I Capt. Taylor of this port, and which arri-
VVhat.ever it is, Robert, you are not be-]
fore a harsh iudge now. Tell it to yoiii‘;
'_l‘l'."i‘.ll8l‘, ii'ij,' dzzrliiig boy; §JC"l'll:1pSSi‘.’ can:
assist, advitie-—-site cmtaiiily can [cue you,
Ei‘ll'oii_p:l'i all.” . ‘ l
~-i :3}, moiligrl you must not speak ‘so,
or can never tell you. If you talk like,
t,llis——-if you do not blame me, I shall?
almost wish l_liad gone away without see-l
ing you. Oh! if Iliad only listened t.o
you six months ago! but they flattered,
inc, and I was foolish. I was wicked. But,‘
I thought of you all the time, mother~‘or-
you and Ella—-and I promised myseif,
_every night when I went to my pillow,
that I would break away from the things
that were eniangling me, and become all
that you desired. Iwas not CODSCIOUS
then of doing anything decidedly wrong 3
but I knew that my companions were not
such as you would approve, and I knew-
} noulcl but ',(now-—-tl1'df. I was too inticb
intoxicated by their fhitteries. At lastl
resorted to cards; I played very cautiously
at first, and only to do as others did then
for larger sums, and again still larger; till
finally it became my sole object to recover
the moneys I had lost, and thus preve_nt
the ‘necessity of applying to my father for
more. I still lost, and still went on, till
finally the discovery, which I believe,
dear mother, all in kindness, you brought
about was made. .Pel'l,l:-‘fps I was in the
wrong, but mother, it did seem to me dis-_
honorablo to refuse to pay those debts
which-”
“Your father was angry. 01,‘ he Would
not have refused. You tried his patience,
Robert, and then, I fear, you were more‘
bold than conciliatory.”
“I made one more attempt to better my
fortunes that evening, and the tiiiiepassed
before I was aware of it; I promised--I
told t/zem—those scoffers, motlier—tliat It
was my last evening among thetfii I
promised myself so, and repeated It 10
my father; and I would have kept "“_.l’
promise—I would. But you know l10W It
turned. Then I was desperate.”
Mrs. Lane trembled, and passed her arm
caressingly about his neck. as though to
reassure him—“I met you several times
after that, Robert, and you did not seem
so very unhappy.” _
“ I was determined to have the money,,
mother, and I got it.” ’
“How, Robert “,1”
“ Not honestly.” g
The boy’s voice was low and husky;;
and his hand, as it closed over his moth-i
er’s wliile his forehead again rested on lierl
knees, was‘ of a death-like cliilliness. ,
A fuiiitiiess came over her, a horrid‘:_
feeling went curdling round lierlieari, midi
she felt as though her breath was going,
away from her. -But the col hand was.
freezing about hers, the tlirobbiiig fore-.
l
I
I
head rested on her knees, and every sob,l
as it burst forth nnconti'olle(ll_v, fell like ai
crusliiug weight upon her bosom. It was,
the mother’s pitying heart, that, siibduing!
its o\vn emotions, enabled her again to ar-3
ticulate, though in a low whisper, “ How
Robert '1.”
“By forgery. No matter for the spar-
tictilars—l could not tell them now, and:
vou could not hear. To morrow all willl
be discovered, and I must escape. Such
fear,‘such agony—-oh, mother! wliatliave,
I not endured? No punishment men canl
inflict will ever be half so heavy. I de-‘,
serve it, thoiigh—al|, and ten thousand,
times more. But I never meant it shouldi
come to this, mother; believe me, l never‘
did. I meant to pay it before now, and I"
thought I cotild. l have won some money,
but not lialf-—scarce a tithe of what I
ought to have, so there is iioiliiiig left but
flight and disgrace. You do not answer
me, mother; I knew I should break your
heart, I knew—”
Mrs. Lane made a strong effort, and
murmured brokerily,
“ To moi-row—to morrow!
poor, ruined boy!”
“I know that after deeds cannot com-
pensate, mother; but if a life of rectittide,l
if—-” Robert paused suddenly and started{
to his feet. “I know that step, mother !”f
“ Hush, my son, hush!” Mrs. Lane had!
time for no more before her husband;
entered the apartment.
overspread his countenance.
[Concluded 7ie.i:t ii;celc.]
Oh! my
r
.5 Pirate.—-The brig Paul T. Jones,
ned here on her last passage from St.
Thomas, "on the I-I<ll1 inst. met with a
rather thrilling incident whicli, we believe
has never been reported in the ship news
of any paper. On the 3d inst. in lat. 23 30
long. 72 40, she was chased by a piraticall
brig which tried to make herself look like
a bark, by the erection of a, jigger-mast at
A Clmld Instill“-ll’ i and another, in different directions.
know where you are.’
voice, he cried, ‘I-Iarro, are you ready?
......-».._
THE DROWNING SIX HUN-
DRED SLAVES.
In the yeai‘ of 1830, tlierewvas hovering
on the African coast a large clipper brig
called the Brilliante commanded by a des-
iierado named Honi-ans. Homans was an
Eiiglislinian by birth, and was known
along the whole coast and in Cuba, as the
most successful slaver of his day. The
brig was owned by two men residing in
Hiivaiia, one an Englishman and the other
a Spaniard. She was built to carry six-
liundi'ed iiegroes, and in her Hoinans had
made ten successful voyages, actually land-
ing in Cuba five thousand iiegroes! The
brig carried ten guns, had thirty sweeps
and a crew of sixty Spaniards, most of
them old pirates as dc-.spci'iite as their coin-
iiiander. 'An English brig of war which
attacked her was so cut up in hull and rig-
ging that she was abandoned and soon af-
tersuiik; an Eiiglisli sloop of war attempt-
ed to carrv the Brilliante with boats, which
were beaten off with great slaugliter. Now
it was known that Humans was again on
the coast, and it was resolved to make an-
other attempt to take him, with the evi-
dence of his guilt on board. The arrange-
ments for this purpose were all well made.
He was allowed to take in his cargo of ne-
groes and set sail.
The Brilli-ante had not lost sight of the
coast when the quick eye of her comman-
der discovered that lie was ellll‘:1pl)etl.
Four cruisers, three of them English and
one American, had been lying in wait for
him, and escape was hopeless. In run-
ning away from one he would come in
reach of another. i\'iglit was coming on,
and lloiiiaiis was silently regardiiig the
pursucrs, when suddenly the huge sails
tlapped idly—tlie wind died away, and the
SlilVCl' was motionless on the waters. ‘This
will not do,’ llomaiis muttered, knocking
axvny lhe ashes from his cigar—‘tlieir boats
will be down on me before I am ready for
the visit,’ and as he said this, his stern face
lit up with a smile, the expression of which
was diabolical. It was evident enough
that he nicditaited some desperate plan.
A
vessel moved slowly through the water.
Meaiitimc the darkness having deepened,
Homaiis proceeded to carry out liisdesigii.
The cable attached to the heaviest an-
,clior was taken outside of the li-.iwse—liole,
and carried round the rail of the bri_-_>,', ex-
=tending from the bow, aft round the stern,
and then forward round the other side.
The hatches were then t-.ikeii off and the
negroes passed up, each securely ironed by
the wrists.
came up from the hot hold, into the fl‘CSll
air, tliey expressed by their looks a grati-
tude which would have softened the heart
of any but a fiend in whose power they
were. Without a word they were led to
the side, and made to bend over the rail,
outside of which the chain run. The irons
wliicli clasped their wrists were then fas-
tened by small chains to the links of the
cable. It was slow work, but at the end
jof four lionrs, six liundrcd Africans, iiialelbillle
- , V , H . vi :
'and female, were bending over the tail of fol 0W5
the brig, in a painful position, holding by
their chained hands the huge cable which
was attaclied to a heavy anchor, suspeiid-
ed by a single sling froiii the bow.
Homaiis liiniself examined the fasteniiigs
to see that every negro was strongly bound
to the chain. This done, he ordered the
pen work of the hold to be broken up,
brought on deck, bound up in iiiattiiig,
and well filled with shot and thrown over-
board. The work was com pleled an hour
lbefofe day break; and now the 001)’ “'lt'isioners for F-airfield co.--passed.
~ iiesses of iIomaiis’s guilt were attaclicd to;
that fatal chain. Ilonians turned to the
niate,and with a smile full of meaning,
said in Spaiiisli:
‘llzirro, Iil.l\'6 an axe and go forward.-—-
The wiiid will come off to us soon. Lis-
‘ten to the word,’aiid wlien you lledl‘ it, cut , ,,,,.,, system to one of mere e,,,.O”mem ,-
i .. .
the sling.’
The man went forward, and Ilomaiis
turned and in vain endeavored to peiietrate
the darkness. ‘I don’t want to lose the
niggars,’ he said, speaking aloud—‘aiid yet
ldare not wait until dayliglit. I wish I
knew where the bounds were.’
At that instant the report of a gun reach-
ed his eair, and then aiiother, and another,
fhe
cruisers were firing signals.
‘Tliat’s enough,’ exclaimed Humans, ‘I
Then raising his
The wind will 1‘ezlCl] us soon.’
‘Ay, ay, sir,’ was the response.
In a few minutes the sails began to fill,
and the vessel moved slowly through the
water.
‘How much water do you suppose wel
have here E’ asked I"I.0ll'l£l.l1S, turning to the ' Chapel St. Church.
man at the wheel.
i
l
, tli
‘Fifty fathoms at least,’ was the reply
dozeti sweeps were got out, and the,
As the miserable wretclicsz
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in’
j.__.__.._-.——-.———
itlaiiimtirut iltrgislaturr.
Jlfonday, Jlfay 22.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Croswell. V
Bill for a public act giving the Legisla-
ture power to repeal or alter all charters
of a public or private character, unless the
right is expressly surrendered by the; lan-
guage ofthe act itself. Read Once-
Bill for a public act allowing a set-Off
in all cases except those now pending;
passed. Adjourned.
’1'ucsda3/, R103] ‘.23.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Phelps of the
First Baptist Church.
Bill for a public act punishing treason,
murder, arson and the wilful burning of
any buildir.-g other than a dwelling house,
with imprisonment in the Connecticut
State Prison for life; read twice and re-
'ferred.
Bill for n public act disqualifying the
chiefjustice from presiding in the supreme
court of errors when cases are reviewed
wliicli were tried before him in the
superior court; read twice and referred.
Bill for public act providing that every
pedlar not an iiiliabitant of this State,
shall pay into the treasury of suc.li town
$10 for a certificate, and 50 cents to the
town clerk; read twice and referred.
Mr. Eaton of Tolland, introduced a res-
olution that be a committee to
wait on the Senate and request that body
to return to the House a resolution ap-
pointing tli_e Hon. R. S. Baldwin :1 Seria-
tor in the Congress of the United States
from this State, for the unexpired term of
the Hon. J. W. I-liintington, deceased.-
Ptissetl.
Adjourned.
Tl"ciZ/zcsdtij/, _7l[r1_i/ 2-1.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Cook, of St. Paul’s
Church.
Bill for a public act giving courts of
probate powerto divide lands held by joint
tenants, tenants in common, and co-part-
iiers ; read twice and rcferrei_l. Bill for
a public act providing that in'those cases
where the body is liable to attachment,
the lands or personal estate of defendant
may be taken; read twice and referred.
Bill for a public act to repeal the ' 3d
section of the act concerning the Sabbath
which provides that no persons shall meet
in company or companies in the streets or
elsewhere on the Lord's day, except for
public worship, and to so far amend the
‘ld section of said act as makes it penal
to be present at any concert of music, dan-
cing, or other public diversion on the eve
niiig preceding the Lord’s day; read
twice and referreil.
Resolution appointing Thomas B. Os-
iborne judge of county court for F-airfield
lcounty, motion to lay on the table lost; 99
lto 1015 motion to amend by inserting the
lname of Edward Taylor, lost; ayes 94-,
,nays 101; resolution passed.
l Resolution appointing Judges of Pro-
‘ for Fiiiriield cotiiity passed as
of intestable property before settlement of
estate ;., general law respecting taxation;
embodying the principles of the existing
law, and the alterations proposed last year
extending provisions for perpetuating tes-
timony to cases where no suit is pending
—referred. ,
l\‘Iarc_t_is Merriman, jr., John. Stewart
and Jessup Alvord, were appointed Com.
inissioners on N. York and IV. Haven rail
road. _ .
Bill abolisliiiig county courts, and estab-
lishing in their place a superior court of
eight jntlges, one for each county—re-
ferred. l\'li'. Peck stated the object of the,
bill. l
Committee on judiciary reported a billl
providing for abatement of ecclesiastical.
and school society taxes. Passed.
ill r. Spencer called up the bill exempt-
ing Shakers of Eiifield from the military
tax, in régcordance with the custom, pre-,
vious to the late law, of exempting them=
{from the military duty. Bill passed——Sl
to 79.
Adjourned to 9 o'clock to-morrow.
S(ZfI(T(f(I_I,/,i A/[ity 27.
Prayer by the Rev. :\l r. Beardsley of St.l
Thomas’ Cliurcli.
Bill for a ptiblic act, providing that as-
scssors shall make an aggregate of all the
property in the several towns. and that
it be set in the list at 4- per cent; read
once.
Bill for a public act, giving the select-
meii power to dispense with the meeting
for the admission of electors, on the
l\'Ion(lay previous to each annual election;
read twice.
Coininittee on Revision of the Statutes
reported a bill for ii public act, requiring
wills of personal properly to be executed
and attested in the same manner, as wills
of real estate; read twice and referred.
Bill for a public not, providing when a
pauper becomes chargeable to a town, not
liable for his support, the selectmen of
such town shall give notice Within five
days, if he lives within ‘.20 miles; and
within 13 days, in other cases; that pre-
vious to notice, $1 shall be paid in lieu of
all expeiises, and after notice, all the ex-
penses incurred; and that when a paiipei'
(lies, he shall have a decent burial, the
town where he belongs to pay the experi-
ses; read twice and referred.
Adjourned, for want of a quorum, to
Monday morning at 9 o'clock.
l
LATER FROM MEXICO.
Rcnci/:01 of IIos(i'l¢'t’z'r.’.~*.’
The schooner May arrived at New Or-
leans on the 18th, from Vera Cruz. At
last a quorum of the members of Congress
is said to have assembled at Queretaro,
and to be waiting the arrival of the Amer-
ican Commissioners.
A most warlike pronunciamcnto, has
been issued from Queretaro, under date
of April ‘2'7tli. If genuine, it shows that
war to the knife, is the determination of
the Mexican leaders. The document
proclaiiiis “ war, without truce or quarter ”
The head of this movement is said to be
TI'C(Z/_7/ or no f['re'.a/i/.
i
Tliomas I}. Biitlcr for the dist. of i\'orwalk
ltlliciiezr-.i' Ilaiiileii Ridgelield Almonte, Bustameiite and Parades. The
Iliigli fielston 5:l1U|‘IH=Hl New York editors seem to regard this
‘Vim '17- 3ll“°1‘ S'“"‘f°"d news as a little doubtful, and think it may
-I’""l" Pl'”’t sm"li°""i ce true It cei-t'iinl coiflicts with tie
Nelson L. \\'liite Danbiiry y I I
reports from \Vashington.
It is said that American deserters are
continually arriving at (liierelaro.
A wager of $10,000 has been made at
Vera Cruz, for and against the peace, and
several of the deputies are said to be con-
cerned in the bet.
It is said that Gen. Hcrera has been
nominated as President, and that a major-
ity of the deputies will vote for liitii.
Bridgeport:
.D\\'l$_;l]t Morris
R eaciiig
'l‘lini_ldeus -.\I. Abbott
Rufus Blakeiiitiii l<‘uirficld
F.lipli:ilct Swift \VeSfl)0t't3
, Resolution appointing Alva Gray, 'l’hos.
AA. Mead, and Charles Hawley, Commis-
_ Resolution appointing Justices for Fair-
{field co.—passed.
Bill to - ii public act repealiiig the mili-
ary law of last year; read twice and re-
erred.
l-Jiil for a public act reducing our mili-
fl Jlfurdered ./Han Come to L1fe.——It is
generally known, we presume, that a man
calling himself Harrison, has been arrested
at Matamoras, in Mexico, on suspicion of
' Coiiiniit.tee on petition of Lucinda having been concerned in the robbery of
i,Tre-adwell, rgainst Stephen VV. 'l'readwell,tl1€ Ch85_t9_|‘ Cmltjty Bank Of Petlflsylfllnlfli
[of New Canaan, for a divorce on accountlthe suspicion arising from the fact that
of ititolerablc cruelty, reported l-.worably;:he had In his possession a large amount
lt
Ll‘
'read twice and referred.
--.- ' '
The Chinese Junk.-—We have before re-
corded the arrival of Capt. Kellett on the
coast of France, after a stormy passage.
From the‘ Island of Jersey, the Junk was
towed by a steamer to London,.where she
was being repaired for exhibition. In a
letter to a friend in this city, Capt. Kellett
says, “ W'e had.a most awful passage—I
lost most of my sails, boats, one -man
overboard, and was compelled to anchor
on the coast of France, near where the
Reliance and the Conqueror were lost
sbme years since. The next day I got a
pilot who took me to Jersey, from‘ which
I started in tow of'a steamer for London.
I was only 21 days from land to land.-—
We are now located in the lndia Docks,
where we are very sure of doing well, as
we are treated very liberally by all con-
cerned. VVe are at the foot of the Black-
wall Railway, and near the terminus of the
Eastern Counties Railway, each of whom
are to pay us a certain portion of their
receipts. I am publishing a pamphlet
giving some account of my voyage, &c.
in which I shall emleavor to express my
gratitude to Capt. R. B. Forbes of your
city, uhose disinterested kindness to a
brother sailor I shall always remember.”
__ Boston Times.
Vi/lzmlilc Invention-—'I‘he Rev. Mr. Pep-
per, a Presbyterian clergyman of Albany,
N. Y. has invented a compound called Ar-
gillo, which resembles in structure and
appearance, the richest variegated agates.
It is to be used for door knobs, pavements,
table tops and other ornamental articles.
It surpasses in brilliancy any known vari-
ety of marble, and is equally cheap. The
Hartford VVliig speaks of it in the follow-
ing terms: “ No one, who has not seen
it, can form any idea of its beauty and
illimitable variety of color. It is so hard
as to resist any scratch except that of a
christal or diamond. Already, Mr. Cal-
lias introduced in the Senate a resolution,
which passed instantly. to the effect that
all the floors of the public offices in the
capital should be made of this beautiful
matei°ial.—Sp7'17ng_fir-Id Rrpub.
aflfrican Slave '1'-mil:-.—Tlie bark Ceres.
arrived at Rio Janeiro from the Coast of
Africa, is said to have no less than two
hundred passengers, all of whom had been
landed from captured slavers on the Coast
of Africa. She also brings news that
during the last three months sixty-two
slaves had been captured on the Coast.
Bull. Amer.
Fire at Hilc/i(:ocks'ir-17//e.—The Chair
Factory of Mr. Alford, in I-litclicocksville.
was destroyed by fire last Friday morning,
with most of its contents. The precise
amount of damage done is not known, but
it isisupposed to be several thousand dol-
ars. Cause of the fire not known.
N O R \i.7ii5.LijI{(7i E '1‘ ‘iii
' TION.
labors and its results are before the country.
Locofocoisiii has made aiioflicr cliai'actei'.stic
display of its sincerity in profcssioiis; and the
very men who boast of their devotion to free-
dom, and who endeavor to ai'i'og:ite to tlieni—
selves the glory of revolutions on the other
the I’i‘osidciicy of this Rcpiililic, the most ut-
terly scrvile, dough-faced advocate of slavery
extension, arid the most fawning sycopliant
that ever cringeil before the throne of the Illi-
leii despot; of Frtiiicc.
done ?
And lio\v wits this
The history of the Convention will
fut-iiisli an answer. The sessions were contin-
ued for five days. The whole business of the
first three days coiisistctl of a set of inaiiocuvres
to drive from the Convention the only men in
it who dared to stand as tho advocates of peace
and liberty, and they were (f'I'iL'Cn out. The
next thing was to seek it candidate who would
I my-er granted. lof money in notes of that batik.
l Bill for a public act, giving both parties It will probably be remembered also, by
iin civil cases, and the defendant in crimi~;S0m9s lhttt 350*” Si-\ 0" eight m0|‘ltl|~*‘ ’t_'.“0,
inal cases each to challenge two J...-ms,la Mr. Hitchcock, a cattle drover living in
2 . . . .
Lwitliout giving a reason. After some re-{Pet|nS)’lV=m|fl, m_V’St€|‘|”U5lV dlsttppeilredl
il’Tl:lI’l{S in its favor, by Messrs. Cleaveland : fI‘0m the Cit)’ Of Plllltltlellllllfla “’llllh€l' hes
land Chapman of Hartford, bill p had gone to sell cattle. He was knowni
assed‘
,ummlm0nsly_ lto have received a considerable amount
' Bill giving in the people or each Cnnn-;of money, and therefore it was feared that
liy the power to elect n State,-‘s Auoirneyhlbe had been murdered for the sake of rob-
iwlio shall bold his office for two years;*bery.. '
lread twice and referred. Adjourned. -It 18 DOW, alleged that 11 Connexion be-
tween tlieso two events has been estab-
lislied by the confession of Harrison at
,il\’latamoras, that he is no other than the
gmissing .\-lr. Hitchcock; this confession
,being rendered necessary to account for
l
~ his possession of the Chester County Hank
T/ii/rsrltzy, ]lIay 25.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Eustice, of the?
Committee reported in favor of granting
e petition for power to build a bridge
over Mill river in Fairfielil County. A
Btireii would not do it; he and \Vriglit refus-
ed the dirty work in 184-l. Buclniiian would
not do it: \Voo(lbui'y would not do it. They
speak one way for one section and another
way for another. A man who would not be
iislianicd to send it latter to Georgia arguing"
the divine right of slavery. and niiotliei‘ to Ohio
deiiiiiiiding immediate eiiiaiicipatioii. And they ‘
found him. The man who glorified Louis
Pliillippe and considered the Republicans of’
France, who composed a fliiiiiitig, address against
the aiiiiexation of Texas, and made an equally
The long agony of “ tlic dcnioci'acy” is over.
The Btiltiiiiore Convention has tcriiiinated its
side of the Atlantic, have put; in iioiiiinatioii for
4:2
’ 3' It will be seen by an advertisement in '
our advertising columns,“thaz Mr, Angus, in-
tends giving a popular Concert—Violencello
and Vocal——on this (Tuesday) evening at Sela,
leck’s Hall. Mr. A. comes highly recommend-
ed as a musician, and we learn that lie play.
his favorite instrument, the Violencello, with it
skill rarely attained in this or any other coun-
Concerts elsewlihrli, that it will be a splendid
affair. Go and hear him.
E?Goom:r's L.mii’s BOOK for June has
rcaclied us, liaiidsornely ciiibellislied -and with
:1 line table of coiitents. Godcy is constantly
outdoing himself in his efforts to interest, in-
struct. and amuse the public. It l‘m-nislies the
greatest variety of interesting articles of any
Magaziiic in the country. Its mezzolints.
fashion plates, music, iiiodrlle cottages,-are of
the liighcst order. This number completes the
volume. ‘
Single copies cnii be had by sending‘ to the
pulilislier 25 cents. And by sending $3 will
receive the Lady's Dollar N ewspaper, together‘
i with the Lady's Book.
533’ The slcanier Hiberiiia arrived at New
York on Saturday morning, bring news one?‘
week later. The news is ulllm[)0l'ttlllt.‘
EFFECTS or 'l‘Hl~I s'ro1{.i‘-1’.-
During the heavy thunder storm of Saturday‘
evening, 20th inst., two houses in Artizan st.
corner of Court, New I-lavcn, were struck by
liglitiiing. There were several persons in the
houses at the time, but no one of whom was
injured, although several were affected with
sensations peculiar to electricity.
On the same day it struck the cliurch nl:
Slirewsbury, Mass., tearing up the pews and
injuring the pulpit.
On the day following it struck a large barn in
the same place, belonging to Mr. Vlfyiiinii.
There were thirty head of cattle, three liorsos.
and five calves in the btirii. None of them
were at llll injured, save one little calf, which
was killed.
On the same day a building owned by iVIi'..
Harvey Hills, in Springfield, was struck by the
fluid. It went all over the building, and finally‘
spent itself in a room in which were three pet'-
sous. None of whom were injured.
The lighttiiiig also struck the house of a Mr.
Strong in Springfield. The top of the chimney
was torn off, the roof damaged sliglitfy, and a
window uncased as haiidsoniicly as ajoiiier could"
have done it.
On Saturday, the 20th inst., the schooner
Mary M. Bl'Zlllltll‘(l, bound from Pliiliiliclpliiu.
to Ilurtford, tlieti in the niirrows in the Coti-
ll(',(;l.lCllll River, was struck by liglitiiiiig. One
of her top-masts was sliivercd to fragiiionts and
the vessel otlierwisc injured. No person was
seriously liarnii,-d.
Diiring the same squall a sloop was capsized-
near the scene of the above disaster. A party
of ladies who were on board iiiirrowly escaped
their lives by clinging to the wreck until assist-
ance was reiidcrcd them from the shore.
Mr. George Davis of Guilford, was srrtick by
liglitniiig, and coiisuincd, together with the
tools and stock.
In \\-'oodbiii'y a line pair of oxen were killed
by the liglitiiiiig. Tliey were sfiindiiig near a.
tree in a pasture lot. The tree was sliivered,
and the cattle found pcifeclly dead. but with-
out. the lcast niiirk of violence npoii tlicm.
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Outrage (il I-Iiivrnzrz.-—Tlie ship Normn,Cn pt.
Ellis, says the N. Y. '.l'i'ibune of Monday, which
ui't'3ved Saturday. from Ilavaiia,
wlicnco she sailed on the 17th inst. was :1 sub-
here on
ject of a very unjust dctoiitioii. She was ready
,=for sea on the 10th, but on account of some
lanoiiyiiious accusations made agaiiist her to the
‘Custom-House officers, they seizi (1 her on {L
, charge of sniuggliiig more cigars than she had
been cleared for. After it careful search, how-
j ever, only 17 loose cigars were found in a case
truckle to slavery and yet secure the votes of? containing 10,000, when the entire cargo of ci-
j the North. Here was the difficulty. I Van 3 2"!’-*3 C0“5l5t*'-‘d Of 9.000-000 Cal-L Ellis ht‘-9
ivory properly protested against the proceedings
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of the Custom-House officers. Some provision
should be made to secure our vessels from loss
' wanted ri tnaii who could and would write and and injury on nccoiint of such malicious anonv-
iiious attacks.
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A most inhtiiiiaii murder was committed
on \Vediiesday night last. at No. 31 \Valnut
street, New York. The victim was the wife
of Thomas Hays. Her head was cleft open
with a large coopci"s axe. The husband, who
is supposed to be the perpetrator of the deed,
is now in custody.
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GEN. Sco'r'r ORDERED T0 VV,isiii.\'c'ro:v.—-
try. \Ve judge from what we hear of his .
On the some day a wlieol—wi'iglit shop of"
‘That will do,’ the shiver muttered, and, lnotes’ ,,.i,;ch he received, it ,,,,pe,,,.s, ;,,
payment f0l‘:l‘llS cattle. His disappearance,
it seems was only a flight to defraud his
_creditors. Such is the substance of a
'long account in the West Chester, Pa.
Record.
flaming speech in favor of it, was just such it,
persoti as was needed, and it was found in Lewis:
Cass. \Ve cannot help but rejoice in this llolll-:
, iiiatioii, for it is an easy one to boat, rind we
{would heartily coiigiritiilate the democrats of_
% the Nbrtli, that there is no danger of the prin-.
her tafl-rail. The pirate pursued the
Paul T. Jones one entire day. During the
succeeding night, Capt. Taylor changed
his course and ran away from her. The
pirate had been fully described by a pas
senger of the Paul T. Jones, to an Eng-
lish officer at St. Thomas, who is fitting
out a steamer to go in pursuit of her.
P/iilml. Bullcl't'n.
he walked forward, and examined carefullytstiitement of facts were made by M r.
the ‘chain gang,’ as he brutally termed his Perry, and the prayer was granted without
diabolical inveiitioii. The iiegroes sent up opposition.
piteous groans. For many hours they had Messrs. Eaton and Burloclc stated that
betit over in this unnatural position, by the Committee appointed to wait on the
which they were suffering the keenest tor-’Senate, and request a return of the res-
ture. olutions appointing United States ..eii:1tors
The breeze strengthened, and the Bi'il— had performed the duties of tlieit'app0int-
liantine dashed like a racer over the deep. ment, and were prepared to report.
lloinans hailed from tliequarterdeck, while The resolution affecting Hon. R. S.
his men, collected in groups, saw uiinioved Baldwin, was then announced to be before
the coiisummatioii of the plan. the House.
:-‘W0 you r_G‘=1(l_Y, H‘-IFFO 9’ Mr. Chapman of Hartford moved to lay
A3‘; ‘-1)’, SH‘-’ the resolution ontlie table.
Humans looked 1'OlJl’l(l,8.l](I IIIIO the (.l8.l‘l(- On motion of NI;-, Heaton, the yeas and
r1]‘eSS, which was giving way to the mom. nays were oi-dei~e(l ; motion to lay on the
Ihen he thundered out—- table lost—ayes 99, nays 100.
‘Sl“l\'el’ House refused to consider; ayes 101,
There was the sound of a single blow, nays 110,
3 l1ei}"y l’l””§§e:"“d 35 the Cable fell Off 500 copies of Comptroller’s report, with
the sliyle, la _c.;;asli_, abovelwlqcli arose .0lle'accompanying docnmems oi-(lei-ed to be
.§'.f.‘.i.‘i.°.i"l§-.-...ii..“33.3: .£iZin§f.’£ iioilée ‘”'"“"" Ad’°'7'“‘“"
' 7 l"rzcZa_t/, JlIay 26.
and all was still. Six liunclred human be- I - . _
ings had gone down with that anchor and S The I850 "mm declmimg T“""““
chain into the depths of the ocean! mllh elecled to U‘ S‘ Senme’ _ml‘e" "P5
Two hours after daybreak the Brilliantelmd "0 mono" to reconflder bemg made’
was overhauled. There was no evidence ll “TS returned. to the bemlle’ .
that she was a slaver,and her captors were ,. B.'llS rgspectmg .act.s of '_"°°rl’°,m“°n 5
obliged to let her pass. The instructions lmllmg “me or lnlngmg Suns agamst ex"
ecutors or adniinistralors, for neglect to
to cruisers at that time did not allow a ves- .
inventory property, to one year ; respect-
sel to be captured unless negroes were found . , ,. . 1 ,
on bOard_ mg sett cinent o inso vent estate sa es
At Gen. Scott's leevc in New York, on Fri-
day iiioriiiiig last, Aldermnii Crolius. says the
Jouriial of Commerce, announced that Gen.
Scott had received positive orders from \Vash-
ingfon, which made it necessary for him to
start for the South at 5 P. W.
jl],‘s3,'0m7¢—,'eS 50 S,,z'[__.’]_‘he following, ciples of their coiivcnlion being ever cai'i'ied into, ______ __
persons are exporting soon to leave this, opcrutioii by the election of this ticket. \Vitlil rs‘? The 1~I:n-tforil Tiiiics says that several
coumfya (“V f0I9'.'_-1'“ limflsa Under the 3“5'i\Vl"1tS01't Of l3lC0 M13 15930 T"t1C€‘-.YC0Ultl ll-'1Ve‘ letters have been broken open between that
' u ' I I . ' '1 I l .
p_ii.es 0frl.ll81.;Xllle.l'lC8ll Board of LFOTYIWLS arisen and pledged the votes of Coniiocticiit for: city and Boston. A letter was mailed at Hart-
; ai o ,
5"_’"‘_3"S _"f 1 _°"e‘g“ Mlssmns ' t at Cass and Butler we are utterly unable to con-: ford for Boston, last winter and was robbed of
mission in China, lVIr. and Mrs. “’llllflmS,l P I . HI. ,1-‘ 1 . .. \ _ ’ _ d
from New York, in the Sh”) Samue, Rus_,pciie. lcln-elll)el, gooi . l‘. pl1CI£:;7téllt3:0uI,& -5100. III‘. AUStln,D1ll]l]flll], of Hartfor ,
Se“, in about ,1 week , for me mission at; iieiids promised you a seat in tie . . . Sen-. had one robbed of a -S.-;00 check :1 few days
the G-ubooyy, Rev_ J_ \:V'”_‘-on and “fife, at-C, you VVlll IIIIVC I0 take It lll I.l'lC gillI0l'l3S.- since, The check “rag P]-esentgd at a Boston-
gey. A1,] Bushnell angl wifefi apd lglrs; AxO,,,,,,,,,_ V,,,,,.,,, 0,. .,.,,E RU,,S,_,LLER.__ Bank, with a forged endorsement, and Paid.
"“'5‘V° 2 “Om I''0V| 9009- - - 3 0“ The body of Nelson S1,,,,S0,-, was found on During the last week two nioreletters contain-
Sunday morning last, in Darien, lying stiffandl mg moneyfionp of them to a huge amount‘-
tlie 12th June. Two others are under
appointment Mr. W. T. Wheeler and Mr. _ l ,
I cold in the gloomy forest. He had been iiiis- hale been robbed upon me same route’
sing ever since '.I‘liui'sdny, on which day he was
Preston, and may sail by the same coii-
seeii buying and drinking the liquid bone at the
vcyance.
flaron Burr.-A correspondent of the 51501-eofStcphenRaymoml. -when found ,he,.,,
P“’_Vlde"°e Dally J°“""“l slams 3 rah“, was (1 rum-bottle lying by his side. The jury
‘vhlch m“l"_e5 3 femaflflable fi“a,lI,eh "E, ‘de' rendered a verdict that the deceased died from
cmheer .of this remarlmb e man‘ 8 0 {I the effect of rum purchased at the store of the
whlch 1" life was the tenement qr sue] above named entlem ii Tl * l- it worth
restless passions, was not permitted to __ a ' 1”” "'5 ' -Y
wife and faintly been rendered helpless and
rest quietly even in the nameless grave in '
which it was depo5;,_ed_ About two yea i-S peniiiless by aman who is fearlessly hurling the
ago the grave was opened and the body shaft: of destriictioii in the very fiice ofa moral,
carried off, probably for surgical purp.osei.=., or rather iiiorally blind C0mmulllf_V.
Singular Fraud.—-Consiclerable excite-
ment was created in Meriden, Conn. last
week, in consequence of the discovery of
a forgery committed by a gentleman of
that place, who has lféretofore been much
esteemed by the citizens. He applied for
a policy of insurance on the life of his
wife, but the testimony of the examining
physician was such that the Insurance
Company would not accept the risk. Ac-
cordinglyhe presented a certificat.e, pur-
porting to be made out by Dr. VVilliam
Allen, and by means of it effected an insti-
rance of $2,000 on the life of his wife,
who has since died. Soon after this event
he presented the certificate, and demand-
ed the payment of the sum. The officers
of the Company,‘liowever, determined to
probe the matter to the bottom, and show-
«ed the certificate to Dr. Allen, who in-
atantly pronounced the whole document,
body and signature, 2: forgery.
Boston Bee.
5%? The Ocean Steamers now on the stocks
in New York, is ascertained‘ will cost: upwards
of $5,000,000. Already our internal steam
navy exceeds that of all Europe, probably of
the whole world; and in ten years we shall
ha reitlie finest steam -marine in existence. So.
says the Hartford Gazette.
E3? The Governor of A rkiiiisas has appointed
\Vm. Q. Sebastian as Senator to fill the vacun.
cics occasioned by the death of Chester Ashley.
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