Connecticut western news., 1880-06-16
c GENERAL STATE NEWS.

A Kensington wife has eloped with two Southington young men.
 The Weed companys shop at Hartford was damaged 5000 by fire last week A post office has been established at Merry all, and mail is received there three times a week.
 A Norwich manufacturer is making cast. iron axes to be traded for ivory with the na- tives of Australia.
 Ore from Clarks gold mine near Danbury commands good prlce it is said, and it's val ue increases with the depth,
 The army worm which is such a pest on Long Island and in New Jersey, has appear ed in the rye fields about Madison.
 The Avon selectmen offer reward of$1G00 for the arrest and conviction of the murderer of Mrs. Chidsey and Mrs. Avent May 30.
 Gen. Garfield is lineal descendant of Capt. John Masons the founder of Norwich and vanquisher of the Pequot Indians, mon- ument to whose memory stands at Bean Hill
 Of the STOOD which Hayden paid his law yers, it is said that Watrous gets $3500, Jones $2nO0 and Hubbard about $l500. The Hay. den family is reunited for the first time since 1878.
 The physicians who experimented on Hoyt's body after his execution at Bridgeport say that fall of four and one-half to five feet with the knot tight behind the left ear is most likely instantly to kill,
 The Spiritualists of the state will hold their annual picnic the l6th at Compounce pond, on the borders of Bristol and Southiugton, the chief speaker being ex Superintendent Henry Riddle of the New York schools.
 The body of man tioated ashore on Daven- ports Point, Stamford, last week. The head was badly mutated and the body had evident ly been in the water for several weeks One $5 bill and three trade dollars were found in his pockets. There is no clue to his ident- ity.
 The state diocesan convention at Hartford chose as deputies to the general convention Rev Dr. Beardsley and Rev, Dr. Harwood of New Haven, Rev. K. E. Johnson of Hart ford, Rev. Dr Deshon of Meriden, o. S. Seymour of Litchfeld, II. B. Harrison of New Haven, H. J. Halsey of Norwich, and 0. G. Child of Stamford
 February l6, postal card was started on 8 tourney around the world from East Bridgeport, and February l9 a second card was sent after it. Both the cards were received in Bridgeport Wednesday when it was found that the one started last had yis- tied the most places but had made just as good time home again as it's companion.
 A strange animal, supposed to have escaped from menagerie, is proving about Mont yille Henry Johnson was returning home one evening recently, when series of unearth ly howls and shrieks frightened him, and he fled for refuge to an old mill, where he stayed till day light Others have heard similar shrieks, and there is considerable alarm felt. l
 R. D. Hawley, the Hartford violin connois 1! seur, has a mahogany secretary, brought over | from England to Salem, Mass, before l692,- the time of the witchcraft excitement It has been for four generations in the family Of l Dr. Prince formerly superintendent of the in. sane asylum at Northampton, Mass. Unique carving, brass trimmings and secret drawers make it an interesting relic.
 The annual encampment of the c. N. G. will be held probably August 23 to 2s, Gen. s. R, Smith having reconsidered his original plan of holding it on the 16th. He feared not weather. Gen W. H. Green, who is a member of the commission to look up per site for camp ground, says, when he proper time comes the commission will ook around; but as they will not be required o report until the general assembly meets hey do not propose ito get into profuse oerspiration over it' at present.