Connecticut western news., 1891-12-10

WATERBURY, Dec. 4.-Tracey Bros.' ex- tensive lumber yards and shops on Meadow street were burned. The stables of the Platt Elevator company and A. B. Simon's carpenter shop were also burned. Loss, s20,0 900.
 Yale Given S343, ,394.91 During the Year NEW HAVEN, Dec. 4.-The annual repo- of w. w. Farnam, treasurer of Yale uni versity, for the year ending July 31, 1891 shows that the university has received s total of s4433 3394. 91 in gifts during the past year from the following named: Dr. Henry | Bronson, S27, ,246. .35; estate of Governor James E. English, s1O,00O; Mrs. Harriet T. | Leavenworth, s15O0O; treasurer of the Alumni university fund, $S, ,40S. 40; estate of Joseph A. Christian, s22, ,631.5s; estate of late Phillip Marett, s2,29495; estate of Thomas c. Sloane, s75,O ,OOO; Mrs. T. G. Wat erman, s4O,OOO; P. N. Welch, s42 2,597.95; Joseph Cotton, 5000; Morris K. Jesup, s5O, ,OOO, and J. Pie-pont Morgan, s25, 900. l Died After Lifting 800 Pounds.
 PLAINFIELD, Dec. 4.-Henry Greevy, nineteen years old an imitator of Louis | Cyr, the Canadian strong man, residing at Chestnut Hill, in exhibiting his strength lifted an SOO-pound weight. He died ten minutes later.
 Editor Birdsan Eead.
 HARTFORD, ,eDec 5-Daniel O. Birdsall, for several years proprietor and editor of the Hartford Telegram, died in Hartford last night of Brights disease. He was fifty seven years old He was born in Chappa- qua, Westchester county, N. Y.
 A Case Like "Called Back.'
 BRIDGEPORT, Dec 7.-Mr. Luman B. Ben son, employed at Warner Brothers fac tory disappeared from his home more than a week ago and no trace of him could be dis covered Two days ago his wife received a letter from her husband, dated Jacksonville, Fla. He asked for money to pay his way home, stating that he did not know how he reached that city and that everything was B blank to him. His wife forwarded him the money.
 Stabbed Through the Lungs.
 BRIDGEPORT, Dec. 7.-The town of Strat- ford is all excited over a stabbing af- fray which may result fatally Thursday night Jerome Bowney, young man of this . town, was stabbed through the lungs, and the physicians treating him fear that he will die He refuses to make any statement as to how the stabbing occurred Mal1ey Buys Off Mime. Reinhart.
 NEW HAVEN, Dec. S.-The Reinhart-Mal- lev case, which was suit by Mime. Mary Reinhart, aformer housekeeper of Edward Malley, the dry goods merchant, for breach of promise and betrayal, has at last been settled Malley has paid all the costs and good sum to the plaintiff.
 Divided on Jurisdiction. , NEW HAVEN, Dec. S.-The supreme court met here Saturday to consider the governor E ship quo warTanto case. 1t renamed ID session five hours and failed to file decision with the clerk. The Union announces that the court is divided on the question of Jurls- diction.
 Only One Other Case Like This.
 TWISTED, Dec. S.-George Robinson, little colored boy, aged two years, who } is at the Gilbert Home, is an anatoml' cal freak The little fellow is very badly de- formed, and his heart is situated on the right side of his body. There the beats can be distinctly felt. Dr. Pratt, who has ex amined the boy says he never saw but one sinilar case before.