Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-17
For Additional Local News see Sd and 4th Pages.
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 Birmingham is enjoying Pinafore given by local talent
 ANorwich firm of pistol makers shipped 2,OoO pistols to Texas Tuesday.
 meeting of the Irish Land League takes place at CIan-Na-Gael Hall this (Friday) even- ing at 8 o'clock.
 The five postal clerks on the Housatonic railroad are driven with business there being an extra rush of mail matter.
 Those desiring seats for Bernhardt can find few very choice ones at the regular prices at the Yale dining rooms.
 Mrs. s. NJ. Whiting, of this city, addressed large and happy social gathering at an en- tertainment in Preston City Tuesday.
 The Rev. Father Fitzpatrick, pastor of St. Patrick's church, remained about the same last evening, with no hope of his recovery.
 A young man named Keefe, in Portland, had both of his feet badly frozen last week, and it is feared they will have to be amputa- ted
 The portrait by Thompson of this city of Gov. Trumbull, ordered by the State for the National Capitol, was shipped for Washing ton yesterday.
 At the L. Candee & Go. rubber shop the daily work is about as follows Arctics' 4,O46 pair; boots, 94O pair; shoes, 1900 pair. Business is brisk.
 We have received from the New Puzzle company, Union Argus company, Brooklyn, the new 15 puzzle. It is a good thing, but we have not time to study it out.
 The railroad commissioners are busy at Hartford conducting the examination solicit ed by the New York and New England rail road into the North Windham disaster
 The work of constructing a building at the New London navy yard to be used as drill room for the boys of the training ships is going forward rapidly. Congress appropria- ted $2O, 900 for the object.
 A gospel meeting is held tonight and ev- cry Friday night at the shop No. 70 Hamil- ton street, second door north of Chapel street., at quarter to 8. MT. Chas. L.. Noble will lead tonight, and he invites his old comrades and friends to come to this meet ing.
 Mr P. T. Barnum and his wife last Mon day executed to the Emigrant Industrial Savings bank of New York a mortgage for $2oO, 900 upon their property on the north east corner of Broadway and Houston street, New York The mortgage is payable in one year, with interest at per cent.
 F. c. & A. E. Rowland have just put new twelve-horse power locomotive boiler in Coburn t& Co s State street store. They are also repairing the boilers of the boats of the old steamboat line. Having just finished the boilers of the Continental, they are now working on the steamer Elm City.
 couple of seabright bantam roosters en- gagged in deadly combat for the supremacy yesterday in yard on Day street, and be- came so intent in the work that at last, after having got on to the well curb, they contin- ued the fight there, but soon toppled over and fell down the well together. They were fished out in few minutes both dead.
 Mrs. William P. Bronson, who resides at fl Broad street, has just received $1, 800 of her husbands back pension money. The windfall was most opportune, for Mrs. B. has just been undergoing an operation for the removal of a large cancer on the breast. The operation was performed by Dr. E. L. R. Thomson, assisted by Dr. Lindsley.
 At the Dwight Place church fair last even ing the operetta 1.-Two Blind Beggars" was well rendered by Mir. J. T. Dyas and MT. Ed Smith. Prof. Waas, Messrs. Howe and Ea- ger gave some very fine selections on violin, flute and piano. The fair continues every afternoon and evening this week. The vot- ing for the most popular merchant continues