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His first official act as recorder of New York is to rectify a practice which has been a most fruitful cause of scandal. and thereby to show that he knows how to practice as well as preach reform. Heretofore it has been the custom of the district attorney to retain in his own custody all indictments found by the grand jury. The effect of this was to consign to the control 'of an irrespon- sible and practically unknown person entitled “the indictment clerk” the material of society’s warfare of defense. This clerk could suppress or promote proceedings as he pleased. Being the only person acquainted with the facts in the case, and able to give or to deny access to the record at his discretion, this obscure ,subordinate wielded an almost despotic power—a power much too great to be confided to any one not subject to a corresponding responsibili- ty. .Whether he was corrupt or incor- ruptible under such conditions it is not necessary now to inquire. The fact is that persistent complaint has been made of nearly every district' attorney who ' observed the custom in question, and that public sentiment has been kept in a state of suspicious uneasiness in conse- quence. Recorder Goff, therefore, has commended himself to the honest and intelligent people of New York by abolishing the practice, which he un- hesitatingly says is as unlawful as it is mischievous. 4. Last Year’s Small Crop. The estimates of the area product and value by states and territories of the cereals crops, together with those of hay, potatoes and tobacco, have just been completed by the statistician of the agricultural department. The corn crop of 1884, in rate of yield, is one of the lowest on .record. In the past thirteen years the yield per acre of but one year—1831—was low- er, the yield for that year having been 18.6, against 19.4 for the year 1893. Severe drouth and dry winds in a few of the principal corn producing states reduced the area harvested for its grain value to 62,582,000 from 76,000,000 areas planted. The product garnered is, 1,212,770,000 bushels, having'an esti- mated farm value of $554,719,000. In the revision of acreage the principal changes have been made in the spring wheat states. The rate of yield is 132 bushels per acre. The average per bushel is 49.1 cents. The estimates for other crops are:— Oats—Area, 7,023,553 acres; product, 662,- 086,928; value,$214,816,920; yield per acre, 24.5 bushels. R e—Area.1,944,780 acres;product, 26,727,015 bus els; value, $13,394,476. Barley—Area, 3,170,602 acres; product, 61,4C0,- 455 bushels; value, $27,134,127. Buckwheat—Area, 789.232 acres; product, 12,- 668,200 bushels; value. $7,040,238. Potatoes—Area, 2.737.973 acres; broduct, 170,- 787,328 bushels; value, $91,526,787. Hay—Area. 48,321,272 acres; product, 54,874.- 408 tons; value, $468,578,321. . , A Thorough Investigation. Mayor Strong of New York is already on the right track. He announces that he intends a most thoroughly searching examination of the accounts of every department of the city government. Said he: “I am going to investigate every department of the city govern- men: from the top to the-bottom. If there is any corruption, or if abuses exist anywhere I propose to find it out. As_ soon as the commissioners of ac- counts are ready to go to work I shall direct them to begin a thorough and systematic investigation of the depart- ments. They have ample power under the law, and I propose to see to it that the investigations are complete.” His purpose was, he said, to assertain the exact condition of the city government, and every department of it is to be examined. Wise and Kind. Germany has a law, passed in 1885, that compels manufacturers to insure against accident all their employes whose pay does not exceed $450 a year. Consul Warner of Cologne informs the state department that in the eight years in which this law has been in operation German industries have paid in a capi- tal and reserve fund of $88,000,000, and that the total expenditure for 1892 amounted to $12,542,267. In that year the cost of insuring their employes was about $8.90 per capita" for all working for the Rhenish and Westphalian smelt- ing works and rolling mills. A-A v'v Shortage in Long Island City. In view of the reported deficit of four hundred thousand dollars in the treasury of Long Island City, the pres- ent city of New York would do well to scrutinize carefully'the real financial condition of all the municipal corpora- tions that will come into the Knicker- bocker fold when consolidationis ac- complished. , ascension ' OF A \ WAR “BURRESPUNDENT. BY THE Editor of the Gazette. Copyrighted 1894. CHAPTER XXXVIII. The desperate efforts of the gallant Pleasanton to stay with his cavalry the onrush of the exultant Rebel hordes, resulted in one of the most desperate and gallant horse, artillery duels of the war. The Rebels were covered by the thick woods where they could form and re-form out of sight, and where no organized bodies of our troops could enter and engage them. Pleasanton instinctively knew that the enemy would come out and charge on his bat- teries in force, and so doubled-shotted his guns and ordered his men to fire low, and not discharge a piece until the enemy came up within two hundred yards of their muzzles. Soon the Rebels came pouring out from their wooded shelter in Pleasanton’s front and the first volley from his guns swept away their ranks with fearful slaughter. It was now nearly dark, yet the plucky Confederates, charged regiment after regiment, and over and over again, up in front of Pleasanton’s destructive guns, only to be mowed down and scat- tered like stubble. Meanwhile Sickles had gotten his infantry into position, and was thus enabled to give Pleasant- on’s feeble force adesperately needed support. Then one of those disgrace- ful acts, abhorrent to every brave and honorable soldier, was enacted by the Rebels. At early dusk a long line moved up in front of Pleasanton and Sickles, flying the Union flag, the Stars and Stripes. One of the gunners shouted out to Pleasanton, “Those troops we are slaughtering are ours.” The General instantly dispatched one of his aids to definitely ascertain. He was received a few yards in front of their line with the welcoming—“Come on, we are your friends,”—and in an- other moment the air was ablaze with volley after volley of the enemies’ musketry, as they swarmed out from the cover of the woods and swept up towards Pleasanton’s guns again, to_ be slaughtered with shocking prodigality. The effort to gain an advantage by displaying the false flag seems to have recoiled upon the enemy, with a terrible and lasting severity. Stonewall Jack- son with a small escort, came out in front of his lines with a view of person- ally inspecting the situation after three of these desperate charges of his troops had been made, the last one to within about a hundred and fifty feet of Pleas- anton’s guns. It was then fully dark, and as it is most generally supposed, Jackson was accidentally shot down from the rear by his own troops, who were firing by his own orders, although it is possible, that the bullets came from the desultory firing of Sickles’ men. Be that as it may, and it will never be known with any. degree of certainty which theory is 'the true one, Jackson was mortally wounded,he being pierced with three bullets, the fatal one sever- ing the main artery of his left arm'just below the shoulder. While four of his men, all of whom idolized him, were bearing his body back into the woods to the rear, killed by acanister shot fired from one of Pleasanton’s guns. Jackson’s arm was amputated, the torn artery secured, and he carried down to Gurney’s station, where he lingered in agony until May 10th, when in the presence of his devo- ted wife he expired. Taken all in all, Stonewall Jackson was unquestionably the Confederate’s most effective, if not their ablest com- mander, and the loss to them and their cause of this single officer, was far greater than all the prestige of their conceded advantage over us at Chan. cellorsville. His full and somewhat odd name, was Thomas Jonathan Jack- son.“ At the first Bull Run battle, when the Confederates got routed on one part of the field and were fleeing like fugitives, Gen. Bee chanced to see Jackson’s column standing firm and immovable. “Look at Jackson,” said he, “he stands there like a stonewall.” From this incident his men, the Con- federate army, the Union army, the entire country and the _whole world came to know this intrepid officer and with this nom de plume his name and fame will be perpetuated in the world’s enduring history. Pity ’tis, that so brave and noble a chieftain and so devout a man, should have perished in so unworthy a cause. Our own Connecticut Seventeenth received its severest decimation of all its war experiences, in this battle of Chancellorsville. Large numbers of the Regiment, including several Nor- walk men, were killed, wounded and captured. Col. Noble had his arm bad- ly shattered by a Rebel bullet and his horse shot. Lieut. Colonel Walters was fatally shot near the front door of the old Chancellor house, his unmarked grave still remaining in the dooryard. Gen. Howard has been widely blamed for the disaster to his corps. Others were still more severe in condemnation of Hooker. Different officers on dif- ferent parts of the extended battle field, honest and capable, have taken just as Widely different views as to the true causes of our disaster and as to whose shoulders the blame should be laid upon. One charge. that Hooker became intoxicated during the fight, and was maudlin, spread through the army and the country both north and south. This chargeI was assured on one of them was hit and . no less an authority than 'that of Gen. Birney, who was at his and saw him at frequent intervals through the days of the battle, was totally false. One of our Generals had told me that he personally saw Hooker on Sunday, lying on his back on the front porch of the Chancellor mansion, stupid, mand- lin andparalyzed, fro'm over-indulgence in whiskey. . The bewildering and contradictory “orders” sent by him to Sedgwmk, were extensively quoted in ev1dence. by the fact that each order followed some intervening information Hooker, received from Sedgwiek, and General Birney attests that Hacker’s only mis- fortune on Sunday, was the result of a Rebel shell that came within two feet of his head and tore away a column against which he was leaning, on the stoop of his headquarters. The General fell to the floor stunned and Was for a long time insensible from this accident and narrow escape from death. As to the intoxication, Gen. Birney assured me less than two years ago, that no liquor of any kind could be found about head- quarters, when it was medicinally re- quired and diligently searched for to use to revive the General. This unfortunate accident no doubt had a fatal effect upon our success at that battle. Our army was for hours Without a head, and after Jackson had made his long detour above and around, and behind 'our right‘flank, Howard desperately fighting the enemy in his front, his right and rear, Devens’ diVision torn and routed, and he desperately wounded, all for a time was chaos, in nearly every part of the field. Sickels and Pleasanton fought with almost pathetic fortitude and could they have been supported by half of our troops that were idle, at the right moment, history would have recorded a Union instead of a Confederate victory at Chancellorsville. Our General Couch was next to Hook er in commandand was strenuously urged to assume control. But with the modesty and fairness for which he is so universally noted, he declined for the reasons among others, that General Hooker was recovering from his mishap, that he was not in fact incapacitated and that he had expressed no desire to be thus relieved of his onerous and trying responsibilities, and Gen. Couch was right. Had Hooker been killed, he would promptly have assumed the chief command, for then it would have become his duty. On Saturday morning, Hooker sent to Sedgwiek for Reynold’s command to be hurried to him to replace Howard’s shattered Eleventh corps, which Jack~ son’s troops had so terribly routed. They arrived late Saturday night. Meantime Sedgwiek, who had carried the Fredericksburg heights where poor. Burnside had been repulsed with such frightful slaughter and driven the rebel Gen. Early southward, was marching his troops up the plank-road towards Chancellorsville, to threaten Lee’s flank and rear, in compliance with Hooker’s first orders. Sunday morning, May 3d, Lee’s left wing, dashed down upon our front. Sickles stood his ground with desperate fortitude and after his ammunition gave out, he held on and his troops fought like demons with their bayonets. It' was during the hottest part of this Sunday battle that Hooker was thrown stunned upon the stoop by'a stray shot from the rebel artillery which had kept up a deafening roar throughout the day. This disaster to Hooker kept Sickles without the reinforcements he had sent to him for, and when Lee massed his whole force and fell upon our main line, Sickles, Slocum, Han- cock and Geary with their commands, after gallantly fighting as long as their brave men could stand before Lee’s greatly superior numbers, were forced back and the Confederates occupied Chancellorsville after ten hours of most desperate fighting. . Sedgwick’s advance up the plank road menancing Lee’s rear, caused the Con- federate Commander to defer his in- tended combined attack on Hooker, that Sunday afternoon. Realizing the importance of preventing Sedgwick’s junction with our main army, Lee sent four brigades to interrupt and delay his further advance. When these troops met a severe engagement ensued, about seven miles south of Hooker’s position. Sedgwiek lost so heavily, he was unable to form the desired junction with Hooker. Lee then determined to de- molish Hooker in detail, and Monday morning, May 4th, he sent Early to re- capture the heights above Fredericks- burg. and three brigades to reinforce McLaws in Sedgwick’s front. By this move of Lee’s, Sedgwiek became hemmed in on three sides, right and left flanks and in front, and late in" the afternoon when a general attack was made he was driven back to the river despite his desperate resistance. Night arrested. the Rebel pursuit and before daylight Tuesday morning Sedgwiek had the remnant of his corps again across the Rappahannock, having lost, first and last, fully one-fifth of the spltendid army with which he started on . AWise Precaution. Exceeding care should be exercised in the purchase of anything that is to enter into our food. A baking powder should be made of harmless ingredients that can impart no, dangerous qualities to the biscuit and cake. Powerful acids and harsh caustic sodas cannot be taken continuously into the stomach—even in small quantities—without eventually destroying its sensitive coatings. They should find no place in a baking powder. Yet there are baking powders that can be kept only in glass bottles, so caustic and powerful are the acids they con- tain. A good, safe, wholesome baking pOW- der is the Royal. Every housekeeper knows its value. Every physician com- mends it for its healthfulness. Thirty years’ continuous use in his bread has made many a dyspeptic well. It is not safe to use any of the substitutes for it. ~Money saved by buying drugs and chemicals at Hale’s. 1019tf headquarters . These have been explained. A Slight Mistake. Yesterday, Evangelist Hall of Green- wich who is conducting the revival at the First Methodist church, sent a tele- gram to Pastor Wyatt stating that he would be unable to be present. The pastor enclosed the telegram in an en- velope accompanied by a note,addressed to George W. Selleck, who is a com- , mitteeman of the church, asking him to provide some one to take charge of the services. Through some as yet un- explained cause, the letter, etc., were delivered to Rev. C. M; Selleck, who secured the services of Rev. Mr. Ell‘ wood. The congregation was consider- ably surprised to find Mr. Ellwood in charge, but the meeting proved to be one of the best yet held and all were glad to have Mr. Ellwood present. The New Year Finds Hood’s Sarsaparilla leading everything in the way of medicines in three important particulars. namely Hood’s Sarsaparilla has 1. The largest sale in the world. It- accomplishes 2. The greatest cures in the world. It has 3. The largest Laboratory in the 'world. What more can be said ? Hood’s Sarsaparilla has merit; is peculiar to itself, and most of all, Hood’s Sarsapa- rilla cures. If you are sick it is the medicine for you to take. C. B. Coolidge’s Funeral. There was a large attendance at the funeral of Clarence B. Coolidge, which was held at two o’clock this afternoon. from his late home on High street. Rev. S. B. Pond officiated assisted by Rev. C. M. Selleck. The floral offer- ings were numerous. an especially fine piece being a pillow from the Noramake Rod and Gun club. An opportunity was given those present to take a last look of their departed friend. The pall bearers were Herbert R. Smith, Sam- uel Lyons, William A. Curtis, Francis Leonard, James K. Crofut, John P. Treadwell, Charles N. Wood and Rob- ert S. Craufurd. ‘The interment was in the Norwalk cemetery. C The Senate Committees. Agricultural. Ave ril ; Appropriations, Lee; Banks, Ferris; Cities and Bor- oughs, Marigold; Education, Palmer; Finances, Lounsbury; Fisheries, Chap- man; Humane Institutions, Bernd; In- corporations, Webster; Insurance, Ful- ler; Judiciary, Warner; 'Manufactures, Birge; Military Affairs, Crosby; Con- stitutional Amendments, Johnson ; Claims, Mix; New Town and Probate: Districts, Little ; Railroads, Coffey Roads and Bridges, Hunt; School Fund, Dayton; State Prison, Smith. ~ Taft Bros. to Retire. . ~—We'will shortly open a large cloth- ing establishment in Brooklyn. N. Y., and have decided to close our Norwalk store. We must sell our stock in 30 days. Now is the opportunity to pur- chase. Men’s aud Boy’s overcoats, suits, hats, furnishing goods etc., at prices less than cost, as the stock must be sold. During this sale we will keep our store open evenings’ ti119 o’clock p. m. Taft Bros. Wall street bridge. .7...—_——_ Her Birthday. Scarlet fever stricken little Mary Watkins, celebrates her sixth birthday at Grace Rectory to-day. Her illness is fortunately not severe, but her jollity on her natal anniversary is much re- strained by the fact of her isolation from her little playmates and the severe bump on her humerus. She is the recipient of much sympathy and many congratulations as well, from her own and worthy parents’ friends. vr Grace Church. At the regular Thursday service in this church last evening, three persons -—two adults and one young girl, re- ceived the Sacrament of Baptism. At the conclusion of the evening service, the Confirmation class, which it is un- derstood will be the largest yet present- ed by Rev. Mr. Watkins in this church, met in the Guild room with the rector. Want 300 Warrants. Secretary S. P. Thrasher of the State Law and Order League has placed in the hands of Prosecuting Attorney Klein and Liquor Prosecuting Attorney Toomey information that if found sat- isfactory will result in the issuance of warrants for the arrest of 300 proprie- tors of saloons, houses of ill-repute and policy shops in Bridgeport. *>___—\ __. Amusements. NORWALK OPERA HOUSE. The Philadelphia Item thus speaks of Prof. Bristol’s horses, who will ap- pear in the Norwalk Opera House two nights, commencing, Friday evening, January 11th: “The first part of the entertainment was devoted to playing school, as children Would say. Den- ver, a diminutive, but remarkably clever mule, acted as monitor, and as- sisted the professor off and on with his overcoat. Sultan, a mottled horse, sur- prised the audience by his mathema- tical abilities. A number of problems were given by the audience and Sultan made the proper number of scratches . in the sawdust.” Hox'r’s OPERA noose. .011 next Monday night Manager Hoyt Will present to the public Mr. William Barry, the inimitable Irish comedian, in his new play, “The Rising Genera- tion,” which is easily the best Irish comedy ever seen on the American stage. There are many new novelties offered in its production and the play is now a great hit. Horr’s OPERA HOUSE. The manager of the Empire City Stars to appear jat Hoyt’s Opera Heuse onWednesda ' night, Januar '16th, claimsthat h, as some of the c everest comediansi ‘the profession among his performers It isa bold! brave! good assertion 1 ‘aPush it along ! HE IS IN 119g TROUBLE. Butcherrlhd. Wadhams Again in " Hot Water. Attorney Gray Trying To Straighten Out His Affairs. The Bridgeport Post of last evening, published the following news item in reference to the business affairs of E.J. Wadhams: “Many local creditors today are looking for E. J. Wadhams, the market. man who conducted several markets in this city, also one or two in Stamford, and like number in South Norwalk. Mr. Wadhams closed his out of town market a few nights ago. He left the local store in‘charge of his clerks and iltis said started for Flordia on Satur- ay. His principal market in this city was the one on‘Ma'in street, at the head of Elm street, Wadhams was slow in pay- ing his indebtness to McElroy Bros., the wholesale meat dealers to whom he owed owed about $500. As there was little or no prospect in view for the creditors to secure their claims Attor- neys Peck & Kane acting for McElroy Bros., sent Sheriff Hamilton to the market in this city today for a collec- tion. Wadhams could not be found and the market was attached. It was discovered that Mr. Wadhams had gone south for the benefit of his health. What settlement can be effected is not yet apparent. Other local creditors are now looking for something to seize on but evidently too late. The clerks at the market in this city were endeav- oring to find some way to collect their wages but were unsuccessful.” A GAZETTE representative called at Wadhams’ market in South Norwalk, last evening, and was informed that Mr. Wadhams had gone south, but that he had not been heard from since his departure. The reporter was referred to Mrs. 'Wadhams and visited her at her home on Hanford Place. When shown the item Mrs. Wadhams stated that she knew nothing about her hus- band’s business, whatever, but under- stood that the Norwalk stores were in the name of th3J. W. Fancher, who is- ceipted for them at the time of their at- tachment by Samuel Griffin. Mrs. Wadhams further informed the re- porter that Mr. Wadham’s busmess affairs were in .the hands of lawyer Gray. As to not knowing the where- abouts of her husband, Mrs. Wadhams produced a letter received from Mr. Wadhams, yesterday morning. The letter was written from the Hotel Placide, Jacksonville, Fla.,and announ- ced the writer’s safe arrival on Tues~ day. 'M'rs. Wadhams also stated that Jacksonville was Mr. Wadhams’ desti— nation when he went away. Lawyer Gray was called upon, this morning, by the Gaznr'rn’s repre- sentative and stated that he, Gray, was present in Bridgeport. yesterday. when the market was attached by McElroy Bros. and that the matter was adjusted by their agreeing to accept twenty cents on the dollar in settlement of their claims. In addition to McElroy Bros. creditors representing claims amounting to $3.500 have signed an agreement to settle on the same basis, among the number being Terry & Co. It is reported that the total amount of Mr.Wadhams’ indebtedness will foot up about 85,000. ' . _ The GAZETTE was in receipt this morning, by telephone, of the followmg statement from F. S. Ayres, who has charge of the South Norwalk store. “Through a misunderstanding with McElroy Bros., of Bridgeport, the market of E. J. Wadhams in that place was closed yesterday, but after a period of two hours resumed business. There is no truth in the statement about the , clerks looking for their wages, as I am prepared at any time to furnish them With the same.” The Telephone Patents. We are indebted to the Electrical World for a clear statement of the con- dition of the telephone business at the present time so far as it is afi'ected_by patents. There have been so many im- portant patents on telephone apparatus and they have so overlapped each other that it has been almost impossible for any one except an expert to understand the matter. The Electrical World sum- marizes as follows: “It will be seen that at present all forms of telephone receivers and transmitters are free, and that on J an. uary 15 the valuable patent on the use of the induction coil with the transmit- ter, will expire. As a consequence, prevate lines may be installed and oper- ated under the most advantageous cir- cumstances. The situation as to large exchange stations, however, is still much involved, and owmg to the multiplicity of patents concerned and the scant knowledge on the SDbJBCt. of the requirements of exchanges outside of' the Bell Company’s it will be some time before it can be cleared up. There would be much difficulty in economically operating any exchange of considerable size without the aid of the switch board and other devices covered by} Bell patents. When, how- ever, the difficulties to be overcome are clearly defined andunderstoodnthe matter will come within the province of the inventor. and the conditions would have to be singular, indeed, if some method of meeting them could not be eventually devised.” The patent which expires on Tuesday next, is the fundamental patent on the ,use of the induction coil for telephonic purposes, which was issued to Berliner in 1878, reissued in 1880, and limited to fourteen years by the duration of the English patent. With nothing _ but their switchboards and the good-Will of their business, the existing telephone companies will be able to continue, without any violent change in the con- ditions under which they operate. But many rival exchanges will doubtless grow up in due time, and hotels, public buildings and manufactories can be equipped with telephone systems of their own without paying royalties to v—~—~ anybody. m, Defaultlng Odd Fellow Captured. Emil Solomon late financial Secretar of John A. Kennedy lodge of Odd Fe - lows of New York, who decamped with 3.600 of the funds of the lodge some time ago, and has been imposing upon Odd Fellows in all parts of the country, was arrested in Waterbury, yesterday. TERSE TALES '01: THE TIMES. A fog signal is to be provided for New Haven harbor. There is an unusually large volume of water in the Norwalk river to-day. ——Plums, Pears, Cherries, Pineapplcs 10c. per can. N. Y. store. 1024 2t Dwyer’s City of Norwalk band will hold a sociable the last of thismonth. There will be a special meeting of the A. 0. H., No. 1, on Sunday after- noon at 3 o’clock. Dr. S. B. Hill of Stepney. has suc- cessfully treated a case of diphtheria at Easton, with anti-toxine. —24. lb. Gran. sugar $1.00 N. Y.’ store. 1024. 2t The clock in the Street Railway building resumed work at 11 o’clock today. It never looked better. Judge G. W. Wheeler, yesterday sent William Carey of Norwich, to jail for eighteen months for stealing chick- ens. —James Mitchell will sell at auction, Saturday afternoon, the stock in the Bennett dry goods store on Main street, 1024 mi. An Italian named Raffiaele Del Grego was stabbed through the heart by Lorenzo Caruso, in New Haven, yester- day afternoon. _ Deputy A. C. Wheeler and a delega- tion from St. John’s Lodge, F. and A. M., Visited Temple Kodge, of West- port, last night. Prof. Bristol’s oldest, largest and best school of educated horses in the world Will appear at the Norwalk Opera House, to-night. ‘ —Dried Apricots, Peaches, Table Raisins, 12c.lper lb. N. Y. store. 1024 2t Messrs. Joseph Matheis, J r., John Weidhams and William DeKlyn took the first degree at a meeting of Kaboosa Encampment. I. O. O. F., last night. —-Hale’s Lung Balsam cures all colds sample free. ’ 1019 tf If the Administration wants a meas- ure which it can carry through Con.- gress with success and glory, let it isiropose the annexation of Hawaii.— un. A curtain in a window at Hale’s drug store, caught fire from a gas-jet last evening. The flame was extin- guished before much damage had been one. ——The stock remaining in the Bennett dry goods store on Main street, will be sold at public auction Saturday after- noon. 1024 2t The last of the special meetings for prayer in the Congregational chapel will be held this evening. Subject, “Prayer for Our Church.” The meet- ing will be led by the pastor. —Free 4 bars Ozonesoap given away with 1 lb. tea on Saturday. N. Y. store. 1024 2t On account of the severe storm last night, the attendance at the meeting in the Congregational Chapel was small and the Annual Reports were not read, but will be given next Thursday even- ing. . Expressman C. J. Ferriss was sur— prised, last night, by a visit from his brother, George F. Ferriss, of Fort Siston, South Dakota. Theétbrothers had not seen each other for twenty-two years. ——Hale’s Rose Cream for chaps. 1 Far seeing Connecticut politicians be- lieve that Samuel Fessenden by his election as speaker of the house of representatives has secured a straighta- way road to a chair in the United States. Senate. . The Central Circle of Kings Daugh- ters, will hold its January meeting to- morrow in the Congregational Chapel, at 3 o’clock. Addresses will be made by Mrs. Backus of Westport and Mrs. Baker of Nilo. ______ - —Pictures framed at Hayes’ llodain st. 1 1 . Secretary George H. Frew of the New York and Norwalk Steamboat company accompanied by the engineer of the old City of Albany, came to Nor- ‘ walk, yesterday, and placed the engine of the propeller Vulcan in repair. The. Vulcan early in the day blew out valve to her boiler. Harry Leobold has disposed of his barber shop near _the street railway station, to a Mr. Miller, of Wallingford, who will take possession on Monday next. The shop will be conducted by a barber now in the employ of William Hess. Harry will continue at the old stand for a few weeks. ' s Connecticut Pensions: Additionalr William Murdock, Hartford; .Theo- dore Treadwell, alias Treddle, Bridge- port;reissue, Henry A; Lee, Higga- num; Thomas C. Taylor, Hebron ;, original Widows. etc., Johanna Mans? field, New London Grace A. Woods, East Berlin; original Na oleon Boughton, New Haven. ’ p , '
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