Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01
State Aews.

The notorious East Hartford libertine, F. H. Buffum, is preaching at North Pownal, Vt., under the name of ''Rev Henry Buf- tum."
 The Fifth 0. V. will hold their annual re- union in Hartford at the United States Ho- tel, August 9th.
 Henry Cole. freight brakeman of the New London Northern railroad, fell from a sail boat near the New London lighthouse. Sunday, and was drowned.
 The Naugatuck Rubber Shoe company, after having been shut down about four months started up last week. and every thing promises prosperous fall and winter season.
 'Peter Parley's" old mansion at South bury has been turned into a summer hotel j; his grave is in small hurlal ground near by, marked by simple tablet.
 MT Robert G. Pike has sold the Middle. town Sentinel and Witness to Ernest King proprietor of the Monitor, and the papers will be consolidated.
 Last week the body of w. w. Earl was found near the railroad just west of the de- pot at Milford. It was very much mapgled and the skull torn open. ,tF Kern Eagan, a workman in the Hartford city quarry, had his body drawn into the stone crusher Tuesday and was horribly cut, but it is said that he will recover. A boy named Shields was arrested in Naugatuck, Friday, for an attempt at rape on little child, daughter of Richard Con | nolly.
 The body of Jacob Baker, saloon keeper of New Britain, was found in Ham!in's s pond ID Plainville, Saturday. He had gone | to the pond to bathe and was drowned.
 The Adventists will hold camp meeting | in Clark's grove, at TylervIlle, opposite river, beginning August 4, and continuIng | for one week.
 Since work on the new Hartford post office building was resumed, from | 50 to 200 tons of granite have been placed in position and 15O 900 brick laid, raising the walls to nearly their full height.
 Charles Fix of Meriden, being visited hy Francis Haas of New Jersey, stole $500 from the latter between two days, leaving Haas in bad fix. as it was all the money he had in the world.
 l A three masted schooner built by ClptaIn James B. Woodhouse of Fair Haven, and named after him, was launched on Satur- day. Her length is l5O feet over all. and she measures 800 tons, The cost of con struction was about $l5,OOO. George Whff1er of Waterbury and David Totton were arrested at Naugatuck day or two since, on the charge of conspiracy in attempting to cheat MT. Terrell out of horse. Whiffler traded horses with Ter rell, and Totton afterwards claimed to own the one taken by MT. Terrell.
 Lovisa Bowen of Norwich, who was tried not long ago for murdering Benjamin Mug zy, is again before the public. The other day her father beat her, broke one of her arms. and then left for parts unknown.
 The old copper mine near Wallingford, in which some $90, ,00O was sunk I5 years ago, is now being profitably worked by Rhode Island parties. The ore is said to be very rich, and small quantities of gold and silver are also found.
 l Eight of the roughs who boarded the Canal road train at Cheshire, insulted the women, abused the passengers, and refused to pay their fare, were arrested and held in bonds of $500, each, for their appearance to the Supreme Court, Monday. The l officers have arrested six more, making fourteen in all, who are now in custody.