Connecticut western news., 1879-09-24

With intent to klll and pleaded guilty. State Attorney Olmsted stated to the court that he understood the accused was of general good behavior except when under the influence oi liquor, and said he thought the demands oi justice would be satisfied by comparatively light sentence. The court assented, and after inpressively admonishing young Lyon to quit drinking, sentenced him to one years i'm prisonment in the county jail
 HoUsAToNIC RAILROAD COMPANY,
 PRESIDENTS OFFICE,
 BRIDGEPORT, CONN, Sept. 15, 1879.
 MT. L. B. Stillson has this day been ap pointed Superintendent of this Company.
 Respectfully,
 w. Fl. BARNUM, President.
 The above appointment cannot fail to give satisfaction, as Mir. Stillson is very popular with all the patrons ot the road and under stands the business of the company as vel as any other man who could be appointed and there is no doubt that he will do his best at once to accommodate the travelling public and further the companys interests.
 It is seldom that a pestilential disease ravages household so completely and rapid ly as the recent vistations upon the family Of Richard Maloney in this place. Since Aug 29, less than month ago, four of his chil. dren, comprising his whole family, (with the exception of one girl who is away from home, have been taken away with diphtheria, as follows: Lizzie, Aug. 2S; Mary, Sept. Il Johnny, Sept, 17, and Dennis. Sept 21. MT and Mrs. Maloney have the earnest and sub stantial sympathy of the entire community ir their great affliction. A subscription paper has been circulated for their benefit, and gen. erously signed.
 Yesterday morning, as Sherwood Cum mings, at Camps drug store was pouring oi of vitriol into bottle containing lemon ex tract an explosion occurred, caused by the two acids coming together, and Sherwood who saw the action of the fluids shut his eyes and dodged back in time to save his sight but not quick enough to escape severe burn ing about the face and under the right eye, in hicting intense pain. It was fortunate that he shut his eyes just as he did, for had the vit riol got into them, it would no doubt have blinded him. As it is, with his physiogomy bandaged up, he looks like defeated prize fighter, but that little piece of muslin down ir Tuckahoe will probably see no traces of it il the little perfumed billet dour.
 A great six days walking match began last Monday morning at Gilmore's Garden witt l3 competitors for the Astley belt and the championship of the world. The belt is now held by Weston, who captured it in London last June, with the unprecedented score o $50 miles. The best walkers in England anG America are now in contest for it's possession and at present Rowell (who took the belt from this country last March) is the favorite, and il is thought he will take the belt again to Eng land. In the first 24 hours he made l27 miles to Weston's 95 (Weston occupying at that time the ninth pace) Butcher, of Lee, Mass, entered for the contest but, fainting twice or the track, was withdrawn after making g miles
 -The health officer, pursuant to instruc tions, has burned or buried most of the arti cles of bedding, clothing, etc in the Maloney house where diphtheria has been raging, anc the house has been thoroughly disintected These articles are to be replaced by contribu tion, and no doubt there are many who vii tn bn 0NpofNrt nf tbf remnant ofthis much afflicted family. Fol lowing is a list of the articles destroyed, anc those who are willing to contribute one ol more of these, or anything else that will b' of use to the family should communicate witt Mir. John B. Reed:-S bed quilts, ? woo blankets, straw ticks, pillows, sheets, calico dresses, aprons, l blanket shawl, suit mans clothes, pair overalls, feather bed window curtains, chair cushions, pillow cases, 1 flannel skirt. ? chinese, gingham shirt, napkins towels 6 hand kerchiefs, children's clothes, cloths, etc.
 Last Monday, MT. Henry Fowler, brakeman on the freight train, H. R. R in some way caught his right foot In { 'frog" of the track, while a train was ap preaching, and so tightly was it caught tha before he could extricate himself the trail was upon him. horribly mangling and crush ing his foot, and necessitating amputation which was performed by Drs. Hubbard ant Bishop at Bridgeport Monday night. Mir Fowler will be remembered as a popular con ductor of one of the H. R. R. passenger train: few years since, and who was discharged a the time of a collision of his with anothe passenger train at Merwinsville, since whicl time he has been engaged as conductor or the Shepaug and latterly as brakeman on the II. R. R.
 Tho switch at Barnes turnout north O. this place, is on good plan. It is so con structed as to require changing only when il is desired to switch train onto the turnout if the switch is on the side track, a train com ing south on the main track throws it back into place, so there is no danger of running off; or, if a train is on the side-track, with the switch on the main, it isn't necessary to turr the switch to let the train out, as the tlanges of the car wheels spring the switch rails apart in passing the switch, aud immediately the train is out, the rails spring back into place for the main track, by means of rubber connected with the rod. Wherever the switch is, there is no danger of derailmeut, as an ap preaching train either runs onto the side track, or throws the switch into place.
 Next Friday, 26th inst. a grand excursion will be given by the c. W. R. R. O., with g four hours sail on the Hudson River, as z drawing feature. The Conn. Western R. R. affords at this season of the year some of the finest scenery in New England, the highlands at Norfolk and the lakes have taken on the first shades of ofautumn, the valleys preserving all thn haautias of summon The snanaru ol