Connecticut western news., 1873-12-05

closed you will find P. O. order of three
 dollars for my back subscription and fol
 another year. also enclose ten cents fol
 pipes and tobacco. which will last you lon
 ger than one of those fifty cent cigars thai
 other chap sent as extra, and if you will
 come out here, will give you barrel ot
 cider, barrel of apples and one-half bar
 rel of sauer kraut, with kit ot pickled
 shitepokes thrown in. Yours truly,
 F. l.. COLLINS
 Elkhart, Ind, Nov. 22nd, 1873.
 It is not question in our mind whether
 we will go to Indiana on such an invita-
 tion as the above. That kit of pickled
 shitepokes is enough. We shall go as soon
 as the "fall work IS done. ."-ED. NEws.
 Peace.-As will be seen in another col
 umn, satisfactory reparation is to be made
 by the Castelar government of Spain for the lnhuman slaughter of the Virginius prisoners at Santiago de Cuba. Three weeks since we wrote heavy editorial on War!-Yes gentlemen, satisfactory repa- ration or ''war to the hilt!" Sheriff Ad- ans read that war article, and said he would send copy of THE NEWS containing it to old Castelar, and if he didn't ''come down" after reading that, it would be because he wouldn't scare worth a cent. The sequel has shown the effects on his nerves of the perusal of the article in question, and our glorious country is spared the terrible and disastrous results of war with Spain, and yet we claim no credit for this grand achievement. Our modesty won't let us.
 "Our Railroad. ."-MR. EDITOR. Why is not our Conn. Western railroad bound to be success? The last link-the Pough- keepsie bridge across the Hudson-which when completed will he one of the best and most magnificent structures of the kind on this continent, and gives us direct and unbroken railway connection between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, is now being built, notwithstanding the panic; the ground is being broken and the corner stone will soon be laid. It behooves us, as stockholders and taxpayers of the towns which are stockholders in the road, to use all reasonable efforts to make it a success We can give it a cheering word and help ing hand; we can encourage every business enterprise now established on it's line, and by word and action can inaugurate others and new ones. We have undeveloped mines and qaarries, unused water power and privileges where capital can be invest ed that will remunerate the investors, build up our villages and create profitable To- cal business for the road. Let every one of us feel that we have personal interest in the prosperity of this, our great enter prise, and make personal exertions in it's favor. Let us insist on an economical yet thorough management of it's business, and the future of our road is not distant when our stock will be valuable. A CITIZEN
 Pinaey's RiGe.-Did you see Editor Piu ney of the Winsted Press, whilehe was on the home stretch the other day "You see" he thought he would take short ride. just to give his mind rest after bls last half column editorial, and for that purpose stepped on Conductor Cummings train at to ride to Norfolk, expecting to return on the afternoon train going east, which in times past and gone, was wont to pass the milk train at that station. The milk train arrived at "Grants" and dodged 'ff on side track, and although Friend Pinney thought it was little odd to wait 10 long at that station, his mind was so oc- 'upied with what he should say in the next ssue on the Cuban question, the long stop | made but little impression on him.-But | what train is that which passed just now, avs he! Yes, it is so it is Emore's train! Why hold on there but they were too ar away to see his motions to stop or hear is invitations to do so. This is a queer tate of affairs, quoth Plnney. Not anoth- r train going back to Winsted till ten 'clock to night, and must be there before hat time at all hazards! Pinney is pretty ood fellow, and we wont say word about oW he plodded along the snowy, serpen- ne route of five miles to Winsted, sing lg psalm tunes to keep back his very just ,dignation at being so Geceiyed in his cal ulations. Pinney has the reputation of ejng good singer; hear him: When I can read my title clear,
 o-think should make such provoking
 mistake, is enough to make-man-
 sions in the skies; Il bid farewell to-Elmore might have
 stopped, as presume he saw me. and
 when l see him again I'll give him
 every fear, nd-if people find out about how had
 to hoof it five miles home, thev'll- ,
 wipe my weeping eyes," We should be glad to give the rest of this teresting psalm as sung by Friend Pin y on the occasionin question, but space rbids, Last Week.-MR. EDITOR. Our Thanks | ving week which has just passed, has zen mace remarkable in the completion t
 one and the commencement of another f
 the greatest public works in the coun. y in the llne of public thoroughfares. he two shafts for the Hoosac tunnel were ought together on Thanksgiving day ne Hon. Robert Johnson, chairman of e committee on the tunnel of the Massa. usetts legislature, was the first man to P ss through the opening made that day U tween the two shafts under the noun '' n, followed by one of the contractors S' d crowd of interested spectators, and e :, oytul meeting was held at North Adame sl o 1t evening in consequence of the event. V le Messrs. Shanlys, the contractors. ~ ve within the past five years used 275.- .l ) pounds of nitro glycerine, 322, ,OoO lbs. 'e common powder, AS, 500 lbs. of giant ai Wder and $500 lbs. of dualin as explo- Ill es; 43 persons have been accidentally
 led In and about the tunnel since it's com