Connecticut western news., 1893-07-13
CONNECTICUT NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO INHA6ITANT,
 OF THE NUTMEG STATE.

 Facts Concerning the Important Happen
 ings of the Week In This Vicinity an,
 Elsewhere Briefly Told For the Bench
 of People Whose Time Is Valuable.
 NEW HAVEN, July I0.-Hlram Camp, a one time president of the New Haven Clocl company, died at his home in Fair Haven Mir. Camp had been in poor health for | year or more.
 Fell From His Bicycle.
 HARTFORD, July 10.-Willie K Becker the missing architect, fell from his bicycl, near Albany and was unable to continu, his journey.
 Fourteen Freight Care Burned.
 NEW HAVEN, July lo.--The New Tor and New Haven railroad freight sheds or Long wharf and l4 loaded freight carf were destroyed by fire. The loss will bs very heavy.
 Wanted For EmbsESlsment.
 HARTFORD, July 9.--Governor Morris hal made acquisition of Governor Mitchell oi Florida for the extradition of Frank Tatro the emberzler.
 Malignant Smallpox.
 NEW HAVEN, July "A Russian Finr named "Fred,n one of the crew of the schooner Harold C. Beecher, from Bruns wick, Ga, was taken to the pesthouse suf fsring with malignant smallpox.
 New Haven Opera House Burned
 NEW HAVEN, July 6.-The New Haven Opera House was almost totally destroyed by fire. Loss, tl00,00o.
 Pretty Unfortunate.
 NEW HAVEN, July 6.-Miss Nellie Mes bitt, pretty Ansonia girl of 2l years, dieo here from the result of criminal opera tion. Dr. w. H. Pulford of Ansonia has been arrested for the crime.
 Want the Horss Thief I'm oonnessisut
 HARTFORD, July b.-Governor Morris made requisition on Governor Flower of New York for the delivery to Conneoti. cut officer of George s. Curtis, alias VII Hams. alias Harwood, alias Eustia, a noted horse thief, now held by the police st Al. bany.
 F. T. Bsrnum's statue Unveiled.
 BRIDGEPORT, Conn, July B.-The P. T. Barnum statue at Seaside park was un. yelled before a thronR of fully II, 900 peo- pie, including many visitors from other cities.
 Kelly Won on a Foul.
 STAMFORD, Conn, July b--Billy For. syth, the we'll known fighter of Danbury, and Sammy Kelly, the clever lightweight of New York, met in finish fight It took es rounds to decide the battle and then it was won by Kelly on foul.
 Professor Hart Declines.
 HARTFORD, July 4.-Dr. Samuel Hart, professor of Trinity college, who was last week elected bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Vermont, has declined the honor in a letter sent to Dr. J. I. Bliss of Burlington, tad f.Asls he was elected. Dr. Hart expresses his deep sense of the honor conferred upon him, but says he feels 1t his duty to re. main at the college.
 The Firm Dissolved.
 HARTFORD, July 4.-The old firm of R D. Hawley & Go. has been dissolved on ao- count of the death of Mir. Hawley, and a new firm, consisting of the surviving part ners, Samuel F. Caldwell and W. Frank Jones, will continue the business under the old firm name.
 Explosion of Gas.
 WINSTON, July 4-Another explosion of gas occurred at the Eddy company's works in the same manner as that of last week when Engineer Flint lost his life. No one was injured this time, as the engineer Conlon, was not near the boiler. It is hoped that the company will decide to use coal in the furnace in place of oil. both oa account of the danger to life and the ter rible odor
 wiliimantic's Dilemma
 WILLIMANTIo, July 4.-By the disagree ing action of the two branches of the legisla- ture the city of Willimantic, which begins its existence next November, will be com pelled to content itself with the present system of justice courts unless some au- thority oan be found for the governor to appoint the judges. A city court was one if not the most important object to be ob- tained by city charter and under its pro visions the judge and the two prosecuting attorneys must be Of different political parties. This being so, it Is no small won der why that matter should fail to receive agreeing action in the two branches. There is a strong suspicion that a deter imitation to deliver the goods to one man and no other was the cause of the trouble. If the senate resolution appointing Mir. Bugbee and MT. Dean passed, the Repub- licans would have ono judge and the two attorneys, whereas by the house resolution appointing Messrs. Sumner and Bowen the Republicans would only get the two judges. In the whole matter there has been no consultation with the people as to whom they wanted, and if in the end it should result in the defeat of the charter when it again comes up before the people it will not only be misfortune, but a waste of deal of time and money and source of i'll feeling.
 Found "a Skeleton.
 CANTERBURY, July 4.-A skeleton was found In the foundations of a house owned by John McMahon, a farmer. It was a di- lapidated old house, said to be 1S0 years old, and McMahon, who lived in the build ing, decided some time ago to tear it down and build himself new house. Some of the foundation walls were found to he poorly laid, and while removing the wall about n corner hollow space was uncov. cred between the outer and inner courses of stone. In this space lay the bones of human skeleton go old and crumblinR that 1t could not be taken out entire The find created a sensation, and many speculations have been made as to the cause. It Is be- lieved that the skeleton is a clew Co a mur- der of long ago. The workmen say the skull bore marks of violent blows.
 To Burn south College.
 NEW HAVEN, July s.-An apparent st- tempt by Yale students to burn old South college was discovered and frustrated by the police the other evening. At l0;90 NAbSh paelVAhah utSNoNeFvu anu eAbtu- guished fire in the cellar of the now un- occupied building. where some one had set fire to heap of rubbish. On searching the building several rooms were found to con tain fireworks and other explosives. which would have spread the fire and doomed the old building if they had been reached by the flames. Suspicion is said to point to students, since it was rumored that some thing was going 10 happen on the campus during the night. A guard of police and hremen was placed on duty about the building and campus and remained all night. South college is SO near the nns building. Osborn hall, that it's destruction would greatly damage the latter.