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Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

Goshen.
 The firm of Cook & Porter have filled their store with fine stock of goods. GA new broom sweeps clean" and we predict for them large trade. ......Mr. s. B. Futile loses heavily by the Chicago fire. He is largely interested in insurance stocks which are depreciated by the enormous losses. Messrs Gray Bros also lose their stock of goods. The citizens of the town have col- lected two large boxes of clothing, and sent forward to the aid and relief com mittee of Chicago for the sufferers. About 30 suits of mems clothing besides blankets, stockings, &c.......Rev. MT. Hagen formerly of Housatonic, Mass, preached very &C., ceptably in the Congregational church last Sabbath. The Marshapaug Go. of West Goshen, is now relieved of its financial endorsements and has started under the control of E. J. Roberts Esq. J. c.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20
Sheffield.

Items in Sheffield are of rare occurrence.
 The summer boarders have nearly all left our qulet town to it's own peaceful retiec- tions.-A party of bird hunters from Bos- ton are stopping at the Miller House for couple of weeks. dare say they appreci- ate good living and know we'll that at the Miller House that desiderdtum can be ob- tained in a manner not to be excelled in Berkshire Co. One of their party while out one day last week, accidentally had part of the contents of his companion 8 gun lodged in his face and hands, which gave him sorry looking countenance for few days. The Sheffield Friendly Union," an organization lately formed in this place, have engaged French's hall, where they hold their meetings three even- ings in week. Their object is to increase good and kindly feelings, and promote cheerfulness and intelligence..... R. Mil Ter has bought the "Deacon Elton prop erty" joining him on the north, for four thousand dollars. The grounds of which he will use to good advantage for his board CTS in the summer season. Rumor has it that Deacon Elton is to have him house built just east of MT. Cooks place.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

The 'proud cathartic State," is what her loving sons call the Commonwealth of Kansas. I. all comes from the cultivation of castor beans. ..
 The Christian Vernacular Education So- ciety, in England, printed last year 26O, 300 copies of school books and periodicals, in seven of the principal languages of India. Their circulation has been 803, ,l52 copies.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20
SALISBURY, CONN. Friday Morning, Oct. 2Oth, 1871.
Great Fire in the North Western
 Woods.

Gfe0t Fire tn the North Western
 Woods.
 There is great excitement in this regior between Green Bay and Michigan, on ac count of the extensive fires which art sweeping through the forests in tha section. It is stated that 30, GOO square miles have been swept by the devouring element, to the great terror and danger ot residents whose property Is being destroyed if their lives are not imperiled.
 The calamity is so sweeping in it's rava ges, that something more substantial than expressions of sympathy will doubtless be required to aid the sufferers.
 PARTICULARS OF THE HORRIBLE FIRES IN THR WRIST.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 16-Letters from the West state that the fire at Prestige occurred on the evening of the Sth, commencing shortly after the people returned from evening service at church. An ominous roaring sound was first heard, then balls of fire like meteors fell in different parts of the town fireing what they touched. The whole population was then seized with n panic and caught up their children and fled to tho river and other places of safety. Shortly after horrible tornado envelopcd everything in fire. smoke, hot sand and cinders. Those who haL not then reached the river were suffocated and burned be- fore they could advance many steps. The storm was flame borne by hurricane accompanied by electrical sparks and cleo trical flames. Ashes danced over the whole earth. It lasted half an hour, but the buildings and woods burned all night. About hundred and fifty fled to low meadow below the bridges and were all saved. A large number took refuge in a mill pond where, they kept themselves and babies under water, constantly wctting thelr heads to keep from roasting. Sev- eral were drowned by the cattle fleeing to the pond, and trampling them down.
 The tornado came from the southwest and was about ten miles wide sweeping every vestige of fences, buildings and tim. Der before it with fire. The editor of the Meno6itee Herald states that over fifteen hundred men, women and children were burned to death in that track of the torna. do in Wisconsin. All root crops and pro. visions are destroyed in seven counties of Wisconsin and throughout the western DOT tion of Michigan.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20
Falls Villngcs

Falls Village.
 Our village has been unusually quiet for the past few weeks; not an item worthy of record, consequently I have been forced out of town for one. A few days ago rode in company with the Messrs. S. P. and E. Ensign and M. B. Richardson, up to that stupendous result of human perse- verance; the "Whiting Fill" on the C..
 w. R. R. Mir. Richardson, knowing his high spirited horses, did not appreciate works of art, and especially subterranean passages, concluded to hitch them some distance from the embankment. After alighting and fortitiying ourselves with a the heights. We travelled lengthwise, crosswise and depthwise; horizontally, per pendicularly, transversely and quadrilater- ally; and the more that we went around it, paced the arches, making them 20 feet wide and POO feet long; counted 29 courses of stone in the arch, with 45 stone in a course, making I.305 stone, some of them ne,rly 10 feet long. We then formed a committee on estimates with Sidney P. on the rock, to ascertain the amount of earth in the pile, or "fill," and while making some of the finest mathematical calcula- tions, we were startled by a voice from the rock exclaiming, IIreka. Towering around him, in breathless suspense, he carefully reviewed the problem, and concluded there was exactly several million jugs full, at which profound answer, there was not dissenting voice. Now having gotton our 'fill,' we adjourned sine-die, aLd set our faces homeward. We returned by way Of the furnaces, which we found running Full blast under the careful superintendence o.s the ''doctor." The day was very fine and the roads were never in better condition. Having driven for fifteen years over such horrid roads as our town has suffered to exist, gouged and torn, crossed and re-, crossed by hundreds of ore teams daily, it seems rich treat to get behind $5, 900 team on good road, when one can spank along at ten mile gate. There has been a steady improvement in the condition of our roads since the inauguration of our new R. R. and hope the day is not far distant when we can take our pleasure rides with out being driven into the ditches or covered with dust by ore teams. merely add, we reached home in season for chicken, very much pleased with our trip but with mary an item. CLARIo.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20
Peekskill, N. Y. Oct, 14th, 1871.


 EDITOR CONN. WESTERN NEWS.
 DEAR SlR.-I was much gratified in read. ing in the last number of your paper letter from my old playmate and fellow towns man, T. R. Strong, Esq whom have not seen since became an emigrant in the year 1926. So far as I am informed, we are almost the only survivors of goodly company of young men, who were born in Salisbury and who about that period, emi- grated to other places which offered Gas Judge Strong says) ''better prospects of success to industry and enterprise" Of these I can now only recall, Eli Reed !; Graham H. Chapin: John M. Holley, Chester Averill and his brother of Dan- bury, Isaac T. Hollister Caleb Tickner Richard Hollister; Myron Moore; Dr. Moses A. Lee; Dr. J. Edwards Lee; The ron Dexter; John M. Sterling; Frederick Sterling; Nathaniel Owen; Dr. Wolcott Turner, and his brothers; Orville and Jay Moore Albert Ruggles and brothers; and many others, whose worthy names do not now recall. Since that time, now more than 40 years since, hosts of other young men, perhaps of equal merit and talent, have gone forth from your good old town-good, not only to % from, but to 90 to,-many of whom still survive and are among the most enlightened and useful citizens of our country, while doubtless, still larger number remain, of whom the same may truly be said. You belong to later gen. eratioE, but were to watch the history of some of the young men who emigrated about the time did, you would recognize among them, some of the ablest judges, writers, members of Congress, professors, teachers, lawyers, clergymen &c (were I to say goUeT7a0rs, fear should have to encroach upon some of my stay at-home companions.) I would like to reach few of these old friends, and I don't know but I will make the attempt ore of these days, if you think it worth while and, your pages not too greatly overcrowded. New York city has been the head quarters of my labors till the year 1850, when I purchased my present place on the Hudson, in the vicinity of the Highlands, and within the corporate limits of Peekskill, town of Cort landt Here were Washington's headquar ters for three years during the Revolutionary war. Here stands the Parish Church o1 St Peters, in which he very regularly wor shiped while stationed here. In short every foot of the land in this whole regior is classic ground. This village is well anC pretty compactly built, has about $500 in habitants; churches; numerous schools and two weekly newspapers of each ot which send you specimens. If anything happens in this region, which I think would interest any of your readers, vii take the liberty of sending it on to the NEWS" Very truly yours
 CHARLES A. LEE, M. D.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-The Tunes Chicago special of the fourteenth says; lAlready architects and builders are busy beyond all comparison in building annals; first for temporary structures for the merchants whose new stock of goods are already under way.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20
Dl E n.

At Falls Village, Oct, 1a, Mrs. Sarah A. Kellogg. wife of Dea. Isaac Kellogg, aged @ years.
 At Ore Hill, Oct. 16, Mrs, Sarah Kelsey, wife of wm. Kelsey. aged 79 years.
 IThis venerable couple have lived together over 50 years, and with seven children grown to matu- rity this of the mother is the first death which has ever occurred in the family.1
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

An Alabama paper published the follow ing notice: Married, at Birthstone, by the Rev. Windstone, MT. Nehemiah Sand stone and Miss Wilhelmina Whetstone, both of Limestone" Look out for brim- stone next
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

9 There was very severe snow storm Thursday last near Rawlins Station, Wyo- ming. The snow was three and four feet deep in some places. Passengers on rail road train report they weresdelayed twelve hours, with nothing to eat and very little fuel.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

At Richmond Mass, Oct. I7th, by Rev. P. K. Clark of Charlemont Mass, H. J. Dresser of Lime Rock, Ct, and Jennie 8. Slausson of Richmond.
 I've were requested to make no mention of the package of most excellent cake which accompanied this notice when handed in to us, and always being disposed to accommodate, of course shall say noth- ing about it.]
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

All the prominent musicians of New Ha- ven will take part in benefit concert at Music Hall, Friday evening, for the Chi cago sufferers
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

The residence of Edward Hotchkiss, Esq.,, on Whitney avenue. New Haven, has been purchased by MT. J. s. Thayer, of New York, for $35, ,O0O.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20
Mu,'1e Ae1rs.

.*a We shall feel greatly obliged to any of our friends in the county, or elsewhere who will send us particulars of any of interest which may come under their notice.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20
30 R M.
MAR RE 0,

At East Canaan, Ct, Oct. 4tA, . daughter to Levi F. Bronson. (Weight 1-s pounds.)
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20
mHLLERTON MARKETS.

Reported weekly by J. N. Van Deusen, Produce and Commission merchant. Har-
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-02-14
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PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING,
Sundays excepted
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-12
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

TUsT PuBLIsHED-THR FOLLOWING EIGHT Hob.
81 " important lectures bound together and entitled lhe
Philosophy OF m.fTage-l Structure OF Man stuctore
OF Woman g. Functions of Man ana Woman Marriages.
g. Srerrnatorfhea; s. ucnerave Debility D. Special DIS.
eases; Treatment, delivered at the lew nork nmsemS
attend forwarded free receipt OF 70 cenls
BY addressing SECRETARY New Yorx Museum Of Apstt-
eng, SIS Broadway, New York -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-12
ADJUSTMENTS.

THOUGHTS FOR THE GENEROUS.
i The city OF New York. among her many deserving and
$$Ss 5iSaEs i sJESlss HsS 5Aq S
Situate on The new Eleventh avenue between 10th and ,sa
sncs which AFFORD: At present inconyenens
ns sF e SO Ts
s ds sa Of
% ARE sss an no o @ sOs US s
the building was enlarged to acScm%C
wallis more land extensions TO be built and moro
sphere MI a Of s.eSulness A''S ''''D' "~''' -''
@ nppns
Home and school highly credi,abie manners but as ap
GENERAL SS with he hope Of deriving
e Of S Ss
~ SaA
Interest and be Of The most enjoyable series of enter
'''m'''' ever sVsslR s5 an is'%s'' IEcHcooK
% Beekmsn street, New York.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
GRAND FIJI H5h1rS SSSM tEFsH1xA1 AND
Fsv. S oSSss
np t T 81
versed ana ds'rSaied in circulars For the present the
ine a.se"'N' can on'' -"A0DA'' VIC .0''"n. S''
which wi" be as 6l"o,ifTfs;ting ssiTafii
fS9 ss and Ss Ss
&
Contestants TO Gre in the order that the tickets were bought
Jung TEorTINa MATCHES.
tn direction Of the abest tufmcn this country,
special circular will soon be issued to those who send their
BASE BALL MATCHES
t ss 10 an" eon sa WIN ss
General Manager at once.
displayed by 81 fanasca knights full Of fun and froc
IVA 'A' FOOT RACE-PRoFEssIoNALs
For Championship Belt and $0 Entrance fec and season
"0A'" $'' MASS FOOT RAOE-AMATEURs
in s an opeH Al
ssS; third 80 fourth ss5. Entrance
'--1'' ~' LADIES' EQUESTRIAN RACE.
d TT a s sn e so and
SE D X su9 RING 0, usr,
sapd value 500 Entrance fee and two tickets
~-'' BALLOON AsCENsIoNs
For the oh.mpons1ig se and 500 walkiss should ap
ply at once 10 0eAf SiLI I1asfS' MATCHES;
osNs'A' "A"N-' PRIZE DAEcINa.
For oA'n's!SSaAia1Ris 81 sa az Sloa Apply
On r.r''' b Ssais;i ss' ' Hai saS Apply
For 9 TlanF.soFE a EA SflHlS} aAp''
Champion Isli and 500 Apply.
Fir" time on iaDd VII be- be srs sensation and novelty
novelty IN this section The slSwest horse to win $780,
EurAnc. fs. and season ssse Is Who ha. the .owe.s
vELOCIPEDE RACE,
for Champion Belt and $780, Entrance fec and ticket
INDUSTRIAL ssHlSoEs-rRo1rIsa
These onemile be driven by the owners
poyes engaged their be those usually
Employed IN such business Entrance fees Gin each case
FARMERs' TWOHORsE BOLSTER WAGON-TROT.
Frat Bolster Wagon $500
Second fr'e ExpRhssMEHsi RxdE-ikeoTf. harness. s''
TO light szprs'' wagon s EGs' Premium new Wagon
light HegGn s''i Rao f!eTRSo Harness. $50
70 Sssshsr's cart; Second Premium Harness. $50;
First Premium, New Truck SS0o Second Premium. Har.
FRS. Premium new Wagon, sou Second Premium nar.
BAKERS R&cSE-rRor
First Premium, Wagon $2o0. Second Premium, lar
MULE RACE.
Under the Saddle mile for 800.
DONKEY RACE.
Under the saddeone mile, $loo Entrance Fee and Sea-
OTHER ATTRACTIONS
will undoubtedly be added and no pains spared to be
the III The e '0r
MUSIC FROM qU%DRiLIE z AND M BRASS BANDS,
,.,,,,,, with most st s exec ~. yo,s,
LUNCHES AT nEfREsHxEN1 STANDS
ADMISSION. e. SEASON TICKET,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-12

WILLIAM ABBOTT, AUCTIoNEER OFFICE ~ ,a,e
w City Hall place--Wil sell Monday 18th ins o2
O'Clock M At no and Ia Centre street the entire stock
OF Lathes ami Presses (both power and FOOT snans ne
Ing, Pulcys and Hangers, together Win an assoIne"
oihea ksehInessl Lse kapss VI PrSmAvA =
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-12
REAL ESTATE WANTED.

THE NAMES OF TWO GENTLEMEN ARE DESIRED
who will unite with othcfs IN buying farm In Kye ell
gby located and capable OF beng divided into eight
plots OF about eight each the object being form
choice ncighborhood at reasonable COS, Address H.
FRANCIS hyde v Br2ae slsss Esu' -"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-12

DIOHARD WALTERS, AuCTIoNEER.
~ Boots and Shoes, Fixtures, 40. .,,,
Mortgage sa. VIII sell this day, Saturday AZ 10 CLOCK,
At 1887 Third avenuca large quaint Io Boots and shoes,
Fixtures Stands, Boxes &C. BY order oil bern"ia oai-
llpan, Attorney for Mortgaree.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-12

IMPAIRMENT or DOCKS, NOS sAs AND s4s BROAD
Pursuant 10 he provisions OF sub dvson Of
ssonss governing the Department Of Docts hereby give;
of The city OF New YORK. determined BY said Board
we're on the 9Th day OF April 1871 duly adopted BY the
OF the Sinking Fund and returned TO the
Board th. Department WITH certificate o. ,gcs
ad and certificate fled In the Office OF this Board
and are 10 public inspection daily between the hour OF
~ "a "a cock A. NJ, and from after the said 9th
day Of Apr 1871 no wharf, Psr enkSsad basin dock Or
, ~ yeSuilt within the territory district embraced
in and upon such except In accordance thsre
with. yWUnnppv SwIrH
WILSON q. HUNT, }Cor0nissionera
RICHARD N. HENRY,
WILLIAM WOOD,
J. GRANVILLE KANE, Secretary.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-12

JACOB BO0ART AUCTIONEER
81 THIS DAY, SATURDAY, AUGUST II,
At IL O'Clock, at the auction No. North William
street. Household Furniture consisting Of Sofas, Lounges
Bureaus washstands mahogany Tables. Extension Dining
Tables Chairs black walnut Bedstcads Mattresses Bedding
Looking Glasses, Pictures Children's Wagons, Writing
Tables Safe Lager Beer Glasses Brussels Ingram
Carpets, OilciothS, &c.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-12

g. wEINBERGER, AUCrIONEER-SELLS THIS
/. day at Bowery az II o'clock Wines Liquors Cigars
Tobacco, Wine Vinegar Furniture, Sewing Machines
ware Clocks, Deanss Watches 4c. also Is demjohns OF
assorted Liquors.
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ANIUsEM ENTs.

NENTRAL PARK GARDEN. THEO THOMAS
~ GRAND SUMMER NIGHTS CONCERTS,
THEO. THOMAS AND HIS UNRlYALLED ORCHESTRA.
THIS (SATURDAYl EVENING, AUGUST IL. AT g.
H p,d procession s
waltz. "Wiener-r IesAen'. STRAUSS
Selection, Masaniello AuDep
g. Overture, "Rosamunde" Schubert
scherzo "symphony Eroica Beethoven
T. Waltz, Wine Women and Song' Strauss
March, "RaSoczy" !news ~. Lis..
To- TITO, "Nllam ..fosslp1
IL Waltz, "New ysans" Strauss
Admission tickets so ccnts private boxes ST. extra
Packages of twelve tickets, S4.
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d WAUTEHS,
Nv Splendid English Beer Pump,
black walnut FIXTURES, Bar, &c.;
FIRST class Wines, Rrandies, bourbon,
imported Cigars, Henry Ciays, &C. g.
Mortgage sale--Wl sell this day tssturiay). At III
O'clock at corner OF West Houston street and South Fiji
syenue the stock and Fixtures Of grs class Liquor store
Glass Case Clock Casks OF Sherry aud For, Vine Brandy
Gin, Rum, Barrels Of Bourbon whiskey &c; also lot
imported Cigars, Henry Cays, 40.
BY ordcr OF Attorney for Mortgages.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-06-21

beg him to serve. Now you have
it, haven't you? Perhaps William
Tecumseh is really serious after all.
He does sometimes get serious, we
know. That was very serious
proceeding of his in making rebel
prisoners crawl forward at Savan-
nah to scratch UP rebel torpedoes.
And it was serio- comic, to say the
least of it, when he tried to make
the South Carolinians believe that
Wade Hampton lied when he ac-
cused him of burning Columbia.
1t may be, therefore, that this pa
triotic Radical General wished to
kill the declination dodge by max
ing it ridiculous, as Cervantes is
known to have dealt death blow
to Knight-errantry by making Don
Ouixote more extravaganza than it
ever pretended to be. For his own
great Radical party might find It,
self entirely without a candidate IN
1872 if the declination dodge should
get itself adopted as the proper
thing by the thousands of men in
| it's ranks who think themselves
qualified for the Presidency. Just
ina CINE the dire calamities which
would befall the country and the
party if Hyram Ulysses himself
should, the first time in his life, de-
cline to accept something. The very
thought is too horrible for con-
temptation.
For our own part we could afford
to laugh at the different expedients
small politicians resort to to obtain
preferment, were it not for the fact
that the people are at last the only
ones to suffer from it. We could
amuse ourselves at seeing them
dance if we had not to pay an ex
travagant price for the fiddler. We
cannot laugh on the brink of the
abyss into which they are jostline
us. And yet the crazy Frenchmer
on the other side of the water art
trying to introduce the same state
of things into country once 81
beautiful and among a people once
so great.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-06-21
long loan will, it is now said, be re-
duced One-fifth.

long loan will, it is now said, be re-
duced one fifth.
LONDON, June 16.-It is said upon
the entry of Victor Emanuel into Rome,
the Pope will go to Corsica.
VERSAILLES, June l6.-G e n neral
Douay's corps has gone to Lyons to
disarm the National Guards in the
valley of the Rhine, from Lyons to
MarseiIIes. Two thousand troops will
be sent to Algeria.
LONDON, June H.--Insurrectionary
placards have been posted in Paris.
Another branch of the International
Society disavows any connection with
incendiaries, but proclaims that they
engaged in the struggle against cow
ardice and still war against despotism
and monopoly.
BURLINGTON, VT, June 1.-THE
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch MasOns,
by unanimous vote, resumed ale
glance to the General Grand Chapter
of the United States, from which they
seeded in 1860.
LOUISVILLE, June 17.-The canal
here will be closed three months after
the Goth of July.
CHATTANOOGA, June 7.-Laborers
below stopped the train that was pur'
suing fugitive train, declaring thai
no train shall pass over the road unit
they are paid.