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W" These terms will be inflexibly adhered tag * assessment Norwalk rest omcé. M MAILS CLOSE. - West 7.30 A. M.—2.30 P. M. East 8.30 A. M.—-—5.00 P. M. Danbury & N orwalk Railroad 8.50 A. M._..,,,, ‘. Weston, Bedding and Bedding Ridge, Tues- days, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 12 M, MAILs “DUE. West 9-109 I'L—Grc P. M. e" . insulin) A. M.—-3.30 r. M. Danbury 6‘: Norwalk Railroad 8.00 A. M. POST OFFICE HOURS. From 7.00 A. M. to 8.00 P. M. , CHARLES OLMSTEAD, r. M. N. A. MOSMAN, M. 1)., Homreopathic dhysician and Surgeon, Office over C. J. Gruman’s Store, NORWALK, 'CON N . Office hours from 1 to 3 P. M. Dr. J. J. WALLACE, HOMGEOPATIIIST, ' Office at Dr. Moody’s late Residence, WEsr AVENUE, ‘ NOR WALK, CONN. Slate at Mr. Frank Nash’s Store, South Norwalk. New .. HARDWARE '& PAINT STORE, Main Street, Opposite I. H. Campell’s Confectionery, MARVIN & raowrrr, Wholesale and retail Dealers in Hardware, Cutlery, Paints, Oils, Glass, Paper Hang- ings, Window Shades, &c. JAMES G. 34330113, SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL D E N '1‘ I 'S' '1', Office at Residence, East Avenue, N orwalk, Connecticut. . . Architecture. - 'SIDNEY'M. S'I'ONE, ARCHITECT, . Will furnish Plans, Spgcifications, Detail Drawings, and superintcnd the erection of public and private buildings. Office in Mar- le Block, Chapel-st, New Haven, Ct. tsz , L. E0. F. BELDEN, Norwalk, Conn.,Man— T ufacturer of Tin, Copper, and Sheet 110.1 Ware; and dealer in Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery, Brittannia, Wooden and Willow Ware, Crockery; and a full assort- meut‘of House Keeping articles generally. C. s. nocnwoo‘n, Fashionable Draper & Tailor, and GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING -EMPORIUM z Main-st, Norwalk, Conn. s. n. OLMSTEAD a 00., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in . Groceries, Flour, Peed, &c., 14 and 16 Main-st, Norwalk, Conn. ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY, Of Hartford, Incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual. @3911 Capital $1,000,000 Insure against loss and damage by Fire on Terms adapted to the huzard,and consistent with the laws of . compensation. GEORGE R. COWLES, Sole Agent lv3 . For N orwalk and vicinity. DEN 'I'faI- CARD. 4 Nimpression having gone abroad that the undersigned has relinquished his ip'ofession, this is to inform his friends and. . e public that he still continues the practice of his profession at his 011 stand, foot of , Main-st, Norwalk, where he will be happy . to tender them his best services. In case of temporary abscnce,a skillful assistant will be i mud in attendance at the Office, ready and pulling to serve all that may call. A. HILL, D.D. S. A. JACKSON a 330. N o. 1 Gazette Building. OULD respectfully announce to the public and their old customers, that t‘my have recently made extensive additions to their stock of goods. We are now prepar- ed to offer an assortment not to be surpassed in Fairficld County, in quality or price. We would call particular attention to our stock of Watches, which is larger than ever before.— .Wc have a line lot of Ladies’ Swiss Watches, in gold cases, at prices varying from $20 to $75, which we can recommend as bein 1" cor- rect tune keepers. Also, Gentlemcn’s atch- es, in silver and gold cases, at any price from $5 to ($3.00. We buy of the best importers in New York, and alto vether for cash, so that our fucrhtics for sellmg cheap could not be rcater. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and latent Wares was never better than at pres- ent, and comprises all of the latest styles that are manufactured. A. JACKSON & BRO, ISH POLES Traveliu r B: k ‘ Baskets, WOl‘k Baskelas. Klsfisllfggdgg Ware in general, at C. L% E. K. LOCKWOOD d5 CO. . 00D all lenuths, at S. E. OLWISTE _ a 00's wo°od Yard, for salh low. AD ¥ Window Shades. SPLENDID Assortment 01' Window Shadesjust received and for sale l) . MARVIN & PRO WlT’l‘. Nov. 3rd, 1862. Children’s Carriages, PRICE ranging from $1.50 upward, at 0. do E. K. LOCKWOOD 6: CO. :Cartes de Visites in all styles. D. PRITCHAR D, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, Residence next door to Rugglcs’ Store, MAIN STREET, SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. War Claims. THE undersigned, through the agency of reliable friends in Washington, is pre- pared to secure Bounty )Ioney, Back Pay, Pensions, and claims of all kinds against the' Government. Charge for collecting from two to five per cent. No charge will be made for advice given in relation to claims, and no fee charged unless the claim is col- lected. JOSEPH W. WILSON. Aug. 22, 1862. Whitney a. Beckwith, PHOTOGRAPHERS, GAZETTE BUILDING, N ORWALK, CONN. MBROTYPES, ' MELAINOTYPES, and PHOTOGRAPHS, plain, retouch- ed or colored, in the best style of the Art. Stereoscopic Groups, Views of Private Residences and Grounds taken. A good assortment of Rosewood, Gilt and Passe Partout Frames, for Photographs and Cartes de Visites. E. T. WHITNEY. R. A. BECKWITH. Roofing. HE subscriber is prepared to furnish par- ties building, with Warren’s superior FELT AND CEMENT ROOFING. This article of Roofing is in use upon the Norwalk Lock Company’s Building, and at Lounsbury, Bissell &. Co’s, where it gives en- tire satisfaction, and is believed to be the cheapest as well as the best roofing in use.— All orders will receive prompt attention. “38 C. W. LOCKWOOD. N. B.—- All orders left at the store of A. Morehouse, Main street, will be promptly at- tended to, Inquiries freely answered. NEW FURNISHING STORE, IN JAMES” NE W B UILDIN G, Water Street, Norwalk. HAVE at my Store in Norwalk the largest assortment of Household Furniture in this county, consisting of Bureaus of all kinds, Lounges, Sofas, Tetc-a-Tetcs, Card Tables, Marble top pier Tables and Center Tables, Wash Stands, EXZENSION JHBLES, CHAIRS and ROCKERS of all kinds, Looking Glasses, Picture Frames, and everything else in the Furniture line cheap for Cash. Repaifing, done promptly and by experienced workmen. Undertaking, ' have on hand a large assortment of . I 'COFFINS, of the best. materials, and will furnish shrouds, carriages, hearse, and every- thing necessary for the burial of the dead, cheaper than can be obtained elsewhere. I have as good a Hearse as there is in the county; and will attend Funerals in neigh- boring towns, without cxtra charge. ELBERT RAYMOND. Norwalk, May 1st, 1862. 44 New Meat Market. HE Subscriber would respectfully inform the public that he has REMOVED HIS STAND to SKIDD Y ’S BLOCK Main Street, and in- tends keeping constantly on hand the choi- cest of Beef, Pork, Mutton, Poultry, &‘c., &c. Having had long experience in the business he is confident of his ability to please. A share of the public patronage is respectfully solicited. J All ES BYXBEE. Norwalk, May 12th, 1862. tf5 NORWAIJI Steam Sawing and Plaining M I In In . THE subscriber has fitted u l and is now prepared to execute all or ers for Pla- ning; Scroll and other SawintT ; manufacture of Doors, Sash, Blinds, &c., Rte, in the best and most expeditious manner, and at satis- factory prices. Orders by mail Iprom t1 at- tended to. 1y17 TIMOTHY . F1 0 . INSURANCE. THE subscriber having taken the agency of the New England Fire and Marine In- surance Co. 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 N orwalk and vicinity. Norwalk, Feb. 1st, 1861. tf5 GREAT BARGAINS IN cnoCnnnr. H. E. SMITH, No. 4, Phoenix Block, Norwalk, Having a large stock on hand, will give Great Bargains in. CROCKERY, GLASS, EARTHEN & STONE WARE, KEROSENE LAMPS, WICK, - CHIMNIES, ' . WOODEN WARE, &c., &c.,&c W Goods delivered to any part of the town free of charge. ~ 2. corn-Tana 6:. sons, CABINET MAKERS, &c, 9 RE new prepared to offer to the public the largest and best assortment of ~ Good furniture, comprising every article usually kept in :1 Furniture Store, ever ofiered in Norwalk, which will be sold AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES. Our customers and the public generally who want anything we keep, will find it to their interest to give us a call. Spring Mattresses of 3 or 4 different kinds, very cheap. Hair Mattresses, made to order, and old ones made over as good as new. UNDERTAKIN G, We keep on hand a very large assortment of Cofins of every description, furnish shrouds, scarfs, carriages, and everything necessary for the interment of the dead, and at very low prices. We are just completing another splendid Hearse, which will give us two Hearses equal to any in the State, which we shall use whenever our services are required, without extra chaage. ' 5 E. QUINTARD do SONS. NorWalk, March 15th 1862. ELM STREET SALOON, Between Main and Broad Streets, NEW CANAAN, CONN ' J. W. EDMONDS, Proprietor. Ors'risns served in any style, and for sale by the Quart 'or Gallon. Also, all kinds of FRUIT, CONFECTIONERY, and other REFRESH- Parties. Also, in connection with, but in separate apartments, a first-class SBAVING AND HAIR Dussrno SALOON. MENTS. Private Supper Rooms for Small ' NORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1863. VOLUME XLVI--NUMBER 31. i - Golden Hill Seminary, FOR YOUNG LADIES, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. For circulars address the Principal. 3.1113 MISS EMILY NELSON. NORWAIE HOTEL. NORWALK, CONN. E. S. Brewster, Proprietor. . ’I‘HIS House, having been renovated and improved, is now open for the reception of permanent or transient boarders, and will be kept as afirsl class Hotel. This Hotel is very pleasantly situated in one of the most beautiful towns on Long Island Sound, and is especially attractive for Summer Board- ers. - . The Proprietor would assure the public, that it will be his constant endeavor to keep his house in such a style, as will ensure satisfaction to all. DRUGS, MEDICINES! Perfumery, Stationery! zeus of Norwalk that he has cStablish- ed his Drug Store at No. 11 Main street, where he keeps a constant suppl 'of' pure Drugs at Wholesale and Retai at fair prices He has secured the services of a competent, practical Druggist from New York, and is prepared to compile all pre- scriptious, and by close attention to busi- ness at all hours, day and night, hopes to merit a share of patronage. The patrona e 6f Physicians is respectfully solicited. e have a better stock of Stationery, at lower' prices than any firm in town. Store open on Sunday for the sale of Medicines. E. BLACKMAN, No. 11 Main street, Norwalk. O John a. Smith, FRUITIST do FLORIST! sotI'TI-I NORWALK. Is prepared to fill all orders for Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Green-House and Bedding- out Plants, &c., etc. Also Boquets, cut-flowers and every varie- ty of rare plants-and flowers for spring set- ting &c. For sale cheap. tf ' Carriage Making. Persons intending to purchase carriages or wagons of any description, are invited to call on the subscriber at the old stand of Bar- tram &. Wilson, where may be found a va- riety‘of carriages and wagons finished and in course of construction, any kind of work in my line built to order at short notice, and in the best manner, rcpairinggdone in all its branches..‘ A. R. ARTRAM. WANTED,—A boy 16 or 17 years of age, of industrious habits, and mechanical turn of mind, to learn the blacksmithingV branch, of the above business. A. R. BAR RAM. Reddiug, Apr. 25th, 1863. (tf‘17) Mrs. Newcomb, WOULD respectfully notify the Ladies of South Norwalk and vicinity, that she has ' REMOVED T0 ELY 'S BLOCK, where she will open on Tuesday, 28th April, a handsome assortment of MILLINEBY AND FANCY GOODS. N. B.—Straw Bonnets Cleaned and Press- ed. 3m16 Wheeler a. Wilson’s C O E N E ‘1' E A N D , Bridgeport. Conn. RE prepared to furnish first-class MUSIC , for Military, Firemen‘s and Civic Pa- rades, Concerts, Promenades, Pic N ics, &.c, or J. E. MORRIS, 8682/, will meet with prompt attention, 22 N. B.—Address Letters, care Wheeler &. Wilson M. F. G. Co.,East Bridgeport, Ct. Cash System adopted for Photographs & Gartes do Visits AT WHITNEY & BECKWITH’S. N consequence of the great rise in chem- icals, metals, and paper, used in our busi- ness, that can only be bought for cash, we had either to increase our prices, or adopt the Cash system. We choose the latter, as it will alike benefit the customer and suit us. Hereafter, when a proof is accepted; the order for prints must be accompanied with the CAsu. ' WHITNEY 8'» BECKWI’I‘H. Norwalk, Conn., June 15. ' Grocery Store l East side of Main Street. The subscriber having moved from his old stand at Winnipauk, and taken the Store formerly occupied by C. S. Lockwood, in Main Street, has replenished the same with a New agrresh Assortment of GROCERIES, which he will sell on as reasonable terms as can be obtained elsewhere. A share of the public patronage is respect- fully solicited. J. C. RANDLE. Norwalk, April 10, 1863. 1y15 Notice. HE Subscriber has the pleasure of inform- ing the public that he has purchased the interest of Ebenezer Crissey in the Boot and Shoe Business lately carried on at the Store corner of Welland Water Street, where he will continue the business. He trusts that the liberal patronage given to this Store while under his control as partner and man- ager, will be continued to him as proprietor. 9 J. N. LOCKWOOD. Carts and Wheelbarrows, C. a E. K. LOCKWOOD a CO. , 0R Children, sold by HE undersigned begs to inform the citi- I Orders addressed to F. J. THOMAS, Leader ' SILENCE. .r. n. LOWELL. when the cup of hope brims over, And the soul has drank its fill ; When the loved one meets the lover, And their hearts in sunshine hover With one impulse and one will—- Then the useless tongue is still. When the heart is bore of sadness, And the helpless sense of ill Goods the apathy of sadness Onward through a whirl of~maduess To a darkness (ll-ear and chill— Then the pulsiod tongue is still. When the soul for power slghcth, Struggling for art‘s fuller skill, And the prophet heart o'erflieth All the agony it trieth, All the tear drops it must spill ,— Thou tho tranocd tongue is still, When two hearts that love are parted, ‘ ' And truth lingers but to kill ; When they strive to be hard-hearted, And the props of life are started, With a terror and a thrill— Theu the creaking tongue is still. - 0 sweet silence l they belied thee Who have called thee vain and weak ; Speech is emptiness beside thee, Joy and woe have glorified thee, Love and longing never seek Any better way to speak. All the deepest thoughts and feelings, Which the roots of life unfold; Passiou’s sudden shocks and reeling‘s, Love’s first tremulous revealings, Never can be fully told \ . Save by thee, revered of old. .‘.>. Awake Little Sleeper. Awake thee, little sleeper, No longer slumbering lie, Tho rosy light is breaking O’er all the Eastern sky, And joyous birds are winging Their flight from tree to tree, While all the air is ringing With sweetest melody; Let thy young voice be lifted In strains of grateful song, Unto thy great Creator, Who doth thy days prolong. Awake thee, little sleeper, And view the glorious sun, ,His circuit through the heavens Already is begun ; He looks in at thy window, To find thee sleeping still, Then hasted on his journey For over vale and hill: Behold him as he spcedeth Upon his onward way, For'nevcr once he pauseth Till evening’s closing ray. Thus let thy path be onward And upward every day ; 80 shall thy rest be glorious When life has passed away. —--——-0«.>**——— The Second Attack on Fort Wagner. A graphic account of this second desper— ate assault made on the night of the 18th, after a bombardment of Fort Wagner all day, we take from the Tribune correspond- ence :_ _ ' Just as darkness began to close in upon the scene of the afternoon and the evening, General Strong rode to the front and order- ed his brigade, consisting of the 54th Mass, Col. Shaw (colored regiment), the 6th Conn, 001. Chatfield, the 48th N. Y., Col. Barton, the 3d N. H., Col. Jackson, the 76thPenn., and the 9th Maine, Col. Emery, to advance to the assault. At the instant, the line was seen slowly advancing in the dusk toward the fort, and before a double-quick had been ordered, a tremendous fire from the barbette guns on Fort Sumter, from the batteries, on Cummings Point, and from all the guns on Fort Wagner, opened upon it. 'The guns from Wagner swept the beach and those from Sumter and CummingsPOiut enfladed it on the left. In the midst of this terrible shower of shot and shell they pushed their way, reached the fort, portions of the 54th Mass, 6th Conn, and the 48th N. Y.,-dashed 'through the ditches,- gained the parapet, and engaged in a hand to hand fight with the enemy, and for nearly half an hour held their ground, and did not fall back till nearly every commissioned officer was shot down. As on the morning of the assault of the 11th inst, these brave men were exposed to a most gelling fire of grape and canister, from howitzers, raking the ditches from the. has-- tions of the fort, from hand grenades, and from almost every other modern implement of warfare. The rebels fought with the ut- most desperation; and so did the larger portion of Gen. Strong‘s brigade aslong as there was an ofllcer to command it. When the brigade made the assault Gen. Strong gallantly rode at its head. When it fell back, broken torn and bleeding, Maj. Plimp- ton of the 3d New Hampshire was the high- est commissioned ofilcer to command it.— Gen. Strong, Col. Shaw, Col. Chatfield, Col. Barton, Col. Green, and Col. Jackson, all had.fallen; and the list I send you will tell how many other brave officers fell with them. Stories are flying about that this regiment and that regiment broke and run; that but for the frightened 54th Massachusetts (negro) we would have carried the fort; that the 9th Maine did not reflect much honor upon the gallant State she represents, and a thousand other reasons I care not to enumerate. It is absurd to say these men did not fight and were not exposed to perhaps the most dead- ly fire of the war, when so many officers and so many 'of the rank and file were killed. It must be remembered, too. that this assault was made in the night—a very dark night-— even the light of the stars was obscured by the blackness of a heavy thunder storm, and the enemy could be distinguished from our own men only by the light of the burst- ing shell and the flash of the howitzer and musket. The 54th Massachusetts (negro) whom copperhead officers would have called cowardly if they had stormed and car- ried the gates of hell, went boldly into but- tle for the second time, commanded by their brave Colonel, but came out of it led by no higher officer than the boy Lieut. Higgin- son. The lot Brigade under the lead of Gen. Strong, failed to take the fort. It was now the turn of Col Putnam, commanding the 2d Brigade, composed of the 7th N. II, the 62d Ohio, Col. Steele, the 67th Ohio, Col. Vorhees, and the 100th N. Y., Col. Dauley, to make the attempt. But alas! the lapk was too much for him. Through the some terrible fire he led his men to, and over and into the fort, and for half an hour held one- half of it, fighting every moment of the time with the utmost desperation, and, as with the 1st Brigade, it was not untilhe him- self fell killed, and nearly all of his officers wounded, and no reinforcements arriving that his men fell back, and the rebel shout and cheer of victory was heard above thud roar of Sumter and the guns from Cum- mings Point. In this seccond assault by Col. Putnam’s brigade, Col. Turnerof Gen. Gilmore’s stafi', stood at the side of Col. Putnam when he fell, and with his voice and sword urged on the thin ranks to the final charge. But it was too late. The ad brigade, Gen. Steven- son’s was not on hand. It was madness for the 2a to remain longer under so deadlya fire, and the thought of surrendering in: body to the enemy could not for a moment be entertained. To fight their way back to the entrenchmcnts was all that could be done, and in this retreat many a. poor fellow fell, never to rise again. Without a doubt, many of our men fell from our own fire. The darkness was so intense, the roar of artillery so loud, the flight of grape and canister shot so rapid and de‘ structive, that it was absolutely impossible to preserve order in the ranks of individual companies, to say nothing of the regiments. More than half the time we were in the fort the fight was simply a hand to hand one, as the wounds received by many clearly in- dicate. Some have sword-thrusts, some are hacked on the head, some are stabbed with bayonets, 'and a. few were knocked down with the butt-end of muskets, but recovered in time to getaway with swollen heads. There was terrible fighting to get into the fort, and terrible fighting to get out of it.— The cowardly stood no better chance for their lives than the fearless. Even if they surrendered, the shell of Sumter were thick- ly falling around them in the darkness, and, as prisoners, they could not be safe, until victory, decisive and unquestioned, rested with one or the other belligerents. The battle is over; it is midnight; the ocean beach is crowded with the dead, the dying and the wounded. It is with difllulty _ you can urge your horse through to Light- house Inlet. Faint lights are glimmering in the sand holes and rifle pits to the right, as you pass down the beach. In these holes many a poor wounded soldier laid down to his last sleep. Friends are bending over them to staunch their wounds, or bind up their shattered limbs, but the deathly glare from sunken eyes tells that their kind servi- ces are all in vein. The Herald correspondent says the 6th Connecticut planted their colors on the para- pet, and that Col. Chatfield performed prodi- gies of valor. . The Fight on James Island. Gen. Terry was sent to James Island by Gen. Gilmore to make a strong feint upon Secessionville to draw off the attention 0 the rebels from Morris Island. On the 16th the rebels made an attack upon Gen. Terry, expecting to drive him from the Island. Gen. Terry had with him the brigade of Col. Montgomery, consisting of the 2d S. 0., col- ored, and the 54th Man, colored, and the brigades of Col. Davis and Gen. Stevenson, and several gunboats. The rebels advanced rapidly upon the 54th, doing picket duty, and opened vigorously on the gunboats at the same time. A Tribune letter says: Gen. Terry quickly discerning that the en- gagement on the part of the rebels was in- tended to be a serious one, formed his whole command in battle line in nearly the same relative position they occupied the night be- fore, and then advanced to meet the enemy and accept battle. The lst Conn. Light Battery, Capt. Rockwell, constituted the ar- tillery force he deemed sumcient to bring into action. He placed this battery so that he could harass the enemy on his right and left, gave signals to the gunboats in Stone river and the crack to open fire, and then advanced along his whole line. The fire from the gunboats in the rebel right and left, and the bold charge of the 54th Mm, (col- ored,) were so severe that the whole rebel line fell back, broke and finall retreated in disorder through Secessionvil e and behind the strong batteries they have in position but a. short distance from the village. Gen. Terry, having been ordered not to bring on a general engagement, or continue one commenced by the enemy beyond the time required to repulse him, fell back to. the ground he occupied in the morning, on- tirel satisfied with the result of his first battl; with the enemy since he had assumed command of his division. General Terry speaks in the highest terms of the conduct of the 54th Massachusetts, and says the best disciplined white troops could have fought no better. In fact, the 54th did about all the fighting, and suffered all the loss. Rebel prisoners captured in this engagement esti- mate their own loss fl‘om the fire of; the gunboats and from that of the 54th Massa- chusetts at from two to three hundred. They were about 6,000 strong, and expected to overwhelm us. ' .———o¢¢.>oo——— Funny. . A “Knickerbocker” correspondent of the Troy Whig finds fault with that paper for saying that New England contains “a dis- tinct and dominant class of superiorly edu- cated persons,” whose influence is every- where felt. “Knickerbocker” says : “The facts are quite different. The best educated- and most highly cultivated men in the coun- try are not in thé‘ Eastern States. The Bus- ton Mutual Admiration Society is composed ofvery small brains and narrow minds.” And after venting a little more ofhia spleen upon the Atlantic Monthly, he goes on to enumerate the great names beloniug to New York, as follows: “Where did our own Irving flourish ? Whence sprung the cultivated Cooper ? Where lives the historian Bancroft ? Where did the novelist Pauldiug make his home ? From what fountains did Morse draw the inspirations of his gifted genius ? What sec- tions have given birth to our bishops and learned divines of highest standing ? From what hear-tbs go forth our noblest and most successful generals ? New York can boast a Willis, a Halleck, 9. Bryant, 3 Morris and many other gifted sons of song. We also have a. Heudly and a Loosing, who have chronicled the scenes of the Revolu- tion.” ' This is amusing. Of the names, Bran- croft, Morse, Willis, Halleck and Bryant, if not in “the Eastern States," are certainly of them, and we have no doubt are proud of the land of their birth, and of its literary names, "notwithstanding the macro of “Knickerbock- er.” As to clergy, we can point to Beecher Bellows, Osgood, Non, Hitchcock, Stem, Chopin, Viuton and Phelps, as well as oth- ers of “highest standing,” who were drawn from the, Eastern States to adorn New York pulpits. And as for Generals, what nobler names are there on the roll than those of Banks, Burnside, Butler, Couch, .Howard, Hooker,--all Eastern men. If Boston is destitute of brains itiis because she has had to furnish a large supply for the rest of the country. Remove New England names from the roll of literary celebrities inthis country and there would be but a meagre my loft. 'for every sheep, PUBLIC ACTS. PASSED MAY sussron, 1863. CHAPTER xxxv. An Act in addition to An Act entitled “ An Act to prevent Animals running at large upon Public Highways." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of R6- prmntatwes in General Assembly convened .- SEC. 1. It shall not be lawful for any cat- tie, horses, mules, asses, sheep, geese, or swme, to run at large upon any public, or common, in this State, for the pmpose of being kept or pastured thereon, either with or Without a keeper. Ste. 2. It shall be lawful for any person to some and take into his custody and pos- session any animal which may be in any public highway, and opposite to land owned or occupied by him, contrary to the previ- sions of the foregoing section; and it. shall be lawful for any person to take into his. custody and possession any animal which may be trespassing upon premises owned or occupied by him, providing said animal eu- tero the premises from the highway, or through a lawful fence belonging to any per- son or persons. SEC. 3. Whenever an person shall seize and take into his custo y and possession any animal, under the authority of the next pre- ceeding section, it shall be the duty of such person, if the owner of the animal be known, to give immediate notice thereof to such owuer, and he ma demand of the owner for every horse, mu e, ass, ox, cow or calf, twent -five cents, and for every sheep, goose or swme, ten cents, together with just dam- ages for injuries occasioned by such animal or animals, and when such payment shall have been made, if demanded, the owner shall be entitled to the possessionof‘hisauimal or animals, if not applied for within twenty- four hours after such notice shall have been given, the possessor shall proceed as follows, .viz: he shall then-give notice thereof, to the town clerk of the town in which such seizure shall have been made, and possession taken, with a. full description of the animal or ani. mals so seized, with their natural and artifi- cial marks; and such clerk shall thereupon give notice, by recording the same in a book which shall be kept for such purpose, and by posting the same upon the school house nearest where the seizure was made, and upon the public sign post nearest the town clerk's office in said town, in not less than fifteen nor more than thirty do. 8 from the time of afiixing such notice, to e specified in such notice. Said clerk shall then pro- ceed to sell the animal or animals for cash, and, out of the proceeds thereof, shall in the first place, retain the following fees and charges for his services in giving said notice, and making said sale, viz: for every horse sold, one dollar; for every cow or call, or other cattle, one half dollar; and for every sheep or swine, twenty-five cents; and shall then pay to the person who shall have seized the animal or animals, the sum followxug; that is to say, for every horse, mule or ass, so seized and sold, one dollar; for every cow, or calf, or other cattle, one half dollar; and goose, or swine, twenty-five cents; together with just damages for any injury occasioned by such animal or animals from the seizure thereof to the time of sale. If there shall be any surplus money arismg from said sale, the clerk shall retain the same in his hands, and pay the same to the owner or owners, of said animal, or animals, after a reasonable demand therefor, andsat- iofactory proof of such ownership, provrdyd such owner or owners appear, and claim such surplus within one year after sale. If the owner or owners of such animal or ani- mals, shall not appear and demand such surplus money, within one year after such sale has been made, he shall be forever pre- cluded from recovering any part .of such monies, and the same shall be paid to the treasurer of the town; and his receipt there- for shall be a. legal discharge to and Clerk, SEC. 4. Any owner of any animal which shall have been seized under and pursuant to the foregoing provisions, may,_ at any time, within ten days after such notice shall have been posted by the town clerk, de- mand, and shall be entitled to, the posses- sion of such animal, or animals, upon the payment by him of fifty cents for every horse, mule, ass, cow, calf, or other cattle, and twenty-five cents for every sheep, gong», or swine, one half of which amount shall be for the benefit of the town clerk, and one half for the benefit of the person making the seizure, together with all damages Wlllcll the person making the seizure may have suffered by such animals, and a reasonable compensation for their care and keeping. SEC. 5. In case the animal seized under the foregoing provisions of this act, shall have been running at large, or trespassing, by the wilful act of any person, to effect that object, such owner shall be entitled to, the possession of such animal, or animals, by making demand therefor and satisfactory proof of ownership, and paying to the per- son making such seizure, all just damages occasioned by such animal or animals, and for the care and keeping of such animals, and without paying any .other charges; and the person committing such willful act, shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars, and all damages committed by such animals while so running at large, to be recovered in an action at law, at the suit of the owner of such animal, or the person making the seizure, and for the want thereof shall suffer imprisonment in the county jail not less than thirty days. SEC. 6. In case the amount of damages occasioned by any animal or animals seized, as provided for in this act, cannot. be agreed upon by and between the parties, said dam- ages, on the application of either party, may be assessed by any justice of the peace quali- fied to judge between the parties, notice in writing having first been served on the ad- verse party, by some proper officer or indif ferent person, at least one day before the ‘ hearing; and said justice of the peace shall tax the cost of said hearing, as in civil ac- tions, and, unless paid, may issue CXecution therefor. . SEC. 7. The writ of replevin to recover cattle, or other animals, seized under the provisions of this act, shall be allowed to the same extent as is provided for in the case of cattle and other animals impounded. Approved July 1, 1863. CHAPTER xxxvr. An Act in addition to “ An Act relating to Courts.” Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re- presentatives in General Assembly convened .- SEC. 1. No judge or justice of the peace shall be disqualified to sit and judge in any action brought b or against any incorpo- rated city in this tate, by reason of his be- ing an inhabitant of such city, or liable to taxation therein. SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsis- tent herewith, are, ad the same are hereby re ealed. _ SEC. 2. This act shall not effect any suit now pending. Approved July 1, 1863. , CHAPTER xxxvn. An Act relatin to Electors and Elections in the town of orwalk.‘ Be it enactedby the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened.- SEC. 1. All officers annually chosen by the town of Norwalk shall hereafter be chosen by ballot, on or before the first Mon- day of October in each and every year; and for the purpose of choosing the same, said town shall hereafter be divided into voting districts, which shall be the same as now by law provided for electors’ meetings in said town. And at all electors and annual town meetings for the choice of town officers the ballot-boxes shall be opened for the recep- tion of votes, at seven o’clock in the fore- noon, and closed at five o’clock in the after- noon. SEC. 2. At such annual town meetiu , no other business than the choice of o cers shall be transacted; but the selectmen shall calla meeting for the transaction of the or- dinary business of the town, and such other business as may properly come before it, some time in the month of December, in each ear. . 8:3. 3. The present officers of and town, . o- “Jamaican-w.- except the assessors, members of the board of relief and the registrar of births, mur- riages and deaths, shall continue in once until the first day of December, 1863, when those chosen at the first annual meeting held under the provisions of this act, shal assume office, and so annually thereafter. SEC. 4. The seiectmen of said town shall provide a suitable and convenient place for voting in each district, at such annual town meetings, and shall provide the necessary ballot-boxes for the use of said districts, which boxes shall be used in said districts in the manner by law provided. And said w lectmen, in warning anv such meeting, shall in addition to the warning now required by law, give notice therein that ballot boxes will be opened in each of the voting districts of said town, for the reception Of votes, stating therein the particular place in each district where such ballot-boxes will be opened; which warning shall be posted on a public sign post in each district, at least five days before the day of such meeting, or, if in either of such districts there be no such sign-post, then in some public and con~ spieuous place in such district. ° SEC._ 5. The name of each person who is qualified to vote in such town meeting shall be registered in only one district at the same time, which shall be the district wherein such person has his lodging at the time of such registration, And each person quali- fied to vote shall give in his bulletin the dis- trict wherein his name is registered, accor- ding to the provisions of this act. SEC. 6. At such annual town meetings there shall be appointed, in the same man- ner as for electors meetings in said town, under the statutes relating thereto, a presid- ing oficer, who shall preside at the place of voting in the first district, and an assistant presiding officer who shall preside, at the place of voting in the second district; and each shall perform all the duties and possess all the powers prescribed by such Statutes, for such officers at electors’ meetings, except as is herein otherwise provided. ' SEC. 7. The town clerk of said town shall, at least two weeks before the day of holding each annual town meeting for the choice of town ofilcers, prepare a list for each district, as nearly perfect as practicable, of the names of,all persons entitled to vote in such dis- trict, which names shall be alphabetically arranged in each list, and a written or print- ed copy thereof, or a copy part printed and part written, with the boundaries of said district given therein, certified by said town clerk, shall be posted by the selectmeu, at the place of voting and one other public and conspicuous place in each district, at least five days before the holding such annual town meeting; and to the list so prepared, said town clerk shall add the‘names of all other persons residing in the respective dis- tricts, who are by law qualified to vote at the annual town meeting. After the several lists are thus perfected, the town clerk shall make a mm of the list of each district, to be used by the presiding officer .of such dis- trict on the day of said annual town meet- ing; and said lists, with the marks or checks upon the same, shall, within .24 hours after the ballot-box is closed, be lodged by the presiding officer in the first district, in the . office of the town clerk, and there kept on file and carefully preserved. And for his services in preparing said lists, said town clerk shall be paid a reasonable compensa- tion by said town; and any voter of said town shall be entitled to demand and receive of said town clerk a copy or copies of either of said lists so prepared, on paying therefore the same fees as town clerks are by law entitled to receive for copies of" re- cords. SEC. 8. During every such annual town meeting the selectmen and town clerk shall bein and remain in session as a board of registration, in the first district, from the opening of the ballot-boxes to the closing of the same, at such convenient places as they may appoint, for the purpose of examining and deciding upon all applications to be ad- mitted to the privilege of voting at such meeting. And every person so admitted during said session shall be entitled to re- ceive a certificate of admission from the town clerk, and on his presenting the same to the presiding ofiicer of the district where such voter has his place of lodging, before the ballot box is closed,such,presiding officer shall receive and keep such certificrte,.and shall permit such person so presenting it to vote, and shall enter such name upon the list in said district. SEC. 9. The presiding officer of each dis- trict at such annual town meeting shall re- ceive the ballots of all persons whose names are on the list prepared by the town clerk for the use of such presiding officer, unless the right of such person to vote at such meeting is challenged. And if any person whose name is not on said list shall ofi‘er to vote in said district, said presiding officer may receive such vote, if he is of opinion that the person offering the same is a legal voter of said town, and entitled to vote in said district, unless the right of such person to vote is challenged. And each presiding officer shall keep a list of all such persons so permitted to vote, and the same shall be returned in like manner with the list furnished to such presiding officer by the town clerk, and lodged in the office of the town clerk, certified by such presiding officer. SEC. 10. If the vote of any person shall be challenged, as aforesaid, the officer pre- siding in such district may, and upon the re- quest of any legal voter present, shall ex- amine the person whose right so to vote is challenged, on oath, touching the question arising upon such challenge, and may also hear other testimony, and if, upon such chal- lenge, the presiding officer is of opinion that the person whose right to vote is challenged, is a legal voter of said town, and entitled to vote in said district, his vote shall be re- ceived, but otherwise not; provided, that if any person shall declare himself aggrieved by the decision of such presiding officer, in - refusing to receive any vote as aforesaid, on the ground that the person offering the same is not a legal voter of said town, the presid~ lug officer on being thereto requested. shall refer the question so arising to the board of registration, by whom the same shall be im- mediately heard and decided before the bal lot-boxes are closed; and if said board of registration shall decide such person to be a legal voter of said town, the town clerk shall thereupon give to him a certificate of the fact, and on presentation thereof to the officer presiding in the district wherein he has his place of lodging, his vote shall be re- ccived. SEC. 11. ‘ Immediately after the ballot boxes are closed at such annual town meet- inghthc presiding officer . and his assistant shall, each with the tlld of civil authority and such other persons only as he shall elect proceed in their respective districts to sort and count the votes which have been given in, in said districts; and the assistant pre- siding ofiicer shall make a true certificate of all the ballots given for the respective officers voted for in the second district, and shall forthwith transmit such certificate, together with the votes received, and the list of voters as checked, to the presiding Qfilccr in ' the first district; and thereupon the said pre- siding ofiicer, after having ascertained the result of the ballots in the whole town, as given in the several districts as aforesaid, shall declare the same in open meeting, and shall make such return thereof as the law directs. _ SEC. 12. Nothing in this act contained shall be construed to prevent said town from filling any vacancy that may occur at a time other than the time of the annual meeting for choosing ofiicers; and in case of such vacancy so occurring, the same may be law- fully filled in such manner as if this not had not been passed. SEC. 13. Any person who shall take a false oath before any presiding or assistant presid- ing ofilcer at any such town meeting, or be- fore the board of registration, upon a ques- tion referred to them under the tenth section of this act, shall be deemed guilty of per- jury, and shall be liable to the penalties thereof; and any person who shall wilfully make any false statement, or ive any false name or answer to any presi ing or assist- urglpresiding officer or board of registration w ' e in session, in any matter relating to the ri ht of any person to vote shall fine 0 lift dollars, and be imprisoned nigh: county jai three months. SEC. 14. If any member of the board of selectmen, or the town clerk, or any- presid- ing or assrstant presiding ollicer of any such unmial town meeting shall, without ' just or reasonable cause, refu-c or neglect to per. form any of the duties prescribed by this act, he shall on conviction thereof, be ugly. iect to a fine of three hundred dollars; Ind If any such member, or such Clerk, presiding or assistant presiding officers, shall be ' of fraud in performigg said duties, ihe ah be subject to fine not exceeding five hum. dred dollgn-s, and to imprisonment in the county jail six months. o . : SEC. 15. All acts and parts of .acts, so for asptgsly3re inconsistent herewith,-are hereby re e . ' . Approved July 3, 1868. A A gamma}: xxxvrir. 11 ct in a itiou to An Act relatin Agricultural Societies. g to Be it enacted by‘the Senale and Home of Re- presentative: in General Assembly con‘o'emd : ' That no one county in this State ahan ceive a renter sum than tw0 - hundred dol- lars, uu er the provisions of the act authori- zmg appropriations from the State treasury to agricultural societies. Approved July 3, 1863. CHAPTER xxxrx. . An Act relating to steamboats. Be at enacted by the Senate and Home of It. presentation in General Assembly conocmd .' That it shall not be lawful for any steam. boat, or any other vessel propelled by steam to approach any of the wharves, piers, or: docks, on the Connecticut'River, iii the city of Middletown, without first shutting off to half steam, during the period that any such wharves, piers or docks, that are commonly used for the landing or storage or'of mor- chaudise, are covered by water from link. etc in said river; and if any steamboat, or vessel propelled by steam, shall approach or pass any such wharf, pier, or dock, during such period, with a greater head of steam than is herein allowed, the person in com- mand of such steamboat or vessel, fogcthn with the owner or owners of the same at the .time, shall be liable to pay to the'pérson or persons who may sustain any damage there- by, double the amount of such damage, to be sued for and collected in any proper for. ' of action. 1 Approved July 3, 1863. CHAPTER XL. An Act for the Preservation of Fish in Bogg’s Pond. Be it enacted by the Senatemul House of Ba- présentatz'ves in General 11.9.3011be convened : No person 31‘ all take, destroy or away any fish from Bogg’s Pond, in the town of Daubury, between the 4th day of July, 1863, and the fourth day of July, 1865; and every person so offending shall be punished by a fine not exceeding seven dollar: for each and every offence so committed by such person. Approved July 3, 1863. CHAPTER xm. An Act authorizing Change in the Line of - -_ Railroads. Be it enacted by the St‘lltllt’ and House of Bo preuntatioes in General Assembly convened : SEC. 1. Every railroad company which has or may hereafter be incorporated by the Legislature of this State, after its line of road has been located, approved and catch lished, are hereby authorized and empower- ed so far to alter said location as to change the radius of its curve, straighten and im- prove its lines, width and extent of its de- pot grounds, slopes and cmbankments, and to extend its lines of Sight; provided, such changes are approved by the general nil. ‘ road commissioners of this State; a certiflv cafe of which changes, duly signed by such commissmners, shall be lodged in the town clerk’s office, in the town or towns when such changes are made : moulded, - however that no such changes shall be made until such notice shall have been given to all par ties in interest to appear before said commie- swners, to be heard in respect to the same, as is now required by law to be given in the location of new roads. . SEC. 2. If, in making such alterations, it shall be deemed necessary, in the opiuon of said railroad commissioners, to takeTland to which such company has not obtainedatitlc. and over which it owns no right of way, and said company cannot agree with the owner or owners thereof, in regard to the amount or damages to be paid therefor, numb company shall pay therefor suchdamageoll shall be estimated and determined by' apprai- sers, to be appointed by the superior court in the county where such land is situated, or by some judge of said court in vacation, af- ter first giving to the owner or owners of such land such notice of the time and place of hearing such applidation as said court or judge shall deem reasonable. Said appnl~ sels, after being sworn, shall personally ex. amine the land so proposed to be taken, and hear said parties in regard to‘ the value thereof, at such time and place as the aid appraisers may designate and appoint. Such assessment, when made, shall be in writing. signed by such appraisers and returned by them to the clerk of the superior court for the county where said land is situated, who shall record the same. The expenses so ill- curred shall be paid by such railroad coll- puny, or by such land owner or owners, or shall be equitably apportioned between then as said appraisers shall direct. The amount of damages so nsscSSed shall be paid to such owner or owners, or deposited with the clerk of said court, for the benefit of such owner or owners, within sixty days after such up- praisement is made; and until such money is so paid or deposited, it shall not be lawful for such company to use or prepare ouch land for the purpose aforesaid. SEC. 3. When any such railroad is in the possession of the trustees of its bondholdell or of an assignee, or of a trustee in final- vency, the persons so in possession Ihull have the same rights, powers and privilege as are hereiubef‘ore conferred upon railroad companies. And all expenses and damage incurred by such persons so in possession, in good faith, to improve the lines of the rail- roads so in their charge, shall bereilnbuncd to them from the earnings of such railroad while they have possession thereof. SEC. 4. This act may be altered, amend or repealed, at the pleasure of the'Gene Assembly. All acts and parts of aCtsinCon- sislent herewith are hereby repealed. - Approved July 9, 1863. ' CHAPTER xLII. ‘ ' An Act in addition to “ An Act concemlng‘ Banks.” Boil enacted by the Senate and House. of R6- prescntatz‘ves in General Assembly convened : SEC. 1. Any and every bank now estab- lished, or which may be established, under the authority of this State, which shall ro- ccive in payment, or upon deposit, or for n- demption, from any other bank, or from an person, a counterfeit or worthlessbiiik ' or a bank bill which has been altered? from its original denomination, or a paper, not . bank bill, but made in the similitude thereof, or a paper purporting to be the bill of I bank which never existed, shall write or stamp upon all such counterfeit bills the word “CCUNTERFEIT;" upon all such alter- ed bills, the were “ALTERED ;” and. upon all such bills and papers, the word “Woun- mso:" uddin thereto the name of the bank, the initials o the officer by which the writ- ing or stamp is made. SEC. 2. If a bank or bank officer, by mi.- take or inadvertence, and not fraudulently. so writes upon or stamps a bank billiwhich is not a counterfeit, or altered, or mouth]. bill, such bank shall be liable to pay“) the holder its value on demand. ‘ . SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of every book, in its sworn statements to the bank contain- sioners, to include the amount of all such counterfeit, worthless or altered billy fl stamped, under the provisions of this act. Approved July 9, 1863. «Op.» .1 —The Chicago directory for 1863 say. in]. population of that city is now 150,000.
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