Connecticut western news., 1874-03-20

'Aei Aoo"s-A0W IA,'y hlnT 1t over th' back of a chair and comb it.
 Henry Ward Berchri. .--Wir sted ha. again honored herself by providing for tht people of Litchfield county one of the bcs entertainments the country affords Last
 Monday evening, the Rev. Henry WarC Beccher delivered his famous lecture, 'The Wastes and Burdens of Life, 10 house as full as it could possibly bo packed At Z o'clock in the afternoon of Monday, every seat in the large and elegant Opera House was sold. Large numbers came in the evening, for whom there were no seats re- served, but for whose accommodation the aisles were filled with chairs, and every available inch of unoccupeG space made to hold all that cou'd be inserted edgewise or any other wise. Whether any were unable to obtain ndmittance, to even the remotest corner, we have not learned. At twenty-five minutes to nine o'clock Mir. Beecher appeared on the stage. He spread his ample manuscript on the stand before him, but for what purpose we cannot even imagine. Instead of being of the slight est use to him as q reference, it was actu- ally one of ''The Wastes and Burdens' of his lecture. He read not q word of It, nor had he even an occasion to consult it once during the entire evening After talking off eight or ten pages of it, and when a good opportunity presented itself in the form of an interval in the continuous flow of eloquence, he would step back and tumble over the leaves, two, three and four at timc, till he caught up to the point in bis discourse, at which he had arrived As we said above, instead of a help, his man useript was Burden, his greatest effort seemingly being to make it keep up with him. It is asserted that Mr. Beecher mere ly thinks over his sermons before coinr upon the platform. Sometimes he speaks entirely extemporaneously, and those un- premeditatcd efforts are often thought his best To give synopsis of h!s lecture, or even the leading points, and do anything like justice to it, comes not within the scope of rural journalism. That Mr. Beccher IS truly most wonderful man, we feel sure all who heard him Monday even ing will bear willing testimony. As we prophesied, the attendance from this way was good, there being forty eight passen- gers on the train when it left this station, and after passing Chapinville, the Canaans and Norfolk, train of three long coaches was loaded, even to the filling the aislcs with those who had standing seats. We congratulate Winsted on it's most excellent success in giving our people SO many first class entertainments, which they are now able to do, since they have erected one of the largest and finest entertainment halls in the state. Rollin H. Cook Esq is espec- tally entitled to the acknowledgements of those under his care, for the many kindly attentions and courtesies received at his hands, and all who had charge of the man agement of the lecture, are to be congrat- uated upon their splendid success in seat ing and providing for the comfort of such an immense audience.
 District Court Matters s--Wc visited the new District Court room in the Citizens Hall building in Falls Village last Friday for the first time. The March term was in session, and we had not only an Opportu- tunity to see the room, but something of the m.odus operandi of running district court. Judge Hitchcock sat in his desk writing in large book, which evidently had nothing to do with the case brfore him, and if he knew anything about what was gong on i'll the court room, he looked exactly as we do when bored by a profes- sional augur, who receives for his extraor dinary attention, an occasional "yes, (which in our blisstul oblivion, sometimes comes in the right place and sometimes it don't. but which is all the same to us. Lawyer War ner sits wonder at the corner of the long table; his countenance the perfect picture of contentment, so of course his case is going right enough. If he rises occasion ally, and with hands in hls pockets and head down, paces to the stove and-nOt to spit in the spittoon of course, but-well to warm himself for instance, it's all right his case is clear. Lawyer Roraback is scratching off the evidence which is being pumped out of an elderly gentleman from Mlllerton, who sits with his head down and eyes shut as though very much ashamed of the company he had fell amongst in his lit tie trip over into Connecticut. Lawyer Dean has this venerable BIllcrtonitc in hand, and if he doesn't succeed in com pletely tunneling hlm, there will be no sort of use in calling to the work that usu ally effective agent, nitro-glycerine. Law yer Hardenbergh of Canaan acont get ex. cited on the ''doings of the Convention" " He lays back in his easy chair. (This new room is an excellent place for lawyers to Ie-back in their easy chairs) and seems rather to enjoy this little affair, than oth- erwise. The clerk, w. F. Hurlburt, Esq.,, of West Winsted, who occupies the desk at the right of the Judge, we think is rath- CT more orderly than the rest of lem. He sercnely scans with his watchful eye the acts and deeds of these illustrious defend CTS of tho rights (and wrongs) of the peo. pie, and makes faithful record thereof ;- but this has nothing to do with this new court room. For the purpose designed, this new room is probably quite as pleasant and convenient as any in the country. The ceilings are high, ,and the finish is plain but tasteful. The room is we'll ventilated, and kept cleanly and healthful. We give below an abridged account of the doings up to last Saturday:
 The district court resumed it's sitting of the March term at Falls Village on Mon day, the 9th inst, when the following cases were tricd John O'Hara vs. Milo Harris, an action of replevin to recover some cattle the defendant had impounded. Judgment was rendered plaintiff to recov CT his cattle and $l 90 damages. Wm