The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-31

morning at 11:20 o'clock at his residence, 96 Hallam street, ae was a native of Germany and came to this city ten years ago after having purchased the brewery belonging to F. Klaus. He was 9 man Of large stature and great strength. About nine weeks ago he was taken i'll with what was at first suppos- ed to be sciatica rheumatism. It after wards proved to be peritonitis. An au- topsy will be performed tomorrow morning. The deceased was flrty-one years of age and left wife and four children.
 Deceased belonged to number of so- cieties, among which were the Odd Eel lows. the Knights of Pythias, the New York Master Brewers association, the United Workmen of New York, the con cordia, the Germania, the Bavarian as- sociatlon and the Schuetzenfest.
 HE DREW A RAZOR.
 Middletown, Jan. 3O,--James Lee was arrested tonight for drawing a razor on and pounding his wife. They moved here recently from New Haven. He will be tried in the city court tomorrow. Sne Will sue TOT ulVOrce.
 FUNERAL OF JOHN LEONARD.
 Middletown, Jan. 30.-,The funeral or John Leonard, aged seventy, for many years agent in this city of the Hartford and New York T. .ansportation company, who died last night from cancer in the throat. will be held Saturday. He leaves a wife and two children. He was street commissioner @ year, but of late he had cared for estates.
 WILL NOT ORGANIZE.
 Waterbury, Jan. 30.-Thomas H. Hayes. a local baseball expert, said to- night that@he does not believe that Wa terbury will join the Naugatuck Valley league now being organized. He thinks the probability of success of the propos- ed league is very small and that the only way it can succeed Is by signing only local players and keeping salaries and expenses down.
 ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS.
 Norwich, Jan. 30.-The county conven- ton of the Order of Good Templars met in this city this afternoon and institut- ed a district lodge. Deputy Grand Tenn plar John Coates of New Britain, in stalled the officers, delegates being present from Pomfret and elsewhere in the county.
 A STONE THROUGH THE WINDOW.
 Hartford, Jan. 90--As the $50 express over the Consolidated was pulling in to the city an unknown man hurled an ir- regular stone weighing pound and half through the window in the rear passenger coach, which struck one of the passengers, woman, above the temple, cutting her forehead. The wound bled profusely. Other passen- gers were struck by flying glass and suffered slight injuries. The woman continued on her journey to Springfield and the authorities will make an at- tempt to learn her name. The affair happened near the Signourney street crossing.
 Later in the evening it was learned tlsst the lady injured by the stone was Miss Bee of Northampton. She is pl- pil at Childs' Business college in Spring field and travels daily from that city to her home. She was on her way home from New York when struck this even Ing. The injury is much more serious than at first thought. Dr. Thayer was called when she arrived in Northamp- ton and it was found that her skull was fractured The culprit who threw the stone has not yet been captured
 ACCEPTS THE CALL.
 Derby. Jan. 30,-Rev. Sanford s. Mar tyn of New Haven has accepted the call to the pulpit of the First Congregation al church The new minister notified N. J. Bailey and w N. Sperry of the Ecclesiastical society and church by mail this morning of his acceptance. Rev. Mir. Martyr received the call fev- eral weeks ago, but did not decide to come to Derby until Wednesday. He will occupy the pulpit Sunday and will read a letter to the congregation.
 HoUsATONIC IMPROVEMENTS.
 Stratford. Jan. 3O.-The oyster men when questioned here to-day concern ing the proposed improvements in the Housatonic river stated that the trou- ble with former appropriations was that not enough had been expended at one time to be of any use in the long run as far as making the river navlganle was concerned The breakwater across the bar at the entrance of the Housatonic is reported a great success and vessels can now get up to Derby drawing ten feet of water. The current in the river has changed the channel in several places and washed up a number of bars. If the appropria tion that Colonel Wood of Derby is interested in is granted, these bars will be dredged away and piers constructed to keep them secured out similar to those in the Thames river at Norwich and also In the Connecticut river Vessel masters state that the Thames river is the best equipped and cared for of any of the Connecticut tributaries at the present time, but that as its traffic is greater it is deserving Of considerable attention yet. It is be- lieved that it will come in for good share of the coming appropriations. Bars have also been created in the Con necticut river, say the oystermen here, and coal barges have some difficulty in getting up the Connecticut loaded al low stages of water.
 PAID THE DRAFT
 Hartford, Jan. 30.-City Treasurer Strong this afternoon paid draft oi s395 made upon the city Joy the Connect iclut river bridge and highway district commission, being Hartford's propor- tion G9 per cent) of the expenses of the commission to date. The town months