Morning journal and courier., 1881-02-01

Hr. Thomas Harrison, the boy preacher
 !nf probably hold services at the George street M E. church next Saturday.
 John H. Starin, the well known steamboa man, is to have costly stone vault cut al the Westerly, R. l., granite quarries.
 Matthew Blakeslee, a farmer living in the mountain in Hamden, died Saturday ot pneumonia, aged 60 years. Funeral to-day
 Miss Porter, daughter of President Noah Porter of Yale college, has been the guest o1 Mrs. President Hayes at the White House during the past week.
 Mrs. Joseph R. Hawley received from Mrs: R. B. Hayes basket of the choicest flowers just after the news of General Hawley's elec- ton to the United States Senate.
 District Attorney Rollins, of New York, has appointed William c. Be cher, a son of Henry Ward Beecher, assistant district attor- ney. Beecher graduated at Yale in '72.
 The approach of St. Valentines day. now only two weeks away, has revived recollec- tions of an old and honored custom, and some elegant valentines will be sent this sea- son.
 Next Friday is the day fixed upon for end ing the receipt of new business in both branches of the General Assembly, and this week will undoubtedly be busy one in that respect.
 Mrs. Wilbur Fisk, widow of the first pres ident of Wesleyan University, who lives in Q house standing on the college grounds, had a stroke of paralysis recently. She is ninety years old.
 \ MT. Henry E. Rogers of South Manches- tsr, paper manufacturer, has in his posses sion old Latin Bible, published in 1878, under authority granted by Charles K. of France the year before.
 The Connecticut Register (for 1884), the annual valuable compendium of important State statistics, has just been published by Brown & Gross Hartford, and is for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller
 Miss Minnie Case, who was injured in a double-ripper accident in Bridgeport not long ago, has been removed to her home at Wethersfeld, where she lies in critical con- dition, having received spinal injuries.
 B. F. Bailey, the temperance man, spoke to couple of hundred people last evening at English Hall. Hon. James Gallagher also spoke. MT. Bailey commences a temperance campaign at English Hall next Sunday even- ing.
 The Police and Fire Commissioners will meet this evening to approve bills The Road Commissioners Gin their new quarters) on Wednesday evening, and the Finance Committee in the Mayors office on Thursday evening.
 The bid authorized by the Board of Se- lectmen for some suitable person to carefully examine the indexes of the land records has been awarded to Frederick Botsford, he be- ing the lowest bidder. The highest bid was $250 and the lowest $SO.
 It is understood that among the amend ments to the city charter, as proposed by the committee on revision, will be one making the salary of the Assistant City Clerk $500 8 year, and making him clerk of the various committees and commissions.
 The new brass band of the State Cadets at the Meriden Reformatory will be organized and commence practice under the instruction of John L. Lyon the first of March. Thir- teen brass instruments and two drums of the finest make have been secured.
 Selectmen Foote Hart and Andrew, &C., companied by Sylyanus Butler, engineer, were engaged yesterday in establishing the lines between New Haven and Orange, at a point three-eighths of mile southeast of Kimberly avenue bridge to the ''head of the beach"