One Cent. 3: "One Cent. *3 Absolutely Independclzt. SATURDAY, SEPT. 19, 1891. THE RUSH. FOR. HODIESTEADS. The President Orders Oklahoma Lands Thrown 0pm: on the 22d Inst. GUTHRIE, 0.11, Sept, 19.—-Prospective settlers are awaiting with much impa- tience the president’s proclamation per- mitting them to enter and claim their homesteads. Most of the boomers have already gone as far as the border, and need only the word from \Vashington to send them over the line. Each party of boomers has left one Of its number at Guthrie to act as a courier to carry the news of the opening when the Ofiicial an- nouncement is made here. About 1,500 boomers are waiting here, and on the border fully 3,000 persons are assembled. Many townspeople have joined the rest, and some of the factories and stores are left Shorthanded. A notable . fact concerning the people who intend to _ settle in the new land is that large num- f bers of them—near.y half, it is estimated— 5 are negroes. They have come prinmpally , from the south, attracted here by the ad- vertisements Of two colonization societies, one headed by Langston and the other b eX—Auditor McCabe, of Kansas, both co - ored. The Proclamation Issued. WASHINGTON, Sept. ISL—The president . has just issued his proclamation opening ' the new lands in Oklahoma for settlement on Tuesday, the 22d inst. Mrs. Harrison Sees the Carnival. BOSTON, Sept. 19.—The carnival held on the Charles river at W'altham was a bril- liant success. It was witnessed by at least 75,000 people. The two bridges over the river and the share for three miles were occupied by sightseers. Mrs. Harrison’s party was about thirty in number, and in- cluded Mr. and Mrs. McKee, Colonel Stearns and wife, of VValtham; General N. P. Banks and wife and other notables. They occupied the private car of President Marcy, of the Fitchburg railroad, which was attached to the observation train that was run along the bank of the river. A Treacherous Strap Lost the Race. CLEVELAND, Sept. 19.—One of the great est- races ever trotted over the Cleveland track was won by Lebasco simply through the breaking of a strap that held Gold- leaf’s quarter boot. Goldleafio the last heat was considerably in the lead and trot- ting finely when he stepped on the dan- gling boot and made a fatal break. Time —2:16}§, 216%, 216%, 29.30% 252.3%. Game Cocks Matched for $3,000. WASHINGTON. Sept. 19,—Arrangements' have been completed for an interstate “(hocking main between California and Ma- ryland for $3,000 and $100 each battle. The contracting parties are Anthony Greene, of Sacramento,“a‘n‘d .A. B. Suit, of Suit- 1and, Md, both proinintintwbreeders. The main is to be fought in New‘YIork or New Jersey Sept. 7, 1892. . - , A Notorious Feinalo Pickpocket. BOSTON, Sept. 19.—Catherine Armstrong, alias Dowd, Creston and Saunders, a no- torious pickpocket has been arrested here. She served time in Philadelphia, New York, St. Louis and Chicago. . Fell Six Stories and Was Unhurt. NEW YORK, Sept. 19.——George Beach, aged nineteen, of 134 Goerck street, fell six stories, plunged through a tin roof and intoa bed occupied by Simeon Briebut, but was practically unhurt. FINANCIAL AND CODIBIERCIAL. N 12w YORK, Sept. 18.—Money on call loaned at (@5 per cent. Exchange closed weak; posted rates, Si.81}v§@4.84; actual rates, 54.80}§@4.80§4 for sixty days and Si.b‘3}[email protected]}é for demand. Governments steady; currency (is, 110 bid; 45, coupon, 117 bid; extended ‘25, registered, 99% bid. 1n sympathy with a. higher market for Ameri- can stocks in London and a. good buying of those securities, this market opened strong and active, and aft-er some hesitancy prices began to advance. In the early trading, under the" lead of Reading and Ontario and Western, prices advanced lg to 1 per cent., except for Eric and Louisville and Nashville, which were cg per cent. lower. Throughout the first hour dealings were exceptionally heavy, especially in Reading, Atchison, Northern Pacific preferred, Northwestern and Ontario and Western, but the advance made no further headway, except in a few instances, because of a heavy selling to realize. In the hour to noon Missouri Pa- cific and Rock Island were the features. Both. were very strong on a good buying, and adf vanced sharply. A number of other stocks made slight gains. At noon the market was 5/5 to 11/; per cent. higher than on yesterday. At the close the market was firm. The sales for the morning amounted to 345,500 shares. Closing prices: West. Union Tel.. 84% Adams Express. . .146 Del & Hudson... .13995 De1., Lack. ‘& W. .144% U. S. Express ..... 53 Denver .' .......... 19%, C., C., C. & I ...... 72%; Erie ............... 31% N. Y. Central ..... 110%), Lake Shore. . . ~— Illinois Central...103y4 Northwest ........ 115% Northern Pacific. 28% D0,, pref .......... 138% D0,, pref .......... 75 Pacific Mail ....... 387 Central Pacific. . . . 33% Reading ........... 42 4 Union Pacific ..... ' 42% St. Paul ........... 73%; Missouri Pacific... 747/6 Wabash ........... 15% Texas Pacific ...... 16 Bur. & Quincy... 97% Alton & T. H ..... 35 Ore. R‘y So Nav.. 75 Canada Southern. 59% Ore. 85 Trans ..... -— Canada Pacific. . . . 90% N. Y. 86 N. E ...... 42% Rich. & Terminal 12% Sugar Trust ...... — General Market. NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—COTTON—Spot lots quiet; middling uplands, 8%,04 futures steady; September, $8.08; October, $8.14; November, $8.3}; December, $8.50. FLOUR-4n fair demand and firm; city mill extras, $5.25@$5.35 for West Indies; Minnesota extras, [email protected]; superfine, $3.30@$4; fine, $3@$3.65. - VVHEAT—Opened strong and continued strong throughout the morning, advancing 1345c. by noon; receipts, 269,700 bushels; shipments, 20,735 bushels; N O. 2 red winter, $1.06 cash; do., October, 81.06%; (10., November, $1.08; do.; December, 31.09%. CORN—Opened weak at $40. decline, but soon recovered this, and at noon was strong; rc- ceipts, 185,225 bushels; shipments, 40,500 bushels; No.2 mixed, 66c. cash; October, 61%c.; Novem- ber, 59%,0. OATS—Dull, but steady; receipts, 204,000 bushels; shipments, 2,405 bushels; No. 2 mixed, 330. cash; October, 33%c. RYE—Dull. BARLEY—Nominal. MOLASSES—Quiet; fancy. SUGAR~Refined in better demand and steady; cut loaf and crushed. 5%c.; powdered, 431cc granulated. 4%@«5%c.; mold A. lééc. COFFEE—Steady; fair; Rio cargoes, 190. RICE—Nominal. PORK—Dull; new mess, 5512691250. LARD—Quiet; October, $7.19. BUTTER~Quiet, but steady; western extras, 25@35c. for good to 25c. CHEESE—Dull, but strong; Ohio factory, flat, fine, $@8}§c. ' EGGS—Dull; state, fresh, 20 ..- ' .t-o. fresh, 20c. W ' “as u I TURPENTINE—Steady at 3SM®238~yd $11:.ESIN—Dull; strained to good, 43513714561, PETROLEUM—Nominal. FREIGHTS—Dull; freights to London, steam. -6d. ' cessful venture. a fellow prisoner. uou) Luloplluuuuu A Convict Plunges from a Train Run- ning Forty Miles an Hour. LEFT NOT A TRACE BEHIND. The Desperado \Vas Handcufi'ed to An- other Prisoner, but Managed to Pick the Look of therNippers with a Toothpick—His liIad Dash. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19.——A toothpick was the instrument which aided a noted desperado to escape from his custodian, Sheriff Michael, of Willlamsport. A flying leap from a train on the Pennsylvania railroad, moving at the rate of forty miles an hour, made the dash for liberty a suc- The sheriff had with him besides the daring convict a number of . other prisoners, who were being brought to the Eastern penitentiary in this city to serve their sentences. The sentenced criminal in question suc- : cessfully picked the lock of his handcufl with the toothpick, freeing himself from He then made an un- expected break for the door of the passen- ger coach which the sheriff, deputies and prisoners occupied, and leaped from the rapidly moving train before ahand was. raised to prevent him. Rolled Down an Embankment. The daring prisoner was Lincoln Person, 8. man who has “done time” in many peni- tentiaries. He was under the charge of Deputy Sheriff Zeller, who had two prison- ers to look after, there being but ten guards for eleven convicts. Each of the deputies was handcuffed to a prisoner ex- cept Zeller, who had his two charges hand- cufied together, he occupying another seat. Sheriff Michael received his first intima- tion of the escape when he looked out a window and saw the form of a man flying through the air and then roll over and over down the embankment. It looked like prisoner Person, and hastily looking around the sheriff soOn saw that worthy was missing. No Trace ’of' Him. Some of the deputies endeavored to in- tercept the daring man before he had reached the platform, but were badly handicapped in their efforts on account of being fettered to their prisoners. They had the train stopped and the locality searched, but there was no trace of the fugitive. After sounding the alarm the trip to Philadelphia was resumed. Sherifl Michael believes that Person will again be caught at his Old haunts in VVilliamsport. They Besorted to Dynamite. MUNCIE, Ind., Sept. 19.—Eaton Park is asummer resort on the MiSsinewa rive] in the northern part of this county, much frequented by cxcursionists on Sundays. The church people in that vicinity objected :‘toTthgde§flF§%§iQB,P§ unday, and on sev: eral occasions the par { propert}7 has been damaged. A lake for boating is issue by): a dam across the river, and asmallsteame] plies thereon, besides a "nuiii‘ber‘of Tow. boats. Unsuccessful efforts "have been‘o made to destroy the dam by fire, and yes terday two largecharges Ofdynamite were exploded under it, completely demolishing the dam and hurling large stones and tim. bers long distances away. Neighboring windows were shattered and hundreds of people were badly frightened. One piece of timber fell upon the roof of John Sny- der’s house and crushed it in. _ ' Conscience Money for a Bank. BOSTON, Sept. 19.——Mr. B. L. M. Tower, of Ball 8; Tower, attorneys for parties un- known, paid into the State National bank $18,180 as “conscience money.’ ? Mr. Towel himself .does not know fro'mavhom this money comes, but it is believed to come from the executor of some estate 01 through a deathbed confession. The only clew the bank has is that in 1865, while- the teller’s back was turned, a bag of. gold containing about $3,000 was taken. This amount taken at its premium. value at thal time and with interest; cOmpounded fig- ures just about theamount now returned to the bank. _ ' —:'f.——.—"_—' .«L:SOciety Girl in Tights. NEW ”YORK, Sept. 19.—Miss Washburn, a former belle of this city, and well known in: Baltimore society, whose father was ”financially ruined by the Baring Bros crash, will make her debut as a chorus girl in the opera of “Indigo,” in Baltimore next Monday night. Miss Washburn says she proposes to make her own living, and the only thing that distresses her in be! new venture is that she will have to ap pear in tights. Gertrude Potter Free Again. CHICAGO, Sept. 19.—The marriage of F. Lee Rust to Miss Gertrude Potter has been annulled by Judge Horton on the ground that Mr. Rust is under age and incapable of contracting a legal marriage. The couple were secretly married at Beloit, Wis, last J unc by a Catholic priest, but il is claimed they have never lived together as man and wife. Miss Potter is the daughter of O. W. Potter, the multi—mil- lionaire. - Seventy Weds Nineteen. GREENSBURG, Pa, Sept. 19.—-—Miss Poll) Errett, aged seventy, last night becamt the wife of Lewis Batter, who confesses to but nineteen summers. The bride is wealthy and owns a large farm near here. Wing Lee Sent to Jail. NEW YORK, Sept. 19.——Wing Lee, the Americanized Mongolian who abducted Lizzie Sprowl from her home in Camden, N. J., was sentenced to three years and eleven months imprisonment. ' BRIEF MENTION. Frank Moore, the last member of tho gang of freight thieves who stole thou- sands of dollars’ worth of goods from Reading railroad cars in Bucks count) and vicinity, was convicted in Doylestown and sentenced to the penitentiary for a long term. All of his confederates have preceded him to that institution. Michael Trainen, brother-in-law Of Pros ecuting Attorney Dierke, of St. Louis, was mysteriously shot and mortally wounded in the street in that city. Word has been received at San Fran- ciscothat the long missing schooner Pan- monia, from the Marshall islands, was wrecked off the Hawaiian group and all on board lost, including Captain S'wedale, his wife and three children, a number 01 missionaries and the crew. ' Anumber of Chicago firemen contracted pneumonia from burning muriatic acid: the fumes of which they inhaled while ex- tinguishing a fire. Captain Mullins, Ol the fire patrol, died within six hours, and anumber of otherfiremcn are seriously ill. ' ‘ —-h 7’7.‘ BY SELLING THE Best '- Groceries AT THE LO‘VEST PRICES. Our Teas and Coffees ARE THE BEST AND CHEAPEST. N ickerson & Belts. Misses it loin SUMMER MILLINERY. We are Offerin our entire stock of millinery eta. GREAT R _DUCTION. Our Drlces are beyond competition. ———A Full Line of— “Mourning Goods _ Constantly on hand. HAIR GOODS, A SPECIALTY. COMEINGS MADE UP. 0 o E. s E as s‘ . Agency for M ethadame Griswold Corset We also keep the Warner Corset—C. B. ., a Sprite, Maneshc and others. COME EARLY TO SECURE THE BEST ' BARGAINS. ' e} 3N0 TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS. ' WIRE 1;. Missussroouu Announcement EXIPE‘EWI Norwa - Pa. Amohllboalre, Norualk, - Connecticut. Connected by rail via Danbury & Norwalk Railroad from South Norwalk Depot and New York and New Haven Railroad and 111 Ill Hlllll‘l of Norwalk, Can be Leased for BASE BALL CONTESTS, PICNIC PARTIES, CAMP MEETINGS, Military Exercises, Shooting Clubs, Clam Bakes, Sunday School Festivals, Agricultural Fairs, Horse Shows, Athletic Games or Any Form of Out-Door Pleasure. The :‘Norvvalk Park Amphitheatre Is so well known to the citizens of Norwalk that a description of it is unnecessary. It is sufficient to an- nounce that MR. GEORGE CLARKE has BOUGHT THE PROPERTY and has planned A RACE TRACK In combination with all the Beautiful Attractions and other pleasures to be derived from, visiting these. MOST CHARMING GROUNDS. For terms apply to , 0. E. WILSON,“‘3 Gazelle Bldg. 2' _ ounccment l 9‘ anew unhar-qn-craomw We are plea: ed to announCe that on Saturday, - September - 19th, I WILL OCCU-i THE C P E N I N ‘G- Of our Exceptionally Elegant Line Of DRESS GOODS ——-—AND—- ‘CLOAKS FOR THE FALL and WINTER OF ’91. The assortment contains, in great variety, the very Latest and Most Pleasing Styles of the Season. Such a superb line of new novelties cannot fail to meet your requirements. Prices Astonishingly . Low! !! j.--o‘u1o1ulL‘-$7~ EDITION FOR ‘30 CENTS. - arm 0 BOOK, excepting the Bible, has ever had such a sale in the United States as General Grant’s Memoirs. 650,000 copies have already gone into the homes of the rich, but the subscription price of $7 has placed it beyond the reach of people in moderate circumstances. 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Sheridan’s Memoirs, 2 vols,, sold by subscription for $6 00 Gen. MoClellan’s Memoirs, sold by subscription for - $3.75 All of these are bound in cloth, green and gold, in uniform style with Grant's Memoirs. THE COSMOPOLITAN is sent postage prepaid, but the postage on the books, at the rate of 4; cent per ounce, must be remitted with the order : Gen. Grant’s Memoirs, 96 OZ., 48 cents; Gen. Sheridan’s Memoirs, 92 oz., 46 cents; Gen. Sherman’s Memoirs, 84 oz., 42 cents; Gen. McClellaa’s Memoirs, 48 oz., 24 cents. ' WSend us at once $3.00 for year’s subscription to THE COSMOPOLITAN $1.50 for year’s subscription to THE WEEKLY GAZETTE, and 30 cents for a set of Memoirs—$4.80 in all—to which add postage on the particular set of Memoiis selected. Address all orders: _ THE WEEKLY GAZETTE, Norwalk, Conn. too 33 mo. - “lb-Mal" and liaison...- 33- Milo STREET, Honours. '1891. The Steamboat “our to ALBANY“ WILL MAKE DAILY TRIPS T0 ' NEW YORK. _ Leave South Norwalk at 7:45 a. m.; Sundays at 9:15 a. m. mg leave New York, Beekman street, at 2:30 p. East 3lst street at 2:50 p. m.; Saturdays at 2:20 p. (Not on storm ,. undays.) Return m.; Saturdays at 2 p. m.; undays at 5:40 p. m. m.; Sundays at 6:00 p. In. Fare-Single Tickets, 40c.; Excursion, 600. The City of Albany will make her regular trips during this week. E. K. LOCKWUOD. FRANK I. Jt lN l..‘~‘ E. K. LOCKWOOD 8» 00.. Plumbing, Steam and Hot Air Engineering FULL LINE OF Housu FURNISHING Goons NORWALK. CONN GIVEN AWAY FREE By the Reliable Merchants of Norwalk. SOLD BY. . '- - $500..Shoningcr Upright Piano. With Stool, Cover and Lamp. rm. rmr‘m... mu . J. W: 'STUD W ELL. ”*DealeriianTy Goods, 5 Gazette. Building. Norwalk. Blackmail,-~ ~‘: . , ‘ ~ Photographer and Artist,‘53 W a1. Street, Norwalk. Charles T. Leonard, Coal, Wood, Blue Stone and Ma- sons’ Building Materials, 33 to 4 Water street, Norwalk. 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Also, the . .inan willbe found on exhibition at SOME ONE OF NAMED FIRMS: Edward some; ’ Centennial Tea. 00., Fine Teas, Coffee's, Butter, Sugar and Spices, 18 Main Street. Jarvis Kellogg, ‘Boots and Shoes, Leather and Findingsf Special Attention Paid to Repairing. 31 Main Street. E. N. Sloan, , ‘. Picture Frames, Stationery, Toys and Fancy Goods, 29 Wall Street. .H. J. & G. S. Grumman, Manufacturers of Olden Time Root Beer and Soda, 43 Main Street. J. Spencer& Co., Watchmakers and Jewelers, 3 Main street. George H. Raymond, Furniture Dealer and Furnishing Undertaker and Embalmer, 46 and 48 Main Street. Nickerson§& Betts, Family Groceries, Flour, Feed Grain, Hay, Foreign and Domes tic Fruits, 35 and 37 Main street W. F. Lockwood, Dealer in Beef, Veal, Mutton, Pork, Poultry, Etc, 7 Main Street. Elias Gusowski, Merchant Tailor, 31 Wall Street corner Water. Mrs. W. Fawcett, Millinery Goods, Mourning Goods a specialty, 17 Main street. .John A. Riggs, Pharmacist, NO. 11 Main Street $500 REWARD. REWARD of Five Hundred Dollars .will be paid by the Selectmen of the Town of orwalk for the arrest and convictio of the oarty or parties setting any of the recent ncend1ary fires in said town, or any such that may occur hereafter. 40tf SERRA ESTA" } h T i . t e own OSCAR W. RAYMOND, of Norwalk. Dated at Norwalk. Februarv 16th. 1891. C. L. WERNER, 6 Main Street, Normans, Bake and Confectlo ner. Manufacturer of Ice llream, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Q‘Picnics and parties supplied on short notice. ALL KINDS OF CANDIES FRESH EVERY DAY. Selectmen of Leave our orders for S d MAI STREE .NORWALK "'1 a“ at 5 1 N SPECIAL SALE ———OF—- Boys’ Clothing. BOYS’ SCHOOL SUITS, ages 4 to 14, $1.25 to $2.00; worth double the money. , , BOYS’ LONG PANTS SUITS with VESTS, $2.50 to $3.50. BOYS’ KNEE PANTS, 25 cents. ' MET—Enos, 3775 28 WALL STREET, NORWALK /
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