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The Gazette has the largest cir-
culation of any paper in Norwalk.
and furnishes the lowest advertising
rates-
At the Eleventh Hour.
On April 19th last, the GAZETTE pub-
lished the following item of news :
It is reported that the saloon recent-
ly closed on Wall street, has'been con-
ducted since" last October. without be-
ing duly licensed. And it is further
stated that thc'attention of a certain
attorney was called to the fact some
weeks ago but he failed to take any
action in the matter.
_ On the same day that the above ap-
peared, the Sentinel published the fol-
‘ lowing:
, It now appears that Thomas Heifer-
nan, whose saloon on Wall street, Nor-
walk, is in the hands of the sheriff, has
been conducting the place since last
October without a license, the license
Heffernan purchased of Charles Adams
having expired at that time. 'Consta-
ble Morehouse learned of this three
months ago, and called Prosecuting
Agent Honnecker’s attention to the
fact. Attorney Honnecker would not
. believe that such was the case and took
no notice. It now appears that such
was the case, and that Mr. Honnecker
was mistaken. It is not yet too late to
enforce the law.
When these statements simultaneous-
ly appeared in the local press it wae
thought that notwithstanding the fact
that Prosecuting Agent Honnecker had
taken no notice of the notification giv-
en him by Constable Morehouse he
would at least act promptly on learn-
ing the truth of the Constable’s state-
ment. » It seems, however, that al-
though he was carrying on aquiei but
steady pursuit of law breakers—in
Stamford, no notice was taken of the
matter until yesterday, nearly a month
‘ afterward, when the arrest'of Heifer-
nan was made and he was fined $253 and
costs for violating the law.
One excuse for Prosecuting Agent
Honnecker’s delay in attending to the
Hefi'ernan case at the time may have
been that the Stamford liquor dealers
were occupying his undivided atten-
tion, or he may have been carrying on
a quiet but steady pursuit for the
State’s witness who disappeared on
the trial of the Stamford parties. It
could hardly have been the latter, how.
ever, as the lost witness returned to
town almost immediately after the
Stamford cases we're nolled and was on
hand ready to testify in the Fahan case
had it been called for trial.
On Tuesday another arrest for the
illegal sale of liquor was made, but not
by the Prosecuting Agent, although
his attention had been repeatedly called
to the illegal sale going on at the
party’s place.
made by Chief Bradley and no chance
' was given the accused to quietly settle
up, but the guilty party was brought
into Open court and fined.
It is hoped that some, time in the
near future we shall have a Prosecuting
Agent who will promptly prosecute in-
stead of quietly but steadily pursue
violators of the liquor law until the
eleventh hour.
Camera as a Witness.
The pocket camera will in the future
be an important factor in the work of
the detectives of the Law and Order
league. An officer of the league said
yesterday that the men would soon be
powerless to convict saloon keepers for
Violating the law, if it were not for
the instantaneous photographic instru-
ments. Liquor dealers are getting so
desperate over the persistent work of
the league officers, that they will swear
to almost anything in court ,to es-
cape conviction. And they can secure
enough witnesses to substantiate their
statements, whatever stories they wish
to tell. '
But the camera cannot be succesfully
contradicted, and its testimony goes
much further in court than the state-
ments of a dozen liquor men. 'The
league oflicials say they are gathering
on once right- along, and will have
some startling disclosures to make
which they inaugurate their .next cru-
sa 9.
Prisoners Vaccinated.
If smallpox breaks out in the county
jail it Will not be the fault of the county
commissioners or of Dr. Gordon, the
jail physician. The work of vaccina-
ting the inmates of the big brick build-
ing was done Thursday. The viruswas
applied to 123 men and eight women
prisoners, and was done in a little over
three and a half hours, a quick piece of
work. The majority of the prisoners
submitted to the operation with very
good grace, but some were unruly and
consented to bare their arms only after
disciplinary measures had been brought
into use. ~
Connecticut Press Association.
Everything indicates a large .attend-
ance at the annual meeting and dinner
of the Connecticut Press Association at
the hotel in Hartford Saturday evening. '
Favorable responses have been received
- from about sixty members, and there
are more to hear from. , It is expected
that there Will be seventy—five or more
at table. ’ , _
This time the arrest was
REQQLLEQTIONS
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WAR
mininniPinnnin
BY, THE
Editor Of the Gazette. 7‘
Copyrighted 1894.
CHAPTER II.
_,,,In that hot-bed of secession, the
eiéaptive and finally ms: upted Charles-
Convention of 1860, the spirit of
_di‘sunion and treason sprouted forth
and grew until it culminated in armed
rebellion against the National author~
it . -
H11 the memorable Lincoln Conven-
tion at Chicago, was born and enuncia-
, ted that higher and nobler assertion of
patriotism, voiced in the words of An—
drew Jackson—“The Federal Union,
it must and shall be preserved,” and
phrased by Webster in still grander ut-
terance—‘ ‘Liberty and Union now and
forever, one and inseparable,”—with
eager, earnest, undaunted purpose to
do or die for the maintenance of the
Nation’s unity, power, greatness and
or .
g Aty the end of the Convention, Chica-
go seemed dominated by a spirit of
lavish entertainment for the convention
delegates and all others in interest.
The railroads, lake steamers, places of
entertainment, etc., became free and
often sumptuous entertainers. A free
excursion was organized to convey as
many as would go, over the Illinois
Central to and down the Mississippi
river. Another out to Springfield to
call on Mr. Lincoln, the conven-
tion’s nominee. Another to Milwaukee,
still another to the then wilds of north-
ern Minnesota. Gideon Welles was
one Of the committee to officially noti-
fy Mr. Lincoln of his nomination and
kindly urged me to accompany him to
our future President’s home at Spring-
field. This I was unable to do for the
reason that the evening before I had
engaged to accompany Stewart L.
Woodford to Galena (the home of Elihu
B. Washburn) where he was to address
a Lincoln ratification meeting Saturday
evening. As I had seen and heard Mr.
Lincoln at his New Haven and monster
Cooper Institute meeting, and had no
shadow of doubt of seeing him inaug-
urated on the following 4th of March
at Washington, the inability to meet
him then was not so serious a disap-
pointment as it otherwise would have
been. .
_Arrived at Galena, our party was as-
signed to the best the new De Sota
House could furnish, with nothing
to pay, the same as on the railway
train. Saturday evening’s meeting
drew, out such a vast cOncourse that
the city’s largest hall could not begin
to hold the people and the speakers ad-
dressed them from the balcony of
the hotel. Woodford was held back to
conclude the speaking, on the theory I
suppose of furnishing the choicest wine
last. He was then a young collegian,
and his home in Stamford where he re-
sided with his widowed mother. NO
freshman could give the American eagle
more airy and exhuberant rhetorical
flights and he set the crowd fairly wild
With his impaissioned eloquence. At
the end of his speech, in sheerest mis-
chief, he announced to the shouting
multitude that he had with him an elo-
quent speaker from Connecticut, giv-
ing my name, who would further ad-.
dress them! It was near midnight, yet
the massed and standing auditors yelled
themselves fairly hoarse for “Bying-
ton, Byington.” Two of the gentle-
men who had already spoken, seized
me on either side and lifted me to the
balcony’s edge and formally introduced
me to the vociferous applauders. So
full was I, however, of the inspiration
Of the convention and so great the ten-
sion of enthusiastic feeling, that all
unconscious to myself, and for the first
time in my life, I made a speech that
not only seemingly satisfied the listen-
ers, but won their wild hurrahs and
plaudits. I only had to open my mouth
and the earnest utterances flowed out
like water from a faucet. It is needless
to add, that this was my first and last
success as a political orator. I ended
my diatribe by repeating a story told
me in N orwalk many years before by a
strolling actor then well known between
New York and Boston, by the stage
name of “Yankee Hill.” It was to the
effect that an honest Irishman had vis-
ited a race-course and bet all his money
on a horse called “Botherum.” When
it came to pass that Pat’s horse was in
the rear of all the others in the race
around the track and yet this fact in-
stead Of disheartening. Pat set him
shouting in great exultation—‘ ‘J ist look
at Botherum, dinna look at him— the
divil himself couldn’t cotch him—see,
he’s driving everything before him! ”
The story was told to fitly illustrate the
claims wildly made by free-soil demo-
crats all over the West, that Douglass
was sweeping everything before him.
There is a further history to this story.
which Will appear hereafter,
We remained over Sunday in Galena.
Early Monday morning carriages were
at the hotel door to convey us to its
lead mirles,leading business places, etc.
We halted at the office of their daily
paper just started, of which all Galena
seemed particularly proud. The Oflice
bad Just issued the first directory of
that city, and finding me to be a fellow
craftsman, presented me a copy to
bring homeywhich I did, and in which,
since the close of the :war, I had the
curiosity to hunt for the name of our
great, Victorious chieftain, U. S. Grant,
then all unknown to fame, a mere clerk
in his father’s leather store. His name
appears in the directory, but he was of
such little note that it stands there mis-
spelled.
Latc Monday afternoon the great ex-
cursion train with two locomotives and
carrying some 1,500 convention excur-y
sionists arrived from Chicago. “’8
joined them and soon disembarked at
Dunleith and were ferriedacross the
Mississippi to Dubuque, on the west or
Iowa shore. Here a great concourse
Of citizens, headed by_ the Mayor and
city government, a; military company,
with bands of music. were on hand to
bid all welcome. We were soon located
by the local committee, in hotels and
private houses for the night, prepare--
tory to a voyage down the great father
of waters in the morning. There was.»
little rest or sleep that night. Ratifia,
cation meetings were going on at all
available halls and numberless speeches
were declaimed from barrels and boxes
in the streets. Here Woodford was
again shouted for, and responding in a
wonderfully eloquent and inspiring
Speech, ended up, in true stump orator
style and art, as I soon learned, by re-
peating. my
Douglas democrats. The story, even
more than the speech, caught the fancy
cf the wild westerners and wherever
we halted both, Woodford and that
story, which was” credited to him,-was
shouted for, until long before the Pres-
idential campaign ended, it had spread
every western state and been repeated
by about every stump orator who ad- ;
dressed the people in opposition to the
election of Stephen A. Douglass.
Tuesday morning we were escorted
on board‘three Mississippi boats lashed
together and sailed eighty miles down
the river, disembarking at Clinton.
Here the citizens furnished a sumptuw
ous dinner, delightfully dispensed by-
Clinton’s fair daughters, and after sev--
eral stirring speeches from our crowd,
we were hurried on board the cars of a
line of railroad just completed to
Cedar Rapids. We arrived at the Rap-
ids juet at dusk. Supper and lodgings
were awaiting us all here. A dozen ;
different speaking placeswere im‘pro-‘
vised during the evening and the-best .
political orators of the time were in
brisk demand, including my friend
Woodford and his inevitable Botherum
story. ' . .
Next morning the Missouri and other
Southern delegates took steamers and
continued down the river. Many others
returned by most direct routes back to
Chicago and hence home. Woodford
and myself secured a good team and
treated ourselves to our first coach ride
across an unbroken prairie ‘to Devon:
port, where Wm. T. Clark, a Norwalk
born boy, then lived, as did my old
time friends Fitz Henry Warren and
afterward Congressman and U. S. Min-
ister John A. Kasson. All three were
in attendance at a district state conven-
tion [in session at the time of our arriv-
al and at which Warren was nominated
as a Lincoln elector atlarge. Abig
ratification meeting was arranged for
the following evening and Woodford
was persuaded to stop over and speak.
For mysve_l.f_,,I felt an inexplicab ..
iety to hurry home, and so left Wood-
ford and other excursionists, despite
all the intensely pleasant and distin-
1guished acquaintances I met and was
making, and all the exhilirating sur-
roundings. On this trip I had met for
the first time William Windom of Min-
nesota, and now Senator William B.
Allison,_ then a talented and rising
young politician, who long years ago
ripened into one of our wisest and best
statesmen inICongress, and who we yet
hope to see honored by a place in the
Presidential chair. At the convention
and on this trip, it was my good for-
tune to meet on terms of mutual regard
and terms of social and political inti-
macy, scores upon scores of my fellow
countrymen, whose acquaintance I
again renewed on the battle-field and
in Congress and the Departments at
Washington.
My last news wired me from homeprior
to cutting loose from my convention
tion, was to‘the efl‘ect that Mrs. Bying-
base,whom Ihad left in delicate health.
but who in true wifely devotion had
urged me not to deny myself as she
knew the anticipated pleasure of at-
tending the conventiOn, had not im-
proved during my absence, but yet
that there was nothing in her condition
or affairs at home to cause me anxiety.
Nevertheless I sped from Davenport
via the Rock Island rents and Pennsyl-
vania Central for New York. Trains
did not run with present day speed
thirty years ago. There were no sleep-
ers then and few trains carrying pas-
sengers on through lines all night. On
reaching Pittsburg late at night, our
train halted till morning. Hereat the
hotel I found and next morning re-
joined a goodly portion of our Connec-
ticut ~ delegates and other convention
attendants, wending their way home.
All were joyous, even hilarious, as the
cars sped on through Harrisburg and
Lancaster towards Philadelphia. Jokes,
songs, stories, and Witty repartee,
turned the long ride into a most glori-
ous picnic spree. ‘ We halted for dinner
at Harrisburg and met‘our then Con-
gressman O. S. Ferry. who was there
to address a ratification meeting that
evening. From him we learned that
all was usually well at home. A few
hours later and we-sped past the home
of James Buchanan, at Lancaster.
While all eyes were strained out the
car windows to see the edifice, a news-
boy entered the car crying out “New
York Tribune.” In a moment I had
seized the lad’s first, copy. Hastily
scanning its local news and telegraphic
columns and skipping for the time its
editorial page, I passed it over to Judge
E. K. Foster, the big hearted and big-
ger natured delegate from New Haven.
His eye turned first to the editorials
and instantly caught this distressing
paragraph: - ,
“A. ,'H._ Byington: Hasten home,
your wife is dying.” ,- »
What, on our leaving home, had been
thought only a slight indisposition, had
suddenly assumed alarming symptoms, .
and after telegraphing at every point
and not reaching me, friends had caused
the insertion of the distressing para-
graph at the thoughtful suggesfipn of
the sufferer, who knew that wherever I
might-be, as a laborer on the Tribune
as well as on the GAZETTE, I Would be
sure to see it. In conclusion'of this
chapter, I must crave the readers’ fur-
Botherum ' story on the -
ther forbearance as I quote a conclud-
ing portion 'of my report of the con-
vention written after my return home.
“fUp to this point, all had been .unal-
loyled pleasure, but the brief Tribune
announcement, not only dashed asrde
our ov‘vn cup of joy. but begat the most
painful emotions of sympathy in the
hearts of our accompanying friends,
and this ardent sympathy was only ex-
ceoded by the keener solicitude and
ffindly benefactions of hosts Of home
.rf _ nds during our absence in that dark
period of one of the most agonizmg
e‘ eriences of my life.” A kind Prov-
i fnce mercifully aVerted the bereave-
'im%nt that seemed to be inevitable:
‘The'immediate‘ result Of the Chicago
Convention was to set the Nation aflame
gawith . intensest political excitement.
Hatred of pro-slavery men and meas-
ures, spread the North as autumn fires
swept the prairiesof the great west.
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j; —-Notlce.
$13 MEET ALL PRICES, BEAR
T558 IN MIND. WE WILL NOT
BfliUNDERSOLD.
.: - - HALE, THE DRUGGIST.
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V » Amusements.
HOTT’s OPERA .HOUSE.
;;.Colonel RobertG. Ingersoll, the most
fervid and natural of American orators
- new living, will appear at Hoyt’s Opera
House Friday evening May 11. On this
occasion he will deliver his celebrated
unorthodox lecture, ‘ 'What Must We
Dott'o Be Saved?” Colonel Ingersoll
has a plan of salvation for the human
race which he considers more efiiicacious
L "kc and John and he makes an expo-
s" on of it in this lecture. The ami-
able and eloquent Colonel holds that
quality does not need the backing of
d, and his effusions are invariable
'i resting, amusing, and stirring
,{teverxbe their value as against the—
0,1. - NO person interested in the
ge- : t questions of the day, and no lover
o ,pratory should fail to hear him.
3* NORWALK OPERA HOUSE.
‘;The Justin Adams Comedy company
give a creditable rendition of the
drama entitled “The Octoroon” at the
Opera House, Thursday evening. The
different characters were well taken.
,Marion Chester as Zoe, Justin Adams
as Samuel Scudder, W. A. Lanigan as
Wahnotee, Fred Murray as old Pete,
W. R. ’Daly as Jacob McCloskey and
M. E. 0916 as Dido won the hearty ap-
probation of the audience in their por-
trayal of the characters assumed.
“The Con‘vict’s Daughter” willbe pre-
sented tO-night, and the company is
deserving of a large audience. A mat-
inee performance will be given Satur-
day afternoon. The play wrll be “Zep-
“pe, or Beyond the Rockies.”
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~ ' esfi’llDANA’ssAasAPAEILuAJTzs
“THE KIND THAT C URES. ”
Arrived in Bridgeport.
George A. Sweetland’s' contingent of
Coxey’s army arrivedin Bridgeport at
2:45 O’clock yesterday afternoon.
warmth of its welcome exceeded any-
thing the contingent has experienced
before, since it left Bristol.
The start from New Haven was made
at 8 o’clock in the morning. Of the
three contingents in that city, Sweet-
land’s Fitzgerald’s and Swift’s, Sweet-
land’s was the only one that took up
the march for Bridgeport. The others
went to New York by boat. The dis-
tance was covered in remarkably short
time, all things 'considered.‘ For one
thing the army was hungry and it
looked forward to a warm reception,
ham sandwiches and cofi'ee in Bridge-
port. There was no disappointment in
this respect, for'the army, as it‘ turned
out, got the first square meal of its ex-
istance.
USE DANA'; SARSAPAR—IHLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT OUEEs. "
A Dog Fight.
A dog fight took place last evening in
,Fairfield woods between dogs from Nor-
walk and Fairfleld. The Fairfield
brute took the battle in seven minutes
by killing the Norwalk dog. Consider—
able money changed hands on the re-
sult of the battle. There'were over 100
sports from Norwalk and Fairfield
present. The affair ended in a fistic
row between the spectators. It is re-
ported one man from Norwalkgwas se-
verly hurt in the fight and had to be
sent home in'a privitc conveyance. -—
Farmer. -
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USE DAN A’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S
‘.‘THE KIND THAT CURES.”
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Central Labor Union.
At a meeting of the Central Labor
Union_held on Thursday evening the
followmg officers were elected: Presi-
dent—Nichols Martin; Vice President
——0. C. Platt; Recording Secretary:—
Elmer Chine'rly; Financial Secretary—
Thos. Hunt; reasurer—W.A. Kellogg;
Sergeant at .Arms—‘Somerfield Tooker;
Trustees—Hiram Brundfige, Henry G.
Disbroyv and Edward Masters.
USE DANA’S sTiRsAPARILLA, IT’S
“THE KIND THAT CURES.”
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License Applicants Must Hurry Up;
The County Commissioners have 185
applications for liquor licenses on file
and on Thursday remained in session at
Bridgeport all day, but .not a single
applicant had taken out his license up
to 2:3 o’clock. 'lhe commissioners say
that t ey_will not deal lightly with dila-
tory applicants as the legal time for fil-
lng applications has already passed.
A
v
Rates for Odd Fellows,
Grand' Secretary Botsford of the
Grand_Lodge,i has secured from” the
Consolidated Road, a half rate on the
return trip from Stamford, May'16,the
date of the meeting'of the Grand Lodge
The Board of Incorporators of the
Home at Fairview will meet there on
. May 15. , ,
than that offered by Mathew, Mark,-
The ’
HORSE THIEVES.
The Barn 'oi Cashier Green En-
teredand his Horse Stolen.
A Broke the Padlock on the Door.
Late last night or early this morning
the barn belonging to Louis C. Green,
cashier of the Fairfield County bank,
on Main street near the Fair Grounds,
was broken into and his bay mare, car-
riage and several blankets stolen.
Entrance was gained by breaking Off
the padlock on the barn door, the
thieves taking the lock with them.“
As soon as the loss was discovered
Mr. Green reported the matter to the
officials and securing a‘team at Dunn’s
started in pursuit of his stolen turn-
out. -
Before leaving Mr, Green Offered a
reward of $50 for the recovery of the
property and $100 to prosecute the
thief or thieves. .
The stolen property is described as a
bay mare, 20 years'old, about _15 hands
high, black side-bar top Corning bug-
gy, three lap robes, a blanket and a
quantity of oats and hay.
,—Porierhouse stk. 16c. at Sh‘eehan’s.
850-2t
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Lustrlne and Gold.
The Main street window in the drug
store of H. R. Hale, at the corner of
Wall and Main street, attracts no small
amount of attention. It is filled With
packages of the famous “Lustrine,”
which for cleaning windows, paint,
shelves, tinware, nickel work, etc., has
few if any equals and no superior. In
same window is a jar of matches and
a$5 gold piece. Cut the coupon out
to be found in another column, put
with it ten cents and call at Mr. Hale’s
who will give you in return a package
Of Lustrine and the privilege of mak-
ing a guess as to the number of matches
in the jar.‘ On May 30th the Jar Will
be opened, the matches counted, and if
you are a good guesser the chances are
that you take the gold piece.
TERSE runs on THE TIMES.
The N. Y. Grocery store is having
two new wagons built.
—For Children’s Russet Shoes go to
D. J. Sheehan’s, Main street. 850 2t
The Fairfield CountyTeachers’ con,
vention opened in Bridgeport, to-day.
-—-Samples of Hale’s Lung Balsam
free: 774-tf
Several gallons .Of Norwalk water
were sent to New haven, Thursday.
—Prime roast 120 at Sheeban‘s. 850-213
The Boston store has a new adv. to-
day that will be found to be profitable
as well as interesting reading.
—Youth’s shoes, 800; boys’ 90c; at
Hoyt’s. 850 2t
Thomas Hefi'ernan was fined $25 and
costs on Thursday, for.selling intoxn-
eating liquor without a license.
—Ladies kid shoes, very fine, 32, re-
duced from $2.50, at Hoyt’s. 5 sstsygeost.
Two of Sherwood Cummings’ child-
ren are sick with the German measles
at their home on Orchard street.
-Child’s spring heel russet shoes. 5
to 8, 50c;9 to 11,65c; wonders,at 11355109286
J. D. N. :—the railroad bridge disaster
at South Norwalk happened on May 6th
1853. Fifty persons lost their lives.
That terrible pest, the elm beetle
has again made its appearance on a
number of the elm trees in this city.
' ——Have you seen the $1 shoes. ladies’
and‘men’s, at Hoyt’s? Look! S50 2t
The front of the store at No. 2 Wall
street is being remodeled and the Taft
Bros. will occupy the store May 10th.
*Bluefish, 4c 1b., People’s Market.
'H
A nine from the Justin Adams Com-
edy company will play a game of base-
ball with the Norwalk Military Insti-
tute this afternoon.
—GO and see the broadsward conte st
at Fair Grounds to—morrow afternoon.
Rev. D. M. Seward will preach in
the Congregational church at Green-
field Hill, next Sunday, and also‘ad-
minister the communion.
—Don’t forget broadsward contest at
Fair Grounds tO—morrow afternoon.
There are 16 cases on the short calen-
dar docket‘of the superior court for trial
to-dav. The only divorce case 13 Bar-
bara E. Gilbert vs. Israel B. Gilbert.
—See the men’s Goodyear welt shoes
at $2. 50 at Hoyt’s. 850 2t
Miss Mary Esther Seeley, sister of
Bennett Seeley, died last evening in
Easton. The deceased was nearly 70
years of age and was well ”known in this
city.
,—15 Oranges for 25¢ N, Y. Store.
' The Central Circle, K..D., will hold
its regular monthly meeting, to-morg
row afternoon at 4 O’clock, in the Con-
gregational, chapel. Business of im-
portancawfll be considered.
I
——Broadsword cOntestat Fair Grounds
Saturday afternoon at 3:30, ’
Dr. Parker, pastor of the South
church, Hartford, in accordance with
medical advice, Will soon go abroad for
a term of much needed physical 'and
mental rest. He expects to sail on the
Worm, June 2, for Genoa.
—LOOK! Granulated Sugar 241bs for
$1.00, Hams 12c lb.Lard Sc lb Cottolene
3 lb Pails 30c, 5 lb Pails 50c, 2 lb can
corned beef 18c. W. R. BATEs’ Cash
Grocery 47 Main St. ' . ~
Collector of Internal Revenue John
C. Byxbee. telegraphed United States
Treasurer Carlisle Thursday afternoon,
that he had issued certificates of resi-
dence to 571 Chinamen under the
amended Geary Chinese exclusmn act.
—The well-known ,S. Spiro, formerly
in the furniture business at 23 North
Main street has opened the store under
the G. A. it. Hall, Washington street
bridge, With a full line of handsome
stock, new and second-hand. . 18-3t
At 7:30 o’clock last evening there were
five weary Sons of Rest holding up the
front of the Fairfield County bank
building and seventeen more doing the
same act for the front of the GAZETTE
building. - Police!
-—'Hams‘, lite. N. Y. Store.
The Senate has confirmed the follow-
ing nominations Thomas E. Benedict,
of New York, to be public printer; T.
D. Ahearn, postmaster at Naugatuck,
Conn., and J. W. Webb, postmaster at
Willimantic, Conn.
—-I did see those pictures in the N .Y.
Store windows they are real beauties.
I am going to buy 31 worth of groceries
and get one of them. ‘
About fortv Norwalk merrymakers
paid Augustus Buckley of New Canaan
a visit Thursday night.
dancing and the festivities were kept
up until 3 O’clock this morning. All re,
port having had a splendid time. .
-—J. F. Bennett wishes it understood
that in order to close up his busi-
ness he has marked down all of his
goods at prices that will insure a sale.
Don’t fail to call at 21 Main street. 17-2t
The committees appointed to arrange
for the 244th anniversary of the settle-
ment of Norwalk will meet at the Ma-
hackemo hotel this evening. The mat-
ter of making an effort to have the day
made a universal holiday will be con-
sidered.
——I wish it understood that I am clos-
ing out my business and all goods are
marked down to accomplish it. Call at
21 Main street and you will, be con-
vinced. All indebted to J. F. Bennett
will please call and settle. 17-9t
ingham Post, G. A. R. will give a sup-
per tO-night, which they have, been
pleased to call a ”hard times” supper,
the cost of the same being but ten cents.
Supper will be served from 5 to 7
o’clock. ’
The broadsword contest will take
place at the Fair Grounds to—morrow
afternoon. It is for $500 a sideand the
championship. Both contestants are
“skilled swordsman and the battle prom-—
ises to be a hotly contested one.
—Ladies, clean your kid gloVes with
Josephine glove cleaner, for sale only
by J.‘ A. Riggs, Pharmacist, 11 Main
street, Norwalk. 10-1yr
About 300 men assembled at Winni-
pank this morning in readiness to com--
mence work on the reconstruction of
the Winnipauk branch of the Norwalk
Street Railway. In consequence of the
non arrival of spikes to be used on the
tracks, wOrk will not probably be start—
ed before Monday next.
—On or about May 10th we will re-
move our business to the premises NO.
27 Wall St. As we wish to reduce our
stock before moving we are offering
special low prices in Mens and Boys'
clothing, hats, furnishings, etc. Taft
Bros. 23 Wall St.
ordered every nickel in the slot and dice
machine in this city closed before next
Monday. Policeman have been in-
structed to want each saloon, cigar store
and club on his beat where these
machines are in use, and to order their
immediate remove]. ~ ~
—Handy to have in the house, Hale’s
Lung Balsam. ' . 7 '
Bank \Vreckers‘ Second Trial.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 4.—The second trial
of three wreckers of the Indianapolis N as
tional bank was begun by the selection or»
a jury. The first witness called was Hugh
Young of Pittsburg, national bank ex-
aminer. ‘
Respite For a Choctaw Murderer.
CADDO, I. T., May 4.—-—President Cleve-
land has granted a stay of 60 days to Si-
mon Lewis, the full blooded Choctaw mur-
.derer who‘was sentenced to be shot here
next Friday. ’
Emperor William as 3 Composer.
kaiser has composed the music to some
songs which were written by Count Bethe
von Eulenburg, minister president of Prus-
sia.
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cholera has reached Fundao, near the-
Spanish frontier.
‘I
The Weather. ,
Fair; slight changes in temperature;
northerly winds, becoming variable.
There was
The Women’s Relief Corps of Buck. '
—Best Elgin Creamery.23c N.Y.Store. '
Chief of police Bill, of Hartford has“
BERLIN, May 4.—It is reported that the '
Cholera Moving Toward Spun. ' ”
LISBON, May 4.—-The‘disease 'classed as .
.7L.
Norwalk Chronicler