The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-25
OF LooAL INTER EST,


 Fine weather is reported everywhere throughout this great and ever glorious country south of the lake regions, where clouds and showers were in evidence yesterday. A lively thunderstorm vis- | ited this region early last evening, with | black, ominous- looking clouds piled up in huge masses in the skies, and a | thunderstorm or two for to-day are predicted, Yesterday was one of the | hottest, stickiest, most humid and un- comfortable days of this year. | The condition of Herbert M. Sedg- wick of the reportorial staff of the Reg ister, who has been i'll for several weeks with malarial fever and nervous pros tration, has taken a change for the worse. A consultation of physicians was held on Tuesday and it was decd- ed that MT. Sedgwick was suffering from typhoid fever and that his condi- tion was exertmely critical. His nu- merous friends will hope sincerely for | his recovery.
 Work on a temporarypbridge over Mill river on Chapel street was commenced yesterday morning by c. w. Blakeslee X Sons, who received the contract from the Union Bridge company.
 Matilda Nordeck, fourteen years old, who ran away from her foster parents, who live at 29 Union street. West Ha- ven, was taken before Prosecuting At torney Bush yesterday morning and ordered returned to her mother
 Controller Brown and Clerk Perry of the charities department went to Springslde farm and home yesterday morning to look into the matter of in- surance. It is Controller Browns idea to get the insurance so that it will all fall due at a certain date.
 The West Side clubs excursion for Tuesday night to Pawson park, post poned on account of the storm, is set down for Friday night.
 The children of the New Haven or phan asylum were given breezy troll ley ride on special car to Cosy Beach yesterday afternoon. The heat was se- were on them in the city, and the New Haven Street Railway company kindly SCiiSACi Clt tiC Gdi. IllCy iQohCu bCly happy as the car rooled along, and were delighted with the trip.
 1 Mayor Farnsworth yesterday morning received a letter from Assistant Pay master Averill, who is on board the Manhattan off League Island, to the effect that he will arrive in New Haven early next week, probably on Monday or Tuesday. He sent two ribbons bear ing the following: "U. s. s. Manhat- tan." to the mayor for Mrs. and Miss Farnsworth
 The will of the late Dr. c. B. Adams distributes an estate of $15,000 to $18,- 900 to his family. Wallace s. Moyle and Burdette Adams are named as execu- tors.
 Three special cars took the Independ- ent drum corps and their friends to Lighthouse Point last evening.
 A reatanumber -of checks received by Tax Collector Anthony bear no rev. enue stamps. As it would cost two cents to return each check he is put ting on stamps himself, but trusts that this news will not encourage the delin- quency, as it might reach alarming and expensive proportions.
 Detective Daley,}who was assigned to the case of Johnson, the engrayer who was drowned at Cosy Beach, has decid- ed that although Johnson's money and watch are gone, there was nothing yes terday to show any foul play. One of the friends of the dead man told Coro- her Callahan yesterday that he knew that Johnson was in the habit of car rying several hundred dollars in an in side vest pocket This pocket was his savings bank, and all he possessed in the way of money was kept there. None of this money has been accounted for.
 Oxford republicans have elected the following delegates: State, S. c. Wheel CT and George P. Sanford county, o. c. Wheeler and John Hubbell The county delegates are for D. B. Dunham for sheriff and the state delegates for Lounsbury for governor.
 The fall term of the public schools will open September 6.
 In the orders issued by the war de- pertinent yesterday is the following: First Lieutenant Colonel l.. H. Ruggles, ordnance department, will make not to exceed two visits during the month of i; September, 1898, to each of the works and places hereinafter named: Peters Cartridge company, Cincinnati; Union Metallic Cartridge company, Bridge ]; port, Conn; Winchester Repeating Arms company, New Haven, Conn.,, and United States Cartridge company, Low ell, Mass The travel enjoined is nec- essary for the public service.
 
 , EPWORTH LEAGUE DAY.