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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
The Annual Report Prepared by Father
MuIcahy, Adopted.


An adjourned meeting of the board of
education was held Saturday afternoon.
The annual report of the board prepared
by the Rev Father Mulcahy, was read
and adopted.
Several applications were read from
applicants for the position of teacher of
sewing. Miss Francis Lounsbury, for
four years teacher in the Illinois Indus
trial school, was the successful one. Her
salary will be $3.50.
The report of the medical examiners
was adopted.
Miss Ellen j. Wilton of the High
school building was given one months
leave of absence, or long as her health
may require. Miss Ruby NJ. Allen was
appointed to act during Miss Whiton's
absence.
Superintendent Crosby reported that
several schools are in an over crowded
condition. They are Bank, Clay,
Bishop, Welton, Porter, Elm and Ridge
street schools. In the Bank street build
ing out of twelve rooms ten are occu-
pied and the board voted to open ano-
ther room with three grades.
Miss E. d. Clark was taken from the
primary room and placed in charge of
the new room and Miss Jennie NJ. Dud-
ley was appointed to succeed Miss
Clark Miss COwan was appointed as
sstant at the school.
Miss Mary E. McElligott was APP
pointed assistant at Bishop street school
Miss Mary G. Walsh at the Clay street
school. Miss Mary d. Tenant at Welton
street, Miss Marie A. Herriger at Porter
street, Miss Mary Cullum at Ridge
street, and Miss p. A. Giddings at the
Elm street school. 1t was voted to oper
the basement room at the Elm street
| school.
Miss Elizabeth Keenan, of the Wash
ington street school was given one
years leave of absence by the board.
Miss Mary G. Coughlin was appointed
to the position during Miss kecnan''
! absence.
1t was voted that the district commit
tee be requested to make immediate
temporary accommodations for the chIl
dren in the Bishop street school, as tho
school is too Overcrowded to permit the
teachers doing justice Ju the scholars.
1t is Il rule Of the board to appOin
resident applicants, but now the list 0
resident applicants is exhausted.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21
IN THE POLITICAL SWIM.

Senator Seymour's Plan For a Fairer
Representation in the Legislature.
Senator Seymour (dem) Is out with a
plan of constitutional revision for
fairer representation in the legislature
He says:
I suggest that population of 5000 in
any town should be regarded as that for
which its present representation was de-
signed, and that all towns containing
5000 or less fhould be left as they are,
with two representatives or one, as the
case may be, for the reasons found sutfi-
cient in the past; and that to any town
containing more than 5000 inhabitants.
and for the major fraction thereof.
Upon study of the census of 1890, the
bulletin for which is just ont, it will be
found that this would add SO members
to the house from II towns, making the
representation as follows, and for the
purpose of argument, I set beside each
town its population in 1890 and also in
| 1890:
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21
POLICE COURT.



Saturday night about half past eight
word was sent to the police station that
Officer Ahprn needed assistance on
Union street. Two officers were at once
sent to the place and met Officer Ahcrn,
covered with blood, having in charge
an Italian. who was also bleeding pro-
fIlsely. While the officer was patrolling
his beat near South Elm street he no
ticed several drunken Italians stagger-
ing against passers by. Finally one of
them forced two young ladies off the
walk. The officer Immediately placed
the fellow under arrest. The others OBJ
iected. but were deferred from interfer-
ing by the officers club. Finally one of
them, by name Michael RafellO, who
proved to be brother of the arrested
man, attempted to take the prisoner
away. Officer Ahern hit Rafello on
the head with his club cutting cash of
two inches. The Italian Immediately
seized large rock and brought it down
with awful force on the officers head,
cutting through the thick helmet and
and making deep cash several inches
in length. Officer Ahern at once
dropped his prisoner and though blinded
with blood made for Rafello. The latter
started on run when a bullet from the
officers pistol went through his leg be-
tween the knee and ankle. The Italian
ran but few steps when he fell and
was captured. In the meantime the
other man had made his escape. Rafello
was brought to the station while the
officer went to DIR AXtele's office and
had five stitches taken III the wound on
his head. DIR AXtelle then went to the
police station and dressed the
| Italians wounds. He found that
the bullet had gone between
the two bones in the shin.
| When RatfelO was interviewed by a
DEMOCRAT reporter be at first denied
hitting the officer and said his name
was Tony Russ. He admitted using the
rock and gave his correct name. He
was placed under $500 bonds which
were furnished last night by Peter
Bauby. This morning three cases drunk
enncss, assault and resistance were con-
tinucd until Saturday morning. Officer
Ahern is laid off duty until he RECEIVERS
from his injuries.
The case of Michael Cunhane, for as
sault on John j. Bowling, which was to
be tried Wednesday, was continued
until Wednesday September 30. Bowling
was yesterday discharged from the
hospital.
Rocco Marcian, a bootblack, charged
with throwing stones, had his case
nOlled.
Richard Lucid was fined So and costs
| for drunkenness.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21
sPEcALA COUNCIL MEETING.
Bank Street Ordered Widened Near the
Brooklyn Bridge.

brooklyn Bridge.
A special meeting of the court of
common council was held Saturday
evening to consider the matter of hav-
ing a As foot bridge over Bank street at
the New England road and to act upon
other matters.
Attorney Terry was present for the
New England road with contract to be
signed by the city and railroad people.
City Attorney Burpee represented the
city. The contract states that the New
England Co had been ordered by the
courts to raise the road at this point and
to increase the width of both street and
bridge to 4S feet. The road would put
on the extra eight feet, would not claim
any land damages of the city and would
begin the work just as soon as the city
desired. Ten thousand dollars was to be
paid to the road by the city as the work
progressed; the first payment to be
made 50, 800.
Both bodies discussed the matter, in
their respective chambers, after which
the councilmen invited the aldermen tt
| discuss the matter in JOINT convention
After another discussion the aldermen
returned to their chamber, and after {
short talk it was voted to accept the con
| tract.
The councilman cOncurred with the
upper board and this assures a forty
eight foot bridge at the Bank stree
crossing. The matter of paving Meadow
street from South Main to Bank stree
eastward, expense S10,68O, and of buy
ing a road roller to cost 81 800, was dis
cussed at length by the councilmen, bu
both were finally voted down.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21
A Crazy Mans wanderings.

Frank Kelly a big powerfully built
man, AZ years of age, became crazy re-
an iron furnace in hot weather. Thurs
day, the 10th, he disappeared. He was
found a week later at Sandisfield, Mass,
violently crazy. He was brought home
and taken to Middletown. When cap
tured, he ate ravenously, having evi-
IDENTIFY subslsted on nothing but fruit
since the time he disappeared. All the
clothing that remained on his person
was portion of the body of an under
shirt and very small part of a pair OF
trousers. His face, arms, and legs were
covered with scratches and bruises, and
his feet, which were bare, were cut and
swollen to twice their natural size.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
"Star Speciality Co."

Tonight the Howard Athcnaum Star
Speciality company will he the attrac-
ton at the opera house There have been
several head balancers before the public
i'll this country for years, but in ali prob
ability the greatest of all are the BraatZ
Brothers, who are engaged with this
company. These artists not only dc
head to head balancing, but all other
performers in their line one better, bv
an innovation introduced only by these
celebrated brothers. That is, hat to hat
balancing. In performing the act the
brothers wear ordinary tall hats and one
supports the other with his hody in
elevated position, the crown of his silk
hat placed on the crown of his brothers.
"Eily."
Miss Sadie Seaman will be seen at the
opera house tomorrow evening in the
romantic Irish drama, "EiIy." She will
sing many popular songs during the
performance.
"AH the Comforts of Home"
William Gillette's successful comedy
"All the Comforts of HOme," will be
presented at the opera house Thursday
evening.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21
How to Treat a Begear.

Chateaubriand was once asked:
''Would you recommend me to appren-
tice my son to SO and SOP" and he re-
piled: Learn how this merchant treats
the poor and then use your own iudg-
ment." There was a wisdom in this
reply that should sink deep into peo-
pies hearts. Our treatment of the poor
and unfortunate is the truest indication
of our character. All that can be added
to this excellent parable is, when one
who is in want applies to you for assist
ance, imagine yourself in his place and
'do as you would be done by"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21
TIMELY TOPICS.

New stock of dress goods just re-
ceived at E. T. Turner & Cos. His
stock includes all the popular cloths.
Call and see the fine line of fall suits
shown by J. B. Mullings in his new
store.
Bargains in furniture at the Water
bury Furniture Co.'S warerooms. Call
and see the Quaker range.
Take advantage of the great sale of
millinery goods at 1. Chase's previous to
removal.
Two tenements for rent; modern i'm
provements, at lat Baldwin street.
Go to the Pharmacie Franchise, 234
South Main street, mention seeing this
in the DEMOCRAT and you mry buy a 81
bottle of sarsaparilla for seventy-five
cents.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21
How to Fold an Umbrella.

Many umbrellas are broken by the
careless manner in which they are
folded and put aside after using in the
rain. When folding an umbrella the
cover should first be shaken out until
all the folds lie free from the ribs.
Then catch the ends of the ribs near
the handle in the right hand and clos
ing the left hand firmly around the
cover near the point, push the umbrella
through it, gently turning the entire
structure from left to right until all is
neatly folded. After using an umbrella
in the rain it should be allowed to dry.
handle downward.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21

Considerable excitement has been
occasioned in Southport because of the
employment of Miss Keely on the
ground that she was Roman Catholic
and could not consistently minister to
the moral welfare of children of oppo-
site faith, and the Rev r. A Gilman, a
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church, drew up and circulated petit
ton asking for her dismissal.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21

The special train over the New Eng
land road last Thursday afternoon,
which took to Boston the New York eX-
cursionists over the new route, made
the fastest trip between Hartford and
Boston on record, There was not one
stop and this is the first time train
ever ran through without stopping. The
train was in the personal charge of
Superintendent r. B. Williams. 1t left
Hartford at 1886 pm. and was in Boston
at $50 The distance is 117.3 miles;
time IA minutes.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21
BREN N AN

Has at last secured the service of
the baker who first introduced the fam
GUS Waterbury Cake and he will have
it hereafter fresh every day.
His home made bread is a grand
success for it is both bread, pie and
cake.
Brennan wants to know when the
bakers are to have their picnic, as the
butchers have had their day, and he
thinks it but right the bakers should
have theirs.
Brennan the Baker.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21
JOHN c. ALTMAN DEFINES HIS POSITION.

JOHN c. ALTMAN DEFINES HIS POSITION.
To the Editor of the DEMOCRAT.
Sir:-Will you please allow me space
in your valuable paper to defend my
character against the foul calumnics
that are being circulated by certain dis
appointed politicians of the fourth ward.
They accuse me of selling out to their
opponents ut the last primary meeting
of that ward. The facts are these:
was a member of that club and mem
Der of the nominating committee. AS
| a member of said committee was deter
mined to do nothing that would deceive
the members of the club, as have never
yet in all my life betrayed or deceived
my fellow man. When | learned from
sad eXeriencc that | was used as a cloak
| to hide their double dealings; when
| found that ! was in the company Of men
who in order to satisfy their own selfish
| desire were willing to barter away the
| innocent voters of the club, and because
| | stood up before the members of the
| club and protested against the un uSt
| proceedings of Il few of that committee
and showed up their hypocrisy and by
SO doing defeated them at the caucus,
they are now trying to undermine my
reputation by saying [ sold out. l chal-
| lenge any member of the club or any
man in Waterbury to show or prove
that have ever taken any money, large
or small amount, for political purposes.
am confident that they cannot.
believe the man who would sell his vote
| would sell his God, hence [ am not in it.
JOHN G. ALTMAN.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21
LOCAL LINES.

You must eat, therefore for the best
groceries, vegetables and fruit call at
LADD'S grocery house.
DIR. G. w. S. Frost, 1877 Bank street.
See Curran's adv on third page.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21

Total 1913 41S, 23S 297 ,O34
Hartford county, with a population
of 147, $50, now has 40 representatives
and would have 80.
New Haven county, with a popula-
ton O9,O5S, now has 36 representatives
and would have GS,
New London county, with a popula-
ton 1854, now has 30 representatives
and would have SO.
Fairfield county, with population of
15O,OS1, now has 30 representatives and
would have 80.
Windham county, with population
OF 4o,loS, now has "A representatives
and would have IS.
Litchfield county, with a population
of 3d. 42, now has Al representatives
and would have Al.
MiddleseX county, with population
of 1924, now has % representatives
and would have "a.
TOlland county, with q population of
20, OSl. now has % representatives and
would have %.
The whole state, with a population of
TAG, 1858, now has 2J2 representatives and
would have 1921.
1t is interesting to see how this would
work county-wise on county average
of population represented.
New Haven county would have on
the average one representative to 3,31e
inhabitants, Fairfield county one to g.
OO1, Hartford county one to 2,129, Wind
ham one to 1906. Middlesex one to L.
CAT, Lltchfield one to BOG, Holland one
to 900.
In state at large there would be one
representative to 1895 inhabitants. The
change consists wholly in enfranchising
every town group Of 5000 inhabitants
in the state, wheresoever they may be
located, and still doing it townwise. II
thus removes the reproach of gross inc
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21

An enthusiastic meeting Of French
Canadians was held in the hall on
Meadow street last night. Forty signi-
cation papers.
An important meeting of the First
Ward North End Democratic club will
be held at the rooms in Camps block
this evening.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21

James E. Roe, the Baldwin street
druggist, has fine line of hair curriers'
and curling irons at from 90 to so cents
each.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-21
A Letter From Kelly.
Chicago, ILL.,, Sept l.

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept II, 1891.
Kelly says that his interview with the
Ohio farmers on the wheat question shows
that there is not spark of truth in the
wild cat scheme in effect, that the leaders
farmers to hold wheat until it brings them
from ST. so to 50. The farmers say that
they are willing to sell for 81 which
is sufficient profit. This will keep flour at
a level of Sc per barrel. The prices may
decline little more, but they are dragging
very close to bottom, and to days figures
need lose no one any money. Circum-
stances are now favoring purchasers to
an unexpected extent, and it will be
prudent for you to buy soon and buy
fully,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-02-26
STATE NEWS.

1
State rangers nave arrested and
ca1.-,;:eu to San Antonio from near
Corpus Christi one Yaladez, who it
is believed is one of the Brownsville.
train robbers.
Marion Nicholas shot ]. O..
Nicholas near Sherman Tuesday
with a shot gun. He gave up and
was required to give bond in the
sum of 500.
Will Douglass, colored, was
given dose of morphine by his
mother at Sherman Tuesday, who
mistook it for quinine, from the eff
fects of which he died.
Two men robbed a man at
the depot in Fort Worth Tuesday.
in sight of Il large crowd of people,
going through his clothes and Sc
curing $40. They were captured
but one of them made his escape.
Ed 7. Wilson, living at Eylan,
twelve miles west of Texarkana, was
found dead Tuesday on the Cotton
Belt railway track at Spur switch.
The body was horribly mangled,
both legs and arms torn off and the
skull crushed.
Rev. n. J. Northam was convic-
ted in the District court at Decatur,
Tuesday, and gwen two years in the
penitentiary. He was the Metho-
dist minister who last fall forged
the names of two of his fellow min
listers to a note.
The Confederate home bill was
considered at length in committee of
the whole and was reported to the
house and report adopted after the
amount for purchase was cut down
to $4,000 and for two years main
tainance to $4,000.
"A mass meeting IN Waco con
denis the clause in their charter re-
lating to the license system in oper-
alton there as respects bad women.
A committee of seven men were ap-
pointed to go to Austin to secure
an amendment to the charter abol-
fishing these features.
Col. Ropes, of Corpus Christi,
has returned from New York where
he has been for the past few months
perfecting arrangements for the
building of the Corpus Christi and
South American railway, and met
with success that made the Corpus
people tender him warm reception
upon his return.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-02-26
The element fuorine is OF great

The element fuorine is of great
interest to chemists, as it is the
most powerful solvent known. Hith-
erto it has been found in nature
only in state of combination, and
has been isolated with the greatest
difficulty, but two French investiga-
tors have lately obtained evidence of
its existence in a free state in
fluorspar.
A TRICYCLE. DRIVEN By PETROLEUM.
Among the latest attempts to pro
duce satisfactory motor for light
road vehicles is that of Mr.. Edward
Butler, of Greenwich, England. HIS
apparatus is a petroleum motor
tricycle., which is expected to run 40
miles, at rate of 3 to 10 miles an
hour, on consumption of one gal
Ion of petroleum OF benzolene. The
motor is placed on the rear wheel,
which is covered by an oil reservoir
of a capacity of p gallons, and has
cylinder on each side, and fly
wheel close to its spokes. The first
stroke of the pistons draws in the
air and oil vapor, the second stroke
congresses the charge, which is ex-
ploded at the third stroke, and ex-
hausted on the fourth. The crank
shaft operated by the pistons is
geared to give motion to the rear or
driving wheel in the ratio of 6 to 1.
The compressed charges are alter
nately ignited by a spark from an
electric battery under the seat be-
tween the two forward wheels. Stop
ping ana starting are accomplished
by raising and lowering the driving
wheel by a foot lever on castors,
steering is effected by a pair of
rocking handles actuating the front
wheels, and the speed is regulated
by a Unbelievable lever. The COM
plete machine weighs $50 pounds.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-02-26
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
LIKENESS OF MARRIED COUPLES.

Resemblances between husband
and wife have often been noted, and
have been ascribed to the influence
exerted by each other during many
years of hfe together. This explana-
ton, however, does not satisfy NJ.
Hermanni Fol, a careful French oh,
server, who is convinced that in a
large number of cases there is a
more or less striking similarity from
the beginning, and who concludes
that in such cases marriage is due to
qualities possessed by the couple in
common, not to those in which they
differ. The resemblance in the many
newly.married people visiting Nice
first drew his attention to the sub,
ject. The curious phenomenon SO
impressed him that he obtained the
photographs of 251 couples for com
parison, and he found a resemblance
between husband and wife i'll 1872
about 668 per cent? of the 19S
young couples represented, and in
IS (about 718 per cent? of the So
old couples.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-02-26
THE CoNGEE LARp nILE.

Somebody writes Puck getting
after them for not making the Con-
ger Lard Bill subject of lllustra
ting special class Legislation, in reply
Puck says: We limited our illustra-
tons of vicious Legislation only be-
cause we thought we had produced
enough to make our point clear. AS
for the Conger Lard Bill, we could
not find space for full and specific
condemnation Of that utterly bad
measure, if we had three editorial
pages instead of one. 1t is among
the worst bills-perhaps it is the
worst bill-of its sort that ever
came before Congress. 1t is not,
indeed, a bill, parliamentary meas
ure. 1t is an ukase, prepared for a
dcspot's signature. But though we
can not describe or discuss it in
exteDso, we may, say briefly that it
is bill to enable the manufactures
of Prime Steam Lard, so-called,
to run their business rivals, the
makers of Lard Compound out
of the field, by lerylng such series
of revenue taxes upon the latter
hapless article as would spoil trade
in any staple known TO the market,
and by fining everybody-prcducer,
wholesale dealer, retailer. consumer
and even the stay citizen who may
empty a package Of Lard Compound
who does not cooperate with the
in crushing out the
Of r. 5 Lard people.
And all this it sets out to 90 with
the unabasbed audacity Of a Com
auche Indian scalpiBg a victim.
Remember that the cheapest ami
Gals are best breeding ones