Connecticut western news., 1878-10-16
STATE NEWS.

Stamford voted no license, Norwalk voted license, South Norwalk voted no license.
 The total of the contributions for the re- lief of the Wallingford disaster sufferers was $15,O0O.
 -Lieut-Col. Crofut of Bethel has been elect ed colonel of the 4th regiment, and Maj. Skin- ner of Winsted lieutenant colonel.
 Jason Beckwith of New London is charged with destroying several "no license" votes while acting as counter of votes Monday night.
 -Diphtheria is alarmingly prevalent in Col chester, Il deaths having occurred within month, mostly children from six to ten years old,
 Captain W. H. Bently, an ice dealer of New London, has lost the patronage of seven saloon keepers because he voted no license on Monday.
 The railroad station and post office at Elm wood were robbed Sunday night for the four teenth time within few years. Alarge num- Der of letters were stolen.
 A Bridgeport man suffering from delirium tremens jumped into the river the other day to rescue couple of imaginary persons that he thought were drowning ,and had to be help ed out himself.
 Patrick Denehe, day laborer, aged about fifty years, fell down flight of stairs leading from Horace Browns bar room in New Lon don on Tuesday, and broke his neck. He had been drunk several days. A 1,1o,, 1Io,- 4- l. B. terview with her companion in crime, Bassett, | ill the Bridgeport jail, Friday. She urged ! him on her knees to confess and to state that she guiltless, but he refused to say | word.
 A girl of doubtful character, named Mag gie Connolly, attempted suicide by laudanum in Waterbury, Thursday, because she had been cast of by her lover, resident of Water bury, who became acquainted with her last summer at shore resort near New Haven, and has been supporting her since. Henry Nc Gilvery was seriously assaulted at the Sterling house in Bridgeport recently, and has sued her for $10,0O0 damages. She brings a counter-suit for assault, asking $10,- 900 damages and supplements it with a $15,- GOO islander suit.
 Gen. W. H. Green and Frederick Eberle, prominent Hartford democrats, got heated over the election on Monday evening, and had an encounter, the general being struck over the head with a cane while the severest personalities were indulged ein. Eberle has sued Green for $25 ,0OO for defamation of char acter.
 MT. Thomas Warmers loss by the burning of his dwelling house in Rocky Hill Sunday is reckoned at $2,OOO, and is not insured. The house, furniture, $50 in money, and large quantity of produce in the cellar were destroy ed. The fire, it is supposed, caught from | sparks from the chimney. Edgar Freeman, charged with committing rape on Jane Nc Crindle, in Ansonia, one week ago Thursday night, and who narrowly escaped lynching on the Friday morning fol- lowing, was arraigncd in Justice Peck's court, Saturday, in Ansonia, waived an examlnation, and was held in $5,000 for trial-in default of which he was taken to the jail in New Haven. There was large crowd of spectators at the court, bnt no violence was attempted. | Rufus D. Cable, for many years past sher- | iffs deputy and collector of taxes in Westport, was seized with violent fit ofinsanity in Geo. Woods harness shop ill Westport Friday. He has been suffering somewhat of late with a head difficulty, and although he hss at times said many things queer and incredible, no one thought him insane. Though small man he exhibited physical power that six men could not suppress. and they were tossed about by him as though they were 50 many ten pins.
 Mrs. Alexander and Frank Bassett, ac- cused of fmurdering Suffering Jack at Bridge port, will be presented to the grand jury to- day, and their indictment for other crims as well is expected. though all the missing per sons who were supposed to be their victims have turned up except Dick Coves of Howe's band, whose remains have not been found, as was reported. Bassett has told of another case where Mrs. Alexander tried to kill some body-an old woman named MoMahon, whom she attempted to poison last summer. Mrs. Alexander had an interview with her para mour in the jail office the other day, and beg ged him to clear her, but he wouldn't say a word.