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Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
STATE NEWS.

Boarders from the cities have com menced to arrive at Washington.
 There has been cut 9O,OOO tons of ice from New Hartford to Twin Lakes the past winter.
 Farmers in Goshen are losing many COWS from disease. Hay is plenty and in no demand.
 ALyme farmer recently dug potatoes of the size of an egg from hills which he planted last fall
 Ten members of the Middletown company of the Second Regiment are to be court martialed for not attending drills.
 The contract is closed for the con- struction of the branch railroad from Shepaug to Waramaug Lake (New Preston.)
 J Prior, of Plainville, with 15 others, will go to England in few weeks to organize and coach baseball teams in Great Britain.
 The large barns of M. w. Stevens, in Norwalk, near the track of the Danbury & Norwalk Railroad, were burned to The ground. Wednesday afternoon. Loss about 5000.
 The Seth F. Plumb Post, G. A. R., of Litchfield, will celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of Lees surrender, this Wednesday evening, the 9th., with a clam bake and supper. The new Winsted trotting park asso- citation has organized under the name of the Winsted Agricultural Corpora tion. with c. B. Andrews, president l.. c. Strong, secretary and treasurer.
 A Stamford town meeting has voted to pay about $1O,000 in bounties to soldiers to whom they were promised turing the war, and to secure authority from the legislature if necessary Professor B. l.. Richards, of Yale, started from New Haven, last Wednes- day. with his knapsack strapped to his back, for pedestrian tour about the tate during the Easter recess. Rev Joseph H. James, of Rockville, ucceeds Rev Alpheus Winter, of Niddlefeld, as secretary of the Connec- ticut Temperance Union. MT Winter ..as resigned after eleven years ot service.
 Capt Nat Richards, of New London, 1 celebrated his ninety third birthday 1 last week. He has sailed around the 1 globe twenty times and had hair-breadth escapes in nearly every country in the world
 l A fellowship meeting of the Litch- field N B. Conference of Congregational churches is being arranged for, to be held in the Second church in Winsted, April 10. It will be Ladies' Day. and only ladies will speak. The subject l will be " Womans work in the church. ''
 "Mrs John Fly, of Killingly, is a remarkable woman," said Dr Dauray, of Putnam, the other day. Mrs Fly y he added, "is only 40 years old, and last week I attended her at the birth of her eveneenth child. She is hale, robust woman. and her record, I believe, has not been outdone."
 MT and Mrs s. w. Upson. of Union. vile, celebrated their 7Oth wedding anniversary, March 26th. The couple are over 90 years of age, and lived ill Waterbury until recently. They cele brated their golden wedding in New Haven, twenty years ago. Mir and Mrs Upson have had twelve children. There uas never been death in their home, and all of their children are living. except one who died in Colorado.
Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09

Out of 26,OOO people in Meriden 24, 900 have just been vaccinated.
 Monday morning of last week many of the residents of Danbury saw three suns and two rainbows. The whole phenomenon was directly over head. The three sun dogs were all in westerly direction from the sun, as were the rainbows. The rainbows were remarka- bly, brilliant and were perhaps 90 degrees in length, with their convex sides facing each other. Tie spectacle lasted about an hour.
Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

The American Express Go. are run ming 8 pony express from Pittsfield to Ct Burlington.
 At the Adams town meeting it was voted not to have any police and $500 was voted to pay the constables for special police duty.
 The legislature of Massachusetts pro- poses to give bounty of 25 cents for every woodchuck killed, the heads to be shown to the proper authorities to secure payment of the bounty.
 The Lee board of health recommend 8 system of sewers for that town. and urge the building of the mains in the principal streets at once. There were p cases of scarlet fever during the year but only one fatal case.
 The selectmen of Wil]iamstown are greatly perplexed about locating three places where liquor may be sold. The town voted for license, but neither the people in Williamstown village or at Blackington want saloons established within the borders.
 A new counterfeit ten dollar note has made it's appearance in Cincinnati and StLouis and may be looked for in the east at any time. It is on the Germaina National Bank of New Orleans, of the series of 1882. brown back, check lette, c, signed w. s. Rosecrans, Register o' the Treasury, and c. N. Jordan, Treas. urer of the United States. The pape, is without the distributed fibre or para llel silk thread of the genuine made b, the Cranes of Dalton. The color of tn. Treasury numbers is poor and the figures trife larger than those on tht genuine bill. The vignettes are coarse and poorly executed. The back of tht note, however, is we'll executed, though the color is shade paler than that o1 the genuine. [Pittsield Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
Central New England & Vest ern fs. R. Co.
Poughkeepsie Bridge Route.
Commencing Monday, March 10th, 1890.

Commencing Monday, March 10th, 1890.
 GOING WEST. ass
 Leave Canaan 615 m, Poughkeepsie 800 a m. arrive Campbell Hall lO.O5 A n. connect ing with P x B aud N YO& WRR.
 Leave Canaan $40 m, mixed train for Campbell Hall.
 Leave Hartford 6.55 m. Canaan 800 a m. making close connection at Boston Corners with north and south bound Harlem trains at Silvernails Junction with train for Rhine- beck, arrive at Pokeepsie 1109 m, leaving passengers for north and south bound trains on N Y c & H R R K, arrive Campbell Hall 12.12 p: m, leaving passengers for points on P & B, and l. x H R R.
 Leave Hartford 1925 m, Canaan 12.30 p m, close connection with Harlem south bound train at 100 p m, at Boston Corners, also leaving passengers for Harlem north bound train at 21O p m: at Silyernafls with train for Rhinebeck, arrive Po'keepsie 2.3S
 Leave Hartford s3O m. (mixed train) leave Canaan 2,5o m, Po'keepsie 6.Oo m: arrive
 Leave Hartford 3.30 p n, Canaan 5.30 m, Po'keepsie TIA p m, arrive Campbell Hall S.4 p m, making close connection with Pacific Express on N YO& for all points west
 Leave Hartford GAO m, accommodation train for Canaan.
 West Winsted 800 m, Canaan 3.45 m, Pokeepsie 600 p m; arrive Campbell Hall 700 m, leaving passengers for N Y o x W express train for west. @
 GOING EAST.
 Leave Canaan 6.lo m. close connection at Winsted with Naug train, leaving Winsted at at 7.05 m, arrive Hartford S22 m, making close connection with express on N N H & Express on MIN E R h.
 Leave Campbell Hall e.So m, Rhinebeck 7.2O m. Po'keepsie 7.S0 m. Canaan 94O m Simsbury 11.18 8 m, leaving passengers TOT north and south bound trains on Northamp- connection with train for Boston on N H &HRR. Pullman Parlor Car from Camp bell Hall to Hartford. Leave Campbell Hall 1.95 fm, Po'keepsie 12.35 D m, Canaan 250 p m, Winsted SAY m: leaving messengers for Naug. south bound train Ut 52 m, Simsbury 4.28 p m, leaving passengers for north bound train on North ampton Div. at 5.18 p m, arrive Hartford 500 m. making close connection with ltmi- ted express on N & N E R R for Boston, at 5.lO p m. .s- -z Leave Campbell Hall 4.10 D m, Po'keepsie 5.16 D m. Rhinebeck 2.45 p n, Canaan 7.26 p m {; arriving Hartford 9.25 m, making close & N E at 9.30 p m also with train on N N H & H R R. ae
 Leave Campbell Hall, Sundays only, 1.l0 p n, Canaan 4.46 p ,m, arrive Hartford 6.so m, making close cQnAactton WttR limited e{PEeas trains north and south on N ' N h & h h for all points north aud south.
 Leave Po'ksepsie for Canaan. daily except Sunday, 40 ? m, arrive Canaan e.11 P m.
Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
How to Blush to Order.

"A new blush has been invented Dy some ingenious individual. It can be laid on half an hour or so before 1t is required to act. and can be set, like an alarm clock, to go off, or, rather, to come on, at a certain time. This IS a dangerous and effective weapon to place in the armory of a beauty whose natural bushes are of the past but the resources of science are, apparently, unfathomable. A new toilet powder is announced in the same category which ..de6es berspira ation." If this be true the remarkable invention may slso be said to defy hygiene. London
Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
Fine Playing Cards.

Send ten (10) cents in stamps or coin to John Sebastian, Gen'l Tk't and Pass. Ag't Chicago, Rock Island X Pacific Railway, for a pack of the latest. smoethest, slickest playing cards that ever gladdened the eyes and rippled along the fingers of the devotee to Seven-Up, Casino, Dutch, Euchre, Whist or any other ancient or modern game, and get your moneys worth five times over.
Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
To Demand the Eight Hour System.

BUFFALO, March 31.-In accordance with
 he plan of the American Federation of La Dor the stonecutters' union of this city will demand from all employers on July l the introduction of the eight hour system. The secretary of the union says he expects the mems demand will be granted. The em- ployers asked the men on Jan. to work ten hours a day until July 1, but when the men refused the demand was not psssssd
Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
Suicide in a Cemetery.

UTICA, N. Y., March 31.-A woman about 30 years of age was found dead in St. Agnes cemetery in this city Sunday. She was in a kneeling position when discovered, like , person engaged in prayer. Near by her was found a bottle which had contained .laudanum The woman evidently commit ted suicide by the use of the drug. She left letter saying she was tired of life and ask ing for burial aud nothing more. From the name on an envelope containing her photograph it is supposed that the dead woman's name is Mary l.. Eaglesfield. She came to Utica Friday, from Albany, it is thought. Her home is believed to be there or in Binghamton. Her appearance indi- cated mat she was person without means.
Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
Sheriff Elack Resigns.


 ALBANY, N Y., March 27-At half past 10 last evening Governor Hill received tn resignation of Sheriff Flack, of New York county, which handed to the governor at the executive mansion by Mir. Mcdonald Sheriff Hacks clerk. The resignation reads: SHERIFF's OFFICE, COUNTY COURT HOUSE,
 CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK.
 March 26. 1890. To His Excellency, David B. Hill, Governor Albany:
 DEAR S1R-I hereby resign the office of sheriff of the city and county of New York have been convicted by court and jury of the crime of conspiracy, and while still protest that I have committed no crime against any human being or against the state, and that have been most inhumane- ly and cruelty persecuted by sensational and partisan newspapers, and while l am informed and believe that the offense of which I have been convicted is not one which works forfeiture of my office either of itself or by executive action, neverthe- less recogniZe that a person convicted of a criminal offense, no matter how innocent he may be- ought not, as matter of propriety. to continue to hold public office. therefore resign mine, in the belief that I shall yet be viudicated in the courts, and that the time will come when my, fellow citizens will know and say that whatever mistakes I may have made I have been guilty of no crime. - respectfully request that my successor may be immediately appointed, to the end that may at once turn the ofice over to him. Yours, respectfully,
 JAMES A. FLAoK. Mai. Gen. D. E. sick1es Succeeds Flack 1 ALBANY, March Ex-Governor Hill ha. appointed Mai, Gen. Daniel E. Sickles sheriff of the city and county of New York in place of James Flack, resigned. The governor also appointed Hon. Leonard 1 Geigerich as justice of the city and county of New York in place of Judge Nehrbas, de l ceased.
Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
pi. ..burg Horse Flesh to the Front.

PIrTsBURG, March 31. -Pittsburg will have the honor without doubt of nominating the first hors, who will compete for the 5000 stakes offered by the Charter Oak Driving Park association for race to be trotted by foals of 1888 in the city of Hartford, Conn.,, in 1S9c. The nominators are John Murphy & Co, of the Meadow Lands stock farm, near Washington, Pa., and the nominee, M. L. w., bay colt foaled in 1885. M. L. w. is by Brown Wilkes first dam, Harpy, by Belmont and Record, dam Kate Harold, by Harold, 4:l3. M. L. w. by his breeding and appearance gives promise of making a great bid for the coveted stake.
Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
HoRsEWHlPPED BY A WIDOW.
Mrs. Kate waldruf. of Buffalo, Assault,
 Painter.

Mrs. Kate Waldruff of Buffalo, Assaults
 a Painter.
 BUFFALO, March 31-Mrs Kate Waldruff, fascinating young woman, who lives in East Buffalo, was widowed year ago. Her husband left her some property, and as soon as it was proper she became an object of adoration for all the marriageable young men of Peckham street Frederick Will jams, painter, was the most ardent of Mrs. Waldruffs admirers, and finally captured her heart. They were engaged to be mar ried the week after Easter. Williams spent his spare time with the widow, made hel costly presents and took her to the theatres All went we'll until the widow was told tha. if she went to an address given her she would find that her lover was a married man. Mrs. Waldruf went, and found that her affianced husband had wife and six small chidr who were actually starving
 She took A.rs Williams with her, bought two pounds of red pepper and a cowhide, and reached the place on Peckham street where Williams was working just as he was getting ready to quit for the night. "You misera- ble whelp,n was the first salutation he had, and with it the widow threw handful oi pepper at him. It fell short, but she kept al him, and when the faithless painter was pretty well blinded the widow drew the cow hide from under her sealskin sack and began o it with vigor. Williams yelled with all his might and strove to avoid the cutting blows. His cries attracted a crowd, but when the reason for the whipping was learned nobody would interfere The woman had no mercy, and did not stop until she was thor oughly exhausted. A doctor was called, and said that Williams injuries were serious He thought one of the blows had broken his nose
Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
Minstrel Dart Dead.

PHILADELPHIA, March 31.-Fred Dart, we'll known on the minstrel stage as fe. male personator, died here Sunday of con. sumption. The deceased was about 3l years of age and native of Liverpool, England. For several years past he had been mem bsr of Carucrossi un1natxsl company.
Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
Dempsey Leaves Frisco in Disgust.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 31.-Jack Demp- sey, the "Nonpareil," left here Saturday for Portland, Ore, without giving warning to the California Athletic club, of which institution he is the boxing instructor. His friends say he is so disgusted because he could get no match with Le Blanche, 1.-the Marine" that he will not return to San Francisco, but will go east with the Joe McAuiiffe combination. "Young Mitchell" promised Dempsey to fight Le Blanche, and 1t is probable match will soon bs arranged between he two men. Many believe he.e that Mitchell can whip 9th Marine"
Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
Mr. Elaine and the Ei6herieR.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, March 29.-Fisher. men expres1 great satisfaction over the let. ter which $. cretary Blaine has written tc President Robson, of the National Fishery association. The secretary writes regarding the case of the American schooner Gen. Cogswell seized by the custom authorities at the port of Ha'ifax, and assur~s the asso- citation that fair and just settlement of the question at issue will be reached.
Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
A Cool Highwayman. \ Q March 3f Lone of the r

LIMA, O., March 3l.-One of the most daring highway robberies ever committed in this part of Ohio was perpetrated by lone masked man about a mile west of Bluffton, near here. The victim was c. D. Miller, middle aged farmer Miller had draft for $500 cashed, and had ob. tained $50 more by the sale of some pigs. While on his way home he was suddenly confronted by a man, the lower part of whose face was covered with a handker- chief. AS the stranger stepped up he drew a revolver and showed the weapon into Mil ler's face, saying: 'I want your moneyl" Miller pulled out the roll containing the $1, ,5OO and passed it over to the man. The fellow, however, was not satisfied, and asked for the additional $50 which MT. Mil Ter had received for the pigs Mr. Miller produced this also. The robber put the greenbacks into his pocket and told Miller to proceed on his journey forthwith. Search is being made for the bold robber, but so far no trace of him has been found.
Connecticut western news., 1890-04-09
Strange Grabs.

In Bermuda the soldier crab carriss heavy shells up the hills to puzzle flu ture geologists. Another specie climbs the mangrove trees A shore crab Tn the Cape Verde Island may ''be seen running along like piece of paper blown by strong wind.." In Ascen- sion Island there are crabs which "climb up to the top of Green moun- tain, and the larger ones steal the young rabbits from their holes and de-
 vour them" The famous robber crab of the Philippines, that cracks and eats cocoanuts, is itself routed out of its hole and feasted on by the wild swines-Edinburgh Review. sE @
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-25

The work on the Cotton Seed Oil
Mill is being pushed right along. The
brick building will be completed in a
few more days if the weather is good.
The wooden building for storing seed
will also be ready soon. We are told
that it is expected to be ready for the
machinery by the 10th of October.
The mill will put in an electric plant
for its own use, as during the busy sea-
sou it will be run both night and day.
Now why could not an arrangement
have been made to put an electric
plant large enough to furnish light for
the town.
Sumter has an electric plant and so
has Anderson, both smaller than New
berry.
The business men of the town and
the men who have money must bestir
themselves if they expect Newberry to
keep pace with the other towns of like
size in the State.
Our streets need to be lighted better
or not lighted at all, for the lights we
have are almost as good as none. True,
there may be other things that we need
more than electric lights, but that does
not argue against better lights.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-25
Mississippi has been holding a {

Mississippi has been holding a con-
stitutional convention for several days.
There was considerable discussion
over the franchise clause. The special
features of this provision are that all
taxes shall be paid including 81 poll
tax as a prerequisite to vote; also dis
qualifying for certain crimes, among
these was wife beating, but that has
been stricken from the report of the
franchise committeeman also that every
qualified elector shall be able to read
any section Of the constitution and to
understand the same when read, OF
give reasonable Interpretation thereof
This to go into effect on and after the
first day Of January 1898. This will give
two years within which all the electors
of Mississippi can educate themselves
so as to be able to exercise the franchise.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-25
HORACE GREELEY,

On last Saturday a statue of Horace
Greeley was unveiled at the entrance to
the Tribune building in New York.
The oration was delivered by Chauncey
NJ. Depew. Mr.. Greeley was a great
man in his day and welded power.
The New York Herald says of him in
connection with the unveiling of this
statue:
"Horace Greeley was teacher rather
than leader. He began his career
with preconceived notions engendered
over the pine knots in his boyhood
home, and never changed them. He
was an abolitionist who never believed
in abolitionism; Whig who never
heartily supported any Whig for Presi-
dent but Henry Clay;a belligerant W ho
detested the war; q Republican who
accepted the nomination of the free
traders for the Presidency, and all be-
cause events controlled him. If Mr..
Greeley could have governed bis gener.
alton, with his firm, original, masterful
mind, it would have been different.
But events were greater than the man,
and no hero is superior to his time.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-25

The republican convention last week
seemed to favor the endorsement OF
Gen. A. c.. Haskell Of Columbia as
candidate for Governor, but finally
turned the matter over to the Execu-
tive Committee with power to act IN
the matter of making nominations. 1t
is stated that the committee is inclined
to put Gen. Haskell in nomination and
also that petitions are being signed by
"Straightout" Democrats asking him
to run for Governor. The Republicans
would of course be willing to take Gen.
Haskell or any one else who would ac-
cept in the hope of dividing the Demo-
cratic party.
We have never believed Gen. Has
kell would accept any nomination ten
dered by the Republicans or agree to
run for Governor on an independent
ticket, which would mean asking and
expecting help from the Republicans to
elect him. He fought too hard and
valiantly in 1876 to help redeem South
Carolina.from a rule of ruin, to take
part in anything that would tend to
put US back under such government.
We fought Capt. Tillman and his
ticket before the nomination, but after
a regular Democratic Convention has
put up ticket it seems strange that a
good Democrat would countenance or
take part in any movement to defeat
those nominees. We cannot and will
not, and do not believe that Gen. Has
kell will. The Democracy Of South
Carolina must stand together.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-25
Annals Of leVberrV

THIS VALUABLE WORK is
i now going through the press, and
will be ready for subscribers early in
November.
Besides the original Annals Of Judge
O'Neall, this book will contain the
names of all the volunteers who went
from Newberry District to the war with
Mexico; it will contain the names Of
all from the County who were in the
Confederate service in any capacity
that is, all whose names the compiler
has beer able to procure-with the cas-
ualties that happened to them; it will
contain an account Of the heroic death
of Calvin Crozier, who died that an
other might live; ii will contain a
sketch of the trying times of the Re-
construction.
1t will contain some Revolutionary
anecdotes and scraps of history, not
usually published in the histories Of
the State, or of the United States. 1t
will tell of Emily Geiger and her peril
Gus ride. 1t will contain sketches of
different sections of the county, Of the
schools, of the celebrated Mount Bethel
Academy, of the religious denomina-
tons, Of benevolent societies, of Miss
Galloway and her mission to Egypt,
of changes in business and business
firms, Of descendants Of families who
long ago left this county.
It will contain some account Of War
Times in Newberry during the late war
between the States.
Nor is the literature of the country
forgotten, but specimens of that will
be given; the history of the newspapers
will be related. Some account Of the
old times, as seen through the eyes Of
old men, will be given.
1t has been the aim Of the compiler
to make a book, valuable not only for
the present time. but for generations to
come-a standard work of reference in
the history Of Newberry County.
And as the number Of copies printed
will be limited, it would be we'll for all
persons who wish copies to give their
names, at an early day, to Mr.. John A.
Chapman, the author and compiler, or
to AULL & HOUSEAL,
Publishers, ewberry, S. &.