Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-06
ABOUT THE NUTMEG STATE.

For the Coming Democratic State Convention-The Strike of the Quar- rymen-For Wesleyan,s Co mmence- ment-Died in Niantic-Deep Sea Fishing-The Republican Delegates to Minneapolis.
 The Litchfeld county democrats are thinking about whom they shall send to the Chicago convention. Senator s. P. Ensign of Lime Rock and A. M. Card of Sharon are the men talked of for the posi- tion.
 THE STRIKE AT STONY CREEK Is still on. No new features, and no i'm mediate prospect of any change in the case. No effort has been made by the company to fill the strikers places. No outbreak has occurred.
 FROM CATS BITE.
 Mrs. Murphy of Rockville is i'll with acute mania, the result of fright from hay ing been bitten by her pet cat. She has convulsions frequently, and at times it takes the united strength of two or three neighbors to hold her.
 STAMFORD DEMOCRATS Have elected to their party's state conven- tion the following delegates: J. H. Swartout, w. W. Skiddy, Dr. Rogers, John A. Brown, William Melee and Rob- ert Fosdick The delegation is favorable to the renomination of Grover Cleveland, and favor E. 0. Benedict of Greenwich for delegate large. The result of the eau GUS was 8 defeat for the Talmadge wing of the party, which favors Senator Hill.
 WESLEYAN COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS.
 MIDDLErowN, May 5.-The commence. ment speakers from the senior class of Wesleyan university, whose appointments are based upon the rhetorical work of the junior and senior years, were announced by Professor Winchester to-day. They are l.. R. Gibbs of Wiecassett, Me-, Miss Lillian Hart of New Britain, T. s. Tender son of Orange, N. J., C.S. Hill of Auburn, Me-, N. 0. Hubbard of Wheeling. w. Va, w. H. Kidd of Middletown, J. w. Pierce of Cory, Pa, J. s. Pullman of New Britain, E. l.. Rice of Middlstown, E: H. Scott of Norwich. Pedro Gillot of Guantanamo, Cuba. was entitled by his standing to an appointment, but is de barred from appearing, as he sails for Flu rope before commencement day.
 DIED IN N1ANT1c.
 Mrs. Babcock, wife of Charles Babcock, proprietor of the Howard house, died Tuesday, after an illness of several months. She was 8 lady of excellent qualities and will be greatly missed by the many who have made the Howard house @ summer resort for many years. The funeral occurred yesterday afternoon.
 A WATER ADDER.
 In Terryville Wednesday Willis Atwa- ter, while drawing water from his well on long entwined about the rope.
 STRIPED BASS.
 Jones and Alvord's catch yesterday in- cluded twenty-three-pound striped bass, which they placed in Albin's market last evening. They also took two nineteen pounders and a number of smaller fish. These enterprising mariners, in their stanch sharpie "Red6ne' made mostly by themselves, fish in deep water. Their catch yesterday was off Captains island, in the same vicinity where, @ short time ago, they took forty two-pound striped bass, the largest on record this season. Stamford Advocate.
 SKETCHES OF THE DELEGATES TO THE REPUBLICAN
 NATIONAL CONVENTION.
 The following are brief sketches of the msm- bers of the Connecticut republican national del egation:
 DELEaATEs-AT-LARax.
 Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley is president of the Etna Life Insurance company and is inter ested in numerous Hartford manufacturing and James P Platt of Meriden, ,son of United States Senator PIatt, is a leading member of the New Haven county bar and is prominent in republican T. Earle Hopkins of Danielsonville town of at hntngy IS wooiep WanafaSt"rer iar there Pres so treasurer of the Jesse Eddy Manufacturing com pany, worsteds and woolens, at Fall River. In Lorrin A. Cooke of Barkhamsted is manager of the Eagle Scythe company in Barkhamsted and one of the receivers of the Connecticut Life Colebrook in the Legislature in 1888, and was lieu tenant governor in 1SS5-i67.
 DISTRICT DELEGATES. Hartford county-Thomas Duncan of Windsor is an extensive paper manufacturer in Poquonock and is also connected with paper ana water 1sRs Windsor in legislature in 1875 and Holland county-Thomas A. Lake of Vernon re. ford Lumber company. He was previously in business in Worcester, Mass, Woonsocket, R I. a pacs in the New Haven county-Thomas Wallace or An sonia is president of the Electrical Supply com pany, and treasurer and agent of Wallace & Sons: He represented Derby in the Legislation in 1S77-8-9
 Middlesex county-E Irving Bell of Portland Is president of the Connecticut Steam Stone com- pany, which dresses brownstone for building pur- 1889.
 New London couuty-Frank B. Brandegee of New London, son of ex-Congressman Brandegee, is associated with his father in law practice. He is @ Yale graduate and represented New London in the legislature of 1889.
 Windham county-Edwin Milner is head of the firm of Miner Co.,, manufacturers of fancy cassimers at Moosup, town of Plaindeld. He is an influential member of the present legislature and also served in the house in 1877. Fairfield county-AIlan W. Paige of Hunting ton is lawyer and speaker of the present houee of representatives. He represented Sherman in the house in 1882 and was afterward clerk of the house and senate.
 Litchfeld county-Thomas D. Bradstreet of Thomaston is superintendent of the extensive Seth Thomas clock factory. He served iA the Second Connecticut Heavy artillery and was . member of the legislature in 1Ss6
 VALUABLE HORSE KILLED.
 A valuable trotting horse, belonging to Addison T. Gardner of Norwich, broke its ankle in New London Wednesday and was subsequently, obliged to be killed. The animal had a record of 2:25} and had gone his mile in 2:174. Several weeks ago Mr. Gardner lost pair of bay driving horses