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

THE q. s. MARsHALsHIP.
The Hartford Times hears that the United |
States marshalship for Connecticut may be
rendered w. e. Disbrow As q consolation for |
tho Bridgeport colleotorship which he ex-
pected and failed to get.
ACCIDENT TO AN OLD LADY.
Mrs E. B. Morehouse of Bridgeport, who |
fell down flight Of stairs at her cons resi-
denoe on Highland avenue, sustained injuries
which, owing to her advanced age, eighty
ave years, may prove fatal.
LARGE CLASSES CONFIRMED.
Bishop Williams preached at Christ
church, Hartford, Sunday morning, and cou-
nrmed class of about fifty. In the evening
he preached at St. Thomas's church, that
city, where q deeply interesting service was
held. The congregation was the largest ever
seen in the chuach, and about forty persons
were confirmed.
THE MONUMENT TO SUPERINTENDENT TURNER.
The monument which 1t is proposed to
secure to the memory of the late Superinten-
dent Turner will cost from 81 900 to 81, 200.
The committees will hold another meeting
two weeks from last Saturday. Subscription
papers will be opened so that all the en-
ployes may have an opportunity to contribute
toward the monument.
BRDaEPoRr's POLICY SHOPS.
BR1paEpoRr, Conn.,, Feb. 1o.-J. D. Car
penter and Henry Flint, the policy dealers,
were fined 500 and costs each In court this
morning and appealed under 5000 bonds.
The sixteen players who were arrested sue
ceeded in getting their bail reduced from $25
to $15. All the bonds were forfeited. Alice
Jewel, whose place was broken mp last week,
was fined $50 and sentenced to six months In
jail.
CHINESE BOYS CAREER.
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students at the Chinese mission, In Hartford,
was in that city last week for few days.
He is on his way to Mexico, to take
position there as mining engineer in the sill
yer mines at Sonora. Mr.. Woo, after the
recall of the Chinese mission from this
country, rpent three years In England study
ing in the London School of Mines. He was
also one Of the commission lately appointed
by the emperor of China to inspect the pub.
lie works of France-a rather notable fact
in the face of the usual conservative policy
of China. Mr.. Woo expects to return to
China after q time, and use his experience
there.
ITS FLOATING INDEBTEDNESS.
For the purpose of providing for its float
ing indebtedness the Southern New England
Telephone company will issue notes, bearing
i've per cent. interest, to an amount not ex-
cseding $500, 600. These notes are payable In
Ave years, but the company reserves the OPP
ton of taking them up ct any time after two
years. The company has spent $1O0, 900 In
| Improving its plant during the past two years
and have planned to sxpend $10O, 600 for the
| same purpose. With the proceeds from the
sale Of these notes the company will pay off
mortgages and other incumbrances upon its
property. The move does not indicate any
| financial embarrassment, and to begin with
only 500, 600 of the notes are to bs issued.
! MUsKET BURIED IN HIS COFFIN.
SuFYnLD, Feb. 10.-An old musket was
buried in the casket of the late Major Hatha.
| way which has an interesting story. At the
battle of Chspultepeo Mexican sharpshooter
in tree was picking off men near Hathaway.
| who was then lieutenant. A soldier called
his attention to the fact that the shots were
evidently aimed at him. Major Hathaway
picked up the musket of sergeant who had
just been killed and bleed away at the
sharpahooter. Whom asked II he shot him
the major was accustomed to reply: SIT IL
hard to tell, a. there was considerable
shooting going on at tho time, but the
'ereaser' fell out of the tree head first" This
was the musket Major Hathaway brought
homo.
| HARTFoRp's CABBAGE EATERS.
According to Mr.. Paul Thompson, propri-
etor of the West Hartford market gardens,
there are between thirty and forty farmers
who raise cabbages for the Hartford market,
and about dozen who bring them to town
regularly. he estimates the number of cab
baes: sold in that city by these farmers to
be SAC, 600, divided by months ~ follows:
January, February, March and April, 20, 600
each; May, 5000; June. 10000; July, 80.
600; August, September and October, SO, 600
each; November, $4,000; December, ii, 900.
It will be noticed that July and November
are considerably ahead Of the other months.
OF these thousands of cabbsges 1t Is estima-
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90. 900 from East Windsor hill, $4,000 from
South Windsor, &c, 900 from Wrapping. 3d.
600 from Glastonbury, Ct. 900 from Wind
sor, Is, 900 from Bloomfield, 25,0 600 from
West Hartford, $4,000 from Wsthers6eld,
IL, 600 from Rocky Hill, $1,000 from other
places, and 30, 900 from New York.
AN OLD SEA DOGS ADVENTUROUS CAREER.
Captain Nathaniel Richards of East New
London is one of the few living representa-.
fury ago. The captain will be ninety three
in April and is % hale and hearty - q man
Of Fifty. He followed the sea for fifty years.
and commanded some of the largest mer-
chant ships of his time. He was master Of
several of Stephen Girards ships, and sailed
from this port for Major Williams and others
of the old time ship owners. The ship North
first to make port at the Island of Samoa.
His life and adventures at sea are
az wonderful and interesting as Besant'a
novels. He WAS shipwrecked, cap
tursd by cannibals and pressed
into the Spanish army, in which he served
until an opportunity offered to desert. He
was once sentenced to be shot by the Next
cans % . suspect against the government, but
escaped from jail and lived for weeks in the
woods on roots and nuts, finally making his
way to the coast and joining vessel. The
old gentleman has several times eneircled the
globe, and his recollsctions of the times
when coal, steam, electricity and other nec-
essities of the present day were unknown, are
amusing. Captain Richards has cast his
vote In fifteen presidential elections and takes
a. lively an interest in tho affairs of the
country a. ever. In his odd moments he
makes clever pieces OF work that would do
credit to men Of third his age. His facul-
tics are remarkably we'll preserved, and he
; seems In fair way to become centenarian.
New London Telegraph.
/ A useful present in every package Savena,
the best washing powder. Sold by Rrocers.
The Market Dall-Rock Island and
sugar RsAneFles Attacked By the
Bears-Missour1 Pacific Dispaaya
Strength.
Nrw YoRx. Feb. 10.
The stock market wasdull and narrow today, with
a generally heavy tone and decided weakness In
spots. the gains scored being small, few and unin