Connecticut western news., 1878-09-19

A Rockville man who detected an unpleas- ant taste in his well water, on examination found deposit of dead potato bugs in the well.
 Mine of the girls employed in Wales shirt factory in Bridgeport, dressed themselves in male attire one evening last week, took a promenade through the streets and then drive. They played the masculine role for four or five honrs.
 The September serm of the United States Circuit Court, commenced at Hartford Tues day, the sessions being held in the old Sen ate Chamber Circuit Judge Samuel Blatch- ford presiding. There are IS jury cases, two appeals and 33 equity cases on the docket.
 Professor Edison, the inventor of the pho nograph, accompanied by Professor Barkar Of the University of Pennsylvania, Professor Chandler of the New York board of health, and Mir. Bacheller, Professor Edison's assist ant, spent Sunday in Ansonia, being the guests of William Wallace.
 Henri De Costa, who is in Litchfield coun- ty jail for knocking down young man who ehanced to escort young lady of whom he was enamored and who tried to kill himself some time ago because another fellow went home from prayer meeting with the same girl, claims to be the nephew of the wife of the president of Switzerland. He admits that he left Switzerland because he would have been obliged to marry a girl he had seduced.
 Tutors Graves, Richardson and J. K. Thatcher, who have been connected with the academieal department for several years, Will no longer be numbered among Yale's faculty Mr. Richardson will be engaged henceforth at the Massachusetts High school, Chicopee, Mass, and MT Graves at the Skinner public school in New Haven. And it is possible that MT. Thatcher will give instructions in option al zoology to the juniors for one term.
 A serious accident occurred on the Sne- paug railroad Saturday noon, near Shepaug station, six miles north of Hawleyyille. After the passage of the passenger train for Litch- field, gravel train headed in the same di- rection started from turnout, and after go- ing short distance, car jumped the track, followed by several others. Three men were killed and several injured. The accident Is supposed to have been caused by 8 broken wheel or rail.
 The superior court at Holland passed the following sentences John Cronin, breaking iail, two months in state prison; John Cronin, burglary, two years in state prison, to com mence at the expiration of the first sentence i; ? Isaac G1iswold, burglary, eighteen months Tn state prison; Charles Daniels, burglary, eigh- teen months in state prison ; Charles Buck, , burglary, nine months in state prison Robert Sendarson theft, three years in the State Re- form s,noal, alternative, six mouths in State prison <; Lewis, theft, four months in jail.
 A sensation murder case is at present aSi- tatils U niste.n Connecticut, in which the princ,p at tor is Methodist minister named H. IT Iayleu of South Madison, who is charg- ed with snc murder of Mary F. Stannard at Ro"kt nd Ill the town of Madison, with whom lie is ,spected of illicit intimacy. The de- tails of A; al,eged crime thus reported: Nr. liaed2n's wife lately taught school, and in her .sslcc the girl, Mary Stannard, who llv- ed ,,ot nore than quarter of mile away, was ln r3ducod into the family to take charge of the children. Some time in March or April an oysGer supper was given at the MethodlsG parsonage, occupied by Mir. Gibb, and Mrs. Hayden secured the services of Mary Stannard to stay at the house While she was away. Mir. Hayden had that day been to South Madison, and on his return, told his wife, so the story goes, that he was to much fatigued to attend the oyster party, and would remain at home. His wife went to the parsonage and he stayed at home. Within a day or two after, Mary told her sister that she had been disgraced by the minister on that evening, and intimated an intention to destroy her ownlife rather than .I,I.a ny,T TTJool louS SaTok Mr. Hayden went to Middletown, and upon his return stopped at the Stannard House and got glass of water. Mary was there and went immediately arterward to the spring, about half way between her house and the clergy mans, for fresh pail of water. On her return she told her sister that he was to meet hel later in the day. Early in the afternoon she left the house, to go in search of berries in the woods. Later in tic day her dead body was found iu s path in the woods. She had been stunned with a blow, and her throat had then been cut. The murderer took her sun-bonnet and folding it placed it ander her head, and -then crossed her hands upon her breast and left her.
 Among the persons who attended the inquest was MT. Hayden, and he assisted in taking the body from the woods to the house, and seem ed to share the surprise and sympathy that Was generally expressed. MT. Hayden Wal present at the funeral, which was conducted by the regular rpastor of the parish He walk ed around with the line of mourners to take final look at the remains. As he came up tt he co fin his eyes were fastened upon the fac' of the dead girl, and then were suddenl. turned away, and some of the spectator thought he betrayed unusual emotion. Late in the day he condoled with the family. Th circumstances of the murder are overwhelming against the clergyman, but at the last adjourn ment of the case, which was till to-day, (Wed nesday,) little had been proved.