Connecticut western news., 1872-03-22

Waahinee F'actory-The factory on Washinee street, known as the Washinee, is running to it's fullest capacity, making cloths which are taken by A. T, Stewart of New York, as rapidly as machinery can turn It out. The cloths made at this factory are ofthe finest and best of the kind that can be found ih any market. The smoke pipe which was blown down some days since is repaired, or in other words a new one is erected, and the 40 horse power enjine and the mammoth water wheel with their united powers are tugging away at the mass of intricate machinery disseminated through out tue various parts of the buildings. The l automatic spinner in the loft of the main building is indeed one of the greatest achievements of human ingenuity. A little knot of wheels, consisting of wheels within wheels, some of which are running one way while others are going another, and all ot the most complicated arrangement pos. slble, and yet every part performing its duty with minute exactness, is placed on the floor in the center of tae long tier of spools and threads, and works them all with amazing regularity. A head capable ot inventing and putting together such piece of machinery, such an one in fact, that even such an adept at understanding ind unraveling complicated machinrry as Deacon Graham, is compelled to acknowl- edge he cant unfathom, is of itself a won tier. Tne long tier of spools or bobbins will roll up to the untwisted yarn, and appar- ently getting new hold of it, will go buzzing back to it's former place, twisting the 24o threads much more evenly than our grandinothers could twist one, and much faster. Tue workman will stand back with arms folIed ;ti4d See to 1t that the animal cuts up no pranls but attends strictly to business. This ,n lchine is regar. ded as much superior to the hand spinners, several of which are in tue rooms below
 The works are now being most successfully and profitably conducted, and not l,tlo of :his success is due to the watchful eye of Deacon M. l.. Graham, the company's sec retary and treasurer, and the efficient super vision of Superintendent Dresser.
 Lecture.-Dr. Knights lecture descrir tive of bis overland trip to California last summer, at the hall in Lakevile last Mon. day evening before the Washicastinook Literary association, was one which held the closest attention of his large audience The hall was full, absolutely full, and by the numerous remarks at :hc close con. corning the lecture, VIC are safe in decid- ing that oH considered themselves amply paid for their attendance. The Doctor commenced in the description of his trip westward at Omaha. He carried his hear. CTS with him over the Rocky mountains, d some points thousands of feet above the sea level, and in fact so high as to occasion bleeding of the nose, caused by the rarity of the atmosphere at such an altitude,--the same effect as is experienced by those who ascend in balloons after arriving in the higher regions, Sand thence down through Salt Lake City, which he thought was quite town; stopping at which place sufficiently long to inspect the various ob jects of interest there, and thence onward to Sacramento. We cannot give his lec- ture here, or hardly synopsis, as space would not admit. and 10 publish it entire the Doctor says emphatically no, and why, We do not exactly understand. For these reasons it is evident that those who were not there to hear it, are the losers. From Sacremento he went up or down the bay, und he could not say which. His flight down the steep mountain of three miles, in an omnibus drawn by six horses running a, their greatest speed, making such acute angles in the road, that at some of them, tue leading horses were out of sight of the driver; this, with the road on the side of the mountain so narrow that the outside wheels were several times on the very edge of the road, and few inches farther would have carried them thousands of fee: into destruction. was story which would sound rather 'fishy" were it to come from a less reliable source. This story however is coIroborated by accounts of other travellers who have made the same flight. This lee ture of the Doctors was indeed emminently successful in it's every feature; Tine Liter ary association adjourned, subject to thu. call of tue executive committee, thus it is understood that their meetings are at an end for the season. Its objects having 10 Il certain extent been accomplished; viz, to aid in the art and practice of public speak ing, it can safely say it's work of the sea son has been one of considerable prof mingled with much pleasure It is hoped that next season renewed interest will early manifested in lhs organiz ,ton, an,i further profit and pleasure obtain, d.
 Republican Senatorial Conpention.-T senatorial convention of the seventeenth district met at Falls Village March 18th, Dr. c. B. Maltbie chairman, and Henr, Norton Secretary.
 DELEGATES.
 Conaan.-Dr. Maltbie, U. H. Miner,
 North CdnIan.-Geo. Roraback, Geo Smith.
 Goshen. Henry Norton.
 CornwaU.-D. w. Pierce, Noah Rogers. Jasper P. Brewster, c. H. Wheaton.
 Staron.-F. A. Hotchkiss, Alden Brown Giles Skff. S. D.. Dean.
 Salisbury. Evarts, Wm. Rudd, Robert Little.
 Nortolk. B. Knapp. L. P. Phelps Geo. Bigelow, c. H. Brown. The Con vention proceeded to ballot for candidat, for the office of senator and Edwin " SpurT-of Canaan received the nomination. unanimously. U. H. Miner, Geo. H Wheaton and Wm. Rudd were chosen senitorial committee for the year. Tn. committee on resolutions reported the fol lnWinn which xrere aSand nm a ninnnsl,,