Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-12

presiding. Less than 15 criminal cases are assigned and the civil list is small. The lq- uor cases against the Geraldine club will go to trial.
 Wesleyan university has POI students. 16 being young women; 31 seniors, 46 juniors, 54 sophomores, ,54 freshmen and post gradu- ate and two special students. The faculty has IS members.
 A Stonington man has had $1, 900 worth of live stock driven of by the sheriff, on a suit for an $500 subscription to raise church debt.
 ''Prof. Ritchel, of Bridgeport, who in vented an air ship, has now invented suo- marine boat. He has working model, 20 inches long, which speeds along under water at depth of from three inches to four feet, the depth being adjusted by spring. The Hartford County Educational associa- l tion met at Hartford Saturday. w. J. Mitch 1 ell urged that Q school government be that Of limited republic rather than monarchy, and Principal Carroll, of the New Britain Normal school. read paper on reading. 1 The Grand Army post at Norwich is talk l ing about building opera house. | Henry Aldrich and H. ". Tabor are about to lease the Baltic mill at Sprague for $15,- 900 year, and will put in steam power at a cost of $35, ,OOO.
 John Lyman, of West Haven, who was re- | gently sent to jail for non support of wo- man who claimed to be his wife, has been re- leased on bail.
 l Col Graham and staff of the Second regi- ment have been invited to attend the annual ball of the First Light Infantry of Provi- dence, February 25.
 P. T. Barnum's large skating rink in l Bridgeport narrowly escaped being burned Saturday morning, the floor becoming ig- nited by the falling of stovspipe. The main building of the Powemah cotton mills at TaftviIle, which is said to be the largest in the country, has just been com- pleted at cost of $1O0,OOO. It will be dedi- cated on Washington's birthday.
 The Trinity college library has purchased the fourth and fifth series of the "Annales de Chimie ct de Physique" from 863 to 1882 inclusive, thus completing the set of | this valuable scientific journal from it's es- century, besides other equally valuable books. elk Marvel" of New Haven, pre- scented the library with a copy of the pri-
 vately printed life of General Tyler. Rev. Samuel Hopley has completed the | census of school children in MiddIetovn be- tween the ages of and Is years. The can vass is said to have been very thorough one and MT. Hopley has labored faithfully | in the work; yet, strange to say, there are ! 117 children less than there were 8 year ago. The census taker receives five cents name l by way of fee.
 Detective Frank Taylor was presented
 with purse of $2OO at the Sterling hotel Saturday evening. The presentation was entirely informal. He was called into the | office and handed the money by Mir. Alonzo l Hall, one of the clerks, who was largely i'm strumental in securing the sum. By that, it is not to be inferred that it was difficult matter at all for contribu- | tions came in as fast as they could be re- | ceived The merchants on Main street be- l Fa5r 6aI1 Cfofo
 MT. Taylor has acted private watchman
 for two years and half, were liberal sub scribers, and many friends outside these do-
 mains testified to their kindly feeling It
 was deserved recognition of faithful and
 energetic service and apability.-Bridgepor |