Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-01
For other Local Matters see Sd and 4.h pagt
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

The Selectmen will hold their regular week ly meeting this evening.
 Mrs. Mix, wife of MT. Elias Mix, lies dan- gerously i'll at her residence.
 The brig Rising Sun arrived yesterday with sugar and molasses to the Messrs. Armstrong.
 General l.. A. Dickinson will assume the duties of postmaster of Hartford Friday, July 1st.
 Rev. L. T. Chamberlain, D. D., of Nor wich, will deliver an address at Putnam on the Fourth of July.
 A twenty-five pound snapping turtle was caught by Edwin Roath of Preston, with a boat hook Wednesday.
 Christopher Higgins, a Bridgeport team ster, jumped off a moving freight train at the depot in that city yesterday and broke his leg.
 A general State temperance picnic will be given at Lyman Vladuct on Thursday, July 7th Good speakers and an abundance of refreshments will be provided.
 A six-year-old child in Bridgeport, Edith Burt, living on Henry street, fell from a rocking chair Tuesday afternoon and received compound fracture of her arm.
 The Park street Congregational church, Bridgeport, has united with the pastor in re- ferring the pastors call to Waterbury to the council of Fairfield East consociation.
 The Pharmacy commission have granted 59 more licenses, making 253 in all. An other meeting will be held at Dr. Jewett's office to-day, the last probably for the pres ent
 To aIa h,,i11 If Church and Chapel streets was removed yes terday, by order of the Mayor, a little fur ther along on Chapel street, as loafers con- gregated about it.
 The child of Buckley Burr, of Torrington Hollow, aged IS months which had it's skull fractured recently by falling down stairs in its nurse's arms, is thought to be a little bet ter, and it is hoped that it may recover with out an operation.
 Professor Baird, of the United States fish commission. with the steamer Fish Hawk, is expected soon at Saybrook to make expert ments with matching shad in fresh and salt water number of shad have been caught and kept for the purpose.
 There are five celestial views in the eastern sky in the early morning hours now. From to o'clock Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars can be seen, and with the comet in the northeast give 8 spectacle of rare interest. Venus is especially brilliant now.
 A captain of a schooner lying at Belle Dock, supposing it was water, recently took into his mouth swallow of vitriol His tongue was badly burned, and holes were burned in his vest and an umbrella he had with him from drops spilled on them.
 The Police Commissioners will hold spe- cial meeting this evening to hear charges against Officers White and McMahon. Officer Streit has also preferred charges against Off, hcer McGrath for making false statements against his (Streit's) bravery as an officer.
 The Connecticut graduates from Amherst upon whom the degree of B.A. was conferred are Edwin G. Alexander, Moodus George F. Fiske, New Haven Charles E. Latimer, New London Henry B. Russell, Sufield; Frederick T. Sayles, Norwich; Albert D. Washburn, West Stafford.
 The steamer George k. Kelsey, formerly of this city, which has been much improved since last year, made her first trip of the sea- son from Norwich and New London to Block Island yesterday. To-day she runs to Osprey Beach, on the trip giving her passen- gers view of the great college race.
 The English Hall Sunday school goes on picnic to morrow (Saturday) to South End It is expected that the company will number between three hundred and four hundred. Friends who are to provide refreshments are requested to send them to English Hall early this afternoon 50 that they may be in readi ness for an early departure tomorrow.