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’ deranging, meantime, the business of
" Loomis of New London is seriously ill.
, William Meseberg,
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JOB PRINTING.
Mn. HARRY M. GARDNER. Jn.. formerly of
New York City, is the superintendent of our
Printing Departments. He is an experienced
Book. Job and Newspaper Printer. and all
work entrusted to him will be satisfactorily
done. Special care and attention given to
CHURCH AND SOCIETY PRINTING.
Free Colnage.
The greatest difficulty in the way of
argument that presents itself to those
persons who would insist on the imme-
diate free coinage of silver is the per-
fectly obvious fact of the reduction in
purchasing power of the dollar if the
measure be adopted.To tell a pension—
er of the war for the Union that his
pension will buy less of the necessities
of life—in other words, that what is the
miner’s or bullion owner’s gain is his
own certain loss, is to give the pension-
er a very poor opinion of the proposed
law. Others are interested in the same
way as purchasers of supplies and like-
wise fail to see the advantage to_ them
of a law that would instantly decrease
the purchasing power of the popular '
currency. It is this sort of practical
argument that convinces the people who
reflect at all that money is not to be
“made plenty” by simple legislation,
and that, on the contrary, it is more
likely to become dear to the very peo-
ple who need it most and make most
complaint of its scarcity. That is the
standard of value which the necessities
and convenience of civilized and semi-
civilized nations acting, in combina-
tion, cause to be recognized as such,
and all efforts to force upon the marts
and into common use a different stand-
ard will inevitably fail of their purpose,
the country attempting the interference
and injuriously reacting upon the very
people who hope to be benefited.
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TERSE’TALES OF, THE TIMES.
Warmer weather is promised for to—
morrow.
“Ed.” Taylor is in New York City on
business today.
Mrs. C. T. Cornwall is confined to
the house by illness.
Hanford Smith has moved his family
to No. 11 High street. .
Rufus Buttery .is seriously ill at his
residence on Spring Hill.
Hon. Charles Dudley Warner and
wife are sojourning in Washington.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Francis B.
It is rumored that a Wall street gro-
cery clerk is about to become a Bene-
dict.
Miss Etta Coley and Miss Ella Greg-
ory are Spending a few days w1th friends
in New Canaan.
Master Charlie Stanley. who has
been sick with bronchial pneumonia,
is now convalescent.
The GAZETTE is in receipt of the
March number of “The Bugle,” pub-
lished by the N. M. I.
Louis, a young German employed by
is suffering w1th an
abscess on his right hand. _
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Northrup
entertained a few friends, at their resi-
dence on Main street, last evening.
Charles H. Fisher, who in company
with Russell Mumford, left town for
the west some time ago, has returned.
Sylvester Scofield, of Wilton, has
been granted a pension through the
afieiécy of M. L. Byington, Washington,
Colonel F. St. J. Lockwood removed
his safe last night, from the Fairfield
street.
Maj. D. H. Miller, of Georgetown,
has been appointed Assistant Inspector
on the staff of Major 0. H. Blanchard
of the Putnam Phalanx, Hartford.
-« The funeral of Mrs. BridgetMcIntee.
who died yesterday at her home on
Leonard street, will take place from St.
Mary’s church to-morrow morning at 9
o’clock.
Jurors Robert N. Morehouse and E.
A. Woodward have received summons
to appear before the Criminal Court
' which convenes at Bridgeport on Tues.
- day, March ‘8th.
' ’Tis said at the N. M. I. that since a
' two weeks vacation has been given to
‘ the “Fem. Sem.” that W
.field.‘Dunn and West have shaved off
hitaker, Mans-.
.fln Entertaining and Instrzwtive Home J ournal, EsfieciallyDe’voted to Local News and Interests. ‘1
Mrs. D. W. Fitch leaves to-day for a
short visit in Hartford.
The Union M’f’g. Co. were in receipt
of twenty-five bales of fine wool this
morning.
Attorneys Hurlbutt and Lockwood
are attending a meeting of the Bar in
Bridgeport to-day.
N. E. Piper, a stone-cutter, formerly
employed by P W. Bates, is now
working at Rye, N. Y.
Rev. Dr. Noble has. been elected a
member of the American Academy of
Political and Social Science of Phila-
delphia.
~Dinner Sets, hand-demratcd, new
shape, three different Patterns, really
worth $16, we sell them complette for
' 1
$11. ________-.-
Mr. Oliver Quigley, formerly of
Norwalk, who has been ill for two
months in Paris, is now in a critical
condition.
George W. Bulkley, we‘ll-known in
Norwalk, died, yesterday, at his home
in Southport,of consumption. Funeral
to-morrow at 2 p. m.
The Central Circle of King’s Daugh-
ters will hold their regular monthly
meeting on Saturday, March 5th, at 4
p. m., in the Church parlor.
—Boston Store Kitchen Dept., Din-
ner Sets, decorated, in assorted pat-
terns of the Best English ware, com-
plete for $8.75 set.
Lawyer J. Belden Hurlbutt was pre-
sented with a handsome “Emblem of
the Shrine” by his masonic friends,
last evening.
Charles J. McLean, who has been
spendinga few days with his father,
Dr. John W. McLean, returned to
New York city yesterday afternoon.
——Sec0nd-hand Side-bar Buggies, Sur-
reys, Canopy Tops and Phaetons for
sale cheap at H. E. Dann’s Livery
Stables. 294t
Governor Bulkeley has appointed
Samuel Park, a prominent lawyer of
New London, judge advocate of the
Third regimental district with rank of
major.
The Piano Forte Lecture Recital
given by Edward Baxter Perry at Mrs.
M. E. Mead’s, yesterday aft moon,
was quite largely attended and ighly
enjoyed.
'—-J. Schlitz’ Milwaukee Bock Beer
on draught at R. Goldschmidt’s, 16 and
18 Water street. 304-3t
Timothy McCarthy, of Dublin, who
was-arrested last night for drunken-
ness, was brought before Justice Cool-
idge this morning and fined 32 and
costs, amounting to $8.51.
It is said that the Edison phono-
graphs in Norwalk collected over 3200
last month. If this is true, how much
license money was received by the city
and borough from this amount ?
—The F. S: M. Schaefer Wiener
Lager on Top, at R. Goldschmidt’s. 16
and 18 Water street. 304-3t
Sherman G. Morrell, formerly of
Mead’s Bakery, has engaged in the ex-
press business, and appeared upon our
streets yesterday with a new and hand-
some truck.
James Boudi'ot and Henry Lyon
were struck by a train at Plymouth,
Mass. , yesterday while walking to their
work. Boudrot was killed and Lyon
seriously injured.
.8. R. Keith, of the Railway Mail Ser-
V108, was in town yesterday shaking
hands with old friends. As “Sim” wore
his ulster buttoned, we did not ascer-
tain if he is still in possession of “that”
diamond.
It is rumored that all the members of
the Chilian Cabinet have resigned and
that Minister Pedro Montt has also ca-
bled his resignation. It is also said
that Minister Egan will return to the
United States in April.
—If you want to purchase a good,
sound and cheap horse for family use,
or heavy work, call at Dann’s stable
and see what he offers for sale. 294-tf
Wind going at sixty miles an hour on
the Atlantic coast has attracted a good
deal of attention. There is -many a-
Connecticut Senatorial speech on the
gubernatorial muddle that could make
that gale ashamed of itself.
—'Milk dealers should call at the GA-
znrrn oflice and secure Some of those
round corner, Water-proof milk tickets.
They fill a long felt want for a compar-
atively indestructible milk ticket.
The regular weekly sale of the
Women’s Exchange 'of Grace Church
Will be held at the residence of Mrs.
W. F. Bishop on Belden avenue, to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Mrs. Margaret Murphy, of Stamford,
a sister of Michael S eedy, of this
place, died yesterday afternoon, of the
grip. The interment will be in St.
Mary’s cemetery, to-morrow morning
at 11 o’clock.
—Horace E. Dann has at his Livery
Stable thirt -five good, sound horses
which_he o ore for sale. The horses
are suitable for family use,heavy work,
or any other purpose, and will be sold
cheap for cash. 2944f ‘
. Some bold, bad person has been try-
ing to corrupt Bostoan grand jury.
Such an act is besides being criminal,
vulgar, not to mention its presumptu-
ous familiarity. Boston is undoubtedly
{their mnstaches and removed their ser-
‘vice stripes. .,
having a hard time. .‘
NORWALK, CONN., FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1892..
Farmers consider the last fall of snow
worth many thousands of dollars as a
fertilizer.
Mack Roth is _now at home in his new
quarters on Main street, and “ Vic ” is
once more happy.
Not being able to secure suitable
quarters, Messrs. Louis Kalt andChris.
Miller have, for the present, given up
their idea of starting a barber shop.
——Moire and Gros Grain satin-edge
Ribbons, all silk. No. 5 at 5c., No. 7at
7c., Nos. 9, 12, 16 at 10c. a yd.. at the
Norwalk Boston Store. 10-2t
John H. Kenney, of this place, who
for some time has been foreman at the
Simonds foundry at Long Island city,
has resigned owing to trade difficulties,
mention of which will be found in an-
other column.
.—-The Boston Store Kitchen Depart-
ment announce the opening .of new
dinner and toilet ware for the spring
trade.
Capt. W. H. Bouton of the propeller
“Eagle” says that the weather during
the past week has been as bad on the
Sound as any he has experienced in
years. He made New York Wednesday
night, returning last night.
In Newington, five or six miles south
of Hartford, the snow drifts are six feet
deep. The farmers there had to get out
their ox teams and take down their
fences to get “ around.” The north and
south roads are almost blown bare.
—Have just placed on sale to-day
some very fine 12 piece Toilet sets,
Hand decorated in new colors at $5. 25
complete. This set includes Jar. 1t,
\Vhile apparently serving Hill Gov.
Flower keeps a thrifty eye on Cleve-
land. If the lightning fails to strike
in either of the expected places the
burly form of the governor may pre-
sent an inviting surface for electrical
target practice.
President Harrison did not leave Vir~
ginia Beach yesterdayfor another days’
shooting, as had been arranged. He
received a tele ram from Washington
which change his plans and he will
leave for Washington to-morrow morn-
ing. -
—4-Button “German Beauty,” and
7-hook Foster lace kid gloves, in black
and colors, 89c., worth $1.25, at the
Norwalk Boston Store. 10-2t
On Wednesday evening, March 9th,
in Odd Fellows’ Hall in the GAZETTE
Building, Mr. P. J. McGuire, of Phila-
delphia, General Secretary of‘the Bro-
therhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America, will address the laboring men
upon the nine-hour question. -
“Mike” Ratchford is having the inte-
rior of the old Morgan T. Smith house
at Winnipauk handsomely grained in
light oak, mahogany and cherry, and
when finished it will be one of the
handsomest residences in Norwalk.
Andrew Weed is the artist.
—If you are in need of gloves or rib-
bons visit the Norwalk Boston Store,
as, owing to the alterations they begin
on Monday, they are offering their
stock of 'ribbons and gloves at greatly
reduced prices. 10 2t
Postmaster N. D. Sperry, of New
next Monday, where he will attend a
meeting of leading postmasters called
by Postmaster-General Wanamaker for
the purpose of considering the subject
of making still further improvements in
our government postal service.
Two freight trains on the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy road yesterday
were running in the same direction on
parallel tracks near Hinsdale.‘ A switch
had been left open, and the trains col-
lided, smashing several cars and killing
fiwotmen. An engineer was severely
ur .
The Bohemian Glass Blowers are
giving a very interesting exhibition at
No. 47 Main street. Every purchaser
of‘ a ticket is given a present and a
chance to vote for the handsomest
baby in town. Last evening police-
man Martin’s baby was in the lead with
policeman Northrup’s youngster a good
second.
At Litchfield nasal station anemo-
meter showed a gale of eighty miles an
hour at different hours on Tuesday.
the temperature was eighteen degrees.
A blinding snow storm was another
feature of the weather. 'A foot of snow
fell on Litchfield hills and drifts are
ten feet deep. __ *
The large factory of J. B. Ryer, Sons
& Co_. at Philadelphia, tapestry and
curtain manufacturers, was burned yes-
terday. The employes, numbering sev-
eral hundred, barely escaped with their
lives. A number were severely burned.
A woman leaped from the fourth floor,
but fell in swampy ground and may re-
cover. The loss is $50,000.
An Italian on his way to Danbury,
Tuesday evening, saw a satchel lying
on the seat' of a New York, New Haven
and Hartford car. It never occurred
to ‘him that its owner .mi ht have
stepped into another car, 'so e picked
it up and brought it to Danbury. The
satchel is evidently quite valuable to ,its
owner. It contains some trunk checks
and». sum of money.-—News.
Nine-thousand dollars will be paid to
the heirs of the following deceased
members of .the Knights of Columbus,
who died during the past six weeks.
The‘amount to each beiniftlfioo :, W.
E. Bang, Mer‘iden; J. F. awler, Hart-
ford; J.
R an, Danbury; Narcissi Pronovost;
eriden; Thomas Leddy, New Haven ;,
Patrick'J. Leonard, Briggs ‘ort'; .VE.;
Gumode, Stamford; W. . g
rington. ,. - ‘ '
Haven, leaves for Washington, D. C., _
On Wednesday it was sixty miles. and ,
Cody,.Middletown ; Tony.
T .
pain, ,Tora‘ .
Criminal Court Adjourned.
After sentencing Charles E. Water-
bury and Samuel Sutherland to state’s
prison for four years and John E. Mc-
Cann for two years for kidnaping
Ward Waterbury, Judge Hall, yester-
day, adjourned this session of the
Criminal Court sine die.
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Hill Refuses Unear‘ed Salary.
When Senator Hill went to the dis-
bursing officer of the Senate yesterday
to draw his pay as Senator he was told
that there was about $5,000 to his cred—
it. He refused, hoWever, to sign a
voucher for more than $897.09, salary
and mileage, from January 7, 1892, the
day he was sworn in as Senator, to
February 29..
‘.
Fire in Dublin. ,
Fire was discovered last night in the
house occupied by John Nevilles and
family, in Dublin. The first intima-
tion of fire was when a straw bed was
discovered in flames, which were ex-
tinguished with the assistance of neigh-
bors. The damage to the house was
slight, and the fire department was not
cal ed out.
A Narrow Escape.
While skating upon Davis’ Pond in
Broad River last night, the ice broke,
and but for the timely assistance of
Daniel James and his brother, “Cap-
tain Jack,” Messrs. Wilbur and Edward
Wilson, the Misses Lucy and Miss
Susie Dugan, who were accompanying
them, would have been drowned. As
it was they escaped with a thorough
wetting and a good fright.
Strike at Simonds’ Foundry.
Owing to the refusal of Superintend-
ent Richards to show his workmen a
list of the prices under which they
were to work, when requested to do
so by acommittee from Molders’ Union,
No. 271, the then employed by the
Simonds Manufacturing Company at
Long Island City were ordered to quit
work, which they did Monday. The
strike affects about thirty five molders
and as many tin workers.
Ex-President Porter Dead.
Noah Porter, D. D., LL.D., ex-presi-
dent of Yale College, died in New
Haven at :two o’clock this morning,
after a long and painful illness.
Noah Porter was born in this state in
1811 and graduated at Yale in 1831.‘ In
1836 he was pastor of the New Milford
Congregational Church, and in 1846 he
was elected professor of metaphysics
and moral philosophy at Yale. On the
1871 he was chosen president of Yale,
andwas in turn succeeded by Timothy
Dw1ght, the present president.
.9.
Bargains For Saturday.
.—1000 yards of bleached and brown
Muslins, 5 cents per yard: Figured
China Silks 32 inches wide, former
price 80 cents, at 59 cents; Double
width Dress Goods, former price 35
cents, will be offered at 25 cents; Apron
Ginghams at 5 cents; Dress Ginghams
at 6,1 cents. We shall also offer 200 rugs
at manufacturer’s prices. New lot of
Lounges, Parlor Suits, Bed-room Sets
and Tables at reduced prices. Call and
see them, at Scofield & Hoyt’s, Nor-
walk and South Norwalk».
A Good Suzgestfon.
The arrest of three Norwalk young
men for beating a nickel-in-the-slot
machine, is causing much comment
and most of it is in favor of the men.
This particular way of selling goods
has always been looked upon as alegiti—
mate subject for beating if possible.
In many cases the machines are frauds.
Drop the nickel in the slot and they
refuse to work. The money is gone
but no goods are delivered. This in-
cites the public to cheat them when-
ever it can. If these young men are
to be punished for cheating the ma-
chine, the owners of machines which
refuse to work should be indicted for
fraud. It is apoor rule that will not
work both ways eAnsonia Sentinel.
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" Excommunicated bv the Church.
The following notice was just issued
from the .chancery office, Episcopal
residence in Hartford : Bishop McMa-
hon has just received a brief from the
propaganda, Rome, b virtue of which
all priests are forbid en to administer
the sacraments of the Catholic Church
to A. L. Grant of Bridgeport, until he
accepts the verdict of last July and
separates from the woman whom he
holds as his second wife, although the
privilege will not be denied him at
Rome of presenting fresh proof of the
nullity of his first marriage, if any such
be in his possession.
Mr. Grant is a member of the old
board of police commissioners, who
have been fighting Mayor Marigold
during the past year, and is known
politically throughout the state.
Will Consider the Petition.
Rev. Henry Davies, pastor of the
Green’s Farms Congregational Church,
to whom a petition signed by twenty-
seven members, asking for his resigna-
tion, was presented, will take no action
until he has sought advice. . The peti-
tion alleges that his preaching iscon-
trary to the confession of faith of the
Con regational Church and to the,
teacfiings of the Bible, and that in the
opinion of the signers his usefulness as
pastor of the church is at an end, and
every interest of the church W111 be
served by his immediate withdrawal.
‘Mr. Davies will consult the best eccle-
siastical authority in the country and
hisdcgurse 01f fuimreD tuition dwil Be
.. e veryarey.y sauce 6
533mm from gPresident Dwight of
Yale. There are about 150' members-
of the church. . . W ' ‘
0
retirement; of President Woolsev in,
'year ‘of his age. .
According to the Sonthport Chronicle .
’1']! E WEATHER.
The weather 10-day promises to be
generally warmer and clear. To-mor-
row it promises to be generally from
fair to partly cloudy and slightly warm-
er, followed by cloudiness.
”sourH NORWALK.
The (JAZETTE is on sale at the news office
0] [red Coleman, J.H.Flynn, W.L.Ather-
(on, and II. E. Bodweu. Advertisements
and Orders for all kinds of JOB PRINT-
ING received at our branch office on Rail,-
roud Square.
To-day is pension day with the veter-
ans of the late war.
we hear of no scarlet fever cases at
this end of the town.
Orrin L. Adams, the hatter, is still
confined to his home by illness.
Meeting of the Builders’ Exchange
at W. S. Knapp’s office to-night. '
The post office thermometer regis-
tered 20 degrees above zero at 5.30 this
morning. '
Attorney John H. Light is in Bridge-
port today, at a meeting of the Fair-
field county bar.
Frank Smith is home again and his
many friends are bewilderinghim w1th
congratulations.
Members of the \Vomen’s Christian
Temperance Union are at the Soldiers’
Home this afternoon.
Two new members were added to the
roll of Sherman Council, Royal Ar-
canum, last evening.
A cow belonging to Henry Richmond
of Darien, presented him with two
heifer‘calves this morning.
The loser of a clot-h covered grocery
order book can find the same at the
branch office of the DAILY GAZETTE;
There are altogether too many icv
sidewalks in this city. The ordinance
relative thereto should be more strictly
enforced. ’
Jacob Aerney was arrested last night
for being drunk. This morning he
was fined $2 and costs, in default of
which he was sent to jail.
The employees about the railroad
station and their friends will contribute
floral pieces at the funerals of Orland
Whitney and Michael Colgan.
The W. R. Corps held a social last
evening which was largely participated
in by a large number of members of
the corps. .
The pond at the east end of the
Washington street bridge will proba-
bly be covered with happy skatorial
kings and queens, this evening.
Douglas Fowler Post, G. A. R., will
“eat and be merry” at their headquar-
ters, next Monday evening. It is
spoken of by one of the Post members
as a “social to be.”
Builder Raymond has a gang of men
at work near ROton Point, putting
bunks in a barn. The same will .be
utilized if not fertilized by a gang of
Italians who are to work at grading at
Roton Point.
A regular meeting of the Arion Sing-
ing society was held last night. The
ball committee reported that the net
receipts of the masquerade given in
Music Hall were $254.10. The jollifica-
tion meeting will take place on Monday,
March 14th.
The engineulrivers on the Sc uth Nor-
walk and Wilson Point section of the
Housatonic railroad, are evidently prac-
ticing so as to be proficient in running
locomotives on the double tracks now
being graded, as they run between the
two points many times each day w1th a
pair of locomotives hitched together.
A number of the friends of Miss Lib-
bié Smith gave her a masquerade sur-
prise party, at her home on South First
street last evening. At midnight the
merry maskers were served w1th a fine
collation. The costumes were varied,
combining both the grotesque and ele-
gant. It was a merry party and will
probably be long remembered by Miss
Smith, who by the way, is a very en-
tertaining hostess.
A Consolidated railroad freight car
was side-tracked in this city this morn-
ing. As the train of which this car
was a portion, was between Stamford
and this place, it was discovered that a
nut which holds the truss rod had be-
come detached, thus wrecking the car.
In the car was a fifteen ton piece of
machinery for parties in the east. The
loss of the truss-rod caused the ma-
chinery to sway from side to Side and
the car was considerably damaged.
The machinery will be placed on an-
other car and sent to its destination.
A gentleman who lives in East Nor-
walk, but earns his daily bread in this
city, on going home last night found
his wife in tears. Explanations follow-
ing he found out that she had dropped
her false teeth breaking the “lawn”-
part of the same in twain. “Don’t cry
darling,” said he. “I have but one
tooth fn my head, and I would Willingly
sacrifice that for you. But seriously,
can’t you get another set of the. same
pattern ?” On being answered in the
affirmative he immediately placed the
price of the same in her hand,_ and the
fount was dried up and a smile more
than repaid him for the act.
Orlando Whitney for the past .five
years aclerk at the onsolidated freight
office, in this city, died at_ his . home in
Darien, at 1.30 this morning in the 52d
. Whitney was
born in Darien, at which place he for a
number of yéars’ taught school. .He
was also a local preacher at _one time
and took a great interest . in church
work. Durin his term of office at the
frei ht depotfiie was well and favora-
blvi‘nown by shippers in town. He
was first taken sick on Wednesday of
last week with a cold which developed
into the pneumoma, .w1th the above
mentioned fatal result. He leaves a
second wife and three. children to
mourn his death. He Will be greatly
missed at the freight office, as he ever
had a kindly war for all. The hour
' of the funeral will be'announced in to-
morrow’s pauper. -
[$1.00 I a. Year.
NUMBER i0.
_-
George Luckey who was fireman on
the locomotive on which engineer John
Ford. was killed in the collision at
Georgetown, is. out to-day for the first
time since the accident. He, however,
still complains that his hip and foot
are very sore; He fully appreciates
his narrow escape from the fate of
Ford. '
A seven-year-old boy, named Smith
was qnite severely punished for some-
misdemeanor’, at the Franklin street:
school yesterday. Possibly he may
have deserved the punishment, but then
we believe the law in reference to cor-
poreal puuishment is very strict. The
matter of yesterday is the subject of
considerable argument pro and con,
some maintaining that the principal did
right, while others as stoutly maintain
that he did wrong.
Michael Colgan died at his home on
the turnpike last night. In October
last he went to a New York hospital
for treatment of a cancerous growth
on his neck. He returned home after-
wards and himself believed that he
would soon be able to return to work.
but his friends had grave doubts as to
his chances of recovery. For some
weeks he has been confined to the
house anda great sufferer. For the
past twenty-nine years and up to the
time of his sickness he. had been em-
ployed about the Consolidated railroad
station in this city, a greater part of
the time as night watchman. He was
recognized by the company as a thor-
oughly honest and trustworthy em-
ployee, and by the traveling public as
the right man in the right place. His
friends were legion, and ,all will sin—
cerely mourn his-death. His wife, who
survives him, was a sister of Peter
Shields, and he also leaves three child-
ren. .
' The Simonds M’f’g. Co. formerly of”
Norwalk, but now located in Long Is-
land City, which factory has been idle
since last- Christmas, started up on
Monday of this week, with a reduction
of wages it is said to be about 50 per
cent. The reduction affecting all of
the employee Richard F. Dal , repre-
senting the Iron Molders’ {Inion of
North America, of which association
he is an executive officer, ordered the
men out, which order was promptly
complied with. It is said a great eal
of trouble was occasioned by the put-
ting in of a man as superintendent
whose methods of doing business were
akin to those used at States prisons.
and of a very severe nature. It is also
claimed by the trade that he,the super-
intendent, was at one time a convict at
aState’s prison. The entire force of
workmen at the shop are reported as
being strongly organized and are con-
nected with other labor organizations
outside of their reSpectivetrade unions.
They feel assured of ultimate success.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Miss Florence Thompson and her
aunt, Miss Nash of South Norwalk,
Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, wife and
daughter, are among the many stran—
gers now in Washington.
The boundary between Nebraska and
Iowa has been giving the Supreme
Court some trouble. The decision is
that the boundary follows the line of
the channel, and the vagaries of the
Missouri are likely to keep the people
of those two states guessing for some
time to come.
The sad experiences of our esteemed
fellow-citizen, Mr. Davis Hatch, are
now being in a degree repeated in San
Domingo.
Consul-General Sherman, of Liver-
pool, has informed the State Depart-
ment of the discovery in the Isle of
Man of aportrait of Washington, be-
lieved to be one of the three replicas by
Gilbert Stuart from his original paint-
ing for the Marquis of Lansdowne, and
also believed to be the identical por-
trait that was intended for the Execu-
tive Mansion. The; portrait is owned
by Mr. William‘ Burrows, and is for
sale at the price of £1,000. The size of
the canvass is 20-x13 inches. It appears
to have been well preserved.
Col Wright, who is chairman of the
committee on accommodations for the
great G, A. R. National Encampment,
here in September, says :—
“ No matter how great the crowd
may be, we will be in shape to take care
of them, and do it nicely, too.”
Commander-in-Chief Palmer has been
in town for a day or two. “ What do I
think of the outlook for the encamp-
ment ? ” he asked, Yankee-like, in reply
to a question.
“ I’ll tell you,” he continued, “I’ve
just completed a tour of thirteen States
—not the original ones—and have visi-
ted the departments of those States. ‘
Within five weeks I have traveled 15,-
000 miles and talked to 60,000 people.
Everywhere Ilfind the liveliest kind of
interest being manifested in the next
annual encampment. Whenever I ask
’a department commander what his de-
partment is going to do this year I get
the one answer : ‘ We are coming to
Washington stronger than we ever went
anywhere.’ There is not only an en-
thusiasm among the members of the
Grand Army and old soldiers, but
among those who took no part in'the
war, and I look for an outpouring of
the masses in Washington next Septem-
ber such as the Grand Army has never'
Witnessed before,and the like of which,
accustomed as you are here to immense
crowds, you do not have a proper con-
ception.” ‘
According to the States from which _
they come, GrandArmyposts havebeen ~
assigned to quarters as follows: on-
necticut, 5 ; Illinois, 1 ; Maine, 2; Ma's-
sachusetts, 39 ; Michigan, 1; Missouri,
3 ; New Hampshire, ,1 ; New Jersey, 4 -,
New York, 23; Ohio, 6.; Pennsylvania,
‘ 9 ;‘Rh‘ode/Island, 2.
Tracking a Man with Bloodhonnas.
Snnmx, Mo., March 4.—Word has been
received from Detective Taylor, of Denison,
Tex., that he ison the trail of the negro who
assaulted Mrs. Charles L. .Taylor a week
ago. He also assaulted and robbed two
other white ladies. Bloodhounds are being
used on the trail, and Captain Kinney'feels
confident the negro will'be captured inside
dafewhours. ‘ .
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