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Connecticut western news., 1873-12-26

A Troy policeman swore as follows against prisoner: ''The prisoner set up- on me, calling me an ass, precious dolt, scarecrow, ragamuf1n and idiot-all ot which certify to be true."
 An Irishnan has defined nothing to be "a footless stocking without legs. A des- crlption by another Emeralder is better. What is nothing? ?" he was asked. 'sShut your eyes and you will see it" said Pat.
 The journalists will have their fun, as witness the following from a Cincinnati, paper. "A favorite amusement at Lara mic is slashing off strangers ears. One blow is enough for all except Louisville ears"
Connecticut western news., 1873-12-26

STEAM VEHICLES. locomotion on the common highway has long been the subject of experiment and invention, which has hitherto resulted in little of practical value. An eminent Scotch en- gneer, though, has lately introduced road steamer upon the streets of Glasgow that seems to be absolutely free from objection Of any kind. The engine attached to the road carriage is very simple in it's construc- ton, and is SO much under control that il, is possible to stop the carriage when tray cling at the rate of five or six miles an hour, within distance of feet An an nulus provided for the emission of steam in continuous flow prevents the noise of pulling and snorting of the engine, and ob- vlates all difficulty and danger of horses snying or becoming frightened. The in ventor Of this road steamer has applied the principles in the manufacture o f a private travelling carriage, and proposes to build s'eam omni5uses for city conveniences and traffic. The small private carriage, after many experiments on the most crowded streets of Glasgow, was found to be per- fectly manageable and almost noiseless while the steam omnibus it is believed would prove equally SO, and be from 40 to 6o per cent more remunerative to its owner than the ordinary horse omnibus of the same capacity.
Connecticut western news., 1873-12-26

R% The Union manufacturing company ot Wolcottville have reduced wages 10 to 20 per oent......Turnsr. Seymour & Co, the Coe farniture company and the Excelsior needle company are running oA three qusr. ters time
Connecticut western news., 1873-12-26

4r Smith h bound to have bic joke Hls wife walked nearly in front of rail- road train the other day, and he said that if she had gone step farther his children would have had . step mother.
Connecticut western news., 1873-12-26

Holiday Ftcins.-Very nice diaries, splendid picture books aud choice perfu- merlss at Grsham's drug store in this vii lage. Just the thing fer Holiday ssf,s.
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4ome Melrs.

*"+ 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 thelr notice
Connecticut western news., 1873-12-26

hIsTRICT OF SALISBURY, ss. PROBATE 1I COURT, Decela Der 24th, 1S73
 Assigned estate of the Washinee Company iu insolvency. late Of Sa bury, in said dietrict.
 ohDERED-ThaL the Trustee exhibit his trus. tee account to this Court for adjustnent, at the Probate oncs in Salisbury, ou the Srd day of Jan uary, 1874 at 10 o'clock forenoen and that all per- sons interested in said EstRte may be notified thereof, the Trustee will cAase this order to be published in newspaper printed ia Litchfeld county, and post copy thereof on the sign post in said Salisbury.
 Certified from record,
 1w24 AIhert Moora ClsrL
Connecticut western news., 1873-12-26

STATE OF CONRECTICUT.-AtaC A Court n, S Probate holden at Salisbury, within and for the District of Salisbury, the 23rd day of Dec, A. D. 1873.
 Present, silas B. Moore, EAS., Judge
 This Court dsth direct the Administrators of the estate of Francis c. French late of Salisbury Tn said district dsceased represented ts be insol. vent to give notice to all perso interested in the estate Of said deceased. to appear, If they see cause before the Court of Probate holden at the Prosats onice in said District on the 6Ch day of January, 1874, at 1e ocl eek forenoon to be heard relative to the appointment of Commissioners on said estate, by posting said order of notice on public sign-post in said town of Salisbury, nearest to the place where the deceased last dw wet and by advertising the same h newspaper published in Litchfeld county.
 Certified from record,
 1wA Albert Moore Clark
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Connecticut western news., 1873-12-26
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We Atan You !-Whom we will now wish merry Christmas. take it in -oh, we'll anything nice, you know.
Connecticut western news., 1873-12-26

CdnaGn.-For elegant, as well as useful, Christmas gifts, go 10 s. C. Beckley's store He is full of em. which he is selling very low; but for anything in the kne of toys from two story elephant, whose trunk will fly upward if you pull hls tail, to an ele- gantly embossed, double recded toot bugle; go to Humphreys Drug Store, He's got 'em.
Connecticut western news., 1873-12-26

In Troa61e.-The devil is in open rebel lion against us. He says-with remarka- ble truthfulness for him-that he has served his people at all seasons of the year :; through sunshine and storm, prosperity and adversity. and all that sort O thing you know, with fidelity that is truly remsrka ble; but to keep up his fire and Set type on Sundays or through the Holidays, he says is against his religion. What shall we do ? We are afraid our readers wont get paper next week, because the devil says he won't work, and everybody knows the dev- il won't lie.
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Going Jor Hw Hair-The southern. young lady who was residing in Bridgeport and was sadly disappointed by the non-ap- pearance of her Texan lover on the we'd ding day, has ascertained that his absence was due to his capture by Indians, who at last accounts were going for his hair
Connecticut western news., 1873-12-26

The Hen ShoD.-The Hartford hen show IS ended for this year, and we understand has been very successful affair. Con ductor Eggleston says such an array of her coops, each of which sent forth noise oI some sort, (many of the noises were inde- scrioable.) from the tenor toned crow of q bantam rooster to the regular old basso of ahanghie. as was seen in Allyn Hall last week, was probably never before assembled under one roof. Such cackllng, ehirp- lng' scresehing, growing and hootlpg as greeted the ears of visitors, proved to be enough to astonish all who attended
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Ch'Tstnas Tree.-The Episcopal people have trimmed their church in this village very prettily, and at o'clock this (Wed nesday) afternoon, will permit the little folks,not only to feast their eyes on beas- tiful christmas tree loaded heavily with presents, but they will. as usual, be invited to partaks thereof.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-07

for short time with any form OF gov
ernment, or any ruler. The principal
national characteristic is dissatisfaction,
and the general remedy, bloodshed and
revolution. Much of the country is in
tested by brigands and robbers, and
society is divided into clans, that keep
the country in perpetual guerilla war
fare, and we can readily believe that an
outbreak is just as imminent as it is re-
presented to be, and we commend the
prudence of those merchants andwealthy
citizens who have packed up their world
ly goods and prepared for fight.
The question of what can be done
for Mexico, to give her peace and pros
perity within her border, and make her
desirable neighbor, has many times puZ-
lied the statesmen of the United States.
The fact of her being our nearest neigh
Dor, and having a long frontier next to
us, gives all questions relative to the
prosperity and peace of that country an
importance, which we should not feel IT
long stretch of salt water lay between
her and us. We do not think that she
can be forced to higher civilization by
a contract with some outside power.
We do not deem that annexation to
the United States desirable for eth
er country, but it appears to US
that her location will work out the So
luton of her destiny. The course of
empire is already filling up Texas and
the frontier States of Mexico, with an
intelligent and industrious people. In
Texas, we learn, vast systems OF rail-
roads, telegraphs, and internal improve
mcnts are in progress. The Rio GrGfade
cannot stop this tide, but in the natural
course of events the soil of Mexico will
soon be striped in all directions by rail-
road tracks, and when people can pass
from one end of her territory to the
other with the speed of steam, brigandage
will have passed away forever and the
calm walks of legitimate business will
absorb the men who now thrive as po-
litical and military agitators. Facilities
for transportation will produce greater
industry, followed by heavier crops and
productions, and the problem of Mexi-
can redemption will be worked out to
her own satisfaction, as well that of her
neighbors. The people of Mexico might
well hail the rapid infusion of American
ideas, Yankee intelligence and industry
which is now making home upon her
soil, as the deliverer for which she has
waited so long. We know the people
who are now passing the frontier are not
models of social purity or business in
tegrity, but we remember that the pic.
neers of civilization are never her best
representatives., and that these hardy
and energetic frontiersmen, with their
free manners and loose habits, will soon
be followed by higher refinement and
more intelligent industry.
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"A valuable horse, belonging to Mr.
Charles Campbell, while grazing +, 80. ~.
front yard attempted to jumD the fen -.
and became impaled upon the sbsrn - ~
cts. The animal was very severely -
jured.
Nearly a ton of scale rock fell fro.
the roof of Parker, ellison & Dews,--
quarry, on Saturday, .demolishing a g:s
ding machine completely No neTsos
was injured, though the runner Of T-
machine, John Monaghan. had . mar
escape. . <.".
The school children in district No
with their teachers, spent a pleasa1t "a. d,
in GilmOre's grove on Friday. -'
Miss Bridget Gaffeney. a nenhs-,s
the Catholic choir here, is instrucfi5,,o VI
class in vocal music at Falrhaven NJ
Jane Gaffeny, her sister, has been org.- ,2
Ist of the Catholic church al Ni9+-
Granville, for year.
The highway leading in an 5;ra.-
tions through districts No. q and ; ma.
never in a better condition than AZ nv
ent. Great credit is due the ef7eisr.
road-masters, Maj. J. II. HazeltoD sri
Mr.. Michael Kennedy, for careful No.,
Torrance of the work.
A young lady here who sDera,
works in the kitchen, was, neyerbelass
washing the tea-things one evening isfs
", when her beau-ideal droDDe5 IN
With a great futtering she babe ma sav
she would be dorm in a few minute:
which ma did. The young man said he
would call around, and jUkingly crart
around to the back door. lust in Tina n
receive Dulcina's dish water full in fba
face. Dulcina screamed and tainted
the young man gOOd-hum0redlv wrung
his mOustache, stepped in and regusci-
tated Dulcina, and now, strange to ssr
declares he likes the young lady be..er
than ever.
If a person feels an effect, the c..sa
of which is unknown. be should frs
consider the cause before taking action
in the matter. Mr.. GObain. while mass.
ing the meat market lately, received the
formidable hOugh of an OK On the side
of his head and nose, with crushing ef-
feet. Merely suspecting the cause. Mr..
@. Immediately went for legal docu-
ments, and returning much aDpease5
learned it was merely an accident. p.
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eliminated.

A number of deliberately bitter letters
have appeared lately IN the Springfield
Republican, no doubt from one of it's
editors who has been visiting this State
One of the violent assaults was upon
Chancellor Royce. This editors accura-
cy as historian is like his truthfulness
as prophet sample of which we had
last summer as to the prospects of the
Vermont campaign.
The last letter was from Brattleboro,
and it appears that among his other dis
coveries he has found ''the incipient
Ben Butler of Vermont" which dread
being is no other than our townsman. B.
F. Fifeld. That effort was too much for
his correspondence--it died and the edi-
tor went home.
In yesterdays Republican appears a
three column editorial in which the his
tory of the numerous family of Smiths
is given from the time of the entrance of
John into Virginia down to a period re-
mote in the future. The article is evil
IDENTIFY carefully prepared and distrib-
utes its attacks quite impartially be-
tween ex-Gov. Smith, Trenor w. Park
and Chancellor Royce. 1t is a fitting
elimination of the disjointed assaults
made for the past few months by the
1fageller and Republican. Its malignity
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-07
stake at Port Henry.
ONE THOUSAND MEN ENGAGED N Il

The miners of Port Henry and Mine
vile have had, for several years, an as
ISOLATION among themselves, which they
claim is for their mutual protection and
assistance in case of need. One of the
rules of this association is that no man
shall be allowed to work in the mines
who is not member of the association.
This society has made itself repugnant
to sensible people by its arbitrary action
in several petty cases and notably In
recent case. They have, at various
times. threatened to strike, but previous
to this. the matter has been comprom-
ised, but the employers, the Port Henry
Iron Ore Company, Witherbees, Sher-
man 81 Co., and several other firms, felt
that the time was coming when they
must take firm stand against the en-
croachments of this association, whose
members do not seem to know when
they are well used, and are never salts
| fed The time for action arrived, and
the firms were prepared. A few days
ago one of the foremen discharged
man for some good and sufficient
reason. The Miners association straight
way held a meeting. decided that
the foreman was wrong, expelled
him from the association, and forth
with demanded that because he was
not a member of the association, he
could not work in the mines, and he
must be discharged Immediately. This,
the proprie Jrs, after a strict investi-
CATION into the cause of the trouble,
decided not to do. Then the ultimatum
came from the mines, Discharge him
or we strike The gauntlet thus thrown
down, the owners quickly picked up, with
-'Strike if you wish = and strike they
did. As none of them went to work on
Wednesday morning, the owners order
ed all the tools brought up, the entrances
locked, and steam blown off from the
hosting engine This arbitrary, foolish
action on the part of the ''strikers," has
thrown out of employment about one
thousand men. Numbers of them do
not wish to strike, and do not believe in
strikes as a means of lettering their
condition, but they are overruled by the
majority. 1t is safe to say, that, in this
case, they will be ready to 60 to work
before the owners will come to their
terms, as they-the owners-are pre-
pared for a siege. Such is the end that
all so-called unions" generally bring
men 10.
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MEXICO.

There has been so little disorder of late
in Mexico, that we had almost forgotten
but what it was possible for civil gov
eminent to exist among that turbulent
people, but we are now brought to our
recollection of the character of the Mex
leans, by the dispatches of lively times
about the "balls of the Montazumas. "
While we have in this country an abund-
ance of small politicians, who are al
ways seeing destruction in the govern
ment, when they are not IN office, the
same class in Mexico, owing to differ
ent education, or greater courage, al
ways seek to bring about what ours only
talk of. 1t is now charged by the Mex
lean liberals that President Lerdo is no
statesman; that he is stubborn and I'M
scrupulous; that his cunning and patience
are but part of an obstinate wilfulness :;
that he is ambitious, and appoints his
relatives to office; that he is prOhigate,
and extravagant, and that his admins
tration is opposed to necessary reforms,
and retards the prosperity of the coun-
try. Many of the charges sound fami-
liar as though they were taken from
stereotype plates used here last summer.
But with Mexico such things have diff
ferent meaning than in the United
States. Such discontentments are not
healed by being disproved, and defeat
or victory at the polls, is only the
skirmish that precedes the battle. Such
talk is but the prelude of violence, and
revolution usually follows rapidly on the
heels of revilings.
The Mexicans are strange people,
inheriting all the peculiarities of the alb
brightness and their Spanish conquerers,
without any good qualities to redeem
their faults. They are never satisfied but
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Washington, and there the daily and
periodic variations will be compared
with similar reports from different parts
of the country, and by this means will
be ascertained the causes of the dis
turbances in the weather. After ascer-
tanning these causes, they can predict
with almost a certainty when similar
changes will again occur, and it is IN
this manner that such correct predictions
of the changes in the weather, twenty
four hours in advance of their occurrence,
are received from "old Prob. " daily
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-07

UNRIGHTEoUs LOVE AND PATERNAL
PUNIsHMENT.-On the evening of the
18th inst, at Proctorsville, a man about
forty years of age, attempted an elope
ment with gushing French maiden of
the tender and indiscreet age of fifteen
Beth parties were operatives in thu, Proc
torsville mills. Fortunately the maiden's
father oVerhauled the couple at the Dnt
louisville depot, and brought the girl
home. The false lothario had been
boarding at the house of the girls faith
er, and is said to have an antecedent
wife in the State of New York. from
whom ne claims to have procured a di-
yorce, but circumstances are suspicious
against him. The would-be Romeo has
left the State. The fond but stern "pa-
rient has inflicted summary punishment
upon the daughter, and sent her to work
again in the mill.
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BoId and Successful Piece OF Till
Tapping.

At an early hour Friday morning
the money drawer of the Bardwell
House was broken open and rified Of its
contents. On the previous evening a
tough-looking customer made his APP
pearance at the house, saying that he
was printer, out of employment, and
without money. He said that he had
visited the printing offices and could Sc
cure no work He did call at the offices,
but it is altogether doubtful that his
representations were true, as be looked
far more like a sailor than like printer,
or anything else. As there was no ac-
cDmmodation for him at the Bardwell,
the house being full on account of the
races just closed, he was not assigned a
bed, but Mr. Cramton kindly consented
that he might occupy. a chair in the Of
fee. Mr.. Cranton himself remained in
charge Of the house till some three or
four o'clock in the morning, and then
retired, leaving the care of things to
Captain Jack" the porter When lac
went to bed the stranger still remained
in the chair in the office. The first thing
the porter has to do after coming on
duty is to make the early calls, and
while he was about the house doing this
the money drawer in the office counter
was pried open and its contents, estI-
mated at $3.50, taken. On his return
from his rounds the porter discovered
the burglary, and noticing the quasi
printer was gone, gave the alarm. Sus-
picion Immediately settled upon the
strange man, and he has been hunted
for since the affair, but so far without
success. He was last seen at the depot
at about 6 o'clock. A spanneF, an in
strument taken, probably, from No. rs
engine room, was used in forcing open
the drawer. Mr.. Cramton usually takes
the money from the drawer and puts il
in the safe when retiring, but unfortu-
nately, on this occasion, he omitted 10
do so. The fellow is a light complex
Toned man, somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of thirty years of age, rather
''hard-up" looking, and has lost a por-
ton of one forefnger.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-07

SERIOUS ACCIDENT. - Friday morn
ing Geo Alvord was engaged to drive a
picnic party out to Bald Mountain.
While watering the horse, previous to
their return, one of the horses gave Mr..
Alyord a very serious kick on the fore
head, directly over the right eye. He
lay for some time unconscious, but had
revived sufficiently TO raise himself up
when the party arrived to take the car
riage-they being unaware of the injury
he had received. Fortunately the party
had some simple remedies with them.
some of which they administered, which
had the effect ofreviying him somewhat.
AS soon as the team was ready he per
sisted in getting on the drivers seat and
driving home, and he did do il, but had to
be held on the seat by two persons dur
ing the return. As soon as they arrived
home, which was several hours after the
accident, DR.. Pond was called, and on
examination, found that the skull was
severely fractured, making large and
dangerous wound. He was made as
comfortable as possible. Although suf-
fering considerably, he maintains his
consciousness.