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Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
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Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
AN EXCURSION sMAsH-uP.
Seventeen Persons Killed on the
 Nickel-Plate Road.

BUFFALO, Sept. 14.-There was a railway collision near Silver Creek to-day on the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, by which seventeen lives were lost. A freight into an excursion train filled with people going to Niagara Falls, and made the worst casualty of the kind which has ever occurred in this vicinity.
 At o'clock 8. m. the passenger train left Ashtabula, Ohio, with baggage car and twelve coaches, including one smoker. Stops were made to take on exclrsionists at all the stations, and Silver Greek, thirty miles west of Buffale, was reached at Il o'clock. The cars We're well filled, and half the seats in the Smoker were occupied. The train ac- quired . good headway, and had come entineer, Lewis Brewer, saw an engine plung- ing toward his own around the curve beyond Silver Creek trestle, which his train had just crossed He instantly applied the air brakes reversed the engine, jumping with his fireman as the locomotives crashed together. The en. gineer and fireman of the freight tram leaped from their locomotive The air brakes on tho passenger train had not fully stopped it when the collision occurred The time was so short that it would have been impossible to stop the freight, which was going twenty-five miles an hour. One baggage car raised on the tracks and tore through the smoker, crushing most or the occupants in the three seconds it took to telescope the coach. The forward car got nearly to the rear door of the smoker, but none of the other passenger cars was derailed or much injured. The engines were badly wrecked, and, as the hissing steam roared out of the boilers, the other fpassengers heard the cries of those who were imprisoned in the mass of wrenched iron and splin. tered wood work. Several of he dead could hardly recognized. ". Butler, the excursion agent, the train hands, neigh. bors, and such passengers as had sufficient nerve, began the work of getting out the in- jured. Word was telegraphed to Buffalo for physicians and @ wrecking train. One of the coaches was turned into hospital, and some of the wounded were taken to houses in the vii cinity The dead were laid on the grass until they could be placed in one of the cars.
 Fourteen bodies were taken out, and three of the injured died in the afternoon. About fifteen of the passengers were wounded. Those who could stand the journey were sent home.
 The accident was caused by the attempt of William Harris, engineer of the freight train, to reach Silver Creek before the excursion. His orders were to side-track at Irving, three miles east, but he thought the excursion would be late When he saw the result of his mis- take he disappeared. It is reported, without confirmation, that he has been arrested Had he been caught this afternoon the indignant survivors might have tried to lynch hlm.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
THE ELECTION IN MAINE. The Republicans carry the State
 electing all the officers.

PORTLAND, Sept. 14.-One hundred and eighty towns give Bodwell, 39,0S7; Edwards, ss,ol4, and Clark, 1,947, against Robie, in 1884, Greenhack, 1,701, and scattering, 8; Republi- Gan plurality, TOTS, against 10,795, loss of 3,632. The Congressional vote is being con- puted. The First District gives ], 200 plurality for Reed.
 Two hundred and twenty three towns give Bodwell (Rep.) 48, ,633, Edwards pem.) 39 9,01 !, and Clark CProh.) 2,373. The same towns in 1884 gave Robie (Rep.) 55, ,839, Red man Oem.) 41,SO9, Eustis Proh.) $40 two Greenback candidates, 2,O93, and scatter ing 9. The Republicans plurality this year in those towns is 9,562, against 14,O3O in 1884 being a loss of 4,46s: A similar loss in the towns yet to be heard from will give an aggre- gate vote of 127.OOO. divided as follows: Repub- Hcan, 6S, 800; Democrat, 55, 200; Prohibition, 3,3OO The Labor ticket had no Gubernatorial candidate nor q Congressional candidate in the Fourth District. All four Republican Con- gressmen are reelected. Reed, in the First District, increases his plurality over Clifford to 1,2OO. against 925 over Cleaves in 1884. The Legislature will stand probably 28 Republican Senators to Democrats, against complete Republican Senate in 1884.
 LEWISTON, Me-, Sept. 15.--The Lewiston Journal has reports from AIS towns, giving Bodwell (Rep) 66, ,566, Edwards (Dem.) 53 ,251, and Clark (Pro.) 3,6O7. The remaining towns In 1889 voted: Robie Rep.) 3,21O, Plaisted (Dem.) 3,752, and scattering 242.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
A MOUKNFUL STORY.
A Little Mistake Made at Watering Plac

A matron and marrlageble daughter of my acquaintance have been staying all summer at one of the largest hotels. Madame la Mere has long since learned the charm there is to exclusiveness, either real or apparent, and practices it accord- ingly. During the first part of the sum- themselves, reserving all sociabillty for the drawing room and piazza. Several weeks ago, however, the hotel became crowded, and the head waiter asked of them permission to place at their table new arrival for whom he was anxious to make room. They objected, but were too polite to say so. At the next meal the new arrival made his appearance. A most refined, respectable, but unassum- ing looking man. After few days the mother allowed herself to be gradually drawn into desultory conversation, and the daughter unbent as well Very soon inquiries began to be made by other marriageable daughters mammas, and the polite hints for introductions as we'll. Madame asserted that she did not know bis name. That gave zest to the hunt. She must find out. At dinner one night she said to him that they hoped to meet him at the ''hop" later on; she would be glad to present him to some pleasant people.
 ''I am very sorry, madame, but you really must excuse me, I am in deep mourning and trouble, and do not feel in the mood for gaities. !"
 Naturally ''madame' excused him both to herself and to her friends, and the marriageable daughter had; it quite her own way. Things went on smoothly enough, but very, very slightly. NThey learned his name and called him by it, but condolences went no further. So beautifully behaved, so refined, so unass suming he was that madame and made moiselle both became convinced that he was infinitely better than he seemed. One morning at breakfast their table companion announced Tn the quietest sort of way tha the left that day. His sad holiday was over, he said. He must return to the dreadful city.
 "But, madame" he said, "you have been 80 very kind, hope, if I can ever serve you, you will surely let me know.''
 tI certainly will, heartily respond ed the dame. Nothing will give me greater pleasure than to meet you again this winter. Won't you tell me your ad- dress, Mir. Smith ?" 70, certainly" he sad, though he looked bit surprised, as if she knew it very we'll; ia note to the - house Gone of the best hotels) will always reach me-" 'Poste restante2 queried madame, as she jotted it down.
 70, no, indeed! Nothing half so fine. am head waiter there. don't you know 9"-Minmeapolis Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
A First.class Mascot,

"YOu may not loan me cent, but you can't keep me hungry" said the tramp. ''I can rise above circumstances, I can. Do you see this ?" He drew from his pocket thing which looked like a rag nently been a part of blouse or pair of overalls
 "There is several years' board in that. l call it my mascot. Talk about your philosophers stone. This lays over everything"
 "You tell me how, and I will loan you ten cents."
 ''Go yer. It's this way. There are about 300 restaurants in Chicago. Some are little too high toned, but the ma jority go. Some are 5-centers, but there are about 25O that cares for their reputa- tions. I work this way: I goes in and orders up square. No s21 for 3, punch when you eat, for me. 1gets my square. l eats it. orders up plate of corned beef hash. or something soft. worries the most of it down. 1 slips my mascot into the fodder Then I harpoons it with a fork and holds it up to public gaze. I gets very indignant. calls fol the head waiter and hammers the table with my fist. I gets everybody looking on and I asks the head waiter what he calls that. Is that the stuff he feeds lis guests on? I gets sarcastic and asks where is the rest of the overalls = seeing that they are giving clothes with every plate of hash. Then they apologies roar some more and start for the door If thpv ever SuyCeSt nav I talks lO16 and wants to know how much nerve they have got to ask pay for poisoning people with blue jeans and brass buttons But they hardly ever talks pay. They are so anxious to get me shut up anc out of there that they are glad to see me go at any sacrifice. That's the whole business. It works elegant. Don't givt it away for don't want every common tramp to get to working it. Gimme that ten cents. So long,"
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
Not a Partisan.

sIsn't he beautiful" said the wife of the politician, as she dandled her baby boy, who smiled and kicked every time she threw him up.
 "He is" answered the proud father as he watched the play of the little feet, ''but Pm afaid le will never be good party man,
 "Why not?'
 tsBecause he's kicker"
 It is these terrible things that cast ! gloom over the happiest families. Bos- f.,2 Qouxi1,.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
Youne George Gould Married.

Miss Edith Kingdom, the actress of Daly's company, who arrived with her mother on the Servia from Liverpool on Monday, was married on Tuesday to Mir. George J. Gould, the eldest son of the hundred millionaire, at MT: J. Gould's summer residence, Lyndhurst, at lrv- ington-on- the Hudson. The Rev. Dr. Wash ington Choate of the Presbyterian Church, Irvington, read the marriage service. MT. J. Gould, Mrs. Gould, Georges two brothers, Edward and Howard, and his two sisters and Mrs. Kingdom, the brides mother, were the o1ly persons present at the ceremony.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
COLLAPSE OF TWO BRIDGES.
Four Persons Drowned In Belfast
 and Seven in Moravia,

VIENNA, Austria, Sept, 16.--The suspension bridge over the Ostrawitz River, in the town of Ostrau, in Moravia, collapsed while a squadron of Uhlans were riding across. The Uhlans and a number of spectators who were on the bridge watching the soldiers were all precipitated in to the river. Seven persons were instantly killed, one of whom was an Uhlan, and many were seriously injured. All the injured were recovered from the river.
 DUBLIN, Sept. 16-The Albert Bridge, span ing the Lagan River, at Belfast, collapsed. Twenty persons were thrown into the river, four of whom were drowned.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
Former Earthquakes.

From the following, taken from an old English magazine published in 1883, it appears that South Carolina is not a stranger to earthquakes:
 " South Carolina, in America, was shaken by an earthquake in 1911 which continued till the destruction of the city of Caracas the following year. That city, with upwards of twenty-five towns and numerous villas, and farms to the extent of 300 miles were completely destroyed and nearly 80, 0UO people were killed and wounoed. The valley of the Mississippi from New Madrid to the mouths of the hio and St Francis was convulsed to such an extent as to cause the formation of lakes and islands. A tract of cou try many miles in circum- ference, near the little prairie on that river, was covered with water three o1 four feet deep; and when it disappeared it left plain of sand. Some of the lakes were near twenty miles around, and were formed in the course of ar hour"
 From the above South Carolina may have shocks quite while yet. The City of Caracas was destroyed on Marcl 26, -1812 being Good Friday ths churches were crowded, and thousand were buried bene tn their ruins
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
A STRICKEN VILLAGE.
Visited by Strange and Fatal Epi>
 demic.-All Business Suspended.

GALENA, H., Sept. 13, 1s86.-An epidemic prevails among the inhabitants of Avena, Iowa County, Wis, which has resulted fatal in many cases. The disease is of the nature of dysen- tery, ending, in the case of children, in spinal meningitis and death. Thus far it has been confined to the limits of the village and has necessitated the closing of the schools and the abandonment of all public meetings. This dis ease is similar to that which prevailed with such terribly fatal effect in Galena a few years ago, and at Spring Green, Wis.,, in 1884. Much Harm is felt.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
CH1LDREN'S COLUMN.
Tho Ambitions Kangaroo.

They held a great meetings a king to select And the kangaroo rose in dignifei way, And said, "l'm the one yol should surely elect; For can out-leap every beast here today" Said the eagle, ''How high can you climb toward the sky ?'' Said the nightingale, "Favor us, please,
 with song P Said the hawk, "Let us measure our powers
 of eye p Said the lion, Come wrestle and prove
 you are strong l" But the kangaroo said, Ut would surely be
 best,
 In our choice of king, to make leaping
 the test 2"
 A. F. Walzs, ih St. Niehozas.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
Birdie's Bad Dream.

Brides Bad Dreams
 Aunt Annie was getting ready for bed one night. It rained very hard, and there was thunder, with sharp flashes of lightning. The window was open, but the blinds were shut.
 Suddenly she thought she heard some thing say, "Chirp, chirp!' outside the shutters, and little tap, tap, against them. She waited, and listened mo- ment; and then it came again-a sharp little cry-"Weet, weetP'
 She opened the shutters, and in flew a little yellow bird. He had been fast asleep in some high tree, when the bright flashes and the loud rain woke him up and frightened him so that he came to the window and begged to be let in.
 Ithink he must have felt just as you do when you have bad dream and want to creep into mammals bed. Perhaps he thought his house was on fire, or that the flood had come again.
 But, when he got in, the gaslight and the strange place frightened him still more. He flew round and round the ceiling until Aunt Annie was afraid he would batter himself to death.
 She had turned the gas down very low, so as to quiet him, when he dashed into it, and put it out; but he did not burn himself.
 Aunt Annie put towel over the water pitcher, so that he could not fall in, and she took care to move about very softly. Presently, the poor little fellow, finding that nobody wanted to hurt him, settled down on the gas-fxture at the head o1 the bed, folded his tired wings, tucked his little head (which must have ached, am sure, from the bumps he had given it) under his feathers and went to sleep, He looked very queer indeed just aE though he had no head.
 His tiny claws could just clasp nicely round the smooth perch he had chosen. Aunt Annie left the shutters and tht window both open, while birdie slep all night on this funny roost; and, wher the bright summer morning came, h. flew out into the fresh air, before any body was awake. Away he went; ant we never saw him again. How astonished he must have beer when he opened his eyes, to find him self in bedroom, sitting on gas-fix ture! I guess he must have thought tt l himself:
 l ssHow did come heres | Iwent to sleep last night in a tree; | And how I got here I do not see!"
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
PERHAPS A BIG WRECK.
Dead Cattle, Spars and Bedding Washed Ashore in the Straits of Belle Isle.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Sept. 16, 1ss6.-News just received here from Belle Isle indicates that Q large ocean steamer has sprobably been wrecked or has had her decks swept in very heavy gale of wind. Much wreckage has been washed ashore in the straits. It consists of cabin doors and bedding, spars and other material. A number of dead cattle have also been thrown up by the sea, but nothing has yet been found by which to discover the identity of the wrecked vessel Several steamships have sailed from Quebec for Liverpool and London within the last few days, and all, or most of them, carried cattle. Among them are the Lake Superior, the Dominion, the Oregon, the Parisian and the Erl King.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
BULGARIA'S FUTURE. Her Welfare Considered Dependent upon Her Attitude toward Russia.

The replies from Russia to the various in- ouiries made by the Bulgarian regency are to this effect :-
 Russia will acknowledge the regency so long as the latter undertakes no acts of hostility toward her. As to the question whether Russia will grant free choice in the election of the next ruling Prince the answer is that the dis ent. As regards the unifcation of Eastern Roumelia and Bulgaria, Russia will endeavor to act for the welfare of Bulgaria, provided Bulgaria does not act in opposition to Russia's will. All demands for the discussion of other points are premature. : If the regency will but cooperate with Ruasia tho latter will forget what has occurred.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
THOUSANDS OF CHOLERA
 DEATHS.
The Terrible Epidemic in Japan and
 COrea.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 16.-Advices by the steamer Gaelic, which arrived here yester- day from China and Japan, are as follows: The total number of cholera cases throughout Japan since its first appearance this year is, are that the epidemic is now abating. Intelli- gence from Seul, Corea, says cholera is still raging in that city. According to official re- turns the fatal cases for July this year were 3S, 600 out of & population of 25O,00O. Outside of the capital the epidemic is equally fatal. At Shinshr, Province of Keishods, 5000, and at Torai 5000 deaths are reported to have oc- cured in one month.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
NO ASSESSMENTS.

Anyone insuring therefore for the current year will only be required to pay . cash pre- mium, which will cover all liability. !, In case of loss it is provided in the charter that fit cannot be amicably adjusted, it shall be referred to two disinterested persons, one to be chosen by each party, and if they cannot agree, they shall choose third, and the de. cision thus rendered shall be final
 Information and circulars may be obtained by addressing
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
Charleston Shaken Again.

CHARLESTON, s. C., Sept. 15, 18s6.-About a quarter past two this morning we had another shock of earthquake It was not at all severe, yet frightened some nervous people badly enough to cause them to rush out into the streets. Its duration was not more than a second. At Summerville several shocks were felt last night, some severe enough to overturn cIns in closets.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION. The Roumanian Prime Minister Has
 a Narrow Escape.

BUCHAREST, Sept. I'M. Bratiano, Rou- manian prime minister, was shot at last even- ing by an assassin. M. Bratiano perceived the the mans intention in time to spring out of the path of his aim. The bullet struck M. Robesco, member of the chamber of depu- ties, and wounded him. The assassin was ar rested and locked up. He confessed that, for political reasons, he intended to kill M. Bra tians. The weapon used was a pistol.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22

SWALLOWED THEM. The following is related of an East Bridgeport man: He went home a few nights ago, and, not feeling well, took what he supposed to be four ills and then slept the sleep of the just. When his wife awoke in the morning she began a search for four shoe buttons which she intended to sew on baby's shoes before the little one awoke. She could not find them, and the husband joined in the search. Fin ally he remembered where he had found the pills and said: "Good heavens I swallowed them buttons. "-Bridgeport Post
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
ACQUITTED OF CONSPIRACY.
Verdict in Favor of St. Louis
 Knights.

ST. LOUIS, September 1.-The trial of the Knights of Labor, Frank Young, Oscar Harron,
 and Fred Hundhausen, on the charge of con- spiracy during the late Southwestern railroad strike to injure the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company's property and business, was con- cluded last night. The jury after remaining out for two hours, returned 8 verdict of acquit-
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22

THE WELLS. In Savannah, according to the Ne,os, good many of the col ored people are satisfied that If the ar tesian wells had not been bored there would have been no earthquake. They are just as we'll satisfied with thelr the ory as many of the scientists are with heirs
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
A Ouarrelsome Baby,

In certain menagerie, a baby ele- phant was added to the collection of ami mals. It was chained opposite the cage of lion. From the first day these ami mals became ncighbors they ev.nced a hostility against each other that alarmed the managers. To prevent an outbreak, the elephant was removed to point out of the sight of the lions cage. It was thought the animals would forget each other. Shortly after midnight watch man on the street was startled by the rattling of chains, followed by the trumpeting of the elephant and the roar ing of the lion. Fastening to the mu- scum he found the managers and a num- Der of the stage workingmcn battling with the little elephant, which had seized the lion with it's trunk by the hind leg and was tugging to pull the beast through the bars of the cage. The roars of the lion aroused all the other animals, and their cries added to the confusion. Twice the men succeeded in breaking the hold of the elephant, which then, maddened by scratches and bites of the lion, strove to break down the strong cage in which its enemy was confined, and twice the elephant renewed it's hold. Finally the men, re-enforced by other workers in the museum, succeeded in binding the little elephant with ropes and chains, an6 securing him at place far removed from the lion. It was found that the lion's leg was badly wrenched. The elephant escaped with unimportant scratches an6 bites in it's trunk.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-22
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