Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-15
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Eddie Longworth will shortly make a trip to California for his health.
 All who have bills against the school dis trict should present them before Monday night.
 There will be no concert on the green to- night, the band of the Seeman company failing to arrive.
 The funeral of the late Patrick Rigney will be attended from his late residence on Denny street at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon Court Hancock during the absence of H. J. Kellogg. All communications should be addressed to him. In few days we will begin the publi- cation of new serial story, the best that has yet appeared in these columns. Watch for the opening chapters.
 Mrs Sarah Bottome, aged 5S years, died at her residence on North Main Street this morning. Her remains will be taken to Thomaston Monday for interment.
 A very small party left on the special train this morning on the excursion given by Captain Hubbell to Coney Island. Had the weather been warmer a large party would undoubtedly have gone.
 E The drills at the Pomperaug valley mine have penetrated to the depth of 90 feet, and the indications are stronger that their is good mineral below. The company are prepared to drill ,, 1000 feet if necessary.
 At least one businessman in town is hap pv When the policy drawings were re ported this morning he found that his s'straight gig had drawn him $2 ,000. The money was taken from the bank an hour afterwards and paid over.
 Betting men will be interested to know that section 274 of the revised statutes of Connecticut reads Every person who shall bet on any election, or who shall be a holder of anything staked upon election, shAl be fined not less than $50 or more than $100.
 Brass City Hose company, No 6, give their annual picnic at the ball grounds this afternoon and evening. A feature of this afternoons programme is a game of ball between Rose Hill and Phoenix fire com panies Dancing will fill this evening E programme.
 The remaining stones for the pedestal of the Carrie Welton fountain arrived this morning and will probably be set before night There is considerable cutting, hollowing out of basins, &c, to be done on the pedestal before the horse will be plac- ed in position.
 In the superior court in Bridgeport yes terday Samuel Laughlin, who killed Fred erick Palmatiec of this city by striking him on the head with beer faucet on the evening of July 13, pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter, and was senten- ced to two years in the state prison.
 If Deputy Marshal Lovejoy of New Haven receives the pardon papers from Washington to day. Romer, the Waterbury post office thief, will be liberated from jail and will return to this city on late train this evening. He told the jail officers yes terday that he would return to w aterbury and try and be better man.
 The New York and New England rail read company, through Attorney Root this morning offered to settle with the 'snow shovelers," who brought suit against them soon after the recent blizzard, allowing the men fifteen cents an hour for thei1 work and costs. The largest amount ot wages was $4.50, but the costs amounted to $50 in each of the score and a half cases
 William B. Dudley of Orange street, the neighbors say, has been under the influence of liquor for the last two months. This morning he assaulted his wife and aged mother and wound up by emptying the kerosene oil can into the stove. The neigh bors, attracted by the smoke and screams of the women rushed in and Dudley wal thrown out doors and the fire eXtinguished The police were then notified.
 Word received from Winsted this morn ing stated that Barrows, the young mar who was injured while at work at tn Naugatuck yard yesterday, passed a yer. comfortable night. The physicians wh' attend him say that in all probability tn foot will have to be amputated. Barrow is not so well this afternoon being slightl, demented and the chances of his recover, are almost hopeless.
 The Wallingford correspondent of tn New Haven Palladium says: ''There is rumor afoat that John H. Starin has as sured Horace c. Wilcox, of Meriden, that he will build the proposed branch of tn Meriden and Waterbury railroad from Meri den to R. Wallace & Sons factory in Wal lingford that he (Starin) will agree to SC the road extended to connect in New Have with his line of steamers to New York The report comes from reliable sources.
 Frisbie Porter was before the polio court this morning charged with hors stealing, but on account of the absence o Iiyeryman Burbridge the case was lai over to Monday Porter is neatly-dressed gentlemanly young fellow. He hired tn turnout Monday. afternoon from MT Bur bridge to go to Southington, saying that was to return the same night. He did no return and Wednesday night the owne followed him to Cheshire. The horse wa found with farmer near Bristol the nex dav. He said he found the team m piec of woodland, where it had been deserted and had remained out in the rain all night The horse was exhausted and the trimming of the were carriage spoiled.