s.
TO A SISTER, ON nan RIARRIAGE.
How rapidly they pass’d, the happy days
Ofsiinple childhood, when the world look’d
bright , _
Around us, as we listened in delight
To the wild birds, or in the woodlarid maze
Gatlier’d the flowers that o’er its darken’d
ways [night :-—-
Slione like tlie’stars that gem the brow of
Yes they are past ;——bow rapid was their
flight! ,
Art than a bride ? Ev’n now I seem to gaze
- Upon my infant playmate.
I 0 how brief
Are all ouryearsl Ev’n like a witlier’d leaf
Borne on the winds of autumn, we are driven
Onward to death. Then let us fix our home
Far, faraway,wliere change can never comes
Among the ainaranthine bow’rs ofheaven.
From. the Trenton Empor:'um.
THE ADVENTURE or A NXGIIT.
I was travelling with a view to collect the
outstanding accounts of several extensive
mercantile establishments in Pliiladelpliia,
had in my possession notes to a large amount,
when in the prosecution ofiny journey lioiiie-
ward I was obliged to remain at it soiriewliat
rude, disorderly publichouse for several hours,
iti consequence of a violent storm, and when
the weather allowed me again to travel I
found myself 30 miles from I-Iarrisburgli, the
point I had calculated on reaching that day, _
and that I had but an liour’s snii remaining. 1
preferred the hazard of the road however, to
a lodging at such a place, and accordingly set
forward on iuy way. By inquiry I discovered
before I set out that a man who had formerly
followed the,seas, and against wlioiiiI had a
small bill, resided a few miles from the main
road, and that by going that distance otit of
the way I could call oti him. The bill had
been reckoned a lost one, andldeterniii-ted
to see him ifpossible. I reached his house a-
bout sundown and found him at home. He
wasa large, ferocious looking, weather beat-
en man, with a dark lowering brow, huge red
1‘ hiskers, and a rough and forbidding address.
I-le examined the bill a inonient,acknowledg-
cd its correctness,and told iue ifl could change
a fifty dollar note, he would discharge it.
,I replied without hesitation, and he brought
‘—l_’:".?l'l'§':vTXl0l€, but held it in his hand waiting for
L
liis-"cliaiige. Then, and not till then, I recol-
lccted that to make up the sum I should have
to resort to my large pocket book and expose
all the money I had, nothaving a sufficiency
in the small one I carried, for the purpose of
changing, in my vest pocket. I paused a ino-
ment, but considering that my horse was tol-
erably fleet, 1 determined to run the hazard,
wliaterer it rniglit be, of tempting him by the
exliibition of the cash I had by me. I uiifol-
ded roll after roll, and he looked on with an
eye of apparent curiosity. The change was
counted down»-lie produced the iiote-—I saw
at first glance it was it counterfeit, and told
' him so.
forced surprise at this dec-laratioii—-but soon
Tttjullletl, that if I uould sit down, he would
immediately put off, return the note to the
' person of whom he received it, and procure
the sum I wanted.
My suspicions had already been awakened
-——it seemed plain that this offer of payment
was either made with the intent to pass on me
a spurious note, or ascertain what money I
had; indeed the last presumption appeared
the strongest from the circ.umstaiice that the
note was so badly executed, that he could, I
thought, have small hope of its being taken.
The question now was, however, should I run
the venture and remain, or attempt to reach
another lodgiiig, which I knew I could not
fiiiil in a shorter distance than nine niilcs,and
lose entirely the amount of his debt. [look-
ed at his wife and his cliildrcn, and the situa-
tion oftliiugs around ; all tended to dissipate
uiy suspicious-—l:is family looked respectable
and appeared kind and aniiable‘—all things
were in regular order; I remembered too that
I had a pair of excellent pistols, well prepared
for service; I was young and persuaded my-
self that my suspicions were all childish. I
resolved to reinain, and my horse was bastily_
put up. Iininediately after which the stranger
mounted a small sorrel, and galloped off, as
be said to get his note exchanged.
I had not been long in the house however,
before the woman excited anew my doubts as
to my best. She inquired whether I was ar-
med-—whetlier I carried any money in my
portuianteau—wliere I had been in the neigh-
borliood—-and a hundred similar questions,to
all of which ‘I answered with promptncss, not
choosing to betray any reserve, as that might
make matters worse. I waited anxiously for
the man’s return, debating with niyselfwhetli-
er I would not frame an excuse for going on
as soon as he returned—hc was to have been
on by nine in the evening-—buteleven came
——thc family all appeared weary ofsittiiig up,
and finally gave up the poiiit,and I yielded to
the frequent intimations tli'.itI could retire, 8:.
was shown to my cliauiber.
When left to niyself, I examined into iiiv
situation in regard to the means ofmy escape,
ifan escape should be necessary. I found I
was literally in prison. The windows were
firnily nailed down nail the sash remarkably
stroiig——tlie only door was that by which I
entered, it separated my room from the cham-
bcr in which it appeared to me all the family
slept. It was fastened by a wooden lurch on
the outside, and I took notice that there was
a string oil the inside,wlicn I cntcrcd,by which
the latch could be raised. This the woman
pulled through after her when she shut the
door and left me, leaving me no means of o-
l"-‘llllli-’. ll: 0|‘ indeed of getting out ofthe room
under any circumstances,’ without the appli.
cation of great force. Isat down and reflec-
ted a while on all these transactions--and my
suspicions‘ all came back——preseutly I heard
the trainpliiig ofa liorse——_aftei', as I thought,
the voices of two men in the yard. They eh-
icred the house, and along and constant con-
versation was carried on in a low tone, which
I could not lreardistiiictenougli to catch a sin-
gle word, with one exception, when one of
the men raisiiig his voice a little with empha-
sis, said, “ at all events we must make sure.of
him in some way”—a declaration that might
have reference to me or might not,
I was alarined——I picked my pistol films
and examined the loading—threw oft‘ my coal
only, and extinguislied the light; laid down
with my pistols tiiideriiiy pilloiv,a hand grasp.
rug each, and my money between the 501513,-
aiid bed. In that situation, so great was my
tatigtie, that I fell almost immediately asleep,
to fire.‘ At last however it died away.
Ile betrayed Itliouglit, a kind of
,for other and huuibler men.
and did not awaken until something hard un-
der my shoulder aroused me—-one of my pis-
tols had slipped down, and I was lying on it
-—I replaced it more cautiously. But at this
moment whispering in the next rooiu alarmed
uie ; I listened and listened ; the wind was
blowing without; and fifty times I fancied I
heard the latch lifted, and grasped my pistols
The
heat almost suffocated me. I rose, undressed
entirely,and laid down-—aii hour passed, and
I again fell asleep. When I awoke, it was
by a gentle rapping at the door, and a call-—_
“ Sir, will you please to get up to breakfast?”
Never will I forget my joy—it seemed like
a resurrection from the dead; for had an attack
been made upon uie in the utter darkness of
the night, I know I should have had a slim
chance, armed as I was, against two fearless
desperadoes. Iliasteiied down ;every face I
met was cheerful and happy; the man paid
my money; he had really been deceived in
the note,and had found some difliculty in get-
ting it exchanged, which was—t_l'ie cause of his
late detention the night before.’ His oldest
son had come liotne with him; the good wo-
man told me very kindly, that she fearedl
had been disturbed, as the old man and his
son had sat tip very late, exainining into and
arraiigiiig some account which they had a-
gainst a fellow who had recently become iii-
solvent in the neighborhood.
FROM BLACKWOOD’S MAGAZINE.
Sketch of an ./1incricanPresidential (.'ancl-idatc.
Mr. JOHN QUINCY Ansms, the present
Secretary of State (premier,)son ofthe forni-
er President Adams, and the third candidate,
is one ofthe ablest statesmen, and most pro-
found scholars ofthe age. The chief object-
ions to him are,tliat he is the son ofa distin-
guished federalist,—tliat he is an apostate fr.
the federal party.—that his fatlier was a
President before him, which in a country so
very republican as that ofthe United States,
in its horror of any thing Iicreditary, is, or o’t
to he, an insurniouutable objection to the son,
although three other Presidents, and a whole
generation, have alreadyintervened between
the reign of the father, and the pretcnsion of
the son ; and that he is the present Secretary
ofState, occupying an office from which the
President has been taken so frequently, that
it is come to be considered as a certain step-
ping-stone, and the veryncxt one to the Pres-
idential chair. These are formidable object-
ions to ajealous people whose tlicoiy of gov-
ernment is the finest that the world ever saw ;
and it is quite possible that they will outweigh
all other circamstances—practical virtue-
aiid great talent—in the day oftrial.
Mr. Adams has represented his country at
several European courts ; and it‘ is known
that his infiuence'li.is been felt and acknowl-
edged in the most unequivocal iiiatiiier by
that ofB.ussia. _
He is a fine belles-lettres scholar; was a
lecturer on judicial and popular eloquence in
Harvard university, (New England ;) and has
published a very valuable work, on the sub-
fect offllietoric and Elocuiion. The most
unlucky and most unworthy thing that he has
ever done, to my knowledge, is one that he
can never bejustified for having done. He
consented, some years ago, to deliver the 4th
of'July oration at the Capitol in Washiiigton;
and in delivering it, forgot that he was no
longer John Quincy Adams, an Auieticau
citizen, justly exasperated at the indignity
with which the genius, and literature, and
hospitality ofbis countrymen had been treat-
ed here, and fullyjustilied in expressing his
iiidignatior_i—-lie forgot that he was no longer
a private citizeu,in whom such a thing would
bejustifiablc—aiid did not recollect that he
was Secretary of State for the United States,
—the cliieforgan ofthe governmeni,in whose
language on such an occasion, all pliilipic,re-
proacli, and recriiniiiatioii, would be utidigiii-
find and mischievous; a perpetual precedent
Icould applaud
the spirit ofthe inan—but cannot help pitying
that of the politician and statesman, while so
employed. As the orationofMr. John
Adams, the polite scholar and accomplished
gentleman, it was pleasant to read ; but as
the work ofa statesnian,—thc deliberate luau-
ifestation of sentiment, by the Secretary of
State for the United States, it was undigiiifi-
ed and indiscreet.
In atiiue of peace, Mr. Adams would be
better calculated to advance the reputation of
his country than any other ofthe five candid-
ates. Literature, and literary nieu, would be
more respectable under his adniinistratioii
than they ever have been; and the political
negotiation ofthe country would continue to
-3, what it has been, during his occupation of
the office which he now holds in the cabinet,
profound, clear and comprehensive.
Letany one imagine the effect ofliis pres-
ence and nianiiei upon sortie foreign ambas-
sador,(no matter from what country ofEu-
ropc he may coiiie,) who should see him for
the first time as I have often seen liini.——-
The gentleman from abroad, familiar with
the poriip and circumstance of royalty at
home, and through all the courts ofEurope, it
may be, and full of strange niisapprehension
of republican simp’licity—-imagining it to be
what it generally is, either rude and affected,
or the natural inauncr ofuneducated people,
who are not so much superior to, as they are
ignorant of, courtly parade, yet prone to imi-
tation iievertlieless, has prepai'ed—_-we will
suppose, for an introduction to the Presidclit
ofthe United States :——a single attendant an-
nounced him.—Hc is ushered into the pres-
eiice-chaiiiber, without any ceremony, itito a
very plain room, furnished not so handsomely"
as it is common to see that of a respectable
tradesiiiaii in England.
He sees alittle niau writing at a table-
nearly bald, with a face quite formal and des-
titute ofexpression; his eyes running with
water; his slippers down at his lieel—fingers
stained with ink ; in waiiii weather wearing
a striped seersucker coat, and white trowsers,
and dirty waistcoat spotted with ink : his
whole dress, altogether, not worth a couple of
pounds; or,in a colder season, babitéd in a
plain blue coat, much the worse for wear, and
other garuients in proportion ; not so respec-
table as they may find in the old-clotlies bag
ofalmost any Jew in the street.—'I‘his man,
whom the Ambassador mistakes fora clerk
ofthe department,and only wonders, in look-
ing at him, that the President should permit
a man to appear before him in such dress,
proves to be the PresidentoftlieUnited States
himself. The stranger is perplexed and con-
founded ; he hardly knows how to behave
toward such a personage.—— But others
arrive, one after-‘the other—na.ti.ves of dificr-
ent countries, speaking different _laiiguagés.
Conversation begins. The little man awakes.
His countenance'is~ radually illuminated-
his voice changes. lis eyes are lighted up
with antexpression of intense sagacity,_ earn-
estness, and pleasantry." Ever! _slllJ_]eCl- 15
handled in siiccession——and every oiiein the
language ofthe stranger with whom he hap-
pens to be conversing, iftliat stranger should
betrayany want of familiarity with the Eng-
lisli laiiguage.—\’Vbat - are the‘ opinions of
of the address and appearance of Mr. Adams?
Nothing. He has forgotten the first impres-
sions ; and when he has returned to his house,
it would be difficult to persuade him that the
President ofthe United States is either dirty
in his dress, little, or poorly clad.
FORMER OPINIONS.
Among the present advocates ofMr. Craw-
fordls claims to the Presidency, Mr. Biniis,
editor ofthe Philadelphia Deuiocratic Press,
is not the least conspicuous: nor is there, a-
niong them all, any more violent deiiotuicer
ofthe other candidates and their friends. 'I'o
show our readers his consistency with hitnself,
and his opinion of Mr. Crawford only a few
years ago, we publish the following extracts
front his paper. The introduction is from
Niles’ Register: -
A series of essays was published in the
‘ Democratic Press,’ in 1816, and attributed
to a distinguished gentleman, (who might ea-
sily be n:iined,) that, as I am informed, is one
of the most decided friends of Mr. Crawford‘,
from which the following is an extract—-
“ Mr. Secretary C‘1'a.ttg/‘oral, may stand forth
the uufeeling, the unblushing advocate ofbri-
bcry and prostitution,bu'.he will find his filthy
proposals treated with the execrations they
deserve by those whom he marks out as the
victims of his flagrant want of sense, and his
unnatural want oftaste.”
This severe attack was caused by the pro-
posal of Mr. C.to encourage marriages be-
tween the whites and the lndiaiis, which he
recommended as a better uiode of adding to
our civilized population, than the holding out
ofiiiducements for the emniigration offer-
eigners, wlietlier they came to us on account
oftlieir ‘ virtues or their crimes.’
The following, are the opinions ofMr.Biiins
liirnself‘, in relation to the caucus of 1816, and
on the power of any caucus, to make a ‘ na-
tional nomination,’ in support of which he is
at this time so zealous.
“Everyman who has tried thisgvznte before
has lost ir, and so will Mr. Craugford. This
uiiderliand, this double dealing, this carrying
water on both shoulders, this systematic man-
aged indecision ; this waliting ofthe turn of
party politics, this iuanoeuvering, will put the
stanfi) on Mr. Crauforrfs political character;
‘and I prophecy, witliout hesitatioii, that no
party will trust him hereafter. Such a niau
will never be taken up by the people as presi-
clcnl ofthe union .’ So much for Mr. Crawford,
who, whatever he may be as a private citizen,
has committed suicide upon his public charac-
ler.”—-[By his conduct at the time of the can-
cus of 1816.]
“ What is the nation’s voice? The nom-
ination at Wasliiugton? It may or 1na_.y not
be so! For, tliough such noniinaiioii be liigli-
ly advaiitageoiis to ensure a tiiiity ofactioii a-
mong the republican party, to give that voice
effect, 1'1‘ NEVER, CAN, it never ourrht to be
rleentetl sacred as the call of the nation. For,
ifit were, then a few indiiiiduuls choose the
prestdenl_/‘or millions, by an exercise of power
neitlier dtrcclly or iiidi1'ecllg/giticlz to tlzcm.”
The editors ofthe National Iiitciligencer,
who are so wartn iti support of Mr. Crawford,
remarked upon the proceedings ofthe saute
Caucus as follows, in their paper of April 8th,
lillfi.
“ We consult our own inclination, and pro-
bably the iiiterests ofthe great republican fa-
mily, by avoiding an examination into the
circumstances, a coiiibiiiation of which had
nearly produced a noiniuatioii in d'irccto_1.-po-
silionto the public will. But some idle asser-
tions have-been made on this subject, which
deserve an attention they were not originally
entitled to, since they have been eagerly pro-
pagated as facts iu parts ofthe country where
they were not,as they were here,contradictcd
by every man's own knowiedgel
On the part ofMr. Crawford’s friends, no
exertions were spared. As no labor was too
great, so no nieaus were too humble to aid
their object ; witness the use made ofthe col-
umns of an ephemeral print in this city, to
soil the character and lacerate the feelings of
their opponents l ,
Ifcaucusing, as it is called, be necessary a-
uiong parties, to secure iiuity of action, it
would be expedient to devise sortie more e-
quitable irietliod than the present. Some
uiethod that shall more tritly refract the sense
ofthe people from diffcreiit parts ofthe coun-
try, without interfering with the oyjicial duties
ofthe members of congv'css, and without being
subject to the influence of considerations
which ought to have no bearing on the ques-
tion. Soiiie method that shall represent all
the republicans in the U. States, &'.c. &.c.
Should the day unfortunately ever arrive,
when a nomination shall be made adverse to
tlzepublic sentiment, the evil of this system
will be felt. On this subject we fully acqui-
esce in the views of Gov. Barbour, expressed
in the senate the other day. ‘ God forbid
(said Mr. Barbour) that the power of electing
a president ofthe United States, should be
lodged in any other hands than those qf the
people themselves. The whole Congress imit-
ed, dictating ft no-minalion, would weigh no
more than a feather in the balance against
the public will. Any dictation in opposition
to the public sentiment would be considered
as an outrage on the rights of the people, and
justly scouted by theui.”
Crawford Doctrz'nes.——The following is a
specimen ofsome of the Republican notions
of the Crawford editors in New-York. It was
published in the Moliawk Sentinel, a warm
Crawford print, during the recent contest be-
tween the" people and those who have usurped
their right of Cll0OtII)g Presidential Electors.
" The people are often their own worst en-
emies. T/Le tlelegiittion of power to them is
both just and proper, but what the nature of
that power should be, and under what restrict-
ions it is alone safe to grant it, 2'33/ct to be de-
cided. Tlicre are extremes in this respect be-
tween which it is necessary to steer.”
Remark by Mr. .Nt'le3.——'I‘lie “ delegation of
_pawer to the people .’ !! ! .’ !"
Who is to dele-
tliis Ambassador here ? VVliat does he know. -
gate‘ it? It‘ t'ltCl'ei is any sucli “dclegatio’n,"
the declaration'ol'Indeperidcnce, and the con"-
stitution oftlie,Uuited States, as well as that
of New-York, all‘ begin with proclaiming’ a
lie, for they say that all power is in the people.
I never heard of sticli an iniptidcnt thing in
my life ; and‘ it is as silly as it is iniptident.—
It is only the Emperor of Russia, or some oth-
er absolute despot, that would dare to utter
t1h;:i'pE;.d It might cost a. king qfEng -
I .
CULTlVA'1‘l0N 01-‘ COFFEE tr: CUBA.
The coffee tree has only a single steui,wliicli
rises perpendicularly, and is well filled with
branches from within a foot ofthe ground tip-
wards. In order that the fruit may be gath-
ered with facility, the tree is not suffered to
grow more than five feet and a half high. Its
general form is conical. '
A coffee-field is laid out with great atten-
tion to order and beauty. A piece of level
ground is clioseii,wliicli usually has a red soil,
and is generally free from stones. A square,
or parallelogram is then iiiarlted otit, contain-
ing from 100 to 540 acres, to be enclosed in a
hedge oflimes, piiioii, or some other suitable
niaterial. The linie hedge is very beautiftil,
being from four to six feet thick, and having
its top, by frequent triininiiig, a perfect level.
The pinon is not so beaiitifnl ; but it takes less
rooui, requires less atteiitioii, makes as good
at fence, and is ruore durable.
Having defined the boundaries ofthe estate
the principal avenues through it are next laid
out ;atid they are generally two, 5, or 4 rods
wide, straight, and intersecting each other at
right angles. In the finished estates, these are
usually ornamented and shaded on each side
by rows ofthe orange, citron, niango,alinond,
avocado, paliri trees, 8t.c. At the termination
of one oftliese, and situated perhaps on eleva-
ted ground, is the house ofthe planter. Sinai-
ler avenues are next made, parallel with the
others. All these avenues are preserved free
from weeds, atitl are kept sinooth and neat.
Thus the whole ground is thrown into
squares, which are to be filled with coffee
plants. These, having previously grown to
the height of one or two feet,froiii seeds sown
underytlie shade ofsome grove, are carefully
transplanted, and are arranged in rows"paral-
lel with the avenues, and nearly 6 feet apart.
A square contains 10, ‘20, or 30 thousand trees.
By the third year from this time, they begin.
to reiiiuuerate the planters ; and at the end
of six or seven years may be regarded as nia-
turc. When a tree dies, a new one takes its
place ; but the original plantation is expected
to live 1;’) years. Among the coffee, especially
when it is ncw,the plantain is suffered to grow,
for the purpose ofgi'.'iiig bread to the iiegroes.
Here and there, also, the orange and citron
trees, lift their golden fruit above the surface;
and far above all the rest, the privileged palm
waves its beaiiiiful suiniiiit.
Such plantations are great, splendid Gard-
ens, and arcjusily regarded by the inhabitants
as the glory of their island.
The plantations that are finished, contain
from lUU,tltt0 to 400,000-trees in each, and
are wrought by from -10 to -100 iicgroes ; and
in proportion to the gross ineonic, the expense
of conducting thcui is said to be considerably
less than that of the sugar estates. I-lence
their number is more rapidly augrnenting.
The trees generally blossoin in February,
and in the early part of May, and soiiietinies
oltener ; but the blossom, on which most de-
pendence is placed, is the one in May. Then
a vast level surface, while as the drifted snow,
is presented to the beholder ; but varied and
enlivened by the taller trees just inentionetl.
’I‘ne-harvest coniinenccs in Septenibcr, and
ends inFebluary or Mzircli. If witliiu this
time the a_t'erage of half a pound of coffee is
gathered front each tree, the l|21{Vt.Sl2 is es-
teemed good. Wlicti the berries acquire a
dark red colour they are considered ripe for
gatliering, and the negroes, properly equip-
ped, are sent into the field. An industrious
negro will gatlier five bushels in a day ; and
a bushel in the piilp, fresh from the tree, is
e.\'p_ectcd to yield at least ten pounds of good
coffee. It is then spread upon extensive dry-
ersinade ofstonc and mortar. This process
requires nearly a month. The husk, or shell
)5 tlieti separated from the seed, in a mill,
which exactly resembles the mills in this
country,wlicre are ground in a circular trougli,
by a huge rolling stoiie—excepting tliatthe
roller for coffee is wood, though of considera-
ble weight. In a few cases, at inachine ofa
very dittcrent constriictioii is used ; but it
need not be described.
The pulp being removed the whole is ex-
posed to the action ofa fan, and then of a
sieve, after which the female slaves carefully
pick out the defective kernels. Front 12 to
to hundred pounds may thus be cleaned in a
day. In the opinion ofthe planters, the fla-
A L , ; .. _L
TRAYED from the subscrib-
er about the first of July, 3
white Ewes and 3 Lambs-—the
,. _ _. former with short aud‘.tlie latter
with long tails. 7 Any person who will give
information’, where they may be found shall be
reasonably reivardeil. ‘ ABNEB. STEVENS. "
Darien, Oct. Qd, 182-1. ‘ 82*
FARM FOR SALE.
71‘ HE subscriber, contemplating
a retrieval out ofthe State,
offers for sale a valuable Farm
~ - — situated in the town of New Ca-
"ail": about 3 miles from Nnrwalk, and 4,
miles from Fivei\'I.River Landing. Sd.Farmis
pleasantly situated on an eniinence that com-
niands a view of‘ Long Island Sound;and
contains 122. acres, well proportioiied i-ii Mead-
OW, Plmlgll, Pasture and Wood Land, well
watered, and some parts in a high state ofcule
tivation. On the premises is one large and I
small Dwelling House; it convenient Shop
near the latter; Barn and other necessary. out
houses near the former. -The propertv willbcl
sold entire or,separate,as suits tlieconveiiienco
of purchasers. Payments made easy. For
further particulars, inquire of Win. J. Street,
Norwalk, or to the Subscriber living on the.
premises. STEPHEN BOUTON.
New-Canaan, Sept. 3. 1824? 6ni28
List Qf Letters re7nai7i:izt,: in the Post Oyfic»
‘ in nidglpezd, October 1, 1324. ’~
John Aelisou,Robert Aiiislee,Jonn L. Ain-
bler, Cyrus Beers, George Bennett, E. D.
Eason, Joseph Field, IVilliam Garret, Beri-
.l‘““l" G°‘lf"e.Ys Isaac Riggs, Isaac 8L Daniel
Riggs, Mrs. Sarah I. Sanford, David H. Sears,
Jas. Sears, Simon Seymour, Lewis S|aw,on_
All Letters not called for in three Months,
will be forwarded to the Gen. Post Office,
32 WILLIAM KEELER, P. M.
' NOTICE. ‘
I IVISH at this time to inform the public
that I have a claim on them for as much
of their patronage as they think proper. I
would ll3.Ve.lllt'3ll’l know that my shop is open,
and I am within, at least a part of the t.inie,
and at work ; and am ready to receive orders
from any part of the globe in my line of bu-
siness, which is quite extensive at the present
tinie,‘and rcaclies to almost every article o-
Cottoti, VVoollen and Linen Clothing. lin-
teiid to Full, Dye dud Dress all the cloth that:
falls into my hands, if nothing uiicomtnon
happens to prevent. Indigo Blue may be ex-
pected on cloth, coverlid yarn, or wool, equal
to any in the world ; but] will here remind
you that no kind ofbarter will be received in
payment for Indigo Blue. For those who'-
may find it most convenient to deposit their
with Messrs.Street & James to receiic them,
to whom I will return the work when done.-—-
Orders may also be left at Messrs.Belll’>LRny-
niond’s, or at Mr. Roswell Reed's store, or
you may lodge them in my hands ifyou can
find where I live.
A few words to some of uiy old cnstoineis,
(whom I have not seen this long time) by way
of advice. I would inform you that [have
some small accounts attaclied to your names,
and I wish you to consider that I have waited
a longtime in hope ofrcceiving my hard earn-
ed wages, and that Ibavc waited in vain;
and my advice to you is that you make some
provision for me witliout delay. By ‘so do-
iug you may save to yourselves at least the in--
tercst, and perhaps, the collector’s fees.
I remain yours, respectfully, _
DAVID SELLECK.
Nortvalk, .‘3eptciiibei' I. 6in9.9
NOTICE.
HOSE indebted to the firm of VAIL 85
REED are i'cqiir-stctl to call and settle
their accounts by the filth of October. '
Not-walk, Sept. 9.8.
VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE.
§*"5‘.’t"-153%‘, autliurity from the Hon.
a?,~;_ Court of Probate for Nar-
, walk district, I will sell at public
_,,,m,£__ Auction on the premises, on the
20th t ay ofOot. next, at 9. o’clnck afternoon,
the right and interest ofGiles L. Cmiistoclt, 2!
minor, under the age of 9.1 years, to 14 acres
of meadow and plow land, situated at White-
Oak-Sbade, in New C-aiiaan, and near the
dwelling house ofAaron Cornstock, Jr. The
terms will be made kiiown at the time and
place of sale. SAMUEL PENNOYER.
New Canaan, Sept. 27, 132' . *.'E1
NOTICE is hereby given to the inliabitliiits
of the town of Ridgt-field and non resi-
dents, subject to taxation in said town, that I
Taxes on List 1823, in Ridgbury,at the house
vourofthe coffee is materially improved by
age. Tliat which is four or five years old.
[fllissioiiary Hcralrt.
.N'orth Carolina Golrl.—Tlie iVestern Car-‘
olinian, of Septenib er Qt, says, “ We learn
from a correspondent in Cabarrtis couiity,and
also verbally from other sources, that upwards
of two thousand pennyweights of pure virgin
gold, were found near Parker’s Ferry, in
Montgomery county, on the 9.8th ult. One
lump weighing four pounds eleven ounces,
was found by a small boy, about ten feet be-
low the surface of the earth. This, we be-
lieve, is the largest piece ever found in this
State. There are, we learn, more than one
htiiidrcd men wor king at this mine, or, as
those engaged in the business more appropri-
ately term it ‘digging for gold :’ for nearly all
this precious metal that has yet been obtain’d,
has been found in sandy, loamy earth.”
A Flag-g Struck !—-Ti-ft: perceive by the Al-
the Brucktails of Clinton county, :1 candidate
for the assembly, in place ofMaj. Flagg,cliair-
uian of the iniinoi tulninc, who has been put
down in his own county, and by his own par-
ty, notivithstanding his pretensions that “ lie
was not opposed to the Electoral Bill !”
(.'V". Y. Statesman.
The urgent tone in which Mr. Wbeaton 8:.
his few associates in the state Couvention,cou-
dy who were the first in favor ofMr. Clinton,
to bejust about as reasonable as the complaint
ofthe solitary juror, who after standing out a-
gaiiist all his brethren in their verdict for 2'!
tiours, complained that he never be/bre was 2'2:
company with eleven such obstinate fellows in
his lt_fc.—— Ut't't:a Gaz-stle. l
jiired the large and united majority oftli:itbo- . ‘'
Lists ofR=tteable Estate, to either ofthe"sub'-
to yield their opinions to a minority, appeared scriliers, on or before the 20th inst. according
189.4, from 9 0’cl0Cl{, A. M.‘ till I P. M. and
at the house ofElias Birchard, from 9. to 6 o’-
clock P. M. t:-fsaid day, and on the 28th, 9.9tli
and 30th days ofOct. at tny dwelling house in
said Ridgefield. Taxes due on former Lists,’
uiust also be paid on one of those days as tra-
velling fees will be cliarged in every instance
to those who neglect this notice. ‘
WM. KEELER, Collector.
Ridgefield. Sept. 25. 31
RAN AWAY from the subscriber on the
19th inst. an indented boy by the name
of John Benjamiii Gravenell, aged 17 years.
All persons are hereby forbid harbouring or
trusting said boy on penalty ofthe law. Six
cents reward but no charges paid to any per-
son who will return said boy to
M.tt~to.tu Mr..-tn.
Greenwich, Sept. 22, 1894. SI
1‘ AKEN from the house of Amos Smith,
Jdgfield, on the 16 inst. by an zuilcnotcrr
llimy All-ills: Illa‘ -llldge FM‘ ls “°’“l"3l°d bl’ friend, a strait Whale Bone Carriage-Whip, 4
feet long, covered with catgut, and Turk’s
head knots uiade of fish line. The end was
covered with green Morocco, and the nail on
the end lost off. On the end of the lash was
a spliced loop for a snapper. The person who
has it will befricnu.'ty enough to return it witli-
outdelay. E-D~l_Vll\' I.l0Y'.l‘.
Norwalk, Sept. 27. ' 3|
TOTICE is hereby given to the inhabitants
of the town of Norwalk to bring in their
BESJ’. IS.>‘z;.t(.‘S,
SETH 'l‘.nrt.oi>.,
Tuo’s I?_i:i~:n,
Jon ICN.-.1’ P,
EL-‘i Bi. BI~ZL\'NE'1"1‘.
Norwallt, Oct. 4, 18:24.
to law.
% Assessors.
orders in Norwalk,I have‘ made arrangenieuts -
will attend for the purpose of receiving their "
ofBenjzimin Lynes, on the 26th day of Oct.-
I
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