Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-04

Samuel E. Merwin. ............... PA
 General Sloat moved that the nomination of Colonel Wright be made unanimous.
 The motion was carried, and on succeed ing motion William A. Lincoln and T. Attwa ter Barnes were appointed to wait on Col Wright and inform him of his nomination and request his presence before the conven tion.
 Colonel Beers then renewed his motion that one from each ward be appointed tc bring forwa1d ticket for the remaining of fcers on the ticket
 The following committee was appointed by wards in the order named: F. D. Sloat Lewis Elliott, c. B. Matthewman, Edward Wines, w. H. Stowe, A. J. Beers, c. H. R. Nott, J. D. Whitmore, F. c. Bronson, H E. Benton, F. E. Benton, W. H. Thomson.
 The committee retired to deliberate.
 Charles T. Morse moved that a recess be taken to give the Town convention an oppor, tunity to meet and hear the report of their committee appointed at a previous meeting and the motion prevailed. Town Convention.
 The Town convention was then called to order by Hugh Daley, and in the absence of Jocelyn P. C1eaveland, secretary of the for mer convention, R. E. Baldwin was appoint ed secretary in his stead
 Colonel Morse, from the committee on nominations, then reported the ticket, con- mencing first with Justices of the Peace, which were follows:
 Justices of the Peace-John w. filling, Edward A. Anketell, William T. Armstrong, Earliss P. Arvine, Adolph Asher, Robert E. Baldwin, Lewis Elliott, William l.. Bennett, James Bishop Charles F. BollmaD, Frederick Botsford, Louis H. Bristol, Henry H. Bun nell, Sylvanus Butler, Julius c. Cable, George R. Cooley, Jocelyn P. Cleaveland, Hugh Daley, Edwin c. Dow, George L.. Dickerman, John s. Fowler. William l.. Eos othy J. Fox, William A. Goodwin, John c. Hollister, Hobart L. Hotchkiss, William H. Hancock, Jonathan Ingersoll, William H. Kenyon, Chas B. Matthewson, Jos. B. Morse Lyman E. Munson, Chas. T. Morse, Eli Mix s. Arthur MarsdenyBenjamin Morris, Selig- man Zunder, Orlando B. Pond, Cornelius Pierpont, John Ruff, Talcott H. Russell, A. Heaton Robertson, Carlos Smith, Charles L. Swan, jr., John P. Studley, William K. Townsend, Julius Twiss, M. Frank Tyler, Charles l.. Ullman, Oliver s. White, James A. Ward, Dexter R. Wright, Charles R. Whedon, Elihu Watrous, Edmund Zacher.
 For Selectmen-Louis Feldman Franklin H. Hart, Henry w. Crawford, Alex ander Foote.
 For Town Agent-Louis Feldman.
 For Treasurer-Harmanus M Welch
 For Collector of Taxes-Truman s. Foote.
 For Auditor town accounts, James M. Ma son.
 For Registrar of Votes-Edward F. Mer- Till
 For Grand Jurors-S. Arthur Marsden, Julius Twiss, Charles l.. Ullman, Almeron B.. Harris, James Bishop, Julius c. Cable.
 For Constables-George R. Bill, William H. Farnham, William Jackson, Joseph R. Warren, Patrick McGuinnis William Vogel Lewis Asher.
 For Board of Relief-John Ruff, Lucius Hinman, Oliver A. Bill.
 The following resolution introduced by the committee on nominations was adopted unan- imously:
 Whereas, William E. Baldwin, for many years the Republican registrar of voters for the town of New Haven, has declined a re- nomination to that office, be 1t hereby re- solved by the Republican Town convention
 That the thanks of the Republicans of New Haven are due to William E. Baldwin for the able. faithful and vigilant manner in which he has performed the delicate and inn portant duties of his office.
 On motion the resolutions were adopted without 8 dissenting vote and copy was or dered forwarded to MT. Baldwin.
 THE CITY CONVENTION RE-AssEMBLEs
 After the report of the committee on the part of the town was made and ratified the City convention re-assembled. The chair man stated that the committees appointed to wait on Colonel Wright were present and were ready to report MT. Lincoln then in- troduced Colonel Wright who made brief speech of thanks, and assured the convention that as they had placed him in nomination he purposed to be elected. The Colonel's re- marks were received with cheers.
 The committee appointed to make nomi- nations for the remainder of the city ticket reported the following:
 For City Clerk-Foster s. Bassett.
 CforIoc KiTohar1u
 For Treasurer Harmanus NJ. Welch.
 For Sheriff-Thomas c. Hollis. The report of the committee was accepted and the secretary of the convention was di- I rected to cast 8 ballot for the parties named, which he did, and they were declared the nominees of the Republican party. The convention then adjourned. \ m AccIdent-A Frightened and Runaway
 Brakeman. George Geary, brakeman on the New Fork and New England road, met with an &C., | ,ident last night, while coupling cars at New Britain, which resulted in the loss of his left | eg below the knee Immediately after the | .ccident he was brought to this city on an | engine and taken to the hospital, where his | go was amputed. The conductor accompan- ed the injured man to Hartford, and when | te returned to New Britain to bring in his | rain he found that the other brakeman, harmed at these repeated accidents, had lost is nerve and t4skedadd1ed-" So the conduc- or had to do his own braking.
 4 great many accidents all over the coun- ry result from coupling cars and we do not uppose the railroad company is in the least