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NORWALK,CONNECTLCUT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1870.
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VOLUME LIII.~-NUMB' ER 41.
NOR \VALK GAZETTE.
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ALEX. S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
FROM THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
Teacher of the
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical Carn-
sltion.
Box 379 P. 0. Norwalk, Conn.
in New York, care Peloubet, Peltou & Co., 841‘
Broadway. .
FRED. H. NASH,
(Organist Trinity Church, Bridgeport,)
Teacher of Music,
In Brid e ort on Tuesdays and Fridays. Norwalk
on Thulgstfays. Westport, Mondays and Saturdays.
J. BELDEN HURLBU’I‘T,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
ROOM No. 4, (Up Stairs,) GAZETTE BUILDING
WILLIAM A. DALTON,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
DIBILE'S 8100!, SMITH "RNA“. 61’.
Also, Practicing in New York Courts. 6m23 3m'
DB. J. G. Burnout,
1) E N '1'.- I s '1‘ ,
NORWALK, CONN.
Office in Gazette Building, Room'No. 8, over J ack-
: on Bro‘s store.
Nitrous oxide or Laughing Gas, administered when
desired.
PATENT AGENCY.
\VILLIA—lli vINE,
Agent and Solicitor of Patents,
Mechanical Draughtsman and
MODEL MAKER Chasers ' no fancy prices. For further particulars en-
.- _ . , quire of SSE DENTON,
1 y I Wlnnlpauk, Conn. 28 or JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent.
her Hot and Cold Water, Gas,
rented to a good tenant on reasonable terms.
Tunas very desirable BUILDING LOTS within
Plymouth Avenue; also, two good ones at North Nor.
walk. For particularsenquire of
rabie Building Lots in the town of Norwaik, situated
on hi h ground, (Prospect Hill), near and of easy ac-
cess
obstructed view of t e town, harbor, Long Island and '
Sound. A good avenue, 50 feet wide, has beeh laid
outln front of the
walk of the Horse
REAL ESTATE.
To Let.
art of a House on CNN) Street, (six
‘l’ossession‘ given 1st of ov. Enquire
J. TURK, under Connecticut Hotel.
THE upper
rooms).
of
LEASAN'I‘ 3001118 To RENT to man
P and wife, on Camp Street. Enqxiragf
BEAM.
Desirable Place for Stile.
THE subscriber offers for sale her very desirable
place, situated on Van Zant Avenue, Down
Town near the new bridge. The place comprites a
Dwelllng House, 11 rooms, and a lot 000x70, well
stocked with fruit' water in abundance. Terms easy.
ply to JAMES hrrensr. 'Real Estate Agent,or
the subscriber on the p es. ‘ .
tf ' MRS. JOSEPH JONES.
_ ' For Sale.
AT WILTON-«Dwelling, Barn and ' three acres of
Land on Main Street near depot, churches. etc.
AT SOUTH NORWALKollouse, Burn and 3‘ acre
of Land on the corner of Chestnut and Henry Streets
fronting 160 feenou Chestnut and 76 on Henry Street.
Inquire of THOS. C. POST, on premises, at South
Norwalk, or of W. POST, Gruman Hill, Wilton. on”
A
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38
House fOr Snlc..
Good, convenient Dwelling. situated close in
the village. Apply at this ofllce.
A
Valuable Property for Sale.
Ill flAX lllll, IIIWALI.
SITUATED 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 4
for soon. Also, one other tract of six acres, elegant-'
gaituated near the residence of Gen. Taylor. on
lax Hill. Terms eas . For particulars enquire oi
JAMES MITCHELL eal Estate Agent, or on the
premises, of JOHN DU . , 1m
FOR SALE.
RS. TINDALL offers for sale
I I" 1018.
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most ofthem on. n g grounhean beautifull sha-
ded. For terms, Ac. apply to JAMESPINNEY
Norwalk, or or Mrs. ’l‘indal 114 West 88th Street.
New York. Also wood and stone for sale. ‘86
CHANGE r03 POOB MEN To
SECURE A HOME. . I.
T‘lv'gllt 'Eti'lliiii'fiilltlilsll fill”...
each, forsn'le for 8300. 810 to 826 down,'and 36 to
$10 per month payments. Apply at Gum: Omen.
Farm For Sale.
In: subscriber offers for sale his Farm, situated on
Comstock’s Hill, two miles from Not-walk Bridge.
The farm consists of thirty acres of goodflesdow,
Wood and Pasture land. There is a large House
and Barn lately built. .For further particulars en-
nire of JAS. ll TCHELL, Real Estate Agent, or of
t e subscriber on the premises.
LEGRAND COMSTOCK.
For Sale or to Let.
THAT neat and very commodlous Cottage on
Union Avenue, recently occupied by the subscri-
Furnace. Baths,
Water Closet, &0. Will be sold less than its cost, or
A. n. BYINGTON.
For Sale.
five minutes walk of the Bridge, situated on
R. L. ELLS
. BUILDING LOTS For: SALE.
HE subscriber offers for sale, on very reachable
terms, a number of the choicest, and most desi-
om the villa e, and commands a fine and un-
paper”. ls within five minutes’
a road Size of lots to suit pur-
C. . . Loonwoon,
Fashionable Drapcr&Tailor‘
AND
Gentlemens Furnishing Emporium,
Main Street, Norwaik, Conn.
AGENT FOR THE
Singer Manufacturing Co’s.
First Premium Sewing Machine,
The best Machine for general work.
ELBERT CURTIS,
filer-chant Tailor,
Curtis‘s Building, Main Street, Norwaik, 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.
Etna Insurance Co. of Hartford,
incorporated 1819, Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880 19
insures against loss and damage by Fire, on terms
adapted to the hazard, and consistent with
the laws of compensation.
GEORGE R. CUWLES,
' Sole Agent for Norwalk and vicinity.
Nor-walk Insurance Company.
NORWALK, CONN.
Cash Capital, $600,000
Paid up Capital, 3 1 00,000
Wu. C. S-rnslar, President, GEO. R. Cownns, Sec’y.
Eons. HILL, Treasurer.
‘ assnrs ovnn $25,000,000.
GEO. B. CO‘VLES,
AGENT at Norwalk, and issues policies for the fol-
lowing Insurance Companies.
.Etna, of Hartford, Assets J an. lst, ’68, 5,052,880
Home of N Y “ “ “ “ 3 730 981
Phoenix of 'N "r. “ “ .. “ 1’555’561
Home Of N ll. ‘ “ “ “ “ 1,533,219
Security ofN Y, “ u u u ‘ 1’477’671
International .N "Y “ “ “ “ 1,128,012
s ringllcld P’ It'll " H “ u .. '731’067
onkers &. N. Y., " “ “ “ “ 7341386
North American N. Y. “ “ “ “ 702.162
Putnam Lid “ “ “ “ 618 198
Lamar, N. Y; “ “ “ “ 509:963
Commerce, Albany N. Y., " “ " 563,873
Western Bufl‘alo, N. Y., “ “ “ ,261’
Merchants lid., “ “ “ “ 418,309
North America, H’d., “ “ " " 401,274
Norwich, “ “ “ “ 476,949
People’s, Worcester, “ “ “ “ 400,000
Baltic or N. Y., “ “ “ 279,146
Commonwealth N. Y.,“ “ “ “ 280,000
Westchester of New Rochelle N. Y., 200,000
Peoples of Middletown, Conn., 115,000
Enterprise of Cincinnati, 1,000,000
And other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Connecti-
cut, Massachusetts and New York. At So. Nor-
walk, application may be made to WM. '1‘. CRAW.
SOUTH NORWALK
Planing M111 Co.
Builders 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,
B l i n d s ,
Doors, Etc.
BA LUSTERS, NEWELS. &C.,
for Stairs and Railings, and
Black Walnut, Ash, Cherry,White wood
Ale, kept constantly on hand.
Prompt attention given to orders. Works near the
Steamboat Landing, SOUTH NORWALK.
C. F. TOLLES,
} R. I. TOLLES, Treasurer.
D. R. AU TIN,
R. I. TOLLES
J. U. CARIER
NNOUNCES to the fnblic that he has fitted n a
A. roOm in FRE . OCKWOOD’S BUILDI G,
Room No. 1, opposite the Horse Car Depot. where he
{trill sferve his customers as before anything in the
I he 0 -
BOOTS w SHOES
\ilfldlESAlE All RETAIL,
Cheap for Cash.
NOTICE.
.Nomcallc Dyc Works.
, HE subscriber would inform the public that he
will still continue to receive orders for Dyeing all
kinds of goods, as heretofore, at his ofilec foot of
’Mill Hill. He has made arrangements to have the
work executed at the noted Staten Island Dye Works,
until he can re-estsbiish his own Works, recently de-
Sash,
stro ed b are. A continuance of the ubllc atro-
nagz is soyllcited. . R. ll). PERIIY.
Gas
AND
Steam Fitting.
WM.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-
ial attention to “The American Submerged Force
Pump," for which he is Agent. It is double-acting,
non-freezing, and proves to be the cheapest, most
efficient, durable and reliable pump in use. 21
WILLIAM B. SWAN
Has Belmoved
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‘ Harnessl Saflflllll Establishment,
-to the rear of his house, on Main St., and will soon
be prepared to exhibit a full stock of Goods in his
dine, and to do all kinds of Jobbing.
- THE subscriber ofi‘ers for sale his Mil. Pro erty sit-
“BUILDING LOTS.”
THE undersigned ofi'er for Sale some of the , most
desirable building sites in the village, lying 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. BYINGT ,
S. E. OLMSTEAD,
E. K. LOCKWOOD.
Norwalk. Sept. 21, 1868.
For Sale or to Lease.
THE residence of .the undersigned, at Five Mile
River Landing, fronting on tine water. Pos
session given at once if desired. The main house
contains a hail-audfive 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, &c. Price taboo—or will lease for: or
5 years arecoo per annum.
For Salc- 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
For Sale.
ONE 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. 1 _ tit;
Mill Property
FOR SALE.
uated in West Norwalk, about two m les erIn
Darien De at, three miles from South Norwslk, and
two miles rom New Canaan, consisting of a manug
factory, two stories high, 86x18 feet, with about 1!
feet head and fall of waterfwlth three acres of land,
now used as 3. Saw Mill but suitable for a manufactu-
ry of any kind. Terms easy and price low. Enquire
of JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent, Norwalk,or
of the subscriber, CHAUNCEY STREET.
West Norwaik, Sept. 25, 1869. set,»
Real Estate for Sale.
THE land belongln to the estate of George W.
Raymond, comp sing some of the most desira~
ble property in South Norwalk, isnow offered forsaie
at a bargain by the trustee of that estate. Apply to
LEWIS F. BEERS, Trustee, GEORGE W. RAY-
gOND and CHESTER F.TOLLES, South Norwgg,
onn. 6
For Sale or to Rent.
HE Place owned by the subscriber near the San-
gatnck Depot of the N. Y. EN. H. B. R. in the
Town of West ort. The glass consists of a hand-
some Cotta e case, with am and other out-bulld-
ngs; has a ne garden with an abundance of good
fruit. It desire , can also be had in connection with
his place. a quantity of farm and pasture land.
Possession given immediate] and terms easy.
For further particulars enqu re of
MARTIN GRACE.
11.15 Norwalk, Conn.
NASH as IVES,
Real Estate Agents,
No. 13 MAIN STREET.
PROPERTY bought, sold, exchanged or let, on rea-
sonable terms. We have a good variety of desira~
bie Houses and Farms in and out of town -for Sale on
accommodating terms. tilts
Wx. R. NAsn. NA'rnAN lvns.
JAMES FINNEY,
Real Estate Agent, Licensed Auction-
eer, Constable, Collector, kc.
GRATEFULLY returns thanks for the very liberal
patcrnage heretofore extended him by a gener-
ous public. and sobclts a continuance of the same.
He has taken a desk at J. B. Hurburt’s Law
Office, Room No. 4 Gazette Bulidln , where he
can hereafter be found, or orders can be cit. He will
ye rompt attention to the buying and selling of
eal tste, renting of places, Auctioneerlng of real
and personal property, the collection of debts, the.
and will make every reasonable exertion to please all
who may favor him with their patronage.
’ NOTICE l
The subscriber having taken out a License for the
Sale, Renting and Exchanging
0F
Real Estate,
' 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, RESIDENCES, to.
Situated In Norwallr.
And all the adjoining country. Places for sale varying
from 35,000 to $25,000. V
RE 9 11331370133
For Summer, furnished or unfurnished
FOR SALE OR TO RENT.
with land in quantity to suit Purchaser or Lessee also
a number of
Fine Farms-
Apply to
JA MES MITCHELL.
Al orders left at the UNION MARKET. Mitchell's
Blo‘ck. Roi-walk, Conn. will re’celv'e‘p'rolnpt attention.
- TEE
Would call the attention of the public to the fact that '
For Sale.
HE old Homesteadformerl owned b Hour
_Fltch,nearthcresldeuce of r Ste hen symou
ts ofi'ered in: sale. The planets beauti llyjlocated on
EastAvenue,‘coutalnln about eight acres 00 land
it a lied for soon.
dance. Will be so d at a‘ barsaln BITCH wn
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Terms ess . Infillre of DANIEL
Town, or . W. TCH, West Avenue corner er-
win Street. an
FOR SALE.
THE well-known prOpert in the city of South.
Norwal now occu ie by. James Lucas, and
known as the “A: film, is offered for sale. . its
accrues: to the dc t, an auction on Main Stjreet,
makes it one of t 8 most desirable business sees
in this part of the county. It will be sold th or
without the furniturcon resouable terms. For pars
ticulars enquire of JAMES MITCHELL Real Estate
Agent, or on the premises, of JAMES LU
with a' never failln we l of water and in t in abun-'
0A8. 1 “if .
merly. at his oldstand, Sword's Buildln
be closed Monday: and Saturda a, Dr.
use of LAUGHING 9A8. :
Wednesdays we devote
f WITHOUT PAIN.
The principal O 2
'has repca
- 'avc teeth extracted.
'We’particuiary invite those who may desire
“ARTIFICIAL TEETH,
decay. restored to their former size and shape.
For Sale or to Rent.
RESIDENCE of the subscriber, ltua-
on Csmp- Street. Norwalk, Conn.- ouse
contains ten rooms besides closets, attic and collar.
Furnace and gas pipes thro bout. Lot 120x200ft.~
with good garden and abnn ancc ofFrnlt. Luca
lion every way desirable, and place in good repair-
For fartllller ”Willglnlensgll‘llggfi‘orr on the remises
~ on. . . , . o .
f4 MRS. A. H. WIL OXSON.
_ A Rare Chance to Purchase n
' sunlllul couulnl Illunulcl.
HE well known‘iounsbury Place,”bcautlfhll lo-
T catcd atWinnlpsuk, one and one-halfgmilesg
Nor-walk Brill is ousted for sale. ,The lads pom-
prises a fine eiling;extensive Barn, t-hquses,
he, and five, acres of £006 land; the Dsubltry a
Norwalk, Railroad runs rectly’past the rear f-tho
lace, and there are four trains daily. to New ork.
a place is too well known to require further de-
scription. To be sold with or without furniture as
on be desired. Price low; terms eas . Enquire of
JAEES FINN EY Real Estate Agent, Colette Bulld-
ing, or JAMES ' l'l‘CHEIlL, Real Estate Agent, at
Unlonlisrket. , .33tf
FOR SALE.
LDING LOTS frontin on Union Park - from
Ultimo to 31.500 each: locgation first-class ; hi5:
easy, CHARLES P. runnsv. '1}
FOR SALE
OR
1'0 EXGIIAIIE III VILLAS! PROP-IV.
GOOD FARM of 25 acres. with a new house and
A burn all in good condition. A rent 9 1-8 miles,
from So. Norwalk depot. Address box 99 South _
Norwalk Post—oillcc, or DENNIS PLATT. Agent. .
' Travelers' Ins. Odlce, next door to the Cong-ega-
tionsl Church. , it
Housednd Lot at South Norwallr
FOR SALE.
HE homesteadfnow occupied, by George R. Bal-
ley,'coutsi'nin one acre or more qfland. beau-
tifuliylocated, ha ngran‘ extensive view of the har- _
her and village: abundance of water, fruit, to. : will
be sold at a be sin if applied for soon. ' Terms eas .
Eu uire of DA 1n n.- GEDNEY,S. E. OLESIjEA
or EORGE 0.. ER.
Norwalk, Jan. 17,1870.
Also, one other-Hons: and Lot,
well located, will be sold at a bargain.
completed.
~ noMI'lSI-‘On'unu MILLION 1
One Hundred Building Lots.
HE SUBSCRIBERbas for sale One Hundred Bulld-
Lots within. eight minutes walk of South
Nor-w depot; at ’ LOCKW OODVILLE. Parties
wishing to purchase may have a lot with a house built
thereon by paying a sniallumount in cash, balance on
mortgage, prpms - asap lot without anyimprove-
ment for a ‘s'm‘a percentage of the purchase money
in eas'll,bsl'snce on mo Price of Lots frompne
flsl‘lldred'tltlo .il‘hreet. .llnn .' .0011. Wm willie leased
tos ow eostoau. rson p , sac-.3
.... .. ’ ”' firmwares
Real to ncy, over . . y s rug re.
Norwalk. Aug. 24th. ma ; , 35
~For Sale.
NE of the mint desirable places on Long Island
Sound, situated in the town of West 011, In
Green’s-Farms» district, known as the “De oyster
Place,"containlng ten acres, with a first class’coun-
try residence, ood barns, carriage-houses. ice house,
etc; is od’ered or sale, together, with all the House-
hoid'Furniturc, carriages horse, cow and pen] .
The place is stocked witli'a great abundance: of a 1
kinds of fruit, including apples pears, rapes,
peaches, strawberries, raspberr es, blackbe es,ieur-
rants, gooseberrlcs. etc. The land is divided into
six acres of meadow, one acre of onions, one Acre of
potatoes, two-acres of lawn and homestead. ‘ Posg
session given immediately if desired. Price 815,000.
For further particulars enquire of ’ .
JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent and Auc-
tioneer, Norwaik, Conn. or of thepro netor on the
premises. ROBERT G.i.. DE PE. 5 ER, 22
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE
on Ely Neck Road,
New; just
IN WILTON, CONN.
Known as the BELDEN FARM-
SITUATED one-half mile from the Railroad Depot
containing about 150 acres of land under good
is offered for sale. ,
Also, the Stock and Farming Utensils,
Apply to JAMES MITCHELL,
Real Estate Agent, Union Market, Nor-walk.
.sPLnlvnlD .
31111611113 Sites
Fol-Sale, of one—third acre and upwards near the new
“ RIVERSIDE f DEPOT,” ‘
At the east and of Cos-Cob Bridge. The property is
beautifully situated, has a fine waterfront on the bar-
' her, and is only two minutes’ walk from all. trains to
New York, EXPRESS INCLUDED. .
Applé to or
address J. W. ATWATER,.Cos-Cob Bridge, 'onn.
A Good and Cheap :I-‘urm'for Sale.
THE farm ofthe late, Daniel';l_’.cavenwbrtb'. Esq.,
Pleasantly situated in s .. . nei irbor end in
the Town of Monroe on the root road, . om _ ridge-
port to Danbury, and convenientl located to schools.
churches, depot, and market. ald-- farm cputsins
148 acres. a cod dwelling of eleven rooms, a great!
barn, one of elder mill (now used for barn). . he
soilis loam bottom and well watered. There is an
abundance of wood. some of which is v. nice.
There .was on the farm lastyesr from 115 to 1 . bush.
eis les. 'Any onewishinga pleasanthomc and a
goo productive farm wlll =do =Well- to look at this
place. Possession given immediately. Price 84.300.
a part of which can remain on bond and morW' if
de ‘rsd. For further particulars enquire of ER
13me .EE, Ter lie, Conn. T. K. HUBBELL,
v. 1110!“) an. orJA ES MITCHELL, Resl , Estate
Agni... N erslk, Conn. '
A. JACKSON a: 1:30.,
No. 1 Gazette Building.
OULD invite the attention of their old customer
and the public generally to their varied and ex
tensive stock of
WATCHES, Jamar, vauu WARE, chv
Goons, 8mm PLATED WARE the, . .
which was selected with great care and ls notto be
surpassed in Fair-field County. in qualit or rice.
Constant additions are made of all the lstt’ast sty cs of
goods. A. JACKSON A: BRO.
_CARRIAGE MAKING.
HE subscribers would inform their friends and the
people in encral that they are still to be found
at their new s on on Hoyt Street, where they have"
increased facilities for the Manufacture and Repair-
ing of Carriages and Wu our of all descriptions. - 5
Good Carriage Timber t en in exchan ‘ for'workir'
1 11 . ST S LYON, ~
3’
AUGU
WILLIAM menu.
Plumbing and Roofing. ‘
Tn]; subscriber havln bought out the stock and
fxturcs of Jarvis . Knapp is prepared to do
all kinds of
PLUBMING.
rm ROOFING, FURNACE WORK.
GUTTERS AND LEADERS
made and put up.
uoors REPAIRED AT snonr NOTICE.
Alto, ltlllllll All. Ill“ or III, tum
- IIII Alli-It". Will. .
' JAMES M. BOYER,
Basement of Raymond’s ‘New Building, corner of
Main and HOyt Street. 16
Festivals, lit-Nils, sun Poles,
SODA WATER
AN D
SABSAPABI LLA,
in any desired quantity, by
S. GRUMMAN. Manufacturer,
under Raymond‘s new building. Main St.. Norwalk.
NEW -' STORE
THE subscribers have taken the store in Quintard's
Block, recently occupied by the Post Oflcc, and
public with a general
are now prepared to Serve the
assortment of
Choice Groceries,
Flour, Feed, Grain,
llay, Straw, etc.,
which they will sell at
' WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
at the lowest'market rates. - . . .
Every effort .made to please. Patron solicited.
SELLEC BRO’S.
eso. WARD SELLECK,
As ”unproven Ins ‘
Family Grocery
To Prowitt’s New Building, Main Street. where he
will be happz to serve out Choice Groceries, Flour,
Provisions, c., in large or small
in and see us in our new store.
quantities. Drop
Dissolution of (lo-Partnership.
NOTICE is hereby ven that the firm of S. GRUM'o
MAN .1: BROT R, is this day dissolved-by
mutual consent. The business will be continued at;
the old stand b JEHIEL GRUMMAN, Jr. All back
accounts can settled with either member of the
old a ' SYLVESTER GRUMMA .
cultivation, with Dwelling House, out-buildings, etc., .
SOMETHING NEW:
A FIRST CLASS CITY
Draper & Tailoriulllalllilllle
At N o. l, Gazette Building, (up Stairs)
HE subscriber would respectfully inform the cit-
' isens of Norwalk . that he has made arrange-
ments to Open a mu ' lass, New York City Establish-
ment, as Ibo wherabe pledges himself tel-give m.
lsfactlon to all, . s customers. .
lie will give special attention to Boys Garments as
well as those of gentlemen. , Persons bringlng their
Own cloth can have thessme cut or made up, in an If.-
' l 1 er at reasonable riees.
to c m“ ' FRANCIS J. MCKEON.
Fruit Trees! ' Fruit Trees!
AT run
NEW CANAAN Ntlusnnx.
The subscribers take pleasure in announcing to the
public that their stock of
Fruit in Ornamental Trees,Vines, fro.
is unusually large and of unsurpassed excellence. We
feel confident in saying that we believe that our-took
of APPLE TREES particularly, to be the Largest and
Best in this Count . We are also positive t It."
can furnish Trees in ettcr quality. better, Ionic , and
for less money than they can be obtained from distant
rscries.
NI'l‘hose wish to purchase Trees and Vines will do
'well to send the orders early—or still better, visit our
Nursery and make their own‘sslections.
STEPHEN HOYT It SONS.
P. S.—-Wc take leasure in showin persons through
our Nurseries, w ether desirous o purchasing trees
or not: and would cordially invite all interested to
visit the Nursery. . -
NEW and RARE PLANTS.
Roles, Geranium, Vflilllllil,
- AND
Bedding Out Pants. Shrub»)
Fruit Trees of all kinds, , i
Raspberry, Blackberry & Strawberry
‘ ‘ Pnn‘l. ken ~ ' '_ .. '_
EARLY ROSE POTATOES. TOMATOE,
EGG, PEPPER & CELERY PLANTS, Cc;
_.Also FLOWER AND'VEGETABLESEEDS. 'BO‘
QUETS, WREATHS, BASKETS, 0808838, I dilbtlr
er Floral Decorations arranged in the best styl . of art
to order. Send for. descriptive catalo ne. . - ‘ »
‘MALLOBY & ,
South Norwaik. Ct.
.. {Doc-rs & 8.110338-
THE subscribers would respectfully call the atten~
tion of the public to their '
NEW STOCK or GOODS,
consisting of a general assortment of
Boots, Shoes, Gaiters,
«be, both for Gentlemen and Ladies' weal, which will
be sold very low for Cash, at the old stand.
ELY ’3 ..BI-I°°K
son'u‘n NOIIWALIr, CONN.
All kind! of Gent. and Ladies’ Boots, Shoes, to"
null- to order, in the most workmanilke manner. and
at fair prices '
nonss CAuS RUN mom nv run Doou.
BROWN 5: STEVENS.
III“ 8. BROWN- BABVIY I'll“.
Raymond Brothers,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
HAY, GRAIN, FEED,
PROVISIONS,
Anthracite and Bituminous
COAL, "
'HARD AND SOFT WOOD,
'BrickgiLime', Cement, Plaster,
' Blue Stone. the.
Sole Agent for the sale of
Rubin 0221,? $9.?” Valley.
Superior sdvsnta s for the sale of COAL by the .
CAR LOAD or CA GO. Foot of Washington Street
South Norwslk,-Conu. - ,
c. M. GRUMMAN,
Practical illatchlllaker. and Jeweler,
Anchalerln j
AMERICAN, ENGLISH Ii: SWISS
WA-x-‘ans.
WELBY of every description,.‘8llver and Plated
.' Ware,_Clocks Spectacles, Eye Glasses,= Violins
andBows, aDdStrlngs, and Trimmings, of all kinds,
together with ai‘ge‘n‘eral assortment of goods in in
line. I am recc vlng fresh goods from Importers an
nonstructural-every? .few. :days. so thht 'urchasm
willhsvctbe advantage of‘ull the new sty es as soon
- as they are out. ' Please call and examine my stock
' and rises snd‘bc-conylnccd. , ,
' . N. .—Psrticulur1 attention as usual paid to Repair
ing fins WItches,French Clocks.chc isndglob ing
in my line. , - C. M. C BE AN,
Ely’aBlo‘ck, opposite Lucas Hotel, So. Norwaik.
GOODROUGII A: BATES,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Fish, Oysters, Clams,
ESUOLLOPS, LOBSTERS, (ea/Med)
FR UITS, PRODUCE, HERMEIL
IOALLY SEALED GOODS,
(IA TSUPS, SA UOES, «to.
Families Supplied.
Goods delivered free of charge.
can No. 4 Water 8h, Norwalk, Conn.
BOOTS & SHOES.
Reduction in Prices.
Thirty Days.
G. O. KEELER
Odors his entire stock of Roots and Shoes, for the
next Thirty Do I, at reduced prices to make room
for fresh Sprlu Goods. Do ' not fall to call and se-
cure the 1) us. ‘
’ Fall. I, 1810.
q ‘ Iron. SALE.
Building Sand.
AND
7’00 L()ADS OF
Fine Building Stone.
Apply to (SEO- A. 8". JOHN.
11 EAST AVENUE. ‘
- healer» xx: ‘E'o‘pe‘, '
HOUSE AND SIGN 'PAINTERS,
INTERIOR DECORATOBS’, \
Near Poet Office, SOUTH .NOBW-ALK, c'r.
W’ChurchesJIalls, Public Buiidln ,and Real-
dences Frescoed and Decorated in big est style of
theart. ' lstf
A.
Teas! Teas lit
Large invoice o
fill.
Bm'l . m
WIbon, Conn., Aprlllb, 1 o.
. 0"!!! b the barrel orlosd. . .
F" ' y as cumulus.
, f ,I‘resh. Tess. Just received,
in hfor ii and ricesnve c tbs‘world.
‘.' 9' a“ w 1’o. n ~llfbormus.
DENTISTRY IN SOUTH HOBWllK.
OR FOUR DAYS OF EACH WEEK, ONLY, Dr'
' Kendall will continue the Dental business as for
Ofilcewili
_ endall being
in Ridgefield. ‘- We extract test with or withputthc
entirely to extracting Teeth
tor in Coiton’s Dental Annotation
tedly‘ eclared that South Nonvalk‘ is the best
lace within his knowledge, (out of Couper Union) to
I.
- 1y. Indeed,“
i rcn'cc fo‘r. men to, btain mm three to ten
‘ ms name some.»
. ,.. . .
Eveuin Commercial ', . , ttcn b the , la
ward Pgllimk' the rifles! Uniform: '
Napalm-1‘61, audit-s never. mum B
zed. It '3' given-by t poet to sirlond .w
about to apart on a carer for Oregon, .1, no“
saying: ‘Tskmil: 33:”? which nuts d s
preclste the," men}- ”‘8 .| Her I have cease to
uthcisndofthcllvfn . - . . l ,
There's semethf {lithe “parting hour";
wul chill the men-neut— '
Yet kindred, comrades, lovers, friends, .’
Are futcd I? to part: .
But this no sch _—-Iud many a pang
to examine our manner of work and :1ch before Hss' prusedlt bunny hum.
procnrln than elsewhere. 'V'Tecth fill in the most “0 one Who ‘0.“ 1. hernia:
ap‘prbv manner. ’ Those-partially broken-away by Than those he ’6‘". behind,
No matter what ibijou'rne‘y be,
Adventurous. grammar",-
To thewiiddcgphor bleak frontier,
Tolslltndiia-‘lldi‘l'r . - .
sun something cheers the heart that dam
~ In alirofliuln'si kind, -' ' '3
'A‘ndthsy whojo are happier . .'
Than those thyy leave behind.
The bride gocs :8 as bridégrbom’s home
' Withjdoubtill'p slid with tesrs, ' .
But does “that's, 3hr. rainbow-spread
Acros's her cicpdyféars ‘l - .
. Alas! the not f ' inns Anions.
What (:0me ', , n ligand, ‘ '
But this-tbs ’ ‘ 'is happier
Than one shirlpvesbc'hind.
Have you s’ 013’: .s comrade dear
An old and v ed friend 2
Be safe yout‘tsiir cfswéet concourse
, Atlcngth , p} “wound! , .
And when you "part,- II part you will—
0,'takc it netiuklnd, ' ' '
If he who 29065 higher .
Then you it “fives beblnd.‘
God wills it ”Jim! so it is;
The pligrlms'du their way,
Though unassuming cherfnl are.
' Than all the last who. say. ' .
And ‘7“."31 at
a
. flu?!“ subdued;
Lies dowels mien“ , .
May be n‘ot‘stl happier!"
' Than thoi’s- lme. behind,
«onus. in” the by"... Law.”
‘ TwentyiychsV the; Sahgatuck' [river
was annually fu feysterg, an any citizen
takings n‘bliolr airway could go down up-
-ou its smiling wifeis’and withiittle trOnble‘
procure a few buficls for himself and fanli:
--no uncommon occur-
bu'shcls at a tide. IEvcrybody who wished
s‘vai-lc'd himself ofithe oppOrtunity, undue"
anoint bylaw was ever dreamed o'i: Thoss'
iwerc good times, ”en die mom of 'the'
Width-1'87 mehnttbfibtbibg’uiér‘elhhn the mere.
.‘privil'eg‘e bffsailidgflaowin'g'upoli the sur-
fa’de: Bu'tiiitlilhjthtt pelted, .‘liowever,‘tlie
oyster trade has mg up abdgrown Eto be
11' tremendousbilunen, ind‘ men following
.‘it’huve .r’eSOrtedito'cvcry means'fora sup-
ply or the biralvm The r'esnitThs's been 11"
yearly dredging and scraping of the river’s
bed, and every oyster and every‘ shell that
resembled one, taken-to gratify men,-—not
all of this town‘,:liut-from "gran—who were
greedy for - gain.l .80 persistently has this
yearly stealing been carried on, and we re-
gret to say our oytn boat'men’have aided in
the matter, that the old river is evidently
growing poWerléss in her eil‘orls at repro-
duction, and today we are impressed with
the fact, but abashed to proclaim it, that an
oyster cannot grow. uanle'sted north of the
railroad bridge. ' '
If one would hays oysters now without
paying the highest market prices, he must
own the ground or hire it of the town and
plant them'upou it,,and even, then his ex-
pecthtion‘s offipi'oduct, will fail unless he
watcb'with rigidtéye, those .purloiners who
daily chasé'up apd down the river. '
' This state effings is wrong ;' and so long
unison: .50, on amounts lo ..
“me am”. . . . ..
; 18‘, large. It shouldjie stopped, too, by Some-
. thing besides mock legislation. ,Flrom,‘ time
' to time the‘State, always awake to the in-
terests of her sons, has passed laws for pro-'
teetion which, for a,~ time, have had salutary
efl‘ects; and the town .itself has frequently
adopted measures looking to .that end; but
in almost every instance, by reason ofsome
alleged, technicality, or a' failure of the au-
thorities to exerise proper vigilance, the real
intent of the law has been. evaded and the
abuse allowed to proceed.
The oysterseason has again arrived, and
we may look for a commencement of the
usual depredl'ltio‘ns. But if the local laws,
or those on the State statute books are cu-
forced as they should be, much of the trouble
and annoyance may be averted. For the
benefitof “ those whom it may concern,”
we give the Slate Oyster Law :
“ Every per-Son who shall from the first
day'of April until the fifleenih day of Octo-
her, in each ,year, Jake, gather, or collect,
any oysters, or oyster shells, in or upon any
of the flats, creeks, banks, rivers, harbors, or
watersof this State, shall for each ofi’ence
be punished by a. fine of not less than seven
dollars, or by imprisonment in the work-
house, or common jail of the. county in which
the offence shall be committed, not exceed-
ing- thirty days, or by such fine and impris-
onment bOth, one-half of which shall be to
him who shall sue therefor and prosecute
his suit to effect, and the other half to the
treasury 'of the town in which the Offence is
committed: but nothing in this section con-
tsined shall be so construed as to prohibit
any person from retaking any oysters be-
longing. to him, and by him laid down and
planted, and not so laid down or planted in
or upon any natural oyster beds, or places
where naturally grow, nor extend to any
town which shall M's: dissented from a. pro-
m'u'om, atolcgal meeting of the inhabitants of
sucli town duly warned and held, &c., &c."
It is here made plain that any person
taking oysters from this or any river in the
State, before Oct. 15th, - unless he actually
owns the oysters as above stated, is liable to
fine and imprisonment.
There is also a State law in regard to non-
residcnt oystermen, as follows : '
“The boats Or vessels of oystermen who
do not reside in Connecticut, and have not
so resided for six months preceding, used by
them in gatheringcystcrs in ‘ the waters of
this State,‘may be ufzedby any person." ,
Here is a point worthy of consideratjn.
Take their boats away from them and a'
punishment will-be inflicted greater than
the; imposition ofsfine Ante are so much
troubled frOm year to. year by the presence '
‘ of these oyster vesScis in Our harbors, we do
hope that something may be done to stop it.
By consulting the statute it may be seen,
that when persons are Caught at oyster
stealing, the detector is not required to pro«
cure a warrant for arrest as in other cases;
but may seize and'hold the boats until such
time as it may bc‘convenient to notify the.
town justice, when the matter may be
brought to a focus. Let it receive serious
attention, audwe can: soon rid- ourselves of
thewhOle difficulty. Respectfully. &c.,
' ’ ' “PAUL."
WEL'rPou'r, Ct, Oct. 100:, 1870.
A anmn Hummus-As the Story gees,
J—and if it‘isu’t true it is good enough to be
true—Rev. Dr. Vinton was instantly cured
of chewing tobacco by a young miss of
twelve, to whom he was giving good advice
about Lent she said: “Pshaw i don’t preach
self-denial to me when you have your mOuth
full of nasty tobacco.” The reverend gen-‘
tleman turned aside and removed the odi-
ous'quid flom hismontb, which was never
defilod-wlthitfsgaip. ' ’ '
, O ,
Tuosu WE'Lovu.-—-To be in company with
those u e love satisfies us; it does not signify
whether we speak to them or not, whether
we think on them or indifferent things to be
with them is all.
—--—-——--.—1. .
Ramses grown at our own firesides,
sndisno‘t to be picked up in the stranger’s
The allowingexcellihltwins;i ..',. ole martinis
i.
was
:wlsbcsoftho peep. le~ '
Dick Poolc’s Jump.
a usefhl thing or an unkind act, and {who
, were consequently very popular with the
' tenants. It need scarcely be said that Pool-
mauagemcnt pursued by the owners I was
such as to reducethe dimensions of the es-
‘tate, until, when it came to the hero of, this
tale, there was uttle left of ancestral acres.
But Dick Poole cared naught for this. As
’ long as he had the privilege of hunting and
fishing over the old place, and the new com-
ers never refused him, and could procure
enough money of his agent to get drunk on
as often as he liked, he let the world gwag,
and saw the property slide from him jwith
the cquanimity of ‘an impecunions , phi-
losopher. He had been weaned, so to speak,
_ upon the bottle. When a boy his worthy
fbther used to encourage him to sip ; stiff
punch from a tumbler specially reduced in
dimensions to suit his slender years. A gun
was made for him With a similar view to the
fitness of things. When he grew up he was
presented with a larger tumbler and a big-
, ger gun.
_ On one occasion he rode a steeple-chase,
and when he came in a winner his father de-
lightfully exclaimed: '
“Dick, I'm prouder of you this moment,
than if you wrote the Bible.” ‘
His education was supposed to be amply
provided for when he could hold his own
.with the bounds: and distinguish himself
with a gun in the bogs .or the stubble.
4 The consequence Of this hereditary course
Of training was . that Dick became A dead
;shot, and possessed of a' wonderful head for
whisky. He disposed offarm after farm of
his estate, until at length nothing was letl
him but the old house, which he amok to,
and an Old retainer, Dan Doberiy, who ad-
hered to his fortunes with, a fidelity which
might be described as melodramatic. P0019,
ofcoursc, from his habits, was not awe]-
come guest among the country, families, al-
though thcy universally admitted his right
to consider himself of their caste. He? kept
up, however a custom of visiting the ofllcers:
wbowore stationed at a garrison town in
the neighborhood ;, and it was at their mess,
to which he was invited, that the Circum-
stances arose, the sequel of which rendered
his name a household word throughout the
province. - ‘ ' . .
During dinner Poole conducted himself
well enongll. He was fortunately placed
next toll. quiet, sucking ensign ;'bnt when
the Claret was disposed Of, when the Major
left the rooman'd strong waters were called
on, Poole laid himself out, as was usual
with him, fora hard night; ‘A few of the
men, seeing the rate at whiéh he went, cal-
culated on putting him under the table; but
before Dick had shown the slightest token
of undue cxhileratiou, several of his enter-
tainers were tulking thickly and laughing
loudly. Hunting and shooting stories were
exchanged with a crescendo of *mendacity
on Ihe part of the narrators as the night ad-
vanced. Dick had set them all in a roar by
describingll'bwhe had shot down every
bird in a covey save one, “and I left him,”
shouted Dick, “ to breed.” At length the
conversation turned upon swimming.
“Talking of swimming,” put in Poole, “do
you know the cliffs at the ‘ seaside of Pool-
garal , I’ll bet any man I’ll jump 011' the
highest part Oflhose cliffs, and carry uneth-
er fellow on my‘baek.” ,
A universal burst of laughter and cries of
“ kc you up, old boy! How much canyon
. k?” greeted thisiusane challenge.
When the noise had- somewhat subsided,
Lieut. Browne, the Senior Lieutenant of the
regiment, produced a betting hook, and said
to Dick: ‘
“If you are serious, Poole, here is for a
hundred you don’t do it."
“Done," replied Dick, at once; and if was
fixed then and there, that the performance
was to take place on the following Satur-
day.
For a wonder, Poole walked ofi' steadier,
than many of his hosts could on that night.
Lient. Browne expressed himself well in to
win; “for if thg'ool would be mad enough
to attempt such a thing, there is no one liv-
ing who would be idiot enough to go on his
bac ,” thought he. . _
Next momiug Poole told Dan Doherty
how he had enjoyed himself at the barracks
and then quietly mentioned the bet, as if he
made nething of it.
Dan, for a few seconds, could not speak a
word for horror .and' surprise. At last he
managed to Slammer out: “0, Master Dick,
Master Dick, whateverld’ye mane be it? Is
it out av your senses ye are entirely i”
“No, you old goose, _ I’m not out of my
senses,” replied Poole. “I want to win a
hundred pounds, and what’s more, Dan,"hc
went on coaxingly, “you must help me to
do it.”
“BegOrra, thin, I won’t l" burst out Dan,
with rebellious energy. “I’ve served you
man an’ boy, this many a year; but hand
or part of tilt, so help me——"
“Look here, Dan, I don’t intend to do it
at all, and still I intend to gain the wager.
We want it, as you know, badly.”
“God help us,’lis thrnc for you, sir, we
do,” said Dan, emphatically.
. “Well~,-here’s my plan. We'll be on the
ground. You’ll get on my back." (Dun
made a horrible gesture of dissent.) “And
just as we seem ' about to start, the police
will be on the spot to stop us. Do you see ?”
“You mane that we’re to put thim up to
it ? Is that it, sir 1”
“Yes, of course.”
“But, thin, won’t the bet he a dhraw, sir?"
“No, it won’t. Do you think I’d make
ancha wager without taking care that I’d
have an advantage over these English boo~
bies ? Leave it to me, Dun. Follow my di-
rectioushand you’ll find everything will be
right. I’ll go into the town mySclf to—day
and See the head constable.” '
The eventful morning arrived; a cold,
gray morning it was, in July. The ofllcers
were all on the ground looking over the
cliff, which was fully from ninety to a hund-
red feet abovc the sea, and wondering if
Dick Poole would have the courage to car-
ry out his wild enterprise. Dick exchang-
ed greetings with them cordially, and intro-
duced Dan as his compagnon the voyage.
That individual had already some misgiv-
ings touching the order of proceedings ; and
when Dick peremptorily ordered him to
take off his clothes, he showed decided
symptoms of his courage. oozing, like that of
Bob Acres’, from hisflugers’ ends. Poole,
however, whispered a. few reassuring words
in his ear. “Besides,” reflected Dan, as his
teeth chattcred with the flight and cold, “ I
have told the poliss’ meself, for fear iv any
mistake. I wonder they’re not here'nlready."
Dan prolonged, his unrobing as long as
possible; but at length he stood trembling
in cum», and before he could distinctly re
alize the situation, he found himself on his
master’s back. Glanciug over his shoulder
in mortal terror, he saw the glazed cups of
the police approaching.
“Are they coming, Dan ?” whispered Dick,
softly.
“Yis, master, dear, yis; only hould on for
a minit."
“Are they very near us, Dan 1’”
“ Quite close, your honor,” responded
Dan, now becoming easy in his mind.
At this momenta constable ran forward,
breaking from the ofllcers, who tried to in-
tercept him. But what was Dan's terror
when Dick clutched him firmly by the legs,
gardens
and men, with a shrill “Whaupi” like are
, Dick Poole’s father came ofa stock, the
Poole’s _of Poolgara, of hard drinkers, , and
hard drivers, who were never known to do
gara was in Ireland, and that the systdm of
war about of an Indian brave, gave a header
literally into space over the cliff.
Dan says hefonnd' himself going down
under water almost as far as he had fallen
from land. The place was several fathoms
deep, and on their rising to the surface, Dick
grabbed his comrade and bore him safely to
a boat which was lying under the precipice
prepared for the occasion. So Dick Boole
won the hundred pounds and Dan Doherty
was none the worse. ' ’
.A Chap—tel" on Chinese Walls.
Bishop Kingsley, in the Central Christian
Advertiser, thus discourses on the city Walls
of the Chinese: ' -
“All the cities of China are surrounded by
high, strong walls, whose massive pl-Opor-
lions, a stranger has no adequate idea of un-
til he sees them. The‘wails surrounding the
city of Pekiu are from twenty-two to then-
ty-five miles in length, and, on an average,
fifty feet high. This wall is sixty-six" feet
thick atthe bottom,\nd fifty-four feet at the
top, and once in a few yards there are im-
mense buttresses to give it still greater
strength. At every fifth buttress the wall,
for the space of one hundred and twenty--
six feet in length, is two hundred and dilly-
six feet in thickness. In several places the
foundation of this wall is of;marble,l and
when the ground is_uncven, immense (inan-
tities of cement, as durable nearly as gran-
lie, and about as hard, have been used to
level up the ground. The main body Of
this wall is made of bricks, each tyrenty
inches long, ten inches wide and five inches
thick. These bricks are burned very hard,
and have precisely: the appearance of Stone.
‘ “0n the inside of this wall, as well as on
others, in other cities, there are espian‘ades,
_or stairways. with gates to them for asCeud-
ing them. And over all the gateways there
are immense towers as large as great chilreh-
es, and much higher, constructed of these
great burnt bricks. 0n the top of this im-
mense wall there is, an immense railing, on
the outside and inside, coming up to a man’s
Waist, which railing itself is a wall thus giv-
inga sense of security to a person walking
on the top, the Outside railing is made: into
turrets, for the-use of cannon, in case of at-
tack. ‘ '
. “There is no way of getting into the city
only to go through this immense wall. And
wherever there is a gate for the pnrpOse of
getting through, there is another wail built,
,inciosing a square space, compelling all per-
sons who go into the city to go through two
walls, by passages at right angles to; each
other; the wallsvare so'immenselyv thick that
these passages'tbrongh them, arched, over
with cut stone. remind one exactly of our
railroad tunnels in the United States. At
each of these great archways is an enormous
gate made of strong timbers, everywhere as
much as ten inches thick, and covered on
both sides with plates of iron,Jike the sides
of our war ships. These gates are shut ear
ly every evening, generally before sundown,
and not allowed to be Opened during the
night for any pnprose. They are fastened on
the inside by means of strong beams of tim-
ber. '
“I have been somewhat particular in de-
scribing this wall, because the general con-
struction of all ,wails in China is similar to
this one, although they are not all so high
nor so thick. But there are probably a thou-
sand walled cities in China, whOse walls
will average twenty-five feet high and twen-
ty feet thick, and another thousand whose
walls may be somewhat less. ' Then there is
the great Tartar Wall, 0 little north of Pe-
kin,one thousandfive hundred miles long,
and older than the Christian era, thicker
and higher than any of the rest. There are
said to be one thousand five hundred pre-
fectnral cities in China. All these are, 3311-:
rounded with wall built by the Government,
besides the great number of cities whose
walls are built at the expense of the city
government alone. And whenwe have spo-
ken of the walls surrounding the Cities, we
have by no means done with the; subject.
For example—in Pekin, inside the 'inclosing
wall, there is another of miles in extent,
snrrounding what is called the Imperial
City. Then again inside of this is another
immense wall,- surrounding what is called
the Prohibited City. Within this inner in-
closure is the residence of the Emperor, and
all other buildings connected with royalty.
And so the Altar and Temple of Heaven are
surrounded by two concentric walls, ofvasl
extent and magnitude, which must be pass-
ed by means of immense gates. Then there
is the great wall covered with dry thorn
brush, surrounding what is called the Place
of Punishment, where criminals are behead-
ed, and their heads exposed in cages for a
terror to evil doers, and where other crimin-
als are crucified, and yet others starved to
death, amid the most piteous moanings and
insane ravings for food. Again, the Hall of
Literary Examination, where forty thous-
and men compete for literary degrees, and
where the longest purse is more successful
than the hardest study, is surrounded by an-
other wail and entered by gates. Then all
places of idolatrous worship, and they are
legion in these great cities, are surrounded
by high walls. The old city of N ankin, on
the south bank of the Yangtze Kiang, is sur-
rounded by a wall eighteen miles long. The
City of Tiensing, in the northerly portion of
China, has a wall fifteen or sixteen miles in
length. The city of Foo'chow, with one Sldc
exposed by the river Mill, is surrounded by
a high wail. Wherever stone can be had it
is used for these structures. The 'city of
Rauehack, also on the south side Of the
Yangtze, is surrounded by a wall, running
over the top of the mountain a thousand
feet high.
“I also saw, while ascending the Yangtze.
a monstrous wall surrounding an area on
the top of a mountain, where the Chinese of
that region took their wives and children
for safety during the terrible rebellion that
swept over a great part of China a few
years ago.
“Then, in thousands and tens of thous-
ands of instances, in China, a high wall is
built right before the door of a private resi-
dence, to ward off spirits of ancestors, who
are supposed to be blind, and * obliged to
move in straight lines, and who will, conse-
quently stumble against the wall, when they
come to it and give up the pursuit.
“After giving a good deal of attention to
the subject, I am satisfied that the whole
amount of wall in China, if put together,
would build one twenty feet high and ten
feet thick, entirely around the globe. and
would require five thousand men to work
steadily for two thousand years to accom-
plish the wor ."
Lmu MADE UP or Lmum Tamas—To
use the words of an eminent theologian,
“Our life is made up of little things.” Our at-
tention to them is the index of our character.
and often the balance by which it is weighed.
' .p—.————-— ‘
A story is filing the rounds of the coun-
try that Mr. crghhad a young woman ar-
rested the other day for beating on egg.
President Woolsey of Yale College has
anonnccd his resolution to resign at the end
of the present college year (July, 1871), by
which time he will have completed a term
of a quarter of a century In the presrdeucy.
The College Courant says the names most fre-
quently mentioned in connection With the
succession are those of Professors Porter,
Dwight, Thatcher, and Gilman of Yale, the
Rev. Dr. Thompson of New-York, and
President White of Cornell University.
The saying that “The Dutch have taken
Holland’ 'ves wa now to the new one
that “Thefi‘tahnas have taken Rome."
The census taker in Davrs county, Iowa,
asked a woman at a farm house the see of
To Parents on the Selection of a
Teacher.
Upon the proper and judicious selection
of a teacher, depends in a great measure the
future success or failure of your children as
q musicians. For if the teacher should prove
incompetent in any particular, it will be cer-
tain to have a bad effect on the pupil. There
are so many well-meaning. honest teachers.
who, through ignorance, injure their pupils
by a bad method of teaching; so many carc-
lcss ones. that allow their pupils to contract
bad habits, that persons, who really desire a
competent teacher, are, with good cause, ut-
terly at a loss whom to select; others think
that any kind of a teacher is good enough
for beginners. And I am sorry to say, (so
far as lny own experience is concerned),
this latter class of parents are very largely
in the majority. And the “ any kind of a
teacher for beginners” principle, is due of
the most pernicious that can be conceived.
It is at the commencement that the founda-
tion of a musical education must be laid:
and an ignorant or careless teacher, neg’lecls
from carelessness or ignorance, those funda-
mental principles upon which all the subse-
quent course of instruction is based. ”And
when a competent teacher does take charge
of the pupil, he will be so much impeded at
every step, by the bad habits contracted.
that he can but regret that the pupil should
have received any previous instruction. Tc
form a good musician, a thorough knowl-
edge of the principles of music, is necessary.
That knowledge can only be acquired With
the aid ofan efllcient teacher, a good irislru-
ment, and a proper and thorough course of
instruction. How many! oh ! how many
pupils have labored, for years, merely to
leave unimproved, a talent given them by
nature, which had been smothered in its
cradle by a careless and ignorant course of
training. A great many persons are influ~
enced by the difference in the cost. Prof.
—, who has studied music from infancy.
and who has had twenty years’ practical ex-
perience as a teacher, and who is a fine per-
former and composer, charges one dollar
per lesson. Miss ,1135 taken three or
four terms on the piano, at some boarding
school. and can play (?) three polkas, twc
marches and a quickstcp, and her terms are
forty cents pcrlesson. How many, parents
look at the qualifications of a teacher instead
of the “term i” Parents in selectinga teach-
er, and especially one for the child that: is lc
take its first instruction, should well ‘ con-
sider, that the indispensable qualities in a
teacher of music, are,
lst. A sound and thorough knowledge of
music.
2d. A clear perception of the real nature
and purpose of his art.
3d. A hearty interest in the progress of
his pupils.
4th. A cheerful disposition.
5th. A strict regularity, as regards his
lessons.
6111. Always give “ quahficatiom ” prefer-
ence to “terms."——“F. G.,” in Musical World.
. lIot Summers.
In1132 the earth cracked by reason of
the heat, the wells and streams in Alsace
all dried up, and the bed of the river Rhine
was dry. In 1152 the heat was so great that
sand exposed to the sun’s rays was hot
enough to cook eggs. In 1160 great num-
bers of soldiers in the campaign against Be
is died il'om heat. In 1276 and 1277 crops
of hay and oats failed completely. In 1303
and 1304 a man could have crossed dry-shod
over the rivers Seine, Loire, Rhine and Dan-
ube. In 1393 and 1394 a multitude of out
mals perished by the heat, which was so
great that the harvest dried up. In 1440 the
heat was extraordinary. In 1538, 1539,1540
and 1541, all the rivers were nearly dried up-
In 1556 there was a great drought, which
extended over nearly the whole of Europe.
In 1615 and 1616 there was, in Italy, France
and the Netherlands, an overpowering heat.
ln1648 there were 58 consecutive days of
extreme heat. In 1678 it was very hot, as
were the first three days of the ISth century.
In 1718 it did not ruin a single time from
April till October! The growing grain was
burned, the rivers dried up, and the thea-
tres, but wherefore is not stated, were closed
by command of the police. The thermome-
ter showed thirty-six degrees Beaumer.
equal to 113 degrees Fahrenheit. In irriga-
ted gardens tlle fruit trees bloomed twice.
In 1723 and 1724 there was great heat, The
Summer of 1746 was hot and dry, the grow-
ing grain being calcined. It did not rain
for months. 1748, 1754, 1760, 1767, 1778 and
1788, were years in which the summers
were extremely hot. In the famous comet
year,—-1811,—the summer was warm, and
the wine produced that year was very pre-
cious. In 1818 the theatres had to be closed
on account of the beat, the highest tempera-
ture being 35 Reanmer, or 112 Fahrenheit.
During the three days of the revolution of
July, in 1830, the thermometer stood at 36
deg. Centigrade, Ebout 97 Fahrenheit. In
1832, during the uprising of the 51b and 61b
of July, the temperature was about the
same—Appleton’s, Journal.
Women Fined for Wearing Silk.
In what we are wont to call the good old
times of our fathers and mothers, there were
curious notions, which, if carried out in
these latter times. would sometimes be in-
convenient, if not absurd. As an instance,
we may cite the following, from the Court
Records of1773, in Western Massachusetts:—
“The wife of Edward Gramrig Hadley, pre-
sented by the jury for wearing silks against
the law, they being of very mean estate; she
being also present at the lust Court at North-
ampton for the like Offence, she then appear-
ed not in person nor yet now, but her hus-
band for her; the court accounting little oth-
erwise than contempt; and be bringing into
court his wife’s silk hood and scarf, which,
though somewhat worn, yet they had been
good silk; whereupon the court fined her ten
shillings to be paid to the county treasurer.”
“Divers women at Springfield prsented at
the court in March last, for that being of
mean estate they did wear silks contrary to
law, viz:—Goodwife Lebdea, Goodwife Hel-
tum, Goodwife Morgan, Goodwife Barnard,
Mary and Hephzibah, Jones Hnnia’s wife,
and dangbter,and Abeli Wright’s wife, and
warned to this court, the six former appear-
ed in court; they were admonished of their
extravagance and dismissed; the other ap-
peared not. And the fines of the women
presented at the lust court for the like offen-
ce are remitted.”
owe—~—
The class just entered at Yale is the lar-
gest ever admitted (numbering nearly two
hundred),and contains the first colored stu-
dent that ever presented himself for admis-
clon.
(For Farmers)—The only commonplace
thing you need not be afraid of “runnlng
into the ground”—-the plough-share.
It is nearly as impossible to get money
out of a. miscr, as it would be for a butcher
to get lamb chops out of a battering-ram.
To try to get an honest man inside the
ring is to attempt Sidney Smith’s 1)!‘0])051-
tion to “put a square man 11110 a round
hole.”
Agricultural fairs are epidemic now ; but
there's no use of garden vegetables compet-
ing for prizes—the cabbages will always be»
a head. -
“Father Kemp" of the Old Folk is retail-
ing boots and shoes in Boston. .
The pretty little village of Murray Bay
in Canada, was almost destroyed by fire on
the 17th instant.
Louis N. likes the meals and game at
Wilhelmshops—they are better than: the
Hum diet.
The side that a good many people in Paris
The Book ofPI-ovcrbs.
Rev. J. P. Gulliver, in “a talk with cola
lcgc students" in the Advance, gives this ad-
vrce :
If you wish to find a system ofethics bet-
ter than all the ”Poor Richards“ for practi-
cainse, and better in theory than all the
books of casuistry sludikd in the schools,
read the book ofProverbs. It is a wonder-
ful book. It is 11311 of common sense. It
is discriminating, and yet downright. It
hits the nail squarely every time. As a.
meads ofsuccess in business, as a trade m-
:lz'um in our intercourse with men, good and
had, sluggish and excitable, cunning and
simple, with. men of all sorts in all states,
with all characters, there is nothing in litera-
ture which equals it or even resembles it. I
advise you to make it the rule of your life to
read two verses in Proverbs before commen-
cing the work of each day. If you would
hire to have the name ofnever doing a fool-
ssh thing, or using a foolish argument, or
uttering a foolish opinion, study the Prov-
erbs of Solomon till their spirit has penetra-
ted to the very marrow' of your daily life.
HON
A Wonderful Loom—The Manu-
facture or Woolen Goods
Revolutionized. ’
A Mr. Abel,vof Vermont, afler many years
:lfpoverty and obscurity spent after the
lsuai manner of most inventors who have
succeeded in bencfitting the world by their
productions—in experimental toil—has at
last perfected a really extraordinary piece Of
'nechanism in the shape ofa loom which
)ids fair, not only to entirely revolutionize
be manufacture of woolen goods, but to
)ring him both fame and fortune. He calls
llS invention the Weft Thread Knitting
Loom, on account of the nature of its opera-
tion, combining the two processes of knit-
:ing and weaving, and producing a peculiar
zloth of remarkable beauty and dumb-lily,
having many points of excellence over
goods wove in the usual manner.
Without attempting to describe the con-
ltruction of the machine, we will say that it
-s extremely simple, costs but a trifle more
him an ordinarykloom, runs without noise,
akcs but little power, and occupies a very
small amount of space, the one we saw in
lperation being contained in a room about
3x10 feet in size, with ample room to spare.
[t is also very readily managed and kept in
lrder, one girl tending three or four looms
without the aid of section hands. Its great-
est merit, however, seems to consist in the
rapidity with which it works, a single loom
producing the enormous quantity of two
.lundred and fifty yards of cloth in a day!
When the fact is taken into consideration
shat the best looms in common use weave
only about twenty-five yards as day, this
feature of the invention will be more fully
Ippreeiatcd, especially by all practical man-
ufacturers. In addition to this, nearly all
the preparatory processes indispensable in
.he ordinary method of woolen 'manufac-
lures seem to be entirely dispensed : ’with by
Mr. Abel, his loom taking the yarn directly
from the bobbins on which it is spun, and
weaving it into cloth of any desired width
and texture, in the most pen-feet manner; no
dressing, beaming, spooling, warping, or
drawing in being required, consequently do-
ing array with all warping frames, reeds,
harnesses, shuttles, temples, and the large
amount of complicated and costly machinery
pertaining to the old process of manufac-
ture. Ill this respect it is evident that the
invention will greatly reduce the amount of
capital required to carry on the business, it
being claimed that a saving of over one-half
is made in preparing the yarn, while the ra-
tio of production by the new loom over any
other in use exceeds ten to one.
Among the minor features Of value per-
taining to the invention we Should perhaps
mention its capacity for. using exceedingly
slack twist yarns, much more so than is pos-
sible on the old loom, thus avoiding the
harsh,
where bard-twist yarns are used, and giving
the cloth that peculiar stocky “feel,” hereto-
fore pertaining only to the best French fa.-
brics.
ever from the various drawbacks attending
Ihe use of the old fashion loom, such as the
breakage of threads, &c., and no loss is ex.
pcrienced by repairing the web or from any
“waste,” the latter being a very expensive
item in ordinary weaving. It is also stated
that cloth woven by the new process re-
quires iess milling, less than one-half of the
wiry texture found in all goods
There appears to be no trouble what-
glging, takes a finer finish, and is much more
durable than any other cloth. The speci-
mens shown certainly appear to be equal to
the best imported goods, consisting of a
great variety of patterns instripes, plaids,
ribbed, plain and fancy work, of the latest
best styles.
Whether Mr. Abel’s improved loom can
be adapted to the production of all the qual-
itics and styles of woolen goods required for
use, or demanded by the trade, we are not -
prepared to say; but however that may be,
it must be apparent to all who have given
‘llie invention a critical examination that it
is destined to bring about a marvelous rev-
olution in the manufacture of at least every
large proportion of all the woolen products
of the country, and that, too, within a com-
paratively short period. Good judges place
its value as high as ten millions of dollars,
which is certainly a flattering prospect for
the inventor, if for no one else. It is thought
that it will be especially valuable in the
west and south, where the facilities for erect-
ing mills on a large scale are not so good as
in the eastern states; it is also thought to
be Well adapted to the manufacture of car-
petings, bags, jute, wool sacks, gunny cloths
and all kinds of knitted fabrics.
capacity and value appear to be co—eqnal
and nearly unlimited.
In fact, its
We understand thal Mr. Abel has succed-
ed in interesting influential parties in his
invention, and that his loom will be soon
placed on public exhibition in some of the
principal business centers of the country for
the purpose of forming companies for put-
Iinc it in immediate Operation on a more ex-
tensive scale. The best wish we can give
the inventor is that his ingenuity and perse—
verance meet with their just reward—Trib-
one.
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REAL RANK AND Sxonnuuv.
A friend who has been spending a few days
at Long Branch, writes in astonishment
(not admiration ) at the display at that water-
Fisk courses up and down in his
chariot and six horses, rolling alon the
shore as ifhe were lord of both lung and
sea. Helmhold the Buchu man, we believe,
is also there in his gle . To be sure, the
President oftheUnitei tates rides about in
a modest carria 6, but he makes no show at
all alongside 0 these magnificent railroad
speculators and medlcme men. The writer
says that ”nothing less than afour-in-haud
attracts any attention.”
While reading this glowing description,we
Could but contrast the scene at Long Branch
with the modest picture given of a certain
royal personagewho at this moment attracts
the attention of the whole world. A corres-
pondent of one of our city papers, writing
from Berlin a few weeks smce, before the
outbreak of the war, said he had just had a
good opportunity to see‘ King William, as
he came to call on some foreign prince stay-
ing at the hotel. His Majesty came in a
one-horse cab, with no attendantbufasigle aid,
who eaten the boat with the driver! the King
jumped out of the cab, and ran up tqe steps
like a young man, with no pretenswn at all
to dignity. So it is all over the world.
Men of the highest rank are above preten-
sion, simply in manners, and adverse to dis-
play, while it is the adventurers. the moun-
tebanks, and the shmvmen, who are eager
to parade their wealth, and to make people
stare by their vulgar ostentatilm. .
Evangelist.
in g-place.
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h dr
An exchan s an s that owing tot e out
the chicken: evlgn, will not have half a'
her eldest child, and the re y was, “Ybu’ve
c'o'nlc around about a moat too soon."
would like to take-the outside.
crop this year.
Norwalk Chronicler