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Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11
The Legislature.

The House of Representatives Thursday of last week passed, by a%ote of 227 yeas to nay, a constitutional amendment pro viding for biennial elections for tho fall and winter sessions of the legislature. The amendment will, no doubt, pass the senate, and tho unanimity for it in the Legislature foreshadows its adoption by the people by large majority. An amendment was also passed making the salaries of members of .he legislature $500 year and mileage. The house has incorporated the bondho CTS of the New Haven, Middletown and Willimantic railroad under the name of the New York and Boston Air Line railroad company, thus wiping out the old corpora tion, and giving the road to the first mort gage bondholders under new organiza- ton,
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

A CHRISTOPHER SToRY.-A gentleman who has just returned from Cherokee county, Kansas, is full of remarkable rem iniscences of the grasshoppers infesting that vicinity. He will stand around for an hour relating the hair-breadth escapes of the people whom the hoppers have over run, and who are leaving their homes and fleeing from the fearful scourge. The trav- eller is inclined to think that many of the crimes attributed to the James boys are to be traced to the hardened and absolute grass. hopper, many of whom, he says, are arm ing themselves with shot guns and organ izing a sort of home guard for offensive and defensive purposes. r'
 One of those credible stories Is to tue effect that, a few weeks ago, woman dug up pan full of dirt in which to plant some flower seeds, She put the pan under the stove and went out to see neighbor. Upon her return, after an hours absence, she found 1000 bushels of grssshoppers gene rated by the heat. literally eating her cut of house and home. They first attacked the the green shades on the windows, and then a green painted dust.pan. A green Irish servant girl, asleep in one of the rooms, was the next victim, and not vestige of her was left. The stove md stove pipe followed, and then the house was torn down so they could get at the chimney. Boards, joists. beams, plaster, clothing, nails, hinges, door-knobs, plates, tin.ware, everything in fact the house ined, twas eaten up, and when she arrived within a mile of the house she saw two of the lar gest hoppers sitting up on end and playing mumble-te-peg with the carving knife, for which should have the cellar.
 The way the matter leaked out was on g suit brought against the insurance company winch refused to pay the policy on the ground that the building was not destroyed by fire; but the court rendered verdict for the plaintiff, as she had proven that the grasshoppers were generated by the fire in the stove.-LeavsnDorth Tunes.
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C@mAnms

Canaan.
 On Friday afternoon I. N. Carleton of New Britain gave lecture in the town hall on health. and how to keep it. In the evening B. G. Northrop, secretary of the Board of Education of New Haven, gave a lecture on education. All of the schools in Canaan and East Canaan were closed to give the scholars chance to attend, and a large number attended, many being from East Canaan......G. Humphrey has been fixing up the inside of his store, and has made great improvement ip the looks he also has new fence in front of his house. Pierce, Lawrence & Go. are ex pecting to build new lime kiln in short time......Mr. J. B. Reed, agent for the Housatonic company at this station,is hay ing vacation on account of his health, which is quite poor. MT. 0. T. Strong ot Bridg eport is in his place, and with Mir Fred Spaulding's help, things seem to go or nicely .....George A. Randall, news agen on the Housatonic railroad has sold out his route to James Kellogg of Cornwall 1 Bridge. w.
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W est C0rnW0ll.

west C0fnWOlIs
 A. N. Hawley of Hawleyville shows a superior quality of asparagus, of which we have had fine sample......N look out for the itinerant minstrel with cracked fid- dle, patched harp and rickety hand organ. ......Rey. c. N. Fitch talked about weekly prayer meetings last Sabbath, and treated the subject in an interesting manner..... MT. Northrop of Ellsworth was driving a blind horse along the road near the 'Dimi. see hole last week. and owing to the fact that Mir. Northrop's vision was little clouded, he found himself, horse, wagon and companion in the water. MT. N. and companion managed to save themselves. People who drive blind horses should keep their vision clear..... Rev. c. N. Fitch will spend his annual vacation by taking trip to the Pacific coast with a tourist party composed principally of newspaper cores pondents. MT. Fitch will represent the New Haven Journal and Courier. ... ... The fine rain of Monday gladdened the hearts of our farmers. Owing to flush market in New York several of our milk producers are compelled to hold back considerable quantities of their milk. NUF CED.
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THE HOLYOKE DISASTER.
VERDICT OF THE ooRoNER's JURY.

The coroner's jury on the death of Fa- bian Moreau, as representative victim of the Holyoke disaster, rendered their verdict that he was burned to death in the French Catholic church May 27th. The jury find that no blame is to be attached to any per son in immediate connection with the fire by which this person and others came to ] their death, but they cannot too strongly condemn the almost criminal carelessness shown in the construction of the galleries and the means of egress therefrom. The testimony shows that the galleries had a seating capacity of 400 persons, and the only means of egress was the stairway about two and half feet wide, leading by turn to an outer door three feet wide. They find that all the deaths occurring at this fire were of persons seated in the gal leries, the nkans of exit from tho main floor of the house being ample, with all the doors opening outward. Considering the narrow. ness of the stairs as compared with the seating capacity of the galleries, and the faulty construction of the same as to reach AAS tuCAA AAvA uDOtC uuO UclOW, tuc uG- clsres that the party who built and suffered such death trap to stand should receive the unmeasured censure of the community. The jury further finds that the direct cause of the fire with Its terrible sacrifice of hu- man life is attributable to the use of trim mings of laces, paper, etc., about the altar, and the fact that the building was sheathed with pine sheathing instead of plaster They strongly deprecate the use of such adonment and the use of such finish ir places of public resort, and in conclusion would say to all persons or corporations owning or having in charge public halls ol churches that this sad calamity admonishe
 them to look we'll to the modes of exi from their buildings. The public will no hold guiltless the man or men who, ,througl carelessness or neglect, permit such fear ful scene to be repeated.
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MfllertOm. .

The ground was never known to be so dry at this time, of the year, as it has been for the last few days; but to-day (Monday) we have had. some rain and hope to have more. The cisterns are nearly all dry. and some of the wells too are very low. Grass is already badly injured by the dry wealth CT, but the gardens in our village are look ing very good indeed. The roads have been so very dusty for two weeks that riding for pleasure has been abandoned... Rev. Dr. Lyons of Newark, N. J.. preached in the Baptist church on Sunday last, and is OK, pected to occupy the same pulpit next Sun. day morning at the usual hour. He was very much liked by all who heard hlm. .... The Good Templars are still increasing in numbers and influence. They are talking of having picnic on the fourth of July. The Wilmington jubilee singers, who were | to give concert at Barton Hall Monday evening, got frightened on account of the rain, thinking they would have slim au- dience, and SO concluded to give no con cert here, but took the first train for Ame. nia. A great many were disappointed in consequence......Th M. E. church is being thoroughly cleaned and renovated this week......W. T. Eggleston went to New York last week to buy goods, and can now show you as choice variety of dry goods and groceries ss can be found anywhere in the county. roads in many places are getting bad, and in some parts of the town they are being worked. There is e dangerous place between the Baptist church and James Winchell's, which we hope tc see repaired soon. We came near being capsized there one day last week. Mr.
 David Chapman, our village baker, brings us daily some as light bread and biscuit as one could wish to eat...... George Brown has had an addition to his happy family
 having received an alligator from Florida
 two monkeys from the city of New York
 and squirrel from the Rocky Mountains ......N. Beach's new house is raised an6 coyered.....A certain young man of onl place is fond of treating his friends witt candy in the shape of log nges on which ht had caused to be sprinkled some tartal emetic. Let him and his associates beware how they try it again, however. DIXIE.
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

A LIGHTNING MAIL TRAIN.-The Post master General at Washington received 8 letter last Monday from firm in New York, offering to furnish machine that could take news train from New York to Washington in three hours, and through to Chicago in thirteen hours They asked the cooperation of the Postmaster General in establishing it by using it for mail train. The Postmaster-Gen replied that there is no legal means by which the department can enter into such an under taking,it being only empowered to contract for the transportation ot the mails.
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11
North GOshens

It is with feelings ot sadness that we re-
 cord the death of one in our small commu- nifty. Truly has.it been said: ''In the midst of life we are in death" Allie Humphreys beautiful child of only eleven summers, has been suddenly removed by the hand of death. As community, we deeply lament our loss, yet it is comforting to know that God has taken to himself one of His rare gems to shine anew in Ills heavenly kingdom. Her beautiful child life. so full of gentle patience and spotless innocence, so free from deception and guile, are to us blessed assurances that she was found worthy to enter the 'pesrly gates Such were her gentle disposition and sweet, winning graces, that among all her friends and playmates there were none who did not love her. Oprecious child of promise, shining angel above. The flu neral servlces, held at the M. E. church on Wednesday, the End inst, were attended by nearly the entire community, together with many friends from abroad. No pains were spared to render the ceremony solemn and appropriate to the age and occasion At the close of the service, the remain: were taken to Goshen Center for burial, fol lowed by numerous company of friends and neighbors. The grave was lined witt choice flowers and evergreens. Furthel offerings of flowers were cast upon the cof fin by relatives and friends. The last sac rites performed, we left our Allie sweetly sleeping, covered by the sweet blossoms and green boughs of early summer. 'Asleel
 in Jesus, blessed sleep Al.
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11
Connecticut Western Reserve.

EDITOR NEWS In probably one-half of the families on the Conn. Western Reserve the name of Litchfield county is honored and revered, either as my birthplace or my fathers old home.' Berkshire county, Mass, shares the same affectionate recog- milton. Surely there must be many warm heart in our mother country that still re members those who years ago left pleasant hillside homes behind them to come out and civilize the wilderness, and it is in this belief that venture to lift up voice from AshtabuIa county-once the far West, but now almost as eastern as Connecticut her self.
 Our county occupies the northeast cor ner of the state of Ohio is crossed from east to west by the Lake Shore and Michi- gan Southern railway, and from north to south by two branch roads diverging from Ashtabula, the principal town of the coun- ty; upon one of these. the Jamestown branch, and at the centre of the county, lies Jefferson, the county seat, village of perhaps 1900 inhabitants. Here is the home of Benjamin F. Wade, for seventeen years eur United States Senator; the home and grave of Joshua R. Giddings, famous as one of the founders of the snti-slavery party, and also the home of Wm. Dean Howell, editor of the Atlantic Monthly, and of his father, now United States Con sul at Quebec. ..
 Not quite as rich as many New Eng . land town in it's heritage of noble names yet when the comparative youth of the place is considered Jefferson has made fol itself name not to be ashamed of. Al that las been achieved in the West reflects credit upon our sturdy, hard-working New England pioneers, and their progressive spirit bids fair to be perpetuated in thei sons who are now resping the reward 0 their fathers privations in the comforts o advanced civilization.
 Of tke general character of the county its people, its distinguished men, its towns it's industries, etc., hope to say more il 5 the future, and will endeavor to show vol Connecticut's own especial colony an protege, the Conn. Western Reserve, as is.
 'Therefore, hope. as no unwelcome guest,
 At your warm freside, when the lamps al lighted,
 To have my place reserved among the rest,
 Nor stand as one unsought and uninvited." B v -s. - E. A. D.
 Jefferson, Ohio. June End, 1875. #
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

LET THERE be no secrets in medicine, or rather no pretended secrets. The medical faculty publish as soon as made, all their discoveries, and almost all that Is known of real value for the cure of disease has been discovered by them. Dr. Aver takes the honorable honest course, and right be- cause it is honest. He goes to work and invents the best remedy which medical skill can devise for the cure of certain com plants, then publishes what it is, and main tains hls control of it solely by making it cheaper, better, more perfect than anybody else can. If the people would exact this of all who offer medicines, they would have much less treacle and trash to swallow,
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

It appears that coining copper is not profitable: The government has not made half cent since 1857.
 "And now, Mrs. Sullivan," said the counsel, twill you be kind enough to tell the jury whether your husband was in the habit of striking you with impunity p "Wid what sir2" ''With impunity." "He was sir, now and thin, but he struck me oftener wid his fsht."
 A young bride who had been fashionably educated was asked by her fond husband to attend to the ordering of the dinner, as he shouldn't have time to go to market It is fact that she blandly requested the butcher to send home leg of tongue, sev- enteen rounds of steak and two halibut.
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11
DIE D.

In this village, June 9th, Ll dia Augusta, wife of George K. Bower, aged s8 Sears. At Ashley Falls, June 9th, Matilda, wife of Asahel Dunham; aged 6a years.
 Ol Mother dear, 'tis hard to part;
 It rends the cords around our hearts;
 But hence, in Heaven we hope to meet,
 And sit with you at Jesus feet. At North Goshen, May 81st Allie, only daugh- ter of James and Emily z. Humphrey, aged Ii years and three months. '''-T-. .""'.
 Now free from porrow, pain and care,
 No moro on earth to roam;
 An angel child is waiting there To guide the loved ones home.
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

RoMANoR.- If you want pure, unadulter- ated, billed down romance, here you have it. The Hartford Courant says: $,
 "Some men can survive all sorts of mis- fortunes and come ou, successful from ev- cry trial, others go down at the first fire. and some have been known to survive eye. ry other test and perish by the hand of wo- man in their own homes. Such was said to have been the fate of Agamemnon, such 1t is alleged was the fate of George Pepper in Boston the other day. His wife, it is said, slew him with carving knife. kill ed in family quarrel does not perhaps in these days furnish clear title to rcnown, but for what Pepper had survived he cer- tainly deserves remembrance. He was sail or on the Congress when the Merrimac made her raid at Hampton Roads, and he was laid away for dead, but rallied and re covered, having had skull. nose and jaw broken, teeth knocked out, thumb carried away, arm and leg wounded, an eye de- stroyed, and other damage done. Then he went home and married. A fire next dool so scared his wife that she and her infant died, and he was alone again. He went te work in some tube mills and fell and broke 8 leg. Recovering, he was handling lum- Der when pile fell on him and three ribl were broken. These he knitted together again and returned to work, and indeed, SC to speak, took another rib, for he found { second wife. Back in the tube works ht had circular saw take off the four finger. that his thumb left at Hampton and wher he had got we'll of this little injury, wha was left of him was killed by carving knife in his wife's hands. He scolded he for not knowing how to carve and knocked her down for her ignorance. In the scuffl, he fell upon her and landed on the knife She closed his strange career. and his wifi, is on trial for murder.
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

HoMGoPATH1o.--An extra large rosewood case of thirty-fye one ounce vials oi Humphreys Homeopathic Specifies, with one copy each of Humphreys Homepath ic Mentor and Manual of Specific Hemeo patby, for sale very cheap at
 GRAHAM's DRUG STORE. Salisbury, Conn.,, June 1875. 4stf
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Asme 4kws.

.sa We shallfeel greatly obliged to any of ou
 friends in the county, or elsewhere, who wih send
 us particulars ofany ncesOfinterestwhich may come undertheirnotice.
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

SaAbsoripaA on mAcO0Rlnts-The date on the colosed slip of paper with fhe name of the sub scxipt1On h PRidS thus. R B. Smith 6Jul74, indicates that MT Smnh has paAd for hAs paper So July 9th. 1G4. It fs hoped that subscribers wf4 date on their papers is always coHect, and whap they pay for 8 renewal of theAr subscription, VII the proper credit and in the event of an error, to inform us for correction at once. No claims for errors in these accounts wi4 hereafter be conNd- cred unless peesemted within thirty days after the payment is claimed to have been made, as the regular receipt of the paper with the printed thereon. is prima fsae evidence of its ac- ceptance as correct. J. l.. PEAsE.
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

This conundrum Is respectfully submit ted to the best speller: If Sioux spells su. and eye spells i, and sighed spells side, why don't si-o-u-x-c-y-e-sig-h-e-d spell suicide2
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

A man is said to be absent-minded when he thinks he has left his watch at home and takes it out of his pocket to see if he has time to return home and get it.
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

h this village, June 9th, daughter to g. Hand Edwa A. Dexter. At East Sharon, June 4th, twin daughters to MT. and Mrs. Charles Malquet weight nineteen pounds.
 At North Goshen, June 1st, a son to Orion ]. Halleck.
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

'Ma, when is griddle cake inhabited p Why, my dear, when there's little Indian in it.
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11
Connecticut western News.

Extra Copies of the NEWS can be obtained at
 Geo. W. Browns Store, Miller ton E Marble New Hartford. Maltbie 6 Egieston, Falls Village. Post Ofce In this Village. W. A. Deans Lime Rock. Humphreys Drug Store Canaan Post Ofice NorfoK. Post ONice, Ashley Falls. Post Ohiee West Cornwall. s. c. Conn's store, Kent. E K GNAette. Sharon The "Emporium,' West Winsted. F. L. Pond & Co.,. W1nSted Lawrsnce's DruR Ntore Canaan
Connecticut western news., 1875-06-11

The saying Excuse haste and bad pen has been attributed to a pig who ran away from home.
 A Brown county editor bought his ink by the jug full, because he could get it cheaper, but his wife went to fill the ink stand one morning and found 1t wasn't ink by a jugfull.
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BOR W

~ Birtha, Marriages and Deaths inscrted free. Obituary notices five cents a line.
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M AR R lE O..

At New Bedford, Mass, at the residence of the bride father. by Rev. A. Quint. D. D., Charles E. Benton of Sharon, Conn, and Hattie M.,
 daughter of Wm. F. Drown Esq.
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Mel5 Adrertisemeuts,
For Sale

pY the Subscriber alarge lot of Peerless Po- ID tatoes; also, a first rate Sow and nine splsn- did Pigs two weeks old.
 MARTIN DECKER. Salisbury. June sth, ls76 4stf
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Wanted

gWyO RENT three months, piano for private u uae at the Maple Shade Hotel.
 -. ,- MRS. 0. M. MARTIN.
 Salisbury June 10th, 167b lw4S
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-10-12

Catholic Societies in Lawrence celebrated st,
Matthews Day yesterday,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-10-12
Current Notes.

The Richmond tVa.) Enquirer has begun
to count the Democratic chickens. 1t says:
''Whh Ohio we will also secure Pennsylvania
and a number of the Western States, and
these, added to the vote of the South, assures
the Centennial President to the Democracy,
even without New York and New England,
should our party friends there finally deter
mine to desert us and 60 over to the enemy
on the currency question: disgraceful pro-
ceeding which we are far from even limiting
that they contemplate"
Ex-senator Fenton, giving his reasons for
supporting the Republican party in New
York, says the Republican party now repre-.
sents what the Liberals have demanded
that it Is in fact, become ''liberalzed". He
commends the work of reform accomplished
in.the state, under Democratic leadership,
and adds: $50, if our approaching election
was only statewide in its effect upon the up
building and prospects of party, should
hesitate to venture an opinion upon the re-
spective tickets. But, speaking for myself
alone. feel that it is the dictate of duty to
give my support in the present canvass to the
Republican candidates, trusting that the ad-
vanced position now assumed by the Repub-
lican party will lead to permanent progress
and REFORM"
Ex-Speaker Blaine, finding it impossible to
speak in Ohio, has written letter to the
chairman of the Republican State Commit
lee, in which be says: "In your struggle for
honest money and against the spirit of repu-
pudiation, cannot donbt that you will be
victorious. No state in the Union has more
enlightened population than Ohio, and it
seems altogether incredible that the mass of
your intelligent voters can be misled by the
advocates of a peTpetualy irredeemable paper
currency. The issue forced upon you in re-
gard to the public schools, though more local
in its character, may yet have far.reaching
consequences. In government where every
citizen is intrusted with political power, the
Importance of free education cannot be exag-
gerated. And the schools must be kept free
In every sense, and especially free from sec-
tartan interference or domination"
Recorder Hackett has an enviable reputa-
tion among New York judges, as magis-
trate who, through many years of useful SER
vice, has manifested all those qualities which
the judge of criminal court should have.
His term of Office expires this year, and the
New York Democrats will not renominate
him, because when, two hears ago, the TAM
many committee on discipline claimed the
right to nominate the subordinate officers of
his court, he informed the claimants that
those offices were not the political gifts of
any party, and added that the former leaders
OF Tammany Hall, with all their faults, had
never interfered with the independence of his
court. 1t is "reforned' Tammany, of which
John Kelly is the leader, and Tilden, with
his grand professions of political purity, is
the most distinguished representative, which
undertakes to officer Judge Hackett's court
with corner grocery politicians and to set him
aside because he Will not submit to it.