Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-03
State News.

The rolling mill at Birmingham will stop permanently after consuming it's present stock of iron.
 Eight young Roman Catholic priests from seminaries at Montreal. Baltimore and other places have been appointed to the Connect1- cut diocese.
 The New York and New England railroad has ordered ten Pullman cars, which will be furnished with paper wheels and ali the latest Improvements
 A ':student" lamp exploded in C.. W. Bent ley's house in New London Monday night, and the fire resulting well nigh destroyed the furniture of the room. Rodney Dennis president of the Connecti- cut Humane society, has been el ected vice president of the national society for the pre- vention of cruelty to animals. Samuel Dickens, of Middle River caught an owl in a trap last week which was the largest ever seen in that section. Its wings spread out measured nearly five feet from tip to tip. D. M. Monnahan, of Southington, whose horse and wagon were stolen some time ago, has had them mysteriously returned to him, the horse being clipped and the wagon re- painted.
 MT. David Mead, an old and respected citi- | zen of Branchviile, died on Monday morning l last, after suffering for many months from a cancer, during which time his face was liter l ally eaten away.
 1 The residence of MT. Leyerett Brainard, | No. 1855 Washington street, Hartford, was l burglariously entered Tuesday night and an l overcoat, r-lined circular and about $1o0 worth of silverware were carried off.
 Lucius G. Hill, who has been partially in- sane for some time past, on Tuesday attempt ed to set fire to Marshal G. Hills distiIlery in | New Milford, but was caught in the act and the deed frustrated. He will probably be consigned to the asylum.
 A Mir. Betts, of Brookfeld, last week
 turned his COWS into his lot where he had had
 tobacco. A short time afterwards one of | them died and two others are seriously sick.
 It is supposed that the cattle ate so much of
 the green tobacco sprouts as to cause their
 deaths.
 | Henry Bergh has written a letter to the
 president of the Connecticut Anti-Cruelty so
 ciety, lately organized, congratulating the
 people of the State upon the fact offering a
 seal for the society, and saying that he will
 address the citizens of Hartford at some fu-
 ture time.
 Thomas S. Hall, the inventor of Halls
 electric danger signals for railroads, died al
 Meriden on Wednesday, aged 52. His inven
 tions are used on the Boston and Albany, Old
 Colony and Eastern railroads of Massachu
 setts, and there is company at Meriden en-
 gagged in manufacturing them, with capital
 of $175. GOO.
 A Union Sunday School convention foi
 Litchfeld county will be held at Woodbury
 17th December. Arrangements have been
 made with able speakers in different parts ot
 the State to be present, and it is expected
 that the meeting will prove one of great in
 terest. A full programme will be published
 at an early day.
 A burglary and attempted incendiarismtook
 place at the store of M. Beers & Son, Corn
 wall last Monday night. A fuse was laid the
 length of the store, the end being placed in 8
 barrel of oil It burned nearly the whole
 length going out on top of the oil, which was
 high test and therefore not easily ignited.
 About $25 worth of jewelry was taken,
 showing that the destruction of the property
 was the main object.