Morning journal and courier., 1881-02-05
College Notes.
Record this morning.

Record this morning.
 Lecture by Professor Dana on Evolution at 10 o'clock this morning. President Porter will lecture to the seniors on the sensations and emotions at 12
 Some of the young ladies from out of town
 have already arrived for the junior prome-
 made.
 Next week will be the gayest of the year for Yale, excepting Commencement week. The Glee club concert on Monday evening at Carll's is the first event, and will be followed
 by the promenade, class germans and recep-
 tions in some of the college rooms, and in
 the junior society halls. Already many of
 the best rooms at the New Haven House have
 been engaged, and the attendance from other
 cities will be larger than ever before.
 Professor J. Lewis Dinman, of Brown Un-
 iversity, is dead. He was one of the best
 known of the faculty there.
 The senior debating society met last even-
 ing and discussed the rights of the negro, and
 whether or not the government should pro-
 tect him in his rights.
 Another organ recital rehearsal will be held at seven o'clock this evening, and full at-
 tendance is requested
 Fire in HarttOrd-An Invalid Rescueu-
 An Aged Lady's Escape n WOodbury.
 The Walker building in Hartford caught fire yesterday. Several streams of water were put on, the building was flooded, and in about half an hour the danger was over, but not before the stocks in the Bazaar and the New England boot and shoe store, kept by Hirschberg & Samuels, were considerably damaged by smoke. MT. M. Ballerstein's pawnbroker's establishment, Richard Me- Clouds law office, Dr. Scott's rooms Lehr's paint shop, and several other offices were damaged by smoke. bed ridden woman, Mrs. White, was taken out of the fifth story by the hook and ladder men and taken to the roof, and thence over several other roofs to place of safety. When found she was half stihed with the smoke.
 A large dwelling house in Woodbury, the property of Mrs. Nancy Allen, on Carmel Hill, | was burned on Thursday morning with all it's contents. The venerable grandmother and Miss Allen were with difficult saved by the grandson, living with them, and the only person in or about the house able to care for the invalids. The house on the same site was burned twelve years ago. and the present one 1 built at an expense of $5, ,OOO. The building l was insured for about $1, 800 in the Water town company. The barns, sheds and other build ings connected with the house were not | injured. A Scene at Long Wharf Crossing and 1
 How a Train Was Delayed. |
 There was a scene at the Long Wharf l crossing yesterday afternoon at f o'clock. 1 The o'clock Shore Line train stood in wait ing to depart, and truck on runners with a | pair of mules attached was grounded on the | crossing. In vain the coIored driver mount ed the truck, seized the reins shouted to the | pair and applied the whip. In vain dozen men who had collected put their heft to the load to help start it. The mules were broke up and behaved in an unconcerned manner, and as if the locomotive (whose headlight was glaring at them) and the train laden with passengers behind was of no account. The conductor stood uneasily leaning against one of the bars at the crossing, pulling out his watch every other minute. The mules con- 'inued to act as if they had the right of way, or else as if somebody ought to have kept the crossing covered with snow so that their cart ,ould slide. A short and hurried council of var was held and two or three men mounted he truck and commenced to pass down the tubs of butter from the top of the load. This vas interrupted by the arrival of big truck lrawn by two horses and laden with barrels # flour. The driver cast out brand new ope and sung out to hitch it and he could yive a lift. The rope was hitched and the rivers of both teams sung out to their ami nals and cut them with the whips behind heirs left ears. A grand tableau followed, s the rope broke loose. By this time rowd was watching the performance The ope was hitched again and the mules and {, orses were duly notified to travel. This inc the load was started. and the mules feel s lg the motion dug their hoofs into the z hanks, and with the horses aid brought of { le truck to the snow. The conductor of the s
 aiclock train itlT11ned for the train and if