011M ilent. A DSOZIlft‘I” Independent. WEDNEDAY, MARCH 11 1891. ELEVATED RAILWAY SYSTEM. Two days ago a friend of the DAILY GAZETTE, in conversation with its ed- itor respecting the Elevated railroad system in New York City. propounded the pertinent query, “By whom was that system devised, and by whom car- ried into execution?” This was in- deed a poser. It was known that Cy- rus IV. Field, of Atlantic Cable fame, had at an early date become interested in the subject of rapid transit for New York ; that he had contributed liberal- ly of both time and money to promote the end in view, and, to a considerable extent had been actively identified with the organization and operation of the Elevated systennbut the question asked above would have remained unanswer- ed if a recent lawsuit had not this week become the property of the public. It is said that Charles T. Harvey of Nyack, N. Y., again has hope that the State of New York will soon pay him $206,611.70 for which he has fought for nearly twenty—three years. Mr. Harvey invented the Elevated railroad system of New York city. In 1866 the Senate appointeda commission which invited him to submit plans for a system of rapid transit for the city of New York. He complied. and submit- ted the first distinctive models and drawings for the present system of elevated. roads. They were recom- mended by the Senate commission for legislative authority to test the practi— cability and utility of the ideas. The Legislature at once acted upon the recommendation of the commission and by the passage of chapter 489. laws of 1867, authorized the corporation mentioned by the commission as the one formed to promote. Harvey‘s plans to erect an illustrative section of an ex— perimental railroad “in a certain street of New York," ( Greenwich street, ) with rights of continuance and extension in such illustration, upon spection, was declared to be successful as a. demonstration of utility and merit by the official approval of the Govern- or. Mr. Harvey proceeded. to demon- strate the practicability and utility of his: plans by expending $206,611.70 in furnishing the proposed illustrative -;:-ction of an experimental railway for st rte inswection. This inspection was .11: -.1de on July 1, 1868, by tl 1e Gov mm and the Commissioneis of Inspection, and the Governor officially approved the road next day. Since 1884 Mr. Harvey‘s claim bill 1 -. been before the Legislature. Last year it passed both houses, but was \. . ed by Gov. Hill. This year, unless :1 ;.~: 'i'i's a similar fate. he will receive :1. :17 me)" wit-h accrued interest. ' c Senate Committee on Claims unite in a concensus of opinions of all former reports, and declare that the present transit system of New York city owes its existence to Mr. Harvey’s plans and practical illustrations 3 also that the return of his original large outlay, with interest, is the least measure of justice which the state should adOpt in view of the vast benefits which every one concedes have. resulted from his labors. The Senate Committee .also holds that the plans were suppressed without the “due experiment” guaran— teed by law as a condition precedent to the experimental expenditure and his pi oper tyi rights especially involved in p1iv ileges of extension of his original system unjustly taken from him by law without equitable compensation. - ____ ___._4+p____.__.._ case BRIEF MENTION. The president has left \Vashington for a few days? duck shooting on Chesapeake bay. near Bengies, Md. He was accom- panied by (ix-Senator Sewell, of New J er: sey. Benjamin H. Paddock, Episcopal bishop of the diocese of Massachusetts, died at his home in Boston. In the Sugar trust investigation in New York, an expert accountant testified that thetrnst had made a profit of over $11,- 903,000. Stockholders have been paid 10 pert-c111. of (his. The remainder is still in the hands 111‘ the constituent companies. The simmer Buckeye, from Edmunds, \Yaslt. it is believed, was lost in a storm 011 Puget. sound with all on board, consist- in g of 1 be new and twenty passengers. Governor llill sent a message to the legislature of New York making a plea for purity in politics. Mrs. E. Jackson was abducted by her husband, with whom she had not lived for a couple 0." years, while coming out of church at ( :lit home, near Manchester, Eng- land. lle 1:11:31 her to a house, which he barricaded, and holds her prisoner despite all efforts of her friends to release her. He is after a fortune which has been left her. The Canadian postal authorities have informed the United States postal depart- ment” that they will enforce the laws against the Louisiana lottery. At the first of next month the new sys- tem of distributing mail on transatlantic steamers between the United States and Germany will be inaugurated by mutual agreement of both governments concerned. Rev. Dr. Henry A. Powell, of Brooklyn, announced to his congregation that 011 May 1 he would leave the pulpit and be- come a lawyer. The sale of the porcelain (blue and white) belonging to Brayton Ives was begun and concluded in New York. The amount rc— ilized w as ‘ I 1,021. The highest price was $3 ,000 for a llawlhorn ja1, with cover, in blue and w hit e, and is of the era of VVan— Li, 1573—10”) The New Y01k Presbytery discussed the question of the es stablishment or otherwise of the office of deaconesses in the Presby terian church, and a vote on the question resulted 21 in favor and 88 against the sche',me and 39 to magamst the ordination of women. as seawater due in! THE SOUTHERN TLOODS. Lexington. Miss, Almost Isolated from the Outside World. THE WHOLE STATE SWEPT. Columbus Is Entirely Surrounded by “Inter, and the Tonibigbee Riva-Still Rising —— Bridges “’ashed Awav and the Loss Incalcul ll)lc. OKALoXA, Miss” March 11.—Reports just received show that great damage has been done throughout the country by the floods. Many bridges and turnpikes have been washed away. The Illinois Central rail- road is sending its fast trains over the Vicksburg and Meridian and Mobile and Ohio roads via Jackson, Tenn., in conse- quence of a washout above Jackson, Miss. At Lexington, Miss, the storm was the most destructive ever known. The town is almost entirely cut off from all commu- nication with the outside world. The Illi- nois Central bri( go, one mile east of that town, is entirely destroyed, so that trains cannot come, and the loss is incalculable. The track is washed up in many places. Minnie Bray, a young colored school teacher, living near here, while standing 011 her gallery witnessing the storm, was struck by lightning and instantly killed. Farming Operations Suspended. Bridges, both wooden and iron, were washed away, and the roads were washed in gulleys in many places, rendering them impassable. Farming operations have been entirely suspended, and the land that had formerly been plowed is badly washed, delaying planting two 01' three weeks. Fences along the creeks are completely gone. Farmers are greatly discouraged at the outlook. A terrific storm passed within three miles of Brandon, Miss, carrying destruction'in its path. Every house on S. R. Donald’s place was blown away, and he and his wife were seriously injured. The splendid resi- dence of the late David L. \Vilson, near Brandon, with every building, including cotton gin, barn and tenant houses, was blown away, leaving only the floors and foundations. Mrs. \Vilson and her invalid son were carried with the bed on which they were sleeping out into the front yard and com- pletly covered by timbers and debris. They were severely bruised, and had to remain out in the pouring rain all night. Columbus Entirely Surrounded. (301131111715, Elissa, March 11.—This city is now entirely surrounded by water. The lowlands 011 the east side are covered with water for some distance, and there has been considerable loss of cattle. Many people have abandoned their homes and come here for shelter The Tombigbee 1iv er is higher than in many years and still iising at the rate of tw 0 inches an llOlll. It is now only two feet below the highest water ever known. Railroad com- munication has been completely out off by washouts. At Aberdeen the Tombigbce river is eight miles wide and rising half an inch an hour. All farmers who live on the lowlands have been driven from their homes and taken refuge in the hills. The Aberdeen branch, as well as the main line of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad, is un- der water and trains discontinued. A Disastrous Cloudburst. MJ~:RII)IA.\', Miss, March 11.—A cloud- burst did immense damage to all the rail— roads entering this city. The Northeast- ern railroad is washed out between this city and Enterprise. and it is reported that the iron bridge is a foot out of line. The Alabama and Vicksburg is washed out in dozens of places, and the Mobile and Ohio is badly damaged between Meridian and Enterprise and at other points. Two trains of the Illinois Central, which came south from Jackson, Tenn, over the Mobile and Ohio, are standing on the track here. That road is broken north of Jackson, Miss. The Greenwood Opera company is tied up at Hattenburg. The city suffered heavily from bridges washng away. Directors Give Bail. Nicw Yonk, March 11.~—XV. D. Bishop, of Bridgeport, secretary of the board of di- rectors of the New Y 01k, New Haven and llzutford Railroad company, Tuesday fur- nished $25, 000 bail in the coroner 5 office to. aw ait the action of the 71 and jury in the Harlem tunnel disaster case. Directors Nathaniel \Vheeler, of Bridgeport, Conn; E. II. Trowbridge, of New Haven; Henry S. Lee, of Springfield, and Edward M. Reed, of New Haven, also gave bail in the sum of $25,000 each. W'illiam L. Squire, of New Haven, treasurer, gave $25,000 bail Shortly afterward Directors H. C. Robin- son and Leverett Brainard, of Hartford, also gave $25,000 bail. Coroner Levy said- he understood Director George N. Miller, of this city, was dying. Can’t Control the Boys. Bu.\'I"r1.1~:noi:o, Vt, March 14.——Deliance of authority is rife among the boys of the high school here. The principal is unable to maintain discipline, the subordinate teachers cannot help him, and the school committee seem disposed to allow events to work themselves out according to des- tiny, without devising means of remedy— ing the existing order of things. The con- dition of the affairs at the school is that 4 of almost utter disregard of authority and abandonment of teachers to abuse. Dis- like of Principal McLachlen, who is said to be a strong disciplinarian, seems to be at the bottom of the difficulty. The Harvard-001111111)in. Race. Bosrox, March 11.—The Harvard Boat club has received no formal answer to the challenge sent some time ago to the Co- lumbia freshmen, but it is understood that there will be a. race. The Harvard challenge to Columbia did not mention any date, but the race will be rowed some time in June, and it is probable that Co- lumbia will consent to a three cornered, two mile straight away race between the freshmen crews of Columbia, Yale and Harvard. Michigan’ s G. A. R. in Camp. MUsknoo.\, \Iichu Mam-h 11.——The thir- teenth annual encampment of the G. A. l.l.., department of Michigan, commenced here 'l‘uesday. The number of arrivals is very large and between 3,000 and 5,000 vet- erans are expected. General Alger and other noted (1 \. 1:. men will be present, and are billed lor :uulicsses. Hot:niail1"-.1H Dudley, Hall 6: (.73.. "lailcrl. liiixliilitics, A. Big; Blis’lfii'. 31?;11'1 I] ll-_ . lea l131=l‘<,l1:li‘l’:-. have about é‘-’1l1"l,l.n=’1. )AILY - NORWALK— GAZETTE. (Due Cent o .................. ... ................................................... .... ...... .... ......................... ...................................................... on gnu-..u-uvunu......-”a-...uu. can-..."...u- . ...... EDWD STREET ————OFFERS———— New Dress Goods 111 the Leading Styles AT VERV LOW PRICES. _Many of them are exclusive and are NOT TO BE FOUND ELSEWHERE. them before the line is brn.oke The LADIES’ RIBBED VESTS at 12‘. cents are going fast. e'w01th 19 cents apiece. In GINGHAMS, SEERSUCKERS. OUTINGS, FLANNELETTES we have the choicest line in town and at the Lownsr PRICES. The TOWEL STOCK is full of genuine bargains. The 100., 1240., One of the leaders this week 250. are the best v alue shown yet. HOSIERY STOCK is now ready for spring is a Children’s Ribbed Fast Black Hose, sizes from 6 to 923’, at 100.11. pair , a sizes worth 16c. You all know that on FANCY ARTICLES, N OTIONS, ‘Best Stock a"1 Lowest Prices. Look at Remember they are 220. and 610.. dc. we are t headquarters. r e e 13, No.5 Gazette Building, Norwalk. i - ltll \VILL HAVE THEIR ringll enlng 1101133381101 011 \Vednesday, March 4, and will offer a lar'gei :3 took of Fine Goods than ever before to the 1esidents of Norwalk, and AT PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION for good goods. \Ve dontintend to sell trash. We think there is enough offered in town already. WPLEASE CALL AND EXAMINE Goons AND Pawnsm we have our line of CARPETS complete with all the New Styles in market. Also large lines of Rugs, Door Mats, all sizes, Mattings. Linoleum, Oil Cloths, &c., 810. Our Kitclien Department is well stocked with all kinds of Wooden and Tin Ware fiom a 90. Bloom to an 89c. W’ash Tub. Our trade is rapidly increasing and we intend to supply all the wants of our customers to the best of our ability. Goods not in stock will be purchased next day. Agents for J ouvin Kid Gloves, Butterick’s Patterns, Hall’s Forms, &c. Special Agents for Agra, Angora and Glenham Mills Carpet. SCOFIELDE Hovr. WILL FOR A FEW DAYS MORE PASS OUT Unma Bazar FROM THE’ AMBLER STOCK. ~¢ Q» l.5(lll fllnaks can lie ,loughl for $5 Each. Wonderful Bargains in Rugs. 11111133 rooms .1 about slimmer. Laces, Corsets and Cotton Underwear at fully under price. Ribbons, Small Wares, Buttons, Umbrellas, Fancy Goods and a ~full assortment of General Dry Goods at same low prices. . on e—l1 alf ' .VVILLIAM G. DAVIES, Gen. Solicitor. ' THE MUTUAL 1 Life Insurance Company, OF NEW YORK.- RICHARD '11. 11113011111111, President. Statement for Year Ending Dec. 3 0,’9 0. A‘ssets, — - $147,154,96120. 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 on Collateral Securities, - - - 8,624,400 00 Cash in Banks and Trust Companies at interest, — 3,556,441 59 7. 133, 256 35 Interest accrued, Premiums deferred, etc., - $147,154, 961 20 .l have carefully examined the foregoing statement and find the same A. N. WATERHOUSE, Auditor. to be con set I From the Surplus above stated a dividend will be apportioned as usual. The business for I890 shows INCREASE over that of l889. as follows: $10,753,633 18 10, 554, 091 94 3,859,759 07 - 1,772,5J1 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: l's is ’.1 its to 1..: , “J , 19'1”" Asiiiihlidd. Outitlaiiding. I’dligil-lHolderS. 1m” ll’ir- Assets. 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 23,119,922 46 118,806,851 88 1888 103,214,261. 482,125,184 14, 727,550 26,215,932 5) 126,082,153 56 1889 'l.5l,602,483 )65, 949, 934 10,)00, 608 38 31,119,019 62 l36.401.328 1890 160,985,986 638,226, 86‘) 16.973.200 05 34,978,778 69 147,154,961 Board of Trustees: S. Van Rensselaer Crugcr Charles R. Henderson. George Bliss. Rufus W. Peckham. J. Hobart Herrick. William P. Dixon. Robert A. Granniss, Henry H. Rogers, J11o. W. Auchincloss. ~ Theodore M orford. \Villiam Babcock. Preston B. Plumb. Stuyvesant F ish. Augustus D. Juilliaid. Charles E. Miller. James W Husted. Walter R. Gillette. James E. Grannies. Samuel E. Sprouls. Lucius Robinson. Samuel D. Babcock. George S. Coe Richard A. McCurdy. James C. Holden. Hermann C. Von Post. Alexander H. Rice. Lewis May. Oliver Harriman. Henry \V. Smith. Robert Olyphant. , George F. Baker. J 05. 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-President. WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. FREDERICK SCHROEDER, Assistant Secre ary - ARCHIBALD N. WATERHOUSE, Auditor. EMORY MCCLINTOCK, LLD., F. I. A., Actuary. JOHN TATLOCK, JR., Asst. Actuary. CHAS. B. PERRY. 2d Asst. Aetuar FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. JOHN FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier EDWARD P. HOLDEN Assistant Cashier WM. RICHARDS, Comptroller MEercAn Dimsc'ronsmGUSTAV'US NJVVINSTON, M. D.; E. J. MARSH M. D.; GRANVILLE M. \VHITE, M. D. ‘ John W. Nichols, New Haven, ‘ GENERAL AGENT FOR STATE OF CONNECTICUT. CAM P, Agent 501' Norwaik and Vicinity.
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