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Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24
Jumbo and Others.

"He knows nothing besides eating 700 pounds of hay, 2I bushels of oats, 70 pounds of Graham bread, a bushel of carrots or turnips and drinking three barrels of water each day." said the trainer of Jumbo to @ reporter. "He does that as regular as clockwork, in two installments, and begs the rest of the time from every one who comes near him. He never goes off his feet, not even when he sleeps, and he never lost his temper while we had him, ex- cept once, when something had an- gered him. That was in winter quar- ters at Bridgeport, but I soon got him quiet by putting an additional iron clasp on his tusks."
 "But how can you handle such a colossus ?" asked the reporter, glancing up at the fourteen feet in height which represent the 24, 900 pounds of elephan tine matter,
 "We drive four stakes in 8 square and fasten ropes with pulleys to each leg. Then we pull the legs apart until his Maiesty's belly touches the ground. In that position we throw him, and leave him fastened down until he begins to beg of. After that he is treated with kindness until another dose of pulley be- comes necessary. But, as say, Jumbo is very pleasant fellow and well-be- haved."
 'I presume the elephants soon learn to know their keepers" !" suggested the reporter.
 "That they do, but not every ele- phant is kind. They grow wicked as they grow old, especially the bulls. We are more or less in danger all the time, but we become attached to them as a man will to horse. They all have a special hobby or liking. For instance, Hebe, one of the members of the herd, some years ago developed a great liking for camel. Whenever the latter would lay down Hebe would stand over him, put her trunk around bis neck, blow OF him, and express her love in shrill trum. petings of delight.
 Gypsy, another of the herd, took to children, and when Frank Melville, the bareback rider, travelled with us, Gypsy showed a remarkable fondness for his little son. The animal recognized the child every time it came into the tent, and WAS almost frantic if the boy didn't come up and fondle his trunk"
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24
The Cleveland Crank.

"Call the Crank, 2" was the order up- on which "John Doe," the eccentric visitant of the Garfield residence, WAS ushered to place in the prisoners row in the Police Court, Cleveland, Ohio. Assistant Prosecutor McNamee, with several postal cards in his hand bearing the address of "Mrs. James A. Gar field," called the name ''T. M. Alex ander," by which they were signed. The prisoner was silent. ''Is that your name?" "No, sir." Then one of the postals was submitted and the query was put: 'Is that your handwriting 2" The prisoner carefully adjusted his glasses and examined the card and answered: "No, sir" "You were in Richmond in March, 1882" "That's my business. Other questions as to the prisoners antecedents received negative answers, no answer at all, or scornful wave of his hand. The court inquired: Do you want to make any statement ?" to which was replied: "1 don't know that have any statement to make. l want something to eat, I have been without food for three days" This referred to the fact that the prisoner during his in- generation has absolutely refused to touch bread and water, the only food allowed him. The subsequent questions propounded by the court were no more successful than those recited. A sen- tence i $200 and costs and twenty-eight days in She workhouse for carrying con- cealed weapons was imposed, and tbe court explained the two days abatement from the usual number, by confessing that he had made mistake in commit ting the man for contempt in refusing to criminate himself. After leaving the courtroom the mysterious prisoner said: ''They can send me to the workhouse, but I'll be hanged if they can make me work" Young James Garfield was an observer of the Police Court hearing.
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24
General GordOn's Hopes.

General Gordon telegraphs from Khartoum to the effect that he is patiently awaiting the arrival of the British relief expedition; hopes that the Government will send Zebehr Pasha to the Soudan at yearly salary of $40, 900 on condition that he will surrender the Soudan to the Sultan of Turkey when 10000 Turkish troops have arrived to keep it in subjection. He states that he wants $1, 900 to pay the arrears due to his soldiers; that his daily ex- penses are $7,500; that he intends capturing and burning Berber, and that he has sent Col onel Steward ahead for that purpose. In con- clusion he advises that if the Turkish troops will come to the Soudan, the Government give them $1, ,500,000.
 The London Daily Telegraph declares that cessity of British protectorate over Egypt, and that this is the meaning of Lord North brooks journey to that country.
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24
A Crank Bothers NTr.. Garfield.

On Wednesday stranger rang the door bell of Mrs. Garfeld's residence in Cleveland, Ohio, and inquired for some one by the name of Piper. He was told that no such person lived there, and left, but took up 8 petition in front of the house leaning against tree. For several hours he remained there immovable. He is tal slim man, 50 years old, with gray hair and whisk- CTS, and of the typical makeup of 8 Yankee from way down East He was seen to stand there for three hours, and people who passed along the street noticed the peculiarity of his looks. The Fourth Precinct Police were notified, and Patrolman Stader was sent to investigate the case. The stranger refused to answer the officers questions and was placed under arrest. At the station house a target revolver, caibre thirty-eight, with an extra long barrel was found in his breast pocket. He declined to state his name and residence and was booked as t'John Doe, 1" on the charge of carrying concealed weapons. The next morning he was arraigned in the Police Court. He refused to answer any ques- tions and was committed to jail for contempt He is undoubtedly insane.
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24
FAMILY POISONED.
Two Sisters of the Young UnIOntown AveBger Dead-The Water In the Well POisOned-AI the Family Taken Ill.

dispatch from Uniontown, Pa., says: In- tense excitement has been caused here by the discovery of an atrocious attempt to take the lives of the members of the Mutt family. The well from which the supply of water used in the Mutt household was drawn was poisoned by some unknown miscreant. Two of the young ladies are already dead and other members of the family are i'll.
 The first intimation of the coming horror was the announcement of the sudden death Of Miss Annie Mutt, sister of Miss Lizzie Mutt (whose betrayal by N. l.. Dukes was followed by the tragic death of the young girls father and subsequently, of Dukes, who was slain by James Nutt), girl of sixteen years. Up to Tuesday she had been in the enjoyment Of perfect health. On the following day she and
 all the other members of the family were taken
 suddenly ill In twenty-four hours Annie was dead. The explanation given by the family was that she died from indigestion caused by eating large quantity of unripe fruit.
 Later the horrible suspicion gained cur
 rency that the Mutt family had been poisoned
 and Miss Annie was the first victim. This was | confirmed by an examination of the water of the well situated in the rear of the house, into
 which it was found poison had been thrown. | Dr. John Fuller, the family physician, has ad- | yised the holding of a post-mortem, and l although Mrs. Mutt was at first unwilling | she finally gave her consent Miss Nettie Mutt, another of the sisters, expired, and | the news of her death was quickly | | ing public opinion over the horrifying revela-
 ton. The water in the well is being analysed,
 and all are awaiting with intense anxiety the | report of the physicians. In the absence of | any known motive for the crime, the story of
 the Mutt scandal and the tragic events which followed it, are being excitedly discussed; and,
 while there may be no truth in it, the theory IS
 advanced that some friend of Dukes has re-
 sorted to this despicable act to avenge his kill ing by Miss Lizzie Nuts brother, Young | James Mutt, the avenger of his sisters honor,
 who is at home, and also his sister Lizzie,
 were both made ill, but their condition is not | critical
 The story of Miss Nuts betrayal, the mur- | der of her father by Dukes, his acquittal, and
 subsequently his death at the hands of young | Mutt, and the latter's trial and acquittal, were | given such widespread notoriety that they will be recalled readily. The shooting of Capt.
 Mutt created a sensation throughout the entire
 country. He was cashier of the State Treasury | and Dukes, his slayer was member-elect of | the Legislature. Dukes was arrested and after | an exciting trial was acquitted. James Mutt, a l young man, shot Dukes, averaging his fathers death Mutt was tried and acquitted.
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24
The Late Robert Hoe,

Mir. Robert Hoe of the firm of R. Hoe & Co.,, died at his summer residence in Tarrytown, on the Hudson, on Saturday Mir. Hoe was born seventy years ago in New York city, and was the son of Robert Hoe, an ngishman, who came to the United States in 1908, from Hose, in Leicestershire, and founded the business house of R. Hoe & Co.,, well known manufac- turers of printing presses. When quite young man Robert Hoe, with his brother Richard M. Hoe, succeeded to the business established by his father, which has become the largest of it's kind in the world. He was always public spirited, liberal minded citizen, identifying himself with all that was for the best interests of his native city and his country. While an active member of number of business corporations, he also gave much of his time and means to individual charities. It is doubtful whether one of the more than thousand hands in the employ of his firm can recall a harsh or unkind word spoken by Mir. Robert Hoe Mir. Hoe was of quiet and retiring dis position, aDd although taking much interest in political matters, never sought any promi- nent public position, although he served as & member of the Committee of Seventy, organ ized in 1871 to reform the city government He was a member of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, and leaves 8 widow, one daughter and one son. Mir. Hoe lived in Tarrytown during the summer for the past sixteen years. For the last year or two he had not been very strong. Two weeks since he was attacked with malar- ial fever and never rallied. Mir. Hoe was fond of art, and gathered fine collection of paint ings. He was ever ready to help on young art ists, and was one of the early promoters of the National Academy of Design.
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24
Domestic Recipes.

A delicate dish for dessert is made by pairing six ripe, tart apples; cut them in halves, put half pound of sugar into 8 saucepan, with half a pint of water, add the juice of one lemon and let this boil until it is thick, then lay in the apples. When they have simmered until they are tender, take them out, drain them on sieve and let the syrup boil few minutes longer. When the apples and syrup are both cool, put the apples carefully into a glass dish and pour the syrup over them.
 A very appetizlng way to cook onions is to boil them in salt and water until they begin to be tender drain the water from them, and wrap each onion in soft paper, set them side by side into a dripping pan, Jet them bake until done, then put them into vegetable dish and pour rich brown gravy over them Spanish onions are especially nice cooked in this way, as they have so delicate flavor.
 Tomatoes out into thick slices and  baked in dripping pan make most agreeable garnish. Sprinkle pepper and salt and fine bread crumbs over each slice, and in the spaces between the slices put little Jumps of butter. Bake till tender, and serve hot on the platter with meat.
 To make red-cabbage salad choose a small firm head; take off the outer leaves and out the rest into very thin slices if you can shave it fine it will be all the nicer; mix with it two teaspoon fuls of salad oil, or of clarified butter, a little cayenne pepper, a little curry powder, if you please. This salad is nice for two or three days after it is prepared if it is kept where it is cool if you prefer a sweet salad add sugar.
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24
Don't Wait for Ripe Corn.

Colonel F. D. Curtis, who has had much practical experience in pig-ieed- ing, advises pork-rsisers not to defer fat tening their swine until cold weather, or corn-husking time, and thus "get them ready for market when the price is lowest" He elaborates his idea as follows in The Farm Journal.
 "Itwill always pay to begin to fatten animals in warm weather; they will gain almost as fast again. This has been demonstrated great many times, and it means all the difference between loss and gain. I know it. Any farmer can better afford to pay the interest on money aud buy feed to push his animals ahead in warm weather than wait till his corn crop is available. There is another important fact which is a part of the science of it; in warm weather there is plenty of grass, or other succu- lent food to go with the grain and SO promote digestion and health. All such meat is better as we'll as cheaper. A hog which has nothing but corn to eat does not make such good pork as one which has grass and other foods with their corn. Grass is the best of ali foods to make flesh, or milk, or good butter"
 Mir. A. B. Allen, another authority on all such matters, urges, in letter to The National LiUe iStock Journal, be- ginning to feed corn as soon as it reaches the milk state, being then highly ser viceable in hastening the fattening of steers at pasture. Mir. A. s. Fuller adds to the weight of his opinion to the same effect:
 ''It has been claimed, and we think with good reason, that an acre of corn in this condition will make 20 per cent. more beef than when fully ripe. It is also better to feed to young and growing pigs than ripe corn, as it is all digested, as may be seen by an examination of droppings of animals fed upon it. Farmers who have plenty of corn can- not do better than to begin feeding it while it is in succulent state"
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24
NEW FOES FOR CHINA.
7O.OO0 Lives Believed to Have Been
 Lost by InundntiOn.

The steamer San Pablo arrived at San Fran cisco, bringing advices from Hong Kong to the 14th ult., and from Yokohama to the 30th ut.
 Information had reached Canton of fright ful inundation in the province of Kiang-see. The news is dated at King Tax, the chief cen- Ire of the pottery manufacture, and one of the four great markets of the empire. The flood lasted four days, and the entire country was submerged to the depth of sixty feet. Whole towns were swept away. It is believed that fully 10000 persons perished.| It was feared that pestilence would follow. Cholera had broken out at Annoy. The number of deaths Is not given. It has been declared to be an in- fected port. It is stated that the price paid for the fleet of twenty-six vessels sold as an- nounced by the China Merchants Navigation Company to an American company, was 5, 250, : 900 taels, equal to $6, 5O0,000 which is below their original cost.
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24
Not Such a Tramp.

A seedy-looking man stepped into the boudoir-like office of 8 Broad street, New York, banking and brokerage house the other afternoon. He wore no collar and no cuffs, and such of his linen as was visible was of very dark hue. His coat was ragged and dirty, and the open work shoes which he planted on the rich Wilton carpet plainly showed that he wore no stockings. The stranger had all the appearance of being a tramp. The Superintendent of the office walked up to him and promptly took him by the collar to lead him out. The uncouth individual resisted, and thrusting both hands down into his trousers pockets he brought up two huge rolls of green backs. "Here are $1,500," said he, "and I want you to buy me 100 shares of Western Union stock on margin. !" The Superintendent loosened his hold on the collar, and catching him by the arm quickly led him up to the cashiers desk where the dirty man was allowed to open an account.--N r. Times.
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24
THE THRFE FNTPFRORs,
TbeIr Meeting at Berlin to Settle the Des-
 tInies of Europe.

Late Monday afternoon the three Emperors met at Skierniwice. During the trip from War saw thither the railway was guarded so that no person was allowed to stand within 300 yards of the track. The Emperors of Germany and Austria entered the main avenue of the park close to the station, and passed the plat form on which 200 children were singing an original chorus, composed for the occa- sion, and joined the Czar of Russia inside. The avenue leading to the Cha teau was lined with flowers and fountains. The Chateau is 8 small. insignificant building, and has two wings. It's apartments are of limited size. An entrance hall, which is hung with Gobelins tapestry, leads along an open gallery to large room simply furnished and occupied by the children of the imperial family. To the right of the gallery is door opening on the apartments reserved for the Emperors of Aus tria and Germany.
 The three Ministers-M. de Giers for Rus sia, Prince Bismarck for Germany, and Count Kalnoky for Austria came also. Their pres ence shows that the Emperors did nct meet merely 10 shake hands, but to pledge their words as more judioious way of sanctioning Ministerial arrangements than putting them on paper.
 After the meeting the Emperors and Min isters disappeared into the mystery of mere rumor, and what was or will be said or done may never be accurately known, or what may be published is to be taken with reserve.
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24
Advertising chsnt.iiI

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Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24
LOVE AND RRBELLION.
A Revolt in TrIpOh Through an AmOrous
 Turkish Governor.

Dispatches received from Zavia, in TripoIi, announce that serious revolt has broken out against the Turkish Governor. It seems that the Turkish Governor had fallen in love with a young Arab girl who vas also beloved by a young Arab sheik. The Governor in & fit of jealous rage had the young Arab sheik arrest ed and nearly logged to death, and afterward impaled him by his own hand. The young sheik's brother interfered and fired two shots ct the Governor. but missed him. The widest excitement ensued, the entire population was aroused and demanded the death of the Gov srnor. Turkish troops appeared on the scene and charged the mob, that numbered over ff- teen thousand men. More troops have been ssnt to qusil the rovplt.
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24

When the Mason & Hamlin Company an- nounced the accomplishment of a great inn provement in Upright Pianos, which they would soon give to the public, much was ex- pected, because of the vast improvements which had been effected by them fin reed in struments, and the acknowledged superexcel- lence of their organs These expectations are fully justified by the pianos which they are producing, which have extraordinary purity and refinement of tone. Every me- chanic win see that the peculiarities of their construction must add greatly to their dura- biity and especially their capacity to keep in good tune.
 This company have as great a future in their pianos as they are already realizing in their organs, which are confessedly un- equaled among such instruments-Boston JTdpeUer
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24

A LONG RIDE.-The Colorado Clip per says A citizen of Tarrsnt county, whose wife was sick, wishing to go for his daughter, who was sixty miles dis tant on a visit, in the absence of a horse, rode two-year- old bull, making the round trip-l20 miles--in forty eight hours. He said the bovine was rather too poor to ride without 8 saddle, and, as he expressed it, ''putty bad git tin on agin after the wind strikes me a while
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24

The New York Tribune in its market report explained why some butter s sold for such low prices In speaking of butter it said, "Lighi colored goods are very hard to dispose of, and several lots were thought well sold at 8 to ll cents." If butter makers would get tho tor price, they should use the Improved Butter Color, made by Wells, Richardson & O., Bur hngton, Vt. tt gives a pure dandelion color and never turns red, or rancid, but tends Co improve and preserve the butter.
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24

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Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24

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Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24

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Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24

AN IMMENSE TOBACCO CRoP.-Rsports from various parts of the State of Con- necticut show that the tobacco crop is nearly all cut. It is unusually large and fine. So enormous is the crop that the farmers in some instances have not sufficient storage accommodations, and in psany instances portions of the crop have been hung up in the fields where it was cut. The tobacco worms, which last year did considerable damage, have been scarce this season and have done but little harm.
Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24

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Connecticut western news., 1884-09-24

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