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WHOLE NUMBER 1509.
President’s Message.
T? the Senate and House of Represenmti‘res .'
. .1111 Submitting my .eighth and [last annual
. ,mcflage',toggngfress,:it.seems proper that '
, should-referrtoandin soniov’degree recapitu-
' late‘the' events and officialsacts of the past
eight years. It was my fortune, or misfor-__
tune, to be called to the office of chief ex.
ecutive without any previous political train.-
ing 1 had never.
. - From the age of seventeen
even witnessed the excitement attendin a
presidential campaign but twice antece cut
to my own candidacy,and at but one of them‘
was I eligible as a voter. , Under such cir-
cumstances it is but reason-ibis to suppose
that errors of judgment must lave occured.
even had there not been differences of opin 2
ion between-the executive, bond by an oath
to the strict performance of his duties, and
writers and debaters,which must have arisen.
It is not necessarily evidence of blunder on
the part Of the executive _ because there are ‘
those differences of views. Mistakes have
been made, as all can see, and] admit, but
it seems to me that they have occurred often.
, er in sections made of the assistants appoin-
ted to aid in carrying out the various duties '
of administering the government, in nearly
every case selected, without a personal ,ac-
quaiutance with the appointee, but upon
recommendations of the representatives
' chosen directly by the people. It is impos-
sible where so many trusts are. to be allotted,
that the right. parties should the chosen in
every instance. History shows that the ad-
ministration, fromthe time .. of" Washington
to the-presenthas not been .free from these
mistakes ; but I leave comparisons to history,
claiming only that I have acted in every in-
stance from a conscientious desire to do what
was right and constitutional within the law,
and for-.thej very best interests of the whole
. people. 7 My-failures have been errors of
‘ judgment, not of intent.
HISTORICAL nsmsrso'sxcss.
My civil career commenced at a most critical
and difficult time. Less than four years be-
.fore the country had emerged from a conflict
' such as no other nation had ever survived.
Nearly one-half of the states had revoltcd
against the government. and of those remain-
inglfaithful to the Union, a large pot cen-
tage of the population sympathized with the
rebellion and made an enemy in the rear al-
most as dangerous as the more honorable
enemy in the front. The latter committed
errors of, judgment, but they maintained
them 0 lily and courageously” The former
receiv the protection (if. the < government
they would see destroyed, and reapcdall the
present advantage to be gained out of the
existing state of affairs, many of them obtain-
ing contracts and by swindling the govern-
ment in the delivery of. their goods. Imme-
diately on the cessation of hostilities, the
then noble president, who had carried the
country so far through its perils, fell a mar-
tyr to his patriotism at the hands of an as-
sassin. The intervening time to my first in-
auguration was filled up with wranglings
betWeen- congressmen and the new executive,
as t'o-thebest mode of réconstruction or,'to
speak plainly. as to whether the control. of
the. government should be thrown immedi-
htcly into the hands of those Who had so re-
cently and persistently tried to destroy it,
or whether the victors should continue to
have an equal voice. with them in this con-
trol. Reconstruction as finally agreed upon
means this, except that the late slave was
enfranchised, giving an increase as was sup-
posed to the union of loving and Union sup-
porting votcs. If free in the full sense of the
Word, the would not disappoint this expec-
tation. 1 once, at the beginning of my first,
administration the work of reconstruction
was much embarrassed by the long delay
virtually commenced. It was the work of
the legislative branch of the government.
y province was wholly in approving their
acts, which I did most heartily, urging the
legislatures of the states that had 'not yet
done so to ratifiy the fifteenth. amendment to
the constitution The country-was laboring
under an enormous debt contracted in the
suppression of the rebellion, and taxation was
so oppressive as to discourage production.
Another danger also threatened us—a foreign
war. The last difficulty had to be adjusted
and was adjusted without war, and in a
manner highly honorable to all parties con-
cerned.
_ FINANCIAL. -
Taxes‘h‘ave been reduced within the last
’ seven years-nearly three hundred millions of
dollars, andthe national debt has been re-
duced In the same time over four hundred
and thirty-five millions of dollars. By re-
funding the six per, cent.‘ bonded debt for
bonds bearing fiv’eand-four-and one-half per
cent interest, respectively, the annual inter-
est has been reduc‘edifrOm over one hundred
and thirty millions of dollars, in 1869, to but
little over one hundred millions of dollars,
in 1876. The balance- of trade has been
changed from over one hundred and .thirty
‘mlllions against the United States in 1869, to
more than one hundred and twenty millions
of dollars in our favor in 1876. It is confi-
dently believed that the balance of trade in
.favor of the United States will increase, not
diminish, and that the pledge of congress to
resume specie payments in 1879 will be easily
accomplished. even in the absence of much
desired further legislation on the subject. '
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
A policy has been adopted towards th
Indian tribes inhabiting a large portion of the
territory‘of the United States which has been
humane, and hassubstantially ended Indian
hostilities iiitl'i'e whble land, except in a por-
tion of Nebraska and Dakota, W omiug and
Montanaterriton'es, the Black ills region
and approaches thereto. Hostilities there
have grown out of the avarice of the white-
man, who has v olated pur treaty stipulations
in his search forgold. The question might
be askedwhy the government has not en-
forced obedience to the terms of the treati-
prohibiting the occupation of the Black Hills
region by whites. The answer is simple.
The first immigrants to the Black Hills were
removed by troops, but rumors of rich dis-
coveries'of gold took into that region in.
creased numbers. Gold has actually been
found in paying quantity, and an effort to
remove the minors would only result in the
desertion of the bulk of the troops that might
be sent there to remove them. All difficulty
in this matter has, however, been removed.
subject to the approval of congress by a
treaty ceding the Black Hills and approaches
to settlement by citizens. The subject of
the. Indian policy and treatment is so fully
set ferth by the secretary of the interior and
the. commissioner of Indian afiuirs, and my
views are so fully expressed therein, that I
refer totheir reports and recommendations
as my own.
. : ,..?Pestsi‘!_efihrs-
The relations of the United States with
foreign powers continue on a friendly foot-
ing. * Questions have‘ arisen from ,time , to
time-in thezforeign-relations of the govern--
ment,1but.thei UnitedjSt‘atesh‘avc been hap-
pilrfressvnngsmenswear from those
complicationsand cmbarrassrncnts which
have surrounded. sor'neofthe foreign pow-
ers. The diplomatic.correspondence sub-
mitted herewithcohtains . information as to
certain of the matters which have occupied
the overnmcnt. Thecordiality which at-
ten, _our relations with the powers of. the
Fmst has been plainly shown by the - general
gagicipatton of foreign nations in the exhi-
itronrwhrch has just closed, and’by the ex;
ertions made by'distant powers. to showtheir
interest-in, and friendly feelings toward, the
United States in the commemoration of the
centennial of the nation. The government
and people of the United States, have not
only fully appreciated 'this exhibition of
kindly. feeling,» buliitgmay be jus'ly and
fair-l expects .thatnosinall benefits will
resn ,both to ourselves Eaud, other nations,
from shatter- acquaintance and a better ap-
preciation of our mutual advantages and mu-
tualwants.- ' » - 4 1- -
Coir _ as at its last session , saw fit to re-
ducet {allowance usually ”a pr'oprioted's'for.
fpmign'iutercourse, iwithho in up reprin-
trons fot' representatives of the nit States
in certain foreign countries, and far. certain
consular ofilcersand by reducing the amounts
usuallyiappropriated-for certain other diplo-
matic pasta-and thus necessitating a change
inthe grade, of . the representatives. For
these, reasons; immediately upon the passage
o'fthe .bil‘lgmrnking" ‘nppropriations for the
alplpmhtie andcousulan service for the pres.
911‘ :tl‘scal a . ycar,3instructions- ' were issued to
the representatives cf. the United States at
Bolivia. Ecuador-kind Enteritis and: to the
consular. ofilcers, tor-whomnot appropriation
1nd romanticism-their rssréc‘tive legs;
“on: and 'ccnfiulates'audicease from the. per.
fdfmahcebfztheir dutiégiand- in like manner:
steps - were immediatifl’y} .ialfei'riyto? substitute
,deiIairs. rfor;g:iijtiriisters’ resident." in‘
Eonugal, '. Denmark,- » :
Paraguay. , .
with the necessity of soundeconomysin the
foreign service 'as in. other ghran'ches of tin:
I’cannot escape the coh‘cl'usi'o
eminent,
t t in some instanemTthe‘withhcldtug—of‘
appropriations willprova an‘ expensive econ-
Dilly-.309 thatntlre, gins}! retrenchment so.
cured ’byb-change of grade in certain diplo-
weapon“: hot on" misquote consideration
for the loss of, influence and importance
which-Mllattend four foreign representatives
under‘this‘reductiau. _I an: affine opinion-
that a; reexamination-got. the subject war
cause'a'ohan 'in some instances in the con.
elusions reac ed on these subjects at the last
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. ritory e'eded‘by Russia to the ' United-State‘s
Greased-tswitzerland.‘ , . .. . _
Whilei-rthoipughlyaimpresseu: personsof foreign but; merging .3 pom-9.1,,
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. more mm .2; .
The court of commissioners billabama
' claims, whose 'functions'.werc" continued ‘1)
an act of the last session ’OI'.‘ congress until
the lat day of January, 1877, has carried on
‘ its labors with dilige'nee‘ahd general satisfac-'
tion. By a report ”from“ the clerk of the
court,- - transmitted herewith,.. hearing; date
vNovenibe'r 14',- 187§; ‘ltZ appears that? within .
theme port-allow“! by. lam-ihethehuiun.
have diaposcdof all'the claimspresentedfor
adjudication.- » This’;‘ re ‘_ rt?“als51coiifains a
6 statement of the genera j resultant: the; labors
; f, the 'court to the date thereof. It is a‘cause
3 of satisfaction that the» [method adopted ‘ for
f the satisfaction of the.class_ep of claims sub-
i mitted to the court,,whlc ' are .of ion stand-
3 ing and justly entitled to rl consideration
hould have proved successfu 7 and accepts.
' ble. . _ ' . .
'rns xosrnsnx nominanr. _
1 It is with satisfaction thatI am enabled to
state that the'work of the joint on nimission
for determining the boun line between
the United States andthe British Possessions
from the northwest angle of :the Lake _of_- the
.Woods to, the Rocky. mountains, commenced
-in.i,1872,~r has been completed. '_ The _;final
agreements of ”the, commissioners '.with1’the-
maps-have..been duly. signed and the. .work
fofthecommission is Complete. The, fixing
jottiheghoundaryupon the. Pacific} noastby
'the' preto‘colof March ,10, .1878,:pursuant to-
the-aWard'ofthe'fEmperor of Germany by.
Article XXXIV or the'treaty of Washington
with the termination of the work of this
commission adjusts and fixes the entire boun-
dary between the United States and British
Possessions; except as to the portion otter-
under'the‘ treaty of 1867. 'The’wo'rk‘eiitrus-~
ted to the commissioners and the officers of ‘
the armyattached to the commission has
been We“ and satisfactorily performed. The.
original of , the final agreement .of the com—
missioners, signed upon the 29th of May.
1876, with the original list of astronomical
stations observed, the original 'oificial list, of
monunents making theinternational bounda \ ,
line, and the maps, records and general
reports relating to the commission have been
deposited in the department of state. The.
oflicial report of the commissioner on the par.
of the United States, with the report of Mk
chief astronomer of the United States, will
be submitted to congress within a short time.
[reserve for a separate communication to
congress a statement of the condition of the
questions which lately arose with Great
Britain respecting the surrender of fugi-
tive Criminals under the treaty of 1842.
THE OTTOMAN TREATY.
The Ottoman government gave notice, un-
der date of January 15, 1874, of its desire to
terminate the treaty of 1862 concerning com-
merce and navigation, pursuant to |the pro-
visions of the 23d article thereof. Under
this notice the treaty terminated upon the
5th day of June, 1876. That government
has invited negotiations‘toward the conclu
sion of a new-treaty.- By the act of" Con-
gress of March 22, 1874, the President was
authorized, when he should receive satis-
factory information that the Ottoman gov-
ernment, or that of Egypt, had organized
new tribunals likely to secure to citizens of
the United States the same'impartial ‘ juStice
enjoyed under the exercise ‘of judicial func-_
tions by diplomatic and consular otfiCers of
the United States, to suspend the operation
of the act of June 22d, 1850, and to accept
for the citizens of the United States the jur-
isdiction of the new tribunals. Satisfactory
information having been received of the or-
ganization of such new tribunals in Egypt, 1
causedaproclamatidn to be issued on the
27th of March last. suspending the .ogeration
of the act of June 22d, 1860, in Egypt, ac-
cording to the provisions of. ithc act. A
copy of the proclamation accompanies this
message. The United States has united with
the other pOWers in the organization of these:
courts. It is hoped that ' the ‘ jurisdictional,-
qnestions which have arisen may be readily-
adjusted; and thatthis advance in judicial
reform may behindercd by no obstacles.
ascrrsoei'rv.
The necessary legislation to carry into ef-
fect the convention mspccting commercial
reciprocity concluded with the Hawaiian
Islands in 1875 having been had, the precise
mation to carry into effect the convention, as
provided by the not approved August 15th,
1876, was duly issued upon the 9th day of
September last. A copy‘thcreof accompanies
this message. .
hinxrco. . , _ -_
.. The commotionswhich have been prove-3
lent in Mexico forrsometime past, and which.
vunhappily seem- tobe not%'y_et wholly quieted, ‘
have lead to complaints of — citizens of the
United States of injuries by persons in au-
thority. It is hoped, however, that the
difficulties will be ultimately ~adjusted to the
satisfaction, of both governments. 1 The
frontier of the United States in that 'quarter
has not been exempt from acts of violence
‘by citizens of oiie republic on 3th0se of the
Other. The frequency of those is supposed
to be increased, and their adjuStment made
more difficult by the considerable changes in '
the course of the lower part of the ‘Rio
Grande river, which river is a part of the
boundary between the two countries. These
changes have placed on either side of that'
river portions of lands, which, by existing
conventions, belong to the jurisdiction of the
Government on the opposite side of the
river. The subject of the adjustment of this
cause of difiiculty is under consideration be-
tween the two Republics.
The governmcntof the United States of
Columbia has paid the award in the case of
the steamer Mentijo, seized by the author-
ities of that government some years since,and
the amount has been transferred to the claim-
ants. It is with satisfaction that I am able
to announce that the joint commission for
the adjustment of claims between the United
States and Mexico under the convention of
1868. the duration of which has been several
times extended, has brought its labors to a
close. From the report of the agent; of the
United States, which accompanies the papers ~
transmitted herewith, it will be seen that
within the time limited by the commission
one thousand and seventeen claims on the
part of citizens of the United States against
Mexico were referred to the commission. Of
these claims eight hundred and thirty-one
.were dismisse or disallowed. and in one
hundred and -eigli_ty.six,c_a,ses awards were
made in favor of theciaimants against the
Mexican republic, ,amouutin _ in the aggre-
gate to four million one bun red and twenty-
five thousand sixhundred and twenty-two
dollars and twenty cents, Within the same
period nine hundredand ninety-eight claims
on the part of citizens of the Mexican re-
public against the United States were refer-
red to the. commission. Of these claims
eight hundred and thirty-one were dismissed
or disallowed, and in one hundred and sixty-
seven cases awards were made in’ favor of
the claimants against - the United States, ‘
amounting in the aggregate to one hundred
and fifty thousand four hundred and ninety-
eight dollars and. forty-one cents. By the
terms of tliecouventiou the amountflof these
awarded in favoizbfour citi'zensagainst Mex.
ico, and the balance only to be paid by Mex-
ico to the United States to make provisions
for this proportion of the awards in, favor of
its own citizens. I invite your attention to
the legislation which will be. necessary to
provide for the payment. In this connection
I am pleased to be able to express the ac-
knowledgmonts, due to Sir Edward Thornton.
the. umpire- of the commission, who has
given ,to the considerationof the large num-
ber of Claims submitted to him} much time.
patience, and that fairness which: are Well
known to belong to the accomplished repre-
sentative of Great. Britain, and which are
likewise recognized by, the representative in
this country of the Republic of Mexico.
vasazcttu. , ‘
Monthly payments of every small part of
the amount due by the -‘ ”fernrnentof Yen-
ezuela to the citizens .o the United States,
on account of claims of the» latter against
that government, con’tin'uetohe" made with
reasonable punctuality; ['Thut government
has proposed to change‘the . system . which it
has hitherto pursued: nthisrespcct by issuing
bonds for a part of (the: amount of the
several claims. Tbe'pi'op'osition', however,
could not beacce ed, at least. without. the
consent of the ho ders "of certificates of the
indebte’dnes’sof- Venezuela; These- are so
much dispersedtha't it would be dltfic'ult,if
not impossible, to ascertain their disposition
on that subject. .. - ; ._ ‘ . ,
manhunmvr narunhmzariox.
In former messages I, have; called the at.
tention of Congress to the necessity of he 's-
lation With regard ' to fraudulent naturaliza-
tion, and the subject of expatriation and: the
election of nationalit . The" numbers ’of
.thc United States, the'easeand facility with
which the honest emigrant'n'iay after the-
lapse of a reasonabletime 1 become possessed
of all the privileges of citizenship ,of the
United States, and 'the' 3 frequent occasions
which induct: such adopted citizens to return
tothe country of their birth,=._render the sub-
ject, of naturalization , and thefaafeguards
lwhlélr experience lias’.pro'vi:d'-,’necessur ,1.er
the protection of the honestynaturulize ;citl-
zen, of psrpmount . importance; Thcvor i
simplicity n the requirements df‘lrtw'vfon t _s
' question afiord an opportunlt for fraud, and"
awards .to be deducted from the amount ,
forms of the certificatesof naturalization is-
sued, afiord a constant -. source of difficulty.
I suggest no additional requirements 'to’ the
acquidtion of citizenship beyond those now
existing,but I invite the earnest attention of
Congress to the necessity andwisdoii of some
provisions regarding uniformity 'in the '_‘re‘
cords and certificates, and providing against
the frauds which frequently. take place, and
needed in aid and for the protection of the
Want of which he is made to sufier. Not in-
tained, after along struggle, an admission of
therein on the partof the many foreign pow.
subje'ct.‘ t is, however, but justice to the
seas. have fermerly awed allegiance, as well
and definite rules should be adopted, govern-
ing such cases, and providin how expatria-
tion may be accomplished. gWhile emigrants
in large numbers bebome citiZens of the Uni.
ted States, it is also true that persons, both
native born. and naturalized, ,once citizens of
the United States, either b formal acts, or
.isth: efort of a series of acts and circum-
stances, abandon their citizenship, and cease
{0 be entitled to the protection, of the United
to assert a claim to protection. ' In the abl-
marriages of American citizens contracted
abroad, and Consern'ing the status of Ameri-
can women who also marry foreigners, and
of children born of American parents. in a
'forei n'conntry. The delicate .and compli-
ca questions continually recurring With
reference to naturalization, expatriatii'rn, and
the status of such persons as. I have above
referred to, induce ‘mcjlo earnestly direct
your attention again to these subjects... In
like manner ‘_I “repeat, my. recommendation
that Si in: means he providedfor the hearing
find determination 'of the just and. subsisting
claims upon the government the, Unite
States, within a’ reasonable lim, ation of such'
as may hereafter arise. - While by ”existing
provisions of law the Court of Claims ’r'iray
be in certain cases resorted to by a claimant;
the absence of any, general provi-ions ' v-
erning all such cases upon recognized. xed
and settled principles, . either provides no
remedy in many deserving cases, 01' compels
a consideration of such claims by- Congress
or the executive depa.tments of'th'e. govern-T
ment. It is believed that other governments
are in advance of the.Uuited States upon this
question. and that the practice now. adopted
is entirely unsatisfactory. _ g
" coma-mo. ‘
Congress,.by an not approved the 3d day
if March, 1875, authorized the inhabitants of
the Territbry of . Colorado to form a State;
Jovernment, with themame iof the State of;
Colorado, and therein provided for the ad-
mission of said State, when: formed, into the‘
Union upon an equal footing with 'the origi-;
ualg;State’s.-, {TA constitution. having been
adopted? and ratified by the people of thatStatei
and the actingGovernor. having certified to-
me the facts as provided by said act, togeth-'
er with a’ copy of such Constitution ando’rdig
'nancesas- provided for in the said act,'and;
the provision-of the" ’said , act of Congress
having been duly complied with, 'I issued a'
proclamation upon the lat of August, 1876,
a copy of which is hereto annexe . .
'rnn ARMY.
The report of the Secretary of War shows
that the army has been actively employed
during the year in laubduing, at the» request
all; the Indian Bureau, certain wild bands of‘
t e
the at the south during the elections
I‘he commission constituted under the act of .
July 24th, 1876, to censider and report on‘
the whole subject of the reform and morgan-
tics and opinions bearing on the subject be-
fore, it. - ' hese are now under consideration,
and theirvr'eport is progressing I_ am advised,
though; by the President of the Commission,
that it Willi)? impracticable to comply with
the clauseoftheact requiring the “report to
be presented, through me, to Congress on the
first day of the session, as there has not yet
been time for that mature deliberatiOn which
the importance of the subject demands.
1 Therefore Iaskthat the time of making a
repert .bs . extended. to the 29th day of
January, .1877. In accordance with the res-
olution 'offAugust 15, 1876, the army regu-
lations, prepared under the act of March lst,
1875, have not been promulgated. but are
held till after the r rt of the above men-
tioncd commission all have been received
and acted on. By the: act of August 15,
.1876, the cavalry force .of' the army was in-
creased by 2. , with the proviso that they
should be discharged on theexpiration of the
hostilities;- Under this authority the cavalry
regiments have been strengthened and a
portion of them are now in the field, pursu-
ing the remnants of the Indians with whom
they have been engaged during the summer.
The estimates of the War department are
made up on the basis of the number of men
authorized by law,and. their requirements,
as shownby :izearsof. experience, and also
with the quon thepart of the bureau
officers to provide for. all I contingencies that
may ariseduring tire-time forwhich the esti-
ma'te‘sare made, exclusive of the engineers'
estimatespresented? in accordance’ with the
acts of congrens-‘calling-for surveys and esti-
mates fcir .Iijrfipr‘ovemenl s‘ at‘_ various localities.
The estimates now presented are about six
millions in excess of theia propriations for
the years 1874, 1875 and '18 6. This increase
is asked in order to provide for the increased
cavalry force should their services be neces-
sary, to prosecute economically the work
upon importantpublic buildings, to provide
for the amount of fortifications and the man-
ufacture“ officiall arms, and to replenish the
working stackvin _‘.th_u supply departments.
The appropriations for the last named have
for the pesofc'w‘ycars been so limited that
accumulations in store will be exhausted
during the-present year, and it will be neces.
sary to at once begin to replenish them.
I invite yom- sp cial attention to the fol-
lowing recrm‘mendations of the . secretary of
war: - . - . .
First—rThat the. claims. under the act of
July 4th, for supplicstaken by the armydu-
ri be war, he removed‘from the omces of
the Quartermaster and , commisssry-generals,
and transferred to the squthern‘claims com-
mission. The claims arc of»; precisely a sim-
ilar nature to those now ,before the scuthern
claims commission, and . the war, department
bureau have not thé‘clerical, force for their
examination, nor'proper machinery. for in-
vestigating the loyalty of the claimants. .
Second—That congress sanction the scheme
of an annuity fund for-the benefit of the fam-
ilies of deceased Ofiicers, and that it also pro-
vide for the permanent organization of the
signal service, both of whichwere recom-
mended in mylast annualfmessage. _
Third—4T, 't the'manufacturing operations
of the ordnance de artment be Concentrated
atlthree arsenals an an armory, and that the
remaining arsenals be sold and the proceeds
applied to this object by the ordnance dc-
partment. » - -
aivsns Isn cannons.
The appropriations for. river and harbor
,improvcments for the current year were 05,-
015,000. With iriy approval the secretary of
war directed that of this amount $2,000,000
should be expended aud'no new work should
be begun, and none-proficuted' which were
not of national importance. Subsequently
this amount was_increase_d'.82,287,700, and
the works. are now progresging'ron' this basis.
The improvement'of "the 'nouth " ass of the
Mississippi rit'er, under James ' , Ends and
his associatesis; rogressin favorably. At
the preseiit time 9’9 ‘13,“! ,annel of twenty
and three-tenths feet :in jdepthj between the
jetties at the mouth of the‘pass,“and.elghteen
and one-half feet at the head ;of: the piss
Neither channel, however, has the widt re-
uired before payments can be, made by the
United States. A- -commissi0n of engineer
officers is now examining these works, and
their reports will bepresented as soon as Ia!-
ccived. , .. .. _ , _
, g , fixavr nsranrnsxr.
; ' The report of.tlie secretary of thenavy
shows that branch of the service "to beiri a'
‘ condition as efiective as it is possible to
keep it. with the means and authority
given the department. It is, of course. not
possible to rival the costly; and progressive
establishments "of ' eat .- European powers
with the old'm'ateria of our na , to which
no increase has been authorize ‘ since the
supply the place of others which had gonelt‘o
deca ,.; yetthe most, has been done thatwss
pomfi’ilejwithithe means at commandianjdhy
with durable-material, .andmompteteiy repair-
ingand'r‘efittiug’oar gmortltor‘ ' not} the'navy
has‘becn' gradual so brought up, that though
it does not ms main its relative position
among the progressive armies of thewmld, it
is now in a condition more powerful. and ef-
fective than .it ever has been in a time of
once. The .mmp'lete ‘re the ’ot’our'jfive
envy ironclads‘ are ,only' elsyed .on account
of the inadequacy of the appropirations made
last year for the working bureaus of the ‘de-
the 'want of un'formit“ int a med] ' in' ,
mmuiuwlou'mm'bdi
9
.for the vacating of a record of naturalization
'obtained’by "fraud. ‘ These provisions'are.
honest citizen of foreign birth, and for the-
frequently the United States has insisted.
upon the right of expatriation, and has ob-,
the principle contended for by acquiesencer
ers, and b the conclusion of treaties on that.
government to which such naturalized citi-~
as to the United States that certain fixed,
States, but continue on convenient occasidtm
sencesof provisions‘on these questions and iii-
this connection lagain invite your attention -
to the necessity of legislation concerning the»
w Indian nation, 'and in "preserving?
ization of the whole army, met in August'
last, and has collected a large mass of statis-'
war, except the eight small cruisers - builtgto
substantially rebuilding acme 01:90? bid Ships.
f ALK.fCO'NNECTi¢IITEIT.zT
standing the greatly enhanced price of. labor
and materials and the cost of naval service,
growing out of the universal use and. great
expenseof steam machinery. The money
necessaryfor these should be provided at
once', that. they . may, be completed “without
further unnecessary delay and expense.
ourfnavy will lie-developed and useful‘to its
poses of defence, audnlso for offensive Vac-
ti0n.' should 'the' necessity for. that arrive
within a reasonable distance from our shores.
The fact that our navy is not more'modern
and powerful than it is, has been'm‘ade a
cause of complaint against the secretary‘of
the navy by persons who at the same time
criticiSc and complain of his endeavors to
bring the navy to its best and rust efficient
condition, but the good sense of the country
,willnnderstand that it is really due to his
practical action that we have at this time any
effective naval force at command. ’
rosur. nsramunsr.
the excess of expeuoiur'res,excluding' expend-
itures on account of previous years, for- the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1876, to be $4,151
988 66. The estimated expenditures. for the
fiscal year-ending June 36, 1878, are‘$36, 723.
532 43. ' The. estimated revenue for the same
period is $30,645,165 00, leaving an, estimat-
'ed excess. of expenditure to be appropriated
as a deficiency, of $6,078,267 43. The post-
master general, like his predecrssor', is 'con-
.viuced that a‘change in t
ing salaries of postmasters of the fourth class
is necessary 'for the, good of the service, as
well as for the interests of the government,
and urgently recommends that the compensa-
tion of the class of postmasters above men-
tioned be based on the, business of their re-
spective offices, as ascertainedfrom the sworn
returns to the auditor of stamps canceled. .A
few postmasters‘in‘ the Southern 'States have
expressed great apprehension ofjtheir person-
al‘ safety,. on account of. their connection
with the postal service, and have specially
requested that their reports of apprehended
danger- should not be made pnblic,‘ lest ‘it
should result in the loss of their lives; but no
pesitive testimony of interference has been
submitted, except in the case of a mail mes-
tsenger .at S ' rtanburg, in South Carolina,
- who report that he.ha‘d been driven violent-
ly away, while in charge of- the mails, on ac-
count of his political affiliations. The assist-
ant superintendent of the railway mail service
investigated this case and repay-ed that the
messenger had disappeared . from his .post,‘
leaving his work to be performed by a substi-
tute. . The postmaster-general thinks this
case is sufficiently suggestive to justify him in
recommending that a more severe punish.
ment should‘be provided for the offense of
assaulting any person in. charge of the mails,
or of retarding or otherwise obstructing them
by threats of personal ingury.
A very gratifyin resu t is presented in the
fact that thedeficiency 'of this department
durin the last fiscal year was reduced to $4,
081,7 18, as against $6,169,93888'of the
preceding year. , The differences can be
traced to the large increase in its ordinary re-
ceipts, which greaily exceeded the estimates
therefor, and a slight decrease in its expend-
itures. The ordinary receipts of the" post
office department for the past seven fiscal
years have increased at an average of over 8
per cent. per annum, while the increase . of
expenditures for the“ same period has been
about 5.50 per cent. per annum, and the ,de-
crease of deficiency in the revenues has been
at the rate of nearly 2 per cent. per annum.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The report of the commissioner of agricul-
ture acco'mpanyin this message, will be
found one of. great interest, marking as it does
the great progress of the last century in the
variety of products or the soil, increased
knowledge and skill in the labor of producing
saving and manipulating the same, to prepare
them for the use of manrin the improve-
ment in machinery to aid the agriculturist in
his labors, and in a knowledge of those scien-
tific subjects necessary to it thorough system
of economy in agricultural production. name—
ly: chemistry, botany, entomology. etc. A
study of this report by those interested in
agriculture and deriving their. support from
it, will find it of value in pornting out those
articles which are raised in greater quantity
than the needs of the wor (1 require, and
must sell therefore for less than the cost of
production, and those which comm «nd a
profit over the cost of production because
there is not an over- reduction. I call special
attention to the nee of the department for a
new gallery for the reception of the exhil i:s
returned from the centenniall exhibition, in-
cluding the exhibits donated by very many
foreign nations, and to the recommendations
mentor or COLUMBIA nsronrs.
'The reports of the district Commissioners
and of the board of health are just received,
too late for me to read thermand to make
recommendctions thereon, and are herewith
submitted. I
TIIE osx'riixmar. sxnmr’riox.
" The international exhibition held in Phila-
delphia this yéar, in commemoration of the
one hundredth anniversary of American In-
dependence, has proven a great success, and
will no doubt be of enduring advantage to
' the country. It has shown the great progress
in the arts, ' ces and mechanical, skill
made in a s' century, and demonstrated
that we are but little behind older nations in
any one of the branches, while in some we
scarcely have arrived there. It has served to
not only bring people and products of skill
and labor from all parts of the world to;
gethcr. but in bringing together people from
all sections of our own country, which must
prove a great benefit in the information im-
parted and pride 'of country engendered. .It'
has been suggested by scientists interested in
and connected with the Smithsonian Insti-
tute,in a communication herewith submitted,
that the government exhibit be removed to
the capital, and a suitable buildin be erect-
ed, or purchased, for its accommo ation as a
permanent exhibit I earnestly recommend
this, and believing congress would second
this view, I directed that all government ex~
hibits at the centennial exhibition should re-
main where they are, except such as. might
be injured by remaining in a building not in
tended as a protection in inclement weather,
or such as may he wanted by the department
furnishing them, until the question of per.
manent exhibition is acted on. Although the
moneys appropriated by congress to enable
the participation of the several executive de-
partments in the international exhibition of .
1876, were not sumcient to carry the under-
taking to the full extent at first contemplated,
it gives me pleasure to refer to the very effi-
cient and creditable manner in which the
board, appointed from these several depart-
ments to provide an exhibition on the part of
the government, have discharged their duties
with the funds placed at‘ their command.
without a precedent, to guide them in the
preparation of such a display The success
of their labors was amply attested by the
sustained attention which the contents of the
government building attracted during the pe-
riod of exhibition, from both foreign and mi-
tive visitors.
the val of the collection made by the gov-
ernmen for the purposes of the exhibition,
illustratingasit does the mineral resources
of the country, the statistical and practical
evidences of our growth as a nation, and the
, uses of the mechanical arts and the applica-
tions of applied science in the administration
’of the affairs of government. Many nations
have voluntrily contributed their exhibits to
the United States, to increase the
interest in any permanent exhibition congress
may provide for. For this act of generpsity
they should receive the thanks of the people,
an I respectfully suggest that a resolution of
Congress to that efiect be adopted.
ova Etnoroaar. srsrair.
Attention of Congress cannot be too earn-
estly called to the necessity of throwing some
eater safeguard over the method of choos-
' ng and declaring the election of a President.
Under the present system there seems to be
no provided remedy for contesting the elec-
tion in any one state. The remedy is partial-
iy no doubt in the enlightenment of fire elec-
tors. , .
oomurtsonx noticurox.
The compulsory support of the free schools
and the ldisfranchisement of all who cannot
read and write the Englishlan uage after a
fixed robation would meet‘my earty appro—
val. lf would not make this 1. ’ply, however,
to those already voters, but would to all
becoming so after the expii'ati‘on of the pro.
bation fixed upon. Foreigners coming to the
country to become citizens, who are c
in their own language, would acquire the
requisite knowledge of ours during the neces-
sary residence to obtain naturalization. If
they did not take interest enough in our lan-
guage to acquire sufficient knowledge of it to
enable them to study the institutions and laws
of the country intelligently, I would not con-
fer upon them the right to make such laws,
nor to select those who do.
POLICY 0!? THE ADMINISTRATION—SAN DOMINGO.
I append to this message, for convenience
of reference, asynopsis of the administrative
events and of all recommendations to Con
grass made by me during the last seven years.
ims may show some of these recommenda-
tions not to have been wisely conceived. but
I believe the larger part willbe no discredit
to the administration. One of these recom-
When this is‘ done, all the strengththercis in,
full ‘capaclty,‘and'it will be pewerful'ifor'purJ
The report of the postmaster general shows
e basis of adjust--
of the commissioner of agriculture generally. ‘
I am strongly impressed with
nested-
H
strong opposition from the other, 'na'iiisly,the
treat for-tire annexation of San Domingo to
the nited States,- to which I shall specially
refer, maintaining I:,do_, that. if my views
._ had been c’on‘c‘un' .inythe country‘wouldv'be
'in'. a more pros 'rous‘conditii'in-today,‘ both
politically and nangially. ,V-San _.D.imingo is
fertileand upon us roll. my he grown . ust
those tropical rod eta of which .FIIO’UII ted
States use seamen, arid which - reproduced
'or prepared for marketrnow. by slave labor-ral-
most exclusively, namely» sugar, eofiee, dye-
woods, mahogany, trepical fruitsh‘tobsceomtc.
About seventy-five per cent. of t eexports of
Cuba are consumed in the United States; A
lar percentage of-thc e'x arts of Brazil also
fin the same market.‘ here are 'd for
almost exclusive in coin, the legisiat on, par-
ticularly in Cuba. being unfavorable to a mu-
tual exchange of the products of'each coun-
try. Flour shipped from the: Mississippi
river to Havana,can pm by theysry entrance
to the city on its way to a port in Spain,.t_hen
it pays duty fixed upon articles ’to‘ bare-ex-
ported. is transferred to .a Spanish vessel‘aud
payinga second duty, and still leaves apro t
ment. All that is rodu'ced in Cuba could be
produced in Sim omingo. .Being'atpartj of
the United States, commerce between the
Island and the main land would be free. There
.nor import duties on "those coming there.
'There wouldbe no im rt duties upon the
supplies, machinery, c., oing from the
States. The effect that won d have been pro-
duced upon Cuban commerce, with these ad»
vantages to arival, is observab‘e at a glance.
, The Cuban question 'wquld have been settled
long ago in favor of “f _ Cuba." Hundreds
of American vessels would now he advanta-
geously used; in transporting valuable Woods,
andother products 0 the soil 'of the Island,
to a market,- and in carrying supplies andem.
igrauts toit. The Island-of Cuba is sparsely
settled, while. it has an area jsufiicie'nt'for the
profitable employment’o'f several millions of
people. The soil would'have soon fallen into
the handsof United States capitalists. -, The
products are so valuable in commerCe, that
emigration there would'hjave ’bcen encoura' -
ed. The enianci‘p's ‘ . race of the Seat
would have fouud't a congenial home,
where their civil righ , ould not: be dispu-
ted, and where their r would be so much
sought after :that the ' them
can if have found the to go, bus in
cases of great opp ,a‘nd' cruelty, such
as has been practi _ upon them in many
places within ,. the Iaslg'eleven years, whole
communities would hays sought, refuge 'in
sun Domingo. .1 do not suppose the whole
race wouldhave gone,,nor is it. desirable that
they shouled- 0. Their. labor is desirable
'indispensibl‘e.‘ most, where they. new are.
But the- possession of thia‘ferritory would
have left the negro “masterof the situation,"
by enabling him to demand; his rights at home
on pain of fiudingthsnt elsewhere. » I do not
present these vieWs now, as a recommenda-
tion for 'a renewal of the subject of annexe.
tion,'but I do refer to it'to vindicate my pre-
vious action in regard to it. _ .
With the present Congress my official life
terminates. ,It is not probable that public
affairs will ever again‘recelve attention from
me further than as acitizen of the Republic,
always taking a deep interest in the- honor,
integrity‘and prosperity of the. whole land.
(Signed) , '- U. 8. GR .
Executive Mansion, December 5, 1876.
‘ #
Tire Better-Times.
We were much impressed by a recent re-
mark, attributed to Governor Morgan, that
under certain circumstances, which were
mentioned, but which it is not necessary to
recall, he did not see why the American peo.
ple could not enjoy a, period of prosperity
lasting ten or twelve years. That which im-
pressed us was the recognition, by an ex-
perienced business head,'~of the periodicity in
this country. We go headlong into business
from a- period of depression, run a certain
round, and then down ‘ go gain, to rise
and fall indefinitely in the same way. That
has been the history of American business as
far back as we can remember. The question
never seems to rise whether this periodicity
is necessary, or can bc'iavoided ; but every
time we workup to a crash,-—to a great and
wide-spread financial disaster,—from which
we slowly recover, again to repeat the old
mistakes, and receive the accustomed punish-
ment. ‘ .
' Is this lamentable periodicity necessary a
We cannot believe that it is. When we snf~
fer ss-a community, it is because, as a com-
munity, we have done wrong. When legiti-
mate business is properly done, and not im-
properly overdone ; when credits are not
illegitimately extended, and speculation is
not indulged in ; when public and corporate
trusts are managed without corruption; when
true economy is practiced in public and pri-
vate life, a great financial calamity, or crash,
is simply impossible. What Governor Mor-
gan, or any other wise and observing man.
foresees as one of the consequences of' the
revival of business, is a development of the
spirit of speculation, a growth of fictitious
.values, an over-production of manufactures,
a multiplication of middle-men, a wide ex.
extension of credit, it feverish thirst for largi
profits, a stimulation of extravagant habits,
an increasing love for luxury. ' There is but
one natural and inevitable end to all these,
and that is disaster. It comes just as natur-
ally as death follows 'a competent poison.
There is no mystery about it whatever; and
the strange thing is, that a nation of men
are so much like a nation of children that. it ‘
will not learn. '
The better timesfor which we have waited
so long that we had almost became hopeless.
seem to have dawned at last. Business is
reviving. The spindles begin to whirl again;
the merchant has his customers ; once more
that which is produced finds a. ready market:
and once more there is labor for the work-
man, and bread and clothing and shelter for
the labor. After the terrible lesson we have
received, it is a good time to talk about the
future. Are we to go on again in- the ole
way, and fill up, within a limited period at
years, the old measure of foolishness. and
tumblean into the old consequences ? .
It is not necessary that we should do so.
We have, from sheer necessity, begun to be
economical. Let us continue so. Let in
build smaller houses; let us furnish them
more modestly ; let us' live less luxuriously ;
let us tune all our personal and social life to
slower key. We have bravely begun re-
form in public and corporate affair. Let us
continue this, and vigilantly see to it that our
trusts are placed in competent and honest
hands. We are committed to a reform in
the civil service—ii reform which will ex-
tinguish the trade of politics that has done
so much to debauch and impoverishthc coun.
try. Let us see to it that this reform is
thoroughly effected. Our cobble-houses have
tumbled about our ears ; let us not rebuilc
them. Our. speculations lie in ruin, with the
lives and fortunes they have absorbed. Ou:
fictitious values have been extinguished:
let us not try to relight the glamour that
made them. Our long credits and our de-
preciated currency have wrought incalculs-
hie evils ; let us not continue them. Let us
cease to deal in paper lies, and pay in gold,
our‘honest debts. . Above all, l'etlua be con-
tent with modest gai’us', cease trying to win
wealth-in a day, and ' get something out ,of
life - besides everlasting 'work and worry.
Fully one-half of our wants are artififil, and
these terrible struggles for money are mainly
for the supply of wants that we have created.
—Scribnerfor December.
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Satisfied.
lie walked up to the ,corner of Paine's
stable. where a crowd had gathered, and in-
quired eagerly : ‘
“What‘s the matter ? Anybody hurt ?”
“Colored boy fell off a horse,” was the
reply of the crowd. ~
“Did the horse get hurt ?"
“No, but the nigger did 1”
“That's all right, then,” and ire walked
away‘eri‘ch-g Herald.
_...
A good lawyer is not a necessity, for neces-
sity knows no law.
A mild form of new-mown-a—the hay fe-
.ver.——N. 1’. Commercial Advertiser.
The alligator, wisely remarks the Courier
Journal, never blows his nose. likewise, thi
whale never knows bullion “Ball for irat-
r
) .
.mml‘a‘lb'iim‘il Voi‘nfifdi l mmw‘s Simmfl var ism mass.- M
I
brought back almost torthe. point of startm', ,'
over what'would be received by direct ship-I
would be no exported dutieson her shipments}
SDAY DECEMBER 12, 1876.
._ NORWALK GAZETTE.
Pllllflill “I" TUESDAY IOIIIII.
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OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING.
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Organist of the First Congregational Church.
' ’ Teacher of the
Plano-Forte, Orion and nit-lea!
Componnlon. ' ’
Box 379 r.‘ 0.. xonwux. coxx.
GEO. w. 03AM,
Contractor & Builder
it Railroads, Water Works, Sewers, Grading and
Rock Work of'all kinds; Stone and Brick Ma
ionry. Will furnish men and teams by the day.
goals to let. Office in Hubhell’a Block.
Address Norwalk 1", 0.,"Box 452."
J. Belde‘n Hurlbutt,
literacy and Counselor at Law,
Room No. 4, [up staln,l
GAZETTE BUILDING.
H. H. BARBOUR,
COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Room No.3, Bank Building,
NORWALK, CONN.
EYE AND BAIL-W. It. OAKES,
M. D. Occulist and Aurist, has his Ofilce
Cor. Wall and Water Streets. where he
may be found every nay except Sunday
-rom 9 a. in. to 12 m. and ‘2 to 6 . m., for free eon-
.ultation. Besides the eye an ear. the doctor
rears successfully all scrolulons and catharrhai
liseases'ot’the lungs. wrndpipc and throat. some
if which are often predisposing causes of blind-
iess and deafness. Call and see the. statistics of
158.. testimonials. the" at the office as above.
:hsrges for scientific examina. ion and treatment
ilways moderate. No charge for consultation.
jail for a circular. _ 46
O [IARLES W. MANY,
Surgeon Dentist,
NORWALK, CONN.
)ffice corner of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxide Gas administered.
0. B. COO'LIDGE,
DENTIST.,
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Dr. Asa. H111,
NQLI. STREET, NORWALK
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REAL ESTATE.
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To Rent.
71‘1”: place formerly occupied by the subscriber.
near the head of Main Street, is offered to rent
tom the lat of October next, at u very low rent. ‘
' ll. 1.. ELLS.
Desirable Property for sale.
A. Vervdesirable place on East Avenue.
Also, a tow choice Building Lots situated on
Osborn Avenue, for sale cheap.
Also. a nicely located House and Lot on Mer-
wln Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gain. Enquire of
S, E. OSBORN. East Avenue,
tfll or to D. W. FITCH, West Avenue.
To Rent. .
ART of a House, (three rooms) right in the vii
lane. Itent $12 ermonth. Possession given
immediately. Enqu rc at this office.
A BARGAIN.
FOR SALE.—A first-rate built Honse,(on East
Avenue.) containing nine rooms; will be let
if notsol'l. Also BUILDING LOTS for sale.
Apply to D. II. FITCH.
Norwalk, Nov. 27th. 1875. 18“
FOR SALE. -
W0 very desirable BullilingLotson West Main
Street. Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
'1‘
F0 B 5 ALI-l .
A NEAT RESIDENCE on one of the best,pleas-
antest and most accessible streets in town.
Has eight rooms. with gas in each, anti heater ca.-
pablo of heating the whole house. Large barn
with stabllng for several horses. Apple, Pear and
Cherry Trees, .just commencing to or fruit. Is
within five niiiiutes’ walk of the Post Office, ac.
Price 87,500. Or will .ren t to a good tenanttor
£600 pcryear. Enquire at t is ofiicc.
BARN T0 RENT—A new Barn with good Sta-
. bling for several horses. near the bridge.
I'ncc 83 per month, Enquire at this Office.
EMILY V.D.PARDEE,M.D.,
.Graduatc of N. Y. Medical College for Women,
Cor. MAIN if: MARSHALL STREETS,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
Office Hours, until!) a. m.. and from 3 p. m. At-
tention to all classes of discasesincident to a on-
eraleracticc of medicine and surgery. Slate epl
at rank Head’s Confectionery. up town,andall
ordersprom tlyforwardedand attended to. Fain-
ilies snppll with Hommapathic remedies.
References by permrsston z—S. Lilenthal, M. 1)..
Lozier. hi. 1). Dean of Calls 8,N.I .: Alfred K.
Hills,M.D..Prof.Matei-iahf icn. 3m23
BAKERS s. LOCKWOOD, .
Fashionable Draper and Tailor,
AND
G ENTS‘ FURNISHING EMPORI UN.
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
S a w. MITCHELL,
0
At the ever popular
~ UNION MARKET
has always the best of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Park,
at fairlivlnirpricos. Union (formerly Model) Marv
ket. on the Bridge. - 1?
illiNNEilTlililT INTEL,
Corner Main and Wall Sts., NOBWALK, CT.
THE subscriber having taken the above well-
known centrally located Hotel. is prepared tr-
cntertain permanent and transient ests. Good
rooms; good table; reasonable riees. A first-
elass Livery connected With the otel. Carriage!»
to all trains. Every effort made to please.
38“ D. B. MOREIIOUSE,Pi-oprietor.
‘ ”WARD P. WEED,
D R 'U G- G I 8 '1‘
Wall Street, opposite Norwall: Opera House,
A large and well selected stock of
DRUGS AMY '_ MEDICINES,
Perfumer- . Patent Medicines, all kinds Miners:
Waters, ‘oilet_and Medicated_boaps. Flavoring
and Handkerchief Extritcss, HarrBrnshes.Combs,
Sponges, Chamois Skins, Stationery. Cigars, &c.,
and is constantly adding to his stock all the new
and popular me! icincs of the day.-
B. S. BLASCER,
At h isStorci-n MALLORY‘S BLOCK,hssconstant
l y on hands generalassortmen to f
GROCERI-E-i
C ROCKEBY, GLASS,
TIN AND WOODEN WARE, £10.; ETC
Fly devotinghisconstantpersonalitttentlorstoths
businesshe hopes to meritpub.icpatronagc. 9
FRANCIS McKEON, In,
Practical Plumber.
PLUMBING in all its BRANCHES.
Green Houses Fitted up.
Orders left at Shop on School Street, or on slate
atBeldcn’s Tin Shop. Jobbing promptly attends:
to. . Y
DENTISTRY
AT HARD TIMES PRICES,
For Ca-h-No Credit:
All work executed in the Best Manner, at my office
OVER SELLECK‘S BOOK STORE.
34 T. E. SWIFT, D. D. S.
- The Medicine that Cures
.13..
VEGETINE!
Taking into consideration the character of its
.-ouchors. the history of its euros and the immense
ncreaslng demand, VEGETINE may be fairly en-
.itled the leading medicine of the age. _
For Scrofula in the blood. VEGETINE is an infal-
ible remedy, and no person need suu'er trom tu-
ners. ulcers. and all diseases arising from impure
rtood, if VEGETINE is used according to directions.
a‘here- is not a case of careful}! in existance that
Vicoit'l‘txn will not cure. provided. however. the
vital functions have not lost their power of action,
ii] that may be said to the contrary notwithstand-
n .
fines-rims is pleasant to the taste, mild in its
nfiuenoa, and a solute in its action on disease, as
be following unqestionable evidence will show.
‘ PAID NEARLY
400.00”
Jam: > ni' 2,1875.
Dear Sir—When about six months old I was vac-
iinatcd. , The parties who were vaccinated troni
be same virus died from the humor. The humor
.pread Over me tosuch an extent that! was rolled
it bran to prevent me from scratching my person.
Elie disease finally settled in my head. I remained
ll this condition about twenty years. troubled all
be time with sores breaking in my head and dis-
At this time a
mural] y in-
dgof such im-
rharzing corruption from my ear.
malt kernel appeared on my neck,
irassin in size until a tumor for-me
nensc s‘lze I could see it by turning my eyes down
vard. All this time I was taking various remedies
”or my blood without any substantial benefit.
I then went to a prominent physrcian in Boston,
vho.durini'r his treatment or six months, lanced
: .no tumor eight times, which cost me nearly $400.
l‘his left me with a roughaggravated sorcnnthout
. it all diminishing the size of the tumor, and in a
-ickly.fccble condition. I consulted another-phy-
‘lcian in Natick, who. afterconsldcrahle time. sue-
tecdod in healing the sore without reducing the
size. At this olnt I commenced to use V Ecs-
riNE, through the earnest riersuusron at a friend.
titer I had taken this medicine about one week
(experienced \venileriul sensations.‘ Ii y whole
iody seemed to be undergoing a radical change,
intil the tumor broke and l iscliargcd frrghtlnl
luantitles. From this time it decreased in size
intil the bunch disappeared. but my neck still
nears the ugly scars of the sore and lance. i am
now healthy and strong and able to work every
la . ' .
{will also mention than have been an acute
~nfl‘erer from inflammatory rheumatism ever since
i. can remember. until commencing the use at V EG-
a'rrxn. when almost immediately all rheumatic
rains ceased. This statement I volunteer for the
iurpose oi‘benefitlng other suiierlnghumamtymnd
.on will clonl‘et‘la favor by ivlng égmfiiyuch pub.
ici set it)“ t ro or. or gr ,
ty g 8. . SAVELS, Ashland. Mass.
What is Vegetiiie 2 7
It is a compound e'xtraeted from barks, roots and
ierbs. It is nainre’sremedv. ,Itis perfectly harm-
’ess tr'om anybad effect ripen the system. . It is
iourlsh'iug‘ and strsn honing. It acts direct]:
won the blood. - It qu gets the nervous system.‘ It
gives you a good, sweet sleep at nigh It we
treat panacea for o aged fathers an thers,
r‘or it givesthcm stre h.qnleisthetr nerves. and
:ivosthem nature’s sweet sleep-as 5 been
proved by many an aged person. I egreat
flood Purifier. It is a soothing re for our
:hildren. ‘ It has relieved and cured thousands.
It is pleasant to take; every child likes it. . It re-
‘ievcs‘ and cures all disease arising from impure
blood. Try the Vuanriurt._ Gite it a trial for
your complaints; then you wrll say to yourtriend.
oeighborand acquaintance.“Try t, ithascnred
me.” ,
Report of” a. Practical Chemist
and Apothecary.
Bonner, J an. 1.1874.
Dear Sim—This is to ccrtllv that I have sold' at
retail 15155 dozen (1852 bottles) of your Vson'rixir
since April 12, l870, and can truly say that. it has
given the best satisfactionot any remedy for the
complaints for which it is recommended that I
ever sold. , Sonrcelv a day passes without some of
. Svrups. - Root Beer, Ginger Ale. and Mineral
. Edward Banks,
civil Engineer &anugh Surveyor,
Office Main St., near Center Ave.,
Norwalk, Conn.
Particular attention paid to the mapping and
measurement of farms, and to the division of as
tatcs. Also to drainage'nnd sewerage matters.
Orders by mail promptly attended to.
John A. Honnecker,
B A K E R,
FOOT 0F~MILL HILL.
Bread: Rolls, Pies, Cakes, Crullera. Sts., baked
fresh everyday. Everything made out of good
materials.amt by careful and competent workmen.
Try our Baking.
NOBWA LK INSURANCE (30.,
NO R ll'A I. K, CONN.
Charter Capltnl $500,000
Paid up Capital - - 100,000
W)I.C.SICREET.PI‘CB., Geo R.Cowr.r:s,Sec’y.
1' vs isscnar‘vcc 'c... of nan-rrono.
incorporated 1512. Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $5,052,880.10
Insiires against loss and damn c by Fire. on terms
adopted to the hazard andcons stem with the lay“
of compensation. CO WIJ‘JS & MERRILL,
Sol; Agents for Nor-walk and Vicinity.
A 'I‘
Quintard’s Furniture Rooms
will be found a complete assortment ol
FURNITURE, &O.,
lnclndingeverythiiigusuallytonnd in a firstwlnss
establishment, at Prices to suit the Times. Also.
a large assortment of
GHBOMOS,’ PICTURE FRAMES,
LOOKING cmassns, are.
Gl ates cutto any size. Repairingdone In the
b nner. at short notice. Also, old llarr Mat-
trnsses made over as good as new.| -
UUINTAKMQELIW
-WM. LOCKWOOD,
(Successor to CEO. ll. RAYMON I, it CO..).
Furniture Dealer,
No. 30 Main Street, Norwalk.
U NDERTAKING.
At or store w Ill be found a large assortment of
all him a of
COFFI N S, CA SKETS,
and everything necessar for the interment of the
dead. Residence at W. . SWAN’S. Main St. 5]
BELFAST sirens ALP.
ON DRAUGHT.
MEA I) ’S
O onfeotmnexfy,
Ice Cream & Dining Saloon,
Gazette Building, Norwalk.
Cold sparkling Soda Water, with choice Fruit
Waters. 5.cent per glass. Superior quality of Ice
Cream delivered to any part of the town in plain
cans or tathorms. arties and Festivals sup-
plied at short notice and at lowest prices. Pure
onlectioncry always fresh. Fine Imported Cigars
from Park &~Tilford‘s
FRE DERICK MBA D, Proprietor.
-nycustorners testifying to its merits on t‘ ‘vcs
rr their friends. . I am perfectly cognizant of sev-
eral cases of Scofnloiis Tumors being cured by
VEGETISE alone in this vicinity.
' Very respectfully yours.
' AI GILM A N, 468 Broadway.
1‘0 II. It. S'rvnxs, Esq.
Vogetli'ir issold by all Druggists.
2i
RANGES.
GOODNO7RANGE, - - ~ - - $12.00
u at ' u . ‘ _ _ - 1““,
Call and sec thcm before buying elsewhere.
GEORGE F. BET. DEN,
Wagon for Sale.
Are you. going to Paint?
‘ USE .
AVEBILLrs
CHEMICAL PAINT 1
THE- BEST iii THE MARKET.
. It is more beautii nl, morednrable, lowerln price,
is all ready for use. does not wash b rain. best
wood preserver, is water_and fire proof, and is the
best lor_general uses, either for wood, iron or
brick buildings. Many of the finest rcsldcncesin
town are painted with
AVBRILL’S CHEMICAL PAINT
Put up ready for use in pails of I, 2 or 3 gallons
kegs of 5, 10 or 15 gallons, half barrels or barrels
All orders romptly filled and any information
given by app ying to
D. H. WEBB, Sole Ag’t for Norwalk
Office at Store of RAYMOND BRO’B, foot of,
Washingtrgt-Strect. SOUTH NORWALK. g
CARRIAGE MAKERS.
MULLINGS & TI'LLY,
Succesaor s to S. l'. TUITLE,
MARSHAL STREET, SOUTH NORWALK,
Would respectfully inform the citizens of Nor-
walk and vicrnity that they are prepared to
. . .
Build Carriages and Wagons
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Particular attention paid to REPAIRING in a]
branchosot‘the trmie.
Ono SECOND-HAND ROCKAWAY
NO TOIf BUGGY, for sale.
REAL ESTATE
Bought, Sold or Exchanger],
Office 4 Gazette Building, B. J. STUBGES.
Norwalk, Conn. Broker.
INSURANCE.
, and one.
. , 1y2
B. J. STURGES, Agent.
C. W. Burritt
Has Removed
To No. 4: Phoenix Block, Wall Sit,
Foot of Mill Hill, where with increased facilities
he is prepared to do
PLUMBING,
in all its branches. Also special attention ivcn
to Tin Booting. Tin and Sheet Iron Work an Job.
oing. Gas Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand.
Nor-walk. April, 1876.
CHAS r. LEONARD & son
‘ DEALSHIN
C O' A 'L ,
- WOOD AND BRICK,
N’th River Blue Stggelime, Cement
IIMIIT PIPE "I IEWEIS, "Ill! All
. GIIMIEIS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
WaterSt, Norwak, Conn
T.
ii. H. 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.
$ODA W ATER, with fruit syrups. and OTTAW.l
BfEfipimwn trom Matthews Patent Steel l-‘onn
'-a us.
Fruits, Nuts, fine Imported and
Domestic Cigars.
No. 21 Main Street.
An Elegant Ice Cream Saloon and Restaurat-
(oi-Ladles andGentlemen . -
(l. H. DOUGLASS, Proprietor.
p
GEORGE WARD SELLECK, .
Easconstantly in stock at hisnew stand ,
No. 9 Main Street.
Achoiee and fineassortmentof
Groceries,
Provisions,
Flour, .
Fruit, .00.,
I‘o which he wunldl nvitethe attentiono fa whi
wish t o l- urehasefirst-classgoods .a t
Reasonable Prices.
DRIED BEEF, SLICED A SPECIALTY. BEST
OF HAMS, EITHER WHOLE OR SLICED .
Dropin and see nsin orr newstore.
\'o. 9 MAIN STREET.
Stalford ci’: Stoddord’a
CHEAP CASH. ~STilIlli,
(Sugccssors to HARVEY FITCH.)
No. 51 MAIN STREET, NOR‘VALKa
Having purchasedtm
GROCERY BUSINESS
recently conducted by Mr. Fitch. we are prtapnred
to accommodate all, and will make every e on."
please our customers. We purchase our Goods for
Cash, and are enabled to
Sill. AT Low FIGURES.
All kinds oi COUNTRY PRODUCE taken in ex-
chétngc for goods. Call and see us and leave your
or era.
sriLrosn & sronuisn.
TO THE PUBLIC!
l mu receiving
GROCERIES
in variety suitable tor the warns of this ui irkel
which I am selling at. lair prices. I’ili}'9r.~‘_:ll
Wholesale or Retail will receive. prom pt attention
and orders will be tilled with as little ilelarn:
oasiblc. Oirc year ago to-ilny I commenced lillr
usiness anew. and l mu truly thankful forth:
patronage. l have rereived,auii hope to merits
continuance of the same.
CORN, OATS.
FEED .t- BRA N,
By Car Loads, Direct lrom the Mills,
I am receiving nice
Dairies of Butter
For Family Use.
a
Alan. a full supply of Vermont arr-l Maine
EARLY ROSE PO'I‘A’lVlES.
A Full Line of
Canned Gilli, installations.
All the above Goods 1 will sell at
Lowest Market Prices,
FOR CASE.
1 VOL. LIX...
Capital Represented. 823.000.000.00. ‘
and clinic.
.7,_ .:._I.I....' ‘ I
- The its... was new. "
Twns late in J one—a deepening twilight '
Within ‘the' guard‘ ' ed wall;
No shape familiar its on meaning kept,
But shadowy vague was all. '
A pcaqe that scarce would do the heavens
wrong - .. .
Reigned softly, and caressed
Thc yielding senses; While cicada-song,
Unhushed, the silent blest.
The very measure of the lor'ig-drawn notes,
So unlike other sound, .
And heard afar from myriad hidden throats.
Made rest the more profound
Tire flowers had shut their eyes, yet breathed
perfume '
As children do-in sleep :
The subtle charm was theirs of living bloom
'In slumber folded deep. ’
I
I saw through space an angel form descend—
Orinmysure repose=. .,
I felt it rather—slowly, gently bend" "
Above a dreaming rose.
The sweeping wings were level : only bowed
The star-illumined head ; .
Rare vesture falling like a fieecy cloud,
Soft, with the twilight wed.
Divinest lips 0116101890118 meme utirest
‘ Where her a blush enrorfi ;
And after, sparkling as 'the angel's crest,
The rose a dev'vdrop holds.- _
‘ All-favored. Rose! methought,‘ none' olizér
- here . .
But hence will own thypower ;
When, low 1. morespirits, fair as this‘nppear,
Each guardianiof a fiower— '
Each with a glory set';upon.the'brow ;
Each with the lucent wings ;
~Each with benigant hands and will to bow
In holy mmist’rings. -
No more one only rose her diamond wears: .
The tiniest bloom that blows, ‘
The lowliest shrub,'it’s dewy gem upbears
While lustre overflows. -
I'he twilight fades-:unearthly splendor gleams
Of gardens bathed in light :
Sufiused with radiance onlyknown indrelms
Iwake andfindit night. . -
. -—LiWs Kagadm.
=35:
Finger Rings.
Acurious-nnd .interestin' ' g5 book has just
Joell made by Mr. WilliamJones, air-“Finger
Ring Love." Finger-rings, to be’ sure, have
,iretty much. lost theisymb‘olismwmch once
lttflChEd to them; but they are one of the
ow ornaments which are indulged in by the
host barbarous and the most enlightened
races alike, and it may be taken for. granted
rom the universality with which they are
ound, that they will never go out of fashion.
Civilization, while it has discarded the ring in
the use, in the ears, and in the lips, which
:ud r people still wear, and which, there is
some reason to believe, were thus worn by
Jilt remote ancestors, still taxes the art and
[army of the jeweler, to find new ring pat-
erns, though such patterns must bdomwhat
imited in shape and in their capmity for the
.ransportation of jewels. - A'finger ring has
he merit, however, of adapting itself to
:very condition of man, every character, and
:very mood. From the gorgeous solitaire
with which the “gilded youth"'binds the
promise of his “ladye faire,"_ to the sombre
.nourning ring of blhck; from the portly
loop of gold proper to the lady who has
celebrated her silver Wedding, to the yet
nore portly signct which befits the railway
)resident and the bank director: from the
bin chased band of cheap gold, or mayhap
if gold-washed brass, which the humbler
over slips upon his shop-girl sWeatheart's fin-
,rer’ to the dazzling blaze of emerald, ruby,
ind diamond, without ‘ which the shoddy
lame suddenly grown rich cannot- sleép 0’
nights, much less appear in her box at the
rpera—it is a shape and style of ornament
.vhich with one voice every social grade cori-
. ~5esses its favorite.
We need not like the‘fashion the less be-
:ause the ring isreally venerable‘aiid histor-
c, bringing us to remote, quaint, and august
nemories. Far back in the ages, Mr. 'Jones
ells us, the ring was a Who] of office and a
narkof rank. Rings were used as signets,
“III were tokens of authority, by governors
ind priests in biblical times; and from those
imes down to a periOd when rings became
merely universal and ornamental, rings had,
-ln every use, a peculiar significance. Before
even the great could conveniently write so
unch as their names, the signet was used in-
ward of the signature to official and formal
locuments. There was a superstition that if
i man, when thus amxing his seal, broke the
ing, his speedy death was foreshadowed.
forgery by affixing a 'seal with a ring was a
leath offense in Egypt. From this use of
he ring, the next use, that is as a symbol of
oak and power, naturally came ibout.’ Alex-
inder the Great strikingly examined this
ymbolism when, lying speechless on his
leath-bed, he handed his signet to Perdiccns,
is a sign that Perdicoas shonldadmiiilbterliia
:ingdom. More interesting is' drafting re-
garded not only as a symbol, but asa‘hbrtbf
I loud, in betrothal animal-loge. Nor have
,he engagement and wedding rings qultclost
he charm ‘of this symbolism yet. The Well
ling ring and its signification are quaintly.
tharacterized by DeanConiber whenthe says: ,
‘The matter'of which. ihié‘ring‘iis made is
pure gold, Signifying how 'noble; and durable
an affection is; the form inf-roundftonnplj
that our respect or regardusliall- neverhave air
end; the place of . it is on' thefourth finger
.t the left hand, where the'aaacni-i‘-n:6ughi
there was a vein Which came directlyfrom
the heart, where it may be unwsmmvv.
ind, being a finger least Willem it may
be least subject to be worn out ; but themain
end is to be a visible and lasting token of the
covenant. which 1th "nevermbe..19.l'ém "
The ring'used, indeed, tobealiios; lip lilo.
vesting the wife, with authorityovu' her
household, for with it the householdkeya
were delivered'to her-among the‘Romans.
In the orkneys to'this day the youths and,
lasscs signify their betrothal “by clasping
hands through a great round hole in one of
those wierd monoliths known as the Standin
Stones of Stennis. Here,‘possibly, is the ot.
FLO UR, igin of the pleasant custom .of slipping upon
the dainty finger of the lady love, a token
that her whispered promise has bound her to
snow fate—Anileton’s Journal for new be:-
SLEEPING-BY Flurry—“'0 need faith to
sleep sweetly. IVorry is the parent of rest.
lessness; but he that believeth enters into
rest.
“The just live by faith ;" they» 'worh,
wait, toil, rest, eat and sleep well when: they
believe firmly. Pillow the soul on the as.
surance that the Lord cares for us. and
works all things for our goodniuil the pil-
lowed head rests in. comfort. Refreshing
sleep prolongs life. ; the physical thus profits
by the spiritual. Many believe that Christ
will save at last, but doubt his careginmlittle”
things ; they trust him for the .grenterrbnt
distrust in small concerns, and hence :worry
. The Lord is our, keeperin the
little, every-(lay trifles of life, and affairs of
the shop, farm, office, kitchen, nursery, par- .
lor, temporal and spiritual, individualitand
social, and invite’is to cast all carer—trench.
him; and, when we do it, -‘_‘he.glveth this-
beloved sleep,"_,,iind _that,,cniiblcs them to
work and prosper. - .
' I
From the journal of a Heriglislr tourist (in
America :, “Talk about their Yankee Doodle!
Their national icon is the spit-icon !"
MAOHINISTS gong, libiifiagi‘
l
Good Business WAGON wrll bosold cheap
Manor of use. Apply at the GAZE‘I‘EaIt
Geo. O. Ke'ele‘r.
Norwalk Chronicler