Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-01-04

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 Conductor Fred Gregory of the Nau- | gatuck division to-day. resumed work, after an attack of grip. sNSassfI - -
 The familylof John Gallagher of SIT North Main street are rejoicing over the | birth of daughter! New Years day.
 Gus Williams, the clever German comedian, will be seen here next Fri day evening, in "Keppler's Fortunes"
 There is a new boom in New York 6 New England stock in Wall: street. In the past week it has shot up from 30$ to A.
 The manager of the pocket policy game, which has been run in this city for a year or more, has closed his books and left the town.
 LetterE Carrier Kunkel is on duty again after an illness of several days. John w. Hill, another postotfice em- ploye, is absent from his desk to-day.
 Mr;and Mrs Louis dunson are happy to-day, and are receiving congratula tions from their friends. The baby was born yesterday and weighed twelve pounds. Of course it was boy.
 The organization of the new court of common council will take place this evening. Mayor-Elect Webster is con- fined to his home by sickness. Al He will be on hand this evening, if possible. l c. w. Burpee, associate editor of the Bridgeport Standard, and formerly of this city, has been suggested for the vacant colonelcy of the Fourth regi- ment.
 A caucus of the democrats of both houses has been called by the state cen tral committee for Tuesday evening in the supreme court chambers, Hartford. TLe,senat and house will convene on Wednesday. ..,.r,,..,.ti,p4 | Observer Cox of the weather bureau predicts for this afternoon and tonight, fair weather, stationary temperature. For Tuesday, fair weather, followed by increasing cloudiness with rain or snow, no change ill temperature.
 The business performed in the police court during the past year was very heavy, in fact, it was the heaviest in many years. The total number of cases during last year was ,744, an increase of 394 over 1890.
 The total rainfall of 1891 in Water bury was 4S:60 inches. In 1890 the fall amounted to 51:52 inches, and in 1889, 55;S6 &T The reservoirs are now nearly full and there will be no scarcity of water for the rest of the winter
 The monster serpent from Danbury is on exhibition at 80 and 82 South Main street. The serpent was found few weeks ago lying in a torpid condition near lake KenOsia. It is without doubt the largest snake ever seen in Con- necticut.
 The judges of the supreme court per init it to be made public that they have agreed upon a decision in the quo war ranto case involving the governorship. What this decision is they will not say until they formally hand it down. That will probably be at ? o'clock tomorrow, Tuesday afternoon. It is not likely that there will be any publiclreading of it, as has been intimated in some of the news papers.
 Matthew Cavanaugh, was arrested late Saturday night, for raising a disturb. ance on Union street, It required the united efforts of Officers Pagan, King and Egan to take him into Quod. In the police court to-day Cavanaugh was fined SEQ and costs on each of three cases, drunkenness, breach of the peace and resistance. He appealed the last two cases.
 Albert K. Kennedy, clerk of the Birmingham board or wardens and bur. gesses, has been admitted as a partner to the Transcript. It is said that several wealthy men of the associated villages are behind movement to have a democratic paper and that they desire to control the Transcript, from what can be learned. But it is probable however, that the paper will continue as an independent journal.
 There were seventy-four deaths in Waterbury during December, from the following causes; Old age 4, diphtheria and croup 4, typhoid fever 8, diarrhoal diseases under ,, and over ., 1; con. sumption or phthisis 10, pneumonia ol lung fever 13, bronchitis s, all diseases of nervous system 6, heart disease 4 . accident and violence 2, all other cases except still-births IS, total "A Deaths under ,, 10.
 John Corcoran of River street, while suffering from delirium, escaped from the house Saturday night, clad only ir a pair of trousers and a shirt. About : o'clock yesterday morning Corcoran was seen on East Main street, neal Spencer & Pierpont's store, trying tc ! dash his brains out against a stone post He was taken to the police station and was afterwards removed to the aims. house, where he lies in a critical condition.
 The St Aloysius cadets of the I'm maculate Conception parish elected the following officers yesterday: President John Brennan; vice-president, William Mccarthy; recording secretary, James O'Rourke; financial secretary, Johr Shields; treasurer, Sister Elenita sick committee, James Delaney and William Mccarthy for the Burnt Hill district W. Ryan and J. Kilduff for the Wes End district, w. Fitzgerald and J Reilly for the Abrigador district, anC Charles Rush and J. McEvoy for tho eastern district; Investigating commit tee, Sister Elenita and Masters Dalton t Ryder, Costenbader, Neville and Walsh 8 MANY PUBLIC REQUESTS. . The Will of Miss Margaret German Of fered For Prnhnta