Connecticut western news., 1891-05-27
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pr. A. Beecher Barnes Dead,


 NEW HAVEN, May 20.-Dr. A. Beecher Barnes died in Southington yesterday aged eighty-one years. He was a famous spe- cialist in medicine and surgery. Many years ago he introduced "helioptomy," or solar surgery, the method being concen-- tration of the suns rays by a lens upon the portion needing operation.
 A Big New Haven Crash.
 NEW HAVEN, May 20.-Charles w. Scran- ton, of the firm of Bunnell & Scranton, the senior member of which died 8 few days ago, stated last night that the con- eern would make an assignment today. The house has done a very large brokerage and investment security business, and has always had the confidence of the people. It was said by financial men that the lia- bilities of the firm would be about $SOO,- DO and the assets half that amount
 >- A Hartford Hotel in Trouble.
 HARTFORD, May 21.-The United States hotel of this city is reported to be inan- cially embarrassed. A number of small creditors have already secured attach ments against the property. The larger creditors have also taken measures to pro- tect their interests. The owner of the hotel, ex-Sherif o. D. Seymour, recently attempted to commit suicide.
 A Pioneer Hypnotist Dead.
 HARTFORD, May 21.-Edwin c. Bassett, 3 locally known hypnotist residing in Hartford, died at his summer residence at Madison, this state. Along in the fifties, when hypnotism began to attract atten- tion, he took an active interest in it's study, and SO successfully developed his power that he gave 8 number of local ex- hibitions which created astonishment. It is said that he had such a control over some of his Subjects" that he could affect them at distance. On one occasion he was known. while standing in his shop, to | cause man walking in the street to come | to stop by the exercise of his will power. At another time, to convince 8 skeptic, Bassett made 8 boy at a distance roll up and throw a snowball, without calling to him or even letting himself be seen by the boy.
 A Bad New Haven Bank Failure. NEW HAVEN, May 21.-Many poor peo- pie of this city will feel bitterly the effects | of the failure of the banking house of | Bunnen & Scranton, which has just oc- cured here. A rough statement of the banks affairs shows liabilities of about b30O, 900 and assets which may reach $10O, ; l poo. MT. Bunnell died recently, and at l that time rumors of instability were cur rent, and theee have now been verified by MT. Scranton making an assignment to | City Treasurer Stoddard. Bad fnancier- Ing is said to be the cause of the failure. It is not believed that depositors will req lize more than twenty cents on the dollar. A rigid investigation will be made. | The Grand Pool Scheme Collapses. 1 NEW HAVEN, May 23.-The grand pool 1 scheme involving $10O, 900, organized under the name of the New Haven: Jockey club has collapsed. The scheme was backed by 8 syndicate of pool room and policy room proprietors, and the plan was to give prizes | to the holders of tickets bearing the names of the first, second and third horses in the Suburban handicap, which is to be run at Sheepshead bay on June, 16. A prize o1 t$O,OO0 was to go to the holders of the first horse ticket, f85, QUO te the second and t< the third $15,OOO. The men behind tn. scheme obtained the opinions of the looa and the federal officials at Washington, de tclaring that the plans proposed would not come under the lottery laws. The schem, was extensively advertised and the price O tickets was fixed at five dollars. Many letters were received, but few five do1la, orders were received. The syndicate nov announces that the money received will b. refunded. They expected to pocket SIG, ,O0 in commissions, but instead they are ou t1 900 for expenses.
 Bridgeport's Common Council War.
 BRIDGEPORT, May 23.-At high nool Friday the six Democratic aldermen, wh deserted Mayor Marigold and the remain I ing members of the board on Wednesda, evening and left the city, returned to tn city hall, where the mayor and the Repub lican members had remained ever sine their departure Before they reached tn council chamber City Sheriff Taylor, wh had warrant for their arrest, served tn papers upon the six men and escorte them to the chamber. As they entered tn room the mayor called the board to orde and undertook to transact business. Th Democrats objected, but after considerabl parleying the nominations of the mayo for the several boards, to which the Demo cratic members objected at their prt vious meeting, were again presented an I,passed. A war of words followed fro1 both sides. =, 2 ...--.. :. ss4 .
 s. Nine, Crews on the Thames. | NEW HAVEN, May 2s.-So far as
 known here there will be nine collee j crews on the Thames river this seasol Races already announced to come off ar
 Columbia and Cornell freshmen, dune or 23; Harvard, Yale and Columbia fresl
 men, June 8 or 24; Cornell, Columb
 and University of Pennsylvania unive
 sity crews, June 25; Yale and Harva1
 university, June 28.