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ALEX. S. GIBSON.
" (organist of the First Congregational Church.)
I E' CHER of the PIANO Foarl. OROAN AND Ho-
., ‘sICAL CoxsosrTIoN. Box 379 P. 0. Norwalk.
Cunh.“
‘ Circulars containing information as to terms,
maybe obtained at Mr. Selleck‘s Bookstore.
moiders for tuning left with Mr Gibson will
be executed bya first class‘lgew York tuner.
m
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dzc.
ISRAEL M. BULLOCK,
gifting t? diversification.
OFFICE: No. 4 Gazette Building.
. LEWIS F. BEERS,
gutting at gm.
1 Onion Ovsr Sword’s Clothing Store.
SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.
I!
unfwnnam A. thermos,
curtain House Surgeon a... House Physician
F in :Bellevue Hos ital. New York Cit . Office
over C.'J. Gruman‘si ry Goods Stor 0 cc hours
from it told a. m., from 3 to 4 and so 8 p. m.
Rarhrtencas :—Dr. W. H- Dra h' sician to
New-York City Hos ital; Dr. J. l . . u ey. Prof.
Isaac EJ'aylor. an Prof; Lewis A. Sayre Physi-
cians and Surgeons to Bellevuc‘Hospital, N. . City.
_ ‘ 3"Remova1.
DR. MOSMAN
Has removed his office and residence ‘to the House
formerly occupied by C. J. Gruman. opposite the‘2d
H. Ef-‘Church. Office hours. till 0 o‘clock, a. m.. and
from 1 to 3 o'clock. p. m. - me
A Sljite‘can be found at H. H. Baker‘s store, South
.\ orwalk'. ‘
I'NATHAN S. ROBERTS, M. 1).,
t PHYSICIAN AND'SURGEON,
:MainiStreet, r.ext doOr to P-yxbee’s Hotel.
site’s _' ' South Norwalk. Ct.
4
atent Agency.
WM. VINE,
Agent and Solicitor of Patents,
'MECHANICAL DRAUGHTSMAN
AND
, - MODEL MAKER,
m ' f 4 Winnlpank. Norwalk. Conn.
li- a; KEELEB a BROTHER.
‘ ~ a Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
- Groceries, Flour, Feed, do,
"12.14 and 16 Main St, Norwalk. Conn.
RAYMOND a KNAPP,
AGENT
Keyser’s Hot Air Furnaces. Stoves
and Ranges.
No 4 James a Building. Norwalk. Conn.
Assets over $23,060,000.
GEO. R. COWLEI,
[S AGENT at Norwalk. and issues Policies for the
for the following Insurance Companies.
Home, of N. Y.. Assets Jan. 1st. ‘64, $3,286,270
Etna, of Hartford. “ “ “ “ 3.128.820
Phoenix, of N. Y.. “ “ “ 729,219
Home. of N. H.. “ “ “ “ 500,000
Norwich “ “ “ “ 390.501
Lamar, . Y., “ “ “ “ 380.875
North American. Ht‘d “ “ “ “ 384,010
City of New Haven. ” “ “ “ .1. 330.419
Merchants Hartford. “ “ “ “ 801.443
Western Hass..Pittsfield. u a “ 836,424
Ham en Springfield, “ “ “ : 200.000
PeOp e's. orcester. “ “ “ " .593
and other Companies. Stock and Mutual, in Connecti-
cut. Massachusetts and New York. with assets of
13 000,000. At
r‘nado to war. T. CRAW
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
repared to furnish hot meals. at all reasonable
ours. Oysters Stewed Roasted. Fried. or on the
shell; Families or Parties supplied; also. shipped
in kegs to all arts of the country.
Home made we and Cake constantly on hand.
Ale drawn fresh from barrel—no poisonous lead pipe
used. No Liquors kept.
Saloon :0 en from it a. m. to 11 o'clock p. m.
Closed on nndays) Private Dining Room for La-
les. entrance under J. F. Bennett s Store. Gent‘s
entrance under Carter‘s Shoe Store. 16
Groceries Cheaper than ever
1' o I C A I I l _
that he still continues to sell the best of Grocer-
ies. Provisions. etc.. at his'old stand, No. 4 Skidd 's
Block. as cheap as the cheapest. He offers great a-
ducements to cash buyers. as he has as large an as-
sortment of groceries of the best qualities as can be
found at any store in the country. We would invite
the special attention of all to his stock of
COFFEES. TEAS AND SUGARS,
which are of the very best quailty,and will be sold cheap.
The public are invited to call and examine and judge
or themselves. A. MOREHOUSE.
“ HOME AGAIN.”
COAL! COAL I! COAL l! 3
AT
Steamboat Dock,
SOUTH NORWALK.
THE subscribe having resumed his old, Business as
above. is prepared to furnish the public with a
better article of COAL. than has ever before been
offered. and at the lowest possible rates. Also,
W O O D ,
[18] DAVID E. wnaa.
Double root-Power rump.
Pauntcd Aug. 9th 1864 Re-t'uuchon. 1. 1865
ofall descriptions.
in this age of inventions in that they prove well.
This mnhine pumps from 16 to 82 gallons per
minute. they are srmple.durable, work very easy, and
do not freeze. Being made of wood they are not 11-
able to corrode. rust. or in any :3 impart an un-
pleasant fiavor; and can be repai at a trifling ex-
cuse. Samples of this Pump can be seen at the fol-
lowing places; South Norwalk Pl uiug Mill; near
the otel in Westport; at E. ymond’s lace.
Cranberry Plain.and at Cyrus Morgan s North ilton
Manufactured and sold by
z. M. COM TOCH, South Norwalk.
All orders promptl attended to when accompa-
nied by the epth O the well, measuring f m the
platform down. a
a swonns‘
~Gii'culatihiz library.
T the News Depot. South Norwalk. The sub-
scriber has made in e additions to his Circula-
ting Library and invites l. e patronage of the pub-
lic ; he intends to increase the number of books as
fast as the cute rise will warrant. He has also
constantly on ha a good assortment of Stationery,
Books, Papers, School Books. Slates. Pencils. Pens,
Pocket Books. Are. The stress eof the public is
solicited. A. S- OBDS, uth Norwalk.
SE SINOER's HAIR RESTORATIVE.
Sold by UHLE BROS..Norwalk.
Nor-walk Hackine Shop.
subscriber would res‘chtfirlly inform Manuihc-
turers and others using Machinery. in Norwalk
and vicinity. that he is mpared to do all thin er-.
taining to a general mac e shop. All orders or the
making or repairing of every description of Machinery
attended to with romptness I? experienced works
men. Having ad ed a Steam n e(in addition to.
water power to his works, he otters himself he is
well preps to do all kinds of work at very short
notice. ISAAC CHURCH Jn.
Hachine Shop just back of the Post Office and Horse
Railway Building. 11
Waterbury & Duncan,
Rear of Norwalk Horse Railway Depot. are
now prepared to execute in the best man-
fifir ar}d with the greatest dispatch, everything in the
e o
Carriage-making and Blacksmitht‘ng.
Carriages made to order, and Painting. Trimmin
glepaitrill‘lg, (be, done by experienced workmen, wit
spa c .
WGood Carriage timber taken in exchange for
work. Q
martian scanned
Horse Shoeing dz Black-smithing.
LYON. AHERN, a co.
WOULD announce to the public that they have fa-
ken the old stand of Ca t. Henry Lamb. Main
to execute in the best
and greatest spatch anythin in the above
Street, where they are re
TrnmERT CURTIS,
< MERCHANT TAILOR,
CURTIB'S BUILDING Mill! Street.
'Geuts and Yd’ufh's Clothing cut and made to or-
der at short notice, of the best materials. in the la-
testistyles‘ by experienced workmen, and at rea-
sonabiepr ces.
_ . Removal.
-. COHNWALI.’ s
-. FASHIONABLE MERCHANT
'l‘ailOring~ Establishment.
Has been removed to Raymond's Building. Main
Street, where
READY MADE CLOTHING
‘ AND
FURNISHING GOODS.
Can be hid in great variety. and of excellent quality.
C. a a. M. HOLMES,
' " DEALERS IN '
Creceries.
Flour.
. Provisions, «2.,
7 Main Street. Norwalk. Conn.
Ema-INSURANCE COMPANY
‘ Of Hartford-
incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, ”ammo
Insure agat'ast loss and dams by Fire on Terms
a soap ed to the hazard,an consistent with
' - the laws Of com ensation.
GEORGE E. COW ' . Sole Agent.
“ ' For Norwalk and vicinity.
NORWALE
INSURANCE COMPANX "
CASE; CAPITAL. ascoboo
ram or CAPITAL, aroo,ooo
Wu. C. sTREET. President.
-- GEO. R. COWLES. Secretary.
EBEN. HILL, Treasurer.
. SE SrNOEu‘s HAIR RasTORATrvE.
' Sold by UHLE BROS. Norwalk.
f Just Received.
THE following new Books :-—Good Stories. No.2 ;
'The Cameron Pride. by Mrs. Holmes; Queen
Victoria's Memories of the Prince Consort: The
Guardian Angel by 0. W. Holmes; Queer Little
redple. by Harriet Beecher Stowe; Widow Sprig.
gills. by t e author of Widow Bedott ; Dora Darling
and-Outpost. by J. G. Austin ; Waverly Novels. new
edition. illustrated; Oliver 0 tic‘s new works;
Presce'tt‘s Historical Works. fl ustrated; Shira by
the‘author of Oml; Cometh ulp as a Flower; Bay-
m'ond’riierolue; Silcote of lcotes; Circe; Count
of Horst; Caste. For sale by A.SBLLECK.
OILIIORNIA norm in sacks. at
. menu .9. BRO‘S.
-USE Sinatra's HAIR REsTORATWE.
Sold by UHLE BROS. Norwalk. ,
BITE wasn auosnus. Scrubbl
. Ind'brooms. C. OE. K; LOCKWOO
, brushes.
& 00..
if} the best silver plate. we keep no other. and
will warrant the nality. Forks. spoons. cake
skets. ple and cake‘knlves. to. ' .1:
. B. HIDDCKWOOD.
GROCERY direct from Euro . Persons dealing
with us will have.ths“s vantage of the new
ice. finest quality-of ware and at as low priceas
or goods are sold at. and a large stock to select
as. . , - 0. Is E. K. LOCKWOOD. «R CO.
s
It
at
fro
line. Carri s made to order, and orse Shoein .
Painting, T mminfiiRepalrlug. &c., done by expe -
enced workmen wi dis watch. 1 44
anoosrna LYON.
1r. Alarm. Cna's. Fox. ,
Notice.
TFHE subscriber having urchased the CLOTHING
A and GENTS FURNI G EMPORIUM. of A.
Hmprel will the Business in all its branches
at the o d at Main Street, Norwalk.
The public ectfully invited to call and exam~
lne the large ed assortment of
Ready Made Clothing,
FRENCH CLOTHS. CASSIMERES and VESTINGS.
which he will make up to order at short notice and in
the latest fashionable style. E. GUSOWSKI.
1,19 No. 3 Main Street.
' DINING SALOON.
ollll'lllllllllllll'l'l o
m-NEW YORK HOUSE. III.
M Meals at all hours. M
Oysters 3..
3 in every style. 0
The best 0
Wines, Liquors Jr Ales.
Also. a first class
BILLIARD SALOON
attached to the House.
ISAAC “LEE.
NO. 28 Main St. Norwalk.
2
. New YORK. March. 4th. 1807.
This is to certif that my hair and whiskers were
white. and have con com letely restored to their
fiaAuTris‘lifiolor by using SI GER’S HAIR RESTO-
Cut No. 1. above is a correct. likeness of me before
using. and Cat No. 2. is a correct likeness of me after
using the Restorative. I had also been very much
annoyed with Dandrufi, which has been entirely erad
icated by using“SINGER‘S HAIR RESTORATIVE‘
‘ Rev. THOMAS DAVIS.
City Missionary, New York.
I
“SINGER’S HAIR RESTORATIVE” (is not a dye)
eradicates dandruff, prevents the falling out of the
hair. wonderfully increases its growth. restores both
the hail-and its color. and is decidedly the best hair
dressing in the woflfi.
lSold by Drugglsts and Fancy-goods dealers every—
w ere. -
DEPOT 79 NASSAU ST., N. Y..
WSold lnNorwalk. by UHLE BRO'S. 40
New Grocery.
THE undersigned having purchased the stock. an.
of Do'rr & Monnuousa. No. 41 Main Street. is
now prepared to sell
G R O C E R I E S s
at the lowest market prices. He will endeavor to keep
constantly on hand a good stock. and would respect
fully solicit the patronage ofthe eo le of Norwalk
and vicinity. . A. NE C MB Ar BRO:
Having sold our business toD. A. Newcomb & Bro.
we won d recommend DHPJJIII‘ODS to still continue
their tronaze to him. an thank them and the pee '
ple O Norwalk generally I'll; Thy”; pica Itann'
H S .
Norwalk. July 1st 1807. 00 E
USE Smcau’s Ham RnsTORATrvn,
. Sold by UBLE BROS. Norwalk..
So. Norwalk. application may be
THE subscricer would inform the public generally. '
The best recommendation for laborosaving machines
. 6m47
REAL ESTATE.
Store.‘ to Let,
Near the Bridge. Enquire of
S. E. OLMSTEAD.
For Sale or to Rent.
THE Dwelling House with Barn. Carriage House
and about acres of land on Main St.. formerly
occupied by Capt. F. Jarvis. En uire of
mo S. . OLMSTEAD.
for Sale or to let.
THEbulloing at; the foot of the Mill Hill,.uow,occu-
pied by Messrs, Quintard ;sultable for one or two
stores. with rooms up stairs for manufactur-
ng purposes, or dwellings. Possession given fir“
1st. Aip l to JAMES SHERWOOD or J A S
MITC ELI. mo
To Let,
“Moss Hill,” South Norwalk.
THE full Gothic House and Barn. built of Stone.
most eii bly situated less than one-half a mile
fromDepot. no view of Long Island Sound and the
Town. occu fed for the past four years by Mr. D.
H. Webb; 2 acres or any (portion, consisting of Gar-
den. Grove and Gross lan may be had, the House
standing in the midst thereof.
Apply to D. B. Webb or Tolles Ar Ely. South Nor-
wal , or Nathan C. Ely. 91h street and 3d Av. N. Y.
March 1st. l808. 1‘9
For Belg.
A Comfortable Country House,
Pleasantly situated at ROWAYTON. (between Darl-
en and N orwalk. Conn.) two hours from New York.
and ten minutes wiik from the new Depot. theIi'am-
il residence of G. P. Putnam. Publisher. New 1 ork.
The house is old. but substantial. and has, been su-
tirely refitted with new wing. Ac. It contains a
pleasant Si tting-room. Dining-room. Six Bed-rooms.
excellent Kitchen. Cellar. the. There is also a new
' BATHING HOUSE. .
with Sitting or Bed-room attached. A new STABLE
fitted for three horses. Ac. A nice
Floweanrden,Croquet Ground
&c.. occupying in all about an acre,wlth water front
1: is on the Bank of the river, in view of the sound.
and excellent SALT :WATER BATHIN G it thus pro-
vided on the remises. Trains stop at Rowayton
Station four t mes daily; but at Darieu or Norwalk.
a half hour‘s ride from Bowayton, the trains stop al-«
most. hourly. The nei hborhood is proverbially
healthy. Price of the p sec 88.500, on terms to suit
It is on] offered because the occupant proposes to
build a arger house in the vicinity. Apply to
G. P. PUTNAM. Publisher. 061 Broadway; N. Y.
7 or to Tuoxss d: RILI. owayton.
ran can.
T South Norwalk.a NEW HOUSE. having all
_ the modern improvements. It commands a
magnificent view of‘ Long Island Sound; within 13
minutes walk of the Depot. Will be sold at a very
reasonable figure. Inquire of J. J. CAPE. or D. R.
AUSTIN . South N orwalk. * 4t8
For Sale.
N Center Avenue. a l e, nearly new. Dwelling
formerly owned by O. . Benedict. the house
and grounds are in erfect order. Price 33. .
Also a Dwelling ouse on Chapel Street, now oc-
cupiedby the subscriber. Price 6,000.
Enquire of ELBER’I‘ RAYMOND.
m At his Furniture Store. Main St.
Notice.
HE subscriber has in his hands, for sale. Stores
and Lots; dweliin s and Lots, and vacant Lots,
su jable both for bus aces and dwelling purposes.
Also a large number of buildin Lots situated within
one half mile of South Norwa . cheap. and on easy
terms. One dwelling with two acres of land. and
another with one and a half acres of land and one
wrth half an acre; all within one fourth of a mile of
the village, for sale cheap
Persons wiahln to purchase or sell are invited to
call at the South orwalk Real Estate Agencyvover
-Wx T ORA
thé‘ Drug Store. . . .
- Real Estate Agenat.
South Norwalk. Feb. 10,1868. 1y6 m'
To Rent-
THE subscriber offers to rent. from the first of
April next. the lower part of her house la Mer-
win Street. next door east of Oliver Clark‘ a. Five
rooms. Apply on the premises. or to Frederick F.
Finney, No. 3 James Building.
MRS. ANN MUCKRIDGE.
.Eouse and lot for Sale“
N SOUTH NORWALK.--The subscriber Ofi'crs his
House and Lot. situated within six minutes walk
of the South Norwalk Depot. for sale. Terms easy.
Enquire at Soloman’s extensive Hat Hanufactor .
of t e subscriber. EDWARD'HUBBELL. Sm
Desirable ’Dwellings for 'Sale.
DESIRABLE Dwelling House with lot 138 feet
. front and 130 feet dee ,situated on Main Street
within seven minutes wal of the bridge." An abun-
dance of fruit trees on the premises. Price 845.001»
Aluo.a modern built house. pleasantly located
within five minutes walk of the Bridge. Lot 102
feet iront.400 feet deep. A good barn and choice
fruit on the premises. Price 10,000. ,
tfs Apply at the Can": Osman.
For Sale.
‘FEW desirable Building Lots near the Noroton
De ot. with views of the Sound from each lot.
all with 11 five minutes walk of the Depot. Sins of
lots 50x200 feet. prices and terms exceedingly favor-
able to parties desirous of building within the year.
For particulars enquire on the premises or address
by mail.
6m3 Dr. C. W. BALLARD. Darlen, Conn.
'Farm for Sale.
N WILTON. Conn., consisting of about Twenty
acres. formerly owned by Maj. Samuel Belden'.sit~
uated op osite the Episcopal Church. and extcruling
to the Railroad De ot ; near the Schools and
Churches. Finest Bu lding Localt‘ionmlza in the town.
For particulars enquire of . .N.
3m5'2 Norwalk. Ct.
A House for Sale at South
Norwalk.
ITUATED on Washington St., within three min-
S utes walk of the Depot. Forgarticulars enquire
of ALF ED KNAPP. 51
West Avenue Building lots,
For sale.
A LAST CHANCE.
TWO Lo]? 7ix228 opposite the residence Of F. D1-
mon, s .
Also, two i?! the rear of the above 80x186 fronting
on Elm Street. Terms ess . A i to
, pp C. T. WEEKS.
; Houses, riots and Farm
FOR SALE AND TO RENT.
QOME twenty FARMS. from 15 to. 140 acres. for
L sale. or to exchan for property in Norwalk. A
good variety of HO SES- u and out of town. for
sale on liberal terms. Thirteen firstclaes houses for
sale; two first-clrss houses to let; one; rnished
House to let. A number of small tenemeu a for sale.
1 it one of small means—:terms liberal.
121:“ ‘pers S. T. WOOD.
N. B.—;:l:d mitt; ;: cat; or :10 cc.
REAL ESTATE AGENT.
80 Estates
0R SALE in Norwalk and vicinity. from 1-4 to
SOOacres. with build! thereon. price from
’ toCloo.000. Also. T0 E‘l‘.‘fhrnished and an.
urnish'edhouses. Addrlss J. FEBRIS. at Tolles -&
Ely‘s Drug Store. South Norwalk. Notice for aur-
veyiug may be left at’the Gazette Office.
For fiale Cheap.-
One of the most ‘
COMPLETE. CONVENIENT
AND
Desirable “Homes”
in the village. But three minutes walk of the Bridge
and Horse Care, Terms uccommodatin and pos-
session given when desired. Apply to ditors of
GAZETTE. . tfsl
BUILDING LOTS l"
BUILDING Lona i.
For Sale Cheap.
And upon the most
ACCOMMODATINO TERMS
as to time payments. These lots. are located on
“Spring Hill" overlooking the water and surround-
ingcountry. and are unequaled in beauty. by any lo-
cation in Norwalk. Lots for $400. $500, $750. $1,000
to $3,000. Apply at Gaza-r" Orrrca. tfil
To Whom It May Concern!
ROM and after January 1st. 1868. I. M.Buu.ocx
, Esq.. will have entire charge of the lettin an
collection of Rents for all apartments apperta niug
to the GAZETTE Burnmnodu consequence of the cou-
tyemplated engagement of the Proprietor inaggw
or .
OFFICES "1‘0 LET l
ROM and after Jan. 1st. TWO FRONT OFFICES
‘ In the Gaza-rue Bun Erna. . Bent. $12.50 and
815 per month. Apply to I. M. BULLOCK. j 52“
BUILDING LOTS,
FOR. SALE.
EVERAL very ell ble building lots for Sale. in
S the immediate cinlty of t e Brld e. others
more remote. Three acres ofunimprove land pleas
sntly located. for sale at a bargain. A house a‘
five acres cfland. ditto. Apply 0 . EBYINGTO
R EAL ESTATE.
Country Seat at Norwalk, to Let.
T 0 let or lease for a term of years. furnished
or unfurnished. the fine Country Seat of George
Platt. Es .. one mile from the Depot at South Nor-
walk or owayton 1 14 miles fromDarien. 7 miles.
from Stamford, with 10 or 50 acres of land in lawn.
garden. fruit and shade trees, with good barn. car-
rings house. good gardeners cottage. green-house
an ' pery. all the small fruits Arc. com rising ev-
eryt ing desirable for a gentleman’s resl once. The
Carriages. Horses and Stock can go with the place
if desired. Inquire of Joseph Cox. near the greml-
see. of the owner, 329 Fourt Avenue, or of . W.
Benedict, 10 Pine St.. aud586 Sixth.Av.. N. Y. mo
To Rent.
,The house on Prospect Hill recently occupi-
ed by the Rev. Dr. Childs. Apply to Jesse
W. Denton. adjoining the premises. 10
For Sale or To list.
AT WILTON. Conn., a Double Farm House. with
about 3 acres of rgood land, Orchard. Garden.
Fruit. &c.. withbarn. ituated on the main road to
Dnnbury. about 5 miles ii‘om Norwalk; within 1m-
medrutc vicinity of Churches, Schools. Post Ofilce.
Mid and"? dampA bauilsomie logaiiior‘i findfilrrfi-rslte
he or 00 . on or: no a o r . y
g 38“ g NASH rt IWES. pp
to
4th No. 1Wnter Street. Norwalk.
. Place for Sale.
THE property owned by the heirs of John Hoyt.
deceased. situated on Prospect Hill, about 10
minutes walk item the Horse Railway. consisting of
a Houseaud Barn, with one and one-half acres of
land. with fruit trees. a good well of soft water, to.
If not previously disposed of at private sale. it will
be offered day, March hath. at
at Auction. on Satur
:2 o‘clock p. m.
vggs‘snw. DENTON, or JAnss MITCH
For further information on uire of
Eng. .
Farms fbr Sale.
I HAVE two good farms inDsrlen near the Depot.
‘ One contains 02 acres. good buildings. flue fruit.
good location and amoot land. - One contains 10
acres of garden with; buildings and fruit; also one
near Stamford vii we 0de acres first-rate land. Also
seven fine farms in ew Canaan. all within one and
shelf miles of the New Canaan Railroad Depot, con-
taining from 32 to 120 acres. all first~rate farms and
nicely located. For further rticulars inquire of
sm'lo S. M. LOCKWOO , New Canaan, Conn.
For Sale. -
THE subscriber offers for sale his Homestead ritu-
ated on Spring-hill. op osltc the property of A.
H. Bylugton. Esq“ con nlnfi about {our acres,
more or ess 300 set ofwhlc fronting. the road,
withu od‘Two-story Dwelling House 20x18 with
finish basement in rear. Theplsce is well stocked
with choice fruit trees. such as Cherry, Plum, Apple
Ac. There is a good well of water. equal to any in
the whole town. also. on the remlses, a never fail:
.ings l‘lIJg of pure water. or further articulars
cnqu re on the premises. (3t10) JOHN ASSON.
Building lots foi- Sale,
TRACT of about five acres. embracing several
.A goodBuilding Lots. and including a growth of
wood, sufficient for the sup ly of a family for sever~
.l ears. Price 300. In ureof .
Info 3 q JAS. BENEDICT.
REAL ISTA'I'E
For Sale at a low Price.
11E subscriber would call the attention of men
T and families who are desirous of bettering their
condition and aining a conlp‘etence and a comforta-
ble home for l to. to a list of EAL ESTATE. aceta-
lo no of which may be seen at the GAZETTE Orrrcn.
TEls list contains over 150 valuable plantations. in the
:Valley of' Virginnia. at prices ran in: from 10 tom
dollars per acre. Many of these p antatious have on
them due improvements. such as modern built brick‘
and wood mansions or dwelling houses.
Also in the catalogue are valuable mineral lands. at
very low prices. These are richjn copper. iron. lead
.and silver, also cool. Convenient railroad and water
Fcommunicatlons, with the best markets.
To persons who-desire to engage in the lumber bus-
iness, there are great inducements. There is spar
land shl timber of the finest unlity, accessible and
'conveu out to market. The so lof the Valley is rich.
There is no part of our country that offers so great
iindncements to the emigrant as the Valley of Virgin-
.»ia. especially to men of small means. {as a large por-
ition of the purchase money may remain on bond and
mortgage from 8 to 10 cars.
y
Also a splendid plantation of 0.000 acres, contain-
5ing a fine mansion house barns, stables, cotton
house, with 30 to 50 small dwellelngs. A good wa-
‘ter power. sufficient fora first class cotton manufactu-
fry. Nearly one half of the plantation is heavily tim-
{been boxe or worked. This plantation in accessi-
-ble by both' water and railroad to the best markets.
{The price is $2.50 (two and a half dollars) per acre.
icnlars en uire of the subscriber.
“I pm ’ q CHAS. F. RAYMONDM
. WNAsn r. rvrs',
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
No. 1 WATER STREET.
* PEBTY Boo ht old Exchanged or Let on
:Pnrgasonable ternEs. ‘ We'huve a good variety of
desirable Houses and Farms in and out of town for
sale on uccommodn ting terms. “32
Wis. R. Nasn. Narnan Ivns.
Fruit Trees! Fruit Trees!
AT THE
NEW CANAAN NURSERY.
The subscribers take pleasure in announcing to the
public that their stock of
Fruit do Ornamental Trees, Vines, doc.
is unusuall lar e and of unsurpassed excellence.
We feel conyfidengt in saying that we believe that our
stock of APPLE TREES particularly, to be the Lar-
gest and Best in this Country. We are also positive -
that we can furnish Trees in better quality. better
order. and for use HONEY than they can be obtained
N se ies.
‘Tlfilgsw‘igfilnguto r rchase Trees and Vines will do
well to send their 0 ers early—or still better. visit
k th ir own selections. -
our Nursery and ma STEPHEN IIOYT A; SONS.
' . S. We take leasure in showlnwpersons through
011.“ Nurseries. vehether desirous of purchasing trees
or not; and wouldcordialiy invite all interested to
visit the Nursery.
Notice.
ibcr can furnish the Ladies of Norwalk
lgaltfliflanalcxstyles and varieties for the season of
Bonnets and Jockeys.
for the old and young. and with prices to suit the
times. All kinds of
HATS SEWED 0‘! ER.
and new ones made to order. I am confident that
with my new and improved process of
Bleaching
i tir satisfaction. '
“italics? v3.3.5.1”. the old stand foot of Mar-
shall atreet. South Norwalk. , '
GILES HAU InEergEFlliIx.‘
. .— ca s.Pauamas. Leghorns espo au .
aural all l'rllgds :1 Braids.Bleached, Pres'sed and Dyed,
Millincry and Dressmaking,
Mrs. H. LAWRENCE,
inform the Ladies of South Norwalk and
oggigity that she has taken the stand formerly
Newcomb Washington Street,
Sout where she will continue the MIL-
LINERY and DRESS-MAKING Business. Ladies
are invited to call and examine her assortment of
Spring Goods. 133m.“
Notice-
TH b c iber would res ctfhlly call the atten-
tennl‘for: :f the ladies of firtvalk and vicinity to
er so so ion of
I‘I'all tand Winter Millinery Goods,
hich she is constantly receiving. consistln of Vel-
v‘yets. Ribbons, Feathers. Flowers. &~c.. w lch she
will sell as low as can be obtained elsewhere. Bonnets
and Jockeys made to order. She hasslso a goodvarl-
ety of Fancy Goods. Corsets Hosiery, doc. and will
do all kinds of Machine Stitching to order at short
h call.
fillet Give firsg s. A. BEERS. Norwalk. Conn.
READ THIS:
House and Sign Painting.
at
SOUTH NORWALK..
Particular attention given to Cruising. Blind
in in and Glazing; also to Pa er Han ill and
Chain ucing, by .r. k. a X. n. KIDNEY.
Shop North of new foundry. o poslte Wm. B.
Montgomery‘s Coal yard, foot of arshall Street.
South Norwalk. Conn. 1:25
A. Jackson a 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
Warsaw, Jawunnv. Srnvnu WARE. FAN-
cv Goons, SILVER PLATED WARE, &C..'
hlch was selected with great care and is not to be
xirpassed in Fairfield County, in quality or price.
ta t additions are made of all the latest st ice
3? 21nd... A. JACKSON .9. BR .
‘u
flew Jewelry Store.
L- WEED,
Practical Watchmaker dr Engraver,
EALEB in American, En lisb. and Swiss Watch
es; American and From: Clooks- Solid Silver,
and Plated Ware. Arc. ; next door to Batu entrance
of Gazette Building. Norwalk. adding Rings.
Gold. Silver and Hair Jewelry made to order.
Spectelatteutlou given to
Repairing
andali work warranted to give satisfaction or no
pay required. .
Pianos, Organs, Melodeons
and all other musical instruments Tuned and Be-
paired
'which is adulteratcd.
.gusge spoken is the Hindoostance.
.Sultan.
vberedwith rimsval forest. the pines having never 2 . _
,another attack on the town ill hopes of cap-
turing it. which the Inhabilanls, at least. the
majority, hoped he would be successful in
I doing. They appear to hold great animosity
toward the Sultan.
Our East India Correspondence.
U. S. S. Snoop or WAR Inequors.
‘ AslATrc SQUAD.,HONO KONG. CHINA. }
November 2nd. 1807.
DEAR GAL—Since I wrote you last from
Aden, we have visited the following named
places : Muscat. Bombay. Singapoor. Manil-
la on the island of Luzon, and lastly Hong
Kong. '
Muscat, our first port after leaving Aden.
is a large town situated in the gorge of an
extensive pass. which widens as it advances
into the interior. The town from our an-
chorage presents a fine appearance, but con-
sists of narrow.crowded streets, wretched
huts, intermingled with low and paltry
houses, and filthy 'buzsrs. the proprietors of
which are exchange brokers.vegctnble. cot-
ton and silk goods dealers. who are a lazy,
filhty looking class of Arsbstnnd Persians.—
.'I‘he palace,however. of the Sultan, Synd
Silcm. the governor’s house. and some oth-
era are good and substantial, and stand on
the beach. The population of Muscat and
the adjoining town Of Metereah. which is a
Ivory large collection of hut'sfiabout two miles
’distant, is estimated at alien! 70,000. and
:consists of a mixed race of Persians. Arabs.
Indians. Syrians. Kurds.._‘fi‘sghans. Belo-
chees and others. They arelchicfiy engaged
in commercial and maritime -pursuits. The
principal body of merchantseonsists of Bani-
ans who are almost exclusively, monopolies
the pearl trade of the Persian gull. and deal
very heavily in Otto of Roses. which can be
purchased for 6 rupees. ($3.90). a bottle con-
taining about a hundred drOps. I bought
some and after, testing it found it to be a good
quality. If a person Es 'uct exceedingly
sharp in buying, they will sell that to him
The common lan-
. Our Captain with as many officers as could
leave the ship. paid anoficiai visit to the
We drank our sherbet and coffee
with him and were treated in every way ad-
mirably, but he appeared to be in considera-
ble trouble owing to Synd 'I-‘o‘nkhar. the 801-
.tan’s uncle. waging war ugsinst him in hopes
of gairflg possession of the throne. The
difficulty appears to be. thntisome time ago,
the Sultan killed his own father for the pur-
pose of' gaining accession to the sovereignty
'which he succeeded in doing. much to the
displeasure of Synd Tookbar. who is deter—
mined to overthrow the present Sultan. Synd
Silem. About a year ago Synd Tookhnr
went there in the night with a small body of
men, took popsesion Of the forts, situated on
one of th’lighest bluffs on the right of the
town looking to the sea. and having superior
command of the town. and thinking that he
would soon have everything his own way.
placed himself on the offensive. In a short
time his ammunition was gone. when the
Sultan fearing he would starve and thinking
this a good opportunity for getting rid of him,
communicated wrth him and offered him a
dohu full Of provisions if he would leave the
place and never goubl'e it again. but this. he
refused to do an ess £500 was added,io it.—
.Hc finally accepted of £400 and the dohu.
'When we left Muscat he had again made his
gappearsucc three miles outside of the town
with a force of 5,000 men intending to make
He sent all his valuables
except his wives (but these are not consider-
.ed valuables to them). On board of an Amer-
.ican bark. and held himself in readiness
' to leave the country should he be obliged to.
While we were in Bombay an English vessel
of war came in having on board Synd Took-
vhar who come there for the purpose of pro-
curing assistance from the English govern-
ment in placing him in the possession (bills
powers his nephew now has. How he suc-
ceeded I-am not able to say. as I have heard
nothing of him since.
Our passage was made from Muscat to
Bombay in Seven days, steaming all the way
with one half of one boiler power. The at-
mosphere during the passage was almost sul-
focatlng ; not enough air was stirring to even
cause a ripple on the water, and the thermom-
eter ranging from 85° to 98“ on deck, while
in the engine room the mercury never fell
lower than 120°.
I have often heard that Bombay was such
.a grand'city, but give me old Norwalk in
preference. When going on shore, we would
generally go in parties of 3 or 4, take a ‘pa-
lanquin,r':de up to the Inspector of Police
'room, who Was a young American gentleman
then we would all take buggies. for which
'we paid 4 rupees per day. and ride all over.
But the only place I found interesting, was
Elephanta Cave. where the annals of Free
Masonry were first known; one Of the caves
where the ancient Free Masons first held
their'meetings. The island of Elephants con-
sists Of two rocky moumains. covered with
trees and bushwood. and a small valley of
rice fields. cultivated by Hindoo farmers.—
Near the landing place is the. figure of an
Eelephant, now badly mutilated. the size. of
:life. shaped out of a rock. which probably
gave its name to the island. Ascending the
mountains by a narrowlpath winding among
rocks, trees and underwood. we arrived at
the excavation which has long excited the
curious and afforded ample scope for the dis-
cussion of antiquarians. (The principal tem-
ple and adjoining apartments are 220 feet
long by 150 feet wide. 'a'nd wherever the Ob-
server casts his eyes it is attracted by the nu
merous and richer decorations which con-
.stantly reminds the spectator Of his being in
Va Cave. a He beholds four rows of massive
Zcolumns cut out of' the solid rock. uniform in
their order. and placed at regular distances
so as to form three magnificent avenues from
the principal entrance to the grand idol,
which terminates the middle vista. The cen-
tral image is composed of three colossal
heads. reaching neatly from the floor to the
iroof. a heighth of fifteen feet. It represents
the triad deity in the Hiudoo mythology,
Brahma. Vishnu. and Siva. in the characters
of the Creator. Preserver. and Destroyer.—
The middle face displays regular features
and a mild and serene character; the tower-
ing head dress is much ornamented as are
those on each side which appear in profile,
lofty and richly adorned with jewuls. The
countenance of Vishnu has the some mild
aspect as Brahma: the visage Of Siva is very
different-severity and revenge. characteris-
tic of his destroying attribntc.nre strongly
depicted. One of the hands embraces a
large cobra de capello. while the others con-
tains fruit. flowers and blessings for mankind.
the lotos and pomegranite ark easily distin-
guished. On either side of Elephants triad
is a gigantic figure leaning on a dwarf. an ob-
ject frequently introduced in these excava-
tions. The giant guards the triple deity, and
separate it from a large recess filled with a va-
riety of figures. male and female. indifferent
attitudes. They are in tolerable proportion
but express no particular character of coun-
tenance. One conspicuous female. like the
Amazons. is single breasted. The rest.
whether intended. for goddesses or mortals.
600 women, with bracelets and rings for the
ankles.’the men have bracelets only. The
intervening space between these large figures
is occupied by small aerial beings hovming
about them in infinite variety. The sides of
the temple are adorned willi'slmllar comps-
are generally adorned, like the modern Hin-I
sitions placed at regular distances. and ter-
minating the avenue formed by the colonmles
so that only one groups is seen at slime, ex-
.cept on a near approach. The regularity
and proportions of the whole are remarkably
striking. The figures are generally in grace-
ful attitudes. but those of Herculean'stafule
indicate no muscular strength. From the
right and left avenues of the principal tem-
ple are passages to smaller excavations on
each side. thaton the right is much decayed,
and very little Of the sculpture remains. A
pool of water penetrates from it into a dark
cavern far under the rock. A small temple on
the left side contains two baths, one of them
elegantly finished. The front is opened, and
the roof supported by pillars of a different
order from those in the large temple. The
sides are adorned with sculpture. and the
roof and corniccs painted in mosaic pattern;
some of the colors are still bright. The op~
positc bath. of the same proportions, is less
ornamented. Between them a room detatch-
ed from a rock. contains a collossal repre-
sentation of the Lingaue ; several small
caves branch out from the grand excavation.
The Elephants cave is a work which would
be admired by the curious, had it been raised
from a foundation like other structures; but
when we consider it was hewn inch by inch
in the hard and solid rock. with tools which -
would not be used at this advanced age. we
cannot but be astonished at the conception
and completion of such an undertaking. and
I will here say to my masonic brethren. that
such a work is more interesting to the ma-
sonic mind than it is to Others; in fact it is
called the second Of one of the seven won-
ders of the world.
I am far from advocating the cause Of
Hindooism. but I confess that uview of these
excavations has often caused pious medita-
tion and filled my mind with awe though I
was surrounded by idols. There are other
caves in the vicinity of Bombay but for want
of time I did not.visit them. At the other
pOrts we have visited since leaving Bombay.
I have seen nothing worthy of note,sonill
pass over them. We leave here in a few
days to witness the Opening of the they
ports in the inland sea of Japan. Hiogo, Os-
aca, and Kobe. We go by the way of Na- .
gaski, joining the fleet there. 0f the pro-
ceedings of the opening of these ports I will“
write your hereafter. Yours, &c.,
HENRY E. RHOADES. Jn., U. S. N.,
Engineer, U. S. S. Iroquois. '
AsIATrC SQUADRON, our OSACA. J APAN. l
January 11th, 1868. ,
DEAR Sm :—Since I wrote you from Hong
Kong. we have been moderately quiet, and
only been to sea about 12 days. We left
Hong Kong Nov. 2011), for Nagasaki, J span.
stopping to anchor every night until reaching
Footcheou‘, owing to so many shoals in the
China Sea. Dec. 2nd we ran into Footchcou
for coal. It lies about 15 miles up the river
Min. Immediately after coming to anchor
the Cllinamen were alongside in their Sam-
pans, ready to supply us with their wares,
taking in exchange our Mexican dollars, as
they are all aware that we are anxious for
curiosities to take home with us. This being
the only place in the world whrrc Akametal-
lite abounds, I laid in a store Of' it. carved in
the most ggquisite ‘style, and' of moderate
price. Having replenished our bunkers with
the amount of coal necessary, we put to see
at 2 o'clock, p. m.. on the 3d of Dec. and
reached Nagasaki at 9 o'clock. a. m.. Dec. 7.
We found lying at anchor there. several Eng-
lish and United States Vessels of War. be-
aides several merchant steamers for sale.—
Among them I distinguished the notorious
Rappahannock, with the English flag flying
all. while up at the main she flew the flag
designating that she was for sale. Nagasaki
I believe is the shipping market for Japan.
On the 17th our fleet left Nagasaki for HiOgO
the flagship Hartford taking the lead. 0n
the 18th stopping at Simonasuki, on the 19th
renewed our supply of coal. and made an-
other start finally arriving nt illogo on the
215i. Found lying there the English fleet
which left Nagasaki one day previous to us,
under the command of Admiral Keppel. and
one French. and several Japanese men Of
war wafing to take action in the qpening of
the three ports. namely Hiogo, Kobe, and
Canon, which affair would take place on' the
1st day of January. 1868.
These places are encircled within the space
of ten miles. and as is usual on such occu-
aions, several large rumors were in circulm
tion. One in particular, was that we should
probably want to use a few shell on the 1st
of January. This undoubtedly had some
foundation. It appears that the Duimios
(Governors) of the different. districts whose
ports remain unopened to the trade Of‘ Euro-
peans have an idea that the Tycoon in con-
nection with the Mikado (otherwise Empe-
ror) of Japan, who resides at what is called
the spiritual section Of the country, Mucus.
which is about 30 miles from here. by open-
ing the ports in and around their district is
showing partiality, and not allowing Others
to be opened now. The Daimios of the dif-
ferent districts. whose ports remain unc-
pened, demand that theirs be opened, and if
their demands are 'not accceded to they will
not allow the Mikado and Tycoon to Open
any others. and there is certainly some foun-
dation for thinking that they will use their
utmost endeavms to prevent either of the
ruling officials from doing anything contrary
to their wishes. However. the lat Oi Janu—
ary arrived and nothing occurred different
from any other day, until 12 o'clock at meri-
dian. when all of the vessels opened with a
salute oi 2iguns each. in honoroi' the open-
ing Of the three mentioned ports. You may
judge of the noise made by about twenty
vessels all firing a salute at the same time.
The rest of the day until sundown was oc-
copied in exchanging and firing salutes for
the Ministers and Consuls of the different
countries as they would visit the several
ships in the harbor. At about 5 p. m.. the
Pacific Mail. Steamship Hermann arrived
from Yokohama. Thinking that it brought
the mails we sent a boat to get it. but, judge
of our disappointment when told that there
was not a single letter on board of her; that
rwhen she left Yokohama, the mall steamer
from San Francisco had not arrived. The
H. had on board about 70 passengers. most-
ly Jews. coming here for the purpose of start-
ing business and acquiring [immense for-
tunes in a few months. ‘ The last day I was
on shore I saw tbeni busy making improve-
ments in the buildings. preparatory toiopen-
ing a large trade. Rents are enormous here.
The Japs intending to “make [hay while the
sun shines." $150 per month is. demanded
for a small building, 18x20. two stories high.
and having four rooms, whose floors are
made of cane woven in the same style as
matting, and the windows covered with Rice
paper substituted for glass which I must pro-
nounce a very good invention. as glass could
not be procured. heretofore. The American
Consul. ex Brig. Gen. Frank. stated that he
intended to have two rows of glass put in the
int. windows of his office; one row so that
he may look out when sitting down, and an-
other to look through when standing up.—
His ofilce is situated at the back of the town
of Kobe. abouts half mile'from the beach.
It is easily distinguished. as he flies the
American flag irom a pole secured in the top
of a high tree which stands immediately in
front of the door of his office. Afew morn-
U. S. S. SLoor- OF WAR Inoqnors.
lugs ago I was up to see him, and hetald me
he made an attempt to Le' thejAmr r'czn roos-
ter(the flog) down, but he found the halliards
were foul. and he could not extricate them.
But he says he does not fcel at all surprised
at something getting foul, (the idea of a roos-
ter being Ion-WI.) for the flag was always try-
ing to command a high position. and be
guessed he would not trouble it, now it had
one. ~
0f the natives of the country I have very
little to say. and from what I have seen they
are all about alike. They are a dirty and ig-
norant class of people. Their dress consist
of nothing more than a coat. made of native
calico. lined with cotton, and a pair of tights.
on their feet they wear the :sunduls. made of
bamboo, their heads they keep bare, shaving
the top and combing their hair up forming it
into a shape similar to that Of a cook's comb.
using considerable grease to keep it firm.—
They are a treacherous race of people. The
officials are allowed to carry two swords;
one about 18 inches, and the other about 8
inches in length, and they never make an at-
tempt to draw the sword unless they use it.
One sword is for their adversary’s death, and
the short one to kill themselves.
For the past two weeks previous to our
leaving Hioga on the 8th, the Japs, both men
and women appeared to be enjoying their
holidays by going around the streets in
crowds of twenty or more. dressed a la fan-
taatr'que, with faces painted, and dancing and
singing eja nigar. Some of the processions
appeared to be of the aristocratic class and
were dressed in velvet and silks carrying
large banners and drawing a sort Of charioi
which was occupied by the band, composed
of the following musicians: One lnan with
a flute. another with symbols, three others
with drums. and generally a hllf dozen wo-
men with n three stringed instrument made
similar to the banjo, and played in the same
way, and altogether making some of the
most hideous music I ever heard. The peo-
ple appear to be perfecty harmless, and do
not appear to be so eager for a trade as I
have found it to be with the Chinese, but in
trading with both it is best ,not to give them
more than one third of its price they ask for
an article. .
The foreign seltlemeut is chosen at the
head of the northern bay of Kobe. This
bay is somewhat smaller and shoalcr than
Hiogo buy. but the shores Of it are sleep.—
The Japanese government has two docks at
Kobe Point, where vessels of 500 tons if
lightened to 7 or 8 feet draught can be taken
in for repairs. Large timber, chiefly cedar.
(see-ngi) is abundant and suitable for ship
building. spars, &c. The fresh water obtain-
ed at Kobe is good, that of Hiogo is indiffer-
ent, the price of it is two iclmboos—slxty
cents—per tun. '
We left thebsy of Kobe for Cases on the
8th and arrived here on the same date. Os-
aca stands on the left bank Of the Yodongu-
wa river three miles from the sea. It is in-
tersected by several canals which are mostly
very shallow and only navigable by ships’
boats. and the flat boats of the country. The
castle of the Tycoon is on the northeast of
the city overlooking the river. At this sea-
son of the year small pox is very prevalent,
especially in Hiogo. Our reasons for leaving
Hiogo and coming to Osscn, was in antici-
pation of some trouble be tween the Japs. It
appears that the Da imios of the different dis-
tricts who are jealOus of the' Mikado’s ac-
tions, intend to create a disturbance and will
soon make their appearance in this quarter.
The Mikado has 14,000 men collected at. this
point ready for any defence necessary, and
our fleet will stop here for the purpose of
protecting our interests. The Minister is still i
at Cases and will stop here until affairs are
settled. when he will go to Yokohama.
There is to be a meeting and consultation
Of nine of the Princes or Daimios. five of
whom will represent the Tycoon, and four
the dissatisfied party.und then, I suppose.
everything will be amicably adjusted.
JANUARY l4TH.—Quile a serious affair oc-
curred at 9:25 a. m.. on the 11th. This vessel
is now at Hiogo. For the past six days
while we were at Osaca there was quite a
heavy gale causing a very heavy sea. thus
preventing the Admiral or anyone else from
visiting the shore. However. the Admiral
being anxious to see the Minister and start
for home as soon as possible. attempted to
visit the minister. and have an int’ei'view with
him. He accordingly had his barge manned
with 13 men. and in company with his flag
Lieut. J. H. Reed, left the Hartford'and start-
ed'for shore ; when about entering the river
a heavy surf running at the time. and not
having anything except the rudder to steer
by. the boat was broached to by a swell strik.
ing her under the stern. Before the boat
could be righted, it was struck under the
counter by another swell completely capsiz-
ing her. Boats were lowered by the differ-
eut vessels lying here. and sent to the rescue.
Three men were picked out of the water al-
most cxhausted, none of the rest could be
found. One Of the men who was picked Off
of the bottom of the boat. reported that Ad
miral Bell, Lieut. Reed. and three men were
hanging on the bottom of the boat, but were
washed Off one by one, the Admiral losing
his hold first. At 3 p. m. on the same day
the Admiral's body was picked up on the
beach. A mark was on his forehead, where
in all probability he was struck by the boat.
On the night of the liill, four other bodies
were found. one of whom was Lieut. Reed.
and taken on board the flagship on the 12th.
The Hartford and- Shenandoah then left for
Hiogo on the night of the 12th the remain-
ing number of the bodies were picked up by
the J ups and brought on board of our vessel.
We immediately sent. two’bORIs to Dance. af-
ter the minister and marines. who are his
guard. tendered to him from the Shenandoah
and who expected to attend the funeral.—
Aiter our hosts got in the river it commenced
to blow again, increasing all the time, there-
by preventing our boats from returning to
the vessel. so we left Osaca and came'down
to Hiogo for the purpose of attending the fu-
neral. which took place at 11 a. m. to-day.
and was a very imposing ceremony. There
was about 400 officers and men of the Amer-
ican Navy. and 200 officers and men of the
English Navy, also allot thecitizens lately
come to this place. in attendance. The
Commandant of H. M. S. Ironclad Ocean
very generously offered the services of the
hand which were kindly accepted. The
bodies were buried side by side in the burial
plot allotted to the American navy. Minute
guns was fired as soon as the Admiral’s
corpse left the vessel. and as it was lowered
in the grave the marines. numbering about
100,.fired three volleys of nmskctry. At sun-
down the Admiral's last salute was fired, his
pendant hauled down for the last time. and
thus ends the career of one of the best men
our navy can boast of. Our boats returned
from Osaca this afternoon .in safety. The
minister expects to finish up his business in
a couple of days and then start for Yokoha-
ma. Truly Yours,
H. E. R. JR.. U. S. N..
Engineer U. S. S. Iroquois.
o‘.>-
WA missionary among the lreedmcn in
Tennessee, after relating to some little color-
ed children the story of Acacias and Sap-
phire. asked them why God does not strike
the least in the room quickly answured. “Be-
cause there wouldn‘t be any body left."
everybody dead who tells a lie. when one of-
Why Women don’t get Husbands.
“No not if I know' myself." said a fine
looking young fellow to another fine-looking
young fello‘ at Delmonico's one evening.
“No? and why not ?" was his answer.
“You have been very sweet on Miss Julia.
and it was generally understood that you
meant something.
“Why not ?" “Is it generally understood
that I. Joseph Howland, bachelor and bank-
clerk. am a fool ?" .
“Not exactly flint," his friend said. laugh-
inglv. “But why not? Come !"
“Listen to me, Peter. I. Joseph Howiand
bachelor and bank clerk, am in receipt of two
thousand dollars per year. I have tastes, I
have wants, 1 have indulgenccs, and I have
a mother who is poor. As the case stands, I
get on with all of these very well. Where
should I be if I married Miss Julia, or any
other girl that I know?
“Why—'but old Pickles is rich?"
“May-be no; but his money is his own, and
he means to keep it. I do not henrthat his
daughter has a penny."
“Yes, but he would give his daughter
something."
“Perhaps—a good wardrobe, a. few tea-
spoons, a pair of car rings—and then! Why
Peter, my ample income would not pay for
Miss Julia's clothes. Her father does not
propose to endow his children until he dies;
and when he dies, he may not be worth one
penny. Is that pleasant to look at ‘2"
“Not exactly ; but you take rather a prac-
tical view of matrimony.
“Yes I do; and I propose to take it before
rather than after. Before it stands: two
thousand a year, and all bills paid; after, it
would stand thus:
House rent $2,500
Home expenses. 5,000
Clothes, &c 1.500
Theaters, churches, or other necessities 1,000
$10,000
“Where then should i be ?"
“Oh i but Old Pickles would do something.
And, besides. you put the figures too high.”
“How do I know that the father would do
anything? He has never endowed his
daughter. He has brought her up to live at
thereto. of twelve or fifteen thousand dollars
a year; but he has never settled a penny up-
on her. DO I propose to put myself before
im as a beggar? Not if I know myself!
Have I put the figures too high? 'I‘llen halve
them, and where should I be?" .
“Well. it may be all so; but people do get
married, somehow—women do something
themselves, I guess. eh ?"
“Not a thing—not a thing. No lady ex-
pectsor intends to do anything but spend
money. Now, Peter. put that in your pipe
and smoke it; and do it before yOu go any
further with Miss Foster. No, Peter: wo-
men, now, are not worth a tinker’s mill-clam
—that’s what I think.”
Such was, in brief, the conversation that
I happened to hear one evening at Del—
monico’s.
It is quite certain that these crowds of
pretty creaturt 9, who swarm our streets, who
display their charms so charmingly, do not
intend to bc' nuisances to their husbands
when they get them; do not deliberately say
to themselves: “I must be a lady, and must
spend five or ten thousand dollars a year in
doing it; and my husband must get itformc
forI cannot earn one cent myself.” They
do not say this, and do not intend to be a
load too heavy to bear, and yet—l
Let me illustrate. It has been my misfor-
tune to hear such things as this for the last
forty years: “Ob. these dreadful servants!
What can we do? They do not know how
to do a thing; “3y must be seen to night
and day; not a Onk that understands her
business. etc., etc. Good manners forbade
me to say, what perhaps I may be pardoned
for saying here: “Ladies, do you know that
every man has to see to his business, day and
night: has to watch over his clerks; has to
give directims here and there. again and
again; has to spend his whole time with his
men in the field. in the workshop. on the
ship's deck; has to work and watch and wor—
ry. in order to have his business done pro-
perly and promptly?" I might have asked,
though I never did: “Ladies do you know
how to do anything? Can you make bread?
'can you cook a piece of beef? can you cut
and make your child's clothes? do you know
whether potatoes should be boiled two hours
or twenty minutes? do you know- what your
meat bills are per month ? do you know how
much is eaten, and how much is wasted, in
your house ?—iu fine. do you understand
your business?" I have never asked such
foolish questions. and I am sure that Ishould
have been told. if I had. “that cooking was
not their busihess.” If I had been ill-natured
—as I am not—I might have said : “Ladies.
what is your business ?"
Most men perier to look forward, I can-
not myself see very far into the future, but a
good way to the past. In that past, I see
that the patriarch Abraham killed the meat.
and Sarah his wife cooked it; that she made
cakes. and baked them herself for the angelic
visitors; and she was not the less a princess
for having done it. Are we doing any let-
ter now? If the man finds the meat, might
not the woman cook it! Or, if “society" is
so changed that she can not. might she not
be an amiable and contented wife—accepting
what she gels with gratitude. and a smiling
face ‘1’ I tun told by a carping bachelor. that
as a rule, women are pleusanter and livelier
with any body than their husbands. I no
longer wonder that matrimony is becoming
difficult. and may become impossible.
Now. if matrimony is to become more and
more difilcult. who will suffer most by such
a state of things? It must be woman. For,
try to make her into a man, as some may, it
is impossible; she is equal, but she is not a
man. The grape-vine and oak are equal, but
not the same. Whoever builds his ship with
the grape-vine will come to grief, or makes
wine with acorns will llave‘a bitter mouth.
Woman needs the strength of man, and he
needs her clleerfulness, llcr sympathy. her
consolation. 1f man does not marry her. he
will use her and trample upon her; he does
it now in Paris. and in London,’and in New
York. She will be his mistress.“ she is not
his wife. And then, when she is sick, or ill
tempered, or stupid, he will threw her away-
It she is his wife. the mother of his children
the partner of his successes and the cons ~lcr
of Ills failures. then. and only as such. will
he cherish, defend and sustain ller. Time
was when woman was described as the help
meet Of-man. Was it only a phrase, and
meaningless? Possibly; but then, words in
the Bible mostly did mean something. ’l‘hr-
timc, too, was, and yet is in some quarters of
the world, when u woman Was a help meet,
and accepted and worked up to her position
as such. She did not demand everything,
and do nothing. _
Why is marriage easy and univr-rml in
'such a country as Japan? Life. tin-re, is
simple; two or three small rooms, a few
dishes. a mat upon which to sleep, one dress
a little rice. and some fruit~tlrese suffice for.
all. rich and poor alike. in a great. city like
Yeddo. which has acivilizution as per feet and
us Old as ours. And it is not a life of stupid-
ity or barbarisnl; all can read and write;
manners are nood; books and pictures are
plenty! theaters abound; pruccsslnns and
festival days enliven life. It is easy to see,
l therefore. why marriage is not a fearful thing
in that far-Off land; and, by contrast, it is
easy to understand why few have the cour-
age to dare it here.
This strange and most perplexing question
has led me to ask. from one of our most ac-
complished mediates, a few figures. I asked
her: “What is the finest troztssean you
make? What is it that the few very richest
people here in New York think it best for
lheir‘dnnghters to have. when they marry?"
1 received a very polite and civil reply.
which has—I must admit it startled me. She
said: “In Paris, the upper classes. the aris-
tocracy. drc., appropriate from fifty to sixty
thousand francs for a i-rousseau, not including
jewels. Here, this kind of thing is not no-
common, though not frequent:
1 Wedding dress 400
1 Handsome hankercliicf, $100
0_ Handsome hankerchiefs. $50 300
b Embroidered llankerchiefs $30 130
12 Plum hankerchiefs $2 '34
12 Linen Chemises $20 to $25 300
12 Linen Chemises :16 192
6 Night gowns $25 150
6 Night gowns $15 00
6 Drawers $12 72
6 Drawers $6 36
12 Underskirts $30 300
Other articles of this sort. say 150
9 Sets undersleeves and collars $5 30
bSets undersleeves and collars $6 36
0 Sets nndersleeves and collars $25 150
3 Handsome evening dresses $300 $350 $400 1,050
2 Handsome dinner dresses $250, $300 550
2 Handsome morning dresses, $150 300
2 Handsome walking dresses $150, $350 500
1 V elvet cloak 250
1 Cumel‘s hair shawl 1.000
2 Lace shawls $800, $1,200 2,000
1 Set lace fiounces 300
3 Bonnets 940 to £50 1‘35
1 Opera cloak 175
Boots and slippers 200
6 Pairs stockings $6 36
12 Pairs stockings S4 43
12 Pairs stockings s3 35
12 Pairs gloves 33 35
12 Pairs gloves 32 . 24
39,700
So surprised was I with these figures. that
I went to a lady who moves among those
who call themselves “fashionable,"; to learn
her views. She made her figures at my re
quest. and said, “A very nice outfit could be
had for $2,007; and that $1,000 would do
very well indeed." I was consoled; for
many of my friends have daughters. She
told me, however, that a very fine person—
Miss L.—had just been married. “who was
worth, as she stood at the altar, $25,000."
It is quite certain—and every honest wo-
man will agree with me—that the spending
of money does not insure happiness. It is
quite certain that the superb wardrobe I
have heretofore set down, does not in any
perceptible degree insure a blissful marriage;
that wealth even does not insure it ,in any
degree; and yet these influences are poison-
ing society, and driving people into strange
courses; one of which leads to vice. another
to celibacy, and all to selfishness and ruin.
It is necessary, I believe, to assert that I
am the friend of woman. It is because I am
so deeply and devotedly h‘er champion and
admirer, that I write this sermon. And as I
am writing it, let me say that while Miss Su-
san Anthony and Mrs. George Train are
clamoring for women to vote. and to work.
and to sing bass if they wish, we are clamor-
ing for her right to be a Wife and a mother ;
which the tendencies of the times threatened
to rob her of. We ask her to stand for that
-—to insist upon that forever. We afiirm,
rind challenge the world in its defence, that
woman is the rquul of man, but not the same
—by no manner Of means; quite, quite other
than man ; not intended bythe Creator to be
the some, or to act in the same sphere, or ‘to
file thesame work. Our manish women and.
womanish men have got into a sad confusion
Of ideas in their efforts at a sensation. which
seems likely to be a failure. Clear up that
confusion. Woman and man are equal but
not the some ; each completes the other.
There is no perfect man, and no perfect wo-
man, without marriage and children. Each
completes and perfects the other, or would
do so weremarj'iage what it was intended to
be. One step further; man can do his work
the best, and woman can do her Work the
best; but the question is. and a vital one fear
what is his work and what is her work. '
Miss‘Anihony and Mrs. Train, if I under-
stand them, cluim that woman can do what
man does, and has a right to do it—and can
do it as well. Now I claim and assert that
man cannot do just what a woman can do,
nor do it as well; and a part of it he cannot
do at all. I claim that the great function of
woman is to be a loyal wife and a loving
mother; and I defy the world to prove that
a man can (in that at all. -I-asscrt that there
is no work in this worlr equal or compara-
ble to the production of a royal race of men
or women; and that I affirm is the greatest.
vitalest, noblest work a woman can do.’ I
affirm that no woman. be sfile doctor, artist,
writer. law-maker. or soldier. can do any-
thing comparable to that. I affirm that. the
very moment she abandons hertgreat work
and attempts in do the work of man, she is
likely to fail; and if she proposes to subvert
the laws other own being which are the laws
Of her Creator, she will go to the wall.
In the great businesses of the world. wo-
man can not compete with man, because she
cannot do them as well. She is a perpetual
invalid. as all know, and cannot be relied
upon to do man's work year in and year out;
that is one great fact in her existence which.
re. moi be iguol‘t d, and it szttles the question,
if nothing else did it, of hellnabililyto com-
pete with man. There is no world’s work in
which she is cqunl to man; not even in some
directions where men fancy she is supreme.
Mun invents and works out. the fashion
plates even which show woman how she is
to dress herself; and even in cutting and
making her own dresses, man is her superior
One small fact will explain this curious in-
ability to do business; for several thousands
of years, woman has insisted on buttoning
her own clothes, and her children’s clothes
behind; so that by no possibility can they
dress themselves without help. It inmost
curious and significant.
I may grant and must grant that a woman
does now and then (in perfect work out of
her home, but I must believe it to be excepo
tionul. She has not the fibre to compete
with man; her skin and DUI flesh and her
very bones are different. Now, what does
this mean? Does it mean that man is unjust
to woman, or is it God who is accused? NO:
this revulsion which is going on in civilized
societies against marriage is significant of
much; arid its evils 'will fall first and heaviest
upon woman. What, then, can she do to
protect herself? That is the vital question.
She wishes to be married, or she ought to;
how can she secure it ? Not by being use-
less and ignorant. not by being a spenrlthrift
[ml by being incompetent for the grcatbusi-
ness of wife and lumber, not by being whim-
Isicnl and ill—tempered (either before or after
marriage), not by being careless and indiffer-
cut to all the world but helsell, not by being
a fault-finding and dissatisfied woman. Just
the reverse of these will insure marriage.
But now we come to a difficult. almost un-
manageable question : How are those who do
not or cannot or will not marry. to live?
Some occupations they must have. and I be-
lieve they are not competent to cope with
man in the great business of the world. If
they are. if they Wish to. there is nothing to
hindrr—lhc grout businesses are all open ; as
merchant, manufacturer, farmer. waiter. pub-
lisher, etc. nothing Cull prevent her success
if she has it in lu-r to do it. But if she is to
exptct marriage and then drop her business,
she will never do it thoro‘ughly and success-
fully. Il has been tried. and has always fail-
ed. But who will hinder her from attempt-
ing and filling any part she can fill. and will?
Who will hesitate to pay her the same wages
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