Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-10
CHARLES PARSONS EXPLAINS.

Tho whole Line OF His Remarks In
the New England Report Were Not
Intended 20 Reflect Upon Austin
Corbin's Management OF tho Road.
NEW YoRK, March o.--Austin Corbfn, In
reply to enquiries touching the annual re.
port of the New England road by Charles
Parsons, its president, said today that be
failed to find any warrant for such state.
ments, and, besides, he had received let
ter to-day from Mr.. Parsons himself on the
subject, in which he says:
"There IL no foundation for the publish
ed statements that 1t (the report was In.
tended to reflect upon your management.
The whole line of the remarks relative to
the abnormal increase of expenses during
the first quarter of the year 1892 is that II
was produced by the methods of the man
agement prior to yours"
oONNKcTICUT DISPATCHES.
Requests for Religious and Chart.
table Purposes-sues q City-The
Roxbury Poisoning Cause.-The MY
sterious Young Woman.
ROCKVILLE, March 9.-The win of John
Stickney, entered for probate tc day,
makes these public requests: American
board of commissioners for foreign mis-.
sions, 5000; missionary society of Con-
neotiout, $500; fund for ministers, 81,
600; American Missionary association,
81, 900; Union church of Rockville, 81 ,000
Congregational Church Building society,
81, 900; Congregational Sunday School and
Publishing society, $500.
ROCKVILLE, March 9.-Srit was brought
to-day sgainst this city for $1,000 damages
by Mrs. E. B. Watkins, for injuries re-
oeived last October by falling off wall on
st. Demands terrace.
BRrDeKroRT, March John Daley,
known as the "Springield giant, F" and Fred
Beriult this afternoon signed articles to
fight to a finish within thirty days for
$500 side. Daley stands six feet, sir
inches In his stockings, while Beriult meas
ures six feet two and a half. Both are
clever sparrers of some reputation.
M1DDLKTowN, March 9.-The authorities
In this city are unable to learn anything
concerning the identity of Miss Ida Black,
the young woman whom the New York
morning papers reported to be dying In
the Bellevue hospital in that city. The
young woman Is 1t is claimed q victim of
malpractice.
BRISTOL, March 9.-Michael Connors
and Michael Ennis were to, day arrested
here by Deputy United States Marshal
Moore Of Hartford, charged with selling
liquor without United States license.
WINsTKD, March 9-Ooroner Higgins
has as yet made no report In the Manner
ing case for the reason that he has not as
yet received the report of Professor Smith
of Yale, who Is examining Mannering's
stomach and brain, The poisoning theory
1t Is claimed, is substantiated.
WATERBURY, March 9.-Mr. J.-H.
Whittemore, one of the largest manufao-
turers in the state, has just completed
farms of the east and south sides of Lake
Quassspaug, the we'll known summer re-
sort in Middlebury. The object of the
purchase Is to establish q mammoth park
in which Mr.. Whittemore proposes to
build one of the most beautiful and ex-
pensive residences in the state of Con-
necticut. he has just completed the
purchase of four farms he has been
negotiating for and will at once COM
menoe the work of converting them into a
park.
BRIDGEPORT, March cit became known
tonight that the Law and Order League
proposes to place a citizens ticket in the
field in the coming spring election.
BRIDGEPORT, March 9.-At $40 O'Clock
tonight fire broke out in and soon de-
stroyed the handsome summer residence OF
Jeremiah Toomey of this city. in Fairfield.
The place has no FIRE department. The
fire was of incsndiary origin. The loss on
the building is $4,000, insurance $1,000.
Furniture and fixtures valued at %, 900
ware also 1ost The huildinp WAS seyentv
years old.
DAR1EN, March 9.-The father of young
Oman, formerly employed by ]. B. Bal
lard, who has disappeared with several
hundred dollars of his employees money,
has agreed to make good the loss to Mr..
Ballard, and the latter will make no furth.
or efforts to catch the young man.