Connecticut western news., 1880-12-15

A brakeman on one of the N. '. < N. B R. R. freight trains lost hisleg while coupling cars the other day, which so frightened the other brakeman that he lost all his nerve, and left, leaving the conductor to do his oNn,.brak ing.
 Mrs H. M Holmes of Falls Village has a fine lot of holiday goods. arranged in the most tasty manner. Also @ fine lot of hats, plumes, etc. in all styles. Any lady in want of anything in the millinery line will do well to call on her.
 Chang, the Chinese giant who is to travel with Barnum's show the coming season, was in Bridgeport last week. He is feet and 6 inches tall, and officer Geo. Arnold, who is about feet and half tall easily walked un- der his outstretched arm.
 The New Milford Gazette has evidently re- ceived another of those post masters notifica' tions that 'your paper addressed to Adam Meancuss is not taken from this ofice." etc., as it wonders why God, when He made hogs, didn't put four legs on all of them.
 Franklin Castle of Roxbury sustained a compound fracture of the limb while wrest- ling with companion on 8 recent Sunday. If he had been in church, where he should have beeu-but then, it has been lesson for him ; next tune he'll tackle smaller boy.
 It is now thought that the death of Frank Sears, who was found dead in barn in Mon. roe the other day, was caused by blows in- flicted with pitchfork in the hands of a com panion with whom he was scufding, instead of heart disease to which it was first attributed.
 The New Preston Hill correspondent oi the Ray deserves @ chromo. He writes ''Last Sunday being stormy, your cores pondent remained at home for the second time in three yeara" He is probably quite well acquainted with his family by this time
 The report that the N. Y. 6 N. E. R. R. Go. are to build two or three more tracks is discredited by the New Haven Register on ground that with their present double track the company could do three times the freight ing business they now have without interfer- ing with the passenger traffic.
 The Young America clothing house, ol Winsted announces 8 grand mark down ir prices of clothing, hats, caps, furnishing goods underwear etc There can also be had silk haudkerchiefs, muflers, fur caps, etc. just the place for the ladies to purchase gifts for their husbands and levers.
 The transportation ofmarble from the Lee quarries over the Housatonic road and by water from Bridgeport to Philadelphia for the public buildings was suspended about twt weeks ago, and will probably not be resumed until the end of winter. From New York the marble goes by canal, which is, or soor will be, closed to navigation. On this ac count, the shipments of marble cease with col' weather. The transportation of marble un der the present contract has been going or for the last three or four years, and will con tinue for year or two longer. An immens quantity has already been delivered.
 The Housatonic road has sent into it's Fall Village (Ct) shops two of it's smoking an mail cars for repairs, and the morning trail south and night train north uses the old car which have small room for the mail bus ness. The two cars now in the shops vii have the mail room entirely remodeled, sim liar to the one put on about year ago, wit reversible letter boxes, folding table for tn reception of mails and to open pouches or and a rack underneath the boxes for news papers for holding the open sacks. Whe these cars are renovated third will be trea ed in the same way The amount of mail gt ing over the Pittsfeld and Bridgeport rout is now larger than ever, and the five post' clerks are none too many to do the business I-Rpu6licGn.