Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-24

 was a smart appearing fellow and is not like ly to be caught mapping. It is thought he took the late train for Hartford.
 THE NEW ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL.
 Captain s. B. Horne of Winsted, who is to succeed Assistant Adjutant General W hite of this State, is from the Emerald Isle, having been born in Ballack, Kings county, Ireland, March 3, 1S43. Comrade Horne was born patriot, and was the first man in Winsted or in the county of Litch- field to volunteer. and was probably the first in the State, as Winsted was the first town in the State to call public meeting for the enrolment of volunteers He enlisted on April 15, 1861, the vely day Pres ident Lincoln issued his call for troops, and was assigned to Company K, Second regiment Connecticut Volunteers, in which he served for three months On Oc- tober Il, 1861, he re-enlisted in Company E, Eleventh regiment Connecticut Volunteers. From the ranks he was promoted through each grade to and including the rank of cap tain. At Cold Harbor June 3, 1864, he was wounded in the left shoulder and right tenn pie while leading his company in @ charge. Again on September 29, 1864, while serving as provost marshal of the Eighteenth Army corps, on the staff of General Ord, he was wounded in the left side and his horse being killed fell on him, breaking three of his ribs. As a consequence of these three wounds he was mustered out near Richmond, Va, November IF, 1884, but afterward served as colonel and aid -de-camp on the staff of General Weitzel until May 1, 1865. After the war he was deputy sheriff, notary public, justice of the peace, law student and counselor -at-law, being now practising his profession at Winsted. He was a member of the State legislature in 1884. On September 12, 1868, he joined Palmer post No. 33, de- pertinent of Connecticut, in which he has held eff1ce in nearly every grade. In the de- pertinent he was judge advocate in 1883, as- sistsnt inspector in 1884, and is now junior vice department commander. He is mar ried eud has wife end daughter.
 CLOSING SALOONS ON SUNDAY.
 bury liquor dealers seems to hold perfect ly thus far. The Waterbury Republican of Monday says:
 Yesterday for the first time in years the streets were entirely free from drunken men. All the liquor dealers belonging to the association were on keeper who kept open, not only the association the police both regulars and specials and it certainly red letter Sunday for Waterbury;
 In an interview with Chief Egan last night re- eSSief ''h90 no" was the hqo0r 0uSheSS to-day
 Rather poor from what can find out, was the reply. Il que ;s that almost every one is closed, and that we are on the road to put a permanent stop to the business The patromen report that no saloons are open and no drur ken men on the streets. No arrests have been made for d1unken- ness,' v" , o+ +,,n, +,.+ t,a ao.r.nu.+,on -o. ten up for blind in order to obtain lcensesf"
 ''No, because it WE gotten up bv these who had no interest in the Sunday trade has been in istence For some time back, since the present police force was elected
 MDDLETowN ITEMS.
 Ernest Demings physicians advise him to go to Florida on account of i'll health.
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