The Danbury Boy.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 264, 20 October 1874, Page 7

The Danbury Boy.

That bo\' of Coville's has been in trouble again. He was playing in Mr Coney's yard, next door, right after dinner, on Thursday. He had Mrs Coney's dog bar nessed to a wash-boiler, and was driving up and down a cobble walk, when that lady came out with a finger in each ear, and told him he must clear out as she expected company at 2 o'clock, and his noise was altogether too much for the occasion. His obedience was more prompt than she had any reason to expect or desire. Tn fact, he left at once, first giving the boiler a kick that nearly decapitated the dog at both ends. Mrs Coney was obliged to unhitch the dog herself, which she did after considerable trouVile in catching him. It appears that the bell of Mrs Coney's door is somewhat stiff in the spring, and rather difficult to sound. This fact was well known to young Coville, and while Mrs Coney was chasing the dog the youthful miscreant stole into the house, and with the help of a file fixed that door-bell so as it would pull easy. At 2 o'clock promptly, the pastor of Mrs Coney's church came up on the steps of Mrs Coney's house, and being aware that the bell-pull wanted considerable muscle, gave it a sharp twich, and immediately left the steps head first, with the bell-knob clutched in his hand and 6ft of the wire swinging above him. Iw the descent he split his coat the whole length of his back, broke down the gate, completely ruined his hat, and- seriously bruised both elbows. Mrs Coney, who was looking through the blinds all the time, was very much shocked by the accident, but promptly led the gentleman into the house and as promptly dressed his wounds. An examination of the bell revealed that it had been trifled with, and as Mrs Coney was quite confident Coville's boy had done it, she reported it to Mr Coville that she actually heard him say he would "fix. that bell." The autumn term of school commenced yesterday, but Coville's boy was not there.—American paper.

The " Evils" of_San Frenoiaofc-::. | j The American correßpopilejit,..o.C ; .th.e| pV«) Zea'and Herald by -tilelastvlniiail j writes as follows : | ' The newspapers have dropped the local joption of business, and are now labouring |with the Hoodlum' l q fl?h~ese young | rnffians have giien so much trouble lately, that the authorities are about to enrol 200 special constables •to assist the regular police in protecting citizens from their! violence. A few days ago a party ofj these Hoodlums sought entrance to Alont-1 gomery Queen's circus without payment ofj the customary tribute. Being refused ad- j mittance, they deliberately stoned yo death la young man named Ramsay, one of the circus employes. Their crimes havo b :>.f> n of late so many and so violent that the police have been unable to control the j evil, and certain portions of the city arej almost entirely in their hands. Murder, j robbery with violence, and filthy abuse are their favourite pastimes. This state .of affairs has become such a serious evil that. j thinking num fear a dark future for San j Francisco if some immediate action is not taken for its suppression. The-whipping posts and the stocks would probably reduce the evil. San Quenten (the gaol) is full of criminals, and yet there is no appre ciable difference in the amount of crime. Of course the presence of some 25,000 Chinamen in this city, and the action of the Trades' Unions in preventing the apprenticeship of. boys, except to a very limited extent, has much to do with the evil. Whatever manufactories there may be, two thirds of the employes are Chinamen, except in the foundries. As John Chinaman is content to work for about one-Half the wages necessary to sustain a white man, they get the preference, and the feeling against them is not confined to the Hoodlums.. The Chinese question is one that sooner or later will give rise to a vast deal of trouble in this city and State. The number of celestials in California is over 60,000, and "still they come." The Mongolian element is by no means a desirable one. To the insurance companies they are a constant source of dread. Their carelessness has'already cost them dear. Their habits are such as to render disease of a peculiar kind a permanent disease in this city, and now that they are importing a considerable number of women and going into the business of raising young | Chinamen on the spot, of course their numbers will increase rapidly. Every trader is in • their hands ; they are shoemakers, cabinetmakers, tailors, cigar makers—in fact, everything. All the laundries and most of the vegetable gardens are worked !by them. Many of the wealthier Mongols are merchants, and import most of the articles consumed -by the Chinese. There are several joss-houses, and three or four Chinese theatres, in what is called the Chinese quarters. Almost every visitor to 'Frisco visits that locality. The performances at the theatre are continued. A play is put on the stage about the Ist of January, and the last act is completed about the following December.