Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-11

,Whlch was done and he was declared l the nominee for the Fourth district. committee of two was then appointed by | the char to wait upon MT. Seymour and in- ! form him of the action of the convention. l B. B. Purdy, of New Canaan, and Nicholas | Stone, of New Milford, were appointed.
 The committee on resolutions reported a lengthy document setting forth their claims for political favor, and as a matter of course heartily endorsing the platform of the party as adopted at the State convention.
 On motion, James l.. Gould, James Hun tington and J. B Hardenburgh were reap ensuing term, The convention then ad- journed with three cheers for their candidate for Congress and the State ticket.
 Ratclif Hicks and wife, of Hartford, have returned from their summer trip to Europe.
 Rev. R. G. s. McNeille, of the South Con- gregatioual church, Bridgeport, returned home Monday after his long absence in Flu rope.
 The oldest resident of this city is Mrs. Lois Tyler, who will be 100 years of age March ! II. She is hearty and hale Her oldest son | is 7G.
 Mir. Harvey S. Munson, of the firm of Munson X Co.,, sailed for Europe Saturday ! on the steamer Germanic, White Star line, for three months business trip. ! D. w. Cosgrove, who has shoe stores in Malboro, Mass, and Norwich, is in town . few days before leaving for Denver, Col, where he will be detained two or three l weeks.
 ! MT. George M seeley, while driving up North Washington avenue, Bridgeport, Mon day night on his way home, was thrown from his carriage, but fortunately received no seri- ous injury
 MT. A. Bronson Alcott has been visiting his friends at Wolcott, his birthplace He made an address on ''The Mysteries of Hu- I man Life" in the Congregational church on Sunday, October 1. MT. Alcott was born in 1799.
 Dr. G. B. Nichols brother of Edgar s. Nichols, superintendent of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, who of the summer, has returned to San Luis Obispo, California, which has been his home for number of years.
 Mir. and Mrs. John G. North left last night for Chicago to attend the golden wedding an niversary of Mr. Norths sister, Mrs Deacon ! Edwin Hubbard. to be cele brated in the Con gregational Tabernacle in Chicago Saturday next. Mrs. Hubbard has been city mis sionary in Chicago for 8 number of years
 Ellen Larkin, 8 widow about forty years o1 age, committed suicide Tuesday night with poison at 20 Pembroke street. Bridgeport because she was poor and the town intended to care for her and her children. She wrote pitiful note about the selectmen, which wal found in her clenched hand, and another tc her dear Maggie.
 Howard Carroll, who has been nominated for Congressman at large by the Republican State committee, is 8 son-in law of Hon John Fl. Starin, of New York. A few years ago Mir. Carroll visited this city as special cor the Republican convention and Connecticut politics in general for that journal. Later ht was assi gned to duty in some of the Southern States to photograph the political sentiment in that section.
 Nathaniel Samuels, of Westfeld, Mass was in thls city making inquiries about hi sister-in law Julia Marks, 21 years old, wht died in Philadelphia on Saturday last iron the effects of malpractice. It was reported by telegraph that abortion had been pro cured by physician of New Haven named Hawton. He could gain no information. H said she was in this city two weeks ago. Sh was known here and in New York as s'FIor ence Mills"