Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-21
State News.

Diogenes in his search for an honest man has an imtator in 8 Bridgeport firm who ad- vertise for man 'who thoroughly under stands the meat business"
 Edward J. Darcy, the Hartford inn-keeper who helped little Johnny Cahill get drunk on beer and whiskey, fined $50 and costs Thursday and appealed.
 In Birmingham man slid from load of hay, with of beer bottles in his arms. The bottles announced his arrival on the pavement the instant it took place.
 An Episcopal church will probably be To- cated at Willimantic. The diocese of Con necticut will put up $1O,OO edifce if the people of the town will contribute $1, 900.
 John Babcock holds that he did not mean to deface the stone which he recently took from his daughters grave in Greenville cem etery, but merely to remove 1t from his lot. He has been discharged from arrest. John Paterson, of Higganum, is under $500 bonds to appear for trial before the Su- perior Court for making an infamous assault upon Mrs. Charles A. Clark of the same will l lage. The lady, who is seventeen years old, has only been married few months. The | accused ia in Haddam jail.
 Outsiders should never mix in a fight. Alp l old gentleman who attempted to pull two l fighting men apart in New Milford got lick 1 between the eyes that made 8 first class ! astronomer of him at once, and 6 little girl 1 got kick in the stomach that will probably change all her plans for life.
 A woman was at work washing in an old ! house in Bridgeport, when the floor sudden | ly gave way and precipitated her, wash tub, suds, wet clothes and all upon the family oc- cupying the floor below. The woman de- scended like an eagle, but the other articles \ dropped in perfectly natural manner, the tub going over the head of one, the clothes 1 wrapping themselves around the necks of the others, and the suds going down the backs of all.
 "Tug" Wilson is an Engishman and prize fighter. A Providence shoe drummer might
 easily be taken for him. Some friends of the drummer telegraphed from Bridgeport, the 1 other day, that ''Tug'' had gone up the val l ley. At Ansonia the drummer was met by g
 big crowd of the bulliest men in town, tend
 cred the heartiest welcome at their command
 ''tumbled'' to the situation and licked the
 king pin of the gang. Then he came to this
 city. The Dublin street club with delega.
 tions from Brooklyn met him and showed
 him the city from the finest carriage and
 pair that could be hired. The drummer had
 an immense time. - Waterbury American,
 The pews of Trinity church. Portland, Ct.
 were sold Saturday and the sales amounted
 to nearly $2, 400, which was more than the
 most sanguine had anticipated. The two
 highest sittings sold to Erastus Brain ard and Ferdinand Gildersleeve at $15O each , The church seats about 600 and on Sunday
 was well filled. The services were conducted , by the rector, the Rev. F. w. Hartman, as ! sisted by the Rev. F. D. Hartman and thu Rev. Rufus Emory. The music under thu
 direction of F. A. Lillie, organist, was yer,
 fine, especially by the quartette consisting o
 Mrs. F. A. Lillie, soprano; Miss s. Georgi Parker, alto; J. H. Hall, tenor c. A. Ball . l bass