New-York tribune., 1885-03-30
Mr. EATows BLIGHTED AMBITroy

Mr.. WALLETS EFSiTANCY-DAMAGg TO ovs,
BEDs--POAchING-wOMAS HOSPITAL.
lrnoM TIE REGULAR coEREsroyDENT OF THE rn,,,.-.
HAgTFoRD, March 29.-'rhe newspapers hosl
contained confused cunts OF the official tender ~
new Administration 20 Mr.. Eaton, the war horae =
the Connecticut Democracy. He was offered In. r, v
missionership OF Agriculture, and not the Patent C
nissionership, as haF been currently reported bu, ~
could have had the litter place II he preferred IN. -
entire willingness TO do something for him h,
had, leading Democrats say. exrayagant idea q, 49,.
Importance, and would take nothing short OF paco. 49,,
were out OF mis- reach. He will back 10 conpee,.
next week very much Disguised with washingtoo go.
ters in general. As yet Ex-Governor Waller doe. M, ~
ccive his appointment as Consul General at Londo, -
there considerable talk last week % ~.
effect that he would not receive IT, one &c.
ment was that he was already moving "a .ss'e-
the appointment OF United States Dl.trct-Attorov
Gently conferred upon Louis f. Stanton n, 49,
city, by President Arthur; but there is probably M ,
In this As has been said In this correspondenca hs
go to London II he wants to- and the chances are t -
one that he will decide TO go. t"oVo
An interesting case Is before the Legislature se,,.
peculiar oyster industry in the town Of G snectng
PoquOnoc River there il about two miles long and q -
IN b, seS Of s te bed S groTn brush planted
tina; plants In the ordinary way be made ovt
literally grew on trees n tns rvsr-twenty bushels
prevailed in the town, and the local board OF heaisb ~
tributed II to the unsanitary condition Of the oysr
tary measure. As the board acted under s,a,s
law, suit for damages before Judge Cuiye,
resulted in opinion that the Legislatnys
alone could grant relief, and this was, on finding oi
facts the advice Of the Supreme Court Last YEAR c
Raymond OF the oyster owners put in claifa
and awarded @5 900 damages. This year six ohes
claimants who together owned eighteen acres Of ths
plant appeared before the Legislature and the Commit
tee Claims has reported In favor of giving them 4
total sum OF $4,000
bill which passed the House last week imposes aua
Of not less than 81 than $50 upon any person
hunting with dog gun within ncOsed land another
without the permission OF tho owner, occupant per-
having the and oversight Of such lands" prs
viOus statute required each owner OF land to have
six printed signs notices I'm six different conspicuous
positions Oh mis- land" and this repealed. Pending
the discussion Windham County member said that nn
less the Legislature Republican body passed tho
bill and repealed the clause quoted the Republicans OF
that county would elect Legislature that would do It.
1t the only pointed alusIon party politics heard
during the session in debate matters Of general led
lati0n.
effort repeal the charter Of the Woman's National
Hospital which chartered In 1881 and claimed 70
have location in the town OF Wilton has led nsruc
tions ~ committee TO report 70 its
character Most uufavorable representations
been made concerning It. The
claim II that tho whole enterprise scheme
J. Edward Turner, who ia said to have been connected
prominently with the Binghamton Inebriate Asylum.
and that the corporation kept alive solely for the pur
pose OF collecting subscriptions The asylum intended
Tor the OF women victims OF dpsOmanla, but 10
has no buildings yet and may never have. The Legsat
Will let it live If it has any vitality init.