Founded in 1800.] VOL. XCIV.—-No. 29. : News ~ .4 n Entertaining and I nstractive Home Journal, Especially Devoted to Local Jl’ews and Interests. _ . PRICE Two GENTS. » . 'NORWALK, CONN. FRIDAY JULY 20, 1.894. 9 ' . #A- [$1.00 a'Yg‘ear NORWMGAZM- // I THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER. / 7’ Independent in all 1111112: : Kenna} 1n noihinil. ' ////f The Gazette has the largest cir- culation of any paper in Norwalk. and furnishes the lowest advertising rates. ‘ An Extraordinary Letter. President Cleveland furnished Con- gress and the country yesterday with a sensational surprise in his letter read in the House. It was most extraordi- nary, if not unprecedented, and will call forth wide and spirited criticism, both in condemnation and defence of the 'unconcealed attempt of the Presi- dent to influence legislation. By most Congressmen it will be considered a gravely indecorous if not reprehensible act, while the “cuckoos” will laud it to It shows the sand, as well as “sugar” in the man andadds to his reputation for courage. Conservative democrats, however, will be likely to view it as Patrick did the bull tha Squared off in front of the on-rushing locomotive and was hurled high in the air and landed dead beside the track. ‘ ‘It’s mesilf that admires yer courage,” soliloquized Pat, but domb yer discre- tion.” The President in effect, if not in terms, charges - democratic Senators with being guilty of “party parfidy and party dishonor.” As “alike violative of democratic principles and good faith.” He declares it an “inconsistent absurdity” to put wool on the free list “the protection of tarifi tax- the skies. and place ‘ ation around the iron ore and coal of corporations and capitalists,” and asks: “How can Wallace the people after in- dulging in such outrageous discrimina: tions and violations of principle?” He is not, it will be regretted, quite as courageous in the matter of sugar, but then, the tariff committees got “stuck” on sugar. It is very hot in Washington just now and sugar when melting is always very sticky. He calls it a “delicate subject,” and remember- ing Sugar contributions to campaign funds, and the current gossip as to Con- gressmen speculating in sugar trust- stock, provokes derisive smiles. Poli- ticians who will read between the lines Will interpret his sugar fulmiuation as meaning that the party managers hav- ing sold out to the sugar trust, should stand by its bargain. ‘- Whatever else this epistle may seriously mean it means a War in Congress among the President’s friends and enemies, to the death and a extraordinary ' probable defeat of all tariff legislation at the present session. Caused by a Chicken. There was quite a little excitement at Justice Austin’s office this morning, de- spite the extremely warm atmosphere prevailing. On the complaint of Mrs. Bridget Kelly,lConstable Lockwood ar- rested William Dixon on the charge of assaulting Mrs. Kelly’s son Thomas. Mr. Dixon had as witnesses his wife and her sister, who. testified that if there was an assault it was not unpro- voked by young Kelly who was on Dix- on’s land and refused to leave. From the testimony the boy was aggressor and the prioner was discharged. Mrs. Kelly then began to talk and insulted the dignity of the court, who ordered her placed under arrest, but on Mrs. Kelly’s apologizing he relented and she was released. The witnesses for the defense were lively talkers and this was especially true of Mrs. Dixon, to whom the judge remarked, “ Mrs. Dixon, you have a very long tougue, and unless you curb it it will get you in trouble.” The office was finally cleared and the judge sank back in his chair as if exhausted. The cause of the whole disturbance was a three pound chicken belonging to Mrs. Kelly which had strolled over into ' Mr. Dixon’s garden. Two Old Subscribers. Jesse Smith, Esq., of Ridgefield, now in his 85th year and one of the GAZETTE’S oldest subscribers, still continues to read his "favOrite paper, at his home‘ in Bidgefield. . Hon. Daniel Sanford of Bedding,'an- other of our old and long time subscrib- ers, is afflicted with failure of his eye- sight, we regret to learn. . LETTERS FROM TH EPEOPLE. A Plea for Church Service. Enrica GAZETTE: Now that two of your up town churches have become interested in the Roton Point Club House, by the membership of their pastors, why won’t they favor the large number of people in this region by hold- ing at least one church service there on Sundays. A larger audience could be gathered at the club house than at Cran- berry Plains or West Norwalk chapels, ,and it would at least stop for an hour on Sundays, the nerve wrecking, wheezy music of the carousel. ‘ - BELL ISLAND. Favors the Old Tariff. EDITOR GAZETTE: Allow me an old Democrat to thank you for your sugges- ted Tarifi' compromise in your Thurs- day’s paper. It is both fair and wise. We got more Revenue from the Tarifi‘ of ’83 than from any we ever had and with reasonable protection.~ Revenue is what the Nation most needs just now and let Congress re-enact the old law of 1883-say I, an old DEMOCRAT. Wants Better Roads. ‘ EDITOR GAZETTE:-We Canaanites, roads and beg N orwalk to imitate us in this regard, particularly from the New Canaan line to Norwalk. I know a number of people here who would like to go to Norwalk to trade, but who go to Darien for the reason we have a good road to the latter place, and the road down your Riverside avenue is simply dreadful. Our selectmen either take the hoe and shovel and work with our road-repairers or personally superin- tend the work at all times and so we get good roads. You seem to adopt another plan and the result is, dirt and sand is scraped up from the gutters in- to the middle of the road in summer, to become fine dust to blow away and be washed off by rains; a wasteful way to fix a road. NEW Canaan. Acts Like a Fiend. There is a man (?) living on Van Zandt avenue, EastNorwalk, that ought to receive the attention of the Humane officer. He abuses his wife and child- ren in a shameful manner and his dog also comes in for a share of abuse. If the animal should turn and rend him the neighbors would almost with one accord say “ Serve him right.” That he has thus far escaped arrest is a sur- prise to people living in the neighbor- hood who have witnessed his acts of violence. If one-half the stories of his cruelties be true, he is deserving of a hundred lashes at the whipping—post, and a long term in jail at hard labor. Warned in Advance. ' Constable Lockwood, who Went to Harriett street yesterday to raid James H. O’Reilly for selling liquor without a license, says that he does not object to serving legal papers but does object to having word sent to the suspected party notifying them of his coming be- fore the papers are given to him to exe- cute. There are other places, however, where liquor is publicly sold in violation of law and John can yet make a seizure if the Prosecuting Attorney has any desire to make an arrest. ‘ The Boston Store. Notwithstanding the hard times the Boston Store continues to offer bar- gains to their customers. In to-day’s issue they present three lots of hose at prices ranging from twelve and a half to seventy-nine cents per pair. In ad. dition to these bargains they offer a large assortment of shirt waists at an extra low price. Call at this mam- mouth emporium and see what bargains can be obtained. Base Ball. The ball game to-morrow between the South Norwalks and St. Josephs, of Bridgeport, will be well worth going to see. The home team will have an un- usually strong nine in the field and Mc- Ginty of Danbury will umpire the game. O’Rourke will catch for the St. Josephs and a close and exciting game will be played. ’Twas All Gas. \ Sewer inspector Curtis inspected the catch-basins on Main street near J. Belden Hurlbutt’s residence, complain- ed of at the last meeting of the city council, and found instead of m aroma of dead cats, dogs, etc. ; a decided smell of gas, and father investigation showed that it emanated from a leaky gas—pipe. Golden Wedding. By a happy coincidence, Mr. and Mrs. George T. Brady, celebrated last even— ing, their fiftieth weddhg anniversary at the house of Mr. Brady's sister, Mrs. LeGrand Jackson, which was also her birthday anniversary. Long life‘to them all. .. want to brag a little about our good. REQQLLEQTIQNS ~~\ WAR .Jilllnsinnnnnn BY THE Editor of the Gazette. Copyrighted 1894. CHAPTER XIII; These chapters although mainly his- torical, are not designed to be in any sense, a general history of the War of the Rebellion. The purpose is rather to describe events incident to it, com- ing under the writer’s own personal observation, together with facts and circumstances within his knowledge, and either directly or remotely connec- ted with this the most stupendous civ- il conflict of history. ' In the last chapter, the Union forces were left in position ready for an as- sault‘upon the entire rebel lines. It will give'interest and clearness to the narrative, to here detail some anterior influences, which chiefly caused the in- tense hatred of the larger portion of [inhabitants all along the lines of the Union army’s. advance, and which pre- vented McDowell from getting reliable information as to his adversary, while every act of our side was instantly re- ported to Beauregard. This was 'the downright, audacious and unconscion- able lying, persisted in by the rebel leaders in order "to fire the Southern heart.” This mendacious proclama- tion of General Beauregard, which so incensed the people of the North at the time, is but a fair sample: “CAMP PICKENS, June 5th, 1861. A PROCLAMATION. “To the People of the Counties of Lou- doun, Fairfax and Prince William.- “A reckless and ,unprincipled tyrant has invaded‘ your son]. Abraham Lin- coln, regardless of all moral, legal and constitutional restraints, has thrown his Abolition hosts among you, who are murdering and imprisoning your citizens, confiscating and. destroying your property and committing other acts of Violence and outrage too shock- ing and revolting to humanity to be enumerated. . _ . . “All rules of c1v111zed warfare are abandoned and they proclaim by their acts, if not on their banners, that their war-cry is ‘Beauty and Booty.’ All that is dear to man—your honor and that of your wives and daughters—your fortunes and your lives, are involved in this|momentous contest. “In the name *_ * * of the Confeder- ate states—J‘ * * in behalf of civiliza- tion itself—* * *.I enjoin you bylthe purity and sanctity of your domestic firesides, to rally to the standard, of your state ’* “ * and by every means in your power * * * to drive back and expel the invaders from your land. “I conjure you * * * especially, to be vigilant observers of the movements and acts of the enemy, so as to enable you to give the earliest authentic infor- mation to these headquarters, or to the officers under my command.” .0}. T. BEAUREGABD, Brig. Gen. Commanding. Only three days prior to the promul- gation of this atrocious fulmination of lies and in total ignorance of it, General McDowell had issued a general: order forbidding the molestation of, or pur- loining from any inhabitant, and for all property used or injured by our troops, that the proper officer should issue to every owner a voucher entitling him to payment by the United States. In the one case, the “barbarism of slavery” was revealed. In the McDow- ell order, we have the justice and hu- manity of a christian civilization.-. This system of satanic falsification was made a special feature of the slave- holders’ rebellion and was worked to the utmost up to and even after the final collapse at Appomatox. Perhaps the most outrageous emanation of the sort was their “Address to the British Public,” thouSands upon thousands of copies of which,were circulated all over England and widely believed. “The women of the South,” reads the ad- dress, “have been insulted, imprisoned, flogged, violated, and outraged in the most inhuman and savage manner. Their homes and goods have been de- stroyed, their houses forcibly entered, the helpless and unresistiug inmates murdered, the fleeing overtaken and cut down in cold blood by the savage soldiery of the North. * * * They are glutting their hellish rage against the people they seek to destroy in inflicting every kind of torture. * * * Their atrocities, cruelties, crimes and out. rages committed against the South in this War are without/a’parallel in the history of the world. ” Thén it was that Whittier, sweet soul of song, sent across the Atlantic his \ glishrnen across the Atlantic,” the last two verses of which space only permits the giving: . "‘Knd is it Christian England, cheers The bruiser, not the bruised ‘I And must she run, despite the tears And prayers of eighteen hundred years, A-muck in Slavery’s crusade ? “0 black disgrace! 0 shame and loss Too deep for tongue to phraze on! Tearfrom your flag its holy cross, And in your van of battle toss The pirate’s skull-bone blazon 1” But let some brighter pictures be given. A fellow correspondent . was riding ahead of Captain “Joe” Hawley’s company,‘on the march up- toward the stone bridge, when an ancient, antiqua- ted negro came shuffling towards our columns just at the break of day. “Have you seen any rebs this morning Uncle?” inquired my friend. “Gosh a’migthy massal Day wuz jist thick as bees ges ’fore youuns cum, but when dat bumshell o’ yourn cum screamin’ ’mong um, dey run’d ez if de old Harry wuz arter ’em.” And this recalls an incident illustrative of Hawley, then “Captain,” since General, and now our United States Senator. He was in the full prime of lusty manhood, full of patriotic ardor, and intense mental and physical impetuosity. While leading our advance skirmishers, he espied a squad of rebel cavalry on picket about a half 'mile in the advance. Quick as thought he called to one of his Hart- ford boys, “lend me your Sharp’s rifle.” He rested it on the fence, took aim and fully a half mile off, fell from his sad- dle. It was the first fatal shot on the march up to the rebel breastworks at Bull Run. The first man I ever saw shot, was one of Captain Hawley’s com- pany. I was not a rod from him when a bullet pierced hiseide. The wounded soldier did just what I saw repeated scores upon scores of times afterward. He instantly tore open, his clothing to view the wound and at the sight of the bleeding orifice he turned as deathly white as chalk. He was soon in the surgeon’s care, who found the bullet had followed the rib from front to rear and passed out before reaching the spine. _He_ had a sore side for a short time only and was soon all right again. One of the most ludicrous events that proceeded the battle happened to Ty- iei‘s’ Connecticut'Begiment. On going into camp just prior to the fight, the boys discovered a weather beaten stack of last year’s straw in the field just be- yond them. _ Of course this was just what they needed for their tents. The quartermaster .was dispatched to the rebel owner for its purchas’e. He was more than anxious to sell it for $7, as I remember. The quartermaster told him he had no money but'would give him an United 'States order, which would be good for the amount. The straw man, disloyal as he was, readily accepted anything having “U. S.” printed on the paper and so the army voucher was eagerly accepted. ' Next day he got after Tyler a dozen times to have him cash it, he not having been able to get the money on it from his friends as he supposed he easily could. After pestering Tyler’s life nearly out of him, the Colonel finally told him his voucher was perfectly good, but he would have to 3take it to the Treasury at Washington for payment. The next day the Virginian was at the Treasury, "in Washington to get his seven dollars. The officials there assured the man that his voucher was all right, but he would have to wait until Congress made an appropriation for the payment of such matters. This was too much and he hied himself to the White House and waited and waited and at last got an interview with President Lincoln, who received him kindly, as he did every one, but told the man he had no power to adjust such matters and that it would require a thousand presidents if such details of business were put upon the nation’s head. . But wishing to help the farmer if he could, hesent him over to Quartermaster General Meigs. That bluff and rude old son of Mars, with his usual sava‘gery, in such cases of triflingjnterruption, peremptorily ordered the man out of his office, de- manding to know whether he was a traitor or a fool ? Back after President Lincoln the mad and crestfallen man of straw, took himSelf again. After the usual long wait for his turn, be got into Mr. Lincoln’s presence, who at the moment was engaged with Secretii'ry of the Navy Welles, who told me the President’s (“little story.” He was im- patient at the interruption as he could see no way to help the farmer unlessh‘e paid the bill himself. The more he tried to reason, the more pig-headed and determined was the man to have the money paid for his army order. Finally the President said, “My man, you remind me of a boat launch I was at once on the Illinois river. They had built the boat so big they couldn’t get her over the rocks at the rapids, andso had to keep her on the ways until we had a big freshet, then our best river pilot, old Capt. Jack, was ringing and stinging words “To Eug- employed to steer her through the, fired. The nearest cavalryman, though . rapids and down into deeper water. The usual crowd was invited on board and the boat. slid beautifully down in to the water and just as we got right into the most dangerous part of the rapids, and Capt. Jack was straining every nerve in his body to the utmost to keep her from striking and going to ruin on the rocks, an old farmer on board, came running up in great excitement and yelled out, “Stop ye’r boat, Capt. Jack 1 Stop ye’r boat, I’ve lost my» apple overboard! ” The roar of laughter that followed the story, Mr. Welles said, so demoralized the Virginian that he sulkily retired. If he lived to the end of the war and saw the Union re- stored he was willing to see destroyed, the man undoubtedly got his seven dollars for his old, half rotted, little stack of straw, which he could not have sold to his neighbors for more than a couple of dollars. , The whole four years of our terrible war was filled with these grotesque and comical episodes, as well as with horrors. In the next chapter, the details of the full day’s hard fighting, our apparently assured victory up to the afternoon, and final defeat and rout, with its manifold distressing and ludicrous scenes will be given. USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S “THE KIND THAT CURES ” O".- A sad Case. Referring to the adoption in this city of Frances Buckley by Mr. and Mrs. William Knapp, of West Norwalk, as published in these columns,tho Bridge— pcrt News says: “The history of this case is sad. The father of the child Frederick Buckley at one time was rated among the best musicians in this section of the state. He is a natural musician. He was getting along in this world nicely with his wife and three children when he began thumping pianos in sa—« loons. He had not been long at this work when it became apparent that he was going to ruin. His wife was taken ill and she died. Mr. Buckley drank harder then and neglected the children. Upon the application of neighbors the county commissioners committed the little ones to the home. The father when unable to. secure a job thumping a piano or some other musical instru- ment in a saloon works around local stables.” Buckleyat one time lived in this city. USE DANA'S SARSAPARILLA, IT’S “THE KIND THAT CUBES. ” Fell Forty Feet. Peter Bishop, a painter, fell three 4stories from a house on Park avenue, Bridgeport, on Thursday. Bishop was working on a ladde!‘ in the peak at one at the buildings and lost his footing.He fell fully 40 feet, landing heavily on his left side. Bishop was picked up and driven to the emergency hospital. The physicians were astonished to find that that no bones were broken by the fall. Bishop, however, complained of inter- nal pains and is probably injured inter- nally. , USE DANA’S SARSAPARILLA, II" “THE KIND THAT CURES.” Mo—.————— Mum was the Word. John Hunt, who died at his home in New London a few days ago at the age of 70 years, had not spoken to his wife for 20 years, although they both lived in the house. During all these years of silence both ate at the same table. His queer freak was not marveled at by his neighbors, who put it down as a pecu- liarity, while recalling the fact that his father didn’t speak to his mother for 25 years before his death. USE DANA’S SAESAPARILLAJT’S “THE KIND THAT CURES. ” Mrs: Taylor Sues. Elizabeth C. Taylor, the second wife of Henry A. Taylor, the New York banker, whose summer residence is in Milford, has brought suit for divorce on the ground of intolerable crueltyi Mr. Taylor has done a great deal for Milford building the Taylor memorial church and the new library. Mrs. Taylor has resided in Bridgeport since she separa- ted from her husband. —We are disposing of the balance of men’s and boy’s summer clothing, hats and shirts at special low prices. Try us for bargains. It will pay you. TaftzBros. The Cause of‘ it. . A local scientist says that the hordes of mosquitoes that have invaded the city this monthl have been attracted here by the numerous white trousers and white shoes that have appeared on the streets this season. Thursday’s Bali Games. New York, 13; Washington, 12. Brooklyn, 19;,Baltimore, 8. St. Louis, 7; Chicago, 1. , Cincinnati, 8; Pittsburgh, 6. At Louisville—Rain. lRllMWllY llllllCHED. Sheriff T006? Levies an Attach.- ment on all the Rolling Stock. Gilbert 0. and Maria Horton' Claim $10,000 Damages. At the time of the collision on the» Tramway road between cars No. 8 and: 12 jOined together, with 'motormam Betts at the brake,and car No. 3, motor- I man Pierce, on the Wilson Point road: Sunday, June 17, Mrs. Maria Horton Wife of Gilbert G. Horton, a driver fo; the Norwalk Street Railway company was one of the passengers. Mrs. Hot: ton was on one of, the up cars of Motor- man Betts’ train, which was at a stand- - still at the time .of the collision. She was also enceinte at the time and claims that she was rendered unconscious by the shock and has since given premature birth to a child, thereby suffering great- ‘ ly in mind and body. In view of these facts a suitfor $10,- 000 has been instituted against the com- pany, and at 11: 20 o’clock last night, after all the cars had reached the car ’ house, Sheriff Toner levied an attach- ment on the rolling stock to the amount ‘of $10,250. Soon after the attachment was made Mr. Richard H. Golden, vice president of the company, receipted for the cars and they Were released and are running as usual to-day. - The Hortons came to Norwalk from Cross River, New York state, and reside on Kellogg avenue. The suit will be heard before the Su~ perior court which meets at Danbury in September. Joseph A. Gray( ?) rep- _ resents the plaintiff‘s. . . Birthday Celebration. Miss Alyse Gregory, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James G. Gregory, celebrated . her tenth birthday yesterday by giving her young lady friends a picnic and shore dinner at the'T'Kn‘ob. The young ladies spent the day in boating and bathing and then sat down to one of Chef Hubbard’s celebrated shore din- ners. Among the guests present were the Misses Jean Gregory, Vera Wood, Clara Betts, Grace Byington, Julia Lockwood, Florence Murray, Edith Hunter,Ethel Wilcox and Grace Adams. No Reduction. James E. Woodhull of the firm of W. H. Terry & 00., this city, the wholesale meat dealers, says that there is no truth in the report that there is a reduction in the price of meat, although he hinted that such might be the case before long- - . He said that Texas grass fed beef was selling as low as 4% cents at wholesale but that first class beef brought from 8.1; to 9 cents a pound, or 15. cents more than before the strike. His Bond Perfected. Postmaster Malone has perfected and filed his bond to the Post ofi‘ice depart- ment as Postmaster at Norwalk. Messrs E. O. Keeler, Horace E. Dann and John Malone limit their personal responsibil- ity as between, themselves, the first two to the amount of $4,000 each and Mr. Malone to $2,000. eThe three then assumed pro rats the sum of $10,000 more, making the full bond of $20,000 ' required by the post office department. A Fish Story. “Jim” Lyon, the hatter, who is camp- ing outwith his Baptist friends at Sher- wood’s Point, is reported as having caught a crab as large as the head of a barrel and a blackfish that weighed eleven pounds. ' Wiliam Mitchell ex- pects to join the party before they break camp. ———————-<->—————- Errata. In the Tariff Compromise editorial in yesterday’s GAZETTE it says—“Our Democratic friends could consistently support it because it substantially en- dorses McKinleyism.” The word “en- dorses” was written “reverses,” which of course is the true sense intended to . be conveyed. v7 Still Hold It. The property bought by the Messrs Meeker on Knight street did not for- . ' merly belong ,to William Randell Smith but to the Shepherd estate. Mr. Smith’s heirs still retain posessionof the property of the deceased Mr. Smith, a 150 foot front lot on that street, Elm Tree Beetles. City Councilman Adams is having all the elm trees on the city’s parks soaked. with kerosene about their. trunks to kill ‘ ‘ the beetle larva now about the base of the trees, and he urges all our citizens to give their sings the same treatment.
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