Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-18
snicfdent DanieIsonYf1l2.

unG11 next 4u0SOdys
 Suicide at DanieIsonvfIs. William Rice, of Danielsonville, committed suicide on Tuesday night On Tuesday he had his beard carefully removed, and upon retiring at night told his wife that he desired l to sleep alone, as he did not feel well. In the morning she found him hanging to the I bedpost by common handkerchief. ehas given unmistakable evidences of insanity for | three years. He leaves wife and daughter. The Census.
 General Francis A. Walker, superintendent of the census, is enthusiastic over the expert work of the bureau. Professor w. E. Hill gord, of the University of California, who is preparing the report on cotton culture, is, he says, one of the most intellectual and scien- tiic men in the country. His theory of soils, at first secuted, is now received as of l the highest authority. The report on cotton l culture prepared by him and his assistants will be the most important work ever issued l from the government printing office, in the | opinion of General Walker.
 Irish shamrocIzs. Mir. Richard McCloud, of Hartford received yesterday morning from friends in Ireland several roots of sham rock in the native clay. They ap. peared to be in good condition, although they had been subject to one nights frost before being removed from ''the old sod" The | parties sending the package supposed it would be subject to custom duties, and the | box had on it 3s 64d of English postage stamps equal to 8S cents of American money, It came, of course, through the mail The roots were picked March Sd. l They were sent in hopes they would reach l Hartford by St. Patrick's day. They arrived 1 in prompt time.
 NewhaIIville.
 The Union Debating club had crowded meeting at their debate Wednesday evening, and number of the ladies were out also. The debate was on the question: Resolved, that the protective tariff is for the interest of l this country Mir. Parker presided. The debate was opened by William J. Pratt in the l affirmative in 8 general way. e MT. Frank Ludington led in the negative, introducing statistics in a lengthy argument to support | the view that protective tariff was creative
 of monopolies beneficial to a few rich and | detrimental to the many. Judge Sheldon | spoke in the affirmative, and, having an en.
 gagement, was allowed twenty minutes time.
 He spoke very finely and forcibly, endeayor- l ing to convince both the judges and the au- dience of the value of protective tariff. Dr. Morel spoke in the negative. J. 0. Owens | followed. He quoted largely from Adam | Smith on political economy, and commented | on Adam Smiths teachings. The secretary, MT. Schaffeler, also spoke in the negative. | Messrs. Pratt and Ludington closed the debate with pungent reviews of the
 arguments. The judges, who were
 James Clark. Henry Hamilton and
 the negative.
 1 The club voted that MT. James Clark de
 liver an essay next Wednesday entitled 'sMci
 nopoly Increase the club to debate the question. Judge Sheldon, Lawyer B. c. Dow
 and Dr. Moren will participate, and the ladies are invited.
 | Personal.
 The report that Mir. Deming, of New Brit
 ain is ill of smallpox is authoritatiyely de
 nied by his physician, Dr. Swasey.
 A fine portrait of Prof. F. A. Fowler, tht musical director and instructor, executed by
 Captain B. F. Guyer, is to be seen in the win
 dow at Armstrong's carpet store.
 Mir. Lewis E. Stanton, of Hartford, will de
 liver lecture in Clinton, his native town
 this evening. on ''Work and Play,'' for the
 benefit of the rural improvement society ir
 that place.
 The actions of Edward Barry, of Nauga
 tuck, who was killed near Waterbury, Tues
 day evening, by the o'clock Naugatuck trair
 from Bridgeport give reason to believe that he allowed himself to be struck, out of wisl to commit suicide.
 MT. R. H. Smith, who edited the Water
 bury American five years, and who has beer
 with the Springfield Republican for the last
 three years, has purchased the Newtown Bee and will resuscitate it on the the 22d of next month. Mir. Smith is an able writer and { fine newspaper man, and will undoubtedly
 make good paper.
 The death of General Upton promotes General Grammar, now in command at Fort
 TrumbuH, New London, to the colonelcy o1
 the Fourth artillery, which will take him te the Presidio at San Francisco. Genera Brannan's promotion will promote Colone
 Bert, now. Major of the First artillery, com 1 manding Fort Warren, to be Lieutenant Col onel First artillery, which will probably bring | him to Fort Trumbull.
 | Entertainments. l ooFTY GooFT.
 The Oofty Gooft New York Combination will appear at Peck's Grand Opera House to- morrow afternoon and evening in the sensa l tiona1 drama entitled teJJnder the Gaslipht ,