Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-16
STATE NEWSS

Policeman David Carter, of Hartford, who was bitten by 8 man he was arresting on Temple street last week, is rapidly improv- ing and he will probably be able to be out in a few days. It is said the wound on his face will result in no permanent disagreement.
 L. E. Barker, formerly cashier of the N. L. N railroad now auditor of the Jacksonville and Tampa Bay railroad, is home in New London on a six weeks leave of absence
 Dr. Lindsley, of New Haven, it is said, will not accept the secretaryship of the State city, will probably be chosen.
 St Mary's parish, East Hartford, make an excursion to Fenwick to-day.
 Albert w Stanley, formerly of New Bri- tain now with Peck Bros. in New York has been sick with intermittent fever at Short Beach. He is at present, however, convales- cent at the residence of his father on Pearl street.
 The Hartford and Connecticut Western railroad will sell excursion tickets to Saratoga and return for the Unitarian con vention.
 The semi-annua1 convention of the Fair field county Women's Christian union will be held at Norwalk on Wednesday. Colonel Bain will speak.
 On Tuesday, the 23d, the State temperance picnic will take place at Crescent Beach. Colonel Bain and other speakers will be present.
 The Holland county Union Sunday School association will hold convention, including the Sunday schools of Bolton, Coventry, Wilmington and Mansfield, at the Congrega- tional church at South Coventry on Wednes- day, September A, beginning at 10 o'clock a. m. and lasting all day. Delegates are pected from all schools in this association.
 The m alter o+ O borua roi1rood from Hart ford to East Hartford is under serious con- sideration.
 T. s. Gold, secretary of the Connecticut State Board of Agriculture, carries on farm between six and seven hundred acres in West Cornwall.
 An office of the State Commissioner for the New Orleans Industrial exhibition has been opened in the Charter Oak building, Hartford.
 Very Rev. James Hughes, of Hartford, has been appointed administrator on the es- tate of the late Rev. Eugene Gaffney of Thomaston.
 A tramp, who was sentenced by the To1 land county court last week, had in his pos session carefully kept diary of his jour ney's experiences. It 'Fgave him away'' as thorough dead beat.
 Michael Lony, in Thompsonville, made a misstep on Saturday and his foot went into
  works. He was so badly injured that his limb was amputated above the knee.
 Niles Pease of Thompsonville, who con templates going soon to California, had 8 family gathering on Friday, consisting of his brothers and sisters with their family, mak- ing over thirty.
 Colonel George L. Perkins, the venerable treasurer of the Norwich and Worcester Rail road company, is seriously i'll. Mir. Perkins has been confined fO his hOusn abOIJt teT1 days. His 97th birthday occurred the other day, and the last time he appeared as erect and youthful as most men of forty years. MT. Perkins is universally revered and re- spected.
 Mrs. Farragut, widow of the first United States admiral, is guest at the Croeker House, New London. Mrs. Farragut is an invalid and the country which her chivalrous husband so nob1y served will be glad to hear that the invigorating air of New London has improved her health to wonderful degree. Two of Mrs. Farragut's nieces will join her this week.
 The telephone operators of New Britain and surrounding towns are to have a picnic at Compounce next Wednesday and will awaken the echoes of that charming spot with the tunefu1 'sHellol'
 William Grace, of Norwalk, while drunk struck and nearly killed his son with a spade few nights since The wound may prove fatal. Grace fled and has not yet been found. He is nd-hearted man when sober. A dead body has been found in Stillman's pond, Bridgeport It is that of a man abort forty years of age, weight 180 pounds, height 5 feet inches, hair short and gray, light moustache, dressed in two plain shirts, dark pants and pair of boots. In his pockets all that could be found were some newspapers, apples and two cents in money. One of the knees and also one ankle were crooked. It has since been ascertained that the body is that of Elmer Lamsen, of Kent, who was demented.
 Residents of Truman street, between the school house and Pittman's corner, are suffering from an epidemic of harmo- nious discord pounded out necessarily from eight pianos on either side of the street
 Alva Chase, of East KillingIy, died not many days ago. A lifelong dislike for