uoman: Gazette.
Tuesday, July 17th, 1877.
. For the Gazette.
A Legend of Five Mile River.
On the banks of the river,———where the
swelling tides toss gently the boats upon their
bosoms, or leave them prone upon their sides
in the black mud with their masts pointing
this way and that up into the face of the blue
sky,—there is an ancient lio'use, suggestive of
many a story. The shingles on its sides curl
outward here and there, they are mossgrown
and discolOred by years of weather. ,The
western side of the house draws itself out in
a long roof that seeks the ground, and, the
front is graced by a wide porch about which
a vine clings. Within the broad door of the
- hospitable old dwelling are pleasant ' rooms
with fireplaces and corner cupboards. The
walls are finished off in mouldings of wood
and queer little drawers are let in under
shelves. There is something amusing 1 and
novel in drawing out from the wall little
drawers I think, not that I have tried it for
the drawers of this old house, which I visit-
ed the other day, are nailed up, and I came
away feeling sure that, if one could only
opt-n them, something strange and curious
would surely reveal itself: perhaps some old
papers or—oh, some hidden secret‘ or other.
I have said nothing of the comforts of the
' old house, but there are easy chairs drawn up
to pleasant windows and breezy curtains
blowing to and fro, indeed the very atmos-
phere is comfort and homelikencss, if I may
be allowed to use such a word. Of course
there is a legend connected with it whichI
will try to relate.
Along the winding road, which follows the
shore of the river and leads past the dwelling
I have been describing, two strange people
were seen advancing, on a certain day in
ummer. One was a tall female of dark and
frowning mien, who strode forward
like a remorseless fate. There was a certain
fearful air about her which struck dread to
the heart of the beholder. In her hand she
carried a broom, which she .had turns of
brandishing wildly and whirling in a variety
of strange and mystic motions over the head
of a young man she was driving before her.
He was of brave appearance, but he seemed
strangely to fear his tail companion. He had
the air of one who dared not raise his hand
in self defence,—as if there was opposed to
him more than human power.
Oh they marched, the young man trying to
evade the broom, and the woman bending
upon him fiercely her dark glance which he
seemed not able to‘withstand. She muttered
occasionally mystic words which sounded
like incantatious, at which the young man
cowered, and the wind actually whistled
the brush of the broom. At the gate of the
old house stood a fair maidpn with eyes bent
fearfully upon the ground, but she was like-
wise armed with brooms, and, raising -her
eyes at the approach of the figures on the
road,sbe wept at the reproachful glance of the
youth. She, too, appeared completely in the
, power of the weird woman, who fixed her
strange eyes upon her in such uncanny fashion
that she shook with fear and seemed under
some horrible spell. ‘
At a sign from the woman the girl joined
her and then followed a terrible scene. The
, two females fell upon the youth with start:
ling vehemencem The girl’s face was full of
anguish, but she dared not waver. They
beat him with their brooms, and the tall wo-q
man mingled her shriek of ra e with the
frightened cries of the other two. They
drove him pale and quaking into the house,
and I dare not'think of the dire and dreadful
deeds that were enacted there. Strange
noises Were heard and shrieks rang upon the
air. Sometimes a claw-like hand was thrust
through the window and the handle of a
broom. At last, as night came on, the sounds
ceased and the voice of the maiden roseE in
lamentation,—“Oh, Edward," she cried,
“forgive me ;" but no 'voice answered her.—
“Oh, why, by your rash act, did you place
us both in the power of evil influences l”
Her voice died away in a wail and the wind
sighed mournfully through the trees outside.
What was the crime of the poor youth that
he should have been punished so cruelly?
Was it the case of another Faust and Mar-
guerite ? Who shall tell,alas, what became of
that ill-starred youth? But they do say that
when night came on there were heard the
whir of bat’s wings, and out of the windows,
mounted on brooms, two dark forms were
seen flying.
- “The wind is hushed, the stars grow pale,
The pensive moon her light doth veil,
And whirling on, the magic choir,
Sputter forth sparks of drizzling fire.
t t t It: It i it
Broom and pitchfork, goat and prong
Serve whereon to whirl along;
Who vainly strives to climb to-night,
Is lost forever, luckiess wight I”
And still the tides fret the shores of the
river, and often of an evening the songs of
the rowers float upon the air. The old house
stands bravely on with a mystery.liovering
ovcrit. And in the coming years shall it
never be revealed? Yours mysteriously,
CrNrnv.
Five Mile River, Conn July 10, 1877.
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The struggle lasting for forty years is now
ended, and re. Myra Clark Gaines gains her
lawsuit in New Orleans. The time for the
appellants to file their bonds for appeal has
without action. Another will ease-—
the J umel—in New York has been scaled by
the supreme court against the claims of “Bowen,
and in favor of the present holders of the
property. I
New York Letter.
DOGS—SMUGGLING:T—; Cusrox Honsn—
ONI VANnaaniLr——Tnn Fouam—Tns
Ms. . .
“NIT“ New YORK, July 9, 1877.
- DOGS.
The dogs have a hard time of it here every
summer. There are thousands, and some-
times at night, by the bowling, I think mil-
lions of homeless and ownerless dogs, besides
the thousands that have a local habitation
and a name. The city has an enormous
pound, with kennels and stalls; and all dogs
not muzzled and bearing a tag with the word
“licensed” on it, may be caught; put into the
pound, and, if not claimed within forty-eight
hours, drowned. Once each year the mayor
divides the city into twenty-five districts, and
appoints a catcher for each, who gets thirty
cents for every dog not licensed and muzzled
that he secures. Everybody that misses a
valuable dog goes at once to the pound, and
in nine cases out of ten finds his pet. The
annual catching commenced July first, and a
queer thing it was. The police found anon
in partnership with the catchers, who had
collected from fifty to two hundred dogs, in
the country, which ware to be turncl over to
them, and the profits of the speculation di-
vided. Boys of all sizes and degrees of dirt
ranged out into the neighboring villages, cap—
tured every dog possible and dragged them
into town, for the fifteen cents per head that
the catcher would allow them if the property
could be delivered where no one could see
the transaction. The regular catching is done
after three o‘clock in the morning. The
catcher has a female dog trained, and a dozen
other assistants. Immediately that be ap-
pears, dogs of every possible kind issue from
alleys and courts, and by skillful manipula-
tion they are caught and thrown into a wagon
covered with a wire net, until it is full when
they are driven to the pound and incarcerat-
ed. , There is ' a season of consternation
among the owners of dogs. The catchers,
who are a. regardless of the rights of owners
as any other highwaymen, boldly demand of
nervous widows and ancien maiden ladies
the 'priceis not forthcoming, the pet some-"
how turns up missing. It is some consola-
tion to know that they get bitten in doing
their work, and that there is a chance of their
being taken with hydrophobia, though it is
doubtful whether the poison of a mad dog’s
bite would have any effect upon a New York
office-homer. 'Thc unclaimed after twenty.
four hours, are drowned, and their bodies
melted up, and fine soaps “for the toilet” are
made of the grease.
SMUGGLING. -
An immense smuggling ring has been bro-
ken up, by Capt. Brackett, of the custom
house. The officers of the National Lline,
eight years ago, went into partnership with
one Scott, in the smuggling of silks and la-
ccs. The method was very. simple. The
goods were brought in the cabins of the offi-
cers, and by collusion with people in the cus-
tom house they were permitted to be landed
withbut examination,” persOnal property.
Where there was too much, these valuable
goods were packed in barrels of plaster or
salt, or something of a similar nature, that
chants in the c11y were in the trade ;—in fact
there was a great deal of money in it, and
the business was as regularly carried on as
any other. It is estimated that Scott and his
partners have smuggled goods worth two mil-
iness has been running,"which, as the tariff
on the goods smuggled was very high, has
made a rather comfortable thing of it. Ten
culprits are now in the hands of the police,
and other arrests will follow. .
THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
The work of clearing out the custom house
is progressing satisfactorily, to everybody but
thosewho find themselves short ahead. One
hundred and seventy-five men have been dis-
charged, and fifty more are being prepared
for sacrifice. The unlucky ones are making
a fearful outcry over it, and are trying very
hard to make a war upon the President. Of
course they tell all sorts of stories, but they
all need to be taken with many grains of al-
low . The greatest care has been taken
in ma ing this reduction of the force. A
committee of experts made a careful exami-
nation, and dismissed all who could be
spared, retaining the best in every instance.
When you hear a bowl about one-armed sol-
diers being dismissed, you must remember
and some themhave been known to stain
their remaining hand with bribes. At least
this was the case with two who were dismiss-
ed, and who are now making an efiort to get
sympathy on that account. There will be a
great deal of dirty linen washed in this mat-
ter, which would justify the President even
if justification were necessary. The “cuts"
are poaching on their associates. who are re-
tained, to show that if they were dismissed
for cause there were others equally guilty;
and the clews thus obtained will be followed
till the entire establishment is renovated and
filled with decent man. A movement is be-
ing made on Collector Arthur, on the score
that he must have known of the corruption;
and his plea that it was only following prece.
dent will not answer. It is probable that he
Yorkare an astonished lot of men.
HOW THE GREAT FAMILIES DEPRECIATE.
Oakley S. Barker, a grandson of Cornelius
Vanderbilt, was up in the courts on 'charges
of stealing and general swindling. For years
this degenerate scion. of a rich if not noble
house, has been doing the most nefarious
things, doubly bad because they were not
only dishonest but sneakingly so; and for
years his uncles and aunts have kept him out
of the penitentiary, to save the family name.
But this time they havefidecided to let him go,
for they feel that any attempt at reform 15
hopeless. He obtained goods under false
pretences; he stole jewelry, clothing, and
everything he could lay his hands upon; be
borrowed money andeverything else, going
so far as to lay himself liable to the peniten-
tiary, where he will finally land. Yet this
young man was the pet of the old Commo-
dore, and was intended as one of his succes-
sors. The old man‘uscd to take him from'
Williams college, in vacations, in a special
car, and showered money upon him without
stint. He is naturally a bad one.
TIIE GLORIOUS rouarn
fissed off in the city ,without any formal cl.-
servance. Business was suspended, and a
vast number of pic-nies and excursions were
in New York the population iyiot sufficient-
ly American. St. Patrick’s day has a much
more general observance. With‘the popula-
lation two.tliirds foreign, running all the way
to any nationility on the globe, it cannot be
expected that a day purely American should:
receive any attention. But wait till St. Pat-
rick’s day comes! Then business will be sus-
pended, then the strcels will be blocked, theii
whiskey will run like water, then buildings
will break out in an eruption of green and
there will be a show worth seein . No, New
York is not an American city. It is Irish to
the core. The Irish control it, and have
their own way. Hence a democratic majori-
ty of 25,000, and taxes that hang over every
man’s pr0perty like a mortgage; and, as a
result, a decaying commerce and a city near-
ly bankrupt. It is not a Fourth of Julycity.
THE MENONITES.
Thank heaven, all the immigants to this
country are not Irish. A ship load of Rut-g
sian Menonites landed here recently, and
went straight to Nebraska. They did not
stop to vote and hold office for awhile, but
went straight to their farms. They are a
species of dunkards who will not bear arms,
and prefer to leave their native countries
rather than do military service. They are
rich,—this party averaging $2,000 gold.
They buy their lands and have enough to
stoc them, and commence making money
at once. Of course they settle, as they left,
in colonies. All of them read and write,
and they are as desirable citizens as ‘any‘ that
come to our shores. Nebraska gets the most
of them, that country bein almost identical
with the one they left. his party settle
near Columbus, Nebraska, on land bought for
them by their agents nearly a year ago.
Pm’rno.
$66
who have pets, a price for immunity, and if; .
was presumed to have come out as ballas‘t,’
and condiment stores inrthe city were. pro--
vided for its» reception. - Several heavy mer-4
lions of. dollars within the eight years the bus-'
that one-armed soldiers do sometimes drink, '
will go. The professional politicians of New .
had, but there was no general celebration. I
The Fourth of July is not a very popular day ‘
up from Chinese to Irish and from Irish up ' '
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Best Minnesota Patent, which‘cmmot be beat
for quality Also,
81.10018 AND MICHIGAN FIUURS.
JOHN H. SMITH,
F L O R I S T ,
EAST SIDE OF MAIN STREET, SOUTH
OF RAILROAD,
City of South Nor-walk, Conn.
Plants and Flowers at all seasons.
Flowers for Funerals furnished and
tastefully arranged to order at short
notice.
F. H. NASII & BROS.
Manufacturers, Importers and Dealers in
Furnaces, Ranges, Stoves, Earth-
ern Ware, China & Glassware,
Iron Hollow Wars, Tin,
. and Wooden Ware, _
lamps, Chandeliers, Brackets,
And all that pertains thereto. -
PLUMBERS & GAS FITTERS,
. and jobbcra‘i
METALS, TIN, COPPER, BRASS,ZINC, SHEET
’ IRON, LEAD, Etc., BRASS COOKS, HOSE
PIPES, SPRINKLERS, COUPLINGS,RUB-
BER IIOSE, AND FANCY GOODS IN
GREAT VARIETY.
Corner of Main and \Vcst- Streets,
South Norwalk.
We guarantee to make it for the interest ofbuy-
ers of any article in our line. to give us a call, and
only ask an opportunity to demonstrate the truth
of what we say to the entire satisfaction of all. 21tf
F. A. FERRIS & 003$
usmvauso TRADE-MARK RAMS
AND BREAKFAST BACON,
' 264, 266 87 268 liIOTT STREET, NEW YORK
NONE GENUINE UNLESS BEARING
OUR PATENTED TRADE-MARK,
: light installs uni, attachd to the string, as In the cut.
W. ANTED ! ‘
A
N unencumbered improved properly, in the
Boroughnvortb more than double the amount.
Enquire til. the GAZETTE OFFICE. 31.21)
110ka HUSH
ma
LAWN Skkkkkkks
A '1‘
E. K. Lockvirood’s.
sruaTENA. I
E. K. LOCKWOO D‘S
AND
$5,000 or $6,000 atG per cent -
FAIRFIELD
F'IR‘E‘. ,
INSURANCE COMPANY,
South Norwalk "onn.
01810011111, . $200,000.00
lssels,Jan.1,1876, $336,112.78
W .S. nANFORD,Pr-esldcnt,
,n . unromvrm, Scc’y and Tread.
Dacorakeknukflues.
II. 01.1% J. 'l‘.1’rowitt
llavcjnst put 111 an immense new stock of
AND ‘
Window Shades,
01'lticli and Varied Designs, at .
LOW PRICES.
Call and make your selections early. and have
your house piit_iii order before hot weather.
_. Also in Stock
Builder.“ Materials,
Hardware,
Paints,
Glass,
0 Ols, (£1.00
000011 it SIGN PAINTING
Done to your satislaction by good workmen.
Agents for the
Jewell’s
Leather Belting,
“All Sims, at Manulucturcrs’ Prices.
11.10.81: J. T. PROWITT,
47 MAIN STREET.
IIAIRNESSES FOR S ALE.
TIIE subscriber would rcspectl’ullyinform the
public that he has now on hand a good assert
merit of HARNESS, made of the very best materi-
als, which he will SEL I. A S [40“! as they can
)ossiblybclurnished at any other similar estab-
lishment In the country. Now for your orders
Let inehavcthcni at once . ,WM . B.SWAN.
Nogwalk. Mav 1. 1875.
HOTOGRAPHY
ERPETUATES
NMI‘ION AL GREATNESS.
One dozen Stereoscopic Views of the Centennial
Exhibition sent post-paid to an address onhrc-
ceipt of £3.00. Our variety inclu es all the build-
in s. grounds, statuary, and other beautiful things
ex ib‘ited. This compnny had sole authority to
use the Photographic art within the grounds and
buildings of the CENTENNIAL ExIIiBI'rloN.
Americans should secure so valuables collection
of authentic pictures of the growth and greatness
of their own country.
Pleasing and Profitable Presents.
Cortes de Visits, 1.“. cents; 5x8, 50 cents; 8x10
$1.00 each. Catalogues sent for 3 cent stam i.
For sale by all dealers and booksellers. At dress,
CENTENNIAL PIIOTOGRAPHIC 00.,
- (Wilson &.Adarns,) PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Studio on International Exhibition Grounds.
Agents wanted everywhere.
TO THE LADIES!
We have now in stock,
BIackEiameleI Carl Baird,
Carmine and Blue fol Fancy Nork.
White and Colored Gard Board
In Sheets or Cut.
Fancy Colored Papers, and Plain
White Paper?
A. H. BYINGTON & co.
Wagon for-Sale.
Good Business WAGON. will be sold cheap
for want of use. Apply at tile GAZET'I‘ ‘
OFFICE. 1:13]
THE subscribers, appointed by the Court of
Probate, for the District of NOI‘WIlIk, Coniiuis:
sioncrs to receive, examine and decide upon the
claims of the creditors of the estate of GEORGE
11. CRACK EN, liitc OI_IVIII,911,I11 said district, dc-
ceased. represented insolvent, hereby give notice
that wc \leI attend to the busiiicsg of our said up-
pointiuent at the dwelling house 01' Sherman
Morcliousc in said Wilton, on the 16th day of Au-
gust, 1877. and on the 15th day of December, 1877,
at 10 o’clock in tho Iorciioon of each of said days.
Said Court hulli limited and allowed six
months from the date hereof for the exhibition to
us of claims ngniiistsnid estate.
Dated at Wilton, in said District, this liltii day
of June, A. D. 1877. -
MARTIN S. ()ltAii', l Commis-
4t‘25 SILAS 1’. ’I‘UT'I‘LE, I sinners.
Notice
In accordance with a petition vcrylurgciy sign-
ed, and presented to us by the CILI_Y.UIlS.Ol'N01:-
walk, for the suppressing ol the selling of intoxi-
Comiiiissioiicrs’ N otiCc.
that all persons having It license for the-sale of the
sonic, found guilty of selling,iii violation of the
Sunday Law, will be by us reported to the County
Commissioners, with :i. request that their license
be revoked.
’I‘Iielgiw requires thatGrand Jurors shall dili-
gqntly inquire after, and make complaint of" :ill
crimes and misdemeanors that SIIIllI come to their
knowledge, to the court having cognizance of the
offense, or to some Justice of the Peace in the
town where the offense is committed. J Bcldcn
lluribiitt is the prosecuting olliccr appointed by
the County Commissioners.
JOSEPH P. IIANFORI)
CHARLES W. SMITH,
I’LATT PRICE,
Norwalk,May 26tli,1876.
c. B. D’ARTOIS
is ready and prepared to act as
CATERER,
FOR
} Selectmen
Weddings,Ba1] s, Parties or Festivals
and to Illl‘iliSIl unmand wacrvthingr required in his
line at short notice. Ilia personal attention given
to all orders. ‘Wiil olllcinto anywhere i ii the coun~
try, Give him a call. ~
0. :B. D’ARTOIS.
CATERER {it CONFECTIONER,
scum NORWALK, CONN.
l
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"vii->51: sir ”Timm?isn'rfqm ..._,_, ,
eating drinks on Sunday, we do hcrcbygive notice .
.1. M. Pour-133323
DEALER I F
I’MNIIS, ORNANS,
MELODEONS,
S [IEET DIUSIC. ($0,,
Wall SIreeI,NorwaIk, Ill.
NEXT I300]! to SAVIGS BARR
sell them on Monthly Installmcntu. Everybody
can have a Piano or Organ.
SOLE AGENT FOR THE CELEBRATEII
WEBER PIANOS,
STANLEY d‘: BONUS,
G [00 Vl't‘STIt‘It'N IC- FULLER'S,
VASE d: sozv,
and will furnish at short notice
Call and s.ec them.
OLD INSTRUMENTS
Taken in Exchange for New
TUNING ANDREPAIRI C
Done at shbrt notice.
The “'eber Piano.
A few extracts from the great number received
bytlic most eminent miisiciansiii th e UnitcdStatcs
may not be inappropriate:
I linyc never seen a Piano which equals the We-
bcr Pilinoforte. Geo. F. Briclow.
The Weber Plano occupies justly the first rank
amongst the Best Pianos. . N. Paltison.
The Weber Pianos cannot possibly be surpassed.
. S. B. Mills.
_ laser! the Weber Grand. Piano because Iconsid-
er it the best iii the world. Harry Sanderson.
.Thc Weber Piano phsscsscs everything that 0311
be \vislicd for in a Piano. Geo. W. film-gem.
The Weber Piano ranks lorcmost amongst the
best manufactured. Willidm Mason.
The Weber Pianos stand first amongst thespian-
dld Pianos produced in this Country.
Clara. N. Bria kerhofi‘.
A ten years' experience satisfies me that the We-
ber Pianos urc unapproachable.—-John Zumlel.
I would czillespecial attention to
THE ESTY CUTTAGE 0110111
Beautifully finished inblack walnut and
rosewood ,conibinin g morcperfcction sthan
any otherin. the world. Has taken more
than ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY GOLD MED-
ALS AND FIRST PREMIUMS , at Fairs and Ex-
hibitions throughout the United States.
They arcendorscd by the highest musical
authorities. .
Certainlythe best I ever heard.
Geo. W.Morgan.
It is vocal, which is the highest praisr that
can be bestowed on any instrument.
G. B.Seymour, Muszca l Critic N. Y. Times.
Thcyurcthc bestrecdinstrumenlwe have
met with.
(I. if: J. II. 0dell,0rgan Buzlde'rs ,N. Y.
It i s the neplus ultra ofrcedinstruments.
Prof. E. L. Baker.
It, contains sweetness and power in an
unusual degree—Rev. sthop Simpson, 2!!
E. Church. ‘
Language fails in adequacy to convey a
fair idea of the perfectly cncliunfing power
ofthis instrumcnI.—I)2depcmlcnt .
Vasilysupcrior to anything of the kind-
have ever played upon.—- Wm .11. King.
The Esty Organs are without a superior.
Geo. Jardme, Orr/(m Buzldcr,N. Y.
No tremolo has yet beenjnvented that
will in any way compare with this forbcau-
ty ofe fleet.—— Wm . A .J'ohnso'nflrga n builder.
It is not merely t'hcbcst,butit is theonly
mechanicalrcproductionofthehumau voice
which has ever satisfied mc.—Ii’eo. II. 0.
Riggs, Presideiz 10f :V'oi'thernNc'w York Must-
cal Association .
.l M POT 'I FR, Norwnik.
COWLES & MERRILL,
Agents atNorw-nlk, Conn., issue Policies for the
following InsuraLcc Ccm 'iuuics:
Liverpool, and London, and Globe ,scpn -
rate lire assets, 5,055,105 00
North British and Mercantile, do do 2,104,508 00
Queen oI'Livcrpool N. London, (10 do 1,355,560'00
Imperial, of London, do do 5,313,665 00
And otlichompaiiics,Stocl-r aiidMiitiial,in Con-
necticut and New York.
GEORGE R. COWLES,
AT
Quintard’s Furniture Rooms
will be found a complete assortment of
PURNITURE,‘&0.,
ncliidingeverythingusuallyfound in a first-cl‘ass
establishment, at Prices to suit the Times. Also.
a large assortnicntof
CHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES,
LOOKING GLASSES, dcc.
Glass Plates cuttoanysize. Repairingdonein the
best manner, at short notice. Also.old liair Mat-
trusses madcover as good as new}
E. OOINTARD’S SOIL
GIFT BOOKS!
Iongfellow's Skelelnn in Armor,
ILLUSTRATED.
legend sf Sleepy Hollow,
ILLUSTRATED.
Bryant’s National Bde,
ILLUSTRATED.
HOMER MERRILL.
o
Whittier’s, Longfellow’s, and the
other Leading'Poetical Works.
Miscellaneous & Juvenile Works.
A. summon,
WALL STREET, NORWALK.
Are You Fund of Pumpkin Pies?
4w. \\ g . DUDLEY’S
GOLDEN
PU'DIPKIN
Makes splendid pics.
It is put up in 3 lb
cans, ready for use,
and is siipcriortoany
in the market. No
water is used in its
, preparation b e lo i: c
' cunning, and it is
- therefore richer and
more economical than
the wet, sloppy goods
heretofore offered to
the public. One can
"‘ will make 3 or lpics
and costs only ‘20 cts. Ask your rlefilcr r0,- it. 10
Billlieails
‘all sizes andstyles canbehadatthe
Gazette Job Printing~ Office.
0 occurs WANTED son—Luis ' '
nisuriiwosifl
Iteontllnsfull descriptions 0280 H: R 1'
icing, owns Minor-ll TITIIl'm'IIRI. 35:3
Iliu me with 0 line En vingl. Th is the only
complete History published at e countries involved in
_ the
R ' Tur ' W
mussran- lush ar
. in grand new work Is the result of Recent and Exten-
n‘ive Traxel In all the countries named. It is a live and
time book—the ONLY one on the subject—and the fast-
est sell rig, one ever published. Ono Agent sold 28 co ice
"‘0 fill! (51/: another, 168 in one week; another, 111 in
one township. Agents. don't miss this—the very nss‘r chance
to make money oft-red in the last three years. Now is vour
time. _ Send fpr our Extra Terms to Agents, and a full dc-
scrlption of this greatwork andjudgc for yourselves. Address
_ A. D. Wonrniuoron a 00., Publishers, Hartford, Conn.
SEND25c. to GEO. r. aownLL a.- Co.,.*cw
York. for Pamphlet of 100 pages. containing
““5 01‘3000116W5tm ore and ‘ . h vin
cost ofadvertising.p . estimates s at s
i keep alargcstock ofiiistrunicnts on hand, and .
HAINIIIS lilt’ 0 .’l L'IL'R,
(Etna, of Hartford, Ct., $1,017,378 07
Hartford, ' 1,537,51900 .
Plimn ix , “ 1,031,189 S4
People’s, of Middle ;own .01., 243,874 86
Home cl'Ncw York, 2,723,206 52
Phoenix, Brooklyn. N. Y., 1,545,557 10
Continental 01' New York ,, 1,427,496 21
International, ‘ 829,47600
Westchcster, of New Rochelle, N. 1., 453,930 32
Springfield, ofSpriiiglield, Muss., 579.780 00
People’s, Worcester, Mass" 000,00000
Fraiikliii,Philu., 1’u., 3,268,81839
Commerce, Albany, N. Y., 264,424 00
Narragansett, of Providence, R. 1., 751,947 00
Andes, Cincinnati, 0., 1,250,000 00
Home, of'Columbus, 0.. 438,447.34
Alcmania, Cleveland, 0., 295,000 00
.CONVEYANCE,
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./ VWW\1\ ’1 u LI\ I\
Strangest thing yet !
FOR
New York Brooklyn
Pare Only 35 Cents
EXCURSION TICKETS 50 CTS.
The Swift and Splendid Steamer
\.~\\r\\_-'J\.r\\\ w
PHI.
TO AND FROM NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN
DIRECT. '
Leaving South Norwnlk at 7:50.11. m., on arrival
of Danbui'y and New Haven Railroad trains. Re-
turning will lcavc Jewell’s Dock, Fulton Ferry.
Brooklyn, M25101). m., from pier 37 East River,
New York, at 2:15 p. m., and foot of 33d St., at 3:00
p. m., as usual, connecting stiicly with the Dan-
biiry and New Haven trains. Passengers and
llaggagc conveyed to and from the lit-pol ill. South
Norwalk FREE ol'chui'gc.
IE1" ORLIIEW HAVEN MIARTFONO RAILROAD
Trains lcnvc South Norwalk for New York at
1 25. (Washington Exp“ via. Harlem River). 3 47.
(Epr, i 32, (Expo (3 co.* 6 343* 7:14, 7 45*. (Exp)
new 1036, (Exp.) A. M., 123*, 256,‘ (Epr 430.
(Exp.)5 03, 0 30,119pr 7 00, 9 3'2,(E.\'p.)l’.l\l,Foi' New
Ilat'cn, 1 :7 (Exp) 1119, 0 01, 1128, (Exp.) 10 43. A-
ill-.1211. (Minnie, 215,(icrp.)4 04, i in, (Ex ..)
Ii 11, (5 in, 1031:. new.) .c 1125, (Exp.)1’. M. ‘ '01
Springfield, 6‘19, 9 ‘28, (Exp) A. M., 12 Il,‘(Exp.)
l is, 4 ill, (l'lxp.) (7 40 10 31:, (19pr 1*. M. express
for Boston, via. Springfield, 9 28, A. M., 12 11, 419.
and 10 30, l’. M., via. New London; 2 18 and 11 25,
1'. 10., via. AirLine R.lt.,1 :3, A, m., and'z 18.17M-
*Connect at New ltcchcllc With Harlem River
Branch.
NorwalkHorse Bailwaylimelahle.
COMMENCING JUNE 11TH, 1876.
LEAVE NORWALK. So. NORWALK
5 40 a. m. New York Acconi 5013 A31“.
615 “ N. 1’. .k. N. 11. Accom. ‘3 30 '
6 35 “ 0 55 H I
7 05 “ New York Accommo’n 7 25 “
7 25 “ N. Y. Express 7 45 “
3 05 H 8 25 ‘5
s 35 “ New Haven Accom’n 9 (:5 “
905 “ N.Y.Ac.&N.11.Ex. 930 “
9 :50 “ 0 50 “
9 50 “ 10 10 ‘
10 10 “ New York Express 10 33 "
10 25 “r New Haven Acconi. 10 43 “
10 «13 “ 11 10 “
11 20 “ 11 ~10 “
11 50 “ New Haven Express 1215 . m
1235p.m., 129.5. u
1?. 55 “ New York Accommo’n 1 2.3 "
1‘35 “ New llavcn Accom’n ] 45 “
I 55 “ N. 11. Express. 2 20 u
2 30 ‘ ‘ New York Express 3 00 “
3 01] “ 3 20 “ -
3 :le “ 3 40 “
3 ~10 “ New Haven Accom. 4 10 “
4 CO “ New llavcn Express 4 20 u
4 10 “ New York Express 4 30 "
4 40 “ N. Y.Accommodati in. . 5 05 N
5 05 u 5 25 I,
5 :5 “ 5 45 .-.
5 45 ' N. Ii. Accom’n 6 10 u
6 10 U New York Express 6 38 |‘
6‘28 “ N.1I.&N.Y.Accom 648 “
6 48 i ‘ 7 05 u
7 05 N 7 25 It
7 25 u 7 45 u
7 43 ” 8 05 it
s 05 “ s 25 u
s 25 u s so .
8 50 “ 9 10 H
910 “ New York Express 9 35 t
9 35 ‘ ‘ 9 55 i r
9 55 “ Saturday nights only. 101' “
DANB'URY a; NORWALK R. B.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
Commencing December 11, 1876.
DAILY TRAINS
Leave Norwallc Bridge
227 p. m., For Dunbury and intermediate .
624 D-fil- stations.
At 11 08, a. m., on Mondays only, for Ridgclicld.
At942 a. m.,
Leave Norwalk Bridgefor South N orwa 11:.
At? 33,11. m., 108, 5 53 p.111.
Leave Danbury for Nor-walk.
(530, a. m.,:1‘2 00 m.,4 45, p. m.
Freight Train at t; 10 p. m.
L. \V. SANDEIIFORTII, Supt.
NOW F011 YOUR WATER PIPES.
Wm. Glover &' Son,
Are ready to put in yourWA'l‘ER,STEAM or GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at as low a rate as
anyone. \VROUGIIT AND CAST IRON, TIN-
LINED, LEAD PIPES, $30., of every size and de-
scription. PLUMBING in all its branches.
Robbins’ St. rch Polish.
” HOW DA SHINE
5 I ——n
A GREAT D
By the use of which every family may give their
Linen that brilliant polish peculiar to fine laun-
dry work. Saying time and labor in ironing, more
than its entire cost. Wurruntcd. Ask for Dob-
ii'liibins,sro.c-co.,13 N 4th stPhil
Sold by DEMMON &. NEWCOMB, Grocers,
Street, Norwalk.
TIIE HARTFORD
Main
41
AND
Insurance Company,
CASH CAPITAL, $500,000
SSUES Policies of Insurance. Aftercareful in-
spection ot the Boilers, covering all loss or
damage to Boilers, Buildings, and Machinery aris-‘
inglrom
Steam Boiler Explosions!
- o -
J.1Il. ALLEN;
C. I'LBEACH, -
J. B. PIERCE.
\V. G. LINEBURGII,
- Vice-President
Secretary
Agent
Officeover the FirstNationa Bank,cor.Main and
BankSts.. BRIDGEPORTgcoi‘IN. 23
The ONLY BLACKING that meets Iii. ,
demand for n. yuiié mu! brilliant folk/i.
“'BIXBY’S BEST”
'(xbsoluleiy nourishes mm' 1)) crew-cs- .’.'.-c
Mull/er.
S. 2.1. llixzzx 5; Co. 17‘.) a 175 Washington St. NY:
Sold:by
REGNIER A: GLYNES, Druggislstonrnlk, Cl.
" . “True Blue"
' anti.
Marlo soluble by
I Patent Process.
. ' I‘uckcdiii I‘utcni‘.
_, ’ rcadyquuilo
BAGS and BOXES.
‘, The only .
“True Blue"
A For the
Luv. drv.
to m .
.~ . :I’ TRY Ir.
5’3... leby 01 00v I73&175\Vushington St.
‘ uSold,by
GEO. WARD SELLECK, Grocer, Main Street.
Spectacles In suit all kinds of Eves
AGENT FOR .
LAZARUS d: MORRIS’S
CELEBRATED PERFECTED
SPECTACLES ll EYE GLASSES.
Also, a large assormcntol‘GENUINE PARA»
BOLD or PEBBLE Sl'EC'L‘ACLES the only kind
cvcr vt-t produced that do not fire the eyc.tliut
givesn clear :1 ml distinct vision. and makes \vciik
eves strong. warranted for live years without
ol'Ienso. Special attention given to Ilttiiignciir
sighted people. A Izii'gcassortmcnl ol
OPERA and FIELD GLASSES
AT
Wood’s Jewelry Store
.STEAIII BUILER INSPECTIUN l.
President q
THEODORE .E. SMITH, ‘
DEALER 1N '
IIA RD IVA RE,
Cutlery
AND
Agricultural Implements.
WALL PAPER, WINDOIV SHADES, PAINTS
OILS, GLASS, SASII, BLINDS,
AND DOORS.
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
SIGN PAINTING, PAPER HANGING, &c
Stoves! Stoves”
Summer Ranges!
Ice Boxes and
Refrigerators
OF THE BEST PATTERNS.
Tin, Ware, Crockcr , 870.,
01‘ Latest Styles and at
Lowest Prices.
TIN HUUFING AND GUTTEIIING
A SPECIALTY . ALSO
GALVANIZED IRON OIITTERO.
Roofs Repaired and all work well
9 donc.-’and a! nicer
to correspond with the times. Give us a ca 1.
George F. Belden.
Patent TinderWocd
FOR
Kindling Coal Fires.
The Cheapest. Clcancst and Quickest article for
Kindlinir Coal Fires. Superior to charcoal. It re-
rlciucsirom three-quarters to one and a half ins.
[0 kindle a coal flrc quickly, easily and certainly,
in a stove, range or grate, at a cost of
Only One 0th per Pound.
In bags of Fifty Pounds. Directions for using :-
Use a few shavings or a newspaper, put on some
of the wood, then add from half to a peek of coal
before lighting, and in ten minutes you will have
a good coal lire. Be sure and put on the hardcoai
before lighting. For Sale at
Wholesale and Retail by
(IT. Leonard fr Soil,
Agents for Norivalk and surroundin" To "I.
Norwalk, May 1911., 1377. " .‘lm2l
HARLEM.
THE
FA.SHIO NABLE
1100 ",
Is now prepared to furnish those who
want a
Fine 10100001113111
. Ready-Made Clo-thing}
At Prices as Low as can be bad anywhere for
the same quality.
GENTS" 000111811100 00008
01‘ the Latest Designs, at
Rock Bottom Prices,
HABLEM’S,
Opera House Block, Wall St.
F ll U l T M II S
JELLY renames
EVERY DESCRIPTION, '
E. K. Lockwood’s
For Sale Cheap.
A BEAUTIFUL FOUNTAIN,
WITH CAST IRON BASIN.
Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
’n. APELL’S
DIODEL
Harnessing Booms,
,
Over Finney lb Benedict’s, Wall Street,
Only First-class Work Executed
in all Branches of the Business.
Ladies and Children’s Hair Cut and Shampooed
ill ilic most approved in nor.
. IE‘ Closed 0i Sabbath.“ tf
Patent Steel Barb Fencing.
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UNDER THE OPERA HOUSE.
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The way the Chinese stop an. Ass
Braying.
In 1840 (says the Abbe Hue) we were once
making a journey in a wagon in the province
of Pckin. Our equipage was under the fluid—
ance of an old schoolmaster, mounted [130" a
magnificent ass, so full of ardor and Danny
that the two mules that completed our Dteam
finds“ the difficulty in the world to keep up
with him. This ass, however, was so filled
with a sense of his own superiority, and so
proud of it, that whenever he became aware of
the presence of any of his brethren, he never
failed to commence boasting of it in such loud
sonorous and harsh tones that his foil y became
quite insupportablc.
- When he got to an inn, instead of trying to
rest himself, the beast passed the whole night
practicing music, setting all the donkeys in
the neighborhood to singing the same tune, so
that it was impossible to sleep.
One evening we said to the schoolmaster :
“ Your donkey is an abominable brute ; it
prevents my getting a wink of sleep. ”
“ Why did you not tell me so before ?” said
the schoolmaster. “ I would soon have stop-
ped his singing.”
As the old pedagogue was somewhat of a
wag, and indulged sometimes in a small joke
we took little notice of his reply, but that niirbt
we slept quite soundly. a
“ Well, did the ass make anoiselast 1 i rbt? ‘
he asked, when we met in the morning!)
. “Perhaps not,” said we ; “ at all events we
did not hear him.”
“ No, I think not," said he; “I saw to that
before I went to bed. You must have notic-
ed,” he continued, “that when an ass is going
to bray, he always begins by raising his tail,
and he keeps it extended horizontally as long
as his song lasts. To insure his silence, you
have only to tie‘a large stone to the end of
his tail, so that he cannot raise it.”
We smiled without reply, thinking this was
only another piece of pleasantry; but he cried:
“ Come, now, and see; you can easily con-
vince yourself."
And accordingly we followed him to the
court-yard, where we bebcld, sure enough,
the poor ass with a large stone attached to his
tale, and with the air of having lost his accus-
tomed spirits. His eyes were fixed on the
ground, his ears hung down, his whole appear-
ance denoting humility and dejection. Feel-
ing quite compassionate towards him, we now
begged his master to untie the stone directly;
and as soon as ever he felt the musical appen-
dage at liberty, the creature raised first his
head, then his ears, then his tail, and at last
began to bray with all his wonted energy.
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Will This Do Up.
Yesterday afternoon two ele ll attired
ladies entered the office of aproiiiailiieiit lawyer
on Fayette street, and looking around, as if
expecting other surroundings than green
b11128. covered desks and volumes in law calf,
en'q‘mred timidly; “Is this a laundry ofllce ?"
,he attorney,_ supposing she had said a law-
yer s oflice, rephed, “Yes, madam,” and hav- -
mgnsked the ladies to be seated, drew his
chair up beside them, expecting to hear the
pornts of a first-class case. ,
The ladies were encouraged by his courtesy,
and one opened her satchel and drew forth
what the lawyer supposed to be a bundle of
valuable family documents; be put out his
hand to assrst her to extricate it from the
bag. His.face fairly beamed with expectancy
as he drew forth one end of the treasure, the
lady holding on to the other end, and he was
about to propound a leading question, when
the bundle unrolled, disclosing a bifurcated
garment, richly trimmed with laces, pointing
to which the lady eagerly asked : “Will this
do up i” The lawyer gazed with horror from
his branch of the garment to that held by the
lady,and stammered out confusedly, “Madam,
you have made a mistake, this is a law office.
not a laundry-" Both started to their feet,
still grasping the contents of the bag, the
other lady looking on in dismay, and the tab-
leaux was complete.
Mutual explanations followed. The ladies,
blushiugly, pushed the novel document back
into the satchel.muttering that the gentleman
was to blame, as he had answered "yes” to
their first question, while he, on the other
hand, felt satisfied that the pronunciation of
his visitors was far more to blame than his
hearing, and appeared very busy with his pa-
pers as the ladies bowed themselves from his
presence. More care will be hereafter exer-
cised on the part of all concerned—Balm
more News.
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Tile Grandpa.
_ The grandpa 12 an individual, aged some-
where between fifty and one hundred years,
and iz a common occurrence in most well retr-
ulated familys. °
Next. to a healthy mother-in-law, they have
more bizness on hand than cnny other party
In the household.
' They are the standard authority on all lead-
ing topicks, and what they don’t know about
things that happened sixty-five years ago, or
what will hap for the next three years to
come, 12 a damage for everybody to kno.
Grandpas are not entirely useless; they are
handy to hold babies, and feed pigs, and are
very smart at mending a broken broonihandle
or putting up the clothes-line on washing
days.
I hav seen grandpas that churn good, but .I
konsider it n mighty mean trick to set an old
man over eighty years to churnin butter.
I am a grandpa miself, but I won't churn
for no concern, not if I understand miself.
.1 am willing to rock'the baby while wini-
min folks are_biling soap; I am ready to kut
rags to'work Into rag carpets; they kan keep
me hunting hens’ eggs or picking green kur-
rants; or, 1 will even dip kaudles or kore ap-
ples for sass, but I won’t churn.
_I hav examined myself on the subject, and
Will bet a Jacknife that Josh Billings won't
chars. '
_ randpas are poor lie] at brin 'n u
children; they are full of grocept 115d shat:
kism, but the young ones all aem to under-
stand that grandpa minds them a heap more
than they mind grandpa.-—Josh Billings.
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The unhappy Kentuckian who bet on every
race during the week and lost every time illus-
trates the freaks of fortune in' this respect
He had just $50 left, and in sheer desperation
cried out in the crowd that assembled at the
hotel after the races, “I’ll bet $50 Ican name
two men here with 23 fingers.” When the
bet was taken,'this child of Fate continued :
“ Anybody’ll do. Here, my friend, I’ll take
you. I have 13 fingers and you have. 10—
that makes 23. I knew there was one bet I
could not loose.” The stranger gazed at him
a moment with a pitying expression, and then
said compassionately: “ Well, I’m sorry for
you. You have struck a hard streak of luck.
I had three of my fingers shot‘off at Chicka-
2auga.” .
Only 7,000 applications for—consulates on
file at Washington.
.Lace vests are a fashionable novelty for
brightening dark silks.
.Au‘Icyan named Doud has just achieved
his tlnrty-second baby. A Dandy litter.
The town of Hartford has raised its collec-
tor's bond from $25,000 to $50,000.
.Conductor Strickland is at work again on
his train, the morning express down. He has
been 111 a long time.
Mr. Ira D. Sankey's Cottage at Cohasset,
Mass, was entered on the 4th inst., and prop-
erty to the value of $100 was stolen.
Acynical old bachelor says: “Ideas are
like beards: men only get them when they
are grown up, and women never have any."
Mrs. James A. Rooney, the wife of the edi-
tor of the Connecticut Catholic, fell dead at
Illfl' Eclipse in Glenwood on the afternoon of
t e t .
While Gen. Tom Thumb has been tramp-
ing about the country some tramps have oc-
cupied his house at Bridgeport, Conn, and
{obbed it of nearly all the lead pipe and fix-
ures.
Mr. Tilden’s loyal supporter, Ephraim Hol-
land, gambler and manager of' prize fights,
has been sentenced to thirteen months’ im-
prisonment in the Ohio Penitentiary, for the
good work he did for “ Tilden and Reform”
last Fall in the way of procuring illegal votes.
Longfellow as a boy was, according to the
late J. S. 0. Abbott, the pattern of the man
Longfellow—very handsome, always well-
dressed, with no taste for any but refined
pleasure. Frank Pierce was the most popu-
lar youth in college. Calvin Stowe was the
wag of Bowdoin; Hawthorne never uttered
a loud word or laugh while in college; he
was pensive, thoughtful and a constant read-
er.
Dr Jowett. of Oxford, detected a thief in
this way:——Somc time ago one of the stu-
dents of his college lost a bundle of bank
notes. Instead of proclaiming his loss far
and wide, he went to Dr. Jowctt and told
him of it. The master bade him be of good
cheer, as he felt pretty sure of recovering
them. He took down from his pupil the cor-
rect number of the notcs,-issued haudbilli '
fering a reward, but gave the wrong I:
hers. The thief thinking he was all s
thereupon went to the bank and preset
one of the notes .to be changed; but
cashier had received the right numbers,
can - obtain YPE romptly arrested the man and recovered
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