Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-11

ton upon the subject, "a soldiers life; grave
and gay" last night.
Six oyster boats that were out in Saturday
nights storm, near Norfolk, Va, are missing,
and it ia believed that they were lost with
twenty persons on board.
John B. Winslow of Brockton, Mass, died
yesterday morning after brief illness. he
was one of the most prominent railway men
In Boston and was for many years superin-
tendent of the Boston and Lowell railroad.
Senator Hoar yesterday introduced q bill
in the senate which provides that all persons
who have Lost the use of both hands by gum
shot wounds, or both arms. SO as to perma~
"hently disable them, shall receive 800 q
month in lieu of the pension they now re-
;ceivs.
President Harrison yesterday sent to con-
gress the report of the commission appointed
to negotiate with tho Sioux Indians for . sur.
render of portion of their great reservation
in Dakota. The commission consisted of
Charles Foster of Ohio, William Warner of
Missouri and General George Crook of the
army. The report of the commission was
submitted to the president on the oath of
December last.
/. CARNIVAL OF mAsKERs.
The Masquerade OF the City Guard Sur
passes BY Far All Events OF Hts Kind
Which Have Taken Place This
season-A Gay Spectacle ana q HAPPY
Night-The Prize Winners.
Curious and comical was the spectacle
which filed the armory last night. It was
the sixth annual masquerade ball of the City
Guard and at least $500 people were In at
tendance. The large hall was crowded. The
maskers numbered over 1900 and their CO.'S
TUNES were as varied as their number was
large. 1t was the largest ball ever given by
the company. Last year s., 200 was realized.
This year an even larger sum was cleared.
The affair eclipsed any masquerade that has
been given in this city during the season.
The fanciful drill of the twenty-four floor
managers in costumes of Hungarian counts
was the opening feature of the carnival. It
was under the direction of Professor Alletz-
haeusser and was attractive, intricate and
well executed.
| The grand march followed and in it the
hundreds Of comical, curious, antique, gaudy,
brilliant, laughable, beautiful, ugly and other
kinds Of costumes were displayed in q fas.
cinating spectacle.
Just before the intermission came the prize
march. The judges, Lieutenant q. V. En-
| gel, Theodore Martus and T. g. McGrath,
stood upon tho platform before the music
stage and the maskers passed before them.
AS the prizes were awarded the winners
were called from the line and Captain Gut
gave them their prizes.
The first prize of $25 for the best group Of
not less than six was taken by the Lords anG
Ladies', a group of eight. They were at
tired in old court costumes of the lords an6
ladies of olden time. They were William
Schneider, Mrs. Schneider, Joseph Ganggel
Miss May Simons, Miss Katie Roth, Mis-
Barbara Ganggel, Henry Homeger and Mis-
Maggie Ganggel.
The second prize of $40 for the handsomes
lady's costume was awarded to Miss Berth,
Quit, sister of Captain Quit of the City
Guard. They looked charming in the COS
tune of Princess Carnival. It was of blue
satin with swans. Her jaunty blue cap was
topped by white plume.
The prize of SIS for the best character
mask was awarded to Ed Bunce, who wal
disguised as q chimney sweep in q unique
suit of brown with battered high hat and I
| characteristic mask.
The fourth prize of SO for the most com.
ical mask was given to j. Peter Vine, who
was disguised as McGinty. His suit was ii
tsttsrs and was covered with sea weed, Sc.
shells, oysters, clans, shell fish and othel
marine trophies. A crab had clutched foo
hold of hts left ear and a lobster, red anG
savage hung from the rim of his battered hat
He was accompanied by his widow but she
did not take prize.
The fifth prize of S., for the handsomes
gentleman's costume, was given to ]. NJ. Con
nors. He wore a court costume of high blue
trimmed with velvet and snowy buckles, BLU
tights and jaunty plush cap.
After the prizes had been awarded thu
dancers removed their masks and the ga!
spectacle continued with the gayest measures
| of the dance till late hour.