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N‘ORWALIK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, .1881. "
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The Harbor Bar.
CHARLES BUBR TODD.
A shlp has crossed the .harbor bar,
The sunlight glinting on rope and spar;
Whither she goes,who knows ? who knows?
She carries pearls of lustrous hue,
Costly fabrics from far I-Iindoo,
A tender maid to her lover true.
The wind has’crosscd the harbor bar ‘
All armed and panoplied for war; .
Whither it goes, who knows? who knows?
’Il’. darts on the ship far out at sea,
It tears and reads her with savage glee,
And, lo! a wreck drifts wild and free.
The sea has crossed theharbor. bar ;
It bears a pgcnt voice from afar;
Whither it goes, who knows ? who knowa ?
Rising upon a land of palms,
It throws a wreck .to sea-walled farms,
And a lifeless maid to her lover’s arms.
—Lippz‘ncott’s for February.
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From the Philadelphia Times.
ANNALS OF THE WAR. -
CHAPTERS on UNmeTEN HISTORY—BAT-
TLE 0F CHANCELLORSVILLE—OI’ERA~
mom on THE ARMY OF THE Pororrao
UNDER HOOKER -PnEerENT LINCOLN‘s
VIsIT—STNENGTII on THE ARMY-AT TIIE
OPENING on THE CAMPAIGN—JACKSON'S
SUccrssFUL ATTACK—WHAT LED To THE
DEFEAT—INCIDENTS or Tun. BATTLE.
BY MAJOR GENERAL D. N. COUCH,
Commanding Second Army Corps. ’
The Army of the Potomac, under Burn-
side. was in the latter end of January, 1863.
occupying its old‘camps on the left bank of
the Rappahannock, opposite Fredericksbdrg.
Lee at the same time held the right bank,
lying behind a range of entrenched heights,
extending several miles up and down the
riv_er,the respective positions of the opposing
armies being substantially. the same as, they
were when Burnside began his operations in
November of the previous year. After the
two unsuccessfulhttempts of that General to
cross the river and beat. his antagonist, it
became a hregone conclusion that the army
must have ”a new commander. For some
days rumor had fixed upon Hooker for the
place, which proved a fact on the 26th of
January by the official announcement of
Major General Joseph Hooker, that by direc-
tion of the President he assumed command
of the Army of the Potomac. This appoint-
ment, undoubtedly, gave very general sat;
isfaction to the ,army, excepting perhaps a
few, mostly superior officers, who had grown
up with it and had had abundant opportuni-
ties to study his military character; these
gentlemen believed that Mr. Lincoln commit-
ted a grave error in his selection. The army
from its former reverses had become quite
disheartened and almost sulky,but the quick,
vigorous measures now adopted and carried
out with a firin hand, had a magical effect in
toning up where there had been deiuoraliza-
tion, and inspiring confidence where there
had been mistrust. Few changes were made
in the heads of the general staff departments.
but for his chief of staff Hooker applied for
Brigadier Charles P. Stone, who, through
somé untoward influence at Washington, was
not given him. This was a mistake of the
war dignitaries; although the one appointed
to the office proved himself very efficient,
Brigadier General Danieanttcrfield. Burn-
side’s system of dividing the army into three
grand divisions was set aside, and the novel-
ty of giving to each army corpsadistinctI
badge was adopted, the latter taking amaz-
ingly with officers and men.
MR. LINCOLN‘s anvios.
Mr. Lincoln had been in the habit of visit-
ing the Army of the Potomac, which largely
possessed his personal regards,as it had grown
up under his eyes, whenever the occasion
seemed necessary. Early in April he came
down to camp as the guest of the command-
ing general for a week, andgltbough scarcely
nine weeks had elapsed since his boat had
. taken charge of, affairs, with bad winter
weather to contend against, he saw a finely
equipped army- that had recruited its ranks
and bravely shaken off its former depression.
On the 7th of April'there was a grand
review of four corps, 60,000 men,the Second,
Third, Fifth and Sixth. I was near the Chief»
Magistrate as the troops marched past doing
their best, While the column, stretching back
in the distance, with its masses of men, guns,
horses, colors and» glittering bayonets,formed
altogether a stirring scene, which seemed
lost on him, for he abruptly exclaimed: “I
am thinking'what will become of all of these
men when the war is over.” He was always
thinking how he could promote the welfare
of the people he governed. Some few days
after I was again thrown'with the President.
audit happened this wise. My pickets along
the river were not only on speaking terms
with those of the enemy on the other side of
the river, but covertly carried on quite a trade
in exchanging coffee for tobacco, etc. This
morning it was hallooed over to our side :
“You have taken Charleston,” which news
was sent to headquarters. Mr. Lincoln hear-
ing of it wished me to come up and talk the
matter over. I went and was ushered into a
side tent, occupied by himself and Hooker.
My entrance apparently interrupted a
weighty conversation, for both were looking
gravely. The President’s manner was kindly,
while the General, usually so courteous, for-
got, even if he remembered, to be conven—
tionally polite, a screw being loose some
where. The - Charleston gossip being the
subject in' hand was briefly talked .I over;
when Mr. Lincoln-remarkedthat it was time
for him' to leave, he stepped toward the Gen-
eral, who'had Then from his seat. as well as
myself, and said: ‘.‘I want to impress upon
you two gentlemen-that in your next fight”
-—turning to me completed the sentence—
“pnt in allyour men.” In the long run a
good military maxim. -
l _ rammusaav OPERATIONS.
The weather growing favorable for milita—
ry operations, on April ~12 was commenced
those suggestive. preliminaries to all great
battles, clearing out the hospitals, inspecting
arms and ammunition, shoeing animals, issu-
ing provisions and making every preparation
necessary to an advance. The next day, the
' 13th,StOneman Was put'in motion at the head
of ten thousand finely equipped and well-
organized cavalry to ascend the Rappahanr
neck. and swinging around to attack the
Confederate cavalry wherever it might be
found, and "Fight! fight! fight! Bearing in
mind that time is as valuable to the General
as the rebel * * *.” “The General de—
sires you-to understand that he considers the
primary object of your movement the cut.—
ting of the enemy’s communication with
Richmond by the Fredericksburg, route,
checking his retreat over those lines, and he
wishes to make everything subservient to
that object.” At the end of two days‘
march Stoneman found the river so swollen
by heavy rains that he was constrained to
hold up, upon which Hooker suspended his
advance until the 27th.: This unexpected
delay of 'v the cavalry seemingly deranged
Hooker-'5 original plan of campaign. He had
hoped that Stoneman wIOuld have been able
to place his horsemen on the railroad between
Fredericksbnrg and ‘Richmond,by which Lee
received his supplies, and make a wrecx of
"the whole structure, Compelling that General
to evacuate his stronghold at Fredericksburg
and vicinity and fall back toward Richmond.
In reference to the Rappahannock and its
line of defenses, which had to be overcome
in some way, Hooker stated in his testimony
before the committee on conduct of the war.
.0. ,1 ., * .“At the ,only points admitting of a,
wager our army two or three lines of
rifle—pits had been thrown up with epaul—
meals for artillery. Especially was this the
case at what is called Banks’ Ford and the
UnitedStatss Ford, each of which was held
by a sufficient force to defend it. Near Fred-
cricksburg and below the city the high banks
recedo from the river, leaving low or bottom
land between them and the river; herethe'
line of the enemy’s defenses followed the
high ground, and the obstacle was not so
much in crossing the river as in forcing his
defenses afterward. There were no fords in
the river below Fredericksburg at any stage
of the water, and none above to where the
river forks with the Rapidan practicable
at this season of the year.”. The junction of
the two rivers was twelve miles to the right
.and up stream. Kelly’s Ford was still to
the right and twelve miles from the junction
-——it was feebly defended, and once in our
hands the crossing to the south or right bank
would be an easy matter.
STRENGTH on THE ARMIES. ‘
The army as then organized consisted of
seven army corps,each with its field artillery
but no cavalry, commanded by the following
Major Generalsz. John F. Reynolds, the.
First; D. N. Conch, the Second; Daniel E.
Sickles, the Third; George G. Mead, the-
Fifth; John Sedgwick, the Sixth; 0. 0.
Howard, the Eleventh, and Henry W. Sb-
cum, the Twelfth. I estimate the grand
total of the seven corps at about one hundred
and thirteen thousand men ready for duty,
although the data from which the conclusion
is arrived at is not strictly official. This
estimate does not include . the cavalry corps
of not less than eleven thousand duty men,
nor the reserve artillery, the whole number
of guns in the army being four hundred.
Lee’s strength in and around Fredericksburg
is placed at between fifty—five and. sixty
thousand, not including cavalry. It is not
known if Hookcr’s information concerning
the Confederate force was reliable, but Peck,
operating in .front of Norfolk, notified him
that two of Lee’s, divisions were on the
south side of the James. The hour was,
therefore, auspicious for Hooker to assume
the offensive, and be seized it wrtha boldness
which argued well for his fitness to command.
The aim was to transfer his army to the
south side of the river where it would have
a maumuvering footing not confronted by
entrenched positions. This he effectually
did, as will be related. On the 27th of
April three corps, the Fifth, Eleventh and
Twelfth, were set in motion for (Kelly's
Ford, twenty—five miles up the Rappahan—'
nook, where they concentrated on the
evening of the 28th,though the Fifth did
not, by reason of its shorter marching dis-
tance, move until the 28th. The object of
the expedition was unknown to the corps
commanders unlikmade known to them after
their arrival at the Ford by the Commanding
General in person. The Eleventh. Corps
crossed the Rappnhannock that night, fol—
lowed in the morning by the Twelfth and
Fifth Corps, the two former, striking for
Germanic. Ford, a crossing of the Rapidsn—I
the latter for Ely’s Ford, lower down the
same stream. Both columns, successfully
effecting crossings with little opposition from
the enemy’s pickets, arrived that evening,
April 30th, at the point of concentration,
Chancellorsville, a brilliantly conceived and
executed movement. Chancellorsville is
eleven miles from Fredericksburg, abreast of
and four and one-half miles from United
States Ford. General Hooker sent for me
on the night of the 27th to ride over to his
headquarters, when he explained to me, as
next in rank, his plan of campaign. Under
certain contingencies, he informed me that
the right wing would be placed at my com—
mand. Although anticipating the narrative
I think it wasasignal misfortune to our arms
that he did not delay joining that wing until
the morning of May 1, when he would have
found Banks’ Ford in our possession.
MERRY TIMES IN CAMP.
In order to confound Lee, orders were
issued to assemble the Sixth, Third and First
Corps under Sedgwick at Franklin’s Crossing
and Pollock's Mill, some three miles below
Fredericksbnrg, on the left, before daylight
of 'tho morning of the 29th, throw two'
bridges across and hold them, which was
done under a severe fire of sharpshooters.
The Second Cerps, two divisions, marched
on the 28th for Banks’ Ford,to the right four
miles; the other division, Gibbons’, occupy-
ing Faltnouth, near the river bank, was di-
rected to remain in its tents, as they were in
full view of the enemy, who would readily
observe their withdrawal. On the 29th the
two divisions of the Second Corps reached
United'States Ford, held by the enemy, but
the advance of the right wing down the river
uncovered it, upon which a bfldge of pon-
toons was thrown across, and the corps
.reaclied Chancellorsville the same night, ,as'
did the Fifth, Eleventh and Twelfth. The
same day, 30th, Sedgwick was instructed to
place a corps across the river and make a
demonstration upon the enemy’s right,below
Fredericksburg, and the Third Corps receiv-
ed orders to join the right wing at Chan—
cellorsville, wherethe Commanding General,
arriving the same evening, established his
headquarters at the Chancellorsville House,
which, with the adjacent grounds, is Chan-
cellorsville. All of the army lying there that
night were in exuberant spirits at the success
of their General in getting “on the' other
side" without fighting for a position. As I
rode into Chancellorsville that night the
general hilariYy pervadingothe camps was
particularly noticeable; the soldiers, while
chopping wood and lighting fires, were sing—
ing merry songs and indulging in peppery
camp jokes. ..
The results of the first stratogetic move—
ments of the Commanding General Were all
that he expected or desired. Fivccorps had
occupied Chancellorsville without opposition,
while Sedgwick, with no great less, had a
secure and safe crossing below Fredericks-
burg. The position at Chancllorsvillo not
only took in reverse the entire system of the
enemy’s river defenses, but there were roads
leading from it directly to his line of com—
munication. But in order to gain the advan-
tages now in the Commanding General’s
grasp he had divided ’his army into two
wings, and the enemy, no ordinary enemy,
lay between them. The due of communica
tion connecting the wings was by way, of
United States Ford and twenty miles long.
It was of vital importance that the line be
shortened in order to place the wings in
easy suppert of eachother. The possession
of Banks’ Ford,which is foreshadowed in
the following instructio‘r'is given to Slocum,
' would accomplish all that at present could
he wished:
To MAJOR GENERAL SLOOUM:
April 28.
r * , * If your cavalry is well advanced
from Chaucellorsvillc you will be able to
ascertain whether or not the enemy is de-
tatching forties from behind Fredericksburg
to resist your advance. If not in any consid-
erable force, the General desires that you
will endeavor to advance at all hazzards,
securinga position on the plank road and
uncovering Banks' Ford. ‘
t if * II‘ ‘3 ‘0‘ #I
The General desires that not a moment he
lost until our troops are established at CIhan—
cellorsville. From that moment all will be
Om‘S. * * * It will be much easrer to
replenish batteries, ammunition, etc., by
Banks’ Ford, thenceby the United States
Ford, if you should succeed in uncovering it.
“Too LATE.” _ .
There were thrée roads ovcr.which the
right wing could move upon Fredericksburg;
the Orange turnpike from the west passed
through Chancellorsville, and was the most
direct; the United States Ford road crossed
the former athhancellorsville, became the
plank road, bent to the left and united with
the turnpike five miles or so from Chancel-
lorsville toward the Rappahannock, passed
along Banks’ Ford, six miles distant, and
continued to Fredericksburg. That wing
was ready for the advance at an early hour
in the morning of May 1. but somehow
things dragged ; the order defining the
movement, instead of being issued the pre;'
vious night, was not received by the corps
commanders, at least by me, until hours
after light. Meade was finally pushed out on
the left over the Banks’ Ford and turnpike
roads, Slocum and Howard _on the right
along the planlcroad, the left to be near
Banks’ Ford by 2 p. m., the right at the
junction of its line of movement with the
turnpike at 12 In. No Opposition was met,
excepting that the division marching. over
the turnpike came upon the enemy two or
three miles out, when the sound of their
guns were heard at Chancellorsville, and
General Hooker was informed. I was order-
ed to take Hancock’s Division and‘proceed
to the support of those engaged. After
marchihg a mile and one-half or so I came
upon Sykes, who commanded. engagedflat
the time in drawing back his advance to the
position he then occupied. Short-1y after
Hancock’s‘troops had got into a line in front,
an order was received from the Commanding
General “to withdraw' both divisions to
Chaucellorsville.” Turning to the ofiicers
arOund me, Hancock, Sykes, Warren, United
States engineers and others,I told them what
the order was, upon which they all agreed
with me that the ground should not be
abandoned because of its open country‘ in
front and commanding position. An aide
dispatched to General Hooker to this effect
returned in half an hour with positive orders
“to return." Nothing Was to be done but
early out the command, though Warren sug-
gested that I should disobey, and then
he rode back to see the General. In the
meantime, Slocum. on the plank road to my
right, had been ordered in, and the enemy’s
advance was between that road and my right.
Sykes was first to move back, then followed
by Hancock's regiments over the same
read. When all but two of the latter had
withdrawn,a third order came to me,brought
by one of the General’s staff : “Hold on till
flve o’clock.” It was perhaps then 2 p. m.
Disgusted at the General's vacillation and
vexed at receiving an order of such tenor, I
replied with unbecoming warmth in a sub-
ordinate: “Tell General Hookcr he is too
late, the enemy are already on my right and
rear. I am in- full retreat.” .
The position abandoned was ‘high ground,
moreIor less open in front, over which an
army might move and artillery be used ade
vantageously; moreover, in the hands of an
enemy, his batteries, established on the crest
and slopes, would command Chancellorsville.
Everything on the whole front was ordered
in. General Hooker knew that Lee was ap-
prised of his presence on the south side of the
river, and must have expected that his one
emy would at least be on the lookout for an
advance upon Fredericksburgu But it was
of the utmost importance that Banks’ Ford
should fall into our hands; therefore the
enemy ought to have been pressed until
their weakness or strength was developed ;
it would then have been time enough to run
away. .
1100mm coxrmuxr.
Mott Run, with a considerable brushy
ravine, cuts the turnpike three-fourths of a
mile from Chancellorsville. Two of Han-
.cock’s regiments under Colonel Nelson H.
Miles, the subsequent Indian fighter, was
directed to occupy it. Continuing my way
through the woods toward Chancellorsville,‘
I came upon some of the Fifth Corps under
arms. Inquiring for their commanding of—
ficer, I told him that in fifteen minutes he
would be attacked. Before finishing the
sentence a volley of mnsketry was fired into
us from the direction of the plank road,
which was the beginning of the battle of
Chan‘cellorsville. Troops were hurried into
position, but the observer required no wizard
to tell him, as they marched past, that the.
high expectations which animated them only
a few hours ago had given place to disap-
pointment. Proceeding to the Chancellor
House, where the general headquarters had
been established, I briefly narrated my opera-
tions in front of Hooker, which were seem-
ingly satisfactory, as he immediately said:
“It is all right, Couch, I have got Lee just
where I want him; he must fight me on my
own ground.” The retrograde movement
had prepared me for something of the kind,
but to hear from his own lips that the ad-
vantages gaiued by the successful marches
of his lieutenants were to culminate in
fighting a defensive battle in that nest of
thickets was the belief that my commanding
General was a whipped man. The country
around Chancellorsville seized for defense
was essentially flat, covered by primitive
forest or thickest second growth or scrub
oak, with patches of open ground, there
being, perhaps, forty or fity acres of the lat-
ter in front and at the right of Chancellors-
ville. The left of our line covered the Banks’
Ford road three-fourths of a mile from head-
quarters, facod toward Fredericksburg, and
was held' by the Fifth Corps, its right
touching Mott Run. The left of the Second
Corps lay on Mott run, then retired along the
turnpiae, coverning its junction with the
plank road. The Twelfth Corps held the
centre, facing south, the Third Corps‘on its
right, with the Eleventh Corps on the ex-
treme right, its right flank thrown back on
the turnpike, which at that pointhas two
miles to the right of Chancellorsville. The
lines occupied was four miles long.
LEE'B PLAN'OF OPERATION.
The enemy confined his demonstrations on
May 1' to finding out the position of our left
with his skirmishers until after-dark, when
he got ,some guns on the high ground we
had abandoned before mentioned, and can-
nonaded the left of our line. There were not
many casualties, but that day a shell severely
wounded Adjutant General of the Second
Corps, new General F. A,IWalker, Com-
missioner of Census. Chancellorsville was a
strategic point to an offensive or retreating
arrny,.as roads diverged from it into every
part of Virginia, but for a defensive position
it was bad, particularly for such an army as -
Hooker had under him, whichprided itself
upon its artillery, perhaps equal to any in
the world. There were no commanding
position for it, or but little open country to
operate over; in fact, the advantages of
ground were mainly with the attacking
party for this arm. During. the 29th and
80th the enemy lay at Fredericksburg ob.—
serving Sedgwick‘s demonstrations on the
left, entirely unconscious of Hooker’s suc-
cessful crossing to the right Wing until
midday of. the latter-date, but that night Lee
formed his plan of operations for checking
the farther'advance of the force, which had
not only turned the left flank of his river
defenses, but threatened his line of commun.
ications with Richmond as well as. the rear
of his centre at Fredericksburg. Stonewall
Jackson, who was watching Sedgwick,
received instructions to withdraw his corps,
march to the left, in front and entirely
around Hookers entrenched position, until
its flank was attained, and assault with his
column of twenty-two thousand men, WW
his commanding general would,'with w
force he could spare, guard the approaches‘ to
Fredericksburg. . ‘
0n the morning of May 2,‘our line had
become strong enough to resist a frontattack
unless made in great force; the enemy had
also been hard at work on his front, partic-
ularly that section of it between the plank
roan and the turnpike. Sedgwlck the pre—
vious night.‘ had been ordered to send the
First Corps (Reynolds’) Ito Chancellors-
At 7 a. m. a sharp cannonade was opened
on our left, followed by infantry demonstra—
tions of no particular earnestness. Two hours
Later the enemy was observed moving a mile
or so to the south and front of the centre,
and later the. same column was reported to
the commander of the Eleventh Corps by
General Devcns, whose division was on the
extreme right flank. At 9:30 a. In. a circu-
lar directed to General Slocum and Howard
called attention to the weakness of their
flanks, “be prepared for him in whatever
direction he advances, etc. We have good
reason to suppose that the enemy is moving
to our right. Please advance your pickets
for purposes of observation as far as may be
safe, in order to obtain timely information of
their approach."
.uoxsox ON The RIGHT FLANK.
At 11 a. In. our left was furiously cannon—
adcd by iheir artillery. established on the
heights in front of Mott Run, followed by
sharp infantry firing on the fronts of the
Second and Twelfth Corps. -As time flew
along and no attack came from the enemy
seen moving in front, Hooker conceived that
Lee was retreating, toward Gordonsville.
.There was color for this view, as the main
road ”from Fredericksburg to that point
diverged from the plank read two miles to
the left of Cbancellorsville, and passed along
his front at about the same distance, jump-
ing therefore at the conclusion that the eu-
emy’s army was moving into thc'centrc' of
Virginia. But instead of. the hostile column
being on the Gordonsville road in retreat, it
was Stonewall’s Corps moving on an interior
neighborhood road, about one mile distant
and in search of our right flank and rear. At
2 p. m. I went into- the Chancellor House,
when General Hooker greeted me with the
exclamation: “Lee is in fullfiretreat toward
Gordousville, and I have sent out Sickles. to
capture his artillery.” I thought .without
speaking it: “If your conception is correct,
’it is very strange that only the Third Corps
should be sent in pursuit.” Sickles received
orders at 1 p. m. to take two divisions, move
to his front and attack, which he did,
capturing some hundreds of prisoners. ~ The
country on the front being mostly wooded
enabled the enemy to conceal his movements
and at the same time hold Sickles in check
with a rear guard, which made such a show
of strength that reinforcements were sent
for and furnished. In the meantime Jack-
son did not for a moment swerve from his
purpose, but steadily moved forward to ac-
complish whathe had undertaken to per-
form. . . ,
At the battle of Kollin. fought between
Frederick the Great and the Austrians, the
head of the Prussian army marching .to sup—
port an attack on the Austrian" flank was
halted to dislodge some light troops that dis-
turbed its march upon which the whole army
joining issue as it came up, the column of
attack Was unsupported, and the battle lost
by a subordinate :not understanding as
Jackson did “the spirit of the operation.”,
It was about half-past five in the evening
when the head of Jackson’s column found
itself on the right and rear of the army,
which on that flank consisted of the Eleventh
Corps, the extreme right brigade, receiving
its first intimation of danger from a volley
of musketIry fired into its rear, followed up
so imputiously that no efficient stand could
be made by the brigades of the corps that
successively attempted to resist the enemy’s
charge. If my memory serves me General
Howard was at headquarters in conference
with General Hooker when the attack was
made Oil—his, corps, which would conclusively
prove that at the time no danger was ap-
prehended on that flank by either of those
generals; it was the hour which the Con—
federates usually selected to give a heavy
blow,and one might be looked for at this time
if they were in the vicinity. Howard was not
of the kind to be absent when his men were
fighting or expected to fight. Had he‘ been
present at this critical moment no doubt this
unsupported brigade Wouldhave been so
disposed that their assistance would have.
been more commensurate with the bravery
diSplayed by oflicers and regiments which
resolutely faced the enemy. '
When General Hooker found out. what
. that terrific roar on his right flank meant he
quickly mounted and flew across the open
space to meet the onset, passing on his way
stampedcd pack mules, officers, horses,,cais-
sons, with men and horses running for their
lives. Gathering up such troops as were
nearest to the scene of action, Berry’s Divi—
sion from the Third Corps,.some from the
Twelfth, Hay’s Brigade, of the Second, and
a portion of the Eleventh. an effectual stand
was made. Pleasonton, who was returning
from the front, where he had been operating
with Siekles (at the time Jackson attacked,)
taking in the state of things, rapidly moved
his two regiments of cavalryIand a battery
to the head and right flank of the enemy’s
advance columns, when making a charge and
bringing up his own guns, with others of the
Eleventh and Third Corps, he was enabled to
punish them severely.
GENERAL uooxsn’s :uerANATION.
General Hooker, in his testimony before
the committee, laid:
A portion of Jackson’s forces came up in
rear of Howard’s right and a large part on a
close to that held by is troops. The great
misfortune was'that t e troops that occupied
the right were away from their arms when
the enemy advanced on them, and they did
not know of the presence of the enemy
until they actually opened fire upon them,
and then they quit their arms, which were
stacked along the line of ,defense, running
along the line of works held 'by our troops,
stampeding the whole line as they passed.
No pickets appear to have been thrown out
and I have reason to suppose that no effort
Was made by the commander of the corps on
the right to follow up and keep himself
advised of Jackson’s movements, although
made in broad daylight and with his full
knowledge. -
Pickcts were, however, thrown out, but not
well to the right and rear. I suspect that
the prime reason for the surprise was that
the superior officers of the right corps had
been put off their guard from adopting the
Conjectures of Hooker, “Lee’s army is in full
retreat to Gordonsville,” as well as expecting
the enemy to attack precisely where ample
preparations had been made to receive him.
It can be emphatically stated that no corps
in the army lying as carelessly as the
leventh at'this time could have held its
ground under similar circumstances. The
severe fighing all along that flank was con-
tinued well into the night, ending with a
mile or so of our right in the possession of
Jackson, that distinguished Confederate of-
ficer being soon after mortally ,,wounded by
his own men when returning from making a
reconnoissance between the lines. .
(To be concluded next week.)
w: -
Young people are alwa s ready to adopt
the “latest wrinkle." It i .
that they object to.—Boston Transcript.
An old minstrel “middle man” says that
the Americans like the song and dance busr-
ness and that the English like comic ballads.
A Putnam lover named Mulcahey has fled
to escape'ar'reét for breaking into his adored
onc’s house and threatening to shoot her if
she would‘hot not marry him.
Mrs Garfield says that the general is ob»
stinate when anybody undertakes to drive
him. And it is quite probable that Mrs:
Garfield knows. .
A Hartford lady was presented with a
dozen pearls six years ago, and thinking them
of little value, gave two of them to her ser-
vant.’ A day or two ago she discovered that
they were cat’s—eye pearls, worth from $30
to $40 each. .I
In' the Junior exhibition appointments of
Yale College are the following: I’IliilosOphé-
ical oration, Frank Abbott of Bedding ; Ihrgh
orations,’ Daniel Sandford of Reddmg'Ridge,
Ford of Milford, and Whitney, of Cornwall,
Fitzgerald, of Litchfield; second colloquies,
Ville.
Knapp, of South Nomi“:-
the first wrinkle .
NORWALK' GAZETTE,
'rurtlsnrn ivm rurs‘pllru‘nallu,
The Second Oldest wiper tn thesuue.
\
OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING; .
A. u. BYINGTON & O0. .. i
A. H. BrrNGTON, J. B. Eons, G. N. Etna.
_ ‘—*.j, ' . - .
Subscription $2.00 per year, in advance.
Single Coping—5 Cents.
Entered at the Post Office at Norwalkfilonn,
as Second—Class matter.
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Special Notices 25 per cent. advance on
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Local Notlces in Reading'Columns, .25
Cent's per line.
Yearly Advertisers restricted to the business
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permitted to make monthly changes of their
advertisements. . -
Marriages and Deaths inserted. gratuitously.
Obituary or Funeral Notices 15 cents per li..
All unusual cuts and devices 25 per cent.
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L. N..PHINNEY, M. D.
Residence and Office, No. 7 Mott Avenue.
q 'Ollice Hours—6 to 9 a. m., 12 to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m.
slates at I. A. Meeker 8: Co’s, Norwalk, and Stlll-
son's and Plazsted’s Drug Stores, So. N orwalk.
C HARLES' W. MANY
" Surgeon Dentist,
VOIC‘VALK, GONN-
.Onlcecornerot Mainand WallStreets. Nitrous-
Oxidctlasadministercd
ALEX, ‘5 . GIBSON,
Organist of the First Congregational Church.
Teacher of
Plano-Forte, Organ and Musical
Composition. .
Lock Box '39 r. 0., NORWALK, CONN.
'IIuIrlbuttj & Relyca,
Atlantis and Counsellors at Law,
Boom No.4, [up stair-,1
GAZETTE BUILDING.
MELVILLE E. MEAD,
Commissioner for Connecticut in N.Y.
Real Estate and Insurance flllltll,
21 Park Row, opposite Post Office, N. Y.
Also at Darien, Ct.
w. E. QUIT urnan,
General Fllflllllllllll Undertaker,
OPPOSITE HORSE It. R.DEPOT
WOrdersattended to dayor night . Resident:
MainStrcet ,3 doorsfrom Union Avgune.
The ilmrplk Fire magenta 60.,
18th Successful Business Year,
And has not outstanding a. Dollar of unpaidlosses
or of claims for losses.
In sauna llllhll’Ale lllSlll‘lES AT anEll RAT
WM. G.STnI«:ET. Pres., S. E. OLMSTEAD, Treas.
GEO. It. Cownns,Scc’y.
ETNA INSURANCE. Co.,oi'HARTFORD
1‘ incorporated 1812. Charter Perpetual
Capital and Assets, $6,716,893.77
Insuresagainstlossaud damage by Fire,onterms
adoptetlto thehazardandconsistentwiththclaws
oicompensation . COWLES 5n MERRILL,
~l‘olo Agentsi or Nor-walk and vicinity
.E‘IAISLES S . LOCKWOOD ,
Fashionable llraper and Tailor
AND
GENTS’ FURNISHING LMPORIUM.
MainStroet,Norwalk.Conn.
REMOVAL!
B. S. BL.ASCER.
Has removed to Lockwood’s Building, W all Street
out or Main, which has been refitted and turn-
ished with a choice stockol‘
Groceries, crockery, Glass, 8.0.,
He gives his personal attention to his business
and invites public patronage.
BERNARD COHN,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
\VEEK’S BUILDING, \VALI. ST.
A FULL LINE OF .
Imported and Domestic Cloths,
of the latest styles,constantly on hand. Novel-
ties in Scotch Suitings.
J. in. POTTER,
Cabinet Organs, Vio-
* "lens, Banjos, Fifes,
" Drums c0 Sheet
Music.
Pianos antl Organs to Rent.
PIANOS,ORGANS AND MELODEONS TUN-
E!) AND REPAIRED.
Instruments sold bu monthly Instalements.
01d Instruments taken In’ Exchange
for New. ‘
REMOVED To
site Horse Railway Depot.
. SPECIAL NOTICE.
TO THE LADIES of NORWALK.
The undersigned has opened a.
Retail Department
in the
Factory on Hoyt Sta, near Main,
Where LADIES’. MlSSES’ and CEIL-
DREN’S ISHOESL of our own make,
can bepbtained ataslightudvance from whole-
sale prices. ’
Measures taken and Shoes made to
order.
T. COUSINS.
J.G. GREGORY & CO.
DRUGGISTEo,
Succssoru to EDWARD P. WEED.
No. 38 Wall Street, Norwalk, on,
tbclpnblic to their complete
I
invite the attention of
stock of:
Pure Medicines and Drugs,
. and a fullilinc of
TOILET & FANCY ARTICLES, ‘
Also dealers in
Pure Wines and Liquors fur.
Medicinal Purposes.
Careful attentioupaid to the dispensing of
physicians’ prescriptions. 28
1?. A. G UNTHER,
FUBRIER,
67 Washington St, 80. Norwalk
URS CLEANED AND REPAIRED,Relined,
Bcdyod and Altered into the latest styles.
e. n. Kendall, ill. I);
DENTIST,
Norwalk.
Conn. ‘
Ollloe second
door west from
Danbury R. R.
Depot. ,Dental
operations in all
'f merly. Painless
extrac ti on of
teeth by aid of
LAUGHIN G
GAS a specialty
d‘tr’fisfli’tb'fl
N.B.—Dr.Kcndall spends Mondays in Ridge-
fleld. 42 .
r 1
D E N T I- S l .
- RANK T. HYA'I‘T would respectfully
call the attention of the public to the fact
that he is now prepared to execute all orders ap-
pertaining to dentistry. havinghml 13 years prac-
tical experience with the late Dr. Frank Brady
is a guarantee that none but the best of work and
perfect satisfaction will be given. Call and see
him at his residence adjoining the Methodist Par-
souage.
For Sale.
THE Good Will,Fixtures and Topls. as well as
a small stock of Stoves and Tm Ware, &e:,
by William St. John, at New Canaan, Ct. All
will be sold on yery reasonable and accommoda-
ting terms. Small capital only needed. To a good
mechanic. sober and industriousman. this is be-
lieved to offer unusual opportunities for a. steady
and prosperous business. Ill health was the only
reason why the owner gave it up. For further
particulars enquire or address the undersigned at
New Canaan, Conn. S. Y.‘ST. JOHN.
N cw Canaan, May 20, 1880.
,Peter L. Guigue,
—FLORIST,m
UNION AVENUE; NORTH OF Nouwnur
CEMETERY,
—DEALER LN—
Hot House & Green House Plants.
~ Cut Flowers,
Bouquets,Baskets,Wreaths.Grosses
And all other designs in flowers. All orders lelt
at 11. S. Betts’ CornerDrug Store Will be prompt-
ly attentetl to . 311150
Readman Bros.,
l’llll'l‘llllllllfllll liTlS'l‘S
Gazette Building, Norwalk.
Late of 13Main Street.
THE MODEL
Hair Dressing& Bath Rooms,
Wall Street, Up Stairs.
Cleanliness. Comfort, Artistic Workmauship and
Gentlemanly Attendance are leading features of
this establishment.
No. 19 IVIAIN STREET,
HE very best of BEEF, delivered daily to
our customers. Also, in their season, Veal.
Lamb, Mutton. Pork, &c. , at the unrest
Market Rates. V egetables and Fruits a. full,
fresh andvaricd supply daily receiyed. Market
wagon sent about town every morning.
JAMES E. WIXSON.
Smith’s Medicated PRUNES
Are apertain CURE for
Constzpatiozz, Ziliowmers, [war
Ya'aubies. 1911163, fizdzgesz’z'on,
"Sick Headache, and 7)}!aympfla.
Their cleansing action on the liver and di—
gestive organs removes all impurities frOm
the system, purifies the blood, relieves the
over taxed kidneys, and establishes regular
and natural action 'of the bowels- Pleasant
q
ting'ac'tion and can be used freely with per-
fect safety. For sale by all druggists in halfI
pound glass jars. Price 50 cents.
JAMES L." reams.
hand Blade harness,
QUJ NTARD’S BLOC/Ii. 26
AT . .
Quintard’s Furniture Rooms
will berpunna completes. ssortmen to:
HURNITURE, &G.,
ncludm gc verythingusu ollytound in a ll rst- class
establishment, at Priecsto suitthe Times . Also,
itlitrgeessortmcnlof: .
essence, PICTURE FRAMES,
‘ LOOKING GLASSES, ace.
Glassl’latescuttoanysize. Repairingdoneinthe
best manner,at short notice . Also.old Hail-Mat-
truasesmadeoverasnood asn ow .R ' .
. r. columns-sea.
Exenhsmit Livnnr.
HE Subscriber having greatly added to hi
accommodations by the purchase of the large
brick Stable, roar-of the Adams House,and added
very largely to his alrcady line stock of Horses.
has also entirely rcfurmshed and newly equrpped
his {all stock of Coaches. Carriages, Harness,
&,c.. and is now prepared to furnish the very best
Livery turn-outs in the county in either single or
double teams.
rals. &c.,lurnished with the best of Coaches with
careful drivers, at the lowest prices in town.
Single teams by the day or hour. The veteran,
Cy. Scolield can be found at the late Gregory
sable rear of Adams flouse. Public patronage,
Ssolicited. W.E. DANN.Propnetor.
Noxwulk Mon: 1880.;
a
to take, free from all unpleasant'and debilita- .
Weddings, Balls, Eartys, Fune- .
Satisfaction guaranteed .
in every particular. 46 1 E. IXPEDL, Proprietor.
7 ’ ' T0 LOAN on Real EstateSccurity.
Pefiple S market, Money En hire of 0. 1:. WILSON, NIoII. e
Gazette Building, .1. orwalk, Ct.
A. C. BENEDICT & 00.,
JEWELERS,
No. '28 Bowery, New York,
Invite an inspection of their large and carefully
selected stock 01‘
GOLD & SILVER WATCHES,
DIAMONDS, JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE.
The quality of every article is naranteed
Prices'extremelyl0\v,nnd marked inp ain figures
Particular attention paid to repairing Watches
Only careful and thorough workmen employed.
>Tltz's house has no connection with any other.
bearing the name of BENEDICT.
ESTA BLISHEB 1818.
Cm3
:EIEAHLIHESS IS NEXT TB GUELIHESSSIE
_ o. A. FnANkE’s
Starlig- illll liar lilllllllli Salnil
son A
Pleasant Shave,
Artistic Hair Cut, or I
Thorough Shampoo
CALL AT
Mr. Franke’s HairGutting Saloon,
N0. 1 GAZETTE BUILDING .
Q’Parzicularattention given toLadieIsand Child-
ren’s H air Cutting and Shampoomng.‘@fi
' AT HOME TO EVERYBODY.
Hot and Cold Water Baths
A. FULL LINE on
Shipping Tags, .
Merchandise Tags,
' mm
mm
Dill] ‘llltllfi‘ill FASTENERS
IN LARGE on SMALL QUANTITIES, AT
l Gazette. 'Ofi-ce.
{melt-i
QUINTARD’s BLOCK. oppo- '
braualcs as for- '
the remains of the business formerly carried on .
211.8
_ ., -' REAL ESTATE.
For Sale or to Rent.
W0 HOUSES. one of Six Rooms, onFair St. ;
one of Ten Rooms, suitably divided for two
families, borough and well water, situated on
Mam St. Possession given immediatol‘y.
3tf Inquire at JACOB EEKS.
To Rent."
'I‘IIE apartments in James’ Block lately occu-
pied by Mr. Frederick Mead. Anal; to
1 - F. ST. JOHN L001 000.
To Rent.
EVER/AL good Houses and Tcnemcnts ;some
1 With Barns, well located.
Also one Blacksmith Shop, and oneCar entcr‘s
hop. S. 1!). Ohms]. EAD.
Norwalk, Jan. 25, 1881. ~
_ 3:4
For Sale.
SMALL HOUSES, and about 50 BUILDING
LOTS offered cheap.
S. E. OLMSTEAD,
Norwalk. Jan. 251b, 1881. ml.
For Sale or to Rent.
A House on Fair Street.
Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE.
, Farm for Sale.
1111?. subscriber offers his Farm for sale, situa-
ted in the Town or Greenfield,in Snrntogo.
Co.,in the State of New York, nine .miles from
Saratoga Springs. It is pleasantly situated or.
a rise of ground, 95 acres of land. which is favor
ably dIVldchinto pasture, plow. meadow and
wood land. With a large ho‘use; the size 01‘ the
bum 30 by 40, wagon house and stubling, hay loft
.over the some, :35 by 43, and grainery 16 by 18.
Will be sold cheap; part of the purchase money
can remain on mortgage if «lean-ed, or will ex-
chaugefor Village property. Forfurther articu-
larsinquire of AS P. TUT LE;
trot , Norwalk, Conn.
For Sale.
NIE twmstory dwelling house with outbuild-
Iings, about three roads of lend. well cover-
ed wrth fruit and shade trees, situated on chll’s
Island,so called,formerly the property of Fran-
F. Stevens, deceased. The said property must be
sold. A rare chance for oysterm-n. Hundreds
of acres of oyestcr plantations 'near 'by the said
premises. Part of the purchase money can re-
main on mortgage. if desired. For nrticulars
inquire of SILAS P. 1‘ LE, _
‘1‘ Administrator.
' Farm for. Sale.
FARM of seventy acres.wel preserved and
m a. good state of cultivation, stunted at
J crusalem, so called, in the town of Hem’pstend.
Long Island, N. Y. Said farm now belongs to es-
tate of Giles Seymour, late of Norwalk, Conn..
deceased. For further particulars inquire of ED-
WIAIRD SEYMOUR or SILAS P. L UTTLE, Ad-
ministrator of said estate. Part of the purchase
money can remain on bond and mortgage 11 de-
sired. SILAS P. TUTTLE, ‘
tf Administrator.
For Sale or to Rent.
THE well 'kuorvn property 0! WILLIAM C.
STREET, situated on High Street, in the Bor-
oughIof Norwnlk, containing one acre of ground
fronting on Iligh and Main‘Streets, with commo-
dious Dwelling House, with all the modern im-
provements, large Barn and outbuildings, and
one~hnlf 9t small house on Main Street. I or fur-
ther particulars enquire of BURR. SMITH, Agent.
N orwalk, Oct. 11th. 1880. ' iltf
Desirable House to Let.
SUITABLE foronc or two families; ‘roomsvery
. nice and convenient, with Borough waterin-
srdc and a never falling well of excellent soft wa-
ter. outside ;, good cellar, nice grounds, pleasantly
situated grounds in a good neighborhood. Con-
crete and flaggmg‘ walk to Church, Schools and
Post Office. ltent reasonablcand immediate pos-
session given of W. R. NASH, 193 Main St.
N orwalk, J mm 28, 1880. ' .26
FOR SALE.-
EVEIRAL very desirable Building sites for
Business purposes. Situated on Water Street.
Enqurre of F. W. MlTCHELL,Real Estate Agent
REAP RENT—A house nearBroad River
Bridge. Will be rented at a. low price.
Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE .
0 RENT.—-A Barn on West Avenue.
ply at the GAZETTE OFFICE.
For Sale.
HE Homestead ol 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 60x20012et, has
Borough Wager, Fruit, the. Situated on Franklin
Avenuenvrthrn three minutes’ walk of PostOflice,
Depot. Ate, Will be sold on accommodating terms.
For further particulars enquire of
24 JAMES MITCHELL, Real Estate Agent.
FOR SALE.
r"1W0verydesirnbleBuildingLotsonWestMaln
A Street .Apply at the’OAZETTE OFFICE .
-DWEI§§JING>S
A
Building Lots.
smVEltAL dwellingsmnriousprices in differ-
ent portions ol‘Borough, either to letorlor
sale at reasonable prices. Also several places
outstde of Borough limits—one in .Winnipnuk.
Also several Buildinglots 111 andoutol Borough.
Enquire at this Office.
at”
till)
For Sale or Exchange.
FOR property in Norwalk oIr vicinity, 2 houses
in Brooklyn, E. D., Within 5m1nutcs walk of
iterries. Goodlocation. For Barticulars apply
to J.S.RAN ALL, . .
45 Box 03, N orwalk. '
Farm for Sale.
ABOUT 12 to 13 acres wrtnin 1% miles of center
ol‘Norwalk. Good situation. good house,
built ol‘best material and by days \‘v’Nl'k. About
30 choice Apple trees. with other fruit. good gar-
den, good \vcllof watenund line shade trees. Just
., the place for a man wishing to raise Strawberries,
" etc. Price $7,000. Enquiru'ut this Office.
__
For Sale.
A cosy comfortable Cottage on one olthepleas-
. antest streets in town, Within five minutes
walk of the Bridge!“ Churches. will be sold at
cost price. A portion of the purchase money can
remain on bond and mortgage. l’rice37.000. En-
qnircat this Ofiice. -
n _ , ' o
Besrrable Property for sale.
' Vex ydesirableplace on EastAvenue .
A. Also, a few choice BuildingLotssitnat'edon
Osborn Avenuc,forsale cheap. -
Also,auicelylocated House and Lot on Mer-
winSti-eet near West Avenue, for sale at a bar-
gain. Euquircol . '
S, E. OSBORN . EastAvcnue,
tfll or tel) .W.FITCII,WestAvenue.
. l ’
illesrrallle homestead for Sale.
r 1110 valuable residence of” the subscriber,
pleasantly located on high
I, Arc., in the Borough of Norwal ', is offered for
sale. The situation is
pleasant and healthy, com-
manding line views of out; Island Sound and the
snrrouhding chuntry. Distance one mile from
Norwalk- Bridge. and the same from South Nor-
walk depot. llouse 54x50; two stories and attic,
filled in with brick, and substantially built.
Rooms 18, with all. modern im rovements.bath
room, l'aundry,statlonary tubs, eebce’s cooking
rauge,hot and cold water, gas throughout the
house. The ccllnn’s dry, havmg stationary furn-
ucenvhich heats the whole house. The attic Is
spacious, and root'tinn-cd. The house is in excel-
lent order bein geomrortablcfor both a summer or
winter residence. Suitablefor any gentleman do-
ing business in New York and returning thesame‘
day. Land about three-quarters of an acre, laid
outin lawn.1'rmttrces,and garden spot. Apply
to JAMES MITCHELL, RealEstate Agent,Nor-
walk. or to the subscriber,
A. S. HAMERSL’EY,
255 Fourth A venue, N . Y
For Sale. In”
,— A Hous'eandLotdn a healthjlocationon
gig: FairStrect,ubove Catharine. The Heuscis
L ' nearly new,wellbnilt,couveuientlyarrang-
ed, and will make a comfortable and loasant
home t'orai'amilyol average Size. The at runs
back to the river. There Is a. wellot‘oxcellent
water on the place, and Borough water inthc
Street. Pricelow,and partoi the money can re
mum on mortgage. A line chance to secure
home. Apply atll .1 ZETTEOFFICE. ‘
261:1
,.
1.1. lllllllfllll so»,
Drugg'iéts,
Bl Main St., Norwalldflonu,
YOU IWILL BIND
SitrIiotIly Puree
'Dfugs and M edict/n cs,
‘ 0
‘At Reasonable I’riccs.
Prescriptions carefully compounded.
s."./‘~./ VVVW\'\.'\ «,A rxA/x/\,.\A »./\ .—. .
cls It. Stevens, now the estate of the late Ellen
round‘on hast '
‘a new milk Alderney 'Cow.
. .0 _
ilSIOI'l -35Doses
35. cents. ' A Mothers'
remedy for sleepless and tritable
Children. The Recipe'of OIld DIr.
Pitcher, Free from Morphin'e,'and
not Narcotic. Formula published
with each bottle. . For Flatulency,
assimilating the food, Sour Stomach,
FeveriShneSs, Worms, and Disor-
dered Bowels, Castoria. lias'the larg-
est sale of any article dispensed by
Drtiggists. ' '
ASHJBNI
Toxic—diagnosing the strength, ohaialing [he
(3%!an debzlzly, and restoring healthy/uncrimrs."
— uns'rnn. - ,
For Indigestion, an'd Dyspepsia,
the many forms of Liver COm- ‘
plaint, Impure and Impoverished
Blood, and Functional D.erange-'
ments attendant upon Debility, and
for Building up the weak, Ask-e
Tonic‘is doubtless the most prompt
and certain remedy yet devised. In
1-211). bottles, 75 cents; Six bottles,
$4. Accredited Physicians and
Clergymen, who may desire to test
the Tonic, will be supplied with not
exceeding six bottles, at one-lialf
the retail price, money to. accom-
pany the order. - Sold by Druggists,‘
and by D. B. Dewey & ($0., 46 Dey‘ ’
St., N. Y.. '
The most Powerfifl,
Penetrating and Pain-relieving
remedy ever devised by man. It.
soothes Pain, it alleys inflammation,-
it, heals Wounds, and it cures
S RHEUMATISM,
ciatica Lumb. or -
pin-us, Stiff Jointslzbgl’ltgfg‘l‘glsl:
lugs, Frost, bites, Quinsey, Salt
Rheum, Itch, Sprains, Galls, anti
Lameness from any cause. Suf-‘
ferers from
PAIN IN THE BACK, _
Fever Sores, Eruptions, Broken '
Breasts, contracted'Cords, Neu- 1
ralgia, Palsy or dislocated limbs;
and owners of horses, planters, me- ‘
chanics, merchants and professional ‘
men everywhere, unite in saying, that
- CENTfAUR LINIBIENT I .
brings relief when all-other Lini— ‘
ments. Oils, Extracts, and Embroca. '
tions have failed. .
" .._ 4134615.;
NEW MARKET 1'
No. 6 Main Street, Norwalk, Ct.
' THE BEST OF
Beef, Veal, Mutton, Lamb, Pork,
HAMS, POULTRY, &c., always on hand at very
lowest market prices. CAME of all kinds in its
season. ’Iry me; 1. Will try to suit. '
6m~15 W. F. LOCKWOOD, late with Adams Bros
PURE MILKgé
Delivered in Norwalk and South Nor-walk, at
your door, everymorning
AT 7 CENTS PER QUART,
By REMISON BROS. 51tf
WANTED s M
FIRST class Dwelling Houses for good reliable
tenants, in the Borough. . -
Also a customer for a first-class farm of .one
hundred (100) acres_ofland, with the buildings all
new.
Also, a customer for two Stores and Dwellings.
one in New York State for $4,500
And one in Connecticut] for $3,500, and all in
good condition. .
Also. a good two-seated light spring wa on for
' Full articn are of
. , BENJ. J. S URGES.
No. 4 Gazette Building, Nor-walk, Conn;
Baily Messenger.
w. B. Newcomb.
OULD nnnouuce that making daily trips to
New York, he is prepared to act as Messen-
ger to transsct any errands or business in the city.
and to purchase and bringu small articles for
those who may Wish. Carel‘u personal attention
given to all orders. Orders can be left at store of
Schools. .,
Dr. FITOE’S
Faminnlllarlclunl
For Boys.
THE Fall Tenn-will commenCe Septem-
ber 6111. l 8 80. Pupils received at any
Ladies are also admitted to
age over six. Young
the Day Department,both in the Primary and Ad-
vanced Course. Sessions arranged to accommo—
date pupils wishing to commute on the cars.
Penmanship and Bookkeeping, a specialty,
taught byteachcrs of large experience. Evening-
Classcs Will he formed if desired. Young Ladies
and Gentlemen fitted for College .
.Relercnce: any former patron. Call or send: or
circular. Applications may be made to
3 30 DR. J. C. FITCH, Principal,
m
Norwalkfionn.
NORWA LK‘LATIN SCHOOL.
Beldcn Ave., near West Ave. ,
ALEXANDER JOHNSTON, A, 1a., Principal.
MISS R. M. NORTHROP. LOUIS J. SEYMOUR,
Assistants. '
The Boys’ Department meets in the Behien.
Homestead.at 8:30 A. 111., and 1:30P. M. It will
prepare boys for College, Scientific School, or Busi—
ness. Terms 340 per year; Latin, Greck,German and
Higher Mathematics, $7.50 each. extra.
'l‘heIGlrls' Department 'meets inthe rooms lately
occupied by Miss Carter, at 8:45 A. M. Terms $.10
without extras. A limited number of
board with the Principal. Specialterms wil be made
for young children, either as day pupils or as board-
ers. ‘
Both Departments are undertho Principal’sperson-
a1 instruction .* ’
First Quarter opens September 6th, 1880.
References and furtherinformation will be feund
in circulars, for which address the Principal.
fill i want llllll
new ananr AT
Hrs. W, Fawcétt’s,
N o. 3 Water Street,
Hats in all the testing Shapes,
In Felts, Beavers, and Plush. .
Silks, Sat-ins, Flushes, Brocadcd Saline, Rib.—
bons, and Velvets, Flowers, Feath—
ers and Birds.
Choice Assortment of‘ krovnmz-f'e
GOODS on hands.
* Ladies’ own material made up after French
Patterns, $1.0 . '
Felt Hats dyed and pressed: in the latest
styles, 40 cents.
- ' one. WARD SELanit
line in his New Store, » '
Ilardenbrook’s New Block, “'31; 5‘,”
A complete assortment of the best class of
lillllllflllE'S, Plilllllgiiilif,‘ FllilllS,
l JtcL, for fgtmily'use‘, at Popular l'rices.‘ Ilia stock
is at all times fresh and good, and will stand com—v
parisou with those of any Grocer in town. CnIIgli‘n
l
and leave your orders.
- I knew one once that
I . blest. ,
. Had he a faith?
J. LESTER GREG 0R1 . 5.3 i\’ sin St}, Norwalk. I ‘I their impertinenoe' to'them' ill the Smell,“
- churning disgrace to' a nation which boasts
‘ . 'of its manhood. and glories in its advanced
'rls may.
‘ occasion.
_; ’ ~.I--;f-' .7 3.-.:
.My Godly Man. ‘ ‘
(From the Utica Observers)
You ask me if I think a godly man.
Can be builtup Christ-like; on naturesuplhn,
Well, natures plan is God's,'andso.»whynot ?
answered! justgt‘ny
thought.
1“
. _ _ p ' . 2". ,2
He preached to. spirits buried in pzerditign';
Good work, good life,'and love his hdmom-
tion; '_ ‘ “ .-
Exhorted stomachs gnawed
lion, . . .
Bread, meat, and drink, and joy his .cthr
tatlon.‘ , 1 ~
by grim. story:-
He sang to naked feet," and hands, and'liuibs ;
, Coats, mittens,'shoé‘s, and tronseifs was his
’ hymns. -
. ‘Be guided hearts the brains that talked with
chiding ;
1 Elm?!“ "WI, ihn'fidfi'riigegwei‘étfiié gold.
A Perfected Purifier of the Systein’ I’ . , I. , , I I
ing.
IuIcouchless homes and empty fuel sheds,
His rIitual was wood, ,and (“Iii§$”;gnd1 beds;
And from the sick, the helpless‘aud, distress-
.ed,4 ',.'.....
. ,y.» ,. l'aszr‘l
Responsive health and comfort anode him
The prayer h'e'praye‘dy'iherr play not over—
'm‘lCh? . L
For Mar‘nmon doesu’t as i"trip answer such;
He prayed it in a cabin, l and rude,
Where forms ,werc"hiiugryr, celd and almost
nude. ‘ ' -
Where silken saints had of ten been befOre,
And prayed advice and censure through the
door, . ' 1 '
But at a pious distance, safely wide,
, They prayed while passing by on t'other
side, . .
Prayers 'solemn', wordy, faultless in their
frame; " '- ’.' '
But shivering orphans shiver'ed a‘ll the'same.
In vacant stomach-s,~ hungei’s'c'ruel raid" '
Was still as fierce as if they’d Trevor prayed.
But my saint, on
. bare, ' , . . .
Prayed down a good,'thick, warm, red-flan-
, uel prayer- ~ .
Perhaps such prayersare vulgar, quaint and
wild, » .. . . . °
Brief:1 in the sufferer’s thanks good‘Jesus smil-
“When'all my Father’s jewels shall: be named
Of snob a one I shall not be ashamed,
For fighting off the fiend of poverty I 'I ,
From one 'poor wretch, he did it unto Me."
poor shoulders, lean and
Well, -'I should i’juage 'he
had; .-H I. ,v,;‘...
Such faith
'bad;
as empties worlds of all-that’s
' A faith that works all forms-and‘rites' above,
And not' by styles or dogmas, but by love.
This is my godly man,and nature’s too.
And God’s. and Christ’s. ,So let it- be with
you. . , . .
And me, and ours, and all humanity;
Of such God’s kingdom is, and is togbe.
. ' Georges ADAMS.
Difference Between the English
and American Way. ‘
The rule in America, says a London corro-
spontlent of the New York Times is restless-
ness. The opposite obtains in England. The
old country is therefore most attractive to
men and women who have lived their lives in
America and want rest. The intensity of life
was peculiarly apparent in Chicago. . Allthe
town seemed to be perpetually “on the rush.”
There is a drawbridge which crosses one of
the chief thoroughfares. The trafiic is de-
tained while it opens and shuts. Scores of
men leap from the cars and try to get over
while it is moving. Not that they really
facilitate their progress,for they have to wait
for the cars to cross ; but they must ‘-‘get on}?
It is as if some demon of motion was behind
everybody in Chicagojh'ereis such a general
onward stampede in the great prairie city.
But let it be said in their'honor that they are
never in too great a' hurry 'to neglect any
opportunity of being polite tb women. And
this must be- said generally for the men of the
United States. Their natural gallantry to—
ward the sex, their considerat‘wn fer'women
of every class and station. put to shame the
most polished natioh of Europe. A woman
may travel' alone from one end of the States
to another, and every man'scems pledged to
her safety and comfort. The fact that she
is alone gives her immunity’from insult. In
London a pretty girl or». well-dressed woman
cannot walk along any leading thoroughfare
without being insulted by word or looks half
a dozen times. The rudeness of men toward
women in omnib'uses and ‘on railways, and
civilization. I don’t think the women. of
America quite appreciate the deference and
respect which they receive at the bands of
their countrymen. They are apt to accept
special courtesies as a right. No wonder
many of them dislike England, where men
too often give them merely an eqhality of
position, letting them fight their Own way in
a crowded railway 'depct' 'or omnibus station
without the slightest acknowledgment of the ‘
privilege of the stronger sex, which is to be
kind and gentle- in its streatment of the
~weaker. ,Yet a pretty American girl once
said to me: “I admire an Eugiisb'husband
because he does notilet'his wife mu him as
an American husband does; but Iwouldn't
marry an Englishman—Ishould be afraid of
him.” ‘ l I
Interest-ing if True.
There is alady living in a little four-room'—
ed cottage in the environs Of Boston whose
name is well known to literary people. writes
a correspondent of Lippiné'ott’s. She depends
wholly upon her own exertions for the sup—
port of herself and children, and dots all her
.own housework, yet her cottage is the focus
of the beat society of the locality. A gentle-
man calling thereI‘rec‘ently' was received at
the door by a daughter of th’elady, who told
him her mother was’too busy to he chlle‘dCbut
he could seé her in the kitchen if be pleased,
. and he followed her to that room. Thelady
greeted him without the least embarrassment
though she had on a big apron and her
sleeves were pinned back to her ‘ shoulders.
She was cutting a pumpkin into strips fer
pies; and there sat a venerable gentleman
gravely paring the strips 'to' "the accompani-
ment of brilliant‘conversatkin. ' I was asked
who this gentleman was, and after several
fruitless attempts was told that it was the
poet Longfellow. While the pumpkin par—
ing was in process another distinguished poet
called,\and he also insisted upon being press
‘ctl into the service. ' It was a dreary 'day out-
.side, and no one cared to‘ leave the pleasant
cottage, so they all stayed to lunch, one‘bf
the pies forming the piece deg-estuarine of the
Mr. John B.I- Gengh is again ill with throat
troubles, and is said to have canceled, all his
lecture engagenieuts'of the season. II
, IThe Cohgregatlonal church in Salt/Lake
City, Utah, I‘eCCIltlny‘IC-i-l‘lt‘ll fifty five Lil-i"—
sons to membershign'of wlzmn fifty united on
confession of faith. ' , _ . , _ . .
John J. Jarvis of Bid: lleiti, )l'llijgmas a
member of Coinpany G, S w‘cntgeenolf, Connec-
ticut Volunteers, has received a‘piflsioh from
the government because ofr‘Idishbilliy from
rheumatism contracted in» the service. The
backpay amounts to about:. $9320., ’ '
A Instr of elks attached‘lo a Sleigh were
driven Itlu'oush the. streeIts of Bridgeport
Sunday by Ia‘cohplc of the“ circhsbmplbyes.
Itir. Bar-hum saw them;a"n‘d‘ sent them back
to the show grounds, with strict orders to
' never to take them out again on Sunday.
Norwalk Chronicler