Morning journal and courier., 1885-02-23
TEMPERANCE MEETINGS.

ter, and st. Patrick's Hall
| Crowded.
| There were three large temperance meetings
in successful operation last evening in the
| city, all of which were of an interesting char
| acter.
At Bunnell's museum where the Good
| Samaritans held forth there was the usual
large attendance, the hall being crowded to
its utmost limit and large numbers being
turned away who could not find even stand
ing room. The exercises were opened with
prayer. There was an opening prayer fol-
lowed with music by the orchestra and a solo
by Frank Werley Charles H Fowler de-
| livered an address, after which the Thompson
sisters sang an appropriate selection with
| good taste, the song being much spprecia-
ted. The closing address was made by Robin
son Thompson. Fifteen persons signed
the pledge.
The exercises at the American Theater un-
| der the direction of the Temple of Honor
| were also largely attended. The exercises
| were opened with prayer, after which Press
Eldridge followed with song, which was
rendered in his usual fine style. Stirring
| addresses were made by ex-Judge Blyden-
burgh and Fred Ludington. There was
singing, in which the entire audience joined,
effective manner. About twenty persons
| signed tine pledge.
| A temperance rally was held at ST.. Pat
| rick's hall and was well attended. The op-
| sning address was by Rev. Father Russell
| Addresses were also made by Francis J.
Reynolds, John F. Hopkins, G. M. Conlan
and Rev. Father Cronin. There was also an
organ solo by James Mcclure, and singing by
| John Gilligan. The ST. Francis and St.
| Patrick's Temperance societies attended in a
| body. About fifty persons took the
pledge.
THE REEVES ABDUCTION CASE.
| Reeves Caught at Emngham, In.-Tak-
en- to ChicagO-The Habeas Corpus
Case to Come up March 18th.
| The Reeves abduction case, which has
created considerable excitement in this city
and also other places in the past few months,
and which has been largely commented on
| by the leading metropolitan dailies, Chicago
and elsewhere, has again come up before the
public
| 1t will be remembered that Mrs Reeves
| some weeks ago learned that her child was
supposed to be concealed in Chicago, and
| took legal process to recover it. She had
habeas corpus writ sworn out for her hus-
band to produce the child in court, but he
York, where he was served with another
habeas corpus writ issued by Judge Law
Ience, but he failed to appear and eluded the
detectives who had been left to guard him;
and as he did not appear at the appointed
time, an order was issued for him by Judge
Donahue to appear in court and show why he
should not be committed for contempt of
court.
He managed to elude the Pinkerton detec-
tives who have been working up the case I'M
til last Friday, when he captured at
Efingham, Ill., A town at the junction of the |
Illinois and St. Louis railroad, in the |
southern part of the State. |
He was taken by a sheriff to Chicago and |
placed under heavy bonds to produce the |
child in court March 18th. Mrs. Reeves |
health which has been quite poor, is much |
improved, her many friends in this city will /
be glad to hear, and she has their sympathy |
in the many troubles she has gone through |
in the past few months.
Fair Haven.
One of the great events of the season in |
Fair Haven will be the opening of the new |
skating rink tonight, corner of Grand and |
Bright streets. Almost everybody is expect
ing to be there. The rink is fitted and fur |
nished in the most approved style. Among
the attractions will be the exhibition of fancy
skating by the experts of the Lincoln and |
Dwight street Kinks and a beautiful fan drill |
by sixteen young ladies.
This evening also at Central Hall another |
interesting social event takes place. This is |
the first annual reception of the Martha |
Washington circle No. 1, Daughters of Lib
erty. Ladies will manage the floor and will |
be attired in full Martha Washington COS
tunes. Free cars leave at the close for the |
city.
Also tomorrow night occurs another social |
event of special interest in the thirty third |
annual ball and promenade concert of the /
Quinnipiac Engine Co. No. 1. This takes
place at the new skating rink and it is ex-
pected that it will eclipse all former dances
given by this popular organization in size
and brilliancy.
AtThe Kinks.
Arrangements have been completed for the
grand opening of the Quinnipiac skating
rink, Fair Haven. The programme is else
where mentioned.
An unusually large crowd was present Sat-
urday night at the Lincoln rink. The two
mile race between Ralph E. Chidsey and
Frank H. Haines resulted in a victory for
Chidsey. On the second mile Master Haines
fell to the floor in faint. He was carried
l
Had it not been for this accident a very close
race would have resulted.
At the Dwight street rink this evening
there will be an old fashioned Martha Wash
ington tea party. At the same rink ger:
man will soon be given, all the participants
being on skates
THE STEAMBOATS,.
|
The steamboats, plying between this city
and New York are having great difficulty in
making their trips owing to the enormous
accumulation of ice at the head of Long ISL
and Sound and between Fort Schuyler and
He'll Gate. There is barely channel brok-
On through the ice and that from frequent
passage through by steamboats,, 80 that the
ice is broken into slush, which is several feet
in depth and very hard for the steamers to
pass through. Tt g smaller boats wait out
side the thick ice for the big steamers to go
through and break the way, then they follow
in the wake before the channel closes. The
ice is from IL to Is inches in thickness and
quite solid for salt water ice. I e steamer
Elm City was detained in New York yester-
day so that needed repairs could be made to
her wheels. The rim of one wheel and near
ly all the buckets were knocked out and had
to be replaced SO that a return could be
made. She will come up from New York
to-day.
The Continental left here yesterday at
noon for New York and will probably return
from that city tonight or tomorrow morn
ing.
The New Haven came up from New York
yesterday with a cargo of freight, arriving
here about o'clock.
The steamer John H. Starin, of the Starin
line, arrived here on Saturday afternoon,
and left after transferring cargoes for New
York yesterday morning. The Corning ar
rived here last night and will leave on her
regular trip for New York tonight.
New Haven Colony Historical Society.
At meeting of the New Haven Colony
Historical society to be held this evening at
their rooms in the old State House Hon.
Colin M. Ingerson will read paper entitled
'Leaves from the Diary of young man in
Europe in the years 1847-8-9.'
A SUDDEN HALT.
stopped Short in the Tunnel.
The 4:30 p. m Stamford special Saturday
on the New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad consisting of four passenger coaches