Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-30
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Stray Leaves From M Reporters Note Book. P ' "PUT an item in the paper saying I am mot the man who appeared in the police court yesterday" is one of the pc culiar requests often made to news the same name has been on a- racket which wound up in jail, Jim Blank, or whatever his name may be, wants the paper to furnish him a certificate of good character by announcing that he has not been arrested. Nothing could be more ridiculous. In, the first place if Jim is a good, honest, citizen, it is not necessary to tell people of it; and secondly, if he is n man of loose morals, the publication of the fact that it was his namesake who ran afoul of the police, will only direct public attention to his own killings and if he has police court record it t-is bound to be recalled.
 THE weather we have been having of late, said an old resident yesterday, is l what might be called a '.dry liner" These | line storms he said, sound the key note for | the whole winters weather. If liner clears of dry and cold we are likely to have an unusually dry and cold winter; fla warm wave follows in the wake of the storm, expect a warm winter. A cold. dry winter with little snow should follow if the above observations are correct.
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 l THE prediction made by the writer when A. \. Mcleod was placed at the head of the New England road, that if there was any future for the road President Mcleod would bring it to light, seems about to be verified. The idea of through line from Boston to New York was ever before his eyes, and having obtained the necessary permission from' the New York raiIroad commissioners the greatest obstacle seems to have been removed. It is said that Rus sell Sage and George M. Pullman are be- hind President Mcleod in the enterprise Every dollar of the stock has been sub scribed. Let us hope that the New Eng. land, which has been plaything for spec ulators, will be developed. -r
 THE circular which has been sent to all the priests of the diocese of Hartford bear. ing upon tha election of successor to the late Bishop McAIahon contains twenty five signatures of representative priests from all parts of the diocese. It was the rumoi that the bishops would select Suffragar Bishop Brady of Boston as their singls choice. that induced the Connecticut clergy men to take their present action. They feel that they have men in their rank, qualified in every way to fill the see anG think a decided action on their part vii carry weight at Rome. It is generally un derstood that the friendly intervention O Mgr Satolli, the papal ablegote, now a Washington, will be secured in favor O the Connecticut olergymen, in which cas- it is expected that their wishes, as ex pressed in the coming vote. will be ratified by Pope Leo.
 THE law will be of on game birds on ant after tomorrow, but as there is a lav against shooting on Sunday, anxious hunt CTS will have to defer their first try at tn birds until Monday. There is likely to b. scarcity of quail, as the severe winte killed many of the birds. Cartridges ar said to be as plentiful as usual and excel lent shooting is anticipated. The wood will probably be full of hunters next week as many have nothing else to do.
 THE suits brought by George A. Drigg against his wife and Col L. F. Burpe mark the closing-act of a scandal that ha been talked of sub rosa" for a long time It Is said that private detectives secure the evidence upon which the charges ar based. On one occasion, they say. Colone Burpee threatened to shoot newspape man who was going to publish certain al legations The story was never printed although it stood for some time in col Al