The Press., 1889-01-03

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 Thursday Evening, Jan. 5, 1889. JAMES MoLAuaHLIS & soN, PUBLISHERS.
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 THE legislature meets next Wednesday, and the matter of it's organization will be prac- tically settled in the republican caucus to be held on Tuesday evening. The house is sure to get good assistant clerk in the person of Mr. Gates of Lebanon, who is quite likely to be chosen. The matter of clerk of the house and senate is settled by precedent. MT. Mo- Conville will be promoted from the house to the senate clerkship, and Mir. Eddy, his as- sistant at the last session, will be promoted to the clerkship. For the speakership, Mir. Perry, who has been named as the probable man, will have for his sole competitor E. O. Dimock of Holland, who has big advantage in locality claims, though new to legislative duty. He would most admirably discharge the duties of speaker, and we wish that he might be successful in the race. We quote elsewhere from the Rockville Journal, which has given to MT. eDimock strong support. His candidacy appeals to the farmer element, as Mir. Dimock is cultvator of the soil as well as lawyer and clerk of the Holland Coun- ty courts for many years. He is prominent in the grange, in the G. A. R., and connected with the management of many public insti- turions in our county. For new member he will command good degree of influence in the house.
 THE Connecticut Almanac for 1889 is one of the best numbers of the series A publi- cation of it's character cannot be ''puffed'' in the ordinary sense of the term. It only needs to be described. It's astronomical portions are valuable and interesting to all Those who are not students in this science will be in- terested in tracing from it the changes in the heavens as described each month, illustrated by diagrams. The leading article in the 1889 number is "Ancient Inhabitants of the Connec- ticut Valley" illustrated, and wonderfully interesting article on a never tiring topic. The astronomical notes of the almanac for January are: s.
 During January the sun moves from the constellation Sagittar1us into Capricornus, as the map above shows. The moon is in con- junction with Venus and Mars on the evening of the 4th it passes very close north of AL deberan in Taurus the evening of the 18th, and January 18th is in conjunction with Sat urn at it's rising, It rises at the same time with Jupiter the morning of the 18th. Tow ard the close of this month the Planet Mercury is visible as an evening star it sets little south of west at about 6.3O. Venus is now the most brilliant and conspicuous star in the sky; it sets about 33 hours after the sun. The small red star near it is the planet Mars. The most noticeable and fixed stars in the evening sky of January are Aldebaran in Tau raus, Rigel and Betelguese in Orion, Sirius Procyon, Castor and Pollux, and Oapella j; their relative positions are indicated in the star-maps, pp and S." Parsons has the al- manac on sale.
 PRICE, LEE & Co.'S. new Directory of Tol- land County is out, and is larger book and of fuller information than the last issue, which was itself highly satisfactory. We think also upon nasty examination, that it is carefully made up, and in accuracy, compares well with other similar works, though it needs the test of continued use to establish this. The di- rectory is not only complete of the two princi- pal villages by themselves, but gives names of residents in the several other towns, aside from goters, which was all that the last nnmber assumed to give, apart from Stafford Springs and Rockville. A synopsis at thf1 sinning gives these figures
 Names airectory, 1887, gsss Names erased, 341 867 Names in directory, 1889, s2ss Names in directory, 1887, SEQ Names erased, POP Names added, .......- ss1 17s Names in directory, 1889, ssg
 These figures are misleading, however, as Rockyille's increase is made by including this year the entire town of Vernon, whereas in 1887 only the village of Rockville was en- braced. There are 761 names given for Staf- ford outside of Stafford Springs.
 A day when the New York or Boston press does not give Connecticut some ad- vice in regard to it's system of representa- tion or election by majority is rare one indeed. The burden of the discordant cuauG IS 'u8ySe0Q ful6. Well, what about "hayseed rule ?" The state of Con. necticut is very slightly in debt, it's refund ing loans at 8 low per cent. sell at good premium, there has not been for years a scandal of any sort whatsoever in the man. agement of state affairs, or of any of the state institutions. And why? Simply because the rural towns ''hayseeders," if you will, have put careful thought and earnest work into the control of the state. Would it be better with additions of ''heel. srs" from the larger cities :? +
 The Poughkeepsie bridge was completed several days ago, and on Saturday the first engine and car passed over safely, connec ion having been made with the New York md Massachusetts railroad. When the rain was seen slowly passing mp. the east it was greeted by salute from very part of the city and along the river ront on both shores, and multitudes of | ,eople gathered to see it cross.
 It was great piece of luck that caused he burning of the steamer Bristol at her ock in Newport last Monday morning, tead of on her passage from that city to lew York. She was splendidly equip 'ed boat, and will be missed by the tray ling public, but that public can better af.