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Tuesday, ~ February 18th, 1879.

 

 

A Beautifiul Woman.
BY'JOY ALLISON.

In a little white house on a hillside green,

Lives a beautiful Woman as ever was seen;

In the ‘sixty.five years that she's lived, I may

She's big growing more beautiful every day.

You do not believe it? Ask Susie, my sister,

She’s the very first person that ever had kissed
her.

And if she’d not nursed her by night and by
day.

Poor Sue would have been in every bad way.

I can bring other witnesses whom you can
face, _ ‘

They will tell you the same, they were in the
same case.

"Has she loversl” Yes, surely! No less than
eleven it ' .

She has seven on earth, and four more in
heaven. - '

Her hair is so beautiful,——faded and thin ; _

There are beautiful wrinkles, from forehead

.- to chin.

Her eyes are as charming

be,

as charming can

me, ,

And I know by her life which has beautiful
been, ~

She is like “the king‘s daughter,”—“all glc-ri -4
one within.”

Ah, you‘ve guessed who it is! It could be no
other,

l’m sure, than my beautiful, darling old
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The State Boundary ngstion.
Atameeting of the New Haven Colony

Historical Society, last week Monday'evenin g .
Professor Simeon E. Baldwin read a paper on'
“The Boundary Line Between Connecticut '

and NewYor ." The history of this vexed

question is one of great interest in itself and.

has an added interest at the present time in
view of the recent action of our state author-

ities in the matter. Professor B» win's pa.-.
per presents a clear and concise re of the

various phases of the log-standing dispute,
tracing its history down' from the earliest

period of our colonial existence. ' Following 1

s an extract of the paper as reported by the
Palladium .'—— '

Five years after Hendrick Hudson sailed
up the great river to which the English, not
the Dutch, have given his name, in the year
1614, there appeared before the assembly' of
the states general of the United Netherlands,
the deputies of the"‘United Company of Mer-
chants” who had “discovered and found New
Netherlands, situated in America, between

New France and Virginia, the sea coasts

whereof lie in the latitude of forty to forty-
five degrees.” They came to ask a grant of
an exclusive right to settle ”and trade with
these countries and obtained a monopoly for

three years; which was afterwards extended
in favor of the Dutch West India company.

for “foul- and twenty years" from 1821. The
original patentof New England (granted in
1620) embraced all that part of North Amer-
ica between the fortieth and forty-eighth de-
grees of north lattitude “from sea to sea.” A
glance at the map will show that these boun-
daries ran as far"sontli as Philadelphia and
north as Quebec. Lord Say and Seal and
his associates, who were about to plant a new
colony, in 1631, southwesterly from Massa.
chusetts, obtained their grant under the .old
Warwick patent. The land they purchashed
comprehended"‘all that part of New England
in America, which lies and extends itself from
a river there, called Narr'aganset river, the
space of forty leagues, upon a straight line
near the sea shore, towards this south west,

‘ west, and by south or west as the coast lieth
toward Virginia: and all the lands being
within e lands aforesaid north and south in
latitude and longitude, of and within all the
breadth aforesaid, throughout the main land
there, from the Western ocean to the South
sea, and also all the islands lying in America
aforesaid, and in said seas, or either of them,
on the Western or eastern coasts or parts of
the said tracts of land.” » ,,

The first settlers of the colony of New Ha-
ven derived their title under these acts, and
spread towards the west and south according
as they found openings for trade or planta-
tations, extending their jurisdiction as far
south as Delaware bay by vote of the general
court as early as 1041. Purchases from the
Indians were made from time to time in the
general interest, the most westerly lands thus
acquired being within the present bounds of
Greenwich. The Dutch, although claiming
title as far east as the Fresh river (now Con-
necticut river.) were not in a condition to op-
pose any very energetic resistance to the ad-
vance of New Haven. Their first formal
protest was received by our general court in
1646. This document accused New Haven
(termed by the Dutch "the Red Hills in New
Netherlands”) of an insatiable desire of pos-
sessing that which it did not own, and of a
determination to fasten its foot near Mauritius
river, and then to destroy the trade between
the Dutch and the Indians. Inrthe reply of
the general court the charge Mentoring upon
any place to which the Dutch. had any title
was denied and for further satisfaction they
were referred to the English government.
The treaty of Hartford in 1650, between the
commissioners of the United - Colonies and.
the Dutch governor Stuyvesant was designed
to bring the controversy over jurisdiction to
a close. It provided, among other things,that
the dividing line between the English and the
Dutch. “uponthe main” should be fixed to
“begin on the west side of Greenwich bay,
being about four miles from Stamford, and
so to return a northerly line twenty miles up
into the country ; and after as it shall be
agreed by the two governments of the Dutch
and ‘New Haven, provided the said line come
not- within ten miles of the Hudson river;
and it is agreed that the Dutch shall not at.
any time hereafter build any house or habi—
tation within six miles of the said line; the
inhabitants of Greenwich to remain (till fur-
ther consideration thereof (be had) under the
government of the .1211. , "._- These bounds

, were to be maintained violate,“_until a full
and final determinationwbe .agreedanpcn, in
Europe, by mutualconsent ofthestwo states
of England and Holland,’ff .The border dif-
ficulties, however, stillcontinnod, and in 1653
New Haven sent onla‘ofihercitizens; to Lon—
don to ask aid of . Cromwell, (then; protector.
He did not wait to be asked twice; and the
next summer saw a‘ British expeditionagainst
the Dutch landing at Boston, to which New
Haven joyfully added a little array of 133
men. Peace with Holland had, however, al.
ready been concluded across the ocean and
the news came in time to stop the hostile ad.
vance. New Haven now insisted that Green-
wich must be deemed within her jurisdich'on ;
and the demand was complied with by the
complete submission of its inhabitants in 1656
and its peaceful consolidation with Stamford

In 1663 came the royal charter of Connec-
ticut, bounding her “east by Narragansett
river, commonly called Narragansett bay,
where the said river falleth into the sea; and
on the north by the Rue of the Massachusetts
plantation; and on the south by the sea; and
in longitude, as the line of the Massachusetts
colony, running from east to west, that is to
say, from the said Narragansett bay on the
east to the south sea on the west part, with
the islands thereunto adjoining." In 1664
came the surrender of the Dutch of New Am-
sterdam to the Duke of York, when the pat—
ent included “all that island or islands com-
monly called by the general name or names
of Meitowax or Long Island, situated and be-
ing toward the west of Cape Cod, and the
narrow Highgansetts, abutting upon the
mainland between the two rivers,there known
by the names of Connecticut and Hudson’s
river; and all the land from the west side of
Connecticut river to the east side of Dele-
ware bay." The evacuation of New Amster-
dam-and the tEnIfer of its claims to the
king’s brother, brought a speedy determina-
tion of, the western lboundary of Connec

 

and that Lc-ng Island belonged to the duke.
The west bounds were to he “the cracks or
river called Mamaroneck, which is reported
to be about 12 myles to the east of West
Chester, and a lyne drawnc from the east
Point or syde, where the fresh water fall into
the salt at high water mark, N. N. 3W., to
the line of the Massachusetts.” This adjust-
ment of differences, while it ended the pre-
tensions of Connecticut to run to the Pacific
ocean and terminated her jurisdiction over
Long Island, where Huntington, Southold,
Setauket and othcs towns had long acknowl-
edged her authority, yielded also the claim of
New York to extend to the Connecticut riv—
er, and thus confirmed to Connecticut the
title to five considerable towns along the sound
When this compromise had been confirmed
the New Yorkers were surprised to find that‘
the Connecticut commissioners had got e
best of the bargain, since the N. N. W. e
agreed upon was found to cross the Hudson
near West Point, and if projected reached a

, point not'far from where Utica now is. Con-

necticut pushed her settlements to the edge
of this line, claimed jurisdiction over Rye

> and complained loudly of grants of territory

on the east side of the Hudson made by the
New York government.
In 1683, on account of New York’s dissat-

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which created a wholly new boundary. This
was “beginning sit a ccrtainbrooke or river
called Byram brooke or river, which river is
between the towns of Rye and Greenwich ;

that is to say at the mouth of said brooke,
where it falleth into the sound at apoint call-
ed Lyon’s Point, which is the eastward point
of Byram river, and from the said point to
goe as the said river runneth, to the place
where is the common road, or wading place,
to go N. N. W. into the country soe far as
will be 8 English miles from the aforesaid
Lyon’s Point.” Another eight mile N.N.W3
line was then to be run parallel to the first,
beginning twelve mile's further eastward on
the sound, and a line connecting their north-
ern ends was to bound Connecticut on the
side of West Chester. From the eastern end
of this north line another line was to be run
parallel to the Hudson river and twenty
miles distant from it, until the bounds of
Massachusetts were reached. On account of
the difficulty of running any regular line par-
allel with the Hudson river it was agreed to
take two‘points, one on the Massachusetts
line and the other where Connecticut meets
Westchester county, eachjust twenty miles
from the Hudson, and connect them by a
straight line;- then the area which was cast
of this line, and yet within the twenty miles,
was to be ascertained and finally a new line
drawn parallel to the first but so far east of
it as to include, within a long and narrow
parallelogram. a number of acres precisely
equal to that outside of the first line, and yet
less than twenty miles from the river. The
eastern side of this parallelogram, or “equiv-
alent tract" as it was called, was to be the
final boundary between the states. Subse-
quent surveys fixed its area at a little more
than 60,000 acres ; and in 1684, the southern
portion of the boundary as agreed upon was
marked by what were designed to be perma
nent monuments. This agreement betwee'n
the two colonies was confirmed by King Wil-
liam III, in 1700 on the application of New
York, made in consequence of threats by
Connecticut to reclaim jurisdiction over Bed-
ford and Rye. In fact a serious dispute
sprang up between the two colonies soon af-
ter the survey of 1684 as to the point atwhich
that survey terminated on the cast. The sur-

veyors, beginning at the mouth of Byram
river, ran a line from “a great stone at the

wading place, where the road cuts the said
river” N. N. W. six and a half miles toLthlee
white oak trees which they marked “C. R.”
and found to be seven miles and 120 rods
from the Hudson. They then continued on
from these trees upon a line parallel to the
sound, to a point twenty miles from the Hud-
son, and eight miles N. N. W. from the
sound and then stopped'. Connecticut al-
ways claimed that at this point they marked
an oak tree, as a land mark; and that both
this tree known as the “duke’s tree” and the

hree white oak trees at the other line, could
be easily identified. .New York, on the hand,
after a few years, maintained that these mon-
uments were uncertain, and that a new sur-
vey must be had to fix the _line.' Repeated
applications wore made by New York to
Connecticut to join in such a survey, but for
nearly forty years Connecticut refused to join
unless the position of the "duke’s tree” were
first conceded and made a starting point. In
1723 we find our legislature resolving that
this tree has ever since 1684 “born the name
of the ‘duke’s tree,’ and is famously known
by the same name, and is by the said survey
considered, stated and esteemed to be twen-
ty miles from Hudson river. All which
marks and monuments have been ever since
the said survey fixing 'of them, famously
known as they are at this day.”

New York finally requested the royal
sanction to an act permitting her to run the
boundary carpal-to, unless Connecticut should
within nine months consent to join in cs-
tpblishing it. The king approved the mess -
ure and Connecticut was obliged to appoint
commissioners to fix the line. The com—
missioners met in 1725 and in afew weeks
the little parallelogram which ends at
Byram river and is in advance of the general

and remarked. The three white oak trees
at the first (or N. W.) corner- were still
standing. The main north and south line

straight but in order to preserve Ridgefield
to Connecticut should make an angle op-
posite Peekskill; approaching there a point
which would be twenty miles from Ver-
plank’s Point, where it not for the inter-
position of the “equivalent tract." This
was found to require, a breadth of alittle
over one and ,three-quarters miles through-
its whole extent, and its eastern boundary
was definitely surveyed in 1731, by running
it straight line from the monument‘; opposite
Verplank’s Point to a monument on the
Massachusetts line, of a course “nearly
north 12 degs and 30 minutes east,” and
“parallel to the Hudson river," which line
was marked by monuments sct every other
mile, and then by running a parallel line to
the eastward of the breadth necessary to
include the “equivalent trac‘," and marking
this again by occasional monuments. /
While a controversy of almost a century’s
standing was thus amicably ended, it is
much; to be regretted that the boundary
marks set up by the commissioners were
not ofamore permanent character. They
chiefly consisted of stakes driven a short
distance into the ground or a small heap of
stones. Marks like these could not be ex-
pected to remain in a condition to be easily
identified after the lapse of even ten or
twenty years, were it only for th?opera-
tion of natural causes; but dur ng the
century and a half which has passed since
their erection, military camps have been
established, roads laid out, houses built, and
farms cleared, over different parts of the
boundary line, in such a manner that what
would, in any event, have been difficult, is
now probably impossible. Many also of
these natural objects, designated as land—
marks in the ancient surveys, are no longer
to be found. The “wading place in Byram
river" has been long replaced by a bridge

formations occur all along the line. The
evils Lresulting from this uncertainty as to
where Connecticut ends and New York
begins have been considerable. Taxes and
license laws have been evaded; the right,
to vote has been often doubtful; ar-
restsand the service of legal process have
been attended with serious difiiculties, and
private land titles have no sure founda-
tion. - .

In 1855 the obscurity of the’houndary
marks led Connecticut to appoint two com.
missioners to meet such as New York might
appoint, and ascertain and designate by
permanent monuments the position of the

dividing line. Three commissioners were

 

* appointed by New York with nearly similar

western line of Connecticut was remeasured -

it was agreed should not as before he run~

with high embankments, and similar trans- -

the ancient monuments being found to corre-
spond nearly with-the courses and distances

given in the old surveys. But when they
came to re-survcy the long north and south
line, running up to Massachusetts, it was for
the first time discovered that the old surveys
of 1731 had been quite inaccurate, and that

the dividing line as run by compass could

not be harmonized with the description of
the same line as fixed by monuments. As
the New York commissioners had been only
authorized to “ascertain” thcboundary, they
declined to join in any attempt to rectify the
mistake in the 1731 survey, nor would they
agree to recognize the boundary as a straight
line where the boundary marks indicated
that it was a crooked one. The Connecticut
commissioners refused to adopt the marks as
their guides, and insisted on following the
straight line from the Massachusetts boundary
to Ridgefield Corner. New commissioners
were appointed by each state, and they also
in 1860. split upon the same rock. Connecti-
cut. thereupon offered to submit the contro-
versy to arbitration, but New York declined;
and proceeded to erect new and substan-
tial monuments to dcslgnatf the irregular
line in place of the ancient ones which had
so long assisted to preserve it. Connecticut
has never recognized these marks, and pro-
posed last winter to New York the organ-
ization of a new commission with power to
make a final settlement of the whole matter.
The New York legislature responded favora-
ble, but the bill which has passed for this
purpose was disapproved by Governor Rob-
.inson, it is presumed, on the ground that
the so was nothing to settle.

Professor Baldwin then refers briefly to the
ownership of the various Islands which skirt
the Connecticut shore. _ The revised statutes
of New York bound the state in this quarter
by a line running from Sandy Rock to Lyon’s
Point “in such manner as to include Staten
Island, and the islands on the west side
thereof, Shooter’s Island, Long .Island, the
Isle of Wight, now called G ardiner’s Island,
Fisher’s Island. Shelter Island,P_lumb Island,
Ram Island, the Gull islands and all the
islands and waters in the bay of New York,
and within the bounds above described.”

cuta long time after the abandonment of
Long Island, New York has been in peaceful
possession of it for more than a century, and
her courts have claimed that her jurisdiction
extends as a straight line drawn from Fish:
er‘s Island to Lyon's Pbint. That she owns
all the ilhnds specifically na ned in her
boundary statute, Connecticut no longer do-
nied, but she does deny that the general
dividing line between the states is further
northgthan the middle of the Sound. The
almost forgotten controversy between New
York and Connecticut as to the “Connecti-

York which Connecticut claimed as part of
her great western domain stretching towards
the South sea. was briefly referred to and its
history in the courts related.

Professor Baldwin’s paper concludes as
follows: In the act passed last year by our
general assembly, inviting New York to ap
point commissioners to fix the boundary.
provision was made for an appeal to the law,
should this overture be declined. This ap-
peal has been taken; and it is more than a
coincidence that the suit, just instituted by
Connecticut against New York, is in the
hands of one of our own townsmen, a dis-
tinguished member of the bar from Con-
necticut, of the same historical family, which
more than any other, has given to that bar
its leaders for many generations, and to
which belonged the counsel of the same
name who defended the rights of the state to
which -I have just alluded'to in the last
century. The judgment from the supreme
court cannot fail to settle, finally and forever
the dividing lines between these states, by
land and sea; and blessed be this peaceful
remedy, given by the wise foresight of our
fathers,—‘ remedy by which this controversy
of two centuries may be endedi day, not
by a compromise, (which, as Ir " . ys of

where “one party cedes half of its claims,
and the other party half of its rights,") but
by the rules of justice and the weight of
evidence, as they appear to a disinterested
arbiter. America is the only country in
which such a court exists—a court for com-
monwealths. Neither state need fear to
submit its cause to a tribunal the most august
in Christendom. Neither loses in dignity
when lt bows before the great powers origi-
nally called into being. Liberty, said Web-
ster, is the creature Of law; and it was for
this true liberty—a liberty regulated by laws
and courts, so that they be American—that
our fathers a hundred years ago were fight-
ing themselves free from British rule. And
wise were the counsels, which aft“ inde-
pendence was achieved, gave to America a
government not only for the people but for the
states,—-a government national only where
necessary, but where necessary, supreme.
m

The neighboring town of Brewster, N. Y.,
has Ling been the home of showmen.
Howu‘s and Van Amburg’s show started
from that locality, and thereabouts many
of the animals have been housed for the
winter. This side of Brewster there is a
point in a small stream where it runs be-
tween the very high and precipitous banks.
It is on property belonging to one of the
circus men, and once on a time his hippo-
potamus becoming aged was turned loose
among other stock on the grounds. One
night two men were in this creek spearing
eels. They carried a lantern to guide them.
In their progress they came into the gulch,
and were proceeding through it intent on
their work, when the light suddenly fell
full and bright upon the huge ',head of the
hippopotamus. ' The animal was sitting in
the stream, its monstrous head lifted and
its eyes blinking in the strength of the light.
The devil himself sitting there could not
have been one-half the shock to these men
as was the hippopotamus—“the behemoth
of Holy Writ.” . .

With extraordinary. presence of mind
they dropped the lantern, and each taking
a bank to himself. proceeded up it at once.'
It was a loose bank yielding gravel and
sliding clay, and there had been a heavy
rain the day or two before, and the soil
gave way with them at every lunge they'
made in their @gonizcd endeavors to reach
the top. There were no remarks of.au
inelegant nature made by either one. What-
ever kuowledgc they may have possessed
in regard to the genus hippopotamus, or
whatever theory they held on the subject
any,- way they kept to themselves, and
simply devoted the time to climbing. Every
nerve, every muscle was devoted to this.
They never once looked behind. The flying
clay and gravel filled the air. They fought
their way up the steep sides with a mad
fervor, but they never looked behind.

Once at the top they sped across the
country like the wind tumbling -over the
fences, tearing through the bushes, falling
down and jumping up again, but still go-
ing, going, going. In the meantime the hip-
popotamus, being as fully alarmed as they
were, got up on its feet as soon as possible
and waddlcd away through the gorge,- its
motions being greatly stimulated by the
flying gravel and the general novelty of the
affair. '

It was a very enjoyable occasion to the eels
and one they never cease to contemplate
with the liveliest satisfaction.

Whether the two men ever again met we
do not know, but think lit hardly likely.—
Danbwry News. '

m
Since the retirement of Roman Catholic
Archbishop. Purcell, of Ohio, an investigation
into the financial affairs of his diocese shows
that his indebtedness exceeds one million
dollars not including claims not yet presented.
The majority-of thelcredltors are poor people
who committed their savrnlrs tothe church,
and much feeling is exhibited over the
unfortunate showing. The whole amount
of property turned over to the trustees
is much less than the whole amount of the
liabilities. ,

 

While Fisher‘s Island was held by Connectia

cut gore,” a tract of land in central New

the New Netherlands compact of 1650, is’

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' ls ropured EXPKE 1.
#ggllsrensiensilgzeungs, Ind has never been
known to fall. Care "mirguiggfihbig‘ig
’ ls )u ‘
700- Hill” 8 REM! Y ‘lmd "lie .
ance . may be placed ’
in it.
IIIIII’S REMEBY en-
couragcsslecpmrcntes
up the system, and .
renewed health is the
result. Send for Pam-
hlct to
M. E. CLARKE.
PROVIDENCE, R.I, .
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
on CUBATIVE SYRUP, ‘
That Mrs. T. A. Morgan has been selling in Nor-walk
with so much success can be had at FINNEY & BEN
EDICT’S Grocery Store, as well as at her own place.
It is doing the greatest cures of
any medicine ever known. It is made from Ve eta-
bles and Roots, es eclall to purify the blood. hen
that is pure your 5 in wi i be white and fair, nudging

of the latest styles of Boots and Shoes having had
line not a new com-
BAcK I and death, hundreds
REMEDY cures ri ht’s Disease of the Kidneys.
th blood pert ctl pure.
and Stomach.an ink s 0 SS I
used by Family Phslcians, utmost reli
an appetite, braces
THE SHAKERS’ MEDICINE
!
There are agents selling this medicine almost over
will not have any complaint.

the known world.

 

STEAM

SAWINB & PLANING

B'and 8. Scroll Sawing& Turning, .

ANUFACTTREB 0F

Doors, Sashes, Blinds, Mouldings,
Boxes, Packing Cases, in- ~
dow Frames, &c.

I have on hand tools for 150 patterns of Mould-
ings, and will, when desired, make tools for new
styles. Constantly in stock
Pickers, planed and pointed, Fence
. Bulls and Trimmings,

BRACKETS of all descriptions, and WINDOW
FRAMES made to order at short notice. INSIDE
I‘RIMMINGS got out ready to put up, fiom plans
and specifications. WALNUT and ASH WAIN-
SCOTING and FLOORING. TURNING of all
descriptions. .

Kindh'ng Wood Split and ready for use, put
up in Barrels.

BURR KNAPP,

:13 Foot of Marshal Street, South Nor-walk, Ct.

AFTER THE FIRE!

Everything Fresh and Sweet !
HAVING com letely refitted and renovated the
old and we l-known PEOPLE‘S MARKET,
lately damaged by fire, I anrprepared to serve the
publlc with the: Best the Market affords in choice
cuts or roasts of

Beef, Veal, Mutton,Lamb, Pork, (Ito.

Also Fresh FRUITS and VEGETABLES in their

season. Every effort will be made to .case and

satisfy patrons. JAMES EJVI SON ,
People’s Market, 19 Main Street.

FOR SALE.

NE Family Horse, young and sound.

Two Paddling Wagons.
One Rockaway Carriage.
One Single Carriage.
One Single Carnage.
One La y’s Side-Saddle.
One Single Sleigh.
Enquire of GEO. 0. KEELER,
' 35 and 37 Mains treat.

Shipping and Merchandise Talc,

Printed. or Plain

.By the Dozen or,'l‘llousand,at Manufacture
Prices, attire .

 

 

- inspect t eNew

W000 wm

FROM THE

101ch all cht Btlflilf 00:,

OF Bnmanron'r,
a Full and Complete Assortincntof -

WHEELS, SPOKES,
Hubs, Bands,
Felloes,
CARRIAGE BOWS,
Millage acct Magi
BENT W000 W011]!

Carriage flariiWare,

Can now be found at

J. 'I'- PBUWITT’S,

47 Main Street.

 

'1' E E
SOUTH NORWALK

FURNITURE STORE

E‘z‘ r - Is now offering

FOR” 7 " NIT'U'RE}

Very Low Prices.

lowest Ever Known in this Vicinity.

,BEST WOBKDIANSHIP,
BEST STYLES,
BEST TERMS.

D. STOW,

Lane’s Block, oppos to the Depot,
South. Norwalk.

PETER L. GUIGUE,

FLonIs-r,

Union Ave., North of Norwalk Cemetery,
Desierin

Plants as Out Flowery
at all Seasons, Flowers for Funerals and Parties
tastefully arranged to order at lowest prices.
All orders left at Prowltt’s Drug Store wlll be
promptly attended to at short notlcc. 3m52

New Firm at the 01d Standfi

Messrs DIULLIN GS BROTHERS

ould respectfully inform the public, that they
have taken the business lately conducted

by MULLINGS STILLY. and wlth the old ex-
eriehccd Workmen, hitherto _emploved by tho
ate firm. are prepared to manufacture allklnds or

CARRIAGES & WAGON S

TO ORDER
Repairing in all its Branches.

MACHINE FORGING. DISCOUNT
ALLOWED FOR CASE.

0. A. MULLINGS, J. 8. MULLINGS
South Norwalk, April 15, 1878.

120 YOU

SLEEP

ON THE HARTFORD WOVEN WIRE
MATTRESS I This most useful andluxurious

bed is of very moderate cost, No bedding is re-
quired for softness. thou ll 111 the cool season of
course. enough is require for warmth. For hot
.weathcr it is unequal ed-copl.comtortable,healthy
In cold weather a light Hair Mattress upon Wov-
Erv WIRE is the extremoot'luxury. It is tho best
Mattress in use. Investigate its merits. Clrcu-
lars FREE to any address. Write

THE WOVEN WIRE MATTRESS Co.

Hartford, Conn., U. S. A.
Ask your Furniture Dealer for
the

Hacticri chcc Wire Mattress.
Sleighs for Sale.

NE Two-Horse Stylish Sleigh.
One double Stylish Sleigh.
Two Single Sleighs. _
Three Two-Horse lumber Wagons, for sale cheap.
‘. OLMSTEAD.

Enquire of $.11

Norwallr. Dec. 21, 1878.

I 879.
30th SEMI-ANNUAL

STATEMENT

--OF THE—-

TRAVEL ERS

Hartford, Conn... Jan. 1, l 879.

 

 

 

ass E'l‘s. _
Real estate, 8517.204 37
Cash on hand and in bank, 127,904 69
Loans on bond and mortgage on real .
estate 2,256,193 13
interest on loans,accrued but not due 58,113 98
Loans on collateral security, ‘ 22.100 00
Deferred Life premiums, 51,272 52
Promlums due and unreported on
_Life Policies, 40,756 19
United States Governmentbond 433.420 00
State municipal bonds. ’ 259,078 50
Railroad stocks and bonds, 320,338 00
Bank and insurance stocks, 509,004 00
Total Assets $4,595,445 81
Lunrnr'rrrss.

Reserve for reinsurance. Accident Dep’t 221 .328 34
Claims unadjusted and not due, and all .
other liabilities -. 144.50 00

Resrve 4 per cent. Life Department 82,972,511 59 ,

FLORIST,
nas'r smrs 0F MAIN smear, scorn
0F RAILROAD,

City of South Norwalk, Conn.
Plants and Flowers at all seasons.

Flowers for Funeral- furnished and

tastefully arranged to order In short
notice. »

Glfllllliu I8 IIXI I0 "Bull“:

C. A. F RANKE’S
Stalin and Hair 01101110 Salccl!

son 1
Pleasant Shave,
Aral-tic Hair Cut, or .
' Thorough Shampoo
can. am

Mr. Pranke’s Hair Cutting Saloon,
No. 1 GAZETTE nunnrrvu. '

H‘Particularattention given to Ladies and Child-
ren’s Hair Cutting and summoning.“

AT HOME T0 EVERYBODY.

 

FALL Aan_arvcbnnn a'.
Commencing Oct., 7th, 1878.
can! TRAINS

Lean eNol-walk Brtdg e for Danbury
At 930m. in. 430 p.m., 6 24p. m.

The 9 30 a. m. and 4 30 . m. connectin with
the Shegaug 3:12. for Lllchfidld, Also 0% Sat-
urdayt e624p.m.

Lean eNomalkBri-dgaorSouthNorwalk .
At 7 33,3. m., 208 p.m.,5 54 p.m.,9 00, u. m.
Maklng close connection wrth trains East and

West on N. Y., N. 11.. 6'5 11.3.12.

LeareDsnbun/fa rNorwalk.
635,a.m.. 100p. ln.; 457,p.m.
FreightTrain ats 10 p. ln.
L .WSANDIFORTH, Supt.

III! 0 [LIEU RAVEI lilllll’ffill IAIlIIAI

Trainsleavc South Nor-walk for New York at
125. (Washington Exp.,via. Harlem Rivorl.347o
(Epr, s 32, (Exp.) 6 003 6 343 7 34, 7 45s, unzip.)
9 26,‘ 1036, (Ex .) A. M., 123’. 2 56.‘I (Exp) 4 30,
(Exp.)5 03,624,i xp.)6 55,905,(Exp.)1'.11,1"or New
Haven, 1 33,(Exp.) 6 49, 9 0l, 928, (Exp.) 10 48, A.
m., 12 ll, (Exp.)1 45, 2 18,(Etp. 4 04, s ls.(lt‘xp.)
c 11, 646. 1036, (Exp.) a ll 25, Exp.) 1’. . For
Springfield,6 49 9 28, (Exp.) A. 51., 12 11 (Exp.)
1 45,4 18,(Exp.)646 10 36 (am) rant. Express
for Boston, vla.Springfieid, 9 28, A. M.,l2 ll, 4 18.
and 10 36, P. M.,v1a. New London ; 218 and 11 25,
P. M., via.AirLine R.lt.,1 33, A.M., and218.P.fl.
B‘Confilectathw Rochelle with Harlem River

ranc . -

Norwalkilorss liailwayiimeiahle.

COMMENCING NOVEMBER 18TH, 1878.

 

 

 

Hot and Cold Water Baths m.., New“, 5.. m.....
615 a.m.N.Y.&N.II.Accom. '{35A:M.
635 " 65 '
. 705 “ New YorkAccommo’n 7 25 ‘:
725 “ N.Y.Exprcss. 7 45 '
503 u 820 “
g g 1“ fie; Havtgin‘ccnonll’n g g: L‘
. . . . . x.
9 28 ‘ I Ac 9 50 "
9 so u . lo 10

1010 ' I New York Express 1038 “
1028 ” New Haven Accom. 1048 “
1058 H . 112° "

1120 U 1140 u

‘ 1150 t s New HaveuExpren 1210 p .m
1230p.m., 255 '
. 1255 H New York Accommo’n 1 25 H
125 " New Haven Accom’n l 45 ..
' 55 “ N .11. Express. 2 20

230 " New YorkExpreu 256 '
-. 2 53 .- sso ..

’ I 3 so u 3 40 "
a 40 “ New Haven Accom. 4 10 “

fig :: gew gulf?) Express :33 ::

cw or xpress

SUITABLE FOR 4 40 “ N.Y.Accomlnodation. 5 03 "

5 03 u 5 22 ‘.

522 u , 540 ,

t 5 50 “ N. ILAccom’u 6 10 “
en rate . 6 00 “ New YorkExpresu 6 28 0'
. ' , ' 628 “ N. Y.& N.H.Accom 648 ”
638 “ 656 |‘

706 “ 725‘ ‘

7 25 “ 7 45 ‘ '

. 7 55 “ 8 l5 ‘ '
elf Fee ers “

, 845 “ New York Expres 9 05 “

905 “ 9 25 u

9 35 u 9 55 u

9 55 “ Saturday nights only, 10 15 u

Heaters,

AND

Ranges.
ENTIRELY FREE FRDM SLATE

—AT———

Raymund Bros

South Norwalk.

0. ’1‘. Leonard a soil,
COAL, woop,

Mason 8’ Materials,
on M: E N '1- P IP :21
For Drains, Sewers, W ells, &c.,
At Lowest Cash Prices.

Drains and Wells Dug and Piped.

Also Sole Agent for

Patent Tinder Wood,
The Cheapest and Best Kindling out. Try it.
8' Branch Office at Spencer’s Jewelry Store.

 

 

 

HONEY DP HUREHUUND 1ND ‘l‘lR

FOR THE CURE OF

Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Bosrsenesl, Diflcnlt
Breathing, and all Afi‘eotions of the Threat,
Bronchial Tubes, and Lungs, leading
to Consumption.

This infallible remedy is composed of the
HONEY of the plant Horellound, in chemical
union ' with TAR-BALM, extracted from the
LIFE PRINCIPLE of the - forest tree ABEIS
Bursaries, or Balm of Gilead.

The Honey of Horehound SOO'I‘les AND
SCA'I'I‘ERS all irritations and inflammations, and
the Tar-balm canansss AND nears the throat
and air passages leading to the lungs. FIVE
additional ingredients keep the organs cool,
moist, and in healthful action. Let no pre-
judice kee you from trying this great medi-
cine of a amous doctor who has saved thou-
sands of lives by it in his large private practice.

N l.IBw-The Tar-Balm has no BAD TASTE or
sme

PRICES 50 CENTS AND $1 PER BOTTLE.
Gmt saving to buy large size.
“Pike’s Toothache Drops ” Cure

' in 1 Minute.
Sold by all Druggists.

o. N. CRITTENTON, Prop,

 

Total Liabilities $3,338,337 98
Surplus as regards policy hold- '
ere. 81,257,107 38

statistics for the Your 1 878.
LIFE Duranrnnxr.

Number of Lif ollelel written in 1878, 1 ,8 80
Whgle number ePollcies written to 0 2"

ate,
Whole dunner of Life Policiesin force, 1 1320!
Amount Life Insurance in forcel.s 307 556 00
Total Claims paid in Life poplin-mien. ’

$1,271 .137 86
ACCIDENT Dnrannflrs'r.
Numberof Accident policies written in 1878,

Cash Premiums received for same. 77 2:: I 8
1
Gain in Premiums over 1877, ‘ 85:1587 ‘69

Whole number of Accident Policies written.

. 517 985

Number Accident Claims paid in 1878, 4:760
Amount Accident Claims paid in 187s.

, $284,343 23

Whole number Accident Claims paid. 34,049

Whole amount Accident Claims ~paid.

$ .041 ,951 94

Total Losses paid, both Departments '
$4,313,089 so
JAS. G. BATTEBSON, Prouldent.
G. F. Davis. Vice-Pres. . RODNEY anxrsSec.
J OHN E. Monnls, Assistant Secretary.
, GEORG EELLIS, Actuary,
Enwnnn V. Paus'ron, Sup’t of A encles.
G. P. DAVIS. 11. D., Medical xaminer.
J. B. LEWIS. M. D., Surgeon and Adjuster.

sewflmifigiine
WON DE R

DON’T FAIL TO SEE THIS

Monarch Marvel cf Pcricclicl!

THE NEW

Vertical Feed Sewing Machine.

Manufactured at Watertome-Y- Ever bod
especlall ladies are cordiallyinvlted toc l an
Machine, and sec samples of work.
More beautiful and desirable than ever before ac-
com lished. and utterly impossible for an other
Mac has to duplicate. The Vertical Fee is the
hinge upon which swings this unparalleled suc-
cess, combining entirely newfeatures, wblch make
the machine the most simply constructed; the
most “lily Worsted; the most durable; and most

 

 

‘reliable, doing away with all fits, spells and bast-

ins. Though the new machine.
Posr'rrvnur nunns THE woman,

and no living person would purchase any other
after seeing it, yet it will be sold at the recent

ul 1
Reduced lgcpal; yof Prices.

'Allcomc andinspect its merits.

R. I. TOLLES, Agent.
Principal office at 11.8. Boodle Jewelry Store

 

_ GAZETTE omen.

 

l

at Harlem’s Clothing Store, N orwalk.

South Norwslk. Machines and sample to be seen -

'WM. B..SWAN,

Manufacturer of

FINE AND COMMON.

HARN E-SS,

And Dealer in

Horse & Stable Equipments.

Particular attention paid to

REPAIRING-'-

Thankful for the liberal patronage of the past.
the subscrlber hopes to merit a continued share of
tho buslncssfavors of‘his friends and the public.

WM. B. SWAN.

Shop in rear of Residence. Main Street. Norwaik

Furniture -Furniture

Parlor, library, [lining and Sitting

llccm Sets,

Walnut or Cottage Chamber Sets,

or anything in the Furniture Line, ofthe Latest
Style,Best Finish and Make and for the
Least Money, go to

WM. LOCKWOOD’S,

. N 0. 361mm Street, NORWALK, CONN.
~ Also,

General Furnishing Undertaker.

Orders attended to promptly day or night. Rest;
dance with Mr. C. T. Cornwall,France St.

 

 

THE TRUE PATH, OB

RESPEI. TEMPERANIIE,

being the only life work and speeches of Funnels
Murmur, Du. unrrtonns, and their co-laborers.
Embracing, also, the history of the Women’s
Temperance Union. The best selling Temperance
Book published. 700pages. 13 engravings. Price
92.90. Agata address at once.

6m37 . S. GOODSPEED a; 00., New York.

Black Enameled Cari Bcalc,

 

 

[lamina and Blue fill Fancy ‘llcri.

a. n. amorort a co.

 

 

 

FREIGHT LINE

NDRWALK AND NEW YORK

. ‘ ,
thte’s Propellers
Will continue to make regular trips between N or-
walk Bridge and New York,(ice permitting,]stop-
lug at So. Nor-walk to receive and leave freight.

relght received from and delivered at the fre gilt
depot of the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad.

Produce sold as heretofore. Freight at usual
rates. .

‘3‘ All persons are forbidtrnsting any of the
employees of the boats of this line on account of
the owners thereof.

SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
~ Meeker’s
NORWALK PACKET.

For the accommodation of the public, the Sloop
LADY JACKSON, Capt. Joseph S.Byxbee, wril
hereafter make regular weekly trips betw'een Nor-
walk and New York. leaving Meeker Brothers’
Wharf, Norwalk, every Saturday ni ht. Ra-
turningleave Pier 41 E.rt..ever Wedncs a morn-
ing. lireight taken on boar in New ork on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Produce. sold and returns made in old packet
style. _Frelght at old Packet rates. Farmers in
a joining towns are Invited to send their produce
by this Boat. A. J. MEEKER & BRO

Norwaik, May 6th. 1878.

EW YORK a PHILADELPHIA NEW LINE
BOUND BROOK ROUTE
FOR TRENTON AND PHILADELPHIA. EX-
PRESS TRAIN TIME TWO HOURS.

Leave N ew York,_foot of Liberty st.,for Tren-

g0£ 31d Philadelphia at 6:30, 8, 9, 11 a. m.. 1:30. 4,
z , p. m .

Leave Philadelphia. from station North Penn-
sylvanla Railroad, Third and Berks St., at 6:45,
way, 7:45, 9:30, 11:30 a. m., 1:45, 3:20, 5:30, 12 p. in.

Leave Trenton for New York. at 1:20. except
Bfloglday, 6.45, 8:13, 10:20 a. m., 12 15, 12:15, 2:20, 4:12,

: p, m.
Pullman Drawing-room cars are attached to the
9 a. m., and 4 p. m. trains from New York ; to the
7:45 a, 111', 1:45 p. ln. trams from Philadelphia. '

SUN DAY TRAINS—Leave New York and Phil-
adel hla at 9 a. m.,5:80, 12 p. m. Leave New York
for rentou at 9 a. m.. 5230 p. in. Leave Trenton
‘nt1:20, 9:50 a. m., 6:10 p. m.

Connection is made at Jersey Cit Station by
ferry to _and from Brooklyn and " rie” Depot,
Jersey City. '

Tlckets for sale at foot or_leerty St., Nos. 529
and 944 Broadway,_at the prlncipal hotels at of-
fices of the Erie Rallway, in New York and Brook-
lyn, and at No. 4 Court st., Brooklyn. Baggage
checked from residence to destinatlon.

- H. P. BALDWIN, Gen. Pass. Agent.

FIRMSTEII—Hflflffi

 

 

 

 

 

-. mascaooo ferSslcbythc.
WINONA & ST. PETER RR. CO.

At from $2 to $6 per Acre, and on llhonl terms.
These lands lie in the cat Wheat belt of tho
North-west, and are c un ly well adapted to the
growth of other gra n, vegetables, etc. The
climate is unsurpassed for healthfulness.
THEY ARE FREE FROM INCUMBRANCE.
Purchasers of 160 acres will be ul-
lowcd the FULL amount of their taro
070! the C. & N. W. and W. k 88. P.
Railway» ‘ .
Circulars, Maps. etc. containing FULL IN-
FORMATION sent FREE. _
ll. ill. Burchnrd, Clan. B. Slmmonn,
Land Agent, Land Commissioner,
Manna, Gen‘l Otlices C. c N.-W.

.\. Mum. R’y 00., CHICAGO, lag

 

Free- Reading RoOm.

' HIS lsacornfortable room fitted up for the

benefit of.thepublic generally, situated on
east side of South Main Street. over Rood’s J ew-
elry Store, Clark and Lane’s Block, nearly 0 po-
site Raliroad Depot, South Norwaik. Ct._' t is
open from 9 a. m., to 9:45 p. m. The room is well
lighted, warm and comfortable._ It is supplied
with four dailies, two weeklles. and several
monthly papers and journals. beside a number
of instructive and interesting books.

COFFEE ROOM.

There is a Coffee Room on the same floor and a
lady in attendance from 911. m.. to 9:45 p. m., to
serve HOME MADE artlcles lncntloncd below,
at the followrng prices : .

1 Cup of Colfee,wlth.crnckcrs, 5 cents
1 Cup of Tea, wrth crackers, - g l “
Cocoa, - - - - “
Brown Bread and Butter, "
Sandwich. - “
Cake, “
Doughnuts, ‘,
Piece of Pie , “
Crullcrs, “
Ham, “
55
II

7

5-4
emuumvvum

Pork and icons, wrth bread
Stewed Oysters, . .

Spectaclesto suitalllinds olives
AGENT FOR

LAZARUS a; monnrs’s
CELEBRATED PERFECTED

SPECTAELES & EYE GLASSES.-

Also, a large assornientofGENUINE PARA--
BOLD orPEBBLE SPECTACLES the on ly kind
over yet produced that do not tlrethe eye.that
gives a clear and. distlnct vlelon, and makes weak
eyes strong. Warranted for_five years without
ofiense. Special attention given to fittmgnelr
slghtcdpeople . A largeassortmcnto f

OPERA and FIELD GLASSES
. AT .
Wood’s Jewelry Store.

nannn ruaorananonsx.

and butter, 10
- 15

 

 
 

 

 

r.- r:

. WILL B. GLINES,
(Late with E. T. Whitney)

Is now ready to make your

PHOTOGRAPHS,

AND

Tintypes,
Over chnier & Glines’ Drug
Store, Main Street.

BIIIIICRIIES

allsiscssndstyle reenbckalbttkc

 

Gazette Job Printingc Glee.

\

. Notice.

Assessment of Benefits-Elm
Street Sewer.

To all persons and co orntiona owner. or
owners of land or fan and buildin s flor- t-
ing on either side or Elm Street, in the roll!h
of Norwalk. and to all crsons ownin property
wherever situated in d Borough link a tube as-
sessed benefits for and on account of the cost of
the construction of the Elm StreetScwcrdSLM.)
or such portion thereof as the Court of Borges-en
may arise proper to be messed on propcflY'Nn'
llttc or improved thereby :— .
You and each of you are hereby notified that an
“learned meeting of the Court of Burgeuel of

of said Court in Betts’ Buildin ,in the Boron II
op Friday,the 21:: day or Fcbrgunry, instant. all
o clock in the evening, for the purpole of givin't
the property owner; on Elm Street and all other

arson: interested III the matter an opportunity

0 be heard in relation to the assessment of hen.-
fits to be made on property wherever alto-toddler
efittcd or improved bfithc construction of the lint
Street Sewer in the orough: and as to whethor
the whole cost thereof (81.000). or what portion
thereof,shali be assessed in benefits: and you are
hereby notified to attend said meeting and be
heated m said matter if on see fit.

By order of Court of argument of Feb. 7.1879.
JOS PH F. If OTE,

2t6 _ Clerk of Court of Burgesses.

 

Commissioners' Notice.

HE subscribers,Commissioners, appointed by
the Court of Probate for the Dlstrlctd' N or-
walk, to receye, examine and decide upon the
claims of the editors of the estate of SAMUEL
S. NOYES, late of New Canaan,in said district,
deceased, represented insolvent, hereby ive no-
tice that we wrll further attend to the utics of
.our appointment, at the Office of Joseph F. Foote
in Norwaik, in said district, on the 29th day of
March, 1879, at 10'o’clock in the forenoon.

Said court hath extended, limited and allowed-
a further time vrz.: fifteen months from the 29th
day of December, 18.77,, for the exhibition to an
01's laims against said estate.

ated at Norwalk. Februa 3d. 1879.
‘JOSEPH F. F OTE, Commie.
4t5 NOAH W. HOYT, sioners.

 

DISTRICT OF NORWALK. ss.,Probatc Court
January 28th, A. D., 1879.,

Estote _of SALLY READ, late of Norwalk, in
said dlstrlct, deceased. .

The Court of Probate for the District of Norwalk
hath limited and allowed six months from the
date hereof for the Creditors of said Estate to ex-
hibit their clalms forsettlement. Those who no -
lect to present their accounts. properly atteete ,
withln said time. wrll be debnrred a recovery.
All persons indebted to said Estate are requested
to make lmmcdlate ayment to
swp ANDREW ACKSON, Acting Executor.

 

 

15'; mentor concurs-mam motor.
NAL EXTRACT 0F ROOTS, for Ike Inno-
dlnte Relief null Permanent CUBE of ALI:
adhesion! of the Throat and Luigi. such an
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Spitting of Blood.
~«Whooping Cough, Bronchitis, Influenza,
“use of Voice, Night Sweats, Hectic /
, . ‘ Fever. and all symptoms of ‘
OONSU‘M P'I'ION-
In is not claimed that itwill care all the diseases um

' flesh is heir to,but ft is prepared expressly for the per-

manent cure of all affections of the throat and lml.
It will not dry up the Cough and leave tho cull.
behind to attack you again, but it will loo-on and
’clcnnu the lungs of all impurities, and will allay the
the irritation of the throat and lungs caused ”you
cough or inflammation. It is pleasant to take and costs
but 50 cents. - Prepared only by . ' ' ‘

. N.-E_;.;REED a: CO. Newport, N. 1;
FOR 1. SALE .- BY. ALL DRUGGISTS.

stones man 8111!“, .

files constantly in stock at his new store,

No. 9 Main street.

a choice and fine assortment of

Groceries,
. Provisions,
flour,
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I saw a candle-stick in the mud.
And a belldpull on the floor.‘
I saw a horse-fly up the creek,
1 A cat—1:11p at her food;
law a c «taut-burr heard
' a shell-bark in the $.33.
I saws jack-plane of! a board,
A car-spring off the track;
I saw a saw-dust of! the floor,
And then 5 carpet-tack,
I saw a monkey-wrench a hat
From a fair lady’s pate ;
I saw a rattle-snake I bird,
And hogs-head on a plate-
I saw a brandy-5mm! I 8138';
I saw a shooting-8hr;
I heard the corn-stalk in the field.
A big-iron crow-bar.
I saw a pin-wheel of! post,
And a wheel-wright in a shop;
. I saw a gin-sling on a bar,
I am a ginger-pop.
I saw a house-fly o’er a field,
I saw an ox-roast, too ;
I saw a shad-roe and clam bake,
I saw a chickenste w.
I saw a sword-fish from a bank,
I heard the water-spout ;
I saw tobaccospit and then
I heard an eye-ball out.
I saw a fenccorail at the din,
I heard a waist-band play
A lovely strain-4 sweet spit-toon—
And then I went away.
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' He Wouldn’t Condono.

He sat in a horse-car and howledOr four
blocks that he had been robbed of his watch.
He was an old person and seemed to be very
much exercised about it; at one time he
stepped out on the, platform bareheaded and
held up his right hand and swore he
w0uldn't condone it. Several younger per-
sonswho got on the car with him insisted
in making a great row about the robbery;
one of them talked so learnedly about it
that the passengers couldn't quite make out
whether he was expatiating on the outrage
or describing the old gentleman as anes-
caped gyaseutus; they all agreed, however.
that it never should be condoned. Then a
policeman came in, and the old person
charged an Ohio gentleman in the car with
the theft. The young fellows who ‘had
been fumbling round the stranger supported
the charge, and they all went off 'to the
station-house together.

“Who are, these parties? and what's all
this row about i” said the magistrate.

“Well, this ’ere' old ’un,” said the officer,
is “Sammy the Reformer ;’ he used lobe

. ii with Tweed. Sweeney and the gang.

You may remember, some ten years ago, we
.came near pulling him in the Tweed and the
Seymour-Hofiman job, but he got off on an
alibi; said he was only a-dulnmy in it. He’s
been on the Reform lay for a year of two.
and claims to be connected with the Society
for the Suppression of Vice, though the com-
pany he keeps dOn’t look much like it."
“Who are the rest of these fellows ?”
“Well, they are all Twecd's Old pals. This
’e're high-shouldered fellow with‘ s loose
chin always used to testify to Twccd's good
character when the old man got in trouble.
The black-whiskercd fallow - lives up the
river. He used to help the old man in the
Albany business. The other renew is a kind
of a nevy or somcthiug to the old party
m." . "
“And the other 1’” ‘
“Oh, he’s a stranger. Never saw him be-
fore. He says he’s an Ohio man. He's the
man these fellows charge with stealing Sam-
my’s watch." ‘
Then said Sammy: “I don't care anything
about the watch, but I do want to have
stealing stopped and thieves shown up.
Don’t ask me 'to condone it, for I won’t do
it."

Upon examination the watch which sam-
my claimed to have lost was found to have
the Ohio man’s name on it; and so unity
passengers testified to seeing the young fel-
lows crowdiug the Ohio man and trying to
pick his pockets, that two of them confessed
it, but said they thought it was Sammy’s
watch, and they wanted to get ‘ it and rec

' store it to him. And the high-shouldered

man, who 'it appeared was making signs
to the other fellows, said he thought it was
Sammy’s watch, too; but he had no idea
of getting it back in that way. He only
made signs to- the nevy where the‘vvatch
was, and how carelessly the Ohio man was
myinginuasortofdsngersignal. chy
said he understood the signal tomcsns go for
it," and-he vvcnt. . ' >
“Then it seems," said the magistrate
“that this was only an "inchoate offence' st-
tempted by these noisy witnesses in the
interest of t - person who claims to have
beeen robbed, Was this done with your con-
nivance, Samuel 1”

"Not at all, I assure you, Judge. Never
dreamed of it; never saw any signs pass
between these young men; and when I did

, see them disapproved of them. I had no

idea my nevy would do any such thing, for
I’ve-stold him I did not like it, and when
he was caught once or twice before, I have
shown considerable impedance. He did
very wrong. His only excuse was tlmt he
thought the gentleman had my watcb,which
is the fact". ‘ .
“Well, then, asthe gentleman-very plainly
has his own watch, and the attempt to steal
it by Sammy's pals—or as the high'ahoul-
dered man calls them, ‘coparcencers'—was
otly _an incohate offence, we'll dismiss the
we.”

“Couldn’t you find Judge.” said Sammy,
softly, “that as the boys failed to steal the
watch the Ohio man must have stolen it ?
That seems to be a reasona' his theory."

“We never do business here in that way."
“What! Never?"

“Well, hardly ever. "

‘ en,” said Sammy, “I desire. ' On this in-
teresting occasion to assertmy entire belief.
before God and my country, that'she’s get
my watch.” And he stepped down, remark-
ing that he would-not condone it. ’

A Kentucky journalist met. him on the
steps and whispered to him my
as they walked away together: “If-"yon only
keep that s-goiug the public ’11 have 'to
give you a watch to get rid of you.”—N. 7.
Tribune. . '

 

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’ Fourth AT Lam-Some years ago, as a
Missiuippi river steamboat cum to a river
landing, a tall, ungainly, gswkish looking
fellow, leaning against a wood pile, attracted
the atteusion of the passengers, one of whom,
a talkative and conspicious person, remarked
to his friends that he was going to have some
fun out of that fellow. So he jumped
ashore when the boat landed, and with a
great show of fierceness approached the fel—
low. Drawing a savage looking bowie knife,
he said

“so, old fellow, I've found you at last.
You’re the man that stole a. dog of'rninc, and
I’ve sworn to get square with you. I’ve beén
looking for you for a year.”

The gawky lazily openilig his 'a in won-
dering amazement at first, as though he didn't
understand it. _' Then catching sight of the
bushing pungenlooking on from the deck
he took in the situation. By the time
“Smarty" had finished telling him how ' long
he had been looking for him, he had taken
out of his pocket a fist like a'sled'ge‘ hammer
on the end of the arm of. a windmill. He
swung ii 0'08 and knocked theman who had
been 100m: for him. plumb into the river.
Then resuming his place against the W00d
pile, he raised his eyes to the deck, and with
a very lazy draw! inquired:

“I! there anybody else on this boat looking

forms"

We fancy that distillate are not very good
at reportec, because they always pay some-
body for making their resorts. _ _

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