Connecticut western news., 1879-05-21
STATE NEWS.

The Rev. Allen Clark and John J. Dun- lap, both of the Olivet Congregational Church of Bridgeport, Conn.,, are the opposing parties to 8 law suit in that city. Parson Clark com plains that for two years it has only been by the most tireless perseverance that he has se- cured the monthly payments of his salary from Mir. Dunlap, who was treasurer of the church. He accuses MT. Dunlap of withhold ing his money when it was in hand and could easily have been paid. Indeed, he sums up MT. Dunlap's behavior in the past by charging hlm (Dunlap) with seizing the finances of the church and doing with them as he pleased. The ex treasurer accuses the minister of slan- der, and sues him by civil process, estimating the injury to his character at one hundred dollars.
 The New London man. William Frye, who was arrested in Bridgeport recently, for steal ing $400 from his employer, has been tried and sentenced to two years in the State prison,
 In the case of Wesley Bishop, accused of poisoning his wife and conspiring with Mrs. Kate Cobb for the murder of her husband, it is announced on good authority that the State Attorney will accept plea of guilty of murder in the second degree, rather than press for conviction in the first,
 Andrew Manning of Danielsonville, brain ed his wife with an ax the other day and then drowned himself. They had long lived unhap- fly together.
 The factories at Thomaston were closed ''Barnum's day." to allow workmen to enjoy the show at Waterbury the 11th. Nine car loads were carried up the road in the evening, including Thomaston people who attended.
 A man calling himself Devereau left lit- tie girl at Burritt Hills's house in Plainville the other day saying that he had found her on the railroad and wished to lcave her with the selectmen. After he had gone, the child said that she had been put out to work by her fath- CT at Hartford and had run away because she was abused, and that Devereau had found her on the road and outraged her under threats of murder.
 New Haven has 8 locomotive whistle which plays two bars of Yankee Doodle, and Bridge port has 8 steam-tug whistle whose noise was so intolerable that the chief of police had to be called on to suppress it.
 The jury in the suit of Geo. R. Kelsey vs. the New Haven Union for libel which has been on trial fifteen days at New Haven, on Thurs day reported verdict for plaintiff to recover $500 and costs. The grounds of the suit are familiar to the public. July 5, 1874, the Union published an article representing that panic occurred on Kelsey's wharf, West Haven, and that both the wharf and the steamer Novelty were unsafe There was evidence to show that in consequence of Mr. Kslsey's avowed inten- ton to withdraw his advertisement because of the article of the 5th so-called retraction was printed on the 9th. As this did not have the desired effect, and bring about return of the Kelsey advertising another article was pub- lished on the 18th, on which the suit for libel was brought.
 The Union of Thursday says :-'sThe Union is neither broken in spirit or in purse by the outrageous verdict. We will keep right along in the path we have so long pursued. We will pay Mir. Kelsey the sum the jury has awarded him, although we could no doubt readily pro- cure new trial. But we have no time to waste in further prelongation of the case. We are sufficiently vindicated by public opinion and the judge's charge"
 -Hoyt the condemned murderer in Bridge port jail, has been losing flesh lately. He is low-spirited and does not eat much.
 A Meriden expressman tells the following snake story: Daniel B. Perkins had lively battle recently with two large black snakes which attacked him as he was building ? fence, and tried to strangle him. He fought desperately to keep them from his neck, and finally cut them to pieces with his ax. The encounter was the third one he has had with snakes in five years. :.