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Tina COUNTY Couiri: closed its session at
Faiifield. on Saturday the 2_.'Jd ult. The fol-
lowing cases in addition to those already noticed
were tried. We copy from the DauburyTimes.
-S_t;i_te vs. James Coley. This was an in-
iriforniatiou for Adultery coaitnittetl in
\‘V:t:!::I_pf)I'l.. Verdict guilty; sentence 4 years
stair-prison. _
State vs. Nancy Nichols. Information
for Acrtiltery; sentence 2 years state prison.
State is Charles B. Wheeler. This was
en inforiinition for an Assault and Battery
ctyrnmitli-d by the dt-ft-ndtint who resides in
Bridgeport. upon the body of Wm. Dyer of
th t city. It appeared in evidence, that the
CIPIPH ‘ant sprung upon Dycr while wallriiig
one of the streets of Bridgeport, and drew it
cowhide from beneath his coat and struck
him from 15 to 20 blows over his head, back
aritlshotiltlers, bruising and tiounliiig him
very much, until he was pulled off from him
by some of the good people of Bridgeport."
The defendant claimed that Dyer had some
days previously used insulting, language. to
his will-, although there was not it piirttclt:
of evidence to prove it. Sentence of the
Court 9570 fine and costs. which amounterl to
53lO0—-xvtiicli were immediately poi-I, and
tlt'§--ttt.l:inl. (llst:lt’H'Qt'(l.
State vs 'I‘ho.nTis Jackson. This was an
2.-itor iiatinri lo=‘ stealing frotn the d.velli.-g-
..‘:)'i1.'.?tE of 3! Mr. Abbott. in Ni‘-W C-I113?!"-“
.-';i.r«.-r *.\’:lICl'l. Mr. Abbott missed the watch
tr--in the place. where it usually hung, sonic-
ii-tte in M .y last. In July Abbot discovered
his ~.-catch at a w:ttcbinaker’s in New Ca-
ll.t‘tl'l, \\'IIt‘l't' it had been taikt-n by it Colored
in -n by the name of B-ilden. Bclden swore
that he: received ‘ the iv.-«tch from the prison-
er Titre prisoner could not show how he
Clzlte by the watch. It was proved thiit he
I’! -.I been to work at the house of Abbott,
and zntist have known where the watch
n-itally hung. V-vrtlict guilty; sentence in
cozntrion <_r.-iol 30 days.
State vs. Richard‘ Puffin‘. This Was an
lf1fO!t(1illI0f'I for an assault and battery upon
‘.V-ii. H. Parker. which occurred at the
5-1 :‘.-l of Daniel A. Hoyt, in this town.—
’i‘éi.- pti.-on:-r was an Inrli-tn. Verdict
-,fl3llI\’. Tue Court, in consideration of the
';:l'i5t)'€2("l' l1‘!\-'Iilg been in g.iol about 6 week.-*,
s-ant-eiicei him only to seven days imprison-
rn: iii in the I‘t)‘.l)'l.fl'.¥n giol.
S.:it~~ vs C.:;trlcs R"t.?tJ. This was an in-
t’n—rtn'ittott for an zissaiilt and battery commit-
tel tI,')._:n vznc Jo.-I I5}.-,)_v'. All l.llt:‘ll1ltl8i8S of
the H._itis;-_- were 1! CtifI1pf1l‘t_V of low and de-
l):1s’i‘(l t"l‘-"«tl.til‘t"S--‘Eff (]I1.fL7' ‘clfe.-1-antl it was
very dit"fi=‘.ult to tell who was the most to
bla:-ne. Oid Hoyt swore that he was 'oadly
huit by Reed, who struck him on the head
with a stone; but the defendant introduced
several witnesses who swore that Joel was
apt to lie, and that his character for veraci-
ty was bad. It was very ditiicult to say
whether the witnesses who swore thit Joe
was a liar, were any better tlicmselves. Ver-
dict not guilty.
Robert R. Fairchild vs. Pliilo F. Barnum
und Wm. H. Noble. This was an action
oftrespnss brought to recover damages for
two carriages taken by Barnum as deputy
Sheriff, by virtue ofn writ against Fred»-ric
ll. Stow. The defendants kliiimed that the
property wiis in reality Stowe’s_ and that the
plaintiff's bill of sale of them was fraudulent.
The .I_u-ry could not agrc e, and were discharg-
cd from further consideration ofthe case.
Right of Petition, cj~c.——We observe that
among the 46 nays, recorded against allow-
ing Mr. Adams to speak in his defence, on
I7tid:iy the 22]. are the names of sZ1't‘.tlt:‘l
Simons, the repi'esr-iitutive from the Fairficld
and Litchficld District in this State, and
John Stewart. the Reprr-sentiitive from the
Ncvv Havrrn and Miilillesex district! Both of
these men were sent to Congrrss through
the indirect infiueiice of abolition votes. and
now that they are there they go against right
of petition and against ei-"én permitting the
great champion of this right to speak in its
defencel Is not this too bad!
N. Haven Prillarlium.
Lieut. Farnam has recently reaciietl St. Lou-
is from an ertpiditioti t0 the Rticky Eviiiuiitaitis,
liaviag been part of the escort which accom-
panied on cinigratiizg party to the mouth of the
Oregon on the l’acific side of the continent.-
By later dates received since his return. it rip-
p-Lrirs that eight ofthe women and cliiltlren have
died from hardships tiiitl starvation.
miinicziiion in the Tribune, in allusion to the
sufferings of these people. and the tuilsome
route they were compelled to ptitsue,’he adds-
The traveler has no road on which to
travel. On the trail along the banks of the
Great PI.-lt.u.h£‘...IS. l)k:S.e,l.,..\.\_'lll1 __ tall grass, so
harsh as soon to wear the fore parts or his-
iinitiirtl’s hcofs to the quick unless t‘ ey be
prot-.-cted with iron shoes, or bound tip \\ll.I1
ratv bide taken from the neck of the bufi'.-ilo
bull. When he passes the grass' district
and approaches the mouritains. he finds him-
st-.f among eutlless fields ofdifilirent species
of cacti or prickly pear, which fills his ani-
Iii a coin-
intls’ lens with thorns, or amoncr vast fields P
C D
of loose sand. small sharp rocks, the wild
wortiiwood, or tracks of scorim; all ofwliicli
continuall_y iiiaitn A’. Weary his riding a. pack
bearing aniiniils to such a degree as to com-
pcl him if he would advance on his journey
to stibinit his own lisnbs to be l‘.tCt.'l'«1lt.’(l in a
similar manner.
He has no_thing but iiierit food. A little
meal flour and Indian corn is taken out to sus-
tain life tiniil the adventurer meet the buds-
lo. Tl'1‘._33O zinirn-.tls are zisiisilly found in the
latter pzirt of May, {the time when parties
who intend crossing the rnountains, leavctbe
States.) about 300 miles from the frontier.
From this point onward, wild meat is usual
ly relied on as the only (Ilrf, until they reach
lower Oregon, a distance of 3.000 miles.
More Truth. than Poe-'~r_y.-'I'he N. H.
'I‘etr~t__ii'aph is ofthe opinion that "an editor
v. ho cariaot stop right in the middle of one
of l.l'1t‘Ufit1t‘Sl. trains of thotight, that he is put-
ting on paper, to minute dimensions of it
hug» poniplriii. or to write an advertisement
for a dog lost, to enter the name of a new
subscriber, or take pay from an old one, to
receive it cowhidinig for something he has
sail, or ii blowing tip for something he has
11'}! s-ii-‘i, and :tftet' all to resume ‘the thread
‘.5’ his .13.-i-nurse.’ and carry out t_he idea with
its origin-if force and beauty, is next to no
-editor at all.”
'CONGfR‘E S}_SIONA,L.;+
.,_Both Houses of lCongrcss adjourned iover
from Friday,'22d ult. to Tuesday. the 26th.
Correspondence of the Co rier dc Enquirer.
- - '1 econ‘, Dec. .26.-
Congress resumed its sittings to day, but
nothing of interest was transacted in either
of its branches. In the House the morning
was occupied in the presentation of petitions.
Mr. Adams, among the petitions which he
presented, had one containing a number of
prayers refitting to the abolition of slavery.
and one that this government would establish
diplomatic. relations with the government
of H tyti. common between civilized nations.
This last prayer. he said, according to the
rule: must be received and referred, although
it might be connected with matter that was
obnoxious to the rule.
The speaker decided otherwise; Mr. Atl-
ams took an appeal. and the decision of the
chair was sustained by a very large majority.
Mr. Pariiiciiter from the Committee on
Naval aff-irs, introduced a bill to authorize
the transfer by the Departtnent. of appropri-
ations-made for one branch ofthe ii .vuI ser-
vice, and which was unexpended, to other
branches, the appropriations for which had
become exhausted. The specific object of
the bill is to enable the D-.-pztrtincnt to re-
sume the work in the various Navy Yards,
whichbatl been stopped for the want of
funds, and by which a large number of me-
chanics have been thrown out of employ.
It was objected by Cave Johnson. Mr.
Hale and others. that to pass the bill would
be to defeat the very object of Congress in
passing the law the provisions of which this
bi.l would I't‘pt'Z1l. Until the passage of that
law by the lust Congress, there was no
limit to the discretion of the Department in
the expenditure. of money for construc-
tion and repairs, and it had been its practice
to make tnuch I-irger expenditures for this
branch of the naval service than the sum up-
propriated therefor, and to cover the excess
by transfers from appropriations to other ob-
jects. In this way money expended for
constructions and repairs had grown to be
exccssive in amount, and altogether greater
than, in the opinion of Congress, the naval
service of the country deinancled. The bill
was referred to the coniniittee of the whole.
against the wishes of its friends. and thereby
action upon it will be very much prolonged,
and it may be three or four months before it
will be enacted into a law, while according
to the Secretary of the Navy, the. reasons for
its iiiiinr.-diste passage are of the most urgent
character.
The increased vote of the West upon the
floor of the House, is an element of touch
importaiice in legislative management, and
in relation to appropriations for the Naval
sc-rvice.or for commercial purposes in the
East or Atlantic border. it has already, on
more than one occasion. been significaritly
intimated to the Western men. by those who
are opposed to expeiiditurts for the improve-
ment ol the harbors and light houses. and
who a I‘ also for reducing the arm and
navy approprritions. that if the “fest will
unite with them in effecting these objects.
they will go with the West for appropria-
tions ‘or the improvement of the Western
waters. The Democracy. too, it is evident
is determined, by its legislative policy, at
this time, to make strong demonstrations of
regard for the West. In the Senate. Mr.
Benton will lead off, strongly and decidedly
for large appropriations for Western im-
prov.-emcnts, and in both branches of Con-
gress the Eastern and Northern Democracy
are prepared to sacrifice the interests of the
section ofcoiintry which theylreprr.-sent, and
to sufferthe navy appropriations to be re-
duced much below the immediate wants of
the. service. and at the same time to throw
open the :Natiunal Treasury to th--‘West, if
by so doing they can secure its political sup-
port
Correspondence of the Tribune.
Ws:ii.\'i-zsnir. Dec. 27.
In the House of Representatives. to day.
the Speaker announced the Select Commit-
tee on the R-.-solvis of the Massachusc-its
Legislature for an ztniendment to the Con-
stitutiun to exclude the representation of
Slaves. presented by Mr. Adams, a few days
since, as follows :
Messrs. Adams. Rhett. J. R. Ingersoll,
Giliner, G. Davis of l\'y. Burke, Sample of
Ia. Morse of Me. and Giddings; Also. the
Select Committee on Petitions from Pa. for
the erection of it National Foundary at Eas-
ton, Pa.
Petitions. and Reports from Committees
were received.
A Resoliitionof Mr. 1\'IcK:iy. Chairman
ofthe Committee of 1Vays and Means. al-
lowing that Committee a Clerk, was adopt-
ed.
Also one of Mr. Clinton, Chairman ofthe
Committee on Public Expenditures. eiiipow-
ering that Committee to send for persons and
-ipers.
The resolution of Mr. Hamlin of Me.
calling upon the Treasury Department for
the names of Persons entitled to bountylands
who have not obtained their warrants. &-c.
came up, was amended so as also to call for
a list of the names and balances duethe ofii-
cers and s.oldiers_of the Revolution and the
last War. and adopted.
_ Mr. Hale-‘s resolution inquiring of the
Secretary of the Nivy with reference to the
Home Sqiiatlron--wht it established by law,
what have been its annual exp:-nses,nnd what
the estimates therefor for the presrnt year
come up. '
Mr. H. talked ofthe enormous expenses
of the Navy, and ofthe necessity of retrench-
ment therein, as well as in the other depart-
ments of Government. This Home Squad-
ron hnd been e.-tablislied for the protection of
the coasting trade, but his constituents. who
were deeply iiiterested in this trade desired
not the burden and expcucc of this squadron
Mr. C. J. Ingersoll opened the Presiden-
tial canvass. making joud professions of de-
votion to retrenchment and reform, which he
thought should continence not in the navy
or army. but with the Congressional De-
partme-at——the annual cxpence of which had
swollen to 82.000 000, and which should ex-
tend to at thorough administrative reform and
economy in alltbe Departinents--tinlt-itsthis
was done, the 7 could not present themselves
1}‘
b'_efore the pedple on the I’resi'tIential ques-
tion ; they could not andought not to‘ elect
their President. He urged the "paity” to
come up to this work. ’
He had no doubt but ifthe expenditures
of Government were farmed out as at one
time they had been in France, it contract at
twenty one or two millions of dollars would
cover them and leave a handsome fortune
beside. 2
He gave notice of the introduction at an
early day of a resolution for arljourninertt
sine die in May. -
Mr. Aiams replied. proceeding, after a
playful allusion to some of Mr. 1's poliiical
remarks, to urge the importance ofrcduction
in the Army and Navy, which were the
great sources oiexpenditure to the Goiferii-
ment, and which had grown to an enormous
amount, for a peace establishment. The
gentlemah with all his exagerative eloquence
had made the expenses of Congress but 82-
0O0.000. while. $9,000,000 and over were as
ked for the Navy alone, this year.
At the conclusion of Mr. A's remarks.
which were listened to with much interest,
Mr. Hale obtained the floor and the House
adjourned. -
In Senate,communicntions from the De-
partments were received and petitions pre-
sented.
Mr‘ Walker's resolution calling on the
Treasury Department for information as to
the amounts, localities and purposes ofthe ex-
penditures made by the General Govern-
ment from its foundation to the present. after
remarks by Messrs. VValker, Evans and oth-
ers, was adopted. The Senate adjourned.
Tiiuiisnn. Dec. 28.
In the House of Representitives to dav.
notices were given of the introduction of the
following bills:
By Mr. Payne to repeal the distribution
act.
By Mr. Steenro' to extend the Cumber-
land road through Maryland, Ohio iind Vir
ginia.
By Mr. Cave Johnson, to repeaiall duties
on salt and drawbacks. ,
Petitions were presented in order. Among
them was one by Mr. Giddings, from ‘VH1.
Jones. a blatk man, on asuspicion (ground-
less, as he ullt'(.lgrs,) of hi ing a slave, and
now imprisoned in this District, and threat-_
cited to be sold into slavery on account of in-
ability to pay prison charges.
This gave rise to some irregular conver-
sation.
Mr. Dellet ofAla. rentntlting that this
wits a Judicial question, a remedy being al-
ready provided for such cases. moved to lay
the petition (in fl 9- table; refused: yr-as 55
nays I00. It was then laid over for debate.
The resolution of Mr. Hale again come
up. and was again debated during the re-
mainder of the day.
Mr. H. replied to Mr. C. J. lngersoll’s
remarks of yesterday. and tIl"!€CI the impor-
tance ofretrenchment in the Navy as well as
in all the branches of the public service.
Messrs. J. R. Ingersoll and Morris of Pa.
eloquently defended the Navy against indis-
criminate attacks in the ruthless rage of re-
trencbmentaiid reform. and irdvocated liber t’
necessary appropriations dispensed with a
sound and a just economy for the maintain-
tenance of this right arm of national defence.
After further debate until a late hour,
without action upon the subject, the House
adjourned.
In Senate, Mr. Allen offered it resolution
calling on the President for any instructions
given our Minister at London with reference
to the claims of Great Britain on Oregon;
and any corr-.-spondence between them on
the subject, adopted.
Mr. Atchison. on leave, introduced it bill
for the organization of the Origori Territorv".
Mr. King presented re-solutions ofthe Al-
abama Legislature. for the reduction of the
rates of postage to Federal coin. I
The Senate. after a few minutes’ Execu-
tive session, adjourned.
Correspondencc of the Jour. of Commerce.
Fiiimiv. Dec. 29.
The memorial of Mr. Jones, a free man of
color. representing that he was arrested as
a slave, and confined in jail. and was now to
again taken up in the House.
Mr. Saunders of N. C. remarked that he
had no doubt this person was a slave; for if
free and a resident of Virginia as he alledges
it would be the easiest thing in the world to“
get two white citizr-us, or even one would do.
to vouch for his freedom. upon which he
would be released. He mentioned a case in
which a free person of ‘color"irot'n ‘N. Cnwas
:irrest.ed and confined here in like mannerl
He S) wrote to N. C. got a letter iden-
be sold into slavery to pay his jail fees, was”
Mr. Cobb of Georgia; said the rhenibers
of the...$_outh had sat silent on this sul-j.—ct,but
they must be understood. ‘ Gentlemen must
not deceive themselves on this subject. The
South knows her tights and will maintain
them. They were disposed to harmony. but
they will not brook all the indignities they
suffered here.
As to this petition, the House had no pow.
er over it. The petitioner would be rel'Ii-v-
H1 by 8 legal procrss. \Vas the law of H83-
beas Corpus suspended in this District .7 _ It
not, the man can be brought before the
Court and discharged. That he did nottalm
this course. was a proofthat be was proper-
ly confined. Such ititerfereiice by the House
will be it reflection on the Judici.irv of this
District. .2, ' ~
_ Mi‘. King of Massachusetts, said it [was
time that the House took up this whole ques-
tion and made a business of settling it.--—
There had been much excitement on the
matter for several years. It was tiriie tbit
it question so important to the interest of lI1t‘
whole country. should be put at rest. - He
hoped it would‘be referred to a Select Coin-
mittee. and acted on imrnediately. ‘
The debate was further continued by sev-
eral gentlemen. M r. Adams expressed ii
preference for a Select Committee, who
would repoit inirnediately, and prepare such
rflziiv as would not only relieve this man.
but prevent the ocutrence of the case again.
The pitition was then, without perceptible
opposition, referred to the C0:1lIXilI.It‘.‘e on the
Judiciary. ' - - _‘.g_
, .,7aclrso7z-'5 -Fine.--At 8 late hour, the
House vi.-ent'into committee on the Bill to
refund General Jackson's Fine. 'I‘be bill
met with opposition, from Mr. Stevens, on
eloqur-nt you-rig member from Georgia. He
-aid he would not sacrifice the reputation of
thatjiidge to swell the triumphs of Gen
Jackson He would not sanction any act
that would iinpute any iinproprii-ty ortyran-
try to the action of the Judge. In his 0; in-
ion. the moral courage and devoted patriot-
-l.sm of the Judge who iiiposed this fine were
as heroic as Gen. Jackson's defence of New
Orleans. He was in favor of restoring the
money, but wished an alteration ofthe I.eI'li.S
ofthe act.
Mr. Slid-ll advocated and explained the
bill.
After some further debate, the committee
rose and reports-dprogrcss, and the House
adjourned to meet on Tuesday.
0regon.—In the Senate, to day, Mr. Allen,
brought forward a number of p- titions and
memorials, signed by a number of citizens
of Ohio. including ivhole brigades of militia
asking the immediate occupation of Oregon
Mr. Allen said he had opportunities to
know the sentiments of the people of Ohio.
Their opinions on this subject was united,
unbroken. There was no difference of
opinioti there. on the expediency of the oc.
cupzition of Oregon.
The Senate,after spending a short time in
Executive session, adjourned to Tuesday.
From the N. Y. True Sun.
A French Steamer Dismasted by an
_, _n;g_z,'i'caIi,-1't.——Aii officer on board the U.
S. ship Delaware writes that on the evening
previous to her arriving at N;ipIt'S (on the
»l6'.h of October) she met two large steamers
from Algiers, both French. ‘One of them
in attempting to pass abreast of us, (says the
writer,( caught our flyingjib-boom. and. to
our great surprise. every mast was swept
out of her close to her dcckl Even her
smoke stack and steam pipe were cnmplt’tt--
ly prostrated, as also the flag stuff over her
stern. She was three inustcd-so you see
what a little Yankee trick can do to a
French steamer. We did no loose a rope
yarn. It was the clearest sweep I ever saw
ofthe kind. We will be at home in Febru-
ary.
The Delaware had been toNapIes to bring
home some statuary for the Governtnent.
Arrest of Counterfei'zer.r.-Two men
hailing from New York. were arrested on
the 23d ult. one at Norwich. Ct. and the
other on board the boat on its way from that
place to New London, who had been driving
a very handsome business in the way of put-
ting off counterfeit notes of the Onodaga
County Bank of N. Y..--It appears that
they left New York for Bridge-port, thence
to New Haven. Mcridcn, Hartford, Spring-
field, \Vo d Norwich. paying their
fare and i. is they went with the
counterfez. - ~. ind occasionally passing
them up-er: .- .-A teepi.-rs on their route.-
About I'li’t.'i"“.‘ 7::
in the al.-rt.-.9 :. 3!‘-i
irs in good bills, of linnks
gd places. were found upon
tifying the man, gt-.-'-.: it to time (ii:-oi‘ ire‘-:‘pnr
ofthe House», yrlttt ".7':"'-f'.l-"l'1 it «.'..- '
the man was disc‘: .~;a il-3
umbi-i Committee.
Mr. Giddings argued that it would be ex-
ceedingly diflicult for any one to send to the
extremities of the Union to get proof of his
freedom. The gentleman admitted that. if
he. did not get proof, after long delay and
great expense, he tnust still pay costs, before
he can be discharged. I call the House,
said Mr. G. to consider the fact thattliey are‘
responsible for the continuance of this law.
\Ve have the exclusive control of the laws
oftliis District and are responsible for them.
If we continue them, we adopt them. We
have nothing to do with the laws of your
slave Statcs.—God forbid that we should
have any responsibility for them. Our de-
sign is to exonerate ourselves from the guilt
and turpitude of the slave laws of this Dis-
trict. and that is the ‘hellish,’ design, with
which abolitionists have been charged on
this floor. I
Mr. Divis, of N. Y. was in hopes that the
siibj--ct would be referred to a select commit-
tee. He said it was time that the House
stibjeot. He was grateful at the evidences
be had seen. at this session. of a disposition
on the part ofthe South. to avoid any excite-
ment or feeling on this subject. Their
should be concession on both side. for the
sake of harmony. The whole difficulty
cotild be easily settled. If the South would
yield the abolition of slavery in this District
the North would never raise the question of
slavery in the States.
All agitation would
itiiirsh :i,:i:i<’.7
:0 refer the memorial tr. Um '..‘e.-.~rn:: i:-v; I.
looked calmly and dispassionately at this y
one oftfiw gs. - 3 arrested. The prisoners
are -bgtl -.:.=‘ ~a rather young men, and
each, it ,-y travelled with an alias, as
_it_3‘§j_)1,"S '1.-"."..oer, alias \'Vm. Harris-o—I-I.
“ ,,_-z, C James Eldridge. alias Van
..st said to be his real name.
. ..-;- were committed for trial at
the t :l’1{‘u_l'.‘H‘}' '*.'.-‘."tl‘l ofthe County Court.
‘G’
Saving Pasla.ge.—‘Hellol Misther Post
Masther. an’ is there ivei a letter here for
Dennis O'Callaban .7’ inquired the identical
Dennis himself. as he rode up to the door of
at certain Post Ofiic.
‘I believe there is,’ replied the postmaster,
stepping back and producing the letter at the
door.
'And will you be so kind as to rade it for
me. secin’ Iliad the misfortune to be edicated
to rade nevera bit in the world? humbly
asked the lrishnian.—
‘Tobe suresir. said the accommodating
post master. So he opened the epistle -and
read, with a good deal of difiiculty, three
very interesting pages concerning’ Dennis’
"folks. and iiflairs in old Ireland——the said
‘Dennis with both legs ttirned on the same
side ofthe saddle, listening all the while with
becoming meekncss and gratitude.
‘Much obliged to yer honor for troublin’
nurself and consumin' your valuable titne
with the like of me'_and mine; how mtich
might be the postage on my lettlier .7’
'Ffty cents. sir.’
. ‘A very raisoniible price for such ii com-
fortin letther; but as I could niver think of
iixin’ your worship to credit the like o’ IIH-'
ye mayjist kept: the lettber for pay I’
Great Proceedings in S/tell 1“isli.——From
jhree to five tons of opened oysters pass over
C8358;
our rail road, daily.~—Bridgcpar! Stand.
From the Philadelphia ,'l’Ie'rcuty.
\Ve copy with pleasure the following sen-
sjble remarlrs from the Harrisburg Ar«__yns,
one ofthe €1I‘It‘SI Democratic papers in the
State :
IiIr. Van Bu.ren—— His Nomination-— The
Itic-cilablc Rest:/t.-—One liuiidred and thirty
eight electoral \t‘ii[t.'S m.il(t' the President in
the electoral C()II!'gt-S, Can any one rlonb:
the ability of Mr. Clziv to carry the lollou-
ing States agnirist Mr,'V-.;n Bruit-n ,7-—M 553-
chusetts, Rhode Island. Vermont. New Jr!‘-
sev. Maryland, Delaivare. North Carolina.
Georgia. L'llJI3Iini1, 'I‘i-nness--, K--ritucktr,
Ohio, Indiriiia, rind i\'lichigan_? This \\ ill
give the Whig cand:da!.e one liuiidretl and
thirty two votes. Add to this iiumler. Ihi
vote OI Po*nnSylt‘ani:i \\l)lCI') ls lt\'t'til\' S:x
and ("lay has twenty more tl’):il’) are ftifjlllft-'i'l
to maltc him Prtsitlent. is ilti-ie 3lII\' ilutiht
ofthe result in this State, as between t- c tun
ctindltlittes we have D‘-inIr'(l? \’Vi‘ say ri«-t
the slightest This State is just as C4“,“I'litllt
for Mr. Cl-y, with Mr. Van Burr-ii as our
C3lnlIIfJaIF‘, as Keiitiiclév. The party cannot‘.
be 'ral[ietl_/iii‘ Van Buren.
The Banner Slafl"—.\'l- ssrs J H. For-
syth &- Co. receiv-d _\‘t~steiday the gr»-at
Clay Banner Staff, cut ofthe Ash of Arli-
land by the hand of Henry Clay titiid hewit
by the same hand, intenili-d for the priz
bilI'1ntI' of the Baltitiiore Convention. It is
I5 feet long. four inches through at the base,
and two at the top and as straight and i ii»
in the grain, almost as the great Sl-'lli'Slll2:Ii
himself. —I"I'/reeling Times. Dec. I9.
Rett'otrrIcd.—We learn that I-Iorotio \\'t-bb
of VVindh‘-tin county, to whose active exet'-
tions, as is well known, the Hon. George S
Catlin was indebted for his riontiii.tioti tu-
Ct-ngress, has received his reward in the
shape of an nppnlrittttrnt as sub deputy
Clerk, or document Cleik. tn the House I-I
Rt-pr:-sentativr>s—salziry $l,200 ii svssfon
Verily Mr. Catlin is not a "slow" p.iyit.as-
ter.—NorwzcIi Courier.
Curious Fa,c(s,-_']‘wo wells have recently
been sunk at Ithica. 'I‘o itplrins co. one of
which was on the land of Mr. A. M. Lucas
At the depth of eighty S4'Vt‘It fret the pump
raisvd pitces of charcoal, and at the depth of
90 feet the aiiger struck a pine limb of about
the size of it tiian’s arm.
The other well was stink near the steam-
boat landing. At the depth of 47 feet thi-
riuger struck it strata of blue c.'a_v, which
proved to be three fret thick. When this
was l’t’11CIlf‘d, the auger was drawn out, a
pad auger screwed on to the sh-=nk, and
with this the borings of clay was raised.
which on examination were found to contain
human hair seven inches in length. This
hair was (‘X?1I1)lIH‘d througli a l'll‘tlEIIlf\_‘Itll_’
glass. and found to posrss its natural gloss.
N. Y True Sun.
The Sons of 'I‘etitpeinnt'e held meetings
in Bethel on Thursd.iy evening, and in this
village on Fri-tliiy evening of last week. The
servicns were ofan interestini; order. The-
trtet-ting here was add ressrrl by T. H. Cal.-
lcy, of New York, A. Hill of 'Nor\\'all-'. and
J, \V, Irwin. of this town. l\’Ir. Oakley is
‘rt finished spt'al((‘l’, and seems to he t'flllS'."tl
heart and soul in the cause which he ably
advocates.--Do»/tbu.-ry Times.
‘Tbecoutse of true love never did run
smooth,’ but it appears to have run particu-
larly rough in the. case. of Dr. Miclray, of
New Orleans. and rt fair tlatiuhter of Judge
Story, of that city, of wlinrn he had b"(.‘Olnt'
r-namoretl Papa. said “No ;” so the pair
starteil offin a carriage, privately to Lafay-
ette, to get “spliced.” On the road they met
the Iady’s brother. who =tl.tCn1[‘.t*'(I to Sltlp
them btit was pitched into the mud by the
driver. The next Obstacle with wliicli they
came in collision was not so easily got over,
being a heavy dray — and they were pitched
into the mud. As one of the horses was kill-
ed. the carriage smashed, and the Jehu
“knocked into it cocked bat,” the lovers had
to take to their personal powt-rs of progress.
ion, and they ll'l)(IQ'i.‘(I back to New Orleans
through mud and rain, in the hope of find-
ing an up river steamboat to bear theta to
bliss. They found one—etiiharlrr-d; but the
lamily of the lady heard of it, chartered an-
other boat, and at the last accoiirits (Dec I2)
the two steamers were ‘going it’ tip stream,
at it boiling gallop, while the citiz ns on
shore were giving and taliitig odds on the
restilt.—Bostori. Mail.
Explosion.— About 4 o’clock list Mon-
day afternoon, the Button Factory of .\’II'. E.
M. Pomt-toy, in the center of Wzillirtgiiiirtl,
was nearly destroyed by an explosion of g-.-.
Mr. P. was approaching the building when
he saw the sides and roof his biiilrliiig ht"HVf>’
up and fall uutwa rd, the chimney at the same
titne disappearing. As no fire was in th--
lriln. and no blaze could come in contact
with the gas, Mr. Poineroy is at a loss to
explain the exact origin of the explosion,
having been employi-d for years in the same
business, without any such calatnitnus ex-
perience. The case is one of peculi.-tr in-
terest, anil yesterday be related the c.irciim-
stances to Professor Silliniari.
N. H. Courier, 291/2.
A L'f£(‘.l.£'_I/ Hit.-—-An uneducated young
convert. not a thousand miles froin Boston,
and not a thousand years ago, in his maiden
exliortation, gave one of Hatnl-t’s beautiful
and moving soliloquies very o~ffectivel_v.-—
His admiring listeners, not having be» u very
deeply] read in Shake-spertre. mistook the
quotationfrom the “Baird of A von” for the
extemporeineous outpouring of the young
man s own heart; and thinking that so
much talent ought not to be hid under a
bushel. at once resolved to finish his educa-
iron at their own expense. They accord-
ingly did so; llfld. he that was once a wild
and thoughtless youth, is now as learned and
eloquent preachrr as can be found in New
Eni_vland-thanks to that soliloquy. and to
the ignorance of those who were edified by
his first effort oratorical.-—Bnston Trans.
A Paris pa per reckons the annual revenue
of the Royal Family of Fraiice at Thirty
Millions of Francs. (.£I.200.00-O) and the
savings for the last I3 years at Five millions
sterling, independent of the savings made by
the King when he was duke of Orleans.
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The New York C(|l‘I'f‘Sj10n(lt‘IlI. of. the
Providence Journal thus fancilully describes
the l‘t'fi(1.'[Tl:iIIC(’ of ()lo- Boll:
‘He then laid his clieck cnressingly upon
his instruittt-tit, which gr:idtial'l'y anvoke. and.
wailt-il, and I'll!‘-FIYXPCJ like an infant; bnolierr off
its slumber. Ev--ry ton.» st-emi~d' friitiglic
with human grit-fiiud passion. He intro-
«lncedadialogu-‘-. in which n St\'e‘('I voice
coiitplztiiied so sadly that it oi:-tle the l'ti::i.m.
ache with pity. \\ hi-.'li was 'nl‘.3t\‘t~I‘tdl I‘rnm
an other string with iitiprr-cations so violent
and threatening that it marl one almost
tremble with fear. I fancietl it yotiiig girl
was pleading for the life of her lover, and re-
ceiving only curs:-s in rep-ltv.’
Rev. H. C. Trig/lor.—-We Li-arn lrotn @-
berlin that this liypocritical Scoundrel‘ is out
on bail, very much signiiist the sentiment of
that comiiiuiitiy, and that he tiiade a sort of
confession at Oberlin on Thanksgiving
day, but the people look upon him as play-
ing the hypovrite still. \\e lHlfI€f5.'Iill'l(I,f1lt-
so, th--t the severest punisbmerit the present.
laws can inflict for his inanitold crimes, is
fine and Illl[)I'ISOIil1l"l’lI in the county jail V
(3/etrelaiid Herald.
The Stolen IsZo.mlMurrler.——Pully Bod,
ine,sister of Cipt. Houseman, was arrested
on Sunday on suspicion of having perpetra-
Led the iiiurtler of Mrs. Houseman and her
chill. She was taken to Saten Island for
examination. The circutitstance of her lea'
viiig for the city of New York. on Saturday
morning, led to it belief of her connexion
with the crime, which was coiifiriiied by re-
cent tlevelopmrnts. We copy the annexed
ptIllll.‘lllit1'SII|)lU the Herald:
‘In the course of the evening George
ltvmte, an apoihi-cary and physician. of 252
Canal strut, arrived at Port Richmond in
the steaiiihoat accoiiipaiiietl by a sun ofPoIIy
B-idiiie, named Albert, aged about 16 yiars
who has been in his employ.
‘The. pt-culi tr count-xioii Illtll has existed
l)t-f\\t‘t’l) Waite and this woman, prompted
those iittt.-nsteil in tracing the‘ lltl)l(rlt’l’t’S$, to
cause hi It to be placed in custody for exam-
ination. A letter II'iHlI her was found in his
p- ssi-ssion, and other circuiiistances after-
\\' .rds transpired that led to it fuli belief by
the l'Ilfl}._£lSlt'fll.e before whom he was exaiii-
in.-d, that be had either \’lSll.t-(I the Island to
aid in her escape, or knew her whereabouts
in I\'. Y. city. He was still under examin-
aiion when our report:-r left at at late hour
Iast eveiiing.
The leiti-t‘ found in the pociret of Waite,
froiii thi~ woman. (’0llI=IIll(.‘d a request for
some additional drug, that it is .-opposed she
had given to M rs. Housetiiaii before she was
murdered. It was taken from him by Jus-
tin.-.. NIAISPII, who setirt'l')ed him as soon as he
arrived at Port Richmond. There is no doubt
that the murder was coiitinitted tor the pur-
pose ofobtaining the $1000 in men. y, that
Housciiiari hztd received. which it is to be
presumed that the I1tl1I'(Jt'l't:‘S3 intended to.
give to her paramoii r, who has recently been
very much involved in his pt-ciiniary affairs
The iinfortuutt'.e \\(1Ilifl(l has no doubt been
stupefied with drugs, tlicn tortured to confess
where the ttioni-y was placed. of whicl: it
appears, she had noknoxt-ledge, and failing
to satisfy this demand. she has been after-.
wards triurtlr-red and burned with her inno.
cent child.
The one thousand dollars in specie re.
covered by Capt. I-louseman from the wood
house adjoining his premises. was the same
that he had previously buried there before
his departure, which secret was unknown to ,- .
his wife.
‘In the course of the day yesterday. it
rliscove-rerl that [hr valuable gold lever watch
that had bet-ri stolvii front thepreniises ‘of
Capt. I-loiisi-main fter the I'lll«l.[dl"l'§V wpyg
t-mt-.mitt.r-d, had been left at a pawl‘-i broker's
shop in this city on Monday last by-a wo-
man resembling Polly Bodine in every par- I
ticular.’
Almanac for
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