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Absolutely Independent,
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 1894.
The Daily ensue, established in 1890
The Weekly Gazette in 1800.
MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Daily, one year. $3; sixmonths, $1 75; three
months. $1.00; one mont 300.
H’cvkly, one year. in advance. $1.00; :six .
monts, 60c. three months. 35c. .
I’OSTA GE IRE-PAID.
Railroad Building.
Railroad construction 'in 1894 indi-
cates the low ebb of the f" flat-ion
businese'of the country. ”record
is the lowest in twenty y£.u'S, and the
only exceptions in three decades were
1815; 1866 and 1865. The top; notch
year was in 1887, when 13,000 miles,
were laid. This year Arizona heads
the list with 193 miles, Illinois comes
next with 147 and then Pennsylvania
with 128. Only one mile was con-
struct-ed in Oregon. The total mileage
in all the States was 1,919; in Canada
322 and in Mexico'74. Of course, these
figures give no narrative of the vast
and rapidly increasing mileage in elec-
tric railroads, which now contest with
the steam roads for supremacy. The
two hundred miles of the New York
New Haven Road, for instance, is now
paralleled in that way for one hun-
dred and fifty miles,
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American Ship Builders the Best-
It is not strange-that the armor man-
ufacturers of England and France
should “view With alarm" the appear-
ance of American steel workers as com-
petitors in armor making. The award
by Russiaiof a large armor contract to
the Bethlehem Iron Works is an event
of serious import "not only to the par-
ticular business affected, but to other
allied. interests; for if Russia, .finds our
armor superior to that madeelsewhere
other nations will soon hold the same
Opinion-of it;and if they get into the
habit of coming here for armor it will
not be long before they will place
contracts with us for ships and guns.
It is a. good time to call attention to
the fact that the ships built for the
navy of the United States are superior
to “the ships of similar types bpilt
abroad. The y are not only better cem-
binatiOns of the four essential requisites
of war vessels, but they often exceed
theirquforeign rivals in every one of
these four essentials—namely, offence,
defence, speed and coal capacity. .
NOEJs the cost of building fine ships
here really greater—quality considered
~ihan it is abroad. For these reasons
it is not unlikely that our armor makers
and ship-builders will become success-
ful competitors of the slightly cheaper
but less capable works of England,
Germany and France.
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Practical Wisdom.
In view of the usual directors’ exam-
ination, these officers Of the Bank of
N orwalk, invited ex-Bank Examiner
C. H. Noble of New Milford, to make
a thorough expert examination of all
the books and assets of this bank. Mr.
Noble drOpped in upon the cashier
very much in the usual professional
Bank Examiner way and told of the
mission on which he had come. This
was a complete surprise to all inside the
counters, but Mr. Noble was no less
Cordially welcomed from cashier down
toerrand boy. It ,was a method, at
once apparent to Cashier Price, the
very wisest and in its results, the most
satisfactory to directors, stockholders
and the public, that could have ..been
devised. All honest men entrusted
with the property of others, instead of
cringing, or feeling personal affront,
w1|l in the present condition of things,
when every par-sing day discloses some
new bank or other defalcation, rejoice
as Cashier Price does, at the vindication
such an examination as the Bank of
Norwalk has given him. Cashier Price
and Teller Treadwell are and aIWays
have been, above suspicion as Caesar’s
wife, and the method adopted was in no
manner a reflection upon their capabil-
ities or integrity. Now that Mr.
Noble’s very thorough examination of
the bank’s affairs has given to it and all
its officers 9. perfect bill of health, the
confidence in lllB expert work, is far
greater than in any of the usual per-
functory examinations of boards of
directors, although this bank is partic-
ularly strong in having among its
directors men Of large financial experi-
ence and capabilities. Everybody
endorses this mode of semiannual ex-
amination of a bank, as one preeminent-
ly of practical wisdom.
Upon the submission of Mr. Noble’s
flattering report to the bank directors,
they immediately voted their .usual
dividend.
Discovered and Undiscovered.
Yesterday, exiicrts reported to the
Brooklyn Board of Supervxsors that
there was adeficit of $49,096.25 in the
accounts of County Treasurer Adams.
The day bi'forc, the country was
startled by the public announcement,
that the staid and extra conservativeold
Bank of Commerce, had -been systems
atically robbed by its coupon clerk,
during a period of thirty years i‘ The
near half million stolen from the Shoe
and Leather Bank of New ~York city,
’ and the same from the New Hampshire
back, are familiar facts to the public.
Itis in all these cases,'the:s‘ame Old
4 are caught.
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story. The defaulter in the New York
Bank of Commerce had beenat it for
years” Sé’eley, who eviscertcd‘the Shoe
f and Leather Bank, had been at it for
' years.
They begin; they cannot, or
certainly do not, stop ; and at last they
Generally they own up
that they are glad the end has come.
What a life such fellows must lead
between the time when they realize
that some day they will surely be dis-
covered and the time :when actually
they are discovered! There is their
legitimate work to do, their illegiti-
mate work to conceal, their character
to maintain, their association on terms
of companionable equality to be con-
tinued with people who are not thieves,
liars, and defaulters, and there is the
consciousness every minute that the
truth may all come out at any moment,
and they themselves tumble right off
the height where they do not belong
down to the level of their rascality.
Nice times they must hays on holi-
days and at celebrations and on all
joyous occasions, to say nothing of
every day. Suicide, flight or prison
never can be out of their thoughts.
And this is what they steal for. Some
people think that it is done for the
sake Of buying “pleasure” with the
stolen funds. On the contrary, it is
the one surest way to kill joy. All
the discovered knaves will tell you so,
and those not yet discovered-they
would tell you even more emphatically
if they dared as yet, to talk about it.
With each new discovery each one Of
the undiscovered must have his own
quiet shiver and wonder more acutely
than before whether he will be the
next and when it will come. And be-
tween now and then, how much enjoy-
ment has life for such peOple ?
The Rlzht “Plum.”
The newspaper appropriation resolu-
tion was emasculated by striking out
the word “daily,” and the bright little
editor of the “bright little daily” has
not secured the little plum he was
reaching for. —Hour.
And when the only decent editor of
the Hour, moved to strike out the word
“daily,” the editor of the “Bright Lit-
tle Diiily” was the only one to second
his motion. We don’t see the Hour’s
“plum”: in giving $150 worth of adver-
tising for $50. It is $500 for a week’s
school teaching that is Maple’s “plum.’
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Costs $2,000 a Week.
It costs about 32,0003. week to pay
the expenses of the town of Norwalk,
about $800 of which is for the support
of schools—Hour.
And $500 of this was buldozsd and
begged out of the Selectmen by Mr.
Maples for a week’s school teaching.
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Stole Canned Goods.
“Mike” Cahill who at one time en-
joyeda local reputation of being an
aspirant for fistic honors, was arrested
last night on the charge‘of intoxication
and theft. For some time past the
New York Store has been missing
canned goods purloined from in front
of their store on Main street Last
night Cahill went into a Main street
saloon, with a can of corned beef, an.
other of salmon, another of plum. and
one of soused mackeral. He offered to
sell two of them for 15 cents or the four
for 250, Thinking that they were
stolen g.‘ ods the proprietor of the saloon
notified the manager of the N. Y. Store,
and Cahill was placed under arrest by
Oflicer Kenney. This morning Cahill
pleaded guilty to the charges of theft
and drunkenness, and Justice Rose
fined him 87 and costs and sentenced
him to thirty days in jail. '
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The Man Who Curses Newspapers.
There is one thing which an intelli-
gent public is learning pretty thorough-
ly, and that is that whenever a man, be
he who he may, politician, banker, cor-
poration manager, “labor” leader, sen-
sational preacher, no matter who or
what, whenever he falls to belching out
billingsgate indiscriminately at the
newspaper, it is a sign that he has done
something he knows he ought to be
ashamed of, and he is deathly afraid
of being exposed. The proverbial ha-
tred of the devil for holy water is noth~
ing, just nothing at all, comparcd with
the venomous terror and terrible venom
felt by a hypocritical rascal toward a
live newspaper.—New Haven Union.
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Almost a Serious Collision.
The westbound Boston express while
nearing the East Main street crossing
indiridgeport yesterday, was flagged by
the regular flagman at the crossing
and stopped within twelve feet of a
trolley car that had become stalled
through failure of the current.
The passengers had alighted from
the trolley car, but if the train had
not been stopped it would have been
disastrous for the passengers on the
tram.
The railroad company say this is a
convincing argument against chewing
an electric road to cross a railroad at
grade.
The Will a Forgery.
. Judge Wheeler rendered judgment
in the case of Fitch’s appeal from pro-
bate in favor of the appellant Charles
N. Fitch. of South Norwalk, thereby
finding thrt the will in question was not
the will of the late Diana L Fitch.
This judgment deprives the Congrega-
tional, Baptist and Methodist churches
in this city of about $5,000.—New Ha-
ven Palladium.
The Runner Collapsed.
Mr. Davrd Wheelman Raymond, last
evening, chaperoned a party of his
lady and gentlemen friends for a sleigh
ride. When on Washington street.
Souih Norwalk, just as it was decided
to extend the ride to Stamford, one of
the sleigh runners collapsed. “Dave”
was equal to the occasion, and securing
another sleigh he soon had the party
on the go agar-n.
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Big Shows consolidate.
James A. Bailey, Nate Snlisbury and
W. 1“. Cody have formed a partnership
to consolidate the Wild West and Fore-
of $1,000,000. The new partners'will
,have no interest in
Bailey show. '- ‘l
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_ night. No blood wasspilled.
paugh shows next, season with a capital
the Barnum ' 8:“
Big Fire in Waterbury.
Two of Waterbury’s best business
buildings were destroyed by fire yes:
terday. Three stores were burned a
cafe and hotel, a residence, the home
offices of the Connecticut Indemnity
Association and the ofliccs of about
twenty lawyers and many city, town
and county, court and school officials.
In their offices were stored files,
records and documents which cannot
be replaced, and through the loss it .18
feared that litigation in the courts w1ll
be generally confused. The origin of
the fire was in the rear of_the cafe,
nearafive gallon tank of Oil, which
exploded, shaking the walls of both
buildings. The losses have been est;-
mated at $150,000, one-half of which is
covered by insurance.
Congregational Society Meeting.
The annual meeting of the First
Congregational society was held last
evening. The report of the Society’s
committee was read and accepted. The
committee reported a deficit of $487.-
53. Expenses, $4 525.51; receipts. $4,-
037.98. Messrs. E. O. Keeler, J. C.
Sandie and John P. Treadwell were re
elected as the society’s committee.
George B. St. John was re-elected clerk
and treasurer, and H. C. Bundle, col’
lector. The old .music and tithing
committees were also reelected. The
sale of pews netted a satisfactory sum.
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Threatened to Shoot.
George Coulson, of Newport, R. I.,
went to Bridgeport a few days ago, in
search of his wife. 7 Yesterday; ‘he
found her and saying “Well, both of
us will go home in a pine box,’.’ drew a
revolver.‘ Before he could fire~ ii, he
was disarmed and locked up.
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Amusements.
NORWALK‘ OPERA HOUSE.
“Slavery Days” will be presented at
the Norwalk Opera House, tonight.
The New York Herald says: “The
colored attraction, "Slavery Days,”
which opened at the People’s theatre,
Brooklyn, last evening, is the most en—
joyable performance that has been
given at the above theatre this season
and comprises artists of ability. The
singing and dancing Of this company
is remarkable and deservedall the suc-
cess it achieved.
H0 rr’s OPERA HOUSE.
The world likes to laugh, and because
that is so, Mora is a success. NO com-
edy company furnishes better or great-q
or opportunities for the production of
pure hearty laughter, with not'a'line or'
situation to Offend the most fastidious,
than Mora and her company of come-'
dians, singers and dancers who will ap-
pear at Hoyt’s Opera House the, coming
week. More. has been presenting the
most successful plays for the past sev-'
eral seasons, in which she has attained
a reputation almost unparalled in the
annals of theatrical history. Matinees
will be given Thursday and Saturday
and a grand, special matinee, Tuesday,
New Year day. '
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A Remedy of' Great Value.
In an article on Proprietery rem-
edies, which appeard in a recent issue
of the “St. Louis, Mo., Medical Brief,”
Prof. Willard H. Morse, M. D. I". B
S. 80., of Wes’tfield. N. J., says: “One
notable instance in point of efficacy is
Ofered by Dr. David Kennedy’s Favor--
ite Remedy which has earned reputa-
tion as curative of Bright’s disease and
other affections of the kidneys.” In
concluding the article, Dr. Morse says:
Manifestly therefore, treatment of the-
kidneys and bladder, both preventive
and curative, calls primarly for the ex-
clusion of all factors causative of
functtional derangements. Disease of
the kidneys demands reestablishments
of normal functions, destruction of the
micro organism causing the disease,
and repair of the ravages. These three
demands are fulfilled =by Dr. David
Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy—it rein-
stitutes and regulates the renal func
tions, it destroys the causal germ, and
repairs the broken down tissues.”
Dr. David Kennedy’s Favorite Rem-
edy is an unfailing specific for such
diseases as rheumatism, neuralgia,
biliousness, dyspepsia, kidney and
liver compalints. 1n Bright’s disease,
diabetes, urinary troubles, and the
sickness peculiar to women, it cures
where all else fails.
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TERSE TALES OF THEIiMES.
The City Council will meet next Mon-
day night.
To-day is, by all odds, the coldest of
the season.
Connecticut Pensions: Original, G.
H. Sutton, Georgetown.
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The Cranberry Plains Sunday-school
will elect officers to-morrow.
Thermometers registered 4 degrees
below zero, at 7 O’clock thls morning.
—-Knights of Columbus sociable, at
their hall, Monday Dec. 31 ; good time.
The Tennis club will givefa dance in
the Opera House, next Tuesday even-
mg.
Watch night services will be held at
the Norwalk Methodist church, Monday
evening.
Itev. Charles M. Selleck will preach-
in Wilton and also in Lewisboro to-
mcrrow.
A sign on Attorney J. J. Walsh’s
office door reads, “Out of town until
January 2d.”
There will be a watch night service
in the West Norwalk union chapel,
Monday night. . '
There will be a midnight service with
music by the choir, next Monday night
at Grace church. .
The Knights of Columbus will give a
dance, Monday night, and watch the
old year out and the new in.
Two colored individuals named.
Brooks and Price hada ”run in”iast..
Edgar Foundrrimomaso. Howard
have .been drawn for jury duty, at the.-
Court of Common Pleas, next week. ; 21-
The party 'who lost a glove on the?
stairs leading to the Gamma ofl‘ice 011111f
{and the‘sauiefpy ceiling at this office.
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—This week there will be bargain,
-'blankets',~i.‘ Wright’s-L salesr90?;1s;’£°-
,on High street is;sic_k*with‘the scar-
» er and sermon.
«inauguration Of Mn; Mgrton. ~ A largl
.. platform- has been erectemfvcffihc‘i Speak
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inharness, horse goods, lap 10b“ and ' .
Norwalk.‘ " " , .
Winfield ScOtt left—town this morn— ;
ing for .a ten days' hunting trip in
Ridgefied, and for a visit With relatives.
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John Dobbins, aged '21, was struck
and killed by a. locomotive, yesterdav,
while walking. on the railroad track
near Niantio. _ .
Mrs. Louis Smith, 0. ' South _Wilton,
will soon celebrate her 87th birthday.
Mrs. Smith is remarkably active for
one of her age. .
Landlord Howard . Of the Smith
street hostlery, provided for thirty-one
transients Thursday night and thirty-
thrce last night.
Plumber W. C.- Holmes’ horse ran
away this noon, down.Water street, and
around into Leonard street, where he
fell down. Damage nominal.
The Whist club will not meet at the
home of Miss Cholweil on High street,
next Wednesday night, owing to the
sickness of Dorotha Cholwell, with
scerletina.
Main st.
1013 if.
Mrs. LouisOimstead presented her
husband with an heir a few days ago,
and now Louis has themeasles. As has
often been remarked troubles seldom
come singly. ‘ - ~
-—-Pictures framed at Hayes’
Rev. Father O’Brien is in receipt of a
communication announcing the death
atheriden Of Simon McMahon, aged
47 years. He «will attend the funeral.
on Monday next. ' - -
—-Fine line holiday candy from Sc. lb.
up, N.Y.Oonfectionéry store, 19 Main st.
1 - » , 1016 21. .
The rear spring of the New Canaan -
bakery wagon broke down on Wall
street, this morning, but the: accident
did not-prevent the-driver making his
regular delivery of grinds.
The schooner “Charles L. Hall.” en
route to the Hill & 'Hubbell Lumber
company wharves passed through Hell
Gate this morning. The schooner "Hil-
ton” is at the same wharves frozen in.
Capt. Geo. S. Bell says that there is
all the way from 18 to 35 feet of mud
at the railroad wharves where the new
freight house is being erected. Mr.
Bell and his brother built the present
wharves. ' '
Dorotha, the six ”year old daughte,
of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Cholwellr
letina and the heusefhas been quaran-
tined. TheKcase is not considered
dangerous. '
—Unheard of pricesiin candy, N. Y.
Confectionery Store, 19 Main street, 8,
10, 15, 20 and 25c. per pound. 1015 2t
The Batclifl' Mil'lsflat Long Hill,‘near
Bridgeport, were “burned- yesterday
afternoon. New machinery 'had. re-
cently been placed. in the buildings.
The loss is estimated at £540,000, insur-
ance $10,000. --_ g L
The summary of the Weekly Record
credits Norwalk with five real estate
sales the current week, and mortgages
amounting to $13,265. For the corres-
ponding week last year there were
three sales and the mortgages amounted
to $9,800.“ . _ .
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—I have bought, a large stock of
bankrupt carrriages ; will sell less than
cost, Wright’s salesrooms, SO. iNorwalk
1012 (it '
The following are the oficers elect of
Security Council, NO. 22, N. P. U.:
W. A. Kellogg, president, H. B. Beers,
Vice~president; J. S. Lyon, chaplain;
H. C. Allen, secretary and treasurer;
J. J. Nash, collector; 'S. S. Naphey,
counselor; H. B. Beers, J. S. Lyon
and A. DeForest, trustees.
The Sunday—school ‘Of "St. Paul’s
church held their Christmas exercises
yesterday afternoon. After services in
the church. an adjournment was taken
to the Sunday school room, where San-
ta Claus (Harry Smith) had a sleigh
filled with presents, which he distri-
buted among ' those present, every
scholar getting a present of either a
bound book or a toy.“ Light refresh-l
ments were served and oranges and
boxes of candy were’freely distributed. i
It was a happy occasion.
.Gmcn Cannon—Rev. S. H. Wat-
kins. Rector. The Sunday after Christ-
mas, Dec. 30th, 1894. 8 sum. Holy
Communion. 10:30 a. _m. Morning Pray-
_ 12 in. Sunday School.
Men’s Bible Class. 6:30 p. m, Confir-
mation lecture. 7:30 p. m. Evening
Prayer and sermon. The rector will
officiate. All are welcome. Monday,
Dec. 313i, 11:30 p. m. Midnight Ser—
vice. Tuesday, Jan. 1st, 1895, Feast of
the Circumcision, 10 a. m. Holy Com-
munion. Thursday; *8 p. m. Evening
Prayer and address, followed by lec-
ture on Confirmation.
.. Big W'estcrn Football Match.
. Los ANGELES. Doc. 29.—The_, football
teams 'of the Leland Stanford, ‘Jr., and
Chicago universities have arrived here.
Both tcams‘aro in fine condition. Captain
Downing of the Stanford team says thai
while the Chicago men have shovvn that
they are hard tubcat his team" will make
a good try for victory Saturday.
A Crusade Against. “Assessors.
BAY CITY, Mich, Dec. 29.—It is possi'
blc that the recent indictments Of some 25
assessors in Bay county will result in 2
crusade against most of the assessing ofli.
cers throughout the state, as Bay City it
not alone by any means in the practice 03
Juggling wit-lithe real’estate valuations
For .Morton’s Inauguration.
ALBANY,"Dcc. 20.—-Tlie assembly cham
her was today adorned with flags and
bunting in an elaborate manner for thc
‘ er’side'sk for the inaugural pangs
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. . 'Hundreds of Rabbits Killed,~:
. BRUsn.~.~_cho.,- Dec. ‘29.—‘Thc rabbit liu‘n‘
was not as mccssfulras'lookedsfxir on ac
count of I the weather being every cold
Seven hundred rabbits and ini‘fl‘yffduck‘i'
were killed, which were distributddi’a’mong
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359 $9015.
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Representative 1 S ’ ..
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“'WASEINGT 2:, Dec. SEQ—Representative
Springer gave the following summary, in-
tended as a. popular explanation of the
currency bill as modified by the late Car-
lisl'e amendments: ‘ -
“In the first place, 7’ said Mr. Springer,
"the Carlisle bill proposes a radical change
in the manner of securing the bank note
circulation; The rapid payment of the
public debt, the limited number of bonds
now outstanding and the further fact that
many of them are held in trust capacities
in this country and as permanent invest-
ments by persons residing abroad have
rendered the kind of security now required
impracticable. ' ' 5 . '
f‘The Carlisle bill proposes for security
of the circulating notes . of the national
banks, instead of the United States bonds,
a guarantee fund. consisting of legal ten-
der notes or currency certificates to the
amount of 30 per cent of the circulation
appild for; also a safety fund to be raised
by a tax of one-half of '1 per cent per an-
num upon the circulatfn notes until it
reaches 5 per cent of thew ole circulation,
and as a further security a first lien upon
all the assets of the bank and upon the
amount which may be realized by the
double liability feature of . the national
banking law.
”The guarantee fund of 30 per cent, the
assets-of the bank and the personal liabil-
ities of the stockholders can only go to the
payment 101: the circulating notes of the
bank which issues them, but the 5 per
cent guarantee fund raised by a tax upon
all the circulation of the country is a com-
mon fund, out of which the notes of . any
failed bank may be paid if the guarantee
fund, the assets and personal liabilities of
the stockholders arenot sufficient. Thus
on a circulation of $200,000, 000, the pres-
ent national bank circulation, the safety
fund would amount to $10,000, 000, and
this whole fund could be drawn upon to
pay the notes of any bank that failed.
This security is considered ample by the
safest financiers and bankers of the coun-
try. ' ,
“The currency bill as amended does
not compel national banks to enter the
new system. They may continue under
the old law, but it is thought that bank-
ing officials will soon see the advantage of
this new plan and adopt it.”
RFSCUED FOUR. PERSONS.
Three Policemen Do Courageous “fork at
a Chicago Fire.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.——Fire in the four
story brick plant of the Pioneer Paper
Stock company destroyed the structure
and two frame houses to the south of the
burning building, making three families
homeless. Three small children and a
man living in the wrecked houses were
overcome by the smoke and would have
met death but for a courageous rescue by
Officers Kelly, Fahey and Coffey of the
Maxwell Street station. The following
named persons were more or less injured:
William Cahlll, teamster for firm, back
slightly hurt in falling from second floor
of burning building; John Dohcrty, over-
come by smoke; Julia Jackson, 10‘ years
old, partly suffocated; Thomas Jackson, 5
years old, overcome by smoke; Frank
Jackson, aged 71, found unconscious in
hallway, suffocated by smoke; Jane Mul-
hern, aged 78 years. overcome by smoke;
Patrick Patterson, fireman, struck by fly-
ing bricks. . . :
The loss will amount to $55,000.
Niblo’s Theater Sold.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—~The late A. T.
Stewart’s legatees and heirs have sold the
Metropolitan hotel and NibIO’s theater,
with the ground on which they stand, at
Broadway and Prince street, for $1,600,-
000. Some of Stewart’s heirs are in Eu-
rope, and the papers of transferral have
been forwarded to'them for signature.
Bodies \Vashed Ashore.
GLENCOVE, N. Y., Dec. 29.—Two bodies
were 'washed ashore at Matinecock point,
one of them being that of Captain Cuff,
whose schooner sank in Desoris creek
about a month ago, but was raised. The
captain bought the vessel at the time, and
she was wrecked during the storm. The
body of the other man is unknown.
, A Shrewd Swindler.
CLEARFIELD, Pa, Dec. 2-9.——A man giv-
ing his name as Frank Adams has been
,svvindling hotel proprietors. Adams’
scheme was to stop at a hotel and open his
letter in the presence of the landlord and
complain Of the difficulty in getting banks
to cash checks. The landlord would hand
Adams the cash. ~
Will Demolish Georgia’s Old Capitol.
ATLANTA, Dec. 29.—As a result of the
fire yesterday morning, which completely
gutted the old state capitol, the entire
building, one of the largest in the city, is
to be torn down. The structure has been
condemned by the city inspectors, and the
work of tearing down will begin imme:
dlately.
Frozen to Death.
MORENCI, Mich, Dec. 29.-—-The snow-
storm in this neighborhood was responsi-
“LLe for the death of Albert Neehaus, who
resided two miles from here. He was
found. frozen stifl, on the highway near
his home. Nechaus was in Morenci during
the afternoon and was in~ poor health.
Wilzfris Still Harassing British.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-—A dispatch 'to The
Times from Calcutta says that the Wazirie
continue to harass the British expedition
ary corps, firing into the camp at nights
and pouring a. hot fire upon the British
force from the bushes when the column is-
on the march.
Sir John Thompson's Small Estate.
OTTAWA, Dec. 29.—The usual papers for
the administration of the estate of the late
premier, Sir John Thompson, were filed
today on behalf of Lady Thompson. Sir
J ohn‘ died intestate. His estate is sworn
to at $9, 727, of which $5,726 is from life
insurance.
’ A Schooner on the Rocks.
NEW BRIGHTON, N. Y., Dec. 29.-The
three mast-ed schooner Stephen J‘. Fooks,
which went ashore on the rOcks near the
Staten Island Rapid Tran sit railroad depot
at Sailors’ Snug Harbor yesterday, is still
fast. Tags are now working on her.
Jail Breakers Sentenced.
NORMAN, O. T., Dec. 29.—In the dis-
trict court here J amcs Fuller and Charles
Bourland were each sentenced to ten years
in the penitentiary for jail breaking, and
David Ecker 'got 18 months for assisting
the prisoners to escape.
emf Miners 0.. Shiite. :_ i
BOULDEB,- 0910., Dec._ .29..—-The icon]
miners at. Marshall mine. No... 2. are. oni
on a strike. The owners did not wish tc'
pay over 60 cents a ton, while the rcgulai ‘
per tan.
a“ '
New-"abOys minted.
ulna.
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(.HINESE EELIGION '
D MILLIONS.
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Confucius and Ills Personality. 01' the
Hereafter He Said: While I Can Tell so
Little About, Life, What. Can I Telt
About Death. ' 7
Confucius is a great historic person.
rality. His history is as true and as real
to the four hundred million: of Chinese
as that of George Washington is to the
sixty-eight millions of America“.
On the banks of the River Bus, to the
north of the capital city of Lee, at the
cadet a. fine avenue of old cypress trees,
and in the midst of a. shady forest of oak,
is the burial place and the tomb of Con-
fucius. It is a huge mound, over grown
with trees and shrubs, and at the and
stands a. tablet twenty-five feet high by
six bread, on which are engraved the
name and the doings of Confucius the
Saige.
o historian has evcrfivcnturcd to doubt
the genulncncss of this tomb. The burial
places of Virgil, of Homer, and even of
Alexander the Great are still unknown.
But such is not the case with tbht of one
enced the great world of China for twenty-
three centuries or more.
Confucius flourished at the very time
when Pythagoras established his school
of philosophy at Crotona, when Cyrus the
King permitted the Jews to rebuild their
temple, and when Haggai.- thc prophet
uttered those words which now form a
part of our Sacred Scriptures. He was
born 551 before Christ, when the prophet
Daniel received his visions, and he died
at the advanced age of 78, just about
the time when the Athenians were re-
building the walls of their city, and
becoming great among the nations of the
earth.
He was poor, and at an early age be
.came a public store keeper. Having com.
mitted‘ the indiscretion of c'ontractin
marriage when he was only nineteen, an
the marriage proving unhappy, he finally
(Mvorced his wife after she had borne him
a. son. At the age of 21 we find him
released from the tells of office, and
‘devcting his time to the more congenial
task of imparting instruction to a band
of admiring students. With idle and
stupid scholars he had no patience. “I
open the truth,” he would say, “to those
who thirst after knowledge. 'I help only
those who want to help themselves. My
teaching is in a solid square, but I pre-
sent only one corner of a subject, and I
expect my pupils to find out the other
corners.” .
The people flocked to him for informa-
tion upon every conceivable topic, and
when he was but thirty years of age he
was surrounded by a. company of 8,000
disciples. -
A prophet-has no honor in his own
country or among his own people. This
was a proverb in the ancient Oriental
world, and just as the Man of Nazareth
was rejected by the people of J udea, and
Mohammed had to flee from the people of
Mecca, and Socrates was poisoned by his
fellow citizens,_ so was Confucius the
his owu city.
- And yet during his lifetime he had for
a short period the satisfaction of seeing
the beneficent results of his principles.
“Crime ceased,” we are told, ”dissolutc-
‘ ness and dishonesty hid their headsfi
Loyalty and good faith became the char-
ity those of the women.
Confucius taught nothing about God.
He believed in God. He believed in a
great ruler of the universe, but When
asked for his opinion about death he
answered: “While I can tell you so little
about life, what can I tell you about
death?”
The Christian apostle tells us that
life and immortality have been brought
to light through the Gospel, and there-
fore in the religious future of Japan and
China there is no reason Why the teach-
ings of Christ should not stand side by
side with those of Confucius.
_ Such is anoutllue of the teachings of
this remarkable, man. Although he had
.mauy opportunities of advancement in
public affairs, he lived a life of poverty,
and never repined at the absence of
wealth. He would say: “Give me rice to
eat, with water to drink and my bended
arm for my pillow, and I am contented
and happy. Riches and honor acquired
'by wrong-doing are to me as floating
, clouds.”
The mantle of Confucius fell on Men-
cius, who became a teacher of Confucian-
ism, about the year 830 before Christ, at
the time when Alexander the Great was
making his conquests. Mencius had no
system of his own to enunciate,.,but
clothing himself in the armor prepared
for him by his master he went forth to
combat thecvils of the day. “’hat Aris-
totle did forthe teachings of Plato, and
what St. Paul did for the teachings of
Jesus,’Mencius did for those of Confu-
cius.
From the time of the rise of the Chinese
empire about 900 years before Christ, to
the present day. Confucius has been the
Object of supreme veneratfon. Temples
have been erected to his honor through-
out the_ empire, and the literature bear-
, ing his name is studied by every educated
man in China.
Mormons from Samoa. .
In the early days of Mormonism its
missionaries made 'so many converts in
Hawaii that Brigham Young predicted
the setting up of a Mormon kingdom
there. Before it could be set up, there
were troubles in Utah, through which
Hawaii was forgotten, and most of the
Hawaiian converts gave up their new
faith. .
Within the past two or three years the
Mormon missionaries hafve resumed their
i labors in the islands of the Pacific, and‘
those 'of them in Samoa have recently
_made a. surprising repoft of success there.
If there be truth in what they say, they
have converted the souls of nearly 500 of
the Samoans to Mormonism, and the new
, religion is spreading so rapldly, especially
3 among thoseijof the natives who had pre-
' viously be‘cn‘convertell to‘,Christianity,
that they expect to win '_the whole of
them. It must be said, howerer, that
the Mormon story lacks Christian con-
firmation. ~
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A Dismal Old Cracker.
“So you belong to the football team,”
said Mr. Jason to his nephew. .
“Yaas.” ‘
ye, eh?” . .
“Yeas.” , I _ , ~ -.
-“Weil, _-go- ahead ‘a'n’ enjoy yourself
while you airyoung, but don’t think you 7
air all they is on. airth. J ist bear in mind
that at the menagerie it isthe monkey’s
‘ price heretofore has been 75 and 80 cents » cage that “1191.31,,“ the biggest sheer of
po ular attention.”~Iudianapoiis Jour- -._.
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"fl-is DOCTRINE BEL-IEVED av FOUR ‘5
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whose name and teachings have influv ‘
Sage compelled to flee from the people of}
acteristics of the men; chastity and docllm-
“Crowds; foller ye ’round and stare at?
Ithe charges of levy. sale. etc.
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After the Grip
Hy son was left weak, stomach and' lung!
affected,couid not eat or sleep. ,Hood'sfi‘arsa
i Hood’s Sam-
.M ' parula
incrllla restored his
,3 strength and made him “res
' better‘than for years. If
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com. Mu.
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Hood's Pl“. are prompt and ancient.
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Norwalk Opera. House.
One night only,
Saturday, December 29
A big black boom
SLAVERY DAYS!
0r life down South before the war.
40 Colored Artists
Appropriate Scenery l _
Novel Scecialtiesl -
“The Heighth of Stage Realism!
Wait for the grand
STREET PARADE
At noon.
Grand Concert in front of theatre at
7.30.
Seats 9t Gregory’s and Tomlinson’s.
Price 15, 35, 50. . . ,
Hoyt’s Opera House.
One selid week, commencing
MfliiilAY, DECEMBER 3|si, I894.
Matinee Tuesday, (New Years Day), Thurs-
day and Saturday. The comedy sunbeam
MQRA.
And a selected company presenting Mora's
latest successes at popular prices.
M DAY—“Pretty Pol ”
“Sea Sands.” _
TUESDAY NJ GET—"La. Belle Midge."
WEDNESDAY ‘NIGH"— " Canny's Cross
Roads
THURSDAY MATINEE —f'Fogg’s Ferry."
THURSDAY N1GH’1‘—-“Nixey.”_ »
FRLDAil NIGHT—“A-Prett Hmden.”
une.
SATURDAY NIGHT—‘ "RhodY."
Price 10. 20 and 30c. Seats on sale at Pleis-
ted's and Gregory’s drug stores.
' The American Quartet. late of the Manola
Masm Company. W111 appear at every perfor
mance.
DIED.
W I L S O N.—At South Norwalk. Thursday.
December 27th.1894. CAPT. Hurray WILSON,
U18. N.. aged 06 cars, '
Relatives and inch 5 are invited to attend
the funeral. from City Hotel, South Nor-
walk, on Monday December 31, at 2 p. m.
To RENT. . —
Half inch or less. 250 a day or $1.00 per week
0 RENT.—The_lower floor of 31. Belden
_ avenue. Inquire of O’BRIEN,Tailor, up-
stairs. 1014-tf
0 RENT.—Two furnished. and very pleas
ant rooms to let. Cull at 130 Main strgefi
95
0 RENE—Rooms in theHadden building.
' In hire on the premises of Mrs. Eliza-
both H’a den. 32 tf
, lately-occupied by 1:. G.Ju (1.: : osrte
llroad and Post Office. Apply to Mrs. liza
beth Hadden. 866 tf
Tax Collector’s Sale.
DI OTICE is hereby given that the under-
, . signed, Collector of Taxes, under and
by Virtue of: a certain tax warrant._du1y exc-
cuted and Signed by proper authority and di-
rected to the undersmned, commanding .him
to levy and collect of
HUGH RILEY, '
and other persons named in the ratebook, on
the list to said warrant annexed. then- several
proportions of the sum total as therein stated,
said sum being a tax or assessment laid upon
the assessment list made in 1893 by the inhabi-
tants of the town of Norwalk. regularl and
legally assembled. to Wit. on the 28th ay of
December, A. D., 1893. met for the pur 059 of
royiding for the indebtedness of ear town.
cvzes upon the followmg described real cl-
tate of and Hugh Bile,',situated at Winnipauk
in Town of Norwalk. and bounded as follows
to mt:
Northerl , 180 feet by highway. Easterly by
18.1 d of Hi es O,Beilly 140 feet, southerly by
land of Sarah F. Aiken. and westerly by land
of Franms D. Brown. _ _
And 'I shall _sell at PubhcAuctron. on the
premises hereinbcfore described, on the 8th
day of March. A. D.. 1895. at 10.15 o’clock fore-
noon. so much thereof as Will raise the sum of
$1.65 that being the proportion of_ the said
Hu h Riley. of the sum total in said list, to-
get or w1t the charges of levy sale, etc.
GEO. B. ST. J0 N,
Tax Collector. List of 1893.
Dated at Norwalk, December 28. A. D., 1894.
Tax Collector’s? Sale.
/
NOTICE is hereby iven that the under-
. signed, Collector 0 Taxes,- under and b
Virtue of a certain tax warrant, duly .execute
and signed by proper authority and directed to
the undermgned. commanding him tolevy and
collect of .
HUGH RILEY.
and other persons named in the rate book,
on the list to said warrant annexed,.the1r
several proportions of t 6 sum total as
therein stated, and sum being a . tax or
assessment laid upon the "assessment list
made in 1892 by the inhabitants of the town
of Norwalk. regularly and legally assembled.
to wrt,on the 28th day of Dccember.A. 1).. 1892.
met for the purpose of providing for the in-
debtedness of said town,.levies upon‘the fol-
lowing described real estate of said --'Hugh
Riley, situated in town of Norwalkmnd bound
ed as follolwsfsgqmgti) h‘ h , ; l
. . ee. y 12 way, caster y by
iilandécfm es O’Beilly 140 feet. southerl b
land of Sarah F. Aiken, and westerly by land
of Francis D. Brown
And » I shall ,sell at Public, Auction. on the
remises ‘herembefore described. on . the 8th
. ay of March, A. 1).. . 1895,1112 10_»o’clock a. In.
so much thereof as will raise the sum of $1.65
that being the proportiouo‘f the said Hugh Bi!
lay of the sum total in said hst.‘together with
one. B. sT.JOHN.
r. List of 1802.
. _, "Larson.
- ' " (Dated’at norwmémguefiiimmm.
N .
TUESDAY MATINEE—(New Years Day).
SAT’UBDAY MATINEE—"' he Gypsie‘s For- _
x2130 RENE—The Store, NO. 50 Wal‘l. street. .
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