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is the Cyclone Lost?

The promised cyclone did not mater-
ialize, as promised us by the weather
bureau. It reports today that there is
a conflict between two atmospheric
forces, which has operated to retard
the advance of the West Indian hurri-
cane. The battle between the elements
and the telegraph companies has-result-
ed so disastrously to the latter that it
is difficult for the weather bureau to

get accurate information from the‘

neighborhood of the storm centre. For
two days a “high” has been‘lingering
over Nova Scotia, and when yester-
day’s reports were made up, the indica-
tions were that this “high” acting, as
it does, like a barrier to the forward
movement of the Southern storm,
would pass off and leave an undisputed
field to this product of the tropics.
When this morning’s report reached
the weather bureau, it was found that
this Nova Scotia condition had remain-
ed absolutely stationary, and until that
begins to move the Southern storm
cannot make much headway north. It
is now believed that New York and
Long Island shore will be in its greatly
modified embrace by to-morrow morn-
ing. Storm signals are still flying from
Jacksonville to Boston.

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Political Waters Boiling Hot.

Norwalk never saw such a multitudi-
nous caucus as convened last night,
first at our inadequate and discreditable
Town House,.and then at the Opera
House. What was called for a Repub-
lican caucus, after the,arrival of the
Tramway trains from East Norwalk,
swelled into a monster mass convention.
If the numbers and enthusiasm in evi-
dence. are any certain indication of
next Monday’s vote, it is to be the
largest ever polled in this town. The
interest was concentrated in the selec-
tion of a candidate for Selectman. The
only candidates were Bradley S. Keith
and Oscar W. Raymond, the present
incumbent. Mr. Keith had a vote so
large that on any ordinary occasion, it
would have been more than enough to
have secured his nomination. He had
personally made no expression of even
a wish for the place, had solicited no
support, nor was he even put in usual
nomination before the caucus. He is a
member of the two largest society or-
ganizations in town, but both are strict-
ly enjoined from any organized parti-
sanship and his vote was‘in recognition
of his long and faithful and unrequited
services to his party, and general good
comradeship, and he has every reason
to feel proud of the compliment/paid
him. -His withdrawal and motion to
make the re-nomination of Selectman
Raymond unanimous and by acclama~
tion, was both graceful and magnani.
mous.

Selectman Raymond will for all time
to come be able “to point with pride”
to the loyalty and magnitude of his
support. If there was left a single
male citizen in all of wide-awake East
Norwalk last night to put out a fire or
stop a runaway, history will never be
able to record the fact. The best of
all was, that harmony and good feeling
prevailed throughout and charact’ rized
all the nominations.

Badly Burned.

Gould Hoyt, J r., while carrying a
ladle of melted iron at the Arnold
foundry Friday evening, accidentally
spilled some of the molten iron in his
shoe and his foot was badly burned.
Hiram Lawrence who "received a badly
burned arm by molten iron at the same

foundry in the .morning, left for his
home in Albany, this morning.

 

 

 

Game Birds.

. The law on game birds in this state
Will be off next Monday, and-on that
morning, bright and early, hundreds of
gunners from all over the state will
seek the woods in search of the sport
they have been anticipating so long.
In this City alone there are many hunt-
ers, and they Will be represented on the
first day of the open season.

Fell From a. Stone Wall.

Mrs. Mary Connors, aged 73 years, of
New York, who is Visiting friends in
this city, fell from a_ stone wall at
“Dublin,” so called, this morning, and
was severely bruised, and, it is feared,
has received internal injuries. She was
taken to the hospital in the ambu-
ance.

 

Mr. Tristram Declines.

Mr. Charles F. Tristram, who receiv-
ed the nomination for Councilman, at
the _ Republican City caucus, has
declined, and the name of William H.
Smith has been substituted.

 

Sperry is Out.
Far-Postmaster N. D. Sperry has for-
mally annomced that he should not
allow his name to be used as a candidate
for Congress by the Republicans.

‘BEQQLLEQTIQNS

 

 

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WAR
WBURBE‘SPUNDENT.

BY THE

Editor of the Gazette.

Copyrighted 1894.

 

CHAPTER NEAL

The Fifth Connecticut Volunteer
Regiment on reaching Harper’s Ferry
was at once assigned to Gen. .
Banks’ brigade and put on picket duty
up and down the east shore of the Poto-
mac, with headquarters at Darnstown.
While in camp there it was frequently
visited by Connectitut people, who
reached there via. Harper’s Ferry or
from Washington.

The 12th Massachusetts, under com-
mand of Col. Fletcher Webster, .a son
of “the God-like Daniel,” was brigaded
with the Fifth, and a close intimacy
soon sprang up between our Colonel
Ferry and the brave and gallant scion
of New England’s great statesman.

The Fifth went out jauntily overcoated
with a light gray felt, the product of
the Lounsbury& Bissell mills at Win-
nipauk. They were made up by Rog-
ers in Raymond of New York, after the
pattern of that city’s crack 7th Regi-
ment, and abounded in red lining and
brass button decorations. Until soaked
and soiled, they were, in attractiveness
andshowy appearance, far ahead of the
top coats of any other regiment. But
their gray color frequently got our
boys into serious trouble, and more
than once they were fired upon by our
own pickets and skirmishers, who mis-
took them for rebels, who were almost
entirely uniformed in gray.

Ichanced to be at the Fifth’s en-
campment one severely rainy day when
a squad came in from picket duty.
Their felt overcoats had kept their
bodies dry, as they had not gotten wet
through to the inner side. But the
outer surface had absorbed water like
a sponge and the coats were as stiff and
rigid asaboard and about five times
their natural weight.

After stacking their muskets, the
boys shed their great coats and by
bracing their long and graceful tails a
little outward, they made them stand
up unsupported about the camp, like
farmers’ shocks of corn or grain. The
qualities these coats had, however, of
withstanding rains and Winds, gave
them quite a high reputation among
the other regiments who had not been
doomed to wear them and it was quite
easy for the Connecticut boy to “ swap”
off his felt overcoat with these inno-
cents for a regulation blue kersey, an
opportunity, I am bound in truth to
state, they never let pass.

The average regiments of both or-
mies had men in them as crazy for fire-
water as an Indian. The Fifth had a
few such and though the Bundles, its
sutlers,were strict teetotalers and there
was not a store within three miles of
camp, every now and then some poor
b0 would be reported “drunk and dis-
or erly” and ordered to the guard
house. Col. Ferry determined to put
a stop to this and issued the most strin-
gent orders against bringing intoxicants
into camp. He and his staff were ut-
terly unable to conjecture where the
spirits fermenti came from or how it
got smuggled into camp for deepite the
prohibitory orders, every now and then
there would be a new case of “drunk”
reported to headquarters. It was quar-
termaster Major Preston, I believe, who
made the first discovery. Among the
daily colored visitors to the camp, was
one old. decrepit and extremely pious
"uncle” who invariably came in with a
white pillow case filled with corn meal
or flour to sell to the men. _As~this
aged colored saint went hobbling past
the major’s tent one day, hisquick eye
detected a small hump, which looked
very much like the but of a pint bottle
projecting from the bag of flour slung
over uncle’s shoulder. .He was halted,
his immaculate sack opened, and 10,
there were a dozen little innocent bot-
tles of the vilest razor whiskey to be
found in all Maryland, packed in the
flour. . ,_ . - '

The aged colored culprit was ordered
drummed out of camp and the. pickets
specially charged never to let him enter
again. It was amusing, however, to
see how much more Uncle was delight-
ed with the music, than humiliated
by any consciousness of the intended
disgrace. Indeed, the idea seemed to
have lodged in the narroyvirmge of
wool around the base of his cranium,
which the frosts of not less than eighty
winters had whitened, that the drum-
ming was a ceremoniouh ovation 111.1118
honor and customary and appropriate
to military usage. But the whiskey
evil continued right on to trouble the
regiment, after the old darky’s expul-
sion. At length it was noticed that
many of the squads coming in from
picket duty held their muskets unus-
ually erect. Examination was 'made
and a wooden plug was found tightly
driven into the top of the barrel of the
gun. Further scrutiny and a With-
drawal of the whittled stick, reveal’ed
that all such muskets were loaded from

lock to muzzle with Whiskey: There
was a short respit after this discovery-

and then the nuisance broke out again
and became epidemic. . The mystery
as to how the intoxicant got into camp
was deeper than ever. The most acute
and strenuous efforts to unravel it,were
unavailing. At last the mischief was
again traced to the “colored friend,”
but not to the colored “brother.” An
old and dilapidated colored woman,said
by‘some of the boys to have been the
wife of the expelled Uncle, was in the

3 habit of coming into camp two or three

 

times a week, with cakes and biscuits,
fruits and trifles, and occasionally, a
neatly dressed chicken. to sell. After
a time, the plodding old lady dropped
out all other articles of commerce and
limited her stock entirely to chickens.
There was a sudden and active demand
for poultry in all quarters of the regi-
ment. This excited suspicion, but the
clean and carefully plucked chickens,
which were critically examined over
and over, looked and felt, innocent of
the whiskey crime. At length one of

the officers on scent, observed a chick—'

en in Aunty’s basket, unusually plump.
He lifted it out and critically examined
it, but fou'nd the skin of its neck neatly
tied with cord over the stub of the
bones from which its head had been
chopped, just as all previous ones had
been, and so he was about to place it
back into the aged colored dame’s bas-
ket, when giving it a pretty hard
squeze. a familiar odor of whiskey
war. emitted. Further exploration de-
veIOped the fact that all the intestinal
cavity of the chicken had been made a
resevoir for the contraband fluid. Of
course old Aunty was severely repri—
manded and ordered out of camp and
never to return under pain of some ter-
rible penalty.

This last exploit, practically broke
up the clandestine introduction cf whis-
key into the Darnstown camp. These
ludicrous incidents, are not related at
this late day, to “give away” the pri-
vate frivolities of the soldiers’ life at
the front, but to let the stay-at-homes
who still live and the new generation
which has since then grown up, get a
true idea of camp life as it really was
when the army was not in action or on
the march. in these latter conditions,
the soldiers’ service, privation, fatigue
and suffering, were at times beyond
the power of words to adequately de-
scribe, and at any and all times, suffi-
ciently severe and exhausting to excuse
if not fully justify the irregularities
above detailed.

From the GAZETTE files of August
20th, 1861, we append the following:
“We gather these very interesting
items of reliable information from our.
Fifth Regiment now in’ camp at Darns-
town, Md., from the letters of private
correspondents. One writer says: “Our
camp is situated in a rye field, on the
banks of the Potomac, two miles from
Harper’s Ferry, on the Maryland side,
at a place called Sandy Hook; about
25,000 men are stationed in this vicinity
and four Batteries.” “Things are go-
ing on very quietly in camp,” says
another correspondent, “although we
have a thousand and one rumors that
the enemy are approaching, first at one
point, then at another, which rumors
tend to keep up a good degree of drill
and discipline in the regiment, notwith-
standing the weather is excessively hot
and sultry. I think our boys are ready
and eager for a fight. I judge so from
the following circumstance : One morn-
ing last week an officer rode up in great
haste and ordered the long roll called,
which means a call to arms. The boys
were scattered about the fields, enjoy-
ing themselves as best they might, but
on hearing the call to arms, they rushed
to their tents, buckled on their armor,
and with three as hearty cheers as ever
greeted my cars, they were formed in
line in less than no time. Men who
were on the sick list were immediately
cured, and took their places in line,
ready for action, and when the order
came to ”break ranks” they retired dis-
appointed and angry. This shows to
me that when the time comes for action,
they will be found ready and I think
will give a good report oi themselves.”

Another writes : “ We are pleasantly
encamped here, Opposite Harper’s Fer-
ry, with Gen. Banks’ Headquarters
close by us. and our own Brigade Head-
quarters equally convenient. Colonel
Thomas, ol the Regular cavalry, com-
mands our Brigade and we have in it
Cavalry, Infantry and Artillery. The
Pennsylvania 1st, 2d and 28th, the New
York 19th and 28th, Col. Thomas’ cav-
alry corps, and t Rhode Island Bat-
tery are all in o r Brigade, which is
numbered first of the Department of
the Shenandoah. We have enough of
the excitement of war about in alarms,
picket skirmishes and captures of spies
to break the monotony of camp life.”

The Fifth was one of the hardest
marched and the hardest fought regi-
ments that went out from our state. It
was later on ordered to join McClellan’s
main army in lower Virginia, was at
Suffolk, and at the battles of Antietam,
Cedar Mountain and Gettysburg and
finally was sent west to. join Sherman’s
army and followed its fortunes “from
Atlanta to the sea.” More than two
thousand names in all, honored its mus-
ter rolls. Col. Ferry soon after having
been commissioned a Brigadier Gener-
al, was ordered to report to Major
Gen. Couch, and was by him assigned
to duty as his Judge Advocate General,
a position be filled with the same car-
nst fidelity and conspicuous ability,
which characterized all he did in war
and in peace. -

Oscar Pays the Freight.

It was rumored about town this
morning that the Tramway company
had furnished the cars, free of expense,
to convey the East Norwalk delegation
to last night’s caucus. Mr. Mansfield
this morning intormed the GAZETTE
that Selectman Raymond ordered the
cars, and would pay for them.

 

Admitted.

George E. Cram, Robert Van Buren,
and B. Hayes Keeler were admitted to
Yale Scientific school, yesterday, with
one condition. Edwin Selleck also
passed, but had _five conditions im-
posed. Sixty apphcants were rejected,
but the number admitted will approxi-
mate the unprecedented number of
twenty-five hundred.

 

Free Voting.
A marked feature of the Republican

caucus last night was the large number ‘

of party prohibitionists, whose nomi-
nations have already been made, and of
men hitherto classed as democrats who
voted on every ballot with all the en-

.thusiam of new converts.

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' ROUSINBQAUCUSES.

The Republican Caucus Last Night
the Largest EVGP Held in
‘“ Norwalk.

 

Democratic City and Town Cau—
cuses in South Norwalk.

 

The Republican Town Caucus of the
First and Third Voting districts, last
evening, was the largest attended cau-
one ever held in Norwalk. As early as
7 o’clock people began to assemble at
the Town House and MS O’clock the
building was packed until it could hold
no more, and there was a large crowd
outside unable to gain admission.

At 8 o’clock, the time called for the
opening of the meeting, the are light
which is used in lighting the hall sud-
denly went out and it was fully ten
minutes before the light was again
burning.

The meeting was finally called to
order by committeeman B. S. Keith,
and Francis Leonard was elected chair-
man and John H. Wade secretary.

Mr. Leonard said that he hoped that
when the meeting proceeded to the
balloting for candidates none but re-
publicans or those who intended voting
the republican ticket would vote at
tale caucus, which moved someone in
t 'e audience to say “We are all Re-
publicans this year.”

A motion that the first ballot for
selectman be a formal one, was lost as
was also a motion to adjourn to the
Opera House.

Contractor George W. Cram pre-
sented the name of Oscar W. Raymond,
the present first selectman, who he
said was well known, well tried. etc.,
and hoped to see him renominated.

The name of Bradley S. Keith, the
war veteran and since the war a hard
wprker for the Republican party, was
also presented. ,

Mr. Cram proposed that the balloting
be done by the voters present passing
in front of the chairman and deposit-
ing their ballots on a table. The prop-
osition did not meet with favor.

It was argued that it would be im—

possible to taken. ballot in the Town
House so crowded was the place audit
was finally voted to adjourn to the
Opera House.
_ The tellers appointed by Chairman
Leonard were J. A. Pinneo, Hubert
Bishop, Harry Rider, Harry More-
house, William A. Curtis, ohn .
Hoyt and James L. Hoyt.

On calling the meeting to order in
the Opera House, Mr. Leonard again
rr-minded those present as to what he
had said at the Town House in refer-
ence to voting. .

It was voted to proceed to an informal
ballot, the result being as follows :

N umber of votes cast, 425.

Oscar W. Raymond, 242.
Bradley S. Keith, 183

On the vote being announced, Mr.
Bradley S. Keith stepped forward on
the stage, and after thanking those who
had voted for him, and remarking that
he had not asked any one to vote for
him previous to or in the caucus, he
moved that the nomination of Mr. Ray-
mond be made unanimous, and it was
so voted.

The chairman stated that a col-
lection would be taken up to meet the
expense of hiring the Opera House, and
added that a gentleman present had
agreed to pay any deficiency that might
ex1st over and above the collection.
Hats were passed around by John H.
Hoyt, James L. Hoyt and others, and
the sum of $17.50 collected. Mr. Weed
generousl accepted 810 in full pay-
ment for t e rent of the Opera House.

The following nominations were then
made by acclamation : ,

Town Clerk, Herbert B. Smith.
Town Treasurer, William A. Curtis.
Tax Collector, George B. St. John.
Constable, Robert N. Moreliouse.

It was voted that the nominations for
the secbnd constable be by ballot.
The result of the vote was :

Number of votes cast, 377.

Necessary for choice, 189.

John K. Finch, 156
L. R. June, 115
John Lockwood, 13
Winfield Scott, 12
George L. Northrop, 28
William Bartram, 21
Thomas Bradley, 4
R. N. Morehouse, 17.
James H. Gordon, 3

Grover Cleveland, 1
Anne choice was made, the caucus
proceeded to another ballot, with the
follbwmg result :
Votes cast. 340.

John K. Finch, 197
Lewis B. June, 128
Scattering, 30

Mr. Smith L’Hommedieu was elected
assessor by the following vote :

Votes cast, 261.

Smith L’Hommedieu, 163
D. Warren Fitch, 2"
Charles Olmstead, 63
*Bradley S. Keith, 9
«' *W. H. Byington, 3

E. S. Church, 1
. *Declined before ballot was taken.

Mr. Bradley S. Keith was nominated
for Board of lelief by acclamation. as
was John H. Hoyt for Grand Juror.

The second Grand Juror was balloted
for, the result being the nomination of
Manson Hoyt by the following vote:

Votes cast, 87.

Monson Hoyt, (-39
F. Walthouse, 11
Scattering, 7

The following oflicers completed the
ticket, and the nominations were made
by acclamatiou : s

School Visitor, General Charles Olm-
stead.

Registrar of Voters,
Clarence B. Coolidge.

Registrar of Voters, 3rd District,
E. E. Gorham.

On motion of Bradley S. Keith, the

lat District,

 

nominations made in the Second dis-
trict were ratified.

'A vote of thanks was given Chairman
Leonard .for the able mdnner in which
he had conducted the caucus.

The meeting then adjourned.

Second District Caucus.
At the Second district Democratic

caucus to nominate town officers the
followmg nominations were made :

Selectman z—Jacob B. Raymond. ,
Collector :—-Richard H. Golden.
Constables :—Charles Lynch, William

Vollmer.
Assessor. :—Walter L. Wilcox.
Board of Belief :—Henry D. Fox.
School Visitor .—George W. Carroll.
Grand Juror :chames O. Jennings.
Registrar of Voters :_—R. H. Golden.
South NOrwalK‘City Caucus.
After the adjournment of the town
caucus a city caucus was called and the
following nominations made :

MAYOR,
William W. Comstock.
CITY TREASURER,
Christian Swartz.
ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMISSIONER,
Leslie Smith.

CITY COLLECTOR,
Robert G. Mitchell.
CITY MARSHAL,
Charles E. Woodward.
AUDITOR,

J. Irving Dibble.
INSPECTOR OF ELECTIONS,
John F. McMahon.
WATER COMMISSIONER,
Samuel Raymond.
TREASURER OF WATER FUND,
Minot S. Smith.
REGISTRAR or VOTERS,
Rufus J. Smith.
COUNCILMEN,
Abiather Blanchard,
Richard H. Golden.
Walter L. Wilcox,
William H. Raymond,
John McMahon,
John Oldenschlager.

No License Rally.

The eloquentRev. D. N. Beach, of
Cambridge, Mass, will deliver his
famous lecture, “Seven Years of No
License in Cambridge,” in Hoyt’s
Opera House this evening at 8 o’clock.
The Gounod male quartette will sing.

 

 

Don’t Be Deceived.

False economy is practised by people
who think that urinarv troubles get
well of themselves. Dr. Kennedy’s
Favorite Remedy cures the most ob-
stinate case of diabetes, gravel or kid-
ney disease- In Bright’s disease it has
cured where all else failed.

A Thing of Beauty.

The long train of trolley cars, which
brought up the Raymond grand army
last night, made usually quiet East ave-
nue, as brilliant as if a torch-light pro-
cession were marching over that beauti-
ful thoroughfare.

 

 

Receives a Call.

Prof. William C. Robinson of the
Yale Law School has been asked by the
faculty of the Catholic University of
Washington to assume charge of the
law department which is to be establish
ed there.

Favor Hill.
The delegates elected to the congres—

sional convention in Bridgeport Thurs-

day night are solid for E. J. Hill. The
delegates to the county convention are
for Strong for sherifl‘.

 

At Last.
It is said that James T. Hubbell is to-
run for Mayor on the Democratic City
ticket.

TERSE TALES OF THE TIMES.

The N. P. U. Will meet this evening.

Miss Nettie Merwin, of Franklin ave-
nue, is quite Sick.

The Democratic town caucus will be
held this evening.

Elections and the Danbury Fair com-
mence on Monday.

—PicturesxFramed by J. T. Hasygsé
4 .

Miss Nora Mokeley is very sick at her
home on Harbor avenue.

——Miss Bouise Stevens will .give les-
sons in the drawing and painting art in
its various branches, at 26 Belden Ave.

 

The Republican County convention.
will be held Tuesday, Oct. 9th, at
Bridgeport.

-—Ladies, clean your kid gloves with
Josephine glove cleaner, for sale only
by J. K Riggs, Pharmacist, 11 Main
street. Norwalk. 10-1vr

A young lady of good education, is
wanted, to learn the compositor-’3 trade
at tll's oflice.

Miss Mary R. Mills, of Pleasant Val-
ley, N.Y., has been engaged as teacher
in grade 2 at the Over River school.

—Never were Hats so beautiful nor
prices half so reasonable as they are in
the Boston store millinery department
this Fall. 39 2t

The Westport Fire Department par-
ade will be held on Tuesday, October
16th, instead of October 23rd, as re—
ported.

——-Exquisite designs in Fall Millinery
are now on exhibition at the Boston
Store, Norwalk. ‘ . 39 2t

A meeting of the Fairfield county bar
to take suitable action upon the death
'of Dwight Morris has been called for
Friday morning, Oct. 5, at 10:30 o’clock.

'ory, K. C. M. G., professor of maths

 

—10) pairs Blankets. regular price
$1.25, special for Saturday and Monday
79c at the Boston Store, Norwalk. 39 2t

The funeral of Mrs. Ann Powell was
attended from St. Mary’s church at 9
o’clock. this morning, and that of Miss
Annie L. Smith from the same place at
9:30 o’clock. ‘

-—Do you want a hat? We can give
you a bargain. South Norwalk Union
made fine for stiff hats. latest styles
$1100. Taft Bros. 2? Wall street on the
bridge. , .

The Deputy Game Wardens of West-
port should see that the game law is
enforced, as several men who reside near
Poor Town have been shooting birds
for the past two weeks.

—EXTRA. We have a few'more left
of those men’s black cheviot suits at
$6.00. Bestlbar'gain ever offered. Taft
Bros. clothiers.

Messrs. Horace E. Dunn, J. Stanley
Vanderhoef and Herbert W. Kemp

~have been asked to head the Demo-

cratic city ticket, and all have declined.
Efforts have been .made to have Mr.
Kemp reconsider his declination.

—--Do not fail to attend the Opening
of Fall and Winter Millinery, Saturday
Sept. 29th at the BostonSrore, Norwalk,
if you wish to see the latest styles in
trimmed and untrimmed hats and lion.
nets. 39 2t.

Funeral services over the remains of
Gen. Dwight Morris will be held Satur-
day at 3 p. in. from the North church.
They will be attended bv members of
the bar and the order of Cincinnati and
Sons of the Revolution, he being pres-
iident of the state branches of both or-

ers.

 

NARROW Rsoarim F30.“ FIRE.
Mr. Hopkina' anlly at iVliltest-one Bare-
1y Got Ont \‘Clth Their Lives.

WEITESTONE, N. ‘36., Sept. 28.—’l"he
msidenoe of Manager Ervin Hopkins, late
of the Union Square theater, New York,
was totally destroyed by fire today.

The family had a very narrow escape
from instant death. Mr. Hopkins was
awakened by smoke and the crackling of
flames. He alarmed the family, and,
springing from their beds, they managed
to escape down the burning stairway.
Nothing was saved except the night cloth—
ing which they wore at the time.

Jennie Peters, a servant,’ had a narrow
escape from instant death. Roused by the
cries of the family, she found her room
filled with smoke. Groping her way
down the hull, she found the stairway on
fire. In attempting to pass through the
blaze, her night clothing caught fire, and
she was severely scorched about the hood
and the shoulders. ‘

The members of the family were cared
for by neighbors, and the wounds of Miss
Peters were attended by a. local physician.

The loss of Mr. Hopkins is heavy, all of
the furniture, including some valuable
bric-a-brac, having been destroyed. The
cause of the fire is not known. The loss
was partially covered by insurance.

CAPTAIN RoweATE FOUND.

The Alleged Embezzler of $370,000 of
Government Funds Arrested In
New York City.

NEW YORK, Sop 28.—Oaptain Henry
W. HOWgate, form . l‘y chief of the weath-
er bureau in Washington, vfio has been a
fugitive from justice since the winter of
1880-1, was arrested today. HOWgate was.
not only chief but disburéing officer of the
weather bureau. His embezzlementsmfor-
geries and larcenlcs, it is alleged, aggre-
gated, $370,000 at least.

It is said that Howgate’s absence has
been connived at by prominent ofiibers in.
Washington. as they had been beneficiaries
of Howgate’s thefts. He Was an ofl‘iber of
the regular army, and. being a genial,
whole smiled man, had'bosts offriends.

There are no less than seven indict-
ments ha 'n-g over Howgate, each con-
taining any ._ 'mbei" of counts.

aptain Howvgate, when ariested in
18 ,' asked permission to go into an, inner
room in the weather bureau’s apartments.
He disappeared and has not since been.
seen and identified by any United States
officer.

He was known to‘have left WaShington
with-’8} pretty, young woman not his wife.
He had a family at elicit ti‘me. "

Though' the United States officershave-

n hunting all over theUnit‘ed Sfates
for HOWgatc'; he has, been living q tly_
her-é in this city as adealer in second (1:
boOks.

A Ministén’s Strange Actions.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 28.—-Rev._ Willie
Morgan Cress, pastor of Oxford MJE.
church, has. began suspended pending an
investigation. The Oxford congregation
Was surprised to find the pulpit'flll'ed’ by
a preacher who said: “Brethren, I am
hire to preach-for you. I 66 not kno’w
where your pastor is.” The Rev. Cross
was to have bo'en married to an estimable
young lady, but the wedding was indefi.
nitofy postponed.

Yaie {Infuse-any Opep.

NEW HAVEN, .Sept. 28.—The freshmen-
and sophomore classes at Yale indulged1
in an old fashionéii encounter. The ’97
'men secured a brass band and paraded the-
sltreets, calling for the freshmen. ;The ’98
men formed to the nninber 01‘ ,400, and
several impromptu rushes rosult'ed. The-
usual wrestling matcheswere held be-
Ween representatives of both classes, The
different departments 6f the university!
opened today.

 

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Mrs. Sterling’s Aged Husband.

LONDON, Sept. 28.-—Mrs. Sterling, for-
merly of Q6 Lyceum Theater company,
whoeefiiusband died a few 1:10th ago, is
now married to Sigfiharlesflntton Greg-
at-
lcs of the Royal Military academy, ool-
wlch, formerly president of the Institu:

tion of Civil Engineers and consulting, -

engineer of a number of colonial railroads.

‘ Sir Charles Gregory was born in 181.7.

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