Largest Circrllation. THE PEOPLE’S PAPER. Vol. I, No. 218. 5:333 "l - 1 or: I . ,, * ETTE ~“Ecjual and Exact Justice to all Men of Whaleverl State or Persuasion, Religious or Political.”—Je erson Norwalk, Conn, Thursday Evening, October 29, 1891. LEADS in ADVERTISING. * Wants, l Cent a Word. -‘ 'g Price One (lent. The Daily Gazette Is tsmed very week-day at 3 P. M.. at ONE CENT PER copy. Ire st Rates fer Advertising, and THE LARGEST CIRCULATION. The The Weekly Gazette. [Combined with Friday 5 Dallv.l Is issued ever-y Friday at Noon, at THREE CENTS PER COPY. OR $1.50 PER YEAR. The Daily and Weekly.j Served to Local Subscribers at. TEN CENTS rEn WEEK. on $5.00 PER YEAR. A. H. BrINGTON. Proprietor This paper has the largest circulation of any paper in. the State west ofBriclgcpw-t. 0 UR J OBBIL‘ G DEPARTTHEJVT. tin. HARRY M. GARDNEE. JR. of New York. his charge of the GAZETTE'S Engraving, Book and Jobbing Department. He is an expert tlld experienced Job Printer. and no work eu- trusted to him will be unsatisfactorilv done. , Tne Country Towns. Among the facts brought out by the last census has been the decay in some country towns, and the arrested de- velopment in others. Although the population of the coun- try has greatly increased. the propor- tion of gain has been larger in the cit— ies than in the rural districts. Aside from the newer agricultural states the gainhasbeenlargely by the cities. One unpleasant and very material fact in connection with this state of “ arrested development ” is the depreciation in the value of farm lands. There are some people who attribute this state of affairs to the tariff. but ianngland,whose tariff policy is the reverse of ours, the last decade has witnessed a great depre- ciation in the values of agricultural land. We may therefore dismiss the tariff as a factor in this unpleasant re- sult. The declines in the value of New England agricultural land may be at- tributed to the cheap and plenteous products of a fertile Western soil, till— ed by machinery. and served by rail- ways which bring these products to the Eastern market. Much of our New England land forbids the use of ma- chinery, by its roughness, hills and presence of stone. Nearly all the chi- cient laborers have gone to the factory towns, and so our farmer is left With poor help, or none at all, to raise crops on a poor soil by band-labor to com- pete with crops raised on a fertile soil by machinery. In other wOrds, it is a poor soil and human hands against a fertile soil and And feriility and machinery win. Then, too, the value of wood- land has fallen because ofthe af- most universal use of coal for fuel and iron for structural purposes. The outlook of the New England land-own- cr is not very flattering, and he ha‘ a companion in misery in the rural Eng~ lish land law. The question suggests itself : Are there better times ahead ? This may be answered “ yes” in part, and in part “ no.” Smooth. fertile land, lying in large bodies, susceptible of cultivation by machinery and near good markets should have a fair valuation. Rough, stony land must decline until its mar- ket value is reached. \Vhen, however, the West is filled up by a population that will consume all it produces there must be a substantial rise in the value of desirable New England farms. Un— derlying all these reasons lies the fact that the life Of the farmer is a hard one. There is no more deceptive ideaabroad than that anybody can be a successful farmer, but when we consider the mul- titude of details connected with farm- ing and its dependence on favoring weather, we can see that the average farmer must be both active and vigi- lant. Hard as may be the lot of the farmer, the lot of the farmer’s wife is harder. Few, if any, of those appliances which save flesh and sinew have as yet found their way into the farmer’s kitch- en. There are pleasing exceptions to this statement, but not enough to break its force as a rule. Poets haveraved over the delights of rural life, and politicians seemingly turn green with envy when they survey the domains of “his majesty the Amer- ican farmer,” but still it is hard work and plenty of it. There is, however, one point on which the farmer is wrong, and that is he does not see the commer- cial value of good roads, and until he does he will be a prisoner on his farm, and paying to the wagon maker and veterinary what should go to the road maker, to say nothing of the time con- sumed in making three trips to market where one might do. Then, too, good roads mean more opportunities for so- cial meetings, conventions, etc. , etc., all which tend to rub off those angulari- ties of our natures, and bring out this fire of the intellect. The American farmer deserves and needs prosperity. When he is thriving the country is pros- perous, when he has hard luck all other businesses feel it. machinery. ' Happenings To—nlght. Hospital Fain—Armory. Opera House. —Frost & Fanshaw’s Co . ‘ *—-—-oco TERSE TALES OF THE TOWN. Another white frost with thin ice last night. Arn’t you glad there is no election in Connecticut? _________ —Fresh Hams, 12c. People’s Mar- ket, 21 Wall street. 214131 The revision of the registration in New York shows, for the four days, 261,523. F. Kocour is building two new win- ter overcoats for Officers Howard and Morehouse. ' Frank H. Ruscoe has started a suc- cessful branch of h'g Commercial Col- lege at Danbury. Send in your ballots for the WEEKLY GAZETTE suit of clothes contest before noon to-morrow. —New Smoked Hams, 1250. People’s Market, 21 Wall street. 214tf R. H. Wheeler, of Saugatuck, has been granted a patent on a new im- provement 1n button fasteners. A special meeting of Court Narruck, A. O. F., will be held this evening at their rooms in the GAZETTE building. —Ask to see our new line of boys’ flannel waists. Norwalk Boston Store. Mr. Ira Cole. having completed _ his moving yesterday, passed hls first night at his Elmer-est stone castle last night. The horse cars are doing a thrifty business and also greatly accommodat- ing the public visiting the Hospital alr. .—Porter House Steak, 16c. People’s Market, 21 Wall street. 214tf Rev. and Mrs. Watkins are visiting Mrs. Paige in New York and will be at their home, Grace church rectory, to- morrow. On complaint of Anthony Comstock thirteen men were held at. the Tombs yesterday, for trial, charged with sell- ing lottery tickets. Patrick Galvin. aVVaterbury prisoner confined in the jail at New Haven, com- mitted suicide yesterday by hanging himself to the door. The sheep case of D. H. Van Hoosear vs. Town Of Wilton,is still on at Bridge- port, but Attorney Hurlbutt expects it to be concluded to-day. Edwin E. Marshall of the U. S. Navy shot himself dead at Chicago yesterday, the result of an old feud with his beau- tiful and wealthy \vife. Elliot King, after Solon Chase the most noted leader in the Greenback movement in Maine, died yesterday at Portland, Of heart disease. The Cobble Hill trespass case of Wa- terbury vs. Murphy, is on once more, before Justice Smith and ajury at South N orwalk tO-day. Gray for Waterbury, Capt. Frost for defendant. —All day Friday, (bargain day), you can buy remnants of wool dress goods at 25 per cent. reduction from the reg- ular retail price, at the Norwalk Bos- ton Store. Solon B. Wales of Monroe, known in this city as the “berryman,” sold 24 baskets of strawberries picked on his farm last Saturday to several of our grocerymen.——Bridgeport Post. This evening the Boys’ Choir of .Trin- ity church, Bridgeport, is to glve a special musical service at Christ church, Westport, on which oocasmn Rev. L N. Booth is to deliver an address. The treasury balance is gradually in creasing, notwithstanding the steady redemption of 4% per cent. bonds and the disbursement of over $10,000,000 this month on account of pensions. -—Corporal James Tanner of Wash- ington, D. C., will attend the Fair of Hobbie Post, G. A. R., at Stamford Frlday evening of this week, no mis- F. A. FABLEY. We have received from Secretary John S. Jones a copy of the proceedings of the eighth annual convention of the Connecticut State Firemen’s Assocm- tion, held at New Britain, J une 16 and 17. The schooner Eva Leonard, which ran aground. south of the propellor dock last Tuesday. floated at high water last night, after being lightened, and is now at Hill’s wharf unloading the remainder of her cargo. The clergy showed their interest in the Hospital Fair last evening, by their welcome presence. Revs. Doctors Van Alstyne and. Noble, Revs. Hallock, Burnes and Graham, were centers of social interest on the floor of the dense- ly packed hall. -—.O.-—‘ Dead on the Track. Yesterday the dead body of a man was found on the railroad track near Quincy, Mass. On a card found in his pocket was written -“Jacob Hillback, Stony Creek, Conn.” Hillback is well known in Stony Creek and up to about three months ago was employed in the quarries of the N orcross Brothers. He was a single man about forty-eight years of age. , Engineer Wood went to Hartford this morning'on busmess. He Will re- turn this evenlng. ,. Horace E. Dann and Thomas S. Morison are in Litchfield county on a. hunting expedition. The Choral Society have settled _on the evening of Nov. 20th, for givmg their concert at the First Congrega- tional Church. ____»7_ John Dillon was stonedwhile passing through the streets of Cork last even- ing, and one man struck him _a_heavy blow on the leg with a stick, Injurlng him slightly. Harvard University has been refused permission to lay electric wires for the purpose of lighting the College bulld- ings and grounds by electricity by the Cambridge, Mass. , Board of Aldermen. —-Do not fail to visit the Norwalk Boston Store on Friday, (bargain day) and secure a pair of those chamois gloves, worth $1.25, for 790. At the county court house, Bridge— port, yesterday mornlng, beforeJudge -J. M. Hall, the quo warranto of Ry- lands vs. Pinkerman was postponed until Nov. 16, owing to Pinkerman’s attorney not having prepared his case. Inspector Hall of the Post Office De- partment, says he has found the New England Debenture Company, of Port- land, Me., to be a fraudulent concern, and presented evidence to that effect to the United States District Attorney in Boston yesterday. —You can get all-wool skirt patterl 5, worth $1.19, for 840.. on Friday (bar- gain day) at the N orwalk Boston Store. This sale takes place in the cotton un- derwear department from 9 to 12 a. m. The Hartford Courant enters upon ‘its one hundred and twenty-eighth year to-day. The Courant while old in years is as sprightly as a three year old when it comes to news. May its shadow never grow less. Buckingham Post, at their meeting last evening, voted to attend the meet- ing of Hobbie Post. at Stamford. to- morrow evening, at which time ex- Com. Of Pensions, James Tanner, will make an address. The wife of the son of the late 'Sena- tor James Dixon, of Hartford, 18 en- deavoring to break her mother’s will. Mrs. D. was cut off, although an only child, on account, it is stated, of her having married young Dixon, (who was reputed to be dissipated,) and the entire estate of her father, valued at $300,000. was devised by the mother on her death to others. “The other day,” relates the Allen- town (Pa.) Chronicle, “a farmerdrove through Walnut street with a load of apple-butter which he sold at an un- usually cheap price, and the demand was so great that the farmer could not dish it out fast enough. One of the eager purchasers asked the farmer’s son why the apple-butter was sold so cheaply and received the reply : ‘_‘ Why, the cat fell into the kettle while we were boiling it and mom said she’d be blanked if she’d eat it.” —Friday being “ bargain day” at the Norwalk Boston Store, they will sell from 3 to 4 o’clock men’s camel’s hair and white merino shirts and drawers at 250. per garment. Mr. Stephen Comstock will move into his new little cottage palace on St. John Plaee, during Novomber, provided he can ever get the house comple’ely fin- ished up. now that it is done. His ex- perience is the same as that of every other man, who builds a house to llve in himself. It takes a long time after it is done, to finish it, or as the Yankee expressed it, when asked when his new house would be completed, said: “It won’t be done as soon as I expected and I knew it wouldn’t all the time.” But Comstock always gets there. George S. Read, who claim Brooklyn as his residence, was before Justice Coolidge this morning, charged with drunkenness. Read is ablock carver by trade, and scrapes blocks in meat markets for a consideration. Yester- day he struck town, and secured a few jobs from which he realized about 331. At 11.30 last evening he came near turninga handspring through one of the Boston Store windows. Officers Howard and Morehouse gathered him in and took him to Gehebevflle, where he passed the night. After un- winding a pitiful tale of a dependent wife and two children, the Justice sent him to jail for ten days. ., ~—ooo-n——L—-————— R eligious. The following evangelistic services are to be held at the Methodist Eplsco- pal Church, Norwalk, November 1st to the 8th. The following programme embraces the themes and speakers: Nov. 1, Sermons by the Pastor, Geo. Van Alstyne; Nov. 2, Young People and their Religious Vows,'Rev. D. G. Downey; Nov. 3, Loving Christ and - Saving Souls.Rev. S. O. Curtice ; Nov. 4, Consecration Unto God and Service Unto Men, Rev. I. Simone, D. D. ; Nov. 5, The Secret of Spiritual Power— the Holy Ghost Received, Rev. W. W. Clark, D. D. ; Nov. 6, Our Field—How Much and What kind of Fruit Shall we Gather Therein, Rev. I. M. Foster; Nov. 8, Sermon at 10.30 a. m.; Evan- gelistic service at 7.30 p. m.,the Pastor. These meetings are open to all, and for the good of all. Time of serv1ce 7.45 p. m., beginning with a service of song. The speakers invited to uselst in them are all ,live men and earnest Christians. The singing will be a special feature of these meetings. It will be led by a large Chorus and 'sev- eral instruments. Youare cordially invited to attend and enjoy these Evan- gelistic services. Moody and Sankey WHAT MISS SPINSTER SAYS: ' That MiSs Baird‘and her scholars will visit the Hospital Fair this evening. .That Miss Nellie Camp is at Norwich as a delegate Of the Women’s Auxilliary frOm Grace church. _ That the late Mrs. Hopkins Sear‘es appears to have been a sounder testator than the late Mr. Tilden. , That a new translation of the Bible is the next sensation which is to con- vulse the religious world. That if the popularity of the Wom- an’s College increases as rapidly in the next two years as it has in the past de- cade, the girl who does not ' go to col- lege will be regarded as a greater anomaly than was the first girl consid~ ered who defied the world to win her collegiate honors. , That it is the fashion for girls to be tall. It means not only that the tall girl has come in, but that girls are tall, and are becomingtall because it is the fashion, and because there is a demand for that sort of girl. There is no hint of stoutness, in eed the willowy pat- tern is preferred, but neither is lean- ness suggested ; the women of the period have got hold of the poet’s idea “tall and most divinely fair,” and are living up to it. The situation would be embarrassing to thousands of men, who have been too busy to think about growing upward, were it not for the fact that the tall girl. who must be looked up to, is almost invariably bet nignant, and bears her height with a sweet timidity that disarms fear. Be- sides, the tall girl has now come on in such force that confidence is infused into the growing army, and there is a sense of support in this survival of the tallest that is very encouraging to the young. _ '._.-____.‘+ >__- “Who’d a Tho’t It?” Astonishment is expressed that truly good Deacon Turney and his pious and circumspect first lieutenants, Burr Bette and Uncle Isaac Buxton, Should now, at this late hour of the afternoon of their peaceful and strictly correct lives, have joined the forces of the “old sports” and “high-rollers” of the Sons of Belial. and gone to work to build and enclose a “Garden of the Gods” of mythology, on the noted Amphithea- tre Grounds, for George Clarke’s new “Norwalk Pleasure Park. ” Yet- so it is, and to-day the above worthy trio are erecting a high board fence about that romantic spot, to keep out the cold winds and the unpaid gaze of the un- regenerate outsider, who does not on- ter in at the straight gate, and pay the small trifle admission fee, charged to keep the attractive grounds in order. Every fourth fence-post isa small chest- nut tree peeled to the top, so as to serve the double purpose of more securely holding the fence and also to serve as a flag-staff from the apex of ‘which is to 'float the flags and banners of all na- tions, a la Coney Island in its palmest days. A kite-shaped or figure eight half-mile racing track is already sur- veyed and staked out, but Turney and his aids, drew the line on the race course. They would have no part or parcel in that device of the evil one, and so they do not build thatpart Of the new enterprise. Their contract, it is expected. will extend to the erection of sundry pavilions, pagodas, and what— nots, as shelters from sun and rain,and where. prohibition refreshments and the home prepared basket of the pic- nicer may be revealed. A winter to- boggan slide and skating rink, are also among the features in contemplation. A letter from Mr. Clarke, who is now in London, and which reached New York last evening, appears elsewhere in to- day’s GAZETTE, and from it will be seen that he eXpects to sail for home by the middle of November, when the public will be given more definite information contcernlng N orwalk’s new pleasure re- sor . .0. —Dr. Van Yorx is to be at the Office of the undersigned for a short time only; persons that desire to have teeth ex— tracted bv Estebrooke’s painless meth- od will call promptly. Dr. Estebrooke’s Anesthetic has received the; endorse- ment of leading dentists throughout the country. I heartily recommend Dr. Van Yorx to be a careful and expert operator. Patients that had teeth ex- tracted is this office during Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23 and 24, can testify as to his ability. Respectfully, C. W. MANY. Dr. W. T. Van Yorx has been with me for the last two years and under- stands my system thoroughly. He is now at Dr. Many’s office, where he will wait on all callers. 216 tf A. E. ESTEBBOOKE. ~ —~- « ———< 9 Too Many Debts. The Middletown Herald says that it is now thought that J. TV. N arramore, the Wesleyan student, left town because of heavy debts whichhe 'could notmeet. No trace of N arramore has been found since his disappearance on the day of the Wesleyan-Yale football game at New Haven a month ago. Much sym- pathy is expressed for the young man. N arramore was working his way through college and could have secured financial assistance hadxhe sought it. 4- Confessed the Theft. Deputy Sheriff Tucker, of Seymour, recently arrested William Peck, of Bridgeport, on a charge of stealing cop- per. Peck, who is in jail at Bridgeport, has confessed that he stole the copper fr\om the Aluminum Brass and Copper Company in Bridgeport, where he is emploved. The copper was purchased by Corey, Wood 61: Co., of New Haven, from David Hopolanski. and through the New Haven firm’s efforts the inves- tigation was made. Foot Ball-7 The ame between the Y. M. C. A. foot bal team and the Stratford Ath- letic Club at Stratford yesterday, re- sulted in favor of Norwalk by a score of 14 to 5. books furnished for all. People’s Market, 21 Wall street. 214tf ’——3 pounds good Beefsteak, 25 cents. » Last Night’s Fair. The - Hospital Fair was literally packed last night. It was estimated that there were 'over a thousand per- sons present. Heine’s Band of 19 pieces discoursed sweet music. Prof. Nash went through his programme most creditablv, though he found it a hard place to s1ng or play in, as his audience havmg no seats were surging to and fro and laughing and talking just as all people do on such occasions. The July Booth of the Over River School was presided over by Mrs. Geo. W. Cram and a bright and active bevy of young girl asmstants. The Congre- gatlonal and Grace Church Booth was preclded over by Mrs. Robert Van Bur- en, Mrs. F. St. John Lockwood, Mrs. Glles‘A. Gregory and Miss Gregory, Mrs. Wm. H. Byington and Miss Sarah dams. . Their country store was simply im- mense In Its array of family groceries, and temperance beverages, for which the heated room made a brisk demand. The Ice Cream Bower had to tempo- rarily shut up shop on several occasions durlng the evening, their business out- runnlng thelr space and supplies. . One of the novelties was a stand up, old_ tlme raw oyster stand, near the main entrance. At this was observed a senior-looking man, gulping down the delicious bivalves as fast as they could be chucked for him. He had evidently acquired that chief and most exquisite mode of extracting the genuine flavor of the oyster by swallowing them whole, for they slipped down his ca- paclous throat with the celerity ot a toboggan slide. The fair continues all the week. J udge Glover’s Danger. Last evening’s Farmer says that Judge William B. Glover, of Fair- field, narrowly escaped meeting with serious injury in a runaway accident yesterday morning. The Judge was r1dlng to this city with John More— house, of Fairfield, and when Opposite Black Rock village the horse Mr. Morehouse was driving became un- manageable and started on a mad run towards this city. A kick from one Of the frightened animal’s rear legs sent the hoof through the dash board strik- 1ng Mr. Morehouse on the leg and badly bruising that member. At this Mr. Morehouse jumped from the vehi- cle, leaving the Judge alone with the runaway. The horse continued its flight and made straight for a telegraph pole. Jud e Glover, realizing the impending fir, jumped from the vehicle, and act .. from a sprained left leg, escaped harm. The horse continued on to the telegraph pole,against which the buggy crashed with great violence, breaking the shaft and otherwise demoralizing the vehicle. The force of the collision brought the horse to a stop. .0. Danbury Wheel Club Parade. Fourteen members of the Alpha Wheel Club of Norwalk, and seven of the Norwalk Wheel Club of South Norwalk. took part in the parade of the Danburv Wheel Club last evening. The Norwalk club’s wheels were decor- ated with white, and the boys were un- questionably the finest looking lot of riders in the ptrade. After the pro- cession was over the boys were enter- talned right royally by their Danbur y brothers While the riders were being banqueted some heartless wretch stole three lanterns, valued at about $6 apiece, from the Norwalk wheels. Af- ter the banquet the N orwalk members wheeled to Bethel, intending to catch the 11.40 train forNorwalk. An acci- dent at Hawleyville delayed this‘train for nearly five' hours, and it was five o’clock this morning, before the weary, but nevertheless happy riders returned home. During the wait at Bethel the boys played all sorts of pranks, and were also entertained with declama- tlons, etc, by Vincent Honnecker. ‘F—___ Terribiy Burned. Elsie, the little three-year-old child of Letter-Carrier George Nickerson, was terribly burned yesterday after- noon by falling in a bonfire, which she and her playmates had kindled in front of her father’s house on Spring Hill. The fire had been lighted and was burn- ing briskly, and the little girl was try- ing to throw some dry leaves on the flames, when she tripped over a piece of upturned sod and fell directly into the fire. A little son of John Roe, who was in the party, came to her rescue and pulled her out as soon as possible, but not before she had been badly burned about the face and hands. She was taken into the house and everything done to relieve her sufferings. and this nifirnlng she is reported more comfort- a e. —000 Curious Accident at Westport. By a curious accident in We‘stport yesterday morning the horse car service was entirely blocked, and trafl‘ic‘gen‘er- ally suspended. Some time during the forenoon the draw of the horse railroad bridge was opened to allow a canal boat loaded with coal for Taylor, Richards & Co. to pass through. When the boat was directly between the abutments of the bridge it ran upon arock and sank. Enough of it remained above water, however, to prevent the shutting of the draw. A force of men were worklng on the boat all day, but up to a late hour last evening had not succeeded 1n closing the draw. ——Bridgeport Union. ———-———-’CQ. Death of Edwin Meeker. Edwin Meeker, senior member .of the firm of Meeker & Dowd, died about 7 o’clock yesterday morning, at his residence on Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport. Mr. Meeker was 75 years of age. He was born in Westport, and .whenayoung man learned the trade of a carriage blacksmith at a. manu- factory in Reddlng, which has smce passed out of emstence. ‘ —000 —50 black hare muffs. only 25c. each, from 11 to 12 a. m... Friday, (bargaln day). at the Norwalk Boston Store. A Pat Question. The tin-plate liars ought to make an exhlblt at the World’s Fain—Appeal Avalanche. ' The question is who are the liars. Are they those who are laboring for the establishment of the tin-plate in- dustry in America. or those who 'are Lguanocuvrlng against it ?—New York un. O Destructive Earthquake. Dispatches from Japan announce that a very severe earthquake shock was experlenced at Osaka and that the destruction both of life and property was very great. A number of houses were thrown to the ground and many occupants were crushed to death. A large number of persons escaped from their totterlng homes only to meet death 1n the streets from falling debris. _The details of the catastrophe are very meagre, as all the telegraph wires 1n the districts affected were broken by thefalllng of the poles. It is known. however, that in Osaka alone three hundred persons lost their lives. Hlogo has a population of 40.000 and Osaka 350,000. Both cities are on the island of Hondo. A CHURCHEIAN GOES \VRONG. He Disappears and Takes Lots of His Friends’ Money with Him. MILLVILLE, N. J., Oct. 29.—A profound sensation has been created in Cumberland county by the arraignment and flight from his home of Harris Ogden, a wealthy dairyman of Lawrence township. Mr. Ogden was the owner of the Model dairy, the first dairy farm in this region. He was always noted for his fine stock, and for years has lnonopolized the first prizes at the county fairs. His milk routes were the best paying ones. He was a leading man in the town- ship, and for several consecutive terms he was elected tax assessor, overseer of the poor, commissiOner of appeals, township clerk and school trustee. He was a prom- inent Methodist, filling all local positions in the church, from minister’s steward to Sunday school superintendent, and also held the office of county superintendent of Sunday schools for a number of years. About twelve years ago he became en- tangled ill a scandal with a Cape May county girl. This broke up his home tem- porarily, and almost caused the dissolu- tion of the church of which he was a mem- ber by his expulsion from it. The girl recovered heavy damages from him. His wife, who had left him for a time, returned to his home for appearance’s sake, but in the house they lived apart. Many of his brethren in the church refused to believe in his guilt and left the M. E'. church when he was expelled to join the Presby- terian and Methodist Protestant churches. Last week he made an assignment of his estate to S. Riley, of Shirley, for the bene- fit. of his creditors, and left for parts un- known. Since he has gone it has been dis- covered that he has been borrowing money right and left on his personal notes and bonds, and it is surmised by those in a. po driou to know that he must have taken with him a sum of from $15,000 to $20,000. Of some of the Elmers he secured consid- erziblo sums; from his neighbor, George Elmer, be borrowed $1,900. A woman he»: also disappeared, and it. is generally believed that they have gone together. Ogden is aman of about sixty years of age. Lottery Officers ml‘rested. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., 061:. 29,—Word was received here from United States Attorney Grant, of New Orleans, to the effect that fourteen Officers of the Louisiana lottery had been arrested, and‘ asking What amount of bonds were necessary to be given for their appearance at Sioux Falls on the date which might be fixed for their arraignment. United States Attorney Sterling answered by fixing the bonds at $2,000 and naming the lst of December as the date for the arraignment. The names of the officers of the lottery company in- dicted are Paul Conrad, J. P. Horner, F. T. Howard, J. C. Morris, C. H. Hyams, Felix larwig, P. A. Hazende, J. I. Har- wig, L. Pochc, W'. Faleton, A. J. Pache— nliu, B. Voorhees, M. P. Arnoult, P. J. Label-re and J. E. Ernlatour. Burned in 8. Forest Fire. EVANSVIILE, Ind, Oct. 29.—A destruc- tive forest. fire is now raging thirteen miles from this city on the Evansville and Indianapolis railroad. Daniel Ferguson, who owns a piece of woodland, which he has been clearing, on Sunday evening gave orders to clear the underbrush with fire. Owing to the drought everything is as dry as tinder, and the fire spread so rap- idly that by midnight the entire woods, pasture, covering about five acres, was ablaze. There wasbut one casualty; Jim Kelly, a farm hand, was fatally burned. The fire is still raging, but in an easterly direction, threatening the village of Mac- key, on the Evansville and Indianapolis. Blackmailers in the Tolls. NEW YORK, Oct. 29.—William H. Walsh, who is a clerk for Taylor & Co., coffee brokers at 95 Worth street, and George W. Sniythe, a clerk for Perceval 55 Stet- son, at 67 New street, have been arrested charged with blackmail. Henry W. Box, a prominent Buffalo lawyer, has an adopted daughter who moved in Buffalo’s best society. The blackmailers demanded money for the suppression of a story that the girl came of disreputable parents. Italy and Russia Want Peace. . ROME, Oct. 29.—It has been learned that at the Monza, interview between the king of Italy and the Russian minister of for— eign affairs King Humbert said France abused Italy, but all Italy wanted was peace and protection. M. de Giers then declared that the czar also desired peace, that he had a. horror of war. Then he ex- plained the alliance rapprochement be- tween Frauce and Russia. which was quite pacific, he said. ‘ Boys Arrested for Arson. BEVERLY, Mass, Oct. 29.-—Three boys about twelve years old have been arrested, charged with setting fire to the min of Peter E. Clark last Wednesday night. The boys confessed that after they set the fire they broke a square of glass in the rail- road station, secured a key and rung in ' analarm. Their excuse was they wanted to see the steamer come to a fire. No Better. .There is no change in the condition ' 1 of Asst. Adjutant-General White. ‘ --- no. - .__._.._._._.. ——10 lbs. of Pork or Sausage for $1, at the Peoples’ Market, 21 Wall St. 2145f. N ——-—--—— <+ Adventists in Conference. The conference of the Advent Chris- ' tians is in session in Bridgeport. The following officers were elected at yes- . terday’s session : President, ,J. W. Davis, Bridgeport; vice president,Rev. H. H. Tucker, Norwalk; secretary and treasurer, O. T. Woodrufi',New Haven. 0 No Increase In License. The Fairfield County Commissioners have decided not toincrease the amount of license above the present figure. he commissioners hold that $400 is enough to tax the saloon keepers as there are so many of them that the total revenue is suflicient to meet the de- mands made upon them. «or—~35 —Spare Ribs and Sausage, 12c. Peo- ple’s Market, 21 Wall street. 214tf .00?— Quo Warranto. William C. Case, counsel for the re- publicans, and ex-Judge Stoddard, counsel for the democrats, had a con- ference in Hartford yesterday in refer-- ence to the quo warranto proceedings as far as the gubernatorial question was concerned. Practically no progress in the matter was made. , Steel Cruiser Launched. United States steel cruiser No. 10was launched from the ways Of the Colum- blan Iron works and dry dock yester- day afternoon. The boat was christ- ened Detroit by,Florence N. Malster, the four and a half year old daughter of President Malster, of the company . whlch is building the cruiser. --——-————-- o9. , - -—Just received 150 pairs Ladies Kid Waukenphast $3.00 Shoes, will be sold for two weeks at $2.50, B. C. and D., Hoyt & Son. 217-4t. Off-the Track. Yesterday afternoon, between Darien and Rowayton, two cars on the through freight, Conductor Kidder, jumped the track and were dragged along distance before the train could be stopped. Pas- sen er trains were somewhat delayed as t e track was blocked and the trains had to be switched from one track to "another in Older to get by. A wreck- ing train was quickly at the scene and the wreck cleared up. —-—-r—.—-—-—<—O»P ~—u-——————'-- —-—If you think of giving Photographs for Christmas presents, don’t put it off too long. Go to Readlnan’s in GAZETTE building before the rush sets in. 215tf, ~» 1 o o ______-_.._... More Work of the Tariff. The announcement in the Courant of the lease of the Union Mills in Man- chester to a French company that will at once begin work there, is a good piece of news for Connecticut and an- other evidence of the Work of the new tarlfi} Here are idle mills reviving, a new Industry established. another con- cern likely to come and join this, and all of :It directly attributed to the new tariff. Moreover, there is something very suggestive in the statement that if foreigners only had faith that the tariff blll Will stand, many other con- cerns would hasten over here. 9. —Great Bargains in MILLINERY. All goods at two-thirds their value, at the Boston store for the next ten days. 215-3w §»——-————— Letter from George Clarke. The DAILY GAZETTE is in receipt of ' the following welcome epistle from a histrionically celebrated friend, Mr. George Clarke, of Prospect Hill : LYGEUM THEATRE, LONDON, ENGLAND, .\ October. 21, ’91. My Dear JlIr. Byington, Just a line to say I am to return on the Etruria, Nov. 14th., and hope to see your genial self somewhere about the 23rd, when I shall start in to make "Norwalk Park” as attractive as any cafe chantant in Paris. We are hav- ing great success, as usual. but “my heart’s 1n the highlands” of Norwalk, and I can’t get there too soon. Kindly remember, Yours truly, . GEORGE CLARKE. --»—~--—~-——-—-——< O» - -————— Opera House. “The Countrv Postmaster” was the bill at the Opera House last evening, and though seen here before it would stand repetition several times. It was well put on, the Store and Post-office being very natural and realistic. Of the ” cast. Mr. Fanshawe as Beetles, caught the house as usual, by his quaint say- ings and sleepy fits. Miss Walch, as Dash.was very pleasing and played the coy, country maiden, with a. grace and naturalness that was refreshing. Mr. Dunn as Carroll Winthrop and again as Uriah Hammershead, made a pro- nounced distinction in them. the latter role being so well played that one couldimagine he had just stepped out of the Smithy. Miss Isabelle Ingalls, as the trench woman. Hortense Win- throp, dressed handsomely and looked vindictive, and played with the force the part requires. Mrs. Jessie Griswold made a good Mrs. Perkins, and A. G. Harrington could not be bettered in Clarence Pettyface. To-night the ro- ‘ mantic Irish Comedy drama. “The Red Flash," which is filled with comedy and specialties. On Saturday afternoon a matinee will be given when the hand- some gold watch will be presented to the lucky boy or girl making the largest number of words from the three words Frost and Fanshawe. 4- —WOMAN WANTED for general work, at the American House, Main St, .216tf
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