Connecticut western news., 1878-10-23

A committee appointed to consider the question of cutting down school expenses in New Haven have reported in favor of reducing the salaries of teachers from 10 to 15 per cent In the meeting at which this report was pre- sented Professor Sumner made speech in ia vor of large salaries to teachers, and the best kind of education for poor and rich alike, at the public expense.
 A true bill was found against Rev. II. H. Hayden on two counts, one for killing Mary E. Stannard by cutting her throat and the other for poisoning her with arsenic. Hayden will l not be put to plea at once, it is said, and an immediate trial is not probable, as the de fcnse will require some time to prepare their case. The arsenic which was found in the prisoner's barn, weighs very nearly the ounce which he acknowledges buy ying.
 A true bill was found against Edgar Free man, the Ansonia negro charged with outra- sing little Jennie Me Crindle, and who came near being lynched for it, by the grand jury at New Haven last Wednesday, his alleged vic | tim, who is rapidly recovering from her inju- | ries, appearing among the witnesses against | aim. A speedy trial is desired by Ansonia people, so that the moral effect of tho crimi- nars conviction and punishment may not be lost dulled by delay. Freeman was former. i y of Norfolk.
 A fire in one of the buildings of the Hart ford foundry and machine company Sunday did | $10,OO0 worth of damage. Part of the proper ty injured was machinery and pa tterns | owned by Beach & Co. and Hiilyer X | Bunce, some of them being of engines made for government gun-boats during the war, and of engines of the Brooklyn water works, but fully insured. Chief engineer Eaton of the fire department fell through l skylight and broke both wrists, his nose an( ljaw.
 The New York and New England railroad have paid al but $163OOO of the Hartford Providence and Fishkill bonds and now tho circuit court at Hartford has granted then leave to deposit enough money to pay the re maining bonds with the court and give l sl25,000 bond of indemnity to the Fishkil | road trustces,--the road to be transferred tt the New England road when these provisions are fulfilled. The New York and Now Eng land company will begin the work of com pleting the Hartford, Providence and Fish kill railroad west of Waterbury this fall.
 MT. AIiddlings, 8 Dutchman living in Or vile Barber's tenement house, Harwlnton, il suspected of poisoning four horses of Leonard 4radley's, and also an attempt to poison hi (Bradley's) whole family. Two years ago ht luarreled with Mir. E. D. Hinman; soon af ter one of Hinman's horses died in mysteri ous manner, It is now believed that he poison | cd that also. Mr. Barber warned him out re gently, and he had moved part of his furn ture. Last Saturday night mob went to hi house intending to tar and feather him, bu ne had 'dusted" on that particular night ,eaving his wife and son at home. The mol went again on Sunday night, but Mir. Mid | llings had again skedaddled. They removed | the rest of lis furniture, tore down the hous,
 md fired 1t, leaving nothing but ashes. The. | chen departed after telling Mrs. Middllngs tha # they could find her husband within fort, miles thy would hang him to the neares tree. Public opinion sanctions their doings 1t is said that Mr. Middlings boasts of having killed one man some time ago.