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NORW? . T l .,
THE-FAVORITE HOME IPAPER.
Independent in all mulls: Neutral in naming.
The Gazette has the largest cir-
culation of any paper in Norwalk.
and furnishes the lowest advertising
rates. ' '
Som‘e Hand-Made Congratulations,
The ninth annual report of the Uni-
ted States Civil Service Commission _is
not materially different from the for-
mer efforts of that most remarkable or-
ganization. In fact every annual re-
port issued by the Civil Service Cem-
mission is heavily interlarded with a
vein of self-praise and misinformation,
says the Washington Post. So com-
mon has this'practice become that it is
entirely safe to paraphrase Mr. Dana’s
rule, and rest assured that when you
see it in the report of the Civil Service
Commission, it isn’t so.
Perhaps the most glaring attempt at
misrepresentation contained in the last
report of the Civil ServiceCommission
is that section which congratulates its
Lmembers on account of the position
taken on the question of political assess‘
ments. The report says: “The com;
mission considers the stand it tOok with
reference to political assessments the
most noteworthy feature of its work
during. the year, and believes its action
had good effect.” The Post is firmly of
the opinion that the Civil Service Com-
missioners don’t believe anything of
the kind. They have been con-'
victed of a number of ridiculous and
shady transactions, but they are, not
such innocents as they are self-painted
in their report. ' ' - - '
It is a matter of general information
that the stand the commissioners took
withreference to» political assessments
consisted of a ludicrous beating of the
breast after the wrong had been com-
mitted. The Government clerks con-
tributed freely to the fund of the Har-
rison campaign managers, and the an-
tics of the civil service commissioners
didn’t in the least intimidate or scare‘
those whose duty it was to canvas the
various departments for funds. The
Civil Service Commission satisfied it-
self with empty platitudes, and not
one of the offenders was prosecuted
for violating the law. This is the
. “stand” the civil service commissioners
. so fervently congratulate themselves
upon.
Four years hence there will be anoth-
er campaign, and, like all its predeces-
sors, it will require money: to make
it successful. The friends of the ad-
ministration, and particularly those
who‘are enjoying the official usufruct
of the last victory, will be called upon
to contribute. There will' be some
classical reform music by the Chinese
choir, but the campaign contributions
,will be made as usual, and in its thir—
teenth annual report the Civil Service
Commission will again shake hands
j with itself on account of its “standf’
'in reference to campaign assesments.
There never was a time when the Civil
Service Commission didn’t seek to se-
cure commendation under false pre-
tenses.
The Case of Carlyle Harris
Outside of all sentimental or sympa-
thetic considerations, which, as they
have no judicial weight, should have
equally as ’little in determining the ac-
tion of the executive, there appear to
'be some important breaks in the cir-
cumstantial evidence upon which Car-
lyle Harris has been condemned to.
‘ death as the murderer of Helen Potts
that are entitled to Gov. Flower’s se-
rious consideration. .
It will be remembered that the ex-
pert whose. evidenCe convicted Harris
was Professor R. A'., Witthaus, who tes-
tified that he had discovered'morphine
in the viscera of Helen Potts “by in-
fallible tests.” Witthaus swore that he
applied fourteen tests. to the residue
found in the organs which he admit-
ted contained ptomaines—the poisons
generated by decomposition. He like-
wise admittedthat these ptomaines do
respond to nine outof fourteen tests he
employed, with [precisely similar re-
sults to those that morphine gives.
-.Five of the fourteen. however, gave re- r
actions which could not have been due
to ptomaines, and must therefore be
considered as infallible evidence of the
presence of morphine. These five ‘ tin»
fallible” tests were all color tests.
In the Buchanan case ProfessOr Witt-
, haus claimed to have unmistakably
discovered morphine by. six tests, in-
eluding. the five infallible. ones em-
If these
tests should..be proved unreliable and
not abreast with the chemical discov-
' eries made in the two years interven-
ing between‘experiments in the two
cases {it certainly would impeach :the
cone] ions :Witthaus-testificd to in the
a - V
Yet this is precisely What occurred.
Professor Walter Theodore Scheele,
fresh from exhaustive studies along the
lines in question prosecuted under the
greatest authorities of the world, .the
German expert chemists, and Professor
Victor C. Vaughan, professor of chem-
istry in, the University of Michigan,
who is accorded. the foremost rank
among American experts and takes
equal rank with thebest authorities of
Europe, both testified that the tests of
Witthaus and Doren‘ius were absolutcr
ly worthless so far as the presence of
morphine is concerned.
- Both swere that no tests were valu-
able where the ptomaines are present.
“Professor Vaughan gave ocular demon-
stration of the worthlessness of these
tests by producing the reactions of
ptomaines and the morphine in open
court. Scheele swore that he made the
five tests relied upon by Witthaus. but
was not permitted totestify to the re-
sults. In Germany, unless ,they iso-
lated the morphia. the evidence of ex-
ports is not received. ,
The expert testimony of these men
might be said to. be in the nature of
new evidence, requiring an overhaul-
ing of the conclusions reached in the
Harris case. If, considered judicially,
this new evidence can be estimated as .
sufficient to justify a ruling for a new
trial from a Judge, then, from the-
standpoint of- one possessing power of
executive clemency, ought not the late
evidence to be held to justify, if not to
impel, at least a stay of execution of
sufficient duration to permit Governor
Flower to bring the experts, Professors
Vaughan and Scheele, and any others
into his presence to hear their conclu-
sions as to the methods of the chemists
in the Harris case ?
CO.
ITERSE TALES or THE. TIMES.
See adv. girl wanted.
Annual meeting of the Y. M. C. A.
to-night. -
James Walsh of Chestnut street has
gone'to Boston. ~~
Next Sunday will be Y. M. C. A.
Sunday at the different churches.
* The King’s Daughters of the Baptist
church will hold their quarterly meet-
ing next Friday night.
The Ladies’ Aid society of the Bap-
tist church will give an entertainment
in the church, next Friday night.
Mr. Charles N. Wood expects 25,000
more trout fry to-day, which Will be
liberated in the brooks of Silver Mine.
Policeman June was doing duty in
the vicinity of Harbor avenue, yester-
day afternoon and it had a wholesale
effect. -
Nina, the two .year old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Smith, formerly of
Norwalk, died at its home in 'Danbury,
Saturday.
—For New Butter go to the New
York Butter Store. Splendid quality.
6 Main st. 2t
Elmer E. Turner and Bessie H. Hen-
dricks visited Port Chester, N. Y., Sat-
urday evening, and were married by
Rev. Mr. Richie.
______, .
The remains of the late Lyman S.
Stevens will be brought here from Bos-
ton, on 'Wednesday, for interment in
the Union cemetery. '
_ The funeral of Charles Barnes will be
held from his late home in Cranberry
Plains. to-morrow afternoon. Rev. C.
M. Selleck officiating. i '
Mrs;- Anthony Ryan was arrested
early Sunday morning for being drunk
and disorderly. Annie was sentenced
to thirty days in jail, with costs.
The police were after Sabbath break-
ers yesterday with a, big club, and the
“wrong-doors received a fright that ought
to prove to be a great big warning.
—Hale’s Lung Balsam' cures Spring
colds. ' . .. 16-tf
A game of base _ball Saturday after-
noon. .between nines of the Center
school and. the Winnipauk school re-
sulted in favor of the former by a so are
of .14 to 9. -
It is statedthat several grass widow-
ers who mostly do congregate on Water
street, are soon to hold a picnic. Wil-
lis Bouton is the recognized president
of the society.
The new choir will occupy. the their
places at the Congregational church on
Sunday next. They will in turn be suc-
ceeded by a new choir at the Methodist
church, South Norwalk. ,
‘ The Women’s Relief Corps of Buck-
ingham Post, G. A. R. .will visit the
Soldiers’ Home at Norotpn next Tues-
day night, where they w111 give an en-
tertainment for the benefit of the vet-
erans. '
—Norwalk Steam Carpet- Cleaning
Works, 14'Knight street. ; ' 588-tf
_ About-thirty members or Clinton
Commandery, Knights Templar visited
St. Pan ’5 church, last night, and
”listened to an exceedinvly. interesting _
~ sermon ’bythe'l‘re‘ctor,
_‘ ha’m.
.fiév. S. ~T: ' Grill.-
‘ .
V . Building Mover 'Partrick is hard at
work on several contracts in Ridgefield.
éMen and boys Sweaters at Mitchell
& J udd’s. _ 587-1w
- Mr. aners. James L. Stevens who
have been in New York during the Win-
ter have returned (:0 Norwalk, to the
great delight of Selectman'Daskam.»
The claim of the Lewis Raymond es-
tate against the Hart Weeks estate is
being heard before a' board of com-
missioners at the Probate Office. to-
day.’ __ . _
—The King’s Daughters of Broad Riv-
cr will hold an entertainment and mite
box opening at ‘the Broad River Chap.
el, on Wednesday evening, April 26,
1893. . , .
Michael J. ,Kelley the insurance
agent has purchased the Frank Bren:
nan trotter. wagon, harness and other
appurtenances. It has quite a Metra-
politan look.
Pensions for Connecticut : Henry J.
Benson, Henry Thompson, Robert F.
M’cCurdy, Minor A. Strong, Lydia A.
Bower, Anna M. Johnson, Jennie O.
Decraney. *
The Weekly Record reports five real
estate sales in Norwalk last week and
mortgages to theamount of $4,550. For
the corresponding week last year there
were two sales and the mortgages
amounted to $14,500.
—Hale’s Lung Balsam, 25c 16 tf
O’Donovan. Roses. of New York visited
New Haven yesterday, but went home
early last night. The Palladium says
he tried to. keep his visit a secret, and
some of the residents of that city are
in a state of “anxious anxiety.”
r—Men’s fast black .17 Hose. 2 pairs 25
cents at Mitchell & J udd’s. 587-1w
The fire at the Raymond Bros.
wharf broke out afresh yesterday
morning in some bales of hay and fire
police Henry Jennings was assigned to
duty as a- watchman to see that it did
not Spread. We have his word for it
that it did not spread. g
-—The members of Our Brother’s
Lodge, I. O. O. F., are requested to
meet at the Lodge rooms at 1:45, Tues-
day afternoon for the purpose of attend-
ing the funeral of our late brother,
Chas. Barnes. Services at his late
residence. Per Order.
WILLIAM Borrnnr, N. G.
" ——Hale’s Lung Balsam relieves colds
caused by the Grip. . _‘ 16-t
The interest in the estate of Thomas
Cousins in the land and buildings on
Hoyt, recently occupied by Mr. Cous-
ins as a shoe manufactory was sold at
auction Saturday afternoon. Mr.Chas.
Tristram being the highest bidder, the
property was “knocked down” to him'
by Auctioneer Mitchell.
W. C. Roberts paid avisit to Nor-
walk yesterday. He inquired of sever-
al persons as to where he could get a
. drink. Evidently he met with success
as last night he was very much under
the influence. He was taken to the
station-house and this morning he was
fined $1 and costs. He took an appeal
from the decision of the judge.
’ Somehow two items became welded
together in these columns on Saturday
last. We refer to the item which stated
that Joseph Green of the Elastic Fab-
ric company of East Hampton, Mass,
was here in company with a former
employee namcd Cartheledge. They
were not here in company with each
other. However, both were in town at
the same time. The item it seems
created a wrong impressmn among the
elastic web workers in town, hence this
correction.
Thomas Lent, of Leonard street, was
arrested by Oflicer Howard Saturday
night, on a complaint preferred by his
Wife. He was charged with failing to
previde for her support, and with being
intoxicated. The first charge was with-
drawn and he plead guilty to being
drunk. Justice ‘Coolidge fined him $2
and costs and in doing so promised him
that if ever he was brought before him
again he would sentence him to a term
in jail. Mrs. Lent borrowed the money
of a Good Samaritan and paid her hus-
band’s fine. , _
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Henry Smith. Esq.
The funeral of a well-known citizen
of western Fairfield County, the late
Henr ' Smith, Esq., was this afternoon
atten ed from St. Stephen’s church,
Ridgefield, of which church he had
long been an influential member. He
was a grandson of the eminent Dr.
William Smith, rector ninety-seven
years ago, of St. Paul’s parish Nor-
walk, and compiler of the only Ameri-
can Ofiice in the
Prayer. Dr. Smith died in April 1811
and left a son Edward, who married
into the Benedict' family. Mrs. Ed-
ward Smith was a sister to the mothers,
among others,of the late Mrs. LeGrand
Lockwood, and James A. Hoyt, Esq.,
and the Hubbell brothers and sister of
Main street. To Edward Smith and
his wife were born several children.
The late Henry of Ridgefiold was one
of these, as is also the only surviving
son to-day, -William D. of Norwalk._
The Benedicts were prominent. Con-
gregationalists, but Mrs. Smith became
at once an active member of St. Paulls
parish and her own and husband’s in-
terest in- the old Cure is to this day a
matter of interesting mention. Their
son Henry, the type of a Christian
gentleman, lived to a good age and has
bequeathed a memory which will long
surv1ve him. .
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Will Fight to a Flnlsh.-
, Arrangements have been completed
for ahmsh' fightin Daubury Or vicinity
to-night, between Charlie Matthews,
,light weight of this state, andhajNe
Yorker named Halley: Theexact pla'cvg
. Ball.
Book of Common .
- work themselves out they "will die- The
- practically. abandoned in many, dis-
“:The oyster, dealers arevery much dis;
' 1‘ 1" 7 t6 ethei
Suicide in NewHaven. ;
A man about 35 years‘of age, appar-_
ently a traveling salesman, was found
dead, shot throughfihe head, in a room
at the New Haven lfipuss Saturday after-
noon.» The man registered as" C. A.
.Marsden, Boston. ‘ . '
Appeal in the, Ferrls‘CaSe.
Col. H. W. R. ,_ Hoyt and Law or
Scofield of Stamford, counsel for rs.
Mary A. Ferris, have filed a motion of
appeal from the decision of Judge
Thayer refusing toreooen the divorce
judgment granted Fredinghuysen Fer-
ris on Dec. 19th last. '
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Struggle for. Oysters. _
The schooner of the American Oyster
company which was attached at Bridge-
port Friday was released Saturday, Mr.
Marsh, the treasurer of the company,
substituting a bond for it. The attach-
ment was brought on account of alleg-
ed treSpass on the grounds of Ernest E.
_ The queétion, will be fought out
in the courts.
Look out for Them‘.
A gang of traveling doctors seem to
be operating the New England circuit,
posing as members of various nation-
alities. In one city they are English
doctors, in another, Spanish-American
doctors, etc. The iaCes of the staff,
however, are the same in the various
cities, so that it is evident the nation-
ality is changed with a great deal of
ease. New England newspapers that
have a desire to protect their readers
from gross imposition would do well to
look into this matter. —National Adver-
tiser.
. .~.-'-—-——
To Chicago on Wheels.
From Boston to Chicagoon a bicycle
in ninety hours is a task some of the
representative swift and hardy young
wheelmen of the country will attempt
to perform, beginning April 30, when
the first relay of two bicyclists will
leave Boston with the message that is
to be passed from relay to relay and to
be rushed forward night and day until
it reaches Chicago. ' .
The schedule has been. arranged at- a
pace of ten miles per hour at night and
eighteen miles during the day, an aver-
age of fourteen miles an hour each day,
and if the weather is favorable the dis-
tance will undoubtedly be covered in
the allotted ninety hours. The dis-x
tance in the first division, .from‘Boston
to New York, is 269 miles ; New York
to Albany, 149 ; Albanyto Buffalo, 304;
Buffalo to Cleveland, 175, and Cleve-
land to Chicago, 357 miles. Total, 1,-
264 miles. 0 . . _
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
“THEKIND THATCURES.”
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Driving qub_ and Charter Oak Park.
Negotiations are pending between
the Driving Club of New York and the
Charter Oak Park Association of Hart-
ford, with a view to amalgamating
their respective grand circuit meetings
and trotting the events of the latter
association at the Fleetwood track.
If satisfactory arrangements can be
made Fleetwood would have a seven
days meeting’ commencing on the Mon-
day of New York’s grand circuit week,
and continuing over the following Mon-
day—Labor Day. This would give the
Morrisania track the best card of the
season, for in addition to the yearling
two, three and four year old stakes a
$5,000 free for all, and the valuable 2:14
and 2:20 stakes. It would include the
$10,000 Charter Oak Stake, and a $15,-
000 stake, for three-year-olds, nomina-
tions for which were. made in 1891
The regular purse events of both clubs
would swell the amounts hung up to
over $60,000.
’
Sues for a Divorce. ,
The New York Recorder of yester-
day says: “Accordincr to the testi-
mony adduced in the . ivorce proceed-
ings of Winfield S. Stinson against his
wife, Isabella E. Stinson, the woman
was of an extremelyfrisky disposition,
to put it mildly. Prior to her marriage
to Mr. Stinson, the respondent, who is
an extremely pretty brunette, resided
with her parents at Third and Smith
streets, Brooklyn. She was then a
teacher in Henry Wa’rd Beecher’s Sun-
day-school at Plymouth Church, and
wasone of the most enthusiastic deve-
tees of missionery work among the
Chinese laundrymen. Mr. Sinson is
well known in Brooklyn. He is the
father of two children by his union
with the woman from which he has just
been divorced by Judge Cullen.”
The testimony. was of a very sensa-
tional character. The defense was a
general denial _of the charges. Mrs.
Stinson, it is said, is now living with
her relatives in N orwalk.
'0'
Oyster Crop Damaged.
The entire oyster crop was almost
ruined by the severe storm which
passed over Long Island Sound .Thurs-
day night and Friday morning. The
oyster growers in Nerwalk, Milford.
Stratford,Bridgeport, Stamford,Green-
wich and Darren all report that it was
the most disastrous storm since they
have been in the trade. The loss is es-
timated at $500,000. The oyster beds
are under from two to six inches of
sand. . _ . ' '
At Milford the steam dredger belong-A
ing to W. M. Merwm went out Friday,
and where they oculd catch 1,000 bush-
els of oysters 2%. hours before the storm
they were unable to catch 200 bushels
of oysters in 10.110urs. .The action of
the water has washed a heavy layer of
sand over the oysters, making it impos-
sible to dredge them. and unless they
storm has been particularly disastrous
to the seed oyster tradewhich has been
tricts. This trade, which is the-most
profitable .in the busmess, will. be “an
utter failure. , 'It- had hardly begun.
.couraged and say'that it . will take Hg
Pads sip:
statue .
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The Gazette’s Washington Notes.
Calling on Commissioner of Patents
Seymour Saturday, the following bit
of official information were given your
correspondent : - ' ~
There are issued. to Connecticut in-
ventors one patent to every one thou-
sand and eighteen inhabitants, which
is the highest ratio reached by any
state in the Union.
In- comparison withltbe above, one
patent only is issued to every 23,492 in-
habitants of South Carolina, which
state has the lowest per capita record.
The city has b331— all agog the past
"week over the great naval review of »
the warships of the world in Hampton
Roads. -They are to visit New York
Harbor the present week and will well
repay any marine Norwalker to go
down and see them. ' ,
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Arbor Day was celebrated in Wash- "
ington at noon Saturday by Secretar
Morton and the clerks of the Agricu -
tural Department planting a young
. white oak in the Agricultural grounds.
Promptly at 12 o’clock the clerks
gathered around the hole which had
been prepared for its occupant.
Assistant Secretary Willitts presided,
and in opening the ceremonies he
made a short address, in which he gave
the reasons for preserving the forest
growth. - ' ,
The tree was then planted by Score-
tary Morton, after which Superintend-
ent Saunders and Dr. Salmon delivered
addresses. Secretary Morton also spoke
eloquently - on the subject of forest
trees, and his remarks were heartily
applauded. '
The same storm that Wrought so
much damage in Norwalk early Friday
morning passed over this city Thurs-
day evening, demolishing many trees
and doing more or less damage to other
property. Two frame houses were
blown down in'the northwest section of
the city. -
'Miss Helen Potter, who will be re-
membered as teacher of elocution in
the old-time Darien Seminary and a
frequent visitor to Norwalk, gave a
unique monologue entertainment at,
one of our churches here Friday even-
ing, for the benefit of the Gen. Spin-
ner Memorial Association.
W. A. Crofi‘ut, who started the Dan-
bury J oifersonian some years since,
has received a message from President
Palmer, of the Columbian Exposition,
that _hlS poem “Prophecy ” will be read
at the opening of the World’s Fair.
United States Treasurer Morgan of
Bridgeport, with a party of thirty-five
o . the Connecticut Legislature and
state officers and reporters. wereat the
Treasury Department Saturday after-
noon and visited Secretary Carlisle.
Mr._ Morgan Will not assume his new
duties until June 1. They dropped
into Washington Friday night, drifted
around all Saturday looking at the
SIghts, were received by President
Cleveland in the afternoon, being
placed at the head of the line, and
unanimously visited the theatre in the
evening. They returned to Connecti-
cut this morning. ’ .
Stole a Horse.
Saturday evening, Joseph and Frank
Ross, drove. down from Cranberry
Plains and hitched their horse on High
street. When/they were ready to re-
turn home they were nota little sur-
prised to find their turnout missing.
The police were made acquainted with
the facts and kept on the lookoutfor
the thief. The horse was a sorrel with
white spots in his face. It was hitched
to a spindle wagon with running parts
painted red. The harness was an old
one. It was reported that a young
man wearing a slouch hat was seen
driving the horse towards Cranberry
Plains, Saturday night, a short time be-
fore it was missed.
Inconnection with the loss the po-
lice were in receipt last night of a tel-
ephone message from the Stamford
police stating that they had under ar-
rest a lad who gave his name as “Gus”
Toohill and his home as in Norwalk.
He claimed that he knew who stole the
horse and said that the name of the
guilty party was Cahill. Young Toohill
was arrested as a suspicious character.
He hsd a pair of shoes with him which
he said he got at the Mahackemo hotel,
and then at the City hotel, etc. His
stories were so. conflicting that he was
locked up, and ,It was after this that he
told of the stealing of the horse. His
story as to taking the shoes was inves-
tigated and it was learned that the
shoes were given to him by Dr. W. A.
Lockwood. ' -
The turnout was driven through the
borough, this morning, at an early
hour by the owners, but they failed to
advise the police as to how they gained
possession of it. .
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
”THE KI-ND THAT CURES”.
Must be Abated.
A crowd of 'lads from fourteen to
eighteen years of age were assembled
in the vacant lot known as the Bryant
property on Harbor avenue, yesterday
morning, indulging in a boisterous
game of ball. There was .much prefan-
ity and Vlle talk. The same nuisance
existed last summer, but the peopleliv-
ing in the neighborhood propose to
abate it this summer, and give warning
to the guilty parties that if the actions
of yesterday are repeated, arrests will
follow. Another nuisance is the congre-
gating at n1 ht of young men and girls
on Qrohar street, and making the
night hideous by their ribald talk and
crazy antics. This is more especially
the case on Sunday nights, althou
there is more or less of it every nig t,
in the week. It is approaching the sea-
son when people like-to leave the win-
dows of their homes openin , the , even-_
ing,..but theyvare lath to dose because -
-.of .th“e:bachanalian actions' and vile-talk
.of'.b_oys.andvgirls old. enough to know
‘ Postmasters Appointed.
There were. .101 feurth class post-
masters .uppomted Saturday. -Among
the appomtments was H. F. Waring,
Noroton. ' ,
_7. . .. . . .
Big, Catches of Flat Fish. .
; Flat fishing in the harbor is exceed-
ingly good: The fish are running large.
Several big haulswere made yesterday
afternoon by the seventy-five fishing
smaks near the lighthouse. ,
USE-,DANA’S SARSAPARILLAJT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES. ” .
Steward Lawrence Discharged.
Steward Lawrence of the steamer
Continental has been discharged. No
explanations were asked or given. Rob-
ert Reilly has been appointed to sue-
ceed Lawrence. — .
*
_ May Mean Promotion.
The railroad men on the Hartford
div1s10n of the Consolidated railroad
have each received a letter frOm Su-
perintendent Davidson asking them a
number of questions about themselves.
As on prevrous occasions some, promo-
tions are likely to follow. ‘
000——
Memorial Proclamatlon.
A_ Memorial Day proclamation has
been issued from the office of.the grand
sire of the I. O. O. F. requesting the
members of the subordinate lodges to
hold, on the second Tuesday in June
next (or such other day as may be con—
venient.) memorial exercises in mem-
ory of their deceased members. '
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA.IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
Mr. Wallace Better. .
A consultation of physicians was
heldxin Ansonia, yesterday, to consider
.the condition of the Hon. Thomas
Wallace, whose arm was amputated
last week on account of blood poison-
ing. Their report is encouraging and
Mr. Wallace is believed to have passed
tabs crisis, although scarcely out of
anger. .
General Passenger Agent.
W. B. Babcock has been appointed
general passenger agent for the New
York & New ew England Railroad
Company, mice A. C. Kendall, resigned,
to accept the position of general pas-
senger agent of the Old Colony divi-
sion of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford [Railroad Company. The ap-
pointment goes into effect on May 1.
Carrier Pigeon 6,582.
Capt. Robert Glass of the schooner
Hattte Turner, from St. John', New
Brunswick, reports that in the middle
ofthe" Sound, ofi‘ Stratford, on Friday
morning, a white carrier pigeon dropped
upon the deck of his vessel. There
wasa brass band on the right leg of
the pigeon bearing the number “6,582”.
After the bird had fed and rested it was
liberated and took an easterly course,
but shortly afterward it was seen to
'alight on an outward-bound vessel.
.0.
Dieda’c the Hospital.~
a" Mrs. George Comstock of Broad
, River was taken to the Hahnneman
hospital New York, a few days ago, for
the removal of a tumor. Word was re-
ceived from the heapitalauthorities
last night of her death. Funeral direc-
tor Raymond and Mr. Comstock went
to New York this morning and Will
bring the remains to Norwalk. The
deceased was a daughter of‘ the late
William White and leaves a large family
of children. Mr. Comstock will have
reavement. »
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The Yacht Capslzed.
The sloop yacht Ripple was capsized
yesterday afternoon a mile outside the
harbor in Stamford, while racing.
Commodore Mansfield Toms and Fleet
Captain Fuller of the Waterside Yacht
Club, Charles Smith, another promi-
nent yachtsman and a fourth man were
aboard. ' Toms could not swim and
was nearly drowned. His companions
got him to the boat with great difiiculty
and they all clung to it until picked up
some time later by a yawl from a
schooner. Toms was then almost ex-
hausted. They were landed at Shippan
Pomt and the commodore was resusci-
tated. -‘
, Burglary.
The millinery store 'of Miss Agnes
Fitch,.on Wall street, was burglarized
last night. The - burglars effected an
entrance by cutting away the sash of a
w1nd0w _in the rear of the store. They
then deliberately dropped the portierre
curtains separating the store from the
workroom, lighted a lamp and ran-
sacked the sccretary and sewing ma-
chine drawers. The only articles stolen
were four pairs of scissors, a gold pen-
011, a gold toothpick and a cake of soap.
(Perhaps they hoped to wash their
hands clean ofthe crime with the soap.)
There were valuable goods in the store
leftun'tpuched which causes Miss Fitch
to incline to the belief that the burg-
lars were. not professionals. When Miss
Fitch yis1ted her store yesterday after-
noon-to care for the fires everything
was all right, but this morning she
found everything in the workroom in
Iconquion, the contents of the score-
tary, etc, being strewn over the floor.
The police think that theycan appre-
hend the guilty parties. Foot tracks
of two persons were traced from the
ashes in the rear of the Norwalk hotel
to the back of the store burglarizcd..
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Amusements.
' mm noose. ,
attraction at the Opera House Thurs-
day, Friday and Saturday evenings of
this week. It is an exceptionally clever
company of singers, dancers and come-
dians. .On Thursday evening, ev‘ery
~lady,_if‘ accompanied by anescort, will
be admitted free of charge. There will
~ be onehundred useful and costly pres-
entsdistributed at everyperformance.
matting-.3 This. nuisance the-residents "of
thtt use '
tinslttshtlt‘t‘ltp-‘bb‘hbhtmé‘i Isis, and 33b,»
; 9. ‘jricefor this-:engsgémflt”Willi?"
the sympathy of all in his terrible be-'
‘ Lee’s All Star Company will be the
on: -I=OB_l_l_E_W YORK
parture from ‘Hamptond'ilcaiiss
Tons of Provisions Placed on the Snips
to. Feed the. Sailors of ‘the Nations.
and Much Discomfort Predicted, ' ,
Twenty-seven ships of war sailed from
ocean. This was a matter of no small» im~
portance, as an attempt to turn all. the
ships around would have been a most dau-
gerous experiment. ' V
the weather in New York will be 'fair, but
The wind yesterday Was northeast, and ~ is
bleak and cold. It whistled most- omin-
' iously through the rigging of the Chicago-
delphiainto a semblance :of frozen bunt-
ing. The sea. ran heavy and great waves
breaking against the sides of the vessels
threatened with. destruction the little
launches in which the venturesome OX‘.
cursionists put off from shore.
The forbidding weather was unfortunate
for the crowds, who with the earliest
morning boats began to swell the already
too numerous colony here. The steamers
from Washington, Norfolk and Baltimore
were loaded down with passengers; the in-
coming trains bore their quota of sight-
secrs, and .every craft in Norfolk harbor
seemedlto havebeen utilized to carry
the men—of-war. -
In more ways than One was the fact that
yesterday was the last day of the rendeué
vous emphasized. One of the most inter-
esting incidents was the provisioning of
the cruisers.
brought from Baltimore. Huge crates of
canned goods and mammoth sacks of
enough to stack a. s:-ore. One pile of‘
broad contained by actual count 3,876
loaves, and there were several other moun-
tains of baked dough nearly as large.
The scene on the wharf was 'like a.
counzry lair. It was a harvest time for
the fit'xll‘S. Little brass souvenirs, worth
a few pennies, have sold like hot cakes at
Bitten-.1 cents and a quarter apiece, and one
man even drove a lively business in selling
pictures of the fleet at, anchor in the roads
which last week did duty as advertise-
merits. '
Invitations had been extended to a num-
ber of Senators and representatives, but as
many did not appear the commanders ex-
tended invitations to their friends. Nearly
every ship will have a. number of civilians
and correspondents. It was supposed
with the'fleet except four representatives
of the press association, but this limit, al-
though suggested by Secretary Herbert,
has been totally disregarded. The voyage
is likelyto be made with considerable dis-
comfort.
that they will have to 0011 nt themselves .
with mattresses under 1: e ward room
table, although the friends of the com-
manding officers who hays been invited
to go will not suffer. any inconveniences.
If the weather continues rough there is
sure to be a. great deal of seasickness
among the landsmen- on board, but this
does not seem to deter anyone from mak-
ing the trip.
Yesterday’s visitors were all anxious .to
see the Columbus caravels, but in this
they were disappointed, as the Spanish ves-
sels got under way as soon as possible af-
ter sunrise and steered off with their queer
'looking crafts for New York. It was neces-
sary for them to do this in order to reach
but it caused great disappointment to the
see them. .
Late'yesterday afternoon the Brazilian
fleet arrived. It comprises the Aquidaban,
an armored turret ship similar to the
cently completed in England, and the gun
They were the last of the foreign ships to
not arrived will. no doubt steam directly
for New York. ‘
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Gave Him $400.
erously shown their appreciation of the
services renderedby Temperance Toil-
er T. E. Murphy during his campaign
in Wallingford by presenting him Wit
9. check for $400. Miss St. John who
songs, was given a check'for $25. '
Head Torn From His Body.
a gang of surveyors working on the
New .York, > New ‘ Haven & Hartford
road between Naugatuck and Bridges
night, about 6.30 o’clock, as he was
crossing the bridge over the Housaton-_
ic River. . . _ . _
body. The body fell through the bridge
into the river and was washed down
the stream. It has not been found.
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The New Archdeacon. _
rector of Grace Church, 1Windsor,.
Rev. S. O. Seymour. Mr. Harriman is
class of,1872, which'has already fur-n5.
ished to the Episcopal Church Arch-V
deacon? George of Litohfield county.
Archdeacon ‘ Mackay-Smith of Ne,
Carolina. 7 ’ _
Riga-auto himm' . ‘-
The Naval Fleet Takes Its De- i.
Fonrniass Mormon, Va, April' 24. —4- I
at ten cents each the large lithographic .
His head was torn from his;
A The Rev. Frederick'W.z Harrimafi,
a graduate of Trinity Collegeinf the
of gmi'ssions to colored'peopl‘e in South?
TABS rails momma? WEATHER: .
Many Civilians on «Board the Vessels???
here at 9 o’clock this morning for New ,
York. At that hour the tide running out "
to sea. 'h'ad swung the massive hulls and ' . .‘
the sharp prows were pointed. toward the 3
Everybody here is naturally hepingthat' ;. 1‘
the seasoned old salts who know all about,
the weather shake their heads .dubiously. " »
and stifled the signal flags on the Phila: .
people who wanted to get a final look at ~
Tons and tons of beef were .
vegetables stood side by sidewith food .
some weeks ago that no one would sail -
The correspondents were told .
the destination at the same time that the ,
large war ships of the fleet will be there, . 5 '
crowds that gathered here for Sunday to
Maine, the protected cruiser Republica, re» '
boat Tiradentcs, another English product. ." I
come to the Roads, as the others that have >
The people of Wallingford have gen-~ .
, I
so ably assisted him with her sweet _
Theodore F. DunWell, employed with 1
port, was struck by the Gilt Edge-last"
Dunwell. lived in Bridgeport-and was
’ 37 years old. He was awxdower. '
been elected ‘archde’aoon of the Hart-,
ford Archdeaconry, insuccession to the 5_
Y 'rk and ArChdeaconJoyner ‘in charge?
Norwalk Chronicler