Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-17


 A large hole was made in front of the house of Hervey Warner in Stratford, Wed- nesday, by lightning stroke.
 Bridgeport has another case of smallpox The patient is Sarah O'Leary, 6 years Of age She is being nursed at her home.
 Worth seeing. At the residence of MT. Charles Bradley, 94 Hill street, tulip tree with thousands of blossoms on it. It is just in it's prime
 John Devoy, of New York, the celebrated Irish patriot and scholar, will address the Central Land League at Clan-na- Gael Hall this evening.
 The Junior Bar association meet to o-morrow afternoon at 29 in front of the County Court House to attend the funeral of the late Joce- lyn P. Cleaveland.
 At the annual convention of New England Baptist churches, colored, in Providence, Rev N. G. Ross, of New Haven, was made corresponding secretary.
 The body of James Murphy, who was drowned in the Thames, at Norwich, while fleeing from the police on the morning of June 10, was recovered Wednesday morning.
 la Waterbury there was some excitement yesterday over many cases of supposed poi soning by impure milk. About 30 children were rendered sick. An investigation is to be made
 Conductor Reed, of the Consolidated road who has the new fast train from Hartford to New York and return, making one continu. ous trip each way, has been with the road twenty-six years.
 A Litchfield taxidermist is stufing two fine bald-headed esgles which were shot near Bantnm Lake recently. One measured siz feet four inches from tip to tip; the other five feet eight inches.
 Thomas Flynn, 9S years of age, of unsound mind, wandered from his home yesterday morning before daylight in naked state. He lived with his grandchildren and was re. turned to his home by the police.
 American students at Frankfort-on-the. Main, formerly students of Yale, are making arrangements for a Yale College celebration on the Sd and 5th of July, in place of cele- brating it at either Hamburg or Heidelberg.
 The people of the church and congrega- tion connected with the St. John street M. B. church held most successful strawberry festival in the lecture room of the church last evening. It was one of the best they have ever held.
 Hopkins Grammar class of '83 played a game of base ball yesterday afternoon on the Grammar School grounds with the High School nine of the 4th class. The game re- suited in the defeat of the High School nine by score of to 5.
 The friends of Mrs. Martin Hellfrisch made her surprise visit last evening at her residence, 11O Orange street, on the occasion of her thirtieth birthday. Delegations from the Schillerbund and Harugari, both German singing societies, were present, and sang fine ly during the evening. The occasion was a most enjoyable one.
 John Pattison and w. Fisk, charged with robbing the postofice in South Kent, were bound over under $500 bonds on Wednesday at Hartford to the August term of the United States District Court, to be held in this city. They are yet in jail.
 George Huntingdon, student of Trinity College, Hartford, ran against 8 clothes line in running to fire Wednesday evening. The line caught him under the chin and he fell backward, striking his head, and it is feared his injuries will prove of serious character.