
they read and Teread every slip of papeT
that was used in wrapping articles left fol-
them in caches. By that means they were in
formed of a number of important events. The
reading of such scraps and attempting to sup
ply by inference missing portions, constituted
one Of their chief pastimes. They also occu-
pied themselves frequently by making bills Of
fare of what they would eat when they returned
home.
Lieut. Greedy is here to begin work on his
report He says he comes partly against the
advices of his physicians, but as the estates Of
members of the party cannot be settled unit
he has examined their papers now in Wash.
ington, he deemed it his duty to complete the
work as soon as possible. A number of mel
will be detailed to assist him in the preparation
Of his report
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washington News.

Rear Admiral Alexander Murray U. > NJ
who died at his residence in Washington, had
been ailing about a week, and nothing serious
was feared: but at the hour named he fell
from his chair. and passed away before medicSl
assistance could be summoned Inc deatn
was from embOlism of the heart
Postofices established: DakotaDJes sic
Griggs county. Postofices Dis~continued-Da-
kota: Webb, Charles Mix county, mail to
Bloomington: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Nilsson
la county. mail to Missoula. Postmasters
commissioned-W. Shreves, Bennington, Iowa;
T. G. Davis, Climax, Iowa; J. A. Chldester,
Reno. Iowa.: Samuel w. Fuller, Worcester,
Wis. William I. McCulloch, Jessie, OAK
Seventeen of the most eminent physicians OF
New York City have presented a petition to
Secretary McCulloch, calling his attention
to the danger of allowing the importation OF
foreign rags. 1t is certainly to he hopea that
the government will take prompt and eHectlNe
action in this vital matter. Probably, now
ever. we shall now be treated to protests from
rag dealers against ouch interference WIN
their business-which, of course, in their eyes
is of far greater consequence than the health
of the nation.
The special press commissioner of the New
Orleans worlds exposition is perfecting ar
rangements to have a congressional excursion OF
senators and representatives from washington
to New Orleans, to be present at the opening
of the exposition on Dec. 16. A press excur,
sion representing the press of the New England
states, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylyanla,
Delaware, Maryland, and the District OF Col
umbia viii 90 at the same time. Invitations
have been extended to President Arthur and
cabinet, Gov. Cleveland and Mr.. Blaine, also to
President-elect Diaz of Mexico and the En-
peror Dom Pedro Of Brazil. The Mexican con-
gress will adjourn to attend the opening ex-
ercises.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27
Government and Land Robbers.

At Omaha, in the case of the United States
government VS.. The Brighton Ranch Com
pany Judge Brewer, of the United States cir
cuit court. has rendered a decision that the
comnanv has fenced in about 81, 600 acres of
land belonging to the government; SUIT was
brought by the latter to compel the COM
panv to tear down the fence. The de
ccision of Judge Brewer in effect is that the
Brighton Ranch company hasno right to con
struct fences upon government land ana the
Government had absolute right to have the
fence removed. This decision settles the law
i'm this circuit that cattlemen have no right to
enclose government lands for herding purposes
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-27

The Prince of Wales celebrated his
birthday on the 9th inst. He is forty
three-years old, and it is said that he
begins to have his doubts about ever
having the honor of occupying the
British throne. The life of his mother,
Queen Victoria has been remarkably
prolonged already, but there is no real
son, save increasing age and ordinary
infrmities, for apprehending her de-
cease for several years. The son OF the
Prince of Wales, in the line of direct
succession from his father to the throne,
is already of age, and will probably
reach that exalted station long before
he attains the present age Of his
father.