Connecticut western news., 1893-04-13
CONNECTICUT NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO INHABITANTS
 OF THE NUTMEG STATE.

ings of the Week In This Vicinity and Elsewhere Briefly Told For the Benefit ofPeople Whose Time Is Valuable.
 BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, April 10.-Antonio Balonio and Angelo Mascelon were drink. ing beer in the latter's house when John Dominica entered. Dominica, after quar- reling with Balonio, grabbed an ax and hacked Balonio horribly in the face. Do minico escaped and is still at liberty. It is believed that Balonio will die.
 W. c. Street Dead.
 SOUTH NoRwALK, April 10.-The Hon. William c. Street, one of Norwalk's oldest citizens, died after brief illness. He represented the town in the general as- sembly several times and was senator from this district. He was one of the founders of the Norwalk Fire Insurance company S9 years ago and was its president continual ly until last year.
 A. N. Loper Fails.
 NEW HAVEN, April 10-The schedules of A. N. Loper, assigning debtor, have been filed in the probate court. They show his liabilities to be s10,0 0,000, with assets of $275. The disparity between the two amounts is not clearly explained. Mir. Loper has con- ducted high class cafe and confectionery establishment on Chapel street for many years. A number of his customers are Boston traders.
 Directors Accused.
 SOUTH NoRwALK, April 10.-E O. Bene- dict of Greenwich, who owns stock of $10,- 900 in the Norwalk Horse Railroad com- pany, is reported on good authority to have engaged Lynde Harrison of New Haven to begin legal proceedings against the direct ors of the road, charging them with misap- propriation of the railways funds.
 Methodists on Public schoois-
 DANBURY, Conn.,, April 9.-The fourth days session of the New York east confer ence, with Bishop Ninde in the chair, adopt cd resolutions indorsing the present public schoolsystem and condemning any interfer- ence with it or any attempt to support any sectarian schools at the expense of the pub lie school fund.
 Many Want to Re Missionaries.
 DANBURY, Go nn., April 7.-The anniver sary of the Women's Foreign Missionary society was celebrated here. Many appli- cations were received from people who wanted to act missionaries in China, but there was so little money for the pur- pose that but few could be taken. A col. lection was taken up and S30 was raised to u in China.
 The Mannering Poisoning Case.
 WEST TWISTED, Conn.,, April 7.-At the preliminary trial of Mrs. Jane Mannering of Rox xbury, charged with poisoning her husband, probable cause was found, and the prisoner was bound over without bail.
 The Old Colony Road.
 NEW HAVEN, April 7.--Notice has been given from the presidents office of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad in this city that the Old Colony road, with its leased lines, is now in the possession and under the management of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company. Charles F. Choate of Boston, president of the Old Colony road, has also issued similar notice.
 Suspected Sensation Monger.
 HARTFORD, April o.-There are eight less employees at the state prison than there were. Overseer F. J. Martin was suspended for a month by Warden Cham berlain, and in consequence of this seven others refused to go to work. It is sup posed that Martins suspension arises from suspicious of the warden that the sensa- tional statements about the management of the prison which have recently been published have been given out through Martin.
 Oxford Declines.
 NEW HAVEN, April 5.-Captain Ives of the Yale crew states that the international race is off, as Oxford has declined to come to this country.
 Shot by a Maniac.
 NoRwALK, Conn.,, April 5.-Mrs Daniel Moriarity of Huckleberry Hills was shot in the temple last evening by a supposed crazy man, who made his escape. A posse is searching for the man, who is supposed tc be in the woods.
 Seats For Factory Girls.
 HARTFORD, April 5-The house rejected the bill to punish for fishing on Sundays on the ground that the present statutes are sufficient. The bill to provide seats for female operatives in factories, when not actively employed, was passed.
 Death After IA Saloon Row.
 NEW BRITAIN. Conn.,, April 5-Louis Powell, Pole, was shot by Jacob Bech- ner, German, in James Farrell's saloon. Powell died 20 minutes after the shooting. Bechner has been arrested.
 Cut His Throat.
 MERIDEN, Conn.,, April 4-Hollis Elwell, employed at the rubber shop in Walling. ford, committed suicide by cutting his throat with razor in his room there. FL we'll had been drinking hard for some time past.
 Bridgeport, Democratic.
 BRIDGEPORT, Conn, April 4.-The entire Democratic city ticket was elected by from 800 to 400 majority.
 The Gas Turned On. NEW HAVEN. April 4-A man who reg istered at the Globe hotel as "John Cum. mings. city," was found dead in his room with the gas turned on. He went to the hotel partly under the influence of liquor. Cummings was about 46 years old, est II inches tall and weighed about ls0 pounds. He had dark hair and dark gray.mus tache. He was evidently a laboring man.
 Painters Will Wait.
 BRIDGEPORT, April 4.-The painters of this city, who struck with the other unions of the state demanding nine hours work for the summer for the same pay which they now receive for 10, held a largely at tended meeting at the board of trade rooms It WAS voted to give the employers more time, and it was agreed to allow them until Sept 1 to respond to the demands of the union.
 Served Fifty Years.
 NORWICH, April 4-Edwin A. Roth, 70 years old, for twenty years station agent of the Norwich and Worcester railroad in this city, severed his connection with the road after continuous service of fifty years