Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-11
LOCAL. NEWS.
Brief Mention.

The receipts for the Nilsson concert in this city were about $2,O0O.
 New Haven Commandery, K. T.. held a special meeting last evening The Governors Foot Guard, of Hartford, drill for prize medal on the evening of the 2Oth
 There will be service of song at the Sea- mems Bethel Sunday afternoon at o'clock. All are invited.
 An evening school for Italians, to be taught by 0. L. Speranza, will be opened on Mon day evening at o'clock in the Whiting street school house.
 Senator Platt's term expires in 1885 and Senator Hawley's in 1887. The Legislature to be chosen in 1884 will elect successor to Senator Platt.
 MT. E. M. Young, superintendent of Brown, Bolton $ Co.'s, is able to ride out. Under the care of his physician, Dr. Cremin, he is mending rapidly.
 The recent New England supper at the St :. John street M. E. church netted a good sum, in the neighborhood of $2oo. The supper was held two evenings.
 Rev. E. L. Clark, formerly of this city, lectures at the Park street church, Bridge port, Monday evening, on ''The land of the obelisk, or ancient Egypt"
 At Center church tomorrow morning Rev. Dr. Smyth breaches the missionary sermon, and on the following Sunday the annual col lection for foreign mission work will be taken.
 The Grays' first sociable Thursday evening was well attended and much enjoyed The floor committee were Lieutenant Lee, Ser. geant Draine, Corporals Bates and Burwel and Private Crockett.
 The Cigar Makers International Union No 39 held their grand annual ball at Arior Hall last night, Thomas orchestra assisting There was good attendance and the affail was successful in all respects.
 The estimated earnings of the New Yorl and New England road for October last were $3to, 144.61, against $261, 1Oe.73 for the cor responding month of last year, an increase o' $48, ,944. 9s for the month or $1 ,631 pe1 day.
 The Springfield Repu6lean's Boston core spondent claims. reports to the contrary not withstanding, that most of the members oi the Yale Theological faculty arc interested il and favor the establish ment of the now Con gregationa1 weekly.
 About forty gallons of milk were spilled by the upsetting of a milk wagon belonginl 10 Milkman Palmer, of East Haven, on Eas Grand street, near Clinton avenue, yesterday morning early. The team was accidentally driven into an excavation. The horse wa not injured.
 An elderly man named Riggs, an inmate O the elnashouse, on Thursday fell from the tol of the new barn in process of erection on tn town farm. He rolled down the roof, strucl the staging and bounded to the ground Strange to say no bones were broken. He i confined to his bed by bruises.
 At the Cedar Hill Union Mission chape Sunday evening. Rev. MT. Kokorian, ar Armenian, of the Theological seminary, will preach, His subject will be ''Work in Anti och" The ladies of the mission will have al oyster supper on Wednesday evening" No vember 15.
 The Gernlania Guard, of Hartford, were on Wednesday evening presented with tw, elegant bronze statues of Athene and Miner va by Jeweler Ernst SchalI. Framed picture of the company gre to be sent to the German Artillery and the German Hussars of Charles ton s. O., who entertained the Germanias { year ago, while third lot of the pictures will be framed and placed in the parlors O. the company.
 Revision of Hou,e Rules.
 On Thursday Speaker John M. Hall and Representatives D. Ward Northrop, A. Heato1 Robertson, E. L. Scofield and J. Warrer