Norwalk Gazette, 1818-1883, 1872-11-19

WHOLE NUMBER 1298.

rloRWALK GAZETTE.

the Second Oldest Paper In the State

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WM. B. RIDER,-
Engineer dz~ Surveyor,
. NORWALK, CONN. l
Orders left with Sherman Stevens, at the Gaznrra
Onto-{or- by mail, romptly attended to. Also,
Agont for JAS. LE FEL’S DOUBLE TURBINE

WATER WHEEL. the best in use. Power pledged
equal to any over-shot. 36

ALEX. S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church,

56076 TIIE CITY llf III "III.
Teacher of the

"sacraments“ t-IIISICAI. GCMPIISI‘I’IIII
Box 379 P. O. Norwnik, Conn.

In New York, care of William A. Pond A; Co., 896
Broadway.

0. A. MILLBANK,
Gr‘aduateafths

Penn. College of Dental Surgery,

unit
25

At the ofﬁce of the old Fairﬁeld County]!
Building, Wall Street. '

' - CHAS. w. MANY,

DENTIST, . ,
' - nonwamr,

Oﬁlse on Main Street, ospo’site Connecticut Hotel.
Teeth ﬁlled and extracte . 3°

AlTlIlllAl IEII’II IISEII‘I'ED AT l0" RAISE. .
WI LLIAM MITCHELL

At the ever popular

UNION MARKET

has always the best of ,

3m, VEAL, MUTTON, c roar,

at fair livin prices. ’ Union (formerly Model) Mar-
ket, u the ridge. 18

Jon honours,

Dealer in

no, Mllllllll, run on nus,

PRESERVE, CAIIEII IRIIIIS, it,
No. 3 JAMES, BLOCK,

7 WATER STREET. NORWALK, CONN.

CHARLES P. UHLE, M. 1).,
PHYSICIAN do SURGEON.

Office over Prowltt’ a!) rug Store.

. OFFICE HOURS r—‘lfornings, 8 to 10 o'clock:
Evenings 7 to 9 o'clock. Orders left at H. L.'Uhle’s
Drug Store, will receive prompt attention. 11-tf

c. . . Locnwoon,
Fashionable Draper 4t Tailor

AND

Gentleman’s Furnishing Emporium,
Main Street, Norwnlk, Conn.
ELBERT CURTIS,
Merchant Tailor,

Curtis’s Building, Main Street, Norwalk, Ct.

Gshts’ and Yonths’ Clothing cut and made to order
at short notice, of the best materials, in the latest
styles, by experienced workmen. Prices reasonable.

:,‘ _.W R. OAKS, M. 1).,
PHYSICIAN 8: SURGEON, Oﬁice over Alfred
Conn.

Kna p’s store, Washington St., South Norwalk,
onsultntion gratis from 9 a. m. to 9 p.m. me

Norwalk Insurance Company.
NORWALK, CONN.
Cash Capital, $500,000
Bald up capital, $100,000

Wu. CaSrsrrr, President, Gro. R. Cowars, Sec’y
Ears. Hun, Treasurer.

Fairﬁeld County Fire Insurance 00.,
SOUTH NORWALK, CT.r

oxen CAPITAL,.... ..seoo.ooo

nears. July 1, 1972,....................8266.7000'0
W. I. HANFORD, E. R. TURNER,
96 President, Secretary.

II. - SPENCER,
WATCHMAKER,

UNDER NORWALK OPERA HOUSE,

A well selected stock of
WATCHES, CL 0 CKS,

GOLD JEWELRY,
' srnoricms, ‘
EYE GLASSES

always on hand. -

Btllill‘illlll'lle Watches a Specialti.

can. 1:. TOWNSEND a: 00.,

Importers and Dealers in

Brandies,hines,liins,Whiskies,&c.

One door above Duane NEW YORK.
c. B. TOWNSEND, 6m30 . A. MOORE.

4:-

Etna Insurance Co. of Hartford,
. ‘ Incorporated 1819, Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880 19
lnsures against loss and damage by Fire, on terms
adapted to the hazard, and consistent with
the laws of compensation. ‘
GEORGE R. COWLES,
Sole Agent for Norwalk and Aicinity.

DR. J. G. HARBOUR,

In E N '1- I sue .
NORWALK, CONN.

Office in Gazette Building, Room No. 8, over Jack'

loo Brothers‘ store.

Nitrous oxide or Lon ghin g Gas, administered when

desired.

A New Device for plate work—light, durable and

heap. Address NORWALK IRON WORKS,
231y SOUTH NORWALK, C'i‘.
RANGES. ~

Goon NP. 7 RANGE, . - . $11,003 HARNESSES FOR SALE.
‘ ‘ .' ‘ ' 4" HE subscriber would respectfully inform the
Call and see them beforebnymg elsewhere. T public that he has now on hand a good assort-
_ , GEORGE F BELDEN. ment of HARNESSES,made of theverybest mate-
" ‘ ' rials, which he will SELL As LOW as they can

‘ 0

ble property in South N orwalk, is now offered for sale
“.
LEWIS F. BEERS, Trustee, GEOR E
MOND and CHESTER F.TOLLES, South Norwalk,
C onn.

on
He has taken a desk at
Oﬂice,
can herea
give prompt attention to the
Real Estate, renting of places,
an
an
who may favor him with theirpatronage.

W. H. SWORDS,
Merchant Tailor

ORNER WASHINGTON AND MAIN STS.,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONNo,

Scotch Ghevoits, Meltons, Grape and
English Coatings,
MADE UP IN STYLE, AND AT LOWEST PRICES

A good ﬁt warranted and made as the customer may
wantit. Cutting done for others to make ashereto

fore.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

Gents’ Furnishing Goods.
Also a LARGE ASSORTMENT or HATSand CE:

REAL ESTATE.

‘noUsE TO RENT.

WILL be rented to a respectable family, a really

built cottage, with all modern conveniences,
and a low price. Enquire at the
39ft GAZETTE OFFICE.

$1,600. Apply to D. S. CURTIS, Hatter.
III SALE on To [EL—House 0n Butlerstreei. Pos-

session immediately. Enquire of
26 . BURR SMITH.

OUSE to rent in Winnipauk. Price nominal.
House and Lot for sale at North Norwalk. Pig;

For Sale or Exchange.

SPLENDID FARM containing Seventy Acres.~
with good buildings, fruit and water, situated
three miles north of Stamford, on the main road to
Long Ridge. Will be sold cheap, or exchanged for
any good property: For full‘ particulars enquire of
JAMES MI’i‘CHE L, Real Estate Agent and Anc-
tioneer. Norwalk, Conn. 24tf

FOR SALE on T0 'nrur‘

AT \VESTPOBT STATION.
GOOD CONVENIENT HOUSE, with Garden,
Barn, and other Onthouses attached, and a well

of never-failing water, an abundance of good fruit,

die. Also, can be had with the same, if desired,
from one to eight acres of land. Is within three
minutes walk of the Railroad Depot, and situated
directly upon Westport harbor. Only a small. por-
ion of the purchase money required down; the rest
an remain on bond or mortgage. For further par.
MARTIN GRACIi‘é“

t
c
ticulars enquire of

N orwalk, April 29th, 1872.

For Sale Cheap or to Rent.

DWELLING HOUSE, only two years old,on
the Ely Neck road, South Norwalk, for sale

heap, or to rent.
2 E. K. LOCKWOOD.
FOR SALE.

N excellenthomestead at a bargain,consistihg

of nearly eight acres of choice land, a conven-
ient and substantial 2 story Dwelling house, Barn
and other out-buildings in goodrepsir, well supplied
.with fruit. water, die. These premises are situated
about two miles from the Bridge in a respectable
neighborhood and healthy locality. The present
owner wishing to sell, it will be offered cheap 1 lap-

c
I

‘ plied for soon. Part of the purchase money can't-e-

main (if desired,) secured by mortgage for particu-

ars and permission to see the premises, apply to

JAMES MITCHELL, or to C. F. OSBORN,
East Avenue.

For Sale or to Rent.

HF. Place lately owned and occupied by the late
John D. Lounsbury, in Winnipauk. The place
consists of a large Dwelling House, with modern
improvements,aud Five Acres of g'ood Land. Pleas-
antly located on the main street, near Depot, Post
ﬁles and stores. Possession given immediately.

Inquire of MORGAN T. SMITH, or GEORGE H
RANDLE, nearthe premises.

“BUILDING LOTS.”
TB undersigned offer for Sale some of the most
desirable building sites in the viliage,~lying along
the slope northwest of Union Park, convenientto the
village and easy of access, halting an extensive view
of the village and harbor, prices low and terms easy.
Apply to A. H. BYINGTON,

S. E. OLMSTEAD,
E. K. LOCKWOOD.

...

Norwalk Sept. 21, 1868.

M111 Property
FOR SALE.

T H E subscriber offers for sale his Mil :Property alt-
nated in West Norwalk, about two miles from
Darlen Depot, three miles from South Norwalk, and
two miles fromNew Canaan, consisting of a manu-
factory, two stories high, 86x18 feet, with about 12
feet head andfall of water, with three acres of land,
now used as 0 Saw Mill but suitable for a manufacto-
ry of any kind, Terms easy and price low. Enquire
of JAMES FINN EY, Real Estate Agent, Norwalk,or
of the subscriber, CHAUNCEY STREET.
West Norwalk, Sept. 25, 1869. 39tf

Real Estate for Sale.

HE land belonging to the estate of George W:
Rnymond,comprisingsome of the most desira-

Apply to

alter sin by the trustee of that cstate.
g G W. RAY-

“'26

,. JAMES FINNEY,
eel Estate Agent, Licensed Aue tlon
oer, Constable, Collector, Arc.

RATEFULLY returns thanks for the very libero!
patornage heretofore extended him by a gener _
a public, and solicits a continuance of the same-
J. B. Hurbart’s Law
Room No. 4, Gazette Building, where he
fter be found, or orders can be left. He Will
buying and selling of
Anctionesring of real
the collection of debts, 850.,

d crsonal ropert
p p y, enable exertion to please all

0 will make every reas

JAMES MITCHELL,

REAL ESTATE BROKER

AND

AUCTIONEER,

OFFICE MITCHELL’S BLOCK,

WALL STREET,

NORWALK, CONN.
CITY RESIDENCES,

Farms and Country Seals,
Bought, Sold, Reledand Exchanged,
REAL ESTATE, STOCKS,

FURNITURE., Gt 0
at public and privatesale.

AUCTION SALES OF HOUSES, LOTS, FARMS
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.

Sales of Furniture, at Owner’s
Residences.

' Houses to Rent
Furnished or Unfurnished.

PLACES FOR SALE VARYING IN PRICE,
from 35.000 to 850,000
Al orders leftat the UNION MARKET, Mitchell’s

Block,Norwalk, Conn. will receiveprompt attention.

JAMES MITCHELL.

. NOTICE .
INTEREST willhereafterbc allowed onalldcpositE
made with the Norwalk Savings Societyfrom the
at day of each month. provided the same shall not
xceed One Thousand Dollars in amonntlnthename
1 any one person in any one year. Attention is also
nlied to the fact that thatwe have a few more Safe-
y Deposit Boxes for rentalin our vault,at a very
mall'cost, per annum,to the depositor.
Norwalk,0ct.l,1870. GEO. E. MILLER,Treas

SIMPllclTlL _EO0NOMYi
The N orwalk Eng/line.

THE MOST SIMPLE, PERFECT
AND CHEAPEST ENGINE
IN THE MARKET.

Twenty per cent. added to the effective power of
the common Slide Valve Engine by using the NOR-
WALK IRON WORKS’ BALANCED PISTON
VALVES. Six, ei ht, ten, twelve and fourteen inch
Engines always on and. Inquiries solicited and ref-
erences given in all parts of the country.

DIRECT ACTIIII e. IAlAICE WHEEL STEAM PUMPS

anneal-I

EDWARD r. WEED
Druggist
Street, opp. Norwalk HallI

Wall
A large and wellselected stock of

Drugs and Medicines

PERFUMERY, PATENT MEDICINES, all

inds,‘MlNERAL WATERS, TOILET and
MEDICATED soars, FLAVORING and
HANDKERCHIEF Ex-rruc'rs, HAIR
Bananas, corms, SPONGES, CHAMOIS
SKINS,STATIONERY, crosnsac . am.

Is Constantlyaddinzto his stock al lthe new and p05

uiar medicinesof theday.

po
lis
me have them at once.

Feb. 1. 1871.

h entlnthecounty. Now for the orders. Let
m M. B.SWAN.
9

NOTICE.

HE undersigned, having been appointed Fire
Marshal cf the Borough, requests all persons to
interest themselves in obtaining andcommunlcatlng
to him any information throwing any light upon the
matter of incendiary ﬁres in the Borough, and de-
81708 that all suspicions persons may be watched and
.their names lodged with him. All suggestions and
communications will be conﬁdentially treated. The
parties .L'uilty of setting these ﬁres can be detected lf
property owners will earnestly take hold of the

matter.
Borough of Norwalk. Sept. 17 . 1972.
33 JOSEPH F. FOOTE. Fire Marshal.

FA Nov DYEING.

Removal of the .

3000800001,, Jamil. Dye Works.
...fazcrgstrs;

After this BROWN. & KELLOG
will receive ordersvfor Dyei'n'

. sherly at B. H. Parker's221' sin 8 rest.
, 611199 LOUIS MOEGLING‘, Proprietor.

Danbary, Conn

’ p e s

_ Gentlemen S Huang Park.
THE subscriber. having leased the Fairﬁeld Co.
dail ,Sundays excepted. The track will be kept in
ISAAC LEF

modate patrons.
m6 Proprietor.

921 From Hartford, by Poquonock and Rainbow, to

922 Fronl Hartford, by West Hartford, to Farming-

924 From Somers, by Somerville, Scitico, Hazard-

925 From West Snflield, by Feeding Hills (Mass), to

926 From Rockville to 'I'ollnnd, 5 miles and back,

927 From Bolton Dep

928 From Abihgton, by Pomfret Landing, to Kill-

929 From Ando ver,by Gilead, Hebron, and Turner-

ssiblybe furnished at any othersimilar estab-

_ Agricultural Society’s Fair Grounds for the sea-
son, has opened the grounds as a Gentlemen’s Driv-
ing Park. The Grounds will be open to the public

goo order, and every eﬁ‘ort will be made to accom-

NCRWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1872.

INDE'X

T0
Mill ROUTES IN CONNECTICUT,

1873 to 1877.

Number
From— To— of
Route.
Abirlgton............ .Killingly... . .. . ..928
Andover ...... . . . . . . . .Colchesier . .929
Bolton Depot..... .. ...Ashford.... ...927
Cobalt... ....... . ..... ....East Hampton -946
Collinsville. .... . . . . . . .Wolcottville .959
Cornwall Bridge. . . . .953
Danbury............. -
Daubul'y..
Farmer’s Village.
Falls Village. . . .Salisbury. . . . . .966
Goshcn , .West Cornwall.. .964
Greenwrch Lon e. . . .948

Hartford"... ...........:Mar orough
Hartford. by Hockanum. .Broad Brook. .
Hartford. by East Hartf’dBroad Brook. .

Hartford. . . .East Granby. . . ..921
Hartford. ........ .Farmiugton.. ..922
Hop River Station. Columbus. .

Litchﬁeld . . .thchileld

Litchﬁcld. . .Cornwall Bridge. . . . . . .963
Middletown .Moodus ......... . . . . . . . '
New Hartfor .WestGreenville (Mass)974
New Haven. Deep River. ........... 947
New London. Poquonoc Bridge ...... 941

New London Colchester ............ .942

NewMiiford. Chalybes........ . 54
New Preston .New Milford ........... 962'
Newtown.. Southbury ........ 958
North Lyme. Lyme. . . . . ........

North Woods Putnam... ...... ...934
Norwalk.. Weston. . . .

Norwich. . . .Hanover ......... .
Norwich.. ........Westeriy.(R.l.) .938
Norwtch.. dyard. ........ .......939
Norwich.. . ......Colchester ..... ........940
Plainﬁeld ...... ...........Westminster...........935
PleasantValley........‘...Riverton... ...........972
Redding .......... . Bridge ort.. . .
Rockville. .Tollan .....

Scotland. . . .Willimantic . .

Seymou . .Hotchkissville. . . .. . . .
Shermn .New Milford ........ . ..971
homers. Th0mpsonville.. . .. . ..924
Stamfor Ridgeﬁeld.. .. . . .. ...949
Stamford. ...... . .High Ridge . . ..950
Tarrifi‘ville ...... ..........Hartland..... ..968
Thomaston.. . . .. . . . . . . .. .Terr ville ........ . ..... 958
Voiuntown.... ...........Ster ing...... ...937
Waterbury ..... . ......... .Woodbary ...... . . .957
Watcrtown ............. . .Bcthlehem. . . .956
West Chester .......... . . .East Hafidam. . . ..944
West Killingly ..... .-.. . .. .Willimantic. . . . .. . . . .936
West Sufﬁeld. ......... . Springfield (Mass.). . . .925
WestWillington.......... oodstock.............931
Willimantic. . . .:. . ....... Putnam. ... . . . . ..932
Winstcd ...... Lee ........ . . . .. . .960

W0lcottville...... ..::::West Goshen.......l...967

United States Mails.
CONNECTICUT.

Posr Orrron Daranrnxxr.
Washington. Aug. 31, 1872.
PROPOSALS will be received at the Contract Oﬁice
of this Department until 3 p. m. of February 3, 1873,
for conveying the mails of the United States from

J nly 1, 1873, to June 30, 1877, in the State of, '

CONNECTICUT,

on the routes and by the schedules of departures
and arrivals herein speciﬁed.
Decisions announced on or before March 3, 1873.

(See law requiring certiﬁed check or draft, with bids
of 85,000 and upwards.)

Railroad routes not advertlsed.

918 From Hartford by Hockanum, Naubuc. Glasten-
bury, South Glastenbury, Buckingham, and
East Glastonbury, to Marlborough, 20% miles
and back, six times a week.

Leave Hartford daily, except Sunday, at 3 p. m;

Arrive at Marlborough by 5 p. m; '

Leave Marlborough daily, except Sunday, at 7.80

a. m -
Arrive ’at Hartford by 9.30 a. m.

919 From Hartford, by East Hartford, South Wind-
sor, East Windsor Hill, and East Windsor, to
Broad. Brook, 17 miles and back, three times a

week.
Leave Hartford Monday, Wednesday, and Fri-
day at 4K1!”
Arrive at road Brook by 8 p. nl;
Leave Broad Brook Monday. Wednesday, and
Friday at 7.30 a. m;
Arrive at Hartford by 11.90 a. m. ‘
920 From Hartford, by East Hartford, South Wind-
sor, East Windsor Hill, and Windsorville, to
Broad Brook, 15 miles and back, three times a

week.

Leave Hartford Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur-
day at 2.30 p m;

Arrive at Broad Brook by 6 p in ;

Leave Broad Brook Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday at 7.30 a m;

Arrive at Hartford by 11 a m.

East; Granby, 16 miles and back, six timesa
wee '.
Leave Hartford daily, except Sanday,at 1.30 p

m ' -
Arrive at East Granby by 5.30 p m ;
Leave East Granby daily, except Sunday, at 5.30

a m '
Arrive. at Hartford by 9.30 a m.
_ Winter schedule.
Leave Hartford daily, except Sunday, at 1.30 p m;
Arrive at East Granby by 5.80 p m ;
Leave East Granby—dailyyexoept Sunday, at 8.80

‘ a m;
Arrive at Hartford by 12.30 p 111.

ton, 9}; miles and back. six times a week.
Leave Hartford daily, except Sunday, 3.30 p ln;
Arrive at Farmington by 5.30 p in;
Leave Farmington daily, cxceptSunday, his a m;
Arrive at Hartford by 10 a m.
23 From Farms Village, by North Canton, Bark-
hnmstead, and Centre Hill, to West Hartland,
15% miles and back, twice a week.
Leave Farms Village Tuesday and Saturday at
11.45 a m -
Arrive at West Hartland by 4.40 p in;
Leave West Hartland Tuesday and Saturday at
5 a m;
Arrive at

9
Farina Village by 10 a n1.

ville. and Enﬁeld, to Thompsonville, 12 miles
and back, six times a week.
Leave Somers daily, except Sunday, at 7 a m;
Arrive at Thompsonville y 10 a to;
Leave Thompsonville daily, except Sunday. at 3

D 111 ;
Arrive at Somers by 6 p m.

Springﬁeld, 12 miles and back, six times aweek.
Leave West Suﬁield daily, except Sunday, ate

a m;
Arrive at Sprin ﬁeld by 10 a m:
Leave Springﬂe d daily except Sunday, at 2p in;
Arrive at West Sufﬁeld by 4 p m. .
six times a week.
Leave Rockville daily, except Sunday, at 3.30 p m;
Arrive at Tolland by 5.30 p in;
Leave 'I‘ollarld daily, except Sunday, at 7.30 a m;
Arrive at Rockvilie by 9.30 a m.
at (n. 0.), by Quarryville. Cov-
entry, Mansﬁe d De 0!, M ansﬁeld, and W est
Ashford, to Ashfor , 19 miles and back, six
times a week.
Leave Bolton Depot daily,cxcept Sunday, at 6

a m '
Arrive, at Ashford by 11 a in;
Leave Ashford daily, except Sunday, at 1 p m;
Arrive at Bolton Depot by 6 p m.

ingly, six miles and back, six times a week.
Leave Abington daily, except Sunday, at 10 am;
Arrive at Killingly by 11.30 a m; .
Leave Killinely ally, except Sunday, at 1.30 p m:
Arrive at Ab-lngton by 3 p m.

ville, to Coichester, 14}; miles and back, six

times a week. .
Leave Andover daily, exceptSunday, at 5.30 p m;
Arrive at Coicilester by 8.30 a m; .
Leave Colchcster daily, except Sunday, at 5.30

a m;

Arrive at Andover by 8.30 a in.

930 From Hop River Station (n. 0.), to Columbia, 4

miles and back, six times a week.

Leave Hop River Station, daily, except Sunday,
at 3.15 p m;

Arrive at Columbia by 4.15 p m; »

' Leave Columbia daily. except Sunday, at 2 p m;

Arrive at Hop River Station by 3 p m.

931 From West Willington. by Willington. Moose
Meadow, Westford, and North Ashford, to
Woodstock Valley], 16% miles and back, six
times a week to estford, and three times a
week the residue.

Leave West Willington daily, except Sunday, at

4.15 p m;

Arrive at Westford by 6.30 p m;

Leave Westford Monday, Wednesday, and Fri-
day, at 6.40 p m;

Arrive at Woodstock Valley by 8.30 p in;

Leave Woodstock Valley Tuesday, Thursday,
and Saturday at 4 a m;

Arrive at Westford by 6 a m;

Leave Westford daily, except Sunday. at 6.10 a m:

Arrive at West Willington by 8.40 a m.

932 From Willimantic, by Mansfield Centre;
Chaplin, Phoenixville, Eastford, Woodstock
Valley, West Woodstock, Woodstock, and
South Woodstock, to Putnam, 30 miles and
back, six times a week.

Leave Willimantic daily, exceptSnnday, at 5 p m;

Arrive at Putnam next days by 7.10 a m ;

Leave Putnam daily, exceptSuhday, at 11.45 a m;

Arrive at Willimantic next days by 8.30 a m.

993 From Scotland, by Windham, to Willimantic, 7
miles and back, six times a week to Windham,
and twelve times a week the residue.

Leave Scotland daily, except Sunday, at 7 a m;

Arrive at Willimantic by 9 a in;

Leave Willimantic daily, except Sunday, at 10

a m;

Arrive at Scotland by 12 in;

Leave Windham daily, except Sunday, at 2 p m;

Arrive at Willimantlc by 3 p m',

Leave Willimantic daily, except Sunday, at4 p m;

Arrive at Windham by 4.45 p m.

934 From North Woodstock, by East Woodstock.
Woodstock, South Woodstock, and Pomfret,
to Putnam, 14 miles and back, six times a week-

Leave North Woodstock daily except Snndayﬁt
9 m. from Novemberi to May 1 of each year.

Ar vs at Putnam next days by 7.10 a in;

Leave Putnam daily, except Sunday, at 6.30 p
m, or on arrival of mail train from Boston;

Arrive at North Woodstock by 8.45 p m

935 From Plainﬁeld, by Canterbury, to Westminster,
7 miles and back, six times a week.

Leave Piainﬁeld daily, except Sunday, at 12.15

m .
AlPrive'at Westminster by 2 p m;
Leave Westminster daily, except Sunday, at 9.30

a m '

Arrive at Piainﬁcld by 11.30 a m.

936 From West Killinnly, by Brooklyn, Hampton,
and North Windham, to Willimantic, 21%
miles and back, six times a week.

Leave West Kiltingiy daily, except Sunday, at 1

m ' .

Arrivc'nt Willimantic by 5.30 p nl;

Leave Willimantic daily, except Sunday, at 8 a m;

Arrive at West Killingiy by 12.30 p m.

937 From Voiuntown, by Campbell’s Mills, Ekonk,
and Sterling Hill, to Sterling, 11,15 miles and
back, tmcc a week.

Leave Voiuntown Tuesday and Saturday at 12 m;

Arrive at Sterling by 3.30 pm;

Leave Sterling Tuesday and Saturday at 9 a m;

Arrive at Voiuntown by 12.30 p m.

933 From Norwich, by Preston, Glas o, Pcndle-

ton Hill, and North Ston ngton, to
Westerly (R. 1.), 30 miles and back, six times
a week.

Leave Norwich daily, except Sunday, at 3 p m;
Arrive at Voiuntown by 5.80 p in;
Leave Voiuntown daily, except Sunday, ate a m;
Arrive at Norwich by 10.30 a to;

Leave Voiuntown dolly, except Sunday, on p m;
Arrive at Westerly by 5.30 p or;

Leave Westerly daily, except Sunday, at 8.15 n m;

Arrive at Voiuntown by 12.30 p m.
939 From Norwich, by Poquetannck, to Ledyard, 8

ll sand back three times a week sappl ing
l(liialee's Ferry frdm Uncssville, 2 milell, six t mes

Leave Norwich Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur-
day at 8.30 a m;

Arrive at Ledyard by 10.15 a m;

Leave Lcdyard Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur-
day st 10.30 a m;

Arrive at Norwich by 12 m.

940 From Norwich, by Norwichtown, Yantic, Boz-
rah, and Bozrahville, to Colchester, 16 miles
and back, six times a week.

Leave Norwich daily, except Sunday, at 9.80

mi
13m at Colchester by 6 p in;
Leave Colchester daily, except Sunday. at 7.30

a m '

Arrive, t Norwich by 11 a m.

941 From cw London, by Groton, Centre Groton,
Mystic, Mystic Bridge. and Mystic River, to
Poquonoc Bridge, 16% miles and back, six
times a week.

Leave New London 1éloily, except Sunday, at 7 a
m, and return to ew London by] p m.

942 From New London, by Chesterﬁeld and Salem:
to Cglchester, 21 miles and back, three times a
wee .

Leave New London Tuesday, Thursday, and Sat-
urday 01.7.30 0 m;

Arrive at Colchester by 12 m;

Leave Colchester Monday, Wednesday, and Fri-
day at 11 a m;

Arrive at New London by 3.30 p m.

943 From North Lyme, by Hamburgh, to Lyme, 8
miles and back, six times a week.

Leave North Lyme daily, except Sunday, at 9
a m -

Arrvié at Lyme by 11 a m;

Leave Lyme daily, except Sunday, at 2 p m;

Arrive at North Lyme by 4 p In.

944 From Wcaichester, by Moodns, to East Haddam,

9 miles and back, three times a week to Mood-
ns, and twelve times a week the residue.

Leave Westchester Tuesday, Thursday and Sat-
urday at 1.30 p m:

Arrive at Moodns by 2.30 p in;

Leave Moodns Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday,
at 8,30 0 m;

Arrive at Westchester by 9.30 a in;

Leave Moodns daily, except Sunday. at 4 p m

. and 7 p m;

Arrive at East Haddam by 5 p m and 8 p m;

Leave East Haddom daily, except Sunday, at
,730am andll am;

Arrive at Moodns by S 30 a m and 12 m.

945 From Middletown, by Portland, Cobalt, Middle

Iladdnm, Haddam Neck, and Leesville. to
Moodns 185‘ miles and back, six times aweek
to glanddnm Neck, and three times a week the
res 118. '

Leave liliddietown daily except Sunday, at2 p
m_, or on arrival of ma 1 train from Boston; ,

Arrive at Haddam Neck by 6 p to;

Leave Huddam Neck daily, excep
7 30 a m;

Arrive at Middletown by 10 80 a m;

Leave Haddam Neck Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday at 6 p m;

Arrive at M oodus by 7 30 p or;

Leave Moodns Tuesday, Thursday, and Suture
dry at 6 a m;

‘ Arrlve at Haddam Neck by 730 a m.

t Sunday, at

946 From Cobalt to East Hampton, 4 miles and back'

six times a week.
Leave Cobalt daily, except Sunday, at 4 90 p m;
Arrive at East Hampton by 6 p m;
Leggy: East Hampton daily, except Sunday, at
a m . ..
Arrive at Cobalt by 9 a m.

947 From New Haven, by Fair Haven, North Bran-

ford, North Guilfortl, North Madison, Kill-
ingsworth, and Winthrop, to Deep River, 28%
miles and back, twice a week.

Leave New Haven Tuesday and Friday at 9 am;

Arrive at Dec River by 6 p or;

Leave Deep iver Monday and Thursday at 8

a m ;
Arrive at New Haven by 5 pm.

948 From Greenwich, by Round Hill. Banksville,

and Stanwicb, to Long Ridge, 15% miles and
back, twice a week.
Leave Greenwich Wednesday and Saturday at
12 30 p m; —
Arrive at Long Ridoe by 6 g m;
LeétggLong Ridge Wednes ay and Saturday at
a m . .

Arrive at Greenwich by 11 30 a m;

949 From Stamford, by Springdale, New Canaan.

Smith’s Ridge, Vista, and Lewisborongh, to
Ridgeﬁcld,l7 miles and back. twelve times a
week to New Canaan, and twice a week the
residue.

Leave Stamford twice daily, except Sunday, on
arrival of New York train—say at 9 a m and

6 p m;
Arrive at New Canaan by 9 40 a m and 640 p m;
Leave New Canaan twice daily, except Sunday,
at720amand50m;
Arrive at Stamford by 8 a m and 540p m;
Leave New Canaan Tuesday and Friday at 1030

a m '
Arrive, at Ridgeﬁeld by 1 p m;
Leave Ridveﬁeld Tuesday and Friday at 1 30 p m;
Arrive at New Canaan by 4 p m.

950 From Stamford, by North Stamford to High

Ridge, 9 miles and back, once a week.

Leave Stamford Saturday on arrival of New
York train—say at 6 p m:

Arrive at High Bid e by 9 p m;

Leave High Ridge aturday at 7 a m;

Arrive at Stamford by 10 a m;

951 From Danbury, by Bali's Pond, to New Fair-

ﬁeld, 9 miles and back, twice a week.
Leave Danbury Wednesday and Saturday at 3

m .
Agive’at New Fairﬁeld by 430 p rn;
Leave New Fairﬁeld Wednesday andShturday at

5 p m;
Arrive at Dallbury by 6 30 p m.

952 From Danbary to Brookﬁcld, 9 miles and back,

six times a week.
Leave Danbnry daily, except Sunday, at 10 a m;
Arrive at Brookfield by 12 in;
Leave Brookﬁeld daily, except Sunday, at 1 p m;
Arrive at Dunbar-y hydpm. - . _. _ --. ,

953 From Newtown, by Sandy Hook and South

Britain, to Southbury, 10 miles and back,~six
times a week. '
Leave Newtown dolly, ex0ept Sunday, at 19 m;
Arrive at Southbury by 3 p in;
Leave Southbury daily, except Sunday, at 8 a m;
Arrive at Newtown by 11 a m.
54 From New Milford by Bridgewater, to Chely-
bes, 7% miles and back. six times a week.
Leave New Milford daily, except Sunday, at1 15

h In '

Arrlvc'at Chnlybes by 3 15 p m ;‘

Leave Chalybes daily, except Sunday, at 9 15 a m ;

Arrive at New Milford by 11 15 a m;

55 From Seymour, by Oxford, Sonthford, South-
bury, and Woodbury, to Hotchkissviile, 16
miles and back, six times a week. ' *

Leave Seymour daily, except Sunday, at 11 30

a m °

Arrive, at Hotcbkissvillc by 3 30 p m;

”53;: Hotchkissville daily, except Sunday, at
a m;

Arrive at Seymour by 930 a m.

956 From Waterfown, by Morris, to Bethlehem, 10};

miles and back. six times a week.
Leave Watertown daily, except Sunday, at 1 p m;
Arrive at Bethlehem by 3 30 p m '
Leave Bethlehem daily, except Sunday, at 945

a m;
Arrive at Watertown by 1215 p m.

957 From Waterbury, by Middlebury, to Woodbury,

12 miles and back, three times a week.

Leave Waterbury Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday, at 15m;

Arrive at Woo bury by 4 p in;

Leave Woodbury Monday, Wednesday, and Fri-
day at 8 n m;

Arrive at Waterbury by 11 a in.

958 From Thomaston, by Plymouth, to Terryville,

3% miles and back, six times a week.
Leave Thomaston daily. except Sunday, a” a in;
Arrive at Terryville by 830 a or;
Leave Terryviile daily except Sunday at 5 15 p m;
Arrive at Thomaston y 6 45 p m.

Torringford, to Wolcottvilie, 12 miles andback,
three times a week.

Leave Collinsvilie Monday, Wednesday, and Fri-
day at 6 30 p m;

Arrive at We cottville by 10 p m;

Leave Wolcottville Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at 4 30 a m;

Arrive at Collinsville by 7 aﬁm.

960 From Winsted, by Robertsville, Riverton, Cole-

brook River, NewBoston, Otis (Mass.), West

Beckett, and East Lee, to Lee 37 miles and

back, six times a week, and supplying Tyring-

ham from Lee, in close connection.
Leave Winsted daily, except Sunday, at 2 p m;
Arrive at Lee by 8 50 p m; .
Leave Lee daily, except Sunday, at 340 p m; -
Arlive at Winsted by 11 a m.

961 From Litchﬁeld t0 Litchﬁeld Railroad Station

(a. 0.), 4% miles and back, six times a week.
Leave Litchﬁeld daily, except Sunday, at 630

am '
Arrivé at Railroad Station by 7 80 a m '
Leave Railroad Station daily, except Sunday, at

7 45 p m '
Arrive at Litchﬁeld by S 45 p m.

962 From New Preston, by Marble Dale, Northvllle.

and Park Lane, to New Milford, Smiles and
back, six times a week. Warren to be sup-
lied six times a week by side mail from New
reston, in close connection with main route.
Leave New Preston daily, except Sunday, at 915

a m;
Arrive at New Milford by 11 15 a m; ,
Leave New Milford daily, except Sunday, at 1 15

P m;
Arrive at New Preston by 3 15 p m.

963 From Litchfield. by Milton, East Cornwall, and

Cornwall, to Corwali Bridge, 15% miles and
back, six times a week.
Leave Litchﬁeld daily. except Sunday, at 6-0. m;
Arrive at Cornwall Bridge by 9 a in;
Leave Cornwall Bridge

ally, except Sunday, at
2 m;
Angle at Litchﬁcld by 5 p m.

964 From Goshen, b West Goshen and North
Cornwall, to est Cornwall, 9% miles and
back, six times a week.

Leave Goshen daily, excep’t Sunday, at 8 a m;

Arrive at West Cornwall y 11 a or;

Leave West Cornwall daily, except Sunday, at 2

mi
Ail-)rive at Goshen by 5 p m; -
965 From Cornwall Bridge, by Ellsworth, to Sharon,
8 miles and back, six times a week.
Leave Cornwall'iiridge daily, except Sunday, af-
ter arrival of mail —say at 2 p m;
Arrive at Sharon by 5 p m;
Leave Sharon dull , except Sunday, at 8 a in;
Arrive at Cornwal Bridge by 10 a m.

963 From Falls Village, by Lime Rock, to Salisbury,
7% miles and back, six times a week.
Leave Falls Village daily, except Sunday, at 3

m .
AlPrive' at Salisbury by 5 p m;

Leave Salisbury daily, exceptSnnday, ht630 n m;
Arrive at Falls Village by 8 30 a m.

967 From Wolcottville, by Torrington and Goshen,
to West Gosben, 8 miles and back, six times a

week.

Leave Wolcottville daily, except Sunday, on ar-
rival of mail—say at 2 p m;

Arrive at West Goshcn by 4 30 p in;

Leave West Goshcu daily, except Sunday. at
10 so am; .

Arrive at Wolcottvllle by 12 30 p m.

958 From anriﬁ‘ville, by Granby Station (n. 0.).
Granby, and West Granby, to Hartiand, 11%
miles and back, six times a week.

Leave Tal riﬁ'ville daily, except Sunday, at 6 p m;
Arrive at Hurtland by 10 p m;

Leave iInrtland daily, except Sunday, at 5 a m;
Arrive at Tarriﬁ'villc by 6 a m.

969 From Norwich, by Greenvllie, Taftville, Occum
(n. o), Eagleville (n. 0.), and Versailles, to
Hanover, 9% miles and back, six times a week.

Leave Norwich daily, except Sunday, at 3 m,
or on arrival ofafternoon mail from New ork;

Arrive at Hanover by 5 30 p m; '

Leave Hanover daily, except Sunday, at7 30 a m;

Arrive at Norwich by 10 a m.

970 From Norwnlk to Weston, 7 miles and back, six

times a week.

Leave Norwalk daily, except Sunday, at 7 a m;

Arrive at Weston by 9 a or;

Leave Weston daily, except Sunday, at-2 p m;

Arrive at Norwalk by 4 p m.

Proposals 'to begin at Wilton, instead of Nor-
walk, invited.

971 From Sherman to New Milford, 6 miles and
back, three times a week. '
Leave Sherman, Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur-

day at 8 a m;
Arrive at New Milford by 100 in;
Leave New Milford Tuesday, Thursday, and

Saturday at 12 m '

. a week.

Arrive at Sherman by 9 p m.

972 From Pleasant Valley to Riverton, 4 miles and
back three times a week.

Leave Pleasant Valley Tuesday, .Thursday, and
Saturday at 4 p m;

Arrive at Riverton by 5;) m; _

Leave Rivcrtojn Tucsday,_'1‘hursday, and Satur-
day nt 7 a m; . _

Arrive at Pleasant Valley by 8 a m.

Proposals for six-times—a-week service invited.

973 From Bedding to Bridgeport, 18 miles and back,
once a wee . ,

Leave Bedding Saturday at 7 a m,-

Arrivo at Bridgeport by 1 p m;

Leave Bringe ort Saturday-at 3 p m;

Arrive at e ding by 9 p m. ‘ '

974 From New Hartford, by Barkhamsfead and
Hartiand, to West Grcehville (Mass), 15 miles
and back, once a week.

Leave New Hartford Saturday at 7 a m;

Arrive at West Greenvllle by 12 in;

Leave West Greenville Saturday at 2 p m.

Arrive at New Hartfordby 7 p m.

Blank bids furnished—0; application to the De-
pariment.

OATH 0F MAIL CONTRACTORS AND CARRI-
ERS, RE UIRED BY ACTS OF CONGRESS
- OF J Y 2, 1862, AND JUNE 8, 1872.
I,.————, do solemnly swear (or afﬁrm) that I will
faithfull perform all the duties re aired of me, and
abstain rom everything forbidden ythe lawsln re-
lation to the establishment of post ofﬁces and post-
roads withlnthe United States ; and that I will honest
ly and truly account for and pay over any money he-
longingto the said United States which may come
intomy possession or control; and I further solemn-
ly swear that I have never voluntarily borne arms
against the United States since I have been a citizen
thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, coun-
tenance, counsel, or elllonragement to persons en-
gaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have neith-
er sought nor accepted. nor attempud to exercise
the functions of, a office whatever under any
authorigy or pretende authority in hostility to the
United tates; that I have not yielded a voluntary
support to any retended government. authority,
ower. or const tatiou wit in the United Sta‘tes,
cattle or inimicai thereto. And I do further swear
that, to the best of my knowledge and ability I
will support ‘ and defend the Constitution of the
United States against all enemies, foreign or domes-
tie; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the
some; that Itake' this obligation freely, without
any mental reservation or purpose of evasion ; god
that I will well and faithfh ly dischar e the duties
of the ofﬁce (or trust) on which I am it out to enter:
So Help me God.

OATH RE UIREDIBY ACTS OF JULY 11, 1868,
AND J N]: 8, 1872;1‘0 BE TAKEN BY
PERSONS WHO CANNOT TAKE THE

DATE PRESCBIBED BY THE ACT

OF JULY 2, 1862.

I, , do solemnlv swear (or aﬁirm that I will
faithfully perform all the dutiesrrequlre of me, and
abstain from everything forbidden by the laws in
relation to the establishment of post oﬁiees and
oat-roads within the United States; and that I wrll
onestly and truly account for and pay over any
money clongfng to the said United States which
may come into my possession or control. And I do
further'solemnly swear that I will support and de-
fend the Constitution of' the United States a Most
all enemies, forei n or domestic; that I wil bear
true faith and a egiance to the same;thatltake
this obligation freely, without any mental reserva-
tion or urpose of evasion; and that I will well and
faithful y discharge the duties of the oﬁice (or trust)
on which I am about to enter: So help me God.

By section 16 of the act of June 8, 1872, every per-
son employed in the postal service is subject to all
the pains, penalties, and forfeitures for violation of
the laws relating to such service, whether he has
taken the above oathor aﬁirmation or not.

SECTIONS OF THEACT OF CONGRESS "TO
REVISE, CONSOLIDATE-AND AMEND THE
STATUES RELATING TO THE POST
OFFICE DEPARTMENT,” APPROVED
JUNE 8,

Tue Poss-rum: GINIRAL requests that bidders.
guarantors, sureties, and all persons concerned, or
intending to be concerned, in mail contracts, will
carefully read and critical] examine the abstract of
laws here presented, and a so the forms and instruc-
tions at the end of this advertisement, in order that
side may be made and liabilities assumed under-
standingly, and that all midappxehensions or cause
of complaint hereafter may be avoided
Posrxasms are required to make themselves ' fa-
miliar with these laws and instructions, that they
may be able to inform and direct others.

CERTIFIED CHECKS 0R DRAFTS T0 ACCOM-
PANY ALL BIDS of 85,000 AND UPWARD.

Site. 253. That hereafter all bidders upon every
mail ‘route for the transportation of the mails
upon the same, where the annual compensation for
the service on such route at the time exceeds the
sum of ﬁve thousand dollars, shall accompany their
bids with a certifed check or draft, payable to the
order of the Postmaster General upon some solvent
national bank, with check or draft shall not be less
than ﬁve or centum on the amount of the annual
ay on as d route at the time such bid is made; and
n case of new service, not less than ﬁve per cen-
ium of the amount of one year’s pay roposed in
such bid, if the bid exceed ﬁve thousand) dollars per
annum. In case any bidder, on being awarded any
such contract, 'shall fall to execute the same, with
good and sufﬁcient sureties, according to the terms
on which such bld was made and accepted, and en-
ter upon the performance of the service to the satis-
faction of the Postmaster General, such bidder shall
forfeit the amount so de osited to the United States,
and the same shall fort with be paid into the treas-
ury for the use of the Post OMce Department; but
if such contract shall be duly executed and the ser-
vice entered upon as aforesaid, such draft or check
so deposited shall be returned to the bidder.

POSTMASTERS, CLERls, 320., CANNOT BE
CON TRAC' ‘ORS.
Sea. 78. That no postmaster, assistant postmast-
er, or clerk employe in any post ofﬁce, shall be a
pantractlor or concerned in a contract for carrying
e mat .

PERSONS IN THE EMPLOY OF THE POST
OFFICE DEPARTMENT (INCLUDING POST-
MASTERS) CANNOT BECOME INTER-
ESTED IN A MAIL CONTRACT, NOB
ACT AS AGENT OF CONTRACT-
ORS OR BIDDERS.
Sec. 12 That no person employed in the Post
Ofﬁce department shall become interested in any
contract for carrying the mail, or act as agent, ‘w1th
or without compensation,for any contractor or per- 4
son oﬁeringto become a contractor in any business
before the epartment and any person so oﬂ'endin
shall be immediately dismissed from ofﬁce, and shall
be liable to pay so much money as would have been
realized from said contract, to be recovered in an
action of debt, for the use of the Post Ofﬁce De-
partment,

By regulation of the Department, no carrier
should be employed who is under sixteen years of
age; andno bid er will be accepted who is under
twenty-one yenrs,0fage,or who is a married woman.

CONVEYANCE 0F LETTERS OUT OF THE
MAIL. PRIVATE EXPRESSES, &C.

Sr-zo. 227. That any person concerned in carrying
the mail, who shall collect, receive, or carry any
letter or pocket, or cause or procure the same to be
done, contrary to law, shall, on conviction thereof,
for every such oﬂ'ense, forfeit and pay not exceeding
ﬁfty dollars,

Sec. 228 That no person shall establish any pri-
vate express for the conveyance of letters or packets.
or in any manner cause or provide for the convoy-
ance of the same by regular trips or at stated peri-
ods, over any post-routewhich is or may be estab-
lished by law, or from any city. town, onplace to
any other city, town, or place between which the
mail is regularly carried; and every person so oﬂ’en-
ding, or aiding or assisting therein, shall, for each

959 From Collinsville, by Nephug, Bakersville, and oﬁ‘ense, forfeit and pay one hundred and ﬁfty dol-

lars.

Sac. 229. That the owner of every stage-coach,
railway-car, steamboat, or other vehlcle or vessel,
which shall.wlth the knowledge of any owner, in
whole or in part. or with the knowledge or conni-
vance of the driver, conductor, master. or other
person having charge of the some, convey any per-
son acting or em loyed as a private express for the
conveyance of etters or ackets, and actually in
possession of the same for t 6 par ose of conveying
them contrary to the spirit, true ntent, and mean-
ing of this law, shall, for every such oﬁ'ense, forfeit
and pay one hundred and ﬁfty dollars.

Soc. 230. That no person shall transmit by pri-
vate express or other unlawful means, or deliver to
any agent of such unlawful express, or de osit, or
cause to be deposited, at any appointed p ace, for
the purpose of being transmitted, any letter or
packet, and for every such oﬁ‘ence the party so
oﬁ’ending shall forfeit and pay ﬁfty dollars.

Sac. 231. That no . stagecoach railway-car,
steamboat, or other vehicle or vessel, which regu-
larly performs trips at stated periods on any post:
route, or from any city. town. or lace to any other
oil. , town or place between whic the mail is re a-
lar carried, shall carry, otherwise than in he
mai , any letters or packets, except such as relate to
some Ipart of the cargo of such steamboat or other
vesse , or to some article carried at the same time
by the same stage-coach, railway-car, or other vehi-
cle, except as providedin section two hundred and
thirty-nine; and for every such oﬁ'ence the owner of
the stage-coach, railway-car. steamboat, or other
vehicle or vessel shall forfeit and pay one hundred
dollars; and the driver, conductor, master, or other
person having charge thereof, and not at the time
owner of the whole or any part thereof, shall in like
manner forfeit and pay for every such oﬁ‘ense ﬁfty
dollars. 0 .
(Section 239 permits conveyances of letters in
stamped envelopes otherwise than by mail,)

PROPOSALS MUST BE GUARANTEED, AND
ACCOMPANIED BY DATE OF THE BID-
DER. LIABILITY OF POSTMASTERS.

Sea. 245 That every proposal for carrying the
mail shall be accompanied by a written guarantee,
signed by one or more responsible Rersons, and all-
dertaking that, within such time a or the bid is ac-.
cepted as the Postmaster General may prescribe, the
bidder will enter into an obligation, with good and
snﬁicient snreties, to perform the service proposed;
and no proposals shall be considered unless accom-
panied y such guarantee.

See. 246 Thnteachbid for carrying the mail shall
hereafter have affixed to it the oath of the bidder,
taken before an oﬁicer qualiﬁed to administer oaths,
that he has the ability ecunlnrily to fulﬁll his obliga-
tions, and that the b s is made in good faith, and
with the intention to enter into contract and
perform the service, in casehisbid shall be accepted;
and that the signatures of his guarantors are genu-
ine, and that he believes said guarantors pecan arily
res onsible for and able to pay all damages the
Us ted States shall suffer by reason of too bidder’s
failing to perform his obligations as such bfdder.1
Sac. 247. That any postmasteror o.ber ofﬁcer of
the Post Ofﬁce Department who shall eﬂix his slgna-_
tare to the certiﬁcate of shthcleney of guarantors
or sureties before the guaranty or contract is signed
by the guarantors or suretles, or shall knowingly
make any false or illuso certiﬁcate. shall be forth-
with dismissed from 0 cc, and shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction
thereof, be unished by a ﬁne not exceeding one
thousand dol are, or by imprisonment not exceeding

one year, or both.

INSTRUCTION-S TO BIDDERS AND POST?
MASTERS;

Containing also conditions to be incorporated
in the contracts to the orient the De-
partment may deem proper.

1. Seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate
oﬁice, when not OtthWlSc speciﬁed, for asserting
the malls.

2. 0n routes where the modeof conveyance admits
of it, the special agents of the Post Oﬁlce Depart-
ment, also post ofﬁce blanks. mall bags locks and
keys, are to be conveyed Without extra charge. _

3. “Way bills" or receipts prepared by ortmas-
tel-s, or other agents oflthe Department, wi l accom-
pany the mails, speeifylng the number and destina-
tion of the several bags to be examined by the post-
masters, to insure regu arity in the delivery of bags
- n ouches.
J 4‘? Klilo pay will be made for tri s not performed;
and for each of such omissions, l the failure be oc-
casioned by the fault of the contractor or carrier,
three times the pa ofthe trip will be deducted. For
arrivals so farbehlynd time as to break connection
with dependin malls, and not suﬁiclently excused,

one-fourth oft e compensation for the rip is sub-
ject to forfeiture. For repeated delinquencies of the
kind herein speciﬁed. enlarged penalties, propor-
tidned to the nature thereof, and the importance of
the mall, may be made.

5. For leavin behind or throwing off the mails, or
l any portion of hem, for the admission of passen-

1873; but the service must be be

without of
due celeriiy, certainty, and security thereof." Un- of the city Where the ﬁre broke out and in
which it raged was mainly occupied by
wholesale houses and from the time business
the mode of conveyance Mcessar/tofmre its closed Saturday night till it reopened Mon-
day morning it was a quiet section. The
ﬁremen and steamers arrived late.
horses were sick and the steamers
niainiy drawn br band which was
work, fearfully slow, as the delay
caused may have been the reason why the
ﬂames were not checked when they ﬁrsf

der this law bids that propose to transport the mails
with “celcrr‘ty, certainty, and security," having been
(1:3ng to be the only legal bids, are construed as pro-
v .

may
" celerr'ty, certainty, and security,” and
crew over all others, and no others are consi cred.
except for steamboat routes.

- ' 19. A modiﬁcation of a bid in any of its essential
terms is tantamount to a new bid, and cannot be re-
ceived, so as to interfere with regular competition.
Making a new bid with guarantee and certiﬁcate, is
the only ,way to modify a previous bid.

the sufficiency of guarantors without knowing that

section 246, not of June 8,’ 1872.) The
sign the certiﬁcate until the sum of the b d is insert— 8.
e , and the bid and guarantee are signed by the bid-
der and (two) guarantors; a disregard of this in-
“W" willeubject them to immediate removal, and a
to a

for acting as agents for contractors or bidders, with
or without compensation, in any business, matter,
or thing, relati
trusted agents 0
sistently act in both capacities.

master.

gers, or for being concerned in setting up or running
an express conveying intelligence in advance of the
mail a quarter’s pay may be deducted. .

6. ines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be promptly and satisfactorily; explained by certiﬁ-
cates of postmasters or the a davits of other credi-
ble persons, for failing to arrive in contract time;
for neglecting to take the mail from, or deliver it
into, a post oﬁice; for suffering it to be wot, injured,
destroyed, robbed or lost; and for refusing, alter de-
mand, to convey the mail as frequently as the con-
tractor runs, or is concerned in running, a coach,
car, or steamboat on a route.

7. 'The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures to run agreeably to contract;
for violating the post ofﬁce laws, or disobeying the
instructions of the Department ' for refusing to dis-
charge a carrier when required by theDepartment to
do so; for running an express as aforesaid; or for
transporting persons or packages conveying malla-
ble matter out of the mail.

8. The Postmaster General may order an increase
of service on a route by allowing therefor a pro rota
increase on the contract pay. He may change
schedules of departures and arrivals in all cases, and
particularly to make. them conform to connections
with railroads. without increase of pay, provided the
running time be not abridged. The Postmaster Gen-
eral may also discontinue or curtail the service. in
whole or in part, in order to place on the route
superior service, or whenever the public interests, in
hisjadgment, shall require such discontinuance or
curtailment for any other cause; he allowing as full
indemnity to contractor. one month’s extra pay on
the amount of service dispensed with, and 0 pr: rate
conl ensation for the amount of service retained and
cont nucd.
9. Payments will be made by collections from, or
drafts on, postmasters or otherwise, after the expi-
ration of each quarter—say in November, February,
May, and August, provided that requiredevidenee of
service has been received.

10. The distances given are believed to be sub-
stantially correct; bntno increased pay Will be al-
10 ed should the be greater than advertised, if the
poIhts to be sup led are correctly stated. Bidders
must inform t selves on this point, and also in
reference to the weight of the mail, the condition of
hills, roads, streams, &c., and all toll-bridges, turn-
pikes plank roads, ferries, or obstructions of any
ind b which expense may be incurred, No claim
for ad itional pay, based on such ground, can be
considered; nor for alleged mistakes or mlsapprehen-
sion as to the degree .of service; nor for bridges
destroyed, ferries discontinued, orother obstructions
causing or increasing distance or expense occurring
dorino the contract term. Oﬁlces established after
this advertisement is issued, and also during the con-
tract term, are to be visited without extra pay, ifthe
distance be not increased. .

11'. Bidders are cautioned to mail thelr proposals
in time to reach the Department by the da and hour
named, (3 p. m., February 3 1873,) for bi received
aﬁer that time will not be comidcruLin competition
with bids, of reasonable amount, received in time.
Neither can bids be considered which are without
the guarantee required by law, and a certiﬁcate of
the suﬁlcienc of such guarantee, and the oath of the
bidder accor ing to Section 246, Act ofJune 8, 1872.
12. Bidders should ﬁrst propose for service strictly
according to the advertisement, and then, if the de-
sire, separately for the diﬁ‘erent service; and l the
regular bid be the lowest oﬁ‘ered for the advertised
service, the other propositions me be considered,

13. There shoul be but one rou e bid for in apro.
posal. Consolidated or combination bids (“ ropos—
illl on; sum for two or more routes”) cannot e con.
s ere
14. The route. the service the yearly pay, the
name and residence ofthe bidder, (that is, his usual
post oﬂice address) and the name of each member of
attitrr‘ui, where a company offers, should be distinctly
s a e .

15. Bidders are requested to use, as far as practi-
cable. the printed proposals farnished by the De-
partment, to write out in full the sum of t eir bids,
and to retain copies of them.

Altered bids should not be submitted; nor should
bids once submitted be Withdrawn. No withdrawal
of a bidder or guarantor will be allowed ‘unless the
withdrawal is received twentyofour hours previous
to the time ﬁxed for opening the proposals.

Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. The bid and guarantee should be argued

.piainly with the full name of each person.

The Postmaster General reserves the right to re-

ject any bid which may be deemed extravagant; and

also to disregard the bids of failing contractors and
bidders. (Act ofJune 8, 1872, section 249.)
16. The bid should be sealed, superscribed“Mail

Proposals, State of Connecticut,”addressed “Second

Ass stant Postmaster General, Contract Oﬁlce,’_’ and
sent. by mail, not by or to an event. Bids of 85,000
per annum and upward must 9 accompanied by a
certiﬁed check or draft on some solvent National
Bank, equal to 5 per cent. of the amount. (See law
of Con ress of J one 8, 1872.
17. 'i e contracts are to be executed and returned
to the Department on or before the 131 day of July,
11 on that day, or
ther the contracts

on the mail day next after it, w e

. be executed or not.

Transfers of contracts, or of interest in con tracts,
are forbidden bylaw, and consequently cannot be

allowed. Neither can bids, or interests in bids, be

transferred or assigned to other parties: Bidders
will therefore take notice that they will be expected
to perform the service accepted‘to them through the
whole contract term. _
18. Section 249 of the act of June 8. 1872, provides
that contracts for the transportation of the mail
shall be “awarded to the lowest bidder tendering
uﬁicient guarantees for the falthlhl performance,
er reference to the mode o such trans-
ortation than may be necessary to provide for the

for the entire mail, howwerlargc, and whatever ~

are the ruf-

20. PostMasters are to becnreful not to certify to

they are persons of sufficient responsibility. (See
must not

e penalties. _
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from ofﬁce

no to the mail service. They are the
f’ the Department, and cannot con-

21. All bidders. guarantors. and snretics are dis-
tinctly notified that on a failure to enter into or per-
form the contracts for the service proposed for in the
accepted bids, their legal liabilities will be enforced
againstthem;

22. Present contractors, and persons known at the
Department, must, equally with others, procure
guarantors and certiﬁcates of their suﬁlciency sub-
stantially in the forms above prescribed. The cer-
tiﬁcate of suﬁiciency must be signed b a post-
JNO. A. J. CRES ELL,

Postmaster General.

THE OLD TURNPIKE.

0145

We hear no more the clanginghoof
And the stage coach rattling by,

For the steam-king rules the travel world,
And the old pike's left to die.

I The grape creeps o’er the ﬁiuty path,

And the stealthy daisies steal
Where once the stage-horse, day by day.
- Lifted his iron heel.

No more the weary stager dreads
The toil of the coming morn;
No more the bustling landlord runs
At the sound of the echoing horn;
For the dust lies still upon the road,
And the‘bright-eyed children play
Where once the cluttering hoof and wheel
Rattled along the way.

No mer! we hear the cracking whip
And the strong wheel’s rumbling sound;
And oh! the water drives us on,
And an iron horse is foundl. ,
The coach stands mating in the yard,
The horse has sought the plow ;
We have spanned the world with an iron rail,
And the steam-king rules as now.

The old turnpike is spike no more,
Wide open stands the gate;

We have made us a road for our horse to stride,
And we ride at a ﬂying rate;

We have ﬁlled the valleys and leveled the hills,

‘And tnnneled the mountain side,

Around the rough'creg’s dizzy verge,

Fearlessly now we ride.

0n, on, on, with a haughty front.
A pnﬂ‘. a shriek and abound;

While the tardy echoes wake too late
To echo back the sound;

And the old pike road is left alone,
And 'stagers seek the plow;

We have circled the earth with an iron rail,

And the steam-king rules as now.
.————+e.,_.__._

63" A letter, with all the following lines
on the outside, passed through the post ofﬁce
before the election :—

I am going to Riv. On. An Hut,

Who is living in Nonwnur, Conn. still;

Who extracts teeth, inserts teeth, is ﬁrst-rate to ﬁll,
And, in plying his trade, none excel him in skill.

He is blessed with a loving and lovcable wife,
And to be good, and do good is all of their strife;
Their daughter adds much to their pleasure of life,
And her infantile blossom with beauty is rife.

He possesses a thoroughly disciplined mind,—
Complaisant. conscientious, religious, reﬁned,—
His philanthropy takes in the whole ofmankind,
And he's never by men of much merit maligned.

All agree he possesses an aesthetic taste—

Thal. he busily works, but spoils nothing by haste—
That his language is courteous, cheerful and chaste
And that he don't let talent or time run to waste.

He'sa good local preacher, of powers in full prime;
Anti rum snﬁtobacco, and anti all crime,

And he is endeavoring all of the time

So to live that his life may be truly sublime.

He has written good rhyme—purely virtuous verse—
Enrsptnrlng, eloquent, touching and terse. ~

Which unborn generations with love will rehearse,
As we do Osslan’s poems—translated from Erse.

e
I don’t mean to aver he has not any fault,
I don't mean to bepraise him or meanly exalt.
For, to ﬂatter would be with the pen to assault,
But, such people as be are the earth’s moral salt.

Into evil he never unwatily strays;

He takes counsel of Wisdom, and walks in her ways
And endeavors to walk with the Lord all his days,
And thus lovingly live to the Deiiy‘s praise.

lie, of course. has his faults, though he tries wrong

to shun,
As, without imperfections, on earth there are none,

But, his faults by his virtues are hid, every one,
As the bright solar lighthldes the spots on the run.

He is growing gray headed, yet, scriptures well say,

Hoary hairs, although manifold years they betray,
When they're found in Wisdom’s pleasant, peaceful

we
Are asgood crowns of glory as earth can display.

I am sure that he aims at perfection, although

Full perfection is never attained here below,

But, he knows that in grace we should all try to grow,
And that we all shall reap according as we sow.

He has aimed to walk truly with God many years,

And he sees his few failings through penitent tears,

And, composed, his last, low, earthly resting-place
nears,

And the borders, all bright, of the bleetiand appears.

He believes that the memory of the wicked shall rot,

And that all who try to keep their lives without spot,

And, shunning sinfulness, make the best of their lot.

Their shortcomings Jehovah will from out his book
blot.

He must often remind his acquaintance, I trow,

Ofa man of whom Scriptures rich incidents show,

His good namesake, King Asa, who reigned, as we
know,

Over Judah, for some forty years, three thousand
years ago.

Much about his pure life scripture writers record;
Every evil, by him, was intenselyebhored.

And in ﬁghting the foes ofhis land and his Lord,
He was brave as in our time was General 0rd.

He endeavored to wall so along in life's maze

That his life would abound with acceptable praise.
From all wrong keep aloof and pursue Wisdom'a
ways, '
And a perfect heart keep till the end of his dAys.

In morality pure as was good Bishop Mant,‘
He is greatly in favor of President Giant,
And, to aid his election, reasons without rant,
Yet,his merited honor seems yet rather scant.

But, the lack ofwide fame will not make him feel sad,
Nor would gaining it greatly to his happiness add,
Yet, this thought makes him truly respectably glad,

VOLUME LIL-«NUMBER 4-7.

block of stores on the site of Daniel Web-
ster’s former residence was consumed. At
this time the Hartford and Eric Railroad
buildings caught ﬁre and were soon a sheet
of ﬂame. It was terrible to witness noble
blocks succumb to the ﬂames. Such a block
was the granite structure occupied by Wm-
B. Spooner 87 00., on Congress street. A
splendid block on Franklin street, six stories
high, was swept away. This budding was
occupied by dry goods and clotbier commis~
sion and manufacturing ﬁrms and this
wealth of year’s toil vanished also ill an
hour. A large ﬁve-story building corner of
Franklin and Devonsbire streets, seemed to
hold out, and hope was raised that it would
stay the ﬁre, built to went under. There
was no other resort but to gunpowder, and
accordingly entire blocks of buildings fac-
ing on both sides'of Devonshire streets was
blown up in quick succession, and fell a
mass ofruins. Two kegs of powder, of 60
pounds each, were used on each building.
Anderson, Heath & Co.’s loss—best dress
goods—was$1,500,000. Haughton,Perkins,
Wood& 00., lose a million. J. M. Beebe
and A. T. Stewart & 00., over them, lose
heavily. Whittcn,Burdett Jr Young, lose
half a million ;tlley saved nothing but their
account books. The building on the west
corner of Devonsbire and Franklin streets,
occupied by the National Bank of North
America, was consumed, all except a tower-
like portion built for the safes, which

That in endless remembrance the righteous are had

When the fates, with their scissors,'or double-blade
knife,

Cut the thread of mortality—ending the strife——

He will surely. in Heaven; receive a crown of life,
And live ever with unalloyed happiness rife.

For submissive, he hears divine chartisement’s rod,
And travels the way the good before him trod,

And, although his flesh will rest awhile ’neath the
sod,

He will yet be a king and a priest unto God!

The following lines ends another address,
apparently from the some pen :

Hurrah for the people’s can didates.Grant and Wilson,
Patriotic as ever was Eleazar Gilaon,—-‘-

And worthy ofthe eloquence of Maxy and Millson—

And the poems of the poets as a Sigourney and Still-
son.

The author modestly refrained from signing his
name, but many of our elder residents will recognize
the familiar style of Mr. David H. White, of Stamford.

——_——.—a.

. nos-rots FIRE.

A col-respondent of the New Haven
Courier gives the following succinct record
of the great ﬁre :—

It burst out in the large ﬁve story granite
building 87, 89, 91 Summer street corner of
Kensington. This building was surmounted
by a mansard roof overtopping all the other
buildings of the vicinity. The ﬂames burst
out all at once as it seemed, showing that
the building was a mass of ﬁre inside and
this before the ﬁremen had got at work.
It had been burning some time before the
alarm was given. Chicago’s ﬁre was caus-
ed by a cow kicking over a lamp, this one
caught most probably from an engine in
the lower story of the building and ran up
the elevator enveloping the whole structure
in ﬂames before the alarm was given. It
was ﬁrst discovered at a quarter past seven
o’clock on Saturday evening. This portion

The
were
slow
thus

ppeared. The Boston Chief of P01ice, ~llIr.

Damrell was early on the ground and saw

tonce that abig job was at hand and at

once called out the whole depprtment.
Merchants rushed to their stores in the
neighborhood of the ﬂames to take out
valuable papers from the safes, but were
unable to rescue them as the intense heat

drove them back. Soon the block on the
corner of—Summer and Otis streets gave way.
The ﬂames ran with ﬁerce progress up Sum-
mer pausing at Chauncey, south side, but
gaining fresh force on the north side sped
on, cleared the block between Oils and
Arch, reached Franklin Square, going up
Summer to Howley as if reaching out two
arms of ﬂames to grasp all in its reach. 0n
went the ﬂames gathering in buildings on
Devonshire, Federal Higbts, Purchase, Otis
and Broad streets in its fell swoop. There
the ﬂames seemed to spread like a fan.
Milk, Congress, Bath, and Kilby streets
were next attacked and there ﬁne buildings
fell also. Soon after midnight it became
evident that the ﬂames were making for the
bank vaults in State street and here the ﬁre-
men wcre gathered and fought the ﬂames
with all of mortal energy and with such
effect as to check their progress in this di-
rection, but not till some ﬁne structures had
gone down. The ﬁne new Post-ofﬁce build-
ing of beautiful granite marks the spot
where the ﬂames stopped here. The beat
alone, however, crumbled and cracked its
beautiful pillars and ‘granite work on the
ﬁre side from pavement to top stone damag-
ing it thousands upon thousands of dollars.
The beautiful Cathedral pile on the easterly
side of Winthrop Square was destroyed.
From one to two o’clock the ﬁre was at its

up to the brightness of uoonday almost, the
whole great city. For scores of miles
around the ﬁre ﬁend’s glare was plainly
visible. In Nashua, New Hampshire, peo
ple saw it, and in Worcester, Mass.

Boston, in the streets not far from the
ﬁre, was one seething mass of people, tens
_of‘ thousands walcbingthe progress of the
ﬂames. Ever and anon an immense crash
would be heard as gunpowder was used to
blow up splendid buildings in the track of
the ﬂames or when noble massive fronts of
brown stone fell with a tremendous crash
to the stone paved streets below. Help was
sent for, to every city and town where
quick aid could be procured, messages Of
imploring aid were sent. Boston with her
twenty-two steamers and her splendid sup-
ply of water, and with her iron buildings
and her granite blocks was burned. Help
must come. Nobly was the response.
From Charlestown, Somerville, Cam-
bri.lge,, Lynn, Maiden, Bedford, Brdok
line, Wakeﬁeld, Fall River, Newton, Wor
cester, and New Hampshire, came steamers
and hose carriages and ﬁremen, early. As
fast as help arrived it was used, and thus
loan from a dozen sisters towns and steam-
crs were working with Boston's men to save
Boston. 0n Summer street the mercantile
buildings and grand old Trinity Church
were in the hands of the devourer.

The New England Shoe and Leather
Association building was on ﬁre, Richard-
son’s block, and the Boot and Shoe Ex-
change. Macullar, Williams & Parker’s
splendid store was attacked, Beebe’s granite
structure, the ﬁnest block of stores in the
city; I-Iaughton, Perkins, Woods &‘ Co’s
splendid dry goods store, with $800,000
worth of goods, and Anderson, Heath d1
Co.’s magniﬁcent SCOCK of dress goods, was
reduced to cinders. A burning board car-
ried by the wind generated by the ﬂames
set this latter store on ﬁre. Kneeland,
Harding dc Richardson’s ﬁne clothing house
was swept to ashes. The wool houses in
this section, representing millions on mil-
lions of dollars in property and goods were
destroyed. Ahuge force of steamers was
put to work on Avon Place, and by almost
superhuman efforts stayed the progress of
the ﬂames in this direction. The splendid

loonfed up a black, charred, irregular pile,
like a grim giant watching the desolation
and ruin below. To give an idea of the
work done by the powder, we enumerate
the ﬁrms whose goods were blown up with
the buildings: Alexander Hamilton, dry
goods; Gardner Brewer, cloth; Melendy &
00., merchants; Morse, Johnson Jr 00.,
clothing; Peter Jones 8:; Son, paper stock;

J. J. Keefe, trunks and bags; Briggs, Dexter
Jr 00., merchants; George 0. Richardson,
wholesale clothing warehouse; Floyd Broa,

merchants; Milison 6’5 Tillson, men’s and

boy’s furnishing goods; A. D. Peck & 00.,
and Kendrick & 00., commission mer-
chants; Hnger &. 00., wholesale paper
warehouse;Lelaud, Rice & 00.; J. H. A.
Tappeu Jr 00. wholesale importers; T. A.
Leigh, importer; M. Lawry, importer; M. 0.
Hood Jr 00., manufacturer of hoop skirts;
Hunt, Mitchell & Co , rubber goods; Boston
Elastic Fabric 00.; A. Storrs, card manu-
facturer ; J. B. Palmer & 00.; J. L. Tyley,
trunks and bags; E. W. Weelock; Thomas
Sprague; Burr, Brown & 00.; Joseph
Walker & 00. At daybreak, between ﬁve
and six o'clock Sunday, the ﬁre was under
control on the upper side.' The ﬁremen
fought it bravely here, and got the victory.
The ﬁre was however raging with unabated
fury in' the direction of State street. Near
this street the Maverick National Bank was
destroyed. The Suffolk Insurance Com-
pany’s building was burned. The Post-
Oﬂice (old one) was partially blown up,
and today Boston people are getting their
letters from Faneuil Hall. The Transcript
newspaper ofﬁce is burned. H. W. Dutton
& Son in this lose $65,000.

In the old post office was the United
States Sub-Treasury and was greatly dam-
aged. The rear portion of the building con-
taining thelPostmastcr’s private room,the
forﬁgn letter oﬂice and the oﬂlce of the in-
spector of mails, was totally destroyed. Mr.
B. P. Camp, inspector of mails, and Mr.
Cheney, superintendent of the postal car
service, lost all their private papers. Post-
master Buri made a brave effort to save all
the mail matter embracing 150,000 letters,
and a vast amount of papers, and at halfi‘
past two o’clock Sunday morning they were
all safe in the Custom House building. The
ﬁremen got the upper hand of the great ﬁre

"at about four or ﬂvco’clock Sunday. It be-

ing now an open space next one side of the
new Post Oﬁice.

Bostonians are talking of now extending
the structure or enlarging it to embrace a
whole square, the ﬁre having opened the
way for this improvement. The district
bounded by Summer, Broad, Oliver, Milk,
and Washington streets, embraced the most
valuable portion of Ward Five, and here was
centered vast wealth, invested in the whole-
sale dry goods, woolen cloths, furnishing
and clothing, boots and shoes, and the
leather business. Millions on millions of the
wealth of capitalists were here piled up.
Millions had been spent by the city in widen-

ing and extending some of the streets in this
portion.
An immense traﬁic ﬂowed through them.

The warehouses were the prideof the Bosto-
nians, The ﬁne stores on Franklin, Sum-
mer, Pearl, Federal, Congress, and High
streets, were erected upon the sites of what
in former times were the residences of the
most aristocratic and wealthy of the Bosto-
nians. Upon this territory were the great
commission houses which were the reposi-
tory of the products of the mills of Lowell,
Lawrence, Manchester and Lewiston, and
here were piled the leather products which
supplied the busy blves of industry in Lynn,
Natick, Abingdon, Hopkinton, Milford,
Brookfield and Marlboro. Here, too, were
centered extensive establishments for the
manufacture of clothing where thousands of
females found employment. Nearly all the
great wool dealers of Boston were in these
precincts. The Pilot Building, owned by
Patrick Donahue, editor of the Pilot, was
here and was destroyed. Two hundred new

gress streets, and owned by Hon. Wm. B.
Spooner, David Snow, the heirs of Isaac
Rich and other solid folks of Boston were in
this section. Some of the Pearl street leather
dealers had time to cart away some of their
goods. Some were carted clear to Carn-
bridgc, the most to South End , abouts. mile
and a half away. The residence of Edward
Everett was burned. With the long row of
leather stores fell the Episcopal Church,
Rev. Mr. Wells pastor. The waters of the
harbor arrested the progress of the ﬁre on
the east. Herc were light wooden structures
occupied by junk-shops and ofﬁces 0 coal
yards, and all the coal sheds of Shepar &
Robins. These took ﬁre and burned like
tinder, and falling upon immense heaps of
coal stored for the approaching winter, set
them on ﬁre, and they were soon burning
and geething, a lurid mass of ﬁre and a
spectacle which excited every beholder.
The lace, embroidery and kid glove house of
Andrew C. Madge stands solitary and alone,
corner of Summer and Washington streets,
amid a scene of wreck and desolation fear-
ful to behold. Seventy thousand dollars
worth of stock was saved by its being
carried away in hacks before the ﬂames
came. It was intended to blow this build-
ing up, but the train failed and so it escaped
both ﬁre and gunpowder. This leads us to
the fact that Boston’s usual noted energy is
already displayed most strikingly. Men
who have lost scores ofthousands of dollars
are already up and at it again. Placards are
out in the burnt district announcing that
business is already resumed in other parts of
the town. Temporary oﬂices are opened in
hotels, dwelling houses,and anywhere where
a suitable one can be got. It was wonder-
ful to see the elasticity of' the burnt-out mer-
chants. There were many we saw' who had
lost a great portion of their wealth, yet they
were talking of resuming as eagerly as if the
misfortune had not come upon them, and
this too when-the insurance companies of
Boston, with perhaps two exceptions, can
pay but a small fragment of their losses. Bos-
ton men patronizzd Boston companies large-

1!. and in manycases almost exclusively.
' 'ﬁ-p-Iohibited
The British overnment. a .
the importationgof horses into the United

States.

The CIIIIIIICIIO’I Last Bide.

Harry Brown was reckless, and in many
things unscrupulous, but I never knew his:
to break his word or to forget a favor. He
was as bold and dating a plainsman as or;
could ﬁnd. Few Camancbe’s could snrpsz')
him in the management of a horse; and tin
fame of his riﬂe, “Fireﬂash,” was spread
over many leagues of land. He ‘7.“ till
and wiry. His face had been tanned to sl-
most the color of walnut wood, and his fee.
lures were as immobile and unchanging in
their expression as though they had been
carved from the some substance. N 0 one
knew anything of his life previous to bio
coming to Texas, and no one dared to on-
quire. He seldom spoke of himself, but one
starry night, as he and I rode slowly through
the prairie, he burst forth:

“ People talk a lot of nonsense about red~

skins. Some try to make ’em out devilsa-

and others try just as hard to make ’em

angels. But red~skins are just like white

folks—there’s some good, some bad, and

some middling among 'em. I’ve seen enough

of ’em to know. There’s that Camanche—

darnd if I wouldn’t give all I'm worth to are

him now.”

Having uttered this energetic exclamation.
Brown puﬂ‘ed a thick cloud of smoke from

his pipe, andenused awhile.

“ I wasn’t always the same devll-may-care
fellow'I am now,” he resumed, “ not by n

long shot! I had a wife once—blue-cyed

Bessie, they used to call her up at home in

Kentucky. She was the prettiest and best

woman I ever set my eyes on—and'together

we came down here to seek, our fortune.

To tell the truth, I couldn’t stand the go-

ings cool“ that stingy old Scolchman, her

father; and her mother l—well, you know
what mother-in-laws are! Poor Bess didn’t
live long; before we had been down here
two years, I laid her under the prairie gran.
Ah! this is a gloomy world—but it would
be gloomier if we didn’t expect to meet some
loved ones in the next.”

I had not expected to hear rattling Br01Vn ,
as he was called, give utterance to such an
exalted sentiment. My conscience reproach-
ed me for having judged him so rashly.

“ it was spring when we came down here.
Bess wal. in high spirits. The bright, hip?
sky, the pure, soft air, the tender green of
the prairie—all delighted her. Her sweet
laugh rang out with all the joyousncs; of
childhood, and after a weary day’s work it
carried hope and content to my heart. But
never mind that.”

“ We were on our way to Caballero
Ranche, it was my intention to settle near
that place. We, traveled in a big canvas»
covered wagon—and bless you! it was eur-
prising how the two stout horses obeyed the
soft-spoken words of my Bess. Sunset also
pretty nigh one afternoon; we were thin!!-
ing of camping for the night, when r. .ind of
moan, coming from a. clump of tangicd
bushes, attracted our attention, I got out
and approached the spot. Bess followed
me. We found an Indian lying among the
bushes. At, intervals low moans escape}
from him, and be tossed his arms. His M
was much inﬂamed and his features swollen-
I knew by his dress and appearance that ho
was a Comanche. Bess stooped to. take his
hand."

“ Stop l I said, he has the small pox.”

“‘ Yes,’ she said, with a slight tremor in

her voice, ‘ I saw it, but we cannot leavehim
to die.’ ”

“ Nonsense! he is only a red-skin. Come
away.”

ﬁt I shall never forget the look of reproach
that shone from her gentle eyes."

“‘He is a fellow creature,’ she returned,
‘and I know my duty.’ ” "

“ I was selﬁsh, but I cared more for Bessie
than for myself. I commanded, I begged,
I implored her to leave the Indian to hi:
fate. It was useless. She set about tending
to the red-skin at once. At last I consented
to throw up a sort of a tent for the Can-
anche. I felt that to be near that infect-ed
object was to be at death’s door, but Iéidn’t
express my feelings, for Bessie’s quiet cour-
age made me ashamed of myself.”
“ Days passed. We remained on the same

spot. There was a large stream near, 1111321-

10 were plenty, and I had ﬁreﬂasb with rue,
so we didn’t want for food and drink. The
Camanche grew better. Neither of no
caught the disease. I breathed freely; and
we resumed our route. You never saw a
more grateful creature than that red-shin.

He seemed to look upon Bess and me es en-
perior beings—angels who had been sent to
save his life. He insisted on accompanying
us instead of returning to his tribe, and i
managed to make him useful in many ways.
His name, be told us, was Red Lightning—
at least that’s the nearest I could get to in
English. You should have seen him rich!
Why, sir, I’ve seen him throw his whole
body on one side of his horse in an instant,
and with one heel over the animal’s back.
dash away with the speed of an arrow,
Lightning was nothing to him.” -

“ We reached ﬂCabaliero Ranche, and
somehow Bess managed to give the new
place an airzof home. Red Lightning :tsit‘.
with us, and I liked him better every dey_
lie was intelligent and good hearted. He
only needed a light-colored skin to be sur-
perior to half the whites I’ve known."

“ Did you ever see a prarie on ﬁre 7”

“ Well, I did. One summer evening Ber-l

height, one mighty sheet of ﬂame, lighting. “0’08 on High, Pearl, P “T011359 and CW' sat with her Vvork on the veranda, and.

Lightning and I roamed down to the river.

It was a pretty long distance from the have 9.

There was a horse grazing down there the:
nobody could ride. Lightning had come to

make the attempt, and he succeeded. Hi)

horsemanship was, worthy- of' his trike:
WhileI watched him the horse begs: to
show signs of terror, and a smell of smelt:
came on the breeze. We were in a small
valley. The river ran before us, and or. its
other side a wall of quartz rock and a high
barren hill cutoff the rest of the country
from our sight.”

" I looked up at the sky. The gray cloud:
of evening were turning red. I insisted. to
the summit of the hill. My heart hourly
ceased beating. The prairies between us.
and my house, and those beyond it, were in
ﬂames. Lurid tongues leaped and quivea‘ud
under the dense smoke as far as my sight
could reach. The dry grass grew at the very
door. The Indian andl were safe in our
new pesition, I knew—but Bessie.”

“ Suddenly Red Lightning forced the
horse up theirill. He looked Mound on the
burning plain. He shot his eyes tightly as
if preparing for some great exertion, and
then urged the frightened animal down into
the sea of ﬁre. Time passed—hours, days,
it seemed. I stood paralyzed, like one in a
dream, unable to move—unable to think.”

" Out of the crimson glarecame a ﬁyihf:
horseman. He bore a burden before him
on the half mad horse. As he reached the
foot of the hill the animal staggered and
fell. Red Lightning arose from the pros-
trate body, and slowly mounted ‘313 hill,
still dragging his burden. I hastened to
meet him, sick with fear. Before I racket;
him he had sunk to the around." -

“‘Tllcre,’ he said faintly pointing to the
burden.‘shc is safe.’ I lifted the folds o
Lightning's blanket—he had wrapped it
around her—and recognized Bessie. She
was inscnsible, but unburt. I turned 2': the
poor Indian. The ﬁre had disﬁcurcrl him
fearfully. He returned my look wit“. A. faint

sky. ‘ His

Death seized upon him. The 2'? .:1'? is”:
its war ."
“It must be raining,” concluded

breaking a few bright drops from his ace.

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