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.SDAY, ’ SEPTEMBER 10, 1845.
VOLUME 28—NUMBE.R 37.
Two‘ Dollals Per Annum in Advance. office on I-[oyt’s Dock,.West Side of the Bri
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Vill_ageSiibscribcrs byc:iri'iei'——peryc:ir- .- .552 00
Mail do in advance do do. .-.. 2 00
Oilice Subscribers, or those living out of the
Carrici"sdisti'ict, and who call for their pa-
iers at the oliice . _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ . , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "
o _ - n , -- ' 0
Companies ofo or more receiving their pu-
pers by mail, if [)£.ll(l in advance . . . . . , _ _ ,_ 1 50
ER:.!.£t3§ of Aflivci-1Esiiii:<r.
Oi'iesqtiui'e-—lGltties or tiiidcr——-1iusei'tiou.. 0 75
.l. \\'0 insertions , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0 87
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l’.xectitoi"s and A.'ltiiiiiistr:itoi"s l'\'oti‘c'c."-- . . - 1 (it)
C0lllmlSsu)l‘.()t"s notices _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 ,3
Giizirdiuti, Divorce, and other notices . _ . _ ._ _ 1 ()0
the Sq!.l1l1'(3.
It early 2ltl\’3t'll$t'~3l‘r‘i, on squ:trc,__ _; _ . , _ _ , __ ]n ()0
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l’i1Y*_l'3l9 fl-I-Hteily. The pl'l\'llL',£1'C‘ of yearly titl-
v....,..‘. ‘.I'.‘‘ ,, -_ . -‘. '- _
\t.‘itis.2ts is .ii.iitcd to t. .'1 own iiiitiwtliutt: busi-
ness. ,
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(3-1-*l1-ll_<-3 -,ei_‘ti.~cii.ciits sent to tliis Otiicc. .‘-XU.-3'!‘ iii-:
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.:Cf.t)‘al! .\\1l-.tI in i.ii-. cxsi-i ro iixsuiii. l.\SEl’.'l‘lt')N.
he
iosaaufiiko,
on ALL KINDS
,.
Eixcciiitcsi at the {E2223-ciao -:}i§?.’E’<’c.
EI9.i'§‘A 3. sii:~gei~_v.—Dr. Hiil ol.’crs his
. services to the public in every dep-.ii-tmeiit
‘of Dental Surgery. Iiis Office continues where
it has been for the last seven vears,—a few doors
“Test of the Bridge. '
No personal consideration, or private prejudice
will deter him from faitlifully serving those who
may solicit his professional aid.
Norwalk May 7. 184.‘.
3.
'§‘ee‘tii l '§"‘eet,ii
R. Eastern, Siirgctm and i'i\IC‘L'l'lLlIll(‘é)l
Dentist, (Ollico opposite J2-iiiir—s Malliirv
& Cu ) l11lit~‘:-I this oppuriniiiiiity, zifier reiiiriiiiig
from Nvw York. to tciitler his tli.-inks in his nu~
merutis patrons. in Niirwalk aiiil vicinity for
their proiiipi calling and custom (my niiihiiig
about the Rhino) and hopes that the _vt»zir 1845.
will prove sticci-ssl'ul as well as fruitful in all
his labiirs——tliei't:fiire hurry tip one and all iotlie
mark. and yeti will fiintl _y-oiirsclf dotibl_v paiii
fiir all your groiiris as you rer-line in the Old
Ar/5'2. C/lair. All kind.-2 of'l‘ecth lllS6’flP.{l in the
best ina:iiieZ*, eiiht.-i single or in sens. Filling
done with gold. cemcat and tin. Dec:iyet! pot-
tions removed. irregular ones |'€n‘l6‘.(llt’(l &C.
, N. B. To those who are not aware ofilic fact
Dr. Easton has been in his practice for the last
12 years. and he feels himself master of every
branch of his profeession.
Dr. Eastozi, when not at his Ofiice, may be
found at his residence, second house above Mr.
Eamb’s Blacksmith Shop.
Re/'erenccs.—Rev. Edwin Hull. Rev. J. J.
Woolsey. Rev. S. B. S. Bissell, Gm. Si. John,
Alfred Mallory, \V K. Lewis, C. J. Grumaii,
James Mallory, Jonathan Cam p. Henry Thom-
as, Stephen Smith, Hon. Clark Bissell. Geor,-_'e
Meeker, George Marvin. Antlroiv Turney,
Norwalk: Siilivan Moulton, Vfestport.
Norwalk, May 5 1845.
E§.&E..Ei.%7.&R *'-a
"o UTLER Y, .5».
l1‘iIE subscriber offers for sale as cheap as
_ can be found in any establishment in Fair-
field county, a large and comp'ete assortment of
I-Iarzlware, Cutlery, cS‘c. among which may be
found-— [saws
Hand, panel, cumpass, crosscut, back and mill
English and American chisels of all sizes
English and American drawing knives
Fore,jack, smoothing.rI_iatcl1 and rabbitt planes
Braces and bitts of all kinds
Concave and common angers
Hollows and Rounds, sash planes, Grecian ovals
O G and Filletts, side rabbitt, beads and plows
Common and mortice Gonges
Iron and steel squares, bevels and try squares
Plane irons of all sizes and qualities
A large assortment ofsliell and auger bitts
Broad and narrow Axes
iron strap hinges all sizes [Locks
Rim, upright, moriice, till, trunk chest and pad
Clark’s common, table and Pamament Butts
Plows and castings—-manure forks
Cast steel, English and Amer. shovels,spades etc
Bed keys 8r. screws—escutclieon and glass knobs
Crowbars cart and wagon boxes
Trace, hal’ter,.dog and lbck chains [sticks
\Vcll wheels, and ropc——brass and iron candle-
Iroii cook pots of all sizes, brass and iron kettles
Carvers table and desert knives and forks
Sauce and frying pans——'gridirons
X-Vash tubs and boards—door mats
Blacking, horse, scrubbing 85 whitewash brushes
Cast Iron furnaces, spiders, atid fire dogs
Shovels and tongs, stub scythes, window glass
sashes, &c.
.17 full assortment of Iron and Steel.
l
English Iron wagon tyre, from 1;} to 1?, inch
all thicknesses
English do cart do from 2.1, to 3 inc
Swedes do do do from 2; to 3 do
American do round do from lj to § do
American dosqnare do f~om 1 to § do
Hoop and Band Iron, all widths
Sauiiderson 65 Co’s best quality cast steel 3 and
3 octogoti, and 14 1. §. g, square.
All these articles kept constantly on hand and
for sale by CHAS. ISAACS.
S
Goods, for Men’s and Boys’
sold cheap.
May 12, 1845
URINIER Goods.—Just received at the
Branch Storc,a large assortment ofSninmer
wcar, which will be
T L 8.: J B PECK.
'1‘ Cost.—-Ladies Tuscan and Neapolitan
.1. Hats and Trimmings may be had at cost
the remainder of the season, at the
Bridge Store.
A Choice Faun for Sale.
—. A Plot of ground ofregular form, (an
’ oblong) embracing 30 acres with a
_ broad level front on the Danbury,
bout 31-2 miles from the borough ofNor-
r sale ata price which will
for a person having the means
and wishing to procure a small farm fortlie pur-
pose of elegant improvement. On the premises
is some six or eightacres of wood and timber,
some fruit, under good fence and in a high state
of cultivation. There is not a place on_this road
and few in the vicinity, that lies so favorably,
that can be obtained on so easy terms. Any
person wishing to_p_urchase can obtain any in-
formation by inquiring at tbls Office-
cnm for Sale.—A handsome inches-
auy crib,sufIiciently large for a child four or
I E h I
five years old, for s%vtaA<1::m£;1Il;[I:RY at QUINTARD.
road, a_
walk, is offered fo
render it an object
Q‘ .~'i_liZ9EE_3.l.l3 The attcniiorioftlie pub-
l>\3 lic IS ln\']l('(l to the l2ll'.g'f.‘?tli(l t’lPg't1l1l2SSOl‘l-
ment ot llariicsses, Saddles, l‘.ll‘lt,ll(‘S, \‘i’liips.
-.
'2» If.
the subscribt-r. It is believed to be no ex:ii_rcia-
tion that this place, nor any otlicrin the vicinity
lizis been able to produce so rich a variety, por-
ticul-.irly in the 'l~lariiess line. Tlicy are ready
iiindc and complete at it iiiomt-nt’s notice. \Vlio-
over will take the ll’UUltll". to examine, will find
, that the ivorkmrtnsliip of these articles cannot be
stirpassed. Atnoiig the lot are several sets of
double I-lariiesses, wliich are worthy the atten-
tion ofthose fitting out plt-:2sure cquipagcs-—
1Tlicre are also several very light and aii'vEingle
5 liarncsses, designed for llP£tll)('SS but m-.iiiiifiictIir-
ed oftlic l)('Si mart-ri-.ils,aiitl ciiilirat-iiig the double
;merit of security and tttstefulucss. Every article
lnccdcd in the line, may be fotind lit-re, of the
lbet-‘t quality. and on very inodemie terms. Be-
pziiring as usual. Wit B SWAN.
Norwalk, April 29, 1845. 18
55:29
¢%%%WpwwwSs
%?%]'_-1'E‘€E§Es. The subscriber has now
. on hand 21 large assortment of gold and
silver \Vatclies at very low prices, also, some
good second hand silver watches extreiiicly
cheap. \Vatclics of all kinds carefully repairetl
and warranted. Work and jobs of all kinds,
thankfully received and done at sliortiiotice.
C E Disiiiiow.
' 1RU'R‘FlI_—\Ve’ve a lot ofgood Britannia
Teapots, the cheapest ever offered in this
market, try us, and see iftliis is not true. Table
Matts, for preserving Tables and table covers, a
useful article, at Disimows.
Large lot ofGold Spectacles this day fin-
lt lSl)(-’(l_. also Silver, of every style of glass,-at
\Vl]UIt.:t«‘l('.‘ or retail, do. Silver Spoons as good as
can be made. Looking Glasses, Clocks, and
Tea VVaiters in abundance, all at Drsniiows.
ALL at C E Disbrows, for allsorts ofCombs
Tooth, Nail, Cloth and Hair Brushes, all
sorts Shaving Tools, Fancy Soaps, perfunicry,
Peiiknives, Scissors the best kind, Jewelry ofall
sorts—every thing usually kept in a Fumisliing
store.
liAV§7Eis. Justreceived a splendid assort-
.k_; merit of Shawls adapted to the season, such
as Barege and l‘ilns‘.in dc Laiiis, plain and satin
striped borders. Embroidered and Damask do.
at the Branch Store of T L & J R PECK.
Sl‘lIi'£‘Ei’S
Fashionable Hair‘ D:i'cssi'in-g Saloon.
HIS establishment’ has been rt=movt=tl from
Thomas’ Building, to the Ruotn on the
east end ofBurrall’s Block, where the proprie-
tor will give every attention to his ctistomersin
the line of Sliamponninc, I-lair Ciitiiiig, and
Curling. Ladies curls done up in the must
tasteful manner.
A large quantity of perftimery and Children's
Toys have been added to the stock of the sub
scriber which will be sold on the most reasona-
ble terms.
Nni-wa'k. April 1845. I5
§_§LI{. MODE for Ladies’ Hats
ll.
at
Grnman’s.
UiTI§3fi3R.—-At the South ilorwalk Lan-
Truiiks, &c. to be found at the cstrililisliment of‘
,Tt=achers of holiness! speak to the heart:
j'l‘el that its fresliiicss like yours must departi
‘But the fragrance of virtue, like yours may uric
‘Iii incense ofgriititude meet for the skies.
“ ‘POETRY. L
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From the Knickerbocker:
SLTMMER. FLOVVERS. ;
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Children of summer! cradled by spring, ,
Around me aspell of eticliaiitment yi» fling; l
In each leafaiid lilt-ssom strange lL)t‘i‘-Llly1S€‘§l
And your sweet-laden bieatliitig st-ems ninsitl
me.
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11.
Driuglitcrs of lrvelincss! stairs oftlte earth l I
t~‘urt~ly the 5-pirit—latid \VIlllt'.‘:~S('(l your birth;
Sonic angel that wept o’t-r this dark wt rid oftirs
iii.
Types of our linppincss! brilliant mid frail,
Your glory is scattertitl by every rtide gale;
\Vith the sunslfiric ofsumiiicr ye v-.inisli away
Like the hopes of lifi:’s spring time ye bloqn
and decay. 7
IV.
SQUIRE JUNICS’ DAUGPITER.
Sweet is the go;-‘li of waterfalls,
The nielotly of birds,
The n'ii-riiiur ofilic rivule‘,
Cr leaves by zcpliyrs stirred; ;
And sweet the sound (flute and voice,
\Vhcn borne across the water;
But sweeter still than these, the voice
Of Squire Jones’ daughter.
Bright is the star whose mellow ray
(J-.in reach from heaven to earth;
And bright the tin-, an newly scoured,
Placed on the blazing hearth.
Bright is the sword Wllll blood unstained
By blood in bloody slaughter; ‘
But brighter still the flashing eye
Of Squire Jones’ daughter.
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Red is the rosy pos_v’s line,
That grows down in the /rollers ,'
And red is uncle Natliaii’s burn,
'l‘hatcost a hundred dollars;
And red is sister S-.illy’s shawl,
That con.-iii Levi houglither;
But rcdtlcr still the blooming check
OfSquire Jones’ daughter.
Hot is the lava-tide that rolls
A-down Vesuvius’ mountain;
And hot the tide that bubbles out
From Iccl:iiid's boiling fountain:
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From his tear-drops created ye, beautiful flow '-=.——-.
cloths.
British thought it was high time to be can-
tious,rand therefore sent an oflicer with a
fiar_r'oi truce to the shore. One ofthe mi-
and most soldier like men was sent to
meet the officer. The men carried their
arins as upright as might be consistent with
their plan of being ready for action, by
kccpiiig hold of their triggers.
The British officer was astonished. He,
looked all kinds of things, utterable and
utiutterable, and with a swelling crest said:
‘Sir, do you receive a flag oftruceundei‘
a.'m.s'.’
‘Excuse me, I beg you, said the Ameri-
can captain, ‘we are not soldiers, only
backwoodsmen, and know more about fell-
iiig trees and following the plow, than that
of military tactics ;’ saying which, the
ed his men to ground arms.
This, ofcourse, stiil more astonished the
Briton. He looked intlignant——then sus-
piciot.is—then a little terrified, and at last
delivered a briefmessiige in haste, and in-
continently sought the fleet again.
declared that the ignorance of tactics was
feigned to draw the Commodore into a
snare, tindinformcd those who sent him
that some ‘Yankee trick’ was under process
of development.
The British wanted the spoils, but they
were too suspicious to attempt a landing,
if by making a compromise, they would
secure a part of them. Accordiiigly an-
other officer, with another flag of truce,
was sent to parley. Capt. Francis Brown
was this time deputcd to receive the
officer. Brown took a guard with him.
The British officer looked very suspi-
ciously upon Brown and upon the guard.
He cunversed with the utmost caution,
and as though he expected either to find a
trap door or a springing mine beneath his
feet. After spending :1 short time in con-
versation, the officer suddenly discovered
that the width and clumsy aspect of Capt.
Bi'own’s garment betokened something not
exactly right.
He though that Brown was a regular
officer ef the American army, and that his
regimentals were masked for some strat-
agem, by clumsily and hastily made over-
Impressed with this idea, the Brit-
And hot :1 bo_v’s ears, boxed for doing
That which lie slioul-:lii’tougliter,
But hotter still the love I fI:'Cl
For Squire Jones’ daughter.
YANKEIS TRICIES.‘
1.1-:voi.u'rioiv.it.i' ISCXDENTS.
Common tzuiisciims it .vt:i‘_y I!‘ I
1
SOI‘. Common C0flS€l"ll'. makes \\’lLb oi‘stu~|-
pidities, fools of wise men, gallants of
Josephs, and rascals of honest individuals.
Common consent, stamped ‘Yankees,’ in
their first days, as shrewd, incomparable
tricksters, and common consent was piet-
ty near right just at that time. VVlie-tler
the Yankees are a match for opposition
now, we leave to older, and wiserlieadsto
determine. VVe gained our independence
by sheer force of arms. Now and tlicn
fortune would favor our side with a little
extraordinary good event or circumstarice,
but not very frequently. It was figlit
twenty times where it was iiianeuvred suc-
cessfully once. The English always on
the look out for ‘squalls’ and ‘Yan eel
tricks,’ not unfrequently deceived th in-
selvcs in the most ludicrous manner. ,’
In the month of May, 1814«, Sir Jaties
Yeo, with ti fleet of vessels to the numler
of thirteen, of various sizes, appeared ‘riff
the mouth of the Gcuesee, threateninglto
i,Ol1\SlHl(lCIlly grasped Brown's pantaloons
‘iby the knee excl-aiming lialfjocosely, while
‘he handled the cloth most firmly,
‘What :1 pity such excellent cloth should
the spoiled by a bungling tailor.’
Brown smelt out the subject of the Offl-
ceijs mnvomuni.~9-I1¢l— ryticli wittnrl, he carc-
lessly, replied-—
‘Oh! I was this morning~pr,evented from
dressing fashionable, by my haste to meet
distinguislicd visitors.’
The officer then made a proposition,
that if the provisions and stores which
might be in and about Rochester, were de-
livered up, Sir James Yoe would spare the
settlements around.
‘Will you accept and comply with this
offer ?’ inquired the bearer of the flag of
truce.
‘Blosd lmee a’cep_first ?’ replied Francis
Brown, with startling emphasis.
\Vhile this parley———the last clause of
which was enough to affright the oldest
and totighest soldier-—an American officer
with his staff, returning from the Niagara
frontier was accidently seen passing from
one point to another. This, with other
curious circumstances, confirmed the Brit-
oris in the belief that a large American
army had collected, and that the Yankee
iinnihilate Rochvster, and destroy every
improvement and person in the vicinty.g
Great alarm was created by this. Nks-'
sengers were despatched at once l.lirouilh-,
out the country for aid. The people wire
aroused-—like the fiery cross of Rhodeiic
Dhu, the summons sped, and what think
ye, was the result. In Rochester tlere
were then just thirty-three people captble‘
of bearing arms, and about a half dd.cn=
came to help them. Trulya formidablear-i
my to repel an English fleet, and oppo is a
dino-
50,000 Feet of Boards and Plank
10,000 “ Siding
10,000 “ 5-8 Box boards
1,000 Dress Plank
2,000 Piece Boards
1,000 \Vall Strips
500 3-4 Joist.
200 Bunches Shingles l
F 0 sale lly, I‘ L & J R PECK.
6 4" LBS. Camphor at New York prices,:
dd
just received at Bissi-:LL-.
Elieap
Our Motto is Small Profits, Large Sales,
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a.7ir.l Uitllfltlg Allenlimi. to Business.
E liavejiist rec:-ivml Hrltillif-‘T lzirge lot of_
not attempt. to erinuriiertite. but say in all. fur"
édoods. i
very desirable Dry Goods. VVt-3 will
and near that we are (lCl('l'[IllflF.(l to offer induce-,
i
merits equal. ifnot superior to any in Viiitfield
(‘ounty iii the sale of Cheap rich Dry Gotids. l
Our stock is large and we intend to keep it:
so Illrollfzll the spring and summer. so that per-l
setiscoiriiug from a disiaiicc can find the Giiodsl
It) suit‘. and what is always tlcsiniblc. c/twp.--l
We respecifiilly solicit an PXanllllZlll()n I-I our,
goods and prices. Co;\i.<'1‘oCK 8.: HALL. ,
Nw Caririiin. hlarcli 29 1845. I4
4 0 HERY at the Braiiacfiii Store.
E3 ——30 doz Ladies cotton hose
20 “ l\'lens cotton 1-2 hose
10 “ Misses cotton hose
10 “ Boys 1-2 hose
Forsale cheap by, T L 8: J R PECK.
IOLIN and Base Viol Strings of all kinds,
Refined Rosin for Bows. A new lot ofcheap
and good Accordions, this day opening. at
C E Disisirows.
OB \Vork.—VVe are prépared to do all
- kinds ofJobs, such as mend Umbrellas and
Parasols, repair and set glass to spectacles,meiid
all kinds ofJewclry, and Spoons. T891111‘ Acct)?‘
dians, mend Teapots, repair all kinds of Clocks
and at short notice. C E Disniiows.
ntnsii 'l‘ens.—-Ten Chests‘ Superior
Green Teas, for sale low, b r
,clever off-shoot of the British forces.
'1‘ L}& J R Pccx.
‘he
first thing that the little band of Amri-
cans did was to throw up a 9 reast wo —-
rude and slight—riear a deep hollow, ;_be-
side the Lower Falls. This breastwyrk
was called Fort Bender. They then hur-
ried down the junction ofthe Gencseepn
Lake Ontario, becatise there the euéiny
declared they would land. They lcft',be-
hind them two old men, with several s‘iial
boys to remove the women and chiltlren
into the woods in case the British shluld
land for the provisions, and the dcstruc-;
tion of the bridge at Rochester. l '
The Rochester forces wcre,commarlled'
by Francis Brown and Elisha Ely, why ac-
ted as cuptains. The Americans wer el-
egantly accontred in various garmcnfi of
sliapes and makes almost antedeluvia'.—
No two men were armed with like weap-
ons. Certainly they had all fire arms’ but
they were not fashioned in the same _yle.
The discipline of these troops was al cu-
rious as their costume and eqiiipmenls.——
But if they displayed an awkward frolt to
the warlike eye, they also exhibited sa aci-
ty and c0uragc—two qualities quite as
much needed as :1 pretty uniform and 00d
tactics. The enemy watched the on- iore
proceeding with considerable intertfst.——
'l‘hey beheld, as they supposed, rinmlrous
bodies of militia marching to the head
quarters, and preparing to give thlm a
warm reception.
To deceive the British, the fortyl men
had marched and countermarched tliough
the whole woods from point to poiit, in
such a manner as to convince the soldiers
in the vessels that the whole count y was
officer feigned ignorance for the purpose
ofenlicing them on shore to be slaughter-
ed or annihilated. They had not proofs
lexaclly 35 strong 35 holy Writs bl“ llleylgrexv pale with uneasiness. But observe
:‘ were irresolute, undecided, and frightened, I the issue of an th;s_
and they were thus half conqtiered. No
sooner had the flag oftruce got back to the
flcet than a shower of bombs and balls was
sent from each vessel. The attack was
immediately acknowledged with great
spirit. How’!
VVhy a rusty old six-ponnder had been
imolmled ‘"1 3 log and scoured “P for lhesmartly with it. The basket turribled over
occasion, and as soon as possible it was
let offon the English vessels. A_few hours
were spent in this manner, and Sir James
Yoe, assurred that he could not be safe in
that vicinity (and with one of his vessels
Sl)t'tttPt‘e(.l by the aforesaid log-mounted six
ponuder,) run down to Puyltenville, about
twenty miles eastward of Genesse. There
they learned how thirty eight or forty
green militia men had beaten off and pre-
vented a large Britisli fleet from landing,
by a successful Yaitlree '1'7'2'clc.
As soon as the lieen edge of mortifica-
ltioti was worn ofl", Sir James and all his
eoplc laughed at the stratagem heartily
and its result. It was a noble Yankee, trick
that.
.4 Royal Tribute to Yankee Ingemu't_2/.
—Dr. G. O. Jarvis, of Middletown, Conn.
the inventor of a useful surtrical apparatus
for reducing dislocations, li°D0\Vfl as the
“Adjuster,”.l'ias received from the hands of
Prince Albert, as President cg tlhe ‘sociity
of Arts ’ the lamest gold me it ever e-
stowed’ by, or iii the gift of the_ Society.
The medal is of the value of £11) sterling.
He is the first American on whom such an
honor has been conferred.
To Young .Men.—Be cautious of that
young lady who runs from the washtub to
change her dress at your approach—you
will want a long purse to support lier.—
Also, beware of her with a half a dozen pf
rings on her fingers, and who sits in
church with her glove off that all she has
of any value about her, may be seen to ad-
aroused and preparing for actioril The
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It
vantage.
American, to rectify his first error, order-'
Hel
From Olianil$ers' Edinburgh Journal. I
JUGGLERS OF INDIA, '
The conversation_of a friend recently,
one or two of the surprising performances!
of the jugglers of that country, which tho’
familiar to persons acquainted with eas-
tern matters, may be new to many of :he
readers of these pages.
A party of jugglers came forward on
one occasion to perform publicly in the
yard of the barracks at Madras. Many
‘hundreds of people, of all kinds, ages and
‘denominations, including the soldiery of
the establishment, assembled to witness
the exhibition, and some little temporary
arrangements were made, that all might
hear conveniently.
The leader of the jiigglers, who were all
of course, natives of Hindostaii, requested
the commanding officer to place a guard
'‘of men around the scene of display, a pre-
;caution which was adopted and proved a
;very wise one. The floor_ of the court, be
it observed, was composed of sand, firm
Iand well troddcn. On this ground then,
;after some preliminary tricks of an inferi-
lor kind one man was left alone with a lit-
',tle girl, the latter seeming 8 or 9 years old.
Beside them stood a tall narrow basket,
perhaps three or four feet high, by little
more than a foot in width, and open at the
top. No other object, living or inanimate
appeared upon the ground. After a short
eriod spent by the man in conversing
with the girl, he seemed to get angry, and
began to rail lotidly at her for her neglect
of some wish of his. The child attempted
to sooth him, but he continued to show an
increased degree of irritation as he went
on.
By degrees he lashed himself into such
apparent fury that the foam actually stood
upon his lips, and beingnaturally ofari un-
prepossessing countenance, he looked to
the white spectators at least, as much like
an enraged demon as might be. Finally
his wrath at the girl rose seemingly to an
uncontrollable height, and be seized her
and put her beneath the basket; or rather
turned the open mouth of the basket over
her person. She was thus shut entirely
up, the turned bottom of the basket clo-
sing her in above. Having thus disposed
of the child, in spite of her screams and
entreatics, the man drew his sword, which
was as bright as the surface of a mirror,
and he appeared as if about to wreck
some further evil on the object of his ire.
And after some moments, during which
he talked to himself and to _ the)» enclosed
girl, as ifjustifying his anger, h did actu-
blood, or at least blooded drops!
child screamed piteously from her prison,
but in vain; for the man plunged the weap
on again and again into the scene of her
confinement. As he did so, the cries of
the girl became faint by degrees, and in
the end, died away altogether. The deed
of death was consummated.
So, at least, thought most of the horror
struck persons who witnessed this action.
And well it was for the chief performer in
it, that he requested a guard to be placed,
for it required all the exertions of this
guard to prevent the aroused soldiers, who
believed this to be no trick, but a diaboli-
cal butchery, from leaping into the arena
and tearing the man to pieces. The exci-
table Irislinien among the number in par-
|ticular, ground their teeth against one an-
iother, and uttered language not very com-
_plimentary to the juggler. Even the offi-
lcers, whose better education and experi-
éetice made them less open to such feelings
When the man seemed to have carried
,his rage to the last extremity, warned per-
haps, by the looks of the soldiers, that it
iwould be as well to close the exhibition
lwithout delay, he raised_ his bloody sword
for a moment before the eyes of the as-
;semblage, and then struck the basket
lon its side, and on the spot which it had
:covered, in the place of the expected
;corpse of the girl whose last groans had
just been heard, there was seen—nothing l
No vestige of dress, or any other thing to
indicate that the girl had ever been there.
;The amazement of the spectators was un-
,bounded, and it was if possible, rendered
imore intense, when, after the lapse of a
(few seconds, the identical little girl came
bounding from the side of the court-yard—-
from among the spectators feet, it seemed,
‘and clasped the jugglar around the knees,
jwith every sign of affection, and without
lthe slightest marks of having undergone
I any injury whatever.-
VVc have said the astonishment of the
assembly was immeasurable ; and it might
really well be so, seeing that the feat was
tperformed in the center of a court, every
ipoint of the circumference of which was
lcrowdcd with spectators whose eyes were
lnever off the performers for one instant.
As to the notion ofa subterranean passage,»
tlie nature of tbs groudtitl pat thatthput 0?
the uestion, an esi es, t at no ing 0
thatqkind existed,_\vfas rlpade plain to tplll
who chose to satis y t emse ves on e
subject, by looking at the scene of perfor-
mances when they had closed. Every
one was sure that the girl had been put be-
low the basket, and that she did not get
out of it in the natural way. But she did
get out, and how’! It is impossible to say,
though there can be no doubt that it was
accomplished by some skillful manoeuver.
A somewhat similar feat, is_ sometimes
performed with animals. A Juggler will
and presto, pass! when he lifts it up you
will behold a litter of as fine pups as evei‘
whlpper-in could desire. But most people
1”” ‘~'"P‘3”lS Willi '90 Of the best broking‘ arrived from India, enables us to noticelwill probably think the tree-trictc a more
wonderful one than any of these. A jug-
gler in performing this, chooses .\ellllGl' :1
:small spot of earth, of the extent of ‘t‘wo~o-.=—-""'.
three feet square, and in the open air, or’
he takes a large flower pot,and fills it with
mould for his purpose. Either of the ways
will do. Having this small plat of earth
before him, and. his spectators ranged
around, at a distance of two or three feet,
the jnggler shows to the company a mango
stone, or the stone found in the center of
the eastern fruit known by that natnc,
which varies in size from that of an apple,
upwards. This stone the juggler then
plants in the earth at the depth of several
inches, and covers it up.
Not many minutes elapse until the spec-
tators behold a small green shoot arise
from the spot. It increases visibly in
height and size every moment, until it at-
tains the altitude of a foot or so. It then
begins to send off branches from the main
stem; on the branches, leaves begin to
appear; bearing the natural line of vegeta-
tion. Buds next present themselves; the‘
whole affair, mean while, assuming the reg-
ular aspect, in every particular, of a mina-
ture tree some four feet high. The buds
are followed by blossoms, and finally the
green fruit of the mango meets the aston-
ished eyes of all the spectators. ‘Look.
but touch not,’ is all this tiniethejugglcr’s
word, and he himself also preserves the
character of a locker on. When the fruit
has arrived at something like a fair growth
for such a‘. tree, the originator of this extra-
ordinary vegetation plucks it, and hands it
to the spectators. _
This is the winding up of the charm.——
The assembled persons handle the fruit,
and see nothing in it in the slightest degree
different from the ordinary prodtice of the
mango, elaborated by the slow vegetation
of months. Our informant on these points
ate a portion of the fruit brought forth by
thisjugglery, atid found it to taste exactly
like the raw mango. The whole process
now detailed usually occu_3ies about a
quarter of an hour, from the planting of
the stone to the production of the fruit.-
l'hough he‘ gives away the fruit the per-
former does not part with the tree. This
feat which is perfectly familiar to all who
have been in India, is certainly an extraor-
dinary oiie, and affoi'ds the most effectual
evidence of the power of deception to
which the race ofjugglers has attained.
The feat of sitting without seeming stip-
-at Northampton.-
ally at length plunge the sword down iiito.port in the air, is one of the few first rate
the basket, and draw it out dripping with In lia tricus which have been performed in
The Europe;
but even this is now held some-
what cheap; the mode ofperforming it be-
ing pretty clearly understood.
Good T/t2'ngs'"ou.' of Pl.rice—A correspon-
dent of the New York Observer, in des-
canting upon the irreverence of Church
Choirs, says there are some pretty goings
on sometimes, where the choirs are sur-
rounded by good thick curtains, and the
choristers are concealed from the congre-
gation. Soine read, sotne sleep, and others
converse, doubtless most lovingly, on love-
ublesubjccts, and are kindly affectionate
one toward another. But he mentions a
particular case, as coming under his own
observation, which is altogether too re-
freshing a story not to be circulated in this
hot season. The singers in warm weath-
er, took care to be provided with refresh-
ments, and thus they replenished their out-
er man, while the congregation fed their
inner man on less substantial but more ap-
propriate food. One very warm afternoon,
the singers had watermeloiis and lemonade
wherewith to console themselves, and it:
happened that one of the gentleman, in do-
ing the agreeable to his lady vis a vis, up
set the lemonade jug. The floor of the
Singing loft not being quite water tight,
the lemonade trickled through, and the
congregation sat under the ‘droppings of
the sanctuary,’ more literally than they
expected or even desired.
A Greek maid being asked what fortune
she should bring her husband, answered,
‘I will bring him what is more valuable
than any treasure-—a heart unspotted, and
virtue without a stain, which is all that de-
scended to me from my parents.” How
beautifully. expressed.
The great business of life is to be em-
ployed in doing justly, loving mercy, and
walking humbly with our Creator.
From the New Haven Palladium.
.Ra:'lroad on the Canal Banlt:.~—The en-
gineers have been engaged during the last
two weeks in surveying the, route along
the line of the Farmington Canal, prepar-
atory to the construction of a railroad be-
tween this city and the Connecticut Valley
The field work on the
main line to Bristol Basin, :1 distance of 28
miles, and the branch to Collinsville, 11
miles, has been completed. The route is
found not only feasible, but more easy of
construction, and at less expense, than its
most sanguine friends anticipated. The
distance surveyed is 39 miles, and the av-
erage grade does not exceed eight feet to
the mile, the route being thus far one of
the easiest to be constructed in the coun-
try. From what we can learn from the
gentlemen engaged in this most praise-
worthy enterprise, there is no projected
railroad in the country which is so likely
to be built, and one where "the stock will
be more productive, or stand better in the
market.
place a lean dog below one of the baskets,
Norwalk Chronicler