Connecticut western news., 1885-04-29
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feet high in Bethel, Conn. The jar was felt miles away, and in consequence of the shock, big boulders are almost con stantly tumbling from the hill.
 In the superior court held April 21 at Litchfeld, Adolph Springer pleaded guilty to three indictments for illegal liquor selling at Winsted, was fined $20 on each indictment and judgment sus- pended on payment of $150. Richard Quain, implicated in the assault on Ben iamin Bissell in Torrington, pleaded guilty; fined $50. Michael Boyle plead ed guilty to three indictments for illegal liquor selling at Salisbury, was fined $50 on each indictment and judgment suspended on payment of $20O costs. Dennis Mannix pleaded guilty to two indictments for illegal liquor selling at Salisbury, was fined $20 on each indict- ment and judgment was suspended on payment of $50 costs. John Newton pleaded guilty to horse stealing at Sails bury and was sentenced to three years in state prison. Edward Dealing plead ed guilty to stealing money in Winsted and was sentenced to six months in jail David Schulley was tried for an assault on one Carpenter in Warren and con- victed and was sentenced to six months in jail.
 As a rule longevity is less frequent than people think. The age of 80 is reached only by one person in IS; the age of 100 by one in $500, and the age of 11O by one in l, 100000. Out of 1000 individuals "A die between 60 and 70, about 55 between 70 and 80, 24 between 30 and 90 and not more between 90 and 10O The average life seldom exceeds 30 years, even in the best regulated and temperate communities.
 Many years ago General Grant lent $20O0 to friend, who failed to repay the money and whom the general had long since thought dead. Ten days ago the general was surprised by receiving 8 letter from his debtor enclosing the full amount with interest. The generals illness and reported financial distress had touched the mans conscience and induced him to pay up.
 The Nickel Plate skating rink at Mil lerton, N. r., is 8 fine building recently completed and was crowded to it's ut- most capacity on the opening night, April 21. Millerton now boasts of two skating rinks and good field for doc tors and surgeons.
 MT N. Best has been appointed post master at Millerton, N. r., to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John H. Templeton. The building recently va cated by Mir D. Stent and owned by the Millerton national bank will be thor oughly overhauled, repaired and put in first-class shape and Mir Best will re- move the office there.
 A company with a capital stock of $50, 900 has been organized at Colum- bus, Ohio, for the purpose of manufact- uring the Gray-Abbott iron pile for bridges and other substructures. The patentees, Richard Gray and B. R. Alb bolt of this city, are quietly and steadi- ly introducing this valuable invention. The Cleveland and Marietta railway company has ordered upwards of thirty tons of the pile, and other roads are making plans for erecting bridges upon this substructure. Mir Stillhammer, the general manager of the Bloomington pile and bridge company, is getting ready to handle the business in Illinois more promptly and extensively than heretofore, and reports the prospect as very encouraging.-B BLoOminqto1a (H. Weekly Leader, April 23. Mir Abbott formerly resided at Falls Village, Conn.
 Messrs Pratt and Birdsall, the evan gelists, will return to Pittsfeld, Mass, and hold services during the month of June. A large tent will be pitched on the town lot adjoining the Lutheran church, which will be provided with chairs comfortably seating 1000 persons, and will probably be lighted by cleo tricity.
 Hon Russell Tomlinson died in Bridge port Thursday in the 78th year of his age. He was 8 self-made man. He was thrown on his own resources when 12 years of age. He learned the black smiths trade at Salisbury, Conn.,, and afterwards became prominent carriage manufacturer in another part of the state and finally removed to Bridgeport. He had held various town and city offices and had been a member of both branches of the legislature. He leaves 8 widow and one son and one daughter, the latter the wife of Hon William D. Bishop.
 Isaac W. England, the well-known publisher and business manager of the New York Sun, died suddenly Saturday afternoon at his house at Ridgewood, N. J.. from an attack of rheumatism of the heart and 8 complication of troubles. He was g years of age and was born at Bath, England.
 A telegram dated London, April 27. reads as follows: The St Petersburg cor respondent of the Daily News says: '1 am informed on good authority of an other engagement on the Afghan iron tier. Of 1700 Russians who engaged the Afghans nearly all were killed"
 An OId mime Discovered.
 Not little excitement was caused in Peekskin one day last week by the dis