Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-25


and on the property of IA. j. Brown about
Sc, 600. The insurance in each case amount
ed TO about three-quarters of the loss. Fiji
teen or twenty people are thrown out of
employment.
At special town meeting in Portland
held Saturday afternoon it was voted to abate
the taxes Of the Stamping company for five
years. on condition that it would rebuild its
works which we're recently destroyed by fire.
At the same meeting committee of three
was appointed with power to expend sum,
not to exceed 50 900, to establish fire CON-
pRny, provide an engine and take what other
measures they thought necessary to protect
the town against fire.
The Callahan murder case was disposed of
Saturday at Hartford with unexpected rapid
ity Judge Hovey in his charge referred
more than once to the question of reasonable
doubt, and the jury after being out only q
few minutes returned a verdict of not guilty.
The first and Only vote before the decisive
one stood four for conviction to eight for
acquittal. Opinion seems to have been
good deal divided as to the probabilities ON
the verdict and though few anticipated con-
viction, the notion that there would be a
disagreement was very common, particularly
among lawyers who had followed the trial.
The total amount Of money raised in Hart.
ford for the relief of the sufferers by the re-
cent Ohio flood is $5, 900. With the excep-
ton of about 81. 700 the money has been
distributed to the actual sufferers, and the
same placed in the hands of the proper au-
thorities for their disposal.
The Reach ball has been adopted by the
Connecticut base ball league.
The mother of Senator F. B. Cooley died
Saturday of heart disease at the age of eighty
eight.
The base ball rule that batsman shall be
declared out for not running has been re-
pealed.
DIR. H. G. Howe has bought the Vaudeville
property on Church street, Hartford, for
about $4,000.
The suit brought by the Salvation Army
against Chief of Police Marsh of Bridgeport
for false imprisonment has been discontin-
ued.
Markil Burns the missing twelve-year-old
boy, was found in brook at Baltic Sunday
night. It was evidently case of accidental
drowning.
George A. Hyde, of Bridgeport, thrown
from Fulton avenue in March, 1882,
now sues the Brooklyn City Railroad compa-
ny for $4,000.
President Samuel Babcock, of the Hart
| ford and Connecticut Valley railroad, who
was few weeks ago elected president of the
Middletown Savings bank, will very soon
sever his connection with the Valley road.
| He resigned the presidency of the road some
time ago, and is now acting as vice president.
! The church of the Rev. John Lyon of
Bridgeport have voted that he be requested
| to take such vacation as his health may re-
quire, and that in the meantime his salary be
| continued.
The petition of the Olmstead road for an
| extension of time in which to expend 10 per
cent. of its subscribed capital, not having
been granted, the charter expired on Friday,
| unless it could be shown that the necessary
amount had then been expended. The road
meantime discovered that it had really spent
hseveral thousand dollars more than was re-
quired, and announces that 1t will continue
work as rapidly as possible.
Stephen Sheehan, a pupil of the Win
nepauk school, was recently taken to hi
home in Norwalk, badly bruised on the leg
and hips and with black marks on his throat
He declares that the injuries were inflicted
by the principal of the school.
HARTFoRD's ooNEY ISLAND.
/ Captain William Miner, proprietor of thu
| American Hotel, Hartford, is to provide
breathing place for Hartford people thi
summer that will be near at hand and of cas-,
access. He has secured eight acres of land
well shaded, Immediately opposite Wethers
] field on the Connecticut river. A base bal
ground will be laid out, fyins
horses and swings will be erected
and a covered dancing floor 35 feet squar
will be built, as well as a building to be uset
| Us d oIb4nS uhIl. LIS plAce Will Dc cSueG
Miners grove, and feature will be made o
shore dinners. Captain Miner has arranged
to receive CLAIMS and fish direct from New
London, getting them at the grove two ant
. | one-half hours after they are taken from tn
water. The fast little steamers Carrie ant
SchuylkiIl will run between Hartford ant
the grove every hour.
u HARTFORD HAS THE SHAKES.
The Hartford Courant says: At certain time
I &c fnIk in rs khn ifrt
! singular vibration of the air, which is notices
especially by the rafting of windows tina
happen to fit loosely in their frames. It
perceived oftenest in the night, probabl,
| because of the more general quiet of tn
| time. It is q regular rafting, save tina
every once in while il entirely ceases for
| few pulsations.
It has been felt in Main street, in Prospec
street, in that part of the city as far north al
the tunnel and out on the hill beyond tn
depot. 1t has been unusually violent lately
but it is no new thing and has been felt anC
commented on for thirty years or more il
the city. The question is what is its caus
| and what is the extent of the city over whicl
| its waves are felt.
1t is supposed by many to come from tn
Park river, though it bears no relation to thu
other ''shakes" which are also said to hav
! the same origin. 1t used to be said, year
ago, when the vibrations were heard, that
was 'ice going over the DAM but il is fel
many times when there is no ice floating il
the stream. A curious feature of it is tina
it is not perpetual and not dependent eithe
on the height of Park river; at least tn
river may reach a considerable height with
| heavy fall of water in the dam, and yet no
| necessarily cause the vibration.