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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-05
Forty Eighth C0ngress---First Session.
WASHINGTON, April 4

WASHINGTON, April 4.
SENATE Jones offered Joint rasolu-
ton appropriating 81 900 600 for the pro-
lection of existing levees on the Mississippi
river.
Mr.. Lapham introduced bill to authorize
the appointment and retirement of wounded
and disabled officers who were honorably dis
charged from the army in 1870.
MIR. Logan presented a petition Of the
Chicago board of trade expressing the opin-
ion that the continuation of silver coinage is
opposed to the financial policy and subver-
the country.
The calendar was then laid aside and the
consideration of the educational bill was pro-
ceeded with. Mr.. Bayard ia opposition to
the measure urged that its logical result
would be in utter disregard of the preserva
welfare ordained by the founders of the
republic and the charters left for our Rui-
dance.
Mr. Brown had letter read from the pres
ident of the manufacturing associations of
the southern States as an Offset to the tariff
speech of Mr.. Beck yesterday.
Mr.. Gibson made his first set speech in
the Senate in support of the bill. He argued
that while the southern States-Were anxious
ly doing what they could for education, their
resources were inadequate to meet the public
necessities en- chs subject
Mr.. Morgan followed in speech against
the bill, following much in the line of Mr.
Beck yesterday, but going further into the
constitutional objections,
Mr.. Butler proposed an additional section
to the bill to the effect that the money shall
be raised for its purpose By direct taxation
from all the States.
At 500 p. IA. the Senate adjourned, for the
first time this session, until Saturday.
HoUsE-The House to-day passed the
Indian appropriation bill and after discussion
went into Committee of the Whole on the
private calendar and discussed the bill which
took up most of the time of last Fridays
session-the relief Of certain soldiers charged
with desertion in the late war.
The bill VI as discussed at great length and
score or more of amendments were proposed
and without final action upon them the
committee rose, leaving the bill still in COM
mittee as unfinished business.
AT 4:30 p. m. the 81 louise took recess until
half-past seven.
At the night session sixteen pension bills
were passed. At $50 the House adjourned.
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LOCAL NEWS.
Y. M. G. a. Notes

The past month has been one of growth in
the association; 4,518 have visited the rooms
since March I'd, making daily average of
$50. An increase in attendance and interest
has been seen in the young mems meeting.
Several young men have given evidence of
conversion. About 25 have been added to
the membership.
The meeting for young men will be held
tonight at O'Clock. All young men are in
vited. Fifteen minutes will be spent in sing
ing before the meeting. Young men come.
The meeting lasts but one hour.
The classes in penmanship and bookkeep-
ing close the last of this month. Those who
have attended have made much progress
A reception will be given members of the
association on Wednesday evening, April
10Th. Tickets of invitation will be ready
sson.
Who will Join the association with the de-
termination of helping its interests? One
thousand and four hundred young men are
vented.
Rooms are open for young men from 8 a.
m. to 10 p. m.
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THE OLD WORLD.
France.

The Trouble With Chtna-An Indemnity
That VIII Probably be Refused.
PARIS, April THE report in circulation
this morning that the French troops will hold
the Langson and Coobang passes and win
then enter China from the north side Of the
Gulf of Tonquin and advance on Canton In
now officially denied. Information coming
directly from those high in authority rsaf-
firms the already published statement that
after the capture of Hong Hos France will
make demand for an Indemnity of $780,
600 900 francs and then await the action of
the Chinese government on this demand. Az
the Marquis Tseng has already declared that
the attack on Hong Hos will be considered
cgsus 5elI, it is probable that the payment Of
the indemnity will be refused.
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FOR SALE,

FUR 0AIEIo
- LOT Of land on corner Of Lloyd street and
kEi5 Wolcott.
I'D ALSO lot of LAID a. Brewery street, 40 feet
front, with barn.
ALSo house and lot No. 30 William street.
az St H. WILLIAMS,
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TELEGRAPHLC JOTTINGs.

ALI Burnett, the veteran actor, of Cincin-
natl, died there yesterday of apoplexy. He
was filling an engagement at the museum and
appeared in his usual health the evening be-
fore.
The boiler of W. H. Healy's Touring mill
near Blairsville, Pa, exploded with terrific
force yesterday, fatally scalding the fireman,
Peter Thump. Captain Healey, the proprie-
tor, was also badly scalded
The express running between Montreal
and Toronto was dersiled q short distance
west of Cornwall yesterday morning The
engine and seven cars left the track, badly
wrecking the train and blocking the road.
The engineer and fireman were killed and
several passengers badly injured.
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MEXICO.

A Lively imagination at WOrk-The
story OF . Wild Boy who Ate . Ch1Id.
PANAMA, March 25-The following il cred
tied to the Monitor Republican,, of Mexico:
IA wild boy was recently caught In the Santa
Rosa Mountains in the vicinity of Tancan-
huitz. He was carried to that town and put
in a 'well-fenced garden. where be greedily
consumed fruit, lettuce, roses, and the roots
of several plants. He never spoke nor ap-
peared to notice tn ose Who wentto sse hia.
He seemed perfectly harmless, but one day
he seized a little child three years of age and
began to eat it. The child's cries attracted
attention, but before assistance reached the
spot the young savage had devoured the Aesh
sseing tie child was about to be taken away,
he squeezed it to death in his arms. This
Wild youth is now chained up, but his cap
tors are at loss what to Dc with him.a
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NEW ENGLAND.
Rhode Island.


Five Months Brfde-And Driven Insane
by the Loss OF Her Husband.
Providence, April William Menu, q
sailor, was drowned off Seaconnet PoipA
Monday. His bride of five months has be-
come partially insane over his loss. Late
last night after hours of steady search she
was found on the wharf of the Providence
Towboat company, in the service Of which
her husband met his death. cold and shivsr-
ing, paying no attention to the heavy rain
storm and the sea running high and breaking
about her feet. With every ruah of the
waters against the wharf she would cry out,
twill, are you there Pr or t'Wont you ever
come back home 2" When her friends laid
hands on her she begged to be left alone,
saying that she saw her husband in the surf
and that he had motioned her to join him.
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Person al.


Mr.. Thatcher, the veteran boat builder,
buzz saw recently.
STANDARD & Son are making five ton cast
ings for drop presses.
Bank Waterman Lewis is still quite sick at
the hospital but is thought to be slowly i'm
proving.
Lieutenant 8 P. Bradley. of East Haven,
military instructor and commandant of
Cadet corps of N. Y. nj academy. Fort Wash
ington, N Y, has been in this city for the
last few days.
A. T. Wood, je., of the Wood drug store,
corner of Church and George streets. sailed
from New York Thursday on tbs bark Scud
for Trinidad, Port of Spain, and Jamaica, for
the benefit of his health. He returns about
June lst.
Rev. T. r. Bacon, OF D wight Place church,
who has returned from Hampton, Va, re-
ported yesterday that his visit had been very
pleasant. He had not yet received official
report of the action of the church regarding
his resignation and it was. therefore, too ear
ly to state his course of action in the case.
Colonel E. NJ Graves, assistant adjutant
keueEhI, nA5 pOuSA1 u ContrOi4AnS INTEREST III
the Hartford Morning Telegram, Judge Bird
sail, of Westport, and his nephew, Mr.. Goa
don. retiring.
D. s. Thomas of Engine s, and Geo. W.
Pearson of Engine 7, have been admitted to
the Veteran Firemen's association.
The late Grace Collins will be buried to
day in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. George o. Smith, a well known ice
cream dealer of Middletown, died Thursday
evening from the effects of paraIytic stroke.
received three months ago.
Mr.. Charles Benjamin, of Guilford, is very
low with Brights disease.
MIR. James Fl. Leeds, not John H., is one
of the com mittee appointed at the Church of
the Messiah meeting.
E. g. Gibbons, the shoe dealer in Birming-
ham, is seriously i'll.
The Rev. Mr.. Thrsll, of Derby is preparing
. lecture on Germany, which he will soon
deliver under the auspices of the ladies' sew
ing society of his church.
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Name.

Stranger Than FietIon-A Young Heires
Reared In q PoorhOuss.
BATH, April 4.-John Burke, Of Bath, left
for the California gold mines twenty-three
years ago, leaving wife, son and daughter.
He met with an accident, became insane and
suffered 8 lapse Of memory, gradually recover
ing. He made fortune and is now the
owner of an immense cattle ranch. His wife
soon died and his children grew up in the
Boothby poorhouse. The son was lost at
sea. The daughter recently married and yes
tsIday at the fathers invitation left with her
husband to share the formers home at the
West
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NEW YORK.
An Insurance Man Unde,

An Insurance Man Under Arrest.
BUFFALO, April last night Lorenzo
Dimic the well known insurance manager,
was arrested upon the charge of misappro-
priating 5000 of premiums belonging to
the insurance company of the State of
Pennsylvania, the Thames and Mersey
Marine Insurance company of London and
the Union Insurance company of Philadel-
phia. Mr.. Dimick is confined to his bed and
has been admitted to bail.
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The methoa1st conference.

BROOKLYN, April 4.-The third days SEES
sion of the New York East conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church was begun here
to-day in the Hanson Place church, Bishop
Hurst presiding. The special order of the
day, the election of ministerial delegates to
the general conference which meets In Phila-
delphia in May, was discussed and it was de-
cided that the five members receiving the
highest number of votes provided majority
be received, be elected.
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Our sales of this Piano has been un-
nrScpdented, and far eXcelS that of any
other first-class Instrument in the
market Out Of the hundreds that we
have sold there is not one to our Know
edge that has not given entire satls-
faction Fifteen years experience IN
selling this Piano leads us to say that.
if you buy one you Will never nave
seII on a very small margin for cash or
installment enables the masses to pos
FIRST-CLASS
MTTSIEAL INSTRU MENT,
The wilcox Il White Organs ranks among the v
give satisfaction. Sold low for cash
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Committee on Streets.

The Committee on Streets met last evening
and passed upon various petitions and orders
as follows:
Petition for concrete walk on both sides
OF oiay street, between Haven and Ferry
streets. Recommended GA both sides be-
tween Monroe and Ferry, and sidewalk on
the south side and curb between Haven and
Monroe.
Relay of sidewalk on ;Ae seuth side of
qolils street, between Wallace and East
strests- Recommended to be completed
July l, 1854.
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Tammany Going To the Convention.
New YORK, April 4.-Tanmany Hall to-
night decided to go to the national Demo
cratic convention to be held in Chicago July
in a special train which will be decorated
with flags and banners. Three bands Of
music will be engaged and already five hun
bred members of the organization have Hig-
nifed their intention of making the trip.
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WANTED.

WANTED.
YHlO purchase a good second hand BICYCLE Al
dress ststing price and Particulars,
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THE WEST.
WiScOnsin.
A Sudden Drop In Wheat.

A Sudden Drop In Wheat.
MILWAUKEE, April Wheat to-day drop
ped to 80 cents per bushel said to be
the lowest figure ever known at
this season of the year and
there was panic on change. Runors of
failures in London and elsewhere have been
used to beat down prices. Several failures
are talked of. Prices are badly demoralizsd
and there is no show of any improvement.
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WANTED.
A nrst-class blind painter and RIazier. none n
"A gooa.reliable steady man need apply
DERBY BUILDING AND Lumber co.
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The Fate of Five TIA ian 4.

TORONTO, April 4.-Some time ago five
Italians went to Pembroke to work. Four of
them were housed in a shanty, with wood
and food. Their fire went out and three of
them from some unknown cause went out
side and persisted in the cold. The fourth
set his clothes on fire and was consumed
with the shanty The fifth persisted of cold
in box car where he was lodging with COM
panions and which was provided with stove
and wood, but of which they made no use
after the first fire which was built for them
vent mt
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- GOOD rich farm so acr q, situated in
HAs1d North Haven, on the Northford turnpike, two
Ezsy miles from New Haven. Plenty Of good fruit,
well Watered good woodland good large houge and
barn. Also several good horses for sale We invite
inspection. Apply to HENRY CLOUX.
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The Failures of The Week.

NEW YORK, April 4,-There were 143 fall
ures in the United States reported to Brads
streets during the past week against 1872 In
the preceding week and 100, 119 and 113 in
the corresponding weeks Of 1888, 1882 and
1881 respectively.
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Stage manager, Mr.. George W. ssmmis.

Fine music by large orchestra will be
rendered between the acts, also a special
concert of four parts will occur after the
drama while the stage is being prepared for
dancing. Thomas full orchestra will render
music for the promenade. One of the boxes
will be occupied by Governor Waller and
staff, and many prominent city and State
officials and citizens will be present
The entertainment will, it is thought, far
surpsss the one given last year by this vete-
ran Masonic organization, which will be re-
membered by many as one of the best and
largest ever given in the city, the Opera
House being filled long before the curtain
rose. The reception committee is composed
Of General F. D. Sloat, chairman; h. G..
Lewis. Colin M. Ingersoll, DR.. R. S. Ives,
johnson T. Platt, James D. Dewell, John O.
Anderson, julius Twiss. DR.. William D. An
dsrson, Enos s. Kimberley, Herbert E. Ben
ton, William W. Converse, ]. B. Darlington.
Frank s. Platt, Benjamin E. Brown, Sher-
wood S. Thompson, L. D. Chidsey, E. F.
Mansfield, F. Il. Sperry, Walter R. Francis.
Tickets are now ready and can be obtained
of Secretary W. A. Beers, PAP Chapel street,
and @. M. Loomis. Reserved seats at
Toomis' Thuradav the 10th inst
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posing to enter into contract with
private companies for handling telsRraphis
correspondence That feature Of the bill
providing for contract system received the
unanimous support of the committee. while
the trunk line feature, embodying as it does
combination of the plans originally pro-
posed by Chairman Hill and Senator Ed
munds, received the support of a majority of
the committee. Senator Hill VIII probably
report the bill tomorrow and the report Of
the committee advocating its passage win fol-
low in few DAYS
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CAPITAL s'oO'OOO'
The American Real Estate Exchange.
NATIONAL BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE AND STATE AGENCIES,
GERRIT s. GLEN,
President


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dsye0pmen0 nT
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tSuurnaI artb Courier.
SINGLE COPIES TWO CENTS.

DELIVERED BIZ OARRIERs IN THE CRY, IL
GENTS WEEK, AZ GENTS MONTH, $5. 90
YEAR THE SAME TERMS By MAIL.
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srnuon1c-Htram Lodge mol

The annual dramatic and musical entertain
meni of "Old Hiram Lodge" No. of Free
Masons of this city, to be given at Carlrs
grand affair. The Gilbert Dramatic company
of Brooklyn, N. Y, will play Married Life"
with the following cast.
Mr.. sam1 Coddle, Married for (Mr John W. Noble,
Mrs. Sam1 Ccddle. comfort. Miss Grace Clark
MI. Leonie Lynx,l Married for )Mr. H. J. Stokum,
Mrs. Leonie Lynx. life. Miss Julia Reed.
Mr.. FTedk Young Married for )Mr. R. G. Hilliard,
Mrs. Fred'k Young peace. Miss Nellie Yale.
MI. Henry Dove,( Married for (1r. James Darling,
Mrs. Henry Dove. 1rnprovemt Miss Maggie Hall.
MT. Geo Dismall Married for INF. John Billings,
Mrs. Geo. Disma( consolation Miss O. Cushman.
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FOR SALE.

FUR SALE,
~ THE House and Barn with three acres OF
sid land located ia West Haven, at the junction
E&1 of First avenue and Campbell avenue. Price
reasonable. If not sold soon 1t will be for rent.
Also for rent the Store, old number $50 Chapel
street. opposite the Elliott House. $26 per month
For further particulars call on B. L. LAMBERT,
as ST. $40 Ohapel atreet
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BAKERY FOR RI

BAKERY FOR RENT.
80 For rent from May l, the Bakery and Tene
Sid ment No 614 Congress avenue. Inquire Of
aE G. GABRIEL,
"A
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6xms.

" ANTED.-LAdieH and gentlemen, we furnish
w Light work ct your own homes sent by mail
any distance you can make q to s. day; no can
Yassing; no misrepresentation; we have Q good de-
Lnsno 1oE our work and furnish steady employment
address ROYAL MANUFAoTURINGO CO., Provideuoe,
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WANTED

A YOUNG MAN to drive our delivery WAGON
"A Only those that have had experiences In the
"a norSs@ nseo eppy; rsferences required Apply
W - J. A DONNELLY
-. Bolton & Nesly,s,
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AGAIN !.
LITTLE NORTON
GREAT CLOTH[ER

Is ON deck for spring trade
continuous in his determine
ed and persevering efforts
to advertise Spring and
summer styles.
He is fm the ocean of com.
petition loaded to the water
edge with a cargo of fine
clothing.
Sailing into the Port of Fins
with the brightest hopes of
Success with q shower Of
drives anti bargains, with a
business view that must
win, with 81 live stock i'm a
live store,
SHOWING
n great aggregation of pro.
nOunced styles for boys and
children, exquisite novel
ties for young men and
youth, tasty and sensible
garments for men.
MULTIPLYING!
trade by the fnpregnabIe
buIvyarks of low prices.
Gaining in Public Favor
by tRae tenacious adherence
to straightforward dealing.
PUSHING AND STREAMING
every business muscle to
lift our trade into the
realms OfaastOdOnfc great
ness.
Goods marked fn plain
figures and sold as marked
NO credit given.
No credit asked.
Cash the talfan1anic word.
Open evenings by the counterfeit
of tun moon
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8OarS alto 8uOuts.
BOARD AND ROOFS.

;&SSa A few gentlemen can be accommodated with
Ssa hrst-claRs board and pleasant rooms with mod
IL ern improvements. Locality second to mont
in the city. Terms moderate. Apply at
as Ims IS WOOSTER PLACE.
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DEATHS.

SoHARF-On Thursday evening April 80, after
brief Illness Mary Scharf, widow Of the late August
SchArf, aged Sc years.
Relatives respectfully invited to At
tend the funeral at her late residence, No.
lit Water street. Sunday, April 6, at .. m.
BUHNELL- In this city, April 4, willis g. Bunnell,
aged rs years.
Funeral services st 129 Cedar street Sunday, April
6, at2 o. m. Relatives and friends are invited to
attend.
DURHAM-Tn this city, April 4, Angelina Sears, wife
of P. O. Durham.
Funeral at p. M, Monday, April Z.
WASHINGTON-In this city April 4, Eleanor s.,
wife Of George Washington.
Prayers at her late residence, 226 Church street.
day; at $50 a. M Burial at Salisbury, N. J,
ROUTH-In III city, April s. Mary, daughter of
Thomas L. and Mary RoI1th.
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FOR SALE OR RENT.
80 TIE House No. 1888 Orchard street to q email
S1is family. Kent $1S per month.
ERsiA r. G. RUSSELL,
a5tf 1874 ChnOel streok
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WANTED.

"A SLIuAI1oN ~ gardener by Arst-olass man
"a thoroughly acquainted with cara of hot and
colo erapertes fruit lower and vegetable Qsrdeninr
reference. Wages $96 per month with beard. Al
0I1 x3. E. L, BOX 1897, City
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"A SITUATION by q competsnt girl to do general
Inquire at or address, 49, ~
"A 2t- G0pAvpu crDu,nu