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I do not know as I can write any news -- you have probably of the Irish laborer's "Strike" on the Rail roads here. Their wages have been very low here for the Winter, and on the first of March they simultaneously, on "Vt. & Mass." "Conn. River," "Cheshire" "Vt. Central", "Rutland" &c. Rail roads stopped work, demanding higher wages. Something of the same kind too I believe in Mane "Portland & Kennebec". If any refuses to join in the "Strike" the rest sometimes in bodies of some hundreds marching along the line compel them to stop work, in some cases proceeding to violence and the destruction of property. Many have anticipated trouble here, some among those likely to meet it, arm themselves: but there has been no difficulty and I presume will be none. I was out on the work of Messrs Kinin & Flynn, Sec. 45, over the river, when a considerable party of the "Paddies" aforesaid, came over the line and compelled their men, who had kept at work, to quit. They had some scolding among themselves, but none carried weapons of any kind, and all were perfectly civil. They did not even stop the work of the masons who were laying stone on the same Section. I am now employed a considerable part of the time at the Big Bridge, at the Connecticut river, where the work is now going on pretty rapidly. I have the general direction of the Pile Driving, and attend to matters and things, so that I am on the works there perhaps half the time. It is a very good chance for me, to set business, and learn to understand thoroughly an important part of my profession. By the way, we have men here who worked on the Bangor Bridge last year.