Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-18
Police Notes.

Patrick McCarthy was arrested last even ing for an assault on John Finney, ,an Italian
 John E. Janisiewiz was arrested last evening on the charge that he was one of the party who was engaged in the fight on Eaton street last Saturday night John B. Smith and Daniel O'Conneu were of the party who were fined in the City court for being engaged in the same TOW.
 Officer B. Jackson, while passing through Mechanic street last evening, discovered 8 bunch of straw on fire under the door of the building of the New Haven Concrete compa- ny. He extinguished the flames and saved 8 conhagration.
 John J. Swords arrived in this city yester- day with two horses which he was taking from Litchield to New York. He was to take them by Starin line boat, but being in- toxicated was arrested. Later he was re- leased and embarked on the steamer with his horses.
 Chief Webster and Detective Brewer went to Providence last night to appear as wit nesses in case against George c. Daniels, who stole an oyster boat in Rhode Island and turned it over to 8 lawyer in this city who defended him in case for horse steal ing in Stamford in March, 1882. Daniels was sent to jail for this offence for one year, and when his time expired was taken to Rhode Island.
 PersonaI.
 Mayor Lewis returned from New York yesterday.
 Rev. MT. Crockett, assistant minister of St. Pauls church, left the city yesterday for Norfolk, Va., on brief visit to his mother, who resides there.
 The stores of Kohn Brothers, on Church and Chapel streets, were closed yesterday, and will be closed to day and tomorrow on account of the death in Europe of the mother of the brothers.
 Policeman John Nettleton is temporarily acting as night doorman at police headquar- ters and, while performing the duties of City court officer, he has not been permanently appointed.
 P. T. Barnum sails for home Grom Europe September 25.
 MT. Luzern Oviatt died at his residence on Governors avenue, Milford. recently, after two years illness, aged 61. He was lifelong resident of the town. Mir. Lawrence German, of Milford, died last Wednesday, aged 69.
 General s. E. Merwin sent check for $25 for the benefit of Clark, who met with the accident at Mantle.
 Mir. Bolter, president of the Hartford bank, has returned from Europe, fifteen pounds lighter for the reversing the usual experience in this respect.
 MT. Alexander Harbison, of Hartford, was thrown into the street and dragged forty feet by carriage accident yesterday. He escaped with few scratches.
 The Washington Post edited by Stilson Hutchins, who recently withdrew as candi- date for the clerkship, and whose paper, as the Democratic organ at the capital, is 8 rec. ognized authority, says editorially: Gen eral James B. Colt, of Norwich, Connecticut, is looming up quite potentially as a candi- date for sergeant-at-arms of the next House of Representatives" Gen. Colt was in this city yesterday attending the reunion of the Fourteenth 0. V.
 Ex-Court Officer Hemingway's sister, Mrs. Bartholomew Stone of Stonington, recently home from Europe, died at her home Satur- day from the effects of an accident. He is willed $20,000 by her and his sons 5000 each.
 MT. John G. North, who has been of for a ten days vacation, reached home Saturday night. He has been as far as Maine, and while away was the guest of John B. Cough, who will lecture here this coming winter.
 James T. Pomeroy and wife, of East Sid 6, Meriden, celebrated the 35th anniversary of their marriage last evening.
 Ex-Town Clerk Bario, of Meriden, has gone into the bottling and wholesale business in that city.
 Rev. Father Lawlor, of St. Roses church, Meriden, attended the de dication of the new Catholic church at Bethel Sunday.
 Rev. Father Connolly, of Wallingford, whose home is in Meriden, is spending two weeks vacation in New Jersey.
 Dr. J. H. Seymour. jr., of Meriden, who graduated at Columbia college last May, has located in New York.
 The estate of the late Rev. E. J. Doolittle of Wallingford, father of Mayor Doolittle of Meriden, was distributed Saturday It amounts to $15, ,653.O1. There are four heirs and the estate was equally divided among them.
 MT. Edwin E. Curtis, of Meriden, has raised some enormous apples this year. A specimen measures 13 1-2 inches in circum- terence and weighs 13 ounces. It is hand 1 lonely streaked with red.