Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-08
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 Read what E. J. Raymond says in another column.
 To-day is the 6Sth anniversary of the bat tic of New Orleans.
 The Good Samaritans will give their calico ball at Loomis' Temple of Music next Thurs day evening.
 The noon meetings of this week will be led by some of the pastors of the city. Dr. Hswes leads to day.
 Dr. Thomas Fl. Russell, after two weeks absence, has returned to this city and will at once resume his practice.
 Thomas Finnessy, aged 30, supposed to be from Plainfeld, was killed by 8 train at Ded- ham, Mass, Friday night.
 The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge' F. and A. M., will be held in this city Janu- ary IT and IS in Masonic Hall.
 The barges being built by the Empire Transportation company are each to have a Providence captain, furnished by Henry Sut- ton.
 A number of military gentlemen of this city visit Hartford to-day, attending the funeral of the late Captain Levi H. Hotchkiss.
 At the Church of the Messiah, yesterday morning, the pastor, Rev. MT. Houghton, preached fine discourse on 'Christ, his life and mission"
 A number of New Haven poultry faneieis will attend the annual exhibition of the Mer iden Poultry association which opens in that city tomorrow
 house belonging to A. F. Fowler's es- tate, Middletown, was burned Saturday The fire caught from stove pipe. Loss $6,Ooo' insurance $4,5O0.
 The New Haven branch of the Woman'i Board of Missions will hold its monthly meeting in the Center church chapel to- morrow afternoon at 2:45 o'clock.
 Seventeen new members were received into the Second Congregational church in Fail Haven yesterday morning, six of whom joined on profession and the remainder by letter.
 The grand officers of the State have beer invited to attend the installation of officers and the banquet of Brainerd Lodge No. 102 of New London, which takes place tomorrow evening.
 Mrs. James Gallagher, who is i'll Tn New York, was much worse on Saturday morning but an improvement in the case was manifest before evening leaving ground to hope fol her recovery.
 Mr. s. R. Niles has issued a new edition o his calendar for 1883, which is exceedingly useful to newspaper publishers, advertisers manufacturers and business men generally Boston Journal.
 There was still alarm of fire Saturda. ioIE fir.ai If dwellings in Pierpont court. It was extin guished without much difficulty by fremel from No. 3's house.
 At the Good Samaritans' meeting at 10 Orange street last evening addresses wer made by Messrs. Albee, Johnson, Moore ant Butler. Next Sunday evening the Sons o Temperance will conduct the meeting.
 To morrow evening Trumbul Lodge p F. and A. M., will install it's new officers ano hold it's annual banquet. The present officer and past masters of sister lodges in towns o New Haven and West Haven have been in vited to attend.
 The music at St. Johns Episcopal churc last evening was of marked excellence, an was by the full chorus choir of the church c. W. Crockett chorister, Miss Moody pre- siding with much efficiency and musica taste at the organ.
 The new brick block to be erected on th corner of Orange street and Grown will b occupied by A. 0. Chamberlain X Sorf ChatfieId & Grant are the contractors Kin ney & Phelps will do the joiner work. MI Robinson is the architect.
 The steamer Erastus Corning arrived her Saturday morning at II o'clock. She lei New York Thursday night, but on accoun of the heavy weather put in at Cow Bay The passengers speak highly of the officer for their prudence and courtesy.