Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-11
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention,

General Ney was at the Forbes House yes terday.
 Bridgeport's public library is year old and has 4, cos members.
 The Yale National bank vault was opened yesterday morning at o'clock.
 MT. Henry Beckwith, of Hartford, is very low and not expected to live the week out
 Two children of Clarence Willis, secretary of the Y. M. c. A, are sick with the scarlet fever.
 The New Haven boats had 8 hard time with the storm yesterday, but came through all right.
 The seventeenth annual convention of the Connecticut Temperance Union will be held in the Park church, Hartford, on the 17th inst.
 It is reported that a porker was killed at the Milford Point House Monday, belonging to George Smith, which weighed 1,1O2 pounds.
 About five miles an hour is the rate of speed at which all New England road trains must approach tho Asylum street depot Hartford.
 Mrs. Bucknell, mother of Mrs. E. M. Tal . madge, of New Britain, died at her daugh- ter's house Saturday morning, aged 84 years. The interment will be at New Britain.
 Mark Tibbals, formerly of Milford but more recently of New York, died in Milford Monday of consumption. He was much es- teemed and leaves a wife and three children. Mr. Lyman, very worthy and useful citi- zen of Clinton, was taken with paralysis yes terday at his breakfast table and lay in 8 comatose state, with little hopes of his re- covery.
 Mr. Charles w. Eldridge, brother-in-law of the late Judge Waldo and father of J. W. FL dridee, of Hartford, died at his late residence on Buckingham street in that city yesterday morning in the 72d year of his age.
 Mrs. l.. Davis, of Seymour, who was acci- dentaIly shot by her husband while he was extracting ball from pistol will probably recover At first it was thought that her in- juries were inevitably fatal.
 The schooner Mable Thomas Captain James K. Mckenzie of this city, is reported ashore at Ocean Beach. She is of $40 tons burthen was built in West Haven by Cess ner & Mar in 1873, and owned by L. W. & P. Armstrong; of this city. 2 Miss Gussie Crane, of Wooster school, will commence series of calisthenic lessons for ladies and misses in High School Hall, Mon day evening, January 15 The course will include twelve lessons in free gymnastics, dumb bells, wands, rings, &c.
 Frank c. Benedict, of this city, and others have contracted at Madison for a 145-foot keel schooner for Captain 0. Crossley, and Ell. Weaver and others for 8 12O-foot schooner for Captain George M. Beckwith both to be finished early this summer.
 The Connecticut Prison association at Hartford yesterday elected Francis Wayland president, Rev. Noah Porter one of the vice presidents, William Franklin, of this city, on the finance committee, and Dr. Gibbons, of this city, on the committee on crime and laws.
 Commercial Council No. 7O1, American Legion of Honor installs its officers on Fri day evening, January 12, after which they partake of 8 banquet at the Elliott House. The officers of the Supreme Council have been invited to be present, and number of them have already signifed their intention to be present.
  Friendless takes place this afternoon from to 5 at the Home. We trust there will be a handsome lift given this worthy charity. Donations of money or supplies are solicited. The former may be left with Miss NJ. E. Day, 414 Chapel street, or at the Home; the latter can be left at the house of Mrs. N. W. Mer- win, 70 Howe street.
 In the suit against the State regarding the steamer Charleston at Hartford yesterday, Captain Slayter of the steamer, Alexander Harbison, Lieutenant Colonel Cone, Fl. c. White, naval officer of the United States navy, and several members of the First regi- ment were examined. Several witnesses for the defense were next examined and the case was then closed, all but the arguments, which will be made Friday afternoon.