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\ NORWALK, CONN. TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1867.
VOLUME L--N UMBER 34!
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ISRAEL M. BULLOCK,
gifting it Counsellor militia.”
OFFICE: No. 4 Gazette Building.
LEWIS F. BEERS,
gifting at 3am.
Orrrcn OverSword‘s Clothing Store,
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.
Removal.
DR. ' MOSMAN
Has removed his office and residence to the House
formerly occupied by C. J. Gruman, opposite the 2d
M. E. Church. Office hours, till 9o‘clock, a. m., and
from 1 to 3 o’clock,lp. m. tf25
A Shite can be found at H. II. Baker’s store, South
Norwalk. l ., _
NATHAN S- ROBERTS, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Opposite the Union School House,
2930
W. R. CAKESr M. D.,
From the Royal Opthalmw Infirmary, London
Ph siclan and Surgeon for the Eye and Ear
an Catarrhal diseases ofthe Lungs, Fauces
’ and nasal passages, also Nervouslmaladies of
‘ all kinds, particularly those affecting females.
All of which he has made his special study, and suc-
cessful practice more than thirty years. Testimonials
in abundance of his su erior and successful treatment,
can be seen at his oilice and Residence near the Nor-
walk Hotel, and over Belden’s Tin Store, where he Will
be in daily attendance, from 9 a. m., to b. 11., every
day, except the 1st and 2d of each men , when he
goes to Danbury.
Dr. E. FOWLER. BIRCH,
Physician and Surgeon,
_ Office at the Drug Store of E. Blackman, No. 11 Main
Street, Norwalk, Conn.
R. W. WELLES,
Piano Tuning and Repairing.
In the best manner. Terms moderate.
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
All orders, addressed by mail or personally, prompt-
ly attended to. [3m30
South Norwalk, Ct.
Patent Agency-
WM. VINE,
Agent and Solicitor of Patents,
MECHANICAL DRAUGHTSMAN
AND
MODEL MAKER,
Winnipauk, Norwalk, Conn.
ELBER’I‘ CURTIS, '
' MERCHANT TAILOR,
CURTIS‘S BUILDING Main Street.
1y7
Gents and Youfh‘s Clothing cut and made to or-
der at short notice, of the best materials, in ~the la-
test styles, by experienced workmen, and at rea-
sonable prices.
Removal.
0 o n n w A L L ' s
FASHIONABLE MERCHANT
Tailoring Establishment.
Has been removed to Raymond‘s Building, Main
Street, where .
READY MADE _ CLOTHING
AND
FURNISHING GOOD S.
Can be had in great variety, and of excellent quality.
G. & G. M- HOLMES,”
, DEALERS IN
Groceries,
Flour, ,
Provisions, &c.,
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
< s. n. onus-man a co.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
. Groceries, Flour, Feed, &c.,
14 and 16 Main Street, Norwalk, Conn,
um,“ Dry 0- GOOds,
N ORWALK
INSURANCE COMPANY.
NORWALE, CONN.
CASH CAPITAL, $500000
PAID UP CAPITAL, $100,000
WM. 0. STREET. President.
GEO. R. COWLES, Secretary.
EBEN. IIILL, Treasurer.
Assets over $23,000,000.
GEO. R. COWLES,
S AGENT at Norwalk, and issues Policies for the
for the following Insurance Companies.
Home, of N. Y., Assets Jan. 1st, ’01, $3,286,270
Etna, of Hartford, “ “ " “ 3,128. ‘20
Plimnix, of N. Y., “ “ “ “ 722,219
Home, of N. H., “ “ “ “ 500,000
Norwich, “ “ “ 390,501
Lamar, N. Y., “ “ “ “ 389,375
North American, IIt’d “ “ “ “ 384,010
City of New Haven, “ “ “ “ 330,419
Merchants, Hartford, “ “ “ “ 301,443
IVcstcrn Mass.,Pittsfield, “ " “ 236,424
I-Iampden, Springfieh , “ “ “ “ 200,000
People’s, Worcester, “ " “ “ 405,593
and other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Connecti-
cut. Massachusetts and New York, with assets of
$13.000,000. At So. Norwalk, application may be
made to WM. T. CRAW.
Waterbury & Duncan,
Rear of Norwalk Horse Railway Depot, are
._ now prepared to execute in the best man-
ner and with the. greatest dispatch, everan in the
line of
Carriage-making and Blacksmitln‘ng,
Carriages made to order, and Painting, Trimming
Repairing, 830., done by experienced workmen, with
dispatch.
fii’Good Carriage timber taken in exchange for
wor .
CARR! AGE MAKING
Horse Shoeing (it Black-smithing.
LYON, AHERN, & 00.,
OULD announce to the public that they have fa-
kcu the old stand of Ca t. Henry Lamb, Main
Street, where they are secure to execute in the best
manner and greatest ’spatch anythinri in the above
line. _Carriages made to order, and Horse Shoeiug,
Painting, Trimmmg, Repairing, &c., done by experi-
enced workmen with dis )utch. 1y-14
Aucusrus LYON, \ n. Annmv, CHAS. Fox.
I
Notice.
("HE subscriber havina urchascd the CLOTHING
3L and GENTSFURNIS - ING EMPORIUM, of A.
Ixoeprel, \vill continue the Business in all its branches
. The public are respectfully invited to call and exam-
ine the large and varied assortment of
Ready Made Clothing,
FRENCH CLOTHS, CASSIMZERES and VESTINGS,
which he Will make up to order at short notice and in
the latest fashionable style. E. GUSOWSKI,
1y19 No. 3 Main Street.
Not1ce. ~
HE subscriber havinwtaken the old Horse Slioeing
Stand at the foot 0 Mill Hill, is prepared to do
Horse shoeing and all kinds of job Blacksmithing, on
the most reasonable terms,
He also carries on the Carriage Business at the old
stand occupied by his father for the last twenty-three
years. JOHN SHEPHERD, Norwalk. ft35
Groceries Cheaper than ever
I' O B C A S n I
THE subscricer would inform the public generally,
that he still continues to sell the best of Grocer-
ies, Provisions. etc., at his old stand, No. 4 Skiddy’s
Block, as cheap as the cheapest, He offers great in-
ducements to cash buyers, as he has as large an as-
sortment of groceries of the best qualities as can be
found atany store in the country. We would invite
the spoon! attention ofall to his stock of
COFFEES, TEAS AND SUGARS,
which areof the very best quaiity,and will be sold cheap-
Thc public are invited to call and examine and judge
for themselves. A. MOREIIOUSE.
' DINING SALOON. 0'5
giiiiii‘i’iiiiii
mNEW Y6iiif HOUSE. fl
Meals at all hours. :4
Oysters ;,
O
in every style.
r.
5'
The best of
Wines, Liquors N. Ales.
Also, a first class
BILLIARD SALOON
0 attached to the House.
ISAAC LEE.
2 38
No. 28 Main St. Norwalk.
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1M PO RTAN T
I'I'O GENTLEMEN.
ENTLEMEN would save a good
deal of money in having their
clothes
Cleaned, or Dyed
in all fashionable colors, without rip-
ping them. Also all other kinds of
Dyeing and Cleaning,
done in the best style at
‘ LOUIS MOEGLIN’S
DANBURY DYE WORKS.
Orders left with H. II. Wellinan &Co.,
39 Main Street, Norwalk, Conn. 44
DENTISTRY
IN SOUTH NORWALK.
DR. KENDALL will coutiiine the use of
Laughing Gas,
in extractinrr teeth as there is no longer any doubt
as to its per ect safety when administered by a care
ful and ex erienced Physician, to which hundreds
in Norwal ' can testify.
He will spend three days each week, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday hereafter, in Nor-
walk, that all who desire his services may be accom-
modated But those who wish teeth extracted are
requested to call on Wednesday if possible.
Teeth filled in the latest and most approved
manner, those partially broken away by dc-
cay restored to their former size and shape.
We are constantly making the best styles ofArtifi-
ciul Teeth and can furnish them at short notice.
Room near the Depot, over Swords’ Clothing Em-
porlum.
ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY
01 Hartford.
Incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, $3.128,820
Insure against loss and damn 'e by Fire on Terms
adapted to the hazard, an consistent with
the laws of compensation.
GEORGE ft. COWLES, Sole Agent,
For Norwalk and vicinity.
The Ladies
of Norwalk are going into ruptures about
Coburn’s Washing (it Bleaching Fluid.
It is just what they have always needed in the laun-
dry: No mechanical agency is necessary with this
Fluid to make the clothes perfectly clean and white.
Even washinmboards are of no use now. Directions
.1. G. LEEDS d: 00., Stamford.
on each Bott e.
ELMBOLD’S CONCENTRATED EXTnACT sausa—
PABI‘LLA is the Great Blood Purifier. (from
A. SWORDS’
Circulating Library.
AT the News Depot. South Norwalk. The sub-
. scribcr has made larvc additions to his Circula-
ting Library and liiVitcs fiie patronage of the pub~
lic ; he intends to increase the number of books as
fast as the enterprise will Warrant. lie has also
constantly on he a good assortment of Stationery,
Books, Papers, School Books, Slates. Pencils, Pens,
Pocket Books, doe. The atronage of the public is
solicited. A. S ORDS, South Norwalk.
H. H. BELDEN,
Westport, Conn.
People’s Store
DEALER IN -
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Clothing,
IIATS CAPS and FANCY GOODS. Our BOOT
and SIIOE DEPARTMENT comprises over a bun-
dred different varieties. CLOTHING cut free of
expense. Sewing Machine work done at short no-
tice. Goods from Auction every few days. All the
newest styles of Goods in Market constantly on hand
Praces as lowas any store in the County. Call
an see.
-1\'I'orwalk Machine Shop.
HE subscriber would respectfully inform Manufac-
turers and others using Machinery, in Norwalk
and vicinity, that lie is prepared to do all tliiiirrs per-
taining to a general machine shop. All orders Ioi' the
making or repairing of" every description ofilliucliincry
attended to with promptncss by experienced work-
men. Having uddcd :1 Steam Ell"lnc (in addition to
water power) to his works, he ffiittcrs himself“ he is
well prepared to do all kinds of work at, very short
iiotlcc. ISAAC CIIUItCII, Jii.
Machine Shop just back of the Post Olliee and Horse
Railway Building. 11
“PLYMOUTH neon"
I C E 2
AMILIES, Siiloons, Stores, Meat and Fish Mar-
kets, &c.. supplied with good Ice, in any quanti-
ty, on reasonable terms, Orders maybe left at the
GAZETTE Orrics. It. ELLS & SON.
REAL ESTATE.
FOB sans? or nnasn
I‘or a term of years,
FINE house suitable for a large family, a Board-
ing House, or a School. Good gardens, burn and
abundance of fruit; about two acres of ground.
Price $15,000. Terms easy. If not sold soon it will
be Let from the 151'. of Oct. to May. fumlshcd.
Apply to Mrs. L .A. SMITH. “Hillside” Norwalk.
A so some of the most desirable building sites in
the town. Apply as abpve.
For Sale.
. .A. Large House
IN SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
Enquire of S. S. HATCH,
.Soufh Norwalk, Conn.
A. FARM FOR SALE.
ONTAINING 3‘). ACRES : on the road from Dari
on to New Canaan about one mile from Darien,
pleasantly Situated on rising ground overlooking the
Sound, and 'near the new Railroad new building - on
the place is a large new Barn. filled with new lay.
The farm will be sold with all that is growimr on the
place, Corn, Potatous. Buckwheat ; also on tfie place
125 Fruit Trees. Will be sold cheap and the terms
made to suit purchaser. Apply at
S. T. WOOD’S Intelligence Ofllce,
t-f31 _ Norwalk.
P. S.——Will exchange for property in Norwalk.
For Sale.
31
desirable lgcutcd dwelling house, with three acres
of land. containing a variety of fruit, situated on the
Newtown Turnpike, about two miles from the vil-
lage. For particulars enquire of
CHARLES J. HYATT.
5t*31 on the premises.
For Sale.
The place formerly owned and occupied by Isaac S.
Beers, occcascd. For fiirihcr particulars apply to
tf5 MORGAN '1‘. SMITH
Bare Chance.
W0 first-class Building Lots, for sale on the cor-
. nor of Washington and Franklin Streets, front-
ing on Union Park. They are seventy-five feet wide
undone-hundred and seventy-five deep, with abcau-
tifulgrovc in front, and an abundance of Grapes,
Strawberries and Cherries, in bearing. Convenient
at the old stand, No. 3Main Street, Norwalk. 1
to the cars, and in a first-class neighborhood.
January, 5th, 1866. W? E. LYON.
mm a IVES,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
No. 1 WATER STREET.
ROPERTY Bought, Sold Exchanged or Lot, on
‘ reasonable terms. We iavea good variety of
desxrable Houses and Forms in and out of town for
sale on accommodating terms. “32
Wn. R. NASH. NATHAN Ivns.
J'. FERRIS. '
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
50 Estates
ON SALE in_Norwalk and vicinity, from L4 to
200 acres, wrtli buildin s thereon, price from
$450 to $100,000. Also, TO E'I‘. furnished and un-
furnished houses. Addris's J. FERRIS. at Tollcs do
Elyjs Drug Store, South Norwalk. Notice for sur-
veying may be left at the Gazette Ofllcc.
BUILDING LoTs,
F o :3. s .A. 1. m
SEVERAL very eligible buildin" lots for Sale, in
the immediate Vicinity of t c Bridve, others
more remote. Three acres of unimprovedbland pleas
antlylocatcd, for sale at a bargain. A house and
five acres of land, ditto. Apply to A. II. BYINGTON
FLOUR, FEED and GRAIN
At VVholesale.
HEsubscribers having taken the store in Jauies‘s
building, Water Street, just above the store of
Wm. c. Street, are now prepared to furnish Flour,
Feed and Grain at wholesale, at the lowest market pri-
ces. They solicit, and will endeavor to merit liberal
patronage. II. & I. SELLECK.
HENRY SELLECK, ISAAC SELLECK, J n.
(17)
Union Livery Stables.
Next to Iiyxbee‘s Hotel, South Norwalk.
' ORSES and Carriages to_let at all hours. Car-
, riages run to all tlictrains and to the Steam-
boat. Coaclies for Weddings, Funerals, die.
WILLIAM II. WILCOX.
THE PROPRIETORS OF THE
Norwalk Grist and Flour Mill,
continue to sell all kinds of
GRAIN, FLOUR and FEED, ’
in quantities and at prices to suit purchasers.
Grist work promptly attended to. Cash paid for
Grain. MILLS d1 WHIPPLE.
Temperance Dining Saloon.
AT THE OLD SPRING STAND.
JULIUS F. PARTRICK. having taken the above Sa-
loon, recently kept by Mr. Chas. H. Byxbee, is now
prepared to furnish hot meals, at all reasonable
hours. Oysters Stewed, Roasted. Fried, or on the
shell; Families or Parties supplied; also, shipped
in kegs to all parts of the country.
Home made Pics and Cake constantly on hand.
Ale drawn fresh from barrel—no poisonous lead pipe
used. No Liquors kept.
Saloon open from 6 a. in. to 11 o’clock p. m.
(Closed on Sundays) Private Dining Room for La-
dies, entrance under J. F. Bennett’s Store. Gent‘s
entrance under Carier's Shoe Store. 10
“ HOME AGAIN.”
COAL! COAL ! ! COAL I! I
AT
Steamboat Dock,
SOUTH NORWALK.
HE subscribe having resumed his old business as
above, is prepared to furnish the piihlic with a
better article of COAL, than has ever before been
ofi‘ered, and at the lowest possible intes. Also,
w o o :D ,
[18] DAVID II. WEBB.
NORWALK
Steam Dyeing,Scouring Establishm’t
FOOT 0F MILL HILL.
AVING recently made extensive im rovcments
we are now enabled to do all kinds of ycing and
Bleaching iii the best style and at the shortest notice.
All kinds of Ladies‘ Dnnssns, SACQUES, CAPES, MAN-
TLES, SIIAWLS lti‘inons. VELvETs, Famous, VEiLs,
Ibo, Cleaned, by 'and Pressed. Particular atten-
tion paid to the t, caiising,Dyeing and Pressing of
Gentlenicn’s Garments ; they do not require to be
ripped; wcalso Clean or Dye Kid Gloves, so that
they look almost equal to new. We invite compari-
son with goods done at any other establishment,
for brlghtnes of color, softness of finish, or with less
injury to the fabric. Cullnnd sec samples, done at
the old stand foot ofMilI Hill. Agencies at J. She -
herds, opposite the Post Otllce, and J. F. & C. .
Bennett‘s, Smith Norwalk. R. N, PERRY.
Fur niture Repairing.
'I‘IIE subscriber would inform the citizens of Nor-
wnlk, tliatlie has taken the old Engine House,
rearof Slierwood’s Block, Main Street. and now of-
fers his services to the public in repairing all kinds
of FURNITURE on CAiiiNET WARE. All work will be
promptly and neatly executed and satisfaction guar-
anteed. Having had long experience in Upholster—
iug and Repairing of Furniture, and intending to
give his personal attention thereto, he feels confident
of suiting any who are in need of work in his line.
1y23 EDWARD NELSON.
FITCH & BENOUD,
Dealers in
Groceries, Flour, Liquors, &e.
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn,
Having had long experience in the business they
confidently rely upon their abilit to please their
friends and custoiiici's, by fair (lea ing and strict at-
tention to business. tf'4
HARVEY FITCH,
READ THIS!
House and Sign Painting,
at
SOU’I‘II NORVVALK"
Ifarticular attention given to 'Grainin . Blind
Paiiitiiur and Glazing ; also. to Paper Hanging and
Calcciiiiiicing, by J. H. & A. II. KIDNEY.
WShop North of new foundry, opposite Win. E.
Montgomery’s Coal yard, foot of Marshall Street.
South Norwalk. Conn. ”25
ofall descriptions.
Jenn W. Rnnoun.
West wing or Aachen;utilising; **
N Cranberry Plains. Norwalk. a large, newaud
. ensc. Samples of this Pump can go seen at the fol-
Bounties, Pensions, ac.
HAVING just discovered that there has been a
‘ report Widely circulated that I have given u
be Uiilted States Claim Agency business, whic
{is been believed by some. I would here state to
lpcrsons interested that I am fully prepared and
1!! attend to the collection of claims against the
Iaited States Government, the same as heretofore.
' am also fully prepared to make out applications
ntlcr all the late Acts of Con ress respecting equal-
iztion ofxBounty, Increased ensions, &.c., die.
in 3 WM. T. BARNUM.
linbury, 1867. .
A
— Tfao's and 5-20’5.
. _ Nonwnnit, Feb. 18th. 1807,
PAITIESgshiug to exchan e 7-30 Notes, ma-
tringl tli of Aur'ust, next, or 5- 20 Bonds, can
be actimiuo ted on t ie most reasonable terms by
applyiig at ll Fairfield County National Bank.
US a A GEO. E. MILLER, Cashier.
Fruit Ticcs! Fruit Trees! !
\
nutr CINAAN NURSERY.
The subicribcr. take pleasure in announcing to the
public tint their took of
Fruit &,0rnz\menta.l Trees, Vines, live.
is unusualk larg and of unsurpassed excellence.
We feel confident it saying that we believe that our
stoek of AH’LE ' EES particularly, to be the Lar-
gest and Bed. in tli Country. We are also positive
that we can lurnls Trees in better quality. better
order, and foiimss ounr than they can be obtained
from distant Nurseries.
Those wishligto ptrchase Trees and Vines will do
well to send tleir o are early—or still better, visit
our Nursery and ma their own selections.
‘ STEPHEN HOYT a-sous.
P. S. We take leasfie in SIIOWIII persons through
our Nurseries, hctli desirous o purchasing trees
or not; and we dcorhally invite all interested to
visit the Nurser . \‘ .
Bootsl aiid Shoes.
THE Subscribds hajng bought out MR. E. L.
HENDRICKS. Slim Store,'Ely‘s Block, South
Norwalk, would l‘cqiectfi y call the attention of the
public to their . \
NEW srocn or GOODS,
consisting ofa geibral assortment of
Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, dun,
which willbe soil very low for
“ C A S H .
BIOWN & STEVENS.
uncut 5. BROWN. ,\ HARVEY smvnns.
old stand,Iwould rcspe illy invite my friends and
former customers to gii me acali at Ely‘s Block.
N. B. Having return-(*0 South Norwalk, to my
Horse Cars run right by tip
34 .
door.
‘ HARVEY STEVENS.
'BENIS’
Double root-19$!” rump.
Patented Aug. 9th 1864 i. ' _ edJan. 1, 1865
The best recommendation fo.! ‘ d-saving machines
in this age of inventions is that. d prove well.
This machine pumps Rom 10 o 32 gallons per
minute, they are simple,durable, rk very easy, and
do not freeze. Being made of Wu they are not ll-
ablc to corrode, rust, or in any . impart an un-
pleasant flavor; and can be repair I at a trifling ex-
owimr places; South Norwalk ningMill; near
the otcl in Westport; at E. ond’s lace,
Cranberry Plain,and at Cyrus Morga sNorth ilton
Manufactured and sold by f
z. M. consrocx, Sou. Norwalk.
All orders romptly attended to ban accompa~
nied by the cpth of the well, mca ring from the
platform down. i
comrncmomnpu .
CHOCOLATES Ac CAHIMELs.
i
TAPPA CANDE',
BALSAM TOLU DROPS,\.iao
\
GENUINE DIOLASSES CINDY
made fresh every day. Together with a ge‘ ral as-
sortment of American and ‘reach gonfecti c‘py, at
. . 1 ’S.
N. B.—OYSTERS Stewed, Roasted or ed, to
suit, at short notice. Opened Oysters by t uart
or gallon, at the old stand, Ely’s B! ick, Sou or-
we ’. «.
Notice. ‘
IIE subscriber can furnish the Ladies of N 9.11:
with all styles and varieties for the‘ seas i of
Bonnets and Jockeys,
forthe old and young, and with prices to suitathc
times. Allkiiids of ‘
l
HATS SEWED OVER. l,
and new ones made to order. I am confident fat
with my new and improved process of
Bleaching ..
that I can give entire satisfaction. ‘1
Ladies give me a callat the old stand foot of no
shall street, South Norwalk, \
l
GILES HAULENBEEK.
N. B.—Tuscaiis, Panamas. ch’IIOI'IIS, Neapolitans,
and all kinds of Braids,Bleache . Pressed and Dyed;
Spring Styles
MILLINERY and FANCY GOODS
For 1867. MISS S. A. BEERS, would respectfully un-
noniicc to the citizens of Norwalk. that she has taken
the store in Wood’s Building, Main St., formerly occu-
iicd by Mrs. Duff, and will carry on the business of
illiiiery. She has also a good variety of Fancy Goods,
Corsets, Hosiery, Dress Trimmings, &c., and will do
all kinds of Machine Stitching. Gents and Ladies
under Garments made to order, She has also a large
variety of handsome patterns for Stamping, Braiding
and Embroideriiig, w ich she will do to order at short
notice. A share of the public patronage is solicited.
1y15 MISS S. A. BEERS, Norwalk, Conn.
Millinery and Dressmakim',
Mrs. E. LAWRENCE,
OULD inform the Ladies of South Norwalk and
vicinity that she has taken the stand formerly
occupied by Mrs. Newcomb, Washington Street,
South Norwalk where she will continue the MIL-
LINERY and DRESS-MAKING Business. Ladies
are invited to call and examine her assortment of
Spring Goods. 1y3ms13
A. Jackson d-Bro.,
No. 1, GAZETTE BUILDING,
OULD Invite the attention of their old custom-
ers and the public generally to their varied and
extensive stock of
WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVER WARE, FAN-
‘Cv Goons, SILVER PLATED WARE, &c.,
which was selected witligrcat care and is not to be
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PICNIC-ING:
A leafy island, howcred by small trees,
A cove of silver, hushed from the far breakers ;
A shallop, slanting shoreward with the breeze,
Brimful of merry-makers.
The grating keel, the boat-stake nicely missed,
Young fclfows laughing at each other‘s error :
Hoops disarranged, curls fiustered from their twist,
The girls in pretty terror.
The shore :—bright ankles glancing up the sword,
Strong arms and luncheon coming blithely after;
The nook selected, and the breathing. hard,
The jest and ringing laughter.
The rushing swing beneath the rustling limb,
The youngsters pushing and the losses soaring ;
Romping and frolic by the fountain’s brim,
Croquet and Buttlcdoring.
Garlands of wild flowers shading many a brow.
And garnered posics of woe blooms prized highly;
strayed couples missed, and soft conjccturcs bow
They slipped away so slyly.
.1.
The snowy cloth upon the emerald sod,
With platters few, but viands in profusion :
Ham and cold chicken-feasting fqr a god,
With fear of no intrusion.
Cool bottles dripping from the icy spring,
Old Sherry bubbling, bright Champagne popping ;
Youth and high joyance, in a jocuud ring,
Both thirst and hunger stopping.
Blanche, With her beauty heightened by a blush,
Which hints some secret of her recent ramble ;
Maud, all the prettier for heated flush, '
Her skirt torn by a bramble.
Helen and Annie flirting with their beaux :
Belle With her apron stuffed with dewy crosses ;
Harry, the rascal, struggling for the rose
In Edith‘s raven tresses.
Back to the cove :—a group of twelve or more,
Allhomeward bent on tasks of love and duty ;
A shallop slowly gliding from the shore,
‘ Freigbtcd with health and beauty.
NATHAN D. UnNnn.
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" ADOPTED.”
in any RANDOLPH.
“It’s very strange,” muttered Blanche Pen-
roy, slowly weaving together the wreath of
scarlet autumn leaves with which she was
decorating her broad brimmcd straw hat.
She made a beautiful picture, sitting there
all alone in the mellow glow and calm of the
October woods, her crimson shawl drooping
from her shoulders, and the sunshine light-
ing up her bright auburn curls with glittering
threads of gold, while upon the fallen tree-
trunk that formed lier impromptu seat, lay a
tiny bunch of grasses and autumnal flowers.
She was transparently fair, With purple tau-
gles of veins in each waxen temple, and a
faint pink bloom on her cheeks, while her
eyes, large and brown, seemed to look at you
with the grave, tender expression of an in-
fant.
“Yes, it is very strange," went on Miss
Penroy,~musiug within herself. “I know
so little about him-I have only known him
ten days—yet when he spoke about leaving
Elm Point last night, it seemed as if all the
sunshine were going out of the world for
me. . 0h, Blanche! naughty, naughty little
Blanche!" she added. leaning forward, and
apostrophizing the fair face mirrored in the
glen stream at her feet. “Is it possible that
you’ve allowed yourself to fall in love with
that fall, dark-eyed, young Southcuer? Ten
days ago I had never seen him—and now i"
The roses mounted up into her check as
she wondered within herself whether Mr.
Evcring cared for her.
“I wished I knew!" she uttered aloud.
“Knew what ‘5’" demanded a calm voice,
and Mr. Gilbert Evering took up the bunch
of grasses on the log, and (molly seated him-
self beside bcr,—a straight, handsome man,
with brilliant dark eyes, rather irregular fea-
tures, and a deep color glowing through his
olive skin.
Blanche demurely looked up at him—she
was not to be taken by storm thus easily.
“Whether it would ruin to-morrow, for
our picnic, I want to wear my white India
muslin !"
“O—the picnic; I had forgotten that when
I spoke of leavlbg‘to-morrew. Of course,
though, my presence or absence will make
no great difference.”
Blanche was silent. Somehow that scar—
let aud brown spotted maple leaf required a
great deal of adjustment in the ribbon of her
hat.
“Blanche—shall I go or stay '2”
“ Just as you please, Mr. Everiug, of
course."
“No; just as somebody else pleases. Yes
or no! And I forewarn you, the yes means
a great deal."
“How much does it mean?" questioned
Blanche, half archly, half timorously.
“Everything I"
“Then you may stay I”
“My Blanche—my little white daisy l" he
whispered, bending his stately head over the
slender hand that lay on the autumn leaves.
And Blanche felt that in the golden stillness
pt that October dell she had turned a new
huge in the book of her life.
i She was very, very happy, and all that day
he seemed to be walking through the bright
tysteries of a dream. But with the morn-
lg came other feelings, alas! that shadow
s. iild always follow sunshine in this world
olours.
'T‘I am not disposed to be unreasonable,
Bllnche," said Gilbert, in a whisper, as he
arr-,nged her white lace shawl for her, amid
thqnerry tumult of the picnic ground, “but
I dothiuk you've walfzed quite often enough
Willithat confounded puppy, Birmingham."
“Jialous already, Gilbert '2' taunted the girl
fiusligd and rosy with the triumphs of her
beaut',andtlie irresistable instinctsof coquet-
ry. e colored crimson.
“Of course you will do as you please,
Blanele; only I warn you, it's a choice be-
tween 11V alter Birmingham and me. You
dance filth him again at your own nah i"
At tie same instant young Birmingham
came iii.
“Mayi have the pleasure of this polka with
you, Min Penroy ?"
And Bauche, defiant, and wilful, and a
little plq ed, answered
“Yes !‘
And it ‘icd away with her plump hand on
Walter mingham’s shoulder. Gilbert had
no basin to be so unreasonable.
His gra e, stern face rather startled her as
she came cc more to the rustic seat of twist-
ed boughs,when the string-band music was
silent,‘ an Mr. Birmingham had gone to
bring her a lass of iced lemonade.
“Gilbert liyvhy do you look so cross?"
“Because Ihave'reason. I am sorry you
ay so little attention to my wishes, Miss
enroy.‘.’ -,
She drew htrself up haughtily.
“You are b inning to dictate early, sir !"
“Have 1 notthe right i"
“Nothing oflthe sort, Mr. Evering."
“Be it so, Bl who," he said, in a voice that
betrayed how .ep the arrow rankled in his
bosom. “I giv up the right now and hence-
forward.”
Blanche was startled. She would have
said more, but allnr Birmingham was ad-
vancing toward er, and when next she had
leisure to look or ad, Gilbert was gone from
her side.
“What have I ( me ?" she thought in dis-
may. “l’l! see 'm this evening and coax
him into good bu or once more. He surely
clan‘t be vexed at no for an idle word like
t iat.
Ali, little Blane c, it is not the well con-
sidered sentence the does all the harm in this
world—4t is the idle ord! .
“Such a Charmin day as we have bad,
Mrs. Traiuc," said anche, as she came up
the steps of the hole piazza, as smiling and
radiant as if. the worm, remorse, was not
gnawing at her heart},
“That, of course," said the blooming unif-
ron, who was reading in an easy chair under
the shadow of the Vines. “But what sent
Mr. Evcring away in such a hurry ?"
“Sent him away ?"
“Yes—by the evening train. He came
home, packed his things, and drove away as
...:_.AL. .
if there was not a moment to lose.
very sorry; we shall miss him so much."
Blanche went slowly up stairs and sat
down by her window, looking out at the pur-
plc glow of the evening landscape as if it
were a featureless blank. So be was really
gone away; and by her own folly she had
lost the priceless treasure of Gilbert Ever-
ing‘s love.
“And I cannot even write to him, for I do
not know his address," she thought, with
clasped‘hands, and tenrless eyes. I‘Well, if.
is all my fault, and I must abide the conse-
quenccs as best I may."
Blanche Penroy went home from the gay
summer lounging-place a sadder and a wiser
woman; and the November mists drooping
o‘er the brick-and-inortar wilderness of her
New York home, had never seemed half so
dreary to her as they seemed now !
“I suppose I shall be an old niaid,”tliouglit
Blanche, walking up and down the fire-lit
darkness of her twilight drawing-rooms,with
her dimpled hands clasped behind her waist.
“I never care for any one now as I cared for
Gilbert; and I dare say I shall keep a cat,
and grow fond of green tea, and scandal, and
sewing circles. Ali, well-a-day l life cannot
last forever I"
A dreary comfort, that, for a girl of nine-
teen summer's. .
She rang the hell with an impatient jerk.
“Are there any letters, Sanderson ‘2”
“One, ma’ain; it came by the evening post
about five minutes ago."
"Light the gas then, and give it to me."
Blanche sat down by the fire and opened
the letter, suppressing a yawn.
“Black-cdged—and black-scaled ! So poor
Mrs. M irchmout is gone at last l"
It was from the executors of Miss Pcuroy‘s
distant cousin, formally and briefly announc-
ing her death, which had taken place in one
of the West Indian Islands some months
since; but of which the “melancholy news,"
as tlieletter ran, had only just been received.
It was not entirely unexpected, as Mrs.
Marchmont bad for some years been slowly
fading out of the world, a victim of heredi-
tary consumption. .
“Leaving one child, a son," slowly repeat-
ed Blanche, leaning her clieek on her hand,
and looking down into the fiery quiver of
the White hot coals. “Poor little fellow! he
must feel nearly as desolate and alone as I
do! Only I have one advantage—I have at
least a sufficiency of" this world's goods; and
this orphaned child must be thrown penniless
and alone on his own resources, for if I re-
member aright, MrsMarchmont forfeited all
the wealth of her first marriage by her sec-
our] alliance with the poverty-stricken law-
yer whose death plunged, herinto such bitter
mourning. That was a genuine love match,
yet how much grief and trouble it brought
with it, ‘leaving one child—a son l' Why
should I not adopt the stray waif, and make
it the business of my life to cherish and cour-
fort him? I have no object in existence;
here is one that Providence itself seems to
point out to-me.
Once more she rang the hell, with fresh
color glowing in her cheeks, and a new light
in her eyes.
“Bring in my writing case immediately,
Sanderson, and get ready to take a letter to
the post for me as soon as possible.”
The old servant obeyed, wondering at his
mistress’ unwonied energy, and yet well
pleased to see some of her old animation re
turning.
“She do look more like herself to-night,
do Miss Blanche, than she has for a long
time,” he said to his housekeeper, as he came
down after obeying her summous. “I only
wish Miss Blanche Would fake a fancy to-
some nice, proper-behaved young man ; it
don’t seem nohow right that she should live
all by herself in this big house, so forlorn
like. '
The housekeeper nodded sagaciously to all
Mr. Sandcrsou‘s propositions. She fully
agreed with him: “Only Miss Blanche was
too Wilful ever to hear a word of advice.”
It was a very simple and unconscious let-
ter that Blanche Penroy wrote to her “far
away cousin’s” executors from the fullness
of her heart:
“I shall never marry now." she wrote, “and it
seems to become my plain! indicated dut to under-
take the care of this orp an child of it rs. March-
mont‘s. With yourapproval, therefore, I propose to
adopt him, and endeavor, as far as is in my power,to
supply the place of his st mother.. You may at first
deem me rather young 0 undertake so grave and se-
rious a responsibility; but I was nineteen last month
and I am very, very much older in thought and feel-
ing than my years. Of course. at my death, the
child will inherit the property which was left to me
by my deceased parents. ‘
“I hope my cousin’s executors are like the
nice white-headed old lawyers one reads
about in novels,” said Blanche to herself as
she folded the little perfumed sheet of pink
paper, “and not cross old fudges, talking of
'expediency' and ‘appropriativeness ;’ for I
so much want somebody to love and care
for; and somehow I’ve a sort of premonition
that this little fellow will be nice and rosy
and lovable. I think I’ll teach him to call
If. e ‘aunty.’ " .
Just a week subsequently, a prim, legal
note was received from Messrs. Alias and
Corpus, the deceased lady's executors, sta-
ring that “they saw no valid objection to
Miss Penroy’s very laudable projects, and
that in accordance thereto, the child of the
late Mr. Marchmont would arrive at Miss
Penroy’s residence 0n the following Satur—
day niglit." . _ .
“Saturday night—and this is Friday,"
ejaculated Blanche, with a new brightness
dancing in her hazel eyes. “0, how glad I
shall be! Sanderson, tel! Mrs. Brown to have
the blue room fitted up iinmediatelyfor Mas-
ter Marchmont, and you had better go your-
self to the depot with tile carriage, at five to-
morrow afternoon, to meet him. ' _
“ch, ma‘am," said Sanderson, stoidly.——
Thc apparition of a great unruly boy tramp-
ing with muddy boots on the velvet carpets
and haunting the house with ball and mar-
bles, and lung-splitting halloes, did not pos-
sess the . charm to Saudcrsou‘s eyes that it
seemed to for his mistress. And even patient
Mrs. Brown remarked With a species of ex-
asperation, that she didn‘t see what put this
freak into Miss Blaucbe’s head !"
Saturday was a day of bail and tempest,
and softly falling snow, and. by five o’clock
the drawing rooms Were lighted, and the
crimson silk curtains closely drawn, to ex-
clude the stormy darkness without. Six
times within the last fifteen minutes had
Blanche Penroy looked at her watch, as she
stood by the file waiting to bear the return-
ing carriage wheels. She was dressed in a
rich China blue silk dress, with pearl pin and
ear drops, and a little point lace at her throat
and wrists, and the color in her cheeks and
the golden glimmer in her bright liair made
her, uncensciously, very fair to look upon. "
“ O, I hope- hope he Will like me;
thought Blanche, with that instinctive yearp-
ing for love that comes to every woman 3
heart, as the door opened. _ .
“Here’s the young gentleman, Miss," said
Sanderson, with a half suppressed sound be-
tween a laugh and a snort. . .
But instead of a child of seven _or eight
ycais old, a tall apparitioustalked in, some-
thing over six feet high, Willi a_blaek mous-
tache, and merry hazel eyes brimming over
with mirth. For an instant Blanche stared
at him as if she could hardly credit the evi-
deuce of her own senses.
“Gilbert 1"
“Exactly. You wanted to adopt me, and
here I am.”
“No, but, Gilbert—"
“Yes, but, Blanche l" ,
“You are not Mrs. Marchmont's son?’
“I aim—by her first marriage. And al-
though I am by no means the pcnniless in-
f‘ant you seemed to suppose, as all my_fa.th-
cr‘s wealth comes to me, I am quite willing
to be adopted—particularly as you are not
married to Walter Birmingham."
Blanche struggled between tears and
laughter, uncertain which could best express
her feelings, but 'Gilbcrt Evering diew her
tenderly toward liiui. .
“If you adopt lilf', dearest, it in ust be for
life. Nay, do not hesitate—our happiness
has already been too much at the mercy" o
trifle-s. You will not retract your ofici' !
“Well, after all." said Blanche, demurely,
“all I wanna! was somebody to love and care
for, and—"
I am
“And I shall do very well in that capacity,
eh ?"
And Sanderson, who had been listening
diligently at the door, crept down staris to
inform Mrs. Brown that “they were going to
have a new master?"
0‘.»-
Something Ior theAIlmii-ers of
Base Ball.
An editor who joined a base ball club gets
oil the following:
Look at that brace of hands, once soft and
pretty, now suffused with the Egyptian blush.
es. Look into those optics and tell us tales
of sympathy. And look at that Mount Tom
on our right cheek-bone. Base ball I That
is the row.
It came about thus. Scdcntai'y employ-
ment is too irksome on the system. The
doctor said we needed exercise. Doctor
knows. He told us to join base ball ; we
joined. Bought a book of instructions, and
for five days studied it wisely if not toowell.
Then we bought a sugar-scoop cap, a red
belt, a green shirt, yellow trousers, pumpkin
colored shoes, :1 paper collar and a purple
necktie, and with a lot of other delegates
moved gently to the ground.
There were two nines. These nines were
antagonists. The ball is a pretty little drop
of softness, and size ofa goose egg, and five
degrees harder than a rock. The two nines
play against each other. It is a quiet game,
much like chess, only a little more chase than
chess.
There was an umpire. His position is a
hard one. He sits on abox and yells“fowl."
His duty is severe. '
I took the but. It is a murderous plaything
descended from Pocahontas to the head of
John Smith. The man in front of me wasa
pitcher. He was a nice pitcher, but he sent
the balls hot. The man behind me was a
catcher. He caught it too !
Umpire said “play." It is the most radical
play I know of, this base ball. Sawing cord
wood is moonlight rambles beside base ball.
So‘tlie pitcher sent a ball towards me. It
looked pretty coming, so I let it come. Then
he sent another. I hit it with the club, and
hove it gently upward. Then I started to
walk to the first base. The ball bit in the
pitcher, or his hands, and somebody said he
caught a fly. Alas, poor fly ! I walked leis-
urely toward the base. Another man took
the but. I turned to see how he was making
it, and a mule kicked me on the check. The
man said it was the ball. It felt like a male,
and' I reposed on the grass. The ball went
on .
Pretty soon there were two more flies, and
three of us flew out. Then the other nine
came in, and as nine went out. This was
better. Just as I was standing on my digni-
ty in the left field, a hot ball, as the called
it, came skyrocketing towards me. y Cap-
tain yelled “take it i”
I hastened gently forward to where the
ball was aimed to descend. I have a good
eye to measure distances, and I saw at a
glance where the little zerolite was to light.
I put up my hands. How sweetly the ball
descended. Everybody looked—l felt some-
thing warm in my eye. “Mufiln !" yelled
ninety fellows ;' “Mufiin be b—d ! It's a
cannon ball I" For three days I’ve had two
poundsofiaw beef on that eye, and yet it
paineth !
Then I wanted to go home, but my gentle
Captain said “nay." So I nayed and stayed.
Pretty soon if was my strike. “To but I"
yelled the umpire. 1 went, but not all se-
rene, as was my went. The pitcher sent in
one hip high. It struck me in the gullct.
“Fowl," yelled the umpire. He sent in the
ball again. This time I took it square and
sent it down the right field, through a par-
lor window—a kerosene lamp, and rip up
against the head of an infant, who was
quietly taking its—nap in his or its mother's
arms. Then I slung the but and meandered
forth to the first base. I heard high words
and looked. When I slung the but I had
with it broke the jaw of the umpire, and was
fined ten cents.
The game went on. I liked it. It is so
much fun to run from base to base just in
timeto be put out, or chase down hill, while
the spectators yell “muffin!" “go it !" "home
riiu !" “go round again l" or “go round a
dozen times 1" Base ball is a sweet little
game. When itcame my turn to bat again.
I noticed cvcrybod y moved back about ten
rods ! The new umpire retreated twelve rods.
He was timid. The pitcher sent em in hot.
Hot balls in time of war are good. But I
don’t like ’em too hot for fun. After a while
I get a fair clip at it,and you bet it went,
cutting the daisies (1 mm the right field. A
fatman and a dog satin the shade of an oak
enjoying the game. The ball broke one leg
of the dog and landed like a runaway engine
in the corporosify of the fat man. He was tak-
eu home to die.
Then I went on a double quick to the
field, and tried to stop a hot half. It came
toward me from the but at the rate of nine
miles a minute. I put up my hands—the ball
went sweetly singing on its way with all the
skin from my palms with it.
More raw beef.
That was an eventful chap who first inven-
ted base ball. It's such fun. I've played
five games, and this is the result :
Twenty-seven dollars paid out for things.
One bunged eye badly bunged.
One broken little finger,
One bump on the head.
Nineteen lame backs.
A~ sore jaw.
One thumb dislocated.
Three sprained ankles.
Five swelled legs. .
One dislocated shoulder, from trying to
throw the ball a thousand yards.
Two hands raw from trying to step liot
balls.
A lump the size of a hornct's nest on left
hip well back. .
A nose sweetly jammed, and five uniforms
spoiled from rolling in the dirt at the bases.
I have playel two weeks, and don't think
I like the game. There is not a square _inch
on, in Or under me but aches. I sleep nights
dreaming of hot balls, “fiys,” “fouls," and de-
scending “sky rockets.” I never worked so
hard since Ruth stole wheat and never so
lame since the burning of Luther. _
But I am proud of my proficiency. in the
game. It's fine exercise—a little easier than
being run through a threshing machine, and
not much either. It's a nice game for a act
or orator—‘twil! make one sore beyon all
accounts. ,
I've looked over the scorer’sbook and find
that in two weeks I've broken several bats,
made one tally, broken one umpire's jaw,
killed a baby, broke the leg of a dog, mortal-
ly.injurcd the bread basket of a spectator,
knocked five other players out of time by
slinging my bat, and knocked the waterfall
from a school marm who was standing twen-
ty rods fronitlie field a quiet looker on. ' _
I’ve used up fifteen bottles of aroma lini-
ment, five bottles of lotions, half a raw beef,
and am so full of pain that it seems as if my
limbs were but broken bats, and my legs the
limbs of a dead horse chestnut, instead of the
once elegant tiolters of
BAWLINGLY Tums. .
P. S. All Indies in favor of “universal s‘il-
fering” are invited to join our club.
T 3“».
The International has a good story. possi.
bly old, but worth repeating:—
Two Irislimcii were at Work in a bzig,wheu
one of them fell on a piece of quicksaiid, and
began to sink. His companion, frightened,
ran for assistance, and finding a farmer beg-
ged him to bring a rope and come before it
was too late.
“He is already in up to his ankles," ex-
claimed the friend in despair.
“Oh," said the farmer, reassuied, ‘ “then
there is plenty of time." .
“Not a moment, for you see he went in
head foremost l"
-——-—*u‘.>- (5,——
— 'I‘lic pleasant villages near Boston are
called sub-Iliilis. .
— There are more persons of pure Irish
blood in America than in Ireland.
-— “We see," said Swill, in one of his most
sarcastic moods, “how little God thinks of
riches by the people he gives thorn to.”
New INFANTRY TACTICS Ammo—The
War Department has just issued for the in-
formation aud guidance of the aimy the fol-
lowing order ;—“The new system of Infant-
ry Tactics prepared by Brevet Major Gener-
al Emory Upton, United States Army, re-
commended for adoption in place of all oth-
ers, by a board of officers, of which Gen.
Grant is president, having been approved, is
adopted for the instruction of the infantry
of the army of the United States, and for
the observance of the militia of the United
States. To ensure uniformin throughout
the army, all infantry exercises and mane:-
vres not embraced in that system are ro-
hibited, and those therein prescribed wi be
strictly observed.”
The essential change is in the formation
and handling of the fears. Face company
by the right flank and Gen. Upton treats the
first four as a front rank and the second four
as its rear rank; each eight being a minia-
ture section or platoon, the company is faced
to the front by a left wheel of the eight; to
the rear by a right wheel, &c., the , thus
avoiding the complications of the present
manner of numbering and facing.
From this initial change result many new
methods of changing front, and playing and
deploying columns that will reatly simplify
batallion movements. The ranch tactics of
Hardee were apparently devised upon the
supposition that all battles would be fought
upon a great plain, possibly with here and
there a bridge to carry or defend. Not even
a captain could campaign it a week in the
South without executing movements found
in no book of tactics.
¢<.>-
A NEW Lova TusT.— The English pa-
pers tell of a sentimental individual named
Stanhope, who, having become possessed
with a notion that his wife was not so fond
of him as she should be, resolved to put her
love to the" test. This he did by hanging
himself in effigy in the attic, and concealing
himself where he could watch the effect of
the spectacle. Here is the sequel :
After a while his daughter came up after
a skippin rope, and caught a glimpse of the
suspends figure. She ran down stairs
screaming, “0h, mother, mother, puppy has
hung himself l" “New for it," thought Fe-
lix, in ambuscade, we shall have a touch-
ing scene presently," “Hung himself," he
heard Mrs. Stanhope repeat, as she walked
leisurely up stairs, “He hasn’t got pluck
enough for such a thin or he would have
done it long ago. We I, I believe he has
done it, however." she said as she came in
view of Felix‘s representative. “Moll, (to
the little irl) I think he ought to be cut
down. on had better go into the kitchen
and get a knife my dear; but don't go down
too fast or you mi ht fall and hurt yourself
Stay, I forgot. here’s no knife in the
kitchen, sharp enough. You can go around .
to Mr. Holmes the shoemaker—he's only
four streets oil—and ask him to‘lend us his
paring knife; tell him to whet'it before he
sends it. And, Molly, when you are in the
neighborhood, you can stop at Aunt Sukey's
and ask how the baby is. And, Molly, you
can stop at the grocer’s shop as you come
up and get a pound of sugar.”
Poor Felix l" sighed Mrs. Stanhope, when
her daughter had departed; “I hepe we
shall get him down before the vital spark’s
extinct; for these buryings are very troub-
lesome, and cost money. He wanted to put
an end to himself, too; and I think I had
ought to let him have his own wa for once -
in his life; he 'used to say that was .al-
ways crossing him. I wish that he hadn't
spoiled that new clothes line;an old rope
might have answered his purpose.” Here a
voice, which sounded like that of the suppos~
ed suicide broke in upon Mrs. Stanhope's
soliloquy with “You confounded Jezebel,
I‘ll be the death of you 1" Mrs. Stanhope,
thinking this must of course be a ghostly ex-
cliinstion, uttered a wild scream and at
tempted to escape down the narrow staircase.
Felix, starting from his place of concealment,
gave chase. Mrs. Stanhope stumbled mid-
way on the flight of stairs, and Mr. Stanhope,
having just reachedher and made a grasp at
her disheveled hair as it streamed backward,
the amiable partners were precipitated to the
bottom together. Both were badly bruised.
a.» .
SAFETY or LIFE AT SEA.—A party of gen-
tlemen were on Tuesday taken upon the
Revenue Cutter McCulloch, upon a trip up
North River, to test the efficiency of Gis-
borne’s Marine Annuaciator. Amon the
invited guests wt-re Collector Smythe, ay-
or Hoffman, Commander Stringham, Maj.
Gen. Ingalls, Controller Connell . R, Grant
White of Revenue Department, . W. Van-
derbilt, Chief En 'neer Pacific Mail Steam?
ship Company ; M. Archibald, British
Consul, Francis Skiddy, William Skiddy.
Geo. G. Bishop, Dr. N. A. Mosman, and
others. The purpose of the Annunciator is
two-fold ; first to convey the orders instan-
taneously and with unerring accuracy from
the officer in charge to the helmsman; and
second, to show with equal accuracy to the
officer every movement of the rudder no
matter at how great a distance -the Wheel
may be from him. The instances of ship
wreck caused hya mistake in transmitting
the order from the Captain upon the bridge
or quarter-deck to the helmsmau are fre-
quent, the case of the Scotland being one of
the latest. It is easy to see that in a. violent
storm, when there was the greatest necessity
for accuracy and promptness, there would
be especial danger from this source. In case
of the invention tried on Tuesday, there
are two dials before the officer. Moving an
index finger upon one of these to “port,”
“starboard," or “steady,” communicating
wires convey the order to the wheel-house
where the specific order is shown upon an
illuminated suface, the striking of a gong at
the same instant calling the attention of the
helmsman to it. His response to the order
is then, in like manner, by a second series of
wires, registered upon the second dial before
the ofilcer in charge. This movement is
direct from the rudder to the dial, so that
the slightest movement is made manifest.
This apparatus has been adopted by the
French Government and the English navy ;
being so applied in some of the men-of-war
as to convey orders from the Captain to ev-
er III].
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WThe Quaker City, with the Meditter-
ranean Excursion party, including Mr. and
Mrs. E. K. Lockwood and Dimond of Nor-
walk, on board, was at Genoa on the 15th
ult. All well and enjoying the trip.
.‘Qp.
WHoward Barnum,thc Bridgeport Bank
Defauller, was seen on the Grand Trunk
Railway in Canada, in company with Jefi.
Davis, to whom he had introduced himself,
by u Bridgeport gentleman-who had not
heard of the defalcation. An East Bridge-
port girl was with him. “Birds of a feather
flock together." ‘
”no.-.
—-'I‘he Chicago Journal says that Gen.
Sherman, while on a recent pleasure trip in
Wisconsin, was quite unreserved in the ex.
pression of his opinions regarding the ad-
ing question in our national politics. . e ex-
pressed his sympathy, in the main, With the
reconstruction policy of Congress, and as
substantially agreeing with the views ofGen-
erals Grant and Sheridan.
-The State Board of Education at a meet-
ingot Hartfordneccuty, after a long dis-
cussion decided to suspend the Normal
School, at least for the present. in conse-
quence of the recent action of the Legisla‘
ture.
—The bricklayers at Bridgeport struck for
$5 a. day. In consequence of this action a
contractor on a large factory requested to be
released from his contract, and the proprie-
tor consented. The workmen thus over-
reached themselves and lost the whole job.
—Heus of all kinds set 21.days, ducks 28
days, geese 30 to 35 days, guinea fowls 28 to
50 days, turkeys 28 days, pea liens 30 days,
the Connecticut Legislature 3 months. _
-—Attorney General Stanherry is authority
for the announcement, just before the Ten-
nessee election, that the President intended
in he a candidate for flu: United States Sen-
ate, in that Stale. He hits probably thought
better of it since the returns came in.
Norwalk Chronicler