Connecticut western news., 1872-03-08

hall Tn Lakevllle last Wednesday evening. l Have not received report of the proceed ings up to this writing.
 En1arged-The Winsted Herasd came to us last week enlarged two columns to page. It is now handsome nine column journal, and worthy its extensive patron age. The HerGId has an excellent field for operations, and if we had it with our paper of the present size of the Herald it really
 seems as though we would make things
 ''snap" around those diggings. You have a
 splendid chance now Brother Vaill and
 why don't you pitch in and wake em up
 down that way?
 RaSlroad O6struction.-In . deep cut few rods east of the Big Fill" in East Canaan, the quicksand runs down from the
 steep banks on either side, every day that Is
 sufficiently warm. to start the frost, and l fills ln on the track to such an extent as to
 render it dangerous to 8 passing train.
 Last Sunday week, the sand ran ia on the
 track to the depth of six inches in about l two hours time in the middle of the day,
 and large gang of hands were kept busy
 most of the day to clear the track and bave
 it in readiness for passing trains Monday. Going South.-Edward Simmer, better
 known as ''Ned," the veteran depot master
 of the Harlan road at the Millerton sta
 ton, who has officiated in that capacity al
 that place twenty three years, has resigned
 his position there and will go to Parish, Kentucky, on the 18th of this month. Mir.
 Simmer has purchased farm in Parish,
 and will give his attention to farming here after. He has faithfully discharged his
 duties at the Millerton station during these
 many years, and is universally known
 throughout a radius of many miles. His
 genial countenance will indeed be missed.
 Murder In fit of jealousy, one Fuller
 of Curtisvlle shot John Murphy of Shef- field at the house of man ny the name of
 Daley in Pittsfield last Saturday. Fuller
 had separated from his wife, who was at
 her fathers (Daly's house, and he ewas there
 endeavoring to effect reconciliation, when
 Murphy ent>rcd and was asked by Fuller
 about some slanderous reports which he (Muyphy) had been circulating about him CTuller, and being replied to in an insult ing manner, Fuller drew 8 revolver and
 fired at Murphy, the ball entering Murphy E
 right side. Murphy was alive at last ac-
 counts, but his recovery is thought to be
 almost impossible. Murphy has for many
 years been regarded as very quarrelsome, and entirely unlike in disposition the man
 Fuller, who shot him, and who seems tC } have committed the rash deed in an uncon'
 trollable fit of jealousy. Fuller gave him.
 self up to the officers and is lodged in jai
 at Pittsfield.
 Put Of The Cars.-Is 1t true as reportep that one armed soldier, with only one
 leg, face terribly lacerated and scared by bullet in the late Rebellion, was put of the cars of the Conn Western road at Lake
 vile station on Wednesday last? The trair which arrives at that station going west a 1.32 P. M., is the one alluded to. Thi! maimed soldier is receiving bounty from l; the government, which is not sufficient tt support him, and had started from his un
 cle's in New Hampshire, to go to his broth
 CTS home in Lee Mass. where his brothe said he would support him. On his arriva , in Lee, he ascertained that his brother haC , removed to White Plains N. Y., and whe1
 put off at Lakevile was on his way thither We understand he was ejected from th' train because he had no money to pay hi , fare. His story appeared too straight-for r ward to admit of a doubt of its truthfulness
 and money was quickly raised among ou
 citizens and given him to carry him to thu end of his journey. It was thought tha J the mans appearance should be pass fo
 him on any road in the United States.
 3 Salisbury FreigAt.-The freight con ! ductors on the Housatonic railroad, wht f seldom make mistakes aseverybody knows l somehow don't quite get the hang of th a new arrangement for freight since thu - Conn. Western road has commenced op a peration. In several cases recently, the, D have put off freight, which was shipped |, for Salisbury, at the Falls Village station e as in days of yore, instead of at the june ! ton in Canaan, and as consequence, i
 would have to lay over day at that sta ton, and be re6slled to Canaan, at a tariff y :, made and provided tor Short distances F consignee, for the blunders of the freigh
 conductors, is hardly ''fair shake" l Peter Funk of Salisbury orders goods sen . to him from Linkumpitch, and gives n D specific directions as to what route the, = should travel, he would naturally and rightl, r. suppose they would come by the rout u usually employed to transport goods be tween the two stations, and if the railroa n officials make mistakes, which occasio
 them more than the ordinary trouble an ~ labor, Peter probably would refuse to pa 'A for that extra trouble. It is hoped that tn
 freight conductors of that road will It n member that Salisbury is on tue line of tn g. Conn. Western railroad.
 l. Supe75or Court.-Among other case : tried in Litchfeld last week, was that ( o the state vs. Samuel Jones and Wm. Johr ID son, (both colored } for an assault onDavi g Spellman in Canaan, Dec. 27th, by cuttin 'e him with razor, The jury found ther IS both guilty of an assault with attempt re kill. Jones was sentenced to pay fine ( one dollar and be confined in the stat Ct prison five years, and Johnsons sentene 'o was to pay one dollar fine, and be col UT fined in the county jail six months. Go ID Hardenburgh was with the state attorne 'o in the prosecution, and Andrews and Hem at were for the defence. Another case ( 1o local interest was the state vs Stewart, f' IT. an assault on Wilson B. Hicks in tn y village last summer. It will be remen