Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-04-18

The development of the oyster industry of
Baltimore is due to the sagacity and enter
prise of Fair Haven men. They grasped the
possibility of marketing the vast beds of oys.
tiers growing naturally In Chesapeake bay
and other southern waters, without the ex-
pense of transportation to New Haven.
About 1850 they began opening and distrib-
uting from houses located In Baltimore and
at other convenient points, and New Haven
business men to great extent controlled the
business. 4 New Haven man, G. 8. Maltby,
established q line of wagon transportation
from Baltimore to Pittsburg, by means of
which he supplied the west with fresh oys-
tiers, before the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
had extended its tracks to that then distant
Of Connecticut, began to supply the market
with steamed oysters Theoretically sealed In
tin cans.
o. s. Maltby and his partner Holt, as well
as Chidsey, were never in the oyster indus
try in New Haven. They started in Balti-
more but were natives of East Haven, which
adjoins Fair Haven. Mr.. Maltby had made q
fortune in other business before he became a
packer. Among the firms who were fret
established In Fair Haven and afterwards
removed to Baltimore are: D. D. Mallory A
Co., Mallory, Elmer & Co., ]. f. Mallory &
Co., E. B. Mallory & Co., q. F. Hemingway
& Co., Jesse Luddington & Co., O. w. Nil.
Ter 4 Co., J. P. Augur & Co., Il. s. Land
fair & Co., ]. 8. Farren & Co., D. K. Foots,
d. N. Rowe & Co., Willing, Hunt & Co.
LEMONS, AD1rosE NATTER AND ATTEMPTED
SUICIDE.
DANBuRY, Penn, April 17.-Miss Emma
Rorhbaok, . seventeen year old girl of this
city, attempted to commit suicide yesterday
evening by taking an ounce of laudanum.
Medical assistance was summoned and the
girls life may be saved. After recovering
consciousness she told why she committed
the deed. She said she wanted to end her
life because for the last six months she has
been getting very obese. She had done
everything In her power to keep her weight
down and had even used heroic measures,
but was unable to prevent the accumulation
of flesh. For seven weeks she ate twelve
lemons day, which made her sick, and she
was ordered to discontinue the practice by
| the doctors.
| COUNCIL At MERDEN.
MER1DEN, April 1.-THE following eff
oers we're elected last evening by the Con-
necticut Grand Council, Royal Arcanum:
grand regent, George NJ. johnson, Hartford;
grand vice regent, J. A. Hutchinson, New
Haven; P. g. r Il. A. Granger, Winsted;
g. orator, Fl. N. Harrington, Bridgeport;
G. treasurer. B. g. Bryan, Waterbury; G.
chaplain, J. 8. Davenport, Stamford;
q. guide, II. s. Wetmore, Gull.
ford; g. w., II. q. Palmer, Stoning-
ton; G. s., D. D. Tieknor, Putnam;
g. trustee three years, P. Silbie. Bridgeport;
q. secretary, e. B. Holloway, Milford; rep
resentative to supreme council, Oarnot o.
Spencer, Hartford; alternate. william Guns
ming, New Haven; committee on laws,
George q. Oowell Of Waterbury, Z. g.
Wright of Putnam, J. 7. Elliott Of Middle
town; committee on appeals, J. e. Warner
Of Norwich, J. L. Hart of Winsted, j. Mac.
Vile of West Haven; committee on finance,
D. q. Wilson of Meriden, J. r. Wesley Of
Hartford, W. II. Brown.
ARRESTED FOR CONTEMPLATING.
J HARTFORD, April wv. G. Waters, alias
E. NJ. Williams, was arrested last night on a
warrant by Deputy United States Marshal
March. the warrant being issued BY United
STATES Commissionsr Marvin. Waters Wa