Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-12
STATE NEWS.


News of Interest From All Parts or the State.
 The body of A. F. Atkins will be brought to Bristol to-day and the funeral W i'll bs held from Bright wood at o'clock. The Bristol Brass and Clock company, of which the deceased was the loved and esteemed president, will not be run. niug that day, and there will be a large dele gation of workingmen in attendance at the funeral.
 CONNECTICUT TRoTTING CIRCUIT. On Tuesday, May 23, the Connecticut trotting circuit will opsn its series of five meetings with four days race at Derby. On tue same day the Rockville Driving club will open 8 two days meet. At both places the purses will be $500 in each class.
 INSTALLED PASTOR. The Rev. F. B. Cuuz, formerly of Birmingham, Ansonia and Thomaston, was duly installed pas tor of ths Norwich German Lutheran charge in Nor xich yesterday, Ascension day. THE SCARCITY OF TROUT THIS SEASON.
 Fishermen report very few trout in our streams. "Last fall," says an angler, i've had a severe drouth which dried out many of our best trout streams and millions of the fish perished In the late fall and early part of the winter, be- fore the frost set in, we aid not have any rains water Ieft was frozen up, leaving the streams dry, and in consequence many trout died. Be- G We must resoct all our streams and wait about two years at best bei ore we can expect to make affect streams that do not have many deep pools. which are great protection to the fish, Keeping them from being frozen to death when the water freezes and the streams become dry.
 CHASED BY BALLS OF FIRH-MAD STAMPEDE IN AN
 ELECTRIC CAR.
 The electric car which left Exchange corner in East Hartford Wednesday evening had startling adventure near the covered bridge A guard wire broke and became tangled up with the trolley wire, as was learned afterwards. The first the rife sputteriDg and the invasion of the car by numerous balls of fire, which dropped hot from the wire, one after anothsr.
 With one unanimous shriek the dozen people in the car made wild rush for safety. Some got of the car and some couldn't, owing to the jam. A man named Roberts from the south end clared that he was hit in the knee by g ball of fire and swore he would never ride on an electric car again. Everybody was scared, but the dam- age seemed to stop there.
 minutes' work sufaced to repair and replace the tangled wires. Then tho car went on aud most of the original passengers rode out their nickers
 SEVERAL CARS sMAsHED.
 Yesterday morning two freight trains crashed together half mile west of the Manchester sta tion- A caboose was telescoped, grain car was wrecked and all the bunters of one train were smashed Condrotor MeGaIres nea nis napa n being thrown through a barbed wire fence. Most Of the men jumped from the trntns.
 A HARTFORD HOTELS vIcIssITUDKs.
 HARTFORD May l.-wnliarn M Bsmis, pro- prietor of the City hotel, has made an assignment to George W. Fuller. MT. Bemis took charge of the hotel in February of last year, succeeding Frederick Bush. He is an old hotel manager, but the patronage of the hotel has been falling of, it is understood, and MT. Bemis has run beuind in his business. His statement shows assets of $500 and indebtedness of $3,000. Mr. Bemis' property in the hotel consists of some carpets, and kitchen furniture. trustee will be appointed next Monday, and the hotel will be closed, the lodgers having to get meals else where hr. Bemis will remain in the city. It is that he has not yet made any plans
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