Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-16

High school graduating exercises at city hall this evening.
 Attorney Baldwin of Naugatuck, who re- turned from Florida Friday, was in town to-day.
 c. N. Squires & Co., of Naugatuck have leased Coyle's building on Spring street and will go into the wholesale beer busi- | ness
 H. H. Peck, E. c. Lewis and Dr North returned this morning from. two weeks vacation which has been passed at at the Bermudas.
 Blanche A., the bright 4-year-old daugh- | ter of Mir and Mrs William Daunais of No 13 Charles street, died of bronchitis this | morning. The funeral took place at 4 o'clock.
 The Meriden Republican says that the rifles which the Hibernian Rifle association l of that city purchased of the old Sarsfeld | rifles of this city, arrived in Meriden Fri day night.
 The funeral service over the remains of the late H. A. Vaughan was conducted by the Rev Dr Anderson at the residence of c. w. Gillette, No 80 Prospect street, at , p. m., yesterday. This morning the re mains were taken to Southbridge, Mass, for interment.
 A picture of the wooden building on East Main street, which has been used until recently for a parochial school, will be taken before it is removed from the pres ent site. At one time it was the chapel in which all the Catholics in the city wor shiped and it is desirous to include in this picture as many of those who worshiped in this building as possible.
 The funeral of Mrs James Hodson was attended from the residence of Benjamin Sedgwick at 9:30 to-day. The service was conducted by the Rev L. F. Baker, who spoke very highly of the deceased. The pallbearers were Charles Manning, John Mabbott, ST., Henry Church and James Sandland The remains were taken on the 10:54 train for interment at New Haven. There were many handsome floral trib utes.
 Edward Blackmar of this city, who is now confined to the jail on charge of counterfeiting silver dollars and half dol lars, and who was recently bound over to the United States district court, has been pronounced insane. His attorney, J. P. Goodhart, had him examined last week by Drs E. L. Bissell and c. Purdy Lindsley, who pronounced him insane. Dr Gusta vus Eliot, the jail physician, has also said that Blackmar is insane, and District At GOIucy Ol1l WILL GO-uoy 1OI WdIu ChC fbll- davits of the doctors and Jai1er Beardsley and Turnkey Gates to the attorney general at Washington, and the latter is expected to nolle the case.
 The Meriden and Waterbury railroad company, which was enjoined from build ing it's railroad through property of Dennis Kilduff on River street. has settled the dis pute by paying S700, MT Kilduf giving the company a quit claim deed. The com pany, it will be recalled, began cutting through this property without having con- suited MT Kilduff. They were enjoined, and Judge Bradstreet refused to dissolve the injunction. General Kellogg, the company's counsel, appeared before Judge Phelps at Hartford and asked for the ap- pointment of appraisers. Attorney Dona- hue, counsel for MT Kilduff, demurred to this proceeding and Judge Phelps refused to hear the case.
 The attendance at the first Methodist church yesterday was large at the morning and evening service. The new pastor, the Rev A. o. Eggleston, preached his first sermon in the morning from the text, 'Fo1 we preach not ocrselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord" MT Eggleston is of the old fash toned type of ministers. His sermons are replete with common sense and abound ir originality. He said in his morning dis cussion that he did not come to his new charge to introduce any new scheme or tc carry out any idea of his own but to preach Christ. He did not come here to live and draw his salary but to serve the church He was strong Methodist and believed in it's doctrines but cherished the kindliest feeling toward other denominations.
 This morning at 10 o'clock L. w. Toucey the plumber, left his horse and wagon standing in front of the city hall while he went into the building to transact some business. A savage looking bull dog owned by Mike Burns and led by young man passed up the street. When in front of the horse the dog jumped and caught the ani- nal by the nose. The horse with the dog clinging to his nose dashed into the alley between the Scovill house and the city hall and came out at Harrison alley, where the dog released his hold. Chief Egan, who was standing at Exchange place, saw the occurrence and gave chase to the young man, who was leading the dog down Bank street ct rapid rate. The chief caught and took the young man and the dog to the station house. The young man gave his name as Solomon Arrain, and said his home was in Boston, The chief finding the dog was not registered and rather dan gerous had Dr. Bland shoot it. The dog was very valuable one and was matched to fight next Saturday night. The horse was cut about the nostrils, but not danger