v WHOLE NUMBER 1531. '. Don’t Crowd. Don't crowd, the world is large enough For you as well as me - The doors of all are op idc~ The realm of thought is free. In all earth’s places you_ are right To choose the best you can- Provided that you do not try To crowd some other man. Don’t crowd the good from out your heart By fostering all that’s bad, But give to every virtue room— The best that may be had. Tocach days’s record such a one That you might well be proud ; Give eacll his right—give each his room, And never‘try to crowd. Charles Dickens. -. From the N. 1". Times. Notes of the -Ncw Policy. RY GRACE (illKEN‘YOOD. The returned Commissioners were received by President Hayes with as distinguished . consideration as Moses accorded to the cele- brated reconnoitring and spying commission he sent into the Promised Land. He feasted them in state, resigning for their sakes the more :csthetical banquet of a grand concert, for which the great composers, Chopin, Mer- candante and Donizctti, furnished the bill Of fare, and the great singers, Abbott, Brignoli, and Ferranti, were the caterers. IVe hear that the honorable guests were in a jubilant state of mind, and reported that all would soon be peace, order and prosperity down in Louisiana, as in South Carolina; that the rumbling and smoking old crater of rebellion had been quenched and drenched with the soothing syrup of concession, and that it rests from its labors. In his speech against the admission of Mr. Kellogg, nearly two months ago, Senator Saulsbury declared that good order reigned in New Orleans in spite' of Federal oppression and Packard’s usurpation, and that the loyal people were so in love with peace there was no need of Federal bay- onets; that all engines Of death were hateful to their sight; that next to peace and order they loved Gen. Nicholls, that gallant hero who had been almost dismembered for the Confederacy, having lost a leg and an arm in the lost cause. He (the Senator said) could go' here and there, up and down, at all times; could proclaim to, and crate from, public squares and hotel balconies; could, in short, stump about at his own free will, without peril and without a body-guard ; while Gov. Packard was confined to narrow State-house bounds, was “on the limits," strongly guarded and could not. solace himself with religious relaxations or with weddings, kettledrums, and surprise parties, or even by attendingr a Democratic funeral now and then, without endangering his Gubernatorial career. I re- member that Senator Howerin his able re- sponse, expressed a doubt, founded on this authoritative statement, as tO the absolutely serene and peaceable state of mind Of the \Vhite League followers of Nicholls. It struck me forcibly at the time that Timothy Izad Eli, there, but I suppose I was mistaken. I suppose we unreasonable, unpractical, im- placable, impracticable Radicals were all mis- taken—have been mistaken all along. I sup- pose we are well rid of South Carolina’s “grim Chamberlain” and Louisiana’s pestilent Packard—each but little while ago “the rose and expectancy of the fair State.” When the fickle Romans sent'the stout-hearted Cains Marius into exile, they said: “Your Coriola- nus is not much missed, but with his friends. The Commonwealth doth stand, and so would do, were he more angry at it." That is the spirit; let bygones of service, as of injury, he bygoncs, let us not. indulge in weak pity, for fallen and forsaken Republicans of the South, white or black. “Soft heartedncss in times like these, Shows softness in the upper story." Republican rule in the South, though it had some incidental advantages for the poor frecdmen, in the way of political rights, legal guarantees, educational opportunities, relig- ious privileges, and such little matters, had become aburden and a botheration greater than we could bear. The Times looks on the matter in a philosophical, if not altogether an acquiescent spirit,for it says of the “Surrender in Louisiana’I : “The loss is not wholly unmitigated. The South has been quite as much of a hindrance as a help to Republicans at the North; and though they may well shrink from applaud- ing the policy which lightens the load they assumed, at least they must feel that they are free to concentrate their energies upon other questions of immediate national import- ance.” Still, as I look back on the first proud per- iod Of Republican supremacy—a supremacy honorably earned by four years of good, hon- est, hard fighting, by vast expenditures, by fearful sacrifices of life—a supremacy based on the graves of hundreds of thousands of brave men, sanctified by a great martyrdom, and sustained by the prayers‘of countless be- reaved hearts, I cannot but feel that this is to it all “a most lame and impotent conclusion." I am reminded Of a little story I used to hear told in my childhood by the winter fireside, a legend Of a certain brave boy who once on a time left his home to seek his fortune in an neighboring kingdom. After years of hard and faithful labor, dealing on the cash system he realized from his earnings and possessions the handsome sum of a lump of gold as big as his head, and with it set out on his first visit tO his widowed mother. He trudged along gayly at first, cxulting in his treasure and in the thought of what a joyful surprise it would be to the dear old lady; but the weather was warm and-his precious burden heavy, so he was not proof against temptation when a well-mounted traveler Offered to trade his full—blooded young horse for that muscle- incumbrance. The fine thoroughbred dashed along gallantly, caracoling and cdvorting for a while, but finally stumbled and threw his rider, who, finding the animal lame, presently traded him off for a milch cow of great lacteal capacity; which, proving unmanagable, he exchanged for a fat pig, which so distressed him by breaking into yards and gardens on theway that he willingly abandoned it to se- cure a fine goose, which promised matter for Thanksgiving, but which again, finding to be a delusive, tiresome creature, 'too obstrcperous to hold and too slow to drive, he swapped for a grindstone. The legend goes on to say, that after carrying this for a little way, he sat down to rest on the high bank of a deep river, and wearily dropping his burden at his feet, saw it roll off into the dark water and disappear forever. He bewailed not his loss, but rather rejoiced at his relief, as he went on, still too disgusted and “tuckcrcd out" to care much what his mother would say when she should see him returning empty handed, after going to seek his fortune. The Republican Party started with the magnificent hard-won treasure of liberty—the genuine patriotic, humanitarian sort. This prestige or principle, was too solid a good for it to stagger under long, and was it not ex- changed for the high horse of power, reckless and rough-shod, and did not this seem to he succeeded by more vulgar live stock—the milch cow of official patronage, and the un- ruly swine of fat contracts, jobs and rings? The goose of the fable—that might answer for the Electoral majority of one. A goose is not a bad thing. Rome was saved by a goose. It, more than the imperial eagle, is the rep- resentative bird of republics. Seprcmacy in the Southern States was the last heavy invest- ment of the party, and proved a weight and a hindrance, though it represented promising ventures ill the past, prosperity, power, old successes. When he—the party—saw the flood of Democracy swallow it up, he went D on his way ill jolly fashion, fretting over no old advantages lost or fooled away, for had he not got rid of his grindstoue ? l'z're lea Oommt'sszbns ! But all, why must we ever learn wisdom by bitter experience? What treasure, what toils, what dreadful nlttl‘cilCS,.\\'hllt rich young blood, what prc- cious lives, what unspeakable agouies, might have been saved, if ill the beginning .of that fearful, cruel, useless war waged for the Union and the "brilliant abstractions" of “10‘ Declaration of Independence, a commission had been sent South, with instructions to treat with the insurgents on their own terms, and it had treated, and been treated, and re. turned to report that though the Federal Gov-I ermnent was the Government do jure, there the Confederate was the Government defiwto. Then, if the entire, North, as one man and one woman, had uttered a benedictory dis- missal in the sublime words of Scott, “Way- ward sisters, go in peace!" and they had gone their way, and taken a King, and we had gone ours, and kept our tempers, our bank deposits, our canned fruits alld jellies, our fathers, brothers, husbands, sons, and all that sort Of things, how much wiser we would have been then, and how much more fore— handed nowl‘ True, we should have been poorer ill crippled Brigadiers, military monu- lnents, anatomical museums, and such like ornaments of life, but richer ill the solid es- sentials of worldly salvation. It really seems that we have all been mistaken—woefully, fatally mistaken—but will never err in that way again. The republic has outgrown its “salad (lays, when it. was green injudglncnt." The times comes on apace when even rural pilgrims will be scarce beside that grave in Springfield, or before the great Ream statue Martyed Presidents and in the Capitol. mancipation proclamations have gone out of fashion, the “Boys in Blue" have become so many bores and bug-bears, Union victories must no longer be mentioned to “cars polite” the “Battle Hymn of the Republic" sounds only in reunions on the Other side of Jordan, and John Brown’s soul has gone into eternal bivouac. We read that extensive prepara- tions are being made for the decoration, this season, of Confederate graves in Northern cemeteries, and, at the same time, we read that in the decorations of April 26, in Florida where, if anywhere, flowers are plenty and cheap, no Federal soldier’s grave received as much as a sprig ‘of rosemary, for remem- brance, or a bunch of pansies, for thought.” Yet this little fact should be not be consider- ed. We are a generous people, we fill the cup Of kindness till it slops over, if we fill it at all, and there is of course,a large, magnan- imous, munificcnt lop-sidedness about this conciliation busincs that is most honorable to us. We must continue to do good, hop- ing for no return in the shape of a converted Democrat, a conciliated old Whig, or a re- generated Ku Klux ; certainly for not so much as a handful Of roses flung on the Southern graves of our fallen heroes, to cheer for a little their sad exile of death. I.surely have no word to say against decorating the graves of Confederate dead. Between them and us there is eternal peace. I remember that on the first Decoration Day at Arlington, I, with my‘ little daughter, sought out the graves of the rebels, -I beg pardon for the word, we used to use it then, and left on them all our Ofierings. They had sucha lowly, lonely, home-sick look. If I could I would scatter sweet flowers over the grave of all the brave men our foes, as a token of forgiveness but I would plant on none, “poppy and man- dragora” as a sign of forgetfullness. Yes, times and manners are changing; not only are long-neglected Confederate graves in de- mand, but Confederate literature is looking up. It is stated that a flourishing Northern journal has agr‘ccd to give Mrs. Stonewall Jackson $100 a column for personal recollec- tions of the private life of the saint militant of Virginia. “Can such things be and over- . come us Old fogies like a summer cloud with- out our special wonder ?” Surely, the relict Of the fighting Bishop of Tennessee, if there be such a lady, should take a hint from Mrs. Jackson, and edit a collection of “Camp-fire Meditations,” or exhortations from the Sad- dle ;” and did not the mysterious Quantrell leave a widow? is there n‘t‘a Mrs. Forrest, and a Madame Wirz, who could give us an account of the brilliant raid on Lawrence, “Fireside Stories of Pillow,” and “Idyls of Andersonville ?” Such contributions would make the fortune Of a Northern illustrated journal just now. The powerful letter Of the New Orleans special correspondent of The Timespublished to-day, has, I own, unsettled me, even mov- ed me profoundly, telling so eloquently, as it does, of the humiliation, the ruin. the deadly peril of men to whose courage and constancy we owe so much—last, but not least, our President. I try to stiffen and stolidify my weak heart by remembering how common to the human race are afiiictions and disasters. We cannot afford to squander our sympathy on carpet-baggcrs and Black Republicans, whom we have done with, when thousands of worthy people are dying Of famine in India ; and there are the poor Bulgarians, what is left of them, who must take it again ; and there were the half million or so of victims of the great tidal wave, though, to be sure, their suffering was soon over. i I went the other day into the Capitol, and took a look into the empty, silent Senate and House. They are awesome places, especially the latter and larger pit of legislation. From that imperial court have gone forth some 150 members chanting the refrain of the mournful Old‘Gaelic song—— “ We return, we return, we return 120 more !’, Alas, we shall see there no longer the at- tenuated Holman, starting up on every ques- tion of possible expense with “an eager and a nipping air," sounding down brakes with his penny whistle of economy; .but the lithe Springer we shall oft behold, leaping like a sturgeon in the troubled sea of discussion. We shall look in vain for the towering form and powerful head of Field in the place where he stood battling so manfully for his friend and client; and for the young Kentucky ora- tor by the name Of Brown. Now he is gone, we feel that we cannot well spare from that dull chamber, such stormy, electrical clo- quence as his, on whichever side it thunders. Silent, peaceful, and proper is the place, up and down whose aisles so lately walked the truculcnt Thompson with his terrible bird ; on whose floor was nursed and tended a sick- ly young revolution, till it went into convul- sions and died. Many and varied are the conjectures I beer as to the organization and composition of the next House. If the Democratic majority shall be numerically weaker, it may be strong— er in point of discipline and unanimity. A distinguished Democrat lately said to me. “We have had too large a majority. It has demoralized us. During the war, when we were a small minority, we fought gallantly, persistently—we were 'a unit.” On the other hand, we know that loss Of 'power has fear- fully demoraliied the Republicans. Why is it? I think it is because they know they have brought all this on themselves. “Conscience makes cowards of us all,” but it is something to have a conscience. The Senate will have a changed aspect. Lamar and Bill will add dignity to it, of a certain Southern sort. If we must be dominated again, it is well to be dominated by brains and character. The body has gained in other ways, in strength and weight, not counting Senator Davis ~—but reckoning him! I hear they exhumed from some Congressional lumber-room, for his use, the old arm-chair Of Dixon H. Lewis. - Yet surely Judge Davis can never quite fill the place Of that mighty son of Missouri. There was so much of him that when he was in the House of Representatives, he could have I formed a committee, held a caucus, filibuster- ed all alone by himself. He and Preston King, of New York, made a quorum; they used to call the roll for them and adjourn them separately. Prudent housekeepers say, “keep a thing seven years, and you will find use for it." An article of furniture of the gigantic proportions of the Lewis arm-chair you may have to treasure a little longef, but _hold on to it, and have faith, and Providence will send you a 400-pouuder. .__.____— I’UBLI 0 ACTS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT Passed at the January Session of the General Assembly, 1877. [Publlshcdby Authority] [Senate Bill No. 55.] CHAPTER cxtv. An Act in alteration of an Act con eeruing Domestic Relations. to it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatlvcs In General Assembly convened : SECTION 1. That in all marriages hereafter contracted, neither husband nor wife shall acquire, by force of the marriage, any right to or interest in any property held by the other before the marriage, or, acquired after the marriage, except as to the share of the survivor in the property of the other, as here- inafter provided. The separate earnings of the wife shall be her sole property. The wife shall have power to make contracts with third persons, and to convey to them her real and personal estate, in the same manner as if she were unmarried. All her property shall be liable to be taken for her debts, except so far as protected by other statutes; but in no case shall be liable to be taken for the debts of the husband. And the husband shall not be liable for the debts of the wife contracted be- fore marriage, nOr upon her contracts made after marriage, except as hereinafter specified. SEO. 2. All purchases made by either hus- band Or wife in his or her own name shall be presumed, in the absence of notice to the con- trary, to be on his or her private account and liability; but both shall be liable where any article purchased by either shall have in fact gone to the support of the family, or for the joint benefit of both, or for reasonable apparel of the wife, or for her reasonable support while abandoned by her husband. It shall, however, be the duty of the husband to sup- port his family, and his property when found shall be first applied to satisfy any such joint liability; and the wife shall in equity be enti- tled to an indemnity from the property Of the husband for any property of her own that shall have been taken, or for any money that she shall have been compelled to pay, for the sat- isfaction of any such claim. . SEO. 3. On the death of either husband or wife, the survivor, except in the cases men- tioned in the next section, shall be entitled to the use for life of one-thi value of all the property, real and personal, egally or equita- bly owned by the other at the time of his or her death, after the payment Of all debts and charges allowed against the estate; such third to be set out by distributors appointed by the; court Of probate, and to be set out in any property real or personal, or both, according to the judgment of the distributors. The right to such third shall not be defeated by any disposition Of the property by will to other parties. Where there is nmwill the survivor shall take such third absol ly, and if there are no children Of the decendent, or representatives of children, shalltake one-half absolutely instead of one-third. .Where either husband or wife shall have given any device or legacy to the other by .will, such provision shall be taken to be in lieu Of the share herein provided for, unless the contrary shall be ex- pressly stated Or shall clearly appear; but in any such case the party shall have his or her election whether to accept the provision of such will or to take such statutory share. The wife shall also, when in the opinion of the judge of probate it is necessary, be allow- ed a reasonable sum from the estate of the husband for her support and that of her fami- ly during the settlement of his estate; but in that case shall not take her statutory share till after the expiration of the time for which such allowance is made. SEO. 4. The provisions of ,the last preced- ing section, with regard to the statutory share of the surviving husband or wife in the prop- erty of the other, shall not apply to any case where, by a written contract made before marriage or after, either party has received from the other what was, intended as a pro. vision in lieu of such statutory share. Nor shall either party be entitled to such statutory share-who had without sufficient cause aband- oned the other and had continued such aband- onment to the time of the other's death. , SEO. 5. The foregoing provisions shall ap- ply only tO marriages hereafter contracted; but in the case of marriages already existing any husband and wife may, during the mar- riage, enter into a written contract with each other for the mutual abandonment of all rights of either in the property of the other under exising statutes or at common law, and for the acceptance instead thereof of the rights given by this act; which contract shall be recorded in the probate court of the dis- triet and in the town clerk's office of the town in which they reside. And upon such con- tract being so made and recorded the provis- ions of this act shall apply to such marriage in the same manner as to marriages hereafter contracted. SEO. 6. All statues and parts of statues now existing which give to either husband 01' wife any other rights or interest in the prop- erty of the other, either during marriage or after the death pf either, than those which are given by this act, are repealed as regards their applfiation to all marriages embraced within the provisions of this act. The pro- visions of the statute with regard to dower late either to modes of proceeding or to the duties of tenants in dower as to property held by them; which duties are hereby made the duties of any husband or wife holding a life interest in any estate of the other under the provisions of this statute. "Approved, March 16, 1877. . [House Bill NO. 299.] onArrnn oxv. An Act in addition to an Act concerning ‘ Crimes and Punishmeuta. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened : SECTION 1. If any officer of the state, or of any district, city, county, town, or borough, whose salary or compensation is fixed by law, shall charge and receive, or shall retain, re- ceive, or collect to his own use any sum or sums in excess of the legal salary or compen- sation, he shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding one year, at the discretion Of the court having cognizance of the Offense. [Approved March 16, 1877. [House Bill No. 290,] _ CHAPTER ova. An Act Concerning the Preservation of Game. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Reprev scntatives in General Assembly convened : SECTION 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to hunt or pursue, kill, destroy, or attempt to lcill any woodcock quail, or any ruffled grouse, (commonl called partridge,) between the first day of anuary and the first day of October in each and every year. And every person so offending shall, for each and every offense (the killing or de- stroying or having in possession of each bird shall be deemed a separate offense,)be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined not more than twenty-five dol- lars for each and every bird killed. and costs of suit, and shall stand committed to the county jail until such fine is paid: provided, that such imprisonment shall not exceed twenty-five days for each and every offense above named. SEO 2. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to destroy or remove from the nests of any birds mentioned in section one of this act, any egg or eggs of such birds, or for any person to buy, sell, or have in posses— sion such eggs, or wilfully destroy the nests of such birds or. either of them. And any person so offending shall, on conviction, be fined not more than twenty-five dollars for each and every nest robbed or destroyed. Sec. 3. No person or persons shall, at any time, (except on his own land) with a trap, or snare, or net, take or attempt to trap, snare net, or take any woodcock, partridge, (so called) or quail. And every person so offend- ing shall, on conviction, be fined not more than twenty five dollars and costs of suit, and shall stand committed to the county jail until such fine is paid; presided, that such impris- onment shall not exceed thirty days. SEC. 4. NO person or personh, or transpor- tatlon companies shall buy, sell, or expose for sale, or have in his or theirpossession, for the purpose or selling or exposing for sale, or for transportation, or for any purpose, any of the birds mentioned in section one of this act, during the period in which it shall be un- lawful to kill. such birds; and‘any person or persons so Offending shall, on conviction, be fined and dealt with as specified in section one of > this act. ‘ SE0. 5. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to hunt with gun or dog within the enclosed grounds or landof another wheth- cr_persons or corporations, without first ob— taming from the owner, agentapr occupants of such enclosed grounds or lands. his, her, or their permission so to do: presided, each. owner shall have placed six printed signs or notices In six different conspicuous places, on his, or their land. Each notice board shall be at least one foot square, and the letters shall be plainly made. ‘ are however to be in force so far as they re. - Sne.‘ 6. Any person or persons violating section fifth of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined in a sum not less than seven dollars and not exceeding twenty-five dollars, exclusive of any damage by trespass. SE0. 7. There shall be no shooting or hunt- ing, or having in possession in the Open air the implements for shooting, on the first day of the week called Sunday, and any person violating the provisions of this section, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than twenty five dollars, nor less than seven dollars for each offense. Approved March 22, 1 77 [House Bill No. 303.] CHAPTER CXVII. An Act fixing Mileage. Be it enacted by the Senate and Ilouse of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened 2 SECTION. 1. That the following be the MILEAGE FOR HARTFORD COUNTY. Miles. Distance from Hartford to Avon. 20 “ “ Berlin 13 “ “ Bloomfield 6 “ “ Bristol 18 “ “ Burlington 23 “ “ Canton 22 “ “ East Granby 20 “ “ East Hartford 2 “ “ East Windsor 14 “ “ Enfield 18 “ ' “ . Farmington 19 “ ‘ “ Glastonbury 12 “ ‘ “ Grauby 18 “ “ Hartlaud 39 “ “ Manchester - 9 “ “ Marlborough 30 “ 0“ New Britain 9 “ “ Newington 5 “ “ Plainville l4 “ “ Rocky Hill 8 “ “, Simsbury 15 “ “ ' Soutlliugton 20 “ “ South Windsor 8 “ “ Suffield 17 “ “ West Hartford 4 “ “ . Wetllersf‘leld 4 “ . “ Windsor 6' “ “ Windsor Locks 12 MILEAGE FOR NEW nAvnx COUNTY. ' Miles. Distance from Hartford to Beacon Falls 41 “ “ Brauford 45 “ “ Bethany 45 “ “ Cheshire 26 “ “ Derby 48 “ “ East Haven 40 “ “ Guilford 52 “ “ Hamden 34 “ “ Madison 56 ‘- “ Meriden 18 “ “ Middlebury 38 “ “ Milford 46 “ “ Naugatuck 37 _New Haven 36 North Branford 45 “ ' “ North Haven 20 “ “ Orange 42 “ “ Oxford 48 “ “ Prospect 29 “ “ Seymour 44 ‘ ‘ “ Southbury ~ 55 “ “ Wallingford 24 “ “ IVatcrbury 32 “ “ Wolcott 37 ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ Woodbridge 40 MILEAGE FOR xnw LONDON COUNTY. Miles. Distance from Hartford to Bozrah, 50 “ “ COlchester 40 “ “ East Lyme 56 “ “ Franklin 42 “ “ Griswold 53 “ “. Groton 65 “ “ Lebanon 4?. “ “ Lcdyard 58 “ “ Lisbon 50 “ “ Lyme 43 “ “ Montville 58 “ “ New London 61 “ “ NorthStonington 80 “ “ Norwich 50 “ ‘ “ Old Lyme 45 “ “ Preston 55 “ “ Salem 58 “ “ Spraguo 42 “ “ Stonington 75 “ “ Waterford 58 MILEAGE FOR rAmrIELD oonxrr. ‘ Miles. Distance from Hartford to Bethel 89 “ “ Bridgeport 53 “ “ Brookfield 82 “ “ Darien 74 “ “ Danbury 92 “' “ Easton . 63 “ “ Fail-field . 58 “ “ Greenwich 84 “ “ Huntington 62 “ “ Monroe 67 “_ “ New Canaan 86 “ “ New Fairfleld 97 “ “ - Newtown' 74 “ “ Norwalk 70 “ “ Reading 87 “ “ Ridgcfield 84 “ "‘ Sherman 96 “ ‘ Stamford 78 _“ “ Striqiord 50 “ “ T oil 7 ‘-v‘ “ Wes on 68 “ “ Westport 65 “ “ Wilton 75 MILEAGE son WINDIIAM conxrr. Miles. Distance from Hartford to Ashford ' 46 “ “ Brooklyn 66 “ “ Canterbury 50 “ “ Chaplin 44 “ “ Eastford 50 “ “ Hampton 44 “ “ Killingly 64 “ “ Pomfret 50 “ “ Plainfield 50 ” “ Putnam 56 “ “ Sterling Ill “ “ Scotland 40 “ “ Thompson 61 “ “ Voluntown ' 60 “ “ Windham 35 “ “ Woodstock 60 MILEAGE FOB LI'I'CHFIELD COUNTY. ‘l 1 05. Distance from Hartford to Barkhamsted 34 “ “ Bethlehem 45 ‘9 “ Bridgewater 96 “ “ Canaan 61 "' “ Colebrook 40 “ “ Cornwall 71 “ “ Goshen 52 “ “ lIarwinton 53 “ ' “ Kent 80 H “ Litehfield 58 “ “ Morris 62 "' “ New Hartford 29 “ “ New Milford 90 “ ’ “ Norfolk 45 “ “ North Canaan 55 H ‘5 -~ . Plymouth 26 "' “ a} Roxbury 92 “ “ Salisbury 62 “ “ Sharon 71 “ “ Thomaston 27 u “ Torrington 46 H “ Warren 76 H “ Washington 95 “ “ Watertown 39 -‘ ' “ 'Winchester 35 " “ Woodbury Q MILEAGE I-‘OB MIDDLESEX COUNTY. Miles. Distance from Hartford to Chatham 25 “ “ Chester 34 “ “ Clinton 51 “ “ Cromwell ' 13 “ “ Durham 24 “ “ East Haddam 33 u “ Essex 39 “ “ Haddam 27 “ “ Killillgworth 43 “ “ Middlefield 21 “ “ Middletown 15 “ “ Old Saybrook 43 “ “ Portland 18 “ “ Saybrook 35 “ “ Westbrook 46 MILEAGE FOR TOLLAxD oovxrv. Miles. Distance from Hartford to Andover 23 “ “ Bolton 20 “ “ Columbia. 28 “ “ Coventry 28 “ “ Ellington 20 ‘ ‘ “ llebron 39 .. "I Mansfield 36 “ “ Somers 24 “ “ ‘ Stafford 52 “ “ Tolland 22 H “ Union 0 60 w “ Vernon 17 u “ Willington 48 Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. [Approved March 16, 1877.] [HOUSE BILL No. 292.] CHAPTER oxvul. An Act Relating to the District Court Of Litch- field County. De ircnuctcd by the Senate and [louse Ol‘ Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened : SEC. 1 That chapter twenty-four of the public acts passed May session, A. 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GIBSON, Organist of the First Congregational Church . Teacher of the Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical Com position. Box 379 P. 0., NORWALK, CONN. J. Belden Hurlbutt, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Room No. 4, [up stain-8,] GAZETTE BUILDING; 9 EMILY V.D.PARDEE,M.D., (Graduate of N. Y. Medical College for Women, Cor. JIIAIN d: JIARS’HALL STREETS, SOUTH NOR\VALK, CON N . Oll‘lce Hours, until9 a. m., andlrom 3 p. m. At- tention to all classes Offiiseascs Incident to a. gen- eral practlce of medicine and surgery. Fam- ilies supplied with Homoeopathic remedies. References by pcrmlsslon:—S.,Lilenthal, M. D., Prol‘. Ol' Theoryand Practice, N. Y. city; Clemence Lozler, M.'D. Dean-of College,-N. 1'.: Alfred K. Hills, M. D.,Prol'. Materia Medica. 3m23~ CHARLES \V. MANY, l S surgeon Dent/wt, sleuthing. CONN. 8; Mai" and Wall Streets. Nitrous- Olllcecorner . . . , xule asadmlnlstercd. c. B. i-CVDOLIDGE, DENTIST. Successor to Dr. Asa H111, WALL STREET, NORWALK, Olllcc over 0. J. Gruman’s Dry Goods Store. 3‘ Gas administered for extracting teeth with- out pain. DENTISTRY ' A T 1-1.4 RD, TIMES PRICES, For Cash—No Credit 3 All work excuted in the Best Manner, at my ollice Corner of Main and Washington Streets, ’SOUTII NORWALK, CONN. 'l‘. E. SWIFT, D. D. S. ' J. HARVEY BETTS, Wllol'esale and Retail Dealer in GROCERIES, 'l’ruullluus, Fluu, Grain, Feel, &u., Wilton, Conn. J ust Received, a Fresh Supply of Geyser Spring, Selser, llchl and DARBDNID ADID'WATER, At S. GRUMMAN’S 51}; MAIN STREET, NORWALK, coax. VEGETIN E HER OWN WORDS. BALTIMORE, MD., Feb. 13, 1877. Mu. H. R. STEVENS :—‘ Dear Sir—Slncc several years I have got a sore and very painful foot. I had some physicians, but they couldn’t care me. Now I have heard at your VEGE’I‘INE from a lady who was sick for a. long and I went and bought me one bottle of VEGE- TINE; andafterlhad used one bottle, the pains left me, and it began to heal, and then I bought one other bottlc.und so I take it yet. I thank God for this remedy and yourself; and wishing every sufferer may pay attention to It, It is a blessing for health. M RS. C. IIRABE, 638 West Baltlmorc Street. VEGETINE SAJFE AND SURE. Mu. II. B. STEVENS. ' In 1872 your VEGETINE was recommended to me, and, yeildlng to the persuasions Ot' a friend. I consented to try it. At the time I was suffering from. general nobility and nervous prostratlon, superinduced by overwork and Irregular habits. Its wonderful strengthening and curative propor- tics seemed to affect my debilitated system from the first dose; and under its peISIstent use I rap idly rccoveredmainmg mOlc than,usual health and good feeling. Since then I havc'not hesitated to give VEGETINE my most unqualified lndorse- meat. as being a safe. sure, and pouverful agent in promoting health and restoring the wasted sys- tem to new life and energy. V newnmn Is the only medicine I use; and as long as I live I never expect to find a better. _ Yours truly, W. II. CLARK, 120 Montcrey Street, Allcgauy. l’enn. VEGETIN E THE BEST SPRING MEDICINE CIIARLESTO WN. II. R. Srnvnxs, Dear Sir:- Tllis is to certify that I have used your “Blood Preparation” in my family for several years, and think that for Scrofula or Cankcrous llulnors or Rheumatic affections it cannot be excelled; alld as a blood purifier and spring medicine It Is the best thing I have ever used, and have used almost everything. 1 can cheerlully recommend It to any one ill need of such a medicine. Yours respectfully, » M RS. A. A. 1)],NSMORE, 19 Russell Street. VEGETIN E \VHA T IS NEEDED. BOSTON. Feb. 13, 1871. 11.11. S'rsvsxs, Dear Sir :7- , . . About one year slnce 1 found lnysell III a feeble conditlon from general dcblllty. YEG E'I‘INE was strongly recommended tome by a. menu who had been much bencflttell by Its use. 1 procured the article, and, after using several bottles, was re- stored to health. and (lisconunucd Its use. I feel quite confident that there is no medicine superior to it for those complaints for wlllcll lt ls especially prepared and would cheerl‘u,ly recommend it to those who leel thatlthefllneed something to re- store them to perfect lea l. 1 ’ ‘ Respectfully yours, U. L. PLTTENCILL, Firm S. M. Pcttenglll A: 00., . No. 10 State Street, Boston. - VEGETINE All Have Obtained Rcllcf. SOUTH BERWICK. ME,, Jan. 17,1877. II. it. S'rnvnxs Esq. Dear Sir.— I have had dyspepsia in its \fist forms for the last ten years, and have taken hundreds ol_dollurs’ worth 01 medicines without obtaining relief. in September last. I commenced taklng the V126};- TIN E, since which time my health has steadily improved. My tood digests well, and I have gam- ed liftccn pounds 01 lies I. There are several otll- crs in tilts place taking VEGETINE, and all have ' :’ dr liel‘. 0M T'glglrs frilly, THOMAS E. MOORE, Overseer of Card Room, Portsmouth Co.’s Mills. v :E'. 8- 3:: '1' :r. N 1-: . Prepared by H. R. STEVENS, Boston. Mass. Vegetine is sold by all Druggists. can obtain YI’E MET L at the TI OFFIOl MACHINISTS GAZ of choice fruits, berries, rte. . ~ . t a d lev‘ces 2' cut. c ’tra. ' . Arlunmmc“ s n t 1 more l of” Exchange for other property, ' cheap. Enquire Of A. A. FABE‘R, Water St., or time, and became all wellt‘rom your VEGETINE, . ‘ and Handkerchief Extracss, HairBrushes,Conlbs, NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, MAY; 15, '1877. REAL ESTATE. \I\I\I\I\’\I \1\/\1\1\/\/\/\/\Ixzxzxrx /\/\1u\/\/u\ For Sale or to Let, At; Cannon’e Station, D. A: N. in, a v desir- able UOUN'I‘RI' I’LAC r1, cont up; 1. es of land. improved by II superior ’l‘WO SI‘O AND ATTIC DWELLING, and all necessary out-build- ings and beauty in thorough order. Abundance Terms easy. Call on or address L. GAMBRILL, 2111*15 Callnon’s Station. To Rent. small cotta cSroOlus opposite residence Of J.1’ANTO. , Esq., Broad River. Large gar- ot orgrounll \vllll it. Rent low. . ROBERT ELLS. A dell and pl 12 Apply 0 To Rent- OUSE corner 01‘ Elm Street and Franklin Avenue, south side 01' Elm Street. I’Osscss~ ion given immediately. Ground floor 313 a month. The place has the Borough water and a fine well. 11tt‘ Ellla‘NE’lElt HILL, Elm Street. OUSES AND ROOMS To LET, by 11. FITCH, 51 Main Street. 7 To Rent. HE STORE now occupied by Sclleek Brothers, T from April let. Also a house on Main Street. near the residence of ill. Quintard. on E. ()UINTARD. To Rent. THE elegant residence known as the“Dimon Place," pleasantly located on \Vest Aveuuo one ofthe most desirable places in the Borough ol Norwalk, is offered to rent on moderate terms. Also, a large Carpenter Shop, located on Arch Street, on the Benton property. Will be rented very low. For full particulars enqurc of (ill JAMES DISNEY, ltcal Estate Agent. To Rent. THE subscriber offers to rent her place Ofiiain Street, Norwalk, opposite the Fair Grounds. Ilousc new, comnlodious and convenient. Bor- ough Water. Wlll rent the entire house, oreither the ‘1: or second stories. App! to the owner on the premises. CLAltlSSA \ ILLIAMS. 2tl5 I For Sale Cheap, One of the neatest. and easiest llttlc Cottages in the Borough. Will sell to a good tenant for little orlnimoney down. Enquire at GAZETTE 0F- F C ‘. __ l —A Two-Story Dwelling on Fair F01. bale- Street, 6 or 7 rooms. Will be sold JAS. L. DAVIS 57 SUN, 184 South St., N. Y. 4t18 For Sale. A GDTIAGE FOR A SIIGtE FAMILY, 11::va I Convenient, well located and cheap. u' e f C. 1’. TURNEY. 11 _ q 11' o orwalk, March 12, 1877. House for Sale. I I-IE subscriber, being about to leave town, offers for sale his residence on High Street. It is a two story frame dwelling, containing ten rooms, with pantry. closets, water, gas, 820., lot about SOx‘zllO tent, with choice variety of fruit. Possession given immediately. For terms and further particulars enquire ol ' D. S. BARTRA M. Norwalk, April 2d, 1877. 4tl~l ADeslrahleFumlslleIl House Inlet HE subscriber Ollcrs his House, containing 12 rooms. furnace, gas, Borough water. Also on premises, an excellent well of water, a line garden, with asparagus and strawberry beds,apple, pears, grapes, and other lruit in abundance, large barn, poultry house aLd yard, wash house. &c., &c. 1’- "=31“ given on short notice. For further particulars enquire of . . . CHARLES T. LEON AllD. Norwalk,Feb. 12th, 1877. 7 For Sale. , A House and Lot, in a. healthy location on “E Fair Street, above Catharine. The llouse is _ nearly new, well built,convenientiy arrang- ed, and “’1” make a. comfortable and )leasant home foraiamlly of average size. The ot runs back to the river. There 153 well of excellent water on the place, and Borough water in the Street. Price low, and part of the money can re- mam on mortgage. A line chance to sccurca home. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. 3tf For'Sale or Exchange. HE Large, Elegant and Pleasantly Located Dwelling of the subscriber, on East Avenue; House has 15 rooms, with all modern improve- ments ; about two acres ground attached. Will be sold at reasonable price or exchanged for New York City property. Apply to or address ‘2. GEO. W. CRAM. 150x 452, Norwalk, Ct. n:. Desirable Property for sale. Vcrydcsirable place on East Avenue. Also, a few choice Building Lots situated on Osborn Avenue, for sale cheap. Also, a nicely located House and Lot on Mer- win Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar- gain. Enquire of - S, E. OSBORN. EastAvcnue, tfll or to D. W. FITCH, West Avenue. A BARGAIN. 0R SALE—A first-rate built lIousc,(on East Avenue,) containing nine rooms; will be let if none“. Also BUILDING LOTS for sale. Apply to D. II. FITCH. Norwalk, N ov. 27tll,1s7fi. lstl FOR SALE. I W0 very desirable Buildln Lots on \VestMain Street. Apply at the GA’ ETTE OFFICE. C. W. LOCKWOOD’S SONS Have taken the Store, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block, Main Street, where “Icy will open a first-class Fish, ‘ ~ Fruit, Vegetable and Poultry Market. They intend to keep it well stocked with Fresh. Salt, Smoked dz Canned Fish of all the choice va rities, and Fruits and Vegeta- bles 01‘ all kinds, in their season. The furnishing of POULTRY, eith‘er alive or dressed, a specialty. Also EGGS. Norwalk. Conu., February 20th, 1577. ED \VA KB I.’ . \W ICED, D R U G- G- I S T Wall Street, opposite Norwalk Opera House, A large and well selected stock 01 DRUGS AND MEDICINES, Perfumery, Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineral Waters, :Ioilct and Medicated Soaps. Flavoring Sponges, Chamois Skins, Stationery, Cigars, &c., and is constantly audmg to hls stock all the new and popular medicines of tile day. S at W. MITCHELL, . At the ever popular UNION MARKET has always'the beat of Beef, Veal, l‘v‘Iuttou, and Pork, at lairlivingprices. Union (formerly Model) Mar hot, on the Bridge. 18 [TA-ans s. nocrnvoon, - Fashionable Draper and Tailor AND GENT S’ F URNISIIING EMPORI Ulll. Main Street,Norwalk, Conn. To THE LADIES .- Mrs. inflict-can, North Avenue, isnow fully prepared to execute allordcrs in “STAMPING.” Monogramcs.Crests,&-c., Stamp‘ed to ordcr,as wellasplainstamping. ‘allalldsccspccllllclls.lltl 03‘VA LK INSURANCE (30., ‘ NURIVALJI', COIVN. Charter Caplta - "I - $500,000 Paid up Caplra - - - - 100,000 WM. 0. SEIIEET. Pres., G no It. COWLES, Sec’y. F’I‘N .1 l NSU IRA NCE Co. ofllAR'l‘FORD. I J Incorporated 1512. Charter Perpetual. Capital and Assets, $5,052,880.19 Insures against loss and damage by Fire, on terms adopted to the hazard audconslsteut with the laws Of compensation. COWLES & MILIIRILL,‘ Sole Agents for Nor-walk and Vicinity. ‘17. E. QUINTARD, Gullulul l‘uuuluhuu Undertaker, OPPOSITE. HORSE R. R.DEPOT. 96‘01-ders attended to day or night. Residence Main Street, :l'doors from Union Avenue. ' LARGE gsuouTMENT on H IL D it E N ’ A R R IA G‘ E EXTREMELYAIOW PRICES. AT - E. K. Lockwood’s. wagon for Sale. Good Business WAGON. will be sold cheap for want of use. Apply at the GAZETEE , tains. 2/71, 1/. RETURN TO NORWALK. THE subscriber, having returned to Nor-walk, bought out the Blacksmithing business at the old. established stand knm'vn as ‘JLaulb’s Shop," Mum Street, is now fully prepared to do IIORSE AND OX. SHOEING, -—AND-- Carriage Making . In the bestmanner, and at low rates. Special at;- tentlonpald to Lame and Interfering Horses. EDWIN C. LLOYD. 1 8 '7 '7 BUY YOUR Provisions, . ' Groceries, Poultry, CRUCKERY MB GLASS WARE Fruits, Nuts, etc. F I S I-I' , (Fresh, Salted and Canned.) OYSTERS, (Opened or in the Shell.) CLAMS,&O. ALSO Vegetables of all Kinds, (Fresh and Canned.) Canned Fruits, BREAD, PIES, CAKES, &G., 8&6. AT DEMMON & NEWCOMB’S, 53 & 55 Main St., Norwalk.. GEORGE H. RAYMOND, ,Furnishing Undertaker, No. 53 MAIN sTnEET‘, (Up Stairs.) CHAS T. LEONARD & SON DEALER IN C O .A. L , WOOD AND BRICK, N’thRiverBlue Sgtggelimeflement alum ms nu: SEWERS. mus All llllllllllils, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Water St._ Norwak, Conn CARRIAGE MAKERS. MULLINGS &T|LLY, Successors to S. P. TUTTLE. MARSIIAL STREET, SOUTH NORWALK Would respectfully inform the citizens of Nor- walk and vicinity that they are prepared to Build Carriages and Wagons . OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Particular attention paid to REPAIRING in nl branches of the trade. One SECOND-HAND ROCKAWAY N0 TOP BUGGYLI'OT sale. Are you going to Paint? ' USE . AVEREELL’S CHEM’IEDL PAINT! THE BEST IN THE MARKET. _ Itlsmorebeautiful,moredurable,lowerinprice, Is all ready for use, does not wash by rain.bcst wood preservcr, is water and fire proof, and is the best for general uses, either for wood, iron or brick buildings. may Ol'tllc fin ref rcsidencesin town are painted with AVERILL’S CITED! [CAL PAINT Put up ready for use in pails of 1, 2 or 3 gallons kegs 01‘s, 10 or 15 gallons, hall" barrels or barrels ‘All orders promptly filled and any information given by applying to ‘ D. H. WEBB, Sole A g’t for Norwalk Office at Store of RAYMOND BHO’S, foot of Washington Street, SOUTH NORWALK. 0. H. DOUGLASS, Manufacturing Confectioner, Keeps constantly on hand a large variety of Pure Confectionery Always Fresh and of the Best Quality, at \Vllolcsalc aml'Remil. - Also a superior article Of I OF. C RE AM. SODA WATER, with fruit syrups, and OTTAWA BEER,dra\vn lrom Matthews Patent Steel Foun- , and one 1y2 Fruits, Nuts. fine Imported and Domestic Cigars.- No. 21 Main Street. An Elegant Ice Cream Saloon and Restauran forLadIcs andGcntlemen. G. H. DOUGLASS,Proprietor. GEORGE WARD SELLEGK, has cons‘tly ill stock at his new store, .. No. 9 Main Stre et. a choice and fine assortment of 6 Grocemes, U I Prov/1.81 ens, Flo ur, I 0 Format, (20. , To which he would invite the attention ol'all who wish .tO purchase first-class goods at Reasonable Prices. DRIED BEEF. NLICED, A SPECIA LIY. DES Tof 11.4318 EITHER. "2110le 0R , « snow). Drop in and see him at his new store \To. 9 RIAIN STREET. I would request the attention of any persons who contemplate building to‘tlle very (lesi- rabie stock of LUMBE R Now in my Yul-(Lat Nor-walk. . . "I am now prepared to lllrn‘ish ill the hum of SHINGLES, -—BOTII—, .SIIAVED PINE and CEDAR, And of Sawed Shingles The S. K. & 00., The Curtis 8t, 00., And other Brands. Also, Saweol Spruce. Also a Large alld Thoroughly Seasoned Lot Of Soft Michigan Siding, Both Rough Edge and Jointed. In all grades 01‘ Lumber. ot‘cvcry description, used in this market, my assortment never was better. or pl iccs more favorable. Now is the Time to Buy, When a good selection can be had, belore the yards are thinned out wuueuouu, Ash and BlackWalnul Always on hand. Lumber delivered by rail or teams. No charge for loading on board cars. E. J. HILL. , OFFICE. 31 l Family; Groceries DRUG STORE. FELIX REGNIER, M. D., I’EIDLEY II. GLINES, Druggists & Apothecaries, Successors to II. L. URLE. NO. 11 Main Street, Norwnlk, CL, kccpconstantly on hand it full stock 01 Pure Drugs and Chemicals. Our Dispensing Room is In charge of DR. W. C. GLINES. an experienced Pharmacist. With his knowledge otChemistry, and care in the prepara- tlon Ol Medicines. generally. we lecl conlldcnt all main who favor us with their orders will be well ) 501 . FARMERS AND HORSEMEN Should know that we keep a full su) l Ol'Vct ri- llary Medicines and are prepared toI lid, prescfip- (lonstor Horses and Neat Cattle. from Clater, Blame, Dclalossc, Moiroud and other celebrated authorities. Our stock, among other articles, comprise the chowcst l’erlumcsSoaps. Colognes andllair Oils, a’lso Brushes, Combs, Chamois Skins. Sponges, 1 urc (.ulyeerl,ne,Blrd Seed, Fancy Artlcles,Pal:ent Mcdlclncs, Clgars, etc., etc. Also Choice Liquors, Wines, Ale and Porter for Medlclnai purposes. CHEAP FOR CASH! The undersigned having purchased the stock of goods lormerly owned by the Soverlgns ot‘ Indus- try, and‘ lltted up the store with an entirely new stock of Goods, Is now offering to the public as good an assortment of CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, Provlslons, Flour. Teas. Sugar, Spices, kc" at the very lowest market prices for cash. Goods deliv- ered anywhere about town -1 rec Ol‘ charge. Call and try us, It will be for your advantage. GEORGE CARTER, Lynes’ Block, Water Street, opposite Railroad Crossing. 11 'Sewing Machines Repaied. All kinds of Sewing Machines Repaired and put in pcrlect run- .. mg order. Every machine guar- anteed to run as good as new. 01'- ders left at S. K.Stanley’s News Oflicc, or sent to me by mail will recclvc prompt attention. C. J. Gruman, Jr. ‘ 3m11 Pianos ‘for Sale. One New Weber and One New Cluckcrmg‘ Pianos, TAKEN in exchange for otherproperty,will be sold at a. great sacrifice. 'For particulars medlately or enquire of GEO. R. CIIOLWELL, High Street. 'W'. W. CLARK, Practical House and Sign Painter. GRAINING, MARBLING, GILDING, KALSO- MINING. Plain and Decorative PAPER HANGING. FURNITURE Re- ‘ ainted and Varnished. 41 MAIN STREET, -(:lnlB)- NORWALK. A CARD. It is with pleasure that I return my grateful thanks to my friends and former patrons for their klntl and liberal plltrouagein times past. And I nowcxtcud the invition to all by giving notice that I can be found at the Store NO. 51 Main Street lormerly occupied by myself, and latterly by Messrs. Stall‘ord & Stoddard, where I shall take pleasure to wait upon such as In" favor Inc with thelr patronage. HARVEY FITCH. N orwalk, J annary 29, 1877. 11.11.72 (3. summit, DRUGGISTS, Cor. Main and “(all Sts., Norwalk, DEALERS 1N DRUGS, ALL THE Popular Patent Medicines, PERFUMES, SOAPS, POMADES, . B a U s H E s, COMBS, MIRRORS“ WALLETS. DOLLS, CARRIAGE & SLATE SPONGES, SODA WATER, M I N E R A L w A T E R s , ROOT BEER & GINGER. A L E . 13 Fine Bath (Bleached) Sponge, a Specialty. address im ll A GREAT SUCCESS l FLORIDA TONIC BISTEBS This article has been placed into the market by REUBEN IIOI'T. lormerly Ol‘tbis town, who has furnlsllcd Ellch excellent remedies, as NESBITT’S CDUGH SYRUP,, CAMP-HORINE- Walllllllall’s Dluuuluullumelu. It is pleasant to the taste. and can be used in cases when a mild tonic is desired. Give them all a trial. For sale by H. M. & C. S. PROWITT, CORNER DRUG STORE. GARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS. HI Ml & 0| 8‘ PROWITT Have a lull supply 01‘ the BEST SEEDS. Double Fluuurluu Tulane Bulls, _ 5 Cents Each. Two years ago. we had the same kind of DOUBLE BULBS, and at that time sold several hundred which general sittisl‘aetion. H. M. D C. S. PRUWITT, gave nnuccrsrs. I Furniture -Furnriturc If you wish Parlor,’.llhrary, Dining and Sitting Room Sets, \Valllut or Cottage Chamber Sets, or anything in the Furniture Line,Ol‘ the Latest Sty lo, Best Finish and Make and for the Least Money, go to WM. LOCKWOOD’S, No‘. 3 D Street, NORWALK, CONN. Also, General rnishing Undertaker. Orders attended to promptly day or night. Resi- dence with Mr. C. T. Cornwall, France St. .1. P, Ilalliord fl Son, Havingrellted the store occupied the past year by Mr. G. O. Kcelcl‘, they will open on THURSDAY EVEHING, April 5th, A very nice market for the sale of Peultry, Fish, Fruit ' Vegétablesfl Where will be kept all the Finest, as well as the CEllllliDll Varieties in their Sezscu, and we shall endeavor by fair dealing and strict attention to business to merit, and would rcs lect- l'ully invite a share 01 the public patronage. They have engaged the Sel'l‘lcPs of Charley lloolan to take charge’ot’ the Fish Department, which Is a suflieieut guarantee that cvcryllllng will be nice. 0 YSTER S If: OLA MS Opened or in the Shell. ALSO Pure lllilk from our own Dally. J. P. HAxrom), FRANK HANFORD. VOL. [Lila-NUMBER 20. THEN AND NOW. BY MARY A. LIVERMORI. I Ten years ago, and our dear child Passed up the gates of Heaven within, Unsaddened by the woes of life, Unstained by the plague of sin. Ah! how we strove to hold her back _ From gomg up the shining way; And, though we knew the Lord had sent, We thought her Heavenward steps to stay. With prayers and tears we made assault Upon the patient ears of Heaven— “ Since thou hast taken, Lord, our child, Let entrance unto us be given! " There came no answer to our cries, Our sorrow wrapped us like a shroud— We passed all chrisms of healing by, And in the dust our faces bowed. Ten years ago—and now tonight. We sat and talked our sorrow o’e', '- And said: “ How good it was of God That our dear child should go before.” We thought to form her good and wise, To shield her from life‘s coming ills— And God, to execute our plans, Upbore her to the Heavenly hills. -Far through the shadowy vale of death We mark her path—41 trail of light— Which, broadening, brightening, as it goes Is merged into the infinite. A little band now beckons us— ’Twill wave us welcome, by-and-by; The thought of her, our first fair child, \Vill make it easier when we die. “ And so,” we said “ ’t was good of God This firstling of our flock to take ; He knew how dear His Heaven would be If she in Heaven her home should make.” We thanked him with O'erfiowing hearts, When to our love the child was given— To-night we said, albeit with tears, “ Thanks that our dear one lives in Heaven. SPRING’S FIRST GIFT. BY MARGRET E. SANGSTER. Oh ! Spring, if thou hadst nothing brought Save thy sweet self to win us, If only tlly fair hand had wrought A spell Of beauty in us, Need were that we should sing thy praise, Who thrill to thy caresses, And feel the gladness of the days That all our being blesses 1 For we had thought thy coming slow And had no heart to wait thee ! Forgive us, love, since long ago We all went out to meet thee. We went by each untrodden way, We sought in silent places, For well we knew our patient faith Should find thy flowery traces! And, hidden half by sere dead leaves, We saw a vine-life growing; Sure never fullest Autumn sheaves, Awakened joy so glowing. Hereafter Summer’s roses may In red and white salute us, But this is Memory’s crowning day, The day we found arbutus! Oh! clover on the meadow slopes, Oh! daisies by the river, 0h! little bud to light that Opes, Oh! cedar green forever 1 Not one so wins our heart to-day As this, whose brown disguisé’s Of withered leaves and lances gray Gave us such glad surprises. , SO shy and sweet beneath our feet, Green leaves and waxen flowers, The snow white, blushing pink to meet - Such looks of love as ours! And Spring no more may hide away, Nor shun our smiling faces, Since, linger wheresoe're she may, We know her trysting places. ' Memorial Day. In view of “Memorial Day,” which occurs on the 30th of the present month, the follow- ing general order has been issued from the “Headquarters Department of Coanticut, Grand Army of the Republic, Bridgeport, Conn”: 1. 0n the 30th Of thepresent month recurs the annual observance of Memorial Day, and throughout the length and breadth of our land wherever there is a little band of mem- bers of our order, offerings of flowers will be placed upon the graves of our dead comrades tO pay the debt of praise which is so justly due tO those who gallantly fell in the per- formance of their duty to hunlanity and their country. . Let us approach this ceremonial with a full realization Of its solemnity and its bearing on the future, acknowledging the sacrifice our sleeping comrades made, by adding our tri- bute of flowery wreaths to the crowns of martyrdom they wear. 2. It is recommended that in each locality where there is no organization of the Grand Army of the Republic, committees of citizens be formed to scach out the graves,of those who fell in the war of the. Rebellion, and that the loving hands of living patriots mark such graves by dewy flowers, at sunrise of Memorial Day. At this hour, in the cool, clear air of tile springtime morning, let the fragrance of votive offerings mingle with the incense of gratitude, in every hamlet, and in every sheltered nook where rests a hero. 3. Chaplains of Posts in this Department will transmit to these head-quarters, abrief report of the proceedings of the day in their several localities. By order of WM. E. DISBBOW, Depaltment Commander. J]. W. Kxoerox, Assistant Adjutant Gen- era . ._‘_____ Contagious Diseases. From the following which we copy from the N. Y. Times of Wednesday the 9th inst , it would seem that the New York Board of Health has finally waked up'to the imporance of the contagious disease subject :— A circular has been issued from the Office of the Board of Health declaring a public or church funeral of any person who has died of scarlet fever, diptheria, measles, Or whooping dough dangerous to the lives of such as may attend who have not had the disease, and re- questing the family tO limit the attendance to as few as possible, and prevent the presence of those who have not had the disease of which the person died. It also recommends that the room in which the person died and the clothing and bedding used during sickness be disinfected. The board also recommends the Ilse Of sealed wooden or nletalic cofiins when the family can afford the expense. Masonic. The' grand council, Free and Accepted Mm. sons, met in New Ilavcn, Monday, and elect- ed the following ofliccrs. M. P, G. M., Dwight Phelps, West Winsted. D. P. G.M., A. R. Blakeslee, Derby. ’1‘. I. G. M., Abram Heaton, Bridgeport. G. P. 'C. of W., J. O. Rowland, Fair Haven. G. C. of G., C. Tilden, Willimantic. G. T., George Lee, Hartford. G. R , J. K. Wheeler, Iiartford. G. 0., Dwight Waugh, Stamford. G. 8., B. G. Bryan, Waterbury. G. Chaplain, Rev. IV. II. Simonson, South Nor-walk. G‘_;'_ Sentinel, IV. Knox, Hartford. .Tllc grand chapter at a meeting Tuesday elected the following Officers :—' " . G. H. P., H. W. Coye, Roekville. D.-G. I-i._-P., D. “'augll, Stamford. G. K., D. Phelps. West Winsted. G. S., L. M. Cobb, Norwich. G. T., G. Lee, Hartford. » G. Sec., J. K. Wheeler. Hartford. G. 'C., C. H. Skinner. Hartford. G. C. of the H. . W. Freeston, New Britain. G P. S , C. W. Skiff, New Haven. G. R. A. C., J. B. Kilbourne, Middletown. In future no student is to have the benefit of a scholarship at Dartmouth, who will not pledge himself to spend none of his money on liquor, tobacco, cards, billiards or dancing. 1
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