Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-31

which can overflow into the larger streams,
plant the fry in them and let them live
there until fall, when they have attained
quite growth and are much more able to
take care of themselves. Then open the
onel Mcdonald has tried this way of plant
Ing. them with very great success in the
Potomac.
These retaining ponds would be clear of
all other fish and the fry would have q
splendid chance to thrive and grow; be-
| sides, very much larger percentage of
| them would reach maturity; as it is now,
planting them directly in the large streams
many of them are killed and more are eaten
up by other and larger fish.
The commissioners urge an appropris-
ton for building one or more retaining
ponds.
Three million two hundred and sixty
eight thousand shad fry were distributed
In two years, 1876, 600 in the Connecticut
river and the tributaries, and 1 ,452, 900 in
the Housatonic river and tributaries.
Superintendent Chalker reports roe shad
We're very scarce in the Houaatonic river
last year.
The following suggestive figures are
given 9s aosSgardtns the catch of sh"d in 1891
Number of shad caught in
Number Of chad taken in the ''''* '0'o
Connecticut river in gill nets
and hauling seines. IL, 500 Il, res
| Number of shad taken in the
| Housatonlc river in gill nets
| and hauling seines. ............. 1889 $50
| Total catch 224ea 1896
| The commissioners state that but very
| few salmon have been caught in the waters
! afafa a OF fyD0
! The commissioners expended $5,273.19 in
fish propagation and cultivation in the two
years.
| MIDDLErowN, Jan. 30-George Kranth,
German, who has been employed in the
| plate shop for ten years, had trouble with
the foreman Saturday, drew his pay and,
| it is supposed, left town. He has wife
| and seven children here in destitute Cir
| cumstances.
POLICE RAID
! WILL1MANTIc, Jan. 30-The police
raided gambling den in Washburns
block yesterday afternoon and caught 8
half dozen we'll known young men of this
city playing poker. The proprietor, Henry
! A Starkweather, and William Fo:d were
this morning fined 81 and costs, amount
ing to SIG each, which they paid. The
names of others found there are in the
hands Of the authorities and their arrests
may follow.
| SUDDEN DEATH.
BRIDGEPORT, Jan. 3O.-Lucius II. Sher
man, driver for local firm Of bakers
dropped dead in Aliens grocery store thi'
afternoon. He was forty five years of age
oo6 1aouoo vii 20 aD6 sAuara1 scpa Haar
disease caused his death.
FIRE INSURANCE.
BRIDGEPORT, Jan. 30.-The Bridgepor
board Of fire underwriters has fnall,
adopted the 80 per cent. co insurance
clauss, to take effect Feb.uary1 /. Bsfor'
this action was agreed upon certain objec
Exchange.
SLOW SPEED.
BR1DGEPoRr, Jan 3O-The Consolidated
road has ordered It's engineers to run at tn
rata of ten miles al hour through Bridge
port. This action is supposed to have re
suited from the finding made by Corone
@. E. Doten recently in the case of Rev
Samuel circuit, who was killed at Soutl
, avenue. The order takes effect to-day.
Y. w. @. A.
The next in the course Of monthly enter
tainments given at the Y. w. G. A. room
will be a concert by the young people G
Dwight Place church, February /, at
O'Clock. Tickets can be had at the door.
, Funeral of Mrs. David sliney.
The funeral of Mrs. David Sliney o
Branford took place lsst Saturday at 81
, Mary's church, Branfo1d. TIE tuners
was one of the largest ever held in Bran
ford and was attended by many New Hs
) veners, she being we'll known in this city
The bearers were: James Carney, Williar
Z Donahue, Michael Kinney, Joseph Guine
Ian, David Carey and William Regain.
q The death of Mrs. Sliney on W ednesda
q of last week was, as has been before me1
\ toned, peculiarly sad from the fact tha
a day was the date fixed for the wedding {
:, her son, J. T. Sliney, to Miss Honor
= Buckley, daughter Of Lawrence Buckley
While arrangements were in progress tn
!, mother of the groom died of heart failure
She was a native Of Ireland, but has live
in Branford for the greater part of he
l life. She leaves her husband and seve
children. The children are: Mrs. Hug
, AcInerney, Mrs. NJ. F. O'Brien, Miss Ellie
Sliney and William Sliney of Brantord
Mrs. Thomas Gibbons of New Haven an
1
Theosophy in Practice.
: Alexander Fullarton of New York cit
, delivered the seventh lecture of the thee
+ sophical course Sunday evening in Yer
. hall, on the subject of Philosophy l.
Practice.'
Mr.. Fullerton said that theosophy ha
circulated in western literature but FEY
| ~ks
, people have CEASED to regard it as disreE
' putable or lunatic. Bold and Independent,
| it insisted on the most rigidly scientif
} | modes of proof. Professors ard theolt
, CLANS we're frankly told that their method
/ we're deceptive, and an opportunity give
, | the laity to recast their own lines of prat
tiee. A most Interesting question put
, | theosophy by sincere and earnest seeker
after truth is as to its practically; does
give adequate motive to life and demon
strate that adequacy by resultss This Is
vital question, for though knowledge l
important, practically Is vital. Greed
churches have confessedly failed, aud tn
spirit of Christian nations is obtrusivel
anti Christian. AS the present condition
, of society and individuals is not wha
reason demands as the fruit of religion,
is evident that the present kind is defec
, tive, and if theosophy is to succeed it mus
show better knowledge of the being wit
whom it has to deal, and powers adeq uAt
to overcome the prevalent evils. The doc
trinss of Karma and Re incarnation int,
pref and account for human lot and suppl
, the necessary reformatory motive. Re
sponsibili:y is placed on each individual
corporation, municipality, nation, jus
where it belongs. In this, theosophy diff
fers from the churches, but eyperienc
shows the potency OF these doctrines. I
universally prevalent, crime would disap
/ pear, war and inhumsnity cease to exist
, and every variety of misery be abated, be
{ cause men would see that they inevitably
/ return upon themselves, either in this o
a later incarnation by the surest of laws.
From the South.
Compliments of Mr.. Ed ward Mslley, il