Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-06

evening, August 7th, after which Sutton will exhibit some fancy shots.
 RED MEN IN HARTFORD.
 Waugaunk tribe, No. II, the new estab- Iished tribe of Red Men, was instituted in Central Hall Friday evening. About 40 mony being performed by Past Grand Sachem Dinsmors of Massachusetts. Installation and supper followed.
 FIRE IN BRosKFIELD.
 A house in BrookfieId owned by D. D. Joyce and occupied by Henry Wildnan, was nearly destroyed by fire which broke ont about o'clock Thursday morning. MT. Wildman and the members of his family had barely time to escape, and most of their clothing was consumed.
 sIAMMoHs CHARGED WITH MANsLAUGHTER.
 MERDEN, Aug. 4.-Frank Slammons, who shot his nephew, James Plunkett, one week ago to-day, was arrested this morning on the charge of manslaughter. He is under two thousand dollars bonds. Coroner Mix inves- tigated and found that there was gross care- Iessness. It is not believed that there was any criminal intent.
 ARRESTED FOR BEREAVEMENT.
 Officer Hackett of Bridgeport went to Hartford Saturday after Harry Oviatt of Milford, who was arrested at the former place, charged with embedding $16 of the funds of the New York and Eastern News company, whose headquarters are in Bridge port. Oviatt has been employed selling goods for the above concern and failed to make proper retnrns.
 TRAIN LOAD OF MELONS.
 A train of sixteen freight cars passed over the Air Line and New England roads to Boston on Friday and was principally loaded with watermelons. The train had come through from the South without breaking bulk, the transfer from the Pennsylvania road terminus at Jersey City to the Consolidated road hay ing been made by steamer Maryland around New York to the Harlem river branch.
 HORSES DYING OF PNEUMONIA.
 MT. c. F. Williams of Bridgeport, cashier of the Adams Express company, has been un- fortunate in the loss by pneumonia of his valuable pacer, the handsome horse ridden by him as marshal in the Fourth of July parade. Another hc rse owned by MT. Will Hams is very i'll with the same disease. It is learned that quite a number of horses have lately died in Bridgeport on account of pneu- monia, and several valuable animals are sick.
 AN INSPECTOR Is NEEDED.
 As Bridgeport has no system of building permits it is impossible to state accurately the amount of building done in that city, but from careful estimates it is probable that the first half of 1888 has fallen off some in value of buildings erected, but the number may equal or exceed last year, owing to the pre- ponderance of small dwellings. There are a number of more costly buildings soon to be erected and at the end of the year there will very likely be an increase over 1887.-Real Estate Record.
 TWO BARNS BURNED.
 Two barns, owned by Daniel G. Chattaway and James Beach of South Farms, Middle town, were destroyed by fire Saturday after ~,1ovp TIha harn 0wua6 hv coT1- tained about three tons of hay. The one owned by Beach was empty. The loss on both is about $500. Beach had an insurance of $200. The origin of the fire is unknown. The barns were located near the lower mill of the Russell Manufacturing company, and the hose of that concern probably saved Chattaway's house.
 AN AMUSING ERROR.
 A special correspondent of the New Haven Palladium introduces descriptive letter thus: "About two miles southeast of the mouth of the Naugatuck river lies beauti- ful island known as Caukeen or CockenoeS The latter is the name given upon the char of Long Island Sound, but the local name if Caakeen.n
 The mouth Of the Naugatuck river is a Birmingham, according to the geography O our youthful days, and Caukeen's Island Ii one of the Norwalk Islands off South Nor walk.-Bridgepor Standard.
 MIDDLETowN YOUNG REPUBLICANS. A special meeting of the Young Republi can club of Middletown was held Frida, evening to elect 8 committee to represent thG club at the reception to be given James G Blaine in New York this week. The follow Ing delegates were elected: Mayor Charles Lewis, John T. Walsh, E. s. Stiles, s. P. Ga lef, E. B. Smith, c. M. Newton, W. N Pearne, John Harvey, George A. Southmayd John o. Broatch, John N. Camp, W. J. Will. Hams. The committee were given power t. | increase their number to twenty-five if de sired.
 THE FISHERS ISLAND FIGHT. Henry Ziebler, Ben Johnson, Samuel Car ! ter and William Brewster, all of Norwich | the colored men who were arrested Thursda, afternoon in connection with the stabbini affray at Lyle's Beach, were taken over t, Fishers Island Friday morning for a prelim mary hearing before Justice Abraham Gif l ford. The men went freely, protesting thei 1 innocence and claiming that they acted il self defense. They were held to await tn l result of Patrick Ryan's injuries. Tn | wounds received by Timothy Reilly, Edwart Webb and George Phillips were not serious although painful. It was the Hveliest rov | that ever ocourred at the baach