Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-02
C0NNECTICUT NEWS.
Again in the Field-A Chance to Buy
Railroad-COunterfe Money Case
-Bridgeporters OF for Europe-Oh
for Saratoga.

MERIDEN, Aug. LINE MeIloen, W.
erbury and Connecticut River railroad Is
again on the market. The men who J
bought 1t few months ago from the 2
Horace @. Wilcox estate were ]. A. Bost- 6
wick, w. b. Starbuck and F. H. Prince OF '
The New England and Housatonio systems.
The price paid was $780, Mr.. Bost-
wick bought SIZE, 900 worth of the stock,
Mr.. Starbuck $751;, 800 and Mr.. Prince $751;
500. When the deal was made 1t was I'M
derstood that the little road would be at
once leased by the Housatonio system.
With the purchase went the 5000, 900 OF
first mortgage bonds and $500, 600 second {
mortgage bonds. 1t was given out by
Housatonic road people that the purchase
of the NJ, w. & @. R. R. R. was
in the interest of that road; the road that
leased the road would of course
have to guarantee the interest on
are ready to do. That was where Messrs.
Bostwick, Starbuck and Prince would
make their money. They would have
81, O0O, 900 in guaranteed bonds that cost
them only $35O,O00 to sell, and with q
Housatonic guarantee they would have
no difficulty in dtsposing of them, thus
making cold $650,0 by the deal Being
blocked at the Housatonic end the three
owners turned to the New York and New
England for a way out. They didn't want
the M, W. & @. R. R. except to sell, so
they made overtures to the New England
people. It looked at ono time as If they |
would succeed, but President Charles P.
Parsons jumped on the scheme with both
feet. He said he did not propose to load up |
the New England with another 81, 000, 900 |
worth of bonds, and would not listen to |
the proposition.
That was the situation of affairs few
weeks ago when the news of the sale of the
Housatonic or Mr.. Bostwick's controlling
interest in 1t to the J. Pierpont Morgan
syndicate was made public. It would not
be- surprising if with Mr.. Bostwick's Hous
atomic stock his Meriden, Waterbury and
Connecticut railroad stock also went and
there are quite number of men here who
believe, in fact, say that he did. If that is
the case the Morgan syndicate, which real.
" means the Consolidated road, owns half
Of the NJ, w. & G. railroad stock, and 1t
| 10 said there are enough loose shares held
by men friendly to the Consolidated road
| to'give the latter control of the M, w. &
| @. railroad.
| HANDLING COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
/
| an italian fruit vendor, about forty years
of age, was arrested to-day for endeavor-
ing to pass counterfeit money. He says
that he obtained the bogus coin from a
stranger, who requested bill in exchange
for five dollars in silver; he only discov-
cred he had been duped when he tried to
pass it. Short tells consistent story; he
will be tried to-day.
SAIL FOR EUROPE.
Commissioner John NJ. Hawley, Judge
Alfred B. Beers and David F. Read of
Bridgeport will sail for Europe on tho
steamer City Of Paris Wednesday morn
ing. They expect to be gone five or six
| weeks.
THAT APPROPRIATION.
The Waterbury American ''regrets ex-
ceedingly that one Connecticut congress-
man, Mr.. DeForest of Bridgeport, has
steadily opposed the grant OF an appropri-
} | alton for the worlds fair. Tho fact that
the understanding is of national charac-
ter and that the government has implicitly
: if not directly assumed responsibility for
the enterprise makes opposition to the de-
sired appropriation nothing less than I'M
patriotic"
KILLED BY TOO MUCH ICE WATER.
, BR1DGEPoRT, Aug. flames Youngs
died at the Bridgeport hospital yesterday.
His death was caused by the great quantity
of ice water which he drank during the re-
!, cent hot weather. His stomach was fatally
. | affected by the copious drsughts and he
| expired after suffering great pain. The
deceased died psnniless, but will be buried
] by DR.. Blodgett, whose driver he was, in
. | case his relatives do not arrive to take
charge of the funeral.
EXCURSION TO SARATOGA.
Among the Bridgeporters who left on
: the Saratoga excursion of the Hygeia and
Recreation company yesterday were Mrs
. Susan Banks, Miss Carrie Banks, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Lsibscher, Mrs. @. A. Hayes, Miss
: Mamie Hayes, Miss E. L. Swift, Miss Jessie
d Renton, Joseph h. Curtis, Ben M. Bying
|. ton, Lewis H. Russell, Miss M. Curtis, Mis-,
o A. Kabiersky, Mrs. Eddy, Mr.. and Mrs. E
u Munson, Miss NJ. W. Munson, Edward
!, Birks, Mrs. q. E. Somers, Miss G. Somers
It Miss NJ. F. Hanford Mrs. H.C. Lockwood
a Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Clark, Miss L. M
= Wade, Mrs. E. A. Jennings, A. S. Beach
and others.
INDIAN RARBoR REGATTA.
The annual regatta of the Indian Harbo1
Yacht club took place Saturday afternoon
- the course over which the yachts sailed be
). ing about fifteen miles. The only South
port yacht in the race was the Ramona
| Captain Herbert Jennings and a crew OF
five men, including o. 81. Jennings, Thoma,
Moore, Joseph Moore, Serene Wilson an6
2 DR.. J. 8. Noltemier. The Ramona was thu
2 only boat entered in her class, and had
n walkover, as did the Commodore, Captain
}, | A. W. Burritt, of Westport. The Ramons
y sustained her reputation as fast boat, a,
= her position at various stages of the race
o proved. There were forty-four starters
,, the Ramona crossing the line the twenty
!, fourth boat, while at the outer buoy only
'. five yachts were ahead of her, and at thu
}; | finish they came in in these respective DO.
n sitions Phyllis, Golddust, Commodore
l. Ramona. As it was late in tho evening
q when the race was over, the Ramona was
:, the captain and crew came to Southport
:, on the cars.
= AT BLOCK ISLAND.
:, The Block Island Camp Meeting associa
t ton will hold camp meeting on Block
o Island, within three minutes walk of the
), steamboat landing, beginning August 90
); and continuing until August 90.
>, THE LARGEST JULY PATRONAGE.
= The old hotel keepers say there were
: more people on Watch Hill during the
Il month of July than have been known to be
> there on a corresponding month for thirty
years.
ATTACHED FOR 10000.
: A Bakery on Congress Avenue
Under COnstabulary Surveillance.
Il Deputy Sheriff Peck, Constable w. E.
Higgins and Keepers William Munson, W.
. 81. Thompson and William Smith made an
h attachment yesterday morning for SO, 600
It on the stock of Mrs. Mary Nusenholtz's
bakery.
> The attachment was placed at the in
:. stigation of Dillon & Douglass, the whole
r sale butter and egg dealers on George
l. street, and they ordered that the attach
ment should be for 1000. They retained
Attorney G. S. Hamilton to bring the
q suit
Attorney G. L. Kleiner has been en-
+ | ployed by the defendants.
RI Contract Awarded.
Brown & Reyn of New York have been
a awarded the contract for the construction
. of the new shore line route from East Ha.