Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-16
CITY AND SUBURBS.

The question is asked very frequently at the mayors office, what has become of the committee that was appointed to revise the city charter!
 Court Wolf Tone, A. o. F., have engaged the West End grounds for Thursday, Sep tember 13, iremen's parade day, for its second annual picnic.
 Patrick Lynch. who assaulted car driver on East Main street a few days ago. settled his case last evening by paying $1 into the city treasury.
 Miss Fannie Vogel and Albert Bley will be united in marriage at the residence of the brides parents on Orange street last evening by the Rev Mir Micou.
 E. NJ Harrison of this city, brakeman employed on Conductor Starrs New Haven freight, had three fingers painfully crush ed while coupling cars yesterday.
 Conductor Hart of the Meriden, Water bury and Connecticut River railroad was married in Middletown Wednesday to Miss Mamie A. Ashton of that city.
 Louis Oliver, who fell from the house in the Brooklyn district two weeks ago and broke several of his ribs and a shoulder is doing we'll and can be moved within "A week
 The Rose Hill Hose company No , is giving its annual picnic at the West End grounds this afternoon and evening. This evening the Silver drum corps will escort the boys to the grounds.
 The weather has arranged itself to the full satisfaction of Company A, and their moonlight excursion this evening promises to be an immense success. The train will leave Dublin street station at : o'clock.
 Two palace cars attached to the o'clock train over the New England road passed through the city this morning. They were occupied by party of New York teachers who were returning from a convention at Boston.
 At the road commissioners meeting last night grades were ordered on Baldwin street from Stone street southerly; on Fuller street and South Main and Clay streets. Jewelry street was also ordered repaired.
 August Bayer, the wealthy pauper, Y" claims to be at work on a machine that will revolutionize water heating. He says he will use charcoal and kerosene oil gas AS heating materials and he can boil twenty gallons of water almost in an instant.
 Last nights concert on the green by the American band was heartily appreciated by the people, who turned out in large numbers to listen toit ?The band deserve great credit for their efforts to please the public and it is to be hoped that further concerts will follow.
 This morning team owned by the District Telephone company ran away going down North Main street, through Exchange Place, up Harrison alley to Somers' livery stable, where the animal is boarded, without breaking anything or injuring anybody.
 J-l>, ,f fol1 T. Il, stairs leading to the Water company $ building on Benedict street yesterday and was found in an unconscious condition by one of the workmen. He fortunately received only scalp wound and several slight bruises on the face.
 To-day Officer Moore arrested James and John Mack of Jackson street, charged with assaulting Patrick Dwyer of the firm of Dwyer Brothers, truckmen, last evening. Mir Dwyer, in company with his brother in-law, John Coleman, was standing on the corner of Bank and Jackson streets when the Mack brothers came along and assaulted him with bottle.
 AS Conductor Gregory train due i'll this city at 11:11 d. m was approaching Ansonia this morning. pair of runaway horses at tached to a heavy wagon and owned by Michael Flaherty ran down Bridge street and dashed with great force against the baggage car. The train was stepped and it was found that aside from few bruises the head the animals were uninjured.
 \ prominent city official who saw James G. Blaine as he passed through Bridgeport last week describes him as a very imposing looking man from distance. He is tall and we'll made and his hair and beard are perfectly white. But as one approaches him he sees that he is a man prematurely old. His frame is bent and his hands and whole frame shake as if from palsy. He would be in no condition to stand the heat of campaign.
 This morning James A. Hynes, received a letter from Edward NJ. Downes secretary of Columbia council, K. of c. of New Haven, stating that the Columbias would play the return game of ball with the Sheridan council on Thursday. August 23. All members who contemplate going to New Haven are requested to leave their names with MT Hynes as soon as possible in order that he may be able to make nec- essary arrangements.
 Officer Blakeley was called from the house at II o'clock last night to arrest a stranger named John Egan, who was prowling about the back yards in that vi cinity and acting in very suspicious man. ner. He had entered every back yard from Meadow to Clay streets, and in one place a dog was set on him. Egan said he came from New York but gave no explanation of his conduct and was locked up as sus- picious character, but was allowed to go at daybreak.
 When preparations were being made for the band concert last night it was found that all of the four gas brackets on the grand stand had been broken off and carried away. The gate of the stand and one side of the railing were torn down and the structure presented generally dilap- dated appearance. The work was probably that of the boys who eongregate there every night despite the efforts of the police to keep them off, The want of police man to do duty on the green is becoming more and more evident every day.
 Last evening negro hostler who had evidently been imposed upon by sharpers appeared at the city hall, and meeting Chief Snagg on the steps asked him where the show was. The chief informed him that there was no show. The negro the,