Morning journal and courier., 1880-06-30
For Additional Local News sec sd and 4.h Pagesi
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Old Lyme has ], ,389 inhabitants.
 Postmaster General Key arrived yesterday joining President Hayes in this city.
 The report of the Sheffield Scientific School exercises will be found on the fourth page. Daniel Holway, who ran away from the State Reform school a year ago, was arrested last evening and will be sent back to-day.
 Prof. A. M. Wheeler, who will be the referee in the great boat race tomorrow, ar rived in New London yesterday.
 The first annual excursion of Edward Mali ley's Employees Association will be made Thursday, July 22 to Glen Island on the steamer John H. Starin.
 The Committee on Water held 0 meeting last evening, but none of the petitioners be- ing before them the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chairman.
 The Police Commissioners held short meeting last evening. The only business transacted was to appoint committee to ap- prove the monthly bills this evening.
 Deputy Sheriff Hart was in town yester- day looking for a horse thief. Detective Brewer arrested man supposed to be the one wanted, and after an investigation in the Chiefs office the man was discharged
 Messrs. O. B. North & Go. and c. Cowles & Co.,, of this city, represent Connecticut in her collective exhibit at the exhibition next autumn in Melbourne, New South Wales, the former in saddlery and the latter in carriage hardware.
 Jeremiah M. Dart, who has for q number of years past carried the mails from the Hart ford postofice to the depot, died yesterday morning after two days illness. He has been suffering from poor health for the past two months.
 President Hayes yesterday subscribed for 6 copy of the new book by our venerable townsman, MT. John W. Barber, entitled 'sThe Picture Preacher" book of morals and large octave, published by subscrip- ton by Henry Howe.
 The census enumerators were engaged in the Bar library room yesterday in making corrections of their lists. Only three or four on the lists. J. K. Bundy will take the pho- tographs of the enumerators in a group this morning.
 For the meeting of the American Institute of Instruction to be holden at Saratoga Springs July to 8, the Housatonic Railroad Company will sell Commencing July D round trip tickets from Bridgeport for B. 10. Tickets going valid from July 3 to inclu- sive Returning valid until July 13 inclu- sive.
 Yesterday afternoon, as Charles Robinson accompanied by his wife and child, were rid ing in Fair Haven near the Shore Line depot, the. horse became frightened by passing train and started into run and threw the occupants of the vehicle out, but fortunately did not injure them. The harness and car riage slightly damaged. The turnout belonged to Frederick Porter.
 During the shower Monday evening the barn of Alauson Wakeman in Easton was struck by lightning and burned, together with it's contents Two calves which were in the barn were killed. A wagon loaded with hay stood on the barn floor at the time. The total loss will probably be about $1 GOO, which is covered by insurance in the Agricul- tural company of Watertown.
 On Monday night, as the steamer Granite State put into Saybrook from New York; an infant child of lady and gentleman passen- ger breathed it's last and quietly passed away. The parents were bound for the mountains for the chi1ds health. A singular coincidence in connection with this case is that just two years ago this month the same family suf- fered the loss of child on the same boat un- der the same circumstances.