Connecticut western news., 1883-05-09

WItllIu tIle 1aSt A4o , SSSAASs oA PAoI~~~J appreciated the enterprise of modern journalism. A comparison of two papers | lying on our desk enables us to discov- CT the progress made during the last century. These papers are "The Con- necticnt Courant " of Monday, October %, 1764, and "The Hartford Daily Courant of May 5, 1883. The one dated October 29, 1764, reads ssThe Connecticut Courant Ia Specimen of which the Publick are now prefented with) will, on due Encouragement be continued every Monday, beginning on Monday, the 18th of November, next: Which Encouragement we hope to deferve, by conftant Endeavour to render this Paper ufeful, and entertain ing, not only as Channel for News, but affifting to all Thofe who may have Occafion to make ufe of it as an Adver- tifer. b@rSubfcriptions for this Paper will be taken in at the Printing Office, near the North Meeting Houfe, in Hart ford"
 The paper was printed by Thomas Green, at the North Meeting House in Hartford. It is four page tor ? leaf paper, size of leaf 874x14 inches, ? col umns to page with no column rule. The paper is yellow and brittle. We have not space to make quotations from it but remark the news under different heads is from Boston, October 1, Newport, Oc- tober 15, New-Yor October 1, Charles town, South Carolina, September 13, Williamsburgh, Virginia, September 14, Boston, October 25, New York, October 25. The foreign news is from Naples, July 10, Madrid, July 10, Cadiz, July 10, Genoa, July 2s, Stockholm, July 31, Paris, August 10, Londoa- July 21, and several dates from the 3d to the 18th of August. There only two adver- tisements, one of which is:
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 To appreciate these two editions 0 of the Hartford Courant you must plac' them side by side. Without furthe comment we ask the public to examin, the Saturday edition of the Courant and see the compilation of latest news gathered by telegraph from all parts o the world, and then look at the adver tisements. The paper now under con sideration contained 6 pages, of readin matter and advertisements, 23x30 inches One firm, the Bee Hive," occupied entire page with their advertisements Call and examine these two papers an mark we'll the contrast in them.
 THE East River bridge has been nea ly Is years in progress of construction The population of Brooklyn and Nev York has rapidly increased during tn time, and, although the original plan of the bridge have been enlarged to a' commodate the vast multitudes tn, will daily cross it. it has already been di covered, before the bridge is open to Il public, that it cannot meet the demand that will be made upon it, and steps a being taken to build second bridge, will be seen by the following artic published in the New-York Tribune May 2:
 "A meeting of capitalists and publ men was held Tuesday evening, May l, the homo of Captain Ambrose Snow, ] 11Bedford avenue Brooklyn, to orga ize a movement for the erection oi bridge across the East river, ire Fourth and South Sixth streets, tc point in New-York near Grand stre, Judge Thompson presided, and tho present were Albert Daggett, George Fisher, Colonel Jones, Judge Fox, W liam Marshall, Frederick Scholes, B nard Peters, Alderman Baird, Berna Gallagher, Mir Warner, and about thin others. The matter was thoroughly d cussed and the general opinion was tl bridge between the Eastern District Brooklyn and New-York had becom, public necessity. Some of the speak' were in favor of a tunnel instead of bridge, asserting that there were t many obstacles in the way of succe ful completion of a bridge; and Mir w ner suggested plan for tunnel, consist of 8 tube twenty-one feet width with double track for cars run by an endless rope. Resolutic were adopted protesting against maxi the new bridge free until the burdens the taxpayers of Brooklyn have bt materially lessened and advising erection of second bridge, or tunr from the foot of Broadway to Ora street New-York.
 The chair was authorized to appo a committee of seven to consider praeticability or feasibility of the p posed bridge, and to prepare plan forming a permanent organization cary ont the project"
 SANTA FE, New Mexico, celebrates 333 anniversary this year. Tertio M aapnaai is the name of it. The celeb tiea opens Jnly End snd closes Aug1