Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-29
LUUAL NEWS.
Brief M emtkOns

William H Mansfield one of our old and respected citizens, died on Thursday, aged seventy-ive years.
 William Morris, 5O4 Orchard street, WAS arrested last evening for breach of the peace, his wife being the aggrieved party.
 Louis Sehafer, the baker, who was thrown from his wagon, died Thursday night at the hospital He belonged in Ansonia.
 Yesterday workmen were engaged in put ling up the GamsweI police signal telephone stations. The work will probably be finished n ten days.
 JosepI Ssnor, pliater in New Milford while driving with his wife in Washington, Monday was overturned He had one shouI der dislooatsd.
 Geor-s Van Sands, a hardware manufac- turer j. AIiddletown, son of the late Lot D. .-sr Sands, died of typhoid malaria yesterday aged tfenty-six.
 Conductor Searles, who was injured in the accident which disabled locomotive at Mil ford Monday morning, is still confined to the house and will be laid up for several weeks
 The code board having in charge the mat ter of revising the rules and regulations Of the Connecticut National Guard had meet ing yesterday afternoon at the Elliott House.
 The nez monthly meeting ofthe managers of the Home for the FriendIess will be held at the housa of Mrs. Justus s. Hotchklss, 238 Church street, on Wednesday afternoon, January 2d, at o'clock.
 little Waterbury girl sitting by her mother's eide as the lightning flashed Thursday night looked up and solemnly said: sI Lope when I die it will be by the will Of God and not-by thunder"
 Michael Darcy, old ana we'll known cit izeu of Milford, aged seventy, died very sud denly eas4I on Thursday morning of apo plsxy. Wednesday he was about town and attended to his business as usual, and zoan,od pod health and spirits.
 Nothing new in the Madison mystery case. .s not Ezsiy that the relatives of the nur- risrsd man Johnson, will add to the reward of $20O offered by the selectmsn of Madison for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the murderer or murder CTS.
 Dr. 4. N. Shew, superintendent of the Connecticut hospital for the insane, Middle town, loft Thursday for San Francisco for the benefit of his health, having had re- turn of his former trouble. The climate of s1RiaEqrnia proved beneficial at that time and he will try tt again.
 Professor Morris B. Crawford of Wesleyan university was married in Springfield, Mass, Christmas day to Miss Caroline l.. Rice, daughter of Rev. William Rice D. D., of Springfield, and sister of Rev. Professor William North Rice of Wesleyan university. Miss Rice is graduate of Wesleyan, class of 79.
 Tho funeral of MT. Frederick w. Mccoy of New York, formerly of Bridgeport, took place yesterday afternoon from the under taking establishment of W. F. Bishop. Mir. Mccoy, who was 32d degree Mason, died Tuesday, aged thirty-four years. He had 1 been i'll about two days. Many friends at tended ths funeral. Owing te the serious illness of Mir. 0. Wat son. Baldwin of Milford, it was deemed ad- visible to change the time, New Years night. set apart for the marriage of his daughter, Nellie, aud Mir. William H. Hubbard, and accordingly they were married at the home of the bride at o'clock on Wednesday evening. Be. J. H. Fitzgerald performed the marriage ceremony.