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a brick h1iIdinp. Referred.

l a brick building. Referred - e. ReHort of the Sealer of Weights and Measures TOT two months ending Dec. Is, 1881, was read and or dered on file.
 niRsioners showing the amount of the sinking luna to be $50, ,417,16 was read and ordered on file. r., Petition of John P. Phillips ct as for sewer ID Lawrence street. Referred. - ,,, Resolution providing that the C1ty Year booK pe compiled by the Assistant City Clerk under drecton of the Committee on Printing Passed
 Report of the City Treasurer for 1851 was reao ana ordered on file , ,., of Alderman in the Eleventh ward twhere there was tie the recent election to be held on the zoIn or January, read.
 Alderman Studley said there had been great deal of talk about motion that he made to order an eiec tion on the 21st of December.
 Alderman Law said the resolution he had onered was at the request of several well known citizens lie that there would be sixteen days after the meet ing Board of CouncilLnen before the electlon
 Alderman Sheldon thought there shonld 5e no trou- be about this matter He thought this ward should be represented in this Board fl,
 Alderman Benton moved to refer the matter 70 the Corporation Counsel for formal opinion in regard 10 right of this Board to call election at the time named. = -
 The motion to refer to the Corporation Counsel was lost by strict party vote of IA to 8.
 Alderman Benton moved that the resolution pc re- ferred to special committee to inquire ana report
 His Honor ruled that the motion was out or oruer, and Alderman Townsend appealed from His Honors decision.
 vote was taken and His Honor's ruling was sus- tained.
 The resolution then passed calling TOT the eiec- tion on January 25.
 His Honor nominated L. W. Sperry and Dr. E. A. Winchell members of the Board of Health and they elected, the clerk casting the ballot
 Alderman Armstrong was nominated ana electeo director of the Derby railroad for the ensuing year. AdjOurned
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NEW YORK.
The Poet of the Esthetes.


 NEw YORK, Jan. 3.-Oscar Wilde arrived in this city this morning, the Arizona not reaching her dock until then, and was met by MT. Moss, D'Orly Carte's business manager. The twain took breakfast at Delmonico's $, and after stopping for few moments at the Fifth Avenue Hotel sallied forth presumably to see the sights of the city. He is very tall, but is far from being as conspicuous either in dress or manner as some of the papers have represented him. In an interview with reporter the poet of the asthetes talked about @stheticism, defining it as the science of finding the beautiful by looking for it in pursuance of fixed laws. The most notice able peculiarities about Mir. Wilde's talk were the sing song division of his words into 0 species of blank verse of his own and the vacant smile which seemed to be part and parcel of his spoken lines. When talking sof estheticism the smile seemed to suggest that he looked upon the whole business as an absurd farce and his ar rival in New York upon featuring tour as it's most ridiculous incident
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Star Route Cases-Dorsey's to Start the Ball KsoIIing-The WhfttaKer Court Martial Declared IIegal-Other Mat ters.
 WASHINGTON, Jan 3.-The Cabinet meet ing to-day was attended by the new Attorney General Brewster, and at the cIose the new Postmaster General called and an informa
 talk was had regarding the Star route cases. The meeting lasted about two hours, and at it's close the retiring Postmaster General re- mained some time in consultation with the President. Secretary Hunt was also with the l President some time after the other members h ad retired.
 General Burbridge, whose name has been | coupled with a controversy with Congress | man Blackburn, of Kentucky arrived in
 this city to-day from Philadelphia and vii ! remain some time. He refuses to talk about
 the unpleasantness between himself and 1 Blackburn.
 l It is rumored that General Swain, judge I advocate general, has decided in the Whitta- | ker case that the court-martial was illegal | because of the fact that the President had no 1 authority to call one except by request of the l department commander, and as no such re- | quest has been made the whole work of the | court martial is thrown aside. This report
 comes from high quarters, and though by | no means official is believed to be founded or l fact. General Swaims decision is subject tc 1 considerable comment this evening in army
 circles. His holding that the President has
 not authority to organize a court-martial
 without the request of the department com
 mander within whose jurisdiction it occurs
 is questioned by many. That such is the
 prercsative of the President o ths United Sta'es as commander in chief of tfs army and navy
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Board of Aldermen.

Organization of the New Bonri-EIection
 of Onicers-The Eleventh Ward EIec-
 tIon DiseussedA-A Vote Ordered for Jam
 uary 25th.
 The first meeting of the Board of Aldermen for the year 1882 was held last evening, His Honor Mayor
 The clerk called the roll of new members, and they responded to roll call. The oath then adminis- ed in the following order: The completed roll was called Alderman Chase of the Eleventh being in the list.
 order.
 Aldermen Faulhaber and Townsend were appointed Alderman Mix nominated Alderman States for mated Alderman Sheldon for the same position.
 The ballet resulted in the choice of Alderman States by strict party vote For page John J. Lane placed in nomination, and the clerk instructed to cast the ballot for young Mr. Lane for the position, which he did, and he was declared elected unanimously. For assistant City Clerk Timothy J. Crowley and James Bishop placed in nomination. Mir. Crowley received majority of the votes and was declared elected.
 The rules of the Board of Aldermen for 1881 were
 motion to adopt the joint rules WAS next consid- cred ....s Bath Houaes be made per nanent committee, which Resolution that five Aldermen and twelve Council men be appointed to name the standing committees Resolution increasing the pay of the sealer of
 Weights and Measures from $500 to $70o per annum. ! Passed. Resolution that His Honor the Mayor and Alderman States be appointed to borrow money from time to | time for the city was passed. All matters left from last Council voted | referred to the several committees to be raised His Honor announced the following joint standing i committees:
 | Nominating Committee Aldermen Doty, Studley, Law, Tiesing and Elley Buildings Aldermen States, Sheldon and Faulha- l Der.
 | Lamps--Aldarmen Stevens, Studley and Clancey. 1 Licenses-A1dermen Klenke Tiesing and McHugh. 1 Numbering Streets Aldermen Armstrong, Farms | worth and 0'Keefe.
 Petition of William F. Camp for permission to erect
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0Nauts.
WANTED.

w 4 GERMAN girl,weli recomN ended, would do eithe H light homework and sewing or all the work o 8 small family. Address call on B. HucE, ja4 3t+ 452 CONGRESS AVENUE.
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TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGs.

An iron bridge on the Boston and Maine railroad near Kennebunk, Maine, gave way Monday morning and precipitated four passenger cars, containing hundred passengers down an embankment forty feet high. One killed and about sixty injured The cars were burned. The total loss is about $30, 000.
 At negro picnic Sunday night, fifteen miles frosa Yazoo, Miss Browney and George Williams and Caro- line Jefferson fatally cut Jee Williams, brother Browney and George. George held Joe, Caroline handed Browney the knife who stabbed Joe until life extinct. Shortly after Veal Elicit seriously cut by Michael McCull.
 L. w. Miller, man who escaped from the Western penitentiary at Pittsburg Pa, few days ago by rid ing out in a box supposed to contain shoes was ra- his way back to prison.
 The Allen steamer Moravian, ashore at Goat Island N. S., has become a total wreck,
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RenuhIfcan Caueus.

After the meeting of the Board of Alder men last evening the Republican members of the Board held caucus to select members for the various commissions. They decided to support the retiring members for re-elec- tion as follows: For Police Commissioner, Frank D. Sloat for member of the Board of Public Works, Joel F. Gilbert for Fire Com missioner John Ruff.
 Sad Accident in Southington.
 Philemon w. Newell, one ot the assistant superintendents at the Peck, Stowe & Wilcox hardware manufactory in Southington, was instantly killed Tuesday noon. The cupola of the manufactory was being removed. part of the preparatory work had been &C., complished before dinner time and the men had quit work. Upon their return, at o'clock, Newell, who was giving his personal attention to all the details of the work, stopped down to block up one of the blanks, when, without the least warning, the cross- bar sustaining the weight of the cupola snapped in two, and the heavy mass went crashing downward to the roof. Newelrs head was caught underneath and crushed to 8 jelly. Death was of course instantaneous. Indeed the mortified workmen who stood by say they could not perceive the slightest quivering of any part of the body. As the cross-bar broke while the 1 o'clock train was passing, it is thought that the jar from the cars might have been the immediate cause of the accident An inquest was held before a jury of which ". J. Clarke was foreman. The deceased had been for many years in the employ of Peck, Stowe $ Wilcox. He was connected with Mir Stowe bv rnarriapa He was about 54 years of age, and leaves wife and several children
 Mrs. Nathaniel Smith, venerable and much esteemed Middletown lady, died yester- dnu anad S1
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Paper Box Makers INEXPERIENCED Box Makers wzntsd st SARGENT L CO.'S Only experienced hands wanted.
 desc Ct
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MARINE LIST.

,.-- FOR RENT, &Gss5Sf PLEASANT Front chamber with board Miii also two table boarders, can be accommodated E9.sI Applyat
 ja4 3t* 24 OLIVE STREET
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-saAed, the Wyoming for Liverpool, the Utopia for London Arrived, the Va derland from Antwerp, the New York City from Bris tol, the Acapulco from Aspinwal, the Niagara from Havana.
 London-saled (Dec. s1stl, the Greece for New York.
 Liyerp ool-Arrived, the Indiana from Philadelphia
 Rotterdam-sailed (Deo. 3lst), tho Edam for New York.
 Plymouth Arrived, the wieland from New Yorh for Hamburg.
 Glasgow-Arrived, the State of Nevada from New York.
 Lorne-sailed (the 1sH, the State of Indiana fo, Navy York
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DESIRE TO Obtain board immediately for lady \ and daughter with quiet family in the country, not over 20 miles from New Haven Address, with full particulars, r. A. B.
 ia4 Its Box e98, New Haven.
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Aldermen Held for Contempt.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 3.-Judge Gilbert to-day
 issued an order to attach seventeen Alder
 men who are in contempt for overriding the
 Mayors veto in the matter of the Brooklyn
 Elevated Railway company after having been served with an injunction restraining them from so doing. All the Aldermen were served with the writs after the board ad- journed, except one, and they gave bail in the double amount They are to appear be- | fore Judge Gilbert Monday, when it is ex-
 pected the court will deal severely with l them. As soon as sentence is pronounced a writ of supersedeas will be sent out, and l bonds will be given pending an appeal
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A Rig Task for Counters.

NEW YORK; Jan. 3.-The sub-treasury off, fees in this city are now scene of much { activity, occasioned by the presence of the committee appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury to examine into the accounts of that office and count. The committee began work at o'clock this morning and will have
 to count eight hundred tons of silver amount ing to about $26, 100000, of which $16, ,00o,- 900 are in silver dollars and the rest in sub sidiary coin; $57, 100000 in gold and five million in United States notes and silver cer-
 1 tifcates. It is expected that this duty will
 keep the committee employed for the next
 three weeks.
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SITUATION WANTED. DY Respectable girl to do general housework or days at
 ja4 It 3e BROAD STREET.
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THE WEST.
Ohio. z
Sud Disaster nf n Easf5vaI.

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 SHANEsvILLE, Jan. 3.-During festival in this place on Saturday evening the floor gave way and threw the people, tables, stove and all together into the cavity. Wedged close against the stove, Miss Annie Orrfn had her side and hip burned to crisp. The chandelier in the storeroom below was bro- ken and the oil spilled over number of per sons. It at once burst into blaze, and in a few moments Milton Yoder, five years old, was burned to death in his mothers arms Mrs. Yoder was fatally burned. Two per sons have died, three are fatally burned and many others were injured less severely.
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Coal Pocketstn FInmes.

HoEEsDALE, Pa, Jan. 3.-The northern portion of
 the Erie coal pockets comprising three hundred feet of dockage of the Delaware and Hudson Canal company is on fire Two steamers of the fire de. pertinent are at work, The flames being subdued The loss is already s, ,OOO
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Ennis ina. SnTe Strait.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-At meeting to-day of the successful competitors in last weeks walk it was announced that John Ennis was loser to the amount of $2,5GO, and he would have to mortgage his property in Stamford, Conn.,, before the balance of the prize money be paid in full
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FIRE RECORD.
Fire Ina an Industrial School.

Fire Ina an Industrial School.
 LAWRENCE, Mass, Jan. 3--A portion of the upper story of the Lawrence Industrial school was totally destroyed by fire this evening The occurred in the dormitory, occupied sleeping room for boyf confined there, about thirty-fve in number Most of the furniture and effects of the superintendent were saved. Loss s, ,000 insurance $4, 500.
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PENNSYLVANIA.
smaIlpox in Pittsburg.

PITTsBURa, Jan 3.-The cold weather of the last few days has been favorable to the
 rapid spread of smallpox. There were thirty eight new cases reported in this city and AL leghany to-day The disease is assuming
 more malignant type.
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NEW ENGLAND
Massachusetts.

Cold Weather in New England.
 BOSTON, Jan. 3.-Last night was very ss- were throughout New England. At many points in New Hampshire the thermometer went ten degrees below zero. Sleighing was general.
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FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK. Jan 3-3 P. NJ. Money closed at sac per cent Six was the highest point for the day. Governments closed firm.
 Exchange lower at S4. 4.S0a64.84. % [Glosing prices reported over the private wire of BUNNELL < SCRANTON. Bankers and Brokers.
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has been questioned in the past in the navy. However the question was considered so doubtful that special act granting individ- ual discretion to the President to order a court martial was passed few years ago. The opinion of General Swain that the Pres ident has no such discretion in the azmy and under the present law is opposed to former decision on the subject just made by his pre- decessor, who held that he had. Ihe Whit taker court-martial was not called for by General Schofeld, who then commanded the department of West Point, but was the re- suit of request of the defense after the findings of the court of inquiry which was held at West Point were made known. The question of the ilIegality of the court-martial will have to be decided by Attorney General Brewster before any further steps in the Whitaker case can be taken. That question will be referred to the Attorney General in 8 few days
 One of the special prosecutors for the gov ernment in the Star route cases stated to-day that they would commence work before the grand jury in about two weeks. He said they have their evidence in satisfactory shape and feel confident of it's sufdciency to secure indictments. While not yet fully decided which case they will start with, still it is their impression that they will lead off with ex- Senator Dorsey and his connection with the Star route service.
 Speaker Keller arrived here today. He states that no changes will be made in the committees unless members decline to serve or desire to interchange places with each other. The committees will organize for business at once and legislation in the House will be speedily proceeded with. He said the Utah case will be considered next Monday.
 The commission of Horace Gray of Mas sachusetts as justice of the Supreme Court of the United States was signed by the Pres ident this afternoon.
 The national board of health reports show for the week ending December 31st two cases of smallpox in Boston, four in Louisville, Ky, and nine deaths in New York from the same disease, and twenty-nine in Philadel- phia. The latest reports from Pittsburg show 76 cases and twenty-five deaths in the week.
 Reports of coolness between the Presid ent and Secretary Folger are positively denied
 The debt statement issued to-day shows the decrease of the public debt during the month of December to be $12, 793, ,623.5G.
 Cash in inc Treas1lry S1h3 3T7 oS0 76
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LOCAL NEWS.
January Dividends

he following list of dividends corrected to date is kindly furnished by Messrs. ". T. Hatch X Sons, bankers, 2s6 Chapel street: ...,. ..
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l District of Walingford ss. Probate Courtl
 - December 29th, 1881.
 UPSTATE of WILLIAM M. FOWLER late of North E1 Branford. Society of Northford, in said dis trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the district of Waline- ford hath limited and allowed six months from. the
 date for the creditors of said estate exhibit present their accounts properly atested within said t1me will be debarred recovery All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make mme diate payment to
 ian4 Ivy RETHTh IT I'D EUTI IT, U~a.,,l...
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TAILOR 5I ssj OPERA HOUSE s

H 1A4ULNDkA OH EL HeA MMOoSEIs THE TILE THEATER AROUND THE CORNER.
 PERFORMANCE FOR 10c.t ONLY 50
 EXTRA FOR OPERA CHAIRS. No othsxtra No humbug show Visited daily
 and htly by hundreds of the most respectable
 lad1etthe city. Strictly moral, instructive and
 enterhing. By request of many patrons will be
 preseH the beautiful spectacle, the
 HAUNTED MAN,
 Characttby the company.
 MT. Southerton, My Daughter Mary Ann McCarthand other songs.
 Mess. ,ttengiH and Frazier in their imita- tations Ole Spanish students. The finest musical mokes one stage, dancing and playing 13 musical instrumeI LITTLE LOTTIE the child wonder, in beautiful itatiops. First appearance of Miss MOL LIE BERRI Sn he. select ballads with guitar ac- compan1nts. First appearance of WILLIAM KI- LEY. chanDn jig and reel dances. WILLIE REY- NoLDS, ttaovernor's only son. To conclude with the farce, AT THE PICNIC. F. &. Remember we give 3 liar 60e entertainment for 1Oc. ANCING GLASSES. Miss ManC. Gill; daughter of the late Prof. Gill, respectfulla Announces that her classes in Dancing are now opt Pupils can enter at any time. The Waltz taugterfectly in six lessons. Deportsht and Etiquette a Speciality. Circulars aimed at Book and Music stores. Call or ad9s Miss MAMIE c. GILL. no7 199 Grown Street. siaf Ss o nT,CSns os
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MINIATURE ALMANAC.
MARRIAGES.
DEATHS.

sTARKWEArHER-ROBE this City, Dec 29, by Rev. I. s: Samson, John Starkveather ant Hattie J. Roberts, all of this city.
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FOR, RENT

FOR RENT,
 sSe:sa nice furnished cottage and barn at Savin EiiH Rock to rent for the Second floor, No. Ent 61 Asylum street. s1o; 239 Congress avenue, $ll. For sale-A shore house and barn, large grounds. at Savin Rock House has 21 rooms in first class order and will be sold cheap Small safe soda fountain, candy jars. counters marble tables gases, awning, ice cream tables, A. W. HOLMES, te18M Room 8, 69 Church Street,
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TO RFNT

IO NENT, fS4oS THE Store occupied by F. A. Bowman, pho- EI3 tographer, on Chapel street, contains all the EEs1- modern Improvements and is well adapted for the business. Address or apply st office of Ja4 5t E. VALLEY.
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For Sale Very Low. ja4es TWO Houses snd two Parma. Win buy EsiH mortgage, make loan real estate st. EsiI curity. Call for particulars.
 K E. BALDWIN ds31 st 2ss Char,el Street
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT ssAs A SMALL desirable apartment in b.eek cor SziI of Crown and Orange streets; water ars HAtIh gas. Apply to HUDSON TERRIII. daoQ Crax
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FOR RENT.

$$A GENTLEMEN Requiring nicely furnished aaif rooms ranging in price from g to $6, be MlA accommodated by applying at offce of
 ia2 St E. MAIIEY..
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NOTICE.

NOIlCE.
 FsNHE Annual meeting of the stockholders Of the k Fair Haven and Westville R. R. Co. for the choice of Directors for the ensuing year. and to dc any other business proper to be done at such meet ing, will be held at the office of the company No o'clock 8. m J. B. STRONG
 ja4 2t Sacra+orx,
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ReaI Gstate.
TQ RENT
Furnished Rooms to Rent.

iSAA STORE on Chapel street. enc of the best io- #iiH cations in the city, special Inducements to -AzsH right party. Address ? M
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g Brilliant Emotional Actress,

In Shakspere's Sublime Tragedy, su5rted by Dramatic Company carefully select ed rlthe highest walks of the profession. Seeaer advertisements. bills, etc, for particu- lars.
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Mrs. Nathaniel Smith, a venerable and much esteemed Middletown lady, died yester- dov eond S1
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LOST, xaszxx-.SsS LAST Sunday evening, a setter female Sh dog about months old; she was white and black, had no colar and would answer to the name Flora suitable reward will be paid for her re- turn to .E
 ja4 It. NO, 36 DIXWEIJ, AVENTTE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-06-22
A WOman's Ruse.

A Nashville husband was sitting in
his store the other day when letter
in familiar handwriting was handed in
to him. 1t was from his wife whom
he had left at home that morning
with every assurance Of his affection
and devotion. But the very first sem
tenee startled him, and as he read on
the most horrible suspicious seized
him. 81 am forced to tell you some-
thing that / know will trouble you,
but it is my duty to do SO. 1 am
determined you shall know it, let the
result be what it may. l have known
for a week that this trial wss coming,
but kept it to myself till to-day, when
! it has reached crisis, and ] cannot
keep it any longer. You must not
censure me too harshly, for you must
reap the results as well as myself.
do hope it won't crush you. The
Aour is all out. Please send me some
this afternoon. thought by this
method you would not forget it,
She was right. He didn't.