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Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-08
GhnafIv.


 The ghost interest has broken out in several parts of the city distant from Newhallville, and symptoms of ghost have been seen &C., cerding to wild rumors in the East Rock portion of the city, also in Fair Haven near Ferry street. Policemen on these beats have been notified to keep sharp look out for it and thus far have not had the pleasure of escsrting any apparition to the station house, but stand ready to do so at any moment.
 About l o'clock Sunday morning the so- called ghost that has been frightening timid persons in various sections of the city made it's appearance on Howard avenue, near Co., lumbuS avenue, and stretched forth it's arms towards young man who was passing. He drew revolver and fired at the object, which was but "a few feet away, and which immedi- ately vanished. The shot was heard by a number of persons. It is said that the ghost is personated by slightly demented colored man.
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A Series of Happenings.

strange fatality seems to hang over the Glasgo paper mill property in the eastern part of New London county. Years ago, when the mill was first built. an insane man, Joseph Bendick, hung himself in 8 barn at the lake. Some time later Spencer Kinnie, 8 farmer, living in that locality, was drowned m attempting to cross the pond. After 8 brief interval man named Green was killed in the machinery. A few seasons since, on the last Saturday in June, the day of the fa- nous Beach pond races, William, son of John Fletcher, of Glasgo, was drowned in the lake while bathing. The latest catastro- phe was the death last week of Frank Cleve- land, aged 23, who was smothered by the caving in of the earth in the pit which was being excavated for the new dam. The mill has been transformed into cotton factory this fall, and was lighted up for the first time Wednesday night. Four new houses have been built there and large boarding house will be erected next year.-HGrttord Post.
 A WATER DEPARTMENT MEANS MORE OFFICES TO BE FILLED AND TO BE soUABBLED ABOUT. HAVEN'T WE ENOUGH POLITICS NOW?
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College Items.

The fencing around the grounds at Roch- ester University has been neglected for long time, and last week the students took the matter into their own hands by tearing down and burning it.
 Yale has recently received an endowment for the. purpose of supporting course of lectures by the president to the freshmen on habits and methods of study, etc.
 There are 1,452 students in Michigan Uni versity divided as follows: Lifts, 472 med ics, 374; laws, 37O pharnnics, 1O3; dents, 70; homeops, 63.
 Donald G. Mitchell, Yale '41, H. B. Sprague '52, M. c. Tyler, Yale '55, and Prof. H. A. Beers, Yale '69, are talked of as candidates for the chair of English Literature at Colum- bia College
 President White, Yale '53, has entered into bonds with the trustees of Cornell Univer- sity not to accept any political office during the next four years.
 The Harvard Nasty Pudding club is soon to erect club building.
 A special train load of Harvard students will be here Saturday to encourage their eleven.
 The Saturday morning freshmen medical lectures are hereafter to be held in the presi- dents old lecture room.
 The freshmen have organized a cricket as- sociation with the following officers: Presi- dent, Catherwood secretary and treasurer, Anderson executive committee, Adee, James and Mathews.
 Some time ago melon patch was raided near the Agricultural College at Lansing Mich. The matter was settled by one of the raiders. The next night 100 of the students compelled the owner of the melons to refund the amount paid. The faculty tried to get the students to refund the money, but they have refused. On Wednesday night all the students engaged in the raid were suspended A meeting of the students was then held, and they voted 85 to 35 to rebel and leave in a body.
 Owing to rumors of dissatisfaction in the college Captain Hammond resigned his position as captain of the Harvard University crew. But the crew has given a unanimous expression of their opinion that he is by far the best man for the place, and, consequent ly, the resignation has not been accepted.
 The salaries of the Cornell professors have been raised $250 all round.
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Arrtxalofa Xhaler from Greenland.

The whaling schooner Era, Captain Spicer, c. A. Williams & Co.,, arrived this morning twenty-four days from Gumiute Bay, Greenland, with 12o barrels of whale oil and LOGO pounds of bone. The Era has on freight from the schooner Lizzie P. Sim mons 13O barrels of oil and 1, ,50O pounds of bone; also, 300 barrels of whale and seal oil and 1000 pounds of bone from the station at Cumberland inlet. Captain Spicer brought three Esquimaux with him, John Bull and his wife and daughter. Captain Timothy L. Clisby, of the Roswell King, and First Mate George B. Coffin and Seaman Charles Law renee, all of Nantucket, returned on the Era. They left the King in Hudson strait, clean; all hands well. George Williams of Groton, mate of the Lizzie P. Simmons, was also 8 passenger on the Era. He left the Simmons in Cumberland gulf with 13O barrels of oil- Neao London TeLeq7Gm.
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Election To-Day.

The State EIectfon-Semators and Repre- sentatives-The Water Vote To-Day. To-day occurs the annual State election. This time there are no State officers to elect, and the voting is confined to the election of Senators and Representatives. Only part of the Senatorial districts elect Senators to- day, some of the Senators holding over. New Haven votes only for Representatives. Give Messrs. Louis H. Bristol and Capt. F. w. Tiesing, our candidates, big vote. The city of New Haven, it is unnecessary to in- form our citizens, votes on the water ques- ton to-day,-on the question which has in the past two weeks been debated by almost everybody in town. Shall the city purchase the waterworks? The question will be de- cided to-day. Many ladies have expressed 8 desire to vote on the question, such being the interest in the topic. The returns will be received, as usual, at the First ward polls, under Peck's Grand Opera House. The bal lot boxes will be open at a. m. and closed at 5 p. m. An early return of the vote is expected, as this is not an election involving much scratching of tickets. The voting places are as follows:
 Ward 1-Entrance to Grand Opera House. '' eW. W. Plumbs Shop, 142 Oak. 6 3-John Starr's, corner Congress avenue and
 Washington street. 's 4-S. Moroski's, corner Columbus avenue and
 West Water street.
 '' 5-John Tuttles, 70 Wooster street. 6-George Vinals, corner Hamilton and St.
 John streets
 7-Ihomas Clerkin's, corner Hamilton and
 Locust streets.
 8-George Hugo's, corner State and Clark
 streets.
 9-George D. Jones, ,Dixwell avenue and Eaton
 street, rear of drug store.
 10-A- M. Foote's 63 Whalley avenue. 11-100 Ferry street. t' 12-John Burke's, corner Poplar and Clay
 streets
 13-Westville, Franklin Hall.
 14-Annex Engine House.
 15-Annex Old School House, below and near
 Four Corners.
 Late nominations for Representatives are as follows: Orange Democrats, Gen. E. E. Bradley; North Haven Republicans, Andrew F. Austin; East Haven Republicans, Edward W. Thompson East Haven Democrats, Or lando R tHhnmnsnn
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A Rra1kenan,s peath.

John Sullivan. of Hartford, brakeman OF the New York and New England railroad, was killed on Sunday at the freight yard of the road in Hartford. He attempted to pass be- tween a box car and flat car of 8 slowly. moving train. He was crossing the track to speak to friend. He fell upon the rail. the wheels of the flat car going over his chest. He survived but a few moments. Sullivan had been in the employ of the company for some time, and about year ago, while coup ling cars on the Springfield branch, had an arm crushed so seriously as to render it al most useless. It was owing to the weakneas
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A Pastors Welcome.

Rev. George s. Thrall officiated in the Park street Congregational church, Bridge port, Sunday for the first time since he has entered upon the pastorate. Over the read ing desk were two beautiful floral arches, one bearing the word Welcome" and the other the words ''He Leadeth Me-" Large congre- gations attended the services, both morning and evening, and the pastors eloquent dis courses were listened to with profound atten- tion- Rev. J. G. Davenport, the former pas tor of the church, will be installed pastor of the Second Congregational church of Water bury on Wednesday.
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of this member that he lost his hold and fell between the cars Sunday. About ten years ago Sullivan's mother was injured by an ac- cident on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad in the northern part of the city to such an extent that both her legs had to be amputated. She survived her injuries and died about four months ago.
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County Commissioners.

The County Commissioners wers in session yester- day and granted the following licenses:
 Charles F. Pfeuderer. 40 Union street; Michael Reynolds, 2s6 Oak; H. c. Fisher, POP Wooster Bur ton T. Buell., Branford; Mary Jane Alling Branfor Andrew stode1, IA Congress avenue; Jeremiah B. Beecher. 1O3 Wooster Ernest Rune, 355 State.
 On Wednesday and Thursday of this week the com isoners will meet in Meriden to grant licenses and in this city again Friday. On that morning they will hear the of those who have been convicted in the courts for violations of the law during the past year. There will be meeting of the commis- aio to-day
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Sealskin Sacques, Dolmans and fur-lined garments will be more fashionable than ever this season. The styles manufactured and introduced by Brooks & Co.,. corner Chapel and State streets, are the most popular. The goods are made from selected skins, properly eured and dressed. elegantly finished. and are thoroughly reliable in every particular. The low prices at which they are offered should be an inducement to wholesale and re- tail buyers. nS 4teod
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Mir. and Mrs. George S. Knight, who will appear at the New Haven Opera House on next Thursday evening with specially selected company, will present their new serio-comic drama of Baron Rudolph" ]" New songs, new music and new specialties are announced. The house will be crowded, and seats should be secured in advance at Loomis'
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Record of Freight Cars.

Arrangements are being made in this city to have the whereabouts of every freight car owned by the New York, New Haven and Hartford road, and it's branches, reported by telegraph daily to an operator in the New Haven depot. The new plan will enable the company to keep record, so that by refer ring to the books it can be known just where each car is. and thus save great amount of work hunting up missing cars. Some roads constantly keep man employed travelling all over the United States searching for missing cars He is called lear searcher," and it is his duty to ride constantly and make record of every car belonging to his company found
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An AIirnony Case Ended.

To get rid of the vexations of prospective lawsuit for alimony, Martin L. Blackman, of Ansonia, visited his lawyers and drew up an agreement,-his wife having attached his property for $2O,O and begun suit for divorce He is 70, she 30 years of age. The agreement was: He to give his wife note for $1O,OO0 secured by good mortgage and payable at his death; also pay her $1, 900 per year in quarterly installments, and support her son by former husband until he should be able to take care of himself. The wife brought the proposition to her attorney in this city, and last Saturday afternoon the lawyer visited Ansonia, drew up the con- tract, took the note and was, by the terms of the contract, appointed trustee.
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The Greenbackers in this city run ticket for Representatives, viz, John H. Barlow, Harvey G. Shepard. Envelopes were dis tributed around yesterday and left in door, ways containing ticket with the above names on and card full of reading matter on both sides, together with two small bills containing much more printed matter
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The attractions at the American Theatre continue The management constantly pre- sents new features. and special attractions are offered this week.
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What It Will Cost.


 Charles R. Ingerson and John S. Beach are conceded to be able and conscientious law yers. When, therefore. they publicly assert that the claim of the New Haven Water com pany, in case of purchase by the city, amounts to the large sum of $1, ,s2O, 352. .49, the voters of New Haven have good reason to believe that claim to be pretty nearly correct. The grand list of New Haven is, in round num- bers, $50, 900, 900. The sum of $1, ,S2O, ,352.- 49 is, in round numbers, 3 per cent of the grand list. If it is decided tomorrow that the city shall purchase the waterworks, bonds to the amount of $1, s2O, 352. .49 must be issued. These bonds are in effect mortgage of 3 per cent. of the value thereof upon the entire grand list of New Haven. Do the property owners of the city desire to cucumber. their property with this mortgage If they do they will vote for the purchase. If they ob ject to such an encumbrance they will vote I0GE7st the purchase.
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Making Voters.

The Board of Selectmen acting as Board of Registration met in rooms 10 and Il, City Hall, yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, for the purpose of making electors of persons registered whose qualifications matured on the day preceding the election. There were ten of this class and of this number five were qualified, there being one each in the 9th, sth, 10th, 18th and 14th wards. It is stated that they were all Republicans.
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Reading Matter on Every Page. ]
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 Vote against the purchase.
 The harbor and rivers are alive with frost fish, and long strings of them are being caught both in the day time and night time The Grays' Veteran association and bat talion have their anniversary dinner next week Wednesday at the Elliott House.
 The New Haven branch of the Woman's Board of Missions will hold it's monthly meeting in Center church chapel to-day, No vember 9th, at 2:45 p. m.
 The annual meeting of the stockholders of the New Haven and Derby railroad takes place on Tuesday, November 18th, at II a. m. at the company's office in this city.
 Rev. Prof Fisher, who has exhibited his model of the Tabernacle in some of the churches, has kindly consented to show it at the Orphan Asylum this evening at o'clock.
 The Consolidated railroad will begin to-day their new iron bridge across Harbor Brook, Meriden. Vice President Reed was in Meri- den yesterday making the necessary arrange ments.
 The annual meeting of the New Haven Dispensary takes place at the rooms of the dispensary in York street this evening at 8 o'clock. Members, managers and medical board are requested to be present
 The inspections of G. A. R. Posts are now being made. Comrade William Berry, of Hartford, will inspect Admiral Foote Post of this city and the Meriden Post. Comrade George A. Staples will inspect Henry c. Mer- win Post of this city.
 The tickets for the Knights of St. Pat rick's ball, to be given on Wednesday even- ing, December 2Sth, are out. They are gotten up in very fine style. The Sixty ninth regiment band of New York city will furnish music on the occasion of the ball.
 The premises of A. c. Ware, in Clark street, Hartford, were invaded by burglars Sunday night. MT. Ware and wife were aroused from sleep by great noise, and springing up found that their dog had created it in plunge through the window, and was just chasing the burglars, who had been at work at the blinds out of the yard.
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Rev. William E. Bassett, pastor of the Congregational church of North Canaan, died in Norfolk Sunday, aged 52. He had been sick about ten days at the residence of his father-in law, Elizur Dowd. MT. Bassett was graduate of Yale College, and was pas tor of the Congregational church of Warren, Conn, eleven years, when he resigned on &C., count of impaired health. After 8 residence of two or three years in New Haven he took charge of the Congregational church in Beth lehem, where he remained several years, un- He leaves wife and two children. His funeral will be held in Norfolk at 10:30 on Wednesday.
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serious stabbing Array in Hartford.

On Sunday morning about o'clock Will liam Downes and Patrick Sullivan had a fra cas at North street, to which the outcome may be serious. They had been together during the evening and had drank consider ably. They got to fighting and in the dis turbance Downes drew a knife and stabbed Sullivan several times, cutting him severely in the back, head and chest. The latter wound is quite serious in character. The knife entered the right chest and passing be- tween the ribs penetrated the lung. Downes was arrested and Sullivan was removed to the hospital. To-day he was doing well, al- though thera is great danger of infiamma- tion. In the police court this morning Downes was held for one week to answer to the charge of assault with intent to kill. The bond was fixed at $3, ,OOO.-Hareford P0eE
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On Tuesday evening, November 18th, the attraction at Carlrs Opera House will be Her Majesty's Opera company, when they will ap- pear for one night only in Bizet's opera stCarmen." The company is made up of some of the finest opera singers in the world, and their coming will be the operatic event of the season. Tickets are now on sale at Loomis'
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VOL. xLIx.
Tuesday Morning. Nov. 8. 1881.
NEW ENTERTAINMENTS TO-DAY.

 Annual Meeting-New Haven Dispensary. Auction Sale-B. Booth. CloAks-Monson Carpenter. ClairYoyant-Mrs Burr. Coarse Salt-J. D. Dewel1 & Go. Course of Lectures=First NJ. E. Church. Florida Oranges E. E. Hall Son. How to Vote-George W. H. Hughes. Lost-Steel Ber-C. s. Mersick & Co. London Ghost Mystery-490 State Street. Meeting-New Haven & Derby Railroad Co. Organ Recital Calvary Baptist Church. Photographs-At Babbie. Sealskin Sacques-Broeks & Co. ed-Employment-141 Dixwen Avenue. Wanted-Girl-Long & Hinman. Wanted-Girl-54 Wooster Street. Wanted-Young Man-433 State Street. Wanted-Board and Room-Miss o. R. Wanted-Housekeeper O. Box9. Wanted-Situation- Eaton Street. wanted-Situation-2 Hamilton Street. wanted-Situation-16 Wilson Street. Wanted-SituatioD-3 Myrtle Street. wanted-SituRtion-20 Franklin Street. d-Situation-Coachman. WaAted-Situatien-3 Cedar Street. Wanted-SituAtions-6 Chapel Street. Weekly Bulletin-E Malley. Winter Goods-WiIcox Co.
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Foxes are more numerous in this State than usual, and so troublesome that it is like ly some effort will be made to secure from the coming Legislature the offer of a bounty for each Reynard killed. In the vicinity of Montauk Point several New London sports men are having gay times in killing foxes.
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highest duty is often in the little thines

highest duty is often in the little things which are often called tri6es.
 Professor Barrows, of the Brown School, Hartford, explained his method in interest, discount and general percentage; solving all problems by stating in fractions, cancel ling ont almost all the computation and dis pensing with the voluminous rules which burden our authorities and confuse the learn CT. If this can be done the schools will be impatient to see his rule in print.
 Mir. Potter urged teachers to keep careful record of absentees, as the State agent de- pends on these registers in prosecuting de- Hnquents.
 Professor Bailey continued his excellentin- struction on the art of reading and mode of teaching the proper expression.
 Rev. MT. Mccall in few happy words re- turned the acknowledgement of the citizens of East Haddam to the State Board of Educa- tion for the privileges brought us by this in- stitute. We are more indebted to you, he said, than you are to us. We hope you will come again and bring the same speakers with you, or if they are engaged in other fields bring us otherWwho will do as well as these. Tr VAT, xorru uro 1,rry TlIIE IN
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RnrRR L.nSf

Saturday night the barge Clarence sank off Black Rock while being lowed from Bridge port to New York. She had just unloaded 8 cargo of coal for D. tE N. G. Miller. The captain saved himself, but two mates were
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THE WEATHER RECORD.
Indications.


 WAR DEPARTMENT,
 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
 WASHINGTON. D. O., Nov. 8-1 M. ) For New England, generally cloudy weather and raiu warmer east to south winds and falling barom oter. For the Middle States, cloudy weather and rain. clearing in the southern portion east to southwest winds falling barometer and slight rise in tempera- ture,
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FOR THE PURCHASE.

AGAINST THE PURCHASE.
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It is a general belief that there is no rem- edy for consumption, and possibly in some cases the assertion may be correct. We know, however, of many cures made by Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup and will guarantee posi- tive relief to the sufferer in every instance,
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This is exactly as it reads. 800 pairs of mems first quality rubber boots at 25O, just cost with three cents added for string and paper. W. B. Fenn & Go. intend to clear them all out this month
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1aai.a, Nir,a Emra.

Seal dolmans, ulsters, sacques, circulars, muffs and collars and Berthas in all the new styles at Stevens $ Brooks, 27S Chapel street no5 Ct
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Youths rubber boots, sold by W. B. Fenp ! x Go. at $1.32, are first quality and just bare ly pay for doing up.
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DEATH AND TAXES ARE SURE TO COME. AVOID THE FORMER AS LONG AS YOU CAN, AND DON'T VOTE TO INCREASE THE LATTER UN- NECESSARILY
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In using the Simmons Liver Regulator with my chickens, take package, mix it with the dough, and feed it to them once a day. By this treatment I have never lost from chicken cholera or gapes single chick en in the last five years
 nov2 It Ivy T. G. BACON, Edgefeld. s. O.
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W. B. Fenn & Go. offer in their rubber sale 200 pairs of boys first quality rubber boots at $1.S0, just cost at the factory
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A Fresh Bargain.

Even when running one may read the price of rubber goods this season sold by W. B. Fenn < Co.,
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Don,t Die i'm the House.
on ThIrty pays, TruIl.

Ask druggists for Rough on Rats" It clears out rats, mice, bed-bugs,. reaches, vermin, flies, ants, insects, 15c. per box.
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FOR, VEPREsENTATIyEs.

Vote for Captain Frank w. Tiesing and Louis H. Bristol for Representatives. The interests of New Haven in the Legisla- ture would be safe in their hands
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We have bought four thousand pairs of la- dies misses and children's Newport ties and low button at one-half the cost of nanufac- ture, and as soon as room is provided shall throw them out at $1, $1.25 and $1. 50.
 WALLACE B. FENN & Go.