Connecticut western news., 1881-02-02
NEW ENGLAND NOTES.
MAINE,

JOHN PAL1EYs, of Barring, who con- tested the seat of Representative Joel Foss, the sitting member, has abandoned the contest.
 THE capital invested in manufactur- ing ill Lewiston last year was $7,20O- GOO; $55, ,O00, ,000 worth of cotton goods was produced.
 THERE were fifty five savings banks in the State last year, the deposits in which increased $1 ,96S, 1S3, as against de- crease of $186, 363 in 1879 and $3, 725, 32O in 1878.
 THE trustees of the State insane hos pital have invited the Legislature to investigate its condition, to allay the reports which are circulating about it through the State.
 ELLIOT is considerably excited over the discovery of an alleged gold mine there. Specimens have assayed $8 per ton in gold and silver, and company has begun mining operations.
 A BILL providing that the legal rate of interest shall be six per cent. has been introduced iD the Legislature, and the bill relating to the taxation of rail- roads has been reported upon ad- versely.
 THE agent for State pensions reports S83 applications during 1880, of which 596 were allowed, and SIS, ,505 was paid out. The average pension IS $3 per month. The number of applications is greater than since 1871.
 THE expenses of the State prison the past year were $24,O00 and receipts $8, 8,519, making Q deficit of $15, ,481. The prison is $40, ,O0Oin debt, and seems to be in Q bad way. It has had three wardens in eight months.
 NEW HAMPSHIRE.
 THE late James N. Tucker, of Boston. left $1 1000 each to the Methodist and Congregational churches of Brookline.
 MANCHESTER is rejoicing in @ splendid new opera-house costing $6O,OOO. Man chester IS now quite as large as Spring. field.
 THE Randolph State Normal School opens again February 9th.
 The combined capital of the national banks in the State is $8,2O1, GOO, and the deposits in the savings banks $9,- 075,314.
 WITH the reduction of Congressional districts one of the State normal schools, prob ply the one at Johnson, will have to be given up.
 PRESIDENT Hamlin of Middleburv college has succeeded in securing sub scriptions of several thousand dollars for his college in New York.
 ST. JoHNsBURY goes ahead of Burling- ton In its dislike of Canadian money. and the national bank refuses to receive 1t except at a discount of 5 per cent, The amount in circulation is increasing.
 JUSTIN DARTT of WeatherstieId, who was elected superintendent of educ,- tion by the late Legislature and declined the office, has received the offer of it from the governor and has accepted.
 IT IS stated that the St. Johnsburv and Lake Champlain Railroad will use the $6OO,00O lately obtained by @ mortgage of the road to extend it from Swanton to Rouse's Point where a connection can be mad with Ogdens- burg.
 THERE are 142 prisoners in the State Prison, whose expenses the past two years have been $2S,938 and earnings $23, 59O, leaving deficit of $5, ,348 The labor of the convicts is let to Boston firm for making shoes. There are at present three condemned murderers in the prison, Hayden, Carr and Almon Meaker, while Mrs. Meaker is in the house of correction.
 MASSACHUSETTS.
 A NEwBURYPoRT woman of 90 was out coasting the other day with the younger folks, and seemed to enjoy it as much as anyone.
 THE pay-rolls of the manufacturing concerns at Turner's Falls amount to $40, ,O0O month, and of this sum the hussell cutlery company pay $2O,OOO.
 SEVERAL railway managers interested Tn the Central Vermont line, held @ meeting in Boston, Tuesday, and the initial steps were taken toward harmo- nizing the several interests.
 THE Boston school committee asks the common council for S79, $50 addi- | tlonal, which is claimed to be absolutely necessary to carry on the schools for 1 the remainder of the fiscal year.
 THE Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology has at present 335 students. It 1 has ten regular courses of instruction, each taking four years and obtaining the degree of Bachelor of Science. | Special laboratories are provided for the instruction of women.
 HE FARMERS CLUB of Lee, discussed the question, on Monday evening, '' Ought every young man to learn a trade" The decision seemed to be that while it was very desirable for young men to learn a trade, it was by n means to their success in business or fife. In some instances to thoroughlv earn a trade you did not expect to fol oW, was waste of time.
 CONNECTICUT.
 THE capital of the Connecticut School Fund now amounts to $2, 2,O21, ,346.31.
 Ar THE Connecticut Encampment j. A. of R. twenty-two Posts were represented.
 HE agricultural experiment. station tt New Haven received $5, ,899 the past year, and expended $5, 767.
 THE reform-school at Meriden has ,07 boys, and after paying all expenses here IS balance of $4,OOO in the treasury.
 A MER1DEN capitalist has offered to oan SIC, ,OOO at two per cent. interest to my one who will build a hotel on the site of the one recently burned.
 THE Connecticut school for imbeciles has eighty three pupils, of whom forty seven are State benefciaries, whose expense have been $6,O21, while the entire receints have hean Ss15 7QQ