bit a clemency unparal-
fried in the history of the world; that they
have proved a wise, just, and permanent
mode of establishing justice, securing peace,
and guarantyiiig the national Safety ; that.
the objections urged against them are either
unfounded in principle or in fact; that their
repeal or their modification in the modes
presented by the Senator from Wisconsm
would be to rebuild upon a. new basis the old
oligrachy and endanger another civd convm-
sion within a quarter of a century. , I have
shown that the efforts made to fix odium up-
on them because of their admission of a class
hitherto deprived of tlie suffrage to that right
are. unjust and unfounded. _ N
And now, sir, if these things are so why
cannot we have peace? . Why is it. that the
Democratic party, or rather the leaders there-
of, are instigiifing the two millions if their
followers all over the country to. strikcdown
a system of laws which is bringing back to
.the Republic civil harmony and good, or-
der. and will soon bring back, of left alone.
irriternal affection ?- Why is it that the Sen-
ator from Wisconsin wishes us to modify
those laws so‘ as to restore to their potency
the very evils from which we sought to libe-
rate ourselves by the war? And more than
all, sir, why is it that the Senator from Mary-
land lends the v eight of his great name and
extensive influence to the enemicsiof this
system? It is true, as I said, that his argu-
ment Was not addresssed in terms againsttlie
existing system, but. the bills, which have
been laid before us by the House for our in.
titre action ; but his argument, after all, is of
the tenor and effect of the arguments of the
Senator from Pennsylvania and thfienator
from Indiana, [ML HENDRICKS] iy is it.
that the Senator from Maryland should be
writing pamplets and distributing them to.
the people and sending them to the members
of this‘ body, declaring that the dangerous
condition of this' country grows out of the
legislation of Congress?
Sir, Iieame intothis Chamber on the night of
the 2d of March last, as a Senator-elect. The
galleries were crowded. The floors were
thronged' with the members of the other
House. A solemnity‘reigned over the Cham—
her. The great reconstruction debate was
drawing to a close. I saw the Senator from
Maryland rise in his place. I heard him de-
clarcth‘ut for the sake of his bleeding coun-
try he should give those measures his vote;
and I thanked ,God in my heart,that there
had come down to us from the palmy days
Of the Republic one Senator who would place
country above party and give his vote accord-
in ly. '
Shir. J;O,HNSUN. Will the honorable
member permit me to interrupt bins for a
moment? '
Mr. FERRY. Certainly. '
Mr. JOHNSON. It is ifub,Mr. President,
that I gave the vote to which the honorable
member refers.
conviction that the measure
ted was calculated sooner than any other
that I thought was likely to be introduced to
heal the troubles of the country and bring
peace to the South. It is equally true that
never for a moment, from the time I gave
that vote to the present hour, have I regret-
ted i', and under the same circumstances I
4 should vote as I did then. But, sir, it is also
true that in the remarks to which the honor-
able member has so kindly referred I stated,
in substance, that I believed the measure it-
self for which I voted was inconsistent with
the Constitution of the United States. I
yielded my opinion in order tc heal the
troubles in which the country was placed,
and ‘I did it under the belief—which I
thought I was justified'in entertaining from
“hill. had said on this floor—that that
measure wot d be a final one upon the part
of Congress. I thought then, and I think
iiow,thata Senator of the United States who
really believes that his country is in danger
unless its condition is changed for the better
has no right to stand upon his own convic-
tions of constitutionality only in times of ad-
mitted peril to the country when he finds
that he differs with many gentlemen of ac-
-=.mwledgc(l ability and whose sincerity he
t. iii no right to question. ,
My feelings at that time were the feelings
w shift I entertain now. I want the, country
, t ‘ e rumored to its former healtl;,y,peaeeful,
a . I happy condition, and these isnothing
lll it [would not do new, anthem was noth-
ing {flat I would, apt have done then, to
m": g about t; ”Jesuit. If the honorable
3,, ;.i‘.ic.r :hi‘pksl at there is any inconsisten-
r'. 27- tween the vote which I gave then and
13-: into which I propose to give now it is an
ngi‘uion upon hispart which, however much
l m y regret, does not change my own con-
va wintrof what. my duty was then or what it
l5 ll"W.
The country is not at peace. The measure
i r which I voted has not proved a finality.
’f‘o .‘i' who at that time declared that it was
i ‘i~ mic-d to be so have begs. mistsdren. They
hat: :ither found, as t‘ :é'y nu pose, that the
., .-: inldndtfacc’ép it on at it was nec-
":.-r'so:_rle Other purpose, to adopt othg
‘ \‘.j.'r.és'sfill more objectionable, in my
than the measure for which I rated.
. , if possible, more absolutely in con-
tl a .ih the Constitution. But notwith-
El “filing this, if I could be morally convinc-
ed 13! t the South would in a short time,if‘
flu . imposed measures are adapted, he. re-
s “it fl it) the condition in which she stashe-
rions ; that they exhl
1‘“
it i.- :3 e war commenced—that supp, linens-
“ ,.. a old terminate what Ibelievc to be
(I: mer honest) persecution by. Congress
of 'l e Swath, I would vol§:,f§i§',the measures
mix ; ‘ u! I do not feel out as I did then.
f is. ":o,a matgeitfi gratification to me
' . of S‘ifigfil‘fi, Mr. President, that for
i;;,g’;frr,t to by the honorable inem-
.~-. not only not censured by the lead-
ol the South, and among them many
, who pcriled their lives in the effort
3-. .xao’ish for her a separate independence,
but c= unneeded. And in vindication of my
eat-an upon that occasion Iain willing to
l't-> upon tthe short speeches I then made in
st li,“‘ll n it. ..
MI. FERRY. Mr. President, the area-
m-- ! up lll which Iwas proceeding weanlin-
pi; .I.-s: the Senator from Mmhilivated
in: 'h ..:-:ainal reconstruciicrg adiayjelding
ear
lic“ \.'
it '.'
gt a ‘
3 s s . o
Ills :i\\ r. conVIctions of. consli uttonal' aw for
Ill" s in: of asufi‘erinpfbbuntry; but now.
when notiiiagyreallyjnew has as yet been
:uli p = i' '-l hen: t‘be‘priinciple of those acts
- i l , .
rt l as, when all that has been done is
:j. yuenfl'anatory of their true character,
if .f ‘» no; fromMaryland, both through the
[;Iil;,,.t- , ass and by the tenor of his argu-
~»,~, ._ in re in debate, allies himself with the
)3.
inc ::
lllt
gii .-
Sll'.
ht of his name and his influenc.
1.? to the country on that side. 10m,
l remarked, in reply to the allusion
1-,.
x
.,,
l
wn .. he Senator has made to the Pheasuaies
w.”- . (2 now pending before the Senate of
tli CHICO States, they are not, measures
ado [- . The Republican partqud the Con-
go 5- i the United States hav'Amen too often
Illitl 2.... widely condemned 15;- measures pro-
pus: 3. - 'ud never adopted, When we have
.emll' ‘ " "“3 laws “2 Which the Senatorrefeis
”“9 ‘ ‘ ',' es, and linseed them upon our stat-
‘.‘.""“' "‘1‘ “5‘ the ’eountry condemn us for them
1‘ .1 ‘ "”05“". But so long as they only re-
am,“ ‘7’".posed, so long as their adoption is
I“ ". matter of the future, upon which this
".odv l::.s‘ notdecided,and upon which its de-
' may be adverse to the propriety of
nuiivt.
fin a moment, it is unwise and unjust to
c. . - .in_eitlier the Republican party or the
Co: . . 5 because a proposition to enact a.
la“ l < been made.
i;: , sir, the Senator from Maryland now
six.) -. . his explanation that the acts to which
he g:t\'ti bis sanction last spring have not re-
sioaeu the South. Did he expect it to be
don: in a day? Did he expect the machin-
ery i=1 registration, of an election to a con-
u-m'ion. of the drafting of a constitution, of
the election of State legislators and members
of Congress, was to be accomplished in a
month or six months? Sir, he expected no
Slit‘ll thing. The machinery of those laws
simply required an adequate time to carry
“If in into execution to bring'back every one
of these southern States to their functions in
the Unins. Sir, has not that work been go-
ing on well from the day that those laws
weie passed? We gave the control subse-
quently to the President by giving him the
appointment of the military commanders,
who were to appoint registers and supervise
the regis'ration. I make no charge, no rail-
ing accusation against the President or mili-
tai y commander. Sir, We live in times too
grave, the issues before the Senate and the
country are too solemn, for me, at any rate,
10 indulge in epithets or vi tupeiation ; but I
do say that, considering all the circumstan-
ces in which the country has been placed,
considering all the difficulties under Which
those statutes have gone into operation, that .,
operation has been more beneficent and more
perfect than their fondest advocates could
haVe anticipated. Nine of those Statesliave
substantially declared by a majority of their
popular vote that they are ready as soon as
the forms of law can be gone through with
to come back into the Union as 10 of mem-
bers of the national sovereignty. he tenth
will do so in a few weeks to come. They
are adopting constitutions. But a single one
has yet been returned to us; yet I defy the
legislation of the world to oint to a wiser,
freer, better, purer organic aw than the de-}
spised convention of Alabama has sent up to
the Congress of the United States.
Have the laws not worked well? And if
they have done well, why add to this popu-
lar clamor against Congress? Why teach
the people to distrust the exponents of their
own will? What are we here? What is
Congress? Sir, we are the mouthpiece of
the sovereignty of this Republic, and nothing
else. We utter the will of that sovereignty
as expressed at its latest authoritative decla-
ration. If that will should change before
another congressional election shall take
place our successors will obey it. If is for us
to obey the will expressed to us, an but
will, above all, was just what the S tor
from Maryland said, "Bring back the Smith.”
I echo it from his lips—“Bring back the
South," Aye, come and help us. Come,
Maryland and Pennsylvania; come, Ken-
tucky and Tennessee; come, Delaware and
Wisconsin; come and help us to bring back
It is true that I did from a .
for which I vo- _
i. c of the reconstruction system, ang}.
the South. Our hearts are longing for the
old Union. Our blood beats high for the
restoration of the old fraternity which once
distinguished the people of these States. But
sir, we feel that, returning, they should re-
turn in the spirit of American liberty. We
feel that, returning thus, they will help us to
establish the edifice of State upon founda-
tions which shall never be moved.
And, sir, the South is coming back—coni-
ing back, not now encumbered by slavery
and darkened by secession, but clothed Ill
the garments of freedom and with the Bun-
shine of loyalty illuminating her brows; com-
ing back to take her place in the connoils of
the nation and the hearts of the people. And
the North is going forth and will go forth to
her. Our ships shall go, not now to block
up her commerce and bombard her-Cities,
but to open the channels of that commerce
and carry her products to the remotest na-
tions of the globe, and bring back to her their
varied wealth. Our capital shall go, not.
now to spread devastation and be annihila-
ted in gunpowder and the crash of shot and
shell, butlit shall go to build up her ruined
cities, to whiten her fields once more with
the harvest, to make her mountain streams
vocal with the hum of the spindle and the
loom. Our men shall go therQnot now in
battle array and with the panoply of war,
but with the implements of peace to till her
deserted fields and to make her waste places
to bud and blossom as the rose. Sir, all
these results are not to be accomplished at'
nee ; perhaps this generation may pass away
fore the asperities and the heart-burnings
that have been engendered by years of con-
troversy and other years of civil war shall
diappear; but the time is coming when otir
children, at least, from the North to the
South and from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
shall be in unity, one in sentiment, one in
character, one in institutions; and then the
-voiee oi the people shall once more beindeed
as the voice of God.
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gallon Gazette.
Tuesday,Feb. 18th, 1835:-
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‘Repuiiiiean State Ticket.
FOR GOVERNOR.
MARSHAL JEWELL, of Hartford.
FOR LIEUTcGOVB‘RNOR.
FRANCIS WAYLAND,0I New Haven.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
HIRAM AI’PELMAN, of Crown.
FOR TREASURER.
LFVERETT W. WESSELS,Of Litchficld.
FOR COMPTROLLER,
J. W. MANNING, of Putnam.
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Twelfth Senatorial Convention.
The delegates to the. Twelfth Senatorial Convention,
and to the Probate Conventions, are re nested to
meet at Ely’s Hall, South Norwulk, on \ edncsday,
March 4th, 1868, at 10 o‘clock, a. m., for the purpose
of nominatin a Senator for the Twelfth Senatorial
District, and ridges for the respective Probate Dis-
tricts.
CHESTER F. TOLLES, Senatorial
WM. E. RAYMOND, Committee
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Notice.
The Répu‘ilicans o‘fNorivnlk are requested to meet
on Wednesday Evening, Feb. 19th,?at the Rooms 01'
Ferry A; Woodward, Lockwood’s Building, to orga-
nize for the approaching Spring election.
Per order. Town Coat.
Norwalk, 'Feb. 17rh, 1808.
Another Stock Company De-
stranded.
Joint Stock Associations of individuals of
capital are among the popular and potent
forces of our time. We have many here in
iNorwalk, and their influence for good is well
known and recognized. They give life and
fs‘epport to operatives, who, in turn support
"the merchants and business men of the town.
These cstablisliiiiems are formed for the pur-
poses of supplying some rccognized want
and for making money, now and popularly
the chief end of man. There is one feature
of this association principle that we have
never known tried, yet we see not why it is
not sure to follow all the recognized laws of
trailer,“ profit. We have before urged its
iconsitieretipn: in general terms. We no.
'gmovc its adoption as an immediate measure
:iof relief fora. pressing want. We propose
land urge the calling of a public meeting of
‘the citizens of Norwalk, South Norwalk and
Winnipauk this very week to organize and
obtain subscriptions for a capital stock of
One Hundred Thousand Dollars,for the-pur-
pose. of erecting houses for the people who
are. daily canvassing our town for; residences
which they are totally unable to procure.—
Let the shares be $50;caeh and every citizen
take as. many as he can possibly carry.
Haveproper- committees formed to select and
securelots at the lowest cash price. To ne-
_',gofiate for speedy erection of houses of mod-
lerate aim and cost. For $100,000 to be paid
gin small installments, running through this
'and the next year, five hundred houses may
be put up this year, and three the next, and
fully paid for by this amount of subscription.
Lumber, nails, glass, &c., are very much
cheaper than last'year. Labor is fast falling
and must rule many per cent. lower the
Coming season than any time since the war.
Front four to five hundred houses, of a
neat and tasteful‘pattern may be erected by
contract at present prices for $50,000 includ-
ing lot. These houses can readily be either
sold or rented at from 15 to 20 per cent. up-
on their cost. The cheaper-sold the better,
for cheap homes for the people are what en-
hances population, and increase of popula-
tion increases business in all its ramifications,
helps support our churches, schools, stores,
shops and pays our taxes.
committees thespeculation could be made
directly profitable to all who invest and in-
directly a blessing to the whole community.
Those who own lots and have not money to
present, let these be taken at fair valuation
of a sagacious committee, and credited on
account of subscription. We believe that
$100,000 could not possibly be invested in
Norwalk promising so certain and so sure
pecuniary returns to stockholders as the
above plan so crudely set forth. Citizens of
Norwalk, our sanctum is at your service.—‘
Who will call a meeting and inaugurate the
enterprise ? '
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W The South Norwalk Lock Company
have resumed work, but at a reduction of
about 15 per-cent.
The Hartford & New Haven R. R. have
reduced wages of employees about 20 per
cent. .
General reductions in the prices of labor
are now taking place all over the country,
but we do not observe that the cost of living
has been much reduced. The poor voters of
Connecticut were promised eight hours a
day, big wages and cheap provisions if they
would vote for English and bogus democracy.
Some were deluded into doing it, but the re-
demption of the pleasant promises has not
come around yet. ,
The Cotton Factories of Rhode Island and
Massachusetts have started up again, and
some are‘runing nights to fill their orders.
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WTheMufiin Club are to immortalizc
themselves in the “niazy dance" as crst
they did on the sporiive field. Geo. Allen,
of New York, has been engaged to furnish
music,a large number Of invitations have been
issued, and we predict a pleasant party and a
brilliant success. The affair is to come off
this (Tuesday) evening, at Lockwood’s Hall.
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WThc anticipated thaw of Sunday week
came to asndden and austere termination.
The cold becoming almost as intense as be-
fore. The unprecedcntcd sleighing kept the
carnival of bright eyes and merry gingle of
bells up to its fullest pitch of enjoyment.
The liarborjs stillicc-bound. The old som- ;
bre piopeller still has its nose tip in suspi- ‘
cious nearness to neighbor Daskam‘s side~
hill, and if there be any truth in the hints of .
an underground whiskey-still and pipes to ,
the vessel, all parties as wsll as vessel have ?
had abundance of time to get essentially i
“soaked.”
By tho selection of wise and energetia
The Agricultural Society Meet-
ing. ‘
We are indebted to SecretaryPLUiiB for
the following report of 'thc adjourned meet-
ting of the Fairfield County Agricultural So-
ciety, which was held at Lockwoad’s Hall,
Norwalk, Wednesday, Feb. 12.
The Premium List for the next fair has
but few alterations from the one used last
year. The time that annual membership
commences is the 13’. of January of each
year.
W. C. Street, Norwalk, W.J. Finch, West-
port, and W. D. Gregory, of Wilton, were
appointed a committee to revise our tickets
of admission to the fair grounds; they made ,
the following report: _
That those members of this Society that
have Life Member Tickets shall be furnished
with tickets, on which shall be expressed the
number that are entitled to admission under
such tickets at the Annual Fairs, and that
the gate-keepers admit only such as are
named on the tickets.
That coupon tickets of six single admis—
sions shall be prepared and sold only as a
whole, for the sum of one dollar, and that
one coupon shall be retained by the gate-
keeper for each personiidmitted.
That six coupon tickets for the admission
of single and double teams, shall be sold for
the sum of one dollar for single teams, and
one dollar and fifty cents for double teams,
one coupon to be retained for each adniis~
sron. _
That persons, who, by the payment of one
dollar, become members of this society pre-
vious to the first of April, each year, shall be
furnished vii h a member’s ticket,which shall
entitle such member to admission to the next
annual fair, and that they shall be entitled in,
additi in thereto, to a package of six single
admission coupon tickets.
That the price for single admission tickets"
shall be twenty-five cents, and children un-
der twelve years of age fifteen cents.
That Lite Member tickets shall be sold for
the sum of ten dollars which shall entitle
said member and lady to admissioi. during
each annual fair.
That persons purchasing a dollar package
of coupon tickets, and members of this so-
ciety shall be entitled to compete for premi-
ums.
That Rule No. 2, be and is hereby repealed
and the above votes substituted therefor.
After quite a lengthy discussion the above
votes were adopted by the Society, before the
meeting adjourned a motion was made to re-
consider, which prevailed, when another was
passed to laythe whole matteron the tablc,fo
come up before an adjourned meeting, to be
held at Norwalk, March 10th.
_The 28th Annual Fair will be held on the
22d, 23d, 24m, and 25th, days of September
next
The committee on farms report to Darius
Davenport, of New Canaan, for Apple Or-
chard, a premium of $6.00; also to Abijah
J one. s, of Wilton, for Apple Orchard, $5.00.
Meeting adjourned to meet at Lockwood’s
Hall, Norwalk, March 10, 1868.
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The Center School.
The school term closed on Friday last,
and the new term commenced yesterday
witliho change in the board of instruction.
The usual examination, continuing three
days, was held laSt week, closing Friday af-
ternoon, when there was quite alarge at-
tendance present oi pa rents, and friends of
the school.
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Postal Matters.
The mail which formerly left our Post Of?
fice for N. Y. at So'clock in the evening, and
which was discontinued at the commence~
ment of the present year, hastbrough the ex-
ertions of our business firms, aided by our
worthy Post-Master and Senator Ferry, been
reestablished, so that we have now three
mails each day to the city. The morning mail
from New, ork is still received at the Post
Office att casual time, but the mail from
the way 5 ions, is brought by the express
train and, as we are informed by our Post
Master is often; carrie‘d by, and does not
reach the office, fill the down Mail in the al-
ternoon. We understand that there has
been is nuinberofchangcs made among the
mail agents; arid until they become familiar
with their duties the public must suffer.
The postage on letters to Great Britain has
been reduced to twelve cents, and on news-
papers the eniirc postage is prepaid at the
rate of two cents each. There has been a
modification of rates to other countries of
which our Post Master will give due informa-
tion on application.
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WTlge residence of cx-mayorlAsa Smith
was entered Thursday evening last, while
the family were at supper, and robbed of an
overcoat.
O
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Sale of Falrfield County Bank
- Property.
We publish upon the solicitation ofliiglily
respectable and entirely responsible parties
a communication in reference to the recent
reputed sale of the old Bank property. We
have no personal knowledge of the truth or
falsity of the imputations therein contained,
but common sense assures us that many of
the stories circulating about the village in
regard to that transaction must be sheer fab-
rications or gross exaggerations Of the facts.
Whatever may be the personal peculiarities
they would be parties to a trick of fincss, not
less culpable than stealinginoncy from the ',
fills of the Bank, and if: is even' much less.’
supposable that the other Directors wouitdl
stand by and consent to an improper irausfnn
_of the stockholders property without pro-
test. ,If it be‘true that the estate has. been .
sold at all, the simple truth most posits-lolly- ‘
is that the two reputed purchasers heing Di-
rectors and being “inside the ring?" as the
popular phrase goes, were enabled' to close
a bargain at figures which somebutside par-
ties wouldhave advanced upon, and who nit
doubt feel chagriried at the loss of the chanc e
to pocket 8 thousand or two themselves.
The unfortunate part of the transaction 'to
our uiind is that any officer of the Bank
should be subject to so general a scandaL
Those who know them and the high charac-
ter of the entire Board, will not doubt either
its ability or willingness to vindicate the as-
sailed integrity of‘ this ancient and honor able
institution. ‘
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Trru GAS-We have for an explanation
of the horribly suffocating gas of the past
two weeks the inability of the new stiperin-
tendent, Mr. Hanford, to be present at the
ylvorks owing to alarming illness in his fain-
i v. .
The principal trouble with the Gas at
South ,Norwalk has br fen caused by the
freezing 0‘ ”19 main Pl‘pe crossing the brook
at the blacksmith slior,‘ and 1.110 impossibilit y
01 thawing ”19 pipe .out. Soon as the weath-
01‘ moderates SUFIcieutly the new holder
Will be PM in 0 rder and Gas sent, round
”HOUSE the PEP’ .78 by the School House. The
oflicers 0‘ the f buipaiiy willexert themselves
to furnish a 1' .Iil supply of good gas, as soon
as the weather permits.
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WThc residence of Mr. J onatlinn Camp
was recently entered by thieves, during the
absenccof the family. The house was pret-
ty thoroughly- ranracked, and a number of
articles stole-.1 therefrom. but, fortunately,
the thieves‘tOOk nothing of much value.
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ELEc'rrq‘N OF Currents—At the Annual
Mcetingoi Pioneer Hook and Ladder 00.,
No.1. liq'id- Feb. 13th, 1868, the following
Officers. w ere elected for the ensuing year:
——A. Hymn, Foreman ; HomerMerrill, Asst.
Foreman ; E. S. Wilcoxon,Secrctary; Theo.
Hal‘nison,i'_Treasurcr; Geo. M. Holmes and
Chas. H. Street, Investigating Committee:
A. .11 Mesh: E dwai'd Street and Isaac Lee,
Trustees. '
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W As "we write, innumerable flakes of
Virgin. snow .are coming down with a rush to
get Contamlumted by contact with Mother
of the purchasers, it is not supposable that '
Real Estate Reeds-d.
- For the week ending Mondaygé'Feb. 1'7
LoreiizILDibble to .C. F. T‘olllis,..lanil'-0[)-
Aposite Ely’s Hall, South Nor'walk. $4.000.
A. H. Byington lo Harvey Fitch, thirteen
acres of land on old New Canaan road. $300.
W. S. Atlierton Io Mary A., wife of Frank
A. Ferris, land at South‘ Norwalk. $400..
Chas. Kellogg to Geo. Lloyd, land. $300.
The Fairfield County Bank property, it is
understood, has been purchased by Messrs.
Wm. R. James and. J, W. Hubbcll, for
$12,000.
Mr. James Sher-wood has sold the place
on Camp street, recently purchased of Mr.
G. M. Holmes, to Mr. James Mitchell.
!
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The Y. M. C. Association of SouthNor-
walk contemplate giving a series ofmontlily
lectures and readings.
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MILITARY ENTEIrrAINMEuT.—Tlie Burn- ;
side Light Guards, of South Norwalk, else- ‘
where announce an Oyster Supper and Tab-
leaux entertainment, for Monday and Tues-
day evenings Of next week. D'Artois is to
have management of the cuisine, and the of-
ficers and committees will exert themselves
to maintain the company’s reputation ofgiv-
ing enjoyable eutaiiiincnls.
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W The Congregational Sawing Society
Will meet at the residence of Mrs. Henry
Align, West Avenue, Wednesday afternoon.
Gentlemen are invited in the evening.
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03‘ The Weekly Prayer Meetings of the
nlngs, at theii room in Lockwood‘s Building.
All are invited.
0?“ After failing in his attempt. to make
a tool of Gen. Grant, the President turning
hisjatfention to Gen. Sherman, creates a new
2 city.
. charter, in the name of civilization give us I
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE;
MESSIISKEDITORSi—WIlnt has become Of .
the cltampiOnspf our city charter? For one
I have not been very much in favor of the
charter on account of the additional expense
and consequent increase of taxes; but there
is one thing as plain as the sun at. noonday,
that is that we need sortie police regulations
to look after rowdyisni,carousing, and drunk-
enness on our streets, day and night. The ut-
ter disregard to law which our youth exhibit
is appalling._
Sunday is a gala-day for carousing up and
dowIt our streets. Standing on the corners
of the streets, cursing and swearing, using
language, and behaving as they won-not
be permitted in the 0th ward of New York
If We cannot afford to have 'a city
some police regulations that will, to some ex-
tent correct or mitigate the evil.
CITIZEN.
MONROE, Feb. 1868.
. EDITORS GAZETTE.—“Li10hfielfl and Old
Well" was the familiar name of the old stage
route which was travelled so extensively,
because it was the nearest and most direct
route from Litchfield to New York. Is it
possible that your citizens are so recreanf,
so lost to their own interests as citizens. as
to the well being and interests of, your town
as not to leave any measure untried to
open direct Railroad communication with
Litchfield County ? Almost all the wealth,
interest and traffic lies upon and is even
pleading to have you open the avenues by
l which they can meet and open the arteries
Y. M. C. A. are now held Wednesday cve- : '
of track between the two sections. Wake
. up, wake up, oh sleepers, the wealth of
Litclifield and Fairfield Counties are ready to
be desposited in the lap of the commercial
interest of your town. Rouse tip, capitalists,
you will find all along on the route smiling
faces, happy hearts, and strong hands to give
department for him,rin-‘I nominates him brevet
General—a position unknown to the law.—
The nice little plan is destroyed, however,by
Sherman refusing- to accept the proffered
protnotion, and the President is again indig-
nant, and there is prospect of another “mis-
understanding" being ventilated. If the
President insults Sherman, and forces him
to an explanation, as he did Grant, we may
look‘for some long letters from the gallant
soldier, couched in plain English.
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W‘By invitation of prominent citizens of
South Norwalk, Rev. Mr. Davies of the
Baptist Tabernacle gave a public reading at
Ely’s Hall last Wednesday evening, before
a large audience. The selections were very
good, and the Readings seemed to give
much satisfaction and pleasure, although the
listener and reader had _to contend with
many annoyances. The light was poor and
the reader was necessarily literally “screened ’
from the audit rice; seats were scarce and
many were forced to stand up, and in fre-
quent changes to obtain easy positions creat-
ed considerable noise; while the constant
tramping tip and down the stairway open-
ing into tl'e room, caused much confusion,
altogether renderir g it almost impossible for
those in thediail to appreciate the readings.
We hope to hear the Ilev. gentleman again
under more favorable circumstances.
To satisfy the public wants, the proprietor
should make several improvements in the
Hall immediately. Among others the stair—
way should. not. open directly into the hall;
the room should be properly seated, so that;
a fair sized audience, at least, can obtain
seats, and the whole neigborhood not be put;
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introduced to the disturbance of the audi-
cnceaf'ter the commencement of an entertain.—
ment; and if possible, the hall should be
crs back of the stage can be dispensed with.
We are sure that our South Nor-walk friends
etor may see fit to make, to render his hall a
pleasant and comfortable place for public
assemblages.
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Caution to Segm- smokers.
_ The remarkably soothing properties pos-
sessed by certain higli priced segars, and
which have con sequcntly been largely pat-
ronized by smokers, is said to be caused by
dipping them in a preparation of opium,—
‘Smokcrs, thereforemrc unwittingly becom-
ing accustomed to and acquiring a taste for
he subtle drtig, and are in great danger of
being added to that; uneiiviable class of be-
jugs kuowa as opium eaters. Young men,
take heed and stop in time. ‘
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W The Carter Zouavc Troupe gave two
entertainments at Loekwood’s Hall, last
week, which were ivvell attended. The per-
formances Were gene rally very good.
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W'I‘lie annual statement of the Norwalk
Insurance CO., will ‘bc found in our adverti-
sing eolumns, tO-day.
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dy, ev'ei-y tenth paper of which contains a.
cash prize, varying in amount from twenty-
five cents to five dollars, can be found in
grea t abundance at Charles H. Byxbee's at
South Norwalk.
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TFAIIILY GATHERING—A very pleasant
'II' nrrcll, deceased, assembled attire residence
0 f Mi. 0. H. Benedict, in this place on Wed-
fnesday last. There were sixty-three persons
jpreseut, including children, grand-chilrcn,
and great grand-children. Theages of those
years. A dinner was provided for all, and
i the party dispersed after prayer by deacon
Lockwood, of Bridgeport.
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WThc prOprietor ofbur Steamboat line
has exhibited his usual commendable enter-
prise duringtlio icy weather. All winter
our merchants have had the benefit of at.
least semi-weekly trips. The “Wyoming,"
:1 very powerful ice boat, has made quite
frequent trips, sometimes breaking through
fields, of ice twelve inches in thickness. 03
one occasion with seven sound steam-
boats bound down, the Wyoming lead the
fleet most of the. way, making the trip down
in sixteen hours. Mr. W._ announces that
the “Neversink” is kept in constant readi-
ness to fill up any gap in the line and freight-
ers need fear no delay. The “Nelly White”
will go to New York in a few days to be re-
painted preparatory tO her regular trips for
the season.
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WORc of tlic'pleasantes‘t gatherings of
this unusually gay and festive winter, was
the closing sociable of "Our Own" sociable
club at Lockwood’s Hall, on Valentine Evc.
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'WTIIO Hartford Conrail! says of Senator
Ferry’s late speech : “It is a. compact, legal
argument, altogether 'uuanswernble in its
j ustificatiou of the general policy of the Re-
publican party, and we commend it to every
citizen. With profound satisfaction we see
that Connecticut has one Senator who brings-
zeal,'cloquence and eminent ability to tile
defense of the'ideas for which so many Con-
necticut men have so freely given their
lives.”
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WMr. I. H. Campbell, at his Main Street
Saloon, is doing quite an extensive business
in home-made pics of excellent quality.
Try them. ‘
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CAUTION TO Tun Panes—Contrary to our ad-
vice the “Celebrated Boonc Family” gave an
entertainment in this town last Week, which
was not well attended, and the Family left
town forgetting to liquidate the printer’s bill.
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Sure Pop-"Every Tlmc.‘ »
Sure Pop will cure Sore Throat, Cough,
Cold on the Lungs and LungDiseases every
time. Price of small Bottle 25 cents, large
bottles 40 cents. Manufactured by Comes
& Mansfield, Danbury, Conn., for saleby all
druegisis. 3m*2
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(«E‘We would direct the attention of
farmers to the advertisement of Baugh’s Ma-
Earth,
nures, for sale by Mr. Street.
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under contribution for cliairs,soap boxcs,&c., .
lighted in such a manner that the gas burn?
will appreciate all improvements the propri-'
03' Head’s Prize Packages of Mixed Can— '
gs thering of the descendants of Capt. Daniel ,
present ranged from one year to sixty-seven ~
material aid to the enterprise. Everywhere
1} on this route every industrial interest will
i cling to it because it is the nearest possible
. route to New York. Passenger trains,
afreight and milk trains, will all take the
,f shortest possible route to the great metropo-
‘ lis which will ever be the center where all
lithe avenues of trade must meet. 'Messrs.
F Editors, give the ball another push, let it roll
3, ever the heads of some of your stolid citi-
' zens and see if it will not wake them up to
lg. action. More anon. H. E. PLUMB
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Sale of the Fitlrfield County
Bank Property.
Messrs. Editors of the Gazette :-
I ask the privilege of calling attention
to the above transaction as an act of at least
very grave impropriety, and one which I, as
a party pecuniarity affected, have alright to
speak. So generally is the act referred too
discussed and condemned in our community,
and especially among stockholders of the
Bank, it may deemed by some to be super-
fluous for me to incite further comment and
publicity. An institution, however, of the
character and standing of this Bank owes it
to itself and the community from which it
has derived during so many years its pros.
perous business, that no inside officer should
be permitted to clandestinely seize upon its
assets for his own personal pecuniary ad-
vantage. Two directors of the Bank are the
persons common report ascribes as the pur-
chasers ol the Bank Building and grounds
for the sum of $12,000. On two occasions
I have myself inquired at the Bank what
that property could be purchased for. The
first time I was told $16,000. The second
time $15,000, and possibly $14,500. I have
‘ never heard less than $14,000 suggested by
any one authorized to name a price, while
the general village appraisement of its value
has been $15,000. It certainly was not
known to the public that it could be purchased
for $12,000. It is known that had it been
offered at public sale it would have brought
more than that sum ! Worse than all, it is
taken by two Directors, one Of whom was
of the committee to sell it, and must needs
make a deed to himself 1
Other Directors disown part or complicity
with the transaction. I should thinl’ they
would. In other places this affair might be
denominated a smart trick or sharp specula-
tion of doubtful honesty. But to my crude
mcvrality I can diseein no difference between
a Director transferring to himself a corpora
tion ’5 real estate, without just equivalent,
thau'iin taking its cash and putting that in
his pocket. A Bank Director should beas
far above suspicion as Ciesar’s wife. If such
a disreputable transaction as this can be con-
summste d, it will not prove quite so easy a
task to pnevent a change in the Board at the
next annual meeting. Finally, it is due to
the community, to the Bank, and to the cul-
pable parties themselves, that a full and e '-
plicit statement be given to the public 0 all
the facts and ciicumstances in the case.
Furthermore, this sale so clearly improp-
er, if not illegal, should be at once annulled
by the full Board of Directors, and the
property Ofiered at public auction,on the
same favorable terms ace ' d to two of its
own members, At least 5 1 is the expec-
tation and opinion of
MANY STOCKHOLDERS.
Norwalk, Feb. 15th, 1868.
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WThc Concert given by Mr. Dunn, at
the Me'hodist Church, South ,Norwalk, on
Monday evening of last week, was largely
attended. The concert was repeated Tues-
day evening.
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Onnrcniis OF THE NEW ENOLAND AGRI-
E CULTURAL Bowman—The principal officers
' elected at the meeting of the New England
Agricultural Society in‘ Boston, last week,
were Dr. George B. Luring of Salem, Mass.
president; Colonel Daniel Needliam of Gor-
don, Mass, seerctar ; Isaac N. Gage of
Fislienvillc, N. H., treasurer. The follow-
ing are the officers for Connecticut: Vice
President, E. H. Hyde, Stafford. Trustees
—Benj. Summer, Woodstock; Burdet
Loomis, Windsor Locks; Jonathan Camp,
Norwalk; H. S. Collins, Collinsville ; S. M.
Wells, we thersfield ; C. M. Pond, Hartford;
Litehfield; George C. Hitchcock, New Pres-
ton.
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obituary notices contain
to-day the announcement of the death of Mr.
W. W. Pendleton. Mr. Pendleton came here
a strung-er in August last and commenced
business at the corner of 2nd and Northamp-
ton streiets. Naturally. obliging, genial and
kind in his disposition, he had during his
short sr ijourn among us made many friends,
by who in his decease will be greatly regret-
ted. B 'e fella victim to consumption.
It": as Press, Edition, Penn.
W 3dr. Peudleion resided in Norwalk
several years, and had many warm friends
in this vilcinity who will regretato hear of his
deceasc.
0mTuARY.-~—Our
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PATnan.—In the list of patents issued for
week ending Feb. 11th, we find the follow-
ing ;'—-. - '
,Alonzo 0‘. Arnold and Ebenezer Black-
man of Not'walfr, improvement in lamps.
Geo. Parity of Georgetown, improvement
in modes of Cultivating grape vines.
Francis E. Brown of Stamford, improve-
ment in necktie holders.
Geo Mallory of Bridgeport, improvemem
in hats.
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WAnother one of our Norwalk boys
has been “surprised" in Waterbury, as will
be seen by the following, which we copy
from the American of Saturday 1881- :—
“Mr. E. L. Day,.of the “Colossal,” who has
recently be en committing matrimony, was
Friday evening the victim of a surprise VISIt
at his boarding place, Mr. A. S. Hpson’s on
First. Avenue, from the other members of the
establishment, some of whom were accom-
panied by their ladies. After con grattrlairons
had been rendered, Mr. Day was pres'enwd
with a splendid silver pitcher. solver and
goblets chased in beautiful designs. Mr. N.
W. Keefer, in behalf of the dancis, made a
very felicitons presentation address, alluding
to the pleasant relations which had so long
existed between them and making humor-
ous allusions to those in the establishment
who are yet outside the pale of matrimony.
The occasion was it very pleasant one to all
concerned."
James A Bill, Lyme: J. Deming Perkins,
WTlie New York Sun thus ter’s‘ely puts
the whole Grant Johnson embroglio into a
nut shell ;..
The Grant-Johnson Cur-respon-
deuce.
The terrible gun wherewitli the President
and a portion of his Cobinethave been threat-
ening to annihilate the General of the Army
has at last been discharged. The report has
been heard ; at d the pipularjudgement will
bi; that the execution of the threat, which so
“thundered in the index," has not quite come
up to the loud tone of the‘ manifesto.
Nay, us the smoke curls into the air, and re-
veals the scene ofdlsaster to the gaze Of an
expectant public, they discover in the fore-
giound the hero of the Appomattox, calmly
enjoying his accustomed Havana, evidently
unaware that anything alarming has happen-
ed ; while in the dim distance, scorched find
stunned by the explosion Of his own petard,
they catch glimpses of the reeling form of
the Chief Engineer, supported on the right,
left, and rear by his bewildered suppers and
miners.
Let us analyze this correspondence :
I. The President, whose sworn duty it is
to “take care that‘tbc laws be faithfully exc-
cuted," entered into a conspiracy with some
members of his Cabinet to inveigle ‘lic Gen-—
era] of the Armies into ft violation of an ex-
plicit law of Congress, which required the
reinstatement of the head of the War De-
partment immediately upon the Senate dc-
clariiig that the President’s reasons for his
Susrwilsion were insufficient.
lI. Fail-ing in this, the President then com-
manded hiin to disobey the orders of the re-
IDSIIIII'LI officer, thus directing him to violate
a long list of Congressional acts, and ascries
of usages having the force of laws, many of
which are cocval with the organization of the
War Department.
III. The General-in Chief having respect
for the statutes and his official oath, refused
tojoin in this conspiracy, bnt,ou the con-
trary, continued to obeytlic laws of the land.
Befiig and pettifog as they may. there is no
conflict in the testimony on these three points.
The only discrepancy in it is, whether
would either; keep possession of the War Of-
fice iii'deliance of the law, or would resign
in favor of a successor who would resist it ;
and whether he has admitted that he made
such a promise.
Here the President and Gen. Grant are in
direct conflict. On a question of veracxiy
between them, we have no doubt to when
side the publicjudgement will incline.
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OLIVER TWIST, PICTURES FROM ITALY
AND AMERICAN NOTES—This is the clev-
enth volume of the diamond edition of Mr.
Dickcn‘s works, as beautiful in type, illus-
trations, and binding as its predecessors.
Oliver Twist is made to pass uncontamina-
ted tlirongh scenes of evil, and the novelist
strips vice of its false glitter, wherein Dick-
cns differs from Bulwcr and «some other wri-
ters. In this volume appear the “Ameiican
gards of many good people, especially per-
sons who ncvrc read them. We have just
given them a fresh perusal, and we must
confess that we cannot find the occasion for
the ancient outcry. We found some things
to blame and some to laugh at. He blamed
fairly and laughed heartily, and we show.:d
the wounds in our vanity. He is tO-day the
most popular literary man on the continent;
lie is litaitily welcomed in his visit and we
hope he will on his return give us a second
series of "Notes."—N. Y. Chris. Advocate.
For sale by Selleck. Price, illustrated, $1.50.
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PUTNAM‘s .MAGAZINE, for March, has been
received, and is an excellent number, as
will be seen by the following table of con-
tents: Scieucc and Religion, lIorace Bush-
nell; The Three Wrens, Phoebe Cary ;'ch-
els of the Deep, Pearls, Sliele dc Vere; My
Love audI; American Traits as Seen from
Abroad, Major Joseph Kirkland; Hereafter,
George Cooper; Imagination and Language;
Mine; T0) True, a Novel, Chapters V. and
VI; Maternity; Juan Fernandez and Robin-
son Crusoe, Henry Sedley; What a News-
paper should be, D. G. Croly; The Princess
Varcda. F. A. Henry; City Postal Service in
the United States, Rev. L. W. won; Mr.
Thom. White’s Little Sermon; Out-Of the-
Way Books and Authors. I. The Works of
Tlios. Adams. E. A. Duyckink. Our Art-
ists. I The President of the Aeademy,with
a portrait on Steel. Monthly Chronicle: 1.
Occureiicis; 2: Literature; 3. Fine Arts. 4.
Table Talk.
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Wklcssrs. Tieknor & Fields, Boston,
have issued No. 3, of “Good Stories” with
contents as follows: Christmas with the
Baron; Stephen Yari‘ow—by the Author of
“Waiting for the Verdict;" “A Family
Christmas in Germany ;” The Christmas
Banquet,fly-Nathaniel Hawthorne; Three
of a Trade, or Red Little Kriss Kringle, by
Fitz James O‘Brien; Adventures of a New
Year's Eve, by Heinrich Zsclickke. With
fou ' admirable illustrations. Price 50 cents.
.
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—- Mr Myer Jenning’s smoke house in
Southport, caught fire last week, and was
consumed with some two hundred dollars’
Worth of hams belonging to him and other
parties.
—The formal breaking of the ground of
the railroad from Derby to New Haven, was
cel‘ated one day last week at the deep cut
near Allentown. The President and Board
of Directors each threw out three sliovelsful
Of earth, also the members of the press.
About the sillicst piece of business we have
ever heard of was the request that President
Johnson made of General Grant to disobey
the Senate,andthat he (Johnson) would stand
between the General and fine and imprison-
ment We thought that everybody knew
tliiitjustlce does not accept substituicsin such
matters, but makes the violatcr of her laws
personally serve out the penalty. If Presi-
dent Johnson wahtstoliave a law violated,
why doesn’t he violate it himself? General
Grant is too shrewd, too wise and too good
a man to be caught in such a trap.
' ' N. Y. Ledger.
-’l‘lie political campaign in this State was
conspicuously opened by the Republicans of
Hartford, by a large and enthusiastic ratifi-
cation meeting at A'llyn Hall Friday night.
The attendance was large, unusually so for.
the first meeting Of a State campaign, and
the temper of the speakers and audience gave
promise of earnest and: cfiicient w0ik for the
cause of (qual rightsand the men sclcc’cd to
represent that. cause.
—Tlic hundreds of mariners who navigate
the Connecticut and Long Island soundness-
ing many times back and forth to New York
during every season, wul be glad to know
that the legislature of New York, as well as
the common council of the metropolis, is
making a forward movement to clear the
channel at Bell Gate, that the entrance to the
port of New York may be its good as it now
is at. the Narrows.
~Tlie'Ne_w York Sun says :—Tlic alacrify
of old Mr. Welles, the Secretary of the Navy
in endorsing Mr. Johnson's account Of his
Conversation 01 Jan. 14 with General Grunt,
reminds us of a saying of Mr. Lincoln. “If
there is ever any difference in the Cabinet,"
siid Mr. L. with a twinkle in his eye, t‘tlierc
is one thing I am always certain of. The
member from Connecticut is sure to be on
my side.”
—~Charles Francis Adams returns from
England in April. He was appointed minis-
ter in 1861. '
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As A TONIC AND APPETIZER, nothing can
((111 ii the effect of Dr. H. Aridcrs’ Iodine
Water. Unlike all stimulants its effect is
permanent, building up the br dy, and giving
Strength and vitality to all parts of the sys-
tcm. In old and chronic cases it may be
used with almost a certainty of success.
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REPUDIATION ALREADY BEGUM-T110 ln-
yellow soaps,and substituting Pyle's econom-
ical, labor ‘IVIDL’, 0 K Soap, much to the
chagrin of rcccrs that have large stocks of
other kinds. Keep on, ladies,and your ward-
robe will sustain you.
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S. D. & H. W. Sirrrn‘s AMERICAN OR-
GANs.-—'The Messrs. Smith are the oldest
reed instrument manufacturers in lioston.
They have iromthe first, striven to make as
good work as human hands could produce,
and have been wide awake for all valuable
improvements in such instruments. They
'produecagreat range of styles, varying in
form and capacity, adapting them to parlor
schOOl, church or ball, as may be desired.
The many patents for improvements, owned
exclusively by these manufacturers, enable
them to control the manufacture of this pe-
culiar Org’an, so flint no other reed instru-
ment of whatever name or claim can corn-
pnie with them in perfection. It is only
necessary to try [hell], to be satisfied of this.
2t6 Vt Musical Journal.
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afi‘il rigliam Young, Sou, has Iiilicn to
himself another wife, a Miss Van Colt, and
given one of his daughters to Elder Glamor.
Notes" which so damaged “Roz“ in the rc-f
dies everywhere are rep'iidiating the common \
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PERUVIAN SYRUP for some time past: it gives me
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this remarkable remedy, with a treatise on “Iran as
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The genome has “PcRUvrAN SYRUP" blown
class. ,
" J. P. DINSMORE, Proprietor,
O 36 Bay Street, New York.
‘Sold by all Druggists.
Grace’s Celebrated Salve.
From Mr. E. TUCKER, Depot master Salisbury, Mass.
“I have been troubled for years with abad humor;
sometimes outwardly, and sometime inwardly. Dn-
ring the past summer it manifested itself more than
n- ial outwardly, and I. used your Salve. All signs of
it Have since disappeared, without affecting Inc in-
w rdly, indicating, I think, the eradicating nature of
tli : Salve.”
SETH. W. FOWLE, d: SON, Boston,PrOprietors.
Sold by all Druggists. at 25 cents a box. Sent by
mail for 35 cents.
in the
.«O».
Children’s Lives Saved For 50
Cents.
Thousands of Children die annually of Group. New
mothers, if yeti would spend 50 cents, and always
linveabottle of Dr. Tobius’Venetian Liniment in the
house, you never need fear losing your little one
when attacked with this complaint. It is now 20
years since I have put up my Linlmcnt, and never
heard Of a child dying of Group when my Liniment
used; but hundreds of cases 0 cures have been re-
ported to me, and many state if it was $10 per bottle
they would not be without it. Besides which if. is a
certain cure for Cats, Burris, Headache, Toothache,
Sore Threats, Swellings Mumps, Colic, Diarrhoea,
Dysentcry, Spnsms, Old Sores,and Pains in the Buck
and Chest. No one who once tries it is ever with-
out it. It is warranted perfectly safe to take inter-
nally. Full Directions with every bottle. Sold by
the Druggists. Depot, 56 Cortlaiidt Street. New
York. —_M_. . ‘0» . 4-.....“
The Best Roofing Known.
TWENTY YEARS USE
Has demou'stratcd that
WARREN’S IMPROVED
Felt, Cement
AND
GHAVEL ROOFING.
Is the best Roofing in use. It will not corrode, will
not crack, will not leak and does not wear out. It
is the testimony, of all who have given it a fair trial
that it has no superior. We confidently refer to the
1111111di‘ed5 in Fairficld County who have had roofs put
on )y us.
LOCKWOOD 3r. ADAMS.
. N. B. Orders left at the store of D. W. 0. Russell,
Mallory’s Building, will receive prompt aticntion;
enquiries frccly answered.
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Dodd’s Nervine
AND INVIGORATOR.
This medicine isa Nerve Tonic. It stops the waste
of vitality, braces the nerves, and quietly regulates
the system. Sleeplessness,Irritability, Loss Of En-
ergy, Loss of‘ Appetite, Dyspepsia, Constipation,
Local Weakness, and a general failing of the mental
and bodily functions, are the common indications of
Nervous Disease. Dodd’s Nervine and Invigorator
is a complete specific for all these troubles. It is al
so the bestas it is also the most agreeable
Remedy for Female Complaints,
ever offered to the public.,I’rosti'ation of the strong
Hysteria,—retaincd, excessive, irregular or pai
menses—yield to its magic yower.
TO M OT H E RS .
Mothers ! we also commend the Nervinc, for use
in the diseases which afflict children while teething,
,as certain to afford quick and grateful relief. The
stupefying Syrups, of which opium is the principal
ingredient, are dangerous to lif‘e,impuir the functions
ofthe stomach and bowels, and actually impede the
growth of your offspring. To cure Wind Colic, regu-
latethe bowels, soften tlic gums, afirclieve pain,
the NERVINE will always be found 5. c and efficient
Don’t Ilse Anything Else!
E’Dodd’s Net-vine contains no OPIUM or other
poisonous ingredient. For sale by all Driiggists.
, - II. B. STORER A: 00., Proprietors,
No. 75 Fulton Street, New York.
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True but Strange.
Any person sending us their address, with 20 cents
will receive by mail, the name and a Curie dc V isxte
of their future wife or husband; also, how either sex
may gain the love ofany person they choose instant-
‘ly. Address REEVES & 00.,
0m41. 78 Nassau St., New York.
melanoma A---
W
In Norwaik, by Rev. J. Ballard, John B Brown and
Ellen Delaney, both of Norwalk.
In Newtown, Feb. 5, by Rev. Mr, Smith, Charles
G. Sherman, of Monroe, to Fannie E. Peck.
In Greenwich, Feb. 5th, by Rev. Mr. Hatfield, D3-
vid J. Ingersoll to Miss Emily Ferris, all of_Grc(~n-
wicli.
\ v—a
_ DESI-c.
.. \y, - . \A « .~ ~.,v\;\.~n \ x «_.\_-x . \ of»
In Stamford, Feb. 5th, John )Iollett, aged 6-1 years
and 10 months.
In Danbury, Feb. Olive Crofut, aged 80 years. Feb
5, Sarah A. Spraguc, aged do years. Feb. ’ith, Anson
Cornwall, aged 80 years. . .
In Brookflcld, Feb. 8th, Elizabeth W., Wife of Ilen-
ry A, Andrews,
In Bridgeport. Feb. 9, Wm. E. Booth. aged 58 yrs.
Feb. 10, Franklin R. Boynton, aged 53 years and?
months. Feb 13th.Mrs. Mary 0., wife of James I.
Keeney, aged 35 years. .
_ In Weston. Jan. :25, Henry II., son of George and
Paulina Godfrey, aged 11 years and '7 months.
m»- wont-m
Military Entertainment.
THE
.Burnsiile Light Guards,
(Co. D. 8th Reg. C. N. G.)
' will give an
O'yster Supper
and
Talileaux Entertainment,
at ELY’S HALL, South Norwalk,
MONDAY AND TUESDAY EVENINGS.
Feb. 24th and 25th.
ADMISSION 25 CENTS
The Oyster Supper, Ice Cream and Refreshments
will be served by C. B, D’Artois. The public are iii—
vitcd to attend. *2
For 55. .
Pure Blooded faldemey Stock
Consisting of
One NEW MILCII COW and IIEIFER CALF,
One BULL, descended fro the Earl of‘ Jersey‘s cel-
ebrate Bull. ‘
Also, one IEIFER.
M B. BUTLER,
_Washi n Bridge, Strattfcrd.
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1‘ ACT of the Statement of the NORWALK
BNIIIIE INSURANCE COMPANY, January 15f,
1808.
CAPITAL.
Whole amount of Capital Stock, $100,000
Surplus, 10,039 89
$110,079 89
ASSETS.
' P ‘rronul Security $10 000
AT t loaned 0‘? Studios, Bonds and '
Morigarres. 34,000
“ Invested luIJ. S. Bond-I, at par 24,000
“ of Cash on hand A: accrued interest 10,553 04
Due for Premiums.
1,220 85
of other items, cash value, 300
$110,019 59
No outstandinrr losses or claims for loss.
. . ' i (I sworn to Fcb.14tli. 1868 by
subsmbe‘ a" war. 0 STREET, Pre’siiieni.
TE or CONNECTICUT l_ _ . .- 1868
STACODII‘TIlOLLI-IRS OFFICE, ; Hartford} 9‘" 1‘”
I hereby certify, thatthe above is a true abstract
of the Statement (pf thle Nqiriwulk Fire Insurance
‘ it . for recor int iis 0 re.
Itgmv I23131310. ROBINSON, Assistant Comptroller.
_ M
Notice.
S rcb rrivcn that the ntulersigucd has brought
liliscpetlvtf’on of this date to the Superior Court for
hirirtleld County, to be holdcn at Bridge ort, in and
for said County, on the first Tuesday of flaryh, 180:,
to be licensed as a Pilot for the Harbor of Norwalk,
for term of three years, according to the provisions
of the Statute of this State ; and that he wrll apply
to said Court for a hearing on said petition on Thins-
day the 12111 day of March 1868.
‘ at Norwalk Feb. 17tb,1868.
aim“ ‘ ‘ uATTnaw ROWLAND.
storéscoFIELD
Notice.
ASPECIAL meeting of the Maria era of the Non-
wamr SAvmos Scorn", will liolden in‘ the
office of said Savings Society, on Friday the 215i. day
of Febrnaay, 1868, at 01-2 o’clock. forenoon, to take
into consi eution the occupancy of the new Banking
Building of said Savings Socieyy. Per order,
JOSEPH W. H BEE
LL. Secretary.
Norwalk, Feb. 15th, 1868. 1;
I'I‘RAYED or STOLEN from the subscriber, a
S small Scotch Rat Terrier: brass chain collar,
ked J. F. Bucknam ; silver curly hair
and face. Whoever will return the
S. “301%
with piste mar
about the head
said do will be liberally rewarded. R.
NAM, kiddy’s Block.
For Sale.
N- Center Avenue, a larrre, nearly new, Dwelling
formerly owned by 0. . Benedict, the house
and grounds are in nrerf'ect; order. Price $8,500.
Also, a Dwelling Ifonse on Chapel Street, now 0c:
subscriber.
Price 0,000
Enquire of ELBBRT
cupied by the . ~
. RAYIIOND. *
if": At his Furniture Store, Main St,
Valuable Building Lotsvfo'r Sale.
TIIE subscriber offers for stile, two valuable Build-
ing Lots, located Down Town, corner of East
and VanZandt Avenues, the whole corn rising 98
feet on YnnZaiidt Avenue and 144 feet on at Ave-
nue, wrth stone _wull included. If not previously
disposed of at private sale, they will be sold It Pub-
lic Auction, on Thursday, March bill at 3 o'clock p.
m. For further particulars cricpziire of
31': JAMES Fl- NEY. Auctioneer.
For sale.
AFARM of one hundred acres of ood land with
two dwelling Houses and two urns, known as
the Talmadrre Farm, with an excellent orchard of
one hundrci and seventy-five trees, and situated one
mile from New Canaan and one eighth of a mile
from new railroad depot. For particulars apply to
WM. B. FISH, adjoining premises. 3W2
For sale.
A Comfortable Country House,
Pleasantly situated at ROWAYTON’, (between Duri-
en and Norwa k, Conn.) two hours from New York,
and ten minu a walk from fire new Depot, th‘c Fam-
ily residencc'ofG. P. Putnam. fubllsher, New York.
The house is old. but substantial, and has been en-
tirely refitted with new. wing, rice. It contains a
pleasant Sitting room. Dining-room, Six Bedrooms,
excellent Kitchen, Cellar, &c. There is also a new
, BATHING HOUSE,
with Sitting or Bed-room attached. A new STABLE
fitted for three horses, &c. A nice
FlowerGarden,Croquet Ground
&c., occupying in all about an acre,with water front
It is on the Bank of the river, in view of the sound,
and excellent SALT WATER BATHING ls thus pro-
vided on the premises. Trains stop at. Rownyton
Station four times daily; but at Darien or Norwnlk.
a half hour’s ride from Rowayton, the traffic stop al-
most hourly. The neighborhood is proverbially
healthy. Price of the place $8,500, on terms to salt
It is only offered bccquse the occupant proposes to
build a larger house In the vicinity. Apply to
G. P. PU’I‘NAIII, Publisher, 661 Broadway, N. Y.
r,- or to Tnonns «I: Run, Rowayton.
5159011111011.
THE Co-partnership heretofore exrsting under the
. name and firm of C. 5: E. K. Lockwood 3:. 00.,
being dissolyed by the decease of one ofthe partners,
all persons Indebted to said firm will please give
their immediate attention to the settlement of the
same. The business as heretofore conducted will be
continued at the same plaw by
‘. If, LOCKWOOD,
Nor-walk, Conn., Feb. 17th, 1868.
Y. M. G. A.
NION PRAYER MEETING every Wednesday
Evening, commencing pnnctually at. '1' o’clock,
and continurng 30 minutes, at the reading room of
he Young Men s Christian Association. Persons of
all denominations are invited to attend
Baugh’s Commercial Manures,
FOR ALL CROPS AND PLANTS.
Manufactured only by
BAUen A: SONS, Philadelphia. _
N emu-WESTERN FERTrerrxo Co., Chicago.
Baugh’s Raw Bone Phosphate.
Baugh’s Chicago Bone Fertilizer.
Baugh’s Chicago Blood Manure.
On every Package.
For detailed description of these articles, see the
Journal of the Farm. :1 monthly Agricultural paper
to be procured by addressing the General Agents—
J OIIN RALSTON 8: Co., 131 Pearl St . N. Y.
GIEO. W. KIRKE do 00., 49 Central Wharf, Beston,
. ass. _
WFM saleby Local Dealers who have been loca-
ted in all the important cities and towns in the Uni-
ted States and the Dominion of Canada.
Price Circulars, and information furnished by ad-
dressing
JOHN RALSTON & CO.,
(Successors to Bough Bro/s. &. Co.,)
181 PEARL Sn, NEW YORK.
Sold by
WM.G. STREIT, Norw‘lk
01.7 to whom please apply.
ONION SEED, warranted new, at
(I. 0. KEELER if: BR 0.
ORANGES and LEMONS by, the Box, at
G. 0. KEELEY? if. BRO.
ALL kinds DRIED FRUIT,
KEELEY? ‘9 BR 0.
UST RECEIVED,—a lnra‘c lot of CALF BOOTS,
for Spring trade, also a arive lot LADIES GAIT-
ERS. at K ELER d: 1280’s.
District of Norwalk 5.9. Probate Court, February
13m. A. D. 1808.
FS'I‘A’I‘E of BETSEY CAMERON, late of Nor-
walk, in said District, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the District of Norwalk,
hath limited and allowed six months from the date
hereof, for the Creditors of said Estate, to exhibit
their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to
present their accounts, roperly attested, within
said time, will be delfirre a recovery. All persons
indebted to said Estate are re nested to make imme
diate payment to JOHN C ERON, Administrator
Oscar Brown of said Norwalk is duly authorized by
me to receive claims against said estate.
3t-‘~=‘i‘ JOHN CAMERON, Administrator.
FLOUR, FLOUR, FLOUR, also, Feed and Grain in
any quantity. to suit purchasers, at: HOLMES'
CLAMS, Oysters, Scallops and Fresh Ftsh at
- G. S ALLEN'S.
SE .SINGER’s HAIR Rns'roriA'rrvn.
Sold by UHLE BROS. Norwalk.
A. GOOD light is the cheapest. Buy your kero'
sure of us, as we sell none but the best.
0. £7 E. K. LOCKWOOD, d7 00
SOMETHING NEW ? '
a FIRST CLASS—CITY
DRAPER
AND
_, Tailoring Establishment
At N 0. 1, Gazette Building, (Head of Stairs,)
The subscriber who has for the past. year or more
been cutter for J. Turk, would respectfully inform
the citizens of Norwalk, that he has made arrange;
ments to open a first-class, New York City Establish-
ment, as above where he pledges himselfto give sat.-
isfaction to all his customers.
He will give special attention to Boys Garments as
well as to those of gentlemen. Persons bringing
their own clothcan have the same cut or made up, in
an artistic manner, at reasonable prices.
FRANCIS J. McKEON.
NOTICE l
The subscriber having taken out. a License for‘the
Sale,- Renting and ~Ililxchanging
0F
_ 4
Real Estate,
Would call the attention of the public to the fact that
he is now ready to transact business of that nature
in all its branches, and will assure prompt attention
to all who may favor him with a call. His resources
of gaining information relative to said business are
unsurpassed, He has now for disposal
FARMS, RESIDENI'ES,&C.
Situated in Norwalk.
And all the adjoining country. Places for sale va
rying from $5,000 to $25,000.
RESIDENCES
For Summer, furnished or unfurnished,
ran sun on 1'0 mm.
with land in quantity to suit Purchaser or Lessee
also a number of
Fine Farms--
Apply to
J A MES MITCHELL.
All orders left at the UNION MARKET, Mitchell‘s
Block, Norwalk, Conn., will receive prompt atten-
llOIl-
l
POTATOES! POTATOES!
u HARRISON Ind'IARLY oOODRIdn m
n. .”alli'lfild‘”g.?ll.i‘ii' ”25““ “Tammi ‘l‘
l’ _ BIB I _ l’ . 1 ‘ | Q
as; «aroma ”per bonsai." per’figremaa {pou-
toes are of my own retaining}? warranted true to
name. 8 B. JENNINGS.
Sonthport, (Greensfiirins) Feb 3t5
1,158.
Good News to Housekeepers.
OUSEKEEPERS will be glad to learn that they
will be supplied with out. the old Brew-
ery yeast, the best in use. t wi lbe brought round
the streets, fresh. twice a week, so look out for the
Kean commie have your pennies ready when you
. , . , . ,
ear the gang. 3:,
» United States Internal Revenue.
., Assrs-rANT Assnsson’s 0n
.1; 3,311 Division, at]: District Cmngcllug’nt. f
semen-Annual Taxes. toe.
LL pcrsonsare hereby notified that blanks are
, - now ready for the return orlncom’es lei-the pre-
ceding year;- endihg Dec. 31st, and Taxable articles
such as (In es and Wagons valued at Three hun-
dred dollars” old . 01.“ Gift Watches. valued If. one
hundred dollars ‘or‘ feds, Billiard Tables, (not subject
to special tax) and Plate of Silver exceeding 40 oz.
Every person falling to make such return on or be-
fore the amines: In March. will be liable to be
assessed by the Asslsant Assessor and fifty per cent.
added thereto, , , 4 ,
Norwalk,“l'eb. lot, was. ~ '3 =-
~ ALFRED H. CAMP, Assistant Assessor
For towns of Norwalk Westport, New Canaan,Wll-
ton and Weston. Office in Lockwood's Building.
Norwalk. Room No.1. . 4H5
OST, on‘Triesday Feb. 4th, In the vlclnity of the
Bridge or on the road to South Norwalk. 3
Pocket Book containingnbout sum and a number
of loose papers. The finder will be suitably reward-
ed by leaving it at the (hum Omen.
Lost. -
0N Friday evening, Feb. 4th, between Stamford
and Norwalk, a dark FUR BOA. The finder will
be suitably rewarded by returning it to this Office or
to the Stamford Post Ofilce. ' It”
HOICE BUTTER and LARD In 'Flrklns and Tubs
for Family use. 6'. 0. KEELE'R £8129.
“GET THE BEST".
MUTUAL-3?»- .
LIFE INSURANCE 200...
OF NEW YORK.
FREDERICK S; WINSTON, President.
CASH assure, $25,000,000.
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‘ ‘1‘
Persons contemplating Life Insurance would
do well to examine the workings of the above
00., before insuring elsewhere. “ "
Dmd' ’ ends are larger
than any other Life Insurance CO, and are
available to reduce premiums each yeiir. A
. Any information desired will be cheerfully
given by the undersigned. I
ALFRED II. CAMP,~ Agent,
For Norwalk and Vicinity.
Wit". A Locxwooo. M. D., Medics
i a...
aminer. 3m'6
HERE IS A CHARGE
FOR THE NEXT THIRTY have i '
DRY nouns
300141er in BAIIN Uirs,
AT PRICES THAT
' Defy Competition .1 ..
t
x
We are anxious to reduce Our stock as
low" as possible to makeroorn. for a full
supply of
. SPRING Goons:
Empress Cloths,
Merl-noes. ,
Irish Poplins,
n
and everything in the -
3
Winter Dress floods line,
AT YOUR OWN PRICES.
cmAKINGS
.: IND :
I
_,.,. ,.
. . CASSIMEfiEs,
AT'LESS THAN cos-r
, DOMESTIC Goons,
Alittle less than market priges,unsual.
All you liave'to do is t9 give us a call and .
we willrrnit you at some price. _ .
Yours respictfully. .
A‘i.
SCOI‘IBLD a smart, --
110911912? diligeililtlrom‘lluwe.
wt new ave e mucus».
es, finest quality or were, “tilt." 16:}:433:
CO
at l
other goodln're sold at. and or -
from. ‘ C. In E. K. 1.0%“ Sindee! i
LASS WARE of oupgripr all ,for the table
usefrom th 5» ,_ g '. mt!" rice:
can oqubo.
. ’ W
am. wasn caustics. scram trnlm‘
____,""‘ brooms. c. on. x. Locxwoo , e co, ‘
‘ niLoREv carrl , h bb -h .
theelbaritows. c.al E. K?LOI318YSOOD?£I:6P4
BUY the best clothes wringer at
e. a n. x. 1.003me a co.
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