Connecticut western news., 1875-06-25

voted to reDullQ bWlICS OEluges (OnaIOns portion of it,) providing Cornwall do the Iame to their part. Would not an iron bridge be preferred at the same cost!
 A CITIZEN.
 A Sad Afair.-At about one o'clock Friday afternoun of last week, Edward Jones, son of Wm. Jones of Lakeville, a young man about 23 years old, entered his fathers store, and without saying word to anybody, went up stairs. In two or three or at least in very short time, he appeared at the head of the stairs without coat, vest or hat and said: ''I am a dead man! I am dead man! have shot myself!' The clerk, MT. Silvernall, and MT. Wm. Ravnsford, who was buying some shoes, ,and who were the only persons in the store at the time, assisted the wound ed man down stairs and placed him in chair, after which further assistance was obtained and he was taken home. On ex- animation of the room up stairs in the store, his coat and vest were found lying in a chair, and together as if both had been removed at the same time his hat was laid on rack of wall paper and pistol on the floor of small cleset, with door opening into tue chamber
 It appears very strange that the two gen tlemeR below, the clerk and MT. Rayns- ford, did not hear the report of the pistol, notwithstanding the door at the head of the stairs was wide open, and it is supposed MT. Jones went through the first room and closed the door of that room after him. .and then into the small closet, closing that door also, as the fact of the men below not hearing the report sufficiently loud to at- tract their attention, would indicate se- clusion quite as much as the closed doors alluded to. The bullet entered his left side about half an inch under the nipple, and the fact of it's not striking the heart and causing instant death, is supposed to have taken downward course. The wound was not probed by the attendant physician, Dr. Bissell, as he regarded such an effort as impossible of affordlng relief or benefit, and would increase the sufferings of the patient.
 LATER.-Since writing the above, we have learned the following additional facts Immediately after the wounded man wal brought down in inc store, his father wal sent for, and when he arrived few mo ments after, Edward exclaimed as he saw him entering the store, "Father, it was ar accident" He said he went to stand 1T the closet up stairs to get pass book ou of box there was lying on it, and saw ths pistol in the box, and taking hold of thi: weapon, it "went off" exactly how ht don't know. but supposes it must have beer cooked.
 The patient fingers along with little or nt pain, and if any change at all, it is though for the better, and hopes are entertained Q his recovery.
 Railway Cars Abroad.-Much has beel written by Americans who have visited for eign countries, about the inconvenience O of rail cars abroad Passengers are put il compartment that will hold ten or dog en, and tho doors are locked, and the trail drives on. Let happen what will to thes passengers, let them be in however grea distress, there is no remedy attainable til the train has arrived at the next station ant stopped. There is sort of rope arrange ment for communicating with the guard (conductor,) who rides in a rear car bl himself, but it is too bungling to be o value. In this matter of rail cars, Englaut and the other countries abroad are certa in ly as much as fifty years behind America We clip from the Northern Whig, of Bel
 fast, Ireland; which is sent us quite regu larly by our venerable and worthy friend James Major Esq. wealthy linen mer chant, and one of the prominent citizens o Belfast, with whom it was our good for tune to become acquainted; an account o a recent affair on one of the roads in Eng land, which will illustrate the truth o
 what we have said above:
 Early on Thursday morning what is al legged to have been a case of attempted murder occurred near Rhyl, in one of tn
 Chester and Holyhead express trains el route from London to meet the Irish mer
 chandise steamer sailing from Holyhead
 A city missionary named Aulds, of Poplar
 London, was travelling with his wife an two children cn route for the norlh of Ire
 land to spend his holidays. They travelle
 in compartment of third class carriage
 At Crewe they were joined by three Irish
 men, cattle dealers or drovers, and Auld
 being also an Irishman, but Protestant
 was questioned in an offensive manner b
 the men. who are Roman Catholics, as t : his religion. At Chester the men left, bu
 returned before the train started, with
 fourth man, who was half drunk, and wh
 was addressed as Finnigan. This man be came very abusive when the train left flo
 Rhyl, and in very short time. row an free fight took place. Aulds intefered
 protect his children, and then did his u
 most to arrest the attention of the guard b pulling the cords at the side of the trair . Not being successful, he seems 10 hay opened the carriage door for the purpose
 At this time Finnigan, who had some tim previously been brandshing his knife an 5 threatened his companions, and also Ina 3 been doing his utmost to find an opportu , nifty of wounding Aulds, now rushed up { him with the knife. The latter made start back to defend himself, and the ne1 5 instant he fell with great force on to tt , line. At Rhyl the wife raise an alarm. b,
 the man escaped. They were, Aoweye apprehended at Holyhead, whithcr tel graphic description of them had been sen , Aulds was found and conveyed to an i'm ) He was terribly wounded about the hea and face. His shoulder is smashtd d pieces, his ankles sprained, and he has r ceived other bruises. His recovery seen s doubtful. He affirms that he believed Fiji nigan meant to murder him on account (
 their religious differences.
 Singular Freight Charges. Freigh d. from the west to Hartford are somewh 2 'out of joint, and an earnest effort shou 2 be made to put us upon as good footing : neighboring cities. Freights from OIi Q for instance to New York ara TT cants Y,