Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-03-07
ALL OVER THE STATE.

Fires In Birmingham and Anson1a
Yesterday Many Witnesses Sum-
moned for the Graham Hearing
Morris and Baldwin Speak-Burr
Eulogizes Democracy.
Three fires broke out in Birmingham
and Ansonia about the same time yester-
day morning. Two of these occurred in
Birmingham. The first was at the shop of
the Howe Pin company and caused loss
of about $4,000 The greater part of this
is on the fine machinery which is almost
irreparably destroyed by water.
The second alarm summoned the firemen
mour avenue. The blaze here was confined
to the chimney, and there appeared to be
more smoke than fire. Warden O'Sullivan
with little assistance succeeded in extin-
gushing it in pretty short order.
The third blaze occurred in the factory
of Robert o. Sneller in Ansonia. It broke
out in the japanning department and was
probably caused by workman who care
lessly handled q lighted match. The fire.
men had hard work in preventing the
flames from extending to the main build
ing. Mr.Sneller's loss will not exceed 49,
900.
FOR THE GRAHAM CASE.
HARTFORD, March 6.-The following per-
sons have been summoned to testify at the
Graham hearing at the capitol on Tuesday
| next: Ex-Adjutant- General Barbour, Gen
| eral Charles P. Graham, Colonel William
E. Cone, Major Thomas M. Smith, Captain
Dewitt P Preston, Captain William II. Nc
Lean, Captain John F. Lawler, Captain
George B. Newton, Captain Edward
| Schultze, Lieutenant Charles H. Slocum,
Lieutenant Henry NJ. Saunders, Lieutenant
Louis B. Hubbard, Lieutenant Charles W.
| Newton, Lieutenant Morris Penrose, Lieu
tenant Charles 81. Patterson.
ON THE CANAL ROAD.
| Freight train 617 on the Northampton
division ran into snow drift near Far
mington at 1 o'clock yesterday morning
An engine and snow plough was sent
| from Westfeld to assist the stalled train
It was hauled out of the drift in sections
At 4 o'clock yesterday morning the trair
was again in motion.
MORRIS AND BALDWIN SPEAK.
At the Hubbard Escort banquet in Hart
ford Thursday night, Judge Morris O.
New Haven was called upon.
Mr.. Morris said the east winds hat
gripped his throat and that on that &C
| count he would have to cut his remark
| short. His speech was brief and mainly
eulogy of the late Governor Hubbard
At the conclusion of Judge Morris
speech, Clarkson Joslyn introduced tn
new president, Clarkson N. Fowler, an
formally turned over to him the presi
dency of; the organization. Mr.. Fowle
thanked the members for the honor cor
ferred and took his place at the head c
the table, and introduced the Hon. Alfre
! E. Burr.
II Mr.. Burr said that he regretted that re
| Gently asperities had crept into the polit
= cal press of the state. He hoped, however
| the republicans were sincere in their pos
. | ton. He knew the democrats WERE TIL
! | democratic party is as old as the countr,
When it dies the constitution will di
{ When you cut loose from the constitutio
! | you cast aside your rudder and drift upo
!, the rocks. Repeatedly the democrats ha,
a acquiesced in the election by the legislator
of men who received much less than a M
: | jority of votes, because the constitution
. | provided. In the present all IL
;, democratic candidates have majorities, al
II ! the senate say you must declare them. II
republicans found number of ballo
thrown out, and their committee decla
them all as cast against the democrat
party. How did they find this out?
u was an absurd report.
II The next speaker was the Hon. Since
E. Baldwin, who was introduced as ''ol
g ! of those the republicans call mugwum
e but we welcome him as democrat" T
e said sometimes Legislatures are accused
legislating too much, but this cannot
Il said of the present legislature. Turni1
8 to national affairs, he said, the "wor
i trQvastv IN an AmorioaD oopurace III
! ever existed has expired in the last day
- So" He closed with the hope that tt
3 next legislature will be ready for const
t | tutional convention.