‘ _ predictions. “2%: I~ "t-p tws J .':*‘m i ,e..1 .~~. - ' ~ ~ "in fiuuwuth asserts Tuesday,August 3d, I875. Editorial Correspondence. Wasumerox, August lst, 1875. DEAR GAZETTE :—A mid-summer letter from the National Capital breaks harshly on the. sweet refrain of high-wrought letters from mountain and sea-shore, forest and streann: There is much, nevertheless, to in- terest the public in a summer view of Washington. All is quiet, it is true, at the Capitol. ,Eith'cr great hall of the national legislature isrbarren and silent, but the doc- umentficlerks are all busy. 811,0 folders, and scrubbers, and pitting... and masons are "fixing-up” for the coming session. The greatest activity also presents itself about the Capitol park and grounds. The monster shade trees, that were removed or settled dowu to lower grades are all alive and in thrifty. growth; despite all adverse The setting of fountains, lamp piers and pediments, and the miles of fine cut granite copings, set to the circular and winding lines‘o'f Fred Low Olmstead’s landscape plans, have so changed the hith- erto unsightly surroundings of the Capitol that the tfanstormation partakes of the mi- raculous. The long lines of young and thrifty shade trees, adorning every street throughout the city, and put out by that much abused “Board of Public Works” are in full vernal glory and give to the city an assured prom- ise that in five years this will be the fairest city _ of this hemisphere, and in ten years the most beautifully laid out and shaded city on the globe. Capitalists from abroad are not slow in discerning this, and to-day there are more than double the number of new and costly residences going up 'here that there are in New York and Brooklyn' combined. The great number of new build- ings being erected is a wonder and surprise to everybody. -Ever since the war the city has taken on more and more the character of a winter Saratoga, and persons of means from all sections of the Union are attracted hither as a most enjoyable, social and cli- matic place for passing a congressional ses- sion. Two hundred and thirty-four per- mits for the erection of buildings on Capi- tol Hill have been granted since the‘ ad- journment of Congress this spring. De- spite this extraordinary amount of building the merchants and trades-people complain as bitterly as elsewhere oft e “hard times.” Shopkeepers aver that the people wear old clothes, and the butchers and grocers com- plain that a closer inspection now rules the home culinary departments than at any time since the war. All of which is un- . doubtedly true, though the same stringency cannot exist here, with the large monthly disbursements from the Treasury to resi- (tent employees, that rules in the depressed manufacturing towns of New England. In all things save house rent, Washington is a much cheaper place of residence than Nor- walk—or any other Connecticut town—for that matter. In the case of Norwalk we need not exempt the taxes even, despite all the clamor made about the Washington Im- provement Ring . The White House is deserted by all save a few droning servants and the florist and gardener. But at the Departments the same routine activity as at other times now prevails. The Heads of several are away but the Treasury, the Post Ofiice, and At- torney General‘s have their able heads here laboriously and attentively administering at their respective Bureaus.’ The family of Post Master General Jewell are at their summer home in Hartfofd, but the Postal department furnishes enough for its chief's active and practical brain, to keep him here and constantly on deck. Last week he ran over and spent the Sabbath with his family, but hastened back to duty at the beginning of the new week. He seems to grasp and master every item and detail of the vast Postal machinery of the nation, and where? ever his keen business eye detects a defect it is as instantly remedied. From eight in the morning till five o’clock in the evening he is to be found at his desk, an example'of fidelity to his subordinates and a rebuke to all oflicial shirkers of duty. It is a glory to Connecticut that it can be and is truthfully said, that she has given to the nation the ablest and best head of Postal affairs it has ever had. - We had the pleasure of listening to-day to Rev. Dr. Augustus Beard, who for two Sabbaths has supplied Dr.‘ Rankin’s pulpit. Dr. Beard has been tendered, and earnestly urged to accept the presidency of Howard University here, and he goes back to Syra- cuse tomorrow to consult. the people of his charge in reference to an acceptance of this new and flattering "call.” . Col. Knowlton, late of the Bridgeport Standard, and now chief clerkzof the Post Office department, has just returned item a flying visit to Connecticut, whither he went to locate his family, at Newtown, for the summer. Hon. H. Lynde Harrison is here but leaves for New Haven the fore part of the week. The announcement last evening of the sudden death of Andrew Johnson caused much surprise and sincere regrets on every side. It is feared his new senatorial posi- tion will now be filled by some one less hon- estly loyal» to the Union, the Constitution, and the Laws. His career has certainly been a most strange and eventful one, and with all his own bitter partizan feelings and antagonisms, his worst enemies must admit him to have been a lover of his country and a truly honest man. No love of .money or lust of gain everbas cast a shadow over his name. What will come of all the ado about Sec- retary Delano’s leaving the Cabinet is difil- eult to tell. That any man would naturally hesitate to . retreat under the gelling fire of the opposition press, is not strange. Their attacks have no doubt been atrociously un- just and brutal, as his friends assert, never- tbeless, it would seem that a gentleman at all sensitive to the embarrassments s charges and such a clamor must necessarily cause the President and his Cabinet associ- ates, would find it not. incompatible with his honor or self-respect to retire. Certainly the hopeful belief in his integrity would not be diminished in the public mind by an instant retirement from the Interior depart- ment. There can be no doubt that it would be better for the administration and the party should he do so, and he ought to have the sense to see it. As ever, The Hartford Post has indignantly re- fused to be silenced by the Reform(?) Legis- tnres proffered gift of $200. Will friend Tucker now proceed to enlighten still further on the point or the serious charges of corruption made against that body? Further light on a very dark subject is now 1!] order. ‘ By virtue of a dispatch from the -Depart« ment of State a circular has just been issued by the Treasury Department forbidding the importation of cattle, sheep and goats froitf Spain in consequence of the prevalence of hoof disease in that country. # It seems Hon. H. Lynde’ Harrison was ready and anxious to testify as to his knowl- edge about members of the Reform Legisla- into being bribed, but good care was taken by the Committee not to question him. How not to do it, was the game. ' E. V. A. Chichester, Esq, wife and we children are at the Colombian hotel, Sara-‘ 5' creek, near the Danbury & Norwnl road Company’s freight depot, early on RR. It willfollow thelightning express train Sunday morning last. lived in a house close by the depot, and i seems that he had been in the habit of going one at Bridgeport, and also at the other out on warm evenings and sitting on the principal cities on the route. dock log to smoke. went out with hisfpipe,but as he did not re- turn at the usual time his friends com- menced to search for him. On Sunday Capt. Sackett, has been secured for the an- morning his body was found. floating in the mini cruise. water-.EJustice A. Sclleck was sent for, and t be summoned a jury of inquest of which had before, and will accommodate in Nep- Mr. Reed Doty was foreman. After view- tune style, over sixty persons including 1 could be obtained. the jury rendered a ver- evening. The Club is larger than ever, and Drowned. Patrick Cunningham, a man over sixty ears of age, was found drownccl in the kRail- Mr. Cunningham t On Saturday night he 11,-; the body and taking such evidence as diet of accidental (tenth by drowning. , It is generally supposed that while indulging'in smoking he dropped to sleep and- fell into the water. _ Early on Saturday morning last, Andrew Johnson ,—Tailor,President,——completed the circle of life. He died at his sister’s resi- dence in Tennessee, from aparalytic stroke. He had been in poor health for some time. On Wednesday he rode seven miles on horseback in the hot sun, and that afternoon his right side was paralyzed and he was rendered speechless. Ho partially recov- ered on Thursday, and became conscious. His funeral will be attended today. By order of the President the White House will be draped in mourning, and the army and navy departments will pay the usual honors to his memory. __—____——_=—._.-.2 - Our harbor was the scene of quite 'a live- ly demonstration on Tuesday afternoon last. To the sharply discerning citizens of Bridgeport are we indebted for a double launch. The first was the torpedo propel- ler built at Gregory’s Point Ship»Yard for Major Mallory, and designed mainly to test and demonstrate the superior qualities of his patent propeller and steering apparatus. Quite a number of prominent gentlemen were present including ex Congressman and General Joseph R. Hawley of Hartford. The other launch was that of a beautiful little sailing yacht built by Richards, Weed do 00., for Frederick Wood, Esq., the great carriage builder of Bridgeport. Both. ves- sels wege launched the same tide and caused quite a ripple in our quiet waters. # Mr. Edwin Hoyt. of New Canaan, on ac. count of ill health, has been obliged to re. sign his position as Secretary of the Fair- field County Agricultural Society, and the Directors hays elected Mr. Wm. D. Gregory of Wilton to fill the vacancy. A first-rate selection; Mr. Gregory has had a number of years experience in that capacity and the Society is fortunate in again securing his services. I # Last Sunday evening, at the Congrega- tional church, one of the hymns given to the organist at the door to be sung last,_was 1176 (Songs of the Sanctuary), _a beautiful missionary hymn in so very “peculiar metre" that no tune could be found in which to sing it. It was too good to be lost, and the organist unwilling to ask fora substitute and so confes himself unequal to the oc- casion, during the delivery of the sermon extemporized a tune, sweetly attuned to the words, arranged in the four parts; and the choir (unusually small for the occasion), sung it from his manuscripts. We hope to hear it again. ’ i A lady having occasion to pass through two of the business streets of our borough, early on Saturday evening, encountered not less than four drunken men and a fearful amount of profane and otherwise vile lan- guage. Where were the police ? But which should they arrest—the d runkard or 'the drunkard-maker ? The Smith Brothers have about finished up their artistic work on the‘ walls and ceil- ings of the Falrfield Co. bank. Their right hand man in the use of the brush, Mr. Clarke, has given still further illustration of his artistic pOWers in this job. The iron door of the vault has also been touched up with gold leaf, and there is a fresh and genial air about the place it never wore be- fore. The cashier has a new and conven- iently accessible desk near the partition door and the whole improvement is so prac‘ lieal and apparentth the wonder isit never had been thought of before. ” Excursion toCold Spring. Following the good example set them by their Methodist brethren, the Baptist churches of the town have united in getting up 'a steamboat excursion. The Propeller City of Norwalk has been engaged, and if the weather is propitious the party will sail this morning for the pic-hie grounds at Cold Spring, Long Island. The boat leaves the D. & N. R. R. freight depot up-towu, at 8:30 and South N orwalk at 9 o’clock. A good chance for all desiring to enjoy a pleasant sail on the Sound and the ordinary pleas- ures of a pic-nic. " A large sale of building lots on Prospect Hill is to take place on the 181h inst. The property belongs to Mr. Jesse W. Denton and is very eligibly situated, commanding fine views of town and Long Island Sound. Such desirable locations are seldom offered at public auction. See adv. ' .p—‘———— _For some unexplained reason the Sunday afternoon open-air Temperance meeting announced for Union Park, did not take place“? n.”— Messrs. Price Batesdr Co. have been re- ducing prices on Marble work. They have unusual facilities for executing such work. Read their adv. ———+¢.'_.—.—_ In coming from Roton Point last Friday afternoon, Mr. Wm. R. Nash’s carriage was upset on a side bank, and Mr. and Mrs. Nash were thrown out. Fortunately neither were dangerously hurt. O In a .list of Centennial Advisory Com- mittees recently appointed for Connecticut, we find Thos. Rowland of Norwalk a mem- ber for Metal and Wood Working Machine- ry and J. M. Potter of Danbury on Musical Instruments and Acrostic Apparatus. The list is not yet complete. .>—.————- The Nantucket Mirror tells the following story which smacks of old Grampus club jokes :— A good joke was played upon a certain arty by his companions on a fishing cruise ' ast week. The gentleman had a line trail- ing astern of the boat and soon hooked a fish, which he drew in. His fellows then called his attention while one of their num- ber adroitly re-hooked the fish and threw it overboard. Again feeling a bite he pulled away dud landed it. The same trick was repeated for seven times after with the same fish, the victim all the while boasting of his superiority as a fisherman. He ordered the nine fish sent to his boarding house, saying, “I’ll show them there I’m not a Jonah ;" but as they did not arrive he made inquiry of the skipper of the yacht why they were not forwarded, and was then informed by his friends of the ruse which had been played upon him. There were segars for the crowd then. ‘ ‘ .i—ol—b— The Housetoniic Ray, published at New Milford, Litebfield county, says that Mr. Oliver H. Hartwell of that place can have the use of its columns to explain that little matter which the legislative correspondent of the New York Time! alluded to not long since. The Bridgeport Farmer thinks Mr. HariWfiIl should compel a production of proofs, as to the charges made. As the New toga, E. W. Stuart, Esq, and family still rc- York Elmer is a thoroughly responsible main at the Waverly. John F. Buxtou is at the Broadway. George Benedict, Esq., and wife at Temple Grove, and Jess Smith at the Albion. Ex-Jndge Minor and Judges Beardsley, Granger, and Hitchcock were 193! l— _ stack during a thunder storm, there last week,as was also Rev. Mr. Hamil- ain - ant killed a mule tw rewripaper, Mr. Hartwell has a speedy remedy if he has been libeled. " We - A book agent took refuge under a hay and the light- struck him on the check, glanced off o hundred yards away» ' Pencil Train. It is announced that a special train for the transportation of peaches will soon com- mence running *on the N. Y., N. H. &. H. out of New York, and is to be run as far as Boston. One car will be left at Norwalk, THE NEPTUNE CLUB. The fine schooner Hannah E. Brown, This vessel is 250 tons bur- hen, one-third larger than the club has ever crew. The cruise commences next Monday is composed of men of character and stand- ing. Below we give a list, as nearly perfect as possible to obtain at present, of the mem- bers who intend sailing :— " C. H. Tompkins, Commodore. H. W. Lester, Vice Commodore. J. Arthur Osborn, Secretary. J. T. Prowitt, Treasurer. ' W. H. Simonson, Chaplain. C. P. Uhle, Surgeon. Frank Mead, COmmissary. E. J. Taylor, Westport, J udgc Advocate.- C. E. Hobbie, Stamford, Sailing Master. A. J. Meeker, Gunner. Frank Leonard, Pioneer. Charles Olmstead, Postmaster. E. c. Bissell, Norwalk, Ferd. B. Smith, “ Ira Cole, E. O. Keeler, Frank Street, Legrand G. Betts, Alex. S. Gibson, Rev. J. A. Hamilton, A. B. Woodward, O. S. Clark, , Capt. Geo. W. Selleek, Allen Lester, A. J. Miller, B. F. Miller, J. K. Smith, F. A. Hoyt, _ 'Willis McDonald, New York City. Edward F. Willis, “ W. L. Watson, H. S. Bissell, P. R. Dusinberre, Stamford. C. H. Flint, Bridgeport. J. S. Nash, “ ‘ W. H. Jarvis, _ CO]. H. W. R. Hoyt, Greenwich, Ct. J 9‘ Brewsters, N.Y. (I l‘ . fl ‘ u_ it A. C. Taylor, Westport, Ct. H. Purington, New Hartford, Ct. M. H. Holcomb, Southington, Ct. C. S. Foster, West Winsted, Ct. J. H. C. Batchelor, “ “ H. A. Kingsbury, Scranton, Penn. Joseph W. Fairbanks,Worcester, Mass. James H.‘Fairbanks, Fitchburg, “ C. E. Moore, Boston, Mass. S. S. Hartshorn. “ ‘ . “ Geo. Harrington “ Geo. E.‘ Savery, “ S. W. Shepardson, Pittsfield, Mass J .. D Comstock, Hartford, Ct. 4t “ The Good Templar-l. The convention .of‘ Gbod Templars of the Bridgeport District assembled at Lock- wood’s Hall on Wednesday last. There was a fair attendance present notwithstanding the rain. After the morning session 9. din- ner was provided in the rooms of Norwalk Lodge,No. 101, by the ladies, and the dele- gates were invited to partake. said to be encouraging. 'It was voted to hold the next convention at Falls Village. The following resolutions'were passed :— Ruolred, That we hereby express our gratitude to Almighty God for his kindly dealing with us during the past quarter, and for the success he has vouchsafed us .in the cause in which we are engaged. Resolved, That intempergnce is the fount- ain from whence all crim’é receives inspira- tion, all grades of vice are promoted, and most of the evils that afflict man originate; that it is the most effective opponent of re- form, and the most powerful antagonism to all religions influence and efifort; and:that, we heartily endorse every Honorable means that may be used to stay the progress of this evil, and to arouse the intelligent, patriotic, moral and Christian masses to a sense of their relation to this question, and their re- sponsibility for its existence. Resolved, That our Order was instituted for the purpose of waging an eternal war- fare against the evil of inteinperance, and that with God's assistance we will not cease our endeavorsto stay this flood of evil that is overwhelming our land, till public opin- ion shalt brand ever man a's a criminal who shall aid inbringing strong drink to the lips of his brother man. Resolved, That the greatest need of our cause is united action on the part of those who claim to be its friends, and the greatest hindrance to its success lies in the diversrty of the plans which we have for carrying the enemy’s works. Resolved, "l‘hat we unmistakable evidences which are present- ed on every hand that an unusual degree of interest is being taken throughout our land by all true temperance advocates for the good of our beloved country for our way- fariug brother, the elevation of the fallen, and the strengthening of the weak, and for 'the protecting of the young from the insidi- ous snares of the rum trafiic. Resolved, That we earnestly desire to see 'a predominating element of prayer in the temperance movement, as more clearly at- lying it with the fundamental principles of religion; , “- Resolved, That this convention recom- mends to all the lodges throughout the dis- ings, and or” making special effort to get in the temperance workers, and to obtain as far as practicable the services-0t our much esteemed Grand Worthy Chief Templar, and for lodges whose funds are too low to obtain his services, to use the best talent at their command. ' In the evening a public temperance mee't- ing was held at Lockwood’s Hall, which was very well attended, although the Hall was not so well filled as hoped for. A Mr." Leonard of Bridgeport,-presided. Mr. Mowatt, of New Haven, a genial Knight of the Quill, who succeded admira- bly in securing free advertising for his own immaculate temperance journal, made the principal speech—or, rather, occupied most of the time. He was funny as well as pa- thetic and statistical, and was very happy in finding fault with all the other journals in the State for not entering his specialty field as rivals and spoiling his “ fat take.” He was followed by “Judge” Butler, of New Haven. Rev. Mr. Range, of Meriden, G. W. C. T., made the closing address. # ___.._._.___..-__ The legislature voted two hundred dollars to the Hartford Post as compensation for a series of biographical sketches of the sena- tors and representatives, published by that journal on the first day of the session. On the ground that the legislature had no moral or legal right to use the money of the State for any such purpose, the Port announces that it will not accept the money. -—-—«. The Connecticut Stock Breeders’ associa- tion have decided not. to hold a state fair this fall, as the state refused to make the appro- priation necessary t carry on the affair without loss. Las year the association lost over $2,500, and of course are loth to ive another fair at such pecuniary loss. hey offer their grounds free to thestate or any one else who wishes to carry on a fair there, .e——.———-—- The English is the first of for eign nations to break ground at Fairmount Park for the erection of the buildings for the use of their commissioners during the centennial. Japan, Sweden, and Morocco are pre aring to follow suit, and the other comm ssions will soon be similarly engaged, the whole making a very lively and picturesque scene. Austria’s reguisition for spac Which - has just been received,calls for . feet of the main building and over 21,0 in the art gallery. o . . If there is an thing calculated to make even a man 0' the most rugged constitu- tion nervous, it is to have two orfiree chil- dren standing around eating bran and mo.- lasses when his new clothes coma home. ————-.—.—¢.'—.——-— Phelps, Dodge do 00., of New York have leased the factory at Shelton, and will begin the rolling of sheet zinc, an entirely new in- dustry in this country, most of our sheet zinc mining from Belgium. . o The Brooklyn y'aeht club on the summer cruise anchored in New London igagbor Monday and Tuesday nights. ‘ The reports from the different lodges were t hall 'with pleasure the trict the importance of holding public meet- ' ,000 s uare .Oo—ca Danbury. at Boston Highlands. ronized this summer. last. Island. . last week. .4. ing to a pic-nic party. Assembly ” of Reformers. o Wh ~Messrs. Rundle dc Where were the police. . ”‘4. 0 Tim Donovan of the D Monticello, Sullivan 00., ———.—4. our advertising columns ——+4. Hill, was in town over S ———.—1. O O—‘. house of Duncan, She only. erties. _ ———-—M They sell bluefish in a tncket, this season. Th cents each. .__._._*—.. prises of that kind. were in‘town, last Thu four-horse wagon, sleigh bier kegs, &c. institution‘in 1854. of the present month. are expected to participa O The managers of the stock, &c., at the coming Litchficld county was alike were pretty well so o Base ball is the best 500 to $3,000 per year a and the season is only long. good time. cut on the head. Dr. sewed up the wound. ornament to the street. pleted the hull of their week and fit it about seven years ago, h to his friends in Wilton month, The Duke of the German government. -—-—~~.'I.p—O-- Miss Anna Bartram, High Street, accom- panied Mr. and Mrs. Harlem to Litchtield, to.-- Arthur Underhill, a boy about thirteen years of age, fell from a block at Cousins’ Shoe Factory, last Friday, and was severely at church on Sunday last. He preached both morning and evening. Rev. J. A. Hamilton arrivedhome yester- day. ' Prof. Cyrus Northrop is summcring in Norwalk, was probably the largest and best .W «.0....____ Betts are visiting friends at Glen Cove Long The assistant treasurer at New York has been directed to sell 85, during the presentzmonth. 000,000 of go\ (1 “Squantum” is the euphonious name used in polite society in Nantucket, when allud- .'—.—-—- We commence today the publication of the Public Acts passed by our late “General ite have opened a hat store in New York—Bantam] News. We learn that our Methodist friends con- temptate repeating their excursion to Savin Rock the last week in August. anbury News came down in the storm last night, to look after 17th Regiment re union affairs. Mr. H. Benedict, Farrier, has returned from a very enjoyable visit to friends in N. Y. o The Norwalk Insurance Company’s semi- annual dividend is ofilcially announced in to day. George 0. Street, the whilom manufac- turing jeweler on River Street and Prospect unday. -—-—.—4.v—.———-— Patents have been granted to Warren H. Taylor, Stamford, locks, and C. M. Fergu- son, Bridgeport, hand saw guides. It rained all day yesterday. Are we going to have a rainy season at tthast to rival the disastrous season at the West? , Ah! an earthquake in the Nutmeg State. A grater excitement hasn’t been known there for years—Oommereial Advertiser. Col. W. M. Grosvenor, of St. Louis, for- merly of New Haven, has forsaken liberal- ism and returned to the Republican fold. Supt. J. W. Bacon, of the Danbury Road, put aside official cares, last Friday, and visited lloton Point with. a party of friends. And now it is the old and conservative rman & Co. that has gone by the board for six millions, .s—o—-—-— Mrs. Hubbell and Miss Flynn; teachers, are at Cornwall, N. Y. Misses.Chinery and Husted, and Mrs. C. F. Selleck are at Sing- novel way at Nan- ey put them up at auction. and the fish bring from three to six We have plenty of water, with great pres- sure, but no public fountains. does not take much stock in public enter- Norwalk The “The New Canaan Clam Eaters” rsday, in style.— bells, flags, lager What did it cost our Reform Legislature to employ two lawyers to show their com- mittee how to dodge any investigation as to the corruption charged ? Rev. Dr. Cyrus D. Foss, of Kipgston, N. Y., has been elected to the presidency of Wesleyan College. He graduated from that A Sons of Temperance Pic—Nic is to be held on Smith’s Island, on or about the 10th Several DivisiOns te. County Fair are going to extend He Borough water pipes to 'the Cattle grounds for the greater conven- ience of exhibitors of stock. .o-.——— Mayor Barnum, of Bridgeport, an ex- prestdent of the Agricultural Society and a present stockholder, promises to exhibit Fair. shaken up by an earthquake about four o’clock last Wednes- day morning. City boarders and natives ared. paying science of the times. The best players get from 32,- nd their expenses, about six months .W A four-iu-band team ‘left Phoenix Engine House last Tuesday evening, filled with a hungry set- of fellows'bonnd fur a clam roast at the Grove House. They report a Birch dressed and _ O».— ' Charley Smith the painter is having his little cottage on Catharine street remodeled and rebuilt into a fine lara 0e family mansion by Messrs. Hubbell do Mead. It will be an «t..—.——— Professor King, the eronaut, has been engaged by Barnum to'take the plaae of Donaldson and make ascensions in connec- tion with his big show. The professor takes with him two balloons. Messrs. Hubbell and Burger have com- oyster 'boat, and propose taking it around to Sonthport this out with a fine set of sails which they have secured. 0—4.»+————- The familiar features of the ever-genial and obliging Rev, S. B. S. Bissell greeted pubiican' the congregation at 'the First Congregation.- _ from the pulpit. Dr. Chas. F. Morgan, who served in Co. E, 17th Conn. Vols. during the late war, and who emigrated to Greenville,Michigpn, as been on a visit during the past OH Edinburgh, who is heir ap- parent to the throne of Saxe Cobnrg Gotha in central Germany, has sold the right of succession to the throne of that Duchy to The considera- tion paid to the Duke for this right is an cnppity of $80,000 sterling. , causing a loss of $75,000. Heavy rains are , clinc the cottages increase, and several new , age of eighty-seven. The Methodist Excursion. The excursion to Savin Rock, last Tues- day, by the united Methodist Churches of ever made from this place, numbering as it c did something over 1500. all risks and invited the 3d and 4th churches l to participate. The Fairficld house is Said ‘0 bewell pat- schools went free as invited guests. The gregational society in appointing a com committee were fortunate both in their se- mittee to copfer with 7. _ lections of a boat and of agrove for the pic. societies of the city was a failure. MF- C. K- WOOGDUW *5 engaged "1 00“" nic ; also in choice of a day, as a finer one committee have not been called together, so piling a genealogy of the Woodbury family. we‘ seldom experience. «Ow—~— LAURA, of Bridgeport, Captain McNeil, is a M“ Alex Guthrie, 01' Silver Mine, a mem- large, roomy, and well app'oint'cd boat, well Hall occurred on Monday night on the oc- ber of the old 17th C. V., died on Thursday adopted 10",. excursions, and her Captain casion of the third meeting of the members the bay, and, re gentlemanly and obliging. After a pleasant of the common council. The interest to the up the Hudson. The latter half of the ex- , sail of two hours anda halt the part were 101)}, men has died out in a measure as cursion would be by moonlight and there Mrs. Wm. B. St' John and Mrs. Julia landed “l Savin Rock, a new P1300 fir par- not 3’ score was present, including your ’re- would b0 a full band, the chimes, the madri- and all will be well.” ties from this direction, but with which all porter. The ofilces, save one, have been gal boys, a concert, &c. were well pleased, and united in. declaring filled, hence the absence of office seekers. n the bf?“ point 310118 9110113 for excursion The proceedings however, were not devoid and ,pic-uic parties. The DOiDt has a fine of interest. Much work was laid out, and the various committees will soon be busy nmseum, menagerie carrying out all legal orders of the council_ Several resolutions were offered, which large grove, a good hotel, splendid bathing beach, dancing hall, and circus, Indian 'encampment, inclined- plaue railway, flying horses, swings, &c.. to gether with a large number of tables under sheds, and one large house with same,where either hot or cold water could bdhad by the pic-nicers. A number of hours were very pleasantly spent here, and at half-past four the party re-embarked, just in time to escape a heavy shower, and reached home at seven, without having. had any accident or any- thing unpleasant occur to mar the harmony of the day. The City Band of South Nor- walk, J. Punzeldt, leader, added very ma- terially to the pleasure of the trip, not being at all sparing of their fine music and re- sponding cheerfully‘ to all calls. Frank Mead & Co., furnished a bountiful supply of ice cream, and other refreshments, &c., in- cluding three and a half bushels of peanuts. The committee may well feel pioud of the very successful result of the excursion, turning in as they did, a very handsome sum over and above the expenses of the trip- Supt. Hubbell of the Bridgbport trans- portation company, accompanied the party over, and together .with the ever genial captain, did much towards . making it a success. ,. ' '5“ On Wednesday cveninglast, at New Ha- ven, a complimentary dinner was tendered by the State Sunday Schbol Association to Rev. Henry Clay Trumbull, the well-known Secretary of the Sunday School Union, and to his assistant, Mr. John D. Wattles of Lebanon. The'obcasion was the retirement of these gentlemen from the positions lately held by them, to accept positions as editor and publisher of the Sunday School Home, of Philadelphia. About forty earnest Sun- day School workers, gathered from all parts of the state, participated. Among those present were Hon. Henry P. Haven, of New London, Oliver Hoyt of Stamford, and Messrs. W. H. Benedict, Frank A. Ferris and L. H. Biglow of this place. Mr. Ferris responded to the toast: “The Progress of the Association—Personal and Public.” Speeches were made by several other gen- tlemen, including Mr. Trumbull and Mr. Nelson Kingsbury of Philadelphia, who is to succeed Mr. Trumbull as secretary for New England. At the close the chairman presented Mr. Wattles, in behalf of the As- lactation, with an elegant gold watch. It bore his monogram and was inscribed as- being “ presented by the Sunday School -As- lociation of Connecticut as floken of their personal esteem and appreciation of the ser- vices rendered by him as Stgte Secretary and the assistant of Mr. Trumbull.” Mr. Wattles is’descended from a Norwalk fami- ly. He richly deserves the compliment paid him. - A large private party from Bridgeport came over to Baton on Wednesday in A. L. Winton’s schooner. Escort. Of all the days in the year they selectedone of the calmest. They were becalmed on the way over and did not arriveia’ the Point. until after 4 o’clock. After ~s‘cvtiraldiours of enjoyment in the Grove, they set sail for home about dark, and were again becalmed. The party finally reached Bridgeport about sunrise next morning. ' ' Chicago and St. Louis have been trying the "Smith method” of calculating the popu- lation ofcities. It is claimed that in the United States there is one Smith to every 540 persons. The St. Louis directory shows 906 Smiths and calculations by the above suggestion give 489,240 as the result for St. Louis. A Chicago editor succeeds in find- ing in has directory 1,390 Smiths, and 48 Smyths, Smits, Schmidts, etc., making in all 1,438. Multiplying this number by 540 he makes Chicago’s population loom tip to 776,520. ' By this method of computing population we find N orwalk must have increased rapid- ly since the census was taken._ We can count up on our fingers 95 Smiths in Nor- walk which would give ns 9. population of 51,300! There are probably as many more Smith’s in town with whom we are person- ally unacquainted. _ - -_-—__——_u-_-_—_!—_.- Very discouraging reports are being re- ceived daily from the West. Great damage has been ‘done by long continued rain, which seems to be increasing in severity. In many pluccs the crops have been almost entirely destroyed, and much damage has been done by freshets. In several places severe cyclones accompanied the rain last week, and destroyed much property. In Indiana five women were killed. In South- ern Ohio, Wednesday night, the storm did immense damage. At Marietta a five story furniture warehouse recently erected by the Marietta Chair Company was blown down still reported. The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York has issued a. valuable pamphlet of 60 pages full of “plain directions for the care of the sick, and recipes for Sick people,”-—a very good thing to have about the house. They can'be had of A. H. Camp, the com- pany’s agent. .0 “How to Paint.” is the title of a. small book of 125 pages, containing instructions in the art designed for the use of tradesmen, mechanics, &c., as well as aguide to the pro- fessional painter. ‘ F. B. Gardner is the author, and S. R. Wells, 737 Broadway, N. Y., the publisher. ; ‘ New London’ is the first to make a begin- ning for the suppression of the tramp busts ness. Mayor Waller having issued a pro- clamation . calling public attention to the new law, a tramp was arrested Thursday night, and on his person were found a long mm, a heavy loaded “hilly,” and two .razors! A pleasant customer to have prowling about. Ten years ago Newport had seven hotels, This year she has' only two, not counting minor houses, which are really only sum' mer boarding houses for eople who do not care to rent cottages. bite the hotels de- ones are now building. Newport is not losing its prestige—it is only going to he thc‘China of *watering places, built round with a great wall of exclusiveness. ———.——t.r—ge———‘—— inauguration the reduction of the national debt has gone on at an average rate of two dollars in gold every second, or one hundred and twently dollars every minute. If a re- resident is elected next year this reduction will go on. ' If the Democrats elect their candidate; t, e. reduction will cease and an increase of t e debt. will soon commence. Such has been the usual if not universal fact in regard to stateand munici- pal debts whenever the Democrats have taken the control from the Republicans, and such will bathe fact if the Democrats shall be able to get control of the national government, -_ o+———. .. Governor Ingersoll and family are visit- , ing in Delaware. ' Tlie.Ancien}.6rdcr of Ilibernians will have a street/parade at New Haven on the 6111 of August. , i - 8 it til I t at tripl is seldom live, and in verification It originated ground will be successful, and when once Misses Florine and Florence Benedict are with the lat and 2d churches who assumed made attractive, will be kept so, as long as t must be used for a burial place. The of mind the sultrincss on shore a half hour All this happened only one or put in Phil, who seemed glad to turn the The steamboat the matter has been dropped. Another brilliant illumination ofthc City happened to see that this steamer would 1‘ make an afternoon and evening trip down 08m at all; for if‘ there is only one good t turning, sail a short distance don, and see Londoners seated at marble crystal palace, sit down at a table, and ca for an American drink from a bill of fare— “Eye-openers,” Sixpence; “Corpse revivers,” one shilling, and so on through a long list. Take a trip on the Rhine upon an American steamboat with a steering wheel that lies strangely fascinating. flat and is pulled around in the stern like a heist-power above all, stop at some hotel kept by the wantsofAmerican travelers—one that s cakes and fish-balls, moves, and the city of Paris, which within a exchange telegraph now opens its eyes to - , the wogderf‘ul convenience and profit of the Pb“ and Lem. horse railroad, with cars closely resembling theNew York model, though the line on the Bonltvard Exterieur, from the Arc do any conclusion as to whether there are many, or but few girls in the world now, who are worth a young man’s ‘serious Triomphe to La Villette, has cars formed after the old model. A whole system of . horse railroads is in progress, which in time From the instant of President Grant’s wrlldnve out the omnibus, and afford a ‘ much greater convenience than it can give. It is astonishing With what tenacity the conservative people of Paris and London have resisted the introduction of the horse railroads, while Vienna has one of the best systems in the world. Paris will soon have find one good enough for him to marry.” 0 “The Spaniards have a proverb,” Phil re- lied, “that there is but one beautiful and l the world ; but they add The ori inal Chemin de fer Ainerioaiu, with‘ its ong.unhandy name, has been the P pioneer ofanetswork that will eventually good woman in M serve all Paris and ”8 SUbUPbS- A3110?!“ that each man claims he has her for his name was wanted, and so the French lan- guage has been enriched with the word ‘1‘3ramway.”—Lelters to New York Evening 0 celebrate her centennial It is it established axiom with nurses 0'0“ are in the dark !" said the other. hereof is cited the recent death of one of ties Barnumn’s show didn’t live together hree Pennsylvania triad-born sisters at the three weeks—Exchange. another instance of the result of injudictous advertising. CITY NEWS. BY OUR LoCAL Itnronrnn. __———- It is hoped that the efforts made to fence, tear up and beautify Pine Island burying 1 The scholars of the four efforts madeafew years since by the Con- previous. 1 the other Evangelical elicited much discussion, especially that refering to a large sewer. Since the meet- ing the .property owners have also been awake and have vigorously discussed the matter, and most oppose its building at present. Several resolutions were altered to suit the council, then passed; one in particular seemed nccdful, that of having the Tax Book for the three former years closed, and the taxes paid in. , The session of the council was prolonged so late that a. member expressed a desire to adjourn in time to take the morning train to New York. So far so good. Mrs. John H. Knapp, while riding down the bill by Trinity Chapel, on Tuesday last: was thrownfrom the carriage, and severely bruised,and putting ‘an arm out of joint. Having a gentle horse, she and the other inmates of the carriage were savetU‘rom further injury. They were on the way to the cars, which they were about to take for New Haven, to join the picnic party of the Methodist Sunday Schools. The largest freight of human beings, and the most pleasant and successful excursion made out ofour harbor, was that of the joint Methodist schools on the Steamer Laura on Tuesday. last to Savin Rock. - Fif- teen hundred and thirty-seven they number- ed. All were ‘ well accommodated and pleased with the trip, nothing occurring to mar the enjoyment of any. May the Bap- tist schools be as successful, A cargo of pipe for the water from buckle-i berry hills arrived on Sunday in the pro- pellet “Dennis Valentine.” The work Of laying pipe had almost ceased, not one street had been entirely completed for want of material. Although the council have‘cleeted but two patrolmen Mayor Quintard carries out the provisions of the “ortlinande.” and de- tails s “supernumerary” for night duty. Chief of Police J. N. Tuttlc took possession of his office on Sunday morning. Mr. Donovan has'commenced excavating, preparatory to building a large brick house, on the old Day property neuthe Steamboat deck. The march of improvement in the vigorous little city, will probably necessi- tate the cutting down the noble elms, which have so long beautified and shaded that locality. - Rev Mr. Alvord occupied the pulpit of the Congregational church, in the absence of the Pastor, on Sunday. The evening service was not well attended, but was graced by the attendance of a number of Borough reSidents. Rev. J. J. Woolly, is spending a part of his summer vacation with friends in this eity,—his former home and field of labor. , Icnnnnos on THE ATLANTIC ROUTE—The dangers, remarks Iron, to which the Amer- ican liners are exposed from .the ice borne if; the Arctic current which runs along the ewfoundland coast, and to which are due the banks, the fisheries, and the fogs for which that coast has 10eg. been famous, are well known! and dreaded by mariners at certain seasons of the year. It ought to be generally known that all this peril is unnec- essary, and that ships, passengers, and crew the two latter not underwritten—arc risked to save a few days in‘ the voyage. What that risk amounts to is vividly shown by the log of. the Hamburg steamer “Cimbria,” which left that port on the 10th of March for New York, with 483 passengers and the German mails. On the afternoon of the 19th an irregular and brilliant mass borein sight to the southward, and at the cry of the look-out‘ “Mountains of ice ahead,” - all the passengers hurried on deck. A magnificent iceber rapidly approached, until it display- ed its s upendous proportions, its sparkling peaks and slopes covered with snow, at three miles distance. The skipper, of course, gave it a wide berth; and when the sun had disappeared, fortunately to give placeto the moon in a clear sky, the scene had changed. For miles on everyside the ship was sur- rounded by a field of ice, only broken at in- tervals by the swelling of the waves. The captain turned her head to the south; but after some time, despairing of opening away in that direction, issued orders to penetrate westward, and the “Cimbria,” until two o’clock in the morning, went gallantly on, her iron prow crashing along the ice, which varied in thickness from two to three feet: Blue water at length appeared,.and the dan- ger was past, but the ship had first traver- sed sixty miles southwards, and then seven- ty miles in a westerly direction, before get- ting rid of the fioe. Had her course been shrouded in one of the fogs so .common'in these latitudes, or even had there been no moon the result might have been very dif- ferent. It is a pity that these risks should be rttn in any case: at all events, passenger ships should be compelled to take a lower and safer route. ————-.—d.p—.V—_- . “AMERICAN" mees IN EUROPE—For years there has been a horse railroad run- ning from the Louvre in Paris to Pussy, which has been more recently continued thence in one direction to St. Cloud and in another to Sevres and Versailles. The vehicles which run on this railroad are a set of overgrown compound of a hay wagon with an omnibus. The wheels are wooden}. spoked, and rather smaller than an ordinary ' cart-wheel. Two, on one side only are lightly flanged. When two of these vehicles meet. one of them drives of the track and passes around the other; and when there is occasion to go beyond the end of the track they take the common road like an ordinary wagon. They carry about fifty passengers, one-half of the number on top. This road is known as the “Chemin de fer Ameri- cain," and, like everything else called American in Europe, ’ a curiosity that Americans should see, . Go to the American tables sucking soda-water through straws. Buy a ticketat a window in the S‘ydcnham threshing machine. And, erves American breakfasts—buckwheat But the old world few months has introduced the stock and be same, and then London. will follow. l. . 08 ~——-——‘-.~<.y_-*-——.——- Miss Clara Caldwell, of Guilford. hopes birthday on the th of April. 1770.. - ‘ C v ght l" exclaimed one. “And how charming The couple married in a balloon to adver- l I. For the Gazette. aughiug. wo Saturdays ago. one of their party. millionairedom. successes. domestic virtues. four knots instead of one. her tone. " she added. and lived on the avenue. belong to the whole sex.” .would make out. boat.” friends. been gaining for some time. view, shore. cents a ticket.” to a close. bought ‘3 . wife.“ “There it is ;” said Mrs. Phil, “thatmea that there are plenty of excellent women—. perfect jewels—and that 'nobody knows their worth like their husbands. maintain, that the girls who are coming on Two rival belles met at a fancy ball last the stage of active life, are fully up to ‘the winter, “How well you look under candle tandard raised in the past.” 9 Moonomght on New York Bay. “The only way for you to do will be to marry all four and go to Salt Lake,” said 1,. coat government,” said Lena, coughing. o h We were on the Plymouth Rock steaming down the bay, a delightful breeze taking out He Wt" therefore 011811311 a wife.” How I came to be on the boat was this 2 The I was not very well, suffering from head- ache and a_ touch of the blues. 'At the cepting the particular young gentleman We reading room where I am a member, I have been extolling," Ianswcred, “and in The music I did not particularly care for, but a snuff of old served ocean's salt with all the sentimental charm of moonlight on the water suited my present feelings. So I went. Going aboardl found friends at once—old fricnds'wlio‘ made me The Plymouth Rock is a floating palace used only for excursions, and was formerly owned by that; typical American, James Fisk, Jr., but is now run in the interest of respectability and refined enjoyment. Phil, to whom I gave the questionable advice which begins this sketch, stays at a first-class boarding house up-town; I say tstays’ for no one can be prop live in a modern boarding though it be only a block or two from There are four young ladies, daughters of the excellent 'widow who manages the establishment. young lawyer with expectations of profita- ble suits and emoluments of great legal As yet he has done but little toward securing these rich fruits, for hOW' can a young man woo so scrawny a jade as the law while there are each day of his life four lovely young' ladies to distract his thoughts? Who knows but that he had embarked on this miniature voyage for the very purpose (of getting respite from this pressure of female attractions—to cool a brain wearied with the painfulness of selec- tion. We had drawn from him eloquent descriptionsof their general charms and Would it be possible to choose out of such an array of loveliness and worth ? To think oftaking the young- est to the neglect of the elder ones would be to repeat again Jacob’s trial about Leah and Rachel. So I suggested that the gordian knot of difficulty might be cut by tying erly said to house, even Phil is it “But how selfish that would be," exclaim- ed Lena, “in an age when there are so few young women who are trained to grace a home and make men happy.” There was a slight touch of sarcasm in “That is what everybody says, at least,” Now Lenawas a sort of cousin of Phil “The newspapers say so,” I remarked, “because it is their way to take upare- proach against whole classes with the aim of being thought spicy and critical. of~them have whole columns headed ‘er the ladies only,’ or ‘all about women,’ which they fill with mean fiings at thc'foibles of a few whose ways they would have us believe “There now,” exclaimed Lena, Mr. Novi has a good wife I’ll warrant, and doesgot think that the young men are to be excused for not getting married, as the newspapers Lena I had never seen before, but Phil and his mother were friends of many years’ standing. The latter, whom we may call Mrs. Phil, here observed that the same charge that the girls were all given to, dress and nonsense was as widely. made in her day, and yet for her part she believed that the world is at the present time just as f'ull as ever it was of very nice young ladies. , “There are four at least where you board,” I remarked, “and some perhaps on this very Here I looked at Lena. - Phil looked, too, and there was a tender light in his eyes which set me to thinking that the four were left and the one taken on this specisil occasion, not to gain respite from the pains of indecision, as I have foolishly suggested above, but moonlight and music and love are close 5 because At this point we drew near to a large ocean-bound steamer ttpon which we had I proposed to Mrs. Phil to go forward where wé could get a better'vicw. Phil and Lena thought they would remain where they were. The view that now opened from the forward deck was inspiring to any lover of the sea. The for- tifications had all receded from sight; Coney Island was but an indistinct beach line in the distance; Far Rockaway was out of Before and around us the water stretched out in of vast expanse, dotted here and there with fulbriggedships having. all their canvass spread, or black, low-lying steamers. _'A slight swell broke the smooth- ness and the slant rays of the setting sun mingled their gold with the blue. Presently we drew n.r_the Long Branch shore and we steamed on till President Grant’s cottage was plainly in sight. Here our boat turned. neared the shore and gave her passengers a chance to see the early evening life‘ at this most fashionable resort. in the New World. We could see the bathers, the equippages on the gay drive, the promenaders on the long verandas of the hotels, and even hear the gongs sounding for tea. A long pier is in process of construction but the steamboat men think it unlikely that it can be made to resist the gales of winter on so exposed a “If they build a permanent pier,” said one Of “,10 lll'OPr‘elgrS of the boat to me’ “Wt? Weed Tonic taken after meals will strengthen shalt ruin the railroad. We can carry three thousand passengers, and we would make two trips daily through the season, at fifty The moon now came out in splendor on our port side, and soon the lights from the islands and the forts, and at length the Bat- tery lights, show'ed us our trip was drawing _ . _ We swung along past the soda-water fountain "1 Regent street. LOD‘ wharves of the metropolis, and leaving its rear behind entered upon the quiet Hudson with its deeply wooded shores. ll of the Palisade House, a new hotel built on the edge of the bluff, flashed down upon us from its eyrie above the river. was now far up and the scene was weird and The lights The moon “Who can ever weary of the beauty of . the Hudson,” I observed to Mrs. Phil, “Who a man who has been to America and knows can be insensiblc to the cbartns of. the noble river on such a summer evening as this? Certainly none who are in health and youth ikc the two young friends of our party." This remark led us to think of rejoining We found» them still seated where we lett them. ' “Well i” I asked, “have you arrived at “Phil thinks one is cnotgh for a young man,” said Lena,“and I am sure” she added archly, “out of the whole number any young gentleman of intelligence ought to BS Now I “And there are men to match them,” said “Now here' is Phil without any bad habits. He does not drink nor smoke ; it is therefore certain that he will prefer home to a club. He isa lawyer, and knows the value “And. as a final virtue he loves his mother ; Some f law and order; he will therefore respect ome authority." MARQUEE. “In other words, come duly under petti- M “Very properly,” I replied, bowing. J >5? LIn Bridgeport, Juiy‘setn, b Rev. 1). O.Fcrris, 0 renzo D. Yates, of New ork, to Amelia A. iller of Brid eport. ln Rid etlelt, July Slat. by Rev. T. C. Bench, olm S. l color to Miss Nancy H0 t. b0“! 01 R- A: Bethel, July 28th, by Rev. eorge A. Park- gton. Mr. Nathan B. Smith, of Danbury, and Miss nna 0. Ohnstead, of Ansouia. ' “How does this help in making a choice?” subject away from his personal qualities. “It helps greatly, for it settles the point that there is no risk in any young lady ac- cspcct to his choice there need be no con- 4 woman, and each man believes he has her, why our friend here has only to choose any. “Yes, or any one not of the four," ob- Phil looking significantly at Lena. “Why, here we are at24th street,” cried that discreet young lady, turning toward the landing to hide her blushes. She took Phil’s arm and I gave .mine to Mrs. Phil, feeling that a moonlight trip down New York bay and up the Hudson into the shadows of the Palisades, is very enjoyable by evena dyspeptic gray-beard like myself, and as for two young sprigs of. mortality like Phil and Lena a sail of this sort is a very great help toward settling the momentous issues of life. Novr. n ___..—'—'—__________ H. M. do C. S. Prowitt have within the last two weeks caused considerable excite- ment in the Tooth Pick guessing arrange- ment. The whole number of estimates were 445. The number of Tooth Picks 120. Mr. Harlem and Mr. E. L. Clapp, both hav- ing the right number; each received thir- teen tickets for Root Beer. Messrs. Prowitt now give a chance to guess the number of pills in a glass globe, pills to be counted Sept. lst. ——————o-oo..._.__— The removal of Secretary Delano from the cabinet, and the appointment of a straightforward,fearless, and honest man, like Bristow or Jewell,in his place, would be worth several thousand votes to the re« publicans of Ohio in October.-—-6'imz'nnali Gazette. ‘ _._....._____. The Washington Light Infantry of Charleston, S. C., have through their coin- mauder, Maj. R. C. Gilehurst, made a prop- osition to the BostonLi ht Infantry looking tome-formation of a ‘f entennial Legion” from the leading veteran organizations of the old thirteen states, which, when formed is to take part as a representative body_at the coming Centennial. The legion is in- tcnded to consist of one battery of light ar- tillery, one company of cavalry and ten of infantry. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, are to elect one field officer; New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania one; Maryland, .Virgiuia, North Carolilia, South Carolina and Georgia one. Each company is to con- stat of 75 men, and will rendezvous in Phil- adelphia on the second of July, at noon. The proposition has been favorably re- ceived, and correspondence upon the move- ment commenced. +. ..,__.__ Wanna—Three or four first-class Car- penters. Apply to F. ST. Joan Locxwoon. .>-.—-——- WTrunks of every description at Com- stock Bros. ——-——-—’-—1..—.———- WA good article of Linen only $1.00 at Comstock Bros. ———“*‘.p—.——— WBathing Drawers, at Comstock Bros CM WComstock Bros. stock of Gent’sFur- nishing Goods is the largest and most com- plete in town. ———.-‘.r—.'.——'—_‘ W‘Blue Flannel Suits of Middl esex man ufacturc, at Comstock Bros. 0 WParasols left with Northrop will be found at J. Spencer’s Jewelry store where all repairs in that line will be done. 4128 @Gcnt’s Summer Underwear, at Com- stdck Bros. AO-«Op—o- W The new improved Singer Sewing Machine for sale at J. Spencer’s. Price $45. .>—.——-——-‘ WComstock Bros. make White Dress Shirts a specialty. “49*— Chincse is to be taught at a Boston nor- mal school. The girls are determined to be no longer ignorant of what is written on fire cracker packs and tea chests. ._______.—4.,_.————- Endorsement: of the Peoples Remedy. When skillful and cautious medical men give over their own signatures a favorable opinion 0 the soothing and vitalizing effects ofEa,prcparation the public does not hesitate to believe them. The voluminous and emphatic professional testimony in favor of Hostettcr’s Stomach Bitters, as a spe- cific for all disorders of the stomach and bowels, for liver complaint, intermittent and rcmittent fevers, and the thousand ills that wait upon dys- pepsia, must convince the most sceptical. Aside, however, from the testimony of the faculty, there is a large mass of evidence from patients in every walk of life, all shov‘ving that great preventive and restorative is of inestimable value to the sick and the debilitated. The Bitters are suited to all cli- mates, and are universally endorsed as a preven- tive of disorders caused by miasma and impure water. ‘ c IMaxr who are suffering from the effects of the warm weather and are debilitated, are advisedby physicians to take moderate amounts of whisky two or'tbrce times during the day. In a a little while those who adopt this advice frequently in- crease thenumbcr'of “drinks,” and in time be- come confirmed inebriates. A beverage which will not create thirst: for intoxicating liquors, and which is intended especially for the benefit of de- bilitated persons, whether at home or abroad,is Dr. Schenck’s Sea Weed Tonic. Containing the juices of many medicinalherbs, this preparation does not create an appetite for the intoxicating cup. The nourishing and the life-supporting properties of many valuable natural productions contained in it and. well known to medical men have a most strengthening influence. A single bottle of the Tonic will demonstrate its valuable qualities. For dcbtlity arising from sickness, over exertion or from any cause whatever, a wine-glasst‘ul of Sea the stomach amt create an appetite for wholesome food. To all who are about leaving their homes, we desire to say that the excellent effects of Dr. Schenck’s seasonablc remedies, Sea Weed Tonic, and Mandrake Pills, are particularly evident when taken by those who are injurionsly affected by a change of water and diet. No person should leave home without taking a supply of these safeguards along. For sale by all Druggists. o The treatment which is fast gaining ground among the medical faculty for the eradication of Bright's disease, dropsy, kidney, bladder, and glandular complaints, gravel, d .. tes, feufalq 1r- regularittes, retention, and men hence of_ urine, and maladies of the urine-genital organs 15 that of prescribing Hunt’s Remedy, This valuable vegetable compound searches out and expels these complaints from the system. one of the lovely fotir at the boarding-house waffle. 4 months Samuel H. Barnes, on the 26th ult. Sterlin , aged 90 years, 3 months, 26 W Hose_ and Revolving Sprinkler, stolen from the premises ot' the subscriber on the pi ht of the 5th 1nst., July. - A. EINGT In Norwalk July 20 Jane 11 att a ed 72 ente- At South Norwalk, Aug. 2, Ca¥hafing A.,wyiie 01' (33.831. Grumman, and daughter of Thomas Brady. “Her funeral will be attended on Wednesday a th inst., at the Congregational Church, South Nor- walk, at 1 o’clock, p. in. Her remains will be taken 0 Wilton tor interment. At South Norwalk, July 28, Julia, wife of John Dem any, in the 38th year of her age. In ortvalk, J my :gth, Alexander Guthrie, ngetl a ys. Norwalk,Jul 313t,Jolin w. Davis, aged 79 years, 4 months. 8 ( ays. In N orwalk, July 31, Patrick Cunningham, aged 64 years. 1n Norwalk, August 1, Thomas Couriers, 3 years and 11 months. At Newtown, L. 1., July 29th, William Norris Canfleld only child of Frank M. and Mar ' J. Ca - field, a éo 1 year, 2 months, and’s days. 3 n In ilton,at the residence of her-nan hter Mrs. da rs. Betsey B In w lton, July 26th,.lon Wilson, .325. 75 years and 2 months. In Danbury, Jul 15th. Mary Hartley, wife of Stephen Hartley, ate of Uxtordshire, England, aged66years. July 22nd, Laura. Palmer, aged'90 years. July25 Eva Morgan :1 ed 14 cars. J l' 27th, Submit St'uart, aged 80 ’eafi-s. y u 3 Y In West Stratt‘ord July 2bth Hannah ‘1. off “he" that is“ hurt ' ‘ ’ ‘ ° n ite e u s ‘ iza widow of the] t David Sanford: of rooklyn, N .’ Y. a e In Galveston, Texas, J nly 27th, William A. Shel- tom-aged 36 cars, 4 months, son of the late Henry Shelton,of ’ritlgeport. Auction sale—l I or VALUABLE BUILDING LOTS! The subscriber will offer at Public Auction, 25 or 30 Choice Building Lots, \ _ LL, commanding a. splendid land and water View of Norwalk and vicmity, also of Long Island Sound for many miles. The streets are all laid out: and properly worked. Sale to take place on the property, on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST ism, at 10 o’clock, a. m. If stormy the next fair day. These lots are some of the pleasantest in town, being on high ground and commanding an outlook over the finest scenery. For further information apply on the remiscs, to JESSE W. DEN TON , or to JAMES 1! lTCIlELL, Auctioneer. Norwalk, August 2, 1875. M31 27th Regular Dividend. The Directors of the Norwalk Fire Insurance Company have declared a semi-annual dividend of Five (5) per Cent, payableou and after August 2nd, 1875. Norwalk, July 26th, 1875. 2t3l GEO. R. COWLES, Secretary. sittiatetlon HIGHLAND AVENUE, PROSPECT MISSES BROCKWAY’S Regular-English Course Four Years. Drawing from east and from nature. number of pupils received into the family. address . 1 Box 443, Norwalk, Ct. W. C. BURKE, Jr.,.nr. 1)., Physician and Surgeons, of N orwalk and vicinity. National Bank, South Norwalk. 10 a. m., 5 to 8:30 p. in. Select School. HHSIEJAIBIIABES. IIIAWIII All PMI‘I‘III. A limited Fall Term begins September 6th, 1875. For circulars M'ISSES BROCKWAY OFFERS his professional services to the citizens Office over First Office hours 8 to 611131 The subscribers are offering their- Marble » at greatly reduced rates. ‘Persons wishing to erec MONUMENTS ' to their deceased friends will do well to call an examine their large stock‘of Marble before pur chasmg elsewhere. . PRICE, BATES 8t. 00. Norwalk, August 2nd, 1%. «as PRICES REDUCED. ‘ Work t d l l 1. Jacob’s Aluminum P E N S . These celebrated English Pens can now be but at our agent's for N orwalk, A. summers, Statidner, They outlast six to eight ordinary Steel Pens Give them a trial. m y, “w ge— — II II :an-r M?” " c. or Pic-Nic Parties. further information a ply on board, to C lor Dock, N orwalk South Norwalk. GOLD FISH, 25 CENTS EACH, H. M. as C. S. PROWI'I‘T. ; or S. F. PECK’S Drug S ore, U. S. TEA. (30., H. M. to C. S. PROWITT, Agents. Craniall’i Menagerie Bloch, PROWI'I‘T’S DRUG STORE. OUTH€NORWALlL—First-class BOARD, and cool rooms, fine surroundings, and near salt water' five minutes from depot and boat landing ; second house south of Methodist church. Terms very moderate. 3t’30 FOR SALE. Pair of large Black HORSES, well matched, suitable for carnage or team work; will be sold together or sin is. Also a cheap Wor HORSE and Double LUM- ER WAGO . Enquire of s. E. OLMSTEAD. Norwalk, July 26th, 1875. 2t30 350 Reward. 2 ILL be paid for information leading to the conviction of the thieves andxecovery of the II. B ON.“ in Norwalk, July 22, 1575. WAISHMAN'S DIARRHEI REMEDY can be relied upon. For sale by 11.191. a. 0.5. Puowr'r'r. $100.00 ltthlltl) !' persons who wilfully and maliciously stabbed the two work horses of the subscriber on Saturday night or Sunday morning last. ‘ . WILLIAM II. DAVIS. Norwalk, July 25th, 1875. :20 THOU SANDS SAVED. From‘ the brink of the grave; health and strength given to thousands deemed incurable, by rising the famous Brazilian Plant, discovered by Dr. Evans of the Navy. Radically cures Dys epsia, Liver J: Kidney Complaints, Nervous De ility, Epilep- 3y, Lost Vitality, and weaknesses from excesses in Alcoholic, Tobacco, Opium, anti other causes weakening the Brain and Nervous System. Send stamp for ctrcul tr. Empire Pharmaceutical 00., 737 Byoadway, New York. i t O O Gillies’ Crushed Con‘ee. “What delicious coffee you always have; where do you get it?” says a visitor. _ “We use Gillies’ Crushed Coffee, Java quality,” is the reply. All Grocers sellit. - 6m52 4t31 JOHN OSBORN, CAMPHORINE, Commissioners’ Notice. HE subscribers, appointed by the Court of Probate, for the District of Norwalk, Commis- Il.L be paid for information that.will ensure sioners to receive. examine. and decide it on the the detection and conviction of the person or c , _ _ S. FINCH, an insolvent debtor of stud Norwalk. laims of the creditors of the estate of L MAN 11 said district, assigned in trust for tho’benefit of his creditors, hereby give notice thatwe Will air end to the business of our said apporntment, at the Town Clerk’s Office, in said district, on the 30th day of September. 1875, and on the 30th day of No- v ot said days. ember, 1875, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon of each Said Court hath limited and allowed four months from the date hereof for the exhibition to us of laims against said estate. Dated at Norwalk, in said district, this 3lst day 1‘ J lily, A. D. 1875. osnrri w. HUBBELL, 2 Comm,,,,one,.,, for, mosquito bites, sprains, pains, &c., ll. M. Gr. C. S. PBOWIT'I‘. 8 _— tLIGllT TOP BUGGY in 006 eon ofiitib’fi‘. Appiygt this ofiipe. ’ g PROBATE SALE. URSUANTto an order from the Court of Pro- bate for the District of Norwalk, will at Public Auction, to the highest bidder, 31st day of August. 1875, at 10 o’clock, in the lore- noon, (unless previously disposed of at private , 81118,) so much of the real estate of Levr Bronsoni late of Wilton, in said district, deceased, as wrl raise the sum of 2,201.49-100 dollars, wrth incidental charges of sale. Sale to take place on the prom. — less, in said Wilton. Terms made known at. the time of sale‘. HENRY E. CHICHLSTER, Administrator. F I Only 60 Cents per Dozen. At E. K. LOGKWOOD’S. DI be sold rtlzpreseitiltled insolvent on the 0 arms erem' and Hoyt, Alfred H Stamford, Comm ssioncrs to receive and extant}!!! said claims. Dated at Wilton, this mu. day of Jilly, 1875. 2t28 3 p Preserve Plates, tending on the GE to make imm July 28th, 1875. Estate of SAMUEL O. SILLIMAN, J r., of Stam- ford, in said Districtfinsolvcnt debtor. The Court of Probate for the District of Stamp ford, hath limited and allowed three months from the date hereof, for the Creditors of said estate, in which to exhibit their been pointed George H. ,o t and Char cs Gaylor, all of said Certified by M. KENEALY, Clerk. ‘ The subscribers give notice that they shall meet at the Probate onion in said Stamfordiou the asp; day of Au net, 1875, the 29th day of September, 1875. and at day of October. 1875Lfrom 10 a. m., to . m. on each of said days. for t a purpose of at- business oilsaid appointment. 0 CEILHOIT, . ‘ . . Commutation, ALF ~ED HOYT, CHARLES GAYLOR, All persons indebted to said estate are requested ediate aymout to ~ CIIARELS A. HAWLEY, Trustee. t 211.30 ESPECIAL NOTICE. To Excursion ant Pit-Nit Parties! The New Steamboat can be chartered at reasonable rates by Excursion Has accommodations for from 100 to 150. Will charter by the day or trip. TOW- ING up or down the harbor on applicationAFor E. J. SAVAGE; CAP . G. W. SECOR. at Propel- the water or sramrono,ss. Probate Court, I
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