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NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, JANUARY f5, 1878. I
VOL. LXI.--NUMBE1t 3.
’i‘lliu‘ u-Ointmui’s atii ~SAUE.
Gisxrmirnx OF THE A sssilinxr:
I welcome you to the Capital of the State
and to the responsible duties with winch you
are charged as the representatives of the Com-
nionwealth.
The vital rights and liberties of the citizen
depend, for the most part, under our system
0f government, upon State legislation—very
few upon national legislation. I. hope I may
not be thought unduly censorious if I ven-
ture to suggest. that we have come, as law-
makers, to concern ourselves too much with
the dreary routine of party appointments,
releases from State prison, restoration to
forfeited rights, private acts of incorporation,
and class legislation in its various disguises,~
and too little with needed betterments in the
system of laws which govern us ; in the
prompt administration of justice between
man and man ; in the economies of public
expenditure; in the interests of popular edu-
cation, in the reformation of suffrage; in the
regulation of corporate franchises, and in the
protection of the savings of the poor against
fraud and embezzlement. If all of us, who
have to do with the making of laws, would
conscientiously give as much time and study
to needed reforms in the body politic, as we
give to partisan politics, or a tithe Of that
which the artisan or manufacturer gives‘ to
improvements in machinery and the econo-
mics of production, civil government would
no longer be the very last; of all human in~
stitutions in the race of progress.
To some suggestions in some of the direc—
tions above indicated, I beg now to ask your
attention.
morsmrivs PROCEDURE.
And, it] the first, placertliormseems- to me
to—bs a radical 'vice in our present methods of
enactinn‘ laws. The first half of each session, '
owing, I must think, to unnecessary and vol
untary delays, is substantially wasted, and its
real work crowded into the last two or three
weeks, often into the last two or three days,
_ or,still worseforced into the last two or three
hours, under a total suspension of rules at
the very time when the rigor of the rules is
most needed. Haste does not repair waste,
nor excuse it.
For example : The last Assembly—and I
select that body, not because it is a. sinner
above all its fellows, hilt because the instance
is recent—was in sessionrfor three months,
having passed 313 acts. Of these, one only,
and that of ineonsiderable importance, was
passed in the first three weeks; only twenty-
nine in the first six; sixty-five in the last, and
fifty-three in the- last three days. Of this
latter number. several were drafted, and
passed through both houses on the same day,
without reference or printing,_and some in
the same hour. -‘
The number of bills the present Executive
was obliged to pass upon in the last‘three, or
practically the last two (lays, under the pres—
sure of a multitude of other duties, was ,
fifty-nine, and by far the greater part of them
the most important—and, I add also, the most
imperfect—bills of the session. I do not
need to say that. anything like scrutiny or
deliberate judgment upon - such a mass of
_ matter is under such circumstances, utterly
impossible. ,
It has been the custom of the Legislature
to fix, in advance, a positive day of adjourn-
ment and of the Executive to accommodate
himself to this custom, by taking action
upon all the bills thus thrown upon him before
the day so fixed. May I be allowed to sug-
gest that, as this practice deprives the Execu
tive of his constitutional allowance of time
for the condsideration of bills, I shall here-
after regard the custom as more honored in
the breach than inthc observance.
But this is not the only evil. A public
statute of the State requires, or rather until
the last session of the Legislature, did re-
quire, that all bills, as soon as passed, should
be engrossed without erasure or, inter-linea-
tlon, be examined by the joint standing com-
mittee on engrossed bills, and, if found cor-
rect, be presented to the presiding officers of
the two houses to be signed in the presence
of their respective houses, and then to the
Governor for approval. This statute was en-
acted in 1859. It has not been observed by a
Single legislature since its passage. The ear-
llcr bills of the session have usually been on-
grossed ,: the latter,and by far the larger part,
have been passed, under annual resolutions
dispensing with the statute just when the
statute was most necessary, and presented to
the Governor, not only without engrossment, s
but without the inspection of any examining
committee, sometiuiesjn.,. encilnoften- .
ured by erasures and inter mentions in iffei-
d r'ders not identified by the signatures
Id? the; clerks nor attached to the {110.8116
endorsed with clerical entries sometimes er-
roneous, and sometimes difficult to dccxphcl ,
and, when deeiphered, impossible to compre-
hend. The pracgée is slovenly and dangei.
one to the last egree. ,
the Secretary of State, after the close of the
last. session, finding himself unable tounde‘r-
stand some of the tile entries, was obliged, in
order to interpret them, to ascertain the ac.
tion of the Assembly by inquiry 0‘ “5 mem-
bers, a responsibility too difficult and danger-
ous to be imposed on any othcer of the State,
whoever he may be; and in one instance: at
-least, a bill bearing , the entries of havmg
passed bcth houses and the attestation of the
presiding officer- of each, was presented to
the Governor on the last day of the 359551011.
approved by him, and is published by the
Secretary of State among the laws of the
State, when, in fact, the bill never passed the
Assembly. A public statute was enacted by
the last Assembly providing that hereafter ~
all acts and resolutions, not engrossed during
the sesssion, may be signed and {IDPYOVCd
without engrossment, and be e§ammed and
engrossed after adjournment. Lnder this act
no less than 175 bills of the last sessxon were
enacted into laws without bemg engrossed,
and without having been examined at all by
ie enor 'n committee. .
“I redoficdd the total repeal of this act.
I also advise the passage of a statute proyid-
ing that the Legislature‘sball, at each session,
after having disposed of the busmcss of. the
session, except as hereafter mentioned, pro
visionally adjourn for not less than three nor
more than twelve days, and that. after said
provisional adjournment, no busmess what-
ever be entertained except the reconSidera-
tion of such bills as the Governor may return
without approval, or such cthe'r matter as he
shall, by special communication, lay before
t e Assembl .
llThis will eynablc the Secretary of State to
complete the engrossment _ of hills and _—-
what is perhaps of not less importance—Will
give the Governor his constitutional allow-
ance of time to examine the bills presenter]
to him on the last three daysjof the sessmn
I press these recommendations With urgen—
cy in the interest of better_methods of legis-
lation, and because I had, in more than one
instance,serious cause to regret the hasty and
inconsiderate approval Of or rather assent
to, hills which were huddled upon me in the
last hours of the session. .
Having now called the attention of the
Legislature to some reforms in our methods
of enacting laws, I beg next to suggest some
reforms in tlie laws themselves.
ADMINISTRATION or JUSTICE.
The delays in the administration of justice
in this State are crying and scandalous. . It
is safe to say that in our larger counties trials
in the Superior Court are not reached in less
than two years. A man can circumnavrgatc
the globe over and over again in half the time
required for the collection of a promissory
note of a few hundred dollars, where only
the semblance of a defence is interposed.
The old barons of England, arms in hand,
oxtorted from their king a chartered guaran-
ty against the law's delay. Our own bill of
rights provides in almost the same terms,that
ment, radically defective.
tricts, originally limited to counties. have
been one after another divided and'sub-divid-
ed, until they are now one hundred and
twelve in number. and a large part of the
towns—some of them with a little more than
one hundred voters—have become separate
distribts.
tration has fallen, to a large extent, into the
hands of judges uneducated in the law and
inexperienced; the files and records are not
only badly kept on wheels, shifting from
house to house and store to store with each
election of judges,exposed to loss. mutilation
and fire, and in the necessary absence of the
judge at his daily business, to fraudulent al-
teration.
system is must be evident, when one consid-
ers that all the property of the State passes
and re-passes every twenty-five or thirty—
years under the administration of these
courts; that the estates of minors. widows
and orphans and large and complicated trusts
are under jurisdiction; that some of the most
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1.856“"igicriecssrmmsggdl—lgigmd‘orrection long and lex-
, , . - pensive proceedings in appeal, a re-tria in
cut handwritings, loaded mm amending tags the Superior Court, and Often revrsory pro~
ccedings in the Supreme Court.
probate court in a county, with circuits if
required. It should have power to finally
determine (wiith a jury when necessary) all
. . uestions of act,
As the result 0t ‘t’ liiw to the revisory jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court.
'udges of known ability and experience; next,
vastly expedite the settlement of estates; and
lastly, relieve the superior courts of a multi~
tude of probate appe. 15 which now encumber
their dockets.
the jurisdiction of these courts is limited
either by .
Island only excepted, our estimable neighbor,
which has suffered itself to be triturated,
possibly for our warning, '
bale districts as there are towns in the
u
argument. from expense and inconvenience
is futile; (1) from expense, because if the
different probate courts in a county were
merged in one,
be reduced one-half or even more; (2) from
inconvenience, for all actions at law on
claims of more than $100, through :fces in-
volve—as cases in probate ordinarly do not—
the attendance of a large number of jurors
and witnesses, are triable Only in courts of
county jurisdiction. .
this, a single repository of probate titles at
the count y seats would be more accesSible to
s, all tit-fore the close of each term, or with-
in three days thereafter,ent . in a rial docket
for the succeeding term all their th. 11 pending
causes intended to be tried at such term,with
the privilege of entering thereafter any can-
ses subsequently brought; (2) that the judges
at each term make from such trial docket trial
lists for days as will furnish business to the
court; (3) that all causes assigned for days
be disposed of in their order and without de-
lay unless continued or postponed for strict
cause shown, or taken out of the trial docket
or daily list by agreement, and that any cause
so taken out by agreement be transposed to
the foot of the general court docket. Per-
haps t is judges already possess this power.
If so, it will be useful to cngraft a mandato-
ry duty on the power.
The trial work of the courts has got to be
done at some time or other. It can as easily
be done in season as out of season, and more
easily. There is not one case in fifty that
can have just cause for surviving its second
term. The present. delays are disccuragiug‘
to clients, disereditable to the profession, and
hurtful to justice by needless expense, often
by the death of parties and witnesses, and al.
ways by their failing recollection of facts. A
little of system, and of enforced diligence
upon the Bar, with assisting rules of Court
for the dispatch 'of business, would, in the
course of one year, or of two at the utmost,
remedy the whole evil, give men their rights
in due season, and make the profession more
honored, trusted and useful. I am jealous
of the honor of the Bar, to which it is my
pride to belong, and ambitions to see our ju—
dicial system made a model of excellence.
. Luau. ruocsnuns.
1 blagaisoji..+lqisconnUCliOnfand as tend-
ing in the same direction, to call your atten-
tion to our system of legal procedure. I think
it difficult for the human mind to invent a
more artificial plan for remedies than those
provided by the common law. They are
founded sometimes on absurd fictions, and
often on puzzling and metaphysical subtle—
ties, which are, not seldom, the despair of
both the bar and the bench, and in the midst
of which justice often miscarries The system
has some merits, but it serves too often to
cudgel the brains of lawyers and entangle the
rights of parties.
Our plan of judicial proceedings is borrow-
ed from the English law. It has been freed
from time to time by the decisions of courts,
and by the occasional legislation from some
of its clogs and trammels; _but it is still
cumbersome, inconvenient and fruitful of
delay and expense. In England, they have
at. last, under the lead Of the best lawyers
of the Kingdom, cut up the systém root and
branch, and reduced the multiplied and com-
plicated remedies of law and equity to the
most direct and simple forms. The same
work has been done in part, but less boldly
in several of our sister States. This work, if
attempted here, vmust be done with a wise
moderation and with the utmost care and
painstaking. It requires the best legal ability
of the State,
I recommend that a commission be raised
to take this matter into consideration, and,
if they shall think it: expedient, to report to
the next Assembly a bill for the simplifica-
tion of our system of legal procedure, and
for the more speedy administration of jus-
tice. There is no use of seratching the skin
where incision and surgery are needed.
CHANGE OF PROBATE COURTS.
Our system of peobate courtsis, in my judg-
Our probate dis-
The result is that probate adminis-
How senseless and hurtful this
ubtle and difficult legal ues ' ' nln-
in their q “11%? '56" grror
In my judgment there should be but one
subject only on errors of
This would, in this place, secure
In every State in the Union
the county lines or circuits, Rhode
into as many pro-
State.
What is the objection to this change ? The
the tariff of fees might easily
Then, in addition to
the general public, and the rccords be better
guarded, systematized and kept than under
our present system, which exposes the .files
and records of 112 courts to biennial migra-
tion, 112 judicial apprentices to biennial re-
moval to make way for novices, and leaves
the greater part of their offices deserted for
the greater part of the year, with judges in
their fields or at their merchandise.
1 recommend that the Legislature make
the changes adove indicated, or, if the subject
require more consideration, that it be refei'red
to the commission before named for ekami-
nation and report. .
For myself, I regard all these reforms in
our judicial system as very needful _and ur-
gent. I know they will, if carried out,
greatly simplify, expedite and cheapen the
administration of justice. and be productive
of the very best results. We have outgrown
our old swaddling clothes and bandages. It
is time we had sloughed them off.
EMBEZZLEMENT BY TRUSTEES.
I think it my duty to call your attention
next to the necessity of further legislation
for the protection of trust estates.
Under our present law, the agent of any
individual, private ccrporatiOn or common
carrier, guilty of embezzlement, is liable.to
imprisionment in the state prision for a period
ofltcn years, yet no penalty whatever—strange
tosay—is provided for embezzlement 9f the
estates of minors, widows and orphans in the
hands'of. trustees. Capital, aggregated in-
corporatc form, or in the management. of its
owners, has a marvelous instinct of_self de-
fence. and has, accordingly, contrived to
guard itself in our statutes by the most
severe criminal remedies; but the interest}!
of the walk and helpless represented .in pri-
vate ti t.sts, those, forinstance, held by guard-
ians, and those created by testators for the
support of children or for religiousand chari-
justice shall be administered without “denial
or delay." The people of this State are‘ to-
day denied their plain constitutional right,
not only in the delays of justice, but in de-
lays which often amount to a donor]. The
judicial force of the State is abundantly suf—
ficient to clear the dookcts of the courtswith
dispatch, and if business were only furnished
by parties and counsel,‘ more than sufficient.
Of this I have no manner of doubt. The
number of judges in England and Wales,
(petty courts not included) cxercrsmg law,
Chancery, probate, admiralty, divorce and
bankruptcy jurisdiction, is only thirty—one,
with a population of over 22,000,000, while
Connecticut, With less than a fortietii of the
opulation,--has twenty judges of the Sn-
greme, Superior Courts, and Common Pleas,
and one hundred and twelve judges of Pro.
hate. The difficulty is this. The judges, be.
tween whom and the bar relations of_ comity
should always exist,find itan ungrac ous task
to goad counsel up to their work; perhaps
they are without power to do it; and so
causes on the docket come forward and fall,
back for want of preparation, forprlvatc con-
venience, and for the most: frivolous reasons.
The consequence is that the business of the
court‘s lags, dragsand accumulates, and half
iii“ tinge of the judges is frittercd away and
Wasted: There were pending in tge Superior
Court, Common Pleas and )ISi-l‘lctflourtat-
the opening of the last fall tel‘msg-‘lfifi civil
pauses, on which the entr. and continuance
tees albne amounted to a? 310 for each term,
and the attendance fees upwards of $1,000,
for every single court day in the year. How
shall this evil be corrected? The answer is
not So easy. As the best remedy -which
under the present system I can suggest,
"'"ongli every imperfect one, I advise the
table uses, the most sacred confidences in
human affairs and the most exposed, are left
naked til.(l dcfencelcss. The State is, 01‘
should ‘m', the guardian of these interests;
most others may be left to care for them-
selves. These are without natural protectors,
are farmed out to fiduciary agents, and de-
mand for Special reasons the jealous oversight
of the law, . .
I recommend the passage of a statute pun-
ishing with exemplary penalties all acts of
embezzlement, committed by executors, ad-
ministrators, guardians, conservators, or
trustees under any testamentary or express
trust. Robberies of trust estates are becom—
ing too frequent and far too .rcspectable. It
is time the not were made criminal, and the
actor ipfamous.
The law already requires that. annual ac-
counts be rendered by testamentary trustees
to the Court of Probate. But this law, under
our vicious probate system, has become little
better than a dead letter ;, and when an ac.
count is rendered, it is the merest' matter of
form, Without notice to the parties in interest,
and, if preserved at all, it. is too often filed
away by the judge without further exam}-
ination or scrutiny. I recommend that this
duty be enforced by law, and all the guard-
ians, conservators, and testamentary trustees
be reouircd, under penalties, to render to lh
Brdbaie Court an annual account for its in—
vestigation and'appro‘val, and that, in default
Of so doing, it be made the duty of the Court,
of its Own motion, and on reasonable notice
given to the parties in interest, to remove
such delinquent with disallowment of com-
pensation, and appoint a suitable person in
his place.
. s'rATUTss RELATING TO rumour.
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-is grave doubt whether the statute
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citizen, and wiht human life.
man or set of men, in corporate form or
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that no such structure be built, en
aterially altered without the written sanc- iff
tion first obtained of such Board, nor until w
he plan and specifications thereof shall have no longer to be afloat.
en approved by them, nor be put to use power in the State so
in its exercise as this.
heir acceptance; and that it shall be the duty the duty of the ofiicer charge
be clearly defined by law. I
air or dam, on written complaint by any subject to the wisdom of the Legislature,
f these persons claiming to be endangered purposely refrain from specific recommenda-
tions. '
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powers to enforce their'orders. -
and are doing so much to compact us to«
immense activities to commerce, and such
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treated with consideration.
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managers, to stimulate all sorts Of fraud, job-
bcry and dishonest practice, and thus to de-
bauch the old-fashioned honesties of business
life. This has been brought about, in great
values. By the. existing statutes of this
for the punishment of perjury is app 0 ible to
‘yvillt’ul false swearing by officers of financial
institutions, who are bylaw required tomake
returns to the different - departments of the
State. I advise the passage of an act Wllldl
shall remove all vestige of doubt on this subject
CORPORATION LAWS.
Our enactments relating to manufacturing,
mechanical, mining and other like corpora-
“0118 are, In my judgment, discordant and
seandalously loose. It is the duty of the
Legislature to reform them, reducing corpo-
rations of a common class to a common level,
more effectually securing the wages of opera-
tives in their service, and above all to utterly
extirpate certain corporations which have
grown up within a few years, and which are
gross frauds on the law and discreditable to
the State. I shall beg the privilege, soon as
I shall have completed certain investigations
now in progress, to submit a special communi-
cation on this subject for your consideration
and action.
MARRIED wounx.
The State has done itself credit by provid-
ing that married women shall no longer be
counted in the law as capables, but: shall
hereafter be the owners of theirown owner-
ship. But this law is limited in its operations
to marriages subsequently contracted. Iadvise
that it_bc so extended as to secure to ' the
wrfe, in the case of pro-existing marriages, a
sole and separate estate in all her property
hereafter acquired during coverture.
RESTORATION OF FORFEITED RIGHTS,
. I recommend the passage of an act provid-
ing that no person be restored to the privil-
eges of an elector forfeited by conviction of
crime, without ample previous notice by
publication in some newspaper of general
cu'cnlation in the county in which the con-
Viction washed, and in that in which the ap-
plicants resides. It. is greatly to be regretted,
in my judgement, that the Legislature pos-
sesses the. power of relieving this forfeiture;
for there is very serious danger that the
clemency may be imposed upon and abused
by unworthy applicants whose lives and con-
versation have given no evidence of reform,
and illy entitle them to a remission of the
penalty which the Constitution so justly
imposes.
Is it not well worth while, I most emphati-
cally ask, to make haste slowly in recruiting
the polls from the jails and State prisons?
The issue of national life and death lie in the
nation’s suffrage, and'anything which tends
to degrade or clieapen it is poisonous.
STORAGE RESERVOIRS AND DAMS.
The devastation occasioned last spring by
the breaking away of a storage reservoir, in
Stafiordville, will doubtless call your atten-
tion to the necessity of some legal provision
for the prevention of similar oceurences in
the future. There are, I am led to fear,
other like structures in the State, which .
threaten the peace, lives and property of vil-
lages, and possibly cities. ‘A bill for the cor-
rection of this evil was proposed in the Legis-
lature of 1875, shortly after the terrible Mill
River disasterin Massachusetts. It was con-
tinued, in consequence of opposition, to the
succeeding Assembly, and died there with
the memories of the event. which suggested
it. I venture to hope that the recollection of
this nearer calamity will last long enough to
overcome opposition, andlinsurc some prop-
er measures of protection.
I beg also to inquire whether some guard a
should not be placed on the formation of
joint stock companies, for the construction
and maintenance of storage reservoirs Such
corporations are sometimes converted into
unjust contrivances to make profit from the
danger of others, and avoid responsibility for
resulting damage. It has been ’the practice
oflmanufacturers to unite and form such coin-
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oirs, with only just enough capital to com-
plete the work. If the structure is swept that. the duties of the Governor in the
away by negligence of the company and :1 exercise of the supreme executive power, a
should be defined by the Legislature, or, at
holders who compose and by whose pleasure least, disembarrassed of some existing enact-
meats.
whole community overwhelmed, the stock-
nd for whose profit it exists, escapes liabili-
ty and tr 9 IeCOuI Se to v peril p / I 8.1 e all y
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ntil the work shall have been completed to
f said Board to examine any existing rcscr
and to order such- repairs or altera-
find necessary for
he protection of life or property, with ample
hereby,
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_ RAILROADS.
The railroads of the country have done,
990-
ether as one people, and have added such
ntold millions to the value of real estate and
f production, that they are entitled to be
But they have eon-
rihuted largely, in the ham I of nose: upulor a
part, by means of excessive stock issues, un-
warranted by bona fide investments or actual
State, all railroad corporations are allowed,
of their own mere motion, to increase the
there capital stock to any amount whenever
they shall choose to judge itnecessary for the
purposecs of their roads, and in such manner
ad on just such terms as Ihey shall see fit to
prescribe. The section which confers this
most extraordinary license crept into the
general railroad law of 1871. I recommend
its repeal‘ and the passe e of an act in its
stead, prohibiting railroa corporations from
further increase of capital 'stock without
permission of the Legislature, and that such
permission be in no case. given without.
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Commissioners with public notice and hear-
ing, and a recommendation from said com-
missioncrs to the Legislature, with a report
of the specific facts on which such recom-
a similar restriction be placed on the leasing
of raikoads. _
ACT RELATING To RAILROADS axn OTHER 3
mar LorEs.
I recommend also, a repeal of
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an act of the a
that and other States dependent » upon that
service. It was assed ul. the close of the
last sesSion with know not what 0px. o:luni-
ty for examination by the Legislature, and
with the next to none by the Executive. The
act is worded 'with dangerous obscurity. is
too stringent in penalties, and far too re-
strictive of the liberties of the employed.
but I take occasion to say that to abandon a
railroad train in transit, by concerted action,
in breach of contract with the carrier and of ,
duty to the carried, and, having abandoned
such service, to compel others to do the same
by menace or force,is a flagrant outrage upon
the rights of others, and and an offence
against the public peace and economy. There
is a difference between striking and rioting,
between taking bread from one‘s own mouth
and taking it from the mouth of another, .-
tween the honest liberties of labor and its li-
cense of closing workshops by force, burning
stations and cars of merchandise, and club-
bing men off their locomotives; and this dif-
ference no man, or set of men, should he al-
lowed'to forget. A laborer who strikes has
no more right to prevent’another from taking
his place,
a poor man’s mortgage, to prevent another
from assisting the debtor to redeem. These
are fundamental truths which he at the
foundation of natural justiceL social order,
and the only liberty which is worth the hav.
ing—a liberty which respects right and is
regulated by law. I take pride and pleasure,
however, in saying that the railroad employes
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abiding, proof against mischievous-solicitas.
tions from abroad and worthy of all praise.
Under these circumstances, I submit it to the
Le islatnre whether any, and if any, what
legislation is needed on this subject.
RAILROAD RIOTS. .
The railroad strikes of the last summer
seemed to attract to tlieiuselves‘not only many
turbulent é. entrants in , the lighting classes
but the id e, the Vicious, t c outlaw an
the thief. and. what is little better, the agm.
rlan. They were generally marked With law.
lessness, and often with incendiarism, mpine
and plunder. The disorder seemed to be con
tagious. It blocked 9,000 miles of railway,
ran through fourteen States, and began to ap-
'find myself surprised and driven to the me-
some of the States, for lack of proper disci~
we have in the National Guard of this State a
pliued and trusty to the last.
government must support. a large" standing
army for their defence.
these alternatives is easy. A standing army July 1, 1865, redeemable July 1,
Within certain limits will always be necessary
for frontier protection and national police.
Beyond this the soldier by trade, is a danger-
ous element in the State, not merely because
he is a devout-er of the people’s substance,
but because since the world’began he has been
the natural enemy of the people’s liberties.
and always will be.
of the central power.
recommend the National Guard to your most
favorable consrderation as indispensable to
bind every peace officer-in the Commonwealth l
as the law's last sanction, and so give author- C
ity to his office.
on a liberal basis, and that nothing he done
or omitted by the Legislature which is calcu- t
lated to diminish their numbers or compensa-
tion. or to impair in the slightest degree their ,
spirit or discipline. - .
. The encampment of the last year, embrac- priation already made.
in the Second and Fourth regiments, was
he din South Norwalk, in August last, and
bio suggestions contained in the reports of a
the Adjutant~General and of the-Quartermas- a
ter-Gcneral.
forms must be provided for the Guard before
July 1.1879. These can be furnished from
he avails of the commutation tax for the cur-
rent and coming year.
This is trifiling, it militia within their limits for service with
. . , out
eems to me, With- the property rights of the plfriéiission of their Colonel, their General or
. t e ommander—in-Chief. Whether such ow-
In the next place, I do not believe that any ers are consistent with the Constitutioii of
. the State or even with military order and
otherwrse should be allowed of their own wheth , '
mere will, and motion, to pile up and sus- or such calls should be obeyed by com-
pend great floods of; water above the headsof . Mmlwu '
-anuprcpmm‘nmdothperuaeni"To
daily and nightly fear of an avalanche.
pany officers, when given, are~serio
'Iive in er the Executive, in case of domeetic violenc
and commotion, shall regard himself as
I suggest, then, the appointment of a Board chief peace officer of the State, authorized to ‘11
of Civil Engineers, charged with the super— intervene with the military power at his dis-
ision of reservoirs and reservoir dams, and cretion, or whether he shall so intervene only it
larged or upon demand of the mayor of a city or shero
embly to revise our insurance laws, and to 5
sport such changes as- are necessary for
he protection of the public, and
he security and’ proper management of
the business.
Haven, having resigned‘ in October last
place on the commission, I appointed in
stead Origen S. Seymour, of Litchfield.
special commission was also organized to in-
quire into the assets, liabilities. affairs and in a very satisfactory condition,
management of life insurance companies. b
The Insurance Commissioner and two special a
commissions will, in due time, report their
doings, and the Assembly will.thus be in 0
possession of full information for its guidance lie schools, 119,203; in other than public
5 eighty-six.
earn from the Bank Commissioners that thése S
institutions are in a satisfactory condition. p
Their aggregate deposits on the first of Oct :— 8
her, 1877, were $77,214,372; their estimated a
esource23figgfi7§938 d . l d d
ums of ' , an upwar Wit 1 rawn ur- - . ll ustained.
ing the year are $2,677,237; be libem y 8
less than $3,000 have increased, an
number of depositors has also increased by
more than one thousand.
Assembly :elating to “11:1? obstructions (it: posits clich half year for surplus—thus in.
business 0 certain P“ “3 corporations, creasing duty and diminishinn' ability at the 8
3.225.333?.‘i‘é‘i‘l‘ififdfitfil‘l"$3316“; ”we lime—we‘ll“ “it“ ,‘fie diligent, 0f 3
co co ions 3 tin aireo va ties an ie on-
sachusetts railroads, resulting in wide spread version ofii large aii’iount. of 102mg into real
derangements to the various industries of estate by foreclosure, are going to embarrass
these institutions in earning for the present
year satisfactory dividends for depositors.
These dividends must not be forced down to
8. pOlDt WllICll shall dicafioot dopnsitnrs find
induce withdrawal of_ deposits.
ruin lie in that direction, not, merely to the
banks and the poor whose all is in them, but
It ' doubtless the iioht of any man to quit to l“°,'f,‘,’°',‘,”j,°f tile State, nail to tine tdeb-
15 ‘ .. torso e an swrose name nee no say
employment under rzasonable conditions; is multitude. ’ .
evident. _ This wisdom, however, passed for
folly whilst the banks were allowed to collect
7 per cent. interest,
made the provision,
now in the' midnight of a panic, and when
the institutions, whose breath is in the‘nos-
trils of their depositors, are put to their wits’
ends to make living profits for their deposi-
tors. As a measure of temporary and much
needed relief, I recommend (1) the suspen-
sion for the current year of the statute requir-
ing such reserve for surplus; and (2) that the
banks he allowed to receive (liper cent. in-
terest on loans, or if this be thought inadvis-
able,tliat the State taxon deposits be reduced
to l, of 1 per cent.
, _ , judgment, vitally important. There is scarce-
than has a capitalist who forecloses ly
which has equal claim for protection on the
ever demanded a better exercise of that wis-
dom. I press its importance with the utmost
emphasis.
' ible short- space of time. In this condition
of things, I thought it my duty to take pru-
dential and timely measures of prevention, if
prevention were possible; if possible, then
prompt and effective measures for repression.
I_accordlngly ordered the officers of the Na.-
tional Guard to place themselves and their
men in_ preparation for duty, and in readiness
for an instant call, and I made, under the ad-
v1ceof two distinguished and experienced
soldiers whom it is my special good fortune
to have on my stafl’, such local dispositions
as prudence seemed to require. I found, to
my surprise, that the State was inadequately
supplied with arms and ammunition. I accord-
ingly made a requisition on the general gov-
ernment for 800 Springfield rifles and the
needed supply of ammunition,on the quota due
the State for military equipment. These
lwerg promptly furnished, and are now on
ma . -
T he measures I thought it my duty to take
have imposed some additional expenses on
the State, but not to any considerable amount.
These expenses I did not hesitate to incur,
nor should I have hesitated to incur much
larger if it had been necessary, rather than
essity of calling on the National Executive
for aid in the discharge of a duty which the
Constitution of the State clearly imposes on
me. Such a necessity I should have regard-
ed as humiliating to the ho r and dignity of
the State, an impeachment my own admin-
istration and of the character of our citizen
soldiery.
NATIONAL GUARD. ,
Itis a mortifying fact that the militia of
pline, disappointed public expectation during.
the late riots. I am confident. however, that
body of soldiers well officered, armed, disci~'
The States must. rely on themselves for the
execution of their own laws, or the general
The choice between
Fora State to depend
For these reasons, I
be security of the State. They stand be-
9 one who witnessed it can doubt the sol-
ierly qualities of the men or the value of the
ncampment as a school of instruction, duty e
ad’soldierly emulation.
I invite your special attention to the valu-
It will be seen that new uni-
Exscnriv: rowan.
I think it a matter of great importance
it
St
of a county, is a very grave question,
hieh deserves wise consideration, and ought
Iknow of no other
delicate and responsible t
Its boundaries and
commend this
INSURANCE. coiiraxins.
Acommissxon was raised by the last As-
for
Henry B, Harrison, of New '2
his ti
A
in dealing with this much, exposed. often schools, 10,180; per ce’ntage of children in 0
abused, and most important interest.
meantime any recommendations from ‘me revenue for year from School Fund, State,
would be premature.
‘savmos Baxxs.
The number of savings banks in the State
I am more than pleased to
those in sums
We enter, how-
ondition of things.
The action of the last Assembly imposing
tax of :3 of one per cent. on deposits,
reserve of lof one per cent. Of their de-
Distrcss and
The wisdom of providing a surplus is self-
andrcould easily have
The duty is enforced
This matter is, in my
another pecuniary interest in the State
wisdom of the Legislature, and no other time
I desire to see this'State avoid the disasters
which have overwhelmed so many of the
savings institutions of so many other States,
and thus show that weare capable of manag-
ing our-own husbandries, and have no need
therefore to call to our aid the banking talent
of the post office department or of Congress.
‘ sra'rn rlxaxcns.
The treasury balance at the be-
ginning of the last fiscal
year was.......................
Income for the ear, including
01.061533. 0 proceeds of
new bonds issued,...........
$77,415.60
3,424,780. 26
..._.—.
$3,502,195.86
Making an aggregate of,
The expenditures for the same
year, including $1,068,900
bonds redeemed,............. 2,769,781.53,
January 1,1863, redeemable Janu-
Mayl, 1877, redeemable after May
Siifisultly in payiijg 0:; the first, second and
_ ir c asses 0 on s at maturit an f
on the general government, save “1 the 1553 its ten years’ option on the last class,yiiot dial;
emergency, for protection against domestic - - ; ; - -
. . . . - , Without increased but With (it -
Violence or insurrection, is to emascnlate it- tion, in the meantime minished taxa 1
self and become the feudatory and bondman
during the last year, is $350,000.
the next session of the General Assembly,
and will be paid for in full from the appro- in any system of laws.
in advance.
message, that some efforts should be made at
retrenchment in State expenses, and to this
end the appointment of a commission to ex-_
mine and report on the subject. Such a com-
misSion was raised, and will, in due time, re-
porhhThis wfilltfnzliblc the thislature to re-
. , , pea c act 0 t e ast Assembl orderin a
The mayors 0f some 0f 0‘" Clllesv geduetion of 10 per cent. on all {alaries 5nd
, see, great and small and in lieu Of a blind
all the active and indiscriminate lev’eling of compensations,
to make Intelligent retrenchments and dis
_- enigfrdfiiifi , _ ,
e iy clear to my mind that this company is not,
the on any principal of justice or of constitution-
ommend its repeal.
ual message, but the corporation proved
I renew the 3" ,
recommendation once more.- If this comps. P01“
ny is entitled, by a right which is beyon
reach of the Legislature, to exemption
hat common duty which rests on every
ural person, rieh'or po r, 1
d with it, should the State could not exist, the Supreme Court a
will so determine. It has not so determined;
and neither can it pass on the question so long as
the present satutary exemption extsts.
mind rebels against this immunity as in its ti
nature unmerlted. partial and odious.
exists as a constitutional right it _must be re- the Union are restored to their equal consti-
PCCWd: fill the State must keep “5 contracts tutional rights of self-government freed from
no matter at what cost; but let us at least do the duress of federal Soldier-y; and a most
justice to the tax-payers. 0f “1? State by re- convincing argument in favor of the wise and
pealing the statutory immunity, and ”“15 patriotic action of the Federal Executive,and
hrow the corporation on its'supposed consti- a
his tutional right, and the question intoa coudi- and military politicstare found in the fact at
that unbroken civil order, restored {unity and keg, on the Bridge.
returning prosperity~ are the almost instant
722 61.
. . , t the rate of more than forty per year.
The“ do1’05"“ "1 This institution ought, in my judgment, to c
d the will furnish you with more detailed and com-
This deciease of prehensive information in regard to_ this in- g
' ' ' . ' . terest so vital to the success and er etuit
an applicatipn first, made to the Railroad large deposits and increase of small ones, is of frc’einstitutions. p p y
in the right direction and very wholesome
The decrease of depOsits for the year is only
$1,309,800, a remarkable result considering
- - o the stringency of the times.
mendation is founded. I.suggest, also, that ever. for the current year upon a different‘
sane poor. _
re- priation inadequate, and fearing also that the equivalents of exchange.
stricting interest to 6 per cent., and requiring title was D00 Whplly clear, ‘ .
to take no definiteaction. 'lhis Assembly $700,000,000 of the public debt paid off in a
will, therefore, b9 brought to 3 review or the score of years, and a demonstrated ability to
I“ my Judguleet' the buildings 5179 refund the balance at. 4 per cent., unless by
“f“. the location ineligible, and the PFOJGCL our own folly we besmirch our own credit ;
'cnt Hospital islocat
access, convenience,.
purpose,
up in reservoirs and made way 701‘ 1186- ~
7 mo" 0“ ““5 farm, at “-0. returns to capital, better compensations to
abor with better harmonies between the two,
In this Wfll’ larger developments of the products of the
recommend the ere
proper time, of a separate hospital, inexpeu-~ ]
sive in style and construction.
all the insane beneficiaries of the State can soil
bc-brought under one administration, be ap-
forty’-ou'e private. patients.
this institution has
than the mere cost of support.
my judgment, intruders 011 the rights 0f the penditure and its necessary punishment, pub-
'poor and the charity of the State. Whether
they should
and needy applicants, who are suffering in
the dens of our aims-houses, is a question
The large apparent revenue of the above
year, is due to the fact that $39,899.60 of
balances to special accounts have been trans-
ferred to the credit of the civil list, and $352,-
702.36 of taxes properly belonging to the
prevrous year were, by a mistaken change of
a statute, postponed to the following year.
The amount of revenue from ordinary sour-
ces properly attributable to the last fiscal
year, is $1,963,778.75 only.
The estimated resources of the
. current fiscal year are...... $2,574,364.33
Estimated expenditure............ 1,743,646.00
E .timatcd excess over cxpenditttre$830,718.33
STATE TAX.
The excess of revenue for the last fiscal
year, is due in part to arcduction in expen-
ditures of about $150,000 effected during the
year, and to an additional half-mill tax im-
posed on the grand list by the last Assembly.
A continuance of this tax is unnecessary, in
my judgement. Irecommend that it be re-
stored to its fOiIner rate of one min on the
dollar. I think there will be an opportunity,
at an early day, of making other reductions
of taxation.
STATE near.
The funded debt at the last report of the
Treasurer, was $5 014,500, bearing 6 per cent.
interest. Bonds to the amount of $1,077,900
had become redeemable at the pleasure of the
State. Of these, $1,060,900 have been re-
deemed during the past year, and $1,031,000
new bonds issued at. 5 percent. interest, pay-
able in twenty years, or at any time after ten
years at the option of the State. This issue
of bonds was disposed of at a net premium
of $33,532.40, effecting also an annual saving
in interest of $10,779. and an aggregate saving
for the ten years of $107,690. .
The public debt at the present time, is rep-
resented as follows:
_ ary 1, 1883. 6 per cent........... $877,00
January 15, 1864, redeemable J an- ,
nary 15, 1884, 6 per cent. . 1,318,500
1885, 6 per ccnt................... 1,741,100
1,1887, 6 per cent................ 1,031,000
$4,967,600
The State will, in my judgment, find no
STATE CAPITOL. i
In addi-
The balance of State appropria-
SALARIES.
An act of the last Assembly, pass-
d on the eve of final adjournment, provides P
that all public salaries shall be paid quartquy jurisdiction,with no common arbiter for their
I recommend the repeal of this settlement.
ct, and all pro-existing statutes authorizing the sum 0f $2.000 in aid Of a private litiga-
dvance payments. I cannot imagin any p05- tion in the State of New York involvintr the
sible reason for such payments.
ions are self-evident. . '
The object- q
‘ nnrasxonunxr.
I had the honor of suggesting, in my last
m
s best sense of equity and economy.
NORTHAMPTON COMPANY.
Wranaxafofiwrr {apex—tat?
law, entitled to this exemption, and I rec-
I did so in my last an:
ronger than the Executive.
nat- ,
and without which tr
If it si
on for judicial determination.
COMMON someone.
The educational interests
The num-
aver-
A very deserving service is render ed to the
tate by the teachers in our common schools,
érhaps more deserving than any other. The
tate Normal School is recruiting their‘ranks
The report of the State Board of Education t
THE INSANE POOR.
wisely concluded
ubjcet.
mere makeshift. t
. The State is the OWN? Of a farmbf 28,9 feeling our burdens and working for our re.- '
acres at Middletown, on which the Connect» -1
with abundant water Supplies stored
the Connecticut Hospital
There are now in .
Every bed in .
which, in my judgment, requires attention.
There is an abuse connected with commit-
ments to this institution which demands re-
dress. It has been the habit of some towns
and cities to cause their insane poor» to be
presented to the minor courts for intoxica-
tion, vagraney, or other trivial offence, and,
being acquitted on the ground of insanity, to
be thrust upon the hospital by criminal pro-
cess. This is a perversion of the law; I rec-
ommend that no committment for the cause
aforesaid be entitled to precedence, unlcss
made by the Superior Court, and that in all
such cases the expense of support be charge-
able as in case of committment b judges of
probate, unless the Comptroller s is lgivoan
order for support by the State as in case of a :
State pauper. . -
The Governor is required by a private not
passed in 1869 to transfer insane convicts in
the Stateprison on request of the warden to,
the Connecticut Hospital, This, so long as
the hospital is-overcrowded, is a rank injus-
tice to the honest beneficiaries of the State
1 have, therefore, ventured to decline to make
such transfers. I recommend a repeal of this
act. As the hospital is already obliged to
postpone or reject pending applications for
admission, I recommend that all convicts al-
the State, has himself a title to honor.
comes to want by misfortune, is the poor; contemplated at the time of contract, but are per-
house quite a decent mode of requiting his «nitted to make monthly ch mges of their adver-
nierit? I‘ put the question.
at the_present time is 266. The expenditures,
made in repairs and improvements during the
past two years is $40,000. The income of
prison for the past year is $25,056.56; expen-
ses, $28,078.68; deficiency, $3,022.12. There
is no adequate provision in the institution for
the care of insane convicts.
that such provision be made.
he done, and with trifling expense.
The total expenditure from the Treasury dGI'S are attributable to any officers DOW in
on the new State House. $1,511,500; amount charge, 01‘ '20 unavoidable causes, 01' t0 the
. ' fault Of the law regulating the prison.
ion to this $297,000 has been expended from advise the passage of an act punishing es-
ontributions by the city of Hartford. There capes from the prison, and a repeal of that
Iadvise their maintenance geziggisgoto be contributed from this source which limits the force in charge to twelve
, .
io_n hereafter to be drawn, is $486,500. The force, the State cannot be wholly without
building wrll probably be completed before blame if insecurity and disorder exist. An
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
men.
For many years past tlic‘salaries of certain south and west, are, and for a long time have
public officers have been, by law, payable in been,
advance. led ,in many instances, to controversies of
Island Sound. Similar action was taken, I
am adv1sed, by the State of New York. This
ult has never been brought to trial, and, if it
had been, would have contributed nothing to
the settlement of the question.
have been made at different times to adjust
these controversies
All such‘ attempts have hitherto proved un-
successful.
not best, in the interests of peace and good
neigborhood, to take some efiectual measures
at once for the settlement of these questions,
and thus to have done with a. dispute which,
so long as it is unadjusted,will prove a source
. . . . . of mischief and ill-blood between the co le
criminatlons. I commend this subject to the of two sister States, long and intimate]? cgn-
careful attention or the Legislature, and to' nected in commercial and social relations.
has recommended to the Legislature of that
'fiifdfigffmc‘fi‘g‘ismfifimm
the appointment of Commissioners on the
part of this State to treat for the settlement
of both oui“ southern and western boundaries
In case either State shall fail to make such
appointment for the settlement of both bound-
dthe that proceedings for the determination of
from ”1
court of the United States,
nd the controversy.
My length in this communication on the condi-
on of national affairs.
of the State are result of restored self:government.
tain reasons our crvrl servxce has, of late
years, become scandolously wasteful and cor.
well-nigh 100,000 offices are male to shift
from one side to the other withevery change
of administration, and to serve as mere booty
for party conquest? May it not,also, be prop-
erly and profitably remarked that, if the gov-
erning party needs protection against federal
aucus-mongers at the primaries, the voters
of all parties are entitled to the same protec-
ion against like impertinent interference in and
the elections? A party which depends on the
overnment for life ought to die forthwith.
which, under a depreciated and variable cur-
rency is fatal to the stabilities of trade and in-
have vibrated here as in' every Pald up Capital -
AD “Ct was passed by the 1113'; Assembly other country where the same experiment has Wm.0,sEnEET,Prcs.,
creating a Board of Trustees for the purchase been tried, fmm iota-jog to panic, are begin-
of certain lands and buildings in Mansfield, 'ning to reach a point at which paper and
for the establishment of a hospital for the in- '
The "names, finding the appro- will, if left to the laws of trade, become Capt m 1 and Assam.
vestment,
which underlie it, in a word, of a general
portioncd between the two hospitals as their prosperity which will soon make us—what,
necessities and conditions require, and be by the blessing of God, we have always been
provided for better and more cheaply than in
any other way.
before—in the abundance of our wealth and
its general diffusion amongst the people, the
most favored nation on the globe.
. 003‘ the State fibO‘Jt 31,- the world of our public, faith, and at the
503- These patients are there at “"10 more same time, by wiser policies and legislation,
They are, m relieve ourselves from Wasteflfl public ex. 01 all the choice v.iritics,and Fruits and Vegeta-
bles of all kinds, in their season.
he debt and oppressive taxation'; from unjust ot‘ POULTRY, either alive or dresscd,a specialty;
“0" be made to give place 30 poor revenue discriminations, crippling commerce
and building up one interest at. the expense
of another; from absurd and illiberal mari-
time codes, nullifying the advantages of our
unrivalled maritime position betweenthc two
lotion favoring the undue aggregation of
wealth and disturbing its equitable appor-
tionments between capital and labor; from
wasteful subsidies and a vicious and fluctua-
ting currency, and our posterity will he as-
sured in full measure.
Iliold shall not be a mere empty title, but
connect itself with some lasting improve-
,reform in our system of laws and administra-
~ worthy of adoption.
there not be‘some doubt whether the criminal
insane and the innocent ought to be‘ herded
together in this institution? Let: us not de-
grade the noble hospitalities which the State
extends to its smitten and doubly bereft
children of misfortune and want.
SOLDIERS OF THE LATE WAR.
Until the last session of the Legislature
any soldierof the late war, in service on the
quota of this State, was entitled, if needing
surgical or medical attendance. no matter for .
what cause, to hospital treatment at the ex-
pense of the State. This charity, for want
9f proper power in the executive to guard
its administration, had come to be grossly
abused. The last Legislature restricted its
provisions to disabilities contracted in the
service, limited the appropriation to a per
capita of $5.00 per wee , and, at the sugges-
tion of the Executive, authorized him to em-
ploy a surgeon to make monthly examina-
tions andrcports of the condition of the hen-
eficiaries in charge. Under this law the num-
ber of State patients in the hospitals has been
reduced frOm 210 to 29. and the expense to
$2 agate from $11,730.58 per quarter to $2,
The present allowance is represented to be
below the actual expense of support. If this
be so, the_State should withdraw its benefi-
ciaries 9r increase the rate, and not trespass
on a private charity to support a public one.
May it not be worth while, also, to consid-
er whether the law of the last session should
not be enlarged in its scope; or whether at
least some other provision than the almshouse
should not be made by the State for such of
its soldiers, honorably discharged, as, with-
out their Own fault, have by old age, acci-
dent, Or disease not contracted in the service,
been reduced to penury and want? A man
who has put his life at the hazard of war and
his children of orphanage for the honor of
If he
STATE PRISON. »
. . ,..— -
The number of convicts in the Wrison
I recommend
It can easily
Disorders of a most. serious character have
ately occurred .in this institution. The Leg-
slature should inquire whether these disor-
I
So long as this last statute remains in
STATE nonxnaxms.
The boundaries of the Stati, both on the
unsettled. This state of things has
rivate right and conflicts of civil andcrlminal
The State appropriated in 1875
uestion of our boundary lines through Long
c
Attempts
by public negotiation.
I beg to suggest whether it is
EMILY V.
oral practice of medicine and ear or . Fam-
ilies supplied with Homoeopathic remedied.
F":
Hills. 111. D. ,PrOf‘. Materia Medica.
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Special Notices 25 percent. advance onthe
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Local Notices in Reading Columns, 25
Cents per-line.
Yearly advertisers restricted to the business
cisemcnts.
» Marriages and deaths inserted gratuitously.
Obituary or Funeral Notices 15 ets. per line.
All unusual cuts and devices 25 per cent. extra.
A. DEX, S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church .
Teacher of
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Composition.
Box 879 P. 0., N ORWALK, CONN.
John E. BodWell
EXPRESS MESSENGER
AND
Punchnsmeaetnr.
n. M. a o. s. PROWITT’S Norwalk.
n. is. BODWE LL’S. So. Noi-walk. 481.!
Offices- {
J. Belden Hurlbutt,
Room No. 4, [up nail-3,]
GAZETTE BUILD] NG.
Graduate of N. Y. Medical College for Women,
Cor. MAIN d’c MARSHALL STREETS,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN .
Ofilce flours, until!) a. m.,andtrom3 pan. At-
ention to all classes of discasesincidcnt to a gen-
till
TWO verydcsirable UnildingLotson WestMaln
FAIRFIELD
INSURANCE 00MPANY,
Call Capital,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law, ASSBlS,thl.l,1876, $335,111”
anaconda», C. N. NICHOLS.
REAL ESTATE.
To Let.
The Property in the rear of the Fair-
field County National Bank.
formerly occupied by Price & Bates, suitable for
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E. B. PRICE.
To Rent.
TIlE whole or part of a House on Main Street.
right in the village, suitable for l or 2 taniilles'
7 rooms. Possesswn immediately. Apply at this
olllcc.
To Rent.
OUR rooms in Cottage opposite residence of
Charles Sherry, Esq" Main Street; 310 per
month. l’ossessron immediately.
For Sale Cheap,
0i- Exchange for other property,
One ot‘thc nearest, and cosiest little Cotta es in
the Borough. Will sell to a good [0113.11010ngan
gfisqgmoney down. Enquire at GAZETTE OF-
F or Sale.
,_ A House and Lot. in a healthy location on
E Fair Street, above Catharine. The House 1r
nearly now, well built.convcnicntly arrang.
cut, and Will make a. comfortable and dermal):
home foi‘alaiiiily of average size. The or. run:
back to the river. There is a well 01' excellent
water on) the place, and .Borough water in the
Street. 1 rice low, and part. of the money can re-
main on mortgage. A line chalice to secure a
home. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE. 3:1
I I
Des1rable Property for sale.
A Verydesirable place on EastAvcnnc.
Also, a few clioxceBuildingLots situated on
Osborn Avenue, for sale cheap.
wiAnlggjgeéucely l\l€IL‘ai-C({ House and Lot on Mer-
. - near est; van 1‘ z -
gain. Enquireof‘ no, or s do at a bar
s E. osuonv EastA c
or to i)’. w. FITCH: iv...1v§ni‘.‘é?’
F013 SALE.
Street. Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
FIR‘E
South Norwalk Conn.
$200,000.00
—-
ROOM NO. 5,
References by permisslon :—S. Lilenthal, 111. D.,
rof.01 Theoryand Practicc,N. Lefty; Clemence
ozier, M. D. Dean of College, N. Y.: Alfred K.
3m23
The Governor of the State of New York
CHARLES W. MANY,
Office corner of Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
S’urgeon Dentist,
N03‘I’A LK, CONN.
Oxide Gas administered.
ies, or in case the Commissioners, if ap-
WAEL STREET. NORWALK,
ted, shall be unable to agree, I advise out. pain.
Successor to
Dr. Asa. Hill,
Office ovcr
C. J. Grnman’s Dry Goods Store.
IE‘ Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
ese questions be taken in the Supreme
the only judicial
ibunal having jurisdiction of the parties
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
There is little occasion to comment at
For the first time
DEN‘I‘IS'I'RY
_:E'or Cash—No Credit:
All work cxcutcd in the Best Manner. at my office
AT HARD TIMES PRICES,
Corner of stain and Washington Streets,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
'l‘. E. SWIFT, D. D. S.
ace the close of the war, all the States in
most striking condemnation of personalism
S 8 W. MITCHELL,
C
' At the ever popular
in Twill .
Lumber,
DUWN T0 HARD PAN PRICES.
Planed, Sawed and Ilived,
Office and Yard opp. the Store'of William C
Water Street,
. Horace L.'11ubbell.
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méitjiuthcturing purposes. Also Barn on 11 Igh St. '
take as Honey.
l‘ecthing and irritable children.
worms, assimilates the food, regulates the Stom-
W .S. nANFORD,PrenIdenI. ach, and cures Wind Colic. No i‘emedyds as effi-
. caeions for Feverishness, Croup, W‘brms and
H.R.TURNER, 800’! and Trell- Whooping Cough. Caslo‘r‘ia is a purely vege-
‘ t
[lentaur
Liniments.
_._*._..__._.
They relieve pain.
They subdue swellings.
They cure burns, without a scar.
The White Centaur Linimentis now the stan
ard remedy for Rheumatism, Neiiralgia, Sciatica,
Lumbago, Frost Bites, Caked Breasts, Itch, Cuts:
neous eruptions, etc. These Linimcnts hav
stood the test of time. They have performed
more wonderful cures of obstinate bed-ridden
cripples, and have alleviated more pains in a
shorter space of time, than have all other Lini
ments, Einbroeations, Extracts, Ointments, and
Salvesin existence. 'lheir sale is increasing rap-
ully and regularly. Their best cndorsers are phy-
sicians, surgeons and veternarics. There is liter-
.illy no case of flesh, bone, orurnselc ailmentupzn
man or beast which the Centaur Liniments will
not alleviate and generally cure. Ilut it must be
understood that there are two kinds of Linimcnt;
the White is for family use and the Yellow for
horses and animals. For horses and mules liable
to Spavin, Ring-bone, Sweeney, Gulls, Strains.
string-halt,etc..the Yellow Centaur-Lim-
menc is worth its weight in gold. We have
.honsands of certificates relating how valuable
horses have been speedily restored by a dollar
bottle of this wonderful all-healing remedy. The
same is constantly told of the effects upon the
human frame. Persons liohhli'ngr upon crutches
tor years from Stiff Joints, Tumors and Old Sores,
have, by the use of a few bottles of the ‘Vliite
Centaur Linlment, been restored to the use
of all their limbs. 'I‘hccfi‘ccts are next to mar-
vels. We will give the Liniments to any person
who ever heard of a failure. Such a. case has
never been reported to us. These Linimcnts are
now sold throughout the habitable globe.
J. B. ROSE s. 00., 46 DEY ST., New YORK. 3m43
I Honey
To the taste'but death to Gripes and Stomach
Complaints. Pitcher’s Castor-1n is a complete
~ubstitute for Castor Oil, and is as pleasant to
It is particularly adapted to
It destroy
able preparation. more effective than Castor Oil,
and neither gags nor gripes.
COLUMBIA, Comm, May 3, 1876.
Messrs. J. B. R05}: 8.: 00., N . Y. .
ALL kinds of Ladies and Gents’lflfl'l's AID v
SHOES made to order. REPA .‘ ‘ . - - .
done, and according to promise. JIRI‘“! neatly Equal to it. My children have been saved from
I have a family of eight children, and have used
our CASTOBIA. I have never found anything _
evcie sickness by the use of CASTORI .\. I recom-
mend it in preference many medicine I know. I
tool it a pleasure to give this certificate on account
G (l-zetie Buil‘ling. )I' the benefits I have derived by the use of your
admirable preparation.
3m43
' Very truly j ours,
NORMAN I‘. LITTLE.
, s, .
. Lath,&c.
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Orders attended to promptly day or night.
Furniture AFurné'turc
arlnr, library, Dinitg'aad Sitting
lluom Sets,
Walnut or Cottage Chamber Sets,
_or anything in the Furniture Line, of the Latest
and
.- ..,-.u.vxx , 1.1..
Also, .
General Furnishing Undertaker.
Resi
dencc with 1111'. C. T. Corn wall, France St.
Style, Best Finish
SHIN—GLES,
BOTH _ ‘ F
Superior to any ofercd in this Market.
:c—v
Street & 00.,
Norwalk.
UNION MARKET
has always the best of
Beef, Veal, Mutton, and Pork,
tairlivingprices. Union (formerly Model) Mali-E
For cer-
Etna, of IIartford,C 15., 84.047.3750?
CHA “LES S. LO0K‘V000, Hartford, " 1,537,5190t
enmnix, " ~ 1,031,139.34
People’s, of Middle town ,Ct . , 218,874 so
Fashionable Draper and TailorI
(LP
The industries and values of the country,
old. already nearly touching each other,
This, with better
ublic and private economies; more than I
be generous harvests which the hind, as if
and the marvelous mineral resources
Let us, first of all, and above all, assure
rincipal seas of the globe; from class legis-
In couclusion,I am ambitious that the office
ments in the institutions of the State. I
have, therefore, in this communication pre-
sented to your consideration such plans for
tion as seem to me most needed and best
Your better wisdom
will dispose of them according to their merits.
It will—he my pleasure, as it is my duty, to;
cooperate with you in all things which coxii
com the prosperity of the people and the hon-
or of our beloved State.
RICHAR’) D. HUBBARD.
HARTFORD, January 9, 1878.
g ,
When the manager of a church fair an-
nounces that one of the dcacons has drawn a
pair of vases, and another deacon, who was
moldy transferred to the hospital he remanded
so soon as prOper prov1sions can be made at.
proach and threaten our own, in an incred-
Baiance to. credit' of new year, $732,41IQ3'
"the prison for that purpose. Besides, may
asleep iv, the corner, partially arouses himself
and remarks “they’re good." the Circum-
and is eonstantlv adding to his stock all the new
Nouwa 1.x insvnancn 210.,
L
NORWALK, CONN.
Charter Capital - - - $500,000
- - 100,000
{1.
0
' ‘ I v u
. . ief, has just yielded, up into 0111' granaries; tl). A. )4 EWOOM L,on 1103 t Street,would announct
ed,admirably SllUBtEd for our increasing exports and diminished im- with good nnrses,bcggor_cgnnnos&amagmasc.
health, and every other ports, tho—tokens of reviving industries at. "“7“" “""10‘"; “1W"! 0“ "3'
home and the extension of our commerce
1 into foreign markets. give promise Of better ,,1,,_
.'\
Orders can he left; at Connecticut Hotel or at the
Stables on Iloyt Street.
0. W'. LOCKWOOD’S SONS
Have taken the Store, No 4'Skiddy’s Block. Main
Street, Where they will open a firstclass
Fish,
They intend to keep it well stocked with
er of public schools is 1,629; yeaj'ly , .
go of school sessions. 177.52 days; number ”PM; The 931:0”? 0f the present administra- hmnix,Bi-ooklyn, my" 1545,5571“
of children enumerated between 4and 16 F1?“ 1“ the direction 0f}ef°l‘m leave “1001? AND :ontinentalorNew York, 1,427,429?!
f are, 137,099; number of scholars in pub- without hope that, in spite of all Opposition, ("triterutljnonal,‘N R h n N x iggéiggc
‘3 civil administration mayln the end be purged GENTS FURNISHING EJIPO R 1111!. _ fig? dill-{32335 ".53; ”:1?! I11 :ng - ., 537-5400:
f some of its abuses, wastes and venalities. _ gopfig, “’rowéatef Mass“ " 600100,, 0,
In the schools of all kinds 94 33. total of school Honest men of all parties are ready to thank Mam Street,Noi-walk, Conn. l‘ranklin,Pliila., Pa., 3368,3153:
. 7 . , l , f - ~ - 111' d'- - lommerce, Albany.N.Y., "54.424 00
any rn ex 01' any genutne serVice m 18 l D‘VAIID P WEED ‘l'arr'wansctt of Providence it 1' 154 94701
town and districI taxes and other sources, rection. Bl"? may ‘3 WU)" do‘Ebtf-‘d whether E ’ tildes", Cincinnati,0., ’ ’ ,- 10000;
$1.505 718 67 - total of expenditure $1 509 - any permanent reform ‘5 possrble 5010118 as I) R U G- G- I S '1' Home. 0! Columbus, 0... 438,447.14 »
r v i 2 i . . \lemania Cleveland 0. 295 00000
Wall Mrect,opposzte Norwalk Opera Home, 7 s v . ,
A large and well selected stock of
l‘ioiiges,CliainoisSkins, Stationery. Cigars, &c.. 1
popular medicines ofthe day.
GEO R. CowLEs,Sec’y.
’I‘NA l NSUBANCE Co. oflIAR'l‘FORD. ,
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual.
$5,052,880.19
nsures against loss and damage by Fire,on term:
(compensation. COWLES a. MEI:1£IL1_.,_
. Sole Agents for Norwalk and vicinity
WM. 0. BITTER
laying taken the Stable formerly occupied b}
o the citizens of Norwalk that. he has stocked 1|
‘.m,-,1..i.o-..—srrtcr\
50011100 wi‘IHS- n t. a Alll minor. The Holy Land. etc.
1 -' l ' l‘Coacl cs for Weddin sand Funer- flag with fine '21 Th is the Orly
x “mm ‘5 0 i g aor'i’pieam published of ugmmwiveamile
Carriages run to all trains on N. Y.. N. 11. It. It
3m49
F 1'11 11:,
Vegetable
and Poul try M arket.
Fresh. Salt, Smoked (it Canned Fish
The furnishing
Also EGGS.
Norwalk, Conn., February 20th, 1877.
Family Groceries-
CHEP FOR 05" l
The undersignedhavmg purchased the stock of
goods formerly owned by the Sovcrigns of indus-
try, and lltte up the store With an entirely new
stock 1 Goods, is now offering to the public as
good an assortment. of
(HINGE FAMILY IROGERIES,
Provisions, Flour. Teas, Sugar, S ices, kc" at the
vcr lowest market prlees for 0:15 . Goods deliv-
crenl anywhere about town free Of charge. Call
and try us, it will be for your advantage.
GEORGE‘ CARTER,
Lynes’ Block, Water Street. opposite Railroad
Crossing. 11
GEORGE ll. RAYMOND,
Furnishing Undertaker,
No. 53 l‘IAIN STREET, (Up Stairs.)
B.» S. BLASCER.
At his store in
MALLOR’Y’B BLOCK,
has constantly on hand, a general assortment o
Groceries, crockery, Glass,
'Iiii and Wooden Ware, Etc.
stance is not entirely without significance.
AgentsatNorwalk,Conn., issue Policies for tli
:Ionic ot'hT cw York,
‘1
tiiverpool , and London, and Globe ,s cpa -
Worth British and Mercantile, do do 2,104,508 0t
DRUGS AND MDICINES, Queen ol‘Lirerpool&London,do do 1,355,8603t
Port‘umer .Patent Medicines, all kinds Mineras
-Waters. loilet and Medicated Soaps. Flavoring.
nd ”an" kercliiel‘ Extracss, lIairBrnshcs.Combs.
Imperial, of London ,
iccticnt and New York.
ncladingeverythingusuallyionnd in a first-class
istablishment, at Prices to suit the Times . Also.
lHROMOS, PICTURE FRAMES.
dopted to the hazard andeonsistcnt with the lawi llass I’latescutto any size. Repairingdonein the
test manner, at; short notice.
trausesmadeover as good as new.
0 AGENTS WANTED FOR-THE n ..
Recalling full description of Southern Rm'l‘nrkey.
Russian-TurlfishWar
This gran
ej‘vgiuxel in all the countries named. It in I live and
at sell-n
the first ay,‘ mother, 1 0!
one township. Agents. don"'mixs this-the very BEST‘CIIIHCG
to make money offered in 0 a last three years. Now is
time. ~ Semi for our Extra .
scri ption of this grentwork and judge f or yourselves. Addres-
, .
it
Pleasant Shave,
Mr. Franke’s Hair Cutting Saloon,
Wrarticularattention given to Ladies and Child-
Hot and ColdWater Bay’s
COWLES & MERRILL,
following Insurance Cc'm aanics
2,723,206 52
rate fire assets, 5,055,105 0t
do do 5.31am or
And otherCompanies ,Stoek and Mutual ,in Con-
EORGE R.CO\VLES. HOMER MERRILL-
A'l.‘
will befound a. complete assortment of
FURNITURE, 810.,
large assortment of _
LOOKING GLASSES, Sic.
Also. old Hair Mat.-
E. OIIINTARD’S '80".
n all its branches.
(3 Tin Roofing,Tin and Sheetlron “fork and Job-
ing. Gas Fixtures of all kinds kept on hand .
C. W. Burritt
Has Removed
To No. 4: Phoenix Block, Wall St.,
act of Mill Hill,where with increased facilities
he is prepared to do
PLUMBING,
Also special attention given
Norwalk,April, 1876.
Good Chance to Buy
CHEAP:
The subscriber will offer his entire stOck oi
Groceries.
“Hardware,
&c., for the next .
15 DAYS AT COST.
GEO. C. §COFIELD,
MiinSlrcet, South Nor-walk.
Dr. C. II. Kendall & Son,
DENTISTS.
‘Me now prepar-
cdfto r c 4:. cl v e.
. their patrons at
either Nora-all:
Bridge ‘Or South
- Norwalk. The
"’7‘“ senior [firmer
. has taken rooms
0 v e r Sellcek’s
Bookstore, Nor-
. -’walk, while .thc
J unio r retains
#« "
the old ofiice, Lender’s Block. South Norwalk.
'I‘cetli extracted without pain. and all dental ope-
sTliiiltlard’s Furniture Rooms .
ations performed at. either ofllce.
C. B. KENDALL, M. D.,
G. S. KBLDALL, D. D. S.
I’. S.- Dr. C. lI.Kendall will devote Mondays to
Eidgefield.
P. w. BATES,
Successor to PRICE at BATES.
WATER STREET, rear of Opera House,
Manufacturer of .
Monumental, Building & Cemetery
' Work.
of every description from all the different kinds of
GRANITE, MA RBLE, VBROWN, .
OHIO, or NOVA SCOIIASIOBE-g
_AQHW4 fii’ffife‘s'fii' stilt the times.
HAVE been connected in business with Mr.
Batcslora number 01' years. and cheerfully
recommend him to my ohll‘riemls and patrons as
a man well worthy 01‘ their patronage.
E. B. PRICE.
d new work is the result of Recent and Exten-
book—the oxmr one on the subject—sud. the fast-
one ever publish . One Agent sold 28 copra
in one week,- another. 218 in
a
9-
our
Terms to Agents. and 0. ml de<
A. D. Wonriimoxox at 00.. Publishers,
GlEAIlIlESS IS NEXT-1'0 GODLIIIESS."
G. A. FRANKE’S
lilflllllfi all Haiti-Guitar Salllll
FOR A
Artistic Hair Cut, or}
Thorough shampoo
can. AT
No. l GAZETTE BUILDING. :
rczi’s llair Cutting and Shampooning.‘?fi!
AT IIOME TO_ EVERYBODY.
WM. B. SWAN,
Manufacturer of
FINE AND ( lOlVllVION
HARNESS,
And Dealer in
Horse & Stable Equipments.
Particular attention paid to
REPAIRING.
Thankful for the liberal patronage olithq past,
the subscriber hopes to merit a continued sum-e of
the busuicss favors of his friends and the public.
“’l‘I. B. S EVILtN. -~
Shop in rear of Residence, Main Street. N'orwalk,
can Obtain TYPE
METAL at the
GAZETTE omen
s'llllt BOILER Ill
casts CAPITAL,
malls in. SMITH,
. F L O R I S T ,
EAST SIDE OF train smear, scorn
0F RAILROAD,
City of South Norwalk, Conn.
Plants and, Flowers at all seasons.
Flowers for Funerals furnished and
tastefully arranged to order at short
notice.
Pianos for Sale. 6
One Now “When and One New
Chickci-iiig Pianos,
AKEN in exchange for other property.will be
sold at a. great sacrifice. For particulars
iddress immediately or enquire of
II
(; E_(). R. CHOLWELL, High Street.
/
T100 1'
THE HARTFGRI
Insurance Company,
$500,000
SSUES Policies of Insurance. Al‘tercareful in-
spection of the lio‘-lcrs,‘oovcrmg all loss or
damage to Boilers, Buildings. a nil Machinery aris-
nz from '3}
Steam Boiler Explosions -
J. M. ALLEN. - - President
C. I'LBEACEI. - - Vice-President
J. B. PIERCE. - _ - Secretary
W. (LLINEBETIECEK. ‘; Agent
Officcovcr the l: irst- Nations Dank.cor.Main am;
I
By devoting his constantpersonalattention to tho
thinness he hopes to merit public panorama. l
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MACHINISTS
lamina... nnmanon'r .conx.
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