Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-24
City Court Notes.


 In the City Court yesterday morning James Daily, who mutilated carriages in transit at the New Haven Steamboat company's dock, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty, and after consultation between counsel and court regarding the degree of punishment. Judge Studley sentenced the accused to pay 8 fine of $10 and costs in two cases and thirty days in jail for the last case. He will remain in jail about three months.
 Ley Can, the Chinese laundryman who was charged with stealing $17 from Mrs. Schil- Ter, who left her pocketbook in the laundry on Temple street, was before the court It being stated that the friends of the accused had given Mrs. Schiller $14 to settle and that she did not care to prosecute, the judge said that as there was some doubt as to the guilt of the accused he would give him the benefit of it, and therefore ordered Ley Cans dis charge.
 The case against George Abbott charged with keeping policy office at 3S Greene street, was partly heard, and after arguments by MT. Pickett and Judge Blydenburgh the case was continued until this morning that the accused might find bonds on an appeal from a verdict of guilty.
 The case of Josephine Gamble, arrested for breach of the peace on Mrs. M. E. Bassett, was settled out of court by the accused pay ing fine of $1 and costs.
 D. B. Totten. the travelling agent who spilled bottle of carmine ink on Attorney E. w. Babcocks office carpet and then re- placed it by buying carpet at Malley's and having it charged to MT. Babcock after agreeing to pay for it himself, was found in Hartford at the Underhin House. He settled by paying MT. Babcock $15.45.
 Union Sunday school celebration on
 the Fourth.
 At the Union Sabbath School conven- tion, held at Woodstock June 18th, it was unanimously voted to accept the invitation extended to all the Sabbath schools and churches there represented, to meet at Rose land Park on July 4th, for such observance of the day as might be deemed appropriate. The special committee appointed by the convention have invited all the Sabbath schools in neighboring towns and villages, including especially those in Putnam, ,Thomp- son, Webster, Dudley, Southbridge Union, Eastford, Ashford, Chaplin, Pomfret, Brook lyn, Kilingly, Canterbury, Sterling, Hamp- ton Voluntown, Windham, Plainfeld and Woodstock, to this celebration, and they ex- tend the same invitation and with equal cor dislity to the Sabbath schools in such otber more distant towns as may desire to be pres- ent.
 The Southbridge brass band will be pres- ent through the day and evening, and also the celebrated Moodus drum and fife corps, consisting of sixteen expert performers
 In the evening tho grounds of the park will be beautifully illuminated with street lamps, large colored glass lanterns and nu- merous Chinese lanterns
 There will be a grand display of fireworks in the evening, far exceeding in extent, va- riety and briliancy any exhibition ever be- fore seen in the park or in that section of the State, embracing rockets Roman candles, fancy garden pieces. illuminated balloons, and also grand illumination of Mount Eliot with green, blue and red fireworks, producing one of the most novel and beautiful effects amid the trees and flowers ever seen in the park.
 The grounds and buildings will be exten- sively decorated with American flags, the two new fountains will play day and evening, a dozen fine boats provided for sail on the lake. private rooms and bathing suits fur nished to all who desire to take bath, and the extensive new stables and hitching grounds (with careful attendants) will receive all teams and carriages which their owners desire to have remain within the park
 Rev. T. E. M. Bachelor, pastor of the First Congregational church in Woodstock, is the chairman of the special committee. Undoubtedly it will be gala occasion, and g large one with fine weather.