Connecticut western news., 1878-10-02

George Coward, alias George Odey, has been arrested in New Haven and taken to Massachusetts for trial He is notorious horse thief.
 Seneca Solomon of Danbury, aged 75, con- mitted suicide last week by hanging, while de- ranged through fear that a cut on his foot would mortify.
 Ernest Mosher of New Hartford. has just returned home after two months of wandering, but is unable to give any account of himself during the time.
 The Connecticut State Poultry association has arranged for its fair and exhibition to be held in Hartford from December 31st to Janu- ary Eth, inclusive.
 --Orson Pratt, the notorious Mormon, is now in Saybrook, tracing the geneaology of the Pratt family of Saybrook, of which he claims to be descendant.
 MT. F. A. Hart, formerly general agent of the Charter Oak life insurance company, has accepted the general agency of the Etna life for the State of Ohio and will remove to Gin cinnati to reside.
  Thursday, lightning struck F. Miller's house in Main street, tearing off shingles splitting the chimney. This house had its roof taken off by the tornado.
 A Manchester mill is using a superior pa per-making machine, invented by Jonathan | Hatch of South Windham, who says that he was directed by the audible voice of his de- | narted son in its construction
 | Lewis Hall and wife of Meriden, while rid ing Thursday noon, were thrown out by the shying of the horse. MT. Hall suffered con- fusion of the skull and an injury to the back, and his wife had an arm broken. -Quails are reported plenty this Fall throughout the State, a circumstance which is attributable to the very mild weather last Win ter. The sportsmen are preparing for great sport with the beginning of October.
 On Friday afternoon young daughter oi Michael B. Hughes of New Haven, was poison ed by eating stramonium seeds, (the common stink weed,) which grows in every lot. Ii prompt medical attention had not been given she would have died.
 Saturday afternoon Richard Taylor, whose back was broken by the Wallingford tornado died at the New Haven hospital Since his in jury he has been unable to take any nourish- ment except milk or beef tea. and he became reduced almost to skeleton. He was thirty years of age.
 After nine days examination, the Rev. H H. Hayden, who was charged with the mUr- der of Mary Stannard at Madison, on Sept, 8 has been discharged. It is stated that the prosecution is dissatisfied with the rulings oi the justice, and that it will have the accused brought before the Superior court at its next | term on bench warrant
 A short time ago three servant girls dis. charged from Mar agansett Pier for disorderly conduct, took passage at Stonington in the steamer Narragansett for New York; On the passage they became drunk and riotous and the captain felt compelled to lock them up Now one of the girls has sued the captain foI $2, ,0O0 damages for false imprisonment.
 It is probable that the lager beer sellers in New .Havea, will continue their business without a license during November (for which time no licenses can be issued because the present ones expire October 31 and the towr cannot repeal the no license vote until Decem- Der 8 on the ground that what they sell is real. ly schenck beer, a non-intoSicant, which the law does not prohibit.
 MT. Charles Hoyt of Darien, (Oxridge while crossing the railroad track near the de pot, a few days since twas struck by the engine of the milk train, his carriage overturned, ani the top of his head knocked off, exposing tho brains. It is still thought that he will recover A train was standing at the depot at the time and he did not hear or see the train coming il the opposite direction.
 Last year, when Bruce of the American team made 219 points at the three long-range in the international match at Creedmoor, tn, Sharp's rifle company at Bridgeport made standing offer of S150 ip gold to any rifiemai who could beat the score but when J. s. Sum ner made 221 under the same conditions, tht other day, they refused him the money on tn, ground that the shooting did not form a match as his was the only entry. As Henry Dorman and friend were re turning from Ansonia to Fair Haven, latt Thursday niSht,a man leaped out of the bush es near the "half-w0y' house and grabbed on, of the horses by the bridle. Dorman applied the whip and the horses ran, finally causing the assailant to break his hold. The nigh was very dark. Dorman thinks the man wal run over. At the same spot man named Foley was robbed in the night, not long ago. | A North Guilford correspondent state that "A bear with two cubs has been living fol some time in the mountains near the neighbor hood called Bluff, in the northern part of tn, township. She has been seen by several per sons, and her tracks are frequently seen. I is supposed that she must have escaped iron some menagerie, as it was not known tha bears inhabit Totoket mountain, and this on,
 is not wild. She could easily be caught ant tanned.
 A tenement in Rushton's block, Waterbury came near being the scene of tragedy las Saturday night. Frank Stone entered tho tenement occupied by his brother Eugene, ,ano pointed & revolver at the head of the latter's wife. She knocked it aside, and, being dis. charged, the ball lodged in Franks arm. Sherar to a bedroom and the would-be murderer fol lowed, firing the second time, but happily with. out hitting Mrs. Stone. Frank motive in at tempting to take the life of his brothers wife is not known to the public.
 Waterbury had genuine sensation Satur. day evening, caused by the arrest of Mrs Lydia M. Upson, & well-known and highly res pectable widow woman and dress maker, for shop lifting. She had been watched for some time and been seon to steal several articles at different times and places before she was ar | A saaroh Inf her Dar1inp nlace raypnl- ed mass of stolen articles. One storekeeper identified $50 worth of stolen edgings and other articles, stolen four years ago. Bonds were given for her appearance.
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