Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-25
State News.


 complained of.
 Greenwich wants a lookup and is going to have one. They have never had one in the place.
 Mrs. Ruth Plum, mother of Mrs. Osborne Coe, of Cromwell will pass her 99th year next month.
 Monday night Richard Linster, Danbury tobacconist, was knocked down by a high wayman and robbed of $12O.
 John Cunningham, of Hartford, aged 26, has mysteriously disappeared and his friends much worried about him.
 Rev Henry B. Barbour, formerly of Nor walk, is reported to have received a call from a Baptist church in Baltimore.
 Ashael Harvey, S1 years of age, recently killed rattlesnake upwards of four feet in length his home in Plymouth.
 A fiagstone fell on William Hanna's left arm in New Britain yesterday, crushing it so badly that amputation was necessary.
 Osmyn Harrison, of Wethersield, aged 84 years, was swinging scythe this week with all the vigor of 8 man in the prime of life.
 An action of law has been instituted to de- termine whether the action of the Hartford Court of Common Council in raising the pay of the fremen of that city was constitutional.
 Nineteen New York ''fresh air children,' who had spent two weeks in Killingworth, returned on Wednesday. The Tribune &C., knowledges the receipt of $25 from New
 Haven gentleman.
 The monument which is to be put up by the Masonic fraternity of Waterbury in Riv- erside cemetery in memory of dead Masons is to be dedicated Oct. 12. Lodges in neigh boring towns are invited.
 Dr. c. B. Newton of Stafford Springs, en- tertained yesterday the Eastern Hampden
 Medical association at their regular monthly meeting. Dr. Smith, of Indian Orchard, read paper on puerperal mania
 Rev. Byron A. Woods, for the past seven years pastor of the First Baptist church in New London, has received unanimous call from the First Baptist church, of Toledo, O. It is probable that he will accept. A subordinate council of the Royal Area mum, an order which has 10000 members in the country was instituted at Hartford Tuesday evening. It will be known as the Webb Council, and it's regent is A. w. North.
 Prof. Crawford's chair of physics in Wes- leyan University will be filled during his ab sence by MT. Fletcher, graduate of Colum
 bia and Johns Hopkins universities. H. s. White, of Wesleyan 'S2, will be assistant in- structor in physics.
 People about Collinsville and Unionville are forming 8 stock company to buy 13O acres of the old Shubael Tillotson place at Avon for fair ground and trotting park. capital of 5000 is desired and Collins vile has already subscribed $3, ,O00 Ex- Jailer Fitch, of New London, has brought suit against County Commissioner Stevens, alleging conspiracy in the recent change in the jailership and claiming $5,OOO damages Fitch had much difficulty in finding bonds man, but finally George P. Rogers consented to fill that position.
 Herbert NJ. Caulkins, of Lyme, whose horse and carriage were stolen on the night of Monday, August 21, found the horse Wednesday in a pasture at Montville and af- forwards discovered the carriage upset in the woods near by, with the harness hung up on the limbs of & pine tree beside it. By the decision of the Shell Fish commis- sion on the disputed oyster grounds off Strat ford about 400 acres are restored to the nat ural oyster grounds. Among those who will lose grounds are H. c. Rowe, George H. Townsend, Townsend & Hoyt, the Stratford Oyster association and Henry J. Lewis. ! The trial of Frank Quinn, Of Manchester for attempt to commit rape on 8 young girl \ named Nettie Sweedner, began Wednesday in Hartford. Two men, Duffy and Butler, ! were sentenced in March for the same of- fence and will appear against Quinn Pin kerton detective testified that, having got en- l finally gained his confidence and received from him confession that he had been crim- inally intimate with the girl.
 ! The New York and New England road is still improving it's terminal facilities on the Hudson, and has fifty men at work. A switch track has been laid to connect with the New York Central and Hudson River railroad for the exchange of freight cars. Two derricks have been erected on the dock, which driven by engine, and for the unload ing of freight from vessels, of which there are large quantities shipped from places along the river and transferred to from eastern points.
 In the Superior Court in Brid geport We'd nesday, the case against Thomas Murphy the Stamford murderer, nolled, owing to legal defect, but he was immediately re- arrested on bench warrant, and pleading \ guilty to manslaughter sentenced to jail for two years. In the case of John Haley of Bridgeport, who killed Patrick Corcoran, verdict of mot guilty, by reason of insan- ity," has been rendered. Haley was sent to l the insane retreat at Middletown for life, or until further orders from the court. Garry | Freeman, who burglarized Charles Woods place in Bridgeport some time ago, was sent to prison for twelve years, and James Galla-
 gher, theft from the person, two and one- half years.