The New York herald., 1850-04-25

who dint OF hard study, had mastered now te
| too" He presented me a paper, which was
written. as near as can remember, the following
| pithy recommends
The Barrer ish the good cheed Agile Body Taglebody
meanf) and he ish one goot maan. He comma among
the Sioux, and he is much grand and him Is frind
chera, and tell all to good along to Road dat
he ish goot maan and no verrie Basd
Having read this very learned discourse on the
virtues OF ragged, good-for-nothing varet folded
II up, and hai d il back, aad having unbuckled
pair of spurs put them upon the naked, scaly heel
of the eagle Body" who Immediately grunted out
"Puwnce, when all took TO their horses, and were
mony was intended as a token of respect to me and
my command, and therefore, in duty bound felt
"much grand" An OFPIcER THE RIFLES.
Our Connecticut Correspondence.
ROCKVILLE, Tor.LaND Co., CoNN.,
April Is, 1850. :
Manu- fdetwes-7 Rise and Progrcss-Present
Prospects, &c, &c.
The village of Reckville is located fourteen miles
cast of the city of Hartford, and the Hartford
and Providence Railroad. There is daily commu-
nicaton by stage with Hartford, and twice each
day by couple of miles staging, and twelve miles
OF railroad. This village has sprung up into its
present importance during the past five years, from
its mexceled water power, notwithstanding il has
had no railroad conveyance until this year. The
village has now a population of about three thou
sand, all directly or indirectly engaged in manu-
featuring. There are two Congregational and
Methodist church in the place. The village has its
water works, a Ia Croton, which can be made to
bring them water sufficient for the supply of popu
laon Of one hundred thousand souls and that, too,
Of the purest kind the pond is only half mile
from the village In the centIe Of the village is
fountain in constant play. Eight years ago, there
post office here; now the post office receipts
of this village are $S2, and increasing.
The stream which this village is located, is
the Hockanum. IL takes its rise half mile north
east OF the village, in pond called the Snipsic,
which is one mile in width by three miles in length
The mouth OF this pond has, at very small expense
been cut down feet, and Hood gates erected
aflording never-ending supply of water, and in
such quantities as may be wanted; This pond is
filled with living springs from the surrounding
mountains. Within the distance of IL miles, there
is a fall Of 250 feet in the Iockanum-the largest
fall in the State, for the distance; also, there IL
mills, of the largest class, within this distance, and
room for thrice many more II is a stream SUI
perior all Others for manufacturing purposes as it
is never known to G materially affected by droughts
nor by fIeslets. All Of the mills, the Ameri-
can, are owned entirely by residents Of the village.
They are nearly Ill for manufacturing woollens.
The power, at this place, is capable of driving
10000 TO $4,000 sIindles. The place has good
hotel, well KEPT p.enty OF stores, and the various
kinds of mechanics. There is $500,0O0 invested
here in factory buildings and machinery alone. This
is independent Of capital TO carry on their business
During the past year, $200,OO0 of il was tins in
vested in three mills of the very largest Glass;
for the manufacture OF fancy cassimeres and doe
skins
To give your multitude of readers an idea how
the manufacturing business is carried on here, |
will describe one of the recently erected mills
taking The nearest the head of the stream, viz
the American mills, of which N. kinsbury is the
agent or manager. The entire process OF manu-
featuring from the WOOL Just off the sleeps back, to
the goods manufactured ,dryed boxed and Marked is
all done under the same roof; the usual method of
drying wool and cloth out of doors being here super
ceded by steam drying The building is two hundred
and thirty feet long by fortytwo feet wide and six
stories in height, located directly over the stream
There are one hundred and aixty-two windows
either side, each window containing twenty
panes Of nine by ten glass; and four hundred win
dows in the entire building. The water wheel ~
forty feet in diameter, the largest in the Staie its
cost 5000. This will now turn out about one
thousand yards per day, ,ofhc finest cassneres and
doc skins; and the machinery is not yet all in. II
has been running since last June, employing ninety
males and sixty females. II is located where n
beautiful view is had Of the entire village and
rounding country. and from its location, whilst
brilliantly III up with gas in the evening, II makes
a complete substitute for Drummond light To the
village.
In the first story ofthis establishment the fulling
giggng and dying done; second story, the fin
ishing and asserting; third story, the weaving;
fourth story, the spinning; nth story, the carding;
sixth story the dryiny. Every thing here goes for.
ward like clock-work, far | could see; and
the neatness of each story of the building, and of
the males and females in the building, would be
credable TO the most thrifty housewife and flmily
its full complement of machinery, but which Is be-
ing done as fast as the best machines can be OBJ
tanned, there Is now consumed annually SO,000 bs.
wool; 1900 teases; 300 bbls oil; and great guam
titles Of dycstufis. There is cotton used in this
null. The spring styles are now out, and the mill is
at workon lis summer styles. Some one hundred and
hfy different patterns of fancy cassirneres
in the works Of this mill, completed and in the pro-
cess Of manufacturing. | observed that particular
attention is paid 10 the dying Of the wool, by their
experienced agent and dyer ! understood that in
New York, ID. H. Arnold n Co, are the agents Of
this company.
The other mills also visited, and found each
and every one Of them in ''Pimlico ORDER" all
giving evidence Of the thrift, industry, neatness
and skill Of the agents and workmen. The lS46
tsrif has not killed them-has not starved the
owners neither has il ruined them, however much
II may have cramped them. They have now
nothing to fear from the foreign competition, the
goods now made here compete successfully in your
market with the best French goods. The manu-
facturers will more dread another revision of the
tariff, which might set the home competition more
strongly against them, from the erection OF many
new mills, thus creating a competition more disas-
trous 10 them than the foreign, as II now ".
The success Of manufacturing in this village,
only a fair criterion Of what IL " throughout the
State; for during the past i've years, the most RAPID
strides and advancement have been made IN every
portion Of this State, where good waterpower could
be ohained