Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-17
CITY NE WS.


 spend the summer. James H. Murnan is recovering from | the indisposition which confined him to | his home several days. Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather, | followed by showers nearly stationary | temperature; cooler Friday night. L. White, assignor to Randolph & Gloves, has been granted two patents upon machines for forming seamless tubes. Don't forget to go and hear Major Stephens of San Francisco, tomorrow night at Music hall. Subject Califor- mia as it is to-day.
 The excursion scheduled for Saturday to Seaside park, leaving here at S:3O, will leave the park at o'clock and Bridgeport at 5:O5.
 The colored excursion party which left here this morning for High Rock grove numbered 1855. From New Haven came twenty cars, all crowded.
 The casino was packed last night with an audience that remained throughout the entire programme. Every number was as usual we'll received and heartily applauded.
 A rumor that Henry A. Bishop, pur- chasing agent of the Consolidated road, is to be appointed superintendent of the New York division, is denied by Assist ant Superintendent J. P. Schotield of that division.
 The hearing of the thirteen police of ficers in Bridgeport who are charged with perjury. was resumed yesterday and several more witnesses were ex- amined. The hearing was then adjourn ed until August.
 The Waterbury boot and shoe store has been removed to the Cassidy block on South Main street. The Trott build- ing where the store was formerly located is being razed to make room for new block.
 Arthur Corrigan, whose foot was so ter ribly injured by being crushed beneath a boulder weighing a ton or more, at Chatfield's quarries on Quarry street, few weeks ago, is improving rapidly under the care of Dr Hayes. It was at first thought that the member would have to be amputated.
 New York SE New England stock has gone up again above 51. Boston con- meets it now with the Boston 6 Maine and that stock has moved up sharply. Not to be left behind, Boston and Albany also moved up about four points yester- day. A new issue of stock is impending there.
 William Beauchamp, driver for the United States Express company, was thrown from his wagon, near the corner of Scovill and Spring streets, yesterday evening, and sustained a fracture of the right leg between the knee and ankle. Dr Frost reduced the fracture. The accident, it is claimed, was caused by a defective gutter.
 There was large audience present at Concordia hall last night at the benefit concert of the Concordia society. The programme of twelve numbers, artisti-
 
 feet style for which the Concordias have become famous. The concert closed with the prize song, "Auf Offener See.'
 Two weeks ago the government order ed Wilkinson Bros & Co, of Shelton, to make samples of manila board to be used for the new cards known as lad vertiser's cards" The samples were made and mailed, last night. There cards are called for in Daggett's contract and will be one-third larger than the present cards.
 The notorious Thomas kench is miss ing. A few days ago Kench was fined $1OO and costs for keeping disreputable house. He appealed and bonds were furnished by Edward Kilroe. Yesterday the latter wished to surrender Kench and it was found that he had left town. He has not yet been captured. kench' s wife left the court room before her case was called the other day, leaving her bondsman to settle up.
 The funeral of the late Owen Woods, Jr, took place this morning at 9 o'clock, to the church of the Immaculate Con- ciption, where a mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev Father Walsh. The floral offerings were very beautiful Brothers of the deceased, Michael, Pat rick, Edward and Thomas Woods, with F. Lamb of Pennsylvania and Bernard Mcfarland of Washington, cousins, acted as pallbearers.
 A middle-aged gentleman was here this morning, from Danbury making in- quiries about woman named Mary Lewis, whom he said had died here leaving a legacy of S1 800, He visited the town clerks and selectmen's offices, but received no information. He said that two selectmen and bank off. cial from Waterbury had been to Dan bury looking up the deceased woman's relations. It is possible that a mistake has been made in the town.
 Some wonderful cures have been wrought recently at the beautiful shrine the French Catholics of this state are. arranging a pilgrimage to the parish in Connecticut is invited, and it is likely that an imposing body of religious pilgrims will start nortnWaru Dy tram on the uaJe noted, The Rev Father Malhiot of Taftville, re. gently of this city, will have charge oi the pilgrims.
 Although this is apple year, the yield in this section will hardly be worth mentioning. Early in the season the bloom indicated that the crop would be large one, should nothing happen tc it, but the cold storms of the spring killed the fruit before it had set and the consequence is a very small crop Dealers will have to depend upon the western and northern states for theil supply. They cannot say at the present time whether the failure of the crop ir this region will make any appreciable increase in price over that of former years, as they have not yet learned how heavy the crop will be in that section ot