Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-04
Republican City Convention.

A Citizens Ticket Placed in Nomination Henry G. Lewis for Mayor Other
 Candidates for City Officers.
 On Saturday evening the adjourned Re- publican convention met in room Insur ance building to hear the report of the con- mittee appointed to nominate a ticket for | city officers. General George H. Ford was chairman of the convention and B. H. Doug ! lass, jr., secretary. On taking the chair General Ford remarked that owing to indis- position he was unable to be present on the previous evening, and if he had been detained on this occasion the convention would have work to be done.
 A letter from Mir. Joel A. Sperry declining the tender of the nomination for Mayor and announcing himself in sympathy with the citizens movement was read. The letter was addressed to the nominating committee and a committee of Democrats. The name of Henry G. Lewis for Mayor was then put in nomination. His name had also been agreed to by the other committee. The ticket as completed was follows; For Mayor-Henry G. Lewis.
 For City Clerk-John H. Whiting. For Treasurer-H Harmanus M. Wech. For City Sheriff Thomas c. Hollis The report of the committee unanl- | mously agreed to, and short speeches were made in support of the same.
 General Ford said that what had been done l in the past could be done again. The Repub 1 licans of the city had united heretofore the best clements of the Democratic party and l elected these same candidates to the same po- sitions for which they are nominated to- | night and we have heard from all sides, ir- l respective of party, that Mayor Lewis was
 one of the best Mayors the city of New Ha- ven has ever had. There are times when all 1 who have good government at heart should ] ha has I l will all go to work with will and elect the ticket just nominated. Short speeches were
 also made by William J. Atwater, Thomas R. Trowbridge, jr., and others, and the conven- | tion adjourned.
 wrecktng Train Man Injured. wrecking train went down from this city to Portchester yesterday morning at six to finish the work caused by the smashup. It 1 returned at about six last evening One man l was injured and was taken home in a hack
 on the arrival of the train.
 Died at the Hospital.
 Robert Bohr died at the hospital last
 evening at o'clock of typhoid fever, aged 20
 years. The remains will be buried in Anso-
 mia by Herman Lodge No. 400 of that town. He was employed at Wallace < Sons, brass
 and copper manufacturers. He leaves a wid- owed mother in Europe.
 Rededication.
 A fine temperance discourse was preached
 by Rev. Mir. Samson St Calvary Baptist
 church yesterday. Announcement was made as to the rededication of the church next Sunday. There will be preaching in the
 morning by Rev. Dr. Thomas, of New York,
 and in the evening by Rev. Mir. Saunders. 1 erty.
 The West Shore Land Improvement com
 rany has bought large quantity of shore
 front land in Orange between Savin Rock
 and Oyster river, and some in Milford
 Mortgages on the property aggregated $6O, GOO Mir. Wilson Waddingham is one of tht
 leading members of the company.
 The Transit of Venus.
 ] Anyone in this country with a good eye
 sight, but especially with an opera glass ane
 piece of smoked glass to hold with it, car witness the transit of Venus next Wednesday
 if the sky be clear. Venus will appear on tht
 suns limb over the whole United States a
 nearly the same moment of absolute time, a about five minutes before 9 o'clock in the
 morning; she will leave it and the transi
 will end about 3 o'clock, Washington mea1