The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-10
NEWs OF CONNECTICUT.

News of the Death of Hon. Jeremiah ual-
 sey Contirmed-Suicido of a Hartford
 Bnsiness Man-uoly Cross College Gradu-
 ates-Trinity's New Telesoope-The
 Stevenson and Bell Revival Meetings
 Two Thousand Converts Heported-other
 News.
 Mlddletown, Feb. 9,-The water in the Connecticut river is still rising, and at 6 o'clock tonight the ferry boat Brown stone had to stop running because of the strong current. The meadows are under water.
 Danielson Feb. 9,-Evangelists Stew enson and Bell continue their revival services here with great success. Rev. MT Stevenson is authority for the state ment that more than two thousand converts have been made in the last week in Danielson.
 Middletown, Feb. 9.-Sessions will be resumed in the Central school to-mor- row. Dr. J. Francis Calef, who has been working on the scarlet fever cases, says that there is no further danger of contagion. At @ double session of the school held recently all pupils were fumigated, and the building was also dislnfected.
 Thomaston, Feb. 9.-Dr. R. s. Good win said tonight that Arthur Post, the diphtheria patient whose transfer from Waterbury Monday when he was i'll with diphtheria, would now probably re- cover. The house was fumigated Satur- day and the family removed from quarantine.
 Hartford, Feb. 9.-It is said tonight at Trinity college that the new telescope will soon be ill position. An appropria- tion has been made to run the observa- tory for it's reception. The telescope is a 615 objective, with all the latest inn provements
 Hartford, Feb. 9.-It was learned here tonight that President John F. Lehy of Holy Cross college had received an invitation to be present at meeting of graduates living in Connecticut, which will be held in this city Wednesday,. The purpose of the meeting is to form an alumni association for that state. The idea is looked upon with favor at the college.
 Hartford, Feb. 9.-Cardella F. Brown, aged fifty-four, manager of the whole sale and retail coal business of Linder- man & Skeer, in this city, under the name of J. J. Poole $ Co.,, committed suicide this morning at his residence by shooting himself in the right tenn pie. He was undoubtedly suffering from a temporary alteration of mind He leaves a widow and three sons, Car della Drake Brown, a student in the Boston School of Technology; Robert Drake Brown, a student at Yale Shef- field Scientific school, and boy seven years old.
 Norwich, Feb. 9--The news of the death of Jeremiah Halsey in Washing ton8last night wasSsreceived here to- night. He had been a resident of this city for many years and was in Wash ington for his health. He was one of the leading members of the bar in this state and had represented Norwich in the legislature during four sessions. He was also member of the commission which built the state capitol. He was seventy-four years old and had been in failing health for some time. New London, Feb. 9s-The tug boat Stickney will take back in it's tow the barge Cactus of the tug boat Skully's town on its return trip. The Cactus is the only one of the four barges which the Skully was towing that reached this port.
 Middletown, Feb. 9.--A case of. small pox was to-day discovered in an Italian boarding house on Green Place. The patient also has pneumonia. Special precautions have been taken to prevent l the spread of the ailment.