Connecticut western news., 1893-02-02
CONNECTICUT NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO INHABITANTS
 OF THE NUTMEG STATE.

Facts Concerning the Important Happen ings of the Week In This Vicinity and Elsewhere Briefly Told For the Benefit ofPeopie Whose Tims Is Valuable.
 NEW HAVEN, Jan 9O.--one oaso of small. pox developed In the City hospital .. Colonel KsIians Dead.
 NEW HAVEN, Jan. 90.-C Colonel Albert H. Kellam, who was on Governor BiHslow's staff in 1881 and who has been collector of customs for the district of New Haven for eight years, is dead. He was a Republican deputy collector of this port under Col lector Beers until 1884 For several years after leaving the custom house he was seo- retary of the Republican League nelnb of New Haven. In 1889 he was re-appointed to the custom house, this time as collector. He was n native of Charleston, N. H., and would have been 57 years old in May. Hs suffered from trouble with tho vermiform appendix last August and had an opera tion performed. From the results of this he never recovered and had been sick since November He leaves wife and several grown up children. The cause of death is given as peritonitis.
 Typhus Scare.
 NEw HAVEN, Jan. S0.-A section of this city in the neighborhood of the Connccti- cut General hospital had a typhus scare. The subject was Richard Van Wyokle, a sailor from Sandusky, O., who has been st the hospital since Tuesday. His Mlment puzzled the physicians not a little, some pronouncing it measles, while others were unable to diagnose it. What gives consid- erable weight to the typhus theory Is the fact that Van Wyckle was In New York city during the epidemic of typhus thero nf fl ha oh T houses, the sources of the disease.
 Tried to Paas Forged Notes.
 BRIDGEPORT, Jan. so-George F. Brower and Joseph Brooks, the former profes- sional forger from New York, were ar rested here. Brewer unsuocassfully tried opass forged notes in two coal offices. He secured dozen notes from the First Na- tional bank. Brooks, who belongs here. claims that he did not know that the checks were irregular.
 Broke Her Shoulder. ROCKVILLE, Jan. 90.-Robert Clark, 6 farmer of North Coventry, while driving home in a state of intoxication oollided with a carriage just above the hIk mill Eugene Bradley and Miss Edna Stedman. the occupants of the carriage, were thrown out, and Miss Stedman's shoulder was broken.
  NEW LONDON, Conn, Jan 2o.-A Case of smallpox has developed in Croton. opposite this place The victim is 0year~old daughter of Ira Chester. It is supposed that the child contracted the disease In New York city, whence she came few days ago.
 Those AnsKsd stolen Coupons.
 NEW LONDON, Conn, Jan. eo-A dis patch from Little Rock received yesterday stated that some ss000 worth of coupons had been presented to the newly created state debt board by G. D. Whittlesey of this city for conversion into bond script. and that they were part of s50,00o of sim liar coupons stolen from the state mum Der of years ago. Mir. Whittlesey, who was at one time postmaster of this oity, says that the coupons referred to In the dis patch have not been out of the state of Connecticut in 90 years, and for 10 years of this period have been in his possession. To his certain and absolute knowledge the coupons are not part of the amount stolen
 Qusrrymsn win Go to Work.
 NEW HAVEN, Jan. The trouble be- tween the granite cutters snd quarry owners of Stony Crock has been declared off The strike commenced last May, has cost over seO0.00o, has caused the property in the vicinity to dspreoaste over 70 per cent and compelled the quarry owners to throw up contracts amounting to half million dollars.
 Marriage sad Death.
 BIRMINoHAM, Conn, Jan ss.--ssamuel Fresh, an invalid, died while witnessing his daughters wedding
 Consolidated Railroad Bumors NEW HAVEN, Jan. 2s.--vioe President Futile of the Consolidated railroad Is quoted here as denying absolutely that his company contemplates any alliance with the Delaware and Hudson Canal company.
 Scarlet Fever Closes the sshooL
 NEW HAVEN. Ian. sS-The New Hotch- kiss school, known as the Yale preparatory school, has been closed on account of an outbreak of scarlet fever in the institution.
 Yais's Junior Promenade.
 NKw HAVEN, Jaa. 1.-Not less than 2, 500 people attended the Yale junior prome- made. Harry P Whitney. son of ex-Secre. tary William c. Whitney, and Miss SIoand of New York led the grand march. T
 For the skating hamplonshIp. STANFORD, Conn, Jan. S8-John Don- oghue of NeN burg, N. Y.; John Ennis of Stamford and A. s, Franklin of New York are to compete here today for the 10o-mile championship of America. Unless the weather Dccotnts CatueF tuc tce VIII ut tu poor condition.
 Keefe Sentenced t~ Thres Years.
 NEw HAVEN, Jan. 2b. The jury returned a verdict finding Keefe guilty of man- slaughter, with n recommendation to mer- cy. Judge Hall at once passed sentence on Keefe, placing the term at three years in state prison. Asks to Have Trustee Hayden Removed.
 NEW HAVEN, Jan. 26.--Attorney Burton of Middletown, representing tho State Asylum for the Insane, has made formal application for the removal of H. Sydney Hayden of Windsor as trustee of a fund of s1b, 900 left by Mary l. Townsend, on tho ground that the asylum has not realized on the bequest.
 Colonel sherman Dying.
 HARTFORD. Jan 2s.--Lieutenant Colonel J. T. sherman, the newly appointed assist. ant quartermaster general, is dying.
 Mrs. P. T. Barnum Leaves Bridgeport
 BRIDoEPoRT, Jan 25.-Mrs. F. T. Bar. mum left for Hot Springs, N. C.
 An old Pbysioiaa of New H@ven Dies.
 NEW HAVEN. Jan. 24.--J. J. Barry, for meriy we'll known and prosperous phYsl- oian. died at the retreat in Middletown.
 Lieutenant Tottsn ResigB.-
 NEW HAVEN, Jan. A.-Lioutenant Tot teen of the United States army has sent his resignation to the war department.
 To Revise Connecticut Tssties.
 Nrw HAVEN. Jan. eA-Adtutant Gen eral K. B. Bradley of the Connecticut ns~ tionAl guard will issue orders appointing Colonel Tyler of the Fourth infantry, O. N. O., Lieutenant Colonel Lucicn Burpes of the Second infantry, Lieutenant William H. O. Bowen, U. 6. A, and Corporal Fran ois G. Beach of Company Y. Second rah. ment, a board to revise the regulations of the Connecticut national guard.
 Overcome With Religious Fervor.