Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-05

LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 The Board of Aldermen meet this evening.
 Large sized fatfsh are being caught at the docks.
 Hartford has it's city election to day. The campaign is quite spirited in our sister oity.
 Forty years ago New Haven's population was IA, ,39o, of which Fair Haven had 7S7 and Westville 643.
 The First Ecclesiastical Society of Fair Ha- ven have their annual meeting this event ng at 7:30 in the lecture room of the church.
 Captain Charles H. Allen, of Black Rock, formerly commander of the packet schooner Ella Jane, is now pilot of the steamer Laura.
 John FIavel Moseley, Q brother of s. H. Mosely, Esq, of the New Haven House, died in Springfield, Mass, Saturday, in the Seth year of his age.
 J.P Barton, of Pine Plains New York, has sold his trotting mare Rosetta to parties in Hartford for $1, 400. Rosetta has half mile record of 1:16.
 At meeting of the Olivct church, Bridge port, Friday evening, it was unanimously voted to retain Rev. John s. Wilson, their pastor, for another year.
 William Hammersley, of Hartford, it is stated, is disinclined to take the States At tornoyship for that county another term. The judges make the appointment in June.
 policeman last evening found the door of the Church of the Redeemer on the Wall street side wide open. The sexton had for gotten to close it after the services were over.
 The schooner Eliza A. Parker, of Glouces- ter arrived at New Haven in damaged con- dition Saturday afternoon, the result of col lision with an unknown steamer in the Sound Friday night.
 Mir R. H. Woodman, who has officiated as organist at Christ church, Norwich, for the past year, has concluded an engagement with the First Presbyterian church. of Brooklyn, N. Y., from the first of May.
 People living near the corner of St. John and Artisan streets heard some one on the roof of the harness shop on the corner apparently trying to break open the scuttle. The police were notified and made search, but did not find anyone.
 The Liberal League hold their regular weekly meeting this evening in room 13 In surance building. Subject for debate: "Re- solved, That the election of General Grant to the presidency would endanger our Republi- can institutions"
 The regular monthly meeting of the officers and managers of the Ladies' Seaman's Friend Society will be held this (Monday) afternoon, at o'clock, at the house of Mrs. Luman Cowles, 5O3 Chapel street. A full attend ance is desired.
 Ex-Ropresentativs Josiah Hine, of Middle bury, died at his home in that town Wednes- day, March 31, aged 83 years. He had been life long excellent citizen of the place, promi- nent in all it's public enterprises, and had rep resented the town in the Legislature several times.
 Tomorrow evening the services of reoog hilton to Rev. Mir. Samson will take place at the Calvary Baptist church, commencing at 7:3O o'clock. Among other clergymen who will be present are Rev. Dr. Samson and Rev. Dr. Gillette, of New York, and Rev. Dr. Gal laher, of Brooklyn.
 Mr. George A. Smith, who formerly had charge of the Atlantic and Pacific telegraph office in New london, and left it to enter the signal service co rps, has lately been trans ferred from the station at Al bany to the main office at Washington, under the immediate direction of General Meyer.
 The astronomical interest of the month concentrates on the morning stars, for after the 7th Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Saturn are all numbered on this list. Venus especial Iy will be the herald of the sun throughout the month, for though in her distant phases she still reigns as the brightest star in the heavens.
 Reuben H. Brown, for six years past prom inent contractor at the Winchester armory, was honored by large gathering of workmen of that establishment, Saturday afternoon, who presented him with Winchester gun of tho most approved model. MT. Brown con- cludes his engagement at the factory to go in to business in this city.
 The Southern shed brought to this mar ket this season have been unusually fine, remarkably so. If this is any crite- rion for this section, the shad from our Northern waters may be expected to be far above the average. Messrs. A. Foote $ Go. are in receipt of the first Connecticut r.ver shad of the season at their noted market
 Rev. George F. Pentecost made his appear ance at prayer meeting at one of the prinei- pal churches in Waterbury, the other evening, and soon captivated the audience. The Amer ican credits him with an unministerial and business-like appearance, and that This re- marks were characterized by simplicity, an easy familiarity, an extensive knowledge of Scripture, large faith and courage, great na- turalness and absence of sensation"
 Signs of an Early Spring.
 Several large hocks of wild geese were seen