Connecticut western news., 1875-07-16

talks eloquently about his having ''cut off his own head" etc., etc.
 Some weeks since, Editor Pinney said in paragraph in bis paper, that his "heavy editorials" were written in the night, be : tween l2 and o'clock, and when he was entirely under the influence of spirit from the other world, and gave the names of some who directed his pen on those occa- sions. It would seem to mortal doing business exclusively with people this side of the unknown, the most natural act to introduce about five pounds of No. II boot (Pinney wears such) to the posterior of the blind and blundering old spirit that had possession of the editor of the Press when he wrote ''The New Revelation" ar ticle last week or in other words; kick the old fool out doors.
 We have our opinions of Spiritualism, but the fact of discourse concerning that doctrine being published in THE NEWS, is no evidence that the article expresses our views.
 About Railroad Excursions.-M. ED1- TORI infer from the advertisement of the Hartford, Providence & Fishkill railroad company which appeared in THE NEWS of last week, that that company has adopted the true and popular method of rendering railroad excursions profitable to the com pany and advantageous to the community by abandoning the usual practice of fixing some given time or day for an excursion, and instead thereof have issued tickets for the round trip at a reduced price and of three months standing, by which excur- sionists can fix their own time;go and come whenever it suits their convenience, and in greater or less numbers, even down to a single individual, by the regular trans. There are other railroad lines which can undoubtedly adopt similar method with like advantages for instance there is now very direct chain of railroads (consider. ing the distance) from Fishkill, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck, Rondout, Kings ton and Red Hook on the Hudson river, via the Conn. Western and other railroads. extending easterly through the cities of Hartford, Providence. Taunton, etc., to the extreme end of Cape Cod, distance perhaps as the bird flies of 200 miles, and about 30 miles off from the main land in the Atlantic ocean proper. Now if the rail- road companies, whose roads compose this chain, would but unite and adopt a similar method, there is scar cely doubt but what they would find it fer their respective inter- ests, and not only for single year, but to continue it annually. The route is entirely inland till it reaches the cape, and there are probably million of people now living within convenient access of it. and which is intersected by dozen other railroads be- fore it even reaches Rhode Island going east, all of which routes furnish more or less excursionists from places more remote, both north and south, and it is hoped that those whose business and interest it is will not be long in setting the ball in motion. A. B. From Negaunee.-Mr. T. M. Wells, who left this town for new field of labor in Negaunee. Michigan, nearly two years and half ago, arrived in this village on his first visit home, last Saturday on the even- ing train. MT. Wells is prominent sales man in the large store of the Iron Cliff Mining Co. of Negaunee, in which the Hon. Wm. H. Barnum is quite largely in terested, and returns again to his work, af- ter much too short visit, in two or three weeks. Thomas is one of the most stanch and reliable young men who have gene out from us, and his many friends here welcome him with true and hearty welcome. Litchfeld county and Eastern Dutchess appear to be we'll represented in Negaunee. MT. T. J. Houston, the gene. ral manager, superintendent and director of the Iron Cliffs Co.,, was formerly super intendent of Maltbie's furnace, near Mil Ierton. MT. k. s. Green, the mercantile agent of the company, was from Lime Rock, and Cad s. Smith, the book keeper in the store, came from New Milford John Q. Adams Esq, formerly success full lawyer in West Cornwall, has been ir practice in Negaunee the past two or three years. MT. Adams is now associated ir business with MT. Sutherland, a western lawyer. and MT. Swift, formerly of Corn wall Bridge, the firm name being Adams Sutherland t& Swift. We are informed that MT. Adams has been very successful in hi! practice in the west, and is regarded as ont of the most prominent members of the bar It may perhaps be regarded as evidence o
 Mir. As prosperity to state that he bull him very handsome residen ce in Negau nee last season. MT. M. A. Gibbs, former ly of Ore Hill, occupies responsible posi- tion as assistant book-keeper in the compa ny's office. Mir. Lewis Corbit of MillertoI is receiver of coal on the bank, position
 by no means the least important, ard Jas A. Root of Van Deusenville is furnacemal and Harry Fuller of Ore Hill, who ha
 charge and general oversight of the barr
 and the teams, are industrious and reliabl
 men at their work. Negaunee has popu
 lation of about 4OOO, and it's chief bushes is mining ore and making iron in it's nu
 merous furnaces; and in this selection o
 talent and skilled workmen from this re
 zion, she manifests her wisdom in an em nent degree.
 The Crowen Turbine wheel.-MR El IToR.-The invention of the turbine wbee was long stride toward perfection in util zing water as motive power; but the Va rious improvements that have been mad in these wheels within few years, hay rendered them as much superior to thos first manufactured as the steam engine o
 the present day is to those of a half centur