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Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
YALE NEWS.

The John A. Porter Prize Subjects r First Presidents Reception of the Year.
 It is expected that Nathan P. Seymour, IL. D., will lecture on English literature next term
 Bayne '97 is confined to his room with wa ter on the knee caused by injuries received in the Princeton game. Professor H. A. Beers has contributed an magazine entitled "A Comedy of Errors, " which is spoken very highly of.
 At the last regular meeting of the Natural History society several new members were elected and it was announced that at the next regular meeting to be held in North Sheffield hall early in January paper by Prof. Bush, of Shelf, will be read
 The subjects of the John A. Porter prize of two hundred and fifty dollars for the best essay by any member of any department of the college who may be pursuing course of study for degree have been announced. The prize will be awarded on commencement day next. They are as follows:
 1. The Character of Satan in Poetry.
 2. Goethe's Conception of Sin.
 3. Bishop Berkeley.
 4. The Relation of Wyclif to the Reforma- ton of the Sixteenth Century.
 ,. The Reconstruction Period in the De- velopment of the South Since the Civil War
 6. The Office of Political Parties in a Re public and Their Claims Upon Their Mem bers.
 7. Have the United States a Distinctive National Idea?
 The presidents first reception to the seniors was given last evening. large number of the class were present and most of the instructors. Ladies from town added to the enjoyment of the occasion. Every thing passed off pleasantly, the numerous guests being kindly received and well pro vided for. The next reception will be given near the end of the year
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
rHE PosroFFIoE.

New HaVen,s GrOWth-The Work of
 Enlargfng the Building Soon to be
 Commenced-A $5O,OOO Improve
 n1enE-The Extent and Importance
 of the Work.
 The continued rapid growth of New Haven having called for larger postoffice building here, Uncle Samuel has responded and the
 pl ns are out for material enlargement Of the present building, and Postmaster Sperry said yesterday that active steps in this diree- tion would soon be taken, and that the work ! of improvement would occupy, about one year. Not only is the building to be enlarg- | ed, but some radical changes are to be made | on the interior of the building and three desirable results will be gained. The public and the postofice officials will have more | room, while, instead of the present poor ! light, under which the work is done in the day time, plenty of light will be afforded, and ! thirdly better ventilation will be obtained. It has long been matter of regret that the light and the ventilation at the postofice were inadequate. In the hot days of summer the postofice has
 been close and warm place to work in and
 good place to perspire in, and the trouble is to be remedied in the alterations and i'm provements to be made. The enlargement to the building will be an addition of forty feet in the rear extending the whole length of the
 building, while the height from floor to cell ing will match with the present aceommoda- tions and the new part will have skyESht roof The entire rear hall of the building, as far as necessary to make the new and old parts continuous. will be removed. The new part will be of brick with stone trimmings The vestibule wherein the public now stand when they buy postage stamps, send money orders, address letters and ask innumerable ques- tions will be extended clear through to the rear of the new part, thus giving greater facilities to the public for the transaction of business, while the room where the stamp and money order clerks and several other of the attaches labor will be corresponding1y extended and the office of the next postmas- ter will be in the rear. The front partition, where the letter boxes and drawers are now, will not be disturbed. The building with its addi- tion will extend nearly to Gregson alley, but there will be room for the teams and wagons to deliver the mail matter. In the right hand corner of the rear addition will be built a large room which will be headquarters for the carriers and large enough for fifty of them to transact business. It will be seen that considerable work is to be done at the expense of the government. Fifty thou sand dollars will be the cost of the improve ment and when it is done New HaTen's post office, which all concede has been 8 model office as to management for about twenty four years past at least, will be conducted in one of the model postoffice uildings of the United States
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
Funeral.

The funeral of Richard Saunders, who died 1 at the home of his parents on Myrtle street
 Saturday, took place yesterday from St.
 Patrick's church, attended by large num-
 Der of mourning friends. Rev. Father Rig ney oficiated on the solemn occasion render ed more sad by the youth of the deceased, who had been called away after few weeks
 illness with life just opening before him with
 all it's promise of joy and hope. There were
 two beautiful floral tributes from the em- ployes of Peck Brothers, Franklin street, one 8 large pillow bearing the words 'Our Shop mate." the other wreath. The bearers were John Sandley, Daniel Stanford and Terrence Ford from Peck Brothers, and Patrick Cum mins, Fred Oden and Stephen Blakeslee. A delegation of the shopmates marched in a body behind the hearse. The interment was in St. Bernard cemetery. The bereaved fam fly express most grateful appreciation of the kindness and sympathy displayed by the shopmates and other friends.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
Tuesday, December 9, 1884.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

 At Bretzfelder's Plush Cloaks. Boston Grocery-N. A. Fullerton. Chair Rocking HoTSes-At Northops. Christmas Drafts-Bunneil 6 Scranton. Christmas Novelties-At Minors. Coca Beef Tonic-At Druggists. Children'S CfoakS-At Bretzfelder g. Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup-At DfugSis1S. Dressing Robes-At Lewis For Rent-Stnre-J. Mel BaSScGt Fur Robes-Stevens& Brooks GJIilferd CIalns-A. Foote & co. GloveS-At Lewis. Kid Gloves-SteTens & BrooKs- Lewis Red Jacket BitterS-At DfuSglsts'. Meetin1-Board of Aldermen. Misses NewmarketS-At Dretzfeiders Notice-Relief Lodge No. SC, l. Q. OF Notice To Contractors Albert B. Hill Pearls White Glyeerine--At Druggists. Reductions-At RFetzfelder'S. Rooms With Board-293 George Street. Seal Dolmans-Stevens 6 Brooks. Scott's Emnlsion-At Druggists. Smoking JaeketS-T. c. Lewis. Time Of Trains-HoasatoHic Railroad Troy Steam Laundry-S6 Center Street. TreadRell's Seal SacqueS- Stevens < Brooks- Wanted -Situation-2s0 Franklin Street. Wanted -Situntion-642 Chapel Street. Wanted -Situation-S9J James Street. Wanted SituRGon-2O Palmer Street
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
DeatIa of an Aged sea oaptain.

Captain William Bates, for sixteen years a master of New Haven vessels, died Sunday afternoon, aged 60. He had been i'll for nearly year. He leaves daughter who is the wife of Assistant Postmaster w. B. Hall. of Wauingford.
 Captain Bates was native of England. He went to sea at an early age, working be- fore the mast. Twenty-nine years ago he came to America and settled in this city, be- ing the mate of the brig Elizur Thompson, which belonged to the Armstrongs. He re- mained with them until unable to follow the water year ago. Captain Bates was a mem Der of Wooster lodge of Free Masons, the Masonic Mutual Benefit association, and Re- lief lodge of Odd Fellows. By his special request he will be buried with the ceremonies of the Odd Fellows
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
Personal.

Mrs. Henry, the wife of James Henry, ot Westville, who has been a patient sufferer for months at her home with shingles, her many friends will be glad to learn, is recov- ering very slowly under the kind attention of husband and nurse, who are in hopes to see her around in a short time Dr>Lewis is her attendant physician.
 J. H. Tingue, of Seymour, spent last even ing in this city and left on the midnight train for Boston where he goes to represent the Wool Growers association of Connecti- cut.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
Deatl, of Ambrose Clark.

MT. Ambrose Clark, well known and esteemed old resident of Fair Haven and formerly merchant there, died yesterday. He had been confined to the house for two months. He was member of the East Pearl street M. E. church and was formerly trustee of that church and was one of it's founders His death will be mourned by many friends.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
Catarrh

ts very prevalent and exceedingly disagree able disease, liable, if neglected, to develop into serious consumption. Being a constitu- tional disease, it requires a constitutional remedy like Hoods Sarsaparilla, which, act ing through the blood, reaches every part of the system, effecting radical and permanent cure ot catarrh in even it's most severe forms Made only by Q. I. Hood & Co. lowell, Mass.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

MT. Stephen A. Alpin, Washington, D. O., says: "A member of my family having been troubled for several years with kidney dis case was induced to use your HUNT's kid ney and Liverl REMEDY, and has been com pietely euFed.p de eod&w 1Yk.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

Bretzfelder is showing the most elegant line of Newmarkets in plain, braided and with Astrachan trimming.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
WEATHER RECORD.
INDICATIONS FOR TO-DAY.

INDICATIONS FOR TO-DAY.
 WAR DEPART1EENT,
 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL SERVICE. wAsGtNGroN D. C.. Dec. 9, 1SSt1A. A- For New England, generally fair weather, west erly winds, nearly stationary temperature lower barometer.
 For Middle States fair weather westerly winds and slight changes in temperature and higher pa e fometef.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
A FlatterIng Call.

Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster of Detroit, Mich, Yale '6s, and son of Rev. Joseph Brewster of Mt. Carmel, has been called to Epiphany church, Washington. He takes the place made vacant by the election of the present rector, Rev. Dr. Paret, to be bishop of the diocese of Maryland
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

Ladies, call at Bretzfelders and look at their elegant seal plush cloaks with beautiful quilted satin lining for $17.50. The identi- cal goods are sold by other houses at $40.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
AMERICAN THEATER.

If there was any doubt as to the wisdom of departure in the policy of the American Theater in inaugurating season of regular dramatic performances, all such doubts
 must have been removed last night when the
 Chic Comedy company opened with their comic absurdity ''Collars and Cuffs" The house was crowded to the doors, and the sale of tickets stopped because of lack of accom- modation. The comica1ity was full of the widest sort of fun and jollity, and intro duced two comedians of especial excellence, Miss Fannie Beane and Mir. Charles Gilday
 Miss Beane gave some of the best fig dancing ever seen on the stage, while her acting as Sairah Ann Grubeater was bright active and frolicsome. MT. Charles Gilday as the news paper man, Willie Waddle, editor of the Daily Denunciator, crowded his part with absurdities, specialties and funny business" that kept the house in roar, and brought out round after round of applause The play was we'll set, the boarding house scene with the cat duet and moonlight disturbances being especially good. Large houses will be the rule during the week.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

Over 15O Misses Newmarkets from ten to 15 years at s475 at Bretzfelder's. These goods are positively worth double the money. Remember, S4. 75.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
Improvements st west Haven shor

The Anderson residence at West Haven shore with all the other improvements allied thereto has been pushed very rapidly. The fine pier 365 feet long is finished and painted The sidewalks are now being curbed in prep aration for the concrete.
 We have just learned of other improve ments soon to be carried into effect on that part of the shore which, when concluded, will amount to many thousands of dollars and which will not only improve the water front, but will also affect those on the higher ground, several blocks back from the water.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
Startlfne Reductions

Bretzfelder must clear out his immense stock of cloaks within the next twenty days. In order to do So we have made grand and sweeping reductions.
 s4s s5 and S6 chi1dren's cloaks, $1 50. S10. s12 and $14 ladies' Newmarkets, $4. s1O. S12 and SIS dolmans, $3.7
 S25, S35 and $40 plush saeques, $19, $15, S20 and $25 Ottoman silk circulars,
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

From $2 to $5 saved by buying children's cloaks at Bretzfelders.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

TreadWeII's Seal Sacques Only at Stevens & Brooks, 795 Chapel street.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

Fur-Lined Garments Stevens & Brooks, 795 Chapel street.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

Seal Caps and Gloves at Stevens & Brooks, 795 Chapel street.
 
 Buck and Kid Gloves at Stevens & Brooks, 795 Chapel street.
 T. 0. Lewis, $40 Chapel Street. Elegant dressing robes.
 T.4C. Lewis, $40 Chapel Street. Direct importation of gloves now ready.
 1T. c. Lewis, $40 Chapel Street. Smoking jackets, bath robes.
 T. c. Lewis, $40 Chapel Street. English silk suspenders for embroidering. de9 If. Shirts Made to Measure. On short notice, in three grades, at moderate prices. Fit guaranteed. J. N. ADAM 6 Go. o14 eodtf See Johuson 6 Bros. adv't on Sd page. Holiday Goods. The cheapest place in the city to buy holi- day goods is at the Centennial Anna. Tea O., | 363 State St. Call and see the display they are making. Teas and Cofees. Buy your teas and coffees at the Centen- nial Anna. Tea Co.,, 363 State St., the unap. I proachable pioneers of low prices and fine 1 goods. new plaque every week given besides our usual present dS Ct. !
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

London Dyed Seal DoImans at Stevens 6 Brooks, 795 Chapel street.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

Fur Robes and Horse Blankets at Stevens & Brooks, 795 Chapel street.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
Sunday school Conference.

A Sunday school conference will be held in the Third Congregational church, Guilford, this afternoon and at the Congregational church in Madison and the Plymouth Con gregational church, Milford, Conn, on Wednesday. The New Haven county com Inittee has charge of the conference.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
WASHED ASHORE.

The Body of am Unknown Man-SuP-
 posed to be Sai1or-NOthing on the
 Rody Which Would Identify It-
 PrObablyDrOVEned Several Days Ago,
 Yesterday afternoon party of four men, Robert Hitchcock of the Grove House, Her. bert Ford of the Forbes House, Burt Pierce and Junius H. Morris, discovered on the East Haven shore in the little bend above the wharf near the Cove House the body of g man lying face downward and with an over coat washed over the head. They drew the body up the bank little way and notified the police headquarters by telephone. Medi- cal Examiner Moses c. White was also noti- fled. He at once proceeded to the spot and superintended the conveyal of the body to the morgue where it lay last evening. The body is that of man about fifty years of age, five feet four inches in height, brown hair slightly gray ,and thin gray whiskers and moustache. The face is bright red in color and there is evidence of wound on the top of the head. The clothes are dark andplain; the shoes low and in good condition There was found on the body nothing that could give any clue as to the mans identity. There was copy of the New Haven Register of December 2, 1884, which indicates that the body has been in the water less than week at any rate. The limbs are flexible, and there is no odor arising from the body. Nothing about the dress in dicated that he was a sailor. The date of the newspaper disposes of the snpposition that the man was one of the two washed off from the tug James McMahon on the 21st of No vember
 A small package wrapped up in handker- chief contained two pairs of glasses, one of them with one glass missing, a pair of scis- sors, spool of thread, pencil, comb and knife In one of the vest pockets was Waterbury watch.
 It is possible that the man may have been washed from some vessel in the storm of Saturday night. The crew of the schooner Crosby sunk off Bridgeport was saved and no vessel has reported any lost men. Possi- bly, the man committed suicide.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
SHOES.
SEOES.

SHOES. SHOES. in 0 sre in NeEH lap 9raIvu Pet 19ralvau j,reava $ real vauS lii eof
  CrocIeted
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

1T. c. Lewis, $40 Chapel Street. Smoking jackets, bath robes.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

T.C. Lewis, $40 Chapel Street. Direct importation of gloves now ready
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

Se, $10 and SIP Russian circulars for s. 75. s, BRETzEEI.DER, 882 Chapel street,
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
Shirts MaAe tn maaG

T. 0. Lewis. $40 Chapel Street. English silk suspenders for embroidering
 de9 tf
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

T. 0. Lewis, $40 Chapel Street. Elegant dressing robes.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

The John A. Porter Prize Subjects First Presidents Reception of the
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09
CA anu kAA0 dElOFeS at Stevens & Brooks, 795 Chapel stree

Seal Caps and Gloves at Stevens 6 Brooks, 795 Chapel street.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-09

ShIrts Made to Measure.' On short notice, in three grades, at moderat prices. Fit guaranteed. J. N. ADAM 6 Go. o14 eodtf
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-22
Fire ON Pleasant slreet.

The alarm at a. M, yesterday morning,
from box "a was caused by fire in house occu-
pied by Mrs. Katharine Dolan, corner of
Pleasant and South streets Maud Weber, a
girl of 16 years of age. was awakened by the
smoke, opened her window, shouted fire, and
two young men brought a ladder to her rescue
She insisted first, however, on rousing Mrs.
Dolan and the two children who slept in an
adjoining room and getting them out of the
house when she followed. Later it was an
nounced that an old man named David Ahern
was in the building and fireman Albert s.
Pickett rushed into the burning building and
rescued him. The house was owned by Mrs.
Dolan and was wrecked. She had policy OF
$1,000. All her clothes and effects, and $66
in money, were consumed. Maud Webber's
father is sea captain, away at sea, and
Maud was working for her living. All her
clothes and little trinkets were burned. How
the fire caught Is a mystery.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-22
Attacked by Highwaymen.


Saturday night Mr.. William Brown, with
Irving j. Brown, the shoe dealer, was riding
out to Cumberland Centre from the city at a
late hour. When between Colley's Corner
and Cumberland, in the woods, a man sudden
ly sprang from the side of the road, sand flash
ed the light from buli's-eye- lantern ON him.
At the same time another man from the oppc-
site side of the road made grasp at the horses
bride, but the horse tossed his head at that
moment and the man failed'to secure the rein.
At the same moment Mr.. Brown gave the
horse the whip and wheel struck the man on
his right knocking him to one side. As the
buggy passed along the other man flung a
large stone at Brown which broke the brace
which holds up the carriage top and narrowly
missed Mr.. Browns head. Mr.. Brown pre-
served the stone which fell into the bottom of
the carriage. The attempt was bold and das-
tardly.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-22
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


Stockbridge gave out EGO numbers Saturday
morning at O'Clock, the largest number ever given
out. He sold So, 900 worth of course tickets the
largest advance sale yet by 81 900.
The sale of seats for ''The Midnight MARRIAGE, IN
be produced by William Redmund and Mrs Barry
at Portland Theatre this week, will begin at the
box office to day.
Charles l.. Davis will produce calvin ,Joslin,, at
City Hall Thursday, Oct I'd.
Inc building of the new Lyceum Theatre is pro-
crossing rapidly and the novelties devised for it by
Mr. Steele Maekaye will make it the most unique
theatre in the world
Mr.. franklin H. Sargent, formerly dramatic di-
rector OF the Madison Square Theatre, and now di
rector OF the new Lyceum Theatre School of Act
ing, will be at the Adams House. Boston. Septsm-
i neI Aotn ana zfth, especially to examine those
living IN and near Boston who have applied for ad-
mission to thesschool.
Ellen Terrys first husband was Watts, the artist,
some Of whose pictures are to be brought to
America. He loved another woman who was too
high above him in the social circle ever to be his
wife. In his disappointment he married the girl
actress Her friends say that he treated her with
kindness, but also with Indifference, and seemed
scarcely TO take any notice of the fact when one
me morning he was told that she had eloped with
Godw11, the architect and writer. At the end of
several years Watts persuaded to procure di-
voree. BY this time Ellen had presented Goodwin
with Two daughters, the elder of whom now g. is
soon to make her debut an actress Lister The
mother married. not Goodwin, but Charles Kelly an
actor OF some local reputation. This third union
Watts Kelly has long lived apart from her husband
Inc tribune, speaking OF Janauschek in my
Lie, ner new play, says 'She was recalled after
every act. prolusion of bouquets was bestowed
upon her. Fanny Davenport and Minnie Palmer
occupied OF posite boxes and were generous in their
applause. Janauschek herself supports the burden
OF the play, and supports it in such fashion that
the interest never flags. She plays a trife
role.i AS Mico,. the wife of Henri Disart,
Lne evil genius of the plot she disappears after the
first act. In the three succeeding acts she is alter
nately Leben, the blind lady, and Gree Encore a
French actress. In the former she is the tender
and devoted attendant of Lady Florence Elwood,
but brave as a lion to defend her when danger
threatens as it does frequently. In the latter
role she is the successful. vivacious vulgar spite
1ul and revengeful actress. This part is full of
comedy touches. The characters are in striking
contrast She sustained them all with equal skill
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-22

Mr.. Vo)ney Barker, the inventor, died at his
residence on High street, suddenly Saturday
morning, of an attack of apoplexy. Mr.. Bark
or was born in Oxford county, and resided for
many years in Bridgton. He was a long time
employed by the Portland Packing Company,
and invented machine for cutting corn from
the cob which realized him fortune. In a
suit brought against j. Winslow Jones by him
for infringing on his patent Barker was lately
victorious. He had been working hard on a
corn can filler and cleaner and had lust per.
fected the invention. He went home Friday
night and was lying on the sofa about O'Clock
when he said to his wife he felt as if train of
cars was passing through his head. His wife
and lady friend assisted him to a bed when
he asked his wife to kiss him as he was diving.
and then lost consciousness. His physician
was summoned, but said it was fatal case. He
passed away without suffering. He was a
member of Bridgton Lodge of Odd Fellow and
OF the city relief. He leaves widow and one
son.
MIS-. Jonathan Ingalls, of Otisfeld, mother of
Mr.. Barker arrived yesterday and was very
much Frustrated by the sad affair.