Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-18
General state News.


 The reunion of the Twenty Sixth regi- ment association will be held at Mystic Isl- and to-day, August 1S Members and friends will take the steamer Block Island.
 THE 18TH c. V. TO-DAY.
 The annual reunion of the Eighteenth regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, and their friends, will take place at Lyle's Beach to- day, The committee have made arrange ments for excursion rates on the Norwich 6 Worcester and New London Northern rail roads, also the steamer Ella.
 THE NEW UNITED STATES MARSHAL. MT. Nathan D. Bates. of Preston, the new United States marshal, will enter upon the duties of the office to-day. The office has been vacant since August 4th, when Marshal Kinney's term expired.
 THE PHALANx EXCURSION.
 Major Case, Quartermaster Blanchard and B. s. Forbes of the Putnam Phalanx, Hart ford, left Monday for Old Orchard Beach, Maine to make arrangements for the Pha- lanx excursion.
 DIED IN DANBURY.
 MT, o. A. G. Todd, one of the oldest law yers in Danbury, died of apoplexy Saturday evening, aged 74 years He was native of Plymouth, studied law in the office of Chief Justice Chase in Litch6eld, and practiced in New Milford and Bethel for some years be- fore going to Danbury. He leaves wife and seven children.
 RESIGNED.
 The Rev. E. w. Bacon, of New London, handed in his resignation pastor of the First Church of Christ at the close Of the morning service Sunday.
 IN A RAIN-wATER TUB.
 David Hawthorns three year old boy came near being drowned at Hazardville the other day by falling into rain-water tub. He was olzo oy, ont hut with hard work was brought to life.
 VERY LOW.
 The Connecticut is very low at Hartford, the register on the gauge at high water Sun day being only two feet above dead low wa ter.
 MORE KEROSENE.
 A kerosene lamp exploded at S1 Main street, Hartford, Sunday night, and 8 cont1a- grafton was only prevented by the prompt action of Mrs. Frank Smith, who smothered the flames.
 SOCIALISTS COMING.
 Preparations are being made for the recep- ton in this city of Herr Leibneck of the Ger man parliament and Pr. Edward Avellng, the well known writer and lecturer of social economy of London. Dr. Avelingis the son in-law of the late Karl Marx, author of 'Das Kapital; and other books on social and poll- tical economy. Dr. Aveling's wife, Eleanor Marx, will accompany him. The hrst and second days of October are the dates fixed upon for their appearance in New Haven, Meriden will enjoy their presence on the third and they will be at Rockville. It is ex- pected that the gentlemen will be in Hartford about the eighth.-Hartford Telegram.
 MISSING YOUTH
 The sixteen year old son of Elisha Severy, foreman of the Waterbury works, has been missing since Tuesday night. He is reported in company with two other young men. Young Severy passed the entrance examina- tion to Yale last June.
 A BUNco sTEERER's VICTIM.
 Solomon Frink, the Norwich man who lately lost S5, 900 by bunco steerers, has ap-. parentiy made up his mind to bear his loss without makirg any fuss over it, as thus far nothing has been done to apprehend the swindlers or recover the money. MT. Frank would much rather have the matter sink into oblivion than to make stir and then gain nothing.