Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-05
State News.

The trotting horse Emerald, better known as the Gabb horse, was last week sold to a New York man by Ollie Woodland, of Hart ford, for $2, 900, who bought the animal six months ago for $500. A gentleman from Wilkesbarre, Pa, came to Hartford last week to purchase Lady Scud and offered $2, 400 cash for her. Daly holds her at about $3 .000. Daly also refused offer last week of $3, 900 each for two of his runners.
 Henry Flint and J. D. Carpenter were arrested in Bridgeport yesterday morning, charged with keeping policy shop. Their cases went before the City court, where they demurred and took an appeal under bond of $75 each.
 The wages of day workmen in Colts armory, at Hartford, have been cut 10 per cent, and the contractors are expecting a reduction.
 The Storrs Agricultural school, at Mans field, has established fortnightly lectures upon topics of general interest, and invites in the villagers.
 Philip E. Chapin, formerly of New Hart- ford, has recently been appointed general manager of the Cambria iron works of Johns town, Pa.
 Henry Ely, boiler maker, fell through a bridge on the New London Northern road at Yantic last night and broke his ribs and col lar bone on the rocks below.
 
 medals offered by the undergraduates for the best and second best orig ginal orations occurs She 18th. Two seniors and two juniors speak.
 The people of Barkhamsted are consider ably stirred up over the report that an effort is to be made before the present Legislature to have the probate district of Barkhamsted consolidated with that of Winchester. Such an arrangement would doubtless be gratify- ing to the people of Winchester, who have always been desirous of exemplifying the true spirit of the lion and Ehe lamb lying down in peace together, (with the lamb in side the lion). and there are probably not 8 few in the direction of Riverton, whose trade center has for long time been 1n Winsted, who would favor the change.-Win- sted Herald.
 TERROR TO MANCHESTER. The Rockville Journal has the following about the hero of the recent assault case in Manchester:
 The Birch-mountain half breed, Jeff, who knocked Jack Stewart through 0 window last Friday night with single blow of his fist, has gained considerable notoriety in Man chester and vicinity for feats of strength and dexterity. He is about thirty years of age, and although round-shouldered and of rather inferior appearance to a casual observer, he is really a perfect Hercules. It is said that, while in the employ of the telegraph company, he thought nothing of picking up the large end of a telegraph pole and helping load it upon a wagon, while two ordinary men lifted the small end. The knife with which he offered to cut out Mr. G. H. Halls heart on that event. full Friday night was sort of scalping- knife, with blade about fourteen inches long, car ried concealed in sheath. He gave an sx- hibition with this knife in South Manches- ter store not long ago. ring about the size of copper cent was drawn on door and Jeff stood at the other end of the room and hurled the terrible knife with it's razor- edge and needle-point, with an aim so un- erring that it stuck inside the ring every time. No wonder the school children and people generally avoid him as they would 8 serpent or that the officers of the law enter ed his hut to arrest him with some trepida- tion!