Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-03-07
CITY NEWS.

'Broommaker" company, was Tn. town to-day. The regular monthly meeting of the court of common council will be held | this evening. George H, Brizzie and Miss Theresa Mills were married Saturday evening by the Rev J. G. Davenport. Editor c. F. Chapin and Rev Dr An derson attended the funeral of Ex-Presi- dent Noah Porter at New Haven to-day. The annual collection for theN Indian and Negro missions was taken up in all the Catholic churches yesterday morn ing.
 The Rev Father Mulcahy will deliver a lecture before the members of the Third division, A. O. H., at St Patrick's hall this evening.
 The published report that Thomas Dunn of this city, an agent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company, died from injuries received in saloon in Birmingham, is incorrect. Dunn is all right.
 Constable O'Brien went to Naugatuck Saturday with writ of attachment on Louis Nitkin and Morris Schupack, partners in clothing store, for $100, in favor of M. J. Russell of Waterbury.
 Selectman Pinney took the two little boys of Michael Egan to Bristol to-day, where they will be given comfortable home by lady who offered to take care of them. Egan is a shiftless fel- low who has been neglecting his family.
 There will be meeting of the ladies of the church of the Immaculate Con ception parish at St Patrick's hall, Fri day evening, to confer with the church committee, relative to making arrange ments for the fair which will be held in October.
 Mrs Ellen Sullivan, who keeps a boarding house at 2T0 Bank street, slipped on the sidewalk at the corner of East Main and Brook streets and sus- tained a very bad fracture of both bones of her left arm. Dr Donahue set the fracture.
 In reply to John Daly's challenge published ill the DEMOCRAT Saturday, Frank B. Bradley wishes to say that he does not want to fight men weighing | fifty pounds more than him, but that he will fight any 120 pound man in the state, give or take two pounds.
 J. B. Vallee of this city, affiliated with a private committee from Springfield, Mass, sent by the 4 o'clock train Sun day, ten French Canadians. to Montreal and Chamblie, to vote on Tuesday in the interest of the liberal party, which is conducted by the Hon Hon0ri Mercier. and demands free exchange with the United States.
 During the year of 1891 there were | 370 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 ,143 pounds of tobacco were used and 43, ,657. 829 cigars manufactured. To stamp the same brings in a revenue of S127,97 to the government.
 The funeral of James Egan, father of Chief of Police Egan, who died in Bran. ford, took place this morning from his sons residence on Cherry street, to the church of the Immaculate Conception, where requiem mass was celebrated by Rev Father Mulcahy. The pallbearers were: J. H. Moran, Martin Moore Maurice Noonan and William KIinecke. The interment was in St Joseph's ceme tery.
 At the meeting of the New England railroad at New York Saturday the an, nual report was presented, which showed the total earnings the past year to be $,229 ,O3O; total operating expenses $4,3i3,S47; net earnings, S1,915, ,683 fixed charges $1, Al ,o6l; operating sur plus, STA, ,622. President Corbin was present and did not resign. The Hous atomic interest claim to hold sufficien proxies to carry the elections to-mor row.
 George s. Camp of Newington passed a forged check on Silverstein, the Hart ford pawnbrOker, some time ago, and il consequence, is now awaiting trial fol forgery. The check was signed James Delaney and was drawn by the New England road on a Boston bank for ST and was dated January 10. The Con necticut River bank sent the check t, Boston, but it was sent back, wher Delaney swore he had never received the money. Camp paid Silverstein fo some goods with the check.
 A beautiful display of aurora boreali lighted up the northern sky for over al hour last evening. It was first noticed soon after 7 o'clock. For some distanc, above the horizon the light was diffuseC and had the appearance of very briph electric light reflection. From this mas of glow shafts spran9 up, converging t, the zenith. They varied in color anC intensity and were visible nearly al hour an half. Two shafts of yer, brilliant green shone brightly for som tune. Green and white were the onl, colors observed.
 The "forty hours" services opened a the church of the Sacred Heart yester day morning at 1O:3O o'clock, with solemn high mass. Father Murphy wa celebrant; Father Treanor, deacon, an, Father Senasac, sub deacon. The de yotlons opened with procession of tn Blessed Sacrament and the recitation o the litany of the saints. The devotion will close with high mass at 8 o'clocl to. morrow morning. The Rev Father Barry of Torrington, Crowley of Thom aston and Flemming and Kennedy O this city are assisting Fathers 1reano d and Murphy.
 The horse chestnut has for year played an interesting part in Guacl doctoring because of its supposed medi cinal qualities. Its supposed value as cure for rheumatism has become widel