Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-05

Brief Mention.
 Wm. B. Riddle and his wife left Norwich for New York Monday night.
 Daniel 0. lift for burglary at New London was sentenced yesterday to four and 8 half years in the State prison.
 The first of the lectures in the S. S.S. course will be given this evening by Prof. D. c. Eaton. Subject, "Hybridism."
 At St. Johns church in New Haven to-day will be held the regular quarterly conference of Catholic priests in this district.
 The Legislative Committee on Humane h. stitutions visit the State Insane Hospital at Middletown to-day, going from Hartford by special train.
 Philos Dickerman, of Mt. Carmel, died Tues day evening, aged 5s. He was prominent citizen and has represented Hamden in the Legislature.
 The Hartford County Representatives yes terday nominated Lucius G. Goodrich of Sims bury for County Commissioner for three years from July 1, 1880.
 Quite number of fancy sleighing teams were out having an airing on Whalley avenue yesterday afternoon and the scene was quite lively between four and five o'clock.
 A musical and literary entertainment will be given at the East Congregational church this evening. It will be pleasant af- fair, and no doubt will be largely attended.
 The State Prison Committee gave hearing to MT. Deming, of this city, yesterday, chair man of the prison commission, on the bill drafted by the commission favoring convict labor.
 At meeting of the Second regiment off cers yesterday committee, consisting of the captains of the companies, was appointed to arrange for trip of the regiment to Albany in June.
 The Irish Relief Fund starts off with over $1, 200 in Waterbury, and that amount will be largely augmented at an adjourned meeting this evening and the collection at the Catholic church next Sunday.
 The next meeting of the New Haven Coun- ty Farmers Club will be held at Sheffield Hall on Friday, Febuary 9th, at 2 p. m. Subject, ''Glanders and Farcy in Horses" paper will be read by Dr. O'Sullivau.
 According to the "reminiscences of an old Black Rock sea captain, the Sound in Janua- ry, 178O, was entirely frozen over for weeks, and heavily loaded teams crossed from the Long Island shore to the Connecticut shore.
 Rev. T. Harwood Pattison, formerly of this oity, now of Albany, N. Y., will lecture be- fore the Kent Club this evening. His subject will be Colder England" MT. Pattison's rep utation as an orator will insure him a large audience.
 The first of Prof. Gray's lectures on science and religion will be given this afternoon at o'clock in the Marquand chapel. Seats are reserved for ministers and theological stu dents, but all who are interested in the sub- ject are invited to attend.
 During Tuesdays gale Jeffrey's tower on Fox Hill, Rockville was blown down. The tower occupied a commanding position on the summit of the hill, and from it @ fine view could be obtained. The wind blew with such force that many windows were forced in.
 It is probable, although not certain, that the second trial of Buchholz, for the murder of John Fl. Schulte, will come on at the term of the Superior Court, which commences at Bridgeport in the latter part of this month. New evidence will be introduced on both sides, imparting to the case additional inter a1t.