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Tuesday, February 15, 1881.
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35 " Wasniucuroiv, D. 0., Feb. 12, 1881.
’ DEAR-GAZETTE :— _
The counting and declaring the electoral vote
“according to the Constitution” is always a
grave and important. event in our political
' history: But'in‘its mere mechanical observ-
ances, as usually conducted, and as witness—
ed by many hundreds of ladies . and gentle-
men, on Wednesday, it must be pronounced
a most dull and stupid performance through.
out. In fact, the only thing at all sensation-
al about the whole affair came of the ridicu—
lous bluntlering made by the Heuse in its ef-
forts to accommodate the thousands of spec—
tators eager to gain admittance. The capac-
it y for blundering exhibited by this Congress
is unparalleled and seems to attach to all it
attempts to do. Up‘rto Tuesday p. m. the
determination had been expressed that the
public galleries should be thrown open on
the principal of. “first come, first served.”
This left out the “reserved galleries” for
members‘ families and their friends. Four
years ago such a rumpus was caused by, as
was charged, the over issue Of tickets, and
the inability Of parties holding them to gain
admittance, that it seemcdto be the univer‘
. sal judgment that nothing of the kind should
this time be attempted. Bt’it last Tuesday p.
m. some unlucky member doubtless made the
discovery that the reserved galleries would
not begin to hold half the friends of Con-
gi‘essmen already pressing for the usual pass-
es to them, got through the House a resolu-
tion that two tickets be issued to each Sena-
tor and Member and all the galleries reserved
for the occupancy of such ticket holders. So
Tuesday night the “cards” were printed and
' before 9 a. m. sent to the residences of every
Congressman. And here the “music by the
full band" commenced. The crowd was com
posed very largely of richly dressed ladies
and began to press itself intothe galleries and
jammed them full. as early as ten o’clock,
By noon, when the Senate came over with
the electoral box, there were probably a
thousand persons, mostly ladies, with tickets
filling all the approaches to the House unable
to even reach the galleries. “Sump one had
blundered," 8nd again had hundreds of tick-
ets been issued beyond the closest, packed,
capacity of the galleries. _ In this dilemma,
after the Hon. Senate had been disposed, the
doors of the House were thrown open to
holders of tickets and the jam soon filed in
and occupied all the spaces of the vast hall.
Hereagorgeously attired and delicate . ladies
stood for nearly two hours to witness, what
was at the end confessed to have been the;
dullest sort of a bore. - . - ‘
The details of the “Count" hayc been so
elaborately given in all the daily papers it
'woulrfbe a waste of time and space to report
the description. It'was an interesting fact
that the word “Count" was seldom used dur-
ing the ceremony. The Vice-President, in
each case, announced that he opened the
package “purporting” to contain the votes of
the State named, and that he would hand
the certificdtes to the tellers to be “reported.”
When they had been read it was announced
that'they had been “recorded.” The totals
were reported to the joint convention as they
would stand if the vote of Georgia should be
counted, and a‘so as they would stand if
Georgia‘s vote sho'uld not be counted. Res—
olutions offered in both Houses _ after the
joint session announced that the votes had
been “counted by the'tellers,” and declared
the result. ' '
PLANTATION MANNl-ills.
. An exciting incident of the week, was the
speech of Senator Butler bitterly assailing
Senator Conkling for having, in his New
York Academy of Music speech, mistated
the census returns from South Carolina. At
its close Mr. Conkling arose and said he had
heard but little of the vaporiugs of the Sena-
tor, as hc had been engaged upon much more
important matter. but had heard enough to
learn it was an assault upon him with a five
months preparation. If upon the appearance
Of the Record he should find anything need-
ing reply, it would {eccivc his attention,
and in the meantime he wished it understood
that if at any time he had done South Caro-
lina or the people of any state, or any indi-
vidual injustice, he should do all in his
power to make amends. Butler, white with
temper, jumped up and retorted thatIthe
Senator from New York had seen fit to refer
to his, (Butler’s) “vaporings” and he "wished
to say the “Insolentswagger of that Senator
had no terrors for him.” Senator Conkling
replied with exasperating coolness, _“Mr.
President it was not needful that I should
have just heard from the Senator from South
Carolina to know that he is Ia person with
whom I shall not bandy epithets either here
or elsewhere, much less here,” and then sat
down. For three days subsequently the
galleries were filled with ,persons who'ex—
pécted to witness a merciless castigation of
the Palmetto Senator, as it is well known no
man equals Mr. Conkling in his power to
tongue-lash an adversary. But up to date
Senator Conkling has very wisely refrained
from further reply. Silent contempt is the
best remedy for these exhibitions ofthe old—-
time plantation manners. The Senator in,—
troduced a very significant set of resolu-
tions requiring the Secretary of the Treasury .
toreport to the Senate the names of all per-
sons appointed to office in the New York
custom house betwe January lst and De-
cember 1st, 1880, together with their salaries,
service and all other details; whether any
persons were nominated or appointed to oflico
who did not comply in all particulars with
the so—calléd civil service rules; whether any
were appointed who did not pass the re‘quis-.
its examination before the civil service ex-
amining board; ifIany who failed to pass the
proper examination were appointed while
those who stood the examination were not
appointed; if any persons who had formerly
, been dismissed were reappointed. The I res:
olutious, in fact, included demands for all
information in detail in regard to the New
York custom house, and its management
lastyear. The resolutions were adopted and
it islsaid will make President Hayes appear
very ridiculous in view of his professed
reverence for the hypocritical civil service
rules.
REPE AL 0!.“ TAXES.
The House Ways and Means committee
bya vote of seven to two, Masses. Mills and
Phelps voting in the negative, agreed to
report favorably the bill to repeal the tax onJ
. matches, bank checks, bank deposits,-per-
fumery and proprietary medicines. A mo-
tion in committee to strike out bank deposits
was lost by a vote of five ttPfive, Messrs.
Phelps, Morrison, Mills, Telton and Kelley
voting in the afiirmative, and Messrs. Tuck-
er, Carlisle, Dunncll, Frye and McKinley in
the negative. A motion to add salt to the
free list was also lost, Messrs. Tucker, Mor-
rison, Mills, Carlisle and Felton voting for
the motion. andIMessrs. Frye, Phelps, Kelly,
Dunnell and McKinley against‘it.
. . no Go.
. An effort was made yesterday in the House
to put an amendment on the legislative bill
providing that Senators and Representatives
before drawing their pay should certify they
had faithfully attended to the services of their
respective branches, and when they could not
thus certify they were to have the pay for the
days absent deducted from their monthly pay'
The amendment was voted down.
APPORTIONMENT BILL -
Representative Cox, is confident that he
will be able to‘t apportionment bill through
Congress before 'adjournment. He stated
t'O-day that by consultations with members
of the House of both parties a general
iigreemcut to compromise on a bill fixing the
number of Representatives at 307 had been
reached; that when the subject comes up
again republicans and democrats will support
the 307 bill and it;will' be speedily passed.
Inasmuch as it effects only the House it is
understood that the-Senate will pass prompt-
ly, without anyamendment, any bill that is
sent there from'the House Meantime, Cox
has succeeded twice in defeating considera~
mm. state;
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tion'of the River fand Harbor Bill. As so
will be pretty sure to go through. I
It ought really to be entitled “A bill to
assist the rc-election of certain members of
Congress." The total amount appropriated
by the bill was $11,500,000, of which, ac—
cording tO the figures presented by Mr. Cox,
the fifteen members of , the committee pro-
posed tO distribute:$5,900,000 where it would
do the most good for. the fifteen. Some of
the objects appropriated for the bill are im—
portant public works, but a majority of the
appropriations are for small stream: which
could not be made navigable unless they
were conveyed into canals. -
' rsxsioxs.
Much. time has been consumed in the
t Senate over the best methods of relieving
,the Pension office of the enormous number of
claims to be adjudicated. It is conceeded
that some new measures must be adopted,
for as the office is now worked it will take
ten years to act upon all the cases on file.
After the “Sixty Surgeon Bill” was rejected,
Senator Platt, who is a member of the Pen-
sion Committee and favored the measurc,as
promising the speedisst relief, said:
“I had intended when the amendment
proposed by the Senator from Virginia, the
chairman of the Commitiec on Pensions,
was before the Senate, to address the Senate
somewhat fully in support of that measure;
but the temper of the Senate convrnced me
that it was useless, and I refrained. It is not
the time to discuss it now, but I cannot rc-
frain from saying that I think this Senate
has voted down, refused to consider the only
practicable measure for affording any relief
to the multitude of pension claimants who
are clamoring for their rights. I believe that
any such provision as this by way of an in-
creased force in the Pension OfficeIand in the
Surgeon General’s Office will be - just about
as effective to afford relief to pensioners and
to secure the speedy adjudication of their
claims as to endeavor to keep back the rising
sea with a broom. We stand here in to
face with one alarming fact, and ”laid-5 t_ at
there are 300,000 persons now claiming
pensions I know it is said that 80,000 of
these claims are not live claims. In a cer-
tain sense they are. They are each Ione
liable to be called up for . reexamination;
they have not gone off from the list. But
suppose it be only 220,000 persons whoIare
askingof this Government that their claims
for pensions shall be adjudicated, there is the
further fact that those claims cannot be
adjudicated under the present Is stem, even
with this increase of force, in froI less than
from six to ten years. What is needed is
something which shall meet the requirements
of the situation. Ibelievc that Senate bill
NO. 496 was adapted to meet those require—
ments; I believe if it had not been -so_ con—
temptuously. if I may use the word, rejected
by the Senate, it w0uld have inaugurated a
system which would have been satisfactory
—satisfactory to the applicants, satisfactory
to the Government—and which would have
enabled these claims to be disposed of Within
a reasonable length of time. I .
This pressure upon the Pension Office is a
thing which we cannot ignore or overlook,
and, in my judgment,_ just so long as we
fail to come up to our duty and deyise some
adjusted, just so long this shame and dis—
grace to the nation will continue, just so
long men will go into their graves
in despair, killed of the sickness that
hope deferred brings to the heart. and
just so‘ long the widows and orphans will
suffer for the want of what this nation is in
honor and “justice and contract bound to
grant them speedily. _
Thus much‘I felt that I ought to say, and
while I am on my feet I desire to say one
word about the Commissioner of Pensions.
I came to the discharge of my duties as a
member of the Committee on Pensions
prejudiced against the Commissioner of Pen-
sions. I had heard of these long delays; I
had heard Of the difficulties of provmg
claims in that ofiice, and I felt, as others
perhaps naturally feel, that the fault was
with the Commissioner; but in the discharge
of my duties as a member of thatIcoImmittee
I have come to regard- the Commissmner of
Pensions as an honest, as an able, as an odd -
cientrofiicer. I believe he is the hardest
worked ofiicer in any ~Departmcnt Of this
Government. I believe he has borneIunmIer-
ited and unlimited abuse, and borne it With
true manliness and dignity. .
And so, Mr. President, when I first heard
of Senate bill NO. 496 reported byIthe Com—
mittee on Pensions-I had a prejudice against
that bill; a prejudice which II am free to
confess had been created by outsrde influence,
the influence of those men whose craft is in
danger from the passage of this bill; but the
Committee on Pensions, of which I am a
member, devoted nearly a year of careful
thought and study to that bill, and I want to
put it on record here and now that I believe
no practical relief will ever be afforded to
the pension applicants of this country until a
billembraciug the general features of that
bill is passed.”
Senator Platt has examined the whole sub-
ject very carefully and his opinions are enti-
tled to consideration, but the fear is that
nothing will be done this session.
. FLORIDA CONTEST.
Colonel Bisbce is taking evidence, or try—
ing to do so,.in Florida in support of the
contest which he is going to make for a seat
in the next House; The certificate of elee
tion was ‘given to Mr. Davidson. Men‘ tak-
ing the testimony for Mr. Bisbee have been
assaulted and threatened. In Madison,
Florida, Mr. Savage was assaulted, and he
killed his assailant, Paterson. Much excite-
ment is reported and fears expressed'that
there will be more difiiculty. The witnesses
for Bisbce are intimidated to prevent them
from testifying. Attorney General Devcns
has received a dispatch from U. S. marshal
and U. S. district attorney. Under direction
of the Attorney General, Judge Settle will
take the testimony that Bisbee wants,.and
protection will be afforded.
. coxcnnssuxx FARR.
The death of Evarts W. Farr, late repre—
sentative from the Third districtOf New
Hampshire, was announced in the House
yesterday afternoon. Eulogies were pro-
nounced by several members, and in the
Senate by the two New Hampshire Senators.
rosTAos ox CARDS.
The order excluding from the mails all
card matter except “postal cards” furnished
by the Post Office department has been modi-
fied so as to permit the sending by mail of
printed cards at third class rates, but
all cards other than postal cards furn-
ished by the department containing any
writing except the address shall be charged
with letter postage.
GEN. ARTHUR s BIRTH PLACE.
A most absurd report has been started by
of Gen. Arthur’s nativity is to be investiga-
ted by a Senate Committee. There is not one
word of truth in it or a shadow of truth.
Tun iNAUGUEATiON.
The preparations already made give prom-
ise that the forthcoming Inauguration will in
point of magnitude eclipse all former efforts
in that direction. Re hotels, boarding
houses and private 0 ‘ es, where guests can
a squeezed in are engaged by a canvassing
committee. Already 2d story windows on
Penn. avenue are being rented for that day
for ten dollars each. “Misery loves. com—
pany,” and the writer has been much com
fortcd by a typograpical blunder in one of
the city dailies, which for two days conspicu-
ously advertised “An eligible Widow to let
on the north side of Pennsylvania avenue at
No.———, for Inauguration Day.” Poor old
Job he never knew the modern miseries of
hasty proof reading and inevitable typo—
graphical errors.
’ uusnixc. WATERS.
There was a break in the ice gorge in the
upper Potomac last night and to—day, nearly
all South Washington is‘ inundated. Great
fears are entertained for Acqueduct Bridge
and Long Bridge is said to be already ruined.
The water is from three to four feet deep
between the Agricultural Department,Sniitli-
sonion Institute and Pennsylvania Avenue.
From 14th street to 45: the great avenue is
covered, and between 7th and 12th streets
all the cellars on the north side are filled,and
at this writing the water is rising. The
Avenue Market is three feet deep and is
entirely surrounded by water. The same is
true of the Potomac Depot, its approaches
and tracks. Passengers can only be conveyed
to the depot tonight in boats. At George—
. town. the view up and down the river is
awfully grand. The loss to merchants on
both sides of the avenue and the streets south
of it, will be very great. Nothing has been
seen like it within the memory of the oldest
inhabitant.
YALE.
The eighth annual banquet of'ihe'Yale
Lton on Monday night promises to be a pro—
many members have eggs in that basket it'
new plan by which'pension claims are to be,
the Democratic paper here that the question ‘
: Alumni Association, to be held at the Arling- '
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nounced success. ' President Porter, Chief-
Justice Waite, Secretary Evarts, and many
other noted alumni, will be present. A
larger attendance than usual is assured.
" PERSONALS. _
Senator Blaine is confined to his house,
with an attack of acute rheumatism. He is
getting better, however, and expects to be
out in it day or two. , 7' »
The friends of Stanley Matthews have
but little hope now of his confirmation as a
J usticc of the United States Supreme Court.
Only two members of the judiciary commit—
tee are known to absolutely favor his con—
firmation. ' .
Justice MacArthur yesterday, in the case
of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Com-
pany, overruled the motion made by the de.
fondant to cross<cxamiue certain witnesses
and extend the time for taking testimony,
anti certified the case to the general term, to
be heardin the first instance.
Senator Platt’s son,who is a bright and
Hromising young lawyer at the New Haven
County bar, has beendrcrc on a visit to his
parents, this week. .
Friend W. Smith and Marcus Hawley
Esqs., of Bridgeport, and Mr. Scarles, of
New Haven, have also been here. ‘
W. A. Cape, Esq. and his accomplished
bride, visited us early in the week. The
happy pair did the Capitol and 'Departments
‘and ended tip by a visit to the Executive
Mansion where they were duly presented to
the President, and on retiring were made the
recipients of a gorgeous boquet from the
White House conservatory. As ever, B.
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Yesterday was the 14th of February,
memorable throughout the world as St.Val—'
cntine’s day. Here the children claim it,
and unhappy is the poor child who fails to
receive at least one tender missive. A pretty
three cent Valentine will delight the heart
of any child, while girls in their teens are
not averse to receiving embossed envelopes
cnclpsing daintily arranged “cupid’s shafts.”
The‘boys—well, of course, a big boy would
scorn to admit that he cared for “sentimental
trash”-—but then try him and his thoughts
will not all be found on “comics.” At the
Post Office the day was lively, showing that
the practice of sending and receiving these
missives meets with as much favor as ever.
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Cadet Engineers.
For many years past, we have been in-
quired of by boys and their parents, as to
the manner and form of obtaining the posi—
tion of Cadet Engineer in the U. S. Navy.
Mr. George Morgan has prepared for that
excellent paper for yOuthl, the Golden Days
of Philadelphia, a full detail of the require—
ments which will be found out on the outside
of this week's GAzE'r'rE. Any smart, bright
and properly informed lad, can enter his~ own
application and gain the desirable position, if
successful in his examination.
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German Service.
The monthly Vesper Service, with sermon.
in the German language. will be held at
Trinity Church, South Norwalk, on Sunday
next, the 20th, at three o’clock in the after-
noon.
Obituary. - .
Mr. Charles G. Deau,Sr., a former resident
of this place, died in New York city on
Friday, the 11th inst. Mr. D. was, we
believe, a native of New York, and during
the Harrison campaign was quite a prominent
local politician, being a member Of the Whig
General Committee. He was at one tige
Assistant Alderman from the ward which
was then represented by Nathan C. Ely as
Alderman; afterwards he held the position
of Port Warden for several years. He and
Mr. James Sherwood married daughters of
Mr. Benjamin, ;Rccd, of Norwalk, and
resided here for quite'a number of years,
building several plaCes in different parts of
the town, and holding several local ofilces
while a resident here. He was well esteemed
as a neighbor and citizen, and his removal to
the city, a few years since, was much regret-
ted by a large circle of friends,and his family
will have the warm sympathies of the com-
munity.
The hand of affliction has again been
placed heavily upon Mrs. A. H. Camp. But.
a few weeks ago her venerable father was
buried, and now she is called upon to mourn
the ' loss of a dearly-loved sister, Miss S.
Gertrude Meyer, who died in Brooklyn last
week. Miss Meyer was well known in Nor-
walk as a most estimable lady, and her many
friends here will deeply sympathize with her
sister in her deep affliction.
After the rain. ceased on Saturday we re-
ceived the following items :
J‘People along Mott Avenue propose a
public packet to run from the Park to the
Bridge.” ‘ '
“The United States Government thinks of
establishing a life saving station at the 2d
Methodist church, with a line of life ropes
tip to Andrew Sellcck’s and another to the
Bank of Norwalk, and six life boats. One
of the residents along the proposed route has
already distinguished himself by his heroism
in saving two small boys and a yellow dog
from death by drowning, in Mott avenue.”
The Sociable of Company F at Loch wood’s
Hall,_on Tuesday evening last,'was a very en-
joyable one. The galleries and floor were well
filled by friends of the company who in gay
and festive attire befittingithe occasion whiled
away the happy hours on the ball-room floor,
.with case and grace, to the inspiriting music
furnished by the Howe orchestra. It was
pronounced 'a fine- success by all present,
being the largest and finest company assem-
bled at a hall sociable for several years.
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Pioneer 11.85 L. Co.
At the annual election held Thursday eve-
ning, Feb. 10th, the following ofiicors were
chosen for the ensuing year :-—Foreman,
Harry Rider; 1st Assistant, Frank H. Fitch;
2nd Assistant, W. .E. Buxton; President,
Wallace Dunn; Rec. Secretary, J. B. Slau-
son; Fin. Secretary, Frank Bouton; Trees,
St. John Merrill. .
Investigating Committee—~Olin Youngs, E.
Apell, J. B. Slauson, W. E. Buxton, Frank
Benton. , . .
Trustees—E. S. WilcoXson,Frank Leonard,
Homer Merrill.
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. A woman from Norwalk is in town beg-
ging. N orwalk is so heavily in debt that its
poor have to look out for themselves.—Da
bury News. -
She probably escaped from Middletown,
and [simply passed through Norwalk. She
was Certainly crazy to go to Danbury for
charity.
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“All the Rage-”at Music Hall, last Tues—
‘day evening, was witnessed by quite a large
audience. It was highly amusing from be—
ginning to end, and gave excellent satisfac-
tion. It demonstrates the fact that plays can
be made laughable without vulgarity, and
that audiences are better plciised with such
ter.
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A very small audience gathered at the
Opera House, Wednesday evening, to witness
and troupe. It proved a very “cranky” af-
fair, a rough turd tumble extravaga a, noisy
in the cxtrem nd devoid. of interest. A
few such ap ces will shelve the Com-
with disgust.
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We should judge that the “ Drunkard,”
played at the Opera House last Friday night,
hardly proved a success financially, the audi-
ence being small. The play has good points.
and was fairly presented but with adecidedly
amateurish flavor. Like the generality of
“moral plays” it has some vulgarities which
should. be stricken out. The play would
probably, draw better under some other name
for few people care to see the life of a drunk-
ard depicted upon the stage—even those who
' delight in realistic plays.
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The cock is the only man one will take
sauce from. - ‘
than with plays of the "rather broad” charac- .
the performanceof “Ki‘anks” by Com. Nutt.
modore, and people will remember him only,
The Thaw and Rain. ,
DAMAGE BY FRESHETS.~
3 Following the late intensely cold wave, the
weather commenced moderating last Tues—
day and 'on Wednesday it looked very much
like a genuine thaw. The snow gradually
melted and the twin the streets loosened up,
the water running off quite lively.
The sleighing had such a good hold
that sleighs were able to run until Sat-
urday morning, when a rain storm set
in, cutting away the ice quite fast. During
the morning it rained hard, and just before
noon the rain fall was remarkably heiivy.
At noon our streets looked 'as if there had
been a deluge. .Thc sewers could hit begin
to carry Off the Water fast enough, and in
many places the streets and walks were
flooded fur hours. The rain ‘stoppetl soon
after noon, when crowds gathered on the
Bridge and the banks of the river to watch
the rapidly increasing volume' of water rush-
ing in torrents under the B.idgc. Higher
and higher it unised tintil it caused much
anxiety. About four o’clock the ice on the
Union Pond broke up, ‘was carried over the
dam and came rushing down the riyer in
large cakes with fearful velocity. The water
was now even with the Itop ot' the river
wall, and if it should rise higher much
damage would be done. The scene was ex-
citing ‘in the extreme. Most of the ice
passed under the Bridge into the creek,
doing but‘ little damage. Fortunately the
tide was low, for the boiling, whirling mass
of water and ice was nearly even with the
top Of the wharves. Soon heavy timbers
came down, and it was evident that one or
more bridges had been carried away. The
excitement continued until dark and through
the evening, it being feared that when the
tide came in, the river Would be still higher.'
The waters however gradually subsided, and.
next morning had fallen six or eight feet.
The bridge at Brady’s crossing, when the
water was at the highest point, was filled
with people watching the flood, apparently
obliviousof danger. Mr. Dann and others
on the bank saw the danger and warned
them off, but they refusedto budge until
they were finally driven off, just before the
bridge was swept away. A man in a car—
riage drdve over and attempted to drive back
but was stopped just in time. Abig tree,
came floating down, and backed with cakes
of ice, struck the center pier, knocking it
away, when the bridge sunk down and was
whirled down stream, the timbers just clear-
ed the Danbury Railroad bridge which was
also in great danger. . '
. At the Union factory the scene below the.
dam was grand. The water boiled and
bubbled, tearing up large trees by the roots,
tossing heavy timbers and great cakes of-
solid ice like cork, and then rushing madly
down the stream often forming high waves.
' Men were constantly on the watch, but no
particular damage to the company’s property
seems to have been done.
At Winnipauk the afternoon was an
anxious one, but the flood passed off without
serious damage.
The Bridge on the New Canaan road was
carried away, and- the. stone abutments are
left~in a bad condition. The bridge at this
point has. never been carried away before, to
our knowledge.
At Broad River one span Of the bridge was
carried away. The next bridge above had
one of the supports knocked from under, but
the bridge still remains.
to anything but the bridges,' the mills
and other property along the line having aI
wonderful escape.
The town thus loses three bridges on the
Norwalk river, one at Five Mile River, and
part of the bridge at Bell’s island.
Other damage in this vicinity will be found
reported by our correspondents.
WESTON.
The town loses heavily by the flood of
Saturday. The dam at Wheeler‘s foundry
gave way, carrying away another dam below
and three bridges on the Den river. Another
bridge on 'the line between Weston and
Westport, was also carried away, the loss
falling jointly upon the two towns.
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Special Town Meeting.
The Selectmen have deemed it wise, under
all the circumstances, to calla meeting of the
town for instructions in regard to rebuilding
and rte-pairing the bridges swept away and
damaged last Saturday. The meeting will
be held next Saturday.
In this connection we would suggest that
the bridge on the ,New Canaan road be con—
structed of iron or stone arched. It is an im-
portant structure, and if built of wood will be
constantly needing repairs. We believe that
a good structure. will be economical in the
long run, and earnestly urge upon the voters
to give the matter careful consideration.
The bridge at IBrady’s crossing should have
a substantial stone pier under the middle,
instead of timber.
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The Supper.
The ladies of St. Paul’s church announce
a Supper at the Opera House next Thursday
evening. In order to better suit all tastes
and pockets, the ladies will provide a regular
supper at a moderate. price, and alsoserve
refreshments at small tables. A special
feature of the entertainment will be acou-
ccrt by the Boy Choir, assisted by the Misses
Helen Bassett and Jennie K. Nash, Rev. Mr.
Hoyt, and Messrs. Gibson and Searing. The
programme embraces solos by Miss Bassett,
Rev. Mr. Hoyt, Miss Nash,and Master Louis
Phillipson, a pupil at the Rector’s school,
together with instrumental selections, duetts, '
chorus singing, &c. The ladies will com-
mence serving the supper as early as 6
o’clock, and people with sharp appetites will
be welcomed all through the evening.
We congratulate the Bridgeport Morning
News upon securing the reportorial services
of Mr. Thomas W. Wood, of West Stratford.
Mr. Wood has long been our West Stratford
correspondent, and the correspondent of sev-
eral other papers. The News, by the way, is
constantly improving, and is evidently gain-
ing rapidlyin popularity in Bridgeport. With
Mr. Wood’s assistance it will be better than
ever.
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We find the following in the Hartford
Post .'— ‘
H. T. Morgan, a wealthy New York broker,
will place a bronze life size statue of his fore-
father, Miles Morgan, one of the pioneer set-
tlers of Springfield, Mass, ' in Court House
square, in the latter city. ‘
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin Again.
This evening, at the Opera House, IJay‘
Rinl’s Company will produce Uncle Tom’s
Cabin as'recently played by themat the New
York Academy of Music, in Brooklyn, and
other large cities. It claims to be a very
strong company, and to produce the play
with unusual scenic effects. Seatssold at‘
Stanley’s and at Hoyt's. The New York
Herald, of Dec. 26, 1880, says:
“Jay Rial’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, now run-
ning at the Academy of Music, is the best
dramatic version of Mrs. Stowe’s great novel
ever presented on the metropolitan stage.
The company is an excellent one, the scenic
effects fine,and the bloodhouuds pursue Eliza
with an intelligence and effect that. is thor—
oughly dramatic. * - ,
We find the following in the Bridgeport
News and give it for what it is worth :—
‘.'The new survey for the route of the
Parallel railroad has been completed, and a
list of the property holders‘along the line is
now being taken for the purpose of arranging
with them for the right of way." .
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A Hoboken woman, just- married, wish-
ing to impress her husband with her ability
as a housekeeper, bawled out to the servant
as she entered the ;‘door: “Matildy, bring
me the washboard, I want to wash the
potatoes for dinner."
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Thomas Harrison, the boy preacher, has
been laboring for a month in the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Meriden, Conn., and
the practical result was seen when 220 per-
sons who b'ad professed conversion were ad—
mitted into church on probation.
' on $185,444;
Washington’s birthday next, then look out
for St.Pstrick. ‘
I Ow...“
Don’t plant your garden before ygu thaw
out your water pipes. .
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The Union Band proposes
concert at an early day.
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Jerry Spleen has excavated the cellar for a
new house on Leonard Street,
“.‘H
A very large number of cellars and base-
ments were flooded, last Saturday.
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The frame for’Mr. Geo. H. Raymond’s new
house on Divinity street was raised yesterday.
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giving a public
The annual ball of the locomotive engi -
neers is to be held in New Haven, Feb. 23d.
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Charles, son of C. C. Bette, Esq , has gone
to Chicago, where he has secured a situation
in a store. , '
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The intensely cold weather of week before
last was followed by a week of comparatively
mild weather.
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A New Haven paper estimates that there
are 800 houses in that city where the water
pipes are frozen.
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A few more hands v’vanted in the Corset
Shop, both experienced and new; see their
adv. headed “Wanted."
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The quantity of ice that went down the
river last Saturday afternoon, would have
made a man’s fortune last season.
I
Mr. J. B. Carrington, the well known pro.
prietor of the New Haven Journal arid Cour-
ier, died in that city on Friday last.
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The back of winter is evidently broken, but
for all that do not pawn your ulster until the
deadly March winds have had their say.
’4.
The Russell toy manufactory at Birming-
ham was entirely destroyed by fire, Saturday
afternoo'n,'during the storm. Loss $10,000.
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Further hearing in the case of Judge
Stuart 03. The Bank of Norwalk, before the
legislative committee comes ofi on Thursday.
O
Rev. Mr. Wing, of the Second MI. E.
Church, is to exchange on Sunday next, the,
20th inst. with the Rev. John G.
Davenport
of Bridgeport. -
During the storm of Saturday, the light-.
- ning struck two places in New Haven, and-
set fire to and destroyed the extensive barn
of C. W. Blakeslee in Hamden. >
O .
The Rev. Mr. Hamilton occupied his 'own
pulpit on Sunday morning last, and- at the
evening Sunday School Concert gave a 'brief
account of his experiences in Nassau.
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The Odd Fellows Library project is being
revived again. It is now proposedIto raise
the necessary funds by subscription, instead
of taking the'money from the Lodge treasury.
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The Remsdn Brothers, milk dealers, will
make a change of base next April, J ohri will
run the well-known Jonathan Camp farm,
and Charley the :Henry Smith farm Down
Town. -
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The wife of Leonard F. Lounsbury, of
Belden avenue, was taken with an apoplectic
Little damage seems to have been- done, fit on Thursday last, and lingered on until-
Sunday, when she had another which caused
her death.
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The city of N orwalk arrived at South Nor.
walk Sunday noon, after a passage of only a
little over three'days from New York. If
she continues to improve at this rate she will
soon be able to make regular trips.
0
The Superior Court granted the following
divorces last week : Sarah I. Burr, of New—
town. from Wm. H. Burr, of Easton; Mar—
garet O‘Connell, of Bridgeport, from Wm.
O’Connell; Sarah A. Stevens, of Bridgeport,
from Edgar A. Stevens.
0
Conductor Strickland, one of the oldest
and best known conductors on the New York,
New Haven and Hartford road has been re -
warded for his long and faithful service by
being transferred to aposition in the general
freight office at New Haven.
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Manager Knapp has been giving us unusu-
ally. good companies at Music Hall, this sea-
son, and has some others booked to appear
soon.‘ He promises Neil Burgess in Widow
Bedott,'Sol. Smith Russell in his new ploy,
and Murphy in his latest successful hit.
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Yesterday noon Mr'. DeKlyn’s bakery
wagon, while comig down the steep hill in
the rear of ISt.Paul’s church. slid around and
upset, throwing out the driver and a woman,
both of whom escaped without serious in—
jury. The wagon was {somewhat damaged.
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At noon, Saturday, the sidewalks on Wall
'street and Mott Avenue were submerged.
One man declare; that he waded in over the
tops Of his rubber boots on Mott Avenue,
and Wall street was nearly as bad. After
an hour or two the water was fairly drained
off. ‘
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On Tuesday afternoon last, the children of
St. Mary’s church were taken on a sleigh-ride
to. Stamford. They numbered over 250 and
occupied about a dozen large sleighs four or
five of which were drawn by four horses each.
The Gregory Brothers furnished the convoy-
ances. ,
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In this State there are 3,000 oystermen
with a capital of over $2,500,000. In Darien
there are 29 oystermen with an invested
capital (exclusive of ground and oyster stock)
of $54,515; Greenwich, 118 oystermen, capi-
walk, 253 oystermen, capi-
tal $203,034; S amford,176 oystermen, $175,-
000 crpital. '
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The introduction of a bill into the legislaa
ture to tax co-opera‘tive insurance companies, .
has cheated quite an excitement, it being
supposed to be an attack upon the Masonic
and Odd Fellow Mutual Aid Societies. It is
claimed that such was not the intention of
the originators, and it is presumed the bill
will be changed. '
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The New York Court of Appeals has ren-
dered a judgment afiirming the judgment of
the lower courts, awarding,$5,000 damages
and costs to Joseph Leonard, the administra—
tor of the estate of the late Sarah Leonard of
Bridgeport, who was killed in the Adelphi
disaster.
Steam Navigation Company.
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India rubber is now used for veneer-ing
boarding house furniture. It was formerly
used only for pie crust. __
The ccming play is to be called “The
Blister.” The author did it because he
thought it would draw. . -
The United States supreme 'co urt says, in'
h recent decision, that editing a newspaper
is an f‘independent profession.”
The Indians call the talented and versatile
secretary of the interior, “Man who sees
through windows on his nose.”
A liveryman thinks the great want of the
day is young men with three arms. He
vaguely says it would lessen the number of
sleighing accidents—Rochester Democrat.
The Meriden fire marshal in his report to
the common council on the origin of the
fire which destroyed the Meriden House,
says": “Cause—Rum and kerosene oil. (Mem-
orandum—Oil good; tested 150. 'Rum—
333;) tested thirty days in'jail. endless $15,-
Thomas Cook, of tourist excursion fame,
has lost his only daughter, who, he says, was
really the pioneer of the great traveling
movement, and had journeyed with him
nearly the wide world over. After escaping
allthc perils of navigation she was drowned
at last in her own bath at home.
The Rev. Dr Cuyler in recent reminiscences
_as to Carlyle mentioned that he heard him
say : “I wad like to see America. Ye may
talk about your dimocracy or any other
’cracy, or any kind of poleetical rubbish, but
:the secret of happiness in Ameriea_is that ye
fliave gat a vast deal of land for a very few
people."
The suit was against the Columbia~
Letters from the People.
Dedication at Cranberry Plains.
The very neat, ‘commodious and well furn-
ished Union Chapel at Cranberry Plains, was
dedicated with appropriate services last Sun-
day afternoon in the presence of a crowded
congregation. After-an anthem by the choir
—made'up in part from that of the 2nd M.
E. Church, conducted by Mr.‘Price and ac;
companied on the cabinet organ by Miss Sel-
leck—the first hymn was read by Rev. IS. B.
S. Bissell, the Scripture lesson by Rev. C. S.
Wing, the dedicatory prayer was by Rev. E.
D. Bentley, and the reading of the second
hymn and the preaching of the sermon, on
some of the lessons of the Transfiguration,
was by Rev. L. S. Weed, D. D. It was an
admirable and- most evangelical discourse,
worthy of the occasion and of the preacher.
At its close he announced that a debt of ‘
$350 remained upon the Chapel which
it was proposed to remove then and there;
and he first called for Offerings of $10 in
which the clergy led and were followed by
others to the number of eleven in all; then
offers of $5 were received, and then of $2,
and of smaller sums, which with the gifts of
the children and a general collection at the
close secured the sum required and a balance
in all amounting to nearly $360; and then
after a second singing by the male quartette,
and of the doxology—
“Praise God from whom all blessings flow,”
and the benediction by Rev. Mr. Fenton,
(who was announced to preach in the even—
ing.) the happy congregation was dismissed.
The success of this so creditable debtpay—
ing, so auspicious, was due in no small meas-
ure to the patient, pleasant,and skillful leader-
ship of.Dr. Weed, drawing out the enthusiasm
and generous gifts Of donors;- among whom
Mr. Gunning is entitled to special thanks.
Besides the other clergy named, the Rev.
Mr. Fuller was on the platform. This popu-
lous precinct of Norwalk is to be congratu—
. lated. They have a beautiful house of wor—
ship, and we trust it may be a blessing.
BOROUGH AFFAIRS.
Common sense will always dictate the rule
that a community which does no service
should not be supported, and that those who
support it have a right to demand proper
service at its hand. The rule applies to the
Borough of Norwalk just as well as‘to every
other political community, large or small.
If the Borough cannot keep its own streets
decently clean, its sidewalks decently clear,
and its drainage, which is a prime condition
of public health, decently serviceable, (then '
the Borough, in so far, is of no good and
ought to be abolished. In this regard, every
man in Norwalk is on the jury which judges
the manner in which’Borough oflicsrs perform
their duty.
It is only fair to theIBorough officers in
general to say that their duty is Iufilciently
onerous and unpleasant. It is most certainly
not at all an agreeable office to apply the
stringent, Borough ordinances to one’s own.
personal friends, relatives or business custo—
mers. But on the other hand, it is only fair
to say that the property owners and citizens
of Norwalk have made this duty far lighter
than it is made in very many other places,
directions to clear sidewalks have generally
,and very promptly been followed and very
efiectually attended to. But it is beyond
expression exasperatiug, even to a long-
suffering Norwalk house-holder, that when
he allows his usually clean sidewalk to go by
default for a few hours a peremptory order
should be sent in to clean it. at' once, while
opposite, or next door, or around the corner,
he sees sidewalks which are standing and
spared monuments of mercy of the Borough
ofiicers'. Let any reader walk from the
GAZETTE Office to the cemetery in one direc-
tion, or to South Norwalk in the other, and,
if he does not"break his neck or his back in
the first mile, he will be able to note dozens
of sidewalk which for a whole winter, and
sometimes for several winters, have been as
innocent of the snow-shovel as a Borough.
officer is of guile. And the case is still
worse with the public property. Take for
instance that stretch Of ,wsdk from James’s
corner to the Methodist church, which
belongs to and is under care of the Borough.
It has not even smelled a snow shovel (hardly
even-Ens) since a time whgeof the memo-
ry of man runneth not to the contrary; and
while it remains in such a condition and
street crossings are not attended to, it is a
standing puzzle to Nprwalk house—holders
how the Borough officers can have the face
to 'call on them‘ to clean their walks. In
fact this whole system of giving orders to
clean sidewalks is a tliing that no fellow can
find out ; it beats the “Boss Puzzle.”
For defective drainage of course the
Borough officers are in no wise to blame;
the rcponsibility for that lies at the doors of
the people at large. And so long as the
commonest thunder shower, if it lasts over
fifteen minutes, taxes our sewerage beyond
its capacity, just so long diphtheria, malaria,
and kindred diseases will keep up their force,
to the great comfort and sustenance of the
medical profession and to the equal astonish-
ment and grief of those who “don’t believe
in expensive sewers.” *
m
Waterbury was the scene of two confis—
grations of magnitude between the hours of
3 and 4 o'clock Sunday morning. In one in—
stance the north wing or button shOp of the
Scoville Company’s extensive works on Mill
street was totally destroyed; in the second, r
Meigs and Trotts’ large bakery on East Main
street was seriously damaged by fire and
water. The occurrence of'both fires almost
simultaneously taxed the capacity and en—
durance of the Fire Department to the utmost
and it was regarded as providential that the
recent heavy rains had soaked the roofs of
adjoining buildings, and that the weather
was mild, or else still heavier losses might
have to be chronicled, to say nothingof
physical harm suffered by the intrepid and
indefatigable firemen.
* ' Q
AN ANSWERTO INGERSOLL.
The proceedings of the colored “Lime
Kiln Clu ,” as comically reported in the De-
troit Free Press, are very amusing; but here
.is one of a different sort :
The president stated that he was in receipt
of a communication from St. Louis asking
how it stood on the Bob Ingcrsoll question of
God or no God. He would ask Sir Isaac
Walpole to answer it for himself ’ and all his
fellow-members. He was willing to abide by
what the good old man said, and_hc believed
all others would be. The white—headed man,
old and wrinkled, and burdened with the
weight of seventy years, rose in his seat
looked about him and quietly began : I I
“If dar am no God den dnr am no fuchur.
When we close our eyes in death do soul dies
.wid us an' we molder to dust dc same as de
‘brutes. It has been a long journey for me.
In my heart am dc graves of wife an, chill’en.
My days have been cloudy and full of woe.
My nights have bin dark an' full of sorrow.
I have bin robbed, cheated, abused au’ made
to feel my wretchednessl but nebber, not
eben in my darkest hour. did I doubt dar was"
a God, nor did I lose faith in him. Take
away dat faith to night—make me believe
dat dar am noheaben—tell me (let I wont
meet my poor old Chloe an’ de blessed chill’en
up dar among dc angels, an’ you would
crush me down an’ break my ole heart. Dat's
all I ’pear to be libin fur—to wait de master's
call to close dc ledger of life an' 90 home! I
am old an’ poor an’ lowly, but heah in my
breast am a feelin’ dat I wouldn’t sell fur all
dc gold in de world—dat all do arguments of
a ,million Ingersolls could not change—a
feelin’ dat poor as I are._an’ lowly as I am,
dc grave will not be de las’ of me."
, During his remarks the hall was as quiet
as the grave. When he had finished it was
a full minute before any one moved. Then
brother Gardner softly said : “As says Sir
Isaac, so say we all.”
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The business of this world is steered by
the tilers of the soil. N ,
Investments ought to prosper in Ireland,
for there the capital is always Dublin.
The clothes of navigation that you hear
zpoken of consists of a coat of ice—Salem
unbeam. .
A wag suggests that s suitable opening'fo
many choirs should be, “Lord have mercy on
usrniserable singers.” .
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_ Postal Telegraph. . _
, The object of the postal telegraph sys-.
tem is not to establish, but to abolish a
monopoly. . The postal system of trans—'
porting letters is not a monopoly, notwith-
standing it is under the exclusive control of
the Government. Why? Simply because
the rates charged are not in excess of the
original cost .of such transportation. The
establishment of the postal telegraph system
will reduce the cost of telegraphing probably
two hundred per cent. If this reduction
should result in the depreciation of “the
‘ business and property of existing companies”
it will be the result of honest, legitimate
competition. There is no necessity for pur—
chasing the .watcred stock and inflated
franchises Of existing companies. Let-the
Government cstablisli' lines of its. own, and
the people will have the choice; and where
there is a choice there can be no monopoly.
_ When the money order system was in-
troduced, the Government did not make a
proposition to purchase all the banks in or—
dcr to establish a monopoly in the trans—
mission of money. It was donc.to benefit
the people, and the rapid increase of the
business in that department is the best evi-
dence of its success. People are not com—
pelled to send money by money order, but
they have the choice of the means afforded
by competition.
When the Government concluded to trans-
port through the mails limited-sized-pack—
ages of merchandise, it did not propose either
to suppress or purchase any or all of the ex—
press companies thcn in operation. Nor did
the Government care a fig whether the stock
of said companies was advanced or depressed
in price. The Object was ito accommodate,
the people who form the Government
and without whom wewould have no Gov—
ernment. “ .
The very fact that the telegraph compa—
nies have established a monopoy in the trans-
mission of words and thoughts, and that the
people are coinpellod to pay any price these
corporations may demand, is the best possi-
ble excuse for the establishment of the postal
telegraph.—E:whamge. ,
O
ig- Buy your Carpets N O W .
Prices will advance March lst.
Van Hoosear 85 Ambler are show-
lng an immense stock,just bought
at the lowest prices. :If you have
not the money now, sebum the
goods at present prices and have
them laid aside for yamg
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HEADQUARTERS )
Co. F, FOURTH REGT., C. N. G. ~-
NORWALK, 01"., Feb. 5, ’81. l
MEssns. READMAN Bnos , Norwalk :—
At a special meeting of this Company,
held last evening, it was unanimously voted
,that the thanks of the Company be extended
you for the fine pictures of our Officers which
you barre so generously presented us with.
Yours very truly, '
Jon): E. EYENDEN, Sec.
Aran'rxinx'rs Wanna—Five or six rooms,
with modern conveniences and moderate
rent; apply at this office.
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WANTED.——A young man who can furnish
good reference, would like to secure a per-
manent position. Salary not so much an ob-
ject as permanency of position. For full par-
ticulars address RELIABLE, care of box 312,
or enquire at the GAZETTE ofiice.
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W If- you haven’t tried “Suttou’s Catarrh
Cure,” do so. It will cure you. For sale
by Bett’s, the Druggist. . 1m3.
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W Betts’ Toilet Lotion for Chapped face
and Hands ; 25 and 50 ets. per bottle'
. #—
A parlor or office stove, good as new, is
a self—feeding base burner, and base heater,
and one of the best stoves made. Can be
seen at the GAZETTE ofllec.
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There is no Happier Man
In Rochester than Mr. Wm. M.‘Armstrong.
with a countenance beaming with satisfaction
he remarked, recently, “Blessings upon the
proprietor of Warner's Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure. It saved me.” 2t6.
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Write to Mrs. LYDIA E. PINKHAM, 233
Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass, for names of
ladies that have been restored to perfect
health by the use of her VEGETABLE Coar-
POUND. It is a positive cure-for the most
stubborn cases of female weakness.
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RHEUMATisu.—Professor Wm. C. Richard-
son, M. D., of the St. Louis Medical College,
says: “I have ordered Liebig Co’s.Arnicated
Extract of Witch Hazel to be applied locally
in Rheumatism and with most marked relief
in every case.” Beware of worthless imita—
tions under ours and similar names. Also
cures Piles, Catarrh, Neuralgia, Painful
Monthlies. Old Ulcers, Lumbago and Weak
Eyes. Sold in fifty cents and dollar sizes.
\
FromParis to Vienna. on a Bicycle
"I carried with me, among my scanty bag—
gage, a small supply of Coca, an Indian
tonic, by which I was able to assuage the
sudden and painful hunger. which sometimes
accompanies continued exertion. When
fatigue and sleep began to tell upon me, the.
marvellous Coca again supported me and
gave me strength. ,- M. LAUMAILLE.
Who rode a bicycle from Paris to Vienna, a
distance of 760 miles, in a little more than
twelve days. '
powers are embodied in the Liebig Co’s cele-
brated Coca Beef Tonic. .
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Those who contemplate traveling in Eu—
rope, or in any other part of the Globe, either
alone ,or with excursion parties, find it to
their advantage to investigate the numerous
facilities offered by THOMAS 0001.: & SON, the
renowned Excursion Managers of 261 Broad-
way, New York.
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Patents and Trade Marks.
A listo! Patents ganted Februarys, 1881, to
citizens or the State or Connecticut. reported
for the Nonwam: GAZETTE by BROWN 8:
BROWN. of 150.262 Broadway. Jew York, city,
counsellors in Patents and Trade Mark causes
and solicitors of Patents and of Patents and of
registration of'Ti-ademarks.
'PATExrs.
237,471. IArch Bridge, Sylvester Bissell,
Hartford. '
237,476, Spring Hinge, Frederick W.
Brockspier assignor to Sargent & 00., New
Haven. ' "
237,480, Cartridge Crimping Machine,
Henry S. Bolus, assignor to Winchester Re-
peating Arms Company, New Haven.
237,491, Piano Lock, George B.‘Cowles,as-
signor to P. & F. Corbin, New Britain.
237,492, Chest Lock, George B. Cowles, as-
signor to P. & F. Corbin, New Britain.
237,436, Game Board, Clarence E. Garrett,
Collinsville. .
237,539, Frictional attachment for the soles
ofboots and shoes, George W. Hewitt, as-
signor of one-half to Y. Ryer, Rocky Hill,
237,532, Striking Mechanism for Clocks,
Arthur E. Hotchkiss, Cheshire.
237,550, Manufacturing Clip King Bolts,
Wilson W..Knowles, Plantsville, and W. 'H.
Hitchcock, assignor to H. H. and C. H.
Clark. R. W. Bemiss and W. H. Cummings,
Milldale. ' _ '
237,392, Photographic liead Rest, William
S. Laighton, Norwich. .
237,340, Manufacture of Handles for Cut-
lery from Vulcanized Rubber Fibre, John B.
.H. Leonard. Bridgeport, Conn., assiguor to
F. A. Black, New York, N. Y. '
237,605, Paper Cartridge Machine, George
P. Salisbury, assignor to Winchester Repeat-
ing Arms Company, New Haven.
237,614, Lathe Chuck, J creme B. Secor,
Bridgeport.
237,638, Upper for Boots and Shoes, Henry
G. Thompson, Milford. .
9555, Windlass, Enos and G. N. Water-
bury, Stamford, Conn., assignors by Mesnc
assignments to American Ship Windlass Com-
any, Providence, R; I. Rc-issue.
237,657, Bolt, Charles Zube ,‘llieriden.
8258, Cigars, Alfred Estlow, Hartford.
MA RRIE D.
In Brooklyn, E. 1).; Feb. 8,1881, by Rev.L.II’.
Perry, Edwin N . Perry to Emma E. Wheeler, all
of Brooklyn.
In'. Bridgeport, Feb. lOth,'Miner H. Paddock to
Miss Susie It. Plumb.
In Stamford, Feb. 2, Charles C. Clark, of Eliza.-
both, N.J.. to Lida Lockwood, daughter of the
late Dr. Samuel Lockwood.
In Portchoster, Feb. 9th. ,Frank B. Weed and
Mary L. Morgan both of New Canaan.
In Morrisania. N. Y.. Jan. 26th, J Olin Easier, of
Beltinont,’N.Y., to Mrs. Mary E. Carver, of Bridge.
Ipor . '. .
offered for sale cheap-for want of use. It is-
The unequalled tonic and reinvigorating '
. ger to transs ct any errands or business in the city,
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In Norwalk, Feb.l3th H. Eliza w‘f , -
ard F. Lounsbury. aged 44’ years, s’indiillgs‘. I con
In New York, Feb. 11 suddenly, or me .
Charles G. Dean, Sr.,n'ged 63 yelirs,]lori‘dgrl)yrrugl
Norwalk;_
In Brooklyn Feb. 9 StGertrude Meyer, den 1-
ter of the late’Henry‘ Meyer. 3 '
In Greenwich, Feb. 9th, Fannie Brown. aged 33
years. Feb. 5, Mary 1;. Forms, aged it years.
In Stamford, Feb. 8th, Susannah W. Leeds, aged
71 'years.
In Danburv, Jan. 30th, William Conley, aged 79
ears. Feb. 5th, Hubbard Barlow, aged 73 years.
. avid P. Abbott. aged 75 years. «
In Bcthel, Feb. 9. Mrs. Sitlly Buckingham, aged
79 years. Feb )0, Mary Downing, up ed 8t years.
In Bridgeport, Feb. 9. Christopher Zellcr, age
56 years. Fob. llth, Mary J. Stapleton, aged .2.
years. Feb. lltli, Cearles Fox, aged 69'yc‘ars.
In West Sir-afford, Feb. 10, Sarah llurtcd, aged
6?. years,
Dozen Plymouth Rock Fowls, for sale.
Cheap. Apply at. this ollice. ' 1t4
on SA LIL—A PLATE GLASS WINDOW,
with Sash. (; Callon 15.0. KEELER.
Wanted.
PROTESI‘ANT GIRL. for general house-
ill work, White or Colored. Call at Gazette
0 cc.
To the Selectmen 01' the Towns
Bordering upon the Norwalk
River.
'GENTLEMEN :— . .
Allow me to call your attention to the fact that
I have a. full line of
3111311 Plant, at Billie This,
' IN ALL SIZES UP TO
8x8 and. 6:10,
ready for immediate delivery. Also allow meto
suggest that in rebuilding your bridges.) Ou {tr-I
range to place yoiir plank lengthwnys instead of
crossways, as they will wear longer and are re-
placed at less exp “use when worn.
E. ST. BILL,
“'ater Street, N orwalk, Conn.
Notice.
February, 1581, Int 2 o’clock, afternoon, for the
purpose of community: and acting upon the mat-
ter of repagrirtg and rebuilding (where needed)
the bridges in the town in place ofthose destroy—
ed by the late fresher.
‘ ISAAC SELLECK, JR., .
WILLIAM C. SAMMIE, Selectmen.
NELSON J. (DRAW,
Norwalk, Feb. 14, 1581. '
0 RENEE—From April 1st,hcuse No. 4 Union
of rent taken in board if desired.
. Apply on
premises to J. U. UH LE. 3tp7
FE‘V HUNDRED DOLLARS‘illbuy
. . a small lace on the hill cast of Winnipnuk,
facing the lonnsbury 87 Bisscll Factory. A
chance for a poor man to secure ahomc of his
own. Apply at the GAZETTE OFFICE. fitf
To Let.
HOUSE on Main Street. No.133. Enquire on
. the premises of MRS. E. ’. WEED. 7
Apartments to Lei.
Enquire of ALLEN BETTS.
To Rent.
FIVE ROOMS ‘0 a small family; no small chil-
dren. Inquire at NO. 25 Elm Street, or of
3L7
. HARVEY KENT.at llolmes & chler’s. l’os~
session given April 15:. 7ti‘
. J< '
Apartments .to Let.
Ntlie Brick Houses on Leonard street. In-
quire at LEONARD’S COAL OFFICE.
Corset Hands Wanted. ‘
XI’ERIENICED hands wanted for our Boning
g and r'lossgng Departments. We payhighest
prices and fair wages can be earned. We will
‘ also take a few learners in both these branches.
RUTH. 8'. GULDSCHMIDT.
‘Corsetfllfactory, South Norwalk
ADJOURNED SALE.
URSU’dN’I‘ to an Order of the Probate Court
for the District of Norwalk, will be sold at
public auction on Saturday, FebJE), 1 S S] ,
at 10 o’clock in the forenoun, all the )crsonal
estate of ABBY STA lift, late of Norwsl ' in said
District deceased.
of Beds, Bedding, Carpets, Crockery, Books, Pic-
tures and household furniture of all kinds. Sale
to take place at the late residence of the deceased
on Lewis Street in Norwalk. Terms made known
at time of‘Snle. W. K. SEELE Y, Administrator.
Dated N orwalk, Feb. 5tli,lSSl .
Probate Sale at Auction.
ILL be sold at public Auction, on the prom-
ises. March 19th, lSSl. at 2 o’clock, p. ni.,
one two-story Dwelling House, with out~build-
rugs. all in good condition,w§th three roads of
land, well covered with fruit and ornamental
trees, situated in a healthy location, in Norwalk,
on Belt’sIIsland, so called, formerly the property
of Francis It. Stevens, deceased. now the estate
of Ellen F. Stevens, deceased. Part. or the pur-
chase money can remain on mortgage if desired.
Conditions made known at the time of sale. For
particulars enquire of SILAS I’. TUTTLE,Ad-
ministrntor of said estate.
Norwalk, Feb._14th, 1581. of?
Notice.
To the holders of New Canaan
Town Bonds.
URSUANT to a vote passed by the town of
New Canaan, nOIice is hereby given to the
holders of the bonds or obligations issued by said
towu, dated October lst, 1373. said bonds being of
the denomination of five hundred dollars each,
and numbered from one to eigh ty-two inclusive,
to present the same for redemption at. the office
of the town treasurer on the first (lay of April,
1881. and that interest on the same will cease on
said day. -
Dated at New Canaan, February 14th, 1881.
WILLIAM L. WARING,
THOMAS M. FAIR’I‘Y,
3L7 EBENEZER J. RICHARDS,
messengers.
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Opera. House,
Selectmen.
FOURTH YEAR!
J AY H I A L’ S
Majestic Revival of the Famous Rior-
al and Picturesque Dranaa of
Hit “it it
Elevated to the posttion of a llistOrical Drama.
by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, formingr the
Strongest Coinpany that has ever presented this
Beautiful Home Picture of
LIFE ADIONG- THE LOWLY.
Powerful Double Company. Grand Scenic lif-
fects. Celebrated Trick Donkey” erry.” Fire
Mammoth Trained Bloodhounds. TilC‘ Magnolia
Jubilee Band. Grand Transformation.
Sale of seats commences at S. K. Stanley’s, and
lloyt’s Drug Store. three days in advance.
PRICES 25 and 3.5 SENTS.
No Higher; No Extra.
NORWALK OP 'ifA uoUsn,
Thursday Evening, Feb. 17, 1881.
3. Supper
Will be given by the
{FINES OF SI. PABL’S CHURCH,
Together with
~ A BI U51 GALE,
BY
St. Paul’s S. S. Roy Choir,
Kindly assisted by
MEssns. A. S. GIBSON AND S. S. SEARING.
Admlsslon 10 Cts. {Supper 35 Cu,
Music commences at 8 o’clock. Supper served
at 6 o’clock and through the evening. in the ebb
fashioned manner, and also the European plan,
Proceeds for the benefit of the Carpet Fund.
Charles F9. Chew,
PIANO TEN Eli, &e.
Orders received at I. A. MHEKER’S DRUG
STORE, :20 \Vall Street. ly3
‘1 9 ‘t ‘
000K S TOURS,
Established 1 $41 .
Tickets and fares for thousands of tours, for
Independent Travelers in America, Europc,Asia,
Africa and Australasia. Special arrangements
for Personally Conducted and Private Parties to
Europe, season 1531. Hotel Coupons issued, avail-
able at over 500 lirst-claSs Hotels. Circular Notes
and Letters of Credit issued. Cook’s Excurlion-
HIS and special pamphlets contain full particu-
lars. sent by, mail. Address.
Tries. Cook is: $011,261 Broadr'vay, ELY
C. A. Burultoni, Manager. 1’. 0. Box, 4197.
holly, Messenger.
W. B. Newcomb.
OULD announce that making daily trips to
New York, he is prepared to act as Messen-
und to purchase and bring up small articles for
those who may wish. Careful personal attention
given to all Orders. Orders can he left at store of
J. LESTER. GREGORY. 53 mn St., or with Mr.
J. MORRIS BENEDICT, Post Ollicc News Dealer.
ISTRICT 0F NORWALK,ss .I’nobateCourt
February 10th, 1881. .
Estate or ELIZA F. MITCHELL, late of Nor-
walk, in saiddlstrict, dcccascd.
The Court pl Il’robatc tor the District of Nor-
walk,hath limited and allowed six months from
the dathhercol for the creditors of said estate.
to exhibit their claimsforscttlement. Those who.
neglectIto present their accounts properly attest-
ed Within saIid time, will be tlcbnrrcu a recovcrv,
All personsindebted to said estate are rcqiicstéd
to make immediate paym cut to
Hi“. inhabitants of the town of Norwalk are
hereby notified and warned that a. Special
Town Meeting will be held at the Town House,
in said Norwalk, on Saturday, the 19th day 01'
Avenue; 8 rooms. barn, and garden. Part
Said personal estate consists ‘
Tuesday Evening, Feb. 15th.
SPECIALTIES;
Van Hansen
AND
Ambler
Just Received,
40 PiecesNew Tapestry and
Ingram
SARPEIENES
The' Choicest Styles and
Lowest Prices
,—
p; 32115
2 «Kit
500 yards 5-4, 8-4, and 10-4
Utica Bleached
AND
libhltltliltttmn
it???” 1N REBIN AN TS, gg‘j
At much less than Regular Price.
New Hamburg Edg-
ings & Insertings.
———o_—‘.——. I
1,500 Yards Best Heavy
Unbleached Sleuths inhalants.
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'o
I Job Lots of
Table linens, Tswaliags, anti
Handkerchiefs.
'Balbriggaii Hose, Silk Clocked, or
‘ Embroidered Fronts,
25 CENTS PER PAIR.
Clocks at Cost.
F 'U’ R 5
Much Less than Cost.
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Bargains it Even Department.
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D.
A sparkling debater, in‘a flight of elo-l
T quence, exclaimed: "Mr. President,‘ ..
I the world is divided into two great,
classes, the learned and tho unlearned,
one of whom I cm which.”
Ladies and. Gentlemen:
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95h it
SALE '1 '
. ill
Next 20 Days,
it all t lt’s
Our Wimfcr Stacie
llfctst be Reduc-
crl before In-
century.
We have one lot all
kinds of Shoes, Men’s, Wo-l .
men’s‘& Children’s, thrown .
Ein a pile, going at $5 .50‘
1 lot Men’s Boots, 1.50 i"
1 lot Children’s Shoes, 5
all kinds, .25 and .40
till it .
A. II. HOYT.
ii
J. F. RUSCO.
FOR- SALE.
.‘ i A splendid Second-hand PIANO. It L:
cost.$1.000; price now $250, Some
one will get a bargain.
WANTED.
A Second-hand SECRETARY, with f
; l
cholr Case attached; 40 inches wide, 6 3.
to 3 feet high. Enquire at
W1 LLIAM MITCHELL, Administrator.
Black Enameled Cali Bud.
.Catmiae anti his itll Fancv dork
A. H BYINGTG‘N «it 00
A. II. IIOYT n cos,
Norwalk Chronicler