Connecticut western news., 1875-07-16

 printed thereon is prima facie evidence of its ac ceptance as correct. .'t @-.'r J. l.. PEAsE.
 
 Fire at Mt. Riga.-Wm. Glenn's hotel at Mt. Riga was consumed, with it's con- tents. by fire a few mornings since. Eve rything was entirely destroyed. ..
 Another Furnace started.-The Miller ton Iron Go. have begun making iron again, which is another evidence of the resump ton of the iron business in this region.
 Southern Letter.-A letter in another column from South Carolina will be read with much pleasure especially that part of it alluding to some of the phases of ne gro life there.
 Incorporated Millerton.-An election for incorporating the village of Millerton took place on. Tuesday, June 26th. The whole number of votes cast was 115-77 in favor and 3S against.
 Picnic. In response to an invitation, the NJ. E. Sunday school of Ashley Falls met the M. E. school of Sheffield on Cooper Hill," Wednesday morning, and proceeded in company with them to the Twin Lakes and enjoyed grand picnic.
 Tall walking.-Prof. Tripp of Miller ton, who recently walked one hundred miles on the fair grounds in Amenia in 22 hours and nine minutes, proposes to walk on the fair grounds in Falls Village next Saturday p. m. at o'clock, 20 miles in 5 hours and 40 minutes. How is this for tall walking? -...
 More Anonymous.-Ar reply 10 the article in THE NEWS week or two ago over the nom de plume ''Job, of Cornwall, is receiv- ed, but "Job" is safe from the fierce wrath of the writer, as the reply comes without the name of the sender. Anonymous com munications don't get published, not if we know Ourself.
 Tall Grass.-Mr. w. E. Pettce exhibits spear of grass from his meadow in Lake vile which lacks only one-fourth inch of being seven feet long. "Out of that tall grass" and trot out taller grass than that if you can. Mir. P thinks this is fair sample tor Q season when everybody says we are not to have half crop.
 Canaan.-The potato bug has reached Canaan, and in some parts of the village is doing considerable damage to the late crop. ......Mr. George Gillette has been adding a piazza to the rear of his house......Fuller & Peet have been laying new floor in their store. Why is the bridge just east of the village left in the condition it is in or is the town waiting for some ono to get hurt there before they fix it2 w.
 "out of Plumb."-The Litchfield En- qusrer of last we,k has a full column of the comments of the editor on the Beecher trial; reviewing the testimony and Judge Neilson's charge to the jury, and slludes pleasantly to our zeal in the case There are some things the editor said which we think are very fine, while one or two oth CTS are slightly tout of plumb;" but being full of faith, hope ard charity" for him that he will in due time correct himself, anG also because we are wearied with this muct talked up subject. we will not attempt tt set him right now.
 The New Postal Cards.-The post-of- flee department has adopted new design for postal cards, prepared at the printing department of the treasury. On the uppe left hand corner IS . monogram U. S., across which ID scroll are the words Pos tai card; on the upper right hand corner i a stamp nearly square instead of elliptical the sides of the stamp being composed o fasces and the top and bottom of ban scrolls, the top one having the legend Uni Jed States postage the lower one 'on cent In the centre of the stamp is pro file of the Goddess of Liberty. It will b printed on block cardboard eau de a,ile col or, and will soon be ready for issue.
 Sell Their votes.-The New Have
 Palladium says the legislators from Litch field and Fairfield counties sell their voter That journal says:
 They find out who are managing the ca scs in which pecuniary interests are in yolved and actually offer their votes fc sale. These high toned patriots do nc , wait to be seduced-they run after the SUI posed corruptors and prostrate themselvt f before them. It is said by those wh l. know the inside history of this bushes
 that the venality of this legislature exceed , anything Of the kind ever before known |, this state. They tell me that the worst ( l. it comes from Fairfield and Litchfield coul : ties and particularly the latter. Can an,
 body guess why tho representatives of {
 many of the rural towns of old Litchfie
 should have lost all shame and be ready
 sell their votes to the highest bidder? e This is indeed pretty 'direct talk" Wh h have our honored citizens and legislati, = law constructors to say to this accusation n Those Truant Scholars.-ED. NEWS. n You undoubtedly remember that at o IF last annual town meeting there was con
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