Connecticut western news., 1872-08-09


 to carry to the post-office, his papers when mailed and ready for delivery, and he felt SO grand over it that he wrote one of his characteristic editorials, all about that new cart. AS our subscription list has increased rapidly of late, we have felt the necessity of loads of NEWS to the post-office and cars, and as consequence have bought a 1.-two wheeled wagon," and Mallory of Lakeville, has been painting it up in his own peculiar way of doing it. For "kart," It is in- deed elegant, but to make it Q subject for sparkling editorial. we feel by no means equal to the task, and will attempt to say nothing except perhaps that it is another evidence of Mir. Mall@y's superior skill with the brush, and from the elaboratelY wrought 'coat of arms'(a quilDon the dash board, to the plainer work on the unex- posed parts, it is all finished in the highest style of the art. There is only one fault with Mir. Mallory, and that is, he has never learned the knack of doing a poor job of work, and whether it is the carriage of a prince or the cart of an editor, the vehicle when sent from his shop is a .fnished job
 District Courts.-During the session of General Court just closed, bill was pass ed to create and establish District Court in Litchfield County. It provides that,
 The towns of Barkhamsted, Bridgewater, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Kent, New Hartford, New Milford, Norfolk, North Ca naan, Salisbury, Sharon, Washington and Winchester, in Litchfield county, shall con- stitute judicial district, to be known and designated as the First district of Litchfleld County.
 The sessions of said court in said judicial district, shall be held in order and at the times and places following, to wit: At Winchester, in said district, on the first Monday of January, May and October; at Canaan, in said district, on the first Mon days of March, August and November; and at New Milford, in said district, on the first Tuesday of April, on the first Mondays of September and December in each year; with power to adjourn said court at the close of the session from the towns where said court is in session to any other of said towns where said court is appointed to be 1 held.
 Cases in which the party bringing the suit resides in the towns of New Hartford, Winchester, Barkhanstcd, Colebrook or Norfolk, shall be tried at Winchester; cases in which the party bringing the suit resides in the towns of Bridgewater, New Milford, Washington or Kent shall be tried at New Milford cases in which the party bringing the suit resides in the towns of Cornwall, Sharon, Canaan, North Canaan, or Sails bury, shall be tried at Canaan, unless the party bringing the suit residing in the towns of Cornwall, North Canaan or Sails bury, shall desire to try his said case al either ot the other places; and any suct party may try his said case at either of the other places, by filing notice to that effect with the court, on or before the third day of the term of the court, to which the sui is brought, Any case may be tried by agreement of the parties at either of sai(
 
 cause, direct that any case at any of sait places. All cases not hereinbefore pro vided for shall be tried at the plac, which said court may direct and order The judge of said district court shall iron time to time assign for trial by days, th' cases on the docket of said court, and thu trial of no case shall be postponed after l is so assigned, unless by the court, upol good and sufficient reasons being given.
 The county commissioner for the Count! of Litchfeld, shall provide such sufficien and proper places, and court rooms for saic court, and such other accommodations a may be necessary. The expense of sucl places, rooms. and accommodations a Winchester, shall be paid by the town o Winchester; at New Milford, by the tow of New Milford; and at Canaan, by tn town of Canaan; and said commissioner shall draw orders on said towns for tn amount necessary to pay in accordanc hereof, which orders shall be made paya ble to the clerk of said court, and tn towns on which said orders shall be drawn shall be liable to pay the same. Said clerl on collecting said orders, shall pay to thos entitled the amounts collected; provtdeC !. said county commissioner shall have n power to purchase or build court houses c other buildings for said court.
 Although this bill has been passed b the assembly, it must receive the sanction , of the people before it can become law and at the annual town meetings of thos respective towns, on the first Monday October, a ballot box labelled "Distric Court" will be provided, and in that bo t the people will deposit their votes; yes, ( no; and if majority in the affirmitive, th bill will become law, but if in the neg tive, it is lost.