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’ ~I7br Governor—Hum): B.Hnnnrsox.NewlIaven
0‘;
I' For Comptroller—E. PERRY PACKER,Coventry.
" act and it now goes to the House, where it
abroad: (haunts.
' in the East in order to increase the volume
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Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1874.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.’
" [Election Monday, April 6th.] 4
For Lieut.-Govemor—JOHN T. WAIT, Norwich.
For Treasurer—D. VID I’. NICHOLS, Danhury.
.ForSec’yStatcNOHN Q. A. STONE, Killingly.
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Editorial Letter.
Wasrmvororv, Fun. 14th.
, Dam Gaznr'rnz—The Senate has amend-
ed, and as amended passed the Bankrupt
must run the gauntlet of a severe debate
and dissecting. As clear headed a lawyer
as there is in Congress, says the bill as it
leaves the Senate is probably the nearest
perfect Bankruptcy Act ever on _the statute
books of this country or England. How or
in what shape it will escape from the House
is what no man can tell. .
After disposing of the Bankrupt Bill, the
Senate resumed its consideration of the
Banking and Currency questions. Senator
Buckingham on l'l‘hursday, made a short
but cogent speech in opposition to the
proposition to withdraw bank circulation
of National Bank Currency at the West.
The Senator pithily and sensibly said :—
“ I submit that if these States are'now suf-
fering unjustly, it is not just to relieve that
injustice by inflicting injustice upon another
section of the country. It isnot, necessary.
Relief can be secured in some other way.
The injustice arises from an attempt to
make a distribution of currency by law,
when it can be equitably distributed only by
the demands of internal commerce. The
fault is not in New England, not in States
that haves. circulation larger than" what is
called their proportion, but in the law which
defines the apportionment. ~ -
" 'What we need is freedom, deliverance
from unnecessary restriction imposed by
staute law. This can be secured by free bank
ing, under wise and just laws it will give to
the West and South all the banking facilities
which they will require or can profitably
use.
The honorable Senator} from Michi an
EM: FBRRYJ expressed a wish that as ew
ngland had availed herself of benefits de-
rived from a surplus of capital, she would
be considerate and remember that the Wisst
had furnished more than her note. of men
to suppress the rebellion. would not
pluck a'laurel it'om the brow of any western
' man or from any Statefibut I am not will-
ing to allow that NevwEngland was dilatory
or deficient in furnishing men to sustain the
Government. Every body knows that “Con-
necticut is a good State to emigrate from,"
and that the Western States have made
heavy drafts upon our young arms-bearing
men, and left us with an undue proportion
of women and of men too old for military
service ; and yet I would say that Connecti-
. cut sent the first regiment to the front which
‘were armed, equipped, uniformed, and fur-
nished with a baggage-train complete for
field service. Besides, Connecticut furnish-
ed during the rebellion 12% per cent. of
able-bodied men‘ more than the quota as-
signed her by the war de artment; . .
But Connecticut not on y furnished more
than her quota of men, but her banks, organ-
ized under State laws, at the first news .of
the attack on Sumter, on the first day ten;
dered to the Executive nearly $1,000,000 to
be used at his discretion to maintain nation-
‘ al authority. As soon after this, at the mere
suggestion of the Executive, the State banks
.took $2,000,000 of State bonds at par, every
dollar of which was expended in arming
and equipping her volunteers, when they
could have taken national bonds at ninety.
cents on the dollar.
It was after this that they were induced
by the pitch-fork argument to abandon State
protection and. all the right and privileges
that they had enjoyed under State laws,and
organize under the national banking :law._
In doing this they had confidence that if they.
should render such aid as the Government
required, they would be protected in the en-;
joymept of such benefits as the law then of-
fered.
But if you must take from the East in‘ or-
der to conciliate the West, do not strike too,
heavy a blow at first. If we must bleed;
open a vein, and not an artery; take not the
875,000.000, as proposed by the‘amendment
offered by' the Senator from North Carolina,
but be content with the $55,000,000 proposed
by the bill.", .
Again on Friday, the same amendment
being under consideration, Mr. Buckingham
said : -
“Mr. President, it appears to me that the
fairest thing which can be done is to refuse
to make this amendment, and let the bill
stand,..by which $25,000,000 will be with-
drawn from the New England and Northern
States; and if, in connection with that, or
atler that, we-can have a free-banking law:
—a law by which banks can beestablished
in all sections of the country, and those;
banks be required to redeem their notes, not.
in coin, but in legal tender-notes, andj theni
require the ,Government; to redeem .those:
legal-tender notes in 5 per-cent bonds, it.
appears to me you would have a system of j
banking which would give facilities to every -'
section of the country in accordance with
the demands of their business. On that.
idea, I should hope that those who are now
opposing this bill, as reported by the Com-‘
mittee on Finance, will withdraw their 6p-
position, and allow the bill to pass with the
twenty-fivemillion provision." _ '
In the House, Mr._ Dawes chairman ofthe
committee of ,Ways and Means made a
speech which with refreshing directness
takes the cover clean off our financial legis-
lation, operations, and condition. It has
been quite ‘severly criticised by Republicans,
as an unnecessary and injudieious exhibit
brfore the world. Tho| democrats have
been fairly rampant over what they flatter
themselves, is Mr. Dawes’ confession of the
incompetency and inability of the Republi-n
can Administration and lCongress to con-
duct the affairs of the Government. To
our mind, the only thing unpleasant about
Mr. Dawes’ speech, is its truth i If we are
proud of any one thing more than another,
as a present feature of the grand Republican
party, it is; that it, can and does expose to
the people its ant and exact condition. If
it has rogues in its organization—that it can
and does expose and rout them. If it is
guilty of abuses or makes mistakes, it is
both able and willing to correct them. As
for the self-righteous superiority evinced by
democratic leaders inand out of Congress -
whofin'd'so much consolation in the speech
-would’nt it be well for them to remember, '
that if they could have had their way, there
would be no Government or Treasury now, ,
to demand our scrutiny. Everybody knows
that the collection of our revenues, costs
double what it ought. What sense or
equity is there in the salary of the Post-
master ot the great city of New York being
but six thousand dollars, with bond; for“ a
million, and responsible for the acts of
every :sweeper in his department, while a
man who barely doles out pension money
to our disabled soldiers, their widows and
orphans may receive $18,000 ! Again the
collector of New York, if active and vigi-
lent, may. receive a half Million dollars a
year, and it is stated seldom receives less,
than from fifty to a hundred thousand
dollars per year. > These are some of the
abuses which need looking after, instead of
hunting poor clerks in the Departments and
laborers in our Navy Yards.
When the duty' on ten {and coffee was
taken ofi‘ under a demagogieal plea for a
“free breakfast table” it was shown that the
trifling tax would diminish our,revenues
twenty-five millions of dollars, while the
chances of -the_ poor man getting his morn.-
ing beveragesa single farthing cheaper as
more than doubtful. The prediction was
no idle one. The consumers of the country
have not saved a hapenny,and the Treasury
has lost it's twenty-five millions. Indeed in
the matter of coffee, speculators have
turned a “corner" on that articleso that its
price to the consumer. never rated so high
as now. 3 i Another abuse indulged in by
Congressmen of,all pt‘trties, is the ridiculous
yet universally prevalent: habit of working
and conniving for some appropriatsbn or
other for their Districts, the moment they
reach Washington. When such appropria-
tions arejustified by any adequate necessity,
it is well and proper, but none need be told
that too many are engineered through
Congress to bolster lhe home popularity of
member. . .. . . .
We can see no cause for alarm, but on the
contrary every reason if; believe the party, .
-“ speaking out in meeting"..oer. Daw‘e’s’.- :
(full on.
before the people by this-plain and outright—
The Wells hat-body Patent case came up
before the Senate Committee on Patents
Thursday morning, on application of Mrs.
Eliza Wells, widow of» Henry A. Wells, the
inventor. Messrs. Dickerson and Beaman,
of New York, appeared in behalf of the
petitioner, and Judge French, of Boston,
and Mr. George J. Ferry, of N. Y., appeared
in behalf of the remonstrnnts, mainly hat
manufacturers and persons who have been
running the Gill do J acqucs hat forming ma-
chines. Mrs. Wells claims that the inven-
tion has been of great value to the public
and that she has not received reasonable
compensation, while the hat manurseturers
claim that she has been sufiieiently remuner-
ated. Mr. Dickerson was heard by the
committee in behalf of Mrs. Wells, and Mr.
Ferry on behalf of the manufacturers. The
committee gave the contestants a-special
hearing again on Friday, when dege
French closed his case for the opposition and
Mr. Dickerson concluded in a sharp argu-
ment for the applicant. Incidentally the re
port of the trial between Mrs. Wells and
Elbridge Brown, of Norwalk, comes into
the eyidcnce. The case is one—of the most
severely contested of any yet. brought be-
fore the Senate Committee.
The Car Brake Case was opened before
the House Committee on Friday and anoth-‘
er hearing is to be had on Monday evening,
President Bishop and the other Railroad
parties who appeared before the Senate
Committee, are again here, contesting the
matter. _ . . r ,
' We are enduring a provoking annoyance
just at present, in regard to our mail facili-
ties between here and New York. It is said
to. grow out of the contest between Tom.
Scott’s new road and the old Baltimore and.
Ohio line. By some means the Balimore &
.Ohio trains which conveys the mails hence
to New York, gets in that city nearly every
morning, just in time to miss all outgoing
morning trains. Letters to New England,
mailed here at night, used to be forwarded
from NY. next morning' bycthe 8 o’clock
Express train of‘the N. Y; 85 N. H. Road.
Now they invariably miss connection, be-
cause, as it is said, the mail train has to run
over to New York bah-ind scott’s' passenger
train. The same difficulty occurs with
mails over the N. Y. &Erie and the Hudson
River and Harlem roads. The mail trains
consuming from nine to eleven hours be-
tween here and New York, while the mail-
express trains from New York to Boston
accomplish that distance in seven. The
annoyance causes much complaint about
the Capitol, and'our enterprising P. M. Gen-
eral will have to do a little better than this,
with his New York mails, before Congress
entrusts him with a monopoly of the Tele-
graph and Savings Bank Business of the
country.
There havc been here the past week
George J. Ferry and N. E. Seal , both for-
merly of Bethel,and Chas. Cannon of Wilton.
_. _ B. .
7 A report of the doings of the Republican
State Convention will be found in another
column. The ticket nominated is anvcx-
cellent one, the Resolutions are good, the
Republicans throughout the State are in
harmony, and victory will perch upon our
- banners next April. ~
.9—‘-————-—
Eleven men were killed and eleven others
severely wounded, in Philadelphia, last
Friday, by the falling of an ice house in
which they were storing ice. A citizen
helping to extricate the bodies fell and was
instantly killed.
—-—-.—v.o—.———-¢
Captain Crabbe had very hard work in
reaching the dock at South Norwalk with
the propeller City of Norwalk last Thurs-
day. He had to break his way through ice
some eight inches thick, and it proved a
long,r and tedious job. '
Or- .
Oman or Inna—The well-known and
always popular dry goods firm of J. F.
Bennett do Co. has been dissolved, and a
new firm organized, composed of Messrs.
J. F. Bennett and Daniel C.’ Nash, of the
old firm, and Mr. Edward Street, who has
long been a favorite clerk of this establish-Z
ment. The Bennett dry goods store has-
occupied a leading and honorable position
in this County for many years and we doubt
not will continue to do so under the new
firm’s management.
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The Ball given at Lockwood’s Hall, last
week Monday evening was evidently much
enjoyed by those in attendance. The
Wheeler and Wilson Band furnished excel-
lent music for dancing, which was prolong-
ed until a late hour. Supper was served in
the Hall. Dancing was entered into with
the spirit characterizing the German element
and .all gave themselves up to the full en-
joyment of the occasion.
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09-5——
The annual supper of Washington Lodge
of Good Templars is to be held at their
rooms in Cranberry Plains on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings of next week, 25th
and 26th. '
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The report that a young lady fell and was
severely injured while recently practising in
the gymnasium at the Darien Seminary is
without foundation. The gymnastic excr-
cises at the Seminary are conducted on the
Dio Lewis System, without the apparatus
usually used in “ gymna‘siums,” and, dbm-
prise a series of gentle, graceful and healthy
motions of the body, executed in concert,
the pupils keeping time to music. Acci-
dents are no more liable to happen than’in
ordidary amusements, and the exercises
have been found highly beneficial to the
girls.
0
Tomorrow is Ash-Wednesday.
Rev. Dr; Spencer has declined the Nor-
wich call. . ' -
Rev. Dr. T. S. Childs was in town last
Saturday.
Cashier Layton is building a new house
at Sdbth Norwalk.
A curious spectacle—a man turning a
summer-set in mid-winter.
Mr. Charles Maybury left Norw‘k last
week for California “to seek his fortune.”
Next Sunday is the anniversary of Wash-
ington’s birthday. St. Patrick is coming on
A fifteen million dollar furniture estab-
lishment was destroyed by fire in London
last Friday evening.
Town Tax collector Smith has another
word of warning to-day, for those who have
not yet paid their taxes.
The next convention of State Sunday
School teachers is to be held in Meriden on
the 19th, 20th, and 21st of May.
Next Monday is the last day for return-
ing tax lists to the Borough Assessors.
Make your report and avoid the penalty.
It is proposed to hold a teachers’ institute,
composed of teachers of the Baptist Sunday
Schools in this county, at Norwalk, on the
25th inst.
The Post Oflice officials were under strict
surveillance last Saturday, juvenile cupid-
ity causing a closc;watching of the mails all
day long.
Work is again going forward at E. H.
Nash’s Sash and Blind establishment, super-
intended by Mr. George Wallace, late of
Stamford.
A Bank in Quincy, Illinois, was entered
by burglars and robbed of $100,000 in our-
rency, besides bonds, etc., on Thursday
night last.
Mr. B. S. Blascer is soon to remove his
grocery and house-furnishing store to Mal-
lory’s Building in the room formerly occu-
pied by the New York Store.
The Darien Seminary property is offered
for sale or to let. The building is large and
Well adapted for either a boarding school or
a summer hotel, and is pleasantly located.
Peter Dennis, formerly conductor on the
New York and New Haven Railroad, and
later superintendent of the New Haven and
Northampton Railroad, died at Milford,
ing out a much needed improvement in our
highway facilities and cite which'has often
been discussed in years past. We refer to
the opening of a new street» through fiom
of Frank Nash do Brothers. This line of
highway should then be extended up Bear i’s
Hill in a North westerly direction to the
Stamford turnpike. This would give South
Norwalk the easiest grade line .of any up
the hill and also furnish a new buildingline
on the new street from Nash’s store east to
the depot. If it be Mayor Ely’s purpose to
continue hisMain street block around the
corner and introduce a new Hotel, the front-
sge his hostlery would get on the new
street Would add grtatly to" its attractive-
ness and beauty. It would seem that now
was the opportune moment to carry out this
plan so many years discussed. We hope
Mr. Ely will not only comprehend the pub-
lie’s but his own and every other persons
pecuniary interest, who has an inch of rear
land which would thus be brought to a
frontage on an important and much needed
thoroughfare. ‘
Our Home Sociablel.
These Sociables, which were organized
last winter at South Norwalk, have been
continued the present winter, and have
proved exceedingly pleasant social parties.
The‘sociables have been held regularly at
the houses of the members, under very
sensible rules and regulations. The last
meeting was held at the elegant residence
of W. H. Earle, Esq., on East Avenue, last
Wednesday evening, and took the form of
amasqueradc and fancy dress party. As
Mr. Earle’s residence is very commodious
the demand for tickets from members for
personal friends was supplied as far as pos-
sible, consistent with the rules. The
gathering was large and select, and the
entertainment was one of the most delight-
ful ever held in this vicinity. The guests
assembled at an early hour in accordance
with the rdles, and with but few exceptions
were on masque and in character costumes
or fancy dress. The entire house was
thrown open, and all the rooms on the first
floor were oecupiod by the dancers. The
South Norwalk Quadrille Band, in uniform,
furnished the music, Mr. Tuck acting as
prompter. Dancing was entered into with
much more than usual spirit, all seeming
.hours, and happiness reigned supreme.
The scene was beautiful. novel, and amus-
ing in the highest degree. The disguises
were generally complete and the attempts
and failures of friends to recognize each
other were truly mirth-provoking.
Among the costumes were elegant and
beautiful court dresses, funny“ characters,”
fancy dresses, and disguises of almost every
conceivable kind and character. Mr. Earle,
the host, who was unremitting in attentions
to his guests from first to last, and quietly
and efficiently directing affairs,- wss hand-
somely attired as a Troubadour, but was not
masked; Mrs. Earle, ‘in a. beautiful white
and spangled dress, with golden wand, per~
sonated the Queen of the Fairies; Mrs. T.
H. Morison,.in an elaborate and brilliant
dress, representing “ Aurora ;” Mrs. T. Ba-
ker and Mrs. Palmer appeared as Ruth and
Naomi; Miss Lyon represented “Mary
Queen of Scots” with queenly dignity;
Mrs. Geo. W. Cram attracted much attention
as the “Norwalk Gazette,” attired in an
elaborate party dress made of copies of the
Gazette, handsomely trimmed, pufi‘ed, etc.,
with handkerchief to match, and dispensing
programmes in the form of an ,"_extra,”—
‘ certainly the Gazette never made a more
beautiful appearance, or was ever more
lively, cheerful and thoroughly charming.
Mrs. Thos. I. Raymond, with the same
general idea, honored the Sentinel by wear-
ing an overdress made of copies of that jour-
nal, with a paper cup and'quillsfor feathers.
Miss Belden, as Twilight, or Starlight;
Miss L. E. Smith in Spanish Costume, Miss
A. M. Smith as “Night,” Mrs. Chas. E. Doty
as a Vivandiere,Miss Fitch in fancy costume,
Prowitt in white, Miss E. Smith, of Nor-
wich, as Pocahontas, Mrs. G. Lockwood as
an Italian Peasant Girl, Miss Prowitt as a
Nun, Miss Taylor as, an old lady, Miss
Frisbie in fancy Peasant dress, Mrs. W. S.
Hanford in Court dress, Miss‘ Ely as
Daughter of the Regiment, Miss E. Whitney
in pink, Mrs. Belden and Mrs. Mosman in
‘ green, Mrs. Pardee, Mrs. A. Knapp, and
others. in dominoes whose namés we failed
to ascertain, were among the ladies present.
0f the gentlemen, the following specially
‘attraeted attention :4D. S. Hoyt as Charles
II, W. R. Smith as George II, T. H. Mori-
son ss Henry VIII, Arthur Elwell asLLouis
XVI, Asa Smith as Richelieu, C. C. St.
John as Brigand chief, W. S.‘ Hanford as a
Chinese Mandas‘n, Mr. Nash in Hungarian
dress, T. I. Raymond as Highland Chief,
Geo. W. Cram as a Yankee, (very amusing)
W. E..Curtis as Clown, E. Smith as a color-
ed individual, H. R. Turner as a Dandy,
Chas. E. Doty as a darkey, C. S. Prowitt as
a Butcher, E. Adams as the artist of “ Our
Home Sociables,” Mr. Frisby as Humpty
Dumpty, J. A. Osborn in Mexican costume,
and Messrs. . T. Baker, J. T. Prowitt. A.
Knapp, H. H.‘Elwell, F. Belden, Dr. Mos-
man, Dr. Pardee, Gen. Taylor, J. H. Knapp,
Burr Knapp, and others in characters which
we do not call to mind, or in dominoes.
About 11 o’clock the unmasking took
‘place, when the merriment was unbounded.
Supper was soon after served in the
attic and, it is said,at least embraced every-
thing allowed by the rules. ‘ .
Dancing was resumed,‘ but the party
broke up as near ‘the 'time' _'set. (1234) .as
could be expected on such an occasion.
The “City Guard" appeared promptly last
Friday. ‘ It is lively and spicy, and promises
to be much more so. Its leading features
seem to be a war upon certain ofllcials and
the doing away with the city charter of So.
Norwalk and the adoption of something bet-
ter. It met with a large sale which much on-
couraged its editors.
2m
. Miss E. A. Rice’s manyfriends in this
vicinity will regret to learn that she is to
remove her school from Darien to Yonkers.
She has secured the elegant “Singer Place”
in that town, which is beautitully situated
on the hill, opposite the famous Palisades,
and will open a young ladies Seminary
there early in April, as will be seen by her
advertisement. Miss Rice is a lady of cul-
ture and refinement, an excellent manager,
and thoroughly capable of conducting a
large and first-class edupational establish-
ment, and we trust will meet with good
success in her new undertaking.
As the Reception at the Darien Seminary
on Friday evening next will be Miss
Rice’s last, there will undoubtedly be a
larger attendance than usual of her friends
from this vicinity. We hear that Miss
Ridgeway, thercharming vocalist, is expect-
ed to~ be present, and that possibly Miss
Potter the favorite elecutionist may be also.
to assist Miss Rice in the entertainment of
her guests. a
*
We do not remember ever to have attend-
ed a more enjoyable social gathering at
South Norwalk than that at the supper giv-
en by the ladies of the Congregational
church at Military Hall, on Thursday even-
ing last. The attendance was very large,
and by no means confined to members of
the congregation or residents of the city.
The ladies succeeded admirably in making.
their guests “at home,” and the excellent
supper provided was served by the young
ladies of the society in an agreeable man
ner. A table laid the entire length of the
hall, filled with the provisions, was a "sight
to look upon" ; from this table the eatables
were served to the guests seated at small
tables throughout the hall. As a social en-
tertainment it was very successful, and the
pecuniary result must have been equally
gratifying, as the ladies will net, we under-
stand, about two hundred and seventy-five
and the admlastration will be strengthened
isstyeek Monday morning.
dollars. .
wThe burning ofpthe Old Well 'Hotel -
furnishes a’favorabie opportunity for carry-
the depot to a point in the rear of the store .
bent upon making the most of the passing-
. , ished without fear of favor.
Mrs. J. T. Prowrtt in black lace, Mrs. C. S. r
Republican Scott-Convention.
The Republican StateTConvention assem-
bled in Allyn Hall, Hartford, on Wednesday
last. Hon. Roger Averill,of Danbuifijwss
chosen temporary chairman, and made a
short and appropriate addreSs. , ‘
W. W. Gillespie, of Stamford, and Dwight
Tuttle, of East Haven, were temporary
secretaries. .
Gen. R. BJCraut‘urd, Norwalk; Col. John
Tweedy, Danbury; and A.- B. Beers, Bridge-
port, were members of the Committee on
Permanent Organization.
M. E. Mead, Darien, C. H. Crofut, Danbu—
ry, and Otis Beers, Stratford, were appointv
ed Committee on Credentials.
0n the Committee on Resolutions from
the 10th, 11th and 12th Districts, were 0. B.
Jennings, Fairficld; Andrew Northrop,
Brookfield; 001. H. W. R. Hoyt, Green-
wich. .
A series of rules for the government of
future conventions, presented by Mr. Harri-
son, were adopted. .
Gen. Craufurd, from the Com. on Perma-
nent Organization, presented the list of per-
manent ofiicers. Hon. Henry P. Haven, of
New London. was President; Jonathan
Godfrey, Fairfield, ngy N. Fanton, Dan-
bury, and E. K. Lockwood, Norwalk, were
Vice Presidents, representing the 10th, Ink
and 12th Districts.
'Mr. Haven, on "taking the. chair, was en-
thusiastically received, and addressed the
Convention at considerable length.
Hon. Henry B. Harrison, of New Haven,
was then nominated as the Republican can-
didate for Governor. There was no opw
sition 'whaiever, and the nomination was
made by acclamation, amid applause. An
infdrmal ballot was had for Lieut. Govern.
or, as follows: John T. Wait, Norwich, 298;
Chas. L. Griswold, Chester, 69. On motion
of Mr. Griswold, Mr. Wait was nominated
byjacclamation.‘ An informal ballot for Sec-
retary of State resulted largely in favor of
John, Q. A. Stone, .Killingly, and he was
then nominated by aeclamation. .
For Treasurer, David P. Nichols, of Dan-
bury, was the only man thought of. ‘
For Comptroller several nominations were
made, but the first informal ballot was so
largely in favor of E. Perry Packer, of Cov-’
entry, that he was nominated by acclama-
tion.
run PLATFORM, _
Col. Hoyt, from the committee on resolu-
tions reported the platform as follows :—
The republican party of the state of Con-
necticut, in convention assembled, declares;
That the true end of government is to ser
cure equal and exact justice to all its citr.
zens, with as little infringement as possible
upon individual freedom; that the govern-
ment of the people, by thepeople, and for
the poo le interpreted and foreshadowed by
the Dec aration of Independence is the true
American idea; that this idea can only he
realized by the election of honest and caps-
ble men to public office and by. conducting
public afi‘airs with strict prudence and in
accordance with the sound and approved
maxims of business and political economy.
That in accordance with these principles
the states should be left to regulateltheir
own internal affairs without interference,
and this covention gladly endorses the
course of the natiOnal administration in ref-
erence to the rece'ut election in Texas.
The good administration and freedom from
temptation to oficial dishonesty can be best
secured by such an organization of the civil
service as shall ensure a competent body of
civil officers, who shall be undisturbed“ b .
the changcs‘and temptations of active poli-
tics. - , ~ ,
That there ought to be no further increase
of the paper currency of the country; and
that the people expect from the present con-
ress the adoption of such measures as will
gorward the early resumption of specie pay-
ments. - . . ' -' ‘
That there should be no more subsidies of
public lands in the interests of private cor~
porations; that taxation should be equal,
and be laid in such a magicr as least to in~
terfere with the general prosperity, and so
as to encourage the various industries. "
That party or anizations are useful and
necessary,'but t at while we are proud of
the birth and history of the republican party,
we recognize no such allegiance to political
organizations as shall prevent our fair and
candid criticism of the acts of all public
men l and that every- case of negligence,
wastefulness or dishonesty on the part of any
having control of public moneys ought to
be properly investigated and severely pun-y
That we expect of- our state legislators
and state officers the strictest integrity and
econom ; the, largest possible relief from
the bur on of taxation; the maintenance of
public education ; the preservation of the
purity and freedom'of the ballot-box; the
continuance of such registration laws as
shall invite all who are entitled to the pre-
cious right of suffrage to participation in it,
and shall at the same time exclude all. fraud-
ulent voting; that the sessions of our gener-
al assembly should be short, and its legisla-
tive acts few and eneral; that in making
judicial and other egislative appointments,
character and capacity should be the only
qualifications considered, and that all bar-
gains and trades for these appointments, are
abusive of the health of the commonwealth
and destructive of the interests ofthc people;
That the rightful interests of labdr, in
view of the present condition of the indus-
trial classes, and their relations to capital
and to the great corporations of the country,
demand the careful solicitude and attention
of the legislature; that we recognize the
wisdom and necessity of obtaining reliable
statistics and‘iniormaiion in regard to the
condition of the laboring classes upon which
to base proper legislation, and we believe
that an impartial and non-partizan bureau
for that purpose is demanded alike by hu-
manity and the best interests of the people.
That the uestion whether or not a con-
vention oug t1o be called to revise our'
present state constitution should be sub-
mitted by the general assembly to the peo-
ple of the state for their decision ‘
With these declarations we present to the
people of Connecticut the names of the Hon.
'Hnrvnv B. Hannrsox for governor and his
associates upon the ticket for their several
offices, with pride and confidence, believing
that their well-known character is a guarano
ty of their faithful performances of the
trusts which we feel assured will be commit-
ted to them. _
Benjamin Wright, of Greenwich, was con-
tinued on the State Central Committee for
this District.
5 '
A sociable of the First Congregtional
Society is to be held at the Parsonage, on
East Avenue, on Wednesday evening,"L
Rev. Mr. Hamilton, of the First Congre-
gational church, preached at the South
Norwalk Congregational church on Sunday
morning last, Rev. Mr. Dunning having
been called outof town to attend a funeral.
‘ Rev. Mr. Langley, of Boston, occupied
the pulpit of the First Congregational
church, on Sunday morning last, and of the
South Norwalk Congregational church,
Sunday evening, presenting the cause of the
Congregational House at Boston.
Pronnnn H. 6:. L. Co.—At the annual
meeting of Pioneer Hook do Ladder Compa-
ny, held on, Thursday evening last, the fol-
lowing ofiicers were elected :——
Foreman, C. H. Street.
1 stAuistant, Edward Street.
2d Assistant, Theo. Harrison.
Praidofit, Chas. Olmstead.
Secretary, 'Eugene Bulkley.
Treasurer, Homer Merrill.
Incestsyats'ng Committee—Geo. W. Ray-'
mond, Geo. M. Olmstead, Sylvester Smith,
Sylvester Van Hoosesr, A. J. Meeker.
Trustees—W. A. Curtis, J. H. Hoyt, Syl-
vester Smith. .
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The mother of Mr. Geo. E. Miller died
yesterday,-at Westfield, Mass.
Mr. Jonathan Belts, a venerable and re-
spected citizen, living on the Winnipauk
road, died yesterday morning, aged 80
years. ,
We did not have the pleasure of listening
to Col. Boudinot’s lecture, at Selleck’s
school, last :Tuesday evening, but hear it
spoken of in hightcrms. .
Republicans;look up those' persons in
your vieinitygvho will be entitled to be
made voters this spring and report their
names to the Registrar of your district.
The ' great temperance movement still
continues in Ohio, and threatens to spread
all over the country. Dio Lewis is to con-
duct the campaign which is soon to com-
mence in Worcester, Massachusetts.
- Mr. Silas Olmstead, a Wealthy resident of
Tarrytown, New York, died at that place
on Saturday Feb. 7th,'at the advanced age
of 94 years. He was a native of Norwalk,
and a brother of Mr. Charles Olmstead and
cousin of the late Dr. D. W. Olmstead, ot
Belde'n’s Hill. His funeral was attended-
.the safe to t?“
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the Bank of Norwalk. "'
Masons. Borronsz—The announcement
inf-your last issue that all suits against the
Bank of Norwalk had been withdrawn,
having led to many inquiries and to wrong
impressions on the part of some of the
readers of Tun Guam, I ask the privilege
to state briefly the facts of the case.
The suit entitled “ E. W.-Stuart, or. Bank
of Norwalk,” was‘tried in the March term
of the Superior Court, 1878, and Judge M.
T..Granger,~ after reserving his decision
forty-eight days, found» judgment in my favor
for one dollar damages and legal costs. My
suit was brought for the recovery of fifteen
thousand and One hundred dollars, which
was the amount Ihadiu care of the bank
at the time of the robbery. Four thousand
of that sum being held by them as collater-
al pledge for the payment of a note for
three thousand dollars.
Notwithstanding the very general im-
pression that the decision was contrary to
the evidence and did me great injustice, be-
cause if I was entitled to one dollar of the
every dollar by the admission of the bank,
yet I declined to ask for a new trial, for bad
one been ordered, the bank would have
again, as at the first hearing, taken refuge
under that rule of the courts of this State
admitting a demurrer, which 1 am‘not alone
, in considering a great wrong, wherebyl
would again be deprived of a trial by jury,
which I had supposed was the right of every
‘man; and not as some have inferred from
your announcement of last week,I have
'ever entertained the least doubt of the jus-
tice of my claim, or of the entire liability
of the bank. I had evidence which was
deemed at least by very many .who were
present to be conelusive,—'that' the bank
was justly chargeable with gross negligence,
in addition to many other reasons greatly
strengthening my claim. .-
- I had-many witnesses to prove that the
location of the bank was the most exposed
of_ any in the Borough, being the last place
‘ of business in sight on the road leading to
South Norwalk ; that the building was very
insecure, and that the management showed
great negligence; that: the facility with
which the ‘bur'galrs entered, (and it is be-
lieved they had for several nights previous
tion and departed unobserved) and remained
in full possession, with no watchman to
give thealarm, (the bank having some time
previous discharged their watehman,) and
no light in the bank—precautions for a long
time before the robbery deemed most essen«
tial to secure outside surveillance, and
rigidly maintained by all the other bafiks
and jewelry stores, was of itself sufiicient
ground for the charge of gross neglect,
which, according to legal decisions, means
not a malicious intention ordesign to pro-
duces particular injury, but a thoughtless
disregard of consequences, the absence
rather than the actual exercise of volition
with referr. cc to results.
I proved that the safe and vault had no
» burglar pr... :1“ qualities ; that it was a cheap
safe, costiz g: only seven hundred dollars,
who’reas r. r.iit_able safe for abank should
,cost' abou. nvo thousand dollars; and pro
3 duced mo t . «:liable evidence to the effect that
the safe 0 mid have been opened by wedg-
ing, and v. it‘nout the use of powder, in less
than thiri, minutes, and that it was in a
condition to facilitate the operations of
burglars.
' I proved ,by A. C. Hobbs, the celebrated
lock-picker, and W. H. Butler, of the firm
of Valentine dz Butler, whose knowledge of
safes is equal, if not superior, to that of any
two men in the country; and also by the
first machinists of the place, that the safe
was the poorest one they ever examined;
that its maker was without reputation ; that
it was one of his cheapest safes; that it pos-
sesSed none of the requisites of'a' burglar-
proof safe; and by their cashier that the
had no tests made to ascertain whether it
would resist drilling, but purchased it upon
the recommendation of a broker and rail-
road superintendent,‘and admitted he said
a humbugi immediately after the robbery.
I also proved by the bankers and many of
thebusiness men of Norwalk, that the care
taken by the bank was not such as prudent
men should have exercised having the care
they had neglected precautions which had
been deemed essential to proper care by the
other banks and jewelry stores in town and
the banks in adjoining‘towns. It wasa
noticeable fact that, the bank brought not a
sin le witness from Norwalk acquainted
wit their location and management to re-
but this evidence. but relied upon a' few
cashiers (from banksmuch less exposed by
their greater distance frbm New York, to
whose evidence exceptions were taken, but
overruled by the judge,) as'experts upon
the statement of their cashier, and one of
the number admitted to'a gentleman Who
he supposed to be interested for the bank,
that they had combined to help out the
Bank of N orwalk.
Another reason for my claim was the fact
I was unable to obtain 'my securities, having
called for them a short time before the rob-
bery; and although this was denied by the
cashier and sworn to by his former clerk,
who, notwithstanding his admission to me a
short time'before the suit was brought that
he did not remember anything about my
asking the cashier for my bonds, was very
confident at the trial that I did not, and
manifested great solicitude for the success
of the bank, having still, as many suppose,
a very tender interest in its welfare. had
the further reason for my claim that four
thousand dollars of the amount was held by
the bank as collateral pledge for the pay-
ment of a note of three thousand dollars,
which the cashier said when he took the
collaterals, the bank was responsible for
them at any rate. ,
I am very gratefulfor the opinions which
so many citizens of this and other places
have expressed to me of their full convic-
‘tion of thejustiee of my claim after a full
hearing of the case from both parties. ' I
was also glad to, know that at least one di-
rector ofgthc'bank recognized the obligation
to restore‘collateral pledges upon payment
of loans, and that.where a loss must fall
woman of two parties, then that the one
should bear it having its custody and the
means of keeping it in safety, and for whose
obligation it is that the bank has sought to
evade. If it is law that I may demand
from a person to whom I may loan three
.thousand‘ dollars, over four thousand dollars
in value as security, and upon the payment
of the three thousand I may refuse to roturn
the four thousand collateral pledge for the
reason that I claim to have been robbed of
that and other property, and there is proof
that it was lost by my own negligence and
the refusal to" adopt precautions I had been
urged to take, while I am entirely able to
make it good, (and this is exactly the case
in point) then I mustconfessto have a very
poor opinion of the justice of such an .en-
actment. It is a license to great oppression
and wrong-doing; and should be repealed
at once. It is averse to a common-sense
judgment of all moral obligations, and
comes far short of the just and righteous
demands of the revealed law, which can
alone be received as the foundation of all
law. It is possible that the bank may es-
cape by takin‘ refuge under one man’s con-
struction of t e law, which so many have
assured me they have been unable to recon-
cile with reason, justice, and a proper ex-
ercise of a true moral three in its applica-
tion to the law and facts in this case, butby
their own exalted sense of right it would
seem that they must be held accountable.
For it is still true. though a thousand cash-
iers, with their clerks, should deny it, that
I sought to obtain my securities in accord-
ance witha determmation I had formed
but a'short time previous, and then an-
nounced in the presence of a customer of the
bank, who remembers it distinctly, that I
would take measures to exohange my bonds
for registered scrip the first time I should
have occasion to go to New York, and that
I called for them in ursaance of that de-
termination the-day. efore my visit to the
city, while it is‘also true that I demanded
my four thousand dollars held by the bank
as collateral pledge at the time I paid in
note of three thousand and interest, whic
I had been obliged to give for a note of like
amount ofwhich I was endorser. This de-
mand was not disputed, as I took the pre-
caution to‘ have with men reliable witness
of my payment of note and demand of col;
laterals. Itis still true, notwithstanding
the cashier’s denial, that he offered to keep
my bonds is the safe in consideration of
cummissions accruln horn their purchase,
sale anti exchange, w ile,'as he added,those
of the other customers were only deposited
inside the vault where mine had been kept
revi'ous to their removal, and those who
heard his testimony will remember that
when pressed l ' xv counsel for any other
sufilcient reas , ~ "o: 'eeping my bonds in
lusts.» .. of every other cus-
last Thursday at Tan-nova.
tomer, gave so .,.,~ the frivilous one that 1 had.
a: rte;- r. mint one of GI! SUNS-f V ~
' damage done me, I was entitled as well to ~
to the robbery entered to study the situa-.
the safe was good for nothing and its maker '
of'so great an amount of money,and that.
profitand security alone it is held, which '
no box, hiding perhaps fgrgottenuthiif I"
in the vanlt in packages belonging to others»:
in very similar form to that in which mine
were returned in acceptanCe of his offer,-
Isd that it it had been essential a box could
havebeenobtained in-afew minutes. It is
also true, though the cashier denied it with
emphatic utterance, that he admitted to me'
before the suit was brought that he remem-
bered that I called for something about in
bonds he did not give me, but thought it
was coupons I wanted. Great was my sur-
prise that he should deny these occurrences,
and painful it was to be contradicted for the
first time in my life under the solemnity of
an oath ; still greater is the satisfaction that
the somewhat terrible alternative he sug-
gested soon after the trial, will not justly be
mine, yet it forcibl reminded me of that
highest tribunal w ere truth, though for
ion ages crushed and by men rejected,
sha i be finally and forever established.
There are many other facts which might
be stated, but as my aim has been simply to
set the matter; in its true light and to make
full answer to very many inquiries, I close
With the expression of m thanks for the
space accorded me. . W. S'ruan'r.
What a Connecticut lady sees in
Washington.
Wasnmorox,Feb. 131b, 1874.
MussasEDr-rons:— '
'Another and Society
event occurred last week. While Mrs. Sen-
ator Conkliug was attending upon her usual
Thursday reception and was in the midst
of receiving, a telegram came announcing
the sudden death of the Senator’s father.
A knowledge of the painful intelligence
caused her many guests to retire with ex-
pressionsof their sympathy, when the doors
of her ever hospitable home were closed to
further callers. Cards of invitation were also
out for a select party the following evening,
but these were recalled, and the family imme:
diately left for Utica. Public sympathy
was still further excited because of the fact
telegraphed back to this city that the train
on which they had taken passage for-New
York had been wrecked. It turned out that
none were injured but the Senator, and he
but slightly, so they proceeded on their
mournful journey. Such are some' of the
“season” has been one of.unprecedented
gayety.
But thanks to the “ beautiful snow”—
(perhaps you have heard of that t)—there
was a surcease of calls on Friday and Sat-
urday. The “Johns” and jehus were all
engaged for slofghing! Just think of it-
sleighing for two days in Washington l The
buds all swollen to the bursting point,all
day Saturday, and looked like sugary frost
Work or alum crystals. The sparrowslwere
springlike glee, and with the jingle of the
bells and dashing 'to and fro of the sleighs,
the whole stretch of the Avenue seemed
like a fairy carnival. Some of the things
improvised for sleighs were too funny for
anything. I saw three happy lads with an
old horse harnessed to a' dilapidated bath
tub, sliding up and down the Avenue.with
just as much glee as those dashing about in
the costliest cutters. But Ash Wednesday
settles the case for us all. The dear girls
and sweet young beaux will have a chance
to put ofl‘ their fine clothes and put on their
sack cloth and ashes for forty days.
Mrs. Walbridge’s funeral was largely at-
tended, last Sunday. The Secretary of the
Interior, Mr. Delano; Senators Ramsey and
Fenton, Judges Carter and McArthur,Gens.
Sherman and Groving, were pail bearers.
Her remains were deposited by her late
husband, Gen. Hiram Walbridge, in Glen-
wood Cemetery. ’
The events of last evening were the
Pennsylvania State Sociable, the hop at
Williard‘s, and the party at Governor Shep-
herd’s. The third State dinner of the sea--
son was given at the Executive Mansion
Tuesdayr night. Those present were the
President and Mrs. Grant, Col. Fred Grant,
Spanish Minister, the Russian, Minister, the
Belgian Minister, the Turkish Minister, the
the Minister of the Netherlands, the Japan-
ese, Chilian and Danish» charges (1’ afairu,
the French charge (2’ afaires and Madam
de Turren; Senator Gordon, Senator Pat
terson . and Mrs. Patterson, Representative
and Mrs. Bradley, Representative and Mrs.
Stewart L. Woodford, Representative Free-
man Clark and Mrs. Clark, and Representa-
tivesLowndes, and Phelps. ' -
I spent an hour day before' yesterday at
the new Corcoran Art Gallery. No one
should visit Washington without “going
and doing likewise.” Mr. Corcoran has
erected a very costly and elegant building
for purposes of Art, and has the neucleus
of avaluable and rare collection. There
are quite a number of paintings of rare
merit, but altogether too many or an infe-
riror character for such a place. Probably
the poor ones will be replaced bp those of
a higher type of excellence as time goes on.
Nevertheless, there are enough ‘of those
of real - excellence to richly repay the
visit. Many of the pictures have heretofore
adorned the private gallery of Mr. Corcoran,
and others were purchased abroad last
year. with the promise of more to come.
“A Winter Scene” and“Spring Landscape,”
“The little Girl .Reading,” and “ The Lost
-Dogs',” struck my fancy as being exception-
ally beautiful and meritorious. And yet, I
must say my eyes in vain hungered for one
richly toned sunset or landscape from our
American, Kensett; and a vase of flowers
or show of fruit from our OWn Roezen, in
‘all the collection: The collection is too
good to disparage, and the donation of Mr.
criticise, yet, isn’t there displayed here just
the leis! bit of the prevalent idea that
American artists are inferior to the eopyists
cf Europe—just the least in the world?
The statuary room is not yet filled, but
the Greek Slave will give it character,,I
suppose, for all who discover highest art in
sculptures that cause a lady to both shiver
iand blush. Of course it is a gratification to
know it is the best of its kind. The bust
of Shakspeare is a fine marble though the
Veiled Nun would seem a much higher
'Corcoran Art Gallery, any of you when in
Washington. It is open three days in the
week gratuitously and the other three a
attendants who care for the apartments.
Mr. Alexander H. Stevens, of Georgia,
gave an anniversary supper last night at
the National, it being his sixty-second
birth-day. And thirteen years ago to-dapho
was inaugurated Vice President of the
Southern Confederacy. How changed his
and the nation’s condition sincejthen ! Old,
and broken, and with both feet nearing the
grave, he comes back to the Congress of
that Government he sought to destroy and
is confronted, answered, and silenced too,
on its floor, by the very slaves whose bond-
age he .vainly thought to perpetuate!
“What hath God wrought” and how hath
He confounded the machinations of the
wicked.
The Mrs. Gaines and Caleb Cushing
quarrel grows apacei A Jules Janin has
entered suit now against them both, claim-
ing a third-of the spoils over which the
first two are so spunkily litigating. Mrs.
G. says “its only a game of the wily old
fox.” Only think of it, “Wily old fox” as
applied to our new minister to Spain, and
one so near being our great Chief Justice.
Of course Mrs. Gaines has been “inter-
viewed” and this is the substance of he!
I story. Sht- says in 1860 Mr. Cushing agreed
to argue her case before the Supreme Court
here for a retainer of $25,000 contigent on
success. Six per cent. was to come out of
any recovery in the above case and 'six per
cent. on any other portion recovered from
her father’s estate. «She shows-a copy of
the agreement which is dated-Feb. 4th 1861,
and after hersiguature is the following
from Mr. Cashing :—“I agree to the above,
saving only physical or political W
on my part. .
new
never had abox, and thatth‘ere were bonds '3 '
painful vicissitudes of life here, where thei
snow hung on the trees and shrubs, with,
chirruping and chattering and twittering inl
Miss Nellie Grant, Gen. Harney, the Portu:
guess Minister and Madame Lake, the
Minister from Ecuador and Madame Flores ; .
Corcoran to the public too munificent to '
grasp of art. 'But don’t miss a visit to the Z
slight fee only is charged, simply to repay ‘
' 0- Gem.” ,-
contro'yte'rsy arosiéas sire? says, because in
the subsequent salo’ sheglréalized only 8750
and his six per cent. being but 845 she did
not deem it of sufifcient amount, to send to'
him.‘ Hearing that ho was angry about it,
she went to him.-held out both hands, and
said: “Mr. Cushing, I am a little bit of a
woman, but I've done you a great wrong.
I’ve come to apologize to you and tell you
how it was. When I do wrong, I will
admit it. Ihave always tried to live and
act so that I may have the love of my own
sex and the respect of yours." “I didn’t
hear from Mr. Cashing,” she says, “for
several days, when he came in a towering
rage, accused me of mortgaging my proper-
ty for $40,000 and demanded to know why
Iha'd done so. It was part of his plan to
defraud me. I stood up and told him that
if the brave man whose name I hear stood
at my side in body as he did in spirit he
would not dare so to approach me, but'
hat little as ‘I was, I would not permit it.”
He said that there must have been “col-
lusion." “I stopped him, but he explained
that the collusion he meant, must have
been between the attorney and the auction-
eer, where the property was sold. The
property was worth he claimed, 820,000,
and suggested that I. should deed my in-
terest to him, and he would have the sale
set aside, the property resold, and collecting
the purchase money and back rents, would
account for the remainder, after deducting
his fees and expenses. I made the deed,
and he gave me a counter-deed."
In reference to Janin’s suit, she says
“Janin is a fit man to do this work for
Cashing. Iam sorry for Mr. Cushing. I
am sorry that any man is so much in love
with a dollar as 'to stoop so low; to violate
‘a client’s trust; but he is an old man, with-
out a wife orchild, and perhaps has nothing
to care for but the dollar. I have been in
litigation 'for forty-two years; am sixty-
seven now. My first case came before the
Supreme Court here in 1846. My consul
then were Gen. Walter Jones and Frank
Key, the author of the “Star, Spangled
Banner." General Jones was the person
whom Chief Justice John Marshall declared
was the ablest man who ever argued a case
before him. This case was argued in 1847.
My consul in the subsequent case against
the city of New Orleans and others, decided
in 1851, were Reverdy Johnson and John
A Campbell. Campbell afterwards beesmc
a justice of the Supreme Court,but left the
bench in 1861 to follow the, fortunes of the
South. Opposed to me in this case was
Daniel Webster and Greer B. Duncan, of
New Orleans. Both are dead. I have out-
lived all of my persecutors so far, and I
‘should think Cashing and his tools would
be afi‘aid. The very day that Webster
made his argument against me'he said to
his friend Mr. Blaichford, ‘I do not feel
any heart in this case. I think the little
woman is in the right, and that she should
have been spared the insult of this forged
assault on her,_mother’s good name. There
is no case against her.’ He referred to the
forgery which attempted to show that my
mother was not married to Daniel Clark.
.When Webster rose in court, I looked at
him and hated him; that he, with his
mighty intellect, should, for pay, aid my
persecutors in their war on a poor little
woman struggling for her good name and
her inheritance. Hit commenced, as well
as I can recollect: ‘Mrs. Gaines has, in
this long-continued litigation, exhibited
more of fortitude, courage, and energy than
cou'ld be found in our whole sex; during
her whole life no breath of calumny has
touched her fair fame, and she welldeserves
that victory should perch upon her banners!”
‘I burst into tears at the unexpected com- ‘
plimeut, and forgave the hatred I felt but a
moment before.”
1' Rain asked for her interpretation of the
toes
agreement she replied: " never saw those
.two lines in my life until Cashing ve me
a copy of the contract in 1867. hat 'he
meant was that he believed this grand
Union was to be broken up, and that an
appeal from the Circuit Court of Louisiana
could not-he legally argued in the Federal
Supreme Court, as she called it.”-
But the vexations scandal and Mr. Cush-
ing's forced delay in his expected trip to
Spain do not end here. The gossipsaver
that the now thoroughly aroused little
woman is showing her eonfidents a love
letter she once received from Caleb, which,
when made public, will knock all recollec-
tions of his unfortunate epistle to the
‘fPresident of the Confederate States" out of
the public mind. \ Of course the newspapers
are crazy over it,’ and will somehow. get it,
if it isn’t a myth. It is said to be too
ludicrous and loving even for the 14th of
February. There will be no peace for poor .
Mrs. Gaines or in Washington “Society”
till it comes out._ You men can now see
what a really awful thing it is to quarrel,
with as women. * - .
. It was hoped all the unhappy couples
here had got separated, but yesterday an-
other “colored brother,” asked to be releas-
ed from his wife Fanny, who he says “does
.badly altogether.” The old leader of the
Marine Band his wife, quite,a noted
embalmer of fu .. lfiowcrs are also occu-
p'ying the attention of the District Divorce
Court. Jnxxv Wrmrv.
Fins Arrived. v
Our harbor, which has been closed to
sailing vessels, is now open as the ice has
almost entirely gone out to sea. Owing to
an injury to the R. R. drawbridge, the Pro
pcller landed her freight yesterday at South
Norwalk. This (Monday) afternoon, after
twenty-one days of waiting outside, the
schooner Little David, Capt. H. Spring, of
Brooklyn,L. I., entered our harbor, and
sailed up to her dock. She is loaded with
coal for Raymond Bros., South Norwalk.
:Closely following the above, came the
schooner Flying Fish, of Darien, loaded
;with pig-iron.. .
The George A. St. John, whose death
was reported in the New York papers of
last Thursday, was not, as many here sup-
posed, the one who formerly owned the
place on East Avenue recently known as
the “St. John Place." The deceased was 4a
'brother-in-law of Benedict Price, Esq., and
was formerly of Norwalk but at the time
of his death a resident of Jersey City. His
remains were brought here for iiierment
and the funeral was attended on Saturday»
Rev. G. B. Wilcox, of Jersey City, and Rev.
Mr. Hamilton taking part in the services.
Prof. B. G. Northrop and Rev. Dr. Bod-
;weli addressed an educational meeting at
Bethel, Wednesday afternoon.
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. Q‘Go to Frank Mead’s for good oysters,
Home-made pies, drc. - Meals at all hours.
O
WINE os- rnu Woons invigorates the Liver.
' coughs, Colds, sorenes: ofchest and lungs,re—
lieved at once by Johnson’s Armodync Lintment. .
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j m‘ Try the Boneset Drops, at Mead’s.
. o
Those of our readers familiar with the
business portion of our town, will miss the
pleasant face and genial greeting of Thurs-
ton Lee. He died early last Sabbath morn-
ing, after an illness of about ten days. He
has been for several years a clerk in the.
store of his uncle Mr. H. Glover, andrby his
attention to business, and courteous treat-
ment of customers, had won the confidence
and respect of all who knew him. Quiet
and unassuming in his manners, yet al-
ways pleasant, polite, and gentlemanly,
and with excellent habits, he was generally
beIOVed. He had been for several years a
constant and attentive member of the First
Baptist Sunday School. His funeral servi-
ces will be held at the First Baptist church
to-da y (Tuesday) at 8 o’clock. '
. m
- Alarge sleighing party from South Nor-
walk visited‘Ridgefield’ on'Monday night of l
last week, “making a night or was the
house of a Mr. Raymond—a relative of
some members of the party. Some persons
of the same name were also present from
Bridgeport. The party was quite imposing
in appearance upon the roads, occupying
four four-horse sleighs, several yublc and .
single sleighs, and were also “numerous"
and hungry at supper time. They returned
home late next morning.
Tiddleswillh’sln demand fought; = .
rushing gained his suit and the" ,_
"lprovementin our harbor, commenced yes-
jt'erdayt'sud’we hope that the work will be
‘continugd until the “middle ground” is no
r. Cashing had up ended to their,
» We are glad to see a much needed im-
n» thaws... RING. LOST!
ON Saturday afternoon. Feb. 7thhan Amethyst
Ring, with Gold setting. T e finder will be
suitably rewarded by leaving it at this ofilce.
more. The present plan is to straighten the
line of docks on the Westside of the harbor
as recommended by General Warren, and
take the gravel from the middle ground. in
front. The new channel, as laid out by the
Government engineers, cuts right through
the center, and if the dock owners on each
side will dig to it, as of necessity they must,
to make the channel available, vessels can
then come to our docks, drawing twelve
feet of water. Mr. Eben Hill, with his ‘
characteristic energy—is the first to begin,
having contracted with Mr. H. F. Guthrie
for the erection of his dock and the comple‘
tion of the same by April 1st. The Plan
contemplates the sinking of cribs seven feet
below low water mark, and excavating in
front to the depth of six feet. The dredging
machine will be here this week and ought
not to be allowed to go away until the
whole work is done and all our docks ac-
‘cessible at low tide to vessels drawing six
feet of water.
This can easily be done and done in time
to have a daily passenger boat run from the
Bridge to New York, this Summer. We
are assured that the Government will go
ahead with its part of the work early in the
season, and if the private dock owners will
only do their part, the whole community
will be benefitted as well as themselves.
The Third M. I. Church Supper.
Quite a number g. people from the
Borough availed themselves of the good
sleighing last Thursday evening to attend
the Supper given by the ladies of this
church. at Five Mile River Landing. 0w.
ing to the storm of Friday evening, the en-
tertainment will be repeated on Wednesday
evening, 18th inst, when it is hoped there
will be a large attendance from all 'the
neighboring villages.
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At a special meeting of the South Nor-
walk school district,held on Friday last, an
informal, but minute report was given by
the district committee, showing that the
financial standing of the district is in good
condition, the total amount of floating and
secured indebtedness being $25,029.13. The
unpaid taxes amount to $5,009.01.
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Commencing with next month the Borough
harbors are going to try the experiment of
closing their shops on Sunday. They have
long desired to do so, but universal custom
has been against them and they have felt
compelled to submit. One of their number,
however, has tried the experiment for
months, and the others think that if he can
succeed alone they can by making a com-
tbined movement, and are determined to try
it. They hope to be sustained by all of the
better class .of their regular patrons. Sue-
cess to them.
m
The storm of Friday last' put an end to
ice-harvesting for the present. Our dealers
made the best of their'oppertunities but
have not been able to get in as much as
they usually put up; Dealers in..New York
and elsewhere have not yet secured full
supplies, and unless we have more freezing
weather the supply of ice next summer will
not equal the demand.
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Mrs. Northrop’s dress-making rooms are
new located on Hoyt street, near Main.
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a‘ A very choice assortment of confec—
tionery of our own manufacture constantly
on hand. Frank Mead. '
Mr. Gershom Raymond has taken tine
middle store in Wilson’s building, Wall St,
Comstock, a
ceive a reward
same at this ofilce.
OYSTER SUPPER.
Losr.—ss.oo_ssrrwann.
vON Thursday Evening. Feb.112th, between Wm.
Glover's house and the residence of Nathaniel
finder will re-
R'r .
of Four Dollars by leaving tfis
-‘ s
On account of the storm of FridarEvening last,
the Supper of the
Tlilllll- M.” E. CHURCH,
Five Mile River Landing, will be held on
Wednesday Evening next, Feb. 18.
_ It stormy next
111le to attend.
it“! A'dnslsoson so Cents.
Locust llill Seminary
rename, N. Y.
MISS EMILY A. RICE
ILL REMOVE HER SCHOOL FOR YOUNG
LADIES from Darren, Coma, to Locust Hill
Avenue. Yonkers. A Summer Term of tWelve
weeks, will commence April 7th. 1874. For circu-
lars and terms of tuition or that time, address un-
til AEril 1st, EMILY A. ICE, Darren, Conn., 01'
FAR INGTON & ROCKWELL,N0.1 Getty House.
Yonkers, N. Y.
For Sale or to Let.
VALUABLE PROPERTY ADAPTED FOR A
BUARDING SCHUUL 0R HOTEL,
HIGH Ceilings, Large Rooms, Hot and Cold Wa-
_ fir, Furnace and Conveniences complete.
Building is situated on Seminary Hill, Darien, CL.
commanding magnificent views, inland and on the
Sound, was planned for a Seminary,and durin the
past four years a successful school has been nilt:
up. Grounds consist of three acres of Lawn and
Garden, sud the out buildings are new and good.
The applicant, es ially if a lessee, must be en-
dorsed as thoroug competent to carry on a first-
class School or Hate successfully. For particulars
and hoto hof bulidin .a l to
p grip LFH§IGLOW
No. 76 East Ninth Street, New York,
It 01‘ LIELVILLE E. MEAD, South Norwalk, Ct.
fair evening. All are cordially
FOR SALE on T0.BENT.
NEW HOUSE,well finished ; 4 rooms and large
and convenient pantry and two closets, sinks,
&c., on first fioor._three rooms and two closets on
second floor; drum room wainscoted with black
walnut and cedar, itehen wainscoted with pine;
gas pipes throughout the house; watenpipes, kc. ;
situated on Fair Street, about half a mi e Horn the
Bridge. Ifnot sold before April lsrdt will be rented
for 8250. If sold the price will be 23,200; some part
ofw ‘ hcan remain on mort e. A l to
7 but lgaJEAMI‘JSplg.ELLS.
To LET.
PART of ahouse on Belden Avenue, five or six
. rooms. Enquire at this ofiice.
T0 BENT.
FROM the first of April next, the very desirable
. ‘ residence on North Avenue, wsth land ad-
,Ennmgiand now occupied by Richard P. Hart, «In,
sq. once has all the modern improvements;
hot and cold water, gas furnace, ran ,
plete. Apply to F. ST. JOHN LOOK 00D.
T0 RENT.
FOUR GOOD ROOMS, on second fioor, ofa vo
desirable house. leasantl located on Nos-t
Avenue, near the Bri ge, will rented to a gen-
&c., com-
31:!
tlemnn and wife. Terms low. Apply at the GA-
zmrn Orrrcn. tf-‘l
To BENT.
HE vory desirable house on Belden Avenue.
adjornrng the residence of A. H.Byin n,
Esqacontaining eleven rooms. suppliedwrth or-
ough water. gas, etc., is off to rent from the
first of April next. Apply to JAMES FINNEY,
RealEstate Agent. 7t?
“ cm Gutss.’
HAVING now completed the neces ar-
rangements, and secured able correspon cuts
and reporters, will, in its next issue.- commence to
give sketches of our ublic men, without portraits.
wnttenbythegraphcpenof _ y "‘s'
“SNOOKS-”
It: will contain tabulations, frank, manly, dud truth-
rm, and will ' '
BE RED HOT;
Patronjze the new paper, “Crrx GUARD,"
That virtue may have its true reward.
(opposite Gazette Building,) and to-morrow
will open a “Fish Pool” and Vegetable
market. Mr. Raymond has had large ex-
perience in the business.
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Thirty Years’ Experience of ass
0 d Nurse.
Mrs. Winslow’ISooslslngSyrrsp Is she
prescription of one of the best Fema e Physi-
otans and Nurses in the United States, and has been
used for thirty years with never falling safety and
success by millions of mothers and children,from' the
feeble infant of one week old to the adult. It cor-
rects acidity of the stomach, relieves wind colic
regulates t e bowels, and tees rest health and
comfort to mother and chil . We believe it to he
the Best and szestRemecly in the world in all cases
o'fDYSEN TERY and DIARRHQEA IN CHILDREN,
whether it arises from teethin or from any other
.csnse. Full directions for as ng will accompany
each bottle. None genuine unless the fac-simile of
CURTIS a PERKINS is on the outside wrapper.
Sold by all Medicine Dealers. lyu
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A cozy little Cottage, suitable for a newly mar-
ried couple, would be rented to a desirable party
Enquire at_the GAZETTE OFFICE.
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Children cute:i look Pale and
- ck
from no other cause than having worms in the atom-
ach. BROWN'S VERMIFUGE COMFIT s will do.
stroy Worms without injury to the child, being per-
fectly WHITE, and free from all coloring or other
injurious ingredients usually used in wom.prepara-
tions.
CURTIS & BROWN, Proprietors,
No. 215 Fulton Street, Nevr York
Sold by Druogists, and Chemists, and dealers in
Medicines at wzxsv-Fsvx Can-rs A Box. lysl
ERCRANTS and MANUFACTURERS
will best insure their shipments to their
destination by using
IEIIIIIII'S PATEI'I’SHIPPIIIIAIS.
ver Two Hundred Millions have been
used within the past ten ears, without complaint of
loss by Tag becoming etached. Ali Enn- ess Co'-
Ise them. Sold by Printers and Stationers "ery-
where ~
The world does not contain a Medicine that will
cur_e a distressing and dan us Cough or Cold are
rapidi and certainly as ale’s Honey of Hon-
houn and Tar. Pike's Toothache Drops cure in
one minute. '
Piles, Plles, Piles, Piles,
, Outward applications are time and money thrown =_
away. The only permanent euro is Dr. Harrison’s -
Penstahc Lozenges. They strike at the cause. We
could fiii_this paper wrth cures. They are pleasant,
never gripe, nor, like all pills, do they require an
increase of dose. For elderly persons, females and
children, and all others, they are exa‘ctl suited to
obviate Costiveness, the pro ific cause 0 ill health.
Trial box, 30 ets. Large box 60 cts., and mailed
for this last rice.
DR. . RISON’S ICELAND BALSAM.
a splendid cure for canons, noausnxnss, and all
THROAT and LUNG complaints. For sale by E. S.
HARRISON s; 00., Proprietors. No. 1 Tremont
Temple, Boston, and by a l Druggists. 4t?
HOUSEHOLD
, PANAOEA
AND I
rm Intros mm a
To all persons suffeying
from Rheumatism, Neu-
ralgla, Cramps m the
Limbs or Stomach. Bil-
lious Colic Pain in the
back, bowels or side, we
would say run Hones:-
rronn PANANCEA 'and
Fassrnv humans is of
all others the remedy you
want for internal and ex-
ternal use. It has cured
the above eomplaintsin
thousands ofcascs. There
is no mistake about it.
Try it. Sold by all Drug-
gists.. . , .
!.
~FAMlll
llNIMENT..
. . l ' .
WARM”.
“NW!
- In Brid ort. Feb. 9th, b the Rev. 5. n. Platt,
Sylvester . Thompson to iss Sarah M. Ryan.
In Austin. Texas, Jan. 2dth.Mr. S. D. Brown, of
Circleville. Texas. to Jennie Mitchell Flaghler, of
Danbury.
W
In this town, Feb. 16th, Maria Bouton, aged 60
years, It months, 19 days. -
Kr Relatives and friends of the family are re-
spectfillly invited to attend her funeral from the res-
idence of her brother-in-law. Thomas L. Sanford,
Elm Street, on Wednesday, February 18th, at 2
o’clock, p. m.
In this town,
years, 4 months,
-In this town,
years. 29 days.
3‘ His funeral will he attended on Wednesday,
at 2 o’clock p. m.
In this town Saturda Feb. 14th James Le
Grand Hyatt. eldest sonyo’f James W2, and Jane
M. H att, aged 5 years, 8 months, 14 days.
In Vrlton, Feb. 15th, Mr. Aaron Morgan, aged 72
years. .
In Danbury, Feb. 9th, David Giddin s, aged 61
cars. lob. 9th, Fanny Brush, aged years and
llmofiteldii' VF b 6th Till I ' I
' n in , c - er Treadw ll s 73
years lOmorgths. ’ i: ’ ged,
In untln ton, Feb. 3d, Ruth, widow of the late
Elisha slev agedse years.
In‘NewYork,Fcb. 16th, Harriet 11., wife of Rob-
ert Mosson. V
In Wilton, Feb. 7th, Louisa bloom. aged 68 years
10th. Mrs. Rebecea Sanford,
Feb. 15th, Thurston Lee, aged 19
21 days. '
Feb. 6th, Jonathan Betts, aged 80
said timewiil be debs persona.
indebted to said estate are requested to make in».
paediate ~
that she is now located on HOYT St.,
from Main.
JENNINGS a SEEMA. , Editors. -
Box 81, South Norwalk, 1'. O.
NOTICE TO DELIN QUENT
TAX-PAIERS.
LL _TAXESl remainin unpaid on my book
A ”First of March, 1874, van per Cent. will he
added . . Tax-payers, take notice, and act accord-
ingly, if you don’t want flyour props, sold for
taxes. If you pay before e first of oh you
will save one r cent.
Norwal k, Fe . 16th, 1874. BURR SMITH.
2t7 Collector on List of 187-3.
THE “ FISH POOL ”
be opened ’on WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18th,
1874, on the Brid , between the Starr Gro-
. cory and the Model Mar et, where all kinds of
FISH, SLAMS AND OYSTEBS
can be found, also FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
Ill their season, Wholesale and Retail, Cheap for
Cash, by G M RAYMOND,
formerly of the firm of Bell a: Raymond, South
Norwa , Conn.
MR. G. S. ALLEN will be on hand to
all who will favor me with a call.
To'rasnmns.
TWO 0R. THREE TONS OF
OAT STBAW WANTED,
loose or in sheaves.
R. ELLS a SON. 7
wait uponl
Norwalk. Feb. 16. 1874.
NOTICE.
HE firm of ‘J. F. Bennett & Co., is this day dis-
solvedb mutual consent. Persons having
accounts wr said firm are requested to please
call and settle them. .
Norwalk. Feb. 6th, 1874.
JOHN F. BENNETT, DANIEL c.-x.asn.j
The undersigned have this day formed a co-part-
nprshrp under the firm name of
BENNETT, NASH than,
to transact the general
Dry Goods,
‘casrsr,a
—AND- .
01L ill.0'l'll BUSINESS.
The old firm extend their sincere thanks to their
customers for the ve libera‘l ""0113“ van
them during past veal-ray, and solicit 0 share :3 “1°
trade for the new ' ii and erit it.
They will do business his?” WI. try m
and will sell goods ‘3
For Cash, :
and Wm try and make their store the best possible .
place for anyone to '
are selling many good,
They
urehase their goods.
s
Very _ Cheap. V 7%
Call and. see them. ‘ ~ ..
‘ mm L‘s-mm I
. momma-onus. ’. ,
nnwxssss ss- xss’s'.
ISTRICT 0F NORWALK, ss. Probate court. '
Februaryyltth, A. D.. 1874. ' . . -,
Estate of S SANNA W. STREET, late of Nora
walk, in said district, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the District of Norwalk :
hath‘iimtted and allowed six montho‘from the this
hereof for the creditors of and estate, to exhibit "-
their claims for settlement. Those who neglect t , , _
present their accounts, ropes'ly attested. withig"
a recovery. All
a 'ment to ,
RLES 'H. STREET, Administrator. _. ‘
DRESS-MAKING.
BS. nonmnor. formerly with Mrs.
Vanderbilt metres to inform her 3133:?” .
cor
Norwalk, Feb. 9th, 1874. 2t?
and 4 months. ~
In Bridgleport. Fob.
rehet of t e late John B. Sanford, a cd 80 years.
Infih‘gtford, Feb. 10th,Eunice,wi ow of the late
Bennmm Farrohtl in 89th ear of her age.
In Jersey City. . . J., Fe . 11m, George A. 5:.
J01“). 880d 49 years, 2 months and 13 do .3, brother-
rn-law of E. R. Price, of this lace; Is rem
were brought to Norwalk for nterment.
AtTarrytown. N. Y., Feb. 7th. after a short ill-
ness, Silas Olmstead, in the 94th ybar of his age.
Dissolution.
Notice is hereby given that the eo-partnsrship,
heretofore existin under the name an firm of
GEOJK. GILBER a co..rs eds dlssolvod
consent. Allacoounts‘of slate firm
is tual
glint: settled by J. H. Cooks who is authorssod to
receipt for the some. _ C. R. GILBERT,
J. H. coon. .
' WM Fob. MW
I
ma NNISON’S
smrrma Tits,
swam on PRINT! 9,
Can be had at the :-
G-azette' Office-l I ,
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