Connecticut western news., 1873-07-11

the present, and beautiful and enjoyable summer weather has taken it's place. Our section can stand longer drouths than many townships bordering us-especially to the northward. The country lying between here and Albany, from cursory glance, seems very much parched from the long dearth of rain.
 2he Winsted Press.-The first number of this new quarto-eight pages-has come to hand, and is very creditably gotten up We regret that the publisher or publishers did not display the editorial name at the head of the editorial column. After an exhaustive search for the printers name we give it up as bad job. It is under stood that one of the editorial staff form erly was engaged in our office if so, we wish particularly to give him the compli- ments of the season, and may he be suc- cessful in this new enterprise.
 IAe Neao BeA.-On Saturday, July 9th, a new and sweet toned bell, weighing 2O4o poun&, was successfully hoisted in the tower of St. Johns Episcopal Church in this village. Long may it continue to call worshippers to this seat of Zion. Since the last bell became cracked, those who had been in the habit of hearing it peal forth every Sabbath, sadly missed their usual striking invitation to the services in the house of the Lord. The blank is now well filled, and may many be called to wor. ship there by the bells summons.
 Thatnder Stoacers Now that the drouth has passed. heavy thunder showers are the order of the day. On Thursday afternoon, July 3rd, severe shower passed through this section. The lightning struck tree in the yard of Mr. Miller, and the Catholic church at Falls Village-whlch was set or fire through the exertions of citizens the fife was subdued. MT. Wm. Miles lost $ horse by this means on that same after noon. It is reported that resident o Am eria was also killed by lightning. A II Az M. on the Fourth, another heavy anC refreshlng shower visited us. Vegetation will revive under these copious rains, ant the hnsba ndman will rejoice.
 4 Dnst1rd1y Act.--An attempt was made on Monday evening, to throw the 'up'' ex press from Bridgeport, on the Housatonit railroad, off the track, just below Cornwall Bridge. The engineer, as the train round ed curve, saw, in the cut before them, al obstruction of some kind on the track He reversed the engine and Whistled dowr brakes, but not in time to save the locomo- tive from striking the ties and stones tha were on the track, but in time to proven the train being thrown from the track Tn, only injury done was to the pilot of the To comotive. A person was arrested on sns picion yesterday, but we have not learned what proof there was of his guilt Suct dastardly acts ought not to go unpunished
 4 Youthful Burglar. o'clock on Sunday morning Michael Boyle's eating house, situated near the depot, was entered by colored boy named Joseph Mayo about 10 years old, who it seems is exceed inglY fond of peanuts-as he managed to stow away about hatfull of these popular edibles. But before he had sufficient time to devour even feU, Thomas Stapleton discovered the little intruder, whilst making his exit through window, and kindly pre-. sented him to Constable Cutting, who has given him home in the Town House. On Monday he was seen actively hoeing pota- toes for the benefit of the town. We rec ollect the story told of a pair of destitute and strolling colored play actors who ap- piled to manager of colored theatre for positions, and one of them was exceeding Iy hungry and asked the other, who was the interviewer, to beg of the manager for something substantial to appease his hun ger; his reply was ''Didn't give you a peanut over three weeks ago?" Perhaps Joseph longed for peanut to satisfy his hunger, and the sight of MT. Boyle's tempt ing viands was too much for him. Now that the said Joseph, who, by the way, is tath@less, is being educated in agricultural pursuits, probably, in course of time, plen- ty of fine ground nuts, from well adapted and sandy soil, will appear as the fruits of his labors.
 1he Sud Lesson. Young Frank Wal worth, of Saratoga, N. Y, who killed his father. was convicted on Tuesday last of murder under the new N. Y. state law. Murder in the second degree, as now laid down by that statute, is defined to be 'when perpetrated Intentionally, but with out deliberation or reconciliation. There IS general public acquiesence in the jus tlce of the verdict, although it will strike most people who have carefully analysed the facts of this most remarkable and shocking case, that somehow the crime that young WalWorth committed bore a very different character from that of the 'smur- ders" which have generally hitherto stained the annals of crime in this day and genera ton. In no murder that we ever heard of was there such terrible provocation and such long continued and exciting causes as in this. We are quite sure that the prisoner will not wear out many weary years in RAAN0AA OSAOAS (" ANAA PoANOA SCtS ulu1 ht llD- erty. Judge Davis in hls charge said : "Whatever the deceased's appearance toward the world, his character, as shown by the evidence before them, toward his wife and children were despicable beyond description" A singular thing is that the new law under which Walworth was con- vlcted of murder in the second degree was passed but two days before the commission of the deed. But for this law he would perhaps have been convicted of murder in the first degree. The verdict leaves no al- ternatiye to the court in pronouncing the sentence. There is but one penalty in the Empire state for murder in the second de- gree, and that is imprisonment for life.
 Arrest of S'eeok Thief.-On Tuesday morning two strangers called at MT. Wm. Adams and asked for drink of water.