n; ,: 5‘: g . ',;‘” a . a - v . N ; Founded in 1800.] VOL. Kev—No. 19. Id ‘ r 1' ' :1 ”M 9'69 ' .21 n Entertaining and Instmctive Home Journal, ESpcciallyIDeootecl to Local News and Interests. N ORWALK, CONN., FRIDAY. MAY 1,0, 1895. [$1.00 aYear. PRICE TWO CENTS. ' 4“ NORWMKWGAZEME. THE FAVORITE HOME PAPER. W lllllBDBlllltlll lll fill 11111125 i Neutral lll 1101111112. Women in Tinpiate Mills. One of the striking contrasts be- tween European and American social conditions is the exemption of women and children in this country from vari- ous kinds of coarse, hard manual labor to which large numbers of them are accustomed in Europe. The best argu- ments employed in support of the pro- tective policy have been based on the theory that wages must be maintained at rates which would not necessitate the employment of women and children in such work. The coal mines and iron ' works of Great Britain have furnished many good texts for speeches, editor- ials, and tracts in support of protective duties, because women and children were—as they still continue to be— largely among the operatives engaged in those industries. The former tariff law was so framed as to give protection to labor. Its schedules furnish no excuse for cutting down wages or for employing women and children to do men’s work. In some of the leading industries there has been, as we have heretofore shown, a very considerable reduction in wages since the new law took effect. The tin plate industry is well protected. The duty is equal to about 00 per cent. of the foreign cost of common grades of tinplate and nearly 30 per cent. of the price in this country. ‘ That is an am- ple margin. But women and girls are already working in the tinplate manu- facture, and it is proposed to put in larger numbers of ,them. Here is a statement from Pittsburg : “Women as Operatives in the plate mills in America have proved a success in the large new plant of the Mononga- hela Tin Plate Company. at South Fif- teenth street, the past week. Two weeks ago Mrs. Hattie Williams came to the manager of the Monongahela mill and asked for work, because her husband was ill and could not support 'the family. Mrs. Williams was put to work. separating plates as they came from the rolls, and so proficient was she that five young girls were given her as assistants, and she was made forewoman of- that department. The company now proposes to put 100 girls and women at work in the mill within the next few weeks.” Even if labor were scarce the intro- duction of such help into such estab- lishments as that of the Monongahela Tinplate Company would be repulsive to publicsentiment, but when labor is abundant, when men are seeking em- ployment in every city, it is still more objectionable. ' And yet the woman breadwinner as well as the man, must work, and she cannot always choose her occupation. A Good Law for Connecticut. The amended marriage law just on- acted by the Legislature of New York should be adopted by the Legislature of this state now in session. The bill provides that any one marrying a girl under age, without the consent of her parents or guardian, is guilty of abduction, punishable with a fine and imprisonment. Also, any clergyman performing the ceremony becomes an accessory, and liable to corresponding punishment under this . new law The enactment of this law for our state, would go far towards curing a serious and constantly increasing evil. It is but a short time since, that a mer- cenary or feel-clergyman, just over the Connecticut line in Pound Ridge, mar. ried a little Norwalk school-girl, who appeared before him in short dresses and hair braided down her back, to a scoundrel old enough to be her grand- father. For this infamous act bring- ing disgrace and anguish to a worthy «and respected family, the aforesaid “Clergyman”(?) received the munifi- cent sum of two dollars! He deserved the additional recompense ofa horse- whipping. . Such a law would surely reduce the large number of elopements and mar- riages, frequently so fraught with un- happiness and min. The two Gretna- Greens, of Westchester cdunty and Port Chester, might find a reduction in the fees of marrying clergymen and justices, but public morals, the sacred— ness of the marital relation and the peace and happiness of many families would receive a much needed safe- guard. - The New York law goes into effect September 1st. Our own legislature should not adjourn without passing a similar law. ‘ Appointed State Delegates. Governor Cofiin appointed Surgeon GeneralGeorge Austin Bowen of Wood- stock, and Surgeon J. .M. Benedict, Second regiment C. N. G., of Water- bury, delegates to represent the state at the fifth annual meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, at Buffalo, May 21, next. Age of Consent Bill. The House has disposed of the age of consent bill by adopting an amendment which allows the punishment to rest with the discretion of the court when the woman was over 16 years of age and no violence had been used. The bill was then passed with the other amend- ment fixing the age of consent at 18 years! wm-«j Q 9_—. .__ Four Divorce Cases. Four suits for divorce are on the short calendar list of the civil Supericr court for to-day. They are those of Jennie Burghardt of Bridgeport, against Frank Burghardt of parts unknown, for deser- tion ; Jessie B. McMahon of Bridge-_ port, against William H. McMahon of parts unknown, same charge ; Phoebe E. Benedict against George L. Bene- dict, both of N orwalk, for adultery, and Carrie Streb of Danbury, against Gott- fried Streb, for desertion. Recent Deaths. Horatio Benton, aged 84, an ex-mem- ber‘h’f the legislature, is dead at Litch- field. A Henry S. Catlin, a brother of Deputy U. S. Marshal Catlin, died yesterday in New Haven, aged 80 years. George A. Wright, aged 74, aveteran of the war and one of the best known business men in Hartford, died yester- day. General Joseph Colton, an ex-Con- federate general, died in New Haven, yesterday, aged 82 years. Grand Officers Elected. The grand court'of the Ancient Order of Foresters of America continued its session in Hartford, yesterday, and after disposing of its business proceed- ed to elect ofiicers as follOws: Grand chief ranger—A. H. McCarthy of Waterbury. Grand sub-chief ranger—Thomas S. Creighton of Hartford. Grand treasurer—David Dickenson of Meriden. Grand secretary—Philip E. Hen- dricks of Taftville. The next convention will be held in New Britain the second Wednesday._in May, 1896. New Trains on Danbury Division. When the summer time-table goes into effect, June 16th, two new trains will be placed on the Danbury division one will leave South Norwalk at 9:15 in the morning, connecting with the eight o’clock train from New York. It will be an accommOdation train and will reach Danbury at 10:10. An accommodation train will leave Danbury at 5:14 p. m., and will reach South Norwalk about six o’clock. There will be other important changes which areyto be announced later. The new trains are designed to ac- commodate the villages between Dan- bury and South Norwalk. The Cooper Cass. City Attorney Fox, of New Haven, yesterday made a formal demand on Assistant City Attorney Matthewman for all the papers in the case of the Rev. Rufus T. Cooper, well known in this city, and Mr. Matthewman .refused to surrender them. Mr. Fox. then notified attorney Kleiner, counsel for Mr. Cooper, that he would wash his hands of the matter, and that his client must look to Mat- thewson for vindication. Attorney Kleiner when asked if he should make a demand on Matthewman to prosecute his client or make a full etmctiou of the charges made against Mr. Cooper, said: “The charter provides that the As- sistant City Attorney may act in the absence or inability of the City Attor- ney, and as Mr. Fox is on duty at pres- ent, I regard Matthewmau as a private citizen merely.” - REQQLLEQTIQNS . \ WAR Mauritanian. BY THE Editor of the Gazette. Copyrighted 1894. CHAPTER LV. The order fora forward movement issued by General Grant, Who had come to the Army of the Potomac re- nowned for immense successes as di- rector of our western armies, filled our men with in- tense enthusiasm. The various corps were up and on the march in the early morning of the third of May and a grander military sight was never seen in the Army of the Potomac than greet- ed the eyes of ,all beholders as corps after corps and divisions and brigades and regiments filed into line of march, with burnished arms reflecting the bright rays of the rising sun, and ex- tending as far as the eye could reach over the level plain between Culpepper and Brandy Station. Those who have never seen an army in motion have no conception of the great space that even a regiment of one thousand men spread themselves, over when on the march. Increase this to a hundred thousand, with its adjuncts of artillery, cavalry, baggage and supply trains, for an army must be fed, and the vastness of the spectacle astounds and staggers com- prehension. . This campaign had been consulered and planned with the utmost caution and care. It was apparent from the outset, that Grant expected hard and prolonged fighting, and many wound- ed, as his extra supplies of ambulance and hospital material evidenced. Yet the soldiers pressed forward with an eagerness I had never witnessed before and unquestionably all from the inspir- ation and confidence given the men by the fact that Grant was at their head and directing the movement. Before an engagement was risked it had been resolved to push toward Richmond by our left flank, whatever might betide, for the reason that'by so doing our capital would be covered and we kept in easy communication with it. This latter was a most important factor as it gave us convenient resources for the quick and easy accession of reinforce- ments and supplies by water. Our advance infantry had reached a point near the OldWilderness Tavern when the enemy let his presence be known in our front in full force. Gen- erals Grant and Meade rcde forward and took a position upon a high round- ed elevation somewhat like our Nor- walk Grumman’s Hill. Here they re— mained during the sharp engagement which ensued and which fought under the greatest difiiculties because of short stubby undergrowth of scrub oaks and pines. To add to the horrors of the first day’s fight in this tangled thicket, a fire broke out in these woods, all along our front line and it was feared many helpless wounded men, of both armies, were roasted alive. On this expedition, Congressman Elihu B. Washburn had been invited to accompany General Grant. He had been my close personal friend from the time of his first entering Congress. It so chanced that we were riding associ- ates on this campaign and thus I was invited to the elevation named, where more could be seen of the fight than from any other quarter of the brush covered battle-field. Here I had an enviable chance to study the to us, new General Grant, especially under fire. The enemy somehow, got the range of our knoll and shelled it vigorously for some fifteen minutes. Several order- lies, one staff officer and a number of horses, were wounded by the flying fragments of shells and one colored hostler had half of his head cleaved from the left side of his neck to the right side of his crown as clean as if done by the knife of a guilotine. Yet strange to say, he did not expire until some twenty-four hours after the terri- ble wound. It was the greatest marvel of physical vitality, known to any of our army surgeons. , One shell which did not explode, sped past General Grant seemingly not more than a. yard from his head. Yet he never flinched or changed countenance or position, He had an unlighted cigar in his mouth and the only nervousness visible was his chewing its end with slightly greater rapidity than before. Several missles came uncomfortably near Mr. Wash- burn and myself, as we stood holding our horses. ,He had never been under fire before and his face became blanch- ed asa corpse. As for myself, it is needless to state that I was not sorry when this careless firing ceased. It is a curious and practically undescribe- able sensation one feels on such occas- ions. and which though probably akin to fear, is in no sense a feeling of cowardness. Later on, a portion of the Sixth corps broke and the rumor spread with the panic that General John Sedgwick had been mortally wounded. His horse had been shot from under him, but he had not been seriously injured and soon had his demoralized men, back in their places again, and then, in lieu of the demoniac rebel yell that was more terrifytng than their shells, came in- spiring Union cheers, upon which Gen- eral Grant sprang to his feet from a sitting posture at the base of a tree, and turning to the anxious face of Mr. Washburn, as well as my own, quietly said—“It’s all right now; those cheers and volleys of musketry, are from the reformed lines of our Sixth corps men; the enemy is now being driven; it is all right,” then he as quietly sat down beside the tree again. . Upon the breaking of the Sixth corps has, very near our knoll, and the tear- ing down upon our fleeing men of the exultant rebels, our“ hillock was .sur- rounded with a frenzied mob of disorn ganized and stampeded men and ani- mals. The gun carriages. ambulances, men and horses were all jumbled up in the wildest confusion and panic, as far as the eye could reach. General Meade seeing it became as nervous and excited as a girl with hysterics. General Grant looked quietly on a few moments, .then in an almost undertone said: “General Meade, order the reserve cavalry out to surround those fleeing men and drive them back to their regiments.” ThlS was promptly done and a stampede, even more threatening than that at the first Bull Run fight, was ended and in an hour the frightened men were back in their places. No one there doubted that had Gen- eral Meade not had the inspiring force and unconquering courage of Grant be- hind him, the Army of the Potomac would have retreated back to the safer quarters from whence it had so valiant- ly marched, with the utmost eslerity. At this fight the Tribune had a force of correspondents who had before smelled gun powder, and at evening we gathered at a spot called “The Mine,” to compare notes and combine our “copy.” As we sat upon the quite high ridge of earth thrOWn out from a hole fully twenty feet deep and some thirty feet across, which gave its name to the locality, a venerable Rip Van Winkle looking sort of man appeared upon the scene and gave us his name as Wycofi‘. Finding us to be aspartv of Tribune re- porters he said if .“Gentlemen, this mine gave us promise of being such an exceedingly rich deposit of gold that Mr. Greeley was induced to put $15,000 into its development 1 As is usual with most gold mines; this one never “panned out” a dividend.” On my return to New York and stating the strange incident to Mr. Greeley, here- plied with his usual halfpathetic whine: "Yes, I put $15,000 in some d———n gold mine hole over there in Virginia and its there yet, but it served me right, for I knew beforehand that it always cost a dollar and fifteen cents for every dol— lar of gold ever dug 'out of a mine.” Wycofi‘ was too old to be conscripted and too feeble to be a cause of s'uspi: cion and so he was put in charge of the property. That night it was arranged that Hen- ry E. Wing. then an honorably dis- charged soldier from one of .our Con- necticut regiments, and a Tribune mes- senger, (now the Rev. H. E. Wing,) should start for Washington with full reports of the two days’ fighting at the Wilderness, at the first gleam of day- light. on the morrow. He was assured of fift dollars extra pay if he got throug and his salary. was to- be dou- bled if captured, during all the time of his captivity. -He was fitted out with a rebel grey coat, the leather reins cut from his horse’s bits and hay ropes sub- stituted and as a counterfeit rebel gur- rilla, he was a pronounced success. Before it was fairly light, he was start- ed ofi‘ for Brandy Station and Wash; ington. . Y. M. C. A. Convention. The second day of the International Y. M. C. A. convention opened yester- day. Standing committees for the year were appointed. V'arious matters in connection with the work of the organ~ izatiou were discussed. The next con~ vention will be held at Mobile, Ala. New Horses. . Augustus Partrick purchased a new horse in Bridgeport. Albert A. Betts is in receipt of a pair of new work horses which he recently purchased in Bridgeport. Sydney Adams, of Bridgeport, pur- chased a horse from A. Solmans of South Norwalk, one day this week. Groceryman Austin. The store formerly conducted by Edward Sheehan, at the corner of School and Main streets was closed this morning. A report that Mr. Sheehan had made an assignment is denied by those in a position to know, as is also the story that the place had been at- tached, Attorney Austin who is coun- sel for Mr. Sheehan told a GAZETTE representative this morning, that he, Austin, had purchased the stock, but that he had not yet decided as to what he should do in the premises. 3. T. Beers’ Will. The will of the late Benjamin T. Beers of Easton, was yesterday filed in the probate court. He leaves all his estate, both real and personal, to his son George B. Beers subject to the fol- lowing conditions. He shall pay to Ida- letta M. Gregory and Henry W. Beers 8600 each and $800 to Jennie L. Beers of Towando, Penn. Said sums consti- tute their interest in said property. He further stipulates that his wife shall receive a half part from the testator’s farm during her lifetime. A Healthy Town. We say it without boasting, but with pride, that at present Norwalk seems to be the most healthful town, on the line of the Consolidated railroad. The town, too, has a good Board of Health that is not lax in its duties, and one that takes prompt measures to wipe out all disease breeding nuisances, and adopt stringent measures whenever a case of contagious disease is reported. It is not pleasant to have your house quarantined, but the results are shown in the present comparatively few cases of serious sickness in town. Sir Robert Peel Dead. Sir Robert Peel was found dead in his room in London, yesterday morn- ing. The doctors ascribe his death to hemorrhage of the brain. Another Hawaiian Blunder. Secretary Gresham’s letter demand- ing the recall‘of Minister Thurston was not received in Hawaii until April 30, it having been sent to Japan by mistake. Judge Fenn improving. A Winsted dispatch says: “Judge Fenn gets down town about every day, and is practically himself again. The doctors, however, advise him to rest for a time. His eyes still trouble him but are getting stronger. AAA Mystic Shriners. The Nobles of the Mystic Shrine held a session in Bridgeport, last night, with members from all ov er New Eng- land, over 400 Shriners being present. Siztv or more candidates were initiated, among the number being, Arthur 0. Wheeler, Peter Decker, A. E. Bohm‘e, Charles E. Dow, O. E. Wilson and L. C. Whitney of this city. A banquet followed. The NorWalk contingent came home on the midnight express. +>——~— Official Envelope Contract. The Plimpton Manufacturing Com- pany of Hartford and the Morgan En- velope Works of Springfield yesterday received the contract from the United States government to furnish the of- ficial envelopes for the postal depart— ment for one year from July 1, 1895. This contract is let annually and has been held by the same companies for many years. The contract calls for about 75,000,000 envelopes. 00‘ Good Samaritan Wheeler. This noon, as Councilman Wheeler was leaving his straw hat manufactory on Butler street he found a four-year- old child that; had lost its way. He took the littletot home with him, gave him a dinner and later turned him over to the care of Chief Bradley who es- corted him to Wall street, where he learned from some children that he be- longed to Mr. and Mrs. George Smith of Chapel street and the “lost one” was taken home. O —Overflow Excursion to Europe. The Vacation Excursion to Europe, via the steamer City of Rome, J uue 29, is entirely full, and to accommodate late applicants two Overflow Parties are being organized—one by the great, swift steamer New York. July 3d, and the other by the Aurania, (Cunarder,) July 4. Prices : Forty-one days, Great Britain and Paris, $250. Forty-eight days, same, with Switzer- land and Germany, $321). 4Eifty-nine days, same, with Italy, MD. The New York costs 825 more. In- quire of W. A. Crofi'ut, 140 B St. N. E., Washington, D. C. . Joseph Matheis’ Will. A hearing will be held at the Probate office in Norwalk on Thursday, May 16th, for the admission to probate of a certain written instrument as and for the last will of the late Joseph Matheis. During the lifetime of Mrs. Matheis, she and her husband made separate wills, bequeathing the one to the other all interest which they might have in property jointly owned by them. Mrs. Mathias died some years since but for some unknown reason her will was not probated until a few weeks since. The will executed by Mr. Ma- theis remains the same as when first made, and it is understood that no codicils have been added. The prop- erty of the deceased which may per- haps be valued at from $15,000 to $25,- 000 will be equally divided among his children, Henry and Joseph Matheis, Mrs. P. Gallagher and Mrs. Herbert Hull. Advertise in the GAZETTE. Professor Hale Will Go to Union. IOWA CITY, 1a., May 10. —Profe§sor Ed- ward Everett Hale, Jr., Ph. D., son of the distinguished author and preacher, has re- signed the chair of English in the Univer- sity of Iowa to accept the chair of rhetoric aqndylogic at Union college, Schenectady, .L . . No Settlement In Cuba. MADRID, May 10. —The government has received no news which would tend to confirm the report in circulation in the United States that Captain General Mar- tinez do Campos has arrived at a settle- ment with the rebel leaders in Cuba. Car Lifted by Explosion. NEW YORK, May 10. --‘An explosion of gas today blewpfl a manhole at Broadway and Boerum street, Williamsburg. and lifted a. ca}- of the Sumner‘ avenue line from the tracks. The roadway for eight square feet was torn up. . The Ratification: Confirmed. BERLIN, May 10.4—A dispatch received here from Chefu states that the ratifica- tions of the treaty of peace between China and Japan were positively exchanged there, all rumors to the contrary notwithstand- 1'00. —-~--»—-.-.a. _-.J.-' .._ _.. a -. u. 3.....-m...‘ Terse Tales of the Times. -—Pictures framed by Hayes,Main St. The scarlet fever epidemic in Bridge- port, is abating. There will be a battalion drill at the Armory, to-night. The Y. M. C. A. ball team will play a practice game to-morrow. The military carnival held in Bridge: port, this week, netted $1,200. ~Napthaline at Hale’s. all tf The criminal Court of Common Pleas has adjourndd until May 17th.- A missionary concert was held in the Congregational chapel, last night. Miss Emily Wood of Orchard street, will sail on the steamer Umbria, for England, to-morrow. '1 homas Gregory, of this city, will on Monday next take charge of the Park city boarding stables in Bridgeport. —Fresh asparagus at Betts & Far— rington’s. Charles Crane, aged 19, has been ar- rested in Hartford for failure to sup- port his 16 years old wife and their child. . ' Fifty-eight years ago to-day, banks suspended specie payment in New .York followed by banks throughout the Union. Selectman Samuel Daskam is! in Hartford to-day, attending a meeting of the Sons of the Revolution. The wooden awning in front of the Lockwood building now occupied as a crockery store by Jones Sr Hotchkiss is being taken down. ~20 per cent. reduction on all grades of Wall Paper for spot cash. The J. T. Prowitt Co. ' A. 25 tf. Monday last was the 42d anniversary of the great railroad drawbridge disas~ ter at South Norwalk, in which fifty persons were killed. The Wilson consolidated base ball nine defeated the Artics yesterday af- ternoon by a score of 11 to 10. There is a long list of cases for the short calendar sessions of the Superior and Common Pleas courts, civil side, which opened in Bridgeport to-day.’ Mrs. Mollie Hendricks, widow of Aaron Hendricks, is critically ill at the home of her son-in-law, David M. Lane, on Harbor avenue. Mrs. Hen. dricks is 97 years old. There were no new cases of typhoid fever discovered in New Milford, yes‘ terday, and the physicians and health officer in the town believe that the epi- demic is now checked. The Newfield school at Bridgeport, which has been closed on account of a scarlet fever epidemic will probably re- sume sessions next week. N 0 new cases of the fever are reported. The May term of the criminal Super-- ior court will convene in Danbury next Tuesday afternoon. After a short session it Will adjourn to Bridgeport. There are 35 cases to be disposed of. The esteemed New London Tele- graph rightly says that this is the time of the year to see that everything is right in the sewerage line. It says that a little precaution is the cherpest and best thing to use. —Lowiprices at Hale’s. alltf It is seventy-six years ago this month that the first attempt at crossing the Atlantic ocean by steamer was made, by the steamship Savannah. It is also the 76th anniversary of the beginning of the anti-slavery agitation. —All styles of shoes at reasonable prices, at D. J. Sheehan’s, 5 ”“3113?" in Mrs. O. E. Wilson is expected home on or about the first of June. Her daughter, Miss Bertie, will remain in Colorado another year under the ad vice of her physician, at the expiration of which time he thinks her restoration to permanent health will be assured. —Bell milk, 6c per can, tomatoes, 6c per can, corn, 60 per can, N. Y. store. - m 10 2t Selectman Raymond visited the hospi- tal at Bridgeport, yesterday. and while there . saw the Gambin girl who was taken from this city to that institution for treatment. He reports the girl as getting along" nicely, and as showing marked improvement since leaving the not altogether pleasing surroundings of her home on Railroad Place. (Additional locals on:page 8.) 4
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