Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-01

pleted the revision of his work, The Gates of
He'll Ajar.' It is understood that 30 well is
it regarded by New York publishers that
many of them have displayed great eagerness
to obtain the privilege of putting it upou the
market. The distinguished author is unwiIl-
ing to let it go until he is perfectly sure not a
line needs revision or amendment He has
been engaged in the task for years, following
the example of the poet Gray"
sTABBING CASE IN SOUTH NoRwALK.
Joseph Smith, of South Norwalk, was stab.
bed on Saturday evening last by John Lloyd.
The wound was between the first and second
ribs on the right side, and is not Thought to
be serious. The. weapon used was a COM
mon pocket knife. Smith was very drunk
and had repeatedly thrown his arms around
LIoyd's neck, wanting to kiss kim, and Lloyd
threatened to hurt him if he didn't STOP
Smith persisted and was struck by Lloyd,
but didn't know what had happened until
he reached home, weakened by the loss of
blood. Examination disclosed the wound
Lloyd was arrested and placed under ST 200
bonds.
SWEDISH sUFFERERs-RELIRF EFFORTS.
June 25 the laundering and fishing towns
of Sundsvau and Umea in northern Sweden
were destroyed by a fire which licked mp
property of the value of 80, GOO, 800 crowns
and left Il, 600 people roofess. It Was an
appalling calamity, and has excited the SYM
is great and urgent, and, in common with
their brethren in other American towns, the
Swedish-born citizens of Hartford are COM
mendably anxious to do what they can in the
way of help. For this purpose they have
organized q relief committee, of which Mr..
Charles G. Anderson is the secretary, and
Mr. Herman Crondahl, matchmaker, Asylum
street, has been designated to receive sub
scriptions. Hartford Courant.
.roA.r1 gvppv 1.ur 1o,rr,,,r
The daily routine at Camp Terry has been
printed and is as follows: Rsveille, a. M.
surgeons call, $50; breakfast, 6:45; police
call, z; company drill, 7:30 to SIS; guard
mounting, O.; battalion drill, 10 to 11:30; or
derby hour, IL NJ; dinner, 1890 p. n.; bat
TALON drill, 2:15 to 2:3e; police call, A.;
brigade dress parade, $50; supper, 6:3e;
there will be review by Governor Louns-
bury, and Immediately following will be bat
TALON drill by the infantry, drill by the a1til-
| lery and brigade dress parade. The brigade
| is encamped in the following order: Fourth
regiment, First regiment, Second regiment,
Third regiment, Fifth battalion, Battery A.
AN IMPROBABLE NORWICH YARN.
One of the Imaginative special correspond
ents who load the Sunday papers with pecu-
liarities of life in New London county, fur
nishes the following from Norwich: A rich
| old farmer who lives dozen miles or SO up
the country came to this city few days ago
with his young bride upon his wedding
| tour. The old man is eighty-fve, while his
| wife is just seventy years his junior. He
| had purchased an organette from a Main
1 street music dealer few months before and
| wanted good music. The old man suggested
l as sample 'sWhere is My Boy Tonight"
| He led his bride up to the coulter and, after
paying for the music, said, addressing the
l clerk:
"My son, she's my wife. Ain't she like
| ly onei" He seemed to remember something,
and Strengthening himself up said: "Young
man, I've waited for sieh blood as flow in
them veins for nigh onto sixty years now. ]
knowed her grandman and wanted her, but
she wouldn't see 1t. She married my bitter
! est enemy and had daughter, whom tried
| to marry her when her folks wasn't round,
but somehow they got wind of it and I was
dished agin. She went and got married and
had daughter. Says I, Jonathan, you'll
| marry this'n,' and settles down glum like to
| wait for the youngster to grow up. Martha's
folks watched her close and begun to sus-
pect would have to wait for the next fami-
/ ~, when they died.-all of them died, and
| Martha was left without no relatiyes-so ]
popped the question and we was married. u
1 And picking up the music Janathan placed
/ it under one of his arms, while one of Mar
| ths's stole under the other, and the two low
| ingly walked out of the store, completely ig-
norant of the fact that they were fu finishing
| amusement for the crowd.