Connecticut western news., 1878-07-18
Gnnntg News.

Italians from New York are, employed on
 the WOlcOttville water works construction.
 the local workingmen refusing the pay
 offered. F' l A gold vein has been Discovered at East Litchfield ID the mountains, and there is a
 party blasting out the rocks. It is clalmed
 the analysis shows it ip. quantity which will repay the working of 1t.
 A boarder at the Luke View House in
 Litchieid, committed suicide last week Fri: day evening" by drowning in 8 spring near
 the Shepaug Depot. He was ill, ana near.
 ly insane, if not quite SO.
 The Young Peoples Temperance Union | of New Milford flave picnic August Sd a, Parlor Rock. The New Preston and Brookheld unions are invited as we'll as others. The Housatonic railroad offer very liberal terms SO that the fare for the round ! trip will be only 50 cents.
 A Preston man has sharp eye on the l dog question. He raises pups, and as soon as they are large enough for the market, 1 cuts oil thelr noses, takes them (the noses) to the authorities, collects his $l for the l scalp of each unlicensed dog, and returns home to repeat the operation few months later. He thinks of increasing his business
 Lewis Ohmen, son of Fredrick w. Oh men, of Warren. was burned frightfully about the head, chest, and one hand and arm last Saturday, in the following man. ner: Having about two and a half pounds l of powder left from the 4th, he wished to use It up, and asked permission of Miner strong to d2 so at noon, by firing his can non few times. MT. s. gave him per. mission to do so if he would go away from the house. He did SO, and proceeded to celebrate by striking match to fire the cannon. n.-Some birthstone dropped into the dish of powder by hls side, which le- nited, blowing him to the opposite side of the road, setting fire to his clothing. Dan lel Marsh ran to him, cut and tore his shirt from him, thereby saving the boys life. lie was cared for and taken to his sisters. Mrs. M.. Schnell. He can now walk about but is frightful object to look upon, He may lose the use of his right hand. III
 Sherman is having it's full share of exci. ting events of late. On the fifth day of this month. Dr. Mallory was driving through the South part of that town, and when .. Osborne was staying, lady in the house hailed him and he got out of his carriage and went toward her. On his way toward the house he was met by Osborne who said to him-"What did you give me that med iclne for ? You ought not to have given it to me. The doctor replied that he had noth- ing which would hurt him and passed OF. As he was talking with. the lady, Osborne came up behind him with poke-stick ln bis hand and in men acing manner. The. lady being able to see the act exclaimed Don't strike the Doctor" which induced him to turn his head little, Osborne struck at that instan {, the blow falling on the side of the Do ctor's face with such t0rCe quarter of an hour.. The lady then got the stick away from Osborne, other help came and he was secur ed. On Monday he was taken before Justice Woodruff and bound over to the Superior Court. As no one would furnish bonds. he was taken to the Danbury Jail. What the cause of the as. sault was, is a matter O some conjecture. Some people think that Osborne IS crazY-l others that he is ugly. Four or five weeks