Connecticut western news., 1889-08-07

Hon. Charles Walcott. United States Geolo- gist, Washing. D. C., is spending the summer mer at the Franklin House, Highgate Springs, VT.
 Prof. Asaph Hall. astronomer at Yale Col lege, has accepted the appointment of Assis- tant Astronomer at the Naval Observatory, Washington, and has entered upon the dis charge of his duties, Prof. Hall is gradu- ate of Harvard, and hvs been a member of the Yale Faculty for several years.
 Carl Schurz and Dr. Hans Kudlich, who sailed for Europe together, were both politi- cal refugees in 1S4s. Kudlich was the bold man who liberated the Austrian peasantry from the feudaf seryitude to which they were still subjected till AS.
 It is reatfirmed from Europe that Christine Nilsson has become deaf. Her deafness comes from rheumatism, which was caused by the general upset of her nerves six years ago, when she lost her fortune in the crash | of the "Union Generale." Her husband went | raving mad at the time. Princess Sophia of Germany. who is to marry the Duke of Sparta soon. will have | S25O, ,OOO as 8 dowry from the Hohenzollern family fund-that Is, she will receive the in- terest on this sum. Greece is expected to do something very handsome for the bride | groom.
 Governor Beaver of Pennsylvania is a lover of base ball. Whenever he has an opportu- nifty he attends a professional game. | \Ol. AlDerC w MeCCli1 O1 hcene, W LO ndS l been appointed commander of the Second Regiment, is a veteran of the Second and Twelfth Vermont Volunteers. He entered the State militia as private in Company G, Second Regiment. and has been promoted | from Lieutenancy to Captain, Major, Licu- | tenant Colonel to his present command.
 Mrs. Chester Simpson of Littleton, N. H., | has received from her father in Illinois a black walnut gavel made from the wood of the bench on which Gen. Grant worked at his trade prior to the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion.
 Col. J. G. Patterson of Hartford, Conn.,, | who was awarded the contract for furnishing the stone for the new library building at Washington, has bought the granite quarries and all the business connected herewith of l Sergeant & Sullivan of Concord, N. H.
 Although Secretary Blaine has been resi- dent of Washington off and on for thirty years, he has never joined one of the many clubs for which the place is noted.
 La Liberte says that M. Washington, the French Ambassador at London, has been di- rected to ascertain what chances the English law affords for the eXtradtion of Gen. Boul- anger as guilty of crime under the common law.
 The Baltimore American Editorially de- clares that MT. Robert Garrett's restoration to | health is now assured. He attends to his large correspondence, and on his return this fall to Baltimore, will resume active business | ulc duu Gdkc pcFSOHdl CudTSe O1 LIS IaTSe enterprises.
 Hon. Henry c. Fisk of Morrisville, vt., recently appointed United States Consul to St. John, P. o., is one of the editors of the G News and Citizen, a law partner of eX-Gov. Hendee, State Senator from Lamoille county and Trustee of. the State Reform School. Senator Evarts denies that he wrote con- stitution for the new State of North Dakota. He had nothing whatever to do with it.
 Joseph Dunlop has been placed in charge of the wreckage of the Chicago Times. repre- senting the interests of the Widow Eureka Story.
 Gen. P. A. Collins was the guest of Gov. Hill at the executive mansion last week.
 Secretary of War Proctor is less known in Washington than any other cabinet official.
 The Shah of Persia considers the Duchess of Marlborough the handsomest woman in England.
 The late S. l.. M. Barlow left an estate ot about $2,0OO 900, largely accumulated in his law practice.
 Hon. Edward L. Pierce arrived in Boston a few days ago after an absence of about nine months in Europe.
 Rev. H. c. Adams of Southfeld, Mass., declines his call to Billerica, and accepts the call to Turner's Falls, Mass.
 Congressman Nutting of New York is in an exceedingly critical condition, and hopes O1 . his recovery are abandoned.
 I. B. Rich, of the Hollis Street Theatre fountain to his native town of Bucksport