Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-06

Brief Mention.
 The West Haven horse railroad has carried 15s, ,OOO persons this season.
 The boatnen in the vicinity of Belle Dock and others talk of having regatta for small craft in a short time.
 Four large freight trains laden with mer- chandise and some peaches went up th Hart ford road yesterday from the Harlem river.
 c. w. s. Foster, of Norwich, has been ad- mitted to the hospital, as 8 soldier patient. He was member of Co. F, Twenty eighth regiment.
 An elderly man fell off the wall at Seaside Park, Bridgeport, Saturday, on account of being overcome by the heat, and received se- were injuries.
 Go. c, Fifth battalion of Bridgeport go to High Rock Grove by special train to-day on their first annual picnic excursion. They take the Howe band.
 Major William A. Lincoln, Grand Worthy Patriarch of the Grand Division Sons of Tenn perance, will deliver temperance lecture in English's Hall this evening. The public are invited
 large representation of engineers went to Bridgeport from this city yesterday to at- tend the funeral of Vim. Bristol, the engineer killed at Parlor Rock on the Housatonic rail road last week.
 The Grand Republic excursion from Bridge port, Saturday, took away from ?, 500 to 1000 people Fourteen car loads<came down the Naugatuck railroad and seventeen car loads down the Housatonic railroad:
 The directors of the Gas Company voted Saturday evening to reduce the price of gas to $225 per thousand feet. This is the sec ond reduction within short time, $2. 75 having been the price not long since.
 The regatta at Burns Point, Milford, was unsuccessful A number of boats appeared, but there was no wind, and the prize money was divided among the boat owners. There were two or three boats from this city.
 The Good Samaritans held meetings last evening at Belle Dock and at No. 70 Hamil- ton street. Addresses were made by Rufus S. Pickett, c. D. Albee William White, Wales French and Dr. Powers. Twenty-Five per sons signed the pledge
 The examination of employees of the Nauga tuck railroad for color blindness is about con- cluded, only three or four cases remaining. All put three or TOUT out OI lUZ pdSSeQ, one being a case of color blindness, and in one case the man having cataract growing.
 The Connecticut National Guard will be represented in the interstate match at Creed moor this fall by team made up of six men from the First regiment, four from the Sec. ond, and two from the Fourth. The First regiment will probably enter a regimental team also.
 At a recent election of the Adelphi Literary Association the following officers were elect ed President, 0. J. Metzger ; vice president, Louis P. Veil; recording and corresponding secretary, Charles Veil financial secretary, Henry J. Ryder; warden, Morris Bernstein The society is now in fourishing condition, having 2S members
 Saturday noon lot 30 by 100 feet on State street, near East, was sold at auction by l.. B. Hinman. It was in the hands of Henry c. Long, conservator of Mary Dwyer, and was purchased by Thomas Forsyth, the laundry proprietor, for $75O. This is at the rate of 1925 per front foot, although land in that locality is said to be worth $40. There was a savings bank loan of $45O upon the lot.