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Norwalk Gazette.
Tuesday, February 25th, 1879.
EDITORIAL LETTER.
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Dgfifip fireman! of the memorable
Fiftyffifth Congress. _ .
fflint'frt'iranil".nuslx'urss.
*of' the twelve 1'88““ ““31
appropriation bills "II yetrscelved ““1
action during the rsunt. ”3810“- They are
the Pension, watery academy. Consular and
Diplomuc, Indian, and. Naval appropriation
bills. The fortification bill is in the hands
of a committee 61 conference. The post-
otfice appropriation 'blll h,“ passed both
Houses, but is now on the Speaker's table,
awaiting action in record to the Senate
amendments. The army appropriation bill is
before the Senate and‘was discussed to-day.
The deficiency and river and harbor bills are
in Senate committees. The other two bills
have yet to pass the House, namely. the
legislative, executive and judicial apple
priation ' bill-, which are pending in that
body, and the sundry civil. which Will,
probably be reported to it from the com-
mittee on Appropriations, Monday. Among
the other important measures that have;
passed one or both Houses of Congress, but
are still pending, are the internal revenue
and the Chinese immigration bills, which
have passed both branches of Congress, but
remain on the Speaker‘s tablewith Senate
amendments. The Senate bill for the revi-
sion of the patent laws and , the bill ex-
tending the ti. .c for the completion of the
Northern Piiciric Railrtlad, which "are also on
the Speaker‘s table; the House bill for the
distribution of' the Geneva award, recently
reported from the senate Judiciary °°'.'“.
mittee and now on the Senate calender, and
the steamboat and interstate commerce hills.
which, having passed the House, are still in
the hands of the Senate Committee on Com-
merce. Another subject left for action by
Congress during the short remainder of the
session is the provision of means to pay
nrrearsges of pensions under the recently
enacted law and to meet Secretary Sherman's
anticipated deficit in the revenues.
THE Passion mm.
It is feared the arrears of the Pension Bill
may yet fail for lack of time for its consid-
eration. Certain of the House democrats
are contesting 'with republicans the honor of
engineering this bill through that body, and
now it turns out that it was a set of claim
agents who first conceived the measure and
have had it “whoOped up" to its present
place On the legislative calender. . ' _ .
wasmxe'rox's BIRTHDAY.
To-day the Departments are all closed,
but both Houses of Congress are in session.
The city firemen have had their annual
review and, parade, and made a very fine
display with their eight steamers, and numer-
ous Hose and Hook & Ladder Trucks. Mrs.
Hayes held. her last Saturday afternoon
reception, which was attended by two visit-
ing Norwalk ladies, and several other Con.
necticut sojourners at the Capital. The
“century sale" which contains books with
the autographs of the President, Cabinet,
Supreme Court and both Houses of Congress,
was locked up today, not to be opened till
the first day' of the United States’ second
Century. Photographs of the-President and
Mrs. Hayes were enclosed, and Senator Don
Cameron deposited the photograph of Gen.
Grant, and Senator Eaton committed himself
to the “Grant movement” to the extent of-
depositing a photograph of ' Mrs. Ex-Presi-
dent Grant.
nrvsn xxn mason BILL. »
A sub-committee of the Senate Committee
on. Commerce of which Senator’Spcncer is
chairman, has had the apppropriations made
Only‘.‘tfiv§
in the Ho Bill, under consideration and
have agree to increase the sums therein
recommended .as .followsz-feFor‘ improve-'
ment of the Connecticut River below Hart.
ford, from ten to twwty thousand dollars.
Our Norwalk Harbor fmm:$5,000 to $10,-
000; for New Haven Harbor from 87,500 to
$10,000, and for the construction of a break
water at the mouth of New Haven Harbor,
from $30,000 to $50,000. Your correspond-
ent was specially gidcd by Senators Conkling
and Spencer, as well as by our two Connecti-
cut Senators, in getting the Norwalk Harbor
apppropriation doubled. If there be no
secret opposition ' specially incited , 'at the
House end, we shall receive the last named
amount.
as xxrna session.
At this writing it looks as if an Extra ses-
sion would be inevitabb. The attempt to
attach a repeal of the election laws on the
appropriation bills will be resisted even to
the failure of the appropriations. It is
practically an attempt in the direction of an
efiective nullificatlon of the war amendments
to ,the Constitution. In other words, this
repeal is most radical and revolutionary par--
tisan in its character, and cannot by any
construction be possibly accepted as germane
to that bill. Stripped bare of all special
pleading, the Democratic proposition is that
the General Government must either surren-
~ der all supervision over its own elections—
the election A of its own ofiiciaisg-or the
Democratic majority in the House will refuse
to make necessary appropriations to keep it
in motion.‘.There is a very interesting ' bit of
history conn’ectedwith this outrage. Police
Justice Drew,“ New York, has been over
here the past week. and sent here by Tam-
many to lobby this repeal through, in the
special interest of the Democracy of New
York City. He reports that it will be im-
possible to carry New York for Tilden in
1880 if “little J ohnny Davenport" is allowed
to interfere, as he now can, with the pure
and honest efforts of the New York City
Democracy to carry their elections. As
Tammany Hall has decreed the repeal of- all
safeguards towards securing a fair election,
it becomes a still more interesting question
osto who shall win in the struggle. The
House Republicans were willing the juror's-
test oath law should be repealed. but notice
was given_'by Hale,of Moine,that the Republi
can side of the House wolgd resort to every
means known to parliamentary law to
prevent the repeal “of the Supervisors of
Election Law. He was not. their aware that
"Boss Kelly" had decreed its :re‘pesl,’and that.
New York could not be .-.carried for Tilden
unless ism put out of'tbe way. Honest
Democrats areashsmed of the rumpuskicked
up by shallot—heads over this bill, which is
just as fair for one party as the other,
provided both parties desire nothing more
than an honest election.
ran some comm-ran.
The Potter Committee is still “fooling
'round" and trying to escape the utterly
absurd and ridiculous‘fix it is in. When
this committee started out, with flourish of
trumpets, it was a “deadjsure thing" that
the' Republicans were to be inculpsted and
disgraced before the nation. But now that
they are “hoist by their own petard,” it is
different, very difierent, and Mr. “gentleman
in politics" Potter is dilly-denying the time
of the session away so ‘ not to investigate
beyond absolute compulsion, and if possible
escape any report at all. They had General
Francis 0. Barlow, of New York. on the
stand, this week, and he left a most unfortu-
nate impression concerning his fidelity as a
counselor andhis honor as a man. William
E. Chandler contradicted point blank Bar-
low’s assertion that he was not acting as
Republican counsel when he tried to get one
of the Florida Returning Board to cast his
vote for Tilden by swearing that he, Chan-
dler, so employed him. A Democrat of the
House was explaining how it was, yesterday,
by saying that Bartow’s New York law
partner is a Mr. Peter R. Oiney, who is a-
bosom friend of Tilden’s, and when it was
found that Bit-low .had. been invited by the
Republicans to go to Florida, Mr. Ginny
made it for the General’s interest to not for
Tilden on-the sly, which,to his utter disgrace,
he seems to have done- . .
as crimes. .
One ofthe grossest outragesgever perpetrar
ted in the heat of partisané'zefl, was enacted
in the House, Thursday,‘-inv'unseating Bisbee,
Republican, of Florida, and seating Finley,
Democrat. There was neither law, precedent
or decency in it. The question was referred
to a committee of three, two Democrats and
one Republican. One Democrat, to his
honor be it said, joined the Republican in a
majority report that Finley, the Democrat,
had not been elected, yet in the teeth of this,
the Democrats of the House,by, a strict party
vbte, ousted the elected and sitting member
and put in Finley, for 310 other apparent
reason in the world than to allow him, now
within a Week of the end of the Cogrcss, to
draw sonic eleven thousand dollars out of the
National Treasury. Here is democratic
economy and rqform beautifully and conspicu-
olisly illustrated.
N0 CATTLE DISEASE IN THE COUNTRY-
The Senate Committee on Agriculture has
commenced the examination of witnesses
with regard to the pleuro-pneu'monia cattle
disease. Messrs. Samuel Brown, of Pitts-
burg, and Saddler, of New York, buyers of
cattle for exportationmnd Veterinary Surgeon
Gadsden, of Philadelphia, all concurred in
the statement that the country is free from
this disease among cattle, and letters from
producers were read from the cattle regions
of Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Texas and
Nebraska, showing this fact. The freedom
from such disease has existed during the last
twelve months. There is, however, they
say, an exceptional case on Long Island,
where, by isolation, the disease is being
stamped out. The Committee examined no
witnesses today on the subject of the alleged
existence of contagious pleura-pneumonia
among cattle in this country, but will do so
on Monday.
E PERSONALS.
"Gen. Shields drew a full Senate while he
eulogizcd the Mexican heroes, and implored
a? pension for the survivors. Gen. Jack
Logan was “received” Thursday night by 9.
works. Zach Chandler forbid the “boys”
making any demonstration ‘on his arrival and
so slipped quietly into town last night, and.
this morning appeared and was duly sworn
in to fill the unexpired ' term of Senator
Christiancy. One of the first to greet and
congratulate the “radical” Michigan Senator
was Senator Eaton, of Connecticut. who was
the only Democrat it seems, who voted in
Executive session for his confiqmation when
appointed Secretary of the Interior by Gen.
Grant.
Rev. Dr. Childs, wife and two daughters,
and Mrs. Wm. K. Lewis and her daughter,
Mrs.‘Sidney W. Beers, have been visiting the
capital, the past week. Editor Burr, of the
Hartford Times, is also here.
It is conjectured the President will veto
the Chinese Immigration Bill. The Execu-
tive Committee of the American Missionary
Association at New York has written earnest-
ly asking his veto. ,
It is said the President has telegraphed an
offer of the German Mission to Rev. Dr. J.
P. Thompson, now in Berlin, and if it is
declined by him, it will then be tendered
ex-Senator Fenton, Of New York, now in
Europe travelling for his health.
The members of the Greenback National
Committee will dine with Gen. Butler at his
residence on Capitol Hill, this evening.
The Democratic National Committee held
its annual meeting at the Arlington Hotel
this morning. The meeting met at ten
o'clock and adjourned until eight o’clock to-
night. At the meeting of the committee to
be held one year from today the time and
place of holding the next Democratic Na-
tional Convention will be fixed.
Bissell’s Postal Bill for the reclassification
of third class mail matter has passed the
Senate and gone to the House for concurrence.
As ever, B.
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Death of Capt. Stephen .Hoyt.
.Capt. Stephen Hoyt, the well-known um"-
servmnn nf New Canaan. passed away
yesterday morning, at the age of 79 years.
His loss will be keenly feltin this community
where he has been so long and favorably
known, and hisdcath creates a vacancy that
will be hard to fill for many a year to come.
Although he had not been in good health for
several years past his death was quite sud-
den, he not being sick or confined to his
house any length of time. He was taken
sick on Friday, but his illness was not con-
sidered serious until shortly before his death.
Captain Hoyt was reared in this vicinity and
has been an active,public-spirited and‘highly
useful man throughout the whole of his life,
and now goes to his last home, beloved, re-
spected sud honored not only by the citizens
of New Canaan but by‘those of all the adja-
cent towns, for he was well known _ through-
out the whole county.
He early engaged in the Nursery business,
devoting his talents and energy so well and
successfully to it that he had succeeded in
connection with his sons, whom be trained
up as helpers, in building up one of the
largest and best Nurseriesin the country.
In public life he was several times, we
think, sent to the Legislature, but many
times refused nominations. to offices to which
he might readily have been elected. He was
positive in his convictions and earnest in his
advocacy of the right in politics, temperance
and religion, and always kept the respect
even of his opponents, who classed him as
able and honest. '
He was for many years a member of our
County Agricultural Society, and always
took an active and prominent part therein
until within the past two or three years,
when his failing health obliged him to retire
from active duties. ’
He brought up a large family, who have
reflected honor upon him by their straight-
forward and honorable course thus far
through life.
His funeral, from his late residence, on
Thursday morning next, will undoubtedly
be attended by a' large concourse of true
mourners, for verily we all mourn when a
good man is taken away.
H. M. S. Pinafore, at Music Hall, last
evening. '
Bitters" which will be found in this issue.
Mayo’s “Davy Crocket," at Music Hall,
last week Monday, delighted nlarge audi-
encc.
The Ancient Order Hibernians gave their
first Ball, at Lockwood’s Hall, last Friday
night. ,
The officers of the Grand Lodge, I. 0. O.
F.. impacted the working of Our Brother-5'
Lodge, last evening.
Mr. S. Grumman attended the annual
supper of the Veteran Odd Fellows. at New
Haven, last Friday night.
The directors of the County Agricultural
Society held a meeting at the residendc of
Pres. 'Wheeler, Saugatuck, on Saturday last.
Mrs. James Reed, wife of our old friend
James Reed editor of the Ashtabula (Ohio)
Telegraph, is visiting old friends at the East.
It is rumored that a prominent resident of
South Norwalk will be connected with a
new foundry enterprise soon" to be started in
Bridgeport.
Mitchell, our wide-awake real estate agent,
yesterday sold the Isaac Church Homestead
farm of 80 acres, on the Westport Ro‘ad, to
Abram Fitch for $8,250. ,
Somebody who got into the Selectmen’s
ofiicc early yesterday A. .11., discovcrd: an
entity 0f the great and good‘ Washington
propped up in the Town Clerk’s chair.
I Mr. John B. Brooks, box 1482, Bridge-
port, sends us word that the sloop Alice, of
Norwalk, left in Bridgeport harbor for the
winter, is now in a sinking condition. The
owners are unknown to him. .
We moved to call attention of any one
thinking of emigrating West, to a article
on our outside contributed by a Norwalk
boyavho has resided for a number of years
past ingliebraska, and who has had facilities
for informing tinsel: upon the subject.
terchlight procession and bands and fire—-
Peruse the new advertisement of “Sulphur .
Ash-Wednesday tomorrow. ,
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The creek is still frozen ovei'.
The cold winds have a March-y flavor.'
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Rev. Mr. Hamilton was in Boston, last
week.
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The light fantastic too will take a rest after
to-rlight. .
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Another Pioneer Sociable, to night, at the
Truck House.
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Several snow storms last~ week, and fair
sleighing again.-
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3S0 far this winter the dust has been pretty
efiectually laid. '
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, A severe gale prevailed on the Sound last
Thursday and Friday.
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The last week—of winter. No'w prepare
R) sufler through March.
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hit. w. A. Croffut has resigned his posi-
tiOn on the New York Graphic.
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Mr. Jacob Turk goes to New Haven to-day
to serve on the U. S. Grand Jury.
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The locomotive engineers held their annual
ball, at New Haven,last Wednesday evening.
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Nearly all the able bodied men in South
Norwalk were courting in Bridgeport, last
week.
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Rev. Mr. Hamilton preached his promised
sermon on “Washington," last Sunday eve-
ning. -
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I The Burnside Guards will hold their Sev-
enteenth Annual Ball on Wednesday evening
of this week.
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:The Bethcl Fire Department held a grand
Fair last week, continued several nights. It
was very successful.
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The British troops hope to be able to hold
their own against the savage Zulus until re-
enforcements arrive.
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The South Norwalk Temperance ladies
hold public meetings in the let M. E. church
every Sunday afternoon.
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M.
Our New State Capitol .is to be “investi-
gated” by a .legislatiye committee. Some
people are afraid of the dome.
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. Lincoln Council, 0. U. A. M., dedicattd
their new Lodge room in Gen. Taylor‘s new
building, city, last Friday evening.
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Commander Fowler of the G. A. R. has
appointed Charles F Hallock of South Nor-
walk, as an nide-dc-camp on his staff.
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Sixteen men were killed and twenty-six
wounded by the explosion of an engine at
San Francisco, Califonia, on Saturday.
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Rev. Mr. Hamilton was one of the speak-
ers at the annual convention of the State
Temperance Union, at Hartford last Tues-
day.
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Turkey has secured a new loan of large
amount, and now proposes to buy up her
own paper money at twentyfive cents on a
dollar. ° - -
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Rev. Philo Canfield died in Iowa, a few
days since, aged 62. he was born in Bridge.
port, graduated at Yale, and was at one time
settled as a minister in Ridgefield.
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A patent has been granted to Alden Sol-
mnns, South Norwalk, for apparatus for
pressing hats, and one to Wm. LC. Phillips.
South Norwalk, for combination ladders.
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“A Treatise on the Horse and his Diseas-
es" is the title of an illustrated pamphlet of
nearly 100 pages published by B. J. Kendall,
M. D, Enosburgh Falls, Vermont. Price 25
cents.
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The Sentinel folks are going to move into
Gen. Taylor's new building, Washington
street, city, u add stationary to their pres-
ent business. hey talk of using Huckleber-
ry water for power.
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Major Doty attended a drill of Co. B, in
Bridgeport, last Friday evening. During
evening a'gold badge was presented by the
officers Of the Regiment to Capt. Kingman,
Inspector of Target Practice.
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Hon. Truman Smith defended his brother,
Nathan R. Smith,‘of Roxbury, in a law suit
which was tried in Litcllfield a few days ago
Judging from the Inquirer's report he exhib-
ited consideral vim in his argument.
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A batch of twenty-three prisoners was
brought into the Superior Court, at Bridge-
port, last Tuesday, and put to plea. We are
glad to say that but one in the .batch hailed
from Norwalk. John Callahan plead guilty
of burglary.
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We understand that Peter Makin th
Newsman and tobacconist, foot of Main
Street, is to remove on the lat of April to
Cannon’s Station, Wilton, and continue busi-
nesstbere. Ills old stand is to be taken by
Sheehan of the GAZETTE Building Cigar
Store. V
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There was another sensation in Wall street.
Suddenly the Union Pacific Railrohd stock
took an upward turn. It finally leaked out
that Jay Gould had sold 100,000 shares to
a syndicate. Gould is reported to have made
three or four million dollars by the little
transaction.
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Attention is called to the entertain-
ment to be given under the auspices
of the 2d M. E. church, at the Opera
House, on Friday evening of this week. Mr.
Underhill, of New York, comes highly en-
dorsed as a humorous reader, and most of the
selections will be of that character. Music
by local talent. '
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Quite a delegation of our Norwalk firemen
visited Bethe], on Friday evening last,
tOf attend the Fire Department Ball of
that village. There was also a delegation
from 00. D, Burnside Guards, at the Annual
Ball of CoJG, at Danbury, the same evening.
They all speak in high terms of the recep-
tibn and good time had at both places.
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There has been a riot in old‘ Egypt, and
the Khedive has been grieviously insulted
by a gang of several hundred disbanded
ofi‘lcers angrily clamoring for “back pay.”
The rioters tore the Finance Ministers coat,
probably searchin‘g for his pockets. The
troops fired on the crowd, dispersing them-‘
As a measure of economy, the government
proposes to cut down the army, and dispense
with some 2,000 Officers.
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Rev. W. H. Boole, in place of a regular
sermon last Sunday evening gave the reasons
for his refusal to accept of the invitation of
the church to remain another year. He
spoke in a very pathetic manner of his late
bereavement and gave that as one of his
reasons, saying it had made him unfit for his
ministerial duties. He is not to take any
pastorate after the expiration of his time
here, but is to rest for a year. .
The 2d M. E. Church was crowded last
Sunday evening, and extra seats were brought
in to accommodate the people. The attrac-
tion was a. company of Jubilee Singers from
the South, who sang several of their peculiar
religious songs. Rev. Dr. Godwin, who has
charge of the company preached a sermon,
and was followed in an address by his wife.
The J ubilcc singers gave a concert in the
Opera House last cvcning.
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There was a. very pleasant social gathering
at the 2d M. E. parsonage, last Tuesday eve-
ning, on the occasion of the return of the pea-
tor from an adjoining town with his bride.
The ofiicial members of the church and their
wives, the members of the choir and several
other invited guests were present. A boun-
tiful supper was provided and the evening
was passed very pleasantly. Those present
felt that their pastor might be sincerely con.
gratulated upon his choice, and departed ex-
pressing their best wishes for him and'his
family.
PUTNAM?% RIDE. , .
leOth ANNIVERSARY;
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Greenwich, Conn.-
Thc old, quiet, steady and staid town of
Greenwich was thronged with visitors on
Saturday the 22d inst, all intent on taking
part in the celebration hurridly cotton up by
the citizens, of the 100th anniversary of Gen.
Putnam’s ride down the steps of Horse Neck
Hill. The actual date of the anniversary was
the 28th, but that coming on' Ash Wednesday
it was thought best to celebrate on the auni-
versary of ashington’s birth-day that being
now a National Holiday and occuring so near
the date of the eventful ride. The movement
for the celebration was only commenced some
three weeks ago, but the citizens generally
taking hold with much spirit and hearty
good will, the old town was fairly aroused
from its old time lethargy and Rip Van Win-
kle like awoke on this occasion, fairly aston-
ished at itself and the vitality manifested
throughout the whole vicinity.
People began pouring into the town from
all quarters at an early hour in the morning
and the citizens gayly decorated their houses
with flags and streamers in great profusion.
The old Tracey House, Putnam's Head-quar-
ters, besides being handsomely decorated was
filled inside with Revolutionary relics.
About 11 o'clock the Putnam Phalanx in
full Continental uniform arrived from Hart—
ford and the Putnam Engine and Hose 00‘s.,
from Portchester, N. Y., these were receiv-
ed by the local Military Company—the Light
Guard, and headed by the Wheeler do Wilson
band, escorted up to Putnam Avenue to Col.
Thomas A. Mead's. The procession was
formed in the following order:
Sherifi and Deputies.
Wheeler and Wilson’s Band.
Grand Marshal and Aids.
Veterans of the Mexican War.-
Vetcrans of the War of the Rebellion.
Greenwich Light Guard, Co. F. 4th Regi-
ment, C..N. G.
Putnam Phalanx, of Hartford.
President of the Day, with the Orntor, Poet
and Historian.
Distinguished Invited Guests in Carriages.
Assistant Marshal.
Chief Engineer J. W. Finley and Assistants.
Putnam Engine Co.,NN%.v 23, of Port Chester,
Putnam Hose 00.. of Port Chester, N. Y.
Officers of the Town of Greenwich.
Officers of the Borough of Greenwich.
Committee of Arrangement.
Citizens in Carriages.
Battery.
The procession moved through Putnam
Avenue to Putnam Hill, and made a circuit
of the bill by the old road, returned to the
2d Congregational church in which public
exercises were held in the following order .—
A short address of Welcome by A. Foster
Higgins, Esq.
Prayer by Rev. Chas. It. Trent.
Singing-AMERICA.
Historical address by Col. H. W. R. Hoyt,
of Greenwich; an earnest and able effort,
we“ received. He gave a brief and piquant
resume of the state of affairs at the period of
the ride, while in command of the Connecti-
cut Division, in 1779. He also gave a minute
description ’of the locality, its rcsidents,build-
lugs and general appearance of the country
thereabouts. The British were under the
command of the burner—Tryon. Putnam
was stopping at the old Knapp Tavern,—
now known as the Tracey House. Closed
with reference to the part of Connecticut in
the 'late war mentioning Lyon, Scdgwick,
Hawley and Terry and elicting a round of
applause.
Music by Wheeler & Wilson Band.
Poem by Col. S. B. Sumner, of Bridgeport.
Was spirited and thrilling and closing with a
recommendation to erect an equestrian
statue of Old Put on the brow of Horse Neck
Hill.
Address by Gideon H. Holister, the Histo -
rian Of Litchfield, who gave an interesting
biographical sketch and glowing eulogy.
An interesting occurrence here was the
shaking of hands on the platform of a great-
grandson of Old Put’s, W. H. Putnam, ‘oe
Broonlyn, Windham Co. and.. P. Merritt,
of St. Catherincs, .Cunada, a grandson of
Lieut. Merritt, story of -Kingston, N. Y.,
who was the nearest of those in the close
pursuit of Putnam when he took his daring
leap. .
Singing of the Doxology.
Benediction by Rev. Geo. Taylor.
At the close of the services at this ch urch
which although crowded, was unable to
contain half of the people crowding and
pushing for admission, the guests were
taken to the Lenox House where the ladies
of the town had provided a bounteous and
elegant collation, and to which full and
ample justice was done, after which Mr.
Higgins, presiding officer of the day read
letters of regret from President Hayes. Vice-
President Wheeler, Gov. Andrews, Bishop
Williams, Prof. Porter, Senator-elect Platt
and Rev. F. S. Park, a former minister
there. Then the regular toasts were read
and responded to as follows : F
' Tux DAY we CELEBRATE.
Responded to by Gen. J . It. Huwley.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
Responded to by ex-Gov. Jewell.
Gnunxwron IN THE REVOLUTION.
Responded to by SolomOn Mead of - Green-
wlcll.
NEW ENGLAND.
Responded to by L. P. Hubbard, Sec. of N.
E. Society, N. Y.
OLD PUT. His descendants worthy of
their site.
Responded to by W. H. Putnam, a great-
grandson of Gen..Putnam.
THE Canox.
Responded to by Rev. Mr. Treat. 7 - r
, Tun 2213 DAY on Fsaauxav,
Responded to by Rev. Mr. Taylor.
Tun LEGISLATURE. *
Responded to by Col. Vincent Colyer.
OLD TIME Fons—long time friends.
Responded to by J. P. Merritt, 'of‘St.
Catharines, Canada. '
0m: Guss'rs.
"Responded to by Prof. Amridge, of Colum-
. bin College.
Tun Pnliss.
Responded to by Rev. Matthew Hale Smith.
Gen. Hawicy's response was in his usual
happy and spirited vein - he closed with rec
ouimenling the collating and publishing for
use in our common schools of a Historical
text book of Connecticut, giving in easy
language the well known facts of our early
Colonial, Revolutionary, &C., History—thus
preventing the knowledge of them from dy-
ing out end over , keeping them "fresh and
green before our citizens. Gov. Jewell was
also happy in his remarks, enlarging princi-
pally on the men and deeds of our noble old
commonwealth. '
Col. Mead’s was of strictly local importance
but of much interest, as was also that of Rev.
Mr. Treat, the pastor of the Second Congre—
gational church, of Greenwich.
‘00]. Vin. Colyer repeatedly “brought down
the House” in responding for the Legislature
-particularly in his reference to the late sen-
atorial contest‘in which Hnwley and Jewell
(both present) were leading participants.
Rev. Matthew Hale Smith was extremely
witty and felicitious in his reply for the Press
and it being train time at the conclusion of
his remarks the proceedings were ,cut short
and the celebration ended.
The day, notwithstanding the rather un-
pleasant weather, was one exceedingly well
enjoyed by all present as participants and
the citizens are deserving of great praise for
the able and very successful manner in which
it was conducted and carried out. F. Shep-
nrd, Esq, was the efficient Chairman of the
General Committee, which Committee was
sub divided as follows: '
0n Literary Exercises—H. W. R. Hoyt,
Rev. C. R. Treat, B. Wright, P. W. Holmes,
H. W. Mable, Dr. T. S. Pinneo, Rev. H; H.
McFarland and Dr. Jas. H. Brush. On.
Music—I. L. Mend, C. N. Mead, A. E. Brush,
H. M. FitzGersld, John H. Ray. On Invited
Guests—L. P. Hubbard. Prof. G. W. Peck,
A. F. Higgins, B. Wri ht and H. W. R.
Hoyt. 0n Finance—E ward Brush, Thomas
MTafilo Miss M
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p. - A. ' .- A
' -'Lockwood, Dr. F. is. Holly, and Dr. Jas.
,H. Bruslh. 0n Proceslen—E.‘J. Wright,
F. D. Kna , andr-H. W..' R.’,Hoy_t. On
Collation— . Thomas Bitch, Mrs. Geo. .
Talbot. 0n Decoration
. C: R. Treat and P. W.
Holmes, Esq. OnR tion—A. F. Hi s,
John Voorhes, L. P. ubbard, A. A. rks,
Prof. W.G. Peck, M. L. Mason, Joshua
Peck. M. Cristy, E. Wilkenson, D. M. Brush,
A. E. Knapp, John Dayton, Henry Webb,
Lyman Mead. Joseph G. Mead. On Car-
riages and Reception—Thos. Ritcb, H. Lock-
wood, Ed. Brush, Joseph B. Hustcd, Lcncs
Peck, Jabe Mead, W. S. Mead, Matthew
Merritt, illard H. Mead,Gco. P. Water-
bury, Geo. H. Mills, Edward Mead, and
S. M. Mead. 0n Reporters—H. W. Mable,
R. J. Walsh, M. Stuart Cann,F. A. Hubbard,
Geo. E. Scofield and W. L. Ferris. Ushers
—E. Belcher Mead, Wm. J. Peck, E. N.
Judd, Wm. R. Talbot, Joseph F. Knapp,
Nelson B. Mead and J. Arthur Pinneo.
About the only drawback we heard of dur-
ing the day was the presence of pickpockcts,
and our esteemed friend and fellow citi—
zen, Rev. S. B. S. Bis‘sell wns|i victim, 1:8
having his pocket picked of his gold watch
while passing through the crowd in the yes-'
tibule of the church. The watch was valued.
as a souvenier, it being a relic of his father—
Governor Clark Bissell. . .
Boston, New York, Hartford, New Haven,
Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford, and local
papers had representatives and reporters
present in full force, and, therefore, the vali-
ant deed will be reiterated and republished
anew and afresh, and circulated the. world
through with additional lustre and glory.
1'.
H. Holley,
Last Friday evening was the children’s
evening at the Athenieum, and it was filled
with an eager, joyous, merry throng of.
children from early opening to time of
closing, at ten o‘clock. The children, one
and all, seemed to thoroughly enjoy the occa-
sion, but we doubt if they enjoyed it one
wblt'better than ~didwthe large number of
grown persons, mammals and papus who
were delighted and interested lockers on.
The dancing and music was'splendi'd, the
rcfeshmcnts wholesome and plentiful,and the
fun and jollity immense. Our worthy
Mayor, under whose care and direction the
event was held, surely knows how to please
the little ones._
The new brick building, of Mr. Harden-
bergh, on the north side of the Horse Rail-
way square, between the Connecticut Hotel
and Selleck's Centennial Building, now up-
proacning completion, makes a fine finish
for that portion ofWall street and adds sev-
eral desirable stores, and oflices, to the busi-
ness interest of the place The second floor
is we understand already engaged. The cast
suite of rooms are to be occupied by the
Norwalk Gas Light 00., they removing their
business ofilce there from the Bank Build-
ing; the west suite is to _be occupied by
Congressman Warner on his return to pri-
vate life, as a law office. They are now
about ready to be furnished up for their
occupants. '
The 'closing Soiree given by the Home
Sociable, Music Hall, city, last Wednesday
evening, was largely attended, and passed
oif'to the delight of all participants. It was
"full dress" and of course, each lady tried
to keep up with her neighbor, the conse-
quent result being a fine display of elegant
dresses and rich ornaments,—a display
probably never surpassed in flllsll times.
The gentlemen attracted but little attention
in the way of dress, and yet their appear-
ance probably caused them as much anxiety
as felt by the fair sex. The Ladies Own
Sociable, of the" Borough, was very largely
represented on the occasion.
#—
Thc second trial of the case of William
Blssell against E. C. Bissell and S. E. Olms-
toad, which has been long in the courts, has
been decided, the jury giving the plaintiff
$3,800 and costs. This is a very peculiar
case; Wm. E. Bissell, deceased, as we
understand it, was guardian to his
son William, and the defendants in this
case qualified as his I"Judilmen. The guard-
inn either sperm—invested «misappropriated
property held in’trust for his son, and the
son sues the bondsmen for its recovery.
The case will probably be carried up.
m
Dr. William M. White,of New Haven,ditd
on Friday Of npoplexy. He was 56 years
old, a native of Otis, Mass, and has been for
years a resident of Fair Haven. He was a
member of Gov. Buckingham’s Staff during
the war,und was sent South to look after the
interests of soldiers from this State. Many of
our boys in hospitals including some from
NorWalk, received kind attentions from his
hands for which they will always honor his
memory. He was at one time a government
director of the Union Pacific railroad, and
'at one time was quite wealthy but his pro-
perty was swept away by unfortunate invest-
ments. His wife died about two weeks ago
—
Saturday last was the 22d of February and
the memory of Washington was honored in
the Borough by the display of an occasional
flag, the closingof our Banks, and one Dry
Goods Store. New York commuters enjoyed
a day in the snow-covered "country and a
brief respite from business. In the city the
Bank and dry goods stores were closed.
There was no attempt at any observance of
the day. ‘
Rev. Mr. Williams, of the 2d M. E.
Church, announces that he will give a series
of Sunday morning sermons on “The Life
and Times of our Lord Jesus Christ,”
commencing next Sunday. He will also
deliver a series of Sunday evening sermons
~on “Women of the Bible.” The first of the
series will be given next Sunday evening,
the subject being “Eve, the Divine Woman
—-the first Wife and Mother.”
Selectman Selleck, who has been a Pub-
lisher, Book Binder and dealer in books from
boyhood, and who is wellknown as In gen-
tleman of taste in such matters, compliments
the GAZETTE Job Ofiice by saying that the
pamphlet containing the Town Reports,
recently printed and now being circulated, is
the handsomest and best job , of book work
he has ever known to be executed in Norwalk.
O
A full carryall load of members of St.
John’s Lodge drove to .Ncw Canaan, last
Wednesday night to pay a fraternal visit to
Harmony Lodge, of that place. After work
came a feest of good things at the Birdsall
House, and they came away satisfied that
(New) Canaan is a land flowing with milk
and honey-or subtantials still better.
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A Musical and Literary Entertainment
was given at the Selleck School last evening,
by the pupils,' assisted by Miss Potter,
Soprano, and Miss Penncll, Alto. ' The pro-
gramme embraced vocal and instrumental
music, declamations, recitations, &c., closing
with a Farce by Prof. Tcudt entitled “Aux
Trois Freres Provenccaux."
. .
Manager Myers’ troupe was greeted with a
fair audience last Tuesday evening. Mr.
Myers made a short speech between sets.
making some humorous allusions to his late
attempt torsettlc down and engage in “busi-
ness” in Wilton, and stating his reasons for
returning to the Stage. He ‘will come again
soon with a new company. ' ‘
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On Wednesdny last, Mr. Edwin A. Fry,
formerly of this place' but now .connected
With the Niobrara Pioneer, Nebraska, was
united in marriage to Miss Anna D. Bartram,
of this place. The happy couple will remain
East a short time and then take their depar—
ture for the West. May joy go with them.
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The debate in the Ladies’ Temperance
rogms last Friday evening is reported to have
been quite spirited and interesting. Itis to
be continued next Friday evening, when
J usticc Stuart is expected to decide the
question.
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The second “Literary” of the season will
be held in the Congregational lecture room
on .Wednesday evening. The programme
embraces the conclusion of the Pastor‘s lec-
ture on Cairo, an essay on Longfellow, reci-
tations, a debate, and the collection of 15
Bitch, B. P. Smith, Solomon Mead, Hartford
s
cents admission fee at the door. . l
Legislative ”Correspondence.
Hanson), Feb. 21, 1879;-
The bill which provides that as session of
the Legislature shall be held only oncein two
years, passedthe House unanimously-“tho
one vote in the negative being given, as he
explained, because he wanted to make it
once in ten years. Some doubt is felt about
the Senate’s passing it—but not by me. The
people will probably have a chance to vote
upon thepproposal at their next town elec-
tions. It will save the State a quarter of a
million of dollars annually, directly or indi-
rcctly.
The question about the use of steam in
dredging on the natural oyster beds, will
probably not come up for debate, or vote,
until the first week in March. The commit-
tee on fisheries will probably report it on
Wednesday, when it will go on the calcu-
der, not to be reached, in regular order, until
the following week.
The members of the Tenth Senatorial
District met this week and nominated, after
a number of ballots, CHAS. B. WHEELER, of
Monroe, for commissioner, which being
» ‘adopted by the Fnirfleld County delegation,
he was to-day elected by the House. «It was
rather cool in Graves, of Litclifleld, the
democratic leader, to move that the nomina-
tion'lie on the table in deference to “minori-
ty rcprcslentntion," and today take it up and
let it pass, seeing that the Republicans have
twenty-eight and the democrats four members
in the House.
Joseph W. Johnson, of Easion, made an
excellent protest, Thursday, against the pas-
sage of the bill taxing ecclesiasticalprbperty.
His clear, logical and strong argument when
H. C. Robinson tried to bull-doze him a lit'
tle, was admirable. We shall bear ,morc
from him before the session is ended. ' '
The Chinese question and their right'to a
home in the United States, received a grati-
fying endorsement on Wednesday. The
resolution disapproving of the action of con-
gress in so violently breaking the Burlin-
gnmc treaty passed the House unanimously,
and two members of the Chinese commission
were on the Speaker’s sofa to-dn‘y, receiving
marked attention. ‘
The final action was taken, Thursday, by
the J udicinry Committee on the legal pro-
cedure bill, it being voted 7 to 2 to report it
favorably. The bill as reported is substan-
tially the same in form as the one drawn by
the special commission on the subject.
About 100 members of the Legislature ac—
companied the Committee on Humane Insti-
tutions, Senator Hoyt chairman, on the
occasion of their visit to to the State Refrom
School, Thursday. The institution was
thoroughly examined by the visitors, and
general satisfaction was expressed at its
condition.
The temperance committee reported favor-
ably in the Senate on Thursday, a bill which
gives five per cent. of the license money col-
lected from the liquor traffic to the county,
twenty per cent. to the town, and seventy-
five per cent. to the state.
The defects in the construction of the new
capitol building continue to attract attention,
and-quite a scare was gotten up last Wednes-
day by cx-Speaker Bugby, chairman of the
committee on “New Capitol Building," re-
porting that blocks of granite larger than a
man’s body bud .burst off the foundation
stones, from unequal. pressure. Yesterday
Mr. Brewster, of Dnnbury, reported as fol-
lows: “The committee on capitol furniture,
building, etc., beg leave to make an informal
report in view of the supposed urgency of
the investigation they were called upon to
make. We have inspected and examined
with experts those portions of the capitol re—
ported to be in a dangerous condition, and
report informally that we see and learn of
no danger to be apprehended as to the stabil-
ity of the building, but that in regard to the
evident defects and mistakes of the granite
work we can say nothing until a fuller in-
vestigation is bad into the causes of and
remedies for such defects."
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The railroad managers were all courteously
invited to come before the “Special Commit-
tee on Reduction of Railroad Fares and
Freigbts," and state their objections to the
reduction. last Wednesday, but only the
ofl‘icers of the few weaker roads appeared.
Their condition will of course. be considered
and no action injurious to their interest be
taken. The officers of the New Haven and
Hartford, Naugntuck, Housatonic, Norwich
and Worcester, and other money making
roads were absent. The petitioners in favor
of reduction will appear and give their views
next Wednesday, at two o’clock.
Our Propeller an e.
The following gives a correct statement
'of the number of days lost, in last; ten
(10) years by our Propeller Line, between
Norwalk and New York, which, gives a
good record for the managers, and shows
that our freighters have not much reason to
complain of their not being well accommo-
dated:
1869, ran the entire year, no loss.
1870, (I as '0‘ If it
1971’ r; a if it ‘o‘
1872, was stopped by ice, 26 days.
1873, run the entire year.
1874, u u ‘
1875., was stopped by ice 35 days.
1876, run the entire year.
1877, was stopped by ice 31 days.
1878, ran the entire year.
Ran the entire six years out of the 10
years and. lost only 10 trips in" the whole
ten years. “We call that a good record as
most of the above trips were lost the winter
the City of Norwalk was caught in a fioe
of ice in Long Island: Sound and driftedfar
to the East end ofiit, andwas finally rescued
by a steam tug that was sent to her assis-
tance. Captain Crabb one of our townsmen
was then in charge of the City.
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The special committee on reduction of rail-
road fares heard a number of prominent rail-
road men nt Hartford yesterday on that in-
teresting subject. President Bartholomew,
of the New Haven and Derby road, said the
proposed bill would reduce the fares from 4;.
to 3 cents a mile and the. net income from
$11,000 to $12,000. Prcgident Camp, of the
Connecticut Western, said the average rate
was 3.26 cents a mile, and including commu-
tation 3.07. Commuters alone, 8.2-10 mills.
If the fares of connecting roads, the Naugh-
tuck, Housatonic, and New York and New
England, should be reduced to three cents a
mile, it would compel reductions on the Wes-
ern at certain points. S. H. Scranton, ex-
superintendcnt of the Shore Line road,
thought poor railroads had a hard time of it.
The public were willing to pay more for
good, safe roads like the New York road.
T. L. Watson, of Bridgeport, secretary of the
Boston and New York Air Line, said the
president and secretary had received no sala-
ries for the past four years, showing that the
road was poor. About $1,000,000 of the stock
is held in Connecticut. President Anderson,
of the Air Line, said the average rate of pas-
scnger fares was 3.} cents a mile exclusive of
commutation. Inclusive Of . commutation
2.48 cents. H. L. Goodwin of East Hart-
ford, furnishcd some statistics showing that
between some points on the Shore Line road
the average fares are six cents a mile. The
average of local fares between Springfield and
Hartford is 4.32.
03-.-
The biggest snake story comes from up the
IIousatonic Railroad. Several years ago a
number of persons testified that they en-
countered a monster snake near South
Canaan, ina swamp, which they judged to
be twenty. feet long. A railroad engineer
once stopped his train at the spot,thinking he
sawalog on the track, but just before he
reached the impediment he saw it was a
snake, Four years ago the reptile was
chased into the swamp, since 'which .time it
has not been seen. Last week a couple of
' teamsters went into the swamp for wood,
and in sawinga hollow log discovered the
bones of a dead snake measuring over
twenty feet in length, Now who will find
the bones of that Greenwich sea serpent?
Every dog has his day, but the nights‘bs-
long gto the eats.---_Plliladelphm Chrom'ele-
Herald: "
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Pddscwrtufisdessrs
The Fair-field county grins any hiive not“
yet finished their deliberations“ over Buché
holz's case} They adjourned Friday after-
noon to Monday at 2 p._. m., when-considera-
tion of the case was to be resumed Mrs. Al-
exander will be brought to Bridgeport frOm
- the state prison Monday to testify at she
trial of Frank Bassctt, her partner in the
murder of Weinbccker. It is expected that
the jury will be selected Monday, but that
the taking of testimony will not be begun
until Tuesday morning. , ,
Mr. Geradus P. Adams, Oscar W. Ray-
mond and Henry Seymour have been drawn
as jurors to serve at the present term of
the Superior Court, at Bridgeport. Yes-
terday their duties commenced. With so
many murder cases on the docket their term
of service does not promise to be. over-
pleasant.
A change has been made in the days of
sailing of Mcekcr’s Packet; Boat Lady Jack.-
son. See adv.
*4.
'I‘llclccccntric Daniel Davis, of Poundridge,
was recently found dead on the floor of his
house. Cause of death apoplcxy.
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Stamford folks are more airy than ever.
They propose to change their old Borough
organization f'orabrand-new City charter.
All right, if they can'afford it.
——.—c.
The Republican members from Fairfield
county last week nominated Charles B.
Wheeler, of Monroe, for County Commis-
sioner, and voted to support Nathan M.
Beldcn, of Wilton, for State prison director.
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On Tuesday evening last the Centennial
Temple of Honor was visited by quite a
large delegation from Washington temple
of Danbury. As a matter of course the
visitors were not sent home hungryfi
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Goodwin’s Legislative Statistics for 18’.”
has been issued. As usual it contains name,
residence, age, birthplace, occupation,
politics, &c., of each member, where they
board in Hartford, have address, &c.
.e—.——_
We understand that the Rev. C. S.Wil-
liams has definitely declined to return .to
to the 2d M. E. church, another year, at
the proposed reduction of salary. . He
has been pastor of the church for two years
past. - '
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Or—O-j— .
On \Vashington‘s Birthday, Messrs. Earle
ti: Smith closed their store and decorated
the front with a portrait of Washington
draped with the American flag. They
claim that all the dry goods dealers signed
an agreement to close, but that all others
failed to do so.
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Early Saturday a. M. a fire was discovered
in the liquor saloon under Swartz’s cigar
store, city, and an alarm brought out the
fire department. It was discovered just in
time to prevent a serious fire. A wag says
the fire burned up lively until it reach-
ed a keg {of whisky, which prevented the
flames from spreading.
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E. Quintard’s Son has his warehouse
chock full of furniture of all kinds from
'clleap cottngh s'uits to beautiful and elegant
sets from the noted manufacturies of Grand
Rapids, Mich. He has sixty sets of bed-
room furniturc which he has had painted
up during the winter. You can buy of him
to better advantage than in New York.
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What is the use of keeping up the cry
of hard times when from twelve to fifteen
thousand people in one city buy expensivp
tickets to witness a masquerade ball. The
Arion {society's annual ball? was held at
Gilmore’s Garden, N. Y., last Friday night,
and the attendance was limited by the ca;
pacity of the building, the sale of tickets
paid out $15,000 for floral and scenic‘dccor-
ations alone. The Tributes says :
“In fact, words cannot convey to the read-
_er who didvnot rwitncss~ thescene an idea of
its magnificence, oddity,benuty, and peculiar-
inrities. No such exhibition was ever seen
in this country before.” '
u—«QH
WOODEN WEDDlXG.—Dr. and Mrs. Theo—
dore E. Swift celebrated the film anniver-
sary of their marriage, at their home on
West avenue, last: evening.
to
To BE Scum—The well-known Kelly Mills.
with dwellings &c., are to be sold at public
auction on Wednesday, 26th. Read the
advertisement and judge if it is a chance for
you to secure a paying business.
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CANADA Honsus.——Livcryman William E.
Dunn has just returned from his Canada
trip. He secured some thirty horses, or two
car loads, which are expected to arrive to-
day. Call and see them. Mr. Dunn reports
the weather very cold and the snow very
deep in Canada.
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Y2 OLDE FOLKES.—Tilc promised concert
by the [Old Folks is [to take place in
the Soutthorwalk Congregational church
next week Wednesday evening. March 5.
There will be about twenty-five siligers,
double with organ, violin, clarinet, base
and flute as helper-all under the drcci-
ti on of D. E. Disbrow us Time Beater.
Sec adv.
An honest old time Democrat from a
neighboring town, in renewing his Sub-
scription to the GAZETTE writes us, as fol-
lows :— . '
“I think you republicans are doing Mr.
Tilden great injustice in your insinuation
that he did not tell the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but1'thc truth in his
testimony before the committee; you are not
posted, you don’t take the papers, probbaly
have not read his testimony, why Samuel
J. Tilden did not know that there had been
a Presidential election until he was advised
some of his own household were buying
up Presidential electors, how quick he told
them to desist; he is not the man to stoop
to small things. If he hadbeen running for
an office of any importance, say for instance
an Alderman; and he saw. there was a
chance to slip in by using a little money,
.I can’t say but he might have none so,
but the Presidency, never.” .
- A TILDEN Mm.
What, never 1’ -
Officers Elected.
At the annual meeting of the Southern
Connecticut Poultry Association in Bridge—
port, Wednesday evening, the foilowing ofii-
cers were elected: Presu, T. A. Barnes, New
Haven; Vice Presidents, S. B. Jones, Fred-
erick Sterling, L. J. Blakcmun, Bridgeport;
C. II. Crosby, Danbury; R. W. Curtis,
Strntford ; W. W. Walker, Trumbull; Dud-
ley P. Ely, South Norwalk; Wooster P.
Ensign, Frederick A. Chase, D. 0. Water-
liouse, New Haven; C. P. Nettleton, Bir-
mingham; George A. Cosgrove, Whitney—
ville. Secretary and treasurer, George S.
Pratt, Bridgeport. Assistant secretary, John
S. Griffin, Bridgeport. Executive committee
F. A. Gray, M. P. Wilson, 0. A. .H. Bright,
W. L. Flynn, Bridgeport; C. M. Gilmau,
Southport; Frank A. Munson, J. A. How-
urth, New Haven; .J. Boardmnnv Smith,
North Haven; Henry Mcncham, Stratford-
The association voted to hold its next annual
meeting in Bridgeport, December 15, 16, 17,
18 and 19, 1879. »
It is safe to say that no manpaid more for
an office he didn’tlget than Tilden did. '
We saw a young man with two heads on
his shoulders the other day, but didn’t con?
sider it much of a curiosity—one belonged to
his girl. _ .
There wouldn’t have been any milk in the
cocoanut if some of our dairymen had had
the constructiOnfof it.—0t‘nci-nnati Saturday
Night. q -.
“Hail to the chief” is what the reporter
wrote it, and “Rail to the thief" is what the
compositor made it. A monument; marks
the spot where the compositor fell..-N€’?0
P York Express.
William came running into the house the
other day and asked eagerly: “Where does
charity begin ?” "At home,” was replied,
"in the words of. the proverb”. ““Not by a
good deal,” replied the boy; it begins at sea
(0). r . . .
having been stopped. The society it is said,
abroad“
' The early-do .
the pail on the front? stoop. '
Bepubbfcan. .. g' -
Joseph Cook ma ntained in his latest lecé
ture in New York, that drunkenness is a vice
and not a disease. ’ ' '
People who shoot at kings and emperors-
need a little Creedmore practice. They usu-
ally score nothing out of a possible one—N.
Y. Mail. .
The 1'eceillts Of the Vatican from the
Pope's Jubilee were six and a half million
me 1“ g‘fld (“348.650, exclusive of valua-
ble presents.
Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale lone; the editor
of Godey's Lody's Bookmnd ilowin her nine—
ty-first yeer, is in very feeble health at her
realdence in Philadelphia. '
Contentment is the name of an island off
the Norwalk coast. Its population consist of
three families, each being engaged in it law
suit with the others.-——Danbury News.
————.—4.
Q’B‘Leavc your orders for Newspapers and
Magazines, at the ‘Post Office News Agency;
——§———— .
New lot Hamburg Edging-s, Earle ti: Smith.
__,__.
IE" Dr. Fiskc, the well known clairvoyant
physician, who llasfiestablishcd such an ex—
tensive practice in orwalk (hiring the past
two years, can be consulted at the N orwalk
Hotel, Tuesday and Wednesday, February
25th and 26th and Thursday the 27th until
12 o’clock, noon. The Doctor examines the
sick at sight and speedily cures all chronic
diseases. He has treated some of the first
families of this place, and they all speak in
the highest terms of the great good he has
done them. Tile doctor keeps a large supply
of medicines to mcct the demand, which he
prepares expressly for every person. Sec
advertisement. 2!;
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Bnrgain in Black Silk—$1.25 Earle & Smith.
___.___
. Peace and Good will can only be felt
when you are well. Don’t get sick when you can
cure that; slight cold by using Dr. A. J.Flagg’s
Cough and Lung Syrup.
. —————-—-.———-
[From the Bar‘nsfable Gillies.) Putt-lot.)
We are requested to make the following state
ment, and cheerfully acquiesce, in the interest of
the great crowd who are always in physical pzun
from some cause.
COTUIT, MASS.. 0ct.12,1877.
Dn. D ._KESI"EDY, Rondout. N. Y. :
Dear Sir—This is to certify that I have been
very much troubled with it diseased liver for a.
number of yours and have tried various remedies
and received little benefitl‘rom tllcm ; much of the
time been uplifted for busmess. Seine time since
M, the advice of one of my neighbors. Capt. John
. Handy. I was induced to try Dr. D. Kennedy’s
FAVORITE REMEDY, and before 1 had taken
one bottle I found myself getting steadily better,
so much so that my friends generally remarked
on my lnlprovcdnppeuraucc. and I have continued
to improve ever since. I have recommended it to
a. number of persons who were suffering from
Liver Disease, Dyspepsia, Constipation, Piles,
ctc., and it has never failed to relieve in a single
instance. ASA 1“. BEARSE.
fi- Wllcn inquiring of your drugglst for this
new medicine, avoid MISTAKES by remembering
the name, DR. David KENNEDY’S FAVORITE
REMEDY, and the PRICE, which is ONLY ONE
DOLLAR. a bottle, and that the Doctor’s address
is Rontlout, N. Y. it?
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Sea. Fond.
It is conceded by the scientific that so-callcd sea.
food is excellent for the nervous system, and C01)
LIVER OIL. once a medicine, is now more intelli-
gently named a. fatty food. A well known prepar-
tiorl, thoroughly endorsed, combining every cs-
scntinl for supplying the waste of the system, is
Peter Moller's UOD LIVER OIL, which has again
titkeu the highest (Gold) Mcdill at the Paris Ex-
pOSltln...
_—..—.
ClicmACKSON’s BEST Swnnr Nxvr TOBACCO
____.___._
A Healthful llint.
A dict largely of fish seems in its effect to be
sedative. and therefore adapted to the nervous.
overworked and overworried. COD-LIVER OIL as
af‘ntty food is now Viewed us a. household essen-
tial to restore depicted energy. Pctcr Mollcr’s
Norwegian preparation of this article has been
pronounced the bcstby the Judges of the Paris
Exposition. 5L5
____.¢_
‘ A Love Dream _
“And she looked at me most lovingly, and
I drew her close to my bosom, and was just
kissinfller for the second time when the
vision broke,—and I paid the dentist and
left. It was my first experience with Dr.
Colton’s nitrous oxide gas at the Cooper In-
stilutc.”— Yum Yum. ‘ 3m45
MARRIED.
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In Norwalk, on Wednesday, Feb. 19th, 1379. at
the residence of the. bride’s parents, Mr. aners.
D. S. Bartram. by Rev. S. B. S. Blssell. Mr. Ed-
win A. Fry or Niobrarn, Nebraska, to Miss Anna.
D. Bartram of Norwalk. -
313‘ Thanks for bridal compliments.
In Norwalk, Feb. 23d, at St. Mary’s church. Mr.
John Malone of Bedding Ridge and Miss Bridget
O’Hallornn. of this town.
In New Canaan. Feb. 18th, at the residence of
the bride’s father. by R v. A. V. R. Abbott. Rev.
C. S. Williams of Norwu k, and Miss Anna Dick-
ens, of New Canaan.
DIED.
In South Norwalk, Feb. 215:, Larcntin Million,
aged 2 years, 6 months. 30 days.
In Norwalk, Feb. 20th, John Robert Price, aged
1 year, 3 months, ‘23 days.
In Norwalk, Feb. 22d, Mary E. Ballard, aged
1 year, 9 days.
In New Canaan,lil’ouday morning the Elth inst"
Stephen Hoyt, aged 79 years. '
m3? Funeral from his late residence, Cm for
Street, on Thursday morning the 27th inst., at 10};
o’clock. Relatives and friends are invited. ’
In Norwalk, 23d inst, Henry B. Smith, :1ng 73
years.
In Wilton, Feb. 22d, Joseph Hickok, aged
years and 7 months.
In Springfield. Mass., on the 12th inst, Albert
Swan, eldest son of“ Albert and Angeline Hancox,
aged ‘25 years. ‘
. In New York, on Monday Feb. 17th. at 14 Irv-
lng place Thomas Carter, of New C.lnsmi,Conn .,
in the Slst your ofhis age.
In Bridgeport. Feb, 18th. Estelle, wife of‘A. J.
Wilkins, aged 25 years. , .
__ In Bridgeport, Feb. 18th, Calvin A. Monger.
m the 59th year of his age.
In Stcpney, Feb. lllll, Mary Ann Pcct, aged 56
years. '
,, .
In Trumbull, Feb. 18th, Mrs. Mary I’cttit, aged
68 years.
In Ridgcilcld, Feb. 15th. Miss Libbie Edmond.
aged 23 years and 7 months. '
At Racine, Wis., Fob.13th,Mrs.Cliarlottc Lock-
wood Widow of Asa. Lockwood, aged 84 years.
Formerly it rcsrdent of N orwalk.
72
‘
GIRLW ANTED to do general housework.
Apply at this oflice. . -
Wanted, a. Farm Hand.
WANTED to hire a good farm hand, one who
.» understands takin care of Stock and can
milk. Enquire ol‘DR.J0 N HILL, So. Norwalk
Notice.
No more Combinatitms for Us.
0 THE PUBLIC—We shall hereafter close‘
and open our store whenever it will best
accommodate our customers.
- EARLE it: SMITH.
Found.
0N West Ave., on Sunday morning,23d inst., a
Gold Bracelet. The owner can recover the
same at this office.
Lost.
ON Friday Evening, the 215tlnst., a small Gold.
Cross. The finder will confer a. favor by
' leaving it at this office.
ARDENEII dc COACHMAN-—LAUN-
DRESS and Housework—By a man and wife;
no objcctlon to go upon a farm; can lay out
grounds; first-class coachman; wife is a good
luundress and can do housework; can care of
milk and butter: first-class references. Address
or call for SCOTCIIMAN, at this oflicc. Itp
0 LITE—One House and upper part of one—
from April Isl—on Main Street. ' -
SlpB 0. S. LUCKWOOD.
0 LEE-A Housc,witll plenty of yard room
garden, orchard. &c., to rent to a good fami-
ly at extremely low rent. Apply at the GAZETTE
PRICE.
1?. CHILD’S PLACE-Prospect Ilill, f0
lot or. for sale at low price. Apply to .
M VILLE E. MEAD,
:‘its Box 419 So. Norwalk, Conn.
TO LET.
BA RN in West Ave. Enquire of C.T. WEEKS,
I'. O. Box 108. etc
For Sale or to Rent.
TORE.N0. 51 Main Street." Possession given
April lst. ’ '
' E. K. LOOKWOOD.
To Rent.
IIE [louse on the corner of Bclden null Union
Avenues, for one or two families, w; or
without Bin-ll. Enquire of . . _
3tpS CHARLES SHERW ,
. To Rent,
OM let A ril, the fine and convenient dwell-
. ' ing corlli‘cr of Center Avenue and Sticky
l’lnin Road, has 6 rooms, good well of water. gar-
den, fruit, grapes. etc. For further particulars.
enquire of J OSEPII MATHEIS, _
tl'a‘ , N0. 22’- Mnln Street.
" Farm for Sale.
WEST BEDDING, CONN.
CONSISTINGOI 72 acres, with Divelling House
Barn, Fruit, 8:0. thereon, within about two
miles of Depot ofD. & N. Railroad, .
For particulars, terms, are, apply to JOHN H.
LEE, near the remises, or,'of‘ W. 0. PE RSONS,
pics 40 N. R... ew York. 4tp8tt‘.
To Rent.
TWO or three good Houses: '
Also several apartments in good order and
well located. ' ' --
' Also a Barn on Chapel street. .
. , A pl to
Norwalk, Fog. 23in, 1879., '
S. E OLMSTEAD.
9&8
Musketeers.
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YE ole-Film
;' . IN COSTUIWE
TO BE GIVEN
it It Calluegaliunal Church
In Yo Village of Old aWell, .
Wlflllillfll Billing,
Programme will embrace a vari.
cty of the Sacred Tunes and
Anthems sung One Hun-
dred Years Ago.
Ye blggc doors of ye Church will be unbarrcd
about sun downc and ye singers begin at S o’cl
by ye time bentcrs’ watch. No reserved se .
Come early for a good scat.
YE TICKETS will be two York Shillings. All
of youurr people under XIV 'c s ' ' ' - '
ling and Three Pcnsc. 5 ar , one York Sh“
. Programmes and Tickets at I’cuncll’rl antli’row-
ltt’s next week.
NORWALK OPERA HOUSE,
FRIDAY, February 28th , .
AT 8 P. AL,
Under the auspices of the Ladies of the
SECOND NI. E. CHURCH,
Charles F. Undcrhill
Of New York, will give an cufcrtaiumcnt,c‘ou-
sistlng of ‘
Humorous and Dramatic Railings
AND RECITATIONS.
Local Musical Talent will assist.
An evening of rare enjoyment may be cxpcctcd.
Admission 15 Cents.
A Great Opportunity.
Owing to the death oer.Kelly, what is called
The Kelly M111.
with the four_dwelling Houses, Barn and other
outhouscs, Will be sold at AUCTION.
February 26th,1879, at 1 o’clock,
if not; previously disposed of. Anv urollas
can see by the books of Jennings &. '03., that Gilt
hue ample customers to consume all it can make
With seven run ol'stone. Said customers paying
gill their bills every thirty days. In fact we think
ills the best opportunity for is business man to
make money in this part of the country.
8 FIRST NATIONAL BANK, of Westport.
AUCTION I
Will be sold at Public Auction to the l ' rll
bidder, without reserve, on ' “b 05:
Wednesday, the 5th Day of March,
15579, on the premisesc, at 2 o’clock. il' cider, and
if stormy the next: fair day thereafter, the well
known harm of ISAAC N. CRISSEY, situated on
Ponus Street. New Canaan, and about. one mile
west of Talmitdge Hill Station, on the New Cil-
nnau Rarirondmnd about midway between the
village of New Canaan and the wealthy town of
Stamford. .ThlS farm lies high on the sunny side
of aridgeun a very healthy location, and com-
mands an extenstve View.
‘Thcre are 18 Acres of Land,
is large part ofwhrch is vegetablefilnnd, and in ex.
cellent conditlorl. and very conveniently divided
up into lots well fenced ; with Wood. Pasture and
Sprout Land. well watered with springs; with a
comfortable House, Store,Barn and Horse Sheds;
With a. plenty of fruit, and all in good condition.
Also a tract of Wood and Meadow Land, standing
detutcncd about one-quarter of a mile west. con-
tnlnmg Fourteen Acres. more or less.‘ The Wood
Land is very heavily wooded and cosy ot‘acccss
Terms made known at time of sale. '
BENJ. J. STURQ‘ES,
. A ‘
'Noanlk,Fcb.-15t,l$7 . “mac" 6
. Auction Sale.
N WEDNESDAY the Sth day of March 1573
at; 2 o’clock in the afternoon. I will sell at,
Public Auction, at; the Public Sign Post (near the
store of F. If. Nash .l’s Bros ,l in the city of South
Norwalk, Conn., for account of whom it may
concern. Two Hundred and Sixteen Shares of‘
the Capital Stock ofjlle Norwalk Lock Company.
213 DAVID DAYTON, Auctioneer-f
For Sale at Auction.
THE place owned by Rev. 0. W. Gates, fi'ontino'
about; mldway the north side of Union Park?
Lot 90 feet; front and rear, and 180 feet in depth.
plenty ol fruit; and shade trees,with barn and
stabllng in rear sufficient to accommodate two
horses: The house contains 15 rooms, well and
conveniently arranged, also pantries and closets.
cellar room and nttlc, gas, water from the N. W.
W., alsofrom cistern ; furnace .ll'l cellar, and all
necessaryconvenlenccs usually found, and is in
goodlocatlomnnd surroundings excellent. Tue
above place Will be sold at Auction, to the highest
bidder, on THURSDAY,MARCH 6TH, 1879, at 2
p. m. If‘ stormy, salc'next fair day. Terms rea-
sonable. JAMES MITCHELL,
2t8 ' Auctioneer.
You Why? Willi.
I have made ample arrangements to, continue in
full stock my
40.. and 80, Line of Goods.
Anti shall add to them new goods that; are useful
and cheap, Look out for bargains at
E. K. LOCKWOODT.
Large Reduction ' in Prices !
' GREAT
CASH SALE
FOR THIRTY DAYS,
' IA'I‘
Llllilli’s Furniture Wale Rooms,
- 36 Links Sb, Norwalk, Conn.
This stock must be closed out to make room for
my large stock of Goods for Spring Trade.
Meeker’é
NORWALK PACKET.
For the accommodation of the public, the Sloo
LADY JACKSON, Capt. Joseph S.Byxbce,\v .
hereafter make regular weekly trips between Nor-
walk and New York, leaving Meeker Brothers’
Wharf, Norwalk, every Monday night. Return- ,
mg leave Pier 45 E. It, every Friday morning .
It relght taken on board in New York on Tues-
dni’s agd chfl’esdays.
1‘0 ucc. so and returns made in old
style. .Frclght at old Packet rates. . Farnfiggkisn
:Iltljplinllig totwns are lhyltchto send their produc
y no on . A. .MEEKE ’
Norwalk, Feb. 24th. 1879. ' R & BRO 1
Tax Collector’s Sale.
TOTICE is hereby given that the undersi nod
h Collector of Taxes, under and by vii-tug of fl'
certain tax warrant, duly executed and signed by
proper authority and directed to the unucrsigm
ed, commandln , him to levy and collect of
GE RGE EBAYMOND.
and other persons name the rate book. on the
list to said warrant annexed, their several propdr-
trons of the sum total as therein stated. said sum
being u tax or assessment laid upon the assess-
ment; list made ill 1877 by the inhabitants of the
town of Norwalk, regularly and legally assem -
bled, to wit, on the mill day of December, A. D. , .
1877, met for the purpose of' providing for the in-
debtedness of said town. levies upon the fo 1-
lowing described real estate of soul F
GEORGE E. RAYMOND,
' \
lows,tojwit:-onc oer-mill tractorparcelof land with
the buildings thereon standing, situated in the
town of Norwalk, at Five Mile River De t
called. and bounded and described as follows: :3
ml: :—-nortlierl y by highway, easterly by land a 1-
ledged to Del our; to one Vanderbilt, southerly by
land of Alonzo St. John und wife. and westerly b y
land of David Fallon, said lot of land v'ouc
hundred and forty-three (143) feet, mor c’iess
in depth, "'1‘“ fifty (50) feet front. more or loss.
(Mtge, v. 6., p. 457.) (Ed in 64, p. 785.) -
. And I shall sell at public auction, on the rem-
lscs.herelnbeloxe described. on the 21th ay of
April, A. D._,1879. at 10 o’clock, a. m.. so much - .
thereof as Will raise the sum of seven dollars and
twenty-five cents, [37.25], that being the propor—
tion or the said ‘
George E._Ray.moml,
of the sum total m Sltiti list, together with the
charges of levy, 5310. ML ‘ I
BENJ. J. STURGES,
Tax Collector, List 1577.
Dated N oi-ivalk, February 25th, 1879, 3;
.. A USEFUL ARTICLE.”
\ 15 THE . '
nose Dal-hing Attachment for Sewing
Machine.
' In darning table-cloths, na hills towels bed-
lincn andstockings, it is chief“). In’ fact no. sew-
ing machine is complete without one. Send $1.00
to R. M. ROSE, Room 4. Sun Building, New York.
You Will be satisfied with your pm chase, 2:9
Black Enameled Call Beef
Esrlnlne’ and Blue fol. Fancy ‘l’l'oll
LC. BYINGTON &’ CO.‘
situated in town of Norwalk, and bounded as 101- - R
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