v 22:.— THE PEOPLE’S ,PAPER. Large-st Circulation. . Vol. I, N o. 224. The Daily Gazette Is issued very week-day at 3 P. 11.. st ONE CENT PER,COI’Y. The Cheapest Rates for Advertising. and THE LARGEST CIRCULATION. The Weekly Gazette. [Combined with Friday s Dailvd Is issued ever-y Friday at Noon. at mass CENTS PEB com. on $1.50 PER YEAR. The Daily and Weekly.!. Served to Local Subscribers at run GENTS PER WEEK. or. $5.00 rim YEAR. A. H. BYINGTON. Proprietor ,_._.__- s This paper has the largest circulation of any paper in the Slate most of Bridgeport. 0 UR JOB RI}: G DEPARTMENT. 2711:. HARRY M. GARDNER. JR. of New YOrk, has charge of the (insures Engraving, Book and Jobbing:r Department. He is an expert and experienced Job Printer, and no work on trusted to him will be unsatisi‘actorilv done. TERSE TALES OF THE TOWN. Dust and wind but no rain. 4. Races at the Fair Ground this after- noon. —-Selling out, all goods atcost. South Norwalk Boston Store. ' Rev. Mr. Watkins was housed up yes- ‘terday with a severe cold. An uncalled for letter for Herman Raeflielle, is at the Borough P. 0. ——Special bargains now on at the South Norwalk Boston Store. The Norwalk Praying Band will go to Broad River to—morrow evening. Burgesses Rowe and Vanderhoef, were “officially” out to-day, on the war path. : A horse named Jumbo and owned by John Mar, of West Haven, weighs 1,700 pounds. ——Buy where you can buy the cheap- est, the place South N orwalk Boston Store, as we are selling out. Ex-Governor J. Erregory Smith,presn ident of the Vermont Central railroad, died last night of heart failure. The Gchebe case has again been postponed until the December term of the Superior Court. —Full line of Furs at J. F. Bennett's 45-20 Mrs. Field, of New York, who has been a guest at Mrs. James Newkirk’s, on Lewis street, left for her home, yes- terday. The 12.37 down Housatonic train yes- terday was the first train run over that road with the passenger cars heated by steam. ‘ ——The new Masonic work, now be- ing canvassed for, in Norwalk, is re- ceiving the abundant success it so rich- ly merits. The Cadets of Temperance were re- organized last evening under the name of “Isaac Putnam Branch." New of- ficers were elected and installed. ~Look at my Fur Stock before pur- chasing, J. F. Bennett. 45-2t Mayor elect Kimmy received a Lon— don letter from George Clarke. to-day. He is impatient to get home and to per- sonally get at the Amphitheatre trans- formation. A terrible prairie fire burned across the western portion of Aurora coun- ty, S. D.. yesterday. Two men per- ished in the flames and a large amount of property was destroyed. § Rev. C. M. Selleck will deliver an address at the centennial anniversary of the organization of St. Mark’s Epis- copal church and society of New Ca- naan, next Saturday. Reporter Thomas has purchased a full blooded mastiff watch dog, that stands 6feet3 inches in his stocking feet, and weighs in the neighborhood of 200 pounds without his overcoat. Mrs. Charles F. Tristram and child, of Belden avenue, who have been vis- iting Mrs. Tristram’s father, Mr.' Rob— ert Dix, returned home yesterday. Mr. Tristram’s mother returned with her. _ Frederick Rauch, a baker formerly in the employ of Frederick Mead, died early this morning at his residence, No.‘ 28 North avenue. The funeral will take place at 2 o’clock, Monday afternoon, from the house. Blaine and McKinley would be a Republican combination of extraordi- nary power and quality—N. Y. Sun. And Kansas and other wild-west re- publicans have already started a boom for the above presidential combina tion. In case of war with Chili, Captain Rose Will have, Company F under arms at the Armory and a picket guard will be stationed on Prospect Hill— with or- ders to keep a sharp lookout for the ap- proach of the enemy from the direction of the Bull Run woods—Hour. Such a base insinuation that Captain Rose would run in the face of the cue- my should be severely frowned down. Captain Rose um, perish the thought ! He wouldn’t nor couldn’t-—he’s too big on} too fat. —-Fine Furscheap at Bennett’s. 45-2t K. “Equal and Exact J zistzlge to uli Men of Whatever State or Persuasion, Religious or" Political .”—Je__/'7"ers~n Rev. Mr. Watkins is still quite un— comfortably ill with his severo cold. , "Miss Sarah Fitch. the popular milli- ‘ner. is confined to her house by reason of a slight illness. —Great Bargains in MILLINERY. All goods at two-thirds their value, at the oston store for the next ten days. 215-3w A race took place at the Fair Grounds yesterday afternoon, between horses owned by .John H. Ferns and Frederick Lauder. Lauder’s horse won the first and third heats and wus declared the victor. Time 2:40;, 2:42, 2141f. --._._.._._ William P. Whitney, Charles Little- ton and George Allen expect to wheel to New York to-morrow on their b1- cycles. They will stop at Stamford on the way down, and Allenwill do some of his celebrated trick riding on one wheel of his machine. Jack Glasscock, the well know short stop of the New York League team, has signed a three years’ contract Wlth‘tlle St. Louis browns. He Will, besides playing at short field, captain and man- age the team. Von der Ahe has also signed Catcher Buckley, who caught‘so brilliantly for the New York’s last sea- son. __ Barnes’ Hams 125 cents 222tf —-S.perry S: at People’s Market. _ What First Selectman Raymond says is, that the best people of East Nor- walk want Ezra Hall to act as consta- ble and he, like Napoleon, who said that “What pleases France is good enough for France,” has simply let the people there have what they desue and are pleased with. The Consolidated Railroad Co. yes- terday purchased the piece of property belonging to the estate of the late Mael- ison .‘vluorehouse, situated in Fairfield, and over whch Connection is made with the quarries of the road. The property has for years been leased by the corpo- ration for thatpurpose. The price paid was $800. ‘ First Selectman Raymond and Mr. Hoyt of the I‘own Farm are to go to Middletown on Monday to conVey thither, to the State Asylum for the in- sane, Henry J. Titus and Amelia Beers. and bring back young Henry London of Winnipauk, Who has so far recovered as to release the town from further care of him. He Will hereafter be cared for by his parents. The reason business has been so dull about town the past week is explained in part, by the fact that lots of our merchants and business men have for- saken their niarts of trade and hied to the docks to fish for smelts, with which our harbor has sw'armed. 'I‘o-day the dock—logs are literally packed With men and boys, briskly pulling the silvery little fishes from their aqueous element. William F. De Klyn received a letter this morning in which was enclosed a $51 bill wrapped up in a sheet of note paper. “Billy” does not know where the money came from, but as he has lately receiVed several such letters, he imagines that President Harrison has appointed him treasurer of the "Con- science” fund, and that his conscience- stricken constituents remember that Christmas is nearly on us. The dark, death angel, visited the home of Mr. C. M. Raymond again yesterday, and bore away the little four year old girl, who also succumbed to fatal diphtheria. The little one was laid away to rest in the silent grave this morning, to sleep beside her little brother, sepulchred only a few days since. God pity and comfort the bleed- ing hearts of these doubly bereaved parents. A baby carriage was left at the horse railway depot yesterday, and was claimed both by Dr. Timothy Haley and Secy. Fred. E. Brady. Brady made arrangements for an expressman to take the chariot to his home on Berke- ley street early this morning, but when the expressman called at the depot. he was informed by the night watchman that Haley had beenaroundat3 o’clock this morning, and had taken the car- riage away. A suit for damages is now talked of. The mighty Nimrods have relurned. Fred. Whitlock and O. L. Bassett, who were at Milton, in Litchfield County, captured fifty three birds and one rab- bit, and Henry Green and “Vet.” Tay- lor, who were in another part of the same county, returned with forty-eight birds. A wager was made by the two parties, before leaving Norwalk, as to who would kill the most birds, and as Green and Taylor have lost, they will give _Whitlock and Bassett a game and champagne dinner some evening next wee ’. After every closely contested election it is interesting, says the Courant, to see how the various newspapers deal with the facts that come to them. Some partisan journals refuse to face the cold truth. If the case has gone against them, they declare that it is still in doubt, hold out false hopes to their readers, and wait a day or two before yielding to the inevitable. Some of the Boston republican papers hold on to Allen in that way after all intelli— gent politicians know that Russell was elected. Now of what use is “news” that isn’t so ? What is gained by de- ceiving your readers? No newspaper more zealously desires and labors ”for republican success than The Courant, but if the party is beaten, refusing to etell the fact cannot change the fact. It can only lessen faith in the fpaper. The only real way to conduct a live newspaper is to tell the truth, give the facts, and hold public confidence by deserving it. ' Norwalk, 001111., Satui‘dayv Eveniiig, November 7, l891. WHAT- MISS SPINSTER SAYS' . That Mr. George Hunter is home from college for a two days’ Visit With his parents on East avenue That East avenue is the happy hunt- ing ground for the girls. School boys may come, and school boys may go,but the cadets are the favorites forever. That the fragrant and delicious J ap-‘ an tea, to be used by our fair American Japanese at the tea party in_the Japan- ese Wedding, Tuesday evening. Will .be on sale at the tea house by these maid- ens. There is an unfailing (supply put up in artistic baskets and generously donated by Mr. George C. Cholwell. That it is time that the typewriter was admitted into the public schools. It has made its way every where else. and it has come to stay. Hundreds of those who are trained in the public schools are to earn their living by us- ing it, and no machine has ever been invented that makes the some unique demands upon the intelligence, the cul- ture and the general education of the person who runs it. It is better than any examination in revealing the de- fects in the education of young people. With such a demand for good work, and with a machine in hand that brings education to such a sharp test, there is much reason for introducing the type- writer into the public school and mak- ing ita part of the education. Why should not our schOol authorities take this matter into consideration ? __....__...._.-—.-— co. . ~.—~-___ a-“ _ The Type of the Town. Are you aware of the fact that your local paper is regarded abroad as a type of the town in which it is pub- lished? If you wish to build up your business, enhance the value of your property, induce public-spirited men of energy and capital to locate in your town, and if you wish to build up and promote the interest of your towngen- erally, you should let the public at home and abroad know what you are doing, by keeping your business over before them in the columns of your home paper. The man who lost money by advertising in his home paper,is yet to be found, and besides, you not only advertise your business, but you ad- vertise your town. Don’t imagine for a moment that you are a man of so much importance, influence and popu- larity that everybocly knows your place of business and Will call on you when they come to town, whether vou ad- vertise or not, for such is not true, and besides. don’t you feel it your duty to contribute your mite toward the sus- tenance of your home paper, that is earnestly endeavoring to promote the interest of your town and community? Advertise _, your business, no matter how sma‘l’l'it'm’hy‘ b‘efa‘nd it will be sure to pay you in the long run. Let the public know at home and abroad, that you live in a live, wide-awake, ener— getic, go-ahead. thrifty. business place, that sells more goods for less money, and handles more country produce.and pays the best for same of any town of its size—New Canaan Messenger. ——-——————-~~- 60. ~ New Time Table Next Month. Yesterday afternoon Col. William H. Stevenson,vice president of the House.- tonic system. was busily engaged at his office in Bridgeport with the super.- intendents of the main line and divi- sions of the railroad in making out a new time table. There were present superintendents F. C. Payne of the Danbury and Norwalk division, W. C. Lyon, main line. John Hopson. Derby division, Alexander McNeil, Shepaug division, and representatives from the Bethel branch, Brookfield branch, Ridgefield branch, State Line branch, and the Long Island and Eastern States route via Wilson Point. The new time table, which will regulate the move- ments of trains over all these divisions in conjunction with the main line, will go into effect Dec. 15th, at midnight. _.._.. ._..._.....___, .'. . _.___._.-_ .. . _ .. ZA New Firm. Mr. Charles E. Mitchell, our Connec- ticut ex Commissioner of Patents, has associated himself with Mr. Frank L. Hungerford and opened a law office in the N.Y._. Times building,where the firm will make a specialty of patent and trade-mark causes. N 0 man stands higher, as a master of Patent Law, Pa- tent Decisions and Precedents, than Mr. Mitchell, nor is there a more suc- cessful practitioner before the Courts in Patent cases than he. Moreover, he is in all respects a most upright, capa- ble and thorough gentleman. ~--—-——coo - WORLD’S FAIR NOTES. 'John Thorpe, the floriculture chief, says that the exposition will advance fioricul— ture in this country fully twenty-five years. . » . Wisconsin’s building at the exposition will be 80 by 90 feet, three stories high and of the Queen Anne style of architecture. Its cost is estimated at $29,600. The number of intending exhibitors who have applied for space at the exposition reached 1,628 on Oct. 24. This is a much larger number than the Centennial had at a correspondingly early date. The num- ber does not include any foreign applica- tions, all of which are made to their re- spective national commissions. ‘ Seventy-four cases of relics of the In- dians and mound builders have been re- ceived by the department of ethnology of the exposition from Cliillicothe, 0. They contain a great variety of prehistoric im- plements and utensils, such as axes, arrowheads, pipes, bowls, jars, etc. They were exhumed by a party acting under the direction of Chief Putnam. One acre of ground within the Horti- Iultural building has been reserved for an orange grove from Florida and the same amount for a grove from California. These trees will be brought to Chicago next year and planted, so that they will bear fruit while the exposition is open. These two acres constitute two interior courts of the building. The state of Idaho has applied for 10,000 square feet of space in the Mines and Mining building for a display of minerals. faHe Accepts. _, Mr. J Olin}: J. Withrow, of Harris- burgh, has”? accepted the~call of the Norwalk Y. M. C._-A., to become its General Secretary. He will be here Monday evening and all members of the Association are requested to be present to greetthim. A Rdfahd for his Ollver.. ._ ‘ ‘I neverifiiy the Hour any more, as it is nothing but the seventh edition of the dailies, fiend I have read all its news a week before it is published,” said a score. of bj’isiness men of N orwalk. “What we , want is the news, and we get it in th‘é dailies every time. The lumbering y'eekly “isn’t in it.” co , ..-.,-.~r_mz' ' suduxo bay-Remedies]. Complaint is daily heard from pas- sengers of the Housatonic road, of the cold conclitibn of the Norwalk depot. Up to date,,the railroad company has not furnished fuel for the stoves in the waiting rooms, and the only fire that has been made in them this year, was started oneday about two weeks ago, the coal for; which was paid for out of asubscription taken up one morning by the commuters of the road, while waiting for a train. Ticket Agent Glenn and Manager Hoyt, of the West- ern Union Telegraph‘ company, are compelled t"_ purchase their own fuel, and each mgrning on their arrival at the depot, throw out the dice to see who shall pay for the heat for the en- suing day. ; It is a disgraceful state of the propgr authorities at once. The Gazette Ahead, as Usual. In the cablegrams from London, in Thursday’s New York papers, the fole lowing dispatch appeared : “ Bishop Boom, of the American Protestant Episcopal church, has” died at Haukow, China, while on his annual visitation to the river ports.” By a singular coincidence the item was rig-published in the esteemed .Sen— t nel of yesterday. The paragraph re- fers to Bishop Boone, an account of whose death was cabled some three weeks since directly to the New York Mission House to be forwarded to Rev. C. M. Selleck, in whose charge was the Bishop’s young son. The full particu- lars of the Bishop’s death appeared in the DAILY GaznTTE the same evening, N orwalk thus distancing all other jOlll- 1113' his death by fully three weeks. .. .-.. -..___4* Entertainments. In speaking of Arlington’s Minstrels, which appear at the Opera House Thursday" evening, Nov. 12, the Mont- clair, N. J. Times says: “The Bicycle Opera House was crowded last Tues- day evening, the attraction being Ar- lington Minstrels, who gave a refined and enjoyable performance. The songs, jokes and specialties were good and created continuous laughter, while en- cores were numerous. The company was far above the average. ” Niobe, a comedy in three acts, by Harry and Edward Paulton, was pro- iuced for the first time in this city at the Bijou Theatre last night, and met with instant and emphatic success * * ” Serves to keep the spectator in convul- sions of laughter almost Without cessa- tion * * * the work of the company in- dividually and collectively equals that of any which has been performed on a New York stage for years * * * There is apparent in every detail the presence of a master hand in the manner of bringing to the surface the greatest effects possible from the unexception- able store of solid mirth which shows itself in every point of the presentation from the beginning to the finish of the performance—N. Y. Morning Journal. N iobe will be presented at the Opera House, Saturday evening, Nov. 14. . The Japanese Fete at the Opera House Tuesday and Wednesda evening, Nov. 11 and 12, promises to e the event of the season. Not only will May’s banjo club, Mrs. Henry S. Bissell, in her in— imitable recitations, and the Japanese Wedding, form a conspicuous part of the Fete.'but the ladies will have fancy articles suitable for Christmas presents on sale both nights. . You’re Another. “It is a pleasure for me to pay for_ an advertisement in the Hour,” said a leading business man of N oxwalk,‘ one day this week, “because I invariably get good results. The advertisement in last Saturday’sHour has brought scores of visitors, not only from Nor- walk and South Norwalk, but from Five Mile River, Darien, Westport, Wilton, Weston and all the neighbor- ing towns. I don’t get any such result from the other papers for the reason, I think. that most people do just as I do —glance at the news columns of the daily and then throw the paper aside Wlfllouli a look at the advertisements.” — our. Asa bungling work of fiction, the above is probably about the best the young ‘ ‘fake-dispatch” sender, attached to the Hour, could do. But here is just one cold, simple fact that “knocks the above silly,” Market-man Wadhams came rushing into the GAZETTE office, his eyes bulging out like ore of his great, slaughtei ed bullocks, and said a partyfrom far off Vista, New York State, drove up in front of his “pecul- iar” but really attractive “awning” (?) and shouted out that he wanted ten pounds of pork he saw advertised in his Norwalk GAZETTE, for a dollar! Just think of this, young man, and then retire within yourself and pull down rthe blinds. affairs and should meet the attention of. male thngughuutrthe world' in announc-, A Famous LOck-plcker Dead. Alfred C. Hobbs, of Bridgeport. form- erly general manager of the Union Me- tallic Cartridge Company, died early yesterday morning of exhaustion, the result of a brain affection. Mr. Hobbs had a national reputation on account of his wonderful lock-picking perform- ances. In 1851 he went to London to created great excitement in England. Howe Sewing Machine Factory, but since 1866, until,tw0 years ago, has been manager of the Cartridge Company. The deceased was born in Boston, October 7, 1812, and was well-known in Europe as an expert lock-picker. He r-learned the manufacture of looks with Day‘s; Nowell, formerly well-known bank-lock manufacturers in N 6“" York, and gave many exhibitions of his skill in lock-picking between 1845 and 1850 in the presence of noted bank officials from various sections of the country- While in England he heard of the won derful bank-lock made by Brahmah in London,and received the reward of 200 guineas offered by the maker for pick- ing the same. The test was made in the presence of noted bank officials and scientific men in Europe. 1866 he returned to America and took charge of the Union Metallic Cartridge Company, of Bridgeport. He leaves a widow, one son and one daughter. The Woman’s Club. EDITOR NORWALK GAZETTE : Observing in Thursday night’s GA- ZETTE, among Miss Spinster’s remarks. one to the effect that there was a time when the Woman’s Club did nothing to justify its existence, I, as an humble member of that organization, feel con- strained to reply. If I may be per- mitted to take issue with so august 8. personage as Miss Spinster, whose very nom de plume suggests an intimate knowledge of all things visible and in- visible, I would suggest that in this particular case she is laboring under a greatmisapprehension.There has nevr r been a time since the Woman’s Club was organized. seven years ago. when its members have not done hard and faithful work. The Woman’s Club was not formed for the public benefit, but for the promotion of culture and earn- est thought among its twenty-five mem- bers. The fact that the Club will this year offer a series of entertainments of which a limited number of its friends will be permitted to take advantage, is merely an incident and not an indica- tion of a greater degree of zeal than has heretofore characterized the Club. We have made no pretentious but have pursued the even tenor of our way in harmony “and“good“ fell‘OWShip. twenty-five women have worked toge- ther for seven years in peace and con- cord. without toe shadow of any unpleas- antness, is proof in itself that we have done earnest work enough to justify our existence in the eyes of the most exacting,and any statements to the con- trary must be made in complete ignor- ance of the true st to of affairs, and is In any case, if I may be allowed the use of'so strong an expression, un- qualifiedly false. A MEMBER on THE WOMAN’S CLUB. Arc-H --.—~——.~ CHURCH SERVICES. FIRST CONGBEGATIONAL.—Rev. Thos. K. Noble pastor. Services at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Morning subject. “Fidelity in the Small Things of Life.” Evening subject, “The Wonders and Glmies of the Sun Systems in the Light of Modern Science." Every- body welcomed. Y. P. S. C. E at 6.30 p. m. Mid-week meeting, Thursday, at 8 'p. m. METHODIST. —Dr. George Van A1- styne pastor. Preaching at 10:30 a. m. At 7:30 p. m. a grand peoples’ service. A large chorus will lead the congrega- tion in a song service at the opening. seats for all. A brief address on “Seek- ing Rest and Finding None,” will be followed by more Singing and an altar service. Let all the people come, that a thousond voices may swell the song of praise unto God. Seats for all. ST. PAUL’S Cannon—Rev. S. T. Gra- ham, rector. 10.30 a. m., divine ser- vice With sermon, subject, “The Per- ishable and the Imperishable.” 7.30 p. m. divine service with sermon, subject. “Touching the Hem of His Garment.” Sunday school 12 In. Free sittings and a welcome to all. GRACE—Rev. S. H. Watkins,‘rector. 24th Sunday after Trinity, Nov. 8th. 10.30 a. m., morning prayer, Litany and sermon. 12 m., Sunday school. 7'30 p m., evening prayer and sermon. All are welcome. Regular week—day service on Thursday at 7.30 p. m. FIRST BAPTIST.—-F. E. Robbins, pas- tor. Services at 10.30 a. m. and 7. 30 p. In the morning Pastor Robbins will preach upon “Glorying in the Cross.” lst-~“True Christianity always unpopu- lar.” 2nd—“The consecrated minority rules.” 3rd—'“The world crucified, a two-edged sword.” In the evening the subject will be "What the Salvation of Jesus can do for the poor.” The pub- lic invited. Seats :ree. In the after- noon Mr. Robbins W111 preach in Broad Eiger, “subject : “Grace, Conversions, 1 e. ——<+ The cantankerous Hour says : “Here is precisely what we said: The Waterflommissioners have iust paid $550 forpamtmgj the fence that in}: oses the reserv01r on Spring Hill. It was painted once for $200, then it rose to $350. and now it 13 $550. As Mr. Prowitt is the only painter on the Board of Water Commissioners, and as every one knows, it was he who did the last, or $550 job of painting, without any authority whatever, ex- cept his7 own desire to pocket the profits, we should think he would feel a good deal more grateful to his special friend and ' defender. Mr‘. Maples, if he would “dry up” and let the discus- sion of this painful topic drop. - attend the World’s Fair and it was at ; this time that he picked the famous! Chubb and Brahmah looks, a feat that He was at one time in charge of the- That “ Moody and S'ankey books will be in the: A DESPOILER on ‘THE DEAD. lullo Cat'npo Proves a Ghoul, a Thief, a Hypocrite and an Ingrate. NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Julio Campo, who claims to be a general of the United States of Colombia army and a commissioner to the World’s fair from Colombia, is under arrest here a confessed despoiler of the dead. He boarded with Mrs. Traitteur in East Twenty-eighth street, and wormed himself into the confidence of his land- lady and her. husband, and occasionally borrowedmoney of them. Shortly after her husband left the house for business Mr? Traitteur was suddenly taken ill and died. Cam p0 assumed charge of affairs, sent for the dead woman’s husband and ordered the servants to their work. When alone, he entered the death chamber, tore the bosom of the dead wom- an’s dress open and took a large amount [of money from her person. He then rifled the bureau of all her diamonds and jew- elry. When Mr. Traitteur returned home Cumpo shed tears with him over the corpse. When the undertaker’s woman went to prepare Mrs. Traitteur’s body for burial, Mr. Traitteur asked a lady who was a close friend of Mrs. Traitteur to go into the room with her, as he knew that his wife always carried from $300 to 8700. Mr. Traitteur was then informed that there was no money on Mrs. Traitteur’s body. He knew then that she .had been robbed. He suspected Campo and detectives ar- rested the ghoul. At police headquarters Campo made a full confession. He said that, in addition to the diamonds, jewelry and money he had taken two certificates of deposit of $1,000 each on the Park bank; deeds to two pieces of mining property in Montana and some Louisville and Nashville railroad bonds. He promised to tell where these articles could be found. DELUDED 500 TO [I COLONISTS. Bunceed Out of Nearly $300,000 by Southern California Laud sharks. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7. —Kenneth Smith, a. Scotchman just arrived here, tells an in- teresting story of how land sharks in southern California robbed him and coun- trymen of nearly $800,000. Smith lived in a comfortable home near Edinburgh, when an agent for a. California. land coni‘pany came along with a colonization scheme. He induced thirty-five persons to invest in fine orange lands, $7,000 to be paid by each colonist after the committee had come to California to investigate. The colonists selected four of their num- ber, including a prominent banker, to visit California and report. When the Scotchmen arrived in Los Angeles a 1113.!) representing a syndicate took them to Riverside and showed them the finest orange groves. The committee was wined and dined and went back to Scotland with the most favorable reports. The coloniststlien paid $265,000. in money and twenty of them started for the new Eldorado. Arriving there they found that Scoville, the president of the land syndi- cute, had gone to Mexico and the promised orange land was nothing but a barren waste in Antelope valley. The deluded colonists found the property of no value. Some returned home and others are eking out a. miserable existence. The Blythe “111 Case. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7.——Further litiga- tion over the will of the late Thomas Blythe, involving the sum of about $4,000,- 000, it is believed will be avoided. Over a year ago a decision was given in favor of Florence Blythe. She will become of age on the 19th inst., and it is said that on at- taining her majority she will enter into negotiations with the other contestants looking to an amicable adjustment. The sum, it is asserted, that Miss Blythe will offer the other contestants is placed at $1,500,000. Fought and Then Resigned. LONDON, Nov. 7.—A Madrid dispatch says that a duel was fought between Ad- miral do Bcranger, the Spanish minister of marine, and the editor of 8. Madrid newspaper, whose name is not given. Four pistol shots were exchanged, neither man being injured. The matter was then ar- ranged by the interception of the seconds. The same dispatch states that immediately .after the conclusion of the duel Admiral dc Ber-ginger resigned the marine port- folio. Ralli-oad Smasliup in Spain. MADRID. Nov. 7.—A fearful accident is reported as having occurred on the Minho and Douro railway. Two passen’ger trains at Famalicas. Were smashed into fragments. loss of life is not yet known, but many persons were killed and a great number , _ . . into it and made a deep grave under injured. ' Details are anxiously looked for. wUNCLE SAM’S SOLDIERS KICK. Third Regiment Artillerymen Make a Complaint About Their Bastions. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-—The oflicers of the Third artillery regiment, stationed at perienclng in a mild form the tribulations of the Grenadier Guards of the British army. The men belonging to the bat- teries of the Third artillery make serious complaint of the qua. 3. y and quality of cations issued to them, and threaten to bring the matter before the war depart- ment if the cause of complaint is not rem- edied. ' According to their story, the rations are poor, badly cooked and insufficient in quantity. Notwithstanding the fact that the revised army regulations prescribe an increase of rations, the men claim they have received no increase. When the complaint reached the officers, Captain Smith, of Battery .K, called one of the complainants, and after questioning him, ordered increased rations issued to the men, with instructions that they do their own cooking. The officers of Battery K tell an entirely different story. As far-as known they be [love there is little, if any, ground for the men’s complaints, except such occasional slips as: might occur at any army post. The privates who are loudest in denounc- ing their fare are said to be most retrace tory in the matter of regulations of the service, and the only way to settle the un- reasonable complaints was to issue the rations and allow malcontents the privi- lege of cooking them as they desired. - LEADS in Attractants Wants, 7: cent 3 WW: Price One Cent. Divorced. In the Superior Court 3 Judge J. M. Hall granted a.’ i _. Gertrude R. Millspaugh of Greenv ich‘ from Henry A. Millspaugh of Norwalk, on the ground of intolerable cruelty" The parties were married October, 115', 1879, and have two children. the’custm‘ dy of which was awarded to the mothe +- Badly Mahgled. James Harrington, a brakeman em- ployed in t1 e freight yard of the Co ' __ solidated road at Meriden, was taken to the New Haven Hospital yesterday, with his left arm badly mangled. - . Harrington had jumped froma freight train on which he was riding at Mer den and struck against .platform‘ scales: which stood alongside of the track The shock threw him back on the: ground and the wheels ran over his left arm near the elbow. ~ . l—O-I ‘ . FATE IN A TEA CUP. A Few 01d Superstitions About. the Cup ' That Cheers. Here are a few old superstitions re: garding the ever-friendly cup that " cheers: If while the tea is being made and the lid, which has been removed to pour in the water, is forgotten, it is a sure sign that some will "drop in to .. tea.” If a. single person happens to have two spoons in his or her saucer, it is a. prediction that the fortunate (or un- fortunate?) drinker of that particular» cuprwill be married within a year from ; that date. If you put cream in your cup before the sugar it will “cross your love,” so be very careful. If a tea. stalk floats in the cup, it is called a “beau,” and when this is seen unmarried women shouldstir their 1.133 tea very quickly round and round and round, and then hold the spoon up- right in the center of the cup. If the “beau” is attracted to the spoon and clings to it, he will be sure toca-ll very shortly, if not that same evening, but if the stalk goes to the side of the cup . he will not come. " Examine the tea leaves in your. cup if you are plebian enough to boil your tea. instead of drawing it in the re- fined and dainty fashion, for a lot of leaves mean money and fortune. If you want to know how many years will elapse before you may ex- pect to be married, balance your spoon on the edge of your cup, first noting that it is perfectly dry, fill an- other spoon partly with .tea, and hold- ing it above the: balanced spoon, let the drops Of tea gather to the tip of the spoon and gently fall into the bowl of the one below. Count the drops—each one stands for a year. It is a. sign of fat; weather if the cluster of small air bubbles formed by the sugar 'collect and remain in the center of the cup. If they rush to the sides it will surely rain before night. When toast is made, three or four thin slices of bread must be cut the whole length of the loaf, and placed one over the other. The done, they must all be cut in half with one sweep of the knife. If this is done by a young woman, and the slices are not severed , I clean through to the plate, she will not be married within theyear; if the bread- parts in two even heaps, she might as well order her trousseau. On no 210- , count must she take the last piece of toast or bread on the plate, unless she Wishes to be an old maid. Evidence That Cuts Talk. An Androscoggin county woman will have it that animals talk to each other. And this is the anecdote she relates to prove her theory: 4 She has two cats. Dot and Dot’s youngest, named for his exploring propensities Christopher ColumbuS. One morninga little bird flew in at The exact . the open window, and falling to the 3 floor lay panting and dying. Col‘um- . came into collision with tremendous force Q bus Just then appeared 1n the door- Anumber of the carriages . . . ° ; Columbus,” exclaimed hlS mistress, and procuring a. tiny box she put the way. “No, you don’t. Christopher still warm body of the feathered mite' , the apple tree. Christopher followed and looked longingly at the box, then went away Where he was not seen for i ' some time. Only Christopher witness. ed the burial, yet an hour after going , out to look at the grave she found. Washington barracks in this city, are ex- 3 DOt had dug “P the box and Chl'iStO- lpher was just about to devour the dainty mouthful. N ow if Christopher Columbus didn’t go to Dot and say, “Mother, there is a little bird’ buried 7 under that apple tree; get it for me, . , please,” how did Dot know there was a bird there?—Lewiston »(Me.), Journal. - Land Destruction by the Sea; A French geologist has made a. careful calculation of the solid matter ' yearly carried off into the ocean by the action OLIhe rivers of the world‘ and other causes. He estimates that the reduction of the average height . of the surface \of solid lands is 0.006.: inches each year.. Making allowance ., for the corresponding rise in the bed. of the ocean, and taking no account,~ of the occurrence of volcanic and. other. exceptional phenomena— the. general tendency of which is to hasten ' the process of disintegration— the“: period at which the solid land Will have ceased to exist and the surface , of the earth will be covered with water. I has- been estimated. ’ “that period is 4,500,000. years distant, As, however, the prediction. need cause no dicta disquietnde. ’ -- -. . ' ,' ...— imam».
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