The Press., 1883-09-27

While Mr. Patrick McCann and his wife were peacefully eating supper last Satur- day in their home at No. 2,053 Jones-st., Philadelphia, a shower of bricks descended through the room upon their heads. AL most any one thus interrupted at meal would have yelled Earthquake p and tainted away; but not MT. and Mrs. Me Cam. They had literally been there be- fore, and knew we'll enough that it was only a minor accident on a switch track which terminates within five feet of thei1 humble dwelling. Twice before within 8 year hole had been knocked in theil wall by cars which the stationary bumpers failed to stop On this occasion the brakes did not work, the cars ran into the bump CTS with tremendous force, and one o1 them, turning somersault, knocked up the roof and in the walls of the McCann domicie, whose occupants were both con- sideraly injured.
 The annual state convention of the Uni versalist churches of Connecticut elected the following officers President, Rev. Dr. J. H. Chapin of Meriden vice-president, F. M. Brown of Hartford secretary, Rev. John Lyon of Bridgeport treasurer, FEE BidwelI of Middletown; trustee for three years, Joseph T. Bates of Danbury del egate to the Washington convention, Rev H. M. Houghton of New Haven lay del egates, T. J. Boardman of Hartford, F. J. Champlin of Norwich occasional preach CT, Rev. John Lyon of Bridgeport; alter nate, Rev. HIM. Houghton of New Haven. The next convention will be held at New Haven Tn September, 1884,. .... =.
 Congressman Robinson, the republican iIoto fnr If 4t, was a member of the special committee on the improvement of the Mississippi river. When they visited that river he secured a vote at the first meeting by which the ser geant- arms was ordered not to furnish auy liquors. For once such trip was made i'll which there was no intoxication aud no scandal The cities of Memphis, Helena, Natchez and New Orleans tender ed great dinners. At his suggestion they were declined, and the time given to visit ing the improvements which the govern ment was making.
 A new case of pleuro-pneumonia appear ed at Salem 8 few days ago. The animal affected was 8 COW belonging to Charles Williams. She was killed, but it is said that many cattle have been exposed, and that isolated cases may be looked for dur ing several months to come. A member of the state board furnishes a practical test of showing whether an animal has the disease. He says Run the animal around lively, even if a whip has to be used, and jump her over low bars and if at the end of five minutes she does not cough she has not the complaint"
 A little girl fell from the bridge across the Yantic river, near Norwich, last Fri day, and would inevitably have drowned if Mrs. McMahen, a woman seventy years of age, had not sprung in after her. They both sang after struggle, but as they rose again the heroic old woman succeeded in grasping a rock with one hand while with the other she still held the child and thus kept both their heads above water until they were rescued. The child was then unconscious but she was soon resuscitated.
 The Gllion steamer Alaska reached New York on Sunday, six days, 21 hours, and 40 minutes from Queenstown, or two hours quicker than her best previous westward passage. Her best eastward run was in six days, IS hours, and 37 minutes. The Guion line have just received from the builders a new steamer, the Oregon, which has made 20 miles an hour on trial trips and is expected to lower the record to six days. She leaves Liverpool on her first trip to New York on the 9th of October.
 Mrs. Mary Llvermore of Boston deliver 9d an earnest appeal in favor of no license at South Manchester, Sunday evening. The audience was lar0a and eyauo fbo oloeact