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The New York herald., 1875-10-31
DRY GOODS.


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si1 Six case: case: Sf 81 Novelties, Novelties,
OF OUR OWN IMPORTATION,
Birds Wings Fumes Ostrich Tips, Breasts &C.;
in coqae, black and natural ostrich.
at the lowest prices.
Novelties in ane Hat Ornaments
All styles Of Buckles Clasps Slides, &c
onr importation Not to be found in other houses,
Black and colored Bonnet velvet.
now opening; 500 pieces in all the new shades.
at lowest prices 70 be found in the city.
Every desirable color can be had here, =.
seal and sysS qualify II Rn vse &C.
Ezsssn, quality Velvet, g g g e yard
rs 7s IA sSnsst @ % Snra IN sea" 0ae &C. q o.
27 and sonch Cloaking Velvet So 75. 81 so. S. s5 90
yard.
webeg to invite an examination of our
magnificent display Of
also snperb assortment Of our own designs
no gofEb BT Any MoUsE city,
Hats and Bonnets made to order at shortest notice
Every style Of Felt Hats in all the new eolOrs.
LADIES' READY MADE UNDERcLoTHING.
We now offering large class assortment
very low prices
500 different styles of Corsets,
including the most popular makes Of
- French woye and hand made;
to the highest cost goods.
Infants complese wadrobes including every necessary
artitle with handsomely trimmed Baskets
Chdrcn's Merino Cloaks and Walking Coats.
Boys Cashmere Suits composed Of pants and jacket
10 variety of patterns to fit to 10 years So $6 50 So
cildens Bonses Of waterproof cloth, in or brown,
Boys Beaver overcoats, with Cape, IS so to 81 SO.
LADIES' READY MADE COSTUMES.
Magnificent assortment,
al stylish unaas dssE superior in n ar
pared to furnish estimates for complete outfits and to
The most elaborate orders in first class STYLE a shortest
as M ss sts @ sgs trimmed and
superb black s and velvet Costumes very rich and ee
ooiored six Costumes in all the fashionable shades
trimmed with velvet to match various designs at $9 $o
Fifteen different styles cashmere Suits
or house wear in navy blue garnet plum brown or spy
superior manner, at $50, S33, S35, S3a
MORNING WRAPPERS.
% different varieties and lowest prices.
Morning Wrappers, trimmed with quilted satin, SO u.s.
81 50, So.
Morning Wrappers of Empress cloth satin front in
robe style, 81 80
Plaid Opera Flannel Wrappers collars cuffs and pockets
trimmed with satin, 81 o.
Large variety OF Wrappers in all the finer qualities.
NOW OPENING
LADIES CLOTH SACQUES,
in 100 different styles and qualities
All the shapes in favor have exhibition at
$40, $l2, SIS, SIS, $40, $25, $50. $35 TO $40
The New York herald., 1875-10-31

NO CLoAKs HAVE BETTER SHAPE. NONE ARE
BETTER MADE, AND NONE CAN COMPARE IN PRICE.
800 BEAVER AND ROUGH cLoARs. BEAUTIFULLY
TRIMMED WITH SILK AND BRAID, VERY NEWEST
SHAPE. AT S. WORTH FULLY Ss.
VERY HANDSOMELY MADE AND TRIMMED CLoAKs
AT So 75, $40 $i2 So sI4 $50 So 81 AND UPWARD.
NOVELTIES IN FUR-LINED AND CHILDRENS
BEAVER CL0AKS.
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qualled ty any on the southern coast, harbor broad and deep, where there need be no waiting on tides. Since the New York, Port Royal X Fernandina line of steamships has been established, business here has steadily increased. Many vessels from foreign ports enter. Cotton, which was formerly sent to Charleston and Sav"n- nah for shipment, is now shipped direct from Port Royalto Liverpool. The phos- phate works near Beaufort yield another valuable export, and now that this harbor has been made 6 permanent naval station, how can Port Royal long remain iusignli- cant?
 Iwould like to speak of my visit to the navy gun boats, especially to the monitor Dictator; and another thing worthy of note is the collection of fossil remains ta- ken from the phosphate works, and now on exhibition at the reading rooms in Beau- fort, but fear have already presumed on too much space in your columns. Respectfully yours, A. A. NJ.
 Parry Island, s. O., July 2nd, 1875.
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wheels even claim that theirs will do with the same head of water it has mechan- ical contrivance so that you can readily regulate the power to suit your require ments, whether. you wish to run sewing machine or woolen mill, giving in each case uniform velocity, and it's consump- ton of water is SO small that would say of the wheel, as President Lincoln is re- ported to have said of the gunboats on the western rivers, that it will run almost any where where the ground is damp This is the testimony of gentleman of unques- tionable honor and veracity; practical mechanic and at present the largest stock holder in the Malleable Iron Works of Sharon Valley, and who has seen day after day, for several months, the working of the aforesaid wheel. have no doubt if MT. Crowell will push his wheels energetically their superior merits will soon be generally recognized and large demand will be made for them, which will ensure hand some return for the time and money ex- pended in bringing them to so high state or perIecuOns C. JAMES.
 Sharon, Conn.,. July 18th, 1875.
 We are informed that Mir. Crowell has shown this wheel to very many experts in hydraulics, especially those who have ap- piled it to water wheels, and without sin gle exception, they have pronounced it the most perfect in all it's parts and the best adapted for economising tue water in any amount applied to the wheel, of any other turbine now known. This wheel, having been put to practical use, fully sustains the above opinions of all well-known mechan- ics and experts who have examined 1t, and MT. Crowel! will fully guarantee whatever he may say of it, and as he is perfectly reliable and responsible gentleman, his guarantee is all that will be rcquired.-ED NEWS.
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W est Cornwall.

West Cornwall.
 23S8 cans of milk were shipped from here in June......A. D. Warner spent the Fourth in Watertown......R l. Scoville has house full of city boarders. The faml- ly of Noah Rogers are spending the sum mer at their farm house in North Cornwall ......The Foster House is filled with guests now-a-days......The potato bug continues it's ravages; but strangely as yet it has not attacked only now and then potato patch. h. ......Edward Sanford, M D., and friend of his from the west have been spending a few days at Fenwick Hall...... Rev. w. H. Clark is spending few days with Hon. T. s. Gold, and occupied the pulpit at North Cornwall last Sunday also gave a lecture in Village Hall Sunday evening. Subject !: What he had seen on and around Mt. Leb- anon in Palestine. It was very interesting to all, and for ourselves we were sorry when he stopped..... farmers arc com pIaining about the very dry spell and pre- dict an exceedingly short hay crop, A great many pastures are already as brown as berry, and would easily burn over were they to be set on fire. NUF CED.
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The movement among Brooklyn gentle men comprising both laymen and clergy men, for public expression of confidence in and affection foi the pastor of Plymouth church progresses. The forms in which this expression will be conveyed will be letter from the clergy to Beeoher, public meeting with addresses by the most emi nent men of Brooklyn, and reception of a social kind to the illustrlous minister. The latter will be prepared and sent straightway; the meeting and reception will take place some time during the week preceding Beecher's regular resumption of preaching. He will return to bis pulpit the first Sunday in October, and the meet ing will take place the last week of Sep tember. Among ciergymen sympathizing in the movement are the Revs. Conant, Hall. Schenck, Haynes, Smith, Jeffrey, Hodge, Overett,. Scudder and Backus of Brooklyn, the Rev. George B. Bacon and his father, the Rev. Dr. Leonard Bacon, the Rev. Dr. Powers of Chicago, the Rev. MT. Post of St. Louis, the Rev. Dr. Stone of San Francisco, the Rev. Dr. Armitage of New York, the Rev. Noah Porter, DD., LID. Dr. Leonard Bacon will either ad- dress the meeting in September. or if pre- vented by feebleness will, he says, write a Bacon letter. Cardinal McCloskey, Bish- op Loughlin. the Rev. Dr. FreeI and other Catholic priests regard the proposed dem- onstration with unaffected appreciation.
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Sheffield.

Sheffield.
 Many years ago we had venerable preacher in the Congregational church who, it is said, when vegetation was suffer ing for rain. would publicly pray for rain, and it would surely come. Now, when everything is so very dry, how can we help wishing the good old man back again, for the prayers of all are not so readily an- swered . Considerable excitement is man. ifest at the appearance of the potato bug in this vicinity, and many prophecy great damage to the crop, but for one have DO fears of their doing much hurt, this ycar at feast...... Business of all kinds, except the rum business, inclines to be very dulI The cheese factory seems to be doing the most at present, and many are selling then ik who have never done it before. MT. Jas. Conway is building slaughter house lit tle out of the village on MT. Wm. B. Sax tons land. .Miller's Hotel has goodly number of boarders, but should judge not aa many as usual at this tune of year,. No parties as yet are making pleasure trips 10 BashbIsb, High Peak, the lakes, etc, while years past during the warm months. almost every day ono of these places would De visited. V.
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Our Southern Letter.

Away down here, near the southern shore of South Carolina, lying between Broad river and Port Royal harbor is lit. tie island. Here the mocking birds sing and the tall palmettos wave, and here the great magnolia shoots up its majestic trunk crowned with evergreen leaves and decora' ted with thousand beautiful flowers that perfume the air around Nor is this island unknown and unnoticed in the annals ol history, for here are the ruins of Fort Charles, the first fort in the United States, built by the French in 1862. The canal around the fort still remains, also the out. side and inside embankments, though both bear silent yet unmistakable testimony tc the conquering power of the relentless hand of Time. The inside embankmen, of the fort measures one hundred and sev- enty-tiye feet.
 Here also, as on the neighboring islands, the red man of the forest once found de lightful hunting grounds and established himself home. Broken pieces of Indian pottery, numerous arrow heads and remains of wigwams built of tabby are all that is now left to tell the story. These little is- lands again appear on the stage in the his tory of the last great struggle of our coun- try for freedom appear as the scene of disaster and bloodshcd. Many traces oi the war are visible. There are breastworks and Notifications. Fort Beauregard at Bay Point still remains. and all along the beach opposite the fort may be found grape.shot, cannon balls and sections of bomb shells On the Broad river beach of Parry Island half buried in the sand, is & broken cable that during the war connected the island with Hilton Head, which was the head quarters of the Union army in the South But there is one place that have visited which speaks 10 us in language of iti own, telling more plainly than words coule tell of the terrible price at which we holt freedom. speak of the national cemetery near Beaufort. It covers thirty-five acre' of ground, and nine thousand two hundred and four soldiers lie buried here. Over th' arched gateway is written: National cem etery. Established in ls6s.'
 We enter. On a mound few rods iron the gate and directly in front, is the libert, pole, where the Union flag ever waves. ant scattered over the mound are piles of can non balls. Not far away, forming semi circle around the liberty pole, are othel mounds where choice flowers are cultiva- ted, and on the centre of each m ound rest' cannon.
 On the occasion of my first visit, I stooe for some time near the entrance taking il the scene before me. This city of the deat is laid out in blocks or squares separated by streets and avenues, and these are bor- dered on either side by shade trees. Tht grounds are ornamented with flowers ant shrubbery and shady bowers, and all is lief in order. A large granite monument ii erected in memory of the dead, and has th' following inscription: Immortality t' hundreds of the defenders of American liberty against the great Rebellion
 | As far as they are known the member of each company and regiment are buried by themselves, and with the exception of few marble slabs and tombs erected by
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A NEW TELEGRAPH CoMPANY.-Some of the leading capitalists of California have just formed a corporation called the Na- tional Telegraph company. for the con- struction of telegraph lines between New York and San Francisco, and other cities of the Union and in Canada. The capital Is $25. .OOO, 900 and t.e estimated length of the line 75,OO0 miles. Among the corpo rators are Michael Refs, Calvin A. Kellogg James R. Keen, J. Faxon, D. Atherton William Sharon the new United States sen ator from Nevada. William Burlin and Al fred Cohen, all wealthy men.
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H., P. & F. R. R. Martha's Vineyard, Newport,
 Watch Hill and
 Block Island.

Excursion tickets good till October let, 1873, at the following reduced rates: To Vineyard High lands or Oak Bluffs and return, from Hartford $70O. Trains for Oak Bluffs and Vineyard High lands leave Hartford at 6.80 and LOCO a. m m and 9,1b p. m. Nantucket boats run twice day from Oak Bluffs to Nantucket. Fare for round trip
 For Watch Hill at 80 a. m. and 2.1b D m. Each Wednesday the boat will extend its trip to Block is land: Arrive at Watch Hill at 12 m; returning leave Watc oh Hill at 800 D. m., reaching Hartford at 9 80 D. m. Wednesdays the boat will not rC ach New London In time to connect for Hartford the came night.
 Excursion tickets to Watch Hill and return from Hartford. $4 co, Hartford to Block Island and return. $4s6 Through car to New London on 6.S0 .. m. and N.1b p. m. trains from Hartford From New London at S. 10 a. m and 3. .O6 D. m
 Through Tickets and Baggage Checks. Cali on station agents for time tables giving details as to connections, etc.
 y. 1T. McMANUs, Asst supt.
 |. TuTrLE, c. T. A, sstf
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DIE b.

At Housatonic, MaRe., July 10th, Estere wife of J. H. Blodgett, M. D., formerly of Salisbury aged 2s ycars.
 At Canaan, July 9th, Betsy A., wife of II. II. Coggswsll, aged 68 years.
 At sharon, June 17th. Mrs. Priscilla Bond, aged 79 years.
 At North Goshen, June 2Tth, MT. Noah A. Mi ner, aged 87
 At Colebrook, June 99th, Amos Corbin, aged "A years. yearp.
 At Newport, Canada East, June 18th, David Chandler, father of Mrs. Gen. A. c. Brady aged sA years and months, formerly of Enfield, Ct.
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BORN.
M AR R E D.

Al West Wirsted, July 9th, by the Rev, T |. Abbott, FitE H. Bond and Miss Hattie Hazard all of Winsted.
 At Winchester Centre. July 4th. by the Rev Ar thur Goodenoueh, Norman Riggs ot Norfolk and Miss Betsey B. Cowles of otico N. Y.
 At New Milford, July 4th, Rev. 0. G. Aclv, E. Bronson.
 At Bethel, July 4th, by Rev. Geo. 4, Parkinson, Elias J. Beach of Litchheld and Abbie Mcdowell of Bethel.
 At Leedsyille, June 9th, by Henry Barlow, Esq. Henry A. Reed and Miss Hattie k. Price, both of Cornwall.
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Left over from last week.

The census of Poughkeepsie. according to enumerations closed on Wednesday last, is 2O,O7l. This number enables the city to retain its letter carrier system, as popula- ton of less than %, 900 would deprive 1t of this truly good saving of steps. There is one enumerator in this city who doesn't think that State Secretary Willers, smart as he is, can tell why Mrs. Jones is two years younger than her eldest son......There are two official papers in this city, and the prin- cipal official business seems to consist in calling each other liars This weather, with the thermometer ranging from 95 . to 100 Q cOmpeis many of our citizens to wear the dead rabbit coiffure. Upon re- ceipt of the news of the American rife teams victory in Ireland, Go. D, Fist reg lment, of this city, fired Q salute......T Tie summer travel on the Hudson River rail read this season Is far below that of last this city seized nine barrels of whiskey at Gayhead in this county on Thursday last. We had what was called bridge meeting on Thursday last. The reports of the pro. ceedings in the daily papers are interlarded with such words as applause immense applause Whither are we drifting ?....... A short time ago Local DaYids of the Pol. keepsie Eagle cut his dog loose and tried to create sensation by advertising him. The dog was homely one and was driven home. Now that he has failed in that, he claims 10 have potato bug four years old. How much longer is he to be allowed to live ?......Prof. Bacchus will retain his DO sltion at Vassar College......The Buckeye mower, manufactured at the Buckeye works in this city, is loaded with honors. :. Ex- Officer Shields of this city sailed fol Europe last Saturday. The Central Hud son yacht club held their second annual re gatta at New Hamburgh on Thursday last ......The alumni and pioneer students oi Union University at Schenectady. held $ meeting at the office of Mir. B. P. Carpen ter in this city on Friday last. An Alumn Association was orgaLiz d and committees appointed. Another meeting will be held at the call of the chairman. .Rufianisn is spreading here. A lady was knocked down on Main street about ten o'clock las Friday evening". is said there is a reg ularly organized band of thieves at Colo Spring. They have been operating there lately and tho inhabitants are terror s:rick ......An enthusiastic man has found ir the Catskills grsvcn stone of remote an tiquity. He copied the inscription for tn, Brooklyn Argus:
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Amemi0 UniOlns

The beautiful little Episcopal church ID this village was filled on Tuesday morning, the 8th inst, for special memorial ser vice. The Holy Communion was celebra- ted by the Rev. Walter R. Gardner, rector of the parish, and an eloquent sermon de- livered by the Rev. Dr. Seymour of the General Theological Seminary of New York city. The Rev. Messrs. Lossel of Sharon and Johnson of Salisbury, from the diocese of Connecticut, were also in the chancel. The occasion of the service was the erection of chancel window in memory of the Rev. Samuel R. Johnson, D. D., the late rector of the parish, who died there in 1873. The subject of tine central window is the historical tradition of the venerable St. John, borne in extreme old age into the church, uttering his unva- rying sermon Little children love one an other.' The face of the aged apostle is of rare beauty, and the eight other figures grouped around him are worthy of the best style of art, and of the reputation of Hea- ton, Butler & Bayne, the eminent English glass stainers. The slde lights are in gris- saile work one contains the chalice and the other the pater-the Holy Communion having been the last public service held by Dr. Johnson. In fact, St. Thomas church now possesses a window to which it is hard to find an equal in any church we know of. Its cost in England was about $85O of our currency, the greater part being raised by the parish. We regret to learn that the Rev. MT. Gardner, whose services have been generally acceptable, has felt it his duty to seek other work. The church has promptly called the Rev. A. T. Ashtor as his successor. VISITOR.
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Norfolk

Like a thrifty matron, Norfolk has fin ished up it's house cleaning, or more def nitelY speaking, it's road making, bridge repairing, fence building, etc., and has opened the having season all around. Alas it promises to be short one, not more than half a crop is expected, but even that is better than no bread, as was found out by portions of the west last year. Some envious Hoosier once spoke ot New Eng land as large cattle boarding house.; won der if they wouldn't prefer the stalled OK to the unsuitable grasshopper. Apropos of boarders, our city guests have not yet ar rived in the usual numbers, but like the season, probably they are only litte late.
 Mrs. L. Gaylord's popular house is full, and the, have had near fifty applicants which they were unable to accommodate, while others have room for not only one, but 8 good many more-all good houses too...... Mir. Edward Phelps and wife of Chicago, formerly of this town, are stepping at Mir. R. I. Crisseys elegantplace......Prof. Stoa- kiel and family of New Haven occupy the pleasant house of Mrs. $. Sheperd this summer, and our city cousins, not board CTS, are arriving on all sides. Let them come; we like it; it enlivens our staid old town like big family thanksgiving. ...... The ninety-ninth birthday of our Uncle Samuel was an unusually quiet one-not a picnic, and scarce fire cracker. There was a sound of deviltry by night in some particular localities as usual, but of no spe- cial moment; although on Sunday one of those conundrums who, though brimtull, and occasionally running over, are always wanting more thrown in, stepped from the milk train from Winsted and excrted him
 self in vain for some time to get up an ex citement; at last, quite unprovoked, he kicked over pail of berries belonging to a railroad employe named Macbey. An, Mac the way of the transgressor is hard;' those berries had better been on the bushes Sun day; but the way aggressor is sometimes harder, for the said conundrum was lmme- diately laid on the ground, quite satisfied, it is hoped, with bis success, and convinced that the ground around our depot is harder than either......As write, nice shower is refreshing the dry earth, and the glad sound of rain which we have not heard for weeks is in our ears. NORFOLK.
Connecticut western news., 1875-07-16
Conneo oticut western News.

Subscription AccOumts-The date on the colored slip of paper with the name of the sub scriptiOn Is paid :; thus. R. B. Smith 5Jul74, indicates that MT Smith has paid for his paper to July 9th, 1874. It is hoped that subscribers will date on their papers, is always correct, and when they pay for renewal of their subscription, will the proper credit and in the event of error, to inform us for correction at once. No claims for in these accounts will hereafter be consid- cred, unless presented within thirty dnys after the payment is claimed to have been made, as the regular receipt of the paper with the date to which the subscription is paid plainly printed thereon is prima facie evidence of its ac- ceptance as correct. t @-' F J. l.. PEAsE.
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I'll ISS TO-NEW A-SPUTH FER EFO RCATTLET OSCRAT CH.THEIR.BA.CKSON.

We presume it is the outpourings of some maniac Cad who escaped the surveillance of his keepers......N No public celebration of the Fourth here. On Saturday evening the students of Eastman's College kept the day we celebrate at Eastman's Park by orations, fireworks, etc. Boots Van At eenburgh was on hand, ribboned as usual. ......Tramps pass through the city daily. The greater portion of our urchip-al popu lation celebrated on Sunday. The police and the gamins kept up series of foot ra ces till midnight......O Monday an excur- sion on the Mary Powell to Staten Island trot on the driving park, picnic al Chestnut Grove and another Ut Wiley'i Grove, on the P. H. & B. R. R., nearly de populated tie city. There were but twelv. persons on the upper part of Main street a 4 p. m., and seven of these were drunk Your correspondent belonged to the minor ity-m-i-n o-r-i-t-y. (There, if the compos- itor spells that wrong, hit him with brick
 T. F. McG.
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NEw BARBRR.--A MT. Devouse, a col ored gentleman from Charleston, South Carolina, has taken possession of the bar Der shop in the Barnard House, and having an experience of twenty years, will shave and do all manner of barbering in the most approved style. A good barber, as we un- dsrstand MT. Levouse to be, ought 10 re- ceive sufficient patronage here to be sup ported. .''
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4ane 4elts.

.*. We shallfeel greatly obliged to any of ou friends in the county, or elsewhere, who send us particulars ofany occurrences ofinterestwhich may come under their notice.s ks 2