DAILY - N'ORWALK- GAZETTE. One Cent. Sherman Trust Fund. No estate was left by Gen. William ecumseh Sherman except the house in hich he lived and died at 75 West 71st treet, New York. This house is worth bout $60,000 and there is an encum- Irance of $6,000 on it. When the fund or the statue was being raised the con- ributions were so liberal and general hat it was evident. if not restricted, hey would greatly exceed the amount eedéd. It was proposed that the ex- ess, which was expected to easily reach .50,000 if its purpose was made known, .hould be converted into a separate und to be turned over to the family. . ather Thomas Sherman, however, .peaking for the family, said they pre- erred that no fund should be raised for hem.‘ Therefore when the sum which -t was estimated the statue would cost vas reached, the announcement was In ade that no more subscriptions were ‘equired. Despite the announcement - oney continued to come in for some -ime afterward, so general was the de- ‘ire to pay tribute to Gen. Sherman. The closer friends of Gen. Sherman were aware that he was not a prudent man any more than was Gen. Grant. He knew little of the value of money. He was born to fight and not to calcu- late in dollars and cents. Besides his sons, Tecumseh and Father Thomas, Gen. Sherman left four daughters, two of them, Miss Elizabeth and Miss Rachel, unmarried. No man ever had more steadfast friends than the hero of the march from Atlanta to the sea. Among the oldest z nd nearest of them was Richard Butler, the wealthy rub- ber manufacturer at Butler, N. J. Mr. Butler finally persuaded the family to permit a private fund to be raised ex- clusively among these friends as a token of their affection for Gen. Sherman. The conditions under which consent was given were that the entire fund should go to the unmarried daughters of Gen. Sherman. Father Thomas Sherman said he had the letters and papers of his father, which he was go- ing to embody in a biographical work, the proceeds of which would go to him. Tecumseh Sherman and the two mar- ried daughters said they were in good circumstances. Mr. Butler is one of the most promi- nent members of the Union League Club and livesthere. He called a num- ber of the members together in the club last Monday night and broached his plan for raising the fund. It at once received the most unqualified ap- proval. Mr. Butler explained that the fund would be nothing in the way of charity, but instead an expression of their personal regard for Gen. Sher- man. The daughters who would re- ceive it, he said, had displayed great bravery in the situation in which the death of their father left them. They declared they could take care of them- selves. Gen. Sherman had no income except his army pay, and that he dis- posed of in his opened—handed way as fast as it was received. Mr. Butler said he hoped that $100,000 could be raised. The others promised to see that it was done. Before the breaking up of the gathering, which was an in- formal one, $25,000 had been pledged. O..— Shipwrecks. From all accounts 1891 has, thus far, been amost disastrous year for ship- ping generally, and the Atlantic ocean claims, to date, a verylarge percentage of the disasters. The oldest mariner fails to recall when there were so many shipwrecks involving the loss of so many lives in such a small period as as the last three months. In all more than three thousand persons have been drowned by shipwrecks since the year began. The late Utopia horror, which called upwards of five hundred passengers to a last account, was, of course, the most serious casualty of the lot. March was the worst of the three months. On the 12th the English ship Bay of Panama was wrecked ofi' Falmouth, and the captain, his wife, and twelve of the crew were drowned. The day follow- ng the British ship Dryad, from Shields, for Valpariso, went to pieces at Start Point on the coast of Devon- shire, and twenty—four of her crew were drowned. At the same time and place the steam- ship Mirama, bound from London for Colombo, was wrecked. Out of her crew of twenty-eight, only three were saved. The same day the French ship Frere et Soeur was lost off the Scilly Islands and three of her men lost their lives. On the 9th the ship Senator Weber foundered off the English coast and fourteen men gave up their lives. Fatalities on the deep have not been confined to foreign waters, either. The steamer Buckeye sank in Puget Sound March 8th, and thirty were drowned. The American ship Elizabeth came to grief at San Francisco, and a score of men were lost. In the storm of March 2nd, ofl' Cape Hatteras, half a dozen vessels were sunk and .upward of seventy-five persons perished. On Hatteras Strip a week ago the English steamship Strathairly was wrecked, re- sulting in the loss of nineteen men, and two days later the Norwegian bark" Dictator was wrecked at Cape Henry and eight sailors were drowned. These disastersdo not take in a num- ber of others from collision, fire and storm which carried off 100 additional lives. Shipping men say that if the wrecks continue 1891 will go down in history as the blackest in the shipping ‘ world. verdict was given to-day in favor of the defendant. She sued to recover $50,000 for alleged betrayal under promise of mar- riage. A main point of the defense was that a secretary of Mr. Hurlbert, who re- sembled him in appearance and closely imitated his handwriting, had used Mr. Hurlbert’s name in his relations with the woman. During the summing up today there was a startling scene. Mrs. Hurlbert, wife of the defendant, was present, and at one point where the counsel was particularly severe cried out: “My Lord, I cannot listen to a pack of lies.” Mrs. Hurlbert, amid much excitement, was conducted from the room. The announcement of the verdict was re- ceived with a slight outburst of applause, which was promptly suppressed by the court officers. Mr. Hurlbert on leaving the room was surrounded by a large num- ber of friends, who extended their hearty congratulations on the outcome of the trial. , Charged with a Brutal Murder. NEW YORK, April 21.—Henry C. Fanning has been arrested on suspicion of being the murderer of Mrs. Emily Taylor, who was found in a dying condition with her throat cut on N inety—sixth street and Park ave- nue on Saturday night, and who subse- quently died in a. neighboring drug store, and held to await the action of the coroner. Alfred Boggs, the negro who brought the woman to the drug store and was arrest- ed, was released as a prisoner but detained as a witness. It appears that Fanning, who is a married man, had been living with Mrs. Taylor for some time, and that the couple had frequent quarrels. Last Wednesday he was heard by their land- lady threatening to kill Mrs. Taylor if she molested him. Rev. Mr. George’s Trial Postponed. CATSKILL, N. Y., April 21.—The decisive stand taken by District Attorney Tall- madge, with the case of Rev. H. W. George, brought that gentleman into court, accompanied by his counsel, Mr. Fiero. The defense insisted they were not ready for trial at that time, and, after reviewing the situation, Judge Sanderson decided to put the trial over until the October ses- sions, continuing the bail of $7,000. The court was then adjourned sine die. Congressman-elect Ford Dead. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, April 21.——Con- gressman—elect M. H. Ford died at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon. Mr. Ford had been ill fora week past with the grip. He was found unconscious in bed this morning stricken with apoplexy. A Child Burned to Death. WICIIITA, Kan., April 21.—-A little son of George Newman, a farmer living west of here, was burned to death yesterday in a stable. The boy’s mother, in her attempts to recover her child, was probably fatally burned. St. Elmo Will Race No Miore. JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, April 21,—The race horse St. Elmo, sold to Mr. Chambers, of Louisville, a few days ago for $3,000, died here suddenly on his way to Green- castle. Association Games. Only two games were played in the American association. They resulted as follows: St. Louis, 7; Louisville, 5. Cin- cinnati, 5; Columbus, 4. The ‘Veatliei‘. Fair; northeasterly winds; warmer. FINANCIAL AND COMDIERCIAL. Closing Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. NEW YORK, April :ZO.——Money on call loaned at 3%,@l per cent. throughout the morning. Exchange steady; posted rates, [email protected]}§; actual rates, $4.85@«l.85}4 for sixty days and $1.881/4’Q.4.88}é for demand. Governments steady; currency (is, 113 bid; 4s, coupons, 1% bid; %s, do., 101:}; bid. The. stock market was decidedly more active this morning. Up to noon 175,000 shares changed hands. St. Paul, Atchison, Burling- ton, Rock Island, Northern Pacific Preferred, the Sugar trusts, Missouri Pacific, Chicago Gas, Northwestern and Pacific Mail were especially active and absorbed most of the speculative in- terest. The opening prices were all % to 1 per cent. higher, but a subsequent selling resulted in a partial loss of this advance. In the hour to noon the market continued weak, and prices gradually declined under a moderate selling up to noon, when they were generally 9g to 1 per cent. below those of Saturday. The only marked exception was Chicago Gas, which was strong and advanced 1 per cent. At the close the market was dull. Closing bids: ' West. Union Tel.. 82 Adams Express. . .18 Del. & Hudson. . ..134% Del. Lack. 8.7 W, .137 U. S. Express ...... {in Denver ........... 17 C. C. C. & I ........ 6373 Erie ............... 20% N. Y. Central ...... 103% Lake Shore ....... 113 Illinois Central... .100 Northwest ........ 109% Nnrllmr-n Pacific. :27 Do., pref .......... 134% Do., pref ........... ‘7 Pacific Mail ....... 37% Central Pacific... . 30%; Reading .......... 33% Union Pacific ...... 49 St. Paul ........... 63% Missouri Pacific... 70% ‘Nabash ........... 10% Bur. & Quincy... . 89 Ore. R’y & Nav.. . 75 Texas Pacific ...... Alton & T. H ...... 3:3 Canada Southern. 532 Ore. & Trans ..... —— Canada Pacific. . . . 79% Rich. 86 Terminal. 18% N. Y. & N. E ...... 38% Sugar Trust ...... ~ General Markets. . NEW YORK, April 20.——FLOUR——Fair1y active and steady; city mill extras, [email protected] for West Indies; Minnesota. extra, [email protected]; fine, 83.15.733.85; superfine, $3..65@435. WHEAT—Options were actively traded in and dealings were attended with great excite- ment. Prices opened %c. higher and then rap- idly advanced 2540. more in the first hour. There was a good buying both for home and foreign accounts, and also a. sharp covering. Toward midday there was a slight selling to realize by parties who thought the advance too rapid, and areaction of %c. followed; receipts, 45,000 bushels; shipments, 21.352 bushels; No. 2 red winter, $51.27, cash; do., May, 31.23%; do., June, 31.21%; do., July, 51.17%; do., August, $1.14. CORN—Was irregular on a fair amount of trading. Prices opened }é@%c. higher, declined %c. and then rallied V40. At noon the market was firm; receipts, 60,600 bushels; shipmentS, 3,000 bushels; No. 2 mixed, 870., cash; do., May, 82c; do., June, 7914c; do., July, 76,1430. . OATS—~Were fairly active and firm; receipts, 38,000 bushels; shipments, 100 bushels; No. mixed, (BL/id, cash; do., May, 63y4c.; do., June, 62%c. RYE—Dull. BARLEY—Dull. PORK—Quiet; mess, $13.15@14. LARD—Quict; May. $7.18; July. $7.44. MOLASSES—Quiet; 183%. for 50 test. PETROLEUM—~Nominal. FREIGHTS—Dull. TURPENTINE—Dull at 39c. ROSIN—Quiet; strained to good, [email protected]. BUTTER — Nominal; western creamery, fancy, 27c. CHEESE—Fairly active and steady; Ohio flat, 8%;@ll%_c. EGGS—Quiet; state, fresh, 14!,st western, do., 143730. RICE—Nominal. SUGAR—Refined firm; cut leaf and crushed. - 5%c.; granulated, 4%c. TALLOW—Dull; prime city, 5 5-16@5‘/gc. COFFEE —-Spot lots steady; fair Rio, 20c. M DRESS ' Goons. \NE is not in this town, we care not who claims the contrary, such a well selected stock of SPRING DRESS STUFFS as we have in our store this season. are within the bounds of facts when we say there A compari- son of the prices with prevalent prices must lead to the conclusion which many have arrix ed at long since—that we have no competition in the field of LO\V PRICES. Permit us to prove What we assert by quoting a few prices on things that are of the first importance to every lady— and never forget that the prices we quote are the prices we charge. We say this for the benefit of those who ‘do not For I necessary :— 27-inch Cashmere, all colors and black, worth ‘25 cents per know us. those who do no such reminder is yard, at 12—5— cents. 40-inch Blackand Colored Mohair, worth 29 cents, at only 19 cents 40 inch All-Wool Henriettas, in black and all the new spring shades, worth 621], cents, at 49 cents. 46-inch Serges, all colors, worth 50 cents, at 39 cents. 40-inch Plaid, Check and Novelty Suitings, in a large range of styles, at 25 cents and 49 cents, worth 39 cents and 62%,» cents. We also carry a full line of the popular Light Ecru and Slate Colors in Henriettas and English Broadcloths. ranasors. NOTHING is so irresistible as the blush on beauty’s cheek. Why expose the delicate Puritan blush of New England to the direct rays of the sun? The caresses of the sun fre- quently wither the flowers, but they, poor things, must too often bear all its power unprotected. The precious human flower must not be wearied or withered by the sun; hence Parasols, which say to the sun, “Here shall thy Parasols l proud rays be stayed.” cacy and grace, their mission to shield against the sun. To preservea beautiful complexion all summer you must carry a Parasol now. Our entirely new line of Street, Seashore and Coaching styles of Parasols is open today. It is-one of the richest collections ever shown in this town. During the next week you can be sure [of securing a rare novelty. The exhibit is worth coming here to see, whether you purchase or not. Remember this collection contains all the newest spring styles and colorings; special handles imported expressly 0 Ha the best retail trade. It costs nothing to inspect this new stock, but it costs a great opportunity not to see it Prices range from 75 cents to $5.00. MinnrNEEY. IF you happen to be poor don’t let the world {£334 know it. Nothing tells the story of finan- {3‘3} '/ cial decay quicker than a hat or bonnet that is .,,-/., .2? . Wig“, ' {ggégs‘ée’ out of dat-.:. You may Spend a pocket full of ‘ [I]: money on the rest of your attire, but if your ).,\ hat belongs to a season that has gone, you might as well have spared yourself the whole expense. You will be beyond criticism in this if you purchase your hoadwear at our store, for our stock is all new this season, and we carry only the latest and most approved styles in Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Hats, while our prices are within the reach of all pocketbooks. The Boston Dry Goods Store, cor. Main and Wall Sis, Norwalk. ‘ . One tent. . HURLBERT WINS THE CASE. , 405°11'10".” Intlcpendent. Actress Gladys Evelyn Loses Her Suit a» X- 96 7(- * as .x- .x. .y. 9(- * ,9 * T: ' I TUESDAY APRIL 21 1891. Against the American Journalist. 1 . ‘ LONDON, April 21.—In the case of Gladys , Evelyn against William Henry Hurlbert, . I I I Bridgeport, ARE now MAKING A snowrnc or DRESS FABRICS. We have a large stock and are going to lay them out so you can see them, GRENADINES have not been attracting much attention the past few seasons, but now they are. and we have them in silk or wool, in patterns of stripe, polka dot, either plain black or with colored figures. LANSDOW NE, a silk and wool fabric that is seen in the evening shades, as well as the regular ones, light in weight, soft in finish. It recommends itself for summer wear. ‘ VELATINE SILK. This is very similar to the Bengaline Silk; it comes in alrshades. Excellent weoring qualities . BEDFORD CORDS‘. These come in light shades and seem to meet With good success. CHEVEREEN in tans, checks, 75 cents. THE D. M. READ CO. greys and tints of blue and green, stripes and tomorrow BARGAINS.- W. .Hall& 0. 2,000 PAIRS OF IRISH POINT CURTAINS AT HALF USUAL PRICE ‘ Prices, $11197, value $3.88 Prices, $5.00 value $10.00 5' . .. , . 9.00 “ 1 . High grades at $18.00, $522.00 and up to $40.00. 5 00 NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS, At same discount. Prices '75 cents, $1.00, $1.10, $1.50 and up to $5. 00. Spring Jackets and Jerseys In Every New Shape. SPRING nasss GOODS. Everything that fashion dictat - f- h‘ - our counter. cs 01 as 1011 suggests can‘be found on FANCY GOODS. SMALL WARES and N OTIONS at Lowest Prices ever known. ‘ Best place in Bridgeport to buy Dress Trimmings, Silks, Hosiery, Gloves and Underwear is at the Great Dry Goods House of I W. B. HALL & CO. Have the readers cf the N orwalk' Daily Gazette made the acquain- tance of BAN‘ THE ONE-PRICE Clo in and umis on 86' Washington Street, SOUTH NORWALK? '9 If not, do so as quotmg prices CANNOT CONVEY A CORRECT IDEA of values. We respectfully ask an inspection in all our departments in THE NEW STORE, 86 WASHINGTON STREET SOUTH NORWALK. ” Francis «2. Co.
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