Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-12-09
CITY NE WS.


 Mora at the opera house this evening.
 "East Lynne" at the casino theatre this evening.
 A. M. Seery left yesterday for Cincin- nati.
 Sergeant Cox predicts fair, slightly warmer weather.
 Matinee at the casino theatre to-mor- row.
 "A Child's Oath" will be produced at the opera house matinee tomorrow.
 The morning edition of the New Ha- ven Union has suspended publication.
 Mrs John L. Pierpont returned last evening from a visit of several weeks in Johnson City, Tenn The funeral of William Stone took place from his late residence in Water vile this afternoon.
 Mary. the infant daughter of Police man James Healey, died yesterday. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon. A large crayon portrait Of the late Nathan Dikeman is on exhibition in the East Main street.
 | The subcommittee on the new city charter held three hours session last I report excellent progress with the work. ] The man who was wanted by the Naugatuck authorities for stealing a purse containing $30 was captured at Union City late yesterday afternoon. The Dominican missionariPs' Rev Fathers Rush and Horigan, with Rev F. J. Murphy of the Sacred Heart church, were shown through the Watch factory yesterday.
 Mary J. Dee, aged 17 years, daughter of Maurice Dee of Hopeville, died at 10 o'clock this morning. Her funeral will take place to St Patrick's church to- morrow morning.
 The annual sociable of Go G will be held in the armory New Years eve. Already large number of tickets have been sold and the suncess of the affair is assured.
 | Edward L. Pratt of Ansonia, who died suddenly Saturday evening, was 70 years of age and formerly lived in Wa terbury. For the last twenty-five years he had been employed by Wallace 6 Sons, Ansonia.
 1 A match game of pool, best eleven games out of twenty-one, for $50 side, will be played in Harvey brothers bill Hard room tonight, by William Harvey and James Wagner.
 The Masonic Mutual Benefit associa. tion held 8 meeting last night in New Haven, and voted to pay the widow of John N. Ensign of Waterbury $2, ,000 in- surance on the life of her husband. Four members were also admitted to the association.
 l There are at present on the rolls of soldiers home at .Noroton 305 men of whom 265 are present. Quite large number are in feeble health, while several are very sick, and the hospital force is kept busy.
 Prosecuting Attorney L. F. Burpee has announced his resignation, to take effect January 1, having recently re- ceived the appointment to the position of city attorney. Judge Bradstreet has named John P. Kellogg as Mir Burpee's | successor.
 The devotions at the church of the Immaculate Conception last evening were largely attended. The Rev Father Quinn of Collinsville, who was to have preached the sermon, was unavoidably detained and could not be present. The Rev Father Mulcahy preached an appro- priate sermon.
 A new democratic club to be known as the East End Democratic club, was organized yesterday afternoon, with 59 members. The officers elected are: President, Thomas Moran; vice-presi- dent, William J. Goggins: secretary, Peter Meyers; treasurer, James A Hynes. The objects of the club are both social and political. They have engaged rooms in the Coyle block.
 The weather for the past two weeks has brought to the attention of physi clans a peculiar disease. They call it abdominal neuralgia. Its duration is from two to five days, and 1t generally disappears spontaneously. No one class of patients is attacked more than another, and the pains in time pass away without producing any serious re- suits. The disease is frequently accom- panied by symptoms of dysentery, an increase in temperature, and occasionally by high fever. The changeable weather has alEo been the cause of no end Of colds.
 The next senate will be composed of seven merchants, six lawyers, five manufacturers, one manufacturer and farmer, one retired merchant, one hotel keeper, one superintendent of marine construction and one secretary of | manufacturing concern. Of the 251 | members of the house ninety-three are farmers. Of the remaining members thirty. seven are merchants, twenty -four are manufacturers and fourteen are law yers. One hundred and Oighty-nine of the 215 members of the house were born in Connecticut, thirty five in other states, seven in Ireland, five in Germany, and two in England. Two hundred members are married, and eight are widowers. Two members are seventy-four years old | and three are twenty-four. TIMELY TOPICS.