VWHOLE NUMBER 1261.
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’NORWA'LK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, MARCH 5,1872.
'voLUME LV,...NUMBER ‘10-.
NOB-WALK GAZETTE. .
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Attorneys and Counselors at
Room No. 4 Gazette Building,
:osarn‘ W. Wilson.
Law, ’
ALso. PENSION AND PATENT AesN'rs. ¥
Norwalk. Conn.
J. canons nunznun.'
ALEX. s.» GIBSON,
Organist Ofthe First Congregational Church. '-
FROM '1',“ CITY. OF NEW YORK,
. Teacher of the
Plano-Forte, Organ and. Musical
. sition. ’
Box 379 P. 0. Norwalk, Conn.
In New York, care of Wm. A. Pond & C
Broadway.
R. OAKES, ill. I'D-I,
. Opthalmic Infirmatory, o
from the
Com-
o., 896
Royal
ndon, Physician
and Surgeon for the. Eye andrEar, and Catarrhai
Diseases oi the Lucas, Fances and Nasal passages,
also Nervous maisdfes of all kinds, particular]
y those
fleeting Females. All of which he has made his
I_ 14 study, and successful p
t rty years. Can .he. consu ted. (gratis)
ales. overthe Store of fins p A; Dickerman,
tactics. more than
at his
1V ash-
'l on St., South Norwalk, [01119 A. In, to l) r. x. \
he Dr. will
;I- mired.
visit atieuts durin a day when
* p g Q .’ 1y45
C. A. IIIILLBANK
Graduateqfthe
‘5
Penn. ~.Gollege of A Dental Surgery,
5‘ At u..- out. 'lh'tlie
Building, Wall Street,‘
Old ‘Fairfield County Bans:
DE. J. 'G. 'BABBOUR,
n m N
TIST,
NORWALK, CONN. ',
once in Gazette Building, Room No. 8, over J ack-
senliro's store.
,Nltrgus oxide or Laughing Gas, administered when
A Na-w Davies for plate work—light, durable and
cheap.
PATENT AGENCY.
WILLIE)? VINE,
Agentnnd Solicitor of ' Patents,
Mechanical Draughtsman and
KOBE-L MAKER,
1y? . Winnipauk, Conn.
C. s. Locxwoon,
Fashionable Draper JL Tailor 3
AND
1
Main Street,"Norwalk,Conn.
ELBEBT CURTIS,
Merchant Tailor,
Gentlemens Furnishing Emporium,
J'Jl'tis’s Building, Main Street, Norwalk, Ct
. Gents’ and Youth’s Clothing cut and made to
at short'notice, of the best materials. in the
order,
latest
styles. by experienced workmen. Prices reasonable.
Etna Insurance Co. of Hartford,
Incorporated 1819, Charter Perpetual.
Capitol and Assets,
$5,052,880 19
Isucs against loss and damage by Fire, on terms
adapted to the hazard, and consistent with
the laws I compensation.
(mono n. COWLES, '
Sole Agent for N orwulk and'vici'nity.
Norwaik Insurance. Company.
NORWALK, CONN.
Calla Capital,
roll up Capital,
Wu. C. Snarr, President, Gro. R. Gowns,
Runs. Hm, Treasurer .
$500,000
$100,000
Sec’y.
[airfield County Insurance Co.,
‘ SOUTH NORWALK, CT.
CAI]! CAPITAL, ................ 3200.000
v SURPLUS (over). I ...... . . . . ............
30.000
’.E. A. WOODWARD, . W. S. HANFORD,
President, Secretary. »
- RANGES.
GOOD N0. ’1 RANGE, . - - - $12.00
(I as u _ _ _ 1‘.oo
"Call and see them before buying elsewhere,
1. GE
0. F. BELDEN.
THE MODEL MARKET
WILLIAM MITCHELL,
HAY!!! G becomeproprietor of this old est
ablish-
ed sud ever popular market, is prepared to f ur-
lish Hotels. Saloons, Families,&c., with Meats ofsli
kinds, of the best quality,in any desired quantity and
It the lowest market prices. The continued patron-
sgs of the public solicited.
lhls Cuf'illusirates the manner of Using ,‘i
DR. PIERCE’S ' '
Fountain Nasal Injector,‘
' It
seucu
. \
This instrument is
feet application of
DR. SAC
It is the
with which
pud per/201
“SB '83,
WILLIAM MITCHELL.
['8 CATARRH REIIDY.
only form of_ins‘trumeut yet invented
fluid medicine can be carried high up
[y applied to all parts of the affected nasal
and the chambers or cavities communicat-
n t ercwitll. in which sores and ulcers frequently
exist, and from
rally rocecds.
Camrr
ribility of apply
his instrument. the Fluid is carried by
(no «amps. forcing or pumping being
nostril in a. full- gently flowing stream
porti
.hsmbcrs b an of ,the_ ordinary methods. .
obstacle iuythe {ray of‘ efi‘ecting cures is entirely
)vcrcomc by the invention of the Douche. In using;
if: can weigh .
ulrsd,) u
o the in ghest
which the catarrhal discharge gene-l
The want dancers in treating
heretofore has arisen largelme the impos-
ing remedies to these cavities and
This
one
on of the nasal passages, passes into and thor-
oughly cleanses all the tubes and chambers connected
therewith, and flows out of the op cosh-ll.
is pleasant.
stand it.
Its use
and sosimple that a child can under-
Full and explicit directions
accompany. each instrument. When used with this
netrurnellt. Dr, Saoe‘s Catarrh Remed
luttscks of “Cold’ in tire Head 3
lications.
bya
cures recent
.fcw ap-
toms of ‘Cstarrla. Frequent head-
n1
sche’, dis't'msrge falling into-throat. sometimes pro-
fuse, watery. thick mucus, purulent, ofi‘ensive, &c.
In others a dryness, dry. watery, weak or inflamed
e cg, stoipping u
r n n nears
clear tlrost, ulcerations, scabs
or obstruction of nasal passages,
eaflless, hawking and coughing to
rom ulcers, voice
red nasal twann ofi'ensive breath impaired or
:t‘lttell dhprivafion o 'seuse of smell and taste, dizzi.
uess, mental depression, loss of up
enlarged tonsils, tickling cough, 0. Only
these symptoms are likely to be present In
at one time.
Insage’s Cntnrrll Rented
with Dr. Plerce’s Nasal ’ Douc
companied with the constituti
tite, indigestion.
a few .0!
any case
y when used
Lo, and ac-
onal treatment which
is recommended in the pamphlet that wraps each
bottle of the Remedy. is a perfect specific for this
loathsome disease, and the proprietor.ofi'ers, in good
faith. 0500 reward foracase he can not cure.
The Remedy 1, mild and pleasant to use. contairnll
no strouw or caustic drugs or poisons.
The Calarr
Remcdyis sold at 50 cents, Douche at 60 cents, by
all Druzaists,‘ or either will be mailed by pro-
prietor on receipt of 60 cents. ,
n. v. owners, or. IL."
Sole Pro ri
etor.
BUFF 1.0, N. r.
0 3gal Alli-Ind Bails-ItsJ “KERN-ares
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“I m _ e: e' s. n. n was.
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purposes, for which it has 0real; advantages, being
bounded on opposite sides y highways.
Norwalk. July 3, 1771.-
fifi i
ifeet head audfull or water, with three acres of land,
now used as a Saw Mill but suitable for a manufacto-
RAN DLE, near the premises.
4 fl
Dwelling House, Barn, and other outbuildings, to-
et
{20 e t front on Plattville Avenue and 190 feet deep)
Ha
tre‘ “on the p ace. Possession given immediately.
An ndergrouud room in barn for cattle.
:LEWIS F. BEERS, Trustee, GEORGE
MON D and CHESTER F.TOLLES, South Nor-walk,
: .Conu.
.Office, Room No. 4, Gazette Buildin
REAL ESTATE.
To 1.5L—Large house on Main Street, eleven rooms.
nquire of 8 JACOB W EEKS.
0 REIL— The basement, No. 4': Main Street.
to E. APELL.
TI] REEL—From April 1st, :1 new Dwelling on Fair
Street Just above Catharine: six rooms. urge cel-
lar and afllc, cod well, &c.: rent 820 per month.
Apply at GAZ TTE OFFICE.
To flint—A small house, six rooms, near Broad
River Bridge. Possession given immediately.
Apply to ROBERT ELLS. '
- TO LET.
UILDING oil Wafer Street
as :1 Photograph Geller . E
, J. l. {r
formerly occupied
oquire of
NES, or L. WEED.
T 0 R E N T.
he house situated on the corner of Main on. and
Center Avenue, containin 6 rooms, and a good
well or water. Enquire of Jo n Benton 2nd:. or at
Quinfard’s Furniture rooms. ' St'il
TO LET 0R LEASE.
i HE residence of the subscriber. The house con-
l . talus 10 rooms. exce ting the lst floor, with gas
ibath, range, furnace, an laundry. A good well an
:two cisterns for house use, carriage house, and burn
:with 'stabling for five horses. yard and stable for cow
iwlthrcistenl. One acre in narden and fruit ard. In-
iquire on the premises. MRS. J. G. QUlG EY. . ttf
, . To LET.
; 0 a small family a part of a very'desirabie two
1 story house, five rooms on the first floor: a well
cf:wster, s cistern and garden : situated on Belden
,Slreet, three doors above Union Avenue. Enquire
I 'on‘the premises. '
E v ' ' 'dl'ro" LET" aini Io‘ oom' y;
i . ery come one cot e,cont n .x' “ ,
aA. hot an}? firmldwater, bail-10 closet, hiring; gas.
c. neart e e- rent er mom . l at.
' fir’cr. _ P- "fppiyatr
the GAZETTE 0
:ONE of the contest little cottages in town; three
minutes walk Rom the-Bridge; slx rooms, and
very convenient‘for a small and genteel family. Pos-'
session given at any time. Rent 525 per month.
Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE. , th
TO RENT. ~
THE Three Story and Basement Brick Block, on
Merritt. Street, with water 'on first and second
floors, to let to one or two families to each house, on
moderate terms, to a good and respectable class of
tenants. For further particulars enquire at mv coa
ofilce. ' CHARLES 'i‘. LEONARD.
N orwalk, Feb. 6th, 1872. 6
To LET. /
RICK HOUSE on High Street, to let, (last occu-
pied by Isazlc Church, Jr.,) from April 1, 1872.
Inquire of 7, N. W001).
TO RENT.
HE late Daskam House, in rear of Raymond’s
Building, comprisin basement and two stories
above,is offered to rent. 3 welfadaptedfor a Board-
in House. Possession given A ril let.
it . ELBhR’i‘ RAYMOND.
Five More Lots,
oppoerE DA runs DEPOT,
WILL BE SOLD FOR
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH,
If purchased before April lst. Apply to
'ft'f MELVILLE E. MEAD, Darien Depot, Ct.
. FOR "SALE.
AN excellent homestead at a bar ain,consistlng
, of nearly eight acres of choice and. a conven-
ient and substantial Estory Dwelling house, Barn
and other out-buildings in good repair, well supplied
with unit. water, the. These » premises are situated
about two miles from the Br dge in a respectable
neighborhood and health locality. The present
owner wishing to sell, it w ll be offered cheap if ap-
T0,.REN'I‘.
plied for soon. Part of the purchase money can l‘e-
main (if ’desired,) secured by mortgage, for particu-
lars and permission to see the premises, lipply to
JAMES MITCHELL, or to C. F. 0530 L ,
4tf . East Avenue.
FOR SALE.
. FARM of fifty acres of ‘land, including twelve
acres of wood land, 10 acres of cultivated and
the rest for pastor-lug, together with House .' Barn and
Stable, all in good order; said farm is situated about
seven miles from the town 61 N orwalk, and four
miles from the New Canaan Railroad Depot, and five
hninutes’ walk from Silver Lake (or upper water res-
ervoir): there is a tract of land adioimug the above,
'which is also for sale, and the two can be boughs to-
= ether at a reasonable price; will be sold at a sacri-
cel‘if applied for soon. Apply to FREDERICK
RIEBEL, on the remises New Canaan, or of A.
. FABER, foot of ill Iiil . Nor-walk. 8m-1
FOR SALE.
HE property known as the “ NORWALK TOWN
FARM," consisting of 17 acres of land. one com-
modious Dwelling House, and two smaller ones—
Barn and other outbuildings.
'bly adapted to market gardening, being situated
about one mile from Norwalk and South N orwalk
Said farm is admira-
enters, the land being nearly all arable and of good
uah‘l . .
Thisyproperty wril soon be wantedfor building
For further particulars inquire of the subscriber,
MARTIN S. ORA W,
Agent for the Towng,‘ t
For Sale or to Rent.
HE Place lately owned and occupied by the late
John D. Lcuushury, in Winnipauk. The place
consists of a large Dwelling House. with modern
improvements, and Five Acres of good Land. Pleas-
antly located on the main street, near Depot, Post
Office and stores.
Possession given immediately.
inquire of MORGAN T. SMITH. or GEORGE 11L
4
FOR SALE.
The place of the subscriber on the corner
of Plattsville Avenue and the New Canaan
road, in the Borough of Norwalk, is offered
for sale at a low figure. It consists of a
with about three-quarters of an acre of land,
fine lar e cistern of water and 60 young fruit
WILLIAM D. SH
Norwalk, Jan. 29th, 1872.
“BUILDING LOTS.”
BE undersigned ofi'er for Sale some of the most
desirable building sites inthe village, lymg along
ERWOOD.
' btf
the slope northwest of Union Park, convenientto the
v
of the village and harbor, prices low and termseasy.
illsge and easy of access, having an extensive view
A. Ii. BYINGTON,
S. E. OLMSTEAD,
E. K. LOCKWOOD.
Apply to
I. Norwaik. Sept. 21, 1868.
Mill- Property
FOR SALE.
E subscriber offers for sale his Mil.Property slt'
:Tnulatedin West Norwalk, about two miles from
Darren De 0:, three miles from South N orwalk, and
two miles rorn New Canaan, consisting .of a manu-
factory, two stories high, 86x18 feet, With about 12
ry of any kind, Terms easy and price low.‘ Enquire
iof JAMES FINNEY, Real Estate Agent, N orwslk,or
'of the subscriber,
CHAUN CEY STREET.
West Norwalk, Sept. 25, 1869.. 39tf
Real Estate for Sale.
HE land belonging to the estate of CéorgeW
T Raymond, comprising some of the most desira-
- ble property in South N orwalk, isnow ofi'cred for sale
Apply to
at a bargain by the trustee of that estate.
W. RAY-
.IAMEs FINNEY,
.Beal Estate Agent, Licensed Auction-
e‘er, Constable, Collector, Arc. ~
GRATEFULLY returns thanks for the veryliberal
patornsge heretofore extended him by a gener-
ous public, and (elicits a continuance of the same.
He has taken a desk at J. B. Hurburt’s Law
0, 'where he
can hereafter be found, Or orders can beleft. He will
ive prompt attention to the buying and selling of
Iteal Estate, renting of places, Auctioneering of real
and personal property, the collection of debts,'&c.,
and will make every reasonable exertion to please all
who may favor him with theirpatronage. .
JAMES MITCHELL, .
REAL, ESTATE BROKER
AND
AUCTION EER,
OFFICE MITCHELL’S BLOCK,
\ ‘.
WALL STREET,
Marmara, CONN.
CITY RESIDENCES,
Farms and Country Seats,
Bonght,‘ Sold, Rented and Exchanged,
REAL ESTATE, STOCKS,
' FURNITURE., are,
at public and private sale.
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Sales of Furniture, at Owner’s
Residences.
Houses to Rent
. Furnished or Unfurnished.
PLACES FOR SALE VARYING IN PRICE,
from 85.000 to 850,000
Al orders leftat the UNION MARKET, Mitchell's
Block,NorWl|k, Conn. will receiveprompt attention.
5 -j.,.lAMBS MITOHELL.
Possession given‘April 1. Apply on the premisfi;
‘ Ennmb'el’o
TEAS. Eofrtts ‘Alill ,SPIGES. .
tl‘26 ,
AUCTION SALES OF HOUSES, LOTS, FARMS, -
\
A Good Form for Sale Clrcnp.
- ITUATED on Chestnut liill, in the town of Wll~
S ton, containing about .50 acres of land. a good
dlvélli'fi house. barn andotiler outbuildings. En-
quireo JAMES MITCHELL, Norwalk, or G M.
HANFORD, 198 Chatham Square, N. Y. . dtt'
- FOR SALE.
- HE homestead of Geor e A. Raymond, deceased,
T " is offered for sale; 1*
hali‘z'md 1lliownd agawzll;
‘ half .miIe from t orwa an n
Nagfil‘rfhnd consists of about seven acres of good
land, (which is'also desirable for building lots,) with
large lipase and our-buildings, commanding fine
views of the Sound and Norwaik Harbor. fnot
sold previous’to the 20th of March. the place will be
offered it Public Auction, on the premises, at 2
o’clock, p. m., orirsaitn dt‘hy. If gtggpgst‘lalgqgirsrgoffair
~ . ' r or er a : -
3?? mum” ° nos ELL A. RAYMOND.
Desirable Place for Safe.
I BE subscriber offers his lplace for sale, which is
T 'plea‘sa'n'tly situated on oton Hill,coij-lsin
of~good,weil improved land, with we] -
lug House and Barn thereon. There are on the
premises a fine Orchard containing thirty young and
' thrifty apple ~ and pear trees. in beariu : a fine gar-
Eden with finial] fruit. &.c.; a good sp ng of water;
EBeautlfui" “we 0fthe Sound and harbor, and of a
‘ ‘ fillies-“Mum had from thehouse. The
eight acres
~ ' be sold or sucks ortlou thbreof as
$332. finger-vii. tuner. ’ Apply topHOY'i‘ nno'r
Efills, SouthNdfinl. Or on the premises of the sub-
scriber. ‘ ‘ mf'apr 1 GEORGE HOYT.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE,
Near Five Mile River. -
Convenient double house, with about one acre
f ound leasantly situated facing Wilson’s
geoorglrthe rbgd leading from South Norwalk to
‘ Iver. .
Flask“: lital-"e number of splendid BUILDING
LOTS, 0n theitotou Hill Road, (so called and near
the residence of Smith Mills. Sizesan rises to
suit. For further particulars enquire of C ARLES
E. WILSON, at Wilson’s Point; or of W. T. (.RAW
4N South Norwalk. -
&§ouifi' N‘orwslk, Jan. 12,1872. 3m'8
For Sale Cheap 0r t9 Bent.
. ING HOUSE only two years old, on
A. 313%? Neck road, ’South Norwalk. for sale ,
3”“ or to mm E. K. Locxwoon.‘
PLUngerNG-r,
TIN ROOFING, FURNACE WORK. .
.QUTTERS AND LEADEus
made and put up.
ROOFS nsPAquo AT‘snonT NoTIcE. _
Alta, Icarus Ill-All. tilts: or In, slim
lllllll Alla consul wast.
JAMES M. BOYER, .
Basement of Raymund; New Building, corner of
Main and HOyt Street. ‘ 15
CARPENTER AND BUILDER.
analk that he is prepared to do -
Building, in all of rts branches,
tract
Egg-(filling. ’ Will try to please. Shop Center avenue,
3e” Mam ween. SAMUEL D. FITCH.
No.
loss M. M. SMITH,
'l'euclre'r- ofSinglng and the Piano Forte
SINGING taught according to Bassini'smostap-
proved method. Particular attention given to
the Developmen l and Cultivation ol the voice. The
courseof instruction ml. unspeciallyada edto Choir
singingifdesired. Address Box 9.1 P. 0., outh Nor-
walk. or call at the UL: Well Hotel. is
”W. H. SWORDS,
Merchant Tailor
CORNER WASHINGTON AND MAIN s'rs.,
soIITII NORWALK, CONN.,
Scotch Chevoits. Meltons, Grape and
English Coatings,
MADEUP IN STYLE, AND AT LOWEST PRICES»
A good fit warranted and made as the customer may
- wantit. Cutting done for others to make as hereto .
‘ fore. -'
Also, a LARGE ASSORTMENT or HATS and CAPS
NEW and RARE PLANTS.
Roses, Gallium, Verbena, ,.
AND
BeddingOut Plants, Shrubs,
' Fruit Trees of all kinds; . ' "
Raspberry, Blackberry IhStraWberl-y
Plants, Arc.
EARLY ROSE POTATOES. TOMATOE,
EGG,-PEPPER s CELERY PLANTS, &c.
Also FLOWER AND VEGETADLE SEEDS. BO-
QUETS WREATHS,BASKETS, CltOSSEs.aud oth
er FlorleeeOrations arranged iu‘the best style ofs‘rt
-to order. gel“ for descriptive catalogue.
at DOWNS, '
South Nor-walk. Ct.
LEWIS solarium,
Timber, Lumber,
” - Shingles, hath,
Builders". Hardware, kc,
’ AT wuolrmunl‘iprnu. "
OFFICES AND YArDs:
Water Street, Norwallr,
sstf Washington Street. So.Norwa'lk
MRS. J. A.'JUDD,
F. subscriber would inform the citizens of Nor- _Miuinery Goods,
And Sole Agent for »
BUTTEBICK’S PATTERNS;
01' by day’s work, and solicits ashare of Also Agent for Sin er’s Improved Family Sewing
achiues.
2, Chichestcr’s Block,
Washington Street, South Norwalk. lysl
DUTY“ REDUCED.
Further particulars see small bill
. At G. Sr 8. n. HOLMES,
13 and 15 Main Street.
City Intelligence Office. .
HE subscriberfia'i his intelligence Oflce, foot of
Mill Hill. is pmred to furnish
GOOD SER VANTS, 1'4le HANDS, LABORERS,
etc., or to find goodplaces for those out of employ-
t.
mg; is also agent for the sale of Real Estate.
' ha d -for sale or to let.
Places on “JOHN A. HONNECKER, Agent.
HARNESSES FOR SALE.
HE subscriber would respectfully inform me
public that he has now on hand a good assort-
ment of HARNESSES, made of the very best mate-
rials, which he will SELL AS LOW as they can
possibly be furnished at any other similar estab-
lishment in the county.‘ Now for the orders. Let
me have them at once, WM
Feb. 1, 1871.
SOM E'I‘ll I‘NG NEW!
A FIRST CLASS CITY
Draper iTailnriM Establishment
At No 1, Gazelle Building, (up stairs)
H E subscriber would respectfully inform the cit-
izens of N orwalk,. th at Ile has made arrange-
. s
'1‘
ments to'open a first-class,‘Ncw York City Establish-
ment, as above,whcre he pledges himseil‘to glvc sat-
isfaction to all his customers. ‘ .
He will give special attention toBoys Garments as
well as those of gentlemen. l'crsons brlnging their
own cloth can have the some out or made up,lnan an
n r at reasonable plil'cs.
mm m M ' FRANCIS J. MCKEON.
Raymond. ' Brda.
HAY, Till-Alli, FEED, FLOUR, &c-.,
BLUE STONE
Foot of Washington sh,
'WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
ANTHRACITE AND BITUMINOUS
BY THE TON, CAR LOAD OR CARGO,
a-
w, OO'D,
ALL KINDS, CUT AND SPLIT TO ORDER. .
Masous’ Building. Materials,
ALL SIZES AND LENGTBS,
- CUT TO ORDER.
Agents for the celebrated.
Franklin Coal of Lykens Valley.
South Norwalk, Ct.
NEW DRUG STORE.
an undersigfied would respectfully 'aiixioiino‘ciio’
the citizens in this vicinity, that he hasjusl
fitted upa New Drug Store,
CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND DEPOT STS.
where will be found
PURE DRUGS,
CHOICE WINES and LIQUORS,~
FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES,
FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES,
PA TENT MEDICINES, «to.
8' Physicians Prescriptions carefully compounded
day and night. Can be found nights,iu samebuildlng,
entranceon Washington St.
1y4il
S. F. PEpK.South Norwalk. Conn.
' . JACKSON BROS,
JEWELER S
KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HANDA FULL
STOCK or
FINE oolnlnn SILVER WATCHES
JEWELRY, SILVER AID PLATED WARP
ofevery description.
Repairing, in all its Branches
Done in the best manner.
’ —ALSO-—-
Ag'ls lorSmilh’s American Organs
To which we would invite the attention ofthe
musical public.
EDWARD P. WEED ‘
Drugsist
Wall Street, app. Norwalk Hall
A large and wellselected stock of
Drugs ward Medicines
PERFUMERY, PATENT MEDICINES, all
kinds, MINERAL WATERS TOILET and
MEDICATED soars, FLAVORINO and
liANDKERCHIEF nxruAcrs, HAIR
unusnss, corms, SPONGES, CHAMOIS
SKINS, STATIONERY, CIGARS,&C., so.
ular medlcincsof the day.
The Place to Buy
3001's AND SIMS 1 '
IS AT
BROWN & KELLOGG’S.
N0. 39 Main Street.
THE SUBSCRIBERS ARE PREPARED T0 FUR-
NISII ALL KINDS OF
BOOTS AND SHOES
ofthe best make, at the lo‘westiivin
. r t .
WiSh it to be distinctly understood ti 8 es _They
at they
WILL - NOT BE UNDERSOLB :
Call Early: and Secure Greatllargains.
All kinds orcustom work made toorder.
REPAIRING NEATLY AND PROMPTLY DONE.
Agents for Davis’ Sewing Machine.
0. 5. BROWN, JAnvrs EELLOGG.
WM. .9. JONES,
Next door to Hotel' West 1
Dealer in livery dggzrlpnt‘ithlrlrnglflmet and
HARNESS, SADDLES, »
BLANKE I‘S, ‘WHIPS,
will. syggswm.
3
Trunks, . COMBS, Jae.
Vullscs Are.
Repairing done with especial elite and with dis-
patch .
BlaoiWaInut, Ash and While Wood.
A FULL LINE (if-these woods
ity, and seasoned, has of the best qual-
i at been receiv d,
ell, by e and
Will hereafler be kept in sto
LE
WIS
v
ST., NORWALK, CONN.
e 33
EBBELL, Dealer,
c
Is constantly adding-to his stock all the mwand pop-
I
NEW COAL YARD.
.D. L. MILLARD d: 00.
Have established a new yard,-
. Corner Water and Washington Sta,
(between the Bridges,) where in addition to allthe
best varieties of ‘
(near and. Wood.
They have on hand.
BRICK,
LIME.
CEMENT,
PLASTER,
HAIR,
BLUE STONE, &c.
Which they can furnish in any desired quanttiy,
At the Lowest Rates. 23
IRON FENCING.
THE subscriber is now prepared to make and fur-
nish several styles of
Wrought and Gust Iron Fencing,
to enclose churches, dwellings and burialplcts.
—Also-
Iron Gates,_Doors, Shutters and
Gratings. '
Iron Stairs, and Bolts for building purposes, and
many other aritcles in the line of _ ,
BLACKSMITH WORK.
Shop in rear of Solmon’s Hat Shop, Union street,~
South Norwnlk. - 15
WM. H. DUNCAN.
BOO'I'S- & snorls
T
HE subscriber would respectfully callth eatten
tion of the public to their
NEW STOCK OF GOODS,
consisting of a general assortment of
lloOts’,Sll0es,fiail§crs,
&c., both for Gentlemen and Ladies' wear, which wil
be sold very low for Cash, at the old stand, '
martyrs BLOCK.
sonTrI NORWALK, CONN. .
Al kinds of Gents’ and Ladies' Boots, Shoes, Ac.
made to order, in the most workmanlikemanner,anc
atfs rprices.
HORSE CARS RUN RIGHT BY THE DOOR.
HIRnAM S. BROWN.
IIRE, LIFE . AND MARINE
INSURANCE
IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, AT
“The Norwalk Insurance Agency,”
Room No. 7 Gazette Building.
NOTICE . -
NTE REST will hereafter be allowed on all deposits
made with the Norwalk Savings Society from the
lst day of each month, provided the same shall not
exceed One Thousand Dollars in amountin the name
of no one person in any one year. Attention is also
calle to the fact that that we have a few more Safe-
ty Deposit Boxes for rental in our vault, at a very
small cost, per annum. to the depositor.
Norwalk, 0et.1, 1810. GEO. E. lilLLER,Trsss5
N s
v.4
vnnx cnorcn’ sTauzas.
rumor, ru-r This In rous‘nnsaaxn’s war-cu can
Speak kindly, gently to your wife,
She knows enough (of sorrow:
0h, seek not from esfih petty ill,
An angry word to borrow.
For in her heart theri's treasured love
0h, prize its golden worth;
One gentle word, one smile of thine,
Can ever call it forth.
0
9
When thou art harsh.'nnd stern sndcold,
And from thine own§desr home- '
.Thc sunshine of duméhtie love
In sorrow seeks to roam.
Upon her heart thy cold words fail
And chill life’s tender life:
Then, oh, amidst thy trials all,
Speak kindly to thy ‘wlre.
Speak kIndly, gently to thy wife,
She may begrowing old,
And soon ye both may garnered lie
In shadows of the mould.
sin. rm- rms Ix roux wr’rr's manor.
Have faith in thy husband, canflde in his vow,
Should he speak unkindly, be true to him now.
Though e’en in thy anguish thy bright hopes are dim,
Whatever awaits thee, be faithful to him.
Have faith in thy husband, nor seek horn thy home
A hslm for thy sorrow which sometimes may come;
’Mid all thy delactions trust not in another;
But let us have faith and behind to each other. .
nova map in thy husbandg'snd-when he is tried
By trials and crosses, 'comsfstand by (his side,
And try with affection to lighten his heart;
There, e'enif thou'fsilest, itis a'ctin’g thy part,
I .' I ' | .
Have faith in thy husband. thine own home within,
Whate'er behis coldness, true kindness may will:
Though e'en in' thy sorrow thy fond hopessre dim,
Yet still he may love thee—”be faithful to him.
scent. Tinnitus.
We are all searchinggfflr happiness in one
way or another, thoughgiindireclly perhaps,
yet nevertheless if we examine our motives,
we will find that desire for happiness in
some shape lies at the bottom ofall others.
Childhood, youth, and, all the way on to
old age, each have their, particular ideas of
the summit Of human happiness. For in-
stance :—-'l‘he peasant boy‘s heaven of bliss
was to be king, so that he might sit on the
sunny side of the haysfsck and eat johnny-
cake, which employment we have never
heard of veritable king's in. But to be a
king seemed to him lobe a position of per-
fect felicity, and the eating “johnny-cake"
was most probably ~his1favorile occupation.
And so on” through all the ranks of society
all are eager for.'enjoy_l%i‘genf.r It may seem
to one to consist in wealth, and consequent-
ly,all-'the energies are bent to acquire the
golden key with Which -: to unlock the gates
of happiness. Anotheg't seems to see the
maximum of» bliss in political position, and
laws llis energies in thatdireclion. . So we
' might proceed indefinitely to multiply the
. different Gods and Goddesses,atwhOse shrine
men and women bow for happiness and it
is needless to assert that afler attaining to
position and wealth they seek, they will
generally find the pursuit is like chasing the
sun ;-the firrtherihey; go to catch it, the
farther-it seems to rccede from their grasp.
For, many have prOven,fhat neither palace
nor president, coach andjfour, or purple and
finclingp Of themselves, bring fhedesired
felicity. They are alfrlike the ship’s crew
who were on?
'of winter and greatly .
suffering; in fact, nearly dying with thirst,
when, they hailed.,an approaching vessel,
and signalled theiQdisjress. The concise
reply was,-“dip l, Tybu’ in the Amazon.” ,
Aid auii‘; clay-A511} v; “use,- were nearly
’filmisllnlg‘fiir'waffit'offi'ellhwafer,.they were ,
in a. broad expanse of purest water, to be
had for the dipping. .
‘ When we see people sighingand piningfor
happiness, like spoiled children crying for.
something, they hardly know what, we
want to say to them,“dipi you’re in the
Amazon."
enjoyment within your grasp.fo be had for
the trouble of reaching for it ; and to be
make some lives one bright poem. "The first
and best way is to do something to make
others happy, by which means you
“Smooth not mother's rugged path alone,
But scatter roses to adorn your own.”
contradict the misanthropic idea that “this
world’sh wilderness of woe,” is one way of
blessing; others, and does not cost us any-
give up shining because it is sometimes hid-
den with clouds, and why should we ?
Why l the very sight of such a face is
Or more. You meet such-a person compared
with the anxious, dissatisfied faces around
and you just feel as if you wanted to thank
them ; you feel as if you were at once trans-
lated into a lropical climate where all was
birds, and flowers, and sunshine. I have in
bright remembrance such a face radiantwith
good nature which lifted such a cloud of
despondency from my heart,that'I could not
be unhappy afterwards if I had tried, and
yet it was only the plain, honest face of a
laborer ; a perfect stranger to me, and
though our hero, was all unconscious of the
good which his happy face wrought to, I
cannot say but dozens of others beside my-
self it still glistens brightly on .memory’s
past, and was a more eloquent lesson than
half the carefully prepared sermons issuing
from the pulpit. And still we say God bless
that laborer and all the cheerful men and
women who are living examples to the
fact that life, instead of being but an “empty
dream,” is real, is earnest, and happy too, if
we will make it so. AUNT Gossrr.
A' WHOLE ConcnaeATION TAmo m
TOTAL Ammon- PLEDGE—Last Sunday
evening a most remarkable scene' was' wit-
nessed in the old Church of St. John’s (Catho-
lic) parish, Paterson. 'The Rev. . Wm. Mc-
Nulty, pastor, at all the morning masses, had
read Bishop Bayley’s lenien pastoral, and
feclingly dwelt upon the passage wherein
the Bishop declares that “lhe spectacle of _a
strong man- behind a bar, dealing out crime,
misery and death, instead of earning an hon-
esl livingiu some manly way, was the most
pitia‘ble sight imaginable.” He announced
that the old church, in which they had wor-
shipped for years, would be opened that
evening for the purpose of administering the
tonal abstinence pledge to all who might
wish to commence Lent in this praiseworfhy
manner-Land that he had invited the presi-
dent of the Catholic Stale Temperance Union
to deliver an address, and would himself
address fo'thern some eihOrlations on the
subject. About 2,000 people were packed
in the old church at 7 o'clock. The altar
was hidden'sway behind draperies and ban-
ners, a platform being erected in front.
Pews and aisles on the floor and galleries
were crowded. The paslor delivered an
impressive address, and introduced Mr. J.
W. O‘Brien, of‘ the Slate Union, who spoke
for an hour. Father McNulty then called
upon his people to join the army of feelota-
iers, and fold those so disposed to stand up.
In an instant fully 1,000 people were on
their feet. They repeated the pledge aloud,
and received the priest’s benediction.-‘-N. I”.
Herald 210:. -
A Hartford skating park proprietor adver-
iises different rates ofadmissiou f9r“grown"
people and “adults.”
shelf, as one‘of the pleasant things of lhe '
GBIPPER’S M [STA XE.
quiet, well-meaning man, content _to
to render unlo every. man his due.
and,with what hunting and fishing,
tricky, and could bear down hard upon
overreach him.
reach thyself. We shall see. .
firm darn the power would be enormous.
cullies.
it.
ing granite,
built.
would be required for; our buildings.
ings will be enhanced.”
no had his own interests to look after.
for two thousand dollars.
the price ridiculous.
for your whole territory.”
company Could take her let it be.
' ’ nannies was but ‘auuiorlz'ml 'fo accept
He must confer with his
such , terms.
principles. And he wentaway.‘
accept his offer.
have it.
for less than three thousand.”
would improve it." -
Mr. Gripper laughed scornfnlly. He k
they pleased.
thus :— i
as i"
only ten acres of land.
dred." _
parties separated.
ed civil engineer Of the day.
deuce.
find it utterly impracticable.”
thither the party directed their steps;
ing flood, pouring doWn a declivily of
ledge.
The appearance of the place attracted
attention. .
the melted snow and heavy rain finds
course firm the hills”,
Let us follow it.”
and followed it up around :he” lodge, by
of smile from the fall.
“Eureka i” cried Mclnlosb, clapping
barred." . -
The others. quickly comprehended
One of the first settlers in the Wild River
regions was David Somerby. He was :1
upon the results of honest ‘toil, and anxious
bought his land when it was cheap, in fact,
when the price had been merely nominal ;
cultivating such land as he was inclined to
clear, he managed fo live very comfortably.
Another of' the early settlers was Jasper
Gripper. But Gripper was a different sorI
ofa man from Somerby. He was close and
neighbors in pursuing his own interests.
He boasted to his friends that no man should
Aye, Jasper Gripper, but thou may Over-
Time passed on, and it became known to
lumbermcn of the Massaquoit that the best
pine in the country came from the Wild
River region. One day in early spring a
gentlemau’came up from the distant city and
looked up and down the river on Jasper
Gr'ippe‘r’s land; and on the following day
- he wssjoincd by two other gentlemen. Grip-
per had often thought what a splendid place
that would be for a'dam and mill. With :1
There was only one trouble ; the extreme
freshets to which the river was subject in
the spring and autumn would render it dim-
cult to build the dam. But then there were
engineers who co'uldjoverconle all such difili
Finally the gentleman who had first visit-
ed fhe fall introduced himself to Mr. Grip-
per as Mr. James Bates, and frankIy stated
that he had been .commissiohed to examine
the fall, and if he thought proper to purchase
Jasper Gripper was keenly and sharply
alive. His teeth were cut. , He knew that
for several years the attention of the lam-
bermeu had been directed to the Wild River
pines, and that, lately, people had discover-
ed that the land was of the very best quality.
And moreover he knew that the fall upon
his land was the only site upon the river,
anywhere in the region where 'the dam
could be safely erected. There was another
full six miles below, upon David Somerby’s
estate, but it was of a wild, roaring, turbu-
lent character, locked in the jaws of foWer-
where no mills could be possibly. h
“Ofcourse.” said Mr. Bates, “we cannot
think of paying much for the water privi-
lege, and but 'very little for the land which ,
The all over In my mind. I have two proposi-
expenses of erecting a suitable dam will be
very great, and at best we run a great risk.
You will be a gainer in every way. Not
only will it Open a ready. market for your.
lumber,buf the value of all your surround-
Mr. Gripper winked and then nodded.
he did not'look after them he was sure no-
bOdy else would. Afler a deal of thinking
he said he would sell the water privilege,
altogether with ten acres of land adjacent,
The agent was astonished. He considered
“Why,” said be, “you did not pay so much
It made no odds what he (Gripper) had a
paid. His price had been named, and the
In a few days he came again, this time
with three others. They went up and ex-
amined the wafer privilege, and then came
back to Mr. Gripper’s house, where they in-
formed that individual that if he would
There is an infinite amount of throw in ten more acres ofiand, they would
, Gripper thought he had them. He had
able to enjoy the great pleasures, we must thoroughly digested the matter, and had
embrace the little joys that we may have. come to the conclusion that the water power.
Few great pleasures come to any one ; if is would be of inestimable value to a company
grasping the trifling, ever'y-day joys that to improve it, and that they were bound
“Gentlemen,” said be, “my offer was-made
for yobg' acceptance several days ago. 'I did
not leave it open to your pleasure. I 'have
since been examining the property more
To carry such a sunny, bright face as to thoroughly, and have concluded not to sell
“Why, bless your soul man i” cried one of
the company, “do you realize how our mills,
thing, We don’t mean a smiling, simpering, erected upon that site, would benefit you?
insipid face, but a face radiant with the pos- The value of all the rest of your properly
session of a live soul within ; a face brimfull would be doubled-kayo quadrupled—the
of good nature and sunshine that seems to moment our wheels were set in motion.
say that this is a beautiful world, and we We had supposed you would freely give the “mm W“ one s“’P ‘00 far.- In seeking ‘0
want every one to enjoy it. The sun doesn’t water power to a responsible company'who
, his own interests better than that; they
sufficient to draw in along face a hill inch could take up with the offer, or leave it, as
After ruuch discussion, Mr. Bites spoke
“Mr. Gripper, we would like your final
And with this monstrous proposilion'
which was to be" open only three days, the
One of the gentlemen of Mr. Batcs’party
was Benton McIntosh, the most accomplish.
“You spoke of another fall below here,”
said he,aftcr they had lefl Grippcr’s resi-
“Yes,” answered Bates; “but you will
Still McIntosh desired to look at if, and
The fall was found to be a. fumbling dash-
least seventy fhet in a distance of twenty
rods, leading and surging over jagged
shelves or rocks into a boiling chasm below,
while on both hands arose perpendicular
walls of solid granite, showing that at some
period far remote the mountain torrent bad
literally cut its way through.th adamanline
McIntosh examined the lay of 'fheland
below the full, and at a point not far dis-
tant he found a shallow swell or galley,
overgrOWn will grass and shrubbery, but
with a deposit of river sand upon its bottom.
“Probably,” said Mr. Baies,"it is where
“I think not,” said McIntosh. “This sand
is from the river—not from the hills—and
you will observe that it could not have been
backed up by any rise of the water below.
And Ihey strpck out into the water path,
easy and gradual assent, until it led them
out upon the river‘s bank .nearly a qu'arft-r
hands cxulfantly. “Here we have awafer
course, marked out and graded by Nature
herself, which Will yield a power immeasu-
rably superior to the one above. And,
moreover, all danger from the floods is de-
value of the discovery, They saw that by
cutting a canal along the old water course-
live
He
and
market.
his opened their business.
part. "
it was covered.
That evening Jasper Gripper called down
assaying him that he was at present not at
liberty to sell. . _
“Aha l” chuckled Gripper. “Them mill
folks have been here. They want the land.
Well, well, let ’em buy it. I sfiall own all
the land between it and their mills, and
they’ll find it hard work to get their logs up
without my consent.
An'd Gripper returned to his home firmly
persuaded _lhat the company had resolved
to purchase his water privilege. Oh i why
had he not asked them five thousand for it?
On the following morning, Mr. Bales and
is friend were punctual, and when Mr.
Somcrby had been asked what conclusion
he had arrived at he spoke as follows : -
.“Gentlemcn,l have thought the matter
tions to make, and you can accept which
you choose. All fOld, I own about fifteen
hundred acres of land in this section, and
of it is rich infervaie, covered with pine, and
the rest upload and hill, with spruce, h'em-
lock and oak. First—I will give- you the
land for.‘ your course, and deed to you the
power, and also give all the land fiecessary
for your mill buildings, provided . that you
on your part, will set at once aboutdevelop-
ing and improving the power apd putting
up the mills. Or, I will turn 'all my land
into the sfockof lhe company, at a fair ap-
praisal, and become One of you.”
Mr. Bales was. authorized to accept the
first offer on the spot, and give bonds, if
ecessary, for the performance of the com-
pany’s part of the contract. But he liked
the second offer best, though before accept
ing it he must confer at headquarters.
.. Mr. Somcrby informed him that the Offer
was open to them as long as he desired.
On their way back Mr; Bates and his
companions called upon Jasper Gripper.
“Gentlemen,” said Mr. Gripper, as soon
If
standing therebn.”
Bates with a smile.
not to purchase your water privilege.”
,0 “How i not purchase ‘2" gasped Jasper.
better power which they had discovered.
mistake."
take at all.
if they would put up their mills thereon.
But they would not do it. He had pushed
The company before whom McIntosh laid
dreams Of wealth had never grasped
articles necessary to the comfort of man.
at fishness of spmf.
nation.
his
port.
ifs ,
schooner.
wilhoul injury?
on cafeof late hours.
boast of their bar gains.
his _ _
dealhlcss lie is snndered.
mission to the law school.
the age" always troubles them.
the
and was instantly choked to death.
a course over which the river had poured. a
stream at its highest floods, they would be
able to control the water at will. and to use
itover again for the consumplion by mills,
set one below the other along ihc'gl'acefully
curvad track. And two things more: The
sites were more favorable for building here
than were those above, with better timber
land surrounding“; and the furious cataract
would not be between their mills and the
The next question was—who owned the
newly discovered? If belonged to David
Somcrby. They visited him, and carefully
“Look here gentlemen," he said, after they
had beaten the bush awhilce—lhcirwex-
(pericnce with Gripper had made them
cautious—“let us understand each olher.
Tell me plainly what you want, and I will
tell you as plainly what I will do on my
Mr. Bales made up his mind that he had
an honest,straighlforward man to deal with,
and he stated his case plainly and frankly:
He not only told how the company would
develop the water power, and erect. their
mills, but he went on to point'out the ad- .
vantages which would result to the owner feels like—y on know what I mean.
of the adjacent land. both in enhancing the
value of the land itself, and also of the mag-
nificent pine and spruce timber with which
Mr. Somerby listened attentively, and at
length told them to call upon, him the fol-
lowing morning. He wanted to sleep upon
lhe river cuts it nearly in halves. Full half corpulcnf, and I “99°“ I do seem rather
'5
as mutual salufalions had been exchanged,
“you will understand that when I'Oli‘ered . , .
the twenty acres of land, I did- not intend, mister,_donf you feel a 9°“ of crawling
for the price named, to. include the timber
“It makes no difference,” returned Mr.
“We have concluded
“N 0. We do not want it," Mr. Bates did
not think it necessary to tell him of the
“Bat, gentlemen! There must be some
They assured him that there was no mis-
Mr. Gripper was in agony. He would
take two thousand dollars. He would take
whatever they were willing to pay. He
would give them the wafer and the land,
overreach them he had overreached himself.
And they left him a prey to remorse and
hew bitterness of spirit.
their report appoili’fed a commissioner with
full power. to decide and negotiate, and upon
visiting David Somerby’s section, and care-
fully surveying his territory, they concluded
to accept his second proposition. , SO he
offer to remain open to our acceptance three surrendered his land into the stock of the
days, at the end of which time you shall company, and became one of them; and we
have'our answer. Will you accommodate may here remark 'fhat six months later he
was not a' little surprised upon being ap-
“When I said three thousand dollars,” pointed a. superintendent of the lumbering
replied Mr. Gripper, “I meant to include gangs, With a salary 3‘30” “5 his Wilde“ .
If you want ten
acres more I must call it thirty-five hun- The water power was developed “(19‘
the engineering of Benton McIntosh, and it
proved even greater than he hadanlicipaied.
The mills were erected—first mills for saw-
ing lumber; and then mills for grinding
grain; and in lime other mills fOr making
cloth, and for- fabricating various other
The land Of Jasper Gripper was of course
raised in value; but itavailed him not; The
sight of David Somerby, wealthy and re-
spected, and honored with offices of profit
and- trust, while he was shunned and shut out
from public confidence, filled him with
wrafhfnl suffering. Yerily he had over-
reached himself in the narrowncss and scl-
To-duy a flourishing town is upon the site
of David Som‘erby’s section, and the hum
of thousands of busy spindles makes cheer-
ful music- for the prosperous and happy
operatives; and from its tireless looms
and clanging forges flow out wealth to the
The steamer India, of the Anchor line,
with one hundred passengers on board.
twenty-seven days-from Glasgow for New
York, arrived at Halifax Friday. She had
broken her rudder on the 8lh and was
nearly unmanageable, until on the 215i she
fell in with an American schooner and
hired her to suffer herself to be towed info
The vessel towed was able by her
rudder to guide the steamer also, and lhe
benefits of cO-operation were illuslrafed in a
safe arrival for the steamer, and a quick
passage and full purse for the captain of the
Howfiun a railroad car have a break down
The sun is now growing to be an adve-
How inconsistent in temperance people to
Elizabeth Defhless has been divorced from
John Delhlcss, in Fond-du-Lac, Wis. So the
The trustees offlarvard College are agi-
tated by an application from a lady for ad-
A.wag thinks that ladies would no make
good statesmen, because “lhe, quest on of
Aliflle son of W. B. Lewis, of Nauga
luck, while coasline'on Tuesday, sucked it
little rubber bag, a toy, into his windpipe,
GRADUATE!) GRIND.
MR. DODD AT THE CONTINENTAL.
I pledge you my sacred word of honor,
Mr. Eclilor, that I never had such a shock in
the whole couse of my life, never. -Buf I’Vc
got the bureau and washsfaud piled up
against the door. live heated the poker red ‘
hot, so if if gels in here I'll make if pretty
warm for it for a while anyway.
Of course you know what I mean Mr.
Editor, as you must have traveled every-
where on free passes yourself; but I solemn-
ly assure you that I never knew anything
about the ghost in lhe-"elevator” at this '
hotel until about five months ago. If I had '
I shouldn’t have been so fond of riding in
the thing. You see I had never stopped at
a hotel where they hoisted you up stairs for
nothing before, so I used to keep going up
and ddwn in/it all the time. It feels so nice
and soothing, you know, kinder like going
up in a balloon and throwing the sandbags
out all the time. I don’t know how a fel-
low fbels when he’s throwing sandbags out
of a balloon. exactly, but I guess he must
feel a good deal like a fellow feels when be
So I kept riding up and down in the ele-
vator all day; pretty much. In fact, I go!
moved up into the very topmost room (lhe
one the fiagstafi' comes down into) so as to
have more ride. -
The porter says he wishes I’d keep that
room always. The number is sixteen
thousand and something, and he says I am
the only man whose boots he could ever
to see his friend Somerby. . He wanted to chalk the whole 0‘ it 0"-
purchase five hundred acres more or less, of .
the pine intervals and spruce upland adjoin- four times to breakfast.~ It wasn’t because 1
ing his land. Gripper fought shy, and hung
on, and Somerby only got rid of him by
This morning, for inslance, I went down
was so confounded hungry, by any means.
Two good chances at each table are enough
for me. But lo-day there was lots of grease
on it. On the screw, I mean, and the motion
was perfectly delightful; It was for the
world like getting your teeth pulled by the
laughing gas man, only, as I said before, it
don’t cost anything. —
Well, I kept the sour old hunks who pulls
the brass thing when you get aboard, pretty
busy 10-day, that’s a fact. When I went
down this evening to go to a little card party .
up in Park avenue, he was locking up to go
away. . . .' ‘
He looked at me very savage as we went
down this time, and says he : .
“Mister, are you goin’ to do it agiu f?”
“Do what ‘9” said I. q ‘
"Why, come home full 0’ beer agin, and
have me and the engineer woke up at three
in the morning, lo get up steam and h’isf "
yer i” ' a
I am aware, Mr. Editor, that I am a little '
heavy to those who carry me when fatigued,
but I don’t like to have it. alluded to in this
way, so 1 determined lo stay out later than
usual, so as to pay off this imperiinent air-
line man as he deserved.
It was rather late when I got back to the
hoteljusf now. It was very quiet and lovely
loo. Even the night clerk had stopped
‘sassing” the watchman, and had gone to
sleep under the Rev-rack. ~I woke up the.
“elevator” brakesman and we started up. '
I noticed there was no light in lhe con-
cern as usual ; but it didn’t matter much,
until the elevator suddenly slowed off be.
tween two landings about half way up,
where it was dark as pitch.
“Why don’t you go ahead ‘2” I said.
“I thought we would run across it some
0‘ these nights,” said the screw propeller in
a sepulchral vOice.
“What i” said I.
"Why the ghost—01d Saunders i”
“What do you mean i” said I.
“Why, I’ll tell you,” said the man. “But,
feeling down your back, and see a kind of
while hand or sulhin’iu the air ?” I
0LN0.17
“Well, you will presently."
“You see a fellow come here a good while
ago and took a room about up where yours
is. Nobody kuowcd nothing about him.
He registered himself K.‘K. Saunders, New
Jersey 6 but of course no Jerseyman ever
stopped at a five dollar house, so thhf was
only a blind, likely.
“Well, this fellow was a queer acting sort
of a ’chap. He never rang for any ice water
at midnight ; never said the chambermaid
stole his cigars; never smuggled any friends
into dinner; never did anything but ride up
and down this here lifter all day ; in course
he was crazy. '
_“I was allus kinder ticklish of him when
he got on, and allus kept an eye on him,
and when one night about this time he got
in, somehow I felt just exactly as if I was
going to a funeral, I didn’t know why.
“Well, we got up to just about here, when
all of a sudden: the cuss made a dash, blew
out the light, stoppéd the wheel, and then
went for me in lhe darkness. ,
“I ain’t the light-waistedest man in the
world to tackle, sir, and the madman wasn’t
very heflv to get away wilh,but I found my.
heart come right up into my mouth as I
caught him by the throat with" one hand,
while with the other I kept of the hand he
held his knife in. I could feel he had one,
though I could not see if.
“It likely wasn’t but a few moments, but it
seemed years and years, sir, that we gripped,
and struggled, and fought round in this here
black tomb. .
“It makes me freeze to think of it, evhn
now, sir.
“Well, sir,‘at last I got him down on the
floor, with his head half ouf~of the doorway.
I knew this, though I could see nothing, be-
.cause you see I was lying atop of him, still
clutching his throat with one hand and the
arm tha‘t held the dagger wilhlhc other.
,“As I lay there listening to his gaspy
breathing, the thought struck me like a
bullet, that if the elevator could be started
then, the edge where the maniac’s neck was
would come in contact wllh the top of the
opening on the flight above, and his head
would be cut ofi‘ as though done by a razor.
' “I reached out my foot backwards in the
dark, and it touched the starting bar !
“I pushed with all my might.
“It was a terrible thing to do sir, I know,
but my grip was giving out, and I thought
of the old woman and the little ones waiting
for me. So‘ I just shut my teeth and held
on to the madmnn’s throat as we went up,
up, up i
“It was all. over in a moment. I heard
lhe sickening crunch, felt the edge graze my
knuckles, the warm blood spurt into, my face,
the headless trunk quiver and squirm under
me, and then—"
At this moment, Mr. Editor, the
reached my landing.
.Wilh a shriek of horror I dashed at the
door. ~
“Mister, now don’t you feel a sort of a —"
but I heard no more. With frenzied speed I
rushed down the passage to my room, and
here I am.
I shall leave on the 6:30 a. m, express.
Yours excitedly, Dnaurcx DODD.
10:30 A. iii—AS i lay in bed this morning
musing over the singular story of lhe eleva-
tor man the waiter brought up the cocktail
as usual. So I said to him. ‘ '
“Julius, .are there any spirits in the eleva-
for here, sure enough i" . ~
elevator
brought you up las’ night, sar.” .
over, it seems to me that you lladvbeller‘nof'
publish ibis after all, becauseyou seerlifrs.
DOdd—as it were—and l—I am, _ ‘- "
Yours, dulliouslyL. .
' Dannie:
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“Dar wasa right smart» in it wheuiwe‘
And so, Mr. Editor, now that I think if"
nor-seeGI-celey on Wit. A .
Mr. Greeley recently delivered a lecture
on Wig-in Hartford: whichi" we find rs-
portcd in the C’ouranf-as follows :—
He began his leOlure by muting the lip”-
ficial nature of laughter. Thought and fill
are aniipodai ; jolliiy eschews meditation 3
the S( lemnity of life, whoucaanypoudon
ed, forbids the lightness of daughter. Yd!
nature at times wears a smilin'glaspecf,‘ and
a brightness that is akin to. ghdfiul II
some of the almost perfect days «June the
songs of birds bring music to the ears, ill.
sparkling of brooks and brightness of the
skies delight the eye, and nature whispers
beatitude and blessings to the soul ‘of man-
Buf it is only transient, and is consequently
enjoyed all lhe more keenly. Webster
defines wit as a ,felicitous association of
objects not usually connected, so as to pro-
duce a pleasant surprise ; and it wil as one
who discerns partial likeness hidden in
general diversity. Mr. Greeley defines wit
as thsewhlch calls forth the element of.sur-
prise, when congruily, hidden behind the
mask Ofincongruity, is brought to view;
The element of surprise is what gives later. ‘
eat to the game of cards, which is never
played. twice alike, and the exact turns of
which cannot be foretold. As regards the
reception of wit, it is not fair to say that its
enjoymentcomes from a sense ofsuperioriiy
to the thing laughed at, in all cases, although
such may be the case to those who can find
wil among the negro minsfrels who wander
abouf the country overpaid for their insblli-
ly to sing sndjoke; The source of wit is
the diversion of the ' meanings of thing's,
from the vulgar sense. If extracts meanings
never supposed to inhere in things. Shake-
speare was among the greatest of wits, and
his works have shown the world the
previously unsuspected possibilities of the
English language. . .
Satire is one ofthe most powerful exhibid
tions of wil. Lowell in his Bigelow papers.
makes even his victims smile. Nashy
being too vehement injures his edict,
since the objects this satire feel that the
satire has disarmed itself. Satire m.
.openly on pride, pomposify and folly of
every kind; Irony reaches the same end
by a devious route. Voltaire was lhegresf-
est master of irony, nexthim was Gibboa,
and Byron was barely their inferior.
Dryden slyles satire a court of chancery.
Some men-imagine that lashing another for.
:his wrong doings is an elevation of DH,
jbut it is not so. We Oftenesf cry out against
,lhe‘wrongs we are most familiar with by
personal acquaintance. ’
Ofall wit, the lowest, most doubifirl is
panning. A pun betrays the weakness ,of
,language, its conception argues obliquity or
Eduplicity of mind. Tom Hood panned
:himself info lhe love Of all readers and
,speakers of the English langnsg'c,but it was
gaffer all because of the man who showed in
pile of rather than because of his puns.
gYet there has been but one Hood and prob-
ably will never be another. Bad spelling
,is merely bastard wit. And the country i.- .
Ssuffering a severe eruption of if at present.
git makes every dance a wit because he
Eknows no better. The speaker had recently
bought Josh Billings’ almanac for 1870 for
fl
Stupendous, but the Only joke lay in pub-
II
.it for a quarter. Josh ,Billingl I! such
wenly-five cents. The bad spelling was
ishing one cent's worth of wit and selling
ought not to roam at large. He should as-
:sume his own name; and _write what he
gmesns,or-else keep still.
_ Epigrammsfie
mt at the present day is alcsfart‘. Men are
not able to put into two lines, now what
,weighl their predecessors could. ,
Wit and barrier, which _is witin its gentler
aspect, have a place in lheeeonomy which
rules creation. One chief office is to brighten
man's pilgrimage. Longfellow says :—
“Our hes'rts though stout and brave
Still, like muliied- drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave ll
Yet the whole music of life should not be
a funeral march. Thereshonld be livelier-
airs. It should have its bright spots Iii.
the bursts of sunshine which format the
close of dreary storms. Always to laufi is
lobe a fool. Never to laugh is to be a hyp-
ochondriac. Wit calls on us to unbsnd. It
,forms the oasis, brighter for the Sahara»
that surrounds it. Wit in the shape of
satire is the most potent force that sclsnpon
human nature. Wit is the foe ofsll‘shsma
,When legislation, the pulpit, the sword are
wanting the lush of the sslirist avails.
.Every community needs the Lcalciuh - light
of satire to clear out its dark places, one
:when lhey.are cleared the worldwill be the
happy home of the whole rejoicing family
,of‘man.
ENGLIsn Ivan—The use of English ivio
for decanting living rooms is more exten-
sive every year, and cannot be to highly
commended. Being very strong, they will
live through almost any treatment: but
study their peculiarities, and manifest will-
ingness to gratify them. and they will grow
wrihont stint. Most houses are too hol'fot
them, as indeed,'lhey are for their owners.
Neilher plants nor people should have the
temperature over sixty five degrees Fahren-
hclt. Take care and not enfecble your film
by excessive watering or undue heat, and
you will find they will not seem to mind
whether the sun shines on them or not, or
in what positiOn or direction you train them.
Indeed, so much will they do of themselves
to render a room charming, that we would.
'ralher have an unlimited number of them
_tc draw upon than anything else in nature
'Or art. Do you wish the ugly. plain doors
that shut off your tiny entry from your
parlor to be arched Or curved, like these in
the drawing-rooms of your richer neighbor?
Buy a couple of brackets 'such as lamps ‘ fer
the burning of kerosene are'somefilnes plated
in, and screw them on~lhe sides ofth deer.
Put in each a plant of English ivy, the lo:-
' ger the better; then train the plants over
the top, against the'sldes, indeed_ any way
your fancy dictates. You need not buy? the
beautiful but costly pols the flower dealer
will advise; common glazed ones “ will
answer every purpose, for, by placing in
each two or three sprays of Coliseum “ivy,
in a month’s lime no vestige of the pot'
ilselfcan be discerned through their thick
screen—Journal of Horticulture. ' i
. .
Street corners are very productive of
dead beats. ' g -
What was the first step taken in the sugar
busineSs ? Raising Cain: '
When is a small baby like a big banker f
When he isawrolh-child. ; - - ‘ :._
Troy, N. Y., proposes to institute s col-
lege for women, at a cost of $500,000. _
All lhe difi‘erenée—The ancients urned
their dead, the modems earn their living,
Two Wisconsin women have earned .2,
600 the present season by the care ofbeee.
A surl Democrat thinks it’s lucky for
the public purse lhat the emigrant! are no
kin to Ulysses. _ , ,M- ill ]I no
's.~lhinks that Miss o_ e , o n
«.3532: of Dr. Morton, of moo: Beck is,
file handsomest girl in America.- , " .
Said a sweetheart to "her ' sailorjlov'er
“ Why am I like it Momonir— ' ‘_ .7
love you, for l"? (Uth7He fainted. .-:‘.‘ .1.
The London Art lamb-pronounc-
Rothermel’s Battle of . ‘Getiylbm ; “the
grande'st‘historical painting ever Mama
in America)” . , 'f‘_'
b .2. fewI délyS ago a Meridenfln‘rfhln'll
eore n e 09 charged; "“3
and all sorlgs of bad‘behsvibtJmu'
what he had to say, for; _him“, Jib-LN}!
ywas: “I’ve gota sfepmotllgti’.& . ._ .~
' ’ ' riot nerall known at ,W
‘ "isgxhsellchgfo resigning mogul-atria.
when. deéitdycd by. Mid.» mull)? ;"
A _nlonia to neutralise theptlldvfimllcll
‘ r5.
m‘dve paint.
,to restore 01?. 001012.? It jsalto Mr. I"
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