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Roswell: Gazette.
Tuesday,ApIa'l 151; 1879.
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F EDITORIAL LETTER.
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Wasnfxu'rorf, nineties, 1879,
DIrAa GAZETTE-i7 _. ~ . ,
The congressional cirCus has been in full
and lively play all therweek. 4 Our democratic
friends find-it a very different thing, being in
the majority and responsible for everything
that is done, than when as formerly, simply
sizting by and finding fault with everything
that was done by. the Repu‘.lican majority.
Jinocratic SlllllOl‘S have been muz'zled, so
to lpeak, all the week, because their joint
c mous has not; yet determined what Congress
may or may not'do. Taking advantage
of this well known fact, Senators Blaine,
C inkling, Hoar and Edmunds have improved
the opportunity to tease and taunt the major-
ity on account of their unique and helpless
situation. 'As the extra session was made
neczséa'y so‘cly in the interest of partisan
legislation, the Republicans feel justified in
showing up to the country the beautiful arts
and sophistries by which the democracy hope
to gain national ascendancy in 1880. With
powor always comes responsibility, and our
opponents are kept at theirwits ends to es—
9 ipe the traps and pitfalls set in their paths,
particularly by the mischievous and irrepres-
sible Blaine and the sharp and incisive Ed-
munds. Under the stinging taunts of Re-
publican Senators,poor Mr. Bayard has sweat
great drops of perspiration in trying to parry
the blows so adroitly dealt on the head of
his party, and S 'uator Beck has on “yo occa-
sions got so exa<perated that he lost his head
and openly boasted that the Senate were
waiting the action of a caucus of their party
before they could or would consider any
measure of a public character. The frank
avowal wrung from the Kentucky Senator
brought down the floor and galleries at the
discomfiturc of his political associates, who
were dumfounded at his lack of discretion in
making such a damaging admission. The
only way the. discomfittcd majority could
escape the mortification of their position
was to force an immediate adjournment for
the day. Of course no public business has
been done in either House, but thousands of
dollars for each and every day are drawn
born the tax payers of the country to cover
the expenses of this needlehs session;
run NEW SENATE orrronns. .
It was hoped that when the clean sweep of
the old and tried officials of the Senate was
made and their places filled by representative
democrats, that at least such :men would be
selected as had unimpeachable private reputa-
tions. But alas, the same fatality for getting
the wrong man for the right place, that ruled
in officering the House,seems to have also fol-
lowed the democracy to the Senate. It was
quite trial enough to loyal nerves to see an
officer who had served on the staff of Robert
E. Lee, sit in the secret sessions of the Sen-
ate as executive clerk, and listen to the most
confidential matters connected with the
government, but now alas, come charges of
the most criminal character against the new
Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms. These may
all be susceptible of explanation, but as yet
no apology has been offered for either ofiicer,
and knowing the fatality of the democracy
to select the worst instead of the best, it
sends a chill through even honest democratic
breasts. Had Senator Eaton'a candidate for
Sergeant-at-Arms been selected,in the person ‘
of err—Mayor Chas. Chapman, of Hartford,
he would at least have come to his new and
responsible office with a clean and unsullied
record of personal character. Northern or
New England democrats were not in demand
in the selection of the chief places of the
Senate, nor will any be in filling the lesser
ones. It may relieve poor Senator Eaton,
and liossibly quiet the nervous expectations
of the grand army of “home applicants" for
places, to say here, that the sole and only
place at the Senator‘s disposal was the score-
tarysliip of his own committee, and that
position he has conferred upon his only son,
Wm. L. Eaton. And that while the Senator's
heart is big enough to furnish every demo-
crat in Connecticut with an office, he has
nothing more at his command, and it -' is
useless to apply. Were he representing
South Carolina, where he once lived, this
would be different, for then he could present
candidates with uncxceptionablc confederate
records, and such only seem to be in chief
demand. It is reported that ex-Senator
Barnum is disgusted and provoked at the
manner the party has fritted away its power
in the bestowal of its Senate and House pat-
ronage. He would at least have so arranged
the appointments that they should not have
maddeucd every northern democrat who had
cherished the expectation of a place when
his party secured control of Congress. Let
us repeat, no Connecticut democrat “need
apply” fora place here. It will only be a
waste of time and postage stamps to indulge
the delusion that there is any possible chance.
EX-SENA'I‘OR BARNUM. '
Mr. Barnum as head of the National
Democratic Committee has caused a circular
to be sent to all senators and members of the
House, of his party, requesting liberal con-
tributions to inaugurate their presidential
campaign. No money has as yet, it is ever-
red, been 'liaudcd over by the congressm en
thus appealed to, but the remark is very
freely bandied about that Tildeu has made a
million and a half out of the people of New
York City, the past six months on the Eleva.
ted Railroad, and they say it all this is so
then it is time he paid something into the
treasury of the Democratic National Commit-
tee. Somehow, there seems to be no end
to our opponent’s muddles and troubles.
Mr. Barnum'is expected here to-morrow
again. It is said he comes to revise Sam.
Randall’s make up of the House Committees
and to counsel his party friends in Congress
to keep free of the breakers and act with
some sort of worldly wisdom and discretion.
This latter advisory part of his reported and
reputed mission, will yield our ex-Senator
very little satisfactory fruit. “Whom the
gods wish to destroy they first make mad,”
and greater political madness or blindness
never seized upon a party.
KING GAUGES.
The issue is now definitely drawn between
the two parties. The Democratic joint
caucus of the too Houses has by vote decreed
that the needful appropriation bills for
carrying on the government shall only be
permitted to pass, unless as riders there are
attached clauses to prohibit the presence of
troops at the polls at any national election
and repeal those sections of the Revised
Statutes which authorize the appointment
of chief supervisors and "deputy marshals
for reelections. The Republicans have as
resolutély determined that these laws made
necessary, by rebel bull—dozing and demo—
cratic ballot-box stuffing, shall not be re-
pealed. Judge Hoar, made a very able
argument A in, the Senate, showing
by English and ' American precedents the
unwarrautablc methods of repeal demanded
by our opponents and’ the revolutionary
character of their threat that no means shall
be voted to carry on the government unless
tl esc measures to ensure honest elections are
stricken out. ' The laws are as fair for one
party as the other, yet it happens always to
be the democratic party that fights registry
laws and all mcaSures tending tomaintain
the purity of the ballot-born. The true in-
wardness in the present case, was _ confessed
by the New York City Police J asticz “Boo;
Kelly sent over here to help on this matter,
when he said there was no use for the demo-
cracy to try to carry .New York in 1880,
unless the supervisors law was repealed.
No rogue Fer felt the halter draw, with
good opinion of the law.”
nousn DEBATE.
To-day Representative Stevens of C. ..
made astrong speech in opposition to the
law permitting the use of Federal soldiers at
the polls in’the states. He was followed by
Gen. Garfield, who inade a very strong
speech againstthc policy of the democratic
party in Congress, dec
revolutionary and tend
laring it to be utterly
ing to the subversion.
of the government. Thetspeechwas very
effective and created great excitement. Gen.
Hawley was also prepared to speak on the
same point ’ and Connecticut will he heard
from before this partizan strife is over.
' . rarnnr OFFICE.
The Patent office, with overa million of
dollars to its credit in the Treasury, which
the inventors of the country have paid in
excess of the cost of having their patents
issued, is just now in the dircst pcrplexity
as to how to continue the public work and
pay the needed employees. _Its . last years
appropriations is nearly exhausted, its con-
tingent allowance all gone and the deficiency
designed to save this important branch of the
government from practical collapse, failed
at the last session. Patentees must either
wait for . their patents till such
time as a democratic Congress sees fit to
allow the money they pay to be used for the
getting out. of their work, or else clerks must
be found who will do the work without
coti‘penration.
run PUBLIC rmxrnrt.
Owing to the failure of the last Congress
to appropriate for the Public Printing Office
,in a common sense way, Mr. Defrecs will be
compelled to make one hundred discharges
of needed, and in almost every case, needy
employees on Monday. He says he could
get on and continue‘the public work in hand,
if he was allowed to use in his own way the
money voted, but'the last House, thought it
knew so much better than he did, what each
separate class of work should cost, so tied
up the appropriation for printing, that not a
dollar, voted for one class, can, if not rc-.
quired for that class, he used for any other.
class of work and thus is he baulked and
embarrassed in his honest efforts to do in the
best possible way, the work that Congress
demands of him to do. The utterly needless
misery and distress this tom-foolery or idiocy
entails upon poor‘ employees, is unpard-
onable.
mnsoxst.
We were most delightfully surprised last
week, by a visit to the Capitol, from our old
friend “Tom.” Clark, whilom of the Wins-
ted Herald. Accompanying him, was his
accomplished bride, who shared his apparent
pleasure in viewing the numerous and
various objects of inter here. At the
Treasury, the twain were permitted to hold
in their arms seven millions of dollars of
Uncle Sam’s greenback wealth, and yet what
an infinitesimal trifle that amount will seem
in comparison to what the possibilities of the
future may throw into the same worthy
arms? The twain paid their respects to
President Hayes, who was so captivated by
our friends better half, that he ruthlessly
tore a blooming rose-bud from the boquet
before' him, and. presented it as a souvenir
of their complimentary visit to the White
House. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Belden
stepped over and listened to congressional
'wrangling for two or three days, and then
departed en route to New Orleans, Mr-
and ‘ Mrs. Wm. G. Thomas accompa—
nied them to Washington. Mr. and Mrs.
Then. G. Bitch and daughter of Stamford,
Stewart L. Woodford Of New York, Chas.
Pond, of Milford, D .S. Hollister, and Friend
Smith of Bridgeport, and Jed. Wilcox of
New Haven, have also visited the Capito1
the past week.
On'Zacli Chandler's attention being called
to the West Stratford school incident, of the
boy having declaimed his recent speech on
J elf Davis, he at once franked a copy of the
congressional eulogies on the late Senator
Ferry, and forwarded the book to the appre-
ciative lad. As Ever. B.
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The MethOdist Conference.
The annual session of the New York East
Conference will begin in the First Methodist
church in New Haven, to—morrow evening,
and continue un‘il Tuesday next. Rev. W.
H. Boole will make an address next Sunday
evening.
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A g:ntleman who has had experience in
such matters, says it amused him to watch
”individual members of the learned jury, in
the liquor cases, at Bridgeport, last week.
He found other gentlemen equally amused,
one of whom, a stranger, called attention to
an active member of the jury who had evi-
dently made up his mind before the trial.
He turned his back upon the State’s Attorney
and was wonderfully indifferent to all the
witnesses against the dealer,bu_t was all atten-
tion the moment a point was made in favor
of the defendant. As our friend-happened
to know the juror, and his strong leanings
and sympathies for the dealers, he was oblig-
ed to confess that the stranger judged cor-
rectly. With such men on juries what does
the jury system amount to, especially when
liquor cases are on trial?
. Evidence against Buchholz accumulates.
A watch has been found near a spot where
he was seen to stand after the murder, and
it is said to have been identified as one be«
longing to Schultz and which he is supposed
to have worn on that fatal night. The
theory is that he purposely dropped it, and
that it was soon after covered by snow and
remained buried there all winter. The
watch is in possession of State‘s Attorney
lmstcad.
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‘A real sensation has been created in Hart-
ford by the announcemcut that ex-Gov. Huh-
bard's youngest daughter, Nellie, has mar
ricd her father’s irish coachman. She is not
yet quite eighteen, and her attachment was
never suspected by her friends. The man
is about 30, of good personal appearance, and
was formerly a hack driver. The girl left
home March 11, on pretense of visiting a
friend in the city, was married at Westfield,
Mass, and returned home before night. On
Saturday, 22d, his parents sent the marriage
certificate to the Governor. The girl admit—
ted all, seemed perfectly satisfied, watched
her chance and before night rejoined her
husband who was waiting for her at New
Haven. She has been brought up in luxury,
but left home with little money, and only the
clothing she had on. Where the couple have
gone is not known.
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The New Army and Navy Club-
Th’e organization of the much-talked of
army and navy club was completed at
Hartford last week. Gen. Harland, of Nor-
wich, was chosen President, and Capt. John
C. Kinney, of Hartford, Secretary and Treas-
urer. Col. J. W. Knowlton, of Bridgeport,
was elected a member of the executive
committee. An annual social re-uniozi Will
be held during the year. '
Norwalk is a ‘bigger’ town than New
Canaan, but modesty compels us to keep
‘whist’ about how much. There is one thing
we feel, sure we can beat them at talking
about walking—New Canaan Messenger.
Well you are pretty good at “talking,”
Doctor, but if you really want to try a walk—
ing match we will name the “Judge” to look
after the honor of old Norwa‘ik. ,
Axiom run BREAKERS.—In February last
Washington lodge of Good Tcmplars gave
in connection with the Union Church Society
of Cranberry Plains, as an evening’s enter-
tainment, the play of “Among the Breakers.”
It was so well‘rendered that there was a gen-
eral call for Its repetition and it has finally
been decided to repeat it on Thursday even-
ing next. Sec-adv.
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Property owners and residents on Main
street having protested against the licensing
of a lager beer saloon in the store lately occu-
pied by Harvey Fitch on the west side of the
street, the selectmen have refused to sign a
recommendation therefore, notwithstanding
the recommend offered from “best citizens of
Stamford.”
w «war-ew-
Nnrorisu.——Senator Eaton. has appointed
his own son to an office, at; \‘l‘achfngtoji —and
at. the very first chance, too ! Oh, horrors of
liorrorsl f .'
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Sewing machines pan be bought at year
own price, now-a-days; the rivalry among
dealers is so great that prices seen; but nomi-
nal. Spencer advertises today the Singer
Machine at only $25.
Moving times.
All Fools Day.
Smiles and tears.
Shad are larger and cheaper.
The Gorham Cottage was not sold last Sat-
urday.
Mr. Hatch is arranging for an Easter
concert.,
- This is the last of the oysteR mouths.
Make the most of it. ,
The bell punch lies buried in the Senate—
indefinitely postponed.
Mallory’s steam yacht Natilie has been taken
from Norwalk to Bridgeport.
The first monthly wash of Phoenix Engine
Co. is to-night (Tuesday) at 6}. o’clock.
B. Macauley appeared at Music Hall,‘ast
evening, in his specialty, “Uncle Dan’l.”
The work of putting in machinery in the
new rubber weaving factory is progressing.
The propeller Alert, of Stamford, is now
~ running on the Norwalk route, until another
boat is ready. .
Are not the liquor dealers fools for paying
licenses, when the operations of the law are
all in their favor? ,
Ex-Lt.-Gov. Julius Catlin and wife, of.
Hartford, celebrated their golden wedding,
on Tuesday last.
A new grocery store on Main street is one
of the new enterprises talked of, but not-yet
fully decided upon.
Miss Anna Oliver, it is reported, will
preach this year in the Tompkins avenue M.
E. church, Brooklyn. -
The King of Siam has sent an autograph
letter to Gen. Grant inviting him to visit
Siam and become his guest.
The tramp law continues in effect until
April 15th, this year, after that time you can
catch as many as you can hook.
The hotel in West Cheshire owned by J.
B. Payne, was destroyed by fire, last Friday
night. Mr. Payne will rebuild.
Nasby has dramatized the Widow Bedott
papers, and the play was produced at Provi-
dence, last Friday, with good success.
The Tremont House, at Claremont, New
Hampshire, was destroyed by fire Saturday,
and five persons were burned to death.
Mr. Merchant has commenced the publica-
tion of the Newport Eagle, “way down in
Maine.” No 1 appeared last Saturday.
They are going to hold a convention in New
Orleans for the purpose of trying to check
the exodus of colored people from Louisiana.
Hon. Andrew D. White. President of the
Cornell Univesity has been nominated min-
ister to Germany, as successor to Bayard
Taylor.
Mr. Robert Allen is building a large addi—
tion to the front of his dwelling and over his
store on Chapel street,—a new dwelling house
in fact.
A man in Hartford was seriously injured
the other night by the accidental discharge
of a pistol which .he carried in the pocket of
his ulster.
In Fairfield, last Friday, a fine pair of
horses belonging to Jonathan Sturges ran
away, collided with the milk train and were '
both killed. 4
The Fire Department of the Borough are
ordered out for inspection by, Chief Engineer
Raymond on Friday afternoon,(Good Friday)
the 11th inst.
Another bullet in a girl's head! A little
brother points a pistol at his sister, and a
bullet crashes into her brain. Place Water-
bury, last Tuesday.
Hon.’ Edward Cooper, M iyor of New
York, has consented to receive subscriptions
for the relief of the destitute and houseless
sufferers of Szegedin.
W. 13. Fish has lost his famous stock horse
"Rattler." He was found dead last week
Monday, and is supposed to have been killed
by the other horses in the’owner’s stable.
At the special School Meeting of the
Center District on Tuesday evening last,
it was voted to lay a four mill tax on town
list of 1878 ; payable,on or before July 20th,
with a three per cent. discount if paid be-
fore that time.
Why don’t Mr. Bruggcrhof trump up some
claim and contest the seat of Mr. Miles?
This Congress would not hesitate to declare
hiui duly elected and give him the seat,
That is just what. they are doing for the pur-
pose cf strengtheningtheir majority.
Four farewell sermons were preached in
New Haven last Sunday, two by Methodist
two by Congregational ministers. Two more
are soon to be preached. The four last Sun-
day included that of Rev. Mr. Hibbard, who
On Sunday a foolish boy in New "Haven,
while on top of West Rock, caught hold of a
decayed limb and swung himself over the
face of the rock, daring his companions to
do the same. They refusing, he tried again ;
the limb broke and he fell 150 feet, breaking
his neck. -
Dr. Bells, of Cleaveland, is reported as
saying that there are but four Protestant
Episcopal clergyman in the country who
have never changed their parishes and who
have passed or nearly passed their fiftieth
year of reetorship. One of the four is Rev.
W. C. Mead, of St. Paul’s church, Norwalk.
Mr. Charles '1‘. Leonard had a narrow
escape from instant death on Tuesday after-
noon last. While superintending the unload-
ing of coal on his wharf, a tub of coal which
was being hoisted struck the platform above
him tearing off part of a heavy plank which
struck him on the head as it fell. inflicting a
bad wound. Mr. Leonard was taken home in
a carriage, and properly cared for. We re-
joice to hear that he has nearly recovered,
and willprobably soon be out again.
LARGE Eden—The printer has occasionally
a large egg brought in for inspection, usually
two or three every Spring of the double
yolk species, but_we do not remember ever
having seen a notice of any one man bring-
ing in a full dOzcu at one time, as no one
man usually; accumulates so many in one
season. However, this season, the hens of
Jerry 'Brisner seems to be overdoing the
business this year or else they have got fairly
and squarely down to hard—pan to be in
keeping with the times, as he sent in this
morning through cvcrybodys friend, the big
auhctioneer, “Jeems Mitchell.” a full dozen
of the egg-fruit from his Brahmas and Buff
hens which are the largest we have seen.
We don‘t think they can possibly be beaten
by these or any other breed. The dozen
weigh 2 pounds and 10 ounces. If any one
can beat this send them along, for eggs are
good eating at this time of the year.
We are indebted to Mr. Chas. Raymond,
of Rowayton, for a copy of the “Australian
Town and Country Journal," dated Jan. 25.
We are astonished to see such a paper pub-
lished off in that (to us) out-oT-the-way cor-
ner of the World, and it raises 'our ideas of
N cw South Wales wonderfully. “Show me
the public journals of a place and I will tell
you the character of the people." The
Journal is published weekly, and claims a
circulation of 25,000 copies. It contains regu-
larly forty.eiglit pages the size of Harper’s
Weekly, but while it is three times the size
of ordinary American papers its cost is three
times as much, or $0.00 per year.
We are indebted to kind friendsln Walton,
N. Y.. for a box of fresh and pure maple
sugar. It is white and clear and of exquis-
iic flavor. Certainly no place .can surpass
the charming bill-nestled town of Walton in
that line.
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PLATE Cruse—Mr. Geo. O. Keeler put in
a new .plate glass window, last week. At
least two other stoies up Main street, rumor
says, will be treated to plate glass windows
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New Post Office.
The new post ‘ofilce at Silver Mine com,—
nienccs operation today. There will be
,2. daily mail, arriving at night and departing
in the morning.
goes to the New England Church, Brooklyn. ,
The “Law” a Farce;
.Recent events seems to show that so far as
liquor is concerned the law is a mockery.
Men will swear to anything no matter how
ridiculous, and jurors, generally supposed to
be intelligent and honest men and of good
judgment, blandly accept and appear to
believe in any evidence offered in behalf of
the liquor seller. For instance, a few days
ago at a trial of a Stanlfdrd dealer, at Bridge-.
port, a man testified that he went into a
saloon in Stamford and called for a,glass of
gin, but the dealer replied that he didn't keep
gin, but passing out a bottle said there was
some gilt (guilt would be more proper) edge
tonicl lters; the witness took and drank it say-
ing that it was good, and on that quibble the
accused was acquitted. Now was there ever
a more ridiculous thing heard of than that?
And the prosecuting lawyer was ridiculed for
trying to get the witness to say it was gin
instead of medicine that he drank. Now
don‘t that witness, and the jury as well,rich-
believe for a moment that a liquor seller
would offer a man medicine when he called
for a drink, or that a toper, no matter how
low or degraded his appetitcnvould willingly
accept of and drink it pronouncing it “good ?”
Why, according to this, Mrs. Alexander and
her poor tool Bassctt, at Bridgeport, were
extremely silly ; why didn’t they say it was
cologne instead of chloroform that theyheld
to the nose of Stuttering Jacknnd as cologne
is nothing but an innocent perfume, why of
course they could not have been guilty of
murdering the man, and consequently the
very intelligent jury would have acquitted
them. ‘
Enacted at our liquor trials should come to
an_end and justice be meted out in those cases
as well as in cases of robbery, horse thefts or
other crimes. ,
In Norwich and New London the subter-
fuge even of Schenk Beer does not save the
dealer, for the authorities there have the
beer analyzed, and it makes no difference by
what name it is‘called, if found to contain a
certain per centage of alcohol that is enough
to condemn the sellers as dealing in intoxi-
cating drinks.
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Farewell Sermon.
The Rev. C. S. Williams preached the last
sermon of the second year of his ministry,
Sunday evening. The church was crowded,
there being many from other churches pres-
ent, who had become firm friends of the re-
tiring pastor, by his fearless advocacy of
every good cause during his residence in
Norwalk, and who are pained to learn that
he will be stationed elsewhere for the year to
come. The theme of the sermon being
‘ ‘Lights and Shadéws of the Itineracy,” Mr.
Williams gave a most interesting history of
his early life, his call to the ministry, with
thrilling incidents of his experience in his
various fields of labor. The sermon closing
with a courageous protest against itineraey as
“a thing of the past,” or, rather, as some-
thing that should be changed or modified to
suit the times and this section of the coun-
try. It was listened to with the closest
in the large audience who were bound to him
by strong ties, disclosed their sorrow at part-
ing.
Rev. Jas. Smith is expected to occupy the
pulpit 6f the 2d M. E. Church next Sunday.
PERSONAL.
Selectman Luther L. Scofield, of Stamford
died on Thursday night last.
‘ Miss Greenwood has been lecturing en
t imperance in old Litchfield.
Mr. Theo. Smith, of France Street, still
lies in a very critical condition.
Mr. Bradley 0. Banks has so far recovered
from his late severe sickness as to walk out.
Mrs. J. P. Wiser and son from Prescott,
Canada, are visiting, at Supt. Sandiforth’s
and at ex-Warden Daskam’s. Mr. Wiser isa
member of the Dominion Parliament.
Joseph H. Brown leaves to-day to join
Barnum’s advance brigade. He is the “com-
ing man” so many will be anxiously looking
for all over the country during the season of
the “only and greatest. "
The funeral of the widow Benedict was
attended on Sunday afternoon at the 2d M.
E. church. After the services the remains
were taken to New Canaan for interment.
She was a great sufferer. -
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Mrs. Mary Murphy, aged about 70 years,
was struck by the 5:50 train down on the D.,
8: N. Railroad in the vicinity of Pine Island
Cemetery last Friday. She was taken to the
old Lucas Hotel, city, and Dr. Nolan was
summoned. He found her shoulder and
three ribs fractured. At present she is quite
comfortable, but on account of her age, her
recovery is doubtful.
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Do you want to buy a Horse? Read
Dunn’s adv. in another column.
The legislators and State officials have
gone home and Hartford is alone in her
glory. .
Work on the Horse Railway track contin-
ues. Supt. Hyatt seems determined to keep
the road in good condition for travel.
A delegation from St. John’s Lodge visited
Temple Lodge, Westport, on Thursday eve-
ning. The collation is highly commended.
Domestic affairs are in a very unsettled
state in this vicinity, just now. Tearing up,
moving, and “getting settled," seems to de—
light the masses.
March tried hard to make the old saying
good. It came in mild, and went out with
considerable bluster. The weather during
the month was comparatively mild.
Messrs. I. A. Meeker & Co. have taken the
west store in I’Iardenbrook’s new building.
and will fit it up as a drug store. Mr. Meek-
er has been employed in ex-Mayor Weed’s
drug store for several years where he has
gained valuable experience. The new firria
will have an attractive store.
~~vsco-~
Now that the confederates have secured
Congress their next move will he to capt'ure
the army and navy. Of course the demo-
cracy of the North will assist as usual.
——Gazette. '
An original idea, had fraught with mo—
menluous importance, and shows the' noble
sqitiment that prevails in the heart of one of
the leading minds of the great and magnani-
mous republican party,—thc part of original
ideas and live issues. Confederates is
another name for scecssionists, and the first
secessionist were of a similar element to that
now composing the Republican party. We
certainly are not posted, for we thought the
Massachusetts and Southern rebellions had
been suppressed, and that the natives of
those sections were “restored” to their for—
mer privileges. Perhaps we are mistaken.
-—Boulh Norwalk Sentinel.
A good answer to our friend‘s sympathy
for the "lost cause,” may be found in the
following well authenticated facts detailed
by a correspondent of the Washington Rf-
p'ilbli'can, as follows;—
A “Straw” for Union Men.
To the Editor of the National Republican :
Sin: 0n the 25th inst., at about ten p. in ,
your correspondent's attention was attracted
by the strains of a brass band to. an assem—
blage gathered in front of a prominent public
house not a thousand miles from where a
useful and loyal Cabinet officer directs the
management of one of the most important
portfolios of the Government. Upon enter-
ing said house the writer's ears were regaled
with a regular, old-fashioned, antebellum.
secession liarangue, in which the “good old
days of the Confederacy" were welcomed
back, and “three cheers for Jeff Davis, the
next Sonata from Mississippi,” were freely
given to the tune of “Dixie.” This in the
Capital city of the nation, A. D. 1879. The
question naturally arises, Who pays a band
to invade loyal homes and insult loyal guests,
under the leadership of rebel lioodlums,
witin a. week of the assembling of a Demo-
cratic Congress?
We recall similar scenes in 1861. Are we,
indeed, under the rule of the “Confederacy,”
the bully, and the assassin? Is the “rebel
yell” now to be the Shibboleth of the Ameri-
can citizcri? In this part of the solid South-
ern and doughfuced Northern rebel Demo-
cratic caucus programme to inaugurate
another era of “rule or ruin ?" “With
charity toward all and malice toward none,”
let Union men make a note of this, the first
rebel demops'ration in the Capital of the
nation, under emderatic rule, close up their
ranks, and be ready for “roll-‘call.”""I~'ore:
warned, forearmed. A Summer.
1y deserve punishment? Does any sane man .
But really, is it not time that the forces.
attention, while the moistened eye of many-
CITY Mews.
BY OUR SPECIAL ,REPORTEB.
Our citizens have been greatly eXercised
for some time in regard to the action of our
new'board of Councilmen on the subjects of
firemen, police, sewer assessment and gas_
Some have been so ungenerous as to say'the
“devil” was in it. Last night many took a
last lingering farewell look at the gas lamp
posts, and suggested that it was as light by
the light of the moon without gas. as it
would be the latter part of the month with
our new method of lighting by kerosene.
Others remembered the effort made by the
previous boards of Councilmen, and their
failure to properly light the streets with illu—
minating fluid, the expense attending the ex-
periment, which the tax-payers had to meet.
There is no doubt but this experiment will
prove unsatisfactory, except to the commit-
tee, and some say that the suggestion to do
away with gas was only made to annoy an
ex-member of the Council, and an err-Mayor,
who are largely interested in the gas stock.
Rev. W. H. Boole drew together a large
congregation on Sunday evening, it being the
last time he would officiatc as pastor of the
church. After the opening exercises, he
kindly thanked the donors for the beautiful
basket of flowers which was upon the plat-
form. then discoursed on the theme, “God’s
Building.” After the sermon, Miss Platt
presented to Mr. Boole, on behalf of herself
and others, abcautiful bible, which he rc-‘
ceived, and thanked the givers in a very
touching manner. ._
The Marquette Miner's Journal by its de-
scription of an, elegant article of wearing
apparel purporting to have been found in our
city, has set all of our young men (including ,
err—mayors and other’city ofileials) .to search-
ing the streets in hopes of finding the mate
to the one described”, . _ . v
Won't somebody stick a pin in the Repub-
lican editor of the Sentinel. His Democratic
brother seems to have things all his own way
between elections.
The legislature has passed another bill in,
the interest of the legal fraternity. The
State laws hereafter,—until in their wisdom
the legislators make another change,—-are to
be printed in pamphlet form, and not printed
in the newspapers. Somebody will have a
“big job," and all the little newspapers will
1050 $30 01' $40 11 year by the change. 0f the
pamphlets 100,000 copies will be printed and
sent to the Town Clerks throughout the
State for distribution. The result will be
that 60,000 copies at least will be stowed
away and eventually sold or used as waste
paper, and the people will remain in igno-
rance of the provisions of the new acts.
When the acts are published in the papers
the people cannot plead ignorance of the law.
When issued in pamphlet form one man in a
hundred will not see them, and consequently
a new impetus will be given to law business.
While we believe the proposed plan of
printing the laws is a very poor one, it is
evident that some change from the old plan
has become' necessary on account of the
rapid multiplication of “Newspapers.” Here-
tofore all papers in the State have been al-
lowed to print the laws, and the poorest and
meanest journal was paid precisely the same
as the best and most valuable. Often two or
more sheets issued from one office under dif-
ferent headings have drawn pay for publish-
ing the laws, when the same type was used
on both or all,and thus the printers of worth-
less papers have often received double the
pay given to the best circulating paper in the
State. As these are multiplying so rapidly
it is evident that the State must make a
change of some kind. So far the cost of
publishing in the papers is probably some—
where between $3,000 and $5,000. The cost
of printing and (not) circulating in the plan
now adopted, will hardly be less. At the
rate we are going, however. the number of
papers will soon double, in which case the
plan would be economicak The old plan
could be continued to good advantage if con-
fined to the legitimate papers of the State,
of' whichvthero are about fifty—many of
which would not print- the laws, however,
at the price offered. We presume most of
them have hitherto printed the laws for the
benefit of their readers, and not for the pay
received, which was barely enough to pay
for composition.
On the authority of the New Haven papers
we stated several weeks since that the Rev.
Charles S. Wing, of the St. John street
church, would probably succeed Rev. C. S.
Williams as pastor of the 2d M. E. church in
this place. At that time, it seems, there was
no foundation for the statement. The item,
however, directed the attention of the com-
mittee to him, and the result is that arrange-
ments were concluded last week, and he will
come to Norwalk—if confirmed. He is very
highly spoken of in New Haven. His
parishioners gave him a farewell reception a
few nights since and presented him with a
set of resolutions handsomely framed.
There urehiiiiy'liiéié'éfiin‘ge’s“ in business
circles this April than usual. Business may
be rather dull. but it is moving times with
many of our traders. G. Ward Selleck will
hereafter be found in his new store; Mr.
Harlem‘s stock is in a “corner," and it is not
the first time Harlem stock has been cor—
nered ; Mr. Glover is fitting up Mr. Harlem’s
late store for occupancy; Mrs. Fawcett wll_l
remain in James’ Block, but occupy tWO"
stores; Mrs. Bette has gone into Mrs. Slau-
son‘s former quarters and Mrs. Slauson ex-
hibits her millinery goods still further up the
street ; Mr. Lawlor moves and Mr. W. H.
Smith will occupy both stores in Mr. Street’s
building; the Democrat has gone into the
Eagle's oldeyrie, and the Gas Company and
Water Commissioners into the new Harden-
brook building, while the Town will take
possession of the office they vacate
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Death of James S. Keeler.
For many years féw men in Troy had a
wider Circle of personal acquaintances in
this city and vicinity than James S. Keeler.
_He was a merchant on River street, engaged -
In. the mourning goods trade in company
With Mrs. Keeler, occupying for many years
the store No. 188, and subsequently remov-
ing to the Mansion house block, where he
closed his mercantile career. We believe
Mr. Keeler came here in 1829. His genial
ways and generous heart, as well as the wide
scope of his intelligence, made him a gener-
al favorite with his companions, and his soci-
ety was much sought and greatly enjoyed.
He was also a good citizen and heartily re-
spected. Mr. Keeler died suddenly at Nor-
walk, Conn, whither he removed some five
years since, this morning at the age of '75
years. It is supposed his disease was apo—
plcxy. He visited Troy. last Summer. and
then expressed his intention of returning here
and ending his days among old friends and
old associations. Providence has decreed
otherwise; but occurring here or elsewhere
the event will bring sorrow to many of our
citizens, especially the older ones, and none
who knew him will fail to pause and drop a
sympathetic word at the intelligence of his
death. .
We find the above in the Troy Daily Times
of Wednesday last. Mr. and Mrs. Keeler
have been residing with their relatives, the
family of the late Henry Selleck, on East
Avenue for a number of years past and were
well and favorably known by our town’s
people. Mr. Keeler will be mourned by a
large circle of friends. He died on Wednes-
day morning last. .
Look out for the tramp=. It is not prudint
fora wcman, alone in the house, to lcta
tramp. In. lf ycu have anything to give, -
hand It_ tut 1;) him. Sorne of them would
not hesitate to commit any c:i1n.c——Dimbury
Globe. '
We add: Also ministers, doctors, law-
yers, merchants, mechanics, professors,
editors &c.. &c., &c. Look out for them
all—“some of . them ’would not hesitate to
commit any crime.‘ Bout/L Norwalk Sentinel.
In his anxiety to defend the tramps, the
editor of the Sentinel delights in insulting
his respectable patrons by printing such
stuff as the above. Ciin’t he manage some—
how to champion the tramps without ever-
lastingly trying to pull decent people down
to their level? Why not try it, or else keep
still.
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The Sentinel says that it is reported that
E. A. Woodward will erect two houses on
Woodward avenue. this spring. Also, that
lthe City'Hotel will be enlarged.
The Final Adjournment—The
Business Done.
The adjournment of the legislature is
finally reached after the transaction of a
good deal of important business. ‘
, In the Senate, the bill regulating the sala-A
ries of state attorneys was passed after several
amendments. The salary for Fairfield county
is fixed by the amendment at $2,750. A
resolution was passed limiting the pay of
county commissioners to $4 per day for one
hundred days in a year. The statistics given
in the debate showed that the amount paid
the commissioners in Fairficld county in 1806
was $146.42 against $1,845.37 in 1878. The
resolution appointed Albert M. Talmage,
Deputy Judge of the Bridgeport City Court.
was passed. In the House, the resolution
paying Frederick G. Perry, of Huntington,
$146, for expenses incurred in contesting his
seat, was passed. A resolution paying his
opponent, Horace Wheeler $100, for the same
purpose, was passed, after a vigorous opposi-
tion by Mr. Treat and others. The House
refused to concur with the Senate inthc vote.
on the bill requiring the Naugatuck road to
extend better connecting facilities to the
New Haven and Derby road, and paszel the
bill.
It has been a busy session.
acts were the election of Orville H. Plait
for Senator; of the Hon. William anon
for Bank Commissioner ; and of General
Walker for Railroad Commissioner. It au-
thorized the reduction of the capital stock
of the Hartford Life and Annuity Company;
passed the ‘iill taxing church property;
passed two constitutional amendments, one
for biennial sessions, and one to extend the
term of the judges to the age of 75 ; passed
a resolution remitting the tax of the Charter
Oak Life Insurance Company; adopted the
Civil Procedure bill, a measure which is
important, for good or ill; adopted a_re-
port of the committee of investigation into
the State Prison, who condemn both the
warden and the directors, as incapable and
inefficient, and elected a new and larger
board of prison_dlrectors.
The adoption of the report of the com-
mittec of investigation into the matter of the
dome piers of the new Capitalwas to the
effect that these were entirely and abundantly
safe.
A‘bill to regulate railroad fares, coming
from Mr. Colyer, of Darien,passed one house
and failed in the other. .
There was a bill to authorize the organiza-
.tion of four military companies of colored
men as a part of the state militia.
The 10 per cent. reduction of salaries was
repealed.
To the State Comptroller the sum of $25,.
000 was given to pay for grading the Capitol
grounds.
The Capitol Commissioners were continued
in office.
For the new building at Middletown, for
the insane poor, $100,000 was voted down by
the House.
The terms of the assessors, in Hartford,
New Haven and Bridgeport, were extended
from two years to three. ‘
All towns are required to provide,for their
public records, etc., a fire proof safe, during
the ensuing summer.
Salmon fishing (a new interest, or a newly
resorted ancient privilege) is prohibited ,till
May, 1882; the shad season is ordained from
March 1st to June 20; and $3,000 was voted
to the fish commissioners.
Stamford was first incorported as a city,
but the bill was subsequently recalled, and
the matter was submitted to a vote of the
people.
Middletown is authorized to have acity
court. ’.
A bill passed exempting from taxation sav-
ings banks that have been enjoined.
The Hartford Steam Heating Company
was chartered; and the Hartford Gaslight
Company were given power to make their
capital $1,000,000.
A bill was passed changing the law to
punish the crime of rape. Under the exist-
ing law a sentence of life imprisonment was
obligatory; under this new bill the least
term shall be three years, and the punish-
ment may extend fun that to a life sen-
tence or less, at the discretion of the court.
A modification of the New Hampshire
tramp law was passed.
The governor is authorized to appoint a
commission to report concerning contract la-
bor in the state prison.
Local authorities are authorized to obtain
articles sold by grocerymen, druggists, etc.,
and subject the same to the state chemist for
analysis.
The use of steam dredges in getting oys-
ters has been prohibited cXcepting on two
days in a week.
Establishing salaries for state attorneys and
requiring accurate returns of fees.
Allowing the foreclosure of taxes liens.
Prohibiting courts from reserving ques-
tions of law without the consent of both
parties. .
Authorizing the governor to employ detec-
tives to search for criminals whose offense is
punishable by ten years imprisonment or
more. .
_ Exempting poultry to the value of $25
from attachment. ‘
Giving telephone companies the same
general powers that all telegraph companies
have.
Providing for permanent trusts in town of-
ficers for the care of cemeteries where gifts
have been made by will.
Enabling litigants in questions involving
the title of land to give notices, so as to bind
subsequent gurch isers,',by (o npelling proper
records in t e land record offices.
Defining accurately the rights and settling
conflicting claims of sheriffs and county
commissioners, and making the pay of the
latter $4 a. day for not exceeding one hun-
dred days in a year and allowing not ex-
ceeding $1 milage a day.
Abolishing absolute laws prohibiting trot-
ting purses by associations, so as to enable
agricultural societies to offer premiums “ac-
cording to law.” ,
A number of bills have been passed tend-
in g to the relief of factors in foreign attach-
ments. The insolvency laws have been re-
vised by providing for full hearings in state
insolvency, and giving probate courts power
to enforce their interlocutory decrees in
disclosures.
Temperance legislation has not made
.many radical changes. The old town agents
system has been revived to be applicable to
towns voting against license. Five per
cent of all license money is to go to the
different counties. County commissioners
hereafter must have license books with
“stubs” showing the character of each li—
cense.”
A Bill governing school district elections
has passed, and also one reducing the pay of
school visitors to $2a day,but allowing towns
by vote to pay more.
The publication of the laws in newspapers
is abandoned for the printing of 100,000
copies on one sheet for distribution to town
clerks, and free delivery by them.
Minority representation has been extended
to the election of :constablesgrand jurors,
and justices of the peace.
A Verdict.
The case brought in the Supreme Court,
New York city, J udgc Barrett, was . contin-
ued last week, and on Saturday a verdict was
rendered for the plaintiff in the sum of $5,000,
the highest amount allowed by law fordeath
by accident. The .case, as our readers al—
ready know, was lrought by James Leonard,
of Bridgeport, against the Columbia Steam
Navigation Company, for damages for the
death of his sister, Sarah Leonard, who was
killed by the Adelphi explosion. It is un-
derstood that the case will be appealed.
On Sunday morning the cirgar manufac-
tory of P. F. Sheenan d7 ,00. Water strcct
was entered by breaking a pane of glass in
the front window,.pulling out lhc slats that
held the sash in place and pushing it in on
the floor. 011 getting inside they broke
boxes, and what cigars they could not carry
with them they trampled under foot. Sun-
day morning early Mr. David Lane found
four boxes on the carriage block in front of
C. T. Leonard d7 Son‘s coal ofiice and re-
turned them to Mr. Sheehan, but they were
.worthless as they were thoroughly soaked
with rain. On Sunday afternoon Mr. S.
received information which fastened suspi-
cion on Robert Casey, Andrew Talbot, J ohn,
Kaine ——— O’ Neil.
All but Casey were arrested on Monday at
o a. m., by officers Sullivan and Bennett, in
their boarding house. Casey had taken the
11:12 train to New York, Sunday night,
probably'carrying with him one thousand
cigars—~lialf the number taken. The others
were brought before Justice Austin for ex—
amination on Monday. Kn'me and O‘Neil
turned State's evidence, and stated that
Casey and Talbot entered the place and took
the goods. An alibi was proven in the case
of Talbot, who was at his boarding house
helplessly drunk, it is claimed. The J usticc
discharged them.
=?.__.=__
Capt. Alexander Knapp, late 0f the Fear-
naught,~ is ready to shake your carpets for
you. Orders can be left at Holmes d:
0
Keeler's.
Among he
can hardly be said to be escaping
Temperance Meetings.
The meeting held at the rooms of Con—
cord Division, S.' of _T., inst Wednesday
evening, was fairly attended. The speakers
were Rev. J. A. Hamilton, Judge Perry,
Messrs. Starr, Harlem, Robert Shelton,
and Mrs. W. A. Kellogg and MissJulia
Weed. A quartette fulnishcd music.
At the ladies Temperance meeting at
Lockwood’s Hall, -' last Sunday afternoon,
Rev. Mr. Boole addressed a large audience.
It was his farewell address to the temper-
anee workers of the towu.
At the trial of Liquor cases in Bridgeport
last week, Giles Gregory’s case was first
called, when the witnesses for the State
showed that they had been tampered with
and were unprinciplcd. by forgetting every-
thing of consequence and contradicting their
sworn testimony before the Norwalk justice,
t‘ius fairly imaking _ themselves fit subjects,
(if they were worth the powder) of atrial
for perjury. They could not swear that
the liquor was ever paid for, etc., and Tuttle
admitted that he was a jail bird. etc., The
jury therefor acquitted Gregory and States
Attorney nolled the other three cases in
which those witnesses were tlic chief dc
pendencc. Now if Gregory is such an in-
nocent man, hadn't .liccught to receive the
recommend for a new license which the
Selectmen men‘ have hitherto withheld?
It is but proper to say that before the
Justice Court here, botli‘Tuttle and Lassen
swore that they bought half a pint of whisky
at Gregory’s, paid for it, and drank liquor
and paid for it at other timesduring the day;
and'Tuttle denied on his cross-examination
that lie'had ever been convicted of any crime
whatever, neither did the rum sellers attempt
to impeach the evidence. The strongest kind
of corroborative evidence was also given in
the J usticc Court -in support of the testimony
of the two witnesses to the purchase of liquor,
so that had not the witnesses sold out, even
a most prejudiced jury would not have dared
to rendera verdict so contrary to evidence
adduced.
Eight cases were carried over for trial at
the next term of the court.
The Connecticut Mutual.
This model life insurance company issues
to-day its thirty-third annual statement, and,
as is usual in the matter of its regularly pub-
lished reports, shows advantages gained in
the right direction. It has increased its amount
of assets,lessened its ratio of expense, increas-
ed the amount of payment to policy holders
and lessened the amount of interest deferred.
Against the item, “net premiums in course
of collection.” it writes as in the report of
last year, “none.” Its economical ,adminis—
tration is shown in the low ratio of expense
of management to receipts, 6.57 per cent.
The Connecticut Mutual was the first, in
fact the only company that at once, upon the
proposal of a New York company to sell in-
surance at a discount, publicly advertised its
purpose to do business as it had ever done,
upon the safe accredited plan, understood by
all the leading actuaries and experts of the
country to be the true one. Acting always
upon the only established principle that looks
to financial results, which in life insurance
teaches that a life insurance company to be
safe must be more than safe, the management
of the COnnecticut Mutual has always con-
ducted its affairs to the entire discredit of
speculation. The showing of the statement
to day 'is the best proof of the wisdom of such
action.
Schemes that are laid for sudden benefit,
imagined or partially real, may be apparent-
ly successful as viewed by the sanguine man
who hopes to gain advantage indirectly, but
any departure from the proven path of rec-
titudc in the administration of the business
of a life insurance company must eventually
lead to disapointment.
In a mutual life insurance company’s busi-
ness there is but one thing to sell, and that
thing is the common prop‘E'rty of all its mem:
bers. For their respective part of that prop-
erty they have paid the fair, fixed and uni-
versally recognized price. At the exact cost
the newcomer makes his purchase. If the
business has been large and the investments
have been large in yield, at leach year’s close
he has returned to him the proper dividend.
In any” event the surplus, in which as in all
other matters and property he has an interest
should be so great't‘hat the most positive saf-
ety can be guaranteed.
The Connecticut Mutual begins its thirty
fourth year in the absolute posession of what
makes a life company entitled to the fore-
most rank in business institutions. The iii-
formation, the ability, the truthfulness, the
economy of its management have been illus-
trated in the years past, and never more so
than in that just closed. The course marked
out by its direction is emphatically the same
that has ever been pursued, and entitles it to
the highest confidence on the part of all who
would deal for future benefit with a first-
class life insurance company—Boston Daily
Abeertilver. -
See adv. on lst page of this week‘s paper.
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[Advertisemenh]
An Open Letter.
Ed Normal/.- Democrat:
STAMFORD, March 20th, 1879.
DEAR SIR .—Ilemarking your editorial
“congratulating our brother of the Observer
on his narrow escape” from the consequen-
ces of his late folly, allow us to correct your
cvufent misapprehension.
An editor who, after refusing three times
as much cash for space in his advertising
columns as others pay, voluntarily puffs our
busmcss for several alternate wccks gratis,
. the consc»
quences of his folly. -
If, however, you think so, we herewith
offer you our ad. “one quarter your published
rates,” in the hope that you also will pomp.
ously refuse, on a. postal card, by return
mail, and attack us editorially in . your next
issue for offering such an “insult."
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some niiduselulnrticlcs. Commence at7}§ o’clock
ADRIISSION 10 CENTS.
N. B.——lt storm will - ,
Evening, Y be postponed to Fnuiy
Horses for Sale.
3 numbers of good first-class
CARRIAGE HORSES,
FAMILY HORSES,
GentS’ Road and Driving Horses,
LADIES’ HORSES.
All warranted sound and gentle, and will be sold
at reasonable prices. ‘
.Thcy are of the best Western and Canada
breeds. Call at stables ol' '
WEI. E. DANN,
Opposite Danhury 6:; Norwalk Railroad Depot.
signatures.
Pensions and Bounties got for
all Soldiers of my own and other
Regiments, 850.
W. H. NOBLE,
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
Fairfield Dearly Savings Bank.
HE Directors of this Bank have this day do-
- clared a. dividend at the rate of Five (5) 1’“
cent. per annum. payable to Depositors on and
after April 1st, 1575).
, CHAS. II. STREET,
Niei‘wnlk, March 20th .1870.
_ NOTICE. --
f lflh‘ Officers of the several School Districts
having bills for nudit.wz ll present the same
at the office othnj. J. Sturges, on Saturday Ere-
ning, April 5tli,and on Tuesday Evening April
8th, at 8 o’clock sharp. Blanks to he had on ap-
plication at this office. ‘
. BENJ. J.5TURGES, .)
’I‘rcasurrr.
2113
0. W. LECOUNT, Auditing
_ NELSON TAYLOR. JR. ' Committee.
\Vith the Board of Selectmen._
Norwalk, March 2811i, 1879. 13
Coloring for Easter Eggs.
5 Cts. jpcr Package.
H. 111.6}. 0. s. rnowrcr'r.
Singer SeWing
MACHINE
A'I‘
$25.00!
THE old reliable Singer Machine, with side
Drawers, drop leaf, cover, and the same stile
as sold by irregular Agents and Canvassers at
5,350, can’bc bought for;
$25.00
A'l‘
S P E N C E R .’ S
JEWELRY STORE, Main St,
Why pay more when you can get the best at
that price, none genuine without the Singer
00. Trademark. Every Machine warranted
new andjof the latest pattern; no second hand
or fixed over Machine. 12tf
T. H. THURBURN 85 00.
15 John St, New York,
Will mail free to applicants their new
DESCRII’TIV‘E PRICED CATALOGUE 0F
-ESEEDSEE
for the VEGETABLE &. FLOW-
ER Garden,for the LAWN,
the FARM, & NURSERY.
Important to Farmers and others.
A rare Opportunity to improve
your stock.
HE t'ull blooded Aldcrncy Bull PRINCE II,
. 2}; years old will be kept for service, for
this year (1879, only, at my farm on the old San-
gatuckrond. Norwalk. Season commences April
L'd. Prices lowor than ever, Terms of service:
Fuli Blooded Stock, only $3.00, former price 35.00.
Native orcommon Stock. only $1.00, former price
3-2 00. This Brill is from the very best of Import-
ed Stock. Terms stxictly cash
2t13 JOHN F. RAYMOND.
BANDELISN PILLS
WILL CURE A COLD IN THE HEAD, COSTIYE—
NESS, DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, FOUL STOM—
T’
L.
SALT RHEUM, nnurrroxs, AND OTHER SKIN
DISEASES, BILIOUSNESS, LIVER COMPLAINT
BILIOUS FEVER, MALARIAL nnvnn, JAUN—
DICE, DROPSY, GOUT, RHEL‘MA'I‘ISM AND NEU-
RALGIA. They are the best DINNER.
PIIJLS
known, They do not GRIPE the BOWELS and do
not cause headache; butdo Purge out all Foul
IIumurs from the Blood, and have just
enoughtoiiic in their composition to stimulate
sluggish and disordered organs into vigor-
, ‘ ous action.
They impart health and toneto the whole body.
Thcyarc gentle and effective as a physio for
costive children teething, those habitually con-
structed or afilicted with worms.
Send 25 cents for a sample box to the
DANDELION PILL 00.,
13
For sale by all Drnggists.
Meeker’s'
NORWALK PACKET.
For the accommodation of the public, the Sloop
LADI JACKSON, Capt. Joseph S.Byxbee, will
hereafter make regular weekly trips between Nor-
walk and New York. stopping at South Norwalk,
lcavmg Meeker Brothers’ Wharf, Norwolk, every
It ridpypnight. Freight taken on board at Pier
43 lg. IL, foot of Rutger St., New York, on MON-
DAIS and TUESDAYS.
Produ‘cesold and returns made in old packet
style. hrcight at old Packet rates, viz: Flour 12
cts; Sugar, 15 cts; Pork and Fish ‘20 etc ; Molass-
es and Ixerpscne Oil, 25 cis; Boxes 6 cts; Oats!)
cts; 100 lbs, Feed 6 cts. Farmers in adjoming
towns are Invited to send their produce 1) this
cat. _ A. J.MEEKER & BRO
N orwnlk, A pril, 1870.
TO RENT.
VV\,
\
vvv
1mm
0 RENT.—A Barn on West Avenue. Ap-
ply at the GAZETTE OFFICE. 12.
To Rent.
HE large Halljri the new brick block on Wall
. Street, adjoining the Connecticut Hotel,
suitable for a Society Ilall,or for Public Meetings.
Also one handsome office room on second floor.
. Apply to HARDENBROOK.
Norwa k, March 30:11, 1579. ti 1::
To Let.
THE Building formerly occupied by Price &
_ .Batenadjoiniug Norwalk Foundry. Build-
ingis 30x60 with an L12x40. Possessmn given
April 1st. Also 1 Born on High Street, \vill ac-
commodate 3 horses.
12 E. B. PRIC E.
To Rent.
THE lowcrpart ofn Dwelling House. oii-Bclden
Avenue—7 rooms. Enquire of O. E. WIL-
SON, No. 6 Gazette Building. 12
MARRIED.
J\I\I\I\I \I'\I\I\lv\l\lv\l\f\l\lW\An/\I\Am
In Norwalk, on Sunday March 3011). by Rev. E.
D. Bentley, Mr. Irving Taylor and Miss Lydia
Albin, both of Wilton.
In Brewsters, N. Y., T. 11. Ravens to Miss A. I}.
Roland, both ot‘Bcthcl.
DIED.
v VVVVVVVuvvuvvvuVVVVVVVV.
In Norwalk, March 26th. rat the residence of
Rev.C. M. Selle-ck, James S.l\eclcr,ugcd '15 years.
Remains taken to 'Iroy for-interment.
Norivalk, March 27th, Eva Bell, aged 8 months
and '25 days.
/\/\
“ligiihiins were tat. an to New Canaan for inter-
ment. .
In Darion, M tl’ClI 29th,‘Ge)rge A. Hoyt, ,agel
35 years.
In Fairne‘d,Mireh 25-.h, Elia). Meeker, agel 81
years.
In Fairflcl LMarch 27th, Jamgs Whole-n, aged
81 years.
In Washington, Cb, March 17th,~5imeou Minn-
el, aged 69 years.
In New Preston. March 17th,Deacon Wm.Hop-
kins, aged 75 years.
In Bridgeport, March 23d, William Platt, aged
62 years.
In Bridgeport, March 23d, J ohu Fehr, aged 47
years.
In Southport, March 20tli,Burr Sherwood, aged
84 years.
In Stamford, March 27th, Mrs. A. W. Morris.
In Staniford,Mareh 27th, Eliza Brown, min of
T. De Witt Bette, aged 31 years.
In Litelifield, March 21th, James Doyle, aged
76 years. March 15th, Mrs..l\Iary, Widow \ot the
late Edwin Windhams, aged 72 years.
In Ridgeflcld. March 26th, Russel B. Keeler,
aged 79 years. a
In New York, 26th ult., Abby J ., wife of Isaac
Wood, aged 49 years and 6 months.
In Bridgeport,Mareh 20th, Emma 0., daughter
of the late lrcderick S. Sanford.
In Soy-walk, March 231b, Phebe Benedict,aged '
' QTATE OF CONNECTICUT, District of Stani-
k ford. ss. Probate Court. March 20th, 1370.
Present. John Clason, Judge.
On motion oi'Chas. M. Mather, Administrator
on the Estate of GEORGE MATHER latept‘ Da-
rien in said District, deceased. It is ordered by
this Court that notice be given that the Adminis-
tration account in said eslatc will be exhibited
for settlement at the probate office in said Stam-
tord.on.the 7th day of AnrilJSTQ. at ten o'elock,a .
iii .. by posting 51. copy'of this order on the public
sign-post In said Darren, and by advertising the
same in a newspaper printed in Nor-walk, Conn.
Diseases of the Kid-
neys, Bladder At Urin-
ary Organs, Dropsy,
c ntincnce of Urine. Nervous Diseases. Female
\ akness. and Excesses; HllHT’S FEMID‘! is pre-
pared EXPRESSLY r these diseases.
in Kidney Diseases l_rom actual trial. having been
much benciiited by Its use. E. G. TAYLOR.
From a retired minister of the Methodist Episco
has eured my wife of Dropsy in its worsttorm.
_All hopes had left us for months. All say that it
is a miracle. W ater had dropped from her right
REMEDY. ANTHONY ATWOOD.
.HUIT'S BEMEIV is purely vegetable,.and is used
H u NT§§ by the advice of Phy—
_ once ma be placed
in us- an mat wui
J OIIN CLASON, Judge.
Side or Loins, and all
i *1 99
:;‘ Bright’lesease of the
' a bolus. Retention or In-
to ,
From Rev. 15. G. Taylor, D. 1).. Pastor-let Baptist
I can testify totlic virtucol IIUNT’S REMEDY
pal Church. 509 North Seventeenth Street,
WM. E. CLARKE—L'Pat‘ sir: HUNT’S REMEDY
limb for months. Forty-eight hours had taken all
had been tried. None succeeded but IIUNT‘S
sieians. It has stood
and the utmost reli-
SQHVISGEVB .
Send for pamphlet to
- PROVIDENCE, It. I.
tent one, for Housekcc ing and general, _
- PURSUANT to an order of the Court of Pro.
AGE AND BREATH,I[EADACHE,PILES, IVORMS ‘
latgssllillestSelectedStock
Auction Sale
‘ offlcal and Personal Estate.
hate, for the District of Norwalk will bx
sold at PUBLIC AUCTION to the nighe'si bidder:
SATURDAY, APRIL 51h, 1879.
at 2 o’clock, afternoon, [unless previous ‘ -
ed ot‘at privatosalclall the right, t.,réya‘3,‘§p?§_
tcrest that SAMUEL SEYMOUR, late of Nor-
walk.ln said district deceased. had at the time
of his death in and to the following real estate
situated in said Norwnlk. viz.:—1‘lic homesi'eaq’
lately occupied by said deceased. conststingr or
about ten acres of land with a valuable (livci‘iim.
house,a large and convenient burn and Gib-c:
buildings thereon. Also about six acres of land
lying easterly of anttndjoiningthe homestead amt
suitable for gardening or fruit growing. The in.
tcrest of said deceased consists of an' equitv of
redemption in said real estate. '
Also, at the same time, an ox-cart, lumber
wagon, hay cutter, portable cider mill and other
farming utensils, and a. quantity of grape and
currant \vinc.
Sale to take place on the premises.
_madc known at time of sale.
. SILAS P. TUTTLE.
Specially authorized to sell said estate in the
place of the administrators.
Norwnlk, March 22, 1879. 2113
flllll'l.
hfl‘ Q-«—..-_
J 8273'. DODSON
TAKE PLEASURE IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT 01?
T1111 OPENING OF THEIR ELEGANT
New Carpet Store,
4-0 8: 412 “lost l‘illl Sin-N. Y.,
Terms
0
Tuesday, April lst.
irrnsv EXHIBIT AN IMIIENSE srocx or ME .
DIUM AND FINEST GRADES on CAIiI’E’l‘S,
DIRECT FROM THEIR owx nxc'romns.
AMONG THEIR MANY STYLES WILL BE Form
A CHOICE SELECTION OF NEW PATTERNS
N EVER BEFORE EXHIBITED on
Moquetts, Axniinsters,
Royal Wiltons, Vclvets,
Body & Tapestry Brussels,
'Ehree-Plys, Iiigrains,
Floor Oil-Cloths,
Bugs, Mats, 620., die,
ALL OF WHICH WILL BE OFFERED
RETAIL BY THE MANUFACTURERS
AT AS LOW’ RATES AS CONSISTENT Wl’l‘lf
GOOD MATERIAL AND THOROUGH
WORKMANSIIIP
ALSO—
_.‘-. LARGE, FRESH AND CAREFULLY SELECTv
ED IMPOR'I‘A’I‘ION 0F SMYRNA AND
INDIA CARPETS AND RUGS.
AN INSPECTION OF THIS ELEGANT STORE
ND STOCK IS INVITED.
res.
JODDERS,
“2.5.58
(' ARI‘E’I‘
MANUFACTURERS ,
RETAILERS.
JfiHN VAN GAASBEEK, Manager.
AND
Garden and Flower Seeds.
All who are in want of
SEEDS,
will (h well to examine our assortment as
it is complete.
n. M. a e. s. PROWIT’I‘,
Druggists.
Cows for. Sale.
W0 or three young Cows for sale.
MRS. GEO. LOW, Westport Road.
APPEARANCES ARE DECEPTIVE.- Some
years ago as a. Mississippi River steamboat
came to a river landingdi tail,ungainly,,
gave kisli Iookingfcllow. leaning against a:
wood pile, attracted the attention of the pas-
sengers. one of whom, a talkative and con- I
spicuous person, remarked to his friends ,
that he was gomg to have some fun out of ‘
i, that fellow. Solicjumpcd ashore when the ,
boat landed, and with a great show of fierce- 7-
ness approached the fellow. Drawing a
savage looking bowie, he said:
"‘So, old fellow, I’ve found you at last.
Iou’re the man that stole a. dog of miuc,and
, I’ve _sworn to get square with you. I’ve been
-- looking for you for a year.”
The gawky lazily opened his ey es in won-
; dcring amazement at first. as though he
F didn’t understand it. Then catching sight
:; of thelnughing passenger-slacking on from 3‘,
:_ the deck, he took in the situation. v.
_By the time “Smarty” had finished telling t
him how long he had been looking for him, .
he had taken out of his pocket a fist like a z;
.1, sledge hammer on the end of the arm of a g
' Windmill. He swung it once and knocked
_~ the man who had been looking for him ,
2' plump into the river. Then resuming his ~
.- place against the wood pile. he raised his
‘ eyes to the deck and with a lazy drawl,in— -.
. quired,“is there anybody else on this boat 5:
I looking for me?” '
A.H.H 18d}.
Do you know that we have got the
OI“
BOOTS all SHOES
to be found in the town of Norwalk? It
is a FACT. Shoes for everybody; fit and
please, we xxow we can, no “guess
work” ’bout it. A full line of
CHEAP snoss. .
Ladies’ Slip-p618; 250' to $130
7 Great call for camp goods. Can sell
Ladies’ Bllllflll‘allfl Late Sine
For $1.00.
; Tiru Doors—There iz only one thing that :’
kan be sed to favor 9v tite Boot—they make 1
,. a _man’forgit all his other sorrows—[Josh
- Billings. "
' 'Ihethings that i kant provei believe the I
- most, Lbclcavc that one apple iz sour, and ES'
, another one sweet, but i will giv cnny liigh- r».
, ly cddiiknted man, a. span of matched'mulca; L"
; who wrll tell me what makes them so.
Splendid line of :1;
'_ Laiia’ literal Ties, just in
750.to $2.00.
A full line of fine Goods for Ladies and E
' Gentlemen. -
»_ Ceritlunliu’r lire Sites
E- 0- Burt’s Laiies’lesllrenl
Kit $6.08. -
French Calf Boots, and
§_ Gaiters, and Low Shoes '
That will please as well as fit, It‘s so.
: When a poor blind boy was asked what ,i
forgiveness is he paused a moment. and ‘
then takinghis pen, wrote: "It is the odor "
which the trampled flower gives out to bless i
- the foot which crushed it.”
\
Remember if you please. i
A. II. HOYT-
“ - llllilT's REMEDY. the
Great Kidney
Blcdicine. cur us
3 Burns in the BaCk.
Kidneys. Gm vel, Dia-
Church. PROVIDENCE. R. 1., Jan. 3,1379.
PHILADELPHIA, Penm, April 16, 1378. i
the extra. water from the system. Allothernieaiis
the test for 30 years,
WM. E. CLARKE,
50].!) BY ALL DR UGGISTS.
Norwalk Chronicler