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i'l'uesday, February, 28. 18.65
UNIONETATE TICKET.
FOR covaanorr.
,WIIILIAM A. BUCKINGHAM.
Eon, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
ROGER AVBRILL.
" " FOR sEORETARv.
J. HAMMOND TRUMBULL.-
.' FOR TREASURER.
GABRIEL w. corTn.
' : FOR COMPTROLLER.
" LEMAN w. CUTLER.
FOR CONGRESS,
18tDz'sL—HENRY C. DEMING.
2d 'ijst—SAMUEL L. WARNER.
3d Dist—AUGUSTUS BRANDEGEE.
4th Dist—JOHN H. HUBBARD.
For Senator :
12th Dist—CHARLES W. BALLARD, Darien.
SHERMAN.
I No news from Gen. Sherman since the
capture of Charleston and Columbia. He, is
supposed to be “ floundering about” some—
where in South Carolina near the boundaries
- or' the“ Old north State.” The rebel papers
2' have been prohibited from reporting his
- .jwhereabouts, until the rebel forces have suc-
- - ceeded in “ crushing” him. If they do not
soon succeed in doing that small job We may
expect to hear from him direct in a few
days. .
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Wilmington.
On Sunday week we bad news of the cap-
ture of Columbia, on Tuesday the capture of
' Charleston, on Wednesday the capture of
Fort Anderson, Cape Fear river, and on Fri-
day the capture Of the city of Wilmington.
The latter place was occupied by our troops
on the morning of the 22d, and Washington’s
_ birthday was joyfully celebrated.
W
Carma—Our Hilton Head correspond-
ent gives an account of the capture of Lt.Col.
WilcOxson, Capt. Betts and other oflicers and
men of our County Regiment, while off on
7. a cotton raid, below St. Augustine, Fla. Lt.
"Chatfield, Adjutant of the regiment, is re-
ported killed, 'and Col. Wilcoxson wounded,
,while trying to cut- their way through the
rebel ranks. , We must wait till the arrival
‘ of the next steamer for particulars. We can
only wish that the officer guilty of sending
a force of forty men seventy miles into the
i enemy’s country for a quantity of cotton,
may himself he “gobbled up” to learn him
. common sense and discretion.
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WasRINOTON’s BiaTunAv.—The 22d of
February was more extensively celebrated
this year throughout the loyal north than for
' many years past. In New York the day
was Observed as a holiday; salutes were
fired, the national colors everywhere display-
ed, the streets Were thronged with people,
the military paraded through mud knee deep,
and in the early evening extensive and bril.
liarrt displays of fireworks, with music, were
mhde at various points.
In Norwalk a salute Of 100 guns was fired
at noon and the bells rung for an hour and
ashalf. ' At South Norwalk, the bells were
rung at noon, and a hundred guns fired at
, dusk.
The following is a copy of the order issued
by “ Mayor ” Lockwood, for the salute.
- WARDEN’s Orrrcn, }
BOROUGH or NORWALK, Feb. 22, 1865
Let one hundred. uns be fired this day at Noon,
on Town House Hi 1, and let the bells be rnngusin
honor of the birthday of Washington, and in joy at
the restoration of the flag he loved, to the battered
walls of For Sumter, '
EDWIN Locxwoon, Warden.
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The Bible Society.
The fifth anniversary of the Norwalk and
Vicinity Bible Society was held at the 2d M.
E. church, on Sunday evening last, the Pres-
ident, Chandler Starr, Esq, presiding. Rev.
Mr. Creevey offered prayer, the Secretary
, read the annual Report, and addresses were
made ‘by. the President, Rev. Messrs. Beebe,
Pierce, and Smith. Several slight alterations
were made in the Constitution. The old
- board Of officers were re-elected for the en-
- suing year, as follows: Chandler Starr, Pres-
ident; Rev. 0. W. Gates, Secretary; Joseph
W. Hubbell, Treasurer.
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Wfienry Morehouse of Darien and T.
C. Wakeman, of Westport, have been ap-
pointed by the Governor, Commissioners' to
receive Soldiers Votes. They go to St. Au-
gu ‘ne'to collect the votes of the 17th Regi-
me t. ‘ Major Apollos Comstock of New
Canaan is Commissioner for the Camps, hos-
_ ‘pitals, &c., in the vicinity of Washington.
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[Q‘The New York merchants, at a meet-
ing on Thursday, resolved to take measures
for the celebration of our victories on the
.‘ 4th of March, and invite the people from
Calais, Me. , to San Francisco, Cab, to suspend
business and unite in a grand jubilee on that
day;
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~ Lecture.
Rev. ALFRED N. GILBERT, formerly of
Kentucky, and late of Danbury, has been en-
gaged- to deliver a Literary Lecture, at the
, Methodist. church, South Norwalk, on Friday
evening. Mr. Gilbert is well known in this
vicinity'as'a most entertaining lecturer, and
‘ .. Our pedple'will no doubt gladly avail them-
selves ofthis opportunity of listening to him,
and spending a delightful evening with the
~“ British Poets.”
Up towu people desiring to attend will
find the horse cars running at the right time
for their accommodation.
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_ _ - E‘On Tuesday evening last, Rev. Joseph
Anderson and wife were complimented with
a “ Surprise Party” by their. friends, who
i « took full possession of the house. The ladies
went to work, spread the table, and laid a
bountiful supper for all, An impromptu col-
. ' lection was taken, and over one hundred
dollars presented to‘the Reverend gentleman.
-The'attenda‘ncc was very large, and this ex-
pressionaof respect and esteem must have
i. ‘ been very gratifying.
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SOLDIEns' Votes—Union Commissioners,
toprocure soldiers’ votes, are notified that
’ Union tickets for the four congressional
Districts can be had at the Co want office,
Hartford. '
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. IwThe Atlantic Monthly and Our Young
Folks, for March, have been recefved, and
are both very good numbers.
' laid in the Dining R'oom‘under the Hall,
' learn thathis Lecture aud‘Dining Rooms are
'continued with much spirit until.“ the wee
,Of 72 years. His remains were carried to
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The Masquerade.
The great local event of the season, and _
probably the most brilliant entertainment
ever given in this vicinity, Was the grand
Masquerade and Fancy Dress Surprise Par-
ty to CHAS. M. SELLECK, Esq., at his school
building on Friday evening last. Some
three hundred invitations were issued by a
committee of ladies, and in order that no 1m-
proper person be admitted, every one was re-
quired to produce his ticket and unmask or
satisfy a committee that he was the person
named on the ticket. The floor of the large
lecture room was crowded with dancers, all
in fancy costumes and masks. There were
many elegant dresses and'costumcs of difi’er-
ent nations, and as many characters repre-
sented as persons present. Kings and
Queens, Courticrs, Knights, Military Ofiicers,
Clowns, Apple Women, Black Bear, Frog,
Flowar Girls, Indian Squaws, Nights, Morn-
ings, Goddess ofLiberty, and Chinese, Span;
ish, French, Italian, English,yYankee, and
Indian costumes were among those repre-
sented. The music was furnished by B. Den-
nerker, and was excellent. '
It is impossible to describe the scene—all
was life and animation, humorous, novel
and beautiful, and the surprise and fun at
the general unmasking before Supper can
only be imagined. The supper table was
(those of our readers who have not; visited
Mr. Selleck’s school will be surprised to
nearly if out quite as long. as our Public
Halls) extending its whole length. The la-
dies and Mr. C. B. D’Artois had prepared
one of the most splendid Suppers we have
ever witnessed—equaling in all but its eXtent
the famous supper to the returning Veterans
last Spring. ~The Bill of Fare embraced in
abundance pickled Oysters, Turkeys, Chick-
ens, boilcd Ham, Roast Beef, Tongue, Bis-
cuit, Cake Of many varieties,Charlotte Russo,
Ice Cream, Lemon « Ices, Blane Mange,
Jellies, Nuts, Raisins, Oranges, Coffee, &c.
After Supper, dancing was resumed and
sma’ hours were on the wane." From tnose
who attended we have heard but one univer-
sal expression of enjoyment, and the splen-
did success of the party must be very gratify-
ing to all concerned.
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ANOTHER DivaND.—Tlie Directors of
the Fairfield Co. National Bank have de—
clared an extra dividend of ten per cent.,
free of tax, payable March 1st. '
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Westport.
One hundred guns were fired in honor of
the day and successes at Charleston and
Wilmington.
Rev. Thomas F. Davis, a retired Clergy-
man formerly settled at Greens-farms, died
suddenly at the Residence of his son—in—law,
Mr. Ebenezer Adams, at the advanced age
Redding forbuiial. '
Mrs Hyde, wife of Deacon Elwood Hyde,
while going last week to a neighbors on an
errand of kindness, fell on the ice and broke
her hip and otherwise received serious in-
jury. . -
The Scarlet Fever, which was so preva-
lent in Greens-farms and which proved so
fatal, is said to be subsiding. .
The ice in the harbor is broken up and
boats have commenced running. The bar-
bor has not been 'closed so long beiae since
the winter of 1854.
On Saturday, 18th inst, Aun Sherwood
was found dead in her bed. Cause of death
supposed to be heart disease. ‘
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STAMFORD.—~Thc Congregational Society
have called Rev. Richard B. Thurston, to
the pastorate of that Church—The Coburn
Fluid CO., have sold the right to manufacture
the soap and fluid in New York and Brook-
lyn, for $25,000.——‘—Efforts are being made
to induce Mr. Richards to deliver a course of
lectures. "
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BRIDGEPORT.——Rev. Francis Lobdell has
resigned the pastorate of the South Congre-
gational Church in order to become a candi-
date‘for orders in the Protestant Episcopal
Church, in the Diocese of Ohio.
There was a grand Masquerade Ball, at
Franklin Hall, W’eduesday night—Bay-
ard Taylor lectured on Friday evening.—
Rev. Mr. Lobdell was to preach his farewell
sermon on Sunday last.
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WThe Democratic Congressional Con-
vention for this District met at Bridgeport,
on Wednesday last, and nominated Mr.
Pomeroy of the Farmer, as their candidate,
who declined the honor, when Mr. Win. F.
Taylor, of Danbury, was nominated. Per-
haps he will see \Vashington some day}—
if he lives long enough. .
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.O The Cantidores.
This variety troupe are to give . an outer-
tainment at Norwalk Hall, this (Tuesday)
evening, consisting of Songs, dances, negro
eccentricitics,burlesques, extravaganzas, and
laughable and ctertaining performances of
various kinds intended to please every
humor, and give satisfaction to all. It is a
large company, and we are assured one of
the best of the kind now traveling. . 4
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A New Invention.
Among the new and important inventions
made in Yankecdom, which are attracting
much public attention, is “Baker’s Patent
Fire Bank,” which is intended to accomplish
a great saving of coal and kindlings, and
prevent a fire from burning when not need-
ed, and at the some time preserve it ready
for use. The advantages to be derived from
the use of this invention, are thus set forth
bythe inventor: 1st, asavlug Of from fifty
to seventy-five per cent. of coal, While the
Bank is in use; 2d, it relieves you from the
dirty and unpleasant duty of making fires
every morning, as it will seldom be necessa-
ry to let the fire go out for the pu;pose of
clearing out clinkers; 36, it saves kindling
wood; 4th, you can have the benefit of fires
for the cool hours of morning and evening,
during Spring a early Summer, a need not be
annoyedby; the heat in mid-day, as the Bank
prevents its heating the room or consuming
the coal, and yet does not endanger its going
out; 5th, when a fire is needed it is quickly
ready for use.
A gentleman who has used one of these
Banks for several weeks, assures us that they
accomplish all that is claimed for them, and
that they are much to be desired. We learn
that they will soon be introduced to the
public.
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113‘ Mr. Haines, an able lawyer of North
Carolina, made a powerful speech in the leg-
islature on the 20th in favor of a restoration
of the Union. He demonstrated the right of
North Carolina to dissolve all connection
with the confederacy and rejoin the United
States, and proved secession to be a failure.
Jeff.,Davis made an eflort to arrest him, but
the legislature protected him.
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WAt the Masquerade, the other night,
Brother Jonathan alluding to a young lady
industriously at work knitting, asked “why
'she was like the capture of Fort Fisher to .
the Rebels ‘2” and explained, “Because she
is a blessing in disguise i”
-‘ Norwalk; Mrs. E
Fairfield County Agricultural
Society.
The adjourned meciingof this Society was:
held at the rooms of the Norwalk Insurance
Company, on Monday the 20m inst. The
County was well represented and much in-
terest manifested. .
The Premium List of last year was thor-
oughly reviewed, and the Premiums in al-
most cvery class were largely increased.—
The amount offered last year was nearly
$1400, While this year it amounts to nearly
$2,000. Large premiums were offered for
the best acre and half acre of Sorghum, and
also for samples of Sugar and Syrup made
from the same. ‘ The Society also appointed
a committee of three,_consisting of Wm. C.
Street of NorWalk, B. B. Plumb of Trumbull,
'and E. J. Taylor of Westport, to examine
the various mills in operation for manufact-_
uring Syrup and to gather facts and informa-
tion relating thereto and report to the Sonic-
ty at some future day. ' The Society voted
to hold its next Fair the last week in Sep-
tember, commencing on the 26th. (Edwin
Lockwood, Jonathan Camp, D. S. Bartram,
D. P. Ely, and Edwin Hoyt were appointed
a committee‘to procure‘suitable grounds for
the Society’s use. - ’
The following persons were appointed as
judges in the various classes, viz:
Class 18!, Farms—B. B. Plumb, Trumbull;
Stephen Hoyt, New Canaan; Wm. A. Cum-
'mings, Darien; Jonathan Camp, Norwalk; '
J ohn F. Beard, Danbury, .
Class 2d, Field Crops, Grain and Grass Seed,
—Wm. A. Cummings, Darien; John Jack-
son, Wilton; Edward J. Taylor, Westport.;
S. E. Olmstead, Norwalk; Mdtthew'Buck-
ley, Weston.
Class 3, Vegetables—Dalila P. E3 Nor:
walk; Lewrs H. Randle, Wilton ;. B. . Nor-
ris, Rid ebury; HenryMorehouse, Darien;
Henry Treadwell, Westport. ,
Class 4, Fruit—Henry Smith, Ridgefield; Wm.
C. Street, Norwalk; Morgan Morgans, Stamford; C.
Spooner, Bridgeport; Henry C. Randle, Wilton.
. Class 5, Florzculture.—Dudley P. Ely. Norwalk;
Frederick Church,Norwalk; Mrs. W. A. Cummin s,
Darien; Mrs. Henry Lamb, Norwalk- Mrs. T.gB.
Wakeman, Westport; .Mrs. Lewis H. Randle, Wil-
ton - Miss Sarah Hoyt, New Canaan.
Class 6, Bread,‘Honez/, tea—Stephen Pardec,New
Canaan ; Wm. S. Hanford, Norwal '; John H. Sher-
woo Southport;Mrs.EdWin Lockwood Norwalk;
Chg. amuel Barnes, Wilton ; Miss Emily Hoyt, New
anaan. .
Class 7, Ladies Industrial.—Hen Smith, Ridge-
field; Mrs. J. Cam , Norwalk - Mrs. osiah Kellog ,
win Hoyt, New Canaan; Mrs. .
g. Wildman, Danbury; Miss H. Amelia Carter, New
anaan.
Class 8, Domestic Mann comma—George G.Bish-
op, Norwalk; lyyman eeler, Danbur ; Charles
firg‘dp’ Darren; m. A. Judd, Bethel; esse Banks,
e ing. , _
Class 9, Farming Mensch—Alfred Hoyt, Stam-
ford; Henry Lamb, Norwalk; T. B. Wakeman.West—
gprt; Vlllll‘m. D. Gregory, Wilton; Carmi Lockwood,
orwa .
Class 10, Trains of 0xen.-1ldwin Lockwood or-
walk'; Col. T.A. Mead, Greenwich - Jonathancgnp,
Norwalk; George Osborne, Redd pg; Zalmon B.
Bradley, Greenfield.
Class 11, Workmg Cum—Col. Thomas A. Mead,
Greenwich ; George Osborne, Reading: James Dav-
enport Wilton; ohn F. Beard, Danbury; James
Hoyt, ew Canaan. ,
Class 12, Three year; 0qu and Widen—Seaman
Mead, Greenmoh; 391118111111 Banks, Reddin ;Hez:
ekiah B. Merwm. Greenfield; S. B. Middle rooks,
Wilton; Wm. A. Seeley, New Canaan.
Class 18, Milo/t Cows and Helfera—Lewis V. St.
John, New Canaan; R- R- Keeler. Ridgeaerd- Fred-
erick Finney, Norwalk; Peter H. Miller, Bedding ;
A. E. Hoyt, Danbury-
Class 14, Blooded Stock—E. F. Foster. Bedding .
E. J_ Taylor. Westport ; Wm. Hickok, Wilton ; Da-
gins st. Jphn. .New Csnaan . John H. Sherwood,
out or . _
Clog 15, Bull: Natwe and Grade—B. D. Norris,
Ridgebury; D. If. Sherwood. Sonthport; Oscar w,
Raymond, Norwalk: Darius Davenport. New Ca-
naan; Henry B.’ Wakeman, West ort.
walls 16, Fat Cattle.-__-James itchell, Norwalk ;
Samuel Whitney, New Canaan; 'Charles Mead,
Greenwich; D. S. Barnum. Norwalk; Eli Thomp-
son, Bridgeport. ' '
. (an .17; Dalia—Sherman Morehouse. Wilton ;
John B. Kna p Stamford; John Guyer Westport;
fi' J. Rlilizhar s, New Canaan; Alphens Millspaugh,
orwa . ~
Class 18, Work Horses and Stallions.—JesseBanks
Redding; James D. Smith, Stamford- ‘Wm. Hill,
Bridgeport ; George Stevens, Darren ; l). D. Coley,
CSLOD. .
Class 19, Family Horses—D. S. Bartram,Norwa1k;
James S. Cole, Easton : James E. Jones, N.Canaan;v
John R. Forrester, Danbury; Benjamin P. Brush,
Greenwich. .
0108820, Road Harem—Orin Benedict, Danbury ;
Jonathan Camp!“ Norwalk; Wm. J . Finch, West-
ort; Wm. B. ish, New Canaan; AaronMorehousc,
ilton.
Class 21, Trolling Horses—Edwin Lockwood,
Norwalk - George W. Sherman, Fairfieid; A. W.
Wallace, Bridge ort;
JonathanWhee er, Westport.
Class 22, Sheena—Ebenezer G. Betts Wilton ; A.
H. Sherwood, South ort; Theo. H. Mcad,'Green~
wich; Israel H. Wi son, Bethel; Charles P. Sher-
wood. Fairfieid. .
Class 23, Swine.—Carmr Lockwood, Norwalk; Wm
D. Gregory. Wilton; H. C. Carter, New Canaan ;'T.
B. Wakeman Westport; David Mather, Darien.
Class 24, Poultry—Andrew Selleck, Norwalk;
Wm. Se mour. Ridgefield Robert Cranfurd, Nor-
walk; m. R Smith, Norwalk ; Minot Kellogg,
New Canaan. '
Class 25. Plowing—Charles Hall, Norwalk; B.-
N. Heath, New Canaan; H. B. Platt. Bedding - D.
H. Sherwood, Southport ; Joseph F. Godfrey, Vest-
ort.
p Discretionary in Tenl.—D. P. Ely, Norwalk, L.
H. Moore, Norwalk; Wm. P. Comstock Danbury;
E. K. Lockwood, Norwalk; Samuel K. Lockwood,
New Canaan. -
Discretionary on Stock—H. B. Platt, Redding ;
Matthew Buckley Weston ; Charles Hoyt, Darien ;
Rufus C.-Raymond, Norwalk; Samue Seymour,
Norwalk.
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The 12th District Union Senato-
rial Convention.
The convention was held at Stamford
on Wednesday, Feb.‘ 226 inst. The
meeting having been called» to order and
the call of the Convention read, W. C.
Street Esq, of N orwalk was temporarily
elected Chairman and the follOwing com-
mittees appointed.
Committee on Credentials,—Edmund
0. Page, Wm. D. Gregory, E. Wood.
On Resolutions,—B. J. Daskam, Geo.
Seymour, George W. Smith.
on Permanent Organization,——A. H.
Camp, John Clason, J. B. Hoyt.
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
zation reported the following officers Of
the Convention. .
For Chairmau,—-George W. Smith,
Esq, :of Darien.
For Secretary—John D. Ferguson Esq.'
of Stamford. _
The Committee on Credentials report-
ed the .following gentleman entltled to
seats in th’eConvention.
Norwalk--Wm. C. Street, , A. H.
Camp, E. Wood, George Seymour.
Stamford—N. E. Adams, John Clason,
John D. Ferguson, B. J. Daskam. .
Greenwich—Theodore Mead, Joseph
E. Russell, Alva Mead, Thomas A.
Haight.
Darien—Edmund O. Page, George
W. Smith. .
Wilton—Wm. D. Gregory, Samuel B.
Fancher. , , ‘
New Canaan—Stephen B: Hoyt, Ste-
phen .H. Pardee. '-
Upon motion of W. C. Street, the
Convention,by acclamation, unanimously
nominated CHAS. W. BALLaan,of Darien
as Union Senatorial candidate at _ the
coming election, ‘. , ' . -j 5
, The following resolutions were then
offered and adopted- by the Convention
as follOWs. . - J '
Resolved, That we endorse the, action
of the recent Union Convention held at
New Havenin rcnominating the ,entire
State ticket, aud that the resolutions
adapted by that convention meet with
our hearty approval.
Resolved, That in presenting to the
electors of the 12111 Senatorial District
CHAS. W. BALLA'RD, as their candidate.
for Senator, we do so With entire confi-
dence as to his ability, patriotism and
fitness for the responsible duties of the
office. . .
The following senator ial committee for
the ensuing year were appointed.
F M. Hawley, Stamford ; A. H. Camp,
Norrivalk ; P. Button, Greenwich ; B.
VVcchDaI-ieu ; N. W. Hoyt, New Ca-
naan ; Wm. D. Gregory, Wilton.
Probate Convention.
Wu. H. HOLLY, qu., was nominated
for Judge of Probate, for Stamford Dis-
trict.
GEO. A. DAVENPORT, for Judge of Pro-
bate,.for Norwalk District.
- ing severely injured.
raised, more men were ready to go up, and
Samuel A. Osborne, Redding;
J new Novel by Henry Kingsley. J
For the Gazelle.
HILTON HEAD, So. 0A., 1.
February 14th,.1865. j
I At about three o’clock this morning the '
startling cry of fire! fire! l fir-c!!! rang out
clear and distinct, arousing the inhabitants of
Hilton Head from their slumbcrs and to a
sense Of danger near at hand. Jumping
from my bed I opened the door and looking
out, saw a dense cloud of smoke rising from
what is known here as the Ordnance Yard.
As I well knew that one building in that
yard contained powder enough to blow Hil-
ton Head out of existence, no one will dis-
pute that the scene which met my eyes was
one calculated to make‘a personfeel rather
nervOus, to'say the least. Dressing myself
.as quickly as poSsible, I’ hastencd'down to
where the fire was raging, and ,soon saw
thatI had not overrated the danger. The
fire had commenced in a. row of small build-
ings running along the beach, used by staff
officersfor dwellings . and . offices, and the
Wind blowing quite fresh from the northeast,
the fire was, consequently, spreading toward
the south. Que house was already cOnsu-
med and the next was wrapped iii flames.
Not over twenty feet from this house, and
' sonituated that the flame'was blown direct‘
ly toward it, was the building before refer-
red to as containing a large quantity of pow-
der. If the fire caught this, no earthly pow-
er could save us from destruction, a fact that
every man there we]! knew. Two of our
three fire engines were promptly on hand,
'and being run down the beach into "the wa-
ter, were-quickly'manned by willing hands,
and very won two streams of Water were
brought to bear on the devouring element.
A ladder was ,raised against the storehouse
and three men started up it_ with the erse,
but just as they reachedtlre roof, the ladder
broke and down they came, 'two of tbembe-
Another ladder Was
now while one engine was kept playing on
the fire, the other was constantly ustd in'
drenchinguthe roof _ and side of the store-
house. In fifteen minutes time it‘ was ap-
parent that the flre was being got under, and,
although one chance spark might at any mo-
ment blow us ’ all into, eternity, still We
breathed more freely, and when in fifteen
minutes more, the flames were completely
subdued and all danger was over. I am
sure that more than one heart was lifted in
silent praise and thanksgiving to a merciful
Providence for our almost miraculous escape
from a terrible death. ' ' ' . ‘
The fire was undoubtedly the work of an-
incendiary, and the intention evidently was
to destroy the whole place. Had the inter-
nal plot succeeded,the loss of life and proper-
ty would have been incalculable; resulting as
it did, no serious damage was done, exceptv
ing the destruction of the books, papers and
records of Capt. Pratt, Depot Ordnance Oth-
cer. Efi'ectual measures have been taken to
prevent the possibility of-a recurrence of the
threatened calamity.’ ' _
Gen. Foster having been granted leave of
absence on account of disability caused ‘by
an old wound received I think in Mexico,
the department is at present commanded by
Maj. Gen. Gilmore. , .
The result of the effects that have been
made to restore peace in our land, has dis-
appointed no, onehere. Very few, if- any,
see the least, possibility of any honorable set-
tlement of :our. difficulties except through ’ I
.victories to be won by our armies. When
Sherman is in Charleston, and .Grant in
Richmond, then we can talk of peace.‘~ God-
speed the time. N. C.
' . February 15.
Iopeu my letter to, give you unwelcome-
news just received from Florida.’
from Jacksonville, dated Feb. 8, says: “ A
partof the 17th Conn-Vols, while out near
.Volusia after cotton the‘latter part of‘last
week, were attacked by a. superior force of
rebel cavalry, led by the famous Dickenson.
There was hard fighting. Adjf. Chatfield
'is killed, Lieut. Col. Wilcoxson wounded
thrice and captured, Capts. French and Betts
'propably captured, and some others whose
names I have not yet learned.” The same
letter says uCapt.(.luien,Lieut.Ruggles,sever-
a! of the string band, and a number of detail-
ed men were ingloriously nabbed while at an
evening party, some eight or nine miles from
St. Augustine,” About fifty enlisted men of
the “17th” are reported captured, but I have
not been able to learn their names. Robt.
Wilcox of Norwalk was one of them. N. C.
, «Opo
W Mr. Byington has been at Fort Fisher
for the past few Weeks and we expected a
letter from him this Week giving an account
of the capture of Wilmington, &c., but it
hasfailcd to reach us. From one of his re-
cent letters to the Tribune, we extract the
following allusion to some of Lt. Cushings
daring exploitsi:
Lient. Cushing continues to astouish
the rebels, as well as .our own. forces, by
his acts of daring and skill. A few
nights since, in his ‘light canoe’ he
l‘OWed around and up a_ little creek to a
presu‘miug little borough named Char—'l
lotte. This had been the general depot
of'supply for the garrison at Fort An—
der son. The dashing lieutenant entered
the town late in the evening—called up
the mayor, summoned together the com-
mon council, and proposed to give them
by daylight his conditions of capture.
He ordered a breakfast for himself
and. staff officers to be ready at 4 o’clock
which was romised- by j the city god-
fathers, w o with, the most. cheerful
alacrity had surrendered the town, under
the supposition that'Cushlng had 4,000
‘or 5,000 men at his heels. ' He burned
a large warehouse filled with rebel com-
missary stores, loaded some 80 ,bales'of
cotton on flats lying along shore, had his
oarsmen float it down to the ocean wa-
ters, when. the dashing lieutenant with
cotton prize—money in his eye,- for-maly
seized it for and in; behalfjof the brave
tars whom he had induced to accompany
him. ,- ' .
On Friday night he rowed up to Wil-
mington, circumn Ivigated all its wharVes,
beats, the, and then roused back to his
ship, passing all their forts and batteries
unobserved. Again thaturday night
he rowed up to the obstru‘cslcns across
the river in front of Fort Anderson, took
a deliberate and accurate survey of the
, same, their location, and the plan oftheir
construction While skipping about up-
on' the heads .of the piles (it being dead
low water) he heard cheering and other
declamatory exercises going on within
the fort. _ .:
Leaving his boat in the narrow Spa-cc
left for the passage of vessels, he quietly
approached the fort, while the sentrics
attention was turned as was his to an
outdoor speech being delivered by Bragg.
to the rebel garrison. Listening to his
heart’s content, be commenced his return,
when his presence was discovpred and
several volleys of musketrywere fired at
him without effect, and after vanishing
in the darkness, and the rebels taking it
to be some reconnoissance from ’our ni—
fantry line on the othér side ,opened 6 re
upon our men, aflove. Cushing returned
safely to his ship to receive again the
congratulations of his comrades.
H:‘.P’ .
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umns, our readers will see the MW. of the
New York Semi—Weekly Tribune. This
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'lrasteucd the retreat.
“yard were also burned.
‘posi tion.
.are moving up the river.
A letter ‘
CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, S. 0., Feb. 18. 1
via Nchork, Feb. 21. 5‘
Maj. Gen. Halleck, Chief of Slafi',
General iThe city of Charleston and all its
defenses came into our possession thls morn-
ing, with about 200 pieces of good artillery
and a supply ol fine ammunition. The en-
emy commenced evacuating all the works
at night.
Mayor Macbeth surrcmlcrcd the city to
the troops of Gen. Schimmelpfeuuing at. 9 o’-
clock this morning, at which time it was oc—
cupied by our forces.
Our advance on Edisto from Bull’s Bay
The cotton ware-
houses, arsenals, quartermasters’ stores, rail
road bridges and two iron-clads were burn-
ed by thc enemy. Some vessels in the ship
Nearly all the in—‘
babitants remaining behind belong to the
poorer class. '
Very respectfully,
. A. GILMORE,
' Maj. Gen. Comd’g. .
Fort Anderson Captured.
' Gen. Sclrofield makes the following report
oi’thc capture of Fort Anderson: ,
FORT ANDERSON, Feb. 16, 1865.
To Lfeul. Gen. U. S. GRANT City Pointha.
GENERAL :- I have the honor to report
the success of our Operations against Fort
Anderson and the adjacent works on both
sides 0 f Cape Fear River. Yesterday, while
the guns maintained a heavy fire upon Fort
Anderson, I pressed the enemy on both sides
of the river, and sent a force, under Gen.
Cox, about 16 miles around a swamp, to
turn the enemy’s right. This force made its
way along a narrow defile between two
swamps,.anrl completely turned the enemy’s
As soon as the movement be~
came known to, the enemy be abandoned
the works,and retreated toward Wilmington:
We captured .ten guns uninjured, and a con-
siderable amount of ammunition. We have
about 50 prisoners.- The loss in killed and
wounded is small on either side. The troops
are pursuing the enemy, and the gun-boats
Fort Anderson
and its collateral works are very strong, and
rendered almost inaccessible by swamps.—
A small force could have held them till their
supplies were exhausted. My information
is that the rebels have a line of defense be-
hied Tom Creek, Where they propose to
make a stand.- If so, it can probably only
bea short one. I am, General, very respect-
fully your obedient servant.
‘ ' .J. M. SCHOFIELD,
Major Gen. Commanding.
WILMINGTON.
FORTREss MONROE, Feb, 24.
To Geiwral U. S. Grant. City Point :—
Our troops entered Wilmington on the
morning of the 22d instant.
After the evacuation of Fort Anderson
General Schofield directed Cox to follow its
garrison towards Wimington, while Terry
followed Hoke on the east side of the river.
The lattertook up a new line, four miles
from Wilmington, but was so closely pressed
by Terry that ire could send no troops to the
west side. On that 'side the rebels made a.
stand behind Town creek, but on the 20th
Cox crossed his troops below them on a
flatboat, attacked them in the rear and routed
them, taking two guns and three hundred
prisoners.
On the 2lst Cox pushed to the Brunswick
river, opposite Wilmington,where the bridg-
es were On fire, and on ' his arrival the rebels
began burning the cotton and rosin in the
city and left it that night.
Our captures, including Fort Anderson,
amount to about seven hundred prisoners
and thirty guns. .
. Citizens state that the rebels burned one-
thousand bales of cotton and fifteen thousand
barrels of rosin. , § ,
The Union feeling showed itself strongly
in the city.
, Terry followed Hoke N orthward.
C. B. COMSTOCK, Lt. Colonel,
Aid-de-Camp and Brevet Brig. Gen.
.‘qu'
NEWS ITEMS.
The proposition to arm 500,000 ne-
groes, which passed the Rebel House Mon-
day, was indefinitely postponed by the Sen-
ate on Tuesday byone majority, Tire Dis-
patch thinks it will be reconsidered and
. passed.
The Maine Legislature lras voted to
present a sword to Maj. Gen. Oliver 0. How-
'ard of that State.
.-‘———cheral hundred rebel deserters were
concealed in the houses in Charleston, and
when our troops entered they surrendered,
declaring that they were tired of the rebel—
lion and would no longer fight for it. They
Were received as prisoners. Crowds of ne-
groes met our troops, and made many dc-
monstrations ofjoy. There were men, wo-
men and children. They wanted food;
many of them said they would be glad to
work ; some proposed to take up arms
against their masters.
Mrs. H. C. Conant, the authoress,
died in Brooklyn, N. Y. , on the 18th inst.—
She was formerly editress of the Mother’s
Journal. _ -
Recruiting is very active in Ohio, it
being anticipated that, the state will put
more regiments in the field than were an—
thorized by the War Department.
. . At fourteen minutes past one o’clock,
Friday, John Y. Beall, the Lake Erie pirate,
was executed on Governors, Island the
President having failed to grant any further
yeprreve. 4 .
—-—-Mr. David A. Fowler, Deputy Clerk
of the County of New York, died at his res-
idence Friday morning, after a very brief
illness, of pneumonia, aged 62. He had
been engaged in city and country service
since 1886.
-.——News from New Orleans is to the effect
that the army of General Thomas arrived
there February 9th, in forty large transports
and lively times were expected.
-—The Wisconsin Legislature has ratified
the Constitutional Amendment abolishing
Slavery by joint resolution, the Senate vote
being 76 to 6, and that of the House 72 to
16. Wisconsin makes the eighteenth State
that has voted for a free country.
——A party of rebel cavalr dashed into
Cumberland,West Virginia, uesday morn-
ing, before daylight, surprised and captured
the pickets, and carried ofi Gens. Crook and
Kelley. It seems to have been a very dar-
ing and well-planned affair,
——The rebel congressman Foote said that
in the secret sessions Of the rebel congress
the cause had been given up as virtually lost
for three months past
——Every one of the old Union forts which
the rebels-seized in the beginning of the war,
has been. regained, and now the old flag
floats over them once more. '
—_—_.—.-Thc value of a rebel dollar at Richmond
is two cents in specie.
i<0>>¢-.—_-f.-_:—.-
WTRE NINTH NATIONAL BANK OF THE
CITY OF NEW YORK—Joseph U. Orvis, pres-
ident—has been one of the me st enterpri-
sing and successful agents for the various
Goverment loans. Over fifty million dol-
lars have been placed in the hands of the
people through its agency within nine
months, and it now advertises to furnish the
7-30'Notes by express, free of charge, in all
parts of the country. . Its opject is patriotic,
and the high reputation of its officers, as
well as its capital of a million dollars, is a
sure guarantee that the 780's subscribed for
through its agency will be promptly for-
warded. _ .
«o» .
wThe Internal Revenue for the month
of January» just past amounted -‘ to ($31,076-
902 89—Over a million of dollars a day, in-
cluding Sunday! And yet confessedly the
machinery for collecting this branch of the
nation’s income is imperfect and undergoing
change. Vast as is that sum of internal
revenue, daily and monthly, how light. a
burden is it to the business 0 this rich and
figorous nation l And why what patriotic
cheerfulness and acquiescence the
pay this tax to preserve their Nation and to
maintaip Democracy—Tribune.
0‘ W -—-o-<.>s
Pawns Down SOME—The Mobile Tri-
bune gives the followin as some of the pri-
ces in that market; -“ lour had advanced
to $250 to $300 per barrel ; sugar, $8 to $10
per pound; corn,$6 to $8 per bushel; lard,
$3.50 to 83,75; butter (very scarce), $8 to
88,50 per pound; fresh beef, $1 to 81,50;
pork, $1.50 to 81,75, and other articles in
like proportion."
.‘.-.- ..... __
£3? The J. Monroe Taylor‘s Gold Medal
So'ap is manufactured on an entirely differ-
ent principal from other son a, and has no
injurious ingredients in'il. twill do much
better work, and go ,a great ways farther
than any soap in the market. It will whiten
hands as well as clothes, and is ood for mu-
king soft soup of a superior qua ity, Alter
once using you will never be without it,
People '
!
ETTERS remaining unclaimed in the Post Ofiicc
ut Norwalk, State of Connecticut, on the 28th
. -day of February, 1865.
Austin, 11 8 Ever;
Brown, Abby
Burges, Amelia J 2
Breyman, Mrs Thomas H
Bingham, Mrs Mary H
Banks, Frederick -
Converse. Chas. A
Cunlnn, Ilanorc
Ciiule, Mrs
Dowd, William
Danccy, Charles F
Francis. Miss Jeseic
i‘irlrley,31rs John
‘O c nis
FulyPJol‘i’fi
Ford, Miss Hanna
Harrison.J R
Hoyt, Miss Malay N
Higgins, Miss My
Har 'ins, Mrs Mary
Ho th, Mrs Sernh
Kc logg, Mrs Currents _
Persons calling for any of the above Letters will
loose say “ADVERTISED,” gioin the date oft/u
isl. CHARLES Lxs'rEAD, P. M.
a . ‘ .5 .
Donation.
Tire friends, and members, of the first M.
.E. Church, South Norwalk, Will give their
pastor, Rev. L. P. Perry, a Donation Visit,
in the Lecture Room ot‘tlre Church, Tuesday
evening, March 7th 1865. ' 219
.4.-. H..___
Warren’s Improved Felt, Ce-
ment and Gravel Roofing.
Decidedly the best, most durable and
cheapest known in this country. Materials
which are liable to be confounded with
this have long been in use for covering
factories and barns, &c., but never until
this recent discovery has any kind of Ce-
mcnt Roofing been used for our best resi-
dences. The combinations of this roofing
are such as to render it perfectly water-
proof; makes solid, handsomc work, is a
very great saving of at least 25 per cent
over any other roofing in use.
C. W. Lockwood is sole agent for-Fair-
Keeler, Mathias
Lynch, Mi '
Lyon, Mary I
) srsh. Cordelia
Mo Cor-mic, Catharine
Owens, Bush
Powers, Mrs El,en
Palmer, Mrs D 0
Ba mond, Miss Eliza
R0 erts, Isebell
Robberte, Fanny
Raymond, Lewis
Suifiin, Mrs Mary
Seymour, Newland S
Snmmis, Mary
Sammie, Hynry
Smith, Hezekiah
Sullivan, Pattrlck
Truman, Catharine
Taylor, Caroline
field County. All orders left at the Store
of A. Moorehouse, Main Street, will receive
his prompt attention ; enquiries freely an-
swered. 1y34
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WOUNDED SOLDIERS,
ATTENTION !
ALL Soldiers Discharged by reason Of
wounds received in Battle, can now
procure their One hundred Dollars Govern-
ment Bounty, by making application, per-
sonally or by letter, to
' WM. T. BARNUM,
Licensed War Claim Agent, Danbury, Ct.
Office—Opposite Concert Hall.
W‘For reference see advertisement in
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theresult of many cars’ experience In the specia
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where a healthy, gentle stimulant is required.
They purify, strengthen and invigorate.
They. create a healthy appetite.
They are an antidote to change of water and diet.
They overcome effects of dissipation and late hours
They strengthen the system and enllven the mind.
They prevent miasmatic and intermittent fevers.
They purify the breath and acidity of the stomach
They cure Dyspepsia and Constipation.
They cure Diarrhcea, and Cholera Morbus.‘
They cure Liver Complaint and Nervous Headache
They make tne weak strong, the languid brilliant,
and are exhausted nature’s great restorer. They
are composed of the celebrated Calisaya bark, win-
tergrecn, asssafras, roots and herbs, all preserved in
pure St. Croix rum. For particulars, see circulars
and testimonials around each bottle.
Beware of imposters. Examine every bottle.
See that it has our private U. S. Stamp unmutilated
over the cork, with plantation scene, and our sig-
nature on a fine steel plate side label. See that our
bottle is not refilled with spurious and deleterons
stufi‘. Any person pretending to sell Plantation Bit-
ters by the gallon or in Bulk, is an imposter. Any
person imitating this bottle, or selling any other
material therein, whether called Plantation Bitters
or not, is a criminal under the U. S. Law, and will
be prosecuted by us. We already have our eye on
several parties refilling our bottles, &c. who wil
succeed in getting themselves into close quarters.
The demand for Drakes Plantation Bitters from la-
dies, clergyman, merchants. kc. is incredible. The
simple trial of a bottle is the evidence we present of
their worth and superiority. They are sold by all
espectable druggists, grocers, physicians, hotels,
saloons, steamboats and country stores.
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{ETHERNET}.
In Norwalk, on Wednesday, Feb. 22nd,
at St. Paul’s cliurch, by Rev. Wm. CL Mead,
D. D., Mr. Richard, Warner of Peekskill,
to Miss. Emma Craw, only daughter of Mar-
tin S. Craw, Esq, ofllris place,
On the 22nd. Feb. by the Rev. Edward
Oldrin, John W. Husted, of Greenwich, to
Miss Georgiana Ketclrum, of Stamford, at
the house of the bride’s father,
At the Foster House,
Feb. 20th, by Rev: L. P. Perry, William
Jones. of Bridgeport, to Miss Elizabeth G.
Bailey, of Norwalk.
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In South Norwalk, Feb. 26th, 1865, Mary
H. wife of David Low. aged 59 years, 5
months, 12 days.
WThe relativesand friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the
Congregational Church, South Norwalk, Tuesday
afternoon, 28m inst., at two o’clock.
In Wilton, 26th inst, Mrs. Betsey Cannons
aged 79 years 11 months.
The funeral will take place at St. Matthews
Church, Wilton, on Wednesday, March 1“: at 2
o’clockp. In . The friends and relation are respect~
f ully invited to attend. '
In Westport. 18th, inst, Ann Sherwood.
aged 41 years. '
, In Westport, 22d inst, Mrs Anna Adams,
wife of J abez Adams, aged 73 years.
In Darien,20tlr inst, Thomas Clark, son
of Philauder R. and Eunice A. Fairchild,
aged one ear, 2 mos.
In Broo lyn, 25th inst, Harriett Augusta
Lee, daughter of the late Lewis Smith.
In Greenwich Feb. 13th Ephraim Lane
aged 73 years 5 months.
In Danbury, Feb. 17th, Catherine Cunney,
aged 40 years.
In Redding, Feb. 16th, Charles Ambler,
pged 63 years. .
In Newtown, Feb: 18th, Milo Ferry, aged
61 years. .
In Belhel,Feb. 1501,1119. Melly Ta lor,
aged 69 years. On the 2011), Mary A. ar-
num, aged 53 years.
In this town, on the 22nd inst, Kate Bres-
nan, aged 21 years 1 month and 14 days.
1 ”Ann. “A.-.“
ON Frida afternoon last, 24th inst, be-
; tivcen r. Alllen Betts‘s Saw Mill and
Norwalk Bridge, or in the immediate vicin—
ity of the Bridge, a leather Portemonie fast-
ened withelastic‘, containing six $10 bills on
the Bank of Norwalk, a. $1.00 bill and some
currency. A LIBERAL REWARD will be
paid upon its being left at the Post Office,
or at the Gazette Office.
Horse for Sale.
AGOOD HORSE for Sale Cheap, enquire
of H. M. PROWITT.
FOR SALE.
A Rockawav Carriage,
EARLY 2:31, and in fine order.
QUIN’I‘AKD a SMITH,
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9 Tuesday Eve, Feb. 28.
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C. B. GRISTE, Agent.
LECTURE!
Rev. A. N GILBERT
Formerly from Kentucky, will by request
deliver 8. Lecture at the
FIRST M. E. CHURCH,
In South Norwalk,
Friday Evening, March 36, 1865.
SUBJECT:
“An Evening with the British Poets.”
Admission, 25 Cents.
Doors open at 7 ; to commence at 7 1—2
o’clock. Tickets for sale at Mr. D’Artois’s;
slap; at the Bookstore of Mr. Andrew Sel-
ec .
l'or Sale.
GOOD STRONG HORSE suitable for
a Farmer or Carman. Will be sold
cheap. E. QUINTARD & SONS.
Norwalk Feb. 25th, 1865.
Dundend.
FAiarrELD COUNTY NATIONAL BANK, l
Feb. 27, 1865.
N extra dividend of Ten per cent. Will
be paid to the Stockholders Of this
Bank on and after March 1st, ensuing, free
of government tax. Per order.
29 GEO. E. MILLER, Cashier.
For Sale.
A HOUSE and LOT containing one quar-
ter of an acre, situated within ten min-
utes walk of the Post office. The House is
22 by 32 and contgius 12 rooms, besides base-
ment and cellar. There is an excellent and
never falling well of water within a few feet
of the door. Terms of pigment easy. En-
quire of - JO N OSBORN,
4t9 near the premises.
Baskets, Baskets ;
ANCY and WORK BASKETS of every
style, size and description, at . .
H. M. & J. T. PROWITT’S
New Store East side Main Street,
Sherwood's Building.
Grist Hill, to Let.
NEAR the Village, in complete order, 'an
excellent stream of Water.
Enquire of
S. E. OLMSTEAD, & Co.
March 1, 1865.
Residence for Sale.
HE Subscriber ofiers his present resi-
dence for sale, situated on Union Ave—
nue, near Cemetery. The Building and Out
Houses are in good style and order. Tire
land is well covered with hearing Fruit
Trees. The garden well stocked with small
fruits , with some twenty or more bearing
Grape vines. It‘is agreeably situated, and
well adapted to the wants of any genteel
family,Gas Chandaliers and fixtures through
out the house. The place will be sold at a
less price than formerly, if application be
made soon. J. W. P NKNEY.
Feb. 22d 1865.
Norwalk
What is it ?
IT is Inglesall’s Friction Clutch WalerEle-
valor—the most simple, durable and safe
Water Elevator in use, from the fact that
the Bucket is liberated at any point-and
stopped at pleasure, whether full or empty.
It can be used with safety by a child, as the
crank does not move while the bucket de‘
sce'nds. There is no jerking in letting down
or stopping the bucket while descending.—
Those who wish to see something cheap,
simple and efficient, can do so by calling at
the old store of Marvin &. Prowitt.
A. C. ARNOLD,
Agent for this and surrounding towns.
A. Card,
HE-Subscriber having sold out his Boot
and Shoe business to Mr EDWARD L.
HENDRICKS, would return thanks to his
numerous friends, for the patronage bestow-
ed upon him, and would respectfully solicit
a continuance of the same to his successor.
HARVEY STEVEN S.
Notice.
THE Subscriber having purchased the
Boot and Shoe establishment of Mr.
Harvey Stevens will continue the business
in all its branches at the old'stand in Ely’s
Block. All kinds of work made to order.
EDWARD L. HENDRICK.
South Norwalk Feb. 27th, 1865. 3m9
sRRING
“1865,
DRY GOODS
AUCTION”
I have now on hand and are receiving
every week
Auction‘Sale.
HE subscriber will sell at Public Auc-
_ tion at the Yellow House, opposite Da-
vrd Comstock’s place, lately occupied by A.
T. Curtis, 2 1-2 miles from Norwalk, on the
upper road to Silvermine, on Wednesday,
March 81h, at 10 o’clock A. M. a quantity
of Stock.Wagons and Farming Implements,
used on the place during the last year, con- ‘
sisting in part of 1 black Mare, a fine travel.
lcr ; 2 Cowa, 1 one horse Rockaway Car-
rlage, 1 Buggy Wagon, 2 top Buggies, 1 0:
Cart and Sled, 1 Cutter,1 two-horse Harness,
3 one-horse Harnesses, 4 Plows, 2 Harrows,
1 Cultivator, 1 Seed Drill, 1 Eureka Straw
and Stalk Cutter, 1 common do., 1 Fan—
ning Film]. Grind Stone, 1 Horse Rake, l
Cross-cut Saw, lot Angers, Axes, Shovels,
Pick,.Hoes. Rakes, Chains, 6 Spanish and 1-2
Spanish Roosters. fine birds; the, &c. 1
Parlor Cook Stove for burning wood, 2 com-
mon Bedsteads, Dairy Utensils. Also from
4 to 6 tons of Fine and Salt Hay.
At rivate sale, improved white and com-
mon each Blow Potatoes, earlv Dykeinans
Potatoes, early O’Rourke PeasIearly China
Bush Beans, Lima Beans, Sweet Corn,
for seed. If stormy on theabove named day
the sale will be postponed until the next fair
day. Terms: all sums under $50 cash, for
all sums over $50, sixty days—approved
notes will be taken. F. A. REED.
JAMES FINNEY, Auctioneer.
Norwalk, Feb. 27, 1865.
A Card.
HE subscriber having sold his Clothing
Establishment to Mr. E. Gasowske,
would take the opportunity to return thanks
to the people of this place for generous pat-
ronage bestowed upon him during his resi-
dence among them, and would respectfully
solicit a continuance of the same to his suc-
cessor. He is a perfect Cutter, and is worthy
of the public support and confidence.
I also give notice to all who have unsettled
accounts to call and settle within 30 days at
the aforesaid establishment, where they will
receive a receipt from my successor.
319 . A. K(ERPEL.
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ANew Novel by Henry Kingsley.
THE HILLYARDS AND THE BUR-
TONS;
A STORY OF TWO FAMILIES.
N THE NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY
TRIBUNE of March 3 will be commen-
ced “The Hillyards and, the Burtons; a
story of Two Families,” the last novel of
Henry Kingsley, now in course of publica-
tion in Machlan’s Magazine (London).-——
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