Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-29
Killed on the Cars.

the Carss
 Peter F. Hunt, of East Bridgeport, was
 found yesterday morning about , o'clock on
 the railroad track under the First avenue
 bridge, of the New York and New Haven
 railroad, at West Haven. He was in an in-
 sensible condition. and was carried to the
 residence of Luther Fowler, where medical aid was summoned. An examination of his injuries showed fracture of she skull pro- ducing compression of the brain and coma. He died soon after being taken to the house. From the statements of two parties it ap pears that the unfortunate young man was
 riding on the top of one of the cars which
 came from Bridgeport, which reached West Haven at about o'clock Wednesday night, bringing men to join in the parade. Peter was refused money by his mother, who tried to dissuade him from leaving Bridgeport, but to no purpose, as he was determined to see the parade, and as he had no other way of getting here he climbed to the top of the car and thus managed to ride unobserved till he 1 reached the First avenue bridge, where he
 undoubtedly sustained the injuries by his l head coming in contact with the bridge, which is not many feet higher than the top of the cars that passed under it. His moth or, who was telegraphed for and came to West Haven, was agonized with grief and gave expression to her feelings with moans and exc1amations of woe. An inquest was
 held and a verdict in accordance with the above facts was rendered. The remains l were taken to Bridgeport last night The jurors were summoned by Justice Metcalf, oT1do tad of ohT Luther Fowler, David Platt, Stephen E.
 Booth, Amos E. Strong, Edwin B. Strong. Representatives Convention. Hon. George H. WatrOus and Charles 4. Baldwin. Esq.,. NOmina nated-Acceptanee Ofthe Candidates.
 The Republican town convention to nom mate Representatives for the next Legisla- ture was held in Tyler's Hall last evening. John s. Fowler chairman of the Republican committee, called the convention to order. On motion Hoadley B. Ives was elected president and T. Parsons Dickerman secre- tary. Col D. R. Wright and John H. Row land were appointed committee on creden- tials The committee reported the following list of delegates:
 First ward-Frank D. Sloat, George H. Ford, William K. Townsend, William A. Beers.
 Second ward-Rufus s. Pickett, c. s. Gray, H. c. Long, A. N Clark. Third ward-John D. Baird, Thomas Hurle.
 Fourth ward-John w Schofeld, William Pardee, Ashley Willis.
 Fifth ward-B. H. Douglass, jr., William H. Preston.
 Sixth ward-Ellery Camp, Morton s. Bird.
 Seventh ward-Lewis A. Babcock, Cyrus Welch.
 Eighth ward-John L. Veal, W. s. Wells David Corey, Frank w. Tiesing. Ninth ward-Hoadley B. Ives, Jonathan
 M. Bishop, John B. Groves, Joseph D. Brad ley.
 Tenth ward-Dexter R. Wright, T. Par ! sons Dickerman John H. Rowland, Leonard E. filling, A. Wilson Holmes. Eleventh ward-Fred. A. Chase, William A. Schappa.
 Twelfth ward-C. C.. Denison, John Mo- Gregor.
 Thirteenth ward-Henry Bristol, jr., AL phonso filling.
 On motion it was voted to proceed to an | informal ballot for first representative. R. g. Pickett and S. A. Marsden were appointed 1 tellers.
 On the informal ballot for first representa- ! tive Hon. George H. Watrous received ma- l iority of the votes The ballot was made ! formal one, and Mir. Watrous declared l the unanimous nominee of the convention l for first representative. 1 The informal ballot for second representa- ! tive resulted in the choice of Charles A. Baldwin, and his nomination was made for nal and unanimous
 1 On motion the chair appointed Col. D. R. 1 Wright and B. H. Douglass, jr., committee | to wait upon the candidates and inform them | of their nomination and request their at ! tendance before the convention. The committee retired and half hour ! later returned with Charles A. Baldwin, who | on entering the hall was received with loud l cheers. He said he was busily engaged at another place when informed of his nomina- | tion. He expressed his surprise and said that he would do his best for the success of l the entire ticket He thanked the convention for the honor they had conferred upon him. (Cheers.)
 Colonel D. R. Wright of the committee re- ported that he had called on MT. Watrous, and in deference to the wishes of the conven- ton MT. Watrous said he would accept. Loud cheers.) MT. Watrous said, however, that he was not looking for the nomination, but if
 elected would try to act for the best interests of his constituents.
 After hearing the report of Colonel Wright the convention adi iourned. E. D. Mansfe1d. One of the most eminent scholarly men
 and brightest of spirits to which our city
 New Haven ever gave birth, the Hon. Ed
 ward D. Mansfield, died on Wednesday of
 this week at his country seat, Yamoyden, on
 the Little Miami, near Cincinnati, in his 9Oth
 year.
 He was born in 1901, within few rods of
 the site of the COURIER office. His father,
 Col Jared Mansfield, was appointed by lief
 ferson surveyor general of the United States,
 and for many years was professor of mathe-
 matics at West point. His son Edward was
 schoolmate in New Haven with Prof. A. c.
 Twining and the late Hon. Henry White.
 Mr. Mansfield graduated both at Princeton
 and at West Point taking at the first the
 highest stand, and at the last the second
 stand in his class. He subsequently, grad
 uated from the then famous law school of
 Judge Gould at Iitchfeld. The late Alfred
 Terry, of our city, was classmate and room
 mate there with him.
 In 1925 MT. Mansfield went to Cincinnati
 and began the practice of the legal profes-
 sion, but his tastes led him to journalism and
 authorship. From 1886 to 1852 he was editor
 of the Cincinnati Chronicle, and later of the
 R01Ero0d Record.
 Among his best known works are ''Cin- cinnati in 1826,'' in which he was associated
 with the late Dr. Drake Political Gram mar," 1885; Treatise on Constitutional Law," 1885; Legal Rights of Women,"
 1s45; life of General Scott, 1S46 'tAmer-
 ican Education" 1850; Memoirs of Daniel
 Drake" 1855, and Personal Memories, 18O3-43,'' 1879. He also delivered many ad- dresses, one on the utility of mathematics, and several on educational topics
 As newspaper contributor MT. Mansfield had few equals. Throughout the darkest pe- riods of the rebellion when the hearts of the stoutest at times sank within them, his con tributions to the New York Tunes over the signature of Veteran Observer did more to inspire hope in the public mind than the writings of any other individual-yes than any ten individuals.
 Mir. Mansfield has had a long, useful and 1 beautiful life. Cincinnati paper says s'no 1