L 9 ran PEOPLE’S. PAPER. « Largest Circulation. \a _ a. C. 5%; '~~— s " a!" 77; A a , 2 32;! ' ’-\ Wants, I Cent a Word. ,2. “Equal and Exact Justice to all Men , of Wha oer State or Persuasion, Religious or Political.”—Jqfi"erson a V011" No. 254. ' Norwalk, Ccnn.,r--M0ndiay Evening, December 21, 1891. Price. One Cent. i P. H. Divver is again doing jury At Last. Best Editorial Letter. The Daily Gazette 1‘s issued very week-day at. 3 P. AL. at ONE CENT PER copy. The Cheapest Rates for Advertising, and THE LAEoEsT CIRCULATION. The Weekly Gazette. ' [Combined with Friday‘s Daily.) Is issued every Friday at Noon, at. most: arm's PER corY, on $1.56 PER YEAR. The Daily and Weekly. Served to Local Subscribers at TEN GENTS PER WEEK. OB $5.00 PE]! YEAR. A. H. BYIEGTON. Proprietor. I'M» paper has the largest circulation of I ny paper in the State west of Bridgeport. JOB PRINTING. MR. HARRY M. GARDNER. Jn.. formerly of . ‘ New York Citinis the superintendent of our i’rintingfie artm Eats, Heis an experienced iiOOk, J?) v ‘_..Netv'spaper Printer, and all ’ ’5 .. im wi1-17_.be satisfactorily “ at option given to it} PRINTING. i To Advertisers. Changes cannot be guaranteed the same day copy is handed in. ”Every reasonable effort Wlll be madfifio ac- commod -. _,;’f's,-,g;-~_butgthey cannot be iiisi '~ _,V_:3hitL1inless copy is sei‘ the day be- is . ‘ OUR ANNIVERS'ARY. On Saturday, December 20, 1890, we made the following important an- nouncement to thexrmany friends and readers of the old GAZETTE and to the public of Norwalk: Yielding to the earnest appeals of large numbers of Norwalk friends, many times repeated during the past dozen years, we commence to-day to issue the DAILY NORWALK GAZETTE. That the newspaporial ground in this town is already abundantly covered, may indeed be true, but in the opinion of a large number of our most intelli- gent, enterprising and public spirited citizens, upon whose judgment we largely rely. the wealth, position and commercial importance of this section of the town, demand here in the bor- ough, adaily paper. If a newspaper printed in a remote city can sell, as it boasts it does,a thousand copies On our streets every evening, then surely there is room for a bright, clean and wide-awake daily of local production and “to the manor born.” We propose therefore, to verify if possible, the crisp old proverb—~“There is always room at the top. ” Having now yielded to the force of this friendly pressure" for the promotion of the town’s pro- gress and importance rather than our own case and emolument, we hope and confidently expect that our citizens, and espeoically our business men, will, as far as the DAILY GA‘ZETTE is found to deserve it, give us their kindly aid, by good word and deed and their gen- erous patronage. The DAILY GAZETTE will be strictly an independent news- paper. Non-sectarian and non-parti- san ; publishing the news and all the news, of chiefest value and interest to its readers. This will be its constant aim and end. Its columns will be free- ly open to every worthy cause and to every citizen of whatever creed, poli- tics or condition who may desire to re- spectfully address the public. It will zealously strive to loyally and faith- fully fulfill every obligation to the pub- lic,’ laboring with the high ambition and inspiring purpose to promote the best good and greatestprosperity of all the people of our entire town. It craves in return the good feeling and kindly support so necessary for its highest usefulness and success. ‘ We hope to attain so near to our ideal of excellence as to win the favor of .all our people and render the DAILY GA- ZETTE not only a welcome but an in- dlspensible visitor at every office, store, shop and fireside in Norwalk.” ‘ With the above brief and simple an- nbuncement, we launched our little DAILY GAZETTE as a wide-awake,spirited and thoroughly independent caterer to the news consuming public. That it has been an unexpected success, goes without saying. The kindness and liberal support given it by its friends have been beyond all expectation. So that it is fair to conclude that the on- terprising people of Norwalk, fully ap- preciate the value to the reputation and the material welfare of our town, of a respectable and self-respecting Daily newspaper, conducted with average in- dependence, courage and ability. _ We have steadily striven to furnish our readers all the news, of the least local or general interest. We had in. troduced into our office at the outset, a long distance telephone, and have paid out during the year a total of twelve hundred dollars for telegraphic and telephone news from the outside world. One of the most interesting incidents connected with our telegraphic service. was the receipt into our office during the DAILY’s first week, of dispatches direct from London, Paris, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Chicago, St. Paul and San Francisco on the same afternoon. In the year 1800, when the first number of the WEEKLY GAZETTE was issued, the latest. intelligence from London or Paris was three to four months old,and it took half ayear to get news from Russia. What hath God. wrought through the inventive genius of man in these modern days. We have placed the price of our paperand its advertising space, at the lowest possible rates consistent with the best returns in our patrons. It will be our constant and conscientious pur- pose, to make the paper still more use- ful and acceptable to its patrons the coming year. The mohi: serious em- barrassment we have labored under the past year, was the ability to print enough papers and in season to satisfy the daily demand. We how to meet this difficulty the coming year, by the introduction of more rapid printing' . machinery. Much difficulty has also‘ been experienced by our friends living at all remote from the Borough centre in getting boys to deliver their paper with regularity. This we shall remedy by establishing a force of salaried car- riers, to deliver it at the residences or places of business cf any and all de- siring it left regularly each week-day evening. From and after January first the sub- scription price of the WEEKLY GAZETTE will be reduced to One Dollar per year. This should, and we have no doubt but that it will, result in a large increase in the number . of subscribers to the Weekly- and particularly in this ml in the surrounding towns of WeStport, Wilton, Easton, Weston, Bedding,— Ridgefield, New Canaan and Darien. Again heartily thanking all our friends for their chief share, in the really astonishing success of the DAIL! GAZETTE. and pledging ourselves to make it still better deserving their good will and liberal support, we extend to one and all of our thousands of readers, most sincerely, cordially and, earnestly—“the compliments of the season.” Down they go. -—Boots and Shoes reduced 20 per cent. until January 1st, at Jarvis Kel- logg’s. ‘ 249tf Jumped Too Quick. In last evening’s GAZETTE appeared an article relative to the channel im- provement in Norwalk harbor, credited to the Weekly Record. It originally appeared. word for word, in the Senti- nel a week ago yesterday. It would be well for the GAZETTE to take a good dose of its own oft-repeated advice to “ Come up to the top,” etc—Sentinel. The esteemed Sentinel should not jump too quick. The Friday issue of the GAZETTE is the weekly paper,which contains the news of the week as well as of the day, and not the “Bright Little Daily ” that sits serenely on top and begs and entreats the esteemed Senti- nel to come up and sit beside-it. If the Sentinel published the article last week, as stated, we must have gone to sleep while perusing its columns before we came to it, and we here and now of- fer our apology for doing so, but in crediting the item to the Weekly Rec- ord we but followed the example of the esteemed Sentinel in republishing home news and crediting it to another journal that reproduced the same arti- cle. -—P. S. Bartlett movement in 14 kt.’, Essex gold filled case, warranted to wear 20 years, for $22.00, at A. W. Aus- tln’s. 250tf. —-—————-<+ No Decision Yet. Chief Justice Andrews and J udgel Seymour, Carpenter, Torrance and Fenn held another conference relative to the quowarranto case of Morris vs. Bulkeley in an ante-room of the Sn- perior court at Hartford Saturday. The fludges were closeted with the clerk, ohn Hooker, from 10 o’clock until 1:30. As they were leaving the room, Judge Carpenter was questioned by a reporter. He said: ' “I can tell you nothing except that we have reached no decision as yet." “When do you meet again i” “I cannot tell that, but probably in a few days,” was Judge Carpenter’s reply. —-—--———~——-<->—— —Any person calling at the ofiice of the Singer Sewing Machine Co., No. 49 Main street, during the Holiday sea- son, w111 be given one of the latest pop- ular son 3 with piano accompaniment beautlfu 1y lithographed. 254-1w General Alger’s Generosity. Gen. Russell A. Alger of Detroit, has arranged for the selection of 600 news- boys to whom he will ive suits of clothes for Christmas. The General inaugurated this custom five years ago, and since then he has given between five hundred and six hundred suits of clothes to deserving newsboys on each Christmas. ~91»- —;Special Sale' at Mead’s, Christmas Candies and Ornaments. 51-5t TERSE TALES or THE TOWN. Miss Louise Curtis, of Stratford, is visiting friends in town. General Charles Olmstead. is in Mid- dletown to-day on business. ——Go to Mead for Candy. 51-5t Car N o. 10 of the horse railway is go- ing to have a new suit of wheels this week. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Talcott expect to spend the Xmas holiday with frIends in Brooklyn. " _ —Diamond and Fancy Stone Rings, at A. W. Austin’s Jewelry Store. tf250 Mr. John P. Treadwell and party, have returned home from their south- ern trip." Mrs. Geo. Bradley is quite ill at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Wm. B. Nash, on Main street. '—Speeia1 discount to customers who want a number of turkeys. Adams Bros. 254-2t The children of the Congregational Church are preparing for an unusually good time at their Xmas festival. Landlord McPherson and wife have returned from a week’s visit to their farm in Dutchess County, New York. Capt. Russell Frost and Frederick Mead were appointed commissioners on the estate of S. J. O’Brien this morn- ing. ~—Christmas shoppers are advised to go to the Norwalk Boston store in the mornings in order to avoid the rush in the afternoon. 252tf It. is expected that the new bridge connecting Birmingham and Shelton and the two counties will be open for travel tomorrow. The remains of Miss Kate Haslet, who died at New Canaan, Friday, aged 27 years, were interred at St. Mary’s cemetery yesterday. —Gold-headed canes'at Jackson’s. H Lemuel Vestick, a Hungarian, had his right legbroken Saturday morning, while at work in the Consolidated road’s quarry at Fairfield. James Pole was fined $1 and costs by Justice Coolidge this morning for being found intoxicated, contrary to the form of the statue made and provided. I -—-The Norwalk Boston store will be open every evening until Xmas. 252tf Rumor has it that the New York Yacht Club intends to erect a hand- some club house near Saybrook and make Duck Island a resort for cruis- Ing. Patrick Farrell, of Ansonia, aged seventy years, fell down stairs at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. James llzffiDgnald, Saturday night and was 1 e . —Where is Wadhams? Why he is look- ing for Christmas turkeys of course. Mrs. Bowen and daughter, of Quebec, Canada, are guests of Mrs. Fitch on East avenue. Her brothers Edson and Geo. Fitch expect to join the family at She old homestead for the Xmas holi- eye. The annual meeting of the Congre- gational Society will be held in the chapel Monday evening, Dec. 28th, at 7 o'clock. At the close of the meeting and at 8 o’clock the renting of pews will take place. —-CHAMBERMAID wanted immediately at the American House. 254tf It is now reported that Mrs. Bertha McLean Hoyt, of South Norwalk, sep- arated from her husband George be- cause he tried to induce her to aid him in blackmailing one of South Norwalk’s millionaires. Frederick W. Mills, formerly choir master at St. Paul’s cathedral in Al- bany and who has filled similar posi- tions in Philadelphia and Montreal, Is to be the successor of James W. Baker at Trinity Church, Bridgeport. —-Solid Silver and Plated Ware. A large Christmas stock atJackson’s 253tf Josephine Hoey, wife of John Hoey, the deposed President of the Adams Express Co.,‘has‘transferred to Henry Sanford, the President of the company, the lot and mansion at Fifth avenue and 52nd street, subject to a mortgage of $50, 000. , Sculptor F. S. Simmons, of Maine, has been awarded the work of complet- ing the statue of General U. S. Grant, to be placed in the United States Capi- tol at Washington. This work is to be finished by June 1, 1894. _ fine Italian marble and Will cost $10,- 000. The statue is the gift of the Grand Army. —500 elegant Turkeys at Adams Bros. - Price to suit. 254-21; Letters from Colonel Horne, of Win- sted, American Consul at St. Themes, report that he is well, and very cosily situated. Six men-of-war stopped there recently. Dinners and receptions seem to be the order of the day, both 'on shore and on the men-of‘war. Thanks- giving day Consul Horne dined on board the cruiser Philadelphia, ,being the guest of the commander. —-Souvenir Spoons in a variety of de- signs at J ackson’s. , 253 tf It is to be of ' duty at Bridgeport to-day. ~Bazors at Hale’s. ‘ The last meetin of the present Court of Burgesses will e held this evening. -—-Silver Nievelties at Jackson’s. 253tf A meeting of the creditors of Thad- eus Guyer will be held this afternoon at the Probate office for the appoint- ment of a tijustee. ——Nickle Alarm Clocks at87 cts. each, at A. W. Austin’s. 250tf The 160th; anniversary of Plymouth Church, Milford, was begun yesterday very suspiciously. It continues to-day and to—morrow. —Watch for Wadhams’ Christmas offer. A present for every purchaser. Hon. William K. Seeley, one of the most prominent lawyers of the state, died at his home in Bridgeport at an early hour this morning. ' —A fine line of Marble, Iron and Wood Case Clocks at Jackson’s. 253tf To-morrow evening at eight o’clock a meeting of the officers of the C. . G. brigade will be held at the New Haven armory, and the report of the committee on permanent organization will be submitted. “Largest’variety of Perfumes, at Hale’s. Mr. N. I. Meserve, the electrician at the Norwalk Gas Light Company, was married to Miss Nellie L. Partrick, of North Wiltontyesterday. - The ceremony took place at the home of the bride and was quite a surprise to Mr. Meserve’s friends in this city. They will eat tur- key at the home of the groom’s parents in Rochester‘ N. H. The couple have many friends who will wish that all their sorrows may be little ones. —Harry Kernell at the Opera House this week. Adog belonging'to trainer William H. Lockwood came into the dining room of the Norwalk Hotel Saturday while the guests were at dinner, and after introducing himself to all the boarders, jumped up into the chair just vacated by Mr. Frank Street. and proceeded to devour what he had left of the meal. As Frank is a pretty} hearty eater; it is unnecessary to state that the poor dog did not get fat on . what was left. —Cigar Cases at Hale’s. A colored man who gave his name as Edward Kelly, and his home Norwalk, was put off of 9. Consolidated train at this station Saturday night, in a very muchly befuddled condition. He stag- gered across the platform "to the House- tonic tracks, when he pitched head.- long, striking his head on the tracks, causing an ugly gash on the side of his head and scraping considerable cuticle from his proboscis. He was in a help- less condition and was placed on a truck and taken to the station-house bleeding like a freshly stabbed pig. Dr. Clarke was summoned and dressed the wound, Kelly all the while crying “I want my mamma." “Oh where is my mamma.” This morning he was in better form but claims to remember nothing after leavmg New York. Be- fore Justice Townsend he plead guilty to drunkenness, and a fine and costs were imposed. - —Diamond and Fancy Stone Rings at Jackson’s. 253tf o»——-————— 'WHAT MISS SPINSTER SAYS: That Mr. Arthur Bissell, of Mont- clair, N. J ., is in town. That Miss Edith Street is slowly re- covering from her painful accident. That Mr. Joseph P. Moody, of Syra- cuse, is at the Moody mansion for the holidays. That we say, woodman, do not Spare the Christmas tree, please; the more, the merrier. That Mr. Henry Thomas and Mr. Harry Whitman of New York spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William G. - Thomas. ' That the Y. M. C. A. foot-ball team had their pictures taken at the Lawn; gallery, Saturday. This seems to be the favorite way of perpetuating the1r memory, and may these handsome young athletes’ shadow never be less. That the court of King Christmas has among its subjects some of theloveliest children in Norwalk. It is a very cap- tivating organization and is to be the most unique entertainment ever given in Norwalk. The DAILY GAZETTE,Hour and Sentinel will be charmingly repre- sented by the children. If there are any children in town who are skeptical about the existence of Santa Claus and his reindeer they should go to‘ the af- ternoon performance at two o’clock, Wednesday, December 30th, at the Opera House. ~ That this is not the old-fashioned Christmas weather, and the ominous sound of k~k-kerchoo is heard on our streets, and announces the coming of “ La Grippe,” and we. are advised to set our houses in order—it is not likely to avoid us. It is now said to be an in- fectious fever against which the best preventives are good sanitar condi- tions and a fair amount of bo ily vig- or. It seems to have no consistent lines of approach and is likely to break out wherever the conditions are ripe forit, and wherever people are careful to pI’o- tect themselves it is comparatively mild, and does not assume its epidemic form. Our nerves are delicate organs and are often as quickly upset by ima- . ginary as real danger. .r—_—_—_—— v—For Christmas presents call - at J ackson’s. j 253tf Hi8 HE SKIPPED? ._.._._. Robert A Brown, of Brown & » Hodges, Missing. Last Seen in Peat Swamp- Robert A. Brown, of the firm. of Brown A: Hodges, carpenters and build- ers, is among the missing. Saturday he collected $500 from O. E. Wilson on two contracts which the firm had completed, and the last known of him’was about 3 o’clock, when with a black horse and sidebar carriage driven by another man, he was seen passing through Peat Swamp and go- ing in the direction of Westport. He left the work-shop of the firm, on Main street, in the afternoon, neglect- ing to pay the men as was his usual custom, but as he had his working clothes on, they expected that he would be back in a few minutes. Mr. Hodges, the other member of the firm, went to Bridgeport this morn- ing, to see if he could identify a tool chest which was sent from South Nor- walk Saturday afternoon by a man un- known to, the baggage-master. It is known that the man who shipped the not known whether this man was Brown or not. A GAZETTE reporter called on Mrs. Brown at her .home on Main street this morning and learned from her that Mr. Brown had loft the house Saturday after dinner. She was away from home at the time, and he left anote for her, informing her that he was going out of town for a few days on business. While she did not know where he had gone, and it was not his custom to go away without telling her of his destination, she stated that she expected him back in a day or so, or that he would let her know of his whereabouts. .. 4+ p.____ —The most attractive spot for Christ- mas shoppers is the home of Santa Claus, on the second floor of the Nor- walk Boston store. 252tf .. Senator Plumb Dead. . Preston B. Plumb, the senior Sena- tor frcm Kansas, died suddenly of apoplexy in Washington shortly before noon yesterday. By his bedsnde were he private secretary, E. F. Flenniken; Colonel Manning, Mr. and Mrs. Jen- mugs, with whom the Senator boarded, and Dr._ Philip S. Wales, his wife and all of his children being at their home In Kansas. Senator Plumb was born in Delaware county, Ohio, October 12, 1837. After receiving a common school education he learned the printers’ art and re- moved to Kansas in 1856. He was a member of the Leavenworth Constitu- tional Convention in 1859; was admit- ted to the bar in 1861; served in the lower house of the Legislature in 1862, and was chairman of the Judiciary Committee and subsequently reporter of the Supreme Court. In August, 1862, he entered the arm as second lieutenant in the Elevent Kansas Infantry, and served successive- ly as captain, major and lieutenant colonel of the regiment, and he was finally commissioned as colonel. He was Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives in 1867 and a member in 1868. He was elected to the United States Senate to succeed James M. Harvey and took his seat March 4, 1877, and was re-elected in 1883 and 1888. —<+ Holiday Printing for Cluu'ches, Societies and Sunday Schools, at the Gazette oflice. Grace Church Yesterday. An audience that filled the Church to overflowing greeted the venerable Bishop Williams at Grace Church yes- terday morning, and they were amply repaid, for his sermon Was one of the most practical and earnest exhortations any people could have listened to. His text was “Looking Unto Jesus,” and he presented Him in the three-fold attributes of Mediator, Judge, Re- deemer, with an earnestnessand zeal that must have touched the hearts of all. After the sermon, and during the singing of a hymn, the candidates for confirmation were invited by the Rec- tor, Mr. thkinsfio approach the chan- cel ‘rail. large class, composed of men and women responded, and in due time took upon themselves that sacred Rite. The Bishop then made a personal address to those who had assumed the vows promised .for them in baptism and very feelingly exhorted them to newness. of life. The occasion, alto- gether, was one of great and jOyful in- terest- to every believer. ___...._—._<- ——Turkeysl Turkeys! From 15 to 20 cents per pound. No finer on earth, at the People’s Market, 21 Wall street. —————-—-—oo Fulford issues a Challenge. E. D. Fulford, formerly. of Bridge- port, the wmner of the great shooting contest of December 12, has issued the following challenge: “I wish to match myself and Captain Brewer to shoot any two men in the United States for a team race on the following conditions: One hundred birds per man, and for 85,000 to $10,000 a side. Time and place to be mutually agreed upon.” All correspondence should be addressed to Jacob Pentz, “New York Sporting Times,” No. 252 Broadway. ____.____—.. —Cigars 950 per Box and upwards, at Hale’s. \' . The funeral of the late Edward C. Bissell took place from the First Con-- gregational church, at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Rev. Dr. Noble read the funeral lesson, “I am the Resurrection and the Life,” etc., followed by a touching address on the life, character and services of the deceased. Rev. Mr. Watkins followed briefly in words of tender consolation for the bereaved ones. A quartette composed of Miss Fritz, Mrs. Keeler and Messrs. Main and Force rendered several solemnly beautiful selections. The honorary pallbearers were J. R. Marvin, Wm. Marvin, George B. St. John, Eugene L. Boyer, F. St. John Lockwood. Matthew W. Starr, Asa B. Woodward and Melville E. Mead. At the close of the services at the church the remains were privately in- terred in the Norwalk cemetery. [From the WEEKLY GAZETTE-J In the death of EDWARD C. BISSELL, there has passed away one, who but a few brief years ago, was one of Nor- walk’s _ chiefcst business men and lead- Ing c1t1zens. He was the second son of the late Governor and Judge Clark Bissell of revered memory. He started h1s business life as teller in the old Fairfield County Bank, and from thence went to the felt manufactory _ ,of John D. Lounsbury, forming the chest had a ticket for Boston, but it is ' joint stock company under the name of the Lounsbury & Bissell Go. Here the greater part of his adult life has been spent In close application to the great Interests of this important branch of one of Norwalk’s largest manufactur- Ing Industries. Prior to and during the war It was exceedingly prosperous and remunerative. Later on business reverses came; then saddest and hard- est of all to bear, family bereavementsf then a'palnful, personal accident and life maimlng. Yet throughout all trials he bore his burdens of grief and loss Without murmur or complaint. He was always devoted to the church of his fathers and as sore trials came he only clung the .closer to Its ministrations. In early his, and for many years he sang 1n and led its choir; then for many more years he was superintend- ent of its Sabbath school and regular attendant and leader of its weekly meetlngs. As a business man, his in- tegrity was above reproach, unim- peached and un". peachable. His word was as good as his bond. Parents brother, children and wife were torn from him by. death, yet his faith in the goodness of his God never faltered. And now, purified as by the cleansing firesof affliction and loss, his weary, waiting soul finds surcease from sor- row, his worn frame and lacerated l1mb rest and peace in the grave, while his glorified spirit finds abundant joy and recompense among the redeemed In Heaven. “Life’s fitful fever over, he sleeps well.” —————<9 —The carpet stock at the N orwalk Boston store has been moved to the third floor in order to make room for the toys and holiday goods, of which there is an unusually large and varied assortment. On account of the incon- venience which carpet buyers are put to by this arrangement, the Boston store will allow a discount of 25 per cent. from the regular retail price on all carpets purchased between now and Christmas. Open every evening. 252tf _.——.... Routed with a Bell. Miss Margaret E. Russell, who keeps a grocery store . in Cambridge, was awakened by two men who were ran- sacking her room. Miss Russell jumped up and seizing a large bell that she. kept on a chair by the bedside, attack- ed the men, pounding their heads with the weapon. Both the men attacked her, but the vigorous use of the bell upon their heads and faces finally put them on the run and they jumped through the kitchen window, taking sash and all. Two badly used up men, James Brown, alias Burke, and Frank Meenan, alias Cummings, were arrest- ed later and were identified by Miss Russell as the burglars. ——————<-§>—.——————— —Gold spectacles and eye glasses}, and spectacles of all kinds at J acksofis. 253 Crushed by 9. Freight Train. Lincoln Vesenmair, aged 25, a brake- “man on the Consolidated road, was killed Saturday morning at 11 o’clock at Southport. He was uncoupling cars from the steps when a sudden lurch made him lose his balance and he fell between the cars. Before his predica- ment was discovered 20 freight cars passed over his body, crushing both legs to a jelly. A train was made up and the unfortunate man was taken to Bridgeport. He was still conscious, but two minutes after the doctor placed him on the operating table at the city hospital he expired. He lived at 256 Carlisle street, New Haven, with a sis; ter,- Mrs. Robert Bishop. V ——Norwalk Bridge Souvenir Spoons, at A. W. Austins. 250tf .0 And Still They Collide. Two freight trains on the Central New England and Western Railroa collided half a mile east of Copake, N. Y., Saturda morning. Twelve empty cars were erailed and both engines slightly dama ed. No one was injured. Cause, misun erstanding of signals. —Finest Confectionery at Mead’s for Christmas. 51-5t , Drowned While Skating. Joseph and Alphonso Tavois, of Dan- ielsonville, aged seventeen and four- teen respectively, were drowned while skating on Quinnebaug river yesterday. They were the only support of their parents. dim and Swedish teams. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20th, 1891. DEAR GAZETTE :—Just before noon the Capitol Ewes shocked by the an- nouncement that Senator Plumb, of _ Kansas, had fallen and instantly‘exn pired fromastroke' of apoplexy. As x he was one of the most robust of all the Senators, the statement wasalmost . impossible to believe, until the Senate flag was unfurled at half mast and carried official assurance of the sad and. startling fact: He was one of the able, and strong men of the Senate and his . death is a public loss. To-morrow the . Senate will convene at 12, his untimely death will be announced, a committee appointed to accompany his remains to his home in Kansas and then adjourn. ’ Speaker Crisp has intimated that .he will be ready to announce his House Committees by Wednesday, after which the House will adjourn over to Jan. 5, ’92. The Speaker’s kind and consid- erate correspondence“, with Mills, is commended, and thafiljatter’s churlish way of sulking over his defeat, is se- verely condemned byt his own 'best' friends. A Democratic Congressman stated to your correspondent that one fact greatly helped Crisp in hiéiflfight and that was the open and earnest zeal shown by Republicans everywhere for the success of Mills. ' ’ All sorts of opinions are expressed by politicians here over the appointment of Elkins to the WariDepartment. But that he is an exceptionally able man, and of phenomenal executive force and ability, none deny. In the 'event of a' war, he would be found to be the peer of Stanton in sturdy industry, force and energy of action. Whatever the political effects of this selection may have on either President Harrison’s or Secretary Blaine’s future chances for a presidential homination, there is one thing certain, his administration of the War Department will be conspicuously able and popular. Chairman Clarkson of the Republican National Committee has this to say of Elkins :' “ No man has been more misunder- stood than Elkins. The popular idea of him is that he is a sort of tough cow- boy. He is an able. accomplished, ell-4;- ucated man, well up in literature, thaw» sciences, and the languages. He will .- make a competent Cabinet officer.” The patent office has just issued two patents covering pioneer inventions in electric railways, which will- probably have an extensive and important bear- ing upon the electric railway interests of the country. -As ever, B. ..___._———- ——You will be welcome every evening from now till Xmas, at the home of Santa Claus on the second floor of the Norwalk Boston store. 252tf O Tug of War Tournament. Madison Square Garden will during the week be the scene of a great inter- national tug-of-war tournament, which bids fair to constitute one of the princi- pal sporting events of the week. Among the competitors for the cham- pionship will be American, German, Danish, Irish, English, Scotch, Cana- The latter will consist of ten men each, and the tugging will be done on an elevated stage, 160 feet long and 10 feet wide. As these contests are not governed by any time limit it is expected that some stubborn pulls will be witnessed. It is not a question of which team can lget the most rope in a given tlme. he pull lasts until'one team succeeds in pulling seven feet of rope from the other. . Contests of this character constitute a favorite form of. sport on the Pacific Coast, and they bid fair to become equally popular on the Atlantic sea- board. ————-<+>—— —A fine stock of Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry at lowest prlces, at J ackfi' son’s. 253 tf ... Funeral of Geo. ,P. Lawrence. Rev. C. M. Selleck ofiiciated at the funeral of the late George P. Lawrence at his home on Hendrick’s Point, Saugatuck, Thursday afternoon. - A large number of business associates in New York, with members of the Pro- duce Exchange to which deceased be- longed, were present. The remains lay in a “Judge” casket, [so-called, made to order on account of the immense size of Mr. Lawrence, his weight being 360 pounds. It was mounted with oxidized side bars, end handles and plate, the latter inscribed, “George Phelps Law- rence, born. 1836, died 1891,_” and was the most elegant and expens1ve funeral. outfit ever seen in Westport. On Fri- day the remains were conveyed to Greenwood cemetery, New York, for interment. ' ~‘ 1." ——Gold, Silver and Ivory-headed Walking Canes, at A. W. Austin’s. 250“» A Boy instantly Killed. The 4.30 express out of New Haven Saturday afternoon struck and instant- ly killed near Milford, William Clinton aged 9 years. He attempted to cross the track in front of the express. His body was not mutilated. —Specia1 attentionpaid to Poultry at Adams Bros. 254-‘2t ' Opera House. The people of the Borough will be pleased to learn that Manager Adams has secured HARRY KERNELL’s High Class Vaudevlllo Company for Saturday evening, Dec. 26. 7’"
Norwalk Chronicler