Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-13
STATE NEWS JOTTINGs.

afternoon, superior court. Seven prisoners | were put to plea, including among whom were Edward Cooney and Charles Knox of who pleaded guilty of stealing s1 ,OOO worth of diamonds.
 A WOMAN AND A MOUSE. AHartford woman was In great trouble with her stomach of late and the doctors were puzzled, says the Hartford Courant. Finally some of her friends got an emetic, which she took. She vomited up the re- mains of mouse, which must have ran down her throat while she was asleep. She has habit of sleeping thus and is pro found sleeper. Those who doubted the story are shown the remains of the mouse. It had perished in her stomach and was partly digested. It's head, feet and tail were distinguishable.
 A PASTOR IGNORED.
 A large number of friends of the Rev. Dr. 0. R. Palmer gathered at the North church chapel, Bridgeport, Tuesday even ing, to participate in an entertainment which an efficient committee had prepared and to congratulate Dr. Palmer upon his twenty-one years of efficient work in the parish of the North church. Miss Edith Palmer, his accomplished daughter, shared in the congratulations bestowed upon her father.
 IMPROVED.
 The Methodist church in Nichols has been renovated and painted and generally improved and in addition has new fence on three sides.
 OBITUARY NOTES.
 Thomas M. Webb, retired shipmate in the United States navy, died on Monday at the home for incurables in Fordham. Mir. Webb served for many years in the navy. He formerly resided in Bridge port.
 John H. Hurlburt, aged fifty three, died Monday at his residence in Bridgsport af- ter @ long illness. For many years MT. Hurlburt conducted 8 preparatory school known ss Rocky Dell institute at Lyme Rock in this state.
 THE COMING STATE FAIR.
 The state fair at Meriden, September 19, 20, 2l and g, will present many special attractions. The exhibit of horses, stock and agricultural products, implements, dairy products, manufactured articles and fancy work will be unusually large and varied. There will be trottipg each day in regular classee, a special purse of $500 for Connecticut stallions and colt stakes Wednesday will be governors day. Francis Murphy, the temperance orator, will de- liver an address from the W. 0. T. U. pa vilion, and the Political Equality club has engaged several noted speakers. Excur- sions at cheap rates, including admission to the grounds, will be run on all railroads. FIVE MEN ARREsTED-ExCITEhEN IN PUT
 About o'clock yesterday morning the postoffice was broken into by a gang of burglars, who secured an entrance by pry- jag open side door. The burglars drilled hole in the top of the safe, filled 1t with powder and tried to force the safe open. Night Watchman Franklin heard the ex plosion and rushed to ths postofice just 1T time to meet several men coming out o the side door. He grappled with them I but was overpowered and the men es capped.
 This morning at 5 o'clock five men hst | been arrested on suspicion of being tn, l burglars. Three of the men have beer hanging around town since Saturday, act ing in suspicious manner and are believed to be the burglars. Before committip, the burglary the men broke into L Blur sees store and secured a number of drill and chisels.
 MAY IMPROVE BRIDGEPoRT's HARBoR.
 BRIDGEPORT, Sept. 12,-Yesterday after noon Lieutenant Colonel H. M Roberts o the United States army engineers arrive in this city and examined the harbor an the shore in this vicinity. He is to try an effect changes in widening the local harbo and also Black Rock harbor, which will b exceedingly beneficial to this port. Fl will present the situation to the author ties st Washington at once. While her he was the guest of Captain McNeil an Collector Goddard. The lieutenant spok in great admiration of this thriving city. TO EXTEND THEIR LINES.
 NEW BRITAIN, Sept. 12.-A hearing wa he'd on the petition of the electric road fc permission to extend their lines to Berli and Kensington, and there was no oppt sition. Another hearing will be held week from Wednesday.
 SOAP WORKS IN TRoUBLE-REcEIvER Al POINTED.
 BRIDGEPORT, Sept. 12.-This mornin Judge W. H. Kelsey, of the firm of Holli ter & Kelsey, attorneys, appeared befol Judge F. B. Hall, in the superior cour and petitioned that receivers be sppointe on the affairs of the Ostrom & Lincol soap works. After hearing the evident submitted the court signed the order an appointed F. W. Ostrom and Orange Me win receivers. The concern employs fiji men.
 years ago and manufactured the Ancht soap. The stockholders were all local bus ness men and the capital stock was $50 .O0 about half of which was paid in, the lsr| est share holders being F. W. Ostrom an D. E. Marsh.
 The company was embarrassed a fe days ago by the presentation of 8 note $1 1,500, and the stockholders, in view ( the fact that the investment had not bee paying one, decided to wind up the 8 fairs of the concern before any money ws lost. Their sassts will pay four times il amount of their liabilities.
 SUNDAY SCHOOLS ANNIVERSARY.
 NEW BRITAIN, Sept. 12-The Wether field and Berlin Sunday school union holding it's first anniversary here to -da, There are 125 delegates present. Severi questions of importance to Sunday scho, work were discussed at the forenoon SCI sion.
 MISSING MAN.
 HARTFORD, Sept. 12-Peter Kier, manufacturing jeweler, twenty six year of age, who worked for Blair & Coxeter ( this city, disappeared two weeks age lai Sunday and has not been heard from. E has worked for the firm about two year His friends and sn uncle, who live in Bo ton, are disturbed about his disappearance as he Is known to have usually carried large sum of money on his person.
 UNITED STATES OFFICERS SEIZED A DIsT1l
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 HARTFORD, Sept. 12.-Collsctor of Intel nal Revenue John I. Hutchinson, with Del uty Parmalee of New London and Dsput United States Marshal Barrows of Norwich ! went to Weat Ashford to-day and seize the distillery of B. W. Shurtlsf for ire, ularities, falsifying returns, making illio brandy, etc. On Friday the place was vii tied by Internal Revenue Agents Brool and Alexander of New York, who seize seven barrels of illicit brandy. In al nineteen packages. containing seven hul dred gallons of brandy, have been found The proprietor is liable to confsostion ( l IQe 0uGlI0 ulsIu1eEy pToPcIey anu III equal to double the value of the liquc | eeized.
 | THE CARE AND EDUCATION OF THE BLINl HARTFORD, Sept. 12 2-The State Boar of Education for the Blind to-day decide to provide for the education of all blin persons of suitable age upon certificates ( town clerks that they are eligible undo the law. The board will also clothe then if necessary. All blind persons sent h