Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. HARTPORD AND NEWHAVEN. Situation of Hartford.— Value of land in the neighbourhood— Wages of labourers.—Family affection of the Irish.— Their Cathedral. —Agriculture.— Tobacco.— Fruit.—Cattle.—Education in Connecticut.—Paupers and their maintenance.—The Church in Hartford.— Trinity College.—Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb.— "Spiritual Manifestations."—Asylum for the Insane. —Railway Carriage Manufactory.— Tale College and Newhaven—Growth of (he Church in Newhaven.— Clock Manufactory.—Manufactory of India-rubber Shoes.—Journey to New York. Hartfohd, the capital of Connecticut, contained in 1853 a population of about 20,000, having nearly doubled its population in the preceding ten years. The streets are built at right angles, and are generally shaded with trees. The appearance of the private dwelling-houses denotes general comfort and competence. The station at which we stopped was a substantial edifice of stone, and a number of carriages were awaiting the arrival of the train. Our friendJudge Huntington conducted us to his residence in the country, at a distance of three miles from the station. On our way we admired the beauty of the landscape, the distant mountains in the north, and many substantial evidences in thriving industry and increasing prosperity. The Judge was kind enough to furnish me with many particulars which served to shew the real state of things in this vicinity. Within the distance of six miles from Hartford, the value of land varies from $50 (10. 6.) to $150, or Sl. per acre, including the necessary farm buildings. The farms are cultivated by their proprietors, tenants being almost unknown. The wages of the labourers vary from two dollars and a half to three dollars per week (10s. 6d. to 12s. 5rf.) besides a good supply of victuals, inc...