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WHOLE NUMBER 1678.
STACY’S GAL.
TEE SIMPLE INNOOENCE‘OF NATURE'S CHILD——
A STORY OF THE SAN JUAN MINES.
The Coloneljl think, was the first person
to propose to her. He did it in the oration
style for which he was noted in the camp and
was promptly refused, much to his own and
I the boys’ astonishment. I believe_thc Judge
Was the next, but as he had fortified his cour-
age with a large quantity of whisky, his
breath was strong enough and his words
thick enough to ensure speedy rejection. He
was considerably mortified at it and was nev-
er able to explain the cause of his defeat, but
when a Mexican woman drifted into the
camp shortly afterwards and engaged in
washing for the men, the Judge tried his
hand agah and was accepted. It took him
a month to get loose from the bonds, and he
swore he would “never give any darned fe-
male critter a chance to hook him again,”
and be carefully avoided all Indian squaws
and homely senoritas who occasionally pass-
ed through Mineral City. After the Judge
. a dozen or more of the boys offered their
hands and fortunes to “Stacy’s gal,” and
fared in precisely the same manner, while
old Stacy himself quietly chuckled and “bet
on His gal every trip,” as he afterwards ex-
plained.
She had come into camp 9. week or two
previously to the greatest surprise of every-
body,including her father. Old Stacy a good
many year before, some eight or ten, had
lost his wife, and so g't was his grief that
he could not be induced to remain longer in
the place she had made a little heaven for
him. So he placed his daughter—his only
child—in the fashionable female seminary of
the State, provided her with everything that
was necessary for her comfort or happiness
and then struck out for the San Juan silver
mines to forget his recent loss among the ex-
citements and privations ‘of the frontier.
Stacy was one of the fertunate few out of
the unlucky many that enter a mining coun-
try, and in a few years he was possessed of
properties yielding him an excellent income
from their hard, white quartz. He regular-
ly corresponded with his daughter and kept
her supplied with pocket-money far in excess
of her needs [or requirements but henever
went back; on a visit, and when that young
lady was duly graduated with high honors
she determined to seek out her long absent
paternal progenitor. With an independence
and courage, the wonderment of the boys,
she traveled across the plains, took passage
on the stages and finally rode into Mineral
City on horseback, the first whiterwoman in
in camp and the object of the shy adoration
of the men.
It was some time before the boys could
stand their ground and face her, instead of
scampering away at her approach, as had
hitherto been the case; but the Western mi-
ner is not long in getting accustomed to
strange things, and it was not over ten days
after her arrival that the Colonel immolated
himselfgn the altar of his affection. En—
courage by his example and unterrlfied
by his unceremonious defeat, the boys one
after another tried their luck though as I
have before mentioned, with no better sue.-
cess. ,
Stacy was a partner of a mine in the Ajax
mine, in which there were three of us inter-
ested, and as we were doing considerable de-
velopment on the vein I was of necessity
much in his company and consequently in
that of his‘daughter. She was a very pretty
girl, with dainty, delicate ways, far more
befitting a house on Walnut street than a
rough mining camp; but she loved her father
with an earnest,'clinging affection that would
not listen to her leaving him, and so she con-
tinued to reign QUeen of Mineral City all
through the summer of 1876.
I don’t know when it was thatI was really
attracted. toward Nellie. I think it was when
she asked me to call her thereafter by that
name. She made the request so innocently,
so sweetly and so tenderly, alleging that as I
was her father’s partner, a gentleman by
birth and education, and such a kind friend
to her, it would be ever so much nicer for
me to say' Nellie, instead of Miss Stacy,
which sounded so formal, that I came very
nearly adding other words to the name that
our short acquaintance would not justify.
After that I spent most of my evenings
with Nellie, and sometimes of an afternoon
we took delicious little rambles together on
the mountain sides and into the heavy tim—
ber lining" the valley or canon of the Un—
compahgre. One evening, as we were re—
turning home, we stopped to rest on the
rock-creased summit of Mineral Point. A
few hundred feet below us lay the little
mining camp, its log cabins looking doubly
picturesque in the gathering gloaming. The
blue smoke was curling from a dozen chim—
neys as the men prepared their evening meals;
and here and there, over the various trails, a
blue-shirted miner,with pick and drills across
his shoulder, came striding home. The sun
sinking behind the Wasatch Mountains, one
hundred and sixty-fivemiles distant,cast great
long shadows across the surrounding peaks,
and veiled the ravines and gulches in deepen-
ing darkness. '
Nellie sat on the croppings ‘of a inn of
quartz and I lay stretched out at her feet,
watching her pretty,tender eyes as they wan-
d'ered about the horizon, drinking in the
beauty and the :grandeur of the scene. She
had some light, fleecy arrangement— a nubia
I believed it is called-wrapped loosely about
her head and shoulders, and her hair, in
whose meshes the sunbeams seemed to have
caught,peeped from beneath,helping to frame
a face stamped with innocence and purity.
Young people always get sentimental in the
evening. when surrounded -by quiet, and I
was no exception to the rule and almost be-
fore Iknew it I was toying with the little
hand, so white and soft, lying carelessly on
the flinty quartz.
“Nellie," I said, after a few moments,
“don’t you ever long to leave this rough place
and go back to the East?”
“Not now," [she said slowly, “though I
might under acme-circumstances.”
“Why not now i” '
“0h, because—beenuse—l don’t want to
leave papa." . ~
"Is that the real reason ?” I asked, her shy-
ness and evident avoidance of my eyes giving
me hopes that set my heart heating with
quicker pulsations.
“Let us go down," she said quickly, as she
arose.
“No, not until you answer , me,” and I
caught again the little hand,
She drew it from my grasp, and witha
saucy “Come” started down,,the trail and I
hastened to follow. I made several attempts
to renew the conversation on the way, but
Nellie always turned it off frOm the subject
nearest my heart; and yet when I left her at
her father’s door she shyly extended her hand
and I thought I detected a soft pressure as I
_ took it in mine. A moment,and shé bad van—
ished. andI noticed a rosy flush on her pretty
cheeks (and an unusual light in her tender
eyes. I went back to my little cabin with a
strange admixture of certainty and doubts in
my feelings, and quickening of my pulses
that made me oblivious to my rough sur—
roundings._
After supper I fit ,my pipe and sat upon
my roughiy-hewn door step. The sun had
gone down, and yet there was light enough
for me to see her cabin and notice her father
standing in the doorway chatting wrth
Mineral Bob, the best prospector in camp
and the third owner with Stacy and myself
in the Ajax. I turned my head and saw the
lights in the shaft-house of the Big Giant
mine ,on Red Mountain gleaming away in
the distance; I heard the clanging blows of
the blacksmith at his forge as he sharpened
the tools for his morning‘s work, and the
deep boom of the blast in the little Emily
mine came floating through the still air.
Then my eyes wandered back to the cabin
which held Nellie. Bob was still there, his
tail figure and broad shoulders contrasting
greatly with the little old man lathe door—
way. What was he, doing there so long I
thought, and I puffed my pipe susiciously as
I saw Nellie a moment‘ later join the two.
The night settled down, and the cabin faded
from view, their presence only revealed by
the lights shilling through the little square
windows or the sparks streaming out Of the
stone and mud chimneys. It was getting
cool too, and I knocked the ashes out of my.
pipe and re-entered my little home and stirr-
ed up the smouldering embers on the hearth.
An hour went by and the moon sent its
beams across my little table, with its plates
and cups; across my llearthen and rocky
floor, touching lightly my books on a shelf
at the head of my bed and restin softly on
the rolled-up coat that served me for a pil-
low. Lturned on my stool and glanced out
of tee window. The tops of the surrounding
timber weresilvered by the moonlight, and
the cabins stood out against the dark back—
ground of the tall spruces. The sound of
singing came up from the saloOn and the
wind sighed fitfully now and then. And so
I fell into a sombre reverie, and Nellie was
the center about which, all my thoughts re-
volved. Presently there was a knocking at
my door, and at my invitation Mineral Bob
entered. ‘ ,
“Hello! Philadelphia? he said, “I kinda
thought you wasn’t in."
“Why 1’" I asked, rather sorry of the inter-
ruption, though Bob was good company and
no one could look into his merry .blue eyes
and pleasant face covered all over with a hut.
uriant,rich brown heard,without feeling bet-
ter and less out of spirits.
"‘Oh, I sort of calculated you’d be some-
where around the girl. How’s your chances,
partner '1’” Good, eh ?”
“Come, come, Bob,and stop your nonsense.
Here, fill your pipe and sit down.”
Bob laughed good-humoredly and, pulling
up a stool, sat dowu near the fire and, as he
filled his pipe, said: '
“I've dropped in on a little business—about
the Sunshine, you know,“ alluding to a mine
of his, and, one of the best in the camp.
“You know, I’m obliged to sink—ain’t got no
chance to tunnel, and the derned surface wa-
ter is getting the best of me. Must have a
pump, if I want to do anything—this bailing
water out by the bucketful when she coming
in near as fast is of no account. You know
that i’"
I nodded assent.
“Well, then, Philadelphia," as he lighted
hls pipe and gave two or three vigorous
puffs, “I want to see what kind of a dicker I
can make with you about running the mine.
I ain’t got the money to get an engine and
pump, though I guess I could borrow it, and
besides I’ve got to go Easton business inside
of a week and I don’t want to leave the Sun-
shine idle—I can’t afford it.”
"Why don’t you sell her to old Stacy ?" I
said. “He’s got some ready cash.”
“But he’s going out shortly and wants to
sell his own mines."
“Going out—Stacy ?” . I demanded,wonder-
ing why Nellie had never alluded to it.
“Yes, going to take that girl of his back to
the States. This ain’t no fit place for a, pretty
little thing like she is, you know."
Nellie going to leave camp! By Jove,that
wouldn’t do. No,if she left,I would, too. I
shouldn't lose her, now that I had all but won
her, so I said: . ‘
“I tell you, Bob, I don’t know that I shall
stay much longer myself. Perhaps you would
like to make me an offer for my interest in
the Ajax and let me attend to your business
in the East, if I can; I would be very glad
to.”
“No; much obliged, partner; but no one
can do what I’m going out for except my-
self. Sometime I might be able to handle
my own property better if I _had the Ajax,
too, seeing as how the two claims join each
other on the same vein. I wonderif old Stacy
would sell out cheap enough ?”
“0h, Ijguess so,” I said;_“especially if he
is at all anxious to get away. I’ll speak to
him for you.”
“He said the other day,” continued Bob
as though he were carefully weighing the
proposition, “that he’d sell to me on time,
if I could only get a good man'to go my se—
curity.” . ’
“Would he take me, do you think!"
“Take you? A great sight sooner than any
other man in camp.” '
“Well, then, Bob, you give me a mortgage
on the mine, and if his figures are not too
high I’ll indorse your note and turn you over
my interest beside. The mine is solid yet, I
guess, though I havn‘t , been to it for a
week.”
“That’s the gal’s fault," grinned Bob; “but
it if wasn’t good I would’nt want to buy.
I believe I‘ll go 6 own and see the old man.
It won't take long,” and Bob buttoned up his
coat and started out.
Half an hour later Bob returned with the
necessary papers, by which Stacy conveyed
his third interest in the Ajax mine to him
for eight thousand dollars, payable within
thirty days. I indorsed‘Bob’s“ note for the
amount, he . assuring me that if the-f mine
continued to pay, as it had in the past, he
could easily take it up when due, besides
which, I reasoned to myself, that I would
soon be Stacy's son-in-law, and, in case of.
Bob's failure to meet the note, the old man
would not be hard on me. Ialsotransferlfed;
my third interest to Bob for alikeamountf
and secured myself for both sumsby a mort-
gage on the property; and so I wentto bed
bthat night and dreamed of the little wife I
soon expected to have. .
I saw Nellie the next day, and though, she ?
smiled sweetly and blushed most _.prettily, I
wasn't satisfied,” owing to her getting things
in readiness for the trip next morning there.
was no opportunity for a quiet little conver— ‘
sation. I told Stacy I was going out, andh‘e
he didn’t know but what it was a, good
scheme for his gal, ’cause it would. hardly
be expected that me and Bob would B's good
company ;”- and so the matter was settled
and I collected my traps together, and those
I didn’t care to take 'with' me, I distributed
among the boys. They all knew what I.
was going out for, and good-naturedwitti—
cisms were freely indulged in at my expense.-
But I liked it, and rather enjbyéd. my
triumph over the Colonel and tbeJudge and"
the others who had tried to win; the little
treasure that I had carried off, but had mis—
erably failed.
I sat in my cabin that evening—the last I
should ever spend in Mineral City—and some-
how I got terribly blac and out 'of spirits.
It felt like parting with old friends. Every
tree and every rock seemed to have a hOld
on my affections, and the rough logs of my
little home had a warm place in my héan,
I could not shake off my low spirits, and so
I went down to see my little one and-from
her sweet face and pretty eyes draw the con.
solation I felt I needed . I feund heb look—
ing tired from her arranging and packing "ef-
forts, but she seemed most glad to see me,
and we sat on the doorstep and were soon
chatting in a warm, confidential way. As I
was about to go I took her little hand in my
big palm and said : '
“Are you really glad. that I .am going out
without you?" '
“You know I am,” she said earnestly, her
eyes dropping and her soft little fingers in- _
voluntarily pressing mine, and somehow be—
A
-ing
laughed and said Nellie had spoken of it_aud.. .
fore I fully realized what I was doing I had ,
INORWALK, ' CONNECTICUT TU
lea‘ned forward and pressed as hot passionate
kiss on her pretty lips, and with a little ex—
clamation expressive of surprise and not of
anger, she turned and vanished. I was a
happy fellow that night.
Our trip was begun the next morning, and
in due course of time we all of us came to a
halt in New York. What's delicious time I
had had of it, and how considerate Stacy and
Bob were. They never intruded their pres;
ence, but let me have Nellie to myself, as
though they had no connection whatever
withus.I felt grateful to them,and meditated
often upon what 1 could do to show my ap-
preciation of their thoughtfulness and good
feeling. Nellie was a little paradox, how—
ever—an enigma I couldn’t solve. I had
proposed to her half a dozen times on our
way East, but though she plainly showed
that her heart was mine and permitted me
to squeeze her hand, whisper soft nothings
and. kiss her good-night .when she retired,
she would give me no answer to my plead-
ings, but kept me of! with a coquetry in it-
self most attractive. And so the days spun
around and I seemed to be no nearer than
when we left the old mining camp, and I
got irritable and out of sorts, and one day
Nellie suggested that I had better run on and
see my family and get sweetened up a lit-
tle, and I savagely replied that I would, and
I should not return until she sent for me,
etc., etc. She smiled sweetly, and looked
tenderly out of her pretty eyes, and I took
the train for Philadelphia, in a terrible tem-
per, and yet feeling sure that I would be
back a'gain within forty-eight hours, and I
was, I asked the clerk to send up my card,
and he said it would be useless, as the lady
with her fatherand the ether gentleman had
left that night before, for the South, he
thought, They had left a letter for me,how-
ever, and—I snatched the letter, and tore it
open. There were several enclosures,rehding
as follows:
Tuuusnax.
my terrible flirtation With you of the pa
From the Washington World.
John Sherman.
When John Sherman assumed charge of
the Treasury Department,March 12, 1877, he
immediately enquired into the workings of
every branch of the department, and in a
short time had familiarized himself with the
essential details of every bureau and division.
He never signs a paper without knowing its
full purport, and if he finds no time to per-
sonally examine a paper, he, satisfies himself
of its character by enquiry of the officers
who may have charge of the particular busi—
ness. It was noticeable at once that his
method of doing business was different from
what had been the practice. Everything was
done in an ’open and straight-forward and
business-like manner. There was an entire
absence of'all mystery in the transaction of
the public business. As is well known, he
began a thorough overhauling of the custom
houses throughout the country and reduced
the expenses of collecting the revenue from
customs very largely. ch is a thorough,
close, diligent and conscientious worker.
He arrives at the office usually before 9
o’clock in the morning, and remains until 4,
and sometimes later, except of course when
called away to Cabinet meeting or Congress.
There probably never was a Secretary who
performed as much real work of the‘ Depart-
ment—answering enquiries and making de-
cisions, dictating them to 'his Secretary—as
Mr. Sherman. There is, in fact, one branch
of the business which he has kept entire con-
trol of, and that is the refunding operations;
and it is well known to all how admirably he
has managed it. '
Instead of being hard of approach, he is,
on the contrary, more easily seen than any
secretary in the recollection of the oldest
employe. There is no ante-room attached to
.his oflice, and unless he be engaged upon
some very parlicular‘matter, and does not
wish to be disturbed until it is disposed of,
MY DEAR 03AM“: Y0“ must pardon he admits all comers; but being a man of-
weeks,'but it was the last I should have, an
you are the dearest of fellows to finish up on.
I dare say you will feel a little vexed. but
you’ll get over it, Charley, and when Bob
and myself get settled down to housekeeping
which I trust will be a long time yet—you
must come and see us and be a good friend
to your penitent. NELLIE.
The next was:
Dean PHILADELPHIA: You’ve had a good
time with my intended wife and I havn’t
interfered; you indorsed my note for $8,000
and I won’t cheat you out of it. I trusted
you and you came to “time;" you trusted
me and here I am smilingl enclose With this
my , note that you indorsed and deeds con-
veying to you the whole of the Ajax. She’s
pinched, Philadelphia, and ain't worth a
cuss. You tube now the business that called
me East, ch 7 Ta, ta. MINERAL Boa.
I have never seen them since. I don’t want
to. I went back to the old camp the follow-
ar. The boys don't tease me now, but
I thrashed two of them and got thrashed by
three before this silence on the subject was
observed.
The New Oyster Bill. .
The following is a synopsis of the new oys-
ter bill proposed by the, oyster commission-
ers :—
Sectibn 1 provides that the state shall have
exclusive jurisdiction and control over the
shell fisheries in this state.
Section 2 provides that the navigable wa-
ters of this state and the counties containing
and bordering thereon are hereby divided in-
to three diatriets for the purpose of this act,
of which the first district shall be Fairfield
countyand the waters adjacent thereto; the
second shall be New Haven county and the
waters adjacent thereto; and the third dis—
trict shall be Middlesex and New London
counties and the waters adjacent thereto.
Over each of these districts an oyster com—
missioner shall be appointed by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the senate;
such commissioners shall reside in the dis—
trict over which they are respectively ap-
pointed, and shall hold office for three years,.
and until their successors are appointed.
Sections 3 and 4 provide for the applica—
tions for these oyster grounds, and upon
what conditions the commissioners shall
grant leases of the natural oyster beds of the
state. ,
Section 5 provides that the commission
shall lease to parties who apply in good faith
a reasonable number of acres, upon the fol-
lowing terms f—For a term of ten years; for
the first four years 15 cents an acrela year for
each acre of ground leased ; for the next three
years 25 cents a year for each acre; and for
the last three years 35 cents a year for each
acre; for any term less than ten years 35
cents ayear for each acre; which rents shall
be in lieu of all taxes upon said leased prem—
ises. Said rents shall be payable semi-an-
nually in ad‘Vance.
Sectionti provides that at the expiration of
the lease the lessee shall have the privilege
of renewing the same, and if the state make
any other disposition of the grounds he shall
have the preference.
Section 7 provides for an ofiicial survey of
the oyster grounds. Section 8 provides for
the fees of the commission, and section 9 de-
fines the duties of the commissioners regard-
in g the collection of the rentals and their pay-
ment to the state treasurer.
Section 10 provides that nothingin this act
shall be construed to affect any designations
of oyster grounds heretofore lawfully made.
And all designations heretofore made of oys-
ter grounds outside of the boundaries of any
town are hereby validated and confirmed.
And the owners of the right to plant and cul-
tivate oysters on such grounds shall pay to
the state a tax of 25 cents a year for each
acre of ground so designated, which tax shall
be payable semi annually on thefirstdays of
July and January, commencing. with the
.first day of July, 1880 and shall be in lieu of
all other tax on such grounds. '
The Observance of Sunday.
Secretary of the Navy Thompson briefly
addressed the New York Sabbath Committee
in AssociationHall, New York city, Sunday
evening. In the course of his remarks he
said that after many years of observation
and experience he had come to believe there
,wis no principle'better fixed in the Ameri-
can mind, orany. sentiment more indelibly
engraven upon the American heart, than the
determination to regard, in some form, can -
formity'vto' what it called Sunday legisla-
tion.-_ ' There was no use of talking about
mornlityzand virtue and propriety without
youmave the Sabbath a! 'a basis upon which
they1 all. rest. 'A government without the
Sabbath isnot only no government at all,
but 'it'c‘a'nnot stand long enough tototter
and fallback of itself. Ours is the fore—
mostnation of the earth. Europe is agitated
frOm center of circumference. These is not
.-a single king upon a single throne in Europe
who feels. secure at all in the possessionpf
his crown.t_ The mightiest among them
could not lay his head upon his pillow at
night butthe vision flitted before his mind
of the assassin's steel. In America every-
thing was peace and quiet. We are a peace-
ful, contented, and. happy people. This, he
~remarked, is the grandest nation of which
history has given any accOunt. What re-
sponsibility is, therefore upon us! We
stand midway between the .old worlds on.
either side of us. Our light goes out in
bothdirections We should not stop in our
career. We 2‘ nld take care of our moral-
ity, protect e... ‘ Sabbath. guards our rights
cultivate virtue, build yup, our homes, and
then what a bright; future there was before
us 1 If the timeever shall come when every
man shall be able to lie-down under his own
vine and fig tres, and there shall be none to
molest him or make him afraid. it must be
by our example. I come here, said the ven-
erable secretary, in. conclusion, because I
have an interest in this cause. I want to see-
thc influence of the people of New York go
forth in the land. . This work with me has
been carried on for thirty years, and I shall
neither forget nor abandon it for the next
thirty .years to come. [Laughter and ap-
plane] I desire you to understand now
that 18 entitled to the protection of the gov—
ernment, and the acknowledgment of his
rights, I regard them all as being dependent.
-u on his own faithful discharge of the duties
citizenship. [ApplauseJ
trict business habits Mr. Sherman never al—
lows himself to be bored by those who wish
to talk a great deal about a little, and soon
finds a way to shake them off .and take up
the “next.”
In the matter of appointments in the De-
partment, he has paid more regard to the
services and claims of the soldier element,
and has made the law on that subject of
more binding effect than ever before. It is
safe to say that during his administration no
soldier of the Union has been dismissed ex-
cept for sufficient cause sét forth upon the
records of the Department; and the claims
of the widows and orphans of soldiers and
sailors have been respected in the same way.
More than a majority of all the appointments
made have-been either persons who served in
the Army of the Union or their widows,
orphan children or near relatives.
There have been some allegations made
that Democrats and Rebelshave been prefer.
red for appointment, and that the Treasury
Department hasbecome an asylum for such
as these. This is’absolutely false, and there
is no ground upon which to base such a
charge. It is not denied that there are a
few Confederate soldiers in the Department,
possibly as many as twelve or fifteen in all.
Now, excluding the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing,‘there are about 2,000 regular
employees, which would make the propor—
tion of Confederates as six to one thousand.
Most of these persons were appointed prior
to Mr. Sherman’s administration, and solong
as no complaint has been made against them
either as to the manner of the discharge of
their duties, or as to their conduct, the fact
of their connection with the rebellion has not
been deemed sufficient cause for their remov-
a1, especially as they profess loyalty to the
government and fealty to the Republican
party. ’ ‘
There. has been an attempt on the part
of some person or newspapers unfriendly to
Sherman, to convince the soldiers of the
country that he was opposed to the law
authorizing the payment of back pensions,
with a view, apparently of creating. the im—
pression that he is not a friend of the soldier
class. There is not among our public men,
one who has used his influence in favor of
the soldiers with more zeal than John Sher—
man. He has always been favorable to their
receiving the highest reward that a grateful
Republic could bestow upon its defenders.
The position taken by Mr. Sherman, as See.
retary of the Treasury, on the question of
the arrears of pensions at the time the bill
was under consideration was not against
their allowance, but he had grave doubt as
to the ability of 'the government to pay them
out of the surplus revenue, and just after the
resumption of specie payments had com—
menced he wished to avoid every. possible
obstruction to its final and successful accom—
plishment. By careful estimate of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of the Government
he thought that the payment of the arrears
of pensions could only be made out of the
resumption fund, and therefore recommended
that he be authorized.to sell bonds to meet
their payment. ' '
i The Secretary held that it was the express
duty of the Treasury Department to maintain
resumption, and that it could only be done
by keeping in the Treasury an ample reserve,
to' meet any demands for the redemption of
United States notes, and to inspire .confi—
dence in its ability beyond all peradventure
to meet all demands. He considered it his
bounden duty under the law to maintain that
fund, at or about forty per cent. of United.
States notes outstanding, and that the use of
the fund for any other purpose than the one
for which it is expressly provided,could only
be justified by the absolute necessity of ,
meeting mandatory appropriations by Con-
gress. He saw no necessity for sellingbonds,
for the maintenance of resumption unless the
resumption fund should be impaired by ap-
propriations larger than the revenues, when
it would seem to be the duty of the execu-
tive branch of the Government to use even
that fund rather than defeat the will of Con-
gress. He expressed a doubt as to whether
the resumption fund could be classed as
money in' the Treasury not otherwiseappro-
printed, and he was clear at that time that it
was the only fund sufficient for the payment
of arrears not covered by current expenses.
The act authorizing the payment of the ar-
rears of pensions Was approved January 25,
1879, and it was estimated at that time that
arrears had accrued amounting to $34,000,-
000, and that it would require $41,500.000
to meet the provisions of the bill. It was
manifest at that time that the current reve—
nue was totally inadequate to meet this large;
demand, and the surplus revenue forthe suc-
ceeding fiscal year was estimated at a little
more than $88,000,000, and it was thought
that the passage of the tobacco bill. would
reduce the current revenue so as to cause a
deficit of $18,000,000 in the estimates sub-
mitted at that session.‘ Therefore, it was“
that Secretary Sherman recommended that,
he be authorized to borrow a sufiicient;
amount to pay the pensions, and thus aVoid
throwing any obstacle in the way to resump—
tion. In a letter to the Chairman of the
Cummittee on Finance of the Senate, calling.
attentiantothe subject, the Secretary used
this language: “The neglect to pay. the ar-
rears of pensionswould not only be unjust
to the very meritcrious class of persons who
are entitled to receive back pensioDS. bill
would seriously afiect the public credit and
hen reproach to the Government.” _
This is enough to satisfy anywho may
labor'under the impression that Mr. Sherman
is not only without the element of truth but
Qontheccintraryghe alas the most friendly:
feeling towards them. ‘
The revival of business and return. of thcf
said to be “injuriously Effected.”
country to prosperity, brought; about by re-
, "sumption, has dissipated the fear felt by the
Secretary that the surplus revenue of the
Government would not-be sufiieient to pay
the arrears of pensions. There would prob-
ably be a vast difference in the opinion of
Mr. Sherman as head. f the Treasury De—
partment, and as one the principal agents
in the origination and drosecuti'on of the re-
sumption scheme, in regard, to the payment
of pensions and bounties to soldiers, (requir-
ing an outlay of many millions of dollars),
at a time when business Was at a low state,
when there was a depression in prices, and
no activity in our industries, than would be
the case in times of prosperity,large revenues,
and continued increase in the resources of '
the nation. . I,
Mr. Sherman has always been favorable to
a fair and just equalization of bounties, and
the only doubt he has entertained has been
as to the ability of the Government to meet
the payments without jeopardizing the pub—
lic credit. -
The military record of Mr. Sherman is not
generally known. The extra session of the
Senate of which he was a member at the
time, was called July 4‘; 1861, and after its
adjournment, Mr. Sherman went to Ohio,
and raised 2400 troops.“ President Lincoln
and Secretary Chase both advised him not to
go into the field, as theyb'needed his services
in the Senate, and in this: request the legisla-
ture of Ohio joined. logo family vhsw theie'“
was no reason why he fshould go into the
field, as four of his brothers were already
enlisted and serving in the army. I
The proposed repeal of'the Missouri Com-L
promise first awakened-ibis Republican sen-
timents, and he became at once an outspoken
opponent to the extensioh of slavery. Being
elected to the House of ‘Bepresentatives, he,
became a leader in the Republican party. As
the civil war was dawning, be was bold and
uncompromising, battling against the dis-
union sentiment manfullyT and courageously,
and during the entire war he was ever a safe
counsellor in all measures for the suppres-
sion of the Rebellion, and’ from that period
to this he has never wavered in his Repub—
lican principles, doing allin his power to
improve the condition of the freedmen, and
to protect them in their civil and political
rights. There is nothing in‘John Sherman’s
record that can be assailed. His agency in
bringingabout specie payments, which event
caused the revival of trade, giving employ-
ment to idle thousands, has beebme a matter
of history, and he justly ranks as a public
benefactor. ' '
Connecticut Legislature.
H’anrrolu), Feb. 25.
Swarm—Concurred with the house in ac-
cepting a verbal amendment to the resloution
appointing _Mr. Storrs 0. Seymour on'the
state goard of education, and resoluion again
passe .
Representative Wadham’s term fee bill was
killed, the senate voting to adhere to its vote
rejecting it, on report from its conference
committee. . '
Bill favorably reported by the judiciary
committee that “no complaint praying for a
divorce shall be heard‘ or any decree granted
thereon until after the expiration of ninety
days from the day to which such complaint
is made returnable; passed.
HOUSE. .
Bill providing for town records of land taken
for highway improvements ;_passed.
The following bill was ekplaincd by Mr.
Carpenter of Norwich andpassed:
The towns are herebyempowercd to re-
pair their highways by either of the following
modes, viz :'—— - *
1. They may at .each‘annual meeting an-
thorize the, selectmen to. appoint and super-
vise surveyors of highways, :whose duty it
shall be to repair the highWay's in their re-
spective districts-for thecnsuing year. _
2. They may ‘at each annual meeting elect
surveyors of,highwa'ys,whose duty it shall be
to repair the highways in their respective
districts for the ensuing year. .
3. They may at an annual town meeting
appoint commissioners, not less than-three
nor more than five in number, whose duty
it shall be to contract in writing for the re-
pair of the highways for periods of not less
than three nor more than five years, and
whose terms of office shall be co—equal
with the period for which they let out the
highways. .
4.‘ They may repair the highways in any
single district or section within a town by
either one of ‘ the above modes, as the town
may direct.
5. All contracts heretofore made by the
towns for repairing highways are hereby
ratified and declared as valid as it entered
into after this act may take effect.
6. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
- THURSDAY, Feb. 26.
SENATE—Bin concerning tin employment
of children; providing that no person shall
employ any child under fourteen years of
age, without a certificate signed by a teacher,
school visitor, superintendent or district corn-
mittee,showiug that the child has attended
school as required by law; passed.
Bill that the fees of receivers shall be 1
per cent. of the amount ' of dividends paid to
depositors; provided the amount is less than
$250,000 the court may allow further equit-
able sums and tax allother expenses; passed.
Substitute for house bill 35,‘ relative to
taxation. ,The bill provides that any: tax laid
by any town, city. borough or school district
remaining unpaid for one month shall have
interest at the rate of nine per cent. charged
upon it. The house amendment to “except
interest on tax liens” was rejected, and Sen—
ator Blackstone oflered the. following amenda
ment: “ This act shall. not affect the rate of
interest accruing upon taxes for the security
of which a tax lien has been or shall be filed,
as now provided by law; passed.
Bill that public schools shall be maintained
for at least thirty—six weeks in each year in .
every school district in which the number of
persons between four and sixteen years of
age at the last procedin enumeration was 110
or more ; and no town 8 all receive any money
from the state areasury for any such district
unless the school has been kept during the.
time; passed. ,
Bill for the instruction of children. ‘ The
bill provides that any person having control
of children between eight and fourteen years
of age shall cause such child. to attend a. pub
lic day school or other day school, in which
instruction is regularly and thoroughly given
in the branches of education required to be .
taught in the public schools, for at least sixty
days in each consecutive twelve months, six
weeks at least of which attendance shall be
consecutive, or to be otherwise properly in—
structed for a like period of time in each
consecutive twelve months in branches of
education unless the physical or mental con~
dition of the child is such as to render in-
struction inexpedient or impracticable; pass-
Rall Road Damages to Lands.
A brief which was presented in the courts
yesterday in behalf of a new railroad, makes
an interesting argument upon the question of
railroad damages to land. . A summary of its
leading points is given elsewhere. It is claim-
ed that the General Railroad Act limits
compensation to property-owners to com-
' pensation for property.actually taken, and
does not authorize the assessment of conse-
quentialdamages to land which can onlg be
he
Supreme Court has decided that such dama-
ges, not allowed by statute. cannot be as—'
sessed unless required by the Constitution,
and also that such damages are not allowed
by'the Constitution. It is further urged, as
a question of public policy, that the progress
of the railroad system must not be checked
by the assessment of local consequential
damages; if these be-paid, they may better
be paid by owners whose property has been
improved in value than by the railroads.
Also that if there is3an in'creaserin the value
of the entire body of the land affected by
the road, there can be justly no claim for
depreciation even from‘parts of thelanc'.» The
pointsL made are-of specialinteres't‘ because
they beardirectly upon the question of ob-
taining damages from the elevated roads,and
have apparently been framed with a partial
view to protecting the interests of those com
panics—Tribune. ‘ .
The Waterbury American says a Milford
. 'man stupified by drink and the cold, was
found near the Fair Haven rolling mill, the
'other night and taken in. and resusitatsd
j amid the lurid glare of. the molten iron and
the din of the- machinery. As he slowly came
to and was asked where bebelonged,he look-
ed about him in afrightcned manner and rec
" piled: “Well, when I was on earth I lived
Milford."
NORWALK GAZETTE,
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The Second Oldest i-aper In the state.
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Marriages and Deaths inserted gratuitously.
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W. o. BURKE, er., M. D.,
Puvsicisu a senator.
onlce over In National Bank, South
N orwulk.
OFFICE HOURS :—-8 to 9 a. m,; 1 to 2 p. m., 6:30
to 7:30 p. m. ‘
Slate at Prowitt’s Dru Store. Norwalk, and
Stillson’s Drug Store, 80. orwalk.
Calls forwarded by telephone.
ELLERY C. CLARKE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
omcc, Isoacs’ Block, Wall Street, over
. Stanley’s News Office.
Hours 3 to 10 a. m.,? to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m. Slates
at Prowrtt’s Drug Store, N orwalk, and .Stilson’s
Drug Store, South Nor-walk. Residence, West
Avenue,corner ot'Elm Street. 3m2p
Dr.‘Wm. J. Wakeman.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Late resident Physician and Surgeon of Connec-
negstircut‘Statifi Hospital. '1
1‘ ion :- ooms former occu ied 1) Dr. A a
Hill, Dentist. y p y 8
OFFICE HOURS :-7}4 to 9x a. m., 1 to 3 p. m., 6
to 8 p. m. .
311151
CHARLES W. MANY
Surgeon Dehtist,
vouwann, CONN.
Ollieecorner of_Main and Wall Streets. Nitrous-
Oxlde Gasadministered
ALEX, S . GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
Teacher of
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Composition.
Box 379 I’. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
Huilbuit, Relyea & Seymour,
Attorneys aill Counsellors at Lav,
Room No.4, tup stair-,1
GAZETTE BUILDING.
NORWALK & BBIDGEPORT
Messenger and Package Express.
The undersigned, running a wagon to Bridge-
port cvery Monday and Friday, propose to take
messages and small packages for a reasonable
compensation. to be left or called for anywhere
between Norwalk and Bridgeport, or in the city
of Bridgeport, Wagon leaves Market. 55 Main
street, at 6 o'clock a. m., returning in the after-
noon. . Orders left there at any time will receive
attention. Office in Bridgeport at Charles E.
Shelton’s, corner of Main street and Fairlield
Avenue. FOLWELL & MUN GER.
Norwalk, Nov. 10, 1379.
All the Latest Styles in
FALLAND WINTER
MIL LI N ERY
NOW READY AT
Mrs. Wilmot Faweett’s
2 and 3 J ames’ Block, Water
Street.
w. E. Q'UIINTARD,
General Furnishing Undertaker,
OPPOSITE HORSE R. ILDEPOT
Q'Ordersattended to (layer night . Resident:
Main Street ,3 doors from Union Avenue .
The its rwalk Fire Insurance 80.,
Has now completed its
18th Successful Business Year,
. And has not outstanding a Dollar of unpaidlosses
or of claims for losses.
In Still" COMPANY IlSllltES AT IDWEII‘ RAT
Wis. C.Srnnu'r. Pres.. s. E. Onirsrnan, Tress.
GEO. R. CownnsSec’y.
'I‘NA INSURANCE Co. OIHARTFORD
Incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual
Capital and Assets, $6,716,893.77
Insuresngainstiossand damage by Firemnterms
adopted“) the hazardanlieonsistentwith tllelaws
ofcompeusntion . COWLES & MERRILL,
iole Agentsf or Norwalk and vicinity
B. S.-BLASCER,
Athis storein .
MALI-ORY’S BLOCK,
hasconstantly on hand, a general- assortmen io
Groceries, Crockery. Glass,
I'Iln and Wooden Ware, Etc.
By devoting'his constantpersonal attentionto the
business he hopcsto merit public patronage
naunus s. nocxwoon,
AND
GENTS’ FURNISHING summon.
Main Street ,NOrwalk. Conn.
BERNARD, COHN.
MERCHANT. Tarpon,
wnnms nurnnrnc, want. s'r.
_ a FULL LINE or
Imported and Domestic Cloths,
of the latest styles, constantly on hand. Novel-
ties in Scotch. Suitings. Satisfaction guaranteed
in every particular. , 46
66a 'wcck ill our own town. Terms and Shout
_ tit l’ree.Ad ressII.lIallctt & Co.Portland,Me.
- A 'l'
Quintard’s Furniture Reoms
wul betoundlt completeassonmentol
FURNITURE, 3.0.,
ncludlngc‘vorythinguau allyfound in a drst-class
establishment, at Prices to suitthc Times . Also.
alargeassortmeu to“ ' .
EROMOS . PICTURE FRAMES,
“ LOOKINQ GLASSES. dtc. '
Glassi'latesc u’ttbanysize‘. Repairingdoneinthe
best manner,at short'notice . 'Also.‘ old HalrMat-
transesmadeover asgood asncw.
, 1: o-Ill‘umn's 80H-
‘ 312's Week.812 a an at home easily made. Cost.
- lly outfit frac.A dress True&00.AugustnMe
Full column,one year, ------- 160 .00 .
noun", '/
Spcclul Notices 25 per cent. advance on:
fashionable Draper and Tailor l"
Regiments,
ESDAY, MARCH 2, 1880. ' ,
All the Latest Styles in
FALL AND WINTER.
MILLINEBY,
NOW READY AT,
Mrs. Wilmot Fmvcett’s
2 and 3 James’ Block, Witter
street.
PURE jMILK.
Delivered in Norwalk and South Norwalk, at
your door, every morning '
AT '6 CENTS PER QUART,
.By REMSON 13305. on:
C." II. Kendall, ill. I).
DENTIST,
Norwalk, ‘ Conn.
‘ - omce second
_ door west from
Daubury R. R.
Depot. Dental
operations in all
branches as for-
N. B.—-Dr.
field.
THE
Norwalk Il‘llll Willis.
CO’S SHOPS are running every day (except Sun-
days) all daylong and are prepared to execute
any kind of
alarmist worm
that may be offered.
STEAM ENGINES inn PUMPS
kept in stock,
Castings (if all Kids in Uriel.
Manufacturers troubled with the present scar-
cit of water can buy or hire pumps on reason-
ab c terms. ‘ '
SPECIAL NOTICE
TO THE LADIES 0f NORWALK.
The undersigned has opened a
Retail Department
in the
Factory on Hoyt 815., near Main,
Where LADIES’. Mlssns9 and CHIL!
DBEN’S SHOES, of our own make,
sale prices.
Measures taken and Shoes made :to
o
rdcr.
_ T. cousms.
J. ‘M. POTTER,
”DEALER IN .. ‘
Cabinet Organs, “Vio-
line, Banjos-,- Fifes,
_Dmtms & Sheet
Music.
Pianos and Organs to Rent.
PIANOS,ORGANS AND MELODEONS TUN-
ED AND REPAIRED.
Instruments sold on monthly Instalements.
01d Instruments taken in Exchange
for N cur.
Wall Street, Norw alk onn.
Solicitor of Claims.
GENERAL—BUSINESS.
OFFICIAL lNFORllIATIO-N.
L. A. GOBRIGHT,
Office 1,427 F Street Northwest, near
15111., WASHINGTON, D. C.
Y former connection with Journalism for a.
long period, has given me an extensive ac-
quaintance in all the departments of the Govern-
ment and all exce tional facilities. Prompt at-
tention given to at orders requiring personal ser-
vice at the National Capitol,which may be for-
warded through thcotlice of the NORWALK G3:
znr'rE. '
new rail veils WATER PIPES.
Wnu. Glover 8:. Son,
Areready toputinyourWATElt.STEAMor GAS
PIPE, at very short notice and at aslow a. rate as
anyone. WROUGI-IT AND CAST IRON, TIN-
LINED,LEAD PIPES, &c., of every sizeand dc-
crlption. PLUMBINGiuallitsbranchcs.
— GlEANlINESS IS NEXT Ill EMILINESSm
G. A. FRANKE'S
Sharing and Hall Glillli Saloon!
F01: A
Pleasant Shave, .
Artistic Hair Cut, or_
Thorough Shampoo“.
cam. am
Mr. Franke’s Hair Cutting Saloon,
No. l GAZETTE BUILDING.
“Particular-attention given to Ladies andChild-
ren’s Hair Cutting and Shampooning.‘BI
AT HOME T0 EVERYBODY.
Hot and ColdWater Baths
New Film at the Old Stand
Messrs lVIULLINGS BROTHERS
Wouldlespectiully inform the public,that they
have taken the business lately conducted
by MULLINGS .trTILLY. and with the old cx-.
peril. need Workmen, hitherto employed by the
late llrul ,arcpreparcd to manufacture ullklnds of
canalrcss & wacous
TO ORDER
Repair-in g in alljts Branches.
DIACHINE FORGING. DISCOUNT
ALLOIVED FOR CASE].
0. A. MULLINGS, J.S. MULLINGS
South Norwalk, April 15,1878.
Warm Baths
Cold. Baths 3 2
Shower Baths l: l
. _ Every day at
E. APELL’S Model Bagber Shop. .
Second Door from Poul. ofllce.
PENSIONS.
Pensions and Bounties got for
all Soldiers ofmy own and other
Jim.
W. H. NOBLE,
B RIDGEPORT, CON N .
People’s Mar-kg..-
‘ No. '19 MAIN STREET,
THE very best of BEEF, delivered xlully to
our customers. 'Also, in their season, Veal,
Lamb, lilunon. Pork, &c.,at the . west
Market ltatcs. Vegetables and Afr-ulna a lull,
fresh and varied supply daily received. Market
wagon sent about town every morning. .
JAMES E. WIXSON.
T0 LOAN on lteul Estates‘ecurity.
Money Enquire of 0. EJVILSUN, No.6
Gazette Building. Norwalk, Ct. 32ft"
s ‘ § ‘93
W01 9,. ie {3.1 so
.PERFEG
5 EU
'l‘housamls‘ofDefrymen sale‘ IS PERFECT.
nationalDlploma at N. Y. Dairy Fair. Ask
itcosts t. ogetlt. , V
can be obtained at a slight advance from whole- .
3:
REAL ESTATE.
To Rent.
STORE on Main street now occupied by'A.
Morehouse. Two brick houses on High
street. Inquire at Packing House in Mam street.
Feb. 22.1880. [3t8] NOAH WOOD.
A BARGAIN,
For Sale.
HE residence of the subscriber. House has
14 rooms and attic; Gas, Borough Water,
good well. and sewer connection.
Barn with
water.- Frult of all kinds. Lot “8x265. Terms
easy. on xulck sale. It not sold before March lst
will be to let. 0. T. WEEKS,Wcst Ave. Sil‘
To Let or Lease.
THE. large line Store on Washington Street,
South Norwalk, well fitted up in all respects
and has been occupied for past fifteen years for
Dry Goods trade by the Messrs. Bennetts. Lar e
Plate Glass Will be put inlt‘dcsired. Also,t e
fine store in Ely‘s Block, on Main Street. now oc-
cupied by Penncll Bros. No better location in
the city, Will be rented or leased, if business is
not objectionable, uta moderate price. by B. J.
STURGES, Norwalk, CllAS. W.S.\ll’1‘ll, South
Nor-wink. or NATHAN C. ELY, 9th St. and 3rd
Ave., New Yorlf. 8
0 BENT.—From'April 1, a desirable house
on Main Street, containing ten rooms. with
ham and garden. Apply at QUINTARD’S FUR-
NITILRE ROOMS. 5tf
on sum or: RENT.—}Iouse on East.
Avenue. CHAS. S. PROWITT.
To Rent.
ll‘llltEE ROOMS ncar center of village.
Apply at this Office.
A Rare Chance.
HE subscriber offers for sale certain proper-
ty, situated on the west side of Westport
harbor, near the Bridgc,c-omprising a good wharf
with plenty of room for the erection of a. manu-
factoi-y which would have superior freighting fa-
cilities; aCoal Yard with one Wood and four
Coal bins, all well covered; two Stores; tene-
ments for eight or ten families; Barn for hay
and stabling,&c. The Horse Cars pass directly
in front of the property. This is a rare chance
for any portion desiring to engage in busrness.
For l'urt er particulars applyvto
ED ARD H. NA SH.
Westport, Feb. 12th, 1880. ”(if
For Sale.
QENTLEMAN’S magnificent residence situ-
' mod on East Avenue, Norwalk, Conn., with-
in one-half‘mlle of business portion of city. and
commands fine View of Norwalk Harbor. House
contains 10 rooms with all modern improvements,
water, gas and bath. S )lcndid bum, carriage
house and room for code man. Place contains
about three acres of land, running back to river,
which makes it very convenient for boating.
Will be sold very cheap and on easy terms. For
further information enquire of
JAMES or F. W. MITCHELL,
Real Estate Brokers, Mitchell’s Block,
N orwalk, Conn .
‘Farm for Sale.
THE subscriber offers for salenis Farm , situated
in the Town of Greenfield, in Saratoga 00.,
New York State, ten miles from the town of Sara-
toga, pleasantly situated on a rise of ground, 95
. acres of land,with.one Dwelling House, two lar e
Barns, Grainery and other out buildings, will e
sold cheap. Half the purchase money can remain
on mortgage, if desired. or. will exchange for V1]-
, Conn -
311149 81 AS 1’. TUTTLE, N orwa
Farm for Sale.
THE subscriber offers for sale the well known
farm belonging to the estate of Sylvauus Sce-,
ly. deceased. Said farm is situated in the town of
New Canaan, on the main road leading from New
Canaan to Stamford, within fifteen minutes walk
to the village _ churches,‘ schools and railroad
depot. There is about 56 acres of land, one large
convenient Dwelling House, With Barns, Grainer-
ice and .other out-buildings. Half the purchase
money can remain on bond and mortgage, if de~
sired. For further particulars inquire. of . _
3m49 SILAS P. TUTTLE, Nor walk, Conn.
VFOR SA LE—Thc verydesirable residence on
Lcwis‘St., now occupied by Rev. Mr. Bent-
ley. Apply on the premises, or to J OHN PARET.
374 Broadway, New York. 42
- I
0 RENT.—A'Barn on West Avenue.
ply at theGazn'r'rE OFFICE.
For Sale.
HE Homestead of the late Peter McLaughlin,
deceased. It is very eligibly located in the
Borough of N orwalk, is two stories and basement,
contains 14 nice rooms, well adapted for alarge
family or a. boarding house; lot 603200 feet, has
Borough Water, Fruit, like. Situated on Franklin
Avenue, within three minutes’ walk of Post Office,
it"
‘ - Depot, Arc, Will be sold on accommodating terms.
For further particulars enquire of
24 JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent.
. FOR SALE.
TWO ver‘ydesirabl eBuildin gLotson Wes lMaln
Street . Apply at theGAZET'IE OFFICE .
For Sale.
THE subseriber offers for sale his HOUSE and
LOT, situated on West Main Street, in the
Borough of N orwalk. The place is pleasantly lo-
cated, in a good neighborhood, only a. short walk
from the businesa part _of the town, School,
Churches, etc. The House is nearly ncw;conven-
lently arranged, and 11. good condition. For fur-
ther particulars apply to the. subscriber at Can-
non’s Station, or to G. A: S. H. Holmes, Norwalk.
35' JOHN W . itENOUD.
Dw- EgPINGa
Building. Lots.
SEVERAL dwellingsnarious prices in differ-
ent portions of Borough. either . lct or for
sale at reasonable prices. Also several places
outsule of Borough limits—one in Winnlpauk.
Also several Buildlnglots in and out of Borough.
Enquire at this Office.
For Sale or Exchange.
FOR property in Norwalk o_r vicinity, 2 houses
in Brooklyn, E. D., Within 5 minutes walk of
4. ferries. Goodlocation. For particulars apply
to J. S. RANDALL,
45 . Box 63. Norwnlk.
Farm for Sale.
BOUT 12 to 13 acres within 1% miles oicenter
ofNorwalk. . Good situation. good house,
built of best material and by days work. About
so choice Apple trees with other; fruit, good gar-
den, good well of water, and fine shade trees. J ust
the place for a man Wishing toraise Strawberries,
etc. Price $7,000. Enquire at this Office.
For Sale.
cosy comfortable Cottage on one orthopleas-
antest streets in town, Within five minutes
A.
walk of the Bridgcor Churches. will be sold at
cost price. ' A portion or the purchase money can
remain on bond and mortgage. 1?er 36.000. En-
quire at this Office. '
Desirable Property for sale.
A. Ver ydesirable place on EastAvenuc.
Also, a. few chorcc BuildingLotssituatedon
Osborn Avenue,forsale cheap.
Also,,anicelyiocated House and Lot on Mer-
win Street near West Avenue, for sale at 0. bar--
gain . Enquireol
S, E. OSBORN. EastAvenue,
tfl] or to D .W.FITCH,WestAvenue.
A Desuahle Homestead for Sale.
11E valuable residence or the subscriber.
pleasantly located on high ground on best
Ave., in the Borough of Norwalk, is offered for
sale. The situation is pleasant and healthy, com-
manding line views of Longlsland Sound and the
surrounding country. Distance one mile from
Norwalk Bridge. and the same from South Nor-
walk depot. House 54x50; two stories and attic,
filled in with brick, and substantially built.
Rooms 18, with all_ modern improvements,bath
room, laundry, stationary tubs, Becbcc’s cooking
range, hot and cold water, gas throughout the
house. The cellaris dry, having stationary furnA
ace, which heats the whole house. The attic is
spacious, and root‘ tinned. The house is in excel-
lent order being comfortablcf'or both a summer or
winter residence. Suitable for any gentleman do-
ing business in New York and returning the same
day. Landabout three-quarters of an acre, laid
out in luwn,l‘ruit trees, and garden spot. Apply
to JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent, i‘or-
walk, or to the subscriber,
Ass. HAMERSLEY,
26M 255 Fourth Avenue. N. Y
For Sale.
. A House and Lot. in a health) location on
iFair-Street,'abovc Catharine. The Houseis
" ~ . nearly new,wellbuilt,couvcnientlyarrang-
ed. and will make a. comfortable and leasant
home forafamilyoi average size. The at runs
back to the river. There is a wellol'cxccllent
water on the place, and Borough water in the
Street. Price low,aud partoi the money can re-
main on mortgage. A fine chance tosecurea
home. Apply atG-AZETTE OFFICE. 3t:
- Hillilll‘i willie Hlllllll'i iii lie.
VERYONE knows that the Hon.P.T.Bur-
lrlrurn, has agents out all over the world to
find r e
Best of everything regardless ofcost
It is not my dispositien to boast of my work. for
talk is cheap. I willonly say that 1 have done
work for Mr. Barnum for over eight years and if
I was a fraud or a. cheat I think he would have
found it outin that time. The following speaks
for itself. and is only one out of hundreds I can
produce. JA M Es L. FERRIS.
Quintard’s Building, N orwuik, Conn.
WALmi nun, nltlllGl-ZPORT. Conx.,1)cc. 13. 1877.
Mr. James L. Ferris has made several sets of
harnesst‘or me which gave me great satisfaction.
He is a capital harness maker doing his business
upon honor. l’. ll‘.-'liAIlN UM .
If. Gives Rutter thc‘gil t-edgod color the year roiuid.
v ur d Tia-gistormerchantforit;or writetoask whatft fs.what
EELS, uanRDSON a: 00.. Pro rush ,
Eliza’s Batteries!
50 Cents Each.
FOR. SALE BY
ensures s. Pannier;
R COLOR
The largest Butter Buyersrcccmmcnd Its use.
Used by all the best Creamcrlcs. Awarded the Inter-
n, VI.
3*
orletorso Bu
lage propert . For further particular inquire ol‘ .
, We met at Walla‘ck’s quite by chance;
- VOL. amphibians 9.
THE SIFTING OF WHEAT.
a‘ FOLK-SONG.
"Behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that
he may 3th you as wheat.”—-St. Luke,xxn. 31.
In St Luke’s Gospel we are told
How Peter in the days of old
Was sifted ; '-
And now, though ages intervene,
Sin is the same, while time and scene
Are shifted.
Satan desires us, great and small,-
As wheat, to sift us, and we all
‘ Are tempted;
Not one, however rich or great,
Is by his station or estate
Exempted.
No house so safely guarded is
But he, by some devise of his,
Can enter ;
No heart has armor so complete '
But he can pierce with arrows fleet
Its center.
For all at last the cock will crowl
Who hear the warning voice, but go
. Unheeding,
Till thrice and more they have denied
The Man of Sorrows, crucified
And bleeding.
One look at that pale suffering face
Will make us feel the deep disgrace
Of weakness;
We shall be sifted till the strength
Of self-conceit be changed at length
"I'o meekness.
Wounds of the soul, though healed, will
ache;
The reddening scars remain, and make
Confession;
. Lost innocence returns no more;
We are not what we were before
. Transgresslon.
But noble souls, through dust and heat,
Rise from disaster and defeat . ‘
The stronger,
And conscious still of the divine
Within them, lie on earth supine
. No longer.
-—H. W. LONGFELLOW, in Harper's Magazine
for March.
The Lady of Lyons.
I saw her first at Mount Desert;
We had a desperate flirtation;
In fact Idid but little else
During the whole Irree months vacation.
On one side sat the dragon mother,
And, by the greatest luck- in life,—
I had‘ a. seat upon’ the other.
I
The play was Bulwer’s Love and Pride;
And when the final act was over,
I whispered, “Dear, be my Pauline,
And I’ll be Claude, thy faithful lever.”
A rosy blush o’erspread her cheeks,
Her eyes were hidden by their lashes,
As with a murmured “No” she turned-
My golden hopes to. dust and ashes.
But with a loving little glance,
She whispered when I’dcalled her carriage,
“Pauline and Claude would never do;
They separated after marriage."
‘ ' ~Eamard Crimson.
Love at, first Sight.
Last Wednesday,a well-to-do farmer named
John Gorlnan, the proprietor of broad and
cultivated acres a few miles from St. Cloud,
visited this city to take in the sights and
transact seine personal business. On the day
named he encountered an old acquaintance
named Garrh, who did the agreeable by ex—
tending the stranger his services while in the
city. In the course of conversation arevival
of reminiscences took place between the
friends, during which the subject Of matri—
mony came to the front, both men express-
ing regrets that in the course of mutable con-
cerns their lives and usefulness were still
eclipsed by the lines of single blessedness.
As the conversation proceeded reference was
made to a sister of Garrh's, who for several
years past has been leading an heuorable but
secluded life in the House of the Good Shep—
herd under the protecting :care of the good
sisters. Mr. Gorman expressed a desire 'to
call on'the young lady, and, with this object
in view, both men started for the institution.
The young lady, Miss Maria Garth, was high-
ly pleased with the call, and Mr. Gorman’s
admiration for the young woman was un-
bounded. Before leaving the institution he
took the brother aside and expressed himself
“completely smitten, at the same time request-
ing the liberty to propose. Mr. German
explained thdt he was the proprietor of
a large farm under perfect cultivation, with
a good house, fourteen cows and as many
horses, and unlimited poultry, everything
in short but the presence of a loving wife
and helpmate.
cepted instanter. It was explained that
urgent: business required his presence at home
the next'morning, and that if convenient he
should be pleased to have the ceremony take
place that very afternoon. It was so agreed
and the young lady started down town for
her trousseau, meeting her intended on the
street, as was afterwards explained,witbout a
recognition. About sundown the parties re—
paired to the German Catholic Church,wllere
a modest ceremony took place, immediately
after which the newly—wedded and happy
couple left this city for their home, where,
should regret be necessary, they will repent
at leisure. .
AN Enrxoruar. ALlBl.—]t is well known
that an alibi is rather a dangerous defense.
The prosecution has got to prove that the
prisoner was where the offense was commit—
ted, and he takes upon himself an unneces-
sary burden by offering to show that he was
somewhere else. Occasionally, however, an
alibi is tolerably conclusive, as in the ease of
a too cautious person who was charged with
larceny, and whose sole defense consisted in
the reiteration of the single phrase, “Gen—
tlemen, I wasn’t there.” As be repeated the
same remark to the court after his convic-
tion, he was asked, “Where were you ?” to
which he replied: “My lord, I was in this
here jail,” a statement which turned out to
be correct. Asked why he had not said so
before, he prudently, if not very logically,
observed that he thought it would go against
him with the jury if it were known that he
had been in prison. The alibi of Mr. Hall,
a short-hand writer, who was lately taken
ilt) custody on suspicion of having stolen
a watch, was, if possible, still more cogent.
Fer not only was he at Manchester, instead
of walking in upper~ street, Islingtou, us the
prosrcutor said that both himself and Mr.
H-lll wereut the time of the robbery, but
the prosecutor himself was not there either,
having been at the time in question on his
own doorstep. There was certainly some
reason why Mr. Kelly should not know that
he was on the doorstep, because he'was
materially the better for liquor. But it must
have been a potent draught which made him
believe that he was then walking down the
street with a gentleman actually at Man—
chester. At all events, it is not surprising
that after his inevitable discharge Mr. Hall
brought an action for false imprisonment,
or that he' recovered £100 by Way of dam—
ages. It is very annoying to be the victim
of. mistaken identity.'. -But annoying can
hardly express the feeling, with which a
ing an alibi for his accuser as well as for
himself.—London News.
He proposed and was ac— -
man must contemplate the necegsity of {now .
Norwalk Chronicler