_,..}§_§I§rh_pse face - was effectually concealed by a cloak
5-?-"
i I ital, d‘
iH1}il’(‘., tall, rcniarkably so.
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At what I thus unexpectedly saw and heard -
was it strange that I should be surpris_ed---par-
ticularly at the manner in which she‘ had con-
ducted herself towards Mr. Barry. I was un—,g
prepared for such it scene---without a word of ,
cxplaiiiitioii I had been introduced into‘ it, and’
what construction to put upon it I knew not.‘
She had had frequciitly commanded him to
stay from the house, were her words---sti.l he
persisted in coming. She bade him go home to
hisdaughter, too——to take care of her, or she
might share the fate of her own. VVhat did
those words mean? \Vhat‘had been the fate of,
her own daughter? And then that cui‘se!——
what had Mr. Barry done to deserve that .7
Suddenly the attention of my companion and me where you had goiio to.
inyself\vei'e arrested by the cries of Catharine.
‘Alas, my poor mistress! she is dying-—she is _
dying!’ laiiientably exclaimed the faithful do-'
niestic, as she laid her head on the pillow bo-
side the invalid, bursting into tears and immod-
erately weeping. After the storm of her grief‘
was spent, however, she became calmer, and,
leaning over the face of her mistresss, watched
every lireiith that she drew, fearful that each
would be the last.
The only table in the room was situated be-
tween the two windows—-a piece of oil cloth
covered it. Over the table hung a. small ina-
li<‘i,;:any framed looking glass, and upon the oil-7
cloth was a quarto edition oftlie Holy Bible--
one, which, as I subsequently learned, had been
in the family upwards ofa century. Upon the .
latter stood a pitcher of wat:ei'. At the side of’
this table Mr. Barry was seated, in an attitude
of deep thought—his elbow resting on it:—his
eyes shaded wit.h the piilm of his hand. My
station was close by the fire place, where I qui-
etly sat——-speecliless—unwilling to disturb the
soleninity of the room or to interrupt the inedi-
taticns of Mr. Barry. \Ve were waiting in si-
leiice, expecting every moment to hear the cry
of Catharine that her mistress was dead. Sud-
denly, to the mutual t1Sl.0tllSllmCnl‘. of all, the
dying woman askcd‘fordrink. A glass of wa-
ter, slightly tinctui-ed with lemon, juice and
sweetened, was held to her lips by Catharine of
which she merely tasted and instantly revived 11
little. tVIr. Barry, where he sat, was hid from
her view. Her glassy eyes wandered in search
of him, but finally rested on me. ‘Still here!
what is it you want ?’ she rudely exclaimed at
the pitch of her enfeebled voice. ‘Catharine,
show the young man the door.‘
‘Madam, if you please’—-said Mr. Barry, has-
tily rising and advancing into her sight—‘this
gentleman came with ine——’
‘His privilege to stay is therefore less,’ she
fiercely rejoined. Then suddenly changing the
subject, she commenced heaping iiivectives on
Mr. Biirry, reviling him as the wronger of a
daughter’s chastity .'
It was a scene that I shall never forg0lJ- H91’
attenuated hands coiivulsisely grasped the bed
clothes as she spoke or rather vociferated——and
then her gazc—so ghastly. yet so revengeful l
‘You———you \Valter Barry, have been tile “ll”
of my;family; I can trace it all distinctly lfiicli
to you. You stole our child from us. Violtlte
her honor and inured her to infamy. But her
brother lives—lives to revenge her yet——to re-
venge us all!’
‘You are a dying woman, madam,’ said Mr.
Barry with a clioakcd iit.terance——‘speak not
thus I charge you. If, like yourself, I was this
moment lying on my death bed, and they were
the last words I should ever speak, I solemnly
declarezto you that Theresa and I were mar-
ried.’ _
‘False! False.’ you think to blind me by 11
show of feeling.’
‘No, madam, I have no such theughts——n0
such intentions.’
‘Show me the marriage certificate t.h‘en.—-
\Vhen I see that I’ll believe you; not before.
That I cannot do, as again and again I have
told you. - By some unaccountable accident it is
lost, and the clergyman that married us has been
dead for years. \Vere he alive Iwoiild,,before
this, have broughthim here to prove the validity
of what I avovv.’
‘Liar! liar!’ uncoutlily exclaimed the dying
wom:in._ Like a lunatic she hysterically laugh-_
ed. She endeavored to lirertheliermalediction
again upon the man she so inveterately disliked,
but the anathema fell from her lips unpronounc-
ed, ‘whilst the death rattle gurglcd_ in herthroat’
and with a gasp and convulsive exertion she ex-
pired—rlyiiig with curses upon lierlips---an aw-
ful death I
C:ithai°iiie’s grief was now clamorousi -‘I19
lzaiiig ovcrthe corpse of her mistress crying like
a child and almost choaked with the weight of
it-'li' sobrs. Mr. Barry silently returned to his
‘.”-i’)?:l at the table, where without speaking he
."!".l."!.'tl.'l8fI till the vcliemence of Catharine's
_._~'i:efliad .=oinewli.'it abated. He then spoke to
ner——-tol<.l her to call in one or two of the neigh-
liors to sit up with the corpse, and presented her
witli money wherewitli to procure the necess-
s.-aries or to liquate contingent matters of ex-
pr-use. ‘Nothing more can be done tonight,’ he
ut,lLl|.".tI. ‘ I shall be here early t.o morrow
inornirig. when directions shall be given
:i2l:,l ai'i'ang'eiiieiits made for the intcrinent.’
l_’ii‘.lii'ig his watch out, ‘ ’t.is but nine o’clock,’ he
rei'ii;irkerl---‘I thought it was later.’
llere the sobbing Ciitliariiie led the way.
with the light in her hand, as the three of us
l_l€-,~.(;.’eTt(l(5(I the worn and creaking stairs. \Ve
l’)."'.ilf the girl good night, and again found our-
s I: /‘i in the open air. .
' i".u will go home with me ?’ said Mr. Bar-
.',lrtl‘|'UgHl.l\'(3ly. as we came to a halt at tho
_ :- .").'l oftlic alley and the street. ‘Louisa
’ think hard ofiiie ifl return without you---
1
l’.
-an .'-:.;._.'.*
cloak stilfcloser around his face, and left noth-
ing visible but his (Ifl.l‘l£-INK]. piercing eyes. ‘You
are the daughter of \Valter Barry I believe’ he
uttered, speaking in a somewhat gentler tone
than he had hitherto used, but with, as,I thot’
an agitated voice. I returned him an aflirma-
mative answer, and my father not home at.
present,- I added, ‘but any commands you may
think proper to entrust his daughter whith shall
be faithfully attended to.’ He replied that his
business with you was altogether of a private
nature and could be revealed to no cars but
our own.
‘Indeed !' ejaculated the fatlicr.
‘I-Ie next,’ coiitiiiued Louisa, ‘abruptly asked
' My aiiswer that
I did notknow lieseeuied to discredit, iiidicatiiig
his doubts by an inward and chuckling laugh.
‘I must see your father,’ he suddenly exclaim-
ed---I'll wiiittill he comes!’ making a movement
to enter the house. ‘No, you don"t’ said Jo-
seph, thrusting back the intruder, with his char-
ccteristic bliiiitiiess, and slariiiiiiiig the door in
his face. taking care too to secure it from fur-
ther iiiole~;itatioii by turning the key and pusli-
ing the bolt forward.’
To be contiriiicil.
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The Speaker announced the following
gentlemen as the c_ominittee on the part
of the I'Ioese, upon the resolutions cori-
cerning the Pacific R:iilroad:—Messrs
Cleveland, Cliapinari, Kendrick, Daboll,
Minor of Staniford, Goodwin, Woodward
and Waldo.
The committee on railroads, upon the
petition of Timothy Dwight and others,
reported resoiutions extending the time of
the Naugatuck Railroad for the completion
of their road—referred.
Petition of Martin Rockwell and others,
for :1 Railroad through Naugatuck valley.
Bill presented concerning l"edlar’s li-
censes; repealing the act of 1846 con-
cerning tlie collection of debts be process
of foreign attachment; to extend Me-
cliaiiic’s Lieu; autherizing the Conn. Med-
ical Society to change the time of County
m.-etiiigs; concerning the inventory and
distribution of estates; concerning joint
stock corporations, (erecting a free bank-
ing system ;) authorizing the setting of
trees by the highways, by permission of
the seli-ctinen of tlie:several towns; con-
cerning assessments. -
Resolution calling on the commissioner
of the School Fund for detailed lists of
securities held for the fund, came from the
Senate referred. Laid on the table.
Resolution that the judiciary committee
consider the expediency of an act giving
to the Justices of the Superior and County
Courts power to order proper compensa-
tion to persons for the pursuit of crimin-
als, assed.
Rdisolution passed appointing John Dim-
ham State Director of the Norwich Bank.
Resolution passed appointing the follow-
ing Judges of Probate :—Watertown dist.
Holbrook Curtiss; New Hartford, Roger
[-1. Mills; Vlrashington, Daniel B‘ Brins-
made; Plymouth;Henry B. Graves; Kent,
iliolilijsoii C- Hatch; Winchester, William
. ood.
Resolution passed oppointing Holbrook
Curtis Judge of the County Court of Luck-
field County. .
The Speaker appoinied Messrs. Hill of
Norwalk, Tracy and Enion, as the comm.
on engrossed bills. Adj.
'I‘uiasn.nr, May 25.
The committee on State Prison, on the
petition of Truman Allen, reported favor-
ably to his discharge from State Prison.
Report accepted and. resolution for that
purpose passed.
The resolution calling on the Commis-
sioner of the school fund for a detailed
statemnet of mortgages, their value, See.
held for security of the fund, was taken up
and the House refused to concur with the
Senate in reference.
The committee on the judiciary repor.
ted a hill providing for increasing darting-
es claimed in writs when appeals are en.
tered.
The committee on the judiciary r.cpor-
ted a bill repealing the act of 18% disqual-
ifying oflicers of Banks from holdin,r_r the
oflice, or discharging the duties of Notary
Public.
The bill concerning the fees of Town
Clerks, heretofore negatived by the Sun-
ate but passed the House, came from the
Senate with a request for a committee of
conference. Agreed to.
The select committee, to whom were
to the Pacific, reported the resolutions
with amendments, passed.
Petition of N. Olmstead and others, for
l m-:;;enterl, though it was contrary to my first-
intentiorii-i. \Ve walked on in silence some
tiine, which was at length interrupted by my
(:’)l!l;}7llllf)l’). ‘You are doubtless surprised. M1‘-
llarrison at what has occurred1.0-night, and you
have l'(9il.‘~l()l'l to be so. lut you shall k new all---
all shall be related, and you can then judge how
guilty or innocent I am of that. with which I have .
been charged to niglit. You heard a dying we-l
man curse me too, but no iiiatter, you shall know
all 5’
I made a reply, and again there was a silence
Wlliell Contiiluerl unbroken till we arrived with-
in a few paces of Mr. Barry's dwelling. Slop-
irig suddenly, he whispered, in a voice scarcely ,
fllflllblea ‘hm-'lll10 not a word of tliis to Louisa, I
pray you-«not I1 syllable of what. you have wit-
nessed aud heard.’
I answered in conformity with his desire.
‘The time may come,’ adder] be, ‘when it
shall be proper to inform her of much that she
is at present ignorant-—-but not now.’
Having ascended the steps ofhis dwelling-and
Iilllled the bell. the door was opened to us by
Louisa herself. ‘I'm glad you have returned,’
said she as we entered the parlor. ‘During
your abscence I have been terribly alarmed.’
~ "Irideed—-how so '1’ exclaimed her father, his
brow instantly knitting with anxiety.
;”‘Ilalf an hour or so after you had left, some
one at the front door rung the bell, which was
answered by one of the servants. Presently
I hea rd an altercation in the hall, and, laying
aside the volume 1 had been reading, went out
to ascertaiii the cause ofit. There stood black
Jgesepli lioliliiig the door halfopeii and a person
i i
i
-liich he was miiftled. By the light of the
-.lamp I could see that he was of large stat-
Going forward to-
wards the door 1 demanded the cause of distur-
bance. As I approached the sti'anger drew his
I10 act I‘-Oncerning peddlers; ofJ. W. Bar-
ber nud others, for a law concerning spir-
itous liquors; of Henry Peck and others,
for an incorporation ofa Mutual Insurance
Co. ; 5 memorials for the abolition ef cap-
ital punishment.
Mr. Cleaveland presented the petition
of William Derby nd others; for a law
authorizing any person to act as counselor
at law, and moved its reference tea select
committee carizlurling lawyers.
Mr. Cleaveland said that a similar law
had been some time in operation in Mas-
sachusetts, and as far asknown had pro
duced no evil effect. The petitioners were
respectable men and should have an im-
partial hearing.
The motion of Mr. Cleavr-land was lost.
The petition was then referred to a joint
select committee, to consist of one mem-
her from each county on the part of the
House. '
Rcmonstrance of William Brown and
0_ll18I'S against the repeal of the 17th sec-
“°" Of “"3 New York and Boston railroad
charter; petition of Abraham Sherwood
and others for a Bank at Westport - of 1,
Knight and others in aid of the petifidn to
renew the charter of the Manchester rail-
road, were presented and referred.
'l'lie Committee on incorporations other
than Banks, reported a resolve for the in-
corporation of the lst Baptist Church in
Middletown. Debated and laid on the
table. .
The resolution for-changing the name
of the Stratford Congregational Society of
Bridgeport, was taken up and passed.
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-atived.
referred resolutions concerning ti railroad, _
‘favorable, and resolution passed. .
\Vi;ni~u:snAr, May 26.
Petitions 8rc'.—-Of the New ‘York and
Hartfoi-d Railroad company for amendment
the petition of Thomas W. Vl/i'lliams for a
railroad with a bridge acrosstlie Thaines;
'7 remonstrances against the same.
Resolutions passed appointing Judges
of Probate :
New Haven District, Eleazer K. Foster.
Ilartford " \Vm. N. Matson.
Bill concerning civil actions,authorizing
plaintiffs to enlarge their claims for dam-
ages in ‘case of an appeal from judgment
ofjnstices of the peace—passed. '
bills presentcd——conceriiing attach-
ments of personal property ; concerning
the government of Idiots, "Lunatics and
Spendtlirifts ; authorizing Judges of Pro-
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conveniences had been suflered in respect
'to certain specified articles.
of their charter; of inhabitants of Col-lllll-l'0‘lu°ed [0 l"_3medY W050 eVllS- NOW‘
chester, Ledyard and Pomfrei in aid oft come a multitude of provisions that nobody
.unjust.
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the form of this amendment. Certain. in-
A bill was
asked for, provisions that he considered
They were poposed, as being
calculated to benefit the poor, while an
unjust discrimination was made between
married and and unmarried men was also
unjust and uncalled for.
Mr. Cleveland rejoined, apologizing for
his frequent remarks, but desiring to via-
gdicate his motives, for the purity of which
he could appeal to his life. He urgedliis
ibill, and asked meiiibers to state what par-
ticular items they objected to. He did
.
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Further }Vews_ from ltlcxico.
The losses sustained in the army by
the returnof volunteers, and the-necessary
detachments -to guard the cities of'Jalapa,
Perote and Puebla, would leave;Gen. Scott
a force amounting to scarce 6,000 to ad-
vance upon the city of Mexico.
Gen. Taylor is reported to have advanc-
ed on the first of May.
Santa Anna was at Orizaba on the S22 ,
shewing incredible energy in repairing the
losses sustained, and would soon be at
the head of a considerable army-—inferior,
however in discipline. He was granting
Guerilla permits, but was straightened for
funds; had imposed a loan of sixteen
thousand dollars upon flrizaba.
not say there could not be objections
, made.
'liis proposition was perfect. He invited
Far be it from him to claim that,
isand pack males, and half a million of dol-
A valuable train left Vera Cruz on the
8th inst. of four hundred wagons, ii thou-
bate to issue orders of notice in certain suggestions from any quarter that sliouldl-.u-s in specie, escorted by one thousand
cases.
perfect it, and he would be happy to have
‘men, half dragoons.
It was probable that
Bills from (/20 Senate 1‘r_-/e7‘r«"J in c0ncu7'- ' the aid of any man in making it such as Santa Anna would attempt: to capture this
7'encc.»—coiiceriiing peddlers’ licenses.
A bill concerning assessments was pre-
sented and read.
Resolution passed appointing George
Peck of Fairfield, Alva Gray of i Westpoirt
and E\’€|'8lt Clark of l7anbui'y, County
Commissioners of Fairfield County.
The lill (YOl'lCC.l‘nlfl_Q' civil actions—cx-
tending the exemption law-—was taken
up. The amendment of Mr Cleveland
was first in order. He moved two amend-
ments, aiid sundry other amendments
were offered by several meinbers.
Mi‘. Tillotson moved as an amendment,
to exempt land and buildings to the amount
of $500. Lo.-t.
Mt‘. l\-latlicwson of Pomfret moved an
amendment in reference to the exemption
of swine.
‘Mr. Cleveland .-iiggcstcd that the object
of this and other’ amendments
prevail.
The amendment was lost.
Mr’. Merwin then moved the recom-
mitment of the bill to the judiciary com-
nilltee.
After some discussion, the motion to
recornmit was lost.
Witboiit taking the question the House
adjourned.
Tiiuasnav, May ‘.27.
The Governor'tra iismitted the resigna
tion of Maj. General James T. Pratt. The
House accepted the same.
Resolution calling: for information rela-
tive to expenses in Quarter Master Gene-
rals account, passed.
Petition of L. W. Case, of Vifincliester,
referred to Committee on Cla'ims. The
petition asks for the exemption of IEO
acres of land, and declares that the land
of this country belongs to the people, a la
Fourierism.
Petition from \’l'oodstock, \\'atvrford
&c., relative to Bridge across the Tliames,
to com. on Railroads; from Vllincliester,
praying that capital punishment be abol-
‘ished, to judiciary com; relative to ped-
lers, do; from Plainficld, in favor of Man-
chester R. R. Co. to com. on Railroads;
from East Lyme, against bridging the
Tliaines, to R. R. com.
Resolution that Harvey Seymour and
Charles H. Northam be appointed State
Auditors, passed. .
Resolution appointing Thcophilus Nich-
ols, Judge of Probate for the district of
Newtown, came from the Senate with the
name of Amos Treat substituted. The
House refused to agree with the Senate,
and insisted on its former vote.
Election of the a Judge oftlie Superior
Court on the 4th ballot, which resulted in
the choice of \V. VV. Ellsworth by HG
votes; so VVm. W. Ellsworth was declared
by resolution to be elected on the part of
the House.
Juciciary committee reported that there
was sufficient protection already in the
way of legal enactment, of the Magnetic
Telegraph, and pi-titions upon that subject
had leave to witlidraw.
Judiciziry committee reported favorably
upon the act providing that the rules of
practice in Superior Court be revised and
published in Conn. Reports, and the bill
was passed.
Same committee on bill relative to tax-
ing of costs in cases of pursuit of crimin-
als, &c. unfavorably, and the bill was neg-
Same committee on the resolution on.
thorizing the City of Bridgeport to is-
sue new bonds to theamount of $150,000,
Comptroller's Report, and Report of the
Treasurer with auditor’s account, taken
up and referred to com. on Finance.
Bill for ii public act, to extend the rights
of married women, read twice and refer-
red to judiciary com An actconcerning
Common Schools, to committee on educa-
tion.
An act, relative to settlement ofestates,
l°JU<liCi&\ry committee.
Resolution appointing‘ Charles Adams,
Judge of Probaie for district of Litcbfield,
passed.
The bill providing for Free Banking,
was taken from the judiciary committee,
and referred to com. on Banks.
Two petitions, relative to Bridge across
the Thames, referred to R. R. com.
Adj. to 9 A. M. to morrow.
FRIDAY, May 28.
The House resumed the consideration
o_fthe‘act concerning civil actions (exemp-
ting certain specified articles of property
-froin attachment or execution) with Mr.
Cleveland's amendment thereto.
Mr. Cleveland introduced a new amend-
ment which proposed to substitute for his
printed amendment.
. Mr. Minor of Stamford objected.
'l‘he Speaker decided that the printed
amendment could not be ivitlidraivn with- '
out the leave ofthe House. '
Mr. Cleveland then moved an amend-
ment striking out the provisions of his for-
mer amendment and substituting a new
amendment,
Mr. Perry of Fairfield said that he felt.
bound to state his reasons for the vote he
‘.933 “I30”! 10 give. He thought the action
OI ‘lie Hgztise had not been asked for in
was to,‘
destroy the bill, and hoped they would not’
should meet. the approbation of the whole
. House.
The amendment to the amendment was
carried, ycas 198, nays 4-.
6 Mr. K€ll(.Il'lC%\' moved several amen I-
_ merits, souie of which were adopted.
‘They had respect to provisions for single.
persons, and the ftl|‘l.ll.Pl‘ limitation of pro-
lvisioiis in regaril to live stock. One or
itwo were rejected. .
An amemliiient was moved to limit the
'valne of nicclianics’ implements exempted.
It was discussed by several members at
‘COl'l>'l(.lL‘|'ZlI)lG length, and lost.
An ameiidnieiit was moved to increase
I.liC exemption of fariner’s implements to
$100. It was objected to and \\'itlidraj\'ii.
It was immediately renewed and carried.
The order of the day was called:for—it
being the election ofzi Mzijor General oflhe
first division of Militia, in place of Gen-
Pratt, resigned.
The election was accordingly postponed
till Thursday.
The House resumed the consideration
of the exemption bill, moved by Mr. C.
as an amendment to the bill reported by
the judiciary comm.
Mr. Eaton of Toliand said that if any
member wanted to destroy the bill——to
“kill it dead,” they would vote for the
amendment.
After some discussion the amendment
was lost.
The main question was then taken —tlic
adoption of Mr. Clevelan’s substitute.
The yciis and nays were ordered, and re-
sulted, yeas l97,nays 3. So the substitute
was adopted.
The bill was then passed.
A resolution came from the Senate, to
discharge the committee on Railroads
from all business excepting the petition of
the city of Hartford vs. the N. Y. and Bos-
ton Railroad; that of the Norwich and
\Vorcester Railroad; of Thomas \V. VVil-
liams and others for railroad with bridge
across the Thames; of the Naugatuck
Railread; of Seth Thomas and others for
a railroad ; and remonstrances and memo-
rials referring thereto. And that all busi-
ness before the committee, not excepted
as above, be referred to the committee on
incorporations other than banks.
Mr. Allen of Wcstport, moved that the
question on the resolutions be taken sep-
erately. Carried.
The first rcsolntion—-discliarging the
committee on railroads—was passed.
An amendment to the second resolution
was moved, to raise a select committee,
carried. The resolution, as amended,
passed. Adj.
SATURDAY, May 29.
Special com. on the petition of Wm
Durkee and others, for abolishment of the
Law Monopoly, announced, viz:
Messrs. Linsley, Avery of South Wind-
sor, Dodge, Scofield of Stamford, VVales,
Hickok-,Cliitteiiden, and Fcnton of Staf-
ford. \
Half dozen petitions, on subject of legal
enactment upon the sale of ardent spirits,
referred to Com. on Temperance.
Report of Cum. on Military Afliiirs, ta-
ken iip. The bill from ilie last Legislature,
which has been published with the laws,
was presented by the Committee, who re-
commended that it be rejected. They
also presented a substitute, which they re-
commended to the favorable consideration
of the House.
The com. on Banks, reported on the
petition of the Thames Baak,for an iii-
crease of capital, to the amount of $100,
000, favorable.
said increase, passed.
The Comptroller sent in ii statement of
accounts in the Quarter Master General’s
department,as per resolution of the House.
Laid on the table.
The Judiciary Committeee reported ad-
versely upon the petition from New Haven
for a law relative to Bowling. Laid on
the table.
Same committee reported a bill provi-
ding for the care of lunatics, speridthrifts,
560. read third time and passed.
A committee of conference was appoin-
ted on the disagreeing vote of the two
Houses, in the appointment of a Judge of
Probate for the district of Newtown.
An act regulating the the time of hold-
ing the Superior Court, passed.
Resolution offered by Mr. VVillcy of N.
London, disapproving of “the course of
President Polk and his advisers,” hut com-
plimenting Generals Taylor and Scott, re-
ferred to the committee on Federal Rela-
tions. .
Act relative to acknowledgment of deeds
by Commissioners, passed.
There appeared to be no quorum pres-
ent, and the Speaker declared the House
to be adjourned to 10 o’clock, Monday.
Gen. George P. Shelton, of Southbury,
is appointed Adjutant General of the Mi-
litia of this State, and Maj. VVm. B. Ely,
of Hartford, as Quartermaster. .
The London papers notice the death of
tlic grand-daughter of Wm. Penn, ’ the
founder of_Pennsylvania. This venerable
lady was the widow of the Hon. W’. Stu-
art, Lord Primate of Ireland. She was 83
year; old._ " . . .
Resolution authorising,
The
ltraiii. It was six miles in length.
, ,escort was reinforced from San Juan de
iU.lloa, by the 3d, btli and 6th Infantry, and
Mountain Howitzers, under Col. liley.
The volunteer regiments returning also to
camping with it at ni,r_rlit.
Fifty five deaths from sickncsucss a-
mong the volunteers, occurred at Vera
\\ ithin three weeks.
The Prcs1'a'ent’.s Visit to ./Vow York.-—
lVe learn from VVasliiogton, on good an-
tliority, says the Joiir. of Com , that the
assist in the protection of the train, en-'
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RAIL ROAD TO THE PACIFIC.
The following resolution relative to Mr. \Vhit~
ney’s Project of building 8 Railroad from Lake
Michigaii to the Pacific Ocean, have passed the
Legislature of this State. ,
Whereas, The construction of,a railroad
across the continent of North America,
would make the United States the great
thorougfare between Europe and the pop-
ulous and wealthy Empires ofAsia—would
greatly facilitate our own intercourse with
those regions—would tend to consolidate‘
our Union, and to give a fresh impulse to
our gr.eat. agricultural, manufacturing and
commercial interests; and whereas, so
stupendous a work can only be accom-
plished under the patronage of the Gene-
ral Govcrnment, and the public lands are
a fund peculiarly appropriate for d.efiny-
ing the expense of such an undertaking, as
a small portion of them would furnish the
necessary means, and" the rcinainder would
be greatly enhanced then-by ; and wliere-
as, in our opinion the plan of Mr. Asa
Whitney, of New York, in its great out-
lines, is the only practicable scheme for
the accouiplisliiiient of this grand under-,
taking—1heiefoie
.ff€S0]'U€l.f by I/iis /lssrmbly, That we cor-_
dially (l])])T(.‘U€ of the great features of the’
plan of Mr. Whitney for the construction
of a Railroad from Lake illicliigan to the
Pacific Ocean, from tbeavails ofa portion
of the public Lands; and we eariiestly re-
conimend the measure to the favorable
COl..‘.‘l(.lel‘tllIOn of the General Government.
‘ff.’-S‘()f‘Ul.’(f, That the Senators and Rep-
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President of the United States, soon after
his return from Raleigh, N. C. where he
will be present at the Cu-minencement o
the University ofthat Stateuoii the first if
June, will make {I visit to this city, and
probably extend his tour Eustward.
the English House of Commons is about
£6,000 a year; he has beside a house,
with some other emoluments on public and
private bills, and the sale of certain clerk-
sliips, connected with the businesss of the
Commons—rriakin,r_,r his annual receipts al-
together nearly $50,000.
The Speaker of the American House
receives, as full pay, emoluments, and per-
quisities, sirtee.-i dollars per diam during I/ze
Session! In the short session his salary
would not reach the sum of -‘$1,500.
Riot and F1're.——\Ve learn, says the Tri.
biine of the 28th, that the buildings at Ra-
venswood, opposite Blackwell’s Island,
known as the ‘Long lslaiid Farms,’ and
formerly occupied by the orphan i-liildrcn
in the care of the city,\vcre attacked by a
mob on \’Vedncsday night the ‘.26th, about
12, and partly destioyed by violence, then
deliberately fired, and utterly consumed.
The buildings cost about $40,000, & have
been constructed about ten years.
The cause of this outrage we under-
stand to be this:—tbese buildings were
in ISI5 sold by the city to Rev. Mr. Niles,
but have been occupied by the city’s chil-
dren until this Spring. They had just
been rented again by Mr. N. to the com-
missioners of Emigration, to be used as a
temporary habitation for the Pauper Im-
migrants whom they are obliged to take
care of, especially if diseased or crippled.
This arrangement excited the ire of the
residents in the neighborhood, who held a
meeting, (the last of several) at Astoria
last evening, organized under the lead of
a Justice of the Peace, &c. and proceeded
at midnight to drive out the inmates and
destroy the buildings, at first with axes
and finally by fire. Of course, if there is
any law that can be put in force against
men who wear whole coats, this job will
furnish a pretty large accession of force
to the Sing Sing State Prison.
Fifty miles of Canal Boa's.-—About
1000 new Canal boats are estimated to
have been added to the New York Canals
the present season, making with those
previously regist--red, say 3,500. These
at 80 feet in length to each boat, would
make a line of boats over 53 miles in length.
I/Vayiie Sentinrl.
the Liberty Party, and goes for the estab-
lishment of it new party, which shall lie
in favor of free trade and opposed to all
secret societies, &c.
We rejoice to learn that the reports of
extensive injury to Gen. Taylor’s farm, by
an overflowing of the Mississippi, are not
correct. The old Father of ,rivers just
looked over the embankment, and finding
[himself near the possessions of an absent
hero, scattered some refreshing drops up-
on the parched soil, and then gracefully
receding, departed; on his majestic jour-
ney to the sea.
Bi=ge'nni7zg to Jllingle.-—From the follow.
lowing which appeared in the Mobile Her...
ald, it would seem that Il’le;WOI‘l{ has be-
gun: ,
“Married, at Mier, Mexico, on the —th
ult. M r. Jack F. Everett, lately ofthis city,
to Miss Antoinette Garcia, of the former
place.”
Breadslufiis and Provis2'o7is.—-There ar-
rived in the city yesterday, says the Trib.
of the 28th, 26,512 barrels of flour, 18,439
bushels of wheat, 26,492 of corn, and 574«
barrels of provisions, including packed and
smoked beef and pork, beside quantities of
potatoes, apples, butter, cheese, &c.
A dreadful explosion of fire damp took
place at the collieries of Rogeis, Sinnick-
sen &' Co., at Pottsville, Pa. May 25th.
The “Globe” is advocating the com-
plete conquest of Mexico by the United
States, in an elaborate article stating
among other things that the Mexicans
themselves desire to be annexed to our
conlederacy!
Santa .flnna’s Dq'cat.—It is said that
Santa Anna foamed with rage, (at Cerro
Gordo) when he found that the day was
lost.——C'/iarleston Cour. .
his no wonder that Mr. Polk’: cork-
lcgged friend foamed a little. He was
uncorked.—Louisvi'lIe Jour.
_.De_fined at Lase.—An Indian was ques-
tioneJ—-What is is original sin‘? ‘He re-;
'l be regular’ salary of the” Speaker of;
James G. Birney, it is said,lias deserted‘
Qrcsentatives of this State in Congress be,
‘land they are hereby requested to give this
iplan their promptpttention and support.
R"SOfUP(f, That his Excellency the Gov-
ernor, be, and he is hereby requested to
trar.smit a copy of these Resolutions to
the Executive of each State in the Union,
and alike copy to the Senators and meni-
bcrs of the House of Representatives from’
this State in the Congress of the United
States. ‘
Resolution passed unanimously in both_
Houses of Connecticut Legislature, May
25th, 184-7.
«.4 Bold Pas/i.—-On Sunday evening,
Hay 23d, at about 11 o'clock, as Henry
Nettleton, of South \Vindsor, was passing
through the hollow a few rods north of the
Seminary in that place, in ii wagon, a man
seized his horse by the bridle. Nettleton
inquired what he wanted. The villiiiii
answered “your watch and your money.”
Nettleton told him he could no‘: have
them, and at the same instant struck his
horse, (which was a powerful one) The
horse reared and struck with his fore feet
violently. The assailant finding himself
unable to hold him, cut one rein, and
as the wagon passed him, aimed Ii heavy
blow at the head of Nettleton with a
club, as be judged to be about four feet
long, which but just escaped him. The
assailant appeared to be ii stout built man,
and dressed in a monkey jacket and were
a cap.:—IIar{ford Courant.
Tit for Tnt.—The doctors in Connect-
icut are trying to induce the Legislature
to pass a law that on patent or quack med-
icines shall be sold in that State without
a label giving all the ingredients of which
it is composed. To be even with them,
the medicine men have asked the Legis-
lature to pass a law that all pliysicians’
prescriptions shall be written out in plain
English. Between the two, it is thought
there will be some fun.
The Great '"cwspr:]ier.——The London
Times of April 252d came out with a doii'ble_!
supplement full of advertisements, making’
that issue contain the enormous number
of ‘.2062. advertisements—tlie more want
of ‘Situations’ by those out of employ
bringing 297 advertisements, and occupy-
ing five or six columns. The circulation
of the Times is said to be 25,000 per day
—a noble rcvcnue._
Snow drift: in .Ma_i/.—A letter from
Temple, forty miles from here, of May 12,
says that while going to mill Mr. J’s
horse floundered in snow drifts twice, so
lzis to make it necessary to take him from
l the harness to get him out.--Port. BulI.l1'n.,
The first steamer of the new American
line, the \Vzishington, is already comple-
ted, and will sail from New York to Eu-’
rope, on the first of June. Above-40:pas-
sengers, including Hon. Richard Rush, the
new U. S. Minister to France, have engag-
ed to go out. in her. -
Discovery of “T/iunderboll.”—This cele-
brated English robber, who for a number
of years past successfully eluded all search
—died afew days since at Brattleboro’
Vt. where he had resided a number of
physician, entirely unsuspected, but much
respected. The Barre Patriot gives the
following account of the discovery of who
he really was:
“During his last illness he refused to be
undressed : and when near his end, hired
two men to bury him in his clothes, just
as he died, a contract which was not ful-
filled on their part'in consequence of the
neighbors, who were desirous of giving his
remains a more decent and befitting burial.‘
On removing his clothes previous to his
being laid out, the cause of this eccentric
desire of his was manifcst—t.he withered
leg ‘and cork heel, the shot marks, and the
scar which witnessed a previous attempt
at suicide—precisely as laid down . in
Lightfoot’s description of him-—-maifked
him as the Thunderbolt who had gained
such notoriety in England and this court.-
try, as one of the most-daring and success-
ful highwaymen that ever graced the an-.
nals of crime. On his person were also
found a dirk and pistol, and, among his
effects, arms of all description, together -
with watches, diamonds, jewelery, &c. to
an enormous value, packed away in saw.-
dust. He always went dressed in three
suits of clothes, to make his figure "more
portly, and to prevent recognition; and.
his withered leg was found‘ wound with-_
plied “Laziness.”
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