m 'THE PEOPLE’S PAPER. LEADS-in ADVERTISING. . Wants, I Centa Word. ____—. Largest CircuiatiOn. Vol. I, No. 194. The Daily Gazette l.- issued very week-day at 3 P. 111.. at ONE CENT PER COPY. 'l'h. Cheapest Rates for Advertising, and THE LARGEST CIRCULATION. ‘ The Weekly Gazette. [Combined with Friday‘s Dailv.] 15 issued every Friday at Noon. at THREE CENTS PER COPY, 0R $1.50 PER YEAR. The Daily and Weekly. Served to Local Subscribers at TEN CENTS PER WEEK. OR $5.00 PER YEAR. A. H. BYINGTON. Proprietor. This paper has the largest circulation of rm 1, paper in the State west of Bridgeport. 0 UR J OBBIL‘ G DEPARTMENT. 'iiiz. HARRY M. GARDNER, JR. of New York, has charge of the GAZETTE'S Engraving, Book and Jobbing Department. He is an expert and experienced Job Printer. and no work en trusted to him will be unsatisfactorilv done. Amusements To- night. Erminie, Opera House. Our Borough Water. Mr. A. C. Arnold, an intelligent and esteemed citizen of our Borough, and who has Spent all his most active life managing water, called at the oflice of the DAILY GAZETTE, to’ commend the paper’s earnest interest in the public water situation. But he complains that we have not gone far enough. He says,and his ideas are certainly worthy of adoption, that the present dry time and emptiness of our two reservoirs should be instantly taken advantage of to cleanse and repair the gates and filters, and to get them into easy work- ing order, so that it will not cost ten dollars every time the water is shut off or let on. And more than that, this dry time and empty Grape reservoir should have been seized upon to change the old 12-inch feed or supply pipe, buried beneath the dam and extending down to where this twelve inch pipe connects with our new sixteen inch iron main below. . The absurdity of this feeding a six- teen inch main with a twelve inch feed, is enough, Mr. Arnold says, to make a dog laugh, but a Borough tax - payer cannot laugh because it is too serious a matter. Then again the Borough went to the expense of having aheavy cop per strainer made to cap this 12 inch feed pipe inside the reservoir, and throug h which it was generally supposed our water was being filtered, but the bare mud bottom of the reservoir rev eals the fact that this strainer has lain'fro m four to ten years sunk in the mud a rod away from the pipe it was built to cap or cover. These developments certainly reveal the need of the citizens of this Bor- ough securing the services of some one who has some moiety of common sense, added to, at least, a slight degree of interest in our public welfare. It would be a greater saving of money to our people to pay some competent man to superintend our water system,than to let things go on in the slip-shod way of he past. ____.v.. coo -— t ____ Forced to Back Down. The esteemed Sentinel has collapsed and crawfishes back into its hole so pit- ifully that it really excites commisera- tion. Yet its ambition to be deemed the biggest blackguard in journalism is so great and its humiliation so com- plete, that we in sheer pity help it out and generously supply it with the following fresh and peppery fund of in- vective, so that the esteemed Sentinel may fire it broadside at the ..“ bright - little DAILY GAZETTE.” Here it» is, clip- ped from the Redlands, Cal.. Courier : “There is a nauseating nondescript —a pretense Of journalism—called The Facts, published at Redlands. Intel- lectually, it is brainless. This journal- istic idiot does not possess a single in- tellectual faculty. It is the laughing stock of the newspaper world. It is gibed by. every intelligent man in the community. Its columns are reeking Wlth filth. Its consorts are the pariahs of society and the habitues of slums, the disgrace to the name of man, the debauched and debauchin of all that is pune, noble and holy. e grimaces of this disgusting nondescriptare pure- ly characteristic of the man. The snarl- ings of this lank, cadaverous, half- ‘starved, ill-visaged, knock-kneed, lop- Slded,. handy-legged, one-lunged, pen; ny-a-hner,w111.not again be noticed. We su gest taking this imbecile to a kenne and filling his empty pate with brains.” .The esteemed Sentinel’s invariable custom of discussing any question with an opponent, by calling vile names, is so irresistibly convincing to itself, that we fear its discreditable habitlis not easily to be broken, and so from the above rich mine of adjectives it can ea:- ‘ water famine. “Equal and Exact Justice to all Men of Whatever State or Persuasion, Religious or Political.”—Jqfl‘erson sily replenish its exhausted stock. But you make a desperate effort to repress your low and degrading habit and put man, even if you have to do violence to your natural instincts. life, abundant. prosperity and a thor- ough change of heart. -——————-c-o~>~————— Water Commissioner. MR. EDITOR :—It is evident that Mr. Van Buren would not accept the posi- tion of Water Commissioner here,while an oflicer of the Brooklyn system, and as it is understood Mr. Prowitt declines a re-election, let me urge a considera- tion of Mr. Frank Beers, who is one of the most skilled mechanics in town, and who knows more about our hy- drants-and water pipes than any man in town. Besides, he has no goods to sell-and no private axes to grind, nor would he call out a surveyor every time he put his boots on. Let his qualifica- tions be fairly considered when seeking a candidate for this importan%pcisi%on. —ooo————~———- — »7 He Won’t Have it. BROOKLYN, Sept. 24, 1891. 1117:. Editor.- I noticed in your issue. of last Wed- nesday that my name was used as apos- sible candidate for Water Commission- er. I would not accept any local office. My official position in Brooklyn car- ries with it all the work and responsi- bility I care to assume. But even if this was not the case, I could not per- mit my name to be used as a candidate for any office, as my views are not in harmon with the stand taken by the Boroug against public works. I am in favor of an immediate extension and further improvement of the Water Works. I also favor good roads, well- paved business streets, and improved lighting for the Borough. I am for a police force independent "of politics, and for a proper patrol of our main thoroughfares. The people of the Bor— ough are opposed to my policy, as was clearly shown by the vote taken re— cently on the question of improving our water works and our streets. Lack of a proper public Spirit will undoubtedly bring us low taxes, but it may create a condition of things that will make it hard for people to pay any taxes at all. Respectfully, ROBERT VANBUREN. ~- --< o ,-__,__,,. DANBURY SHORT OF WATER. Unless Rain Comes Soon There Will be a Famine. Danbury is suffering from a severe Just now the town is using the dregs of the large Padana- ram reservoir. The water is of a deep copper color and not invitingto drink. There has been a scarcity of water all summer. Last June it was discovered that the supply was running short. All the hat factories were notified of the limited supply, and were asked not to let any of it go to waste. The sprink- ling carts were taken off the streets, and the result was that the summer has been a dusty one, and the merchants have been continually complaining. However, there was no help for it, and the water supply kept growing smaller consumers, earnestly requesting them to be as economical in the use of water as possible. To-day the situation looks alarming. The present supply can last but a few days longer unless replenished by rain. There is some water in the small dis- tributing Kohanza reservoir, b ut that is being reserved for such emergency as might arise from fire or otherwise. Two reasons are assigned for the wa- ter famine. ed to go to waste; the other reason is the enormous quantity that is allowed to waste in ‘lhat factories. Every hat shop necessarily consumes a great deal of water in the dye and makers’ depart- ments, and through indifference, caused by continuous use, workmen allow the pipes and hose to run after filling the large tubes and vats. ...——————ooo — Slatlng. Several Of our good democratic friends, not to be outdone by their borough republican opponents, are said to have gotten tO- ether last night and also informally ta ked up the Situation. The consensus of opinion was that they could elect either of these three gentle- men as warden, viz; Gen. Durius N. Couch, Hon. James W. Hyatt or E. N. Sloan. . That for burgesses, a ticket composed of the followmg gentlemen, would be next to imposs1ble to beat, viz : Chas. E. Squires, O. E. Wilson, Platt Price, Charles A. Burr, A. C. Golding and John J. Walsh. For wa- ter commissioner,they will vote for who- . ever the republicans select, but prefer Frank H.Beers or Ephriam M. Merritt. O. Erminie To—night. Beautiful and bewitching Erminie is iven the children this afternoon and is to be repeated for adults to-night. This is, in many respects, the finest rendition of the many very creditable week that is past by the talentedAborn , Co. The Opera House should be crowd- ,ed to-night and we greatly mistake the taste of our people for good music and goodacting, and clean, reputable man- agement throughout, if the house is not packed. , and more tainted. Tuesday the water , department issued a notice to water In the early part of the . summer considerable water was allow- i ‘ the suffocating dust in front of our resi- operas given our play-goers during the i h e nder the auspices of the W came er ll . seriously, good neighbor, why don't, on at least the semblance of a gentle- ' The “bright .5 little DAILY GAZETTE ” wishes you long ’- N orwalk, Conn.. TERSE TALES OF THE TOWN. “To the- pure, all things are pure,” bro. Ellendorf. _ Mrs. George T. Brady returned from . Poughkeepsie, this morning. Mr.IsaacBuxton and his sOn John got home from their western trip yesterday. i . i —Photographs,f$1 per doz. at Lewis’, i 11 Main Street. 193-3t. getically cleaned up to-day. The Railroad commissioners ex- amined the Danbury & Norwalk road yesterday. If you want to secure a good seat for Pinafore, Monday evening, get it at once, as they are going fast. The Niagara excursion party re- turned yesterday afternoon, and all re- port a vei y pleasant trip. Dr. Samuel 1). Burchard, of Rum, Romanism and Rebellion fame, died at Saratoga yesterday, aged 79 years. —Chambermaid wanted at Collins’ American House. There will be a special temperance service for men, to-morrowafternoon at 4 O’clock, at the Y. M. C. A. hall. Miss Baird treated her pupils to a drive yesterday afternoon in Gregory’s large four-horse carryall and two- horse wagonette. Mr. Eben Church, Of Boston, is home, as his mother, Mrs. Wm. Church, 91111 the W'estport road, is dangerously 1 . Mr. James Walsh, Of Chestnut street, who has been sick for the last three months, has gone to Boston for his health. —8 Tin-types for 50 cents at Lewis’, 11 Main Street. 193-3t. Dr. Charles A. Eastman, of Boston, offers to come to Norwalk and person- ally superintend the organization and mitinlagement of the proposed new hos- pi a . The Odd Fellows of Norwalk, who are members of the Odd Fellows’ Mu- tual Aid Association, will be pleased to learn that the will have no assessments for next mont . The steamer Nonowantuc, while en- tering her dock, at Bridgeport, yester- day, ran into and stove a hole in a yawl from State’s Attorney Fessenden’s yacht, Eclipse, —Timothy J. Byrnes has opened his Tailoring Establishment at 20 Wall street, and is now ready to receive or- ders for Fall and Winter Clothing. Give him a call. 193-3t The summary of the Weekly Record for the current week shows a heavy gain in real estate transactions. Real estate sales, Norwalk 14. Real estate mortgages, Norwalk $4100. ——Did you ever buy a piece of meat that did not come through “The Butch- ers’ Association ? ” If you would like to know its flavor, just drop into the new “Peoples’ Market,” 20 Wall street. It E. J. WADHAMS. Yesterday an envelope containing a number of important items from our South Norwalk correspondent was nOt delivered by the car-driver to whom it was entrusted until too late for publica- tion. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea company, of 41 Main street, are out withanew advertisement to-day, an- nouncinga new invoice of the finest coffees, teas, baking powders and con- densed milk. It is a God-send to us poor borough- ites that we can once more wet down dences, and sprinkle the dying grass on our lawns. The city water cannot be excelled for this. —-—Admission to the concert in the Norwalk M. E. church, Wednesday evening, Oct. 7, 25 cents. Tickets now onzsale athinneo’s, and Gregory’s drug store and I. M. Hoyts’ drug store, So. Norwalk. _ It is said that another reason Why our Water Commissioners do not con- ‘nect our mains with those of the City at Broad River, is that they are fear- ful that the pressure would burst up the entire system of our. paste-board pipes. The Perry Webb concert last night, at the Congregational church was a great success so far as the quality of the entertainment was concerned, but not as fully attended as it should have been. It is thought the ladies Wlll re- alize about $25 on account of it for their church debt. Several members of the Alpha Wheel Club intend taking a country run to- morrow, if the weather is clear. They will ride to New York, via Tarrytown and any one wishing to accompany them can do so by meetin at the Ma- sonic building at 6 O’cloc to-morrow morning. ‘ Miss Ida Clothier, Of Boston, deliv- ered an eloquent and tonching address last evening in the Baptist church. She C. T. U. to Speak on temperance. Miss Clothier said nothing in regard to pol- itics directly, as a means of putting down the “Destroying Angel,” but dwelt mostly on the necessaty of per- sonal missionary temperance work. Our borough streets are being ener- ' Saturday Evening, September 26, 1891. Hon. James W. .Hyatt returned nan Tallapoosa, last night. - ‘ Joseph Moore is the new night watch- man at S. W. Gregory’s livery stable. Seventeen new vbters have been made up to noon today, out of a total of 144, to be made. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Sibley, of Troy, N. Y., are Visiting at John H. Aiken’s, on Main street. Josiah Gautier Gregory, clerk at E. K. Lockwood’s store, will spend Sun- day at New York andManhattan Beach. Miss Nettie Hyatt; daughter of Mr. S. G. Hyatt, of New Rochelle, is vis- iting her cousin, Miss Birdie Hyatt, of West avenue. ; Miss Juliet Gre dry, who has been visiting Mr. and Ira. George Ward Selleck for some time past, returns to her home in Danbury tO-dayJ The following is a list of unclaimed letters remaining at the Norwalk post- Ofiice: Mell Essemoine, care of Lee’s Circus, L. W. Johnson, Julia 0. Lud- low, 2, Miss Libbie H. Price. Harry Merrill of the Alpha Wheel Club is entered in the bicycle races of the Riverside Wheel Club, which will be held on the grounds of the Manhat— tan Athletic Club, New York, on Oct. 31‘ . The horses Walton Boy, Iodine and Daisy 0., returned to-day from the races at Waverly, N. J. They will be turned out, for rest. as all three are in poor condition after their hard cam- paign the past summer. A picture of Canton Thomas Wylie, Patriai‘chs Militant, of Stamiord, is on exhibition in Glover & Olsen’s store window. They are a fine looking body Of men, the best looking of whom is William H. Jones of Norwalk. At Hale’s drug store you can get the most exquisitely delicious glass of coffee soda to be found anywhere in Con- necticut’s eight counties. They extract their own syrup from the best of coffee and enrich it with pure cream. Capt. Enos Kellogg has purchased the Acton Place on Riverside avenue, ad- joining the cemetery, and which in the future may be attached to it. After putting on a new roof and otherwise improving it, it Will be occupied by Wm. E. Ferris, the hatter. Cannecticut took away about $2,000 from the races at \Vaverly, N. J ., last week. The money was divided be- tween W. H. Lockwood, of Norwalk, and “Jack” Trout, of Moodus. Had the horse Shipman not gone lame, $700 more would have come to this town. Dr. W. G. Brownson,of New Canaan, has been appointed house surgeon at the Noroton Soldiers’ Home. Dr. Bronwson has practiced medicine twenty six years, and is every way competent to occupy the position to which he has been called. The doctor intends mov— ing to NOI‘Oton at an early date. Deputy Sheriff Michael F. Slocum, of Winsted, died on Wednesday of bil- ious dysentery, aged 42. He was a brother of Rev. W. J. Slocum, pastor of St. Mary’s church. He was prominent in politics and a bright, genial man who made warm friends wherever he went, many of whom live here in Norwalk. He leaves a wife and four children. John C. Hubbard, who formerly oc- cupied an editorial position on the DAI- LY GAZETTE, has resigned from the staff of the New Haven Morning News, to become a member of the editorial staff of the New Haven Register. He is an experienced and accomplished worker in almost all lines that go toward the creation of a newspaper, and the Reg- ister is to be congratulated on secur- ing his services. Old Victory, one of the horses in Trainer Lockwood’s string, is a lucky animal. Thursday he was entered in the 2:17 Iace at the state fair, at Waver- ly, N. J. in which were two other The race was not finished that day, but Victory was assured of third money, and so did not start yesterday, when the race was finished. The other two horses started. and the winner dis- tanced the second horse, which disqual- ified the latter and second money was given Victory. TO-morrow will be the last chance that lovers of good. church music will have to hear Mrsfi' S. H. Huntington’s choir at St. Paul’s. After to-morrow the present Choir will be succeeded by a boy chair. Mr. Everett Noyes, who has contributed much toward the pres- ent choir’s success, has resigned and accepted a position in St. John’s church, Stamford. Mrs. Huntington’s friends will greatly miss her from St. Paul’s, for it has been by her indefa- tiguble efforts alone that the choir has geeai brought to its present high stan- ar . Thomas Noonan, of New Canaan, was in town yesterday afternoon. and as is the case when Tom comes down, he and J ohn Barleycorn had a set to,_in which, as usual, the latter was the Win- ner. Tom was very drunk about 5.30 last evening, and seated in a two wheeled road wagon drawn by an old black horse, went up Belden avenue on adead run. Several times he came near falling out, but recovered himself with difficulty. Noonan was full of the racing spirit in addition to his load of other spirits, and when he came to Franklin avenue thought he was on the Fair Ground race track. He raced from Belden avenue to the Park, and back, stopping occasionally at the un- licensed saloon to “rub down,” and this he continued for a half hour or more, when he proceeded up Riverside avenue in the direction of his home. Colored Pugillsts Scrap. William Coffee and William Downes, two colored pugilists of Bridgeport, had a prize fight early this morning at Nichols’ Ccnter. When time was called- for the sixth round, Coffee threw up the sponge. Measure the Reservoirs. It is suggested that this is just the time to make an accurate measurement of our two storage reservoirs. This has never been done and now is the first good time we ever have had, to know how much water we can store. -— —————-<+ »~~~m.——-- Pinafore. Bright and glorious Pinafore, so full of musical gems, is to be given by Special request of a number of our citi- zens, on Monday night, at the Opera House. This will close a week of most delightful comic Opera here, which has been rendered with far more than usual acceptability by the deservedly popular Aborn troupe. OO—--————-‘ Bridgeport’s Police Muddle- An injunction was served last night on Captain Pinkerman, Police Commis- sioners. Grant and Fisher, of Bridge- port, restraining them from placing any person in command to succeed Chief .Rylands and Pinkerman from assuming command of the department. The injunction was received by Chief Rylands. The Office of chief has been abolished, but Rylands is determined to hold on. 0.0—“ WILLIADI GOULD GUILTY.' The Jury Had to Send for a Dictionary to Help Them Out. BUFFALO, Sept. 26.—The trial of Wil- liam Gould, Jr., for aiding and abetting Bookkeeper Whitney in falsifying the ac— counts Of the Albany City National bank, was concluded in the United States dis- trict court here. The jury came into court after having been out seventeen hours, and Foreman Sweet stated that they had been unable to agree and wanted to ask a question. “\Ve want to ask if a verdict of guilty would be required if we find that \Villiani Gould knew the books were being falsified.” The court answered that the defendant was indicted for “aiding and abetting” the de- frauding of the bank, therefore, if they found that. Whitney did appropriate money, and that Gould knew it, they must bring in a verdict of guilty. The court directed the jury to retire, and impressed upon them the importance of arriving at a conclusion in the case, as it would be a. hardship and an unnecessary expense to both sides to subject it to trial again. The defense took an exception to the remarks Of the court. After some time the jury sent into court for a copy of Webster’s Dictionary. This request caused a smile in the courtroom. A copy of the unabridged was found, and after passing the court’s inspection it was taken into the jury room. Later on the jury had another question for the court. It was, “If the jury find that \Vhitney continuously falsified the accounts and abstracted funds and misplaced them, would that prove \Vhitney’s intent to de‘ fraud?” To this the court answered, “Yes, bearing in mind that Whitney knew what he was about.” Counsel for defense took an exception. The jury retired and in ten minutes had agreed. The defendant was sent for and the jury filed into court. The foreman said, “We find the defendant guilty.” Gould received the news with perfect stolidity. The jury was polled and then discharged with the thanks of the court. It is learned that the word which puzzled some of the jurymen and made it neces- sary to have recourse to the unabridged was the word “intent.” Gould was a member of the publishing firm of Gould& 00., of Albany, and by collusion of Bookkeeper Whitney was en- abled to overdraw his account at the bank to the extent of $60,000. Gatling’s New Invention. MARION, Ind, Sept. 26.—Dr. Richard J. Gatling, the inventor of the Gatling gun, has invented a process for the manufacture of heavy guns, which he believes will be as great a success as his machine gun. Dr. Gatling has several patents which cover both a composition and a mechanical pro- cess. The former he declares to be much greater in tensile strength than any here tofore known, and by the latter he coils molten metal about a core, securing the strength and elasticity of a wire warp with none of its defects. Garza’s Narrow Escape. LAREDO, Tex., Sept. 26.—Centrina Garza, the revolutionist, by a narrow chance, escaped lynching just across the border. From information to hand it is known that Garza had in some way separated himself from his followers. The Mexicans ran across and captured him and were making preparations to lynch him, when his men came upon the scene and rescued him. Garza and men crossed to Texas during the night and are being pursued by United States troops. To Succeed Commissioner Lyman. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—The declination of ex—Representative McComas, of Mary‘ land, leaves the president Somewhat at sea in his search for a successor to Commie. sioner Lyman. The name last mentioned in connection with the place is that 0 Charles E. Coon, of New York, ex—assist ant-secretary of the treasury. A Tough Man’s Triple Crime. QUINCY, Ky., Sept. 26.—-John Carr, a worthless fellow, living here, murdered his wife, sister-in-law named Evans, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Evans, and then cut his throat from ear to ear. The kill- ing and suicide was done with a corn knife. Carr was a very tough man and a terror in this community. Women Counterfeiters Caught. NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—Rosaiina Cos taialo and Francesca Lorana, two Italian women residing at 62 Catherine street, have been arrested,- charged with manu' facturing counterfeit five' cent nickels In their'apart'm‘ents were found five molds and forty spurious nickels. ii ADDITIONAL SOUTH NORWALK. East Norwalk is a dusty place tO-day. Mr. J. H. Knapp’s four tenant house on Tolles street, is being repainted. Capt. Clark’s yacht will be on the deep blue With a Danbury party next Tuesday. A woman and her five children were about our streets this morning, looking for a lost dog. ‘ “Tip,” bag age-master Ralph Bur- chard’s little 0g is dead—Hour. Ah . there. “dog wash.” The; Praying band willjmeet at the home of Mrs. Clark, in West Norwalk, to-morrow evening. Capt. Middlebrook, Capt. Ogden, Lieut Oxhart and others are out on the yacht, Viola, to-day. Messrs. Hotchkiss, others are out with “Three Brothers” tO-day. Mrs. Alice Bates of West Norwalk, who was reported as being dangerous- ly ill at the home- of her aunt in Win- sted, is almost fully recovered. _ Landlord Lassen, of the Calf Pas- ture Grand Union hotel, was here this morning with fire in his eye and two baskets of tomatoes in his am. one do cuisme, looking for Sam Irelan , whom he claimed had been shootin chickens on h1s(Lassen’s)reserve. The eadchick- on was on Capt. Clark’s yacht, Three Brothers, this morning, and Capt. Clark spoke of it. as a meadow lark, left there by a gunning party he had out yester- day. P. S. There will be a better item thant this when the officer and landlord mee . It is hardly within the province of a reporter to suggest the name of any- one for a public office, but if the demo- crats of this city are short of timber, (and we do not believe it,) why not take a mason, W. H Smith for in- stance. A rising young man, good and true. And the republicans! What’s the matter of J. Russell Frost, an at- torney of ability, and a man who would if elected, fill the office to the dignity uintard and apt. Clark’s and credit of the city. There are others but either of these two gentle- men would be all that could be desired. 0. White Brandy, ——For _Brandy Peach preserving, mince pies, etc. tf 183 BETTS & FARRINGTON’S. .0. CHURCH SERVICES. FIRST CONGRECATIONAL.—-Rev. Thos. K. Noble, pastor. Services at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Morning subject, “A Question of Duty in the Light of History.” In the evening Rev. Joseph N. James, secretary of “'lhe Connecti- cut Temperance Union,” will speak to the people on some aspects of the tem- perance question. The public cordi- ally invited. Y. P. S. C. E. at 6.30 p. m. Mid-week prayer meeting on Thurs- day evening at 8 O’clock. ST. PAUL’S—Rev. S. T. Graham, rec- tor. Divine service with sermon 10.30 a. m. Subject, “Old Wells Dug Out.” Divine service (special choral) with sermon 7.30 p. m. Subject, “Is Life Worth Living?” Sunday school at 12 In. A cordial welcome to all. CALVERY BAPTIST—Rev. M. J. Has- kins will preach at 4 and 7.30 p. In. Praise meeting 10. 30 a. m. A German religious service will be held at Knudson’s Hall, 37 Chestnut street, South Norwalk, every Sunday afternoon, hereafter, at half past one gclock. All are welcome. NO collec- ion. FIRST BAPTIST, Rev. F. E. Robbins pastor ; services at 10:30 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. Subject, morning, “Coming as a little Child,” subject, evening, “Christ’s Baptism.” At the event; service the ordinance of Baptism m] be administered to two candidates. The public cordially invited. Seats free. ' GRACE—Rev. S. H. Watkins, rector. Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity,” Sept. 27, Morning prayer and sermon 10.30 a. m., Sunday School 12 m. Evening prayer and sermon 7:30. All are wel-. come. METHODIST.——The pastor, Dr. Geo. Van Alstyne will preach at 10. 30 a. _m. and 7.30 p. m, Subject of morning sermon : “The Fruits of Neglect,” for the evening: “The Dead Hand Touch- ing the Present. Public cordially 1n- vited. Good music and gentlemanly ushers aIWays. . Cheese- ——Roquefort, Edam, Brie, Limbur- ger, Cream, Breet and all other kinds of rich cheese at tf 183 BETTs & FARBINGTON’S. —.——--—.v.—4+ , Board of Health. , At the meeting yesterday of the Town Board of Health. Drs. Gregory, of the Borough, and BrOwn, Of East Norwalk, were appointed to examine the grapes in our market, said to be poisfimed with the alleged verdigris was . ' ~ ..___ -_._‘.. , .___- Epworth League PresldentSulcld 9: Nelson J. Barnum, a ed 40 years, a. prominent resident of anbury, com- mitted suicide yesterday morning by taking morphine. Hezwas undoubted- l temporarily insane. He was preSi- dint of the- Epworth League of the Methodist church and a member of the Samaritan lodge of Odd Fellows. He leaves a widow and two children. Yesterday afternoon, four? boys, whose ages range from 15' to 19 years, and who are employed as“coremakers” at Arnold’s foundry, struck' for higher wages. It is not expected that’the dis- satisfied boys will be-able to stop work; . at the foundry, but that four other boys will readily be found. to. take -- their places. ,. . - ' Price One Cent. CANIBALISM IN -_ RUSSIA. Starvation Driving Peasant Parents to Eat Their Own. Children. HUNGER RULES THE LAND. The Entire Population of Some Villages Dying from Want of Food—Several ., Whole Families Perish in 3 Railroad Collision in Spain. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 26.—-The distress among the peasants is increasing. Pota- toes are failing in many districts and a new insect known as sook, more destruct- ive than the Hessian fly, has appeared. The whole population of some villages in Astrakhan are dying of starvation. The doctors prescribe corn instead of medicine. There are stories afloat, evidently only too true, of parents eating their children in Nijni-Novgorod. The authorities in many places are levying a tax on laborers wher- ever they obtain work. The Starving peas- antry continue to set fires in the hope of plunder. No less than tWenty-eight farm- houses, with stock and . stores, have been burned by incendiaries at Kozieglov, Rus- ' . sian Poland. The Strikes Getting Serious. The latest Siberian advices are to the efiect that the railway strikes are assum— . ing a serious aspect, and ' the governor favors vigorous measures in dealing with the striking laborers. , The czar, while recently conversing with the prince of Naples, said, “Although I no longer belong among the younger sov- ereigns of Europe, nevertheless I count myself among those princes of the young- er generation who are ready to study the needs of the people and to regulate their conduct accordingly. ” of the Grand Duchess Paul was due to a recent carriage accident, which caused a premature accouchement. An Operation was performed and was successful, but she gradually sank and never recovered consciousness. The czarowitch and his - siSter and one of the Greek princesses have left Athens for Russia. A Spanish Railroad Horror. SAN SEBASTIAN, Sept. 26.~—Seymour Lu- cas and Maurice Long, the latter British . vice consul at Malaga, were killed in a railroad collision between Burgos and San Sebastian. Several entire families .. perished, including the judge of Victoria, with his wife and daughter. Some Eng-' lishmen with tourist tickets were also killed. Most ofthe passengers were asleep at the time of the collision. Twenty dead and twenty-three injured, four of whom have since died, were extricated from the debris. When the queen received news of - the disaster she stopped the fetes in honor of her daughter’s birthday and requested the minister of justice to send all details. Another Chinese Outrage. LYONS, Sept. 26.—The office of the Mis' slons Catholiques at this place has received advices from China stating that the na— tives had attacked three monks at north. ern Chansi, and that nothing had been heard from the Vicar Apostolic. Fears are entertained for the safety of the monks and the ninety inmates of the Chansi orphanage. The New Cardinals. _ LONDON, Sept. 26.—The Rome corre spondent of The Chronicle says that it is . practically settled that there will be no‘ ‘ " more American cardinals at present. Six of the new cardinals will be Italians, and one Hungarian. The Latest German Field Marshal. BERLIN, Sept. 26.—The emperor has ap- pointed the grand duke‘ of Hesse-Darm- stadt a. general of infantry and field mar- shal of the German empire. A Rather Rapid Youngster. ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 2B.——While spend- ing 'money with a. free hand the young twelve-year—old son of Mr. J. H. Dai- ton, of Alexandria, Va., was arrested. and held on a. telegram received from his father stating that the boy had run away from home a few days ago. The young statedthathe is a. page in. the house of representatives at Washington and had been sent here to watch a congressman who had run away from that city with several checks. His} father arrived from Virginia and took the boy home with him. A Politician Fined and Jailed. . SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.—-Judge Wal‘ lace sentenced Richard Chute. a well known politician, to pay a fine of $500 and five days in the county jail for contempt of court. Chute was subpoenaed by the grand jury investigating certain scan dais affecting members of the late Califor- nia legislature. Chute disregarded the subpoena, asserting that the present grand ' . jury is not a legally organized body. ' . _ A Destructive Blaze. ‘ . BETHLEHEM, Pa, Sept.,26.—The lar est ' '1 fire for years visited the borough of la— 2,: tington. Gross, Fitzinger &,'Co.’s hard- ware store, Horlacher’s__ saloon, Neif’s‘ .i hotel and several private residences were destroyed. The loss is very heavy, mostly insured. ' - ‘ Mrs. Harrison Accepts. . AURURNDALE,Mass., Sept.’26.-Mrs.Hai- I risen has accepted the invitation to are- caption by the Newton club at Newton- ' ville on Saturday afternoon. Governor Russell, ex-Governo'r Claflin and General anks are expected to be present. ' An Explosion in a Bank Vault. ONCORD, N. H., Se t. 26.—Arthlr S. Do e, a . clerk, was bad y burned and Di- rector W. B. Fiske had his hair. and beard smged by an explosion of , gas in the vault of thé‘_Fii-St Nati 'Iial'bank. The rear was or the‘vault wasililown out. ' ' "‘ ‘ AMoscow dispatch says that the death fellow was very well dressed,rshrewd and. . : $150,000. He forged his father’s name to,
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