Norwalk Gazette, 1818-1883, 1869-06-29

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VOLUME LH.+NUMBER 26.

NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, JUNE 29,1869.

'NOBWALK GAZETTE.
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ALI-1x. s. GIBSON,
Errors THE CITY on NEW Yours,

(Organist of the FirstCongregatlonal Church.)
Teacher of the

organ and Musical Com-
'pbﬁtlon. '
' g ‘ . Box 879 P. 0. Norwalk, Conn.
,In New York, care Peloubet, Pelton d: 00.,841
Broadway. ' ‘ \' _ ‘ - ’ ..
JOHN HILL, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon, .
Ofﬁce on Main Street, South Norwalk, just below
the depot. _
Ollice'HoursS to9 a. 111.1 to 9 p. m.
W. RANDEL SMITH:

. Attorney at; Law, '

Panel-Forte,

3m'17

Oﬁiee removed to New Bank Building. Norwalk, Ct.

ISRAEL M. BULLOCK,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
' . Oﬁice, No. 4 Gazette Building.

'PATENT AGENCY;

\VILLIAM szE,
Agent and Solicitor of Patents,
Mechanical Draughtsman and
norms. MAKER, '
~1y7 Winnipauk, Conn.

JOHN CUTTER,
. _ PATENT AGENT,
ENGINEER. MACHINIST AND MECHANICAL

DBAUGIITSMAN,

Manufacturer of Models for the Patent Oiilcc, Work-
‘ ing Models, Patterns, and all other 1131111; machinery
in general. Over Church’s Ma e Sho '

c
culls NORWALK, CO .

- G. o; KEELER & BBOTIIEB,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
" Groceries, Flour, Peed, kc”
Nos. 18. 14 and 16 Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
ELBEIIT CURTIS,
Merchant Tailor,
Curtis's Building, Main Street, Norwalk, Ct.
Gents’ and Youtb‘s'Cldtl—li—h—g cut and made to order}

at short notice, of the best materials, in the later
ityles, by experienced workmen. Prices reasonable.

G. at G. M. nomsEs,
DIAL“ IN

OROCERIES,
FLOUR,
,YROVISIQNS. the» '
‘ ‘ " Nain’Str'eei.Norwn1k,Ct.

- C. s. Locxwoon,
Fashionable Drapcrfl'l‘ailor

AND

Gentlemens Furnishing Emporium,
Main Street, Nor-walk, Conn.
AGENT FOR THE
Singer Manufacturing Co’s

Fl!” Premium Sewing Machine,
' The best Machine for general work.

Etna Insurance Co. of Hartford,
Incorporated 1819, Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880 19

Insures a aiust loss and dams by Fire, on terms
‘ sdap‘ted to the hazard, amﬁonsistent with
the laws of compensation.
GEORGE R. COWLES,
Sole Agent for Norwalk and vicinity.

"" Norwalls Insurance Company.
NORWALK, CONN.

$500,000
$100,000

Oasis Capitol,
Padd up Capital,

4 Was. C. Susan, President, . Gso. R. CowL'ss, Sec’y.

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Ears. HILL, Treasurer.

asasnrs OVEB 025,000,000.

(1110.13. COWLES,

‘IS AGENT at Norwalk, and issues policies for the fol-
; lowing Insurance Companies. <

Alina, of Hartford, Assets Jan. 1st, ’68,
:Home, of N. Y. “ “ “ “
.Phtrnlx, of N. in,

5,059,880
3,730,931
1,55s,m
1,533,219
1,477,071
: 1,13,012
781,067
734,886
macs
618,198
509,968

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Commonwealth N. Y. H » “
Vertebrates of New Rochelle N. Y.,
. goples of Middletown, Conn.,
terprise of cm . ti,
And other Companies, Stock and Mutual, luggnnceti-

of Massachusetts and New York. At . Nor--
:wa k. application may he made to WM. T. CRAW.

Salli Norwall Insurance Alena,

Representing over $25,000,000.

Hartford Fire Ins.- Cot, ; .Auets' 82,026,000 00
Continental Insursnce 00.. “ 1,814.33 31
North America ins. Co,,.Philadelpbla, 9,000,
Germanla l'lre ins. Co., New York, ,000.000
Chg-lire ins. Co. Hartford, - 450,000 00
Mi disses Mutual Ass'e, Co.. " 500,000 00

LIFE INSURANCE
Connecticut Mutual Life insurance Company.
. ' Assets 820,000,000 00.
Odlee in Swords’ Building. South Norwalk. -
litf _ L. F. BEERS, Agent.

_ ‘ THE PEOPLE’S ._ . .

c o A. :r.._ Y A n :D .

Goal, Wood dr Mason’s Building
MATERIALS.

THE subscriber having had a long experience in

the above named business, and having an rlor

facilities for procuring the, hertkiildsvd 00 he.-

‘a, at the lowest market ratcetiwoildi“ _ y

call the attention of the public to his Yard for all as-

, ticles in his line before purchasing elsewhere. San-

, ;ples of coal and a slate will be kept at the Shoe Store

of JAMES U. CARIER, Main Street. All orders‘leit
there will meet with prompt attention.

CHARLES T. LEONAHD,
warns eraser, NORWALK.

. GBOCEBIES .
Cheaper than ever, for Cash.

subscriber would inform the public orally,

" that he still continua to sell the best of 5'93“...

Provisions, u, at his old stun No. i Skiddv’s Block,
’ ihe;cheepes_t.. He inducements

as 1- , . ,,
‘ " if“! ‘ ache has as let an usertmcnt of
m of 3'.» qualities as cg be found at any

in the eountry. He wouldlnvlte the special attention
of all to his stock 0

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like for themselves.

NOTICE. #-
lll nbstriber hsvln

A. HOREHOUSE.

seed the CLOTHING
,INGJHI’OBIUI, of A.
i .will eoniinue the Busine- iu allite branchcs
3. old stand, No. 8 Main Street, Norwelk.
The :~ublle are respectfully invited to “Hand exam-
, .ill .910 large, and, varied assortment of, '- . ,
“ ~ ' ‘ ‘ READY MADE CLOTHING, ‘ "

- .ZﬂiNCKCUOTnacxssmnnrs and memos,

whldr be will make up to order at short noise and in-
S .

the latestfashiouable style. - LGUIOW KI.
_ . . ,Iy’is " ‘ No.3MainStfeet.
; run AGES forsaleby - ' . .
- B ‘ C ' na._l.ocxwoon.

‘ RATES. The public are invited to

NEW GOODS !
Just received, a good assortment of

Cassimcrcs and Coatings,

HIGH will be made into garments in the most

improved style and best manner. Also, a lar c

lot of Paper Collars. of the best make; will be so d

very cheap—cheaper than can be bought elsewhere in
this vicinity, together with a general assortment of_

Gents! Furnishing Goods,
at very low prices.
Shirts made to order at short notice:

Particular attention paid to entting)garsnents of
all kinds. D. AYTON,
At them stand, No. 4, Ely’s Block.

South Norwaik. March, 1868.
P. S.—Agent. for Schwartz til Claes, Dyein Es-
tablishmen Bridgeport. Garments of all nds

dyed in the st manner at short notice. (13) ,D. D.

DENTISTRY

KENDALL & HART, Operators.
are now prepared to receive our patients at

any time during the week. We extract teeth

with or wi bout the use of LAUGHING GAS.
Wednes {5;}ch devote entirely to extracting Teeth

WITHOUT .
The principal Operator in Colton’s Dental Association
has repeatedly eclared that South Norwalk is the best
lace within is knowledge, (out of Cooper Union) to
ve teeth extracted. .
We particulary invite those who may desire
ABTIFICI AL TEETH,
to examine our manner of Work and rises before
procurln them elsewhere. Teeth ﬁlle in the most
approve manner. Those partially broken away by
decay, restored to their former size and shape.

E 3

THE MODEL MARKET.
- WILLIAM MITCHELL,
HAVING become proprietor of this old establish-
ed and ever popular market, is prepared io fur-
nish Hotels, Saloons, Families, M» with Meats of all
kinds, of the best quality, in any desired quantity and
at. the lowest market prices. The continued patron-

e of the ubllc solicited.
ag p . WILLIAM MITCHELL;

NORWALK MACHINE SHOP.

THE subscriber would respectfully inform Manufac-
turers and others using Machinery, in Norwalk
and vicinity, that be is prepared to do all things per-
taining to a general machine shop. All orders for the
making or repairing of every description of Machinery
attended to with gromptness by cxpenenced workmen.
Having added a team Engine in addition to water
power) to his works, he ﬁattera lfhe is well pre-
pared to do all kinds of work at very short notice.
ISAAC CHURCH, Jr.
Machine Shop just back of the Post Oﬁlce and Horse
Railway Buildings. 11

A. JACKSON a. 11110.,
No. 1 Gazette Building.

- OULD invite the attention of their old customers
and the public generally to their varied and ex-
tensive stock of ,
WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVEE WARE, FANCY
Goons, SILVER PLATED WARE, &C.,
which was selected with great care and is not to be
surpassed in Falrﬁeld County. in quality or price.

Constant additions are made of all the latest styles of
goods. A. JACKSON 85 BRO,

SOMETHING NEW 1

A FIRST CLASS CITY

Draper all Tailoring Estallislmni

At No. 1, Gazette Building, (up Stairs)

THE subscriber would respectfully inform the cit-
izens of N orwalk that he has made arrange-
mgnas to olpoen a ﬁistwlgss, lNdw Ylgrk Clifty Establish.
inn ease were e e es mse to reset-
isfsction to all customgrs. g gi '
He will give special attention to Boys Garments as
well as those of gentlemen. Persons bringing their
own cloth can have the same cut or made up, in an ar-
tistic manner, at reasonable prices.

FRANCIS J. MCKEON.

SOUTH NOBWALK
Planing M111 Co.

Builders and others are informed that this Compa-
ny are now repared to execute in the best manner,-
st short no cc, all kinds of

Steam Sawing, .
Scroll sawing,
Planing,

and Turning.

The will niSo furnish 0n the most res b
all k 1y: ds of sons le terms

Lumber 'and Timber

and manufacture to order,
Sash,

Blinds, , .
' Doors, Etc.
'BALUSTEBS, NEWELS. «so,
for Stairs and Railings, and *5
Black Walnut, Ash, Cherry,Wlsite wood
.00., kept constantly on hand.
Prompt attention given to orders. Works near the

Steamboat Landing, SOUTH NORWALK,
C. F. TOLLES, _ ' -
D. R. AUSTIN, R. I. TOLLES, Treasurer.
R. I. TOLLES

. low rent. Apply to F. H. HOYT, Darlen Depot. St”

South. Norwaik. '

’ conveniently arranged with water,

REAL ESTATE.

WANTED 1M MEDIATELY.—A small,comfort-
able Dwelling House with about one acre of
land, near N oroton or Darlen Depot. Price from $1 -
500 to 93.000 cash. Appl to DARIEN REAL E
TATE AGENCY, Darlcn epot. 2t2

To Rent.

‘ FURNISHED HOUSE, in excellent order, beau-

tifully situuted, with commanding views, sur-
rounded with frnit and ornamental trees, and con-
venient to the depot, will be rented to a ﬁrst-class
tenant for the summer, or until April 1st, at a very

Building Lots

0R SALE—Severalver desirable Buildiu lots
Pl outb venue. En reo
F sitwlted on ym Rq'uIih ELLS

Building Lot For Sale.

AFIRST-CLABS LOT, cinching the resident?”

of
F. B. Smith, East Avenue, size moo, th

bade trees in front. Price $1 000. Terms eas . A
a town. WHITE South Norwulk. or ado. 3:
-EEELER. Main St., Norwalk. 2o

UEENS L. I. PROPERTY FOR SALE—Ninety

Lots 50x100 feet, at Queen’s, L. I., distant only

i‘ t item the son’s De of. Cash price 8150 per

I32. eWill trade f3: Norwal or Western property.)
Apply to A. L. VANDERBILT, So. Norwalk. t

Ollices to Let.

wo ﬁne oﬁlces to let in Gazette Bulldin from
April 1st. Also, roomnow occu iedb estern
Union Telegraph 00. Apply to I. . B K.

fthe block) 0? High Sarlee‘ti cog ills tglue
. 0 van mme ae . p
{gems Possessi ng NOAH $30 '

_ Valuable Mill Property for Sale

At Kent Station, Conn.

HE pro rietor of KENT MILLS, havln engaged
in unot‘erbusinesaoﬁ'ers for sale the a ove Iii-o

erty situated on Norwnlk River, ten rods horn is -
road do at, and 3 X miles lion: Norwalk, on main
road to nnbnry, consistingof Saw Mill, Upright and
Circular Saws, all in goo order; also, Cider Mill,
nearly new, with three presses, and all necessary mn-
chinery; two large Cider Vaults, Vinegar Loft, Vale,
and Casks; one lar e Barn, besides Stables for six
horses; one splended team of Matched Horse six
and seven years old; two heavy Wagons; one ht
We on, and everything complete to carry on n suc-
cess l bu‘siness; also, adjoining said ropcrty, one
Gotta House and Burn house contain ,9: 8 rooms,
with our acres of choice land, and fruit in abundance;
also, ..two-sto House with eight rooms, with eight
acres of land. lThe mill roperty and one house will
be‘sold together, or the w ole exchanged for Norwalk

. as . Address
property Terms _e GEORGE H. BRACKEN,
92tf Kent Mills. or South Norwalk.

f” 57,500.

FOR SALE.

DELIGBTFUL RESIDENCE DOWN TOWN—
10 minutes walk from depot. Basement two
rame House. Very
furnace and range.
one-half or molra'c of “13:: purchtsﬁ‘.11 money 1cyaltl remain
on the lace. or er or c nrsnp
thG p p FRANK B.

To BENT.—A New Brick House, (then or one
o

Story and Attic, French roof,

0
SMITH.

For Sale.

7 HE HOUSE AND LOT now occupied by William
E Youlc. - It contains ﬁve rooms and has an out-
house, 810.; lot 70x80 feet. Also one lot 65x90 feet,
and one 70x80. Enquire of JOSEPH SHEPHERD.
Norwalk, Feb. 16, 1809. ftf

Very Desirable Place
IN WILTON

For Sale. ,
lHE well-known Residence and Fruit Farm of the
subscriber situated in Wilton, near the Norwalk

‘ i d 1’ sale.
15:11? soﬁ‘ere or HENRY C. HANDLE.

To BENT, LEASE on son SALE.

HE residence of MARIA GRUMAN, on
PROSPECT HILL,
with Furniture or without. Good Barn, Garden

Fruit &c.~ Possession iveu immediate] . En uire-
of ’ 14 g C. J. JRUMA‘N.

For Sale or to Let.

HE place on West Avenue now owned and occu-.
T pied by JOHN SEYMOUR is oﬁ'ered for sale, or
to rent from vAi lril 1st. ll dAlstkfop sale, two Houses
near Granite 0 so on e pp

10tf ' BEN, RY SEYMOUR.

0 CLOSE AN ESTATE. The Country Seat and
T Farm of 40 acres (heretofore known as the Hull
Farm), 3.; of a mile south of the village of New Ca-
naan, Conn., corner of New Canaan and Darien road.
Forinformation address JOHN R. MUMFO . o.
126 East 97th Street, or 12 Barclay Street, OLIVER

R. MUMFORD Sonthport Conn. Executors orsp ly
to own WM. RAND'EL SMITH, Esq., Nomads.

Exccutor’s Sale,

Notice to Rent Payers.

RE on n n 375 or $100 a year Rent ? if so call
A. onythepsuyliscilbers and -

Se cure a. Home,
for what you are now paying for rent, by buying a
BUILDING LOT ,
60x90!) fee at - or b bu int: a few acres at asmall
rice, situh’tedsi‘tJ ’She her ville. Ix miles from the
ridge on the line of t c Derby Railroad, and Within
a short distance of the contemplated depot. We can
furnish you with a

‘ HOUSE AND LOT FOR $250

to 1 000 b pa u down only a small sum yearly.
Frgni 100 toylloo Budding Sites can be had at terms to
suit urchnsers by addressing or ap lying to J. AU-
ooshus PARTRICK, at Shepher ville or JULIUS
PARTRICK, at the Spring Saloon, Main Street, or
J OSEPB TAMMANY,at Crofut d: Knapp’s Hat Shop,
South Norwalk. 1'

MRS. E91). MURFEY’S

AGNETIC LINIMENT,
The great Pain Cure of the Age,

For the relief of . all Rheumatic and Inﬂammatory
Disease. Never fails to give Speedy Relief in the most
acute_suﬁ'cring, by a few applications. For sale at
Manufacturer’s Price, by the dozen or gross, by ,

BROWN & WILCOX, corner Of Marshall and Main
Streets, South Nor'walk, Conn. ' 43

'I‘HOS. I. RAYMOND,

(Successor to DAVID H. WEBB,)

DEALER IN

COAL ,AND WOOD, .

Foot ofWashington St" South Nor-walk

’LEHIGH, LACKAWANA, FRANKLIN. TSCRAN-
TON, CUMBERLAND,
And all the best varieties of Red and White Ash Coal.

HICKORY, OAK, MAPLE, PINE AND CHESTNUT
WOOD. '

The subscslber having disposed of his Coal and
Wood Yard, as above, would cheerfully commend his
successor as a young man . of integrity and business
talent, and bespeak for him the continued patronage
of the public. DAVID II. WE”B

_ NORWALK 'GRIST MILL.

Grist Mill, is prepared to grind every kind of
rain for customers and furnish pure, all kinds of
BBB, FLOU so... at the LOWEST MARKET
ve him a trial.

January 11, 1869. tf2 - WIL AM H. DAVIS.
, Fruit Trees:_ Fruit Trees!
AT THE

. NEw'CANAAN NURSERY.

The sdbscrlbers take pleasure in announcing to the
public that. their stock-0f

Frmt do Ornamental Trees,Vmes, (be.
is unusually large d of , sssedexccllence. We
feel con ent in so ing that we believe that our stock
of APP TREES particularly, to be the Largest and
Best in this Country. We are also positive that we
can furnish Trees in better quality, better order, and
for less money than they can be obtained from distant

Nurseries.

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 leasure in showing persons through
our Nurseries, w ether desirous of purchasing trees
or not: and would cordially invite all interested to
visit the Nursery.

an anti-RARE PLANTS.
- lilies, Geranium, Verbena,

AND“

Bedding Out Plants, Shrubs,
. Fruit Trees ofallisinds,

{Raspberry,Bllt’Ile;l:be;yn;yetb Strawberry

EARLY ROSE POTATOES. TOMATOE,

EGG, PEPPER & CELERY PLANTS, &c.
Also FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS. B0-
UETS, WREATHS, BASKETS, CROSSES, and 0th
or Floral Decorations arran d in the best style of art
to order. Send for descrip ve cstalo ue.
, MALLOBY A: wans,
, South Norwslk, Ct.

" *Fc'sr ' Bale.
DEVOE’S KEROSENE OIL.
N 5gnllon Patent Scaled Cans, with, cork-lined
, gscrew, nozzles. Warrsntcdperfectl -snfe. Eco-
nomical.‘Convenlenf, and' a spleridi Illuminator
The use of this oil is urgently recommended by the

New York Fire Commissioners and the Fire Insu-
rance Companies generally. E. K. LOCKWOOD.

MEDAL. RANGE
FOR SALE.

a. K.LOCKWOOD.

Notice.

WOULD respectiillly inform m customers and
I the public generally that I have {etlred from the
Harness Manufacturing Business, but at the same
. time lshall keep constantly ‘03 hand at my store,
corner Main Street and Center Avenue,;alar e as-
sortment of Saddles and Bridles, Summer ”and inter
Blankets. Halters, and Wh s.‘ which will be sold
chea r than elsewhere in t . Hoping to continue
:rcce ving your patronage for the same and thanking
you for past favors, Yours. res eeifullr
N B Two Harness a dthgrrmlfi quSs‘d’d‘NN' '
..— n eeasalesill
be sold cheap it called for soon. y w

HE subscriber having purchased the Norwalk ,

HOMES Fill THE MILLION !

One Hundred Building Lots.

HE SUBSCRIBER has for sale One Hundred Build-
in Lots within eight minutes walk of South
Norwal depot, at LOCKWOODVILLE. Parties
wishing to urchnse may have a lot. with a house built
thereon by’gaylng a small amount 1n cash, balance on
mortgn , or may purchase a lot without any improve-
ment, or a small percentage of_thc purchase money
in cash,balnncc on mort a e. Price of Lots from One
Hundmd, to Three Hun re Dollars. Iwill be leased
to show the lots to any person wishing to purc ase.
WILLIAM T. CRAW,
Real Estate Agency, over F. B. Purdy's Drug Store.
Norwslk, Aug. 24th, 1868. 85

FOR SALE.

VA. VERY valuable place, situated in the most cen-
tral part of the Town of Norwalk, about two
minutes walk iron: the Horse Railway Depot. The
house is large and commodious. The dplace comprises
about two acres of land, and is abun antly provlded
with trees, shrubbe and out-buildin . This place is
suitable for any gent eman. For ful articulars en-
quire of , JAMES Ml CHELL,
Real Estate Agent, Union Market, Norwnlk, Conn.

NASH at IVES,
Real Estate Agents,

No. 4 IVATER STREET.

PROPERTY bought, sold, exchanged or let, on rea-
sonable terms. We have a good variety of desira-
ble Houses and Farms in and out of town for sale on
accommodating terms. ' -
Will. R. NASH.

NATHAN Ivns.

.s. FEBRIS,
Real Estate Agent.

5 ESTATES FOR SALE in Norwalk and vi-
cinity, from 1-4 to 900 Acres,*with buildin s

thereon, rice from 845010 $100,000. Also, TO LET,

furnishe and unfurnished houses.

Address J. FERRIS,

at F. B. Purdy’s Drug Store, Ely's Block So. Nerwalk.

Notice for surveying to be left at the Gazette Otilce.

.' NOTICE I -

The subseriberhaving taken oota License for the

Sale, Renting and Exchanging

.. - Real. 'Estate,

Would call the attention of the public to the fact that
he is now ready to transact business of that nature in
all its branches, and will assure prompt attention to
all who may favor him with a call. His resources of
gaining information relative to said business are un-
surpassed. He has now for disposal

FARMS, anssnnwcnsmc.

Situated in Norwalk.

And all the adjoining country. Places for sale varying
from ss,oooto $15,000. '

RESIDENCES

For Summer, furnished or an furnished
FOR SALE OR'TO RENT.

with land in quantity to suit Purchaser or Lessee also
a number of .

Fine Farms.
Apply to
JAMES MITCHELL
Al lorders left at the UNION MARKET, Mitchell’s

Block, Norwalk, Con 11.. will receive prompt attention.

' A

other places,

. THE undersigned would respectfully a

To Bent.

FINE PLACE. between Norwalk Bridae and
South Norwnlk fronting on the harbor. Is suit-
able for a large family, itcontaiuin 12 rooms. Terms
easy. For further nrticulars enqn eof

tilts JAMES Ml CHELL, Real Estate Agent,

Union Market. N orwalk.

Desirable Residence For Sale.
A VERY desirable residence,pleasantiy situated
on a quiet street within ﬁve minutes’ walk of
the Bridge s offered for sale. The house is commo-
dious and in good order, and the grounds embrace
about one acre, facing on two streets. It will be sold

on reasonable terms. Apply to JAMES FINNEY,
Real EstateAgent, at Selleck’s Bookstore.

For'slslc. . .

A ty-one and one-h f acres of land, includin
meadow, pasture, and wood land, well stocked witE

Wilton, 3.4 of a mile from Kent station. Price $8,000.
Enquire of WILLIAM F. SMITH
125 Cranberry Plains, Norwalk, Ct.

Furnished ‘Ilousc to Let.

Building Lots.

A lug Lots on the umplke betweeanorwalk and
Westﬁort, situated near the residence of D. M. Mar-
vin, sq., are offered for sale at ver reasonable
prices; will if wished, dig and stone ce less for buy-
ers, and otherwise hel respectable arties to build.
Also, a ﬁne ﬁrst-class at on the ran from Westport
villsae to San htuck depot. Likewise a quantity of
extra nice But ding Stone, on Water Street, Norwalk,
for sale cheap. For further purgi‘culars en uire of

RACE.
Norwalk, June 12, 1869. ‘ . 94tf

OB SALES-Ten acres of land within one mile
of the village: also a new House near Main St.
Enquire of G. 0. KB

~ Place For Sale.

THE subscriber offers his place, known as “Rose
Cottage,” Situated in San stuck, .next to the
church, for sale, consistin of a euro and onencre
of land, with priviege of 5}; acres additional.
21ft ABEL BREAR.

For Sale.

A COUNTRY RESIDENCE (on the New Haven
Railroad) with about thirty acres of land. The
improvements consist of a new Swiss cottage, con-
tains ten rooms, with abundance of closets, _ utrles
and store-rooms ; main ﬂoor ﬁnished with we ut an
ash, stair case black walnut' verandahs on first and
second stories with view of Sound from each. Also,
nrdener’s lodge, four rooms ' carriage-house, with
asement stable. These buildings are all neg]; built
in the most substantial manner, mainly wl hewn
chestnut frames. The principal dwelling bein doub-
le lathed and plastered throughout. The roun s con-
sist of a lawn, beautifully undulating, andsomel
shaded with a natural growth of forest trees, an ,
havin a ﬁne stream and ﬁsh-pond. Adjoining the
lawn El a grove or park of nearly twenty acres, with
roads and drives; it is finely wooded, contains a nat-
ural Pond andseveral running streams and springs,
and is surface is remarkably varied and picturesque.
There are, also, in addition to the above, several acres
of pasture, and a large gmden, with all small fruitsin
abundance. This lace eing onl twolninutes’ walk
il-om Noroton Stat on, between S 0rd and Darieu,
on the New Haven Railroad, looking out upon the
Sound in a neighborhood entirely devoid of nuisan-
ces, with a location, unsurpassed in its combinations
of salubrity, beauty, and convenience, willbe sold up-
on such terms as will secure to the purchaser a desir-
able home and a most proﬁtable investment. For
articulars and ermits apply to C. W. BALLARD,

. oroton, or 31 est Eighteenth Street, N. Y. 8min
. FOR SALE.
A SMALL HOUSE, with 3 or 105’ acres of land,

Norwalk. Also,
three New Houses and Lots chea -—sbout the same
distance Rom South Norwalk. A lthc above on very
easy terms. Also, a large House to rent near Kc ser’s
Island. Inquire at the South Norwnlk Real state
Agency of Purdy's Drug Store. W. T. CRAW,
“17 Real Estate Agent.

NEW BUILDlNG LOTS.

OME of the most desirable Lots in town have just

been put in the market. Are in the best locality.
near Main Street, and will be sold on reasonab e
terms. For particulars, cn‘ uire of JOHN JARVIS,
or NASH til IVES, No. l, ater Street, Norwalk,
Conn. . ’ ‘ tfld

about one mile from uth

Besidenccs for Sale.

THE HOMESTEAD recently occupied. by DAVID

SWORDS, deceased consisting of about one and
one-half acre of land with Dwelling House, and oth-
er buildings beautifully situated. Also, two or three
very desirable and suitable for genteel
residences. Enquire at the South Norwnlk Real Es-
tate Agency, over the Drug Store of F. B. Purdy.

W. T. CRAW, Real Estate Agent.

Norwalk, Feb. 3, 1869 lltf

VALUABLE' FARM FOR SALE

IN WILTON, CONN.

Known as the BELDEN PABM.

SITUATED one-half mile from the Railroad Depo
containing about 160 acres of land under goo
cultivation, with Dwelling House, out-buildings, etc.,

is offered for sale.
Also, the Stock and Farming Utensils,

Apply to JAMES MITCHELL,
Real Estate Agent, Union Market, Norwalk.

“BUILDING LOTS.”
THEundersigned oﬁ'er for Sale some of the most

E. K. LOCKWOOD.
Norwalk. Sept. 91, 1868.

Very Valuable Property For Sale
, AT roar POINT.

AT the terminus of the New Bridge. from South
Norwnlk, consisting of about 12 Building Lots,
95x125, with roadway on all sides, unequalled for bus-
iness purposes. N 0 part of this property has been in
themarket of late ears, although repeatedly urged
to sell, and now on y a small portion is offered. Ap-
ply to 48 JAMES MITCHELL. ~

NEW DRUG STORE.

ounce to
the citizens in this vicinity, that the ave just

ﬁtted upn New Drug Store,
CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND DEPOT STS..
where will be found

CHOICE WINES and LIQUOBS,
FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES,
FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES,

PATENT MEDICINES, tee.

Elf Physicians Prescriptions carefully compounded
day and night. Can be found nights, in samebuilding,

entrance on Washingon St.
1y-i9 PECK tit ETTS, South Norwallr, Conn.

BOOTS .3. errors.
T .

HE subscribers would respectfully call the atten-
tion of the public to their - °

NEW STOCK or GOODS,

consisting of a general sssortrncnt of

. Boots, Slices, Gaiters,

' &c., both for Gentlemen and Ladies' wear, which will

be sold very low forCssh, at the old stand.
ELY’S ~ BLOC K
.soU'rn . NOBWALK, CONN.

' All manor Gent. and Lndies’Bool-l. Shoes, no,

made to order, in themost workmaulike manner, and

at fair prices
HORSE cans RUN RIGHT BY THE DOOR,

BROWN 8n STEVENS.

plans 3. BROWN. HARVEY STIVENS.

JAMES FINNEY,

Real. Estate Ag’t;
Licensed Auctioneer,

CONSTABLE, _ COLLECTOR, &C.,

GRATEFULLY returns thanks for the very liberal.
atorne e heretofore extended him by a gener-
ous pu lic. an solicits a continuance, of the same.
He has taken a desk at Selleck’s Bookstore, where he
can hereafter be found, or orders can be left. He will
ive rompt attention to the buying and selling of
Real state, renting of places, Auctioneering of real
and personal property, the collection of debts, &c. .
and will make every reasonable exertion to please all
who may favor him with their patronage.

G0 to KEELER’S for your nice Fine Calf and Pat-
ent Leather Boots of the latest‘styles.

PLYMOUTH noon ICE. .

HE'underslglned are now read ‘ to till all orders
for Ice, elt er in large or smal nauiities whlth
which they may be favored. 'Thank for past patro-
nsge they will endeavor toserve customers as prom t-
ly and as cheap as possible. R. ELLS &; SO .

BELL RANGE sold by ' '
. GEORGE F. BELDEN.

WANTED-Agents for a new domestic article of
great utility; meets a universal want; sells at

Eight: in}; com etition. Send stamp for circular.

'Pnnsn LIVE CEssErEATuERS rol- sale at
. - GEORGE E. BELDENS.

Boston, Mass.

Two-Story Dwellin House and Barn with twen-

frnit trees; situated on Grumman Hill in the town of

NUMBER of var eligible and desirable Build- "

" dian Nation.

at DAME, No. 102 Washington St,’
' star

“ IF.”

If, sitting with this little worn out shoe,

And scarlet Stocking lying on my knee,
I knew the little feet had pattered through

The pearl-set gates, that lie ’twixt Heaven and me,‘
I could be reconciled and happy too,

And look with glad eyes toward the Jasper Sea.

If in the morning when the song of birds
Reminds me of a music for more sweet, '

I ll ten for his pretty broken words,
And for the music of his dimpled feet,

1 could be almost happy though I heard
No answer and saw only his vacant seat.

I could be glad it, when the day is done,

And all its cares and heart ache laid away,
I could look westward to the hidden sun,

And with a heart full of sweet yenrnings, say:
“ To—night I’m nearer to my little one

By just the travel of one earthly day. ”

If I could know those little feet were shod
In sandals wrought of light in better lands,

GENTEELY furnished House with .am is

grounds; house. 14 rooms, but two minutes ml)": And It the footprint!5 0' I tender God.
from the De at at South Norwalk, will be let for 4 B side by side with hie, in the golden sands;
giggltﬁofor 0, or till gist of 1.11:2fo spoil} gorsssoo. I could bow cheer-Mly and kiss the rod.
am at Livery do Sales Stables. Since Benny was in wiser, safer hands.

If he were dead, I would not sit to-day
And stain with tears the wee suck on my knee;
I would not kiss the tiny shoe and say,
' “ Bring back again my little boy to me i"
I would be patient, knowing ’twas God’s way.

But, 01 to know the feet. once sure and white,
The haunts of vice bad boldly ventured in!
The hands that should have battled for the right,
Have been wrung crimson in the clasp of sin l
And should he knees at Heaven's gate to-night,
To fear my boy could hardly enter in l
—-——_____..____—--——

Death or Henry J'. Raymond.
Probably the death of no American citi-
zen since the death of President Lincon, has
caused so wide-spread, profound a sentiment
of surprise and sadness as the sudden death
of this‘ really great journalist. . He was
found inside his own residence door at
two o’clock on Friday morning week, insen-
sible from an attack ofapoplexy. He died.
aged 49, at about daybreak, all unconcious
of the overwhelming grief Of loved ones.
around him, or of the nearness of his disso-
lution. '- _

HENRY JABVIS‘RAYMOND, was the son of
Paddock Raymond,whom our older citizens
will remember as having lived in the old
Deacon Weeks’ place, now the property of
Mrs. Tindnll. Here Henry also lived during
a brief period of his boyhood. We have
the impression that he once told us he was
born here, but Of this we are not certain.
We observe the city press announce his birth
place as Lima, N. Y., whither his father re—
moved from Norwalk. 1 ‘
As a- journalist, he was a most remarka-
ble man. It was his boast that he could

write on any subject commanding editorial

labor and thought with equal ease. Sowell
poised was his mind that he wrote equally
well on all subjects,nnd that with the great-
est rapidity, seldom or never revising his
“ copy.” A remarkable instance is narrated
of his working ability, which occurred on
the occasion of the death of Daniel Webster,
11 statesman for whom he had the greatest
admiration. The news of Mr. W.’s death
reached New York on a Saturday aﬂernodn.
Mr.Raymond wrote an admirable biography,
which appeared in Monday’s paper, covering
twenty-six colmns of the Time, and in ad-
dition he wrote three columns of editorial on
the same subject. Of this extraordinary bi-
ography, Mr. Raymond wrote Sixteen col-
unms without stopping a moment for rest.
As a feat Of editorial labor, we doubt its ever
having been equalled. ' '

He was always graceful, clever, courteous.
He seemed to have no such convictions
about anything as would lead him to any-
thing like passioji or fanaticism. Always
collected, deliberate, and apparently. cool
and reserved, he was among his mo're inti-
mate friends one of the most cordial, genial
and affectionate of men. To American
Journalism his loss is well nigh irreparable.
To his family and friends it is completely
so. His was one of the great ‘minds that
inﬂuenced thousands of his countrymen, and
more than most others, shaped the-destinies

of a great nation.

No further seek his merits to disclose,
0r draw hisfrailtles li-om their dread abode—
There they alike in trembling ho e repose—

desirable buildin sites in the villa e lying alon ,
the slope northwest ogf Union Park, cogv’cnlent to th% I“ the bosom 1" his Father an “5 God.
'Vlflliilge iliﬁd easy gi‘hncgjess, haivlng an exﬁnelve view _, . A, . . . .
o t ev a can or or r ces owan ermseas .
g Apply to' p A. H.BYINGTON, y SEDALIA, Mo, June 16, 1869.
b' 1" OLMSTEAD’ MESSnS. EDITORS :—Your welcome pages

occasionally ﬁnd their way across the Fath-
er of Waters to this central point of the rap-
idly growing State of Missouri, and always
ﬁnds an eager perusal by thoae who still rc-
tain a lively interest in tho doings among
the green hills of Connecticut. Having re-
ceived some letters ofinquiry respecting this
portion of the “ Land of Promise,” as it
really is, to the crowded denizens of the
Eastern States, I have thought it might not
be uninteresting to many of your readers to
see them answered through your columns,
and if it is not taxing yoin' forbearance, I
will brieﬂy give some of the inducements

,P U R E 1) R, U G s , .which are offered both to the weatlhy man,

as well as the man of limited means, to
make their investments and homes in‘MiS-
souri. _ '
Sednlia is one of the largest towns, (cities
‘we call them here,) between St. Louis and
Kansas City, situated upon the Paciﬁc R. R.,
about midway between the two cities named.
It has grown from a place of three houses in
1860, to a city of 7,000 inhabitants, and is
rapidly increasing. It is the departing point
of all stages for southwestern. Missouri and
southeastern Kansas, and thorn here are tor-
wnrded most ofthe merchandise sold through
the chain of counties frOm Pettis to the In-
Here are received and ship-
ped to St. Louis the immense product of the
Granby Lead-Mines in Newton county, and
the lead from the newly opened. mines at
Cole Camp, Benton county, which item alone
brings to our city 'an average of twenty
wagons per day, laden with pigs of lead.
The railroads are in course of building
which will give us communication soon
with Fort Scott‘on the northwest, and Chi-
cago on the northeast, via., the TebodrNeo-
silo railroad, and quick connection with the
Missouri river, by the Lexington & Sedalia
railroad at Lexington. .

The country surrounding us is splendid
for agricultural purposes; soil of rich, black
alluvium overlaying marl, and in many parts
showing ﬁne croppings of coal. Stone for
building purposes is abundantly and follow-
ing the course of all streams is plenty of tim-
ber. Grains of all descriptions, small ﬁnite
and fruits generally, are abundant crops
and richly repay the labor expended upon
them. Lands are held at greatly'vnrying
prices aCcording to the distance from rail-
road, il-om $8 to $50per acre. In the neigh-
bOring counties of Saline and Henry, con-
siderable attention has been paid to the rais-
ing of hemp and tobacco, which prove good
crops and very remuneralive.

This section of Missouri particularly ree-
ommends to those looking for permanent
homes, by its central location, mild climate,
and the general trend of the land which is
unlike the blind ﬁat prairies of Illinois, by
being rolling and broken by water and lim-
ber. To manufacturers and those of capital,
unusual facilities are offered. Wool, wheat
and timber can be had cheaper here than at
the east, and a constant and increasing de-
mand for all manufacturers, assures . us that
more actual proﬁt can be made by manufac-
turing here than in almost any other branch

of business. As a closing bit of advice to
those proposing immigration, let me, add a
word to physicians and lawyers. I am not.
one of either, and am not afraid of compe-
tition in that way, but don’t come out ,here
expecting to pfaetice, for ,we are unusually
healthy, and an M. D. generall leaves here
poorer than when he came, an as to litiga-
tion, we have more of its champions than
are necessary already, and would gladly en-
tertain any proposition by which we might
exchange them for mechanics or farmers.
Yours, L. B. J.

THE PARALLEL ROAD.

Majoniy and Minority Beporte.

We givg below the majority and minority
reports of the legislative committee on rail-
roads, on the application for a charter for a
railroad from Derby to the state line, 'to
run parallel with. the N cw York and New
Haven road. This has been the absorbing
subject oflegislntion during the present ses-
sion, so far as “pressure” goes, and the re-
ports will be read with interest :—

MrNomTY REPORT.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY. ‘
May Session, A. D. 1869. 2‘

The undersigned, members of the Joint
standing Committee'on Railroads, to whom
was referred the petition of Samuel E. Olm-
sted and others, for an act of incorporation
authorizing the construction of a railroad
from the town 'of Derby, in New. Haven
county,with petitions in aid of the same from
inhabitants of the city of'New Haven, and
every town on the propoeed line, from Derby
to Greenwich, respectfully report that they
have had said petition, under consideration,
and are of opinion that the prayer thereof
ought to be granted (and for the following
reasons, among others), namely :——All of .the
citizens of Maine and New Hampshire,mo're
than one half of Vermont, nearly all of Mas-
sachusettS, all of Rhode Island and Connec-
ticut, and all of the Canadas, residing south
and east of Ridhmond, on the Grand Trunk
railway, who have occasion to-go to New
York, and all who go from New York to
any portion of this territory, must, if they ‘
take the most direct route by rail, pass
through New Haven, and over the New
Yorkand New Haven railroad. A portion
of the citizens of Canada, so located as to
conveniently reach Montreal, and a portion
of the citizens of the eastern part of Vermont
and those traveling from Boston, Can ﬁnd'
their way over a competing line via Albany
and from thence to New York, over the
Hudson River or Harlem railroads.
A large number of passengers traveling
between New York and this great expanse
of populous territory ﬁnd their way through
some of the water routes, but there is no
other line of railway communication, ex-
cept the, New York and New Haven rail-
road via Albany. ' _
New England is ﬁlled with railroads, car-
rying passengers and freight _to the great
trunk lines. The New Haven, Hartford and
Springﬁeld, the Shore 'Line, and the Canal
railroad, are the three lines northward and
eastward from‘New Haven, and all bring
passengers to, and receive ﬁ'om, the New
York and New Haven railroad. ‘
At Bridgeport, the Naugatuck railroad,
and the Housatonic railroad, and at Nor-
walk, the Danbury railroad, deliver their
New York passengers to the New York and
New Haven railroad, and at Stamford, the
short road to New Canaan intersects his
road; all freights and all passengers at
shall go by rail from New York city, des-
tined for any of these connecting roads, or
for any place along the New York and New
Haven railroad, are conﬁned to this single
line. . '
The Air Line from BoSton will soon be
completed to New Haven, thereby greatly
shortening the line of travel between those
cities. The New Haven andDerby railroad
is in process of constructing. A road from
the state line is chartered by the state of
New York, and the corporators are proceed-
ing to construct the same. The connecting
link in this through line is sought to be sup-
plied by the Derby and State Line railroad
thereby making another complete line from
Boston to New York, and through the state
of Connecticut.
At Derby, the road starts eight miles dis-
tant from the New York and New Haven
railroad, by any traveled road, and over
seven miles by an air line; passing from
thence through the towns of Huntington
and Trumbull, and coming. to the northerly
side of the city of Bridgeport to a point be-
tween one and two miles distant from the
New York and New Haven railroad, and
thence passing through the northerly por-
tions of the towns of Fairﬁeld, Southport,
Westport, Norwalk, Dnrien, Stamford, and
Greenwich, to the state line and Byram
River, where it crosses under the New York
and New Haven railroad, and connecis with
the Port Chester road. This road will run
northerly of all the villages on the line of
the New York and New Haven railroad, and
the depots on the proposed road will, in the
several towns, generally exceed two miles
in distance from the depots of the New York
and New Haven railroad.
The only towns where the proposed road
will come within less than a mile of the New
York and New Haven Railroad are Darien
and Stamford, in the former of which, the
road will, at the nearest point, approach
within 288 rods, while the point where the
depot will naturally be located will be more
than two miles from the depot of the New
York and New Haven Railroad; and in
Stamford, the nearest distance will be 250
rods, while the depot will be not 165 than
two miles from the depot of the New York
and New Haven Railroad, The proposed
line is almost entirely through farming lands
and touches no land now oecupied for build-
ing, except on the northerly side of Bridge-
port, and in Norwalk.
The proposed line is forced to come in
Darien and Stamford thus near the New
York and New Haven Railroad to avoid the
heavy ridges of hills and rocks that dip into
the Sound, and cannot be crossed without
too great expense. This line avoids all draw
bridges in Connecticut, and in the state of

- New York there will be but two draw-

bridges, besides the Harlem river, viz t—One
at Bronx and one at East Chester, above
each of which there is little business, and
little occasion to open the same.
There are on the line of the New York
and New Haven Railroad seven draw-
bridges, Sixof which are in Connecticut, viz :
at New Haven harbor, Housatonic river,
Bridgeport, Norwalk, and Cos Cob, and the
seventh is over the Harlem river. Above
some of these the business is large, and the
ocoasion to open frequent. There is danger
at all times from these draws, and to provide
against the repetition of the awful slaughter
at Norwalk, the state requires every train to
come to a ﬁlll stop before crossing the bridge-
The loss of the time by such stoppage is
from three to ﬁve minutes. Multiply this
.time by the number of draws at which each
passenger must stop, and the time so ob-
tained .by the number of passengers carried
over these draws in one year and you will'
obtain the time actually lost annually by the
travelers on this road. But no legislation
can effectually guard against. the careless-
ness of man. Within a brief time a freight
train ran into the draw at Westpori, and
another was barely saved at Bridgeport
trough the heroism of an employee, at the
risk of his life. .
At Derby, where the proposed line starts,
a. very large water-power 15 being construct-
ed, the best unoccupied powcr in New Eng-
land, by a dam acress tbe' Husaionic river.
This will furnish ’a power more than 15
times larger than, the present power in Birm-
ingham. The proposed line will add great-
ly to the value of this power, and largely
increase the value of property in this locali-
ty. It passes through-and opens communi-
cation to desirable portions of the towns of
Huntington and Trumbull, and in each town
through which the road Shall be built the
property will be greatly increased in value.
Daniel H. Sterling, a large property holder
in Bridpcport, and former mayor, eﬁmates
- 'e .

‘upou such terms and conditions as they

that it-would add to the value of property
in the city of Bridgeport, at least one mil-
lion of dollars, and other witnesses put the
increase in other places much larger.

Your committee ﬁnd that the construction
of the road would add greatly to the value of
the real estate on its entire length, exceeding
the cost of the road, and the prospective in-
crease would be many fold. - That in a few
years it would add millions of dollars of tax-
able property to the grand list of the state,
and ﬁfty to one hundred thousand of inhab-
itants to our population. That the'popula-
tion of the city of New York is increasing
with great rapidity, and the city is extend-
ing up the Island. That the projected un-
derground railroad and othplwfacilitics of
travel in the city of New York will greatly
facilitate the passage to and from the upper
portion of the city, and render 'Connecticdt
more accessible. Heretofore Long Island
and New Jersey have received the greater
portion of the surplus of New York.

Some fourteen railroads run 1113111 New
York city into different portions of the State
of New Jersey. Four railroads run from
New York to the city of Newark, and ﬁfty
eight trains each way run daily between
New York and Newark? On all the New
Jersey roads trip tickets are sold, so that
persons can go and return at a nluch lower
rate of farc than the regular fare, which is
2 1-2 cents per mile. It was stated before
your committee and not denied, that this
liberal policy as to railroads adoptcdby the
State of New Jersey within the last» few
years, and the abolition of the Camden and
Amboy monopoly had added to the popula-

.tion of New Jersey 200,000. Your commit-

tee ﬁnd that Connecticut has a’soil and peo-
ple far more inviting to the overﬂowing
population of New York than State of New
Jersey, and if adequate facilities are offered,
we must receive large additions to popula-
tion and wealth from that city. That the
population who seek a country home to
avoid the Cost ofliving in a city, will not go
beyond a given distance from a. depot, and
will generally settle within a radius of 3,500
feet of the station house. When you go be-
yond this distance the commuter is forced to
keep a carriage to carry him, and'a driver to

pots all eligible building sites are occupied,
or they are held at too high a price t‘oinvite
a population. Your committee ﬁnd that the
demand for this road by the people Of Fair-
ﬁeldcounty living in the towns along the
line is almost universal.
'sentatives, of the towns on the line, with per-
haps a single exception, are here pressing
the demand, and the petitioners are very

lower portion of the Naugntuck valley urg-
ently press their demand, and the leading
business men of New Haven are petitioners.
No person remonstrntes. The only objec-
tion made before your committee come,
from the N. Y. &. N. H. R. R. Co. This
company asserts that it can do all the busi-
ness that shall be oﬁ‘ercd to it. That it is
adequate to the increasing business of the

authorized capital of $9,000,000, and that
the stock of the company.

and as low as they can afford. That they
have freight accommodations adequate to
the business, and they do not propose to in-
crease their facilities for freighiing. That
they have developed a large business and

many fold. That if the proposed charter
shall be granted, thenew road will compete

portion of its busineSS. That competition

be granted. No claim has been made or
doubt expressed before your committe as to

Siou is granted by this General Assembly.

year 1855 the General Assembly (see private
resolves of 1850), authorized the issue of $2,-
000,000 of capital stock, “with power to is-
sue the same in such way and manner, and

shall deem expedient,” to provide the com-
pany with means to settle the claims grow-
ing out of the frauds of Robert Schuyler. In
the year 1866 another increase of one million
of dollars \vns authorized, and in January,
1867, the stock was increased and the capi-
tal became $6,000,000,_und so remained un-
til the session Of 1858, when an increase of
3,000,000 was authorized. Your committee
ﬁnd that this corporation in its annual re-
port of 1867, State the loss by Schuyler fraud
of $1, 772,868-60. The loss to the company
by the Norwalk accident was nearly a mil-
lion of dollars, and created an indebtedness
to the company; and to cover that indebted-
ness an increase of the stock of $1,000,000
followed. I The capital stock of the company
thus became $6,000,000, on which the recent
annual dividends have been ten per cent.
In addition to these dividends the company
had in 1868, a surplus of $1,027,186,44, as
shown by the report of the General railroad
Commissioners to this Legislature. 'At the
General Assembly. of 1808 .they obtained
leave to make a further increase of $8,000,-
000, which stock has been .issed at 25 per
cent, Subject to future assessments. In no
increase of stock, have the subscription
books ever been open to the public, Shares' .
have been issued to old stockholders only,
and the amount and cost of the stock, and
the present market value, may be thus
stated :— ’

lstissue, $3,000.000,pnid in full, $3,000,000
2dissuo,2,000,000,issued at70 per ct. 1,400,000
3d issue, $1,000,000, paid in till], 1,000,000

$5,4ooooo

Total cost of the ﬁrst six millions, as sin-
ted by Superintendent, Hoyt, was $5,400,-
000. The market value of the same, at 145
dollars per share, is‘$8,700,000. *
Increase over cost, $3,300,000. .
To‘this add new issue of $1868,of $3,023,333

at 25 per cent, cost, _ _ ,
Market value, 45 per cent., . 1,300,000
Making the total cost of capital

to stockholders, 6,150,000

The market value of the same, is $10,050,-
000, Or an increase in value on this stock of

population on the line of their road, and Naugatuek
thereby increasing the wealth of those towns Hart’d, Prov.& Fishkill 96

gartho‘Ig'ﬁd,N . Ends Sp’d, g2 “
. . . ew avcn,

With the N‘ Y“ 87 N' H‘ R' R" and draw a It will be seen by the above comparative
_ , , statement that this road carries more than
W111 lower the price 0‘: transportlon for a thirteen times the number of passengers of
whllc, when a combination w111 be effected either the Nnu gatu ck or H ousat oni c rail-
between ihe two corporations, and the pub- road company, more than nine times that
he w111be made m pay higher rates for pas- of the Norwich and Worcester, and exceed-
sengers aud'il'elghts. That for these prmcr- ing the New Haven, Hartford and Spring-
pal reasons they say this charter should not ﬁeld 100d by forty millions passengers p er-

- On these various claims your committee its construction.
ﬁnd that the condition of the N. Y. (Y N. H. towns on the line of this road in the state
R. R. has been 0111011 improved in the 188‘ of Connecticut, as shown by returns in the
twoJeal'S. and that it is W9“ equipped and Comptroller’s ofﬁce, has increased from
in good condition,nnd that it carries a much $12,334,234 in the year 1850, to $34,010,503
larger number 01' passengers than any other in the year 1868, and the statement of the
railroad ill the State of Connecticut, and comparative reeeipts and expenses of the
that it 1105 the capacity ‘0 carry many more. road, contained in their annual report, will
The company was at ﬁI‘St Chartered With a Show the total receipts for the year ending
capital of $3,000,000, and as shown by the March 315i, 1862, to have been $899,642.81
Superintendent in his 1931““le bl“ $2,500; while the year ending March 1868 the total
000 was paid in when the road commenced receipts were $2,407,334 Your committee
operation in $1850. In 1852 the full amount ﬁnithnt the freight depot of the New York
of $3,000,000 is reported as paid in. In the and New Haven Railroad is on Center

dividends have been withheld at times, yet,
if the amount of dividends paid be taken
- from the ﬁrst to the present time, it will be
found that the stock holder has received, in
declared dividends, an amount equal to 5
cents 0 4-101hs mills, or a fraction less than
6 per cent. annually, free from taxation, on
all the money paid, and has reaped the
above increase in the value of his stock, of
63 per cent. To illustrate the position of an
original stockholder of ten shares of Stock:

. ' Cost. Present value.
istlssue, IOShrS, $1,000 $1 450 00

2dlssue,6% “ at 70 perch, 466% ’966’662/3
8d issuc,3% “ at 100per ct., 333%' 483,333/
4th issue, 10 “ at 25per ct., 250 450:00 3'

N o. shrs, 30 $2,050 $3,359 90
An increase of $1,300 on the investment,
beside receiving an average interest, free
from taxation, of a fraction less than 6 per
cent. for the 10% years of the company’s ex-
istence. With reference to the claim that
the company are carrying passengers at as
low a rate of fare as they can afford, and
lower than other roads, your committee
ﬁnd 2-— ‘
The local rates of fares charged on the N.
Y. 65 N. H. raierad, Which includes all fares
over the entire length of the road or between
stations, are as high as the fares charged on
the other railroads of the state, and the com-
mutation fares are also as high as those
chnfged on other roads; but the large num-
ber of commuters, owing to the fact that the
road terminates in New York, enables the
company to show an average of'a less rate
per mile to each passenger. Commuters are
not carried for a less price than the corpora-
tion can afford. Compared with railroads in
the state of New Jersey, the commutation is
much higher. The passenger fares charged
on the long distances are a fraction over 3
cents per mile, with two exceptions, where
the fare is 3 1-5 and 4 1-2 cents per mile.
These rates of fares are paid by all of the
following passengers, speciﬁed in the annual
report of the N. Y. do N. H. R. B. Company,
under the following heads, to wit (sec report
page 17):- ‘ ,
“Statement of passengers and freight over
the road for the year ending March 31, 186 ":
' N o. of passengers:

come for him. This so greatly adds to‘ the gz$g§§1§$lggﬁlh R. 23%;?
costs and increases the inconveniences as to Housatonic —“ 1 20:799
balance all beneﬁts that would otherwise re< :55“?th 2‘. 83%?“36
'“1‘ “'0‘“ 11‘s “Pun“? home- Hill-Word & N. H. “ local 87355

Your committee ﬁnd that, the depots on ShOre Line it . ’ 16:260
the line Of the N. Y. 85 N. H. R. R. cannot Southern “ 537
be much increased without making the stop- M9135“ passengers, 1'130’4‘39
ping of trains too frequent, and that within 1 Rory, _3i8.
a reasonable distance of all, their present de- Paying local fares, 1,379,830

Hartford «it New Haven railroad,

to and from connecting roads, 149,869}§

Shore Line do., ‘ 49,2261/2
. ‘ 199,096

Of these 199,096 passengers all pay the

All Of the repre- price of local passengers, except those who

came from some point where they could
take a competing line ‘via Albany. From
all competing points a deduction in fare is

numerous. All the business interest of the made, but to what amount did not appear

before your committee, except as to the pos-
sengers from Boston, who are carried over
the road for two and one half cent per mile.
The only remaining class of passengers who
ride for less price are included under the
following heads :— .

Commuters to and from New York
and local commuters, 677,661

The total number’of passengers carried

next ﬁfty years. That it has a road in good during the last year was 2,256,589, of which
condition, well equipped, with a double number more than 1,500,000 paid the local
track, and authority to lay a third track, fares. The amount per mile for Which a
if the same Shall be needed. That it has an railroad can carry passengers depends upon

the number transported; the greater ‘the

it has never returned to‘its stockholders by number (all other things being equal) the
declared dfoidends but about 5%, per cent on less should be the price per mile. The num-
That they are her. of passengers carried by the different
now carrying passengers at a lower rate of railroads during the past year can be com-
fare than any other railroad in the State, pared by referring to the annual report of
the General Railroad Commissioners, viz :—

“Number of persons carried one triﬂe.”

Length of road. 0
Nor. do Wor. road 69 4 10 111. 7,060,924
N. H. & Northamp. 84 “ 933,293
Housatonic(No.m.inCt.)74 “ 5,210,584
57 “ 5,038,142

“ 11,522,980

(Len tll in Ct.) 26 125,584
. 67:218,167

ear.
Your committee ﬁnd that there has been

the feasibility of iheroute, 01' that the stock a large increase of the wealth, number of
will not be taken and road built, if Peﬁls- inhabitants, and business, on the line of the
New York and New Haven Railroad since

The Grand List of the

street, and that they have accommodations
for unloading but one cart at a time ; that
on special occasions, when a large crowd
have been in waiting, a car has been run
out, and carts have been permitted to 'unload

, upon a platform. But this is not the regu-

lar mode of receiving freight. At seasons
of the year when the harbors on the Sound
are closed,a long line of carts are often wait-
ing. Carts have stood in the line as long as
thirty-six hours before reaching their chance
to unload. Teamsters have paid as
high as ﬁve dollars for the opportunity to
unload a single track ; and one ﬁrm has for
a Single day paid thirty dollars extra cart-
nge, by reason of the delay in the delivery
Of freight. That at the Hudson River de-
pot and the New Jersey Railroads a large
number of carts can unload at the same
time. Your committee ﬁnd that the New
York 85 New Haven R. B. do not contem-
plate increasing their facilitics for freight,
and the company give us as a reason that
they cannot compete with water transpor-
tation. Your committee ﬁnd that they the
Hartford and Springﬁeld road carry coal
from New Haven to Springﬁeld, a distance
of62 miles, for $1.60 a ton, or two cents and
six nlills per mile per ton, and that this road
is spending a large sum of money. at New
Haven to increase their facilities for this
freight. That the water transportation be—
tween Bridgeport and New York for heavy
freighting, 56 i-2 miles, is $1.40 per ton, or
two and a half cents per mile. That the N.
Y 85 N. E R. R charge for the same freight;
over their road,56 1-2 miles $2.50 per ton.
Your committee ﬁnd that this road carries
freight as part of a through ﬁne of 1,066
miles to or from Chicago for the sure ,of $11
per ion, or for less than one cent undone
mill per ton per mile ; that there are four
competing lines seeking for the same busi-

ness at this rate. '
-Your committee ﬁnd that the N. Y. do N.

H. R. R. Co. have no track into New York
city, but that they use the track of the Hm.
lem road, and that some of the trains on
this section of the road are run within ﬁve
minutes of each other. That the published
time table shows the running of one train
on each road to be the same, but thatihe
N. Y. do N. H. R. R. differs kom their pub-
lished time ﬁve minutes to avoid- collisions.

$3,900)”: or 63 P“ “.m- Notwithstanding That for fourteen miles on the line of the

Harlem road, from Williams Bridge toNew
York. 1]0 paSsongers are received or deliv-
ered from the New Haven cars, and that
any person from Connecticut desiring to
S‘Op at any station within this. fourteen
miles, must leave the train at Williams
Bridge, and wait the arrival of a Harlem
road train. Connecticut has no road run-
ning into New York on which it is permit-
ted to stop any of its trains at all stations.
Your committee ﬁnd thdi if the facilities
for freight were increased, and the price of
transportation reduced, there would be a
large increase of transportation ii‘eight by
rail between Connecticut and New York.
That the large increase of popuniion and
business will furnish business for another
railroad, without detracting from the busi-
ness of the present road. That a series of
other villages will grow up on the line of
the new road, corresponding in wealth and I
population to those on the line of the N. Y.
8: N. H. road. That Connecticut shoald
not be conﬁned to a single line of railroad
into the great metropolis of the country,
while New Jersey continually increases its
railroads and multiplies its inhabitants.
We have provided in the bill in form sub-'
mitted an absolute prohibition against any-
contractor combination with the New York
R. R. 00., and a prohibition from ever charg-
ing to exceed 2% cents per mile for passen-
ger fares over the line Of this road.~ These
prohibitions, your committee believe, will
prevent the combination predicted by the
New York. & New Haven R. R. Company.
Your committee believe it has been the poll-
cy of this State to allow capital to seek its
own investment, and to grant charters for
roads whenever there is a reasonable proba- .
bility that the road will be built. That no
instance has been shown your committee
where an application for a charter has been
refused except the application for a charter
over the contemplated route. They there-
fore recommend the psssege of the accom-
panying bill in form. All of which is re-
spectfully submitted. -

C. o. KING,0has’s-man. ASA SMITH
JOSEPH A ADAMS, P. HOLBROOK.

mourn REPORT.
GENERAL Assaier, May Session, 1869.
The joint standing committee on railroads
to whom was referred the petition of S. E.
Olmstead et al., praying for a charter for a
railroad ﬁ-om Derby to the State line, with
sundry petitions in aid of the same, respect- .
fully report. . . . -
That after. a full beeﬁng on the subject-
mntter of said petition, they are of the opin-
ion that the prayer ihereof ought not to be
granted for the following reasons among
others, viz:—
First—No public necessity exists for said
railroad, and no public‘ interest would be
promoted by its construction.
Second—The road for which a charter is
asked, does not pass into or through any
new territory not already reached by rail-
roads, and therefore cannot to anymsterisl
extent furnish to any 'of the people of this
State any railroad facilities which they do
not now enjoy, unless indeed there be an
advantage in increasing the number of
railroads to do the business of a section of
the State where there are already in that
section railroads enough to do all its pres-
ent and prospective business.
Your committee do not believe it can be
any advantage to any portion of the State
to have chartered and constructed therein
any more railroads than are needful for the
nccommodation‘of the business and traﬂc
of such section. The proposed line will
be between New Haven and New YOrk
about eight miles longer than the present
road, with far less commodious termma' 1
facilities in New York, both for passen-
gers and freight, than the present road,
and your committee are unable to see how
in any respect the traveling or freighting

public can gain anything byitsconstruc‘ '

tion.
Railroads are unproductive, and are use
ful only as a means of carrying people and
their products, and ifs. given capital is suf-
ﬁcient to do all saw carryln‘ g business, any
increase of such capital is, in the opinion
of your committee, an unnecessary, and in
the end, injurious perversion of capital from
productive to unproductive channels, and
must sooner or later result inincreasing the
expense of transportation, or in the loss to
the community, for all practical purposes,
of all the capital invested in such carryln_ ' g
business, beyond what is necessary therefor,
or in both of these evils combined.
In the opinion of your committee the true
interest of the state andofthcpeople thereof
is, where they have railroads already con-
structed able to meet all the reasonable
wants of the public, to require by law of
such railroads all needful accommodations;
and that they shall furnish to travelers and
Shippers, at as low rates as can be sﬁ'orded,
the swiftest and safest and most convenient
transit attainable.
It is vastly better, in the opinion of your‘
committee, to have one ﬁrst class railroad,
kept in ﬁrst class repair, and run safely and
quickly, than it is to have two railroads
whose condition is not ﬁrst class, and that
cannot be made self-sustaining.
Third—Your committee are unable to see
how the enhancment of the value of real
estate at points on the line of 'the proposed
road, where it is supposed depots might be
constructed, although proﬁtable for the own:
are Of such real estate, can be said, in any
just sense, to create a public necessity or
demand for the proposed road.
, Fourth—The proposed road would be
practically parallel to and throughout its
entire extent in competition with the New
York and New Haven Railroad on all
through and local business, running as it
would, except in the swing to Derby,
through the same towns and through sub-
stantially the same part of the some towns
through which the said New York and New
Haven road now runs, and being, except at
Derby, at an avenge distance of a little
more than_a mile northerly ﬁ'om said New
York and New Haven railroad. ‘
If said proposed road should be construct-
ed and do considerable business, it must get
that business from what is now done by the
New York and New Haven railroad” . It
was proved to the satisfaction of your com-
mittee, by some of the most experienced
men in railroad-matters in this country,tha;
's ab c todoalltheraliro' n
1111121113: 1111233211: Nelw Haven and New
York, and all the prospective increase for
many years to come, and thstet ll the true
interest of the public as well as ofthe com»
pany owning the present road that all and
business should be done by the present
New York and New Haven railro' ad.
Fifth—It has also proved, and your com-
mittee could not fail to see, that to charter,

tru t and o crate the proposed road
ﬁddld ithﬂict a self-ions and irreparable loss

the resent road and upon the men,
:E‘Idlen add children 0 stock therein,

committee, as

' ' him of our
Winch m the op y for.it, would

there is no cause or necessity
wron . .
be unjust and if fully proved before

Sum—It was also _
your committee that the present New York .

d New Haven railroad company s
Ides per mile on the average than any 0 er _‘
rsilroad‘company in New England, for
We °i Plasma; 39“"

h s u an
"I? mu‘fhisegtate, andxhat it furnishes _
ple accommodations for all the bus
the line of its road.

For these reasons, among so
that have appeared to us, your
recommend that the petloners
w'thdraw. ~ g}... _

1All which is respectful] blunted.

J R. HBUB‘Nh
, Chairman's) e part of the cues.
S.M.LORD, tW. WEL . ~
HORACE ED

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