The Press., 1888-11-22

the New London Northern road, is good engineer, and he and every one else knows it. All feel safe when he holds the throt- tie. But he has his ups and downs like other mortals. When he makes 8 miss 8 little bird always gives it away to his friends, the drummers, and they Tn turn tell it to their friends, and then the world knows it. He had Q mishap mp in Willi- mantle the other day, which gave him the honor of being the only barefooted en- gineer ever on the road. He was fussing about his engine at the station and acci- dentaIly stepped into hogshead of water which had been sunk into the earth beside the track When he sunk out of sight in hogshead of water on the prestidig tator plan of now you see me aud now you don't, he was mrd-mad clear through. He was fished out and helped into the cab, where he proceeded to seek comfort and warmth from the fire box of his engine. When he pulled out of the yard on his way south his locomotive was decorated with over- alIs, shirt, stockings, etc., while he danced bare footed on the foot board. As he went flying through the country the people who knew him rushed out to see him go by :; and when he vanished from their sight they settled down to business again with the remark that ''Decker must have come
 
 honor of Harrison and Morton's election. !" The little bird saw the whole business and brought the news down the road, and gave 1t away.
 committee of the Sons of the Revolu- ton of New York, consisting of Messrs. John B. Ireland, William G. Hamilton and James M. Montgomery, visited Hartford last Monday to inspect B. s. Woods statue of Nathan Hale The Sons of the Revo- lution have voted to erect statue in that city near the place of Hale's execution. The committee, after viewing the Woods statue, visited the capitol and inspected the Hale and Buckingham statues. Mr. Wood has made changes from his original model which add strength and character to the statue, and the New York visitors seemed greatly pleased with it.
 "With the gradual approach of cold weather,' says the Jacksonville (FlA.) ) Times Union, "the fever must in 8 meas ure disappear, and the advent of killing frost will no doubt check it at once, if it does not cluse it's disappearance entirely. New cases appeared at Decatur even after frost and temperature sufficien ntly low to form ice in the streets, but the condi- tions here are indifferent and more calcu-
 
 already nearly run its course and spent it's force upon the people; ill Decatur it ap- peared later, and had not begun to decline pelceptibly when the frost appeared"
 Hartford Post The tramp outrage at Indian Orchard, Saturday, brings this sort of thing nearer home than usual We are accustomed to outbreaks of these roaming gentry, these modern Dick Turpins, in the mining sections of Pennsylvania and in the west, but right across the border n Mas sachusetts is little too near for comfort. Happily Connecticut hasan excellent tramp law, and when it has been properly en- forced, 1t has "cleared the decks" vf the nuisances.
 Another grade-crossing disaster was mar rowly escaped at New Britain Sunday fore noon about 1030 o'clock. As the gates were up and no warning of danger was given a horse-car driver started across with heavy load of passengers. A section of a freight train then started to back, and al- though the driver put on his brakes and turned his horses aside, the front portion of car was struck and the inmates badly shaken. The stopping of the train pre- vented further disaster. -s-.- -.
 The Cleveland iron mining company has raised the wages of it's employees, and the. Chicago and Manhattan railway has increased the pay of the men on construc- tion works. The Calumet and Hecla cop- per mine will also raise wages soon. The prospect is good for general increase of wages for skilled and IunskilIed labor in the iron and copper mining districts
 Webster commenced as free trader aud became protectionist. Calhoun begun as protectionist and came ont rank free trader. Henry Clay was faithful to protection all the way through.
 Washington Sunday Capital: The presi- dent and Mrs. Cleveland have accepted an invitation from Secretary and Mrs. Whit ney to be their guests for week after the 4th of March.
 The only lawyer in the senate-elect is John M. Hall of the seventeenth district He is therefore certain of being chairman of the judiciary committee.