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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
Notice to COntractors-Pa

CEALED PROPOSALS for paving Bank , street from the Naugatuck railroad to the Naugatuck river. will be received at the office of the Board of Road commis- sioners of the city of Waterbury City hall, until , o'clock, P. NJ. of the 10th day of September, A. D. 1890, at which hour the bids will be publicly opened and read.
 Bidders are required to state in their proposals, their names and places of resi- lence.
 Each proposal shall be signed by the bidder, and accompanied by a bond of $500. conditioned for the execution of the contract within the time specified in this notice, in case the bid be accepted. The sureties of the bonds, both for the propos- al and for the contract must be sat1sfac- tory to the Board of Road Commissioners, and must be residents of the town of Wa terbury. No bid will he considered which has not responsible sureties upon it's ac- companying bond.
 the order of the City of Waterbury, and deposited with the clerk of the Board of Road Commissioners will be accepted in place of the sureties' bond, if the certiti- cate and bond for that case are properly filled out. Blank forms for this purpose will be furnished on application to the City Engineer.
 The person or per sons to whom the con- tract may be awarded will be required to attend at this office with the su' cites offer ed by him or them, and execnte the con tract within five days from the date of award, and in case of failure or neglect to do so, he or they will be considered to have abandoned it, and as in default to the City of Waterbury.
 The right to decline all the proposals is reserved if deemed for the interests of the city.
 The engineers estimate of the work is as follows, viz:
 $500 square yards of granite block paw ing.
 These quantities are to be considered us only approximate. The Board expressly reserves the right os increasing or dimen- ishing the same as may be deemed neces- sary by the Engineer.
 The proposals must be made upon blanks furnished by the Board, and all proposals will be considered as informal, which are not in all respects in conformity with this notice.
 By order of the Board of Road Commis- sioners.
 F. W. WHiTLOCK, Acting City Engineer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

Following is call for convention by the democratic state central committed.
 The democratic electors, and such other electors of this state who favor the principles of the democratic party as set forth in the national platform of said party, are hereby notified to chose dele gates to attend democratic state con vention to be held at Allyn hall, Hart ford, on Tuesday, September 10th, at Il o'clock a. m. for the purpose of nomlna- ting candidates for state officers, and the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the con vention.
 RULES FOR THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES.
 First-All caucuses in the several towns for the appointment of delegates to the state convention shall be held at least seven days before the meeting of said convention.
 Second-It shall be the duty of the chairman of each town committee to send a CODY of the credentials of the delegates to said convention from this town, properly attested by the chairman and secretary of the caucus, to the sec retary of the democratic state committee, at least five days prior to the conven- tion.
 Third-The convention shall be called to order by the chairman of the state committee at II o'clock a. m., and the temporary officers of the convention shall be designated by the state commit tee.
 Fourth-The state committee shall be in session the night previous to the con vention and should there be contesting delegations at said convention, none of the parties interested shall be heard by the committee or admitted to seats in the convention, until they shall have I l,s .lN sln Nf the committee: and in no case shall dele gates be permitted to take seats in con Vention in excess of the number to which each city or town is entitled. under the basis of representation.
 CLINTON E. DAVIS, Chairman. J. II. SwARTwOUT, Secretary,
 New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. 12, 1890.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
Her Estimate of Damages.

Had an accident here this morning?' queried the breathless reporter, as a response to his violent ringing.
 "Yes, we did. You see, the next house comes right up to ours, and the man painting it asked to come through our house and crawl out the scuttle onto its roof. We'll, let him. When he crossed the garret he fell through the floor"
 Hurt him much?"
 "Yes, guess so. But he didn't stop with the garret; he fell through the next floor, tore hole through the car pet knocked the clustering of the ceil- ing and, oh, he just made an awful mussr-Texas Siftings.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
Briggs Il Rnving Maniac.

Several months ago Ira Everett Briggs of Voluntown, son of wealthy mill owner of that place, shot and killed his fathers coachman, Samuel Green. Tomorrow was the day assigned for his trial. Briggs was charged with man. slaughter and was put under bonds of $5,000. Lately he has become a raving maniac, and on Friday afternoon was removed to the state insane retreat at Middletown. Should Briggs be cured of his disease, or on the other hand be de- clared sane by the asylum officials, he will be tried for his crime.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02

LAST week one of the leading .republi- cans in congress and candidate for the speakership, addressed language to a political opponent so vile and indecent that there has not been found on the whole continent a single paper willing to print it. So far from rebuking it Speaker Reed by arbitrarily refusing to recognize a motion of censure, made Mir Cannons language his own. He has in suited the whole nation by ruling that if the offender be of his own party no terms can be too indecent. no language too filthy for use in the house over which he presides. In the circumstance social ostracism is perhaps the only weapon at the disposal of self-respecting members. In refusing to take Cannon s hand Judge Turner has pointed out a mode of punishment that might be felt through the toughest hide. Cannon's renomination, directly after his dis graceful performance, was hardly ex- pected. His plurality in 1888 was 2,693 in total vote of 3s, ,SS5. There certainly should be more than l ,350 republicans ready to vote against a nominee who has so disgraced himself and his con- stituents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
Looking Before LeapIng.

Lady--I wish you would call at the office of Mir. Oldrich, 999 Fashion ave- nue, contrive to have some conversation with the venerable gentleman, and so far as you are able examine into his physical condition. desire to know how long he is likely to live?
 Physician-Certainly. Are you his wife?"
 Lady-No, but have a chance to be. N. Y. Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
HER LIFE A BURDEN
Dramatic Suicide of a Young
 Peasant Girl.
THE TRADE UNIONS CONGRESS.
The Largest Gathering of Llbor Leaders
 Ever H4ld in England.

Osmnn DiGnR Marching CHiro-A
 Nephew of the A,chb .shop CanIer-
 bury Joins Ihs Roman Lhurch-TryIng
 "a Prevent the spread of Cholera
 Confession Of a Nlurd
 BERLIN, Sept. 2.-A melancholy moi dent occurred yesterday in the small village of Rnaid.
 Judge ScOdik, 70 years old. who has been 8 local justice for many years, married girl of IS about six months ago. The bride was an innocent coun- try girl who had never been nearer to q large city than tn small town where her husband dwelt, and was possessed of such surprising beauty that she at once became a sensation when intro duced by the judge to the local society.
 The meeting of this maiden and the judge was romantic, she being at her home on distant farm and the judge en route through the country. When the newly made husband found that his wife's beauty created such a sensa- tion he became insanely and morbid1y jealous, curtailed her enjoyments, limi- ted her going out and coming in, bridled her in every possible manner, and rebuked her in the presence of her IEleuuS Or strangers TOT Iauclou 0rrOTS in her conduct.
 This treatment began with the sec- ond month of their marriage, and con- tinued to increase in severity and un- reas sonableness until the wife's life be- came unbearable. Yesterday the judge was entertaining company among which were two young men who he thought had admired his wife rather more than they should, and he there fore forbade her coming into the library whore they were.
 During the afternoon, and after smoking and drinking in friendly way, the judge invited his guests to the parlor for the purpose of examining some rare Dutch paintings. They en- tered the room, and had got well into the centre, when a horrible sight met them. There, hanging from a curtain pole in the window was the dead body of the young wife, clothed in her white wedding dress, bearing upon her head a chaplst of orange blossoms, and at her feet two lighted candles, while pinned to her dress was a paper, and upon it written:
 ''The cruel suspicion of my husband makes life more than 1 can bear"
 The young woman had fastened the rope around her neck, bent her knees so as to clear the ground, and slowly strangled to death.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
Was He Murdered?

KINGSTON, N. F., Sept. 2.-John McGuery, young man residing near Whiteport, in the Ulster cementIregion, was. found dead at Bripewater~ ysster- day. Thereis every indication that hl met his death by violence. Seventy dollars in money and 8 Eatch which he was known to have in his possession are missing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
SomethInr If.

Brown-That's handsome pocket book.
 Robinson-Yes, it's birthday present from my wife
 Brown-Did she put any thing in it before she gave it to you?
 Robinson-O, yes, the unpaid bill for the pocket-book was in it.-Munsey's Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
The Funny Man Again.

Uncle Zeb-There is no fun in that George-What is it?
 "Why, here it says:
 Wheat, 70 to 75, small demand. Oats, 35 to 37, upward tendency. Corn, 32 to B, variable" Why, that's market report" 'It is? Blamed if l didn't think it was another of those funny dialogues. g Epoch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
Joined ,h. Church afR.ma

LONDON, Sept. 2.-The Rev. Sidney Benson Thorpe, a nephew of his Grace, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has joined the Roman Church, owing to tho effect produced on him by e dili- gent study of the works of the late Cardinal Newman.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
ITS SAID

h A WATCHED pot never boils" The
 A old maxim will apply to teakettle, ness will never get up.much steam. If you want good and pure whiskey, buy the G. o. Taylor Old Bourbon or Pure Rye, sold in bottles only, by Druggists and Grocers everywhere. Unbranded cases when wanted of the Sole Proprietors, CHESTER H. GRAVES & SONS, whose firm signature is over the cork in each bottle
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
osman DIgna Advancing on Cairo.

CAIRO, Sept. 2.-Osman Digna, who recently renewed his rebellion against the Egyptian Government in the Sou dan, has arrived at Tokar with 5000 followers. He has announced his in tention of advancing upon Cairo.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
Nine Ont ofTen.

Nine out of ten people have occasion at some time to use pile remedy. Aliens New Discovery for piles is a treatment we guarantee. If you have burning or smarting sensation, with soreness, or an have blind or bleeding piles, nothing is more dangerous than delay in treatment. We know that Aliens new Discovery will cure you. Sample boxes free. Regular size 5Oc at Dexter & Cos drug store.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
CONFESSED A MURDER.

An EnRIishnan says Ho Killed n Man
 at TOnawanda, N. Y.
 LONDON, Sept. 2.-An Englishman named Padman, who recently returned from America, has surrendered him. self to the police, and confessed him self to be 6 murderer. He says that he killed & man named Strickland at Tona- wanda, N. Y., last April, and was after ward confined in an asylum at Buffalo
 Padman was remanded for a week, and an inquiry will mean while be made as to the truth of his story.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
Crisp, to Call on Salisbury.

ROME, Sept. 9'-Prime Minister Crispi proceeded on spsoi&l steamer from Naples to Nice to-day. It is reported that the object of his visitts to hold an interview with Lord Salisbury, who is uow sojourning at Nice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
A Fair Average Cost.

Mrs. Cumso-You've seen those Dol lar Dinner Bills-ot-Fare in the house. hold magazinesP
 Mrs. Fangle-Yes; I got one up the other day.
 'How much did 1t cost your"
 "Three dollars and halL"-Puck.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02

THE Johnstown flood commission have issued an order. it is said, for the publication of a complete history of the flood and the work done in relief of the sufferers by the various organizations, together with other matters of interest. It is not stated who will bear the ex- pense, which is estimated at about S1O,- GOO.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
Stanley and the Slave Trade.

LONDON, Sept. 2.-It Is stated that Stanley has informed the French pub fisher of his biography that he will de- vote the proceeds of the edition toward the abolition of the African slave trade.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
ChoIora's March.

LONDON, Sept. 9.-Ths grain trade Setween Suakim and the interior of the Soudan has been suspended in or der to prevent the spread of cholera.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02
ADAMS COLLECTION AGENCY, c. COllard Adams, PrOp'r.
 -oFFICE WITH THE EVENING DEMOCRAT,
 Waterbury, Conn.
A GOOD FARM.

We offer for sale very desirable Farm of 100 Acres, about seven miles from Waterbury and five miles from Naugatuck. Its fine meadows cut over 60 tons of hay this year. It has fruit in great variety; woodland from which $1 900 worth of rail- road ties can be cut, besides much small hickory; good fences; good water; large good style house; barn room for 30 head of cattle, and the land is we'll enriched. It is truly a good grass, stock or milk farm and is offered low. Waterbury pro- perty might be taken in exchange.
 X Son, Real Es.Agts.
 Masonic Temple 109 Bank St.
 Open Tuesday and saturday evgs. 7tos o'clock.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-02

A FORMER clerk in the pension office used such vile and disgusting language about President Cleveland that he was discharged for his foul mouth. He has now been appointed consul to Breslan. This seems to show that bad manners are purely party question.
 TIE republicans defeated ballot re- form in West Virginia and Maine; antag- onized it in Pennsylvania, and have suf- fered defeat from it in almost every case where it has been tried. The republican state committee of Maryland is fighting the ballot reform law of that state on the ground of unconstitutionality.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-05
The AMERICAN GRAPHOPHOXE co.

controlling the patent in the United States
of Messrs.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-05
Wednesday or Saturday Afte noon

pound and TO
lily sold we shall HOT, cream land
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-05
THE PRESS is ONLY so CENTS A
MONTH. SUBSCRIBE FOR 1T.
Funeral Of william n. Turner.

The funeral of William 81. Turner, late su-
perintendent Of the New York division of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
road, took place at 7.3O o'clock Monday eve
ming, from his residence on Pond street,
Hyde Park, Massachusetts,. The hour had
been chosen in order that associates and ac-
quaintances in railroad circles might attend
the funeral. and large number of repre-
sentatives of different roads were present.
The service was begun with the singing of
the selection, $50 Bring Thy Sorrows" by
male quartette, consisting of Mr.. Sidney
Howes, Mr.. +. c. Farwell, Mr.. l.. P. How
ard and Mr.. George A. Bunton, followed by
prayer and scripture reading by Rev. Pe.Iey
B. Davis of the First Congregational church
OF Hyde Park. Mr.. Davis then spoke in
brief and tender eulogy of the deceased
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-05

during the remainder Of the call IN
O"N1
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-05
SUPERIOR COURT.
BEFORE .1unaE RoNNrv


TUEsDAY-The February (civiD term was on
ened yesterday The traverse jury is the same
tnat served at the January crimi al term
JEFFERSON G. Coolidge VS. Portla d Rolling Mill,
III May lss6, the plaintiff entered into verbal
~ withihe eompanvs president for the sa
VI tnelr Iron. A memorandum made at the time
Wy me president reads as follows:
We VIII allow you fifty cents per ton on all
sdes o. IRON Tor account Portland Rolling Mill
VIII allow you fifty cents per. ton on-frum one
year from date, provided you sell no iron but ours
aoi mat Time. Should you sell other iron this
agreement viii be nu ] and void"
1he plain'in started upon the road selling iron
anu up 70 october 9Th of that year sold about
SleVeh hundred and fifty tons. He sold no more
Delween that time aud Dec mber 10, when he
presented his bill, which was paid There was
nc q opinion as to his right to
ma ~ mat was deducted and the bill paid The
PialntlH claims that a this time without fault on
MS part the president discharged him and broke
the contract and he claims that for this breach ne
was damaged, and claims to ecover for his losses
tIhurdng the balance OF the year the sum of one
a. LIE defenda II claims that under the contract
Wy QUE year clause only related to new business
s ad N me ial Of the year the iron market was
advancing ara mat the company, as it had a per-
1.ct right to do, in good faith kept the prices so
SUN, IN view OF higher market, that Coolidge
was unable to make sales; that in December he
wanted TO settle and said in view of the high
prices, he might as well leave, and he did leave
mat subsequently he brought two suits. at differ
lu.
put not delivered until after he claims to have
Deen discharged by the company, and that in
those suits he made no claim for lie SUBJECT mat
ter OF this suit. The defendant claimed that at
the most the plaintiff was only entitled to nomi-
MAJ DAMAGES. The jury vent out at quarter OF
Tive O'clock and did not agree until halt an hour
aSertne adjournment of court. The verdict was
sealed and will be opened at the coming in of
court in the morning.
a. +. M0ultUn for plaintiff
W. l.. Putnam for defendant
The grippe or something akin to it, some insidi-
GUS mcrODe, rlaps, seems TO b We found its
way into the assigned list of jury cases for this
term; Tor there seems to be general panic for
for all sorts OF reasons, So that the case above re-
ported may end The list of cases actually trisa-sf
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-05
Pc RSONAL.

George F. Clifford, Esq, of Cornish. was in
the city yesterday.
Willie Mains, the South Windham won
der. is visiting In the city.
Hon. George N. Dale. Island Pond, VT, is
at the Falmouth Hotel.
The engagement of Professor Smaller
Matthews of Colby University, to Miss
Mary Eden of Waterville, is announced.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Pauline Hall, known as the Casino queen,
and Mr.. George Mcclellan of New York,
formerly of Bath.
Rev. DR.. George Leon Walker of Hart
ford, who has been i'll since December s, at
tended church Sunday for the first time
since his illness, and conducted the commu-
MON service.
Me-. Edward Smith, one of the conductors
on the Congress street line of the Portland
Street Railway, was stricken with paralysis
while sleeping Friday night The stroke af-
fected his SIDE.
Mrs. W. Fl. Stevens, whose husband was
injured in the late collision on the Erie rail
road, left for Owego yesterday, her husband
not being as well. Mr.. Stevens is of the firm
of Stevens 81 Co.
Rev. l. T. johnson, one of the most sue
cessful evaugelsts in New England, COM
mences work at the Chestnut street church
this evening and continues for week. The
public are cordially invited.
Mr.. l.. II. Tibbetts and wife of Portland.
formerly of Saco, started yesterday for Sioux
Falls, Dakota, where Mr.. Tibbetts is to en-
gage in business with large furniture es-
Enlistment He has had eight years ex-
perience in this line with Appointment Port
land house.
A personal friend in this city of General
Traffic Manager G. S. Mellen of the Maine
Central, who, as is well known, has been
seriously ill for a long time, has received
letter from him under date of January 30th,
stating that he has now been out of the house
for three days, and is slowly taking up the
work of his office. he says he has no reason
to believe that as soon as his ear gets well,
and his hearing is completely restored he
will be as well as ever, and he is so assured
by his physicians. He proposes to leave
next week for Southern California to be
gone the entire month, and hopes to return
better able than ever to handle the business
confded to his charge.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-05
NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.
The Annual election of Officers Held
Monday.

A meeting of the Natural History Society
was held Monday evening and the old board
of officers reelected as follows:
President-Wm. Wood.
Vice President-J. P. Thompson.
Recording Secretary-J NJ. could.
Corresponding Secretary-P. G. Manning.
Treasurer-F r. Barrett.
Cab net Keeper-Charles B. Fuller.
Associate Nanagers-Lewis Pierce, Woodbury.
s. Dana. Thomas Hill, A. W. Longfellow, A. L.
Burbank, q. III. Boyd.
An assessment of two dollars was laid up
on each member.
These donations were announced since the
last meeting
81 volumes Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences,
U. ). Geological Survey, two vols.
Y. ). Coast Survey, vol.
Report OF Commissioners on Education, vol.
U. $. National Museum Proceedings, 2 vols.
Bulletins OF ditto, numbers.
U. S. Fish Commission Fur-Seal and other Fish
cries Of Alaska, vol.
Eight Journals and Proceedings of the Linnean
Society of London, VOL 4, part by Dr. III. q.
Boyer.
Franklin R. Barrett vol. /, final report State
Geologist of New Jersey.
Twenty m Fps of the Geological Survey of New
Jersey, comprising the Atlas.
We y flne specimen of the Glance headed VI
PERI of Ma tinque finely mounted In large glass
Jar was presented to the society by j. ii. Hamlen,
Esq.
Mr.. X. d. Atwood gave fresh lobster longIiud
nally black or dark green on one side and RED upon
Mrs J. G, Wheeler of Milan, Me-, specimens of
Moses and Lichens.
Mr.. Goold, Indian skull and bones from South
America, also bottle of Cult weed lLar oss.)
G. b. Fuller, fossil shells from Union Station,
Portland also from dredgings In Back Cove and
from Saco
A harlequin duck was presented by Mr.. P. c.
Morse the HistorjOnicUs nsiga.Itlts.
An interesting fungus the CydtIus STRATUS was
then introduced by the president.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-05
A Prize Drill in Prospect.

Capt. Hartnett's visit to the Emmett
Guards ball. at Worcester, Mass, Friday
night was not for pleasure only. He attend
ed in the interest of his company. the Mont
gomery Guards. to see how the Worcester
company can drill. and he is so confident his
command is the better of the two, that he
expressed himself as willing and ready to
compete in prize drill with the Emmetts.
He said that with a company of 4S men, who
can drill so well, Capt. Regain ought to be
able to select "a or 80 men for prize drill.
and he will willingly meet them If suitable
inducement is offered A prize drill between
the two companies will doubtless be the re-
suit of the visit.