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Vol.1, No. 51.

 

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Norwalk, 061111., Wednesday Evening, March14,'1.891.

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I'Ilis paper has the largest circulation of
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THE LIVE NEWS OF TO-DAY.

Canada may not be for sale, but some
of her politicians are—cheap, and with
a big discount off for cash.

 

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The DAILY GAZETTE leads them all.
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The vestry of Grace church will meet
with the new rector, Mr. Watkins, at
Mr. Van Buren’s, IVest avenue, Fijday
evening.
—I. Hall, piano and furniture mover.
Office and residence 106 Main st. 48-93

A large flock of red-breast robins
were seen in this vicinity a day or two
ago.

Attend Rev. Dr. Van Alstyne’s illus-
trated lecture to-night in the Methodist
church. An entertaining trip is prom-
iscd.

—Piano to rent very reasonable.
Inquire at this office.

 

The boy choir rehearsals are pro-
gressing satisfactorily, as can be testi-
fied to by several people who have
listened “unbeknownst.”

—At Collins’ restaurant you can get
best quality chowder for 20 cts qt. 7 5
cts. a gallon delivered.

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IIER CII ANTS .'
If you want to sell your goods, bug publicity
i n the DAILY GAZETTE, no paper i n‘
town sells its advertising space so low.
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Now that the blue bird season is
fairly upon us, Norwalk seems likely
to enter upon a sleighing cycle, judg-
ing from the howling storm of last
night.

Governor Bulkeley has designated
Thufisday, Miifchm'll), ' for the‘sp'écfal
election to fill the vacancy in the Dan-
bury probate court, caused by Judge
Taylor’s death.

—P. \V. Bates at hls monumental
works in Water street, has the largest
and finest assortment of finished work
in his wareroom of any establishment
in Connecticut. 11neod27.

Those who met Bishop \Villiams dur-
his recent visit to Norwalk were great-
ly pleased when assured that his health ,
was much’ better than it had been for
some time previously.

——’\Irs. J. J. Connell, No. 1 Mott ave-
nue, Hair Dressing Parlors. Hair cut
and curled, shampooing, manicure and
chiropodist. Hair goods made to or-
der. Ladies only.

No better testimonial to the rare
honesty of the late Secretary of the
Treasury could be asked than that far-
nished by the fact that his friends are
raising $50,000 for the support of his
family.

 

The Brooklyn police are making
special efforts to trace out the firebugs
who have created a big scare among
the tenement house inhabitants in the
lower part of the city during the past
two months.

Street car travel was seriously de-
layed this morning by the storm. The
first car left Winnipauk about 8 o’clock
instead of 6.10 and was preceded by the
snow plow. A gang of Italians went to
work at an early hour cleaning the
track and roadway.

—Hand made harness at very low
prices. Blankets, robes, sleighs and
bells, at and below cost. Every kind
of horse equipment and goods, at very
low figures. Trunks, satchels, travel-
ing bags, etc., lower than ever‘knOwn
before in this or any other market, at

 

 

Wm. B Dann’s, 50 Wall street. tf40
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’l‘he DAILY GAZETTE leads the)» all\
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It turns out that Prof. R. Volk, who
four years ago registered at the New
Haven House in New Haven and adver-
tised for a young man to travel with a
wealthy gentleman, and who engaged
none out of the scores Of applicants,
had no money except what his wife al-
lowed him from her fortune. The gen-
tleman was simply amusing himself in
this novel way.

Vice President Reed says there is
nothing in a rumor afloat in New York
that the Consolidated road would cease
to use the Grand Central depot after
May 1. The contract with the New
York Central for the use of the depot
can only be altered at the consent of
both parties, and if any differences
arise arbitration is provided. Beside,
there is no change in the road’s friend-
1y relations with the New York Cen-
tral.

There were spring poems, Fan—me
suits of clothes and nobody knows what,
budding in our brains less than a week
ago, but now——-.

—The best assortment of vegetables
in town is at Finney & Benedict’s. tf51

These are the daysthe fond husband
wishes were twice as many—the Lenten
time. Well does he know the slash his
pocket-book will receive when that new
Easter bonnet is forthcoming.

—Finney & Benedict, 41 Wall St.
sell theGreen’s Farms Creamery But-
ter. - _ tf51

It’s rough on the, small boy that the
ice is about to thaw and 'he can no long-
er worry his mother about his getting
drowned. And it is too cold for swim-
ming, so he seems to be sadly safe for
the present. 0 g .

Front an. Admirer :
GAZETTE, GAZETTE, O lively GAZETTE!
You show you’re trying to get up and get
The freshest of news, and you can just bet
A daisy you are, the best to be met.

There is talk about organizing a
tribe of the Improved Order of Red
Men, in Norwalk. There’s plenty of
material here for as good a tribe as can
be found in the state. .

~VVe claim to have the best Teas
and Coffees in town. Finney & Bene-
dict. _ tf51

Amos Goodspeed, a boy who went to
Danbury from Plainville two months
ago, was sent to the Bridgeport jail for
thirty days and fined $10 and costs,
yesterday, for burglarizing the house
of Mr. Pendley, with whom he lived.

 

Every old soldier will be interested
in the letter in to—day’s GAZETTE, ad-
dressed to a NOrwalk gentleman, and

’ ‘written by Col. Charles Marshall, who

acted as chief of staff ’to General B. E.
Lee, and who was the only Officer who
accompanied Gen. Lee when he sur-
rendered. __

—Finney & Benedict, the Wall street
grocers, received an order this morn-
ing for Coffee, to be sent to Virginia.
It pays to keep goods, and advertise
them. “

Finney & Benedict, Norwalk’s enter-
prising grocers ‘received an order this
morning from Belfield, Va., for a half
pound of their best Mocha and J ava
mixed, to be furnished by mail.
Another illustration of the truism that
it pays to advertise in the DAILY GA-
ZETTE.

Burgess Kent is evidently not one of
the gentlemen mentioned in the scrip-
tures “who love darkness rather than
light because their deeds are evil,” as
he wants all the light thrown upon the
highways and byways of Norwalk that
the borough can pay for without being
considered extravagant.

Otis Beers, the veteran timberman of
Stratford, has just cut an immense stick
of timber to be used as a keel fora
schooner which is to bebuilt at Beards-
ley’s shipiyard, Bridgeport. It is 54
feet long and 16 inches square, and
Would make, if sawed, 1,100 feet of
boards 1 inch thick. It was cut in
Milford.

General Manager Tuttle, of the Con-
solidated road has received word from
the Pullman car company at Detroit,
that the four additional cars for the
“Ghost train” had bgen started on their
way East. These four cars will com-
plete the full train of 13 cars. The nine
cars new at the shops in New Haven
are all ready for the road with the ex-
ception of the steam fittings.

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The DAILY GAZETTE leads them all.
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KING’S SONS.
An Enjoyable Entertainment and a Good
Attendance.

The entertainment given by the
“King’s Sons” at the Congregational
chapel last evening, was a most en-
joyable occasion and in spite of un-
pleasant weather, the roOm was well
filled. Mr. Paulison of- New York

 

“Original Imitation Songs,” “Humor-
.ous Sketches”tand recitals were admir-
ably given, causing no end of merri-
ment on the part of his audience, 'who
were ready to pronounce him a decid-
ed “success,” ‘while the selections
played on the harmonica were such
as showed Mr. Paulison master of this
instrument and its capabilties for
sweet and pleasing music established
beyond a doubt.

The Misses Wixon played a “Piano
Duet” that was much enjoyed, and
Mr. John Treadwell sang a song of
rare sweetness, which so delighted all
who heard that a repetition would have
been most gratifying. The entertain~
ment closed with the selection “Home,
Sweet Home,” given by Mr. Paulison
on the harmonica and was most de-
lightfully rendered. Surely,the‘ ‘King’s
Sons” have reason to feel much grati-
fied with the success of their first en-
tertainment, and we hope at some
future time to have this pleasant oc-
casion repeated. ‘

 

proved “a host in himself” and his‘

BROAD RIVER.

Homer Buttery is building a barn
foran. E. White, for which John
Buttery, of Silver Mine, is hauling the
timbers to-day. '

Mrs. JennieSimonson, nee Simpson,
is suffering from a severe attack of
diphtheria at her home in Brooklyn.

Edward Burns has taken the position
of delivery clerk for Messrs. Kellogg &
Simpson.

Miss Nettie Weed has been the
recipient of a handsome piano.

Mrs. Chas ComstOck can show a pret-
ty good record as to the profit from
keeping poultry. For the months of
January and February she sold one
hundred and thirteen dozen eggs from
a flock of less than fifty, part of
which are young fowls that have not
begun to lay. , .

Miss Guyer, of Westport, is visiting
at Mr. Henry Bradley’s, her uncle,
near \Vest Norwalk. -

\Villiam Allen, who has been sojourn-
ing at Greensborough, N. C‘. and other
points South for the past two years,
arrived in town yesterday and is now
staying at his mother’s, 'Mrs. Crawi
ford’s, at Four Corners. Mr. Allen,
who has the appearance of a genuine
frontiersman, has been civil engineer-
ing in various railroad enterprises at
the South. His reports in regard to
the condition of the streets and high-
ways, ought‘ to, show the people of
Norwalk that our grievances in that
line should not be mentioned. Mr.
Allen says that the roads are in such a
state, owing to the mud, that the in-
habitants of the towns and villages are
forced to burn their furniture and de-
tachable portions of their houses for
fuel, as it is impossible to haul wood
in from the country, the roads are
so bad.

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JIER CILINTS I

If you want to sell your goods, bug/publicity

i n the DAILY GAZETI'TE, no paper in,

town sells its advertising space so love.

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LA ll' SETTLIIYG L'L ECTIOIY I) [S-

 

PUTES.
A bill was introduced by Represen-
tative Judson in the House

yesterday. It provides for a speedy

tion disputes as may arise. By the
terms of this bill such disputes are to be
brought to the notice of a Judge of the
Superior Court on or before the 5th
day of December after the election,
and the Judge must hear and deter-
mine the case on or before December
22d. An immediate appeal to the Su-
prefie Court is provided for, and this
Court must attend to the matter on Or
before the first Monday in January.
The judgment is then to be laid before
the General Assembly on the first day
Of the ‘session, and is to be binding on
the General Assembly.

The present masterly inactivity in
the Legislature is a constant reminder
of the necessity of a statute which will
prove a settler for election disputes,
and it is hoped the Judson measure, or
something similar to it, will become a

law.
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MRS. P. T. BARNUJI.
A s a ll'ritcr_“J[oths offllotlern filarriages”
in the Ladies’ Ilome Journal.

Although this bright little woman is
pro-eminently a queen in social circles
and much beloved at her own fireside,
no one ever heard of her putting her
pen to paper for publication until now.
Her first literary venture is a surprise
to everybody. To say nothing of the
sentiments expressed,——which are of the
noblest—her literary style has a finish
which it seems almost incredible can be
acquired for any writer’s first attempt.

Mrs. Barnum alludes to the “moths”
of jealousy, of dissension, of the “third
person” at the table and the fireside,
and a few other moths. And then she
proceeds to give her sister women just
the most sensible advice imaginable as
to how to banish these moths.

Mrs. Barnum herself is a happy wife,
though only half her husband’s age.

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A new monthly magazine, on the ba-

in Bridgeport. Its name is the Ameri-
can Queen.

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Gold Watch Record.

Following is the score, to date, of
the balloting in the contest for the
Gold Watch, to be presented by the
DAILY GAZETTE to the most popular
working girl in the town of Norwalk.

Maggie Cavanaugh, R. & G. shop, 3,730
Mamie Beers, B. (it G. shOéJ, 100
Maggie McCauley R. It. . shop, ‘ 1,703
Lil y Hendricks, Hutchinson, Cole & Co. 745
Anna F. Clune. “ “ " 39
Freda Maierhole, _ " “ “ 11
Maud Nisbett, T. Cousms’ factory, 3.369
May Brotherton, Union Mfg. 00., @153
Mary J. Clar1¥y,_Umon Mfg. Co. 376
Maud Hyatt mon Mfg. Co., 616
Florence DeForest, Tole hone office, 346
Nellie Platt. Dennis & B anchard, 42
Minnie RosenaW. _ » u 51
Lizzie Kelley, Dunning & Stevens, 456
J ennic Bates, Nickerson Jr. Betts, 25
J orgina Peterson, George Ward Selleck's 322
Clara Graham. Dr. W. . Baldwin’s, 238
Lulu Hammer, Co-operative hat shop, 201
Rose Flynn. Volks’ hat sho(p, 3,314
Sarah Dibble, C, S. Trobri go. 17
MamieGuamen, Norwalk mill, 59
Eugenia Wakeman Weed's shoe shop, 39

 

 

and thorough settlement Of’su'ch elec- '

sis of the Cosmopolitan, is to be started

 

EDITORIAL LETTER.
WASHINGTON, MARCH 3d, ’91

DEAR GAZETTE: v , _

Before this shall reach the eyes of
the DAILY GAZETTE’s hosts of readers
the 51st Congress will have become a
thing of the past. To-day all is bustle
and hurry about the Capitol. The lob-
bies are jammed with hurrying report-
ers," attorneys, lobbyists and clients
interested in bills doomed to, fail,
while the poor, overworked enrolling
clerks are swamped with appropriation
bills of enormous size, and everything
is strained to its utmost tension in
order to effect 'a safe,‘ ereditable end
up of this Congress, which terminates
at noon to-morrow by constitutional
limitation. The House sat till 1 o’clock
a. Pm. and then adjourned. to 10 this
forenoon. ' The Senate continued in
session till 2 a. m. and then took a re-
cess to 9.30 this morning. ' '

, FRENCH SPOLIATION.

The most important change made by
the Senate‘committee in the General
Deficiency appropriation bill, passed
to-day, was the addition of the French
spoliation claims, carrying an appro-
priation of $1,304,095, with a proviso
that, in case of the bankruptcy of the
original sufi'erers, the awards .shall be
made on behalf of the next of kin,
instead of the assignees. . ‘

. COPYRIGHT.

Senator Platt and Representative
Simmons have worked indefatigably
on the Copyright bill and have it in
such shape as will be accepted by both
houses to-day.

PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. Aurelius J. Meeker
awoke here this morning to find the
Japan quince and crocus blooms under
three inches of snow.

, Collector Edmunds, Hon. Wm. E.
Disbrow and ex-Senator Catlin, of
Bridgeport, and Wm. R. Lockwood of
Norwalk, are here.

Representative Miles expects to re-
turn .to Connecticut immediately after
adjournment.

HER. 011.4 NTS ! .
If you want to sell your goods, bug publicity
in the DAILY GAZETTE, no paper in.
towns-ens its advertising space so low.

 

What Miss Spinster Says :
That Mr, and Mrs. George B. St.
John have been spending a few days in

New York. They visited the American"

Art Galleries and saw the famous Ives
collection. They seemed very enthusi-
astic, not only over the almost priceless
books, but about the objects of art,
which are gems of ornamental work
unsurpassed in any country.

That Err-Treasurer Hyatt is very en-.
thusiastic over his Tallapoosa Company
prospects.

That this was copied especially for
the men. “ That the pool match between
Powers and Clearwater was the great-
est game eo‘cr played in America.
Nine times 15 balls were run from the
break; runs- of 14 were made three
times, 13 and 12 once each, and 11 four
times. The score was Powers, 150,
Clearwater 146.

That after all it is March that knows
how to" transact the business of winter.
What the old-fashioned winter weather
has been trying since November to do,
March accomplishes in a twinkling.
Maybe the lion of to-day will be a
spring lamb four weeks from‘now.

That Eli-Treasurer Hyatt is acoming
millionaire.

That a burning question continues to
be whether we shall have steam or
stoves in passenger cars. ,

That after all the real “work of edu-
cation” about which we hear so much,
is the dictionary. '

That a thunder storm in winter used
to be a rarity. Now skating is a curi-
osity._ ‘

 

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. Death ()leIrs. Sherwood.

Mrs. Aaron B..She‘rwood died at her
home in- Bridgeport yesterday, of ty-
phoid pneumonia, after an illness of
tWo weeks. Her grandfather was the
late Elnathan Edwards, a descendant

 

of Rev. Jonathan Edwards, the famous

theologian. She .was a prominent
member of the South Congregational
church, and was always active in all
church work. She leaves, besides her
husband, a son, H. Clinton Sherwood,-
superintendent of the Bridgeport Cor-
set company, and a daughter, Mrs. I.
W. BirdseL
I Use for (t Tramp.

“Hey, you there, come here,” said a
sharp voiced woman from the back
steps of a house to a passing tramp.
The tramp plowed his way through
the new-fallen snow to the steps, think-
ing the woman had taken pity on him
and would supply him with lunch.

“Have you any thing for me lady?”
he said, “No, you can go now,” said
the woman, turning into the house.

‘F

 

“I just wanted you to walk in here so ,

you’d break a path out to the gate.”
And she shut the door and bolted it,
leaving the tramp to improve the path

. on his way out—Boston Herald.

ALSO flown.

teo'rgefl. Hamilton a Fugitive From
Jusfice.

.1 FORGED CHECK HAS TURNED UP
AT THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
01" SO UTE NOR IVALK...THE RA IL-

' ROAD AUTHORITIES IN PURS UIT
OF THE SWINDLEE.

Monday’s GAZETTE contained a little

story respecting a change of station

succeeding George U. Hamilton. It
was also stated that the latter was be-
lieved to be short in his accounts with
the Company. To-day we are enabled
to add a chapter to Hamilton’s history
which may be but a prelude to quite a
storm, .

In settling his accounts with the
Danbury & Norwalk division of the
Housatonic system, Hamilton gave a
check to the Auditor for $15.17. It
was drawn on the First National Bank
of South Norwalk, bore the signature
of Joseph C. Randle, Winnipauk’spost-
master, and was made payable to Ham-
ilton’s order. When presented at the
bank for payment the check was pro-
tested, Mr. Randle having no account
with the bank and having,_ of course,
no funds there to his credit, his bank-
ing business being done with the Cen-
tral National Bank of Norwalk.

This state of affairs led to an investi-
gation and to Mr. Randle’s declaration
that the check was a forgery. The
railroad people, being the sufl'ercrs,
are in pursuit of Hamilton and hope to
have him at the bar of justice to ans-
wer for his misdeed.

MORE FORGED PAPER.

At a late hour this morning the GA-
ZETTE obtained the details of other
criminal performances by Hamilton
which indicate beyond a doubt that he
did not leave the scene of his labors
any too soon. In addition to the- for-
gery of Mr. Randle’s name it trans-
pires that he obtained funds on checks
bearing the forged signatures of F. A.
Young, messenger of the United States
Express Company,» and Baggage Mas-
ter Griffin, of the Danbury & Norwalk
road. Hamilton also endeavored to
get possession of a C. O. D. express
package consigned to Comstock Broth-
ers.

But even the foregoing was not the
extent of his rascalities by any means.
It‘is known that the day after his dis-
charge by the Railroad Company he
went tO the Winnipauk mills and col-
lected freight bills aggregating fifty or
sixty dollars. It is quite probable that
the list herewith given will be added
to, as Hamilton seems to have gone in
upon the principle that he might as
well die for a sheep as for a lamb.

Two packages addressed to Hamilton
at East Manayunk,Pa., are at the ex-
press office at South Norwalk. 'If the
delinquent has deliberately turned his
face toward the land of Penn his ca-
reer of crime may be cut short. If he
knows when he is well off, however, he
will tarry in New York State, the
Rogues’ Refuge, “till his beard be
grown.”

T0 CONNECTICUT LAW-BREAKERS.

From Merwinsville to Stirling,
From the Sound to Conga-mus g,
' In tones of praise your veices raise,
Ye criminals In luck!

 

Come, murderers, from Hig ranum,
Come horse-thieves from ozrah,

From Massapeag and Hatte town.
Ye burglars, near and far;

Como. bank-sneaks, from Nethaven.
Come, thieves, from Pontoosuc.

From Ekonk, Moosu , Po uonoc i,
From Hadlyme an Nau uc;

Ye forgers bold from Norwalk.
Ye Brldgeport gamblers fine,

Connecticut may look you up,
Make haste across the line!

Think not on requisitions,
They are not honored here;

While Governor Dav1d still holds on
Ye have no cause for fear.

Rejoice. then. Nutmeg outcasts.

1 e murderers unhung,

He throws his mantle round you all.

Our statesman from Chemung.

_ Albany Evening Journal.
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1'. M. C. .4. NOTES.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Directors will be held th1s
evening at 8 o’clock. Assistant State
Secretary Ladner will be present to
confer with the Board regarding the
work for the coming year, and every
member should by present 1f poss1ble.

The gymnasium class will meet this
evening at 8 o’clock, and the visitors’

gallery will be open for any visitors

 

 

. who would like to come in.

agents at Winnipauk, Mr. Benjamin‘

 

tunnecticuflhalelegrams.

Specially Sent Over the 'll'ire to the
Daily - N orwalk - Gazette.

Washington, March 4.—Both the
Senate and House were in session all
night. All of the appropriation bills,
including the Deficiency bill, with the
French Spoliation Amendment, were
passed. The usual resolution of thanks
to the Speaker, was passed by a strict
party vote, Speaker Reed making cor-
dial acknowledgment.

 

 

New Milford, Connz, March 4.—John
May and Mrs Charles A. Seclcy, of
Torrington, were arrested Monday on
a charge of adultery. The couple ran
away from the town of Burrville last
May and have been living in New Mil-
ford ever since. Their whereabouts
were unknown until about three weeks
ago. They were given a hearing yes-
terday before Justice Levy, and bound
over to the next term of the Superior
court at New Milford. Not being able
to furnish bonds, the prisoners togeth-
er with a child, were taken to the
Litchfield jail. ,

Danbury, March 4-.—Mr. Dennison,
one of the oldest and most respectable
residents of the town of Bedding, was
thrown from a load of hay yesterday,
and sustained injuries which caused his
death in a few hem-i.

A Very thstePious Afl'air.
WILMINGTON, Del., March 4.—Securitics '
to the aniount of $589,150, Owned by the
state of Delaware, are. lost, and no one
knows how or when they disappeared.
State Treasurer Wilbur H, Burnite expect-
ed to receive them from (ex-State Treas-
urer \Villiam Herbert, but Mr. Herbert
and his son, Frank E. Herbert, who was
his father’s assistant and bookkeeper, de-
clare that the securities in question were
never in their possession. The lost certifi-
cates were supposed to be in a box kept On
deposit in the Farmers’ bank at Dover.
This box was removed from the bank by
Mr. Herbert during his incumbency, and
when examined by his successor, Treas-
urer Burnitc, was found to be empty. So
far as can be learned the contents of the
box were last inspected by Governor Rey-
nolds, when he became state‘treasurer

twelve years ago. The securities were
there then. The legislature will investi-
gate.

Sunk by a Ferryboat. ,

NEW YORK, March 4,—The big ferryboat
Bergen, of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
\Vesternwrailroad, while making her way
from Hoboken to this city Tuesday morn-
iu g, crashed into the schooner Buena Vista,
of Red Bank, N. J .. which was making her
way down the river near the Jersey shore.
The Bergen, which is one of the few screw
ferryboats in the service, was under nearly
full headway at the time, and the force of
the collision almost capsized the sailing
craft, which was beating down the rivei
against a heavy tide. As the steamer
backed away the schooner righted, but set-
tled and sank immediately. The three
men on board of her were rescued by the
ferryboat and landed in Hoboken.

Chief Hennessy’s Assassins.

NEW ORLEANS, March 4.—Manuel Politz,
one of the men who has been identified as
doing the actual shooting in Chief Hen-
nessy’s assassination, has turned state’s .
evidence and made a confession. The con-
fession was made to judge and counsel in
private. He is said to have Claimed that
he was not present at the shooting, but
knew of the conspiracy and the canses‘that
led to it. The men who did the shooting
were only hired tools, the real leaders and
instigators not appearing on the scene.
Politz is confined in a. separate part of the
prison at his own request.

Clark Mfills’ Strikers Hopeful.

NEWARK, March 4.—The strikers in the
Clark thread works are building great
hopes on the return of Treasurer William
Clark from Europe. ' They are firmly con-
vinced that he will bring home with him a
new superintendent, and that the odious
Herbert \Valmsley, whom they blame for
all their trouble with the Clarks, will get
his walking papers. The Clarks who are
at home will not give the strikers any en.
couragement, and in fact deny this re
port, but nevertheless the men believe that
this is the case. .

 

Suspicious Illness.

'VVEST ALBANY, .Ind., March 4,—Mrs.
Nicholas Long and her husband quarreled
over her determination to join the church,
and Long threatened her life. Yesterday
morning Mrs. Long and three children
were taken violently ill, and the physician
pronounces the case one of poisoning. Mr.
Long has not been arrested. He attributed
the illness to escaping gas from a. stove.
Mrs. Long and the children are lying at
the point of death.

Will Join the New England League.

POMLAND, Me, March 4.——At a. meeting
of those interested in having a New Eng-
land baseball team in Portland 3. commit
tee was appointed to select a delegate to
represent Portland at the next meeting of
the New England league. Subscriptions
for the foundation of a. team Will be easily
secured, and a permanent organization
will be made shortly and a nine placed in
the field.

In the Shadow of Deal).

BOSTON, March t—Bishop Paddock is
gradually sinking, and it is hardly prob-
able that he will live through the day. He
is apparently free from pain and evinces a
disposition to sleep. Early yesterday after-
noon he lapsed into a semi-conscious state,
in which he still remains.

High Prlced Kisses.

MILAN, Tenn, March 4.——Mrs. Harriet
Brown recovered averdict for $600 dam-
ages in the Benton county circuit court
from John Bostick. Last August, while
at her home on a visit to her husband, Bos
tick forcibly kissed her three times.

 

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