Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-13
General State News.

General state News.
 ASSIGNED.
 Charles B. Douglass of Norwich has en- tered upon his duties as railway postal clerk, and has been assigned to the night line between Boston, Springfield and New York.
 FIRE IN ROCKVILLE.
 ROCKVILLE, May 1.-The waste house of the Rock Manufacturing company in the yard east of the mill was gutted by fire last night, st loss of about g., 900, which is covered by insurance.
 The disreputable houses in Darien kept by Elizabeth Finch axd Dan Sims were raided Thursday night and ten persons were taken into custody. The proprietors were placed under $200 each.
 HARTFoRD's CHARITY BALL.
 The total receipts of the recent charity ball, given in aid of the Union for Home Work, amounted to s1, ,161. .50. The expenses were only $50, so that nearly one thou sand dollars has been added to the charity fund of the Union.
 THE GRAND LODGE, I. o. o. F.
 At the session of the Gradd lodge, I. O. O. F., to be held in Hartford next Wednesday, F. 8. Hunt of Bridgeport will undoubtedly be advanced from his present office of grand warden to that of deputy grand master. The grandmastership is conceded to James Bishop of New Haven.
 KILLED INSTANTLY. Patrick Reid, about 60 years of age, an employee of the Higganum Manufacturing caught in tumbling barrel shaft. His neck was broken instantly. He was native of Ireland and came here from North Glaston- bury eight years ago.
 FOUND DEAD NEAR BRISTOL. BRISTOL, May 11.-Mr. Peter Levines, who was reported Wednesday evening so terri- ply beaten and bruised, was found dead this morning by Mir. William Hills. The body lay in the water about 8 quarter of mile above the Waterbury bridge, on the Terry vile road. Levines was man about 50 years old.
 YALE GRADUATE. The Rev. Eli B. Clark, who died vero sud- denly last week at his home in Springfield, was one of the oldest and most honored Con- gregational pastors in the Connecticut Val- ley and was born in Waterbury, Ct., in 1903. and was graduated from Yale college in the class of 1886, and in 1899 from the Yale divinity school.
 BRIDaEPoRT's COLLECTOR.
 The full term of Collector Goddard of Bridgeport expires on October next, but it is not probable that he will be allowed to serve it out. Some efforts have been made to secure his continuance in office for the re- mainder of his term on the ground of his good service but these efforts have been mainly of Democratic origin.
 FATAL BOLT IN COLCHESTER.
 Robert Doane and George Mahoney were picking up stones Friday afternoon in a lot in Westchester Society, town of Colchester, when the storm came up. At first they took refuge under the OK cart, but as that was not very satisfactory shelter they went under 8 large maple tree which stood near by. Ma honey sat with his back against the tree and Doane near by. A binding flash of lightning struck the tree, killing Mshoney instantly and completely prostrating Doane.
 FOUND DEAD IN HIS wAsoN-ANoTHER NEW
 TOWN MYSTERY.
 The peculiar death of a Polander named Barrotsky is arousing interest at Newtown. He had been keeping a bachelors hall with one John Nichols, farmer in the Halter town district. He and Nichols went to Bridgeport Wednesday and returned late, both drunk, the Pole flat on his back in the wagon. Nichols unable to arouse his com- panion left him all night. covered with dead Thursday morning. Coroner Holt has been notified and Deputy Talmsge is now in- vestigating. The Pole has lived m ysterious- ly, never working, and is supposed to have been in good circumstances.
 NEW PLAY BY GILLETTE.
 William Gillette, the author of "Held by the Enemy" is employing his spare time at his Hartford, Ct., home in the production of an entirely new play which is to be produced next season. The subject, like that of Held by the Enemy, is based on incidents of the civil war. Mr. Gillette has perfected and patented some novelties in the way of stage pictures representing special scenes in the rebellion. The scenes will be laid in Boston, New York and through Georgia. The cast of characters will be 8 very long one. Mir. Gillette has devoted considerable time to perfecting this work, which he has now in shape for production. The incidents which he was to have used in his play A Confeder- ate's Casualty will be used in the new play. New York Times.
 FoRGER wooDRUFF's ASSETS.
 NEW BRITAIN, May 12.-The schedules showing the assets and liabilities of the in- solvent estate of Charles E. Woodruff, the forger, were filed at the probate office yester- day The list of liabilities includes the names of sixty-three creditors to whom Woodruff is indebted in sums ranging from $2 to $7, 300. The heaviest losses fall upon the banks: which have been bled $3s, 900
 So skillfully did Woodruff manipulate his forged paper that the ten banks among which the losses are divided never suspected anything wrong The First National bank of Middletown is put down for $7.240, the First National of this city for $6,5S4.30 and the Thompson National for $4, $50.
 Woodruffs real estate is SO plastered with mortgages that little can be realized from it. The assets include the block known ss the Herald building, lots of land on Maple. West Main, Camp and Grand streets, together with half a dozen tenement houses. The value of the property Is not declared.
 Judge Chamberlain, who has been appoint ed trustee of the estate, does not expect that the property will realize more than SC, GOO or $s, ,O60 Wcodruff's trial for forgery will take place at the June term of the Superior court in Hartford.
 Matchless Values.
 We are showing in embroidered piquss,