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' NONWALK. CONN. TUESDAY, MARCH 31,1868. '
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W. RANDEL SMITH,
grinning at flaw,
LOCKWOOD‘S-HC-ILDING, Nonwamr, CONN.
ISRAEL M. BULLOCK,
310mg it Conusdluratfiah.
OFFICE}: No. dGazette Building.
LEWIS F. BEERS,
grim-cg at Quit.
Orrlci: Over-Sword’s Clothing Store,
SOUTH NORWALK.,CONN.
15
Dr. William A. Lockwood,‘
FORMERLY House Surgeon and House Physician
~ , in Bellcvne Hospital, New York City. Ofiice
over C. J. Gruman‘s Dry Goods Store. Office hours
from 9 to 10 a. m., from 3 to 4 and from 7 to 8 p. In.
REFERENCES f—Dr." W. H. Draper, Physician to
New York City iIos ital; Dr. J. \V. S. Gouley, Prof.
issue 0:. Paylor, an Prof; Lewis A. Sayre Physi-
clans and Surgeons to Bellevue Hospital, N. Y
City.
Removal.
DR. MOSMAN
fins removed his office and residence to the House
formerly occupied by C. J. Grnman, opposite the 2d
II. 'E: Church. Ofilce hours, till 9 o’clock, a. m., and
from i to 3 o‘clock, p. m. 1.125
A Slate can be found at ll. 11. Baker's store, South
.\' orwlllk.
NATHAN S. ROBERTS, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Main Stu-ct, in Dibble‘s Block.
«'32 South Norwnlk, Ct.
Patent , Agency.
WM. VINE, '
Agent and Solicitor of Patents,
MECHANICAL DRAUGII'I‘SMAN
we
MODEL MAKER,
__1y7 Winnipauk, Norwalk, Conn.
G- 0. KEELER & BROTHER.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries, Flour, Feed, &C.,
l2. l4 and 16 Main St.. Norwalk, Conn.
RAYMOND c KNAPP, _
Keyser’s Hot Air Furnaces, Stoves
and Ranges.
— No 4 James s Bulldiug, Norwalk, Conn.
ELnEnT CURTIS,
MERCHANT TAILOR, '
CURTIS’S BUILDING Main Street.
Gents and Youl'h‘s Clothing cut and made to or
der at short notice, of the best materials, in the la-
test styles by experienced workmen, and at. rea-
sonabze 'p ces. ' ‘
Removal.
C O R 1' W A I. I. ’ s
FASHIONABLE MERCHANT
Tailoring Establishment.
Has been removed to Raymond’s Building, Main
Street, where
READY MADE CLOTHING
D
FURNISHIIIING GOODS.
Can be had in great variety, and of excellent quality.
0. a c. M. HOLMES,
DEALERS 1N ‘
Groceries,
Flour,
Provisions, etc.,
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY
0f Hartford.
incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual.
CAPlTAL AND ASSETS, $3,128,820
Insure against loss and dams e by'Fire on Terms
adapted to the hazard, an consistent with
the laws of com ensation.
GEORGE R. COWLE , Sole Agent, »
. For Norwalk and vicinity.
NoHWALH
INSURANCE COMPANY.
nonwann, CONN.
CASH CAPITAL, $500000
PAID UP CAPITAL, $100,000
WM. C. STREET. President.
GEO. R. COWLES, Secretary.
EBBN. HILL, Treasurer.
SE erona’s HAIR REsTonATrvn.
Sold by UHLE BROS. Norwalk.
LIED—Po AFLOU i sacks. at.
0 R“ B "Kirsten is 1312039.
SE Sixona's HArnREsTonATrvE.
Sold by UHLE BROS. Norwalk.
II i'l‘h‘. WASH BRUSHES, Scrubbing brushes,
5‘ and brooms. C. 35 E.,K..'LO,CK“’OOD d5 00.,
UY the best. Silver platefive'. keep no other, and
3 will wlamrét “1)er unlity. &Forks, spoons, cake
a kets. can care 'iilves c..
s p ' ’ E. K.jLocxw00D.
ROCKERY direct from Europe. Pei-cops dealing
C wilh us will have the advantage of the new
styles, finest quality "of were. and at as low price as
other goods are sold at. and a large stock to select
from. 0. a E. K. LOCKWOOD. A: CO.
001! MATS f ood, serviceable nality. and
1) cheap. 0 g E.K.LOC‘IKWOOD.
manner and greatest dispatch onythi
Assets over $23,000,000.
GEO. R. COWLES,
SAGENT at Norwalk. and lsstics Policies for the
for the following Insurance Companies.
Home, of N. Y.. Assets Jan. Ist, ’64, $3.280 270
Etna of Hartford “ “ u u 3‘108’320
th;1ix.0f\1'.‘ “ “ u “ ’752'219
Home. ofN. II., ‘ v u u u 500’000
Norwich. “ u " 390’501
Lamar, N. Y., “ .. -‘ u 3529:3715
North American,lit‘tl “ “ “ “ 384,010
City of New Haven, “ “ “ “ 330,419
Merchants, Hartford, “ “ “ “ 301,443
Western Mass.,P_ittsficld, “ " “ 236,424
Ilampdcn. Springfield, " “ “ : 200,000
Peep e’s, \Vorccstcr, “ ‘t “ “ 405,593
and other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Connecti-
cut. Massachusetts and New York, with assets of
si3.000,000. At So. Norwalk, application may be
made to WM. T. CRAW. ,
Temperance Dining Saloon,
AT THE OLD SPRING STAND.
JULIUS F. PARTRICK. having taken the above So.-
loon, recently kept by Mr. Chas. II. Byxbee, is now
prepared to furnish hot meals. at all reasonable
hours. Oysters Stewed, Roasted. Fried, or on the
shell; Families or Parties supplied; also, shipped
in kegs to all parts of the country.
Home ml‘del’lcs and Cake constantly on hand.
Ale drawn fresh from barrel—no poisonous lead pipe
used. No Liquors kept.
Saloon opcn from'ti a. in. to 11 o’clock p. m.
(Closed on Sundays) Private Dining Room for La-
dies, entrance under J. F. Bennett's Store. Gent's
entrance under Carier‘s Shoe Store. 16
Groceries Cheaper than ever
1' 0 R C A S E I
THE subscriccr wopld inform the public generally,
thathc still continues to sell the best of :occr-
ies, Provisions. etc., at his Old stand, No. 4 Skiddy‘s
Block, as cheap as the cheapest. He offers great in-
ducements to casinbnyers‘, as he has as large an as-
sortment oigro'ccrics 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 ofthevcry bestquaiity,aud will be sold cheap.
Tile public are invited to call and examine and judge
or themselves. A. MOREHOUSE.
.. HOME AGAIN.” .
COAL! COAL l! COAL I! !
AT
Steamboat Dock,
SOUTH NORVVALK.
IIE 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,
WOOD,
[18] DAVID H. WEBB.
Double root-Power Pump.
Patented Aug. 9th 1804 Re-isauedJan. l, 1865
The best recommendation for labor-saving machines
in this age of inventions is that they prove well.
This machine pumps from 16 to 32 gallons per
minute, they are simplc,dnrable, work very easy, and
do not freeze. Being made of wood they are not li-
able to corrode, rust, or iii any we impart an un-
pleasant flavor; and can be repairs at a trifling ex-
pense. Samples of this Pump can be secnat the fol-
iowrnw places; South Norwalk Planing Mill; near
the iIotel in_ Westport; at E. Raymond’s lace,
Cranberry Plam,snd at Cyrus Morgan’s North W ilton
Manufactured and sold by
Z. M. COMSTOCK, Sonth-Norwalk.
of‘all descriptions.
All orders romptly attended to when accompa-
nied by the cpth of the well, measuring from the
platform down.
A SWORDS’ -
Circulating Library.
AT the News Depot, South Norwalk. The sub-
. scribcr has made large additions to his Circula-
ting Library and invites the patronage of the pub-
hc ; he intends toincrcase the number of books as
fast as the enter rise will warrant. He has also
constantly on ha a good assortment of Stationery,
Books, Papers, School Books, Slates. Pencils, Pens,
Pocket Books, &c. The alronage of the public is
solicited. A. S ORDS, South Norwalk.
SE SING Eli‘s IIAIn REsTonATIvE. ,
Sold by UKHLE BROS. Norwalk.
Norwalk Machine Shop.
IIE subscriber would respectfully inform Manufac-
turers and others using Machinery, iii Norwalk
and vicinity, that he is repared to do all things per-
tantrn g to a general innc iinc shop. All Orders for the
making or repairing Of every description of Machinery
attended to with promptncss by experienced work-
men. Having added a Steam Engine (in addition to
water power) to his works, he flutters himself he is
well prepared to do all kinds of work at very short
notice. ' ISAAC CHURCH, Jrr.
Machine Shop just back of the Post Office and Horse
Railway Building. ' 11
Waterbury & Duncan,
a: - Rear of Norwalk Horse Railway Depot, are
_ _ ‘ now prepared to execute in the best man-
ner and With the greatest dispatch, everything in the
line of
Carn'age-makmg and Blacksmithing,
Carriages made to order, and Painting. Trimming
Repairing, doc“ done by experienced workmen, with
dispatch.
Wi‘Good Carriage timber taken in exchange for
wor -.
CARRIAGE AKAEING
Horse Shoeing dz Black-smithing.
LYON, AHERN, & 00.,
V OULD announce to the public that they have in-
, ken the old stand of Capt. Henry Lamb. Main
Street, where they are prepare to excéte in the best
. _ in the above
line. .Carrlages made to order, and Iorsc Shocirl ,
Painting, Trimming,P.epairing. &c., done by cxpcr -
enced workmen with dispatch. 13‘44
nircnsrns LYON, War. Auan, CHAS. Fox.
Notice.
THE subscriber having purchased the CLOTHING
.r. and GENTSFURNISHING EMPORIUM, of A.
Keeprcl, will continue the Business in all its branches
at the old stand, N 0. 311mm Street, Norwalk.
The public are respectfhlly invited to call and exam-
v
inc the large and varied assortment 01‘
Ready Made Clothing,
FRENCH CLOTIIS, CASSIMERES and VES’I‘INGS,
which he will make up to order at short notice and in
the latest fashionable style. E. GUSOWSKI.
in9 No. 3 Main Street.
DINING ___s_ALooN. ,5
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NEW YORK HOUSE.“
Meals at all hours. M
OXS‘EPS- 3
p;
The best of
Wines, Liquors & Ales.
Also, a first class '
BILLIARD SALOON
attached to the House.
ISAAC LEE.
No. 28 Main St. Norwalk.
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5'
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_ . . NEW YORK, March, 4th, 1867.
This is to certify that my hair and whiskers were
wliite.1an{l halve been crsiilnpgiltéely restored to their
nalurs co or using i\ it"s IIAI ‘ -
RATIVE" .Y a R RES’iO
Cut No. 1, above is a correct likeness of me before
using, and CutNo. 2, isa corréct likeness of me after
lisingthc Restorative I had also been very much
annoyed with Dandruff, which has been enlirely crud
fouled by using“SIXGER‘S HAIR RESTORATIVE‘
REV. THOMAS DAVIS,
City Missionary, New York.
“SlNGEft'S HAIR RESTORATIVE" (is not a dye)
crudicates dandruff. prevents the falling out of the
hulr, wonderfully increases its growlli, restores both
the hair and its color, and is decidedly the best hair
dressing in the worifd.
Sold by Druggisis and Fancy-goods dealers every—
where.
DEPOT 70 NASSAU ST., N. Y.,
W50“ in Norwalk. by UHLE BRO'S. 4O
New Grocery.
TIIE undersigned having purchased the stock, &c.,
ofDo-rv & hlonnllovsn, NO. 41 Main Street, is
now prepared to sell
GROCERIES.
at tilelowest market prices. lie will endeavor to keep
constantly on hand a good stock, and would respect
fully solicit the patronage oftho people of Norwalk
and vicinity. 1). A. NEWCOMB &. BRO;
Having sold our business tOD. A. Newcomb N; Bro.
we would recommend our atrons to still continue
their patronage to him. an thank them and the pee
‘e ofNorwalk generally 33 their past favors,
TY EMOPE ' .
Norwalk, July 1st 1861'. ‘ HOUSE
I
SE SINOEn’s Ham RESTORATIVE.
Sold by UHLE BROS. Norwalk.
REAL ESTATE.
Building Iiot for Sale
01‘! EAST AVENUE.
SAID Lot-is 100 feet front, by 885 deep, with a
r good well of water thereon and at Salt meadow iii
(12) A.JACKS.ON S: BRO.
rear. Enquire of
To Let in South Norwaik’.
AHOUSE and BARN, on the Wilson .Road, 5 min-
utes walk from the Depot. For further particu-
larsiuqnircof -C. T. WEEKS, West Avenue. th2
Store. to Let.
0N Main Street, cuquige at this Office.
2*11
House ande-ot for Sale
N SOUTH NORWALK.--Thcsubscriber offers his
House and Lot. situated within six minutes walk
of the South Norwulk Depot, for sale. Terms easy.
Enquire at Solomon’s ~‘extcnsivc Hat Manlllactory.
of the subscriber, EDWARD IIUBBELL. films
'For Sale.
FARM of 120 acres. new House, and two Barns
Price 83,000: Also, one of 48 acres. House and
barn. Price 2,000. Will sell all or a part of the land
with either place, both places situated wrlhln a mile
of the Episcopal Chnrc . Engulre of
SAM EL S. OSBORNE.
Bedding Ridge, Ct., March 9th. 1808. 3tli
For Sale at Westport, Conn.
OUSE. Out-houses. Barn, and four acres of
ground. including Orchard. Price $8,000. '
fl lyto DANIEL BURR, Westport, or H. \l.
B. S, 81 Front St., N. Y. 1m11
FOR sans: ensue.
EIGHT BUILDING LOTS,
ITIIINtcn minutes walk of the Bridge. For
particulars, intplire of
C {ARLES F. SHERWOOD,
near the Union Factory,
Country Scat at Norwalk,
TO LET.
T
0 let or lease for a term of years, furnished
or unfurnished, the fine Country Seat of George
Platt, Esq., one mile from the'Dcpot at. South N or-
walk or iiowuyton. 1 1—2 miles frcmDurien, '7 miles,
from Stamford, with 10 or 50 acres of land,
Lawn, CardamFruif and Shade Trees, with
good Barn. Carriage House, Gardeners
Cottage, Green-house and Grapery,
all the small Fruits, (in.
Comprising everéthing desirable fora gentleman’s
residence. The arriagesJIorses and Stock can go
Willi the place if desired. '
Inquire of JOSEPH COX, near the premises, of
the owner, 3:20 Fourth Avenue, or of »
. . W. BENEDICT.
tfio 10 Pine St., and 580 Sixth Av., N. Y.
‘ N. B.——'I‘he above will be sold on reasonable
terms, to any one who will take the whole property.
To Let.
“Moss Hill,” South Noivvalk.
1111‘. full Gothic House and Burn, built of Stone,
most eligibly situated .ess than one-half a mile
from Depot, tine view of.Long Island Sound and the
Town. occupied for tllc past four years by Mr
11. Webb; 24 acres or any portion, consisting of Car-
den, Grove and Grass him may be had, the House
standing in the midst thereof.
Apply to D. II. Webb or Takes A: Ely. South Nor-
walk, or Nathan C. Ely, 91h street and 3d Av. N. Y.
March 151;, lSGS. ' I‘ll
For Sale or To let.
AT WILTON, Conn, a Double Farm House, with
.about3 acres of good land, Orchard, Garden,
Fruit, &c.. wilhbarn. Situated on the main road to
Danbury, pbout 5 miles from Norwalk; within im-
mediate vicinity of Churches, Schools, Post Office,
and Depot, die. A handsome location and first-rate
neighborhood. Possessior. given 1st of April. Apply
to NASH at lVES,
4th No. 1 Water Street, Norwalk.
A DOZEN LOTS
Most eligibly situated on Hillside,
At $400 each, worth $500, and only 50 down, balance
in $5 or $10 monthly payments. Apply to I. M.
BULLOCK, GAZETTE Building. tf'
For Sale.
N Center Avenue, a large, newly new, Dwelling
formerly owned by 0. II. Benedict, the house
and grounds are in "crfcct Order. Price $3,500.
Also, a Dwelling Ilousc on Chapel Street, now oc-
cupied by the subscriber. Price 0,000.
Enquire of ELBER'I‘ RAYMOND.
tf-i’ At his Furniture Store, Main St,
y
Place for Sale.
HE property owned by the heirs of John iloyf.
. deceased, situated on Prospect Hill, about 10
minutes walk from the Horse Railway. consisting of
, aiiousc and Burn, with one and one-half acres of
land, With_frllit trees, a good well of soft water, &c.
Ifnot previously disposed of at private sale, it will
liepfi‘cred at Auction, on Saturday, March 28th, at
2 o clock, p. in. For further information. enquire of
JESSE W . DENTON, or JAMES MITCHELL.
Farms for‘Saie.
HAVE two good farms in Darieu near the Depot.
One contains 62 acres, and buildings, fine fruit,
good location and smoot land. One contains 16
acres of garden with buildings and fruit; also one
near St iniford village of 00 acres first-rate land. Also
seven fine farms ill New Canaan, all within one and
a half miles of’ the New Canaan Railroad Depot, con-
taining frotn 32 to 1'20 acres, all first-rate farms and
nicely located. For further particulars inquire ol'
2m*10 S. M. LOCKWOOD, New Canaan, Conn.
For Sale. I
FEW desirable Building Lots near the Noroton
Depot, with views of the Sound from each lot,
all within five minutes walk of the Depot. Size 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
‘ Dr. c. W. BALLARD, Darien, Conn.
6m3
West Avenue Building lots,
For Sea-1e.
A- LAST CHANCE.
men. Esq.
Also, two in the rear of the above 80x186 fronting
on Elm Street. Terms easy. Apply to
6m4’f C. T. WEEKS.
Houses, Lots and Farm
FOR SALE AND TO RENT.
qOME twenty FARMS, from 15 to 140 acres, for
L sale,orto exchange for ropertyiu Not-walk. A
good variety of BOL‘SES n and ollt of town, for
sale on liberal terms. Thirteen first-class houses for
sale; two flrst-clrss houses to let; one furnished
House to let. A number of small tenements for sale.
to suit persons of small means—terms liberal.
. S. T. WOOD.
N. B.—-Good servants, furnished at short notice.
J". FERRIS.
REA ESTATE AGENT.
50 Estates
0R SALE in Norwalkand vicinity, from 1-4 to
2003cres, with building? thereon, price from
$450 to $100000. Also, T0 ET. furnished and un-
nrnlshed houses. Addriss J. FEltltIS. at Tolles &
Ely‘s Drug Store. Smith Norwalk. Notice for sur-
veying may be leftat the Gazette Office.
For .Sale Cheap.
One of the most
COMPLETE, CONVENIENT
AND
Desirable “Homes”
in the village. But three minutes walk of the Bridge
and Horse Cars, Terms accommodatin and pos-
session given when desired. Apply to ditoriif of
41
GAZETTE.
BUILDING LOTS !
sunburn Lou's:
For Sale Cheap.
And upon the most
ACCOMMODATINC TERMS
as to time payments. Those lots are located on
“Spring Hill" overlooking tllc water and surround-
ing country, and are unequaled in beauty, by ally lo
cation in Norwalk. Lots for $400, $500, $750, $1,000
to $3,000. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. tf41
OFFICES TO LET !
ROM and after Jan. 1st. TWO FRONT OFFICES
' In the GAZETTE Burl EINO. Rent, $1250 and
$15 per month. Apply to I. M. BULLOCK. 52d
BUILDING hers,
I" o n s A. I. E.
EVEIIAL vcl-y eligible building lots for Sale, in
the immediate vicinity of the Bridge, others
are remove. Three acres of unimproved land pleas
aptly located. for sale at a bargain.- A» house and
five acres ofland,vditto.' Apply to A. B. BYINGTON
CLOVER, Timothy & Red Tod seed.
- at KEELER at BBC.
CA LAFORNIA Flour in m
i Feed, all kinds. .at
Ba s Grain'and
EL 38:380.
WO Lots 74x228 opposite the residence of F. Dl- .
R EAL ESTATE.
Notice.
‘ilE subscriber has In his‘ hands, for sale. Stores
. and Lots, dwellin s and Lots, and vacant Lots,
suitable both for bus ness and dwelling purposes.
Also a large number of building Lots situated Within
one half mile of South Nor-walk. cheap, and on easy
terms. ,One dwelling with two acres of land, and
another with one and a half acres of land undone
with half an acre; all within one fourth of a mile of
the village, for sale cheap
Persons wishin to purchase or sell arcinVIfcd to
call at the South 1 orwalk Real Estate Agencyvover
.Wx. T. CRA ,
the Drug Store. .
Real Estate Agent.
South Nonvalk, Feb. 10,1808. lyo 3m*
.NASII & IVES, g
REAL ESTATE-AGENTS
No. 1 WATER STREET.
ROPER'I‘Y Bought, old, Exchanger! or Lot, on
reasonable terms. We have a good variety of
desirable Houses and Farms in and out of town for
sale on accommodating terms.
Wis; R. NASH.
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NATHAN Ives.
Y. M. 0. A.
UNION PRAYER MEETING every Wednesday
Evening, commencing punctually at '1 o’clock,
and continuing 30 minutes, at. the reading room of
he Young Men’s Christian Association. Persons of
all denominations are invited to attend
Fruit Trees! Fruit Trees!
AT THE
NEW CANAAN NURSERY.
The subscribers take pleasure in announcingto the
public that their stock of
Fruit (in OrnamentalTrees, Vines, tire.
Is unusually large and of unsurpassed excellence.
We feel confident 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, andfor Lnss MONEY than they can be obtained
from distant Nurseries. . 6 .
Those wishing to purchase Trees and Vines will do
well to send their orders early-or still better, visit
our Nursery and make their own selections.
STEPHEN HOYT & SONS.
P. S. We take pleasure in showing persons through
onrNurscries; whether desirous of" purchasing trees
or not; and would cordially invite all interested to
visit the N nrsery. '
Notice.
IIE subscriber can furnish the Ladies of Norwalk
T with all styles and varieties for the season of
Bonnets and Jockeys,
forthe 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
that I can ‘ve entire satisfaction.
Ladies gigil'e me a enlist the old stand foot of Mar-
' shall street, South Norwalk,
GILES HAU LENBEEK.
N. .—-Tuscans, Pauamas. Leghorns, Neapolitans.
and all kinds of Braids,Bleached, Pressed and Dy ed,
Millincry and Dressmakino',
Mrs. H. nawnnncné
and
OULD inform the Ladies 01 South Norwa
Mrs. Newcomb, Washington Street,
where she will continue the MIL-
DRESS-MAKING Business. Ladies
her assortment Of
1y3m¢18
occupied by
South Norwalk
LINERY and .
are invited to call and examine
Spring Goods.
Notice- ‘
THE subscriber would respectfully call the atten-
tention of the ladies of Norwalk and vicinity to
her selection of
Fall and Winter Millinery Goods,
which she is constantly receiving, consistin pf Vel-
vcts, Ribbons, Feathers, Flowers, &c.. w ich she
will sell aslow as can be obtained elsewhere, Bonnets
and Jockeys made to order. She has also a good vari-
etyofFancy Goods, Corsets, Hosiery, &C., and will
do all kinds of Machine Stitching to order atshort
notice. Give her a call.
1y15 MISS S. A. BEERS, Norwalk, Conn. ‘
READ THIS!
House and Sign Painting,
at
SOUTH NOIIt\V.~\LK.'-
Particular attention ivcu to Graining. Blind
Painting and Glazing ; n so. to Paper 113D"lil% and
Calcemincing, by J. H. d; A. 11. K N IKE
E'Sho North of new foundry opposite Wm. .
Montgomogy‘s Coal yard, foot of" Marshall Street.
South Norwalk, Conn. 1y25
A. Jackson & Bro.,
No. 1, GAZETTE BUILDING,
WOULD invite the attention of their old custom-
ers and the public generally to their varied and
extensive stock of
WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVER WARE, FAN-
CY Goons, SILVER PLATED WARE, &C.,
which was selected with great care and is not to_ be
surpassed in Fairiicld County, in quality or price.
Constant additions are made of all the latest styles
of goods. A. JACKSON & BRO.
(--
New Jewelry Store,
:I'... WEED,
Practical Watchmaker dz; Engraver,
EALER in American, English, andSwiss Watch
es; American and Frenéh Clooks, Solid Silver,
and Plated Ware, &c.,; next door to Ilium entrance
of Gazette Building. Norwulk. \\ adding Rings,
Gold, Silver and Hair J ewelry made to order.
Special attention given to
Repairing
And all work warranted to give satisfaction or no
pay required.
Pianos, Organs, Melodeons
and all other musical instruments Tailed and Re-
paired
Boots and Shoes.
HE Subscribers would res cctfully call the atten-
tion of the public to the r
- NEW STOCK 0F GOODS,
consisting of a general assortment of .
Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, ac“
both for Gentlemen and Ladies wear, which will be
sold very low
For Cash,
AT THE OLD STAND ELY‘S BLOCK,
SOUTH NORWALK
All kinds of Gent’s and Ladies Boots, Shoes. do,
made to order. in the most workmanllke manner
and at fair prices. Horse Cars run right by the door.
BROWN 6:. STEVENS.
nrnan s. BROWN. HARVEY STEVENS.
FLOUR, FEED and GRAIN
At Wholesale.
THE subscribers having taken the store in J amcs’s
building, Water Street. just above the store of
Wm. C Street, are now prepared to furnish Flonr,
Feed and Grain at wholesale, at the lowest market pri-
ccs. They soilert, and will endeavor to merit liberal
patronage. 1. dc F SELLECK.
Look. here Horsemen.
Persons wishing to try the
GOO DENO U011 HORSE SHOE,
can do so by calling at the shop of the undersigned.
where they can get them or our own make, just as
good, quick and as cheap as at any other she in the
town of Norwaik; and every shoe warrants to (éive
satisfaction. JOHN McQUIlA .
South Norwalk, Nov. 8th, 1807. tl49
more assumes.
The Norwalk Iron Works,
ARE-now prepared to furnish, at short. notice
Castings a} all descripticm, including Pulleys,
plain or clamp, from four limiter-diameter to twenty
feet, and any width face, at lowest prices. 3&9
SAM. BARBIE-581’s
HAIR DRESSING SALOON,
SQUID NORWALK. Having fitted u u Saloon
l. in Dibble’s Block, in style not excel cd by any
similar establishment in the Slate. the undersigned
is prepared tofreat his friends to all luxuries in his
line. lie prides himself upon the cleanliness and
nculncas of his place. He has in his employ two
well known Artists from the Prescott House Barber
Shop, in New York,and will devote himself assidu-
ously to lhc comfort and satisfaction of his cnsto»
mcrs N0 painswlllbo spared to please all who
know how to enjoy the_coml'ort.-' of a well regulated
saloon. Children‘s HIIIPTHSI' fully Cut. Hair and
Whiskers Dyed in the best manner. Pilkulski's
Celebrated IIuir chenerutor, kept on hand for sale.
ly9 SAM; PAKULSKI.
For Sale.
NE Paddling Wagon, suitable for one or two.
horses : cheap for cash. Enquire of
01*11 ~10. BLACKMAN.
A Good Tailor Wanted.
Apply to CEO. B. RANDLE,
Winnipauk, Conn.
10
CHOOL NOTICE.~A few Day Pupils will be re-
ceived at Hillelde.for the Spry-ing and Summer.
For terms, are inquire of J. 0. Iron, Principal.
vicinity that the has taken the stand formerly -
An Idyl of the Spring.
air ALLEN DEAN.
The quiet lake was tinged with gold ;
For then the setting sun
Iiad thrown its last and faintest rays.
To mark his journey done ; .
While from the hills and o‘er the mere, ., -
The chime of bells stole sweat and clear.
The air was heavy with perfuge,
Drawn from wildwood flowers ;
The twilight hush was over all— . _
The hours were golden hours :
I ceased to low, and on the stream
We floated joyous and serene.
i drew her head upon my breast,
And said with manly pride,
“The wide world holds no fairer gem,
Than thon,my queenlikc bride 1“
What rocked I of earth’s toil or strife?
She was myjoy-she my life.
The silver stars looked soft'y down,
The midnight hour drew near ; ‘
And from behind the eastern hills
The moon rose bright and clear—
But on we floated ‘nsath her gleam
Nor sought to wake from “Loyc’s young dream.,’
0‘.-.
Nathan Jackson’s Thanksgiv-
ing.
Many years ago a lady died in Tyringham
5leaving twellve children, the youngest of
whom was Nathan Jackson, who was then
four months old.
Not long after this, Coloael J sckson mar-
ried a widow who had six children, and to
her were born six children more. The read-
er will readily perceive that such a family
would fill an ordinary farm house to over-
flowing.
Nathan at an early age, went to Stock-
bridge to live with his sister, who was the
wife of a Mr. Manning.
When twelve years of age, a lawyer by the
name of Bidwell, also a native of 'l‘yringham
became the owner of a very fine horse, upon
which he was accustomed to take exercise
when not engaged in his legal pursuits.
He promised Nathan that if he would
catch the horse for him when he needed him
to use during the summer, he would let him
have him to ride home to keep Thanksgiv-
ing. To a boy fond of a horse, this was no
small inducement. He performed his part
of the contract to the satisfaction of his em-
ployer. ,
The day before Thanksgiving, he mount-
ed the horse and rode up to the lawyer’s 0f-
ficc. Mr. Bidwell came to the door, and
'said :
“ Well, Nathan, you are already I per-
ceive.”
“Yes, sir." ,
“I hope you will have a pleasant time."
“I cxpect to, sir."
“How many of your father’s family are
coming home to Thanksgiving?”
“1 don’t know’ sir lots of them I guess.”
“I guess so, too, if even half Of them are
there. By‘the way, Nathan, have you any
pocket money ‘3"
“Yes, sir. I have got three ninepenny
pieces.” , ~
“Herc, take this." He handed him a silver
dollar.
“1 thank you sir," said Nathan, and rode
away.
“ It can easily be imagined that a boy
twelve years old, on a fine horse, with a all-
ver dollar in his pocket, did‘not letter on the
road. He was not long in leaving behind
him the pleasant valley of the Housatonic.
He rode along the borders of the stream
which empties into that river, and then
mounted the hills, and soon arrived at his
father’s house, which was situated in that
part of Tyringliam now called Montcrey.
He put the horse in the stable, and then
felt in his pocket to be certain that his nine-
penny pieces and silver dollar had not b‘-cn
lost by the way.
Some of his brothers and sisters had not
yet been from home, andisome who had been
away had come home to enjoy-the festive
occasion. His little half biotllers and sisters
were mingled :with the others. As the shades
Of'cvening fell. they gathertd in the large
kitchen, and before the blazing fire on the
hearth, they seated themselves to take their -
comfort.
Soon the mother opened the door of the
large brick oven; and thechildrcn were de-
lighted as one after another the plea was ta-
ken ont. First came some made of pump-
kin, thcn some of tart,and last some made
of mince mert. These were set away to cool_
Nathan, meanwhile, had taken one of his
half sisters on his lay, and she heard the
money jingle in his pocket, and asked to see
it. SO the dollar was produced. 11. was ad-
mired by ail. The. younger children had
never seen so large a sum. and wereanxious
to know what he was going to do with it;
but he told them he had not made up his
mind. .
The next day he went to church. It will
not surprise the reader to learn that as he
was in the gallery with other boys of his own
age, that silver dollar was exhibited, even
while Mr. Avery, the pastor, was endeavor-
ing to impress upon the minds of his congre-
gation the duty of Thanksgiving.
When the services were concluded, this
company of boys formed a little knot near
one of the horse sheds. .One said:
“Nate, where did you get that dollar ‘2‘?
“Esquire Bidwell gave it to me.”
“He did ‘2”
“Yes."
“What are you going to do with it t"
“I don’t know yet.”
“I don’t wonder," said Charlie Jones, “you
don't know. I shouldn’t. if I had so much
money as that.”
LCome Nathan,” said Mr. Jackson. and
this broke up the conversation.
Thanksgiving passed off lunch as such oc~
casions generally did in those days. The
long table was loaded with various kinds Of
good things. There was the turkey, and
then the chicken-pie, and this was followed
by puddings and pies of various sorts. NO
one of that large circle could complain that
there was not a “fullness of bread." There
was not, however, an “abundance of' idle-
ness," especially among the younger mem-
bers of the family. who played blind man’s
buff, and hide and seek, and other games mm
mm at that period.
The next morning before Nathan left, he'
told his father he wished to talk with him a
few moments. The question, what to do
with his dollar was one of considerable con-
sequence to him. Had his father been like
- some men, he would have taken the money
and put it in his pocket, and this would have
been the end of - it. He pursued no such.
course. He felt that the money belonged to
Nathan, and so he wished him to decide for
himself. He began by saying;
“Esquire Bidvl‘cll gave it to me. How
ought I to keep it to remember him by, or
would it be right for me to spend it ?"
“ Wllat did ‘Esquire Bidwell say about
that 1’"
“Nothing, sir.
than, take this.“ ‘
“I don’t 8".8, Nathan as there is any objec-
tion to spending if, but I would not spend it
foolishly. .
"I don't wish to. How bad I better spend
it? What can I buy with it i" .
“You can get a good sheep with it, and
you can let out that sheep to some one to
keep. He will feed it, and. at the end of four -
He only said, "Here Na-
is. This is the common rule among the
farmers. IfI were you I would lay out the
money in this way."
Nathan followed his father's advice. He
asked him to select the sheep for liim,be-
cause he knew his judgment was better than
his own.
He returned to Stockbridge. and rode up
to Mr. Bidwell’s Office, that he might see that
the horse was in good film.
Mr. Bidwell came to the door and sail‘o
“You have got back, Nathan, at the time you
said you would."
“Yes, sir.”
“Have you had a good time ?"
“First rate, sir, but-(and here be hesita-
ted) I have spent the dollar you gave me."
“What so quick ‘2"
“I hope you will not be offended, sir, be-
cause I have spent it.”
“Offended? No, I gave it to you to spend.
What did you do with it ‘3"
“I bought a sheep, sir.”
“What in the world are you, a boy twelve
years old, going to do with a sheep i"
"Father advised me to buy one, sir.”
“Well, if Colonel Jackson advised you to
I presume it is all right, but I should net
want to be bothered with a sheep}?
“I shall not be bothered with it, sir. I
have let it out to a thriller to double in four
years.” '
“I understand. You paid a dollar for a
sheep, and at the end of four-years you are
to have two. Twenty-five per cent interest,
eh? That is pretty well for a boy. You
‘ will have mutton to sell one Of these day."
“Then you are not offended, sir i"
“0, no. You can put the horse in the
barn."
In due time the boy became a man. 0w-
ing to the largeness of his father's family, he
was thrown upon his‘ own resources. He
spent some time in Boston; then lived in
New London, and at length found his way
to New York. He had still kept his sheep.
After the flock became large, be divided it
into portions, and let them out, to double
once in four years. .
Lots were advertised for sale in what was
. then the upper part of the city. He thought
it afavorable time to make an investment.
He had now kept the sheep forty years.
They now numbered ten hundred and witty-
four. Thus had his Thanksgiving sheep
multiplied more than a thousand fold. He
sold them, and received the sum of fifteen
hundred and ninety-32's: dollars. He put more
with this, and purchased ten lots, for which
he paid twenty‘five hundred dollars. These
in two years he sold for twelve thousand
dollars.
His attention was called soOn after this to
the wants of Williams College. He expend-
ed betwecn five and six thousand dollars on
a building which is called JACKSON HALL.
Afterward he gave the college above twenty
thousand dollars more.
Many generations will rise up to bless the
name of Nathan J acksou. By wisely saving
and properly investing his first dollar, he laid
the foundation for a large fortune. A por-
tion of this he has so employed, that he has
been a public benefactor.
Every son of Williams College will bless
the man, who, though he had only a common
school education, has done so much for the
cause which he loves.
We can sage how great results may spring
from small causes. 'Esquire Bldwell did not
foresee, when he gave the boy a dollar that
c would so use it as to bless the race.
Had he spent it foolishly, no such results
would have attended his Thanksgiving pres-
ent. N. Y. Observer.
-<.».
Woman‘s Wrongs.
Such is the title of a recent book by Gail
Hamilton, in which the right of Women to
vote is very earnestly advocted. But unlike
some of her sex, she does not believe that
voting would prOvc a panacea for all the ills
that women at present endure—she holds
that they must qualify themselves for filling
responsible positions before they can Obtain
them, and if these are not. within their reach
they must be willing to engage, as do men
in any honest employment that will afford
them a competent support. This is the way
she talks to those young women who crowd
into our cities and try to keep body and soul
tOgetlier by stitching, stitching from morning
to night, rather than accept situations in fam-
ilies where they could make themselves use-
ful and be happy and respected :—
_ But if women are prevented from estab-
lishing themselves in business through want
of means, they need‘ not on that account
work at starving prices. I suspect that every
one of those forty thousand women could
find a comfortable home in New York,—-a
home in. which she would have plenty of
wholesome food and sufficient shelter, and in
which she could earn besides two or three
dollars a week, if she would accept the home.
The work would be more healthful and far
less exhaustive than the starvation sewing.
Household service is always in demand. A
woman needs no capital to enter upon it.
Even skill is not indispensable. There are
thousands of families to which, if an intelli-
gent, virtuous, and ordinarily healthful wo-
man sbonld g0 and say, "I have been slarv-
ing.witll my needle, and I desire now to it y
housework ; I know very little about it, but.
I have determined to devote myself to it, and
am resolved to become mistress of it," she
would be welcomed. Here, by exercising
those virtues and graces which every human
being ought to excrcise,—by being faithful,
good-bummed, and cfiicietil,—-—she could
speedily become an honored and valued
member of the family, and secure herself a
home first would last. as long as the family
held together. She could make herself as
useful to the family as the family is to her.
Where is the sense in a woman’s starving
because she has no food in her hands, when
a woman is starving by her side because she
has no hands for her food ‘1’ I feel indignant
when I hear these multiplied stories Of whole
sale destitulion. I am disposed to say to
these women: ~va you choose to stay at home
and pcrish,rathcr than go into your neigh-
bor's kitchen and supply your wants, do so;
but do not appeal to those for pity from
whom you refuse employment. ,
I know thereQarc many who are tied to
their own wretched licmcs ; but if those who
are unencumbered would resort to the hitch-
ens of the rich, it would relieve the shells of
competition; those who remain would com~
mand a better price their labor, and starva-
tion would be permanently stopped. I do
not say this because~housework is woman’s
sphere, but because it is honest work that
calls her, and any honest work in her power
is better than starvation, and more dignified
than complaint and outcry. If it were pick-
ing apples, or gathering huekloberries, in-
stead Of housework, I should recommend
that just the same. The case \of the woman
is precisely'Ihe case of the man. If a man
had palpable allistic genius, we should earn-
estly desire for him artistic employment; but
if he could by no means succeed in securing
it we should certainly advise him to chop
wood, however disaggceable wood-chopping
be to him, rather than die; and if he chose
to shiver and starve at his home, rather than
come and cut my wood, for want of which I
stand shivering, I should take his starvation
with great equsnilnity. So with women.
years give you two sheep as good as that one
.1
God Icon in all His Works.
In that beautiful part of Germany which
borders on the Rhine, there is a noble estate,
as you travel on the western bank of the riv-
er, which you see lilting its ancient towers
on the opposite side, above the grove of
trees about as old as itself.
About fifty years ago, there lived in that
castle a noble gentleman, whom we call Bar-
on—. He had only one son, who was not
only a comert to his father, but a blessing to
all who lived on his father's land.
It happened on a certain occasion that this
young man being away from home, there
came a French gentleman to the castle, who
began to talk of his Heavenly Father in
terms that Chilled'the old man’s blood; on
which the Baron reprovcd him, saying,“Are
you not afraid of offending God, who reigns
above, by speaking in such a manner ‘9"—
Tlie gentleman said he knew nothing about
God, for he had never seen him.
He this time did not notice what the gen-
tleman said; but the next morning he took
him about his castle grounds, and took occa-
sion first to show him a very beautiful pic-
ture that hung on the wall. The gentleman
admired the picture very much, and said,
“Whoever drew this picture knows very well
how to use the pencil.”
“My son drew that picture,” said the Bar-
on. .
“Then your son is a clgver nian,”.ieplied
the gentleman. The Baron thpn went with
his visitor into the garden, and showed him
many beautiful flowers and plantations of
forest trees.
“Who has the ordering of this garden ?"
asked the gentleman.
“My son,” replied the Baron ; “he knows
every plant, I may say, from the cedar of
Lebanon to the hyssop on the wall.”
“Indeed,” said the gentleman, “I shall
think very highly of him soon."
The Baron then took him into the village,
and showed him a small, neat cottage, where
his son had established a school, and where
be caused all young children who had lost
their parents to be receind and nourished at
his own expense. The children in the house
looked so innocent and so happy, that the
gentleman was very much pleased, and when
he returned to the castle he said to the Bar-
on, “What a happy man you are to have so
good a son ?"
“How do you know I have 8) good a son ‘2”
“Because I have seen his works, and I
know he mustbe good and clever if he has
done all that you have shown me."
“But you have not seen him.”
“No; but Iknow him very well, because
I judgeof him by his works."
“True," said the Baron, “and inthis way I
judge of the character of our Heavenly Fath-
er. I know by His works that Heis a being
of infinite wisdom, and power, and 'good-
ness.”
The Frenchman felt the force of the re-
proof and was careful not to Offend the good
Baron any more by his remarks.
N.»
Who are the Bondholders ‘2
In a letter just published, Mr. Jay Cooke
answers this question :-
It is common for public speakers who ad-
vocate the violation of the nation's faith by
insisting on local taxation of bonds, their
payment in greenbacks, &c., to designate the
bondholders as “rich," as “privileged," 850.,
and also to stir up the west against the east
because of the presumption that the east
holds an undue prOportion of the publié
debt. All this ismere delnago‘guism and
wilful perversion of truth. With the excepL
lion of banks and savings institutions, there
are not many large holders of government
bonds, the great bulk, being hell by the peo-
ple, not the capitalists. ,
Out of 3,000,000 subscribers to our various
public loans, over nine-tenths are of the class
called the people. The west took $320,000,-
000 of the $830,000,000 7 30 loans, and, I
doubt not; holds alarge portion of it now,
and this is as large aproportion as could be
expected from a new and enterprising region
where money always commands higher rates
than at the seaboard. Ohio alone took over
$90,000,000, and Illinois over $70,000,000.—
Thc west was also a large taker of the 5-20
and other lozns. I can substantiate these
facts, for I have taken the trouble to analyze
each day’s subscriptions with the above re-
sult. .
Again, how can the bondholders be consid-
ered a privileged class? During the entire
sale of these bonds, they were offered freely,
at par, to anyone. Even the owner of $50
was not excluded, but hundreds of thousands
of these small investors came forward in all
parts Of the land and were gladly welcomed.
The small premium to which our bOnds have
advanced is no impediment in the way of
any who really wish to obtain them. and
even now the daily demand from this class
of investors is far greater than. that of any
other class.
c<.og
GEN. SPlNNEn as A RELIGIOUS ENTHU-
SIAST—Gen. Spinner isa very popular man,
judging from the anxitty every body shows
to obtain as many copies as possible of his
likeness, which is circulated over the country
on green paper. Gen. Spinner is a devout
and sensitively conscientious Methodist in
religion; and in politics is a Radical. It be-
gun to be whispered around that, under very
trying and extraordinary circumstances, Gen.
Spinner was guilty of swearing a little some-
times. Thc Church took the matter in hand
as quietly as possible, and appointed a dis-
creet sister (the grieving mourner Of a has-
band and three gallant brothers slain in the
,war) to inquire into the matter. Inslead of
gathering evidence at second hand, she went
to headquarters; she posted herself among a
crowd of waiting ones in the Genrral's office.
The old man was absorbed in business, and
working away like a steam engine. File
alter file of men passed before him, and he
shot his decisions at them in sharp, curt sen-
tences as they moved on. Finally, a tall,
handsome man approached and handed in
his documents for examination. The General
ran his eye down t..c pages, and a thunder
cloud settled portentously upon his counte-
nance. He threw down the papers and
shook his fist fiercely in the gentleman’s face
and said. “You are come to me with this!
You sneaking bound of a deserteri You
bring a paper here, signed by the President
Of the United Slates, setting forth that when
you deserted from the regular army to go
and light four years against your country,
there was four months’ pay coming to you
from the Government you so outraged and
ordering me to pay you those arrearages!
I'd see you and the President a hundred mil-
lion miles in the hottest’hole in hell first i"
v< . --o——-
@The Marshall (Mich) Statesman says
that, at a recent Democratic meeting held at
Convis, a Democratic leader named P. S.
Schuyler, was loudly called upon fora speech.
Mr. Schuyler, not. being prepared with a
speech, rose and said: “Gentlemen, I am no
speech-maker; but d—n the niggersl D—n
the Republicans 1" Having thus orated, Mr.
S. sat down, amid load' applause. Probably
this was the best speech of the evening, since
it gave, in the bricfcst form, the substance of
all the Democratic arguments. It was 'a
speech too, that the audience could thorough-
ly understand, appreCiate, and sympathize
with. ‘ ‘ ‘
Congress and the Constitution.
To babble about the Constitution is the
traditional pastime of politicians. Some of
those who vocifcrate the loudest over this
instrument never perused a line of it, and
could not distinguish the document from the
Talmud or the Book of Mormon.
It will, perhaps, astound such exponnders
to learn that the familiar terms Cabinet, Sec-
retary of State, Secretary of the Treasury,
Secretary of War, Secretary of the Navy,
Secretary of the Interiror, Attorney General,
and Postmaster General, are not found in the
instrument; that it does not contain any al-
lusion to such omcers; that these depart-
ments and the chiefs who preside over them,
with all their functions and duties, were cre-
ated by Congress; and that by an act of ten
lines, it can by virtue of its constitutional
authority, blot them all out of existence. In
a word, that nearly everythin they are em:
powered to do, Congress, by th Constitution,
is specifically authorized to do, so that they
are merely its agents for doing what it might
itself perform as principal; and hence, not
to put too fine a point upon it, lhc rate of
duly on J amacia rum, and the official exis-
tence of the tide-waiter who inspects ‘it. are
not more subject to the will of Congress than
are these departments and the heads, includ-
ing all the rights they enjoy and all the pow-
ers they exercise. .
Till one appreciates this main fact in all
its proportions and relations, he is not quali-
fied to talk or write upon a subject w ich
just now excites so much‘comm‘ent in gls-
lative halls and leading journals. We fear
that some of the facts we have stated would
be new to olilcials of various" grades who
have sworn to support the Constitution, and
even to some editors who write about it as
fiippantly as if they had read it.
Four of these departments were establish-
ed by Congress the ycar the Government
went into operation; one nine years after
wards; one thirty-six years afterwards; one
sixty years afterwards. The duties of each
were specifically defined in the laws erecting
them, as were also the modes of appointing
their ruling, hcads, their terms of ofilce,sal-
aries,elc. Since their creation, acts have
from time to time been passed essentially,
changing their powers, some of which en-
larged their jurisdiction, while others en'-
tailed it, in some instances transfe'ring the
control of subjectsof vast importance from
one department to another. In fine. such is
the sweeping scope of the authority over
this entire subject vested by the Constitution
in Congress, that it might, by the dash of its
pen, terminate at any moment the existence
of what we popularly call The Cabinet.
It is not. our purpose to trace this power of
Congress to its logical conclusions, nor to
suggest its obvious hearings upon the pres-
ent imbroglio at Washington,but only to point
out the extent of. the power. ,
As to the Supreme Court, the Constitution,
provides for such a tribunal; but it does not
fix the number of its members, nor how many
shall constitute a qunr um, nor how many
voices shall be requisite to pronounce ajudg-
ment. Those, with many cognate matters
relating to the judiciary, it leaves to Con-
grcss. The Court could not have got into
working order without express legislation.
Its numbers have been repeatedly increased
and once reduced. At first, the number of
juiges was fixed by Congress at five—the
act being approved by Washington—and .
four of the fiVe were required to constitute a
quorum, though three would have been suf-
ficient under the usual rule. Ilsjuridsiction ‘
is partially defined by the Constitution; but
beyond these limits it has been Often enlarg-
ed, restricted, and abolished by Congress,
and nobody ever questioned the authority of
Congress in the premises.
The power of the Court to nullify, in its
broadest scope, a law of Congress, purely
polictical in its character, has always been
contested by many of its ablest lawyers and
statesmen. .While holding that it might in
a “case in law or equity” (to quote the grant
of powel) between parties properly before it,
render a judgment invalidating a law Of
Congress, and while its decision would be
binding upon ills parties to that case, they
have insisted that it the Court embraced the
occasion to deliver a political pronuncz'ami‘en-
to it travelled out of the record, and its Opin-
ions were not binding upon the legislative
or executive departments of the Govern-
ment. '
Such were the matured convictions of J ef-
ferson, Jackson, Benton, Van Baron, and
John Quincy Adams, and, with slight modi-
fications. of Madison, Clay, McLean, and
other eminent men, and we need hardly add
of Calhoun and the great body of Southern
statesmen. But we do not propose to go in—
to this branch of the subject. Tile doctrine
of the unlimited power of the COurt over
purely political questions was entombed
with the Dred Scott decision under an ava-
lanche of popular condemnation.
If the Constitution creates any one depart-
ment of the Government that deserve the
name of SUPREME, it is Congress. After
enumerating the exclusive authority of Con.
gress over a great variety of subjects, the
Constitution confers upon it the “power to
make all laws which shall be necessary and
proper for carrying into execution the fore-
going powers and all otherpowers vested by
this Constitution in the Government of the
United States, or in any department or of-
fice thereof." Can any grant be more sweep-
ing? .
. The special favorite of the Constitutio
seems to be the House of Representatives.—
This was the natural product of the circum-
stances and of the men that originated it.—
Our fathers knew that the country from
which we so largely copied our institutions
owed its liberties, not to the Executive nor
the Judiciary, but to the people's House of
Commons. Within its walls, for three cen-
turies, the battles of freedom had been fought
against despotic kings and pliant judges.—
Hence, in defining the powers of the various
departments of our Government, they lodg-
ed the largest measure in that branch which
bore the closest analogy to an assembly that
had given to English history its most illus-
trious names—N. Y. Sim.
————<o+o>— ~ —
(3‘ In March, 1865, the Hartford Times
had- a virulent attack Of the Impeachment
fever. At that time, Henry C. Deming, a
Republican, represented the Hartford Dis-
trict in Congress. This is the way the Times
flew at him :
“Will Mr. Deming vote for a bill of im-
peachment charging Andy Johnson with
drunkenness? If not, let us have a man that
will, seeing that all parties are agreed upon
the propriety of such a proceeding. Now it
requires the votes of Congressmen to present
articles of impeachment. Will Mr. Deming
vote to impeach Johnson for drunkenness?“
Some of the Republican journals are quor-
ing this-in connection with the Times’s wild
culogies of President Johnsonmnd imparti-
nently asking whether Mr. Hubbard (Deni
ing’s successor) will vote for such Or any
other impeachment. .-
«.>O.———-' I
—Mrs. Rachel Heath, 102 years old, died
at Brownsville, Me, on the 23d nlt. Her
oldest child is upwards of 82.
-—Horse Oil, instrad ofbntter, is frequently
used in dreSsillg vegetables in Paris. The
first taste of it makes a man feel like trotting
away from» the table. " ' “ '
4 .
l
The Emperor Napoleon.
In his own palace, Napoleon is one of the
easiesr, and simplest and least ceremonious
of men. He never fails, indeed, of a certain
dignity which forbids undue familiarity from
the highest princes 0f the blood; yet his so-
cial manners are'unrestrained, and his pri-
vate habits are not hampered by an obsolete
system of court ceremonial. Nobody who
has seen him will doubt that, in contrast with
his uncle, he is a good liver. The best of
French and German wines are daily served
on his table, and you may be sure the viands
are of the best, and are prepared with the
French culinary art. Napoleon I, per coa-
tra, was noted for his remarkable abstqnl-
ousness.
The Emperor spends most of the year in
his several rural Chateaux ; and the reason of
this is that he has for a long time made it his
first care to preserve his health. He rises
early, when out of town, taking a single cup
of coffee, in the French, fashion, immediate-
ly after dressing.‘ He then walks for an in-
terval in the private gardens of the chateau
where he is staying, usually accompanied by
his little son—with whom he converses earn-
estly all the time—and by some favorite gen-
tleman of his household. In the course of
themorning he finds time to receive officials
and ministers on the afi'airs of state, and of-
ten reads an hour before breakfast. If hls
health is less strong than usual, he has daily
morning consultations with his physicians.
The royal breakfast takes place a little after
noon, and is simple and wholesome—fruit
always being one of the articles of food.—
The Emperor not seldom takes a short nap
after breakfast; and the afternoon is taken up
with public affairs, riding, walking, and 0c-
caSionally a shooting expedition.
The greater part of his oflcial duties are
concluded in the morning. In the cabinet
council the emperor is said to be unusually
silent, rather eliciting the opinions of others
than giving his own; while the Empress Eu-
genie, who is always present, gives her opin-
ions earnestly and openly, and argues as
freely as do the ministers themselves. N :-
poleon. having heard the sentiment of his
ministers, briefly states his own decision, and
gives directions for carrying out of' the policy
decided on. The counselor who bu most
influence with him is undobtedly Rouhor,
Minister of State, and this aristocratic and
anti-revolutionary statesman is nearly always
in accord with the empress, who takes the
side of Jesuitical priest party. But the fact‘
remains that the emperor invaribly decides
for himself in the end; and if any of his
ministers don’t like it they are at liberty to
retire. There have often been serious rap;
fares between Eugenie and her lord, and this
was the case when he went'into the Italian
war in 1859; but there is every reason to be-
lieve that her majesty is well satisfied with
his recent conduct toward the Garibaldians.
The emperor takes the keeuest interest in
the education of his little son, the Prince
Imperial. Be very often presents him to
those who he receives, and with evident
pride; and especially does he do this when
a deputation of citizens appear before him
for any purpose. There is apparently a
streng affection between the father and son,
and they treat each other with great famil-
iarity, even before others. The emperor of-
ten looks tired and careworn, but never so
sad and gloomy as when his little son is suf-
fering from ‘one of those attacks which have
of late been so frequent; He is not overfond
of society,-and seems to prefer to be either
alone or with one or two intimate friends
most of the time, yet on the occasion of a
grand ball at the Tuileries he acts the host ’
with unsurpassed dignity and grace.
The empress, on the contrary, though pass-
ed 40, is still gay, extravagantly fond of dress
and show, and always anxious‘ to be sur-
rounded by a brilliant social circle. She has
gathered about her, as ladies of her house.
hold, some of the most beautiful, accomplish-
ed, and Well read demos of the capital; and
spends a great deal of time with them. She
also has for companionship the members of
the Murat-Bonaparte family, some of"'wh0ln.s
—ior instance, the Duke and Duchess as"
Monchy and the Princess Achille and Joa-
chim Murat are just such gay, fashionable
people as she likes to be with. Another
marked contrast between the emperor and
empress is that while the latter is a very pi-
ous and enthusiastic religionist, Napoleon
manifests little or no interest in religious
matters. Sunday is one of his hardest work-
ing days; and though Eugenie never fails to
be present in the Tuilerries chapel at the
morning malins her spouse is scarcely ever
to be seen there. -
.4.-.
The Whole Case in n Nut-shell.
A correspondent writes the following to
the N. Y. Tribune: .
“Sim-President Johnson swore to sup-
port the Constitution and execute the laws.
He thinks a law unconstitutional. Ho re-
fusesio execute it. If unconstitutional, did
he swear to execute it till proved so i
H. J. B."
To which the Tribune gives the following
answer, which clearly and conclusively illus-
trates the absurdity or the President’s de-
fence:
"Let us suppose that Mr. Johnson, when
be present himself before Chief-Jlutice Chase
to take the oath of office as President, had
proposed to phrase it thus: . ,
‘1, Andrew Johnson, do hereby promise
and swear to support and uphold the Con-
stitution as I understand it. and to obey and
enforce all laws and acts of Congress as shall
accord with my interpretation of said Con.
stitntion.’
does H. J. B. imagine that the Chief-Justice
would have accepted that oath usuflicient 9
Yet that, according to H. J. B. is just what
Mr. Johnson meant, or should have meant, by
his oath.” ‘
———-Oo<.»o—_—
[3" Mr. Johnson is said to express aston-
ishment on learning that impeachment has
benefilted rather than embarrassed the finan-
cial condition of the country. His friends
say that he will appear in the Senate when
his trial is commenced, and will make sug-
gestions to his counsel about the examina-
tion, of- witnesses. -
.__.———-——oa<.’.
-—An Indiana editor heard two ladies talk-
ing about “potatoes and things," used the
word “splendid" eighty-seven times in ten
minutes.
-—“Captaiu, me jewell,” said a son of Erin,
as a ship was coming on the coast in inclem-
eut weather, “have ye a almcnick on board 1’"
“No, I haven’t,” was the answer. “Then, he
jabers. we shall have to take the weather as
it comes." ‘
-—'I‘he Lynclibnrg (Va) News admits that
lhc result of the New Hampshire election is
“rather incompatible with the idea so sedu-
lously inculcalcd by the democratic press of
-n in mouse revolution in the popular mind
igniust the Radical party."
_. GOV. English signed the Connecticut
night-hour law, and new pays his workmen
ny the hour! Democratic sympathy for the
Working cla~ses is the same that it was in
the days of Slavery. .
—An old bachelor, who had become mel-
ancholy and poetical, wrote some verses for
the village paper, in which he expressed the
hope that the time would soon come when
he Should ,
—"i-ost calmly within a shroud,
With a Weeping willow by my slim"
but to his inexpresslbie horror .it came out in
, 1‘ . .
p names: 1 shall rest calmly within a shawl.
With swooping widow to: Dido."
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