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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-12-13

The extent to which the London mar
ket has lately been flooded with new
enterprises requiring the investment Of
money is shown by some figures pre-
scented by the London Economist. Up
to November s, of the current year, the
new subscriptions amounted to gas
100, 1923; for the whole of 1887, they
were ESQ, 43G, 267, and for lsss ElGO, .
lA9, 600, making the total engagements
OF fresh capital for less than three years
S4s7, 775, $50, or nearly 50, 400, 600, 900,
against a total for the entire years 1855
1856 and 1857 OF e277, l12, 900, or a little
more than 81, 3hO. 600, 600.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-12-13

The last meal of Succi before his fast
Of forty-fve days, now being observed
ir New York, consisted OF %anchovies,
boiled trout, olives, celery, the Italian
dishes c~ressini and inserts, ~caulifower,
kidney stew, roast chicken, roast part
ridge, roast quail, grapes, pears and a
bottle OF chianti.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-12-13

The suns perpendicular rays do not
illumine the depths of the sea at all. or
anything like it. On the contrary, they
only penetrate, at the very outside,
some 200 fathoms down into the world
Of waters, beyond which distance all is
hnrknnsa-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-12-13

An Edinburgh constable is now look
ing at our police force and it's service,
says the New York Sun. THE thing
that strikes not most" he says, lis the
prevalence of ~adiposity among your
cops. ! notice here many policemen Of
extraordinary girth and weight. with a
heavy stride. We do nat take such men
in our service and we do not permit
them to grow fat or heavy in the ranks,
for we hold that bulkiness is incompat-
ible with some Of the business that is
laid upon them. Our c~onstables are
more helpful than yours seem t o be
when on duty in the streets, though we
havo no such crowded thoroughfares as
there are In New York, and are more
careful in guarding the lives and safety
of people who need to be guarded. Still,
for all that, your New York force pre-
sents q striking and imposing appear
ance when under roview and 1 am
pleased to know that they receive the
praise OF their inspectors"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-12-13

Sometimes the law is strangely for.
getful. For instance, John Blyer, SO
years OF age. has been . prisoner in the
vanceburg, KY, county Jail for twenty
two years on a charge Of murder. BY
some strange chance the law has for
gotten his existence, and all these
years he has been patiently waiting for
. trial that has never come. In the
meanwhile the witnesses against him
are all dead. and his identity has so
eomplstely sunk u OF existence thaA
he 10 referred 70 ~ "ths dead man In
sell D"
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09
FORBES LEAVES THE CAUCUS.

Trouble on the Democratic Side of
the Sclectmen.
There is trouble in the democratic camp
at the town agents Office, and it looks as
if some unexpected turns in the political
machine may be expected which will upset
some of the calculations of the democratic
slate makers. This is prophesied to come
to the surface at to-night's meeting of the
board of selectmen, unless Selectman
who occupies ex-Selectman Rowe's old
shoes, can be whipped into line before that
time. 1t is known that the greater part of
the democrats of the nav board are willing
to reappoint the present officials at the
sistant Superintendent Sullivan and Clerk
Kennedy. But Selectman Forbes has a
dislike for Mr.. Kennedy which he does not
seem disposed to relinquish 1t was be-
cause of his persistent disagreement with
his colleagues in the town government that
he peremptorily left the democratic caucus
and refused to consider the appointment of
almshouse officials further with them, and
it was because of this action on the part of
the selectman from the Annex that the
democratic side of the board has failed to
fix upon its candidates for the manage
ment of affairs at Springside home. 1t is
not thought that Selectman Forbes will
cast his lot with the republican members
of the board upon the appointment of
clerk, but it is evident that without him
the democratic slate will be broken. 1t is
said that his opposition to Mr.. Kennedy is
due to a personal quarrel over a political
argument.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09
BEFORE THE COUNCILMEN.

New Elected OmciaIs Getting Points
james Street a Highvvay-Electrfc
Lights Contaminated.
dozen or more newly elected city
officials were-interested spectators of the
work of the board of councilmen last even
ing with the object, probably, of getting
few points about the details of the work
ing of the municipal machine. Among
them were Mayor-elect J. B. Sargent, City
Sheriff-elect James Branagan, Councilman
elect Livingston cleveland of the Tenth
ward Councilman elect Moore of the Ninth
ward, Councilman-elect Mcfarland of the
Third ward. The number of councilman
also present was unusual, there being
but few absentees
Six new electric lamps recommended by
the lamp committee were killed by a
motion to table, from Councilman Munson.
He stated the committee had recommended
the lamps in view of larger appropria-
ton for the coming year by the board of
finance. The lights were to be placed at
Chapel and Union streets, Bristol and
Ashmun streets, Woolsey and James
streets, Davenport avenue near West
street, Lombard and Maltby streets,
Water and Wallace streets.
The board concurred with the aldermen
in giving the board of public works au-
thority to prescribe the rail to be laid on
the State street branch of the Fair Haven
and Westville horse railroad.
The board concurred with the aldermen
in the city hall elevator matter. This
leaves the construction of the elevator with
the committee.
Corporation Counsel Townsend sent the
following, which was ordered on file:
In response to your request as to whether North
that portion of the street has been dedicated
and used by the public; the rest of the street APP
pears never to have been opened, and runs into
never been any formal layout of said highway as
PUBLIC street, yet am of the opinion that so
far as the street has been occupied and used as
highway it has become by such use and implied
dedication public highway in the same way as
though it had been formally laid out. As to the
am of the opinion that this has never been dedi-
Gated or accepted and that it is therefore not
public highway.
Councilman McKiernan moved to table
the aldermen's resolution appointing a
Joint committee to confer with the select
men on the matter of a janitor for city
hall. The motion was lost and the board
concurred with the aldermen on motion of
Councilman Morris. Councilmen Donlan,
Lowe and Norris were appointed to this
committee.
Edward q. Mason was appointed spec
ial constable, as were James jackson,
Woolf Levy, Edward Shields.
Petitions referred: Gas lamps at Daven-
port avenue and Park street, South and
Park streets, William street, between
Franklin and Bradley streets,
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09
rArHERLY TALK AND ADVICE.

Mr.. Sperry Calls His Employees Into
His Omce for a Talk Relative to the
Holiday Business-An Increase Over
Last Years Quarter.
Last evening about o'clock all the mail
carriers fled into Postmaster Sperry's pri-
vate Office in answer to an invitation which
had been extended. Mr.. Sperry had con-
siderable that he wished to say to the men
in reference to the increasing business in
cidental with the holidays. He spoke like
father to big family of boys. He told
them to be careful in their intercourse with
the public during the busy days, to see
that all packages and letters are delivered
promptly and in good condition, and if
necessary to retie bundle that has become
loose, 80 that the public may have no cause
to complain of delay or damaged articles.
He also cautioned them to be careful in
making their collections from the boxes
and to be cautious in their dealings with
the people. He advised them to work as
well inside as outside of the Office, to help
one another, and therefore make the work
as light as possible for all, and to put the
best foot forward with an interest and de-
termination.
He said that he took fatherly interest
in them all, and would like to keep good
man always He disliked the idea Of dis
charging anyone; never would from polit-
ical motives, but he was compelled to do
30 sometimes He referred to the case of
the carrier discharged recently for fraud
| ulently charging overtime, which was adj
| mitted to be true and was thing impos-
sible to overlook. He said he wished
| every clerk and carrier on the force to
consider him their friend, one to whom
any matter, or with any grievance they
wished righted.
| Mr.. Sperry's talk to his employees was
| taken as intended to be, and produced evil
dent impressions that the men would dc
| their very best in the most trying time OF
| the year that is coming soon for the de-
l partment.
/ The business done now at the New Ha
ven Office has not only the great increase
due to the approaching holidays, but shows
most satisfactory increase over the cor
responding quarter for last year. William
q. Hickman was added yesterday to thu
force of boys connected with the special
tdelivery department. This work is con
stantly increasing.
The Office is prepared to deliver at once
any or all letters sent with the special de
livery stamp.
Seven proposals were sent yesterday t.
Washington for carrying the mails for the
ensuing year to and from the depot.
It would seem that now nothing is need
ed at the local Office to complete the per
feet system of running the business be
You'd the desired addition to the force o
men and room. That our postoffice is
model one needs no saying. 1t is a fac
| thoroughly understood
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09
Dssas.rous Ice Making.

A well known young grocer in the Eighth
ward, who dwells under the shadow of
East Rock. dreamed thes( her night that
the Consumers' Ice company had decided
to raise the rates all around the coming
season. The next morning, going out to
to feed his horse, he noticed that big tub
which he had left full of water day OF
two before was frozen into solid block of
Ice. He housed the big crystal block, and
the next evening set out about dozen
new pals, which he had filed full of
water. Jack Frost attended to business
again that night and the next morning our
amateur ice dealer gathered in dozen
more pieces of ice, but to his dismay the
pals were all ruined. He decided at once
to 90 out of the ice business. His numer-
Gus friends have, however, since that
eventful morning been filed with SO con
Stunning desire for full particulars about
the matter that our friend had absolutely
declined to all corners to enter into further
details on the subject. y
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09
The Lymph Patients,

DIR. Fosters lymph patients were doing
well yesterday Mr.. Henry S. johnson of
Johnson & Brothers. the well known and
prominent grocery merchants, who is
being treated for lupus, is about the house
daily and feeling in excellent health, and
but for the observations which are being
taken daily and nightly in the case would
be at his store as usual, the same as he has
been since the swelling first appeared. He
experienced hardly any perceptible i'll eff
fects from the injection of the lymph.
Young DR.. Daggett is with him when occa-
sion requires to take notes of his tempera-
ture and other indications, for the benefit
of the medical science. The swelling or
abnormal growth is upon one side of the
face near the temple. 1t originated from
a scratch the patient received in a merry
playful encounter with his son, then lad,
several years ago. Blood poison set in,
and the swelling finally developed into
lupus, and has resisted persistent efforts to
subdue or eradicate it from our most
skilled men. Mr.. johnson is DR.. Bacon's
patient He expects to get out in few
days. The lymph was injected in the back
near the shoulder blade
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09
NEW HAVEN STILL cLImB1NG.

The Home Team Plays Good Polo
and Wins Easily-Scores OF other
Games.
The polo game at the rink last evening
between the New Haven and Springfield
teams was witnessed by small audience,
who applauded with vim the many good
plays of the home team, which was on it's
mettle, and the way they fooled the visit
ors in just such game as pleased the
cranks. The driving for goal of the visit
ors was exceedingly wild, and McPeck had
an off night and was fouled for throwing
his stick, the only foul made by either
team during the game.
The feature of the game was in the fifth
goal, when Newcombe, after taking the
rush, passed all of the Springfield players
and Gagged the ball in seven seconds. 1t
was Q beautiful play and he was cheered to
the echo. Stub Reed was as usual stone
wall. Lations for the visitors played a
good game at goal and it was the only re-
deeming feature of their playing.
The home team are playing good game
now and should be better patronized than
the last few games have been.- Certainly
they are working hard for the success OF
the team and every man of them is playing
good, clean polo and should receive the
support Of the polo-loving public.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09
Y. w. G. A. Acknowledgment
Donations received at the annual pound

DOudtlOuS IccolfSu dt tuo duuudl pOuuu
party of the Y. w. G. A., Nov. II, 1890:
Flour-Mrs. Caleb Bowers, Mrs. Hayes
Trowbridge, each barrel; Belts & Alling,
bags; Mrs. HOLSTER, 2 packages rolled
wheat; a friend, 1 pound tapioca; a friend,
1 package mufinettes; a friend, pound
wheatine; n friend, package Indian meal;
Grains of Gold; 2 friends, each 2 pack
rice; Mrs E. NJ. Reed, 4 pounds
raisins, pounds currants; Mrs.
Jones, q friend, l pound raisins;
Mr.. Fred Fields, raisins, corn starch,
farina, tapioca, soda, saleratus; pound
coffee, pound beans, 1 pound tea,
pound starch, 2 boxes mustard, crackers
and cakes, bars of soap, from: friends;
box of toilet soap and sugar, Miss Adams;
-four, sugar, crackers and tin, Miss Dick
erman; 1 barrel potatoes, Mrs. F. Fields;
dozen cans of corn, Mrs. F. r. Bliss; Il
dozen cans tomatoes, Mrs. Robert Brown.
Sugar--Mrs. Lyman; 10 pounds, Miss
Meserve, Miss Fisher, each 1 pound; Mrs.
81. N. Day, friend, each 81 worth. Fruit
g baskets grapes, Mrs. HUME; 1 quart
| cranberries, a friend; quarts apples, a
friend; 1 basket ounces, Mrs. TIMBER
| field.
Household articles bedstead, 1 hail
mattress, spring bed, 1 bracket and piece
of fringe, 1 backgammon board, Mrs. b. 81.
| Trobridge; roll Of carpeting, Mrs. F. Fields
Mrs. Robert Brown; flowers, pair of vases
Mrs. George o. Cruttenden; friends, each
2 towels; friend, 6 towels.
Books-A friend, 10; Mrs. Smell, Mrs
Mason, each 1; Life of Mrs. FL. B. Stowe
from Mrs. Rowe's Sunday school class; thu
Every Thursday for year, Mrs. Edward
Stevens; States, slate pencils, friend.
Money donotions-Mrs. Henry Farnam
s25; Mrs. E. H.Trowbridge, Mrs. o. Win
chester, each $50; pound of silver" ST.
friend, Mrs. H. M. WEIGH, Mrs. R. P
Bolles, Mr.. and Mrs. A.W. De Forest, Mrs
James Hadley, Mrs. J. D. Dana, Mrs. b. Fl
Benedict, a friend, each So; Mrs. Lunar
Cook, Mrs. LII. English, Mrs. Henry Hale
each 81; three friends, each 30 cents.
AGNES II. GILBERT,
| Corresponding Secretary.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09
SOUTHINGTON.
MIR. Roswell Neale's Sad Bereave-

mr. boswell Neale's Sad HefeaVe-
ment.
Dec. ga telegram was received here
on Sunday evening announcing the death
on that day of Miss Fannie Neale, daugh-
ter of Hon. Roswell A. Neale, at Kittrell,
N. c., where she went for her health some
weeks ago. Miss Neale had been sufferer
from consumption for number of years,
and everything possible had been done to
stay the ravage of the disease. She was
about twenty-six years of age and one of
the best known of Southington's young la
dies. She was sister of Mrs. 7. Fl. Nc
Kenzie. The funeral will take place here
on Thursday.
A team stolen from Sol Finch's livery
stable Saturday night was found Sunday
morning on Eden avenue. The carriage
was badly damaged.
Seats go on sale this (Tuesday) morning
at Cheney's and at Southworth's for 'Down
by the Sea-" drama to be given by local
talent on Wednesday evening.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09

Willis Taylor was taken to the police
station by Officer Watrous last evening.
His offense consisted in drunkenness and
series of nuisances committed on Meadow
street.
Ebert L. Goodnough was in fighting
mood at State and Chapel streets about 10
o'clock last night. He offered $40 to any
one who would stand before him and ex-
pressed regret that John L. Sullivan
could not be found. He thought he could
handle Officer Dippold, who stood upon an
opposite corner, quite as easily as he be-
Eeved he could the big champion, but the
result of his interview with the officer was
a ride to the police station in the patrol
wagon.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09
WESTvILLE.
A Coming Matrimonial Event.

A Coming Matrimonial Event.
The marriage of Hubert Whetmore
Welles to Miss Lulu Cotton of New York
city, will occur Christmas morning. Mr..
Welles graduated from Yale in the class
of '89 and is now member of the
seminary as well as principal of the West
vile school. In college he was prominent
as glee club member, Lit editor and
'sBones' man. Miss Colton's father,
Henry Cotton, was Yale man, also grad
uating in the class Of '48. He for many
years conducted fourishing school for
boys in Middletown, Conn.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09
The Gounod Concert-Sa1e of Seats
To-MorrOw.

The box Office of the Hyperion will open
tomorrow morning at o'clock for the Sc
lection of seats for the Gounod concert.
An extra rehearsal will occur this evening
at the United church chapel at $50. The
program for the concert will be one of the
most delightful and popular thus far rem
dered. It will embrace the famous Spin
ming Song from Wagner's "Flying Dutch
man." two lovely songs by Schumann, a
Barcarolle by Brahms and three American
compositions of unique merit. Miss Olive
Mead, the violiniste, who will make her
first appearance in New Haven at this con-
cert, is certain to capture her hearers. She
is the sensation of the day in musical Bos-
ton. A large photograph of her may be
seen in Messrs. Steinert & Sons window.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09
ANOTHER BIG VESSEL.

Work Begun at West Haven Ship
yard.
Henry Sutton has begun the work of
building another big four-mssted schooner
at West Haven shipyard. The keel is laid
and the frame partly prepared. 1t will be
the largest ever built in these parts, and
will be ten feet longer than the L. M. Law,
launched there last. 1t will be of about
$500 tons burthen. From forty to fifty
men are employed in the work. The ship
yard is valuable addition to West Ha-
ven's sources of financial prosperity. The
new vessel is the twelfth Mr.. SUIT ton has
built in West Haven
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09
DECLARES BANKRUPT

On Petition of the Manhattan Bank
OF New York.
BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 8.-Posta1 Gard Con-
tractor Al Daggett was to-day declared
bankrupt in the probate court on petition
of the Manhattan bank of New York. W.
S. Williams and w. s. Downs of Birming-
ham, were appointed trustees The amount
of claims is unknown and but $4,000 or
$1,000 was represented at the hearing.
Mr. Daggett's debts in this state will
probably exceed $50 ZOO.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

A new Ice company for Ansoma Is
talked of.
''The Way to the Heart" a new novel of
the Minerva series, at Pease & Sons.
Elegant-those LIST premium Christmas
baskets at Dickerman the florists; 15c. up.
Dickerman's pond, near Allingtown, was
crowded with skaters yesterday and gay
scenes we're presented.
Mrs. F. W. PARROT of Bridgeport, whose
arm was broken by fall few days ago,
is now rapidly recovering.
James G. Reilly, Union printer, is
laid up with broken shoulder blade,
caused by fall upon the ice.
Two coal cars on the G. N. E. road
were wrecked at New Hartford yesterday
morning. They jumped the track. No
one hu TT.
Mr.. James L. Root, one of our well
known citizens, lies very ill at his home,
corner of Day aud Chapel streets, with
pneumonia.
The Southington passenger station has
been raised preparatory to moving it to
its proposed location about one hundred
feet east of the present site.
Ground was broken in Bridgeport yes
terday for the new stores to be erected on
the Sanford property, at the corner of
Golden Hill and Main streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kinney and Mrs.
R. S. Chatfeld of New Haven were among
the many guests at the golden wedding of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eliphalet Baldwin of Derby.
James S. Golden, for many years an at
tache of the Farmer and later of the
Morning News, has launched into the
newspaper business as editor and proprie-
tor of the Milford Star.
Chapel, George and other streets above
York street, were in Cimmerian darkness
yesterday morning after midnight, owing
to the failure of the electric lights in that
section. and darkness reigned.
Rev. Mr.. Msrkwick's initial sermon as
pastor of the Congregational church in
Ansonia last Sunday was enjoyed by a
large audience, and the occasion was one
of much interest to the people of his new
charge.
Edward L. Pratt of Ansonia, who died
suddenly Saturday evening, was seventy
years of age and formerly lived in Water
bury. For the last twenty-five years he
had been employed by Wallace & Sons,
Ansonia.
A. G. Wilcox the veteran dry goods
merchant, is improving slowly but is yet
very feeble. At his age, seventy-eight, it
is unlikely that he will ever return to
active business again. He is attended by
the elder DR.. Daggett.
Judge Shipman has dismissed the bill in
the case of Leroy B. Firman and the
Western Electric company against the New
Heven Clock company. The case was for
an alleged infringement of patent on
some telegraph signal boxes.
The monthly meeting of the New Haven
branch of the Woman's Board of Missions
will be held in the Center church chapel
this afternoon at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Tracy,
missionary from Madura, in southern In
dia, will address the meeting.
Professor Loomis' dancing classes seem
to be larger and more fourishing than
ever this season. The Wednesday evening
class will meet this evening instead. The
Saturday afternoon germans, which have
proved such attractions in seasons gone by,
have already started, with large attend
anoaa
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-09
Vol. LvIIl.
nyUN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR TO-DA

Amusement-At Polo Rink.
Banker and Broker-John G. Bradley
Carpets and Draperies-70 Orange Street.
Chairs New Haven Rattan Company.
DR.. Bulls Cough SyrupIAt Druggists.
Daily Chat-Wm. Nicely & Co.
Dancing School-A. M. LOOMS.
Entertainment-At Hyperion.
Fine Watches-At Streeter's.
Fine Groceries-Johnson & Bro.
Furniture Brown & Durham.
Furniture-H. B. Armstrong g Co.
For Building Lots-7O6 Chapel Street
For Sale-Houses-John g. Punderford.
For Sale-"DarkestAf rica"-464 WhalIey Avenue
Hoods Sarsaparilla-At Druggists.
Jewelry-At Streeter's.
Lost-Earring- Wooster Street.
Medical-Dr. Damon.
Meeting-Committee on Claims.
Overcoats-C. E. Longley & Co.
Public Auction-207 Bassett Street.
Silverware-At Streeter's,
Salvation Olaf Druggists'
Wanted Blacksmith NICHOLS, Peck Co.
Wanted-Stenographer 1877, Walingford.
Wanted-Girl-1Oef Chapel Street.
Wanted Situations Chapel Street.