Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-12
State N eWs.

A white crow has been seen among the birds that fly from the woods to the Mystic shore.
 Mayor Kendrick, of Waterbury, advises against organizing paid fire department in that city.
 The grand jury at New London Wednesday returned 8 true bill for manslaughter against Martin Swaerzler.
 Theodore S. Russell, for many years pro prietor of the hotel at Salisbury, died on the 2d inst. of consumption.
 The Connecticut Rifle association re- elected it's officers at New Britain Tuesday. The society are in need of a range for long shoot ing.
 William Meyerbaum, of Meriden, an old man, was probably fatally injured few days ago by falling from the elevated road in New York.
 Thomas Daley, one of the New Britain burglars, has forfeited his $700 bonds and his comrade, Michael Coonihan, has been bound over to the Superior Court. Rev. Mir. Tomlinson is asked to resign the pastorate of the Congregational church at Westbrook- The society understand that MT. Tomlinson is prospecting in Pennsylva- nia and wish to take him by the forelock.
 Voluntown has an old bachelor of near 70 years who never was sick, never drank tea or coffee, or cheWed tobacco, never ate cake or pastry, and who has never walked rod with 8 woman since his mother turned him loose.
 Brooklyn has voted $4oo toward surveying 8 route for the projected railroad from Willi- mantle to Providence. Killingly is moder- ate, and voted Tuesday in town meeting that committee should first investigate and then spend $200 if it deemed 1t expedient William H. Gill, of Northfeld, while out hunting on the 9th inst, by the accidental discharge of gun in the hands of compan- ion named Reathcote, received the whole charge in his leg, making a serious wound. He will probably recover.
 The claims of $14 ,OOO against Cornelius J. Vanderbilt's estate at Hartford are being contested by Mir. Terry, who was bequeathed the bulk of MT. Vanderbilt's estate on grounds of the discharge in bankruptcy in 1868, and, in the case of claims occurring later, on the ground that they are outlawed. The report of the Connecticut railroad commissioners shows that the gross earnings in 1882 were $15, 353, ,656, operating expen- ses $10, ,338, SOP, net earnings $5, ,024, ,217, l which sum is per cent. less than the net | earnings of 1881. Dividends averaging 8. .23 per cent. on the capital stock amounted to | $2, ,635, ,071. The operating expenses are con- siderably in excess of those for 1881. The | average cost of maintenance of road was $1 1899 per mile, an increase of $267, and the l highest cost is reported by the Con. l solidated road, $2, ,s33. The length of all the roads in the State 1 is 962 miles, double tracks 121, sidings 215. | Stock issued and outstanding indebtedness is reported at $S3, 71O, 289, an increase of $12, 2O4. .243. The construction account is $74, | s79, 789, an increase of $2,0S2, ,552 equip
 ment account $8,42O.176, an increase of
 $638. .681. No passengers were killed in the | State by fault of the companies during the year ending September 30, 1882, and none l injured excepting one woman at Thompson,
 vile. Ten passengers were hurt, but because
 of their own lack of care. Of employees 79
 were killed and A others hurt, against about | 30 killed and 30 injured in the preceding l year