Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-23
STATE NEWS.

Connecticut has IS daily papers, Ill week lies two semi-weeklies, 16 monthlies and six bi-monthlies, etc. Seven only of the daily papers are published in the morning. The average daily circulation of the dailies is 5000.
 The legislative Committee on Appropria- tions has again adversely reported the bill to relieve Mrs. Prudence Crandall Philleo on the ground that it is CanteFbury's business and not the States. It is probable that the legislature will pass the bill nevertheless. Several prominent legislators are in it's favor and primed with convincing speeches in the woman's behalf.
 William J. Hodgett's house at WallinR- ford was broken into sometime Saturday night and $S7 stolen from MT. Hodgett's | clothes in the room where he and his wife were sleeping The burglars stacked up a l lot of books when they first crawled through the window, but in the hurry to get out left them behind. Two men seen lettering about town Saturday were arrested at New Haven yesterday suspicion.
 Erastus Brown, aged seventy six, commit ted suicide at his home in North Stoningten Friday night The family noticed that he had in his hand bottle of strychnine pur-
 chased some eighteen years ago. They were unsuccessful in their attempts to take 1t from him, and sent for help to the neigh l bors, but before they arrived Mir. Brown had succeeded in putting some of the poison on a piece of bread and eating it. He has been in poor health for several years and told his family that he kept rope in his bedroom for some time, intending to kill himself and end his sufferings. He died at 4:50 o'clock. Mr. Henry w. Hutchinson, for many years the Republican registrar of electors in Hart ford died Sunday morning at his residence, SO6 Main street, at the age of 66 years. He was born in Coventry in this State in Octo- ber 1919, and came to this city after reaching manhood. Here he was teacher in the old North school, then on the corner of High and Ann streets. He was connected with the educational interests of the city for a number of years and then went into the book publishing business, the firm doing business both ill this city and Springfield. Retiring from this business he was for num- Der of years clerk of the water board, holding that position until elected registrar of cleo tors on the Republican ticket.
 Julius Gilman, who died at his residence on Charter Oak Place, Hartford, Saturday, was born in East Hartford August 13, 1799, and was therefore at the time of his death in the eighty seventh year of his age. He was, during the active years of his life, widely known in Hartford and has ever been held in high respect and esteem by his fellow citi- zens. He was for years a bookbinder, but latterly for many years was a farmer. He was one of the most progressive and exten- sive farmers in Hartford county. For the past twelve years, owing to impaired health, he has lived quiet and retired life in the midst of home comfort and loving family ties. His wife, a woman of great force of charac- ter and sterling worth, died two years ago. They had lived together for sixty years. Mr Gilman leaves a family of six children four sons and two daughters-Judge Gilman of Hartford; Henry M. Gilman, merchant, of Detroit, Mich; Julius S. Gilman, mer- chant, of New York city; Ere derrick G. Gil man, of Hartford; Miss Elizabeth Gilman, of Hartford; and Mrs. Mary Knight, wife of James Knight, Esq, cashier of the First National bank of Hartford.