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Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
YALE NOTES.
A Memorial Discourse on Professor
 Thacher at BatteI Chapel Yesterday -Lfst of the ToWnsend Speakers.

A Memorial Discourse on Professor Thacher at BatteII Chapel Yesterday
 List of the Townsend Speakers.
 The Rev. Dr. T. T. Munger addressed 6 good sized audience last evening in Linonia hall, the occasion being the regular monthly meeting of the Yale Young Mems Christian association.
 Owing to the many other attractions Sat urday afternoon only four members of the Bicycle club participated in the club run to Morris Cove.
 Professor Harris occupied the chapel pull pit yesterday morning. President Porter an nounced that discourse commemorative ot Professor Thacher would be delivered there next Sunday afternoon.
 Between thirty and forty juniors accom- panied Professor Dana on the first geological excursion Saturday afternoon. The party visited Mill Rock first and afterwards exam ined both sides of East Rock A number brought back quantity of specimens.
 Yale and Harvard have. formally agreed to row on the Thames course for another five years provided the citizens of New London guarantee a clear course.
 Saturdays game with the Brooklyns, but were weak at tke bat. Score: Brooklyn 6, Yale 1; base hits, Brooklyn 1915, Yale A; errors, Brooklyn 3, Yale 4.
 The following seniors have received the Townsend premiums: William A. Brown, New York city, "Constantinople, Its Past and Future"; Arthur Goebel, Covington, Ky, 'Pessimisn'; Frank G. Peters, Syra- cuse, N. Y., "John Tyler and the Wings" Edward J. Phelps, Andover, Mass. "The American Tory" Philip B. Stewart, Middle bury, Vt., "John Tyler and the Whigs;" Evans Woolen, Indianapolis, Ind, "The American Tory" They will deliver their orations May 7th, in competition for the DeForest prize medal
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
MEMORIAL DAY FUND.

The Grand Benefit ERtertainmen ent
 Through Iha LfberaIity of NIT. Bum-
 nell.
 The proposed benefit for the Memorial day fund bids fair to prove grand success, both as regards the entertainment to be giv- en and the financial result. MT. Bunnell has decided upon Wednesday evening, April 21st, which brings it in the week of his greatest attraction this season, viz, when Boucicault's drama of the f'Long Strike" is brought out for the first time in New Haven. Those who remember the furore which'this created in London few years since will not be surprised at the demand for tickets fol this benefit. One thousand tickets were talk en by members of Admiral Foote post Sat urday evening, and all are confident that they will have no difficulty in disposing of them This morning the communicates of the other Grand Army posts will be sup. piled, as also Nathan Hale camp, Sons of Veterans, and the Ladies Auxiliary corps. The tickets are placed at 20c, Interchangeable for reserved seats on and after Wednesday the 10th, at Loomis' Temple of Music by paving l0c extra.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
WEST HAVEN.
Surprfse-Prsparfng at the Shore
 For tho Summer Campaign.

A Surprfse-Preparfng at the Shore
 For tho Summer Campaign.
 A number of the friends of William F. Mosher made him an unceremonious visit last Friday evening at his home on Center street. It was intended for birthday sur prise. He was twenty-four years old last Tuesday. It being stormy that day they concluded to give him a genuine surprise Friday evening, and it was complete sur prise to him, much to the qualification of his friends who participated. They had right jolly time and spent the evening in singing and social enjoyment. The lady members of the party brought refreshments to which ample justice was done, and the party did not depart for their homes until the ''wse sma' hours," heartily pleased.
 The proprietors of the hotels at the shore are beginning to make active preparation for the opening of the summer season. Landlord Freeman will manage the Ho- tel Sea View and the Beach House. Both houses were very popular last year. Landlord Moegling will also manage the Hin man House on Beach street. Frank Lucas will be at the same place where he was last season, the Lucas House on Thomas street
 The owners of cottages are commencing to clean up their lawns and having the cot tages repainted and repaired where necessa- ry, and there is great demand for rents and everything looks very encouraging for a prosperous season.
 MT. Cleveland s. Thompson moved down last week into his summer residence on Beach street and several more are expected to move down this month.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
9nr 9aren @ailg ggprnng gunrnal and Courier
RaHR0ARI.

Colonel John G. Healy, of Washington, is
 in the city. He was summoned here owing
 to the serious illness of his sister, Mrs. Otto
 A. G. Rausch. Her difficulty is heart dis
 ease. She was much improved yesterday. Chester Hitchcock and wife of St. Paul, Minn., are visiting their daughter, Mrs. c. E.
 Wooding, at 65 Goffe street. Mir. Hitchcock has been absent many years. He was for North Carolina Prohibitionist to Speak TO.Nfght.
 The Prohibition club have been so fortu- nate as to secure for the audience who shall gather at their fifth public meeting an ad- dress from Rev H. H. Williams, member of the Prohibition State Central committee of North Carolina. The meeting will be held at 102 Orange street, in the hall on the second floor, st o'clock this (Monday) even ! ing. MT. Williams will tell of the work which is being done for the cause in his sec ! ton of the country, and of the good results | of that work. In no part of the country is | the young giant which is just entering the | political arena striking heavier blows or do \ ing work which will have a more lasting and \ benefcent effect upon the welfare of the na- f ton than in some of the southern States, and 1 it will be worth the while for our citizens to | hear what MT Williams has to say
 Reports are expected from the county con | ference at Ansonia, and gentlemen ill the au- l dience are invited to start or participate in ! discussions upon the great question. Ladies are invited to be present. It is hoped the ! meeting will be even more interesting than | the very lively and instructive one of last | Monday evening.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
Tn. only Cur. For oon.ump.,.n.

AAo VAty Ouf9 FOf
 QFron the Washington. D. c. National Repusucan3
 The practice of drenchlng the human stomach with cod liver oil for consunp- ton, is fast falling into disuss. This is owing to the utterly indigestible proper ties of this naussatipg Quackery. There is no stomach in the world that can digest cod liver oil in It's pure state. For enters into the compassion of this so- called relief Consunptives, 80 soon as they discover the nature of their nlalady, rush to the nearest drug store and begin at once to take all kiRas of nauseatfng medicines impure stimalants and poison ous intoxicapts. Their stom aehs soon be- come dsbiitated and derARged, and under such circnmstanses 1t is no wonder that pair tho waste of fissue. fn the United vssssaly fatal aha ss ass7srsaliy feared as % Ghsre there has not not 1 ssen n" ss A least oas death from 1t. The public as well as the medical profession. have long ago decided that medicinal agents having the charae- any value in the treatment of.this d1sease. Sc important Is the use of alcohol in the treatment of dissase. that Profes- ser H. (; Wood. Professor of Thsra~ says: "In phthisis (consumptionJ and it's congener {scrofulosis) scrofula, there there i can De ne e1qos o as r to the gfsas Va1uS OI alC0Q61. 1rO0l a WOfk 6nGlEloG "An epitome of Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Pathology" consisting of lectures by Professors of the Faculty, University of Penna. viz: Alfred Stil1e, M. D., L.L D.: D. Hayes Agpew, M D., L.I. D.; R. A. Penrose, Nj. D.. L. L. D.; James Tyson, N. D.. under the head of diseases of the Bronehi and Lungs, 1t says: "Whiskey and food must not be neglected" In the treatment of Infiu- enza, Alcohol and food may be oonsid- cred as the type of treatment.' In the treatment of Chronic Bronchitis. "Alco- holic stimula must not bs lost sight of, either as permanent or temporary stimu- lant." In Spasmodic Asthma 'Give alco- hol" In Pneumonia, Alcohol and good food are the principal clements in the treatment" h phthisis (consumption) Alcoholic drinks are nutrients CT re- tarders of tissue waste;" they promote digestion and nutrition. Medicinal dco- hol Is, Of course given in the form of pure whiskey. Duffy's pure malt whiskey Is the standard and the purest. The pre- prietorsa are the discoyerers and eniy manufaeturers in the world of ga ahse- lutaag pure whfskeE.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
Gifts of Poison.

ltrOnl the Boston JOpHnai-l
 It is time that respectable merchants com bined with consumers for the suppression of all gift, prize and lottery schemes in connec- tion with the sale of articles of merchan- dlse These schemes are not only demorall- zing to legitimate business and. to the nor als ot the community, but in the extent to which they are being carried in the sale Of articles of food have become a source of great danger to the public health. They are, no matter in what form they appear, nothing more or less than devices to swindle honest and unsuspecting people.
 It is gratifying to learn that in some in- stances the officers of the law have taken hold of the matter. In New York, and also in Chicago, parties who in this way offered gifts to purchasers of their packages have recently been arrested upon indictments for lottery swindling. The latest candidates, both for public sxecration and criminal prosecution, are the manufacturers of the alum baking powders, who are both by means of gifts and lottaIy tickets, dispo sing of large quantities of their eorrosively poisonous compounds, which are so well known to be detrimental to health that no housekeeper will admit them to her kitch- en knowingly. This form of swlndle Is not only being peddled from house to house, but under the promise of large profits to be realized, the manufacturers are entrench- ing themselves behind the counters of many grocers by getting them to offer the alum goods with the gifts or lottery tick cts attached, thereby shifting the liability to prosecution in part upon other and per haps innocent parties. Every grocer or dealer, for instance, who sells offers for sale any of the prize or lottery baking pow der is criminal in the eye of the law and liable, upon conviction, to fine and impris- onmext, while those who sell the gift goods are morally as responsible, for they are offer ing an inducement or prize to housekeepers fn O hat faiU mi son. This is predicament in which it is not possible our 9rocers will care to place themselves when they come to think serious lv of the matter.
 It must be borne in mind that everyone of these gift or prize baking powders are alum baking powders. These powders cost less than four cents a pound to produce; the gift or prize costs but few cents more They are sold at the price of frst-class baking powder SO that the swindle, in 8 commercial sense, is enormous. But the chief iniquity of the business consists in selling, as pre- sumably wholesome, an article of positive 1y injurious character, and by means of gifts or bribes inducing servants or unsuspecting housekeepers to purchase and use it in our daily food.
 There should be some prompt method of reaching these dang gerous practices and pun ishing the parties engaged in their p1omo- ton. If the present laws are not ample we commend the matter to the consideration of our State Board of Health for recommenda- effective f T the protection of the public.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
Monday, April 1s, Iss6.
GRAND ARMY MATTERS.

A Large Attendance at Admiral FOote
 Post-The Camp Fire Next Wednes-
 day Night-Arrangement fer she
 California Trip.
 There was a very large attendance at the regular meeting of Admiral Foote post on Saturday evening. Five veterans were mus tered in as members of the post and several new recruits were proposed for member ship.
 Senior Vice Commander Coe, who has been on the sick list for several weeks, twas present and was warmly greeted by his comrades; although not fully recovered, he is rapidly | convalescing and will soon be able to return to active duty.
 The "Camp Fire:' committee reported that the camp fire would be held at Lincoln rink
 on next Wednesday evening. The ladies ot the Relief Corps and the Sons of Veteranf
 have been invited. The post also have voted
 to extend an invitation to the veteran mem
 bers of the present General Assembly to be | present on the occasion. Although it will be l the last day of the session, it is thought that
 many of the veterans will stop over in this city to be present and enjoy the hospitalities
 of Admiral Foote post.
 | The trip to California this summer on the ] occasion of the assembling of the National
 encampment is already receiving consider able attention. The sleeping car which has been secured by Com mander Fox for the trip will accom-
 modate about twenty persons and already one halt the number are "booked." The car will leave this city on July %, going by way of the Union Pacific railroad. A stop of a few hours will be made at Niagara Falls, Chicago and Omaha, with one days stop at Denver and one day in Salt Lake City, the tlip out occupying about ten days. There will be ten days time in San Francisco and points of interest in that vicinity. The re- turn trip will be by the Topeka, Atchison & Santa Fe route, with stops at Los Angeles, Santa Fe, Las Vegas Springs and other points, reaching New Haven in thirty days from the time of starting. Owing to the fact that the rates of fare by railroad and board at the hotels will be much reduced to Grand Army veterans, the excursion can be made at a very reasonable sum. It is thought that from twenty to twenty-five comrades from Admiral Foote post alone will go from this city
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
WalIfMgEOrd.

Mrs. Douglas Munson Is building new house on Center street, east of the residence of Captain J. O. Mansfield.
 Rev. J: E. Wildman breaches in Fair Haven this evening. @
 Wallace Hose company have jdst put up some handsome posters for their dance on April 30.
 E. N. Jones is looking after the roads during the illness of Warden Dickerman.
 E. M. Johnson gees to work for the R. F. Spencer Ce on Monday next.
 Miss Faany Curtiss is expected hsuls from New York next week.
 Dr. F. Harrison is in . critical condition from neuralgia about the heart. Dr. Sanford, of New Haven, was expected up to sec him to-day.
 John A. Cook has SC far recovered as to be out again.
 A large barn belonging e James Prinx, on tho Myron Wooding place, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. The cattle in the barn were saved by hard work some of them being slightly fburned The loss the barn Is estimated at $500, upon which there was an insurance of $500 in the 1Etna Insurance Co., through the agency of Will liam NJ Ha jr. The is fire supposed to have been of incendiarY origin.
 The Meriden sewerage bill was finally disposed of in the legislature yesterday, and the bill passed gives Meriden the right to sewer into the Quinni- piac river, but they empty their sewerage net less than half mile below the tail of R. Wal lace & Son factory. April 10.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
Maj That Neal.

Clerk George W. Neal at the almshouse is dog fancier, and has an extended &C., quaintance among dog breeders and owners throughout this part of the country. At Newark, N J., about two weeks ago the keeper of the dog pound of that city died from hydrophobia caused by the bite of 8 Spitz dog. The pound keepers name was indentical with MT. Neal. The past week the officers of the New Haven Kennel club have received letters inquiring if the dead man was George W. Neal, Of NewHaven. The letters have been turned over to MT. Neal, who has personally informed his kind in ouirers that he still lives.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
Ei41a11ciaI.
A Featureless Market With Prices
 Slightly Higher at the Close.

 Beyond beard room trading the fluctuations of the day had no significance whatever. Speculation was inclined to switch off from the granger, coal and Vanderbilt standbys to stocks that had been heretofore only spas medically active We are con strained to say this from the very great strength shown by St. Paul 6 Duluth, New York & New En- gland and St. Paul & Omaba-stocks that ally out of the speculative ''rup." All of these showed considerable buoyancy, and closed higher than they opened As for the rest of the list 1t matter of shreds and patches. Prices fiddlefad- dled between a fractional decline and fractional advance. That was all that there was about it. Scrutinizing final prices, however, we find that most of the special speculative favorites closed fractfonally better than they opened. In a small way Delaware & Hudson, Western Union, Pacific Mail Central & Hudson. Lake Shore, Union Pacific St. Paul and perhaps half score so of obscure properties finished with fractional advance. Money closed at 20s1a per cent.
 The exchange market was quiet and steady, with nominal asking quotations unchanged at 4s7 for sixty days and S9 for demand. Actual business done at the close at 4.s6l44ss14 for sixty day b1lls 4.ss04 ss14 for demand, ss304 s8a4 for ca bles and 4.859l4S5H for commercial
 Closing prices reported private wires of BUNNEl4L < SCRANTON. Bankers and Brokers
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
mERwIN POST ATTENDS.
Death of Patrick 1cDOnough, am old
 Soldier.

Death of Patrick RGcDOnough, an old
 Soldier.
 Patrick McDonough, an old soldier in the war who served in the Twelfth R. l., died at his residence, No. 25 Saltonstan avenue, Saturday night. He died of pneumonia. His health had been previously undermin- ed owing to the effects of wounds received in the war He was wire drawer, employed at E. 8. Wheeler & Co.'S. mill. One of his last wishes was that he might be buried by his old comrades of the Grand army. He was a member of H. 0. Merwin post, of this city. The post and the drum corps will meet at 1:3O o'clock today at their room to attend the funeral which takes place at St. Francis church, Fair Haven. He leaves 8 wife and three children who will deeply mourn his loss.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
The Auction Sale of DesIrabIe Bund-

To-day at 10 o'clock at Beecher's exchange, room No. Lyon building, will be sold at auction property on the corner of Wooster and Hamilton streets, property on the corner of Whitney avenue and Edwards. street, prop erty corner of University Place and Elm street, the cottage at 99 Martin street with building lot adjoining, two houses in Elm street near University Place and the late George Augur's shops and building lot on Elm street next to F. A. Gilbert's residence, and property on Fair street and on Putnam street-al desirable property which will be desirable investment. The sale taking place indoors and being good property there will doubtless be large attendance.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
At St. PauIs Church This Evening"
 Church Temparanea SocfatY.

The New Haven branch of the Church Temperance society holds it's first public meeting in St. Pauls church this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. w. R. Huntington, D. D., rector of Grace church, New York city, is to speak of the principles and methods of the society. The society has accomplished a great work in England, but is yet in it's in fancy in this country. It binds together all who accept the gospel rule of temperance. while not insisting upon total abstinence as a the New Haven branch are: President, Rev.
 MT. Lines; vice president, MT. I. H. Webb; secretary and treasurer, Nr, J. H. Taylor; executive committee, Rev. Messrs. Means, Nichols, Van Deerlin, Woodcock, Messrs. T. A. Bostwick, c. s. Morehouse, B. Mansfield.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
STATE CORREsPONDENCE.
North Havan

On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Franklin Crockett drove to the Center to call on some friends and on her return the horse became frightened at pile of coal in front of the house of Mir Jonas and turning suddenly threw Mrs. Crockett cut, but fortunately some blankets which were in the wagon reached the ground before Mrs Crockett did, and she escap- ed without injury except that occasoned by a sudden fright and severe jar. The horse ran as far as the bridge where he was stopped by Frank Mansfield, who shouted se loud, it is said he was heard at the depot NetAing was hurt and Mrs.
 It is reported that G. w Jones has sold his house at the Center to Frank Stiles who proposes renting it for the present.
 Miss Jennie Hemingway, of NoRtowese, is attend ing school at Cheshire and her home with her aunt, Mrs. Atwater.
 The sister of Mrs. G. S. Page, who has spent the winter with her, expects te return home III few days
 Two children of F. L. Clinton at ClintonviIls are quite sick. They are attended by Dr. A. Lord.
 April TO-
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
What Baking Powder shalI We Use1

What Baking Powder Shall We Usea \ This plain question comes home to every \ housskeeper. We all desire pure and whole some food, and this cannot be had with the | use of impure or poisonous baking powder. \ There can be no longer question that all the | cheaper, lower grade of baking powders con tain either alum, lime or phosphatic acid. | As 10th as we may be to admit so much | against what may have been some of our | household gods, there can be gainsaying ! the unanimous testimony of the official ! chemists Indeed, analysts seem to find no | baking powder entirely free from some one | of these objectionable ingredients except the Royal, and that they report as chemically pure. We find some of the baking powders ! advertised as pure to contain. under the tests of Profs. Chandler, Habirshaw and others, nearly twelve per cent. of lime, while others are made from alum with no cream of tartar This we presume accounts for their lack of leavening power as sometimes complained of by the cook and for the bitter taste found in the biscuits so frequently complained of by ourselves.
 But aside from the inferiority of the work done by these powders, the physiologists as- sure us that lime and alum taken into the system in such quantities as this are injuri- ous. They are not decomposed by heat nor dissolved in mixing or baking. They go with the bread, therefore, into the stomach, where their physiological effects are indiges- tlon, dyspepsia or worse evils.
 The question naturally arises, why do these cheap baking powder makers use these things? Alum is three cents pound, lime
 still cheaper, while cream of tartar costs thirty-five or forty. The reasons for the
 chemical purity of the Royal Baking Pow
 der were recently given in the New York
 Times in an interesting description of new
 method for refining argols or crude cream of
 tartar. It seems that it is only under this
 process that cream of tartar can be freed
 from the lime natural to it and rendered
 chemically pure; that the patents and plant
 for this cost the Royal Baking Powder com
 pany about half a million dollars, and that
 they maintain exclusive control of the rights.
 Prof. McNurtrie, late chief chemist of the
 Department of Agriculture at Washington,
 D. C., in the interests of commerce, made an
 examination of this process and reported
 upon the results attained in the refined
 cream of tartar. The following extract from
 his report would seem to answer the question
 repeated at the head of this article, and
 which is so frequently propounded by the
 housekeeper.
 '1 have examined the cream of tartar used
 by the Royal Baking Powder company in the
 manufacture of their baking powder and
 find it to be perfectly pure and free from
 lime in any form. The chemical tests to
 which I have submitted the Royal Baking
 Powder prove it perfectly healthful and free from every delsterious substance"