Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-29

should she ever forget that New Haven was on her line. In closing his remarks, Mir. Watrous presented the toast, "Our Postal Facilities
 Hon. N D. Sperry responded. He said he was not aware that he was difhdent as the toastmaster would seem to represent. Yet aware of his own difidence, he would call on
 Francis B. Harrison to reply to the toast that
 had been read.
 Mr. Harrison gave history of the postal
 service in New Haven under the direction of
 Mr. Sperry, showing the increase of mail fa-
 cilities, which he said showed one of the best
 managed postofices in the country, and one of the most economically managed. His speech was full of interesting statistics The legal profession was the next toast. Hon. Henry B. Harrison responded.
 Mir. Harrison discussed the province of law yerg. He referred to the past, and said in
 public affairs, at present, the lawyer was of
 less consequence than he was then. He has
 divided his power with the editor, and now in
 his office, or in the court room, nobody cares what he does. Still the lawyer among all English speaking men must be respected, not | only for what he has done, but for what he must do in the future. The lawyer has made | the common law, the same that we have in- herited from our English ancestors, and | which protects and guards the rights
 of life and liberty and will
 continue to do so through all time. Genera tion after generation of lawyers have been continually at work, and the common law is | one of the noblest works that has ever been
 created. Who is the lawyer? You require
 that he shall know almost everything. You
 require that he shall be an engineer, skilled
 in mechanism, and you require him to be 8 | blood chemist, skilled in corpuscles. Yos require him to be informed in arseny. Iaugh.
 ter) Then you demand that he shall be a
 surgeon or physician and that he shall | know all about the human franc.
 You demand also that he shall understand
 human nature and know all about hate and
 passion. All these things you require of him. 1 Now what do you find him :? I think as rule you find him man of enlarged common l sense. If he has no brains he drops out. He | learns what there is in good men and what | there is in bad men, and as a rule think you I will find him good member of society. He | is fond of humor, fond of fun, and has nc l quarrels with his brethren except in Q Pick. l wickian sense. As general rule, think you
 will find him pretty good fellow and you I will pardon me as lawyer if take good care l of my client. (Applause.)
 Rev. Dr. Dennen responded to the toast National and commercial integrity the test l of a peoples greatness" His speech was | highly interesting and fine contribution tC the programme. We regret that the lateness l of the hour prevent 8 report of the concluding speeches of the occasion. Hon. Henry G. 1 Lewis responded with his customary ability | to the toast Manufacturing interests and public improvements" B. s. Wheeler re- 1 sponded finely to the toast 'sWoman." The Chamber are in receipt of letters from Gov. Andrews, ex-Gov. Ingersoll, Congressman Phelps, U. s. Senator Platt, Hon. J. H. Bar. tholomew and others.
 The Chamber adjourned with three cheers for Thomas R. Trowbridge.
 The Conne cticut Western Road. ! ItPassss From the Hands of the DIrec, tOrs-The Stock, Including Hartf0rd's s5OO,OOO, 10 be Wiped Out.
 State Treasurer Talmadge Baker late Tuesday afternoon took possession, as trustee, of the
 road and other property of the Connecticut Western railroad. The directors of the road not seeing their way out of the complications 1 which have recently sprung up across the New York line, sought this action, and on the pc
 tition of $1, 2S9, 900 of the bonds, sum large ly in excess of that required, the transfer was
 made as stated. The directors themselves hold about one sixth of the entire stock. It is ex pected that the work of foreclosing will be begun at once by Mir. Baker. If the fore closure is effected the stock, now practically valueless, will disappear actually, and $1,- 982, 900 of paper value, most of it paid for ir
 cash at par, will go out of existence. Hartford has half million dollars of the stock, but it has long been considered dead loss. Trustee Baker will at once appoint an agent to conduct the road, probably selecting either Superin, tendent Jones or President Camp. The trustee will be able to replevin the cars and engine re- gently attached at Millerton. The bonded
 debt of the company has become $3, 200, 900.
 German English SchOoI-Nevs Quarters
 The German English school, which was
 deprived of school room accommodations by
 the Germania Hall fire, has now temporary
 quarters. Messrs. Zunder and Ruff, for the
 society, rented yesterday ths Max Kelt-
 schmidt place on Union street, near Cherry,
 which will be occupied until Germania Hall
 is rebuilt, which will be accomplished in
 about two months. The debris at Germa-
 mia Hall.is now being cleared away prepara-
 tory to the rebuilding. The schools vaca-
 ton continues for short time longer.