Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-05-29
CITY NEWS.

temperature.
Look for the Union blue label before
buying your cigars.
The Washington express made its first
trip east over the New England road at
o'clock this morning.
The postoffice regulations for to-mor-
row provide for one morning trip for
the carriers. The Office will close at ~
o'clock.
The suit of John II. Dillon, trustee,
VS. d. Trubee & Co, a case brought In
the district court, has been settled and
withdrawn.
An accident on the New England road
between New Britain and Hartford this
morning was responsible for nearly an
hours delay to the train due here at .
o'clock. IS,
The "McCarthy's Mishaps" company
will give street parade at 10 O'Clock
| tomorrow morning. Fifty boys
wanted at the opera house in the MORN
ing at 8 o'clock.
i wanted-Beans for Boston, Italians
| for New Orleans, clean streets in New
i York, a conservator for Connecticut,
and Lavine for easy washing.
An Italian named Joseph Ricardo had
his left hand badly crushed in a chain
betting at Holmes, Booth s. Haydens'
yesterday. DIR Axtelle dressed the in
jured member.
DIR Heideman's wonderful panopticon
and museum of anatomical and me
lchanical wax figures is now open at 50
and SO South Main street. The exhibit
tion is for adults only and Thursday is
reserved for ladies'. ~
One pound of original snowflake bak
ing powder given away with one pound
of fifty cent mixed or black tea at the
New York China Tea Co, 1S1 South
Main street, corner jefferson. Only this
Ievening. ..>
Hattie Carter, II year old girl, was
the only prisoner in the police court this
morning. She was brought in by Con-
stable Rigney for street walking. She
was given 20 days and costs in the town
house.
1t is surprising to see the handsome
presents j. F. Phelan gives with tea and
coffee. Tomorrow he will add a full
line of handsome dress goods. Every
purchaser receives q neat dress. Call
and examine. -.
Going, going, going. Clothing stock
must be sold at some price. Only thirty
days more. Brett & Co will close their
store Monday in order to again mark
down the balance of their stock. No
reasonable offer refused.
Judge Robinson, in the Waterbury SUI
perior court, which was held in New
Haven yesterday, granted a divorce to
Elma Sandrill of Naugatuck from her
husband, Charles Sandrill, changed her
name to Elma Jacobson and awarded
, her the custody of the two year old
child, but the father has the child and is
now living in Sweden. The grounds of
the divorce were adultery and cruelty.
A young man named Porter, employed
in the meat market at the corner of
II wi PlnaSant
arm badly lacerated while hoisting a
a side of beef on hook yesterday after
noon. While the wound was being
dressed in DIR North's office he suddenly
became delirous and jumping from the
chair rushed into the street with the
blood streaming from the wound. The
police were notified to hunt him up, but
could not find him, but in the meantime
Porter became calm and went to DIR
Munger's office where the wound was
dressed.
New Britain is stirred up over the
order of City Attorney Burr, closing all
fruit and confectionery stores on Sun
day from sunrise to sunset. There
seems to be a willingness among those
interested to comply with the order and
it is probable it will be most generally
| observed. Mr. Burr had given dealers
| in Sunday newspapers permission to
keep open for the sale of papers, but
learning that fruit and confectionery
stores intended to keep few papers on
sale as an excuse for keeping open, he
has ordered all newSdealerS to close.
Papers may be sold on the streets, the
Ipolice having an ordinance governing
that business.
Corporal Payne of the New Haver
Blues, has just been tried by court mar
tial AMI is now awaiting sentence fol
an offence committed at battalion drill
April 90. He was charged with insub
ordination. On the night in question
Payne used abusive Language to Captain
:eI Shuster and acted in a sulky manner
II Captain Shuster reported the case t.
Colonel Doherty, but the colonel wa:
obliged to go on a southern trip shortly
after and the case did not come up un
til a few evenings ago. Lieutenant
Colonel Lee heard the evidence and sub
united his report to Colonel Doherty
whose decision is expected at any tim'
=, lnow.
n The June session of the board of par
d dons will be held next Monday. Thu
N following prisoners sent up from New
N Haven county, will be given hearing
= George G. French, convicted in Octo
Y Der, 1881, of murder in the second de
, gree and sentenced for life; Edward M
lSperry, convicted in May, 1891, fo
. rape, sentenced. to twelve years; Charlie
]. johnson, convicted in 1886, of hors,
stealing, and sentenced to seven years
William A. Griffing, convicted il
March, 1890, of rape, and sentenced t.
1.-TWO years; Henry B. Chamberlain, con
victed in July, 1887, of murder in tn
second degree, and sentenced for life
Thomas Clancy, convicted in July, 1888
of horse stealing, and sentenced to tiv
years; Charles s. Pratt, convicted i
January, 1890, of embezzlement, an
sentenced to two years.
STRUCK BY A FRElGH TTRAlN.
A Loaded Horse Car Caught Between tn
Gates at West Main Street.
What might have resulted in a seriou