Connecticut western news., 1878-07-11
State 9ews.


 ported from North Haven. The Pennsyl. vania party, which recently visited the place to dig for treasure, gave up the job, and then Mrs. Wm. P. Phelps, whose husband had dreamed exactly where the money was buried. began search on her own account. She says she discovered stone marked with cabalistic characters. which were de. ciphered for her by supernatural agency and then slab of rock, supposed to cover the treasure, was found. At this point, however, the spirits began to pelt the searchers with stones, and drove them away. The Phelps mansion has undergone an unnatural bombardment,for several days, lights of glass have been broken, and the neighborhood is excited over the peculiar manifestations.
 A very sad affair occurred at Lighthouse Point, Thursday. MT. and Mrs. John J. Donaher and three children. of Fair Haven went to the Point to spend the day. About one o'clock dinner was spread in grove wherein there were scattered al out not less than one hundred persons. Suddenly a five years old daughter of the Donahers was struck ip the head by bullet, and died Tn few hours. It seems that H. NJ. Lane, cripple, had established shooting range near by, at which small rife. firing 22-lOo cartridges, was used. There was not proper butt to receive the balls, and thus the accident occurred.
 Wednesday night Patrick Welch was run over by freight train on the Canal road at flainville and shockingly mutilated. The conductor, it is stated, had given him per mission to ride on the train, but being told that 1t would not stop at Plsinville, he jumped off just before arriving at the sta tion and in doing so was thrown under the wheels of the cars. Both of his legs were cut off below the knees, his thigh broken, and serious flesh wounds received. He died Friday night.
 A boy named Skinner, while helping Daniel Bacon of Newfield society stow away hay in his barn Wednesday, attempt ed to jump from one mow to the other. purely reckless attempt, and in doing SO, lost his reckoning and fell heavily to the floor. He was severely injured internally. He spit quantities of blood for some tiEe after being taken up and carried into the house.
 Thomas w. Cowley, book agent, who has swindled people in all parts of the state, has been arrested in New York, and will be brought into Connecticut on a requisition to answer for his operations in New Haven and other cities. He had been engaged in obtaining subscriptions to the work Birds of North America, published in thirty-three parts, by Jacob H. Studer of Columbus Ohio. and sold at $l each.
 The thunder shower of Thursday after. noon was terrific along the Thames valley At Thames grove Catholic picnic party were assembled, 800 or more ln number. Lightning struck in the grove, killing one woman and prostrating 50 people, iujuring some very seriously. A special train was sent from New London to take the party home.
 Dphtheria IS prevailing to an alarming extent in East Bridgeport. In one school ll3 pupils are suffering from the disease. The absentees from sickness and those ab- sent through fear of contracting the disease have diminished the attendance in some rooms ot the public schools from fifty or sixty to less than a dozen.
 Mrs. David M. Marvin, of Westport, has lemon tree over forty years old which has borne fruit yearly for more than thirty years, and at this time has on its branches forty ripe lemons and as many green ones in various stages of growth and blossoms. The tree stands ln wooden tub, and is about seven feet high,
 A buzzards or red-tailed hawks nest was found on @ high tree in Durham recently. It was as large as two-bushel basket, was made of large sticks, and, besides three young, it contained rabbit and squirrel skins and feathers. The young ones were caged. The old bird was shot. Its wings measured feet inches.
 A gentleman and lady, while driving from Hartford to New Britain on Thursday evening at about o'clock, were stopped by three men abont one mile west of Merden, who demanded their team. The occupants refusing to give up the team, were forcibly elected, the three men taking possession