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“ AFTER MANY DAYS.”
B? M. G. F.
The bread upon the waters cast,
Shall come to thee again;
And after many days are past,
Thy God shall ease thy pain.
He to thy prayer will answer send,
And grant the sweet relief;
His ear unto thy cry will lend,.
And lighten all thy grief.
It was. however, impossible to restore the
land and title to their original condition.
More than an entire year had passed, and
the speculators had not been idle. They
held deeds for the land, signed by the
Governor under an act of the Legislature,
and authenticated by the broad seal of the
State. Under them they had already dis-
posed Of vast tracks, and reaped a lizh har-
vest from the unwary. It was doubtful
whether one Legislature could undo the
work of another where the right ha ' a-
come vested, and especially where i (1
passed to those who were not parties to the
original fraud.
NORWALK, CONNECTICUT;
thought there might be some difilculty in
obtaining possession, and General ‘Wilkin-
son was authorized to use military force, if
necessary, and call to his aid such part of
the regular army as was available. with a
part of the militia of the southwest.
FORCE, nownvnn, was NOT unquinnv.
The fort and province was formally sur-
rendered, by the commander of the Spanish
troops, to the commissioner of France, who
immediately delivered it to. the American
commissioners. .
Thus was acquired this magnificent term-
which has rendered the United States the
tory, an empire in itself, the possession of
Weatpors’o Last Romance.
Our Westport correspondent recently re-
ferred to a singular and accidental picking
up in New York, of a truant girl from
Westport, by a citizen of that 'phce, both
being unknown to each other, &c. The
case has awakened so much interest and
given rise to so many fals’estories, that we
give the following authentic- and truthful
narrative of the afi'air,yand leave it to our
readers to decide whether it is a case of
“ Dime Novel” on the brain, or of“ original
sin.’f—Ens. Gaza'rrn.
Funding of the Pilgrims.
Not of the New England Pilgrims in Do.
cembcr, 1620 but of California Pilgrims in
December, 1849, to the number of 1200,
from the Steamer Oregon, (very little like
the Mayflower.) Twelve of these emigrants
recently celebrated their (silver) wedding to
the fortunes of young California, 25 years
ago, by a Reunion Dinner in San Francisco.
These were all that could be rallied—12 out
of 1200, one per cent !-What has become
of the ninety and nine? ~ A few others are
' known to be living in California, who could
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which it has attained in all parts of the .
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United _
» - ~1an1va uninvnnn'ns.
nx wnznr‘a‘i’i e ’V ' 'x BRYANT.
T’was evening, and before my eyes
There lay alandscapc gray and dim ;
Fields faintly scenand twilight skies
And clouds that hid the horizon’s brim.
I saw—or-was it thatI dreamed 1’—
A waking dream ?—,-I cannot‘say ;
For every shape as real seamed ,
As those that meet my eye to-day.
Through leafless’shruts the cold wind hissed
The air was thick with falling snow ;
And onward, through the frozen mist,
4. _ The State finall trot rid of the controvcr- ' . - °
The early and the later mm, W by Yb dominating power on the Western Conti- h , Perweek' for commune, _ , _ _,_ _ ,, _ - . .
_ near. 0,, in 5b - not be gathered, all ough only mm: are - ........ 7.00 , - n inccm ever branch of sclencc lite-
Shall after man (i s , c l d“ of January, Henry W- ° ‘ 0““ 9‘1“”? “x "mums - have my“: p y ' ' I so. a wear tr- 1 v
, y 11y . . rmasrnnnmo IT AND run LAND IN cons. _ . ._ L' r W - - . .. mentioned in the Alta California's account u u one year—with paper. - - - 15.00 over the Store of c. s. Locuwoon, Main Street, mturemnd m.,ha, ducedthe edltm and ub- ‘W l’ We “.50-
Renew the earth and ripe the «rain. A Sort Answer. 5°“: 0 estport, “sued an intelligence . ‘ Two “ " “ “ " “ - - - - lishcrs tosubnnt i an exacfifind tliQroug,,1'e- ' .
Beneath the sun‘s Warm ra sa - TION- - The husband was quick of temper. and Office in 4th Avenue, N8" York, for the 0f the Celebration; but a few others are l‘hrcc“ ‘ “ “ “ . “ “ ' ‘ ' ' 3.3% ”38' J“ 3' BETTS' Vigion’ angciqugli‘lnlnllew edmon canned “m Driven o’er that landscape bare and bleak,
‘ ‘ ‘ y . to the United States, ceding “1 they car 1802 often inconsiderate. They had been ’mar- purpose of obtaining the services of a fami- probably living elsewhere. What a com- gill: ‘ii‘li‘ll‘tex cql‘umn, 9.“ 2'03? - - -. - - 50:00 __._ Ali’lifhxih‘hhe fast ten yea}; the Progress “disc"- Before the whirling'gusis 9‘ air,
- ...... - 150.00 cry in every department ofknowledgc has made a The snow-flakes {smote his Wilhered cheek,
new work of reference an imperative want.
Then after many days he past,
The storms of Life out-ridden—
all her rights to the territory west of her
present boundaries to the United States for
$1,250,000, payable out Of the proceeds of
ried not yet a year, when, one day, in afit
of hasty wrath, he said to his wife:
ly servant. During the few moments he
was there, a young Miss of about 14 years of
ment on the transitory state of u all, who
are, at best, only “pilgrims and ' gers l”
And what changes, especially in Califor-
. Special Notices 25 per cent. adverts on the above.
“Local Notices in Reading Columns, 2 5 Cent-
pcr line.
TO LET.
The movement of political affairs has kept pace
with the discoveries of science, and their fruitful
application to the industrial and useful arts and
And gathered on his silver hair.
Yet on he fared through blinding snows,
. . “ I wan o correction from you If you
Be sure thy barqac w,“ anchor 935;, the land when sold. ’1 he purchasers under a _ . ' . age entered with two elderly ladies one of '
the Orin-inn] 3,11,; or )l'etended 53],; b the are “0‘ SM Sficd “'1‘“ my conduct, youcan ’ . ' . - - ' . or . ‘i‘ Yearl advertisers restricted to the business HEplcasantlyiocatcd and evcr’waydesirable- th- convenience and refinement of social life. : - - .
a I y return ‘0 3'0111‘ own home whence I took whom, MI'S- Wm. Whittlcsey, 0‘ 135 E- 35th me, have ”“5“er m “use "a years ' conteml’hltcd at the time Ofcontmctv hilt are P,"- T residence, formerly owned) b Mr. B. E. uif'cat wars and consequent revolutions have oc- n film] l'lilllim'lmmg tohhigseiif, he laid .
mitted to make monthly changes ottheiradvcrtisa- curred, involving national changes of peculiar e Illa t is near, I e at ncss grows,
Within the hai'bor,—Hcaven.
Norwalk. January, 1875.
Legislature in 1796 now applied to Congress
to either confirm their title or buy their
you, and find happiness with your kind 1"
-“ If I leave you.” returned the nnhsppv
street, said she had found the girl on 4th
Avenue seeking for a home. Although Mr.
The following impromptu verses were
composed and sung by one of the passengers
meats.
One inch space constitutes a square.
Stunts, and now occupied b James Cousins, is of-
i rst 0 April next. "April to
fercd to let from the
G. G. BIS I0 ’.
3t'5 ,
moment. The civil war of our own country,
which was at its height when the last volume or
.the old work appeared, has happily been ended,
And higher rise the drifts I iread.
“Deep, deep each. Autumn flower they hide ;
#‘PfifiTIONAL claims. The matter was the occasron of wife ,, will you give me back that whichI
HISTORY 0 3:15:60? figmfinilgn gyrnfizgsrg, “Eqdotfggfifctlh: brou’ hi to you ‘3" _ , Lyon had agreed Wilh a part." "'5 servant, he fireSCht,dHOVttlflrg Hfiv‘igs' 133%,!)80210f 1h; flapper mu“ Colii‘i‘nn .on‘(:. time.“ - - - .- : %O.& . and a new course of commercial and industrial ac- E 11 1 . h
TERRITORY‘ 3"“ 1814' We‘ve yea“ W the b, Y“ if‘il P"““-" it’ll?“ ,0... “"“h' “’“S W“ “h ‘1” mm“ °‘ “’e 9‘" 152?. . ‘6’ "555‘“; £52.36 i. ”f2. .s........,... n... -------- w B0“ sun CHEAP- “atlasas.ara°rra0....n...not... l..“?..‘;".‘.§£i?.f::.2‘;‘éilib";iii? "3 "
Georeiato'thc United States was the “es- en a :1 laveit :1 ac - which is the subject of this article and mac om ’ . - or ’ c“ ‘ Marriages and deaths inserted Fetui‘m‘S‘Y- coon mum fab :45 rn' 1.1;, .1, have been made by the indefatigable explorers of . . - ~ - -
a ’ q “ Ah 1" she answered, “ I mean “0‘ the ’ 'of' the banking house of Douohoc,Kclly & Obituary-or Funeral notices 15 ets. per line. situated two mqncs “‘23.. ol°§2iv°c..§%.n.“ Africa. . . . Are ‘05! m the “"0“"de n12!“-
‘ Apply to A. B. BENEDICT, Smith’s Ridge.‘ The great political revolutionsof the last decade, ‘
-' “ _I loved them; Oh, no words can tell
Are: onho original Thirteen Colonies.
When the United Colonies began the
great struggle with England which termi-
nated with the attainment of their independ-
ence, their strength lay in the vast extent Of
territory they occupied. Though but little
morc‘than a hundred and fifty miles in
width, it'was more than a thousand miles in
len th, stretching from the St. John’s river,
in lame, to the Saint Mark’s, the northern
boundary of Florida, which was then a
possession ofSpain.
The territory was crossed by wide rivers
and
BROKEN BY sioux'rsm mans,
tion finally settled. It appears to have been
the opinion of the majority in Congress that
although the claimants under the act of1796
had obtained their titles by fraud, and that
the titles so obtained were in equity null
and void, on the principle that fraud vitiates
all contracts into which it cnters,yct that
they were of sufficient weight to cast -
shade of suspicion over all titles to the lan
ceded by Georgia, and thus to delay the set-
tlement cf the territory. which was then our
southWestcrn frontier, it was thought better
to buy their titles than to leave the matter
in doubt.
A bill was accordingly passed
wealth Of gold. I thought not of dross. I
meant my maiden heart—my first and only
love—my buoyant hopes, and the promised
blessing of my womanhood. Can you give
these back to me i" '
A moment of thought—of convulsion—
and then, taking her to his arms:
‘ “ No, no, my wife, I cannot do that. but I
will do more; I will keep them henceforth
unsullied and unpained. I will cherish
your blessing as my own; and never again,
God helping me, will I forget the pledge
i gave at the holy altar when you gave
your peace and happiness into my keeping.”
How true it is that“ a soft answer turn-
presently enquired of her whether. or not
she had ever attended any school in Bridge-
port, where hc had been a principal. She
said she had not that she knew Of, but had
lived there some five years, and after much
questioning she made the following suite-
ntent, viz: That she was born in the city of
New York, and when three years of age-rc-
moved to San F see, where her father
followed the oc‘ia ion of a ship carpenter
until his death. That'when 5 years old she
and llOr widowed mother came to Cincin-
nati to live with with her mother’s brother.
00., San Francisco.
Just five and, twenty years ago,
Since we our stories tOld,
IIowcach the devious 'way would try
To reach this land of gold ; ‘
Nor listened to parenta ~fvt'ords,
Which said, “my chi (1 go slow,”
While- we, determined, heeded not,
Twenty-five years ago;
We‘came to tarry three short years,
_ And make our pile, or more ;
To carry back to heart and home,
“ ‘Oilr gathered golden store ;
Aspiring hopes that crofied our thoughts,
All communications inserted as reading matter
desi nod to remote private
and ' per 11 column. All unusual cuts and de-
vices 25 per cent. extra.
F. W’. PERRY,
Attorney and Counselor at. Law.
Successor to Levi Warner.
Office corner of Main and Wall Streets,
NORwAnx, cos a.
v
w. B. RIDER,
lfitf
interest. 815 per half .
' Bent. Apply at this
For Sale or to Rent.
STORE 31 Main Street. ' _
CHAS, 3. LOCKWOOD.
_ TO LET. ,
THE place occupied by the subscriber, at t 8
head of Main Street, is offered to rent. par
furnished if desired. B. L. ELLS.
To ENT.
lower part of house fronting on Union
_ Park, iormerly occupied by George Colyer,
having been put in flit ect order, is offered to
cc.
with t e natural result of the lapse of-time, have
brought into public view a multitude of new men,
whose names are in every one’s mouth, and 01
whose lives ever one is curious to know the (par-
ticulurs. Great attles have becn_fou ht an im-
portant sieges maintained, of which t 0 details
are as yet preserved only in the newspapers or in
the transient publications of the day, hilt which
ought now to take their place in permanent au-
thentic history. , . - .
In preparing the present edition for the press, it
has accordingly been the aim-oi the editors to
bring down the information to the latest possible.
dates, and to furnish an accurate account of
the most recent discoveries in selence,of every
fresh production in literature, and of the newest
inventions in the practical arts, as well as to give
a succinct and original record of the progress or
political and historical events. '
The work has been begun after long and careful
and with the most ample re-
The love that to my friends I bore;
We parted with the sad farewell
Of those who part to meet no more.
“ And I, wlioface this bitter wind,
And o‘er these snowy'hillocks creep,
Must end. my journey soon and find
A frosty couch, a frozen sleep."
As thus he spoke, a thrill of pain
Shot to my heart; I closed my eyes,
And when 1 opened them again ,
I started with ‘a glad'surpiise.
’Twas evening ’still, and in the West
which rendered the transportation of regu- Stall: st skTo T111)“ CPAIAIAtNTS $0,000,330 t eth “‘VJaT-“Fatllif’ and ht9w pushy, 011111;)? and th' 1 th it B 'd ' t ' Yet here w re you know ' 1 l b
lartroo ~ difiicnlt while in the Southern 00 ,no caring in ercs paya eou many 0 t e itter strieso omeslic ie a 15(909356 .OY wen 0 1‘1 "GPOT' - . . ' . ' 0|, T,-—A suitofroomsovcrmy store. Posses- prelminol‘y 1‘ 0'3 . . . . . .
States 5:6 vast s'wamps . pIOYEd SerDg\ of Nile PI'OCEEGS of lands SOld ll‘l .1118 MlSSlS- might’he avoided b remembering and act- and has resided near the depot where a“ SO'IXPO 1101th ‘p001' as when we sailed, ENGINEER AND SUBVYORO I sign immediately. 45 GQ‘JO. F. BELDEN. {agrees 1011 carrymg It into a successiul termina- A flush of glownig c'nmson lay.
natural fortresses from which “10 partisan 519‘” 'lerritory. . In": “901‘ 3° issued ‘1" . ing in accordance ‘ erewith. young man by the name och Donald had wenty- ve years 3‘01 omeoin Gazette Building. ‘ Néne' 0mm original stereotype plates have been I “W the morrow “’9‘," and we“
troops issued to annoy the enemy, and in known as the MISSISSIPPI stock. the clan __._. _ . . ' _ , , , , persona; mom...“ given .to Engineering,Mi11- TO LET. “58.14,“, 9,9,, page has been printed on new That promise of a g orious day.
which when pursued. they disappeared be- were called the “Ynzoo claims.” and the Mining m) Mm— The Cincinnati been a “9‘1““ "3”“ and supplied her 01‘ this, our Silver meeting here, work.and Surveyinz- A130 Axeettorallkmdw Two large rooms to let over J. M. Potter’s typenormmg m facta new cyciopgdmmahfihg . . .
’ - - - - mic of the 1. -m ms h f d , G . u . -. - moth ith k n b t b How few are left to greet; machine: Orders left utthe Gazette 015°“. 0‘? Music Store,\VallStrcct,oppositc l’ostOfiicc. same plan and contra.“ as 1 5 pie 0 01" .u The waters, in their glassy sleep
yond the possibility 0f pursuit. - . C ‘u a ’ w e_rcver re errc . 0 ”2‘3"" 53575; A Pd“ Ofiashlonablc young 91‘ W~ WOT no 1 u 0“ a meat “89? A d ! l'd h - bymailw be promptly attended to. En hire at this Chloe 35“ With far greater pecuniary cxpcnihtiir d With Sh .- h l h h tft ! d h k
The colonists Were mainly an agricultural in the Statutes at Large, is called the title gentlemen went calling on New Year’s. when they removed to Stamford. On the n asoerg 1 on one coming your: - q ‘ ' such improvements in its composition as have one “ll t_ie ues t a inge t e s y,
- - Wc-soon must cease to meet ; ' ALVIN g, CHILD. ,. . . - been suggested by longer expenence and enlarged And rugged clifi‘ and barren steep
knowlettgc- ‘ Gleamed with a brightness from on high.
people, without great cities or vital points
whose possession by the enemy would para~
lyze the extremities. The fleets of England
swept the coastsrbut on the land her power
was limited to the districts her troops could
occupy, and these, when compared with the
' vast extent of territory in rebellion, were
ve'il'y small.
lie weakest point in the long line of
countr held by the colonists was the route
under the pretended purchase from Georgia
Previous to the year 1762, Great Britain,
France and Spain held vast and conflicting
claims to most of the North American Cori-
tincut. ,
FRANCE CLAIMED Tun. GREATER PART
of the country drained by the Mississippi
and its branches, and probably against other
civilized nations her title was good. By the
treaty of Fontainebleau, however, she ceded
This is nothing unusual. But these gentle-
men determined to call in style, nd it was
this that caused a misapprehc on, so to
speak. They had a fine turnout; that is to
say a pair of goOd horses, a handsome car-
rings, and a driver and footman handsome-
ly dressed. These gentlemen were colored.
The business ofthe driver was to take care
of the horses and that of the footman-io
deliver the cards of those who occupied the
carriage on the inside. Stopping at a
80th of December, McDonald and a certain
female came from Bridgeport to Stamford
on the 11 a. m. train and went to the house
where the girl and her mother were resid-
ing. They gave the girl a dollar and a half
and sent her from home to the village to get
some groceries, and when she returned at
four or five in the evening, her mother was
dead, having died with a hemorrhage of
But when his time to each'shsll' come,
> And he is called to go, _
Ma none regret their time misspcnt
' twenty-five years ago.
_-—.:—______-——
The MI 1' t I L‘ In
~ areas nit. n. m“ *
Max Adeler has a friend named Slimmer,
who deserves pity. He ,was going up to
Reading not long since, when reaching the
L A W 0 F F I C E S ,
Rooms Nos. 8 and 9, Secly's Hall, Main Street
SIAMFORD, CONN.
The law firm of Ferris, Child 8‘. Fessendcn was
dissolved by mutual consent, March 1st,1873: C. G.
Child willconttnuuhis business attire aboveaddress.
LEX. s. GIBSON,
Organist o f the First Congregational Church,
BARN T0 RENT,—A new Barn with good Sta-
bling for several horses, near the bridge. Price
88 per month. Enquire at this Office.
A FARM TO LEASI‘
IN NOBWA LK, CONN.
A FARM containing about 250 acres, with one or
two Dwellin Houses, and several Barns, sit-
uated near-the vil age. Has been used many years
as a milk farm, with a milk route tor the produc—
tion of the farm. Cali furnish the resent stock at
reasonable prices if desired. A sp endid opportu-
The illustrations which are introduced for the
first time in the present edition have been added
not for the sake of pictorial efi'ect, but to giye
greater lucidity and force to the explanations in,
the text. They embrace all branches oi science
and natural history, and depict the mostfamous
and remarkable features of'scencry. architecture
and art, as well as the various processes oi me-
chanics and manufactures. Although intended
for instruction rather than embeliishment, no
pains have been spared to insure “181i? artistic ex-
cellence ' the cost of their execution is enormous,
and it is believed that they Will find a welcome rc-
ception as an admirable feature 01 the Cyclopzedia,
And one was there whose journey lay
Into the slowly gathering night;
With steady step beheld his’way
O'er shadowy vale and gleaming hight.
‘-
I marked his firm- though weary trend,
The lifted eye and brow serene,
And saw no shade of doubt or dre
Pass o’er that traveler’s placid in en.
VOLUME LvIIIe-N'Uitllllli 5. ,
from anada to New York City by La& to Great 13pm” N
. ovelnber 3 1763 all her . .
Champlain and the Hudson. This line if ,s - , ’ .’ ’ . fashionable rcsrdence the footman took the .. dc of he ha cue to 105k -' - l . . h - -, ._ rm, b t t e c --
held by the enemy, would have severed the 3123:3333? 1,3,ch 2,2153%? rm; i’fi‘nmfi‘ffi cards and rang the bell. The (3001' was the lungs. McDonald then removed her to rogm.’ A 33m: sat tlferemvtvcit‘lll: llltgtla‘ ”on "101‘." it “3:. Y::;n:e;;l::l:{:le Eéfyl‘ifiié‘égdmme‘ 'gofiahgfilil} 835.393." and worthy of its high character. - h h , , ,
New England States r . ~ , . y opened by acolored person. Mr. Footmun the care of one Mr. Scully where she rc- b ,. d h h'ld Pm“? °' " g . or _S;E-0LMSTLAD-. This work is sold to Subscribers only,pnyablcori And ot ers came. t; on journey oer,
. parallel of latitude,.and to bpain all that i . (1.”) 1 d' . . a ‘N , , _ . _ . “fish‘s? an 1 "8,0 I Fen. and, when She Combo-mon- Nor-walnannunrysth,is... 3 delivery of coon volume. It Will be completed in And bade good momma, words Grebe".
THE room on BEBBLLION, south of that parallel and west of the river. £$§§fi tins eel,“ ifippfigemreceiwtnhg. 0' manned “11 the “9“ morning. She then 1'55 33W Slimmer, she “19th toward him, and, Box. 379 me. NORWALK, CONN. sixteen large 06mm Yplumes. ench,00ntainins “ TO-morrow we shin meet once'more; ’
{mm me res-,0;- the confederacy and have 'lbus when the treaty between the United ‘ ‘V - , '3 man ‘3" “'1' turned and was permitted to see the corpse. before he Wild defend himself She threw In Newvoik,cm of WilliamA Pond&Co., 896 FOR SALE. abontrBOO ages. fglb’.lllumafed .Wflh several ’Tis but we m.,," um, pans us here.”
dered the cards, which were refused, and - her arms about his neck nestled h h d . thousand \ ood En,ravmgs,anl wall numerous a ,
v 9" 0“ ”mam”- DESIRABLE FARM, containing forty acres, colored Lithographic Maps. -
“ And I,” he said, “ shall sleep ere long—
rendered ossible the task ofcrughino them. States and Gr'eat Britain was negotiated in _ . . . - _ _
p a ' the door was closed in his face. The case but all the furniture was removed. Her upon his breast, and burst into tears. Slim— situated 2;; miles norm or one wmon Rail— P I d St h or Ema-m
- ~ - ' 1- cc an g. , ,
road station. Said farm has a never falling stream 3' These fading gleams Will soon be gone—
- ~ ~ - 1783 the arti lc he 0 ’ ' - . . . .
33313321: hfmniléiemiiiiiifft3.510325 tion hi? the Jail. icileitiil: $123331?- “:33 "Po“e‘l “Uh" Pimc‘l’als "1 the 0““ “mm“ W“ buned °n “‘6 Sunday follow- me? was amazed, indignant, confounded R. 0AKES,M. D., .
i , a J 1- y Cd nueater bv th , fact that S ' 'n , ll rlagc, who CODSIdered it 0. queer case, but in" in part by the proceeds of the effects and ere he could find utterance for his feel: a PHYSICIAN d: SURGEON, of water runing through the same; is well fenced In extra. Cloth per col. _ . _ . ' . , , 35.00 , .
by the Americans, but _the forests or Lorlh- ed thebmoul’h Ofth‘e riv r V P311 0011 1‘9 - did not stop ,0 investigate. Subsequently w , _ b - fS f d A ' inns sh c exclaime d- ' OtheeoverAlfred Knappyflmre. Washingto- 5n, iiismalllots.With_aHouse,Bai-n~,and outbuildings In Library Lgaflwr‘ pg, 1:01., _ . , _ , , 6,00 Shall sleep, tO rise, refreshed and strong,
am New York proved its best defense, de- e - €538 scarrying it was ascertained that several charming and 1“ P3“ Y ,c 10W“ 0 tam 01' - fter ; lad-Henry, dear Henry! we are united at 30m. Nogwalk, Conn. Consultation graitstlrgiiif ifizn‘lfitfifiiegil’fsi£ffa3,?niflifih§.i‘i ‘léggglblffg: 5,, flag figffgpficggcghpgéohl . , . . 3.83 In the bright day that yet Will dawn. '
a.m.o p.m_ - v_ ,, .‘ ._ . . . _ n a' '. ,_ ‘ ., ', . o . - '
ductiveness is unsurpassed. For turt ex portion In Full Morocco, antique, g,” edges, 1395' 1:01., 10.00 ’ heard ; I watched him as he went,
taining the toiling army of Burgoyne until
the hardy militia 0‘ the country gathered to
break the power 02‘ Jritain on the heights of
Saratoga, winning , rent one of the decisive
battles of the wortl. For it was the victory
at Saratoga that ii .t gave the United Colo-
nies prestige abroad and brought aid from
France. The after years of bloodshed
could only delay, not prevent, the attain-
ment of American independgce.
THE Tnnnrronr occurmn in Tim COLON-
is’rs,
though of great extent, was, however, but
the mere fringe of the possessions Of their
descendants. The treaty of I783, by which
Great Britain acknowledged the independ-
ence of the United States of America, fixed
their western boundaryat the Mississippi,
the navigation of which was to remain
forever free to both parties. It is hardly
probable that either of the contracting par-
ties had a definite idea of the territory, be-
end the defacto possessions of the colon-
sis, thus surrendered. Its area was more
than 500,000 square miles. From that part
the American flag might, indeed, float on its
waters, but Spain could, if she chose, bar
the access to the ocean, or levy toll or cus-
toms duties on all the productions of the
goat basin of the Mississippi which reached
ew Orleans.
This was of small amount in 1783; The
inhabitants of the Mississippi valley at that
time, besides the Indian tribes, were a few
scattered hunters, with here and there a set-
tlement of adventurous pioneers. But, as
the number of inhabitants increased, it bad
came an Object to obtain a free access to the
ocean, and for this purpose a. treaty was
concluded with Spain, October 27, 1795, by
which the navigation of the great river
from its
sonnets To us MOUTH was To an Fonnvnn
FREE '
to both Spain and the United States. Under
it, Americans could not only transport their
productions to the Gulf of Mexico, but were
allowed by Spain to deposit them at New
Orleans for transfer to sea-going vessels,
free Of duty. _ '
Spain, however, was not destined to re-
of it not included within the present boun-
daries of the Original thirteen States, have
been formed eleven States, Maine, Vermont,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wiscon-
sin, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and
Mississippi, now inhabited by more than
fifteen millions of people.
tain possession of the mouth of the river,
nor of the great and then unknown region
west of it.. By the treaty of St. Aldsfonsp,
dated October 1, 1800, Spain retroceded to
France the entire province of Louisiana,
with the same extent that it had when
France originally possessed it. . This gave
young ladies were ‘receiving,’ but the door
man took the colored footman as the princi-
pal, and concluding that the ladies were not
‘receiving’ gentlemen of that color, made
answer as above described, and even refused
to permit the cards to be deposited on the
liver plate which he carried in his hand.
He was overheard to say as he closed the
door on the retreating footman, “Those
flashy darkies from gthe city can’t come it
over me.’ This is where the laugh comes
in, and it is at the expense of the white
gentleman who put on rather more style
than is common in this partofthe country."
(A
Tun Cosrmfal—uable statistics
in regard to the comparative cost of living
in America and Europe are. given in the
last Massachusetts labor report 2—,
One dollar will buy 20 pounds of flour in
Boston, one or two pounds more in several
European seaports, but the same ora consid-
erable less in a majority of the places com-
pared. Ili Boston one dollar will buy 5.56
pounds of fresh beef, roasting piece. In no
place in England will it buy so much by a
pound or more, and in Europe still less. Co-
penhagen being the only place givenwherc
it would buy more. Butter in Europe aver-
ages a pound more to the dollar than here,
cheese less by more than that except in a
few spots. As for potatoes, they are cheap-
came tO New York. On arriving at the
Grand Central Depot he gave her fifty cents
and said he hoped to see her again.
She further stated that on her arrival at
the Grand Central Depot, she was robbed
tainingher wearing apparrel. She notified
the police, but was anable to recover it.
Such was 1 ad and mysterious y of
the fair looking and intelligent,
whom Mr. Lyon found cast tipon the streets
fair means if she could, and if not, to be r
perhaps ruined in twenty-four hours. He
pleaded with the girl to go back to Connec-
ticut, and ofi‘ered the hospitalities of a good n
home. At first she was reluctant. but Oil be' c
ing informed by Mr. Lyon that he should
lodge her with the police until he could tel- °
egraphlhe authorities in Stamford, she con- trousers legs, and hung ,0 his coat tail.
sented to return to Connecticut on the 2:20
p. in. train.
0n the following morning Mr. Lyon took h
the funeral, s e remained with Mr. Scullv last Are
_ . you well? Is Aunt Martha still
until Monday at 11 a. m., whenshe met Mc. alive? Haven’t you longed to see your own
Donald at the depot, and in his company Louisa ?”
person alluded to as Henry, permit me to
say that '
H
_ . and I don’t own a solitary Louisa.
by two rough boys of a small value con- me by letting go mycoat; it excites remark.”
‘ Then she buried her bonnet deeper into
his waistcoat, and began to cry harder than
ever, and said:
ban How can you pretend that you are not my
husband?" is '
of the great metropolis, to get a living by don’t cease slopping my shirt 1,080? and
s
be obliged to call the police.
serious. Unhand me, I say.”
And she looked into Slimmer’s face, and
miled through her tears.
“Madame," said he solemnly, “if I am the
Iyou have made amistake. My
emuel, I have no Aunt Martha,
Oblige
ame is
“Oh, Henry how can you treat me so?
“Madam," screamed Slimmer, “ if you
hall
eniovc your umbrella from my corn,
Let me go, I
say.
“The children are here,” she persisted.
They recognize their dear father; don’t you
hildren ?” ' , I
“Yes, yes,” they exclaimed, “it’s
ur owu dear pa.”
pa,it's
And then they draggcdySlimmcrbylhis
I
email,” be shriekcd,“ this is getting
m
And he tried to disengage himself from
er embrace, while all the brakesmen and
Q
C. B. COOLIDGE,
DEN-TISgT.
Successor to
Dr. Asa. Hill,
WALL srnsef, NORWALK,
Chloe over -
C. J. Grumnn’s Dry Good- Store.
38' Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out-pain.
F. It. HASH asnorarns,
Importers and J obbers of
China, Crucial all Glass Wall,
Dealers In Heaters, Ranges, Stoves. are.
Manufacturers of Tin, Sheet Iro'n, COpper, Lead
and Zinc Wares. Corner Main and \Vest Streets,
SOUTH ,NOBWALK: CONN.
Peter I... Guigue,
. - I Y
F L 0 R I S 1 ,
North of the Norwalk Cemetery,
5 now ready to furnish all sorts of
Winter Flowering Plants,
at Flowers, Boquets, Wreaths,‘ Crsses, and
other Floral Designs, at short notice. Prices to
nit the times. 3m47
ice, terms, &c., ap ly to
V lars as to Epr p .
EB NEZER G. BETTS, near the 1111311115036 f
,- r
Wilton, Conn., December 19th, 1874.
FOR SALE OR TO RENT.
HE place belonging to the estate of Zalmon
Lyon. Said place is a very destrable roperty,
situated in the Borough of Norwalk, on t. 0 corner
of Knight Street and North Avenue, 15 Within five
minutes’ walk of the Horse Railway, and Danbury
a: Normal]: Railroad Depot. - Also the same dis-
tance from the several churches and schools. The
neighborhood is all that could- be desired. The
House is‘in good repair, the rooms large, commo-
dious and pleasant. 0n the premises is a well or
excellent» water, also a fine garden and plenty of
shade and fruit trees. Possession given the first of
A rll, if desired. For terms enquire of JAMES S.
LTON, on the premises, or of EDGAR LYON.
Norwnlk, March 7th, 1874. # 10tf
FOR SALE.
, A RARE CHANCE !
A very desirable place if ap lied for soon; situ-
ated on Helen, Elizabeth an Center Avenues;
size of let 260x130 feet, being about one acre. First
rate House containing 11 rooms, goodBarn, and
other out-buildings, excellent well and cistern near
the door; good Fruit and good Garden, being one- ~
REYNOLDS, Danbury, Ct.
FOR SALE OR. TO RENT.
NEW HOUSE,weil finished; 4 rooms and large
and convenient pantry and two closets, sinks,
.‘bc.
secOnd floor;
dining room wainscoted with black
walnut and cedar, kitchen Wainscoted With pine;
on first iloor, three rooms and two closets on ness and dispatch.
In Full Russia, per 1:01., . . . . . . . 10.00
Nine volumes now ready. Succeeding volumes,
until completion, Will be issued once in two months.
H. L. 85 F. BRAINARD,
GENERAL AGENTS FOR NEW ENGLAND,
MIDDLETOWN, CONN".
Specimen pages of the AMERICAN CYCLOI’EDIA,
showing type, illustrations, etc.. Willhe sent gratis
on application. Address the Publishers,
D. Appleton & Co.,
559 as. 551 Broadway, N.Y.
BOots and Shoes.
E ,thes ndcrsigned, havingformed a eo-pan
nership and purchased the Boots and Shoe
StoreofG.0. Keelcr,ivouldmostrespectfullyinvite
his oldcustomers,also, our oldfriends and patrons
andthe publiciu general,to give us seal] and we
willeonvincethem thathy
Honorable Dealing tit Small Profits
whichmakcsquicksalcs,t .
satisfactionand defy competition.
at we are bound togive
Our motto is
‘ half mile from Norwalk Brid c Terms easy. For
further particulars apply to § ’MES MITCHELL, ‘t'l‘nls NIDBLE SIXPENCE IS BETTER THAN
-ltoal Estate Broker, Norw , or N ETTIE Iiié T HE sLoWSHILLI-NG "
SOLE AIO UPPER liATllEB, FIIOIIOS, 1.6.,
Wholesalcand Retail. Particular attention paid to
CUSTOM Vvoxsn,
in allits branches,also REPAIRING donewithneat-
SM I TH Jr. HANFOBD.
CuxnnssSmru. JossruPJIlnnroan.
A lessening form, until the light
0! evening from the firmainent
Had passed, and'lie was lost to sight.
Atlantic Monthly.
5::
From tho New Haven Journal and Courier.
was; ac]: aroma. -
BY REV. GEORGE LANSING TAYLOR.
The ice storm '. The ice storm l The world
is agleam
With a lustre outsparkling the light of a
dream i 1
A calm, solemn splendor, so coldly scrcno
That the earth seems entranced at her own
- dazzling sheen 1’
For the north wind descended with chill,
freezing rain, .
O’er mtliu'ntain and valley, o’er forest and
p sin
And,lo! a’Wierd wonder! each drop that
”came down, - _
Soon changed to a jewel in winter’s bright
crown l
The ice crown l The ice crown l What num-
bers can name
In mfilion-hued grandeur, with sunrise
a ame!
Its brilliants that flash till the pole~fires are
Cass. w. MANY,
D E N 'I‘ I S T, '
Nonwanx, CONN.
Ofiice on Main Street, opposite Connecticut Hotel
eeth filled and extracted. ' 30
gas pipes throughout the house; water ipes, &c.;
situated on Fair Street, about half 'a an e from the
Bridge. If not sold before April lst,it Will be rented
for 8250. If sold the price will be $3,200; some part
of which can remain on mortgage. Apply to
7 JAMES E. ELLS.
W. o. QUINTARD a; 00.",
Wholesale and Retail Dealersin
Haldane, Paints, 0ils, Glass,
Most of this territory
was CLAIMED BY rm: ORIGINAL s‘m’ras
under old charters from British sovereigns,
charters which seem to have been granted
mithout much regard to geographical lines,
his departure for New York, and asked Mr. the baggage-masters and newsboys stood
Ward Nichols the conductor, to introduce to around and §9~Id his conduct was infamous.
him some prominent men from Stamford to I" the mm“ or ""5 struggle 3 stranger
t 'lh . . .
whom he could relate the clew as he sup- ngtfyellk‘zlSlitfhlggflalh‘hg “$1303.: his
to France the present State of Louisiana. ei- here than in England, and dearer than in 1
then called the Provrnce of Orleans, and all Ireland or Germany. Seven or eight pounds pa e, ‘ h A b' l l
the territory now possessed by the United Of pork for a dollar are sold here, and not And 89111511131 0‘1”” t e rs “m ‘3 e
States, west of the Mississippi and north of much more than half as much can be oh-
the degree of latitude. tained for that sum in England or Europe,
The oak on'thc monfitain looks down from
his height '
Like a castle of crystal, a column of light;
in
r-J
.‘CNVestern Territories, but it was many'years
to each other, or lo'thc rights of the Indian
tribes, the real owners of the country. Con-
necticutclaimed under her charter a por-
tion “Pennsylvania and Ohio. She sold‘
under this shadowy claim a large, amount
of land on the Western Reserve in Ohio,
and the Connecticut titles in the Wyoming
Valleyliu Pennsylvania were for a long
time the cause of litigation, bloodshed, and
almost of intense war. Virginia claimed
the land northwest of tha river Ohio, and
what is now the State Of Kentucky. North
Carolina. claimed ’I‘Ennessee, and Georgia
the territory which is now the States of
Alabama and Mississippi. It was manifest
that these vast and conflicting claims could
not be allowed. The territory beyond the
Alleghanies had been won by the blood and
treasure of the nation; it could not be held
solely for the benefit ofa few of the States.
Congress appears to have made unwearied
efforts to obtain the entire control of the
before the object was finally accomplished.
VIRGINIA sunnnnnxnnn min cunt
before the conclusion of the treaty of peace
with Great Britain; Massachusetts hers
April 18, 1785. North Carolina ceded
Tennessee to the General Government, Feb-
rusry25, 1790, while Connecticut retained
her claim to the Western Reserve until
October,1797. Her title to the Wyoming
Valley in Pennsylvania had been tried be-
fore a committee of the Continental Con-
ress, and the decision was in favor of
ennsylvania.
The conditions of most of then surren-
ders were to the effect that the lands should
be held and disposed of for the benefit of all
the States. ,
Georgia retained her claim to the lands
free deposit at New Orleans and access to
the ocean by way of the Mississippi. France
held that she was not bound by the treaty
of the United States with Spain.
BONAPABTE, THEN FIRST CONSUIJ
of France, caused the American Ambassa-
dor at Paris to be notified that the treaty
was only waste paper, and ordered an expe-
dition to be fitted out, under the command
of General Bernadottc, to take possession
of the newly acquired territory. One of
his great objects was, as he expressed it,
-to obtain "ships, colonies and commerce.”
The vast regions west of the river seemed
likely to give him all these. If'France
could have retained Louisiana it would have
given her the control of the trade of the
West. 0n the other hand, the United States
were resolved never to relinquish the rights
they had acquired from Spain. Sooner than
do this _
THEY WOULD HAVE GONE T0 was wrrn
FRANCE,
then under the control of Bonaparte, the
most powerful nation in the world. To
preserve the rights and avoid war, negotia-
tions were opened for the purchase of the
territory.
In these negotiations no idea seems to
have been entertained of the value of the
country reaching from the Mississippi to the
Pacific. It was then an unknown wilder-
ness. Even after it was obtained the idea
that it could for centuries be of any value
was scouted in Congress. During the dc.
hates in that body, after the purchase was
concluded. it was said that perhaps in five
The acquisition of'ihis great territory by and nowhere as much. In rice, milk and
France threatened the loss of the rights ace eggs they have the advantage of us. Tea
quired from Spain by the United States of costs less here than in En 'land,but more
than on the continent. ith coffee it is
about the same, though the difference is lit-
tle. In sugar, the British are a little better
off, the continentals a good deal worse.
Coal is cheaper here than in Germany, and
dearer than in England. Merrimac or com-
mon prints are cheaper here than in Eng-
land or Europe. Boots are about the same
here as there. There are but two or three
places in England or the continent, where
brown sheetings are cheaper than here,
while in brown shirtings the foreigners are
better ofi‘. Rent for four-roomed tenements
is from two to four-dimes cheaper in Great
Britain and on the continent, than in Bos-
on; in Austria 15 times cheaper. Board
also is from once and a half to twice as
cheap in Europe or in Great Britain as in
Boston. - ‘
n
A reporter of the Erie Dispatch interview-
ed King Kalakana as he passed through
that city, and the following conversation
occurred :
Re orter.—-How did you like Washington
and resident Grant 'l’
Kalakaua.—I think Washington is a fine
city, but notso nice as New York. I saw
many handsome women there. I think
General Grant is a fine man, one fit to be at
the head of this great Government ; and he
helped to free the slaves. For that I love
him, as do all my people.
Reporter.-What does your Majesty think
of American women it _
Kalakaua.—-I think they are handsome,
bold and forward ; why I actually received
posed to some strange matter.
communication was to be addressed to M
informed of what had taken place. and were
of what had happened, and a further e
hey,
it
Olmsiead On the arrival of Mr. Lyon in Ba -
done. _
Mr. Lyon well understood that her mother, r
Mrs. Lane, could not have been buried
in Stamford without a permit, and also that
if she left household goods and they were
Lane proved to be the daughter of Erastus
Smith, of Westport, atfl was reclaimed by
few days afterwards. 'Thus, by a. strange
series of events, the lost girl was caught in
frantic parents who had been
neighboring cities and towns for her in vain-
fabricate such incorrigible falsehoods,
stick to them even to the denial of a brother.
ed with this episode in the life of the girl,
Wm. A. wife in Slimmer’s arms, he became excited
Cummins and Alex. Milne were accordingly and 110"“ .Slimmer With that carpet bag,
and sat on llliim, and smote his nose, and car-
to inform Jas. Olmstead,Esq., States Attor- 33,,” ‘9 hat, and asked him what he
day to apologize.
. , _ take, because of Slimmer’s likeness to him.
timore the he“ day, Whlc‘J W33 accordingly And now Slimmer wishes he may soon be
The story was somewhat strange as‘ kicked in the face by a mule, so that he will
esemble no other human being in the world.
0
Do
a
, was nearly. as bread as a chair-bottom and
her wildness and restored unharmedto her then took very innocently, the delicatl: fist
searching the, of his new acquaintance. Looking with a
.a
_ , he gradually tightened his gras until the
The most wonderful 01' 311 “1.13 13 that a delicate mauler of the young man was en-
girl of such tender years should be able to tlrcly lost to sight. Bunko grew alarmed
and but concealing his fears, remarked that he
believed he had made a mistake.
Slimmer was removed on a stretch-
r, and the enenly went off with his wife
nd family in a cab. He called the next
His wife made the mis-
————-—-—.—¢Op—.———_
A Painful Mistake.
John Smith, frOm Iowa; a six-footer and
ver, amused the boys on the Board, in Chi-
501d by Mc. Donald, that it “'35 illegal, as cage, with the recital of the way in which
they were goods belonging to an estate of a he
deceased person and must be administered 0 ,
John was passinga store on State street,
upon according to law. lately when a dapper little fellow stepped
The public are already aware that Ella up to him.
rcciprocated the friendly greeting
f a. bunko “steerer” the other morning.
“Why, Mr. Jones, how do you do? When
id you arrive ? How is Mrs. Jones ?"
John Smith looked at the little fellow it
her brother and neighbors, allknowledge of moment, and “tumbled" to the game at
whom she denied in their presence, but- a once. The bunkoist as he spoke, extended
his hand for a friendly shake. John drew
long breath, spreading out hi5 fist until it
uiet smile straight into the fellows eyes,
“Not at all; I'm right glad to see you,”
There are some strange features yet connect- responded John.
Crunch went a few more bones, the blood
ARTIFICIAL TEETH INSERTED at LOW RATES
__—
GAGE INSLEE,
A n c n I '1‘ n c 'I‘,
70 BnOADWA 1', NEW YORK.
Residence, Stamford, Ct.,
Special attention paid to country residences 2-11
S a w. MITCHELL,
C
At the ever popular
I O N M A R K E T ,
has always the best of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
FUN
at fair livin rices Union formerly Model) Mar-
ket, on the p ‘ (~ 18
ridge.
CHARLES S. LOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Draper A: Tailor.
’ AND
axxrs’ FURNISH [Na antral: wx,
Meet, Not-walk, Conn.
Norwallc Fish Market. ,
HE subscriber havis g bought out the old Bridge
Fish Market, of Rufus Ad’ams, intendskeepinz
constantly on hand all kinds of ‘
FRESH FISH, OYSTERS,CLAMS,&0.,
and allvsrleties oi'choice fflfll‘l‘S I, VEGETABLES
in their season.
CHARLES W. LOCKWOOD,
(2' Spring chickens Dressed to order.
Small Place for Sale.
THE HOUSE AND LOT situatedjnst west of the
Wide River Bridge, on the south side of the
road,nearlyopposi‘te the residen‘ceof James Panton,
Esq., is ofi'ered for sale; The house contains six
rooms with cellar, &c., and i s ofiered at a low price;
a large partof the purchase money-can remain on
mortgage. Thisis a good chance to secure a home.
Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE 3
M111 Property —
.
FOR SALE.
THE subscriber offers for Sale his Mill Proporty
situated iii West. Norwalk, about two miles
from Dal-len Depot,three‘ miles from South Nor-
walk,and two miles from New Canaan, consisting
of a manufactory, two stories high,86xls feet, with
about 12 feet head and fall of water, with three acres
ofland; now used as 3. Saw Mill but suitable for a
manufactory orally kind. Terms easy and price low.
Enquire of JAMES FINN EY, Real Estate Agent,
Nerwalk, or of the subscriber,
CHAUNCEY STREET
WestNorwalk, Sept. 25.1869. tf'39
J" urns antennas,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
—AND-
AUCTIONEERV,
onlccfilitc‘ucllio mock,w.ili Street,
NORWALK, CONN.
City Residences, Farms and
w. caninnnn,
House Furnis' hing Goods,
Also all kinds of
Mechanics’ Tools,
AND
AIRIOIILTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
LOOKS, KNOBS, NAILS, AND BUILDER
HARDWARE, POCKET AND TABLE OUTLERY
ofthebcst kind. Remembesthc place, _
No. 8 Opera House- Block,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN .
nufinxiurr
JACKSON BROS"
JEWELERS
KBEPCONSTANTLY 0N HANDA FULL
STOCK OF
FINE GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES
Jillillll .Sll'fll AID P lA'I'EO WARE
ofeverydcscription.
chafiingfin all it's Branches
Done inthe hestmanner.
It
_ALSO—
And hemlock and cedar and evergreen pine,
'In arcades of emerald and diamond shine!
The breeze-shaken tree-tops, on fire with
keen rays, ‘
Moan deep like an organ,and bend in the
azc;
And each lowly s‘hrub by the hedge-row and
stream -
Stands glittering, glorified, lit by the beam !
The rude fence is jewelled. The dry mul—
leins stand
Like spectres of agate :. winter’s stern
and ; .
The willow, with pearl-Spangled train, like
a queen
In the pomp of her bridal robes, graces the
scene.
The elm towers majestic in state liksa king,
His boughs like a galaxy glow as they swing;
The beech and the maple, the locust and ash,
Fling back like a rainbow the orient flash.
I stand gill the mountain and gaze o’er the
WI ( .
Till, wiillilgplendor bewild’red, I weep like a
c 1
When the wide sea Of glory beneath melics
spread,
With a deep of blue sapphire like steel
overhead. ' '
The woods bend below me in iris hued
waves, ,
The drills curve around me in amethyst
caves;
Above, the bald clifi‘s in bear majesty rise,
Like chrysolite buttresses propping the skies,
EDWARD P. WEED,
n'ss U G o. I s T ,
We! Street, opposite Normals Opera Home
7 Country Seats
Bought. Sold, Rented and Exchangcd,
hundred years our settlements might extend several letters from ladies in New York,
beyond the MiSSiSSiPDi- . Washington, and Boston, plainly proposing that time will alone develop. mounted ‘0 Bunko’s {2100. his knees item-
I
bled, and he began to look as if he were to
have an apoplectic fit.
from the occan.to the Mississippi within the *
limits fixed by her ancient charter, and b
a royal proclamation, dated October 7,178 ,
0h, Northlandl severe in thy sensOn of
storms, _ ,
What clime that the tropic eternally warms,
lg’tslarSmilh’slmericanflrgans
The sole object of the negotiation was marriage. I am a bachelor; but when ——-——
want to marry a woman I will ask her.
which annexed to Georgia all the lands
TO OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE MOUTH OF THE
- RIVER.
do not like to have women propose. It is
A Du_el of Jowcb.
One day, on the trip up,
“Excuse me, Jones; it’s a mistake," he
when reading it finally roared.
A large and well‘selccted stock 0 f
DRUGS AND MEDICINES
that Estate,8tocks, Furniture, &c.|
To which we wouldinvite theattentlorofthe
What isle of the ladies, what Eden of bliss,
E’er flamed with a gorgeou'sness grander
north of Florida and south the Altamaha
extending “westward to t c South Sea.’
When by the treaty of peace with Great
' Britain the Mississippi became her western
in my Opinion, wrong.
It is not surprising the King is hurrying
back to the cannibal islands if we waitreat-
Perfumery, Patent Medicines, all kinds, Mineral
Waters. Toilet and Medicated Soaps, Flavoring and
Handkerchief Extracts, Hair Brushes, Combs,
Sponges, Chamois skins, Stationery,Cigars, one”
musical public.
Union Marble Works,
magazine, my attention .was attracted by ‘fNot at all; only too glad to see you.’
8 than this? . ,
the glitter of a gold bracelet, which 100 mlth was inexorable. Bunko fairly yelled
where I would, flashed before my eyes. and With pain. He wound round and round “ public and private ”10 Mic-“(mules of
HOUSES, LOTS; FARMS,
The first reposition was to purchase the
small stri‘ of territory held by France east
of the Mississippi. 9. district about one hun-
Oh, freedom! sigh not in thy crng-circlcd
22.11%: ”Em: “13,392‘1iohufgjgge‘igfififi :E‘gmogl:iig,:2egggnile£gut’o11”)": 31:3] hilt-l ed in this style by the ladies of the cities he further scrutiny revealed the fact that the shot up to his full height, and slid down on. and“ constant‘ addinomhm‘ock “mun” and
square miles of some 'of the most feiztilc dl f'the r'v r’s ha el 3 1 h _ visited. His moral reflections on this sub- 5'0“."3 lady who wore 1‘ was particularly his knees. . ‘ . popularmedlclu‘lasoftlfo day. . _ nest
. c 0 I e C 110 - P0 90“. 0W ‘ anxious that I should be attracted by it. and At length John was satisfied. The right AND PERSONAL PROPERTY- NORWALK' 00““ For soft. clinics of summer in bloom ever
a ' I
”BUGS AN” MEDICINES. ‘T’litltfiiélriggfiigxcgictsi‘iréadearrangementsbywhicli be dressed;
lands on the continent. On this magnificent
domain was based one of the
GREATEST LAND srxcmrions on RECORD,
the history of which forms a dark spot in
the annals of the State. We are apt in
these days of defaulting public officers and
credit mobilier swindle-s, to look back to
the days of our forefathers as days of greater
honesty, but impartial history shows that
human nature changes but little with the
' lapse ‘of time. The armies of the Continen—
tal Congress suffered from the. misdeeds of
swindling army contractors, and the country
generally from forestallers and speculators
who sought, sometimes successful ', to raise
their own fortunes on the ruin of their Lfel-
low citizens.
By an act of the 7th of January, 1795, the
Legislature of Georgia sold to four land
companies, called the Mississippi, the
Tennessee, the Georgia, the Georgia-Missis-
sippi, fifty millions acres of land, compris-
ing most of the present States of Alabama
and Mississippi, for $500,000, or one cent.
per acre.‘ These four companies were com-
posed mainly of the members of the Legis-
lature and their friends. In other words,
the majority sold the land to themselves.
It appears from the evidence that every
ever; at first even refused this small conc -
sion. In fact, it would not have been p0 i-
blc to effect a purchase of the province, or
any part of it, if he had felt secure in its
possession. War was impending, and it
was doubtful if France could retain posses-
sion of the mouth of the Mississippi against
Great Britain, her superior on the ocean.
As was said in the debate on the treaty in
Congress, the King of England proved to be
the best negotiator for us. Bonaparte, while
unwilling to sell the small district east of
the Mississippi, Offered the entire province
for what seemed the enormous sum of
ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS OF FRANCE
and a release of the claims of the United
States against France for depre‘daiions on
her commerce. Our count: was at the time
. deeply in debt. The overnment, un-
' dcr the Constitution of 1789, had commenc-
cd not only without a dollar in the treasury,
but indebt more than seventy millions, the
legacy of_an cxliliisting war and a bad sys-
tem of finance. Energetic action and eco-
nomical government had established the
public credit and brought the evidences of
the public debt to a par with those of much
wealthier nations,but to assume a new debt
of $20,000,000 seemed more than the coun-
ject are very pertinent. ,
__o—ago..._——.
A Cold Winter Years Ago.
, The winter of 1741 was famous through-
out New England as much colder than any
which had preceded it. Probably no year
since could furnish testimony for cold either
so intense or protracted. The snow, which
on ed the while country as early as the
1 f November, was still found the next
April covering the fences. The Boston Post
Boy for January 12th, reports a tent on
Charles river for the entertainment of trav-
elers. The Boston News Letter for March 0,
tells us that “ people ride every day from
Stratford, Conn., to Long Island, which is
three leagues." Even as far east as New
ondon, we are told that “ the ice extended
into the sound as far as could be seen from
the town ;" and that“ Fisher’s Island was
united to the mainland by a solid bed.” On
March 28m the Boston News Letter reports
that the people living on Thompson’s Island
had crossed over to Dorchester to church on
the ice for the fifteen preceding Sundays.’
As late as the 9th of July a letter from
New London, Conn., reports on the east side
of the Connecticut river, a body of ice as
large as two carts can draw, clear and solid,
and adds very artlessly that “it might lay
of her magazine with a silver fruit knife.
For the purpose of showing her that I was
was another such
gold pencil from my pocket and marked a
passage in my book, for my bracelet was
equal to hers. Observing that fact she
drew off her left glove and carefully arrang-
ed her vcil, that
heavily chased ring which encirc ed her
finger. I could “go her one better” here;
so, taking off my glove,ldrew down the
saw, and quickly pulling off her other glove,
displayed a splendid cluster diamond and a
gigantic amethyst. I was slightly nonpluss~
cd, but, as she wore no ear-rings, I felt that
after all, I was even with her. At that in-
stant she drew an elegant little watch from
her belt, which she studied attentively two
whole minutes, holding it up full view, then
turning to me, as it to say, “Well, go on." I
had done my best and could not answer the
challenge, but thought mournfully of my
poor little locket in a drawer at home, with
one side all jammed it. When, at last the
aggravating creature took a jewel-case from
her satchel, and held up a lovely coral set,
to further design,begau cutting the leaves hand of Bunko was a mass of crushe
flesh and bones, without any semblance tO
any part of the human anatomy.
not particularly dazzled, in fast, that there the bruised member fall,gavc the fellow a Drug Store,
in the world, I took a hearty kick, and left pleasantly remarking: CORNER or WASHINGTON AND DEPOT s'l‘s.
John let
‘-I guess it was a mistake, after all.”
In our editorial columns of Tuesday, the
question was asked “will somebody define
might not fail to co the the modern meaning of Democracy.” A
friend has assured us that the perplexing
question was settled several years ago by
the venerable Eli-United States Senator,
blind, fiashinga rare topazand a solitaire Truman Smith, thus: “Democracy—original
diamond before her appreciative eyes. She sin carried into actual tiumgrmian...
This
seems to cover the whole ground, and it
Will be truly surprising if Mr. Smith’s com-
pendious definition should fail to receive
the authoritative sanction of Webster's and '
Worcester's Dictionaries in all their suc-
ceeding cditions.— Washington Chronicle.
09——
Stauncli old Connecticut struck the key-
note of the next campaign in the action of
her Republican convention. Such true
courage as was there exhibited not only
deserves but commands success. The men
Who inspired the proceedin 3 served under
Grant and Sheridan, and we 1 know the dis-
HE undersigned would respctfnlly announce to
the citizens in this vicinity, that at his
can always be found _
_PU’RE DRUGS,
CHOICE WINES and LIQUORS
FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES,
FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES,
' PATENT MEDICINES, die.
38'Physicians’Prescriptlonscarefullycomponn'e
ed day and night. Can be found nights, in sam-
nuilding,entrance on Washington St.
iy49 _ S. F. PECK, South Norwalk Conn.
Bo Sc BIAASCER,
At his Storcin MALLORY’S BLOCK,hsconstant;
ly on hand a general assortment of
G- B. O C E B. I E S ,
oncoxmsx, amass,
- rm AND-WOODEN WARE, £10., ETC -
B y devoting his constant personal attention to the
businesshc hopes to merit pnblicpatronage. 9
TNA INSURANCE 00., 0F HARTFORD,
Sales of Furniture at Owner-5’
Residences.
31611593 to Rent
Furnished and Unfurnished.
Placesfor sale varying in price from $5,000
to $50,000;
All orders left at the Union Market, Mitchell’s
Block, Norwalk, will receive prompt attention.
JAMES MITCHELL.
pRANGES.‘
Callandsccthembcfol-cbuyingelsewhere.
GEORGE F BELDEN.
THE HARTFORD
STEAM BOILER INSPECTIUN !
Scotch Granite,
directirot‘n Scotland. Heis also prepared to furnish
every kind of
ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE,
GRANITE. DRAB, 0R BROWN STONE,
M Q N U M E N '.'I." S,
Slabs, Tablets, Sinks, its... as wcllas Mantlerand
Furniture Slabs in general. at the
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
Cemetery Fencing, Iron Bailng, an,
furnished and put npat shortnoticc and onvery
, favorable terms.
Renrcsentlngan establishmenttheoldestandbest
known ofauyin Western Connectieu t,thesubscriber
feels thatitsrepntation for artistic excellence and
honorable dealing is already too wellestablished to
need commendation. Address E.B. Price, Agent
MechanicSt., in therearof the new Bank, Norwalk
0. a. KENDALL, M. n..
D E N T I s 'I' ,
Ofilce East Side Depot Square, WashingtouSti-eet,
South Norwalk, Ct.
Dentistryin all
its branches cr-
formedinthc est
manner.
Special atten-
freest where
It breasts the fierce tempest and breathes
mountain air.
Goldenhair climbed up‘on Grandpapa’s knee,
Dear little Goldenhalr, tired was she,!
All the day busy as busy can be.
Up in the mOrning: as soon as ’twas light,
Oitt with the birds and butterflies bright,
Skipping abcut till the Coming of night.
Grandpapa toyed with the curls on her head,
“ What has my darling been doing, he said,
“ Since she rose with the sun from her bed Y"
" Pity much," answered the sweet little one;
“ I cannot tell, so much things I have done;
Played with dolly and feeded my bun.
"And then I jumped
rope, .
And I made out of some water and soap
Bootiful worlds, mamma’s castles of hope.
with my littlejump-
" I afterwards readed my picture book, .
And Bella and I we went to look‘
Know, know that thy eagle breed soarsfi}
For the smooth little fishes by the side of
member of the Legislature who voted for try could bear Mr Livingston the Ameri- . - . . . .
. . .c . ‘- ' . retnottha 0 ~. - -- , -
the bill.w1th a Single exception. was to re- can ambassador at Paris, however, thought $2,263, tegfifgfiggiig’;,ggfw ,2 drink putnzh iiirggls ‘3éstltgllfi‘i‘5213’ 3113,1213; lgtegléb‘lé lg; :fizguitgdwgrmtffnk Ygggssfiilgfitififi‘; Incorporated 1819. CharterPerpctnal. . . “on men ,0 or
V ‘ I 3 all I ' ' . - . I . r ’ ' a
’ y their confidence in such leaders. This cap|‘al‘nd“"°"" $°’052’880'19 Insurance Company, fgfiiiilii'zgpzigse ill; the brook.
ceivc shares of from 28 000 to 112 000 acres me money niitrhf, be raised by sellina all the . ,,
. ' - o f t. On the 17th of Jul snow . . -
a a made “t 0 l y 81110 ”1M I observed, wasutierly Vilnqmsh‘ lusnresagainstlossand damage by Fire, outerms 'heuscoletrOuB
“ And then I corned home and eated my tea,
ofland. For these shares they paid noth- territory . . . . , _ _ _
. . was still lying in mass in the town of Ips» c 0 r0 te andso reatl 31,. spirit insures the success of the ticket.
13g.b‘,1”3‘f”31m“' $0“); (iJUPEIm "fame: mess on THE mssrssmr To some sonnets wicb, Mass, nearly four feet thick. Sgibggtmigx :11? boouk (3,3,, I did gm, 32,8 a , _Washi'ngtan Republican. 3283;153:333? ard'nggigfiigtgnh‘fiilhlh‘ll? m CASll CAPITAL $500 000 Oxide 01' Luv 1:-
1 811' 5m :0 9’5 50 d l 9 1' "1 eres . eve POWER. But the most marvelous record. of that «o» ' ' SochgcntsforNorwalk andvicinity. ’ ’ , ' $35331; (laid? {“3 And Iclimbed up on glandpapa’s knee,
ssons Policies of Insurance. After careful in- ,hemsufincyeamwnh “ma“,ngwceccu' 1 m ,3; And I des as tired as tired can be.”
thing—“Midget,” in Boston Globe. ‘
W
to its safety, and know positively
season is the. statement, made by Alonzo . , ,'
Eldon m Connecticut, Wallace m Penn' spection ot the Boilers, covering all loss or
teeth without pain orinjury to my
damage to Boilers, Buildings, and Machinery aris- fectlysatisflcd as
before the bill pasaed for money, merchan-
that I can extract
Had this been done we might have had
ORWALKINSURANCECOMPANY ,
Lower and lower the little head pressed, "
disc and negro slaves. . , _
, - - - - the fortresses of an enemy threatening our Lewrs, author of the Annals of Lynn,Mass., . 1 . , , ,
{MT :1 i,§fif,“2,°§,‘,’§,{’i,‘f, xixlgfigl-Ellillédi (3:233 vast inland commerce from the western that ‘_‘ Fraficls Lewrs, the Signer of the Dec- New YORK, January 28.——_A magnificent g fifiaiggfikfilel ill; fligfigéggmfiigag : “12mm . .
- ment in Georgia Every grand jury in the bank 0f the MiSSiSSiDPi- This disaster WEI Pm“? of%ndlc{pct:nd§nce, tdhlve ”11m barge “Sgt? at“91.22.3333:aggsglgglgilga; $3: Senators And the Democracy talkOt se- NORWALK’ CONN" fi’i‘fé‘éi:chili)?Eidiaiiiffi‘li‘ifiafiii233?all? U'ml ill had drooped upon - grandpapa’s
' rom cw or o arusa e ewoe me a . . - . - . . . s __-- . reast; - . ,
. . lecting true lovers of the Union to fill the Cash Cam,“ _ - _ _ _ . _ $500,000 STEAM BOIER EXP‘OSIORS ! ins. Ofiiccnotopen oniionaaysoi- Saturdays. Dear little Goldenhair, sweet be thy rest.
prevented by the desire of Bonaparte to
prepare for war with Great Britain,unen delivery to Gen. Sherman's dau htcr, Mrs.
bedivc oi Thcsuhscrioerhaslocated in the nasnnsxr 0F
ofiices within the gift of their party. Not
WILSON'S BLOCK, (opposite Gazette Building,
State presented the Legislature. as a public
one of these men, be it remembered, who
. _ _ , o- i e.”
' nuisance. Immense meetings were held, m length of Long Island sound, on the c
.p—O———-—-
Palduanpltal, - - - - - 8100.000 - ' .
We are but children; the things that we do
President
Fitch. They were sent by the I,
J". M. ALLEN.
which the fraud and its originators were ember“ by B distant colony, whose pro- 9 ' - ' .
. . Quid have been diflicult or im 05. Franklin - Toast. Egypt as a wedding present in token ofhis . . . . . . WM. 0. Srannt,President, Gno. B.Cownns,3oc’ ,
denounced in unmeasured terms. At the teem)" W p At a State dinner somewhere, a. French- appreciation of the service’s rendered by glyddtiggc‘llga‘igieclezfigfi‘h’fhhhggiltfigélicuynol . manual“, Treasurer. ~ y. . J- :3" :fl‘ggfi " ' yice'ls’gggtglr'; -wllcrc hewillcal‘ry on the Arc as sports ofa babe to the Infinite view,
D gm 5 , ' __ Age," Gas Fitting andPlumbmg Bugmegs That marks all our weakness and pities it
W. Go LINEBURGH, l
. 00.
sible..The price was reduced to $15,000,000,
payable in stock bearing an interest of six
per cent., of which $11,250,000 was to go to
Gen. Sherman. The necklace is a perfect
mass of large diamonds, artistically strung,
and with still larger diamonds hanging at
O
God grant that when night overshadows on.
the Government.
-——-——.—¢Op—.~c————
man was called on for a toast, and he gave
in substance this : in sliits branches. Being a PRACTICAL WORK-
liiAN, and always either personally doing or super
intending his work, heis confident of his ability to ‘
'y general election which ensued, almost the
entire Legislature was swept from power
NOW FOR YOUR WATER PIPES.
Ofilce over the F irst National Bank, cor. Main and
like the moon, dis-
23
and a new set of members chosen, who pro- ~
. ' France and the balance. $3 750 000 to pay “1* rance . may she be . . _ ‘ . _
096090. 85 m 33 l“ “1““ 1“" claims for French ,depredaiio’ns oh American pellin darkness by her benignunt light." lBlelel: 101:) ‘tlllie {iiimoi’ff°§§.i.i$é $111350; m3:333gcgffirgglggflggafilg$333 . Wm. Glover & Son, Bank scannissnarwon'r. coNN. . f t. .
An nghshman was then next called on "039 1“ m g the new temperance amendment, by which Arel'eld! tonuttnyonr WATER.STF.AM cross SEWER PIPE | SEWER PIPE ' gihgsfitilliiiflrli‘t’fgnggl tablaitgfifiligso-NABLE And wzgh’i’illbe calle d ,0 account for 0“,, day 1‘
, . . CHARGE , an n - e
no UNDD THE WORK or THEIR FREDECESBOBB.
hopes to
C
On the 13th of February, 1795, an act
was passed declaring that the act by which
the land was sold had been passed by
usurped authority, end; being fraudulent,
was therefore null and void from the begin-
, _nin‘g. The not itself was ordered expunged
r' from the records of the State, and it was for-
bidden to plead it in any court ofjustice.
The territory which had been sold under it
was declared to be still public property.
commerce. The treaty of cession was sign-
ed April 30,1803, and the formal surrender
of the province was made to William C.
Claiborne and General Wilkinson. commis-
sioners on. the part of the United States, on
the 20m Of December in the same year.
So recent had been the transfer from Spain
to France that the Spanish authorities were
still in possession of New Orleans, and as
Spain had protested organist the-cession of
the province to the United States, it was
PIPE, at very short notice and at as low a rate as
anyone. .WBOUGBT is CAST IRON, TIN-LINED.
LEAD PIPES,&c.,of ever slzeand description.
, PLUMBING in a “to Branches.
Visitin 5 Cards.
ALL Till}. NEW STYLES,—plain. rep,
pure- white or fashionable tints, imported
stock. put up in neat card boxes. can be had at
short notice, at the Guests Job Printing-
0flco. Engraved Cards to order.
sized diamonds arranged to match the neck-
lace. Its value is estimated at a-lialf mil-
lion dollars.
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« How Colonel Forney must have blushed
for his country when a Manchester weaver
said to him, “Such men as We elect to our
city ofllces would as soon think of setting
fire to their own'h'ouses asot abusinga pub-
lic trust.
He shall find us guiltlessas Goldcnhair‘ lay
share in the public pa tron age.
17tf C. ‘V. BUBBITT.
Two-Seatcd"C:ii-riagc for Sale.
SPECIALLY adapted for an aged pair, invalid,
E or cripple. It has an extra jump scat, if rc-
ulred, set very low down, and is the easxest car-
glnge to ride in and get in or out of, in town. Price
3150, not half its value. Enquire at Gauging
OFFICE
and gave this: “England; may she be like
the sun, the joy and strength of the earth,”
And then Franklin, as an American, was
called on for a toast, and he gave this :
,fi‘gtflpflga “pray she be like Joshua, who
commanded‘the sun and moon to stand still,
and they obeyed hint.” .. s - _
It is grandertope a trucpian like Joshua
~Jehovah’s help—“thapgghe moon or sun
in all their glory. 1. a» ' .,
manufacturers Ofand dealers, in spirituous
liquors are to be excluded from its member-
ship. ' '
All sizes. The cheapest and best. Manufactured
and for sale by CHAS. T. LEONARD d7 SON.
Norwalk,Jnne26.1873.
OEMEHT HORSE BLOOKS.
- LL SIZES AND STYLES. Just as durableand
at less than one-third of the cost of stone
'alocks. Manufactured and for sale by
CHARLES T. LEONARD .b SON,
Water Street, Norwalk.
And oh,'when aweary, may we be so. bloat,
As to sink like the innocent child to Our real,
And to‘i‘épiourselves clasped to the Infinite '
Jonathan Sturges, ofFairfield, died Sun-
day, aged seventy-foam. Not long ago one
ofhis'testbecail’iepetrified, and was sever-
ed t‘romlhe leg andplaced inthc cabinet of
Yale college, where it still remains. ,
br t. -
“How um it" Some
on orange peels, but mostly on ice.
it
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