Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23
CITY NEWS.

at the opera house thls evening.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Rain or snow on Friday, warmer.
 The pupils of Miss Whiton's room at the High school, gave a flag drill at Leavenworth hall last night.
 The board of police commissioners will hold a special meeting this evening to consider charges against one of the patrolmen,
 The annual state convention of the Women's Relief Corps opened to-day at Norwich, about one hundred dele gates being present.
 The delegates elected from the several unions of this city are requested to meet in the Engineers room, G. A. k, block, Friday evening, at o'clock.
 There are advertised letters at the postoffice for Miss Irene M. Frost, Mrs A. w. Remington, Miss Mary Fitzgerald, Miss Maggie Taylor. Tim Talvin Care, Lizzie Matthews, John Smith, Dr Bem- amino Macakisi, Christian Sauter, Thomas G. Good, Thomas Wade. John K Case and Erney Menireir.
 A meeting of officers of the Second regiment was held in the officers quart CTS ill New Haven armory last evening. General Bradley was present and made some explanation in regard to the new code of rules and regulations. A dis cussion of the subject followed, after which they adjourned to the armory.
 Sparks of fire were seen coming from the chimney of the house, No 21S Dublin street, last evening about 2 o'clock, and some one sent in an alarm of fire in consequence from box 62, cor ner of Dublin street and DooIittle alley. Before the department arrived there, however, the fire had been extinguished.
 William Daley, a youth of 16 years, was charged with breach of the peace in the police court to-day. His cousin Annie was the complainant. She said he struck and beat her about the head and face. He was fined S1 and costs. Edward Fitzgerald, Robert Madden and Dennis Horan were each charged with drunkenness. They broke a pane of glass in clother's window in the Brooklyn district. Fitzgerald and Hoarn's cases were nolled and Madden's was continued nntill tomorrow morn ing.
 The American band, assisted by the Bartlett quartette will give a recital at the City hall this evening, beginning at S:15. The following programme will be rendered: Overture, Tampa" Her. old; selection of popular airs, ,Rubenstein; idyl, "The Forge in the Forest" Mic haelis; valse medley, Short, "Robin Adair," arranged by Dudley Buck, Bart lett quartette; baritone solo, Rocked in the, Cradle of the Deep," by George Rudolph; decriptlve scene with vocal chorus; March, "Kivlo," Hall; "On Venice Waters" Macy, Bartlett quar- tetee; galop, "Ye Yank Lee."
 Progressive Council, No 64, o. U. A. M., was instituted in Mechanics hall, last evening and the following list of officers chosen: Senior eXcouncillor, F. l.. Snagg; junior eX-councillor, David Miller; councillor, Erwin w. Ensign; inductor, John A. Cagans; examiner, George Fox; inside protiction, Oscar Nosberg; outside protection w. w. Lud- dlngton; recording secretary, George E. Tyrell; assistant recording secretary, F. W. Shepard; financial secretary, C.. w. Green; treasurer,T R. Beckley; trustees, F. J. Sanford, J. V. Bird, E. w. Ensign: organist, c. S. Booth. The cermonies were conducted by district deputy E. B. Harper.
 Reserved seats for Mrs Mountford's s lecture, "Homes and Haunts of Jesus," will be on sale at the Park drug store at a.. m. tomorrow. The ladies and gentlemen who will assist Mrs Mount ford at this entertainment are: Miss Florence Smith, Miss Mary Judd, Miss Janette Caswell, Miss Mollie Lamb. Miss Mary Meigs, Freeman Warren, N. A. Pomeroy, Charles F. Bronson, Charles R. Vaill, Isaac Kellogg, Master Brad ford Webster. It will be necessary for these persons to be at the opera house promptly at 6:30 p. m. for rehearsal.
 Thomas Kelly to-day received from Myron T. Herrick an acknowledgment of his kind offer to head a public sub- scription to help Governor McKinlev out of his financial straits. Colonel | Herrlck says in his letter: ''I desire to thank you, for the governor, for your most generous proposition; but it would not be best to take public subscriptions, as the governor says he is mo beggar." " It will take all that he has, about $20, ,O0O, which he accumulated before enter ing public life and the $60,000 or $7O, ,000 which his wife has, to pay his debts, vet 1t IS my private opinion that his credit ors will not suffer-"
 A grand halleluiah wedding of two prominent members of the salvation army in Connecticut is announced to take place in this city on March 30. Commander Balliugton Booth, the leader of the army in this country, will be present and peri Jrm the ceremony, NsA0 ehC OSSdSAOh Will De most nOCdDle one. The contracting parties are Adiu- tant General D. E. Dunham, the com mander of the army in this state, and Captain Grace Oliver of Brooklyn, N. Y., who has been associated with Adiu- tant Durham in the work here for some | time.
 Constable O'Brien to-day served papers on Ferdinand Deming in a suit for $5,OO0 brought by Porter L. Wood through attorney, John O'Neill. It will be remembered that some weeks ago Deming met Attorney Wood on the street, and after having some words with him about certain legal matter, assaulted him. He blackened Woods both eyes, cut his face i'll several places and so beat him that the attorney was laid up for some time. He alleges that he is permanently disabled and that his doctors bills and medicine cost him Sl ,OOO. Deming not having any real estate his body was attached At Con- stable O'Brien's office Ralph N. Blakes- lee went security on a $5,OOO bond, for Deming's appearance before the district court on the first Tuesday in March.