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WHOLE NUMBER 1787..
[From the Tenth Census of the. United Staten]
Oyster Interests from Hell Gate,
to Port Jefferson, new York,
and N orwalk. Connecticut.
or afinasr rucansctt.
Eas'r River. DEFINED-
To oystermen, and for all the purposes of
the present report. 'he East river is that nar-
row part of Long Island Sound. at its eastern
end, which extends from Hell Gate to the
Norwnlk Islands on the Connecticut shore,
and to Port J( fierson on the Long Island side.
It is a district very old in the annals of eye--
ter gathering and culture. and one which
contributes largely to the trade.
can“ marrow! or orsrnniuo.
Traditions concerning the~beginning of
oystering as a regular industry are very few
and faint Iam indebted to Mr. Theodore
S. Lowndes, of Connecticut, for some pleas.
ant reminiscences. "
It seems not to have been until about'181A':
or 1815 that much attention was attracted to
the oyster beds of the East River,as a source'
of business advantage. At that time it was
considered a degrading thing to rake oysters
for a living, yet the father of my informant,
Mr. Edward William L iwndes, went ener-'
getically intollie enterprise. with several of
his neighbors—William Price, Drake Sopcrs.
Stephen Jennings, James Jennings. and Ben
jamin 'I'otteu. the last named having return-
ed from loyal participation in Commodore
Perry's victory bu Lake Erie. All of these
gentlemen lived on City Island, and their
descendants are still to be found among the
leading citizens of that community. At that
time there was no occasion to plant oysters,
the bivalves being plentiful upon their natu-
ral beds, and easy of access with dredges,
rakes, and .tougs. very similar to those now
in use. Mr. Lowhdes writes the as fair
lows:
“ The oysters caught nearest Hell Gate
were in Flushing bay, between Barien's
Island and Fisher's Paint. and I've heard my
father say that he had caught oysters below
Blackwell’s Island, on the edge of the flats
at Newtowh creek, on the Long Island side.
but they were only a small lot.
My father was often annoyed. in his day,
by local laws and prejudices against oyster-
men. On one occasion, as l have heard him
tell. while he was at work ofi Shippan Point,
on Long Island Sound,.he was taken ashore
at Stamford, and had a ride given him into
the country. When brought back his vessel
was unloaded. and he was told to get out as
soon as possible, which he was glad to do.
On returnikg to New York, he went to the
collector of- the port, General Horton, who
sent Captain Calhoun.cummanding a revenue-
cutter in the United Strites navy. to inform
the captains of some packets that; plied be-
tween New York and Stamford. that if any
oystermen should bedisturbed again in that
locality. he ‘wonldcome up "with the cutter
and protect them; but there was no further
trouble. My father Was concerned in several
such vexatlous adventures.
Mr. wandes and his fellow-citizens show-
ed it possible to-work at this with so much
diligence and pecuniary success. as to put
this occupation in a more favorable light.and
caused many more of their neighbors to enter
it. The result is. that probably two.thirds
of the population of City Island, to-day, de-
rive their support from the oyster interests
owned there. The same is true of the north
shore of Long Island.
Natural oyster beds once existed in,greater
or less abundance all along the shore of
Westchester county, New York. and the op-
posite coast. Though the Harlem river and
the region near Hell Gate have long been
abandoned, through our-raking and the un-
favorable conditions which havc followed the
incessant commercial use of‘thcsc waters,
now within the great city of New York; a
little further up. the raking is still practiced.
The passenger on the Harlem and New Ro’
chcile railway. can see from the cars. the
boats of men catching oystels in all the little
nooks and corners of the coast above Port
Morris. and across towards College Point.
The steamboats run daily acrossseedqround,
and make landings amid plantations. .
xas'r canons BAY.
The first oyster ground of any consequence,
however, going up the river, is found in East
Chester Bay, which surrounds City Island
Of! Throgg’s Point, at the southern end of
' this bay, are great natural banks, which have
withstood long and steady raking. In these
waters are the oldest artificial ' beds in the
East river, for the regular planting of oysters
(inaugurated, according to tradition. by Mr.
Orrin Fordham,) was begun here half a cen-
tury ago. _ ‘
The planters all have their homes on City
Island. and are about sixty in number. In
. addition to these sixty planters, there are
perhaps a dozen more who get their living
out of the business. It is safe to say, at any
rate, that half a hundred families derive their
support from the oyster industry in this one
community.
The total production of East Chester bay,
last season (1879—’80), may be placed ap
proximately at 55,000 bushels. In order to
catch the seed of these oysters and carry
them to the New York market, where all the
crop is sold, there is owned herb a fleet of
one steamer, specially fitted, about 45 sloops,
some 25 floats, ard at least 100 skids. All
of these craft are of uccllent quality. and
represent a value of’scmslhing like 085.000,
which, with an addition of about $5,000 for
shore property, hlsy’be taken as the amount
of tb'e investment in the industry at City
Island. exclusive of the value of the stock
now lying under water, on the various beds,
and which is a sum hardly possible to guess
at. - -
saunas so much.
At Pelham, New B ichelle, flsmarcneck.
Rye.‘and Milton, the business does not attain
much dignity, although a large number of
families, fully 100, are supported partly by i'
add partly by digging clams (mainly Mya
arenari‘a). catching lobsters, and in other Sen
shore occupations distinct from regular fish
ing. The ground occupied is embraced in
little bays and sheltered nooks. for the most
part, and is not of great extent. There an»
about 20 planters. who. at an average of 250
bushels—a large estimate, probably—woulo
furnish a foul 'of' 5,000 bushelk a year
Nearly if not quite all of this goes into the
hands of pcddiers. who disposc'iof it from
wagons throughout the adjacent villages.
Many of the'plant‘ers, and some summer
residents insddl'tiou; ‘lay down seed wholly
for private use. {ram is a large seed-bed
off this part or the coast, ‘whic’h furnishes
. small stock-not only for local use, but for
the towns both east and.west._ :About 05,000
would no doubt cover the investment be-
tween CitLIslaud ’aod'Pdrt Chester.
_ roar. cuns'raa.
Port Chester is the last town in the State
of New York. East '5.Chester'," which is
, just across the bridge, belonging to Connecti-
cut. Thc exact boundary of the two sister
was long undecided, andwailhc cause of
much annoyance and dispute among the oys-
termen of the cantignous watermyho were
incessantly charging One another with vicis-
tiou of law and their neighbor’s rights, by
“min; the imaginary line, and so invading
the property cf‘the' other state. In conse.
quencc of this a joint commission was ap.
pointed to settle the. boundary between the
states, the definition of which. 30 I“ II b
relates to the waters of 'Long Island Sound»
is as follows: . /
Beginning at a point in the center of the
channel about 000 feet south of the ‘extremt
rocks of Byram point. marked No. 0_ on the
appended United States' coast suryoy chart ;
thence running in a true southeast ccurm
. three and one-quarter statute miles; thence
in a straight line (the arc of a great circle)
northeasterty can point four statute miles
true south of New, London light house;
thence northeasterly to a point marked No. l
on the annexed United States? coast survey
absstof Fisbm'slsggd Malibu W“
is in the longitude E. three-quarters N. sail-
ing Cumse drawn on said map, and is about
1,000 feet northerly from the Hammock or
N, Dumpling light-Muse; thence following
the E three-quarters sailing course as laid
down on said map,eastkrly to a point marked
No. 2 on said map; thence southeasterly to-
ward a point marked No. 3 on said map. so
far as said slates are continuous. Provided,
however, that nothing in the foregoing agree-
ment contained shall . be so construed to afiect
existing titles or pr-_-perty.corporeal or incor
poreal, held under grants heretofore made by
either of said males. but to affect existing
rights which said states or either of them, or
which the citizens of either of said states.
may have by grant, lslti:rs«putent,or prescrip-
tion of fishing in the waters of said Sound,
whether for shell or floating flab, irrespective
of the boundary line hereby established, it
not being the purpose of this agreement to
define, limit, or interfere with any such right,
rights, or privileges, whatever the same may
e. '
At Port Chester and East Chester lives a
considerable colony of oyster planters. In
.all, stooges families derive their chief main-
tenance from thisiii’rldnstry; but fourdiftbs
,of the planters find it necessary to' supple-
ment their profits from this source by other
product of the locality was about 9,000 bush-
els last year. only a fraction of which is sent
to New York. The price is now 80 cents
for the small and sl for large size. In 1878
~'79 it was 20 per cent, and in 1877-7840
per cent. higher. There are eight sloops,
with floats, arks, etc., owned here, which
foot up an invested capital'of about $7,000
Before. leaving the New York waters of
East river‘, however. it will be well to men-
tion some laws applying to this coast. In
the Revised statutes of 1875, under Title XI.
Fisheries, are the following. sections apply-
ing here, in addition to the general important
law prohibiting steam dredging : ‘
Strands 5. Forbids taking oysters in Har-
lem river during J due, July. and_August.
Sec. '6 Provides jurisdiction in case of
ofiense against Section 5. V ' ‘ .
S20. 7. Permits any owner or lessee of
lands adjoining Harlem river to plant oysters
in front of their property, where the ground
is not occupied; but he must put up a plain
sign, stating (with owner’s name) that this is
a private oyster bed. No person except the
3 owner shall take up oysterseon'such grounds.
Penalty, 350.
Sec. 8. Empowers constables of either
Westchester or.New York counties to seize
boats and implements of offenders against
section 7. * ‘ _
Site 9. Defines how arrests are to be made
and offenders prosecuted.
ounauwwn. ,
The next point eastward is Greenwich,
where, at Greenwich, Old Greenwich and
Greenwich cove, Cos Cob, and Misnus,v.a,
large business is done and a large number of
persons is engaged, though oysters are not
now raised here to as great an extent nor of
so fine quality as? fo'r‘rnerly. g
The mouths of all the rivers and each of
the many coves that indent this rocky coast
are filled with planted oysters, though a gen-"
eral feeling of discouragement, arising from
various causes, prevails. In all about 800
acres are under cultivation, all ig shallow
water, and the total annual product for-last
year, of the whole region, may be set down
at 33,000 bushels. the majority of which was
taken to New York in the boats of the re-
spective‘owners,-and sold to dealers at the
foot of Broome street.
The number of families . supported in this
township, out of this occupation,it is hard
to state.‘ Iestimnte it at about forty. The
craft employed amounts to one steamer,
about 30 sloops. and perhaps 100 small open
boats. These, with other estimated fixtures.
foot up an invested capital approaching $30,-
000, exclusive of oysters now growing on the
beds.
sraus'oan.
”The next oyster-producing point is Stam-
ford. where, also. I found the planters 5 be-
wsiling the decline in their fortunes. ‘ The
number of men raising oysters is-about a
dozen, and perhaps as many more are em-
'ployed. From about 150 acres of improved
harbor-bottom Stamford yielded for market,
in 1879, about 5,500 bushels of oysters, the
majority of which was shipped to New York.
Their fleet counts up 9 sloops, which, with
hints. floats, etc., are stated to be worth
about $15,000. The principal men at Stam-
ford are A. M. Prior and Captain John
Decker.
BABIEX AND BOWAYTON.
At Darien, three miles beyond. about 3.000
bushels a year are sold from about 250 acres.
They have ten or a dozen sail boats, and a
value in oyster interests, generally, 'of per-
haps 85.000.
The next point is the very important star
tion known as Five Mile River or Rowayton.
where the cultivation of oysters has been .
systematically pursued for many years. In
all. at present. there are about 85 planters or
firms. and nearly or quite as many families
are supported. The little creek-mouth is
perfectly filled with oyster boats, and the
other conveniences of this pursuit. I find
upon my list of the oyster fleet 28 sloops and
sailboats, which belong here, some of them
very large and well built. I estimate the
value of these “sail " and the bther floating
and shore property at Rowaytdn, directly
concerned in the oyster trade of the port, at
not far from $30,000. Rowsyton produced,
in 1870, which was considered a very poor
year. something'near 50,000 bushels. How
far beneath occasional crops, if not beneath
the recéht average. this is,vis' shown by the
statement made to me. that about . five years
ago a single dealer in New York city bought
32,000 bushels & Bowaytcn Oysters. Little ~
of the stock raised at this point fails to reach
New York, and within the last three years
Rcwayton has supplied a large proportion of
the oysters sent to Europe, partly by direct
shipment. Like all other parts of the East
'yiver, the oysters, are sold berefivholly in the
shell; and almost-always by the barrel or
'iushel—the selling “ by count ." belonging to
the region further west and to the Long
island shore.
scorn nonwarx.
Just eastwardlof Rowayton lies the city
and harbor of. South Norwalk,»one of the
most important,'oy'ate'r-éproducing localities
in Long‘lslsnd Sound. as well as one of the
“oldest." The bay at the mouth of the
Norwalkriver is filled with islands, which
protect the shallow waters from the fury of
the gales. This whole bay, in old days, was
fullof native oysters from the land, all the
way up to Norwalk itself. Long before the
elaboratemeans for growing oysters, at pres-
ent in vogue, were thought of, Norwalk
supplied the people of that region with fine,
large, natural ‘oysters. justas it had been for
centuries is storehouse for shellfish food to
the Indiana, the remains of whose feasts and
feasting places are still to be found.-
About forty years or more ago. however.
the natural beds in the vicinity of Norwalk
harbor had become so depleted that they no
longer aflorded to anybody employment that
mounted to anything; nor was it until
toward the year 1850 that any transplantation
.f seed, or anything in 'the shape of the
propagation, was attempted. The business
if oyster-growing here. therefore. which at
first sight seems of immeniorial age, is only
about thirty years of age. The history of
118 growth need not be given'hcrs. It will
as sufilcient'to publish the statistics I have
accumulated in regard to the present Italui
.r the business at this pcint.
- The principal planters and shippers at,
South'Norwslk: (with which I include its
suburb; Village creek), are the" Hoyt. Broth-
era, Graham Bell, Oliver Worth-O. Remssn.
Raymond & Saunders, Peter Decker, the
BurbankS. and several others who raise more.
.han 1,000 bushels a year. _ In addition
here are many men who havesmall beds.
which they keep increasing asfast as circum-
stances will permit. and who make part of
H
labor, in order to get a living, The total '
_ NORWALK, rcoN
whose; operations are more extensive than
their own. There is one firm, for instance,
which employs the services of- 18 or 20 men
nearly all the time. and in some seasons
largely increases this number. These small
planters aelthhelr little crops of ‘from 100 to
1.000 or 1.509 hushels tc-the halfa dozen
shippers, chief among whom are tbs‘ Hoyt
Brothers and Mr. G. Bell. wisely preferring
cash, at-a small discount, to the trouble and
risk of themselves taking their oysters down
to'jNew York. or elsewhere, in hopes of a
slightly larger price. During the present
season (1879-80) the price paid at the boats
has averaged about 31, taking little and big
together. The culling, as a rule, is done
afterward. and the prices the shippers have
received, after culling and packing. have
been as follows—it is understood, of course,
that these nro sold in the shell and shipped
in barrels, going chiefly to New York :
Per huh. Per bar’l.
Extras, $1 40 $5 25
fox. 90 to 1 00 5 25
Gulls, 45m 50 425
Cullentesns. " 85 4 25
Barrels are valued'at 25 cents each.
n The total number of bushels produced in
1870 (to which my statistics refer for the
sake of completeness), as well as this year
(lean), makes a sum which-jig hastened to fall
,"’far short of what-is“ considerlid "an averagelor
a high estiiiiate. -.Nearly:every’jman fss‘id; to
the: “ wen, this'year was a poor but."
How much of this is to be attributed'to
modesty and a timid desife to' belittle the
figures. and how much is truth, it is hard to
tell. I am inclined to think it pretty nearly
true. Prices, at the same time, are much
lower than formerly. owing to the unusually
poor quality of the oysters of these wat'ers
this year and last; but I do not think that
this is a permanent depreciition in fatness
and excellence of taste (as I fear is the case
from Stamford to Port Chester), but only a
temporary misfortune. 'B'et'ween scarcity
and inferiority. the oys'tcrmen of Norwhlk
find themselves much less cheerful just now
than they are wont to be. The total pro-
duction of this locality, duringpbe season: of
1878-79 (the present season, 1880. will prob-
ably bc found not greatly-to differ from it),
is given at about 65,000lbu'shels. _,
These oysters, as I have said, were the
property of 50 planters. which gives an aver-
age of 1.300 bushels to each one. It is pr'ob-
able. however, that as many more persOns
got their living out of these oysters, from
first to last, so that I do not hesitate to say
that 100 families in South Norwalk and: its
immediate. vicinity. are supported by the
cultivation and sale of oysters 'there. The
estimate of 200 families, which I have often
heard made, is undoubtedly too high. This
question is ever a hard one to answer,becausc,
in many cases the head of the family depends
only partially upon his professional means of
support, thesttention he pays to it and 3the
incoma he derives, varying with each good
or bad season. Most oystermcn are hlsd
farmers or fishermen. Many of them, disc,
keep summer hotels, and thus add largely to
their income during the dull season at the
beds. f
Every supposed available spot for oyster
operations, probably, is now set apart for
that purpose, not only inside of the Norwalk
islands, but also in‘the outside watersof the
Sound off the mouth of the harbor. , Only a
portion of this is in use, however; injall.
about 080 acres out of 2.300 in round num-
bers,which have been designated in Norwalk
harbor. The average production at present,
of land actually cultivated, and only about
28 bushels to the acre of bottom held for? the
purpose of oyster cultivation. I see 110:1!!!-
son why. future years ought not to sseiten
times as large a proportion, '
The fleet of Norwalk used by the oyster-
men in their business. consists of 2 steam-
hosts, a dozen sloops, and about 30 sharpie!
and sailboats, of less size‘and value than the
“ sloops," most of thembeing without decks.
Besides this there are skifis innumerable.
This disparity in the number of large sloops
between so important a place as Norwalk and
some of the small ports westwnro,is explain.
ed by the fact that the planters here do not
often themselves take their goods to New
York.
What rhall be given as the amount cf the
investment at South Norwalk is a difflcmt
question. The answer can hardly be more
than guessed at. Therc are several large
warehouses and ofiices devoted to the work.
Extensive wharves have been built, and ar-
rirngements-for landingsre made. There are
25 or 30 "‘ nrks," as théy are termed, or float-
ing oyster houses. made by housing in half
acting boat, a scow, or some old bulk, and
there is an extensive outfit of boats and
tools. I judge that the following table rep-
resents nsarly the truth of the case: '
2.800 acres of oyster gr'cund, worth $0.333
Snore property for'business use, 10,
" Arks" and scowhouses, 5.000
Sloops and-other boats. 25.000
Steamers, ,7 6.000
Floats. dredges, tools, etc.. 3,000
This. of course.leaves out all estimate upon
the Value of the oysters now upon the beds,
or the money which has been spent (and
sunk) in improveme‘nt.up tothis time. .1 This
isa matter which it would‘bc exceedingly
dificult to ascertain,and of small importance,
because constantly varying and undecided.
,cd in the beds-at Norwalk. counting the time
of tho planters as so much money; if it were
cash expended, however, instead of their
own labor. they could not follow it. Few
can afford to hire help, except occasionally,
fora few days at n time. Wages,‘in that
case, are from $1 to $2 per day.
v‘ sADDLn-noox cranks. ,
From a particular part of Norwalk harbor,
many years sgo,'came to Tom Dorian’s fa-
mous old shop in Broad street. New York.
theoriginal "Saddle-rocks,” named from the
reef around which they grow. These oys-
ters were so large that 25 would fill a bushel
basket; yet they were tender and lemons,
and often sold for from 15 to 80 centsa'pisce.
But they were not very numerous, and the
raking of them was so profitable that the
supply was quickly exhausted. Like the
generous host who gave them name and
fame, they have long ago departed, except
from the branding-iron and high-board of
the dealer. who” “ Ssddlarocks " now may
have come from anywhere excepting Nor
walk.
That is the story as I was told it at South
Norwalk'; since writing it I have seen an
article on the subject, taken from the New
York Obsercsr. andvouched for by the Rev.
Samuel Lockwood, who speaks of the wri-
ter as “ our friend, Dr. 0. R. Willis." This
article places Saddle rock on the opposite
shore of the Sound. It reads thus:
The original Saddle-rock oyster was riot
only very large, but possessed a peculiar, de-
licious flavor, which gave it its reputation.
And it received its name because it was dis.
covered near a rock known as Saddle rock.
A high northwest wind, continued for sever-
al sucessive days. always causes very low
tides in Long Island Sound and its bays. On
thafsrm .of David Allen. situated near the
. head of Great Neck, on the eastern Shore of
Little Neck bay, is a rock about 20 feet high,
and from 15 .to 20 feet in diameter. The
shape of the tonal this rock resembles some-
what the form of a saddle, and from that
circumstance is called Saddle rock. At low
water the upper or land side of this rock is
left bare, while the opposite or lower side is
in the water. In the autumn of 1827, after
a strong northwest wind had been blowing
for .hree days. a ve low tide occurred, and
the water retreawd below the rock, leav
ing a space wide enough for a tekm of oxen
to pass quite at find it. This extraordinary
low tide reveal a bed of oysters just below
the rock. The oysters were large, and pos-
sessed the most delicate flavor; we collected
cartload's of them. and placed them in our
their livinglw wsrkisgst wants for plasters
Wfdds mill). The news of the dis.
in the market.
therefore, is less than 100 bushels to the riots '
I suppose about 850,000 a year are re invest- '
covery spread among the oystermen,and boat
loads soon found their way to the ,city,where,
on account of their excellent flavor. thev
commanded fancy prices. even reaching $10
a hundred ?—an enormous price for those,
days. In a very short tim the locality was
exhausted, and for more an forty years
there has no: been a real Saddle-rook oyster
scum SHORE or nas'r RIVER.
' 0n the, southern side of Long Island
Sound the “East river ” extends as far as
Port Jefferson, which lies nearly cppotiite
Bridgeport. Beginning at the Narrows above
Hell Gate, as before, We find the remainsof
ancient native oyster beds all along the shore.
This was one'ofihe favorite points of mar-
ket supply for New York years ago. Its
traditions remain, as witnessed by the fol-
lowing paragraph from DeVoc‘s Market As-
sistant: - ‘ .
In the month of September, 1859,a discov-
ery of a great oyster bed was made at Eaton's
Neck, on the Long Island shore, by five
fishermen from Darien. Connecticut. It is‘
stated that “ they found themselvos too far
out, and dropping overboard an cycles dredge
to bring their boat to‘ anchor," when ready
to draw it again on bwrd, they found it very
heavy. and after raising it to the surface they
had “filled with fine large oysters,when they
soon loaded their boat. and entered into a
mutual compact of secrecy, but it was hrn-
ken; the information was sold [for $500].
and the valuable discovery was soon made
public. Thousands of bushels were taken
and rt-planted. and those which were planted
in deep water produced some extra'fine large
oysters, which found a ready sale in our
murkets. ‘
For help in calculating the oyster riches of
this southern shore of the East river, I am
indebted to the labors .of Mr. Frederick
Mather, of the United States Fish Commis-
sion, who also acted as special agent of the
Census there. - '
FLUSHING BAY AND vrornl-rr. ,
The first point. beginning at the western
extremity. is Flushing bay. Twenty men
are engaged here in oystering and clamming,
almdst inseparable employments along this
shore. There are oyster beds staked out
here. worth. counting seed and appliances,
$8,000, and they produced last year 10,000
bushels of oysters. Six boats of four or five
tons, cabrigged, are employed. In addition
to this four men, supporting three families,
oyster in Flushing bay, but live at College
Point, and sent to market 8,000 bughels last
year, using ,two boats. All shipments are by
boat. . . .
.In Little Neck the oyster beds are free of
cost, but are staked off in private claims and
planted, a condition respected by neighbors,
.but giving no legal sanction. The seed is
obtained from near by, and is worth 25 cents
a bushel. " There is a desire," says Mather,
“on the part of some of the oystermen to
pay for their grounds and get some protec-
tion in return. Now their only claim is on
the seed,and they can sue or prosecute a man
for stealingthat. I found a great diflerence
of opinion among the oystermen on the bay
in regard to the laws. Some holding that
the statutes did, and others that they did not
protect the claimants of oyster beds. A
man’s heirs claim his beds and his claim is
respected, but it does nct appear that the
beds are salable in the sense of giving a deed
for aconsiderstion. Ina discussion on this
point, which I encouraged in order to get at
the facts, one man said derisively: ‘ I would
like to see a good bed found and have ’the
'town attempt to sell it. There’d be fun, and
somebody would get hurt. sure. for when
-Ihere’s a find we all go for it, and the 'one
”I
that gets the most is the best fellow.
One of the towns on this bay is Whitestone,
from whence 4.500 bushels of oysters are
sent; another is Little Neck, where 30 men
make a living by oystering and clam fishing.
and raise an annual crop of 10.000 bushels.
One sloop, over 20 tons, and seven over 5
tons, are engaged. ‘-
cnas-r NECK AND YICINITY.
At Great Neck there is considerable busi-
ness—about 5,000 bushels a year, which go
to market in boats owned at Little Neck.
OK this coast, between Great Rack and.
Hell Gate. are very persistent natural beds
of oysters. which annually furnish fair raking
ground, whence the planters in theyicinity
obtain nearly all their seed. In the lower
part of the river the all and deposits from
the petroleum refineries at Hunter’s Point,
have injured or wholly destroyed the beds.
The best ground is directly in tbesteamboat
channel, where the cinders falling from the
innumerable freight, “Sound line,” and ex-
cursion steamers that pass daily. furnish a
capital clutch for the oyster-spat to attach
itself to. This ground is gradually extend-
ing itself into a productive tract half way to
Norwalk. The seed lies particularly thick
here in a bed about three miles long. ofi
Eatcn’s Neck. In summer this whole region
is excellent clsmming ground. I have count-
ed 100 beats, doing well.at once between
Sea Cliff and Throgg’s Neck. Many boats
had two men, and this number was not unu-
sual. This scraping of the bottom with the
big, deep cutting, dredgealike clam-rake un-
doubtedly contributes to the growth of young
oysters as well as young clams there, by pre-
paring the ground to retain the spawn,
which is at that very season floating about.
For oysters raised west of Great Neck.
buying agents of New York houses paid the
planters last season an average price of 75
cents per bushel.
roar wasnlxc'rorz
Port Washington, on the other hand, a
village upon Cow .Bay. in one of the most
beautiful districts of Long Island, is the seat.
of a very "large oyster planting interest. It
is a fine sight to look down from the bill
upon the bay, crowded with its miniature
shipping, dotted by' the large floats which are
anchored all along the shore, and its sunny
surface enlivened by countless small boat:-
moving about here and there in eager haste.
At the whsrves are usually to be found two
'or three sloops from New York buying oys-
ters,. with the hnmes and advertisements of
their owners palite‘d in huge black letters on
the broad malnssil; or at a favorable condi .
ti in of season and tide the whole trim fleet
spreads its canvasand sweeps out to the
dredging-grounds in beautiful array.
It is more than thirty-five ‘years since
George Mackey first began the planting ol
oysters in this bay; now this industry is the
main business in the town, and command~
two-thirds of all the influence—out of 820
voters on the rolls, 200 being oystermen.
Nearly allof these are heads of families, and
as representative names I might mention th'
Mackeys, ’thc Jarvises,.J. J. Thompson, A.
Thatcher &' 00.. Thomas Allen, Peter 11
Holt, J. Van Poll, and various others. In
order t:- carry on their business they liaVe,
perphaps, $10000 worth of shore fixtures.
and from $10,000,to$50,000 worth of floating
property, embrnced in 70 sloops and salt
boats. averaging $500 in value, and in floats,
skills, trials. etc. The amount of ground
under use it would be impossible to say—l
could get no notion of it—since‘it llSCtiIlel-
ed and is not-measured ‘forsllotmehtas it is
in Connecticut. Guessing at it, I should say
there are 2,000 acres. The water is tolerably
shallow—28 feet is the deepest told me of—
and tags are mainly used. The bottom,
almoat universally, is muddy, and no spring
shifting is resorttd to.‘ The total productico
last year (and substantially the same will br-
true of'1880) was 75,000 bushels. These
were sold on the spot, for the most part, in
New York buyers. who paid an average of
'75 cents a bushel. The yield of these beds
this year was said to he unusually good, both
in quantity and quality. These oysters arr
sold mainly at héme, to buyers who came in
sloops from New York. When disposed of
by the bushel, they brought an average of
75 cents, or even less. Called cut and sold
carefully fireman-s was done has. tho-
#
NECTIdoT, r’uEsD‘AY. APRIL 4.18821." ‘- ' 7
prices were: For the largest, $0 per' 1.000;
medium size,'$3 'per 1,000; poorest. $1 per-
1.000. One firm alone in New York, at the
Brooms street wharves, is reported to have
taken over 10,000 bushels. Formerly they
must have paid 2:0 per cent. more than the
., schedule of prices given above.
naursrnan nay [urn vrclsrjry.
Hempatead bay seems not to be so prolific
in molluscau life 38 the preceding indenla- ' .
tions of the coast. ‘The planters go elsewhere
for seed. In Roslyn about 30 men occasion-
ally rakc.oyslers and clams, and half as many
families are thus partially supported. The
year’s catch is reported at 15,000 bushels.
At Glenhead 50 men are in the oyster and'
clam business, supporting 35 families. The
product was about 15,000 bushels in 1880,
nearly all of which went to New York by
boat. _
Glen Cove is the home of 15 oystermen.
who say they have 05.000 invested afrpresent
in seed oysters, and 82.500 more in boats and
tools. The shipment is wholly by water,and
amounts to 20,000 bushels annually.
Concerning the next inlet, Oyster Bay, Mr.
Mather writes that “it is a famous locality-
for oysters. and notwithstanding that the line
between Queens and Suffolk charities strikes
the bay at its eastern end; leaving Cold Spring
on one side and the other viliilges on the
other, the same law prevails. The oyster
beds are leased by the towus at 50 cents an
acre; number of acres not limited. _ Some
oystermeii object to this, and a few of the
principal onesflrefune to pay, but stake of!
their claims and hold them by: force. About
three-fourths of theifbny' is Jo‘tsked'lofffand'
the greater portion is. planted: The seed is
obtained from Bridgeport, Conn, at 25 cents
per bushel of (averaging) 5.000 oysters? It is
not necessary to'buy much when the spawn
‘sets,’ as it did this year [1880] and last. A
few shipments are made by rail, but mainly
by boat, and a few have been packed for
Europe." , _ g .
Bayville is the first village on Hempstead
bay to be considered. its rail way station be-
ing Locust Valley. The oyster interestohere
are said to contain an investment of $60,000,
and 00,000 bushels go to markets in New
York and Connecticut annually. As the
yearly revenue from this is only $15,000, a
large portion must be designed to seed other
beds.‘ The shell-fisheries are said to support -
here about '75 families, and many worfin find-
irregular employment in opening oysters and
clams. Thirteen sloops, of from 80 to 10
tons each, are employed". the, total value of
which is $13,000; 4 cat boats, $400; and p
100 row boats, at $15, $1,500,making a grand
total value of $14,900. Much of this is em-
ployed in clamming, however.
'At Oyster BayL 825.000 are invested in
oysterabeds, and 57,000 bushels of oysters
are taken annually. There are 23 sailing
boats, large and small, owned by these men,
and to a large extent,at least, devoted to oys-
tering .and clamming, which together are
estimated as worth $15,000.
In Cold Spring there are 45 men oystering —
in the season, half..of whom have families.
The harbor is three miles long by one wide,
and three-fourths of it, or about 500 acres, is
planted with oysters. The total shipments
reported from these beds in 1880. amounted
to 25.000 bushels. Most of these went to
New York by boat, except in freezing
weather, when the railroad carried some.
Seven sloops, counting 56 tons in all, and
worth $6.000. belong at this port.
nmmcrox in sun VlGINI’I‘Y.
Crossing over flow to Huntington bay,ancther
good mollusk district is met with. The
principal town is, Huntington, which is well;
land-locked. Here the investment amounts
to about $8,000, and $1,800 in small boats,
by means of which 15.000 bushels of oysters
are got up for‘ marketycarly. Perhaps 20
families ‘are little supported: ‘~
Centreport contributes a larger corps of
general fishermen and oystermen, 100 men
beng reported as engaged in the season, 00 of
whom are married. Twenty-five sail boats
belong here, and are worth 315.000; while
100,000 are said to be invested in oyster beds,
that yield 50,000 bushels annually.
7 In Northport and East“ Northport, 15 men
are engaged, half having families, but their
additional investments and contributions are
already accounted for above. -
Very large interests are owned in Hunting-
ton bay by the Lowndes Brothers and others,
of Norwalk, Connecticut, but the yield of
their beds is not considered in the present
account, because already counted at Nor-
walk. The ground is leased under local
regulations at 50 cents a year per acre ; and
there is no tax upon it until it becomes of
distinct value to the owner. The town treas-
uries receive a considerable revenue from
this'source. Should nil lessees pay properly,
the sum would be larger; but here as fre-
quently elsewhere, a legal doubt exists as to
the right of the town of Northpcrl to rent
the bottom of the bay, since these waters
and the bottom are claimed by the adjoining
town of Huntington, under charters from
King George III. The matter is now pend.
ing decision in suit.
part of Brookhaven, in respect to the eastern
end of theGreat South bay, has been upheld'
by the courts. notwithstanding that the land
fronting on inuch 'of the water in question
was long ago at apart from BrookhaVen into
the town of Islip. —'
‘ The oyster interests of Smithtowu bay are
very small, and chiefly centered at Stony
Brook, where there are 16 sloops,worth $10.-
000, employed, and a further oyster invest-
ment of about $20,000. The amout of oys-
ters sold last year was 18,000 bushels. Out
of the proceeds of this, large clam grounds,
and some fishing, 300 persons made a living
here.
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Among the public acts thus far signed by
Governor Bigelow are : Bid-ate carry into
eflwt-ithcprovlsiong of the 26th amendment
to the constitution; relating to grand jurors
and constables; repealing the peddler law of.
1880‘; concerning custody of the bodies of
deceased persons; concerning records «of
births, marriages and deaths; concerning in-
capable persons; repealing the law relating
to properly rights of married women; regu-
lating limited partnerships; relating to tes-
tatc estates; increasing the penalty for bur-
glary; concerning offenses against public
policy; regulating the disinterment of
corpses; concerning fishing in Lake Kenosia.
'ln Danbury; concerning temperance instruc
tion in the public schools ;- relating to school
returns; relating to deposits by new railway
companies to cover expenses of the examina-
tion of layouts by the Railroad Commission-
rats; amending the law concetning medicines
and poisons; prohibiting fishing in Mill
Pond, Branford; concerning returns by: in-
soIVent debtors; concerning public health
and safety; relating to limitation of prose-
cution; relating to courts. He has also
rignednlnety special acts. the only oncof
general importance being the resolution for a
commission to revise the criminal laws.
.The' costly stained-glass window in mem-
ory of the late President Garfield has been
placed in position in St. James’ Episcopal
church, Long Branch.
. I
The “Practical " Difference Be-
tween Poetry and Philosophy.
It sounds very poetic to say " man‘s inhu-
manity to man makes’s countless thousands
mourn," but why not apply the principle to
the more practical side of the subject, and
render the quotation thus t—“Swayne's Oint-
nent on account of stoppingthe itching
mused by the Piles, has made countless
rhousands well and happy.” There woulo
no. sound logic in this but« poets are suffer
if
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When Dr. Calgmel was askf
were, its promptly mm
cheerful, are they ?
Riyadh:
is."
A similar plea on the-
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Propeller Dock - - .Norwalk
Prowitt, J. T. - Hardware ‘
Bundle. J. 0.. PA 1' ounce. - Store
Raymond a Nickel-son - -_ Store
Raymond. G. W . - - Residence
Raymond Brothers -_ Upper Office
Raymond Brorhers - Lower Office
. .landAorlh. L. W. - - Residence
Belleck Brothers, - - - Grocers
libel-man, S. J. , - - Residence
Sherman, S. J. - - - _ Stable
Smith. W. H. .2 Co. - Hardware
Solruans, A. - - - - _Oflice
Starr. 0,. S. - s. - ,I'Icsmcnce
Starr. Brothers ' - : Store ‘
Steamboat Dock - SonthNorwalk
Stillscm. G. C. - - Drugglst
St.John, C. E. - - Residence
Troivbrldire, Chas. S. - - Office
Western Union Telegraph - Nonvnlk
Western Union Telegraph,South Norwalk
Wilson. S. ll. . . _ Residence
Wood. Chas. N. - . Market
. » WESTPOBT.
Jones, Oscar I.,PAT pence - TlnlSh.
Messages to and from Pay Offices, will be
charged to cents each. no matter by whom the
may be sent or received. Exception, store of .
C. Kundle, and Lin. Hoyt, whore no shares will
'be made to: uhsris’thers. . .
PRA NGS ’
' Birthday Cards,
FOR SALE AT THE
y ' GAZETTE orr-‘I‘cr-z.
nil. Hitchcock ills, removes .
omce'iroirrs‘ imm'm'm-ai., 2 too, and 7 to s .
9
Particular attention given to Ladies and Child-
. FOL? va,;.Nulrn y .14.
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_ REAL ESTATE.
To Rent.
A Store and dwelling. goo 1 stand for business,
corner State and ftiver sts.. Westflort. Inquire
on the premises. L. TUTT E‘. , Alplll
To Let.
HE large, commodions front room in Gazette
Building just vacated by Francis Mciicon.
Frill particulars of
it. J . STURG ES
For Sale or to Rent.
THE mil-known Format Wiunipank, formerly
~owned by Mor'un T.Sm]th, is offered [or
sale or to rent. The ‘nrln contains some 40 acres
of improved bind, in good condition. a commodi-
ous and convenient residence, burns, the. 1’05.
session given immediately. Price low ~and terms
easy. For further lgrticillars enquire fit the
I‘AIBFIELD UCUN"1 NATIONAL BANK.‘ ll
. “A“-
To Rent.
THE lower part of the A. Brown house on Mott
kitchen,. dining room. two bed rooms,and three
bed rooms in attic: hot and cold water, hut! new
range in kitchen; both wetland borough water;
ins-"e barn. Everything in the best of order.-
A so. a gentleman’s residencc.ncnr the new
stone bridge on New Canaan road. Consists of
a good two story housc in good orderusiih barn
and other out~buildings.und five acres or land.
Is within is minutes’ walk of the Village; first
house west of the bridge. and opposite the real-
denca of Charles Kellogg. Esq. Bent_oi both
places will be reasonable. For further informa-
tion apply to . JAMES FINNEY, 5
Real Estate Agent.
Norwalk. March 13th . It‘s-3. 4tll
To Let.
Tivo pleasant lrontrooms', furnished or unfur—
nishcd, with or without board. .
4th “' Holden Avenue.
41)
To Rent...
,PLACE on the Wirinipnuk Rondmearjthe
head of Main Street. A comfortable house,
small BarmGurdcn. Orchard. large front yard,
grants plots, and plenty of land. Apply to D. J.
TUBGES, Gazette Building.
To Rent.
A DWELLING containing 9 rooms. Also 4
rooms suitable for offices, over G. 87 3.11.
Holmes’ Grocery Store. Main Street. For partic-
ulars apply to O. C. BETTS.
To Rent.
AIIT of a house consisting of four rooms.
right in center of village. Apply at this
office.
Mill for Sale. 4
A SAW, GRIST AND CIDER MILL, located
in town of Weston. Fol-particulars enquire.
F. W. MITCH ELL.
or B. J. STURGES.
Farm for Sale.
THE Homestead of, the late-Seth Hickok. com-
prising about 75 acres of tillsble ground. sit-
uated in New Canaan. near the Reservoir of the
Norwalk Water Works. It has a good Dwelling
House, Ba'rn. and other out-buildings thereon. It
is well watered. and has an abundance of' good
fruit trees. Also twenty acres of cultivated land
adjoining the Homestead. Price reasonable.
Enquire of MRS. AN N A M. HICKOK, or
RUSSELL L. HALL, New Canaan.. 7t
For Sale or to Rent. ,
A House and One Acre of Land, on Prospect
Hill. - '
May be had on reasonable term 5. Apply to r
. E. W.STLAR’I‘.
Norwalk, March 16th, 1881. 12tf
Farm for Sale
'11s souu‘n'WILTON.
FOR SALE-th place known as the Samuel
_ P. Randle rm. A very desirable farm
With 20 acres up to 80 according as the purchaser
may need. ”not sold by the lat of April,would
like to rent the place to some good party.. For
lull particulars apply to J. C. HANDLE, Winni-
pauk. or STEPHEN II. SMITH.Norwnlk. Stl
Apartments to Let.
Nthe Brick Houses on Leonard street. In-
quire at LEONAIID’S COAL OFFICE.
.For Sale.
'1’ South Norwalk, half a mile from the depot,
the late residence 0|. A .tI.Snowdcu, known
as “Clifi‘wood.” Largo Villa House, substantial-
13 built, in good order, eleven rooms, cellar and
attic, lurge_ parlor with bay windows beautiful
tower, carriage house. barn and stable. attractive
rounds. linelv shaded wtth fruit find forest trees.
' ermo to suit. Apply' to A. C.SNOWDL‘N. on
the realises. or totEV. It. B. SNOWDLN, 81
St. ark’s Place, Bro lyn,N. Y. :54".
Farm for Sale. -
HE subscriber will sell the we] known David
St. John Farm with all the Stock. Tools and
Growing Crops. Most of the price can remain on
mortgage For full particulars address
can GEO. F. BELDEN, Winnipauk, Conn.
FOR SALE.
TWO very‘ desirable Building Lots cit \Veet
Main street. Apply at GAZETTE OFFICE.
Fior sale.
, HE well known property of WILLIAM C.
STRem‘. situated on IIigll Street. in the Bor-
ough ct Norwalk.:sontuinlng one acre. of ground
l'rontin on High and Mlllll_ Streets, wtth commo.
Ilious welling House. With all the modern im-
provements. large Barn, and out buildings, and
one-half of smut house on Main Street. For fur
ther particttlursenquirc of‘BUitR SMITH, Agent
Norwalk. April 11th. lSSl. . lbtf
OI
of
f
FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS wilibuy
a small Erica onthc hill east of Winnipaul.
facing the unsbury . & Bisscll Factory. A
chance for. a poor man to secure a home oihis
own. Apply at tho GAZETTE OFFICE. ctr
* . Farm for Sale.
HE subscriber offers his Form for sale, situa-
ted in the Town of Greenfield. in Saralogu
u'0.,ll] the stole of New York. nine miles from
Summers Springs. It is pleueontly situated on
a rise of ground. 95 acres of land, which is favor-
ably divided into pasture. plow. meadow and
wood land; With a large house; the size of the
com 30 by 40, wagon house and stablihg. hay loll
War the some, 23 by 43, and graincry 16 by is.
Will'be sold cheap; part0! the purchase money
:t'tn remrlnbn mortgage if desired, or will ex-
change for village property. For-further particu-
tars inquire of s LAB P. TUTTLE,
tf5l ' . Norwalk. Conn,
Desirable Property for sale.
A. Very desirable place on East Avenue.
Also, a few choice Building Lots situated on
lsborn Avenue. for sale cheap.
Also. a nicely located House and Lot on Me)-
uln Street near West Avenue, for sale at a bar:
rain, Enquire of _
s. E. OSBORNJtast Avenue.
tfll ’ or to D. W, Fitch, W est Avenue.
Small Place for Sale.
SMALL. two-story House, with one acre of
Land, near BrnndRiver Bridgc.ls ollcred
tor sale at a low price. to close an estate. ltn
quire at the GAZETTE OFFICE. 6
For Sale.
Acosy. comfortable Cottage on out-cf ihcpleas-
antest streets in town, within five minutes
walk of the Bridge or Churches, will be sold ‘at
ow price. A portion of tile puitzhase money can
remain on bondand mortgage. Price £7,000. Isu-
1uirc at this Oflicc. ‘
For Sale Cheap.
Better than low interest funds.
A House on Fair Street.
Apply to B. J. Stun-goo.
DW E, LIL-11's." G S
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Building Lots.
EVERAL‘dtvellings, various prices indiffer-
cnt portions of Borough, either to let or 10)
sale _ar. reasonable prices. Also several placer-
eutstde of Borough limits—one in Winnipanl-
Also several Blilltlil.g lots in and out of' I:otoug1
till) . Enquire at this Office.
_¢l.flllll!88 IS IIXI Ill “MIKE“.-
e. A. rnarvxs’s
Sitting and Hall titling Salon.
103 A
Pleasant Shave;
Aruatlc llalr Cut, or
Thorough Shampoo
dam. AT
Mr. Bush’s 'Hair Cutting. Saloon,
No. 1 0.123111: nvrnnlac.
ren’s Hair Cutting and Shampooing.
AT HOME T0 EVERYBODY.
Hot and ColdWater Baths
~ pct-day at homc.Samplcs wort - :5
In $ lrce. Address, Simeon A: 00., P yi-
nil. Maine. ly l
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Avenue. consisting of two large parlotsm .
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, For the acne.
EASTER ODE;
What glad reminders thou dost bring, blell’d
morn!
The very air is vocal with thy song
“ The Lord'is ris’n." The mcm’ry of these
words,
me Seraph lips, on that Sabbatic day.
In still the ‘joy of earth, the theme of Heav’n!
Did, whitc-rob’d angels. still their vigils keep
O'er lllc lov’d form, in Joseph’s sepuichrc,
(As how, at t-v’ry saintly tomb they watch)
“ Then faith was vain ; for, ’nealh the in -
pris’ning'load, -
The guill y race of Adam lies condcmu'd."
But. now, the lonesome sepulchrc reflects
The radiant form of Him, who thence arose
Triumphant o'er the “ fiend who held its
POW’K”; ~ '
While from its portals sound the cheering
words - ‘
“ I am ihcresurrcction and the life.”
0 blissful revelation this, to man!
Ennoblilig truth for lost humanity!
No longer can th’ insatiate monster, death,
Claim. as his lasting prey, our buried race.
“ Because I live, ye too shall live,” Christ
saith
To ransom‘d souls, united to their Lord.
Then let each heart, on this eventful day,
Repeat, in rapt’rous song, ‘the Lord is
ris’n”; ‘
And the glad sound shall mingle with the ‘
, notes ' .
Of the adoring throng,who.round the Throne
Commemorate the great redeeming work
01‘ their once crucified, victorious King.
° Tnartos.
m
Of all the sweet and‘ beautiful co’ntribu-
tions to literature, made by the loved and
departed poet, Longfellow. none to our mind
are more touching and dslightful than his
lines to—
Robert Burns.
xv gum! w. Limorumw.
I see amid the fields of Ayr
A plowman, who in foul or fair,
' Sings at his task,
So clear ‘we know not if it is
The laverock’s song we hear, or his,
Nor care to ask.
.For him the plowing of those fields
A more ethereal harvest yields
Than sheaves of grain :
Songs flush with purple bloom the rye;
The plover's call, the curlcw’s cry. ‘
Sing in his brain.
touched by his hands, the wayside weed
Becomes a flower; the lowliest reed
Beside the stream
Is clothed with beauty; gorse and grass
And heather, where .his' footsteps pass,
The brighter seem.
He sings of love. whdse flame illumcs
The darkness of lone cottage room ;
He feels the force,
The treacherous under-tow and stress,
or wayward passions, and no less
.The keen remorse.
At moments, wrestling with his fate,
His voice is harsh, but not with hate;
The brusbiwood hung
Above the tavern door lets fall
Its bitter leaf, its drop of gall *
Upon his tongue.
, But still the burden of his song
Is love of right, disdain of wrong;
Its master chords
Are Manhood, Freedom, Brotherhood:
Its discards but an interlude '
Between the words.
And theti to die so young, and leave
Unfinished what he might achieve!
Yet better sure
Is this than wandering up and down,
An old man, in acountry town,
Infirm and poor. ‘
For now he haunts his native land
As an immortal youth; his hand
Guides every plow;
He sits beside each inglenook ;
His voice is in each rushing brook,
Each rustling bough.
His presence haunts this room to-night,
A form of mingled mist and light,
From that far coast.
Welcome beneath this roof of mine!
Welcome! this vacant chair is thine,
Dear guest and ghost !
g...—
The dangers of circumstantial evidence
have received a striking illustration in Vien-
na. Four years ago a girl of bad character
was sentenced to death for killing another
girl of the same sort who occupied a room
next to hers. The sentence was commuted
by the High Court of Austria to six years at
hard labor. The name of the murdered girl
was Kale Ballogh and Kate Steiner the name
of the girl convicted of the murder. A week
or two ago a young man doing military ser-
vice in a provincial town. the son of. one of
the Emperor’s councillors and a highly re-
spected man, informed his. superior that it
was he who had murdered Kate Ballogh four
years ago. and his conscience was tormenting
him so that he felt he must reveal the truth.
He says he was in a very desperate frame of
mind four years ago, and that he was re-
solved to commit suicide by taking prussic
acid, which he had prepared _ some time pre-
viously. He was in this condition when on .
the second evening of his stay in Vienna a
pretty girl accosted him and took him to her
home. He asked her to make him some cof-
fee. While she was preparing it he managed
to put the prursicacid into a glass of water.
which he meant to drink. He turned to look
out of the window a moment; as if to bid
the world adieu, and wliau lie leturned to the
table the gill stood motionless with the emp.
ried glass in her hand. The next moment
she fell to the ground in agony and screamed
aloud. Then the young man afraid lest peo-
ple should hear her cries and think him her
murderer, hastened the work of death by
throttling her. The young man has been
‘laken to Vienna and examined and was found
to be sound of mind and body. Two experts
.iu chemistry asked him how he had prepared
the prussic acid, and were-satisfied that he
knew enough of chemistry to have prepared
the poison. Kate Steiner, who never contra-
dicted herself-during the whole proceedings
four years ago, had managed to excite the
jury agaiusnhersellihy her impertinence. But
the maintained her innocence to the end,aud
when the seulence was read to her she faint-
:d first. and on recovering said : “I hope
you will all suffer for this.
it possible lhat one who is absolutely inno-
cent of a crime could be condemned on such
evidence as this.”
Hauibnl Hamlin at a Bull Fight.
Minister Hamlin, having somehow strayed
to a bull fight at Madrid. and afterwatching
the proceedings for a while, said: “ Those
fellows don't know how to handle a bull.
Why, any farmer's boy down around Bangor
would know enohgh to put a ring in the crit-
net‘s nose and hitch a stick to it. Then they
could lead the beast around as handy as could
oe “—-‘ gun Francisco News Letter.
’ m
Would Like to Boss the Bangkok:
Sontag-are objecting to the promotion of
Cobgfrésdih’niFlower to the Chairmanship of
the Democratic Nation il Committee, because
no rti'usa National Bank. 'TheSe institutions
defeated the Democracy last elecli m: if’they
am he milked ll) advantage this tinw. it may
it: as well to put Mr. Flower at the held,and
let the parla grow sine'vy while atsthetic.—-
ms hnl..
GAZI
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