The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-19
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bridgeport.

Considerable excitement was created here yester-
day by the announcement that the robbers OF the
Pequonnock Bank had been arrested in New York.
MIR. HotcnKiss, owner Of the stolen property and
president OF the bank, Immediately went to New
York to see about II.
The mild weather OF the past two weeks was varied
by snow storm on Wednesday night and clear,
cold atmosphere on Thursday evening.
Fairfield.
A resident of Fairfield recently deposited $500 in
the savings bank In his wife's name TO keep it safe
As the result OF domestic bro the wire has since
decamped. taking the money with her and her
anxious husband is inquring OF her whereabouts.
Danbury.
A child OF Peter Robinson, aged sixteen months
got at q bottle OF cough mixture on Tuesday and
drank a quantity. I'll proved apowerful opiate and
the child died on Wednesday morning.
Litchfeld.
On Friday. the 18th, man named Riggs stole
horse from Francis Atwood, OF watertown. The
nextday he was arrested and taken to New Haven
to jail, and from there, on Tuesday, he was brought
to Lltcbiied, and leading guilty in the Superior
Court sentenced to State Prison three years.
Hartford.
G. S. Snow, OF Brooklyn, Conn, died suddenly
while ut the supper table at the United States Hotel
in Hartford, last evening He was about ffiy-nve
years old and well known In Connecticut anu ad-
joining states Is manufacturer ana dealer Ia gold
pens.
The Campaign in Connecticut.
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
From the Hartford Courant tHawleyl, Feb. 1871
The republicans Of the First Congressional district
held their Convention in this citJ on Wednesday and
nominated for Congress julius l.. Strong OF Hart
ford. MIR. Strong Is native OF Bolton In Tolland
county, ana Is forty years old. lie studied law
chiefly in Hartford with the late Martin Welles and
admitted 70 the bar about 1852, entering upon
very successful practice as the junior partner OF Mr.
he considered Bolton his home ANA he was ia
representative IN the Legislature in 1852 and 1855.
In 1858 he was CLERK Of the senate. lie ardent
Er Hn Ia rfts
extreme pro-sayery wing rather " barnburner'i
inan F" hunker.n when the Nebraska infamy ap-
peared his attachment waned and when the faiious
anii.Lecompton excitement ragged nc Joined the re-
pnblcans makkpgo vigorous aud very credtabe lght,
and has ever since acted with them. In many OF the
hoy contested campaigns that have followed he mas
taken very active part IN conventions and on the
stump, and the people OF ihe dis.rlcs, are vel
acquainted with his abilities as popular and ef-
leciive speaker. should Senator Dixon be the can
didaie OF TIE opposition, "a seems TO be probable,
we shan have an Instructive spcctacle-on one side
a former wing aud republican, who gave 81 least
nominal support to war and anti-slayery measures,
but went over to the defenders OF both slavery and
secession alter their ina defeat going backward
all his lie and likely TO bring mp In few years wei
back into Caihounism, and on The other democrat
by early training and association, who followed
liberal ideas out OF the degenerate democracy into
the advanced ranks OF the truly progressive truly
democratic party.
Hartford tFeb III correspondence Boston Adver-
tiser.l
The Republican Congressional Convention in the
FIRST district to-day nominated Mr.. julius L. Strong
for representative In Congress. Though General
Hawley withdrew two weeks ago by letter. and his
name was Withdrawn before a ballot was taken, he
received one-thrd OF the votes OF the conven-
ton. Mr.. Strong Is an able lawyer, good speaker
and viii make lively fight The nomination was
unanimous, and good feeling prevailed though
there was sharp talk to begin with.
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
James r. Babcock was yesterday nominated for
Congress from the second district or Connecticut at
Mtddleiown, BY the democrats.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Republican Senatorial Convention was held at
Tylers Hall yesterday On the informal ballot John
c. HOLSTER received the unanimous vote after which
he was nominated candidate for senator BY acca-
nation. Resolutions were passed IN favor OF the
state platform and economical administration OF
the government, after which the Convention adj
journed.
at TolIand March to nominate candidate for
sheriff.
Lew b. Bradley has been nominated for Judge or
Probate BY the democrats q the New Haven district
samuel L. Bronson aud N. A. williams are demo
cratic candidates for representatives to the Legisa
ture from the New Haven district.
Mddlesex County Republican Convention is to be
held oath, at Haddam.
Democratic Congressional Convention for the
Third district, at Norwich, February 49,
New London County Republican Convention, 10
nominate candidate Tor sherin, at Norwich, 2ith