Connecticut western news., 1876-02-11

week, the following named persons were appointed:
 State-Ex- Gov. A. H. Holley, Frederick Miles, D. J. Warner and w. B. Rudd.
 Senotorial-Wm. B. Reid, J. R. Harris on, Geo. c. Dodge and Wm. Raynsford. New Steamers. - Three magnificent steamers are added to the Through Florida Line, as change in their advertisement in our columns this week will show. These steamers are said to be first-class in every respect and make very fast time. This line to Florida is probably more largely patron ized than any other. To enter a state room at New York, and have what is in reality home from which one is not com pelled to remove till he arrives among the birds, flowers and sunshine of Florida, in- stead of enduring the multiplicity of chan ges which other routes of necessity impose upon the traveller, is feature the people appreciate; and they make manifest their approval and choice by their patronage. Great numbers have journeyed to Florida from the North during this season, and very many are going now and will continue to go till toward the first of April.
 Major Andre's Death Foretold.-Gen Sedgwick, writing from Sharon a few days since to the Hartford Courant, alludes to the prophecy of an old woman that Major Andre would be hung. He says:
 SHARON, CONN, Feb. 1876. In the Connecticut CourGnt of January 17th is an article which is a transcript from the last number of the Galary, in which certain dreams of the Rev. MT. Cunning ham, foreboding the fate of the unfortu- nate Major Andre are spoken of. The ar ticle reminds me that was acquainted with the late Nathaniel Stevens, Senior, Esq, of Canaan, who was commissary in the army of the revolution. In January | 1909 heard 8 conversation between him and the late Captain Benjamin Bigelow of Norfolk, in which Mr. Stevens stated that he was on duty at West Point at the time of the capture and execution of Major An dre, and made the acquaintance of one of the young soldiers who had made Andre prisoner. He said that the young man told him that after they had started with their prisoner from the place of his capture to headquarters, they had not proceeded more than mile before Major Andre said :- l When was boy an old woman in Eng land told my fortune, and she said that would be hung, and don know but am coming to it. The prediction of the for tune-teller evidently annoyed him.
 1 c. F. SEDawIoK. Lakeville.-The ice houses in Lakeville are only about half full, but it is presumed further opportunity for storing ice will be had before spring......The meeting to or ganize rife club in Lakeville last week was adjourned to Saturday evening next at 7 o'clock, at the Miller House; the attend ance not belng what was desired, and what will be expected at the next meeting. Let all knights of the bullet be there...If Col. Tupper hadn't said anything about it, per- haps we shouldn't have known anything about the exploits of that Through Line car. ''You see ;" last Monday forenoon the boys wanted to get the car of shingles down to where it could be got at to unload, and very naturally crowbarred it along, but couldn't stop it quite quick enough to pre- vent it's striking gently the Through Line car mentioned above, and starting it at a moderate pace toward the end of the siding.
 The brake was twisted but it wouldn't hold
 worth cent, and no heed was given by
 the car to the numerous sticks and blocks thrown under it's wheels to impede it's pro- gress. The down grade hastened it along and along till it hopped off at the end of , the siding, (there being no bunter or any
 thing whatever to dispute it's right of way
 at the end of the track and it ran on to
 the very steep side of the deep embank.
 ment and keeled clean over on its side, and
 in fact almost bottom up, as it's wheels were
 Thigh and dry" in the air. It has assumed certainly a very undignifed position in
 deed. Nobody seems to be to blame, fol
 the u5elessness of the old brake on the
 through car was worse than none. If the
 time wasted in endeavoring to stop the car D by that brake had been employed in some D other way, it is presumed the accident
 would have been prevented.
 Religious Matters.-A week or two
 since we mentioned the union prayer meet
 ings held alternately in this village ant . Lakeville through the month of January
 These meetings still continue, and still in
 crease both in numbers and interest. Hay ,. ing secured the services of Rev. MT. Stri
 ker of New York, we are hoping, through
 his instrumentalitY and our own united eff o1 forts, to gain a goodly number of soul 7 here for the Master. We listened witt
 deep interest to him from Dr. Reid's pulpi b last Sabbath, and also again in the evening :, He will remain some days with, and amon f us, going out into the "by-ways an
 hedges" seeking those who would be saved
 Last Saturday, February 5th, was da . of unusual interest with us, conferenc IS meeting being held in the Congregations 2 church in this village. The mornin n dawned bright and beautiful, and continue d so throughout the day. The heavy fall c 'e snow on the day previous rendered th 'e travelling very pleasant, thus enablin D many of our friends from neighborin re towns to be present with us. The mornin is servlce, at l0.3O o'clock, was opened b e. singing; then prayer was offered hy th i- Rev. Mir. Stevens of Lakeville, after whic at the topic on "How to conduct a pray' l. meeting" was taken up and discussed. 4
 l23o the closing hour had arrived and dil le ner was announced at the conference rool Q, for those from abroad. The afternoon SC e v;ca commenced at 80 o'clock. nrave