Connecticut western news., 1878-10-16

the Naugatuck railroad last Saturday night about one mile below Burrville. An iron rail about 30 feet long was laid slanting across the rails, with one end of the same lodged in pile of rails close to the track The engine struck the obstruction with it's COW catcher, tearing it into pieces, and broke the rail in two. This is the sec- ond attempt made within the past few months to wreck this train in this locality, and the railroad Go. will do all ln their power that the guilty parties may be punish ed
 District court opened at West Winstod last week Tuesday, Judge Fyler presiding, with jury. The furniture being down on the flat, some desks and seats were proviG- ed by the West street p ope until yesterday when the old furniture was returned. The first case tried was that of D. c. Merrllls vs Frank w. Fem, New Hartford parties. The case resulted in verdict for the plain tiff, for the sum of $48 and costs. The next case was celebrated dog case con- tested hy Charles Dolphin, (coIored,) and A, M. Perkins, who was sued by Dolphin for the killing of his dog, claimed to be worth $1O0. This case has lasted five days, aud was decided in favor of Perkins. Judge Hall of Bridgeport, commences holding court to-day, for the trlal of the cases for which Judge Fyler was disquall- fled. The first case is that of U. c. Whi- ting and wife vs Francis Riggs. Court will be held at Falls Village the first Mon day in Nov. for natur ilization purposee.
 The LitcLfield Go. Home and Foreign Missionary soc,eties held their 67th anni- vcrsarY exercises at Salisbury, Oct. 18th. A sermon was preached in the morning by Rev. Dr. Noble of New Haven, and in the afternoon addresses were made by Rev. MT. Reid of Canaan, Rev. Dr. Merrill, president of Ripon College, Wls., and by Rev. MT. Stevenson of Ellsworth. The societies report contributions during the year as follows:
 To Foreign Missions, s,-Legacies, $2, ITS, Contributions, $3,772.
 To Home Missions,-Legacies, $4,O14, Contributions. $a,2O6.
 It is txpected after this, that the work of these societies will be taken up and pushed with greater vigor by the C0nferences. Il appears that 1900 Congregational church. es in the United States, have given nothing 1 for foreign missions during the year. as H. illustrative of the benevolence of wealthy city churches, the statement is made that Dr. John tHalPs Presbyterian church gave this last year for home missions, $29 ,260, or more by $600,00 than all the Presbyte- rians in Ohio, iIndiana, Illinois and lowe combined. comprising l60,000 members. The year before, the same church gave $30- | 2n6 to home missions, and $39, 280 to for. eign missions. Dr. PaXton's church, with membership of 377 persons, gave this last year 10 home missions, $lO ,366, and tue year before, $lO,5l5, and to foreign missions, $25,7 ITO. What wickedness to assail the tax payers and bond-bolders, who are tEus pouring cut their wealth for the moral and spiritual benefit of their fellow men, The first church in New Haven l sent this laet year to home missionaries, ten boxes of valuables worth $2,5Tu.
 Some time ago, man named Best occupied house on the Ashley Falls road near the state line crossing, who owned g 1 female dog. About the time the new dog law came in force, he moved from the place, and rtther than pay the required li- cense for registering, he left the dog in tkt house, which was then taken by another family, and the dog was thrown upon heI own resources. She finally settled in Will Hams woods just north of this village, anG was joined by large outlawed male half bull, half hound. They made their den il a well sheltered cave, and subsisted or game, with which the woods abound making fr' quent depredatlons on the hen roosls in the neighborhood. Their pilfer ing expeditions frequently subjecting then to the fire Of some indignant farmers sho gun their isolated life If outlawry, to gether with the fact that, in the course o time they were 'blo ossed" with litter O purps, combined to render them extremely wild and savage, and they soon became tb terror of the neighborhoOd on which thel preyed. They frt quently attacked calves and other domestic animals owned by th, farmers, and on one occasion, attacked
 chic who happened in their way. Thei frequent depredations and increasing bold ness, and their success in eludlng capture exasperated the farmers, and complaint were made to the selectmen, who offered
 bounty for their destruction. They wcr closely hunted by squads of men and boys and in short time the pups and thei
 mother were killed, the male dog escaping
 for time, but, being persistcntly crowded
 he Was finally dispatched by Patnck Sug
 hTua, who brought the scalp to Seectmal Foote, and now the denzens of the s'Sant
 Bank" breathe freer.
 At the adjourned town meeting a
 Winsted on Saturday last, the qualified res iguation of Mortimer E. Dutton, first select man, was presented, an account of dis
 crepancy in his last report which could no be satisfactorily explained. At the annua town meeting Mir. Dutton was very closel, questioned concerning the several items o his report. He had reported, among othe
 things, the payment to the Connection
 Hospital for Insane of sums greater thal
 were allowed by law. Inquiry at Middle
 town between the two meetings shove, that he had paid only half what was cred ited on report of 1877 and none at all on re port of 1878. On being confronted witt