Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-22
NUTMEG CRAVINGS.

John H. Parker, Meriden druggist was bound over to the United States district court by Commissioner w. A. Wright yes terday, on a charge of violating the inter nal revenue laws. The bonds were fixed at $500.
 An unknown woman was struck by a freight train on the Consolidated road in Bridgeport last evening and instantly killed.
 Charles LaRue, the Danbury drummer, who is suspected of complicity in the death of Jennie Osborne from malpractice, has left for parts unknown. He had met the girl while she was visiting an aunt in Dan bury, and had given her valuable presents. Nothing has yet been found which throws light on the dark circumstances of her death.
 In response to an invitation by Col w. H. Stevenson, president of the New Haven and Derby railroad, the Connecticut Pres association dimes at the Atlantic House in Bridgeport this evening. Colonel Cockerin of the New York World and other well known journalists will be present.
 Jacob Scheele, the New Canaan saloon keeper, in the Bridgeport jail on the charge of murdering Constable Drucker, who came to his house to serve a warrant, has uol NlSAdCG to AuS S1oElS oI AuG w 0llGl Christian Temperance Union for his con- version. He is almost the only inmate of the jail that does not pretend to have been reached. Scheele is an avowed anarchist and infdel, and believes he has good case for acquittal.
 -~> Some of yesterdays papers contained statement that a freight car loaded with silks and furs sn route iron Harlem river to Bridgeport was broken into and robbed of goods to the amount of $60, 900. Last night Assistant Superintendent Wallace of the New York division of the Consolidated road stated that he had no knowledge of such an occurrance, and that he doubted the report. If such an event had occurred, no report had reached the general office. There might be some truth in the stase- ment, but how much he was unable to say.
 During the encampment of the Connec- ticut militia last fall thief entered old MT Taylor's house at New London, and stole two bonds for large amount. Last week man named Thomas Ellis sought lodgings at the Holyoke police station, and a bond was found in his pocket. Investi- gation proved that it was one of the bonds stolen from MT Taylor. Ellis says he found the bond beside the railroad track in Scranton, Pa, last December, and his story is believed, for the reason that the police have description of the man who stole the bonds, and it does not agree with that of Ellis.
 The action of the town of Fairfield in sp- pealing from the decision of the railroad commissioners assessing the town SIS, 900 of the S100, 900 expense involved in aboli- ton of eleven grade crossings, may result in a new layout of the railroad in that town, a layout which will save distance and expense to the company, but be very inconvenient for the residents.
 Last summer, a Russian with nimhls tongue and pleasant address, stole several microscopes and other valuable instxn- ments used by other valuable instruments used by scientists from Harvard and from Wesleyan and other Connecticut college~- He spent few days in New Haven, and made an unsuccessful attempt to borrow [ microscope from Professor Verrfn- A Russian answering the description gfves of the operator referred to, and givinG tha name of L. P. Gratscop, has been axreu1e1 at Nashville, Tenn, for stealing axtic1e1 valued at $l05 from the Cincinnad ppi versity.