Lb a to .. ’V"“/%//I G ET T ESTABLISHED 1800 VOLUME XC. Norwalk GIMME TERMS II F SUBSGNIPTIIIN . @ Two Dollars per year, in advancefr‘wn RATES FOR ADVERTISING AND IIIB PRINTING Furnished on application at the Office. Ordinary and transient advs., 1 inch, 1 week, $1.00 Each subsequent insertion, up to 4 times, .50 Half inch, half of above rates. . One column, ordinary adv., one time, - 15.00 One column, reading matter, one time, _ 25.00 LOCALS in reading matter columns, per line, .20 Births. Marriages and Deaths inserted free. Advertising of Funeral Notices, - - 1.00 Liberal terms to yearly and half-yearly advertis- ers, and temper cent. discount on all advs. pre- paid for three months or over. THE GAZETTE JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT is equipped with the best facilities for turning out First Class Work of every description. _ All orders for r‘rinting. Engraving and Book Binding, execu- ted promptly. and will be as well and reasonably done as anywhere. # LOCAL ITEMS. Selectman Hendricks has been on the sick list for several days. In the spring the young man’s fancy—— and so is the young woman. Evangelcstic meetings are being held in the chapel at Cranberry Plains. Charles J. Hill is expected home form Rio Janerio, S. A., in a few days. John McQuhae of Bridgeport, visited his parents in Norwalk on Sunday. Weather prophets predict a cool and wet summer and late and backward crops. Sich is fame. A New Canaan man ad- vertises a bull named “E. A. Woodward,” Ex—Mayor Swartz has purchased the E. A. Woodward homestead in South Nor- walk. In another column will be found an advertisement—Store to let in South Nor- walk. - Mrs. Dr. Charles Allen of New Milford, is the guest of Dr. Allen’s mother on West avenue. __ The Nor-walks and the Cuban Giants will play ball on the Baxter Grounds this afternoon. James Bailey, Six, of Brooklyn spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Cito Hatch on West avenue. The Dynaiuitcrs are still shooting the rocks in that blasted cellar of Platt Price’s on Water street. Miss Alice Cholwell, of High street is spending a few day with her friend, Miss Hoyt at Daubury. The Housatouic road has just received two now extra heavy locomotives for use on the freight trains. The remains of Mark Fitch, who died in Ridgefield Sunday, were brought here for burial yesterday. The Silver Mine school district boasts the addition of “eiglit new scholars from Norwalk and New York.” Ullic Akerstrom played to fair business in Music Hall last week, and on Saturday night the house was crowded. The members of Old Well Lodge, F. and A. M., will visit Cope Stone Lodge, of New York, this evening.- Our Brothers Lodge will send delegates to the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows which meets in New Haven, on the 2lst. The rite of cenfirmation was administer- ed to a class numbering nearly 100, at St. Mary’s church, Saturday morning. Twenty delegates from Buckingham Post, G. A. R., were in attendance at a camp fire in Danbury, Monday night. Fishing parties are numerous in the harbor, and every boat contains more bait, poles, hooks and lyin’s than fish. We are requested to say that the road . on Phillips’ Hill, near the Armory, is in a horrible condition-Tami we have said it. -—Everything pertaining to horse fur- nishings, carriages, etc., at greatly reduc- ed prices, at W. E. Dann’s, 50 Wall St. 17 The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Norwalk pottery company will be held at the company’s office on Monday, June 2d. - Members of Co. K, 22d Regt., N. Y. S. N. G., witnessed and complnnemted the drilling of Co. F, at the Armory, Tuesday evening. The entrance to the new Congregational church at South Norwalk, has been com- pleted by the laying of a large patch of concrete walk. The regular iii-monthly meeting of the Conn. Weekly Press Association will be held at the Allyn House, Hartford, on Monday, May 19th. Mrs. W. J. Hall, nee Miss Lutic Merrill, formerly of Norwalk, will take part in the concert at Bridgeport, notice of which appears in our adv. columns. Wm. Miller, baker Fred. Mead’s con- fectioner, is dangerously ill with dropsy, at his home on Summer street. It is thought that he cannot live. Al. Austin and George R. Nash spent Sunday in Troy, N. Y. It is presumed that they went to arrange for a production in Troy, of the CompanyF minstrel show. Rev. Archibald Wheaton, pastor of the South Norwalk Baptist church, preached in the West Norwalk chapel, last Sunday. Several Norwalk people were in attend- ance. ‘ ' The county commissioners have granted a license to James Powers to sell intoxi- cants at Dorlon Point, also one to Fred. A. Lane at the depot restaurant, South Nor- walk. A delegation of the officers and mem- bers of St. John‘s Lodge, No. 6, F. and A. M., will visit St. John’s Lodge, No. 4, of Hartford, andgwork the third degree this evening. “Indiana showed up pretty well in the Oklahoma appointments,” observed the Indianapolis Journal. Yes, the Iloosier State seems to have done lully as well as Oklahoma. Finney& Benedict’s grocery store, on Wall street, was entered by burglars, Monday ntght, their second visit within two weeks. The secured less than 8. doi- lar in currency. Buckingham Post, G. A. R., has ac- cepted an invitation to listen to a memorial sermon in the Congregational church, Sunday evening May 25th, by Rev. T. K. Noble. Plans for the proposed new hotel are being put in practical shape by an archi- tect, and Landlord Keeler expects to see before snow fires a substantial realization of his fondest dream. George Deering,whom it is alleged stole the contents of a horse railway cash box some weeks since and left town, returned this week, was arrested and bound over for trial before the superior court. The E. A. Woodward property on lower Main street, South Norwnlk, has been purchased" by ex-Mayor Swartz, and a large number of eligible building lots are liable to be placed on the market. A convocation of Washington Chapter, No. 24, R. A. M., will be held in St. John’s Lodge room, this evening, and the Royal Arch degree will be worked. All R. A. Ms. are invited to be present. Fred Nichols, of Bridgeport, a bright young.thatrical critic, and representative of various New York dramatic papers. is writing a comedy drama which he expects to have ready for presentation at the open- ing of the next season. Of the edition of 15,000 copies of the recent annual report of the Connecticut bureau of labor statistics the majority have been sent. Labor bureaus and sta- tisticians throughout the United States and Europe have received them. Invitations are out for the wedding ceremony, of James II. Bailey, treasurer of the Norwalk Savings Society, and Miss Clara Frances, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James K. Selleck, at St. Paul’s church, on Thursday afternoon, May 22, at 2 o’clock. A series of striking memoranda on the life of Lincoln will be printed in the June Century, accompanied by a full-page illus- tration, showing the exact appearance of the stage and proscenium boxes at Ford’s Theater as they appeared on the night of the assasination. The Springfield Republican thinks that Thomas A. Janvier in some respects “out- Ridcrs Haggard” in his romance of “The Aztec 'l‘reasurc-Honse,” which has just been concluded as a serial in Harper’s Weekly, and is soon to be issued in book form by Messrs. Harper d7 Brothers. The Norwalk GAZETTE speaks of “a large and recherche and decolcttc audi- ence” which witnessed an entertainment in that town last week. Shades of Jesse Lee! What a progress Norwalk must be making toward becoming a close second to Stamford as the “wickedcst place in Connecticut.”—Anaonia Sentinel. The members of Co. F made a credita- ble appearance as they marched through town to the rifle range, yesterday morn- ing, where they spent the day making riddles out of targets, two and five hun- dred yards distant. It was also their regular May parade. The choir of St. Matthew’s church, of Wilton, will give a grand sacred con- cert iu the church, on the evening of May 30th, (Memorial Day,) assisted by talent both vocal and instrumental from home and abroad. Thercis sure to be a good time and a rare musical treat. Mr. Frank W. Nichols of Stamford, pre- sided at the organ at St. Paul’s church on Sunday, to the great delight of the con- gregation. An effort is being made to induce him to become the permanent organist of the church. The society could not do better than secure his services. Artist R. W. Lockwood, of New York formerly of Norwalk, is visiting friends in town. Mr, Lockwood has recently return- ed from a three years’ residence in Paris where he has been studying art under professional teachers, and will soon go to Germany to perfect his art education. George Francis Train arrived in London Saturday and expects to reach New York Saturday and will leave at once for Ta- coma, which place he left March 18. Barring accidents he will have been around the world in sixty.two days, and win the championship as the great American trav- eler. An Enterprising Republican J Ournal, especially devoted to Local News and Interests. NORWALK, CONN., WEDNESDAY, MAY 14,1890. It is related of a certain young lady who is a regular attendant at our Episcopal church, that on being asked recently by a devout member, if she had ever been confirmed, replied with great warmth, “Oh, yes, I was confirmed wlienlwas quite small, and the scar is on my arm yet.” A party of four fishermen up in Canaan went out trout fishing on Tuesday last and returned after four hours, bringing 154 trout, which weighed 113 pounds. A number of them weighed over a pound each. Norwalk sportsmen should cast their lines, in the pleasant waters of Canaan. ' Officer Cliarles'Adams, the Apollo Bel- vedere of the borough police force, is doing day duty this week. He is the handsomest man on the force—next to Buttery, Gormley, Lovejoy and Burns—- and his many personal charms show off to more excellent advantage - by sunshine than by moonshine. A musical entertainment of exceptional merit is promised, in the concert to be given in the Baptist church on-the evening of Tuesday, 27th inst. by the choir, assisted by the Glee club and vocal and instrumen- tal specialists at home and abroad. An at- tractive and interesting programme is being arranged and a large and apprecia- tivc audience may safely be predicted. W infield Scott, who for years was fore- man at George Gregory’s livery stable, and whoafew months ago removed to Ridgefield to go into the farming business, has been engaged by Liveryman Solmans to conduct his sales and exchange stables, Mr. Solmans having leased the Silas Gregory stables at South Norwalk for that purpose. We always were of the belief that “Scotty” knew more about handling a horse than he did a plough handle.— Record. Albert Johnson, a native of West Nor- walk, is expected home from Los Angeles, Cal., this summer. He intends bringing his wife and two children. “A1” grad- uated as a printer from the GAZETTE office some twenty-five years ago. at which time he went west, and has not been home since. With the exception of finding some of his schoolmates reveling in the delights of being grandparents he will find West Norwalk but little changed—Record. Tnc New York legislature adjourned without repealing the World’s Fair Bill. The Tribune says: “We hope this bill will not give the State any trouble, but_it, looks queer that so much dilliculty was experienced in securing its repeal.” ls it possible that the thipg is still loaded? 0.1 that there is some valuable franchise hid- den within it? The New York legislature seems to be as open to suspicion for what it doesn’t do as for what it does do. Any one interested in the sick—benefit. funeral-aid, and death-beneficiary associa- tions of the United States can help make the statistics of their organizations for the forthcoming census more complete and disseminate the knowledge of the good work they are doing by sending the names of such societies as they may know of, and the addresses of their principal olli cers, to Mr. Charles A. Jenney, Special Agent of the Eleventh Census, 58 William street, New York City. The county commissioners reached a decision in regard to the granting of licenses to the liquor dealers who have paid fines for the violation of the screen law. They decided that fines paid for such violation did not disqualify the ap- plicant for a license. The board have for a long time considered the matter, and thus far have granted no licenses to saloon keepers who have been convicted of viola- tion of the screen law. Mrs. Mary Cook of Norwalk, was a pas- senger on the. train which arrives in this city at 11:14. When the train slowed up near the elevator one of the brakemen shouted “Bridgeport.” Mrs. Cook, think- ing the train had arrived at the depot, stepped out upon the platform and was about to alight when the train started up rapidly. The jar threw her off the car. Fortunately she fell clear of the wheels, but she received quite a severe gash upon her head by the fall. The wound was dressed at the emergency hospital, after which she went to the home of friends in this city—Bridgeport News. The Messenger’s Silver Mine correspond- ent is a patriotic and public spirited citi- zen; who rejoices in the progress and recognition of his community. He ob- serves with pride and pleasure that the first name in a. list of meat merchants published in a business directory is that of Mr. Wardwell, formerly a resident of Silver Mine, and in celebration of that glorious fact he throws up his hat and shouts through the Messenger, “Hurrah for Silver Mine l” The editor of the Centralia (Missouri) Guard, Mr. Adam Rodemyre, who is an eligible widower, of domestic hankerings, is evidently on the “ragged edge” of matrimony again, and judging by the following from his latest edition his neigh- bors and friends are interesting themselves in his case: While we feel very grateful for the advice and sympathies of friends who seem to be very solicitous regarding our ability to survive the “coming event,” yet as we are willing to undergo the ordeal and risk the consequences, perhaps it may ,_ be as well to “give the old man a chance.” When the N orwalk military institute base ball nine went to Stamford recently to play the Betts’ school nine, James, of thc Norwalk team, in attempting to get to second base ahead of the ball, dived and slid to the base, striking his head violently against the knee of the second baseman, Mr. Betts, fracturing the latter’s knee-cap. , The injured man was carried home and was attended by two physicians. George Augustus Franke, the GAZETTE budding tonsorial artist was arrested last week for having “wickedly” kept his parlors open for the purpose of shaving people who were on church going intent. He was given a hearing before justice Knapp, on Friday, and the case was nolled, Frankc paying the costs. Again on last Sunday, he opened his parlors as before, and on Monday was again arrested. The warrant calls for his appearance before Justice Austin to-morrow. The D. M. Read Co’s increasing business has necessitated additional room and they have taken the three stories of the building adjoining their store on Middle street. The first two floors will be used for the cutting and making up of carpets, curtains, shades, etc., and the next floor which will be connected by bridges will be used for the manufacture of cloaks, wraps, etc. Work will be commenced at once to re- model the rooms and when finished it will give the D. M. Read Co. room of which they have long felt the need. The Norwalk hen that walked into a church where a donation party was being held, and laid an egg on a bench, as her contribution to the festivities, has been outdone by an West Norwalk cat. One evening last week a church society fes- tival was held at a private residence in West Norwalk, and while the festivities were at their height the family cat entered the house, ran under a chair and laid five cunning littlc kittens, greatly to the de- light of the youngsters and to the intense disgust and chagrin of the lady of the house. Dr. Noble has gone to Danielsonville to assist in the installation of Rev. Edward Anderson, and next week Col. Anderson \VIII reciprocate the courtesy by coming here to assist on the occasion of Dr. Noble’s installation, which will take place in the First Congregational church, on Tuesday evening, the 20th inst. Rev. Dr. 'l‘wir‘élfi’l, of New Haven, will preach the installationsermon. Music appropriate to the occasion will be rendered by the choir of the church, assisted by Mrs. Barry. of Boston, under the direction of Miss Jennie K. Nash, the organist. This has been a great month for lost children in Bridgeport, says the News. Four of them, all girls, have been found wandering. This is not remarkable. Bridgeport girls are noted for their desire to get out of the city and over to New Haven or N orwallc—zlnsonia Sentinel. Especially to Norwalk. ’Twas ever "thus from the time the beauties and ac- complishinents of the Norwalk bachelors were set forth in the Record, and the pictures of some of them appeared in the New York World. And if common report be true, a good many of the Norwalk boys return the visits, two for one. The following committees have been ap- pointed by Buckingham Post, to arrange for the observance 'of Memorial day: Speakers and music, James L. Ambler, Geo. S. Partric, Wm. Wilkins and Wm. A. Ambler; Finance, James E. Wixon, Win. A. Ambler, George W. Raymond, Fletcher Pierce, A. H. Taylor, Samuel B. Sherwood, Wm. A. Kellogg, Henry B. Stanton, Alonzo Wheeler and Thomas Bradley; Graves, R. L. Ells, George S. Partric, Patrick Buckley, Wm. A. Kel- logg, John F. Knapp and Albert E. Tur— ney; Flowers, Wm. A. Ambler, “’m. A. KcllogghRobcrt N. Morehouse and Geo. A. White, assisted by the Ladies of the W. R. C; Platform, Hart Denton, Theo- dore Brush and L. W. Doty; Carriages, Chas. F. Loomis. ' -Carriages and harnesses “of every de— scription, trunks, traveling bags, etc , at reduced rates, at W. E. Dann’s, No. 50 Wall street. th7 The following notice of a concert to be given by pupils of Mr. Walter J. Hall, at Hawe’s Opera House, in Bridgeport, Thursday evening, May 15th, we copy from Bridgeport Standard of Monday :— Among the talented pupils whom Mr. Walter J. Hall will introduce to a Bridge- port audiencc at his musicalc at Hawes’ next Thursday evening may be mentioned Miss May Medina of New York. In a criticism on a musicalc given by Mr. Hall in New York last week, the American Musician says that Miss Medina showed herself to be a thorough artist. Mr. Adolph Hartdegen, the well known ’cellist, and Mr. Purdon Robinson will also appear. The New York Herald thus speaks of the gentleman: “Mr. Robinson’s other solos were Werner’s parting song from ‘Der Trompetcr von Sakkingen,’ Barnby’s ‘The Rose and the Nightingale,’ Lassen’s ‘The Gypsy Boy in the North,’ and Thomas, ‘Winds in the Trees.’ He also sang the duct ‘1 Peseatori,’ by Manzocchi, with Miss Adelaide Foresman. ‘ Walter J. Hall, pianist, played Liszt’s Rhapsodic Hon- groise No. 8, and ‘Etude de Concert,’ and Chaminade’s ‘Air dc Ballet.’ Adolph Hartde‘gen’s ’cello solos, Chopin’s ‘Ber- ceuse,’ ‘and Heller’s ‘Spinning Wheel’ fantasi, were a most pleasurable feature of the concert." , ~ One of the unprotected infant industries of Portland is the production of rattle- snakes. The Portland Record says : “Dan Reeves has an order for rattlesnakes from Curtiss & Cook, of New York, to be ex- hibited by them. He has several ready now to send them.” At the last meeting of the South Nor- walk City Council, the following resolution was adopted :— Wltereas, it has been made to appear that a fair and equitable assessment of city taxes has not been made for many years; that each successive board of as- sessors does little more than copy the valuations fixed by assessors of previous years; that much unjust taxation has re- sulted from this slack way of assessing property; that the grand list of the city is much smaller than it ought to be, and much smaller than it would be if the property should be properly assessed. Therefore, Resolved, That the assessors be and they hereby are respectfully re- quested to make a thorough, true and just assessment of all the taxable property within the city limits according to law. A number of changes went into effect on the Housatonic Monday. Conductor Com- stock takes the Pittsfield express. Con- ductor Dyas WlII take the train formerly run by Comstock, and Conductor Betts will take Dyas’ place on the 6.40. Bag- gagemaster Charles Vaughn will be promoted to be conductor and will have charge of the train formerly run by Betts on the Hawleyvillc branch. Engi- neer Vaughn will take the Pittsfield limited express, and Fred. Shepard will take Vaughn’s place on the New Haven and Wilson’s Point freight. The place vacated by Shepard will be occupied by Engineer Joseph Hoyt, and Fireman William Horan will be promoted to engineer, and will take charge of the switch engine at Wilson’s Point. The Washburn & Arlington eireus ex— hibited at South Norwalk, Monday after- noon and evening. It was, for a circus Without circus riding, the best show that has struck Norwalk in many a year. The many specialties of the entertainment were of the finest, and the Wild West feature was far ahead of the many iinila. tions of Buffalo Bill now canvassing the country. Mr. Leon Washburn, the senior partner of the concern, is a showman of national renown, and a son of the old original Washburn, of “Washburn’s Last Sensation” fame. He is himself a tumbler and trapeze performer of the most suc- cessful type, and finds friends and ac- quaintances in every town he visits. Being a professional and most successful artist himself, he natiiially selects the most accompfislicd specialists in his line, hence the unbounded success of his com- bination. Supervisor Cogill of the Housatonic railroad system is a very busy man this s‘prinm He has now in process of con- struction and “on the tapis” works at different points on all the divisions on the system, and is kept constantly busy keep- ing his eye on all the jobs at once. A depot is being built at Shelton on the Derby division; five bridges are being built at Sheffield on the mainline, also a new depot at the same place ; a new depot at Monroe; two new bridges on the branch running between Bethel and Hawleyville, a new bridge at Reddlng was put in posi- tion on Sunday; new bridge at Bethel, also at Norwalk and Winnipauk; Sema- phore signals are being put in at Wilson Point, also at Daubury and the Derby junction, the big docks at Bridgeport are being pushed to completion and.a coal bin of 5,000 tons capacity will be built on the docks; new passenger platforms at Ridge- ficld; platform 500 feet long at Parlor Rock, also a side track capable of holding 25 passenger coaches at same place, and foot bridge over the tracks from Parlor Rock picnic ground to base ball field on the opposite side. Darlen is excited over the outcome of a trouting expedition projected by Mat. Lambert and Sent Gaylor of Darien and Orric Bassett and Jimmy Hamilton of Norwalk. It appears from the evidence and depositors that a wager of a keg of some explosive or other, was made that Hamilton would catch more trout than Lambert, and another keg that Bassett would book more than. both. On the day appointed for the expedition to expedish, neither Lambert nor Gaylor showed up. Hamilton and Bassett went alone, caught seven fish, and claimed the victory by default. 0n the way home they stopped . at Lambert’s institute to crow a little, but found the proprietor out. His janitor, however, remarked that Lambert had a fine mess of trout in the ice box, which he had,l purchased that morning. and took them out to exhibit. Hamilton admired Lambert’s fish for a few minutes, then deliberately deposited them in his own basket, and leaving his kind regards for Mr. Lambert, walked out with all the fish, remarking as he went, something about the advisability of being honest and keep- promises, and the justice that over takes the man who promises to go fishing and breaks his word, etc. It is said that the wagers will be paid by the losers and that two excellent kegs of dynamite are safely stored in the magazine awaiting the fes- tive day of retribution. Two DOLLARS A YEAR N UMBER 20. Mrs. Susan Hill, relict of Dr. Asa Hill, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ira Cole, No. 14 'Union Park, Sunday evening, aged 71 years. She. was a daughter of the late Charles Isaacs, and was well known as a consrstent Christian and charitable woman. The funeral ser- vices will bc held this (Wednesday) after- noon, at 3 o’clock, from the residence of her son~in-law, Mr. Ira Cole. .. The marriage of Miss Fannie B. Wilson, daughter of the Hon. 0. E. Wilson, to Robert Gardner Wilson, on Tuesday evening, a brief mention of which the GAZETTE made on Wednesday last, and which was solemnizcd in the Congrega- tional church by Rev. Dr. T. K. Noble, was one of the most select and memor- able society events ,of the season. One thousand invitations had been sent out and Boston, New York, New Haven, Hartford and adjoining cities were well represented in the throng which filled the church. The church was elaborately dec— orated with palms and ferns, and the or‘ gan was well nigh corcealed behind a great bank of potted liydrangeas. The bride wore a gown of white faille francaisc with pearl embroidered front and pearl ornaments cut en train. ller veil was 'drawn through her engagement ring, which was worn in Ilt'l' coiffurc. She carried a bouquet of La Bride roses. The maid of honor was Miss Bertie May Wil- son, a sister of the bride, who wore pink silk and mousscline dc sole. and carried a bouquet of Katharine Mcrmet roses. The bride was given away by her father. Mr. Harry H. Wilson, a brother of the groom, acted as best man. The ushers were Mr. LeGraud Raymond and Mr. Wallace Mar- vin of Norwalk, Mr Alfred A. Jackson of New York, and Mr. Vernon Siaub of Ansonia. After the Ceremony a reception was held at the residence of the bride’s parents, No. 27 West avenue. The bridal party left for New York on the Shore Line express, which stopped at South Norwalk for their accommodation. After :iieir return from their bridal tour, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will take up ilielr residence in NewYmk. Aiming the guests at the wedding were the folio-wing: Mr. and Mrs. M. J. 'iVliecler, Mr. and Mrs. George R. Cowles, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Morse, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. DeKlyn, Mr. Clifford Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson J. Alford,Jr., Mr. Edgar N. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. John Brugb, Mr. and Mrs. Eversley Cliilds, fev. and Mrs. Charles H. Everest and Mr. Edgar Everest. Danbury’s list of distinguishing fealurcs, on which her fame securely rests, has just been increased, and in the diadcm that crowns the ponderous brow of Beantown, a bran new cluster of lustrous diamonds glitter. She now boasts her Bailey, her big fair, her beans and herKittic Rooney’s locket. On Thursday noon a big delega- tion of Danburians assembled at the depot to receive a deputation of the New York World representatives, the object of whose visit was to formally preSent to Miss Rooney the gold and diamond necklace voted to her as the most popular factory belle in the state. The visitors were Col. G. B. M. Harvey, editor of the Connect- icut edition of the World; Walt McDon- gall, the great and only “Mac,” staff artist; James McGi'ifiin,‘ superintendent of the mailing department; Charles Stanton and Hamilton Schuyler. of the reportorialstaf'f, and Julian H. Sterling, Bridgeport representative, custodian of the neckwemfand lord high admiral of the alien hosts. They were dined and wined and feted and cheered; they weic ridden all over town in open barouches; they were taughthow to make hats, how to pull corks, and how to make visitors feel at home. In the evening City Hall, where the presentation solemnities were held, was packed to the verge of crafhnation, while a thousand peeplc who ciamored for admittalicc were unable to get in. When the heroine of the evening came upon the stage the band played Annie Rooney and the people cheered. Sam Harris, chairman of the meeting, stood up, and with a majestic wave of his right hand stilled the tumult. Then he took a drink out of a red tumbler and made a hand~ some speech explanatory and introductory. Dr. Ellis followed, welcoming the scribes and lubricating the machinery of the World with a COpious application of tafi’y. Mayor Hopkins, a fisherman of consider- able renown, eveu in his own country, (having caught a woodpecker weighing four inches, on the Sound, one Sunday,) spoke next, and gave the locket to the girl. Then came the erudite Col. Harvey, of the World, who made another speech full of puns, pathos and punctuation points. Sterling, the Chesterfieldian Ananias of the Connecticut press, spoke fluidly and elegantly on the subject at issue and remarked incidently that Co]. Stevenson might run for Governor next fall. Stanton gave Miss Kelly, of Water. bury, a very large bouquet, on behalf of the World, and the band played again. Then McDongall, “the inimitable,” got up and made some pictures on the blackboard which were greeted with [great applause] and all was over. It was just such a time as the monkey and the parrothad. .-
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