Connecticut western news., 1891-12-17
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO INHABITANTS
 OF THE NUTMEG STATE.

fIOCkNlLLE, DeC. S. - MT. w llllstu V. McNerney, Democrat, has been elected mayor by majority of 34 over Harris, Re publican. Nearly the entire Democratic city ticket was elected
 Saw Two Men Drown. BRIDGEPORT, Dec. 9.-M. w. Mahoney and Charles c. White, of this city, gave the following account of drowning accident, witnessed by them Friday near Stratford light About II o'clock the two men left Stratford light in small boat to shoot ducks. They had gone but short distance when the storm arose, and they sought shelter on beacon of stones near at hand. They were compelled to remain there until nearly 5 o'clock. About 2:3O boat with two men in it appeared in the direction of the breakwater. The vessel labored heavily i in the waves and soon went over. The two men on board were seen to struggle in the | water for few minutes, when they sunk. , N 0 assistance could be given by the men on the beacon, as their boat could not have lived five minutes in the heavy storm which was raging.
 Took Paris Green and Died. NEW HAVEN, Dec 9.-John F. Meehan, a polisher by trade, took large dose of paris green to end his life. He died at the hospi- tai. He leaves wife and large family. Fell with the Elevator. s
 WINDSOR LOCKS, Dec. 1O.-About o'clock Monday afternoon Joseph Caseno, an Italian, employed at the J. R. Montgomery & Go. s mill, stepped on a small elevator that is used to carry cotton 'laps" from the basement up to the second floor, and it not being strong | enough to sustain his weight it fell with him ] to the basement, a distance of about twenty | feet. In the fall his head and foot were in | jured and the shock caused concussion of 1 the spinal column. Dr. Coogan was called 1 and ordered the injured man to be carried 1 to his home, in Oak street The employees | of the mill had been warned of the danger | and forbidden to ride on this elevator, and a notice is posted to that effect close by the 1 elevator shaft.
 Caught with 8 Policy Outfit. WATERBURY, Dec 1O-The efforts of De- tective Eagan have been rewarded by the | capture of Arthur N. Peck, of Hartford, who was found in the Cooley house with a policy outfit in his pocket and working the game. His detection will probably result in l the suppression of the evil in Waterbury. The game has been played in stores and fac | tories here for the past year, the law and | police having forced dealers out of the busi- ness. 1 Kicked by a Vicious Horse. | ROCKVILLE, Dec. 1O,-Ollie Heck, nine | year-old son of John Heck, had both legs badly fractured by 3 kick from horse. He went into the stable of Frank Farrenkopf i on Talcott avenue and entered the stall of one of the horses to feed it an apple While l in the stall the horse kicked at him viciously, fracturing both of his legs below the knee. | Burglars at Bridgeport. BRIDGEPORT, Dec. Hast Wednesday night burglars visited three stores in this city and obtained booty valued at $45O. From one store they took a cash register, with contents, valued at S250.
 l Injured in a Collision. 1 WATERBURY, Dec. 15.-George Young love, brakeman whose home is at Mid dletown, N. Y., was fatally injured, and James Quihan, another brakeman, was seri- ously hurt by rear end collision of freight | trains on the New Y ork and New England railroad at Wheatons station. The accident was caused by an open switch.
 | Many Deaths from the Grip.
 PLA1NsFIELD, Dec. 15 - Fully nine tenths of the population here are afflicted with the grip. Ten deaths from the in- | fuenza have occurred in this place and l Moosup Over thousand cases are reported from Norwich. and there have been twenty l four deaths there since Dec. l.
 A Chance for Colby Academy.
 NEW LONDON, Dec. 15.-Colby academy, which is in debt $34, 900 and requires s26, GOO more for repairs and an endowment fund, has been offered $50, 900 by MT. and Mrs. Colgate, of New York city, if other friends will con- tribute an equal sum. The alumni will give s1o, 900 if the Baptists of theFtate will raise the balance of $2O, 900.
 Meriden Has Suicide Club.
 MERIDEN, Dec. 15.-A suicide club has been formed in this city on the plan of the notorious organization in Bridgeport.
 He Says the Cow Was Drunk.
 NORTH HAVEN, Dec. 15.-Carl Hanson, who has been arrested for cruelty to animals, presents a novel defense State Agent Th1all, of the Humane society killed his COW, which had been mangled by g barbed wire fence. Hanson claims that the COW was drunk from eating apples and fell against the fence..
 Colored Blackmailers Trapped.
 NEW HAVEN, Dec 15.-A sensational at tempt to blackman James D. Dewell the Republican candidate for mayor in the re. cent election, was nipped in the bud last night. Dewel has received many letters from Mrs. Sidney Coe, colored woman requesting him to call at her house. One o1 the letters was given to the police and De tective Cowles disguised as MT. Dewell went to the house. Mrs. Coe escorted him to room. Five minutes later her husband rushed in and demanded S1 1,5OO threaten ing if payment was refused to shoot ''Mr Dewell." The detective promptly arrested the blackmailers.
 Attacked by Maneater.
 BRIDGEPORT, Dec. 15.-Mr. Alexander Pope, a Boston artist, was attacked by ''maneater" Sunday at Barnum 6 Bailey winter quarters and might have lost his life but for the prompt action of George Conk lin and Henry Shaw, keepers. MT: Popt was at work upon his picture of three lion and got too near the cage of big liol named Ben. The beast instantly seized MT
 Pope by the shoulder. Pope held in hi
 right hand mahlstick and brush, and il
 his left the palette and extra brushes. HI tried to stick the infuriated lion with thes
 harmless implements of his profession, ant
 then Ben reached out with his other paw
 struck Pope upon his back and tried to drav
 him into the den.
 Conklin saw the danger and was quick t ) thrust sharp iron prod into the lion
 breast. Keeper Shaw seized the artist b
 one arm and pulled him partly around. A he did so the coat was torn off. Possessio
 of the empty garment only served to infur
 ate Ben who roared and thrashed about tn
 den until the coat was in tatters.