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Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
Growth of Our Population.

Rapid as has been the increase of our population, Gen. Walker, Superintend- ent of the last census, says it has not grown as rapidly in the recent as in the former decades. In 1870, the popula- tion of the country should have been Az, ,326, 432, instead of 38,588,371. In 1880, the figures should have been 56, 450, ,241, whereas the actual enumer- ation was 50, 155, ,783. The cause of this shortage between the actual and the estimated returns is due to the sepa- ration of the sexes; the men preponder- ing on the frontiers, while correspond ing majority of women remain unmar- ried in the East. Then there are fewer marriages than formerly, and as wealth increases there are fewer children born. The wider field of employment for women is also deterrent to marriage. Gen. Walker estimates that in 1890 our population will be less than 80, 900, 900. About one-ffth of our population live near the sea, and is densest in the lower levels; that is to say, while the mean elevation of the country is 2,600 feet above the ocean, the mean of population is found at 700 feet. Eventually, the higher elevations will be more densely populated than now, but the low lands have had the advantage of wood and water. The population first thickens on the river bottoms, and for the last half century has followed the railroad lines that are constructed on the lowest levels. Should aerial navigation ever become an accomplished fact, it would advantage the higher levels; that is, the mountain sides and elevated plateaus, which, of course, would be easier of access by air ships. Monthly.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
The Alaska Mosquito.

tYou would hardly think there were mosquitoes in Alaska" says returned soldier, ''I suppose, from the idea you have probably formed of the nature of the country, but of all the vivid mem- ories have of the Territory, those re- tain of the Alaskan mosquito are the most vivid. I camped for some days one summer on the Kenai River, near Lake Skeloka, of which 1t Is the outlet, and of all the poisonous, persistent, unsuitable pests that ever lived found there in the form of mosquitoes and black flies. The mosquitoes resemble those we have East, but, to correspond with every thing else in that land of wonders, they are built on a much grander scale. They have proboscis that I will wager could drill, saw, and chop hole through the hide of Jumbo in less time than the most expert and abIe-bodied Jersey mosquito could tap the cuticle of B. months-old baby. The moment the Alaska mosquito lights on you you be- gin to itch and swell. His bite on me was so poisonous that after my first hours experience with him I was taken to camp ill, and for two days was un- able to get around. The Indian who was with me burned some native herb which had a pungent odor, and anointed me with some kind of oil. The smoke kept the mosquitoes away from me, and the oil removed the poison. The natives do not seem to mind these pests, and sup pose that if white man could live in their midst long enough he might be- come in 8 measure indifferent to their sting. The black flies seem to have stingers all over them, for when they get hold on your flesh they hang on like wood-tick, and when you do get them off you will find a spot of blood where every one of them clung. They say there are snakes in Alaska, but if there are never saw any,"
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
Another Unfortunate CaI,,orn,,u.

Lou Perkins, the daughter of former ten- ant of E. J. Baldwin, has instituted suit for breach of promise, claiming damages to the amount of $500, 900 against Mir. Baldwin. She professes to have his promise of marriage in writing.
 Mir. Baldwin is one of the millionaires of the gold coast. He is better known in California as 'Lucky" Baldwin. He has had four wives, only one of whom is dead. His first wife was a German, and his daughter by her married Budd Doble, the horseman, but did not live with him long. One of his wives, on whom at the separation he settled $1,C00,- 900, is living in San Francisco with 8 married daughter. His last wife, whom he married on June 1, 1884, was Miss Lillie c. Bennett. She was only 20 years of age at the time of the marriage, and had re- gently graduated from a seminary. She was poor, but quite attractive as regards physical charms. Baldwin built the Baldwin Hotel in San Francisco, which cost 53, ,000, 900, and owns a magnificent ranch in Los Angeles. His fortune is variously estimated at from $5,000,000 to S10,000,000. He is over 60 years oF
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06

The British troops in the Soudan have been ordered to withdraw to Wada Halfa at once.
 Cholera is prevailing in Calcutta, India, to an alarming extent.
 It is reported that Osman Digma's follow CTS, who number 600, are willing to surrender Osman if they receive guarantee of English protection. The Arabs kept up desultery fire on the British troops at Otao all night. Three of the British troops were wounded.
 The Opera House troubles continue in Cork, Ireland, and rioting has been renewed. The supernumeraries went on strike and the performance had to be stopped. The Nation alists paraded the town. In the street fights one man was stabbed.
 The hostile Arabs are again be coming troublesome to the British. Scouting parties of these Arabs now make constant attempts to destroy the sections of the Suakim -Berber Railway already constructed, and they cut the telegraph lines wherever they can. Every night now El Mahdi's men fire upon and into the British forts.
 Dispatches from St. Petersburg state that the Czar has issued an imperial ukase sanction ing the raising of large force Of Turcoman militia by General Komaroff.
 The British Government has ordered the immediate construction of forty gunboats. These new gunboats are to be according to the Admiralty specifications, of 8 new type of naval architecture. They will carry light shell guns for the purpose of destroying torpedo boats, and will have a coal stowage capacity which will render them capable of steaming 1000 miles without recoaling. The Chinese Viceroy of the provinces of Yunnan and Kurchong has just issued decree ordering the destruction of all Catholic con- vents and the killing of all Catholic converts and foreigners. As result of this decree sev- eral of the condemned convents have been razed and several hundred Catholic converts and foreigners have already been assassinated.
 From Madrid comes the intelligence that two cases of Asiatic cholera have been discov- cred at Salca, near Valencia, and that in the same place one death has been already caused by the scourge.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
Fnr nooA pnrnases.

Mrs. A. M Dauphin of 1889 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, is well known Co thc ladies ot that city from tho great good she. has done by means of Lydia E. Pinkhnms Vegetable Compound. sho writes Mrs. pinkham Of a recent interesting case "A young married Indy catno to mo suffering with severe case Of Prolapsus and Liberation. Sho commenced taking the Compound and in two months waa fully restored. In proof of this sho soon found herself in m interesting condition ln- lucnced by foolish friends she attempted to evade the responsibilities Of maternity. Aftcr ten or twelve days sho came to mo again md she was indeed in a most alarming state and suffered terribly Igayo hor n tablespoonful of the compound overy hour for eight hours until she feel asleep, she awolse much relieved and evidently better. She continued taking tho Compound, and in due senson shc becamo tho mother of fine healthy boy. But Tor tho timely use of the medicine she believes hr life would have been losth
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
MARKET NOTES,

NEW 1Ouh MAthEE The Wholesale New York market quotations fhow.
 BEANs-Prime. s1.9O@s2OO; fair to good, S1.45@Sl.50 per busheL
 BUTTER R- New York sold at 23@24o. for choice in pails, and 2I022c common 70 good. Western Creamery sold at 24g25o, and tho common Western at 10011c
 CHEEsE-Factory fancy, 111S@l19lc; do. fair Quotations ranged from 14c for or dinary, o15c for New York. New Jersey and FLOUR superfne, ss. s.5O@s4.OO; Western, S440@S6.25; extra New York. S425@S475. HAY Shipping, 90@95o; clover, 709T5c salt. G0c; straw, 70075c.
 HoPs-New York, 13@14c. Eastern, 129lSci PoRz3 = Prime. s1o75 @ s1LOOi dressed WHEAT Spring No. 2, -@sLO11St Mil waukee, No. 2 soc. amber. S-9$-, white, -c.@ @90c.
 CoRN-Ungraded Western Mixed. 55@56s1c, Steamer Mixed. 561S@5624o. in elevator. 6se delivered; No. ?, ,--@57c. in elevator, 5S@ 5s15c., delivered White Southern, 6s1SG de- hvered. RYE~state, 7S@sOa
 PHILADELPHIA MARKET. FLoUR-State family. S400@$425; rye four S3.6216 69$3.75; wheat, State, $-.-@9sAe; amber, $0.00i corn, yellow, -c.i mixed States 55I5c.
 PETRoLEUAE-Refned. 7sSc. crude, 6l1o WooL-State and Western IT, 46950ci \, A7@48c. medium, 50951e; coarse, 45o
 BOSTON MARKET
 FLOUR From $300@S325 for low and medium. to $4.50@S5.00 for choice Minnesota Corn. 57@5sc. for mixed and yellow. BUTTER Common, 13c. 915c. Vermont dairy, 21@22c.; choice creamery, 23@24o CHEEsE-11@1113c.
 BEANs-S1.65@SL7
 HAY-Choice, S19 5O@S20.
 CATTLE AIARKEra
 BUFFALO - Cattle, good quality, - a -; hogs, fair to good, $480@S4.90; best S4. 90.
 EAST LIBERTY. PKSSN.-Best cattle, S-@ =; medium to good, S-@$-;c common to fair, S-@$-; Hogs, Workers, S4. 90C9 s5.10; Philadelphiaz S5.l0@S5.2a sheen S4.00@S4.5Q IS
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
Burning a Revenue Officer.

A dispatch from Raleigh, N. O., says: The revenue officers created big ex- citement in Pearson County, near the Durham and Granville county lines, in the neighborhood called ''Shake-Rag," by bouncing down upon seven illicit dis tilleries. John Walters, the chief of- fender, and four other men were bound over to the United States Court. The officers then went into Granville and destroyed five distilleries, but made no arrests. One of the distilleries had been left as though it had not been discovered, and O'Bryan, one of the officers. was left in 1t to see who returned to it. When the officers reached O'Bryan's distillery they found him gone. Inquiry soon disclosed the fact that O'Bryan, after watching two or three nights, had gone to sleep in the day, and when he woke up he was on fire all over. While sound asleep his clothes had been saturated with kerosene oil and then set on fire. He rolled over in the branch and put the fire out, but was so badly burned that he died in two days. Some person whose property he had destroyed caused bis death in this manner.
 TEE total number of recognized species of Australian fshes now reaches ,291.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06

Having experienced a great deal of "Troublel" from indigestion co much 70 that came near losing my My trouble always came after eating my food
 However light
 And digcstihle, For two or three hours at a timo I had to go through most Excruciating pains And Che only way over gotH Was by throwing up all my stomach con. tained. No one can conceive tho pain that had to go through, until was taLcnl "so that for thrco wceks I lay in bed and
 Could eat nothingl doctors to give mo something that would stop the pain; their Efforts were no good Co mo Al last heard n good deal About your Hop Bitterni And determined to try thcm.h ... Got bottle-in four hours took tho con tents of
 Next day was out of bod, and hAvo not seen
 ''Sickln
 Hour, from tho same cause sinco have recommended 10 Co hundreds of oth- CTS. You have no such Advocate as am. n-George Kendall, AL Columbus Adrocdtc, Texas, April 2i, Sa Dear Editors-1 have tried your Hop BitterS, and find they are good for any complaint The best medicine l over used in my lam
 H. TALENHA
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
LIVES LOST IN THE GALE.
Serious Effects of the Storm AHOnt nnd
 Ashore.

The storm and wind which set in late on Tuesday night and continued with more or less severity nearly all day Wednesday wrought no little damage along the Hud- son River and Long Island Sound and of the New Jersey coast. Over a dozen schooners were blown ashore, fourteen coal boats and barges were sunk and some five or six lives lost. All the accounts agree in repre- senting that the gale was of unusual violence, and that it was comparatively unlocked for until it struck the vessels
 The most serious wreck reported was the capsizing of the sloop Martha W. Corliss of Crab Meadow, Northport l.. L The vessel was loading sand from St. Johnland, to be de- ivered in New York.
 The storm struck her at midnight and she went over. Her commander, Captain John Mitchell, his brother Patrick and the cook, Michael Smith, were drowned. Michael Quinlan, the mate, was saved by cling ing to the rigging. After being there short time he made his way to the yawl boat, which was floating at the end of & 'painter." He chewed the rope apart with his teeth and went ashore in the boat near Lilies brick yard at Northport. He was des- titute of clothing when he reached land, but was cared for by the people.
 The following morning the high sea drove the sloop ashore and she became 8 total wreck.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
Fraudulent Pensions.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-The Commissioner of Pensions directed the suspension at the Philadelphia agency of 102 pensions which have been drawn although the pensioners are dead. In some cases, the Commissioner says the person in whose names the pensions were drawn have been dead since 1871. He has also directed the suspension at the same agency of pensions to seven widows who remarried iD 1881. but who have continued to draw pen sions. The Commissioner has addressed communication to the Attorney-General re- questing him to bring suit against the Pension Agent and his bondsmen for the moneys so unlaWfully disbursed
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
ELEVEN MEN BURIED.

Accounts of terrible disaster come from the Homestake Mine, on the Eagle River Branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Road, in Color ado. During the Winter months 8 force of Il men have been working at the mine, occu- pying two cabins near the entrance at night. Nothing having been heard from them for 8 couple of weeks at Red Cliff, where they usually went for supplies, some surprise was felt over their long silence. Frank Sanderson started from Red Cliff for the mine and was mortified to find both cabins deeply buried and un- doubtedly crushed under an immense snow slide, which had evidently fallen in the night and buried the whole party. Sanderson at once started for the railroad, and by frantic gestures succeeded in stopping 8 freight train which carried him few miles to a telegraph station, from where he forwarded the particu- lars to Malta, and urged that rescuing party be started for the mine. The recent snowfall was very heavy, and coming upon the old snow, it caused the slide, which is the most disastrous in the probable loss of life that the season has furnished.
 Several excavations were made by the rescu- ing party before the cabins could be located. The first one found contained provisions, but no bodies were found in it. The bunk house was next reached, where eleven bodies were found. One body stood erect with the head thrown forward as if listening, the whole position indicating apprehension.
 Near him lay one of his companions in bunk with his face downward and arms crossed under the head. Several logs lay on the body. Three bodies were found in an upper bunk clasped in each others arms, and so strongly were they interlocked as to require the efforts of six men to separate them.
 One man was found beside his bunk in an attitude of prayer. In another part of the cabin were two bodies crushed between fallen timbers. Other bodies were found lying about the cabin as if thrown from the hunks by the shock Owing to the fact that all of the faces were covered with half an inch of white mould, the features could not be recognized. No doubt death was caused by suffocation in nearly every case.
 A clock and 8 watch were found which had stepped precisely at 315. From letters and papers found it is believed that the slide oc- cured between the 20th and 18th of February. The report that some of the men had been seen 8 fortnight ago proves unfounded.
 The bodies were brought to LeadvilIe Among the victims ares
 Martin Borden, Sylvester Borden, Horace ". Matthews, Joseph Matthews, John Lock, John Burns, Charles Richards, Chris Harvey, Robert Campbell and John Burns.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06

DESIGNATION. all parts Of tho earth, the Antarctic regions alone arc comparatively destitute of life. Few species of living things in the vegetable or animal kingdom can endure the rigor of the south polar region. No terres- trial quadruped inhabits the land within the Antarctic Circle, and whales and seals are the only mammals that enter it's area Summer in the Arctic regions, with it's abundant life on land md in the air and sea, presents an animated and cheerful scene compared with the utter desolation that reigns perpetnally in Antarctic waters.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06

IN THE COTTON FRnDs-A oorres- pondent of the Cleveland Leader, who is iourneying southward, notes that white men are seldom seen working in the fields. The negroes still do the work. The picturesqueness of planta- ton scenes has not altogether departed: Negro women were ploughing, hoeing, and planting, and the gay colors of their head-dresses-hsndkerchiefs chiefly and the laugh and joke of their swarthy fellows of the other sex, gave the i'm pression of another land as the cars whirled by.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
GeueraI s,rnp,,. Danger Past.

General Grants family have reached the conclusion that the General is going to recover completely from his ailment Colonel Fred Grant said Friday:-"The rumors respecting my fathers progressive improvement are true, and we have no doubt whatever of his ultimate recovery. On the 1st of July next he hopes to leave the city for Mount McGregor, eleven miles from Saratoga"
 In response to an inquiry as to General Grants work on his book Colonel Grant said ''Father dictated from his notes for one hour Friday to 8 stenographer. He has reached the Appomattox campaign in his history
 For the first time in several weeks Dr. Douglas spent night at home. He left the Grant mansion about half-past eleven o'clock for the night.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06

MR B. R. HoYT, a mechanical engi- neer at the New Orleans Exposition, was severely injured by huge derrick pole falling on his foot. He was conveyed to his residence, and after only three ap- plications of St. Jacobs Oil, all the swell ing and pain disappeared, and he re- sumed his duties.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
A Disaster at Sen.

On the 25th of April the brigantine Seretha, of St. Johns, rescued from an ice pack Cap tain Bowden and two of the crew of the Brit the ice foe, badly crushed. On the 9th, the first and second officers and the remainder of the crew were lost-Captain Bowden thinks on the weather edge of the ice pack, where there was mountainous ocean swell playing amid the foe, The survivors were nineteen days exposed to all sthe inclemencies of snow, sleet and rain storms. The rescued men are hope lessly crippled. The Marinee was at sea from Lisbon to St, Johns 120 days
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06

PERsoNALs.-Oft ten personals in the Charleston (S. O Ne1oS and Courier of Thursday there was but one Mister. There were six Colonels. We suspect some of them were only "kurnels" on the peace establishment Wilmington (N. @ Star.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06

BoYoorrINa.--The Mayor of Cork presided at meeting of Nationalists in that city, at which it was decided to "boycott" the Loyalists who had ex- hibited flags and notices of welcome during the visit of the Prince of Wales to Cork,
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
A snh Cnre of Pni.nnInn

is that of any man or woman afflicted with disease or Arrangement of the liver, resulting ill poisonous accumulations in the blood, scrofulous affections, sick-headaches, and dis. ease of the kidneys lungs or heart. These troubles can be cured only by going to the primary cause, and putting the liver in a healthy condition. To accomplish this result speedily and effectunlly nothing has proved itself so etiicacious as Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery which has never failed to do the work claimed for it, and never will
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06

Seeking homes, health, investments, eni- ployment or recreation, can obtain maps, descriptive pamphlets and information about cost of tickets, by mail, free, upon applica- tion to J. W. Morse, General Passenger Agent Union Pacific Railway, Omaha, Nebraska. State where you saw this item and whether you wish to go to Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Nevada or California.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06

What can be more disagreeable, more dis gusting, than to sit in a room with person who is troubled with catarTh, and has to keep coughing and clearing his or her throat of the mucus which drops into itl Such persons are always to be pitied if they try to cure them. selves and fail But if they get Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy there need be no failure.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06

TIE purest, sweetest and best Cod Liver Oil in the world, manufactured from fresh, healthy flyers, upon the seashore. It is absolutely pure and sweet. Patients who have once taken itpre- fer it to all others, Physicians have decided it superior to any of the other oils in the market Made by Caswell, Hazard 6 Co.,. New York
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
RumOrs in the Blood

Often manifest themselves in tho spring months. Eruptions, such As hives, pmplcs and boils salt rheum, scrofula other affections caused by impur fly or low state of the blood, arc cured by Hoods sarsaparlla. It Purilos yitalzes and enrirhcs the blood and gives renewed strcnRt Co the whole body Try this spring medicine and blood purifier.
 T was for some time troubled with bolls, having several of them at time. After enduring about All could bear in suiferinR took Hoods Sarsaparilla Four or five bottles entirely cured mo. and 1hayc had no symptoms of the return of the boils."-E N. NIGHTINGALE. Quincy, Mass
 Last spring was troubled with boils. Two bot ties of Hoods Sarsanarlla cured me. and I recon. mend it to others troubled with affections of Che blood."-J. scuocH, Peoria, m.
 'I suffered with bols years. Hoods sarsaparillh eurCd mc."-R. M. LANE, PittSburg, Pa.
 Hoods SarsapariIla Sold by all druggists. sl sin for sS. Made only hy c. l. HOOD d CO.,, ApothecAricn. Lowell. Afass
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06

CHAPPED HANJs, face, pimples and rough skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made
 by Caswell, Hazard 6 Co.,, New York.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06

Rupture radically cured, also pile tumors and fistulas. Pamphlet Of par ticulars two letter stamps Worlds Dispen' sary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
Downright Cruelty.

To permit yourself and family to 'fSufTerw
 With sickness whom it can be prevented and cured SO easily
 With Hop BitterS " 10
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06

SKIN DIsEAsEs.-'BEEsoN's AROMATIC ALUM SULPHUR SoAP," cures Tetter, Salt Rheum, Ringworm, Sores, Pimples, all itching Skin Eruptions. 25 cents by Druggists, or by mail Mm Dreydonpel philadelphia. Pa.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06

When you visit or leave New York city, save bAFEAse srprpssaKe and S3 carriage hre and Hiop th" st@na linton Hotel opposite Grand Central depot. ,,,
 Gu eegAn roons ntted up At eost ui ei isi doinrs Ri and upward per day. European plan kle- Ssir VesAurapt supplied with the best. horre cars stages and elevated railroad Co all depnts tAmihes esn live better for less money At the Grand Oh"h Hotel than at any other hrstclAss hote m the eiS'
 FoR SPECIAL RATFs for advertising in this papcr, apply 10 the m bliRhor of tho paper. UlNs
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
H. TALENEh

lzSy-None genuine without bunch of green hops on the white label Shun all tho vile, poisonous stun with "Hopn or "Hops" in their nnmo.
Connecticut western news., 1885-05-06
ImportRut.

THK number of letters posted in tho world each year averages about 52, 000, GOO.