Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-07
TELKGRAPHIo JOTTInGs.

The free delivery postal service will be ex-
tended to Clinton, Mass, on March 1.
= It ID announced that the issue bank of the
United States of Brazil will open on the 18th
instant.
Influenza has reached tho City of Mexico,
and many people have fallen victims to its
ravages.
The committee on territories will report at
the earliest opportunity bill for the organi-
cation Of the territory Of Oklahoma.
W. E. Crowley, cashier of the Farmers
State bank at Sullivan, Ind, committed
suicide yesterday. He went to barn and
hrst stabbed himself and then set fire to the
building.
The examination of witnesses in the case
of young Randall, on trial for murder at
Greenfield, Mass, was continued yesterday.
The feeling is growing that Randall will be
acquitted.
Twenty-Five companies of dock-owners at
London, have signed the agreement recently
made to tight the labor unions of men EN-.
ployed in handling freight and in other
dock ocupations.
ID. Rouvier, minister of finance of Franco,
appeared before the budget committee of the
chamber Of deputies yesterday and urged the
necessity of finding fresh resources in order
to secure financial equilibrium.
The evidence in the libel suit of DR.. Ball
for damages against the New York Evening
Post growing out of the presidential cam
paign of 1884 was closed yesterday in Buffa-
10, and counsel began summing up.
Charles A. Prince of Boston, who has been
director of the New York and New England
railroad, has been appointed general solicitor
Tor the company, to succeed Mr.. Richard n.
Saltonstall Of Newton, who retired with the
old management.
Copper outputs for December In tons:
Calumet and Hecla 2.97S, INCREASE over same
month last year 378; Quincy 3O1, increase
81; Atlantic 1913, increase 90; Franklin 2O1,
increase 81; Huron 115, decrease 26; Osceola
229, increase 20.
The trial of John McWilliams of Lewiston,
He, for the murder of his wife, opened in
the supreme court yesterday. Testimony was
given as to finding Mrs. McWilliams' body on
the kitchen floor and as to McWilliams' re-
mark that he had killed her and was glad of
1t.
The steamer Durham City, which arrived
at Boston yesterday from London, reports
that at $40 p. m. January 81, latitude 46. 1e
N, longitude 43. 80 W., eho steamed through
field Of ice for $50 miles. The ice ex-
tended as far as the eye could reach; also
sighted many ioebergs, number of them of
large proportions.
National Department Commander Alger,
accompanied by Mrs. Alger, Junior Vice
Commander Lovett of New Jersey, Mrs. VIII.
tenmeyer, president of the National Wo.
mans Relief corps, and the members oil
Commander Ayers staff, paid visit to the
Grand Army convention during it's session
yesterday at Boston and were received witt
| appropriate courtesies.
An approximate statement of the affairs o.
R. K. Davis & Co. of New York, manufac
turers of mems furnishing goods, shows liza
bilities of $3.50, 600, of which $500, 900 is tn
olaim of Mrs. Davies, mother of R.K. Davies
nominal assets $780, 900 and actual asset
about 100000. A committee of creditor
have been appointed to make an investiga
ton.
Governor General Salamanca of Cuba i
seriously ill. A consultation of twelve ply
sicians was held yesterday and the patien
was pronounced to be In dangerous condi
ton. A meeting of the authorities will b
held for the purpose of considering wha
| action will be taken in the event OF his death
The lieutenant governor general has assumes
| command of the island.