Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-12
LOCAL NEWS.

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 Read the editorial on the first page headed 'The Facts"
 Furniture and piano polish ready for in stant use, at Loomis Temple of Music.
 Rev. N. J. Burton, D. D. of Hartford, will deliver his closing lecture in the Marquand chapel this afternoon at o'clock.
 Elm City council No. 25, Knights of Col umbus, are making preparations for a musi- cal entertainment and festival to be held early in May.
 At Trinity M. E. church yesterday five new members were received. The pastor preached an eloquent appeal for active work against evil all along the lines.
 At the United church yesterday Rev. Dr. Munger paid feeling tribute to the Chris tian character of the late Prof Thacher, as also did Dr. Smyth at Center church.
 Bishop McMahon has kindly granted the Rev. Father Murray, of St. Johns R. c. church, a two months leave of absence from his parish. He will make southern tour for his health.
 Annie Murphy, the 16 year old daughter of Richard Murphy of 3s York street, who was frightfully burned on Friday afternoon died on Saturday morning at the hospital of her injuries.
 The Consolidated road resumes the stone ballasting work on the road to-day, on the section between the Housatenic river and Bridgeport. A large force of men will be employed. They begin at the Housatonic river end.
 During the winter the Employment bureau of the United Workers has accumulated 6 large stock of garments. Their rooms at the State House will be open through the month of April every Tuesday morning from 10 till half-past 12.
 The barn of William H. Dennis, situated on Downes street near Congress avenue. was destroyed by an incendiary fire Saturday night The loss was about $200. Those who first discovered the fire succeeded in rescuing foul horses from the burning stable.
 Adam Henry Richards, the eccentric Ger man tailor of 61 Broadway, died at the hos pital on Saturday morning. He has been suffering many weeks from 8 complication of diseases which finally terminated fatally He has recently been the subject of newspaper notoriety owing to the foreclosure of judg- ment lien against his Broadway property. His funeral will take place from the hospital this morning at Il o'clock.
 Mrs. Cowell, wife of Da vid Cowell ,proprie- tor of the State street restaurant, in going down stairs at her residence on Home Place at about o'clock last evening, stepped off the side of the stairs, supposing she had reached the bottom, and fractured one of her limbs just above the ankle, breaking both bones. She had just returned from ride and was going down stairs to look at the fur mace fire. Dr. Sweet was called and attended the injured lady.
 William R. Sawyer, proprietor of the Standard cab, has gone to Boston to inspect and test the riding qualities of new style four wheel cab or hanson. This cab is something entirely new in this country and is pronounced by those that have seen them as being the most stylish and comfortabIe public vehicle that has yet been introduced The Standard company will at once add them to their service in this city together with several new coupes that they are having built expressly for them.