Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-20

DANBURY, NOV. 1S.-W lluem Murpny, about forty years of age, formerly Chicago, Burlington and Quincy engineer, committed suicide last night by means of morphine at the police station, where he had secured lodging under the name of Frank Reed.
 $75, ,000 BAn-THE BRDsALL ASSAULT.
 Saturday Constable Taussig, accompanied by Judge Birdsall, MT. Grogan and several others appeared ct the ofioe of the Sunday Globe, Hartford, and served upon Messrs Wiley, Smith and Hall writs in suits for damages in the sum of $25, 900 each for the assault. The writs were drawn by Justice John T. Peters, and are returnabls to the Superior court on the first Tuesday in De- cember. Bail to the amount of $75, GOO was furnished by Governor-slect Bulkeley, and the accused were quickly released.
 THE REV. DIR. PARKER.
 The Rev. Dr. Parker of the South church was taken suddenly ill Sunday morning and was unable to be present at church. The Rev. MT. Bixler, assistent pastor of the Cen ter church, preached an excellent serman there in the nornint, and the evening service was omitted. MT. Bixler's allusion to Dr. Parker's sickness created some apprehension among the congregation, which, however, seems happily to be altogether uncalled for. Dr. Avery who is Dr. Parker's physician, was seen last evening, and said that his in disposition was not of serious character.-| Hartford Courant.
 IN wALLIEGToRD.
 WALLINGFoRD, Nov. 19.-Ths funeral of Walter J. Page took place ct his late resi- denoe Sunday afternoon and was largely at tended. J. W. Pisrpont, Mir. Dupleesis, c. K. Barnes, G.G. Thompson, Watson Perkins and Jacob Joab were the bearers.
 The funeral of Joseph E. Moves was attend ed from his late residence yesterday after noon.
 H. H. Martin, E. N. Judd and B. T. Buel left for Kearney, Nsb., yesterday. Msssrs. Martin and Judd go to look after interests has lately sold out his market business here, goes on prospecting tour.
 SAD CAGE.
 While in California last week, Mayer-elect Frank Comstock, of South Norwalk, was mo- tifisd by telegraph of the death of his little daughter, who died quite suddenly of diph- theria. Owing ts unavoidable delays he did not reach New York until Monday evening He WAS met in the city by one of his em- ployes, who informed him that Mrs. Com- stock was dangerously i'll, and he hurried on to South Nsrwalk, arriving shortly before midnight. His wife, who, it appears, had been kept alive by the hope of once more seeing her husband, was able to converse with him for a while, but before the dawn of Tuesday morning she was dead.
 TOBACCO AND A BRANFoRD PAsToRArE.
 The Rev. J. N. Aorfiu or Cleveland, o., recently received and declined call to the Branford Congregational church. There had been some delay before the answer arrived, which Is explained by 8 Cleveland dispatch which says that some of Mr. MerIill's people in Cleveland had objected to him because he used tobacco. When the call from Branford arrived Mir. Merrill resigned and was tried before 6 council on charges of unchristian conduct, brought by the opponents of tobac- GO. He was acquitted, and his old church insisted on having him back. So he declin- ed the Brsnford call, the anti-tobacoo people left the church, and peace reigns.
 HORNED OWL AMONG THE TURKEYS.
 A New Preston correspondent writes to the New York Sun; "The near approach of Thanksgiving causes the Connecticut farmer to count his turkeys every night, and make sure that they roost high. Mr. N. J. Reed of this plsoe found one of his turkeys lying on the ground under its roost the other morn ing, and, supposing it to be the work of some thief who had shot it and who had been frightened of by the dog, he paid no more attention to it. The next morning he found another fine turkey in the same condition. This time certain marks on the bird led him to suspect coons and he set trap to catch the animal. He was very much surprised when he went out on Thursday morning to find that his trap had caught & very large horned owl. Ia trying to release it from the trap the bird fought savaRsly and had to be eIabbed before it could be touched. Many old farmers about here who have been famil- far with owls from boyhood say they never heard of their killing such large game before.
 Some Juve1Ine POIitIcfans.