Connecticut western news., 1878-11-06

A remarkable story comes from New Brit ain, that Gin digging well upon the rule fac tory premises warm spring was discovered last week, twenty -one feet below the surface of the ground The water was quite warm, and it cannot be accounted for"
 A tramp who was fed and housed the other night by Rev. MT. Brooks of West Haven, re- harness.
 Prof" James Barbour attempted to walk for 50 hours on the head of barrel at Nor wich recently, but after walking day and night, the head of the barrel gave out, and bets were declared "off."
 A Portland young woman was nearly chokei to death recently, while trying to swallow chickens heart whole. It lodged in her gullet, and the efforts of two doctors were necessary in relieving her.
 The new capitol at Hartford is rapidly ap- preaching completion, and all the state officers except the librarian have moved to it from the old state house. The exterior of the dome is being completed, and it is expected that the work will be done and the crowning figure, "The Genius of Connecticut put in place by December 1, but the interior decorating and finishing will continue for some time after,
 -Raccoons killed sixteen large turkeys at New Preston the other night.
 -Harvards boat club has accepted Yale's challenge for race next summer, and, as the winning crew appoints the place of the follow ing contest, it will take place at New London, Conn. Bancroft and Crocker will row another year, and the sending of crew to England next summer is very probable. John Kennedy of New Haven, lad of thir- teen, had his hand nearly severed from his arm Monday night while playing in the yard where man was chopping wood In some | way the little fellow fell, so that his arm lay | directly across a log that was being chopped. The axe struck it and went through the cords, | flesh and bone, so that the hand hung only by a small piece of flesh.
 The lawyers comrected with the Stannard murder case say that it has been definitely settled that the trial of the Rev. Mir. Hayden | will not take place at this term of the superior | court. This will postpone the case until Jan uary, at least. Judge Lynde Harrison says that there is nothing new in the case. It does not look now as if the case of the state against William Bromham, of New Ha- ven, charged with throwing his brother Ed | ward overheard in the Sound and abandoning i him to swim to shore, as he did five miles ill the dark, will ever be tired. Another contin- uance was granted on Saturday, on the ground that Edward was threatened with pneumonia. It is evident that strenuous efforts are being made to have the case quietly disposed of. At Norwich Falls on some of the streets there is scarcely house that has not a pa tient suffering from diphtheria. The Underwood Betting Company of Tol- land have just made 90-foot long and 40-in- ches wide belt for A. T. Stuart & Co.'S manu- | factory at Glenham, N. Y.
 | A number of New Haven saloons are in mourning over the no-license reign. Most oi the proprietors have accepted the situation, while few have adopted the key system, and others have turned their establishments into | club-rooms.
 Joel Palmer of Windsor was seriously bit ten by dog recently, and the animal had to be shot before it would let go its hold. l A drunken charcoal vender named rawley attempted to outrage the widow of the late Rev. J. M. Worcester, an estimable lady, at Patehogue, near Jewett City, the other night, but her cries for help aroused several of the neighbors, who secured Dawley and gave him q sound thrashing. He was afterwards arrest | ed.
 | The no-license law is in full blast at Nor wich, and ''Schenck' beer, "weiss" beer and "3per cent. alcohol" drinks are freely offered for sale. Many liquor dealers have closed theil places of business for the ensuing year.