'..l__I1JL Urriu 1-'41 1
E.
Itirnlk, Tuesday, Jan. 4, let
State Convention.
A’ convention of delegates representing
the freemen of Connecticut, who areppposed
to the present national administration, pill
be held at Union Hall,in the city of her?
Haven, on Thursday, the 13th day of Jan-
uary next, at 10 o’c.iock, A. M., for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Secretary
of State and Comptroller. The several towns
intbis State are requested to send de1_eE31‘-‘S
equal to or twice the number of their reP'
resentativcs in the General Assembly.
John Woodrufl‘, New Haven Co.
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Chas. Whittlesey, Hartford Co. Repub-
H. H. Starkweatlier. N.Londou Co. iican‘
D. Conistock, Jr., Fairfleid 00. S_ State
'1'. hi. Clarke. Lltchfield Co. , Central
1-1. M. Jackson, Windham Co. ‘ Gom-
Arthur B. Calef, Middlesex Co.
L.E. Peace, Toiland Co.
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, Republicans of Darien !
You are requested to meet at the Lecture
Room. on Friday evenidg. Jar}. 7th, at 7 P.
1., for the purpose of appointing‘ delegates
to represent you in the State Convent: on
which assembles at New Haven, on Thursday
the 13th inst. Per order of
P. R. FAIRCHILD, Town Com.
Darien, Jan. 3d, 1859.
Clubbing with Magazines.
For 84 we will furnish the Gazette for-1859
‘and either the Atlantic monthly or _Godey’3
Lady’s Book; for 3.25 the Gazette and Ar
thur’s Home Magazine.
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The Congressional Districts.
The question as to the nominations of our
Congressmen in the several districts of this
State. already begins to excite consideraaie
interest and open discussion, by parties in and
out of the State. The Springfield Repubii
can, in an article upon the subject thus refers
to our own, the 4th Congressional D istiict
William D. Bishop, an old wh_ig,
though a young man of Bridgeport,carried
it by 16 majority two years ago as the
ciemocfatic candidate but his service
for slavery has been so conspicuous and
degrading, that Bridgeport alone shows
a change of 400 or 500 votes agains him
and his party. -The Republican nomina-
tion lie beteeu-O. S. Ferry of Fairfieid,
the candidate in 1857, a young lawyer
I ~ of brilliant qualities and promise and Tru-
ma_n_Smith, the old whig senator. Mr.
Smith who has been practicing law and
speculating at New York, for several
years, has resumed his residence in Litch-
fieid county. Mr. Bishop will probably
be the candidate of his friends for re-elec-
tion, but if so, with the absolute certainty
of defeat.
To which the Hartford Press replies :-
'l‘ruo enough as to Bishop. If his
friends have any perferences in regard to
the ceremonies attendant upon his politi-
cal buriai, they would do well to make
their little arrangements in season. Wil-
liam deserves half 9. page in Buchanan’s
Book of Martyrs, and a consulship to
some lone and barren isle, where he could
have leisure enough to study the history
of Connecticut, his present knowledge of
which would seem from his misrepresents.-
tions, to have been derived from some
Cow Boy’s romance. But 0. S. Ferry is
not so very young and has no little of
honorable performance as well as “ bril-
liant promise,” to show. He has been
twice a leading senator, and at the bar of
Fairlieid county, where he is the State’.-
Attoruey, it is not iuvidious to say that
if he has a superior of any age he has no
equal of his own years. Originally an
active whig, then an American, one of
the company that so gullantiy met the
slavery issue at the Piiil-idelphia. Ameri-
can Convention. be early foresaw the ne-
cessity of a cordial union of the whole op-
position under the Republican banner,
and strode into the campaign of ’56 with
sieves rolled up He is most geIit‘.i‘0llsl_\_
endowed with both courage and brains
Barely and most unexpectedly defeated
in hisfirst run in 1857 by only 16 votes,
owing to a conjunction of circumstance.-
which could not occur again, it strike.-
one outside of’ the district aspiaiu wisdom
and justice to right the wrong, mo-t eni-
phaticaliy, next April. Truman Smith,
we suppose, sympathises with the Repub-
lican movement, but we much doubtif lit
is one whit Mr. Fcrry’s superior in any-
thing but experience. His family reside.
in Stamford and he continues to keep his
ofice in New York.
To all of which, we have only to say that
although fully advised of the maneuvering
which has been going on for months past, to
supplant hir.Ferry in the nominating con
vention, we have steadily refrained from any
allusions thereto. "The friends of Mr. Ferry
claim his renomination as a ciear,undeuiabie
and universally acknowledged right. If it
he not such, than good bye to all honorable
party usage-——or binding obligations of polit
ical organizations. We think we ;[)L'1k ad-
viscdly when we assert that the People of this
County wi‘l demand thatjustice be done him
in the Convention. Meantime we protest
against a few industrious, aspirants,“-ho eith-
er in the capacity of special missionaries, the
character of coiporteurs, or political wire
pulicrs, essay t) forestall public opinion
by the grossest fiilsifications of political facts,
and the hascst columiiies upon perionalc1iur-
acter. In this, we would not be understood
as arowiug opposition to any man who may
receive a fair nomination at our convention,
on the contrary, we shall do all that our
feeble powers can accomplish for the triumph
-of our principles, whoever the candidate may
be. Meantime, however. we warn those who
have so scniously labored to thwart the wish-
es and just expec tatiens of the friends of Mr.
Ferry, beware how they would lead us
down with apathy and disgust, and stifle
all enthusiastic efforts in support of our
ticket. As for that “ noblest Roman of them
all”, our old “War Horse” in times past—tlie
" Gibraltar of Whig Principles in the days of
that glorious old party-——Tiwsis:+ Sisirn, no
man would go farther or do more than our-
selves. to secure the nomination of. such a
man to any honorable position; but we know
Tnuaiazv Sziiru too well, to admit the belief
that he would allow bim self to be dragged '
from the quiet enjoyment of that self-sought
retirement. so reluctantly granted him by the
people ofthis state while their representative
in the Scnafe, to occupy any such a doubtful
position, as a candidate for an ofllcc which
could bestow neither profit or honor upon
him. We do not believe any of the sincere
friends of Mr. Smith are engaged in this
oflclous mefdliiig; we be-lieu ihcobject to
be,on the eontrsry.to seize upouthe personal
strength and popularity if his native, to pull
other chestnuts from the fire. For him‘ we
hope to see not only the people of his
District, but of his State -asserting for him
and" for the Country 9. place of - higher trust
and lonor than he has over yet‘ filled
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Our Carriers‘ Address.
_0nrCarriers are indebf ed for the poetry of
their address, to the kindness and generous
"courtesy of the New York Tfibune. We,
think it will repav perusal. N we" as prove
dsatisfactory investment to tbosedwho “ ne-
gotintcd” with the Carrier Boys on'Saturday.
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" We are indebted to 303- -73%" D39”
, and designer.
The No. Year.
A Happy New Year, to all our pafrons am
friggnds May Ehéy he bleilfird in life. lluailiv
basket and store.au(‘i m:l"Gii forwad . like lru
hi-artivl honest men. that they M9: ‘-9 W‘
“ captuiu’s ofli--e and settle.”
o<Q>-e
The New Engine.
Phenix Engine No. 1. reached Norwalk on
Friday evening from the manufactory of the
builder, Mr. D. E.Sickies, N. Y. A company
of about fift-y\of the new members went down
to receive her. Upon leaving the Depot three
cheers were proposed by the Foreman. T0!‘
the New Haven Railroad, inasmuch as it
had transported the machine free of cost to
the Company. Three cheers were given with a
\vill,aud three more for Superintendent Hoyt
with a “ tiger.” The Company formed and
marched to the Bridge with the South Nor-
walk Band at their head. On the route
cheers were given on passing the residence of
Judge Butler, the residence of the Treasurer,
Mr Lockwood, the Chief Engineer, Asa
Smith, the Foreman, R. B. Craufurd. the Sec-
retary Chas Street, the Fire Warden. Dr_
Lynes,the Engine House of No. 2 and the old
GAZETTE. She was then deposited in the
barn of the Norwalk Hotel.
A puhi.c trial was made of the machine on
Saturday afternoon. She is a beautiful piece
of mechanism and works much» more easily
than the old class of engines. She threw a
stream over the eagle upon the flag staff in
front of the Hotei,aith ough the sober sides
of the Silver Greys had an opportunity to
shake, over a thorough “ washing” of her
during this exercise. The positions of the
machines were then changed.and the new one
was enabled only by the utmost exertion to
return the compliment. It we accomplished
however inabout double the time occupied
by No. 2——though not as thoroughly and sat-
isfactorily done as by No. 2. The conclusion
arrived at by all who witnessed the trial was
that we have now got two as good engines as
can be found any where. The spirit of rival-
ry betwen the Co-’s., ran very.high, but was
nevertheless conducted with entire good feel-
ing.
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Q The “City Fathers” treat their official diaphrag-
neii to their Annual Supper at mine host David's, this
-Monday evening. A great oversight not to have sent a.
carriage for-the Printer l 011 ye selffsh epicures i
O
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._ Mr. Perry Lecture,
At"‘South Norwaik, although given on one of
the most stormy evenings of the season was
well attended and well received. This Lec-
ture we think indicates far more of Mr. Fer-
ry’s individuality of genius than any previous
one, and among cultivated minds and tastes,
will be adjudged superior to any other Lec-
ture yet given by him. -
Rev. Mr. Bradley gives the Lecture on
Wednesday evening of the present week, and
from his well known ability, will be sure to
draw a good attendance.
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Lecture on Hungary.
Joseph J. Hatiinger, a Hungarian Exile
the youngest of Gov. Kossuth’s party, and,
who was banished with him to Turkey, and
who came to this country with Kossuth in
1852, proposes to given Lecture on Thurs-
day evening of the present week. at Mr.
Wccd’s Church. This young Hungarian exile
was but ten years of age when he espoused
the cause of his down-trodden country, and
joined fortunes with that noblest of patriots,
than whom none greater ever were a Europe-
an orown. He has since his residence in
America been laboring with the earnestness
ofan enthusiast, to obtain an education, by
his oun exertions, in order to fit himscl f, as
_he expresses it, “ to preach Christ and dcliv-_
erance to the captives of his beloved father-
land.” His subject will be “ His Life and
Wanderings from Hungary to America.”-
Wherciie has ieclured, he has drawn out
large audiences and elicited the deepest sym-
pathies of all denominations of Christians.-—
\To admission is charged. but a collection in-
«ien at the close of the Lecture, that those
who choose to give, and those who do not,
may have an opportunity ‘,5 listening to the
recital of his experiences and plans. We ap-
pend below a letter from an orthodox'cier,r.ry-
min in Winsted to another clergyman .a per-
-onai friend of ours. who alludes to the young
oatriot. in these terms:
Wssr Wiivsrsn, Dec. 13th, 1858.
Rev. L.iv.«.I.i-zrm PERRIN,
Dear Brother-—I take great pleas-
ure in commending to your Christian re-
gard and fellowship, Mr. J 0Sf-‘pll J. Eat-
linger. He hears unequivocal testimonies
of his being a Hungarian .Exile, one of
Kossuth’s baud. Converted to Christ a
few years ago, he designs to become a
missionary to his countrymen. To aid
him in this work he lectures upon his ex-
periences, much to the delight and instruc-
tiou of ii who hear him. Having
preached and lectured to us, here, I can
heartily commend him to your good inter-
ests. Whatever you do for him will tend to
promote the cause of Christ,” etc.
Frateruuliv yours, C. H A. B.
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Panorama —'I‘he Panorama of the Pil-
grim's Progress was exhibited at Piienix
Hall on Monday evening It will. open at
South Noi-milk, this Tuesday evening. It is
no humbug.
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The Mount Vernon 1-"and and Mr. Pen-y's
Lecture.
By invitation of the Ladies, who have the
coliectiou of funds for the purchase of the
Mount Vernon Estate, in charge, Mr. Ferry
has consented, to give his new lecture, “ The
Intellectual in Mnn,”at Phenix Iiail <.n Mon-
day evening of next week, at 71-2 o"c-lock.-
lllr,Smitii has generously placed the Hall a t
the service of the Ladies, and as the object is
a patriotic ons,'.vc anticipate a very large at-
tendance. For the pittance of fifteen cents,
a. most admirnliie litei'ar_'-.-' treat may be en-
joyci‘, and much substantial aid rendered to
the ladies who have so earnestly and ehicicnt
iy taken the enterprise in charge.
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}_€‘In the case of the recent Ilani Theft.
the parties claim the affair to have been an
act of conspiracy, and that the bani was
placed in the wagon by 1 third party. Their
carriage top was recently out while the horse
was standing hitched to :1 post in Main St.
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Painful Accide_nt.——idiss Peck, an estim-
able young lady, and teacher in the No:-walk
Union School. we learn, met with :1 sad acci-
dent in New Jersey. last \vctk,i-csultiug in
the breaking of her leg in two places. She
was walking over an imperfect bridge and
slipped and fell between the plank.
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Arcliitectural.--We call attention to the
card 0f'S. M. Stone. Esq., Architect. of New
Haven, with the greatest pica.-'urc,uud can
assure_those of our readers who may require
the sefviccs of -0 important an assistant in
forming plans i'rc.. for i-ebuildiugllie burnt
district. that Mr. S.g'_s a gentleman who has
few equal: in this country as is draiigiitsman
He is moreover a- man whose
charges will not strike terror to the heart of
,4-'-as victim, as is too often the case with 3d
__ d 4I.h'rst.e Architects. We do hope that
tlig services of Mr. Stone, or some other Ar-
chitect is: capable as he. will be eiiipioyed.be-
fore the plans of the new buildings to be
erected. are settled upon Such an opportu-
nity for the introduction of good taste into
substantial edifices. has never befo‘r-- occurred
in N orwall-i, and we be‘gNnnVd entreat that it
s... ;...o ninlan-1 ntpnv
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Exercises at South Norwalk Unior.
School, on Christmas Eve.
The foliowiivgzis tho 0l'~1lé'i' in which the ex
- oi:-ea oi the Senior dc-paitim-iii at ill‘.'S0l.lll
s‘-irwalk Uiiiou Scbooi,ti'uui-piled on Cliii.-t
uni: Evie : -
i. C/wrus by-Scliolrirs-—“ Let us go M-.i_\
ing.
2. Lecture by Rev. Mr. Bradley, Principal
Limits AND Gse:rLmiiii:—
The earnest solicitation of your Com-
mittee of Arrangements, whose will and
mandates, like those of the three ancient sis-
teis of Fate, who spun, held and cut the
threads of our destiny, no common man could
resist, is my only apology for appearing be-
fore you to night, with a. hastily written and
imperfectly prepared Lecture. I come as a
victim, led by the hands of the fair, whose
womanly will I have not the power to resist,
to the sacrifical altar, to yield up my breath
‘to-night, as no expiatory sacrifice for my own,
or their sins, but simply that the offering
which I make may kill the time, help consume
the evening, as well as the victim. Hence if
I do not behave gracefully, nor expire man-
fuiiy on the aitar,I claim your indulgence,
because, by no Voluntary act of mine, I am
brought to this ordeal, where so many bright
eyes, iikegmatclics, (or so omnipotent to make
mafcIies,) are kindling the flame. Ifthe sac-
ritlcal offering has but little men‘! in it, to
atone for the sin of losing the time. you can
yet console yourselves by the thought that it
costs you no “ fifty and my r.'i:penses,” only
the hard effort, it may be, of palicnce in iis
tening. But patienceis a heaven-sent virtue.
We come here this evening, my friends, to
spend together a few hours, which have, (-the
Christian world ovcr,) been appropriate to
joy and gladness. All hearts are, or ought
to be merry to-night, and were not the hour
quite so seasonabie, I could wish you all.
with all my heart, a Merry Ciirilvtmas I A The
occasion calls for joy. The day upon whose
evening we have now entered, celebrates an
event which evoke the brightest of smiles on
the face of nuiversal nature, and when her
songs of giudness broke forth, unheard, it
may be, by mortal cars, they stole up gently
to awake echoes in the skies, and angels
came down and spread their beautiful wings,
(ail gcmmed with stars,) over the earth and
sung oh Befhieni plain. Strange.’ that an
event, which should make'Eai-ti: a paradise,
should first be celebrated with rejoicing
among the angels,‘ iiistc-ad of among men .'
But such are Heaven-‘s mercy and sympathy
for us mortals, and this formstbegrcater oc-
casion of our giadnesr. _ -
There are times when we ought 'to_ iioeep,
when it is " better to go to the house of
mourning than to the houseoffeasting,” and
when, by the sadness of the cou—ntenance‘,tiie
heart is made better, but tro NIGHT is nail-hat
time. To night is a night of rejoicing, and
in obedience to the inspiration of common
sense and ihe dictates of our more genial na-
tures, our School, through its democratic
committee, have invited us together this
evening, to spend a social hour together, and
to have a good lime in general. This eve-
ning’s entertainment is all the proniptings of
their own social natures, and what they have
prepared for us in fulI,I have to learn as
well as you. They have invited me to give
our friends a welcome in an apem'ng address.
and in their names, modestly adding my
own. I bid you a hearty welcome. The faces
of those parents and these friends in our
School room, will nlwaysbe greeted with the
most honest of smiles. Our latch string is ,
and wii be always out, and we shall always
esteem it the grea-est of fivors, which you
Jiave in your power to bestow, that you
should be a frequent visitor at this School
room,thnt casket where you daily deposit
your bl‘l_2lltCSl and best ofjewc-is for resetting.
for polishing. and for safe keeping. Ought
you not then in these days, when public
treasures are so much like Ii'vcs.or bags with
hoies,and caskets and vaults are found to
have two openings, the one at the top for the
owner to put in. and the other at the bottom
for the lliirf to take out,to look often and
well after so rich 9. treasury as the School
room. where all your wealth is kept; where
your heirs (those capacious bags, in uhich
you expect to deposit so soon all your hard
earned casn.) are stitched, cut busted. pat-
terned and made, preparatory to receiving,
holding, carrying. exhibiting and dispensing
your wealth. the honors of your family, and
the piide of your family name? Would you
construct a factory. stock it, and man it with
hired laborers, and then give them the key.
. nd set them at work, and not go near them
again for weeks, months, and years even?
Would you buy even 9. pig and pen him up.
and set an Irishman to feed him, and never
look into the sty to see how be was fatfing.
fro n_the time you had penned him until
Christmas. the time of butchering? How is
it, then. that you can build a Scliooi house
and not enter its portals fl months? How
is it that you can hire a eaclier. send your
children here, and never come to see how
they fare? Were I a keeper of your swine,
or your came, should I not have, once in it
while, a hint on the l:est mode of fu-(ling
and fattening 3' Should I not once a week.
at least, be closely looked aflerto see if iii (1
economically, and bedded propeily those dear
pigs of yours? How is it I can fe£'d.g0vcr72.
cduczm-, and train up your children, and not
see a parent's face fCil‘l!i0IiCli.S,Qllql2i!lllg how
the dear child is progressing? Were the rea-
son as complimentary as that of the sleeping
deacon to his pastor, I shoiiid rest better sai-
isfied, but I fear the contrary. The story
runs : “A pious deacon in one of our N. E.
Churches, became so acciistomeci to sleeping
during divine service, that lie was often seen
to nod during even the firs: ringing. and
never, when his own pastor was at home,
could survive the second hymn and during
the sermon not a frutbwas asserted, fowhich
his nod did not give assent. When, however,
a-neighboring preacher, or a stranger occu-
pied the pulpit, the deacon was sure tobe
wide-awake, looking themiiiisier full in the
face, and not the dryest logic , nor the most
sdporifice doctrine cou'id sooth the good dea-
con iuto his accustomed nap. Ilis pastor,
dreaming the secret, went to him with the
apology for preaching so much duller ser-
mons than his neighboriiig clergyman. ‘ Oh
no !’ said the good deacon, intu-iuptiiig him.
and hardly knowing how to clear himself
from his pasf.oi~’s imputation of dii-inspect lo
the Lord’s anoiutt-d,‘It is not so at all. When
you preach, I have entire confidence in your
soundness and ability, but when your neigh-
bo rs preach, i must watch for heresy.’
Were that the C.‘{Cll,S:.' for failing to visit the
School room, and f'or a sleepy neglect of the
place where your children are being taught. I
should be better i-atisfii-d. but fearing lost all
this may ariscfrcui a general apafliy,_aiid
from a want of interest in the great causevof
Education, I exceedingly fear and tremble,
and therefore, in welcoming you here to-
night, I cannot forbear stirring gp your pure
minds by way of remembrance. that our
School room, is open at all times in the day,
and for five days ir"tlie,week,_and for eleven
weeks in the quarter. Shall wenot sben,
parents and guardians, see you often here to
lend us your aid and sympathy, and to en-
courage us by your preseiiee, and to ‘show
your child that you care for his education?
I is a fault among us. as yankees, -that we
att»-ndto our School interest in the same way.
that our New England fathers did‘ their cour-
time. It was not the custom to happen in
then, in the good old days, when the deer in-
iies were not like Solouiou’s lilies . who toll
not, to see the door o.is on hfoiidiiy m- rui:ig{'
when thccuris wore down, and the aim
-l--eves up, when the jcai.-iry was put away
and the wai-ii-tub was out, when the sweet .
-iniiies and honeyid words were left iibrd,
ind the sour temper and scolding lips we re
the earliest risers, when the hands were drip-
ping with suds and not jeweled witl1'spark-
ling rings. Oiinol there was no chance to
study character then. There was a time for
all things, and all things had their times.
Mondhy was washing day, Sunday night was
the time for courting. Then the smiles were
on. The curls, those roguish meshes where
the son of _Venus hides his bow and quiver,
were set and hung. ‘The parlor, that witch-
ing place on Sunday night, lighted, the baud
irons, those reflectors that the bashful Jona-
than watched so long to gctvhis courage up,
poiished,the curtains down, the heart was
full. and both Jonathan had Betsy, dressed in
their best, and both trying their best to please
each other, both straining every nerve to
catch. each other, and both afraid they should
not succeed.
So it is with school matters. Our patrons
do iot visit the school in its every day dress,
when the common routine of education is
passing, and the bleuiislies are all laid open
to common inspection, but, like Jonatiian’s
courtship, they come in on cxaminalion days
and evening ea-Iiiliitions, expecting to find
the school with its caarting dress on,ond its
captivating smiles allwell practiced, and the
curtain ail down to cover up and shut outali
prying eyes into what does not concern them,
and so the school that gets up the best exam-
ination. and like Betsey, appears the best in
the parlor exhibition, and in the evening
coiirtship,bears offfhe palm. Is this the way
to choose is u-2'fe.' Is this the way to
judge of and encourage a school? I speak
these things not in a scolding or Jllonday
morning‘ mood,I speak of them pleasantly.
and in my Sunday evening dress, hoping you
will take them more kindly, and reiiicmbei
them the longer.
And as this is Christmas Eve, the time for
sfufling preparatory to the Christmas dinner,
(I beg 3'0!!!‘ pardon, if I follow the general
custom. and myself turn the stiifier.) It is
not often that, as teachers, we can get sr
many parents together to see our school, and
hence we must improve ihe golden opportu
nity, while it flies, to say some things to pa-
rents, about our schools, which we do not
often have the chance to do. As sly moth-
ers, sometimcs. pretend to be feeding
Young America with candy, for the pur
pose of ‘popping down the throat of the
young rogue, now and then, a sugar coated
pill, to heal his maladies before he shall mis-
trust the deceit, so under pretence of an eve-
ning exhibition and a Christmas entertain-
ment,aud an opening lecture of welcome,
(if we teachers do not now and then slip in
a bitter-pill, you must not hold us responsi-
ble for thy blame. Now that we have oui
audience, and the doors are shutandl gils.'$f-
iocked, let us say a word or two more to
those parents about interesting themselves
in the education of their children.
Is it not an acknowledged truth, that the
ciiild’shabits are formed by the parent's iiab
its, and that the child is iziteresful in what
the parent interests liimscli in ('3) Is there
not a golden chain of interest binding the
hearts of the Clliid‘.‘oll to the licaifs of par-
ents, and over that chain. as a conductor; is
not the electric wave of influence, day in ind
day out, silently and iioiselessiy pursuingits
way, to turn, form and more the heart ofthv
child, into the very shape which it will put
on for time and eternity? Do not the spin
ions, the ways and the habits of the parent.
everyday expressive, every day active; at
the table,srouud the fireside, in the work-
shop, at home, and out of doors, inseiisibiy
creep into the heart and mind of the child
and give him almost his entire character ?—
Can any one else interestyour child, (parent
or guardian) so deeply in anytiiiii g, ofwliicii
you seldom speak, and in which you fakelit-
tle or no interest, and for which. by your si-
lence. and by the silence ofyour actions, you
seem to have very little regard? Nothing
i.-more true. Can then a teacher make a
child enthnsinsticin his education when the
parent at home never speaks of the sui-ji ct.
never usksa child about his lessons, never
encourages his (hiid to study an evening
task, and never comes to the school room ex-
cept to get the child excused from school or
to give the teacher 8. blessing for correcting
him. is notthe child apt to reason with him-
seifon his road to school. “ Well! What’:-
the use ofsfudy-my parent don’t seem to
care whether I am to school or not, whether
I progress or not, whether I am tardy or not.
whether I am out 2 days in the week or not,
let the thing slide it is certainly the easi-
est way to get along, and if this education is
a matter of somucli concern, I should hear
more about it at home.” Children are good
-iogiciens.‘ Stump speakers may gull the
inultitude with skillful logic, and hauled
words—the politician may make the drar
people believe himself" the most patriotic
and devoted and sci!-sacrincing member of
community. (for the sake of getting a hand in
fliepublic treasury.) but scholars at the
school-are shrewd observers of things, and
seldom fail to draw correct conclusions from
practical examples Let the parent beinfer-
ested in the School, let them use a caulinii
to see the child crery day in the School room,
punciualiy at 9 o'clock, and be careful to
ask a question occasionally about the lessons
committed and the progress made, and in a
thousand ways, not necessary to mention.
show the child that there is an interest taken
at home in his progress and welfare, and our
scholars need not be two‘ years in acquiring
what. may be just as well acquired in one and
two quarters. in going over with that which
ought to be gone o'ver_.a‘nd not gone over
merely, but thoroughly committed in one.-—
Thc‘T'eacher is of‘ten’blainc:l f_.r the slow
prcgress of the pupil, when the fault may be
nearer home. for the child doe,s_not”,'-,c"iirc to
bend to the tfisk of getting,-\,f.=ii-xi,t"~'tvliicli the
parent don’t seem to 0flr(:.;~\|Tlielh¢! lie gels or
not. We find, for example, that it is next to
an impossibility to cure tardiness and ab-
sence, as long up there i- an apathy of par-
cnts in this respect,-—nnd a greutercvil there
exists not inpjl dur Schools. An education
acquired by .-i-.ri,,a!cli(-s, and at irregular times,
will be an education as spotted and mottled,
as ever wc're,Jnc0b’s flock. all of which were
ringed, sfregrked, and speckled. I would
rather achildipf mine should never enfcra
School roomfislhaii to go to day and stay at
home to mogiow. and go tardy the next day.
The very tidbit which he would thus form.
would mnkb‘:-liiin an irresponsible’ and the
most careless ‘of business men. Do you know
the force of habit? Go out and attempt to
snap from its_parent stem, some century aged
elm, whose mi-glity top ‘outspread. dares the
ivra'tbfui'holts of"fiea'ven, and laughs in the
face of her storm clouds. That is 'iii,iiii.- in
man V These habits are acquired. in youtii.-—
School boy days -.-.ie' school boyidays forever.
Tardy and delinquent-at scl_iooi.tardy padde-
liiiquent through life. What man has ever
bcen successful in life, who was avagaliond at
school? Were I to teach a child the elements
of future success. I would‘ have him taught.
that first principle of all education, prompt-
ness, regularity, without which, iifeais. in a
gr.-at measure, in failure. What is a steam-
boat worth that runs to day at 10'. o’cloeh,to-
m rrow at 9 o'clock, an-.1 the next day do:-3
uo"riiu at al|'.or breaks down if she does run“!
What is it raiirozid wortii that runs it fieiii
three days in the wei-k.sonie times at our ha iir
and soiiicti.-no:-', if it does not fail. at an hour
' nobody knows uiicii. Ami ya i I no ill soon-
or triist, 8. freaky ste=.iu:ci', or doubtful motive
that goes by fits and slui't.~'.llli1ll bu s or girls,
who, at school, are like a rusty musket, as
likely not to go as to go. whether you
snap it or not. All great and success-
ful -men and useful women were those
who were taught promptness and thor-
oughness in everything they did in iln_~?r
school days. The acorn, well planted
and watched, became the oak. Washington
taught boldness and dispatch and promplness
when young, became the mighty lieart ofiiis
country, the th robs of whose beating were
feltin every hamlet in the land. The {list
lesson which any child should be taught, is
pi-omptncss,that “ mullum inparvo,” that
cardinal virtue of this universal Yankee na-
ti on.
It is prompfiiess and energy which makes
zi'New Eugiander a vital center of living
forces, wherever you find him. Whether in
Japan, China, Africa, Central America, Cal i-
fornia, Paris, Constantinople, New York.
(or wherever you go.) the wide waste over,
where there is any swapping todo, and mon-
ey to be made, or great enterprise to be per
footed, you wiilfind «Yankee there, know-
ing how it ought to be done, and ready to do
it, and you could never mistake him any
more than you could mistake a steam-engine
with adoubie fifty-six on the safety-valve.-—
He is never still. With steam already up io
its highest pressure, he backs up and goes
forward, and switches from this track to that
track. to oil hisjoints, and fan and brighten
his fires already at white heat, and when he
is compelled to wait for some other tardy
train, stands with the steam whizzing from
every loosened crack and straining every
seam, and blowing oil from the safety valve
impatient to be away, dragging at his heels
a score or more of such Dutch, German ‘or
Irish old fogies, for a train, as iiehas not the
patience to wait for. Such men are filling
up thepwide world with their patent clocks,
atlantie telegrsphs, and wooden nutmeg 9,
and other inventions, and the greatness of
their achievement. They a.cquii'e|t.heir habits
amidst these New England scenes. They
learn their power of overcoming obstacles
by wrestling with the hard toil and rocky
steiility of these stony vallies, and these
rough and craggybiils. Tiicy-drive the nail
of theirhabits in childhood and clincn it in
manhood. They lay the keel in those Yan-
kee school houses, and trim and sail the ship
bye and bye. Here is where they give up
their loius, and draw on their father’s boots,
preparatory to going (lit to possess the land.
And yet we all know that a Yankce’s birth-
right, without a Yankee’s habiis, s. )’ankee’s
promptne rs and is Yankee’s energy, is noth-
ing, any more than the good la(ly’s bag of
oysters, which she had been keepinga week
against Christmas, would make a dainty
feast, after the Hibernian, fresh train the
Emerald Isle,had neatly and dninfi ly dressed
them, for fear they would not keep a we ck.
In vain is it then to attempt to give our
children an education witliontinspiringihem
with a practial reverence for those two
things, without which that educaii on is not
worth a straw, for practical uses. It seems
wicked, (I will not say to train ip, because
it requires no training to effec it) but to lot
a child comrup,without the slightest regard
to punctuality. pronipfness and regularity,
and thus curse him or her with habits which
will hang as a miiistone about the neck ofall
future success, .
I say the more on this topic. because our
schools are aiihampercd by this worst of all
evils. tardiness and irreguiaiiiy When I
first came here, I thought to cure this evil by
aridressing a note to the parrot of the delin-
quent pupil,but I found it like atlrmpiing
to drain tiie Atlantic with it quill, or like at-
tempting to get our school yard pump put in-
to working order by vain petitions. or like
an attempt to get our school room—a second
zuige-an stable-cleaned, swept and garnished
byltlie idic force of words and modest. re-
quests. or our bell rung at the right time. in-
stead of at all tirne.=.or at any timedioping, by
a continual ringing, to hit, once in a great
while, the exact time. or perhaps. not rung
at all. hoping, like Pafricii’sciock,iiy letting
it stand still, it might be right twice during
the revolving 24 hours. Since then I have
tried other means to ensure regularity. occa-
sionally yet sending a note, by say of remem-
brance of old times.just as the sturdy" gun-
ners on British ships are said to fire a pas-
sing gun.when sailing-by,at a certain French
fort. which they were unable, years ago, to
storm and fake. .
But stiii, even now, this crying evil is b
no means cured and will not be, I fear, until
parents and guardians put forth their hand
toassist the teachers in pulling there child-
ren out of this slough. of despond, while their
iiabits and not their hands are siimed.
But I am admonished by my expiring 30
minutes, that I am transgressing the rules of
our comniittee,and therefore must make my
exit, and clear the stage, as in feasts, the
tables are Cl€&I't.d , when the ‘soups have
been served, to prepare for the more substan-
tial conrses to follow. I have served my
office, killed the-tiine,aud now yield myself
9. sacrifice to these High Priests and higher
Priesfcsses who brought me to the altar.
And in conclusion permit me to apologise
to these dear friends who have been invited
hero to night to partake, as they supposed,
of pleasant viaiids, for my giving a scor.m.\'o
instead cf a welcome, for serving pickles in
the first course instead of soups. but you must
bear in mind that such condiments only u-her
the appetite for a kecnerrlfelisb of‘ the feast
to follow. As sometimes scolding mothers
use the rod on the refractory child, and then
feed on candy to stop Young America-‘s tears,
and to heal the smart—and as physicians will
sometimes tug. twist, rock and turn an ugly
tooth to extract it from its aching bed, and
when the thing at last flies from its bleeding
socket, wfli tell you, to cure the pain, that
it was the tonih,and not him, that "hurt you.
And as the roguish youngsterat scbooi,wheu
caught and corrected for the Yankee-‘s pero
gation of whistling aloud, oxcused himself
by sayiiig. “ he did not mean to, it tcliisllezl
mi-{f‘. So I close by saying that the temp-
tation to say these things to these parents
once so nicely caught together was too great
to resist, and I have so spoken, simply be-
cause “ It spoke ilsi.-If,” and if I have offend-
ed. I must tell you, as the doctor said, -5 it is
the subject, the rotten tooth. which hurts,and
not I,” and will lay down the red, by saying
that the grrafest pleasure I have experienced
since Christmas night, a year, is the real
pleasure of welcoming you here to-night, in
parents and guardians and patront of this
brighteyst, your bcst,your. proudest jew els-
your children. - -
8. Quaitette, “ 0urI'l'escher."
4." Dialogue. “ Learning to Speak."
’ 5'. Song, “ Nestl- d on the “contain.”
6. Rehearsal. " Bride of the Grecltrlsiegrg’
7. Quartetle, "' Never forget ‘the Deur
Ones.” ‘ - v
-8. Reading, “St. Nicholas.”
9. Chorus, " the Mariners." -
to. Address. to firemen and people in gene-
ral. 2- ' ' ‘ I '
school, to spend a social hour wi h these your’
p 11-. Quartv.-tts,l‘f Ail together.” ., I
l
I2 C-nlloquy " New nay to ply old debt-:.”
13.'Duct, *- Soft o'er the fountain."
14. "Cbrislmris Night."
15. Glue, " Ciii'i.-l.Li:;.~' bells.”
I6 ilisirihuiing i’ro.<euis;
17. Re-inarksi-y lllVli.t'(] guests
18. Chorus.‘ ‘ Puff aiviiy .\lerrily.”
Q'3,.,Tiie Duozt i‘-‘£‘.li. sung i~._;.- tiic lsiisa-.::i E'?l..cii (ii"cr.se
and in ans wer to a very general wish cxpre.-ns<~d tlirou,ii
the special invitation of Rev Mr. Aligf-8!) it \v.°.s i~cpc:i-
fed. To us this w.--..-i lli-1 feature of five evim.i.nr.:. .‘.-iiss
Rim-ii, in p:;r‘..iciii:ir, has a voice of 1:‘.-nit €.".ti‘lt0i‘tlln:l.-
ry sweetness and volume for :1 iniss of ii»: years, while
M as Prose, blended n. voice exquisitely soft and sweet,
with her coznpanion’s, so as to produce the most dell-
cious harmony. We almost imagined 0'.i!'S“l\'?S carried
bacl-:_to old Castle Garden, drinking in the ricb,gusliing
melodies which triiled from the tiiront of the Swedish
Nightingale. The parents or these» two yoimg lliissea
will fail in their duty to them and to the world, iffliey
do not cultivate tliesericii gifts of nature to the fullest
extent.
The rehearsal of the Christmas ditty, " ”I‘w:-.5 the
night before f.‘iirisfi~_-r.s” by Master George Cornstockin
appropriate, as well as original mist-ime, was a novelty
which seemed to tickle the old heads about as much as
the young ones. A large Christmas 'i‘rr.-e was loaded
down with gifts, embracing it present for each member
of the depnnnient iiaving thee nterfaiuinent in charge
was exposed 10 View at the close of the rniir.-arsai, and
Master St. Nicholas, with regiment:-.i.~ on, dispensed the
presents to the life or “ the jolly old elf."
Altogether. the entertainment was exceedingly credi-
table tothe young iirsses and iriasters 0: the Senior de-
pnrtmr-nt, who conceived and executed the impromptu
affair, with most charming success. Woull that the
genial nature of cliilclhood might have more frequent
opportunities ofthus securing its own innocent enjoy -
merits while softening the grown up hearts of adult
years.
o<Q>oo-——_._
&We are glad toiarn that the prospects of secu-
_ring the harmonious action of adjoining proprietors, in
the wideningenterpriseofWater-st. is very euanuraging.
The improvement is endorsed by every public spirited
citizens and all rejoice in the prospllct of its speedy
consumation.
*-—-00-<.>-cos...
3‘ We learn that the friends of Rev. Geo. C.
Creevey, presented him with $125, in casli,hcsides oth-
er presents at his (ionation visit week before last.
<0
The Stages.—-A brisk competition pr evailg
among the different lines of conveyances to
and from the cars. The price has been redu-
ced, (as it should have been done long ago)
to a York shilling. to all evening trains save
the last, and a. man stands a good chance of
‘being stripped of his coat on descending from
the cars at the Norwalk station. They are
all clever fellows, but Newcil seems to have
the best of it, inasmuch as he has about the
only respectable or comfortable carriage on
the route.
-—-——-oo<.>o
@‘ Workmen are busily engaged in la-
king down the old Isaacs‘ Hill. the dirt be-
ing carted to the rear of Mr. Asa E. Smith’s
home lot. where he is beautifully terracing
the side hill to the water.
o<Qs..___L—_
Chess Contest.
The following is the statement of a game of Chess,
played by Telegraph between the operates in Noi-walk
and an operator in New York. Norwalk it will be seen
came off victorious. ~
- NORWALK. i.'i‘.vv__,.,voi>.ii
1.PtoK4 PtoK“4
2I’toQB4 KBtoQB4
3.PtoQ3 KttoKB3
4. KttoQB3 PtoQBo
5.BtoKKt5 QtoQ_Kt-3
6.QtoQ2 KttoKKt-5
7. B to K R 4 B takesKBPcheck
8. B takes Pi Kt takes B
9. Q takes Kt Q takes Q
10. K takes Q Castles
l1.KttoKB3 l'toQ3
12.PtoK3 KttoQR.3
13.BtoK2 KtfoQB4
14.KRt.oQ I’toQKt3
15.'Pt.oQKt4 KttoK3
l6.PtoQKt5 PtoKB-1
17. QKtPtakesP KttoKB5
18. Kt to Q 5 Kt takes B
19. K takes Kt R to K B 2
20. KttoKKt5 ]{toKBsq
21. Kt toK 7 check K to K R sq
22.RtoKB RtoKKt3
23.Q,RtoQsq BtoQR3
24. K P takes I’ K to K Kt 2
25. Kt toK 6 check K to K B 2
26. Kt takes K K takes Kt on K sq
27, P takes K KtP P "takes P
28. Kt take-sPclicck K to K 3
29. RtoKB 8 Rtakesll.
30.Kt takesR check K to K 2 '
3l.RtoKB PtoQKt4
32. P takes P. B takes P
33.PtoQB'i BtoQ2
34. Kt takes B K takes Kt
35.Rt0QB KtoQBsq
36.PtoKKt4 PtoQR4
37. P to K K 5 ,
-—--——-—oo<.>o
@ The New York News says that
the election in the third district (Sickle’s)
was carried by shameful and open frauds.
It says :
“Never, probably, was fraud of every
kind and degree more openly committed
than in the contest in the tiiird district.--
' It was rank and iinblushing, and perpe-
trated in every ‘possible way. Stuffing
bailot boxes, false voting and more false
swearing, being the principal means resor-
ted to-—to say nothing of introducing hired
soldiers-—to accomplish this object.”
As the News is a full blooded, Demo-
cratic Lecompton paper, claiming to be
the leading organ of the party in the city,
we suppose its statements and arerme-nls
are to be credited.
o<Qp-o-——-—-
A Tosca or HUDIAN Nxrnns AT‘ A SLAvi:
AUcrio.\'.—-'l‘iie New Orleans Bulletin, of
the 20th iustu:it,says : “ Passing through
the Arcade saloon, we noticed at one of
the auction stands a negro girl up for sale
and around a closely packed crowd that
appeared to be deeply interested in what
was going on. Curiosity led us to pause
and inquire what was the cause of the up-
purent~ excitement. The bids were going
on in a very spirited manner, and general-
ly at an advance of only five dollars. at a
bid and at every hid the eyes of the crowd
wouldquickly turn in the direction‘ whence
the bids proceeded, the interest and ex-
citement being, in the meantime, upon the
increase. - The girl, abright, intelligent
mulatress, about foiirteen years old, was
evidently iiidilfcreiit to what was trans-
piring. There was no moisture in her
eyes, but they assumed an expression
which indicated that she felt some anxie-
ty in regard to‘ the result of the sale
which is not generally the case. As the
bids reached near a thousand dollars, the
excitement became intense, and as that
figure was called, a spontaneous hiss was
iicard from one end of the room to the
other, followed by a vehement shout of
“ 'l‘urn him out !” " Turn him out i” _ A
rush was made for the“ door, the hammer
had fallen, and the girl also, into the
arms of—iici' mother, who. had become
her purchaser. The explanation of it all
was that the woman had been freed by
her owner, and had earned money enough
to buy her child, the niulatress in ques-
tion, and being a very valuable servant,
several persons were anxious to obtain
her, but all of them, with one exception,
had pledged the mother that they would
not bid against her, and they honorably
kept their faith. It was the conduct of
this one, who was bidding against the
mother, which so excited and exaspera-
ted the crowd onjtiie occasion. The man
made good hisescape ; fortunately sofor.
him, we think, a§ we heard snuury‘ ex-
pressions about “ Lynching,” ¢c., as the
crowd came back to talk over the matter.
— ’I‘lie‘7'ni‘othcr was-so muchiaffecied the
joy of having succeeded-in retaining-pot
—— —_‘
Y]}_.-,1 If/lg.
i\ raw 3‘. on
1}).-Lt!) if/1.2 G.-‘I. Lite,‘
Monday ever rig
nntiiic at Staten fsla (i.
his fii'sL ofllcinl sci.
EMS
NEW"
.. . .A little sou o i\
about eight years did 'us drowucd,Yl‘ues-
tiny o.ftei'nomi in Brill port. He uhs sii- I
ding on a pond fictive the mil;-036 and '
Main street, near tie est end of dentro !
Brfdge; the p-.e ga W ' and he feliin— 3
going some (iistnnct unfi-r the imbtoken 3
Ice. It was about iziifign hour before his 3
body was recovered Z -
at
"*5 '““tCh in Uri e , on Christmas;
Day. The ball st uc!i,; rim on the left!
eyeorow, _causing p flesh wmmd 3
about an-inch and ha] n ienrrtli.
. . . .0fiiccr Baker ftii New =York po-
lice has been indi ed allowing 1),.
Gailnirdet, who as ulte Mr, C,-ansm,
,of the New York iotel, escape from
his custody.
. . . .Messr.-. Turnir, D in Vida] and
Taylor, ex-officials ' f N9.’ York, have
been re-indicted for -onspitcy to defriiutl
the city treasury.
—s
a...
....Wiiiiam Talc t, ‘iii’ Connecticut P“l5*‘“- - ere was manifest industry 5,
man who,is charged with rileringa fd- fltivcto l fruct-ion and advancement P
low emigrant in Iiii ois so time a ' is the . ‘h I - ' .
awaiting trial in thd Ciiica jail, angdriis prov: 001.. ‘V-0 are Satisfied that the H
wife and ciiiid have "return ‘to her fa h- é .meu as ‘'1 advance Of My P1'eV30
er, in Stafford. ‘ 9 ; x"m_““"-ll - . ,
....EX'J0Y. Matthews Mississippi,‘ “'1‘‘—‘10 0. of children in the Distrii
proposes to “ iiarmouizé’ t ‘democratic between t ’ ages of 4 and lfiyears is‘72l
party by renomiuating Frat 1 Pierce for We found ii the re - t 31
the Presidency. Sou N gm er 4' .
. . . .'l‘iie New York connci used to ai- ' ‘VT T.H . Wm‘ UNION DISTRICT N 0 2
iow the committee on acco s to rep ‘t, his SC 01 for the past Year. has bee
and the chairman, J anies cross’ ‘e_ under the neralsuperintendence of Rev
signed his seat and pnhiis the repoit. E. J. Pe r "Principal with the e ' I
It discloses the fact that I Edwanls, .-of about .. ,1 t ' . xcephoi‘
collector from 18-56 to 18 '5 u defaul- \ 1, I I ' q M er‘ winch . was “nae?
0 Snpe endeuce of Rev. T. S, B1-ad
ter in $44,783, and Joseph Taylor, the
subsequent collector in $1 84,
. . . .Connterfeit two's on 'i‘hameg
B_iink, Norwich have appc l in New.
I ork. They are altered the bins
of some worthless bank.
roads. The train went from; w Haven
to Connecticut river, (34 it
minutes--to Providence, (‘._l_ lllf.'S,) in"
3 |iou'rs—reaching Boston l0l1i'S and
. . . .Ciipt. Spencer, of llfzl _
Daniel Webster, from old .
rived, reports that Se 2Ji' -
ion. 43, on the outwnr asssge, he pass.
ed a number of dead ies, swollen and
distorted,witii the so iirds preying on
them. The were the t to be the pea-
about two years oi was sofsevereiy J
burned Wednesday a noon, that it died
from the injuries rec .d in a law hours.
It had been left aioi ora few moments,
and while playing ar‘ the ‘store its
clothes cniigiit fire. Ir. Fiiiitefr resides
on Bsyiies’ Farm in c southern part of
Bridgeport. ‘
.. . .A person has t been discharged
from jail in Cincini , who has been in
prison since Septe r on a charge of
passing ii couuterfc l0 bill on the Bank
of Louisville W the prisoner was
arraigned I/zc 720/1.! 1. rouoimcctl genuine.
If this is not a iiai ruse, we Kna.sr.not
what is. ’
nds says f
most accurate ciilc tions the
will only be three
There is however, i rospect of
becoming a law.
. . . .A rich joke ujtold at the pause
of ex-Senator Fo ', who has .e::tiy
adopted a clever guise, 2'. e.,i reing
his benidand weai r a black wig Ar-
riving stiiis old at ping ground’ Jack-
son, Miss, the 0th ay, he vas rej«ct-
ed as an impostor l the democracy, rho
knew Footc by his very beayd and bild
cranium. - , ; ,
. . . .Mrs. Lydia S er Haslii-onct; viho
edits the Sybz'l,a ss-refo' ‘” says
that when she rried -. _.‘id
idea of marriage.
. . . .Our coast oug o - .-
iy understood in the nrs
niissioiiers of tho si ngf d; the id
State Bank is credit wit profi to
the State of $2,780, ' ,2‘), ising fom
the stock taken by the Late I the B k;
the bonds issued for t stoc are provi-
(led for the sum aim us d iscienr
profit. It is all safe, - ; an by law its
proceeds are hereafte o be dcrotcd to
the school fund.
Serious Railrod Dllsgtoi ’-
The train from M an ti.*,<§lflm1l“f»
'Ga.,\was thrown from e t , -011 ‘Ff!’
day, morning two mile l‘l‘-‘nlflle 18"-W‘
place, and a fireman tiitll-1.‘ €d_'l3335e"
were instantly ‘killed W mllh. 9"‘
gineer, had his jaw‘i:ok'eii_.__ us of the
piissengers were iinired. ._
The morning _t:iin to Mac .__!\l3° I9“
off the utrajil or Atliiilfl Mil ‘II 001350’
quence n"a, culvert being “7 9"1_°‘“'-
The canine;-r,’ one lll't!_D1ilil,Ol! run hand
and’? passengers were killed! - ~
7 ‘ o40>°
A Bow PU-sir ros A"B0-l
--On Moiiday evcnlflllga ‘3 “- Cf)'°““i’-
men eiitercdd the “.\ew _
S;ore,” in Main st. and cal i fer a pain
of boots. After examining em, one of
tie party stepped odtsidc o edoor and
scou after the other follow him. 500“
iii hand, when both started in afnll ruin
am“, the sidewalk. 'l‘iiey ‘l‘8._llIllliGfll-
atcly pursued by the pro fietoi of the
Sloie and a gentleman 1).-sell. “W3
soon overtook two younge 0yS;l\CCOni'
plices, into whose liuuds t ho is bad
l.i€eli‘ptlSS€(l who were a egtedtind re-
turned to the store. Tl rigital pair
were soon after arrests and o) being
f‘<‘bi°ced” into the store, one of tired thrust
his foot through one pf t large, sues Of
giiass in the door. 'llic or wet taken
t" gather to the law oflic of “fidewster
Fry’?! t|siPd' Foqy": (1
apd participation in it, d senteiced 10
Llpirty -days imprisoiime t, and it) pay 8
5 so of SI. On the me ‘ngjtl "'0
ung then probably b ringing. .10 the
my me party, abstracted ihawi ‘Wm the
.stgore,of J. ll. Slater dz, lo._ T|}'§ W0“?
»g1yIl£§gqugpily al‘l't‘-Sle(l,_(.'0ll\‘lBi58I gof “Ni
(0
.3.
essioii of her child, that sheswooiied away
and was carried out of the saloon.
Gov. Morgan has l“Sll(’ll fl. pi-n-i:ima-
lion i‘.er-ailing‘ the .\'l.i teiry from [h(_- Qua,-. ;
for the State. By fl epor f|thec‘m- gcho _
drcn
'i"iiis is i:}.boiit of V
the provi.i)\n of the school law, respec ~ -
I Report -A
The c
he town of'Norwa,'-1;,
inmittee appointed by the B
isitu s of the town of N01-walk fl‘
0 V _o . 7 I
; acting S 00! Visitors of said town
‘ i - . . V . _ ’
', mg visited each of the Cnmmnn schoo
W " Siilfl town‘, twice during each ‘scam;
~ - 1- Pull‘-'l'50U ; sr.-iiooliiig;.."or the year
Past according
ly beg led’. to report tiii-following, in
Cl'f3llCB
-11 district school
' Scnooi. DISTRICT No, 1
to
Us
This sci of for the your past, has b
3 under the neral supcrintcndencc of 17.
- tnlldn iiiamedl ltfiaiael Brown was i Brigliain,
410 '|)’Si0tO'*t ,, ._,_ _’
H‘ eye, at a sh mt two If3I'll1si;,‘-ll the year, of 22 Weeks 9;
I t is divi
,sq., Principal. It consist,
’_v into first and secoud,.pn'-
ry, interm iiate. grammar, and senior
’ partments.
partment,
H“"ti"8‘t0 1! graduate of Yale colic
In this
°°"“&'e. W}! in desire it.
good orde is the cardinal point. 1
think the the last examination reflecf
inucii cred botli upon the teachers a
scngers of the steamsi Austria. ’l‘hey Ithoucr
were near together, group! of two then],
and three. ‘
....A iitticciiiid of .Thoimil3 Fiinter, " W“
ithout I
fiitire fa c.
bet-ween
plinariau,
School iv
The s
dcr the as
M13 't J is a young gentleman
good 9 c ‘caret itnppeai-ed to as th.
he has ot. hat pecui"ar skill or facuir
to brin a school under that discipli
which i nevessary to produce is coal ._
tion in
part ftr thesi circumstances.
ontli
I40!
The
Dial.
d ni
i th
6, is
Tli
aiel‘ I
zhc I
',ulie‘%‘c
is if".
,.w. iv-»., «ma sentenced td sixty‘ da ,s"imp|"|?
. ‘Si » 1 ‘
53" -’ I
it
__' There is also a classical ,
,‘ der the charge of Mr: He
dc 1 tmcnt,ail pupils are fitted
In this sch
consists of two terms, in thi
weeks each, and is divided in.
f’ the 5“_d°Pa1'.tm0nts_as Uniousciioo
0 1, a 1 18 at present in a state of we
....An excursion party fr: New Ha- L _
veii went to Boston on '1‘ day over “essflll 0 ‘anon. Whole No. of cliildrei
the New Loudon,R. R. an nnecting N the di ‘ct, between the ‘ages of 4 am
On‘ the register 260.
35 minutes running time. " Ar ing there "lg of 0 -. months, was under the chm-g _
the excursionists had a nnei 2 the Re- of Mr. J. Sturges This gentiemg
ions su ieiit to teach a good school,‘ " '
say that we were satisfl
:the discipline, or improveiii
oi.
1 ‘ . '
», mcr term of 5 months, was i -
ebtion of Mr. E. M. Abbo
:5‘ formed a favorable opiui
° iiy ability of this gentleml
, to say, that we cannot:
er to ourselves or the diatril
ing that this School was 1
Whole No. of childf
> iigcs-of 4 and 16, ‘I15. 1 .
68. I‘
- ii Centre Dis., No. 4.
‘V: has been under the sup: .
of Mr. F. Raymond for in"
ousisting of 11 months, ii
quite successful for a teaci -
=‘: He is a very good di; 4
rid the improvement of
satisfactory to the visitors -
_ _ _ _w1,;1e the op ‘mtg of he om Whole .1 of children between the agar ~
Soldier's ‘bill estiipa that from ei on to 4 andl6 l , 1' On the register 58.
’ ' mum Thelwin ‘ ' term of this School, cousi
ing of 5 m ‘tbs, was under the care of ‘-
F. Bcnedic Mr. Benedict teaches a vs";
resrfecla e _ chooi, and pupils. who‘ if
doc1ie'c ingt fail to improve under I
instructi us‘: "I 3
m or term of 5 months was
action of Mr. O. Wliitnej
inds of the visitors, that
agreed to give her me ' . , . . _
she deny, cure ,, W _ improv e was such as ought to be -
ever, as Sayer I b pected fro ‘ our Public Schools.‘
plies that she l.lflS.eI.i e mpg , (man to 33, that some ,_g;4s:
with ““°‘i“"' ‘ndm “I in thexistrid; ought-to-lbe an .;:_,.,:
coast survey depart t in ‘ 1- I7 n register 47.
six parties out, at d rent~ . . .1 the _|, pi", Mile mvfl. mt
€.‘.’“.;‘.§'..".‘.‘2.'.‘.’lf:'.§"i,‘;.“i".L‘;f.° ;:;::;:.‘*::.‘! um ..a.. .
on in ~, Miss A. Selleck for the year
. . . .The old State Ba of I iana seems -‘isti of 10; months. Miss Si
to have been avery } fitabl invest.ment been for several years in charge an in,
3113 Pospesses a peculiar fuculf
of k ping avery quiet and orderly sciid
with it any apparent efl'o_i-‘t’. The chi
appearto obey fibm a feeling.
kin _ ess and respect.
plea d Wltllékfle correctness of‘ the re
uni‘ s of the different classes. = The i
Jami tiosr“Vvus creditable both to I
We were mu.
9,1‘ Mid pupils. Whole N o. of chi .1-
fween the uses of 4, and 16, ii! '
e register 61. J" '
‘is 8311.00,! has-been under the chat 7
of -1’ 5? J§..Wiiit.ney for the year past c - ‘
-*5‘ é'a,°f‘,1°.l.‘months.. At our last
"9 ~3'_l!_3.,3Cll00l.in a prosperous stq‘
Whitney has improved very ind
.2
0 bf téafiliing. The order I ~
-_ é District between the agr-
is 61‘. On the register 51,
. lfdteu ; and the summe
?
was under the ‘care ,
This isilhooi aithougf
r, therelis yetyaiy’
1-it-‘ has been in/r’
nion School
many sflriioiarf
son wasiiimost]
here has been if
the district, am:
istrict between ti .
% ; ,0n the regisil
prtli East. District, 2
winter. term of moi
instruction of E.\
ii_iiei- terrfd oi‘ 6"mon_ths_ .-
'e'of Misd B,‘,3'A. Osborn.
siniiil‘ district‘ "sparse in l‘.‘.—
, .
the. acting School Visitor I
v
Norwalk Chronicler