Connecticut western news., 1874-02-06

ana WhO were 0OOut AaIr mile away, could get to him and rescue him from his perilous position, but poor Choulet was not so fortunate. He had sank to the bottom for the last time before help arrived, and was drowned.
 The Aizk Lnterests.-Tha Pittsfel6 Eugle says: The Farmers Milk Company, com posed of farmers on the Harlem Extension and Housatonlc railroads, are to build creamery at Sheffield, the contract for the building having already been let. We ur' derstand that the purpose is to regulate the milk traffic between New York dealers and these farmers, so that the market may Tot be overstocked. From the creamery, skinned milk, cream or pure milk can be sent to the city according as the demand is best for the different articles, and the bal ance consumed at the creamery in making butter and cheese. Now dairy men send indiscriminately to the city, sometimes to have their milk wasted for want of sale.
 TAe Zhomastoa Espress.-We clip the following item from the Tkomaston Es- press.
 We respectfully announce that we shall discontinue the publication of the EapresS after Feb. 18th, 1874, unless previous to that time our subscription list increases sufficiently to warrant it's continuance. The money will be returned to subscribers who have paid in advance.
 We are sorry to see by the above that the Express lacks the support it SO richly deserves. It is neat little folio of five columns to the page. and is ably conduct ed by MT. Geo. M. Grilley, who seems to be the right man; making the Express newsy and cheerful little sheet. The peo- pie of Thomaston cannot afford and should not permit it to 90 down, even if each man, woman and child is compelled to take two or three subscriptions each to keep it alive.
 Mild -Winters.-The mildness of the present season, both here and in Europe, has induced some of the book-worms to look up precedents. The result is that SO far, at least, as Europe is concerned, for we have not the same records here to fall back upon, the present bears no compari- son to some of the winters long gone by. In 1772 the temperature was so high in England that leaves came out on the trees in January, and birds matched their bfoods in February. In 1929 the winter was equal ly mild, and the maidens of Cologne wore wreaths of violets and corn flowers at Christmas and On Twelfth Day. In I42l the trees lowered in the month of March, and the vines in the month of April. Cher ries ripened in the same month, and grapes appeared in May. In 1572 the trees were covered with leaves in January, and the birds matched their young in February, as in 1l72; In 1885 the same thing was re- peated, and it is added that the corn was in the ear at Easter. There was ln France neither snow nor frost throughout the win ters of 1888, 1907, 1909, 1917 and 1859 finally in 1862, even in the north of GeY- many, the stoves were not lighted, and trees lowered in February. Coming to later dates, the winter of ls46-7, when it thun- dered at Paris on the 28th of January, and that of 1866, the year of the great inunda tion of the Seine, may be mentioned as exceptionally mild.
 PoliticGl.-The Democratic State Con vention convened at New Haven last Tues day and renominated the old ticket entire, as follows:
 For Governor-Charles R. Ingersol, New Haven.
 Lieutenant Governor-George G. Sill, Hartford.
 Secretary of statc-Marvn H. Sanger, Canterbury.
 Treasurer-M. E. Raymond, New Ca naan.
 Comptroller-A. R. Goodrich, Vernon.
 After his renomination, Gov. Ingersoll | addressed the Convention as follows: Mr. President and Gent1emen-I have been officially informed that have been unanimously nominated as a candidate for the office of governor for another term. It fills me with the profoundest gratitude. When assumed the office year ago I felt that nothing could be added to the obliga- tions owed my fellow citizens for the manifestations of their confidence, which have endeavored not to forfeit. In the future, as in the past, hope that whatever do out of office or in, may retain the confidence of the public and the esteem of my fellow citizens. Applause. Gentle men, allow me again to thank you sincere ly for this nomination, and to say to you that, learning that it came from you as d unanimous expression, forego my private feelings and accept it, (applause,) and ] trust shall not dishonor the confidence you have placed in me. (Applause.)
 Tedchers' lnastitute.-A State Teachers Institute will be held at Lakeville, begin ming at o'clock on Thursday evening" February 18th, and closing Saturday after noon, under the supervision of the secre tary of the Board of Education, aided by Professors J. c. Bodwell, D. D., Hartford sanborn Penney ot Williams College Mark Bailey of Yale College; I. N. Carle- ton, Miss 0. B. Bush of the State Norma School, and others.
 All the exercises are open to the public Teachers and school visitors will be enter tained without charge.
 School officers, and all; the friends o common schools. are earnestly requested to circulate this notice among teachers, ant to facilitate their attendance. It is recon mended that the schools be closed, in tn,
 belief that the improved methods of teach ing suggested will more than compensat'
 for the time given to the teachers. Schoo , officers are cordially invited to be present
 No effort will be spared to render all thu exercises both attractive and useful.