Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-31
State News.

Pinkeye still bothers horses considerably in this State.
 The steam pipes in the South Congrega- tional church in Hartford recently froze and burst, and there could be no service there Sunday.
 Strikes at two of the Danbury hat shops have succeeded, and the four hundred work men still out of other shops are confident of an increase of wages
 Company I, Second regiment. has spent $500 on furnishing and decorating it's armo- ry at Meriden, where reception and dance will be given next Thursday.
 Clinton comes to the front with. cat that was once shut up in the hennery over night, and now invariably roosts there between two hens. It is owned by Daniel B. Meigs.
 The Hebrew Russian Emigrant Aid socie- ty has formed branch in Hartford for the purpose of assisting the Russian refugees in procuring employment as farmers, merchants, etc.
 A four-years- old Norwich boy being asked by his grandpa recently, Are you going to be minister when you are man?" quickly responded. ''No, grandpa, am not dood enough to be g minister, but when I'm grow'd up may be dood enough to make deacon of"
 Nearly $7, ,oOo have been subscribed for the
 
 Broadway, Norwich, during the past two weeks. This sum added Ito the S5, ,0O0 do- mated by the pastor and $2, 900 in the trea- sury almost makes up the total $15.0O0 need cd for the work.
 For some time past farmers and others crossing the East Hartford toll bridge have been annoyed by thefts from their wagons, the semi-darkness and noise of the wheels being favorable to the thieves. One, at least, of the rascals has been captured. MT. E. R. West had box stolen from his wagon Saturday afternoon and John Coles, an old offender, was arrested. Of the fremen who are suffering from the effects of the terrible cold on the night of the Hartford fires, Hoseman Mitchell. of Engine ?, had his ears badly frozen. Substitute Herkins, of the same company, had hi foot so badly frozen that it is expected that the toes must be amputated and Hoseman Bur nett, of Engine 5, will probably lose his fin ger. -... William Moloney, the Water street grocer, whose connection with the untimely death of Michael Kennedy, about 1877, gave him aa unenviable reputation, died Saturday night of apoplexy at the age of forty six years. From that unfortunate affair his health steadily failed until the time of his decease He leaves wife and four children. -Noa7oich Bulletin.
 monument to the memory of the late Frederick w. Gunn of Washington is to be erected by an association of former members of his school, which was formed at St. Nich- olas' Hotel in New York, Tuesday evening, with officers as follows: President, Senator Oryille H. Platt of Connecticut vice presi- dents, w. Hamilton Gibson and George Rich ards; secretary, H. W. B. Howard; treas urer, w. B. Wheelock.
 Frank Mezgers family in Middletown chat and quarrel in English, German, Greek, Ar abic, Spanish, Portugese, Turkish or Italian, just as the mood takes them. Mezger was born in Switzerland, is 8 musician who has known many lands, married in Tunis wo- man born in Arabia of Italian and English parentage He lived in Constantinople as the Sultan's chief musician. He has six living children, all born in different countries.