Connecticut western news., 1871-08-18
STATE NE WIS.

There are fourteen hundred Free Masons in New Haven.
 A New Haven gentleman advertises the burial of his wife ''at the pleasure of the family"
 There will be no reunion of the Conn. Cavalry Association this year.
 The Willimantic camp meeting commen- ces on the 24th instant, and preparations for it arc already begun.
 A German woman while attempting to cross the track of the Naugatuck railroad, Tuesday, near Bridgeport, was struck by the down train and killed almost instantly.
 The carcass of an elephant has been sent to Yale College. It attracted some atten- tion, on Wednesday, on account of the searching odor emitted from the box con. taining it.
 The anniversary of the battle of Stoning- ton, fought August 10, 1914, was celebrated in that place Thursday by firemen's pa. rade, dinner, speeches, salutes, etc.
 Crops generally are looking we'll in the northern part of Litchfeld county, corn, tobacco, oats, rye and potatoes all being in excellent condition, and the hay crop alone seriously below the average.
 Chargoggagoggmanchigaggogg is the name of lake near Thompson, Conn. There isn't sound set of teeth in the neighborhood, and the majority of the natives cant eat anything tougher than pea soup.-Nortotch Bulletin.
 Counterfeit twenty dollar bills on the United States National bank of Washing ton are in circulation, and the imitation is said to be executed in so skillful manner as little likely 10 be detected, unless per sons exercise considerable scrutiny and judgement.
 The man, Isaac Stevens, who was found dead in the woods near Pittsfeld, Mass, on Monday, was resident of New Haven, and formerly ticket agent at the depot. He is supposed to have shielded on account of financial troubles. He leaves wife and child
 Interest ceased July 1, 1871, on Connec- ticut State Bonds, of the issue of July, 1861, from No. to 600, inclusive. Some one in this vicinity holds No. 4Ol and SIS of $l,OO0 each. Send them in and get your money; you have no interest in keep ing them.
 The Winchester Arms Company, of New Haven, have received an order from the Turkish Government for thirty thousand Winchester rifles, This order was sent on account of the satisfaction given by the 2o,OOo rifles furnished the government last spring.
 Dwight Beecher, the ma1 in Bristol who was bitten by rattlesnake on Sunday, is recovering and his physician thinks that he will get we'll. Two quarts of cider brandy were administered to the sufferer, besides Iancing the wound, and after sucking it tobacco and salt poultice was applied.
 A large barn, belonging to Samuel and F. J. Wells, of East Windsor, was burned Wednesday morning, with large quantity of hay and grain, pair of valuable horses, d COW. and other stock. It is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. Loss about $s,Ooo. .-rs ......
 The statues of Jonathan Trumbull and Roger Sherman, ordered by the State for the national capital, were on Wednesday transferred from Batterson's marble yard, in Hartford, to the State House, where they are to be exhibited prior to their re- moval to Washington.
 At the second days session of the ua- tional board of real estate agents at Hart ford Thursday, Judge F. F. Kenny, of Nebraska, was elected president, J. M. Wing, of Chicago, secretary, and c. A. Lincoln, of Hartford president. The next meeting will be held at Memphis, Tenn, in October, 1872.
 Daniel M. Church, of East Haven, heard a noise proceeding from his henncry and he took a pistol and went out to see what was going on. He discovered a man run ming toward the street with well filled bag on his back. MT. Church fired and brought down the man, chickens and all. The thief was secured and found to be wounded in the leg. He was placed under bonds for trial in the Seperior Court for stealing chickens.
 Thelate vigorous campaign against houses of ill-repute in New Haven sent couple of men who were engaged tn the business, named Ward and Gibbs, to Seymour, where opened brothel in farm house near the village. The Seymour people were not pleased with the coming of these men among them and warrants were issued for their arrest. They were arraigned before Justice Smith of that place on Wednesday and bound over for trial.