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PUBLIC ACTS.
OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT-
’ rassnn may SESSION, 1843.
= - . NOTICE ' ‘
Relating to the publication of the Acts of
the General Assembly, May session. 1843.
.- ’ OI-‘I-‘ICE or SECRETAWY or SrA'ri>;.. _.
June 12, I843.
. Publishers of New-'spapeI‘S. \.Vh0.- fol‘ the
usual compensation.‘ intend t_q, insert in" their
papers the Public Acts of the last session pf
the General Assembly will‘ publish‘ them in
reoular HUIYIBTIC-II order.-and ‘VIII: I“ all Te‘
spgcts comply with the‘ provisions ofthe sub-
joined Act. No. I".
N. A. PHELPS, Secretary of State.
No. ‘.—An act inaddition to and in altera-
tion of an act entitled ‘An act I‘elul.ing to
the office and duty of the Secretary of
State.’ . --
Brit enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly con»
oenezl: No publication of the laws of the
S‘tate~,.by the publisher of any _newspapeF.
shall be d‘eemed=i'1.c0m.pliance with the sec
mid section of the act’ to wh-lcb= this is in ad-
dition and‘ in alteration, unless t‘he~said' laws
are published in the columns of said newspa-
per, in the regular edition thereof. and- in
every number ofthe edition in which said
laws, or any ofthem are published, and in
the usual type in-which the reading matter
of. such: paper is- printed, and that one copy
of each number or piper so printed, shall be
l.I'anSn‘IllleLl‘to the Secretary of this. State.
I.\,I0¥Es BILLINGS, Speaker of the
" House of Representatives.
IV. S. HOLABIIID. President of the Senate.
. . C. F. CLEVELAND.
Approved,lJi'ine 7. I843.
No. 2-An act in addition to an act entitled
An act for the regulation ofCivil Actions.
Sec. I Be it enacted cjcc. 'I‘h-.it ivhenriver
in any action brought against any adminis-
tration bond, with conditions, or xlvlicrg in
any action at law, by reason of a p ca 0 set-
offor other plei therein, it shall become
necessary to adjust and settle any matter of
account proper to be heard and decided ‘by
auditors. the court before which such action
shall be pending. shall be and they hereby
are authorized and empowered to refer such
matters of account to one or more auditor:
heard and decided in such manner as sai
court shall order and direct, and in case any
other issue shall be joined ind siigli action,
the same shall be heard and cm‘ ed as is
now by law provided.
Sec. 2. In all actions brought against two
or more defendants for the recovery of any
debt, where the plaintifi lives or resides out
ofthis State, or is a bankrupt, or insolvent,
and there shall be mutual debts between such
plaintiffand a part only of the defendants in
said suit, the said defendant or defendants to
whom such plantifi may be so indebted,
shall be entitled to a set off ofsuch debt :1-
gainst the pl~.intifl’s demand in said suit, in
the same mzinner as though there were no
other defendant or defend.-ints therein.
Approved, June 7, 1843.
No. 3--An act in alteration of an act enti-
tled ‘aii act for constituting and regulating
Courts and appointing the times and pla-
ces of holding the same.’
Soc. 1. Be it cnaclecl That in future
that the Superior Court of the county of Fair-
field,shall be holden on,_tIie Ist Tuesday ofOc-
tobernnnually, instead of the 4th Tuesday of
September, any law to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Sec. 2. That in futurethe County Court
for said county of Fairlield, shall be liolden
on the second Tuesday of December, annu-
ally instead oftlre last Tuesday of Decem-
ber, any law to the contrary notwithstanding
Sec. 3. That all writs and processes
which have already issued, or which may
issue, before the first d:iy of July 1843.
made returnable to the said Superior Court
on said fourth Tuesday of September next,
and alsoall appeals to sail Court which have
so been taken, shall be entered in the docket
of said Superior Court, and proceeded with
in the same manner as if the same were
madn ret-u.r:na'ble or taken to said Court so to
be holden on the first Tuesday of October a-
foresaid. Approved, Juno 6. 1843.
No. 4—An act in addition to ‘an act for
constituting and regulating Courts, and for
appointing the times and places ofholding
the same.’
Sec. 1. Be it enzzclecl, That no coun-
ty commissioner shall be disqualified from
performing the duties of his office, -in any
case, by reason of any relationship be may
sustain to either of the parties in such case.
Sec. 2. That whenever, in any case, by
‘reason of the disqualification, refusal, sick-
ness or death of either of the commissioners,
such commissioners shall fail to act; then,
in such case, the duties of the commission
shall lie-dlschargedby the other eominis-
sioners. ,
Sec. 3. That the oath or affirmation to be
taken by the commissioners, and by all per-
sons who may be selected as aforesaid to act
as such, before entering upon the duties of
their ofiice, shall be as follows: ‘You
solemnly swear, (or affirm, as the case may
be,) that you will truly and faithfully
and according to your bestj-idgernent, per-
form the duties of the commission to which
you are appointed : so help you God.’
Sec. 4. That all acts or parts of acts in-
consistent with the provisions ofthis act, be
and the same are hereb repealed.
Approved, June 7, 1843.
No. 5—An act in addition to an act entitled
-- ‘an act constituting and reguluting’Courts
andmppointing the times and‘ places for
holding the same.’
Be it enacted, cj-0., That thetown ofBaz-
. rah be, and hereby is, constituted a Probate
~ District by the name of Bozrah. Provided,
however, that all matters of business begun
or entered in the Court of Probate for the
District of Norwich sh-.1-llbo completed there-
in in the same manner as if this act had not
beenypasscld. Approved, June 3, I843‘.
No. 6.—-—An act in addition to ‘sin act au-
thorizihg the Superior Court to grant di-
vorces.’ _
_Be it enacted, c;-r,. That the Superior
Court shall have power to grant [1, (IIVOFCP
19 any [n__‘IfI,_Ol" woinzin lawfully maIric.l, for
.l,y:i_,l._i,i,tua,l' inlemper-.iricc or. in_I_0lct‘able cruelty ‘
according to the provisions and mode ofpro-‘
ceeding in the second, third and fourth sec-
tions of the act to which this act is-an addi-
iion, Approved, June 6, 1843.
No‘. 7-—An act in addition to an act entitled
"An act for constituting and regulating
— Courts, and for ‘appointing the times and
places of holding the same.’
Sec. I. Be it enacted, (fro. That the pro-
visions of the ninth section of the act entitled
“An Act in addition to an act cntitled ‘An
Act for constituting and regulating Courts
and for appointing the times and places of
holding the samc.”’ passed May Session,
1841, relating to the appointment ofconserva~
tors of lunatics, idiots or distracted persons.
shall be extended and apply to all persons
who by age, sickness or from other cause,
or shall become incapable of taking care of
themselves or managing their affairs.
Sec. 2. Be it furl/zer enacted, That the
settlement of all accounts of conservators
appointed by the County Courts. shall here-
after be. made before the Court of Probate in
the district in which the ward resides, and
that all matters appcrtainingto conservators
and their wards. heretofore within the juris-
diction of the County Court, shall be done
and performed by the respective Courts of
Probate in the Dtstrict where the ward re-
sides.
Sec. 3. Be it fu.rl/ter enacled, That all
matters and proceedings heretofore had be
fore any Court of Probate in the State rela-
ting to the appointment of conservators, to
any persons named in this act, or settling
Il]ElI"llCC0l‘II‘l'.S, and for the sale of lands, and
hereby affirmed and declared valid in the
same manner as if said ninth section of said
act had originally been extended in the some
manner as ‘the same is extended by this act.
Sec. 4 Be it furl/'ier enacted, That all
settlement ofaccounts b_v the Courts of Pro-
bate in this State, or resignations accepted
by said Courts, ofconservators appointed by
the County Courts, are hereby affirmed and
declared valid, in the s:inie manner as iftl‘-is
act h-id been passed at said May sr-.=.sion,I8?l.
Soc. 5. Be it further’ eriaclerl. That so
much of the act passed this session vnlllled
"An Act in addition to an act relating to
guardians and minors,” and is inconsistent
with the provisions of this act, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Approved June 7, I843.
No. 8———An act in addition to an act rntitled
‘an act constituting and regulating Courts
and for appointing the times and places of
holding the same.’
Be it enacted. c§~c. That the town of East
Lyme be, and hereby is constituted a Pro-
bate District by tho name of East L3 trie.-—
Provided, liowcver, That all matters of busi-
ness begiin or entered in the Court of Pro-
bite for the. district of New London shall be
completed therein, in the same manner as if
this act had not been passed.
Approved, June 2, I843.
No. 9-—An act in addition to an act entitled
‘an act constituting and rt.-guliiting Courts
and for appointing the times and places
for holding the same.’
Be it cnaolerl, (_§-c. That the town ofRoclty
I-Iill sh:il| be, and constitute a part of the
Probate District of I-lartford.
Approved June 7. I843.
No. IO-—An act regul iting proceedings in
the Court of "Probate.
Be it enacted, cfi-c. That in all cases, where
by law it is made the duty ofthe Court of Pro-
bate to direct notice to be given by advertise-
riient in :1 public newspiper, such notice may
be published in any newspaper printed in the
county where said court is liolderi, or in
any adjoining county where said court is
holtlen, or in any adjoining county as the
court may direct. Approved, June 2, I843.
No. II--An act in addition to an act regu-
lating Proceedings in Equity.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, 412. That whenever
any temporary injunction shall be granted to
restrain the sale of personal pI‘0pi'l‘t_\' levied
upon by virtue ofany writ of execution, the
judge or court granting such injunction may
order and direct the officer levying such ex-
ecution, to adjourn such sale for such time
01‘ times and in such manner as such judge
of court shall deem proper: and the sale of
such property shall be by said officer ad-
journed accordingly.
Sec. 2. When such injunction has been
or shall be granted without such order for
:‘t(Iji')lI.VfIl’IIf.‘l]I, the office‘ levying such execu-
tion may from time to time whilst such in-
junctions shall be in force, adjourn such sale
for such period oftime as the circumstauc+_-s
ofthe case may require; and whilst such
sales shall be so adjourned :is aforesaid, the
lien created by such levy shall remain in
full force. Approved June 2, I842.
No. 12 -An act in addition to an Act enti-
tled ‘an act concerning Crimes and Pun-
ishmcnts.’
Be it enacted, LS"C. That if any married
person, his or her lawful wife or husband
being alive. shall marry any other person
in any other State or country in violation of
the laws thereof, or if any single person
shall in any other State .or country in viola-
tion of the laws thereof, marry any married
person. his or her lawful wife. or husband
being alive, mid if any person so unlawfully
married shall come into this State and here
cohabit and live together as man and wife,
every person knowingly offending in either
of the cases aforesaid, shall be punished by
imprisonment in the Connecticut State Prison
not less than two years, nor more than five
years. Provided, that such marriage, if it
had been contracted within the limits of the
State of Connecticut, would have been in
violation of the laws thereof.
Approved June 2, 1843.
No. I3—An act in alteration of an not en-
titled ‘an act concerning Crimes and Pun-
ishmcnts.’
Be it enaclevi cjic. That whenever any
person under the age of seventeen years,
shall be convicted by any court in this State.
of‘any-offence the punishment of which in
whole or: part is or may be i-nprisonment in
the State Prison, it shall be discretionary
with such court in lieu thereof, to sentence
such convictitor imprisonmenvfoc the same
term in the-county jail of the county where
such conviction is had.
Approved, June 6, I843.
L’IgfLl?li7I._.',".*--OI] Monday of last week,
there was ti severe thunder shower in \Vest-
field Society, in this town,accompanied with
lightning. Just as the shower came up.
Mr. \Villiam F. Boardman, while hurrying
from one of his burns to the house. felt ii
smart blow across the smuIl- of his back,
(as though he had been struck with a cart
whip,) accompanied with a slight sensation
on one arm and leg. Iiiirnedizitely after he
heard a clap of thunder. The next day he
felt sore, one foot being slightly numb; and
there was ii read strcal: across his back. In
a shop a few rods N. \V. n slioeiiinker’s lap
stone was indented about the sizoof a cent,
and the stone in that port was converted into
fine powder, smelling strongly of sulphur.
In another shop a boy whittling with it pen-
knife, uttered an exclamation of pain, and on
taking the knife it was fullllfl quite warm.
A polishing tool lying on the bench in the
same shop, emitted ('lt't‘l.lIt'. sparks. Two
ladies sitting in ii room, felt electric shocks.
The cattle and other animals exhibited signs
of great uncasinc-ss. No one we believe,
was injured.
\Ve are not sufficiently acquainted with
electricity to explain these singular eficcts,
but learn that similar displays are recorded.
Midilletown Sentinel.
Lead and Cotton to Cliina..—We men-
tioned, a day or two since, the sailing of the
ship Delhi from New Orleans for 3z1nIon
with 2363 bales of cotton, and 66:36 pigs of
lead. Another ship (the Ceylon) sailed from
the same port on the s=ime day ivith I342
bales of cotton and 5732 pigs of lead for St.
P(3I(:‘I'Sl‘-Ul'gI‘l. Ou_r lend now goes to all
parts of the world, not excepting England.
The quantity shipped to China in the year
I842 is stated at over $25,000 in value. The
shipuient of cotton to that country from the
U. States is something new. A few bales
were shipped in I840, probably by way of
e.\'pcriinent; but none in I841. Now a
single vest-cl cai'rics_0ul. 2303 bEll(‘S. In
stead of India cotton driving us out of the
English market by its cheapness and abund
ance, (as had been predicted by some.) we
are invading ii market which India cotton
has hitherto monopolised. We carry our
cotton 8000 or 10,000 miles further than the
India factors do theirs, and yet contrive, if
not to und:-rsell theiri. to overscll them, on
;iCC0llfllOfll'1e superior excellence ofllie ar-
ticle. and make a fair profit on the voyage.
So at least, it may be presumed.
In I839 our whole exports of lead to all
countries. amounted to only $6,003 in value,
in I840. $39,687: in I841, 96,748: in l8’2
as stated above, $250,000 to China alone,
and a large amount to other countries.
Jour. Com.
Jo.’in M. Niles.—From the reports which
reach us through various Cl'I=.ll'll’I(’lS from
I-1-artforil there can be no doubt that Mr.
Niles is in a pretty bad way. A new I-Ia-
vcn paper states that it is understood he re-
cently made an attempt to hang hiiiisclf; and
there is ii rumor in this city that he threw
himself into his well the 0ll'I!‘r day, btit was
prevented from drowning by the SlI.'~tIlO\\'-
ness _of the water. His family it is said,-
and Wt-‘. can well believe it to be so,-are
deeply afflicted.-—No'rtoic/i Con ricr.
II
Botls upon 7'y.’er.——One fict set forth by
M r. Butts, was, that John Tyler had obtained
by fraud, from an idiot ward, a bond for
$3,500—iind that he had been perpetually
enjoined by the Supreme Court of Chancery
of Virginia from the collection of the amount
of said Bond. Mr. Tyler has replied tothis
portion of Mr. Butts’ publicutioii, denying
the charge. and vxpltiiiatory ofthe facts.-
Mr. Bolt.-' thereupon publishes the R4-cord of
the Court in the case. referred to—all which
is calculated to leave an impression by no
int.-ans favorable to Mr. John Tyler. I\-lr.
Tyler passes by other charges prefcrrrd bv
Mr. Bolts witli the intimation that he may
hand to the Madisoni.-in some papers for
publication, touching these matters: and
Mr. Bolts asks, nay demands, the publication
thercof——;ind here the matter rests.
Ja-rs among Bret/ircn ——There is evident-
ly great trouble among the r.inli's on whom
Mr. Van Buren has depended for his nomi-
nation. And he must by this time be satis-
fied that there was somewhat of indiscretion
in the prirty eflbrt to force upon the party ii
particular time anJ manner of holding the
Nutional Convention. Manyjournals which
were formerly his friends and supporters,
now think he has received his share of honor
lroui the people, but who wish still not open-
ly to oppose him, find fault with his organs,
resist dictation, rebel against regencit-s, op-
pose forced nominations, and deny the au-
thority of the ancient oracles. Even the
Albany Argus, the old \'.t:leI‘«in mouth-piece
of New York democracy,——the organ of all
the mighty regencies which have be-ridden
that State, is I‘t'0OLII)C(‘(I and denounced by
many of the faithful,-—hawked at, I‘t'je(:I€(I,
scouted. ‘Lucifer, how art thou fallen.”
Harlfortl Courant.
Din-orces.—-'I‘lie business of divorcing is
going on swimmingly under the action of
the Connecticut Lcgislatiire. They are es-
pecially kind in regard to those New York-
ers, dissatisfied with the hymeniul noose,wIio
flee into that State for a few weeks to obtain
leave to slip it 00'. But why subject poor
forlorn women to the hardship of going to
Connecticut to obtain separations from hus-
bands, courted pa-rhaps by theiiiselves. and
from whom lhv-_v'huve rtin away? Why
not adjourn over for a few days into New
York for the transaction ofthis sort of biisi-
ness? Tlieiracts would be just as legal,
were they to do so, as some oftliem are now.
Suppose some of the New York husbands
thus divorced by :1 foreign state were to re-
pudiate this foreign legislation, and claiin——
as they might enforce-'-tlieir martial rights
—eh ?-N. Y. Com. Azlv
Libraries in Yale Col/age ——'I.‘he Library
of Yale College in 1792, according to Prof
Silliinan, contained less than 3000 volumes,
and the various societies eight hundred,
nialririg in all less than fotir thousand
volumes Now the College library contains
over twelve tliniisaiid. Society librarirs
over twenty thousand; n-nd"all the other pub-
llc-libraries make ii-p about 50 000 volumes
within the reach ofstudents at Yale College.
N. Hoe-en Courier.
Britis/i Into-rfercnfce in Lz'beria..—-Tlie
Philadi-l’phi'a Colonization He-rald statesthzit
"English cupidity" is hankering after Libe-
ria. A new iiiap of Africa has been got out
on which a claim is laid to a large portion
ofthe Liberia territory. Mr. Arrowsmilll.
the royal geographer, told an associate of
t,he'Editor of the Herald, that the map was
commanded by high authority. The article
concludes by stating that a Committee. of
P.irliament, who have been takiiig testimo
uy the past year as to Liberi.-i, are gathg-ririg
all the testimony they can adverse to llIL'
rights ofthe pri-sent Governors, and that the
Report of the Committee. rt--comiiiends to the
Britjsh Governnient the construction of a
fortress in the very heart of Liberia. The
writer says:
“The fate of the Niger Expedition has
dissipated the rlri-ams ofthe commerciiil ag-
grandizenieiit inrlulged by Britain, previous
to the failure of that pseudo-philanthropic
speculation. Liberia now ofiers the most
safe, direct, and desirable access to the gr:-at
valley of the Niger: and we much fear that
the insatiable rapacity of England will dis-
regard every obstacle to her obtaining for
her starving ninnufacturers and clamoroiis
inercharits the monopoly of that important
subj»-ct to the most serious consideration of
the American patriot and statesrnan.”
A Monster —The Portland Tribune says:
Some time since we gave an account of a
man who had been confined in our work
house for nearly forty years He died a
short time since at the age of about seventy.
He was deaf, dumb, and blind. and for more
than thirty nine years had been confined in
the cells of the house, and during that time
had no communication with H single individ-
ual, and lived more like abeast than a liuman
being. lie slept on nothing but hard boards.
and were only ii shirt and pantaloons. I-Iis
food was daily handed him. when he would
rise, take it and cat, and tht-n return to his
board, where he lay curled up till another
meal was brought in. His name was Mayo.
In this inanner he lived, occupyi. g but
two cells, one in the cellar in the winter,
and another in an otit house in the summer,
for this long period. Previously to his
confinement in the poorhoiisc, lie was for
five years ii tenant of the county jail. It is
said that he was brig ht and active when a
child, but scvcre sickness destroyed his
speech and hearing. Possessing a violciit
temper, and depraved withal, he committed
various crimes, which induced his fiivnds to
confine him. When taken to jail his ancer
was so inlvnse, that he tore out his eyes with
his own hands. and thus for forty years was
deaf, dumb and blind.
Notice has bven received from \Vnshing-
ington, that his Excellency, the Accidental
President, will rtccizlcnmllgij visit this city
on his r- turn from Boston——siiy in about
two weeks. It is understood that he will
come hither in the stcarribonl from New
Haven and that he will proceed to Albany
by the way of the Rail Road. There is no
small stir in this region as‘ to the proper
course to be atlopled in this I'mPfgI'DC}'. If
Mr. Tyler were to be consider--d me7'e/_7/ as
the Tyler who is surniimed John, we appre-
l'II'fl(I that the reverence which he would
receive in this or any other community.
would be ofa very scant pattern. Buttakmtl
the matter in the abstract, it must he confess-
HI that he is Presidi.-nt ofthe United States,
by virtue of the Constitution. As Chic!
.\'liigistrnt<-, lie is perhaps entitled to some
mark of public couside-ration. It is proper
to pay respect to dignitaries, mid some have
said that the Prince of Darkness ought in
some sense to be honored for ‘his burning
'riiRoNI-1.’ If this be correct doctrine, it i.-
evident that Mr. 'I';2/-'cr ought to be received
with due form and ceremony. As to any
perceptible amount of enthusiasm, /ioweirer,
the article is not to be had in this (.]lI:|l'l(‘l'.
Brirl_«,rcpo7'l Slmirlard.
A Palprzb/e I-lit.--In a recent speech,
Mr. O'Connell said:
“In the American Congress they have passed ti
law, that the House shall not receive any petitions
from slaves, nor petitions on behalf of slaves, even
though the petitioners be freenien. I will send for
:1 copy of the Act of the Aiiierican Legislature ; and
I will send it to Peel, that he may take it for his
model, when he is framing his bill of coercion for
the Irish. IIe shall go the full length of the Ameri-
can Bill: if he stirs at all. The law or nothing
shall we have. Let him take his choice, and ex-
tinguish, in the blood ofthe Irish people, the last
remnant of their liberties.”
The coincidence in principle and charac-
ter above alluded to, which distinguishes
alike the Adininistration ofa certain “North-
ern man with Southern principlvs” and the.
Peel Ministry is certainly very striking.-
How can the very men who have "goin-
thcfztfl Iengl/i." in support of “that "Act of
the American Legislature” so justly de-
nounced by O’Connell, affect to condemn
the course of the British Parliament?
Friends of Ireland. and friends of the sacred
rig/1.! of Petition every where, who framed
the “/Ilo/fol” of despotism, which the champ-
ion of Repeal presents to the Priiiie Minister
of England as a fit IIISITIITYXPIII, with which
to "ea;tin.gnir/i. in the blood of the Iris/2.
people, the last 'rem7za.nt of their I-ibrrrties ?”
Btlfllifo Adv.
2'. IVcbsler.—— We are gratified to learn
that among the valuable papers left by the
l.ite Dr. \-Vt-bster, in possession of his son,
are an autobiographical memoir, embracing
the prominent incidents in his most eventful
life: and also a Synopsis of Words in twenty
languages,” to which he devoted nearly ten
years of the best of his long life, arranging
the most important words in each language
“under the some radical letters. with a trans-
lntion of the significations, and i'cfei'ences
from one to another when the senses are sini-
ilar, by which he was enabled to discover
affinities between difii-rent lunguagvs, and
the primary physical idi-a of an ori_r_iiniil
word, from which the s- cnndury senses IIZIVI"
branched forth.—N. H. Courier.
The consumption of milk in Boston, an-
nually, is set down at 2 000,000 gallons. and
in London, \vi.tli. a population fifteen times
larger: the e.=timuled~. annual consumption is
only'2,‘500,000‘ gallons.-. One man brings
into Boston. over the \Voi'ccster rail road,
about 200,000 gallons yearly. The annual
consumption of milk in the city of New
York is estimated 3,l93,750 gallons, or
8,750'gallc-ns per day. '
From the Danbury "I'inz's.
DEATH OF MRS. MC UOLE.
_ This unfortunate event is’ still involved
in deep mystery. Nothing has come to
light ciilcul-an-d to satisfy the public as to the
?Il(I.7L7l€:7' of her sudden death. The prevail-
ing opinion, at least in Bethel, appears to be,
that she fell from a steep stairway upon the
point of a chriirlcg projecting abdve the seat
which stood near the loot ofthe stairs, and
that she died, from the injuries received,
none witnessing her (Ii;-solution. To stip-
port the opinion that it was an accjdpnml
death, it must be presumed that she fell with
suflicient force to bra-ak the breast bone and
the third and fourth ribs on each‘ spin and
displace one of the fifth, at the same time
bruising her foreliczid, nose‘-, and upper lip;
that slits then had SUIII|.'lt’IIl strcngtti to tlirou
hers-ll back upon the second stair, and
while striking her lieud back in convul-
sive effurts, force the top ofn metal comb
which she wore, through her h »ir into the
hratl, leaving three gi1SlIt’S cut to the. bone,
hall an inch apart, and from one to two In-
chcs in length, and that she grasped her arm
while in the spasm so firmly as to lt'8.V'€ the.-
print of the nails through the ‘sceiil-skin’ in
live or six places on the left arm. and it cor-
responding mark of the thuii.b nail on the
opposite arm, the arm being discolor!-d from
the elbow nearly to the wrist, that she then
assumed a sitting posture, with her head iri-
clined slightly lQl‘\\'()fd leaning 3'..i1II'lSl. the
purtition, and her hands clasped, in which
position she was found dead. A most sing-
ular circumstarice is the entire absence of
any signs of blood, either upon her pcrsoii,
or the stairs and floor.
IIl.IlC(.l\‘C9'c1SE(I\\'iIS murdered, and the
husband innocent, what satisfactory motive
can be uSSlg".lt'(.I tor the act? How unlilielv
that during the short interval that elapse.-id
between his leaving for meeting and the (II:-
covcry of the dead body, a murder should
have been committed, and all traces of blood
and violence, save what have been nientioi‘i-
ed, cff.iccd. The time, too, mid-day, and
neighbors near, without any sound or sight
to excite suspicion. If there is no founda-
tion lor a i‘eiisori-able coujr-cture that any alli-
cr person could liave murdered the deceased,
what are the circuriistuncts that subject the
husband to suspicion. It appears that the
mother ofthe deceased called in the fore--
noon, and 1': questt-d that she would go home
and spend the day with her. She declined
goin, then, but said she would come in the
uftcrnoon; but the ClIllIIl‘t’l] all went ofI'with
the grandmother. Consequently M r. Mc-
Dole found his wife alone, \\'lIk‘II lit: retuinrd
from meeting, and as he states, left her alone.
Had there been any evidence of ngr-ncy on
his part in procuring the absence cf th=-
children, the stern eye of suspicion might
well rest iipou him. But there is none,
and the fact that he was alone, with her but
a short time previous to her death, and his
changing his seat in the mi-cling house two
or tlireetiiiics, finally It--uving before the
close of the service, arid staiti-rig liotiieivaid,
are circumstances \\’lIICl'l would liave been
deemed unimportant discoiiriec'.cd from the
death of his \\’Ife' That the former was not
a conccrtt-d plan of his own, has been shown;
and the bitter can be l'("iIS()[IiII)ly accounted
for from the crowded state of the house in
conqscqtirncc. of l‘t’Ct'Ill. additions and the diffi-
culty of procuring il se.it without encroach-
ing upon the IlIt.'IIilJt‘.IS. It is well known
to this community that the (leccas:-d was of
a very indolent turn to the neglect of her
liouseliold affairs, and the great iuconvi-n-
ience ofthe husband. This unhappy {nil-
ing sometimes engendered harsh words and
led to unguarded €.\'pl'lSSl0nS on his part,
which are now reuienibered ag:-iirist him
with fearful impoit. But the witnesses,
without a Slnglv excvption, bore tcstiiiiotiy
to his lurbcrirance, and uiiiforriily kind treat
flII'Ul., nor is there any t--vi-fence that he ever
laid his hand roughly upon her.
We have thought proper to introduce the
name of M r. McColt-, and allude to the sus-
picions which have been raised against him
inasmucli as his name has appcsircd in sev-
.ir.-il ptiblic prints as the supposed inuiderer
ofhis wife. Such rt coiiclusioii is unw:ii‘-
l'.'lUl{"-LI by any thing wliich has yet trans
pired. It is unjust to believe him guilty
without some liII‘l.S or tcstiiiiiny upon ii hich
to predicate such belief.
It is due to the State Attorney, S. H.
Hickok, E-q. who conducted the cxamin:i-
tion ofthe Couit of Inquiry, assisted by Ed-
ward Tziylni‘. Esq. to say, that every t‘fII)l”I
'was made by a close and scorching ('X‘rllIlIIl'
zition of all tho probable sources of informa-
tion, to throw light upon this rnysterioiis al-
f.iir. The Jurors l‘('n-lt’I”t'(l a verdict of sup.
post-d {ICC-l(It’I'IlIIl d--:iih,_qu-.ilifit--d by an ex-
pression oftht.-ir inability to arrive at any
satisfactory and uiidoi.il.tt-d conclusion. If
the result ofthe invt-stigrition was notas cori-
clusive as could have been desired, it must
be attributed to the want of any thing defin-
ite either as instrument or agent, or marks
ofinternul violence upon whicii the Jurors
could base an opinion ; ii difficulty wliich
even the medical witnesses, who made the
post mortem exiimiriatiori, could not remove.
fossil Copaf in Oregon. - Specimens of
this substance have bi-en brought to Newbo-
ryport, as we learn from the Newburyport
Herald. from the Oregon Territory, by the-
mute of the brig Che-namus, Mr.’ Bartlet,
one of which was picked up by himself at
the foot of the falls. on the Walliauimet river
and the other was found on the shores of the
Pacific, north of the mouth of the Columbia.
It occurs in masses of considerable size, of a
pale yellowishbrown color and translucent.
It is much harder und tougher than common
copal, but is readily cut with a knife.
Cows yield a flood of milk now, provided
you demand it ofthem at the regular hours
and takeaway every drop they have to spare.
But ifyou leave part in the udder and seem
carcless about saving the whole, you cannot
expect the cow to make extra efforts in \-‘our
favor. Sb must be milketl clean, and the
milk must be taken from her as rapidly as
possible after it begins to flow. Children
must not be allowed to learn the art of milk-
ing on cows that you do not mean to dry off
soon.-—Ma.ssa.c/zusetls Ploug/2'-vzrin.
The Millcrites of Boston have-split in two
and the seceders from the grand Tabernacle
‘instant.
have got one of their own.
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VVe are told that several fari‘ners"from
VVestclie-stcr county have sold their fine es-
totes at thirty or forty dollars an acre, and
some of them a good deal higher, and re-
moved to Virginia, where they have pur-
chased land, some of it as low as one dollar
an acre. They make this movement quite
equal to going w-«st, and probably better, for
they are sure in Virginia of finding a ready
market for all their produce, and without it_s
whole value I"-eingexhausted in transportti-
iion.—J. of Com.
The farmers of Dutcliess county, N. Y.,
who have eniigrutcd to Virginia, have dine
so well, ll1:.I many irore intend IOll0WlD£;"
their cxarnplc. The cold \\Inl(‘I' past has
alarmed in-.iny about the Far West.
The Arquilal of Lc'tt=is.— VVc perceive
front the Columbus Enquirer that the recent"-
:icqnittal of Iohn I. Lewis at that c ty. from
the chzirge of b» iiig concerned in the brink
robbery there, has L‘XL'Il.I'(I the deepest indi,«_=-'
nation. As soon as the VI rdict was knoiiln
the city bell was lulled, and a large nzceling’
ofcitize-nswas Cllllld. A series of l'l solu-
tions flrplttrlrlg the outrage done to tl.e
cniisv of justice, rv solving to petition the
L"gisl.iture to clinrigv the law concerning
the S('l("(‘lICl'I of jurors. calling for the publi-
cation of the t- sliiiirriy {l}_’iIIIISl Lt-ii in-_ dg.
miinding his iiimii-tlinte I'('SlL'I’l&IllOn as Soli-
citor General, and recoiiirnendetl all [PISOIIS
to abstain from personal violence toivarrls
him. but to give hiui the notice and ('O[)SI!_l6’-’
ration his conduct deserves, was unaiiimonsly’
adopted.
The .L’7C7lz.\'f5-‘-llII\'€ made their appearance
both in I-Iarifoid rind New I] iven; st*ven-
tc-en years having elzipsctl since their last
visit. In the vi-'iuil_y of the Hlllil.‘-‘ll rd Faint,
back of VVI-st Rock, New Ilzivrn, IIH y are
to be seen in iiizmvnsc qnan'itie.s, covering
the leavvs and branches of the tri cs to the
tops, and flying off in swarms alter maturing
tht-ir wings for :i flight. On the l3:h. inst.
at I0 o’clo«-l< A. M says a corrcspondcnt of
the New I'I1l\.'(‘l'l I”I4'l‘3lt'I, ‘their singing, \\ hen
in a slate of I’! st was heard more than a
mile. They conimt-ncc singing when the
sun shines plt'IISi|DlIy. About half past 7
when the stin is Ol'SCl]I‘r'(l, they shelter them-
selves under the leaves of the trees and in
the grass. The swarms that have proceed-
ed from this field have taken a north:-rnly
direction, flying aha ut 40 rods at an cflort.
They have hatclied in this s:imc fie Id at four
different periods, at intervals of seventeen
years I‘fl('li.
SUM MARY.
Hon. John M _7\’ilcs.—'I'he I-Iartlord
Courit-r cf _\'l'Sl('l'(lZ]_\' ships that this guillo-
man continues in a vciy poor state of health,
and it is thought by mnriy that he will not
be sufficieritly l'€‘.‘f.()l'I'(l t.o trike his seat in
the next Congress. We have IHUICI says
the Courier, oftwo of his I'(’Cl’lII. freaks lint
«__n-tting down into zi well, at VVindsor, show-
ing cl:-aily tfi .t his mind is in a very deran-
ged stair-—so much so that liisfi‘itnds iiatch
hiui continually.
Free Traders say that the consumer has
to pay on t-very article tax-.d l_y the Tariff‘,
just the amount of the duty (‘X'T2I. IVhy is
it, then, that lead only briu_r__is 23; cents per
pound, whrn its impoitation is prohibited by
a duty of 3 cents? Will some Loco Foco
Free 'l'r.-ider be good enough to answer this
question.
The Paris correspond» nt of the Charleston
Courier says he hears fiom good authority,
that Louis Philippe is ii. lI‘f’III_V uilli Dunn
for the purchase of the Cliiitise t\luseum.—-—
Price lltrcc /zznzdrerl I/iousrznrl dollars.
The High Court ofApp:-uls in Virginia
has decided that I1 foreigner who voluntarily
enlists in the army cannot sue for the dis-
charge on the ground of being an alien.-
The Supreme Court of New York have
made it SIlXlIllll° decision.
The fare from Pliilradt-lphia to Piltsburg
has be-en reduced to nine dollars, which has
had the effect to iricrease immensely the
iiniount of travel upon the public works oft
l’ennsylv:inia. '
Upwartls of forty cells in the Massacbii-
setts State Prison are vacant. It has for
many _\'L’:IlS hf‘rt‘l.UfUrL' been overrunning.——
The reduction in the number of criminal's
for a your or two past is attributed to the
temperanci-. I'(‘f()l'lII.
More T_'I/fc'rism.——'I‘he St. Louis Republi-
can, of the Is: inst. states that Gov. Duty, of
Wiscrinsin, has been removed, and a violent
Loco Foco OINr'\\.' York, appointed in his
stead, and that Gov. Chan.-b rs, of Iowa
Territory, has also been removed. Gov. C.
was one of I-Iairrison’s most intimate person-
til fii--nds.
\Ve notice in the Cliris.i:in Advocate and‘
Journ il, a report from a committee on Acade-.
mics of the N. Y Cunf"I‘cnct>. Reference-
is made to the prospect of establishing a
Seminary in this city, under the pa°.ronage-
of the Confen-ncc.——Bridgcport Standard.
A Counlr_7/men Ruined.—An Eastern
man named Jesse Lyner, while standing on»
Sunday afternoon at the fool of Oliver street;-_
hearing a ten:per.ince add ress. had his pocket:
cut and his wallet abstracted containing
$2465 in bills (all If)!‘ money he had on earth):
the thief rscaping with his plunder.
N. Y. Esrpressaz
Another New C/turc/L.— On Saturday last
the frame of ii new Methodist Church in this
village, was raised without the Ieastaccident.
in the course of about four hours. under the-
direction'ol Mr? Ellsworth Fox, the contract»
or The frauie is 44 by 60 fer! base, andi‘
24 feet posts.—S.'a.mforr1 Adv. 5!/i.
A Cockizey ColZogu_i/.——'I- s:iy, .I‘im, are
you going to see tht-[man hung to-morrow ?"
‘I don’t know Dick: vat’s he to be hung for .7‘
Vy, bless you, for ’orse stcaling.' ‘For steal»
ing :1 'orsc-.2 vat ti fooll Vy didn’l he buy,’
one on trust and never pay for him.
The Baltimore Clipper states that Henry
C. Sicklcs, a young mechanic of the city,
has invented a self acting break, by wbi-.ih.-
rail road cars can be instantly checked, at;
anyspced.
A great Council of Indians, composing-
delegates from every nation on the Western
Border was to lie held~at=.'Palacor-, sixty miles
from Fort Smith, in Arkansas, on the 8th-
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