g-WHOLE NUMBER 1165. ~ "
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, MAy2;_1870.
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VOLUME Lon—um ER 18? H ’ f
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NORWALK GAZETTE:
The Second Oldest Paper in the State.
OFFICE IN Guam BUILDING.
. A. n. DYINGTON & 00.,
A. H. BYINGTON, J. BfELLs, G. N. ELLs
Subscription $2.00 per year in advance.
Single copies 5 cents.
Advertlslpg Rates.
as
, REAL‘ESTATE.
- House for Sale.
Good, convenient Dwelling. situated close in
the village. Apply at this office.
. A
. Valuable Property for'Saie.
Ill FlAX Illll, IIIIWALK.
ITUATED near the residences of Messrs. John
H. Knapp and David Low, consisting of two
good Dwelling Houses, two Barns, excellent Garden
and an abundance of Water. Will be sold in whole.
or in part, to suit purchasers; very cheap if applied
To ant. ,
HE place in Winnl auk, formerly known as the
Bis op Homestoa is ofi‘ered; to rent. Posses-
sion given April lst. Applyat the'GAzE'r'rE Orrros.
To Rent. ' .
THE store opposite the Con rcgatlonal Church,
South Norwalk,-it hasjust cu newly fitted up.
and is in a very desirable location. For particulars
enquire of THEO. KNAPP, South Norwalk, Ct. 13
To Rent.
THE STORE AND. DWELLING
iedb the subscriber. Possession giv-
or further particulars enquire ef
formerly occu
on immediate y.
me C. n. man'rors.
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033'.l.‘§§:.°§l?iadl§f§§f°” 50 cts ' 3 times, 81.30 for soon. Also, one other tract of six acres, elegant-
1." week or continuance, .50 llfsmlted near the residence of ,Gen. Taylor. on
0‘11: squalle six months, ' 7.00‘ lax Hill. Terms easy. For particulars enquire of
“ " ’ one year—with paper 15.00 JAMES MITCHELlfi Real Estate Agent, or on the
'l‘w-J u u u k u ' 25.00 premises, of JOHN UTT. 17“
Three is u If u u 30.00
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ALEX. s. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
FROM THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
Teacher of the .
Piano-Forte, Organ and Mullen] Cens-
slllon.
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Box 379 P. 0. Norwalk, Conn.
In Now York, care Peloubet, Pelton & 00., 841
Broadway. .
J. BELDEN HURLBUTT,
Attorney hnd Counsellor at Law,
ROOM No.‘4, (Up Stairs,) GAZETTE BUILDING.
DR. J. G. HARBOUR,
D E N '1": s '1- ,
' ' NORWALK, CONN.
Chico in Gazette Building, Room No. 8, over Jack--
ronBro's store.
Nitrous oxide or Laughing Gas, administered when
desired. - '
PATENT AGENCY.
WILLIA—DI VINE,
Agent and Solicitor of Patents,
Mechanical Draughtsman and
MODEL MAKEII,
Winnipauk, Conn.
C. S. LOCIIvvoon,
Fashionable Draper & Tailor
' AND
Gentlemens Furnishing Emporium,
Main Street, Norwalk, Corfu.
AGENT FOR THE
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Singer Manufacturing Co’s -
,First chmium Sewing Machine,
The best MEchine for general work.
ELBERT CURTIS,
Merchant Tailor,
Curtis’s Building, Main Street, Norwalk, Ct
Gents’ and Youth’s Clothing cut and made to order,
at short notice, of the best materials. in the latest
styles, by experienced workmen. Prices reasonable.
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Etna Insurance Co. of Hartford,
Incorporated 1819, Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880 19
lusures against loss and damage by Fire, on terms
adapted to the hazard, and consistent with
the laws of. compensation.
GEORGE R. COWLEs,
Sole Agent for Norwalk and vicinity.
- Norwalk Insurance Company.
NORWALK, CONN.
Cash Capital, _.
Paid up Capital, $100,000
Wu. C. Smum,’1’resident, GEO. R. Cownns, Sec’. .
EDEN. II-lLL, Treasurer.
ANDREW—SELLECK,
DEALER IN
School, Scientific & Miscellaneous
BOOKS, '
' BLANK BOOKS, STATIONERY, WRITING PA-
PER, EWELOPES, FANCY ‘ARTICLES, .110.
Wall Street, between Danbnry Depot and Bank of
Norwalk. .
ASSETS OVER $25,000,000.
GEO. R. COWLES, .
lSAGENT at Norwalk, and_issues policies for the fol-
lowing Insurance Companies.
Etna, of Hartford, Assets Jan. lst, ’03, 5,052,880
Home, 61' N. Y. “ .. “ ‘,‘ 3,730,981
thnix, of N. in, “ H " H - 1,558,567
Home, of N. H., “ " " “ 1,533,219
Security, of N. Y.. “ “ “ “ 1,477,677
International, N. Y., “ .“ “ “ 1,128,012
S ringtield F. & M., “ “ “ " 781,067
onkers & N. Y., “ “ “ “ 734,386
.North American N. Y. “ “ “ “ 702.162
Putnam, 110., “ “ ‘-_ “ 018,198
Lamar, N. Y., “ ‘3 u “ 509,963
Commerce, Albany N. Y., “ “ “ 568,873
Western Buffalo, N. Y., “ “ “ 553,257
Merchants 110., u " u “ 418,309
North America, H’d., “ “ “ " 401,274
Norwich, . “ “ “ “ 476,949
People’s, Worcester, “ “ “ “ 400,000
Baltic of N. Y. “ " “ “ 279,146
Commonwealth N. Y.,“ “ " “ 280,000
Westchester of New Rochelle N. Y., ,000
Peoples of Middletown, Conn., 15,000
Enterprise of Cincinnati, 1,000,000
And other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Connecti-
cut, Massachusetts and New York. At So. Nor-
walk, application maybe made to WM. T. CRnW.
Snnfli Norwalli Insurance freon,
Representing over $25,000,000.
Hartford Fire Ins. 00., Assets 82,026,000 00
- North America Ins. Co,, Philadelphia. 2,000,000
Germania Fire Ins. Co., New York, 1,000,000
Cit Fire Ins. 00. Hartford, ‘v‘ 450,000 00
Mi diesex Mutual Abs’e, 90., " 800,000 00
LIFE INSURANCE.
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Assets $20,000,000 00.
- Ofiice in Swords’ Building, South N rwalk.
fltf ' L. F. B ERS. Agent.
Darien Automatic Ventilator.
PATENTED MAY 18th. 1800.
Ventilatc your
Barns, Stables,
Houses, Churches
. Factories, School
Houses, Lecture
Rooms, Drying
Houses, Tobacco
‘ Barns, Gas Works,
. &c. ' -
Vsntilates Perfectly and Keeps out the Storm, '
Costs but Little to Have the Best.
Send {,0‘“ orders for Norwalk to KNAPP & FITCH.
firii‘narien and New Canaan to MELVILLE f0
SOUTH, 'NORTVALK ‘
Planing M111 Co.
Bhilders and others are informed that this Comps:
ny are now prepared to execute in the best manner,
at short notice, all kinds of
Steam Sawing,
Scroll Sawing,
' Planing,
and Turning.
They will also furnish on the most reasonable terms
all kinds of
Lumber ‘ and Timber,
- and manufacture to order,
Sash,
B I l l'l d 8 ,
Doors, Etc .
BA LUSTERS, NEWELS. &C.,
' for Stairs and Railings, and
Black Walnut, Ash, Cherry,Whlte wood‘ '
‘&c., kept constantly on'hand.
Prompt attention given to orders.. Works near the
_ Steamboat Lan lug, SOUTH NORWALK.
C. F. TOLLES.
R. I. TOLLES, Treasurer.
it
D. R. AUSTIN,
R. I. TOLLES
,front by 240 feet deep. Price
7 as
$500,000 '
. Root Cellars, '
1' TI! [l SITII 1'! III RIVERSIDE
TERVIIBIISE IEMI II V A B .
containing a full quarter or an acre
each, for sale for 3300. 010 to 325 down, and one
010 per month payments. Apply at Gnu-n Onion.
Farm For Sale.
The subscriber ofi'ers for sale his Farm, situated on
Comatock’s Hill,.two miles from Norwalk Bridge.
The farm consists of thirty acres of good Meadow,
Wood and Pasture land. There is a large House
and Ham latel built. For further particulars en-
quire of JAS. MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent, or of
the subscriber on the premises. , .
LEGRAND COMSTOCK.
For Sale or to Rent.
A VERY desirable place is now offered for sale or
to'rent, known as the David Comstock Farm,
North Norwalk, bein elegantly situated and com-
manding a fine view 0 the town. Said farm contains
about 60 acres of first-class land divided into Plow,
Pasture and Wood Land. A very fine House suitable
for any entlemah’s family, one lar e Barn, Carriage
House, tables and other out-b dings; also, an
abundance of Fruit and Water. Possession given
immediately if desired. For terms and particulars
enquire of LORENZO HUBBELL, Esq... or JAMES
MITCHELL, Real Estate Broker, Union Market, »
Mitchell’s Block, Norwalk, Conn. ' Stf
For Sale or to Let.
Union Avenue, rccently occupied by the snbscri
ber Hot and Cold Water, Gas, Furnace,’ Baths,
Water Closet, due. Will be sold less than its cost, or
rented to a good tenant on reasonable terms.
' A. H. BYINGTON.
For Sale.
HREE very desirable BUILDING LOTS within
T five minutes walk of the Bridge, situated on
two good ones at North Nor-
Pl outhAvcnue' also
ym ’ ’ R. L. ELLS.
walk. For particulars enquire of
‘ For Sale
HREB FIRST-CLASS,
. ' BUILDING LOTS,
width offrout about 100, 100 and 75 feet, respective-
ly; also a SMALL COTTAGE, now vacant;
all fronting on Union Park. Enquire of the subscri-
er. HAS. P. TURNEY.
Norwalk, Jan. 24th, 1870. , - tfl
~ ,FOB SALE.
A WELL built fine looking House, nicely finished
through'out' rooms all good size and conven-
ient; Furnace an Gas Chandeliers, Marble Mantels,
water brought into the kite en. Is within five min-
utes walk to Post Office an Horse Cars. Lot 75 feet
38,000. Enquire of
FRANK B. SMITH.
F01- Sale.
ADESIBABLE RESIDENCE. in Nor-
walk, Conn., within five minutes walk of the
Bridge. House modern built. with furnace and as
ipes. Ten rooms besides closets, attic and cel ar.
Lot 160x200 feet. Good garden and abundance of
.Frnit, Location exery way desrrable. Price $10,000.
. ' Refer to Hon. WM. C. STREET, '
tf4 N orwalk, Conn.
-BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE.
H£ subscriber offers for sale, on very resonable
me. a number of the choicest, and most desi-
rabls Building Lots in the town of Norwalk, situated
on hi h ground, (Prospect Hill), near and of easy ae-
cess mm the village, and commands a fine and un-
obstructed view of the town, harbor, Long Island and
Sound. A good avenue, 50 feet wide, has been laid
out in front of the roperty. Is within five minutes’
walk of the Horse ailroad Size of lots to suit pur-
chasers; no fancy prices. FoIrF‘fggther particulars en-
quire of RN ,
28 or JAMES FINNEY; Real Estate Agent.
FOR SALE.
VERY valuable place, situated in the most cen-
tral part of the Town of Norwalk, about two
minutes walk from the Horse Railway Depot. . The
house is large and commodious. The place comprises
about two acres of land, and is abundantly provided
with trees, shrubbery and out-buildings. This place is
suitable for any gentleman. For ful particulars en-
quire of , JAMES MITCHELL,
Real Estate Agent, Union Market, N orwalk, Conn.
“BUILDING‘ LOTS.”
HE undersigned offer for Sale some of the most'
desirable building sites in the village, lyin'g along
the slope northwest of Union Park, convenient to the
village and easy of access, having an extensive view
of the village and harbor, prices low and terms easy.
Apply to A. H. BYINGTON,
S. E. OLMSTEAD.
E. K. LOCKWOOD.
Norwalk, Sept. 21, 1868.
. For Sale or tgease.
V 1HE residence of the under ned, at Five Mile
River Landing, fronting on tide water. Pos
session given at once if desired. The main house
contains a ball and rive rooms. besides attic and cel-
lar; the extension, nine rooms besides basement
and cellar. ‘
The lot is 150x175—two wells of good water, gar-
den, fruit, doc. Price 95,500—01' will lease ions or
5 years at $500 per annum. .
For Sale-Choice building plots contiguous to
the above. unequaled in location. Apply to Mr. A.
Dibble or to the subscriber, E. R. PENNOYER.
Box 50, Orange, N. J. t
M111 Property
FOR SALE. -
HE subscriber offers for sale his Mil. Property sit-
uatodiu West Norwalk, about two miles from
Darien Depot, three miles from South Norwalk, and
two miles from New Canaan, consisting of a manu-
feet head and fall of water, with three acres of land,
now used as a Saw Mill but suitable for a manufaeto-
ry of any kind. Terms easy and price low. Enquire
of JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent, Norwalk,or
of thesubscriber, CHAUNCEY STREET.
West Norwalk, Sept. 25, 1869. am
‘ NASH a: IVES,
Real Estate Agents,
No. 4 WATER STREET.
PROPERTY bought, sold, exchanged or let, on rea-‘
sonable terms. We havea good variety of ira-
ble Houses and Farms in and out of town for e on
accommodating terms. - tf32
Wu. Nasn. . Narm Ivzs.
JAMES FINNE v,
Real Estate Agent, Licensed Auction-
eer, Constable, Collector, doc.
GRATEFULLY returns thanks for the very liberal
patorna e heretofore extended him by a gener-
ous public, an sobelts a c tinuance of the same.
He. has taken a desk - a. J. B. Hurhurt’s Law
Office, Room No. 4 Gazette Building, where he
can. hereafter be found, or orders can be eft. He will
give prompt attention to the buying and selling of
eal Estate, routing 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.
_ FARMS WANTED.
ROM 15 to 20 acres, on lease, or for exchange for
Village Pro erty. Apply to
If. E. MEAD, Darien Depot, Conn.
. NOTICE I
The subscribcrhaving taken out a License for the
Sale, Renting and Exchanging _
- . or >
'Real Eétate,
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 busihess are un-
surpassed. IIc has now for disposal
FARMS, RESIDENCES, doc.
' Sltuatedln Norwalk. 1
And all the adjoining country. Places for sale varying
from 35,000 to $25,000.. ea
RESIDENCES
For Summer, furnished or unfurnished
FOR SALE OR TO RENT.
with land in quantity to suit Purchaser or Lesseeaiso
a number of
Fine .Farms. '-
Apply to '
VJA MES MITCHELL.
Al orders leftat the UNION MARKET. Mitchell’s
' Block, Norwalk, Coma. will receive prompt attention.
OLD IS DOWN. In consequence-I have reduced
the price of Crockery, and will offer rest bar-
gains for cash. E. K. LOCK 00.0.
HAT neat and very commodlous Cottage on _,
factory, two stories high, 80x18 feet, with about 1! ‘
' ck,
think
——.
PLACE FOR SALE.
THE subscriber ofi'ers his place for sale, located
near the Depot, on Main Street, South Norwalk,
extendin through to Chestnut Street-05 feet front
on Ma 11 treat and 75 feet on Chestnut Street ; whole
depth 18 feet. House contains nine rooms. There
Is a good well of water and cistern, with pump in
house; the grounds stocked with a choice varict of
fruits. 21317 EDGAR B. BOY ‘.
“SOUTH RODON.”
FOR SALE. ‘
Thirty-three Splendid Building Lots-
75x150,
N Fifth Avenue Rodon Place and Raymond
Street. The hi’gheat ground, the BEST located
and the cheapest property ever ofiered in South
Nola-walk. Price 8115 per lot. a; Cash, payable May
1% . . ,
Parties who wish to purchase may send me a line
through the Post Dace, or call upon Win. '1'. Crew,
Esq, who will show the lots.
You can double your money in six weeks.
‘ . A. L. VANDERBILT,
WILLIAM T. CRAW
. Or . South Norwalk.
6t15 Over the Drug Store.
Home and Lot at South Norwalk
FOR SALE.
HF. homestead now occupied by George R. Bai-
ley, containing one acre or more of land. beau-
tifully located, having an extensive view of the bar-
bor and village; abundance of water. fruit, &c.; will
be sold at a bar sin if applied for soon. - Terms e‘asy.
Enqui‘re of DA ID H. GEDNEY,S. E. OLMSTEAD
0r GEORGE O. KEELER. . .
Norwalk, Jan. 17, 1870.
Also, one other Hons: and Lot, on my Neck Road,
well located, will be sold at a bargain. New; just
completed. . ‘ ,
For Sine. ,
NE LOT on Golden Hill next to new house of H.
H. ELWELL, 80 feet front by 217 feet in depth.
Apply to LEWIS F. 'BEERS, Trustee, or GEORGE
W. RAYMOND, South Norwalk, Conn. tf26
' ~Ilcul Eatutc for Sale.
HE laud belonging to the estate of George W.
T ymond, comprising some of the most desira-
ble erty in South Norwalk, is now ofi’ered for sale
at a argain by the trustee of that estate. Apply to
LEWIS F. BEERS, Trustee, GEORGE W. RAY-
MON D and CHESTER F. TOLLES, South Norwztlgré
Conn. ‘
noMES FOR THE MILLION :
One Hundred Building Lots.
HE SUBSCRIBER has foi- sale One Hundred Build-
T in Lots within eight minutes walk of South
Norwal depot, at LOCKWOODVILLE. Parties
wishing'to purchase may have a lotwith a house built
thereon by paying a small amount in cash. balance on
mortgage, or may purchase a lot without anyimprove-
ment, for a small percentage of the purchase mohey
in cash,balance‘on anl't ‘age. Price of Lots from One
Hundred to Three Hun ed D0331? I :vill be leased
to show the lots to an rson s ing 0 pure ase.
, y pe WILLIAM T. CRAW, -
Real Estate Agency, over F. B. Purdy’s Drug Store.35
Norwalk, Aug. 24th, 1865.
J. FERRIS,
Real Estate Agent.- ‘
5 ESTATES FOR SALE in Norwalk and vi-
0 cinity, from 1-4 to 200 Acres, with buildings
thereon, rice from 0450 to $100,000. Also, TO LET,
furnishe and unfurnished houses.
dress J. FERRIS,
at F. B. Purdy’s Drug Store, Ely’s Block So.Norwalk.
For Sale or to Rent.
THE Place owned by thesnbscrlber near the San-
gatuck Depot of the N. Y. 85 N. H. R. R. in the
Tory of West ort. The place consists of aband-
som Cottage case, with Barn and other: out-build-
ngs; has afiue‘fiarden with an abundance of good
fruit. 'If desire , can also be had in connection with
his place, a quantity of farm and pasture land.
Possession given immediately and terms easy.
For further particulars enquire of
“1’ . MARTIN GRACE.
d
Norwalk, Con _
FAR}! FOR SALE CHEAP
IF APPLIED FOR SOON. '
A very nice, small Farm, of about 35 acres. ele-
gantly situated in the southern part of New Ca-
naan, known as the Woolscy Burtiss Farm. Said
farm is well divided into Meadow, Pasture and Wood.
Fruit and Water in abundance.- Good HousefBarn,
and other out-buildinr's. For full particulars en-
quire of JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Broker,
Union Market, Mitchell’s Block, Norwalk, Ct. 12tf
Foss SALE.
THE FARM belonging to the Estate of Wakemau
Hubbel-l, Wilton, of about sixty acres, will be
sold on reasonable terms. Apply to BENJAMIN
HUBBELL, on the premises. . fills
VALUABLE FARM. FOR SA
' IN WILTON, CONN.
Known as the BELDEN. FARM.
ITUATED one-half mile from the Railroad Depot,
_ containing about 150 acres of land under good
cultivation. with Dwelling House, out-buildings, etc.,
is ofiered for sale.
Also, the Stock and'Farming Utensils,
Apply to JAMES MITCHELL,
Real Estate Agent, Union Market, Norwalk.
SPLEN DID
231111011113 Sites
For Sale, of one-third acre and upwards near the new
“ RIVERSIDE DEPOT,”
At the east end of Cos-Cob Bridge. The roperty is
beautifully situated, has a fine water front‘gm the bar-
bor, and is only two minutes’ walk from all trains to
New York, EXPRESS INCL ED. Apply to or
address J. W. ATWATER, Co: ob Bridge,.Conn.
non SALE.
HE Homestead of Orlando Perry, deceased, con-
sisting of about 28, acres of valuable land with
a Dwelling House, Barn, and convenient out-build.”
lugs thereon, all in good repair; 2 Orchard. and
Fruit Trees. On said premise , s a very valuable
Timber Lot, with ood water power. Said property is
pleasanll situate , in the town of Easton, with good
roads lea 'ing to Bridg ort, Westport, and Norwalk.
In the vlcmity are Chu ches, Classical Academy and
good Common Schools. Possession given immedi—
ately. Part of the purchase money. can remain on
bond and mortga e if desired. Further informatl on
may be Obtained y agrplyin to JAMES MITCHELL,
Norwalk, ELIJAII . DO NS, Westport, 'or of the
subscriber, Weston. MATTHEW BULKLEY,
Administrator, with the will annexed.-
A Good and Cheap Farm for Sale.
THE farm of the late Daniel Leavenworth, Esq.,
Pleasantly situated in a good neighborhood in
the Town of Monroe on the d rect road from Bridge-
port to Danbury, and conveniently located to schoo s.
churches, depot, and market. Said farm contains
148 acres, a ood dwelling of eleven,rooms, a good
barn, one of cider mill (now used for barn). The
soil is loam bottom and well watered. There is an
abundance of wood, some of which is very nice.
There was on the farm last year from 125 to 140 bush-
els a plea. Any one wishing a pleasant home and a
oo , productive farm will do_ well to look at this
p ace. Possession given immediately. Price 34,200,
a part of which can remain on bond and Inert a if
desired. For further particulars, enquire of HEIIER
B..PARMLEE, Terr ille, Conn. T. K. HUBBELL,
Wilton, Conn. orJA ES MITCHELL, Real Estate
Agent. Norwalk, Conn.
L - A. JACKSON do 1130.,
No. 1 Gazette Building.
OULD invite the attention of their oldrlustemer
_ and the public generally to their varied and ex
tenSivc stock of
WATCHES, J mnuv, SILVER WARE, FANCY
Goons, SILVER PLATED WARE, 650.,
which was selected with great care and is not to be
surpassed lnT‘ai‘rficld County. in quality or price.
Constant additions are made of all the latest styles of
goods. A. JACKSON & BRO,
Variety Machine Shop;
Models, Patterns, Mechanical
Drawing, and Light Machinery
F all kinds, made in the neatest manner. JOB-
O BING and REPAIRING promptly attended to.
SKATES ground and put in order in a superior man-
ner. . COTTER do VINE.
Foot of Mill Hill, late Norwalk Dye Works
GEO. WARD SELLECK,
As nnmovEn HIS
Family Grocery
To Prowitt’s New Building, Main Street, where he
Willbe'happy to solve out Choice Groceries, Flour,
Provisions, &c., inlarge or small quantities. Drop
in and see us in our new store. '
NEW sea-onus:
THE subscribers have taken the store in Quintard’s
Block, recently occupied by the Post Office, and
are nowprepared to serve the public with a general
assortment of
Choice Groceries,
Flour Feed, Gram,
'Ilay, Straw, etc,
_ which they will sell at
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
at the lowest market rates.
Every efi'ort made to please. Patrons e solicited.
, _ . . SELLEC BRO’S.
DENTISTRY'IN SOUTH NOHWMK.
0R FOUR AYS OF EACH WEEK, ONLY, Dr.
Kendall wl lcontinue the Dental business as for-
mcrly. at his oldstand, Sword’s Buildln . Office will
be closed Mondays andSaturdays, Dr. endall being
in Ridgefield. We extract teeth with or wiiiout the
use of LAUGHING GAS.
Wednesdays we devote entirely to extracting Teeth
WITHOUT PAIN. .
The principal Operator in Colton’s Dental Association
has repeatedly declared that South Norwalk is the best
place within his knowledge, (out of Cooper Union) to
have teeth extracted.
We particularylnvite those who may desire
ARTIFICIAL TEETH,
to examine our manner of work and rices before
procurin them elsewhere. Teeth fille in the most
approve manner. Those partially broken away by
decay. restored to their former size andsbane.
Y. M. C. A. of Norwalk.
REE READING ROOM—Open from 7 o’clock,
A. M.. to 9 o’clock, P. M.,'in Gazette Building.
Morning and Evening Newspapers, Magazines, and
Religious Papers, etc. ' .
SOMETHING NEW 2
' A FIRST CLASS CITY
At N o. l, Gazette Building, (up stairs)
THE subscriber would respectfully inform the'cit-
mess of Norwalk that he has made arrange-
ments to open a first-class, New York City Establish-
ment, as above where he pledges himself to give sat-
isfaction to all life customers. -
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.
Fruit Trees: Fruit Trees:
AT THE
NEW CANAAN Nunsnnr. .
The subscribers take pleasure in announcin t
public that their stock of . . g o the
Fruit do Ornamental Trees,Vines, Co.
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 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. . ‘
These wishing to purchase Trees and Vines will do
well to send the orders early—or still better, visit our
Nursery and make their own selections.
STEPHEN HOYT a SONS.
' P. S.—We take pleasure in showing persons through
our Nurseries, whether desirous of purchasing trees
or not; and would cordially invite all interested to
visit the Nursery.
NEW and RARE PLANTS.
Roses, Gnranlnns, Verbena,
AND
Qedding Out Plants, Shrubs, '
Fruit Trees of all kinds,
Raspberry, Blackberry do Strawberry
. Plants, doc. _
EARLY ROSE POTATOES. TOMATOE,
‘EGG, PEPPER & CELERY PLANTS, doc.
Also FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS. B0-
QUETS, WREATHS, BASKETS, CROSSES, and oth
er Floral Decorations arranged in the best style of art
to order. Send for descriptive catalogue. "
MALLOBY do" DOWNS,
South Norwalk, Ct.
THE subscribers would respectfully call the atten-
tion of the publi to their
NEW STOCK OF GOODS,
consisting of a general assortment of
Boots,,.Shocs,fiaitcrs,
e
do" both for Gentlemen and Ladies' wear, which will
be sold very low for Cash, at the old stand,
ELY rs 13:11.0 023'.
SOU’i‘ll NORWALK, CONN.
1
All kinds of Gent. and Ladies’ Boots, Shoes, &c.,
made to order, in themost workmanlike manner, and b
at fair prices . '
HORSE CARS RUN RIGHT BY THE DOOR.
'BROWN Sc STEVENS.
HARVEY STEVENS.
z
mans s. naowN.
7 ‘s. EUNK.
Manufacturer of
S’ E G A R S ,
‘MAIN STREET,
NORWALII-
Raymund Brother's,
Wholesale and Iiotnil Dealers in
HAY, GRAIN; FEED, .
PROVISIONS,
Anthracite and Bituminous
-COAL. .
HARD AND SOFT WOOD,
Brick, Lime, Cement,» Plaster, ,
Blue Stone. doc. . '
Sole Agent for the sale of
Franklin Goal, of lyken’s .llalley.
DEEP RED ASH, .
Superior advantages for the sale of COAL by the
CAR LOAD or CARGO. ,Foot of Washington Street
South Norwalk, Conn. . .
TOLLES &ELY‘,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers iii
lath 4
lumber,- Tlmber, Shillgsles
LIME. CEMENT BRICK, PAINT , OILS, GLA S,
NAILS, BUILDERS’ HARDWARE, doc.
Foot of Washington Street, South Norwalk, Conn.
Cllsm r. 'roans, US has“ 0. ELY.
c. M. caumman,
Practical Watchmaker and Jeweler,
And Dealer in
AMERICAN, ENGLISH do SWISS
WATCHES.
EWELRY of every description, Silver andPlated
Ware, Clocks, Spectacles, Eye Glasses, Violins
and Bows, and Strings, and Trimmings. of all kinds,
together with a general assortment of goods in my
line. I am receiving frseh ods from Importers and
Manufacturers every few ays, so that urchasers
will have the advantage of all the new sty es as soon
as they are out. Please call and examine my stock
and grices and be convinced.
N. .—Particular attention as usual paid to Re air
ing fine Watches,French Clocks,Jewe ry andjob ing
in my line. _ C. M. GRUMMAN,
Ely’s Block, opposite Lucas Hotel, So. N orwalk.
BOOTS & SHOES.
Reduction in Prices.
FOR THE NE'XT '
Thirty Days.
G.O.KEELER
Offers his entire stock of Boots and Shoes. for the
next Thirty Da s, at reduced prices to make room
for fresh Spring oods. Do not fail to call and se-
cure the bargains. . ,
Feb. I, 1.870.
Gas
' AND
‘ Steam Fitting.
M.GLOVER, at his works on River Street, is
prepared to fill all orders in the above line,
with promptness and at low rates. He invites spec-
ialattentiou to “The American Submerged Force
Pum ," for which be is Agent. It is don le-acting,
non- reezing, and proves to be the cheapest, most
cfllcient, durable and reliable pumpin use. 01
IF you want a goodrSTOVE or a RANGE, or any-
thing else in the HOUSEKEEPING LINE 150 to
. - arms! is.
Draper *8. Tailoring Establishment ‘
BOOTS & SHOES“
buncles, Felons, Chopped Hands,
BOILS, ULCEus, Ours, OLD SORES,
and all cases of Infinmatlorkii
and Retail by UHLE BRO'I‘ ENS. Norwalk, Ct.
880 Third Avenue, New Yer .
- ' Notice,
ty will herea I pay interest on deposits
first day of ev
any one person in any one year,
Nor‘wallrc.)July 27, 1808.
Notice.
the deposit. ~ S.
New Canaan, Aug. 8. 1868.
Miss M. M. SMITH,
proved method.
the Development and Cultivation of the voice.
eta 1'11ng desired.
wa k, or call at
WOODRUFF.
' INs'rnIIcrrION IN.
OIL PAINTING, DRAWING,
AND
MUSIC, Vocal and Instrumental.
BY MISS M. BARNES.
the residence of the REV. C.
Street, Norwalk, Ct.
MISSES BROCKVV'AY’S
FOR
YOUNG LADIES AND KISSES.
Preparatory and Primary
tention
443, Norwalk, Conn. .
For: SALE.
seen at the residence of FRANCIS BURRITT,
3m‘6 Saugatuck, Westport Station, Conn.
SEEDS! SEEDS!
A full supply of- choice
Garden Seeds. _
/
and also
. Fla/amt Seeds,
ers, at lowest market prices.
‘ .
Early Bose Potatoes only $2 per
Bushel, or $4.50, per Barrel.
AT THE NURSERY 0F
MALLORY fit DOWNS,
\ .
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
0011:0011:
At$8 00 per Ton,
CASH 0N DELIVERY
AT ‘ I
8t11
LEONARD’ COAL;YJABD,
' WATER STREET.
Norwalk. Dec. 10, 1800.. arms. I. LEONARD.
Notices
PERSONS wishing to on age their milk of the
' “AYR ESHIRE DAIRY ARM,” for the winter,
at 8 cents per quart, can do so by leaving their orders
at Frank Mead do Co’s. The milk will-be served
pugctually every morning. - ~ '
41 ’ H. M. TAYLOR.
Plants for Sale.
HE subscribers Offers for sale in quantities to suit
'purchasgrs. Wilson’s, Jucunda, Russell’s,Tri-
omphe de Gand Strawberry Plants; Clark and Phila-
elphia Raspberry Plants; Kittetinny and Early
Wilson Blackberries; Cur-rants, White Grape, La
Verscill’es and Cherry; Extra plants one and two
years old, by * T. B. & H.B. WAKEMAN,
37tf Greens Farms, (Westport P. 0.) -
“ Secure the Shadow—
E’re the Substance fade,”
0W many neglect to do this, notwithstanding
the facilities,and the cheapness of Photographs:
There is not a family in town but want some pictures
taken, but from neglect it is deferred until in many
cases it is too late. Then comes in some miserable,
worn-out picture to copy, or w still, a picture to
be taken after death. Read 1: ending of this no-
tice again, and thank the artists r the reminder}!
lltf WHITNEY do BECKWITH.
SOUTH. NORWALK'
Hardware Emporium,
Chichcster’s Block,
WASHINGTON STREET, '
Just aeross from the Old Well Hotel.
Having bought, since the decline of gold, a full as-
sortment of .
HARDWARE, iBUILDERS’ AND CARPENTERS’
TOOLS,- PAINTS OILS WINDOW GLASS,
CUTLERY. Am. We osci- it to the -
l’nblic at low pridbs.
NAIle NAILS z: NAILS :2 :_ '
Received. this day a large quantity onall River
Nails, which we are selling at very low prices.
W. C. QUINTARD a CO. ~
wanna o. qursrlan, Dunn warn.
Strawberry. Grdtes.
Strawberry Crates and Baskets.
Part of the baskets have been used. The Crates are
of different sizes, and of both the ‘EAmerican” and
“Beecher” manufacture. They are well made. near-
ly new, and-will be sold reasonable. _ Apply to _
4m'4 - F. M. JENNINGS, Roton Hill, So. Norwalk.
STRAWBERRY CRATRS and BASKETS. of the
American Basket Company and Beecher’s makes.
Some of them have been used a little, others not at
all; for sale cheap,not havingkany use for them. All
in wan:,of Crates and Has eta will do well to
me a ca l.
'PIANU FDRTES AND MEIUDEONS
Tuned and Repaired in the most thorough mannenat
reasonable prices, by WILL WOOD, J r., next
house south of the Methodist Church, South Norwalk.
All orders attended on the day or deliver . Wire for
Pianos, Bass Stringsmade to order. 0] Instruments
bought, let and taken in exchange. Instruction in
runs c and singing. Terms moderate. cm'es
EDWARD P. WEED,
. DIE-1133151: ,
WallStreet, opp. Nor'walk Hall.
A large and well selected stock of
Drugs and Medicines,
PERFUMERY, PATENT MEDICINES, all
.kinds, MINERAL WATERS TOILET and
MEDICATED SOAPS, FLAVORING and
HANDKERCHIEF‘ EXTRACTS, HAIR
BRUSHES, COMBS SPONGES, CHAMOIS
SKINS STATIONERY, CIGARS, &C., .00.
Is constantly addin to his stock all the new and pop
uiar medicines of t 0 day.. .
Carriage Making do Blacksmithing.
THE undersigned having formed a co-partnershlp.
are now prepared to repair and build all kinds
of carria es, at the shortest notice, at the old stand
of Capt. enry Lamb, Main street. Horse and ox
shoein done with neatness and despatch. All kinds
. GEO. W. KNAPP,
of can age timber taken in exchan e.
' CHAR }
139 GEO. A. EZEQUELLE.
LES 0X,
‘ CARRIAGE MAKING.—
DEAN’S OINTMENT. -
ASCII]! CURB for Frosted Feeiigmz, 1931:
For sale Wholesale
WM. M. DEAN, Manufficturer and Proprietor, ,
Is HEREBY given that the Norwalk Savin s 8001:-
om t 0
month, also that the sum of One
Thousand Dollars will be received on deposit from
SEPH W. HUBBELL, Sec’ . and Tress.
- , 30tf
INTEREST will be allowed hereafter on all deposits
made with the New Canaan Savings Bank, to com-
mence on the first day of the month next succeeding
Y. ST. JOHN. Treasurer.a
3
Teacher otSlnglng and the Piano Forte
INGING taught according to Bassini’s most an-
S Particular attention givenmtlo
a
course of instruction will be speciallyadnpted to Choir
Address Box 31 P. 0., South N (311;-
mi
Studio removed to E. P. Woed’s mock, Weir
Boarding and Day School,
ATHOROUGH COURSE of instruction given in
English and the Languages. The Regular Course
of Study completed in four ears. There are, also,
epartments. Superior
advanta es are offered for the study of Instrumen-
tal Mus cand cultivatibn of the voice. Special at-
ven to Drawingand Oil Paintin . Private
upils a so received in Music. Drawing an Painting,
For Circulars address MISSES BROCKWAY, Blox
. y,
FINE-PARLOR PIPE ORGAN, with Twenty-
one Sto s, two banks of Keys; would answer
for a small c urch. Also, a Steinway; Seven and-a-
half Octave Grand Piano, with fancy case. Can be
For sale in large or small quantities to suit purchas-
IIE subscriber has for-sale a large number of .
ATTENTIUN FlllllT. GHOWEHS! 7
.THE subscriber has for sale alarge quantity of
give
LEGRAND COMSTOC . _
. THE subscribers would inform their friends and the
people in eneral that they are still to be found
BE A WOW.
on I’ve hea'rd a gentle mother,
' As the twilight hour began,
Pleading with a son on duty,
Urgiug him to has man. .
But unto her blue-eyed daughter,
Though with love’s words quite as ready.
Points she out the other daty— .
”Strive. my dear, to be a lady.’1
What’s alady 7 Is it something
Made up ofhoops, and silks and airs,
Used to decorate the parlor,
Like the fancy rings and chairs 7
Is it one that wastes on novels
Every feeling that is human ‘2
If ’tls this to be a lady,
’Tls not this to be a woman. '
Mother, then, unto your daughter,
- Speak of something highbr far
Than to be mere fashion’s lady—
“ Woman " is the brightest star.
If you, in your strong affection,
Urge your son to be a true man,
Urge your daughter no les strongly
To arise and be a woman.
Yes, a woman! brightest model
Of that high and perfect beauty, '
' Where the mind and soul and body
Blend to work out life’s great duty.
Be a woman! naught is higher
0n the gilded light offame;
0n the catalogue ofvirtue
There’s no brighter, holler name.
Be a woman! on to duty:
Raise the world from all that’s low
Place high in the social heaven
Virtue’s fair and radiant bow. ’
Lend thy influence tojeach efi‘ort
That shall raise our nature human ;- ,
Be not fashion’s gildedlady—
Be a brave. whole-souled, true woman.
RIDING nowp.
BY NORA PIBBY.
\
Oh did you see him riding down, .
.éAnd riding down, while all the town
Came out to see, came out to see,
And all the bells rang mad with glee 1
011 did you hear those bells ring out,
The bells ring out, the people shout.
And did you hear that cheer on cheer,
That over all the bells rang clear ‘I
And did you see the waving flags.
The fluttering flags, the “Reid flags,
Red,'white. and blue, shot through and through,
Baptized with battle’s deadly dew ?
And did you hear the drums’ gay beat, »
The drums’ gay best, the bugles sweet,
The cymbals’ clash, the cannon's crash,
That rent the sky with sound and flash 7,
And did you see me waiting there,
Just waiting there, and watching there,
One little lass, amldthe mass ' ‘
That pressed to see the hero pass 'I
And did you see him smiling down.
And smiling down, as riding down
_With slowest pace, with stately grace.
He caught the vision of a face,—
My face. uplifted red and white,
Tamed red and white with sheer delight,
To meet the eyes, the smiling eyes.
Outflashing in their swift surprise 7
Oh did you see how' swift it came,
How swift it,c'ame, like sudden flame.
That smile to me, to only me,
The little lass who blushed to see 7
And at the windows 'all along,
Oh all along, a lovely throng
of films fair, beyond compare.
Beamed out upon him riding there.
Each face was like a radiant gem,
A sparkling gem. and yet for them
No swift smile came, like sudden firms.
No‘arrowy glance took eertain aim.
He turned away from all their grace,
From all that grace of perfect face,
He turned to me, to only me,
The little less who blwhed to see!
' . —-Old and New for Key.
For the Gazette.
0‘ A Stroll through St. Paul’s Church
Yard)? '
Among the more agreeable p ensures which have
fallen our lot to enjoy, are those occasional wander-
ings—those quiet strolls among the graves and tomb
stones of village burying grouu . From time im-
memoridl it has been our dellgh to make these via-
its, and when they have occurred on a mild summer
afbrnoon—perhsps some Sabbath at the close of
Church service, an added pleasure and satisfaction
has been experienced in deciphering the inscriptions
. on slabs and monuments, reading the. epitaphs, no-
tir'ig the ages of deceased, and accounting the date
of their _deaths. To some. these things are dis-
tasteful and suggestive of horrors, but to us, quite
the contrary. In the prosecution of our calling dur-
ing the past year, we have frequently been in and
about this ancient yard, now nearly or quite two
hundIed years old; have often paused
“ Beneath those rugged elms, that yew tree’s shade’
Where heaves the turf in many a mold’ring heap,"
and where rest, awaiting a joyful resurrection. we .
trust, many of our direct ancestors,—many relatives,
and very, very many intimate friends. On one of
those beautiful days last week, we were irrisistibly
impelled to make a special visit to this abode of the
departed, and, in the hope of interfllng some read-
er, we have jetted down a few of the impressions
that came into our mind, Entering at the south
gate, "the sun shone smilingly down. and the thought
-—how beautiful, instinctively suggested itself. Glan-
cing towards the Church, and on either side of the
pavement, were many little graves’ and many larger
oues,—-graves nicely kept in order, and others neg-'
iected and covered with weeds; mounds with noth-
ing, alas! to tell the story of those who slept be-
neath; towering marble filonnments to let thwass-
iug stranger know of real or imaginary virtues Of
those who are buta short time ' our seniors in the
Distant Laud, fell beneath our vision. Dwelling for
awhile at the tomb of that good lady who “ gave her-
self and all that she had to Christ and His Church,”
at the tOmb ofJonathau Camp and Hannah his wife;
Benjamin Issues and Frances his wife: a St. John, a
Lee, a Nash,'a Keeler,—we lingered at the tomb of
“ Wilcbxsori," whose noble, patriotic soul, we know
has found that rest prepared for the people of God.
What thrilling recollections, what memories of hep.
py, bygone’hours with thee, come welling up as we
stand by the stone erected as a fitting, but faint em-
blem of thy departedworth. Rest thee.
“ Thou cau’st have no prouder grave,
Even in this thine own proud clime."
And here, unrestrained by those lines ’of Gray—
“ No further seek their merits to disclose,
0r draw their frailtr‘es from their dread abode:
There they alike in trembling hope,repose,
' The bosom of their father and their God."
which were called to mind In the midst of our con-
temptations. We passed to the gr ve of a McClure,
a Hoyt, a Ford, a Street, and a 00 ey,—memoriea of
whom are woven among the heart’s best affections
of the older portion of Norwalk society; again, at
th‘e grave of a Cornwall, whom we knew in youth,
and of whom no greater truth could be told the
stranger. than in asking “ How many hopes unburied
here '"—-a McLean, a Jarvis, a Whitlock, a Jarvis a
Daskam, a Jennings, 0 Patrick, and nnmberless oth-
ers—All gone,—-until the mind, bewildered by the
spectacle, impressed with the ’transitory nature of
afl'alrs l—that everything is changing, and, " passing
away,” infiexibly stamped thereon; that but a short
time, and all must yield to the universal mandate,
and our places be filled by others. We stood for a
while near those portals, ever open to the "heavy la-
den and oppressed," through which, .so many depart.
ed ones had thronged, and thought, as we looked at
this silent yet “ speaking " city, what more appropri-
ate place “ to sleep the sleep that him" no waking,"
than by the side of that sacred edifice, within whose
walls they had so long worshipped, and where so'
many words of wisdom had been inculcated. And
as we stood and gazed at the comfortable glebe, sha-
ded and halfhidden by those nodding giants
, " That wreaths their old, fantastic roots so high,"
thought of that aged veteran so longits inmate we
—-companion of Bishops and Doctors of Divinity,
__..., intimate friend of the learned and great
in the Church. , whose signature in his of-
ficial! position on the Standing Committee of each of
two Dioceses has been appended to the testimonials
of every living American Bishop,—whose pastorate
a century, whose present Cure covers a period but
little less than forty -years. Our heart saddened as
the eye rested on the plat of ground at our feet, cof-
fin-shaped as ifon purpose, beneath the green turf
-of which,he. of whom we speak—“ Having fought
‘ the good fight, and kept the faith," expects some day
may it be many, many years hence, to rest frorn his
labors. And then of that other honored veteran, his
here and elsewhere extends far back, well nigh half .
.I nage is solicited.
at their new s op on Hoyt Street, where they have
increased facilities for the Manufacture and Repair-
ing‘of Carriages'and Ws ons of a1! descriptions.
Good Carriage Timber ta ea In exchange for work.
- , AUGUST 8 LY N,
0
1y11 WILLIAM YOULE.
moi-1:01:53. _,
Nor/walk Dye 'Works.
THE. subscriber would inform the public that he
Pvlll still continue to receive orders for Dyeing
all k ads of goods, as heretofore, at his office in Wu-
ter Street. He has made arrangbments to have the
work executed at. the noted Slateu Island Dye Works,
until he can ee-establlsh his own Works. recently de-
stroyed by fire. ’ continuance of the publhfipzatro-
' . N. PE Y.
immediate predecessor, who, many years since went
forth from this lovely retreat to find a home in the
distant West. Oh! how many sacred associations,
which memory alone knows how to weave, are con-
nected with th‘name. Thou too, when " life’s sands
shall have run out ". will rest beside that angelic
form.
“ 0f whom, all that could die, sleeps here."
and as we passed on, looking at the inscriptions on
slabs, monuments, ceuotaphs, and sarcophagus, and
at the numerous mounds where. in the absence of
rude stone or head board to mark the spot.
" Thglr name. their years, were spelt by the unlet-
tered Muse. . .
We thought, how in my of them all had dived for
the benefit of otle:s. how many had lived to a pur-
LANTERNS for sale at ' '
E. K. LOCKWOOD
6
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poeemre truly mourned. missed. or counted as lost
the more humble ones,
“ With uncouth “mend shapelese sculpture decked.’
those who read these lines are good and true,—pre-
paring for that life beyond the bank of the eternal
river, where there are no monuments, no gravestones
no lines deeply carved, to tell who they 'arc,—we
passed from the church yard of glorious old St.
Paul’s. Respectfully, &c.. “ PAVLMAaqurs."
WIS‘I'POR'I', Ct.,’ Apr. 2|, 1870. '
25
Thoughts on Temperance, i‘.‘ o. 9.
run var-hair amass sis seamen. '
The only reply I make to the criticisms of a “ Son
of Temperance ” is this: If you think it_ will pro-
mote the interest of the temperance cause to assall
me with ridicule and denunciation. go on.- My rec-
ord as a Temperance man will endure much fiercer
onslangbts than this. 1 only allude to these person-
slities. as an illustration of my positlouLThat the
' prevailing practice of prominent leaders in {he Tem-
perance ranks, tends to injure flu cause and present
that union of eforf which is indispensable tojlnal suc-
can.
I said not a word against the Sons of Temperance
nor against their pledge. So far as they were con-
cerned, I only objected to their forcing that pledge
into a public meeting of citizens, gathered in honor
of Washington’s Birth Day on the invitation of the
National Temperance Union at Washington.
. We all know what theirpledge is, and many were
the public meeting. and in a way to make them:-
pressiou, that all who refused to sign it. were not
true temperance In And now because I venture
a mild criticism on t e proceeding, I am denounced
as a “Rip Van Winkle," a “ drag on the temperance
cause,” one whose principles bud practice are very
doutful, and whose open abandonment of the cause
would be a benefit.
I submit the question to a candid public—whether-
co-operation among the friends of temperance 1 Is
it wise to set up party Shibboleth, \nd drive out
fromthe ranks every one who cannot learn to pro-
nounce it rightly '1
I said nothing in favor of ths use of wine as a bev-
erage. I have long been set against it, as amatter
of expediency and good exam; Is. I only said,‘ there
may be wines which cannot perfectly be termed in-
toxicating. Therefore, it is unwise to denounce all
use of wine as a sin, and hold up every one who uses
a little pure wine “ for his stomach’s sake, and his
often infirmities," as, an enemy to the temperance
cause. For this I am held up as swine di luker,so was
a much’greater than I.—Is this the best way to en-
sure the triumph of temperance 7 Has it tended in
this direction in the past 7 Has the cause made prog-
re'ss for the last fifteen years ? Is It making progress
now 7 Is it not notorious, that whilst the professed
friends of temperance are disputing over the Wine
Question and the Sweet Cider Quutfonihe liquor deal-
ers are combining their energies and marshsliug
their forces, to break down all restraint, and secure
full liberty to deal out their poisonous draughts
~over the counter, to any youth, who can be lu-,
veigled into their dens of iniquity.
It will not be long before they will demand the re-
peal of our stringent law and when they do, it will
be granted; and nothing substituted in the place 'of
it—unless temperance men combine together and
propose something that is feasible—a law that can be
executed, instead of being defied with impunity, as
this is in every populous town in the State.
The question with us, is not now, what is most
desirable; but. what is practicable; not what pledges
and mice are best for circulation. - but what
common ground can be found, on which all who de-
sire the good of the community. can stand and work
together. It is not what we would like to do, but
what we condo.
We have tried the Maine Law, and it has failed us.
I have been credibly informed, that men in the Leg-
islature. who did not want the law, used their influ-
ence to make it very stringent, on purpose to make
it odious. It is so odious in this community that no
man dares attempt its enforcement. Justices are
ready to do their duty, but where is the promoter?
There has not been a case in this town these ten
in full operation, as we had when the law was enac-
'ted. Our criminal expenses have increased ten’ fold,
and our young men are being trained to habits of in-
iemperancc, by platoons and regiments. Can any-
thing be done to st‘ this wholesale slaughter 'l
I answer yes—if good men will consult and act to-
gether, the evil may be checked, if it cannot be en-
tirely removed. The liquo; shops, by common con-
sent are a public nuisance. It is there. that men are
tempted and lured on to destruction—Let these be
shut up—every one of them—and every bar-room.
1f men will have liquor, let them buy it by the
quantity, and take it away to be drunk in private. .
Three-quarters of the' temptation to drunkennes
among our young men would thus be.taken away at
a stroke. Of course old topers would have theirliq-
uor, perhaps would drink more than ever, and die
the sooner—but the young men would not be tempt-
ed as they now are, and there would be a chanceto
save them
'I'hen lfiaw be passed making every liquor seller
responsib or t nsequeuces of selling to drunk-
ards, liable to pa ts, wives, and children, in a suit
for damages: such alaw could be executed, andit
would be effectual. '
——The prudential-committee of the Amer—
ican Board, at their meeting on the 19th nlt.
decided not to build (or buy) another Morn-
ing Star just at present. , ,
' —For the first time in ten years the Ca,I
bridge crew has beaten the Oxfordites on the
Thames, making the run in 20 minutes, 30
seconds. The unexpected victory caused
great excitement and enthusiasm among the
friends of the “_ Cantabs,” and correspond-
ing depression among the losing admirers of
the champions. -
—The_ shore line bridge at Lyme is com-
pleted, except the draw.
—Perry, the murderer of Hayes, the
Brooklyn watchman, has been sent to the
state prison for life. -
-—A meeting was called on Monday, at
Newtown, for the purpose of disposing of
the old Episcopal Church, it 'waa proposed
to convert it into a town hall,bnt the prop-
osition not meeting with approbation, it was
agreed to sell it at auction, «It was accord-
gully: sold to P. H. Skidmore for the sum of
2 0. - .
..The music in the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher’s church costs $7,000 a year. The
organist ets $1,200, the conductor $2,000,
the tenor 1,000, the soprano $900, the con-~
tralto $800, and the basso $800, leaving
$800 fOr incidentals. The paid choir sing
the soles as concert pieces, but the hymns
are sung by the whole congregation, led by
avolunteer choir of about seventeen per-
formers. p
. .A new fashion atNew York is to whiten
the hair byanew powder. Young ladies
appear in the street with hair as snow white
as an old man of eighty. The process of
putting it on is a great operation. But the
removal of it is indescribably difficult.
Young misses, and even girls, wear the gold
powder,'the sQel powder, and the silver
powder, which is said to cantain a poison
that will destroyihe hair. But it is all the
rage, and will be adopted generally this
season.
. .There are 3,802 beneficiaries in the
various National Asylums for. Disabled
Soldiers. The Managers of the Asylums
announce that they have full ability and ac-
commodation to take care of every disabled
' soldier in the United States who applies to
them ; that they have never refused to take
care of honorably discharged soldiers, and
that it is the fault of the soldier alone if he
is either supporting himself by begging, or
become dependent upon aims or the charity
of'anybody, or is asking aid from any State
in the Union.
. .A Boston writer comes to the defense
of women against the current notion that
they are peculiarly addicted to' gossip,
alleging that in a country grocery store,
among the barrels of molasses and .piles :Of
salt fish, more gossip is talked by men in
one evening than is heard in‘ all the farm
houses of the town. . .
. .Trenton, N. J., hassixteen potter-ice,
with fifty-five kilns, representing acapital
of about $1,250,000. Their annual product,
if worked to their full capacity, is- estimated
at $1,925.000, and thus worked they would
consume 30,000 tons of coal and 30,000 tons
of clay, employing 1,200 to 1,500 men.
' —A soft-pated, fifteen-year—old-sport at
Ansonia, drew all his money, $15. from the
bank the other day, and squandered it on
peanuts and kisses. Exposure to his- fath-
er’s wrath frightened him to a dose of ar-
senic, but the stomach pump removed can-
dy and poison and he still lives.
—A convention is to be held at Niagara
Falls on the fourth of July. toconfer upon
the subject of the annexation of Canada to.
the United. States. Those who call the con-
vention use as an argument to. affect 'Cana-
dian settlement, the rapid ' growth of this
country as compared with Canada.
' A flowery speech—“ Husband, we must
have another barrel of the best before
night.” Husband’s face lengthen’s slightly.
—Thc Housatonic Railroad _ Company
will soon put a new engine on the road, to
be named after Director Willets, of New
York. The milk business has increased to
such an extent that more cars will soon be
added to the milk train: Nearly 500 cans
of milk are now taken to Brid e ort daily
by this road and forwarded to - ew York.
. to life and to the usefnl'here. And again, who were
the happiest, those under expensive tombstones, or'
Continuing our walk, and wondering how many of
years, and yet we have five times as many grog shops _
Contract.
BY MARK TWAIN.
small, I have had in this matter—this mat-
ter which has so exercised the public mind,
engendered so much ill feeling, and so filled
the newspapers of both' continents with dis-
torted statements and extravagant com-
ments. ‘
The origin of this distressful thing was
‘ this—and assert here that every fact in the
followrng remm can be amply proved by
the (:IHCIRI records of the general govern-
men :—
John Wilson Mackenzie, of Rotterdam,
Chemung county, New Jersey, deceased,
contracted with the general government on
or about the 10th day of October, 1861, to
furnish to General Sherman the sum total
of thirty barrels of beef. Very well. He
started after Sherman with the _beef, but
when he ot to Washington Sherman had
gone to arassas; so he took the beef and
followed him there, but arriving too late, he
followed him to Nashville, and from Nash-
ville to Chattanooga, and from Chattanooga
to Atlanta—but he never could overtake
him. At Atlanta he took a fresh start and
followed him clear through his march to the
.sea. He arrived too late again by a few
days, but hearing that Sherman was going
out in the Quaker City excursion to the
he arrived in Jerusalem with his beef,‘he
learned that Sherman had not sailed in the
Quaker City, but had gone to‘the plains to
fight the Indiana. He returned to America
and started for the Rocky Mountains. Af-
ter eighteen days of arduous travel on the
plains, and when he had got within four
miles of Sherman’s headquarters he was
tomshawked and scalped, and the Indians
an“, the best way m “cm, hm”, and united got the beef. They got all but one barrel. absent.”
Sherman’s army captured that, and so, even
in death, the bold navigator partly fulfilled
his contract. In his will, which ,he had
kept like a journal, he bequeathed the cou-
lract to his son, Bartholomew W. Barthol-
omew W. made out the following bill and
then died :— .
. Tin: Urn-ED S'rA'rEs
In accot. with John Wilson Mackenzie,
Of New Jersey, deceased ............ . Dr
To thirty barrels of beef for Gen. Sher-
man, at 8100. ........ .......... . - 8 3,000
To traveling expenses and transportation 14,000
Total.................. ...................817,000
Rec’d Pay’l. '
He died then; but he left the contract to
Win. J. Martin, who tried to collect it, but
died before he got through. He left it to
Barker J. Allen, and he tried to collect it
also. He did not survive. Barker J. Allen
left it to Anson G. Rogers, who attempted
to. collect it, send got along as far as the
ninth auditor’s Office, when Death,’the great
Leveller, came all nnsummouecl, and- fore-
closed on him also. He left the bill to a
relative of his in Connecticut, Vengeance
Hopkins by name, who lasted four weeks
and two days, and made the best time on
record, coming within one of reaching the
twelfth auditor. . In his will he gave the.
contract bill to his uncle, by the name of
0 be Joyful Johnson. It was too under-
mining for Joyful. His last words were :—
.“chp not for me I am willing to go.” And-
so he was, poor sou'l. Seven people inher-
ited the contract after that. But they all
died. So it came into my hands at last. It
fell to me through a relative by the name of
Hubbard-eBethlehem Hubbard of Indiana.
He had a grudge against me for a long time;
but in his last moments he sent for me, and
forgave me everything, and weeping gave
me the beef contract.
This ends the history of it up to the time
that I succeeded to the property. I will now
endeavor to set myself straight before the
nation in everything that concerns my share
in the matter. I took this beef contract, and
the bill for mileage and transportation to
thed President of the United States. He
sai : '
“Well, sir, what can I do for, you ?” I
said: 1_
“Sire: On or about the tenth (lay of Octo-
ber, 1861, John Wilson Ma enzie, of Rot-
terdam, Chemung county, ew Jersey, (le-
ceased, contracted with the General Govern-
ment to anish to General Sherman the sum
total of thirty barrels of beef— .
He stopped me there, and dismissed me
from his presence—kind] , but firmly. The
next day I called on the eeretary of State.
He said:
“ Well, sir?”
I said: “ Your Royal Highness : On or
about the lOlh day of October, 1861, John
Wilson Mackenzie, of Rotterdam, Chemung
county, New Jersey, deceased, contracted
with the General Government to furnish to
Gen. Sherman the sum total of thirty bar-
rels of beef—" .
“ That will do, sir—that will do; this of-
fice has nothing to do with contracts for
beef.”
I was bowed out. I thought the matter
all over, and finally. the following day, I
a
.visited the Secretapy of theNavy, who said,
“ Speak quickly, Sir; do not keep me wait—
ing.” I said:
“ Your Royal Highness : On or about
the 101h day of October, 1861, John Wilson
Mackenzie of Rotterdam, Chemung county,
New Jersey, deceased, contracted ..yyith the
General Government to furnish to General
Sherman the sum total of thisty barrels of
beefi—” ‘
Well, it was as far as Icould get. He had
nothing to do with beef contracts for Gene-
ral Sherman either. I began to think it was
a curious kind of a Government. It looked
somewhat as if they wanted to get out of
paying for that beef. The following day I
went to the Secretary of the Interior. I
said:
“Your Imperial Highness: On or about
the 10th day of October—"
“ That is sufficient, Sir—I have heard of
you before. Go—take your infamous beef
contract out of this establishment. The In-
terior Department has nothing whatever to
do with subsistence‘for the army.” '
I went away. But ‘I was exasperated
now. I said I would haunt them; I would
infest every department of this iniquitous
Government fill that contract business 'was
settled; I would collect that bill, or fall as
fell my predecessors, trying. I assailed the
Postmaster-General; I besreged the Agricul-
tural‘Depai-tmeut; I waylaid-the Speakerof‘
the House of Representatives. They had
nothing to do with army contradts for beef.
I moved upon the Commissioner of the
Patent Office. I said: .
“ Your august excellency ; On or about—”
“ Perdition! have you got here with your
incendiary beef contract, at last ? Wehave
nothing to do with beef contracts for the
arm , my dear Sir,” _ . _
“ b, that is all very well—but somebody
has got to pay for that beef. 'It has got ‘to
be paid now, too, or I’ll confiscate this old
Patent Office and everything in it.”-
“But my dear sir—’ ' '
" It don t make any difference, Sir. The
Patent Office is liable for that beef Ireclmn,
and liable or not‘ liable, the Patent Office
has got to pay for it.”- .
Never mind the details.~ _'It ended in a
fight.‘ The Patent Office won. , But I found
out something to my advantage. I was told
that the Treasury Department was. the
proper place for me to go to. I- went there.
I waited two hours and a. half, and then I
was admitted to‘ the First Lord of the Tress-
‘ '1, . ‘ . .
11I, did so. He sent me to the Second Audi-
tor. The Second Auditor sent me to the
Third, and the Third sent me to the First
Comptroller of the Corn Beef Division.
This began to look like business. He ex-
amined his books and all his loose papers,
but found no minute of the beef contrac‘.
I went to the Second Comptroller of the
CornBeefDivision. He examined his books
and loose papers, but with no success. I
was encouraged. During that week I got
as far as the sixth comptroller in that divi-
sion; the next ' week I got lhrou h the
claims department; the third week began
and completed the mislaid contracts depart-
ment, and got a foothold in the dead reckon-
ing department. . I finished that in three
days. There was only one place left for it
now. I laid siege to the commissioner of
odds and, ends. To his clerk, rather—he
was not there himself. ' There were sixteen
beautiful young ladies in the room, writing
in books, and there were seven well-fiwcrta
young clerks showing them how. The
young women smiled up over- thcir shoul-
ders, and the clerks smiled back at them, all
went merry - as a marriage bell. Two or
three clerks that were reading the newspa-
pers looked at me rather hard. but went on
reading, and nobody said anything. How-
ever, I had been nsed tothis kind of alacrily
from fourth-assistant clerks all through my
eventful career, from the very day I entered
the first office of the corn beef bureau clear
till I passed out of the last one in the dead
reckoning division. I had got so accom-
plished by this time that I could stand on
one foot from the moment I entered an office
till a clerk spoke to me, without changing,
more than two or may be three times. *
So I stood there till I , had changed four
different times. ~Then Isaid'l‘o one of the
clerks who was reading :—-, _
“ Illustrious Vagrant, where is the Grand
Turk l”
“ What do you
mean, Sir? whom do you
The Facts In the Case of the Great Beer
In as few words as possible, I wish to lay
before the nation what share, howsoever
roan. he is out.” ~
- “ Will he visit the harem to-dayf’.’ ‘ -
The young man glared upon me a while:
and then went on reading his paper. But I
knew the_ ways of those clerk‘s. I knew I
was safe if he got through before another
e
them, and then he ya‘wned, and asked no
what I wanted. .
“ Renowned and honored lmbecile: On
or about—” _ . '-
“ You are the. beef-contract man. %
me our papers.” _ ‘
e took them, and for a long time he ran-
sacked his odds and ends. Finally he found
the Northwest Passage, as ,I regarded it—
he found the long-lost record of that beef
contract—he found the rock upon which so
many of my ancestors had split before they
ever got to, it. ‘ I was deeply moved. And
yet I rejoiced—for I had survived. I said
with emotion 2—“ Give it-to me. ‘The gov-
ernment will settle now.” He waved me
back, and said there was something yet to
be done first. '
:‘ Where is this J obn Wilson Mackenzie ?' ’
said he.
“ Dead.”‘
“ When did he die ‘2" - '
“He didn't die at all—he was killed."
“ How ?”
“ Tomahawked.”
- “ Who tomahawked him 1'”
“ Why, an Indian, of course. You didn’t
ready to sign it; but instead of that, without read- Holy Land he took shipping for Beirut cal' ' '
. ' -- su ose it.was a. su erinten en . -
ing or discussion, the other pledge was circulated in culutmg to'head off the other vessel. W, hen dalypschool, (liel you?" a t of a Sun -
- “ No. An Indian, was it ?’.’
“ The same." '
“ Name of the Indian ?”
“ His name! I don’t know his name.”
“ Must have his name. Who saw the
toxnabawking done ‘2" ’
“ I don’t know." ',
“ You Were not present yoms'lli‘ IIlL‘li 1?”
“ Which you can see by my hair. I was
a
. “Then how do you know that Mackenzie
is dead 7’ ‘ '
“Because he certainly died on than limit,
and I bar's evri'y reason t9 believe that he
has been dead ever since. Ilcnow he has, in
fact.”
“ We must have proofs.
'the Indian?” '
“Of course not.” -
“ Well, you must get him. Have you get '
the tomahawk ?”
“ I never thought of such a thing."
“You must get the tomahawk. You
must produce the Indian and the tomahawlr.
If Mackenzie’s death can be proven by these
you can then go before the commission ap-
pointed to audit claims, with some show of
getting your bill under such headway that
your children may possibly live to receive '
the money and enjoy it. But that man’s
death must be proven. However, I may as
well tell you that the government will never
pay that transportation and those traveliii
expenses of the lamented Mackenzie. t
may possibly pay for the barrel of beef that
Sherman’s soldiers captured, if you can get-
a relief bill through Congress making an ap-.'
propriaiion for that purpose; but it will not
paynfor the twenlymine barrels the Indians
ate.
it
Have you got
Then there is only ahundrcd dollars due
me, and that-isn‘t certain! After all Mac-
kenzie’s travels in Europe, Asia, and Amer-_
ice with that beef‘; after all his trials and
tribulations and transportations; after the
slaughter of all those innocents that tried to
collect that bill! Young man, why didn’t
the First Comptroller of the Corn-Beef Di-
vision tell me this?”
“ He didn’tknow anything about the gen-
uiness of your claim.”
“ Why didn’t the Second tell me? Why
didn’t the Third ? Why didn’t all those-
divisions and departments tell me?”
“None of them know. We do things by
routine here. You have followed the rou-
tine and found out what you want to know.
It is the best way. It is the only way. It
is very regular, and very slow, but it is very
ceitain. " _
"‘ Yes, certain death. It has been to most
of‘ our tribe. I begin to feel that I, too, am -
called. Young man, you love the bright
creature yonder with the gentle blue eyes
and the steel pens behind her ears-e1 see it
in your soft glances; you wish to' In '
her—but you are poor. Here, hold out your
hand—here is the beef contract; go, take
her and be happy! Heaven bless you, my
children 1” ‘ ' '
This is all that I know about the great _
beef contract that has created so much talk
in the community. The clerk to whom I
bequeathed it died. Iknow nothing further
about the contract or any one connected
with it. I only know that if a man lives
long enough, hecan trace a thing through
the circumlo‘cutiou Office of Washington,
and find out, after much labor, and trouble
and delay, that which he could have found
out out on the first day if the business of the
Circumlocution Oflice were as ingeniously
systemized as it would be if; it were a great '-
private mercantile institution. f’
E:
The Chinese principle of compromise With
that large class which is apt to be oblivious
of the eighth clause of the Mosaic by-laws
was first made fashionable among Anglo-
Saxons by Wall street. When Jerome was
robbed of his bonds, he .ofi‘ercd to share
with the appropriators, and no questions
asked, if the decfiit should be promptly
made up. Bank directors learn their les-
sons in this school of the brokers._ There
is an amusing story of this description. X,
the cashier 'of a certain bank, had “appro-
printed” a hundred thousand dollars, and
lost it in speculation. The day for the ‘ ex-
amination of‘ the books was at hand. In
great fear X called in his lawyer, and asked
advice. “I have a reputatiou to sustain.
My wife, children, the church,—it would be
a horrible scandal. What can be done 1"
“You can't misc the money i” ’- .
“No." > .
“Well, there is an easy way out of it.”
“Eh l” gasps the cashier. _
“Why, you should simply absorb two hun-
dred thdusand more, and the day before the
scrutiny call together the directors, and
make a frank confession." . . .
X grew: interested, asked more questions,
and finally decided to follow up the sugges-
lion.
.When the outraged ofiicers met. X was
overwhelmed with mortification. He was a
dcfsulter for $300,000. It had all gone in~
that infernal Harlem. He was ecxeedingly
sorry. “Of course, gentlemen there is the-
law. You can expose me. You can throw
me into Sing Sing, shock the communrty,‘Y
and hurt the bank’s credit. It ought to be
done. I have not twenty dollars. But then
my friends are exceedingly mneerned.
They agree—if ,you will keep the ‘whole
affair silent, 've me a letter regretting that
-I am compel ed from my ealth-Vto resrgn,
and duly testifying to my integrity—to p11!
'vately collect one-third of the amount and
place it to your credit. You can figure to
yourself the pain such a proposrtion causes
me. But then there is the famiw and the
bank.” ' , .
The ‘ directors reflected for thirty-six
hours. Then they called X in, and ask-
ed him if the money was certain to be paid
over. He referred them to, a “friend.” All
wds Satisfactorily arranged. ‘ The bank got
back its one hundred thousand, the cashier
ietired on a hundred thousand, and the,1et—
’ter of regret and admiration remains in the
family archives as evidence of the incor-
i-uptibility of its worthy but invalid mem-
ber. . .
Among brokers this exquisite little anecdote
has a certain lack of freshness. It is what
the street has,been doing for .yeprs. Half
the time indeed, the cashier is not even sus«
pended, provided he guarantees that the
(lCfiClCIlC shall be made good—From Med-
bery’s “Adm and Mysteries of Wall Street.
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THE ORANGE Guovns or FLORIDA—Rev.
Robert Strong, writing to the New York
Frangehbfsays : . n
“This Lake Jessup settlement is made up
entirely of Southerners seeking to regain
lost fortunes by raising orange groves.
They complain of poverty, and. indeed
money is scarce, but they have a climate in
which potatoes and tomatoes Will grow the
'ear round without any care after the vine
is planted, and on the gray and black hum-
mock they have soil exactly fitted fpr cot-
ton, rice, and sugar-cane. Green peas can
be'had any month. Frosis are compara-
tively rare, and none IIJIS. Winter hear
enough to cut down a tomato vine wi
green fruit now in our yard. Bananas,
lemons, and oranges are being largely start-
ed. In five years the new orange groves
will be hearing, and then all here expect to
grow rich again. One thing is certain, if
no terrible frost comes, the consumption‘of
Florida oranges will have to be increased a
thousand fold in five years, or else a glutted
market will-make thrm the che’apestof all
fruit. For the good of both producer and
consumer it is to be hoped that both these
results will follow.” . . . . .
James Fisk ,Jr.‘,‘lmsma_dea propositicn to
the citizens of Battleboro’HVt. to cover the
entire burnt district in tha :villagewrth an
elegant block, including gan' ‘immensehotel .
and a dozen or more fine storese
_ . Brattlebo-
ro harbored Fisk when he was a peddler.
-New York mail arrived. He only. had two‘
more papers left. After a while he finished .
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mean ? If. you mean the' chief of the bu- i
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