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Mona Rosanna—The N. Y. papers of Monday,
Frightful Railroad Accident on
From our New York Correspondent.
, :d dollars, for each and every vi:
9. ._ :eof, and it shall be the duty of
"7 yrs of the State, in their respect-
:3. s, to prosecute every violation of
. '7 " id any person residing in this State
5 V : cute any such violation in his own
J“ --half of which forfeiture shall be
” u. of the State, and the other half
0 shall sue therefor and prosecute
_ effect.
id, July 6th, 1865.
onaPTnnxxxvn. _
providing for the Collection of Taxes
of the town or the city of Hartford, shall be
payable and collectible, on or before the 1511
day of Jul next after the same are laid, and
and if psi on or before said day, two per.
7- cent. discount shallbe'ailowed = thereon. and
no discount shall be allowed thereafter: On
all such taxes remaining due and unpaid af-
ter.the first day of August next after the
same are laid, one per cent. snail he added
and made collectible, as a part of such tax,
and a further sum of one per cent. shall_ be
in like manner added and made collectible
on the first ids of each succeeding month
thereafter unti such tax is paid. -
Sec. 2. The Collector or collectors of
each of the aforesaid taxes, shall, on or be-
fore the fifth dry, of J uiy in each year, give
written orprrnted notice to each tax payer
on his rate bill, stating the amount Of his
tav,'and that the same is due and payable at
the office of Of such collector ; and such no-
tice shall also contains copy of the first sec-
tion of this act, Or a full and plain abstract
thereof; and shall also further publish, on or
before said fifth day of July, and continue
such publication daily until the fifteenth day
of said July, 9. like notice, except as to the
amount of such tax, in at least two daily pa-
pers published in said town or city.
And each collector aforesaid, shall, on or
before the tenth day of December in each
year, give further notice, written or printed
to each tax payer on his rate bill, whose tax
shall then remain due and unpaid, that un-
less the same is paid, on or before the first
day of January next succeedin ,_the same
with all accrued and accruing a drtional per
centage, will be immediately thereafter col-
lected by warrant of distress, together with
twenty-five ce'nts fees for such notice, and
fifty cents fees for such warrant, which addi-
tional per centsges and fees, it shall be law-
ful to add and collect.
Notice in writing, or rinted, deposited in
the post Office in said artford, addressed to
the tax payer at the post office delivery with-
in which he resides,where the same is nown
or actual notice,-written or printed, given in
any other manner, shall be sufiieient notice
under this act; but no notice other than
that required to be publicly advertised, shall
be held or construed to be an essential legal
prerequisite for the enforced collection of any
of said taxes.
Sec. 3. In case the laying of either the town
or city annual tax for the current year, and
the appointment of a rate maker, shall be de-
layed from any cause beyond the first day Of
May, then the same, if it be town tax and
ratemaker, shall be laid and appointed by
the board of selectmen of said town, and if it
be the city tax and rate maker, shall be laid
and appointed by'the board of selectmen of
said town,.and if it be the city tax and rate
maker shall be laid and appointed by the
city court Of said city, on or before the tenth
day of May, the next succeeding, and said
board of Selectmen, and said city court shall
fill all vacancies which may occur respective-
ly in the office of rate maker.
SEC. 4. The rate makers shall immediate-
ly alter their appointment, proceed to make
out their respective rate bills, and shall com-
plete and deliver the same to their respec-
tive collectors, on or before the the tenth day
. Of June, next succeeding.
See. 5. The collectors of said town and ci-«
tytaxes hereafter to be chosen shall hold
their respective offices for the term of two
years, until their successors shall be duly
- chosen and qualified and chosen in their
stead.
SEC. 6. Whenever a vacancy shall exist,by
death. removal, resignation or otherwise, in
the 03cc of either 'Of said collectors, the re
maining collector shall be full empowered
to, and shall discharge all the uties Of said
vacant ofice, for the unexpired portion Of
the term. And in case a vacancy shall ex-
ist as aforesaid in both of said ofilces, the
same shall be filled for the unexpired por-
tion of said term, by a major vote Of the se-
lectmen of said town, and the aldermen of
said city at a meeting specially called and
warned by the mayor of the city for that
purpose.
SEC. 7. The'first seiectman of said town,
and the mayor of said city, shall locate and
prOvidea sitable ofice for the payment and
collection of the respective town and city
taxes, the expenses of which shall be borne
equally between said town and city. And
said respective collectors shall keep said of-
fice open, and be therein in attendance for
the transaction of all business connected with
their respective officesat all reasonable hours
between the hours of 9 O’clock a. m., and 4
o‘clock p. m., on all ordinary business days.
SEC. 8. The said collectors shall be allow-
ed annualy in lieu of all other compensations
for the collection of said taxes, the sum of
three thousand dollars; payable quarterly,
and the portion Of said sum payable to each
collector shall bear the same proportion to
whole sum, as the whole amount of his rate
bills bears to the whole aggregate amount Of
the rate uills of both the town and city for
the current year; to be computed and ascer-
tained by the clerk or clerks of said town and
city, for the time being, within one month af-
tea such rate bills shall have been comple-
te .
Sne._ 9. Whenever a complaint shall be
made mwriting by a majority of the select-
men Of said town, Of the alderman of said ci-
ty, against any collector of said city, to any
judge Of the superior court for incapacity,
neglect, fraud, or malfeasance in Office, said
judge, upon due order of notice, may sum-
mon such collector to appear, and upon full
hearing may remove such collector from his
said Office.
SEC. 10. The collector of each of the tax-
es aforesaid, shall ive bonds with' sufficient .
surety, in the pens sum'of twenty-five thou-
sand dollars, for the faithful discharge of the
duties of his office, which bond shall be exe-
cuted to the satisfaction Of the board of se~
lectmen of said town, in case Of the town tax
collector, and to the satisfaction of the may-
gr of said city, in case of the city tax collec-
or.
Site. 11. Each of said collectors shall pay
over tO' the treasurer Of said town or city,by
whom his tax collections are receivable, on
the first mondayin each month, all money’s
by him collected on such taxes up to the
time of such payment.
SEC. 12. All acts and parts of acts, incon-
sistent with this act, so far as the same are
applicable to the town or the city of Hart-
ford, are hereby repealed.
Approved, June 6th, 1865.
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An Act III addition to “an Act relating to
' u .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatt'm in General Assembly convened :
That no sheriff or sheriff's deputy shall
hold the Ofilce of county commissioner.
Approved,July 6rh, 1865.
«Ob-o
an YORK m 1865.——According to the
census for 1865, New York city has a popu-
iation of 1,003,250—an increase of nearly
200,000 since 1860. The total valuation of
roperty in the city in 1865 is $680,784,365.
eal estate increased $16,655,399, while per-
sonal estate nominally fell off $46,000,000,
owing to. the fact that govern ment bonds are
non—taxable under the law of Congress.
The lower wards are declining in popula-
tion ;- the first having lost 1,006 in five years,
the second 500, the third 750, the fourth
1,000, and the fifth 2,000. Up town the in-
crease is greater than in any former period;
the sixteenth ward having gained 10,000 in
five years. the seventeenth 20,000, the nine—
teenth 25,000, and the twenty-second 8,000.
The. seventeenth ward has now the enor-
mous population of 93,000—a city in itself
—the twentieth has 83,000, the twenty-first
71 500, and the twenty-second 80,000.
It is estimated that the aggregate popula-
tion of the state will foot up 4,350,000, and
that the basis of senatorial representation
vn'll be 135,937 and of assembly represen ta-
tion 84,000.
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W A significant speech was made by See.
Harlan, on Thursday evening, in acknowl-
edglcment of a visit of serenaders, in defence
of resident Johnson, and declaring that the
Union party had “a great responsibility im-
nosed unonit to keep its columns intact and
7. = - - - .atil the disorganized States
. .‘tiy is restored through-
-' - ‘ As' to President
"at: that, now he
‘ power, he
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SEC. 1 All taxes hereafter laid by either‘
» eran Volunteers.
firm—flit Glands.
Tuesday, August 22, I865.
Our Agricultural Fair.
President Plumb was in town last week
and in concurrence with prominent mem-
bers of the Society, located upon the Amphi-
theatre Grounds again for this year’s annual
Show.
The track will be commenced this wisely;
and is to be enlarged to a full half mile. It‘
is designed to add every attraction to the ex—
hibition this year which experience, good
taste and the best interests Of the Society will
:warrant. Arrangements are making to sup-
ply the best literary talent which the whole
field of Agricultural literature and education
can furnish, so that a lecture or address may
be given every? evening within the tent;—
This is as it should be. Our own farmers
fully understand (whatever may be the re-
mote impression) that few Connecticut State
Fairs have exceeded our County. exhibitions
in the choicer specimens of Horses and Cat-
tle, Mechanism and Fancy Wotk." In mere
number-sand magnitude we have of course
shown year after year specimens of Work-
ing Cattle, Milch Cows, Sheep and Swine,
There is no empty “brag” in the assertkni‘
that the Fannsrs of Fairfield County cannot
and are not beaten in all that appertains to
an enlightened and improved Husbandry.—
No county in New England exceeds ours in
the number of its really fine Cattle and Hor-
ses, or in the variety and extent of improved
modes of cultivation, or of new and valua-
ble labor-saving Agricultural Implements and
Machinery. We confidently predict then
that our Fair next month, will be one such
as the Farmers, and Fruit and Animal grow,-
ers of Western Connecticut shall feel proud
Of, and one that will do full credit to the pos-
sibilities of this rich and productive County.
The enlargement and improvement of the
Track will draw out a larger number of bet-
ter roadsters under the classifications for
speed than we have hitherto had. The gen-
eral enlargement of the grounds, will afford
more space and comfort to the daily crowds
‘ who throng the Fair; while the erection of a
wooden Building to be attached to the Tent
will insure the exhibitors of valuable articles
against loss from pilfering or damage in the
event of rain.
Owing to the Amphitheatre grounds having
been appropriated to other purposes since
last year’s exhibition, it was with extreme
reluctance that its use was granted. An ap-
preciation of the Committees determination
to render this year‘s show as inviting as pos-
sible to the people, and their liberal desire
that in every appointment it should surpass
all previous exhibitions, had a more potent
influence in its procurement than any pecu-
niary considerations could have done. T
ground: there are exceedingly convenient,
accessible and inviting, with an abundance
of water and shade. The Track will be the
best the society has ever had. The Tent
will be enlarged by the erection of a wooden
building for the safety of choice and valuable
articles, which for the want of it have hith-
erto been withheld. The Speaking will be
of the best order, and all the attractions such
as cannot fail to command the earnest efforts
and co-operation of all its friends and pat-
rons.
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The Twelfth Regiment.
The Battalion composed of veterans Of the
Twelfth Conn. Regiment, under Lt. Col. Geo.
N. Lewis, which has lately been on duty at
Savannah, arrived in Hartford, on Friday
morning last, and are soon to be mustered
out of service. They were well received by
the citizens of Hartford, and were addressed
by Mayor Stillman, and by their old com-
mander, Col. Henry C. Deming. The Bat-
talion numbers 328 men. A company from
N orwalk, under command Of Capt. Stephen
D. Byxbee, went out in this Regiment. The
Regiment has seen much hard service, and
has an honorable record. It went out with
Butler’s famous expedition, and was the first
Regiment to set foot on the sacred soil Of
New Orleans.
They participated in the siege of Port Hud-
son, during which they lost 108 men killed
and wounded. They remained in the De-
partment of the Gulf until the summer of
1864, when they were transferred to Virgin-
ia, and assigned to Gen. Sheridan’s command
and took an honorable part in his famous
battles in the Shenandoah valley. After the
conclusion Of hostilities, they were sent to
Savannah, where their good conduct gave
much satisfaction. We give them a hearty
welcome home.
«Ob!
WOrders have been issued for the im-
mediate mastering out of the 10th Conn. Vet-
GOOd. ‘
W
org” Rev. Dr. Mead Of St. Paul’s Church,
Norwalk, has had two months’ leave of ab-
sence voted him, and to have his travelling
expenses paid.
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City Visitors.
A party Of New York Gentlemen who
designate themselves the .“ Howard Associa-
tion,” and number some 35, have been rural-
izing for the past week upon Hovt‘s Island,
abreast of the palatial residence Of Lewis 0.
Wilson. They have acapacious tent pitch-
ed for their accommodation, are uniformed
in blue shirts and white caps, have their cook
and waiters with them and are in all respects
armed and equipped'for a sensible, economi-
cal andmost agreeable summer pic-nic re-
creation.
They propose to lease the Island and erect
wooden buildings upon it another year
and make this spot their permanent an-
nual rendezvous. We certainly hope they
may, for while they belong to the working
Class of New York citizens, they are never-
theless gentlemen in instincts and behaviour
and we know that our people will be glad
to greet their advent with each returning
year.
As one of the indications of their charac-
ter, we craved the privilege of copying a
couple of the Rules and Regulations govern-
ing the Association, which are as follows:
3D RULE. “Any member in uniform being
found intoxicated, will be fined five dollars.
Second offense, expulsion.
4TH RULE. Trespassing will not be per-
mitted. Any ' members offending will be
fined or expelled according to nature of the
violation.
The officers are Daniel MOGarvey, Presi-
dent; Wm. T. Morley, Vice-President; Isaac
P. Smith, Secretary; George E. Pray, Treas-
war.
The party leave for their homes tO-day.
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WThe printer is again under obligations
toMr. E. Smith, Of the Crockery Store, for
tablishment.
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WA new Light Infantry Company to be
designated 00. E, and attached to the 8th
Regt. Conn. National Guard, is being raised
in Bridgeport.
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WTbe Adams We: ofiice has been
removed across the street to store of the
Smiths’ in Burrali’s Block.
been behind our State Fairs, but We have}
which would put to'shame the best State ex- ,
hibitious. “i1
specimens of the “stock in trade” Of his es-_
The Atlantic Cable. .
After 1250 miles of the Wire had been
, laid, the cable parted. It was subsequently
grappled three times, but the grappling m5...
chinery broke. Buoys were set,to mark the
place, and the Greast Eastern returned to
England for‘stron‘ger grappling machinery.
Mr. Fields claims to have strong faith in ul-
timate success, but it is ngt stated whether
another attempt will be made this season or
not.
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.. , .. Our, -Boads.,z - ~ ? _.i ,
' The present severe drought clearly indi-
cates how worse than wasted is our tax-pay-
crs’ money in ticklingthe roads this-season of
the year, with a little soil, fine dust and ashes. -
Our whole system is radically wrong and is
worse than the old plan of every man his
own road repairer. If this year’s lesson but
induces the adoption of some plan at our
next town meeting, whereby the roads can
be kept in order .at all seasons, instead of. let-
ting them go till midsummer, perhaps the
eight or ten thousand dollars fooled away
this season, may not be altogether lost.
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WThe Sabbath School Children of the
1st Congregational Church were‘tre'at'ed to a
6 A. M. excursion ,to. Roton Point, 'on Tues-
day. After keeping their dear' mammas up
nearly all night preparing “rations” and dri-
wing sleep from all eyes after 2 O’clock A. m.,
”for fear of being 'left,‘the’y set sail in the
'.“good leop Howell” at 6 o’clock, which
bore them in safety to the mud flats at South
Norwalk in about three hours time. ' But
Superintendent Bissell was . equal ‘ to the
emergency and the children were all safely
re-embarked' on small boats and soon were
borne on their winding way rejoicing to Ro-
ton Point. Here they ate, and sang and
gamboled to their glad hearts content, re-
turning, tired and tagged out, and yet'hap.
py, at an earlyhour in the :evening'.'_' Heav-‘
en blessthe'children Smith would in" 'ms-
king their young nyé‘s‘ glad . ‘ ‘
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Win the advertisement of an Auction
Sale at old Greenwich, published in our (last,
the name should‘have been J acob ,jM'e‘ndell,
instead Of Jacob Meade. The sale comes off
on Wednesday. - '
0".
Anson. MEETINose-The Annual Meet-
ing of the Stockholders of the Danbury &
Norwalk Railroad Company, is to be held
in this town,- on the 319: inst.
The Annual Meeting of the‘Center School
District, for election Of officers, &c., is to be
held at the School House, on the evening Of
the 24th inst. _
The Annual Meeting of the Over-River
School District, is to be held on the evening
of the 26th inst, at the School house. Elec-
tion of Committees, &c.
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Lanms’ Fans—The ladies .Of StPaul’s
Church are going to hold a Fancy Fair at
Norwalk Hall the last of this month. That
it will prove a pleasant afi‘sir may be taken
for granted, for Norwalk ladies never fail in
undertakings of this kind.
c<.>~..————-—.
Bro Flam—Last week, We saw on exhibi-
tion at Sanford Sholes’s market, a striped
Bass which weighed 42 1-2 lbs., and was
caught in our harbor by a Mr. Merritt, on
Monday last. With such fishing in our own
waters what is the use of going to Nantucket
to catch horse-mackerel. or anywhere else to
catch three pound Bass?
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WThe issue of the N. Y. Daily Wm
for Monday, was printed on paper made of
Bamboo imported from Jamaica. The paper
is manufactured by the Fibre Disintegrating
Company of New Jersey, and is Of very good
quality. They are also making paper from
Sugar Cane, which is Said to be better and
cheaper than that made of Rye Straw.
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Pre-Nrca—The children Of the South Nor-
walk Baptist Sunday School held their annu-
al Pic-Nic, on Wednesday last. The School
embarked on board the Steamboat John Ro-
mer, and had a delightful sail down the
Sound to Sand Point, Long Island, where
they landed and enjoyed themselves as chil-
dren only do, until half-past four O'clock,
when they re-embarked on board the Steam-
er, and arrived home safe, in good‘season, no
accidents or unpleasant incidents having oc-
curred to mar the pleasures of the day.
There were about 125 persons on the excur-
sion. The following named gentlemen are
the officers Of the school : _
Mr. H. L. Norton, Superintendent; Mr.
Thompson, Assistant Superintendent ;.C.' T.
Raymond, Treasurer; Asa H. Kidney, Li-
brarian ; B. Wilcox, Assistant Librarian;
Arthur Hathaway, Secretary. '
«ON -
WOn Friday last a mon‘sterWatermeiiou
and several large nut-meg melons were de-
posited in our Sanctum together with the
compliments of Mr. Sanford Sholes', who
keeps the “model Market.” next door to
C. d: E. Lockwood &. Co. .We enjoy those
complimenta—we do, and return our‘ hearty
thanks for the same. '
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Drama—Persons wishing any kind Of
Dyeing done, will do well to , leave their or-
d era for L. Moegling, whose advertisement
will be found in another column.
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Help at Last.
A friend brings us the comforting assu-
rance that our Oemetery is at last to be bereft
of its tail, ragged grass and unsightly weeds.
Every possible effort has been made by lot
holders by Stockholders and the public to in-
duce the Board Of Directors to jump at least
one dividend and“fix up”a little, but all to no
purpose—The grass has grown rank,the Av-
enues have gone to weeds and everything look
as repulsive as it is possible forthe resting
place Of those we loved in life, to look, and
yet no friendly, generous human hand of a
Director, has done ought to relieve the dis-
grace. But help cometh at last. Brute in-
stincts could no longer hold out against the
disreputable condition ‘of the Cemetery, and
as we write, we are assured that an, old
white horse is vigorously at work destroy-
ing weeds and grass at a most successful rate
over avenues and graves and mounds and
unenclosed lots l He has toiled~ all night
and yet shows no signs ofl agging Yet why
limit the work to the weary nibble of one
horse. Why not open the grounds to gener-
al pasturage? it will pay better. Take sveral
horses—get a drove. Their foot-prints may
be a little unsightly on' new.made graves,
but what of that, it will pay and help ' make
the dividends “btyger"—and besides it is im-
possible that the grounds should look worse.
Yes, get the old horses. If they are scarce
advertise for them Messrs. Directors. We
charge only a dollar a square. ‘ ‘
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. A Horse Th e! Taken. ’
The man Wells, who has stolen so many
horses, and other property, was arreSted in
Redding, Wednesday evening last by ofilcer
Duncomb, be having been, followed, up,; or
tracked there, by persons from Newtown.'
He had, when taken, a pair of horses and a
carriage, &c.,‘ which has since been cla.me.i
by the owners, who live in the neighbor-
hood of Poughkeepsie. He has plead‘guilty
to the charges against him, and will proba-
bly spend the remainder of his life in Weth-
ersfield, he having been there three or four
times.
l TLocaI Improvements.
To every enterprising citizen of Norwalk,
it must be a source of unfcigned gratificrtion
to note the onward magmas mun coming city
is making. Norwalk is rich in capital, in
business energy and beyond all in the gifts
which a beneficent Creatorwho hath verily
given us “a goodly heritage.” It was the
trite remark of one who had visited every
principal town on the civilized globe “ that
God had done more for Norwalk and the
people less for themselves, than any spot
place where there is such an endless variety
Rivor and Harbor, of Island and Mainland,
so" pictersquely and harmoniously blended
villages of theme Hematite.
The fact is commonplace and little dwelt
upon, but why. is'it that _ every lover of the
wild and beautiful and harmonious in nature
loves to come to Norwalk, and why is it that
of her many sons, scattered up and down in
the earth, all lOVe and yearn, so earnestly to
return hither before they die ? Norwalk
“abounds in the, beautiful, in its topography.
God has been bountiful in his gifts, and ma-
ny Of our people are‘beginning to show evi-
dences, Of an appreciation of the fact. But
more enterprise, and, more liberalhy is need-
ed,.to makeour tow'noll that it should be.
We want more and-cheaper building "lets.
We fmperittoely need more'genteel tenements
rentable at a moderaterater The demand
today is far beyond the supply. ' We Mo‘nt
enbugh of anything, except . it be rum shape,
Groceries and dust. We 'wantmore facto-
ries on our streams, more foundries and
workshops, at more generous and liberalisenti-
ment among our people, so that when a
horse railroad, Water Works, a new avenue
or a sewer is to be constructed, full oneshalf
of the community shan’t fallinto convulsions
over. the probable .ilnprmzement. In . this
view we rejoice whenever a new road is
opened in any section of the town, or when-
evera new house or even" , a barn is erected
for individual'improvement and increasing
individual values, augments the whole,
There is’n't 'a new ba'rn orfsmoek'houseerect-
ed, but that. [the improvement’addsfvalue lo-
_ all remaining properties,though slightlt may
appear. If this is not so, why is it that lots
on West. avenue, now readily command
for more than One? And so in all parts of the
town. When will our citizens learn the sig-
nificant truth, that whatever benefits one
section, benefitseeery section and adds to the
general good. .
In this view we rejoice at the purchase and
improvement of the old Belden place. The
construction of new roads through and behind
it. So too, of numberless other purchases
and improvements which have transpired in
all parts of the town during the past season.
Perhaps the most noticeable improvement
in its magnitude and develOpment is that Of
Mr. LegrandeLockwood. Here several es-
tates have been swallowed up, and under the
skillful touch of Mr. Wm. Truby, another
son 'Of' Connecticut born with a genius for
landscape creations, the rough, uncouth
surfaces are blended into grottoes, lawns,
park, lake and gardens. Here upon a space
of less than ascore Of acres, will be expend-
ed afull half million of dollars. Aside from
the beauty and attractiveness wrought by
this vast expenditure, have our citizens
thought of dream and assistance they are
directly to receive in the transfer of taxes
upon this invested wealth thus thrown into
the laps of our assessors ‘2‘ We trust they
have, and if perchance a request should ever
come from that qaurter for an improvement
Of the Highway, or clearing of a ditch, we
trust the rusty old curmudgeous who always
oppose “improvements,” who lay awake ’0
nights in_ fright of “improvements” who
rave at tOWn meetings about "tmproeements"
and who gotothe grave soured and mad at
all the world and the rest of mankind be-
cause Of growing “t'mprorements"—We trust
town doing its duty. We have had those who
bore sway, who defeated the laying out of a
railroad from Massachusetts down through
the valley traversed by the Danbury Read;
who defeated the Court House "and Jail
when the County was a unit in its wish to lo-
cate here; we drove away i the New Haven
Company from locating their track across the
River and Mott Estate and locating their De-
pot on Union Park as they desired to
At a later period this element fought our
' improved school system, sought to defeat our
Horse Railroad, but thanks, all thanks, to a
better public sentiment, the fossils are now in
such a hopeless minority that it is Only now
sitiontothe, town’s onward progress. Our
"peOple'have been educated up to a greatly. im-
proved public spirit in the last half - dozen
years, while the new comers who buy and lo-
cate among us, have stimulated the most
hopeless of our fogies in some cases to a most
remarkable development Of enterprise. All
in all. we expect seen to see Norwalk and the’
citizens Of Nomaik rid of that narrow mind-
ed, jealous bigotry and ; selffishness which
hitherto has borne too general sway. There
is hope and a charm in our ideal of the future
of old Norwalk. ' « ‘
M.»
ExcnnerN.—-Phoenleose Company, NO.
1., of this place, have their Annual Sailing
Excursion down the harbor, on Wednesday,
the 30th inst. They always have 'a good
time, and we trust this-one will not be an ex
ception to the general rule. ’
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‘ W Gen. Grant arrived at hisold home in
Galena, Illinois, On Friday afternoon. and
was receivd with overwhelming demonstra-
tions ofjoy. by an immense concourse Of peo-
ple, who were waiting to greet him. Hon.
E. B. Washburne made an eloquent address
of welcome. Guess Ulysses, L. L. D., can
now be made Mayor of that city, and get the
sidewalklaid if he wants to.
. —~ ~ amp——
W The “M'eriden Literary Recorder”
comes to us this week‘with a new heading,
and enlarged to nearly the size of the Ga-
zette. It is neatly-printed, but the new cuts
are-hardly. in keeping with the character of
the-paper. The first page is filled with origi-
nal Miscellaneous matter, and the inside with.
spicy editorialsand locals. The :editor, Lu-
ther G. Riggs, intends making the'Recorder a
first-class Literary paper, and we' wish him
success in'his pet undertaking.
~0>¢o,———i— '
WILTON—It is rumored that the 'Fair'isOO
to come off under the Tent, is to' he a “big
thing.” Make arrangements toga and
“see it."
«Q».
STEAMBOAT.—The John Router has chang-
ed her time of leaving South Norwalk back
to 8 O’clock, or on arrival of the Danbury
train. This change we think, will give very
general satisfaction. The time ‘Of leaving
New York is 3 O’clock.
Asuitable building has been put up on
the wharf at South Norwalk for storing
Boat at Norwalk. ,
' ' <0». _ ,
-——‘-‘Wa'n’.t to 886' Grant mighty bad do you?’
said a blue-‘coated’veteran to the people crow—
ding aboard’the car the other morning, on
their wzy toget a squint at our famous Gen-
eral. ‘ -a-a-ll, why in thunder didn’t on
come down to the front, when he want to
see you. boy i‘"
1119-3306 ever seen.” :The first is ”WWW“??? ’
" ~‘ly tine, fer we 'defy'snyi'one to name any
of hill and dale, of wood and level plain, of.
in one beautiful whole, as right here in the.
$5000, which ten years since, would, not sell
none such Will appear to fight against the,
and then that one is heard to peep in‘ Oppo-‘
freight. Mr. T. Hartwick is agent for the ,
The Ketchum Frauds.
'l‘hc all-exciting topic the past week has
been the monster frauds of Edwin B. Ketch-
um, son of Morris Ketchum, Esq, of West-
port. The following article from Harpers’
Weekly, goes over the whole ground, and is
evidently written by one personally acquaint
ed with the minutcst facts of tlic case. It is
the best and most intelligible account we
have seen, and we can do no better than to
copy entire.
The great house of KETCHUM, SON &. Co.
has been for ears the clearing-house for the,
Connecticut nks, and a -‘ number .‘ Of.'other'
banks throughout the country. Its deposits
have been at times over five million dollars.
In the crisis of 1857 Ketchum, Son & Co.
never suspended specie payments, and paid
~ gold when the . banks refused to do sO.——'
When the suspension of 1861—’62 took place
Ketchum, Son 85 CO. paid specie long after
the banks were on a paper basis. - And for a
long time after the currency began to depre-
ciate they were the heaviestho ders of gold
in New York. When gold after rising to
173, began to fall, they were the first to sell,
and it was currently supposed they had made
as much on the falias they had previously
made .on the rise. When stocks began to
advance in 1863 they were large buyers, and
took the lion’s share Of the great harvest that
was garnered in that year, and in the first
quarter of 1864. Fortune never deserted
them tIll April 1864, when it was reported
that they lost heavily during the panic. '
Up to that time the house had the credit
of all the operations which were made in its
name, whether this theory Was well founded
.Or not, it seems that after April 1864, the
house did not operate. But one of its mem-
bers, Edward Ketchum, did. He undertook
by a bold Bear campaign, to repair his A ril
losses, and in the autumn and winter of 1
he succeeded to a marvelous extent. Every
one who has operated in Wall Street knows
how quickly profits, or losses, accumulate in
active times, when operations are large.—
Between June 1864 andJanuary 1865, Ed-
ward Ketchum must have made near a mil-
lion dollars. He became infatuated with his
success. On the news of the decisive victo-
ries won by Grant, Sheridan and Shaman.
he sold stocks short, to an amount far exceed-
ing the operations even of J acobLittle. His
theory was that with peace? would ,come
collapse, prostration of-businéss,“ decline of
railroa receipts, contraction. of currency,
andageneral stagnation. It‘ mountain -- n
Wall Street that what every one expects‘ ’ ' new
er comes true. Every one agreed with
Edward Ketchum, and sure enough ever
one was disappointed. There was no .co -
lapse, no prostration, no decline in' railway
traffic, no contraction of currency. The ,
movementfalled, a Bull movement was in-
augurated and was successful, and Edward
Ketchum lost all his previous ins, and
Rrobably all the money he could raw" from
is firm besides. , . -~ . '
He was not discouraged. He paid his
debts, covered his shorts, preserved his cred-
stocks for the rise as he had previously sold
. for the fall. Bought more—how man more
no one knows; probably, in all,five t mes as
many as Jacob Little in his boldest days had
ever dared to handle. Throughout he man-
aged matters with admirable dexterity; al-
ways claiming to have little or no personal
interest in the market but to be merely the
broker of a powerful and wealthy clique
whose names remained concealed. He was
believed. His purchases were commonly
talked of as purchases by “the Ketchum par-
ty.” He‘was the party; he alone, a boy Of
twenty-six—cold, serene, self possessed ;
never, in any state of the market, fiurried or
excited ; always a model financier.
But to buy $25,000,000 worth of stocks—
snd rumor estimates Edward Ketchum’s
purchases as high as this—money as well
as credit is requisite. People are apt to call
up deposits on speculative contracts even
with the best houses. Now Edward Ketch-
um had lost his money. To what extent
the house of Ketchum. Son & Co. was im-
plicated with him. and to what amount he
could use their capital, are questions which
can not as yet be determined ; it is clear,
however, that in June and July of this year
Edward Ketchum needed money badly, and
his brokers, Graham 85 00., must have press-
ed him for margins. ‘ He was not at a loss.
A few months since. with a view of facili-
tating transactions in gold, the gold brokers
agreed to keep gold accounts in the Bank of
the State Of New York, and to transfer
gold from one to the other by means of cer—
tified checks instead Of carting the gold from
Office to Office in bulk. Under this arrange-
ment all the actual gold in market in the
city lay in the vaults of the State Bank; and
deliveries among brokers were made by old
checks, duly certified. The bank issue to
its customers check-books to be used exclu-
sively for gold transactions. One Of these
check-books, issued in the .name of Charles
Graham & CO. was secured by Edward
Ketchum. . -
A few days afterward it became rumored
that the gold market was to be t‘ cornered.”
Large sums of money had been borrowed
right and left of banks, bankers, and mer-
chants, on gold 3'. e. gold checks, at .a. h' h
rate of interest, on the special condition thatlfiw
Macks sltould never be used in the market.—
Fmsncial Pundits in the daily papers declar-
ed that Ketchum was trying to put gold up
by creating a scarcity, and gave in evidence
he unwrllmgness to have his gold 2. a. gold
checks, loaned out on the street. They little
dreamed of the real reason this policy.
ing to bein a- friend’s office while the. end
was examining his “ collaterals” noticéd'a
certified gold check among them. He knew
the drawers of the check. He knew their
signature. Seizing the piece of paper. be ex-
amrned it. “Tia very odd,” said he “that
”Messrs. So and SO don’t know how to spell
their own name.” The “friend” was at once
alarmed. _ The Jenkins defalcation bad crea-
ted uneastness. He sent the checkroun'd to
the firm whose name it bore, and asked if it
was good. He was promptly told that it
was a forgery. Within an hour checks to
the amount Of' $200,000, bearing the names
of leading houses, were produced from safes
and trunks, and were all pronounced to have
been forged. In every instance the checks
ha f been used by Graham & CO.. or Ketch-
um dr Co., as collateral for loans.
Who was the forger l’ was now the ques-
tion, This question was very simply answer-
ed. The State Ban in assuming the mo-
nopoly of the issue 0 gold check-books, had
a motive. It numbered all its checks from 1
to 1,000,000, no matter to whom they were
issued. Thus Jones got Numbers 54,000 to
54,100, Smith 62,000 to 62,100, Robinson 31,-
00fIto’83,000,-andso forth. By -‘ rioting the
number of theforgedchecks, therefore, it
was a matter of an instant to find out to
whom the blank checks were issued. By six
o’clock p. m. on the 14th Au ust, the bank
knew that all the forged chec s came out of
the book sent to Edward Ketchum for 0.
Graham 85 Co., and by half t six Charles
Graham, who had been in il health and ab-
sent from his Office for two months, was able
to assure the bank that the check-book had
never departed from the possession of Ed-
ward Ketchum.
" Events thickened quickly. In the after-
noon of 14th Edward Ketchum, who had
discussed the market with several brokers
with his usual composure, sent a clerk, at
four p. m., to the City Bank with a check for
$70,000. It was past bank hours, but there
was nothiu unusual in the fact that Ketch-
um, Sons; 0., who had so many customers
engaged in the purchase Of grain and cotton,
required that amount of currency at that
late hour. The mone was counted out, a
large pro rtion, at etchum’s request, be-
ing in bi is of small denominations. The
money procured, Edward Ketchum wrote a
letter to his partners, acknowledging his
crime and advismg them what to do, quietly
walked up Broadway, with a bundle of bank-
notes under his arm, bought a traveling-bag
to hold his currency, and departed.
. On the following morning Charles Graham
e 09., leading brokers, and Ketchum, Son or
00., unquestionably the first private banking
house in the city, stopped payment, [and a
frightful panic in Wa 1 Street ensued. Over
two millions of forged checks came to light
during the day. ‘
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5' The residence of Daniel Bridge, (recently of
this town,) In Brooklyn, L, 1., was entered early
Sunday morning last. by burglars, and robbed of a
gold watch and chain worth $00, $67 in gold coin
and $1.00 in paper money, the property of Mr. H. C.
Ho'dgson. '
.<. m.
-——The steamers Pewabic and Meteor colli-
ded in Thunder Ba , Lake Huron, six miles
from shore, last ednesday night. The
boats Were running full speed; and struck
of the Pewabic, cans-'2 '
four minutes. N" ‘
The Meteor “"1 in. ,
—A .3... . .,
Quake" .
.I' ‘ut.
it, reversed his policy, and bought as .msny-
On the14th of August a banker, ha‘ ' n—c
with such force as to crush in the entire bow '
the Housatouic B. R.
A frightful accident took place about 11
o’clock Tuesday morning, on the Housutonic
Railroad, about three and shelf miles from
the Bridgeport depot, by which a number of
lives were lost, and a large number of per-
sons injured. An extra fricght tram was sent
up the road in the forenoon. By an accident
to the cylinder of the engine, the freight
train stopped on the track near the paper
mill at Trumbull, about three miles from
Bridgeport. A flag was sent back on the
track by the conductor of the frieght tram,
to warn the passenger train of the danger.
When the latter-train came up it hitched on
to the freight train, and was slowly drawing
it back to Bridgeport, at the rate of about
eight miles an hour . When near the Pe-
quonnoek Mills, the train was met by a new
locomotive, coming up the track on trial.
At a curve on the road, the new engine
came suddenly in collision with the train
backing down. Several of the cars were en-
tirely demolished, the engine going literally
through the rear passenger car.
To add to the horrors, the steam cap came
ofippermitt‘iugfl the steam to escape in vol-
umes;'scal ing‘ :many who would othewise
have esciped.” " ' 7 ' "
Thesnumberkilled is eleven, five of them
are ladies‘ ,
Mrs. E. O. Wakemau, of West ort,recent—
l married, and her sister-in-law rs. Henry
am berton, of Brooklyn, N. Y. daughter of
Robert Spencer, Esq , of that city. were
killed. , .
Mrs. Charlotte Csbell, of Stockbridge,
killed.
Miss D. A. Smith, killed.
MisaEmma Thorn,scalded.. , ' ~ -' ,
Maria-Thorn, mother of Emma, scalded;
since died. ' ' _
Miss Florence Csbell, scolded. -
Samuel Crofut, Of Stratford. killed. '
Thoma O’Brien, 9. boy about six years .Of
age killed. , ,
m. Memmett, Of West Cornwall,aged 10
years; killed.
Chas. Davidson, of Milford, scalded, bruis
ed in head, left arm, and le . ' _
Miss Eliza Tucker, 128 est 23d street, N
Y. slightly bruised. ' ,
Mrs. Richard Marshall, Bridgeport, se-
verely scalded.
Mrs. H. B. Taylor, Bridgeport, sealded and
otherwise irgfrtred.
, Geo. W. nsfield, 2d Conn. Regiment
Heavy Artillery, Falls Village, badly scalded
and unable to answer questions. He had
his dischar e and $280 in money in his pock
et. Since led.
S. B. Deming,‘ 44 Morton Street, New
York, hands and feet scalded, and face had-
ly cut. Since died.
Juliet Hurlburt, Wilton, Conn. head bad-
ly bruised, and injured internally. .
Mrs. John H. Hurlburt, Lyme Rock, scald-
ed badly. ‘ ._ . ‘
. David P. Beers, Newtown, somewhat in-
jured.
Wm. Slawson, Kent, scalded about the
neck and 13g. Jas. Memmot, Walden, Or-
ange CO. . Y., badly scalded—recovery
doubtful.
Michael Dunn, Falls Village, (a member Of
Co. E, 6th C. V.,) wounded in head, right,
hand and leg."
Joseph Dunn, of Kings 00., Ireland, cut
over the e e. '1
h Maria yland, Kings 00., Ireland, back:
urt.
Mrs. E an an elderly lady of Newtown,
badly sca ded and one leg broken. Died.
Timothy Farrell Of Hewleyville, both legs
broken.
Maria Prunty, 27th street, New-York, leg
broken. She lives with a Mrs. Dunn in
New-York, and is a servant girl.
James Ward, brakeman, leg or aucle bro-
ken, face badly eut, hurt inwardly.
Mr. Larned, of Philadelphia, was bruis-
ed and scalded.
Mrs. Benajah Mallory, of Bridgeport,
sli htly bruised.
. 0. Patterson, express messenger, slight-
iy bruised.
—————O<<.>o
WThe large button factory of Maltby,
Morton dc Co, in Waterbury, Ct., was total-
ly destroyed by fire Friday morning. The
building was entirely of wood three stories
high, and burned likea cinder. Loss, $80,000.
Insured $40,000 The fire was probably the
work of an incendiary.
n<.>s
E‘h the list of Patents issued for the
week en ding Au . 15, we notice one to Chas.
W. LeCount Of orwalk, for improvement
in governor valves.
.‘....
W It isa very singular fact that farmers
generally prefer sending their produce to
New York, to selling at home, even if they
receive smaller prices by so doing. Take
this vicinity, for instance. Everything, al-
most, produced in this part of the county,
can be sold to better advantage in Norwalk
than by sending to New York. But farmers
think differently and send their stuff to the
city, often getting less than offered here, be-
sides having freight bills to pay. Our mer-
chants are obliged to go to the city, buy the
same things, pay freight, and sell at city pri-
ces. This is, of course, good for the packet
men, but not so interesting to the consumers-
But if farmers will do so, let them. Consid-
erable amusement has been created lately, by
the extraordinary good luck in selling bay,
of one of our well-known down-town farm-
;srs, who believes in large prices for every-
thing he sells and small prices for all he buys.
‘Last year he sent his hay to the city, and re-
ceived $35 per ton, withwhich price he was
much gratified. Recently he sent more bay
to the same market, (report says of rather
poor quality,) and the returns were $8.00 per
ton minus $4.00 per ton freight—net cash
price $4.00 per ton. He thinks it shameful
to be treated thus, and claims that it is all
because neighbor Selleck is a “ black repub-
lican.” Perhaps he will send his next lot to
New York.
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a».
W The following article, from the pen
Of one of our fellow citizens, we copy from
theNew York Times: ,
" ’- Internal Revenue.
A paragraph in one of your late issues hav-
ing been somewhat extensively copied, I
would call your attention to certain facts
connected with it. You remark, ‘f We have
been told by two district collectors of inter-
nal revenue that the taxes have been paid
with the greatest cheerfulness, &c.” This is
true, every word of it, and with equal truth
it might be added that had the pecuniaryne:
cessities of the country (during the late rc-
belliou) required it, a much larger Offer-i '
would have been willingly, cheerfully la'
upon the “nation’s altar, a sacrifice for free-
dom.” With ,tbe close of the war, it becomes
.the duty Of: the “government 'tO‘ eXamlne
carefull . _into.tbe practical operation of the
Interna “Revenue Law. ‘This is being done
by the Board of Commissioners now in ses-
sion, and your attention (and theirs) is called
to the consideration Of an important point.
Tue tax now laid upon the manufacturing
Einterests needs careful revision. At present
7‘ the burden borne by the consumers of cloth-
ing, boots, shoes, &c., is oppressive, because
of the repetition of- taxes. As for instance
the manufacturers of cloth, leather, &.c., pay
amount of their sales. This amount enters‘
into the cost Of the articles subsequently
made by the clothier, boot-maker, drc, who
also pay six per cent. upon their gross sales.
Thus the consumer pays six per cent. a. upon
the six per cent. already paid to the govern— .
the two processes of manufacture, but
twelve per cent. upon the two profitsjhade
by the manufacturers. At present this can
beborne, but in the period of rostration
and reactionfto which we are rapi yhggten.
in ,it will be hardly bearable; and alread
pofiitical demagogues are be nning' to useft
for their base purposes. . ays arid means
of taxation can be found which will not only~
supplyany deficiency created by a pro r
adjustment of tax upon the articles allugeed
to, without oppresstng any portion of the
community, and which would have a ten-
dency to place the burden upon the shoul-
ders of those nations whose course has ma-
A knowledge of the material of which the
Board of Commissioners is composed, leads
us to leave the subject in their hands, satis-
fied that the wisdom which unade the selec-
tiouwill be fully justified .by the results of
their labor. HIGHWOOD.
a‘...a-
anenronT.—The Bark Adelaide, Capt.
Clemurs’, direct from Liverpool, with a load
of gas coal to the Bridgeport Gas Light 00.,
upon their fabrics six per cent. upon thelgross -
ment. and twelve per cent. not only upon .-
terially aided in creating the public debt.— -
Letter from New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18111, 1865.
THE REMOVAL or COLLECTOR Dnarnn has
caused considerable excitement in political
circles, and the newspapers contain sensa~
tional articles accounting for it in various
ways. The facts in the case are as follows :
Mr. Barney was removed from the Collector-
ship about a year ago, owing to the fact that
he was not on good terms with "the President,
and had indirectly sustained Mr. Chase for
the Baltimore Presidential nomination-.6?
President Lincoln was desirous of appoint-
ing Hon. Preston King to the Collectorship,
but that gentleman had then no desire to
hold the ofilce, and so expressed himself
to those whose intercourse with the Presi-
dent would necessarily render the Ex-Sena-
tor’swisbes known to him. In consequence
of this‘iattltude' of Mr. King, the Collector
ship was conferred upon Mr. Draper, first,
because it was believed that the appointment
would give satisfaction to the merchants of
New York, and secondly, because be (Mr.
D.) was one of the most ardent and earnest
supporters of Mr. Lincoln’s re—electiou to the
Presidency. Mr. Draper has made one of the
best Collectors this port ever had. A thor-
ough business man, faithful to his trusts and
true to his political convictions, he has dis-.
charged the duties of his ofiice to the satis-
faction Of all concerned. But Mr. Draper
has had to, encounter the hostility of rival
and influential politicians, whose standing at
Washington has been and is much better
than his owu. These men have advocated a
change, and their views have had weight
with the Executive, who finally . determined,
to tender the appointment in question to his
confidential friend and adviser, Mr. King—3
The reasons that induced that gentleman to
decline a year ago no longer obtaining, he
has accepted the Office and will enter upon
the discharge Of his duties on the lst of Sep-
tember. , . ,
HON. PRESTON KING, the new Collector,
is well known to the public as a prominent
Unionist Of Northern New York. He has
held many offices of trust and responsibility .
with credit to himself and the country. He
has represented the St. Lawrence District in
the House of Representatives, and the State
at large in the Senate. In the "memorable
canvas of 1864 he was chosen a Presidential
Elector, and with Mr. Greeley and the Dirt
trict electors gave the vote of New York in
favor of Lincoln and Johnson. Mr. King is
an accurate accountant and will, it is believ-
ed, make a most acceptable Collector. Poss
sessing the entire confidence of the Presi-
dent, he will not independent of any clique
ofpoliticians, and administer his affairs with-
out fear or favor. ' '
Tun Hnavr DEFALCATION of Jenkins and
Ketchum have absorbed the attention of the
community during the week to the exclusion
of almost every other topic, save perhaps
that of the change in the Collectorship. The
full details of these defalcations that you will
doubtless lay before your readers cannot be
added to by anything I can communicate.
William Bement, Esq., one of the assignees
designated by Ketchum, Son do 00., was,
many years ago, associated with Mr. Morris
Ketchum in the Banking business, their of-
fice being in William street. Mr. Bement is
now President of the New York and New
Haven Railroad.
MANY MERCHANTs and other business men
of this city who went into the country some
time ago for the purpose of spending mid-
summer there, are now returning to their
homes, prepared to resume their accustomed
routine of labor in their counting-rooms and
stores.
THE RnsULT on THE KENTUCKY ELECTION
is very gratifying to the friends Of Freedom,
as it unmistakably 'indicates that next year
the State will give a handsOme majority
.against their opponents. The Democratic
majority will not, it is believed, exceed 10,-
000. Last year, McClellan’s majority was
37,000. Five Democrats and four Unionists
are chosen to represent the State in Con-
gress. .
an YORK Forums are in a somewhat
mixed cOnditiou just now, but the decks are
being cleared for action, and the contest will
soon commence. The Union State Com--
mittee have issued a call for aConveution
to be held at Syracuse, on the 20th of Sep-
tember, for the purpose of nominating can-
didates for State offices, &c. The call em-
braces all who supported Lincoln and Fen-
ton in 1864, and who now support President
Johnson.
Tun UNION MEN of Pennsylvania have
held their Convention and made their nomi-
nations. General Hartraupt heads the tick-
et. Hon. John Cessna is Chairman of the
new State Central Committee. Appearances
indicate with unmistakable certainty that
Hon. Simon Cameron will be elected to the
Senate next winter as successor to the Hon.
Edgar Cowan, whose term of ofiice expires
March 4th, 1866. »
Tun NIGHTS ans: RAPIDLY BECOMING COOL-
ER and the the days are certainly more en-
durabie than we have reason to expect. The
approach of September is eagerly welcomed
by all whose avocations will not permit them
; to spend the summer in the country.
Locrmm
(news ITEMS.
-——J eremiah Townsend, clerk in a Savings
Bani: at New Haven, Conn, who absconded
last May with about $100,000, has been clev-
erly captured in Liverpool, England, by two
Philadelphia detectives, on his arrival at that
place from Havana m‘a Southampton. Town-
send sought to use his loaded revolver when
captured, but was prevented. Nearly. $99.-
000 of the stolen money was found m his pos-
session.
—The new Sound steamer Old Colony was
:successfully launched on Tuesday In New
"York. She will be. ready for service about
the 1st Of October.
-———The Hartford ' Post says the Hartford,
Phoenix, City and State Banks, the Travel-
lers Insurance Company, Geor e P. Bissell
do 00., the Carpet Company an others kept
their securities and de sits at the house of
Ketchum, Sons & CO., ew York. The sus-
nsion of that house consequently created
quite a panic in Hartford; on Tuesda , and
many of the bankers left immediate y for
New York to look after their affairs.
——Mrs. Sarah J. Hokirk committed suicide
at Bridgeport Conn., on WednesdayJJy hangs
ing. Shewas first found by her own {daugh-
ter, who sustained a severe nervous shock
thereby. -~ ' _ .
-—Samtoga statistics are becomm quite
plenty. On Friday last the Union otelene
tertained 1460 people, who consumed 1240
pounds of beefsteak, exclusive of other meats
and 400 quarts of ice cream.
.._._....~..,. ,______
(9' We all use Webster’s Vegetable Hair
Invigorator, because it restores grey and fa-
ded hair to its original color, and will net
stain the skin.
. NQ‘I’IOE. .
mum“. nnvn'm‘rn.
Income and License Lax'es.
HE Subscriber will be at his ofilce at SO.
T Norwalk, on Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday, the 24th, 25th and 26th insts., from 9
A. M., to 12 ’M., and at the Office of A. H.
Camp, Esq., from 2to 4 P.M., on each of
said days to receive the above mentioned tax-
rcport the following defalcations. A Paying Teller
of a prominent Wall Street Bank has mysteriously
disappeared with $150,000 belonging to the Bank.
His friends, it is stated, have agreed to make up the
amount to the Bank, to keep the matter quiet. The
robber, whose name of course is not given, ls said
to be a middle-aged man of family, respectably con-
nected, and a church member, of excellent business
and social reputation. Another victim of stock
gambling. ' -
On Saturday night, a Bookkeeper in 3 Grocery
Store, named Henry Singer (probably not “ respecta~
bly connected” or his name would have been with-
held,) was arrested on the charge ofembezzling from
his'empibyers. He confesses to having taken from
$25 to $60 daily, for the past year or more, which
was spent among his friends, be having nothing left.
He was to have been married today. .
An Erie Railroad freight collector, Albert A. John
has absconded, after apprOpi-iating to his own use
an amount variously estimated at from one hundred
to five hundred thovsand dollars, A woman or ma-
ny of them in the case. '-
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ALL’S VEGETABLE SICILIAN HAIR RE-
NEWER has proved itself to be the most per-
fect preparation for the hair ever offered to the pub-
to
. It is avegetable compound, and contains no inju-
rious r0 erties whatever.
IT IL RESTORE GRAY HAIR TO ITS ORIGI-
NAL COLOR.
It will keep the hair from falling out.
It cleanses the scalp and makes the hair soft, lul-
trous and silken. » .
It IS asplendid hair dressing. - ‘
NO person, old (gaming, should fail to use it. .
IT IS RECOM NDED AND USED BY THE
FIRST MEDICAL AUTHORITY.
Q'Ask for Hall’s Vegetable Sicillian Hair '39- '
newer, and take no other. _'
P. R. HALL & CO,
Nashua, N. H., Proprietors.
For sale by all druggists. 6m88'
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woumnn annulus,
ATTENTION!
ALL Soldiers Discharged by reason of
wounds received in line of duty, 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,Danbu Ct.
', OMce—FirstDoor South of, then. ooster
House. , . ‘
which? reference; see ,advertisefae'utr‘in“;
another'column of this paper. 88
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Wan-en’s Improved Felt, Ce-
ment and Gravel Roofing. ..
Decidedly the best, most durable and"
cheapest known in this coun . Materials.
which are liable to be co __ounded_with
this havellong- been in use for coverln
factories and barns, &c., .but never an
this recent discovery has any. kmd of Ce-
ment Roofing been used for ouribest resi-
dences. The combinations of t A swag
are such’ as to “render! it no — er-
proof; makes solid, handsome work, is a
very great saving of at least 25 percent
over any other roofing in use. ~ ‘- g
C. W. Lockwood is sole agent for Farr-
field County. All orders left at. the Store
of A. Moorehouse, Main Street, will receive.
his prompt attention;enquiries freely! an-vr
swered. 1y“ ,_
Wont Ilse Any Other. '
Webster’s Vegetable Hair Invigo-
rator. , ,
IS the Greatest blessing to. those whose
hair has turned grey from any cause ever
yet discovered. . '
General A ent for New En land.
GEE).C. GOODW dz. Co.,
38 Hanover St, Boston.
ALLEN do PHELPS, 441 Broadway,N. Y.
C. F. TOLLES &. 00., South Norwalk, Ct:,
1y27 and Druggisls generally.
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A Bro Tatum—A million is a great many. but two
million is more. As incredible as it may appear.
Messrs. P. H. Drake a; 00., of New York. sell over
two million bottles of PLANTATION litmus a year.
This is nearly one hundred and seventy thousand
dozen, which at nine dollars would be over a million
and a half dollars l Surely, some merit must attach
to an article of such a sale. Go where We willfrom
one end of the country to the other, we are always
in sight of the evidences of the cabalistic S. T.—
1860—X., and these gentleman’s energy. We would
suggest to them a little more elegance in their rock
painting. The Legislature of New Hampshire has
passed a law against their further disfiguring the
WhiteMonntains. , 34
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W HIBKERS l W HISKBRS !
Do you want Whiskers or Mustaches. Our grecian ,
Compound will force them to ow on the smooth-
est face or chin, or hair on bal heads in Six Weeks.
Price, $1.00. Sent by mail anywhere, closely sealed
on recei tof rice. Address _
ey52 p p wanna}: a ’00. Brooklyn, N. r,
. «Oreo-r—
WK you want a ood head of hair, use ,
Webster’s Vegetable air Invrgorator. =
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LETTERS remaining unclaimed inthe Post Office
at Norw State of Connecticut, on the 22d,
day of Aug. 1 .
Allen, Mrs A'C
Hi 'ns. S la
n all Th q
s, Rufus amas-
Banks, Miss Emeline Johnson Miss Maria
Breed, Mess John a Co Lancashire. Miss Ida
Butler; 0 Lawrence ohn P
Bissell. Mrs Susan L Mead, Albert M
Cranfur Miss A W Morehesd Miss E K
Campbel , Catharine Morris, J B Esq
Chain e, John Morehead. Miss
Durand; rs Sarah Pennoyer..MrsE R
Dalley Waity S Sexton, Miss Ada
Edwards, Ca t Daniel swarm, Mrs George 2
Fields, Davi StJohn, Phrlo
Fitch, Miss S Elizabeth Sisson, William S
Finlay, Mrs Jane A Themes. Mrs Charles
Fancy, Patrick Titus, W E
Griffin Joel Taylor W
Hard, in c N Weed, Mrss Annie 0
Hanford Edward Wilcox, Mrs Fannie L
Hubbard, Miss L A Wflcoxson,MissNettie 32
Persons calling for any of the above Letters will
lease say “xovnnrrssn,” giving the data of ill s
53:. Grams use-nan, P. M
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IST 0F LETTERS remainin unclaimed at th
Post Ofiice,in South Norw Aug. 22d, 1&5.
Allen, Mrs P H Illsley, Miss E L
Barclay, John Osmond, Joseph
Berry, Mrs N Raymond, Geo. MJun‘r
Bnrse,Miss Mary Francis2Weeks, Henry C
Dwi ht. Miss Jennie K Wright, Miss Emma
Fitc , Miss Frances E
Persons calling for my of the above Letters VIII
lease say “Anvnnrrsnn,” giving the date of the ‘-
ist. Mar-runw Wncox, r. I" 3
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W mummies).
In POund Ridge, N. Y., Wednesda , Aug. 15th by
the Rev. . K. Cranfnrd, Henry uttle to Miss
Charlotte Taylor, of New Canaan.
In Norwalk. Aug. 213:. suddenly, ’Cvofiruelfs Ray-
mond, eldest daughter of Elbert Raymond, aged 20
years, 11 months and 5 days.
[Funeral at the Episcopal Church on Thursday at
3 o’clock. Friends are invited.]
In this town, on the 11th. inst.,John Foote age 59
In Washin ton, Aug. 11th, Frank B. son of E. H.
and Mary Ea e, aged one year. .
, Aug. 10th, at the residence of. her
daughter, at arlem, Illinois Mary Hayes Bissell,
Site of cream: Emery Bissell, M. D., of Norwalk,
arm. a e cars.
In emigre orty,15th inst., Mrs Elizabeth, widow of
the late 'am Middlebrook, u e000 yrs. 8 mos.
In Fat eld, Au . 2d, Lucretia , eldest daughter
of Abel and Lucret a Beers, aged years.
In Newtown, 12th man, after a short illness, I). V.
B. Baldwin, aged 77 years.
In Danbury. on the 9th, Margaret Currey, ed 8'!
years. Aug. 10th, Fannie Moore, edits yrs mos
In Brookfleld, July 29th, Eliznr E wood, aged 65
years and 10 mos.
In Ridgefield, Aug. 10th, Wm. H eldest son of
Wm H, and the late Sarah E Griffin, a ed 24 years.
In Stamford by Chauncey Ayers, 5?. Gear
Whitney. to Mien-Martha Bates, both 0 New I-
naan. On 11th inst., by same, John Vsnbervsult
to Miss Matilda Lord, both of Stamford.
In Stamford, 18th inst., John Palmer, 11th inst.,
Persia J. Jackson aged 49 years, 11 mos.
In Darien, 16th lust, John B. Treat, aged 44 years,
In
In ofikrien; 16th inst.. Sarah M. Weed, wife of
Henry H. Weed, aged 49 years, 10 mos.
In Ridgeueld, July 23110! Consumption, John D.
Edmonds, late of this city.
The deceased was formerly a Seargeant of CO. E.
2d Mich, Cavalry, was discharged on account of ill.
health ; read law in the Office of Judge Halon, in
this city, and was admitted tO‘ the bar in November.
1863, elected Circuit Court Commissioner in Novem- .
ber, 1864, resigned in April last, on account of con-
tiued ill health, and went to his native State ,to die.
The deceased leaves awldow and three children to
mourn his ultimely end. [Grand Rapids Eagle.)
00W 1'03 son I
OR SALE, a oery superior mach cots
Price $100. Enquire at
3t33 GRznTTn Omen.
A none: 1'01 sun.
VALUABLE Saddle Horse and Road-
ster, for sale cheap. Is young, kin".
arrived on Saturday .wuek, alter a passage of es. _ . - ._
.‘3 digs-ennui S. Ellison, formerly of B., WILLIAM T. CRAW, sound and a fast trottermnm 255,39“
_ f9 med Willie lit-thing. at Rye. 14“! h Dep. Col. Int. Revenue. Arm am: 0!-
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