Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-24
CITY WS.


 temperature.
 "Robin Hood," by the Bostonians, at the opera house this evening.
 The Fourth Ward Democratic club will meet this evening.
 Fanny Dubois, aged 26 years, died to- day at her home in Watertown.
 A daughter was born to day to MT. and Mrs. Robert J. Dow of 8 South Elm street.
 Owing to the terrible weather the races advertised for to-day are declared off, and the meeting closed.
 Buy your tea and baking powder at Phelan's, in Platt's block, tomorrow. and receive handsome special present free.
 It is reported that the wife of Meri- den man went to the Danbury fair one day and has not since returned, and her husband does not know where she is.
 Arrangements are being made for the second annual sociable of the Brass City Hose company. The event is set down for Friday evening November 7, in Union armory.
 Judge Phelan issued an order this morning to Luther s. Pratt, administra- tor on the estate of the late Charles Lounsbury, to sell the real estate situ- ated on South Main street.
 Sergeant Cox says the present storm had it's origin in Mexico three days ago. It reached New Orleans two days ago, the Carolinas yesterday and last night arrived at New England.
 Thomas Mcknight, aged 45 years died of heart failure at his home, No. 14 Ashley street, at 12:30 o'clock this morning. His funeral will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon to the church of the Immaculate Conception. The o'clock train from Danbury, over the New England, did not reach this city until nearly 12 o'clock last night, owing to the derailment of several freight cars at Sandy Hook. A special passenger train for Hartford was made up in this city and left the station on time.
 All the passenger engines on the New York, New Haven & Hartford road will, within a few weeks, be equipped with the Miller coupler, the same that are in use on the passenger cars. They will be placed on the tender, and a locomotive can bs coupled to train without il being necessary for a brakeman to risk his life by going between the engine and the car.
 The secretaries of the various insur ance societies of the state are receiving | from the census depart ment in Wash ington blanks which they are to fill out and return. Each secretary is to state the number of policy holders in his or ganization and the amount of insurance carried. The secretaries are further re. quested to send a copy of the bylaws governing the society when the blank is returned.
 The New York & New England rail road yesterday filed petition in the SUI perior court appealing from the order oi | the state railroad commissioners whicl required the removal of the railroad tracks crossing Church street in Hart ford at grade, by November 2. The city authorities are cited to appear in cour December ?, and show cause why the question should not be granted and tht | order of the railroad commissioners re versed. The railroad claims that the re moval of the tracks will damage thei property to the amount of $200,0O0.
 The suit of replevin instituted by thu Concordia society of Brio geport agains | the officers of the State Saengerbund | which was to have come up before Justice Albert c. Bill of Hartford, yes terday, was postponed until Tuesday The purpose of the suit is to recover tn, prize flag which the Concordia wal awarded at the late sengerfest anC which the state officers of the Senger bund took from them on the grount that professional singers were employed
 The Hartford Courant says Secretar, Soby has received word from the Water
 bury polo people that their team canno
 be transferred to South Norwalk. The
 ask for permission to go to Worceste
 for two months, when, they say, the
 will have a new rink at Waterbury
 The trouble with Worcester is that it
 too inconvenient of access for some c
 the cities in the league. Outside of thi there would probably be no objection t
 the Waterbury team being transferre there permanently, It ought to be better polo town than Waterbury is. Guilty of ManslauGhter.
 LITCHFIELD, October 24.-The cas, against George Knowles, Dr Geore Knowles and the latters wife for maI slaughter, which have been on trial fC