Connecticut western news., 1883-01-31
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1uo Nlll0rGOu NdUlOual Dduk IS CO increase its capital stock from $50, ,OO0 to $1OO,OOO.
 An irreverent man said that he'd rather die in Goshen than anywhere else, twas so much nearer heaven.
 During 1882, in Colorado, there were but F days in which the sun was totally obscured; 32 cloudy days, 121 fine days and POI perfectly clear days.
 Rumor has it that Rose Terry Cooke recently had windfall of $3O,0O0. It must be happy new year over in the old Beach house. Winsted Press.
 It is said that the water is lower in the Connecticut river than ever before at this season of the year and unless relief is afforded soon it will cause seri- ons inconvenience.
 Dr Shew, superintendent of the Con- necticut hospital for the insane at Mid dletown, gives notice that the hospital is '' dangerously overcrowded and until farther notice can only admit new cases as vacancies occur by recovery, removal or death.''
 MT Peter Olmstead of Bedding, a member of the 23d regiment in the late war, has received a pension of $8 per month for the future and check of BLOOD for the past. He has been suf- fering from disease ever since his return from the war.
 The expenses of the state prison above income last year were $7073. During the year 105 prisoners were received and 106 discharged, 100 by expiration of sentence and six by order of the Leg islature On December l, 1882, there were 219 prisoners, 18 less than 8 year before There are 32 life prisoners, 10 prisoners who can neither read nor write and II who can only read. The prison now has 22O inmates, of whom six are women.
 The combined ages of the 119 persons buried in New Milford during 1882 amount to 6391 years, making the aver age individual age not less than 53 years. Taking from the 119 persons 15 children who were under 10 years of age and whose combined ages were 46 years, there are left 1O4 persons with an average age of not less than 61 years. Forty five of the 1O4 lived to be over 70 years old. It is evident that people live there in spite of the malaria.
 The death of Bernard Doran, janitor of grammar school No. 30 in New York city was reported last Wednesday. He was 4a native of Ireland, twice married and had nine children, three of whom now very old-survive him. Doran never drank drop of liquor and never used tobacco. He had always enjoyed the best of health and never had occa- sion to consult physician until within @ few days of his death. He died from general debility incidental to extreme old age.
 It is not often that we hear new war story about Gen Grant. Here is one that was told by Gen Sheridan to a rep resentative of the Washington Critic It was told Gen Sheridan by the chaplain who himself met with the experience It is as follows:
 The chaplain was standing on a street corner talking to several officers, when up staggered drunken soldier vocife- rating
 "I put my trust in Ulysses s. Grant D He repeated this statement so often and made such a personal matter of 1t that the chaplain at last answered:
 ''Yes, my friend, so do I in military matters, but you must put your best trust in God"
 The soldier balanced to and fro with drunken gravity and blinking eyes and said
 ''No, put my trust in Ulysses s. Grant and when he fails I fall back on God. You see, if I put my trust in the last one first l wouldn't have any re- serve to fall back on in case of defeat Ain't that SOP"
 The clergyman stood petrified and the man lurched on confding to the echoes the fact of his implicit trust in Ulysses s. Grant.
 We do not know that there is any mora to the story except that some men cal talk theology better when they art drunk than when they are sober. Fo it is solemn fact that many reserve their trust in heaven for time when al else fails them,-keep it C for reserv to fall back upon, . as the soldier tol' the chaplain.