l
i
rsto throw all into confusion. The reason
ofthis instantly flashed upon her mind, for
she knew liimto be a correct dancer. He
was too much intoxicated lo dttnce.
Hcr.woman’s pride caused her to make
a__n.efl°ort to guide him through the figures.
But it was of no use. The second attetnpt
failed sig-tally by his breaking the figures,
and reeling with a loud drunken laugh
through and through, and round and round,
the astonished group ofdances, were thrown
thus suddenly into confussion.
Poor Clara, overwhelmed with niortifica-
tion, retired to a seat, while her husband
continued his antics. ending them finally
' with an Indian whoop, such as may often be
heard late at night in the streets. from a
company of drunken t'evelcrs—-when he
sought her out. and came and took a seatby
her side. ‘
Ain't yott happy to night Clara! Ain't
you, old girl? he said in a lotid voice, strik-
ing her with his open hand upon the should-
er. Iam so happy that I feel just ready to
jump out of my skin. Whoop. Now see
how beautifully Ican cut a pigeon’s wing.
And he sprang from his seat. and corn-
menced describing the elegant figure he had
named, with industrious energy. much to
the amusement of one portion of the compa-
ny, but to the painful mortification of anoth-
er. A circle was soon formed around him,
to witness‘ his graceful movements. which
strongly reminded those present who had
witnessed the performances, of a corn field
negro’s Juba, or the double shuffle.
Come, old Mr. Manley said. interrupting
the young man in his evolutions, by laying
his hand upon his arm. Come! want you
a moment.
Hel-lel-lel-lo, o-o, there! What's wanting .7
ha, be said pausing, and then staggering
forward against Mr. Manley. Who are
you. sir ?
For sh‘-1me.sirl the old min replied in a
stern voice. Come with me, I wish to speak
to you.
Speak here, then will you? I’ve no se-se-
secrets I'm open and above board! Jim
Haley’s the boy that knows what he’s about.
Who-o-o-oop! Clear the track there!
And starting away frotn the old man, he
1' n two or three paces, and then sprang
clear over the head of a young lady, fright-
ening her al-nost out of her wits.
There! Who’ll match me that? Jim
I-lal.-y’s the boy v.‘hai’s hard to beat! Who.
oo-oo-oop, hurrah! But where’s my dear
little wife .7 Ah there—-No that isn’t her
neither. W’h-wh-where is the little jade?
The whole ofthis passed in a few mo-
ments, with all the drunken gestures requir
ed to give it the fullest effect. -
Poor Clara, at first mortified. when she
saw what a perfect madman her husband had
become, was so shocked that her feelings
overcime her. and she was carried fainting
from the room. 0, how bitter was her mo-
mentary repentance of her blind folly. ere
her bewildered senses forsook her.
As for Haley, he grew worse and worse,
until the brandy which he continued to pour
down, had completely stupified him, when
he was carried on to the bed in a state of
drunken lt"S':’I1SlbIlll.y; after which. the com-
piny retired in oppressive and embarrassed
silence.
Sad and lonely was the bridal chamber
that night, and the couch of the young bride
was wet with bitter but nnavniliog tears.
On the next morning. those who first en-
tered the room where Haley had slept found
it empty. Towards the middle of the day a
letter was left for Clara by an unknown
hand. It ranthus:
DEAR CLARA: For you are still dear to
me, although you have robbed me of hap-
piness forever, and crushed your own hopes
with mine. For years before Icame to this
place, I had been a slave to intoxication-_a
slave held in fearful bond-ige. At last I re-
solved to break loose from my thra|dom.—
One vigorous efiort and I was free. There
yet remained to me a small remnant of a
wrecked fortune. With this I abandoned
my early home, and fixed my residence here
determined once more to be a man. Temp-
tations beset me on every hand; but while I
touched not, tasted not, handled not, I knew
I was safe. But alas for the hour when you
became my tempter I, O that the remem-
_ brance of it could be blotted from my memo-
ry forever! When for your sake, I raised
the latil glass to my lips, and the singli-
drop of wine that touched them thrilled thro’
eivery nerve, I felt that Iwaslost. Horrible
were my sensations. but your tempting voice
lured me to sip the scarcely tasted poison; I
"did so, and my resolution was gonel All
that occurred after that is dimly written on
my memory. But I was a madman. That
I can realize. When drunk, I have always
acted the madman. And now we part for-
ever! Iain a proud man, and cannot re-
main in the scenes of my disgrace. My
property I leave for you. and I go I know
not, I care not whither—perhaps to die un-
lamented and unknown, and sink into a
drunkard’s grave. Farewell l
This letter bore neither name or date.-
But they were not needed.
Five years front that sorrowful morning,
Clara sat by a window in her father’s house
near the close ofday, looking dreamily up
into the serene and cloudless sky. Her face
was pale. and had a look of hopeless suffer-
ing. Five years!——It seemed as iftwenty
, must have passed over her head, each bur-
dening her with a heavy weightofaffiiction.
O whata wreck did she present! Five
years of such a life! .» Who can tell their
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For four years from the night ofhis wed-
ding, Haley had been a common drunkard.
with no power over hims--lt. On the brink
of the grave, he was rescued, signed the
pledge of total abstinence,_ and set himselfea-
gerly to_worlr to elevate his condition. One
year had sufficed to efibce many sad tokens
of his degradation, but time could not re-
store the freshness of his cheek. northe light
of his eye. Then he returned and sought
his bride, who still mourned him with an
inconsolable grief. A few months produced
a happy change in both. But they cannot
look back. Over the past they throw a veil
-—the future is theirs, and it is growing
brighter. May its clear sky never be dark-
cued!
From the New Orleans 1 icaytme.
Mosquitoes.——We have long hid in con-
templation*to call the attention of the ingen-
uous to the alarming prevalence oftbe mus-
quitoes in these "diggins,” and to invoke
their aid to join us in so: e comprehensive
plan for the suppression of the ravages which
they are committing in this city and its
suburbs. The dreadful race came in gradu-
ally this season, aud with drums and trum-
pets cl» nging to give us notice of their ap-
proach. Their grey plumage they feared
not to flutter before your eyes ere they made
an attack upon your person. Thus did they
demean themselves during the months of
May and June, and a man might sit and read
with little safety devoting a tithe of his atten-
tion to the little humming rascals who were
flitting immediately about his nose. They
had the manliness not to attack one save
directly in front. But the copious rains
which prevailed towards the end of the
tnonth, have brought into being another and
a distinct class of 'our earthly torrnentors.
(what sinners, alas! we must be, if our short
comings are in proportion to the in-comings
ofthese terrible insects ') The new set‘ of
mosquitoes are more lusty of person, have
larger and more gaudy pinions, than the
advanced guard. They have no music in‘
their souls, nor their wings either; they
rrake no pretence to munliness: they ap-
proach you from behind; they sktilk up,
guarded by some book. which you may per
chance be holding in your hand; y(it1llt'VE’l
see them till they have parta ken of a repa.-t
off your heart's blood, and are flying aloft to
communicate to the uusated brethren where
a green plump “suliject" is to be found.
The scoun lrels lttrk about like thieves, in
dark alleys, in obscure corners of pleasant
rooms; open your artnoir hastily, and they
rush out upon you with more noise than all
the bees which swarmed Hymettus could
have produced. To dress and undress has
become one of the severest tasks of life; you
are constrained to an unnatural modesty of
attire, and even in your baths you Clure liave
nothing but the tip of your nose Ol1t(.f\Vt'tl.t'l'
and that flames like a carbunclc from their
incessant infiictions. The man who should
invent a mosquetoc destroyer that should be
efficacious and comprehensive. would throw
into the shade your inventors of Sl.+'fl~'1lIJO«'.llS,
spinningjennies, and all that sortofnonsense.
We have but one kind of revenge at
present (:2 reek trpon tbese_desti‘oya,Ls-o£-do;
mestic ‘race. When about to l't:ll1't.’ for the
night, we first see to it that the net or bar
which protects our bed is secure in every
part. \Ve so arrange it on one side that an
entrance may be effected in the tiwiukle of
an eye. \Ve then open the windows and
light up the candles, to- attract them in mil-
lions, awaiting their alvt-nt uith a triumph
ant smile, and with a huge fan flourishing
in our hand to protect the pt‘lSOl'1 for the
nonce. When all is ready for retiring, we
"douse the glim” incontiriently, and make
the joyous plunge which is to separate us
irretrievably frotn our torrnentors. Then
comes our triumph——-to hear them on the
outside gnashing their teeth and howling in
their rage and disappointment at being cheat-
ed by their victim. Then their murmurs
are lfl(.lt‘8d sweet to us, like those of the bees
of Hybla, which soothed shepards of old to
sleep. Thank the gods, there is yet one spot
sacred from the ravages of these pt-stilent
plagues of life’
It\'cr:s'r.—-A correspondent oftbe N. Y. True
Sun, writing from Port Richmond, says:
One of the most brutal cases of incest I ev-
er he-ird of has come to my knowledgesince
Ihave been on the Island. An old man
(about 55) residing a short distance from this
place, has been for mom; years living in in-
cestuous intercourse with one, if not two of
his own daughters. Several children have
been the result of this connection, and it is
even said that the mon.~tc-r has had one child
by the child of his daughter. There is no
shadow of doubt as to the parentage of the
children. The old man does not deny it;
but says. that as he supports the ofispring to
which he stands in the relation of father and
grandfather, he thinlcs that no one has a
right to interfere with the family arrange-
ment! The affair will probably be brought
before the Grand Jury this week.
The Hon. R. Barnwell Rhett, Member of
Congress, from S. C. has issued an address
to his constituents, proposing that a State?
Convention be held in April next, for tire
nulli/ication of the Tarfin South Carolina.
unless the new Presidentand the new Cabi-
net should be of the right sort,and supersede
the necessity for State action.
A writer in the Portland Argus says that
Mr. Polk is "one of the first men of the age.
Clay can't hold a. candle to him!” The
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. STATE OF CONNECTICUT,—-ss. }
_ Office of the Secretary of State.
The following extracts from the report 0 he
Comptroller of the Public Accounts exhibited t he
General Assembly at their late session com are
such parts of said report as are required by la in
be published in the several newspapers in this te-
by the Secretary of State. '
DANIEL P. TYLER, Secretary of Stat
June 20, 1844. ,
The State of Connecticut in general ‘Accou of
Receipts and Expendituresof Funds appropr ed
for the current expenses of Government. .
For atnount of payments from the Treasury m
the 31st March, 1843, to 1st April, 1844, fo up
rent expenses of Government under the follo‘\ng
heads, to wit:— - .
Debenture and Contingent ex \
pcnses, of the General As- i
seuibly $16,253 05
Salaries of Ofiicers of Govern-
-As...
tnent 11,434 00 l
Contingent expenses of do 5.948 34
Jttdicial expenses of do 31,020 55
Expenses of supporting the _
State Panpers, 1,580 00 .
Salary of directors of State Prison 300 00 '\
Advances made to the Quarter ~
Master General 765 27 l
Expenses ofcleaning arms, &c. - A
at arsenal 72 9'2 l
Grants for beneficiaries in pub- \
lic Asylnms, &.c. 4,300 78 3
Grants to County Agricultural ,'
Societies 1:100 00 "
--—--72,7s(91
\
March 31. 1844-For payments made by the Tf,~$-
urer from the 31st March, 1843, to 1st April,1,<":5-l,
in addition to payments on Coinptroller’e oruys,
as per Auditor’s Report, viz:
For abateineuts on Ridgefield State l
List of 1841 $42 86 J
For over-payment tax on non-resi- l
dent insurance stock, refunded 11 07
For do do do Bank stock l
refunded 15 33 1
For escheuted estate of Robert Mc
Chesiiey, refunded to his heirs, 208 00 \
r $ 7736
For abatements on State Tax, Li.-it ‘
of 1842, 5,482 06 i
For traveling fees and collector’s ‘
commission 1,696 84
—-——7.17-40
80;237l17
For balance of Civil List Funds in Treas-
April 1st. 1843—By balance in the. l
Treasury this day. as per Comptroller’.~i
By payments into the treasury frotn 31st ‘lg
March 1843 to 1st April, 1844, viz:
From avails ofcourts
From forfeited bonds. &c.
Front licenses to pedlars. &c.
By cash received from Amos Pillsbury. as
surplus earnings of state prison
By do do from U. S. for dividend on sale
of ptiblic lauds
By do do from esclieated estate of Robert
McChesncy, deceased 247 23
By do do from rent of rooms in
basement of State House at Hart-
ford 65 3'2
Front Di-virie-ncfs on Bank Stock, viz.
May, 18-f3—By dividend on
7 shares Farmers & Mechan-
ics Batik Stock, at 31-2 per
cent 24 50
Juiie——By do 1628 do Hartford
do do at 3 1-2 do 5,698 00
July——by do293 do New Haven
do do at 3 1-2 do 2,051 00
July—By do 593do Middletown
1 ,-rs-o_ on
3,558 00
an at -3" 60
Sept.—By do 1186 do Phoenix
24 50
5.698 00
do at 3 do
Nov.—By do 7 do Farmers &
Mechanics do 3 1-2 tlu .
Dec.—By do 1628 do Hartford
do at 3 1-2 do
Jan. 18-l4——By do 593 do Mid-
dletowii do 3 1-2 do 2,075 50
Jan-—By do on 293 do New
Haven do at 3 do 1.758 00
March-—By do on 1I86do Plim-
nix do 3 1-" do 4.351 0
From ’1'a.rcs. viz :
May 29, 1843—By cash received
March 31, 184-l—By balance from old
l
accotint, brought down $32,431l91
Permanent Fund.
April, 1844, consists of Bank Stock traiisfcrade,
or subscriptions to the capitol of sundry Bauls.
tice, viz: ’
Bank Stack not T7-anfirable.
Hartford Bank, 1,484 Shares
at $100 148,400 00
Phoenix do. 890 do at 100 89,000 00 _
New Haven do 274 do at 200 54800.00 \
Middletown do 593do at100, 59,300 00 '
Fariners&.Meclianics do 7 do
at 100 700 00
Bank S(oc7: 7m-rclmsed and '1'rI27I-?feTabl€- :
Phoenix do 296 do
N. Haven do 19 do
100 29,600
200 3,800 i,
_——-—47,s00 ll
PatrioIs.—The Biltimore Patriot publishi-
the following interesting political remin
cences :
March I3. 1828, on the passage of th
bill for the relief ofsurviving Otficers of th
Revolutionary War. Mr. Polk voted i
-the negative.—Congress debates, volume l
pa rt 2. page 2570.
I \ l it
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1")’: carried "3 “"“’ “°°°‘"“t 32’43l,91 The meeting was addressed by Alex. H.
%I—— v '1
$”2,66,,i 08 'v ells and Lines Bet-IS. l1.~qrs.
_ __ = Spirit--d rt-stilttllons were passed. and
Cu“ when it was announced that five persons
5
Report ti) the General Assembly of 23,10l 30
1,5} 69
L4‘ 53
812 4-2
10,000 00
1,34i_ 94
Bydo do fromsalcofprivatestatutes 45 16-357 71 them; but that if they hold on untilialter 9-
_______0$2G 317 50 imm ense.
kausas, \Vhite River,and Red River. and finally .
for tax on town of Ridgefield, - _
on list of1841 _ 342 90 and sweeping away crops, cattle. fences, and
0‘3_f3'(,ls35('),?‘(‘)T]l;’,‘)’,‘:;3‘(:'£:’,‘1lt lg: ,t3‘{:‘"§r in some instances, houses and families. Nu-
Iusurance, and Turnpike Stocli merous towns and villages have been inundated
F<:“'11<31<;£,l' mg! Y9=‘l‘l*;l'llS ce_ d3:031 87 wholly or in part,—some of them to the depth
‘ ' 1.: .-— CH5 re “'0 , _
C,-0,. mx 0,, ,,,,,:l;, 0,-Be,1,,,' ,,dd,_ , of 10 or 20 feet. The St. Louis Republican of
tional, on list of 1841, 35 04 i_ we 24.}, ,,h_ sa 3 _
“m'°h"By cash received for mx : At resent tlielr are in the it ' f St L
of] per ccnt.outhedollar,from , P “ 9 C 3 0 . ' 0”‘
the several towns on the list of . '3-. 0V9 llllllf-"l“'!l _P9!'50"S “'00 INWB beer:
1842; gross ilmolmtt 43.858 18‘ ,1‘ driven from their homes by the flood.—
"267,-"9 Nearly all the people of Brooklin, Venice,
——j———;.—-
3511266908 Cahokia. the Six-Mile Prairie and at other
points along the banks of the river, are in
The permanent fund of the State, on thisll.-‘_t
which may be withdrawn, on giving six uionths I ,- The Committee of Distribution. on visiting
were both left in a barn, the only shelter thi-
committee could find.
—352,200 00 several sick in their number.
H“Tlf01'd Bi1"l<»1445lmf9S=1l100 14-400 ‘was extended. Some of the families have
escaped with nothing but the clothes they
$400300 ll“ Mo. on Friday morning. the town was from
M,,._ Polk “gains, the Re,,0l.,,t,;0,,M, seven to ten fett under_ water, but had fallen
. 9,.-._-.,.g-7 . .. , — __ ,..- -v - --..--\-—»~—-- u~- ----~
question whether private property can
ken for city debts, was argued before
Court of Errors. [the whole bench of su-
Fairfield, on Thursday 27. The decisloli 15
expected to be announced at New Haven t
this week. For the ctttr. appeared Ml’-
l“)'a .
N. H; Courier, lst ‘inst.
immense gathering of Freemcn.
Rochester Advertiser (Loco) ronccdtd Illa!
there were from five to sercn tltousanrl pres-
ent—-very fair for a county meetin-I in the
outset ofia campaign. The procession W‘-_tS
two miles long. and the largest ever seen In
Western New York. Gen. Vincent Mat-
tl'tt-‘WS prrsid--d, and the convention “'35 W!‘
dressed by Gov. Seward and others.
_______________._
The New Treasu-ry C/tie/I—The \Vash-
ington correspondent oftbe Express say that
Mr. Bibb whose acceptance of the ofiice of
Secretary of the Treasury has 0CCaSlOl'lt(l no
little surprise, is a-public debtor. ‘He was
some years ago. U. S. Attorney for one of
the Di-tricts in K-ntuckv. and in several
Post Office suits, it is said, cullt‘(‘t.t-(1 sums of
money which have never I)“t'|"l paid over for
the u.-ie of the Department. A jtidgnivrit
was obtained against him, now amounting to
some 7000 or 3,000 dollars, \\ hich remains
in full force.’
From the N. Y. T'IiImnc'
'l‘HE SPIRIT OF WESTCH ESTER.
NORTH CASTLI-2, Westchester, Co. July 1, '44
The Whigs of North Castle had an old-
frshioned gathering on Saturday evening 20
to form tt Clay 0lub. The L02 Cabin W05
fi-led with the trite hearted '\Vhigs of this
town, including a small sprinkling of the
right kind from White Plains and Rye.
were present who voted for Van Boron in
I840, and who were determined to vote for
C try in 1844. there went up a shout from
the meeting which awakened the echoes of
H340.
The following is a specimen oftho reso-
lutions passed 2
R€S0fl'6Il, That we are satisfit.-d with the
United States as they are‘ and that those
who have so suddenly fallen in love with
Texas, have liberty to move. there Wilholll
ll:-'1;]v, as many of their illustrious prctlet'es-
sorsfthe st;b-treasurers", have done before
lection they may accompany John Tyler
and Jim7n_.t,I Polk to that ‘lone star’ by the
wav of Salt River.
Rcsolt-erl, That there are but two sitl- s to
the question in the present contest, vizzf
Clay. our Country and Protection to Ameri-
can-I;‘|I)0l‘——Ol‘ Polk. Texas, and British
Free Trade: and that we go for the former.
Till!-Z. \vr;§¥i7:F.T~«"i*'x.oc;'n.-——i-r... l\vIieei=:ippi
River at St. Louis was still rising on the eve-
ning oftbe 24th ult. but as the ripper iiver hart
commenced falling. it was confidently hoped
that it would come In 31 stand and begin to fall
the day following. It wasthree feet higher than
the areal flood of 1785.
The distress and ruin created by this flood, is
Not only the Missouri, but the. Ar-
the great Mississippi itself. have overfluwd their
bounds, covering the wide and fertile plains.
the city. In the vicinity of Anderson's Mills
in the upper part of the city, there are up-
wards of fifty familias. and more than 200
persons, many of whom are destitute,and all
are without shelter, except such temporary
covering as they have been able to erect
that quarter yesterday evening. found two
married ladies in a condition whichnould
call forth the active sympathy of every
mother, and yet they were unable to finil
vacant rooms in which to placethem. They
Many families have
, All the relief
which was in the power of the committee
VVOTC‘.
\Vhen the Lewis F. Linn left Brunswick,
seven inches. It was at a stand at Jefferson
city, and rising at St. Charles. The Lion
reports that great damage had been done to
several large warehouses.
ing the sufferers. A great many houses
It is re-
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The Bridgeport Bond Ca.se.—The great On Saturday. the Mayor. Mr.‘ Pratt. took ,
i be ta- the responsibility of sending several boats up i
the the Mississippi. to relieve the iuhabitants.‘-'-
We cannot give a better description of their
preme judges] of the State of Connecticut, at\excrtions'th=.ru to copy the following memo-
r
andum of one who was on board one of
hese boats: .
- -Brooklyn and Venice covered to the depth
Senator Huntington, and Joshua A. Spencer, of from four.-to ten feet-—the people were
of Utica; forthe bond holders. Messrs. Havr- takt n offFriday.by the f-rry boat.
of Snmford, and Dutton. of Bridgeport. spot about lour.miles,up. nearly overflow:-d.
was covered with stock, being taken off by
_._______,_._ flats.
The Monroe County Convention.at ROCI" at the white church, eight miles up, which
ester on Saturday, 29th was a’ gl0I'i0l_1S 3“ together with two hundred acres, was not
i EV?“ ll!“ coyver-d, although the highest part was not
A little
About thirty families were assembled
more than three or four feet above water.-
They had brought part of their furniture
and stock,with sufficient provisions, and
awaited the ferry boat Madison to be taken
to Alton. Nearly-a'll of them had left the
most of their furniture in their housrs. some
of which was nearly covered. and some car-
ried ofi. They l‘t’pI'P$t-n'.t‘(l the p» ople in the
bottorris to be in a wretched condition, many
of whorri. living five or six niilt-s back from
the river. having no use for a boat, were
without any, and when the water surrounded
them, were unable to get off. One man in-
formed us. that he and two others came over
two miles in a horse trough. and drew their
women and children on a ‘rude raft after them.
At the wliit.»=. church they had a wagon and
two row boats, by which they were trying
to save their stock and prnpottv. We found
several places where the fauzilies were living
in the upper stories, and the.‘ cattle standing
in the yard, (the hightst ground) the water
half way up th~-ir sides, and the hogs swim
tning. their being no ground for them to
stand on A great number of hogs \\'tI'r‘
scattered through the woods. The people
appear more anxious to save their stock and
furniture. apprcliending little danger for
their own lives. T e New Haven brought
down about thirty individuals.
Yesterday, other boats were despatched
up the river to rescue property and save such
llVr'S as should be found in danger.
A Steamer in a. Oily/.—'I‘he Cincinnati
Comm.-rci ll on the 27th ult.. states that the
steamhoat Belle Air on her last trip front St.
Louis rtin through the town of Chester, be-
low St.‘ Louis. passing over some of the
house tops. In her course she run overa
house and dc-rnoli.-hed it! About one square
below she ran into a stone house, shipping an
immense quantity of stones on her how, tear-
ing off her how from the guard to the wheel
house, and demolishing ht-r hitch»-n. besides
other damage. O.ie man was knocked over-
board, but was finally suvetl. While the
Bo-lle Air was at St. Louis, she tit-(l up to a
four story house, and a man was I1!‘-llt.'.t:‘(.l sit-
ting in rthird story window. with his feet
restingon the wheel house reading 3. news-
paper while she was lo dog.
The IVa.bas/L. ——The Wabash. at Lafayette
Ia. on the 221 ult. had 20 feet in the channel
with the prospect of a further rise. All the
low lands along the VVabasli are completely
covered with water, and the damage, of
course, has bet-n lmmPttS,(‘.
Trader of the 92! oil. t;y_,..=..": "The river at
this point COI1l.ll1Ut'SlO rise s'ott-ly, and much
damage is- taking place in the rieigltborhond,
Rodney, Kiug’s, and at Hard Times. had
also given way, and the water sweeping over
the Cotton fields.’
of the 22d, r-stiuiates the loss of the cotton
Arkansas..at 40.000 bales; and should the
river rise six inches and remain tip two or
three weelrs. there were will be very few
crops on the river saved.
The New Orleans Picayune oftbe 25th,
says, "VVe learn that the water opposite our
city has risen one inch since our last. The
river is now twelve ft-et two inches above
low water mark.
An Act to continue the pension of certain
‘rVidows.
Reprcscnlatitrcs of the
America in Congress rzssevnb/crl, That the
act granting pensions to the. widows of cer-
tain revolutionary soldiers, approved the 3d
«lay of March, 1843. be and the same is here-
by revived and extended for and during the
term of four years frotn and after the 4'h
day of March, 1844, to have the same eflect
as if said art had been a grant of pensions
for five years instead of one year front and
after the 4th day of March, 1843.
See. 2. And be it further enacted that such
widows as have bern or shall be admitted
by special acts of Congress to the benefit of
the Pension act approved the 7th day ofJuly
l838, or to the benefit of the act hereby re-
vivcd and extended. shall be entitled and ad-
mitied to the benefit ofthis act; subject how-
ever to the rules, limitations and conditions
in and by said act prescribed.
Approved June 17. 1844.
We learn from the _ Providence Journal.
that the General Assembly of Rhode Island
adjourned on Saturday after a session of five
days. Among their doings a resolution of
pardon to all persons under indictment for
participation in the recent insurrection who
Old Franklin and Nashville. A number of Shall 3‘ the next term °f lbe s”Pl"’-me CW" . . - .
houses had been swept away; of [be number take. an oath of allegience to the State and -W3)’ ""00!" °°'em°”)’ "“°ll'°le‘-’t'"° T001" Ora
The Lewis F. swear to support the Constitution of [bar t-hnrchin 6th st.wbere was assembled areligious
Linn was detained forty two hours in reliev- SW9 and 0f ‘he Unlled SW95-
Destruction of IVaslzz'nglon Ha.-’l.—The
T/Le ]l’fis.x'£s.~;i])pi—-'l‘he Natcbtz Free
Tbe Vicksburg Whig
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NORWALK G-A'ZE TTE.
Ivotlncsday, July iii, 1944.-
, 1-‘on PRESIDENT,’
_ HENRY _CLAY."
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN;
Tm: BOI\‘D.—AS the locus -are doing their-'
best to make capital out ofthis afiair, we deem
it ofsnfficient irnpnrtsoce to put our readers in
possession oftbe facts relative thereto, that they
may be able to meet and pttt to rest, so for aid
this affair goes, the villainous slanders ulich‘
are hatched and propagated by fiendish inge-‘
tiuity, and wilful and criminal ignoranc'e{
The Whig journals have offered to their op-
ponents to publish a full and fair account oftbe
difficulty between Messrs. King and Clay and
the course taken with regard to the bonds on
either side, but this they would not do, prefer.-
ring a garbled account that better serves to ma-
lign the man whose standing and influence they
so much fear. The following is a brief state-
ment oftbe facts in the case.
At the session of l84l. in a discussion on
the removal of Blair &. Rives, as printers of
the Senate, Mr. Clay took occasion to give"
Blair just such a castigotion as he deserved.
Senator King undertook to defend Blair, and
in the course of his speech used language
which Mr. Clay considered an iritemional
and gross personal insult; and as such he
replied in as severe terms as he could use.
Senator King instantly sent a note to Mr.
Clay in the nature of a challenge to -fight,
but so framed as to avoid the penalty of the
law of Congo ss against du- ling. This
challenge Mr. Clay did not tho n-snsiver,
and |'lt‘Vt‘f has since answer:-d.--Scum
tor Buchanan and otht r friends of Mr.
King then got Mr. King put under bonds to
ltevp the peace towards Mr. Clay. and sub-
sequently as a matter ofcouttcsy and fair-
nes.-'/‘, Mr. Clay's frit-nrls put him under bonds
also. A few days after this. viz. on the last
rlav of the session, Senator Preston (Wlig)
brought the affair before the Senate in an
elcquerrtspeech, exprrssing his assurance.
llrtl the affair had ,t_rru\\'n out of a miscon-
sruction of Mr King’s language towards
Mr. Cl.-y; Mr. King then arose and disa-
vowed any intention of instilling the distin-
gtiishrd Senator from Kentucky; Mr. Clay
promtly made the a.-mcmlc /:_o7ror(tb’c; and
both S.n;1tors, to the gr: at joy of the Senate
and of the public. stepped forth upon the floor
and joined hands in token of reconciliation
and fl'lL’l'1(l:‘l]lp. _
These are the facts: Mr. Clay did not accept
the challenge otI'eretl him, and on the first mo-
ment that he could do so, settled the difficulty
in a truly honorable and noble way :--yet he is
singled out by reckless and ignorant locofoco
and third party editors to receive vials of wrath
and condemnation. - :
Senator King was and is a distinguished lo-
cofoco,and has been if he is not now, promi-
nent among the locofocu cantlitlates for the Vice
We t,e..rd _v(‘Slu't‘daV, that a gr,“-335,. was Presidency: he was guilty ofsending a chal-
ITltt(lt‘ in the river at Hendt-rson’s plantation, lengc to Mr. Clay in defiance of a law oftbe
a few mllt'S below; and that the levers at very government. of which he was a member,
and was as morally guilty of a violation of the
law and of the sin of dueling, as though his
challenge had been accepted and the duel fought
crop b,.,,,.e,.,, Hm, ,,],,Ce and me n,,,,,,,,, of ytt the.-sesame editors conceal it all from the
public. It is utlmltle(l- that Mr. Clay’s duels
~ were fought long ago—t|iat he regrets them-
tliat he voted for the law against dueling , but
tbcn—with pious horror the calumny is insisted-
on. that Mr. Clay tried to provoke Mr. King to
a fight. The non~accr-prance oftbe challenge
however squares very L-adley with that story.
This is a fair specimen oftbe way these edi-
. itors abuse Mr. Clay.
F1.oitA1..—We examined, by invitation, on
Be it cnacletl by; Z/re Senate and IIau.sg of Wednesday afternoon last, a great profusion of
U7”4‘3(l 81059-9 0f rare plants and shrubs,reared to the’ highest
state ofcultivation by Miss Eliza Mott. Among
this choice and beautiful selection, is a bloom-
ing Cactus of tire speccocessimus species. the
flower of which, is the most magnificent of
nature's products in this line, that we have ever
witnessed. 1: is oftbe richest scailet,the inner
leaves varying from the outer, by a-’ shade of
deeper hue. of the same color. and the long
yellow silken stamens extending nearly to the
outer edge. gracefully rest. upon the lower sur-
face of the flower as it gently inclines its lovely
blushing face. The admirer of the beautiful
in the floral world. could hardly realizen richer
treat, than the examination ofthis plant affords.
The plant is now four years old, and this is its
first flowering.
An enraged Bullock, whose carcass was des-
signed for the shambles in the city of N. Y.
broke away from his destroyers on Tuesday e-
vening oflast week, and without a formal vote
of the common council, appropriated to himself
general ‘im"e3f-7/ was Passed’ i§"""ll"g 3 free the freedom of the city. In the exercise ofthis
freedom he knocked down several individuals,
until satisfied with his street range. he made his
meeting; The confusion that ensued cannot be
described. Providentially no lives were lost,
history? She was “l°““-i and Sal Will! ll?!‘ Louisville Journal says this very extraordi- subsequentjy, on a bin to pay certain (chiefly log) have passed this city. , _
head “P00 09!‘ hand. and 09!’ ‘-’_\’€S fixed _UP~ nary personage was invisible to nearly the min ,,,c_ he vmed in me ,,fl:i,,,,,,,,ve_ ported. (how truly we cannot say) that one “’h°l° ‘""~"'°' °flhe large H°l°l- °°”““' °l
on some object. But evidetitlzf 00 Object whole country until the Baltimore Conven- Njarch 18, 1330_ he votedngainstthé Re house hauled to the shore at Carondnlet. Reade Slfeel 30‘! B"°3dW“Y- N- Y- l‘“°“'“
although the animal in his madness, demolish-
ed seats, aud finally nearly put an end tojliis
touched the nerve of vision. Presently her
lips moved, and a few monrnful words were
uttered aloud almost involuntarily.
O. that I knew where he was!
could but find him, if alive!
A slight noise startled her, and she turned
quickly. Or did her long lost husband stand
before her, the shadow of what he had been .7
Clara! Dear Clara!
In a moment she was clinging’ to him
with a trembling, eager, convulsive grasp.
Tendcrly did he fold her in his arms and
press his lips to hers fervently.
Clara, Dear Clara!
My own dear husband! was all she could
utter, as she sank lifeless asa child on his
b0S0HL ‘ '
O, that I
tiori "held a. candle to him !”
RUMORED DUt:1..—'I‘be Washington corres-
pondent of the Evening Express, under date of
June 30, writers.
Among the engrossing rumors at Wash-
ington, is one of the contemplated duel or
street fight expected to take place between
John Tyler. Jr." and Pleasants, the Editor of
the Richmond Whig. The quarrel I un-
derstand, grew out of the editorial course of
Pleasants withreg-rd to President Tyler,
personally and politically. Young Tyler
has left the city for the purpose of meeting
him, and as both parties declare they will
not retract. there is every probability of a
rccontre taking place.
« i-
-caught in his own trap!-
olutionary pension bill.--Same, volume
part 1. page 629. 0' ,
March 19. Mr. Polk spoke some time
gains! the bill,’ and voted against it---Samlll
page 635. ' — -
February 17'. 1831. he voted against th
bill for the relief of revolutinary soldiers.-
Same, vol. '7, page 730
May I, 1832. he voted against the Rev
lutionary pension bill.-_——Same, volume
page 3712.
His own P’z'sen.—The Salem Registejrd
calls the fact that the two-tliids rule was of
vented by Mr. Van Buren himself in 183
out ofenmity to Mr. Rives. He has bee
but below the mouths of the Kansas and
issippias fa’lljng from St. Peters to the
lower rapids; below that it was rising. The
contained sevemj dead bodies; but me ,,ffl,,_ as VVashin,c_rton Hall, was consumed on the °'”“ life by ‘fishing hi9 head “gal”! 010 Will
via. on opening the roof—tbe only means of 4th inst. The damage amounts to $20,000. oftbe house. .
entrance—-was so great, that they were forced
to send it adrift. A great many lives have
The proprietor, John G. Coster. Esq. was
ully insured. Mr. Marriner. the
Singularly enough, the minister wasjuét rea-
l933"9- ding from the scriptures respecting the Bulls of
been lost-—-a record ofsome ofwhich we will s“Sla'“"d 3 heavy l°53 1" ‘he ‘ll-’S”“°“°” °f Bastian, as the creature dashed into the room!
give hereafter.
The Mary Tompkins. from Weston (high-
er up the Missouri) reports that at that place
Platte, was not falling so fast.
The Gen. Brooke, reports the upper Mis-
a Salle reports the Illinois falling at Otta- L
a‘: and are stand atBeardstown, and rising 0
his furniture.
Seabcrn Jones, of Columbus, is
‘Ir. Polk, said he was a very good and pi- '
O
HoosA'roivic' RAu.uoAn.—Fifteen passen-
G‘-’0'7'él’i“-“Tl’e Whigs 0f lb? S"°°"d C00‘ gets who were wrecked on the Housatonic road
me ,,,,e,. recebd on Ilthursday Several feet, gressional -District have nominated Hon. W.
H. Crawford to represent them in the next
Congress.
the nominee of the D.mocrats.
n the.25th ult. sign a card which appears in
he Tribune, stating that the road is in 2: mos;
dangerous condition, and cautioniug the public
.__:_%______. against exposing themselves upon it. Thg card
Mr. Wright. of Mass in his eulogy on '59)'3ll3_‘“ “’llhl"300 Yards 0”” D°P°l’-at N¢W-
own, in a distance of _60 rods, more than 50,
us man, can.sirle7’ing the section of country 8710766 7160618 from one to tllfee 50135“ high Gould,
where lie lived.’ ' be counted. - ' I ‘ i i '
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