Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-09
Reading Matter on Every Page.
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 A little son of John Buchanan, of Water bury, fell and broke his shoulder blade re- gently.
 The German Baptist Sunday school will have their picnic next week Wednesday at South End.
 The arrests at the police office were not numerous last evening. The few persons brought in were principally charged with drunkenness.
 Officer Arnold at the Bridgeport depot yes- terday squelched an intended elopement The brother of the woman secured the off, cer's interference.
 The Committee on Nominations will meet this evening to select one hundred and forty persons to act as jurors in the City Court for the year ensuing.
 From Tuesday, July 12th, until September 9th inclusive, the principal hat stores close at 6:3O every evening excepting Monday and Saturday of each week
 The tax collector yesterday paid over to Treasurer Welch 1928, 700 for city, $1O, 800 for town and $4, GOO for school taxes collect ed during the month of June.
 Among the prominent arrivals at the FL liott House this week are MT. and Mrs Charles Wilson, of London, England, now on their second trip around the world
 Rev. John E. Todd speaks at English Hall Sunday night. The Gospel Union will con- duct as usual an open air meeting at 6:15 in the lot on the corner of Eaton street and Dixwell nue.
 The city charter revised has been print o1 and iTo ence, and is ready for delivery to persons entitled to receive it. City Clerk Pigott has charge of them.
 The Hartford Times says 'By all means let the country have that celebration if the President recovers." No doubt many of our citizens would in such an event make bril- liant private displays of fireworks
 The Davenport church. I. c. Meserve pas tor, viii picnic at High Rock Grove on Mon day next, tte 11th, leaving at s:3O and re- turning about 6:3O. A general turnout of the congregation, old and young, is expected. circular has been issued by MT. Moody, the evangelist, calling a second convocation to be held at Northfeld, Mass, Wednesday, Aug 3d. Dr. Andrew Bonar, of Scotland, an eminent Bible scholar, and other noted Bible scholars will attend.
 At place called Little Rock, in Southbury, during row at German festival held there on the Fourth of July afternoon, Joe Green field, colored, shot another negro called Big Jim, D inficting probably fatal wound. The men were both southerners, and noted fighters. Greenfield was arrested.
 Steam Yachts.
 The steam yacht Yosemite was in the har- bor yesterday. She is the largest yacht owned by private individual in the world The Yosemite is one hundred and eighty-two feet long, twenty-three feet wide, depth eighteen feet, and is five hundred tons bur then. She is of iron and was built by John Roach of Chester. Pa, for Mir. William Bel den, a banker of New York, at cost of $15O,- OOO Her full complement of crew consists of forty men.-NeD London Telegram.
 New Haven Savings Association.
 On Monday evening next at o'clock, at Loomis' Temple of Music, the New Haven Savings association will be explained by we'll known gentlemen of this city. The association which was chartered by the Legislature is thoroughly cooperative and is managed by an efficient corps of directors, of which Will liam Franklin, Esq, is president. Young men are particulary invited to be present and learn the best way to invest their roonav