Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-22
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Last day of Malley's sale.
 Mayor Lewis has returned from his shor visit to New Jersey.
 The United States District court meets ir New Haven next Tuesday.
 The last day advertised for Barnum't 'Greatest Show on Earth" is October 20, 8 Hannibal, Mo.
 There was no quorum of the Board o Health last evening and hence no business vas transacted.
 The Washington Union brotherhood have their semi annual gathering to day, holding their business meeting at Rood's.
 In the case of G. J. Fitzgerald, charged with stealing a pair of shoes from J. F. Kreizer, no proceedings were ins tituted.
 Hon. s. w. Kellogg called at Waterbury yesterday on his way from Branford Point, where his family are stopping, to Saratoga.
 The grand chapter, Order of Eastern Star, will picnic at High Rock Grove Friday, Aug. 81. Orient chapter of Bridgeport will at- tend.
 Pioneer lodge, Knights of Honor, Hart ford, has been invited to join in an excursion by the New Haven Knights of Honor to Glen Island, Tuesday, the 2Sth.
 An addition, ,25 by fl feet and three stories in height, is to be built this fall upon the convent of St. Patrick's (R. O. church op- posite the junction of Franklin and State streets.
 An axle on a car of 8 night freight broke between Rye and Port Chester early yester- day morning The car blocked the track a short time delaying trains. A wrecking train was sent.
 The Westville Congregational Episcopal and Methodist Sunday schools joined in 8 grand union excursion and picnic to High Rock yesterday. There was large attend ance, numbering about 400.
 John Quirk, a laborer, who died in Nor wich on Wednesday last, is believed by his friends to have been no years old. He came here twenty years ago and was called ninety years old then. His wife died year ago al great age
 For the children's excursion fund $1( were received yesterday from friend and s: from MT William Hull. The children oi the St. Francis Orphan asylum cannot attend the excursion, having accepted a previou invitation to picnic.
 The annual picnic of the New Haven paint ers' union was held at Savin Rock yesterday The members, with lady friends, went dow on the cars at an early hour and partook of shore dinner at the Grove Palace. There va music, dancing and other diversions.
 Ex-Lieutenant Governor Gallup's funera in Hartford yesterday from the United State Hotel was largely attended by prominen gentlemen The bearers were Messrs. Vii liam Faxon, Judge Nathaniel Shipman, State Attorney Hamersley, A. E. Burr, Henry A BilI Colonel D. A. Rood.
 The First New York CLincoln) cavalry helt their first reunion since the close of the wa at Glen Island yesterday. The veterans o this regiment now living in this city are Lieutenant Fred. E. Hotchkiss Messrs. Ed ward M. Graves (scouD, Frank Monson Joseph A Clark and John Webber, and they were all present at yesterdays gathering, be sides about one hundred other veterans o the regiment.
 To TrOt For Special Purse of S2,OOO.
 HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. 21.-Arrangement were made fo day by which the famous five year-old trotter Jay Eye See, with a recor' of 2:14, will trot at Charter Oak Park on tn, third day of the September races, Septembe 9th, to beat his record for special purse o %2 OOO