Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-20
State Politics.
Further Preparations for Electton-Fite

Further Preparations for E1iectton-The 1
 Senate l
 Mir. William c. Atwater was nominated for Judge of Probate by the Republicans at Bir- mingham, Wednesday, evening, at the office of Wooster tG Torrance. Charles H. Pine presided and George Gager was secretary. The choice fell upon Mir. Atwater unanimous ly. Robert O. Gates, William Wallace and A. B. Ruggles were appointed district con- mittee.
 The State Senators who hold over another year are John R. Hills of Hartford, Ria Strickland of Enfield, James s. Elton of Waterbury, George M. Gum Of Milford, Robert Colt of New London, Charles P. Strickland of East Lyme, Tallmadge Baker of South Norwalk, William A. Northrop of Newtown, Eugene S. Boss of Willimantic, Milo B. Richardson of Salisbury, Richard P. Spencer of Deep River and Ralph F. Gilbert of Hebron-8 Republicans and Democrats, the latter being Strickland, Gum, Northrop and Richardson.
 The Republicans of the Eighteenth district have renominated Lorin A. Cooke, of Bark hamsted.
 The Twenty fourth district Republican | Senatorial convention met at Stafford Springs Wednesday, and, after long and exciting contest, renOminated Ebenezer c. Dennis on the twenty third ballot by one majority. l There were two other candidates in the field In the Twelfth Senatorial district Corne- 1 Illus Mead, of Greenwich, has been nomina- ted. The convention was at Stamford yes tsrday.
 Fair Haven. 1 Work was resumed again on the sluiceway yesterday.
 It is universally agreed over here that il rains easy.
 l The health officers were out on the east side Wednesday afternoon looking at cess
 pools, drains and garbage heaps. The schooner William Farren sailed yester ters for this market.
 Some of the opened oysters shipped Mon
 day night from Baltimore to dealers here die
 not arrive until yesterday morning. All were
 in perfect order. The foggy and storm,
 weather the cause of the delay.
 Although the chestnut crop is reported
 large, there will be no drug on this market
 Miss Sarah Bridge, who has been visiting
 at MT. John Kingsbury's on the Heights fo
 some weeks past returned to her home i,
 New York city yesterday. Miss B. durin ! I ways made many warm friends and pleasan ] acquaintances. Perhaps she may be perme
 nently returned to our little Ithaca. It woul ! be welcome event.
 Fair Haven was well represented yesterda s at the union convention of the Sunda schools held at the Congregational church i East Haven.
 The building on the northeast corner C Granniss' wharf, which has settled so badly
 was fixed ''ship shape" again yesterday. On Monday morning the team of the Brac ley Brothers, while on the delivery route o , North Qninnipiac street. met with an acc
 dent. Part of the harness gave way and th horse suddenly started, turning esmpletel around, breaking one of the wheels of th ! wagon Clearing himself from the shaft ! the animal ran down the street at rapi , rate The horse was soon stopped anothe < wagon and harness procured, the loa t | changed and the customers were soon bein } served.
 f. The rainy weather makes hard walking o . l North Qu1nnipiac street for pedestrians wh D have occasion to use that thorou xhfare f which is now being made ready for it's con ing Improvements.
 8 Major H. H, Strong, passed through her 8 on their route home on Wednesday frol . their fall parade, the drill taking place on th B 1 east shore in New Haven (and not East H. ] ven, as was reported) Major Strong locke 1 finely as he rode along on his beautiful whit
 charger at the head of his company, and th command under the gallant major neve 1 made finer appearance. The Second Con pany Gov ernor's Horse Guard have a sple1 t did record and are always greeted with heart , I welcomes and courteous hospitalities extent , ! ed them wherever they go, but in no plac have they so many warm friends and enth, 3 1 siastic admirers as here.