Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-08
Died From Diphtheria.

Died From Diphtheria. Postal Railway Clerk William Cave of 30 Butler street, hes been grievously sfatct- ed within the past week. During that tins two of his children have died of malignant diphtheria. One of these died last Saturday and the other day or two previous. At the present time his eighteen-year-old daughter is seriously i'll with the dread dis ease. The house was placed under quaran- tine regulations last Friday.
 Boat Builder Thatcher ssigns.
 Late yesterday afternoon, Stephen H. Thatcher, trading as E. H. Thatcher 61 Son, the well-known boat builder on East Water street, near Chestnut street, filed voluntary assignment In the probate court. No schedule of assets and liabilities was filed. A hearing on the appointment of trustee will be held next Monday.
 TARGET PRACTICE. Omcial order Issued by sGeneral Haven. The following order was issued by Brig adler General George Haven of the Con- necticut National Guard yesterday: Until further orders, the target practice required in the 0. N. G. will be at 200 l yards only.
 For instruction, the company command CTS with the approval of the regimental I. | s. A. F., may cause his men to shoot at other ranges whenever necessary. All l such scores when made with ammunition provided by the state, will be duly re- | ported.
 Scores will conaist of five shots. No ! sighting shots allowed. l Oval targets will bs used as illustrated on page 147, Small Arms Firing Regula- l tions."
 225, 227 and 238, Small Arms Firing Regulations"
 All scores for record must be made in the presence of commissioned officsr, ,snd be certified to by him, on honor, as being l correct.
 Each man may shoot as many ecores dur ing the season as he pleases, and have his best score at each range reported as his qualifying score, provided he pays for his cartridges after having exhausted his all lowance from the state.
 Ne scores made with reloaded cartridges, or with cartridges other than those issued by, or purchased from the state, will bs certified to or reported.
 A score of 15 or more, at 200 yards shall qualify the ehooter as a msrksman, with out regard to what his score at 500 yards l may be.
 ecore of 15 or more at 200 yards, and 15 or more at 500 yards, shall qualify the l shooter as a first claes msrksmaE; but @ total of 30 at the two ranges shall not so qualify the shooter, if he has fallen below 15 at either range.
 A score of 20 OF more at 200 yards, and 20 or more at 500 yards, shall qualify the shooter as a sharpshooter; but 6 total of 40 at the two ranges shall not 80 qualify the shooter. if the score at either range Is less than 20.. l At the close of the season company com manders will report to the adj jutant general through the regimental and brigade inspec. tors of small arms practice:
 First-Ali members not shooting:
 Ssoond-An members prscticiDg and falling to qualify as marksmen.
 ThiEd-vAu marksmen. ---s,.- .---. -..-
 Fourth-All first class msrksmen.
 Fifth-All sharpshooters.
 Classifcations and ecores of previous shoots on record.
 Each officer and enlisted man in the c. N. G. will be allowed fifty cartridges each ! year, and for extra practice cartridges may | be purchased of the quartermaster general atsoost price in lots of GOO.
 The expenditure of cartridges, the prop erty of the state, must tally with the seorss as reported from each organization.
 The seasons for rife practice will com mence on the frat day of May and end on the thirty first day of October of each year. ! All reports will be forwarded on or before ! November 15 of each year,