WHOLE N UMBER 1823.
The President’s Message.
A Survey of National Interests.
To the Senate and House of Representam“
of the United States:
It is provided by the Constitmion that
the President shall from time to time give ‘0
the Congress information of the state of the
Union, and recommend to their consideration
such measures as he shall judge necessary
and expedient. In reviewiug'tbc events of
the year which has elapsed since the com-
~ mencement of- your-sessions, I first call your
attention to the gratifying conditionof our
Foreign Affairs. Cur intercourse With other
Powors has continued to be of the most
friendly character. Such slight differences:
as have arisen during the year. have been
already settled, or are likely to reach an
early adjustment. .
The arrest of citizens of the United States
in Ireland under recent laws which owe their
origin to the disturbed condition of that
country, has led to a somewhat extended
correspondence with the Government of
Great Britain. A disposition to respect our
rights has been practically manifested by the
release of the arrested parties.
The claim of this nation in regard to the
supervision and control of any Interoceanic
Canal across the American Isthmus has con-'
tinued to be the subject of conference. It is
likely that ‘time will be more powerful than
discussion in removing the divergence be-
tween the two nations, whose friendship is_
so closely cemented by the intimacy of their
relations, and the community of their in-
terests. Our long-established friendliness
with Russia has remained unbroken. It has
prompted me to proffer the earnest counsels
of this Government that measures be adopted
for suppressing the 'proscription which the
Hebrew race in that country has lately suf-
fered. It has not transpired 'that any Ameri-
can citizen has been subjected to arrest or
injury, but our courteous remonstrauce
has, nevertheless, been courteously received.
There is reason to believe that the time is not
far distant. when Russia will be able to secure
toleration to all faiths within her borders.
At an International Convention held at
Paris in 1880 and attended by representatives
of the United States, an agreement was
reached in respect to the protection of trade
marks, patented articles, and the rights of
manufacturing firms and corporations. .The
formulating ,into treaties of the recommend-
ations thus adopted is receiving the attention
which it merits. The protection of sub-
marine cables is a subject now under con-
sideration by an international conference at
Paris. Believing that it is clearly the true
policy of this Government to favor the neu-
tralization _of this means of. intercourse, I
requested but Minister to France to attend
the convention as a delegate. I also desig-
nated two of our eminent scientists to attend
as our representatives at the meeting of an
international committee at Paris for con-
sidering the adoption of a common unit to
measure electric force. In view of the fre-
quent occurrence of conferences for the con-
sideration of important matters of common
interest to civilized nations, I respectfully-
suggest that the Executive be invested by
Con with discretionary power to send
delegates to such conventions, and that pro-
vision be made to defray the expenses inci-
dent thereto.
Ths difference betweenthe United States
and Spain as to the effect of a judgment and
certificate of naturalization has not .yet been
adjusted, but it is hoped and believed that
negotiations now in progress will result in
the establishment of the position which seems
to this Government sovreasonable and just.
I have already called the attention of Con-
gress to the fact that in the ports of Spain
and its colonies onerous lines have lately
been imposed upon vessels of the United
States for trivial technical offenses against
local regulations. Efforts for the, abatement,
of these exactions have thus far proved un-
successful. I regret to inform you also that
the fees demanded by Spanish consuls in
American ports are in some cases so large
when compared with the value of the cargo
as to amount in effect to a--~considerable
export duty, and thatour remonstrances in
this regard have not as yet received the at-
tention which they seem to deserve.
The German Government has invited the
United States to participate in an Inter-
national Exhibition of Domestic Cattle to be
held at Hamburg in July, .1883. If this
country is to be represented, it is important
that in the early days of this session Congress
should make asuitable appropriation for that
purpose. -'
The death of Mr. Marsh, our late Minister
to Italy, has evoked from that Government
expressions of profound respect for his ex-
alted character and for his honorable career
in the diplomatic service of his country;
The Italian Government has raised a question
as to the propriety of recognizing in his dual
capacity the representative of this country
. recently accredited both as Secretary of
Legation and as Consul-Generalmt Rome.
He has been received as Secretary, but his
exequatur as Consul-General has thus far
been withheld. . .
The extradition convention with Belgium,
which has been in operation since 1874 has
been lately supplanted by another. The
Senate has signified its approval, and ratifi-
cations have been duly exchanged between
the contracting countries. To the list of
extraditable crimes has been added that or
the assassination‘or attempted assassination
of the Chief of the State. Negotiations have
been opened with Switzerland looking to a
settlement by treaty of' the question whether.
its citizens can renounce their allegiance and .
become citizens of the, United States, with-
out obtaining the consent of the Swiss Gov-
ernment. I am glad to inform you that the
immigration of paupers and criminals from
certain of the. Cantons of Switzerland has
substantially ceased, and is no longer sanc-
tioned by the authorities. The consideration
of this subject prompts the suggestion. that
the act of August 2, 1882, which has for its
object the return of foreign convicts to their
own country should be so modified as not to
be open 130/1118 interpretation that it affects
the extradition of criminals on referred
charges of 'crime. 'The Ottoma’n’. one has
not yet assented to thc interpretation which
this Government has put upon theTi-eatyflf
1830 relative to its ju'rjs ictioual rights-1n
Turkey.‘ It may well be, however, that this
difference will be adjusts . by a general
revision of the systenr‘of‘ju sdictlon'of the
United States in the countries of them“,
a subject to which, yourattention has been
already called by the Secretary of State. '.
In the interest of 'justice toward'Chin‘a
and Japan I trust. that thequeationofthe-
return of the indemnity‘funditorfhe’GOverna
ments of those countries will reach at the
present session the satisfactory solution which
I have already recommended, and which has
recently been foreshadowed by Congressional
discussion. The treaty lately concluded
with Cores awaits the action of the Senate.
During the late disturbance in Egypt the
timely presence of American vessels served
as a protection to the persons and property
of many of our own citizens and of-rthe
citizens of other countries whose Govern?
ments have expressed their thanks for this
assistance. The recent legislation restricting
immigration .of lhborers from :‘China have
given rise to the question lwhethei‘ Chinksa
proceedingfito on from another ccaintry. may
lawfully pass through our own. Construing
the act. of, May 6,1882, in-connection with.
the ltrq‘atygof gNovpmber :1,;1880,.ths aestrloa
tion~ would ,. seem, to, high, 'ted to Chinese.-
immlgrants.coming"to he. nited States as'
laborers, and‘would not forbid» a’mere transit
across our territory. I ask the attention of'
Congress to ,tho lalbjsotafor. alch'uctibn, if
any,.as may-badeeufiiodvisabls. - - z - '
This Government reocntlyhad occasion .
to manifest ._its-- interest: in} the'Republic of
Liberia by seeking to aid the amicable settle-'
ment orrthe boundary dispute no’w pending...
between that Republic and the British pos-
session of Sierra Leone. .. ,... . . , '
°The reciprocity ,tréktiy with Hawaii will
become terminable‘ after Septe‘mber'9, 1883,
on twelve mouths-notice bysither‘ party.
While certain provisions of that compact may
have proved on _ _, its existence has fog.
fered, onmmefclalzfelafions which it is impor-
tantzto preservingt suggest, therefore,-th_at~
early considemn be given to such modifii
cations of ;_the_ freaty‘as 'seem .to' be demanded
by the interests of (our; people.
shaman, m soum :aimnmau mrm.t.,
In view of our increasin trade with both
Hayti andSautoDomingp, advise that pro:
vision be madézfor diplomatic inéercourse
with the latter by enlarging the see c of t,
mission at Port-auaPrince. I 1'88“et ‘ ,'
certain claims of'American' citizens a s
the Government of Hayti have thus far’been
urged unavailingly. .. ”a _- ‘
A recent agreement =withilfsxlc'o provides
for the crossing of the frontier by the armed-
forces of either countryin pursuit of hostlle
Indians. In my message of last year Ircalled "
attention tc‘the prevalent lawlessness upon;
the borders, and’ to'thenecessity'. of 'legisl’sg .
tion for its suppression; I'againinvife the
attention of Congress to the‘subject. A'
partial relief from thesemischiefs has been
sought in a conventidn' which .now‘ awaits
the approval of the Senate. as does: also
another touching the establishment of. the'
international boundary ~between the United
States and'lffexico. If the'latter is ratified
the action of Congress will berequired for
- $257,814,234; ~ 1879,
The boundary dispute between Mexico and
Guatemala which led this Government to
proffer its friendly counsels to both countries,~
has been amicably settled.
No changethas occurred in our relations
with Venezuela. I again invoke your action
in the matter of the pending awards against
that republic, to which reference was made
by a special message from the Executive at
your last session. An invitation has been
received from the Governmentof :Venezuela
to send representatives in July,,:188|3,.to
Caracas for participation in the' centennial
celebration of 'the birth -of‘ Bolivar, the
founder of South American independence.
In connection withthis event it is designed
to commence the erection atjcaracas of a
statue of Washington, and to conduct an in-
dustrial exhibition which will be open' to
American products. Irecommendthjt the
United States'be represented, and that suit-
able provision be made therefor. ..
rThe elevation of the grade of our mission“;
:th Central America to the'plenipdtéiititi'ry
rank, which was authorized by Congress at
its late session, has sincs'beeuefiected. .
The war between Peru and Bolivia ouithe‘
one side and Chili on the other began more
than three years ago. ",On the occupation by
Chili in 1880 of alf» the littoral territory of
Bolivia, negotiations for peace were con-
Sfllwfla The" allies- refused to couccdiggfly;
tei'ritory, but. Chili haé :sincebecoine masfir"
of the whole coast of both countries and of
the capitol of Peru. A year since, as you
have already been advised by correspondence
transmitted to you in January last. this Gov.
ernment sent a special mission to the belli-
gerent Powers to express the hope that Chili
would be disposed to accept a money indem-
nity for the expense of the war, and to relin-
quish her demand fora portion of tlie terri-
tory of her antagonists. This recommends:
tion, which Chili. declined to follow; gthis‘
Government did not assume to enforceihor
can it be enforced without resort tomeasnmk
which would be in keeping neitherwitllthe.
temper of our people nor with the spirit of
our institutions. The power of Peru hm
longer extends over. itawhcle territory;~‘and
in the event of our interference to dictate
peace would need to be supplemented by the
armies and navies of the United States.
Such interference would almost inevitably
lead to the establishment of a protectorate, a
result utterly-atodds with our past policy,
injurious to our present interests/and full of
embarrassments'forthe future. .. .
For meeting, the-termination: of . hostilities
upon terms at once just to the victorious
nation and generous to its adversaries, this
Government has spared no efforts save such
as might involve the complications which I
have indicated. It is greatly to be deplored
that Chili seems resolved to exact such
A
to submit to arbitration the terms of no
amicable settlement. No peace is likely to
be lasting that is not sufiicientl'y equitable
and just to command the approval of other
nations.
About a year since invitations were ex-
tended to the nations of this continent to
send representatives to a peace congress to
assemble at Washington in November, 1882.
The time of meeting was fixed at a period
then remote, in the hope,.as the invitation
itself declared, that in the meantime the, dis-
turbances between tfi South American Re-
publics. would be ad‘hsted. As that expecta-
tion seemed unlik" igito be realized, I asked
in April last for Amexpress‘ion of opinion
from the two Houses of Congress as to the
advisability of holdingthe proposed conven-
tion at the time appointed. This action was
prompted in part by doubts, which mature
reflection had suggested, whetherthe diplo-
matic and tradition of the Government
did not make it fitting that the Executive
should consult the. Representatives of the
people before pursuing a line of policy some-
what novel in its character and far-reaching
in its possible consequences. In view of
the fact that no actionvwas takeu'by Con-
gress in the premises, and that no provision
had been made .for necessary expenses, I
subsequently decided to postpone the convo-
.catiou, and so notified the several Govern-
ments which had been invited to attend. I
am unwillingto dismiss thiszsubject vg‘thout
assuring you of my support of any measures
the wisdom of Congress may devise for the
promotion of peace on this continent and
throughout the world, and I trust that the
time is nigh when with the universal assent
of civilized peoples all inter-national dif-
ferences shall be determined without resort
to arms, by the- benignant processes of
arbitration. ' ' ' '
vantous FOREIGN TOPICS.
‘ It I! Q C * t
I renew my recommendation of such legis-
lation as will place the United States in
harmony with other maritime Powers with
respect to the international rules for the pre-
vention of collisions at sea. In confurtuity
with your joint resolution of the ;3.l of
August last, I have directed the secretary of
State to address foreign Governments in
respect to. proposed conference for c-s-nsider-
ing the subject of the universal adoption of
‘a common prime meridian to be used in the
reckoning of longitude and in the regulation
of time throughout the civilized world.
Their replies will in due time be laid before
you. ~ 4 ,
A clause in the act making appropriations
for the diplomatic and consular service con-
templates the reorgantZation of both branches
of such service on a salaried basis, leaving
fees to inure to the‘beuefit of the‘ Treasury.
I cordially favor such a project, as likely to
correct abuses in the present system. The
Secretary of State will present to you at an
early day a- plan for such reorganization.
STATE OF THE) NATION’S FINANCES. ' '
A full and interesting eflibit of the oper-
ations of the Treasury De rtment io’alford-
ed by the re on; of the Secretary of the
Treasury. appears that the ordinary.
revenues from all sourées for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1882, were as follows;
From customs, 822031033025; from inl
ternal revenue, $146; 97,595.45; from sales
of public lands, $4.75 .14037 ; from tax on
circulation and deposits of National Banks,
$8,956,794 45;' from-repayment. of éutdgest
by Pacific Railway Company, 8840, 54 7 ;
from sinking fund for Pacific Railway
Companies, $796,271.42; from customs.
.fees, fines, penalties. etc., $1,343,348; from
foes,’ consular, letters patent and lands,
$2,688,990.97; from proceeds of sales of
Government property, $314,959.985; from
profits on coinage, _,bullion',deposits and as-
says, $4,116,693.73 ;‘ from Indian trust funds
85.705.243.22; from dopositll by individuals
for surveying public :lands, 82,052,306 86;
from revenues of the District of Columbia,
$1,715,176.41; front miscellaneous sources,
$3,383,445.48; ‘ total ordinary receipt”
040852525028. The ordinary expenditureo.
for the same period were: For-Civil ex",
penses, $18,042,386 42; for foreign inter-
course, $1,307,583.19;for the military es-
tablishmen’s, including giriver and harbor
improvements and arsenals, -$43.570,494.19;
for the naval establishments at navy yards,
$15,032,046. 26 ; . for miscellaneous expendi-"
tures, including public buildings, lighthouses
and collecting the revenus,r834,539,287=50;
for expenditures on account of the District
of Columbia, $3,330,543 87; for interest on
the public debt,:,$71,077.206.79 ;. total. ordi-
nary éXpendltur‘gs $ 31.981.439.51-tle-vgna:
a surphissrevenuo of 45,543,81071, 'thClk’
with an amount drawn from the cash bal-
ance. in .the Treasury ,of. 820,737,69485,
making 616638150555 was-”applie’d'to the
redemption of bonds for _ the, sinking fund,
$60,079,150; of .fractional cur'r’cndy for the
sinking fund, $58,705 55; of the loan of
Julyand August, 1861, $62,572,050; of the“
IOau of March, 1863, $4,472,900; ‘of the
funded loan of 1881,,;.$37,194,450; ohthe
luau-of 1858:81,000'; of the“ load of Febra~‘
ary, 1861, $303,000; of Five—Twenties of
1862, $2,100 ; of FiveTWenties of 1864 $7,-
400; of Five Twenties of» 1865;:‘88500; or.
, en Fortle's of 186413254550; of c‘onsbls of
1 65- 885.450; of "console ofa'.1,867.;$498.2.50;
of console of 1868, $141,400.; of Oregon war
debt, $675,250; .of old demand compound
interest and other notes, $18,350; total,
316628150555. , , '
The foreign commerce ofIthe'Units‘d States
. during the last fiscal year, including imports
and exports of merchandise, and upsets were
'as' follows: ' Expense—merchandise, $750;-
'542.257; is , etc. “#117,479; total. 87:39.2
959,736. gnombmerchandise,$724sb59,-
574; specie,842,472,390; total, $761,111..
964'. Excess of ex rts overwimports :of
merchandise, 825,9 583.: This excess 15,
less than it has— been before :for any of the ,
previous'six‘ carp, as appeal-shy the follow ,
isg table: gearxended- June 30,.excess of
.cXports over imports of merchandise, 13735,
.079.643,481; 1871, $151,152,094 ;' 1878,
$264,661,696, {3830: .
‘-
3167.68§3l912;'¢1881,‘ ’259,113;718'-’Afl. ..'
625:903’653- ‘“' " ' , ‘. ”f"
‘ NATIglAL'R“ ! TA‘NIALO'Q I Elba?" in} ..
' ; During the year there-havo.bssnrnrgaulned;
171 irrational banks, and of these institutions--
there .are’ now, in operation 2,253,, .
'hiumber than ever before: T .vialue ,of
E'thair notes in active circulation on ’July 1.
. 1882, was $329,655,458. 'Icommend toyour,
attention the Secretary’s view in respect to,
the tlikelihood-of‘la' ism-ions contraction of:
this circulation, and tu the modes by which,
tliat resultTmay','~’ in . his '1 udgmflnt,‘ be avert-
e _ : - . . l s
- In respect to'til‘s coinage of silver dollars
and the retirement of silver certificates, '1
establishing suitable commissions or survey.
have seen nothing to alter, but much to
ducted under the direction of the United;
* 'sentiment as to the best ‘met
rigorous ccnditionsof peace and ltidisposed .
{.a' larger. ‘
confirm, the sentiments to which I gave ex-
pression last year. A comparison between
the-respective amounts of silver dollar cir-
culation on November 1, 1881 and on No-
vember 1. 1882, shows a slight increase of a
million and a half dollars; but during the
interval there had been in the whole number
coined an increase of twenty six millions.
Of the one hundred and twenty-eight mil-
lions ,thus far minted, little more than
thirty-five millions'are in circulation. The
mass of accumulated coin has grown so great
that the vault room at present available for
storage is scarcely sufficient to contain it.
It is not apparent why it is desirable to con-
tinue this coinage now so enormously in
excess of the public demand. As to the
silver certificates, in addition to the grounds
which.‘fseemed last year to justify their re-
tirement, maybe mentioned the effect which
is likely to ,ensue from the supply of gold'
certificates, for whose issuance Congress re-
cently unido provision, and which are now
in active circulation.
nxvnxun arm raxa'rios.
You .cannot fail to note with interest the
discussion by the Secretary as to the neces-
sity of providin by legislation some mode
of freeing - the
sets in the event that Congress fails to reach
on earlyxagreement for thenreduction of tax-
:atlon. glt‘lhea‘rt‘iiy‘-.appmvsithegfiedrotary’s
recommendationof immediate and entensive
reductions in the annual revenues of theGov—
srnment. It will be remembered that I urged
upon Congress‘at itsilaSt Asession, the” im’-
portance of relieving the industry and en-
terprise of the country from the pressure 0'
unnecessary taxation. It‘is one of‘the tritejtt"
maxims of political ’econOmy that all taxes
are burden me,however wisely and pruden-
ly impoae , andsthough there have always
been.among our people wide difierence of
beds .of raising
the «National revenue, and indeed’as to the
" inciples upon .which taxation should be
"Esfid, there hasf‘been substantial accord in
‘ g doctrine that '0, 1y such taxes ought to
be ME!!- as are , gsdwfoce wine‘s and.
economical administratidu‘ of. the Govern-v
me'nt . Of late the public revenues have far
exceeded this limit, and unless checked by
appropriate» legislation such "sxcess will
continue to increase from year to year.
For the. fiscal. year .which ended June 30,
1881, the surplus revenue amounted» to
$100,000,000. For the fiscal year ended on
the thirtieth of June last», the surplus was
more than $145.000,.000. ' The report of the
Secretary" shows what disposition has been
made of these moneys. They have not only
answered the requirements of the sinking
fund, but have afforded a large balance ap-
gligable to other reductions of the public
e t. . . , .
But I renew the expression of my con-
viction that such rapid extinguishment of
the National indebtedness as is now‘ taking
place is by no means a'cause for congratu-
lation. It is a cause rather for serious ap.
prehension. If it continues,it mustzspeedily
be ‘followed by one of the evil results so
clearly set forth in the report of the Secre-
tary. Either the surplus must boldle in the
Treasury or the Government will be forced
to buy'at market rates its bonds, notthen-
rede)mable,.and which under suchcircumfi
stances 'cannot" fail‘to" command an enormous
premium, or the swollen revenues will be
devotedto extravagant . expenditure, which.-
as experience has taught, is ever the bane of
an overflowing treasury. . _‘_ ~
It was made apparent in the course of the
animated discussion which this question
aroused at the last session of Congress that
the policy of diminishing. the revenue by
reducing taxation commended the eneral
approval of the members 'of both cases.
I regret that because; of conflicting views as
to the best methods by which that policy
should-be made operative, none 50f its-bene-
fits have as yet been reaped. In fulfilment
of what I deem my constitutional duty, but
with little hope thut I can make valuable
~contributionto this vexed question. I shall
proceed to intimate briefly my own views in
relation to it. 7 ,
REDUCTION or murmur. navnxnn.
Upon the showing of our financial condi-
tion at the close of the last fiscal year I felt
justified in recommending to Congress the
abolition of internal revenue taxes. except
those uporltobacco insifs val-lousgforms
and upon’ ‘disti‘ledl' spirits 'and' fermented
«liquors, and except also the special tax
upon the‘ manufacturers of and dealers
in "such. oracles. . .vasnture ‘now _ toisug-i-
gest ' :that inn‘ess‘; ‘ it: shall be ascertained;
that "the" "probable" expenditures ‘ of the
Government for the coming year have been
under estimated, all internal taxes save those
which relate t0‘-'distilled-,apirita can be
prudently abrogated... Such ,a. course,.if ac-
companied by: a_ simplificationof-themachiu-
cry of collection, which ”would then be easy
of accomplishment, night reasonably be ex-
pected to result in diminishing the cost of
such‘collection by at least $2,500,000, and
in the retirement from office of from 1,500 to
2,000 persons. -
The system of excise duties has never
commended itself to the favor oftho Amer-
ican people, and has never been resorted to.
except for supplying deficiencies in the
Treasury, whgn, by [reason ~ofjspecial exi-
gencies, the dutihl on imports hove ptpved’\
inadequatefor the‘needs 'of the Government.
The sentiment of the’ -‘country doubtless de-.
mands that‘the presentjexcise . tax shallbe"
abolished as soon as such a, course can safely
be pursued. It seemsto me, however, for
various reasons-,‘Athat so sweeping a-iaeasuro
as the tolalabolition ofinternal taxes would
for the present be an' unwise step. Two of
these reasons are deserving of special mea-
tion: First,-it is by no means clear that,“
even if the existing system‘:of‘ duties on
imports is continued without modification,
those duties alone will yield sumcient rev-
cutie for all the. needs .of the. Gummment.‘
It is estimated that one hundred millions of
dollars will be required- for pensions during,
the :coming.. year, and ' it. may ~ ell ~ ‘
doubted whether the maximum annual
demand to: that object has yet been reached.
Uncertainty upon this question wduld alone
justify, in my judgment, the retention for,
the present of, that portibn of thenystem of.
internal revenue which is least objectionable
to the. people. Second, a total abolition of
excise taxes would almost inevitably prove a
serious, if not an insurmountable bbstaclo to
,a thorough revision of the tariff and to any,
considerable reduction onirnport, duties.
NBBD on Tunas REFORM. '
The present tarifi system is..inv many rs-
spects unjust. It makes distributiong bo h
.of the burdens and - its benefits. ‘Jl‘hisi'fa
was practically recognized bya majority of
each house of Congress in the passage of the
act creating a Torin. Commisslon,» . Theater»
port of thacCommission will-be placsdéfie}
fore you at the beginning, of this; segsion,
and will, I trust; 'afiord yoh'such‘i’uformation
as to the conditionmud prospects of the -:
various commercial, agricultural, manufac-
turing, mining.,.,ond other interests of tho,
country, andlgoniain juch su “ions ffoi“
statutory, revision, an. Ill practically. side.
your action upon this important subject.
The revenue from customs for the fiscal
year ended June ‘80, 1879 amounted to
$187,000,000. It has in three succeeding
years mohgd, mats ‘lsasoooiOOOI we“
$198,000,000, and finally, _
already stated, $220,000,000. The income
from this source for the: fiscal year; {which
will end June 30, 1883. will doubtlesslbe
considerably in excess of=the sum-last,;m‘n7
tion’ed. If the tax on domestic spirits is to
be retained, it is plain, therefore, thnt large
reductions filial th'e customsrsveune'fate on-
tirelyfeasibll'r.
» Whilerecommending this reduction I am
(for fro'mfadvisilfg the abandonment of the
v licy of so discrim noting in the adjustment
of details as to alordi aid and protection to:
domestic “labor. gut,,the.preseu , system,
shohld be so revise us to equalize ‘t '8 ‘public‘
«burden among all classes andé occupations, ._
and bring‘*lt—Tint‘oi‘clbiér harmdny with “the.
present needs of industry. Without enter-
ing into minute'dét'ti‘tl's,“which under present
‘circ‘umsjances is quite unnecessary, I re-
conime ,an' en _, _ " font of themes gistgs'b
as to in lads wit ‘ ‘ths' homeroom! .. iols
.which yield a . défable . arena ,
simplification of
t e complex and inflisisl
tent schedule of duties .upon‘certain ”99W
fractures, . particularly those _ or cotton, iron
and; steel, and a substantial reduction of the
duties upon thise nrticles,~— and upon sugar,
.molnsses, silk, wool and woolen goods. If
a general revisiomof the toriff shgllpbgiv
found toying impractiicabldgat this ”our I
express the hope that ate-least some oft o
more conspicuous inequalities of ,the present
alawlma'y-bd coriectedbcfbrs your finalrad-
journment: .- .One-- of» them is-‘J‘gpecially'
referred to by the -Se'cretary. (In view of a
2 i’grecent’decision' f‘ the" Supreme Court, the“
itlucassit'y diam riding the law ‘by which the
' iDht‘ch standurdeocholor- ismdo ted as the,
tt-st'of the saccblii'ine stréng‘th" o 'sugars, is
i too obvious to require comment. .
.. , . mama! 1mm. _
From the report of the Secretary of War
\
during the past year occurred in Arizona
[and ,in the: .guthwostern part ofrhl‘ew‘: ex,—
.ictlt Th
staiiiihmptlizqueiali
quiet whic
as pre‘v'aileil’ih‘ all other pafl's‘
.,of"tlle country has permitted such an addi-
tion to be made to the military forcg’iuthe
region endangered by the Apaches that there
is little reason to apprehend trouble in the
future.
teasury of an excess of as- ~
sol"
-.a_s has been -
i grgduggml}
it appears that the only outbreaks of Indians . .
, asthma ‘-
Thosa parts of ‘ the Secretary’s report
which relate to our sea-coast. defences. and
armament suggest the gravest reflections.
Our existing fortifications are notoriously
inadequate to. the defence of ‘the great
harbors'nnd cities for whose protectibn they'
were built. The question .of providing an
armament suited to our present necessities
has-been the subject for consideration by a
Board, whose report was transmitted to
Congress at the last session. Pending the
consideration of that report, the War De-
partment has taken no steps for the manu-
facture or conversion of any heavy cannon,
but the Secretary expresses the hope that
authority and means to begin that impdrtant
work will soon be provided.
I invite the attention of Congress to the
propriety of making more adequate power
for arming and equipping the militia than is
afforded by the act of 1806, which is still
upon the statue books. The matter has al-
ready been the subject of discussion in the
Senate, and a bill which seeks to supply the
deficiencies of the existing laws is now upon
its calendar. .
__ The Secretary of :War calls attention to
an embarrassment exist, growing out of the
recent act of Congress making the retire-
ment of officers of the ,army compulsory at
the age of sixty-“four years. The act of
1878 is still in force, which limits to 400 the
number of those who can be retired for dis-
ability, or ‘upon their own application.
These two acts when construed together
seem ' to forbid the relieving even for
absolute incapactty of oflicers who do not
,fall within the purview of. the after statue,
' -"save at such times as there chances to be less
"than (90 names on the retired list. There
are now 420. It is not likely‘that Congress
intended this -resulf, and I concur with the
Sscretary that the law ought ‘to be amend-
e . - ‘
mvnu m) HARBOR BILL.
The ground that impelled me to withhold
mysjgnature from the bill entitled ‘5 An act
making appropriations for the Construction,
Repair and Preservation of Certain Works
on Rivers and Harbors,f’ which became a
law .near the close of"your last session,
prompt me to express the hope that no‘aim-
ilar measure will be deemed necessary dur-
ing the present session of Congress. Indeed
such a measure would now be open to a
serious objection, in addition to that which
was lately urged upon your attention. 1
am informed by the Secretary of War that
the greater portion of the sum appropriated
for the various items specified in- the not
remain unexpeuded. 0f the new works
which it authorized expenses have been in-
curred uppn two. only, for which thetotsl;
appropriation was.;$210,000. The: recent
available balance is disclosed by the fo lowing
ta e:
Amount appropriated by Act of
August 2, 1882................-.....018,738,875-
Amount of appropriation by Act , ,
of June 19, 1882 10,000
Amount of appropriation for -
payments to J. B. Eads......... 304,000.
Unexpected balance of former '
appropriations................-...... 4,738,263
Total................._ .........-......$23,791,138
Less amount drawn from Treas-
ur§between July 1, 1882, and ..
ovember 30, 1882............ 6.056.194
Total..........-.....................:sl7,734,944
It is apparent by this exhibit that so far as
concerns most of the itcms to which the Act
of August 2, _1882, relates, there can be no
need‘ of further appropriations until after
the class of the present session. If, however,
.any action should seem to be necessary in
respect to particuiar objects, it will be en-
tlrelyfeasibleto provide for these objects
by appropriate legislation. It is possible,
for example, thata delay untilthe assemb-
ling of the next Congress to make an addi-
tibnal provision for the Mississippi River
improvements might, be attended with seri-
ous consequences. If such should appear to‘
bathe case, a just bill providing to that‘
sub'ect would command my approval.
his leads me to offer a suggestion which
I trust will commend itself to the wisdom
of Congress. [Is it not advisable that grants
of considerable sums of money for diverse
and. independent schemes of internal .. im-
provement should be made the subjects of
separate and distinct Legislative enactments.
It will scarcelybe gainsald, even by those
,who. favor the most liberal expenditures for
idch' purpdsés as are sought. to be accom-
plished by what is commonly called the
River and/ Harbor bill, that ,the practice of
grouping in such a bill of appropriations for
a great diversity of objects, widely separated
either in their nature or in the locality with
Which they are concerned, or in both, is one
which is much to be deprecated, unless it is
irrcmediable. It inevitably tends to secure
the success of the bill as a whole, though
many of the items if separately considered
'could scarcely fail of rejection. By the
’n‘doptibn of the 'course I have recommended,
every member of Congress, whenever op-
porfunity"should arise for giving his influ-
ence and vote for meritbrious appropriations
wduhi beenabledso to do without being
oalled upon to sanction others undeserving
his a provalp Soalso would" the Executive
he ' .orded- thereby a full opportunity to
exercise his constitutional'prerogative of op..
posing whatever appropriations seemed to}
him objectionable without imperilling the‘
su ess of others which commended them-
selvesjo: his judgment. It-‘may benrged
in Opposition to these suggestions that the
.number of works. of internal improvements
which are justly entitled to Government aid.
is sogreat as to render impracticable sepa-
rate appropriation bills therefor, or evenffor,
,‘such comparatively. limited number as make
a disposition of large sums of money.
This objection may be well founded; and
whether it hour not, the advantages, which
would be likely to ensue from thejadoption
:the course I have recommended, may,
perhaps. be more effectively attained by
autther, which; I, respectfully submit to
Co lgress as an alternative; proposition. It
is [r vided by the Constitutions of :fourteen
of a r Statesjfhnt; the ~1.11:.xecutive may disap-
gproy anyiitemmrsitemlof a bill appropri-
’atiug money; whereupon the par-t disap-
proved shall fail. to become .law, unless
repossed according ‘to. the [provisions pre-'
scribedflfor-the. passage for bills over the
veto of 'the‘ EXecutive.".l;Tl_i‘é States wherein
. some such provision; tall; the :jfora'g'oing is a"
part of the fundamental? law are‘: ' ‘Alabama,
California, _ Colorado," :-Florida,“ Geargili,‘
Louisiana, _Mihne50ta;’ Missouri, fl ebraska,
New Jersey; "Ntew‘ YOrk,‘ ‘ 'Pennyslvania,’
Texas,'§nd1\¥,estIVir lots. ._I commend to
your 'carefu ‘ consi" er'ation the question
whether amendment of the Federal Consti-
tution in the particular‘fndiokted would not
afiord the best rQihedlfdifihvllnt {soften a
grave embarrassment,“ "both” to Members of
=Congress and tothoExecntive, andtis some-
times aseribt‘ls public mischi f. " ‘ 4 '
, 'I‘IIE'NAVY.
The report of the Secretary of the Navy
states the movements of the various squad-
rons during glue gent, i9: ILOPWQDG: foreign,-
waters, whereyourtoflcers and seamenyswith;
such shipaus we posses, have icontinuedvto.
,illns‘trate the high character and excellent
jflscipline of the Naval organization.
|' he President-hers relates the cigcumgr
sta es ofithe 1953-.“ the'J‘eandjq 4e, anti part
of herfcrew,‘and the rescue of thcsurvivorsfi
:fvflich for want of space is omited.—Eos.
G4 11‘s.] .
It appears by the Secretary’s Report that
the hvailahle naval force of the United States
goglsists of 37 cruisers, 1_4 single-turretted
1m itdrsp‘built duringthe figebsllionmlarge
nu bskfofismooth-bure gu'p‘s and Hindu.
rtfi My? 7 rifledcannon. Hucfifising;
vessels s on d be'gradually replaced by iron
or‘ utecl ships, the monitors by modern
armored vessels, and the armament by high-
power rifled ups... ,
The reéb otion
as u of our'ii‘avy,‘ which aims
recommended in my last message, was begun
by Congress authorizing in its recent act the
gous'truction of two large unarmored steel
'_.vess'els of the character recommended by the
-*Naval. Advisory .Bo‘srd, and, subject 3: to glue
f ,‘amcw adviso ’ boardto he‘ll
_ rov‘ided for “-b . that act} *1,
[Joan your attention to the recommendation of
the Secretary and the Board, that authority
be given t {construct two more cruisers of.
smaller 'di ensions and' one fleet despatch
. vessehand that f’appfopriations be made 'for
high-power rifled. oanuon, for the torpedo
service .and for other harbor defences.
Pending the consideration by Congress of
the lpolicy. to behel'eafter adopted in con-.
ducting_,,th_e eight large navy-yards and their
expensive establishments, the Secretary ad-
vocated the reduction of expenditures there-
for' to the lowest possible amounts. -
.. For the purpose of affording the officers
and seamen of the privy opportunities, for,
exercise andgdiscipll e-Sin ’ '
, affair :pr'o'!
under appropriate (initial antl‘dirs‘btibn
Secretary advises that the Light-House Ser-
vice and Coast Survey be transferred,as now
organized, from the Treasury to the Navy
“Depnrtmeut; and he also suggests, for the
Egeaso = which he assigns, that a similar
lLil-ouster may wisely be made of the cruising
revenue vessels. .
' TI‘Il‘ MERCHANT. - MARINE.
The Secretary forcibly depicts the intimate
connection ‘Iterd cadence of the Navy
and the ”Co .‘rcial urine, and invites at-
,‘tions it may bodeemed desirable to supply
. which will nonhumfmnish. occasion for
. Congressionalaction", 91
' census returns disclose’au alarming state" of;
Million to. the Llcontinued . decadmo'f the,
latter and the corresponding ’tr’s , _df‘our
growing commerce to‘foi'elgn‘bottdnis. This}
the, national welfare. - )Ietlioda of ; rpyingg
American ship-building and of restori , .t a
United States flag in the oceanichrrylng‘ do'
should receive the immediate attention of
Congress. We have mechanical, skill. and
abundant material for the manufacture, of
modern iron \steamshipsl'in fair competition
with our commercial rivals. WOur=dlssdvau-.
tage in building ships is the greatercoat of;
greater interest ,on capital, while thcouqan,
highways are already monopolize'd by‘our“
formidable competitors.- 5‘ “These obstacles:
should in some way bevov'erc‘ome, and for
our rapidcommunicationmith foreign lands
we should not continuotodepend wholly
upon Vessels built in‘ the yards 'of " other
countries and sailing undér foreign flags. -
With no United States steamers ion the-
principal ocean lines, or in anygforcign portu,
our facilities" for extending our commerce are
greatly restricted, while the nations which
build and sail the ships ‘and‘carry the mails-
and passengers obtain thereby conspicuous
advantages in increasing their—trade.
ma ros-r carton, naeAurmr.
The report of the Postmaster-General gives
evidence of the satisfactory conditidn of that
Department, and contains f" many valuable
‘data’and accompanying suggestions which
cannot fail to be of interest. .The informa- .
tion which it affords. thatythe receipts for
the, fiscal year have exceeded the expen-
ditures, must be very gratifying to Congress
and .to. the people of the country. As mat.
ters which may fairly claim particular1 atten. .
tion, I refer you to his observations in.
.refercuce to the advisability‘of chan‘glug‘th‘e'
present basis for fixing salaries an "allow-
ances, of extending thezmoney-order- system,
i
establishment so as to, putunder its control
the telegraph system of the country, though
from this last and must important-ecum-
mendation I- must withhold my'concurrence}
Tux nabuo‘nox or rostrum. *
At the last session of Congress several bills
were introduced into the House of Repre-
sentatives for the reduction of letter postage
to the rate of two cunts per half ounce. I
have given much study and reflection to this
such a reduction, would be for the best in-
~terests of the public. It has been the policy
'pf the Government from its foundationto
defray .as ‘far- as possible the expenses ofE
of postage. _ . ‘
ever, that thisser'vice ought to be productive
of a net revenue. _
'ready the report of the Postmaster-General
shows that there is now a verysconsiderable
surplus in his Department, and .thatihence-
forth . the receipts, are' likely to increase at a
much greater ratio than the necessary expen-
ditures. Unless some change is made iii-the
will in a very. few.,years swell therevenaes
some reduction in the rates of» postage. In
what shall that reduction consist t; A review
of the legislation which has beenzhad upon
closes that domestic letters constitute the
only class of mail matter which has never:
been favored by a substantial reduction of
rates. I am convinced that the burden of
maintaining the service falls most unequally
upon that class, and that, more-than any
other, it is entitled to present relief... That
such relief may be extended withontdetri-
ment to other public interests .will bedis-
covered upon reviewing the results of former
reductions. ’
Immediately priortto-the Act of 1845 the
postage upon a letter composed of a, single
sheet was as follows: If conveyed 30 miles
or less 6 cents, between 30 and 80 miles 10
cents, between 80 and 150 miles 12} ' cents,
between 150 and 400.miles 18% cents, over
400 miles 25 cents. By the Act of 1845, the
postage upon a single, letter conveyed for any
distance under 300 miles was fixed at 5 cents,
and for any greater distance 10 cents. By
the Act of 1851 it was provided that a single
letter, if prepaid, shouldbe carried any dis-
.tance not exceeding 8,000,. miles for, 3 cents,
and any greater distance far 6 cents, It will
be noticed that bothof- those reductions were
of a radicalchsraeter and relatively quite as
important as that which is now proposed.
In eaCh case there ensued a temporary loss of
revenue; but a sndden‘and large influx of
business. which substantially repaired that
loss within three years. Unless the expe-
rience of past legislation in this country and
elsewhere goes for naught, it may be safely
predicted that the stimulus of 50 per centum
reduction in the tax for carriage would at
once increase the number of. letters con-e
signed to the mails. The advantages of
secrecy would lead to a very general substi-
tution of scaled packets for postal'cards and
open circulars, and in diversother ways the
volume of first-class 'matter w0uld be enor-
mously augmented.» Such increase amounted
tion of Egony postage to more than 125 per
cent. a result of careful estimates, the
details of which cannot be here set-cool
have‘becoms convinced that the deficiency
for the first year after the proposedreductiqn,
would not exceed 7, per cent.'of the expen-
diture, or $3,000,000; while the deficiency
after the reduction of:18.45- was more than 14
per cent" and after that of 41851 - was27 per
cent. Another interesting comparison .is
afforded by statistics. furnished me bythe
Post Office Department: ~-The "Act of 1845"
was ‘ inlfa'ceOf the fact that there~ex-'
isted a deficiency of more than $30,000. '
That of 1851 was encouraged by the slight
surplus of $132,000. . The excess of revenue
in the next fiscal year is likely to be $3,-
, . If Congressshould approve these sugges-
to some extent the deficiency which must for
a time result by increasing the charge for
carrying merchandise, which is now only 16.
cents per pound. But even without such an
increase ,I‘ am confident that the receipts
under the diminished rates would equal the
expenditures after the lapse of three or four
years. . . -
rim DEPARTMENT OF menus.
The report of' the Depurtment of Justice
brings anew to your notice the necessity of
enlarging the present system of Federal juris-
prudence so as eifectually to answer the re-
quirements ofxtho'cver increasing litigation
with which it iszcalled upon to deal.
, ' The Attorney-General renewatha sugges-
tions of his predecessor that, «in the interests
of justice, better provision than the existing
laws aflord shouldrbs'made in certain judicial
districts for fixing the fees of witnesses and
jurors. . ... . . -
'rna sun nountrlziats. t
In my message of December last Ire‘ferred
to pending criminal proceedings growing out
of alleged frauds in what is called the Star
Route service of the Post Office Department,
andadvised you that I had enjoined upon
the Attorney-General and associate council,.
to: whom the , interests ‘of the Government
{were intrusted, the duty of prosecuting with.
the utmost vigor of the law slippersons who;
might be found chargeable with those offen-
ces. A trial (if one of these cases has since
occured. It occupied for many weeks the
attention of.the'Supreme« Court of this Dir“
trict and was conducted with great zeal and
ability. It resulted in the disagreement of
the jury, but the cause has again been'placed
upon the calendar and willshortly be retried.
If any guilty persons shall escape punishment
for their offences, it ‘will‘not be for lack of
diligent and earnest efforts ‘on the part of the
prosecution. .- .- ,, y: .r. .
,1 .1 trust that some agreement-maybareach-
l‘ .which will speedily enable Congress with
the concurrelice of'the‘Executive to afiord
the commercial community the benefit of a
national bankrupt law.
To: INTERIOR .osrmmr.
The report of the Secretary of the Interior,
with itsaccompanying documontyprcsentsza .
full istatement'qof the varied .operations of.
that Department. In' respect to’ Indian affairs
nothing has occured' Which has changed or
seriously modified the- views to which I de-
‘v‘bo‘ted much spaceln a former communication
to Cungress. 'I renew the reccommendations
therein contained as to extending to the In-
diana the protection of the law, allotlug-land
in‘ severally to such as desire it and making
isuitable provision for the education of youth.
Suc provision, as the Secretary forcibly
mai talus will prove unavailing unless it is
broad enough to include all those who are-
,a lo nod .willtng to make use oLit‘aud should
it t solely relate to itltellectual.training,.but
also tdinstruction‘i‘n‘such manual labor and
simple industrial arts as can'be made practic-
allyavailable... . . u. ., .
Among other importantjallbjeutl {which are
included within the.,,52cratary’a report and
'.
bs-rmemiessdtlle
neglect of tho. rail .comptlniea to which
large' grants of land- were madevby the acts of
1862 and 1864.to :tako title thereto and their.
consequent and inequitable exemption from
localtaxatlou. 2.1- 3-.,,,_,,:,;4 ,. ”A, .
f 1180‘ survey of our material domimlmdg
ai tosug tin uiriesas to t_ omora a,
intellectnamroggess amine people; "The
illiteracy in certain-portions’of'the country,
where .tha"provisi0h'>-fbi-Z schools is gromly'
subject icons of themtmostimportsnca to. t
labor and inmailingthsm; higher taxosisnd :;
and of enlarging the functions of.the postal ,
gsubject, and am thoroughlypersuadod that? --
carrying the mails by a direct 'tax .iu the form‘ .
Ithas neverbeen clulmed,.how- _. - *
. . . , .-- Pl:
As has been stated al-' *’
existing laws the profits of thepostal service: -.
of the Government many millions of 'dollars._
The time seems auspicious, therefbre‘,‘ for 3'
this subject during the last thirt'y‘years‘di‘sq ,
in England in the. first year after the adop. m
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Notice.
HE undersigned having sold out all his inter-
. eat in the Hardware, and House and Sign
Painting Business herotot'oro conducted by Ii m
at No.30 Main St.,to_ his son, William Hindley,
Jr.,would .return his thanks to this community
for the patronage accorded him and respectfully
ask for a continuance of the same to his succes-
sor.a Rsrsous having-unsettled accounts with the
subscriber are requested to call and settle the
same immediately.
: WILLIAK HINDLEY.
Norwalk,Jau.16th,1882. . ' ~
masons s. nocx‘vv'ooo, ,
Fashionable trailer and Tailntl
corral reamsiqu H2081”!
g lsinStroat,Noxw_nlk-.Cpn. ,_
Toe-o. . ward Seneck, ;
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Mllfillll'l IEU' lull], IA“. SHEET,
: 1 complete assortment ottho best class or .
fill, EERIES; .flllVlSlllNS‘,-FlllllT_6r
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.is all all times freak aud‘good‘. and will stand come
.pariaon with those of any Grocer in town. Cali
“I and leave your orders. - 28f
Notice. .
as: subscriber would-announce that he has
3dr: used of his well-known LiveryStable'
and gun pmsnts'to his son Horace L.Dann,‘who
wliljhoreai‘tor. runthe establishment himselL, ,:
Grutef'nland thankful for the long continued
patronogo bestowoe upon him by the public, the-
sub riber would request a continuance of the
sum, to hissuccessor, feeling confident that he
will uncut and deserve the confidence ofthc pub-
lic generally. .
- = . - WILLIAM E.DANN.
Norwaik.0ct.4th.1881. . .
B »- :n'a: b 17.4 1:. f
To' the Basement of 68 Wall Street,
. Nextdoor below Jackson Brothers’.
3 _:-. BEAQH,
House and Sign Painting,
Pdperflanging and Kalsomining, -
. 1 ~ '_Rssidonco-I.cwis Street.
All work . entrusted to me shall be promptly
reasunably, and well done. A share of the public
patronage solicited. ' . 33st
I’eter L. ‘Guigue,
‘ : [ST it Nillllllllllfl
.Ufnion Ave, North of Norwalk
_ Cemetery, :Norwalk, Conn.
Dea_ l'" in Green House and Hut House and
Bedding’aud =¥egetable Plants, Fruit and
Ornamental ll‘rees, Shrubbery. Vines. 'Cut
lElo are always on hand and all sorts of De
sign in Flowers arranged to order.
' Guiding an! lie-fitting Cemetery Plots
promptly nded to. 3m21
' lifullings.Bros.,
'
. MADE TO 03mm.
.' Repairing in all its, Branches.
O.A.1[ULLINGS’
as Second-Class Hatter.
._ , . I.
‘ ‘ Advertising Rates :
‘Fonr lines or loss, 1 time 500., 3 times 31 00
Ono‘sqnaret , one,inssrtion.... . - . . - 1 00
Per week for continuance. . .p, 7,. .50
One Square, three months ‘..;..-. . . .. . 4 00
f“ “ six months. ..'..' . . . . 7 00
' “ “ one year, with paper. . . .. 15 00
Two or u_ u , to ,NH 25 00,
.Thm u u as A“. ' " 30,00;
Quarter of a column, one time .... ’ "500’
fi‘ ' “ one year.... 0000'
One-half column, one time. . . . ..._ 10833
x '“' ' "‘ oneyear........ 8,0,,“
Full column, one time. .. . ....' 3.“. ’20'00
“ “ one year..... 2w. -....*. . . £150 00
All unusunl cuts and device-fill per cent. extra ‘
, . » . _ . Farmrorsate
:A; H.‘BA.LDW1'N.M;iii..'.jf
Undertaker, ’
4'0 80"! GOIPAIV IISIIESAI "III “IE8. ‘
llltttel all Coliseum at Law, ‘
tallest Wagons
n'.- . TMWTHNA‘HH 4r
.. : Wade-m .‘iMMu.ML.-~_.
' NORWALK, CONNECTICUT I‘UEE‘SDAY DECEMBE3121382 "
.Far .sial’: iCh‘ea’p.
ILL be sold ata Bargain,“ an led for soon
~ 'a sm’all‘, neat Dottsgspufvslx‘ com-tin good
not borhood. and three minutes? walk or the
Dr! go. Apply at GAZETTE OII'ICE. .x
NW
' In Tide water Virginia. "
Cunar- any Iucn man's.» Healthy
. and mild climate. Fish and Oysters in grep:
abundances ‘ “‘- ,, ’ ' U ‘
-Es Co, EINDSLBY, t ”0-95
Norfolk. Va.
To Let;
THE large, comgmodious front room in Gazette
,. Building Just vacated by ,l‘rancls lckeon‘.
Full particulars of
3m38
For Sale or .to Rent.
sale 'or to rent. The aim contains some 40 acres
5 improved land, in sect; condition, a commodi-
o sand, convenicnbresidcnca barns, to. Pas.
a salon ivcn immediatcl . Pr ce low and terms
by” , or further art culora enquire at the
ma up ELDyCOUN jJi' Nartoxnh Bank. 7.111.,
1' ' :i ('1. {11:52.11 To Let. i. , '
HE wli ‘ fl a h ‘
T Foggy'wfi; yoccnpie b t sOdd
, . ., :18.“le 1'81!“
l'ull partied, rip e agonf, B.J.8TURGBS,
No. 4 Gazette Building. .
_ .7 For Sale or to. Rent. 5
A. House and ,One Ag? of Land, on Prospect
May be had on ratsonablc terms. Appiy to
~ . - EW.» ART. “
. Norwalk,flsrch16tn. 1381. . l
subscrlborwill sell the we] known David
Farm with kll the Stock, Tools and
on
an
31:. 0 0111'!
’Growingurgs. . .llostofj the price can remain
mbrtgage. or full lparticulars address
22;! 'i GBOJ'. B LDEN,
Farm "for Sale. ’-
EIE subscriber offers his Farm forsalo, situa-
_ted in. the Town of Greenfield, in Saratoga
00., In the state of New York; nine mild-from
Stu-atoms Springs. It is pleasontly situated on
:br‘iasdril deaiudz 95pm” or lalnd, whiciidis favor-
.y vi n o , nrc. ow me ow. and
cod land; wrth a large holinefthe size of the
Winnlpauk, Conn.
,, ba'rn 30 by 40, wagon house and stabling. lady-Ion
‘over the same 23 13,93 glut, _i_|_ 16 b 18.
--Will be sold ch'cap; {art'd‘f aw... mine)
can remain on mortgage“ dos ,or will 9st
‘ ban etorvilla e ropsrt .. Forfurther
lm'ig‘uuire of‘ If p - SILAS P. TC .1011-
t 51 .Norwslk.Oonn',
Deslrable Property for'sale.
A You desirable place on East Avenue.
Also; a few choice Building Lots situated on
Osborn Avenue. for sale cheap.
Also. a nicely located Housennd Lot on Mar-
wln street near West Avenue; for sale at a bar-
gain, Enquire of . '
“u . .. . s. E. OSBORNJasf Avenue.
or to D. W, titan, West Avenue.
CHOICE '
"Building ~ hut—s
E‘énSALE
0n Wilton ~ Avenue.
. mm .’ . . .
BENJ. J o STUHGBH.‘ Ol’ 0.1!. WILSON
P. W..:BATE_S.
Mathhtllrttllelatl,
Hea‘d Stone's, Monuments and
al kinds of Memorial Work.
Pharmacist,
P'upre Drunks.
lot.
Toilet and Fancy Articles,
.mp—
"tottltillt 0806810111,-
Jos'riv' mama's,
FL 0 RI S T ,
mar sum or MAIN srimn'l‘sou'rn
. or RAILROAD,
City of South Nos-walk, Conn.
Plants and Flowers at all seasons
Flowers o i» Funerals (a raj-had and
tastefully arranged to onion .3 okon
-‘ noslco
xv
. . IRON FENCES.
[IE SUBSCRIBER having returnedafo Nor-
- walk, and located at 26.1.conard street. is
re and to furnish Wrou'ln [ro- Fou-
‘, II of all styles, of tho" but material and best
=wo _ anship. at reasonable prices. Having had
many years of experience in the. making thereof
he fbels confident t at he can satisfy all demands.
Estimates and plans checrlufgy furnished.
‘ urns-41 .
l .. . M. MBRRITT.
Nprwalk, Aug. 1882. P. 0. Box 657.
' i A large assortment of
SILK onNAM ENTS,
. .. I Just'Recelved. .
Am“? ,
Andrew: Selleck, t,
Bookseller and Stationér,
:49 {Wall St., N orvvalk, Conn.
P U R E M I L K ' '
Delivered in Norwalk and South Norwalk, at
‘ your door, every morning
‘ By REMSON BROS.
Nlo " AMMONIA!
NO ALUM-l
Awarded FiratrreminmatAmu-lnsn ,
stE “3?“
P? E
B}
' P
, l Ici- genital-Grocers.
' r ‘ IE is: ”I‘m +. _ ‘ a m.
«dumummaoamsamg,
' m; treatises
(bntt‘nued on jburth page.
500 Farms arsale
> 3.2:..sroitors. - "
1 HR well-known Farm at‘Wln‘nipn‘nk, formerly
owned by, Mar an T.,Smith, ls ofi’srstf for
...!_‘.
01.8150. ,
m ‘
Prescriptions a Specialty. .1 -
- York, dall
Materials a Specialty
. -......ra. “mower- m: .w... .
Warm-Io. '
(loathe-cos.
. Sick Macho.
Chrquo Diar-
M Jinndfco.
‘I-pui‘ 'cyofsno -,
‘tflMONs
m
will“: oruvsr; Bowo‘ls and Kidneys.
sm-roius own-'nrsnasnn LIVER.
_Bad.BreatlI:i Rain‘iu the Side, sometimes the
E: isfll'olt under the Shoulder-blade, mistaken for
loss' of appetite;
film" had
with
cosiivs, . ‘mes aiming- with lax-
{$1170qu with pain, is dull and hayy'
with apainfulscnsation of leaving undone something
8
I: loss of memory, accompani
whichon'ght so have been donéfa slight, dry cou
and .fiushedfacc, is sometimes so standout, often
mistaken fb‘i‘ consum' tion; the patient complains ’
of warble“ : nervoua,.¢asily slit-tied;
feet cold or bunting, sometimes a prick] ' sensation
of the skin exists; spirits are low and as dent, ' '
and,allhough satisfiedthat exercise would ben -
ficial, yet one can hardly summon up fortitude to
hyaio-inifialidismuu every remedy. Several
o the above , ultoms attend the disease, but cases
have ' w en-burf‘ew of them existed; yer
“urination, after, death has shown the Live:- to
ve been éxtefiilvdy deranged; '
f. it u 11“; '.:.. :1 . . . ,
n shoufd be used by all person-mm and
young,‘wnsu’ev'sr any. or the above
' . ». symptoms appear.
~l’mons' ”Tr-3‘ vs ‘ or Living in Un-_
may we: es. uki .a dose occasion-
ally so k . e Liver i lthy'I‘action, will avoid
all 1.137.; mau- thcks, Dim, Nan--
D m‘ ' (ES ' I
3311;"? stamina. 'S't’h‘ifz. in!
"If—Jinn.“ 9‘90.th of
d!" nmrfeelhu after: all, sloop-
: Isa-usual. mkcaddgsndyolllrlwillbgrrilevsd.
r immi'fiy‘mmle' 1h ugh!
01‘ W Cf e mentma 3 cm
ute' on.“ men 'flvg ’an'd some car’i
muofplaee. Thercmcd is
never, _ y We.
interfere with business or
and doe-not
l
p
Andhla'slalllsthen Y clemency!“ rcn' d I
. _ . power an o om or-
Quinme, without anon the inju'riols after efi'ects.
. .2 A WI Th” .
Simmons in egulaso been' '
f'amil for some'time, andrl'am 53(13ng #1::
valnahlo addition to the medial science.
I . _ .J' Gm. Snonxn, GovernorofAla.
“(Am " 0'1“ 11‘; Ste Irena-offli-
em-fienmitrmmi... .. .2.“ d" m “i
run: vex ' ’
. .flk . ’r,‘ togiverta
“no on? Thin; “imam.”- so
Believe._'f— have used min gremediei for Dys-
gpnsghverv ' " sndiDebilify, but never
_vc und_anythtn¢ “bustle-am the extent
' Strainers hm_‘Regulator'has." ’I ‘senf from Ilia-
I subhaéyefidmafimadqnflafi h 7"“
, . Vise w o maim-
ikrfyafimsdso‘ ' ia-arfialnitssemstbconiy
P. . Jammy, mung polls, Minn.
patiencclnthcuseof‘Simmons' _ Limkegulatorin
im'ypncti’“ eerhaveteeauttmuma' odiouse‘
andprcscn‘bettasapurptive 'cine. .
. :n’TakeonlythoGnIine,whieh’ always
hamtheWnpperthendZTndo—M
andSln-Ituroof LEZEIIJNCCO.
, ' FOR‘SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
. lick Headache and relieve all the troubles inet- ‘
Canto 1 bilionsstato or the system, such mm:-
d’ncu, Nausea, Drowsiness. Distress after ca ,
intho'Side, as. While theirmos
success has been ”hm!“ lugging
-‘ Sic-K‘-
Mobs. yet Carter’s Lift]! Liv'chills are equally
valuable in Constipation, curinrv and revealing
Illflimnoying complaint, while {hey a so correct .
Illdisordersof the stomach, stimulate the liver
and regulate the bowels. Even if they only'cured
' HEAD ,
Ache they would be almost priceless to those who
Jonathon: this distressing complaint; but fortu-
nately their goodness does not end here, and those
.whoonce try them will find these itttle pills valu-
obloin so many wa that they will not a willing
to do without them. But after all sick host!
Aft-IE A
htho‘bano of so many lives that heroin where we
'~ snake our great boast. Our, pills cure it while
other: do-noL. . - '
" Carter'rfittle Liver Pills are very small and
very only to fake. One or two pills make a dose.
They are strictly vegetable and donotgripo or
' pug, both their gentle action please all who
ride em.
“1.,
. vials at 25 cents; five for 51. Sold
‘ by danish everywhere, or sent by mail.
CARTER MEDICINE CO.
. . . . now York 05,.
J. G. GREGORY 81.10., Agents for Nos-walk.
J. G. unpacks a; co.
5 DRUG-GIQT‘,
‘ mum}... nnwann P. was»,
No. 33 Wall Street, Nor-walk. Ct,
of the public to theircomplcto
stock of ,
Pure Medicines and, Drugs,
and a full line of ,
T01LET 85 FANCY ARTICLES.
p ‘Also dealers in '
PumeWinestfiz Liquorsiom
Medicinal Pnrp‘ 0.0-.
Careful utténuon paid to the dispensing“ pk
slclsns' prescriptions. . I
'or. D. Hitchcock,
Cor. of West Avenue and
Berkeley Place,
Third house below the sternum Church.
on“ Hours mm 7 to 9a.m..2ro s',ananos
invite the attention,
Pl ll ' l ‘ i If
it 38110; Elllll 311 88881181,,
BB subscribers will act as Purchasing Agents
and Mes-organ between Not-walk and N: w
If 0 era and packages received at
Theodore napp’s, South Norwalk, and Rene-
dict’s News Room, Post Ofil _s, Norwalk.
EDWIN K. SELLEOK, wit James McCreerya
Co. takesfio’clock train.
o. it. skunox. takes “(:45 a.m. train.
P E N S I 0 N S
Pensions and Bounties got for
all Soldiers of my own and other
Regime -s,&c‘. .
=w.n. Hosts,
0. 81‘. Leonard it Still,
COAL,_WOOD,
Masons’ Materials,
churn-r1- 'ern
'Efor Drains, Sewers, W oils, &c.,
At Lowest Cash Prices.
Drains and Wells Dag and Piped
; Also SoleAgentfor ,
Patent, 'I'f-nder Wood,
The Cheapest and Best Kindling out . Tryit
C' Branch Ofilcc at H. S. Betts’ DrugStorc
J.
“VIII: Mother.
The farmer sat in his easy chair
' Between the fire, and the lamplight’s glare;
His face was ruddy and full and fair;
His three small boys in the chimney nook
Canned the lines of a picture book;
His wife, the pride of his home and heart,
Baked the biscuit and made the tar t,
Laid the table and steeped the tea,
.Deftly, swiftly, silently ; ' '
Tired andweary, and weak and faint,
She bore her trials without complaint.
Like many anoth‘e'l' household‘saintL- '
Content all selfish blisd above . . '
in the. patient artistry of love.
i -.
At last, between the-clouds of smoke;
That wreatbed his lipsnhe husband Spill-r:
“ There's taxesgto raise and interest to pay—
And if there should come a rainy day,
’Twould be mighty handy, I’m bound to say,
'1" hive somethin’ put by. For folks must
(lie,
An’ there's funeral bills and gravestones to
any; ' .
Enough to‘ swamp a man, purt'y high ;
Besidesihere’s'Edward and Dick and Joe
To be provided for when we go.
So if I was you, I’ll tell you what I'd do;
I'd be savin' of wood as ever I could-
Extra fires don't do any good;
I'd be savin' of soap, an' savin' or lie.
And run up some candles once in a while;
~ ‘I'd rather be sparin' of coffee and'tea,
For sugar is high,’
And all to buy, .
And cider is a good enough drink for me;
I'd be kind 0' careful about my clo’es
And look out sharp how the money goes——
Gewgaws is useless, hater knows;
Extra trimmin’
’S the bane of women.
“ Id sell OR the best of my cheese and honey,
‘And eggs is as good,.nigh about, as the
7 money:
And as to the carpet youwanted new-—
I guess we can make the old one do;
And as for the washer, an’.sewin’ machine,
Them smooth-tougher} agents, so pesky moan,
You'd better get- rid of ’em, slick and clean.
What do they know about women’s work it
Do they calkilate women was made to shirk 1”
Dick and Edward and little Joe
Sat in the corner in a row.
'They saw the patient mother go
On ceaseless errands to and fro;
' They auw that her form was bent and ~thin,
Her temples gray, her cheeks sunk in,
‘ They saw the quiver of lip and chin—
And'then,‘ with a wrath he could not smother,
outspoke the youngest, frailest brother:
“ You-talk of savinl wood and lie,
An’-teaand sugar‘ all the while,
But you ne'ver‘talk of-ssving mother 1"
=3:
The idea that American grapes are unsuit-
able for the manufacture of raisins, must _be
. considerably staggered by the announcement
in the Riverside Press of San Bernardino
county. Cal, that the x'rai‘sin crop of'that
State this year will aggregate more than one
hundred-and fifty thousand boxes. In 1878
the reports or the assessors ‘did not mention,
“many such industry existed. ' Perhaps it
did not then, but in three years it had
reached an annual production of half a mil-
lion dollars’ worth, and is rapidly increasing.
An interesting circumstance connected with
it is that all of this. year's crop was raised
on about one thousand four hundred acres,
while to produce a crop of wheat of equal
value 25,000 acres would be required.
. A drunken man was swaying unsteadllyin
a Virginia street, when a dag with a tin pan
tied to his tail ran betwer’an his legs. The
collision was so forcible the man was upset,
and the dog ran on minus ajpiece of its tail.
The man got up bewildered, rubbéd the
bruised eild of his spinal column, picked up
the dog’s tail and thus soliloquized: “This
is (file) unfortunate. . Never before kuowed
or suspected I had such a thing as a tall till I
go, and fall down and break it of. Might
mode a (bio) fortune 'zibitin' myself as man
with tail. There‘d been millions in it—mil-
lions (file) in it 1 Just my luck. Whenever
I get a good thing it’s always gone before I
(hie) find it out.” '
Arthur is a new town in Dakota. .
Novel napkin rings are made of flower .-
“TlisoGrover Cleveland",is a Chi
overcoat. 17.. -'
3.x:
.3”.
Lou n ‘ acted ct ow isco
into fossilioeglagain. m 1 e1” ' inn"
lira. hngtry is
“ for revenue only.” ,
”Ben. Butler 8 as" are adveftlled‘by a’
Stimuli th. - ~
0. G. Datum, of Californian“ tourist!
tollissSarahD.Connoll,of uisvillqm
night list week, and now, we sup ‘
msnsays mammal-u-
want to wallophim. ’
critics that Mrs. Languy is nota’ir'actrel, a
man has named a- bout :afiev :hsr.
Genius and talent are sppncll', ted .inuthu
aid.
“ What‘ llilnpudcnce l" sxclsluiédzid;
Shoddy. ' sraisamsna ll "am
for a situational coachmsn 311,10, fig bhkn‘lfi
.' ”fouit-hobe‘tliitont:f sluirvsnt,;usnd- fright»
even - on o mu 'm '- Inh-
dolt’a'Nam. g y__.
land-may contain six tons of worms. ‘So - if
may; but if Mr. Gregory ever tried to, dig a
box of bait on ten minutps’ notice of_ no invi-
tation to go fishing in k dry time, he knows
it don’t.-Lowsll Courier. “ '
The London Lancet says thatethe people
who sneeze often are tbs healthiest-um
sneeze sets. the blood circulating and throws
OR a cold which is trying to settle. This
medical opinion is evidently made infill.
interest of snuff, and the public is not-yet‘up
to it.—1Vm Orleans Picayune. . .. t
According to the Medical Times audac-
1cm the oyster contains 14 per cent of 11th
forming material, this being almost precisely
the amount obtained from the egg." Lean
best contains but 5-pfl' can't more of muscle
making matter and but 2 per. centmonof
fatétban the oyster. , - ,
Scene on a railroad platform at Hddslber.
Troyeller to university student—“Sir ouare
crowding; keeep back sir.” II. 8.,dercely
— iDont you like it ? Allow me to tellyou
that I am at your servicuhtarl time and
place. ”Traveler benignsntly—‘P h indeed;
that is very kind of you. Justcorrythis
satchel for me to the hotel—Dani: Free
Press. _ _~.~ - = ’
A Dakota editor ofiiered hisipsper for two
: free as a prize to the farmer who
would‘bring in the best bushel of'potatoes,
of corn, of boots, of turnips, sndiolhe' r -
deli truck. The farmers swallowed this:
and the shrewd editor has a cellar piled full
of the finest vegetables raised in the country.
sell to his neighbors.
‘lCoins with holes in them newly-iro-
fisntly found on the collector's plate, said.-
v. Nicholas lelsis-addresdng the con-
gregation at St. Bernard’s Roman Catholic.
church, Putnam avenue, Brooklyn, Sunday.
“It not unirequenlly happens that a gsntlea
man puts a fifty cent lees with a hole
thr ugh it on the plate. he coin would not
be alien by a broker for its face value; but
the , if we'consider that, had the donor not
i 7 t... that mutilated half dollar, he might'not
.. ll: e givenone 'cent, we should be grateful."
I F l
Ballais understands human nature.
sun
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7 . ‘ - ' ' .r- {commissions ,‘z-t‘. she
45:"; T03." . ' {it it
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at, Sunnis-.Norwalk,’
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~- : We»? =r :‘Vi‘fi‘rmfi V::“”*"“"-'§;" :23 Ac" -
{his Boston Journal says: “It is written in
e, book of predictinms at the state house-
O‘ovemor, Long ,3}. be chosen United
, _ “senatorlun‘cceéd, inator Hoar, whore
’ c expires *March 351888.- Lieutenant
01 Anions looked to as the successor
ngigecsnmn {Long and as his services
of. be:,.needed in- Washington, unless
jhbhld‘he‘ 'a special session, until De-
; 1888:“ will‘iiepeud upon the our
(of? dolecfiontofillthejvaclncy in the ‘
oggreshional district . whether-Mr.
resign before the date of the . ng 0‘
' ‘ *1 overnor
can. The office of beaten €120,000,
only be filled by apo "
but it is not likely that it would be. . .
Mufls in the‘ aha of birds’ nests srs‘
hm p8 ~ w
mm 0' Mam
M- 1.1-.
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Despite the assertions of the New York '
mm unexpected plam—NWlflfic.
_ r.'J. J. H. Gregory says that an (scrotal,
Ha’ will have a winter's supply and’aome to
/
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Norwalk Chronicler