THE PEOPLE’S PAPER. Largest Circulation. 1 I A Vol. I, No. 229. “Equal and Exact Justice to all Men of Whatever.~ State or Persuasion, Religious or Politi al.”—Jefl"erson Norwalk, Conn, Saturday Eyening, November 14, 1891. _ 3' Latins in g . ADVERTISING. Wants,l Cent a Word. Aa.‘ ‘- A-—— Price One Cent. ‘1 ~ ' l The Daily Gazette Is issued very week-day at 3 P. JIL, at one CENT PER corr. 'i'he Cheapesl Rates for I-id'vei‘ttsivzg, and run LARGEST CIRCULATION. The Weekly Gazette. :Uombined with Friday s Dailv.l }S issued every Friday at Noon, at Him-ti“. GENTS PEI: COPY, on $1.50 PER YEAR. The Daily and Weekly: “re-ma is Local Subscribers at 'lfi‘X'l‘S ran wasx. on $5.00 PER YEAR. a. ll. Brixorox. Proprietor m... '12 x .-'.’:e'.~: ;.'ll'[i(5r has the largest circulation of 1;: / ,‘Htjurs‘ in. (121:5!!th west ofBridgeport. JOB PRINTING. MR. HARRY M. GARDNER, JR... formerly of New York City, is the superintendent of our Printing Departments. He is an experienced Book, Job and Newspaper Printer, and all work entrusted to him will be satisfactorily (lone. Special care and attention given to CHURCH AND SOCIETY PRINTING. Biennial Sessions. When the reformers laid their hands on the Connecticut Legislature and changed its sessions from annual to biennial, great things were promised. We were told that the “operating ex- penses” of the legislature would be re- duced one-half, that our laws would stand longer upon the statute book, and that there would be less experi- mental legislation; that the expenses of registering the voters would be less- ened ; and-that we would be spared the turmoil and excitement of the annual election for The facts are, that already there is an Representatives. amendment to the constitution knock- ing at the doors of the present assembly, which if adopted will increase the leg- islator’s salary and restore the expenses of running the legislature to about the Old figures. The reformers supposed thatabiennial legislature would pass only good laws ; they likewise thought that a biennial legislature would have no greater temptations than its prede- cessors, and here again they were' mis- taken. Another mistake the reformers made was in making the Senatoria term the same as that of a Represents-l tive, making two legislative bodies without any of those features which distinguish a bi~cameral legislature. Before the change, the term of a Sen- ator was twice as long as that of :1. Rep- resentative, and one-half of the Sen- ate was renewed each year ; as it now stands the Senator is in no wise differ- ent from a Representative beyond the fact that he represents more territory. The worst evil that has shown its “hideous mien” is the charge of cor- ruption which was made against the House of Representatives of 1889. Never before had the Consolidated Railroad been able to control the House, but this time it succeeded and Connecticut legislators were known from one end of the Union to the other as “mortgage lifters.” It may be asked Was the legislature of ’89 any more venal than its predecessors? \Vc ans- wer,no ; but it was subjected to greater temptation. An intermission of two years had enabled corporate interests to become strengthened in their posi— tion, and to accumulate a larger cor- ruption fund than ever before, and men who were proof against a bribe of 3100, yielded when the amount was in- creased sixteen fold. Had there been annual sessions, corporate interests would not have grown rich or so bold. Heretofore these corrupt influences have dominated the :Senate alone, but never until the eventful session of ’89 was the House, the people’s stronghold, captured. That corporate influences prefer, the present arrangement was shown when the subjugate House by the orders of its owners promptly snuffed out a proposition to return to annual sessions. We could better on. (lure by far/the cost of annual sessions, it would be better that our laws should be made one year and repeated the next, than to have a legislature owned and controlled;by monopolies and cor- porate greed. For sixty-nine years our poor little State labored under the dis- advantages of annual sessions, but still the state grew and prospered, and her legislature kept honest. We be- .lieve that we should return to annual sessions, with annual elections for Rep- resentatives and that the terms of Sen- ators should be twice as long as that of Representatives, or in other words, that we should rc-enact the constitu- tional amendment of 1876. There has been a tendency to long terms of office andinfrequent elections. We believe the pendulum has swung far enough in that directiOn,and unless the people again take the reins in their hands they will find themselves in the clutches of long-term Office-holders in league with corporations, monopolies and money kings. Let us reform our- selves backward a little and then leave “well enough off” alone. .I .__.,__4 O >_..- TERSE TALES OF THE TOWN. Judge Andrew Selleck, of Stratford, is in town again to-day. Races and foot ball match at the Fair Grounds, this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. George N. Ells, of Wa- terbury, are visiting relatives in town. —Young man wanted to work in a drug store. Apply to H. R. Hale. 2t229 The King’s Sons will meet with Mrs. Noble at the parsonage, this evening at 8 O’clock. The Baritone Quartette will attend the Catholic fair at VVestport. this evening. Mrs. D. E. Culver, who has been spending this weekwin town. returned to her home in New York City, yester- day. Rev. C. M. Selleck is to join Bishop Potter of New York, in confirmation services at St. John’s church, Lewis- boro, to-morrow. Governor Bulkeley has giv e11 notice that he will pay the premiums awarded at the state fair and which the comp- troller refuses to pay. New York city is threatened with a water famine. It is calculated that the visible supply in the Croton reservoir will last only eleven days. Prof. N. K. Ferrisis making arrange- ments to give a grand concert in Nich- ols: OperarHouse. New Canaan, on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 1'. Tonight Rev. C. M. Selleck is to de- liver his historical address at St. Mark’l church, New Canaan, on the occasion of its two hundredth anniversary. ——Don’t forget the Germania Saen- gerbund Ball, which will take place at Gel-mania Hall, on Thanksgiving eve. A fine time assured. Tickets 50 centts. 229 3 Allen G. Thurman celebrated his 78th birthday at Columbus, Ohio, yester- day. ‘Owing to the recent death of Mrs. Thurman there were no public demonstrations. ' ——Prof. Daniel Shaw, of Chicago, Champion Exhibition Poolist will give a Grand Exhibition of Pool Playing and Finger Billiards at the Orient, N O. 60 Wall street, Monday evening at 8 o’clock. Mr. Robert G. Hanford has had, the past few days, a couple of his men at work, putting down between five and six thousand tulips and hyacinth bulbs at Smith’s sanitarium, above Cranberry Plains. St. Paul’s parishoners were much gratified with the singing of the volun- teer choir in the church last Sunday morning, and are glad to know that the same members w111 favor them again tO-morrow. Aparty on the horse-car early this morning said that probably the GA- ZETTE would not make mention of the illness, of one of the electric street lamps ‘on West avenue last night. But he was mistaken. At Mrs. Mead’s reception last even— ing, vocal and instrumental music, the latter from New York, and a most in- teresting address from Mrs. Palmer, were given. Refreshments were served at the close of the very delightful affair. Thomas McNally, of Spring Hill, the owner of the cow which was bitten by dogs one day this week, will not claim damages from the town, for the injuries the animal received, and the owner of the dogs have agreed to keep them chained up in the future. At the concert in the Congregational church, on Friday the 20th inst., Mas- ter Moore, of Bridgeport, will sing— “ Let the Bright Seraphim, ” from Han- del’s Samson.~——Miss Martha Knapp is to be the contralto‘ soloist on the occa- sion. Rev. Mr. Watkins was engaged to preach in his old church in New Haven to-morrow, but his physician has “for- bidden the bans,” on account of his la grippe illness, and so he will remain at home to the delight of the people of his present charge. ‘ Next Saturday will be the sixteenth anniversary of the death of Senator Orris S. Ferry—Hour. , Orris Sanford Ferry died on the 23d day of November, 1875. The anniver- sary of his death therefore will be on Monday week and not on Saturday. He was born in Bethel August 15th, 1823. His death was announced in Congress and eulogies on his life and character pronounced in that body Feb. 8th, 1876. Inspector General Dumont, of the steamboat inspection service, in_ his annual report says that forty-four pilots were rejected during the year on ac- count of color blindness, out of a total of 1,991 examined. —-I have not time to write about Boots and Shoes. Call and see me. Jarvis Kellogg. 46-2t Mrs. Huldah L. Loomis, of Spring- field, Mass, has received a verdict against the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad in the superior court for $5,795 for injuries received by fall— ing on the steps of the Hartford depot last spring. Ex-Governor Heard, Of Wisconsin, stated yesterday before the Iowa State Granger Association,at Waterloo, Iowa, that he had proof that the Hiscock Oleomargarine bill had failed to pass the last Congress because certain Sen- ators had been bribed. Governor—elect William McKinley, of Ohio, has signified his acceptance of the invitation to be present at the Parnell memorial meeting to-morrow night at the Academy of Music, where Chauncey M. Depew will deliver a eulogy upon the dead leader. At the meeting of the Board of Trade last evening, it was voted to extend an invitation to Mr. Frye, of Armenia, N. Y., to visit Norwalk and inspect the Simonds foundery building. Mr. Frye isa manufacturer of window-weights, and employs quite a number of hands. Prof. Daniel Shaw, of Chicago, the champion poolist and finger billiardist will give an exhibition Of his skill at Louis Potter’s Orient, Monday even- ing. Prof. Shaw is at the head of his profession as a poolist, and at finger billiards the Professor is not equalled even by the renowned Yank Adams. TO-morrow is “Fireman’s Jay” at the First Baptist church, and in the evening the Firemen will attend in a body. They are to assemble at the truck house at 6.45, in full uniform, and then march to the church, where the pastor, Rev. F. E. Robbins, will preach upon “The Model Fireman.” ——Great Bargains in MILLINERY. All goods at two-thirds their value, at the Boston store for the next ten days. 215-3w Water supply is the problem of to- day in New England. The long con— tinued drought, while it comes too late to injure crops, which are abundant and are all housed, has a-very serious effect upon the water supply of cities and large towns, and especially upon those manufacturing centers which de- pend largely upon streams. The attention of the proper authori- ties is called to three boys at Winni- pauk, not over 10 years of age, who are said to pay more attention to the cider barrels in that neighborhood, than to anything else. It is also said that the boys play “hookey” almost continually and that their parents take no notice whatever of their misdoings. Officer Morehousc found Charles Ed- ward Gregory, of Cranberry Plains, helplessly drunk and asleep in the alley alongside of E. K. Lockwood’s store, about 8 o’clOck last evening. Four men were required to lift Gregory up and put him into a wagon, and cart him to the lock-up. This morning he was before Justice Coolidge, who” fined him $53 and costs. —Boots, Shoes, Slippers, Rubbers, so cheap as never was before at Jarvis Kellogg’s. ~ The Borough authorities commenced this morning, the cutting down of the shade trees in front of the Selleck school property on East avenue. These are quite aged trees and Mr. Selleck makes no objection to their being cut down. But if an attempt is made to cut down the young and thrifty ones, further along on the line, Mr. Selleck proposes to at oncefenjoin the Borough, if the work of vandalism cannot other- wise be stopped. Injunction papers are in the hands Of his attorney ready to be served at any moment, should it become necessary. The Georgetown correspondent of yesterday’s Ridgefield Press has the following items : The Catholic church of this village has been thoroughly papered and painted in a most artistic design and finish, and its whole interior is an ob- ject of beauty, and it only remains to be seen to be appreciated. Our Catho- lie friends can now worship with pride in their well appointed church. The design and work was accomplished by George Osterbanks, of Norwalk. We are proud to chronicle such improve— ments in our village. The attention of the town authorities is respectfully called to the fact that certain natives are in the habit of get- ting disgustingly drunk every Sunday, and making nuisances of themselves in the vicinity of the depotand post-office. Two intoxicated men entered Had- den’s saloon yesterday afternoon and called for drinks. The proprietor re- fused to serve them, and a row was started, and the men ejected. Chief Gormley and Officer Adams were stand— ing near by, and when the men came out the Chief saw one of them take a valuable ring from his finger and put it into his pocket. Thinkingjhat possi- bly the men were parties who had stolen some jewelry,and for whom they were looking the Officers followed them down West avenue. and stopped them near the Catholic Church and searched them, but finding no other jewelry but the ring about them, let them go. —Jarvis Kellogg, Boots, Shoes, Slip- pers, Rubbers, Overshoes, etc. We mark them low to sell them quick. 462t WHAT MISS SPINSTER SAYS” That one refers to the present time as “these insistent days of woman, wo- man, women.” . * That Mrs. Fitch and Miss Sarah Fitch will hereafter occupy the, *‘Gov- ernor Fitch” homestead on East ave- nue. ~- That the leaves rustle a tuneful fare- well to the limbs they have danced up- on and sheltered from the sun’s burn- ing rays, and the gIrl about town yes- terday driving the buckboard wagon, wearing the large fur cape and small straw sailor hat, ought to be reminded that the straw hat has been called in, and ought to be safe in its bandbox. That the trial young women who ride bicycles have, is to. mount the wheel gracefully. The thing is easier said than done. She stops and stands be- side it, then she looks up and down the street. Then she sets her teeth and be- gins to look sidewiise at the wheel and move it along, she walks beside it. There is a time for ever thing, but the time for getting abpan the wheel is long a coming. Sebn she raises one foot and hops with,the other; she lifts one leg on the saddle and scratches and clubs at the edrth with the other foot, strikes the ground fairly and with a vigorous jump lands squarely on the saddle. Then she moves away with her drapery flying and with her shoes tip-toeing out from under her skirts, and in half a minute life and business go on as before. That a fear is often expressed lest the higher education of; women may have an injurious effect upon the religious interests of the community. At pre- sent those interests are largely depend— ent upon women fer their cordial sup- port and fervent energy. The mode of woman’s thought and the large com- mand of her own time combine to make her a feature in religious work. They teach in our Sunday schools. they pre- pare the future generation of boys. as well as girls, for their part in religious life. Already the experiment of wo- men’s education has been able to prove that women are not religious because they despair of being anything else,but by reason of that depth of nature, which is able to show itself in appre- ciation of learning as well. as of devo- tion. The religious nature is not going to be killed by education, it is going to be developed, to have new material given it upon which to work, to be made a more effective instrument than it ever was before, and it is because of this that no education can be too high or too deep for those who have the re- sponsibilities of christian life resting upon them. , New Hampshire papers are loud in their praises of the Excelsior peach, a snberb yellow variety that is so hardy as to produce fruit in New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts year after year, when all other varieties fail. I have been testing the variety here now for some years, and am convinced that in the Excelsior we of New England have a variety that is so hardy in its fruit buds that we may be almost sure of a crop four years out of five at least, and possibly more, for in New Hamp- shire the Excelsior has fruited every season for the past nine years. The tree is somewhat dwarf in its habit of growth, and the branches tough and willowy, somewhat like Wager & Hill’s Chile. Of the fruit the editor of the Massachusetts Ploughman says: “ Ex- celsior peach is of very attractive ap- pearance, yellow with a red side next to the sun,_flesh yellow with red pit; the flavor is simply delicious.” And I judge from specimens grown here and those tested in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, that it is a much better eating peach than most yellow varieties.» My only disappointment in regard to ‘it is that I did not know of it earlier and so have more trees. The Supreme Court of Errors has made a decision in 9. Stamford case as to the value of shade tree. The South- ern New England Telephone Company found it convenient to cut off the top of a handsome elm tree in front of a man’s house. He had given no per- mission for this, but they “misunder- stood him,and they thought they had.” The trunk was left standing, and the limbs cut 011' were worth about five dollars for fire‘wood, which they were very ready to pay. The owner took a different view, sued for its value as an ornamental tree, and got $150. Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Quintard ex- pect to spend the winter at Southern Pines, N. C. Mrs. M. M. Bartram, who, during the past summer kept the “Bailey House” at Ridgefield, will run the Central House at Southern Pines, and Mr. and Mrs. Q. will be guests at her house, as will sundry other Con- necticut people. Several other Nor- walk families expect to winter there also. The Hour adds to the GAZETTE’S list of very aged ladies who rode up from Norwalk to Lewisboro, Thursday night, Mrs. Theodore Smith and Mrs. Mary Stone ! We won’t vouch ,‘for the safety of our neighbor’s scalp if either of these vigorous ladies get after him. The Catholic Fair in National Hall, VVestport, was begun under auspicious circumstances on Thursday cvening,by a fine concert by Dwyer’s City Band of Norwalk, after which, dancing to Smythe’s quadrille music was kept up until midnight. This (Saturday) even- in , the Baritone Quartette, of Nor- wa k, will be present.—Westporter. ——Venison at Peoples’ Market urday. __ 2 William Wardwell and George B. Gregory are negotiating for the pur- chase of two building lots on West Mam street. - Bev.Willis P.Elwood,of Greens Farms and Mrs. Elwood, sailed on Wednesday for India, intending to be absent ban on Sat- 27 4t. years. winter’s home at the charming resi- Temperance. - The Right Reverend Bishop Wil- hams, of the Episcopal diocese of Con- nectlcut, and president of the Church Temperance society of the United Stateshas requested'the clergy through- out the country to preach on temper- ance Sunday. ———--—»—-~—<+>—~——--~--— Wedding Bells. Our friend Lester Hyatt, who is now on] oyIng his honeymoon at the Nation’s Hub, 2'. 6. Boston, will be back again and on'duty, next Wednesday just as If nothing unusual had happened. He and his bride are particularly fortu- nate In having secured a delightful dence of Mrs. Sylvester Van Hoosear, on West avenue. »_.____ Money for State Fair Premiums. At the meeting of the board of direc- tors Of the State Agricultural Society, yesterday, It was decided to borrow a sum not to exceed $2,800, which will be enough to pay the premiums in full. This action is necessitated by the in- abIllty of the society in the present muddle at the capitol to get the State approprlation. -»—— ooo—»—»——-—-—-—— St. John’s Church. Among the guests from Ridgefield, at the NIaw England supper at the old rectory of St. John’s Church at Lewis- boro on Thursday evening, were the venerable Gould Rockwelkgnow in his 83d year and his charming-young wifef' ’ It is through the generosity-Of Mr. Rockwell that the new, Episcopal Church, of Lewisboro, will be so sub: stantially aided, when the remaining Indebtedness on the old church, now reduced to about 8300 has, been wiped ou . .- ._.....<..-_. Sunday School Institute in Bridge_ port. The Sunday School Institute to be held in the South Congregational church, Bridgeport, on Tuesday. No- vember 17, promises to be a meeting of unusual interest to Sunday School workers. Prof. H. M. Hamill, who has char e of Normal Sunday School work in linois, and who is an experi’ enced and enthusiastic worker, is to conduct Normal classes in the after- noon, and make an address in the even- ing. His work will be of particular in- terest to teachers and Officers. .._._ ______ The Eclipse. The moon’s eclipse which occurs to- morrow evening will be of an hour and a half’s duration. The moon will be larger and fuller than at any other time of the year, and the eclipse is the first of the kind since 1874 and will not appear again till 1909. It will furnish a very appropriate adjunct of Rev. Dr. Noble’s Sunday evening discourse on the wonders of the stellar worlds. The moon enters the shadow at 5.35. At 6.37 it is totally obscured. at 7.18 it is in the exact center, and at 8 o’clock will be entirely out of it. .0. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. With this evening’s service the series of meetings which have been held in the interests of young men at the Y. M. C. A. rooms during the week, will close. It is hoped that a large number of men will be present to-night at 9 o’clock. Good singing. Short talks. Interesting Bible study to-morrow at 3 o’clock. Subject “His Apostles chosen.” Every member of the class should be present. Mr. John G. Withrow, General See- retary of the Y. M. C. A. will conduct the “Memory Meeting,” to-morrow afternoon at 4 o’clock. This will doubt- less be an interesting service. Prof. N. K. Ferris will have charge of the music. V—«Q—H—__ Staub and Rudd. About ten days ago Quartermaster- General Rudd received a note from Comptroller Staub, saving that when he should present an account of the al- lowance to be paid by him under the statute prescribing an allowance Of $10 a year for each officer, for uniform, it would be paid. General Rudd sent Mr. Staub his account under this head, amounting to $1,770. Further requi- SItions for $1,918.23 for oflicers’ com- pensation, and for $1,034.42 to pay for care of arms were forwarded to Mr. Staub by the quartermaster-general. Each of these accounts Mr. Staub de- clined to pav because Mr. Rudd re- fused to file a list of the officers to whom the sum was due. General Rudd takes the position that this is contrary to law, as the statute says he “shall” file with the. comptroller his vouchers at the end Of each quarter. The end of this quarter comes December 31, 1891. Bulkeley’s Actions Legal. Judge Robinson yesterday rendered his decision in the now famous case of Austin Brainard, executive secretary, against Nicholas Staub, comptroller, to recover $66.66 salary due hIm up to March 1. Clhe decision grants a per— emptory mandamus to the relator com- pelling Comptroller Staub to pay the salary or go to jail. This is a peremptory mandamus and although Attorney Hamersley has 1m- mediately filed a notice of appeal, he cannot prevent the executlon Of the mandamus and the comptroller must either comply or go to jail. _ . The first paragraph of the decisxon‘ sets forth the ground of relator’s com- plaint. It then reviews the defence of the defendant, who claims that as Bulkeley is governor defacto and not dejm‘e his appointment of Bramard as his secretary is no appointment and that he is in fact not the executive secretary. The court does not hold this opIm'on. The court states that it makes no dif- ference whether Bulkeley is governor dejurc or not; his title is not called into question in this case, and so long as he is governor de facto and performs the duties of the Office, his appointments Assaulted an Editor. Editor Fred R. Swift, of the Bridge- port Sunday Herald, was assaulted by Peter Keeley in front of the Cooley House, Waterbury, yesterday. Editor SWIft’s nose and rib were broken, and he would have been killed had it not been for the interference of bystanders. Keeley was tried this morning, found gullty In accordance with the above facts and sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and three months in jail, from which he appealed. ' »~————————c o o A Big Fee. . Dr. B. D. Sheedy, of Bridgeport, was In Norwalk a few days ago. In a con- Versatlon with a reporter of The Hour regardlng his suit against Patrick Cook, of N orwalk, to recover $170 which he claims Cook owes him for tes- tifying as an expert in the latter’s suit against the Consolidated road to re- cover damages for injuries received by Mrs. Cook, the doctor said that lawyer Joseph A. Gray sent to Northampton, Mass, for him to come down and tes- tify. Gray, so Dr. Sheedy says, got $4,500 from the railroad company and turned $1,500 of it over to his client. When Dr. Sheedy presented his bill to Gray the latter, so the doctor says, re- fused to pay it, and he therefore brings sun: against Cook. —Hour. Important Real Estate Sale. General and Mrs. Couch have sold to William Wardwell and George B. Gregory the two lots on the east side of Isaac street, and lying between the residences of Dr. Bridges and William Scofield. Foundations for two modern and tastefully designed cottages, will be commenced the coming week. Mr. Gregory expects to occupy his while Mr. Wardwell’s will be for rent to a good tenant, he still preferring the cool and salubrious shades of classic Silver Mine, as a place of residence. General Couch has held these lots for a long time, hoping that the desira- ble and centrally located plot might be utilized for some public building, such as a library, court house or public hall, but no interest appearing in that direc- tion he has sold the lots at a very low figure for the proposed two pretty cot- tages. Well, it is to be regretted that there is not more public spirit mani- fested in town, but it is some consola— tion to know that beautiful and attrac- tive homes are being erected all over our town, and that our growth in this particular, even the past year, has been something wonderful. It all helps. .N- _. _,..,. ... -__.__. __ The Baptist Roll Call. The “ Roll Call” at the First Baptist church yesterday afternoon and even- ing was a great success in every way. The attendance in the afternoon was large, several members from out of town, who had not been " home ” since the last roll cell, were present. and all responded as their names were called. The services opened with an hour’s de- votional service, after which the pastor made a welcoming address, followed by the roll call, interspersed with reports from the different church departments, all of which ' were of an encouraging character, especially those relating to the King’s Daughters and Y. P. S, C.E. The collation which was served In the lecture room, was one which in every way, fully sustained the reputation of the “Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society” _for graceful and boundless hospitahty. Supper over, adjournment was made to the audience room above. where for nearly an hour, short Speeches by VIS- iting pastors were thoroughly enjoyed. At 7.30 the church was well filled, and all listened with marked attention to a magnificent address by Rev. J. S.James, of Hartford, upon, The “ Man and. the Book.” Upon the (platform, besides the pastor and speaker of the evenmg, were Rev. Archibald Wheaten. of South Norwalk ; Rev. J. W. Richardson, of Stamford; Rev. C. S. Callan, of Row- ayton, and Rev. Robert McGonegal of this Borough. — »»~—~<o~>—-- Speaker Paige interviewed. Speaker Paige was interviewed yes- terday by the Birmingham Evemng Transcript and asked what he had to say of the charge made by the New Ha- ven Register, that the pohcy of the House was obstructive. He denounced it as a partisan misstatement, and put the situation in this clear way. It de- serves careful reading : As is well known, at the session of the Senate on Tuesday of this week, Sena- tor Shumway (rep) attempted toefl‘er a joint resolution, asking the advme Of the Supreme Court on the pending question, but the democrats refused to even allow him to offer it, and immedI- ately adjourned. Talk about Obstruc- tion, partisanship and unfairness—thls beats the record. The democrats pro- fess that they want a settlement and a. decision of the Supreme Court. Is such profession honest? It certainly ap- pears most doubtful, because any law- yer, whatever his politics, knows there are grave doubts if the Supreme Court can take jurisdiction, whether or not It wished or whether or not the questlon was raised, and any lawyerh whatever his politics, knows that it is In keeping with precedent. and that the court could and would be morally bound to take jurisdiction if requested to pass on the pending question. Thus it Will be seen that the Senate did w111fully, yes, even with malice aforethought, av01d a reasonable, fair and sure way for a full and complete settlement of the election controversy, provided it Intended to abide by the advice of the Supreme Court. To this the Hartford Courant adds that the Speaker sets out the case of the Connecticut Senate just, as It Is. The House has already made its record, has passed resolutions calling on the Supreme Court, and has declared Its readiness to abide by that adVIce. It would vote to seat whoever is entitled to the office the minute it knew who that was. Its whole effort has been to find out. The Senate in refusing Mr. Shumway’s resolution took another step backward, and the Speaker shows are legal. their inconsistency very clearly. A Sore Disappointment. Rody McGinnis, the renowned Mayor of Cobble Hill, in cleaning out the sew- . er catch-basin on Union Place this. morning, pulled out in his bucket a strapping big eel ! “ How the d———l the varmint got in there.” said Rody, “ the divil himself couldn’t tell, but I’ll take him home for me Sunday dinner; and ate him all the same, and cod St. Patrick be praised that whin e wint killin’ frogs and shnakes, he spared the eels for a dinner, fit for President Cleveland, he’ll do for me.” It was but the work of a. moment for Body to get a stick and a stone and despatch the poor eel squirmingaround In the gravel about his feet. Then he went merrily ' at work again to scoop out the basm but, holy horrors, not a dozen buckets had been drawn, when up came a de- funct feline of the large Thomas per- suasion, and clearly enough to poor Body’s mind, half ~ eaten up by the squirming eel aforesaid! “ Howly St. Peter,” shouted Body, for he is tern- bly superstitiOus about cats, “ that ever . I should come to America. to meet such trouble as this; sure hasn’t the dirty baste spoiled me dinner entirely, by lettin’ that nice, fat eale devour ’Im ? Sure I’ll not touch a sup of the dainty critter, for I’d only be atin cat, and If. I ate a cat I’d niver get the sewer-clean- In’ contract agin and niver git a sthroke of goodluck agin in this wurled, and I’d get burnt up intirely in the next? NO, the divil take both the sale and. the cat, I’ll not touch a bit of ayther of um.” _Poor Rody, he lost his expected good dInner, and was, very naturally, all . broken up over it, for the eel was par- tlcularly fine and fat, but this doesn’t explain the mystery as to how that monstrous eel got into the sewer- The Bank’s Defense Upheld. Suit against abank to recover money, which the institution claimed had been paid to a person presenting-the proper pass book, was decided in the bank’s favor before Judge Gildersleeve in the superior court yesterday. InJuly, 1887, Jane King died. She had an account of $3,157.50 to her credit at the Green- wich Savings Bank. Her husband, John, as her administrator, demanded the money. The bank refused on the ground that Mrs. King’s sister had pre- sented the_ pass book, with a draft signed by Mrs. King, and drawn the money. The jury upheld the bank.— Exchange. Miss Katharine Keith, Mrs. King’s sister, purchased and resides in the Frank T. Hyatt place, On Maple street. Niobe To—nght. At the Opera House this evening Manager Adams will present Niobe, the greatest success in a dozen years. From the beginning to the end Of Niobe there is fun and lots of it. As Manager Adams has gone to great ex- pense in presenting this play he hopes that the Opera House will be filled to overflowing this evening with lovers of a good play. ~709.‘ CHURCH SERVICES. GRACE-Rev. S. H. Watkins, rector. Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity, Nov. 15. Holy Communion 9.30. a. m. Morning prayer and sermon 10.30 a. m. Sunday school 12 m. Evening prayer and sermon 7.30 p. m. The rector will oificiate at all services. The regular week-day service fol- lowed by confirmation leeture on Thurs- day, at 7.30 p. m. ST. PAUL’S CHURCH.——Rev. S. T. Gra- ham, rector. Divine service with ser- mon 10. 30 a. m. Subject, “The Ser- pent 1n the Cup.” Divine service with sermon 7.30pm. Subject, “The Bite of the Serpent.” Sunda sehooll2 m. Free sittings and a cordia welcome to all. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL.—-RBV. Thos. K. Noble, pastor. Services at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Morning subject “Workers Together with God.” Even- ing subject “The Wonders and Glories of the Higher Systems in the Light of Modern Science.” All are cordially Inv1ted. The evening service will close hereafter in time for reaching the 8.45 horse car. Y. P. S. C. E. at 6.30 p. m. Midweek meeting on Thursday at 8 p. m. METHODIST. —Dr. George Van Al- styne, D. D., pastor. Services at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Subject for the morning: “Knowledge Which Gives Light.” For the evening: “Whom Should We Remember ?” Evening ser- vice short, with good singing, and a cordial welcome to all. _ 'FIBST BAPTIST—F. E. Robbins, pas- tor. Services at 10. 30 and 7.30. Y. P. S. C. E. at 6.30 in the lecture room. In the morning the Pastor will preach upon “The Christ Habit :” First, “Un- conscious Well—Doing,” second, “Unto the Least of These,” thIrd, “The Great Surprise.” In the evening the subject will be “The Model Fireman.” “Cour- age,” “Fidelity,” “Trust.” The public cordially invited. Seats free and ushers in attendance. Altered the Tax Records. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 14.—Oris C. Palmater, chief clerk of the warehouse of the St. Louis Transfer company, was arrested and taken to Olney, Ills, to answer the charge of embezzling $14,000 from Rich- land county. Palmater was deputy clerk of the county eight years ago and altered the tax records. - ' , Shot by a Policeman." DETROIT, Nov. 14.—Jacob Phunt, of Genesee county, N. Y., was shot and fatal- ly injured by Oflicer Perry. Phunt had _ been associated with suspicious character’s ' " during the morning and resisted the ofli— ter, who was trying to arrest him. Nine Sailors Drowned. DUBLIN, Nov. 14.—The bark Gylfe, from Quebec for Liverpool, was wrecked in Macsherry bay. Only the captain and four men were saved out of her crew. of thir— teen, the others having been killed by falling masts or drowned.
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