Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-27
LAUNCHED AND AFLOAT.

It has just come to light that the month of February, 1866, was without full moon, and that the circumstance will not happen again for two and half millions of years. This may be a big country about that time.
 President Cleveland and his party ar rived in Washington yesterday fresh from the land of flowers and happy over the success of the expedition. The president will doubtless be all the better for his brief vacation.
 It may be interesting to note that the term of imprisonment to which MT w.. O'Brien, M. F., is now liable, for publish ing in the United Ireland reports of meet ings of suppressed branches of the national league, is over 3SS years.
 It is said that John J. Sullivan nodded affably" to the queen, but Cher majesty, probably owing to the twilight, didn't seem to notice John" Another instance of the arrogance and pride eng1ndered by monarchical institutions.
 A New York man stole barrel of whis- key valued at S1OO and sold it for S25. Then he spent the money in buying whis- key. With such ability as fnancier 1t IS strange that he should have escaped being the president of Cincinnati bank. MT Blaine has telegraphed to Republi- can club in this state this remarkable mes sage: "'Tell Sewen and Phelps they must carry New Jersey this fall" But if MT Blaine is out of the race why should he care how New Jersey goes?-Jersey City Argus.
 Governor Lounsbury's exhibition of bad manners and partisanship combined at a | non- partisan dinner in Bridgeport would have ruined his chances for a re-nomina- tion if he ever had any. He is the first l Governor of Connecticut who ever so of | tended against social proprieties. | Haven Union.
 It is remarkable fact that there is not a single living ex-president of the United States, though the term of office is only four years, and though we have had seven in quarter of a century, We exclude from the list, of course, the fraudulent President Hayes, who still lives.
 Julius Hildebrand, who for 16 years was the body servant of Bismarck, is living in Chicago MT Hildebrand says that the great dictator has the temper of an angel -an irascible, hot-headed angel. Little things like throwing boots and paper weights and other bric-a- brac at the heads of his unfortunate servitors are among the diversions that he indulges in when he isn't fighting to keep peace.
 The only member of congress elected by the United Labor party is Henry Smith ot Wisconsin, He is about fifty years of age and was born in Baltimore, but the family removed to Milwaukee while the child was yet baby. He had been in public lift about twenty years in his city and state before his election to congress-; and now his name widely mentioned as a suitable candidate for president on labor ticket
 When Senator Plumb of Kansas was re. gently in New York city and debating upon the next presidential election, he spoke of the metropolitan states" His listener had never before heard the phrase and asked him it's meaning. The western senator, surprised at the question, said he thought the phrase was familiar one, and added that it was applied to the three states of New York, New Jersey and Con necticut, which are directly dominated by this metropolitan. The phrase is not ir use hereabouts.