Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-01
Police Notes.

Yesterday Detective Philip Reilly arrested woman between B and 40 years old, who gave her name as Annie Carlan, for stealing a cloak from Sanford's auction rooms on Congress avenue Thursday evening. The cloak was an old one. The woman was hal1 drunk and is not known by the officers here
 Wedding.
 double wedding occurred at 112 Howe street Thanksgiving night. It WAS 8 very private affair, on account of the sickness oi the youngest sister of the brides. The two happy couples were c. w. Hama, of New Brunswick, N. J., and Miss Emily I, Pitcher, and Mir. Frank c. Shumway, of Westville, and Miss Minnie H. Pitcher. They were married by Rev. F. s. Samson of Calvary Baptist church. The presents were both costly and numerous, the large dining-room table being completely filled with them. Conference at the Church Of the Messiah. very interesting conference was held in the lecture room of the Church of the Mes. siah last evening. Addresses were made by the pastor of the church, Ray. MT. Hough- ton, John Mccarthy, E. R. Whiting and others. The conference was the initial one of the season. They are to be held on the second and fourth Friday evenings of each month The object of the meetings is to discuss questions of interest and obtain the best thoughts of the members on matters relating to the welfare of humanity. A gen. eral invitation is extended to the public to be present and participate in the exercises.
 Thanksgiving Day Services.
 Dr. Newman Smyth preached 8 very able sermon at Center church, in which he dis AIo out grave errors in the same. He Isaid that all superfuous churches and religious schools and colleges should die as gracefully and as soon as possible
 Rev. T. s. Samson chose for the subject of his address at the union service held at his church "Our Duties to Our Foreign Popu- lation." He said it was our duty to give the foreigner both here and in his native land the word of God, which can alone make a man or a nation free.
 Rev. MT. Nichols preached to large close of the service a collection was taken for the Board of Associated Chari ties
 The English Hall services were we'll attend ed by Christians. The services were of an interesting and helpful character.
 The union Thanksgiving services of the Methodists was held at Trinity M E. church,
 
 street church, preaching the sermon. The text was the 1st verse of the 39th chapter of Deuteronomy. The discourse was charac- terized by the welI-known oratorical ability of the speaker, who very beautifully set forth the advantages of governments and na- tions who ackno wledge the supreme ruler in guiding its destlnles. There were nine Metho. dist divines present, among whom were the Revs, s. R. Smith, Jno. B. Searles and I. Simmons, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who were former pastors of the George street M. E. church of this city.
 Entertainments.
 Richard Foote appears at the New Haven Opera House Monday and Tuesday evenings, December 3 and 4, in Richard III.
 LEAvITT's MINsTRELs
 There will be Q matinee and evening per formance at Carll's to-day by Leavitt's grand consolidated troupe. The programme will embrace many fine minstrel and vaudeville acts. There are fifty-three frst-class artists in the company.
 NEW AMERICAN.
 Amusement lovers have been well enter tained at the American this week by Hart's Megatherian Congress. Press Eldridge is inimitably funny in the grand minstrel first part and the specialize of the whole troupe are fine. Matinee this afternoon at 2:3O.
 coRINNE.
 Little Corinne, who by her remarkable ability has succeeded in winning strong hold upon the popular favor, will be at the New Haven Opera House this afternoon and even ing. The operatic extravaganza Bijou will be given with beautiful new novelties. For the matinee tns price of reserved seats will be only 9 cents.
 THE HIDDEN HAND.
 This evening at Peck's Opera House "The Hidden Hand" will be produced for the seO- ond time. The audience present last evening seemed to be enjoying the performance and the gpecialties evoked considerable applause. and the jubilee singers were features of ex- cellence that added much to the interest of the piece. There will be p6rfGrmance this afternoon.
 TIRE wYNDHAM COMPANY.
 Mir. Charles Wyndham and his celebrated company from the Criterion theater London, closed their season in this city last evening with the well known comedy, Pink Domi- noes" The performances of the company have been we'll attended, as they have de- served to be, for all the members of the company are finished actors. 1iae plays pre- sented have been of poor quality. and be. meath so good company.
 JUBILEE SINGERS.
 By request the noted singers who so much delighted their hearers at the Grand Opera House o4 Thanksgiving day give matinee this afternoon and concert this evening at North church mission chapel in Dixwell ave- nue. The plantation songs they sing and other attractive music will insure good at- tendance. The children cen enjoy first class concert for only 10 cents.
 Your health depends on the purity of your blood. People who realize this are taking Hood's Sarsaparilla with the best results.