Norwalk Gazette, Tuesday, July 11, 1876 · page 1

 

 

WHOLE NUMBER 1487.. C

THE NATIONAL oDE.

July 4th, 1870.

...___——

BY BAYABD TAYLOR.

I.—-1
Sun of the stately day. .

Let Asia into the shadow drift.

Let" Europe bask in thy ripenedl‘fly.

And over the severing ocean lift

A‘brown of broader-splendor!

Give light to the eager eyed.

Of the land that waits to b'ehold'thee rise:
The 'gladness of morning lend her, .
With the triumph of noon attend her,

. And the peace of theyesper skies!

For 10! shecometh now .

With hope on thelip and pride on the brow,
Stronger, and dearer, and fairer,

To smile on the love we hear her,—

To live, naive Walker and sought her, -

Liberty’s latest daughter! -
In the clefts of the rocks,‘in the secret places,

- \Ve foulld'her traces;

On the hills, in the crash of woods that fall,

Wé heard'her call ; '

Whenithe lines'of'battle'broke, '
We saw her face in the fiery smoke; _

Through toil, andanguish, and desolation, " '

We followed, and. found her. ' ‘
With the grace or a virgin nation ‘

As a sacred zone around her!

Who shall rejoice '

Within righteous voice. .
Far—heardxthroughi the ages; if octane? ,x
For the menace: is dumb that defied. her,

The doubt is dead thatdeniediher,

And she :Stands acknowledged, and strong

and free !

 

lI.—1.
Ah, hark! the solemn under tone
On every wind of human story blown.
A large, divinely-molded Fate
Questions the right and purpOseof. a; state,
And'in its plan sublime
Our ears age the, dilst20f Time,
The far-off Yesterdany power-
Creeps back with stealthy feet,
Invades the lordship of. the hour.. .
And at our- banquet takes the Iunbidden seat.
From‘_all unchronicled and silent'ages
Before the fixture: first beget the Past,
Till History dare, at last,
To write eternal words on granite pages;
From Egyptls'tawny» drift and Ass'ur's mound,
And where, uplifted white and far;I
Earth :highestyearns to meet-a star,
And man his rnanhoOd by the Gangesfound,»
Imperial heads, of old millennialsway, >.
And still by some pale splendor crowned
Chill as a corpse-light in our full orbedday,
In ghostly grandeur rise '
And say through stony lips and vacant eyes:
“Thou that assertest freedom,power and fam
Declare ~to usIthy claim l” ' I

l.—2.
On the shores of a Continent cast,
She Won the inviolatesoil - ’

By loss of heirdom of all Past, ‘

And faith in the royal right of Toil!

She planted homes on the savage sod;

Into the wildnerness lone

She walkedwithfearless feet,

In her hand the divining rod,

Till the veins of the mountain beat

With fire of metal» and force of stone!

She set the speed of the river-head

To turn the mills of her bread;
She drove her plowshare deep
Through the prairies thousand centuried'sleep
To the South, and West, and North,
She called Pathfinder forth,

Her faithful and sole companion, '

Where the flushed Sierra, snowy-etarrcd,
Her way to the sunset barred,

And the nameless rivers in thunder and foam
Channeled the terrible canyon-l
Nor;pal1sed.‘xfillhemtjerm9i€§one

Was built, inithé smile of a softer'sky‘,“
And the glolj-y ,Iof beautystill to be,

Where thehnilntedwvaves-of IAsia file
On the strand of the world-widokea!

ll.——2.
The race, in conquering,
Some fierce Titantic joy,:of conquest knows;
Whether in veins of serf or king, .
Ollr ancient blood beats restless in repose.
Challenge bf nature unsubdued' "
Awaits not Man’s defiant answer long ;
For hardship, even as wrong,
Provokes the level-eyed heroic mood,
This for herself she did; but that which lies:
As over earth the skies,
Blendingi’allgforms in one benignant glow,—
Crowned conscience, tender care,

Justice, thatnnswers every bondman's prayer-I '

Freedompvhcsg Faith may lead or Thoughts:

mayx‘dnm,

 

Pdsfion‘of hearts that feel, '
Purchased by blood and woe,
Guarded by fire and steel,—

Hath sheIsIecinijéd ? What blazon on her shield,..
In theclear Century’s light, .

Shines to the world revealed,
Declaringxnoble triumph; born of Right ?

I.-—-3.
Forseen in the vision of sages,
Foretold when martyrs bled,
She was born of the longing of ages,
By the truth of the noble dead
And the faith of the living fed!
No blood in her lightest veins
Frets at remembered chains,
Nor shame of bondagehasbowed her h ._ _
In summationsitm “l? -: ‘
The unblencls‘lng Man will,
Cavalier hunch; Huguenot grace,
. The Quaker truth and sweetness,
And the strength of the danger girdled race
0f Holland, blend in proud completeness.
From the homes of all, where her being began,
She took what she gave to Man :
Justice that knew no station,
Belief, assoul‘decreed,
Free'ai'r for aspiration.
Free force for independent deed!
She takes, but to give again,
As the sea returns the rivers in rain;
And gathers the chosen of her seed
From the hunted of every crown and creed.
Her Germany dwells by a gentler Rhine;
Her Ireland sees the old sunburst shine;
Her France pursues some dream divine;
Hex Norway. keepshxx axiom pine.
Her Italy‘Wait‘s by; the which} brine;
‘ And broad based under all.
Is plantedIEnglaInd’s oaken-hearted mood,
As rich in fortitude .1 _;
As e're went worldward from’fhe island wall!
Fused in her candidllghbf .
To one strong race all raceshereunite:
Tongues meltIiIn hers, hereditary foemen
Forgét their—sword and slogan, kith and clan :
’TwaIs: glory, ence, to nonhuman,
She makes‘it' glOry,’ new, to be a mini 3'

ll.-——3.
Bow dovvn!
Doff thyxaaonian crown!
oueihour. forget- ‘
The glory, andre.call the; debt:
I Make Iuix‘piatiqu, ; .
or hu'riibler mood, .
For the pride of thine exultntion,
O'er peril conquers Inndstrifesubdlletl‘;
But haltzth'e right.;is-wr’estedl ‘ f "
When victory yields-jigs;- prim-,3
And half the mammoth-x -
When old endumnceidieaf ‘
In the sight of them that love thee, ‘ .
Bow to the, , . ,teriabove thee! '
He failIcfll aidttonmte I
The idle ownemfifpbfifiglit, .. .
Nor spares to sinews fresh from trial,
And virtue schooled inIglong denial,
The tests that wait for thee
In larger perils of prosperity.
Here, at the Century’s anul-shrine,
Bow to thy fathers' God and Urine!

1 And lift thy trident. o’er the double seas;

 

 

r.——4.
Behold! She bendeth now,
Humbling the chaplet of her hundred years ;~
There is a solemn sweetness on her brow,
And in her eyes are sacred tears.
Can she ferge‘,
In present joy, the burden of her debt,
When for a captive race
She grandly staked and Won
The total promise of her poWerbegun,
And bared herboscm’s-gra'c‘e
To the sharp wound that My tortures yet?
Can she forget 4
The million graves her young devotion set,
The hands that clasp above x ,
From either side, in sad, returning love?
Can sheforget, -
Here, where theBu‘ler. of to-day,
The Citizen of tomorrow,
And equal thousandsttorejoice-aud pray
Beside these holy walls are met.
Her birth-cry, mixed 'of keenest bliss and
sorrow ?
I Where, on J uly's immortal morn
Held forth, the People sawhorI-head
And shouted to the world: “Theking is- dead
'But 10! the Heir is born 1" ’

In Farmer, Soldier, PriestIand Sage,
Arose and castupon. her
Baptismal garments—never robes so fair
Clad Prince in Old-world air——
Their lives, their fortunes,.and their sacred.
honor!

n.—4.
Arise ! ‘ Recrown thy head,
Radiant with blessings of the Dead!
Bear from this hallowed place
The prayer that purifies thy lips,
The light of courage that defies eclipse,-
The iose of Man’s new morning‘onithy faco ! .
Let no iconoclast
Invade thy rising'PnntheonIofshe Past,
_ . ,fl‘omake a blank where Adams-stood, -_
To touch the Father’s-sheathed
blade, ‘
Spoil crowns on Jefferson and Franklin laid,

Or wash from Freedom's feet the stain of
Lincoln’s blood!
Hearken, as from that haunted hall
Their veices call :—
“ We lived and died for thee;
We greatly dared that thou might’st be;
So, from thy children still '
We claim denials which at last fulfill,
And freedom yielded to preserve thee free i
Beside clear-headed‘Right
That smiles at Power’s uplifted rod.
Plant Duties that requite, - -
And Order that‘sustains, uponIthy sod,
And stand» in stainless might ’
Above all self, and only ~lcss5than God i"

. ill—1
Here may thy solemn challenge end,

All-proving Past, and ,each- discordance . die
Of doubtful augury,

Or in one choral with the Present blend,
And that half-heard, sweet harmony

Though poignant memories burn -
Of days thatwere, and may again return;

The slippery brinks of danger knew,'
And dim the eyesight grew '
That was so sure in thine old soiltudes,—-
I_ Yet stays some richer sense ’
Won from the mixture 'of thy elements,
To guide the vagrant-scheme, .
And minnow:- truth from each-cenfiicting
dream! '
Yet'in’ thy blood shall live
Some force unspent, some essence primitive
Toseize the highest use of: things;;';'
For fate to mouldtheeito. her plan,
Denied thee fOOd’ of kings, .
Withheld the adder and the'orchard-fruits,
Fed- thee with savage roots,

breasts-of men!

Ill—2
O sacred Woman-Form,
Of the first People’s need and'passion wrought,
No thin, pale ghost of thought, - '
But fair” as morning :and as heart’s-blood.
warm,-—- ‘
Wearing thy priestly tiara: on J udah's hills : :'
Clear-eyed beneathAthen’s helm of gold; .
Or from Rome's Central seat
Hearing the pulses .of- the Continents best
In thunder where her legions rolled ; ,
Compact of high heroic hearts: and wills, '
Whose being circles all
The soulless aimsof. men, and all fulfills;
Thy self not free, .so long asoneisthrall ;
Goddess, that as a Nation lives,’ "'
And as a Nation dies,

jThat for her childrenasa' man defies,

And to her children as a mother gives,—
Take our fresh fealty now; »

And feather cinctured brow—1
No more a‘now’Britannia,.grown 1
'To spread an equal banner to the breeze;

But with: unborrowed crest,»
In thine Own-nativevbcauty dressed,—

cye,vthine own! ' ' -

._m—3.
Look up, look forth and on i
There's light in the dawning sky;
The clouds are parting, the night'is gone;
Prepare for the work of the-day l‘

Fallow thy pastures lie ..
f, ,2 . And far theshepl'ierds" stray,
And the fields of thy vast domain

. Are-Waitingfor purer seed -

Of knowledge, desire and deed,
For keener. sunshine and mellower- rain ‘l

But keep Ithygarments pure;
Pluck them back, with the old disdain,

From touchxof handstthat-stain-l '

So shall thy strength endure.
Transmute into good the gold of Gain,

. Compel to beauty thy rude;- POWCIS,:I ..

Till the bountyot coming hears .-
snxuiixlaixtxanethr‘xnudsspmh . »
With the oak‘of: Tell."- the rose-of Art!
Be watchfnhand keep us 30;
Be strong, and fear-ho 'foe»;
Be just, andfitlie. fw'orld shall know!
With the same love, love us, as We give;
And the day shall never come, '
- That finds us weakor'dumb' '
To join and smite and cry
In the great task, for thee .to die,
And the greater task for thee to live!

 

 

a resolution requiring the Secretary- of the
Treasury-:to'make a statemen'tof-the defalcsx‘x-
tlons thatlrave occurred among government
ofilcialsdnring the last forty years. One- of-
Mr. Bristow’s-last official actswas the send:

what the democrats hoped» it would be.

the balances “due from publicofiicers no
longIerin service,” have amounted -to'e7,255,
000 m forty-years, or on. an average of. 51

an euphoniousIvva ~_of..ssyi_ Stolen .twas'tfi.
0.9 perj$1‘x000;Iwhlle from, 1- 101,875, out-2
ing‘whlchperiod the 1 republicans controlled.

$1,000.- In the disbursements - thexgross dB-'
faults during the same period Were 822,166,
000,: or;.at»the rate of $9.02per 1,000 for the
riodxbefore'jhewar, .and‘78 cents per $1,

.. ijonthe period after the beginning of the
'0d an about. 11.12.090.000‘ in‘th’e .
Tehgshowtil'pggiSsI-d hk'dgofle for Lillie demlo‘ogrts
and hardlyscn'emuullbexlikelydomsoxaéxa
campaign document. The comparison be-
tween the relative honesty of democratic of.

s Ind republicans is all to the advantage

5 orthciatter.

 

Professor ~Seelyc doesn’t believe, ' on the
whole, that Tilden can be elected,and doesn’t
want him to be. ' ' ‘ '

Tilden wasthe authorpr the resolution of
the “Democratic convefieion of 1884 which

 

Pmmétdthewu

When fire of Yéth, and sober trust of Age}:

and‘saered;

Of something noblerthanour sons maysee! '2

When thy fleet foot, 0 Huntress of the Woods, ;

And forced fthy. harsher .milk' from barren .
'. got it—and am now suffering from the infer-
I I gl mg." . . .

TheIfront of pure’eommand,‘the, unflinching}

cents per- $1,000 collected. From 183410.
1861 the average of balabbes‘f‘due," whisk is.”

the administration, it .was 'but' 34.13%“ PO“

wugzx'enm is, over $12,000,000 in the former-

l

' inever.

No more a Chieftaincss withwampum-zone .- -

Sons time-ago thedernocmtlc Housepassed '

ing of the-list to Congress. It is- not exactlrv ~
1’.
appears .that, in collecting the public revenue, '-

-.fifteen-minutes.'_' .

I'underiI wonderful control.
breakfasted with the President and ‘Mrs.

 

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A Story told by an Ex-Rebel.

 

“ Lieutenant]? said the adjutnnt, “ report

- to the colonel atlhis mmrter's instantly,”

“Stop, militant: ' what's up ?,".asked the.
lieutenant, ' ' ' ' ‘ ‘ H ‘
" “ Don’t'know, on honor," was the reply, I
“ Gen. Gordon was here yesterday, and has

xjust calleda'gain.’ The colonel gave me the

winktost'ep'out'. It’s a big job, though; I'm
thinking, andjyouare in it." . '

.. The youngpific'er hastily uniformed and
reported. .' Tlieg'ra'y headed colonelmet him
at this tent “door, closed it carefully, and
handing a stool, said in a low tone : I

. “ This is a dark evening.- my boy, and I
have dark Work for you. ' '~G‘cn.I‘Gordon asked
me yesterday, in our confidential interview,
if I had an ofilcer whose Iself-control and
control, over his men I could implicitly rely
on in great danger. Ixsaid yes—named -_-v_ou.-
He has just left here, and you will reportfat'
his head-quarters at sunset for a most. difficult,
irole;-'-the command of outlying picket. The
enemy will certainly flank us . to-night,‘nudxif
heflg‘etsthe position which; our/lack'of- rein-

3 jforcements has hitherto'preventedus assum

dogma will be subjected to disastrous retreat
and certain loss. You take your life in your
hand, my boy, but in a pastor. great honor.I
Illaveno fears: Get ready at‘once.” .

" The young ofiicer thanked his superior, re-
turned to his tent,-—and,—thavingcarefully
equipped rhirnself,.;scribbled a“_few.‘ lines to his
'loved ones, explnining'matters,‘ and praying
them not to grieve if.he fell-Lbs would fall
bravely'if at ' obj-and, besides, they knew
life to 'him Was'a bur-dell L (how' heavy, alas!
ouly,_the opiumgeater'_knovvs); and then
having sealed the letteréindorsed .“to he
deliveije'dfif. I f "-.—he,.’knelt.x'down.I and
committed himself and his all, unto him

- who neither slumbereth nor sleepeth, and
“with whom there are noaccidents,

I, The brave colonel showed only, too plainly
in throwing his canteen of;bmndyI over “the.
boy's" shouldersand nervously pushing him
from his embrace thathe feaied it would be

their last embraceon earth:

- Jumping into an ambulance, the lieuten-
ant soon saluted Gen. Gordon, received his
orders, and at the appointed hour, 10 p. m.,
was safe in commandIofI the picket forca.
Twohours after, whilst on the round, h‘efelt
the time had nowIcome to strengthen himself
with s. customary dose ofmorphine—nay,

, adoublé'ddse. He unbuttonedhis Cost and

felt for it. Oh, horror of horrorslin his
haste he had comeofl and left the morphine
in his valiseIQIl. ' He saw that he was ruined,
undone, and his disgrace inevitable. What
should he do'? Heavens ! the tortures .of
that hour ! A moments reflection—he knows
it Will take one hour for , the opium to pro;
duce'efifect; that in one hour, without it,
his :voice, now clear, encouraging, command-'
ing, would he as shrill and creaky as that of
an old woman ripe for- the grave, and be
tholly unfit for command. . But one course
is:left, thought he—xthrow up the sponge
.and make a full expose. “To thefrear,"
cried he to a corporal ;: ‘.‘to the rear quickly,
and'tell Maj, P.‘ to meet me at ‘the center’ in

- - .~ Maj. P. andthe trembling lieutenant meet.
I “ Majorfv’. he whispers, “you must :reli‘eve'
me, andatonce.‘ I am sick-Averyill."
_ “ Relievegyou, lieutenant,”.responded the
brave major, 'sternly, “‘relieve you, sir—
Sick P—the devil! Grin and bear
it"-'be a man. IRetire now and you are
eternally disgraced—the stigma ‘coward’.
everxyours, and you know it. You astound
me beyound measure, and unless you cover
yourself withxgloryto-night, asiweall believe,
[shallhavef you arrested . and tried—you
knew of.what.I’-" 7 ‘ '
“Major!“ nhrieke’d the whisper back;
“stop andfx—Ilisten ! I am afeonfirmed; opium
enter; 1 left my'morphine-,in my tentr-rfpr'.

' Maj. P. sprang from his horse in an in-

' Istant.‘ “Will crude opium: do you ?" he

asked

I .‘ li"l’és.;'II can make it answer.” ‘
’- He pulledjouta pound of the crude- stuff

from oil Silk} find out» of! abig hunk.
‘ »' “-Et tit, Brute, Major 1’"

“ Yes," he responded. “I use it too, and
knowhow to sympathize withyou. With it,we
are — devils in cool courage—without it,
.cringing: vassala: God help us! You will
doc-row», I‘know.'-l 'I '

And the young IofiicerI did “do." Two
hours-after the advance guard of the enemy
was strongly repulsed, - The foe saw he had
been betrayed—that the Removers «prepared
for him, and, after a hot fire, sulleuly retired
and the Confederates, instead of retreating,
“dimes“ cranial-mixing.

Washington’s Temper.

Miss IJane"IStnint»-fin Sonbmr for July,

tells the following; story of I- her father, the

f 'eelehrated1painter;"and}Genei-nl -Washi_r_rg‘ton:

3 While talking ’one‘ day, to Gen; Henry Lee, '
I'myfather happened to remark. that -Wash-
.iugt'du hadIa tremendous temper, but held it.
General Lee
Washington a, few: days 'aftervvard? ~

“ Isaw your portrait the other IdoyfaI
capital "likeness," said the 3General, “but
Stuart says you have a tremendous temper."

“Upon my word," said Mrs. Washington,
coloring, “Mr. Stuart- takers - great deal
upon himself, to; makeI'sIu‘ch ‘a IremIar .”

“ But stay. my -'dear3'laidy.f' .sa‘idxueneml
Lee, f‘he added, “that‘Jthe‘ President had“ it
under wonderful contio "'x'” ‘ "A ' I
' With somethmg like a smile, General
Wailingtan remarked {‘He in fight" ~

The“ Simplicity of Gran“ '

Many yearsIago the licentiates of Prince-
.ton Seminary-merein'thebsbit of preaching
at alstation some distance from that place
Among their habitual hearers was a . sincere
and’lxsmblt. :b'ln uneducated Christbn‘slavcj
called Uncle'I. Sam, who bn'llislfretnrl‘i- borne
would try to tell__ his. mistress .what hecould
remeinherof the sermon, but complainedthat
the itudents were; too deep and learnedjfor
him. One-day, howcver, he came home I in
grca.t good. humor; saying-that a5 poor unlarnt
old man, just like himself, had preached that
day, who he supposed was hardly fit to preach
to the white-people; butihcwas' glad'he came
for blanks, facile could remember WW I
IluiI Md mid. '. 0n inquiry it; was found that
Uncle Sam’s .ffunlarnt'." oldpreaeher was Rev.
:Dr. Archibald'xAlsksInder,‘I-Wh'offwhen he

thesis-tho: childbirtsiiditmqthe‘ highest

.compliment- overpaid-tabla preaching.

An rugeuihhszswiudie.
1x1... remissions Chicago mm.
for a St. Louiaartistw deviseumd attempt a
Iswindling‘mch'ernerWhiehi-Iisrc'a‘llyfadeble
fOl’ its nevi-by ‘andi'iugeuu'ity‘, though "it
chanced to 'Ifnilnliihoxifirstiftrial, and is 'of- no.
[further value.- The device-consisted in bring-

 

inng- tWO telegrams and-a signature book to a

‘xweal'th'y man for hi'ssignature,theipage of the
book being so.cut'and¢undenlai_d}vvith a blank
check that; the. signing; Iof' thexInIame twice
would give the clever operator a check both'
endorsed and signed. The business man
narrowly escaped'the trap, [which failed for
lack of a little:‘.forethought,.as the paper be-
neath, not being securelygfastened, slipped
enough to attract attention ‘ as ‘ the panic was -
being signedqtho second .timc. This: small
circumstance defeated the pretty plan, and
saved the discoverer a big. deficit; in his bank
account. . ' .
=32
Thackeray: once described a ‘kiss .of eti-
quette as ‘I‘akisgyvhich islike the contact? of
oysters;" Butakiss.'not' of etiquette‘is like

apportionment in voting for President and

first ballot, receiving 203 votes," to 49 foi-

NORWALK, CONNE

The First National Conventions
for Nominating Itlrc President.

 

It was in the year 1831 that the first nation-
alconventions to nominate candidates for"
Presidient‘and Vice-President met. - The
example was set, curiously enough, nothy
either of the regular political parties, but by
the faction which caule into existence: solely
to oppose the secret order of Masonry. It
is worth while to notice that it was this
movement which gave an opening to_the
public careers of two men who afterward,
rose, one to the Presidency, the other to the
Senate and the Secretaryship of State. These
were William H. Seaward and Millard Fill-
more. The Anti-masonic party grew out of
the excitement produced by the mysterious
disappearance of William Morgan, a member
of the order who was supposed to have
divulged its secrets. In September, 1831, a
national convention of this party assembled
at Baltimore. John McLean, of Ohio, since
judgexof the United States Supreme Court,
was adopted as their candidate for the Presi-
dency, but he declined. The convention .
then tendered the nomination to the famous
Maryland lawyer, William Wirt, formerly
Attorney-General, who accepted it ; and
Amous Ellmaker, of Pennsylvania was added
to the ticket as candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent.

The caucus system was now evidently
extinct ; no party would": haveJ'I’daIredI' to at-
tempt its revival. The system of‘.;national.
conventions, exemplified'by the Antimnsons,
was seen to be the only feasible substitute.
As the supporters 'of' Jackson ‘now called
themselves “Democrats," so his“.op‘pone_nts
adopted the designation of "‘National'Re
publiCanl" The latter party was ”first in the
field tIo-callja untional conVention, and ' this
convention met at Baltimore in December,'I
1831. Its session 'wa‘sI' brief, for public
opinion had alreadymarked out Henry Clay
as its candidate. Clay was nominated'on the
firstballot. and John ’Sergeant’was given
the second place on the tiéket'. Thus the
opposition to Jackson, which was strenuous
and hot, was yet divided atjthe start of the”
race between Clay and Wirt.

The legislature of New Hampshire issued
the first call at this‘ time' for a ' Democratic
National Convention—the first of that long.
series of powerful and exciting .conclaves
which have sofoften designated our ruleI
since. This body met in May,“ 1832. Tfi
Democracy rallied in large numbers at Bal-
timore, which may be called the City of
Conventions, as well as of ‘Monuments, Iso
o§cn has it been chosen for their meeting.
p cc. General Lucas, of Ohio, was chosen
president. One of the first motions passed
by this convention was to'adopt. the. famous
two-thirds rule, which more than once after-
ward diddeadly work with the aspirations
of statesmen. The form of this rule as
adopted at Baltimore was as. follows 5 .

“ leoed,.That each State be entitled, in
the nomination to be made of a candidatefor
the Vice-Presidency, to a number' of votes
equal to the number. that theywill‘bc entitled
to in the Electoral Colleges under the new

Vice-President; and that two-thirds of the "
whole number of votes. in the convention
shall be. necessary to constitute a choice."

' There was no doubt at all. of the renomiIna.
tion of President Jackson ; and -‘the wording
of the first part of this reselutionis explain-a
ed by the fact that the Contest Was upon the
nominee for Vice-President. JohnIC. Cal-
houn had occupied thié ‘ofilce, but had sepa-
rated from the Jackson party, and had be-
come the apostle of nullification. 0n .the
other hand, Martin Van Buren, 'one‘ of the
shrewdest of=politicians,.and the President’s
most familiar friend,,had been rejected for
minister to England by the Whig Senate.
General Jackson was understood to be very
desirous that Van Buren should have the
second place on the ticket ; and no the con-.
vention Was composed largelyI'of' Jackson’s
adherents, Van Buren was nominated on the

Philip “Barbour, -' of 'Vir'giuia,‘ and so for
ColonelRichard M. Johnson, of Kentcky.

critical a condition.
around the neck of the ball'oomand‘ the ring
Twas piercingly cold. He attempted to leave

the ring, and found that —his hands were

frozen. He dropped to tho‘ car silliost in-
sensible, and. discovered that'his' companion

Was apparently dead. 'He‘triedgto go to him,

but could not.» He wished toofién the‘valve,

but his hands. wereI'frozen and his arms

powerless. Feeling insensibility'I ; coming
rapidly over. him, he made a desperate efiort,‘
caught the'valvs-line with his teeth, and held

the valve open until‘the balloon took a de-
cided dowquard turn.

'vive, and soon becameco
Coxwell was trying to rouse him.

" Seven Miles mini {nodal-I. '

 

On the fifth day of September, 1862, two
English aeronauts, Glnishenjlfd CbxWellb'y-
name, made one. of the noun remarkable;
ascents recorded in the" history of ballooningf
They started from wolverhampton, England,
and the elevation reached- was the highest

ever attained by man—nearly (it quite seven .

miles above the earth.

Mr. Glaisher has given'n modest yet thril-
ling account of this almost fatal adventure.
Thebellooa left the card: at three minutes
past one p. m. Nothing important occurred
until the party, at forty minutespast one,

reached the altitude of four miles from the .

earth; Discharging sand,-th'ey'-rose to the
height .of five miles duringthe 'nzex'tx‘tcn' min-
utes. More sand was discharged, and the
balloon shot rapidly upward. Soon 'Mr.
Glaisher’s sight failed, andx'he" could not read
the fine divisions on his instruments. All
the time the balloonhad been spinning round

and round, and'the'valve-line had become I so

entangled that Mr. Coxwell had to climb into
the ring above the car to adjust it.

At this mome’nt‘fone‘ o’clock and fifty-four
minutes) Mr. Glaisher looked at the- barome-

ter and found its reading -to be 9} inches, im-
plying 'a height of overv'2,9,000 rest. Wishi
ing to record the observejon,“hei found his‘
right arm powerless. Heftried to'move the

other arm, and found itpowerless too." _
“Then I tried to- shake myself, and suc-

ceeded,but'I seemedito have no limbs. On
looking at the barometer, my head fell over
my shoulder; I struggled and shook my body
again, but could not move my arms. Get-
ting my head upright fer- Inn inth only, it
fell on my right. shoulder; then I_ fell back-
_Ward, myiba'ck resting upon the side of the
car and my head, on; its edge. In this posi:
tion my» eyes were directed to Mr. Coxwell
in the ring. When I Ishook my body I_ -
seemed to have full power over the muscles
of the back,-‘a'n'd considerably mover those: ‘
of the neck, but none‘OVéI'r either my, arms or

my legs- As in'thecase of the arms, so all

muscular power was lost in an instant from

my back'and neck. I dimly saw Mr: Cox-' '
well, and endeavored to speak, butconld not. .
In an instant intense’darknessmvercame me,
but I Was still conscious, withas active a'
brain as at the present monient ,whilst writ; I
ing this. I‘thougl’ltfl' had been seizedjwith
asphyxia, and believed I should experience
nbthing more, no death would comel’unless‘. '
we descended spitedil'y'; other thoughts ‘were’ '
enteringimyx mind, when I suddenly became '
unconscious as on going to map.” '

Meanwhile, Electives was in quite as
Hoarxfrost ‘was all

4 In a few minutes Mr. Glaish r began to re-
m) that Mr.

“ I then heard him speak more emphatically,

but could not see, speak. or, move. I heard
' him again say: ‘Do try; now do.’ Then the
instruments became dimly visible, then Mr.
Coxwell, and very shortly .I saw clearly.
Mr. Coxwell told me thathe-had lost the use
of his bands, which were black, and Ipoured
brandy over them.”

What if Mr. Coxwell had lost the use of his

neck also !

It has been said that,during the critical

-moments when Mr. Glaisher was unconscious
and Mr. Coxwell nearly so,
reached the fearful height of seven miles.

—Jama Richardson, St. Nicholasfor June.

the balloon

 

Tun OLD Svsrnu or PanslnaNrru. NOMINA-

zrrom—Our Presidents and Vice-Presidents
were at first nominated by caucuses compos-
ed of the Senators and members of the House

The result of the campaign; thus inaugura-
ted by the first national- conventions in our
history-was terribly disastrous to Mr. Clay,
and Was the second of- the long series of his
defeats in attempting to reach'the'Presidency.
General Jackson was *re-elected by 219
electoral votes ; IMr. Clay'liad I but .40 ; ’Wirt
carried VbrmOnt's 7- votés; Pennsylvania
cast its vote for William Wilkins ;' and
South Carolina voted for‘ John Floyd, of
Virginia. Martin-Van Bureuwas‘jihuhduutly
consoled for the rejection ' by the, _ Senate of
his nominationInsonvoy; to London, for he
became Vice-Presidentgand was already des-
ignated'as- the favorite ;of General _ Jackson
for the succession to- the; executive chair.—
Gnonon M. Towns, in Harps/s ‘Magazt‘ne'

i-lan'dé: =Ho =me woman}: a ‘_Ipromincnt mere . -

for July.

 

 

From'thc Temperance Banner.
The Lone Main.

A Missionary of~'the American Sunday,-
school Union in Texas writes: _“I have just
returned from a trip among the cattle-rais'ers
of Western Texas, over iqugh roads, among
rough mountains, and having rough fare. '
I have met a' whole brigade ' of boys who
never saw a ghisauhldow. ’ I organized fifteen
new Sundaygschools,' and visited. and aided
two others organized by me last year.

“Near one of the schools organized stands
out The Lone ' Man, a. very remarkable
mountain-peak. To one a few miles from the
base it appearsas if' an Indian Were seated
on its top, gazing' ‘ intently eastWard.‘ His
very head-feathers are supplied in the profile
by bushes. Thclikeness is so striking that
:no one can fail to see it.

“The Comanche Indianshave a legend that
thiIs’stra'nge, man-like object was once a great
war-chief of the Aztecs, who had two beauti-
fulfand brave sons, ‘Summer Glen (1’ and '
‘Swift River,’ his only children and the joy
of his life. In the autumn of a certain year.
long ago, he sent them down the Rio Colora-
do to hunt buffalo. They were to return in
a moon ;I .but, alas! the never came back.
The old chief anxiously awaited their coaxing
and when they tarried lengthesaid they had
found much game and would soon return.
On this mountain-peak-he sat from sunrise to
sunset, andxwatched for their appearing in
the plains below. The years rolled on, but
he refused to nbandon his post, and would
often call on them most piteously to come
back to him.

“ At last, as the story runs, the Great
Spirit, in pity for the old father's grief, and-
in admiration for his devotion,’chiniged him
into that image-rock—xa monument to'perpet-
uate in the‘memory of the Indians the- depth
and earnestness of a father's love for his
children."

This is a lesson for Sunday-schools, and for
boys and girls everywhere, to teach them,
as did the«commandment graven on a" tablet
of stone on Mount Sinai:

HONOR Tax Farnnn AND Tux Morass.

-Buta president is not what he chooses to
be ; he is what his associations and'mircum-
stances makehim. We propose'to elect next
November not an absolute ruler but .a chief _
executive. Our votes will decide not only
who Occupies the White House, but who
stand around him, and what sort of men
make the laws. Behind the president. will,
aIWays be the party which chose. .him. It is,
net enough‘ that the presidentbe honest if his
party is full of rascality, and deceit.

' , . ‘ -‘—Tr_t'bum.

 

:Augustus .Hemenvviy'f uncouth died 170-. ;
cently on his plantation'incuba. He is said
to have been the wealthiest man in New Enge,

 

 

 

a‘ri“I_ina - .‘oi calico“ youjcan'ttelliwherei
it “ifim ’ . . - -

chant. -

of Representatatives belonging to each party.
This caucus system, though we often see it
decried by English writers and papers, was
really derived by our early politicians from
England. It became the habitIof the parlia-
mentary leaders of the Whigs and Tories,
soon after the revolution of 1688, to meet at
taverns or club-houses in order to provide
discipline for the party ranks, to discuss and

decide onmeasures, and even on special votes,

and to designate the personnel of new minis.

conclaves, which often parth of a festive
and literary as well as deliberative character,

has come down to us in the Writings of Ad-

dison, Steele, Hervey, and Horace Walpole;
and although they were not known 'as “ cau-
cusses,” they were such in form and in pur-

pose

Even before the Revolution, American pol-

itics had taken a distinct party shape, and
what were virtually caucuses were held in
the'quaint old inns of Boston, New York,
and Philadelphia, 'on the port both of the-
tories and the patriots.
in these conferences who should be sent to
the'General‘Court, who should be made colo-
nel of militia, who should be delegated to
the Continental Congress. At the “Green
Dragon," in Boston, notable conferences of
the of the caucus order were wont to be held,
in which Hancock, Adams, Otis and Warren
were leading and inspiring spirits.

It was often decided

For the first three Presidential elections,

however, there were no nominating caucuses
of Congressmen, for the reason that the can-

didates were very clearly designated by the

events of the Revolutionary and constitution-

forming period. ‘ ' f

It was in the year 1800,. when a successor

was to be chosen to President Adams, that
the first caucus recorded in our history was
held. It met at Philadelphia, was called by
the Republican opposition, and comprised
thirtyxseven' members of the Lower House
and nine Senators. There was nothing very
strict or formal about the meeting. These
gentlemen met to discuss candidates, very
likely in one of those coffee-houses which
early Congressmen used to frequent in the
Quaker City, and there seems to-have, been
no very sharp rivalry for the places on the
ticket.
Jefferson should be presented to the people
for the Presidency.

The caucus was of one accord that

CO.

The first caucus in which there was a con-

test was held ,in January, 1803. Jefferson
was about to retire from the Presidency. It
was certain that the‘nominee of his party
'would be elected. Virginia, that hadalready
furnished two out of three Presidents, sup-
plied the rival candidates to the Republican
caucus. One was James Madison, who, hav.
ing begun as a Federalist, had become a
strong political adherent of Jefferson, and
was now Secretary of State.
comprised ninety-four Senators. and Members,
and Madison was nominated by 83 votes,
George Clinton,’the then Vice-President, re-
ceiving a re-nomination for that office—Giro.
M. Towns, in Harper’s Magnum for July.

The canons

 

Sarcastic Slash—Young swell: “I should

like to have my moustachcd dyed." . Polite
barber:—-“Certainiy.’ Did you bring it With
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,MissDickinson, the Boston Advertiser says
has just finisheda new play. It is written in
five'acts, and each illustrates the fortunes and
persecutions of a Jewess in a different coun-
try-England.- France. Germany. Russia. and

the United :Statea- "These who have read the

worksay‘ that it is remarkable for the strength '

Vaseline is sold by all Ilmggists.

Withifwhichl-the '~' 'nci'pfl characters» are
drawn, and for the interest of the incidents;
Miss Dickinson will playth‘e Jewels.

tries. Manyan entertaining story of these '

'ditl

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Box 319 P. 0.,INORWALK, CONN.

91:10. IW; (DRAM.
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c IIARLES w. MANY,

Surgeon Dentist,
NORWALK, CONN.

Office corner of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
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_c. B. c'roonrnon,
DENTIST.

successor to
Dr. Asa. Hill,
WALL STREET, NORWALK,

OMce over
0. J. Gruman’s Dry Goods Store.
I3” Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain. '

GONNEGTIGUT HOTEL,

Corner Main and Wall Sts., NORWALK, CT.

THE subscriber having taken the above well-
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entertain permanent and transient guests. Good

rooms; good table; reasonable vices. A first-

class Livery connected with the otcl. Carriages

to all trains. Every effort made to please. .

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At the ever popular
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at fairlivi prices. Union (formerly Model) Mar-
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NOR lVALK, C’ONN.

ChartchapltaI - - - $500,000
Pnld up Capital - - 100,000

War.o.Snnnnr,Pres., Gno R. Gownns, Sec’y.

JUDGMENT of the PUBLIC.

During the (past five years the public have care-
fully observe the wonderiul cures accomplished
from the use 'of VEGETIN E. From its use many
an afflicted sufferer has been restored to perfect
health, after havrng expended a smell fortune in
procuring medical advice and obtaining poisonous
mineral medicines.
It is now jlelstli remarked by all classes of people
that VEGE IN ‘, holds a higher position in Ithe
estimation of the public than any other medical
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immense demand from actual merit, _

Its medical properties are Alteratlve, Tonic. Sol-
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human system for which the VEGETIN E cannot
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any metalle or poisonous compound. It is compos-
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very pleasant ‘to_ take; eve child likes it. ltIls
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5 ow:

VALUABLE EVIDENCE.

The followingmnsolrcited testimonial from Rev.
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deuce. No one should fail to observe that thle tes-
timonial is the result of 'two ears’ experience
with the use of VBGETINE int 8 Rev. Mr. Wal-
ker’s family. who pronounces lt invaluable:

Pnovmnscn, R. 1., 164 TRANSIT Srnsnr.

H. R. STEVENS, Esq. :— .

' 'I feel bound to express, with my finaturc. the
high value I place a on your VEG INE- My
family have used it or the past two years. In ner-
vous debillty it is invaluable, and I recommend it
to all who may need an invigoratingi‘renovating
tonic. ’ 0. '1‘. WA KER,
Formezrly Pastor of the Bowdoln Square Church,

oston.

A WALKING MIRACLE.

Mr. H. R. S'rnvnxs; .

Dear S;r—-Though a stranger, 1 want to Inform
you what Vuonnxn has done for me. _

Last Christmas S'crofula made its appearance in
my 3 stem -large running ulcers appearing on me
as to lows: One on each of my arms. one on In
thigh. which extended tethexseat, one on my hes ,
which cut into the skull bone, one onImy left leg.
which became so bad that two physlelans came to
amputate the limb, though upon consultation
cencluded not to do so. as my whole body was so
full of Scrofnln; they deemed it advisable to cut
the sore. which was painful beyond description,
and there was a quart of matter run from this one

gave me up to die, and said
me. Both of m legs
and it was thong t if!

acre.

The physicians all

they could do no more for
were drawn u to my seat, .
t up aga n I would be a cripple for ll
en in this condition I. saw EGE’I‘INE adver
tised, and commenced taking it in March. and fol-
lowed on with it until I had used sixteen bottles.
and this morning I am going to plough corn, a well
man. All my townsmen sa it is a miracle to see
me round walking and wor lug. .
. Inconclusion 1 WI“ add, when I was enduring
such great suffering, from that dreadful disease,
Scrotum. I pra also the Lord above to take me
out of this worl , but as Vegelino has restored to
me the blessings of health. I desire more than ever
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men, and I know of no better way to aid suffering
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..case,'with an earnest hope that you will publis

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ommunication which may receive therefrom.

I‘llm, sir, very ”EWIL‘LII'KM PAYV
‘ 9

Z l Avery, Berricn, Co., Mich., J til y, 10, 1872.

 

Reliable Evidence.

Mn. II. R. STEVENS: I

Eear Sir—I will most cheerfully add my testimo-
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MRS. L. GORE,

Cog-[nu Magazine and Walnut streets, Cambridge.
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fresh every day.

 

WW REAL ESTATE.

RESIDENCE on West Avenue is offered

to Rent. Part of the rent will be taken out in

board, if desired. Apply by letter to “A. 15.,” euro
Nor-walk Gazn'r'rn.

 

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I
Desirable Property for sale.
A Very desirable place on East Avenue.
Also, a law choice Building Lots situated on
Osborn Avenue, for sale cheap.

Also, a nicely located House and Lot on Mer-
wm Street near West Avenue, for sale at a. bar-

gain. Enquire of
OSBORN. East Avenue,

S. E.
“'11 or to D. W. FITCH, West Avenue.

To Rent-

PART of a House, (four rooms) right in the vi!-
lage. Rent 312 per month. Possession given
immediately. Enquire at this ofilcc.

. FOR. SALE.

THE subscriber offers for sale his

Dwelling House and Lot,

pleasantly situated on the lowerIend of FairStrcet
’ he house is 'new and well finished; the lot is
00x305 feet. Will be sold low, and alarge part of
the purchase money can remain on bond and
mortgage. Enquire at the Straw Factory.

11 D S. VAIL.

 

 

FOR SALE OR TO RENT.

THE House and Mill Property occupied by Eb-
enezer Pattenden in Silver Mine. Enquire of
RAYMOND a PARDEE.

New Canaan, Feb. 10th, 1876. (7)

A BARGAIN.

OR 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 D. H. FITCH.
Norwalk, Nov. 27th, 1875. 18“

II — For: SALE.-

TWO very desirable BuildinELots on West Main
Street. Apply at the GA ETTE OFFICE.

 

 

FOR SALE CHEAP. '

A GOOD FARM of about 40 acres of high land,
situated three miles north of. New Canaan.
Apply to A.B. BENEDICT, Smith’s Ridge. 4

* FOB sans-1,

NEAT RESIDENCE on one of the best, leas-
antest and most accessible streets in own.

Has eight rooms. with gas in each, and heaterca-
pable or heating the whole 110% Large barn

 

with stabling for several horses. ple, Pear and
Cherry Trees, just commencingto ear fknit. Is
within five minutes’ walk of the Post Ofilce, kc.
Price 87,500. Or wiil rent it to a good tenant for
3600 per year. Enquire at this office. .

 

I ARN T0 RENT.—A new Barn with good Sta-
bllng for' several horses, near the bridge.
Price $8 per month. Enquire at this Office.

FRANCIS J. McKEON.
Draper and Tailor.

A choice selection of new and fashionablegoods
‘ constantly on hand

Room No. l, Gazette Building.
HARLES s. LOCKWOOD,

Fashionable Draper and Tailor,

AND

G ENT 5’ FURNISHING EMI’ORIUM.
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.

 

 

 

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Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.

Capital and Assets, $5,052,880.19

lnsures against loss and damage by Fire, on terms
adopted to the hazard and consistent with the laws
of compensation. COWLES d7 MERRILL,

Sole Agents for Norwalk and vicinity.

 

”WARD P. WEED,

13 EU G- G- I S '1'
Wall Street, opposite Norwalk Opera House,
A large and well selected stock of

DRUGS AND MEDICINES,

Perfumery, Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters, 1‘oilet and Medicated Soaps. Flavoring
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FOR A GOOD COOK STOVE
GO TO BELDEN’S

 

 

"CLEANLINESS IS NEXT T0 GODLINESS.”

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CALL AT

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' WParticular attention given to Ladies and

Children’s IIair Cutting and Shampooing._fl
AT HOME T0 EVERYBODY.

Hot and Cold Water Baths
Ba 83 BLASCEB,

At bisStorei n MALLORY'S BLOCK,hasconstant
ly on Ilanda general assortmento f

GROOERIES,

CRCCIIIEIIY, GLASS,
TIN AND WOODEN WARE, £10., ETC
By devotinghlsconstantpersonaiattention-to the

 

businesshehopcs tomerit publicpatronage. 9

GO No saunas

and see the new

Hot Closet Range.
FRANCIS McKEON, Jr.,‘
Practical Plumber.
PLUMBING in all its BRANCHES.

Green Houses Fitted up.

Orders left at Shop on School Street, or on slate
at Beiden’s Tin Shop. Jobbing promptlyuttcn

ded

to. 1519
Edward Banks,

Civil Engineer &Bulough Surveyor,

Office Main St., near Center Ave.,
Norwalk, Conn.

 

measuremen f farms, and to the diVlsion of' cs-
tates. Also drainage and sewerage matters.
Orders by mail promptly attended to.

C. W-._»Burritt
Has Removed

To No. 4 Phoenix Block, Wall St.,
Foot of Mill Hill, where with increased facilities
he is prepared to do

P I.- ‘U' M B I N G ,

in all its branches. Also special attention given
to Tin Rooting, Till and Sheet Iron Work and Job-
bing. Gas Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand.
Norwalk, April, 1876.

J 01m A. Honnccker,

FOO'I‘ on MILL HILL.

Bread, Rolls, Pies, Cakes, Crullers, &c., baked
Everything made out of good
materials. and by careful and competent workmen.

 

Try our Baking

A

Quilltard’s Furniture Rooms

will be foam! :1 complete assortment of

FURNITURE, &G.,

includingeverythingusnally found in a first~clasa
establishment, at Prices to suit the Times.

Also.
a large assortment of

CHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,
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Glass Plates cut to any size. Repairing done in the
best manner, at short notice. Also, old Ifalr Mat-
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_E. oumrhnn's son.
NESBITT’S
COUCH SYRUP!

Try it, all of you who have colds.

H. ll. & C. S. PRUWITT

SELL IT.

Hand Press for Sale.

 

 

AN old Washington Hand Press. size 201:3on
altered for sale cheap. Apply at GAZETI‘E
OFFICE. . ' I

Particular attention paid to the mapping and .

Are you going to Paint?
USE
AVERILL’S

CHEMICAL PAINT!

THE BEST IN THE MARKET.

I It is more beautiful, more durable. lower in price.
is all ready for. use, does not wash by rain. best
wood reserver, 18 water and are proof, and is the
best or encral uses, either for wood, iron or
brick bill dings. Many of the finest residences in
town are painted With

AVEBILL’S CHEMICAL PAINT

Put up ready for use in pails of 1, 2 or 3 aliens
kc sof_ 5, 10 or 15 gallons, half barrels or arrels,

. ll orders vomptly filled and any information
given by app was to

D. H. WEBB, Sole Ag’t for Norwalk

Oflce west end of Bridge, SOUTH NOR‘VALK

lllNrolul Wlheox

' ' DEALER IN

COIL &'WOOD

WHOLESALE ANDZRETAIL.
Yard at the West end of the Bridge,

SOUTH NORWALK,

Families and Factories supplied with the best at
lowest mnrket prices. Delivered within any rea-
sonable distance. Prompt attention given to all
orders, large or small.

I). H. WEBB, Agent.

Call and see us and leave your orders.

CARRIAGE, MAKERS.
MULLINGS. & TIL‘LY,

 

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. Successors to S. P. TUTTLE,
MARSHAL STREET, SO UTE N OR WALK,

inform the citizens of Nor-

Would respectfulli
t at they are prepared to

walk and Vicinity

' Build Carriages and Wagons
OF EVERY DESCRIPTIOM

- Particular attention paid to REPAIRING in all
branches of the trade.

One SECOND-HAND ROCKAWAY, and one
NO TOPBUGGY, for sale. 1y?

REAL ESTATE

Bought, Sold or Exchanger],

Office 4 Gazette Building, B. J. STURGES. .
alk,.Conn. Broker. -

Norw
l N S U RA N v E.
Capital Represented. 823.000,000.00.
' B. J. STURGES, Agent.

N or'wallc Fish Market.

The subscriberI respectfully announces that at
the Old Bridge Fish Market a constant supply of

FRESH nsn,
OYS'I‘ERS, CLAMS, £13.,
and all varieties of choice '
“Ill" AID VEIETAIIES ll TIIEII BIAS".
CHARLES W. LOCKWOOD.
H'Spring Chickens Dressed to order.

A J OHNSON’S

Boston Boy.

HIS FOUR YEAR OLD STALLION w illstand
at the Stable of LcGrund Johnson, West'
Norwalk. for the Season of 1876. This Stallion is a
bright bay, fifteen hands high, free and easy gait,
good style and action. *

 

 

 

Terms for the Season $10.00
EDWIN JOHNSON.
West Norwalk, April, 1876. 3m16

 

. U ndertaki-ng!

TO.THE PUBLIC! Anyone wishing my services
in the Undertaking business wrll. find me at

the late resulence of my father, 55 Maid Street, or

at Demmon & Newcomb’s Store.

11 GEORGE E. RAYMOND. Agent

Union Marble
GRANITE WORKS 9
Nos. 3 and 5 Mechanic St., a 9 and 11 Water St.,
monws LK, CONN.
Manufacturers of
Monuments, Tombs, Vaults, and

Grave Stones, .

of Italian and America; Marble Granite, Drab
or Brown Stone. Plumbers’ Slabs,Tablets, Sinks,
to. as well as Mantles.

All kinds of Cemetery and Building work on
hand and made to order. Flagging, Girl-b and Gut-
ter. Sills and Lintel P_ler Caps, Co lug. Steps, 80,.
of Blue Stone. Havmg secured t e services of a
first-class worker of CastISteel. we are prepared
to do all kinds of jobblng in that line. Also, bav- .
ing opened a quarrymre prepared to furnish Build-
ing Stoneofa superiorquality, aschea as common
stone can bcIf‘urmshed otherwme, mportcrs of
Scotch Granite.

Pricc, Bate-s & Co.
CHAS T. LEONARD & SON

DEALER IN

C O A. L ,
WOOD AND BRICK,
N’th River Blue Siegeflme, Cement
Ilium PIPE fill smut, Inn All
GIIIIIIEVS, '
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

Water St., N orwalk, Conn

i}. ll. DOUGLASS, .

Manufacturing Confectioner,

Keeps constantly on hand a large variety of

Pure Confectionery

Always Fresh and of the Best. Quality, at
\Vholesale and Retail.
Also a superior article of

ICE CREAM.

SODA W ATER, with fruit syrups, and OTTAWA
gEER’dmwn from Matthews Patent Steel Foun-
ins.

Fruits, Nuts, fine Imported and
Domestic Cigars.

N o. 21 Main Street.

An Elegant Ice Cream Saloon and Restauran
for Ladies and Gentlemen .

0. H. DOUGLAS-8, Proprietor.

 

 

 

 

G EORG E WARD SELLECK ,
Hasconstantly in stock at hisnew stand ,

No. 9 Main Street,

A choice and fine assortmen t’of
Groceries,
Provisions,
Fl our,
Fruit, (be. ,

To which he would i nvite the attentionofallwho
wishtopurchasefirst-classgoods.at
Reasonable Prices.

DRIED BEEF, SLICED A SPECIALTY. BEST
OF RAMS, EITHER WHOLE OR SLICED .

Dropin and see nsln our new store,

V0. 9 MAIN STREET.

To"s""s‘ ‘eo‘o‘b‘r‘s‘n‘Wurst“: '
GO TO BBLDEN’S.

 

 

ALL limbs or

PRINTING

BLACK,

«AN D—
COLORED INKS,
-0]:-
BRONZES,

On any kind of Stock in general use. at the

Gazette Steam Printing Office

NOI‘AIII.

 

A Song- of use Century.

,1- .1

 

nrx rgnsxoméi will:

 

Anhundixdyxxxxbxxxmxomix-xx. 1
Have sped-sinceFreedonfl birth; -_ ..

Her glorious .l'larIl‘In‘e'rInow:epochs-n~ --
The Prduaéin. Mam}!- .. q. .....

Its silver stars and crimson DEE... I.
Wave high'fi-om sea tosca;: - _

In every’ clinic is heardthe chime,
America is free !

From shores of Maine—Surfxbeaten Maine—-
To far-off golden‘West, , “ "
Extends our broad nnd‘frec domain;
A home for the oppressed:- . ' _
Lo! every land may join ourr baud,
_ And guard our altargtree, '
And right demand from'brother’s hand—
America is free! ; ' '

Rent are the chains, the ityrant's chains,
And broken is the. sword; ' ' ,
And stareyed Peace serenely reigns,
And plenty decks our head ‘ .
We’ve teeming towns where wealth‘abound's,
We've ships on eVery‘sea; »
Lo! Freedom’s call extends to all—— -
America is free! . '
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Don’t lea’vethe Farm. ,

 

Come, boys, I' have something to tell you ;
Come. near, 'I would. whisper iclovv—
You are thinking of leaving the homestead;
Dont be in a hurry to go.’ A
The city has many attractions!
But think of the vices and Sins—I-
When once on thc‘vortex' of fashion,
How soon the course downward begins.

You uu xmxe xxx-xxx 9f Australia. ,
Therm Within in selenium: doubt;
But, ah! there is gold 99.5319 farm, boys, ‘
If you Will but 8.119%! item—g
The mercantile life is a: hazard, , ;
The goods are meatless their low.
Better risk the oldIIfarm awhilelonger,

Don't be in a hurry to.-go.;_u_ . _. . ,
The great stirring worldhasindnceméntsi
There is many a gay, busy marf, '
But wealth is‘ n0t_ made in ray; boys,
Don't bein' a hurry to’start! “ ‘ .
The bankers and brokers are wealthy, " .
TheyItake in ItheirI‘thousands or so ;i ‘ '
Ah, think of the frauds'and deceptions—
Don’t-be in a hurry to go. ‘ ' '
The farm is the. saiestancsurest,
The orchards are budding-twat? ;. .
You’re us free-as the' air of the; mountains,
And monarch ofzall'fyou Isu'rvey}
Better stayon the farms 'whilélonger',
Though profits should comcramerislow; '
Remember you’ve nothing-tO-riskLboyF-i
Dont be in a-hurrytogvl’
W) .
A Superstition: oft-lie Mose}.
At Kontz and Sier'ck'there' ixiitiu'hhseiived
a curious usage that dates back to’. imméiho.‘
'ri'nl antiquity. puma. eve .of. St. John's
dayx June 25th, the. villagersrdlxs burning. .
wheel ‘from', the heightsI 9f,- the ;.§tE0.l.llD€.fsi'. .
that rises. behind the villnge, down- thewsteep
hillside to,- the Mogeh . The beginningbf:
the festivities is: announced by; the__firing
of guns from the MairiexofBSierckyat. ten '
o’clock. Then go number-less, troops-.npthc .
Stromberg,on the top of whichénzbtiifireii'l -
lighted. A straw-bound, wheel infull blaze.
is rolled down,g_u_idedlnt .firstby theimountx.
ain boys . with: sticks: The other: man
torches of the remaining straw. whichzthe‘y.
swing with joyous Icries. The women and.
girls stand by the mountain-brook~~well; the

 

men and boys are keeping the fire .on the.

hight orI guiding the, rolling of file Muck. ,
If this runs beyond the. well; 39sz
18°"! Sierck 8938818 .01. unite. vine-i. ifjtstop-x .
short ”of that point. Stuck. mnemlomi
a bmket of cherrimir-itreachei. thellosslx. ..
a good vintage is predicted for ,tllg coming ,. _
harvest. The'excitement .il.xl'§8§;,llld:b0i!: : .
terous, and the people; come:,from::miles_: .

the Preceding harvest to most any estates .
straw roi the binding or thiswheel. filionld;
he neglect this, every evil; that; befallsI'him» '
during the following- year..is.ascrihed xto his
neglect. It is even-believed. that,,were,tha; ._ _
usage‘ neglected for a, single year, a; plague ._: .
would fall upon the cattle of the whole, vil- , ..
This rite isIbelievIed to_,have;descended .
from the ancient fire-worshipfof the . heaghen .. .

the burning sun, the giver of all 1good. . _

At many places along the. lower rivepthctrm

dition is kept up,in.one form OII.@£I:II1§_ _
has been auksésléd that locum...
preach-with which théfTeirton prim_ b.1331:
self for further beer, wns‘formerlyImadeIJ “pin ,

“is wave of .3 Wheel—x ambiguous; 09m: _ .
memoration of sun-Worghip ;= QWTLIRHBEQ. .I I' .
that the pretzel has alwaysbcenmndpgmlts .

present form of the true-lover’s knots; . ;: .: ; -

 

 

—“Bride of the "Rhine?! t'nSmbnerI

The‘l’uls'e. , f' " i

Every intellectual: person should know
how to ascertain; the 'state .I'Ofith'e pulse in. -
health ; then by compdri’rigjt With What’itis
when he is ailing, he mayhave,’ some ,' idea of '
the case. Parents' should know “the; healthy:
pulse of each "child—as now and then‘ a _ use,
son is born With a peculiarly or fast pulile, . .
and- the very case at hand. mayboftiff‘ithat: i,
peculiarity. ’An infant’s pulse isldO fin. .
child of seven, about 80; and from IItw’eniyi .
to sixty it is 70 beats a .mlnute ,; declining o7 f
60 at fourxscore. A healthy. growth pei‘sp .. I
pulse beats 70 timesa minute ;‘ thorn-maybe" 1

 
 

 

 
 

always exceed 70, there is disease ;- them; I . '
chine is wearing itself out ;‘ thereis'fa, :f'evfli"~
or inflammation soinejwherépand'ftiié body Ii!‘ ~ , "
feeding on itself; as in , consumption, .Iwhen: '_
the pulse is quick, that'is, over-1‘70; graduhllyi : '
increasing With. decreased chances of cure" . I
until it reaches 110 or 120,'When death comes
before many days. When the pulse" isjoverI I
70 for months, and there is ajlight' cough, the
lungs are affected. ' -

 

“No, Mrs. Henry, 110’!” said John in tones =
of solemn warning. ~ -“Look'nt"Mis:Delknap.I I
She wanteda new dress,ltoo;.and séeLvldier-e . ..
she is now! Stick _to yourIcaliIco, Min-H3111 , ;
ry, and avoid the insidious voice of , the temp, .
tcr." - - . I
“When," he said violently, “when are you
going to pay that bill? I’ve' donned youitlll'
I’m tired and mad. 1. ..Now, I want apcfitive ,
answer-when will you pay it ll” ,“By; jove,” ,
was the reply, “you must take ,me for .n
prophet. How can I tell ?’.’—-—_Raeh_‘cmr Demx
carat. , "

It is not, unfortunately, generallyiknewn
that in the case of fire inb ' dingscontaining , . .
horses, if the harness hesnerely I onI-I—how
ever roughly—the horses will quit thestahlea.
Aknowledge-of— this fact may be the' meansf', , “
of saving many a valuable animal fromTiaih'o‘r-l - -
rible death. : - . ' ‘ '

kept IllQl' eves on him a long: Itirne,,anti finally. fI
asked. “Mister, are can. Ipickpoeketi'? -

“ Why, no, madam; ’m a tradesmnn,"fhe ‘
answered “Isthat soi?”she-si'ghed'xi -,-"W‘ell ,
l’m awfully disappointed- I wanted to try.
and sec ifl could reform you.” III I II-
A young man in Illinois received an emphag.;II;_; .
ic ”no" from the girl beloved becausehem
oor. IIe wealtsingotwleigvgogglsato. alga”. . I .
self. but-foun , . . ., ,, ,,._.. I ‘IIII'I , I
to the girl, clinked-‘the’ y'ellowdibysulledeijerI- c
freckled nose, and then. went caesium”; ; ..
his love to the daughtergf “2‘!“ W .I .

Isn’t that first girl mod,tllough—m .

.x's‘Ll u ”A

A Sioux Indian oueega‘waxhanm

 

. some Western City and immedifiélfififi '
back dead. Now s'ome‘lngerfibnh‘ W“ '
1W-

proposes tothe Governmentthawm , ,
he will drive the Indians . out .qi;x.the.:Btlsckf... _ ‘
Hills with balloons and sharp-shI_ ,I golfing The , , ‘
prospects now are that lt‘ will take. five
thousand men and, about $5,000,000 to drive
them into a peaceful mood.

 

 

around. Every bauerIongontz inbound" ob. .

days. The Wheel, with its arms, repreflglllei , ,.

good health down to '60; hut. if the pubs ‘-

In a llorsexcar, ' the other day,-an old lady « _ ' -'
. seated opposite abhor-clocking gentleman.