Connecticut western news., 1874-04-10

money contributed few weeks since fer
 the relief'of a portion of the inhabitants of
 Pala Alto Co.,, Iowa, have been received by
 Miss Woodin, after considerable delay,
 occasioned by the storm of March 7th,
 which was much more severely felt there
 than at the East. She expresses agreeable
 surprise at the very liberal donation, and
 many, many thanks that her native towns
 people have SO kindly placed at her dispo-
 sal the means of relieving so many. The
 freight on goods was $ll.9O, leaving her
 $4l.l0 of the cash we sent her, which she
 expected to spend for flour alone, and then
 commence it's distribution together with the
 supplies which accompanied the money.
 Forty seven families will receive some aid
 at her hands. It will be remembered that
 besides the $5a.o in money, we sent what
 would fill about five barrels, which, consid-
 ering the short time given to the work, is
 indeed gratifying. K
 District Court.-The March term of the
 District Court resumed it's session at Falls
 Village on Tuesday, March 3lst. at P. M.,
 and took up the trial of the case of R. c.
 Taft vs. Mephiboseth Nelson when it was interrupted by the illness of the plaintiff on
 the l4th ut. The defendant had allowed Judgment to he rendered against him on
 the note for which the suit was brought;
 the defendant and his brother endeavored to prove that the debt factorized was due
 partnership of Nelson Brothers in spend ing about two days more in the trial, ex- amining the parties and their books, which some of the counsel confessed themselves utterly unable to understand, and SO turned them over to the judge, who took them home to employ leisure hours with. This and the arguments in the two cases of Horace Landon vs. Albert P. Briggs, which were decided in favor of the plaintiff-one for the sum of $375. and costs, the other for $500. and costs, was all the business re- maining to be done. The court then ad- journed sine dSe about 5.3O o'clock Thurs day afternoon, having been in session ten days during the term.
 The April term opens at New Milford on Tuesday, April 7th, at 2P.M. A Jury from the towns of Norfolk, Canaan, Corn wall, Sharon and Salisbury have been drawn and summoned to be in attendance at the opening of the court, there being jury cases enough to last nearly all of the first week.
 A Lakeville Muddle.-Last Monday night, an Irishman named Flanagan, ln company with two other Irishmen, who were making rail fences through the streets of Lakeville. chanced to bring up in | the basement of the billiard hall bui ding, where they found the Hon. Joseph Hill, (colored,) and with him two or three Irish men. After an exchange of the usual cour tesies, a slight discussion ensued which soon become quite spirited, when Flanna- gan's two friends, like the unworthy com. panion of the man who, Gin the fable, was chased by the bear, left him to get out of | his trouble as best he could. After the ar guments had been carried as far as was thought necessary by the party of the second | part, Flanagan was allowed to run into the street and serenade the citizens in the vicinity with the tune of murd CT! murder &c. In due time, he further entertained his audience by various scientifically executed legerdemain maneuvers, and closed the per formance by grand and wonderfully sue cessful imitation of Jonah, when he leaped from the ship, for closer and more inti- mate acquaintance with the whale Land ing in the coal shute at the Miller House, in the coal bin of which he found so much till morning, when, with face delineating about as many features and resembling closely in size and shape. a kettle of mush, he l made hls exit, and sought at once the office | of Lawyer Warner, to have the transaction properly recorded and suitably brought be- fore the police court, that his remarkable | deeds should receive the attention from the | people, they so richly deserved.
 Telegraphic and Political.-Last Thurs day the wires from the telegraph poles were brought into the station in this vil- lage and connected with the new telegraph machine so recently purchased by our citi- zens. The office has not been formally | opened by the "Head Grand Center" in Boston, and no paid messages can be trans mitted as yet, but this state of affairs will probably not last long, as the usual amount of red tape will very likely be soon spun out. An arrangement was consummated with the Hartford office for taking the election returns. as they passed through the office last Monday night, and with MT. Van Benschoten to manipulate the key and catch by sound the dotted and dashed let ters as they were rattled off, we were very satisfactorily provided for, and before nine o'clock in the evening, more than half the towns in the state were heard from and du- ly recorded. It was not little amusing to watch the expressions of satisfaction and according to the nature of the news, that would flicker across the countenances of the eager listeners in the waiting room, as Chief Justice Pratt an nounced it from the slips that were handed into the room by Agent Watson. One il- lustration we presume will suffice. Up to 9'32, all the reports received had been very satisfactory to the democratic side of the house, and the countenances of all on that side were correspondingly illuminated, when at that exact moment up flew the of flee window, and Agent Watson, with phiz submerged in smiles, (Watson is rabid republican,) ejaculated.- .-I want to bet ten dollars Harrison is elected If thun6erbolt bigger than Durham bull had jumped from the wires into their midst, the democrats could not have looked more surprised. Walton's eyes opened clear to the top of his head, when he re- marked most eloquently, 'Eh-h? Whats