Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-05
LATEST ooNNRoTICUTeNEws

LATEST CONNECTICUTfN NEWS. Reports From All Parts of she State.
 By Connecticut Associated Press.1
 CHILD DROWNED.
 KNOXVILLE. May 4.-A little four year old daughter of Mr. G. Gladwin was found drowned in a water butt in the yard Satur> lay evening.
 MARTIAL INFBIlcITY.
 HARTFORD, May 4.-Fred Rudolph, we'll known resident of this city, recently moved to New York to enter business. His wife, fine looking young woman, went with him. Rudolph returned to this city, but without his wife, who, it has been learned, has eloped with a. New Yorker.
 A LADY THROWN FROM HER BRoNcHo.
 HARTFORD, May 4.-Mrs. William Higgs, | wife of the president of the Calhoun Printing | company, while out riding Saturday after noon was thrown from her broneho and sus- tained serious injuries. Mrs. Riggs is an ex- pert hOfsewoman. The horse was present to Mrs. Riggs from Buffalo Bill. i
 ROAD MAKING AT FISHERS ISLAND.
 NEW LONDON, May 4.-The Gurgasons, who recently purchased Fishers island, have forty mon employed there at present, and considerable road making is in progress. The wall which they have erected and about which so much has been said was put up to keep out poultry thieves and to keep in cattle.
 DIsAPPEARKD TO ESCAPE THE LAW.
 PUTNAM, May Alt is thought here that Elmer Plum has skipped town for good. Plum is widower forty years old, and he is the father of six children. He is accused of seducing @ thirteen year old school girl of this place. Plum is the man who was last summer accused of incest, his sixteen year old daughter being the complainant. SOUND sTEAMBoATs.
 NEW LONDON, May 4.-The steamers Massachusetts and Connections are usually placed on the outside line between Provi- dence and New York about the first of May. These boats have, however, been put on the run from here end will remain on until the other boats are ovsrhauled. It is possible that the Old Colony road will cover the Providence route with its own steamers, as It has purchased 700 feet water front on Provi- dence river.
 A BIG MILL TO CLOSE. MANCHESTER, May 4.-The large Union ] mill will probably be olosed. This well- known mill was named by Thomas F. Plum kett, the defaulter, and there has been very kttle business since he skipped three years ago. The mill is being stripped of all its l valuable machinery, which is being shipped out of town. the less valuable being broken up and sold for old iron. The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance company is the owner of the mill, Mir. Pitkiu, who purchased, having allowed the company to foreclose on the mortgage.
 BUSINESS MEN TO BANQUET. | MANCHESTER, May 4.-The Manchester Business Mems association will enjoy it's first annual banquet at Cowles' hotel to mol- row evening. A number of out.of.to wn visitors will be entertained. Business will precede the banquet at Bissel's hall. The young association, which includes the | representative business men of the town, has been of great benefit to the business enterprise of Manchester. RIO. Cheney, secretary and treasurer of the association has been elected vice prssident of the state board of trade, and will represent the Manchester association.
 WORK OF MIsCREANTs IN BRISTOL.
 BETHEL, May 4.-Some miscreants have been doing much damage to property here. A week ago the panes of glass were broken from the building belonging to G. A. Shep- ard. If the night had been a rainy one the damage to stock stored in the building would have amounted to a considerable. Only a short time ago the signs were removed from MT. Shepards leather shop on Center street and some of them broken. At another time the signs were torn down and one of them posted on St. Thomas church. MT. Shep- ard says this destruction of his property has been carried far enough and offers reward for information that will lead to the arrest of the guilty party.
 ANOTHER swINDLING SCHEME IN BRIDGEPORT.
 BRIDGEPORT, May 4.-Another swindling scheme was recently tried in this city and the victim was Catholic priest, also. The other day stranger called at the residence of Rev. Father Nihil, pastor of St. Patrick's church. The clergyman was out of town and so the stranger was informed to that effect. He seemed to be greatly disappointed and told the servant girl that he WAS the agent of the Empire Life Insurance company of New York and that he had called to collect the premium on the clergyman's life insurance. He said that if the money was not paid the policy would become void. He said the amount was $25. The girl tried to raise the amount but could only scrape up s. This the man took, saying he would hold the policy and collect the rest later. He signed . receipt as "Captain O'Flahsrty." Rev. Father Nihil never had his life insured.