Connecticut western news., 1874-07-24

IulnSS WHICH IS peCullaTly LIS own. COm- | menting upon the outbreak of hostilities among the Western Indians, which is now absorbing the grave attention of the gov ernment and causing widespread uneasiness Gen. Sherman says: The Indian Bureau has fed the Indians all winter and the ponies are fat, so the savage warrior is in fine trim for the acquisition of fresh scalps and plunder. Next fall, after the summers ac- tivity, they will be all taken back and fed. Without accepting in their full extent the views of the General as set forth in this sin gularly brief and pungent paragraph, there is yet in it much which is very suggestive and which should have the thoughtful con- sideration of the government.
 Water Reservoirs and Dams.-There is a proposition before our legislature to es- tablish board of engineers to see to the safety of reservoirs and dams, by which any five persons living in their track, who may consider them unsafe, may apply to the owners for an examination and repairs, and in case of neglect after five days, then the state board may be appealed to. If the Board find defects, the cost of remedying them is to fall upon the owners; but if they are all right the state shall foot the bill. There is some opposition to such law in the legislature, but if it is passed, as we hope it may be, we trust that there are at least five people in our center village and in the track of the Mt. Riga stream who will not be slow to ascertain whether all things are sate here below from the two reservoirs and dams at the head of the stream some 700 feet above us, and whcth CT we must continue to sleep as we have done for the last five weeks, comparatively with one eye open.
 Marriage.-The La Porte Qnd.) Argus gives the following notice of the marriage of Jared H. Orr, Esq, formerly of this town: "A large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen gathered at the Congregational church last Thursday evening to witness the marriage of one of Michigan City's fair daughters, Miss Sarah A. Winship, to Jared H. Orr, Esq, a young and talented member of the legal profession in this city. The church was appropriately decorated for the joyful occasion an arch of flowers with a bridal bell which was hung in the center, was erected in front of the pulpit. The bride and groom took their places under the bell, Miss c. Couden and Miss Maggie Orr as bridesmaids, Lieut.. A. R. Couden, U. s. N., and MT. W. A. Sammons as grooms- men. Rev. Evarts Kent oficiated, weld ing two hearts into one, two souls with but single thought, &c. The bride was dressed in white tulle trimmed with orange blossoms Miss c. Couden in white with blue flowers and Miss Maggie Orr in white, trimmed with pink flowers. The happy groom was of course arrayed in the con- ventional black suit, as was also MT. Sam mons, whilst Lieut.. Couden was arrayed in new and neat naval uniform. After the ceremony the marriage party returned to the residence of the brides parents, where under the beautiful marriage bell they re- ceived the congratulations of their numer- ous friends until train time, when they took the train East for protracted bridal tour, carrying the best wishes of their mary friends and acquaintances for pleasant journey and safe return.'
 Planting Shade Trees.-Far too little eff fort has been made to beautify our towns and villages by their citizens, and they are too often laid out on a plan so 'cabin'd, cribb'd, confined, as to make impossible or to delay for many years those adornments which are essential to comfort and salubri- ty. If shade trees were planted now, every town might have it's streets converted into continuous park, adding greatly to the beauty and comfort of the houses which line them. without interfering with business needs. Moreover each one of these tree lined streets would exact constant influ- ence in the promotion of cleanliness, order and good taste among the people. Each householder would be melted to make the reservation allowed him in front of his dwelling as neat and engaging as that of his neighbor. Their gutters instead of being a synonym for everything that is loathsome and offensive, and place for the genera tion of unpleasant and unwholesome odors, would be kept clean and sweet. Flowers would soon spring up under the trees, (which would be cared for by the inmates of each adjacent house, and very soon the sweet domestic charities would also be transplant ed thither by the assemblage of families be- meath them in the pleasant summer and au- tumn evenings. Then, too, would follow, naturally, a more extended and more ia miliar intercourse between neighbors, and people would enjoy far more of open air life than they now do, with it's health bring ing energy. The neighborhood of the Sal isbury Congregational church is suggested as fitting spot for planting shade trees, and of large sige
 Geology of the West.-Among the geo. logical deductions of the Wheeler expedi- ton are the following: All that portion of the United States west of the plain IS char acterized by corrugation, that is, the geo. logical formations once horizontal have been bent and broken and thrown into ridges so as to produce mountainous country. The ridges vary greatly as to height and length, but agree in general northerly trend so that in travelling north and south 1t is generally easy to follow val leys, while in going east or west one is con,
 fronted by range after range that he must
 climb or go around. In the lower parts of
 this great mountain system the slow but in- defatigable agencies of rain and stream
 have accumulated so great an amount of detritus that the valleys are clogged and the mountains nearly or quite buried, In this