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NUMBER 412——_NEvV
NEWS lltill; ’l7‘i“-til‘. 1A1Tl.»l§'T§.f 2
fl-‘IE FALL CAMPAIG1‘-I FOR 1847
Bids fair to Sl)l'lI'tlSS all others in degree of interest in the J‘:fcrc'aiilzlc Bzisiiicss of this Village
In fact, we mean to make it so!
Aiziicifpaliizg Z/ie abo-re, we /ea-vie jzisz? 7'60.-airrrcl
A LARG-E
3% is "ii" ,- i V --‘ -5-2*‘
A Li ii’. ;s 1?
Embracing as great a variety as can be found cls<=\\'liei'c. pl,ll'(,'l‘it1."-‘.(-.‘(.l at exceedingly Low Z’/‘icc.s-,
and many oftlicm for CASH, which will enable us to sell tliem 7;c-r_i/ 10101.07” Cash or (Q.-proi:ccl
Crc-z[it—ranging from 5 to 30 per cent lower than those \vho buy on long credits.
LADIES’ DRESS GOODS, ti _£:i'ciit variety.
SUPERlOR FRENCH AND I§i'(-l ilSll CLOTIIS, iit very lo\v prices.
CASSIMERES, SATINETTS A1\'I)_\'l‘l3.3"I‘Il\’f.~.‘S, a very large izssorlineiit.
DO;\IE_.""I‘IC GOODS, 6:c. &c. écc.
As the public are to judge of the prices we cf't'er our goods at, they are requested to call before
purchasin". \\7c are indebted to the public £2-r ilze increase of trade since our doing biisiness
under the present firm, and hope by sti-ii.-t i:i.*::.l';oii, and selling goods at fair prices, a continu-
ance of the same. Fall Fashions of I-lats a:.-;l Caps just received.
- 'New Canaan, Sept. 6, 1847. 36 T. 66 \V. E. "RAYMOND.
Hark! the war cry!
To the Echo listen.
As the
NEW DRY
In Quantities Complete,
In Qualities Unique.
Are stove‘ o'E:§E"es'ed.
‘ \VHO in view ofthe rapid appi'o:ich of :in iaicleni-;-nt. season is abiiuilant.ly pI'0'v'idlU.‘-I; fUl'_.1l‘0
necessities of his friends and custom: : to \v‘iis_mi he 2:li'eaily feels uiider many past obligations;
and will at all future times take plea: '
N. B. Shaving done for ll\Ji'.‘-t) at this ostiililisliinent.
Norwalk, Sept. 1647.
i.a\‘ received a large invoice of very RICH l7.‘.l. Ii DRY GOODS. consisting of
' " '. ' ' “ ~ — 7 " . .. . ." ‘ . ‘ ' . - ‘ v n ‘v _
Dress (_i.f)(’."._i‘~' mall their varieties, Cloths, Ciissinieios aiiil l:~atinctt:~,, Milliiiiiiy (1U0tl.s .-.nd I‘ an
cy (‘msi-.7!:~;——--:=.ll. ofwhich will be sold at the lowest: New York prices. Call one, call all.
7 . - w '* 1 )"‘. -I
"' I\'orwalli, bcpt. 1st, 1647. L. J- (T \U-\nAN-
.-.- . .. a ~= -. -is ~ em -:4. c magi;
€:r9@@§€~§ for 'i..E._e> .5: ..:-s. oz; lo .
:>-5' {;3
THE subscribers are happy in being able to aimouiice to their patrons and the public gen-
erally, that their first invoice of FALL GOODS has just been receivezl.
They would particuliirly invite the attention of the ladies of Norwalk ii ndits vicinity to their
beautiful assortment of DRESS GOODS, comprising the following new styles, viz :
Plaid and Silk Strip’d Alpaccas, Cainelion Plaids and Stripes, Orgaizdies, Strip‘d Clem-,
ontines, Eglantiue Plaids, Mode Alpnccas, Cobourg Cloths, Twilled (z‘-ingliains, California and
/ Oregon Plaids, Cashmere, M de Laines, ézc. Also, some splendid styles of new & fashionable
' §.fl..»._5—.?..l'3'—"...-.—~._.’e 9
among which may be found---Plaid and Striped Poult de Loies, Gro do Rhinos, ll.Ial2fOll]GS_,,
7‘ Satin Striped, \Vatered, &c. &c.
‘ Also an excellent assortment of
fiiaflfl. @3161 '%‘fi.i:_r1i"sC=,>m £—?:‘3m:§1s:W*i1.§9
,_-__P.Q-E T RY:
Front Z/ic Nor!/z.cr/L L£.’cri'u'_7/ BIL-.sscizg‘ci'.
T H E ‘VA N D ER E 11-.
BY MISS 1«:. G. is.
Oh, but to look on Palestine!
To press its hallowed soil,
And t.iirn these wandering feet of mine,
\-Vliere prii-,st. and prophet trod l I
To feel its wild inspiring air’ '
Mine inmost spirit flll‘lll—-
\Virh throbbing heart to bow me there,
Though “.Iudah wanders still.”
The cross and crescent in the light
Of .ludiih’s sunset shine, .
And on our ruined Temple's site
The Turk hath built his shrine.
And through the city’s ancient streets,
And on the holy hill,
The Mosli.-in trends with (_':ll'Cl(‘SS feet.
For “Judah xvziizdeis still.”
\Vliere turn the Ass_vi°ian cohorts now?
V'.7here tread the Persian host?
\Vhere lifts the Mode his hauglity brow ?
And what his vaunting boast?
The captive host. that owned their sway,
And bowed beneath their will .7
Earth’s generations pass away,
But “Judah: wanders still.”
And where the mistress of the world,
Imperial, ancient lloiiie?
And \Vllt_!l'(‘,,lIl(’. eagle that. unfurled
Its wings o’er hall and dome ‘I
And then, oh classic Greece! mine eye
Looks over dale and hill,
To mark thy fa nos in ruins lie,
\Vhilo"-.ludiil1 wanders still.”
Yes, wanders forth, o’ei' polar snows,
’ ‘ Beneath a Northern sky,
.l o chines where blooms the tropic rose,
And burning deserts lie,
From north to south, froin cast to west,
By rock and stream and rill,
()‘er carih’s green vales, o’er occan’s breast,
There “J udah wanders still.”
Througl1evci'y land, unchanged we go,
I‘hat_ every eye may trace, .
\Vhat hp and eye and brow may show,
The lineage of our race.
Ours is the oulcast:’s weary Elot,
Yet lirin in lieart and will,
\Ve turn to one beloved spot,
Though “J ndah wi:nders still.,’
A .thousand banners aroudl ' wave
. ' - I
O er,the wide cart h and sea,
But when shall “Ji:dah’s Lion” brave
Stand forth in heraldr_',"l
\Vlien Jewish eyes to thine shall turn,
And Jewish lic_arts shall thrill,
No longer in their sailnoss yearn
O'er Judah w'.indering still.
Oh ! but to see that _';,‘lUl'lf)L1S day,
Vhen Israel’s hosts shall come
From clinics and countries far away,
To seek their long lost home I
\Vlien wandering earth and ocean o’er,
They stand on Zion’s hill,
And nations shall proclaim no more
That ‘nliidnh wanders still.”
‘Id
G-on-as E
FEW H E subscriber liasjiistrcturiicd from New
E. York with an entire new stock ofseason-
able goods suitable for the Spring trade, em-
bracing as completea::d,desiralile assortnient as
ever brought into Fairlield County.
I am receiving daily from my agent in N. Y.
the most desirable goods in the market, bought
at auction and ofthe iniporters, which will be
sold on the most .lil\’()l'tllJl(.‘ terms for cash.
Please call and judge for yourselves.
\VM. J. 1"INCII.'
\Vestport, March 29th, 18-1'7.
. 3 7 ''i--.
Ese11ee..'l:s Lane.
Eves! side the Birialgc.
-\ THE Sloop Mary _.,
A. Selleck. Capt. Gru—
_ man, will commence _._.....f'..':’.i.‘.
?._,.,"=-",1 ,_:_ _.,, her \Veckly Trips for ','_.:‘,«_"?.-"-,‘~v‘,‘ ,,,_,,_.
New X ork on Tuesday the 16th of lVIarch, and
the Domestic, Capt. Iilerrill, on the Saturday
following N. SELLECK.
Norwalk, March 9, 1847.
For flew ; orig.
REGULAR TRIPS FOR TH 3 SEASON.
I-IE Sloop MARY ‘WILLIS.
such as Nott, Mandarine, Stradilla, Cashinerc, l-Ieavy Vi-fool, 6.-:c.
' l They would also invite those gcmleinen who are in pursuit of any thing in the shape of
Cloths,*Cassimeres or Vestings. to a full and Sul)f.‘l'll assortment. of Fi'eiicli, English al':(1 AlIGl'I- ,
can Broadcloths mid Cassirneres, besides a great \’25!'l-'.'l'._V of Fall iind \Vint er Vestings. Also, a’
full assortment of every thing usually called for in the Dry Goods lin.
SADDLES, I-I.-1 BNESSES, &c.
7 THE subscriber would respectfully inform
. the public that he has on hand a large
and extensive assortment offlarnosses, Saddles,
Bridles, Maitingales, Trniiks, Valises, Carpet-
Bags, &c. which are ready made and on hand.
Also a first rate assortment of Carriage and Ri-
ding \Vhips, which are for sale at a small ad-
vance from factory prices. Harness Collars,
-wholesale mid retail. A good assortment of
saddlor‘s silk. purse twist, embracing all colors
and qualities. Every article needed in the line,
may be found here, of the best quality, and will
be sold as low as can be furnished by any one,
not excepting the _.2‘7‘0lI77(l_/ZOOT establishment on
the other side of the Bridge.
Repairing done at the shortest notice, and in
the best manner. VVM. B. S\-VAN.
Norwalk, June ‘.21, 1847.
NO 1 & sin 1). 2
2 from Connecticut River, at:
S. E. O1.Ms'rx~:An’s.
Solar Lamps.
1 HE subscriber has just received and made
arrangements for a consant supply of Solar
Lamps, both for parlors and stores. with cut
glass shades. These Lamps are beautifully
finished and will give a brilliant light with the
lowest priced Lamp.Oil. Prices very low.
Sept. 1 \VM. C. STREET.
' R. IIILL will be happy to see. his
fl'l8DdS. find respond to all their calls in the
way of his profession.
Ell’aii1ford 1VEm.iuaE Ensuirzuzce (30.
JAMES REED, AGE-.V'r.
At the office of the No'ricaZ7c Gazette.
IHAE€I’\lE§§§'-IS, 4&8.
New Er-:t:aE.)lis!ans:(:i:1!
fl§‘I E at.tent:ion ofthe public is invited to the
2 new Saddlery Establishnientjust opened
by the subscriber under the Connecticut I-Jotcl.
Ilis stock and workinansliip he bclievs to be l'ul- and win continueto sail on Tuesdays and Siit- - to move a ,,.,,,SC]e_.Kul,,SSi chimgh p__ Sentmions
ly equal to the best, and his attention will be
assiduously given to meet: thewishcs, and secure
the a ) )l'0l)t1tl0l1 of all who f-ivor hiii ,7-ill their ! “ - -.' - ~ . . .. ' l . .
l l ( l “I i la oi ficiglit or passage. apply to the ciiptain on sound or clanking meta]; light, ad,,m,c,,,g,
patronafre. \Vork doneat short. notice and )1'l-
‘> 3 I
cos moderate.
A good assortment: of lrlarncsses, Saddles,
]§i';illos, V-Vlnps, Trunks, Valiscs, Carpetbags,
050. will be kept constantly on hand, iind lor sale
cheap. .
Repairing done in a neat, siibst:aiit.ial, and ex-
peditious Iiiirpiiei‘. ]+‘ui«‘.nie:iucI~: BRADLI-Jr.
Norwalk, une 21, 1847.
NOTICE.
LL persons indebted to the subscriber,
whose accounts are of more than 3 months
standing are requested to make nnmediate pay
ment. C. J. GRUMAN.
2.5
Ginginzuns.
N}3\V Styles of Dress Ginghains consisting
of Turkey B ed, Plaids, Twilled and plain
Gingiiams, in all their varieties. Received this
day. M C. J. GRUMAN‘S.
I? OI‘: Ci—1_r1Tcts pretty and cheap, go to
7 \ ARD‘S
Capt. ‘\Villis J. Merritt, hav-
ing cominenced her regular trips
-. . ,__,,for the Season, will leave Norwalk,
East, side the Bridge. every Tuesday Evening,
and New York every Saturday.
Any one having business with the Packet
-Office during the absence of the vessel. may
iapply at the Cabinet Shop of \Vaterbury &
!Quinta1'd, on the Dock.
V-VILLIS J. MERRITT.
Norwalk, March 29, 1847.
For New York l
-—\ TI-IE sloop JULIA has com-
W», menced her regular trips iind will
_..’.’:f.'.‘.',, ‘ , leave the Landing at Five l\Iile
NORVVALK, WVEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6,-
VOLUME 30-Nuiunniiz 40.1 .
IN BED VVITH A SERPENT.
Imight have slept some four ‘or.five
lllOl1l‘S, and a dreamless and satisfying sleep
iit was; but certain it is—let sciolists say
what they will, and sceptics throw doubts
gby handfuls on the assertions of metaphy-
;sicians—tli.it, before I awoke, and in my
dreainless slumber Ilad a visible percep-
tion of peril, a consciousness of the bov-
erin_=,: presence of death! How to describe
-my feelings I know not; but as we have
greed and heard that if the eyes of a watch-
er are steadily fixed on the countenance
lofa sleeper for a certain length of time,
the sluniberer will be sure to start up.
lawalenecl ly the mysterious iriagnetisni
fof ii rccondiie principle ofclaii-voyance, so
‘it was that, with shat eyes" and dro\vse(l
iup senses, an inward ability was conferred
upon me to detect the living presence of
; danger near me, to see, though slccpblind,
ltlie formless shape of :1 mysterious horror
‘(‘l‘OlI(.'llll'lg' beside. me; and as, if the peril
that was my night male was of a nature to
be quickened into fatal activity by any
motion on my part, I felt in my very stu-
por the critical necessity of laying quite
still, so that when l at last awoke, and felt
that as I lay with my face towards the
roof, there was a thick, heavy, cold, creep-
ing thing on my chest, I stirred not, nor
uttered a word of panic.
Danger and fear occasionally dull the
senses and paralyze the faculties, but they
more frequently sharpen both; and ere I
could twice wink my eyes, I was broad
awal-.‘e and aware that, ceiling and ceiling
itsclfup into a circle of twists,an enormous.
serpent was on my breast. Wlien I telll
you that the whole of my chest, and even
the pit of my stomach, were covered with
the cold, scaly proportions of the reptile,
you will own that it must have been one
of considerable size. Wliat my thoughts
were, so made up of abhorrcnce, dread,
and the expectation, nay, assurance of
speedy death that must follow any move-
C'/zaracterof a Young Lady d/‘awn from
L1_Tf'e.——I'Iarriet is not a beauty but in her
presence beauties are contented with
‘themselves. At first she acaréely appears
pretty, but the more she is bi.-held, the
more agreeable she appears. She gains
never loses. She is equalled by few in
where others lose, and what she gaiusi
fl
l P/l’I'10SHp/Iy of flaw.-‘Law is liked-fire’-,
,and those wl.o meddle with it may chance
_to “burn their lingers.” ' ‘ 7-’
l It is like a pocket with a hole in it, and‘
those who tliei-i-in risk their money are
very l_ili‘el_\_-' to loose it. ’ - '
It is like a lancet, dangeitous in the
hands of the igoram; doubtful, even in
sweet expression of coimtcnance; and ’ me lmmgs of an ,,dcp,_
them.
with a peculiar grace, mixing simplicity
with elegance. She covers her beauties
so artfully as to give grace to the imagina-
tion. She prepares herself for managing
a family of her own, by iiiaiinging that of
her father. CU0l£(.‘l‘y is f:ll)'llllUl' to her,
also the price and quality of provisions;
and she is a ready accountant. She holds
cleanncss and ncatness to be indispcnsiblc
in a woman, and that a slatern is disgust-
ing, especially if beautiful. The attention
to external, does not make her overlook
her more material duties.’ I—Iarriet‘s un-
derstanding is solid, without being pro-
found. Her sensibility is too great for a
perfect equality of temper; but her sweet-
ness renders that inequality"harmless.—
Slic suffers with patieiice any wrong done
to her; but is impatient to repair any
wrong she has done, and does it so cor-
dially as to niake it appear meritoi'ious.—
lfshe happens to disoblige a companion,
her joy and caresses, when restoied to
favor, show the burthen that lay upon her
heart. The love of virtue is ElarrieL’s
ruling passion; she loves it because no
other, thing is so lovely; she lovcs it be-
cause it is the glory of the female sex ; she
loves it as the only read to happiness—-
misery being l.ll€;Sul‘0 attendant of a woman
without virtue. Ofthe absent she never
talks but with circunispectioa—lier female
8Ci’]'l'.‘lll’ll.i]l'lCCS especially. She has re-
inarl;ed, that what renders woman prone
to cletijaciion, is talking of their own sex,
and that they are more equitable with
meat on my p:1rt,l can never hope to tell,
in language sufhcicntly distinct and vivid’;
to convey their full force. It was evident}
settled itself to sleep; and I felt tliankfu
that attracted by my breath, it had not
approziched the upper portion of my;
iliroat. It became quite still, and its
iveiglity pressurc—its first chimmy cliill-
iiess becoming gradually, (so it seemed to;
me) of a burning bcat—and the odious‘
indescribable odour which exhaled from
its body and pervaded the \\'l1ulL! aimos-5
phere, so overwhelmed me that it was only ,
by :1 severe struggle I preserved myself
from shrieking.
As it was, a cold sweat burst from every.
pore. I could hear the beating of my,
heart; and I felt, to my increased dismay,-
that the palsy of terror had begun to agi-
tate my limbs. It will axvaie, thought I,
.ind then all is over! At that juncture,‘
sometliing—it might have been a wall liz-
ard, or a large beetle fell from the coil-
ing upon my left arm, which lay stretched
at my sid . The snake, uncoiling its
head, raised itself with :1 low hiss, and
then, for the first time, I saw it, saw the}
hood, the terrible crest glittering in the
moonshine. It was a Gobra di Capello!
Shading my eyes to exclude the dreadful
spectacle, I-lay almost fainting until again,
all-was quiet. Hail its fiery glance en-,
countered miiie,all would have been over;
but apparently, it was once more asleep;
and presently I heard the Lascar moving
aboutnndoing the fastenings of the tent,
and striking a light. A thought suddenly,
struck me, and with an impulse Icould.
ascribe to nothing short of desperation,‘
though its effects were so providential, Ii
uttered in a loud but sepulchral tone ‘Ku-E
lassi! Lascarl ‘Sahib l’ was the inst-an-;
taneous response. and my heart beat quick-’
5
er at the success of my attempt. ,
I lay still again, for the reptile, evidently
roused, made a movement, and its head as
I suppose. fell upon my naked arm. Oh
God! the agony of that moment, when
suppressed tremor almost gave way toi
madness! I debated with myself whether
lshould again endeavor to attract the at-i
respect to the men. Hilrriet never talks
of wouieii but to express the good she
knows ofibem; ofothers she says nothing.
‘he lwlllsome C"e“””'e had at ]°”l§uf’,\Vitlioi:tinucl1 knowledge of the world,
she is attentive, obliging, and graceful in
all she does. A good disposition does
more for lierthan art in others.
Tui-: Niizw E.\'(.=LAl\'D REoi:,zI~::~i'r is rut-;
L.-‘.’l‘E BAT'1‘LES.——Tl!O editor of the Boston
Times has received by express a letter dated
"Camp near Mexico, Aug. £3-lth,” with the
followiiig 'llIlL’.lllg0liC8. The friends of Major
Seymour will read with pleasure the common-
dations bestowed upon that ctliccr.
The New England Regiment did admiri1-
bly well in this great battle, and under its
ilistinguishcd commander fully sustained
its high character for energy and courage.
Next to Col. Ransom, Maj. Seymour of
Hartford, clistinguishcd himself by his
coolness and bravery. \Vhile crossing a
ledge under a terrible and galling fire of
the enemy, Gen. l’ierce’s horse plunged
and threw his rider among the sharp and
pointed rocks, as did also Major Seymour’s.
The General was considerably lamed, and
will, probably, for seine time feel the
effects of his fall. He soon after mounted
his horse and continued to urge his men
onward, notwithstanding the pain occa-
sioned by his fall. Major Seymour con-
tinued to lead on his men with eiicouragiiig
words, leaving his horse to take care of
himself. lt was during this engagement,
also, that Lieut. Newman, while: urgajng
onward the Green Mountain Boys, received
a ball in his arm, and was obliged to under-
‘go amputation.
The number of killed, wounded and
missing in the New England Regiment is
about seventy—th_e killed 3, and wounded
49.. Among the later were liieuts. New-
man and Palmer, Sergeant West of com-
pany C. Privates I\'IcClusky and Thompson,
the former from New Hampshire and the
latter from Maine, were killed. Sergeant
Stowell, of Lieut. Broivn’s company
is dangerously wounded.
Col. Ransom, in his report, speaks highly
of the bravery and good conduct of the
men and officers under his command.——
without dazzling beholders she interesisl
Q! l d’ ~ ' i - - - -
_ " ‘_° °V9,S~ '95” ‘“‘d_ ‘S ‘ z‘:’.'°°‘l i it; but you will be considerably reduced,
judge of it, (leSpl:€S finery, but dresses‘
I 9 I ' i ‘f .tl«’ -1 . .
lemlon Oflh kulassl’ or remain Pei 80 3 i1*rom the above it will be seen that the
quiet’ .0!‘ Whether it would not be beuerweport of the death of Col. R. was without
than either to start up at once, and sliake
13.
River on Tuesday evening, 30th of hollow but distinct accents which arise-
the disgustfiil biirthen from me.
latter suggestion was at once abandoi'ied,l
because of the assurance I felt that it
would prove fatal ; impeded by the heavy
coils of the creature, weak and nervous
from excitement,I could not escape its
I Again, therefore, I spoke with the,
lfangs.
But the;
foundation.
Jllr. 1”ollc’st/tree P/edges. “Mr. Polk
has complied with all his pledges.”
Was/L. Uuz"7z.
It is like a sieve—you may see through
before you can get through it.-
It is like Pi-iissic ai.-.iil——a dangerous
remedy, and the smallest dose is generally’
snfllcient.
It islikc justice, even as a. copper gilt
is. like gold, and the comparative worth of
the two is about the same. ‘A
It is" like an eel-tr:1p—ve.ry. easy to get
into, but very difficulr to get out "of. W
' It is like a razor, which requires a,
strong “b~.ick,” keenness, and an excellent
temper. .
It is like a windowof stained glass, giv-
ing its own peculiar tint and hue to tbe.
bright rays of truth, which shine through ig.
'riIi3”1>.~.ii1s MURDER.
The London and Paris papers are filled with_., ..
the details of the murder of the Duchess dei
Praslin and the subsequent suicide of. her hus-
band, which we have lieretofore mentioned.-—‘
The full wing suininary of the nflhirfroni n‘cor~
rospondent of the New York Herald, may inter-
est some who have not met with a detailed ac-
count of this most horrible event. _ _
The innrdered lady had borne her husband
nine cliiliii-cu, and us if to crown the horrors of
l.liotl'i1g0'.ly, the last arrival brings intelligence
that the oldest son, only seventeen years of age,
and heir to a princely rank and princely fortune
unable to lJt.‘l1l'l.l10 disgrace of hisfather and
the 0';'6l'\'."llCllTllK!g load of grief and shame cast
upon him, had committed suicide, and been laid
in the same grave with ;his murdered mother.
The popular excitement against the govern-
ment had become so violent in Paris that when-
ever uny of the ministers appeared in_thc street
they were saluted with the cries of “an voleur”
(stop thief!) The amiable and excellent queen
of Louis Philippe has had several fainting fits,
from fear of attempts to assassinate the King.
PARIS, 30th August".
The utter stagnation of political news
here, owing to the adjournment of the
Chamber, the absence of the King and
royal family, and of the principal members
of the government, has -been broken by
the llOt'I‘lbl8 drama of the Hotel Sebastiuni,
of which you will probably have heard
something, even sooner than the arrival of
this‘ letter. ,
llilarsliall Sebastiana was, as is well
known, a distinguished commander and
diplomatist under the Empire and under
the Restoration. - He has engaged the
special confidence and friendship of Louis-
Phillippc. Under Napoleon, as Emperor’,
he was sent as Ambassador to Constanti-
nople, and shortly before his departure to
that place, he married the daughter of the
Duke de Cuigny, in member of the hczute
noblesse, and one of the oldest and most
distinguished families of the Faiibourg St.
Germain. The lady had a large fortune
in possession, and 11 still greater one in
reversion. AI. Constantinople she gave
birth to 11 female infant, and died in so
doing, leaving the Marshall and Ambassa-
dor, her husband, a young widower with
a newly born infant. The child, under
the care of a nurse, lived. The state of
Europe was such at that time, that com-
munication with Constatinople otherwise
than byglaiid was impracticable, and the
infant ‘was accordingly brought to Paris
through Turkey, Austria, and the German
States. This sole child grew into n beau-.
tiful, and highly accomplished woman, and
became the inheritress directly and by
reversion, of the fortunes of the Duke’ de
Colgny, her uncle, Marshall Sebastiani,
her father, General Sebastiani, her uncle,
and other wealthy relatives. In fine, her
fortunc in possession and in expectancy,
amounted in value to twenty millions of
dollars.
At eighteen she formed a love match,
contrary to the wishes of her family, with
tlie'Duke de Choiseul Praslin, then only
one and twenty, and the head of another
noble family, not less illustrious by descent
than her own, and possessed of a large
inheritance. To this marriage nine chil-
Pledge 1st. Polk’s fiiends said for him,
in Pennsylvania: ::I’olk is as ‘much :1,
Tariff man as Clay- Deinocratic papers;
declared him in favor of the '1arilfof 184-2.,
dren were born, six daughters and three
sons, and the parents were still short of
the meridian of life, the Duke being only
-12 and the Duchess only 39.: Causes of
dissension arose of late years between
iblaich, imd i\e\\ loik on Satniday, April ‘2d, from the throat when:i.he speaker is afi aid -Mn Po“, did not deny [how n11Sr()pre-;them‘ our of cu-cumstgnces which gngen.
, urdays of the season. lfreightand produce will
. be conveyed as usual on the most: farorableterins.
board or at the store on the landing. .
\V. C. SAMMIS.
Five Mile River, M arch 29th, 1847.
AT Five Mile River——A general assortment
of LULVKEBEIB, just received from Al-
bany. \Varranted shingle, dressed Spruce
plank, clear siding, lath, Spruce and Hemlock
boards and a general assortment of pine Lumber
of all kinds. C. L. RAYLWIOND.
N.i«:ATsEooT "OIL.
ARRANTED strictly pure, for sale by
the can, or at retail. by
\VM. C. S'rm-:i2'r
BI own Sugar.
VERY superior quality of Brown Sugar,
/' for sale cheap, at BURRALL’-S.
August 29th._184'7.
Chicvencux Lustcrs.
NE\V style of Rich Dress Goods, receiv-
_ 1.’ ed this day at GRUMAN'S.
‘Latah own, Sahib,’-
Liiscar, a lanthornl
There was then a
I am bringing it, sir.
‘flashed across the roof of the varanda, and
at the noise of approaching footsteps, lo!
,one atfer another of its terrible coils un-
,winding, the grisly monster glided away
lfrom my body, and the last sounds which
'struck my sense of hearing were the ‘Yah
illahi, samp l’ Oh God l a snake!-of
thc Lascar; for I fainted away for the
first time in my life.
Cambell’s Recollections.
./772, E.rtens2°i:v Farme7‘.—-John A-Suttcr,
or New I-Ielvetia, California, advertises for
two threshing machines for wheat, of a
size and sufficient power for a crop of
forty thousand bushels.’ He is one of
theilargest farmers in the world, and sup-
plies the Russian traders with grain and
provisions. ‘
“Polio Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey,
lfiuena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Contreras and
He encouraged them by his:
Kane letter. Every body knows how this.
"ledge has been red:-emed. O
Pledge 2d. “Our title to Oregon IS]
clear and unquestionable.” So said Polk‘
in his inaugural address. So said he in
his message. In the mean time, his min-
ister was negotiating a part of it away,
and Great Britain now holds full half of
our ‘unquestionable’ territory.
Pledge 3d. We weie given to understand
by Mr. Polk in his messages that we were
to Lave “a bloodless annexation” of Texas.
How bloodless, let. the dreadful carnage of
Churubusco testify.
Many of the Locofoco papersof the‘
north are. out in full force against the
Wilmot Proviso. It_ will be seen very
soon whether all the conscience and anti-
slavery feeling ofthe northern ‘Democracy
dered jealousy inlhe Duchess, and a sep-
aration was threatened by her. The
Queen and Madam Adelaide, who honored
her with their especial friendship,however,
intervened, and brought about, a seeming"
reconciliation. ,_ : .
On the 17th of the present "month the
family, who were staying at;their magnifi-
cent chateau of Vause 'Praslin, came to
Paris by the Orleans railway, with the
purpose of proceeding to _Dieffe, for the
bathing season. They arrived in town at
nine o’clock in the evening, and immedi-
ately left the railway station in two car-
riages, one of which, containing the Duch-
ess and some of the children, went directly
to the Hotel Sebasiiaiii, their town resi-
dence, in the Rue Faubourg, St. Honore,
and the other children, drove first to the
residence of a lady who had been govern-
ess in the family, to visit her, and thence
to the Hotel Sebastiani, where it arrived
about an hour later than the former car-
are buried in the grave of Silas “Wight.
riage, which brought the Duchess.
Norwalk Chronicler