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' same. Abill will be introduced in a. few
"@1179 determined to remain in Washington
gamut Bantu.
Tuesday, Dec. 23,1873}
Editorial Letter.
. WASHINGTON, DEC. 20111.
Dun Gazn'r'rx: :-—After a. spirited contest
the two Houses united in a resolution to
adjourn from last evening over to Monday
the §th of January. Many members favor-
ed dispensing with the customary Holiday
recess owing to the abnormal condition of
the business and finances of the country.
Mr. Morton in the Senate assumed the
leadership on this side of the question. He
claimed that an adjournment at this time
whe; the Bankrupt Bill and the Finance
measures were unacted upon, would greatly
increase the discontent and dissatisfaction
of the people. Mr. Hamlin thought an
adjournmentat this time little less than a
crime. Mr. Ferry contended for :t u adjourn-
ment as both wise and politic. He claimed
that the most the nation had to fear was the
unripe, ill-digested,mischievous enactments
sure to creep through, at such a time. The
several financial measures before the com-
mittee were not matured and would net be
in readiness to reportto the senate if its ses
sicns wcrc,continued and it was entirely on
public grounds he favored adjournment.
should not leave Washington in any event:
butknew of many who would and the Senate
and House would be deserted, even if a
continuance of the session were forced. Ho
deprecated tho mischievous legislation sure
to be carried through under such conditions.
“Brother Tipton," said he had voted against
adjournment, but upon reflection he thought
if there were any members of Congress
who thought they. could face their wives
and constituents, they ought to have the
privilege and he would now vote to ad-
journ. The argument of MrnFerry seemed
to have settled the contest in the Senate,
for all knew and felt the force of his posi-
tion and recognized the truths he had utter—
ed. The next vote indicated a change of a
dozen or more and the concurrent resolu-
tionwas carried.
The specialty of the week in the Senate
has been the Louisiana senat'orial contest.
Mr. Morton made a very able and exhans
tive speech in favor of the negro Pinch-
back’s primn facx‘a right to the seat. Prob-
ably Senator Morton’s great abilities as a
lawyer were never so conspicuously dem-
onstrated. The sharp, keen, wiry subject
of the discussion occupied one of the sofas
in the rear of the senators, not only a most
interested auditor, but a subject of special
interest to the crowds in the gallery who
could look down upon him._ Pinchback’s
quick, foxy sharpness and smartness are
conceded by everybody. Ho 15 said to be
a quadroon with Spanish paternity on the
whiter side. He was made president of the
Colored Civil Rights Convention held here
last week, and in one of his speeches refer-
ring to himself, he said, “ He would confess
- in early life he had been a pretty hard boy.
He had been kept playing second fiddle
down in Louisiana all his life, and now he
proposed to come to the front and assert
his manhood." He is a ready, engaging
speaker, pliant and winning in manners,
and so near being a United States Senator,
that at the hotel where he boards and
mixes at tables and elsewhere with other
guests, and all about the Capital,no sense
of repugnance at his color is manifest. We
were not only agreeably surprised' but
greatly amused to find our friend Downs, of
Bridgeport, who was here last week and
who made Pinchback’s acquaintance while
on a visit to New Orleans with a party of
Bridgeport’s most immaculate democrats,
most enthusiastically urging his admission
to membership in the Senate! Downs, who
has ever prided himself more upon his un-
tainted and unadulterated democracy than
upon the purity of his linen, even, to favor
the admission of a man, who less than ten
years ago, was to him nothing but a “ d—-d
nigger," savors of the miraculous and fore-
shadows something of the millennium!
In the diversity of opinion as to the legal
and moral right of the negro to his seat, it
is doubtful what the result will be. He
has the certificate from the Governor of his
state in due form, but whether the Governor
was legally elected and the legislature a le-
gal body, are questions which enter into
the contest and do not seem to improve up:
on examination. Pinchback’s adroitncss in
getting himself chosen and his white rival.
defeated as a specimen of political finesse
shows his qualifications in that direction
quite equal to any of his paler faced breth-
ren, and a very general hope is expressed
here that he will. ultimately win his seat.
In the House more time has been spent
over the salary question than anything else-
Another indignant and extra-virtuous mem-
ber, Mr. Hale, of N. Y., came to an untime-
ly end in his supereogated efi'orts at prov-
ing himself innocent of the back pay taint.
It was shown that the same night the extra
salary bill passed, Mr. Hale had got himself
$10,000 in addition to his Congressional
pay as a fee for acting as “Efilfiigfilo'fiis'ffl‘he
e’flrfiffiwfsljfisnse and Mr. Hale’s
glee mtiturc were of the extremest sort.
Gen. Butler remarked that it was becoming
a very unhealthy business for those living
in glass houses to shy stones.
Col. Frederick Dent, father-in-law of Pres
identGrant, died last week Monday night,
in the eighty-eighth year of his age.
It is reported that Hon. W. H. Barnumf
has bought the Silver Steel Company’s land
and furnace at Roxbury. ,
The House Committee on Appropriations
during the recess to perfect bills so as to
have them ready for action when Congress
teassembles in January. '
The Committee on Banking and Currency
will hear statements in New York during
the Congressional recess in order to obtain
the views'of leading bankers and others on
financial affairs.
' A large number of members of Congress
left for their respective homes last night and
this morning to spend the holiday recess.
The Secretary of the Navy yesterday re.
ceivcd a dispatch from Commander Braiue
at Santiago de Cuba, dated Thursday, 18th:
stating that the prisoners of the Virginius
had been delivered that day, and that the
Juniata would sail forN ew York.
Mr. Fry of Maine, who will be remember-
ed as having addressed the Republicans of
Norwalk, in the late Presidential campaign,
has introduced into the House a bill provi-
ding for the appointment by the President,
of five commissioners to investigate the al-
coholic liquor tramc in its economic, crimi-
nal, moral, and scientific aspects, tn connec-
tion with pauperism, crime, social vice, the
public health, and general welfare of the
people: and who shall also inquire and
take testimony as to the practical results of
license, restrictive and prohibitary legisla«
tion for the prevention of intcmperance in
the several States in the Union.
The commissioners are to serve without
pay, but are allowed a secretary and, neces.
sary incidental expenses, and to report the
of time for the filing of such claim: before
the Pension office.
The President is still absent on the trip to
St Lourawhither he went accompanying
the remains of his Father-iu-law—Mr. Dent.
A Bill has been introduced into the House
extending the provisions of the law grant~
ing pensions to the soldiers and heirs of
soldiers of 1812 to all cases where such
service entitled the soldier by previous laws,
to a land warrant.
To Mr. Starkweathcr has been allotted by
his committee—«the consideration of recom-
mendations for all appropriations for forti-
fications. .
Postmaster-General Creswell heard, to-
day the arguments of the representatives of
the steamship companies sailing from New
York, relative to the contract for carrying
the European mails. He announced, as a
new plan, that after Jan. 1 the fastest
steamers shall carry the mails. Very much
to the disappointment and disgust of several
ofthe slower jTrans-Atlantic lines. Judge
Picrepont waspresent as the advocate of the
White Star Line. It is an unpleasant fact
that not -i single American line was repro-
sealed
The offerings of beef cattle Thursday at
Dim er‘s Rest were 575 head, of which ,518
were sold to lmtthers at "3.3; to 6 cents per
pmuid;260muttous were ofi‘credhantl 226
were sold to butchers at 5 to 63$,” cents per
pound;88 lambs were offered, and 58 sold
to butchers at$3 IHr ltead; 15 cows and
calves were sold at $728 to $60. The gen-
eral provision marke' is much lower here
than at home, but rents, alone carry the
average cost ofliving far beyond our home
averages »
The profoundest excitement has been
caused here by the arrest and conviction of
a clerk in the Surgeon: General‘s ofiice for
cxhuming and selling cadavers. The de-
tails of his crime are too shocking to pub-
lish in full detail. 4 He was sending ‘out ap-
plications for orders to all the medical insti-
tutions in the country and must have dis-
posed ofhuudrcds of subjects. He belonged
to the Washington Young Men’s Christian
Association, and \vasa prominent Mason.
At a recent funeral of a deceased brother.-
wus or" those who attended and deposited
his evergreen memento on the coflin 0-" his
Friend and the some night disinterred him
and carried his remains away. He kept a
diary of all .1is disinterments and sales,
with the coolest kind of maginial readings
and comments .on the same. He seems to
have developed a special fondness-for tak-
‘ing the remains of deceased members of his
own lodge and church. He is sentenced to
$1,200] fine and one years imprisonment for
larceny, there being no law here against the
crime of despoiling graves. '
Quite a large number of contirmatiotjs of
Connecticut appointees'have been acted on
the past week. Judge Nathaniel Shipman
of Hartford heads the list. John Green
wood, Jr., of Bethel as counsel to Bl'llllS'
wick and Dewitt C. Sprague of New Haven
as consul to Brindisi.
Samuel '1... Treadwell of Norwalk who
was here a few days since arranging for a
Congressional Investigation into the affairs
of the Central Branch Union Pacific Rail'
road, has left the matter it is said with
Representative Wilson, who so ably con-
ducted the House Investigation of last
session. There will be thorough wcrk if
Mr. Wilson is called to go for this. compli-
cated corporation.
We have had here the past week among
other Connecticut representatives Ex-
Judge Wm. T. Minor 01“ Stamford, George
J. Ferry and N. E. Sceley Esq, of Bethel.
Fix-Speaker Galusha Grow, now of Texas
is here visiting his old friends. He is en-
gaged in one of the great Railroad cuter-
prises of that State which is to connect
St. Louis on the Msscuri with the Mexican
border on the Rio Claude. R.
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Richard Colbert, who fell from the stone
abutment at South Norwalk and was taken
to the Aims House, died on Thursday even-
ing last. It was evident from the first that
he could not survive many days.
What Shall we do swirls the Elephant 1'
The steamer Virginius was formally sur-
rendered to the officers of the U. S. Steamer
Despatch on Tuesday last at Bahai Honda.
The American flag was raised over her
.“dirty” hull, and she was taken to the Tor-
tugas. .Now, what is to be done with the
vessel after all this fuss? To be consistent
and fair in the matter, our government
should at once condemn her as a filibuster,
and sell her to help pay interest on the costs
she has caused. . -
The Virgiuius prisoners were delivered
on board the u. S. Steamer Juniala last
Thursday, which sailed with them directly.
to New York.
‘ gag-:5—
Miss Emma McKay, Of the Centre School,
is spending vacation in Washington.
- Pennsylvania voted last - week to adopt
. New Your Calls.
We understand that as New Year Calls
proved so satisfactory last ‘year the Ladies
and Gentlemen of Norwnlk are looking 1'91”-
Wurd to the coating New Year‘leay, for
still greater enjoyment. The custom so
prevalent in New York and other places of
making and receiving Calls on that day, we
are pleased to see adopted here and 1101 ‘-
that it may become a. prominent institution.
Let us have one day in a year that we can”
give and receive congratulations and wish
each other a Happy New Year. Why can-
not. our newly elected Warden receive his
fellow citizens on New Year’s morning at
the Town House We would all be pleased
to take a sandwich and a cup of ooll‘e‘e'
with him. ‘ . '
Our columns are so crowded this week
that we are unable to make special notices
of advertisers, even of those who specially
deal in articles for Holiday pt'csents,--—as
we had designed doing. We would advise
our readers, however. who desire to pur-
chase Di‘C‘SClll.‘ to the best avantagc. tO con-
sult our advertising columns, for the deal-
ers who advertise are those with are. lhe
most likely to keep in stuck the latest.
freshest and mosi desirable goods.
Fairfield Co. Agricultural Soclcty.
, At the Annual meeting of the Fairfield
County Agricultural Society, at Norwal'r,
Dec. llth, 1873, the President, D. P. Ely,
Esq., in thc.chair. After opening the meet-
ing a recess was taken of 30 minutes, for
residents of the County to become members
of the Soniety tor the ensuing year, after
which the report of the Treasurer was
called for, read, anti referred to the auditing
committee. The report showed a balance
of only about $80 in the Treasury, with
about $600 in outstanding bills against the
Society. This gave rise to some considera-
ble discussion, during which the Treasurer,
Mr. Street, gave notice that the Norwalk
Savings Society would foreclose the mort-
gage they held on the'property of the
Agricultural Society unless some immediate
steps were taken to pay the interest with
more regularity. It was noted, that a com-
mittee of seven be appointed to devise some
way of liqutdatingvthe debt of the Society,
AI. W. Wilson, 11. D. Purdy, Nathaniel
Wheeler, B. B. Plumb, Edwin Hoyt, Sher-
man Morchouse and W. C. Street were ap-
pointed said committee.
A report of experiments made with fertil-
izers, was offered by S. B. Sherwood, which
was referred to the GAZETTE, for publica-
tion. [It will be found on our first page.)
On motion,'first an informal and.thcn. a
formal ballot was taken for President, and
Mr. DUDLEY P. ELY having received ‘a
majority of the ballots cast was declared
elected for the year ensuing.
The rest of the officers were then, elected
by acclamation as follows 2-—
Vtrc Presidents :—Col. Thomas. A. Mead,
Greenwich; John Jackson, Wilton ; John
H. Sherwood, Southport;'N. J. Sterling,
Monroe; B. D. Purdy, New Canaan; Geo.
I. Kecler. SouthNorwalk; Wm. C. Street,
Norwalk; H. B. ‘Platt. Bedding; Ebenezer
Northrop, Brookfield ; John Adams, Easton;
Chas. Hough, Stratford; Nathaniel Whee—
ler, Bridgeport ; S. B. Sherwood, Westport;
Melville E. Mead, Darien ;B. B'. Plumb,
Trumbull ; L. P. Treadwcll, New Fairfield';
Ebenezer Jones, Ridgefield; Orrin Bene-
dict, Bcthel ; John F. Beard, Danburv ; A.
S. Jarvis, \Veston'; Aaron, Sanford, Jr.,
Newtown ; Drake S. Woolsey, Sherman;
Smith Wheeler,Huntington ; John M. Ferris,
Stamford ; Roswell Brothwell, Fairfield.
Secretary, ‘William D. Gregory, \Vilton.
Assastatzt Sec, S. B. Sherwood. Westport.
Treasurer, William C. Street, Norwalk.
Marshall, B. F. Foster, Bedding.
Edward II. Smith, of Ridgcfield, was
elected delegate to the State board of Agri-
culture.
Motion made and unanimously carried
that the report of the committee appointed
to procure a likeness of Chas. E. Plumb,
deceased, late Sec., be accepted, and twenty-
five dollars be appropriated to pay the ex-
pense‘ of the saute, and the picture be pre-
sented to the family of tho deceased.
The following named persons were ap‘
pointed a committee to revise the premium
list z—Edwiu Hoyt, John H. Sherwood,
Wm. D. Gregory, N. W. Bradley, Edu’ard
H. Smith.
The committee to devise some way of
liquidating the debt of the Society recom-
mended a reorganization of the Society into
a. Stock Company. and on motion of Na-
thaniel Wheeler, it was voted that when a
new charter shall be drawn, the life and
annual members shall be put on the same
footing, so far as money payments are con'
corned.
Voted, that a committee of five be ap-
pointed to report at a future meeting, a bill
for a charter, Nathaniel Wheeler, M. W.
Wilson, B. D. Purdy, Edwin Hoyt, and
Henry Morehouse was appointed said com-
mittee, and on motion D. P. Ely, was added
to the committee.
Voted, that when this meetiwr minute last
adjourn to meetmirst’y, 1874, at 10 o’clock,
Wednefir ‘ '
the new constitution by a very large majori
ty. , '_ ,.;....urcss’at a tem—
D“. B'E‘fléll‘hg iii Bridgeport, last Tuesday
Evening
Mr. Lawrence W..Smith, of-‘Vineland. .N'
J.. was in town last week. visiting “auld ac-
quaintances.”
The city Board of Belief will hold their
first meeting at the Council Room, on Mon-
day evening, Jan. 5th.
These are the shortest days of the year.
On Christmas the days begin to lengthen.
Will the cold strengthen?
Mrs. HanafOid having received a. higher
call from a Ne“~ Jersey church, has resigned
her pastorate in New Haven-
George Farren, a moulder in New Haven,
walked one hundred miles in twenty-two
hours, and did not do his best at that. .
A delegation from Phoenix Hose Co. visit-
ed Danbnry, last Friday night and attendedt
a. fireman’s entertainment at the Opera
House. ’ -
The town Board of Relief will hold its
first session at at the T0wn Clerks office on
Monday, J an. 5th, to hear appeals. See
notice.
Mr. Selleck’s school closes on Wednesday
for the usual Holiday vacation of two weeks.
There are no cases of sickness, at present,
in the school. ‘
The donation party given at Lockwood’s
Hall,last Thursday evening, for the benefit
of the pastor of the M. E. Zion church, was
well attended. _ .
The entire stock of shoes,etc.,of the estate
of Geo. Hoyt,2d, is offered cheap in order to
close out the stock before Jan. lst. A’good
chance to buy.
There is no lack of water this season, 4
The Receiving Reservoir at New Canaan is
full and a large volume of water is pouring
over the dam.
Rev. Dr. Rankin, of Fairfield, occupied
the pulpit of the South Norwalk. Congrega
tional church last Sunday, preaching morn-
ing and evening. _
Mr. Jarvis Kellogg has rccentl y purchased
the two dwelling houses,(includiug store) on'
Main 'street and Center Avenue formerly
result of their investigation to the President.
. The Senate'Finance Commmittec have;
heard the arguments ofa delegation of Phil- '
adelphia druggists against a ruling of the '
Internal Revenue bureau, to the ctl'ect that :
all prescriptions filled by apothecaries and
marked in writing as to the amount of the l
dose, must have an internal revenue stamp ,
upon them. The committee have agreed to
report adversely'on Senator Clayton’s bill
imposing a tax of ten percent. on the circu-
lation of all banks except national banks.
There have been presented in the House.
thus far this season over one hundred and
twenty-five bills, looking to the granting of
pensions to widows and orphansof soldiers of .
the late war. This class of claims come before 3
Congress on account of the law which pro.
scribes a limitation of time for filing of the
\
days in the House looking to an extension
3
pleasant and dangerous during the past two
owned by Mr. Stephen Swanu.
Mull. K. Lockwood is building a new
fence and otherwise improving the old place
nearly opposite his mother’s residence, on
the Winnipauk road. '
Dan. Siavln, who was convicted of burg-
1ary at South Norwalk,last June, and who
succeeded in escaping from a cab, in
Bridgeport, has finally been caught in New
York State. .
Sound navigation has been decidedly un-
wcekg Capt.-Crabbe, of the City of Nor-
walk, reports the fog last week, the thickest
he ever encountered. .
There was .mnch excitement at South
Norwalk, last Saturday, over the anticipa-
ted return of \Voodward, and it crowd as-
sembled at the depot to meet him—only to ”nee will-also begiveu in the afternoon. See
. improvements with much enthusiasm, and
figent that they had just‘ arrived in this
’ Voted, that F. Ratchford Starr, Of Liteh-
field be presented with a life membership
ticket of this Society in lieu of premiums
awarded him, which he refuses to take, for
a very fine display of cattle at our late fair.
The following premiums were awarded in
Class 1., FIELD Cnors :—
II. M. Coley, Westport, 'best new mown grass $6.00
Daniel Connolly. Westport, 2d best 84.00
A. H. Sherwood,_ “ best 3-; acre carrots 56.00
J. H. Sherwood, best acre peerless
it
potatoes _ 56.00
S. I}. Sherwood. “ for the best experi-
ment with animal, vegetable Or mineral
manures, lst premium, $15.00
In the death of Miss MargarctBelden,
which occurred’herc Tuesday last, has
passed away the'last remnant of the family
of Henry'Belden,Esq., who, in the olden
days of the town, was one of the foremost
and most respected and influential citizens.
Two years ago Christmas, Amelia, the
younger sister, died very lsuddenly, and
now she is followed by her aged sister.
Miss Margaret Belden was always noted for
her deeds of charity to‘thc poor and liberal‘
ity toward all good causes. The past year
she had entered into the spirit of our public
made many substantial modifications about
the old homestead. Had she lived, we have
reason to believe she would have carried
out the suggestions made in our columns of
straightening the line Of Belden avenué so
homestead, and throwing the lot now en-
closed aud adjoining the residence of Wm.
K. James, into a Park. Full of years. Miss
B. has passed away, beloved by all who
knew her‘ and sustaitgd by the Christian’s
hope. ‘
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‘LECTUREr—IVC are pleased to announce
that we are to have at least one good public
lecture this season ; Rev. D. A. Goodsell,
who has won an enviable reputation here as
a lecturer, is to deliver a lecture at the First
Methodist E. church, South Norwalk, on
Tuesday evening, 'Dec. 30th. . His subject
is " Leisure and Laziness.”
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Cmus'ruas BEER—William Mitchell ex-
hibited on the streets, last: week, a splendid
looking“mammoth,” which \vas,_b1'e(l by
Smith d: Roberts, of Ohio. The animal
only weighed 2,590 lbs.,live weight, and
dressed 1,916 lbs. of beef. Mitchell says it
was the largest and fattest ever killed in
this vicinity, and he ought to know.
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A Novel Entertainment
The Piccauinnics, a colleCtion of sixteen
dwarfs from London, are to appear at the
Opera House, in a variety programme, next
aturday evening. We are'assurcd by the
country, and that they intended to open in
New York, but as "their Hall Was not quite
ready for them they decided to make a short
ttip first in this State. It is certainly a
noVel troupe, and the entertainment prom—
ises to be one of‘ unusual interest. A Mati-
bills.
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Christmas Festivals.
The festival of the Nativity is to be cele-
brated at St. Paul’s church, in the customa-
ry manner, on Wednesdhy afternoon.
it: the first Methodist E. church, south ,
N orwalk, 'a Sunday School festival will .be-
held on Christmas Eve. The exerciscs'wlll
embrace music, dialogues, distribution of
prizes, refreshments for the children, etc.
The Baptist Tabernacle, at South Nor-
walk, will be» finely decorated with ever-
greens, &c.,aud the Sunday School festival
will be held on Wednesday evening.
The 2d Methodist E. church festival will
be held on Christians afternoon, commenc-
ing at 5 o'clock, p. m. . The exercises will
occupy about two hours, and will be held
in the audience room, the refreshments be-
ing served down. stairs. If the attendance
is prompt, the exercises will. probably con-
clude in. time so that those who desire can
ajtcnd the exercises at the First Congrega-
tional church.
At the First Congregational church quite
elaborate preparations are being made for
the annual festival, which will beheld on
Christmas evening, and it is confidently an-
ticipated that it. 'Vill fully equal, in all re-
spects, the entertainment given last year.
The church will be beautifully decorated for
the div anon. Fine vocal nhdiustt'umental
music may be expected, together with brief
addresses. responsive readings. distribution
of prizes, refreshments for the children, «be.
In addition to the singing by the school,
will. be performed the following choruses :—
“And the Glory of ii". Lord” and ”Halle-
lujah" from the "Messiah :” ~"The Heavens
are telling,” from ”The Creationf’ and
“Gloria” from Mozart’s 12th Mass. by a
chorus Of nearly forty voices. Also, upon
the organ, by Mr. Gibson, “St. Cecile No 2,"
Batiste? ; overture “Czar and Carpenter,”
Lortzing; overture “Pique Dame,” Snppe.
The exercises commences promptly at 7
o’clock.
‘ Theodore Thomas.
Our citizens generally will if delighted to
learn that Mr. Wood has induced Mr.
Thomas to visit Norwalk again with his re-
nowned orchestra. The concert will be
given at the Opera House on the evening of
Friday, Jan. 9th.
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Sales of Pcws‘.
‘ At the South Norwalk Congregational
church on Christmas evening.
At the First Baptist church Ton New
Year’s day. ' '
At the First Congregational church,
. on
Monday, Dec. 30th. '
The Boston Tea Phrty Centennial was
celebrated with much spirit in Norwich.
Breed Hall was crowded with citizens, and
thc exercises included addresses, tableaux,
‘recitations, poems, fancy articles for sale,
refreshments, &e-., the receipts being devoted
the relief of the needy. The-Bulletin. issued
a facsimile copy of “The Norwich Packet,
and the Connecticut, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire and Rhode Island Weekly Ad—
vertiser,” .publised Dec-16, 1773.
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Notice is. given to mariners that a fog
whistle has been established at. the southeast
end of Block Island, R. I., and that on and
after January 1, it will be sounded during
six seconds at intervals of twenty seconds.
How .
One of the upper rooms in the SouthNor.
walk Union SchOol building has been fitted
up and is to be used hereafter for school
purposes. The room will be under charge
of Miss Taylor. ‘ . ‘
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In Memos-lam. .
Robert. Attrain Driggs, of New York, who,
after a brief illness, died recently in this
place, was a youth of no ordinary parts
and promise. A grand-son of the late
Judge .Adrain, of New Jersey, he. seemed
to inherit many of the traits Of that dis-
tinguished man. He was a lad of great cul-
ture; of fine perceptions, delicate tastes, and
generous, noble character. Though quite
in the morning of his days he gave indica-
tion of decided ability, and of the most sig-
nal talent in certain directions. His man-
ners were winning; he was affectionate and
kindly disposed; the center of a fond circle
and a general favorite. Preparing for the
battle‘of life he was suddenly summoned
hence and passed with but a. few hours’
warning to the better world, we trust, where
there is scope for his energies and where
no imperfection exists to wound his sensi-
tive nature. Beloved youth, rest in peace.
Thy example is revered, thy memory cher-
ished. "
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Lawrence Fineran and a Mrs. Emma Met-
the thick and foggy weather, giving blasts of
What a Connecticut [Evans in
Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 18th,187.l.' .
Masons Emrons :—“From grave to guy;
from lively to severc"——such is life in
Washington. When last I wrote 'you,
“Society" matters, filled the heads of all the
ladies, and I fear the noddl'cs Of all the
men. But alas, how short-lived our social
inanities and ecstaciesl Like a tickle
April (layLOpening in brightest sunshine,,
suddenly overshadowed with darkest
clouds, alternate .with gusts and rain, or as
the Almanac makers and nursery maids are
wont to say: “squallarf‘ “windy,” “tempes-
tous.” So has been our fate! We have
been suddenly plunged into the gravest of
grave difficulties. The statement is a verita-
ble truth-‘-—no doleful ptm is designed.
How could a woman of sensibility, :bccomc
jecose over such a sepulchral subject. Well,
our first sensation was the startling expo-
sure-made by the City Hack Drivers, that
the Undertakers for a long series of years
had been in the habit of collecting from the
bereaved, four dollars per carriage for at-
tendance at funerals, whereas they had
always representedto the Jehu’s that .but
three fifty was collected. The indignation
of the drivers on this discovery knew no
bounds..- Proudly they abused the doleful
Undertakers with their choicest stores of
rhetoric. Then they rushed into print and
got all the papers here to fire the hearts of
the people, with their own injured and un-
bounded indignation. The Hearse-men
followed their accusers into print also, with
the lame defence that. it was only proper
and just they should have a profit of fifty
cents on each carriage for the trouble of
hunting them up and securing their attend,
ance. Then came the combined attack of
all our City Hack-men in solid column,
advertising to the world that if any portion
or all of them he wanted at a funeral,
their attendance and service willbe furnish-
ed for three dollars, if application is made
direct to them at a given head-quarters of
the guild. So the public Wofé'g’t’tihefs" in
the end._—Shall I say their latter end?
.Well,we'had scarce risen from the de-
pressing effects of this shocking quarrel of
Hack and Hearse men, and our'sensc of
humiliation that even in dying, we were
not to escape Washington 'extortions and
petty swindling, when a mine ot utterly re-
volting horror is exploded under us! And
true to the fates of history,——“a woman is in
it." I can’t divine where but true it is—
the white ladies, and all the negroes are in
a state oftright, and just stand aghast at
the 'shocking revelations. The papers
are full, Of it, to sickenin: satiety. Why
can'tyou Editors keep such things out of
print? I resolved yesterday morning, after
dreaming about it all night, ar-d starting
out of a terrified sleep a dozen times, that I
'wouldn’t read another line of it, and yet
the subject was the very first thing my eyes
lit upon in last night’s paper and before I
was con =cious.of whatI was doing, I had
read tWU solid columns in the Sta-r, of the
revolting details! I might .just as well
have vo :ed I wouldn’t lo'ok‘ at the Mar-
riages at-d Deaths in the old Guam.—
(And to confess the truth, I have resolved
I would 't do that, forty times, and never
yet couLl keep to it). I wonder if the
gentlenzt- l are like us women in this res-
p‘ect? if they are not, is this the reason we
are called the “weaker vessels?” I don’t
proposeto turn traitor to my sex, but
rather to vindicate her from false imputa-
tions when I say that there isn’t that
woman living, who knows or can keep her
own mind, five minutes, on some subjects.
The silly old adage “if she will she will,
and if she-.wonft she won’t,” is a down
right slander, when applied to 'a woman’s
full life and character. Don’t wonder' that
I drift away from the matter of which I
dread to write. I took an extra dose of
valerian last night and went to bed. leaving
the gas on full and bright, but somehow,
the thought of writing you a letter about
this social convulsion, so haunted me -I
could neither sleep norrrest. Once I got
up and put my braids behind the bureau,
with a half superstitious fear. that some
ghoul had similarly obtained, and put my
innocent tresses on. the market. I am no
coward, I indignantly resent the imputa-
tion—thatis,—by daylight. But then you
know, horricd stories and horrid things
will affect any one, else why is it said that
men whistle in coming through a grave
yard? Well, I kept turning and trying not
to think about it, and yet wondering if
4 wares and the tone of his entries through-
tion, is among the marvels ofcrimr. His
cold business thrift in seeking sales for his
out, proves the man to be devoid of all
feeling—4n fact each entry recording a sue--
ccss,seems to inspire savage delight, and.
even the most inhuman of his proceedings
he takes little to jot down a quiet “chuckle”
at the “excitement," they have created.
The entries of April 4 and 5 refer to the
finding of-a face and-scalp one morning
stuck on a gate-post of the Capitol fence,
evidently put there by him. Equally heart-
less is ltis note in regard to the mutilation
of Beau Hickman's body, Without doubt his
work. As might be supposed a sense of
disgust and outraged moral sense is felt by
everybody. The poor darkics are so terror
stricken by the expose they daren’t go out
‘a‘fler dark, fearing they will be snatched
up alive. The excitement seems to have
but one other beneficial result. The gas
companies itis said have profited by it. as
everybody is now burning gas in their
houses all night. Hardest of all seems the
statement, if true, that there is no legal
punishment for such a crime. The Young
Men’s Christian Association has its cup of
misfortunes full, and jcct's numberlcss and
merciless are its fate. This is not its first
painful and unmcritcd reproach. ,Not long,
since, another of its “italics" members was
arrested and tried tor Highwayr robbery.
l-Ic.was defended by counsel furnished by
the Association, and was cleared. Ho re-
posted the offence and was again arrested
and convicted and is now in the peniten-
tiary. Recently our Chief of Police was
telegraphed to, from a neighboring city, to
arrest a noted swindler. He wentstraight
to the open rooms of the Association ,and
found his rogue, “at home," and quietly
reading the papers. Gen. Howard, the
whilom Havelock of our army, a brave and'
good man, no doubt, was long its manager
and President. The terrible cloud now
_resting on his capacity or integrity has been
made public to the world, by the Report of
the Secretary of War to Congress. My
own comical nerves were fearfully wrought
upon, when I was last at their ever open
and truly inviting parlors, by the following
placards posted about on the walls :—
“CAUTION l--Vtsz'tora are notified to 11:64) on
eye on their Coats, [fats and Umbrellas I”
Do I mention these things as a taunt or
reflection upon this truly worthy institu-
tion and itsmany worthy Christian Mem-
bers? By no means. But I would point a
moral and inculcate a lesson by one inter-
rogation. There is also in this City a
Woman’sUhr-istimt Association, having for
its object and cfi'orts a similar work, in'be-
half of women.' God only knows how
greatly these efi'orts are needed here. They
have no grand edifice, as have the Young
Mgr, into which they may invite an erring
or fainting sister. They are destitute of
money, more’s the pity, but they have faith
and earnest Christian hearts and purposes
and they do what they can. The associa-
tion is too novel to be either fashionable or
popular, and yet none but the kindest feel-
iugis expressed for it, so far as I know.
But the one question I would ask is this—-
Would the public be as tolerant of this
Woman’s Association,werc any on: of its
members to prove her unworthiness as has
so many on the gentlemen’s. side? I trow
not. Why is it,—-oaud why should it be,
that the weaker woman in error, is the
more quickly and relentlessly condemned
' by all,and chiefly by her own sex? Can
anybody tell? Will it be thus in the here-
after, when all hearts shall be judged?
Col. Frederick Dent, the father of Mrs.
President Grant, died Monday night . at the
White House very suddenly. . He was quite
an aged man and had for many years made
it his home with this daughter. This pain-
ful event, will no doubt, have a repressing
effect upon many of the Social reunions
held in contemplation by Cabinet lattice
and other ladies in Society here.
Nous Ferrous. .32me Want.
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.Among the patents recently issued is one
to Thaddeus K. Hubbcll and Geo. H. Grego-
ry, Of Wilton, for Self-closing Railroad
Switch; an invention of which we have be-
fore spoken. A patent has been also grant-
ed to Albert: E. Dean, Bridgeport, for an
automatic toy; one to J. P. Keely and Jo-
seph Rigney, Bridgport, for Pneumatic Sta-
tion Indicator; and one to Edwin Iloyt,
Stamford, for Bed Bottom.
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The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Leir
n’cloek-
SALE llf— {Hg—The annual sale of l’ows in the.
' -NOR_ ”Aux BAPTIST CHURCH, Rev. 1-:. D. ,
Bentleyywrll take place on January lst,,lST-t,nt 2 .
. m. . ' ' Qtfil
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“Mir—On Sunday, last. avsmalt Prayer- Cook.
_.\ pply at th e G.\ZE't"rE..0mrrtu-1.
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‘ T0 RENT.
Q BUILDING containing 7 rooms, close into the
_ Village, suttahlc for one or two tenants. lit.-
qutrc at thtsOflitze. _ I
LECVTURE.
_\’I' THE FIRST M. I). Ulllliltill. lll'
Rev. D. l. GUDDSELL,
may ..
Tatsntt EVENING, Dec. Bill.
I u . T .
Subject :— Leisure and .azmess.”
TICKETSUF ADMISSION, 50 CENTS.
Can be had at Bodwell’s Nowaotllce antl store of
J. C. Crowe, South Norh'ttlk, or at St-llcck’s Door
Storo. Nnru'ulk. .
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OPERA I—IOUS‘ 1'.
SATURDAY, EVENING, list. 27.
THE PIGGANNINNIS -
FROM LONDON,
ilmupe of Miniature Performers,
VARYING IN HEIGHT FROM
30 TO 50 INCHES,
, IN {runnt
VOBAL, INSTRUMENTAL,
DRAMATIC AND MORAL
EN TERTAIMMEH'
Under the' Musical Direction of
PROF. RAPHAEL DE soLLa.
MATINEE at 2 o’clock, P. M.
l? Admission 25, 50 anti 75 Cents. Doors open
at 7 o’clock. Commences at 8 o‘clock. .
~ FINN’S EQUINE llNlMENT.
never fails to cure ‘
lllIEI'MA'I‘ISM, sons THROAT. rnos'rnn
. FEET, nouns AND curs,
, wovxns. so.
her Sale by G. c. STILSON .e 00., South Nor-
walk, BAXTER a EVERINGHIM, Norwalk,
JOHN F. HENRY, Xew York. (lino‘él
FARM tvasruaf
OR A CASH BUYER. A first-rate Grass Farm
of 150 or more acres. Must be thoroughly well
fertccd, and well watered. Address or apply to
ttul J. W . ATWATER. Riverside Station, Conn.
USEFUL PRESENTS
Rare opportunitv to buy Good. Shoes
Cheap.
THE entire stock of Shoes belou ing to the estate
of the late George Hoyt, 2d,. saacs’ Building,
Wall Street, will be offered at: very low riccs in
order to clear out; the entire stock before t e tab of
Jan. next. Call and examine stock and prices.
2t51 JAMES W. HYATT. Administrator.
pasmmr LAST NOTIGE;
Highly important to those having
Unpaid Taxes (in List of [871.
THE undersigned hereby gives this his last no-
tion to those havmg unpaid taxes on list of
1871, that on and after Jan. 1st, 1874 he will call on
all_dclmqucnts on said list: personally. for their un-
paid taxes. Those who do not pay when called up-
on the tlrst time. must expect an immediate levy
upon property. (together with all lawful fees.)
Gentlemen, your back taxes ‘MUST be paid now,
as they h ve been due over 15 months, and I am
determiner ‘to settle them immediately. A word
to the \vtsevls sufficient as I mean business.
OHN F. RAYMOND. Collector, List of 1871.
Dated. Norwalk, Dec. 22d, 1873. 51
NOTICE .
iron that the Board'of Relief of the
S hereby
Town of Norwalk will meet in the office of the
Town Clerk. on the First: Monday in January, 1874.
at 9 o'clock, a. m., for the purpose of hearing and
determining all appeals to them made. from the
doings of the. Board of Assessors. Also the Board
of Assessors and Board bf Relief will meet; in
Joint Board, on the First Tuesday of January, in
said otlice, at 9 o’clock. a. m.. for the purpose of
making nbatemehts of the Polls of sick and disa-
bled persons. ‘
MARTIN S. CRAW, Board Of Relief,
\V. S. MOODY, - } town of
ROBERT I. TOLLES, Nortvnlk.
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Sorwalk, December 20th, 1873.
Holiday. ‘
Goods.
Gite link that. are napalm
Dec. 10th, at their home jn wt
all the false hair sold us ladies really was
the merchantablc product ogjaspoihy"
sepulchres ? 11351,. L-ucclhl,’/capillaceous
came to South Norwsv' weélrs‘,‘ when they
as to run out in front of the Chas. Isaacs’ '
. “run” on the provisions but were them-
tofieflmscdv’ered by the man’s parents-and
the woman‘s husband. Chief Hodges was
called upon and the parties were arrested
and taken back to Masschusetts.
Harry Genet, one of the New York Ring
Princes, was convicted on a charge of false
pretense, last Friday. He will probably!
become a fellow-boarder with Ingersoil at
Sing Sing for several years. Oakey Hall,
ex-mayor is to be tried" again this week.
4Or+
At a large meeting in Washington, Satur-
day afternoon under the auspices of the
Congressional Temperance Society, thevfo‘l-
lowing resolutions was passed :—
Resolved, That this meeting, under the
auspices of the Congressional Temperance
Society, call upon the heads of families
throughout the United States todiscard all
intoxicating liquors from the entertainments
tendered their friends and the public during
the coming holidays. ‘~ .
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The Farmers’ Convention, in connection
with the State Board of Agriculture, was
held in Mcriden last week and was well at.
tended. Mr. Edwin Hoyt, of New Canaan,
was appointed a member of a committee to
bring forward the matter of a chemical test
farm or experimental station.
a
Phoenix Engine Company No. 1, cele-
brated the 15111 Anniversary of their organi
zation by an lupromptu spread in their
Engine House on Tuesday evening last. . A
really enjoyable time was had, by the
members with their lady friends and a few
invited guests, among whom were several
of the ex-foremcn of the company, and
officers of the Fire Department. '
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The Fail-field County National Bank
otflcerspartook of their semi-annual “divi-
dend day” dinner, at the orwalk Hotel,
on Saturday last. _ They made a heavy,
selves obligcd'to “suspend” before Mine
Host Bartlett’s'bill of fare was exhausted.
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Thejury of inquest in the New Canaan
murder case held a session last week Mon-.
day, and adjourned over until January 15th
to give time for the accumulation of evi-
deuce." ' '
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- DIvtuEivns.—The directors of the Fairficld
County National Bank, at their meeting last
Saturday, declared their regular semi-annual
dividend of five percent. payable on and
after Jan. 2nd. , ‘
Yesterday, a semi-annual dividend of five
per cent. was declared by the National
Bank of Norwalk, payable Jan. 2d.
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The funeral of Mr. John Evendeu was at-
tended on Wednesday afternoon lasf, from
Trinity church, South Norwnlk, Rev. Dr.
Spencer ofileiating. The funeral was at-
and Temperance, the members appearing in
full regnlia with emblems of mourning, their
chaplain conducting the exercises at the
house and at the grave. I
_ .__ ...—¢.49~.——
The Fire Department hold a meeting at
the house of Phccnix Engine CO., No.1,
this‘Tuesday; evening, for the pttr'pose'of
nominating a Chief Engineer and two as-
calf ran away from' Mt. Holyokethtggunnd
- ptitiently within. 'In answer to the officers
tend by Sparkling Water Temple-of Honor »
”comm—stored from a dead sister? Per-
ish the thought; and yet these thoughts
won’t perish, out ofomy mind, till I “tell
you all aboutjt” :—-so there,——-though I had
bath. Well, all the week, 'our whole poptt-
lation has been in spasms of terror, over
the capture by the 'ce and exposure of
the dOing‘s of an organized ’gang of “body
snatchers,”_ or Resurrectionists l” . A. police-
of our cemeteries about two o’clock in the
morning, and two men get out‘an’d disap-
pear. Thinking they were negro thieves,
he watched rfor nearly an hour, 'but the
vehicle did not move. He then went to it
and found a_ comely young woman sitting
question, she said her husband had gone
into a house near by, on some'business and
she was waiting his return. ' Soon the men',
came overthe cemetery fence with shovels!
The officer halted and questioned them,
then examined the wagon and soon dis-
cOvered the dreadful naturc:of their busi-
ness. . They had exhumed a body buried
the» day previous, packed it into a sack 'and
brought it to the inner side of the fence, ex-
pecting to load it‘into the wagon.- Assist-
ance was called and they. were arrested
and taken to the‘Police otfice. Here it was
found that the white man was a hitherto
most reputable citizen, an earnest ‘ and
vigilant member of the Young Men’s Christ-
ian Association, and ' the following
“certificate" on his pcrsOn'r-“Thz'c Ticket
certifies that George Christian, is an active
mentlter oftho Young Ma's'Ohrt'stian Ana '
ciarz'on of the City. of Washington."—His
night work activity could hardly have been
comprehended 'w'hen .this‘ “cat-rickter," as
Bridget would term it, was given him by
the very worthy ass‘o‘éiation. ‘ The second"
man was merely a poor negro helper, .who
was paid only two dollars for each body
exhumed; But the woman? Alas the
woman ! I blush, and could cry, as I write
it.-—She a slender, fragile, timid-appearing
body the most mysterious and apalling
character of the trio. She confesses her
part in the terrible traffic was “to attend
funerals, ride to the grace with tho mourners
and‘thus locate the exact position oftt grass so
that Christian could come at night and dig up
tits body.”—Who she is or where she came
from, or what relation she 'bears‘ to Chris-
tian, (who has been a clerk in the Surgeon
General’s Oflice, but was yesterday prompt-
ly discharged) is not yet revealed. It is
incomprehensible she couldhavc so served
for money as did the abject negro. Was it
far loos, for‘this miserable being whose dis-
grace in a prison'bcll, she now shares? I
would— , ,
L ”Make-no deep scrutiny,
Into her mutiny.
as u- it , "‘ .
Orvning her weakness,
Her evil behavior— ,
And leaving with mcelmoss,
Her sins with her Savior."
As there is but a step from the sublime to
the ridiculous, so many times does the.
tragic evolve the ludicrous. In the pocket
of Christian was a memorandum Book with
daily records of his operations, written out
in legible hand and extending over a period
of many months. The case is as astound-
ing as it is revolting. The system, extent,
cool and audacious manner with which it
rather plunge headlong into an ice-cold‘
man saw a covered wagon drive up to one ,
73 cars.
The OCCMIQF was uhm‘gY'E‘WmOf I'eIflIIOIIS
and "friends. ' .
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Among the really good journals issued in
New York for general home circulation is
the “Hearth and Home,” published by the
Orange Judd Company. t is handsomely
illustrated every week, and the pictnrcsfor
the. children’s department are especially
pleasing. The reading matter is always
fresh and timely, and specially suited to the
home-circle. The serial stories are among
the best of the day. A new story by Mrs.
Rebecca Harding Davis has just been com-
menced. The chrome “Look Out". is given,
to every subscriber, Price $3.00 per year.
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J. L. Peters, 509 Broadway, New York,
has issued the first number of “La Creme do
la Creme,” a new monthly devoted to tnusic
for advance players. The first number con.
transcription, H. Schirner: Prussian Eagle
March 'l‘riomphale, Chas, Voss; Sleep, my
child, Slumber Long, Egghard; Cujus Ani-
mam, Stabat Majer, Kuhe; La Harpe, Mel-
odie Variee, Jungmann. Price $31.00 per
year; single copies 50 cents.
——~—T——,-—d.h—.—- .
Pctcrs’ MusicalMonthiy, for January, has
thirty pages of new music, as follows; May
Heaven Protect our Child, song and chorus ;
Weep no more for Wille; The Gray Hairs
of my Father; Ada Bay; My Queen of
Stars, Awake, serenade for tenor, It is a
good thing; Vision of Paradise Mazurka;
Loving Eyes _V‘Valtz: Wavelet Schottischc;
Autumn Leaves Polka Mazurka; Schntzcn
March; Monthly, $3.00 per year; ' J. L. Pe-
ters, Publisher, 599 Broadway.
W
W” Overcoats at actual cost of manufac-
'ture, at Comstock Bros’.
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[ESP Cornucopias, Fancy Boxes, Etc, at
. C. II. Douglass’, 21 Main street.
o»———
-ft§' Elegant Scarfs, at Comstock Bros.
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WAmethyst and Cameo rings, at J.
Spencer’s. ' . . .
s
Gents, prepare for the Holidays by call-
ing at Charley Kitz’s Saloon for a. first-rate
shampoo and a clean shave. :Yott can
also indulge in a bath, with plenty of hot
and cold water. ~ ‘
. .w.—-———-
Gloves, at Comstock Bros’.
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@‘ A large Variety of Toys and confec—
tionery at C. H. Douglass, 21 Main Street.
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WSilver and Plated Ware, at Spencer‘s.
-——.—«Q ‘
W Hats and Caps, at Comstock Bros'.
amateurish.
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In Brid eport. Dec. 17th, by Rev. 0. ll. Palmer.
Mr. A.lt. eacltout, of Cleveland, Ohio, to Miss
Sarah A. Parmly of Bridgeport.
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In Bridgeport. Dec. 14th; Lucy A. Black, aged '46
vears and 8 months. Dec. 17th. Mary E. Carr, aged
lit 'ears. Dee. ltith, Salmon Hunt. aged 74 years.
n East Bridgeport, Dec. 15th, Janet: Bouchcr,
aged 38 vears. ‘ .
n Nichols’ Farms, Dec. 16th, Iluldah, wrfe of Ira
Nichols, aged 80 years. .
In Stamford, Dec. 14th, Agnes G. Warren. aged
23 years. Dec. 18th, Mary E. Dawbarn, aged 44 yrs.
In Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 28th. James . Scotlcltl,
youngest son of Seth W. Scoficld, of Stamford,
untied L3 vears.
u Reddtng§Dcc.15th, Mary L. Gorham, aged 22
years. . .
In Brooktlcld, Dec. 10th, Permeha Chase, aged
n Bethel, Dec. 14th, Ard Judd,'a ed 67 years.
S. Knapp was celebrated on the evening of_
tains the following selections: Alpine Horn ‘
' A. D., 1874. at; ten o’clock in the t‘orenoon, so much
3th! SH
3....-.asr-utt'tfllmfi retailer.
c..1._ GRUMAN
WILL SELL AT
: easmv aseuesn PRlc-ES
llfllll’ till] llllN’S'
FURS, '
DRESS GOODS,
. Blankets,
LINEN DAM-A SK,
Table Napkins, 3
An'l cvéry article inmy stock, at. prices to please all
P 0 R G A S H . -
C. J. Gunman“.
flax Collector’s Sale. . ..
1V’OTICE is hereby given that: the undersigned,
I under and by virtue of a certain TAX WAR-
RA NT,duly execut cd and signed by proper authority,
and directed to the undersigned, commanding him
to levy and collect of Hoyt. eers 8: Bennett and of
others named in the rate boo orlist to said Warrant
annexed, their several proportions of thesum total
as therein stated, said sums being a tax or assess-
ment’hgreed upon by the inhabitants of the town of
Norwalk regularly and legally assembled on thcloth
day of December. A. D., 1872. for the purpose of the
annual State, Town and Highway. Taxes, including
the support. of Schools. on the list of 1872. has levied
upon. and will sell at public auflion at the premises
hereinafter described. on the 24th dayoi’ February,
ofthe following described land belonging to said
Hoyt. Beers &. Bennett, situated in said town of
Norwalk, at South Norwalk. so .called, in quantity
thirty-tive acres, more or less, with the buildings
thereon'standing, bounded northerly and westerly
by highway and land of the heirs of Aaron G. Hoyt,
deceased. and Hannah S. Hoyt, southerlv by land of ;
Andrew J. Raymond and land Mary Van Houtun, ,
and easterly by landof said Van Houtou. andland i
of the heirs of Daniel P. Parker. deceased, as will :
raise sum of Pity-Eight Dollars, and Thirty Cents, a
(558.30,) that being the amount due and unpaid |
open won account of the proportion of the said
Hoyt. rs & Bennett, of'the sum total in the said ‘
list, together with'the costs of said sale to be added I
to the sum aforesaid. _
s 22d day of Dcc.,1873.
Dated at Norwalk, thi
SUI) _ BUHR SMITH, Collector.
'll‘ax Collector’s Folios.
NOTICE is hereby given that the' undersigned.
by virtue of a. certain tax warrant, duly ex-
ecuted and signed by proper authority and direct—
ed to the undersigned. commanding him to levy
and collect of the estate of Marvin Raymond and
others named in the rate book or list to said war-
rant annexed their several proportions of the sum
total as therein stated, saul sum being a tax or ’
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assessment: greed u on by the inhabitants of the
Down Town School istrict regularly and legally
assembled on the 22d (lay of November, A. D., 1872.
for the purpose of payit g the indebtedness of said ’
School District. has levied upon and will sell at
Public Auction, on the premises. hereinafter des-
cribed, on the 10th day of March, A. D., 1874, at ,
nine o’clock, in the forenoon, so much of the rcm- -
ises described below belonging to_said arvin -
Raymond, situated in Norwal c, m‘Fnu'licld County
and in said School District. in quantity. three acres
more or less. and bounded Northcrly and Westerly
b the Hi hway. Easterly by land of heirs of
[firm-y Smit- . deceased, Southerly by land of heirs
of Flatt. F. Raymond. deceased. as Win raise the
sum of sixty cents, that being the amount assessed
against the estate of saitl Marvin Raymond, upon
said tax list together with the cost at said sale to
be added to the sum aforesaid. '
'- ‘IIIRAM JONES,
Norwalk, December 20th, 1873.
Collector.J '
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District of Nora-ally ss. Probate Court, Dec. 201b, i
w. l
A. ., 1843‘.
ESTAT E ()F WILLIAM BARTRAM. late of
Wilton. in said District deceased. .
The Court of Probate for the District of Norwalk .
hath limited and allowed six months from the date '
hereof for the creditors of said Estate to exhtbit l
their claims for settlement. Those who neglecc P0 1
present their accounts, )roperly attested, with)“ ;
suiti time, will be tlebarret a recovery. All refs?“ l
indebted to said Estate are requested to make un- I
has been so loll: canted on, without detec
turn away disappointed
sistants to serve for 1874. .;'
In Dunbury. Dec. 10.. deschflour need 42 vrs. ,
._..~_.‘.J_m-.-...._a—W_~.A..'. .... .. .
”mm “ aft‘iil‘ionsuoussmaminismm ‘ J
, use
' First, National Batik orWestpoi-t.
at
l
; lilagnificent Display
j sou utilises,
1 Wax Dolls. China Dolls. Wooden Dolls, a. new va-
‘CGLDGNE BOTTLES & PEliFllMEliY
Writing Bertrand Will Boxes.
5 sntcrtaiueti with the music of scvera
H.211. .e 0. s. Pro'wett.
ossal Bank of Norwalk,
X'o‘mmc, Coma. Dec. 11111, 1373.
HE ANNUAL MEETING of the St kh '
of this Bank. for the election of 5.32%.. Big:
tors._wtll be held at the Bankit. r House, on ’I‘L'Es.
AI , .l ANUARY 8th, 1874. 1 oils ODC‘h from 10
ch ttllll o‘clockzu. m.
‘ R; It. CR.iUFL‘RD, Cashier.
The Natl
o‘clo
. l
Fairfloald County National Bank
“Fl/“NU or the Stat-kiloldeis of tins Think,
)Vlll ht; until at. the Banking House, on TUES—
I)r\\ . JA.\ I; \ RY 13111.187-1, foi- [hc election of Di-
rcctors- P0115 Open from It o‘clock. :t. 111.. to 12, m.
”150 CHAR LES II. S'I'lil'l ET, Cashier.
[It]. AN XUAL MEETING of the Stockholders
ll Illlrl Bank. for the election of Directors for
the you r_cnsutng Will be held at the Banking llouse
(ill . wasp/xv. J .\ NI‘ARY 13th, 1871. tmtwe. a tin;
hours of 10t1._ut. and 12 m. B. L. WOODWClt’l‘ll
\\ estport‘, (fonn., Dec. ‘20, 187:}. Cashier. 7
math mvmhfin.
Falrliold County National Bank.
HE Directors of this Bank, have this'tlay de-
_clare a dtvulentl of Five (5) per cent. on the
quttai Stock, pa table on and alter January 2nd,
18.4. Cheeks m i be sent by mail to each stock-
holder. CHAS. ll. STREET, Cashier.
N orwalk. Dec. 20, 137.1. 4t51
{slut “AW FDEND.
Nation"! : 234.4 of 'lor'walk.
. UJ .' 1.2(1 l873.
7 till. Y‘vesit: Direct. is day do-
Clhg-.zri ,t "v'v .” l‘jvr r‘" (it . (it per
cent.) payable on . ‘fter Tanuhr'y .’t . m-l.
.‘ltol "RAU" IBI‘ Cashier.
lflls s. Ilqu CHILI}
NE Two-seated Albany Slei it. suitable for one
or two horses. Apply at: t to HORSE RAIL-
WAY OFFIC ll. . tit-l9
Merry Christmas ! -
upe’s Novelty Bazar
‘) No. 6 Maria Street,
is the pi to go for your
,Iolida Presents
'Iost. ot‘ the Goods ‘3‘“ manufactured by me in
horn ttlk, and are useful .115 well as ornamental.
The Goods in my stock which I do not: manufacture
I exchange my own goods for, cause uently all
goods in my store can and will be sol less than
elsewhere, as I have special advantages in manu-
facturing and dealing with other manufacturers.
All are invited to examine my stock. I do not ex-
pect you are always going to purchase simply be-
cause you look at the Goods.
"FIVE eASEs
OF FINE
~‘2‘0R rah;
Ntxtso nus
—FOR
Cash Purchasers
' at t} ,
errata rats warn,
.\’[‘ PRICES THAT WILL
S UIT‘THE _TIJIIES,
——AT— ‘
Kltlll E'Elllllllfll’ .
THE attentioni ol‘ the public is particularly
called to the ,
tutuu.
WOW
Owing to the stringency in the
Money market,
GomstnekBms I
WILL OFFER THEIR
Lane and Splendid Allil‘lllfllll
l
wore- ,_--. ' '
Holiday Goods,
.\'_0\\' an exhibition at the
CORNER DRUG STORE.
_ The
tion 0 their store in making a
of Fancy Goods, consisting of
intranets,
STABLES,
MAGIC lANTERNS.
MENAGERIES,
To?» Sets,
China, Britannia, and Wood.
Boa: Toys,
Farms, Villages, Furniture. Sheepfolds, 3.0 Plus.
and Tool Chests.
I .
Tm. Toys,
A Large Variety.
Dolls,
rtoty, on table of assuming all sorts of positions,
and not; 'anc to break.
DOLLS’ HEADS. LEATHER CHINA. up
ra'rnx'r. DOLLS ARMS Asz BODIES.
JIIusical Toys,
Consisting
monies,
M cehanical Toys.
Call and see the Performing Bear, the Creeping
)Bably, the Circus. Su'mg, Yclocipeties, and Steam-
)0a 9. ‘
China cored Glass 1 01/8,
China ,Vases, Cups, Candlesticks. Baskets.
Toilet Sets,
t-t-y handsome.
of Trumpets, Horns, Acconleons, Har-
lcs, Calliopes. and Drums.
Games,
Here we tail to enumerate the very great variety
Build/mg Blacks, (be.
riotous: Boosts, of every (kind.
roprietors at this season devote a large por— _
t
ENTIRE Slots
—0F_.
CLOTHING,
TRUNKS , V
Traveling Bags,
AT cos“
4
n
We mean just what we say, and those in
want of
‘ 1
9
must normal
will do well to inspect our stock.
N. tit-We wish it' distinctly wanton
that the great reduction is for
While viewing the exhibition, the ublic will be
Canary Birds.
Then a beautiful
‘ Waco 01038
We also offer
Will attract the swim“-
Hair Brushes. Tooth Brushes,
Shaving Brushes, Shaving
Cups, and Soaps, by
the Quantity.
All of which are offered at reduced prices.
INSURANCE BUILDING, 4
South Norwslk,
Norwalk Chronicler