Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-07

 enjoying the great carnival arranged to take place at the Howard avenue ball grounds had to give it up, the rain making it impossible to give the affair, and the enterprising mana gers postponed it for next Saturday evening.
 The crowds at Savin Rock were greater than ever before. At Spaulding's drug store the sale of tickets was larger by 30 per cent. than ever before on holiday. The rain caused an immense jam of return travel all at once The cars were loaded, sometimes having 90 people on. Hundreds found shel- ter from the rain under Howes' pavilion It was severe day for the men and horses also. No accident occurred. Howes' restaurant was besieged with people enjoying his famous shore dinners, and the caterer had an extra force of help to meet the Fourth of July demands. MT. Skeele, on Sayin Rock hill, at the terminus of the road, did large business in catering to the multitudes who visited that part. Much curiosity was evinced over the gold mining shaft now abandoned, and hundreds went 1n bathing at Skeeles' bathing houses. All along shore people wandered to see the growth of the place and its new shore resi- dences, and Kelsey's wharf and all the at fractions of the place, including Railroad Grove, which was full of happy people until the rain came on, spelling all the fun.
 The Butchers Picnic.
 The Elm City Butcher Guard made quite a big stir as they paraded in the center and out State street to Schutzen Park mounted on good horses and wearing as extra ixings an overdress of white aprons, and sleeves and caps, with their officers additionally designa- ted, and the line headed by the American band Ernst Rasch was the captain, Franz Pnaylinger first lieutenant and Robert Lutz second lieutenant. They shot for 43 prizes at the Park, which were also in the process sion, carried on a large, gaily decorated wagon. There were near thousand people at the Park Frederick Lutz was floor man ager, with Ernst Rasch, R. Lutz, Jacob and Joseph GilIich committee of arrange ments.
 Clan-na-Gael.
 The Clan-na-Gael picnic was entered into with great spirit and was a great success drawing out multitude to Hamilton Park The association, 150 strong, paraded, headed by the City band, and then went to the park Hacks, private teams and excursion wagons were out in force at the park Hundreds danced on the large platform and there was some exciting sport in racing horses. In the first race Clara Banks won, time 2:554, the John horse second, and Judd horse third In the second heat the John horse won by a neck over Clara, amid great interest time 2:534 The third heat was Clara Banks, won in 2:594, the John horse second. The next event was a running race, won by Palmer Boy time 2:O64 and 2:10. The next race created much fun and was won by Fair Haven Bird against Silver Star and Cleopatra; time 3:454, 3:14. George Morse, of Meriden, was judge.
 colored youth won both heats in the run ming foot race of one mile, eight entries. IL ! chain. Among some of the prominent peo- pie present was delegation of friends from Ansonia. Others noticed were Fathers Null holland, Fitzpatrick and Schale; Park Con- missioner Andruss; Road Commissioner Cole man; Alderman Landers; ex-Representative McGrail, Colonel Healy, Sheriff Byxbee, Su- perintendent Sanford of the almshouse, Will liam H. Coolidge, Sheriff Hollis and a num- Der of the members of the city government and others prominent in this city, politically and socially.
 Glass Ball Tournament.
 There were several hundred people at the third annual tournament of the New Haven Gun Club, at their grounds, West Chapel street Many out of town marksmen were present In the team shooting for @ purse of $25, five clubs competed, and the Walling- ford won. In this match 8 rotary trap was used and each man fired at ten balls at eigh- teen yards distance. The following scores were made:
 Wallingford Team-Brogden 10, Ives g, Goodrich 10, Pixley 9, Hall 10; total 48.
 New Haven, First Team-Penn 10, Folsom 1O Jorey 8, Hanson 9, Longdon &; total 45
 Bridgeport Team-Laws 7, Nichols 10, Longdon 9, Dean 8, Adams 7 {; total fl.
 Meriden Team-Birdsey 9, Taylor 8, Clark g. White z, Strong 6; total 39.
 New Haven, Second Team-Colvin S. Bronson 8, Sherman 7, Armstrong 5, Beers 10; total 38.
 Slight Fires.
 There were four very slight fires, one back of Jefferson's paint shop, B East Grand street. Fair Haven one on the roof of R. W. Laws joiner shop No. 14 South Water street i; on sharpie of F. A. Lane caught fire from @ firecracker and was burned up.
 FIrecrackers
 caused three of the fires, and their snapping was quite incessant from midnight until D. m., when the rain scattered folks, and thence forward the crackers were heard no more and all kinds of diversion had 8 wet blanket thrown upon 1t. An immense deal of fizzing was done at Gessner & Co.'s, whose elegant soda fountain was Mecca for the thirsty public. Thousands upon thousands of dip pers of water were pumped up at the old, or rather the new, pump on the Green.
 Excursion Picnic.
 The St. John street M. E. church held their annual picnic at High Rock Grove The train left the Derby depot at $50 a. m., with five cars filled with the mem- bers of the church, children of the Sunday school and their friends After a ride of about an hour and half the grove was reached and the excursionists immediately scattered in all directions some for the boats at the river. others for the swings and cro- quet. Much has been done the past year by the Naugatuck Railroad Company under the direction of MT. Beach, the competent and very gentlemanly superintendent, to improve the grounds by erecting large building to protect the dining tables from sudden show CTS. This is in addition to the laying of water pipes from the ''Glen," affording a sufficient head of water to throw a stream fifty feet high. A beautiful fountain has been placed near the dining hall, the paths sprinkled when necessary, and everything done to make the place popular and desira- ble resort for picnics both large and small. A fne-toned piano is kept in the pavilion and was used during the day. Singing, prom enading and friendly conversation were en- gagged in until the train arrived to take the pleasure seekers home again, all declaring that another year they would certainly go to High Rock Grove.
 Fourth of July Accidents.
 Fourth of July gunpowder accidents in IulS c1Iy were QO6ADiy IeW ana un1mpOrBanI. The same was the case in Bridgeport Hart ford had few. MT. Weston Fuller, of No. 51 Wadsworth street, in that city, had his left hand badly burned by the explosion of fireworks, which he was helping to set off Harry Lee, Il years old, son of Thomas Lee, of Hartford, was shot in the throat ac- by another boy, with a pistol It made bad flesh wound. Wm. Burns, a boy of If, living on Warwarme avenue, was se- riously injured in the face and eyes by gum powder while firing cannon on Colts dike The powder penetrated his face. and some particles lodged in his eyes. Dr. John Dwy- er was called to attend him, and spent three pr four hours in extracting the powder. The boys eyesight will be saved.
 In New Britain few boys were slightly burned by powder, aud one boy had bullet shot through his hand
 John Mcconnell of GreeneviIle, had his right hand wounded by piece of shell from the pistol that he was firing.
 Henry Tor, aged about twenty years, was terribly burned about the face, in Norwich, at about o'clock a. m., by an explosion of powder at the West Side
 Ned Moriarty, Norwich lad of some ;welve years, fell from cherry tree at the corner of Thames and Cove streets, and was seriously injured internally.
 James Burnes, a Norwich lad aged about