Connecticut western news., 1872-12-27

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 Ns.s Post O6ics.-A post office has been established at South Kcut. and Edward
 Daike9 appointed postmaster.
 Suckers. few days since two fisher men of Ashley Falls made two "hauis" with large net in the mill pond in that
 village, and caught lls suckers.
 Correspondence. The communications this week from our regular correspondents: Where are they ? Have they gone where the woodbine twineth, or to the Big Camp Meeting in Heaven, know?"
 Dissatisfed.-The persons holding lccn- ses for selling liquor in North Canaan are beginning to express dissatisfaction because
 no efforts are made to close the unlicensed places, and there is similar trouble in Litch- neld.
 Earlier Up.-The NEWS for this week is made up earlier than usual, which may ac- count for the meagre show of local items, and may also explain the reason why afew advertisements. received Q little late will not put in an appearance until next week.
 Unstsady.-How everything goes twitch- ety iirk this week Look at the Home News Items for instance, yanked clean out of their usual position, over on 10 ono side of the sheet, but then you know St.
 Patrick is as fine a man as Fourth of July any day, and Christmas won't come again till New Years.
 T.centy- Fee Ge"t% Hoy.a-A lovely N eslerl, coup. visited Stouingtun jLs- tic., hast werk, and asked to have tue knot tied, but found their united cash account To bs only twenty-five cents. The justice rc- fsssd to perform the ceremony without the fall fee. As the depressed pair were turn ing away happy thought seemed to strike the forlorn maiden, who turned and cried, Please sir, if you can't marry us full up, won't you marry us twenty five cents worth? We can come for the rest some other time" This was too much for the justice. He married them full up."
 Ths .CGp0aR Lectures.-We should be very sorry to have you forget that another of the course of six lectures, to be deliv- cred in Town Hall Canaan is to be delivered next Thursday evening. Jan. 2nd. The Rev. Hiram Eddy of Jersey City, with whom everybody hereabouts is well ac- qualnted, is 10 speak. It Is waste of words 10 say anything about Mr. Eddy's popularity as & man, a minister and a lect- urer, Ss he is SO we'll known as an intensely interesting and eloquent speaker, that the announcement of his name is sufficient to All the house. His subject is to be S The Coming Woman"
 ThGt LGrgs BlanE.-It is our purpose to make no apology for the appearance of a portion of the NEws this week, as our read CTS are undoubtedly aware of the fact that this week is Holiday week, and our com positors, who have been begging great deal; crying little and threatening to swear if we didn't make some arrangement, and they cared not what, that should en- able them to celebrate Christmas in cor rect and acceptable manner; (they are a very Sabbath, observing and sanctimonious lot of chaps,) are to be pardoned for this determined push for holiday, as it is the only time in the year they can bring for ward practical excuse for being relieved from the rather monotonous tread mill work of publishing a newspaper, and in or der to yet this slight breathing spell, it was found necessary to fill the large space in another part of the NEWS, absolutely full of nothing. They expect to make next weeks paper enough better to more than compen- sats for their loss of reputatlo on as compos- itors of this weeks NEws
 Lisi"gstons Lest aad Found. This is the title of large book of 700 pages, just pub liahsd by the Mutual Publishing Com pany, of Hartford, Conn.,, giving not only an ac- count of Stsnley's expedition in search of Dr. Livingstone, but the cream of all the discoveries of the great traveller himself, with full biographical sketches of both Livingstone and Stanley, and copious ex tracts from Livingstone's first book of tray els in Africa, and the substance of his Zam- hssi and Tangangika expeditions. It has been the intention of the publishers to make this the most complete and interesting work on Africa extant. The customs and man nsrs of the natives, the animals, the soil, products, etc., are minutely described and beautifully illustrated with over 70 full page illustrations, and the latest geograph- ieal discoveries are delineated on maps. The diamond fields, missionary operations and the slave trade are fully treated, and Ilustrated. An account is also given of the expedition just being fitted out by the British government under the command of Sir Bartle Frere for the final suppression of the slave trade. The introduction is writ. ten by Rev. Josiah Tyler, for twenty-two years missionary in Africa, who also fur. nlshes most interesting chapter on Natal, the scene of his missionary labors. In short the reader will find this an exhaustive work on all the discoveries in Africa, tha wonderful land about which tco little has already been known but which promises so much in the future of civilization. Tn read ing Hr. Fyler's account of Natal and the zulus, one is almost tempted to wish him self an African missionary, that he might enjoy the luxuries of this most delightful climate. The native Africans also have SO many noble traits that we do not wonder that DF. Livingstone is tempted to remain among them and enjoy their easy and gen. erous hospitality. We commend the work to our readers as one of rare interest. Sold