,- ,,..;m, but links were wanting in the chain of evidence; and almost in spite‘ of their own convictions the jury _was compelled to acquit him. He‘ came out of_ prison broken in character,crusbed in spirit, and perfectly desolate in heart, a branded and ‘ruined man. The law had exonerated him from the horrid crime of murder, but before the tribunal of public opinion be still stood arraigned as a criminal, and from this there was no appeal. ' ‘I will not iusult you,’ thus he wrote to an old friend,‘I will not insult you by declar- ing my innocence. You know that such a crime could not have been committed by me. But what avails a consciousnesslike this, when the whole of that little world in which I live is convinced of my guilt. I believe, for the conviction has been forced upon me during the progress of the trial, that the bones were indeed those of my lost Lois. Ibelieve that she died beneath the knife of the murderer, but by whom the crime was committed, and for what motive, I am ntterfy ignorant. To most men this ea-lam-ity wouldhave been sufficiently over- whelming; but lam destined to severer -trial. Bligbted in character, forbidden to fulfill my sacred duties, degraded from my profession, I am driven out from society like a hunted wolf. I am old——older in sorrow than in years, broken in years, broken in health and hopeless in spirit. VVhither I shall go ’I know not—-the brand of Cain is on my brow, and I must now be a lonely wanderer on the face of the earth, hiding myself in the wilderness from the scorn and execration of my fellows. - Some ten years after these events, (which are well remembered in ,) an aged man was slowly wending his way on foot towards a cluster ofrude dwellings which marked the site of a town, destined to become somewhat famous, since in the annals of Texas. The traveller was bent beneath the weight of years, his hair was a swhite as a snowdrift,and hisface was fur- rowed with deeperlines than Time’s hand could ever trace. He'was faint dz weary,and with a stranger’s privilege, he paused at the first of these cabins, which stood a little in advance of the village. It was near nightfall, and the fire on the hearth alone gave light to the dwelling in which he now entered. A man of athletic form was couched beside the embers, with his elbows leaning on his knees, and his head bowed down between his hands. He look- ed m-oodily up as the stranger lifted the latch, and to his meek claim upon that hos- pitality which- is usually so readily answer- edfin a new country, he coolly replied: “Ifyou are weary you can rest beside my fire; if you want food you must seek it in yonder town. It is three days since I have tasted bread. Hark I” he added, as a faint moan came from an inner room, “death is busy there-—-my wife-” He stopped, his voice failed him, and bending himself down as if some sudden pang had contracted the iron sinews of his strong frame, he wept like a child. The stranger was one of those pilgrims of mod- ern days, who go abroad into all lands, teaching the gospel, even as did the apos- tles of old, seeking neither the fee nor reward, save in the hope of doing good. His soul yearned with sympathy towards the mourner, and words of spiritual conso- lation were upon his lips, when he was but harshly silenced by his ungracious host. “These are but idle words,” he exclaim- ed, “the cant of wheedling priests, who dream of another world while they revel in the enjoyment of this. I care not for your visionary future; give me back the light of this \vorld—the hope and joy of my present life—give her back to me, and I as‘: nothing beyond. If you cannot stave offdeath, you can do nothing for me.” A feeble voice was again heard faintly calling, and the man hastily rose. As he bent his stalwartfigure beneath the low doorway which led into the sick chamber, the aged missionary looked almost with terror upon the man, who strong in physi- cal life, and during in spirit, could presume to brave the danger of unbelief, and scoff tempmtiom at the thought of an eternity. After some minutes ofapparently earnest con- re-rsation within, the man returnad. ' “You are a- clergyman, are you 1” said he abruptly. “I am.” “And are you sworn to keepthe counsel of the dying 1"’ “I am not of that faith which hold to the eflicacy of confession.” “Pshaw—I care nothing-‘about creeds; my wife is dying-—she has something upon her conscience, which she would divulge. Will‘ you swear to keep the secret '1” “Her sin lies between her and her Ma- ker, its confession to mortal cars can avail her little.” “But if it can repair the wrong done to the living I” , _ “Then will I receive it willingly, and ' travef to the ends of the earth to fulfill her wishes.” “You speak earnestly.” “I speak as one who suffered wrong, and who would spare others from the griefs which have consumed me.” “There is one,” said the man, “who has been deeply wronged"; I have never repen- ted the deed, but I have often wished it had been done more openly. She has made me promise that I would reveal the tale, when she shall be no longer here to be shamed’ by the disclosurc—-yet she doubts my word, or perhaps my power to f'ulfil‘l her last wishes. She would fain talk with you, and perhaps she needs such con- iiolal-ion In I181’. dying, hour as only a priest can give To me such things are weak- nesses, what I dare do, I dare abide by- ifI"’ofIEntl the laws ofthe land, I am ready to "brave the ‘danger, and I fear nothing from beiogaofan un-substantial world. But women are different, they may be tempted to sin',’but th_e’.y"caonot be.bardr:ncd against remorse. ‘Swear tome that you will never r.eve_al”the secret save to. the person whom sheishall name." , - :~".‘You«s_hall"have‘the solemn promise of aljinian "who dare not lie before his_iMaker, if_.’«I‘l~iee'p, not such a pledge, neither 1,1fiu‘ld».Ire:'p'_ect-an oath.” . ‘ “ “Enough—-you will find h_er in yonder chamber; I have no fancy to hear the tale —it seems blacker in the telling than in the acting—I am going for a neighbor who will be needed ere the morning dawns.” With these words the stranger flung a pile of faggots upon the hearth, and strode hastily from the room. By the dim light of the smothered fire, the missionary saw, as he approached the bed, the outline of an extended form, bvt the face was hidden in the shaddow of the pillow- H8 Sat down beside the dying woman and listen‘ ed to her tale of secret sin and late re- morse. At first he listened calmly, as if little interested in the history of early trials and domestic discomforts, but sud- denly he started as if an adder had stung him. VVitb a strong effort he restrained himself, and again bent eagerly towards the feeble voice, which now rapidly pour- ed into his ear the guilty story. He heard ofa marriage entered into from pride and pique——of wrong afterwards done to a trus- ting husband——of a mother leaving her helpless babe, and going forth in midnight flight with the lover of her youth. Stir- less, as if turned to stone, the missionary listened to the tale of his own withering wrongs. “Promise me,” said the dying woman, “that you will carry these tidings to the husband whom I have betrayed. I have been happy, oh! too happy, in my sinful life, but now, when death stands beside me, I feel that I must seek to win his for- givencss.” The old man rose to his feet. “Lois Layton, may God forgive you this cruel wrong, butI never can!” he exclaimed. At that instant a sudden burst of flame upon the heart revealed to each the chang- ed and faled, yet unforgotten face of the other. It was a fearful revelation, a long hidden mystery, for Herbert VVilton had now listened to the death bed confession of her for whose sake he was a branded and a desolate man. When Ralph Holford returned, he found her whom he called his wife lying cold and dead upon her pillow, while the missionary had disappeared. A night of frightful' storm, came on, and on the morrow the body of the stranger was found on the banks of a swollen and turbid stream, some miles distant from the settlement. The wronger and the wonged had met only in life’s last moment. From the N. Y. Tribune. THE FORGED BIRNEY LETTER. Having published the Emancipatofs circum- stantial statement that the authors of the forged‘ letter from Mr. James G. Birney which appear- ed just before the last Presidential Election, have been detected in the office of the Oakland Gazette, Pontiac, Michigan, We are now requir- ed to publish a contradiction of that story. Theilast Gazette has the following: THE ROORBACK LEGALLY INVESTI- GATED. Mr. Charles H. Stewart, the creature who came into our community about a. year ago, and got up an indictment against four of our citizens for publishing what has been called the Birney forgery, was arrested last Saturday evening, on a crim- inal warrant, issued on the complaint of Charles Draper, one of the persons in- dicted. The complaint charged Stewart, with having published a false, scandalous,w1ck- ed and malicious libel against Mr. Draper. The libel consisted in the affidavit which Stewart had induced a little boy to swear to, about the time he procured the indict- menf. Stewart was arrested late on Saturday evening, and kept in the custody of the officer until Monday morning. It is to be hoped that this prosecution will be follow- ed up until the authors of the villainy and perjury upon which the indictment was founded are safely placed within the walls of an institution, the inmates of which are -usually considered out of the reach of We regret that the investigation was closed sosoon, for it would have appeared --and by the testimony of good men too‘ —that James G. Birney did actually admit the facts which were embodied'in the let- ter to Garland. examined the prisoner. slave surely does not need the aid of per- jury. THE PEOPLE vs. Cnnnmzs H. Srr.-w.m'r. --Before Justice Osman, June 8, 18-lo’.-— On complaint of Charles Draper. C/wrles Draper sworn for tire Peo/2le—I never was present at any time or place aiding or as. The following are the re-i I’°"ted P"°°eedI“8'5 before the justice that; there, and he said he did not like to speak The cause of thel sisting in printing or publishing the Roor-. back forgery. I never knew anything: about it. I never saw it until I saw £1 copyl which was said to have arrived in this place» from Ohio. I never was in Thompson’s Printing Office when any such paper was- printed or published. In short I know‘ nothing about it. I never was in the prin- ting oflice in the evening when the prin- ters were setting the type for any political handbill whatever. The defendant did not choose to have any farther examination on the subject. He was willing to submit to the law, and would give any securitywhich the Court might require. The defendant then gave security in the sum of $100 for his appearance before the Grand Jury. Mr Joseph H. Peel; entered bail for the defendant's appearance, AMERICAN Nswsrxrsns AT I\lIAT.»tMORAs, -—A weekly paper has been commenced at Matamoras by H. McLeod, entitled “Republic of the Rio Grande and Friend of the People.” The leading articles are printed‘ both in English and Spanish. The purpose is to convince the people of Tom- aulipas, Coahuila, New Leon and Chihua- hua, of the futility of resisting American arms, and to throw upon the administra- tion of Paredes the responsibility of the War. A separation of the Departments named above from the Central Government of Mexico,is the distinct aim of this new I Mr. ‘paper... .,. - CN RE SSIONAL. Mo.\'D.u', J une 22. Both Houses ofCongress adjourned soon after their meeting on Monday, as a mark of respect to the late Hon. Richard P. Herrick, of N. Y. State. TUESDAY, June 23. The Senate was not in session to-day. In the HOUSE the Speaker took the chair at twelve o’clock, and called the House to order. The journal of yesterday was then read, and the funeral procession of the late Hon. Richard P. Herrick entered the Hall. General Scott and his two Aids, and Gen. Jones,came in and took seats reserved for them. Next followed the Presidentand Cabi- net, who were all prescnt except Mr. Ma- son; next the Senate; then the Committee of Arrangements; then pallbearers; with the coffin. Next followed the friends of the deceased andthc New York delegation as mourners. The Rev. Mr. Milburn, the Chaplain of the House, offered up an eloquent prayer, and the Rev. Mr. Tustin preached the fu- neral sermon. The service closed at a quarter past one o’clock, when the proces- sion left the Hall for the Congresional burial ground.. Correspondence ry’ the N. Y. Jam-. of Com. \Vr.DN1-zsnav, June 24. It was Mr. Calhoun’s averment that if the declaration of War against Mexico had been postponed one day, he would have prevented the VVar! I learn that Mr. McDuffie is about to re- port a measure from the Committee on Foreign Affairs in relation to the means of termz'2za1z'n.g t/ze ./llcaricun war, by a speedy adjustment. The Senate is to undertake the initiation of measures that will lead to peace. Theplan is not known, but it is, no doubt, the same that Mr. Calhoun had in view, when he made the above declaration. A communication from the Secretary of VVar was received, transmitting a copy of the letter of Gen. Gaines, of June 7th, called for by the Senate a few days ago. Mr. Benton from the Committee on Mil- itary Affairs, reported a bill for organizing and mustering into the service of the Uni- ted States such volunteers as have been or may be raised to aid in carrying on the War with Mexico. He asked to have the bill read the 1st and ‘id time. Mr. VVebster rose, and after making some objections to the bill, said he did not lmow as he should oppose its passage, en- tered into a calm review ofthe expenses of the war,& of the plan ofthe administration, as exhibited in the communication of the Secretary of the Treasury for raising the means of meeting the accruing expenses of the government. He thought Mr. \Vallter’s estimates and calaulations would be found to be fallacious --—He spoke at length, with great calmness and dignity. Mr. Crittenden thought a bill of this kind ought to be passed. The bill was postponed until to morrow. A bill from the House, to authorize the Chief Clerk of the Patent office to sign atents, was taken up and discussed briefly by Mr. Webster and Mr. Calhoun, in which discussion the great expense of the print- ing of the Patent office documents, was‘ commented on with some severity. Mr. Calhoun declared that according to his in- formation, the profits of the printing of a single document amounted to $90,000!‘ The bill was, for the time, laid aside; and on motion of Mr. Haywood, the Senate went into Executive session. In the Housn, Mr McKay offered a res- olution in the usual form,to terminate the debate on the bill to reduce the Tariff, on Thursday, the 20th of July, at 6 o’clock. Thggresolution was adopted, yeas 101, nays . Mr. C. J. Ingersoll, from the Committee ---- ,-. ‘ partyrhad too muchto do wit_l1 the legis- lation of the country. ' FRIDAY, June 26. Mr. Simmons submitted a resolution calling on_ the Secretary of the Treasury for specific estimates of revenue to be de- rived from financial measures proposed by him, whi.-l1 was laid over. On Mr. Sevier’s motion, the Senate proceeded to the consideration of bills on the private calender. A message was received from the Pres- ident, stating that he had signed the bill for the compensation of volunteers, passed in the House to-day. In the llouss, the Senate bill for organ- izing and offlccring volunteers was taken ). lThe bill, without amendments, was read a third time and passed. The House then resolved itself into Committee of the VVhole, and resumed the consideration of the bill to reduce the Tariff. Mr. Chase took the floor and ad- vocated the passage of the bill. Much of his speech was directed to the argument of Mr. Winthrop made yesterday. Mr. Gordon next obtained the floor and spoke against the present Tarill. Mr. Rockwell ofConn. followed in sup-y port of the present Tariff, going largely- into the statistics and merits of the ques- tion. Mr. Barringer obtained the floor, and moved the (fommittee rise, which was agreed to, and the House then adjourned. In the SENATE, on Saturday, nothing of the. least general interest was transacted. The House was engaged with the Tariff. C-OMFORTS or‘ RV.-m.—\‘Ve take the follow- ing from the N. O. Tropic. letter written by a volunteer to a. friend in New Orleans, and is a, graphic picture of the accom- modations afforded in camp: “After :1 stormy passage we arrived on the 9th of last month, at Point Isabel, where Ipnsscd my first bivouac night, sleeping on a blanket in the‘ grass, which was in- fested by red bugs, by ants, and by ticks —the air full of musketocs. Some rain fell during the night. Though we have been marched far in the hotest weather, bivouacking some-’ times in the rain, and sometimes in the mud, our officers and the men generally are in good health and spirits. Tall 1i‘ye.—Mr. Daniel ‘Page has left at this office a stalk of. Rye, raised on his farm in Milton Society, measuring“: seven feet three inches in height! Vlfho will beat it '!—Litc/zjield Enq. VVaterbury has done it. Master VVm. Holmes, brought to our office, a stalk measuring seven feet‘ and seven inches in length, taken from the field ofG1'eenKen- drick, Esq. Mr. Edward Russell has like- wise sent us a stalk measuring 7 feet 5 inches long. So duff your plumes, Mr. Enquirer‘. - P. S. The last Enquirer publishes a stalk of rye raised by Lot Norton, Esq. of Salis- bury, measuring 7 feet 10 inches in length. Ofcourse, that knocks out our underpin- ning. But the Southern Miscellany, pub- LIQUOR LAW. Our readers have expressed so much anxiety to see the law regulating the sale of Spiritous Liquors, as passed at the late session of the Leg- islature, that weihavo, out of the order required in the publication of the laws, given it 8. pI8c8 in our columns at the earliest moment after its reception. It follows ; An Act regulating the sale ofVVines and Spiritous I Liquors. ’ Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRc7n-esen.tati»r:cs -in Gen cral Assembly convened, That no person or persons whatsoever, except taveruers, shall sell directly or indirectly by an agent or otherwise, nor shall authorize or per- mit to be sold, to any person or persons. any wine or spiritous liquor, mixed or unmixed, to he drunk in the house, store, shop. distillery 01‘ lished at Madison, Georgia, puts on the cap sheaf. inch in length—‘.2.7 inches between joints, Dr. J. B. Stark presented; the editor with a stalk measuring 9 feet 1' It is an extract ofa- I must inform rou that this countr has _ Y a greater number and greater variety ofl rattle snake. swarm about us. For the first time in my life I have seen fresh meat fly blown in a few minutes. Our Chaplain’s horse was galled on his‘ side yesterday morning: the poor creature gwas on the injured side amass of maggots. EA man of the camp went a hunting, he 'returned almost crazy, he was fly blown in ithe ear. Another soldier had suffered in the same way. The wild horses in this part of the country always die when at- acked by the fiies. GEN. G.u.\'r.s.—'J.“l1e correspondent of the Newark Daily Advertiser says: “I understand from a reliable and con- lfidential source, that the President has ordered Gen. Gaines to be tried by Court Martial, on charges growing out ofhis re- cent movement at the South in calling into service volunteers to prosecute the war ‘against Mexico, and that he is now under arrest awaiting the organization and con- vening of the Court.” I 4 l I lVe have already noticed the election of ,Hon. John I’. Hale as U. S. Senator from ; New Hampshire, and speaker ofthe House jof Representatives in that State. His Senatorial term commences on the 4th of ,March next. l Col. Josegh Cilley was elected as Mr. night. But worst of all are the flies that! with ahead 10 inches long. Georgia vic- torious.—-Waterbury flmcricrm. LOVIER HOUSE OF ASSEMBLXI. The House was very full during the en- tire session, and presented a fine and im- posing appearance. It embraced a great variety, as well as an unusual amount of talent—particularly on the Whig side. There were heard in the House, spa-eclics and discussions worthy of any Legislature. The decorum and suavity of manner which marked the proceedings, could not be easily surpassed in any hall of legis- lation. There were some perfect, finished patterns of gentlemen, whose influence in the House was almost unbounded. Con- necticut ll’/rigs have abundant occasion to be proud of their Representatives in the Legislature of ’-1-6. JV‘. Have/z Palladium. Protesmnzism and Popery.—Tbe London correspondent of the Boston Traveller gives some interesting facts respecting the progress of Protestanism in France and Ireland, as an offset to the progress of Romanism in England. In one hundred parishes in France, the Popish churches had been forsaken, and the people were calling for the Bible. In Ireland, even forty Romanish priests and 4u000lay persons had come over to the Protestant churches. Pre/Iy Goad.——-A funny old clergyman down in Maine, who was one of the trus- tees of an academy, lately attended the examination of the scholars, and made an address to them. He enlarged upon the ton ; some of you a Jefferson; any of you may make a Polk !" THE TRAITOR Ssxxrons or New ENG- LAI\‘D.——L€t it be generally known to the people of New England, that three Sena- tors from their States voted in favor of VVar with England. and against the ratifi- cation of the Oregon Treaty. John Fair- field of Maine, and Charles (-5. Atherton &: Benning VV. Jenncss, of New Hampshire, ‘. are the names of those lhithless Loco Fo- co Senators. Our thermometer on Monday morning” was only 50 (log. above zero, and a fire during the day was comfortable. \Vc un- derstand that on Sunday a portion of the town of Berlin, and some other sectionsof the county were visited by a severe hail storm, which did considerable damage to the corn, rye, and other crops. Ifartford Ckmrant, 27//L There are over 3,000 gold and silver mines in Mexico, producing annually over $35,000,000. The amount coined at the Mexican Mint since the conquest is $4-4-3, 000,000. The great mine is tl‘l;=t of Real de Monte, where the shaft runs 1000 yards; deep. Not one fiftieth part of the mines are worlted. Mr. P. T. Barnum of the American Mu- scum,sa1lcd for Europe on Thursday in the Great \Ve:~tern. He intends to return 0“ Forelgn Rehmonss made “ repon “Poul Hale’s colleague in the U. S. Senate, by: this Fall with his all admired and fortune the r°l“tl°“5 I-’ei“'°9“ this °0‘"m'Y “ml; the N. H. Legislature on the lilth instant.jmal.'iug prodigy, Gen. Tom Thumb, the? Molxico, which was ordered to be printed. COL C_ was f(‘,,.me,-1y 3 \V1,;_E_,-, but has [0,-‘tpet of Royaliry, and the uni,-ersul idol of he H"“3e the“ “'9'” mm C°mmme‘3 ' the last two years belonged to the Liberty ' the public. of the \Vhole, and resumed the considera- [. ~' ' J . ‘ V _ _ ion of the Tariff blll. Messrs. Collatnerwcongress. “rho says we shall hate no- the bounty Offered, the work of enlisting. Party and has been their candidate for S-r1.'l.c7's for the .N'n'v_2/.——Notwitlistanding Hertia B - 7 . , - - I nson’ 0ggs* and Hunt’ selerany l.0 speak f0!‘ Liberty hereafter lil the | goes on so sloyv that they have been able adclressed the House, when I\’Ir. \’Vinthrop obtained the floor, but the House was not to empty bencbes_. Adjourned. Tnurtsn.-I1’, June 25. lSenate of the United States’! I~IerIc2'mer Frcemnn. swayed by the practically patriotic influ- ences which guided their brethren in Newt to send but two of the little Mexican yschooners to sea and are waiting for a Had the Abolitionists of New York been ‘ draft from Boston, which is expected to- day, to send out the storeship Lexington. We learn from the Bridgeport Farmer. _I“ 3791 SEN"_TE(si Ml‘ Cdlal/'l°'_‘ “‘I°_""(3i‘1dl°lHflmP*hl"ea M°'5Sl'5-_H3le imd Clllel’ W°"ld,tliat about (500 tons of T rail have recently ciftf“ “B P§E'°B“3me tolgle “F . ?YD0th11V9 3100“ 71'0"?“ the U- 3- Semllea “mi arrived at Bridgeport, for the Housatonic 0 ‘must’ I‘ enm“ “'0” We er “e~5I3e3l" for L'be”Y- l\'e“’ Ymk Sh°uld9jiR:1lll‘0a(I, said to be the very best kind the 10th August. The European Mall of the 18th July will arrive about the 3d August, and it might be found inconvenient to adjourn on that av. Mr. Fairfield advocated the. 27th July. Sevier opposed the adjournment. As soon as the VVarehouse bill was acted up- on, hc(\1vished to call up the Sub Treasury bill an pass it. The debate continued with greatanima- tion. The adjournment. was advocated by Messrs. Clayton and Dickinson, and oppos- ed by Messrs. Bagby, Speight, Colquitt and Benton. There was quite a sparring between Messrs. Dickinson and Benton, which afforded some amusement. The resolution was then laid on the ta- ble, yeas 28, nays $23. ‘ The billfor organizing Volunteers was taken up. Mr. Benton explained its pro- visions. The Housn resolved itself into Commit- tee of the whole, and resumed the consid- eration of the bill to reduce the Tariff. Mr. lVinthrop made an eloquent and pow- erful speech in support of the present Ta- rifl system. Mr. Broadhead next addres- sed the Committee, and spoke an hour in favor of sustaining the present system.- He was quite animated and severelupon his Southern political friends. Mr. Hubbard of Virginia, followed, and advocated a modification of the present Tm-iff‘, .Mr. Ewing, of Penn. obtained the floor next: and addressed the Committee in fa- vor 0_f..=\ Irafiff affording Protection to Ame_r1csn"mdustr_v. He’ contended “that ' although they have got the greater part iand if Abolitionists had been true to the ‘cause of emancipation, would have had two Stnators faithful to “Liberty,” whose votes larging the area of slavery, and thus saved? the country from the expense and dishonor‘ ofa war with Mexico. The “Liberty par-,5 ty” papers in commenting the course of; their friends in New Hampshire, keenly,‘ reprove their own blinded and obstinate: refusal to act with the friends of emancipa-i tion in this state. fllb. Eve. Jour. I -——-—-m—- ..._.__._ ./5’7nusz'2:g Scene in .7lIat(zmoras.——The; high price of cotton goods at Matamoros,' owing to the Mexican Tariff, is well known. Several enterprising “yankees" since Gen.l Taylor has taken possession of the city,l have ,,moved in,” opened stores, and are, selling goods on “cheap principles,” about; one-third of the usual Mexican prices, but; double the usual American prices. It is‘ an amusing scene to witness the crowd around these stores, composed of the mixed people of the city. Finely dressed women, rancheros, naked Indians and ne- groes, all eager to purchase goods, and jabberring good, bad and indifferent Span- ish, with a rapidity truly appalling to a phlegmatic Anglo-American. In the mean time, the “old established merchants” are looking upon their neglect- ed stocks with sorrow and astonishment, of them by defrauding the revenue, they have cost more in bribes to the custom- h_ou8,e officers and other Mexican function- ‘arias than the Yankees charging prices. yever manufactured. I would have arrested the scheme for en-_ The work of relaying has been commenced, and will be prosecu- ted with vigor. Irish Hunzo.r.———An Irishman of Captain Duncan’s battery, in leading a wounded horse from the field, at Palto Alto, after the battle, was annoyed by the howling of wolves attracted to the spot by the Mexi- can dead. “Ah be aisy, ye bastesl sure there’s enough for all iv yees.” The Montreal Herald of Tuesday says that the Cholera, which is spoken of in the papers as prevailing at Quebec, is nothing more than the common disease of the country so called, and basin every instance yielded to ordinary treatment. The pay of :1 Major General in the Uni- ted States army, is $376 p -1‘ month, and that of a private for the same period, only 357- What a contrast, and this in a repub- lican government. - Hon. John M. Niles and lady arrived in the city ofHartford on Monday. He came on account. of the death of his brother, and immediately repaired to Windsor. The steamer Roger I/Villiatns, with- drawn from the Providence and Newport route, is to run between New York and Albany. Pezznsylcania August Inlerest.——'I‘here is every probability that the semi-annual in- stalment of the State interest will be punc- tually and fully paid. ' - VVe understand that the_steam_er Knick- erbocker is to _ta_l_te-jtsjplace in the . Peo- ple": Line, early next moth.-—i‘1Zb. Citizen. other place or dependency thereof when sold, nor shall permit or suffer the same when sold to he drank as aforesaid. And every person so of- fending shall on conviction thereof forfeit and pay for every such offence in fine of ten dollars, one hnlfof which shall be to the informer for his own use, and the other half to the treasurer of the town wherein the offence is committed, for the use ofsuch town. Sec. 2. If any person or persons, except tav'- erners, by an agent. or otherwise, shall keep any’ house, store, shop or other place for the purpose of selling any wine or spiritous liquor to be d mnls thereat, or if any person or persons whatsoever: shall keep any such house, store, shop or other‘ place where the idle and vicious or intemperate‘ are accustomed to resort and buy or otherwise’ procure and drink any such intoxicating. liquors as aforesaid, every such person so offending slmlf on conviction thereof forfeit and pay for every'_ such offence a fine of thirty dollars: one half of which shall be to the informer, for his own use, and the other half to the treasury of the town wherein the offence is committed, for the use of such town. Sec. 3. If any person or persons shall sell or offer to sell directly or indirectly by an agent or otherwise, any wines. spiritous liquor or other intoxicating beverage to any persons addicted to habits of intoxication, knowing him or her to be so addicted, or to any common drunkard, every such person so offending shall on conviction there- of forfeit and pay for every such offence a fine of ten dollars‘. one half of which shall be to him who shall sue for and prosecute the same to ef- fect, for his own use, and the other half to the treasury of the town wherein such offence is committed, for the use of such town. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the several constables and grand jurors in their respective towns to inquire after and make due present- i ment of all offences against the provisions of this xnct: and in all cases of conviction on the infor- Hnntion or presentment of n constable or grand juror the whole of the fine or penalty shall be to insects of all kinds thairl ever saw in all inducements to exertions hero in ,t,lns “,0 ,m,,,S,,,.), of-me town “,1,,,,.e,n the offence is my life _before——ants, lizards, worms and gcountry, and encouraged “the b boys to ‘commmed, for the use ofsaid town, black spider, said to be as poisonous as the l make themselves distinguished. “Someé I killed one In my tent last v of you,” said he, “may make a VVashmg- , offences n_$znin.stan_V0ftl1e provisions ofthis act, Sec. 5. All information or presentmcnts for wliether made and preferred by an informing jofficer or by any other pmzcon. may he heard = and adjudgorl by a justice of the pence.but. the accused may appeal from the judgment of such justice of the peace to the County Court next. to he holden in the county wherein such offence is alleged to have been committed. And all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Cvnus H. Brznnnsu-".1-1, Speaker of the House of Representatives. NOYES BILLINGS. President of Senate. Approved June 15th. 1846. Isaac Toucrzv. Tm; Om-:so'-.1 Tar-:A'rr.-—Tl1e treaty is short -—-contains but five articles, and they are as fol- lows : I Art. 1. Fixes the territorial boundary between the United Sitzres and Great Brit- ain, west of‘t!‘e Rocky Mountains, on the line of 40! degrees, till it reaches Queen Charlo't's Sound, and then through the Straits of Fuca to the ocean, which gives, to Great Britain. Vancouver's Island. Art. *2. Declares the navigation of the Columbia river, up to where it striles the line of 49 deg. to be free to the Hudson's Bay Company, during the continuance of ‘its charter. ' Art. 3 The rivers, ports, and harbors, north of 49 dog. to be free to the com- . merce of both nations. I Art. 4«. Indemnity for the forts and tra- ‘E ding stations of the Hudson's Bay Compa- 'ny, south of 40 deg. and of Americans north of the same, if any there be. Art. 5. Indemnity of private property :ofci'.izens or subjects who may be south or north of 40 deg. if they wish to retire within their own territory. Pr.sD<;1;s.——The New Haven Palladium gives an interpretation to our article of last week that is not warranted. That paper quotes us for authority in saying “that Gov. Toucey pledged himself.” Our lan- guage was, “having becn pledged,” and to make it clearer, we might add, by another person. VVe didnot claim that Gov. T. had pledged himself directly to us, but that he had “been pledged” by one of his friends, that he would not in any official capacity, do any thing to prevent the chartering of the road by the way of Middletown.” . , .Mz'ddlelown Sentinel. That looks a little too much like a crawl for a journal laying claim to any tolerable share of manliness and independence. i Burning the Templc.—-A report reached St. Louis on the 11th, that preparations were said to be making at Nauvoo, to blow up the holy temple of the Mormons -with powder. If done, it is to be the work ‘of anti Mormons who believe that if the tem- ple is destroyed this infatuated race would entirely disband- A poor “hen peeked” husband out west, relates the following as the manner In which his wife first got the breaches on and still retains them, notwithstanding his utmost efforts to obtain them. him in common with every one who bears» his pathetic story. He says——. — Soon after they were wed, Before they -should have risen, She_crept out of the bed And boldly put on his’n. When this to him was known, He was not slow to learn, That when he’d lost his OWF, -He’d have to put on berm. We cannot forbear sympatbyzing with .
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