Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-14
Burglars and Rumors of Burglars.


 screw driver and bit were found by De- tectives Reilly and Brewer near where the Beckley safe on Water street was blown open. They proved to be the property of Daniel H. Collins, block, pump and spar manufactur- CT, III Long Wharf. His place had been entered on Tuesday night by burglars, who broke in through the back window. Next morning he found missing from two tool chests which had been broken open, brace, two bits rachet drill, two and one-half inch chisel and screw driver which were found in Beckley's office.
 There was report yesterday morning that burglars had tried to break into the office of the former Lewis & Beecher shops on Water street The watchman heard noises as of parties trying to force the front door, and ran and rang the big bell which is used to strike the time for the workmen to begin and to quit labor. The inhabitants in that section were much astonished to hear the bell 1 going in the middle of the night and at loss to imagine what had happened. The detec- tives investigated the case, but found no signs l indicating that burglars had been about. 1 Personal.
 1 City Sheriff Hollis was able to sit up yes terday. ...
 MT. William Parsons was yesterday admit ted to the practice of law in courts of this State.
 William H. Payne, lawyer, died in New York Wednesday, aged 63 He was native of Sterling, Conn.
 Mr. C. c. Kirkham, of East Haven, who was injured last week, is able to sit up. MT. William A. Durand's sixtieth birthday was appropriately celebrated by gathering of friends Wednesday evening.
 Captain Hill, of the toll house, who ha been suffering by pneumonia, is rapidly re covering.
 George A. Tyler, the attorney, sails iron New York on Saturday for Newborn, N. C.. to be gone about two weeks.
 The recovery of United States Marshal Jo seph D. Bates, who is i'll with Bright's dis ease is regarded impossible. He has beel confined to his house in Hartford six or eigh weeks.
 Royal T. Smith, for ten years past conf
  Andrew & Co.,, left yesterday to take re sponsible position in St. Louis in larg hardware manufactory. He takes wit him the best wishes of a large circle o friends. ...
 Mr. R. H. Smith, editor and proprietor 0 the Newtown Bee, has purchased the New town Chronicle and consolidated it with tn Bee. This will make the Be- which is stei ling paper, better than ever.
 The Omro (Wis.) Journal of the 30th ult announces the death in Oshkosh, and buris at that place of the remains, of Georg Avery, at the age of sixty-seven. He va born at Jewett City, Conn.,, and was of tn firm of Webb & Avery in Norwich years ago 1 Four deaths occurred in the family in a fe' months past.
 Mr. Frederick H. Barrows, of New Haver and Miss Hattie Meeker, of this city, wer married Wednesday evening by Rev. H. Powers. Mir. Barrows is assistant pressma at the Register office and has 8 host C friends. We wish them happy voyae through ife.-Brldgeport Sto1adord. Mr. w. C. Goodwin and family, favorabl known in this city for many years, have gon ! to Bristol to reside, MT. Goodwin having a' cepted & position with J. B. Sessions & G of that place. MT. Goodwin and family will missed'by a large circle of friends, especial among the pupils of the Chapel street M. : church, where Mir. Goodwin has been supel intendent of the Sabbath school for the pal twelve years. They take with them the be- wishes of 8 host of friends, who wish thel health, happiness and prosperity in their ne home.