Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-12
For Additional Local News see Sd and 4th Pages.l
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 The Erastus Corning has resumed her reg ular trips on the Starin Line.
 A reunion of the Davis family takes place at High Rock Grove next Tuesday.
 Waterbury Odd Fellows talk of having { fishing excursion on the Sound on ths Ivernia
 Mayor Bigelow was at Saratoga Tuesday and was to leave for home last evening, ar. irving to-day.
 Flowers for the hospital will be thankfully received at the Young Mems Christian Asso- citation to-day.
 Democratic State delegates from Cheshire are w. H. Mansfield George R. Ives, Daniel Judd E. A. Cornwall.
 The Bethel Ledger is publishing daily ''camp meeting edition' during the camp Q meeting at that place.
 The Fat Mems annual clam-bake will be held at the Dorlon House, Gregory's Point, Norwalk, on the 9th of September.
 The fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of Mir. and Mrs. Christopher c. Comstock, of New London, was celebrated last evening. Mr. C. S. Gray, formerly with T. P. Mer- win & Co.,, and family are stopping at the tower on Savin Rock, with Messrs. Merwin and Lloyd.
 Charles watrous, native of and frequent visitor in New London, lost lumber valued at $1OO,OOO by the fire at Long Island City Tuesday. The stock was fully insured. About ,OOO people, comprising St. Paul'f Episcopal church, Bridgeport, and theil friends picnicked at High Rock Grove yester-
 
 The New Haven Steam Saw Mill Company has large drive of logs far up the Connec- ticut river, 100 miles north of White River Junction They are detained there waiting g ainfall.
 Bridgeport Democrats send to the Demo. cratic State convention, which meets in this city next week, the 18th, the following Hon. Nathaniel Wheeler, George N. French, John Sexton, Hon. s. S. Blake.
 On last Monday evening burglars attempt ed to enter the house of l.. A. Camp at Sey. mour. Mrs. Camp frightened the burglars away by firing pistol Mir. Camp was ab sent from home at the time.
 Among the insurance companies having risks on the Export Lumber Companys yard at the late fire at Hunters Point are the Atlas and Connecticut of Hartford, $2, O0C and $5 900 respectively; the Security of New Haven, 5000; and the Meriden of Meriden S2,OOO.
 Governor Andrews left Hartford for Litch field yesterday ex-Governor Jewell was a the Allyn House, Hartford, yesterday, ex Governor Hubbard was in Norwich Tuesday and ex-Governor Hawley was looked for il Hartford yesterday, being hourly expected home from his European trip.
 Three of the officers of the Connecticut Commercial Travellers Association have, or behalf of that organization, addressed 6 lengthy letter to the president of the Consol idated road, protesting against the discontin uance of the ''stop over'' check system. Ac companying the letter were petitions numer> ously signed in Hartford New Haven, Spring field, Bridgeport, New London and New York.
 The new engine house for steamer No. | which it is hoped will be finished by next spring, will be on Howard avenue, near Con. gress avenue and will front forty feet or Howard avenue with a depth of ffty-sever feet. In the rear there will be stable forty by twenty-six feet The main building will be three stories high, the stables two, and there will be tower five stories high, which will take the place of the present Cedar street school bell tower.