. all those heads there would it
J.0ll|‘fl8l of his jorur-.u.ey to Oregon, Sand-
e_o!J‘_so 101-s"flmt the buyer is aston'i'slied.
that would fit my brist as well as the Oflei
which is there now!” '
This jest made Henry laugh, and ended
in causing him to change his resolution-
\Vithout this perhaps England and France
would have written the history of another
W81‘.
T /ze Gold Region in Cali’ crnia.--Letters
from the Pacific, of Sept. lst by the over-
land mail route via Panama and Kingston,
state that some ‘25 millions worth of gold
has already been gathered. The demand
for all sorts of merchandize \vas so great
that the cargoes of 16 vessels from our
Atlantic cities were sold ‘at once. Some
3000 persons are constantly hunting gold
in the river.
The volunteer regiment of U. S. sold-
iers have been mustered out of service,
and have mostly gone gold hunting. Much
sickness prevails among the gold diggers,
many have left the ground sick, and man
more have discontinued labor for the pres-
ent and gone into more healthy portions
of the country, intending to return after
the sickly season has passed.
There are now about fotir thousand
white persons besides a number of lntliaus
engaged at the mines, and, from the fact
that no capital is required, they are work-
ing in companies on equal shares, or alone
with their basket. In one part of the iriine,
called the ‘ dry diggins.’ no other imple-
ment is necessary than an ordinary sheath
knife to pick the gold from the rocks. in
other parts, where the gold is washed out,
the machinery is very simple, being an
ordinary trough made of plank, round on
the bottom, about ten feet long and two
feet wide at the top, with a riddle or seive
at one end to catch the larger gravel, and
three or.four small bars across the bottom
about half an_inCl1 high. 10 l-’9‘-‘P ll‘? 20”
from going out with the dirt and water at
the lower end. This machine is set upon
rockers, which gives a half rotary motion
to the water and dirt inside. But the
largest number use nothing but a large tin
pan or an Indian basket, into which they
place the dirt and shake it until the gold
gets to the bottom, and the dirt is carried
over the side in the shape of muddy writer.
It is necessary in some cases. to have a
crowbar, pick and shovel, but a great deal
is taken up, with large horns, shaped spoon
fashion at the large end.
From the fact that no capital is neces-
sary, there is a a fair competition in labor
without the influence of capital, and men
who were only able to procure one month’s
provisions, have now thousands of dollars
of the precious metal. The laboring class
have now become the capitalists of the
country.
The Tails of a .N'ewspaper.—-Newspaper
literature is a link in the great chain of
miracles, which proves the fgreatness of
England, and every support should be giv-
en to good newspapers. The editors of
these newspapers must have most enor-
mous tasks. It is not the writing of the
leading article itself, but the obligntinn to
write that article every week, whether iri-
clined or not, in sickness or health, in af-
tflicrion, or disease of mind, Winter and
-“Summer, year after year, tied down to the
task, remaining in one spot. It is some-
thing like walking a thousand houses. I
have a fellow feeling, for [know a period-
ical will wear down one’s existence. In
itself it appears nothing —the labor is not
manifast, nor is it the continual attention
which it requires You become as it were,
=the publication. One week is no sooner
-corrected and printed than on comes an-
other. It is the stone of Sisyphus, an
-endless repetition of toil, a constant weight
upon the mind and spirits; demanding all
the exertion of your faculties, at the same
-time you are compelled to do the severest
-drudgery. To write for a paper is very
well, but to edit one is to condemn your-
self to slavery.—./llarryatl.
S/teer 1'-Ionestg/.—A gentleman from
somewhere, says the Maine Farmer, not
long since put up at one of our public
houses. Undoubtedly he was not familiar
with all the ways and usages of the world.
He had supper, lodgings and breakfast, and
when dinner came, be seated himself at
the table with numerous others. He
thought the board was slimly furnished,
but said nothing. Presently a waiter pas-
sed him a “ bill of fare.” Struck all aback
by thus, as he thought, having his bill
thrust in his face before a ‘company of
strangers, he gave the formidable document
but a single glance, and deliberately fold-
ing it up, and putting it in his vest pocket
he very cooly,‘ said— —
“ All right——l will settle with you im-
mediately after d‘nner.”
A few waisthands——just a few--were
eomewhat shattered alongthe tables.
Eartensive Coast Survey.-——An expedition
is now in course of preparation in New
York, under the direction of the Navy de-
partment, to proceed to the "coast of Cali-
f0|'fll=| and 0I'¢g0n- The vessels two in
-number, will be under command of Lieut.
McArthur, of the navy, and it is expected
they will be ready to proceed in the early
part of the coming spring. The cutter
Ewing, recently in the revenue service,
and a brig, purchased for the purpose at
Baltimore, will compose the expedition.
Six sets of meterological instruments
have been sent by the Sniithsoninn Insti-
tute to the coast of Oregon and California,
,-for the" purpose of establishing a series of
pieteorogicul observations on the western
-oi-‘Le of the mountains.
The dcmh of TEL. J. Fmhham a
announced in letters from California. His
\WfL(!h' "Island 852.. is well known. He
ti,-,-mvies ;a widow .w.lio was .fI0.rmely the mat-
run of the Sing Sing state -prison.
C/reap Bibles.-——We have-neverseen any
Bibles-of such a quality sold so cheaply as
those that Appleton imports. They are
the ‘Oxford edition, in various styles of
binding,‘ and various sizes, but all of them
lift” be onei ii
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foreign NEDJE.
Arrival of the Brittania.
Seven Days Later from Europe.
The steamship Britannia arrived at,
Boston on Wednesday morning, in 17
days from Liverpool. _
There had been but little change in
commercial affairs since the departure of
the last steamer. The grain mar:-et con-I
tinned drill and unsettled, and prices had
a (lownwui'd tendency. Wheat declined.
nnd flnuf 133. [0 25. i
during the week 4--l.,
Flour sold at 275. to '30s. 6d. per barrel,
according to brand and quality. Indian
Corn u as offered at 6d. per 480 lbs. low-
er, without increasing the business. 1\’Ion-
ey continued abundant.
l T-lie cholera continued apparently on
"the increase. The Liverpool Times says:
“ The total number of cases of cholera
already reported from its 'first appearance
has now reached 1039, of which 533 have
proved fatal, and 331 are still under treat-
ment. During the last week the number
of deaths reported in the metropolitan
‘districts was 62; and, we think, judging
from the daily reports at present, that the;
number ' this week will range about 60,.
although the daily returns since Monday
show a decided improvement. From
France we have no further account of its
extension; and it has almost disappeared
at Berlin.”
l The steamship Niagara, Capt. Ryrie,
f.om New York, arrived at Liverpool on
' the 13th, evening, after a passage of about
ltwelve days.
The American ship Burgundy, Hunt,
,master, passengers from Bremen for New
§Orleans, and the bark Atlantic, belonging
’to Bremen from New York also with pas-
isengers were wrecked on the Goodwin
,and Long Sands on the 16th. The Bur-
lguridy was lost but all the passengers
were saved, but in a state of utter desti-
’tution. From the Atlantic four, the mas-
,ter, two passengers, and a boy were
'swept overboard and lost, the remainder
were saved.
The King of Prussia, encuraged by the
success of the Emperor of Austria, had
come to an open rtipture with the Assem-
,b’y at Berlin, and had broken up their
meetings by an armed force which had
entered Berlin. Martial law had _b.-en
proclaimed, and a collision between the
troops and the citizens was to be expected
at any time.
In Gallicia and Hungary the people are
in a state of insurrection, and hard figlit-
ing is likely to ensue, as the Imperial
troops were marching towards those
countries.
' In the North of Italy, the Austrians had
beaten the Lombards; but the Veuetians
had gained some petty success.
There are symptoms of a new outbreak
in the center of Italy.
The latest accounts from Rome spa-ak
of a revolt of Pontifical troops. Some
tliflerences had arisen between the French
Government und the Bey of 'I'unis.
In Austria, in the lace of the present
troubles in Berlin, and with the experience
of the French Revolution liefore him, the
imbecile and sanguinary Ferdinand has
characterized his success by the rriost at-
trocious and cold blooded murders. If
anything were wanting to urge the peo-
ple of Berlin, Frankfort, Breslau, and
other places to revolt, Ferdinand of Aus-
tria has feurfully and frilly supplied it.
Irelrmd.——'l’here has been a feeble at-
tempt to renew the disturbances in South
of Ireland, but order was soon restored
by the Government troops. and the at-
tempt secrris to have excited but little at-
tention. The condition of the corintry
continued deplorable. Moi-tlers and other
outrages, were of frequent occurrence,
and even the higher classes, whose money
is in\'e~ted in land, were experiencing the
pinching eff cts of want. Men of ram:
and title, are said to be subsisting on meal
and the garbage of their gardens.
7
Fr-an('e.——Tli,e news from France is_ not
important. Political affairs remain in the
same disturbed state as noticed by the
last advices. All parties are preparing
for the great Presidential struggle. The
star of Louis_Napolcon evidently contin-
ued in the ascendant, and he will proba-
bly be elected to the Presidential chair..
The contest will be between him and Gen.
Cavaignac. The latter is viewed as the
cans, whilst on the other band, Louis
Napoleon is regarded as the instrutncrit
ists, the Irriperialists, and all those who
hope to bring about a reaction, with the
restoration of a splendid court in Paris,
are endeavoring to realize their wishes.
Prussia. --The intelligence from Berlin
is of the deepest importance. The K'
of Prussia and the Berlin Assembly
«name to an open rupture, and all was
anxiety and doubt respecting the issue.l
The following summary from Wilmer tlfldl
Smith will be read with lively intr,-rest, i
At Berlin the suppression of the insur-.
rection of Vienna has produced momen-
tous results. No sooner was the triumph
pg flit? Igiperialists know?! at P_otsdamJ'
an ie russian court ma e up its min
to act. Accordingly, by a decree of the}
8th inst. a proclamation was issued trans-
ferring the seat of the Berlin Constituent
Assembly to Brandenburg, a city about as
far from Potsdam on the West as Berlin is
on the East. It was a bold step, calcula-
ted to relieve the " Right” from the tenor-
ofthe populace of Berlin, but could only
be carried into effect by firmness and at
the point of the bayonet. So the event
turned out. The Assembly refused obe-
dience ; and passed a decree declaring_it-
self erqpplrmrrilience; the excitement in-
crease our y.
On the 10th, the Chamber persevering
in its resistance, the Government announ-
ced its intention to use force to compel
obedience. The requisite number of
members to form a House assembled, and
in the afternoon Gen. Wrangle, at the
head of 15,000 regular troops entered the
-the following day.
0 x
Representative of the modern Rcpubli-"
by which the Legitimists, the Monarch-‘
'"9'.lof bread stuffs reach the country much-and still a surplus will remfllfl. Which
had suffering will occur; but as each man is;5l10“l‘l be "PPl-I “d l0 3 fuflhef "¢d“°‘l°“
ble to pay a larger price it is believed"
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the President that he had orders to close
the assembly. The members refused to
disperse. Gen. Wrrmgrl cut off all coin-
munication with the Sing Acaderr-,3‘: llle
place of meeting, and the memb_eI'S hltdlflg
their position inconvenient, adjourned l-Ill
.. 1.-..
It was generally anticipated ‘that the
Berlin mob would rise, but their leaders
had sufficient influence to keep them quiet
troops bivoum-ked in the streets and
squares on the night of the 10th, and not
the slightest symptom of disorder was
lperco-ptible. The burgher guard during
ithese proceedings, observed a sort of
neutrality. -
On the 11th, the King issued a procla-
mation, throwing himself upon the_ affec-
tionate loyalty of all Prussians, and dis-
solved the burglier guard, which was
playing the part of a Pretorian b.ind. The
Assembly met the following day in a dis.
taut part of the city, and manifested an
intention to resist by passive force, relying
no doubt upon the sympathy of the Rus-
sian provinces. On the 12th inst. the
city was declared in a state of seige; the
iclubs were closed, and no gatherings
were permitted in the streets. The dis-
armment of the burgher guard is now the
point of interest. The deputies keep tip
the excitement, as much as possible, and
seem to be waiting in no little anxiety to
see whether the provinces will rise in in-
surrection. The leaders do not seem to
wish to commence hostilities. The
burgher guard chiefs have met, and have
resolverl not to part with their arms.
Gen. Wrangle has deferred for twenty
four hours the forcible disarmment. It
looks like a pause in the serious policy
adopted. There is evidently no. retreat-
ing for . the Court, and any relaxation of
their vigorous proceedings must recoil
upon them fearfully. The streets on the
152th were crowded with people, and for-
eigners arriving from all quarters, eager
to take part in the approaching fray. '
We have a report that Breslau is" in
full insurrection, and that Count Branden-
burg’s chatau has been burnt down ; but
these and like rumors require con rma-,
tion. However, the die is cast. Either
the King of Prussia or the Berlin mob
must prevail. There is no middle
course.
The Albany Argus puplishes a letter receiv-
ed from Washington, that will interest those
who have a trip‘ to Cirlforuih in coiitempltttiou.
From ‘the Y. Journal of _Commcrce.
THE PRESIIlEN'l"S llIESSilfzll*I. ‘
lt occupies twelve solid coluinris in the‘
Wsshingtun Uuiori, and uiore than ten of
|m- with‘ the printers, who have‘ il:l‘(.l,.0|;
will have,a1I over the country,a hard dig
to get it in type in any tolerable season..
We doubt the wisdom of such extreme
The view taken of our foreignrelations
is entirely satisfactory. We are at peace
with all the world, aiidhave '|;iu serious
differences with any nation. lhe Presi-
dent alludes to the events of the late war
ican government to organize a numerous
and powerful army upon short ll().llt'e‘, and
to supply it with all the means of eflzcient
actionf He thinks also that they have
tended to correct an erroneous impression
heretofore prevalent in Europe‘ as to the
physical power of the United States; and
that the effect Will be to promote paciuc
ielations betwedn this and other countries.
He speaks of the vast acquisitions, of
territory which have been made during
his administration—equnl to more than
half of the whole territory previously be-
longing to the United States--and gives a
brief description of the various countries.
so acquired. These countries he deems
invaluable to the people of the United
States, ahounding as they do in agricultu-
ral and mineral resources, and affording
the best of harbors for our whale" ships and
other commerce in the Pacific. He rec
ommends the establishment of a Branch
Mint in California, on account of the extra-
ordinary discoverics of gold in that terri-
tory, chiefly on lands belonging _to the
Arncricaii people in their collective ca-
pacity. _ ‘ _
He urges the establishment of ‘'1 errito-
rial governments for California and New
Mexico at the present session: in doing
which, he exhorts tlie,members of Con-
gress to mutual conciliation, concession
and coiripromise. He expresses his wil
lingness for the extension of the Missouri
Compromise Line, viz. lat. 36 deg. 30 min.
to the Pacific, or to leave the whole mat-
ter to the decision of the people of said
Territories on their admission into the
Union as States, or to refer it to the de-
cision of the .''Supreme Court of the Uni-
ted States; but intimates, if we righty un-
derstand his language, that he will veto
any lill applying to said Territories the
principle of the Wilmot Proviso, i. e. ex.
.
“ A communication has .been roceived
within a few days from Col. Mason, in re-
lation to the success of the gold searchers
in California, that makes astonishing de-
velopments, which would be incredible if
not vouched for by him who visited the
gold region incredulous of the reports
which he received from it. He thinks the
quantity cxhaustless, and that the amount
which would be gathered there would pay
/zundred times over !
“The ships in the harbor of San Fran-
cisco are deserted by their crews. No
man’s services can be obtained without an
enormous price. He says that an officer's
pay and emoluments are not sufficient to
procure a servant to attend him. In his
opinion it would be impossible to prevent
the deserlion of the troops. His‘ force is
greatly reduced by that cause. One of
the dragoons obtained . a furlough for 20
days. He went to the gold country and
was there only about one week, and re-
turned with $1500 worth of gold—a sum
much larger than he will receive from the
government if he serves out his eulistrnent,
five years. I
“ The Indians constitue the principal
part of the laborers, and their conditioti is
,entirely changed. Instead of being con-
lteut as formerly with only a breech clout,
they seek fine clothes, and pay eriornious
prices for them. Every thing is incredi-
bly high. Flour is $36 per bbl. and
,will be $50. Col. Mason mentions an in-
;stance wiiere a box of Seidlitz powders,
'which cost one shilling, was sold for an
,ounce and a half of gold, $24. Col. M.
‘says
' “ The principal store at Sutter’s Fort,
ithat of Brannon & Co, has received in
.payment for goods $30,000 worth of gold
from the 1st of May to tho 10th of July.
Other merchants have also made extensive
sales. Large quantities of goods are daily
sent forward to the mines, as the Indians
heretofore poor and depraved have sud-
denly become consumers of the luxuries
of life.
to go to the mines. This is not the case,
however, with Capt. Sutter, who is care-
fully gathering his wheat, estimated at
40,000 bushels. Unless large quantities
a
that merchants will bring from Oregon a
plentiful supply for the ensuing winter.
-The rate of compensation to common
laborers is from one to two ounces per
day—from $19 to $32. The region is
many miles in extent. The beds of the
streams and gullies are full of it. He esti-
mates that from 30 to 60,000 dollars worth
is gathered daily, and success fearful y
augments the passions of the people. All
the necessaries and many of the luxuries
of life command most exhorbitant prices.
engaged in this pursuit, and the whole
country is flowing in an overwhelming title
to the real El Dorado.
Slavery in Kentucky.-—"l‘he people of
Kentucky, having decided to call a Can-
vention to modify their Constitution, are
now discussing the question of Emancipa-
tion with much earnestness. The ues-
tion seems to be, whether the State shall
fix a time after which all shall be free, or
after which all born shall be free at a cer-
taken towards liberitiori.
0:? A Homazpatliic Colle
the expenses of the Mexican war, one to
The greater part of the farmers.
and rancheros have abandoned their fields‘
It is estimated that there are now 4000'
tain-age, or whether any steps shall be_
eluding slavery from them by an Act of
Congress.
"I he commerce of the country has been
active and prosperous—the imports during
the last fiscal year ending 30th June last.,
amounting to $‘15_4«,977,876, and the ex-
ports to $l54,03‘.’.,l3l, of which $132,-
904-, 121 consisted of domestic prodricis.
The receipts into the Treasury (luring
the same period amounted to $35,436,750,
exclusive of loans—arid the expenditures
$4-52,811,970, including those for the
war,but exclusive of payments ofprincipal
and interest for the public de t. Of the
receipts, $31,757,070 were from com-
merce, and $3,328,642 from sales of pub-
lic lands.
The effect of the new Tariff upon the
revenue, have justified the favorable an-
ticipation of its framers. The total rev-
enue realized under it during the 22 months
of its operation d_own to the close of the
last quarter, ending 30th September last,
was $56,654,563, being a much larger sum
1824-, 12:28, 1832, or 1842. The President
recommends no change in its provisions,
public policy.
The Siib-Treasury system is higly up
it to have saved the country from a disas-
trous revulsion consequent upon the po-
litical and financial troubles in Europe.-—
Under its operation not a dollar has been
lost by the depreciation of the currency;
a large amount of premium has been real-
ized upon government loans; and the
Banks have been restrained from excessive
issues. With tne riiodifications recom-
mended in a former Messane, he urges
that the system should still be adhered to
The public debt amounted on the 6th
July last, incltiding the loans authorized
to be negotiated, and including all out-
standing freasury notes, to $65,778,450
41.
a million of dollars.
If the appropriations made by Congress
shall not excesd the amount estirriated by
the Secretary of the Treasury, the means
in the Treasury will be sufficient to defray
all the expenses of the government, to-
gether with the next instalment of $3,000,-
HJ00 due to Mexico on the 30th May next,
of the national debt.
The President repeats his recommenda-
tion for a Branch Mint in New York. The
[importance of sueh an establishment is
‘greatly increaacd by the acqtiisition of the
_rich mines of New Mexico and California.
Also in favor of graduation and reduc-
lion in the price of public lands which
have been long in the market without find-
ing purchasers.
A Treaty has been recently concluded
with the Menomonies, by which all their
land in VVis-cousin, about 4,000,000 acres.
have been ceded to the United States.-—
Vl/Iithin the last four years, 18,500,000
acres have been ceded to the United States
by the Indian Tribes. Thelndian title to
all the land within the several States, with
some trifling exceptions, has. been extin-
guished. .
Under the contracts for carrying the
mails in steamships, convertible into war-
steamers at the pleasure of the govern-
ment, seven steamers have been construct-
ed, and in another year the number will
probably be not less-than seventeen.
The Post Office revenue under the re-
duced rates‘ is rapidly increasing, and
amounted during the last fiscal year to
city, and sent an tiidvde-campto inform‘
oe has be
organized in Pliiladelphia. 5 e‘n
$1-,4-71,077; exceedingtlie annual average
of the nine years immediately preceding
, , I‘ ‘i . l
and thus bloodshed was avoided. 'I he .pm"xl Y
as demonstrating the ability of the Amer-.
tlian was ever before received from duties
during any equal period of the Tarifl"s of
believing that none is demanded by a wise
plauded by the President, who represents
It has since been reduced about half
’_“T’ L
the passage of.the reducing act,-$6,453,
and exceeded the revenue of -the year
immediately preceding the last, $425,184-.
The mail routes on the Ist of June were
163,208 miles in extent, and the aggregate
our own. Of COUFSG ll Will “‘’l b9 P"P“.' .. mail. transportation over them during the
year, 44,012,579. A
Notwithstanding the great "increase in
the mail service, should the Post Office
revenue continue to augment the present
X
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NORWETKT
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GAZETTE
\Vcd||es¢lay, Dcnlrmbflr I3. I84 8.
Whig State Convention.
The Whigs of Connecticut are hereby notified
that a State Convention for the nomination of Can-
didates for Governor,‘ Lieutenant Govemnr, Sec}
retary, Treasi_irer and Controller,--vrill be held in
year as it did in the last. the rereipls Williiiie city offlartford, on tverim.-.-riay, the 20th day
exceed the expenditures near $490,000-—§ori)ece...i..-r,1348. Ti... Whigs of the several
Under these circumstances the P
051 Master towns. are requested to appoint immetliately. dele-
General recommends that the rate of post- 'g,,,e3 L. _..,,.d C,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,' ,,q,,,,| u, ,,,,,,,,,e we ,,,,,,,_
"518 be fllflllef reduced lo the "”’f”7m ber oftheir Represeiitatives in the Legislature. I
rates of five cents.
The Committee confidently believe that the spirit
The P|'9$ld*‘"l- devmes _lw° 0'' I-l"e_e ofthe V\"liigsofConnecticut. so active.eflieieIIt and
fmlllmns 10 ‘J hl5l_°"“33l fevlew of what lslsiicccssfril in tlielcauipaign which has just closed
called by lls “bellow the “ A mu-ma" 55's’ 2 will be equally so in that which is to come. " I
tern” including a National Bank, a Protec-‘
,tive Tariff. internal improvements, and a
distribution of the proceeds of the public
lands. This whole systerr, with the ‘ex-'
ception of internal improvements, has
been superceded by measures more com-
fortable to reason and justice. Only from
Ithe “ internal improvement” branch of the
system does the President now apprehend
any danger; and from this he apprehends
the greatest danger. If it be not firmly
resisted at this juncture, he expresses
his solemn conviction that the whole series
of measures composing the system will be-
speedily re-established.
A column and a half is devoted to a con
sideration of the Veto power. This power
the President deems of great importance
to the healthy action of the government,
and would be very unwilling to see it
abridged. The reasons which he urges in
its favor are weighty, and will be assented
to, either wholly or in part, by the entire
community. The only difference, we
conceive, relates to the abuse of this power
by excess or improper use.
The message closes by invoking the
blessing of Heaven upon the deliberations
of Congress, and by expressing a hope
that the results may be such as will redound
to the honor, happiness, and glory of our
beloved country.
Hurt by an Elep/iant.-—Yesterday after-
noon while a Malay was on the back of a-
large Elephant conducting him from the
ship Talisman, (lying at Pier No. 5. N. B.
where she arrived on the morning of the
same day from Calcutta) the elephant be-
came enraged at the annoyances of a
crowd of boys who collected around him,
and rushed into an alley in Rector street
having a narrow entrance. The man on
his back was caught between the animal
ann the upper portion of the gateway, and
received injuries which, it is feared, may
prove fatal. Medical assistance was pro-
cured, and all possible relief afforded.-
Several small frame tenements within the
enclosure were demolished.
Jr.-ur. of Commerce, Dec. 6.
.6 Verrlic-t.—An important principle has
recently been established in the Baltimore
County Court. One David Hutson, recent-
ly deceased, bequeathed his estate, worth
some $30,000, to his boon companions, to
the-entire exclusion of his family and rel
atives. The legal heirs brought suit to
set aside the will, on the ground that the
testator was not of sound mind at the time
the will was made.
Son of Temperance.
Newspaper JlIorlalz'ty.—'l‘he Lynn News.
under the head of Deaths, chronicles the fol-
lowing: _ '
“ In this Town, the Lynn Forum, the
Free Democrat, the Lyon Taller, and the
Free Soil Pick Axe-leaving large circles
of mourning frieuds——“lovely in life, in
death not long divided.”
C'onuubi'al Bliss.—Col. Bliss was united
in the bond of matrimony to Miss Betty
Taylor, daughter of the President elect,
on the ‘23d of November, at Baton Rouge.
Dutchess County, N. Y. has elevated
three batters to offices of distinction, in
the late election. Of course their influ-
ence will be felt.—./V'. H. Register.
Rising in /lie ll’orltI.— M rs. Adams, wri-
ting to her husband during the Revolu-
tionary war, and referring to her son, John
Quincy Adams, says, “ Our John has come
to the distinction of leirig a Poslboy be-
tween Brainlree and Boston.”
IIow to make a wln_’s'le of a Pig's Ta2?i’.—
Married on the 7th, in Chestnut Grove, by
the Rev. Mr. Solvable. Mr. _Jonathan
Whistle, to Miss Jedutha Pigtail. Look
out for music.——Bufala Courter.
Q‘ Moses Y. Beach, of the New York Sun.
has retired from editorial life. His two sons,
Moses S. and Alfred E. Beach, succeed him.
Dnow.\'E1>.-—-A young man jumped overboard
from the steamboat Massachusetts, when op-
posite New Haven on Friday morning last. and
was drowned. He was a foreignel‘. and 1'0-
spectable in appearance. Name unknown-
E-?’ John B. Ciirrington, Esq., formerly one
of the proprietorsnof the New Haven Daily
Herald has purchased the New E-nglandcr of
the executor of the Re_‘t. Edward Taylor de-
ceased.
Fire in \Vatcrbm-y.
The .Satinet Factory of Mr. Joel Johnson.
three miles east of the village of \Viitei-bury,
was destroyed by fire on Saturday moruingliist-
The loss on the building and macliiuery is
$15,000; on stock $5,000.,
Presidential Electors.
‘ The Pi'esiden'tia_l Electors of the State of
vision, at the State House in Hartford. 00
Thursday last. After they had duly 1'ecorded
their votes for Gen- Taylor. ThomrisE. Graves,
pointed Messenger to convey a_,certified record
of their vote to lWashingtou" Rumor,,,,,stiys ‘
that there were a number of other candidates.’ there are unequal
J. r. imacocx. 1
HI-ZNRY PECK. I State-
J. 1.. ti0swei.t.. .; (‘entral
\V. \'l’O0l)VVARD, | Committee.
w. N. MATSDN, J
That Message.
Having obtained ll copy of this prolix docu-
ment rit. an early moment we. made " extra" ex-
ertions to give our readers the precious morsef
as soon as possible, but owing to an accident
anti a positive refusal on the part of our types
to “stand tip" uridarsuch a load. we were de-
feated in all our nrrangeineuts. We then sent;
to New York for in supply of copies to be
sent us by Monday’s boat, so that they could
be circulated with our regular edition. By
sortie accountable means we were disappointed
and as it deruier resort. we have concluded to
split the dif’ference and have nothing to do with
it. \Ve pursue this course from feelings of
sympathy for our readers, believing that they
have been spared a severe infliction by our‘ mis-
fortunes. A \Ve doubt whether it more windy.
self-landing. and silly conceited document ever
eminated from such a high station and the only
the lasttirne he can thus push himself into noto-
riety. The document would probably occupy
nearly if not all of our twenty four columns and
require it waste of some four hours for its rea-
ding. \Ve have given it synopsis of the thing
in another column which embraces every im-
portant feature in it,andhad the President seen
fitto have enriched it in the some niitnbar of
words it would have been much more to his
credit,
The Golden Age
Is now actually dawning upon the world.
The dreams of visionists, poets. and prosey
maniacs, are now more than being realized by’
the “ golden legends" of California. The Edi-
tor of the Tribune estimates that over one litm-
drcd thousand million of dollars will be obtain-
ed from these mines in the course of the four
years ensuing. \Vhat the effects of the tra-
mendous influx of " yellow boys” will be upon-
tlie firauces of the country, it is impossible to
divine. It will probably effect us in many‘
ways. and we doubt not, will be a greater curse
than blessing. \Ve see that iilready Erlifotrs,
lawyers, merchants, mechanics, and everything
else are burying off to Califoriiia, and if the-
oflicial statements may be relied upon, as they
certainly inay—many an enter-prising Yaiikce
Boy will doubtless return with his “ everlasting
fortune,” or what is the same to him, with
empty pockets, whistling Yankee Doodle. A
company is organized at New Haven, at Troy,
several in New York, Philadelphia, and B03-
ton, and will proceed forthwith to the gold
country. The greatest objection we have to
the country is the scarcity of provisions, though
“ they say" that the gold diggers are so occu-
pied in hunting the precious metal that they
could not find any time to eat, even were pro-
visions plenty. A “goodly" (not Godly) num-
ber contemplate leaving our own town fortho
" glittering mines." \lv’a- believe they can be
spared, and shall not regret the " great induce-
nients" which cause them to bid fiirewell--only
we hope they’ll remember as picking up the
lean black type, when they are picking the
great lumps of gold. 0, tempura. O mores!
As a suflicieut number will go from here to
-form a Company why not charteravessel,.foi'tn
such a company and proceed from. Norwalk...
Oficial Strife.
Some considerable excitementas well as meri-
ment have been calculated upon by the grave:
stagers in the race of " hot mettled steeds” for
ofiieiul prefevinent under the new Adininistr1r-
. tion. The inducements are manifold and the-
temptations to make great personal sacrifices to
serve the dean people. almost irresistable.
instance, to holvi av commission under old Zach-
ary Taylor is of itself, a. strong incentive for
young ambition to make gensrousoffoiitsfbr the-
pulilic good ! As the Post Ofliee opens the-
most extended field for serving the public, dis-
interested benevolence has already forestalleak
us with a dozen or more functionaries for that
responsible station. Actuated by the" lligllli-‘all
sentiments of patriotism, many of these candi-
dates haveconseuted to assume 010 W3P°D3lbll‘
ities of the post, regardless 8lll‘° 0-f lh°ll' OW“
interest and the four or favor Of N1)’: in ll“
plenituda of their devotion to the DEA}: people,
It is really painful for those who care fortltents
rielves as much as they do for others. tuwitness
such a waste of the milk of human kindness.
in our W0l'ld,,\lDtll within it few months past.
that we believe such sacrificing efforts shogld
hyall means he encouraged ! ~-
The post office ‘being it star of the first mag-
nitude,‘ very naturally drew its kinared constel-
lations Within the orbit of its attraction, but
/
Conuectgcug, magi” accordance with legal pro- there being so"mellessor‘orbs, of course those
lesser minds who dispise not the day pf stptlll
things, were naturally satisfied with 199% re-
s_pon_aibi__lity. v-They ’say”‘thal: "souls" who
Esq. of Thompson. Windham‘ county, was up are .f',Profossors”“of’stmIll' tllingtli‘, .lNl¥j’_l?0|'f0¢"
---r‘a--r-1-raisins» -n--
‘iij ‘I._i§lit‘Hbuié‘ ' gr;-_,13..:
o'dds»fo_r~'any aspirant to this,
consolation he has left the people is that it is -
F01’:
but there has always been so much selfishness -
Norwalk Chronicler