Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-03-08

Birmingham.
| The boxing entertainment in Birmingham
| Monday night was given for the benefit OF
| Thomas w. Sweeney, who is, sometime this
| month, to fight Thomas Donahue with hard
gloves for stakes amounting to ST., ZOO. A
| number of New Haven sports attended, 60
! ing over there in Eli" Thompson's green
/ barge. Many admirers of the manly art were
present from Bridgeport. About $3.50
| were cleared. The artistic part of the
| exhibition was also successful. A varie-
| ty entertainment opened the pro-
gramme. There were three rounds be-
tween George Brown, of Ansonia, and James
Jakes, of Bridgeport, both colored, and three
rounds between George Hadley, of Bridge
port, and Scott Freeman, of Birmingham
(colored) and bout was had between
George Tyler, of New York (colored), and
| James Murray, of New York (white). Ed
| ward McGlinchy, the Bridgeport boxer, next
had it with John Corners, of the same place.
Solid George Holden, New York heavy
hitter, and Harry Bane, of Newark, N. j.,
| were the next pair. Following came the last
bout of the evening between Thomas Swee-
ney and George Hadley, the Bridgeport col
ored boxer. 1t was the first time the former
appeared actively in an exhibition. Holden,
who is one of his hackers in the coming fight,
watched him closely. His work received APP
plause. Friends of Donahue were present
studying Sweeney's style.
North Haven. +a-
The grand list for 1881, footing up $780,
O83, has after much delay received the sigma
ture of the proper officers and is now on file
in.the town clerks office. A comparison
with the list of 1880 brings out the following
facts, ell of which point strongly to the ur-
gent necessity for thorough general assess:
| mont Four dwelling houses assessed in
1880 for So, 700 have taken to themselves
F@,- ,AG
land valued at 81, $50 has gone with them.
Though we have built four mills and facto-
ries, our property of this kind has decreased
in value. Our horses and our cattle have
each decreased both in number and value.
We have more carriages, but their value
also has declined, as have also our Investments
in stocks and bonds and money at interest.
The total footing shows decrease of $685.
III. The necessity for general assessment
may be further shown by the fact that while
one of our builders says he has erected $780,
900 of buildings in the town within few
years, the increase in the grand list in twelve
years is less than $13, 600.
The Park commission were in trouble last
evening, when, in consequence of the delay
of message sent to Rev. George W. Banks,
they were obliged to announce to those who
had gathered to hear his lecture on Square
Pegs in Round Holes" that he would not be
present. Providence smiled upon them in
their trouble, however, for among the audi
ence was Captain Scott, an enterprising far
mer of Bethlehem, who had with him the
manuscript of lecture on Farming, as it
was, as it is, and as it should be-" This lee
ture, which Mr.. Scott had delivered before
the State Board of Agriculture, he offered to
deliver then and there. The offer was &C
cepted and the audience were much pleased
with the pictures of the changes of farm
life which. have taken place during the pres
ent century.
Another town meeting to further agitate
the Town Hall question is to be held next
Monday afternoon. 1t is to be hoped that
there will be a full attendance, that the
matter will be fully and fairly discussed, and
that when we have decided what we want we
may have it, and the matter be laid at rest.
March 7, 1882.