Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
ABOUT THE STATE.


 ABOUT THE STATE. A Brave Generals Memory Honored | -Kast HartfOrd's Loss-Ten Years l in State Prlson-A Mcveetie Case |
 Witness Dead-Death of J. A. Ben. ton winsted Republicans-Sta State l
 Dairy Commissioner Wtnslow.
 IS NO SUCH NAN.
 Hon. James H. Olmstead is near neighbor in Stamford of William M. Tweed, who was said in a press dispatch sent out from New Haven to be patient at the Keeley institute in West Haven and to have been deplorably drunk on recent date in 8 New Haven saloon. These re- ports Mir. Olmstead pronounces cruelty false. Said he yesterday: "I see MT. Tweed daily, and usually several times day. He does not visit saloons and believe him to be total abstainer. He is thor oughly homebody, devoted to his family, literary in his tastes, and quiet and gen. tlemanly in his demeanor. The newspaper reports must have referred to some one who was mistaken for him."
 PUTTING UP THE STAKES. Frank Riegel of Birmingham has oov- cred Bridgeport mans forfeit of $1OO, taking the latter's bet of $500 that the horse Ted would cover thirty-six miles in three hours. The match will take place about May 16 or 17 on either the Hunting ton or the Watertown track.
 William M. Stanley, one of East Hartford's most prominent and representative citizens, died Monday night of heart failure. He had been l ailing all winter. Mir. Stanley was seventy-four o1l TYah had 1>Aap onoho nf lopi9. l lature several times had been selectman four teen years, and had held numerous other posi- l tions of trust in the community. He was a man respected by all He was the original president | of the Glastonbury and Hartford Horse Railroad l company and remained president until that com pany was absorbed by the Hartford and Weth- | ersfield Horse Railroad company. MT. Stanley leaves three children, one son and two daugh- ters. Dr. Milton of California, who formerly lived in East Hartford, is his brother-in-law. MT. Stanley's wife, who came from Hartland, died l about three months ago.
 TEN YEARS IN STATE PRISON.
 PUTNAM, May 3.-Lewis Enc, charged with at tempted murder of his wife at Moosup, Conn.,, years in state prison Enc is a brother of the Enc who hanged himself in the jail at Lawrence, Mass, short time ago awaiting trial for wife | murder.
 Hartford lodge of Elks had social session last l night. when the members of the s'Tangled Up'' l company were entertained.
 l OFF FOR EUROPE.
 President Redfeld of the National Exchange l bank, Hartford, started with Mrs. Redfield fol
 New York yesterday to sail to-day on the City ol
 Paris. They expect to return in August.
 WAS WITNESS IN THE FAMOUS HcvEEr1E CASE rs THIS CITY.
 Lawrence Phelan, former resident of New
 Haven, in company with Thomas Dalton wal
 driving down Gum hill in a road wagon Monda,
 evening when their horses ran away. Botf
 were thrown out and Phelan fell 80 that thu
 the night. Phelan % was I an important % witness ii ii
 the famous McVeetie stabbing trial in this city il
 1869 He was a veteran of the war. WAS YALE aRADuATE-BoRN IN aU1LFoRD. The Rev. Dr. Joseph A. Benton died recently a
 Oakland, Cal, at the age of seventy three. H was a native of Guilford and a graduate of Yal and taught in Brainard academy, Hadlyme, i 1s4s He was California pioneer, establishe
 and was one of the prime movers in the found ing of the University of California and the deal
 thirty years been president of the Congregation al theological seminary at Oakland which he als helped to found.
 TWISTED IS ALL RIGHT. 3 The republicans carried Winsted in fine shap , at their borough election Monday, Edward 4
 Nels having 14O majority for warden and all th
 ticket getting 100 majority. Only 617 of the ,4(
 possible votes in the borough were cast. Ther l. | Ryan, republican, is elected water commissions o for three years by about 80 majority. The SUI cessful ticket is as follows;
 Camp Hester C. ;;';sg StT;;N';ng Jay spauIddiul | Fox; clerk and treasurer, Henry W. Robinson
 bailifr, Stephen 0. Wheeler; street eommissione
 James Burke assessors Dwight Phelps Mda id relief, Charles B. Hallett, Charles J. York Sidne
 E. Dickerman; water commissioner, Micha l Ryan.
 MIR. EATON OF NORTH HAVEN TO BE REAPPoINTE Governor Bulkeley has apointed Gideon ] ;- l Winslow state diary commissioner for the ter
 of two years from May 1, 1899. Mr. Winslow hs
 served as commissioner during the past tU e years and has received and merited the heart
 garine laws enforced Mr. Winslow is one g. | the most popular and best known republicans of Torb as - No man in the state of Connecticut has lahore IS more faithfully in the interest of the farmers ,,| PROBATE ELECTION ORDERED. a. Governor Bulkeley has issued writ of ole v tion for judge of probate for the district st Ridgefeld, to fill the vacancy caused by the d is qualification by age limit of Judge Hiram l. Scott- The election is called for May 1e. J. AN ATTACK OF HICCoUaHs. n ra Lacky Barry, aged twenty-nine, has had s rather rough time during the past three day s He has suffered, he says, untold pain, and al aal through an attack of hiccoughs Friday sfte es terday he called at the emergency and had the "a stopped.-Bridgeport News
 ii. l THE NEW FOaHoRN-PRoTECTs SOUND NAVIGATOR IS The new foghorn at Penf1eld reef will go in d. full operation May 30. Saturday it's first sono r. ous warnings were heard nine miles away. I'll a navieators in order that they may not be misl ', should they hear it and mistake 1t for son
 4sE of t Make ef sRs DIT that the horn was procured for this reef, u
 the sGgos Ms5H5 H. II. ceived letter from Captain Wilcox, in whit s the latter expresses his thanks for the quick al $. efficient manner in which the work was don
 and also says that every navigator on the soul
 cannot help but feel the same way. .e wATERBuRY's PosToFFIcE.
 The gross receipts of the postoffice at Wate d. bury for the month of April were $5, 2s117 and f- this amount the government nets in cold ca $s5ss 4s As Ss compared with the g gross receip shown of $eas @ ss, and at this rate the revenues i Republican says with prfde If this doesn't pro IT. modations then it is useless to advance any flu |: ther arguments. There is no city in the count U; of Waterbury's size whose postoface can sho to the business that Waterbury does, and there D. probably no city as badly in need of new bull s' ing or more room to say the least
 d l ELABORATE MASONIC CEREMONIES TO OCCUR E. HARTFORD NEXT WEEK. sS ss The M. P. Grand Council of Royal aud sele ,~ l Masons of Connecticut will meet in Hartfo O. Monday. May g, at p. m. Preceding the annu y assembly, the officers and members of the graI 1T council will witness the work of Wolcott count O. No. 1, which will hold special assembly for tn s; | purpose at Il o'clock a. m., when the degrees y royal master and select master will be conferre and afterwards criticised by five expert rtuaist ie who have been selected for the purpose of secu Id ing uniformity in the ritual
 Monday evening the Order of High Priests
 Connecticut will be held, when several candidat
 from different parts of the state will be receive ,e The ceremony will be followed by the usu
 grand banquet, where the companions will a m semble for social purposes.
 ], On Tuesday, May 10, the grand chapter fl l Royal Arch Nasons will hold it's annual convoc
 tion, beginning at 10 a. m. Companion Charlt
 B. Cheseboro of Putnam Is the present presi
 ing officer, who will deliver the annual addres O. | showing the condition of the craft througho
 the state, also giving an account of the procee n ings of the general grand chapters of the Unite le | States, held at Minneapolis last summer. IT ia l reports show that the royal craft is in a vel
 prosperous condition throughout the state. "A HAD TO ToRECLosB. Several residents of Middletown, who loane ~ money on lands in South Dakota through u le Western Loan and Trust company, have bee l. | obliged to foreclose the mortgages on accoul @ | of ihe financial embarrassment of that COT ,r pany.
 8. FERDINAND WARD DISAPPEARS. d PUTNAM, May 3.-Ferdinand Ward, who can e to Thompson Saturday, mysteriously disa