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’ voked to severe expressions, no resting
- ' his bier than they. It is in the columns of
,. j I superhuman, ending with the sleepless vigils
‘ .. "at the bedside of a dying wife, supplemeuted
- r .by the-fatal disaster on. the Missouri to one
' ‘ afiianced to the cherished pet of his house-
. ‘ to the slave whose back he-saved from ’the
" lash, to‘the oppressed whose
. ,made his own.”
w of ScotclplriSh lineage,was born at Amherst
. fondness for reading. He learned theiprin-
‘:'~ afterward acknowledged that he found di -
’ r. :3 ’c'ulty in giving them away. .
.. 90f the first week were $525, the receipts $92.
- \becamc a partner in the paper, and at the
‘_ end of the first year its
i lished. -
- near the dying man ; in the adjoining l‘oom
wholly they trusted, and.~ to remember ever
mgnts its Connecticut are as Iffollows: For
\Concent in Norwalk, Jahnary 22d. Mrs,“
I
‘ UL » t .. ‘V-fi, '— . 7 . . j '- ‘ -‘ ,"g - g A. '. i . - 5: , , v ‘- .' If" ’I A. 1‘ )‘
. from the bedside. The great editor “5%,. I B ,, ugh Elccllfon. m' Kstslvnsd; ax. ~ ciouély to the faith of our fathers—to the, . pivot and Harbor Improvements. I, .. 5".‘lsnANh;00NCBnT._
flatwalk gaztttz. gone—“in Peace we" 3° many angles?” The Borough Election wailheld yester- 5Rev Ahgusf-“F Beard‘ip'félic ed ,3“.- “35.0.!“ 0f the ancients—to exalt Him -in-’ Estimates for river and harbolg'improve- I ,' Gilmore‘s Brass Ban‘d‘will give a Grand f
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monitor: Ionnnnnx.
The death of no other American could so
profoundly touch the heart of the entire
" world; His surrounded with a tragic pathos
«which brings “tears to eyes unused to weep".
. T0 W. it partakes of all the sadness of a pet'-
' sonal bereavement. For a quarter of a cen-
tury he was our kindestfi’iend and frequent
counselor. The announcement came like
the crashing lightnings uprooting the giant
oak, and he went dOWn like some great ship
In the heighth of the tempest. Tens of thou-
sands throughout the land, upon whom his
loving blue eye never beamed, will feel that
the destroyer has thrown a shadow athvo art
their owu hearth-stones. In the words 0f
another, “to-day, the whole nation mourns
over the greatiloss which it has sustained in
the death of Mr. Greeley, journalist, philoso-
pher, politician, gentleman. The qualities
of Mr. Greeley’s mind were of too lofty a
nature to admitof hasty notice. The time
will c, e whenapropcr estimate of the
mamwll be made by one qualified for the
task. Now we can but praise and mourn.
In the shadow of Death the virtues of the
deceased shine transcendently forth and in-
vite the admiration’of the world. His life
was one of sturdy struggle. From early
boyhood he has had to breast the waves,
' and win through hard struggle the place
which he gained at last.” . .
Ifin the heat of controversy he- was pro
malice cr unkindness, even to an opponent,
ever found, permanent lodgment in his
breast. It was a trite expression among
those who knew him intimately, that “he ~
had the biggest brain and the largest heart
of_any man living,” and we deem it no ex-
aggeration. Faults and weaknesses he had,
but even his errors were mainly the result
of his too generous and confiding nature.
No man more sacredly- revered the truth or
loved fairness. His testimony was always
not the truth only,but the whole truth. He
deveutly worshipped justice and abhored
ingratitude. To this element of his nature.
more than to disappointed ambition, do we
attribute all the distress he may have ell--
dured in consequence of his recent defeat.
' He was sensitive to abuse, and the calumny
and bitter denunciation of former friends
during the presidential canvas must have
weighed heavily upon his heart. His final
overwhelming defeat, in the face of possible
victory could not have been else than in-
. tenselymortifying. The historian will, how-
ever, accord him no more ignoble ambition
than ruled ' Clay, Webster, Cass, Scott,
.. Wright, Chase and numbers of other repre-
sentative Americans. But as one most com-
' petent to judge truly says, “The editorial
chair was his throne, and his greatest mis-
take was in ever descending from it to min-
'gle in the strife for ofiice. Not content; to
stand without a successful competitor in his
chosen profession, he sought—how vainly.
We know—for public ,positions which, if
attained, would certainly have diminished
his happiness without increasing his fame.”
The Tribune was his idol, and beloved it
and it’s fame with a mother’s affection.
Singularlyund by merest chance, this mo-
ment our eye drops upona letter written
during the dark days of the war, wherein,
under date of'Oct. 24th, 1862, he says to us:
' “I hope for a good issue from' our great
_ troubles, and at no distant day. Meanttme,
I think I see evidences that the country is
coming up to the Irtbum‘s standpoint, and
thtIt we are to be lcssIconspicuously the
mark ofhostility and calumny. than hither-
to." When in his service during the war,
our journalistic triumphs in getting impor-
tant news ahead to the Tribune, as all Get-
tysburg, MineRun, Kilpatrick’s raid around
Richmond, the Wilderness, Cold Harbor,
and'the like, was recognized Iand acknowl-
edged by him with almost boyish enthu-
‘ ,siasm. Had be chosen to limit every aspi;
I ration to his;idol,his pen would have proved
' a grander sceptrc of power in creating and
directing public sentiments than any—office,
however high. This influence would have
continued regal, but in his death, one great
.element of sympathy and the peculiar touch
. 20f sadness would have been wanting. By
‘ * his candidacy he won the esteem of life-long
, zand. bitter patizan antagonists, and today,
. ~no sincerer mourners stand uncovered beside
the New York World that we read the most
beautiful and faithful outline of his life and
character, and the most touching tribute to
- his memory. .
' Mr. Greeley was always a prodigious brain
_ worker. He told us he wrote twenty hours
out of the twenty-four, regularly, for six
weeks, during Mr. Lincoln’s second cam-
- ‘ paign, and frequently having» to shower his
head with cold water to maintain the strain.
~» During the last six months his work, anniety
‘ .and'strain must have been something almost
hold, all came'in fell swoop upon his sensi
tiveorganism, strained to its utmost tension,
the chords of life were snapped, and the
great editor, the good and pure man. the
generous heart, the faithful friend, is‘ no
more- Fittingly may we‘close with; the
words of the-journal his genius created :—
“We leave his praises to the poor ‘whom he
succored, to the lowly whom he lifted up,
wrongs he
, Sketch of Mr. Greeley’s Career.
Horace Greeley, the son of a poor fan'mer
ll: 11., Feb. 8, 1811. Giving early signs of
extraordinary intelligence he took to study,
as Mr. Parton tells us, as the duck takes to
the water. His another, who was his first
- instructor, was, a woman of rare powers,
and was especially remarkable for thewigor‘
with which she undertook work and the
thoroughness with which she carried it
through. He early evinced a remarI able
ter’s art at Poultney. Vt., in 182M0,fwent
to Erie,-Pa., and worked there as a printer
for a. short time and then came to this city
arriving here in August, 1831. Here he
continued, to work at his trade. In partner-
ship with a fellow printer be commenced
the publicatibn of the Morning Port, Jan. 1,
1833, which was continued less than three
weeks. In March, 1834, in connection‘with
Jonas, Winchester, he founded The New
' Yorker, a literary weekly, neutral in politics
of which he was the editor. , It lived for
seven years, but was not a profitable under-
taking. In the years 1828—9 he edited the
chcrsom'an.‘ In 18:10 he was the editor of
the Log 0abtn,a Whig campaign paper. His
editorials in the campaign of “Tippecanoe
and Tyler, too," evinced markcdability, and.
he began to grow famous as a political wri-
ter. The publication ofiice was at 30 Ann
street. The list- of. subscribers numbered
600 names. Five thousand copies of the
[first number were printed, and» Mr. Greele
The expenses
After four months Mr. Thomas McElrath
success was estah‘
Mr. Greely was elected to Congress in
1848, and served in that body from Decem-
ber 1 of that year to March 5, 1849,disling.
uishing himself chiefly by his endeavors to
reform the abuses of the mileage system.
He died Friday evening, the 29th of
November, at the residence of Dr. George
Choate,‘u’ear Pleasantville on the Harlaem
Railroad. , ' I . . :
.His younger daughter, Miss Gabrielle,was
with ' him through Thursday evening.—
Throughout Friday the elder daughter, Miss
Ida, was in constant attendance, as she had
been during the whole of his illness, and of
Mrs. Greeleys before him. The wintry
night had fairly set in, when the inevitable
hour Slime], _ t Oh
to an to. earth 0 up a nu, th _
est tele ph station, the Ilafiest btfllltlafi‘gs
h blo 11 u" 3 x . . . ._. . . , , .... . t
honor after so muc o t} y mm thibedz.-m‘y~and resulted to a Democratic Victofy- collrse ofg‘t'nusull‘l'beautyliand poWer at the
crossing the same.
public-safety."
Without, sleighs were running d
The remains of Mr. Gee ev
room where he died, at Dr. Chonte’s, all day
h areal.) -..lovin friends -
"smu'W'fill-arouna{ttavl‘ilssrsmér
ho sti Hin
form until coi‘reyed to the city by the Sun-
da evening train. It was accompanied by.
the bereaved daughters and a few intimate
friends, and taken to the house of Mr. Sam-
uel Sinclair, at No. 69 West Forty-fifth-st..
where, surrounded by the floral offerings of
loving hands, it will remain until it shall lie
a state, on Tuesday, at some place to be
named in the newspapers of to-da'y
~ The funeral of Mr. Greeley will take place
on Wednesday, at eleven o'clock a. m., at
the Rev. Dr. Chapin‘s church, corner of
Fifth—ave. and Forty-fifth-st.
a...
What Shall be Done 1 .
The imminent peril of the “Ward Nichols"
train-to one of the most terrible accidents in
railroad annals, at the Bridgeport draw-
bridge, on Wednesday evening last, an ac-
count of which will be found in another
column, has caused a deep and painful feel. ,
I
travel on railroads, on the lines of which are
draw bridges, and the questit'ln is asked by
all, "what shall be done to ensure safety for
the future ‘2” 'Many of our readers will re-
member that after the dreadfitl'accident 'at
the South Norwalk draw bridge, in 1853, by
which forty-six persons were killed and
many others maimed for life, the legislature
passed an not requiring trains to come to a
full step in sight of a draw. bridge before
While this law was in
existence perfect safety was secured, but
‘ng in the minds of all whp are compelled to
some f years since our legislature amend-
ed the a at the request of the oflicers of .
'New York & New Haven Railroad Com-
pany, so that now amajority of the railroad
«commissioners may authorize the passage of
trains f‘without stopping, if, in their opinion,
the same can be done consistently with
As this last escape is not the first, second
sor.third one that: has occurred since the
power was granted to the commissioners, it ordered published -in the GAZETTE.
will appear in our next. I’
seems to us that ‘ self-interest would induce
the directors of the N. Y., N. H. & H. road
to direct that all trains should come to afull
stop as-tprovided by the Act of 1853, but if
they do not do so, then the railroad com-
missioners will fail to do their duty toward
the public if they 'do not at once withdraw
all privileges heretofore granted, and. direct
that the law of 1853 shall be enforced to the
letter.
In our notice of the American Institute
we overlooked one Norwalk invention
which although only patented and introduc-
ed a few months ago is already going off
with a rush that is most wonderful and-
surprising for a new invention, and at the‘
same time very gratifying and satisfactory
to its patentees. We refer to the Novelty
Barn Door Hanger, manufactured at the
Riverside Foundry of Messrs. .Arnold &
Hauschildt. This Hanger took the premium
over all other hangers at the Institute 'Fair
just closed. The Riverside Foundry, al-
though the latest addition'to our list of
manufacturies, is already doing a successful
business, running :principally on several
patents of Mr. Arnold, such as Window
Weights, Castors, Hangers, drc. Success to
the Riverside Foundry.
*
Summer Hotel. ~
Considerable interest is awakening in re-
gard to the long-talked'of Summer Hotel
for Norwalk. A stock company ought to
be formed and a house.erected in time for
next year‘s business. No town along shore
can offer equal attractions to summer visi-
tors, and it is only for want of accommo-
dations that we do not get them. .
A pleasing entertainment was given at
Sellcck’s School, Thanksgiving evening, by
the pupils, to their friends. After a brief
reception in the parlors, the company as-
sembled in the large and attractive-looking
school room, where they were entertained
for some two hours by a series of hand-
somely arranged tableaux, and the preseno
tation of a tragedy entitled “ The Maniac,”
written by one of the pupils, A. H. Wright,
Jr. The cast embraced the author and some
dozen fellow students, all of whom perform-
ed their parts in a creditable manner. The
plain as deeply interesting, and the details
worked out as well as could be expected
under the Circumstances, and the play
proved quite entertaining. .The author was
by reading a short: essay. He displays
much taste for the stage and considerable
talent for acting, and with age and proper
culture would undoubtedly make an ex-
cellent tragedian. The performance closed
with Auld Lang Syne, after which all en-I
joyed a social hour, and departed for home
in time to escape the impending snow
storm. '
Traveling on the New York, New Haven
dc Hartford Railroad is getting to be a seri-
ous matter. In-addition to the many recent
attempts to throw trains from the track, al-'
ready reported,'we have the by no means
cheering intelligence, that three more such
attempts were made at Milford, last Wed-
nesday night, ties being stuck upright in a
cattle guard. Fortunately they were dis-
covered each time, and accident prevented.
The same evening a serious disaster was
averted at the Bridgeport draw bridge, by
the presence of mind and prompt exertions
of Dennis Colgan, the bridge tender. He
opened the draw for a passing vessel, pull-
ing down his signal light. Ward Nichol’s
train came up to the depot behind time, and
left without paying attention to the signal.
Dennis heard the train coming, but the ves-
sel was just passing through the draw 'and
moved slowly, and [he was in' agony.
Standing at his post, however, he used his
utmOst exertion to close the draw and
finally swung it back and ran to wedge it.
The train came on before he could get the
wedge in, and the brave fellow stuck his
lever between the rails and hung on for
dear life, while the train, laden with people
homeward bound to spend Thanksgiving, I
passed safely over. The engineer has been
discharged,.it is reported.
_
PAw'ruch-r, R. 1., Nov. 23d, 1872.
Mussns. Em'rons:- . - _
. Your itgm in last
week’s Gazn'rrn, concerning the Soldiers’
Monumentat Meriden, Ct, is a mistake.
The monument is. a the similie of the design
that was adopted by the committee; is a
most beautiful and finished piece 'of work,
and was approved, as far as it is done, by
the committee two weekstago. ’ The dedi-
cation is postponed until next spring be-'
cause of the latenessjof the present season.
' . J. J. Woonnnr.
w
o'rrrszn Vic'rm.-—Last saturday even-
ing, about half-past eight o'clock. Dr.
en‘s liquor store, Main Street. When tltc
Doctor arrived heifound several men held-
nation that he had been dead some mintttes.
The body was taken in charge by Mr. Ray-
deceased notified. «
0W
Riley is the name of the funny fellow of
Danbury Nazca—N. 1". Evening Telegram.
Surely, sick is fame ! .
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Coxonnss.—The Senate was called to or
which- the thousands of anxious hearts in
the great city, near by, kept demanding,
'Within,-the daughter and a few others stood
the watchers drew back lp reverent stllln
83's
of its contents. .'
the marriage of Pete H acintille, remarked;
The ways of Providence are inscrutable.”
, .9+——
It is reported that the pope, when told of
h
out all scattering ;— ' .
For Well-den.
Asa Smith. d, 801
Asa B. Woodward, r 234
For Burgmu.
John Keene, d ' 265
Alexander Austin, d 263
Benjamin L. Fillow. d 268
John H. Aiken, r ' .268
Aurelius J’. Meeker, r 244
Ebenezer J. Hill,r 232 ,
.For Treasurer.
Edtvard Merrill, d 285
George E. Miller, r 255
For Collector.
William Mitchell, d 310
Levi C. Hanford, r 216
' For Badly.
Charles E. Brown, d 288
James Finney, r 256
For Registrar of Voters.
Edward Merrill, (1 291
Alfred H. Camp, r 247
Inspectorqu'lccttbm. -
William'Hands, a 274
William L. Quintard, r' 260
For Water Commissioner-a.
Winfield S. Moody, r 541
I 'To fill vacancy.
Augustus C. Golding, d 538
For Treasurer of Water Fund.
Edward P. Weed. d . 288
Charles H. Street, r 253
After the election of officers, the meeting-
The V0“? “'33 light and" but liftle inlet-cit First‘Congregationhal clthrch,on‘thé'subject‘
waamamfestedcxceptimthenollectorship:. ..of-‘.'New-England..Holnes..’.’ So favorable-.-
We give the vote ofeach candidate,'leaving was the impression made by it upon his
' auditors that a very general desire was ex-
pressed for its publication. We .therefore rs-
frain from attempting any synopsis. It was
an admirable portraiture, full of judicious,
excellent, and seasonable sentiments, well
adapted to cultivate in“ Our Homes’l the
lofty virtues that ennobled “Our Fathers’
Homes." We advise those who did not
hear it to make haste to secure copies as
soon as published. ‘ '
At St. Paul’s Church the sermon was
preached by the Rector, Rev. Dr. Mead,
Rev. Mr. Selleck assisting in the services.
The Rev. Mr. Thomas conducted a union
service at the First Methodist church, and
preached a discourse of rare eloquencgand
and power. The services opened by a vol-
untary on the organ, by Stephen Hatch, Esq.,
ly sung by a quartette choir. A beautiful
arrangement of scriptural readings were
responded to by the choir, followed by the
sermon from the following text:
Psalms 97—1 : The Lord reiguetll, let the
earth rejoice.
This is, said the pastor, the age of inter--
rogaItion,——the century of imperious ques-
tioning. It flings all things into its crucible—
applies the crucial test. The earth bristles
with telescopes searching the corners of
space. It’s every crag and crevice has a
score of powerful microscopes peering after
‘its secrets. Chemistry, like a universal
solvent, is analyzing and dissolving all ele-
ments. No past goes unquestioned, no
present untried, no future unanticipated.
As Luther nailed his thesis to the cathe-J
ral door, so at every doorof the mighty
exquisitely rendered, and an anthem grand- ‘
glory of the children are their fathers."
“Withhigh regardd‘am-W ‘ r ' “
Yours, tr_ul y,
A. G. BEARD.
The Thanksgiving day of one of our
stricken households was taken advantage of
to visit the tomb, atGreenwood, of a sunny-
haired little cherub 6f three years, whose
childish prattle and winning ways him so
deeply entwined about the parent’s hearts
as to take a part of their own life away in
the little darling’s departure. God shields
and comforts the shorn lambs.
1m
WATER.
Mnssns. Ehr'rons.—For what secured a
long time, the streets of our beautiful town
were so dug up and blockaded as to make
.them almost impassible; but now they are
restored 1 to order again. The formidable
army of workmen who, with spade and pick
in hand, filled them,has vanished—gone,wc
hope, to disturb, for a time, the quiet of some
other town. Their work is done here, and
many ,,of us are enjoying the fruit of their
labor in our homes. Now, while more so
much pleased with the success of “our water
werks," perhaps a few practical remarks
concerning the- quantity and quality of the
water, and the general construction of so
great an undertaking, may not be without
interest to som f your readers.
In writing a article of this kind, it is to
be expected that the first impression of the
reader will be to ask “Where does the au-
thority come from f” Now, we do not pre-
sumeto be above critic‘ism,nor do we invite
argument; we-simply propose Ito give our
ideas of the ability of the water as new con-
ducted to our town.
\
more that in our New England historyfiilit‘. ..Niwflaienharbhrfififltlbfifavailabl‘h $44.“
000. For Housatonic river, $20,000; availa-
ble $5,000." “For ‘Britlgcportsharbor, 360,--
000; available, $40,000. Norwalk harbor,
$20,000. Stoniugton harbor, $42,000. For
Thames river nil-appropriation is asked,but
the available fund of618,000 will complete
the improvements. Connecticut river be-
low Hartford, $40,000; available, 340.000.
COnnecticut river above . Hartford, $37,851,
which is the amount available from other
appropriations. No new appropriation is
asked. ,
Among the estimated expenses of the
war department for the year are the follow-
ing: For Fort Trumbull, Connecticut, $20,-
000; for Fort Griswold. Connecticut, :20,-
000. No appropriations were made for the
.
above forts last year.
o
The members of Pioneer Hook & Ladder
Company are arranging for their annual
complimentary Sociable, which they pro-
pose giving at Lockwood’s Hall on Thurs-
day evening, 191h inst. Of course they in-
tend to maintain their reputation for giving
elegant and enjoyable entertainments. ,
The South Norwalk Planing gMill Com-
pany, R. I. Tolles, Treasurer, presented
theirmarried employees, as usual, with
turkeys for their thanksgiving dinners, and
ready cash to the others. 'The turkeys-
came from Messrs Baker d: Brinsmade’s
store in Washington, on the Shepaug Rail-
road. .
Mr. H. M. Prowitt has just shown us an
old book of considerable interest,-—a “Direc-
tory of New York for the year 1811," pub-
lished by Elliot & Crissy at the Tontine Cof-
fee House. It is a 12 mo. of‘about 480 pages
contains altogether s’omc thirteen thousand '
Kimball“,a notedI‘lIa'dy licyist, ofxBosto/nf'
will also be present. Mr. Gilmore, himself,
will conduct this- concert, and our-people.
will get their money’s worth or we. are
much mistaken.
—_'__'_
Pen-makers are a bad lot. They make
people steel pens and then say they do
write. .
Three thousand feet by seven hundred is
to he the size of the World‘s Fair building
at Vienna. . _
Boys in the West continue to play with
revolvers, and attend their ,sisters’ funerals
soon‘aftcr.
. The proof-reader at J. R. Osgood & Co‘s
is a great traveler; he goes over the Atlan-
tic, monthly.
Blotting paper is madc from soap-weed in
Colorado, which is in great profusion on the
Western prairies. ‘ - -
I “Keep ’em alive, keep ’em alive " said an
old physician to his young brother prac-
titioner; “dead men pay no bills."
The Boston car-drivers complain that old
ladies punch them in their backs with para-
sols when they want the car stopped.
A contemporary thinks that the man who
advertised a dog for sale, ‘and described it
gisQAl. should have described the beast as
A Western paper,with peculiar standards
of value, says that potatoes are one cigar
and a drink of whiskey per bushel at Daven-
port. “T“
W
. If any person has doubts whether adver-
tisements are red or not, let him pltt some-
thing he doesn't wish seen in an obscure
part of the paper.
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Asster NATURE 1N lira arrears to shake of)“ a
cough or cold, or she may revenge herself by giving
up the contest. Remember that with Hale’s Honey
:7 Horsllound and for for an ally. she will exting-
uish the worst. cough in a few days. Critteuton’s,
1' 6th Menue. Sold by all Druggists._ Pike’s Tooth-
ache Drops cure in 1 minute.
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CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED.
. SCHENCK’S PULMONIC SYRUP,
was called to order and the Reports of the
Board of Water Commissioners and Trees-
urer ofthe Water Fund, were read, and
cathedrals of nature, of history, of religion,
has some bold speeulato‘r nailed his thesis of
called out between the acts, and responded ’
They
Charles Sumner is home again.
Rev. Samuel Dunham again preached at
Stratford, last Sunday.
W. A. Crofi‘ut has left the Chicago Post
to edit the Minneapolis Tribune:
R. Ells & Son gathel’ed‘ice about five
inches thick yesterday, from their pond at
Winnipauk.
At the South Norwalk Congregational
church,the pastor preached a ,“New Eng-
land" sermon.
Our South Norwalk correspondent says .
“ Chief Hodges can ‘ skunk’ the Mayor with
a billiard cue.” ' .
The annual Town- Meeting, for the pur-
pose of hearing Reports, &c., is called for
Monday, Dec. 16th. .
Prof..Gardner, the soap man, is receiving
invitations from all parts of the‘State to lec-
turezon Temperance. ’
Messrs. C. & C. F. Adams have opened an
Insurance office in Gazette Building, and
are ready about “risks.” I '
Mr. Byington and family left for Wash-
ington yesterday, where they expect to re-
main nearly all winter, .
Bernard’s Shear Manufactory,Waterbury,
was destroyed by fire, Saturday night. Loss
$35,000; insur 320,000.
Old Winter arrived promptly last Sunday,
stepped into quarters ready furnished,'and
is now holding high carnival.
John H. Knapp, Esq., has purchased the
Hopkin’s Livery Stable property, situated
on Marshal street, South Norwalk.
Messrs. Nash do Ives have removed their
stock of boots and shoes from Water street,
to their Dry Goods Store, Main street.
Reuben Hoyt, Esq., an old Norwalk boy,
was one of the lucky drawers of a money
prize in the DanburyWooster House Lottery.
A series of accidents happened early last
week to the apparatus used in digging out
our harbor, somewhat delaying operations.
‘One hundred and fifty pounds of turkey
was one item of the Thanksgiving dinner at
Selleck‘s School, and forty boys were absent
at that. A I
The faculty of Yale College have forbid-
den the Yale Glee Club to giVe any more
concerts, outside offlNew Haven,',{during
term time. V
At the Allerton Iron Works sale, 'last
Wednesday, prices ruled low, and after
selling part of the machines the sale was
postponed. ' ' -
Friday night the thermometer went to
15 °-—and Saturday night to 0,—cold for
the season,'but weather is again mild, with
prospect of snow. ‘
Thanksgiving was followed by Interest
day at the Savings Bank and it took many
people longer to settle the interest than it
did the turkey. . “ .
\
E. Church on Sunday evening .last to hear
Rev. Mr. Pegg’s sermon to young men. We
hear it highly commended. —
Thanksgiving was a very pleasant day
a snow storm which continued nearly all
day, and made fair sleighing. '
Rev.“ Lucian Burleigh will preach on
“Temperance” at the 2nd‘IM. E. Church
next Sabbath afternoon; service commenc-
ing at 2 o’clock. All are invited.
. In‘addition to the Glen Cove Independent,
Mr. C. V. Arnold half commenced the publi-
cation of the Roslyn Monitor, and seems to
have an eye on all of central Long Island.
The next lecture before the Y. M. C. A.
will be delivered next week Wednesday
evening by a member of the famous Beecher
family. 01’ course we may expect a treat.
' Quite a sensation was created in our
streets last week by the appearance of a
team of “ four-in-hand,” all black and beau-
tiful horses, said to be the property of May-
or Ely. ‘ '
The widow of Avery D. Putnam who was
murdered by Foster, still unhung, on a New
York street car two years ago, has been
awarded $5,000 damages against the Second
Avenue Railroad Company. ‘
Mr. Charles T. Leonard and family ar-
rived at Nassau on Monday, the '18th of
November.
The Moro Castle, the steamer
on which they sailed, picked up the four
men from the burned steamer, Missouri.
The City of Norwalk. broke her shaft on
her last trip to New York, and there will be
no propeller leave New York on Monday,
Wpdnesday and Friday 'nights. She will
probably be able,to, resume next week
Monday.
Rev. S. B. S. Bissell occupied the pulpit
of the First Congregational church on Sun-
day last.
for‘next Friday afternoon for the purpose
Charles P. Uhle ,Was hastily summoned to of considering the propriety ef extending a
attend Matthew.W.01mstead,of Ridgefield. call to some minister to become Pastor of
who had been taken suddenly sick at Brack- the church. '
A meeting of the church is called
Miss Teflon-formerly of South N orwalk,
. . . who has been a successthl teacher in Utica
ing the patient m a Chum and upon exami- .for several years, has been engaged as the
additional teacher recently voted to be em-
.. . . , ployed in the Center School District, and
mend, undertaker, and the fnends of ”"3 will commence immediately after the Holi-
day vacation.
5‘
Mr. L. Fisher, having decided to remove
from town, ofi'er’s- his stock of Clothingand
furnishing goods for boys, youths and men,
at extraordinarily low rates.
dispose of stoic fixtures,r&c., and rent the
der at noon yesterday, and after introduc- store from January 1st.
tion of several bills, adjournedtor an hour. gains go for them.
The House was also called to order at
noon, and scvcral‘uew members, including 3
Gen. Hawley, were sworn in. The Presi- and it is thought will prove asuccess. A
ent’s message was delivered during the af- .vessel is to be built: for trial in the English
ternoon, but as yet we have no knowledge channel. It will be unusually long. to
prevent pitching; will be a double-enact.
to facilitate ingress and egress into the
arbors: and will contain in the center a
He will also
If you want barI‘l
An invention for the prevention of sea-
ickness is attracting attention in England
“set one or two more friendsand the nltysi. “The saints be praise , the renegade has well-appointed movable saloon, which will
" clan. At ten mtnuttefl before seven o’clock takenhis punishment into his: own hands. be controlled by powerthl hydraulic appa-
II“!!-
A large audience assembled at the 2d M:
for the season, but the next morning brought .
reasons why, or why not.. Out of this has
come the birth of a new God. We are re-
quested to set aside the God of our fathers,
of patriarchs,ofredeemer, ofhearing prayer,
and accept the new God—invariable suc-
cession, survival of the fittest, immutability
of laws of nature.
And it has been triumphantly asserted the
age of faith is gone, the age of reason come.
Put away Bible study Darwin ;' stop prayer
and swallow squills ; close up the churches
of an obsolete worship and hear brass bands
in pleasure gardens. Man has grown too wise
to believe in these invisible fifties. They
belong to a'superstitious age that has past
away. . , . .
But to-day the sun looks down upon a
scene that gives the lie to this irreligious
assumption. This nation, the treest, boldest,
most advanced of» the nations of the earth,
is invited by its chief,—its president, invited
by its governors, to prostrate itself before
God and recognize His goodness in the
events of a year past. And accepting that
invitation the merchant has closed his store,
the mechanic has dropped his tools, the
bank has locked up its treasures, the stock
and gold mart is deserted, the needlewoman
has dropped the needle from her thin fingers
and has one day of rest, the homes are
agiow with bustle, life and savory smells;
the schools are all shut; long trains of
happy hearts have gone‘ back to country
homes for a day of rejoicing. Thousands
of bhurch bells have filled' the air with
woven. music. and from the lumberman’s
camp in the forests of Maine to the miner's
hovel on the Pacific coast, from the snowy
peaks of the White Mountains to the tropi-
,cal palms of Key West, the nation is keep-
ing ITankagiving. This money-making
people have left markets, this working peo-
ple have stopped work, and the nation pub-
licly recognizes God as the author of our
liberties. '
It isIa sublime sight. A nation crouching
in the ashes of its burned cities‘, thanking
God. Mon and women by grave sides and
beside empty chairs at. home ‘are with
choking hearts thanking God. And multia
tudes on whom the blow of' disaster has
fallen, sit amid ruins, and yet in blind faith
thank GOdn The nation through its tears and
laughter, sorrow and joy, on sea and land,
rich and poor, thanks God. It is a grand
illustration ofthe 'depth of the religious in-
stinct in man,and a nation's endorsement of
the language Iof ‘our' text :—"Trm LORD
Rnrexn'rn, LET run mum REJOICE.”
Thanksgiving Correspondence.
A member of one of our Churches, in
family reading, was so much struck by the
fitness of the following passage of Scripture,
that be copied and transmitted it to the
President, together with an expression of the
good wishes of one who voted and prays
for him, bttt holds no office and asks no po-
litical favorséas an appropriate
THANKSGIVING MEDITATION.
From 2nd Samuel 23: 1—4.
“ The aim of J essle said,
And the man who was raised up on high,
9 ' o o ' o ' I o I
The God of Israel said
ll e that rnleth over men must be Just,
Ruling in the fear of God.
And he shall be as the light of the mornlngJ
When the sun riseth,
Even a morning without clouds; ,
As the tender grass springing out of the earth.
By clear shining after rain."
To which he received the following reply :
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, D. 0., Nov. 29th, 1872. }
DEAR Sm :— '
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your 'very kind letter of. the 27th inst,
and beg you in return to accept my sincere
thanks for your kind thoughtfulness in
writing it, and for the good wishes you exs
press. I am, very respectfully, your obedi-
ent servant, U. S. GRANT.
NORWALK, Nov. 28th, 1872.
Rev. AUGUSTUS F. Bantu—Dear Brother.
—Several members of the First Congrega-
tional church, casually pausing in the porch
of God’s house as they passed out from the
hearing of your Thanksgiving sermon this
morning, and congratulating eaclt other that
their Thanksgiving dinner had been pre-
ceded and seasoned by such a “feast of
reason and flow of soul," unanimously
uttered their desire that it might be given
for publication, and requested me to express
it to you—a desire in which, no doubt, all
that heard it concur.
It was certainly most fitting that one nur-
tured in this venerable chtlrch of Christ, a
son of one of —lhose beloved and honored
deacous who, having Eerved their genera-
tion in it, by the will 'of God have fallen on
sleep, should have been invited to preach
our Thanksgiving discourse; and not less
appropriate that he_should have selected for
his theme the PtmrrAN Home, to whose
Christian training, influence and memories
he is happy to acknowledge himselfso much
indebted. . .
Hoping that you will accede to the wish.
of your father’s friends and your's.
I am yours, truly and cordially,
S.'B. S. BISSELL.
Scorn Nonwanx, Nov. 30th, 1872.
Rev. S. B. S. Btssnnr..——Dcar Sir and
Brother. :—-I will not attempt to'disguise my
high appreciation of;the kind regard which
many have been pleased to express with
respect to the sermon preached by me on
Thanksgiving day,concerning “Our Father‘s
Homes and Ours." .
The very pleasant term of your request
indicating the desire of ”my father’s friends
home.” ~‘ '
. If those who were pleased to invite me to
preach in the honored church of my boy-
hood and youth—place of many sacred
memories—whereI took my first vows of
desirous to retain the sermon they asked me
to give them, I have no disposition to con-
sider it otherwise than theirs. .
It will be a source of thanksgiving to me .
.send out.
The questions which require to be con»
sidered before deciding upon the source and
means of supplies of water to towns, are
’those connected with the quality of the
water itself, in the first instance, and in the
second, those connected with the physical
condition as regards level and distance of
the source to be resorted to, and of the town
to be supplied. ‘ All waters, it is well known,
are not equally adapted to domestic use,
and those which are so adapted are rarely
found in the localities where they are to be
used, so that, in almost all cases, it is neces“
sary either to bring the supply from a dis-
tance or to raise the waters above ' their
natural level, Iand we find the Norwalk
Water Works to be no exception to this
general rule. ‘ ~
Of late years a great deal of discussion has
taken place with respect to the precise
qualities required in waters selected for towrl
supply. Many ingenious methods have
beenlesorted to in the manner of filtration,
aireating, in a word, making water different
from what it is found to be in its natural
state; all of these contrivances have been
attended with generally disappointed hopes
and final abandonment ; hence, we practice
in our day from the experience of these ex-
periments, which teach us to get thatwater,
ifwe will have it, which needs no artificial
means to make it fit for the purposes in-
tended. . ‘ =
Without going into the clerical composi=
tion and qualities of water. best adapted to
our use, perhaps the mostsatisfactory expo-
sitioh of the qualities so required is the one
given in a paper, read not long since before
the London Society of Civil Engineers .
“A water may be considered to be good and.
suitable for drinking when it is'fresh, limpid
and without smell ; when its flavor is hard.
1y perceptible, and it is neither disagreeable,
fiat, brackish or‘ sweet ; when it contains
but little tforeigti matter ; contains a suffi-
cient quantity of air in dissolution ; dissolves
soap without leaving curds, and cooks vege-
tables easily." It will hardly be denied by
anyperson who has practically tested the
water in our town, as it is now. furnished
from the ’ .water works, that it compares
favorably wt’ththe above test in suits es-
sential qualifications. . -
With a few exceptions the waters which
'hold in solution a notable proportion of
organic matter, putrify rapidly and acquire
injurious properties. It has been proved
that diarrhoea, dysentery and other acute
and chronic diseases are brought on by the
continued use of water of pond,marshes or
wells containing] excessive properties of
altered organic matter, either in suspension
or in dissolution. Spring water is indeed
popularly considered to be the most fitted
for human consumption, but most scientific
observers prefer river waters,providcd they
run over‘rocky or clean sandy beds, and do
not receive the organized matters, draining
from the lands they traverse, and if any of
your readers will take the trouble to inquire
into the source of our most successful water
works in the country, they will almost in-
variably find that their source or supply is
taken from rivers running over rocky or
V sandy beds. We could name some places
where they have gone 20 miles or more to
get the desired supply, after trying many
cheaper and artificial plans.
Much credit is due to those who, by care-
ful forethought’and good judgment, have
succeeded in giving us an abundant supply
of the best water without the useless expen-
diture of money, on cheap and visionary
contrivances, which we find to have been
the case in the introduction of water into so
many cities and towns. R.
_ .o—o‘———-— ,
The Springfield Union pronounces Bret
Harte a failure as a public lecturer ; sayshe
has no magnetism and fails to entertain and
hold his audiences ; and that “the lecture
itself Was the poorest melangc of second-rate
descriptive and anecdote ever put together
by a man of fame and intelligence, with the
hope of interesting a popular gathering."
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James Vick, of Rochester, N. Y.,has long
taken the lead in choice seeds of all kinds,
and now he becomes a claimant for public
favor in the quarterly publication of his for-
mer annual Floral Guide. The Guide is now
published quarterly. Twenty-five cents pays
for the year,four numbers, which is not half
the cost. Those who afterwards send money
to the amount of one dollar or more for
Seeds .may also order Twenty-five cents
worth extra—the price paid for the Guide
The January number is beautiful, giving
plans 'for making rural homes, designs for
dining table decorations, window gardens,
&'c., and containing a mass ofIinformatiou
invaluable to the lover of flowers. One
hundred and fifty pages, on fine tinted paper,
some five hundred engravings and a superb
colored plate and chroma cover. The first
edition of two hundred thousand just print-
ed in English and German, are ready to
Address, '
JAMEs Vrcx Rochester, N. Y.
o...’...__...
we repeat here what we have said until
it is huckne ed, that it is to the innate puri-
ty and wholesome soundness of that Amer-
ican family life that our 'salvation as a'
nation depends. Itgis from honest fathers
and chaste mothers that the men come and
are to come that will'mnke our laws just,
our religion Christ-like, our manners gentle
and humane. We who live in cities, in the
midst of the chatter of free-love and daily
foul tampering with.foul things, are apt b0
underrate the integrity of domestic life In
the silent background ofthe nation. We‘for-
get that every Messalina who becomes a
public nuisance. every single case of adul-
tery or divorce, signifies unnumbered happy
modest homes of which we never hear.
We urge the importance today in every
one of these homes to which we have ac-
and mine" that It Shall have publicationfur- cess,of keeping straight and clean through
nislled quite an unexpected addition to the this season and every other their realty to
auticipations of this festal day'at the “old 1
family government.
strength now,that of the whole people here-
after.—1rzbmw.
be old notions of-marri‘nge and a Christian
There lies their
.—_———'<.
A man of letters—the postmaster.
. Painter‘s epitaph: “He died and made
consecration to the truth there tanght,—are no sign."
t
Chicago now claims a permanent popula-
ion of 350,000.
- A Burlington, Iowa, book firm advertises
Bibles “superior to any other.”
The postal railway service has been in"
1:, by its reading. any may cling more ten» creased during the last year 10,000 miles.
I
names. A strong contrast to the Directories
of the present day.
'Mynhor Stanb, the faithful janitor at
Lockwood’s Hall, recently demonstrated
his agility in a forcible manner by tumbling
over the gallery railing and turning a
somerset to' the floor below, striking on his
back. The sudden stopping hurt him a lit-
tle,but apoor man’s plaster and a dutch
constitution shortly brought him out all
0. K. .
On Tuesday night last, four attempls‘wcre
made to throw trains from tlte track be-
tween Hartford anngpringfieldt One train
was thrown ofi‘, but fortunately no one was
injured. A ,traveling jour printer, “drunk
as usual," was put ofi‘ a train that evening
and he was arrested next day charged with
being the guilty party. He denies it, but
the case looks bad against him.
The old Board of Selectmen, Messrs.
Selleck, Benton and Hanford, yesterday
turned over the Town Books, accounts,&c.,
to the recently elected Board. We hear it
intimated that their reports will be found to
be unusually favorable and satisfactory.
They are certainly entitled to much credit
for their able and faithful management of
Town afi‘airs, and 'deserve the thanks and-
gratitude of our citizens.
The Concert of the Yale College Glee
Club, last week Monday evening, was large-
ly attended and passed ofi‘ very pleasantly.
The singers were elegantly attired in full
dress uniform, made from one piece, by the
dozen, and presented a nobby appearance.
Their selections were of a very high order,
intensely classical but somewhat populariz—
ed, and they responded with the utmost
good nature to the constant eucores with
which their songs were greeted. Their
music was good, and {altogether the Con-
cert gave good satisfaction.
One of R. Ells 85 Son’s employees had 'a
very narrow escape, last Wednesday morn-
ing. He was in the act of driving across
the Danbury Railroad track to enter Leon-
ard's coal yard, when he was startled by
some one calling to hint to “back off.” He
did so instantly, cramping to one side just
in time to save his horse from the passing
train which struck the end of the wagon.
The driver was thrown out and severely
bruised, but fortunately not seriously injur-
ed. Spectators say that the train was run-
ning at much faster spefd than allowed by
law.
BILLIARD MATCH.—Tllel‘e is to be a grand
Billiard Match, on Wednesday evening at
Goldschmidt’s Billiard Saloon, Water street.
The prize to be contendedfor is to be a
handsome champion One, and the Champi-
onship for the town of Norwalk. There is
a fine opportunity for the experts of the
Norwalk, Old Well, Q, and Grocers and
Bankers’ Clubs to show their proficiency in
the “ noble game" and win everlasting re-
nown as Billiardists.
-———.—<.
BREAK up THAT Conn !—Go to Rims and
take one of his luxurious Hot Baths.
' ' 09*—
mg‘ Rather a remarkable case is mention-
ed in a late number of The British Medical
Journal. In 1869, Dr. Bigg of Dundee
amputated the whole of the extremities of a
young woman named Roberston, as they
were in a gangrenous condition. After the
operation the girl went to London, where
Mr. Heather Bigg constructed for her a pair
of automatichands, openingand shutting
at the will of the patient. This permitted
her to grasp even so small an object as a
cr‘otchet-needle, so that she had been enabled
to support herself comfortably by making
shawls, «be. The artificial legs allowed her
to walk'with the aid of crutches. She now
writes an excellent hand; besides knitting,
feeding, and dressing herself. One of her
shawls has, been presented to the Queen
who sent her £5. Mr. Heather Bigg- could
testing artificial hands and legs. Mr.
Charles Lamb on being told of a sailor who,
in a naval action, had lost both arms and
both legs, said it was a pity he did not live
—”he would have been such an ornament
to society.” This damsel has lived to be
such an ornament, as well as a living evi-
dence of the philanthropy and-mechanical
ingenuity of the nineteenth century. The
young Englishwoman is certainly doing
better than a man named Jacoq Leutscher,
of whom we have this moment read. Jacob
is entirely deficient in legs, but instead of
being virtuous, in addition to keeping a
barber’s-shop, he runs a sample-room and a
dancing-hall. Wherefore he has been
“pulled”.and fined, the Court thinking, per-
‘fhaps, that a man without any legs keeping
a dancing-hall was a social anomaly not to
'be tolerated.
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The loungers about the city market of.
San Francisco were astonished, the other
day, by the sudden apparition :of. a little
boy, wrapped in flames and screaming dls-
Jually. N o sooner was tlte fire put out than a
second boy, likewise burning fiercely, rushed
on the scene and demanded to be extin~
guished. He, in turn, was followed, after a
few minutes, by the third flaming boy and
the whole body ‘oflllc spectators abandoned
themselves to the belief that a general con-
flagration of small boys» of San:Frttncisco
,Was in :progress. They waited, however,
in vain for any further burning 'boys and
finally ascertained thatthe three boys who
had so astonished them had picked up three
separate sticks ofzphosphorus which burst
into flames. These particular burnt boys
will doubtless hereafter dread phosphorus
but it need not be sup osed that their fate
will deter other boys t'om confiscatiug and
hiding in their pockets every bit of phos-
phorus which may fall within their reach.
——-————.—w°>—.—‘——————-
—A man had an unreasonable grudg’c
against his minister that lasted twenty-five
years. But at last the hand of death knock-
ed at the door of the parishioner, and he sent
for' his pastor. The good man hastily obey-
ed the summous with a solemn delight, as
his being thus called showed a mellowing'
of the heart of the dying man which prom-
ised reconciliation with heaven and himself.
“ You sent for me ?” he said, asjhe approach-
ed the bedside. “Yes, " answered the dying
man, whose breath was short and difficult,
“I have but afew—a few hours to live, and
I sent—sent for you to say 'that-that this
is your last chance to apologize l”
————-.-4. '
The pasting‘of bills upon lamp-posts and
trees has been prohibited in New York. .
There is a shoemaker's journal lately
started-who sure you ask for the last edition.
not have desired a better opportunity Of
SCHENCK'S SEAWEED TONIC,
. SCHENCK’S MANDRAKE PILLS.
Are the only medicine that will cure Pulmonary Con-
sumption. Sometimes medicines that will stop a
cough will often occasion the death of the patient.
It locks up the liver, stops the circulation of the
blood. hemorrhage follows, and, in fan. oggingthe
action of the very organs that caused tll cough.
Liver complaint and dyspepsia are the causes of
two-thirds of the clues of the consumption. Many
are now complaining of dull pain in the side, the
bowels sometimes costive and sometimes too loose,
tongue coated”, pain in the shoulder blade, feeling
sometimes very restless. and other times drowsy; the
foodthatis taken lies heavily on the stomach, ac-
compained wrth acidity and belching of wind. These
symptoms usually originate from a disordered con-
dition of the stomach or a torpid ltver. Persons so
affected, if they take one or two heavy colds, and if
the con h in thesc cases he suddenly stopped, the
lungs. lver and stomach clog, and remain torpid
and inactive, and before the patient is aware of his
situation, the lungs are a mass of sores. and ulcerat-
ed, and death is the inevitable result. Schenck's
Pulmonlc Syrup is an expeetorant which does not
contain any opium. nor anything calculated to check
a cough suddenly. Schenck’s Seaweed Tonic dis-
solves the food, mixes with the gastric juide of the
stomach, digests easily. nourishes the system, and
creates a healthy circulation of the blood. When
the bowels are costive, skin sallow, arid the atienr
is of a hilions habit, Schenck’a Mandrake P 115 are
required. . . ‘
These medtclnes are prepared by Dr. J .- II.
Sehenek & Sou. N. E, corner of Sixth and Arch sts.,
Philadelphia. Penn. George C. Goodwin & Co ,38
Hanoverstreet. Roston. and John F. Henry, 8 Col-
lege Place, New York, Wholesale Agents. For sale
by Druggists generally.
Hear ye the mighty Centaur-’8 tread,
See the long line of myriad dead
With hoof of horse and human head
Rise up and speak!
“ 'Twas proud Olympus gave as birth;
For a thousand years we roamed the earth—
Eat perfumed flowers of the century plant,—-
Drank liquid from the volcano’s month,
Slew man and beast to play our part,
Then restored to life by Centanr’s art;
Chased wild mares on the fields of Marl,
Lived on earth and slept among the stars.”
On other missions now we’re sent.
To bless mankind with an emollient,
Of which the world ne’er hathdresmpt,
Even our CnunchxumsNr. ’
It banishes pains and all such things,
Cures burns and scalds, poisonous stings—
Rheumatic horrors scares away,
Limbers stifi'Joittts in a sing‘e day.
Poor cripples in their hobbling way,
Limp on their crutches—then walk away.
Fear not dumb horse, thy friend now speaks,
Who’ll heal your wounds, and make you leap
Ten bars—piles of oats to bolt.
And frisk about like yonder colt.
Yellow wrapper is the thing for brutcs.
White wrapper alone the family suite.
J. F. Ladewlg, of Hobokcn, New Jersey, says:
“The CeataaniniIment has cured me of rheuma-
tism, after intense suffering for five'years."
“I tried many remedies for my sprained ankle
wlthontrelief. The second bottle of CentaurLini-
ment cured it' perfectly. Cass. HILL, 616 Pinestreet,
Phila."
II. Marsh. Esq.,‘Supt. of Adams Express Stables.
New York, says: -'All owners of horses should
know the Centaur Liniment: We find it the best
thing ever used in our stables.”
This testimony could be repeated for a month. If
you 'want to avoid sufi‘ering. just try the Centaur
Liniment. Sold by all Drngglsts.
{.13. Rose a: 00., 53 Brodwav, NJI.
Children cryfor-Ptteher’s Gastoria,
A substitute for Castor Oil. It assimilates the food.
cures Wind Colic, and causes natural sleep. It does
not contain morphine. is pleasant to take, never
gripesgtggneverfails. The best physio known.
MARRUEIE'.
In this town, 27th inst., by Rev. 0. W. Gates,
Charles H. Adams and Miss Mary E. Remsen, all of
Norwalk.
I n Wilton, Nov. 25th, by the Rev. J. E. Walton,
John . King, of Wilton, to Alisa Nettie Rediek, of
Norw k.
At Long Ridee, by Rev. A. c. Hubbard. Matthew
L. Barber and bliss icosena W. Osborn.
In Milltown, N. Y., Nov. 20th, by Rev. A. R.
Macouhryv Ira Knapp, of Danbury. and Miss Mary
Hodge, of Milltown.
In Danbury. Nov. 26th, by Rev. A. C. Hubbard,
Samuel W. Frost to Miss Ella F. Lake, all of Dan-
bury.
In Stamford, Nov. 2tst, James Wentworth Bin ay.
Esq., of Yarmouth, N. 8., and Mary Rowland in-
gay, of Stamford. ‘
In Milton. Nov. 7th. Charles B. Webster, of thch-
field, and Muss Mary A. Jennings, of Cornwall.
In East thchtlcld, Dwight .1. Castle. of Flutcville,
and Edith Rosannah Baldwin, of East Litchfield.
In Canaan,.Nov. 6th, Edward Roberts and Amy,
Plight“ of William Mallory. Esq., of South Nor-
Ol '.
In Litchfield, William E. Butler. of Cornwall,.Ct.,
and Miss Cornelia A Belch, of Sandisfield, Mass.
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In this town, on Sun y, the 1st inst., Lucinda
Cornwall. in her 80th year.
[5‘ Funeral services from St.Paul’s church, on
Wednesday, Dec. 4th, at 2 o'clock p. in. Friends of
the family cordially invited to attend. '
In New York November 23d Harve A. Weed
late of Stamford, aged 57 yéars.’ y I
At Stamford, Conn., on the Sixth Day (Friday),
29th ult., after it brief illness, Sally Ann, widow of
George Under-hill, in the 69th year of her age.
In New Milford, Nov. 24th, John B. Anthony,
aged 25 years. .
In Daghurévéchib. 22d.sJar}n’esdB Baldwin, aged 32
yearS' ov. srris .‘. ‘ra le a d
8 mou’ths and 20 days. y, go 73 years,
In Williamsburg. Nov. 28d, Elizabeth Holly reliet
of John Holly, deceased, formerly of Nonvalk, in
the 73d year of her age. Hei- remains were brought
to Norwalk for interment. .
In Greenwich, Nov. 27th, Arthur S. Mead. aged
21years. .
In Wilton, Nov. lith, Samuel Burr Sturges, in the
60th year of his age.
c-x. x xx. ~,.'\'\ saws.
To lit-Sighwo or three good apartments to let.
Enquire of S. E. 0L\lSTEAl)'..
081' PR STOLEIL—On Saturday. Nov. 23d. :1
smal . yellow BULL-DOG, Had piece cut ofi of
both ears; alsoa piece from his tail. A liberal re-
ward wlll be paid for his’return to JOSEPH SPEN-
CER. Westport, or ED WARD MART/l N, Norwalk.
‘ FOR SALE.
"E Subscriber. being about to leave town, ofi'ers
for sale. at a very low price, his place pleasantly
located on Fair street, in the Borough of N orwalk.
The house ls new, containing eight rooms, with
cellar, attic. pautrles, the. There is also a conven-
ient burn on the premises. Will also sell part of
hlsfttrnilnre, comprising parlor and chamber set.
and Cottage Organ, together with one Home. one
Gown, ragga wagons. the. FREDERICK BEERS.
m .
STORE TO LET. J
The Store now occupied by
Barnes Bron,
lu DIBBLE’S BLOCK, South Norwalk, to lot or
lease, from January 1st... 1813. Apply to ,
M49 I L. DIBBLE.
NOTICE
HE inhabitants of the town of Norwalk, are here-
by notified and warned that atown meeting will
be held at the Town House, in said Norwalk. on
Monday, the 16th day of December, 1872, at. 1};
o'clock, afternoon, for the foltnwing purposes, to
win—To hear the several Annual Reports, and such
as are required by law; to lay the State, Town, (in-
cluding the support of Schools) and Highway Taxes:
to make an appropriation from the town treasury for
the support of Common Schools for the current
year; also to consider and act upon the petition of
J. F. Bennett and others, to compensate Capt. James
llyxbcc for the injury sustained by him in cutting
clown the highway called East Avenue, tfnder the
Railroad Bridge opposite his premises.
Dated Norwalk, Nov. 30, 1872. .
ANDREW SELLECK,
WILLIAM S. BOUTON,
2:49 JOSEPH P. 'HANFORD,
Dislrfcfof Rfrlgqfleld, as, Probate Court, Nov. 80th, 1872
STATE of JANE F. RAYMOND, late of Ridge-
field, in said district, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the districtofRidgefield,
hath limited and allowed six months from the date
hereof, forthecreditors ofsaldEstntetaexhibttthetr
claims forsettlcment. Those who neglect zopresent
}Selcctmen.
. their accounts, properlylattcstcd. within said time.
will be debut-red a recovery. All personsindebtcd to
said Estate are requested to make immediate pay.
mzntto JOHN F. HOLMES, Administrator. 0M
unintentional,
.Wiil lecture at
Locxwooms HALL.
-051.
WellellalElelill, December 11,
ADMISSION 50 CENTS.
Holders of Course Tickets can'obtaln Reserved
Seats, without extra charge. on MONDAY MORN-
IN E, Dec.9th, at Prowltt’s Drno Store, and at S. F.
r-
Peck‘s Drug Store, South N orwalk..
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fly 8 s
PORCELAIN, POTTERY,
' GLASS, FANCY GOODS,
MANTLE 8117118,
TAO-:5? s ,
The largest stock ever offered, embracing many
Novelties, and new kinds of goods, at -
1:. 1:. Loan woo‘n’s.
NASH &V IVES.-
\
Nos. 35 and 37 Main 93.,Norwailr,
(Formerly No. 4 Water Street.)
II
Dealers in
DRY- GOODS,
. FANCY GOODS,
—AND—
soars AND, suors.
_A complete aSsortment of Goods in the above
lines constantly on hand at fair prices.
N. B.—Particula’r attention given to the
Making of Boats & Shoes to older,
6 —ALSO—
Repairing neatly til promptly done.
WM. R. NASH, NATHAN IVES.
BARGAINS 2
Extra inducements ofl'ered to
Cash. Buyers,
of Crockery, China, and Glass Ware, during the
HOLIDAY season,
' Al: F, K. LOCKWOOD’S.
3" NO FANCY PRICES. .fl
1300an KNIVES.
solssons, nazons,
Barney an Berry’s» ,
own & RINK SKATES.
Bartlett’s Wattle Strips,
WIRE CURB FUR PICTURES,-
PAINTS, orns,
wuvnovv sna'nns,
WALL PAPER,
311:1 a full assortment of
BUILDERS’ nannwann
can always be found at
No.45 Main Street.
H. M. .e J. T. Pe"owitt’s.
Bx nonsns CHAIR nocxmo
houses, Boxsv raorELLsas,
Hon
. Mechanical Tog/s,
Waggons, Carts, Wheel Barrows,
At E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.
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The most Wonder-ml Discovery of {he
10!]: Contrary.
Dr. S. D. Rowe’s
ARABIAN MILK-CUBE
FBI COHUIPTIOI, and all diseases of the throat,
chest and lungs. (The only medicine of the kind in
the world.)
A SUBSTITUTE FOR 0311 LIVER OIL. '
Permanently curestAsthma, Bronchitis, Incipient
Consumption, Loss of Voice. Shortness of Breath,
Uatarrh. Croulp, Coughs, Colds. &c.. in a few days,
like magic. rice 81 per bottle; 6 for as. Also,
Dr.- s. n. Rowe’s »
Arabian Tonic Blood-Purifier.
Which Differs from all other preparations in its im-
mediate action upon the . . .
LIVER, KIDNEYS and BLOOD.
It. is purely vegetable, and cleanses the system of
all impurities, builds it right up, and makes Pare,
Rich Blood. It cures Scrofulous Diseases of all
kinds. removes Consri ation, and regulate! the
Bowels. For “General ebllity.” "Lost. Vitality,"
and " Broken-down Constitutions.” I challeucrc the
19th Century. Fvery Bottle is worth its weig t in
Gold. Price $1 per Bottle; six Bottles. $75. 30"}
by HERBERT L. UHLE, Druggist, No. 11 Main St..
Sole Agent for Norwalk. . ,
Dr. 3, 1). HOWE. Sole Proprietor,
3min lowhsmbers st.. New York.
Districts} Greenwich, as. Probate Court, Nov. 27th, A.
1).. 1872.
STATE of JAM ES W. FERRIS, of Greenwich.
E an Assigning Debtor. ~
The Court of Probate for the District of Green-
wich hath limited and allowed two months from the
date hereof. for the Creditors of said Estate, repre-
sented insolvent, in which to exhibit their claims
thereto: and has appointed ARI) KNAPP and
DENOM PALMER commissioners to receive and
examine said claims. Certified by James H. Brush,
Judge, at Cos Cob, in the town of Greenwich. 'l‘hc
subscribers give notice that they shall meet at the
state of Deuom Palmer. in said District, on the 20th
'day of December, 1872, and on the 23d day of Jun-
uar , 1873, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, on each of
sat days, for the purpose of. attending on the bum-
nesa of said :fipoigilmem'
t) APP 1
D ENOM P AL'MER. J Commissioners.
All perisons t‘ilidebted to said Estate, are requested
to make mine e‘e ayment. to
‘ " namanm r ion,
'0
Unhnzs uncommon. -
Hostettcr’s. Vinegar‘gndbtll‘crtonlc Bitters.
2.. I ,
Lion’s. Calder’ssnd Thurston’s Tooth Powders. .
Extracts for Flavoring,.and FineIPerfqmes,
Soaps in large variety, quantity, styles and price;
Dolls in China, Pariah Marble and Wax.
Gefiine Medicines and Pure
Reliable Drugs,
‘ Chemicals.
U are guaranteed the best the market affords;
i s .
Great care is used in compounding Prescriptions.
a
Sunday hours 9 to 10 8.111.. 12 to 1 p. m., 5 to a pan
Trusses, Supporters and Shoulder Braces. ,
Old Wines,
Recent purchases
verythlng in the DRUG line sn lied to Co a
E _ Merchants at wholesalepgrices. at u try
No.11 MAIN STREET. .
Agent for . .
Brandy and other pure Liquors to
medicinaluse. . i
of Brushes Combs rind Sn ' "
Toilet Artioles. ' , ' ndr)
RENNIE'S PAIN-Kllllflfi'
MAG-IO 611:...
DANBURY 3. answers. It.
7 Per Cent. Mortgage Bonds,
-' Exempt from all Ines.
A limited amount of these desirable securities are
now offered to the public on favorableterms, to close
out the loan. Applications may he made to S. E.
OLMSTEAD, or Will. K. LEWIS, who are the sole
Agents for the sale of the Bonds.
Norwalk, Sept. 28th, 1872,
AUCTION.
HE subscriber will sell at‘ Public Auction, on
Wednesday, Dec. 4th..at 2 o’clock. p. m., at the
late restdence of Mary N. St. J ohn, deceased, the
farm owned and occupied by said deceased. , Said.
farm is pleasantly situated on the main road to Nor-
walk, one mite north of Silver Mine School House.
in the town of New Canaan. and contains Eight
Acres or more of choice land, with House, Barn an
other cut-buildingsnln abundance of Fruit, and such
other things as .are found on an old homestead.
About thirty acres are covered with aheavy growth
of Wood and Timber, with a highway rcning across
it; it is also crossed by Silver lttlne Stream, and has
onaor the finest mill sites on said stream. Said
farm is situated on three corners and could be easily
dlvided if desired. If said day should rove stormy
the sale will take place on the first fair s following
I
said da . LESTER sT. JOHN, xecutor.
WI AM 1.. WARING. Auctioneer.
New Canaan, Nov. 23, 1812. - 2M8
AUCTION.
ILL be sold at Public Auction, on Tuesday.
Dec. 17th, 1812, if not previously disposed of
at rivate sale. about thirty acres “of valuable wood
an meadow land, situated one and one-fourth miles
west of Capnon’s Station,ln Wilton, Conn. For
further particulars enquire of Miss Ahnira Taylor,
or George Nichols o
r-of
JAMES MITCHELL, Auctioneer.
Also, on the same day, another tract of thirty
acres adjoining the above. (41w?) L. TAYLOR.
“Great walnut Salt}
.1,
'Beadyllside distilling
GENTS’ FURNISHING Gflfllls
A1: cease.”
The undersigned intending to remove from this
place, offers to sell his entire stock of Goods
50' PER out. churn-
Than- Sold _clscvvherc_ fn To'u‘m.
Now is the time to secure your winter supply of
Clothing and Under-Garments. Call and secure
bargains.
1:... FISHER-I
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55 Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
W Remember, abods Sold It Cost.
43‘ Fixtures for sale, and Store to rent from 'Jan-
nary 1st, 1873.
WARMING
VLENTJILATING
' our Homes.
.sl' ,
_
0W essential to the health and comfort. as well
as happiness of our household, is a properly
warmed and ventilated houSe. In our strife for the
means to build luxurious homes let us give a little
thought and attention to the most desirable of all
auxiliaries to good health and comfort. Pure Air
properly warmed and conveyed to the dtfi‘erent apart-
ments. How can we expect to enjoy good health,
when we disobey the common laws of nature? Can
we expect heath and vigor when we shut ourselves
up, as :1 great. many do, in rooms fourteen or fifteen
feet square, shut all the doors, list all the windows.
and then put a castirou stove in the center and heat
it to almost a red heat. and heat and reheat the air
over and over again. and mix with it the gasses es-
caping from the- stove by imperfect joints, and the
passage of gas through the portions of the stove
that is heated to a red beak-for gas will escape
through cast iron at a red heat.—and then suppose
there are five or six persons in the room breathing
the air and mixing with it the secretions exhallng
from their bodies. some of them perhaps with dis-
eased lungs, &c. Is it. good sense to expect anything
but ill health and discomfort, from such a source 2
How long will it ta te to use up all the oxygen in
the air of such a room when every person is receiv-
ing into and discharging from the lungs eight cnbtc
_ feet of air per minute. and the stove consuming far
more to support combustion. How soon the air be-
comes a poison, unfit for breathing, and offensive to
the sense of smell. I have seen many such homes
.and many of our best dwellings and public halls are
so heated. I called at the home of a gentleman a
few days ago, and was shown into a room where
the family were sitting with doors closed and the
thermometer at ninety. and one or two of the family
complaining that'they were cold: and why? because
they had reduced their system by over-heating. If
they had thrown open all the doors. and the whole
house been warmed to seventy-five or eighty degrees
and a bountiful supply of pure air furnished to the
rooms, the result would have bcem nite different.
The true principle of warming an Ventilating is
‘ to introduce gar e volume of moderately warm air
to the rooms and 11 passing it of before it becomes
vitlated by breathing and secretions of the skin, and
keeping up the supply of pure air. This, we claim,
in 1 commit srllsr
HEATER. .
Constructed oujcie'utifiic priuclples. that have been
tested for four or five years with good-results. It is
5° W“ "m .. r.“ alters... the:
tar e radla ‘ 0 surface. 0 ~ :-
tiveguty-six fhghsand inches. It has a large combns.
tion chamber, and Very thoroughly utilizes the heat.
It is economical in‘fuel, will retain heat for along
time and yet will quickly throw 0;! heat, and not
burn the air. We invite all who desire to are: a bet.
ter system orwannlnu and ventilattn to correspond
with (It! or visit us and we \vlll show r em several m
o eratlou that are giving good satisfaction. . We sn-
grintend the setting of every furnace and' not only
see that the work on the furnace’itself is well done,
but look af er the arrangements of the air pipes
boxes. the" and study to give thebest arrangement
possible.
A. » SKAATS,
nnrnonpon'r. comm,
WM Strut ”'4‘
Room 11, Waller's Building.eor.
Fairneld Avenue.
Norwalk Chronicler