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-NO~R W ADK MOTEL,
(LATELY run. armrs noose,»
EDWIN PEOK, Pnornrnrort,
LEASE of this well-known and popu-
lar House having been purchased of
Mr. Allis, will be continued, as heretoforefas
a firist class provincial Hotel. No pains ta—
king or expense will be spared to render
_ this in all respects a quiet and genteel, as it
-' is-abeauti'fnl rural retest. Permanent and
transient guests accommodated upon reason-
ablejterms. ' . .
E? A good Livery Stable connected with
the Hotel.
ISENIEISTRY.
D R . A. . I-I I L L;
S‘ URGIC‘AT. 4'- !l’iEC’.FTA NICA L
D E N T I S T l
Office over the Store of C. J. Gruinan,
_ NORWALK, CONN. ,
iAfiIS G. HARBOUR,
senor: ’11. AND MECHANICAL
D ‘E N T I S T,
Ofiice at Residence, East Avenue, Norwalk,
Connecticut.
Architecture.
SIDES? If. STONE,
snout-veer, '
Will furnish Plans, Specifications, Detail
Drawings, and superintend the erection of
public and private buildings. Office in Mar-
ble Block, Chapel-st, New Haven, Ct. tf52
WM. RANDEE SMITH,
. ENGINEER and SURVEYDR,
Office at» Chichestcr’s Store,
~» Norwalk, Conn.
' ' no. r. BELDEN, Norwalk, Conn.,Man-
‘ uf‘acturer of Tin, Copper, and Sheet
Iron Ware; and dealer in Stoves, Ranges,
Furnaces Cutlery, Brittannia,Woodcn and
.. Willow are, Crockery; and a full assort-
‘ment of House Keeping articles generally.
- ‘V‘ E. BISSELL, Auctioneer, will, give
’ . o‘ articular attention to sales by Auc-
‘tiOn, of _ cal Estate, Personal Property and
Hensehold Furniture : terms low.
WM. (2. STREET ' a 00.,
Importers; wholesale and retail dealers in
HARDWARE, 1801',
Steel Cutlery, . Guns, Agricultural Imple-
ments, Oils, Paints, Window Glues, «be.
a. s. uocnwoon,
Fashionable Draper & Tailor,
and
GEN I‘LEMEN’S FURNISHING
EMPORIUM !
No. 3 Skiddy’s Block, Main-st, Norwalk, Ct.
o: J: unuu‘"!
Dealer in Foreign andDornest-ic
our GOODS, CARPBTINGS,
Carriage Trimmings, Cloths, Cassimeres,
Satinetle, Vestings, and Tailor’s
Trimmings, by the Yard, Piece
or Package. Shootings,
Shirtiugs, Jeans, doc.
At. the lowest possible prices.
Nonwarn, Conn.
S. B. OIMSTBAD&00.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries, Flour, Feed, &c.,
14 and 16 Main—st, Norwalk, Conn.
, f. or. N A s n,
il’holeskle and Retail Dealer in
T G v II S s
and Manufacturer of
‘l‘in,tihaet lron,& Copper Ware,
Has constantly on hand a large assorh
ment. of" general House Keeping
l5‘uruiiurc, at. South Norivalk,
Conn.
BTNA INSURANCE COMPANY,
or Hartford,
Incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual.
Gash Capltal $1,000,000
Insure against loss. and damage by Fire,
on 'i"errns adapted to the hazard,and
‘ consistent. with the laws of
compensation.
Quorum It. COWLES, Sole Agent
lviti For Norwalk and vicinity.
, woman: rest Office.
, n .tILS CLosn.
e‘t".30 A. uwaao P. M.
gig; 8:20 A. 01.4.00 P. M.
Danbury &; Nor-wall: Railroad 8.50 A. M.
Weston, Bedding and Bedding Ridge, 12 M.
A = - MAIL?! Dun.
west 9.10 A- M.»5.55 P._M.
East. 8.20 A. M94120 P. .M, P r
Danbiwy 8,; Norwalk Railroad and A. M.
soar orator: nouns.
F. .‘ » m 8.00 P. H.
min f 00 A. M H. w, SMITH, P. M.
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Gas Piping, fitting, ac.
SEWING fiaCHINES REPAIRED.
'_ HE subscriber is prepared to attend all
calls in the gas-fitting line, and will also
be in readiness to repair Sewing or other Ma-
chines. Charges reasonable and work thor-
REMOVAL
- tablishnie'ut has been
REMOVED
from Mr. John F. Bennett's, to Buniiug‘s
Bakery, Main-st, where he will be glad to
see all his old customers as ‘well as many
new ones as will favor him with a call.
South Norwalk, Chas. R. Bennett; Winni-
pauk, Jos. C. Bundle.
Gutta I'eréha & Indianubber
CINE“! 3001'“ G
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THIS article has been thoroughly tested by
builders, Architects, and others, and the
experience of years has proved it to be the
cheapest and most durable roofing in use.
We call attention to the following facts :
1st—It is fire and water proof.
_ 2d—From its great elasticity it is not inju-
nously affected by extremes of heat and cold.
3d—It is adapted to all kinds of Roofs,
whether steep or flat, and is not in want oi
constant repairs, as is the case ‘with metal and
other roofs.
4th—The cost is only about One—Half that
of Tin, and it is twice as durable.
It is readily applied to Old Shingle Roofs,
without removing the shingles, which is a
great desideratum to parties who do not wish
to risk having their ceilings and furniture ru-
ined, while repairs are being made.
Leaky Tin and Metal Roofs are readily re-
paired with Gutta Pcrcha Cement, and
prevented from further corrosion and leaking
thereby insuring a perfectly water-tight roof
for many years.
Specimens of the Rcofing can be seen by
calling on the subscriber, at South Norwalk.
All orders by) letter will receive prompt at-
tention. . F. HUNT, South Norwalk.
INSURANCE.
THE subscriber having taken the agency
of the N220 England Fire and Marine In~
surance 00. of Hartford, is prepared to insure
all kinds of property against loss or damage
by fire, on as accommodating terms as any
other Company.
The New England Fire and Marine Insu-
rance Company has been recently established
with a paid in capital of $200,000 and has a
surplus of $6,295.00.
JOSEPH W. HUBBELL,
_ Agent for Norwall: and vicinity.
Norwalk, Feb. 1st, 1850. if?»
E. QUINTARD GI. SONS,
Cabinet Makers 3
At their 01d Established Ware Rooms,
East Side the Bridge,
OPPOSITE PHCE’MX BLOCK.
HAVE now on hand the largest and best
assortment of Cabinet Furniturc,Chairs,
Looking Glasses, Mattresses, etc, ever offered
for sale in this place, which we have just pur-
chased for cash, at extremely low prices, and
intend to sell accordingly.
We also keep constantly on hand, Ready
Made Ooflius of all sizes and descriptions, from
the most costly Rosewood to the plainest ever
used.
From our long experience in the Underta-
kina- Business, we are confident we can give
perfect satisfaction to all who may need our
services. 87
Groceries Cheaper than ever
1‘0 1 O A S I: !
THE subscriber would inform the public
generally, that he still continues to sell
the best of Groceries, Provisions, etc, at his
old stand, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block, as cheap as
the cheapest. He offers great inducements
to cash buyers, as he has as large an assort—
ment of groceries of the best qualities as can
be found at any store in the country. He.
would invite the special attention of all to his
stock of , ;
COFFEES,‘TEAS AND SUGARS,
which are of the very best quality, and will
be sold cheap. The public are invited to call
and examine and judge for themselves.
A. MOREHOUSE.
GOA!- l GOA!- l
EORGE H. RANDLE has been recei-
ving direct from the mines, and is
now prepared to offer at the lowest market
rates, the following kinds of coal, from his
Coal Yard, east side the bridge, viz :
Spring Mountain Lesigh,
Sugar Loaf o.
Mammoth Vein- (White Ash)
Locust Mountain do.
Scranton do.
C’ouucz’l Ridge, (Pink Ash)
Laurence (Red Ash.)
Treoorton Semi-Anthracite.
Mr. O. H. Benedict, long and favorably
known in the Coal Trade, will be always on
hand to serve the public. A share of the
public patronage is solicited.
PUBNR'I'WREI
I THE subscriber is now prepared to offer to
the public, at his old stand, as good an
assortment of
Cabinet furniture
as-can be found in Fairfield County, and at
lower prices, FOR CASH, than the same
unlit of goods can be obtained at any other
stab ishment.
. The stock consists in part of
Marble Top, Extension, Dining, Card, and
Quartettc Tables; Bookcases, Bureaus,
Sofas, Tete-a—tete Lounges; Mahog-
any and Cane seat Chairs ; Gilt
and MahoganyFrame Look-
ing Glasses, &c., «be.
OOFFTN WAREROOMS ;
where may be found a full assortment of Cof-
fins, which will finished in the best possible
manner, and at short notice.
_ 03‘ A hearse will be furnished when de-
fined. , A. RENOUD.
Westport, May 1st, 1858.
“norm AGAIN 2"
Returned to Norwallr.
THE subscriber takes pleasure in notifying
the public in general, and his old custom-
ers in particular, that be has re-purchased his
former business, and is as ready as ever to
serve them in every department of SADDLE
AND HARNESS MAKING.
Thankful for the liberal patronage hereto
fore extended him while a resident of Nor~
walk--—lic hopes by renewed efforts to please
-to merit a continuance of-the same.
Remember our motto, Better than the best,
and cheaper than the cheapest: at the old stand
«east end of Connecticut Hotel.
83 STEPHEN SWANN.
l'ancv Goods. Ito. 1
fine assortment of Fancy Goods, Pocket
, Cutlery, and a new lot. of Rod’gcr‘s Scis-
sors, just received and warranted to be a first
rate article. Clocks of all kinds. "We have
also the agency of Merrill’s Oriental Pomade,
something new,.and needs onl to be tried to
be appreciated. A. JACK ON do BRO.
At the Old Stand in Main, Street.
' Children’s Books: '
WE have just received an entire new as-
sortment of Children’s Books, and at
a very remarkable low filgure.
‘ AL RED H. CAMP.
Excelsior Book Store.
Shawls.
THE Largest Stock of Woolen Long
Shawls ever offered. '0. J. GRUMAN.
Music for the Piano Torte.
THE subscriber having made arrange-
ments for Piano Forte Music with a
large publishing house in New York, is now
prepared to fill orders for the same. Persons
wishing music can—by leaving their orders
with us—be supplied at the earliest opportu-
u lily and prom ‘
0&1
"d .
ifsdeaa GLOVER. .
nity—and at the regular New York rates.
ALFRED H. CAMP, Bookseller.
HE office of C. F. Moellcr’s Dyeing Es- .
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Paper Hangings,
And Window Shades,
Foi'salc by
GEORGE MARVIN, Main-st.
Pure Domestic Wines.
HE subscriber has always on hand, of
his own manufacture, Grape and Our-
rant Wincs, from 3 to 5 years old, price $1.50
per gallon. Also, Cider Vinegar—14 cts. per
gallon, all are warranted pure, and equal to
any in market.
Address, C. S. MIDDLEBROOK,
Box 42.2 Brid e ort.
W“ Refer to L. P. Allis or the ildltor of
Gazette. 2-3
STEAM
Marble Works,
No. 1155, Broadway,
Corner of 27th Street, New York.
THE undersigned has purchased the above
extensive and well known Establish-
ment, formerly owned by Mr. J. W. Bowden,
and having had 20 years experience in the
MARBLE Business, he flattcrs himself he can
give ample satisfaction to all who may favor
him with their patronage. '
Constantly on hand a large assortment of
Plain and Sculptured Mantle Pieces, Monu-
ments and Head Stones, of Foreign and Do-
mestiqMarble. Plumbers’ Slabs, and Cabi-
net Work neatly executed. All orders
promptly attended to. E. B. PRICE. 1y36
A. JACKSON 6!. 330.
“_l OULD respectfully announce to the
public. and their old customers, that
they have recently made extensive additions
to their stock of goods. We are now prepar-
ed to offer an assortment not to be surpassed
in Fairfield County, in quality or price. We
Would call particular attention to our stock of
Watches, which is lar er than ever before.—
Wc have a fine lot of adies’ Swiss Watches,
in gold cases, at. prices varying from $20 to
$75, which we can recommend as being cor-
rect time keepers. Also, Gentlcmcn’s ll atch-
es, in srlver and gold cases, at any price from
$9 to £100. We buy of the best importers in
New Iork, and altogether for cash, so that
our facilities for selling cheap could not be
eater. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and
lated Wares was never better than at pres-
ent. and comprises all of the latest styles that
are manufactured. A. JACKSON & BRO.
Wagon and Carriage
BUILDING AND REPAIRING,
N New Canaan, at the old stand of the
subscriber. Every description of Wagons
made to order, and ten per cent. clica er than
any other shop in the county. All "ads of
Farm produce, and Oak, Ash, and Hickory
Plank taken in exchange for work.
tf29 E. L. ARNOLD.
Mr. Jrllessiou,
Professor of Music
Is now prepared to re-
new his course of instruc-
tion to all those who may desire his services.
Instructions given on the Piano Forte, Organ
or Melodcon.
Pianos tuned and repaired. All orders left
at his residence, Main-st, and store of A. H.
Camp, N0. 17 Main-st, Norwalk, will be
promptly attended to. 1y32
House 8: Sign Painting,
GILDING, GLAZING, do. no,
SOUTH NORWALK.
HE subscriber will execute all orders in
Plain or Ornamental Painting in the
most satisfactory manner, and at reasonable
prices. -
.Also, For Sale, his present residence (with
his business if desired), comprisin ahouse
nearly new, with garden, trees, 3 imbbery,
&c., and ashop thereon. Terms easy. Ap-
ply. on the premises, opposite Quintard &
Smith’s Carriage Factor , to
GE RGE HODGES.
May 7th, 1860. 1y19
J. N.LocKw000& 00,
\Vest Side of the Bridge,
LYNES’ NEW BLOCK,
KEEP constantly on hand, a large and
varied assortment of Ladics’, Gents’,and
' Children’s
‘ GAITERS, BOOTS, SHOES, &C.,
all made under our own personal supervis-
ion, of the best material and in the most
workmanlike-manner. Our assortment of
Ladies’ Gaiters undoubtedly comprises—both
in extent and quality—a finer assortment than
can be found at any similar establishment in
the County. In Gent’s Boots, Gaiters, Shoes,
etc, we have a larger and better assortment
we are confident, than was ever before offerz
ed in N orwalk. We are prepared to manu-
facture to measure any article in our line, and
at the shortest notice.
. Misscs’ and Children’s Shoes, Rubbers, etc,
in endless variety. A fine article of Slippers
for Gcnts’ wear.
REPAIRING—in all its branches—done
neatly, quickly, and cheaply.
House Painting,
GLAZING, GRAINING, GILDING, ETC-
0. C. BROTHERTON
IS prepared to execute all orders in the
above line of business with neatness and
dispatch. All orders for
PAPER HANGING,
will be executed in the best manner, by an
experienced workman. '
Orders left at the Store nfE. I'd. Chic-heater,
or at the subscriber’s residence, on Mer—
win Street, will meet with prompt attention,
0. C. Buomn'rou.
General Blacksmrtlung.
CARRIAGE MAKING ctr REPAIRNG ,-
Ancl Horse Sliaez'ng Exchange.
HE subscribers have made arrangements
for carrying on a general Blacksmithlng,
Carriage Making and Repairing; and also,
for the Shoeing of Horses, in which depart-
ment, we have the services of a man thor~
onghly competent and experienced, whom
we will warrant not to be surmssed in this
lme of his vocation. A Share of the public
patronage is respectfully solicited.
E. M. MERBI’I‘T & CO.
E. M. Mil-mm. G. W. Menmrr.
Water—st, Norw'alk, Conn.
‘ Whitney’s .
Photographic and Pins Art
GALLERY,
NORWALK, CONN.
LATE E..B. Tnomsort’s. E T. Whitue
would inform the. citizens of Norwal
that he has established himself in the Gazette
Building, and will furnish them with Photo-
graps, Ambrotypes, and all kinds of Pictures
taken by the sun, from Miniatures, to life
Size; colored or plain; in the hi bests: le
of the art. E. T. WHITNEY):
D. B. -Woonntmv, Operator tf‘29
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7 F107): the ”7359 Press.
CAMPAIGN SONG.
ax A. M’cntiai‘.
Tune—“The Washing Day."
Ye patriots rise in all your might
To fight against the wrong, -
Arid strike for freedom, truth and right,
With courage brave and strong.
Chorus—Let us work, work—strive, strive—
Work, work away—
And cast our votes for honest Abe
0n next election day.
Our standard bearer let us cheer
With more than three times three—
And let our voices, loud and clear,
Be heard for victory.
Let. us work, work—strive, strive—
Work, work away— '
And save the nation from disgrace
On next election day.
The cause of freedom never dies,
Though often steeped in gore,
And is destined yet to rise,
And reign from shore to share.
Let us work, work—strive, strive—
Work, work away— '
And freedom's flag shall soar aloft
On next election day.
(far over; mountain, hill and glen,
, ‘ The battle-cry is heard-—
“Free speech, free press, free soil, free men”—
A nation’s heat is stirred.
Let us work, work—strive, strive-—
Work, work away—
And rally all around the polls
On next election day.
Our enemies may sound their Bell,
Their Houston, Brock, or Dug—-
We soon will sound their porting knell,
And down they'll go cher—chng.
Let us work, work—strive, strive-
Work, work away--
And up Salt River send them all
On next election day.
The slavery curse is doomed to fall,
On it the people frown ;
We‘ll strike for truth—roll on the ball,
And strike the tyrants down,
Let us work, work-strive, strive—
Work, work away—
And victory will crown our cause
011 next election day.
Then rally, freemen, in your might,
Old Abe will bear the sway,
We‘ll put the factions all to flight,
0n next election day.
Let us work, work—strive, strive—-
Work, work away—
And rout the thieving treasure rats
011 next election day.
In freedom’s cause, with such a man,
Success we can foresee ;
With him we must-we will—we can
Maintain our liberty.
Let us work, work—write, write—
‘I’alk, talk away—
And put the factions all to flight ~
0n next election day.
My Children.
’l‘hcy sleep ; athwurt my white
Moon-marbled casement, with her solemn meln,
Silently watching o'er their rest serene,
Gazeth the star-eyed Night.
My. girl, sedate or wild,
By turn-on playful on 1 Sunrise? breeze,
0r grave as N lght or star-lit Southern seas,
Serene, strange woman child!
My boy, my trembling star 1
The whitest lamb in April’s tenderer! fold ;
The blues: flower bell in the shadlest wood
His gentle emblems are.
They are but two, and all
My lonely heart’s arithmetic is done .
When these are counted. High and Holy One,
0 hear my trembling call !
I ask not wealth nor fame
For these my jewels. Dlndem and wreath
Boothe not the aching brow that throbl beneath,
Nor cool its fevered flame. '
I ask not length of life,
Nor earthly honors. Weary are the ways
The gifted tread : unsafe the world’s best praise
. And keen its strife.
I ask not that to me
Thou spare them, tmugh they dearer, dearer be
'l‘hun rain to deserts, sunshine to the us,
[Or Spring flowers to the bee.
But kneeling at their feet,
While smiles, like Summer light on shaded streams,
Are glancing from their glad and stolen dreams,
I would my prayer repeat,
In that alluring Land,
The Future, where, amid green, stately bowers,
Ornate with proud and crimson-flushing flowers,
Pleasure, with smooth, white hands.
Beckons the young away,
From glen and hill-side to her banquet fair,
Sin, the 'grim she—wolf, croncheth in her lair,
Ready to seize her prey.
The bright and purpling bloom
0f Nightshade and Acauthus cannot hide
The charred and bleaching bones that are denied
Taper, and chrlsm and tomb l
. Lord, in this midnight hour,
I bring my lambs to Thee. Oh, by Thy truth,
Thy mercy, save them from th’ envenomed tooth
And tempting poison flowers !
O, Cruclfied and Crowned,
Keep us I We have no shield, no guide but Thee l
Let sorrows come—let Hope‘s lnt blossom be ’
By Grief’s dark deluge drowned ;
But lead us by Thine hand,
0, Gentle-t Shepherd, till we rest beside
The still, dear waters in the pastures wide
Of thine our Slnless Lamb.
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Mi 1 a r r l l a u g .
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No Danger from Lincoln.
The Herald, after months furious diatribos
at the bloody, brutal and revolutionary Re-
publicans, whose triumph would necessitate
a dissolution of the Union, now makes the
following discovery:
“ From such a state of internal affairs in
the triumphant party we may not expect any
very active prosecution of its supposed aims.
If the conservative elements conduct their
opposition to the Lincoln Administration
with an thing like common sense, the inter-
ests of t e South, and of every other section,
can be protected much better within than
without the Union. As the Senate now
stands, no great harm can come to any inter-
est through a black Republican President.—
It is only from the folly of its own leaders
that danger can come to it; and it may thunk
these for any presumed danger it may antici-
pate in Lincoln’s election."
So the disunion scarecrow is kicked into a
corner, there to lie four years more I The
elections in Pnunsnvann, Onto and INDI-
ANA show that some old liumbug will not
operate !
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“I care not whether Slavery goes up or
down.”—Stephen A. Douglas. '
WnA'r mu NATIONAL Dnnocna'rs Sn on
WouxiNG-MnN—“In all social 3 stems there
must be a class to do the mean uties, to per-
form the drudgery of life—that is, a class rs.
quit-lug but a low order of intellect, and but
little skill. * * * Ir commons run
vanv MUD-SILLS or socm'rv.” “The man
who lives by daily labor, and scarcely lives at
that, and has to put out his labor in the mar-
ket and take the best he can get for lt—ln
short, your whole class of manual laborers
and operatives, as you call them, are Slaves.”
“Your slaves are white, of your own race.”
Out Slaves d not vote-yours do vote.”
ammmd, of Wm.
From The Sunday Mercury.
Doestlcko on Billiards.
M. Berger, the celebrated French player,
who is as much the King of the Billiard
Table as Paul Morphy is Emperor of the
Chess Board, has lately arrived in this coun-
try, and is now in New York, as the guest of
Mr. Michael Phelan. His wonderful playing
has been the theme of the daily papers for
several days, but we think none of the report-
ers for the dailies are quite equal to the task
of describing the miraculous shots of the ro-
tund Frenchman, and we have prevailed on
our friend Doesticks to give us his impres~
sions, as follows:
“I need hardly tell you that the game of
billiards consists in punching ivory balls
about on a big table covered with green cloth
that looks like half an acre of meadow land
with an India rubber fence around it; that the
balls are punched with long wooden ramrods
with wax on the end to save the wood, and
leather on the end to save the wax, and chalk
put on to keep the leather from wearing out.
You take your ramrod and rub some chalk .
on the little end: then you squint; then you
lift up your leg; then you fiddle a little on
your left hand with your ramrod; then you
punch your ball; if your ball runs against the
other man’s ball you’ve donea big thing, and
yen poke up a lot of buttons that are strung
on a wire. This is all there is of the game of
billiards. Anybody can punch billiards—I
can and maybe you could.
“ Well,'Berger has come the great French
puncher; and of course I’ve been to see him
punch afew billiards with Phelan who is a
fair puncher himself, but he can’t. punch so
fast as Berger—in fact, B has to give P. a
hundred buttons or so in every game. I’ve
often played with Phelan myself, but he al-
ways beats me; he has a private understand-
ing with the man that pokes the buttons—
when Phelan punches the balls the man
pokes the buttons—when I punches the balls
nary button will the man Eoke. So Phelan
goes out, but my game is a little the best—in
fact, I’ve challenged Phelan to play me a
thousand buttons for a lot of money, and I’ve
offered to keep the game myself, so as to be
sure all is fair. Phelan’s conspiracy with the
men who poke the buttons is a disgraceful
thing; it discourages young men, and makes
them think they can’t punch billiards as well
as Phelan can. I’m bound to break it u .—
Berger has bought over all Phelan’s bu ton
pokers—pays ’em more money than Phelan
did, and now they give Berger all the buttons.
“Ha! ha! Bigthing on Michael!
“Well, on Friday Berger was going to do
some punching, and there was I in the midst.
Berger is a fat man; the top of his head is as
bald as a goose egg, and he has got a stomach
like a three-foot celestial globe—in fact, he is
shaped just like a billiard ball, and might be
used for one, if you’d take his boots ofl‘ and
tie his heels to the back of his neck—only I
don’t want him to carom on me!
“He brought all his own tools with him
from France—a table that isn’t so long by a
few feet as Phelan generally makes his—a lot
‘ of balls and ramrods, and everything. Room
was full, all anxious to see the Frenchman
punch; and the Frenchman punched and
pretty good punching it was. He made the
balls hop all over the table, and generally had
three in the air at once. Neil Bryant was
there, and Neil is a pretty good judge of bil-
liard punching. I did my favorite shot with
great success, jumped my ball off the table,
caromed on Neil Bryant, and holed it in a
spittoon.
“ Phelan said it was a big thing,so did N eil.
'Bergerrolled himself round to the corner or
the table, chalked his ramrod, and executed
a fancy lick; he made his ball run three times
round the table, on the edge of the cushion,
leap ofl‘ at a sharp angle, carom on Neil Bry-
ant, come back to the table, take eighteen
cushions, and stop exactly on the center
spot.
“ Phelan had a try. He did one of the sim-
ple shots that I taught him-the one when
the cue ball takes twenty-one cushions,
knocks the hats ofi‘ of three Dutchmen in the
corner,comes back, and stops inside the string.
Berger didn’t think much of that; so he took
ofi' his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and put in
a tremendous lick; the ball hit Phelan on the
middle vest button, caromed on Neil Bryant,
came back to the table and took four cush-
ions, went out of the window, gave a stage
driver a black eye, came back and took a
cushion, caromed on N ell Bryant, took two
cushions, went twice round the block, took a
cushion, went out through another window,
and came in through the sky-light, took four
cushions, and caromed on Neil Bryant, and
all in four minutes, without stopping for
breath or sweating a hair.
“All hands were occupied for forty minutes
in reviving Phelan, who had fainted from
envy.
“Berger then made his grand shot—he put
such a tremendous twist on his ball that it
took every cushion on every table in the room
caromed on Neil Bryant, dodged out of the
window, traveled once or twice up and down
Broadway, ran into a shooting gallery, rang
the bell nine times in rapid succession, and
came back to the table, previously executing
two brilliant caroms on Neil Bryant.
“This concluded the show, as I supposed,
but as I got to the corner of Broadway and
Broome street, I caught sight of Neil Bryant
rushing round the corner, closely pursued by
two billiard balls, from which I suppose Ber-
ger must have done another fancy shot or
two after I left.
“But Phelan's conspiracy with the billiard
markers all over the country is outrageous.—
He has-every one of them so far under his
control that there isn’t a place in the United
States where, when I play billiards with Mi-
chael Phelan, the marker doesn't count more
for him than for me.
Indignantly yours,
Dons'rtcxs, P. u.
————.o‘.>o'—'——_
uThe Washington correspondent
of the New York Commercial Adverti-
ser says :
The Administration entertain but lit-
tle hope of saving New York from the
grasp of Lincoln. They treat all the
fusion demonstrations as delusive, wheth-
er they be carried out in good faith or
not. They congratulate themselves that
Douglas is demolished, though, to be
sure, Breckinridge is also politically des-
troyed. All hope of Kentucky is aban-
doned.” That State is given over to Bell
and Everett. But then, Douglas will
neither carry Illinois nor Missouri. . The
defeat of Douglas will be a full compen-
\
, cation for the triumph of Lincoln.
I
The Street and Number.
One of the most singular trials for mail rob: ‘
bery within our recollection, was that 01
James S. Williams, which recently took place
before the U. S. Court in this city, the details
of which were at the time given to the public,
It was somewhat familiarlv known as the
“double identity case,” and the “Norwalk
Bank 0038,” 5:0. Notwithstanding so much
was said and published on the subject, there
were some points in the case which were not
necessarily made conspicuous, an allusion to
which may be of advantage to parties cor-
responding through the mails, and especially
to those who are in the habit of making val—
uable remittances.
The whole trouble, involving the loss of
$3,000 to the Norwalk Bank, under the de-
cision of the U. S. Circuit Court,* before
which tribunal a suit was recently brought
by the Bank, against Adams Express Com-
pany, for the recovery of that amount—the
arrest and imprisonment of an innocent par-
ty—the just sentence of the guilt one to
eight years imprisonment at hard abor, and
theexpense involved in the criminal suit and
civil action already alluded to, can be traced
directly to the failure on the part of the rumor
of the letter to add the street and number to its
address!
' Lest some of our readers may not have no-
ticed the report of this trial, we will give its
main features. A gentleman of New York
wished to get anote discounted at the Not-
walk, Conn, Bank. He drew the note paya-
ble three months from date, for the sum of
$3,000— laced it in a letter and deposited
it in the ew York post office. The letter
and note were received at the bank in due
course of mail. The cashier, however, re-
turned the note to the drawer, offering to
“do it” if he would make it payable in two
months instead of three, dircctin his letter
to “F. A. Williams, Esq., New 'ork.” In
justice to the cashier, however, it. must be
stated that on the trial he testified that he
kept the letter over one mail, hoping to find
among his previous correspondence informa-
tion of the street and number of Mr. W35
place of business. But failing to discover
this, he sent the letter as at first prepared.—
Had the full address been given the letter
would have been promptly delivered to the
rightful owner by the penny post, Mr. Wil-
liams having no box at the post office. As
it was, however, the letter remained in the
post office a week and was advertised. One
J limes S. Williams, as was proved on the tri-
al, calling for and obtaining it—iieatly al-
tered the word “ Three” to “ wo,” so that it
read Two months after date instead of Three,
and went to the office of Adams do Co.'s Ex-
press, and employed that firm to take the
note to Norwalk and bring back the pro-
ceeds. The Bank, receiving the note through
a responsible channel, and supposing a new
note had been executed, in accordance with
the request made by the Cashier, at. once,
and without the slightest suspicion, counted
out the $3,000, (minus the discount,) in small
bills for “Western circulation," and sent it
by the same Express, addressing the package
to F. A. Williams, Esq., New York. Our
bold operator was on hand atthe express of-
fice men after the package arrived, receipted
for it in the name of F. A. Williams, and
coolly went his way.
Strange to say the report in the papers of
the arrest of aparty as the author of this
crime, whose entire innocence was subse-
quently shown, led to the discovery, arrest
and conviction of the right man; the leading
circumstances which brought him to light,
being a movement on the part of his wife,
who was not, however, living with him at
the time. Taking up one of the daily news-
pers, she observed the arrest of one Wil-
iams for fraudulently obtaining a letter from
tlti'esp30st office, and securih‘g thereby the sum
0 , .
Her husband had previously written to
her, saying he had been lucky enough to
draw about $3,000 in a Lottery, and offering
to supply her with $500 to purchase furni-
ture, etc, if she would consent to live 'With
him again. This, together with the fact. that
he had often spoken of calling at the post
office for letters not belonging to him, satis-
fied her as to whose handiwork this job
might have been. As soon therefore as she
had read the account of the affair, with a
woman’s instinct, she said to a friend sitting
by, " That is Jim, they’ve ot the wron
man, and I'll go and charge film with it, an
expose him too,rather than have an innocent
man suffer for his rascality." She was soon
at the boarding-house of her husband in
Twelfth street, and it was mainly the con-
versation between them, overheard by a
third party, which eventually led to the dis-
charge of the innocent and the conviction of
the really guilty party.
' This is only one of the many cases where
Similar serious and costly results have fol-
lowed such acts of carelessness or slight
omissions—to use no stronger term, on the
part of correspondents.
We trust the mention of the above exam-
ple will not be lost sight of by bank officers,
or any others who may have occasion to
send letters either with or without valuable
remittances.
*This case came before the Circuit Court at. Hart-
ford, Ct., on the 18th ult.; Judges Nelson and Ship-
man o‘n‘the bench. The leading oint made by the
plaintiff was, that having paid the xpress Company
their charge for couveyiu the money lpackage to
New York, they were in uty bound to eliver it to
the right owner, for whom it was intended and to
whom addressed.
The defence took the ground that when the Express
agents delivered the money to the person who
brought them the note to be taken to Nor-walk for
discount, they performed their whole duty.
After the testimony in the case had been laid be-
fore the Jury by both sides, Judge Nelson remarked
that as the case would turn entirely upon questions
of law, he would dispense with the summing up
of counsel. He then pronounced the opinion of the
Court, which was, that the Express Conipau could
not be held responsible either for the germ ncness
of paper sent through their hands for collection or
discount, or for the delivery of money to a party
claiming to be the owner of the paper so sent, pro-
vided he was the same party who had employed
them in the first instance. ,
Holbroo/o‘s U. S. Mail.
———-—-——0 ~<.>—o
W The editor of the Cleveland Herald,
writing home about ,the ball at the Opera
House, Cmcmuati, relates the following iii-
ardent:
“Miss Groesbeck, who was the belle of the
evening, wore a white tulle dress, puffed to
the waist, low neck. She wore no jewelry
A little incident connectedwitli this fact may
not be out of place. Previous to the arrival
of the Prince, your correspondent was sitting
immediately behind Miss Groesbeck and her
mother. The latter lady wore elegant dia-
mond eardrops, rings and pins, while Miss
Groesbeck, as already mentioned, had not a
particle of jewelry on her person, being no-
ticeable from the almost entire absence of ex-
traneous ornament of any kind. When one
of the officers of the evening announced that
she was to be honored with the Prince’s hand
for the second dance, of course there was a
flutter among her party. Mrs. Groesbeck
quietly took off her own jewelry and passed
them to her favored daughter, but she de~
clined them. He mother insisted, but Miss
Groccsbeck with equal determination and
great good sense, positively refused wear any
Ikind of ornament other thanher simple dress
and the wealth of beauty which nature had
bestowed on her.”
———-——.
44..»
An Indiana editor speaks of a high
Douglas pole in his town. All Douglas
poles should be short—in honor of Dong-
las himself. His poll isn’t at all high.
Prentice.
W‘But’tis said begets high, often and
easier than any other public man.
“A...”
WThe correspondent of the New York
Times says of the interview between Seward
and Lincoln, and of Mr. Lincoln, as follows:
“As for Mr. Lincoln, I never saw him be-
fore, but am now prsfarcd t9 declare his pic-
tures gross libels. .l r.,L1ncoln is not an ug-
ly man; that is, his face is not. handsome,
certainly, but it is a face pleasant to look up-
on- -an honest face, with a dreamy eye and
a pleasant, euial expression; awkward in
manner; to] and stoopin in figure, he is
yet a man whom you won d instantly pick
out amonga crowd of strangers as one whom
A Good Dialogue.
"The Potatoes, they are small,
Over there, over therc.”——0M Daily.
The scene of the following Interesting Dia-
logue is that of two farmers on opposite sides
of a fence. Mr. Smith, who has beside lnm a
basket of «my small potatoes, is leanin- on
the fence looking wistfnlly over at Mr. ones,
who is digging a splendid crop of big Potatoes
The dialogue is pleasing and instructive, and
should be read by every one.
llfr. Smith—How is it, neighbor Jones, that
your potatoes are so large and fine, while just
over the fence, on similar soil, mine are as
small as pullcfs’ eggs and precious few at
that ? ’
Mr. Jones—I manured this field with
bra-i718.
Mr. S..——’Pshaw.—All the Cincinnati bog-
killers couldn’t supply brains enough for this
ten-acre field.
Mr. J.—-I used human brains, of which
there are plently. ‘
Mr. S.—Nonsense—-Now don’t make fun
of me because I‘m unlucky, and Providence
has sent you a good crop.
MI. «Is-Providence helps those who help
themselves. I used my own brains on this
field.
Mr. S.--So did I mine, and they are as
good as anybody’s. '
M: .I—Ali! There‘s the trouble. You
know it all yourself; I don‘t, and so I get. all
the outside help I can. I’ve been collecting
other men’s brains for twenty years; and you
see one result in this crop.
Mr. .SC—ch, I see the resull, but. I don’t
understand it.
Mr. J.——Well, when we began here 20 years
ago, I thought myself a good farmer, but I
believed others had good ideas,ioo,and I made
it my business to get at their thoughts; some
I found in agricultural books and papers,
others I picked up at the County Fairs, by
asking how the big things wereraised,and of-
ten I’ve got a goodliint from a neighbor.
Afr. S.—I’vc always been down on this
“book farming,” but your crops stagger me,
they’re real knock down arguments. I’m
sick of the poor show I get for all my work,
and am desperate enough to try any thing for
improvement. ‘
Mr. J.—~I’11 give you my experience; it may
aid you. About nineteen years ago I heard
that some men who had been brought up on
farms had clubbed together, and one of them
was going to publish a paper, which should
consist mainly of accounts of how different
farmers cultivated various crops, and such
like matters. I sent for the paper and have
done so every year since, and now I have
nineteen large volumes, every page of which
I have read, a little at. a time, and the whole
has not cost the produce of a single acre.—
Why I am astonished when I think over the
ten thousand thoughts, and hints and suggcs
tions I have thus gathered. What a blank
would be left in my head, if these thoughts
were taken away. .
Mix [Si—But does the practice of farmers
on other kinds of soil and with a different
climate, suit your wants?
Mr. J.-—Why no, not exactly, perhaps.—
But then, every thought I get from another,
starts a new thought in my own mind, and thus
I am constantly improving my own skill and-
practice. You see, I get all the brains I can
from other men’s heads, and compost them
well in my own head with a mixture of com-
mon sense, and then make that application to
my fields. In that. way, I lmvcnmnurcd this.
crop of potatoes with plenty of brains. The
editor called here last week on his \Vcstern
tour among fin‘uicrs, and seeing my good
crops, he asked me to write out just how I
have treated this field for years past and I
promised to do it as soon as my crops are
gathered. He will probably print it, as he
constantly prints all such practical matters,
and perhaps a hundred thousand persons will
read it; and though nobody else may do just
as I do, many will get. a new hint, and im-
prove upon it. You may read it if you will.
lllr. S.——I would like to borrow your paper.
Mn .I—Bettcr take it yourself, for than
you will be more likely to read it. You will
find hundreds of plain talks about various
kinds 'of crops, during a single year. One
hint gave five bushels of corn on each acre of
a large field in" a. single year.
Mr. .—I con’t afford to take it this year.
1111'. J.—-You would think nothing of spend-
ing two cents a week for extra tobacco, or a
cigar, or candy, and that’s all the paper will
cost. How lit/lo a week it costs to supply
yourself and family with a large amount of
informatiOn through any good paper.
' lllr. S.—Wllat are the politics of that
paper ‘2
Mr. J.——It doesn’t touch politics. It is de-
voted to such subjects as Field and Garden
crops, Animals, etc., and has, besides, a good
deal about Woman’s Work, which wife says
is worth more than ten times the few pounds
of butter it costs to pay for the paper. Then
there is also a. department for the young folks
containing many things which please the
children—not mere trashy stuff, such as is
too often printed for them, but information
that will have a good influence on them. I
would sell a dozen bushels of wheat to have
my young people get the good reading in that
paper, but the average price of one bushel
will pay for it a year. My J obu says he can
pay for it easy with the eggs from two or
three liens. If I was a mechanic or merchant
and had only a llttle garden, I should take
the paper to tell me how to make the best
use of the little plot; and if I had not a foot
laudI should still want it if for my wife and
children.
Mr. [SC—Does the editor know anything
about farming ?
Mr. J.-—Thc editor who owns and pub-
lishes the paper was brought up on a farm,
whc'rche learned to work. He has studied
all the books on farming, and experimented
for years in the laboratory, and has besides,
traveled all over the Country to see what was
doing. Then he has several associatin—
farmers, gardeners,& housekeepers,who know
what they write about, and among them all
they do gather up a wonderful lot of infor-
mation every year. The language, too, is so
plain, so like talking with you, that I enjoy
reading it. Then, too, every paper has en-
gravings, which show one exactly how ani-
mals and plants, and implements, and house-
hold f'umiture look, much better than words
could describe them. Among these. are plans
of buildings, that help one, to plan others;
and also many very fine large pictures, which
are worth more than the cost of a whole
volume. ’
Mr. S—I supposc those engravings and
descriptions are partly to help the editor sell
or implements or fertilizers.
E ing of the sort I6 sell, so that he may be per- 1
fcctly fi'eevtlp praise or condemn anything, :
according as it may be valuable or worthless
to his readers. You would limgll to see how .
be (011103 down on poor inventions, patent ’
iunnures, and all kinds of llumlmgs.
Mr. S.—Is the. paper adapted to our part- ..
of the country? . .
Mr. .Z—Exncfly.—Soils and crops and ML ,
mates differ, but. tiicfgeneral principles of cul-
tivation are the same everywhere, and here is ,
the benefit. of a paper published for the whole
country. Every reader gets new ideas by L,
learning what is done somewhere ”else; and ,
further, I find that the paper has letters from ,
every part of the country, and one or more ,1
associate editors in different sections, so that
we get information from many regions and ,
our own too. One thing I must. mention-
particularly. The editor is constantly warn-
ing his readers against humbugs, telling how ‘
sharpers take the advantage of people. Why I
I Was just going to send a dollar for an arti-
cle advertiscdin glowing colors when I found
it shown up as a humbug'in this paper. But
I can not stop to talk more noW—I have 32ml ‘
a lot of potatoes to harvest.
Mr. S.—I wish I had. I must try that pa- f
per a year, and sec whatibere is in it. I can ';
manage to Save. two cents a week. »
Mr. .Z—Never fear.—-lf you don’t find it 3
pays, I‘ll buy your copies at cost, for my boys
to keep. ,
Mr. S.—What did you say the paper is ‘,
called ‘3 .
Mr. .L—Tlie American Am'z'culturziet. It is
published in New York City. The editor, L
though one of our country burners, and liv- .
ing in the country, finds he can publish it ,
cheaper there, where printing, and paper, and
mailing facilities are all convenient.
Mr. S—Ilow shall I get it? . ,
Mr. .Z—Siinply inclosc- a dollar‘bill in a
1after, giving your name, Post Office, County _
and State plainlypnd direct to ORANGE J UDD .
41 Puthow, New York City.
Mr. S.—thn does a_ volume begin ‘-.’
JD: .I—Tlic twentieth volume begins Jan. ’
1st, but all who send in the dollar now, got 7
the remaining numbers of this year, in addi- _
tion to the whole of next year's. So if 3'0qu
subscribe now, you get fourteen months‘ pa- ;
pers. The proprietors also offers some val u—‘f
able premiums to those who get. up lists of
subscribers. Send for the paper, and you .
may afterwards find it well worth while to .
make up a club. Some 1700 persons have got .
good premiums in this way during two years 2
Some of your germau neighbors would join ’
you, perhaps, for the Agriculturz‘sl is printed
separately in German. I did intend to start "
a club myself, but I have so many potatoes to .
dig. I can not get the time. My sister—in-'
law in Iowa, got up a club last year, and to ~
ccivcd a premium of a $50 Wheeler lb Wilson
sewing machine; an old acquaintance in 2
VViscousin got two or three good farming ini-
plcmenis, and a young nephew of mine in
~Ohio got a beautiful copy of Webster‘s great
Dictionary. These things only cost them a
little time, showing the paper evenings and
election day. Send in your subscription and _
the first paper will tell you all about the pro-
miums. I forgot to tell you that every you r
the publisher also sends out to all his Sllll-
scribcr's who want them a lot of choice garden ,
and field seeds.
Mr. S.—Wliat does he charge for them ‘.‘
Mr. .I—Notliing; they are sent free, except .
the postage. They are (if the best kind and '
one single parcel I got last. year was Worth ,
more than the price of the paper. 3
ARE—I’ll try it a year, any way; if half;
what you say is true it will be a good invest-
ment. .
M'r. J—Yon‘ll liud'cvcry word I have said
true. ‘ ,
Stir. S.—-I’ll send this very night, while in
the spirit. of it. '
Mr. J.—Do it, and you’ll always thank me
for this talk. Good day, I must'liurry up ‘
digging my potatoes, I‘vc mafia lot. of them f
—tllanks to a hint in the Agn'cultu-fist. '
Mr. [SC—How did you say I'should direct T
the letter containing the Dollar?
Mr. J.—’Io Orange Judd, 41 Park Row Am
York City. ‘ '
4‘.»
A WORD To Tm: wron AWAKES. ‘
No party, since the formation of the Gov- '
eminent, ever had more important auxilia- ,
rics than the Republican party of today has
in its Wide Awake Organizations. They .
combine every effective element—prompti-
tudc, discipline and zeal. They are, emphat-
ically, the “ Minute Men” of the pending
peaceful revolution, which is to ultimate in .
the election of a Republican President Mike
United States.
But there is a little danger that too much ~
attention will be paid to demonstrations and -
parades, and not enough to the quieter but ,
equally important work of Organization— ,
This danger, however, may be easily avoid- ‘
ed. “’0 would suggest: -
First—That the Words or Election Dis—
tricts covered by each Club be carefully di- ‘
vidcd up into small scctions,einbraciug from
twenty to forty voters; and that these sec-
tions be designed to Committees of two or
three.
Second—That. the sections thus assigned be '-
carefully canvassed, and the name of each
elector, with his political preferences, noted
in the canvassing books to be provided by
the County Committees for that purpose.
Tlu'rclé'l‘liat the first canvass be made at -
once, and the roll revised, from time to time,
as upon careful inquiry, new facts are ascer-
taiucd.
Fourth—That documents, adapted to the
several classes of voters, be immediately
procured, The Canvassing Committees
should, as far as possible, from personal in—
terviews, acquaint themselves with the diffi-
culties in the minds of undecided voters, and
provide them with the best printed iii-gin
mcnts available, to meet. their objections.—
Thousands of votes could be secured by ju-
dicious, systematic labor iii this direction.
Fifth—When o. canvasser, in any particn- _
lar allotted section, finds it impracticable,
himself, to obtain, direct, all the information
he desires, enquiry should be made of other
members of the Club, some one of whom
may be able to communicate what is needed.
By devoting twenty Or thirty minutes, each
evening, in the Club Room, to this specific
duty, a-,1)ei'fe<':t,csnyass may be made up at a
cry early day: -' =- 1 .’ ‘
Sixth—-So.soou‘ astlle Genimlttees have
procured satisfiiciciry. canvhssosgof their sec—
tions, all embraced'witbill fit Election Dis—
trict should be combined-7 L‘i'nfa single .book.
you could trust.
l
Mr. J.-—Not at. all. The editor keeps not-h-
Bulcach Committee manUshould continue his
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