Connecticut western news., 1878-07-18

:: = X,..H Io" eatelY lOuged m tht
 Jaii st Pittsfeld, ito await the action of tb.
 Grand Jury, upon charge of mnrdsr 'n'
 Judge Rockwell, holding Sunerior 6orr,
 at Pittsfeld, Monday, on motion nf n;str;1,
 Attorney Leonard, granted an order fiiract. ing the clerk to recall the Grand Jurv
 which IS drawn in the county each Tannayv @l for one year, to meet next Friday whayy T the cases of the Monahans. acc,,esJ oi; ',f
 killing Officer Quinn, will be nrssenteS Il Attorney General Train was in favor of
 fixing the trial, in case indictments for
 murder were found, for the reenIar g.
 tem5er term of the Supreme Judicial [, p put Judge Colt. of that court, ia rn,. .ouIt
 nave sad that the trial can br sor.eo tG G
 sooner. so that if exceptions o,,5 atangeo ,a s' Ken in the event of convipro o,, ,"oua , oe .ss M
 be heard in September ,nstead n 'nsy cGuae
 to go over tor somo months if ,r;od ;n nas.ns Sag
 roIea nonn;eaa. a' .ne 'oe d.ar term. A desire is
 oaaa asoi n@ E-very hand tha: justice in this
 o"'0 '''''.d be speedily meted out
 ~m. H. Barnum's Hcme e.-The Boston
 Sunday Herald contains an interesting ac.
 count of the hcmes of New England Sen
 ators' and gives the folloming description
 of 6enator Barnum's residence at Lime
 Rock. The home of Senator William H. Bar.
 mum, IS ID one of the most delightful of New England villages-Lime Rock. a little hamlet among the hills of Litchfieid Coun- ", ,peopled generally by a well-to-do class, ana some or them of large wealth, acquired in the iron business of the famous SaGa- bnry mines. His residence is large struc- ture, of wood, added to and m odernized from time to time until bereft of any pro- nounced style of architecture. The first thought that strikes the observer is that iA IS just the place for solid home comfort me house IS two stories in height, of a light color, with a verandah, and standing as It does, near the road, the lawn is loca. ted on one side, beyond which a pretty meadow stretches away towards the banks of the Housatonic river. At the Tear of the house, hill ascending at quite sharp eleVatlon IS arranged in terraces filled with noWers. From the verandah is visible the village center, and the buildings of the salisbury Car Wheel Works, owned by the senator; The farm, quite extensive in areas IS blessed with soil of fertility un- usual to the section, and in addition to rais- ing crops, it's owner has it well stocked with cattle, mainly Attorneys.
 Entering the dwelling, there is spacious old-tashloned hall. on one side of which opens tbe parlor. an apartment furnish ad with the utmost elegance, and port~, ,ino the refired tastes of the members of VIE the mansion. On the opposite side ;of tha haII IS reception room, and to the reer of the two apartments are the dinr, 10 room and the Senator's library. Tb>. former is well known to hundreds of v,e nnhlic men of the country, for Sen~', ,tor Rarnnm is most nospataoie ID his l.. ..etes and is never better ren;as o,;.a.a :rsa " .en he has party of con- 1 Tnahoaop .Gretching their legs under his Q -a ors;1y'. And his tastes in this respect o Ne.;. Hos gratlfied, for, as chairman of the neoo' al Democratic Committed, he has n" political visitors; the metropolis is / ,ar, and Albany but short ride distant. senator Barnum's dinners have high rep utation. The viands are splendidly served, his wines are noted for their excellence. and as for cigars, non-smokers have good cause for regret when they catch the odor of the brands he purchases. An apology is due to the ladies of his family for mentioning them last. but to these dinner parties they lend an attractive feature. Mrs. Barnum is highly educated, preposessing lady who takes warm interest in, and thoroughly comprehends her husbands political and other projects, and thus is en rapport with those who gather beneath the Senator's roof. Two charming daughters, who have just reached the age of womanhood, also grace the table with their presence on many of these occasions. The library, where the Senator attends to his volumi nous correspondence, with the assistance of an amanuensis, is on the west side of the house, with bay window looking out upon the garden. It is we'll stocked with books, and, in addition to the usual furni- ture, several easy ehaIra indicate that the place is favorite resort of the Senator and his friends who call on political or busi- ness matters. The conferences, it is said, accompanied as they are with sampling of the good things of the sideboard, oTten cpd sSith- an -inEitasion to uffve behind Bar nuns rattling span of dark bays, tie speed jest in Litchfeld County. Senator Barnum is very busy man, and even the compara- lively small part of the time he spends at home is fully occupied. He has control ling interest in no less than seven blast furnaces in hls section; manages the car wheel factory in his own village. and has business interests not only in Chicago. but further west, in the Lake Superior region, where he is interested with Samuel J. Til den in Iron mining, When at home, he is an early riser and busy throughout the day. yet never forgetting the dictates of true hospitality. always fnds leisure to care for the comfort and pleasure of thoRa who arc np6Ar hia rOof