Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-31
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief nTentton.

Brief Mention.
 Judpe EQpleston, of Hartford, is quite ill with diphtheria,
 The tax assessors have another rush of bus. mess in receiving tax lists day.
 MT. David Maginnls has resigned his posi- tion as organist of St. Peter's church, Mill ford.
 Sam Pine will probably be taken to Weth- ersfield on Saturday next to begin his four teen years sentence.
 After January 1st, 'S4, "Hell Gate" will be lighted by twenty-fOur thousand candle power electric light.
 This afternoon at 2 o'clock, if the weather is pleasant, two Derby horses, Wonder and Mary Pond, will trot at Hamilton Park.
 Matthew Arnold, the celebrated critic, poet and essayist, has been engaged to lecture in Bridgeport on Tuesday evening, November 18th.
 The railroad commissioners made their annual fall inspection of the western division of the New York and New England railroad yesterday.
 Mr. B. Rogowski will soon erect a large building for dwellings on the corner of Whiting and Commerce streets. Robinson is the architect.
 A ho-se belonging to Patrick Reed, truck man at the Bridgeport depot, fell and broke it's neck yesterday noon on the Prospect street crossing West Stratford.
 The Second Regiment Officers association will meet next Wednesday night. The sub ject of taking part in the Evacuation day ex- ercises in New York will be discussed.
 James Murray, brakeman living in New York, had his wrist broken while coupling cars in the Consolidated road freight yard in this city on Monday night. He is at the hos pital.
 The shell fish commissioners issued deeds on Monday to A. J. 6 G. B. Beardsley for three hundred and ffty-four acres in Fair field and to John Lowndes for eighty -one acres in Norwalk. ..z.. ..
 Among the names mentioned for the Brap ford Democratic nomination for Represents tive, in addition to Mir. William A. Wright, are Edward Rogers, attorney, Charles R. Hill and c. Wilbur Fields.
 George M. Hendee of New Haven and A. H. Robinson of West Kensington. England, will race for the amateur championship of the world at Springfield next Saturday. The distance of the race is ten miles.
 The special Boston excursion train on the Air Line road yesterday left this city in the morning with three hundred passengers, oc- cupying eight cars. The train left WiIli- mantle with thirteen cars and four hundred and fifty passengers.
 The Rt. Rev. Bishops Villa ms, Whipple, Morris, Futile, Elliott, Hare, Whitaker, Dunlop and Brewer will take part in the meeting of the Women's auxiliary of the Church Missionary society of Connecticut to be held in Christ church, Hartford, on the 18th of next moRth.
 The conductors of the Consolidated road will not be allowed to receive money for the renewal of communication tickets in future, nor will money paid for fare by commuter be refunded unless the failure of such con- muter to have his ticket with him is the fault of an officer or agent of the company
 Over one hundred federal officers stationed in Connecticut draw $9G,OOO per annum from the United States government in fees and salaries. The circuit judge receives the largest pay, $6, 900. The coast of the State is guarded by thirty-four lighthouses. bea cons, etc., and the keepers receive from $160 to $6OO.