One Cent. Absolutely Independent. TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1891. 1319110111.; 1. 0011]: ES POND 15.11115. New York, March 9 1891. DEAR GAZETTE :—Showing a visiting party about the city a few nights ago, this was the program : I First, “The Old Homestead,” at the Academy of Music. Although this play is nearly at the end of its fourth and last year 'in New York, the im- mense building is still filled nightly, a merited tribute to the consummate act- ing of Denman Thompson and his sup- port in this wholesome play. And it is a splendid testimonial to the taste of theatre-goers, that despite the fact that only homely farm life is depicted, devoid of all the usual melodramatic and other clap-trap of the stage, they prefer its naturalness and simplicity to the Old sensational sty 1e. It is a pity that every lover of fine acting cannot have the chance to see the “Old Home- stead” here, where it is performed with the highest degree of art. Upon leaving the theatre we visited the \Vorld building, which is FIFTEEN STORIES HIGH and an elegant structure. Of course the first thought that occurs upOn see— ing this building, is that of the danger connected with a fire. But when one takes note of the stone stairs, iron balustrades, iron walls and girders and elevators, and the almost total absence of anything that could possibly be in- flammable, one’s confidence returns. I11 the tower stories, twelve, thirteen, fourteen and fifteen, are the desks of the editors and reporters, legion in number, around the walls of the circle, the four floors open and connecting by a spiral staircase in the center, inside of which is an elevator. 'We tried this elevator and wanted no more of it. \Vhizzing through the air isn’t so bad, but the abrupt stop was what did ,, the business. “’0. walked when we de- scended. The eleventh floor is devoted to the compositors and proof readers. There were 165 compositors working for dear life. and 10 proof readers each with a copy reader, working for dearer life. One of our party had had the misfor- tune to be a proof reader, and so in- 1 paired as to the possibilities of reading nights on the \Vorld. “F1 0111 $52 to $35 a week,“ was the reply , and the ex- proof reader forgot all good resolutions and pined for a chance at it. Past the \Vorld restaurant, high 11p in the air, and the barber shop, a little lower, past cheery-looking Irish women scrubbing corners, apparently oblivious of the fact that it was nearly midnight, we descended the stairs, leisurely, scorning the six elevators that flew up and down in rapid succession. At last we reached the press room, where six or eight immense Hoe presses turned out the papers as fast as we could Count. Other parties of ladies and gentlemen stood watching on the landings, and were still there when we bent our steps toward the street. 11. . ... BRIEF BIENTION. As Philip Baker, a clerk, was about to stab Neil Nelson, his employer, in New 01-- leans. Mrs. Nelson interfered and Baker cut. her throat. Mrs. Nelson had been married but six months. By the derailing of an express train:on the Jacksonville Southeastern line, near Havana, Ills, Fireman Saddler was killed and a dozen other persons severely hurt. Twenty—eight Italians who had come to America under contract to labor in Penn- sylvania mines were sent back to their native country from New York. Rev. Henry C. Swentzcl. of Scranton, Pa, read to his congregation a letter ad— dressed to the presiding bishop of the American Episcopal church, declining the appointment of missionary bishop to Japan recently tendered him. lit thinks that it would be unwise to appoint any person to such office at present. George Reese and Albert \Veeks, two young boys living at \Vezrthcrly, Pa, were struck and instantly killed by a train 011 the Leliigh Valley road'ncar Penn Haven Junction. The French expedition has had a severe battle with the natives of Dieua, 011 the Niger river. The French carried the 1111- livc positions, eleven sharpshootcrs being killed and many wounded. Six hundred natives were killed, among them being the leader. At Nyack, N. Y., Joseph Storrs entered Mrs. Armstrong's house for purposes of robbery, shot the woman and her daugh- ter and attempted to set the premises 011 fire. Of the $250,000 worth of bonds issued in order to take up the indebtedness and fin- ish the new Brooklyn tabernacle $65,000 has been subscribed by Rev T. De \Vitt Talmugc. Russell Sage, it is said, will ex— change his $125,000 mortgage for the same. amount in bonds. , As a result of the color rush at the Uni- versity of Illinois at Champaign, Ills., last \Vednesday eleven students have been dis- ciplined, ten indefinitely suspended and one expelled A McCar thy rte, who w aved a copy of the bishop’ s pastoral and shouted something derogatory to Mr. Parnell at the meeting in Newry, was seized by the crowd and compelled to kneel down and eat the pa— per 011 which the pastoral was printed. James Ryan, a spinner in Clark’s thread mills at Kearny, N.‘ J ., was assaulted by a crowd of strikers in Newark and struck with a brick 11’ James Grirnshaw, who was arrested. Senator Pcfi'er and Congressman Simp- son predict that the Farmer s’ Alliance, at the Cincinnati conference in May, will take steps to organize the People" s party 011 a national basis and prepare to put a. presidential ticket' in the field 111 1892. Thirteen saws were found in the cells of the Nicely brothers, in the Somerset (Pa) 11111, with which it is supposed they in- tiznrlcd to endeavor to escape T he pris— oners are to be hanged on April 2 for the murder of Farmer Umbergcr. DAILYENORWALK— GAZETTE. NASHVILLE SUBMERGED The Mississippi R11 c1 Swollen late a Raging Torrent. 500 FAMILIES - HOMELESS. Between Fifteen Hundred and Two Thou- sand Persons Driven from Their Houses by the Rising “’ater Above the Danger Line at blemphis. NASHVILLE, March 10.—The phenomenal rise in the river continues, and at 1 o’clock this morning the gauge read 46.6 feet, a rise since Friday morning of 25.6 feet. Much more damage has been done by reason of the rapidity of the rise than would other- wise' have occurred. Probably between 1,500 and 2,000 people have been driven from their homes, and goods in ware- houses und cellars have _ suffered much damage. As viewed from the bridge, the river is a v ast, angry t01rent spreading out over the low lands. Nearly all the lumber yards are 0v erflowéd and in some a considerable loss will result. The riv er has brought out a vast amount of driftwood, and it is passing the city in great quantities. Dur- in g the day yesterday it was gaining slowly and steadily. Merchants were busy rc- moving goods from cellars and warehouses near the wharf to higher ground. It is estimated that 500 families in the city have been driven from their homes. At the police headquarters many inquiries for shelter are being made. The reports from all points on the river show that it is rising everywhere, and the fullness of the Ohio and Mississippi will prevent the Cumberland from running down as rapidly as it otherwise would. Memphis Threatened. Mi;.\1P111s,.\Iarch 10. —The rainfall' 1n this city and section of the south for the past two (lays is unprecedented. Nearly five inches of rain have fallen in this city dur- ing the past forty—eight hours. A despatch from the adjacent country reports heavy rain as general. The entire lower part of Canton, Miss, is under water, and all trains 011 the Illinois Cen- tral road are delayed. l'ackson, Miss, re- ports the Pearley river as having risen three 1 feet in tw elve hours, and all trains del. 11' ed, no train having arrived from the south since Saturday. The Mississippi at this point is one and a half feet above the danger line and still rising. Chattanooga in Danger. Cn.\'1"1.\\ooe.1. March 10.— The Ten- nessee river at this point has reached the danger line, and is rising three inches per hour. Experienced river men predict that it will reach at least forty-five feet, which will overflow much of the city in low lying places, cut off several railroads, and for a tinre suspend the operations of several manufactories. The rainfall here for thirty-six hours is three and one—quarter inches, and extends up the river and in east Tennessee generally. filississippi lnundated. JACKsoN. March III—The severest rain- storm l‘or years has prevailed almost throughout the entire state during the past thiiy- six hours. Five inches of rain fell at '\ icksburg, and the heav iest rainfall ev er know 11 is reported from many points. All the smaller streams have overflowed their banks, and much damage has been done to roads and bridges. The railroads have been badly washed out, and trains are all delay ed and abandoned. A Bridge Carried A11 11y. PACIILT 1‘ A, Miss, March 10. —1The ailroad bridge north of Enterprise was washed away last evening, which delayed trains for sev er a1 hours. The Harris Palatial car with the Boston party 011 board is side- tracked here waiting for the wrecking train from New Orleans. to pass and repair the bridge. Two Lives Lost. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 10. —— Very heavy rains prevailed throughout this sec- tion on Saturday, and all the streams are out of bank. A 7-year-old colored child was drowned by falling in a creek. A colored man was drowned yesterday after- noon. Simmons Couldn’t Account for It. New YORK, March 10.——The trial of James A. Simmons, indicted for embez- zling the funds of the Sixth National bank, was resumed today, with the ac- cused himself on the witness stand testi- fying in his own behalf. He admitted drawing large numbers of checks in blank on the Third National bank and Commer- cial National bank, in each of which he had an account. These checks he gave to Pell as his financial agent. The wit- ness also admitted drawing drafts and notes 011 the Equitable and the Lenox Hill bank and the American Loan and Trust company. These checks, which he ga1e to Pell.w'e1e for the purpose of taking up checks and drafts which had been cashed by various banks. He ad- mitted kno11"1ng what obligations he was creating. He was unable to account for giving 'Pell so many checks in blank when Pell had no securities to oflfer. . The Clothing Cutters’ Lockout. ltocnnsris 1, N. Y., March 10.—The lock- out of clothing cutters remains the same as on Saturday. Both sides have issued statements. It is reported that the trim- mers have beenordered out. In some shops today trimmers did not appear. Other de- partments, except cutting rooms, are in operation. Florence Donovan, member of the state board of arbitration, was tele- graphed for. The board will meet Tues- day,1 Mr. Purcell says, and take the mat- ter up. A Newspaper Burned Out. SHELBYVILLE, Tenn., March 10.—Fire de- stroyed the stores of C. W. Russell, stoves and hardware; Langhlin & Tillman, gro- ceries; \Voods & Hatton, clothing; C. \V. Cunningham, boots, and J. D. Gillis, dry goods. The office of the Bedford County Times was also destroyed. Sir John lilacdonald \Vill Fight. 01"‘11111'1; March 10. ——It is announced that it' the courts will permit it the elec- tion in mm y frontier county that went against the government will be protested and the fight he made over'11g1riii.Sir J ohu Macdonald expects to win a number of these seats back again. \Von’t Pardon E110. W As111\1.roN, March 10. —’l‘he president has refused to pardon Tolm C. E110, of New 1:",ork who was 1011.11 tel-l of bank wreck- ing 111,111 escaped to Canada, where he now resides. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EDWD STREET ——-———OFFF.RS———. ‘ _ New Dress Bonds ni 111 leading Slyles AT VERV LOW PRICES. =Many of them are exclusive and am NOT TO BE FOUND ELSEwHEnE. Look at them before the line is broken. The LADIES’ RIBBED VESTS at 12‘, cents are going fast. are worth 19 cents apiece. I11 GINGHAMS, SEERSUCKERS. OUTINGS, FLANNELETTES we The 100, 12-1-0 Remember they have the choicest line in town and at the Lowns'r PRICES. The TOWEL STOCK is full of genuine bargains. 25c. are the best value shown y et. HOSIERY STOCK is now ready for spring One of the leaders this week is a Children’s Ribbed Fast Black Hose, sizes from 6 to 9—l._- at 100. a pair; all sizes worth 16c. You all know that 011 FANCY ARTICLES, N OTIONS, Best Stock and Lowest Prices. ., 22c. and &c.. 1\"c... we are the lieadquarters. , Edward 'Stree‘t, No. 5 Gazette Building, Norwalk. W ILL HAVE THEIR ringl] eningn [1113an On Wednesday. March 4, and will offer a larg'el stock of Fine Goods than ever before to the residents Of Norwalk, and AT PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION for good goods. We dontintend to sell trash. We think there is enough offered in town already. WPLEASE CALL AND EXAMINE Goons AND PRICES “193/311 \Ve have our line of CARPETS complete with all the New Styles in malket. Alsolar ge lines of Rugs, D001 Mats, all sizes, Mattings. Linoleum, Oil Cloths, &c., 810 Our Kitchen Department 1s well stocked with all kinds of Wooden and Tin \Vare from a 90. Broom to an 890. Wash Tub. 0111 trade is lapidly moreasing and we intend to Supply all the wants of our customers to the best of our ability Goods not 111 stock will be pruchased next day. Agents for J ouvrn Kid Gloves, Butterick s Patter ns, Hall s Bazar Forms, 850. Special Agents for Agra, Angora and Glenham Mills Carpet. SCOFIELD 191, HOYT. .. .Illl (I. WILL FOR Ag FEW DAYS MORE PASS OUT Unma le FROM TH E' AMBLER STOCK. 15001111113 cane Bought Inr $5 Each. Wonderful Bargains in. Rugs. DRESS GOODS at about summer. Laces, Corsets and Cotton Underwear at fully one—half under price. Ribbons, Small Wares, Buttons, Umbrellas, Fancy Goods and a full assortment of General Dry Goods at same lOW prices. 11. B. 1111.1. Mil 01111 011111; THE MUTUAL Life Insurance Company, OF NEW YORK. RICHARD A. MeCURDY, President. Statement for Year Ending Dec. 3 O,’9 0. Assets, — I $117,151,9mrn. Reserve on Policies at 4 per cent, — $136,668,368 00 Liabilities other than Reserve, - - — 505,359 82 Surplus, - - - - - - 9,981,233 38 Receipts from all sources, - - - - 34,978,778 69 Payments to Policy-Holders, - - - 16,973,200 05 Risks assumed, - - 49,188 policies - 160,985,985 58 Risks in force, - - 206,055 policies - 638,226,865 24 The Assets are Invested as Follows : Real Estate and Bond and Mortgage Loans, - $76,529,231 72 United States Bonds and other Securities, - - 51,311,631 54 Loans 011 Collateral Securities, — - 1 8,624,400 00 Cash in Banks and Trust COmpanies at interest, - - 3,556,441 59 Interest accrued, Premiums deferred, etc., - 7,133,256 35 $147,154,961 20 l have carefully examined the foregoing statement rrlfi—fiHLI—th—c—sa—m—e A. N. VVATERHOUSE, Auditor. to be correct. O From the Surplus above stated a drvrdend Wlll be apportioned as usual. The business for 1890 shows INCREASE over that of 1889, as follows: $10,753,633 18 10,554,091 94 3,859,759 07 1,772,591 67 9,383,502 21 72,276,931 32 In Assets, - ' - - > - In Reserve on Policies and Surplus, — In Receipts, - - - In Payment to Policy- Holders, - - In Risks assumed, - 4,611 policies In Risks in force, - 23,745 policies .1'..'1s ’ o 1 - . .. , Year. AsSiiIirdd. OutSSlIirding. PSIIigile8t12181"s.‘ec'umh' A ”at” 1884 $34,681,420 $351,789,285 $13,923,062 19 $19,095,318 41 $103,876,178 51 1885 46,507,139 368,981,441 14,402,049 90 20,214,954 28 108,908,967 51 1886 56,832,719 393,809,203 13,129,103 74 21,137,176 67 114,181,963 24 1887 69,457,468 427, 628, 933 14,128,423 60 23,119, 92 2 46 118,806,851 88 1888 103,214,26l 482,125,184 14,727,550 22 26, 215 ,932o 52 126,082,153 56 1889 151,602,483 065, 949, 934 15,200,608 38 31,119:019 62 136,401,328 92 1890 160,985,986 638,226. 865 16,973,200 05 34,978,778 69 147,154,961 Board of Trustees: S. Van Rensselaer Cr uger ’ Charles R. Henderson. George Bliss. Rufus W. P—eckham. J. Hobart Herrick. William P. Dixon. Robert A. Granniss, Henry H. Rogers, Jno. W. Auchincloss. Theodore M orford. \Villiam Babcock. Preston B. Plumb. Stuyvesant Fish. Augustus D. Juilliard. Charles E. Miller. James W Husted. Walter R. Gillette. James E. Granniss. Samuel E. Sprouls. Lucius Robinson. Samuel D. Babcock. George S. Coe. Richard A. McCurdy. James C. Holden. Hermann C. V011 Post. Alexander H. Rice. Lewis May. Oliver Harriman. Henry W. Smith. Robert Olyphant. George F. Baker. J os. Thompson. Dudley Olcott. Frederic Cromwell. J ulien T. Davies. Robert Sewell. ROBERT A. GRANNISS, Vice-President. WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. ISAAC F. LLOYD, Second Vice Plesident. WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretar ’ FREDERICK SCHROEDER, Assistant Score 111 y ARCHIBALD N. WATERHOUSE, Auditor. EMORY MCCLINTOCK, LLD., F. I. A., Actuary. JOHN TATLOCK, JR., Asst. Actuary. CHAS. B. PERRY, 2d Asst. Actuar’ ~ FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer " JOHN FON DA, Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. ‘ WILLIAM G. DAVIES, Gen. Solicitor. ‘ WM. RICHARDS, Comptroller MECICAI. DIRECTORS—GUSTAVUS N. WINSTON, M. D.; E. J. MARSH 1. M. D.; GRANVILLE M. WHITE, M. D. .4 John W. Nichols, New Haven. GENERAL AGENT 1011 STATE OF CONNECTICUT. A. 11. CAMP, Agent for Norwalk 11111-1 Vicinity, 4
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