The Press., 1888-04-19


 | Connecticut's wealth has increased near ly $4, ,O0O, ,OOO during the past year, accord ing to the summing up of the grand lists of the several towns. Taking the towns of Hartford and New Haven at last years fig ures the counties stand as follows: New Haven county, $95, ,319, ,246, an increase of $1 ,122, ,256 Hartford county, $88, 123, ,329, an increase of $652, 735 Fairfield county, $59, 6O1 499, an increase of $790, ,809 New London county, $39, ,339, ,O79, an in. crease of $281, ,278; Litchfeld county ,$25,- 912 ,945, an increase of $169, ,897 Middle sex county, $18,914, 105. decrease of $71 ,277 Windham county, $17, ,87O, ,363, 8 decrease of $91 1888 Holland county, $8,- 340, ,465, an increase of $41, ,443. It will be noticed from this that the greatest increase in wealth, as in population, has been in the manufacturing centres of the state. :
 The Independent has surveyed the pros- poets of the leading republican candidates for the presidency, and comes to the con- clusion that "the five names most prom nent in the canvass (we assume that Mr. Blaine's withdrawal is actual and positive) now are: Sherman, Depew, Allison, Flaw ley, Harrison. We name them in the or der of preference in which they seem to stand at the present moment. * Chaun- cey M. Depew, steadily and rapidly grow l ing in public favor, is man of great busi- ness capacity, natural leader, discreet politician, an orator of almost matchless versatility, and a candidate who is un- doubtedly able to carry New York. If the nomination is given to the east, Depew or Hawley will undoubtedly be the lucky man."
 The death of Matthew Arnold comes so suddenly after his recent attack upon America, that it almost takes the breath away. It must be said of him, however, that however he may have criticised us, he did it from honest and conscientious mo- tives, and that his napier thrusts at our peculiar civilization were not one whit less pointed when turned upon the civilization of his own countrgs. His life has been one of great value to, fhe world, and the work of that life was to uplift men to sublimer heights than the material tendencies of the; age would ever bring them. MT. Arnold, was the son of Dr. Thomas Arnold, the re- nowned head master of Rugby, familiar the world over to readers of ''Tom Brown" and, like his father, was devoted to educa- tional interests of England, holding the positition of school inspector for the United Kingdom.
 
 Brighton, Beach Hotel, at Coney Island, has been attracting great deal of atten- tion. The hotel, which is a wooden struct- ure about five hundred feet long, and four stories high, was attacked last winter by severe storm, which, by washing away the sand, left it standing in the water in immi- nent danger of destruction from exposure to another storm. If was therefore de- cided to move it bodily inland. This was accomplished by shutting out the water by means of cotfer-dam and raising the building on jack-screws, after which twen- ty-four lines of railroad track were laid, running beneath the building and extend ing in the direction of its proposed move ment. Next, twenty -four trains of flat | cars were run under the hotel on which | the latter was then lowered. Locomotives were then attached to the trains, and the building was moved so successfully that neither plaster nor glass was cracked, and even the crockery kept its place without harm. .: .~
 The attention of those who have money for investment is called to the advertisement of Geo. w. Moore & Co.,, Hartford,s Conn ini another column. This firm have had large experience in this business, covering over q quarter of a century, and owing to the care and watchfulness they exercise, no one has ever lost dollar on any mortgage negotiated by them; which is very remarkable and speaks well for investments of this class, and for the good judgement of the firm