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SALISUI'KV CONN.
Ipriday Morningr, Sept. it, 1872.
- OUR EUROPEAN
CORRKSPONDICNCK.
Concludsd-
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The groat majority of the two cur loads
which composed our company preferred
the latter, except two old ladies, sotnewliat
encumbered with adverdupois, who were
borne up in chairs. There was not a little
puffing and blowing as party after party
reached the summit, five thousand f et
abpve the sea. Once attained, however,
the mountain furnished itsowu compensa
tion. Few grander outlooks are to be seen
on the Earth. Some old travelers say none.
The object of the ascent is usually to wit
ness a sun risinir. and a sun setting. For--f
tnuately for us, the afternoon was an un
usually brilliant one, and the three hours
before sunset was spent in rambling from
point to point, and in looking over the fear
ful precipices, which in some places formed
such terrible gashes in the mountain, as al
most to chill one's blood in casting an eye
down their fearful depths. Half-an hour
before sunset there wen- to be S'en some
150 or 200 peopie on ihe v. ry a pi x of the
mountain, gazing with the inos-t intense
anxiety toward the western horizon to
watch the declining sun, occasionally turn
ing to the eastern also, to witness its effects
upon the snow-clad Jungfrau, Wetter horn,
Shriekhorn, Fallhorn, and dozens of the
formidable peaks. These it gilded with a
glory that an angel might look upon with
delight, (judging from human impressions),
and that none but the Almighty Architect
could produce. The sun himself, descend
ing in majesty behind the awful mountains,
was scarcely more brilliant than the eastern
snow-clad summits he had gilded with his
declining rays. As these two great glo
Ties faded from view there was a sudden
and complete exemplification of the adage,
that there is bnt a step from the sublime to
the ridiculous, seen in this instance in the
rush from this glorious scene to witness
gastronomic display at the dinner table,
that wonld astonish the heartiest of gor
mandizers. Fortunately the morning dawn
was as brilliant as the previous evening
sunset, and the two hundred sleepers in the
great hotel at the Kulm, who had been
aroused by the trumpet, were most of them
to be seen again on the hill, not, however,
in uniforms as complete in harmony as
those 'that grace the body guard of Queen
Victoria. Soon after an early breakfast,
more than a hundred of these sun-struck
tourists were to be seen wending their way
down the winding path to the railway sta
tion, all on foot except the ladies above re.
fered to, who kept to their chairs, because
they were to fat too walk, andyour honora
ble servant kept to his horse because he
was Xoopoor. The descent of the moun
tain by rail was accomplished with great
care and at a very moderate pace, a guard
on foot preceeded, by a few yards, every
engine. Returning to Luzerne again, after
a short rnu to Zurich after the remainder
of our party, enabled us to take a second
trip over its pleasant lake and to witness
from its broadest point a thuuder storm,
which to ua was novel and sublime. The
lofty mountain tops were rapidly enveloped
in the blackest of clouds, and the reverbe
ration of the thunder cracking through
their wild gorges, was indeed fearful for a
few minutes. Brighter skies on the fol
lowing day developed many a beautiful
landscape on our way to the Canton and
city of Berne. Here and in the vicinity, a
few days were passed pleasantly, one of
which was given to the little Swiss town of
Than and its lake, and to its more impor
tant neighbor, Intertacken. The Bear, as
emblem or presiding genius, is to be seen
almost everywhere in Berne, not only in
effigies on and around its statues and foun
dations, but in actual existence as city
property, in a building and park appropria
ted to their exclusive use. This seems to
be the pet of Berne as much as does the
lion, of England. The city is pleasantly
situated on the river Aar, and being on ele
vated ground commands a fine view of the
distant snow-covered Alps. The ride from
Berne to Geneva is also a pleasant one,
through a finely cultiyated country, and
about half of it is along the high ground
overlooking lake Leman. The north side
of the lake, which is travsrsed by the rail
trains, is cultivated almost exclusively for
grapes, and of the vines there are thousands
of acres. On the opposite shore, until you
come within 15 or 20 miles of Geneva, the
Alps ran down into the lake, Geneva
needs no description, it is so well known
It stands at the outlet of the lake, which
outlet is a full, sparkling, rapid river, (the
Rhone,) of the most beautiful water in
Europe. We looked into the neat little
ball where the Arbitrators of the "Ala
bama" matters are sitting, whose action it
is to be hoped will diminish the probabili
ties of war in all coming time. Leaving
Geneva at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, we
passed for some thirty or forty miles, more
or less of the way, along the banks of the
Rhone, through some of the most pictur
esque scenery we had seen, off from the
mountains, in all Smitzerland. A few miles
out of Geneva, the river has a deep bed in
limestone rocks, and as it is very sinuous
in its coarse, has worn deep and singular
cavities in the rock. The banks are often
perpendicular or overhanging, and some
times of great height, terminating in lofty
mountain peaks. Thjs ride of 375 miles to
Paris, was continued through the night,
the second night ride we had ventured upon
in the eight months since we left the ocean.
There was a bright moon, and as we stop
ped at two or three important cities, the
tedioasness of a night ride was much
diminished, particularly as we had secured
a coupa for our exclusive use. We could
see that much of the country was well cov
ered with crops, and certainly, the great
railway we were upon, was well managed
and one of the best in Europe. Indeed, the
whole system of railroad management in
Europe is admirable. Paris presented a
more cheerful aspect than it did during the
fogs of last December, but the effects of
the vandalism of the Communers is still
abundantly visible in its burned and shat
tered palaces, arsenals, and other public
lie buildings. None of these are under the
process of repair, but the Tuileries still
stands a blasted monument of the folly of
Napoleon 3d in bringing on the nation such
a war, and the still greater folly of the
Commoners in their attempts to destroy
their own city. Bat more of Paris and
London hereafter, if time and inclination
combine to invite the task. H-
An editor's pocket was picked at Litch
field, EL, and he tried to make the public
believe be lost two dollar?.
Oil the Beach.
By Our Special Correspondent.
The early bird catches the train, that is,
Eggkstoji's train in the morning, so your
correspondent, eastward bound, played,
much against his will, the part of early bird
one day lust week and caught the aforcsaid
train. If you had not described the route
to Hartford so often and so ably, Mr. Ed
itor, and if Eggleston's excursion had not
gone and been and taken about everyone of
your readers who had never been over the
road before, 1 would giye you my experi
ence that morning. Hartford, as you have
probably noticed iu your visits there, has
been r tolerably busy place since the Conn.
Western R. R. opened up for it a connec
tion with Salisbury Centre and Lakeville.
The Hi-rt ford people are very much pleased
at ihc idea of being in such easy communi
cation with these two centres of wealth and
intelligence. Our time did not permit us to
tarry long in this thriving village, so pass
ing through we took a train which was
waiting for us on the Conn. Valley R. R.
We noticed that the cars on the Valley
road were each furnished with a station
annunciator, by which the name of each
station in turn is conspicuously displayed in
the forward end of the car some time be
fore the arrival of the train at that station,
thus silencing the brakeman's howl and re
lieving the fidgets of nervous passengers.
The pleasant aroma of the fragrant onion
now salutes ns aud we find that we have
readied Weathers-field, -the onion's native
home. Long rows of that powerful escu
lent stand dressed iu living green, but we
fail to notice in passing the monumental
piles of last year's knee pans, the sight of
which tradition has led us to expect
crowning the bulbous field. There, beyond
the trees in the distance, is the Connecticut
State boarding house, where, I presume,
languishes in durance vile many a delin
quent subscriber to his local newspaper.
Here is Middletown, where are located
the Connecticut State Iusuae Asylum, the
Wesleyan University, and the end of the
Air Line railroad ; that is, the Middletown
end. This thriving place is also remarkable
on account of its standing about opposite
the spot where the excursion turned around
the other day. Now comes North Iladdam,
East Haddam, South Haddam, Iladdam
Centre, Haddam Neck, Haddam Landing,
Had-'em-bad, and Haddam. The time
honored story of the traveler's profane re
mark when these various Had-dams fell on
his ear, will occur to every one's recollec
tion and so need not be repeated. Down
through the pleasant valley we sped, arriving
in due time at Saybrook, where, early in
our history, our fathers wrestled over the
famous Platform. We see nothing of the
Platform now however, and so pass along
over to Fenwick, where the old 7th C. V.
reunite to-day. It is worth the expenditure
of considerable time and trouble to see again
the old familiar faces, and to clasp the
bands of the comrades of many a march
and battle. The Seventh appears to have
been engaged iu recruiting service, a3 quite
a body of light inf ant-ry accompany the vet
erans. The day passes pleasantly ut Feu
wick Hall, telling the old stories, singing
the old songs, and finally discussing the
excellent dinner provided by Landlord
Rood. But another re-union than ours took
place that day at Fenwick. The hardy
veterans of the Mosquito Legion were pres
ent in full force. They are healthv. ac
tive fellows and were desparately hungry.
At every turn they presented their little
bills and enforced collection at sight. We
fought, and bled, and dved ("the eround
with their blood) pretty much all day, but
finally, before I saw a singularly morose
old fellow perch on the railing in front of
me, and gazing critically on my attenuated
limbs, pull out a whetstone from his side
pocket and proceed to sharpen his bill, I
retreated iu good order changing base to
Saybrook Point. The next morning saw
us on board the "Sunshine" en route for
Ilarbor. The morning train from
Hartford brought down a number of ex
cursionists bound for a day of pleasure on
the Sound- We stop first at the landing
for the Pequot House, which seems to be a
very comfortable hotel. It is to be pre
sumed that Mr. Pequot knows how to keep
a hotel, as the house appears well filled.
Hence to New London, a suburb of the
Pequot House, formerly a fishing village of
some importance, but now somewhat at a
stand still in consequence of the disap
pearance of the whale from the Thames
river. Leaving New London we cross the
Sound, and passing Plum Island, we enter
the placid waters of Gardiner's Bay. As
we sail we see on the right, near the vil
lage of Orient, the ol-factory of our old
Quartermaster, W. T. Seward, now of the
Atlantic Oil and Guano Co., asfine a fellow
as ever wrote 'A. Q. M.' after his name
during the late "onpleasantness." Touch
ing first at Greenport, then at Shelter Island
we arrive next at Sag Ilarbor, where we
leave the boat and take a seven-mile stage
ride to Easthampton on the ocean beach.
Awakening next morning we found that
old Father Atlantic had taken considerable
pains to get his back up for us, knowing
probably that our stay was limited. The
surf rolled in grandly, running so high that
bathing was pronounced unsafe, much to
our disappointment. One never wearies of
gazing on the ocean's vast expanse, and
cannot fail to experience in some degree a
deeper sense of the littleness of man the
finite, and God, the Infinite. Many have a
slight attack of poetry when seeing the
ocean for the first time, but like the measles,
if properly treated, the complaint is easily
subdued. Easthampton is a quaint old
town, consisting of one long straggling
street, pleasantly ornamented at either end
by a cemetery, a windmill, and a goose
pond, upon whose placid depths sails the
contemplative goose, and on whose banks
singeth the melodious and melancholy frog.
The Easthamptonites shingle the sides of
their dwellings as well as the roofs, which
imparts to them a very picturesque appear
ance. The wind-mill, however, took my
eye, as the great wings went lazily around,
grinding the grist within. Oh, Miller, it is
meet and proper that the gentle breezes
which have nourished the golden cereals,
should now convert them into food for the
nourishment of man. "No," said the mil
ler, "we never Jiave ground anything hero
but corn and rye and sich." At the ceme
tery, across the way, we stopped and shed
a tear over the grave of the wife to "His
Excel'y Rich'd Gardiner, Lord of the Isle
of Wight, who dee'd A. D., 1726." We
recovered from our melancholy in time to
do justice to a good dinner, then bade fare
well to Easthampton. A pleasant place it
is, and the journey there delightful. Com
ing back on the "Sunshine" the wind blew,
and so were a good many noses, and as we
entered the sound the billows heaved, and
so did a goodly number of the pas
sengers who were led thereby to exclaim
that their hope of a pleasant trip on the
"Sunshine" was all moonshine.
Maritimely yours, Mot.
Seaside Correspondence
m
Long Bkanoh, New Jeksey, Aug. 19.
Fkiend Pease The trip from Watch
Hill to Long Branch is a pleasant one,
being by boats, except twelve miles from
Sandy Hook to Long Branch. The Ston
ington steamers are large and fine in all de
partments, and ride over the water with less
motion than any steamer that I ever passed
a night on. Leaving Watch Hill at 4.30
P. M., on Steamer Adela, you land at. old
Stonington, and are transferred to a Ston
ington steamer which lands you in New
York about seven o'clock next morning,
when you take the boat for Sandy Hook,
passing the government forts : Hamilton,
Richmond and La Fayette, where the North
ern rebels, or some of them, had the honor
of stopping during the Rebellion. Fort
La Fayette is rather an old concern, the
walls being of brick, and it does not look
very substantial, but forts Hamilton and
Richmond, to the contrary, present a
front of solid granite, and look as though
they might be hard customers in an action
or battle.
Landing at Sandy Hook, you take the
cars of the New Jersey Southern railroad,
which lands you at Long Branch in about
thirty minutes, where you find coaches,
omnibusses and stylish turn outs, worth
$1500 or $2000. The hotels here are very
numerous, and of mammoth proportion?.
The Ocean House, kept by Leeland, is
about 700 feet long on the front, with ells
attached on back side. I should judge it
might accommodate 1200 or 1500 hoarders.
The parlors are very roomy, and furnished
finely but not as elegantly as Congress Hall
or Grand Union at Saratoga, to which I al.
luded last week. The land is high along
the shore of the Atlantic, and the bank so
steep that they have stairs to go down, 25 or
30 feet, to the bathing ground, which I
think is very rough and dangerous, as the
swells come in four to six feet high, aud
the undertow is very strong and there is no
sefety even for good swimmers, and they
keep hold of the ropes which are placed
there for safety. Tour humble correspon
dent prefers Watch Hill to this place.
"Nary a skeeter" at Watch Hill, and not
many flies. While here you would think
the flies of Egypt had come around again.
At Watch Hill every one seems to be free
and easy; Goes where, and does as,
he pleases, if he keeps within the bounds
of good behavior and civility. Here there
is more starch and preciseness in the ap
pearance of nearly all you see, and "Old
Fuss and Feather" is on hand, making a
display while here forgetting how he sails
when at home. Expenses at the Branch
are from $15 to $30 per week, according
to the accammodatiou and style you wish.
If yon wish to take a 4 o'clock train, he
must be sure to dine at two, or he may be
late for iho train, as the waiters here, know
7iow not to do it, to perfection. The bath
ing at Watch Hill is far superior to Long
Branch, being safe even for children ten
years of nge, twenty or thirty feet from
shore, the bottom being of sand and free
from stones, and no uudeitow to make it
dangerous. We had the honor of President
Grant's company from New York to Long
Branch. He is a sensible looking geutlej
man ; dresses neatly but not showy, aud
would not attract particular attention in a
crowd where he was not known. This is a
popular place, when those having time and
Pcash to spend, come to see and be seen,
and is to New Jersey what Saratoga is to
New York and New England : the grand
resort iu hot weather. Bently.
Snicidc at Niagara Tragic Death of
;i SS rut ford Girl A Inciter to her
Seducer.
A Niagara Falls dispatch of the 27th,
gives the following porticulars of a sad
affair :
"On Monday, August 19, a young lady
dressed in deep black with a heavy veil
over her face, registered at the Mont Eagle
hotel, Suspension Bridge, as Miss J. Booth,
Stratford, Conn. On her arrival she in
quired if there were any letters or telegrams
for her. Receiving a negative reply she
sought her room with tears in her eyes, re
marking, "he cannot have deserted me."
The lady remained,at the Bridge until last
Sunday evening, scarcely leaving her room
excepting, for an occasional walk to the
whirlpool, where she was noticed by the
employes to sit hour after hour communing
with her own thoughts, unconscious of
ought else. Last Sunday evening, after
being supplied with writing materials, she
left the hotel and was seen going in the
directon of the whirlpool, since which time
there have been no tidings of her, and it is
feared that while laboring under some men
tal anguish she threw herself into the river
a few rods below the bridge. Their fears
were strengthened this morning when it
was known that Dr. Charles Matthews, of
Philadelphia, bad picked up at her favorite
resort the following letter with the Mont
Eagle heading, supposed to have been writ
ten by Miss Booth, although it is without
date or signature :
'I waited at the Mont Eagle anxiously
watching for your coming, until at length
the truth has dawned upon me and deceived
me. I never can stand the exposure of my
disgrace, and in my present state of mind I
have decided upon the step and wish no
longer to live. Your cruel,, desertion has
driven me mad. Thrice have I been to the
river aud the hope that you might yet come
saved me ; but now hope has fled, iuy brain
is on fire.
From one whom you have wronged.
Indorsed on the note was :
Will the finder please address the enclosed
note to Charles Clark, Stratford, Conn. ?
A request of one who is but one step from
eternity.
How many times has this same story
of seduction and desertion been repeated ?
It would seem as though a little tinkering
of our laws for the benefit of such cases is
demanded. A young lady puts her very
life in the keeping of a man having con
fidence in his integrity, but the treacherous
scamp, like a miserable coward he is, de
serts her, leaving her to bear the disgrace
alone. We would suggest that the tinker
ing of our laws, alluded to above, be that a
bounty of 1000, be paid for the scalps
of such men clipped off jnst under the chin.
In London, every eight minutes, night
and day, sombody dies ; every five minutes
a child is born. This great city contains as
many people as the whole of Scotland,
twice as many as Denmark, three times as
many as Greece, and 400 times as many as
Georgetown, D. C. In its vast population
of nearly 4,000,000 it has 140,000 habitual
gin drinkers, 100,000 abandoned women,
10,000 professional gamblers, 50,000 crimi
nals known to the police as thieves and
receivers of stolen goods, 500,000 habitual
frequenters of public houses, and 60,000
street Arabs. To keep this vast multitude
of disorderly characters in something like
obedience to the law, 6,000 policemen
are necessary. Of the population of the
city, only about 500,000 attend public wor
ship, there being a million of adult ab
sentees from church every Sunday.
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We shall feel greatly obliged to any of our
friends in the county, or elsewhere, who will send
us particulars of any occurrences of interest which
may come under their notice.
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Rocky Dell Institute,
Lost, a
Strayed,
County Commlss'ners,
J, H. Hurlburt.
Morris Tanner.
A. Goodsell.
Lakeville Academy. The Fall term will
commence in Lakeville academy on Mon
day, September lGth. Iw8
Coming. Ex. Gov. Holley and party are
expected to arrive iu New York, on the
steamer "Adriatic," to-morrow, (Saturday.)
Wanted. A lady compositor for news
paper work. Apply at, or address this
office immediately, stating terms and ex
perience in the business.
JSrancJi Railroad, The Conn. Western
railroad have decided to build their branch
from Collinsvillc to New Britain at once.
It will cost $250,000, and is to be put under
contract immmediately.
Winsted Pie-Nic. The pic-nickers from
Winsted last week expressed themselves
much pleased with the courtesy of the gen
tlemen who gratuitously placed their boats
at their disposal. It rather interfered with
the plans of boat speculators, but everyone
else was better pleased.
Sudden Death Last Monday, while Mr.
Seth Pierce of Cornwall was going from
his barn to his house, leading his horse, he
dropped on the ground and instantly ex
pired. Our informant gives no further par
ticulars, but disease of the heart or some
thing of that character was probably the
cause.
Unfortunate. A crazy woman iu charge
of one of the selectmen ot the town of
Goshen, passed through New Haven, a few
days ago, and while at the depot there she
attempted to escape from the police, but
failed. On the arrival of the traiu at Mid
dletown it required the united effort of five
men to place her in a carriage, also to re
move her at the asylum.
Changed. The weather for the past few
days has been decidedly cold, making over
coats very comfortable. Last Tuesday
morning a heavy frost "cooked" what to
bacco there was in the fields hereabouts,
andjOf course the farmers are very good
natured about it. Two weeks ago we were
sweltering in a midsummer heat : now the
sound of sleighbells would not be out of
place.
That New Town Hall. Are wo correct
in saying that one article of the warrant
for the next town meeting in October will
be, to see what the town will do in relation
to the building of a new town hall ? We
have talked with a good many in regard to
this matter, aud 11 freely say we ought to
have a new town hall, and really wish some
thing wonld be done about it right off.
Will the selectmen give this matter the at-
tion it deserves ?
Academical. Those who are qualified to
speak say that Miss Sarah Hutchinson is
the best teacher who has taught the young
idea at the Lakeviile academy. It is one
thing to have clear ideas on .any subject
vourself ; It is quite another to have the
faculty of impartins those ideas to others.
Miss Hutchinson possesses this latter fac
ulty to an eminent degree, which accounts
for her success in the past. The Lakeyille
academy will re-open under her auspices
on the 16th inst. Lakeville.
Good Samaritan Meeting. The meeting
of the Good Samaritan society of this
town, held at Academy hall, Wednesday
evening, was well attended, and the re
marks of the various gentlemen who ad-
dressed the meeting were listened to with
marked attention and interest. We should
be glad to give in detail the leading opinions
expressed by the speakers in relation to the
new Isccnse law, but a lack of space at this
late hour compels us to say no more than
that as a whole, it was regarded by them in
theory as very satisfactory, however it may
prove in practice. Next Tuesday evening
another meeting will be held in Academy
hall Lakeyill. at which, the young and tal"
ented orator, H. H. Barbour, will deliver a
lecture.
Pine Grove Camp Meeting. The meet
ings at these grounds closed last Tuesday
morning, after a series of meetings of aver
age success. The weather during the week
was not the most favorable for out door
life, the nights being very cold with consid
erable rain, and, as for that matter, fre
quent rains fell during the entire week.
The average daily attendance was not
thought to be equal to former years, yet
Sunday made up in that feature much that
lacked on the previous days, as not more
than about half the crowds that convened
there that day were able to obtain seats.
We have not learned the number of con
versions made, but it is hoped that much
good has been done.
That "Wliatls It?" The thing north
of the freight depot in this village, which
has excited so much curiosity in the minds
of all who have seen it ; none being able to
decipher its purpose or even to give it a
name, is now said to be completed. It is
acknowledged to be a natural curiosity,
being without form and void, and capable
of serving any purpose but a useful one.
Are the Conn. Western railroad company
aware of the cxistance of such a hideous
looking structure so near to their main
track ? Of course they are not, or they
would hitch a rope about the 'varmint's'
neck and choke it to death. Somebody,
who evidently is sincere in his assertion,
says that "This work was designed, and is
to be used as a platform, from which to
load on the cars, iron and other heavy
freights." An article will be introduced
into the next warrant for a town meeting,
for an appropriation to build an insane
asylum for this man. Nobody believes any
such story as that, as the concern is good
for nothing for that purpose, and those who
have iron, etc., to load, say that not an
ounce will ever be loaded from it, but in
stead, every pound of it shall go to Miller
ton, to the Harlem road, where decent ac
commodations for the purpose are provided.
Who ordered this monstrosity constructed
and who made the plans ? May the Lord
Almighty have mercy on Iub soul. No
body else will.
Tha t Saucy Boy. In speaking a week or
two since of the peculiar politeness of a
young chap who sold tickets at the station
in Winsted for the Naugatuck road, we
perhaps ought to have been more particular
in designating the exact individual alluded
to, as to him alone belongs the benefit of
our complimentary notice. We haye learn
ed that this fellow is not a regular paste
board dealer at the ticket windows there,
but is a kind of off and on chap, and lately
is more off than on. Let uone think by
our first item that Mr. Bushnell, who is
the company's regular and authorized agent
there, is worthy of any part of the hou.
ors(?) of that "puff," as that gentleman
is endowed with altogether too much sense
to merit anything of the kind, and at the
time mentioned in that first item, he was
not iu the office at all.
Fugitive From Justice. Lnst Saturday,
one Jacob Pulver, of Mt. Riga station, N.
Y., culled ut Negus' restaurant and, after
eating some oysters, left very suddenly
without paying for them. He was soon
after arrested and tried before Justice Pratt,
and fined $1 and $9.68 costs. Not being
able to come down to this extent, he was
placed in charge of Constable Adams
to be carried to Litchfield, aud while
Adams was at supper he placed him
under the watchful eye of Albert Silvernail,
when he managed to escape, making "the
fastest time on record," toward and into the
swamp east of the village ; mud, brush, or
water forming no impediment to his pro
gress. Up to the present writing the fugi
tive from justice has not been caught.
Adams thinks if he can get his grapples on
him again, when he goes to his supper,
Pulver will go too.
lhank You. We have been favored
with a copy of a paper read before the
Connecticut Medical Society last May, by
our fellow townsman, Dr. Knight, on
"Hallucinations of Childhood." The Doc
tor discusses this most interesting subject
in a thoroughly able and scientific manner,
evidently regarding the task imposed upon
him by the society a labor of love. We
have also seen the Doctor's annual report,
as superintendent ot the Connecticut school
for Imbeciles, to the directors of that insti
tution; and we think it cannot but be re
garded by them us satisfactory iu ils every
part, presenting in its various statistics,
opinions and suggestions, evidence of his
skill and ability in the management of such
an institution, requiring as it floes a pecu
liar tact and talent rarely to be met with.
His remarkable success speaks volumes in
his favor as a teacher of these the most un
fortunate of all the earth.
Poor Children's Pic-Nic. Last week
Tuesday, nineteen car loads of the poor
children of Bridgeport were brought up to
Beers' Mills, a station on that road, and
pic-nicked all day. It was estimated there
were 2000 of the little waifs of that city,
who that day enjoyed what they never en
joyed before. A car loaded full of provis
ions was attached to the train, aud none
were allowed to go hungry. The Wheeler
& Wilson band were along, aud everything
was done to giye them a first-class enter
tainment. David M. Reed, of the firm of
Hall & Reed, of that city, and Harold, the
great Bridgeport tea dealer, were the origin
ators of this treat for these poor children,
and paid all the bills. This idea of giving
excursions to uie poor children or our
cities seems to be getting quite "fashion
able," and we think the practice most ex
cellent and everyway praiseworthy. To
give to those who need nothing, and from
whom we may expect favors in return, is
easy enough, but to contribute for the com
fort and enjoyment of the world's poor, is
entirely another question with selfish hu
man nature. Who can estimate the amount
of enjoyment that money purchased for
that swarm of forlornies ; those who never
before knew of such a treat, or of anything
approaching it.
A Convention of Milk Farmers. In ac
cordance with the preliminary call for a
grand mass convention of dairymen, issued
by the undersigned some weeks since, all
farmers now sending milk to New York,
and all desiring to do so, or otherwise in
terested in the milk supply of New York
and adjacent cities, are invited to meet at
the hall of the Young Men's Christian As
sociation, corner of 23d street and 4th ave
nue, New York, on Tuesday, the 24th day
of September, at 1 o'clock p. m., for the
purpose of considering, the plans which will
be submitted for the reform of the abuses
of the milk business, and for effecting a
permanent organization of milk producers.
Let every milk farm be reprepresent-
ed at this Convention, by the presence
and moral support of its proprietors, and
we shall for the first time realize our power,
and ensure the complete success of the
movement.
No farmer interested can well afford to
let this opportunity pass unheeded; not
only determine to come yourself, but at
once assume the responsibility of talking
with your neighbors interested and urging
upon them the necessity of making one
more effort before we are forced to retire
from the business.
Any further information will be furnish
ed by Otis T. Bedell, Esq., No. 70 Ninth
Avenue, New York City.
Signed, E. B. IIoag, and ten others.
Winsted. The concert given by Mrs. T.
Picton Rowe and Messrs. Finlayson and
Stillman, was our first entertainment of the
season. The entire programme was re
ceived with the highest satisfaction, as was
attested by the frequent encores. Mrs.
Rowe's voice has developed great purity and
sweetness, together with a high degree of
flexibility, under the careful management
of her teacher, Mr. Finlayson. -The ballads
"Waiting" and "The Silver Cloud" were
sung with exquisite taste and feeling, but
her great success of the evening, in an ar
tistic point of view was the elaborate and
judicious rendering of the long and difficult
aria, "Casta Siva," in which her true mu
sical interpretation and power of execution
were most favorably brought out. Posses
sing, as this lady does, the deepest love
and enthusiasm for her art, and withal
the desideratum of health and attractive
ness, we confidently predict for her suc
cess wherever she goes. Mr. Finlayson is
probably the finest dramatic baritone in
America. He has won an enviable reputa
tion in England, and is excelled by none
there except the great Santley. His ren
dering of the well known "II Balen,'' we
have never heard equalled. "Simon the
Cellarer" and "I'm not myself at all,"
were given with a quaintness which was
irresistable. The Shaksperean readings by
R. D. Livingstone, Esq., of Sharon, were
worthy of the highest praise. Such rare
dramatic talent as this gentleman possesses
is seldom found off the stage. X.
How very modest some people are.
Our correspondent, who, by the way, took
an active part in the musical programme,
says not a word about the superb playing
of Mr. D. F. Stillman, the celebrated
organist, of Lakeville. It is strange that
it is bo singular; isn't it? Ed.
West Cornwall Reviewed. West Corn
wall is running-over-full of politics. A
lady told us last Saturday, that if art the
men wanted to be Gr men, they could be
but the women were all Gr men, every
one of them ; So there now ! We are sure
that while we were there, we heard more
political discussion than altogether of what
we had heard before during the present
campaign. Red hot is a mild term to ap
ply to them, and if wc are a judge of an
other's feelings by their countenance, we
are sure that each and every one of them
felt mean enough after their excited talks
if iu fact they did not feel a little ashamed
of themselves for saying so much , they
knew wasn't true. Pratt & Foster say they
are selling a great many goods for the pres
ent dull season, but say they are going to
advertise soon when they will sell more.
Cochrane & Scoville have fixed their store
up in good shape, and with their fine stock
of groceries, are driving a good trade. The
Sherwood, Cochrane, Falois, Gold, Sanitaiy
Heating Co. are up to their shoulders in
their slacks ot castings and sich, putting
together their celebrated beaters as rapidly
as possible, not being able they say, to
more than half meet the demand for them.
Those heaters are going to make them rich
some day, as they are unquestionably the
best heater yet invented, and they are rap
idly coming into general use. The boys
have worked long and bard at these heaters,
aud deserve the success they are now hav
ing. The shear business is a little dull as
well as some other kinds of business, but
somehow the two shops manage to grind
out about the average number of shears
everyday. George Henry, the drug dealer,
says it doesn't make any difference whether
Grant or Greeley is president, he cau tinker
up a dose that will kill or cure both of them
atone shot. Stage driver Clark is considera
bly excited over his mammoth twin cucum
bers, and sure enough, they are stunners
for twins, grown together their whole.
length, and good long oues too. Last Fri
day, Harry Howard was twenty-one years
old, and the event whs, celebrated by a
grand hop in Miller's hall, which was all
very uice if George Howes didn't niakw so
much noise about it. 'Left hands around' :
'Fore and aft down the middle,' etc., etc.
If there were any this 6ide of Sitka -who
didn't hear him, it was not his fault.
George is a capital good fellow am", can
holler louder than any other man iu this
region of twice his size. West Cornwall
grows rapidly every time a new house is
built, aud one of these days will be a large
place.
GOSllCM.
The ''Sons of Temperauce" pic nic at
Bantam lake was every way a pleasant
affair. There were about two hundred per
sons present, and all seemed to enjoy it
very much, and expressed a wish that it
was not the last one N. S. Wadhams
and wife and Thos. Griswold and wife
have returned from Guilford, where they
have been inhaling salt air for the rtist fonr
weeks Hou. Fred'k Hurlbut has beun to
New Haven doing jury duty for the U. S.
circuit court Overcoats and mittens are
iu demand here now Buckwheat has
to be taken in nights. A Citizen.
West Cornwall.
"Ye Editor" of the News was the guest
of Deacon Pratt last Friday night. No
doubt we shall be shown up by him in his
usual quaint style We learn that Dr.
Sanford is improving very fast, which
affords us great pleasure, and we hope soon
to see his genial countenance again among
us G. V. Howard, of Buffalo, N. Y.,
was at the Effingham House last week
Matt. Ryals, wife aud son, are guests of
mine host Howard Huckleberries are
about played out for this season, but eels
are running lively 2393 cans of milk
were shipped from here in September
Owing to the cool weather we are unable
to chronicle any cases of prostration by
heat Laborers are in great demand for
cutting tobacco A queer specimen of
the genus Iwmo visited our place Monday
night, and amused a large crowd of juve
niles by his curious antics. He passed the
latter part of the night in the R. R. Co.'s
calf-pen. He probably belongs to the
Louisville "side show," and has got strayed
away. H. G.
South Norfolk.
The Good Samaritan society of this place,
held their semi-annual meeting last Thurs
day evening, the 2'2d, for the choice of
officers. Mr. Robert P. Pendleton was
chosen president, Mr. S. D. Northway
having declined a re-elecriou, he was cho
sen secretary. The society is in a flourish
ing condition, and will hold meetings once
in four weeks, the next being on the 19th
of September. There is no liquor sold in
the village at the present time, and this has
been brought about by the force of public
opinion, not by attempting to enforce the
law. The society was organized about
seven months since, and have held meetings
most of the time every two weeks. Over
three quarters of the inhabitants are mem
bers of the society. Among those who
haye addressed us at different times, Mr.
T. L. Norton, of your town, was one that
was much liked and we hope to hear him
again Many went from here on the ex
cursion on Saturday, the 24th mst.; among
the number was Mrs. Olive Miner, a worthy
lady, 71 years of age, who had never be
fore rode on a car or a steamboat. She en
joyed the trip greatly. Y.
Norfolk.
Mr. C. A. Keyes has closed up his busi
ness here and leaves for Des Moines this
week The house of Michael Buckley
was broken into one day last week, and
$46 taken from a bureau drawer. Suspic
ion was directed towards one Freeman,
who was arrestod on the camp grounds at
Canaan, by Sheriff Richmond, and brought
to Norfolk for trial. The case was private
ly settled by Freeman's returning $40 of the
stolen money An outrageous assault
was attempted upon a lady by two ruffians,
about one-half a mile west of the Center on
Sunday night By a vigorous resistence on
her part and by the timely arrival of aid,
she managed to escape serious injury
W. E, & E. S. Beach are making extensive
repairs and improvements on the property
lately purchased by them, (opposite their
store,) of C. A. Keyes, Esq. E. S. Beach
and C. A. Palmer will occupy the same
when finished The late cold snap sends
many of our city cousins flitting back to
their snug nests in the city ; immense loads
of baggage going by each train. Our de
pot agent says this is a most tremendous
baggage station Elmore Yale is fitting
up a new and improved cider mill, capable
of making 60 bbls per day, to go by horse
power on an improved plan. We advise
those persons interested to give him a call
and inspect the working of the same, and
find out how the old tiling works.
Seet Se-bea.
Sharon,
It is so long sauce any direct communica.
tiou from this village has appeared iu the
News, that you may possibly be led to sup
pose that we, liko the celebrated Rip Van
Winkle, have been indulging .in a twenty
year's nap, but I assure you it is not so, we
are the same wkle-awake, busy, driving
people us of yore. Merchants, farmers
and mechanics are full of business and
pushing it with their customary vim. The
young people are chasing pleasure in a
series of sociables, pic .lies and excursions,
which, by the way, are o tempting that
they not unfrequently avttract many to
whom the appellation of young would be a
misnomer. Iu political l Matters there is
something of a muddle, thei are Greeley
ites, Grantites, Hittites, Hivi.'es. Jebusites,
&c, but so far as heard from the first are
acknowledged to lead by a full length, con
sequently white hats and one-legged pants
are numerous. I hope our fanners will
generally make it a point to be represented
by their products ia the coming fair ut
Falls Village, there are, I believe, no better
farmwrs in the couutv and if they will but
make the effort they can add largely to the
success of the undertaking and do credit to
their town. Your correspondent has been
scouring around his little premises to dis
cover something worthy of the occasion, but
alas ! he excels in but one thing, i. e., re
markable size and luxurient growth of
weeds. Quis. j
Cornwall Bridge.
Cornwall Bridge continues quiet with the
exception of a little excitement over camp
meeting last week ; some making prepara
tions and goiug, while others made all nec
essary preparations, but when the cars were
ready had not made proper calculations,
and had taken one drink too much, or had
not got a sufficient amount of finger rings,
sleeve buttons, etc. One young man, after
getting the above mentioned articles in his
possession, bad to wait for his paricnt to
settle the bill amounting to $45. When
fairly out of this, his father thought to give
the young man a little good adyice by tell-
Ung him to go home and go to work and
behave himself, but the young hopeful of
21 or 22 replied in this wise: "Because a
fellow gets into a little show you are going
to come buck on me. Now I want some
more money "to go to camp meeting." He
his money and went his way rejoicing
The tobacco growers in this vicinity are
very busy at this time gathering in their
crops. This cool weather alarms them.
Even our friend Zal. comes over every
morning to get help. He has a very nice
crop and is not a little anxious to get it in
in good order, which he will undoubtedly
do as he has one of those tobacco hangers,
which no tobocco grower can do without
when they have had a trial. Kellogg &
Skiff have them for sale, and no doubt
would let you try one if you give them a
call The Cornwall Bridge Iron Co. are
making some improvements in some of
their tenements, making them quite nice.
They are also grading the road with cm
ders from the railroad to the mill, which
will be a nice thing when smoothed down
The city people who have been making
this their stopping place through the warm
weather, Shave taken their departure Mr.
Geo. Curtis is the dad of a twelve pound
gal. Hint is this for High
TRASH.
"Sleepy !Eye" is the name of a Minnesota
railway station.
Georgia girls use none but religious pa
pers for thisur Sunday bustles.
Barnum's gorrilla was heard to remark,
one hot day, that "he'd be if he'd
wear a hair overcoat much longer this ho t
weather for $10 a week."
The man who never told an editor how
he could better liis paper has gone out West
to marry the w wman who never looked into
a looking glass.
A LeaycnwortlJ editor doesn't now spend'
time watching thi little busy wasp that
gathered lint in llis sanctum to make its
nest. He came in oho day and did not ob
serve that the wasp- was sitting in his chair,
The statistician of -an Eastern paper avers
that the files are so od natured this sea
son that a .wcll-orgin ized one will allow
"himself to be brushed off an editor's t nose
eighty-seven times an 3 not show any tem
per.
A Connecticut paper ssays : If that accor-
deon artist who so asaidiously practices
"Shoo Fly," and other classical music, op
posite this office, will call at the American
Consul's house, Honolulu, he will be liber
ally rewarded.
The Danbury News having untruthfully
said Boston proposed to get up a stupen
dous gift enterprise, witb Rhode Island for
the principal prize, the providence Herald
says that the lowest prizes are to be busts
of the principal Connecticut editors, the
heads done in wood, afl et the model of the
never-to-be-forgotten wooden nutmegs.
which have made the imputation
state in foreign countries.
of the
An Illinois paper sa.ysi: "Princeton is
fearfully demoralized. A gay young Swede
has run off with a lovely belle ; a Prince
tonian Morman is in dua nee vile for wed
ding too many wives; lured girls roam
around at late hours of" the night, and on
attempting to enter the second-story win
dows of their masters' h-ovises are mistaken
for burgalrs and shot at fiocordingly ; while
real burglars, evidently not experts In the
profession, nocturnally phu ider houses, but
find nothing sufficiently vs .luable to steal.'
The excentricities of Wi? tern newspaper
men are shown in the f ollov ring from a far
West paper: "Both the edi tors of this pa
per are absent, in attendaj ice upon some
sort of bumming arrangement which was
to come off at Sedalia, Boo:neville, &c, on
Wednesday, the 21st. "When last heard
from they were down in tlte land of poor
Mr. Lo. They were about half-seas over,
and singing 'we won t go Tiome 'till morn
ing,' to a crowd of young spotted tails.
Whether they will be home by morning re
mains to be seen."
At the Springfield races on Wednes.
day, in one of th trots the horse, Jim
Irving, was the wniversal fayorite before
tho start lint lip was: the last of seven in
issue of the struggle- The New York Her
ald publishes the following explanation :
Springfield, Mass., Aug. 21, 1872.
Tn tttw. RIi-iitoh OW TIEB HERALD :
I have examined trotting horse Jim
Irving. He has been poisoned with acid of
lead introduced into his system.
Charles R. Wood,
"Veterinary Surgeon.
Concrete Walk. D. J. Warner, Esq.,
has contracted wi.th Wm. H. Ward & Co
to lay concrete walk through the yard and
about his new h ouse. This walk is said to
be as durable as. iron. We presumo others
will see the necessity of employing the
above named, firm while they are here.
1W8
Terrible Disaster.
Watch Hiix, R. I., 1
via. Stonington, Conn., Aug SO.)
The propeller Metis. Capt. Burton, was
wrecked about six miles off this shore this
morning. A dreadful utorm prevailed du
ring the latter part of the night, and about
4 o'clock the propeller was struck by a
schooner, knocking u hole ia her bottom,
she immediately began to fill. The passen
gers were aroused and warned to secure
life-preseryers. Iu a short time the lower
part of the boat, engine, etc., went down,
about five miles from shore. A large num
ber of the passengers and crew climbed
upon the upper deck, part of which parted
from the hull and floated off. The waves
rolled high and the rain continued, but the
upper works contiuued to float and struck
the shore just below the Ocean House on
the Atlantic beach, about a quarter to eight
o'clock this morning.
The Metis had on board one hundred and
four passengers, and forty-five deck hands,
waiters, etc. Capt. Barton, of Bristol, R.
I., George B. Hull, agent of the Providence
and New York Steamship Company (which
owned the steamer), and D. P. McBrien
and wife are among the saved. The cap
tain and agents of the lice are now at the
Larkin House. The grea'est excitement
prevails here among the guests of the ho
tels, and they are doing all in their power
to aid the sufferers.
LATER.
New Yoke, Aug. 31. The following-
statement is made by the officials of the
Neptune steamship company : "A full list
of passengers, officials and crew of the
steamer Metis showed 163 persons on board,
of which 141 are alive. The bodies of the
other twenty-two have been found. Many
have been reported to-day from various
sources who were thought lost."
Nationax Life Insurance Co. Geo. DJ
Harrison taken, this method of informing
the old policy holders ot the JSational
Life Insurance Co., of U. S. A. that in
future the renewal premiums on all policies
issued at the Amen'm agency will be col
lected by him, he having purchased the
business of Mr. II. I. Taylor. lwS
Those Bitildutg Lots. The supply was
not tqual to the demand j accordingly, Mr.
Frederick Bushnell, appreciating the wants
of the public, has thrown his lots Into the
market. Geo. W. Peet, Esq., still has a
" few more " sites left desirable for busi
ness purposes, residences, burial lots, or a
race course. I am agent for Messrs. Peet
and Bushmill, and at any time will furnish
full information to purchasers. 4lf
D. T. Wahnek.
THo Little Sower. The Littlb Sowkh 1
the most complete Sunday-school paper ia Ameit
ca, surpassing all others in vartety of contents, In
mechanical execution, and In the beauty or lte il
lustrations. It circulates among all denomina
tions and in every State and Territory of the
Union, iu every British Province of N01U1 America
and reaehc oven Great Britain, Australia, and
Jamaica. As an evidence of Its popularity wo
have only to mention that the issue for the month
of August was 120,000 copieB. Issued weekly,
semi-monthly and monthly. Sond ten cents for a
bundle of specimens.
W. W. DO WLINQ, Proprietor,
Indiannpolis, Indiana.
Flaminus Olympiostanes Agrippa
liams sets type in San Fraucisco.
Wil-
BORN.
At Cornwall Bridie, Aug. 81st, a daughter to
George Curtis. (Only 1 pounds.)
DIED.
At Cornwall, Sept. 2, Seth Pierce, aged 72 years.
At Housatonic, Mass., Sept. 1, Carrio Belle, only
child of Chas. A. Long, aged 10 1-S months.
At Housntonlc, Sept- 3, Jessio Elizabeth, daugh
ter of Chester B. Scudder, ogod monlhB and S3
days.
ourning Jewelry!
LACK. ONYX
Ear Rings, Pins, Neck Lacos, Sleeve .
Buttons, Studs, Lockets
and Crosses,
Black Enamel Bracelets, Ear Rings and Pins.
Jet Bracelets, Pins, Ear Kings, Sleeve Buttons
and Crosses. Also a beautiful assortment of
Fine Shell Jewelry.
T. STEELE & SON,
HARTFORD, CONN. S7tf
137" Storo closed at 0 1-9 p. m., Saturday eve
nings excepted.
ROOKY DELL INSTITUTE
LI11E IIOCK, CONN.
NEXT TERM BEGINS SEPT. 11th.
J. II. HURLBURT,
lw8 Principal.
Commissioners' Meeting.
There will be a meeting of the Commissioners
of Litchfield county, at the United States Hotel,
in Litchfield, on Monday, the lB.th day of Septem
ber, 1812, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, to receive
all recommendations for licenses for the sale of in
toxicating and spirituous liquors in the several
towns in said county.
RUFUS CLEVELAND, 1 rmintv
RALPH E. CANFIELD, rnmmt.tone
lw8 D. R. SPAULDING, I Commissioner.
Strayed !
Came into the enclosure of the Subscriber on
Friday, tho 30th day of August, a large red cow,
(new milch) about 6 years old. Tho owner can
have her by proving property, payinsr charges and
taking her away. A. GOODSELL.
Lakeville. Sept. 2, 1872. lw8
LOST!
Strayed or stolen from my enclosure, Wednes
day night, AuguBt 88th, a light red cow, about 7
years old, giving milk, forehead of same rather
darker than the rest of her body, and one of her
hips on account of previous injury, is lower than
the other. A suitable reward will be given for the
return to me of this cow.
MORRIS TANNER.
Lakeville, Sept, 2d, 1872. Iw8
WANTED!
By a youn;
man of strictly temperate habits,
situation as
iook-kecner. IIrs had several years
experience in the business and rullv unaeraianas
it in all its forms. Can give good references and
recommendations from former employers.
3wB Address, B. S. P., Salisbury, Ct.
CIDER BARRELS.
OAA FIRST-CLASS CIDER BARRELS FOR
ZW SALE.
4w7 GAGER BROS.
Sharon, Conn., Aug. 30th, 1872.
BARRELS!
I have on hand iiOO Flour Barrels, suitable
for packing apples. They are in good order and
will be sold at low figures. Also UO srood Ci
der Barrels.
4w7 F. C. FRENCH.
Llmo Rock, Aug. 28th:
COTTAGE SnmHARY,
KENT, CONN.
FALL TERM COMMENCES Septi 1GU. For
information or circular, address,
3w7 TV. G. CROSBY, Principal.