Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT.
Items of Interest to Inhabitants
 of the Nutmeg State.

Items of Interest to Inhabitants
 of the Nutmeg State. THE HISTORY OF SEVEN DAYS. Facts Concerning the Important Hap penings of the Week in This Vicinity and Elsewhere Briefly Told for the Ben eft of People Whose Time Is Valuable. NEW HAVEN, Sept. 22.-An application for the appointment of receiver for the Atlantic Yeast company has been filed here by counsel for Adolph Woolner, of New York, an officer of the Old Colony Distillery company.
 He Fished for Cash.
 NEW HAVEN, Sept. 22-Hosea A. Brooks, a workman employed by the West Haven Horse railroad, was arrested charged with stealing money from the company. It is the custom of the conductors to deposit envelopes containing the fares collected on each trip in locked box at the depot Some of these envelopes were missed, and a watch was set, resulting in Brooks ar- rest. Brooks used fishhook and a line to draw the envelopes through the slot in the box. The amount stolen is not stated, but is doubtless quite large.
 A Letter Carrier Who Stole.
 NEW HAVEN, Sept. 22.-David Barry, a letter carrier, was arrested for stealing letters containing money. He admits having lost his stealings in poolrooms.
 Yale Freshmen Win.
 NEw HAVEN, Sept. M.-The annual "rxsh" between the sophomores and the incoming freshmen class at Yale occurred last night on the Grammar school lot and was won by the freshmen.
 Elected by Chief Rylands.
 BRIDGEPORT, Sept. M.-Captain Pink erman, who was recently ordered by the common council to take charge of the police force, the office of chief of police having been abolished, was ejected from the chiefs chair by Chief Rylands, who claims that the action of the council was illegal. Orders have been issued to patrol men by one of the police boards, whose au- thority is contested, not to obey orders from Chief Rylands. There is great ex- citement in the city, but no violence has yet been reported.
 Killed in a Smashup.
 NEW MILFORD, Sept. 26-About two miles west of Hawleyville two freight trains on the New England railway col lided, instantly killing Engineer William Day, Fireman James Larner and Brake man G. A. Sprague, of the eastbound train. They all belonged in Hartford. A brakeman on the westbound train was badly injured. The westbound train was running on the time of the other, which, though late, had the right of way. Traffic was not delayed, as the accident occurred opposite the siding.
 A New Move in Connecticut.
 NEW HAVEN, Sept. 26.-State's Attorney Doolittle, ex-Governor Ingersol and ex- Judge Stoddard appeared in the civil su- perior court in the morning. The former informed the court that he had issued two more writs of quo warranto in the political controversy. They are brought with the state as relator in the name of Marvin H. Sanger against B. s. Henry, state treas urer, and John J. Phelan against R. J. Walsh, the state secretary. MT. Doolittle asked that they be made returnable Oct. 6, and it was so ordered. This was new and surprising move and was the result of a conference between counsel and the par ties concerned yesterday after Judge Stod- dard's return from Europe. The Demo crats are anxious to get all the cases into the supreme court by next term.
 Charles Emory Smiths Father Dead.
 W1LL1MANTIC, Sept 26-Mr. E. B. Smith, aged eighty-four years, of Mans field, Conn.,, died Sept. 25. He was 8 prominent manufacturer, and was widely known at home and abroad. He was father of Charles Emory Smith, editor of the Philapelphia Press.
 Rescued from an Insane Asylum.
 HARTFORD, Sept. 26.-Colonel Charles c. Baylor has been released from the Hartford Retreat for Insane Persons by the efforts of the Lunacy Law Reform League and Anti-Kidnaping union.
 Barnum Was Tired of Life.
 DANBURY, Sept. 26.-Mr. Nelson J. Bar mum, forty-seven years of age, well known business man and prominent in religious circles, has committed suicide here by taking morphine.
 Threatened Water Famine.
 HARTFORD Sept. 27.-Unless heavy rains come soon, a water famine is threatened in several Connecticut cities. Hartford has only two weeks supply, and the water commissioners are considering the advisability of pumping supply from the Connecticut river Danbury's supply will become exhausted by Monday, and the water now in use is hardly fit to drink. Norwalk borough has exhausted it's supply, and pipe will be put in, connect ing it with the South Norwalk system. which is we'll supplied.
 Will Hold Them to Account.
 BRIDGEPORT, Sept. H.-Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Engineer Harvey and Conductor Conrad, of train No. 67, which collided with another train on the New England road near Hawley- vile on Thursday night. The men are supposed to be in New York state
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