Ncrwalh Gazette.
Tuesday. August 22d, 1876.
. Worn'fqu't’. ‘
No mo: assimilate: ._
In that gaunt form; but care
And drudgery have set
Their impress deep; and yet,—
How calm she sleeps!
Done is her cheerless toll ;
Silentth'e harsh turmoil ;, .
W‘a'nt..dOgs her steps no more ,~~
Her bitter plaints are o'er :
Worn out,—ahe sleeps.
Why was the spirit called
From its true home, and galled
These three-score years of strif *—
In weariness and dreariness—
Through an unrelished life?
God knows—~She sleeps.
~Eugene II. Mulday.
Egg—r
Our New York Letter.
Paaolies—Pomrloxr—Hllam'u — Tm; OPI-
mr HABIT — Across —- Cosr or Illcn
LiVlNO—V’ANonnmL'r.
New Your, Aug. 24, 1876.
run PEACH SEASON.
The peach trade has now fairly set in, and
New York is reveling in this most delicious
of fruits. The trade is an immense one, re—
quiring a vast amount of capital and the la-
hor of thousands of men. The peach train
arrives every morning, in Jersey City, and a
very lively time follows its coming. The
train consists of thirty-five cars, each car
holds five hundred baskets, or 17,500 bask-
ets, or toget it down to peaches, three mil-
lion anda half, all of which . are consumed
that day. The cars are built especially for
the purpose.» that the delicate fruit can
come to market uninjured and in good order.
Just now the peaches come from Maryland
and Delaware—ins week or two New Jer-
sey will begin to send, and a little latter
eastern Pennsylvania. Fruit will be very
cheap this season, and also very good.
musical.
The letters of Tilden and Hendricks fell
like a wet blanket on the Democracy of the
city. The fact is, Tilden’s long delay, his
evident attempt to compromise with Hen-
dricks, his-selling out to tho infiationists to
keep them in, '_linc,g has disgusted the, solid
Democraeyiof the city, and they are making
the most severe fight againsthim'. , Tilden is -
known to be apronounced hard money man,
and the better class of the Democracy ex-
pected a prompt, decided repudiation,- of the
inflationi‘ heresy, :so plain, as mime no ques-
tion‘bflft his dreading-on shat-question. He
corith‘biit'e‘d'money last‘fall‘to beat Allen in,
Ohio, but his action now shows that it was
not lathe~ interest of honest currency that he
did it, but‘solely to get a dangerous competi-
tor out of the way. He has sold out to the
very men he was opposing last fall, and con-
sequently has demoralized his party. The
Republicans are standing shoulder to shoul-
der. and are making a very vigorous fight.
Fenton and Conklin, Dix and Morgan, all the
lights of the party, are working once more in
unison, and there can be no doubt as to the
result. New York will vote for Hayes, by
an enormous majority.
THE HEALTH 0]? THE CITY.
It seems as‘though' we were never going to
get through with the hot season. This week
the thermometer has gone up into the nineties
again, and the mortality among children is
again frightful. Over six’hundred died last
week, an average of. almost one hundred a
day, and the adults are suffering almost in
the same proportion. A ' peculiar form of
dysentery is raging through the city, caused
by the long continued heat, though, probably
the water, which is unfit to use half the time,
has quite as much to do with it. It is not a
cholera, nor is it like anything the city ever
saw. Thevictim goes through but and cold
stages, find in a few hours is a corpse. The
doctors were puzzled by it, though they
now have it under control. If taken in time
they are saving all who have not been in the
habit of using-ardent spirits toexcess. A
'rna' orrnlr mmr
is making fearful progress in the city. The
retail druggists say they are selling ten times
as much of this drug as they did. five years
ago, and that its use is not confined to any
one class, though women form a very large
' per cent. of their customers. The women of
wealth and refinement are: more, addicted to
its use than those _of-._the _low_er clauses. , The
favorite form of taking the drug is in lauda-
num, for the reason that in that shape its uses
can be more easily concealed. Women on
the avenues meet at each other's houses to- in-
dulge in the vice, and opium drunks are be-
coming as common in the houses of the
wealthy as whiskey dnmks are in the dens
down town. A great many -. commenced the
use of the drug for the effect it had upon
their appearance. At first a dose of opium
brightens the eyes, brings color totheleheeks
and quickens the-wit, while the effect lasts.
Ladies in- society take a dose before going to
a ball, or party, and have small doses in their
. pocket to take in the course of the evening.
Asa matterrof‘cour'se itlonly takes a few
weeks for the habittohe’come fixed, and once
fixed; it is never broken. The victim uses
more and more, until'it cannotbe concealed.
At this staga they do not ~care__ to conceal it,
(or they give themselves up to it, soul and
body, endearemforl- Anothing else. - A movee
merit is'being‘mado to, regulate the sale of,
opium-by law,'with a view .Of‘ checking. the
evil.""'.'.',. '7'
ran unsanN'r I'EOPLE.
are having a- hard time of it. There are now
in New York over- three .hundred first class
actresses out of engagements, with no earth-
lyprospect ot-having-ranythmgto do next
season. The theatergmfiterior all lost
money last season, and My: of them will
not open at all this fall: ffgnention this to
show thetnousandsifir—sségsiéae.ese yo}
menwho-es-czsgmaemaagms
not all'gold-thatglitterst“ Arnhem—actress
out of an engagement .is. the menu-"utterly
helpless individual ia'the world. . There isn’t
anythinr‘ hamster? ' ' ‘
hp, .
down toalniost'netiiing',’ gi- antistatic u‘c‘ai;
depend enti'rciy'iupon the business dgpeg 51111.0:
little theatres have gone out by the hundred,-
and only those who are rich enough to 0:56qu
to loose money will make the season at all.
The hard times have told on the amusement
world the same as upon everything else.
rm: cos-r or men LIFE.
The fashionable people are discussing the
question of the cost of living in New York.
The cutting down of incomes consequent up-
on the lowering of rents and the general
shrinkage, has brought to the surface some
very curious facts. For instance, the late
Mr. Garner, who was drowned in his yacht
Mohawk, lived according to this schedule :
'Intercst of purchase money on housc in
New York, 7,000
Interest on purchase money of country
seat. - 7,000
Taxes on both. 6,000
Summer villa, New ort, 3,000
Yacht (exclusive 0 entertaining on it). 20,000
utler and two footmen, 1,200
‘rooms. 1,200
000k, . 700
Other servants,
Maintenance or household, 7,000
Two thousand guests, being an average of
about five a day, at 810 per head, 20,00
Be airs and maintaining of horses and
fiirniture, — — . 5.000
feed of ten horses, ' - 2.600
Stable expenses, harness. repairs, etc., 5,000
Maintaining gardens and grounds at coun-
tr house, ‘ -' 8,000
A fnterball, \ 5,000
Total, - 395.20,,
It cost A. ‘1‘. Stewart probably twice that
amomitto live, and hedidnft'waste any mon-
ey on ' yachts either. “The. Tliorillards, who
made," £11,611”: money in- tobacco, expend more
than this, and so do ainumber of other fami-
lies, :B'ut-now all the figures have to be re-
duced.‘ The people who used to get $16,-
000 per year for a store are mighty glad ' to
‘3't'o Brookfield yesterday afternoon.
$2,500, and as a matter of course they have
got to reduce the cost Of their living in pro—
portion. .The higllLflyers atthe clubs who
used to pay $5 for champagne have discover-
ed that »bottlcd lager, at ten cents, tastes
very well, and the number who have found
that 40 cent brandy is unhealthy is encourag-
ing. And, moreover, you shall see on a
great many of their attenuated legs, panto-
loons for which they did not pay $25 on
Broadway, but which did come from the
Bowery at .06. Twenty dollar boots are go-
ing out of fashion, and so are hundred dollar
coats. In short, economy is being practiced,
not because anybody likes it, but because
they must. New York is very virtuous now
because the people llavn’t the, money to be
vicious on.-
YANDElll-lllll‘.
is still alive, but the physicians say that he
will never again be seen outside of his room.
His son William is in charge of his vast in
terests, and the old man, conscious that his
end is at hand, is arranging so that matters
will be smooth for him. His intention is
that his son shall succeed him—that every.
thing shall go on just the same as though he
were alive, and that there shall be change in
nothing. The junior has been trained to this
end, and knows as much of his father’s busi-
nessasthc old man himself. If any man
supposes that the country is to be relieved
of monopoly by the death of the old man
they are mistaken. Young Vanderbilt is just
as shrewd as his father, and, if any differ—
ence, more grasping. PIETRO.
What Governor Chamberlain
Says.
Governor Chamberlain has received such
high indorsement from democratic sources in
South Carolina, that his testimony will hard-
ly be questioned. He has proved himself to
be the unflinching opponent of corruption,
and he‘has never pander-ed to race prejudices.
He has been summoned to Washington to
consult with the Attorney General and Sec-
retary of War, and meanwhile has written a
letter to Sentor Robertson giving a calm reci-
tal of the facts of the Hamburg massacre.
From that letter we shall make some extracts.
It should be premised that Governor Cham-
berlain wrote with the Ofilcial reports of the
Attorney General, the Adjutant General,’and
before him.
.The street through which the colored mi.
litia company was marching, is over 100 feet
wide, “ and the company was marching in
columns of ’four. While so marching they
were met by two young white men in a bug.
of the militia, and drove against the head of
the column,- which thereupon halted. Some
parleying took place, which resulted in the
company yielding, opening their ranks and
allowing. the young men to proceed! on their
course.?"; Thus, it will be seen that the two
young "white men could have proceeded on
their way without interfering with the pro
ccssion. What would be the fate of colored
Congressmen'Smalls and Rainey if they were
to insist upon breaking the ranks of a compa-
ny of white militia? The young white gen-
tlemen the next day took out warrants against
some of the officers of the militia, who .wcre
brought before a justice for trial. The trial
was adjourned to 4 p. m., Saturday, the 8th,
and before that time arrived, armed white
citizens from the neighboring country began
to gather inthe town. The colored militia
company took refuge in their armory, and
the defendants did not appear for trial. Gov-
ernor Chamberlain says:
At this point it has been stated in despatch-
es and newspapers that the militia officers
having defied the authority of the trial jus-
tice the citizens were called on to assist the
trial justice by acting as his posse. Nothing
of the kind in fact occurred. The militia
failed to. appear because of their fear of in.
jury at the hands of the armed white men,
and the trial justice, after formally calling
them, took no further steps to cause their pres-
ence in his court on account of the excite-
ment and the evidences of an impending con-
fiict. While affairs were in this condition,
there being, according to all accounts, from
two to three hundred armed white men from
the surrounding country in the town, a de-
mand was made by the whites for the sur-
render to them of the arms of the militia.
An hour or two passed in negotiations con—f
cerning this demand, the whites informing
the militia company that if the arms were
not given up in a short time—most of the
witnesses say in half an hour—the whites
would open fire on the militia. The militia
refused to deliver up their arms, saying that
the demand was wholly unwarranted and il-
legal, and that they had reason to fear for
their lives if they gave up their arms. A
brisk fire was then opened by the whites
upon the building in which the militia was
ascembled, and soon after one of the attack-
ing party was killed by a shot from the mili-
tie in the building. A piece of artillery was
thereupon brought across the bridge from
Augusta, loaded with canister, and fired sev-
eral times at the building in which were the
militia. .This had the effect to cause the mi-
.litia to endeavor to make their escape from
the rear of the building. The Town Marshal
of' Hamburg, a colored man, who'was living
in the building, was instantly shot, by the at.
tacking party while thus‘ cudeavoring to es-
cape from thebuilding. Twenty or twenty-
fiveof the militia were captured by the at-
tacking party and kept under guard for sev-_
and hours. Finally, abOut two o’clock on
the morning of the 9th of July (Sunday),
after consultation among their captors and
with apparent deliberation, five of the cap-
tured militiamen were called out, one by one,
and shot to death in the presence of a large
body of their captors. The rest of the cap-
tured party were either turned loose or broke
lodse and ran. They were fired upon as the
ran, and three of them severely wounde ,
One of them probably mortally. Attorney
General Stone thus succinctly reports this
part of the affair. '
It should be remembered that the demand
made upon the colored militia to surrender
their arms was without warrant of law. On
this point Governor Chamberlain is explicit.
He says: “No occasion existed for causing
the presence of a single armed citizen at
Hamburg on the day of the/massacre. No
violence was offered or threatened to any one.
It is, indeed, said, as balls], that ‘the triggers
were impudent',’but the evidence shows that
all the actual physie'aljaggression was on the
part of the whites ; [that they made a demand
which they had no right to make, and when
that demand was refused, as it should have
been, they proceeded to enforce it by arms,
'and crowned their success in enforcing their
demands by brutal murders.”
; One of our swell young men took a run up
. While
there he visited a grocer acquaintance, and
' istayed withhim an hour, playing pranks and
tricks of_.various. kinds. The, swell young
‘man is generally up to such things.. Coming?
back in the evening train he saw a- young la-
.dy with Whom he was slighly acquainted,
“and he immediately took a seat with her,
and entered into a. conversation. When the
talk flagged heflooked about for mischief.
The opportunity soon offered. It.:.always
does; He saw the end of a. small paper
parcel protruding from her pocket. This he
carefullywithdrew, and discovered that he
had a; prize in. the shape of a. package of can—
dies. The young lady was unconscious of
what he had done, but noticing the grins on
the faces of Several passengers who had wit-
nessed the transaction, she was led to turn
around upon him, and then discovered he
was eating her candies. Under the impulse
of the moment she dove her hand into his
coat pocket in search of retaliation.
“ GO ahead,” he said, very much amused
by her net, “you wont find anything there.”
As he spoke her fingers clasped an object.
In desperation she drew it forth, took one
glance at, and immediately dangled it before
his face in full view of the interested passen-
gers. It was a partly eaten herring. Sim-
ultaneously a scream went up from the audi-
ence that brought pretty much all of the
swell young man’s blood to his face. He
made one or two efforts to speak, but nothing
intelligible escaped his lips. The instant the
laughter subsided the young lady, still hold-
ing the dreadful object conspicuously before
his face, said :
a“ I advise you to step into
and finish your lunch."
The swell young man jumped to his feet
andhurricd out of the car, accompanied by
another shout of laughter.
The moral of this is that after fooling
around a. grocery it is advisable to make a
search of the pockets. What the grocer in-
tends for merely a harmless bit of pleasantry
may result mostljdisastrously.§—:Danbmy
News.
the baggage car
secure a tenant for the same property at
the testimony taken at the coroner’s inquest
:by, who insisted on keeping theirjcourse in
the street without regard to the-movements
-.I.
The Old Story of “Paper” Pros-
pcrity.
If people could evcrlearn by example in-
stead of experience, the experience of France
with irrcdecmablc paper mOney would have
saved this country from the evils, financial
and nioral,.u’nder whicb'it is now-sick and dis-1
heartened. The course of paper money infla-j
tion run in France from 1789 to 1796 is wel
congressmen at Washington and before the
Union League clubin New York, andrnow is-
sued in pamphlet by Messrs. D. Appleton d5
00., New York, with a careful citation of an-
thorities. It cannot be to carefully studied,
especially by the “laboring classes,” upon
whom the weight of all financial folly finally
falls mOSt crushingly.
It wast’o relieve a temperary financial evil
and stagnation, in 1780, that an‘issuc of paper
money was proposed. France knew its dan-
gers and had experienced its disasters. The ex-
periment of J olm Law was fresh in the public
mind; it was known how easy it was to issue
paper,how difficult to check an over issuc,llow
it tends to the absorption of the means of
workingmen and men of small fortune, howit
impoverishes all men living on salaries and
wages, how it creates on the ruins of the pros-
perity of working men a class of debauched
spcculators, how it stimulates production at
first and their leaves every industry flaccid
afterwards, how it breaks down the idea of
thrift, and develops political and social im-
morality. Mauy men were living who had
seen the John Law experiment fully tried,
and hardly a child in France had not heard
the men who issued that paper cursed as the
authors of the most frightful calamity France
has ever suffered.
At first the movement was a timid. one.
The best men opposed it ; Neckcr, the great
ment. But it was urged that “the people
dcmauda new circulating medium,” audit
of “securing rescurccs without paying inter-
est." It was argued that the first issue of
John Law’spaper had produced prosperity,
that the only fault of his experiment was an
over issue, which would be scrupulously
guarded against in this case, and that the
issue would be secured on the public lands,
the best security in the, world. Besides, it
was urged that circumstances had changed ;
one of the orators in the assembly, “like
every supporter of irredcemable paper money,
before or since, thinks that circumstances
are not the same at the time and place of the
issue proposed as at previous disastrous
issues." And a political argument was
’ added to the financial ; it was that the peo-
ple needed money to enable them to pur-
chase the vast real property of the, French
church, which the nation had confiscated,
forming one-third the entire real property of
France—that this might be distributed among
the thrifty middle-class.
In April 1790, four hundred millions francs
were issued in assignants—paper money se-
cured by a pledge of productive real estate,
and bearing three per cent. interest ; two of
the best pledges for its goodness that paper
money could have. And the issue was to be
limited to,this amount. The general law of
irredeemable paper money was to be exem-
plificd later, that of rapidly. increasing issue
and depreciation. , .
The first effect of this issue appeared toibe
good' ;, the treasury was relieved, part of’ the
public debt was paid, credit and trade reviv.
'cd. " If the issue had stopped here, there
might have been no evil, for the four millions
of paper had taken the place of alike amount
of coin.
‘Butshortly there was a result more disquiet:
ing. 2 In four months after the issue the gov-
ernment had spent it and was again ' in dis-
tress- : The old remedy naturally occurred to.
the minds of men—morepaper. The debate
in the assembly on the proposed new issue
exhausts the reasons for and against paper
that have been used in this country. To the
argument that assignats were not then at
par, it was said that it was because there was
not money enough : it was proposed to make
assignats alone receivable in payments for
public lands. The pamphletecrs declared
that the real-esta‘teis the only true basis for
currency. In September, by a majority of
508 to 423 the assembly issued eight hundred
millions francs of new assignats, but solemn-
ly declared that the entire issue should never
exceed twelve hundred millions, and that a
contraction should be maintained by burning
the notes paid into the treasury for land.
These promises, like those Of our own gov-
ernment were of straw.
There was a great rejoicing at the new
issue, and the government resorted to the
most extraordinary efforts to keep the credit
of it. But the old cry of a “lack Of circula'
ting medium" speedily broke forth. Small
change was wanted, and the government
violated its pledge of contraction by re-issu-
ing a hundred millions which was to be paid
into the treasury for landinthc form of small
notes. But'tbis was only. a drop of cold
water to the parched tongue. The next issue
was made with less opposition ; in less than
.nine months after the solemn pledge to limit
.the issue, six hundred millions more were
sent out. And from this time France was
rlf‘u'nk on paper money, and demanded large
thoughts with increasing frequency, accord-
ing to the uniform law of irredeemable paper
in all times.
The third issue depreciated eight to ten
per cent. It was attributed to ignorance in
the rural districts, and the assembly—issued
an address on the goodness Of currency, and
the audacity of preferring coin to it. As
well, says President White, might they at-
tempt to show that a gill taken from a liquid
made up of a quart of wine and two quarts
of water, will have the same exhilarating
effect as a gill of wine. Another menacing
fact—specie was fast disappearing. Prud-
homme suggested a remedy in the declaration
that “coin will keep rising till the people
have hung a broker.” English emissaries
were accused of instilling notions hostile to
paper. It was said also that imports were
too great and exports too little, etc., etc.
HOW familiar all these explanations sound!
Soon, another troublesome fact. Paper
money had increased, but prosperity steadily
declined. Currency at first stimulated pro-
duction, and created activity in maufactures;
but soon the markets were glutted, and the
demand was diminished. The mandfactories
onc after another stopped, and workmen were
discharged by the thousands. In vain heavy
duties were put on foreign goods, and the aid
of tariffs and custom-houses called in. Both
home demand and foreign fell off. Both
manufacturers and consumers broke down,
and then all business, owing to complete un-
certainty of the future, the inability to tell
today what a hundred-franc piece of paper
would be worth to-morrow. Business in
France became a mere living from hand to
‘mouth. Other evils which appeared with
the plethora of paper in 1791 were oblitera-
lion bf the national thrift (that thrift which
alone saved France under the burden of the
German war), and the growth of a luxurious,
speculative stock-gambling body, first in the
center and then in the provinces, till in the
country at large there grew dislike of steady
labor, and contempt for moderate gains and
simple living.
We have not space to follow the author
through his ubsorbingly interesting narrative,
and show how business disaster and every
sort of corruption kept pace with inflation
of the currency. It is a story which every
man in America should read. The picture
of social demoralizatiou is very striking.
The luxury and extravagance of these men
and their families form one of the most
significant features in any picture of the
social condition of that period. A few years
before this the leading women in French so-
ciety showed a nobleness of character, and a
simplicity in dress worthyof Roman matrons.
‘
enough known in its disastrous results, but its
details and the parallel with our own career.
have never been so clearly, chronologically and
finance minister, exerted his whole force
against it, and-continued to check the ten-.
' ' ' 'om the minister ; ,, _ g .
:selifirydgftsiiriiiaaim;ifd‘dfgtifdces Hugh Me? in from the world at large to meet it, and the
., . .
Culloch was driven from our treasury depart--
was popularly thrown out that this was a way,
Of these were Madame Rolanrl,.Madame
Desmoulins ; but now all was. changed. At
the head of society, stood Madame Tallieu,
and others like her, wild in extravagance,
and demanding cf their husbands and lovers
vast. sums to array them, and feed their
whims. If such sums could not be obtained
honestly, they must be obtained dishon-
estly. , " ,
The fever ran till 1796, till the issue of as-
worth 288 francs in paper, till sugar was
sold for 500'francs a pound, 000 francs was
paid fora single carriage drive, etc. And
this notwithstanding all the penal statutes to
upon whom did: this vast depreciation main-
ly fall at last '1’. Upon the, working. :classes
almost exclusively. ' The * rich had been
shrewd enough ' to‘ put their currency into
something of value. Before the close of 1795
the paper money was almost exclusively in
the hands of the» working classes and men of
small means.
In February, 1796. it was determined to is-
sue a new paper “fully secured'.’ on public
lands, and as “good as gcld,” intake the
place of the assignats. This issuewas called
mandate and they were made a legal tender.
It was of no, use. Before they were dry
from the press they fell thirty per cent. It
was enacted that any one who spoke or wrote
against the mandates should be fined, and for
the second ofiense imprisoned in irons four
years.
In July, 1796, the crash came. It was de-
creed that paper should be taken at its real
value ; the mandates Were then worth five
per cent. of their nominal value. The twen-
ty-five hundred million mandates fell into the
refuse heap with the thirty-six billion assign.
ants ; the whole vast issue was repudiated.
“ When all was over with paperf money
sums to do the small business that remained
after the collapse. 3 Then, as the business de-
mand increased, the amount of- specie flowed
nation gradually recovered from her long pa-
per-mcney debauch. Thibaudeau. a [very
thoughtful observer, tells in. his fMémOirs’,
paper should go out and coin’ should come
in ; but that no such 'waut was ever felt—
that coin came in as if by magic—that the na-
tion rapidly recovered from its paper-money
dcbauch, and, within a year, business entered
a new current of prosperity."
—-——-——-
The man who will invent a. bureau drawer
which will move out and-in ‘without, allitcn
will not only secure a fortune, but will bitch.
to an eminence in history not second ‘to ”the
exasperate in manas a bureau drawer; which
will not shut. It is a deceptivcyartiele. _ It
will start off all right, then it pauses at one
end while the other swings in as .far'as it can.
It is the custom to throw the whole weight of
any one has succeeded in closing a drawer by
address to this office. We have seen men do-
other side of the room and jump With ‘b'Oth'
feet against the obstinate end. Thisdoesn’t
appear to answer the purpose any .bGtter,‘but
it is very satisfying. Mrs. Holcombiwas
trying to shut a bureau drawer Saturday
' morning, but it was an abortive 030m: ' Fin-
comb, told her to stand aside andsec him do
it. ' _ '
“ You see,” observed Mr. Holcomb, with
quiet dignity, “that the drawer is all aWay.
but a woman would see at once that, to move
a drawer standing in. that position would be
impossible. I now bring out this other end
even with the other. So. Then'I take hold
of both knobs, and with an equal pressure
See ?”
stopped abruptly.
“ Ah!” observed Mrs. Holcomb, begin:
ning to look happy again. . . .
Mr. Holcomb very properly made no rc..
spouse'to this ungeuerous expression, but he
gently worked each end of the drawer'to and
. fro, but without success. Then- he' pulled
the drawer all the way out, adjusted it prop- . '
terly, and started it carefully back. Itmoved
; as if it w'asOu oiled wheels. Mr. Holcomb
smiled. Then it stepped. Mr. Holcomb
looked solemn.
“ Perhaps you- ain’t got the ends adjusted,”
suggested the unhappy Mrs. Holcomb.
Mr. Holcomb made no reply. Were it not
for. an increased flush in his face it might
have been doubted if he heard the remark at
all. He pushed harder at the drawer than
was apparent to her, but it didn’t move. He
tried to bring it back again, but it would not
come.
" Are you sure you have got everything
with a desperate effort to appear composed,
wanted ; you can shut it right up." Then,
she smiled a very wicked smile.
He grew redder in the face, and set his
'teeth firmly together, and put all his strength,
gleamed in his eye. .
But it didn’t move. He pushed harder. .
“ Ooh, ooh,”-he groaned. .
“ I’m afraid you havn’t got the ends ad-.
justed,” she maliciously suggested. ‘
A scowr settled on his face, while he strain;
ed every muscle in the pressure.
“ What dumb fool put this drawer togeth-
er, I‘d like to know i” be snapped out.
She made no reply, but she felt that she
had not known such happiness since the day,
she stood before the altar with him, and
orange blossoms in her hair.
“ I’d like to know what in the thunder
you've been doing to this drawer, Jane Hol-
comb ?” he jerked out.
“ I ain’t done anything to it,” she replied.
“ I know better," he asserted.
“ Well, know what you please for all I
care,” she sympathizingly retorted.
The cords swelled upon his neck, and the
corners of his mouth grew white.
“ I’ll shut that drawer or I’ll know the
reason of it,” he shouted ; and he jumped up
and gave it a passionate kick.
“ 0, my !” she exclaimed.
He dropped on his knees again and grab-
bed hold of the knobs, and swayed and
pushed at them with all his might. But it
didn’t move.
“ Why in heaven’s name don't you open
the window 1 Do you want to smother me?”
he passionately cried. ,
It was warmé—flreadfally warm,'_', The per-
spiration stood'iujg‘r ' " " V " ‘ 's",face,’or
ran down into gfhi‘ ‘. ' ' " 7 ’
merrily out the: .. _ . ,
lay in goldensh‘eetsi pon :th scanth _ _
did not noticethem. _; 11310 jvoul'd/ihuve‘ given
five dollars it"liehad nottdddbeditlfezjaccur-
sed bureau ; he. wOul'd'have given lten‘ ifihe
had never been born. He threw all his
weight on both knobs. It moved then. It
went to its place with a suddcnness that
threw him from his balance, and brought his
burning face against the bureau with force
enough to skin his nose and fill his eyes with
water to a degree that was blinding.
Then he went out on the back stoop, and
sat there for an hour, scowling at the accu-
ery.~Danbury News.
m
Kenyon college celebrated over the news
from Cincinnati in fine style. A flag was
run up on‘ the chapel steeple, the college bell
was rung, nearly all the professors made
speeches, and the boys cheered till they were
hoarse. Hayes was the valedictorian of his
class (1824), and has been ever since the
favorite son of the college. - -
A Washin on special announces that Gen.
Banks has ecided to support Hayes and
Wheeler, and will run for congress again on
that platform. '
One half of the crowd of smokers can’t tell
a five cent cigar from a twenty-five cent one,
except as they are marked on the box—New
L 1" ark Dealer.
seeking, daily, new. refinements in luxury,
‘ ' "An overdone; dihiii‘iim
signals hadimounted, to forty-five 4. thousand :
logically set forth as in a paper read last April; million francs, till one franc in 201d was:
by President Andrew D. »White of Cornell, to
force people to regard paper .as gold. And .
specie began to re-appear—at first in's'ufileie'nt
that the great fears'were felt as to mm of.
circulating medium between the . time when;
greatest warriors. There is nothing, perhaps "
(always excepting a stove pipe), that; willfso.
the person against the end which sticks. : If
so doing he wrll confer a favor by sending his: have ‘t In,“ family go; m
this several times, and then run from-"the
ally she burst into tears. ;Then Mr. Hol-~
‘ without soreness or pain: a sure remedy; try it
That’s what makeslit stick. Now anybody ‘
from each hand the drawer moves easily in.
. The dreadful thing. moved readily forward 5 .
for a distance of nearly» two inches. Then it '
P 1 A:- msgsoltflAN S»
out Of‘llere you want i” he finally asked;
“ Oh, that’s what you are stopping for, is >
it? Bu you needn’t; I have got what L '4
‘ and will furnish at shortnotloe. . - -
to the obdurate drawer, while a hard look U
‘ The Weber Pianos cannot possibly be an
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
3 ii l .171 iii
r’x
. . ,t'eu‘deran esthe
system,'l)rings-9n ‘fiatueney- and wind col c,_and
subject‘s the palmettosreot"bodily-suffering. ' A
_oseo. , ~
Tarraut’s Seltzer Aperrent.
will correct the accidity, relieve the pain, carry
off the, offending cause, and save sometimes a long
spell ofdllness. Its efi’ects are gentle and thorong
and; its general :use would; prevent much snfierlng;
_ SOLD BY ALL _DRUGGISTS.;_ ; ' . .
a day at home. A eats wanted. Outfit and
i I terms free. TRU a .00., Augusta, Mnine.
.WESTERN LANDS
‘ "HOMESTEAD”S'." '»
{1' yortl wa‘pt rehhhlfi information, whhll-Ie anchh‘lllw
0 go ac ea ) 0t overnmen .
free, send yoilr audr’essgto SrJ. GthlofiI, Land
‘ommlssloner, Lawrence, Kansas and receive
grattaacopyotrsruseu Mel finalists»;
. ,I’ER‘.WEEK GUARANTEED to
. Agents, Maleand Female, in - their.
. - . own,loca1ity. Terms-and OUTFIT
.' FREE.Addrcss ,I’. 0.. VICKEEY a
O ,Augusta,Mame.
I ' per do ,athome. Samples worth“-
{5 F9 52011-00. Syrlnsox & 00.. Portlandyhfe.
HVG 0.01.1.3..- .Etflllll.
Niagara Flour Mills,Lockport, ll . Y.
RE H. BOP o
E
Ema awn
H. SMIIIT
pug.
ro‘uuc u an article 0 8“
or exec lenee. 'ead rom which will be found of
unusual richness in nutrition and color, and very
easy of digestion ; also yielding a eatlyincreas- .
e‘d qua/pull compared wrth oth'. ours.
Sandi [gr- Descriptive Circulars, Price
Llotl,.ete. All orders. from single-Bills to, Car-
loads, promptly filled. when accom anied with re-
mittancc or sat sf'actory reference rom Dealers.
Centennial News
18.76.. - h
The question of the day is how
J. P. HANFORD
Sells such a large quantity of
B000?&.~Shoes
The answeris simply this: That- having had such
a longexpenence in the business he knows how to
buy good goods and sell them at a low price, con-
sequently they give .
Universal Satisfaction.
Alsohefhasa large, assortment to Select from,
consisting in part of
Gents Cong. Gaiters, from $1 75 to $6 00
“ Calf Boots, “ $3 00.t0:$5 00
Ladies SergezButt‘cn .Gaiter, _ $1 251033 00
“ oxed,":,‘.‘-:- " “ $1'150t0'$3 25
“ Peb. Goat, “ $2 25 to $3 50
“ Amer. Kid, “ $2 75 to $3 50
“ French Kid, “ $4 00 to $5 00
“ Serge Con., “ $1 00 to $2 00
Misses and Chfldren’s Shoes
in great variety at all
give»slitlsfaetlon...1 have , ._
Gnodale & Howard’s School Shoes
BUTTON AND LACE
A splendid shoe for service and. cheap: If you
Hillel’s for, anBnoisl Shoes,
and you will save money-byisogdoing. ,D'o not for-,5
getthat 5,. j-'_ _- ,-'
‘ 'HANFORD’S
is the place to buy.
Good Shoes Cheap
1 am alsoagent for the celcbrated .. ~1 . .
' - CORN'rKILL' ER; f ;.-
and be convinced. Donot forget _
J. P. HANFORD,
. No. 7' Main Street,
BRADBERY liraNo. Fun Octave. For
sale cheap. Enquire at GAZETTE OFFICE.
April 13th, 1376. ' ‘ ‘ ' ~
DEALER In-
M ELDDEONS:
SHEET, MUSIC. &c,,
WalIISIreeLllnlwalk,lll.
NEXT noon to sAvro s BANK
I kcepmlargestock ofiustr‘unrents onhand and
sell them. on Monthly Inshallments. Everybody.-
can have a Pinup, or, Organ. _, - "1.: '-. . .-
at,-
some Assure-bu m caspauan
WEBERPIANOS, , I
_ J srANLEzesams,
0120 VESTEEN a FOL-L53?» ,,
VASE a 301v,
Calland, see them.
amusements _ :.
Taken “1' Montenegro: New
fearsome hernia... ;c _
. Mixed in the ordinary way, has become W90!!! .
Doneatahorflnohoo. '
whenever mane.- ..
A few extracts from the cat , nubibe'r received
by, the most eminent music strain the United States
may notheinamn-o’priut‘e:‘L ‘ j -‘ _’ ~ ' " ' '
I hayo'ne‘ver seen a Piano which '0 male the We;
ber Plauoforte. . ~ . v. . Geo.q.li'..Bri-‘tow.
The Weher,1’.l.‘mo occupies justly thefirst rank-
amongst theBest Pianos. . = J. Mfume“.
assod.
3.17. , ills.
I used the Weber Grand Piano because Iconsid-
out the best in the world. Harry Sanderson.
The Weber Piano possesses everythin that can
he wished for in airiano. : , ; Geo.~ -. ‘ . argon. ‘
The Weber Pianov ranks foremost small at" the
best manufactured. William 0180‘".
The Weber Pianos stand first amongst the splen-
did Pianos produced in this Country.
Clara N. Bria kerhofi'.
A ten years’ experience satisfies me that the We-
ber Pianos are unapprouchable.-—John Zundel.
I would call especial attention to
THE Elli miller 0.100..
Beautifully finished in ; black walnut and
rosewdbd ,‘combining morepcrfection s than
any other in the world. Has taken more
than ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY GOLD man.
A‘LS AND FIRST Paammrs, at Fairs and Ex-
hibitions throughout the United States.
They are‘endorsed by thehighesf musical
authorities .
Certainly the best I overheard. -
Geo. W. Morgan.
It is vocal,whlch is the highest praisethat
can be bestowed on any instrument.
0. B.Seymour, Musical G'rl'tlcN. Y. Times.
Theyare thebestreedinstrumentwe have
met with. .
0. if: J. 1!. 0dell,0rgan Butlders ,N. Y.
Itis the neplueultra ofreedinstruments.
Prof. E. L. Baker.
unusual degree—Rec. sthop Simpson, Ill
E. Church.
Language fails in adequacy to convey a
fair idea of the perfectly enchanting power
of this instrumentL—‘Indepen dent .
Vastlysuperior to anything of the kind
have ever played upon.— Wm.A. King.
The Esty Organs are without a superior.
Geo. Jardme, Organ Builder,N. Y.
No tremolo has yet been invented that
will in any way compare with this for beau-
ty ofefiect.- Wm .A .Johmanflrganbmlder. =
If is not merely the beet,butit is the only
mechanicalreproduction ofthehnman voice
which has ever satisfied, me.—R,ev.17. 0.
Riggs, Presiden {o f Ndrlhern New Yér'k Musl-
eal Association . ' ' .
' Bridgeport.
prices and warranted to '
a. M:- P 9.51.? T EB-
,J. m. ALLEN, .
~fl". B. PIERCE.
112437373 1.33017111711- LI
It contains sweetness and power in an ‘
wnump. eraser.
18 Water Street,
W haze-ale and Retail Dealer in
[RON ,STEEL, MECHANICS? 'roOLs. Adar;
cunruaa’r.‘ mrnausx'rs,’ CARRIAGE 1
names. wnasns, runs, suarrs,
nuns AXLES, spnmcs. some,
sssn, BLINDS, nooas, PAINTS,
orLs, cuss. VABNISII, 00.,
At LowestNew York Prices.
COW-LES & MERRILL,
following Insurance Com aanies:
QueeuofLivcrpool a London, do do 1,355,560 (:0
imperial of London, do do 5.313.665 00
And other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Con-
necticut and New York.
, GEORGE R. COWLES, HOMER MERRILL.
w. s. QUINTARE
' ‘orrosrrn nonsn D.B.DEI’OT.
“Orders attended to day or night. Residence
Main Street, 3 doors from Union Avenue.
~FARM_ _. _‘
”AND;
HflllTlclllTUllAl IMPLEMENTS.
A FULL stock of the most approved Farm and
Garden Implements now in store and for sale,
singlesale and retail, at manufacturers’ prices, in-
e I] In 1 - . -
MowInfiMachlnesand Lawn Mowers .
Lawn owers, full size, 812.
Wheel,lawn, steel and he rakes. ,
Ploughs—Mead’s, Marsh, agle, the.
Rollers.
Barrows, Corn Shellcrs, 0x Yokes and Bows.
Churnp—Blanchard’s, the very bestin use ; also,
smaller implements in great variety.
Norwalk, April, 1875.
so 10 var.
GAZETTEQ
stain-Palatine outer. _
son-c.0013 '
J obi , P'Vr‘inti ng,
at ._
Low Rates». .
m Euro-u
STEAM instrument!
' Insurance Company, -_7
casts _ CAPITAL, ' $500,000
SSUES Policies oflnsurancc. After careful in-
spection ot‘the Boilers, covering all loss or
"damage to Boilers, Buildings, and Machinery aris-
ing from
Srsalr Balsa Exrnoslonsl
President
- Vice-President
O. M. BEACH.‘ a.
w;’G.’I.r_NEEnIr'on, - Agent
BankSts-, BRIDGEPOBTo CONN. 28
:Plenalel fll‘lmmelialé line.
207 PEARI. s'rREE'r,
'NEW, YORK. , '
We war-ram the following advantages in, the use
of our-Paints: , _ . ~ "Z .. .
They will prove more durable, and will
presenter goedap‘peran‘ce after pure white lead,
ed from‘the wood.
Two coats of our Painta'rc sufficient where three
coats of other Paints would be required. -
‘Thebody or covering capacity is superior
ound for pound .or» by measure. Om?
l agile 'will cover more surface than pure white,
ea . , '
' The consumer takes no risk. in using them as
we guarantee satisfaction and will repaint any
building with English B. B. while lead or any
- Other, it our Paint do not prove perfectly sal-
l'sfactow. Sample cords. dun, semen application.
FOR. SALE BY. '
"RANGES.
GOOD NOTRANGE, - i -
u u u - - - 14-“)
Call and see them before bu in -clse'\vhere.
' GEOKG F. BELDEN‘
. - 812.00
Legal Blanks, Deals,
Writs, .&c.,
PRINTED AT THE
GAZETTE
STEAM PRINTING OFFICE!
NORWALK. .
HARNE SSES FOE S ALE .
THE subscriber would respectfully inform the
publictiiatlie has now On hand a good assert
meat of HARNESS, made of the very best materi.
als, which hewill SEI. L AS LOW as they can
ossibly be furnished at an other similar estab
iishmcnt 1n the country. ow for your orders
Let 'me havethem at once. WM . B. SWAN.
» 'Norwalk. Mav 1. 1875. 6
,oox, JOB. AND .
. CARD, WORK,
of every Descrlpfion, at the
.l, M. POT'I‘ER,Norwalk.
Gazette Job Printinrr Office.
ASSETS AFTER DEDUCTINGQ
OHICA GO 12088105.}
Agents atNOrwalk,Conu., issue Policies for the.
Eta a, of Hartford, Ct., $4,017.33 07 ?
Hartford, " 1,587,519 00 3
thnix,- “ 1,081,189 84 .:
People’s of Muldleiown, Ct._ 248,87486 i
Home of New York, ' 2,723,206 52
Phoenix, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1,545,557 10
Continental of New York. 1,427,496 2i
International, 829,476 00
Westehester, of New Rochelle, N. Y., 453,930 32
Springfield, of Springfield, Mass., 579.780 00
Poop ejs, Worcester, Mass.. 600,000 00
Frunklm,l’hilu., Pm, 3,268,818 39
Commerce, Albany, N. Y., 264,424 00
Narragansett. of Providence, R. 1., 754,947 00
Andes, Cincinnati, 0.. ,250,000 00
Home, of Co..umbus, 0.. 478,447.84
Alemauia, C -eveland, 0., 205.00000
Liverpool, and London, and Globe,sepa-
rate fire assets ' 5,055,105 00
North British and M’ercantile. do do 2,104,508 00
General Furnishing, Undertaker,
HShovels, Spades, Scoops, Garden Perks. and
ass. -
Hay Cutters—Burdiek’s, Whitmore3s, and Bide
Phosphates—Russell’s, Coe’s. Ban 11’s, and .
W.C.S REET. .
Secretnry -
onceover the FirstNationa Bank,eor. Main and .
pl
~ reasonable time.
-,anyouc. WROUGHT AND CAST IRON, TIN
W. o. STREET, Non-walk, Conn. , .
CONVEYANCES.
For , . New York;
AND .
. Baa-9931337:
sun 1 “0711,11: summer 1:
‘ Low Fares Continued!
More Accommodations !,
- i luv Calorimetry BAND-
‘ Will accompany the Swift and Splendid Steamer
Jaw/r: whale.
”:5. 1.3. :‘111' r‘_"_
To and from N ew_ York and
Brooklyn Direct.
Leaving South Norwalk at 7:50 a. m. on 'arrival
of Danbury and New Haven Railroad Trains. Re-
turnin wrll leave Jewell’s Dock, Fulton Ferry,
Brook? 11, at 2:30 . m., from her 37, East River, g
New ork,at 2:4 p. m., and foot of 33d Street at;
3:00 p. m., as usual, connecting surely With the!
Danbury and N cw Haven Trams. 2
Bare 350., Excursion Tickets 500.i
Passengers and Baggage conveyed to and “em 1‘
the depot at South Norwalk FREE of charge.
White’s Propellers
Willeontinue to make regular tri sbetwccn Nor ‘
walk Bridge and New York. Frcig t received from i
and delivered at the freight depot or the Danbury I
and Norwalk Railroad.
Produce sold as heretofore. Freight
rates.
a- All persons are forbid trusting any of the
employees of the boats of this line on account of
the owners thereof.
DANBURY a: NORWALK R. B-
SUMMER ARRNGEMENT.
Commencing June 12, 1376.
DAILY TRAINS
Leave Noi-walk Bridge
at usual I
For Danbury and intermediate
stations.
At 4 50, For Shepaug R. R.
Leave Norwalk Bridge for South Norwalk.
At733, 1032a. m., 108, 528 p. m. '
Leave Duisburg/for Norwalk.
630, 9 15 a. m.,; 1200 m., 4 20. p. m.
JOHN W. BACON, Supt.
fililfllllllmw IlAVEI EHARTFORD IAIlIlln
NEW YORK a NEW HAVEN DIVISION.
Trains leave Passenger Station at South N orwalk
as follows :
South Nor-walk for New York.
At 1-35 a. m., Washin ton night express via. Har-
_ lem iver.
3.47 A. M. Boston Express
«1.14 “ Boston Ex ress
. Accomm atlon
Accommodation
Accommodation [and Greenwich
Local Express, stoppingat Stamford
Accommodation
Local Express
. Accommodation
Boston Express (River.
Philadelphia. day'express via liar-lem
- Accommodation .
Boston Ex rcss.
Aeoommo atron
Boston E ress
Aceornm atiou.
. .. Boston Express
Sundays 2.141 nan. Bosfion Exp‘fess
Newtork forSouth Nos-walk.
At 7.10, 8.05’(ex), 9.05, 11.00, (ex). A.M, ; 1.53 (ex),
2.18, (ex.). '2 35 [cent, ex.] 3.00 {ex}. 3.15 (special)
”4.40 (local ex.) 5.15 [local ex] 5.45 [special], 6.85
[special]; 6.35 [special], 9 [ex], 10 [ex.] '1.33 r. as.
olnthflorwalk for- New Haven
' *1 33 a. in. Washington night express via. Har-
" ' lem River Branch.
“
‘5
l6
.“
sneaks
“sveeWwHSPsaaa
in - ... '
Sgcga‘cfifl
5'
to
3
, At 6 49 A. as. Accommodatmn
9.01 “ Accommodation
9.34 “ Boston:Ex ress, via. Springfield
10.48 “ Accomm atlon ‘ .
12.11 P. at. Boston Ex recs, via. Springfield
1.53 “ Accommo atlon . -
2 is “ Boston Express via. New London
2.35 “ Boston Express via. Hartford
4.04 " Accommodation ' ' .
4.17 " Boston'E ress via. Springfield
6.15 “ Accommo‘ atron ~
6.46 “ Accommodation
10.36 “ Boston Express via. Springfield
11.30 “ Boston Express via New London
‘10 36 p. m. Boston'Ex ress
Sundayeinafi. " Boston Exgress
Trains leave New Haven-for South-Nomalk, a .
2 40 ex, 3 10, ex, 5.30, *6 30 local ex, 8.10, 9.35.10“ .
ex, A. M; 12 03, 1 48 (ex.) 7’2 10 (ex.:3 00. 335,- ex.t
a 35 05,545, annex, r. 11.91235 A. u. ex. . .
Trains marked‘thus (') connect at N OW‘ Rochelle
_ with Harlem River Branch.-
Seclarge- bills 01‘, Advertisement at Station
11°“aesamlnniieiihsn o ‘lS t N Y
.. ,.-.' en u.Ie k.‘
JOHNT.MOO’DY,Sup’tI,J ' w or
’ Grand Central . Depot, New York.
the Public] - »
NorwalkHarseBailiWalTimeTable.
COMMENCING JUNE_12T11,.1876.
LEAVE Nonwamr. So. NonwALx.
5 40 . m. New YorkAccom. 5 56A. M.
6 15 “ N. Y. a N. H. Accbm’n ‘5 40 “
640 “ . - , - . 705 -“
7 05 “ New York 'Aceommo’n 7 25 9‘
7 25 “ N. Y. Ex. do steamboat 7 45' 5‘]
8 05 u 825 . I.
8 35 “ New Haven Accom’n 9 05 .“
‘905 “ N.Y.Ae-.&N.H.Ex. 935 “
9 35 u . 10 00 u
10 00 as 1025 u
10 25 “ N. Y. Ex. ck. N. 11. Ac. 10 50 “
10 59 " 11 1'5 “
11 lo “ , 11 35 “
'11'35 "- New Haven Express 11 55 “
1155,. u . - 12 15-11. m
1235p.m., ~ ' 1255 “
12' 55 .“' New York Accommo’n 1 25 .._
1:35 “ New Haven Accom’n 1 55 “
1 55 “ N. H. Ex .2 Centennial 2 25 “
2 25 “ New York Express 2 55 "
2 45 “ N. Y. Centennial Ex 3 10 “
3 20 “ - . ‘ 3 45 “
3 45 “ . New Haven Accom’n , 4 05 “
3'55 “ N. Y.Ac.&N.II.Ex 415 “
4‘05 “ New York Express ‘ 4 35 “
' 435 “ -'.. 455 “
"4555 ” ‘ ‘ ‘ ' l5 "
. 513*, ‘ . New York Aceom’n - ‘35 H
535- “ . . ' ." '555 t
5 55' “. New. Haven Accom’u 6 15 ‘4
;6_15. “ New York_Exprcss 6 35 “
625 t‘ N. Y.>& N. ILAccom 6 45 "
"ll 45 “ . . 7 05 “
7 05 ‘5 7 25 6
7 23 ” 7 45 “
7 l5 “ s 05 u
8 05 “ 3 0' u
s 25 u 3 50 o
8 59 “ - ' 9 1o , s
9 20 " New York Express 9 40 H
9 40 “ > ’ 10 00 “
0 00 “ Saturday nights only 10 20 “
To the Public.
. The subscribers, Livery men of Norwalk, desire
to inform the public that hereafter they will look
to those persons ordering carriages, for all purpo-
ses. for t err pay; ' Bills Will be made out directly
to the parties-using them, and presented within
. _ WILLIAM E. DANN,
' 'D. B. MOREHOUSE,
' « » J. s. SHERMANN.
- Norwalk. May 15th, 1876. -
sew. l-‘ll ll- lllllll WATER. PIPES.
Win. Glower & So‘n,
Are ready to put in your WATER, STEAM or GAS
l‘II’E, at very short notice and at as low a rate as
20
LINED, LEAD PIPES, die" of every size and de-
scriptiony PLUMBING in all its branches.
.. gunmen. a NEWCOM ll.
{Havetaken the TWO LARGE STORESin Ba
mond’s Building, N os.53 and 55. Main Street, on
Intend to ‘keep constantly on hand a choiceand
fincassortment of . . ‘
nuthlocEIlIE-s;
togethenwith a good variety or
tracker! and Glass Ware.
In the upper store they havealso opened a
' FISH. MARKET
where all kinds of Fish can be obtained in the
proper season Also the best of
FRUITS ANDIEGTABLES.
in largcor smell quantities. Also
Cake, 15193. we”
always a supply ofir'eah baked onhand.
DEMMON a; NEWCOMB,
53 and 55 Main Street.
Town Record. Books,
Town Order Books,
Probate Records,"
A Bank Books,
Check Books
.- Aud all kinds of
. Blank Books,
WITH PRINTED IlEADINGS,
Printed and Bound!
in the most complete and satisfactory manner, t
low rates, at the-
Ger-SZET’I’E .
Steam Printing Office. Norwalk,0t
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1376.
THE 'NURWALK GAZETTE
PUBLISHED
EVERY TUESDAY MORNING ,
is furnished to subscribers at
$2.00 per Annum, in advance, free of postage.
One of' the oldest and largest newspapers in New
England, and unsurpassed as a local
family journal.
The GAzam is one of the best advertising
mediums in the State.
Spectacles to suilallkinds olives
AGENT FOR
LAZARUS Jr MORRIS’S
CELEBRATED rnnrac'rnn
SPECTACLES & EYE GLASSES.
Also, a large assorment of GENUINE PARA
BOLD or PEBBLE SPECTACLES the only kind
ever yet produced that do not mm the eye. that
gives a clear and distinct vision, and makes weak
= eyes stron . War-ranted for five years without
orlense. ‘pecial attention given to fitting near
sighted people. A large assortment of
OPERA and FIELD GLASSES
AT
Wood’s Jewelry Store,
UNDER THE OPERA HOUSE.
CEMENT PIPE FUR CHIMNEYS,
Square and Round Cement Pipe, with plain and
ornamental tops, for chimneys; have amore er-
i‘cct draught, and are cheaper and better t an
brick; also
DRAIN PIPE,
Thebest in the Market. Warranted to give satis-
faction, nnd from 25 to 30 per cent. cheaper than
any other. Manufactured and for sale by
CHAS. T. LEONARD Jr SON.
To THE LADIES.-
Mrs. McLean,
North Avenue, is now fully prepared to execute
allorders m
“STAMPING.”
Monogrames. Crests, &c., Stamped to order. as
well as plum stamping. Call and see specimens. 9“
OFFICE or THE
Reorganization Committee
or run
N. J. MIDLAND RAILWAY,
D.B. Halstcad, Pres.N. Y. National Exchange
Bank, Chairman; J. N. Balestier, Attorney at
Law, Brattleboro, Vt., Hon._Wm. S. Bantu, Attor-
ney at Law. Haekensack, N J., John J. Brown,
Pres. 1st Nat. Bank, Paterson, N. J., Grinneil
Burt, Pres. Warwrck Vallew. 1%.. Warwick N. Y.,
om. Chnrles H. Burtis, 48 .mn St., N. 1?. City,
Nathaniel Dole, 48 Broadway, N. Y. City, Hon.
Smith Ely, Jr., M. C., 103 Gold St., N. Y. Cit . E.
S. Francis, Cash. Prttsfield Nat. Bank, Pitt eld,
Mass, J. M. Meech, Cash. Merchants’ Nat. Bank,
Norwrch. Conn., S. E. Olmstead, Banker, Nor-
walk, Conn.. J. F. Hull, Cash. Falikill Nat. Bank,
Poughkeclpsie, N. Y., Iienry Whelen, of' Messrs.
Townsen , Whelen .55 Co.,Bankers,300 Walnut
St.. Ifhlladelphia.
This Committee of the First Mortgage Bond—
helders, a pointed at the general meeting, held
Oct. 2lst, eat, at .87 Liberty St... N. Y., having re-
. eeived 31,545,000 of' the First Mortgage Bonds, and
, $750,000 of Second Mortgaze Bonds, invite all other
bondholders to unite With them in their equitable
plain of reorgnlzatlon by dc ositiu their Bonds
,wrth the Central Trust 00., ‘0. 14 aSsau St" N.
Y._ From 810,000 to 820,000 are being surrendered
daily. D B. HALSTEAD, Chairman,
‘ 138 Ch EDP.- DfiCgERTiSefireta§m
. am ers ., 00m 0 ew ork.
New York, Feb. 11th, 1876. ’ _ 7
Coal and Wood.
It. I. TOLLES, Agent,
Has a full supply alwayson hand at the old stand
of Tolles a: Duke, Pottery Street, which will be
sold as heretofore
At the Lowest Market Prices {or Cash.
; Branch Office at COrner Drug Store of H. M. E
c. s. PEOWITT. _
Norwalk, Jan. 31st, 1876.
allsizes pndstyles can be hadat the
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shortnotiee, atthe Gazette Job Pruning
Oflco. Engraved Cards to order.
(mummmml
llas become 0. Popular Liniment. Sold by
H. M. & C. S. Prowitt.
Orders of Dancing.
.lN am. THE
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' AT SHORT NOTICE.
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White or Tinted Stock, in Black or Colored Inks,
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r is ready and prepared to act as
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The best assortment of
Parlor and Cook Stoves
in town Is at
Geo. F. Belden’s.
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Isa-Laws.
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Written for the Boston Journal.
THE llIIDNlGHT 'ATTACK.
These lines are most tenderly addressed to
Amos, Quito. 0
Thou strange little being of light, happy
wing! .
How thrilling thy music—how sharp is thy
sting! ~
Thy lungs are the strongest, compared'with
their size,
Of any known creature beneath the blue
skies!
Come hither, thou plague of a warm Summer
night 1
Come, come, let me catch thee—thy life for a
bite!
An, ’neath my rude hand the assassin is
crushed,
And one siren songster forever is hushed.
Now while I am lying awake with the pain
Of wounds which were made by a foe that
is slain,
I’d like to inquire what good there can be
In those petty tyrants—mosquito and flea ?
Hark! here are three more buzzing close to
my car !
Oh, when will the morning with daylight
appear!
Pray, what shall I do? MustIget out of bed,
Strike a light and wage war till the last one
is dead ?
Dear Morpheus, now to my pillow descend,
Contention so cruel must speedily end,
With pinions magnetic these enemies chase,
Or keep them from stinging my hands and
my face.
rm: cmmr.
Cease, cease ye soft minstrels your sweet
serenade,
And hie thee away to the lilac’s deep shade ;
There, there unmolcstcd continue the song,
Where all good mosquitoes your notes shall
prolong. MARY D. MEERIAN.
Nasby on the Letters.
HIS LITTLE ARRANGEMENT WITH MR. BASOOM.
Coxranmr X ROADS,
WHICH IS IN ms STATE uv KENTUCKY.
August 7th, 1876.
There wuz wunst a doctor wich heda bark
wich wood either physio or puke, according
ez he stript off the tree up or down.
Like to this doctor is Tilden and Hendrix,
Reed ther letters up and they are hard money
physio—reed ’em down and they are soft
money vomick. .
The day I got back from the St. Loois Con-
vention, I eommenst preparin for a stumpin
toor for our gallent standard-harem. I bor-
rowed an extra shirt, so that I cood hev one;
I borrowed a valise to kerry it in when I
wuzn’t speakin and also to give standin at
sich hotels ez the Committee didn’ become -
responsible for my board, and Bascom com-l
pleted my traveling outfit by eontributin a
quart bottle uv the newest, to be carried in
the valise to be yoosed when in lokalities
where the nessaries uv life wuz hard to come
at. -
Ez I coodent go out instruein uv the peple
till I knowed wat my candidates believed in,
I deicded to wait till I got their letters uv
acceptance. Did that liker stay in the valise?
Not eny. It was all gone the fast day, and
I went to Bascom'with the empty bottle the
next mornin.
“Fill it up, G. W.,” sed I.
till I hev seen them letters.” ‘
“ When will they come ?” askt he.
“To-day or tomorrow,” sed I.
“ You shood hev kept what you hed till
the letters come," sed he.
“ Bascom," wuz the response, “ likker like
yoors cannot be kept." ‘ ,
And then, seeing trouble ahead, I contin-
Y00d= '
“Promise me that yoo will keep this hot-
tle filled till them letters come. , It will be.
but a little while, and remember Bascom,yoo
got the $400 that Tilden the Reformer, paid
for my vote at St. Loois.” '
“I promise l”, he groaned;
Day after day passed, but no letters came.
But promptly every morning, I wuz at Bas-
com’s with that bottle, which he groanin'gly
filled. On the thirtieth day he refoosed pint
blank. ‘ ’
“G. W.” sed I, sternly, “ remember yoor
promise. I may be called any minute. It
wuz the foolish virgins wat hed no ilc in
their lamps. I am no foolish virgin. Fill
up the lamp for I may be called to-nite,”
‘~And'he filled it, becoz he bed promised.
But every morning he would lift up his
“I cant go
' voice ez I came in, and how], “ Grashus hev- '
.ens! aint them letters never comin to releeve
me of this incubus?”
At last, one mornin, the letters came, in the
Looisville papers, and 'Bascom come over to
me happy, ez though a great wait had bin
lifted off him.
‘.‘I fill the bottle for the last time,” sed he
gully, “ for 10, here be the letters."
I tookthe papers and red the letters, and
the next mornin, wuz promptly at biz bar
with the bottle.
“ Fill it i” I remarkt calmly.
“ Not any,” he sed. “ Yoo hev the letters."
“George Washington B.," I replied, “yoor
promise \vuz to keeppt‘his bottlefilled not only
tl‘llIlzed red the letters, nor ml. 1 .UNDER-
.sroon EM. 1 hev‘ bin applyin my intellek to _
em for ten hours, and of I know from them
letters whether I am to" talk Hard money or A
‘soft, Immejlte ' Resumption of .Perpetooal
Postponement,- I hope never tobe Pestmas-
ter.
* t
11' t t
1‘
\Vhat did that perfijus wretch do? He tel-
egraphed that very day to both Tilden and
Hendrix, ez follers: '
“ Shel Nasby on the stump, advocate Hard
money or Soft? Anser at wunst. Important
to save an innosent Dimocrat from room.”-
And the answer come prompt: '
raoar Inseam. . .
“Hard money, uv course, but soften it
good deal in the West. . - Strike boldly, how-
ever, for Reform,and_1 agin the; Corrupshen
of the Republiken party. Timmy,
rnox RaNnmx. .
“ Soft money, uv course, but harden it a
good deal in the East. Strike boldly, how-
ever, for Reform, and agin the Corrupshun
uv the Republikin party. _ HENDRIX." .
And so, hevin my instrukshuns, I bed to
go. I shel, however, before Ispeek, get in-
struekshens from J ohu Morrissey and Fernan- '
dy Wood, oz to the best methods of bringin
1! #
about Reform, and uv fightin‘ corrupshun in
governmental matters.
PETROLEUM V. NAsar,
(Wieh wants to be Postmaster.)
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A Sample New Year Resolution.
CHAPTER I.—It was New-Year’s morning.
He had been thinking deeply for a day or
two, and there was a Spartan look on his
face as he sat down to breakfast. He was un-
usualy quiet, though he said he never felt bet-
ter in his life.
CHAPTER II.—Rising from the table he
drew forth his tobacco-box _and said to his ,
wife : >
“Hannah, I’m going to quit the weed! "
ft No l n
“ Yes, I am. I’ve been a slave to the dis-
gusting habit for forty years, but now I am
done with it 1 Come here, Hannah.”
She followed him to the door, and he flung
the box for out into the back yard.
CHAPTER III.——Four days had passed.
Dried pumpkin, cloves, spices, gum, and
dried beef had been chewed in place of the
accustomed quid. The family out had been
kicked out of doors ; . the dog5had fled ; the
hired. girl’s nose was up ;' every peddler in
town came to the door. .
“ But you will stick to your resolution,
won’t you,” said his wife.
“ I will or die ! ” he replied.
Cnmna Las'r.-,—’Twas.dark. Man sneak-
ed around the house—on his knees on the
grass—pawed around—fingers clutched an
object—lid flew open—moved his right hand
to his mouth—“ Yum : ~Yum! But what
a fool I was i ”-
lmk—Den’teheWlel/roit Free Press.
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