WHOLE NUMBER 1602.
NORWALKmONNECTICUT. TUESDAY . SEPTEMBER 17’ 1878‘
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THE .vas'rn SECRETARY.
About the beginning of this century. while
the revolutionary wars 'were raging commu-
nication in cipher was naturally very preva-
lent; and ingenuity was taxed to ill? utmmt
on one hand to invent, and on the other to
detect the medium used in secret correspond-
ence. As a rule, the dccipherer had beaten
the cipher, and no known method was secure
of detection. If conventional signs merely
were used, the recurrence of the different
symbols gave a key easy followed out.
Some ingenious spirits corresponded by
‘ reference to the pages. and lines of'particu-
lar editions of particular books-others by
an agreed vocabulary. .But these last methods,
although they might preserve the secret,
disclosed what was often quite as dangerous
that there was p secret. I am about to
tell you of a plan which for along time was
not only undetected, but unsuspected. ‘
It wasat'th'at time. when the first Napoleon
had assembled his fleets and transports at
' Brest, with the ostensible, and as is generally
believed the real view of making a descent
on England. The greatest precautions were
observed by the English government in re-
: gard to correspondence from France. and
' an amount of espoinage was practiced at the
post-office which left Sir James Graham’s
subsequent performances in that line far he-
' hind. The national excitement was adminis-
tercd with iron sway.
My uncle, Sir George Trevor, was, as all
the world knew, high in the admiralty ; and
u it was from him that I heard this anec-
dote, Its veracity may be depended upon.
The dispatches to. and from the ”'admiraliy
- were the subject of the greatestvigilancc,
- and the most stringent Iregulation. The
- clerks were not permitted to send or receive
3 letters which were not submitted to the chief
. clerk, and it was believed that letters ad-
- dressed even to their private residences
were frequently opened at. the post-office. ,
At the time I speak of, the chief clerk was
an elderly man of the name of Parker—a
wlzencd, wiry, dapper individuly,so imbued
with the official tlncturs’ of Whitehall, that
- 'it had become a second nature to him.’ He
was a genial and kindly soul, keen and en-
ergetic in the afiairs of this ofllce, and in'all
'othersa mere child.
He had engaged as his private secretary a
young fellow of the name of Beaumont, who
was one of the most promising subordinates
in the establishment. Helms a-inodest, un-
- assuming. man very good looking, with a
countenance and an air {suggestive of depres-
‘slon and melancholy. 'He was evidentlyiof
.t
,good education, and probably well-born also, ,,
fct' his manners were-easy. and indicated
good breeding. He was a native of Jersey, '
sud'had’been introducedto the notice of the
admiralty authorities by some influential
members of parliament. He was much liked
in the office, and discharged his duties to
perfection. »
One morning Parker presented himself be;
fore my uncle with a visage pale with woe,
’ land trembling with excitement. _
“Why, what is the matter, Parker ? Has
Bonaparte come i" .
"He may have, for ought I know," said
Parker. “Things are allwrong, Sir George!”
“What are wrong ?”
“The letters are wrong. There is a spy
among us. I have known it for long ; now
I am quite sure; but I cannot find him out."
Parker went on to explain that he had for
some time suspected that some one in the of-
fice communicated their private information
and dispatches outside».-. He had redoubled
his precautions; but, more than ever con-
firmed in his suspicions, was entirely battled
inhis endeavors to detect the culpit.
“But Parker," said my uncle, “how do
you come to be sure that your secrets have
transpired ?”
“By the funds, Sir George. They answer
to the news as surely as the bell down stairs
does to the bell-rope. ' I find them going up
and down as if they were sitting in the of."
fice," said Parker, ‘personifylng the stock ex-
change for the moment.
“Have all the letters to the clerks been ex-
amined strictly ?"
“Yes I read them all myself."
“Find nothing in them ?"
“Mighty little. Some are from home
_ some from friends, and some of them from
sweet-hearts,” said Parker, twisting his face
into a grim smile, “and ram things they say
in them."
“And the young men's :letters. Are they
" rum too i" .5
They are more careful like, as they know
I am to see them; but, Lord save you, sir,
‘they are all stuff; not a ha‘p‘orth'of harm in
them."
‘ “This matter must be seen to," said my
uncle; “I have had my own misgivings on
' the same subject. .Bring me all-the, letters
which come to, and are sent by, the clerks
for the next week. There is no reason why
you should have all the rum things to your-
self." .
So my uncle had the. letters for a week,
‘and found them very much such as Parker
:had described them.- The suspicious symp-
. toms had increased, the Stock Exchange re-
-sponded more sensitively than ever; but not
the slightejst'ground for suspectingauy one
transpired. My uncle was bewildered, and
Parker Was rapidly verging to insanity.
“It is certainly not the clerks,” said my
uncle. “There is no treason there," said
he pushing back the letters of the day. “By
the way, how does young Beaumont get on ?
She seems a nice creature, that sister of his,
to judge by her letters?”
“He is the best hand in the office, along
sight; and his sister is a very sweet, 'ladylike
creature. They are orphans, » poor things,
and he supports her-out of his salary. She
called st‘th'e‘ office it-woimonths ago, and I
'} gave‘him-leavcto’ "accihei‘ffcfa 'few minutes
idmyroom. -~ infirm knew it was against
-fil§§;'3hhd has but iced li‘er‘h’eré again."
. :fm‘WMI “9 we" to do?” said-my uncle;
“lithinir’lésiliasnegatswesmtsor
sculpt!“ ththo‘First'Lord, who thought
thé‘ sfls‘i’t‘ wwéébfish-
"Itmnst-lioingthed'eillers," said he.
‘ “It canolbe'ia::thst~'loaers," said my an.
cle. ‘
“As you please,” said' the chief “but al-
“And why should she not date from Fleet
street, sir i” '
' “I should be sorry to prevent her,” said
the unmoved philosopher. “Has this cor-
respondence continued long ?"
“0h yes—a couple of years. or so, blit not
nearly so regularly as lately."
“For how long regularly ?”
“About two months."
“That is, about the time when you first
suspected the betrayal of confidence ‘1’"
“Really, my friend, if you can't seafar-
ther into a millstone than that, you mnyig'ive
up the profession," said my uncle. _ “Toke
my word for it, the lieaumouts have nothing
to do with it. Rubbish." _ '
“Hum!” And with that the man of skill
took his hat and departed, saying he would
return in twodays. The two days however,
were five before he came back, and; Wes
again closeted with uncle and Parker,'with
' whom he had fallen lnto‘great disfavor; 3
;' Wants to make a job, said the lntter—‘-“a-
regular humbug."
., “Sir George," said the regular humbug.
“has Mr. Beaumont a locked desk in this
'room ?” -
"Yes, sir,"’said Mr. Parker, “he has."
“flnvc you a key which will open it ?"
“I have—and what of that ?" ,
"I wish to have that desk open ed without
his knowledge, and the contents brought to
me."
“And on what pretense," said my uncle,
“do you propose to put this insult on a man
against whom there is no reasonable ground
of suspicion, and who has not been allowed
to speak for himself :” .
“There need be no insult. for he will know
nothing of it; neither will any one else."
“I will not permit it, air." .1
“Hum ! Then I can do no more in the bus-
iness."
“But,” said Parker, whose official notions
made him unwilling to break of! the ne-
gotiations in this manner, “what pretense
have, you for doing this to Mr. Beaumont,
and‘not to the other clerks ?"
“Shall I tell you? There is no such person
as Elinor Beaumont, and the address in
Fleet street is a notorious haunt of suspected
rforelgners." ,
“Good gracious!" said my uncle,.cnanglng
color, “you ‘don’t say that ?-"
“It is the fact, but you will see the neces
sity of being cautious and silent in the mat-
ter. ,Detection’ hangs oaths thread as it
stands, and a whisper will break it.”
“What do you mean,”said Parker, “about
Elinor Beaumont ? I have seen her.”
“There is no Elinor Beaumont in Jersey.
1 have sent and ascertained the fact.” .
“I am sure there is some mistake about all
this, which Beaumont can clear up. Let us
send for him," g
“If you do, the game is up. I trust in
fact, he does not know of my visits. We
cannot be too cautious in these matters.”
“Pedantic ass,” muttered my uncle, “but
Isupposo we had batter give him his own
way. If you meet Parker and me here at
seven tonight, we shall have this wonderful
desk opened, and your great discoveries shall
be made.” -
'They met again that evening. This desk
was opened by Parker. and a bundle of let-
ters, carefully, packed up, all from Elinor
Beaumont, and a quantity of circulars, play-
bills and shop receipts were handed to the
expert.
That gentleman read through the letters,
and seemed much struck by the last.
“Read that," said he, handing it to my
uncle. As the letter is important, I give it
entire :—
120 FLEET Srns-r. Sept. 24 1803.
“My Dear Charles—Although, we had an
adverse wind all the way. we made without
difilculty the port we were bound for. My
aunt, in spite of the weight of her fifty years
enjoyed the trip much. and is ready to sail
again. - I hOpe you will think of sending the
line you promised on the 25th, and come
yourself, as our party is now much smaller,
and we‘sbould enjoy the visit. " '
“When I was in London last week I saw
our cousin Harry, .fresb from Windsor.
There is little change to be observed in him
—not as much as you would expect. Come
to us on Friday."
"Yours, very affectIOnally.
. “Eamon B."
My uncle read this out loud, from begin”-
nlng to end, and then said: “Do you see
anything suspicious in that? It ‘seems to me
very innocent.”
“Hum! It may be. Was there anything
else in the desk ? said be addressing Parker.
“You may go and loo ," growled that
potentate; and he led the way, the expert
following:
» The desk was quite empty, with the ex-
ception of two or three scraps of waste paper.
On one of these the expert pounced, and
returned with an air of elation to the’other
room. He then unfolded this scrap of paper,
and disclosed a half sheet exactly the size of
the paper. on whichEIincr Beaumont's let.
ters were written, in which oblong holes at
intervals had been out.
He then placed this half-sheet over the
letter, and handed both, thus placed, to my
uncle, whose astonished eyes read the fol-
lowing words, which the holes left visible :
“Fleet wind-bound. Fifty sails of the
line, 25 smaller. Should the wind change,
rsxpect'us on Friday”.'
“The devil i” said my uncle; and Nelson
ordered OH to the West Indies. "
Then was there, as you may suppose, hur-
rying and scurrying, .and running and chas-
ing, and dispatching of government couriers,
and semphore telegraphs, and carrier pigeons
andall the old world means of communion.
tion then in fashion. The key, thus obtained
‘disclomd the whole correspondence, which
turned out to be. a connected series of letters
from the French government, smuggled into
Jersey. The result historyknows; the in-
tended invasion was abandoned, and Napol-
eon went elsewhere.
“But what put you on the scent ?" asked
my uncle afterward, with many apologies to
the expert.
“I sus'bected the trick from the first, al-
though it was a very good specimen of it.
The letters were too innocent, and had too
little point in them. But they were done
with admirable skilL The grammar was
complete ; and the little dots or marks which
bunglers use to guide them in writing the
words which are to be read were entirely sb-‘
though you cannot find it there, perhaps an-
other can. I would try an expert.”
My uncle had no faith in experts, orBow
street runners, and mistreated them' But he
could not refuse to try an experienced de-
cipherer 'in London was summoned into
council and to him the letters of the day
were secretly submitted. .
He read them all very carefully, looked at
them in the light, and looked at the. light
through them. At. last he put them all aside,
excepting one from Elinor Beaumont. ‘
“Who is the lady that writes this ?" said
the tacitum man of skill at last.
"A very sweet young woman,” said Park
er, smartly; “sisterof my private secretary.”
“Does she write often ?" ,
“Yes she is his only correspondent. and
Writes about twice a'week."
“Where does she live i" '
“She lives in Jersey, Beaumont told me.
Their father was in business there." i ,
“And does she always write about the
same kind of thingséaunt’s rheumatism, pic-
nics, squire’s tea parties and the like."
“Much the ' same, excepting when she
spends of Beaumont himself.”
“Hum i" said the expert.
“Well, sir,“ said my (uncle who was rather
impatient of the man of skill’s pomP‘OSlti'.
and what may “Hum I" mean? Hoyle the
young woman and her aunt's rheumatism
done the mischief?”
“Hum! She dates from Fleet street 'r"
sent. The way in which the deception is-'
affected is this: The cerrespondent, before
. commencing, takes a sheet of paper and cut
holes in it, which, of course, in the two
half-sheets, exactly correspond. They each
take, one half-sheet, and, when a letter is to
be written, the writer so arranges the words
that those intended to he read shall appear
in the holes when the half-sheets is placed
over the paper, which is the same size.
When his correspondent receives the letter,
he placesrhishalf-sheetover it, and reads.
in! the words, as you did. The difiiculty,
which was so» well conquered- in this case,
is to make the sense run fluently, and to pre-
vent any visiblo break in the writing. With-
out the half-sheet with the holes in it no one
can have the slightest clue to the real mean-
mg. ' . .
“My suspicwns, once aroused, were con-
firmed by the inquiries which I made. - The
whole story about the sister was fabrication.
The letters did come from Jersey, the ans:
wers went to Fleet street, to the charge of
very notoriOus foreign agents.” But if your
friend had not been fool enough to leave his
half-sheet in his desk we might have groped .
in vain for the mystery.” _
Beaumont disappeared that night, and was
never heard of again at the :admirality. It
transpired afterwards that some accomplice
had warned him of the expert‘svisit to the
admiralty, 'and his inquiries in Jersey. He
has made an attempt to get admittance to his
of
room, but was scared by the sounds he
heard, and contrived to escape to fiance.
The lady who acted the sister, and who Vis-
ited the admirality, partly to put the authori-
ties oif their guard, and probably to inter:
change the key the cipher, was a Parisian
celebrity who both before andjafterwards
was renowned for her daring in politicalfin-
triguc.--Frcmhr’s Magazine. : -
WHO ARE run Bosnnowsns.—Over 80
per cent. of the public debt is now held at
home, and the quality of the subscriptions to
the4 per cent, shows that the breadth and
depth of the appreciation of this form ofiin-
vestment. The bulk of the subscriptions is
for bonds of denominations of $50, 100 and
$500, showing that they are the savings’ of
people in moderate circumstances. Another
large class consists of women whose income
is sufficient and who prefer the sacrifice of a
low rate of interest to the risk of any. other
investment. PrObably the largestsubscrip
lions come from financial institutions and the
administrators of trust funds. It: is pretty
difficult in these times to rouse much feeling
against “the bloated bondholder.” This is one
of the weakest and most.dishonest of General
Butler's pleas for public confidence. we do
dot know why a man who lends totlie gov-
crnment at 4 per cent. Is not serving the
public with his capital just as faithfully as
if he had it invested in some manufacturing
enterprise which pays 10 or 15 per cent. One
form of investment is just as necessary to
the public good as member, and considcr~
ing the difference in the profit, just as com-
mendable—Springfieltl! Republican.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Rauin has
furnished a statement of the collection of the
internal revenue for the last fiscal year, as
compared with two preceding years, which
shows the gratifying result that $223,712,622
have been collected practically without the
loss of a cent. An apparent loss of $11,000
is shown in three districts, but the govern-
ment is amply secured by the sureties. It is
considered doubtful whether a similar sum
was ever collected by any government or by
any commercial organization without any
less. There could be no better testimonial to
the efficiency of the revenue service.
m
The New Haven Register makes this savage
attack upon the Labor Reform and its can-
didate for Congress, Judge Phelps, by advcrv'
tising—..~ -
“For sale—dog cheap—A bran-new politi-
cal party, small in numbers but perfectly
Immense In platform. What it lacks in size
it makes up 'in wind. Apply to A. Troup,
New Haven, Conn.”_
The tcrribleicondition of affairs in Mem-
phis is painfully illustrated In a recent issue
ofn newspaper printed in that city. We
, quote the opening paragraph :
We are doomed. It is hard, as we write
in this dark,,dislnal night'of death, not. to re-
alize'the full meaningof that brief sentence.
It is bardforsuy man of the few left in this
city of sorrows not to take the sentence to
himself with a painfully personal application
as the sentence of death- Scarce] any are
left but those who are crowding own per-
sonal care in the noble purpose of other's
* t #
good.
Seventy dead. and at least one hundred and
twenty-live new cases. Gad help us!
M
Carlotta Patti is coming to her native land
once more.
The cost of the common wine of Cyprus is
only two cents a bottle.
A rural inventor has patented a padded gate
top to facilitate courtship.
Spiders ought to be good correspondents;
they certainly drops. line by every post.
A ybung lady bein asked by a rich bach-
elor, “If not. yoursel , who would you rather
be t" replied, sweetlyand modestly, “Yours,
truly." '
The Man-who-is-not-afrald-ofo'yellow-fever
has urgent business north, which will keep
him at the springs until frost—NewIOrleans'
Timer.
There was a meeting of the Hay Fever As-
sociation, at Bethlehm, N. H., the other day.
This association new numbers two hundred
members. ’
The New York Elevated Railroad are using
second-hand engines, at least sixteen were on
the Conn. Western before they were used in
New York. :3?
It is said, by those who know, that there
are more private equipages and a finer display
in horseflesb at Saratoga than over before
known there. _
The - Scovlll Manufacturing company of
Waterbury, have presented Brigadier Gener-
al Smith with a set of solid gold buttons for
his new uniform.
A’farmer, speaking of‘ the thinness of his
hay crop, said, “The grasshoppers have all
got lame trying to jump from one blade of
grass to another."
Somebody has discovered that whenever
the grain is cut and hauled in; the tramp
makes his appearance on the stubble and tie
mands Work or bread.
Orville Grant, the General's brother, has
been taken to an insane retreat in New Jer.
sey. It has been evident for some time that
he was not of sound mind.
I'll tell you what we are doing in Maine.
We are forgetting everything save that we
are republicans, moving against a common
enemy—James G. Blaine.
When an artist climbs over a fence to get a
nearer view of a handsome bull dog, he must
take the chances of his sketching the dog or
the dog's ketching him—Puck.
Secretary 'Evart's youngest daughter, Miss
Louisa Evarts, is said to be an expert oars-
woman, and can handle a boat with the skill
and firmness of a masculine hand.
The Howe Band serenaded Mayor Hnnford
of South Norwalk, Thursday morning while
on their way to Danbury and were well
treated by that gentleman—Standard.
“Do not marry a widower,” said the old
lady. “A ready made family is like a plate
of cold potatoes." “0h, I'll soon warm
did.
A correspondent at a summer resort as a
there are “no pretty young iris here." e
bet titer-care some prett 01 girls there who
try to make themselves ook pretty young.—
Fochange. .
“What is so rare as an honest man ?"
asks the Christian Intelligencer. Alas! yes;
there are but few of its left now, and some-
times n feeling of loneliness—but let it pass.
—-Adooctm.
Mrs. Judge Jackson, who has led the Vir-
ginia reel with Henry Clay and every other
eminent beau of the older and better times,
still dances at the White Sulphur to the ln-
spiring strain of " Zip Coon." ,
Itis just as easy for the people of a Con.
ional district to send a first-class man to
Washington, a man» of whom they will be
proud, as to send a second or sixth-class man,
whom they will be ashamed—New York
Sun (ind.)_
A Dr. George Duties, of Springfield,
Mass, has arranged with fifty patients _to
keep them well at $3 a year each, provrd-
ing they call for advice at hrs office. If
he visits them he charges half. the usual
fees. This, arrangement has existed two
years.
The Sunday News say Editor Dans of the
Sun declined accepting the so-called working-
men’s nomination for mayor of New York on
ascertaining that the chairman of the work-
ingrnen's committee lived on the top floor pf
a tenement house in two rooms, that he did .
no work but read political newegmpers, while
his wife andvdaughter struggl with a sew-
ing machine day and night to earn bread for
them and this “workingman.”
Thisis accounted a small year for peaches,
yet the total yield in Delaware alone will
reach 1,000,000 baskets. The total shipments
from that state is-rreckoned at 700,000 bask-
ets. on which there will be a profit of $575.-
000, besides what are consumed at home.
We read of aMaryland farmer who is goin 'to
sell 11,000 baskets offof 10000~peaoh trees t is
season. The crop generally runs light, which
is the better for those that have the fruit. _ -
"Massachusetts democracy," says the
Washington Post, is of the finest grain, but
sometimes it is just as necessary to stoop for
one‘s'country as it 'is' to die for it or live for
it. Eh! Mr. Boston Post ?" It’s all very
well, coy and giddy trlflcr. to stand 03 five
hundred miles with the Wind blowing from
you and hint 'Butlcrism to us, but come
ghere you smell it, and then talk.-Booton
ost.
them over," replied the damsel, and she ‘
From the Journal and Courier.
Yellow Fever-Its Nature and
Ravages—A Graphic Description
by one Who .Has Seen it at
Work.
Wasrvrnmr, Sept. 4, 1878.
In view of the fearful eqidemic now deso-
lating the South, '1 think a- sketch of the
characteristics of the dread scourge may in-
terest some of your readers, though it be an
unprofessional one.
The subject is neither a pleasant nor a del-
icate one, but one which appeals to all. Yel-
low fevcr is epidemic, and emphatically not
endemic, and therefore not attributable to
lack of cleanliness, proper drainage, etc.,
"though, of course, like any other sickness
its victims have fewer chances of reeoveay
in an unwholcsomc atmosphere. It is both
infectious and contagious, admitting the
unquestionable distinction of those terms.
The pi-cmonitory symptons are generally a
chill, followed by an intolerable aching of
the bones just like old-fashioned done fever
or “ dang-no.” Indeed, the first cases are
often taken for that painful but harmless
disease, till further developed. Fever super-
vencs, and then the signs are unmistakeable.
‘The skin. turns gradually very yellow and
the whites of- thc eyes turn fearfully yellow
and become bloodshot. In this stage it sends
its “avant courier” to all who fire near the
room where the patient lies. This is a dead-
ly odor, and 0, met never to be forgotten.
It is unlike a“ other. "The only thing to
which it can bd even remotely compared is
the venemous scent of the rattlesnake. ,
In the first stage, hot baths, steaming, cal--
cruel and quinine, are resorted to” No other
medicine is given, generally, through the
whole course ‘of the sickness—at least, that
was one treatment a - few years ago. Careful
nursing is now the requisite.
The fever stage, as well as those succeed-
ing, lasts, strangely enough, either twelve,
twenty-four or thirty-six hours, increasing in
intensity, until it becomes the most fearfully
scorching, pungent fever known. Sooner or
later during this stage the patient goes into a
raging delirium, tries to get up, is determined
to get to the window and jump out, is driven
by one vagnry after another, and often has to
be kept by main force from injuring himself.
This is followed by the “sinking stage." The
sufferer, grndually ceaseshis struggles, and
finally lies utterly motionless, utterly uncon-
salons, and to all appearances dead. Breath-
lug cannot hejdcteeteddn many cases, only by
using a looking-glass. This is a terrible stage.
From this the patient either wakes, out of
direst danger, or sinks out of life; During
this stage stimulants are administered gene-
. rally every twenty minutes,
Pity'the nurse now. as well as the patient,
as her responsibility is very great. The pitiful
nurse may have been with the patient
through-out the whole sickness; may have
been five, yes, five days and nights without
sleep, for nurses are very few in comparison
With the sick. and it often happens that one
person has to care, at times, for a whole
family, going from bed to bed, than that
there are two to relieve each other. 0b!
is terrible beyond expression, to be crazy for
sleep, and yet to know that one lapse, one
single neglect in administorlng tho stimu-
lant, will, probably, result in death. Some
times during this stage, the black vomit ap-
pears, and hope departs. 0n the other hand,
theipatient'may wake, a shattered being, with
no sense of taste, in fact with all'tlio senses
blunted. Then the utmost vigilance is need
ed. The convalescent person must guard
against to much exercise, and be very abste-
mious, for any time within twenty-one days
after the first attack a relapse may occur,
Walking across a room, eating an egg, drink-
ing a cup of coffee, each has been known
to cause a relapse and death. But we can—
not enumerate all the peculiarities of this
destroyer. Each epidemic presents some one
on, two entirely new features. One year the
sick may have the black vomit and still rc-
cover. Another year the case of relapse
may live. This year the magma, usually
exempt, _ are‘exempt no longer, and during
the first attack the fever may recur. Who
can tell in what shape this enemywill come!
next? Who can learn how to preycnt Its
visits ?
are very stringent in enforcing sanitary meas-
ures. Inspectors are sent around at stated
periods, during the summer, to visit every
part of the city, to see that the disinfectants
-—the kind and quality and measure of which
are regulated by the Sanitary Commission—
are thoroughly used. '
is that a person may stayzevcry day in the
but let him not venture to stay while the
dew falls. It is customary, in my home,
for gentlemen to take the cars or steamboat
every morning, visit the city, open their of-
fices, &c., but at 3 or 4 o’clock they start
on the return trip to some watering place, or
“piney-woods” retreat. This lasts until the
disease reaches such a pitch that there lane
one with whom to transact business. Then
the city is deserted, grass grows in the un-
trodden streets, the preternatural silence is
only broken by the rumbling of the death-
cart;—tlie “abomination of desolation,” en-
wraps the fated place. '
The scenes of woe are harrowing; but, I
will not venture on that ground. There is
one bright feature in the dismal picture. The
noble men and women who give their ,lives
for others. The loyal physicians, the volun—
teer nurses not only know every detail of the
danger to which they are exposed, but also
that in all probability, if they are attacked,
it: ‘will be when they have spent their strength
for others, and that they, in their weakness,
must succumb. I saw in a recent issue of the
Courier that a deputation from Mobile had
reached Memphis. headed by Major M. T,
Walthata. I think there wasa mistake in the
name. It must be Major W. T. Walthall, a
gentleman prominent in all good works a
yeritable “Great-heart,”—- ust the-one to lead
a “forlorn hope.” The Howards of Mobile,
are called “The Can’t Getkoay Club," and a
noble band they are. This city, generally a
favorite haunt of the fever, has had but few
cases this season.
So far it has been kept under, but one of
the worst epidemics began in November, and
one lasted till a few days before Christmas.
Three weeks ago, a few cases were r rted
there; then began the usual stampede. Three
thousand people left the city in one day.
During an epidemic, social distinction, party
differences, are annihilated. Everything else
is lost sight of, among those who remain, in
the effort to care for the sick and dying and
in burying the dead. Colored women need
to reap a bountiful harvest, dorng theheccs-
sary housework, washing, 85c. $20 per day
has been given gladly for such help.
I have said but little of the treatment of
yellow fever, but this article is altogether [too
lung. 'In closing, permit me, one Southerner,
to proffer my heartful gratitude to those who
are giving. so beautifully their aid and sym-
pathy to the stricken South. May blessings
be multiplied to them a thousand fold, and
may . the yellow fever never visit their
threshold I . L-
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The quarantine at Mobile is as effective as
a military guard. All persons caught trying
to pass-villeliues from infected points are
sent for fifteen days to the pest-house. Only
two; cases of. the fever had .occurrcdin the
city up to.Sunday. - . - '
An ingenious Meridcn' workman, named
Buck, has made aperfectgsteam engine winch
weighs only fifteen grains. The works are
of silver and gold, and three drops of water
under'tli'c application of . heatwill furnish
motive power for running the machine twenty
minutes. .
'presented itself to view.
A Lesson_to Milk Deniers.
ted States Marine and Hospital scrvligyo,c lls
attention to a “wholesome lesson”',g'iven by
a medical'ofiicer of health in Cliftou, Eng-
land, to a farmer whose pump had become
the source of a typhoid fever epidemic. The
farmer was warned, that if he allowed any
member of his famil to use the contaminated
pump water apd ‘iseasc (ending fatally)
arose from it, or ifi he sold any milk and
disease arose from ‘it, he would be charged
with manslaughter. Where fatal diseases
can be traced to a source like this—contami-
nated pump water—it is doubtless a “whole-
some lesson” to serve such a warning upon
the owner,but such lessons should be extend-
ed to the health antheritics themselves when
they fail to compel the cleaning of streets or
allow the sewers to become breeders of
diseases which cause death. There are a
good many ills that flesh' is heir to only
because the heirs are surrounded by the
same conditions arising from neglected and
dirty streets and gutters that causal! the
illness and death of their forefathers.
_
How A S'rr'r'w-‘COLLAR Wox a Sum-
All things are fangso it isigencrally thought,
in war, in a horse. trade, or in a law case. It
is probably on thatbad rule that the late.
President Lincoln acted when be defeated an
antagonist before a jury. The anecdote is
thus told by Dr. Bateu'ian:
He was often pitted against eminent law-
yers during trials in the Sangamon County
Circuit Court. On one'toccasion he was op-
posed by a very able advocate, who made a
powerful, eloquent andzconvinciug .speech to
the jury, and Mr} Liiicoln saw that it had
been very effective on the minds of the jury.
The gentleman, moreover, was a. man who
was very precise in his dress, as well as
manner and oratory.
But Mr. Lincoln had been observing him,
and saw a flaw in his usually faultless attire.
“Gentlemen-of the jury,” said “Old Abe,”
when he arose to speak, “the gentleman who
has just spoken has made a strong argument.
He has quoted the law and evidence, and it
is not for me to-say that he is wrong. He
maybe correct inrall he has said. BntI
want to get a good look at him.
ially atthe upper half, and then, gentlemen,
tellme if any man who comes before you
with his standing collar buttoned ‘wrong
end to,’ . with the points sticking away out
behind his ears may not be altogether mistaken
in all his arguments.” _
The plan was successful. Mr. Lincoln had
broken the spell which the eloquence of his
opponent had thrown over thc_jury.-—New
York Dispatch.
Every miner that drops his pick and takes
up a hoe, every idle man that turns himself
into an earner of wages, every person that
picks up some loose thread of employment,
every capitalist that takes advantage‘ofstag-
nating industry and cheap material to build a
house or beautify or improve a country seat-
or set on foot some new process of mafiufac-
problem which is puzzling the economist.
In good time the surplus iron and coal willbe
sold; new populations willwant new railroads; .
recuperated capital will gather confidence
and take hold of new enterprises, and the
whole nation will move forward again to
more assured prosperity and to vaster under-
taking—Philadelphia Record.
The fastest trotting time, for which a few
years ago 2:40 was the synonym, has been
gradually getting down, until Rarus’2:13§,
at Charter Oak Park this season. Everybody
knows there must- be an impossible limit
somewhere, and we believe that limit is
almost if not quite reached now.—1Aduocate.
Oh, no, the horsemen promise to'producc a
trotter yet who shall get down to two minutes,
although this gait won’t quite bear mathemati-
cal calculation. «
_____,___
Ye American Oysters;
Our American oyster surpasses in size and
fatness all other oysters of the world. He is
found all along our seashore, from Maine‘to
Mexico, but in greatest abundance and most
generous‘growth from Long Island Sound to
- Chesapeake Bay. 0n the Pacific coast the
The Southern cities, some of them at least, .oystcrs is not nearly so large as on the Atlan- Wl- 0.5TBEET. Prcsu 8- E. OLMSTEAD. Tress"
tic, although the little oysters of California
are much esteemed for their flavor. In Eng-
land oysters are both small and scarce. It is
not mere size that makes the oysters desira-
ble. Some very large oysters are flabby and
watery,'and make poor eating. Until com-
paratively recent improvements in rapid tran-
Anothor peculiarity of this strange disease portation the luxury of fresh oysters was
a rarity to dwellers in the inland parts of the
burgl‘shelloysters" were so far from com-
mon as to the subject of special signs in res-
taurant windows. The general public who
ate oysters partook of the'canncd article.
Twenty years ago people in Illinois advertised
asa special attraction at church fairs and
other festivals such canned oysters as we of
the seaboard would consider hardly fit to
offer to dogs. Since that time great improve.-
ments havebeen made in canning oysters
may now be quoted as really fit to eat when
freshly opening ones cannot be procured.
An immense canned business is done in Phil-
adelphia, as well as in Baltimore and New
York—Philadelphia Times.—
An excursionist on board one of the steam-
ers “that ply among the Hebrides, annoyed
his fellow passengers, not without amusing
them, by his remarks on every object that
Having obtained
from the captain the information that a
mountainjn sight was about fifty miles off,
be rushed about the deck exclaiming to one
after another. “Look at that mountain! Look
at that mountain! What do you think? It is
fifty mites off. Only think, sir—we see an
object fifty miles off! "Man,” said ’a quiet
Scotchman whom he thus addressed, and
who had been not a little pestered by him
already, “did ye ever see the mune ?’
The rich man enters the front door of. his
fine dwelling; the tramp goes in at the back
door, demands food or clothing, and if it is
that tramp is more entitled to honor than
the rich man who sits in his luxurious parlor.
Mus. SCOVILLE, a young Chicago widow
advertised for correspondence “with a view
to matrimony." TOM Moons, a waiter in a
Deadwood Hotel, wrote to her. Many letters
passed between them, they exchanged photo.
graphs, and at length agreed to marry. The
widow spent all her money in the purchase of
a railroad ticket to Deadwood; but Tom had
told her that he was a prosperous landlord,
and so she felt easy as to financial matters.
On her arrival in Deadwood, he confessed
that he was only a waiter. She broke off the
engagement instantly, and. some generous
persons gave her money With which to get
home.
..——-— .
Queen Elizabeth claimed Cyprus as a part
of her dominious. History records that she
contested the usurpation of the Turks when
they took the island from the Venetians
in the war of 1570-1573, and her claim was
probably based on the ground that Richard
Cmur do Lion had conquered it. On Eliz-
aberth’s tomb in Westiuiliistcr Abbi-y it has
been discovered that the arms of Cyprus are,
incorporated with the Queen’s. It also appear
that the College of Heralds of that day re-
cognized and legalized the claim. '
’i‘he scarcity of young men at some of our
watering placesthis season has given the stu-
dent waiters somc excellent opportunities. _ ‘
Surgeon General Woodworl‘i, ofi‘y'tiié ,Unig
Look espec- .
Dr. Ladd,thc greenbacker, who has been . ' r'
elected to Congress in the fourth Maine dis: 1
trick, said in a recent speecb:—_“You see two“ '"
men walking along the street;_ one is a richl' -‘-
bondholder and the other‘s ragged tramp.
not given to him he steals it. And I tell you '
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Room No. 4, [up stair-,1
GAZETTE BUILDING.
ALEX. S. GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church .
Teacher of ‘
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Com position.
Box 379 r. o.. NORWALK. coax.
EDWARD T. PRITCHARD,
(Late with A. C. Bell a; 00., New York.)
Fashionable Tailor &DI‘flllflI‘.
Dress Suits, $25 to 335. Business
Suits $18 to $25.
Corner Wall and Water Sts.,Norwalk, Conn. 24
G. S. GOMS'I'OGK, M. ll.
Homoeopathic Physician.
Office and-Residence,Cor. MAIN STREET and
UNION AVENUE. Ofiiec hours'fto 9 a. m., 12
to l, and 5 to 7. Slate at Glover’s Grocery Store
All orders will be promptlyaitendcd. . llm‘zo
it ture, does something toward working out the C H A R LES w. MANY,
Surgeon Dentist,
sonwanx, CONN.
Office corner oi_ltlaln and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxrilc Gas administered .
'c. B. coomncn,
D E N T I S 'I' -.
.' Successor to .
Dr. Ana Hill,
Ii' Gas administered for extracting teeth with-
out pain .
DENTISTRY
A 2’ HA 1w TIMES PRICES,
For Cash — No Credit:
All work cxcutcd in the Best Manner, at my office
Corner of Main and Washington Streets,
SOUTH N ORWALK, CONN.
T. E. SNVIET, D. D. S.
The Norwalk Fire Insurance (20.,
Has now completed its
18th Successful Business Year,
And has not outstandin g a Dollar of unpaid losses”
or of claims for losses. - ~
I" Sillllfll BOMPAIY llISIlllES AI “WEB RATES.
GEO. It. Cowr.Es,Sec’y.
“AISLES S. LOCK‘VOOD,
Fashionable Drama and Tailor
AND -
GENTS’ FURNISHING lilllPORIUJI.
Main Stroct,Norwalk, Conn.
city, with perfect impunity, while it rages; United States. Evenas far East as Pitts— Blnwlurn 9' WEE”!
D R U G- G ;I S '1'
Wall Street,opposite Norwalk: Opera Home,
. A large anti well selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
Perfumery.Patenthledicines, all kinds Mineral
Waters, l‘oiletgtnd Medicatedfioaps. Flavoring
and Handkerchief Extracss, ll’arrBrushes,Combs,'
Sponges,Cliamn'isSkins, Stationery. Cigars, ac"
and is constantly
I
and popular mcl
'I‘NA INSURANCE Co. ofHARTFORD.
incorporated 1312. Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $0,710,893.77
lnsuresagainstlossand damage by Fire,ou terms
adoptedto thehnzardandconsistcnt with the laws
otcompensation. COWLES & MERRILL,
Sole Agentsfor Norwalk and vicinity.
GEORGE ll. RAYMOND,
Furnishing Undertaker,
lilo. 53 NIAIN sTnEE'r,(Up Stairs.)
Bo-S. BLASCER.
At his store in
MALIJORY’S BLOCK,
has constantly on build, a general assortmen t o
Groceries, Crockery, Glass,
[in and Wo'oden Ware, Etc.
By dcvotinghis constantpersouil nttentionto the
business he hopes to merit public patronage
Dr. C. II. Kendall &,Son,
' DENTIsnrs.
Are now prepar-
ed to r e c e r v e
their patrons at
either Norwalk
Bridge or South
Norwalk. The
’ partner
. has taken rooms
0 v e r Sellcck’s
Bookstore - Nor-.
walk, willie the
.- ., junior retains
the old ofllcc.‘ Lauderfs Block, scuth N orwalk.
Teeth extracted without Dam, and all dental ope-
rations porl‘ormcd at either Miles.
0.1!. hENDALL; M.D..
G. s. KENDALL, u. l). s.
P. S. Dr. C. II. Kendall wrll devote Mondays to
Ridgefield.
w. s. oumrsan,
General Furnishing Undertaker,
OPPOSITE HORSE R. R.DEPOT ‘
’WOrdersurtended to dayoor night. ltesidcnc
slain Street.3 doors from Union Avenue.
sow FOB-TIMIR WATER PIPES.
Wrn.‘G-Iover Gr. Son,
Are ready to put in yoanATElt,ST EAM or GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at as low n‘rate as
anyone. WHOUGIIT AND CAST “toll, TIN-
Ll NED, LEAD PIPES. &c., of every size and de-
scription. PLUMBING in all its branches.
addingto his stock all the new
cincs ofthe day.
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VV. as 133i; TC 11 xii—Ll
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s.,.r :: i311
gangs—l ,“Lfl.
Enigmatic-:2:
f4: @24:
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rum—Q4 '
Eggs; :1315':
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223:» as“:
. :Q’: 333..
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3, 21:8 ,‘5
c r: 25
‘ n obtain‘TYI‘E
MACHIN lSTS McEflTAL at tub '
“‘21”. OFF] OF.
throughout the United States.
Melodeons, Sheet Music, &c.,
WA“. STREET NORWALK, CONN;
NEXT D003 to SAVINGS BANK.
I keep a large stock of instruments on hand,
and sell them on Monthly Instalments Every-
body ean have a Piano or Organ.
SOLE AGENT FOR. THE CELEBRATE“
WEBER‘S, STANLEY & SON s, GROV-
ESTEEN a FULLER'S. HAINES
BROTHER’S, VASE .2 sons,
PIAN'O_S,
and will furnish at short notice. Call and
see them.
'OLD INSTRUMENTS
Taken in Exchange for New.
Tuning & Repairing
Done at short notice.
The Weber Pic-.116.
A few extracts from the great number re.
carved by the most eminent musicians in the
United States may not be inappropriate:
I have never seen a Piano which equals the
Weber Pianoforte. Geo. F. Bristow
The Weber Piano occupies justly the first
rank amongst the Best Pianos. J'. N. Patti'son
’ The Weber Pianos cannot possibly be sur-
passed. S. B. Mills.
I used the Weber Grand Piano because I
consider it the best in the world. ‘
Harm Sanderson.
The Weber Piano possesses eve thing that
can he wished forin aPiano. G. V. Morgan.
The Weber Piano ranks foremost amongst
the best manufactured. William Mason.
The Weber Pianos stand first amongst the
splendid Pianos produced in this Country.
» , 01am. N. Brinkerhof.
A ten years’ experience satisfies me that
the \Yeber Pianos are unapproachable.
John Zundel.
I would call especial attention to
THE ESTY‘ CUTTAGE ORGAN
Beautifully finished in black walnut and rose-
wood, combining more perfections than any
other in the world. Has taken more than ONE
.HUNDBED AND FIFTY GOLD MEDALS AND
truis'r anmms, at Fairs and Exhibitions
. They are en~
dorsed by the highest musical authorities.
Certainly the best I ever heard.
‘ 5 ~ Geo. W. Morgan.
It is vocal, which is the highest praise that
can be bestowed on any instrument.—Geo. B.
Seymour, Musical Critic, N. Y. Times.
They are the best reed instruments we have
meetgvithr—(I. (I: J. H. Odell, Organ Builders
It is the no plus ultra of reed instruments.
—Prof. E. L. Baker.
It contains sweetness and power in an un-
usual degree—Res. Bishop bimpson, M. E.
Ohurch.
Language fails in adequacy to convey a
fair idea of the perfect enchanting power of
this instrument—Independent.
Vastly, superior to anything of the kind I
have ever played upon.—- Wm. A. King-
The Esty Organs are without a superior.—
Geo. Jardl'ne, Organ Builder, N. Y.
_ No tremulo has yet been invented that will
in any way compare with this for beauty of
efl‘ect.— Wm. A. Johnson, Organ Builder.
It is not merely the best, but it is the only
mechanical reproduction of the human voice
which has ever satisfied him—Rec. H. Riggs.
Presz'tknt of Northern New York 'Musz'cal
Association. ' '
J. M. POTTER, Norwalk.
' O I
Superior Shoeingl
Sore-Footed, Interfering, and Il-
Conditioned Horses
Perfectly Shoot!
1‘ is notorious that more than half of tho ruined
. and desirable horses are rendered so by the
i norance or carelessness of" smiths in shoeing.
he subscriber makes a specialty of
HORSE SHOEING
and will guarantee to give satisfaction to all who
may entrust him with their work, whether the
animals’ Ilools are in a sound or unsound condi-
tion. Shop near Horse nailway Depot, Norwalk;
-‘ Lf CHARLES E. MILLER.
187's.
EVERYTHING
DOWN TO HARD PAN.
GBIIGFBIES,
VEGETABLES,
FRESH FISH,
FRUITS, 8130.,
AT THE
Very Lowest Market Rates.
A full assortment constantly on hand, freshly ro-
plcnished every day, with
Choicest Fruits, Best Vegetables,
and Sea Food.
Goo-ls delivered in any part oftown. Leave your
. orders fkeely with
'Dcmmon & Newcomb,
53 Maln Street, Norwalk.
Peter Guigue’s’
BEAUTIFUL BOUQUETS
for sale by
H. M. (b 0. S. Prose/lit.
. ' Notice
‘ , , is hereby given to the people of
,. , Nurwulk and vicinity that non SE
" SHOI AG will be done in first class
- style by \V M.McCOltMAUK. None
but hand made Shoes used. Work done on most
reasonable terms, and particular attention paid to
interfering and Over-reachings Horses at the old
stand ot‘ w M. AllEltN,1\faln trect, Norwalk.
Look and See
' HERE ou can get your work done:
thing n the line of‘ .
BLACKSMITHING
at. short notice and as reasonable as_ any where in
town. Horse and Ox Shoeing a specialty. Wheel -
wrighting and firinfihnfidogeopéén Ielxpgrrenccd
' . At. t e o s an . o .
Wilma" GEO. w. 13mm).
HOME AGAIN! '
[IE undersignel having bought out J nines
T Daugherty. at Capt. Lamb’s old stand, Main
Street, is prepared to continue the '
i-BLiCKSIllITH AND REPAIRING
BUSINESS.
All work warranted first-class. Horse Shneing a'
specialty. 32 '. .LLOYD.
Billllealls
allsissaanrhtylosonbshsdattho
Gazette Job Printingc omc.
Any
J. M. POTTER,
DEALER IN
I“;
Nora than 1,000,000 bottles of the now celebrat-
ed Centaur Linfmcnts were sold last year.
We assert withouti‘enr of contradiction that no
man, women or child will say that they did not
perform according to the advertisement. We do
not pretend that the Centaur Llnlments will
mend a broken leg or perform impossibllitics,
but we do say and mean that these Linimcnts
will come nearer working miracles than anything
ever before discovered. We have thousando'of
certificates showing how remarkable cures oftoba
stinate cases oi‘Rheumatism, Neuralgju, Sciatica,
Cukcd Breasts, Poisonous Bites, Scalils and Burns
Swelled Legs and Stiff Joints. 350., have been; ef-
fected by it. The certificates all read one way,
and the sale is constantly increasing. We will
send these certificates gratis. Some of them may
be found around each bottle of Linimcnt.. The
Liniments are quick, they are reliable, they 3arc
safe and they are cheap. Among the ingredients
used'nre Witch Hazel, Carbolic. Napthu, Rock
Oil,’ Mentha and Arnicn. There is no flesh, bone
or muscle ailment which they will not relieve ‘and
benefit. The 'Whlle Celltnur Liniment is
for the human frame: while the Yellow Llnl-
ment is adapted to the tough muscles and fibres
of horses and animals. For stifi' Joints, Lame-
nes s, Spuvin. Ring-hone, Sweeny, Gulls, Boll-
evii,etc., the Yellow Centaur Llnlment is
worth its weight in gold to every farmer, livery-
man, teamster and cwneroi‘ animals. A single
bottle has put a disabled horse in the harnessmd
a few bottles have rendered a useless spavined
horse worth two hundred dollars. There is no
mistake about these Liniments. They are simply
wonderful,nnu they are naturally finding their
wayinto the nttcrmost parts of the earth. 3 No
family should be without them. They are handy
as well as certain. -
J. n. nosr: a 00., to our S'r., NEW vom'r.
Ilbildren,
May be made healthy and strong by the use of
Dr. Pltcher’s Castorla ,alperfcct substitute
for Castor Oil. It contains no morphine and is
superior to any syrup or remedy in use. The
Cantor-Ia is particularly recommended for"
children. It destroys worms.assimilates the food
and allows natural sleep. Very efficacious in
Group and for children Teething. For Colds,
Fevcrishness, Disorders of the‘Bowels and Stom-
ach Complaints, nothing is so efi'ective. It is as
pleasantto take as honey, costs but 35 cents, and
can be had of any druggist.
“Deaf Sin—I have used your Casroula in my
practice for some time. I take great pleasure in
recommending it to the profession as a safe. relia-
ble and agreeable medicine. It is particularly
adapted to child-rm where the repugnant taste of
Castor Oil renders it so difiicnlt to administer.
E. A.-EN DEBS, M. D.”
Mothers who try Casroma will find that they
healthy. J. B. ROSE .1 C0., New York.
REAL ESTATE, -
vvvvwv
\l\l\J\IW
ITORE T0 LET.—-No.5l Main‘Street. En-
o.(qnire of HARVEY FITCH,or E. K. LOCI;
For,,Sale Cheap‘.
A VALUABLE manufacturing property. Foun-
dry and Machine shop, for Marine and Sta-
tionary Eu 'ne work or general Machinery. bit-
untcd on W arf. line also Bail ltoad connections.
Terms reasonable. E. LL, Trustee.
27 South Norwalk. Conn. *
For Rent very Low.
NE ATLY and Newly Furnished Ic-BwrnCot-
tage, with all modern improvements eligibly
situated in the Borough of Norwalk, would be
rcn'ed for balance of season, for 850 per month.
Trees, ample grounds, and well of best water. &c.
inquire at office OI'NORWALK GAZETTE. ' 3t28
To Rent.
, The First Floor of a Dwelling House. with
kitchen, basement, etc Apply to
1:. L. ELLS.
. For Sale.
A cosy comfortable Cottage on one of llicpleas-
unrest streets in town, within five minutes
walk ol‘thc Bridge or churches. will be sold at
cost price. A portion 01 the purchasernoucy can
remain on bond and mortgage. Prlcc $6.000. En-
quire at this Office.
Wanted.
IIREE SMALL FARMS IN THE V.CINITY
0F NORWALK.
Three Residences for sale cheap.
For particulars enquire of
J. S. RANDALL, 1’. O. Box (18,
16
A Desirable Homestead for Sale.
THE valuable residence of the subscriber,
pleasantly located on high ground on East
Ave., in the Borough of Norwalk, is ofi'ered for
sale. The situation is pleasant and healthy, com-
manding llnc views of ong Island Sound pad the
surrounding country. Distance one mile from
Norwalk Bridge. and the same from South Nor-
walk depot. Mouse 54:50; two stories and attic,
filled in with brick, and substantially built.
Rooms 18, with all modern ‘im rovementleath
room, laundry. stationary tubs, ecbcc’s cooking
range, hot and cold water, gas throughout the
house. The cellaris dry, having stationary furn
ace. which heats the whole house. The attic is
spacious, and roof tinned. The house is in excel-
|.nnd about three-quarters of (an acre, laid
out in lawn. fruit trees, and garden spot» A ply.
to J AMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent, 01-.
walk, or to the subscriber, ' . - . - _,
S. HAMERSLEY.: . '
A.
26tf' 255 Fourth Avenue, N; I
For Sale. '
A Rare Chance.
A House, Barn, good Mill-site and fifty acres
oi'land well proportioned in Mcadpw, Pasture
and Woodland: also.twenty-rwo acres of wood-
land all situated at the head of; the Borough
Reservoir in the town of‘ New Cannon, for sale
at abargain. Inquire of Dnnorr Finch, George-
town. Ct., J amcs Mitchell or J. Beldcn llurlbutt,
Norwalk, Ct. 25“
' Norwalk. 10th day of J une 11578.
To Rent. - .
The stflond floor of a house on the east. side of
day.
West Avenue, near the Still. E. Church, to asmall
family. Borough water. A only at the GAZETTE
Or-‘r'rcn.
FA HMS FOR SA LE.
Enquire oi ,
(11 AS. CUMS’I‘G’CK,
II New Cunaan,Conn.
. To Let.
Two Nicely Furnished Houses.
NE a Cottage. neatly furnished. with Hot and
Cold Water, Bath, sic. 'I‘heotller richly tur-
nishcrl, will be rented to parties without children
only. Both centrally luciltetl,iiud \\'Ill be rented
:" bl arlie ntulow rent. En uire at the
tulle uu ep h GAZETTE tDEVICE.
. For Sale Cheap,
Or Exchange for other property,
()nc oi‘thc neatest.and cosiest littlc Cottages in
the Borough. Will sellto a good tcuantl‘Orllttle
or no money down. Enquire at GAZETTE 0F-
‘lCE.
Desirable Property for sale.
Very-desirable place on East'Avcnne.
Also, a few choice BuildingLotssituated on
Osborn Avenue, r'orsalc cheap.
Also,a nicely located House and Lot on Mex.
\viu Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
. ‘ . Elli uircol
gain I S. E. OSBORN. East Avenue,
if]! or to D. W.,FITCH. WeatA vcuue.
For Sétle.
w A llousc and Lot. in a healthylocation on
‘iiil Fair Stucctmbovc Catharine. .The llouscls
nearly now. well bliilt.convenientlyarrang-
Oil. and will make a'conit'ortable and pleasant
home for a family of average size. The ot runs
back to the river. There Isawellol excellent
water on the place, and Borough waterin the
Street. Price low, and part of the money can re-
main on mortgage. A line chance tosecurea
home. Apply atGAZETTEOFIlICI-I.
FOR‘ SALE.
1T
Street . Apply at the GAZETTE ova-re}: ,
Linilents.”
“ CoRNWALL, LEBANON 00., PA.. March 17374. .
can sleep nights and that their babies will be '
lent order being comfortable for both a summer or .
winter residence. Suitable for any gentleman do—'- ~ -
ing business in New York and returning the same. .
3“
W0 verydosimbleBuildingLotson WestMain
“ artissi'lafilt Melody. :
_...._..-: r': ,...- .
:“Bring'me my-brokefrhiil'p,” he-said r”
“We both are wrecks—but 513in Will—-
, .T‘l098l1. ellzllsfinsins tones Have. tied.
.- Shell. echoes. linger round instill; V i
It had some golden strings, I know,
But that was long—how long lingo; ' ‘
“resubmit scei'lts‘thrfiished 'gold,
' t cqsaol‘liear’jls' vaulting tone,
Scarce cau’my. trembling fingers hold
The pillared'frame so long their own ;
We both are wrecks—awhile ago,
It had some silvcr's'trin’gs; “show.
“But on them Time too long has played
The solemn strain that knows 'no change,
And where of .,old my fingers strayed '
The chords they find are new and strange—
Yes, iron strings—I know—I know——
We both are wrecks of long ago.
“We both are wrecks—a shattered pair—
Strangc to ourselves in Time's disguise
What say ye lo the lovesick air
That brought the tears from Marisn’s eyt s ?
Ay! trust rue—under breasts of snow
Hearts could be melted long ago!
“Or will ye hear the storm-song's crash
That from his dreams the soldier woke
And bade llim face the lightning flash ,
When battle’s cloud in thunder broke ?
Wrecks—nought but wrecks i—tlle time was
. when
We two were worth a thousand men l” .
And so the broken harp they bring
With pitying smiles that none could blame;
Alas! there's not a single string '
- Of all that filled the tarnished frame?
But see! like children overjoyed,
His fingers rambling through the void!
‘I clasp thee! Ay . . '. mine ancient
lyre . . '
Nay, guide my wandering fingers .
There!
They love to daily with the wire
~ ‘As Isaac played with Esau’s hair .
Hush! ye shall bear the famous tune
That Marian called Thé Breath of J une 1”
And so they softly gather round;
4 Rapt in his tuneful trance he seems;
His fingers move ; but not a sound!
, A silence like the song of dreams
‘
‘There! ye have heard the air,” he cries,
‘That brought the tears from Marina's eyes i ”
Ah, smile not at his fond conceit,
Nor deem his fancy wrought in vain ;
To him the unreal sounds are sweet—
No discord mars the silent strain
cored on life’s latest, starlit page——
The voiceless melody of age.
Q
~
Sweet are the lips of all that sing,
When nature’s music breathes unsouglit,
But never yet could voice or string
So truly shape our tcnderest thought
As when by life’s decaying fire
Our fingers sweep the stringless lyre ! _
—0. W2 Holmes in September Atlantic.
A Peculiar Movement of Herring
A fact of very great biological importance
has occurred this year in the return of the
above-named fish to the coast of Sweden af-
ter a long interval of absence. A hundred
years ago no industry of that country was so
prominent as that connected with the fisher-
ies more than 1,000,000 barrels of herring
being preserved annually, involving the em-
ployment of alarge portion of the population
in their capture and preparation. Enormous
establishments scattered airing the coast, and
on which a vast amount of capital had been
invested, have long been abandoned and are
in ruins. Shouldihe promise of this year be
continued, the- probability" is that the former
prosperity will be fully restored. Scientific
men are at a loss to account for this appar-
ently capricious change in the course of the
fish. Our readers are doubtless aware that
it breeds in incalculable numbers, and that,
when on its periodical migrations, it moves
in shoals of countless lnyriads, extending fre-
quently for miles in each direction. Useful
as it has been found as an article of food for
man, it is equally appreciated by the denizens
of the deep and many sea birds. Each shoal
is followed by crowds ‘of larger fish and
flight of birds, which continually prey on the
helpless animal. Man discovers the shoal and
comes with his nets and captures millions.
But those combined enemies are incapable of
making more than a slight impression on the
immense numbers. Then what could have
induced the herring to change its course ?
This is a question which seems unanswerable,
as the disturbing causes indicating above ap-
pear insufficient to account for it, more es-
pecially as they would exist in any new di-
rection taken by the fish. A special commis-
sion, consisting of Profs. Sars and:Smitt, has
been appointed by the King of Sweden to
consider the whole subject. The change of
location seems to have taken place at the ex-
pense of the coastof Norway, which, for the
first time in-manyye'arsrhas not been this
year. visited by the herring—Galinani's
Messenger.
,New Haven carriage manufacturers are
shipping considerable numbers of their pro.
ducts to foreign countries. One of them,
Mr. Weir, is filling an order from South
Africa.
——.-0.a—.———
Judging from the number of persons who
daily take the ears for Norwalk to go to New
York on the Adelphl, .the Norwalk Steam-
boat Company would do well to run an an-
nex boat from Stamford to meet the Adelphi
off Shippan Point. At present, people from
Stamford have to take the 6:35 a. m. train to
connect with the Steamer : this hour is incon~
veniently early.—Stamford‘H,eral¢l.
—.~.~+—-—
Raspcr, being told he looked seedy and
asked what business he was in, replied, “The
hardware‘busiuess; look at my wardro .”
—-—.'.-.———. i. '
A new Duluth (Minn.)city ordinance gives
the awful warning that “any cow. of either
sex, hereafter found sporting a hell or ringing
the same within said limits, shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be subject to fine or impriso
onment or both, at the discretion of the
court.”
It is reported, that among the stocks turn.
ed over to the Elliot bank of Boston by Mr.
R. B. Connant, the late cashier, was a large
amount of the Sierra Nevada mining com-
pany. of California, which has advanced in
price within a few weeks from $0 to $100
per share. thereby netting an immense profit
to the holders, and more than making up all
previous losses by the speculating cashier.
—.—4.r:.—- ‘
The name of Benedict 'is as well known
throughout the Country in connecrion with
the Watch and Jewelry business as that of
A. T. Stewart, & Co., in Dry Goods. The
old house of A. C. Benedict, 00., having
been established at 28 Bowery, N.Y., over 60
years ago. New life has reocntly been added
to tile firm by the admission of Messrs. U. S.
Tarbell, and R.’ S. Ferguson who have grown
up in the house and promise to maintain the
high reputation and standing so hing held by
the old firm. The regular department will
be conducted as heretofore by the most skill-
ful watch workers.
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IE? Bill Heads, Note Heads, Blanks, &c.,
put up with Patent. Blotter Tablets, the mer-
its of which are conceded by all. The CA-
zs'rrE office has .thc exclusive right to manu-
facture and sell the. same in the Town of
Norwalk. - tf
@‘Bill lleatls, Note Heads, Blanks, &.c.,
put up with Patent Blotter Tabb-ts, the met.
its of which are conceded by . all. , The Ga-
zs-rra ofiicc has the exclusive right to manu.
facturc and sell the same in the Town of Nor-
walk. if
Norwalk Chronicler