Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-16
LUUAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 ''Modern Fiction" was discussed last night by Charles Dudley Warner in North Sheffield Hall.
 Norton S. Bird and H. E. Shepard were, by the Committee on Nominations, recom- mended last evening as inspectors of lum- ber
 There will be special meeting of New Haven Commandery. Knights Tempiar, to- night to work the Red Cross and Knight Templar degrees.
 Though only four years and six months old the daughter of Jerry Bradley, of Lam berton street, named Ida M. Bradley has died of Brights disease.
 The plumbers are at work properly ventl- lating the drain pipes in the county pulolng' There is to be new carpet for the lobby of the Superior court room.
 The fall of snow and the rain has not yet materially increased the volume of water at Lake Whitney. There is about two feet Of ice and snow upon the surface.
 There is some talk of putting on one through Sunday train each way between New York and Boston. If this is done it will be a great convenience to the travelling public.
 Dr. Carver went to Hartford yesterday. Today with his family, he will start for Louisville, Kentucky, where he and Captain Bogardus will meet in a pigeon shooting match.
 Rev. Dr. Hawes will deliver his second lec- ture on his travels in the North church chap ell on Temple street this evening. His sub- feet for this evening will be Luzerne, Heidel- berg and the Rhine.ss
 The general committee for the Veteran Firemen's ball had meeting last evening and heard reports from the sub-commlttees Everything is in happy state for remark ably good ball on the 22d.
 Richard Lewis, of No. Edwards street, the brakeman who was taken to the hospital suffering from hurts received while on a freight train of the Consolidated road day be- fore yesterday, will recover.
 Although Dr. M 0. White will not say anything on the subject, it is understood tha he has under examination the axe with whlct Phoebe Brush of Stratford, was killed, to as certain whether there is human blood on 1t.
 Two little boys, Eugene Porter and VII liam Hill, assaulted boy named Peter Blon den on Grand street, first by snowballins him two hours and then by close bodily con tact and Hill was fiued one dollar and cost yesterday morning in the City court.
 Warren Tanner, of Willimantic, who wa naturally cheerful and seventy years of age hung himself between and o'clock yester day morning by sheet from a pole placed between his house. He was a retired liver! man worth $5O,OOO No cause is assigned for the act.
 Charles Alderman, aged three, son O. George H. Alderman of 62 Dixweu avenue, unset a stove from under which one of thu legs had slipped out, and though badly burn ed will recover. Mrs. Alderman while at tending to the boy was somewhat burned or her hands.
 The match manufacturers formally ad iourned their annual conference at the In- surence building yesterday forenoon They meet here again in 1881. The object of their combination appears to be found in the re mark made by Secretary Wheeler: "We don't propose to have our goods accumulate faster than we can dispose of them.
 In accordance with the usual custom the Washington Union Brotherhood will cele brate the anniversary of Washington's birth day on Thursday, the 22d inst, with grand banquet to be provided by Brother C.. W. Bradley, of the Florence House, at p. m The business meeting will be held al seUncle" Norman Rood's at 1 o'clock Many out of town brethren are expected to be present.