Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-13
State News.

Representative James s. Rising, of Suf- ' field, gave a reception to persons of all ! political parties at his residence Thursday ! night.
 Angevina Miller, of Stamford, was thrown l from his carriage Saturday and had both arms 1 broken. He was suffering from ivy poison, ] and his case is critical.
 ! The fish commissioners will hatch shad at I Poquonnock this summer A few days ago they took the eggs of seventy four female ! shad averaging 10000 eggs to each fish. A Taftville man fell from bus while go- ! ing to the circus in Nor ~ich Friday, and was { terribly mangled by the wheels, one of which passed over hls stomach and another across 1 his face.
 George Lemuel Baker, living in the Road \ district, Bristol, was at work Wednesday ! forenoon for Mrs Eliza Moves in cistern. and at about Il o'clock came up and drank a considerable quantity of cold water, after which he fell and expired almost immediate ly.
 The badly decomposed bodies of two men were found, one Saturday evening and the other Sunday noon, in the Connecticut river at Hartford. They were buried at once From articles foand in their pockets it is the theory of the police that she men were to- gether on fishing trip, and that their boat was capsized.
 Rocky Hill boy, ignorant of the law, trapped seven orioles recently. They are protected because they kill insects, and the Humane society of Hartford caused his ar
 resi- but when he released the captives he
 was also given his liberty. Fifty cents
 salved his sorrow at the unsuccessful speou-
 lation.
 Charles Porter, age 35, Hartford joiner,
 made desperate attempt to stab himself to
 death Saturday because of family troubles
 About an hour before noon he stepped into
 the barn of 8 house on which he was work
 ing and began cutting in the abdomen,
 the region of the heart and the main arteries
 of the legs. He was found at o'clock near
 ly dead from loss of blood, and was removed
 to the hospital where he may recover.
 Norwich man halted his horse on Main
 the other day. The animal began skirmish- ing around in the body of the vehicle in front
 of him. He soon fshed up bottle of whis
 key and was chewing it up in lively style
 whan horror stricken crowd gathered and took the whiskey away from the horse. No Norwich crowd is going to stand around and see quart of whiskey wasted on horse Neso London Day.
 Burglars succeeded in gaining entrance into the house of Mr. D. s. Plume, Waterbury, some time Friday night, while the members S~ o~AS Ao'%SSASASe by boring holes in rear door and turning the key. They carried the secretary out into the yard, secured it's contents and scattered the papers about the lawn. They carried off about $l00 worth of silverware, but left what was plated No one was disturbed by the operations of the burglars, and accord ingly they got away with their plumber undis- covered.
 Charles White, young man aged, appa- a1tI frIo1 morning in Ansonia before Justice Gardner for burglary about three weeks ago at Red shaw's dry goods and clothing store in that place. He stole something like $1OO worth of goods. For the past two weeks he has been serving 8 term for drunkenness in the Fairfield county jail. Yesterday morning Sheriff Crosby took him to Ansonia for trial The result was binding over, and as the &C., cused was unable to furnish 1000 bail he was lodged in the county jail in New Haven. White w-re some of the stolen clothing while in iail