Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-05
TELRGRAPHIo JOTTINGs.

General John D. Anderson, of Augusta,
was yesterday afternoon elected commander
of the G. A. R., department of Maine.
Governor Campbell of Ohio continued his
testimony before the ballot box investiga-
ting committee at Washington yesterday.
The New York Presbytery yesterday passed
. recommendation for q new, short and sim
pie creed a. q supplement for the amended
confession.
An explosion of natural gas at the Du-
quesne steel works at Pittsburg last night
fatally burned Frank Bolton, the night
superintendent, and a laborer.
The Cincinnati chamber of commerce has
sent petition to the senate praying for the
establishment of department of commerce,
under the supervision of a cabinet officer.
Among the bills reported and placed on
following: For public buildings at Danbury,
Waterbury and New London, to cost $780,
900 each.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, who are now
in Paris, have postponed the ball which they
were to have given this evening, owing to
the terrible calamity that has befallen the
family of Secretary Tracy.
Col. Edward James Saunderson, conserva-
tive member of the house of commons for
| North Armagh, will deliver series of leo
| lures on s'Unionism" in the United States,
| Canada and Australia in the autumn.
| The steamer Gellert, which arrived at New
| York yesterday, collided with an iceberg on
| January 80, and two holes, each about foot
square, were stove in her side three feet from
| the stern. The Gellert passed twenty ice
bergs on her passage and encountered very
stormy weather.
Russia has ordered two large iron. clad
frigates to be built in England to be provided
with the biggest engines and the heaviest
Europe estimated for the contract, but the
czar insisted that the ships should be built
in England.
Among the bills introduced and referred ir
the senate yesterday was one by Mr.. Wolcott
for the admission Of the state of New Mexico
!; and one by MIR. Plumb for the protection Of
the American bison. Mr.. Ingalls presented
petition asking for an appropriation of $1O(
per capita for emigrants to Liberia. Thu
. petition was referred.
!. Broker Pell of New York, succeeded yes
terday in getting bondsmen to go bail 70,
, him for $e5, 900. Mrs. Frances A. spauld
> ing, of Llewellyn Park, N. j., and John Mo
DOAuAOpty u AVO 4&0AAA6sOA 0V0AA0S Az l .
. were accepted. Pells wife was with hin
. when liberated and they left together. Mr.
Claasssn, so far, has been unsuccessful in find
, ing bail.
The Grand Army encampment closed las
/ evening at Augusta, Me-, with banquet, q
: which Eve hundred plates were laid. Many dif
D tinguished Rueats were present. among whoI
9 were Commander inChief Russell A. AlgeI
q Governor Burleigh. Hon. Hannibal Hamlin
General G.. L. Beale and Department Con
mander Anderson, most of whom made I'D
dresses.
al Mr.. Soames, the solicitor for the Londo
!. Times, says that the Times will only pa
ordinary costs to Mr.. Parneu and that n
t Parnell is not released from the payment
y the interlocutory costs awarded the Time
rs nor from the costs Of the abortive Scote
10 and Irish actions. He says the statemel
il that the Times proposed to compromise
"a inaccurate.