Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-11
CTTY NEWS.

sistant Catholic pastors of the state is being held at Hartford to- day.
 The annual inspection of the postoffice was made by two inspectors yesterday, and everything was found in first-class shape. They left for New Haven last evening, where they inspect the office to. day.
 The special train of an engine and passenger coach on the New York & New England road, which carried | Governor Bulkeley and staff to Danbury | on Tuesday evening, left Hartford at | 5:20 and reached Danburyss at 6:45, mak- | ing the run of sixty-three miles in one hour and twenty-five minutes. Superintendent Dewey of the New England road has notified w. c. Ban non of the New England restaurant that the order issued by Superintendent Williams some time ago, instrncting MT Bannon to give free coffee to trainmen who work nights, is revoked.
 The cases of Messrs Laffey, Hatton and Fitzpatrick vs the United Gas Inn provement company is being, ,s heard be- fore Judge Bradstreet in the district by the breaking of scaffold at the Gas company's works some time ago, and brought the suit for damages.
 During the year 1891 there were 379 factories engaged in manufacturing cigars in the. Internal revenue district of Connecticut, which comprises the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island. A total of 941, ,173 pounds of tobacco were used and 42,657, ,S29 cigars manufac- tured. To stamp the same brings ln revenue of $129,S73.4S to the govern \ ment.
 The seventh annual concert and re- Il @E 11 L( AF z will be held in the City hall on Friday evening, February 10, and will be one of the social events of the season. The committee of arrangements consists of John D. Bolan, John J. Mcdonald, James H. Wigmore, William J. Blacker, Martin l.. Keefe, James A. Hynes, B. F. Reid, James H. Madden. Thomas Moran and John B. Vallee.
 Of his trip south Edward l.. Maloney writes that at Richmond, Va, he found two inches of snow and the weather as cold as it is in Connecticut In fact it has been the severest winter experienced in Virginia in years. He arrived at Charleston, S. c. Monday morning and found everything changed. Tie northern chill was not in the air. Indeed, the roses are in full bloom and straw berries will be ripe in a week.
 Patrick Gavin and Daniel McGIath were before the court this morning, charged with intOxication. The former was fined $5 and costs and the latter $5 without costs. Mary Daley, who has a very long record, was again before the court on the charge of drunkenness and with being a common drunkard.l She was fined $1 and costs for drunkenness and given sixty days in the town house on the second charge.
 A huge spot, which can easily be seen without other aid than a smoked or deeply colored glass to protect the eye is now visible on the sun. It is the larest sunspot that has made it's appear. ance since 1883. It does not, at present exhibit evidence of much activity although it covers an enormous expanst of the solar surface, and indicates, by it's presence, the increasing intensity 'ot the forces which are now disturbing the blazing shell of the sun, and which vii not attain their maximum for scvera years to come.
 New England states are following close after New Jersey in the fullnes and accuracy of their state maps. Map of the state, made in cooperation witt and under the charge of the United States geological survey, have beer published for Massachusetts and Rhode island, and now it is stated that tho WOAh uPOu NhO Llnp OA NOuhCCLlCuG R approaching completion, Yalthough iti publication is, unfortunately. likely tC be Cdelay 9d by the existing deadlock Considerable difficulty was experienced in the state, in the determination o town lines, and the new survey makes some changes in he>generally accepted statements of area and elevations.
 The Connecticut probate assembl, held a meeting;yesterday in the room of the supreme court at the capitol. Ex Judge John H. White of Hartford pre- sided. Several interesting probat, j matters were discussed and the annua election of officers followed. The fol lowing are the ones selected for the en suing year: J. H. White, Hartford , president; James Huntington, Wood = bury, first vice president; Donald G Warner, Salisbury, second vice presi dent; Joseph B. Banning, Deep River secretary and treasurer; s. T. Hulbrook Norwich, and M. B. Beardsley, Bridge . port, committee on business.
 The second days session of tn, twenty-fifth annual encampment of tn, G. A. R., Connecticut department, open D ed auspiciously yesterday, at Danbury At 10 o'clock the regular routine of thu encampment began. Officers for the en suing year were chosen as follows Commander, B. E. Smith of Williman tic; senior vice commander, w. S Rogers of Meriden; junior vice com D mander, Selah A. Blakeman of Hunt h ington; medical director, Dr w. c. Will, of Danbury; chaplain, E. Henry Mile of Mystic River. At noon the member of the Women's relief corps, assisted b, the citizens, rendered the veterans collation. at the G. A. R. hall.
 St Valentines day is drawing nigl and no-one is more constantly remindec of it than the clerks at the postoffice Already there are signs of heavy mai and the common comic valentine i valentines forget that it requires tw, cent stamp instead of one. The lette carriers have to collect the additiona copper and it makes considerable worl = for them. Perhaps that is where par