Connecticut western news., 1880-04-21
GENERAL STATE NEWS.

Fifty emigrants from Ireland arrived at
 New Haven last week.
 Seth Pratt of Litchfeld has sold 400 West.
 ern horses during the past l6 months.
 Bishop McMahon confirmed 492 persons on Sunday at St. Patrick's church, New Haven,
 Patrick Fitzgerald's head was cut off by a train at New HaEen last Tuesday evening.
 Aged 20.
 The proposed intercollegiate press associa.
 tion will probably be organized at New Ha.
 ven May 26.
 Seth B. Thomas has offered &, 1000 towards library in Thomaston, as soon as suitable room is provided.
 probably fatally scalded recently by falling into pail of hot water. Bozrah has 8 medicinal spring whose ] waters, it is said, will neither freeze nor boil, and will disinherit the flesh of all it's ills. The dwelling house and barn with entire contents, belonging to MT. Prenny of Bark hamsted, were consumed by fire recently. No insurance
 The Roman Catholic protectory, to be built on Fair Haven heights, will cost $lO0, 900 and include two workshops in which boys will be taught trades.
 A North6eld COW recently swallowed tel egraph wire four inches long, but as it failed to swallow an operator, it had to carry it's message to the place where all good cows go.
 Johnson Payne of Naugatuck, is said to have had the hiccoughs for week, hiccough. ing at the rate of sixteen times minute, day and night. Finally doctor succeeded in stopping the evil and saving Payne's life.
 dofo Nl< hoS booy opfarod ;r tho h.a..L of-promise suit of Gertrude Hill of Old Say brook, 20 years old, against Samuel Harrison of North Branford, aged 6O. The court is now to hear A claim for SIC, 900 damages
 The Blrkhampsted Centennial Committee have voted to hold over to the next centennl- al before publishing their report, and people seem to think they will have to fly around livelier than ever they have done, if they get ready by that time.
 The directors of the New Haven and Northampton railroad have voted to reduce all fares to basis of 2 l-2 cents a mile, with enough added to make each fare up to the next 5-cent terminal. The new rates will go into effect by May l.
 Gov. Andrews has appointed as the com mission to have charge of the expenditures of $l30,OOO for additions to the Middletown in- sane asylum, Dr. Melancton Storrs of Hart ford, Wm. J. Atwater of New Haven and Chas. G. R. Vinal of Middletown.
 Some workmen who were raking out the | leaves from the Eagle dock eompanys mill- | pond race-way at Terryville, the other day, | large trout was raked out and caught. h. l side it's mouth, stuck fast, was small fish, | which the trout could neither swallow nor | eject. The trout weighed one pound and 10 | ounces
 The case of the state against Wm w. Bromham, charged with an attempt to murder his brother Edward, has been settled at New Haven by nolle prosequi. The two broth ward suddenly found himself in the water, but swan to the shore mile away His claim that his brother pushed him over seems to have been made in anger at wet skin, as there was no motive for such deed and the family jar is quieted.
 Officer Minor and w. B. Cornwell, while 5rout fishing Tuesday on Munn's brook, near Westfeld, Mass, just over the Southwick inc, found the partly decomposed body of an old man, whom Officer Minor at once recog. lized as a MT. Patterson who wandered from lis home at Tariffville several months ago while insane, and for whose return a reward vas offered. Medical Examiner Waterman 'iewed the body and ordered it carried to the omb in Pine Hill Cemetery to await the &C., ion of the mans friends. The body lay within few rods of 8 much travelled road, |, ut was hidden by bushes; by his side was is hat, and some little distance off his coat { ung ona branch, the pockets filled with f hort twigs. He was last seen alive near c odom mountain. It is supposed he partially t ndressed, thinking he was going to bed, and 2 hat he froze to death. Nothing of value C 'as found in the pockets, and the bruises on he body indicated that he had rushed wildly trough the woods and met with several falls.