Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-02

week and in Hartford on Jan. 28.
 Wednesday Nights Rumor that an American boat from the visiting fleet had been lost with several men was dfsproved Thursday. It grew out of the swamping of a French launch, the crew of which were rescued by blue jackets from the battleship Louisiana.
 In Letter from a Soldier with the French column at Restinga, near Oud- pa, Africa, received at Paris Thursday, it is stated that the French forces were ambushed in ravine by Moroccans on Nov. IT, losing twenty killed and forty wounded. The Moroccans also suffered heavily.
 The Duke of Sarasossa, who is twice a grandee of Spain and the representa- tive of an old and distinguished family was an unwilling striker during the re- cent railway crisis in France. Although the duke is very wealthy, he prefers the life of an engine driver in the ser vice of g French railway.
 The Death of Mrs. Catherine Hoad- ley IroWbrIdae Wednesday night gives the city of New Haven possession of a residence in Elm street which has many historical associations. The house stands between the new public library and the new county courthouse and has been the home of Mrs. Trow- bridge for a great many years.
 William Thaw, Sd, and Miss Gladys Virginia Bradley Of Bridgeport, Conn, were married yesterday at the Hotel St. Regis in New York. The bride groom is a nephew of Harry K. Thaw, although the two are nearly of an age. The bride was attended only by her father, Charles Henderson Bradley. Frank Dorman of Pittsburg was best man.
 The First Directory of the living non graduates of Yale university, just pub lished for 1910, contains 6,S72 names. Over One-half of those listed have un- specified voCa tions, but the mercantile business shows 564. The ministry ranks next with 366, manufactur 360. edu- cational work 343, finance 321 while the smallest group is that of science with 30.
 Stephen s. Naphey, employed as night watchman on the New York; New Haven and Hartford railroad and whose special duty was to prevent thefts from freight cars, was ground to pieces at an early hour Thursday morning at South Norwalk, the re- mains being found after several trains had passed over them. He was a vet eran of the Civil war and prominent in fraternal circles. He leaves a widow and two daughters and one son.
 The Bids Opened Thursday by the navy department for the construction of two colliers were all too high and no contract will be awarded. The Union Iron works of San Francisco offered to build one for $1,596,5 300. but the statu- tory limit was $1O00,000. The Moran Iron company of Seattle, Wash, pro- posed to construct one collier for S9S7,000 on it's own specifications. As no bond was submitted as a guarantee to carry out the contract. the bid was not considered.
 By Direction Of State Auditor Jan1es suit was filed in the Kentucky circuit court yesterday against the Louisville and Nashville railroad for $640. coo franchises taxes on property alleged to have been fraudulently omitted by the road in it's report to the auditor during the past five years, beginning in 1906. The petition alleges that the omissions were made as to the correct net earn ing, correct mileage and wrongfulIy deducting the dividends paid each year from the gross earnings when fhlI- Of