t... . —
' iiounisirrzn EVERY Tbsismv MORNING BY
3 grails. Willi”: gm,“ 1“, may a,” “a. gamma, Smurf grenade, Sims-ism Quilts; mutation, guitarist. tun-Griswold is 1800.
NUMBER 1054s-NEW‘SERIES.
I!
NORWALK, CONN. TUESDAY. MARCH 24, [868.
A'I‘ TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM’, IN ADVANCE
VOLUME LI--NUMBER 12,
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Subscription $1001.)”. year: insurance.
Single copies 5 cents.
ADVERTISING nanny,
Four lines or less, 1 insertion 50 cts. 8 times, 31.55
one square one insertion, 1.
Parfweok, for continuance,
One square. six months, 7.
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Sedeia‘i'Noticeiabiier Cent. advanceon , washout-
lygnriy, adggrtisers restricted to. the, busiriesmckaa
Assert-ones.:323,000,'000.
_ GEOs..R. cowxmun.
:nhdlofivmbnfitgbaugNew Yorkfiwgh assets :01:
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msietowx.'r.;cusw. ' ' m “'0" my
Temperance Dining Saloon,
Afi‘ THE OLD SPRING. STAND.
JULIUS F, PARTRICK;.hav-i_ng taken tho; above So:
loon. recently kept by Mr. Cher: n; Byxbes,,lsjuow
repsred to fnrnishbot meals. at all reasonable
: ours.- Oysters Stewednoasted. Fried. or on the
shell; Familiesor Parties supplied; also, shipped
in kegs toall arts of the country.
Home made res and Cakeconsisntlyouhand,
Ale wu fresh from barrel—no poisonous leadvplps
a . No Liquors kept. '
, can under. J.-F. Bennett
entrance under 'C‘arler's'Shoe Store.
renal-ted st thetiiusioficoutrictcbnt are new ,.
to mskie alilonthiy chaufigsaftiie'iénagvs.
One-no s scam I: I'_ . '
.Advsnce papy‘dient required for all transient ad-
vertlsements.
garter of a Column, one time. ‘5.
F‘lllfc 1do. do.umd__o. do. ”o.
o umn. ous e .
‘ilsrrlages and Dedths inserted glratuitousiy.
0bltuary.lI;uneral and all other specis 15
cents er ue. . , .
All cgmmnnicstlonsinsertedss n‘finfifl‘lfifik ‘
signed 'to' promote private interest». pol-boil
and super full columu.- All unususlcutsordsvlces
as percent extra. .
4".
’flassuagilseEEIQiL
. ALEX. s. GIBSON.
(Organist of the First Congregational Church.)
TEACHER of the ham Fours. anarr urn Hu-
SICAI. Conrosr’rrox. Box 879 P. 0. Norwslk.
\
Co is.
Cnirculars containia information as to terms. Ac.
may be'obtsined at . Selleck’s Bookstore.
' ‘ WOrders for tuning left with Hr Gibson. will
. he executed bysfirst cigss‘lgcw York manna
m 7
. W. BANDEL SMITH,
gimme! at mi”,
LOCKWOOD‘S BUILDING. Nouwanx. Coal.
ISRAEL M BULLOCK“.
gunmen it Emails): stints.
curios: NJ. a Gazette Building.
LEWIS F. BEERS,
' germs; of gum.
- ancg aver Siberia Clothing store.
SOUTH NOW 99“-
Dr. William A. Lockv‘voo'd,
15
as Y- s“. ' .fandHouss-‘Plyiog;
FOR EL, Boa eSurgeou. ”0% .
in Beli'e'vue..Hos ital .New'Yoi-k Cf ,
over 0.3. Gmfiiniitgriémmnoge .
from 9. tom a. m.. from: todand _ _ . '7 to a up. by
Ransx‘xcust—Dr. -W. H. Drs er. P_h ,M‘ciarsto. ‘
New York-City Hos ital; Dr J. . S. Genny. Prof.._
Isaac E.Paylor.sn Prof: Lewis A. Say? Pb _i-
clans and Surgeons to Bellavue Hospital. . Y. City.
DR. IECSMAN
the removed hls ofilca and residence to the House
formerly occupied by c. r. ordinan‘. 'opposlte- the as
I. E. Church. Office hours, till 9 o‘clock, a. m.. and
from 1 to 3 o'clock. p. m. t“
A Slate can be found at ll. H. Baker‘s store. South
Sol-walk.
NATHAN 8- ROBERTS. 11- Do
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
loin Street, in Dibble‘s Block.
«'83 South Norwalk. Ci.
Patent Agency.
WM. VINE,
. Agent and Solicitor of Patents, .
" MECHANICAL DBAUGHTSMAN
AND
MODEL MAKER,
1y? Winulpauk, Norwalk. Conn.
C56. KEELEB a sacrum.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries, Flour, Feed, &c.,
12. 14 and 16 Main St, Norwalk, Conn.
RAYMOND dc KNAPP,
AGENT
Keyser’s Hot Air Furnaces, Stoves
and Ranges.
No 4 James s Building. Nor-walk. Conn.
ELBERT CURTIS,
' museum rAIIoB.
cum-rais- surname ' awn strut.
Gents and Youfh's Clothingcut and made to or-
der at short notice, of the best materials. in the ia-.
test styles by experienced workmen. and at rea-
sonable pr ces.
Removal.
OOIR‘IEAEE' s
FASHIONABLE museum
Tailoring Bstitblislllllelt.‘ -
Has been removed to Raymond‘s Bouillonm
Street.'_where
assay. ms genome
AND -
FURNISHING GOODS.
Can be had in great variety. and of excellent quality.
a. a o. M. humus,
DEALERS IN
Groceries,
Flour,
Provisiona,.&O-o _ ,
‘Itsin Street. Norwalk. 0°.“-
ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY“
' 0f m‘brda
Incorporated in 1819. Charter Perpetual.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS. s3.12e,aao
lusuresgairist-loss'aud damls‘fs by .Fire onTss-ms
' adapted to the hazards congzzeut with
ss .
the laws of com ,
GEORGE BJCOW Jule Agent. ,
For Norwalk and vicinity.
~ 'NGRWAfi-E'
IN SURANOE COMPANY.
"DIWALI-r 00H!-
CASH CAPITAL. ~0500.000
PAID UP CAPITAL, 0100.000
Wk: 0. eraser. Pmldaexh‘t’. n cow , ,
, . r. . , '.
EBEN. HILL ‘9' mm" 3
.SE SINoun‘s Ham Riaroxmrrvn.
Sold by UHLE BROS. Norwalk.
CALIFORNIA nova" lusa'cks.’ at
Kazan a 1330's.
SE Smeuu's Ham Basronrivu.
.. Sold by URL]; BROS. Norwslk.
BITE WASH BRUSHES. ,ruhbin brushes.
‘aud brooms. C. ‘2. H.1LOG W00 ‘00..
3251903228???- plfite. weFk'eeki: 'no other, arkrd
w r n . ,
skate. Pie and cakzglvez. to.” spoons. cs .
‘ 'E. K. LOCKWOOD.
nocxaur «were... .‘ Person “a...
with as . w“! . have the adrsutage Mimi‘s":
$3? Irmemgiiitrml “I n ‘12:: t’flci "
, .an a a z o t
m. - o.an.x-.I.oc$'ooo. a’c'olc,
, Treasurer.
st
ot
no
dghllt . and
cheer. 23.1.0 w o .
at) .p ,
.thmel'ianst rt- at .. 'ond’ -
mmrumnu'igcfrifi'forgligr‘imrtdvy
lic ; he intendstoincrease'the number of books as
.fast as the cute rise will warrant. He has also
. solicited.
- an vicinity. that heis
» natursl'color b art 8
NATIVE" y n3“
Grocerisa'uhoaporthan over
I'D—'3; 0‘3; 3:!
-HE_subscrfcer,would informthe blic neral ,.
T that he still cohtihue‘sto sell ingest o‘feGrocg-
les, Provisions. etc. ‘st his old‘atand. No. 4 Ski“ ‘s
Block. so chosp satire cheapest. -He .ofi'ers .grsst , -
ducemcnts tocash buyers a; he has. as large." an as:
sortment ofzgroccriesgof tl: e jest qualities ,s can be
found at any storsin,the,_:country. , ;Wcrwoulfd invite
the specisl'atte.ntion'ofsllto'his'stock of. '
COFFEES, TEAS ANDSUGABS,
which are ofthe very bestquali -.'andwill be sold chea .
The public are invited to causal examine and judge
or themselves. A. MOREHOUSE.
« HOME AGAIN. "
COAL! COAL ! ! COAL if i
AT A
steamboat Déok,
SOUTH NORWALK.
. subscribe havlngresamedhis old business as
.sbove. is prepared to furnish; the; public with a
better article of COAI... than has evarircfors been
offered, and at thelowsstpossible rates. Also,
ofall descriptions. as; Davin swans.
DBMS?
Double toot-rower Pump.
Patented 4159.911; lSdL—Rs—s‘tsueddan. 1. 1865
The best recommendation for labor-saving, machines
in thissgeofinventioas is that’thoy. prove well.
This mashing-pumps- fl'om; 16 to.” gallons per
minute. theyar‘es mple.durable. work.very' e'ssy,‘an‘d
do not freeze. Being made of wood they are not if-
able tocorrodo,-rust. or in a we _ impart an an.
pleasant flavor; 'and can be'rle’s ata trifling. ex-
pense. Samples of this Pump can bosses at the fol- .
laces - South Nonvslk‘Plauing. mil 3- pear.
ace.
ilt
‘Il’snufacturcd'snd sold-1% . ~ _ 'ou
, _ _z. 11.003! TOOK. 89'1“! Nomslk.
All orders romptl latten'ded to when accompa-
nied‘b the do tho tb ll’ " " ' '
1,109.10“!!! do in .P e we . measuring from the
I “WWS’
Sir-cuiflfinl- library-
é-T the News Depot. South Norwalk. The sub-
I
fiscriber has made is e additions to his Circula-
g Library and invltcsrfir'e patronage, ‘of the pub
constantly on ha s good assortment of Stations
Book! Pspers. School Books, Slate's. Pencils Peg:
Pocket Books.
* Alice‘iutfutii‘tstlli"
BE Swan's Hamltnsreusrwl- ~
_ Sold; by UHLE BROS. Norwalk.
Hos-walkflacbinefihop.
, subscribcrwouldr ' li' inform Hanufhc-
EBB respectfh y ‘ in Norwalk
. fires-rests.“ All . per-
taining to a general . s op. Allorders or. the
.mmmfic“t§em mfififimflp‘” "n“‘mmn ' 'i.’
' s. iexpe our: war -
men; ' stirred aSteam gyms (in addition to
water power to his works, he otters himself he is
well prep to do all kinds of work at very short
notice. ISAAC CHURCH Jx.
Eschine Shop just back of the Post Office and Horse
Railway Building.
Waterbury d’ll‘uncau,
Rear of Norwalk Horse Railway Depot. are
now prepared toexecute in the best man-
g up! with the greatest dispatch. everything in the
line of
Carriage-indium and Blacksmithiny, '
Carriages'made to order. and Paintin . Trimmin
dR‘eIpa'l'iglrlig, kc, done by experienced wogrkmen. witfi
work Good Carriage timber taken in exchange for
CARRIAGE MAKING,
Hesse honing Jr ‘81 ok-smithing.
LYON. AHERN, & .00.,
.OULD announce to the public that they have is-
_ ken the old stand of Ca t. 'Henry Lamb. Main
Street. where they spears ,to cxecntein the beat
manner and great, est spatch anythinfi in the above
line._ Carri a made to order. and area Shoeiug.
Painting, T mmingiltepairiug. he. done by expe -
euccd workmen wit dis "atoll. 1y
suave-rue Bros. 1s. mantis». Fox-
, Notice.
HE subscriber havin rc ‘ ed the CLOTHING
and GENTS r s 7 o astronaut. of A.
Koaprel willcoutinue the Business in all its branches
"ii-issue“; 1... “swarm”?- .
p careres y con] an exam-
ine the large and varifd assortment of
Ready Made Wilkins:
FRENCH CLOTHS, CASSIMERES and VESTINGS.
which he will make up toorder at short notice and in
the latest fbshlouable style. E. GUSOWSKI.
1’19 . N0. 8 MAID Street.
' DINING sALooN.
o-illllllllllll‘ll o
.méNEw YORK HOUSE.“
,4 Meals at all hours. :4
Ego-5781:6138 .3
in every style. ,
The best of
0
Liquors it. Aries.
mac
, Also, a first class
' j-BILLIARD SALOON
‘ . attached to the noun.
ISAAC LEE.
N o. 28 Main St. Norwalk. .
0
Z
Nsw Yolk. hisrch
«n .
This is to certi that my hair and , iii-ini-1 93'...
white. and have can coil-isletely rsstored'to their
unit's uara uncro-
Cut No. 1., above is a correct-likeness of me before
using. and CutNoJ. lea-correct llksuess of me after
us the Restorative. I had also been very much
sun yed with Dsndrufi' which
icated by’uslag“SINGEB'S‘HAIB nusrorr
' Bay. TECHAS DAVIS.
City Hisslonary. New York.
“SINGEB'S astunnssroiuu‘rirat'. (is not a, dye)
caskets-sawdust prosthetic, .mllsr .out. on!“
hair, wonderfullyiuercssesdts growth..rss_torss both
the hair audtitscolo . and is decidedly the best hair
dressin do how” , . . -
“3:1: , y Druggi’ Its-and Fancy-goods dealers ,evsry—
nnro'r 79 NassAu er. N. 7.,
H’Sold in Norwalk. byIlHLE BBO‘S.
Nggvmfimoery
THE an . ”mi. ' ‘ ‘ "c
of D041}? Numismatic?“ tIs’i’r‘i'‘l‘l’ifirie'etcfs
now: prepared to sell, _ ‘ ' "
GVR-‘OC ERIE S 9 .
at the lowest market prices. Hewtllondesvortokssp'
COIN“ £11?de mom .n‘. 1‘
full _I0iic{tt g lfl‘ I'm _
and’yiclnlty. patmTXf‘gi» 33%?! "'3“
us, a", sold our murmur). A. Newcomb Q'Bro.
Kiln“ -nggggeg; transom m
pic vfibmfi'reuraiiygggemna?mg1;” .
Remington-user: .Iosano s .
sAGENTatNorw"'j_ ,sudlssacsxolleies‘forths ;
s. - .
k 10:! th‘cglll‘tgwing; A ti 3:301“,%
0"“ hm "' "°~ ~ ' "' “586.870 Near the Brid E i or‘
E of Ba N u u u , . ge. nqu rs
'Pfiltr‘dénixkoxféxfim' .. .. .. .. .. ””731'3 chanteuse.
omc.o . . “ “ “ u - .. , . .
'Nomkk , ' u u u u m. 'm, . m; re to be *-
L753? 3-... “ “. “ “ assass- . Nmin Street. enquirest this once.- mi
N ‘ ' Amefiup.flg‘d.n u as u mm ‘ . . '
gwwW: _ , _- I: u _u u fix!"
Cm .. 'mfl ' it st « - ,m> . . . _ I
“my“ so :2 z: ‘3 m. Country Seat at. Norwalk,
Peon eta}, sweeter.” u u‘ .u r. ”5' ‘ > . -
-naomei-.commie.smr..c mm... We‘d! . we were.
Ss‘loono, .from c a'. m. to 11 o'clock .m.
933?: hull-9!!) .Prlvsts Dining Room forp'L'ai 1
i
sStore. Gent's '
18
BULLOCK, Gszxm Building.
pear-Stamford vll
seven fine farms in
$rrua'ran en Wunin ‘ on St. within three min;
0
.ou Elm Street. Terms easy. 'Apply to
' Gazprra. ,
has been entire] ersd' ,
A D
' EB“ and after Jan. ritrwo ruoNrorr-icas
tronsgto. still continue» '
REAL ESTATE.
.tore—Ep net.
4- T 0 let or_ , lease .for a term' of years. furnished.
:. . or unfurnished. the fine Country Seat of George
'Platt. .. one milefrom the Depot at South Nor-
walk or ws'yton i i-flmllcsfromDarlea.’l‘mtle‘s.
’ from Stamford, with 10 or so acres of land,
:Lawn. GardenJil-us't and Shade frees. with
gwdeorn. Carriage House. Gardner:
Cottage. Grain-house and Gram,
.- au. the small Mite.” do.
.Com rlslng ever thing desirable fora gentleman‘s
free once. The rria s. Horses and Stock can go
:wlth the place ifde red. ' . '
. quire of JOSEPH COX. near the premises. of
:the, wuer.829.l'ourth_ Avenue, or of - ~
= mg
., . amnicr
10 Pine St.. and use Sixth an, N31
for Sale or, till-ct.
, Tusnnuning' at the foot ofthe um Hill. newoccn.
' , pied byliessrs. Quintard ; suitable for one or-two
Ii pron" 'l‘hdmlNIggp P “I”? an A‘mrli
g, rposues,or we a . ossesson rv . ,
illt. figiito JAMES SHERWOOD gr JAfiS
sure ”I. . the
,J
. To Let,
“Moss Hill," South Norwalk.
TH, fullGothlchouse and Bars, built of Style.
-most.e , bly situated .esa» thsnone-hslf smile
from Depot, no view of Lo
Town. occn fed for the past our years by-Hr; D
den. Grove andLGrsss lan
standing in themidst. thereof.
. A ply to D. H. Webb or 'i‘olles A; Ely. South Nor-
wal . or Nathan C. Ely. 9th street sndad Av. N. Y.
, larch 1st. less. ' N
For Dale or I'o Let.
AT WILTON, Conn, a Double Farm House.with.
.sbouta acres of good land. Orchard. Garden.
Fruit. kc" with bsrn. itusted on the main road to
Danbury. about 6 miles from Norwalk; within im-
mediate ”vicinity of Churches. Schools, Post Once.
and Depot. Be. A handsome locstlonaud first-rate
neighborhood. Possession given 1st of Avg“ Apply
0 NASH & I S.
t
4th No. 1 Water Street. Norwalk.
Iuil'diag Eots't'or Sale,"
TRACT of shout five acres, embracing several
3 . Building Lots, and including a growth of
'woo_ , sudicient fgtr‘ahe supply 0: a family for sever-
0
al. ears. Price . In re
en’s . q JAS. BENEDICT.
Three Very Desirable Lots,
FROSTING 0N UNION PARK,
FOB Sale at s bargain if applied for immediately.
Stu Enquire at Gauss-x Oryrcu.
A DOE!" 1.0!!
Most eligibly situated on Hillside,
At 3400 each, worth seas, and only renown. bslancs
in sbor $10 monthly payments. Apply to I. I.
tf
For .”99
N Center Avenue. a lug. nearly new. Dwelling
. formerly owned b O. . Benedict. the house
and grounds are in er t order. Price 83,500.
Also sDwelling ours on Cha e1 Street. now oc-
cupied‘by the subscriber. Price 000.
Enquire_of unsani- RAYMOND.
in At his Furniture Store, lain St.
Place for Sale.
THE property owned by the heirs of John Hoyt.
deceased. situated on Prospect Hill. about 10
minutes walk from the Horse Railway. consisting of
a Houscand Barn, with one and one-half acres of
land, with fruit trees, a good well of soft water, Ac.
If not previousl disposed of at private sale. it will
he. at action, on Sat, rday. larch 38th, at
2 o c ock. p. m. For further in ormation. en hire of
:32ng W. BENTON, or JAMES HITCHELE.
l‘arms fiir Sale.
I HAVE two good farms in Darlen near the Depot.
One contains 62 acres. and buildings. flue fruit.
good location and smoot land. One contains 18
acres of garden. with buildings and fruit; also one
ofwacrea first-rateland.- Also '
. , ew Canaan ill within one and '
ahsifmlles of the New Canaan Itailrosd Depot. con-
tainin from as to 120 acres. all firsbrgte farms and
nicely ocatod. For further rticulsrs inquire of
2m‘10 S. M. LOCKWOO , New CInIan,Ccnn.
I I .
Desirable Dwellings for Sale.
DESIRABLE Dwelling House with lot 138 feet
front and 180 feet dee . situated on Iain Street
within seven minutes wsl of the bridge. An abun-
dance of fruit trees on the premises. Price «.000.
Also.s modern built house. pleasantly located
within five minutes walk of the Bridge.‘ Lot 10!
feet front.400fect deep. A good barn and choice
fruit. on the premises. Price 10.000.
tfb Apply at the Gaza-run Onrcx.
For seine.
AFEW desirable Buildln Lots near the Norotou
De ot with views of - he Sound from each lot.
all with a five minutes, walk of the. Depot. Size,” of
lots soxaoo feet. pricesand terms exceedingly favor-
able-to parties desirous of building within the Car,
For particulars enquire on the premises or ad era
by mail, ,
ems. Dr. C. W. BALLARD. Darlea, Conn. ,
Ainouao', .. r Salsas 'Iouth
Hamilt- '
uteswalkof the De 0 . For iculs'r's en airs
1 ' p ALFFPES BNAPP.‘ 51
was: Accnce-snucn. hots,
For“ DQ19-
A LAST CHANCE.
W0 Lots 74x828 opposite the residence of E. Di-
mon. sq.
Also, two in the rear of the above 80x11” fronting
‘i
In!“ C. T. WEEKS. .
Houses, Bots aad Farms
FOR SALE AND TO RENT.
sal’ orto-cxcbau for report, in Norwslk. A
good Yves‘ri'ety' of H0 SES'ra , .
sale on liberal terms. Thirteen first-class houses for.
sale; two first-circa houses to 1st,; one: furnished
House toiet. A number of small tenements forests.
to suit persons of small means—gums liberal. '
tfss S. T. WOOD
N. B.—;o:d garnished st shortliot cc. I ‘
REAL ESTATE AGENT.”
80 Estate.
OB SALEln Norwslk and vicinity. from 1-4 to
5309 acres. with bull thereon, price from
to 01W 000 Also. TO ‘IT. furnished and nn-.
' men is“... Addrlss r. PEBBIS. at Tolles a,
Ely‘s Drug Store. South Norwalk. Notice for sur-
veying may be left at the Gazette Ofilce. -
Four" sense Cheap.
One of thinnest
COMPLETE, CONVENIENT
AND.
Desirable ‘ Homes”
i in" untt'nm‘ ,minutes'wslkoftheBrid a.
s‘r‘idhieldrssmm ~Terms sccommodatth sndpo‘r
session given when desired. Apply‘to' “mt-xii
BUILDING ms !
30133;!“ 50!. i
.For 3an Cheap-
And upon the most
acc.oss‘laonsrmc ream
as to time payments. These lots arelocsted on
“Spring Hill" overlooking the water and surround-
ing country. and are unequaled in beauty. by any lo
cation in Norwalk. Lots for ates. emfsrro. 31,000.
to $8.900. Apply at Cassi-rs Oyyrcs. " _ tfsl
To whom. [stay Concern .! ,
Elton and after January let. ms. I. It. Buma_
- Esq;. will hav‘s entire charge of the lettinf
co luctlon of Boats for all apartments spperta plug
to 'tlieGassrs'a 311“.than consequence of the cou-
templated engagement of the Proprietor luggw
* Yor
orrI-css so an !
_. .ln uncanny B
. m
month. - Apply 1.0.1.
no. IRON. If find
; .w . Mm
3.30.1.1. .
Burnside Lois, _
F o :a. a A 1.. 2m. ,
SWRAL vary“ bio-bail lo't’s' for Sale, in
, 'lnfty of (Edge, others
mots remote. Threeacresof prov laud pleas
Door; stars of good. serviceable
IslandSouud; and the -
- H. Webb; , acres oranyaiortlon'.consis'tingof‘Gsr: -
--may be had, the House '
' tousrhslf mile of South Norw
- the Drug Store.
Soustwenty nuns. from 15 to no acres, for .
and out ' ot'town. for; .
" 'whersthey can get them or our own' _
' nick and as cheap as stsny other she do the
REAL ESTATE.
For. - Cale.
FARM of 120 acres. new House. and two Barns
, ' Pricesamo. * Also. one of 48 acres. Hunt‘s and
bars. Price 3.000. Will sell all or a part'of the land
with either place. both: aces situate withlua mile
of the lace iChurc En hire of
: ‘9 1” SAECEL S. OSBORNE.
Bedding, Ridge, Ct., March 9th. 1868. stii
For Sale at Westport, Conn.
. .OUSE. Out-houses. Barn and four acres of
‘_ 3 ground including Orchar . Price 08,000
Mgto ANIEL BUBR. Westport, or H. W.
B; . .
81 Front St., N. Y. lmll
For Cale.
HE subscriber odors for sale his Homestead situ-
; ated on Spring-hill. op site the property of A.
H. Byln on.- E ., con, ulu shout four acres,
more or sea 800 set of whic fronting the road."
with a: ' Two-story Dwelling House some with-
vfiufah .bssementln rear. The place is-well stocked
with choice fruit trees. such as Cherry. Plum. Apple
* be. There is a good well of water. equal to any in
the whole town. also. on thefremisss, a never fhli-
ingAspring of pure water. or further lculsrs
euq‘u re on the premises. (Silo) JOHN ASSON.
’, _ ITIIIN ten minutes walk of the Bridge. For
particulars. lu ufre of
. ' 0 MILES F. SHERWOOD,
' - near the Union Factory.
new and lot for late. .
,N SOUTH NORWALHé-The subscriber odors his
' ' House and Lot. ‘sltuatsd'within six minutes walk»
of: the South Norwalk—Depot. for sale. Termssssy.
; Engine at Solom'an‘s 'extensive Hat Hanafsctor“.
of e , -
subscriber. EDWARD HUBBELL'. ‘Im
Notice.
I , E subscriber has: in his ‘ ' ads. for sale. Stores
and Lotsplweil and is. and vacant .
III table bath-tbr'bu, husband-dwelling purppsaa.~
Also s number of buildiu’ Lot's situated w
cheap, and on sssy
terms. One dwelliu with two-acres: of land. and
angrt‘berwith one an a half acresof laudaud ens
.w
the Zvlllage, for as 9: cheap ~ _
Persona wishinfi to purchase or sell are invited to
call-at the South orwslk Real Estate Agencylover
‘ WIJT- 3A ,
» , - Real Estate eat.
South Norwaik, Feb. 10,1868. 1 - Sm.-
sAsu e was.
No.1 mm was.
OPERTY Boa ht. old. Exchanged- or Let. oa-
lizzr’sfssousble terms. We have a: good variety. of:
desirable Houses and Farms in and out arrows; for
modal terms. tf‘dfi.
“codified-stsmm Nassau vas.
Fruit Trees! Fruit Trees!
AT THE '
NEW CANMN NURSERY.
The subscribers takeipieasurs in announcing to the
public that their stock'of ,
Fruitdt Omainentl Trees, Vines, do.
is unusuall l e and of unsurpassed excellence.
We .feel'con’fidzln‘l in- saying that-we believe thatour:
stock of APPLE TREES particularly. to ba the-Ii!!-
gest:s’nd Best in this Country. ' We are alsopoaitfve
that we can furnish Trees in‘ better quality. .
order. audfor Llll item than they can beobtained
from distant Nurseries.- , -
Those wishing to purchase'i‘reessud Vines will do
well to send inelir ordeg = gariy—or lstci'lioble'ttor. visit
ourNurser an make erowusee . .
’ STEPHEN HOYT- At SONS. h
P. S. We take pleasure in showiu persons throng
our Nurseries whether desirous o purchasing trees
or not; and 'vv‘ouid‘stordiall‘y invite all’ interested to
visit the Nursery.
Natibe. ’
E subscriber can turnip the Ladies of Norwalk
withall styles. and v . ..
Bennett and Jockeys. . _
for the. old and young. sud.with prices to suit the .
times. Allkinds of
HATS . SEWED 0‘! EB.
and new ones made to order. I sin-confident that .
with my new and improved process of .
. B. _,_,1e,a¢hm, ._ 5
‘ ' sat! rsction. -
“filial" Jeni: 2:11 nt't‘ne old stsnd foot of Har-
shall street. Soutbfiorwalk.‘ , » -
.GILE‘S HAU{InEILNIJNBQIE‘JlliItf.I .
. .— s .Pauamas Le orns po u I
auldall $335 intensities ,Pres'sed and ”19¢:
as... a.” summon,
WOULD lafbrm the Ladies of South Norwslk sud
vicinitythst rhe has taken the stand formerly
. N wcomb Washington Street
gfihigogflm e ' lg continuothe 11L:
- where she' ,
mNartr. andeBESS-ilAfi C Business. . _es
are invited to call‘ and examine her assortrluyeargjsf
Spring Goods.
Notice.
THE subscriber would res ectfhlly call the stteuo
teatlon ofths ladies of orwalk and vicinity to
.ller ac ec ion of. .
Pail tsud: Winter Millinery Goods,
which she is constantly receiving. consisting of Vel-
v to. Ribbons. Feathers. Flowers kc" w_ ich she
will sell as low as can be obtained elsewhere. Bonnets '
“"’i°“°"c‘f.t‘i°‘°c%"°l' Elm“'£:‘°°d.nc't“ui
of . s rec s s .
‘d‘o’allfidz of nicnino Stitching to'ordei at'short
‘ . 1 her a call.
“the G Ye HS 8. A. BEEBS. Norwslk. Conn.
1115
House _ d Sigulaiaflu.
a
SOUTH NORWALI{..
PPsrpculud atention five: aptigaii‘raa £8133
ltn an azn;aso o e ,
Ciigemfiicing. by g .1. h. &.A. nyi'lggiln
H'Sho Northof uewfoundr o' es fa in. _.
Hontgomegy's Coal yard. foot 0% fans“ Street.
South Norwalk. Court. 1:85
A. Jackson Jr Bro.,
No. 1. Gazs'r'rs BUILDING,
". K [OULD invite the stteutioa of their old custom- ,
. era-sud thep'ublic generally to their varied and
extensive, stock of ‘ .
WA-rcnsst. Jawannv. vaau Waits, Parts
or. Goons. Srjnvaa Pns'ran Warts, &C..
which was selected with great care and is not to be
‘ ‘ ‘ iu' Fairlel'd ' County. in quality or price.
constant additions are made of all the latest at lea
of, goods. - . A. JACES ' ..
New Jewelry Store.
Practioal watchmen Engraver,
EALEB in American. lb: lish. and Swiss Watch
D as; American “andl’reuc ' Ciooks-' Solid Silver.
and Pl’ated‘Ware 8c.,; next door toilin' entrance
of Gazette Building. Norwalk'." *Weddiug , Rings.
Gold, Silver and Hair Jewelry made to order.
Special attention given to
- Heisman _ .
andvall work warranted to givevsatisfactlon or so-
pay required. .
Pianos, Organs, , Melodeons ,
andsll other,musical instrumentsTuued and Bs-
paired
Boots- and Shoes.
retransmission“! .. to se-
NEW 8510.030? GOODS,
con-limit! ‘ We?! figment 0‘;
Boots. Shoes. Gators. ac"
both for Gentlemen and Ladies wear. which will be
'soldverylow . - ~ _ . _
For Oman. -
AT THE OLD STAND ELY’S. BLOCK,
SOUTH NORWALK
Allkind‘of Gent‘s and IAdles Boots. Shoes. Ac"
made to order, in the moat workmsalike' manner
snd‘at- fair prices. Horse Cars ht hyths door.
5“! “8 ,
BBOWN a STEVENS.
HIMI I. BROWN. HARVEY STEVENS.
FLOUR”, FEED. and GRAIN
‘ At W, hole-sale.
HE subscribers having taken the store in James’s
building. Water Street, Just above the store of
, .m. C Street, are now p tofnraish Flour.
. sod and Grain at wholesale. at the lowest markstprf -
cu. They solicit.snd will endeavor to‘m‘srlt liberal
patronage. ~ I. b F- SELLECK. "
look here Rosamon-
Persons wishing to try the - ‘
GOO DINO-{TOE HORSE 81103,.
Mm'jltltjl‘
vi 'dI‘Norws’lk; and every shoe warran to vs
satigfsctlon. 4 ~ ‘ JOHN HeQOHAE‘.
- South Norwalk. Nov. 8th. 1861. tliil
'. ' ovuu. Timoth a Bed 'i'od seed.
on ’» “muss .339-
mufl.m
men's ammonia LOTS-,-
nou. ~
half macro-"sll within one fourth of a mile of _
REAL ESTATE AGENTS :
better .
etlss for‘ the, season of. _
Mflll‘nery arid-Dressmaklnt. '
can do ”by calling at the shop of the undersigned,::
The she-reel ‘
Every Irishmsnrwlthout'di'stiaetiou of stud of
politics. wearsthe shamrock in hishst upon St. Pat-
rick‘s diam-trefoil mannerisms-sine ua’tlono.
al emblem, and is generally emblaaonsd. .1953. with
the harp. which is typical of the music and genius of:
lhe land. 'i‘omloore. fu the'exnbsrancc of his po-
etic fancy. thus énwrasthes-the shamrock fu spark. .
llug verse” . . - »
' 'ThroughnErin's Isle
To sport awhile; -
As Love'sud Valor wandered.
With Wit. the sprite.
Whole quiverbrlght
A thousand. arrows sq _
' thks‘eithCy-p's’ss -
A triple grass; ' . _ . ,
Shoots unwftb dew-drops summing.
As softly green ~
A's' emeralds seiu ,
Through purest crystal gleaming.
Oh. the shamrock the green. immortal shamrock.
Chosen leat'- ' ’ I
0! hard and chief.
Old Erin's native shamrook. ..
Says Yslor. “fies.
They spring .for me,-
‘l‘hose leafy ge'ms' ofmoru'iu'g‘l"
Says Love “No, no,
Forms they grow, .
Hy flagrant path'sdor‘siug l"
But Wit parcsives
The-triple leaves. .
' And cries. “Oh i do not sever _
A type that blends "
Three godllko friends—
I.ove. Valor. Wit. forever 1".
Oh. the shamrock. the green, immortal shamrock.
' Chosen leaf
Of hard and chief.
Old Erin's native shamrock 1
So firmly fond
Hay last the bond
They wave that morn together.
And ne'er may fall
One drop of gall
On Wit‘s celestlslfesther-l
Hay Love,” shoot
His standard-rear
Against. the casseof freedom 1 .
On. the shamrock, the'green. immortal shamroc ,
‘ Chosen lest -
onus sud chief,
01d Erin‘s native shsmmck f.
——-oe¢..s
BOWAI’NN.
To show how "happy" (as Mr. Seward
would. say) everybody is over here. and. the
unanimity. that prevailed-as to our old Indian
name, we .seud you an exact copy of the pe-
tition drawamp and signed as, follows:
1 To the President, Directors and- Superim-
tendent of the New York &_ New Haven It.
R. Co. .. .
Ganmarv :—The undersigned, residents.
it Bowm- Wins ills“ new Post Office-
just granted to them- by the United; States
Government under the aerosol “Rowsyton,”
respectfully , request. that your honorable
9
body will also adopt that same'permsueazly
{brour new Railroad Station:
Stephen Ferris, E. W. Walmsley. Stephan
.‘Raymoud. Vincent Colyer. Oliver Cook, G.
B. Walmsley. Hiram F._'i'sylor, .Warner Lit-
tle..George Cudlipp, Hiram B. Taylor. Au-
gu sius Themes, Gardner-Themes. Dialer H.
Cole, H. Williamson. Henry I. Cole, John H.
Cole. F. A. Williamson, William Hoyt, Chas.
Lowndes, Jr'., Charles Lowades. Edmund
‘Lo‘ odes, Franklin H. Lowades. William B.
Deamsnter, William H. Demotl, lira. Eliz- '
abeth Ferris. Sally A. Ferris, Mrs. Oliver
Cook, Mrs. Nancy 2‘ .Cole. Mrs. Mary G.
‘Cudlipu. Mil» Anne ll Boston; lire. Pally-
Webb, Hrs. Eliza‘ Smith, llary E. Walmsley.
Mrs. Eliss'Ws‘lmslcy, tin. Harriet C. Taylor,
11rd. Jennie II. Cole, Hgnuah' W illiamson.
Mrs. Frederick C. Gole, “Bash A. Davis,
,thbe A. Hoyt, Josephine .Williamsou. H,
A. Swalm. E. Lowudes, Sarah B. Dclamaa-
ter,’ Louisa Demoft. Msgdaline hi. Wslmsley,
Mary Haubury. William G. Crochet. hiery
Crockett, Walter P. Hanbury. Wilbur 0.
Del-mentor. Stephen E. Walinsley. William
'Wslm‘sley, A. Williamson, Scott A. William-
son. WilliamB. Seileck, Edward Mills, Eliz-
abeth Mills. Hiram Wasbburn, David Fallon.
' William J. Craw, George Jennings, John D.
Hoyt, Anthony W. Davis. W. S. Hoyt, Noah
Lockwood, Legrand W. Cfsw. E. IL'Peu-
noyer, David Ferris, Edward '1‘. Ryle. Ed.
ward T. Ryle, Jr., Charles Themes, N. V.
Hillspaugb, G. R. Scofleld, E. E. Hillspaugb.
Kate A. Csae.Cbarles Millspsugh. Henry
Case, E. Charmer. Mary Hanburry, Emma
Deiamsuter, _.Elizsbeth Williamson, . Addie
_L. Williamson, Mary Selleck, Hattie Mills,
Elizabeth Raymond, Mary Washburu, M.
'M.;Jeuniugs_.Jsue C. Lockwood.Auas S.
Ferris. A. Fallon. Amelia Themes, Mrs. E.
Pennoyer, liary Ferris, Mrs. Emily A. Bile,
Mrs. Jared R. Schoficld. Elizabeth ‘llills-
pangb, C.‘ D. Hillspaugh. B. Chasmsr. S. A.
_Sf.;John. F. Lockwood. Saiiy A. Keeler,
Betsy Weed, Maria Lockwood. G. Raymond.
Mary Prince. Susan Cook. Anna Richards.
' Lester St. John, C. B. Percy, Henry 0. Ave-
ry, AlexanderBaymond. Theodore 0. Prince,
George Richards. Anson Richardmfiamuel
Richards, George P. Putnam, H. Putnam,
John F. Keuselt, Susan Avery. O. A. Percy.
Mrs. Mary Putnam. Edith Putnam, diary 1..
Coiyer.
A wag in this plsceJately advertised his
house and farm for sale in the following
lengthy. but highly descriptive style:
“Coumv Saar youSanu AT Bowsv'roN.
Only 40 miles from New York city by Rail-
road. betwen the two great towns of Nor-
Wslk sud Stamford. Consisting of 'two.
dwelling houses, (one, half .flalshed), stable,
Carriage house, ice house. etc., etc. 21 acres
of land, «Sc. me.
To the eminent citisen who. like Eag-
lsnd‘sgreat poet. Tennyson. may be satiated
with the honors and attentions of mankind,
this charming. this lovely place. presents re.
.marksbls attractions
Connecting with the railroadis the public
highway. for half smile ususlly out of re-
pair and part of which is overfiowcd at every-
.rise of the tide. Then comes a private ‘drift—
way’ for one mile, constructed so as to go
over only the meanest laud. wide enough for
the passage of the ox team to cart salt hay,
sea drift, M. In placeait is'not over a rod
in width, full of deep rats, rocks. mud holes.
crossed by a gate and three pair of bars. At
high tide the “cause way." connecting the is-
land upon which this delightfully retired
home issitusled. is three feet under water for
a distance of - two buured feet, and being only
about 12 feet wide. without side wall on either
side. and bordered by a deep creek. would
certainly drown; any stranger who. would
venture to intrude himself without a guide.
The past winter, when? the snow drills and
cakes 'of ice completely blocked up this road,
and the islsudwas surrounded with ice, so
that no boat could approach it. the , present-
occupaut and owner was for weeks undis-
, turbed,.save.by_i_be_gulls,,and crows.iu his
"sweet melancholy retirement.
The had. too, in the neighborhood being
mostly owned by large farmers, who are ar-
dently attached to their ‘sasy and highly prof-
itable occupation. either hold their land at
lsueb fabulous prices. or. wholly refuse .tosell
at say priee. that fliers is no likllbood of any
outsider for years coming in the neighbor-
hoodlo build, attracted by that inducement.T
To lawyers the property ofi‘ers great sttrsc-,
lions. - There being a suit at law 'with a
neighbor entailed with the Isolate. handed
down to the; present owner. by his predeces-
nor. about :a piece of sand beach and salt
meadow. intrinsically not worth fifty dollars,
the costs of court. counsel fees, surveys. ‘0"
Joe, already amounts to over 3400. . Tbs
neighbors in the vicinity—none nesrsr than a
mils'g-‘slso are a law-abiding people. There
‘orjother moderuiuuovstion to xhaust the
superfluous vitality of fhe’people. if one cit-
.izea dares remark ' disrespectfully upon the
5size of his neighbor’s wife's shoes. the pre-
jsumptieuswretcli is at once hastily sued for
slander. with damages laid not less than a
thousand d lars. So ibata shrewd lawyer
zgsmart at all ing up strife would soon make
his fortune here.
; _- There was a lyceum started in the near
village a year ago. by a presumptuous fellow
-from_.New York. He was a publisher, a
- “master of arts.” a traveler, and his family
were fond of books. and music, and paintings
and other stuck up notions. This man and
his family went to great pains to fit up an old
storehouse that had previously laid empty
foryesrs, painting and repairing it. and then
filling it with books. periodicils, daily and
weekly papers, «kc, covering the walls with
pictures and engravings, and started lectures
and other foolish vanities. but the people
.would not stand it. By frequent consulta-
tions in the neighboring store, it was vo-
. ted that the sold lyccum was a humbug. and
.its balls were soon wholly deserted. Lately
some noble. citizen, or citizens—we don’t
know. which..for the deed was done in the
night—mounted a ladder. and with paint or
filth, heroically blackened even the very
sign out itself.
Schoolmaaters need not apply to purchase
my place, as thereare two graduates of Yale
Colic ge already in the village, both able and
estimable men. One of these prefers to
get his living by raising oysters. and the oth-
er ha-viug failed of support in keeping school.
is going to resume the care of his father’s
farm, kc, while the school trustees of the
town, wishing to economics, employ young
men and women. not yet of age. high gradu-
ates of the primary department of our pub-
lic schools.
A minister of the Gospel might purchase
my estate, providing he belong to either of
the two sects, Methodist or Baptist; be of the.
belligerent sort. Belonging to the one he
must be hostile to the other. like Pope Leo
X. flourish the sword much oftener than the
bible. He must be able to earn his own liv-
ing of the farm, independent of the Church
overwhich he may preside. as both parties
are determined to outdo the other in the size
of their church buildings. and so propose to
exhaust all their funds in that direction. He
must be extremely careful to confine his re-
bukes to the sins of the people in heathen
'lands and in the past ages. If he presume
to say one word about the danger of fre-
quenting the grog shop of the neighborhood ;
of wasting their time or money on frivolity
or extravagance; or speak to young people
of the advantage of spending their time at
home with their families, or at a lyceum,
studying. literature, the useful and ornamen-
tal arts, instead of wasting it in gossip and
mischief breeding at a public store ; or if he
presume in his daily walk and conversation
to favor progress and public enterprise over
stagnation and old fogyism, be will rue
it;1 he will be made to walk the plank in
twenty-four hours after he is found out.
We had a preacher of that sort, and dear-
ly he was made to pay for his tcmcrity. Es-
pecially was be punished for presuming to
side with that other presumptious party—the
publisher and his family. By the way; the
publisher’s house is for sale. and the domi-
nee has removed far away, so that neither
are likely to disturb the peace, of the happy
purchaser of my estate.
There are other inducements which i can
name for the purchaser of the beautiful place
but lhesc must sufi‘ice for this week’s issue.
Prcxwrcx."
-<.>-
From the Atlantic Monthly.
A Young Desperado.
When Johnny is all snugly curled up in
bed. with his rosy cheek resting on one or
hiascratched and grimy little hands, forming
altogether a perfect picture of peace and in-
nocence, it seems hard to realize what a busy
restive, puguacious. badly ingenious little
wretcb lie is i There is something so comical
in :those funny little shoes and stockings
sprawlingou the floor—they look as if‘ they
could jump up and run ofi'. if they wanted to
—there.is something so laughable about those
little trousers. which appear to be making
vain attempts to climb up into the easy chair
—the said trousers still retaining the shape
of Johnny’s little legs. and refusing to go to
sleep—there is something. I say, about these
things. and about Johnny himself, which
makes it difilcult for me to remember that,
whenJobuny is awake, he notunfrcqueatly
displays traits of carscter aotto be compared
with anything but the cunning of an Indian
warrior, combined with the combative quali-
ties of a trained prize fighter.
I’m sure I don’t know how he came by
such unpleasant propensities. I am myself
the meekest of men. Of cause, I don’t mean
to imply that Johnny inherited his warlike
disposition from his mother. She is the gen-
tlest of women. But when you come to
Johnny—he's the terror of the whole neigh-
borhood. ’
He was meek enough at first—that is to
say, for the first six- or seven days of his ex:
isteuce. But I verily believe that he wasn’t
morethan eleven days old when he showed
a degree of the temper that shocked me in
one so young. On that occasion he turned
very red in the face-he was quite red before
—doiihled up his ridiculous hands in the
most threatening manner, and finally. in the
impotency of rage, punched himself in the
eye. When I think of the life he led his
mother and Susan the first eighteen months
after his arrival. I shrank from the responsi-
bility of allowing Johnny to call me father.
Johnny’s aggressive disposition was not
more early developed than his duplicity. By
the time he was tWO years of age I had got
the following maxim by heart: “Whenever
J. is particularly quiet. look our for squalls.”
He was sure to be in some mischief. And I
must say there was a novelty, an unexpected
uses. an ingenuity, in his badness that con-
stsnily astonished me. The, crimes be com-
mitted could .be arranged alphabetically. He
never repeated himself. His evil resources
were inexhaustible. He never did the thing
'I expected he would. He never failed to do
the thing I was unprepared for. I am not
thinking so much of the time when he paint-
ed my writing desk with raspberry jam, as
of the occasion. when he perpetrated an act
of original cruelty on Mopsey. a favorite kit~
ten in the household. We were sitting in
the library. Johnny was playing in the front
hall. In view of the supernatural stillness
that reigned, I remarked suspiciously, “Joha-
nyg is very quiet. my dear." At that moment
a series of pathetic mm was heard in the
entry, followed by a violent scratching on
the oil-cloth. Then Mopsey bounded into
the room with three empty spools struugup-
on her tail. The spools were removed with
great diflculty. especially the last one. which
fitted remarkably tight. After that Mopsey
never saw a work-basket without arching
her tortoise shell ’ back. and distending her
tail to three times its natural thickness. Au-
. other child would have squeezed the kitten.
or stacks pin in it. or twisted her tail; but
it was reserved for the superior genius of
Johnny to string rather small spools upon it.
He never did the obvious thing.
It was this lertilityaud happiness. if Imay
We 09‘ been mums-n w.
a, so. oi-iuveutioo. that prevented MIND
being entirely dejected over my son's behav-
ior at this period. Sometimes the templa-
:tioa to seize him and shake him was too
strong for poor human nature. But I always
regretted‘it afterwards. When I ssw him
asleep in his tiny bed, with one fear dried on
his plump velvety check. and two little mice
teeth visible through the parted lips I could-
n't help thinking what a little bit of a fellow
he was. with his funny little fingers and his
funny little nails; and it didn’t seem to me
that he was the sort of a person to be pitch-
ed into by a great, strong man like me.
“When Johnny grows older,” I used to say
to his mother. “I’ll reason with him."
‘ Now, I don’t know when Johnny will
grow old enough to be reasoned with. When
I reflect how hard it is to reason with wise,
grown-up people, if they happen to be an-
willing to accept your view of matters, I am
inclined to be very patient with Johnny,
whose experience is rather limited, after all.
though he is six years and a half old, and
naturally wants to know why and wherefore
Somebody says something about the duty of
“blind obedience.” I can't expect Johnny to
have more wisdom than Solomon, and to be
more philosophic than the philosophers.
At times. indeed,I have been led to expect
this from him. He has shown a depth of
mind that warranted me in looking for any-
thing. At times he seems as if he were a
hundred years old. He has a quaint, bird-
like way of- cooking his head on one side,
and asking a questi-i that appears to be the
resultof years of study. If I could answer
some of those. questions, I should solve the
darkest mysteries of death. His inquiries,
however, generally have a grotesque flavor.
One night when the mosquitoes were making
lively raids on his person, be appealed to are
suddenly: “How does the moon feel when a
skeeter bites it ‘2” To his meditative. mind.
the broad, smooth surface of the moon pre'
sented a temptation not to be resisted by any
stray skeeter. ' '
I freely confess that Johnny is now and
then too much for me. I wish I could read
him as cleverly as he reads me. He knows
all my weak points; he sees right through
me, and makes me feel that I'am a helpless
infant in his adroit hands. He has an argu-
mentative, orscular air. which always upsets
my dignity. Yet how cunningly he uses his
power! It is only in the last extremity that
he crosses his legs. puts his hands into his
trousers pockets. and argues the case with
me. One day last week he was very near
coming to grief. By my directions, kindling
wood and coal are placed every morning in
the library grate,in order that I may haves fire
the moment I return at night. Master J obn-
ay must needs apply a lighted match to this
arrangement early in the foreaoou. The fire
was not discovered fill the blower was one
mass of red-hot iron, and the wooden mantel
piece was smoking with the intense heat.
When I came home, Johnny was led from
the store-room, where he had been impris-
oned from an early period, and where heliad
employed himself in eating about two dol-
lars's worth of preserved pears.
“Johnny.” said I, in as severe a tone as one
could use in addressing a person whose fore-
head glistened with syrup; “Johnny. don’t
you remember that I have always told you
never to meddle with matches ‘3"
It was something delicious to see Johnny
trying to remember. He cast one eye medi-
tatively up to the ceiling. then be fixed it
abstractedly on the canary bird. then he rub-
bed his rufiled brows with a sticky hand;
but really, for the life of him. he couldn't re-
call any injunctions coacerniag matches.
“I can’t papa. truly. truly.” said Johnny,
at length. “I guess I must have forgot it."
“Well, Johany,,in order that you may not
forget-it in future—”
Here J ohauy was seized with an idea. He
interrupted me.
“I’ll tell you what you dopspa—you just
put it down in writin’."
With the air of a man who has settled a
question definitely, but at the same time is
willing to listen politely to any crude sug-
gestions that you may have to throw out,
Johnny crossed his legs, and thrust his hands
into those wonderful trousers pockets. 1
turned my face aside, for I felt a certain
weakness creeping info the corners of my
mouth. I was lost. In an instant the little
bead covered all over with yellow curls, was
laid upon my knee, and Johnny‘s crying.
“l’m so very. very sorry."‘
I have said that Johnny is the terror of the
neighborhood. I think I have not done the
gentleman an injustice. If there is a window
broken within the radius of two miles from
our house. J obuny's ball. or a stone known
to come from his dexterous hand, is almost
certain to be found in the battered premises.
I never heard the musical jingling of splin-
tered glass, but my porte-monnaie gives a
convulsive throb in my breast-pocket.
There is not a doorstep in our street that
hasn't borne evidences in red chalk of his
artistic ability; there. isn't a hell that he
hasn't rang and run away from at least three
hundred times. Scarcely a day passes but he
falls out of something, or over something. or
into something. A ladder running up to the
dizzy roof of an unfinished house is no more
to be resisted by him than the back platform
of a horse-car when the conductor is collectc
ing his fare in front.
I should not like to enumerate. the battles
Johnny has fought during the past eight
months. It is a physical impossibility, I
should judge, for him to refuse a challenge-
He picks his enemies out of all ranks of so-
ciety. He has fought the ashmau's boy, the
grocer’s boy. the rich boys over the way. and
any number of miscellaneous boys who
chanced to stray into our street.
I can’t say that this young desperado is al-
ways victorious. I have known the tip of'
his nose to be in a state of unpleasant red-
ness for weeks tOgetber. I have known him
to come home frequently with no brim to his
list; once he presented himself with only
one shoe, on which occasion his jacket was
split up the back in a manner that gave him
the appearance of an over-ripe chestnut
bursting out of its burr. How he will fight!
But this I can ssy,—if Johnny is as cruel as
Caligula. he is every bit as brave as Agsmem-
non. I never knew him to strike a boy smal-
ler than himself. I never knew him to tell
a lie when a lie would save him from dis-
aster. _
At present the General. as I sometimes call
him. is in‘ hospital. He was seriously wound-
ed st the battle of The Little Go-Cart, on the
9th instant. On returning from my office
yesterday evening. I found that scarred vet-
eran stretched upon a sofa in the sittingoroom
with a patch of brown paper stuck over his
left eye, and a convicting smell of vinegar
about him.
“Yes.” said his mother. dolefully, “John-
ny's been fighting again. That horrid Bar-
nabee boy (who is eight years old if he is a
day) won’t let the child alone.”
“Well." said I. “I'hope Johnny gave that
Bsrnabce boy a thrashing."
“Didn't I, though i" cries J ohnny, from the
sofa. “I bet 1"
“0 Johnny l‘Lsays his mother.
Now, several days previous to this, I had
addressed the General in the following
terms :—
“Johany, if I ever catch you in another
fight of your own seeking, I shall cane you."
- 1n censequeaos of this declaration, it be-
;mincmydulwtolo‘okistothsmsnfls, . -
of the present affair. which will be known in
history as the battle of The Little Go-Cart.
After going over the ground very carefully,
I found the folowing to be the state of the
case.
It seems that the Buinabee Boy—I speak
of him as if he were the Bcuicia Boy—is the
oldest pupil the Primary Military School (I
think it must be a military school) of which
Johnny is a recent member. This Barnabee
having whipped every one of his compan-
ions. was sighing for new boys to conquer,
when J ohnaay joined the institution. He at
once made friendly overtures of battle to
Johnny, who oddly enough seemed indis-
pOsed to encourage his advances. Then
Bsrnabee began a series of petty persecutions
which had continued up to the day of the
fight.
0n the morning of that eventful day the
Bainabee boy appeared in the school-yard
with a smallgo-cart. After running down
on Johnny several times with this useful ve-
hicle he captured Johnny’s cpp, filled it with
sand. and dragged it upusnd down the yard
triumphantly in the go-cart. This made the
General very angry, of course, and he took
an early opportunity of' kicking over the tri-
umpbal car, in doing which he kicked one of
the wheels so far iato'space that it has not
been seen since.
This brought matters to a crisis. The bat-
lle would have taken place than and there;
but at that moment the school-bell rang, and
the gladiators was obliged to give their atten-
tion to Smith’s Spoiler. But a gloom hung
over the morning’s exercises,—a gloom that
was not dispelled in the back row, when the
Barnsbee Boy stealtbily held up to Johnny’s
vision a slate, whereon was inscribed this
fearful message :—
“v'me Goimg to Lick you at recess"
Johnny got it “put down in writin'” this
time!
After a hasty glance at the slate, the Gene-
ral went on with his studies composedly
enough. Eleven o’clock came, and with it
came recess, and with recess the inevitable
battle.
Now I do not intend to describe the de-
tails of this brilliant action, for the sufficient
reason that. though there were seven young
gentlemen (connected with the Primary
School) on the field as war correspondents.
their accounts of the engagement are so con-
tradictory as to be utterly worthless. On
one point they all agree.—that the contest
was sharp. short, and decisive. The truth is
the General is a quick, wiry, experienced old
hero; and it didn’t take him long to rout
the Barnabee y. who was in reality a cow-
ard, as all bullies and tyrants ever have been
and always will be.
I doat approve of boys fighting; I don't
defend Johnny; but if the General wants an
shall have it! ,
I am well aware that, socially speaking,
Johnny is a Black Sheep. I know that l
have brought him up badly, and that there is
not an.- unmarried man or woman in the
United States who wouldn’t have brought
him up very differently. It’s a great pity
that th? only people who know how to man-
age children never have any! At the same
time. Johnny is not a black sheep all over.
He has some white spots. His sins—if wiser
folks bad no greater !—sre the result of too
much animal life. They belong to his evan-
escent youth, and will pass away; but his
honesty,hls generosity, his bravery belong
to his character. and are enduring qualities.
The quicklfirowding years will tame him.
A good large pane of glass or a seductive
bell knob, ceases in time to have attractions
for the most reckless spirit. And 1 am quite
confident that Johnny will be a great states-
man, or a vatorous roldier, or, at all events,
a good citizen. after he has got over being A
Young Desperado.
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The amusing accounts of the Chinese the-
afersin San Francisco, at which a long-wind-
ed play will go on for several days and
nights with only temporaray inlermissions,
are capped by an account of the theaters in
Japan in the Paris Msgszene. It seems that
at Osake there are five theaters, all in one
street. They are very large. and built on
about the same plan as ours. with parquette.
boxes and galleries. The musicians are sta-
tioned in one corner, and a flooring upon
which the actors pass buck and forth, unites
the stage to the parquette, a curtain falls in
front of the scene. and there is a dressing-
room in the rear. The representations last
'all day and a part of the night. The spec-
tators eat. drink and smoke during the per-
formances and the intervals. For their con-
venience numerous restaurants surround the
theater, and furnish continually hot meals.
soup and mulled wine. The women are
dressed in rich and elegant costumes, so that
the efi'ect of the scene is really brilliant. The
costumes of the actors are often splendid.—
The acting is conducted with much spirit,
and a special genius seems manifest for trag-
edy, which often causes the entire audience
to melt in tears. Besides the legitimate
drama, exhibitions of feats of prestigitav ion,
light rope dancing, etc.. are much in fashion.
Approbation is expressed by cries and clap—
ping of hands. after the lastest Bowery style.
The actors take an., undisguiscd interest in
the excitement of the audience, and holes
are pierced in the stage curtain to enable
them to peep through and ascertain when
the impatience of the house has reached to
such a point as to make it advisable to begin
the performance.
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Br a. FASHIONABLE YoUNG Manama ‘Wo .
nan—The latest thing out-My husband.
LONG Oops—Tull Husband and Short
Wife—Punch. '
“Br Y’n Lavu.”—Why do Irisbmen re-
semble. the waves of the Atlantic 1’ Because
they never cease lavin’ the shores of the
“ould counthry.”
What portions of the body are the best
travelers ? The two wrists.
A Mr creature—The out.
A finnmous Qusnv.-ls s lantern-jawed
man invariably light-headed ?
“Tun anss's‘ Nonrsu.”—0f course she
is, “in thought. we d and deed l” -
lio'r'ro you Ian'rnuA'rs WINE Dnmx-
arts—“A port life and s sherry one i"
What amount of government funds does a
mau-of-war disburse when she “pays out”
her cables ?
What sort of health ought a land survey-.
or to enjoy 1’ Why. “rood” health, to be sure
—Judy.
Tna Cam‘s. Barons. 'rnn Ho ESE—Tile
Bill of Fara at a Horse Bauquet.-—Fun.
a.-.
WAn exchange says: Rats cannot live
in Alaska—because their holes freeze up sol-
id as fast as the rats dig them. Naturally
the rats get discouraged. At St. Thomas the
earthquakes turn Littll' hole wrong side out
forty-three times a minute. This surprises
the rats and they leave on the first steamer.
-Jefferson Davis is said to express the
most lively soliciiudc lest the republicans
should violate the constitution of ourcoualry
'—William E. Badge. of New York, has
jmt given 310.000 to the fund for the erection
ofihe new Theological Hull.
-— Joseph Howard. the “proclamation for
get,” a few days since called at one of the
publishing houses and remarked that he
thought of doing a “little something in the
biographical line; biography pays." “Ah!
yes. Howard,” remarked an impertlneut bire-
ling. “write about Lafayette; that's your
.farte!"
, —Every daily paper in New York ’I a
stock concern, except the Herald. Express
and lile
extra ration or two of preserved pear, lie »
A Petroleum Prince.
Just before the advent of the oil fever,Johu
W. Steel, a plain young man, clad in sober V
homespun. was able by assiduous toil to eke >
out a rather scanty existence on a few acres
of unpropitious laud. left him by his father,
on Oil Creek, Pennsylvania. A little grass.
a few oats a thin show of rye, a half-dozen of
scrawny swine, two or direction cows, a
rickety cabin to keep out the .rain. and an
aged mother with a right of dower in these
scrubby. stony scres, censtifuted the sum to-
talof John's early hereditaments.‘ Though
to bring the year around by dint of honest
labor and homely fare was the widest limit
of John's hopes, nevertheless be was healthy
and happy.
One dismal day somebody struck oil in his
immediate neighborhood. His paternal acres
were examined by speculators-had experi-
enced eyes saw sure indications of the trees-
ares bubbling below. A well was sunk, and
instantly on oleaginous steam gushed out in
bewildering profusion. Thereupon’,'the land
which be. at any time since he came of age,
would gladly have sold for $5 per acre, shot
up to $250. $500, $1,000. and kept ascending.
Some sharp friend told John not to dispose
of the fee, but, to lease the land on a royalty.
He did so; and, aswcll after well went down
the Steel Farm, his royalty kept raising till
in u marvellously short time, it reached the
fabulous figure of $2,000 per day; and that,
too, not in delusive‘ certificates of stock in
same shadowy Company, but in veritable
greenbacks, issued by the United States.
John was now a Petroleum Prince, with
an indisputable title. With such a revenue,
of course, the Steel Farm, spouting unsavory
slime, and dingy with the smoke of a score of
engine fires, was no fit domain for his resi-
dence; and so, while his lessees continued
to bore for more oil, be filed to Philadelphia
where he could spend his money in a right
royal way.
Amazing and amusing were the stories told
two years ago, when the petroleum excites
meat was at blood heat, of Prince John’s
style of living; of the long train of retainers
he kept about him; of the bountiful dinners
he gave; of his sumptuous lodgings—be, on
set occasions, hiring a whole hotel for his
revels; of his costly carriages, luxuriant gar.
meats, brilliant jewels, choice wines, aro-
matic cigars. and his horses. dogs, and rare
qufsdrupeds of various species. and more than
all, his bipeds. who bled him like leeches.
John was liberal, and paid all the bills of
“self and friends.” He didn't care where the
money came from, and he didn’t know where
it went to. He was fast from the start; and
be soon got so fast that his current income
began to grow weary and couldn’t keep up
with him and so he ranrinto debt. He mort-
gaged his royalties, or, in princely phrase,
pawncd his crown jewels. By and by the
flow of oil, the source of all his pleasures.
and the fountain which had so long filled his
coffers, began to slscken. Where it once
poured. now it only dripped. His sunshine
friends, having sucked him dry, one by one
fell off; and step by step he began todescend
the golden ladder he had climbed so high,
till he landed on the seat of an oil wagon and
took the reins as a common laborer to earn
his daily bread. But he could not drive
away from his debts; and last week, at Pitts-
burgh, John W. Steel made the final leap,
plunging into the Bankruptcy Court, and
dragging after him a long schedule. of more
than one hundred thousand doilsrs. redolent
of stable bills, cigar bills, wine bills, board _
bills. tailor’s bills, and all imaginable kinds
of spendtbrift bills. ’
What a moral does this lesson teach to
young men 1 How instructive to all, wheth-
er young, middle-aged, or old ! How few are
they who, when unexpected fortune leaps
upon their shoulders, will not allow it to ride
them like the Old Man of the Sea 1 With
' one grain of common sense. Steel might have
llvcd even extravagantly and now been a
rich man. It is well as it is. Happily, not
once in a decade of years does our country
furnish an illustration so conspicuous as this
or the bane of sudden wealth. But, on a
smaller theatre, hundreds of young men in
our gay city are to-day enacting the some
role as that which destroyed John Steel—-
Young Rapie, on the Road to Ruin.
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FUN AT Homo—Don’t be afraid of a lit-
tle fun at home, good people! Don’t shut
up your house lest the sun should fade your
carpets ; and your hearts lest a hearty laugh
shake down some of the musty old cobweba
there. If you want to ruin your sons,lct
them think that all mirth and social enjoy-
ment must be left on the threshold without,
when they“ come home at night. When
once a home is regarded as only a place to
eat, drink and sleepiu, the work is begun
that ends in gambling houses and reckless
degradation. Young men must have fun and
relaxation somewhere; if they do not find
it at their hearthstones. it will be sought at
other and perhaps less profitable places.
Therefore let the fire burn brightly at night
and make the homestead delightful with it
those littlearls that parents so perfectly un-
derstand. Don’t repress the buoyant spirit
of your children. Half an hour of merri-
ineut, round the lamp and firelight of home,
blots out the remembrance of many a care
and annoyance during the day ; and the best
safeguard they can take with them into the
world is the unseen influence of abright
little domestic sanctum.
Perhaps no more frequent error is commit-
ted, especially by devout parents, than to
suppose that their children can always be
crammed with Baxter’s Call and Saints
Rest,_to the exclusion of all lighter mental
food, and thus be compelled or forced into a
love for things sacred and religious. There
isatrue christian way which presents the
boundless goodness and glories of the Deity
in’a form attractive and loveable, even to
children,. whereas a morose, sullen and
gloomy religion, more dependent upon poor
digestion than upon sober conviction, repels
rather than attracts the beetle and sympa-
thies of all human hearts. God gives us
birds and flowers and myriad forms of beau-
fy.fo inspire our love and gratifudc',wifh
hearts and lives made to enjoy all His bless-
ed gifts and let not those who Would do
good, by an unintelligent and ,illiberai de-
nunciation of every harmless amusement,
drive the young into these ’11er forbidden
pleasures they so much dread. “A profane
sweater, would be no greater anomaly than
a gloomy christian." Surely, parents, there
is a bright and cheerful side to all goodness
and life has enough of sorrow and pain at
"best without inflicting unnecessary gloom.
Love God and be merry, is the better pbi-
losopby of life. ’
.‘.--’—_
m’rhe tenure of office bill is no novelty.
In 1835 Daniel Webster and Henry Clay ex-
pressed their opinion that the President had
not the power-of removal without the con-
sent of the Senate, and Mr. Clay prepared the
mllowiug:
Be it further on c ed, '1 hit in all instances
ofappoiutnicnl to office lay the President by
and Willi the advice und consent of the Son—
ate the power of removal shall be exercised
lil concurrence with the Senate; and when
the Senate is not in session, the President
may suspend any such officer. communica-
ling his reasons for the suspension during the
first month of its sucCeeding session, and if
the Senate concur with him the other-r shall
be removed, but if it do‘not concur with him
the officer shall be restored to office.
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, —~_- ANew York dispatch says: Barnum
says file must calamity in Broadway didn't
break him, and aaeerfs that be has half a rail-
liou yet.
Norwalk Chronicler