Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-27
CITY NEWS.
No police court this morning.

NO pOllce court tnlS morning.
 Prof Josselyn's World of Wonders at the opera house tomorrow evening.
 Upson, Singleton X Co are to-day pre- senting their friends with the official programme of next weeks centennial exercises at New York.
 Hector Martel, recently with J. M. Kellogg, will on Monday enter the em ploy of Driggs X Smith, music dealers, corner of Bank and Grand streets.
 Owing to the inclement weather the sociable of Rogers & Brothers benevolent a association to be held at City hall last evening was postponed until tonight.
 John O'Flaherty, father of Mrs John H. yesterday after lingering illness. His funeral will be held tomorrow after noon.
 Thored F. Griffin, teamster, who was kicked on Tuesday by a colt, in Cole brook River died Thursday afternoon of his injuries. Mir Griffin had many friends ill this city.
 The Consolidated road in antcipa- tion of large passenger travel next week have orderded extra cars attached to the regular trains on the Naugatuck division.
 David Hunter for many years employ ed by the Waterbury Buckle company. will leave next Tuesday for visit to England. Scotland and Ireland. He will be absent about two months.
 There was a fair attendance at the St Ann's church bazaar last night notwith- standing the storm. Tonight a special programme will be presented and the largest attendance of the week is eN pected.
 Charles E. Woodruff, the New Britain forger, at one time contemplated start ing a daily paper in this city, but his plans fell through. Woodruff was taken to the Hartford jail last night having failed to secure the necessary Sl2,000 bonds.
 The funeral of Patrick Guilfoiie, who died of apopleNy at his home. on Frank lin street yesterday, will be attended from his late residence to the church of the Immaculate Conception at 2:30 D. m. tomorrow.
 w. N. Ladd, the popular South Main street grocer, is making extensive alter ations in his store The old front has been torn down and the store greatly improved by the introduction of new windows and other changes.
 Mrs Virginia Poulin, wife of Joseph Poulin, died yesterday afternoon at her home No 10 Chattietd avenue. She was 23 years of age and leaves three chil- dren. The funeral will take place from St Ann's church at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 Music hall will be occupied Monday evening by gathering of dancers to cele- brate the Washington Centennial. Tick cts of admission are 50 cents ladies free. The committee in charge will make it pleasant for all who attend.
 Governor Bulkeley said,yesterday that while he had some person in mind for the position of chief justice. he would not make the appointment for several days. Hon Stephen w. Kellogg. of this city and Judge Carpenter are the most promising candidates for the honor.
 The open winter has effected the coal traffic on the New York and New Eng land road, and the class of freight shows falling off of 50 per cent compared with year ago. The movement of gen. eral freight has shown very satisfac- tory increase.
 The manager of the Naugatuck freight office in this city has received a special order to ship no perishable freight during three days of the centennial and none this week, except that which can be de- livered and no freight at all except sub- ject to delay occassioned by increase of passenger traffic.
 The three stores in the new Platt block on East Main street were opened to-day and add greatly to the appearance of the street. The east store is occupied by J. H. Guernsey, dealer in hardware: J. F. Phelan has opened with a full line of teas, coffees and spices in the middle store and E. F. Platt, grocer, has re- moved from Market place to the West store in the building.
 There is no longer any doubt about Tuesday being a legal holiday. The banks will do no bushes on that day and notes due must be paid on Monday This timely suggestion may be of con venience to those who may have paper due on Tuesday, and did not expect tG pay it on that day. The postotfice will suspend business part of the day, the hours and delivery by carriers being the same as on previous legal holidays.
 A Nazareth cable to the Catholic News says: After four days ride across tht mountains of Galilee the American. have arrived at Nazareth. They arc all well with one exception, although greatly fatigued by the mode of locomo ton which brought them here. The Rev Henry Robinson of Leadvllle, Col. is suffering from painful flesh wounds inflicted by the kicks of vicious horse
 The case of Robert Latta, the drus clerk who accidentally gave aconite tt Homer c. Bishop and Charles M. Apple by of Branford for brandy, killing both has been nolled. He was arrested charged with manslaughter. There wa. no money payment in settlement of tht case as has been reported. One of tn, principal reasons why Latta was no prosecuted was, in MT Doolittle's judg ment, the improbability of any jury evel convicting the accused eff the crime charged.