Connecticut western news., 1879-12-03

taken for the purpose of having all the Hous- atomic side tracks on the east side of the main track. The alteration has necessitated the re- moval of the old signal pole and the cutting in two of the watchman's house.
 The prospect of a dancing school in this place, spoken of last week, is now "booming' and bids fair to become reality, although the dark cloud of despair seemed a short time ago to hover over the light-footed youths, on ac- count of lack of substantial enthusiasm. Prof. Wright has been consulted and has very graciously offered to qualify his terms to meet the perplexity of the class, so that the success of the undertaking is practically as- sured The term is to embrace twelve week. ly lessons, each to be followed by "hop," and the charges, compared with the expense of attending even plain New England 'tkitch- en dance," are trifing while they possess the advantage of combining an evening of recreation and pleasure with lasting and bene- fcial instruction in the graceful art of danc- ing, under the tuition of an accomplished dancing master.
 The following prisoners were sentenced at the November term of the Superior Court at Litchfeld:
 Seymour l.. Buckley was given six months in jail for an assault in Salisbury
 Floyd Crossley, 8 Norfolk negro, was sen- fenced to two months in jail
 Israel Phillips was sentenced to three months in jail.
 John Mack of Tinsted was given two months in State Prison for horse-stealing.
 Walter M. Gregg was given four months in jail for an assault in Canaan.
 Seymour Crofut was given six months in jail for all indecent assault
 Hugh Brady, tramp acquitted on the ground of insanity, was sent to the Connect icut Hospital for one year.
 The following divorces were granted dur ing the term:
 William from Henrietta F. Losee. Clarissa M. from Chas. S. Mengil. Charlotte from Thomas Bowers. John A. from Mary J. Beach. A very respectable gentleman named Blair, belonging in Chatham Village, N. Y., and nearly sixty years of age, picked up a strange woman while on a steamboat on the Sound, and was inveigled into being far toe intimate with her. In fact he becomes so in. 1 fatuated with her that he left his business and family to pay her visit and spend Thanks giving Day in her company in New York and as consequence brought up before the police court where his secret ways of life were ex posed and published to the world. twould appear that this woman who professes to be z gipsy fortune teller and her husband contem plated the murder of Blair, and went so far al to dose him with solution of morphine, bu fortunately overdosed him. A woman wht was cognizant of the scheme became fright ened, exposed the affair to the police and al of the parties were arrested. It is strange that respectable people will not take thei responsibility with them when they leav' home.
 l A recent issue of the Hartford Time contained the following item concerning post office stamps. The government turnishe iron stamps to all it's post offices, but gracious ly gives the post masters the privilege of pur chasing at their own expense, rubber stamp which are much more distinct and clear Many post masters in this region have bough rubber stamps, which are quite expensive as compared with iron ones, and 'its greatl to their credit"
 The post office at Norfolk, in this state must be credited with the possession of clea and distinct post office stamp, and also with post master, or clerk, who takes pains to hay the aforesaid stamp give clear and beautiful ly distinct impression. We mention this fac
 because it is rare one in American post offices. But the truth is, the persistent us : of bangedup and good-for-nothing stamp by post masters who neither ask for nor wis
 better one and so leave their official in
 print in an absolutely illegible shape ough
 to be enough, if complaint has been made,
 subject them to removal. Many cases ars
 in which the office stamp with it's date, on
 letter, becomes a subject of good deal of in
 portance and there is no good excuse fc
 such miserable work as that which prevail
 in this matter.
 !, A Bethlehem correspondent says: Tn recent excitement in regard to the youthful
 horse thieves, which had in measure subsic ed, ihas been revived by the return of tn young gentlemen. It appears that cores pondence had been kept up between them an the poor, lone, widowed mother through
 different post office, but, becoming more bold one letter came through the Bethlehem office
 Postmaster Jackson, on discovering the pos mark, telegraphed to St. Johnsbury, Vt, il quiring after their welfare. He soon receive intelligence from the Sheriff that he had ther safely caged in jail MT. Jackson immediate ly made preparations to visit them, havin just received bench warrant for their arres
 Young Downs showed little bulldog spirit
 but soon yielded to the moral suasion whic
 was freely used. The Sheriff presented ther
 with beautiful set of bracelets, which wer
 worn during their journey with the officer r Litchfeld. They are now installed as board
 CTS at the institution called the county house
 subject to the call of Judge Huntington. Tn
 horse and carriage were found, but had bee
 sold. They are now en route for this place
 Young Miles, one of the thieves. is fiftee years of age. We take the following from an articl published in the Winsted Herald, as being (
 interest to veterans or their heirs in this r' zion.
 The Additional Bounty law is now in forc' the time for filing claims having been extend ed to July 1st, 1880. Soldiers who enliste for not less than three years, from April l9t
 1861, to Dec. 24th, 1863, in aeW organize tions, and from April 1st, 1864, to July l8n 1864, and have been Honorably Discharge oy reason of expra ton of term, by reason
 services being no longer required, or wound
 or injuries received in the line of duty, an who received or were entitled to receive n l ho,,ptu %boY @IOO fro,o +bo TT,;+o