Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-12-16
CITY NE WS.


 The Australians at the casino theatre this evening.
 Mrs Joseph St Louis, who is i'll with heart failure, is somewhat better today.
 Mrs c. S. Blake, aged 42 years. died last evening at her home on North Main street.
 Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather, followed by rain or snow; nearly sta tionary temperature.
 The case of Chris Strobel vs Benjamin Sedgwick was heard before Judge Brad street this morning. It is an action on book account.
 Ralph Blood is improving greatly at the Middletown asylum, and there are strong grounds for hoping for his com plete recovery.
 Frank A. Perry, telephone lineman, fell from a pole in Norwich, yesterday afternoon. His arm and nose were broken.
 The funeral of the late Pierce Keefe will take place from his late residence on Ridge street to St Patrick's church at 8:30 tomorrow morning. Secret service officers are looking for two Jewish peddlers who passed quan- tity of counterfeit dollars in the Shore Line towns and Essex recently. Now for"Chris." Wait for it tomorrow.
 Two Waterbury youths were arrested in Naugatuck Sunday evening for fast driving and abusing a horse. Their re- Spectivs fathers were notified and settled the case.
 Street Inspector Wright has com menced the work of trimming the trees on North Main street. The large tree near Miss Daniels millinery store was cut down yesterday.
 John J. Malone, the democratic repre- sentative-elect for Avon, died yesterday rom lung troubles, aged 50 years. Mir Malone was a prominent member of the A. O. H., and was well known here.
 Patrick Farley disappeared from Win sted about a week ago, since which time nothing has been learned from him. It is thought that Mir Farley was & little unbalanced when he disappeared.
 D. H. Tierney has sold for Frank Ru0l Baldwin of New York, consulting engi- neer, a tract of land containing three acres, on the Watsrtown road, to Elmer U. Waterhouss, employed at the Water oury clock shop.
 The quarterly convention of the Y. P. 5. c. E., comprising the Waterbury dis ing. The Waterbury delegation, num- oering 110, returned by special train in charge of Conductor Munson.
 The new fire alarm box No 12, has been placed in position at Rogers & Brothers factory, and Chief Snagg will test it at noon Thursday. In case an alarm should ever be sounded from that oox, companies 9, 6, and Hook and Ladder No will respond.
 The Comus club last night elected the folio wing officers: President, Mark Reilly ;.vice president, Leo Herr secre- rary, Harry Parsons; treasurer, Lewis room committee, Charles Burritt, John Sullivan and Edward Plume.
 G. w. Lamb, brakeman on Conductor Lincoln's train, had his collar bone broken while coupling cars at Walling- ford yesterday. Dr NLcGaughey attended him. Lamb narrowly escaped death at Wallingford last Tuesday when the locomotive Vulcan'S boiler burst.
 While frenzied by drink, Pierre Jan nary, Canadian woodchopper employ rd at a logging camp in KillIngworth, attempted suicide by hanging. He re- pented when the rope began to choke him and his cries for help brought com rades to his rescue.
 Saturday, December 20, at the opera house, special classes from the Y. NJ. c.
 
 give a gymnastic exhibition. It may be d surprise to many to learn that the Wa terbury Y. M. c. A. has among it's mem- bers some of the best athletes of the city. Admission, including reserved seats, fifty cents,
 The New York 6 New England road moved thirty trains made up of six hun dred cars over this division of the road Sunday. The greater part of the traffic was toward the east, and nearly all the east bound trains were made up of loaded cars. The engines took the trains to Hartford and returned "light." The west bound trains were principally empty cars.
 Sred Dunckleo, an employe of the Barnes Tool company of New Haven, made an attempt at suicide yesterday afternoon. He went to his room at 8 Grand avenue after dinner, and an hour later rushed into Christian Camps shoe store and asked for . place to lie down. MT Camp saw blood on Duncklee's shirt front and on questioning him ascertain cd that he had shot himself In the right shoulder. Dr Hall was called and the bullet extracted. Duncklee admitted that he had attempted to take his life on account of 8 girl, Lydia Gilbert, by whom he had been tilted.
 The directors of the Waterbury Hospi tai association met last evOuing and elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: President, F. J. Kingsbury vice president, A. s. Chase treasurer, A. M. Blakeslee secretary, J. H. Bron- son executive committee, E. l.. FrIsbie, G. w. Beach, A. s. Chase matron, Miss O. E. LeWIS; consulting physicians, Drs A. Norths and B. L. Griggs visiting physicians, Drs T. L. Axtelle, J. N. Benedict.lC. R. Conkey, W. H. Holmes, O. s. RJdn an, D. w. Mcdonald, F. E. Castle, w. L. Barber.