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Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10
An English Dandy.

Mir. Guy Mannering, an ex-oficer of the British army, now living in Chicago, who years ago served with Lieut.. Albert A. Pierson, the alleged betrayer of Vic tor Hugo's daughter Adele, recently made the following statement:
 ''Pierson was Lieutenant in the Second Battalion of the Sixteenth Regiment, which was assigned to Halifax in 1861, at the time of the trouble caused by the arrest of Mason and Slidel on board the Trent. Pierson was 8 great dandy, and was nicknamed by his brother officers 'the Count His father was a Church of England clergyman, and the story that he was rich is altogether untrue, as the Count was always hard up. He came to the Sixteenth from some other regiment at the time that several bat talions were added to the English army, and his age was always a mystery even to his most intimate friends. He used to dye his hair and long mustachios freely, and even went so far as to paint his face to hide the crow-feet. Pierson arrayed to astonish the bellies of a gar rison town was totally different person from Pierson coming of nights guard duty in Dublin or elsewhere. He went with his regiment from Halifax to Bar badoes and the West Indies, and then, in 1869, to Ireland, where he was quar- tered at the Curragh camp and at Dub- lin. In 1870 the regiment went to Canterbury, where Pierson, who had obtained his promotion to captain, sold out and married a lady residing at Nor wood, near London, who was reported to have an income of 91, 500 year.
 "Whether Pierson is alive or dead, I do not know. Nobody in the regiment knew anything about his relations with Miss Hugo. He was taciturn man, al- ways passed as bachelor and resented any insinuation that he had ever been married. I remember that the rumor once got into the mess at Halifax that he had been followed by 8 woman from London, but there was nothing unusual enough in this as an incident of army life to excite more than the merest pass ing attention and laugh"
 Miss Hugo became insane, and fol years was in an asylum. Her father Jeff her half bis fortune.
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10
How to Tell Pure Butter.

Dr. Taylor, the microscopist of the Department ofAgriculture, read paper before the Microscopical Society of Washington, descriptive of his recent discoveries in examining butter and it's various limitations. He finds that crystals of pure butter, when fresh, have globular or ellipsoidal form, and that with certain ad- justment of the polarizer each globe or ellipse discloses a well-de6ned St. Andrews cross, which revolves as the polarizer is turned. The crystals of butterine, oleomargarine and of beef or swine fats are of stellar form. They do not revolve with the polarizer, nor do they show the St Andrews cross. The crystals of butter which is not fresh or is of inferior quality, present a roseate form, generally four lobed, and revolve with the turning of the polarizer. It was found necessary, as preliminary to the experiments, that all the samples be boiled for the purpose of crystallizing their fatty acids. Dr. Taylor is prepar- ing pamphlet embodying the results of bis experiments, which he believes will furnish certain means of detecting the difference between butter and any imitation or adnlterated compound.
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10
A Little Girls Petition.

The Louisville Journal says: One morning the personal mail of General Black, Commissioner of Pensions, con- tained letter from little girl of four teen years, whose father, Republican, is President of the Board of Examining Surgeons in a Western town, and she was afraid he would be removed. She said her father was in the army; that he brought home with him after the war was over a disease from which he had not recovered, and which would ulti- mately prove fatal to him; that he was s'good papa" and she asked General Black not to discharge him. She en- closed postal card addressed to herself, and said: "My papa does not know that am writing this letter-if he did he might not like it; so if you grant my request please make big X on the back of this postal card. Nobody but me will know what it means; but I shall know that my papa will not be dis charged" The letter received General Blacks personal attention. 'I have re- ceived your little letter" he said inreply, .and have read 1t with interest. I will file it carefully away, and when come to take up for action the matter of the reorganization of the Board of Examin- ing Surgeons at, I will give it just as careful consideration as would like to have given to letter from my little girl, written under the same circum' stances. If your papa is good man, a good surgeon, and faithful officer, will try and keep him"
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10
Startling Figures.
RAPID PROGRESS OF THE BLAoKs TOWARD NUMERICAL SUPREMACY IN THIS COUNTRY.

In the Presbyterian General As- sembly, held at Cincinnati, the Rev. Dr. R. H. Allen, Secretary of the Freedmen's Aid Society, said:
 Twenty years ago, at the close of the war, there were in the Southern States 8,947, ,0O0 colored people and now there are more than 7,000,O Then there were in Mississippi 220,0O0 negroes; now 650, ,000. Then there were in South Carolina 400, 900 now more than coo, 900. Five hundred colored babies are born in the United States every day. The col- ored population of the United States doubles every twenty years; the white population only oncein thirty-iiye years. Eight years will not have passed before the negroes will be in numerical ma. jority in some of the Southern States. At the present rate of increase, in 1885 there will be 96, 900, 900 white people in the United States and l92, GOO, 900 col- ored people. The day is not far distant when it will be physical impossibility to continue the present practical dis iranchisement of the colored man of the Southern States. In South Carolina he has bought and paid for 27O, 900 acres of land which he cultivates. In the the South he pays taxes on s9l, ,000, 900 of property. He is editing, printing, and publishing 108 newspapers, and yet of the 1000, 900 colored people of this country more than 6,0O0,000 cannot read nor write.
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10
JUST LIKE THE BOY.
With the Garden Hose In hts Hand, he
 was not 10 be Depended upon.

A few days ago 0 colored man who had load of light ashes on his wagon halted so long at the corner of Wood ward avenue and High street that a policeman approached him and asked:
 Anything wrong with horse or wagonp
 "No, sah."
 "Waiting here for anybody ?"
 "Yes, kinder"
 "This is no place to stop and let your Ashes blow away. Why don't you drive on?"
 "Dasn't, sab. Look down High street."
 "I don't see anything but a boy sprinkling the street with the garden hose"
 ''Dat's iist what ails me, sah. Ize bin waitin' hull half hour fur dat boy to disabsquatulate into de yard"
 "WhyP"
 "Well, sab, Ize bin right dar seb'ral times. Dat boy has got his eye on dis turnout. m go drivin' long till I come opposite an den de hose will slip an de ole hoss will git dose in his ear, I'll yell to de boy an he'll make a trip an stumble, an hull gallons O water will come pourin' down on de back O my neck. I'll hab pint in each year, ebery pocket afoat, an it will take two hull days to git dis undershirt dried out"
 "You go on," said the officer. "The boy sees me and he won't dare let drop of water touch you"
 The old man hesitated, but finally climbed to his seat and drove on. The boy stood with his back to the ap- preaching vehicle and made no move until the horse was almost abreast of him. Then he had to move the hose, and spat went the stream against the old equine.
 "Hi, dar Eli, boyP yelled the old man as he pulled on the lines.
 "Yes-didn't mean to-very sorry, but she's gettin' away from mel !"
 "She" got away. "She" shot stream high in air and ''she" shot others in va. rious directions, and it was not until the old man was ont of range that the boy succeeded in getting 'her" under con- trol and resumed his practice on the dusty pavement.
 "Hil ossiferl" called the old man as he jumped down to shake himself, "didn't I tell ye? Didn't I foretold yt list how dis ole undershirt would bt soaked full You may be de smartes' sort O ossifer on de track of a thief, bu fur all you know bout boy an a garder hose I wouldn't gin two ole centsl"-De tron Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10
All Sent to Jan.

Margaret Brooks was convicted in Philadelphia of being common scold, and was sentenced to four months im- prisonment After her sentence, her eighteen-year-old daughter jumped to her feet and struck one of the witne&aess an aged Indy, in the face with her fist. Mother and daughter then became in- tensely excited, crying, screaming, and striking right and left. -...-
 After the mother had been taken to the prison van, the Judge sentenced tho daughter also to four months imprison- ment for contempt of court. At this announcement the girl became frantic, began screaming at the top of her voice, and resisted the officers who took hold of her to remove her 10 the van. She fought with all hor strength, and being a strong, robust young woman, fl took all the strength of two of the strongest officers of the court to remove her from the room.
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10
IN A sHIPWRECKED VESSEL.
Ocean.
From the London standard.l

From the London Standard.l
 One of the most extraordinary escapes, after shipwreck, was reported, on May Il, at Hull. On the previous day a keel bound from Grimsby to Leeds was driven against sand bank and capsized, and it was supposed that all on board the master, his wife, and three children had perished. ...
 On that morning, about 10 o'clock, the Captain of a steam tug was passing the spot where the accident had hap pened, and saw the keel floating bottom upward on the edge of the sand bank. He got as near to it as he could, and presently heard sounds of knocking com ing from the cabin end. The crew con- cluded that some one was on board, and energetic steps were taken to get the keel in such a position as to effect rescue. After several hours labor this was accomplished, and, hole having been cut through the bottom of the ves- sel, the Captains wife, Mrs. Snowden, and one of her children were rescued alive, after agonizing suspense of nearly seventeen hours.
 The water had nearly filled the cabin where the woman and her three children were sleeping, but there was just space enough left for her to keep her head and those of her little ones above the water which ultimately reached up to the mothers throat When they were aroused by the sinking of the keel and the thrush of the water, she contrived to get hold of the children, who all held on by the hair of her head, and in that way for some time all of the little ones were kept alive, but during the day two of them died. Just as the man who rescued them got into the cabin the water flowed in and reached to the woman's mouth. All the children were still clinging to her hair, and she and the live child were in terribly exhausted condition. The mothers hands were raw with knocking at the side of the keel.
 The survivors were taken on board the tug and carefully treated. At the moment of the keel capsizing, what is known as the horse-line twisted round the captain, and carried him down among the rigging, which appeared to have re- mafned under water even when the keel was being rolled over by the force of the tide.
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10
WHEN KHARTOUM FELL.
The FrikhtfuI Scenes of nInssacre-Women
 Taken Rs Slaves.

Two men have arrived whose story throws some fresh light on the capture of Khartoum. They were soldiers in Gordon's army, taken at the time and sold as slaves, but who ultimately es- capped. Their names are Said Abdullah and Jacob Mahomet. They say: "Men were slain shrieking for mercy, when mercy was not in the hearts of our savage enemies. Women and children were robbed of their jewels of gold and jewels of silver, of their bracelets, neck laces of precious stones, and carried of to be sold to the Bishareen merchants as slaves. =. ...-t
 "Yes, and white women, too-Egyp- tians and Circassians who wore the burko over their faces, the rabtah and the tur- bah, and the kurs on their heads ladies dressed in silk and satin gibbehs and saltahs. Mother and daughter alike were dragged of from their homes of comfort. These were widows, wives and daughters of Egyptian officers, some of whom had been killed with Hicks Pasha; wives and children of Egyptian mer- chants formerly rich, owning ships and mills, gardens and shops. These were sold afterward, some for $40 thaleries or more, some for 250, according to age and good looks. And the poor black women already slaves, and their chil- dren, were taken of, too. They were sold for a hundred, eighty, or seventy thaleries.
 "Their husbands and masters were slain before their eyes; and yet hear it said there was no massacre at the taking of Khartoum They lie who say so, and are in league with Mahomet Achmet, You must not believe all that men con- ing from Omdurman tell you. Mahomet Achmet and the Dervishes send you false reports of everything, and you be- lieve them; then they laugh. The fight ing and spilling of blood continued till the sun rode high in the sky-red, yet darkened by smoke and dust. There was riot and clamor, hubbub and wrangling over spoil; cursing was heard till the hour of evening prayer.
 "But the Muezzin was not called; neither were any prayers offered up at the mosque on that dark day in the an- nals of Khartoum. The history of those scenes will not be written on it's records; for all the scrolls and papers and books in the archives were destroyed and scattered. ."-London Daily Nes0s.
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10
A Little Thing.

A curious little thing happened on Asy- lum street lately. An elderly gentleman evidently from the rural districts, was passing tall block when there was a crash, and the fragments of a glass bottle of the whisky-holding sort were strewn at his feet. The pedestrian made an instantaneous halt, and instead of looking up to see where the bottle came from fumbled hurriedly in the tail pocket of the overcoat swinging over his arm. Apparently he found everything safe, and at the same in- stant saw how he had given himself away, for he walked of rapidly with a sheepish look on his face. A moment later scared feminine face peeped over the lintel of fourth story window Hartford CouranL
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10
No Introduction.

The whims of society are illustratod by the following from tho Buffalo Com uercial adpertiser. "A lady calling at the house of friend moi long uincc, there met two or three friends like her self making visit of social obligation. No introductions were made, and for tho following ten minutes tho callers and the lady of the house felt oonstr@nod and terribly awkward. Aftcr the two or three had loft tho hostess said to tho ono who remained; T would have liked very much to have introduced you to those people; but you know it ia not tho thing to introduce now" Faahion in responsible for many fooliah thingu. but for nothing sillier thRu this.
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10
Learning Practical Farming.

A well-nown central Illinois farmer employed A hand at S15 a month who had in his possession a Bank of Eng land draft for e500. He is young Scotch gentleman, who had come to the State to learn practical farming; is one of syndicate for foreign capitalists who own 3i6, 900 acres of valuable farm ing land in this country. Tho young man shame is Thomas Tate. His parents reside near Edinburgh. They expect him to qualify himself ;n about two years and take charge of one of his fathers farms, consisting of 100000 acres of land in Missouri.
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10
THE LOST LAND,

There is story of beauteous land, Where fields were fertile and where flowers
 were bright, Where tall towers glistened in the morning
 light,
 Where happy children wandered hand in
 in hand Where lovers wrote their names upon the
 sand. # They say it vanished from all human sight; The hungry sea devoured it in night. You doubt the tale? An you will under
 stand,
 For as men muse upon that fable old, They give sad credence always to the last, However they have cavilled at it's truth, When with . tear-dimmed vision they be-
 hold Swift sinking in the ocean of the past The lovely lost Atlantis of their youth.
 ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10
sURRESDERING HIS PENSION.
A Man who Said he Thouaht Inc Govern-
 ment Had Done Enough for Him.

A good-looking, well-built man came with the crowd of callers at the Pension Office, in Washington, and entered the room of First Deputy Commissioner Mclean. When his turn for an inter view was reached he asked the Deputy to be allowed to see the Commissioner. The Commissioner is busy, sir. If you wish to see about a claim or to secure an appointment we can attend to the matter here"
 "I want to have my pension stopped" !"
 The Deputy Commissioner looked at the man, then at his papers, then at the man again, and finally touched his bell button and sent a messenger for the record. ..a.a..
 "Have you considered this step suf- fciently, sir2" asked the Deputy. "You are, see, receiving S72 a month nearly $1 ,000 year"
 "Yes, have considered it. The Gov ernment has done enough for me. l want to give it up."
 "Have you an abundance of means ?"
 ''No, but I have enough for comfort, "
 "Well, I guess you had better sec tho Commissioner.
 Col. Mclean thereupon introduced the visitor to the Commissioner. After a short interview, a record of the case was taken, in order that the pension might be cancelled "upon claimants re- quest"
 The mans name is Snyder. He be- longed to New York regiment Gen. Black says this is not the first case of the kind within his knowledge. Not long after he entered the office Ken tuckian named Stevenson sent on his certificates, with a request that his claim might be cancelled. He surren- dered at the same time quite a large fund of accumulated pensions which he had never drawn. He wrote that he was convinced that he had fully recoy- cred from his disability.
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10
Three-Card Monte.
A FARMER WHO THOUGHT HE HAD THK
 ''LADY CARD" MARKED LOSING Sl ,500.i


 Hiram P. Bemis, tax collector, a prominent church member and farmer in the village of Paxton, Mass, was vic- timized by three-card monte men. No. l appeared with team, representing him. self as a former cashier in Worcester bank now an advertising agent, who wanted to negotiate for the erection of signs on the farmers land. While they were talking No. 2 2appeared on foot and joined in the conversation, representing himself to be drover. He told how he lost S400 at Brighton the other day at game he didn't know, but illustrated with three cards. No. made several bets, and every time picked the ''lady card" as the farmer called it. Suddenly the cashier tore of the corner of the lady card, calling the farmers attention to the marking. Then another wager was proposed, this time of $3, ,000, the drover produced the money. The cash fer had only S1,500, but the farmer would make up the balance if they would wait until he could come to the the city. So the cashier brought the farmer to the city, the amount was drawn from the bank, and on the TO- turn to the drover was waiting. The marked card was still there. The cash fer held the stakes, the farmer drew for the "lady card" but the lady was gone. The drover demanded the stakes. The cashier remonstrated, but gave them up at the muzzle of a pistol. Then the cashier said he would make the drover give up the money in the city, and the farmer gave him authority to proceed. Half an hour later 1t dawned upon the farmer that.he had been swindlei, butno trace of the operators has been dis.
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10

THE penalty for even attempting to break into post-office is fine of $1, 900 and Imprisonment from one to five years.
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10

THE Department of Agriculture is re- ceiving many requests for silkworms, eggs, and replies that they cannot be shipped successfully till fall
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10

AMUSEMENT should constitute relaxa- ton, but not business. He who takes the latter view is far on the road to ruin.
Connecticut western news., 1885-06-10

ALL the prizes this year awarded in the Uni versity of Mississippi were carried of by young women.
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