Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-05-09
CITY NEWS.

the drug business.
 The postoffice officials received notice to-day of the new Sunday mail train on the New England road.
 J. s. Fay received a telegram this morning announcing the safe arrival of his family at Helena, Montana.
 Cornelius Mccarthy, aged 8 months, son of Maurice Mccarthy of Bank street, died last night. The funeral will take place at S:3O tomorrow afternoon.
 The board of selectmen held a meet ing this morning and appointed Robert Fruin to be surveyor of town roads until October 1, 1891.
 The north window in Brett & Co.'S from $S to $11, which are being closed out at $4.50.
 E, w, Shannon sails for Europe Tues day, where he will join the Hardie-Von Leer company at Nottingham, Eng, having been engaged as advance repre- sentative,
 Some medical authorities say that Koch's lymph is not as effective as was supposed. But all who have tried it agree that lavine is the most effective | washing powder known. There was no police court this morn- ing further than adjourning the case Of the four boys who were arrested some time ago for breaking into New Eng land road car until next Saturday.
 The annual convention of the State Firemen's association will be held in New Britain June 16 and r. The local companies at theIr first meetings in June will elect delegates to the conven- | tion.
 The newly elected officers of Sheridan council, K. of C., were installed last evening by Deputy John J. Mcdonald. A collation. was served at the close of the exercises and the evening was spent very pleasantly.
 Ed l. Maloney has rendered his resig- nation as captain of Co B. Hibernian Rifles, to Colonel Donaghue of Hartford. | The company is now in full numbers and Captain Maloney resigns through inability to attend to the needs of the company, on account of press of busi- ness.
 The entertainment committee and the officers and executive committee of the Connecticut Press association will meet in Meriden Wednesday afternoon, to se- | lect place for the midsummer meet | ing. It is thought that the meeting this year will not be held July 4, but at a date more convenient for the newspaper men.
 The report of the N. Y., N. H. & H. road to the railroad commissioners at Albany for the Quarter ending March 31 is as follows: Earnings, $2,569, ,591, ex- penses, $1.960, ,694: net, $60S, ,S97; other income, $50, 121: charges, SPA ,660; sur plus, $264 ,35S; cash on hand, $743, ,510; profit and loss surplus, $2,S09,027.
 Chris F. Downey has been appointed administrator with power of attorney on the estate of the late John Derwin of Kearney, Nebraska, by the heirs in this city. Derwin died there two weeks ago. In all probability Mir Downey will go to Kearney where the deceased owned plantation, to settle up the estate and have the body brought here | for burial.
 Bernard Jordan, man perphaps forty-five years old, and well-known as Barney" left Hartford yesterday morning with the intention of walking to San Francisco. Barney" says he will follow the New England road to l Newburg and then go to Birmingham and so on. He says he expects to reach the western metropolis before cold l weather.
 The finance committee of the state asylum for the insane, having expressed some apprehensions as to the future without appropriations, Morgan G. Bulkeley said that if the trustees would give him A hours notice, he would fur. nish all the money necessary for run. ming the institution. "No state institu- tion shall suffer, owing to a lack of funds, as long as l am governor" he concluded.
 The commissioners of Fairfield and New Haven county held another session yesterday in reference to the bridge be- tween Derby and Huntington. The Derby people were dissatisfied with the $54, ,O00 bridge voted by the commission CTS and so the East Berlin company was willing to put on all the ornamental ad ditions, provided the commissioners would agree, and the price is shade under $62, ,00O.
 The hearing on the dissolving of the injunction sworn out by First Select man Pinney against Selectmen Brown and Carmody, which was to come uI this morning before Judge Cowell, was continued until Tuesday morning. At torneys O'NeiIl and Burpee argued fol the hearing and Attorneys Kellogg Terry and Kellogg against it. Judge Cowell said he would decide Tuesday whether he would hear and determine the case or not.
 Dr La Fonzo, the specialist, has evi dently come to Waterbury to stay. Ht has just finished the re-furnishing of his office and cOnsultory rooms, and a repre- sentative of the DEMOCRAT was invited to inspect them yesterday. Good taste has been displayed in the selection anG although the furniture is rich and costly the general effect is quiet and very pleasing to the eye. There is little doubt but that the doctor has the best furnished office in the city, if not Tn tht state.
 Yesterday morning, officials of tht Consolidated road tested three different systems of car heating apparatus, tho disc system, manufactured by the Con solidated Car Heating company oi Albany, the Safety system" of New the Leland Car Heating and coupling company of New York. With each sys tenn water is used, being heated by steam which comes frnm the locomn