Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-12
NEWS OF OUR NElGHBORS.
Happenings of Interest in Several Statea
 Briefly ChronicIed,

Briefly ChronicIed.
 A passing train on the Consolidated road exploded dynamite cartridge between Will jams Bridge and Bidford Park, Conn., Nearly every window i'll the train was shattered, and many passengers were cut by broken glass.
 Western Pennsylvania farmers, while dis cussing the coming prohibition election, have bethought them of cider They want to know. if prohibition goes, whether it will prohibit cider making. An authority interprets the Brooks law to allow man to make as much cider as he pleases, to keep it until it becomes as hard as ''stone fence, " and to tangle him. self up with it at will, so long as he does not sell it.
 German woman, with seven small chil- dren and q sick husband, was turned out of her home at Elizabeth, N. J., by q heartless and cruel agent, because they Were too poor to pay rent, and the entire family had to sleep all night in the woodshed. The children had nothing to eat for twentyfour hours, and were nearly starved and half frozen from exposure to the inclement weather Some of the little ones, it is feared, will die from the exposure they have suffered. The sick hus- band, who will never recover, was removed to Q kind hearted persons house. and the overseer of the poor will take charge of the
 
 Paterson is flooded with, counterfeit coins, and nobody knows where they come from, Several persons have been arrested for pass ing them, but no clew has been obtained as to their origin.
 Victor Boft and Tita Clement were married by justice of the peace in Newark some time ago, notwithstanding Boft had wife and children ill the old country and Tita has 6 husband. Their friends insisted on their being married by rabbi, and finally they con sented. A large party assembled and feast was prepared, including a barrel of lager. While the festivities were going on some one informed Justice Doctor and he proceeded to the place and arrested the pair for bigamy. Almost a riot ensued, and the entire party accompanied them to the justices office The man and woman were committed to iail to await the action of the grand jury, and the guests returned to dispose of the feast but when they returned found that soma roughs had carried away everything, including the lager
 Among the nominations confirmed by the senate were: Fredericka H. Bryan, as post mistress at Newton, Pa., and Eva R. Weist- ling, postmistress at Middletown, Pa.
 Essex county, N. J., Democrats arc consid- ering ways and means of. properly disciplin- ing Frank McDermitt, who has several times voted with the Republicans i'll tho legislature It is said that caucus has decided that he shall be boycotted, and his right to seat in the assembly is to be raised.
 All the stock for the proposed now bank at Elizabeth, N. J., has been subscribed, and the institution will be established. It has been decided to establish state bank with capi- tai of $50, 900 to start with.
 A call has been issued for a meeting next Monday night of sporting men and lovers of horsefesh at Elizabeth, N J., to organize 6 driving association. The proposed building of the new race tracks at Elizabeth has had much to do with encouraging the formation of a driving club, which will include as mcm- bers some of the leading owners of roadsters in the place.
 The suit against Rev. A. A. Lathbury, of New Haven, to recover possession of Dora Dee, an illegitimate child which Mir Lath- bury had adopted ill its infancy, was decided in favor of Mir. Lathbury and against the woman who claimed to be the mother.
 Jonathan F. Morris has been appointed assignee of Caleb NJ. Taloott, the insolvent Hartford dry goods dealer, whose assets are stated at s130, ,2Sl and liabilities at $65, ,S66 The Charter Oak National bank, of which Mir. Morris is president, is a creditor for $19,OO0, and New York houses for smaller amounts.
 The Rev. w. J. Crosby, pastor of the Uni versalist church, of Danbury, Conn.,, packed most of his valuables, and left town on the Washington express. Mir. Crosby resigned his pastorate some time ago, to go into effect March 1. The cause of his disappearance Is due to hereditary insanity. He left town without apprising his family ef bis intentions It is thought he is bound for the west.
 Mrs. Millie Crane died at her home in News burg, N. Y, from dose of bedbug poison, taken in mistake for medicine
 The father of Greenwall, the Brooklyn murderer, ended a seven years' term in Clin- ton prison for forgery, and will go at once to visit his son, who is to be hanged this wsek