Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-22

l The residence of Mrs Charles Benedict on Hillside avenue, Waterbury, was entered by
 burglars on Thursday night and a quantity | of slverware and some articles of personal apparel stolen. The unwelcome visitors also raided the pantry and paid their respects to the eatables.
 Minerva A. Simpson, of North Haven, has
 petitioned to the county Superior court for 8 divorce from Edwin A. Simpson, of Hart
 ford; cause, desertion and cruelty. They were married in October, 1877.
 Rev. Dr. Munger, of North Adams, who
 received 6 call from the Second Congregation
 al church of New London, has announced
 his intention of remaining with his church. M. J. Lawler, 8 well known citizen of
 Waterbury, was prostrated by a paralytic
 stroke Thursday night. He is in a very fee
 ble condition.
 Dwight E. Arnold, of Mantle, was thrown
 from his carriage in New London, Wednes-
 day night, and received severe cuts on the
 head.
 Mr. O. D. Rice, of MiddIetown, was taken
 suddenly ill Friday morning by an attack of
 acute congestion of the brain. He had an
 attack of the same kind, though not so se-
 were, some ten years ago.
 Mir Palmer, of Chesterfield, saw a large
 black eagle flying over his farm day or two
 since, and attached to the bird was a small
 tea bell. This is not the celebrated eagle
 Captain Stiles T. Stanton was wont to kill in
 periods of journalistic depression, the latter
 being bald eagle, one of the baldest kind,
 and of late years has worn collar bearing
 the gallant captains name with warning to
 other scribes to keep their hands off.-New
 London Day.
 The remains of Richard M Tweed, son of
 the late William M Tweed, were buried in Greenwich last week. MT. Tweed died dur
 ing the latter part of August ill madhouse in Paris. Soon after his fathers guilt was exposed, his friends noticed that he had be- come Respondent and avoided all society. Instead of getting better, however, as was family name harder every day. Two years ago while in New York he was advised to seek rest in Europe, and he departed on the same steamer which brought his remains home Since then he has steadily grown worse, and it was finally necessary to place
 him in the lunatic asylum where he died. There was a large attendance at Readm oor l Saturday. The Bridgeport Rife club enter tained clubs from Collinsville and Thomas ! ton, but were so uncharitable as to beat
 them in both contests The result of the shooting is as follows: Bridgeport, Captain H. S. Hubbard, 754; Collinsville, Captain George Hull, 693; possible 800 Bridgeport Captain Hubbard, 1,554; Thomaston, Cap tain w. H. Dunbar, 1,506; possible 1880 The visiting clubs were entertained at Mills by the Bridgeport club.
 Borough Clerk T. w. Wood paid to Chief Engineer Charles A. Gerdinier, of the Bridge port fire department, Saturday afternoon an order from the borough of West Strat- ford for $50 in appreciation of services ren- dered at the Yellow mill fire a week ago. Young David Hennessey of New London, who wes terribly injured while catching on behind wagon, died Friday evening. Incendiaries on Wednesday night between Ii and 12 o'clock, caused great loss to Henry Potter, who lives in the northern district of East Hartford. They let his horse out of the barn, after which the building and adjoining tobacco shed, containing three and one-half acres of tobacco, was destroyed. Included in the ruin were four tons of hay, harnesses, a wagon and sleigh, farming and joiners tools. Loss, $2,500; insurance only on build ings, $500, in Midd1esex Mutual