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JOB PRINTING.
MR. HARRY M. GARDNER, Jn., formerly of
New York City, is the superintendent of our
Printing Departments. 'He is an experienced
.sook, Job and Newspaper Printer, and all
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The Two Great Issues.
It is evident that honest money and
the protective‘tarifl‘ are to be the two
great issues of the coming Presidential
campaign. It is a thousand pities that
both these issues could not be elimi—
u ated from all partisan consideration
and like questions of internal improve-
ments—the greenbacks, public lands
questions, eta—receive the calm con-
sideration of public men of both and of
all parties. In no other way can the
best interests of the government be sub-
served. The meeting of the New York
Chamber of Commerce last night, at
its Delmonico banquet, emphasized the
prominence these two grave questions
are already assuming _in the minds of
. our political and commercial leaders.
The public utterances of statesmen
and of papers belonging to both of the
leading political parties. show wide
divisions in the ranks of both parties.
The Republican party has large num-
bers of free trade men in its organiza-
tion. The Democratic party has a very
considerable number cf old time Henry
Clay protectionists. In the matter of
free coinage and “honest money,” as
itis called, not perhaps so wide a di-
vergence is seen within these two party
lines, yet there are differences enough
in the minds of the rank and file to
prove embarrassing to the leaders and
managers of both parties. This ren-
ders the wisdom and almost necessity
of getting rid of these two perplexing
and;disintegrating questions, as parti-
san issues, all the more conspicuously
apparent.
The tariff or protection issue, will
always be popular with the great
masses of American voters,,as it is only
a question .of wages, either high or '
low, to the laboring men of the Nation.
Honest currency is an issue that 'com-
mends itself to every patriotic citizen.
No true American wants either a piece
of silver,‘ or paper, that has his gov-
ernment’s promise on it for a dollar,
worth anything less than a dollar, in
gold or in goods. So that these two
questions should be placed high above
all more partisan contention, by every
patriot in the land.
From the third volume of the results
of the Census of Wages undertaken by
the British Board of Trade, we gather
some interesting facts relative to min-
ing, one of the most important indus-
tries in Great Britain, and usually con-
sidered to be one of the best compen-
sated. It appears that nearly 2,000
schedules were sent out, filled up by
employers, and of these about 17 per
cent. elicited replies. The average
wages is shown to be about 3260 a year.
In the textile trades the averages are
greatly affected by the extensive em- ‘
ployment of women, but their num-
bers in the mining trades are very
However, the report gives sep-
arately the weekly averages for men,
women, lads and girls, so that an exact
comparison is possible. In coal: and.
iron mines men seem to make an; aver.
age of £59 136. a year as against £60 in. ..
the woolen trade and £51 138. in the
linen trade.
That is, the highest grade of labor,
that of grown-up, skilled men, aver-
ages in England, in the coal and iron
mines, considerably less than a dollar a
day, about eighty cents a day _in the
linen tradc,"'and something less than'a.
"bomeeth’m And
course the wages of women and minors
average considerably lower. As these
figures are official, and apparently
gathered from. employers only, they
doubtless present the very best. front
for Wages‘in free-trade England.
With such a showing as this, from
prosperous and thrifty England, the
numbers of laboring men who will
leave the ranks of free trade in this
country and join the protectionists,
Will constantly increase. No argument
is needed to make such a fact clear. '
Then when it comes ta-the quesiion of
a sound currency, a still higher grade
of voters will be driven from which-
ever party fails to stand firmly on that
platform and will vote with whichsoever
party that makes a full and honest
dollar, a chief article of its partisan
faith and principles. So, why may not.
and why should not the honest men of
both the great political parties of to-
day, unite in expatriotic‘efii'ort to place
Tariff ‘and Currency outside the pale of ‘
partisan contention.
TERSE TlLES OF THE TOWN.
Who said it didn’t rain ?
See advertisement Gold Beads lost.
—-—Leg of Mutton 12.4; cents at Adams
Bros’. _____ ’ 231 2t.
Two-families were made homeless by
a fire in Brooklyn, yesterday.
Daniel S. Smock, of Holmdel, N. J .,
has been in town for the past few days.
Dowyer’s Band will go to Westport
again this evening and attend the Cath.
olic fair.
Hinman’s bathing houses at Savin
Bock were carried away by the waves
yesterday.
——P. S. Bartlett in Essex 14 kt. gold-
filled case. $22.00, at A. W. Austin’s
Jewelry Store. 1t
One-half an inch bf rain fell in New
York yesterday, and the Croton Lake
rose six inches.
Buy a ticket to the I. M. U. Ball, at
Music Hall, Thanksgiving Eve, and get
a carriage check.
The W. C. T. U. convention in Bos-
ton elected officers ; Miss Willard was
again chosen president.
A two-million dollar fire in St. Louis
yesterday, destroyed almost the entire
retail business centre of the city.
. Mrs. William H. Leckwood and son
Harold, left thismorning forNew York,
where they will spend the wmter.
——Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly
for Christmas is ready and Benedict
has it. w 232tf
Hackney stallions, roadsters and
Shetland ponies were the principal ex-
hibits at the horse show yesterday.
Over thirty three thousand miners
are on strike in France and numerous
fights with the police have resulted.
A tornado swept up the Jersey coast
yesterda , wrecking buildings, injur-
ing peop e, and domg much other, dam-
age. '
The Boston Republicans last night
nominated for mayor Hon. Horace G.
Allen,_ ex-president of the common
council.
. Mrs. Betsey Arnold, wife of Freder-
lck M. Arnold, died at her late resi-
dence on the Strawberry Hill road yes-
terday, aged 33 years.
i—Don’t forget _the Germania Seen-
gerbund Ball, which will take place a
Germanla Hall, on Thanksgivin g night
A fine time assured. Tickets 50 cents
’ 229
There is such a freight blockade on
the New England road between Water-
bury and the Hudson River that 1,500
cars are awalting transit. _
This season 15,000,000 menhaden have
been taken b one of the two steamers
of Luce Brot era of Niantic, and the
other has taken 6,000,000. - ‘
Prof. Alex. S. Gibson, a former or-
ganist at our Mayflower church, has
con engaged as instructor of the St.
Peter’s church chon', Danbury. -
“ There’s one city that is never trou-
bled thh having its streets torn up.”
f‘ Goodness! You don’t say so ! Where
is it ? ”- .“ Venice.”—Boston News.
_—
Tea‘cher—v-Can anyone hel Johnn to
finish the fourth comniandmpent ? Siliall
’ t 8 Lord blessed
the Thaturda ,, and made it a holiday.
r-Brooklyn 1f . . ' ' ' '
Extreme cold weather prevailed in
the Northwes, yesterday, the thermo-
meter falling below zero 'in many
places, and a heavy and furious snow
storm raged at Cleveland. ,
\ispatches from Brazil by way of
London on s that a battle will soon be
fought in 10 Grande do Sn], and that
there lea strong secessionmbvementin'
Peri. Fonseca is raising; a, la: 9. sum‘l
when we Iva We. of
Muhammad war muted _ .
The cold wave got here bright and
early this morning. '
No change is reported in the condi-
tion of Colonel George M. White.
«You can find the best selection
of Silverware in Norwalk at A. W.
Austin’s. ,__ It
The salary of Principal O’Keefe of
the Waterbury High School has been
fixed at $1,900. ’
There was great rejoicing through—
out the state over the much needed
rainfall yesterday.
It just poured yesterday and'yet
great Gotham says it didn’t raise her
reservoirs to any perceptible degree.
The long wooden brid e connecting
Branford with Short Beac , was washed
away by the force of yesterday’s storm.
Work has been commenced on the
new Yale preparatory school buildiulg
at Lakeville for which Mrs. M. .
Hotchkiss gave $200,000.
John J. Ryan and George Wills, two
New Haven boarding house keepers,
were fined $25 and costs yesterday, for
using oleomargarine contrary to law.
——All the latest Games out can be
found at Benedict’s. 232tf
Senator Pu h, of Alabama, declares
that Clevelan is the representative or
the Wall street money-bag democracy,
and says it would be folly to nominate
him in 1802.
An examination of the effects of J.
W. Edmonds, who disappeared from
Bridgeport a shorttime ago, show that
he was a procurer for disreputable
houses in New York. 3
It is feared that the yacht Florence
owned by James A. Austin of New
Haven, has been lost off the New J or-
soy coast. The crew comprised three
men besides Captain Shever.
The Yale Shooting Club has accepted
a challenge from Harvard to shoot at
the grounds of the Springfield Gun
Club on the morning of November 21,
each team to consist of five men.
~—Leg of Lamb 12»;- cents at Adams
Bros’. 281 2t
During the storm at Providence last
evening a large section of the round-
house of the New York and New Eng-
land Railroad was blown down, and a
locomotive and repair car damaged.
Mrs. Edgar George, of Peru, Indiana,
gave birth to four girl babies Sunday
night, weighing four pounds each.
One has since died The mother is 40
years old and has four other children.
Mr. Henry-.Ropes, formerly United
States Consul at St. Petersburg, and
head of the firm of W. H. Ropes & Co.,
No. 74 .Wall street, New York, died
esuerday at Lenby, near Pembroke,
a es.
At the annual dinner of the Chamber
of Commerce last night, addresses were
made by Secretary Foster, Charles S.
Smith, Bishop Potter, William L. Wil-
son, Ur. Briggs, Chauncey M. Depew
and others.
Ed. Drew, clerk for Kellogg d: Hor-
ton on Belden avenue, goes home to
eat Thanksgiving turkey with the old
folks at Coxsackie, N. Y., and they do
say, he will “double-up” before he re-
turns here again.
~—Dr. McDonald, M. C. D., of No. 7
Harriet street, can be seen now at 37
West Main street.
David Hartley Weeks has drawn the
fifth bicycle in the bicycle club draw-
ing. The machine will arrive in a few
days and D. Hartley will immediately
take it to a machine shop and have an-
other row of spokes added and the seat
broadened, so that it will be able to
withstand his portly weight. .
The marriage of Miss May Fitch
daughter of Mrs. Almira Fitch, to Mr.
Louis Hanford, of Danbury, Wlll take
place at the home of the bride on Ma-
ple street, to-day at 5 o’clock, Rev.
George Van Alstyne officiating. A
brother of the groom will act as best
man, and Miss Florence Fitch will act
as bridesmaid.
Saturday morning the skeleton of a
man was found in the woods, /hidden
by leaves and brush, at a point about-a
quarter of a mile west of the almshouse
at thchfield, on the road to Torring-
ton. The skeleton is believed to be
that of an inmate of the almshouse
named GrlSWuld, a. homeless old man
who wandered. away in theefall of 1888.
~Benedict has the Delineator for
December. 232tf
Lucy A., daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Gould Hoyt, of Prospect avenue, and
George J. Bailwitz will be married
this evening at 8 o’clock, at the resi-
dence of the bride’s parents, by Revs.
Mr. Selleck and Graham. After the
ceremony the couple Wlll take the train
for Washin . on, where they'will spend
a. week. '1‘ e Dun: Gasmatooether.
with host‘sof friends, wish the > eppy
young couple all kinds of success. ' . -
Etta Knapp, aged 16, a domestic em-
ployed by Daniel B. Conro, of Cran-
berry Plams, was arrested this morn-
ing charged With stealing money from
the cash-drawer of Thomas B. Grego-
ry’s store at Cranberry Plains. Grego-
ry has missed money for some time,
and as Etta was suspected, a t up was
set for her and yesterday she was
caught in the act. She made a confes-
sion this moi-mpg, and gave. bonds for,
5%. new ‘. . silliness" mama-m mum-”l" MWSPXHE”
" Meeting of Fire Police this evening.
'General Benjamin F. Butler is seri.
ously ill Withan abscess of the ear. ,
Postmaster ’Winters, of Logan,Iowa,
has disappeared. _Hls accounts are sup-
posed to be entangled; ‘
Rear Admiral George H. Cooper.
United States Navy, died esterday, at
his residence. No. 650 alsey street,
Brooklyn, of neuralgia of the heart.
-—Norwalk Bridge Souvenir Spoons,
at A. W. Austin’s., ’ ‘ 1t
Three Yuma Indians ‘werc sentenced
to death at Los Angeles. yesterday, for
murdering an old medicine man who
failed to bring rain when told to do so.
Major John A. Tibbits has sent from
Bradford, England. valuable library
literature to the trustees of the public
library of New London, to aid them in
formulating rules for management:
A large signlis being erected in front
of the Boston gstore to-day, announcing
a “Great Dissolution Sale.” The sign
is the work of ”Dick” Mitchell, and is
one of the largest and finest of its kind
ever seen in town.
Charles H. Gross, formerly an engi-
neer in the employ of thejCentral New
England d: Western Railroad, has been
given a verdict of $15,000 damages
against the road for an accident which
crippled him for life.
Yale students who are unable to pro-
cure tickets fo the foot ball game on
Saturday, th -. ugh mismanagement,
propose to force their way in. They
will be backed by hundreds of Harvard
men who have also been duped out of
seats. ‘ ‘
W. S. Maltby, who gave such a fine
exhibition atthe Wheel Club Mins-
trels last night, has, challenged Dan
Canary, the trick bicyclist, for a con-
test on wheels '{to determine which is
the best all-round rider. Canary has
not yet covered Maltby’s money.
A smouldering fire was discovered
yesterday in George H. Waterbury’s
famous market basket, as the eA-mayor
of Cobble Hill was carrying it to South
Norwalk on the horse car. By prompt
action the flames were extinguished
without the aid of the fire department,
and the threatened “conflagration”
averted. ‘ ~
The funniest thing about the late
election in New ”York State was ,the
item in the b}? of. election expenses
filed-by Hem”. semen. ‘a Republi.
can, who was defeated for a ward office
in Brooklyn. The item read “l‘o try-
ing to down one of the biggest liars
ever created—$300.” It costs some-
thing evidently to get the best of a
Brooklyn liar.
Thomas S. Morison has purchased of
Daniel S. Smock, of Holmdel, Mon-
mouth county, New Jersey, a yearling
stallion. The price paid is said to be
$1,000. The young horse arrived yes-
terday and is now quartered at William
H. Lockwood’s training stables at the
fair grounds. _What makes the colt so
valuable is the fact that he is of the
same breeding on his sire’s side, as
Arion, Senator Stanford’s great tWo-
year-old is on the dam’s s1de, thus mak-
ing the two horses half-brothers. '
The sacred cantata “The Holy City,”
to be given at the Congregational
church Friday evening, embraces the
following well-known talent: Mrs. E.
W. Lewis, soprano, Bridgeport; Miss
Martha Knapp, contralto, South Nor-
walk; Mr. Chas. Bottomley, tenor,
Bridgeport ; Mr. Chilton Baker, basso,
Bridgeport; Master George Moore,
boy soprano, Bridgeport; Miss Jennie
K. Nash, organist, Norwalk ; J. Haydn
Wand, violoncello, New Haven; Prof.
James Baker, conductor.
A number of people are at a loss to
know as to the whereabouts of Max
Celschlaeger, a batter employed at
Hubbell’s factory in this city. The
other day he was trying to borrow
money with which to get married. -He
suddenly disappeared and it is feared
that he haslmet with foul play. He had
two bows to his matrimonial alliances,
’tis said, one a resident of this city and
the other in Stamford. The latter was
in town yesterday lookin for him, but
her search was inefi'ectua . She stated
that she and Mr. 0. Were scon to be
wed. She has special and specific rea-
sons for wishing to find him.
According to the monthly bulletin of
the Connecticut State Board of Health,
diphtheria was one of the most promi~
neat and fatal diseases during, the
month of October. The mortality from
it was double that from typhoid fever,
and only. three diseases, consumption,
pneumonia and. infantile diarrhma, .
were more fatal. Secretary Lindsley
says that the feeble efforts which are
made to control it have not been con-
spicuously successful and that the fail-
ure is due to the want of an intelligent
and efficient application of , known
means of preventing and restricting the
disease. Diphtheria prevailed 1h .25..
towns and was particularl 'fatal' 1n
Hartfordand Stamford. 19 ying from
that disease in . Hartford and 13 in
Stamford. - . _
...An Outrage.
An outta e,- the. motive for which
- Was pure‘ma iciousness, was discovered
in Southmgton yesterday. Reuben
,Dyke of Queen street, went to his barn
He noticed they '
to see his four horses. _
acted queerly and found'that their feed
was covered with Paris green, The
veterinary surgeon was called in, but
could not save the herses, three of
which will die. Mr. Dyke 15 a hard-
working "teamster and generally hked.
Olficers are at work on the. case and rt,
.43"
. man.
.flipha , of Which" the father‘ef Rein".
. , . Wat me, of race'Church, was'a‘.
d>
I WHAT MISS SPINSTER SAYS:
That Mrs. Gregory, at her home on
France street, will serve "tea at three
o’clock this afternoon to the ladies of
Grace Church Guild. '
That the elements spluttered, roared
and kicked, and the beats moored in
the river went on a strike, but whether
the ram which ceased falling early, has
done anything toward relieving the
threatened water famine is a question
At best there doesnot seem to be muc
ground for hope until a‘ heavy rain
lasting several days occurs. In the
present situation it 18 the duty of every-
one to take immediate and stringent
measures to prevent waste.
That a Kansas woman has done all
the harvesting on'her farm the past
season, while her husband has been on
the stump pleading for the disenthral—
ment of the farmer.
That our milk dealers ought to be
prohibited from putting their milk
cans under the faucets.
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County Commissioners in Session.
County Commissioners Johnson and
Mead met at the Selectmen’s ofiice this
morning to hear the remonstrance
against the granti of a liquor license
to James H. O" eilly, at 168 Main
street. As the office was found inade-
quate to accommodate the crowd, an
adjournment was taken to the Court
Room. Lawyer E. M. Lockwood ap-
peared for the remonstrants and J.
Belden Hurlbutt for Mr. O’Reilly.
Nelson Hubbell. who lives at 163 Main
street was the' first witness called by
the remonstr'ants. He thought that
O’Reilly’s place would not be a proper
place to license as there was no pelice
protection on the street. Had heard
disturbances on street, which he sup-
posed were caused by people who had
been drinking freely, and thought that
the disturbances would be increased by
the issuing of a license to O’Beilly.
Cross examined by Mr. Hurlbutt the
witness stated, that on general princi-
pals he did not think any place suitable
for the sale of liquors. Did not know
the cause of the disturbances which he
had heard.
Eugene Boyer was the next witness.
He did not think the place suitable to
sell liquor in, on the ground that it was
on the main street leading into town,
and that a great many children Would
have to pass the place on the way to
and from school; a store was directly
opposite where many families traded,
including his own, and ladies and chil-
dren would have to pass saloon in go-
ing to store; the street was notpatrolled
by police, and he had never seen one
as far as O’Reilly’s corner ; would have
a tendency to increase disturbances ,in
that neighborhood if license was
granted. .
Cross examined by Mr. Hurlbutt, Mr.
Boyer could not see any reason why
the saloon would not be conducted as
other saloons are ; did not think place
suitable as so many young people pass
it.
Charles A. Tucker was the next wit.
ness. Mr. Tucker did not think the
place suitable for a saloon, on the
ground that the street was a resident
street, and did not think it wise to place
saloons in distinctively resident por-
tions of the town ; thought that all sa-
loons should be centrally located ;
thought police patrol insufficient; had
occasionally seen police on the street ;
had frequently heard disturbances on
the street, and thought. that granting a
license to O’Reilly would tend to in-
crease the disturbances; would also in-
duce people to congregate more on ac-
count of lack of police patrol.
Cross-examined, witness thought dis-
turbances were not all on the side
streets: thought those getting drunk
at the Bridge, and run off by the po-
lice, would have a tendency to gather
about this saloon; thought O’Reilly
would make permanent customers of
those who now visited saloons down
town.
Re-direct. Thought it would be a
hanging-out place for those people who
now come up the street intoxicated.
Orrin K. Scofield was the next wit-
ness. He would rather have O’Reilly
sell groceries than liquor ; did not want
to see liquor sold there; Stephen Swan
kept a saloon there about 20 years ago.
which had a tendency to create rackets
in that neighborhood; people got drunk
there, and raised frequent disturb-
ances ; thought Swan’s saloon wascon-
ducted in the same manner as others,
and that they all had a tendency to cre:
ate disturbances ; when Swan opened
his saloon his habits were nothing
extra ; he attended church regularly;
ladies and children did not like to pass
a saloon; a family lived over. thestore;
did not come to testify against O’Reilly
because he was a business rival, but
because he did not want liquor sold
there. ‘
On cross examination witness stated
that Swan would get drunk. attend
church in the morning, and get drunk
again in the afternoon. _
_ At this point the Commissioners ad-
journed the hearin until 9:30 o’clock,
Monday morning, ov. 23d. '
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Eplscopal Congress.
The Episcopal Church Con ress con-
vened in Washington ester ay in its
14th annual session. x-Senator Geo.
F. .Edmundspf Vermont, molded, and
Bishop Phillips Breaks do vered a ser-,
It is held at the Church of‘ the,
former rpcturi"""Atnohg“those Who Will‘
deliver written addresses is Connecti-
cut’s delegate, Rev. . Edwin .Harwood,
D. D., of New Haven. _
This congress _is 'not under the au-
thority of the church; it is not a legis-
lative or administrative body, but it is
purely voluntary and anyone'attends it
who'may desire, but the control, what
there is of it, is vested in a central com-
mittee located in New York. Although
every one inrinvited to be present, none
ibutmembw 0f» the: Episcopal. climb
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The George Low Case.
. We are in receipt of the following
letter from V. L. Sawyér, president of
the Connecticut Indemnity Association,
giving the company’s side of the con-
troversy in the late George Low insur-
ance case, which we gladly publish.
WATERBUBY, Comm, Nov. 17, 1891.
EDITOR on THE DAILY GAZETTE,
DEAR SIR : . g
' I have before me your paper of the
12th., containing an article relating to
L policy issued by our company to Geo.
ow. r’
. In fairness to us, will you please pub-
lish the facts of the case, which are as
follows: .
February 18th, 1886, Geo. Low made
application for a policy of two thou-
sand dollars. One of the questions in
the application is as follows : “Are
your habits of life correct and temper—
ate ?” This question Mr. Low answered
:‘Yes.” He further signed the follow-
ing agreement : ‘ ‘And it is agreed that
the Association shall not be responsible.
under said contract after my health
shall be Impaired by narcotics, alcoholic
or other stimulants!” Also an express
condition of his policy reads “If the
member shall use alcoholic stimulants
so as to _produce intoxication sufficient
to Impalr his health, or to cunse his
death. or shall come to his death from
the effects of drunkenness. then and in
all such cases, this certificate shall be
null, v01d and of no effect, and no per-
son shall be entitled to damages or the
recovery of any monies paid thereon.”
As to Whether Mr. Low stated the
truth in his application. or whether he
lived up to his agreement, can be easily
ascertained by makin inquiries of
those who knew him. 6 know. and
. can prove, that Mr. Low’s death was
caused by over drink, and that he had
been an_ habitual drinker to an extent
to Impair his health. .
'On these grounds, we refused to pay
hlB heirs two thousand dollars.
Very truly yours, ,
V. L. SAWYER, Prest.
Notwithstanding the statement of
Mr. Sawyer that Mr. Low answered
the question relating to the habits of
his life in the aflirmative, and signed
the old chestnut agreements quoted-
above, the agent of the company knew
‘all about him, his business, his habits,
and his failings. Yet in the face of all
this, they allowed him to pay hispolicy’.
renewals regularly and accepted his
money with the utmost regularitywith-
out a question. Mr. SaWyer now comes
in and says that “we know, and can
prove, that Mr. Low’s death was caused
by over drink, and that he had been an
habitual drinker to an extent'to impair
his health.” Possibly thecompany can
do this, but could they not have done
so long years ago, when they took his
money? Their agent knew Mr. Low,
. knew he was violating his agreement,
yet in the face of all this they accepted
his money and stowed it away Without
a murmur. Now when Mr. Low is dead,
and this cn'poration has only to fight u
poor widow, they come forward in haste
and announce that they refuse to pay
' her the amount of his insurance because
he had violated his agreement, which
they were aware of all along when tak-
ing his money. Can the Connecticut"
Indemnity afford to do this ? "We think
not.
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Those Minstrels.
Music Hall was crowded last-evening
to hear the Norwalk Wheel Club’s,
Minstrels,‘and a jolly time the audi-
ence had. From the going up to the
going down of the curtain there Was a
constant roar of laughter. The over-1"
ture was first-class, and the solos of
Tilly, Nash, Force and Sterling were
delightfully rendered, while the end
men, Allen, Austin and Carier. with
their local songs brought down the
house. The bicycle riding by W. S
Maltby was the finest ever seen in this
county. George Nash gave a fine ex-
hibition with the clubs, and Alexander-
Leslie Austin and Hen. Matheis were
immense in their specialties. Hunt
and Selleck in their clog dance came
in for a good share of the honors, and
Master, Tilly in his sailor’s horn-pipe
and highland fling was indeed wonder-
ful for one of his age. p ._
John Rodemeyer’s farce, the tennis
tournament, was Very funny and kept
the house in a continuous roar. As an
Irish character Tommy Hunt took the
cake, and his altercations with Hen.
Matheis were greatly enjoyed. Alex:
ander Leslie and Joe Carier made ele-
gant tennis dudes, while as lady tennis
players, Sterling and Ben Allen Were
immense. . .
Taken all in all- the minstrels were a
great success and should be repeated
in the Opera House at the first 'oppor—
tunity. _ . ' .
Quite a number of Bridgeport b1
cyclists were present and occupied 'a
box. The Alelpha‘club‘also occupied
a box from which they made them-
selves he'ard. ' , .
, capsized In the Sound.
The schooner Emma Jane, Captain
John H. Prior, from Fire Island to
Bridgeport. Conn. capsized yesterda .-
afternoon, three 11’ Eatonls Nee .
' eso
roof. The steamer Ada Velma. Captain
‘Aekerly, ,lieiinened-to be near :by-- an
the 'i‘es‘cu‘je of Captain"“Prioi"ahd’ his"
crew. It is thought one bf the. crew. of-
the schooner was drowned. . The
schooner is drifting about the Sound:
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Woodman Spare that Tree.~
If it be true, as stated by our Misii
Spinster, that the grand old elm planted
by Connecticut’s patriot, Governor
Fitch, is being cut down or ruined by
the march of improvementsdown East
avenue, suoh‘a work of, vandalism cm.
‘ severely wan .. .
i _
, .3
' view that woman as I directed ?
‘of equalization, called forth a spirite
which figure the company’s tax would:-
be about $30,000 less than last year”,
board marked it up to 31. . The board 1
' will hold another session to-morrow "—-‘»
'the bristles from a hog. It passed b
d, .Melthy. Rev.
the crew didbrav‘e work: in gong to?
The condition of actor W
Florence has changed fOr the
\and his chances for recovery
Editor—“Well, sir. did you."
Reporter—"I. saw her, but If
fused to talk.”~ .. _ ,
Editor, (startled)——“Was shade
—-[Detroit Free Press; ’ -_ f-
Italians Held at'Bey.
By drawing a revolver and 1th at
ing to shoot the first man that pa e
certain point, Foreman Allen,in'i
of the work on the water works,
New Britain, prevented a numbe
Italian laborers, who had bech '
raged at the discharge‘pf. one of ,th
number. from, attacking the mean
remained at work. - _ : 1
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3
Petition for a. Train. . .
George Buckmaster and A. E..Win
cheater, a committee representin
ninety, Stamford commuters, 1,0 _.
South Norwalk, fiftv-five of Bridgep
thirty-six of New Haven, and fivé‘o .,-
signers, presented to General Maud?
Tuttle and Superintendent : Shep‘
yesterday a petition for an expresst'ra 7
to leave New York at 5.30 p,.,m. ’ '
Barnum’s Glant Marrlejd.
A Lancaster, Pa., dispatch says
Col. George R. Kersey, a giant st
ing 5 won feet three inches high,
married yesterday afternoon at Stoc
tonto Mrs. Anna Lewis, about half
high. Kersey is well known 9.11-,
the United States. He traveled.
Barnum’s circus two years and 'g‘
marvelous exhibitions of strength.
More Great Trotting.
Senator‘Stanford’s Palo Alto ye or
day reduced his own record andiith
stallion record of the world, to 2'08
which is half a second better than .
lerton’s time. - .
Did any one believe six months
that even on a kite-shape track 9. ~ 5
ion would equal the record which mad
“and S. queen of the turf for ,Is1
years ? . “ .
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What Does This Mean-73:5
The stock of the Consolidated roa‘
which came up before the state ,,bo
discussion as to their value for tax,
tion. The stock was returned at 2l5,at:>
when it was marked by the board a
2.50. The return rhows 187,000 shares,
on October 1 and does not include ngw‘,
shares issued on October 2. It is claim-1~
-d that the valuation of the 187,000,
shares had by October '1 fallen off in
view of the prospective issue of no
stock. The board decided toask
Consolidated road managers to send a;
representative on Thursday of this
week to explain the number of shares
and some matters relating to eXpendi '
tures. The return of the N ew, England;
road placed the stock at 27. Its mar-n
k‘et quotation is about 38. Last yea
the company returned it at 20, and the;
Bridgeport News. . f
_g..
The Storm at Wilson Polnt.‘ _
The steamer Artisan, which £0 a;
year has been anchored at Wily n
Point, is a wreck this morning. 15‘-
about 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, a
Chief Engineer Osborn and telegrap ..
operator Mead sat in the shanty-like}:
office on the pier, they descried a small*‘
black cloud which suddenly burst; all
there Was a heavy downfall of rain,“fo
the “shanty” without doing harm to i
'But itstruck the steamer Artisan an:
lifted her upper deck cleanofi' endear;
Wingit some hundred feet into thfl
yard of Mr. Burchard near by.'-._..Tl,1'¢.-9l~
wind unroofed two box cars and sen
another at high rate of speed] dow
the track. A brakem’an standing-n '
had considerable difficultyin Jump .
on the car and stopping 11:. Telephone,
and telegraph wires were-blown down
.out they were. shortly after adjus
the Wind seemed to ‘cut a." aw _
through of about 300 feet, and _th
clone was of scarce three minutes du
tion. While it lasted though Mr. M
remarked to Mr. Osborn, “If it ta
IS and the shanty into the sound
have the satisfaction of knowing t
we are hitched to the cable. and _we'c_
easily telegraph for aesistance."_ Th
Artisan is a complete wreck. _ 1*.
_.... . m...
He Ought to be B‘ouriceda ‘
Rev. Mr. N ott, the .Congregat n ,
minister of Northford, 1s a memhe ' ’
the school committee._ Some days .a
he wrote a letter to MissAllis, of Wit
-'lingford, and a Miss Danton, of» _Gufl
ford. teachers employed 1n" Northfo’
"requesting them not to attend a d311,
which was to _be g1ven,- . .Miss Dento
attended and wrote a note to ME.»
which in substance, Was 'to the
that what she did'out of school‘did-
concern him. ‘ ”
Mr. Nott-wrote a note to her a
her to apologise. Miss Danton ' _
upon the district committee and-o "
aliid they adv1sed her not to do any
Mr. Nott then called a meeti,
three members of the board "
.. Mr. Roberts and"
_ He and Mr. Maltby subsequeu'
upon Miss Denton, ‘. and .Mr.
formedher if she did not apolo a
"would nqt‘approveror any of er"
for teach1ng.:“ .'..-_ Lg ;-_.. j -
A special school, meetingvfi
Saturday night, nearly every”
ing present,-. and " ' ’ ‘
signed a request to,~ be give
Denton that she shouldfc‘ont _u _
ing and . a. _promise = that the; 1g ”
“would see that she. had her pay; ' '
The meeting then 'pa
\(Ir. Nott-he 'lrequ'estod
‘ . . ~ 1 ‘ ‘$2’H’
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