Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-04

Brief Mention. -a" =
 sunken schooner lies in the Sound about a mile from Branford beacon.
 There are distant rumblings of the con- ing of Haverly's European Mastodons in April. No doubt there will be grand rush to hear them. ..
 Mrs. Joseph Miller. of 4O4 Congress avenue, fell over a clothes pole in her yard yesterday morning, and broke her wrist. She was busy hanging up clothes.
 New counterfeit silver quarters are in cir culation They are plated, have the ring of the genuine article and are difficult to be dis tinguished from the government coin.
 Rev. c. A. Skinner, formerly of Hartford, and now settled over the Universalist church at Melrose, Mass, received gift of $500 at a church reunion on Tuesday evening,
 new election for Senator in the First dis trict, on account of Senator Buck having gone to Congress, was ordered yesterday. Another will probably have to be had in the Fifth district
 It is said that the New York and New England, the Housatonic and the Shepaug roads have made arrangements for building 8 union depot at Hawleyville the junction of the roads.
 Mr. w c. Daly, of Hartford, the owner ot several welI-known racers, has just purchas- ed the six-year- mare "Lizzie M.," g daughter of William B. Smiths Thomas Jefferson" for $7O0.
 ETA large number of cars from the New York, New Haven and Hartford road have been lent to the Pennsylvania road to accom- modate the increased traffic due to the rush to the inauguration.
 A colored hostler named Ebert Niles got into some words with Edward Clark, of Bloomfield, in Hartford Wednesday. Niles threw Clark, who is old and feeble, and the fall broke one of the bones in his leg.
 The new depot in Milford is to be built of brick, 125 feet long, and is to be fitted up with all the modern improvements. The style of architecture will be entirely differ ent from any other depot on the line of the road.
 Rev. Dr. Teller, the pastor, will preach at the Howard Avenue church Sunday evening at 7:15. pr. Teller though stationed at this church but a short time, is drawing large au- diences, and is already much valued by his people.
 Dr. Noah Greasy on Wednesday removed what is described as very rare sort of bony tumor from the leg of horse owned by H. K. Wright, of Suf6eld. The tumor was two and half inches in diameter and weighed five ounces.
 Two burglaries were perpetrated in the western part of Bridgeport Wednesday night, the residence of Charles A. Hotchkiss in Clinton avenue, and that of General Dwight Morris in Fairfield avenue, being the places robbed. At both places a number of valuable articles were taken.
 Major George B. Fisher, late of Hartford, has not gone into the insurance business in Detroit, as reported in several papers, but has engaged in the sale of rubber goods, and will have one of the finest stores in Detroit. He is now East making large purchases.
 c. M. Ioomis, in anticipation of the public demand, has received 500 copies each of the ibrettos for the Emma Abbott operas this week, viz, Lucia di Lammermoor," 'tBo- hemian Girl Fra Diavolo," and is selling them at the low price of 25 cents each.
 Mallory, Wheeler & Co. closed their man. ufactory yesterday afternoon, and the em- ployes attended in body the funeral of Tim othy Maher, the employe who died recently. He had worked at Mallory & Wheeler's 35 years Over 200 of the hands were at the funeral. Among the floral tributes were two from the employees, harp and a crown.