Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-21
CITY NE WS.

and Canal streets.
 Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather, followed by rain; slightly warmer.
 Crane the photographer has taken a large group picture of the French band. A very large excursion party from Torrington spent yesterday at High Rock grove.
 c, w. Blakeslee x Son have secured sufficient experienced men to enable them to begin the work of paving Ex- change place.
 The world is full of wonders, but the latest wonder out is Morrow's chewing candy. Call at the tent and try yard. 142 South Main street.
 A. J. Bishop and Roger Egan, agents of the Metropolitan Insurance Co, have been appointed assistant superintendants and will be assigned positions elsewhere.
 The open season for rail birds began in New Haven. Fairfield and Litchtield counties yesterday. In all of the other five counties of the state the season does not commence until September l.
 The democrats of the First ward will hold meeting in Lyra hall this evening for the purpose of assigning duties to the active workers. All good democrats of the ward are invited to be present.
 The contract to furnish 600 tons of  last night awarded to Miller x Strick land, their price being for egg coal 8. 10 per gross ton, and for nut coal $5.2S.
 Mrs Lucretia Miller of Hartford, mother of Charles Miller, of the dry goods firm of Miller x Peck, died at Hartford, Tuesday. The funeral was held in Middletown at ? o'clock this afternoon.
 X telegram received late this after noon, announces the death of Henry C: Bottsford of this city, at Amsterdam, N. Y., this morning. Bcttsford was pho tographer and was formerly employed by Aldridge.
 X horse attached to a carriage was taken with fit, on South main street, near Grand, last night. and lay down in the street. After a tune he recovered and was raised with no damage but broken strap or two.
 William Parkman Commandery, Knights Templar, of East Boston, will make a pilgrimage leaving Boston Mon day, September 1. They will be in this city for two hours on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 8.
 Brent Good of New York was in town last night, the guest of George Merritt of the Watch company. Mir. Good is part owner of the Lyceum theatre of New York, and proprietor of Carter's little liver pills. He made $750. .OO0 clear last year out of pills.
 Charles Faulkner of Pittstield, Mass. and Miss Sarah l.. Miller of this city were married by the Rev Father ODon- nell at the Immaculate Conception rectory this morning. The best couple were r >rnard Carroll and, Miss Della Miles.
 County Commissioner Burleigh is some- what improved to-day. He has been confined by sickness to his home in Mount Carmel for nearly two months. The bad weather of the last few days was unfortunate for him and has re- tarded his progress somewhat.
 Thomas Coleman, a brakeman on the Berlin branch of the Consolidated road, was dangerously hurt last evening. He was riding on the top of freight car, and while passing under the Ellis street bridge his head struck the timbers and was badly smashed. The chances for his recovery are slight.
 James J. Carpenter of Boston. and August Behrens, who has lived in Wa tCrbury two months, were arrested for drunkenness yesterday. For being abus- i've to the officers each was fined S5. Patrick O'Brien, another transient, was brought in full last night. He was re- leased on promise to leave town by the shortest route.
 The old man who is around looking for somebody ito hang" harangued q crowd on Exchange place this morning. Who the man is no one knows. He is apparently seventy years of age and walks with the aid of a cane. He says he received orders from high authority to hang certain party whom he is un- able to find.
 F. McMahon has completed arrange ments for the transfer of his meat busi- ness, on the corner of South Main and Grand streets, to Carl Ochsner, who has for eight years worked in Bohl's market on South Main street. Mir Ochsner has obtained q three years lease from Mir McMahon and will take possession of the market Saturday.
 The county commissioners announce that 446 licenses were issued for the fiscal year enging June 30, and are us follows:-Liquor licenses, ,310; beer licen- ses, 24; druggists licenses, 52. In 1889, 46S licenses were issued. The amount received for the 446 licenses was $144,- 46l, S26, ,625 more than last year when $117, ,S36 was received. The commissions CTS paid to the county treasurer, $780, S76.07; to the police fund, $6,S61.SS.
 The excursion of the United Hiberni- ans to Mystic Island, will take place to- AAuAAoW shhleSS tAS MFsttIlSE Slluulu prove stormy. The trainwill leave South Brook lyn on the Meriden X Waterbury road, at 5:30 o'clock and the Dublin street sta tion one-half hour later. At Cromwell the party will board the Mabel" The boat has carrying capacity of ,500, but only 500 tickets will be sold, so that there will be plenty of room for dancing. The committee will spare no pains to make the occasion an enjoyable one for those who attend.
 West Point Candidates.
 Thirteen candidates anneared vastar.