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Vol. III.—Wiiole N0. 652.
'THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER.
Independent in all things : Neutral in nothini. -
The Gazette has the largest cir-
ouiation of any paper in Norwalk.
and furnishes the lowest advertising
rates.
Bugaboo of Taxes.
The opponents Of the proposed City
Charter are trying to scare voters by
the cry that our taxes will be greater
under a City than they have been under
- our nearly a half century old Borough
system. This is against reason, honesty
and common sense. Had the provis-
ions of the prOposed City Charter been
. in force the past five years, nearly one
half the taxes loaded upon the Borough
could have been avoided.
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, City Police Force.
One of the false charges urged against
the adoption of the proposed new City
of Norwalk Charter is, that it enforces
a permanent continuance of our present
Police force, without power of removal.
We copy section 33 entire, so that no
misconception need be entertained on
that score. Itfido'es provide, as it should,
that the present pOlice force shall hold
their places “unless previously sus-
pended, removed or expelled, until
others are appointed in their stead.”
At any time such ofiicer may be re-
moved “ for cause, ” but shall not, as is
just and proper, be removed on charges,
without notice and a public hearing.
This section clearly holds up merit-
orious conductas an incentive to con-
tinuance in office, but does not provide
a forevercon'tinuance in office of any
'man or set of men, as falsely charged.
This section is not as strongly phrased /_
,. —Thc finest clam chowder in . t0wn'
as in the Borough by-law on the same
- subject, as will be Seen :—
Snc. 33. The p esent police force of
the said borough‘o Norwalk shall hold
their respective Offices, unless previous-
ly suspended, removed or expelled, un-
til others are appointed in their stead.“
And every .officer. or member of said.
police department shall hold his office
and membership in said department
until removal. or expelled by the board
of common council for cause, but no
Officer shall be removed upon any
charge preferred against him without
notice and a public hearing. The city
sherifi‘ and each member of the pohce
force in said city shall have authority
to execute all criminal process within
the town of Norwalk, and shall also
have power to pursue and arrest, w1th
process, in any part of this state, per-
sons‘ charged with any‘ criminal act
committed within the limits of the town
of-Norwalk, or with any violationsof
the by-laws or ordinances of the city
of Norwalk. The mayor of said city
shall be are ofiicz‘o superintendent of the
police force.
- Cruel Sheers for Pensioners.
Certain Democratic and Mugwump
organs of a peculiar and lamentable
type, justly states the independent
Washington Post, do not conceal the
sneer with which they ask, referring
to the pensioners, whether they went
into the war for pay. They seem to
think, or to wish to intimate, that the
act of accepting a pension a quarter of
a century afterward is proof irrefutable
that the person so accepting was ani-
mated in the first. instance by a sordid
and ignoble motive. It appears to be
their purpose to castfdiscredit on every
man who goes on crutches Or carries
an empty sleeve.
This is not the right way to treat the
question. Those who revile the pen-
sioners by hint and inuendo are as wide
of the mark as those who hail every
inquiry into a pension award as covert
rebellion and calculated treason. Both
classes are fanatics, both aredisturbcrs
and incendiaries. No one who knew
the men composing the Union Army,
and who wished at the same time to
tell the truth, would insinuate that
they shouldered their muskets' for a
mercenary purpose. There was more
money for able men in staying at home
during those four years of tragedy—
infinitely more—than in '{entering the
army. The only men who made pe-
cuniary profit by the transaction were
those who had neither the brains nor
the industry towin a livelihood in civil
life. Men of ability and force 'sacri-
ficed themselves in leaving home. Cer-
tainly the Union armies were not made'
up of incapablés. Certainly the sur-
- viving Confederates who encountered
them in Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia
and Mississippi will not admit that they
laid down their arms to imbeciles and
drones.
,All this disparagement of the pen-
sioners is silly and mischievous. It is
neither honest nor becoming; There
is just one proper course for the Gov-
ernment to pursue, and that is to go
ahead and detect and. punish every imr
.pcstor on the rolls. ,In doing that the
Government will be honoring the
worthy pensioner, because it will be.
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-cleansing and purifying the system of
which he is a part. Every citizen who
knows of a fraudulent case should re-
port it to the department so that it
may be investigated. , That is true pa-
triotism and the performance of high
duty. The Operation of such a plan,
strictly adhered to, would be to make
they-pension list a roll of. honor and to
close the lips of scandal mongerstfor
all time to come- '
TERSE TALES or THE TIMES}.
John Webber is in town again.
——'Hind e1 lamb 18c,fore 12c People’th
Hope Hose company will go to New
.Haven, to-morrow. ’ .
I—eKnights Of Columbus’ picnic, July
29. Good music and dancing.
home on Orchard street-with a severe
illmess. ' .
—-Bepair your shoes ,while you wait.
Prices low, at Hoyt’s 37 Wall street.
:;.' ' 650-51:
The Taft Bros. furnishedltHOse nobby
new uniforms for the Tramway con-
ductors. >-
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Dwyer’s City of Neralk band will
give a‘concert on the‘flrreen, to-morrow_
evening. . .
The City of Aleiiy will make a grand
excursion to Sea Beach, Coney Island,‘
next Sunday.
—-Hale’s Jamaica Ginger is double
strength, samples free. 649tf
J. C. Brainard has been engaged as
press agent of the Bates Bros. Humpty-
Dumpty company. ’
Mrf Luke Flood of Winnipauk will
remoye. his household belongings to
Waterbury, to-day.
Billy Youngs’ pool room at Bridge?
port, patronized by Norwalk sports, is
permanently closed.
can be found at Creagh’s restaurant on
Main street. » 649tf
It is estimated that the bail storm of
Tuesday damaged the Hartford county
tobacco crop over $100,000.
Mrs. William Parsons and children of
East Bridgeport, are visiting Mrs. Sylr
vester Grumman on Henry street.
Cashier Lewis Green has made a trip
combining business w1th pleasure, up
into the Catskill mountain regions.
Miss Florence A. Hoyt has returned
to her home in Stamford after a week’s
visit with her aunts, on West avenue.
—Hale’s Cordial cures all boweltrou.
bles and is safe for the youngest child
to take. ' 649tf
A horse owned by J. B. Morris, ‘of
Compo, fell dead, Wednesday, while
being driven to the Saugatuck depot.
William H. Morgan has disappeared
' from Bridgeport, leaving his family
penniless. Anumber of creditors are
also left.
Street car conductors at Hannibal,
Missouri, are forbidden to aid women
getting on or off the cars, except when
requested.
—Hale's Cordial cures Cramps.
649tf , '
It is in weather like this that some
people begin to discover that pouring
iced drinks into their system doesn’t
keep it cool. .
Burgess Glover chairman of the
finance committee, on Wednesday paid
$13,000 of the notes outstanding against
the borough. ‘ '
Dr. Lindsley, secretary of the State
board of health, estimates Nprwalk’s
population to be 19,573. It is all of
that and more.
Miss Mabel Drew, of Chicago, will
give a free lecture to the ladies on
“Unlearned Lessons,” at the Y. M. C.
A. hall, Friday at 3 p. m.
Tan as Hale’s Rose Cream. Samples
free. , 642;tf,,_ ,
The shipment of hats from Danbury
for the week ending July 15th was 1,350
sponding week last year.
The freight brakemen employed on
the Danbury & Norwalk divisision of
the Consolidated railroad have had
their grievances satisfactorily adjusted.
The three horse railway lines in
Bridgeport have been merged into one
under the name of the Bridgeport
Traction company. An electric system
will be introduced.
—-0n the “bargain table” at the Bos-
ton store, Norwalk, you will find a full
line of check and strips black lawns,
(fast color) 12lc. and 150. quality at 9c.
yd. Also check and stripe white Nain.
sook value 15c. for" 90. yd. Sale' begins
at 2 p. m. Friday. 652-1t
- The following re istrations have been
recently made at t 6 Connecticut State
building in the “white cit :-”‘Norwalk
—.Nelson W. Benedict, M. . Mead, Su-
sie B. Root, Mrs. Edwin Clark Master,
E. Parker Clark,A. Mosman, Nora Cal-
lahan Anna Bracken,Nellic Lucy,;How-
ard osman. South Norwalk-Mrs.
lE' E. Chatfield,‘S. R. .Weed‘and wife.
Eddie Ellwood is confined to his
1 at noon Wednesday.
' announcement that Deputy
—Nothing so good for Sunburn and,
cases, 800 cases less than for the-corre- -
' Norwalk, Conn, Thursdiiy Evening, July 20, 1893.
Mrs. JamesHotchkisson of Wilton
avenue, will sail for England on Satur-
day next, in the steamship “SerVia,”
for a tWO months’ visit with her rela-
tives in Derby.
Contractor William Sheldon has re-
signed his position as inspector of the
macadamizing of Main street, and Will
start in tO-day' on his Elmcrest, Stuart »
avenue and Turnpike sewer contract.
“ Many of the summer hotel men are
asking anxiously as to the whereabouts
of the hundreds'of thousands effor-
eigners of wealth who were coming _to
this country to see the World’s ‘Fair.
As yet the resort-keepers have not seen
the color of .their‘ducats.
CO
' _ ,..il‘he Circus.
In another week, Norwalkjis to be all
ago _ wi circus excitement, when Wal-
ter . Main's excellent show is to wake
up all "the drowsiness of our sleepy
summer time. . . -
' A $10,000 Barge. » .
A barge 75 feet long, 25 feet wide, 6
feet deep, and costing $2,000 was
launched in Bridgeport, Wednesday af-
' ternoon. » A mammoth barge to cost
$10,000 is being built in that city.
Burned to Death.
The five year old child of Michael
Hennessey of Grove street,.Hartford,
was left by its mother alone in a baby
carriage Wednesday afternoon. When
she returned the child was so badly
burned that it died.
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Terribiy injured.
Patrick Johnson of Widsor Locks
slipped and fell into some gearing at
’ the works of the Windsor Locks Water
company, while oiling the machinery,
His left arm was
badly crushed and mangled above the
elbow.
Wants to be Warden.
Some surprise is occasioned by the
”Warden
Baisden, who gave damaging testimony
against Warden Chamberlain, had ap-
plied for the position of warden. It is
understood that some of the directors
favor his promotion.
Windsor HoteiOpened.
The Windsor hotel Bridgeport, was
again opened to the public in all of its
departments last evening under the
management of O. C. . Smith, who
claims to be the new owner. It is now
thought that the differences between
Messss. J ones-and Smith and the credi-
torswill be amicably settled.
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No New Developments.
Superintendent Shaw, of Sar ent &
CO., of New Haven, said last nig t that
there was nothing new in the case of
the molders who left' work Monday.
Henry Sargent arrived yesterday and
the matter will be laid‘before him. At
a meetin of the men Tuesday night it
was deci ed to hold a conference .to-
day with Contractor Lord, but nothing
was done in that respect.
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The Horrld Man.
The most noted man among news-
paper men just now is Rev. Alfred G.
Bale of the. Congfiegational church at
Melrose, Mass. e preached a sermon
in which he said : “ Reporters have no
refinement and none of the spirit of
God and are a curse.” Mr. Bale should
become a reporter and elevate the call-
ing, He, might at least bale out some
of the sinks of iniquity that they in-
habit—New Britain Record. '
Made a Big Hole.
Emmett Austin made a big hole in
the water back of the James’ block this
noon,_by. falling overboard out of the
yacht .‘ ‘Ernie.” Such a sight was neve
before seen in Norwalk as he .waddle
up Wall and River street to his home,
leaving a trail of water along the side-
walk, half a yard wide. It would have
done our good friend Thomas Cooney’s
heart good to have seen him.
A Humane Driver.
A reporter yesterday, saw a driver
who had placed a big wet sponge on his
horse’s head, just between the ears,and
was gratified at this evidence of hu-
manity. It would be pleasing to
all humane people to see the idea gen-
erally followed by those horse owners
' whose animals are compelled to work in
the sun during the hottest part .of‘ the
day. Veternarians agree that .it is a
protective measure and that it is com-
forting to the poor horses.
. Capsized Party Rescued.
While out sailing off Savin Bock Wed-
mesday afternoon a sharpie "in charge of
Capt. Horton and a boatman and con-
taining A. K. Johnson, his wife, four
children,two young ladies and two men,
was overturned near the breakwater by
a sudden gust of mud. The boat was
turned bottom up and all of the party
thrown into the water. The men suc-
ceeded in getting the women and chil-
dren up on the bottom of the boat and
all were taken Ofi‘ without serious con-
sequences by Capt. Friend Hill.
" 1 insulted His Employer.
Oscar Wittner Was arrested by Ofi‘i-
cer Martin Wednesday evening, on
complaint of William Meseberg. The
charge'in the writ was breach of the
peace; According” to the evidence
Wittner had for the past month been
in the employ of Meseberg as a cook,
at $25 per month. He was discharged
and paidgofi‘ less the amount of his fare
from New York to Norwalk. He had
some words With Meseberg and return-
ing in the evening called him_ vile
names,-w1th the result of his arrest as
above. _ Wittner claimed that Mese-
berg struck him with a club in the
afternoon. Justice Mead fcfind Witt-
her guilty of-breachof the peace and
fined him 85 .and. costs. $13.13 in all,
but on the promise of .Wittner to leave
town reduced the fine and theprisoner
was discharged on payment of $11.
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Seriously injured.
George Maxfield _and wife of New
Hartford, were seriously injured in a
runaway accident at Winsted, yester-
day. Mr. Maxfiel‘d’s arm was broken
and his shoulder dislocated. Mrs. Max-
ficld sustained a broken wrist.
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Postmasters Appointed.
The total number of fourth-class
postmasters appOinted Wednesday was
127, of which 36 were. to fill vacancies
caused by resignation and deaths. The
number of removals were 91. Among
the appointments were the following :
Connecticut :—C. P. Clark East Gran-
by; J. E. Bennett, North Stonington ;
S. H. Pratt, Saybrook.
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A Stafford Springs Brute.
Abrute a ed 64;_years and mamed
Andrew Fu ler, living in Stafford
Springs, stole a stocking belonging to
his wife in which she had her savings
deposited. He Was arrested and
denied the charge. using a part of the
'money to secure bail. He then went
home and thrashed his wife and son.
Their cries for assistance brought an
ofiicer and the Villain was again placed
under arrest. He was discharged after
paying the cost of prosecution. He
ought to have received fifty lashes with
a clat-O’-nine-tails and a long term in
an . .
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USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
‘ THE KIND THAT CUBES.”
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A Re-Union.
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Nichols, of West
avenue, made on Tuesday their annual
call upon the former’s seminary mate,
Rev. Dr. Cook,,late rector of St. Bar-
tholomew’s Church, New York city,
who is passing the evening of his days
at the charming Cook residencebn
Strawberry Hill, Stamford.
Dr. Cook, the representative of the
Croswell, Coit, Morgan and Mead
school of sound theology, although
bordering upon the period when the
leaves turn crimsongand gold, is never-
theless splendidly preserved, and in
his company one is filled With the old-
time power of his presence. He is one
of his native Connecticut’s most ad-
mirable sons, and has signally borne,
all through his years, the white banner
‘ of truth and purity in doctrine and
deed. Tuesday’s meeting between the
two students of yore was a happy one.
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. K. of C. Convention.
A district convention Of the Knights
of Columbus was held in Stamford on
Wednesday. The following representa-
tives were present: Park City Coun-
cil, Bridgeport, Nicholas J. Phalen;
Cecil Calvert Council, Bridgeport, E.
F. Nevins, _John L. Lyddy; Cordova
Council, Bridgeport, William Reardon,
Daniel Phelan; Orinoco Council,Green-
which, Bernard Daly, John Haverty ;
Red Cross Council, Danbury, T omas
F. Farrell, Frank S. Sanford; Pavia
Council, Newtown, J. J. O’Neil, Wil-
liam O’Connor ; St. Augustine Council,
Stamford, James F. Coughlan and
James F. Brennan; Catholic Union
Council, Norwalk, James Toner and E..
J. Finnegan. It was voted to hold the
next district parade in New Milford, on
whatever date a majoritfiiof the Coun-
cils might fix upon. r. Nevins of
Bridgeport was elected secretary and
treasurer. A finecollation was served.
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Runaway on East Avenue.
Landlord McPherson, of the Nor-
walk hotel, is confined to his room by
reason of inj uriesreceived in a runaway
accident last night. .Mr. McPherson
was out riding in a sulky hitched to his
black colt, and had earlier in the even-
ing been trying to get the colt accus-
tomed to the tramway cars. Between
8 and 9 o’clock he drove his team Ofi'
Beacon street on to East avenue just as
a tramway car was passing. The horse
became frightened and ran throwing
Mr. McPherson headforemost into the
street. Parties who witnessed the ac-
cident ran to Mr. McPherson’s assist-
ance and picking him up in a semicon-
scious condition carried him to the walk
in front of Selectman Daskam’s home.
where he was placed in a chair, and
soon recovered sufficiently to be taken
home in a carriage. Dr. Gregory was
summoned and found that McPherson
had sustained severe contusions on his
face, the most serious being a deep cut
on his forehead, but that otherwise his
injuries werebut slight. It was a lucky
escape for the genial landlord
The horse sped on up the avenue to
the Rocks road where he was stopped
by George Gilbert and taken to H. E.
Dann’s livery stable. The sulky was
considerably damaged.
USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA,IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
Finney was Dis charged.
The charge of forgety made by
a member of Marsh, Mermez Lemmon
against Henry W, Finney fell to the
ground in the Bridgeport City court
yesterday. Maggie Cosier, the marrie
woman with whom Finney has been
living at No. 28 State street, testified
that the check upon which Finney
drew $30 from Marsh, Merwin & Lem-
mon’s bank had been signed in blank
by her two weeks ago. She owed Fin-
ney $30 borrowed money. Finney tes-
tified that .the rest of the check had
been filled in by Saloon Keeper Irving
at his request. . _
, When Prosecutor Klein pressed the
Cosier woman for her reason in positive-
ly declaring'that, Finney had not been
authorized by 'her to fill 01' have the
check filled in, she proved one of the
most‘stolid witnesses that has appeared
in the court in a long time. It was ut-
terly impossible to induce her to say
anything which would tend to incrimin-
ate Finney. She declared that she was
so drunk that she hadno recollection
of what she said or did. Judge, Kane
made an example of her by. sending
her to jail for _15_ days on the charge of
drunkenness, instead of letting" her off
with the usual fine .. The charge against
Finney for . obtaining money” under
false pretenses was continued‘until to-'
day under bonds of 3150. ,.
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Ten Mile Handicap.
The ten-mile handicap race of the
Danbury Wheel club was held Wednes-
day afternoon at the fair grounds and
was a success. There were seventeen
entries and fourteen of these started.
F. A. Landry of Springfield captured
first prize, with 1,000 yards handicap.
The time prize was won by Harry Elliot
of Bridge _ort in 29:20. He had 120
yards han‘ icap. On the second lap .of
the race 8. B. Wheeler and F. H. Fan-
ton of Danbury and T. J. Stirling of
Norwalk, collided. The wheels were
bad] wrecked and Stirling received a
num 'er of bad cuts about the head.
The others escaped serious injuries.
Wheeler was expected to make an ex-
cellent showmg, but the accident spoil-
ed his chance.
. There was much confusion in *keep-
ing the time of the riders, but Landry’s
time was finally made 20:10, with Elliot
second in 20:20 and J. B. Perry of
Hartford third. After the race Prof.
‘Neidert of Philadelphia gave an ex-
hibition of trick riding, as did C. Ford
Seeley of Hartford. Harry Cable of
Danbury raced three heats against H.
G. Geiss’ pacer, and won two. The
day’s sport terminated with an exhibi-
tion tandem mile race by C. Ford See-
le_y and Harry Elhot, who covered the
distance in 2:28
USE DANA’S SAItS—APARILLAJT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES. "
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Traffic Almost Doubled.
' The traffic on the Consolidated road
is rapidly increasing, it having doubled
Within the past year. During the past
year the company has added by lease
and purchase 891.95 miles, as follows:
Danbury & Norwalk,36.20 miles; Housa.
tonic, 99.49 miles; N. Y. P., P. & B ,
80.28 miles; Providence &. Worcester,
50.40 miles; Pawtucket Valley, 5.67
miles; Old Colon , owned and eased,
603.22 miles, and ew Haven and Der-
by, 16._65 miles. This addition makes
the entire number of miles of railroad
gontrolled by the Consolidated, 1,400.-
Twenty-one thousand men are now on
the pay rolls.
_For the year 1892 the pay Of the offi-
cials and employee of the road amount-
ed to $2,921,248.68 which amount will
be nearly doubled by the addition of
the new div1sions. The total receipts
for the year'ending June 30, 1892, were
$2,499,738.83, and the net receipts for
the same year were $2,162,280.89. The
road now owns about 250 engines, and
5,300 cars including coaches, sleepers,
freight cars. coal cars, etc. Also a
floating stock composed of nine tugs,
twenty-four floats and the steamer
Maryland. '
_ The regular passengers last year paid
in $5,667,818.63 and the commuters
$355,932.20. The total number of pas-
sengers carried was 14,658,905.
The. new official list issued by the ac-
counting department July 1 shows what
an increase there has been in the num-
ber of station agents and telegraph sta-
tions. There are now 360 agents in the
employ of the road and about 500 sta-
tions in use. The freighting over the
road is heavier than usual at this sea-
son. In. summer the amount of freight
moved is generally considerably re-
duced, but the falling off this summer
has been much smaller than usual.
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USE DANA’S SABSAPARILLAJT’S”
".l‘HE KIND THAT CURES. ”
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The New Oysrer Laws.
Clerk Frederick Botsford of the state
commission of Shell Fisheries is ar-
ranging to carry into effect the new
laws concerning the dredging for
Oysters ongrounds owned by the state.
The new law which goes into effect at
the end of the close season, Sept. 10,
provides that no person shall take or
gather any oysters from the natural
oyster bed in the jurisdiction of the
state unless duly licensed by the clerk
of the commission. And all persons
who have obtained such a license must
display their number on the peak of
the mainsail of the craft on which they
work. The law also provides that no
person who has not been a resident of
this state for at least one year shall not
be granted a license. The law further
prOVldeS that neither steam or other
power can be used in the dredging of
oysters on the natural oyster be s.
It is expected that it will require.
several weeks before the Connecticut
oyster men and the intruders from
Long Island and other parts of New
York will understand the law. It is
against the latter class that the law was
directed.
The commissioners have had num-
bers on squares of canvas bearing the
seal of the state. A pair of these num-
bers are given to each oystermaawhen
he obtains a license and can be stitched
to the sail. The fee charged for the
license is $2 for each vessel of five tons
and 50 cents extra for ' each additional
ton. Already some twenty-five or thir-
ty licenses have been issued and it is
expected that more then two_ hundred
will be issued before the opening of the
season.
The total amount of acreage of the
oyster grounds Within the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state amounts to
over 4.000 acres, most of which is lo-,
cated between Bridgeport and the New
York line. Roughly estimated the total-
amount of oysters obtained is between
10,000 and 15,000 bushels a'day during
the season, which, w1th the price vary-
ing from 30 to 75 cents a bushel, Will
brin the amount of money from oys-
ters rom state property to something
over $1,500,000_a year. .
The late _legislature also enacted a
law providing for the staking - off Of
natural oyster beds at Stratford and
Rotcn Paint. These beds are con-
sidered b far the most valuable in the
state, an some days yield as much as
10,000 bushels. ‘. I .
The war]; of placing buoys about the
groundstwfll be begun in .a few‘days,
andwill be' conducted under the di-
rection of the commission. Engineer
.D. C._Sanford, who has made a specialty
of this class of engineering, will have
"char eof the surveyingan l
ocality 'Of
the uoys. . - , -
is He Guilty?
Constable Morehouse this {morning
arrested an Italian named Eugene Cu-
rillo,’on_ the charge of selling intoxi-
cants Without a icense, at "what is
known as the Stebbins Place at Winni-
pauk. There are,1t is said, places nearer
bywhere the fluid is sold contrary to
aw. '
A Dangerous Sleeping Place.
Deputy-sheriff Toner found a young
man named Frank Taylor lying on the
track near the ,Water street crossing,
this morninguand after dragging him
from his perilous situation tried to
arouse him. Failing in this he placed
him. in a wagon and took him to the
stationjhouse. It is understood that
the man lives in Branchville. '
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Jumped the Frog.
A west-bound freight train on the
Philadelphia, Reading & New England
Railroad jumped the tracks at New
Hartford at 7 o’clock last evening.
The large mogul locomotive and sever-
al freight cars left the track and the
wreck was not cleared till after 10
o’clock. The Canaan local train was
delayed. three hours. Conductor See-
ley was in charge of the freight. A de-
fective frog caused the accident.
Claims He Was Robbed.
Trackwalker MalOney reports that
while he was on his way from South
Wilton Tuesday night, about 12 o’clock,
four men Jumped out of some bushes
near the track and robbed him of $5
and a revolver. They then allowed
him to go on his way. Some Of the
trainmen ask the question as to what
Maloney carried a revolver for unless
it was for use on occasions of this kind.
Others are inclined to doubt his story,
but as he was the alleged victim, he
surely ought to be posseSSed of the
facts in the case.
A Hearing Granted.
Some time ago Evelina Sturges of
Ridgefieldh through Attorney Gray,
brought suit against Angerretta Stur-
ges of Wilton, for slander, claiming
$2,500 damages. The plaintiff’s attor-
ney attached .real estate of the defend-
ant in'Wilton and a bank account of
$1,500 in a Norwalk Savings bank, and
and it is claimed that the defendant
now has trouble to “keep the wolf from
the door.” Yesterday Attorney Light,
for the defendant, secured an order
from Judge Hall of the Superior Court
to appear before him to-morrow for a
hearing looking to the reduction or dis-
solution Of the attachment.
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The New Hospital.
.The new hospital on Leonard street
Will _be opened for inspection by the
public this afternoon and remain open
until 10 o’clock this evening. All are
invited to call and see what has been
done for the comfort of the sick and
treatment of those injured by accident.
At present there are seven rooms with
accommodations for eight patients.
Visitors will be welcomed every day
from 1 to 3 o’clock, Sundays excepted.
A list of articles needed will be found
posted at the hospital, and the want
Wlll no doubt cease to be felt as soon
as known to the public. The list will
be published in these columns’to-mor-
row.
The Music Lesson.
“Your little daughter, as she went out
awhile ago. seemed the very picture of
misery."
“She was going to .take a music les-'
son.”
“And your Oldest daughter, who is
now' going out, looks even more miser-
able.” 7
“She is going to give a music lesson.”
-—New York Press.
A Dangerous Narrative.
Jones—Schmidt, the barber, told mea
wonderful story this morning.
Brown—Illustrated with cuts, I sup
pose?—Truth. .
Altogether Too Expensive.
Husband—I think I shall go out and
catch a. few fish for our dinner tomor-
row.
Wife—No, Edwin, we must econo-
mize. Buy them of the regular dealer.
—-Detr_oit Free Press.
. Caught Napping.
Uncle—Dear me, Carl, what a poor
memory you havei 3
N epheW—A poor memory, you say?
Why, I can repeat four pages of the
names in the directory after reading
them through only once!
Uncle—I’ll bet you a. hamper of cham-
pagne that you can’t do it. '
The nephew sends for a directory, at-
tentively peruses four pages and shuts
up the book.
Uncle—Well?
~Nephew-Muller, Muller, Muller, etc.,
ad infinitum. ' ‘
All the four pages of the directory be-
ing taken up with this familiar patro-
,nymic, our student won his bet in fine
style.—-Seifenblasen.
A Point for Tillman's Liquor Law.
COLUMBIA, S. 0., July 20,—Y. J. Pope,
associate justice of the supreme court, has
issued an order supersediug and staying
the injunction of Judge J. H. Hudson, in
the Darlington dispensary case. Hudson’s
injunction was based on the unconstitu-
tionality Of the dispensary law. A dis-"
pensary will be opened and run until the'
‘ case is decided by the supreme court. _
Evidence or a Marine Dunstanw
BEAUFORT, N. C., J uiy 20.—Two\ four-
teen foot care, branded “Hattie,” and sev-
eral hundred bananas and cocoanuts came
ashore thirty miles north of Cape Lookout.
Some wreckage was seen from a. schOoner
in the same vicinity, twenty miles ofi shore.
" Left His Niece Four Millions..
ToNAwAnnA, N. Y., J uiy 20,—Mrs. Con-
rad Veilham, of this city, has fallen heir? '
to $4,000,000. Her uncle died in India
leaving $20,000,000 to be divided among:
five heirs.
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Price. One Cent. 2
COLD WAVES To ORDER.
A Company to Produce Fright Atmos- '
phere “'hon Wanted. ‘ '
ABERDEEN, S. D., July fad—The Interna-
tional Cold Wave company, with a capital
of $2,000,000 and a surplus of one-third that ‘
sum, has been organized by local éapital-
fats and enthusiasts,» who expect to make
untold wealth in the next few years. The ‘ ‘
company alleges that it has discovered a
secret, the potency of which if applied at
the right time and under favorable condi-
tions will vitiate and destroy the hot winds
which arise in Kansas, and at times have
been known to sweep this country, burn-
ing and killing the growing crops. This
secret will be placed on sale and revealed
to residents of townships, counties and
other political divisions who put up the
money. When the wind is blowing hot
and strong from the south the company
will undertake to bring a counter wind
from_ the ice fields of the frozen north.
Just what process has been evolved or, to
whom the marvelous discovery is to be at-
tributed are not matters for publicity.
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Death of a Prominent Southern Editor. I
LITTLE ROCK, July 20.-D. A. BrsWer,
editor-in-chief of the Arkansas Gazette.
died at Idaho Springs, 0010., of . consump-
tion. He had been in Colorado a month
for his health. In 1850 1113 edited the Mom-
phis Argus, and later became editor of the
Memphis Avalanche, which position he
held until 1881, when he became editor of
the Arkansas Gazette. He was one of the
best newspaper men in the south,_and a_
clear, terse and vigorous writer on politic
cal questions. He was 60 years Old, and a
native of Virginia.
Discouraging for Texas Crops.
GALVESTON, Tex., July 20.-—Thc News
publishes acrop report from every agri-
cultural county in Texas. The statement
is far from encouraging. The bright pros-
pect for an abundant yield of corn has
been swept away by the continued dry
weather, and the-yield will fall far short
of what was anticipated. The drought
has done great harm to the cotton crop,
exceptin eastern Texas, where toomuch
rain has fallen, and where dry weather
was just what the farmers needed.
Murdered by a Bank Cashier.
KANSAS CITY, Kan, July 20.-A. W.
Little, cashier of the First National bank
of this place, and connected with several
other bank" g concerns, last night shot
and killed . E. Johnson, one of the most
prominent lawyers in the state. The cause
of the tragedy is not \known definitely.
Johnson’s friends say it was due to afiuan-
cial difficulty betWeen the men, and Lit.
tle’s friends say there was a woman in the
case. Both were leading citizens.
Insolvent Bankers Charged with Fraud.
CHICAGO, July 20.—Several petitions of
various creditors of Herrmann, Schafiner
&Co., the insolvent bankers, were filed in
the county court, in which charges of
fraud were made against the bankers. The
petitioners claimed that the bank re-
ceived deposits on the day preceding its
failure, when it was known that the insti-
tution was insolvent and could not meet
its obligations.
Noted Mexican General 11!.
CITY OF MEXICO, July 20.— General
Mariana Escobodo, the greatest living
general of Mexico, is seriously ill with
pleurisy and the physicians attending him
entertain very little hope of his recovery.
General Escobodo was the conqueror of
Maximilian, and is said to be the only
man in Mexico who could have the presi-
dency for the asking.
' Princess May's Charity. . ,
LONDON, July 20.—-The Duchess of York,
the bride of Prince George of Wales, has
sent to the lord mayor the sum of 84,000
to be added to the fund for the benefit of
the families of those who lost their lives in
the Victoria disaster. This money is the
balance of the sum for a wedding gift col-
lected by the lords lieutenant of the. sev-
eral counties.
Jumped from 2, Root to Dentin. _
WASHINGTON, J uiy 20.—J:‘B. K. Plain,
a prominent lumber merchant of this city,
while suffering from hallucination,climbed
to the roof of his house and tooka running“
jump into the street below, apparently nub"
der the belief that he was diving into. a
pool of water. His death was almost in.
stantaneous. "
Austrian Embenlcrs Sentenced.
VIENNA, ' July 20.—Aduit, who was
arrested in Chicago on the charge of havc
ing defrauded the Austrc-Hunaarian bank,
has been sentenced to six years imprison- "
meut. His accomplices, Benv‘enit and
XVeiss, have been sentenced to imprison-
ment for seven andfive years respectively.
A Deficient Wheat Crop.
ST. LOUIS, July 20. «The journal of ag-
riculture of this city, treating editorially
of the condition of the wheat crop and
probable advance in prices, Says the but
American and European authorities agree
that the world’s deficit this year will be at
least 100,000,000 bushels. '
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
- National League.
At New York (first game):
Boston ........... 0002840
NewYork ...... 100101021—6
At New York (second game): 3.
New York ...... 0 6 0
Boston............ 0 0 1
At Baltimore:
Baltimore ...... 0
Brooklyn ...... .. 1
At Washington:
Philadelphia” 2
Washington... 0
At Cleveland:
Pittsburg......... 1
Cleveland ...... 0
At Cincinnati:
Louisville ...... 0
Cincinnati..... 2. .
Pennsylvania State League. ,
At York—York, 83' Altoona. 7. . ,
At Harrisburg —Harrisburg. 'l'; J ohnstown, 1..
At Allentown—Allentown. 10: Scranton,9.
At Easton—Easton, 15; ‘
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