Connecticut western news., 1878-11-20

 \ evunng By rofnel Canada tramp employed there. and assisted by Dick Daley both outraged her, each choking her to submission while the other accomp,isl.- ed ms purpose. The scamps fed, but were arrested at simsbury, Conn.,, Thursday morn ing.
 -hedding has foolishly rescinded nr,yi- ous vote appropriating $500 to maintain Il a hlli academy Tor the ensuing year. John Hin gave $50O0 to found & school will tba ,nd standing that $50G0 more should follow to erect building and place the institution on a self supporting basis, if the town gave tho project certain amount of aid. but as tb;s has been ungratefully withheld, the place will probably have to whistle for further donst;ons from the same source.
 The democrats lose two representat;ve. from Lyme by the dodge of shrewd republ,- can on the 5th After the ballot -boxes vera opened and the moderator, checkers and box tenders had taken their places, the old fellow announced that the constables had not warned the meeting, and the gathering innocently broke up without casting a vote. It is said that many towns in the state hold their elections unwarned annually, but the Leais!a- 1ure always cures the fault by healing act.
 -on the two last days of this month, Geo. f. Avery, who trained Bertie LeFranc for her "aiN Ill New London, and George J. Law, who calls hlmsslf the champion of Connecticut VIII nave tweL ty-six hours walk at Spring. neio' TOT the championship of New England. No money Will be put up on either side. but 'he man walking the greatest number of miles ln the twenty-six hours is to be considered the champion of New England, and have all the entrance above the expenses. The winner Will probably have to walk 115 or 120 miles.
 Henry Gates, Mystic lad of IS, has just returned home from voyage full of adyen- lures. While at Calcutta he had severe at- tack or smallpox and recovered just in time to nave his foot badly hurt by iollv.boat@ rolling over on it. Then he became partlv paralyzed by sunstroke and nearly died. but the care of the American consul and otber friends brought him through, and he started for home. During the return voyae ba nar,. lally recovered the use of his lin. bs and ho ia nearly we'll again.
 line hgure of the "Genius of Connectirut.n weighing th!e ee tons, was placed in position on the dome Of Hartfords new capitol Thurs day. This figure is the statute of female With spreading wings, and was designed by Randolph Rogers of Rome and cast in bronze inMumch. Its weight is three tons and it rests upon marble pyramid, and is securely fasten- d down with powerful rods so as to make it secure against the wear of time and the fury of the elements. It will make a most orna-
  great height of 272 feet inches, above tho mt guifcent marble structure.
 Mrs. Kate M, Cobb, accused of poisoning her husband and Mrs. Wesley Bishop. was brought into the superior court at Norwich last Tuesday, and her counsel succeeded in havlng the case postponed till January, when absent witnesses are expected to be back. The trial of Wesley Bishop, her alleged accom-. plice, will follow after that Last Saturday Bishop sent for Charles H. Cobb, the father of one of his victims, and confessed that, during the first part of the dead mans illness. he g mixed strychnine with his medicine, but. as violent vomiting ensued, the poison was dis- carded.
 A dramatic suicide occurred at Bridgeport on sunday evening, Frank Lane, young me- chanlc, shooting himself fatally after quarrel, ing with Kittie Martin, his sweetheart an at- traetlve girl of 20 who worked in a paper box factory, The pair became acquainted year ago and were engaged in May, Lane breaking oH his dissipated habits and proving a most devoted Jsuitor. They were to have been mar rled last week, but as the young man waa thrown out of employment the wedding day was postponed till December 10. On Sunday afternoon tie lovers took long walk, and, re- turning to Miss Martins boarding house, they began dispute, which grew into quarrel md Lane slapped the girls face. She inn nediately drew off her engagement ring and threw it at him, and frenzied with anger Lane ocked the door, dropped on his knees before 1er and shot himself in the head with re. Tolver. Miss Martin is nearly crazy with grief md says she did not really intend to dismiss 1er lover.