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The Clifton clarion., 1889-07-31
Surgeons on Emicrant Ships.

Emigrant ships are always adver tised as carrying a competent surgeon. We know something of the surgeons they frequently carry, nor do we deny that they are generally clever young men. The pay, which is calculated on percentage or commission, is good, and candidates have to produce ex. cellent certificates. But when the ship owners have fulfilled their part of the contract the responsibility shifts on the shoulders of the young as pirant to celebrity. If he is ambitious and means to succeed in his profes- sion there is little danger of his being supine. The risk is rather on the side of professional zeal. He has a rare opportunity of experimenting lon his own hook" such as never could have come to him at home in the hos pitals. Fiat experimentum in cor poribus wills" is his motto. Each case of serious illness is an agreeable sen sation; superb compound fracture is a godsend; each subtler malady is a joy and treat for the rest of the voy age. He tries all manner of empirical remedies with the best intentions; he revels in the uncontrolled use of his instruments in the interests of the pa tient-and science. It may be hit oI miss, kill or cure, but somehow even a well principled young man can rec oncile anything to an elastic profes sional conscience. We have shudder- ed at "reminiscences from one of those emigrant floating hospitals, told in all good faith, ill moments of confidence. by practitioners who honestly believed they lad been experimenting in the cause of humanity. - Blackwood's Marrn zinc
The Clifton clarion., 1889-07-31
A Woman of the Uorld.

A pretty fan was presented to little girl 4 years of age, and she, wishing to show her new treasure, hung it on her finger and held it out at arms length. A lady, on entering the parlor, was attracted by the peculiar at tiaude of the little girl, and finally said to ssr: "JsIl't it very fatiguing to hold out your arm in that way so longs" Said little Elsie in answer, with a deep sigh: Isn't it always fatiguing to be elegant r'- Wide Awake.
The Clifton clarion., 1889-07-31
TO A CHINESE IDOL.

Once you ruled. god divine In sacred, steady shrine Near a river dark as mine,
 Mid the trees, And to you the mandarins, With their smooth, unshaven chins Prayed absolvence from their sins
 On their knees. Tiny footed Chinese maids, With their raven hair In braids, Sought you in your quiet shades
 Meath the boughs; Haply, for thousand years You beheld their smiles and tears, Listened to their hopes and fears
 And their rows. Now above her escritoire In my lady's pink boudoir, Ever dumbly pining for
 Last repose, You sit stolid day by day, With your cheeks so gaunt and gray, Stony eyes and retrousse
 Little nose Where the sunlight glinteth OCT Persian rug and polished floor You will frown forevermore,
 Grim as hate; A divinity cast down, Having neither shrine nor crown, Oncc god, but TOW brown
 Paper weight
 Clinton Scollard
The Clifton clarion., 1889-07-31
ARIZONA & N. Nj. RAILWAY.
 TIME TABLE.
GOING SOUTH
GOING NORTH.
PASSENGER RATES

Children between five and twelve years of age half fare. EP One hundred pounds of baggage carried free with each full fare and 90 pounds with each half fare.
 FREIGHT RATES. Following are the rates per ton on the differ ent classes Of freight.
The Clifton clarion., 1889-07-31
CLAssIFICAIION:

JOHN SHERMAN.
 Gau7saI Sup f.
The Clifton clarion., 1889-07-31

As oysters are swallowed when they are opened, so is the frank man taken in when he tells his plans to rOpucs.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-02
FAIR HAVEN.
Tho Female Burglar still In Town The Work Of the St0rm-Pers0nal Notea-Gepera UtNma.

Tho Female Burglar still In Town
 The Work of she StOrm-Personal
 Notes-General Items.
 The woman who is supposed to have as- sisted In the attempted burglary at the resi- dence of MT. A. l.. Chamberlain few nights ago has been seen on the streets several times since. She was conspicuously attired in a velveteen gown with beaded wrap. She is supposed to have been the party who at tempted to gain admittanoe to the house early in the evening in order to size up the situation for the benefit of her confederate.
 The recent storms have done considerable damage in and about Fair Haven, although the damage in any individual case has not been large. The roads, particularly on the dollars worth by the torrents that have torn along the gutters. A number of cellars have been flooded to the detriment of whatever they may have contained in the provision line, and business generally has been para lyzed by the continued bad weather. The oyster cultivators have suffered to some ex- tent by the storm, as their steamers have been unable to perform their usual work.
 The new truck of the John J. Dayton Hook and Ladder company is an excellent machine, and the fire lsddies are quite proud of 1t. They are now discussing the question of an excursion and picnic.
 Mrs. Frank Jones of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., who has been visiting her sister on the east side, has returned home.
 Alderman James W. Hemingway, of East Pearl street, will spend the next few days in Saratoga.
 MT. H. J. Austin of Baltimore has been in town for few days past.
 The oyster growers are quite hopeful from present indications that the coming fall and winter will prove prosperous and profitable season for the oyster industry. The dealers have certainly met with hard luck enough during the past year or two.
 The water pouring down from the hills north of here made big freshet in the river yesterday.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-02
sUFFooATED IN A CEssPoeL.

John Allen, an Employe of A. N. Farm
 ham, is Sufocated by Poisonous
 Gases-A Companion Is Also Over-
 come Hut Recovers.
 One of the employees of A. N. Farnham, named John Henry Allen and residing at 166 Henry street, died while at work yesterday morning about o'clock of suffooation. He, John Irwin and Frederick Klein were sent to clean out the cesspool at 911 State street near Humphrey street. They opened the manhole and Klein and Allen descended into the cess- pool, which was about eighteen feet deep and had not been opened in twenty years.
 The men had just commenced work when sn overpowering odor filled the air, and IT, win, who was standing at the top of the manhole, was almost overcome. He moved away from the hole moment and then re- turned and looked down into the manhole. There he saw both Allen and Klein prostrate. He immediately called for help and the two were drawn up out of the cesspool and laid upon grass plot close at hand. To all ap- pearances Klein was dead, but the fresh air revived him and he was soon able to walk about. He was finally taken to his home in Westville. All the efforts of the rescuers in Aliens case were unavailing, as he had ex- pired before he was drawn out of the cees- pool. Medical Examiner White made an ex- animation and reported to Coroner Pond that Allen died of suffocation caused by poison ous gases. The body of the dead man was taken to Lewis & Maycook's, where it was prepared for burial.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-02
pr. nacon,s Remarks Commended

To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Please permit me- through your columns, to emphasize the Rev. Dr. Baeon's remarks in Waterbury last Sunday with reference to clergymsn leaving their pastorates during the warm summer months. By. actual oc- ourrences many years ago there was in neighboring town an epidemic of dysentery. There were four of five churches of different denominations in the place, but every cler- gyman had left the town and there was not one to visit the sick and dying, for many died. And there would not have been one person but for layman in one of the churches, who, seeing the situation, gave up his whole time night and day to minister comfort to the sick and point the dying to him who is the "resurrection and the life," Every day this devoted man of God expected to be taken with the same dread disease, for 1t was contagious, but no evil befell him and he kept his post until the epidemic passed away. The singing in the two Congrsga- tional churches was conducted by @ leader in each church. One of these, a polished, dig nifed gentleman, was taken down with the dire disease. Being left entirely to the care of hirelings how gratefully did he receive the services of the man of God. He died, and he who had done so much in con- duoting the services of God, was buried without even prayer, the other chorister officiating by singing hymn with the re- frain: "Say, brother, shall we meet you3n was quite young then, but such an un- christian burial made e lasting impression upon my mind. J.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-02
REsoLUTEs 10, RESERVES 5.
The Meriden Men Vanqufsh the New
 Haven Boys.

6ES0LUTES Us hnS6N HS De The meridep men Vanquish the New
 Haven Boys.
 The Meriden Resolutee, the leading anna teur ball team of the State, came to the city yesterday afternoon, gazed upon the New Haven Reserves and conquered them with ease. It was the first defeat the Reserves have suffered this season, but they were clearly overmatched yesterday. They played quite brilliant ball occasionally during the game, but went all to pieces at critical points. The Resolutes arrived on the field quite late and the seventy five people present were well nigh discouraged when the game began. The Meriden men started in well, making four runs in the first inning on five hits and three errors. It was @ winning lead and was maintained throughout. The Reserves almost overeame it, however, in their half for they made three runs on a base on balls, an error, passed ball and a hit. The Resolutes added three more in the second, while their oppo- nents failed to score. After this The Reserves had got themselves together and retired their opponents readily. But in the sixth they were attacked again by severe case of rattle and Meriden added three to her score. The deserves maoe one each in the seventh and eighth, but the Resolutes were fooling apparently instead ot playing ball, after they had the game so well in hand. Neither nine distinguished itself' A pretty double play by Murray and Le- Grand was feature. For the Reserves Le- Grand and Leheay did the best work. After the first inning Smith pitched fair game. Butrioks and Murray felded their positions we'll, while the outfelders failed to convince the spectators that they were ball players The Reserves promise to put in a stronger team to-day against the Mcintyre & Maguire nine:
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-02
BOARD OF FINANCE.

Another Refusal 70 Pay Heublein's
 BiIl for Entertaining Bridgeport
 Omcials-s8,OOO Additional for Paw
 ing Streets.
 The board of finance met at the Mayors office at o'clock yesterday. The bill of $27 contracted at Heublein's last winter in en- tertaining the Bridgeport officials who came up to examine the Brewer-Smith police alarm signal system came before the board again. Superintendent Bollman in his sundries ac. count had sandwiched this old item of last February in between two items for July. The board refused to audit it. Alderman Bushnell and Councilman Richardson were the only members present who would sign the bill.'
 The board voted to recommend that City Clerk Downes and Assistant Clerk Futile be paid $500 for indexing the records.
 A communication from the board of pub- lic works asking for an additional appropria- tion of SC, 900 for paving streets was favora- ply acted upon. The board wants the money principally for the paving of Bridge street.
 The monthly bills were approved.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-02
A CHAT WITH LENA LOEB.

The Attractive 0Electric Girl'' Ex-
 hibiss Many Pretty Feats of mind-
 Reudinr and the Like to . Represen-
 satIve of she Courier - Her Strange
 Power.
 A representative of the COURIER called mon Miss Lena Loeb at the house where she Is stopping on Portsea street yesterday alters noon. Miss Loeb Is the young lady who has been the object of SO much attention in the West during the past year as the Electric Girl" She has been In this city for three or four weeks. She Is an attractive little body of about eighteen years, with bright, sparkling black eyes and rosy cheeks. When seen yes- terday she was attired in a pretty costume of dark red material which admirably displayed the lines of her graceful little figure.
 "Yes," she said, as she greeted the repor- ter, ''I am called the Electric Girl.' What the strange power is do not know. was not conscious that I possessed anything ex- traordinary until about two years ago. We have always been . superstitious family and one evening as we were all sitting around a table we noticed that things began to move. None of us could cause this strange effect but myself. Since then my brother and I have tried many experiments, and in all 1t has been evident that am the possessor of some peculiar property that other people lack. We do not know what 1t is. Some call 1t an enormous amount of animal magnet ism, some spiritual influence, some one thing and some another. They call me the Electric Girl for want of more significant nsme."
 Miss Loeb gave several exhibitions of mind-reading during the afternoon. The COURIER man went into another room and concealed small lead pencil under a hat. He then blindfolded her and took her right hand in his placing his left hand upon he, shoulder. "Do not say word so I can heal 1t but mentally tell me where to go," she said as she led the way through the hallway She entered the room where the pencil wal concealed and, after moments hesitancy led the way to the hat, and ssizing the pencil looked up with Q pleased expression as che asked if she was right.
 A little more difficult feat of mind reading followed. The reporter made small mark with lead pencil upon Q wall in a neighbor. ing room. Blindfolding her again, she soon led the way to the room and placed her fnge, plump upon the mark.
 Miss Loeb gave many other interesting ex- hibitions. Perhaps the most wonderful of her feats she is said to accomplish Is that of lifting chairs and tables which are held down by ten or twelve men. She says that the greater resistance in human force which she has to contend with the more power she seems to have. No one, her manage, says, has yet been able to advance any reasonable theory to account for this peculia, force which she exercises at such moments In reply to letter published in yesterdays COURIER, and signed by several prominent citizens, requesting Miss Loeb to give pulp lie exhibition, her brother, who is also her manager, says that he Is willing to do SO. He has arranged for @ public exhibition oi his attractive sister at the Atheneum August 2. She will surely become great favorite when she is known.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-02
uRUELLY BEATEN.

 Annie Gogler is Severely Whipped
 While In He'd Dy Her Father-Gogler
 VIII Be Prosecuted.
 Annie Gogler, an 18-year- old girl, the daughter of Albert Gogler, a carpenter resid- ing at 46 White street, appeared at police headquarters yesterday morning and told Detective Brewer that her father had entered her room and terribly beaten her. The case was turned over to Agent Preston of the As- sociated Charities. Mir. Preston heard the girls story, and although he declines to say what 1t was, 1t is generally understood that the facts she told are true.
 She left sometime since the employ of John J. Haokstt at 35 Rosette street, where she received @ a week and entered the employ of Mrs. Adelia Whistler, who keeps board inghouse at the corner of Olive and Court streets. Here she received $3 week. The girls father is living with his second wife,
 who is not Annie's mother. Just before the
 hour tor preparing supper Wednesday even- ing the girls father appeared at her place of employment and demanded that she 20 home with him. The girl at first refused, but consented after considerable solicitation.
 Arrived home the father talked harshly and upbraided her for leaving her place at Hac- ketts. The girl went to bed in her fathers house after severe scclding, Gogler promis- ing to call her so she could get to her work in season in the morning.
 It was midnight when she got to sleep,
 but about 3 o'clock che was awakened by stinging sensation. Opening her eyes, she
 beheld her father with a whip in his hand.
 The whip was such as truckmen use. With
 a scream the girl attempted to pull the bed clothes over her half naked form, but before she could do 30 the lash of the whip fell on her naked skin, cutting an ugly gash in the flesh. Then seizing the bedclothing he stripped 1t from the form of his almost naked daughter and proceeded to apply the lash with his full power for about ten min utes. The girl writhed in agony and im- plored him amid her sobs to stop During the logging Gogler abused his daughter un- mercifully with his tongue. The girl tainted at last. When she came to she hastily dressed and left the house. At her employ CTS house the servants saw her body and found it in terrible condition. She pre-. sented pitiable appearance when she reached the police building. Gogler has &C., oused his daughter of being thief and a bad City Attorney Daley has issued warrant for the arrest of Gogler. He Is accused of
 breach of the peace. to which are supple. mented other complaints. Dr. Converse made partial examination of the welts on the girls body and states that he never saw human being in a more pitiable condition from a whipping than the girl.
 Gogler heard that the officers were looking for him-they had called at his house-and he walked into the police office shortly before 9 o'clock last evening accompanied by a
 bondsman. Joseph Frederick of Lafayette Place became surety for Gogler in the sum of $20O for his appearance this morning and the latter departed.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-02
Jewish Publication Society.

The Jewish Publication society of America was organized at national convention of Jews held at Philadelphia in June, 1888. It appeals to the Jews of the United States for generous sympathy, active encouragement, and liberal support. It favors no special views and supports no particular party. The society desires to enlist the aid of all the Jews of this country, without regard to spe- cisl opinions, and promises to adhere to the following principles by which 1t is to be gov- ernsd. They are summed up ss follows;
 First-Israeis career In the past and It's activity in the present cannot be adequately set forth, either to its own community or to its neIghbors,
 second-such Q literature must be free from mere n2gressiveness. It must combat error by pre- senting truth, and not by assailing adversaries.
 Third=Such literature must be in the main pop- h,ar, that IS, adapted for general reading rather aspire to excellence of style and tone and as . rule must be in the English language.
 Wourth-Above all, the publication committee VIII nave Tn view tho sole purpose of doing ths ynost good nnd to that end will be entirely free persons. op'"'onS VT
 The society counts already 2,5OO members. Rev. Dr. 5. Kleebers has been appointed ss chairman for this oity for the purpose of promoting the objects of the society. A special agent will call on the Isr.s,,t.. =, 2 this city with view of obtaining \ nnn,ho. v. of members. '''
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-02
PERSONAL JOTTINGs.
Notes About Now Haven People am
 Their Summer Outings.

Notes About Now Haven People and Their Summer Outings. Dr. c. Dibble has gone to Smiths Island. Mrs. A. H. Embler Is visiting friends in
 Hartford.
 Rev.C.W. Park of Birmingham is stopping
 in Milford.
 Dr. Levi Ives is at the Oriental House, Tan
 nersville, N. Y.
 Hobart B. Ives and family of Fair Haven
 East started for the Adirondscks yesterday.
 James W. Hemingway started yesterday
 for Saratoga, where he will spend his vaca- ton.
 Mrs. Henry W. Anthony has gone to the
 Pembroke, Milford Point, for the rest of the seoson.
 A. D. Chamberlain and wife, their daugh- ter, Miss Hattie, and A. L. Chamberlain, jr., went to Great Harrington, Mass, yesterday.
 Mrs. Will Hodgson of Denver, Col, and sister, Mrs. T. P. Granis, of 6s0 Chapel street, started on their tour yesterday for the Adirondacks, stopping on their way to visit sister in Fall River, Mass.
 Henry Lines, of the firm of Kean & Lines, carriage builders, has returned home after having spent several weeks at Adelphi, N. Y., where he was born, and place that he has not visited before in thirty years.
 Rev. MT. Lines, rector of St. Paul's, was
 in town yesterday, having returned for the
 where himself and family have been sojourn-
 ing for the past two or three weeks. Fred J. Brainerd, now of New York but
 formerly proprietor of the Converse House, has accepted position with the H. G. G. filling Publishing company of New York. Mir. Brainerd will locate in Illinois. Late arrivals at Saratoga: Mrs. Daniel L. Carpenter ct the United States Hotel; MT. J. Parsons, wife and child at the Continental; MT. L. A. Beecher, wife and mother and Miss l.. May Beecher at the Worden; John T. Ter roll and Stephen Dunns at Irving Hotel. q Among the pleasure trips to be taken this season is one by Mir. E. A. Hayes and wife, who after spending week in Boston will start for the West, stopping at intermediate points, and will spend few days with friends in Iowa. MT. Hayes is hard worker. not having but three or four days from business in the past eleven years. We wish him and his wife pleasant trip.
 Gov. Bigelow Is at the White Mountains. On his return he will continue in charge at the Merchants bank for a few weeks longer His resignation of the presidency of the bank was in accordance with an intention formed before the banks recent troubles, as he de- sired to tighten his business burdens. Vice President 0. s. Mersick is attending to the banks business.
 Prof. B. Jepson and family, who are spend- ing the summer at Stony Creek, in @ cottage on tho mainland, find life enjoyable there even during this long continued carnival of heavy showers. The ocean seems able to drink up all the inches of rain that fall, without difficulty, but 1t becomes boisterous and angry over the task and presents some | hne scenes when 1t is we'll disturbed.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-02
Company O Of the old Seventh c. V.

Company q Of the old seventh c. V. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 A letter in the COURIER of August 1, 1889, from A. Verrie of Conroe. Montgomery county, Texas, to Mrs. Sylvester Keeler of South Norwslk, asking for information about the Seventh regiment, 0. ", brings to mind that gallant regiment recruited and for months commanded by Colonel Terry, the brave and world renowned soldier, now Ma jor General Alfred H. Terry, and afterward commanded by the brave Colonel Hawley, which the letter inquired, was the company recruited and commanded by the lamsnted Captain s. Hitchcock, who was killed at James Island in 1881. It was the company which was the offshoot and representative of the New Haven Grays' war company, of which company Captain Hitchcock had been . private in the "three months campaign. |" Company G was known as the Townsend Ri- fes, named in honor of Hon. James M. Townsend of this city, who was called "Fa- ther Townsend" by the company on account of the unceasing fatherly interest he had over them and to whom he sent boxes as gifts each month during the whole war, la o6n Wltn tempting deiicac1es and other very acceptable matter, which was very difficult to obtain "at the front"-gifts which were warmly appreciated.
 George Sanger, late lieutenant, Company G." mentioned in said letter, was the general and popular "Old Gray" George D. Sanger, an ex-assistant engineer of the old volunteer fire department of this city and brave off cer, who died few years ago and who was a lieutenant of Company G, (Townsend Rifles) Seventh O. V. The company returned un- der Captain Willard Austin whose brother, Harry, was sergeant in said company. They also were sons of our venerable townsman, Henry Austin, the architect. L. E. Peck of the New Haven postoffice was the other Heu- tenant of Company G when they returned. The record of the Seventh Connecticut regiment, taken from Colonel Whites "Reo- ord of Connecticut men in the War of the Rebellion" just issued, shows the following statistics: