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The Ferry E‘ulogies.
Eulogies delivered in the United
States Senate, Tuesday, Feb.
9th, 1876.
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MR. EATON. Mr. President, I beg leave
to offer the following resolutions:
Resolved. That as a mark if respect to the mem-
ory or Ohms S. FERRY", late Senator from Con-
necticut. the business of this body be now sus-
pollllcdi that his ibrmerasspcratcsmay pay proper
tribute‘to his public and private virtues.
Resolved. That the Secretary communicate this
resolution to the House of Representatives.
MR. EATON. Mr. President, the Reaper
has indeed been busy in the Connecticut Con-
gressional field. (BUCKIXGIIAM, FER :Y and
STARKWEATI‘IER. Within the short space of
a year these three gifted men have been gath-
ered to their fathers; three names honored
by their native State and honoring her. Dif-
iicultwill it be to fill the places so long and
so wortliily occupied by them. .
The death of a valuable and eminent pub-
lic servant is a loss deeply to be deplored by
his immediate constituency, and demands at
' the hands of his form .‘r associates,p,i‘oper and
scciiily action. Thus impressed, I submit to
the Senate the brief remarks which I shall
offer on this monrnful occasion. No fulsou'ie
eulogy will be prohouuced by me. It would
be alike unworthy of my character and the
Spartan simplicity which was one of the lead-
ing characteristics of the late Senator FERRY.
ORRIs SANFORD FERRY was born in the
town of Bethel, Fairfield County, State of
Cenuecticut, on the 15th day of August,
1823. His father, a respectable inhabitant of
.Bcthcl, was largely engaged in the manufac-
ture of hats, and at an early age young FER-
RY was apprenticed to that business. But
soon discovering the bent of his mind and
his aversion to the trade to which he had (le-
sigiied him, the father released him from his
bonds, giving him such educational advanta-
ges as enabled him to graduate from Yale
.‘ollege in the year . 1814. He pursued the
study of the law under two eminent members
of the profession in his native county, and
was admitted to the practice of that profes-
sion in 1846. '
‘ Mr. FERRY immediately took high-rank as
a counselor and advocate, and at. an early age
was justly regarded as in the front rank in the
profession in Connecticut. His Ewonderful
power of analysis and the 'magnctism of his
oratory gave him great power with the court
and jury, and as a platform speaker he had
no superior and few equals in his State.
Mr. FERRY served in the State senate two
sessions, 1855 and 1856, and exhibited distin-
guished ability both as a legislator and politi-
cal leader. I was not a member of the Con-
necticut Legislature either of the terms that
Mr. FERRY occupied his seat in the senate, .
but I saw much of his course and know the
high estimate which was placed upon his
powers by the leading men of the State.
In 1859 Mr. FERRY was elected to the oth-
er branch of the Federal Legislature and
served through thesession with marked abil-
ity.‘
Shortly after the commencement of the late
terrible civil conflict, Mr. FERRY was com-
missioned by Governor Buckingham as colo-
nel of the Fifth Regiment of Connecticut ,
Volunteers, and he remained in the service
until the close of hostilities. As an officer, I
understand that he was respected by his su-
periors and beloved by those subjected to his
command, performing all the duties devolved
upon him with promptness and fidelity.
Resuming the practice of his profession in
1865, he was perhaps at the most successful
period of his legal career when he was elect-
cd to the United States Senate for the term
commencing March 4, 1867. From that time
until his death, the story of O. S. FERRY is
a part of the history of this body, and I lies-
itate not to say that by his manly and inde-
pendent course in the Senate, thoiigli differ-
ing widely upon some matters from many of
his political friends, he won the respect and
high regard of all his associates.
This is not the proper occasion to speak at
length upon his intellectual efforts upon this
floor, so well calculated to bring forth his
great powers, efforts which placed him in the
front rank of Senators as a dcbatcr and con-
stitutional lawyer.
Devotedly attached to the great principles
which form the base of our system of gov
crnincnt, whenever in his opinion those prin,
ciples were menaced or endangered, even by
the action of political friends, the chains of
party allegiance were broken as a strong man
rends asunder ropes of yarn, and all the en-
ergies of his body and mind were summoned
to the conflict in support of such views as be
believedto be right, just, and for the best in-
terests of his country. One of the leading
and governing traits of Mr. FERRY was his
love of justice. He was eminently a just
man. He never put to himself the question,
Will it be politic to pursue a given course of
action ? The question which he mentally pro-
,pounded was, Will it be just? And, once
convinced of the justice of his position, he
could neither be persuaded nor driven from
the ground which his calm judgment had
pronounced correct. . ‘
As a politician he was above the petty arts
and meannesses which small-men use to at—
tain high position.
His personal integrity was pure and spot-
less. The armorial. bearings of the French
Bayard might well have been claimed by him.
Indeed he was truly-—
Without fear and without reproach.
Ishould do injustice to my feelings if I
failed to reproduce part of a letter from a
distinguished divine, Rev. Dr. Childs of
Hartford, Connecticut.
Says Dr. Child's:
It is just ten years since my acquaintance
with General FERRY commenced.
Letters from him carried me to Norwalk,
his residence. and resulted ultimately. in my
becoming his pastor. He was then in the
prime of life, forty-two years of age. lVith
a magnificent physical organization, a genial
disposition, astrong, clear, active mind, earn-
est, enthusiastic, impetuous, yct cautious,
wonderfully popular, no man in the State
probably had the elements or gave the prom—
ise of a brighter future. The war was over,
and he had returned to the practice of his
profession, which opened to him all that his
ambition con? ask in that direction, and to
the enjoymen of his home which had for
him stronger attractions. than the scenes of
public life. '
With the movements that placed him in the
National Senatel believe he had little to do.
He was not a political manager. He was an .
honest man, and those who knew him best
believed in him most fully. Even his politi-
cal opponents never, as far as I am .awarc,
questioned his perfect integrity. Intensely
earnest in the cause that he espoused, he was
more than a partisan. As a nationallegisla-
tor his views were always broader than his
party. Acquaintinghimself thoroughly with
the constitutional history of his country, a
diligent student of the history of other na-
tions, he developed an independent, wise, far-
seeing statesmanship, which, had he not. been
arrested by theliand of disease, would have
placed him—at least ought to have placed
him—in the very front rank_of political lead-
ers. In my judgment there 18 no office in the
gift of the people that General FERRY would
‘not have filled with eminent ability.
Senators, I have done.
Through my associate and myself, Connect-
icut mourns the loss of one of her most dis-
tinguished sons.
Through you, the representatives of the
several States, the Federal Union cxpresses
its deep sorrow at the loss of a wise, saga
cious and matured statesman, capable of lift—
ing himself above the claims and behests of
party in the discussion and consideration of
questions involving the very life of the Fed'-
_eral system , a statesman whose profound
genius entitles his name to be enrolled among
the immortal few who knew how to make and
keep a people!
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MR. SARGEN'I‘. Ml". President, on the
~7tll of February, 1875, Senators rose in their
places to pay fitting tributes of respect and
affection to’ the memory of a dead Senator of
Connecticut, whose illustrious public service
and private virtues liad commanded our ad-
miration and love.
Among those who eloquently spoke on that
occasion ——not yet a- year ago—was the Sene-
tor whose loss we now deplore. He was him.
self then feeble in frame, and halted trem-
blingly to his seat in this Chamber, tlic vic—
tim of a dischse that was rapidly and certain-
ly drying up the springs of life; and I doubt
not that the painful thought was in other
minds as it was in my own, that ere long we
might be called— upon to mourn his loss and
pay customary tribute to his memory. Yet
his intellectual nature triumphed against the
visible progress of disease, and he spoke with
unexcelled force and beauty, and with deep
feeling,‘ of his associate and friend. His
words come back to us: to-day as singularly
due to himself, “ The plaiuest truth is his
highest eulogy," He would not offend the
modesty of th; dead by words of boastful
praise.
For himself, also, he secnied in the. supreme
moment impressed with the sentiment of that
niournl'ul elegy which shows the emptiness
of fame, the monotonous level of the grave:
Can honor’s voice provoke the silent dust ?
Or flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death ?
From such thoughts came his dying request
that no eulogistic sermon be preached a: his
grave. The spirit of that request rest-rains
me in what I may s:_iy today. But it would
belittle the truth not to say that we who
knew him well know that he i 'as distinguish—
ed for eminent ability and zeal in the public
service; that his mind was clear, sharp and
flexible as a Damascus blade. IIis sense of
duty brought him daily to this Chamber and
to the committee-room when the excuse for
absence, of incxtinguishable pain, was ready
and obvious.
Our friend was fortunate in his reputation.
A man’s character is built solely by himself.
He constructs it piece by piece, to deformity
or symmetry. It cannot be created or destroy-
ed'by another. But reputations are the sport
of circumstance, or the prey of malice; often
beyond the control of the possessor,.and as
often fictitious and unjust. Sometimes, as
with the persecuted Galileo, this is the fault
of the age; sometimes as with blind and dc
spised Milton, it is the license of party.
Happy is the wise and good against whom
the mob has never cried,_“Crucify him I re-
lease to us Barabbas I” '
I only wish to add that from daily associa-
tion with Mr. FERRY, I learned to admire the
rectitude visible in all his words and actions
—a rectitude that seemed to spring not mere-
l.y from a heart well guarded by conscience,
but from an even poise of intellect, which
could not incline to temptation or stoop to
wrong.
The Impressions left here by his daily walk
and conversation, were familiar to his friends
and constituents at home. I listened to the
simple statement of his virtues, of his Christ-
ian faith and works, by his pastor, who spoke
to his neighbors as the cold form of the dead
Senator rested at the altar of the little church
at Norwalk, and heard the same testimony
which we can all bear—that he was conscien-
tious, just, upright.
Such men, whatever their party associa-
tions, elevate the public service. Their influ-
ence is good, not only in the traces they may
leave in wholesome statutes, but in the higher
respect of the people for free institutions
challenged by their conspicuous integrity.
Mr. BAYARD. Mr. President, I have a
sad satisfaction in yielding my tribute of sin-
cere respect to the 'charactcr and memory of
ourlate associate. Mr. FERRY, of Connecticut,
whose career has been so ably and well stated
by his colleague, [Mia Enron] '
‘ There never was any personal intimacy be-
tween us, and our views as to party never
brought us into that sympathy which is be-
gotten of a common endeavor for political
ends.
Yet even in his life-time and amid the ar-
dor of differing opinions, so often forcibly
and positively expressed, as was his wont, I
was always conscious, whether concurring in
or dissenting from his views, that back of his
utterances there shone the light of truthful
intent, which caused a radiance to pervade
everything hesaid. It .was thg sense of hou-
est conviction, uncolorcd and undimincd by
petty partisan or unjust considerations.
.The real strength and safety of this Gov-
erument lies in the absolute freedom with
which opinions maykc expressed, and, to the
independent and courageous utterances of its
able and virtuous men the people may best
look for guidance.
This day our country needs men who will
proclaim their real judgments; not those who,
to adopt a phrase that fell unpleasantly on my
car not long since in this Chamber, “follow
in order to lead." One who loved England
described her flS—'
. A land where. girt by friends or foes.
A man may speak the things he will.
For when this shall not be, true manlincss
and honest public service will have departed,
and time—serving have taken their place.
The Senator whose death we so justly
mourn possessed thequalities which can cre-
ate and preserve a free government of laws.
He had a mind of excellent natural powers,
well matured, and enlightened by study of
the laws, both in their enactment and prac-
tical administration.
He had experience of man living under the
orderly regime of law, and also under the less
defined control of military rule in. the time of
war.‘ . - ‘
_ So fitted by events, he came into this coun-
cil chamberof the States of the Union some—
;what heated perhaps upon his first entry by
the scenes of warfare in which he had just
been engaged, and, in which, as a soldier, he
had borne a brave, conscientious, and distin—
guished part. But from the first, I well re-
member liow instinctively he rccoiled from
unworthy or improper schemes, how uncrr-
ingly he probed and detected fraud, and un-
sparingly denounced dishonesty and corrup-
tion, wherever and whenever found, with. a
generous indignation. _ '
~ He lived alifc of quiet self-respect. No
busy seeker ,lie of men’s praises; no dexter-
ons manage": of party forces; no scatterer of
ambiguous voices in the market-place.
It was because he was a true friend to pop-
ular institutions that he despised and shunned
the arts of a demagogue; much less did he
stoop to gather personal or party advantage in
the flames of discord among his countrymen.
Thus I bellow: he was fit to rule men and to
execute the great trusts of political power.
I could produce abundant extracts from his
speeches in this Chamber where his censure
of what he deemed corrupt, dishonest, and
unworthy was unhesitating and unsparing.
And he never permitted the garb of party to
shelter a guilty man from his just denuncia-
tion. For six years we served together upon
the Committee on Private Land Claims,
where cases involving the title or possession
of extensive 31nd valuable bodies of land came
frequently before us. His intelligence, acu-
men, and fine legal and judicial abilities were
in this way made known to me; and reports
of important cases, comprehending questions
of law and fact of a complicated nature,
where lapse of time and fraud had combined
to obscure truth and justice, were made by
him and are on the files of the Senate, in
which his vigorous and instinctively honest
mind dissolved all doubt and arrayed the mer-
its of the case in 'clear and orderly precision.
The condition of physical health in which for
years he performed his duties here in t have
touched and saddened us all; yet c plaint
Lwas never heard from his lips, and he would
force his weak body to its work with a '_vigor
and courage that it is not extravagant to call
heroic. To know him was to respect him.
Ills life. here has ended, but, notI trust its in-
fluences upon those who survive and shall
succeed him.
Wclhnay weniourn him;
Well may we imitate his virtues.
Mr. llOW’JE. Mr. President, ’I had not
realized how peculiar and unique my rela-
tions with the late Senator FERRY. had been
until I sat down to consider what might be
proper for me to say at his official, funeral.
I‘kncw him first duly when he catered the
Senate; andI scarcely knew him anywhere
else than in the Senate.
During his whole term of service here I
was his co-laboi'cr; but I rarely saw him out
of this Chamber. He never repelled me and
was not at all repellent to me. I felt for him
not o'nly entire respect, but also great ad-
miration: and therefore I was surprised to
find upon reflection that I had never known
him but in an official way and in his public
character. Daring the whole time we Work-
ed together I never received from him or
made to him, so far as I remember, anything
like. a confidential communication. Nothing
like. a whisper or an aside remark ever passed
between us. I rarely ever spoke to him or
hprd him speak upon others than public
affairs. And when for an occasional moment
he turned to the discussion of privateinter-
ests, his wont was to discuss them in official
style. If I asked after his health, or for the
news of the day, his habit was to answer
with the same fidelity to fact and the same
accuracy of statement he would have employ-
ed in communicating with his physicians or
with a reporter for the Associated Press.
Once I ventured to applaud some unusual-
ly forcible and fervid remarks he made in
the Senate. He answered me with a laugh,
as little encouraging to my enthusiasm as if ,
the splendid bronze charger on which sits
Brown’s statute of Scott should whinny
when the admiring spectator claps his hands
at the triumph of the artist. So I do not feel
that I ever knew Mr. FERRY in any other
chaucter than that of a Senator. If indeed,
he had a life distinct or different from his
public one, I was a stranger to it. My con-
clusion is that when he put on the senator-
ial robes he put them oh for steady wear,
that his purpose was to carry the ‘proprieties
of his great ofilce constantly with him; not
to be oppressed by them, still less to oppress
'any one by them, but to attract by and in-
struct with them everywhere and always.
I need not speak in this' presence of the
clearness or the vigor of his intellect. This
Chamber, instructed by the loftiest utterances
in our language, has witnessed tpo many
evidences of both to make any mention of
either profitable.
But more than most mm he was sincere
and earnest. Others have exhibitel on spec-
ial occasions and in pursuit of special ends
more zeal than he was accustomed to betray,
but few men of my acquaintance have seein-
ed to bnrn with an ardor so constant and sus-
tained as that which inspired him.
Two traits in his character 'dcscrvc partic-
ular attention: his independence of thought
and his fidelity to couviCt-ion.
He thought for himself and formed his
own conclusions. He listened to the reason-
ing of others, but he was guided by his own.
He was likely to be the idol of a party, for
he could not abjectly follow one. But he
was not for that reason the more unsafe to
lead aparty, since he was sure to lead by the
best light he had.
Perhaps less than others he realized the
importance of organization to political
achievement. Perhaps more than‘others he,
run. Ilia lunpvfliancc or impressing indivmual
opinion upon the public mind. Whatevcr
might have been the case, he I seemed as
prompt and resolute to attack what he deem-
ed error inthe party to which he belonged as
in that to which he was opposed. At times,
indeed, he appeared even more uncomprom-
ising toward his political associates than
toward his political adversaries. There are
those in the world still who hold that
“unto whomsocver much is given, of him
shall much be required,” and who are more
intolerant of fault in their friends than in
strangers. , ,,
Something must be pardoned to the ex-
igencies of party as to the spirit of liberty.
It is not wise to destroy a great party,
freightcd with precious hopes and struggling
to noble ends, because it occasionally stum-
bles or for a moment seems to falter on its
way. It'is not wise to silence a great teach-
er, iii whose light a generation has walked
and the human race has visibly grbwn, be-
cause of a single fault, whether imputed or
real. It is not wise to drag the moon from
the planetary system because there are a few
spots on it. Of course when the moon crum-
bles into ashes, and so dings dust and not
light upon the beholder, it might as well be
shoved out of the system. When the teach-
er slips all the cables which moor him to
truth, close reefs the hopes which waft him
heavcnward, and drifts out listless and rud,
derless upon the sea of unbelief, helplessly
buffeted by all its waves and hopelessly clap-
boarded by all its barnacles, the sooner she
goes to pieces the better. And when a party
has sold itself to do evil, has coiled itself on
the path of human progress; when it no
longer seeks to give nurse to but rather nurse
upon its country, all good men should aban-
don it and unite to take it to pieces.
It is not easy always to discover the pre-
cise point- where the paths of the partisan
and of the patriot diverge. In every era
men have been seen to desert the banners of
party before the point of divergence was
revealed, and men have been seen to follow
them long after that point was passed.
Undoubtedly good husbandry will seekto
garner up all the wheat. And a- good hus—.
bandry will burn the chaff. But some are so
eager of gain they will continue to rake over
the straw long after the wheat is all out ; and
some are so impatient of chafl’ they will kin-
dle fires in it while it is yet heavy with the
bread of life. _
The late Senator from Connecticut, how-
ever, never set fire to unthrashed harvests.
He did not always keep evenstcp with the
party in which be trained, but he never de-
serted it. Oceasionallyperhaps by ill-timed
contortions he; obstructed its progress, but I
think he never meant to imperil its final
triumph.
I did not always agree to the correctness of
his conclusionsdout I never for a moment doubt
ed the sincerity of them. And the fidelity
with which _lie adhered to his convictions,
and the courage with which he asserted them
was an instruction to us all and deserved all
praise. Where he went belief and affirma-
tion walked hand in hand. He seemed ab-
solutely exempt from all physical and all
moral :tremors such as are born of fear. 0.!
the field and in the forum he flung himself
into the encounter with equal readiness.
Withinuan hour after his State had offered
him a regiment to lead to battle he accepted
the solemn trust. We have seen him enter
upon an engagement here with even _less de-
liberation. Day after day he sat here rack-
ed with. physical pains, but no moan escap-
ed him. His body was enfeebled by disease,
but his spirit never languished.
Wherever his sense of duty pointed the
way, fher‘e he was sure to tread. By him
adversaries were uncounted and results were
uncalculated. His lips never expressed it,
but his manner seemed to say with the Prince
of Tyrc— -
Like abold champion I assume the lists.
Nor ask advice of any other :11 ought
But for thefulness and courage.
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr- President,
change is written on everything with which
we are familiar. ,Tlie spring, the summer.
opinion, as no souud‘mind is
the golden autumn, and the icy winter chase
each other, and while we recognize the one
it is gone. The forest is no sooner clothed in
its luxuriant foliage than it begins to disrobc,
and presently its bare poles stand up against
the sky. The creations’of human industry
and genius, whether of kingdom or code, of
monument or picture,crumblc away before
this universal law. These changes are fraught
with instruction, and remind us that we shall
not long continue as we now are. But it is
when the stern messenger calls away a com-
panion distinguished for his genius and elo—
qucncc, his purity, and Christian faith that
we learn the most impressive of moral les-
sons. ‘ '
The average age of the members of this
body is perhaps fifty years, In that past pe-
riod a‘ thousand, yes, nearer two thousand
millions of sentient beings such as we, capa-
intellectualdevelopment, have appeared upon
the stage of time, there rejoiced and emulat-
tcd, suffered and strivcn, and have then do-
pai‘tcd forever; their entry and theirexit be-
ing alike mysterious. .
. Brief as has been their visit to earth, it has
been long enougli'to effect several demonstra-
tious: '
It has proven that there is a spiritual as
well as a material cxistencb; for they were
all conscious of being, iindvtliey were all rec-
ognized as being, in their personality, spirit-
ual. ‘ ' .
It has proven that they were moral intelli-
gences, for no matter how enfceblcd by want
or how degraded by bad associations, there
never was one of that mighty host, . with
every selfish inducement to' decide in his own
favor, who has not condemned and blamed
himself for every wrong he committed.
It has proven, by the acquisitions those in-
telligences have made in languages and laws,
in philosophy and art, that they are capable
of perpetual progress-ion. ‘
It has proven that they were not the results
of natural causes, for they have seized upon
nature and made it subservient to their pleas-
ure. The very elementsyliave been subject-
ed to their service; its obstacles, such as
oceans and space, storms and liglitnings, have
been overcome and conquered.
-Our race stands out the supernatural by an
irrcfragable logic. If this be not true, why
admire the heroismof the martyr dying for
his faith more than the fire that consumes
him? why render more homage to the patriot
soldier who dies in front of the line than to
the steed which spur and bridle have forced
to the danger? Why more gratitude to a
friendship that is true amid temptations to
betray than to the steady current of the river
that makes its way over rocks and 'precipices?
It is man as a positive force superior to nature
that we admire. -
In him we to-day lament, the intellectual
and moral was in a marked degree predomir
nant. His physical infirmities seemed to
augment that supremacy. In the prime of
life, shattered by disease, he resolutely and
firmly adjusted himself to the situation. We
have seen him standing there, advocating
those measures be believed best for his coun-
try, while his countenance was'distorted from
pain. His spirit firmly held the mastery over
his pli 'sical forces. They could not carry
the citadel of his soul.
He had, too, marked independence of
character and thought, and possessed the con-
comitant virtue of courage. He was satisfied
of his ability by investigation to arrive at a
sound conclusion. He knew that his motives
were pure and honest, and when his opinions
were formed he was not who swerved from
them. Though not indifferent to popular
he had much of
the spirit of that old hero who said: “Were
thereas many devils in Worms as roof-tiles;
I'would on.’,
I did nlt always think him right, but I al-
ways felt re-assured where I found myself
voting as he voted.
' He was a man of good‘education and at-
tainments. He had not high culture; few
men have. High culture is not essential to
excellence or usefulness; if it were, our re-
pnblican institutions, State and National,
would be in'a sad condition. His education
was sufficient to have developed his native
powers and render him conscious of his
strength, so that he. went fearlessly and suc—
cessfully forward as a leader in life’s duties.
Mr. FERRY'S reasoning powers were of a
superior order, and were habitually fortified
by careful reflection on the subject he would
present. He seized the strong point of the
question under investigation and wielded it
with great power. In presenting his views
he was direct, plain and logical, and in that
he impressed his hearers with the strength of
his (shit convictions, so that they sympathized
with him; he was eloquent.
When that terrible calamity, the record of
which is found in thousands of desolate
homes, overtook our country, his patriotism
shone forth. A Representative of the nation,
he became a patrol to guard its capital; and
afterward, at the head of the 5th Conn. Infant
ry,bravely participated in its battles. But his
patriotism was'not sectional; it was not a
narrow sentiment, confined to any I‘lity.
He sought to preserve here for all his coun-
try that civil liberty which, while the great-
est blessings, is conferred upon only a few
spots of earth. He believed that he was con-
tending for the right. I do not say he would
not say that many of those with whom he
contended did not. from their standpoint,
think they were right. But this is true:
when everywhere in this free Republic law
shall be supreme, the rights of property and
'person secure, and constitutional political _
equality exercised and protected, then, when
civil liberty is thus established, and we re-
joice in the prosperity, peace and virtue that
flow from it, all wit remember past differen-
ces only to be the more grateful that we are
again friends. .
It was the crowning glory of our friend that
he was a Christian. Conscious of a spiritual
malady which human culture. or, educational
development could not cure, he sought and
found for a disease to the supernatural a su-
pernatural remedy.
He has gone from us forever. Whither
has be gone? All of him that is mortal quiet-
ly reposes in the soil of the gallant State that
delighted to honor him. His memory is em-
balmed in the hearts of many loving-country-
men, and his spirit has returned to the bosom
of his Father.
MR. THURMAN. Mr. President, I have
a few very sincere‘words to say of our de-
ceased brother—words of sincere admiration
of his character. That he‘ was a man of 'in-
tellect all who knew him will bear witness;
that lie was a speaker of singular pcrspicuity
and force all who ever heard him can testify;
that his_mind was cultivated, his manners re-
fined, his hearing dignified, simple and whol—
ly free from ostentation, is known to us all.
But to me, as no doubt to others, the great
trait of his character was its broad, enlight-
ened and fearless independence. He was one
of that class of men—too .limitcd in every
land and in every age—who think for them-
selves and dare to say what they think. Pay-
ing due regard to the opinions of others and
always willing to receive instruction, he was
' nevertheless careful to assert his brain and
manhood by ultimately deciding for himself.
And he had a breadth and grasp of mind, a
magnanimity of soul,'and a sense of justice
that ever inclined him to measures of moder-
ation and kindness; and in such measuresliis.
reason, his learning, and his feelings found
the truest statesmanship. I might give not a
few illustrations of these characteristics from
the records and debates of the Senate, but
this is not an occasion to speak of matters
that have not yet passed out of the region, of
blc of indefinité‘if not of infinite moral and"
-..L,- ,,-.
controversy. Time, in my opinion" will vin-
dicate the soundness of his judgment; his
no one was ever found to questionthat.
Mr. WADLEIGH. Mr. Wident, 1am
met the late Senator FERRY in 1873, when I
took a seat in this Chamber. IT: was then
suffering from the disease which condemned
him to partial seclusion and finally ended his
life. , I was not without prejudice against
him, and should not have known him intig
upon the committee of which he was chair-
man.
learned to admire the clearncss and strength
of his intellect and the purity ‘and beauty of.
his character. Our’ acquaintance, _on ‘my
part at least, grew into warm friendship,
to which I should do violenCc WereI to eon-
strain myself to silence on this", occasion; j
The events of his life 'will be ; so fully
traced by his colleague and his: successor that
I- will only glance at them. Born in 'Connec-
ticut, and always residing in his native coun-
ty of Fairficld, his honors must have been
doubly dear as coming from thOSe who“ had
known him from childhood. In youth he
wrought in his father’s manufaptory, where
he acquired a practical knowlé go, which he
sometimes unexpectedly exhi ,. - to the
discomfiture of those who {188131181} his want
of it. ~ ‘ I ' ‘
He graduated at Yale College, the alma
mater of so many distinguished Americans,
and chose the legal profession. We who
knew him here cannot doubt that he deser-
ved and won professional distinctions, espe-
cially asan advocate. His strong common-
sense,,his earnestness, born ‘of : intense con-
victions, his inborn and irrepressible love of
right and justice, his - contempt and hatred
for meanness and wrong, and the mingled
logic and feeling which animated his speech
must have won the minds and . the hearts of
the clear-headed, strong-minded men who
generally compose the juries of »New Eng-
land. »
After two years of faithful service in the
Connecticut Senate and three years perform-
ance of the duties of prosecuting attorney
in the county of Fairfield, he. was, in April,
1859, elected to the National House of Rep-
resentatives where he served till March, 1861.
In the midst of all-prevading treason which
seemed to forbode the sure down-fall of the
Republic, his unselfish patriotism led him to
enlist and serve as a private soldier in a com-
pany raised to defend the. national Capitol
from the foes that menaced -it from within
and without. In the great struggle which
preserved national unity andzfrce institutions
to our people he took no uncertain nor wav-
ering part. His patriotism and his humani-
ty alike condemned a rebellion which would
have divided our countryinto independent
and hostile States, without peace at home or
power abroad and whichwould' have erected
upon the ruins of American freedon a gov-
ernment with human slavery for its corner-
stone.
Having been appointed by Governor Buck-
inghamto the command of the Fifth Con-
necticut Regiment he obtained by arduous
study a knowledge of military affairs, and
with his regiment did faithful andhonorablo
service. Commissioned brigadier-general in
1862 he served with gallantry till the end of
the war, when he resumed the practice of
his profession at Norwalk. In 1866 he was .
elected to this Senate, and re-electcd in 1872.
His last public effort in this Chamber was
to pronounce a true and beautiful eulogy
upon his f‘ ' i and colleague, Senator Buck-
ingham. Much in that eulogy might be ap-
plied to the lamented; FERRY himself. In it
10, seemed to be soundmglus ox‘vnf rcqmem.
The sorrowful task of preparing it almost
overcame him and admonished him that his
own hold on life was rapidly breaking and
that his feet were even pressing the shore of
that dark river over which his friend had
passed to the unseen world. In vain he
sought relief from medicine; it had no shield
against the stroke of death. The dying
Vice-President sent to him a message of love
which never reached him. They died with-
in a few hours of each other—loved, trusted,
and mourned. ~ ‘» _
In the character of Senator FERRY it seems
to me there was almost everything to admire
and almost nothing to condemn.
His intellect was clear, powerful, and logi-
cal. Few better speeches than. his can be
found in the records of American eloquence.
Terse, vigorous, and full of fiery force, they
were delivered with an earnestness of manner
which gave them _a wonderful effect. His
hearers felt-that before them was a man who
believed what he said and who said it because
he believed it. When warmed in debate his
impulsive energy seemed to triumph over
the cruel disense which, like the vulture of
Prometheus, was gnawing his Vitals. Yet,
with all his mental strength, he had the ar-
dent generosity and captivating frankness of
youth and .a feminine kindness of heart.
The poor, the oppressed, the unhappy multi-
tude whose lives are darkened by want had
nevera friend whose heartbeat for them
with stronger sympathy. His love of right,
of justice, of what Anglo-Saxons call “fair
play” amounted to a passion. Yet he never
stooped to flatter nor amuse the people to
whose welfare he devoted himself.‘ His pub-
lic addresses never appealed to the baser pas-
sions, but only to the sentiments of justice
and duty in the hearts of his hearers and to
their judgment and-reason. He was a pat-
riot without being a demagogue.
He was by nature a man of unyielding
courage, and in his latter years his fear of
God shut his heart against all other fear. He
had the courage to be true to his convictions
always and everywhere. No unpopularity
of a‘ cause Could prevent his warmly espous-
ing it. His independence bf thought some-
times led to breaches, of party discipline
which would have been fatal to men of less
purity but which never lost him the confi-
dence of those who knew him. They knew
that no selfish, dishonest motive could in-
fluence him. His character shielded 'him
even against suspicion. They felt that mod-
ern degeneracy had not reached him; that
though poor he could not be swayed by all
“the gold 'of Ormus and of Ind.” Their
faith in him was well founded. IIis feet
were firmly planted on that eternal rock
where stood in other days the martyrs who
endured poverty, scorn, insult, torture, and
death, rather than disobey the whispers of
conscience—that. “still, small voice" too often
unheeded by men in high places. Yet he
made no parade of his religion; it was con-
cealed rather than ostentatiously displayed,
and consisted in acts rather than words.
When some glaring examples :of hypocrisy
brought contumcly upon the religious pro-
fessious of statesmen, the pure, noble, honest
life of FERRY did much. to , redeem . genuine
Christianity from reproach.
He once said to me that he tried to live
as though the next moment would usher him
to the biir of the Eternal Judge. To a man
who thus lives, seeing continually the white
earth thronging to it for judgment, nothing
,is harder than to do wrong, and to him
death is but the door to immortality. Though
he leaves here no earthly riches, he leaves
what is better—a stainless name and an exam-
ple for emulation.
When we look upon such a life and such
a death, when we reflect how often of- late
the pale king of terrors has invaded our
Chamber and how soon we may receive his
dread summons, shall we. not be incited to the
more faithful performance of our duties——
duties involving the Welfare of many mil-
lions of our fellow-men, which we owe to
them, to our country, and to God ?
honesty of purpose needsno vindication, for '
matelyhad I not been associated with him.
Thus brought into social relations '
with him my prejudice vanished, and I soon.
throne of Omnipotcnee with the children of .
'NORWALK, CONNECTICUT,Tunis-inn?FEBRLJA'BYV-‘ic,
.MR. ENGLISH: MR. PRESIDENR.¥O;ne
year ago last Saturday, Mr. FERRY arctic: in
his seat in. this Chamber in the performance
of What he 'said was the saddest duty of his
‘ public life. To announce to the Senate the
death of his colleague on this floor.
0n theu27tl‘i’day of this same month‘ he dc-
livered in the Senate a eulogy on the life and
character of Governor BUOKINGITAM, which
madé‘adcep impression on the Senate and
country at that time. It was his last public
effort in the Senate.
ily and home in Norwalk, where he dmd ou‘
the 28d day of November last. ‘
By this dispensation of Providence the
State of Connecticut has lost by death, not
only two Senators, but quite recently, one of
her senior Members in the House of Represen-
tatives, making in- all,'onc half of her entire
delegation in Congress, and all within the.
brief space of less than one year! 1 '
It- is but seldom that a state is called upon
to endure such a tripple affliction as her citi-
zens mourn to-day. ' ' ‘
' Such, Mr. President, is the uncertainty of
the sacred admonition “ Be ye also ready."
memory of Mr FERRY.
Mr President, while I lied not the honor of
serving with Mr. FERRY as a member of this
distinguished body, it was my good fortune
to have known him long and to have known
him well. From my earliest acquaintance I
had learned to respect-him not only for his
superior abilities but as a man of noble im-
pulses and great purity of character.
Born among the hills of Connecticut, where
he derived his flr/st educational advantages in
the public schoolssand where he learned to
earn his bread by the sweat of his brow: ap-
prenticed at an early age, in his native tbwn
of Bethel, to his father, a prominent manui.
facturer of hats in that town. - While thus
engaged be exhibited such a taste for books
and knowledge as to induce his father to send.
him to Yale College, from whence he gradua:
ted in 1844. Of his class, Governor Height,
of California, and Governor and Senator
Washburn, of Massachusetts, became the
most prominent in_ political life. 'While in
college he was not distinguished as a scholar,
but as a writer and debatcr he was conspicu-
ous and of great promise. He was thorough-
ly independent, and gave evidence of a noble i
and strong character.
His professional, military, and politicallife
has been so ably presented by my distinguish-
ed colleague as to leave little or notliingmore
to be said upon these heads.
IIis speeches in the Senate were marked by
great clearness 'of expression and force of ut-
terance, and always commanded attention.
He was in the best sense an eloquent man,
bccause he spoke his cenvictions of duty, and
had opinions, solid and strong, of his own.
He dared to differ from his party and be true '
duty, to his country, to his God.
His recent efforts in this Chamber, in sup-
port of what lie believed to be for the best in-
terest of the country, are so fresh in the
minds of the people as to make it unnecessary
for me to recur to them.
During his whole public service, and often
in situations in which bribes or gifts might
have been accepted, such was his sterling in-
-tegrity he was placed beyond the reach of
temptation. As a Senator he had a clear con-
ception not only of the duties but the respon-
sibilities of the position, and was fearless in
the discharge of those duties. When he spoke
he spoke as a statesman and notlis a politician ;
for politician he never was nor could be, cer-
tainly not in that sense that makes politics a
profession whereby offices of honor or profit
may be obtained. Nor was he in any sense an
ofllce—sceker.. He would neither seek nor ask
for any office of honor or profit, nor did‘hc
crave any. But on the contrary had he been
governed by his own impressions, regardless
of the opinions of others, he would have con-
tinned in the practice of his much, loved pro-
fession, and which would have been greatly
to his pecuniary advantage. But from a
sense of duty he accepted the high and honor—
able position to which he was elected by his
fellow-citizens, having but one object in view
to discharge the duties of the same in such a
manner as would conduce to the best good of
his State and country.
Mr. FERRY, from disease and bodily infir-
mity, had been a very great sufierer for sev-‘
cral years, which would have completely dis-
couraged a less determined" man, at he
struggled on, and by his indomitable will con-
tinued in the discharge of the duties of his
session. But, as time rolled on, his physical
vigor becanie paralyzed. Suffering bodily
pain and agony, with the fact of approaching
death before him, he still continued faithfully
to discharge every duty, until {it last his phys-
ical strength gave way, but his mental power
held out until the end.
It may not, Mr. President, be inappropriate
for me to allude to the Christian character of
Mr. FERRY, and the esteem in :which he was
held at’home among his friends and fellow-
citizens. He was a man of an emotional na-
ture and instinctive reverence for spiritual
truth. In his decided religious impressions
he showed great energy of mind and indepen-
dence of character. His political life had
given him arapid growth of reputation for
intellect and capacity. At home among his
fellow-citizens he had obtained great influence
not only as public man but in the church of
which he was a. devoted member as well. He
taught a bibleclass, and out of his efforts to
do good to his charge he prepared a course of
lectures in support of the divine origin of
Cln-istianlty, which was numerously attended
and produceda profound impression. _
Struggling against infirmity which sapped
the springs of life he lieldebruvely on to the
end sustained by a noble ardor and indomit_
able pluck, by his Christain faith and heroism
and died the death of a christian patriot,
deeply lamented by all of his friends and fell
low-citizens.
Mr. President, I beg leave to offer the fol-
lowing resolution: ' ' '
Resolved. That. as an
spect for the memory oi Mr.
now- adjourn.
The resolution was agreed to unanimously;
and the Senate (at two o’clock and thirty-five
minutes p. m.) adjourned.
additonal mark of re-
FERRY, the Senate do
GEN. CARL Scmmz ex-U. S. Senator, pre-
ifaccd his recent lecture here by the following
sincere and eloquent tribute to his Senatorial
friend and associate:
In speaking to-you I cannot but be aware in
what presence I stand. 'I see around me the
life-long friends and neighbors of Snxaroa
FERRY, now no more; a man whom I cher-
ished as a dear companion and asbociate, and
to whom I looked up as one of the foremost
men of the Republic in talent, integrity, and
patriotic spirit.
More than almost any one I knew (lid lie
possess those qualities of mind and character
which, just at this period of our history, are
so greatly needed for the guidance of public
affairs. There was in him a clearness and
grasp of judgment which no sophistry could
baffle; a sense of right and wrong which no
party spirit could stagger; a depth and
strength of conviction which. no self-interest
could obscure; a force of willwhicli no oppo-
sition could bend; an independence and pride
of genuine manhood which no frown of pow-
er could frighten, and no blandishmcnt could
seduce. Had his body beenas strong as his
mind and heart, he wouldbeyond doubt have
compelled universal recognition as one of the
very first of statesmen in American history.
I have sat at his feet listening to that simple
but overpowering eloquence which broke forth
sometimes'as with the volcanic force of an ir-
resistible {moral impulse, and there was not a
He returned to his fam-.
human life, and it admonishes us all to heed"
To-day tlic'Seiiate“te‘stifle's ifs respect for the .
to‘ his individual convictions, to his sense of .
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4.;
SenatOr he'a'ri'fig his voice who '_did not feel
himself doubly’fortified in the "right, when? in
addition to his own convictions he found
FERRY of Connecticut, on his side. -
lie is now no more. You have los’taneig'h-
- .bor and friend whom you loved and of whom
you were justly proud; the country has lost
one of its wisest and stoutest champions 'of
right. He is gone, but behind him he left an
inspiration which will last, and a noble exam-
ple which-cannot die. ' ' V. ~' ‘
Representatives, Tuesday. Feb.
9th, 1876. '
_ A message wasrcceived from the Senate,
by Mr. SYiirsou, one of its clerks, ‘announc:
ing the proceedingswof thatflbody on tlIC‘
death of ORRis S. FERRY, late a Senator from
‘ Connecticut. ’ ,
‘ ‘ The SPEAKER. The Clerk will read
‘ the message just received from the Senate. .
The Clerk read as follows: _ .
1x SENATE on TILE UNITED STATES, Feb. 9, ‘76.
Resolved, That, as a mark of respect to the mem-
oryol' U‘RIHS S. FERRY. late a Senator from Con-
neclcut, the business of this body he now suspen-
deihthat his former associates may pay proper
trihute to his public and private virtues ‘
Resolped. That the Secretary communicate this
resolution to the House of' Representatives. ‘
Mr. PH»ELPS.~Mr.rSpeaker, the sudden
deefis: of my colleague, [Mn Starkweather,]
wli ‘ d the matter in charge, and the re-
-quest of myremaining colleagues have un“
moving the adoption of theresolutionslwliich
have just been transmitted from ‘the Senate
and of supporting them by such remarks ap-‘
propriate to the occasion as I may be able to
make ; and Iregret that I have neither the
time nor opportunity to make a fitting prep-
oration for the discharge of such a delicate and
important duty. ‘
Senator FERRY was born at Bethel, in the
State of Connecticut, on the 15th day of
August, 1823. .A portion of his early years
was spent in manual labor in the manufactory
of his father, but he soon developed such a
desire for knowledge and such uncommon
indications of intellectual superiority that he
laid aside the implementsof a trade he was
rapidly acquiring and, at the age of fourteen
years entered upon the necessary studies'pre-
paratory to the admission in Yale College,
from which he was graduated at the age of
twenty-one. His collegiate career was bril-
liant, and the high distinction which lie af-
terward attained was clearlyzforeshadowed at
his graduation. He had a peculiar fondness
as well use. lipecial aptness forforcnsic effort,
which naturally led him to adapt the profes-
sion of the law, and, as a Student in the offices
and under the personal instruction of two of
the most emineut_jurists of his native State,
he mastered with great :facility' the intricate
science of jurisprudence. He was admitted
to the bar in 1845, and immediately com-
menced a successful practice at Norwalk,
Connecticut, which he a few years later al-
lowed to be iiiterrupted by his active partici-
pation in the earnest political contest which
was then going on. He was at that time an
ardent psrtisan, and was elected to the State
senate iii 1855 and again in 1856 as a member
of the party then known as American. His
party was in the‘ascendency and his talents
gave him a conspicuous position among its
leaders. As a tactition lie was sagacious, and
as a debater had all the weapons of logic at
his command and fielded them with surpris-
ing power. He was independent in thought
and positive in action. He shunned all
artifice and indirection and fearlessly advoca-
ted what he believed to be right, and with
equal boldness opposed and unsparingly de-
nounced what he thought to be wrong. It
would have violatedghis nature to have been
“** "m m Iiin Tumour nnvixrinrinng _and he was
therefore utterly uncompromising between
right and wrong.
IIis fame as a - local legislator gave him
such prominence that he became a candidate
of the republican party for Congress in 1857,
but was then unsuccessfa He was again
placed in nomination in 1859, and elected to
the Thirty—six Congress, and in this intellect-
ual arena of the nation, which was at that time
throbbing with excitement and numbered
among its prominent actors many of the
most distinguished minds of the country, he
acquitted himself with marked distinction. -
Among the importantpositions assigned him
in that Congress was a place on the celebrated
committee of thirty-three, which Was organ-
ized to consider the condition and religions
of the seceded States. “ "3
Upon the breaking out of the late civil
war, all the enthusiasm' of his nature was
office of Senator up to the close of the last xaroused for the'preservation of the Union, .
and he entered the army as colonel of the
Fifth Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers;
On the 17th of March, 1862, he was com-
Lincoln, and served in that capacity in dif-
-ferent divisions of the. army until near the
close of the war. '-
In 1866 he was elected by the Legislature
of Connecticut to the Senate of the United
States, and was re-elected in 1872, His last
public effort there was‘f‘to, pronounce an
elegant tribute of respect and affection to
the memory of his deceased colleague,
Senator Buckingham. With what command-
ing ability he discharged his duty in that
bodyIneed not repeat.‘ It is sufficient to
say that by his eminent sgrvice he acquired
a national reputation as an able, faithful, and
’conservative Senator, who loved his country
more than he loved his party, and in his
election honored his State more than it 11011-
Ored him.
Asa. lawyer he possessed a remarkable
clear, discriminating legal mind, which
thoroughly understood and intelligently di-
gested the principles of the common 1: w.
He was a conscientious adviser, laborious
and careful in the preparation of his cases,
and skillful in their management, and before
either court or jury had not many competi-
tors who could ,mcet him on more than
equal terms. In his dcportiuent be main-
tained the dignity of his profession and
cherished its honor with true devotion.
. In the later years of his life he was the
subject of strong religious convictions, and
publicly and with his whole heart professed
a' belief in the fundamental doctrines of the
Christian religion, and made their practice a.
sincere and consistent part of his daily life. .
- He was a man of unbending integrity and
deeply imbued with the true spirit of man-
hood. I-Ie scorned everything that was
base and despised everything that was mean.
Corruption never tarnished his honor. He
had no itchingr palm for dishonestly-gotten
gold, ahd was_at all times above all suspicion
of complicity in legislative jobs and subsid-
ies. He received no compensation or emol—
ument except what he was by law clearly cn-_
titled to take, and it is the noblest tribute
that can be offered to his memory to say
that he entered the public service poor and
continued many years in the civil and milita—
i'y departments of the Government, and,
without extravagance in living, died in his
seiiatorial robes as poor as he entered that
service. ’
IIe expired at his home on Sunday, the
fist day of November last, after a long and
suffering illness. ‘110 best medical skill was
unavailing to heal his iii-.ilady and restore
health. The highest type of womanly excel-
lenceand devotion existed in his household,
and their blessed ministrations, often more
potent than the physician’s remedies, were,
by those every way worthy his companionship,
constantly and with cheerful fidelity exerted
to the last. .
In his death the country has lost one of its
purest and ablest statesmen; the Common-
wealth .of Connecticut, which proudly reck-
ons many distinguished sons among her jew-
els, the peer of the most gifted of them;
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Enlogies delivered in the House of"
expectedly devolved upon me the duty'of ,
missioncda brigadier-general by President ’
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Office comer of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxidc Gas administered.
'— e. B. coomnen,
DENTIST.
Successor to-
Dr.\ Asa. Hill,
WALLSTREET, NORWALK,
Office over
0. J. Gruman’s Dry Goods Store.
E? Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain.
EDWARD BANKS,
CIVIL ENGINEER,
AND soaauaa suavavnn,
Office at residence 01' ll. 0. Banks, Main Street.
N orwalli , Conn.
S & \V. MITCHELL,
0
At the ever popular
-UNION MARKET
has always the best of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
at fair livin prices. Union (formerly Model) Mar—
ket, on the ridge. 18
GAGE INSLEE,
A R c H I T E c T,
70 BROAD WAY, NEW: YORK,
Residence, STAMFORD, CONN. ,
Special attention paid to country residences. ly".
21.1 “LES S. LOCKWOOD,
Fashionable Buyer and Tailor,
.- AND
GENTS” FURNISIIING EJIPOIEIUM.
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
No-rwalk Fish Market.
The subscriber respectfully announces that at
the Old Bridge Fish Market a constant supply of
FRESH FISH,
ovsrnszs, CLAMS, &c.,
, and all varieties of choice
fIilIITS MID VEGETABLES III THEIR SEASDl.
CHARLES. W. LOCKWOOD.
9‘ Spring Chickens Dressed to order.
Enwnno P. WEED,
DRUGG I ST .
Wall Street, opposite Norwall: Opera House,
A large and well selected stock of
DRUGS AN D MEDICINES,
Perf‘uiuerv. Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters, ‘oilet and Medicated Soaps. Flavoring
and Handkerchief Extrach, IIairISrushesfiombs,
Sponges, Chamois Skins. Stationery. Cigars, &e.,
and is constantly adding to his stock all the new
and popular medicines of the (lay.
DRUGS & MEDICINES,
I THE undersigned would announce to the citi—
215115 in this vicinity, that at his Drug Store,
COR OF WASHINGTON d: DEPOT bTS.,
can always be found
') PURE DRUGS,
Choice Wines & Liquors,
' FOR lIIEDICINAL PURPOSES,
MRI" 3. TDILET ARTICLES, PATENT MEDICINES.
Physicians’ .I’rescriptions carefully compounded
day and night. Can be found nights in same
building; entrance on Washington Street.
1349 S. F. PECK, South Nor-walk.
‘1‘ v A [NSU RANGE 00. of HARTFORD.
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880.19
lnsurcs against less and damavc by Fire, on terms
a-luptcd to the hazard and consistent with the laws
of coiupcn .‘ation. CO WI. ES .6 ME ltItILL,
Sole Agents for Norwalk and vicinity.
NOIKWA LK INSURANCE (70.,
.A'UR WA LII, COAVN.
Charter Capital - - - $500,000
Paid up Capital - ' - - - 100,000
“in. C. SEREET, Pres, C I-ZU' It. (town-:3, Scc‘y.
' v ' V 1 y a
B. s. BLASLLi .,
At hisStorei n MA LLORY‘S BLOCI{,Iiasc0iislaL-t
ly on handa general assortment o i‘
G- R O O E R I )5} as ,
CIRCCKERY, GLASS,
I'LV AND WOODEN \VARE, E70, ETC
lly devoting his constant personal attentionto the
bnsliiesshe hopes to merit publicpatronuge. 9
FRANC [S MCKEON, In,
Practical Plumber.
PLUMBING in all its BRANCHES.
Green Houses Fitted up.
Orders left at Shop on School Street, or on slate
at Holden’s Tin Shop. Jobbing promptly attcnldclrtl’
to. . y .
a
G1) T0 seminars
and hsce to now
Hot Closet Range.
.0 . i - {3, ,g 3! Anya ~15 i
r .4 ...:
,.i.i 3’." if}: ai_{.'fiji yr?!
voim...m ji m 7.
. ' REAL ESTATE,
. To Let.
ROOMS,“ Second77 Story, three'minutea’ walk
from thehvillage. Inquire atthis Office. '3“;
To Rent.
ROM the lot of April next, art ol'anouse.
(four rooms) right in the vi loge. Rent 313
per month. Enquire at this ofllce.
O a small and quiet Famil ,the first :10 of the
residence fronting the i . E. corner 0 Union
Park. Inquire on the premises of
Norwalk, Jan. 315:, 1876. . C. P. TURKEY.
.To Let.
The Store tarball &Water81s..
Under the Opera House,
Formerly occupied by D. S. Curtis. Inquire ol'
tt‘ J OSEI’B I. LYNES.
5
AN ICELY FITTED-UP
MARKET,-
To Let. Fol-Sale, Exchange, or Parl-
nei- Taken. . -
X
inquire at s. R. P. CAMP.
Homestead For Sale
on T0 BENT, IN WILTON, CONN-
ON 8151'le of one large Dwelling House, (14
rooms,)15arn, and one acre of Ground, situ—
ated on the Danbury and Norwalk Turnpike, in
South Wilton. so cal ed. ,Has Fruit of all kinds.
and twp good wells of never falling water. With-
in five inmates walk of depot ot Danbury £7 Nor-
wnlk Railroad. and cipse to post office. If not sold
before April lst, it Will be rented at a low'flgure
to a good tenant. _ Apply to S. GRUMMAN,
no on the premises, or 5|}; Main St., Norwalk.
For Sale or to Rent.
GOOD House fin Barn, with 15 acres of
Good Land, Situated on high ground. be-
tween Norwalk and Westport harbors. only 10
minutes walk from either depots. A beautiful view
of the Sound.” Abundance of Fruit Trees And
0011 S ring Water. Enquire of BURR KNAPP,
Coath orwalk, or ELI BRADLEY, Saugatugkd
onn. ‘ t
f For Sale or to Let.
‘GOOD FARM, with Dwellin , Barn. and
Out-House, near West Norwal Post Office.
Enquire of D. R. SELLECK, South Norwalk.
South Norwalk, J an. fist, 1876. ‘ ‘ “.5
Houses and Rooms to Rent.
11E subscriber has now in charge several
Dwelling non-co and Set. ornooml
to Rent. The houses and rooms are all within the
Borough, and include medium and first-class rents
A portion can be had for immediate occupancy. .
Also several desirable residences which will be
sold at a barvain. _ JAMES FINNEY.
Norwalk, Jim 29m, 1876. Eff»
A BARGAIN.
OI: SALE.—A first-rate built House, (on East
Avenue,) containing nine rooms; will be lot
If not sold. Also BUILDING LOTS for sale.
, Apply to Doll. FITCH.
Norwalk, Nov. 27th, 1875. , let!
3“
To LET.
' TIE First or Second Story of a-bousc on East
Avenue. Enquire 01 J. 1’. HAS 1- OItD. was ‘
FIRST-cuss anus: ran SALE.
NEW, 'FIRST-CLASS HOUSE located on
. West Main Street, is cn‘credator sale. Said
House contains fifteen rooins besides closets and
wardrobes; cellar under the whole house, with
room for a large basement kitchen, and dumb-
ivaiter, and has a fire-place built for a range;
piped throughout for gas and water. It is built so
as to be convenient for two families if desired,
having a k'tchen and pantry up stairs. and sepa-
rate stainvays. The water is carried up to the
second floor, and the waste water carries out the
water to tl'ie‘eess-pool. The house is built 01‘ the
best materials and in the best manner. It is now
being finished and will be ready to occupy J anna-
ry lst,1876. To one wishing to purchase a new
first-class place at a moderate price, in one of the
most desirable locations in town, this presents a
good opportunity. If not sold within two months
will rent it to a. responsible party at a moderate
rent. Enquire of EDEN EATON.
Norwalk, December lst, 1875. 49
FOR SA LB .
r 1W0 very desirable BuildingLots on West Mai ii
Street. Apply at the GAAETTE OFFICE.
FOR SALE cnnnr.
FOR SALE.
NEAT RESIDENCE on one of the best,pleas-
antest and most accessible streets in town.
with gas in each, and heater on-
Large barn
A
[{as eight rooms.
pable of heating the whole house.
with stabling for several horses. Apple, Pear and
Cherry Trees. just commencing to bear fruit. 13
within five minutes’ walk 01 the Post Office, ac.-
Price $7,500. Or will rent it to a. good tenant for
8600 per year. Enquire at this oflice.
BARN T0 RENT.—A new Barn with good Sta-
bhug for several horses, near the bridge.
. Price $3 per month, Enquire at this Office.
now FDR YDIIR wuss vireo.
Wm. Glover 8; Son,_f;.,;1
Arc ready to put in your WATER, STEAM or GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at as low ante as
anyone. WROUGHT' AND CAST IRON, TIN—
LINE D, LEAD PIPES, Sc" 01' every size and de-
scription. PLUMBING in all its branches. . -‘.‘ ~ .
_ 10 PER GENT. mTBRnsTJ .
First Mortgage on farm-lands.
5 Per Cent‘Semi-annually,
no BETTER secure-n.
Havin made arrangements with HENRY
CLEWS 00., well known bankers, to safely in-
vest money at the above rate, we earnestly beg in-
vestors to call and examine at the office of
Wilson 8t flurlbutt,
GAZETTE BUILDING-
J. BELDEN HURLBUTT.
FRANCIS J. McKEON.
Draper and. Tailor.
A choice selection of new and fashionable goods
constantly on hand
'LANGLEYW
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY,
No. 13'Maiu 51., Noru’alk,
(over G. & S. H. Holmes? stored
I. F. Langley would respectfully inform the in-
habitants of Norwdlk and vicinity that he has on-
larged and remodeled the nbove Gallery. and is
now prepared to make all kinds of picturgsas 00d
as the best, at the lowest prices. Copying one
and enlargements made from small pictures. and
colored in India Ink, Oil and Water L‘ulurs. Views
taken of residences on reasonablestenus. Stereo-
scopic Views,b‘roups and Interiors mime.» Stereo-
scopic Views of” Nonvafi at 25 cents each. Please
give me a call. Satisfaction guaranteed. .
yet-I ' 1. F. LANGLI‘JI , L’liotogiapher.
NOTICE.
The aim to, Savings in
WILL COMMERCE BUSINESS ON' .
Thursday October lsi, ISM,
In the. Banking Rooms of the Fair
field 00. National Book. ~ .
“Elf WEST; -- .-
Business honrs fromy9, A, 11.4013, , submit!
o’clock, P. M.,t'o 3" d “Sit t fevenin‘gs
from 6 to 8 o’clock. ; ' ‘ ~~.._,. .-
_ .iresidhnt“.
1"»).-
, . 5'.
THE BEST IN TH: MABKETr‘
It is more beautilul. more durable, lower in price.
is all ready for use, does not wash b . raiii. best
wood preserver. is water and fire proof, and is the
best for orcueral uses, either for wood. iron or
brick buildings. Many of the finest residences in
town are painted with .
AVERI L US CHEMICAL PA 1 NT
Put up ready for use in pails of 1. 2 or 3 gallons
kegs of 5, 10 or 15 gallons, half barrels or barrels.
All orders romptly filled and on y information
given by app ying to _
D. H. WEBB, Sole A g’t for Norwalk.
Ollice west end or Bridgc,SOU'I‘H xonwziu;
BETHESIIA WA’I‘I R.
THE public 'are warned that Dr. A. Howley
Heath. of 200 Broadway, N. )2. is no longer
Agent for this watch; 110 has no genuine Bethes-
da Water since April,1875. and is sellinga spuri-
ous water for Bethesda. For further particulars,
address RICHARD DUN BAR,
Manager Bethesda Springs.
311160
Waukeaha,Wia.. Nonmm, 1875.
minim untagged)!“ ll Misfit“? ’
has lg? gmurqrnagfiu.
Are inijgpahgdfiéEfiifi? .
._ - use- . ~~- ,.
.~ A. "slith‘a'iefi’tm Yfim‘fs' bonnet Newva‘fitfim‘f'“v-"’v-v
Apply to A. B. BENEDICT, Smith’s Ridge. 4
Norwalk Chronicler