The Press., 1885-09-17
Yhe gress,

Thursday Evening, Sept. 17, 1885. JAMES MCLAUGHLIN 6 SON, PUBLISHERS
 SL.5Oper year. Postage prepaid by the pub sher. A discount of 25 cents made when payment is made STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.
 BURGLARS have operated in Rockville, New London, and other places during the week.
 THE light early frosts have already given bright tints to the foliage. The prospect is good for an exceptionally brilliant au- tumn. Visitors to the valley of the Deer field by Saturdays excursion will find not the least of their enjoyments the brilliant foliage by the way.
 Ex-GovERNoR JULIUS CONVERSE of Yer mont, who recently died at his home in Woodstock in that state, was native of Stafford, Conn.,, and is distantly related to the Stafford Converses. He left Stafford when quite small boy. He was uncle to the late Aholiab Johnson who many years ago removed from Stafford to Enfield, where his son, J. Warren Johnson, Esq, is now lawyer of considerable promise. NEW YORK republicans are discu ssing the coming convention and it's probable nominees for governor. The candidate most likely to run is the present able and popular secretary of state, Gen. Carr. Others are Gen.. Seward, who has a good military record and good lineage to back his name, besides indis putable fitness, Senator Evarts and Congressman Hiscock. Probably neither of the two last named wish the nomination.
 THE patrons of most of the larger post offices that don't get the immediate deliv- cry system are mad about it. Stafford makes no fuss about it, and most of the places that do feel the neglect chiefly that it ignores their greatness. The fact is that there are but few offices outside of the cities where the number of letters received
 with the immediate delivery stamp would
 warrant the employment of messenger to l
 is: Bridgeport, Bristol, Danbury, Hart ford, Meriden, Middletown, New Britain,
 New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Nor
 wich, Putnam, Wallingford, Waterbury, Willimantic.
 EVERY week nearly we receive items
 from correspondents after the paper is
 printed, frequently the day after. Also
 receive long contributions just on the eve
 of going to press when it is too late to
 consider them.- All lengthy articles should
 be in the office when possible as early as
 Tuesday. Regular local correspondence
 requires all attention of all hands on Wed.
 nesday and up to moment of printing on Thursday. Most contributors are apt tc delay sending in until the last moment.
 If you wish the printers to rise up and
 call you blessed send in all mss. early as possible, especially when you write al
 length.
 THE yacht races have kept those inter
 ested (and who was not ? nerved up fol
 the past fortnight. On last Thursday and
 Friday starts were made, but the wind died down and prevented a finish. On Saturday the Genesta's commander wasn't
 in racing mood. On Monday start was
 made and finish reached, the Puritan
 winning by 16 minutes in 20 miles, But the race was not as had been before ar- ranged for the first The start was just above the narrows going over the Yacht Clubs course and returning to very near the starting point, thus being mostly in still water, and under conditions which it had been conceded were favorable to the !, Puritan. The race, therefore, was toe close to be reassuring to the packers of the Puritan and the next two races were te be in rougher waters. On account of an } accident to the Genesta there was no race on Tuesday. Wednesday was set for the second race-20 miles to wind ard and re-
 turn. This race was made in choppine sea, almost @ gale blowing, and was wo1
 by the Puritan, which came in about two E minutes ahead, over two minutes actua : time, the Genesta being allowed 16 seconds in each race in consideration of difference of dimensions in the boats. So the cup l won by the America in 1849 and hel6 since by the American Yacht Club through many Anglo-American contests, stays with , us. The Puritan has led the Genesta il every attempted race, as we'll as in every race, and no doubt is the best boat. Sht now has to sail with the British yacht Ga latea, which has for some time had in ar } accepted challenge in case the Puritan beat the Genesta.
 -Peterson's Magazine for October ha for its principal engraving on steel, 9Th, Star of the Night" portrait of one of tn,
 loveliest of women, and looks as if painted from life. There are two colored pattern, in embroidery a mammoth colored fash
 template and some fifty wood-cuts o fashions, workable patterns, etc. Mrs Ann s. Stephens novelet grows absorbing as it approaches the close. ''Josiah Al