CONGRIJ SS.
From the N. Y. Tribune.
The Senate," on Monday, took up the Om-
nibus Bill. Mr. Cooper made it speech in
its favor, and Mr. Upham one against it.
The President sent in a message about
New Mexico, the substance of which was,
that he had nothing more to communicate,
‘ii-"flili'l'di"lI'IZll. no official’ communication of Col.
Munroels proclaination, had been received.
"The House was occupied with th_e,Ga_I.
phinbusiness, but, after a series of speizches,
adjourned witliout having done anything.
In the Senate on 'I‘nes(lu.y/, Mr, Yulee
called up his resolution, fixing: the [st of
August for adjournment of Gongi-ass,
4 Mr-..C‘lay briefly review-od the conduion
bf the public business," expressing his con-
~-vtction-that it was',impr"u‘dent and inoxpe.
dlenl In the highest degree, at the present
time, even to estimate the day upon which
Congress might adjourn. For one, he
hoped'Congress would. never think of ad-
journing until some settlement of the agi-
tating questions now pending, should be
had. He moved the postponement of the
further consideration of the resolution for
two weeks. _
iVIr. Yttlee advocated this resolution, ex-
pressing his belief that if any disposition
could be made of the subjects referred to, at
this session, itcould be made within four
weeks.
After further debate, a motion to postpone.
was agreed to.
The Omnibus was taken up, when Mr.
Upham resumed his remarks. After cou-
cluding his observations on the history of
the general question of Slavery and Slavery
agitation, he proceeded to consider the bill
under discussion, arguing its objections, con-
tending for a separate consideration of Cali-
fornia’s claim to admission, and defending
and supporting the policy recommended by
the President.
The I-Iouse resumed the consideration of
the report of the G-alphin Committee, and
consumed the sitting without arriving at any
conclusion or taking a vote.
In the Senate, on VVednesday, Mr. VVales
presented a resolution of the citizens of Wil-
mington, Delaware, against the Omnibus
bill, and made a speech against the bill.
Gen. Cass’s resolution prohibiting the exer-
cise of civil authority was taken up, and
and Gen. Houston concluded his remarks in
denunciation of Col. Munroe and the Presi-
dent, for their action in regard to affairs in
New Mexico. The resolution was tabled
temporarily, and the Senate got into the
“Oinuibus," but that “slow coach” didn't
progress an inch. Mr. Bell of Tennessee
made a speech in defense of the President,
and rather in opposition to Mr. Clay’s bill,
but seemed undrcided as to whether he
would vote for it or not.
The House invoked the ghost of Galphin,
and was enlightened and amused by
the speeches of Messrs. McKissock and
King of N. Y, Thompson of Pa., Carter
of Ohio, Burt of S. C., and Houston of Del.
Both branches adjourned over till Friday,
to celebrate the “glorious Fourth.”
In the Senate, on Friday, Mr. Bell occu-
pied most of the session with a speech,
which he had not finished when the adjourn-
tnent took place. He prefers the President’s
plan to the Compromise, but will vote for
the latter.
The House was engaged most of the day
with a charge made. on Mr. Giildings by the
Boston Atlas. A \Vashir.gton correspon-
dent of the Atlas has accused Mr. G. of
surrcptitiou;-ly obtaining certain papers from
the Post-Office Ddepartinent, and circula-
ting them in Ohio. He totally denies it.
This done, the House took up the Gal-
phin business, and Messrs. King of N .I.,
and Conrad severally gave the Secretaries
of Vtlar a whitewashing.
The Senate on Saturday did _nothing.
Mr. Bell of Tennessee concluded his speech
on the Omnibus. Probably many more
speeches will be made before the decisive
vote shall be taken.
In the T-Iouse the subject of the Boston
Atlas letter, charging ‘Mr. Giddings with
having abstracted certain papers from the
Post-Office Department, was brought up
again, and, from a statement of Mr. Matte-
son, on behalf of Col Warren. 5e°°“d_-A5‘
sistant P, M_'Gene.ral, it seems there is a
uestion of veracity to be settled between
Mr. Giddings and Col. \Varren. Mr. G.
asked for an investigation, and the Speaker
was ziiitltorizetl to appoint a select committee
of five to inquire into the facts, and report
to the House. The report of the Galpliin
committee was taken up, and discussed at
some length. The subject was not finally
disposed of; but, from the votes tallren gn
amendments, &c., it is very Illa!“ 1”“ _‘ ‘e
members of the House of Representatives
have not ,, vary exa_ltet_l opinion of lVlr,_
C-r9.wford’s mode of pIC,l(Il'lg‘ the pockets 0
our common Uncle. Il1(‘._Vll3-"9 it mole
genteel mode of doing that sort of thing. by
way of voting themselves double mileage,
fine libraries, &c., but perhaps _the_ preseftl
Congress will improve. on the principles and
practices of their “ illustrious predecessors”
in this regard.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
I\"ortIi American, writing from London, June
14th, says——
“I can assure you, that, secret as are all
the movements of the British Government,
some very important measures are about to
be submitted by England to more than ‘one
European nation, having for their objects
certain checks on the grasping and growing
ambition, as it is termed, of the United
States, as a government and as a people.”
A H/2,,-_:ia7t I'n.sui'.’cd and a Jlfan. S}Lot.—-
Vvo are indebted to the kindness of Mr.
Monk of Carmel for the information relative
to this tragical affair. It 3l)PC‘“”S ‘hat °“
Sunday last a man by the name Of Horace
Brown, of Somcrstown, eni:‘3’9Cl the h0"_5e 0f
Mr.Scaley, a tavern keeper at Pine’SdBI‘!df3ei
and both insulted and inflicted wcun s o a
serious nature upon his wife. Mr. Scale);
interposed. and endeavored to sta the foil
nssniilts, when Brown, being his sliiperior in
physical strength, struck and felled him I0
the earth. Smiley, hoivever, not being serl'
ously injured by the blo-w, sprang to his feet,
, seized a revolver, and planted three bullets
in the h-ead and heart of the assailant which
caused immediate. (leaIl1.l
’ Uarm./:1, [N. Y,] Courier, 2d.
£l:§"The Boston Cl‘/‘a/iscript says that a
, reconciliation has taken place between Lit-
_ tlefield and Prof. VVeb.-tter, and that a mu-
tual tt"-isli forati interview has been express-
ed, which the shcrilf_lt:~.s '.'0!'25el‘.l.€’.l to grant.
I Confession or Profosdor
I‘ The Boston papers contain soine.fui'tIier rio-
tice of Prof. \Vebstei-'s' confessioii, as: related
to the Governor and Couticili-‘(if Mttssnclitisetts
by the Rev. Di‘. Putimin, who is \Vebster’s
chosen cleifgyiniiti, and to whom was coinmit:-_
ted the clitirge of presenting the petition for n
.chttr.'.ge of punishment to imprisonment.‘
the Professor is begining to tell the truth, it: is
‘quite probable he wilfei'olong make it clean
breast of it. and avow that he has committed it
Wltlltfllniintltl pi'ei‘neditnted murder.
He admits’ that Iielcilled Dr. P.iii'kiniin,but
asserts that he did the deed in a heat of pas-
sion. The confession is it long one. and we
must be content with extracts from the most
impoitaiit portions of it. He thus describes
the fatal interview at the laboratory :
“He [Dr. Parkman,] immediately addres-
sed me with great energy. “Are you ready
for me, Sir——have you got the money?" I
replied, “ No, Dr. Parkman,” and was then
begining to state my condition‘ and my ap-
peal to him, but he would not listen to me,
and interrupted me with much vehemence
he called me scoundrel and liar, and went on
heaping on me the most bitter taunts and
opprobrioiis epithets; while he was speaking
he drew a handful of papers from his pocket,
and took from among them my two notes
also an old letter from Dr. Hossack, written
many years ago, and congratulating him on
his success in getting me appointed Professor
of Chemistry. “ You see,” he said,“ I got
you into your office, and now I will get you
out of it.” He put back into his pocket all
the papers except the letter and the notes. I
cannot tell how long the torrents of threats
and invectives continued, and I cannot recall
to memory but a small portion of what he
said.
At first lkept iiiterposing, trying to pacify
him, so thatl might obtain the object for
which I sought the interview, but I could
not stop him, and soon my own temper was
up; I forgot everything, and felt nothing
but the sting of his words. I was excited
to the highest degree of passion, and while
he was speaking and gesticulating in the
most violcntand menacing manner, thrusting
the letter and his fist into my face; in‘ my
fury, I seized wliatevci‘ thing was handiest.
(it was a stick of wood) and dealt him an
instantaneous blow with all the force that
passion could give it. I did not know, or
think or care where I should hit him, nor .
how hard, nor what the‘ effect would be; it
was on the side of the head, and there was
nothing to bi'«-ak the force of the blow; he
fell instantly upon the pavement ; there was
no second blow; he did not move; I stoop-
ed down over him, and he seemed to be life-
less; blood flowed from his mouth, and I
got a sponge and wiped it away; I got some
amoiiia and applied it to his nose, but with
out effect; perhaps I spent I0 minutes in
attempts to resuscitate him, but I found he
was absolutely dead. In my horror and cori-
sternation I ran instinctively to the doors and
bolted them—the lecture room and laboratory
below ; and then what was I to do? It nev-
er ociaured to me to go out and declare what
had been done, and obtain assistance: I saw
nothing but the alternative of a successful
movement and concealment of the body on
one hand, and of infamy and destruction on
the other. The first thiiigl did, as soon as
I could do anything, was to draw the body
into a private room adjoining, where I took
off the clothes and began putting them into
the fire, which was burning in the upper
laboratory; they were all consumed there
that afternoon, with papers pocket book and
whatever they contained. I did not examine
the pockets nor remove anything except the
watch. I saw that, or the chain of it hang-
ing out. I took it and threw it over the
bridge as I went to Cambridge. My next
move was to get the bidy into the sink
which stands in the small private room, by
setting the body partially erect against the
corner, and by getting up into the sink my-
self, I succeeded in getting it up there; it
was quickly done, as a woik of terrible and
desperate necessity. The only instrument
was the knife found by the officers in the tea
chest, IVIIICII I kept for cutting corks. I
rriade no use ofthe Turkish knife as it was
called at the trial ; that had long’boen kept
on my parlor mantle-piece in Cambridge, as
a curious ornament. My daughters frequently
cleaned it, hence the marks of oil and polish-
ing on it. I had _lately brought it into Bos-
ton to get the silver sheath repaired.
The prisoner describes his mode of washing
away tlieblood and burning the fmgiiierits of
the body. He says the stick with which he
struck the fatal blow was peice of a stump of a
large grape vine, which being porous, he
brought to the college for the purpose of chem-
ical experiinents in coloring wood. He says :
I took tip the two notcs either from the
table or the floor, I think the table, close by
where Dr. P. had fallen; I seized an old
metalic pen lying on the table, dashed it
across the face and through the signatures
and put them in my pocket; I do not know
why I did this rather than put them into the
fire, for I had not considered for a moment
what t.-ffcct either mode of disposing of them
would have on the mortgage, or my indebt-
edness to Dr. I’.
He says he never saw the sledge hammer
deszrilied by Littleficld, or knew of it. \Ve
quote again as follows :
“On Saturday I visited my rooms at the
College, but made no change in the disposi-
tion of the remains,and laid no plans as to
my future course; on Satiirdity evening
read the notice in the '1'/mzscript respecting
the disappearance; I was then deeply imp,-eh;
with the necessity of immediately taking
some ground as to the character of my inter-
view with Parkman, for I saw that it must
become known that I had had such an in-
terview.”-
If I had designed and premeditated the
homicide of Dr. Parkman in order to get
the poscssion of the notes and cancel my
debt; I not only should not have dopospetj
Pettee’s check the next day, but I should
have made some show of getting and hav.
ing the money the morning before. I should
have drawn my money from the Bank and
taken occasion to mention to the Cashier
that I had a sum to make up‘, on that
day for DI‘. P. and the same to Henchman
wlien I borrowed the 810. I should. have
remarked that I was so much short ofa
large sum thatl was to pay Parkman. I
borrowed the money of Henchman as mere
pocket money for the day. If I had intend-
ed the homicide of Dr. P. I should not have
made the appoititinent twice and each time
in so open a manner that other persons
wouldlalmost certainly know of it.
After the first visit of the officers, I took
the pelvis and some of the limbs from the
uppemvéll, and tliretvitliem into the vault
under the privy; I took the thorax from the
well below, andpacked it-iii the tea -chest
as found, M_y_o\v.n impression has been
that this was not done till ,after the second
visit of the officers,',wh,i‘ch was on Tuesday ;
but Kingsle._y’s testimony shows that it must
'have been done sooner. , 'I‘he_perforation_ of
the tb'oi‘iix had been’i‘iniidé"iby“tlie'*Ii”n'ife"‘ii’f‘
the time of removing the viscera. On Wed-
nesday I pill on kindlings and made a fire
inthe furnace.below, having first poked down
the ashes. Some of the limbs, I cannot re-
member whiclt" or how many, were consum-
ed at that time.’_ This is the last”I had to “do
with the remains. The tin box was design-
to receive the thorax, though I had not con-
cluded where [should finally put the box.—,
The fisli hooks, tied up as" grapples, were to
be tts‘e’.d"in dr”awin'g'up‘the’p'a'rts inthe vault‘
whenever I should determine how to dispose
of them. I had a confused double object in
ordering the box and making the grapples.
I had before intended to get such "things to
send to Fayal—the box to hold the plants.
and other articles which I wished to protect
from salt water and the sea air, and the
hooks to be used there in obtaining Ceralli-
ner plants from the sea. It was this previ-
ously intended use of them that suggested
and mixed itself up with the idea of the oth-
er application.
I doubt even‘ now to which use they
would have been applied; I had not used
the hooks at the time of the discovery. The
tan put into thetca chest was taken from a
barrel of it that had been in the laboratory
for some time; the bag of ian,brouglit in on
Monday, was not used nor intended to be
used; it belonged to a quantity obtained by
me a long time ago, for experiments in tau-
ning, and was sent in by the family to ‘get it
out of the way. Its being serit in just at that
time was accidental. I was not aware that I
had put the knife in the chest; the stick found
in the saucer of ink was for marking coarse
diagrams on cloth; the bunch of filed keys
had been used long ago by me in Front
street and thrown carelessly into a drawer;
I never examinetl them, I do not know
whether they would fit any of the locks of
the College or not. The nitrate acid on the
stairs was not used to remove spots of blood,
but was dropped by accident.
\Vebstei' states that he did not know that it
was the intention of the officcrs to arrest him,
until he had passed Cragie's bridge. Then he
. saw the design. and swallowed a pill of st.i'ych-
nine which he had pi°epzired on the day of
the homicide. This it was which caused his
convulsions. He wrote but one anonymous let-
ter uiimely-——iliat: mailed at East Cambridge.-
The use he Il)l8l_'l(.Ie(I to inako of the blood pur-
chased for Iiim the day before the murder he
has explained in a separate paper.
This is the confession. His clergyman
then solemnly charged him to answer as a
dying man whether he had intended to mur-
Dr. Parkman. He replied: “ No, never!”
said he, with energy and feeling, “ as I live,
and God is my witness, never! I was no
more capable of such a thought than one of
my innocent Cllll~’ll'(-‘.11, I never had the re-
motest idea of injuring Dr. P. until the
blow was struck. Dr. P. was extremely
severe and shrap, the most provoking of men,
and I am irritable and passionate. A quick
handed and brief violence of temper has
been a besetting sin of my life. I was an
only child, much indulged, and I never ac-
quircd the control over my passions that I
ought to have acquired carly,'aud the conse-
quence is all this.” But you notified Dr. P.
to meet you at a certain hour, and told him
you would pay him, when you knew you
had not the means’? “No,” he replied, “I
did not tell him I would pay him. and thee
is no evidence I told him so, except my own
words spoken after his disappearance and
after I had determined to take the ground
that I had paid him, these words were of the
miserable tissue of falsehood to which I was
committed from the moment I had begun to
conceal the homicide. I never had a thought
of injuring Dr. Parkman.” '
The Rev. Mr. Pittman then
VVebstci"s first statement, in which he dccl:ii'-
ed his innocence. He said that this was pre-
sented at the iiistignation of his family, who
believed I) m iiiiioceiit until within it week past.
Mr. P. proceeded to argue the truthfulness of
tlielast confession, and that. \Vobst.ei' was not
witlitl row
in such st.i'nitei'ied circumstances, as to make
the murder probable. It was only killing with-
out intent.
From the Bridgeport Slanzlard.
‘Washington Itlonuntcnt.
The Managers of the Washington Monu-
ment Association, propose that collections in-
-aid of this great national WOl‘I{,SlIflll be made
throughout the Union, by the agency of the
Assistant Marshals employed in taking the
Cencus. The proposition, we think,.will
commend itself to general favor.
Since the laying of .the corner stone [on
the 4th of July 1848,] the ivork has been in
rapid progress, and over $100,000 has been
expended. The monument has attained the
height of 60 feet and before the close of the
present season, it will have become one of
the most prominent objects of interest in the
vicinity ofthe Federal City. It is construc-
ted of white marble, and when carried to the
proposscd (500 or 600 feet,) it will be the
most magnificent edifice of the kind, the
world has ever seen. It will be worthy of
the man who was “ first in war, first in
peace, and first in the hearts of his country-
men.” Every American citizens will sure-
ly desire to aid in the completion of this
great and noble undertaking.
In order that this" may be, in truth the
work of the people, subscriptions of moder-
ate amount only are desired, and it is expect-
ed that the iiamc of each contributor will be
entered upon the ' subscription’ book, in his
own hand writing. These books are to be
deposited in an apartment of the monument.
for public inspection. The amount collect-I
ed in each District, will also be published,
The people of Connecticut need not be
urged to furnish their full pi'oportion—-to do
their part in evincing their gratitude and
vcneration, for the charater and the deeds of
VVash_ington.
It is proper to add that the President of the
U. S. is ea:-oflicio, President of The Associa
tion, and that the list of Managers is headed
with the name of Gen. I/Vinjicl./1 S_cou_. ']‘11é
pecuniary affairs of the Association, are un-
der the (Ill'l!(‘.Ilt)n of Hon. Elisha Wliittlesey.
as general Agent. '
fit/'cnei'ablel’.ircnts who would pre-
vent their daughters running off to get
married should feed them. on ca/t’t elupe
melons. ‘
i"7i“I.\,ioW7s'.3~ttiom Oltieigon. ,
From the “'aS'a;;rit-iiicizlo Trafisfcript, May 29.
Rev. Mr._-ii-.i\V,hite'rrian, together niith his
lady and IIl,I'_Qlly,i‘\‘\'eT_G’ massacred bytthe In-
dians at tlieiltlission above, the Cascade, in
the Kyo”s‘e.5-.countr.-y,% Oregon, some time in
the year I847. There were some eight or ten
.,families.,tem,porari.ly.stopping in .the_ place at,
‘the time, the male members of whom were
also murdered.
The woman and children
were taken prisoners by the Indians, and the
young wom‘en compelled to become the
wives of_ some of the chiefs. Soon after-
ward, Maj.-' Qgden,‘coin—mander j__a't Vancou-
ver’s Island, assisted by Gen Gillman, started
with a file of soldiers into the Indian- coun-
try, to rescue the unfortunate prisoners, and
punish the Indians for the outrage.
They found tlie_lndi_i_ins,gavethetri__battle,
in which many“of,‘those engaged at the "mur-
der at the Mission , were killed, and finally
succeeded in recovering the woman and
childred, some fifty in number, by hiring
the savages to deliver them up. Thus the
matter ended for the time. But we learn
by a Mr. Field, now in this place, who left
Oregon City some fifteen days ago, that
Gen. Lane has taken decided steps to have a
more satisfactfiy setilernent. In March last
be formally demanded of the remainder of
the murderers. andnine of them including
two Catholic Priests have been delivered in-
to the possession of the Government of Ore-
gon. By proclamation of the Governor, the
Legislature of the Territory was convened
on the 13th of May, at Oregon City, to give
the prisoners a trial, and our informant
thinks that, ere this, they have been convict-
ed and put to death.
Lately, some friendly Indians have given
information in Oregon that the wives and
children of some families who journeyed ov-
er this route last season,are now prisoners
among the Digger lndians—the men having
been murdered. The Oregonians are highly
incensed at these outrages, and it is thought
they will not he satisfied until the ofl'ensive
Indians are exterminated. ' '
9%. Mr. Paine, (not s/tam-paignc,he with
the fig/'zt, we mean,) has come out with a let-
ter answering that of the New York com-
mitlce; he has institute-.d a suit against one
of them fora libel ; he has taken lcgal mea-
sures to make i\'ir. Chamberlain prove his
assertion, that he had sold him certain appa-
ratus connected with the calcium light, and
he has written a long lctter to the Boston
papers, blowing up all those who have at-
tacked him. Look out for libel suits!
\Vould it not be simpler and better for
the gentleman to prove.at once the merit of
his discovery on some large scale, and thus
silence all detraction, and place him immea-
surably above those who defame 'nim 2
’ ‘ Cow-rant.
E7-Tlie steamer W’ashington reached
New York on Thursday in about thirteen
days from Southampton. She brought as
passengeis G. P. R. .Iames_lhe novelist-, and
the Hungarian Count and Countess Dero-
binski. Count Dclnblnski was an aid of
Kossuth’s; he has escaped from confinement
in 'I'iii'ke_v, and, with his wife, SC('l($ refuge
in this country. The I~Vasliington brought
an immense cargo‘cif most valuable goods
from Germany and France, oonsistiiig of
over 500 ton.-" measurement of silks. I-aces,
satins, jewelry, watches, rich dresses, shawls,
&c., to the value of over one million of dol-
lars.
'I‘nr..QL‘tcitsit.vnit l\/liuias 01-‘ CALIFORNIA.
VVe understaiid that a company has been or-
ganized in this city, and that the stock has
nearly all been taken, to work one of the
qiiiclrsilver mines of California, which—ac-
cording to the authentic accounts received
from those who have made an examination
of them, and whose scientific knowledge
gives authority to their opinions-—are inex-
haustible, and miist yield an almost unexam-
pled profit.-—-Butt. Pat.
Beautiful Locomotive.-—'I‘he most perfect
locomotive we ever saw, and probably the
finest. one in New England, we looked at
yesterday in the engine house here of the
Hartford Railroad. It was built to order
for that company by the Paterson, N. J. Co.,
has driving-wheels 6 feet 2 inches in diame-
ter, cylinder 16 inches in diameter, and a
stroke of 20 inches. It weighs about 24
tons, and is finished and mounted in the
most perfect and elegant manner. It is in-
tended for one of the express trains between
Springfield and New Haven.——Spri7igfieltl
Rcpub.
A CURIOUS F.t"'I'.—There is now residing
in Stralford, N. H., a family consisting of
itlieiiifolloiving persons; 2 great grand-
mothers, the one 80, the.other 90 years of
age, 3 grandmotliers, 4 mothers, I father, 9
cliildren, 2 grandchildren, 2 great grand-
children, 5 aunts and l uncle, 2 great aunts,
4 widows, and I husband and wife.
T/in .fIf.r(I-7l.Cfl.(’.\‘f(.’)' IlIzmI.er.—-Tlie examina-
tion of the VVentworlhs and Clark of Man-
chester, H on the charge of having
murdered Mr. Parker, was concluded on
Friday last, 5th inst. and resulted in the ac-
uittal of Horace Weritworth and: Clark
iind the committal of the other two prisoners
Asa and Henry T VVent\vorth, to stand their
trial for murder.
Jemi._1/ Lind for Nczv York —-The pas-
sages of Jenny Lind and her distinguished
suite, M. Benedict and Signor Bclclti, were
engaged yesterday, in the line of Collins’
steainships. There can be no doubt that
the magnificent state-roonis appropriated to
the use of the Swedish nightingale, will be
such as to command her admiration. The
desire of the. vocalist to have her state~i'ooms
secured in the Collins line, is creditable to
her taste, in every way.——N. Y. Herald.
A Gallant Rcscue.—A young family,
living at Fort Hamilton, saved a gentleman,
one day last week, from the double-death of
(frowning and being crushed. It appears
that the steamboat had thrown the plank I0
the.wharf, and that a gentleman, in his hurry
to land, atempted _to “ walk the plank” be-
fore the boat was secured. Bysome ‘mo-
tion of the vessel, he was precipitated into
the big drink, and in a moment longer
would have been crushed between llle'b0at
and wharf. A young lady standing by-.-it
pretty, courageous, muscular and charming
young Iady—,-at once leaned over and seized
the dapper little fellow by his coat collar,
as he floundered in the b-riny element, and
lifted dim safely to term firma.
" Brooklg/it Eagle.
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.Ii‘TUldSI:)AY. J-ILIILY of, isso.‘
" “ Thoughts on the fading '_i/card’ may be
very creditable production, but from our attain-
‘iiients in"‘chii'ogra|>Iiy»\vo are unable to get: at
the fact. i The difliculty in part arises, perhaps,
from one's inability to ‘entertain “ Thoughts”
ofthis clini'ncte1' just when all nature is push-
ing ahead with unwanted vigor and freshness.
If the '\\'t'Il£8l'.\V0l.llCI ]‘tI!t'l)IS. “ Tlioiights"'.into ii
readable script, there is no telling but that they
might find it place in the poet's corner in “ The
season of the 3~’eai°.”
Case of Prof. Webster.
‘We give, in this paper all that is essential in
the confession of -Professor J olin \V. \Vebstei'.
This confession is received in this quarter with
grains of nllowiinco. Having already told
crooked stories, to give it favorable coloring to
his dark deeds, it is not-surprising that. his con-
fession should be looked upon with a degree of
d_ist:rust.. Of course there are those who look
upon the whole affair as n -lI'illlSCl'lpt of,t.i'ut'r‘i.
So there are tliosewho were willing to believe
Littlefield the guilty one. who could trace link
by link, a chain oft-.ii'cumstiiiices,to themselves,
at least, quite conclusive of this opinion. But
these were no more, (if as much in error) than
those witnesses who positively saw Dr. Park-
man aftcr the time of the ll1t.tl'(IeI'.
The wife and three daughters of Prof. \V_eb-
ster appeared before the Coiiiicil on the after-
noon of the 5th inst. and pleaded in "aid of the
petition of their liusbaiid anil father for it com-
mutation of punishment. Mrs. \Vebstei° said
that she had been uiiwaveriiig iii the belief of
her husband's innocence. until he made his cou-
fession. She also stated that it was chiefly
through her means iind i'epi'e-sentations that
the petition for pardon, protesting his innocence
was sent; in. After her witlidrawnl the Coun-
cil sent for Dr. Putinaii and stated that they
having grave doubts on certain points in the
confession, had consulted Sl‘l‘)ltl'illT9l_'y'. tliree
eminent surgeons. and a document: had been
prepared for him to ¢.-ommunicato to Prof.
\~Vebsier. Before the doctiiiieiit was received
the doors were closed, but it was understood
that one of the questions pi-opounded was,
whether such it stick as that described in the
confession would give such it blow as would
cause death in ten minutes. All three con-
sidered t.hatit;\.ould not. The other questions
are. stated to have been answered adverse to
the confession. The opinion is unive.i's:illy
expressed that no commiitiitiou will be griiiitod.
The confession made by Professor \Vcbstei'
has caused the ptiblication of a previous peti-
tion for pardon, which lie prepiired immediate-
ly subsequent to his tria|,aiid transmitted to
the Governor and Council on the ‘24th of
April. In this doctimeiit, it will be perceived,
the prisoner ziffiriiied his entire innocence. of
the act of killing Di‘. I’nil-;i'nan, and declared
himself the victim of a foul conspiracy, écc.
It is written with much more eai'uest.ness and
solomnity of language than the paper in wliicli
he iivows his guilt. This petition reinaiiied
before the Council till the 4th of June, when
it was withdrawn on the application of Dr.
\Vcbstei'. \Ve subjoin some extracts from this
document, as it came from his hands :--
Having been convicted before the Supreme
Judicial! Court of the murder of Dr. George
Parkman, I. would most respectfully and l'I'.!m-
lily petition your Excellency and the Honora-
ble Council, to l)e permitted to declare. in the
most. solemn mariner. that I am entirely inno-
cent of this awful crime; that I never enter-
taiiieil any otlier but the kindest feelings to-
wards him; and that. I never had any induce-
ment to injure, in any way. him whom I have
iiumbered among my best: friends.
To liiiu who sectli in secret. and before
wlioml may ere lorg, be called to appear.
would I appeal for the truth of what I now
declare, as also for the truth of the solemn de-
cliiriitioii, that I had no agency in placing the
remains of it liuinau body in or under my
I'00lllS in tlie l\'Iedical College in Boston, nordo
I know by wlioui they were so pliiced. I am
the victim of circumstances, ora foul conspira-
cy. or of the attempt of some individual to
cause suspicion to fall upon me; influenced.
perhaps, by the prospect of obtaining a large
reward.
Repentingiu the most solemn and positive
manner and 1iiidei' the fullest sense of respon-
sibility as it man and as it Cliristian. that I am
which the Searcher of all hearts is a witness,
I would humbly and respectfully pray that the
privilege I have asked may be griinted. I do
this under the full belief that; the testimony
and explanations, I would now offer are such
as will disprove many tliings, impair very gratit-
ly the evidence of at least; two witiiessess, and
place in their true light circuuistances now
olisure.
News front California.
The steamer Philadelphia arrived at the
port of New York on Sunday evening last.
She brings $2,500,000 in gold dust. The
news she brings is somewhat important. The
Indians in various quarters had been very
troublesome. and murders had become fre-
quent. Organized parties had gone out in
several instances to chastise the. red men, and
in one case it detachment. of 75 U. S. troops
from Sonomii and Benicizt fell upon it party of
2 or 300 Clear Lake Indians, and e.\t.ei'mi-
noted the whole party, including women mid
children. This is it btii'bai'ous transiiction, but
the account is taken from tho Alta Califoriiia,
and bears till the marks of nutlieiiticity.
Foreigners had shown much dissatisfaction
with the new law of $20 per month, and more
assembling in considerable numbers and resis-
tance was looked for.
Miiiers were lying upon their cars, waiting
for the subsidence of the unusual quantity of
water with which the streams on all hands
were filled.
A block of quartz rock, weighing some 125
pounds, with a coiisiderablo infusion of gold,
had been procured by the govferniiient, and
forwarded by an agent as a contribution to the
VVashiiigt.oii inouuineiit.
E-?'Tbe bi-igautine Advance, Lieut. Haven,
one of the vessels belonging to the American
expedition in searcli of Sir John Franklin, was
spoken by it St. J olin’s pilot boat. off Cape
Sp_6tt_l', at 8 o'clock. on the evening of Friday,
J tine 7, fourteen days from New York.
wholly innocent of this cliiirge, to the truth of
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' . . i . ‘ ’ -i_ As hi,tfd"no_,pabIic celebration in this place,
Two hnv,e,'fé‘w-iaccidents to record at. home.
.=Therejw._ere‘ so"ine,eoro‘he'tIds, from the inevi-
of ctieiFourth.
table tendency. of pnti°iotism to fly off from the
upper’ éixtt'einities, under peculiar conditions of
the brain. _ ]_),i-unkeniiess and ,pugili.sin. if
nothing also. gave uiiei-ring evidence that tho
gl0l'I_0l]§ §th"\v_as receiving due attention. from.
at least, one class of patriots. Our friend
Gruiimn had his face somewhat burnt, whilo
setting off fire-works, by the meddling inter-
ference of one of this class. A serious acci-
dent,by which it young man named George
Palmer lost his life, took place in East Haven.
An’ explosion of it cannonjfollowed thaiimpt-uv.
den‘. loading of the piece to the miiz-ole,‘ A
slow matchiiwas applied, which going‘ out,'tho
young man applied a liglited ‘match to tho
priming. A Iiirge fragment of the shattered
metal struck hint on the_leg. ~ Amputation and
death followed. A most painful accident also
occurred in New Haven. A littlegirl aged 1!
years, by the name of \Velch. in twin daughter
of it cal-man by that name of that city, by,.rtm-
ning before a gun which was being disclinrged.
was struck by the wad iind hiid the forepnrt of
her skull carried away, and oftcourse died in-
stantly. A- young man named Samuel Dimi-
kee had his arm sliattered. in \Vest Haven by
the premature dischn rga ofh gun.
I? The N. Y. 65 N. H. R. R. did a swim.-
ining business on the 4th. The number of
‘passengers conveyed to and fro was enormous ;:
some of the trains consisted of no less than 13
cars, and jammed at that. The business of
this road is constantly on the iiicretise, as it
should be, when we consider the unwearied‘
attention and outlay to secure to the traveling
public the greatest practiciible amount cf com-
fort and convenience, its well as dispatch and
security. Its able superintendent is above
praise, and the condur,-toi's are goiitlemnuly
and vigilant. and, what is above all things lin-
portaiit, seiisiblo of the responsibility of their
station.
Froln Cuba.
By intelligence from Havana to the 20th
ult., we learn that the American Consul has
dem:=.nded the delivery, by the Spanish au-
thorities, of the prisoners and vessels captured
near the coast of Yucatan, and met: with it
flat refusal. The excitement at Havana. in
consequence of this, was verygreat. The
American Consul was openly insulted by the
lower classes.
Later dates, coming down to the 27th ult.,
bring iiilormiition that the Conroy prisoners are
still closely confined, and the Consul is not al-
lowed to coinmuuiczite with them. Gen.
Ciimpbe.ll’s correspondence with Mr. Clayton
has embittered the Spaii'iiii'ds against Iiim, and
they have openly tliretitened to assassinate
The Germantowii is at nnclior in the
liai-bor, ready to receive him, in the event of
his lenyiiig the city.
hint.
List or Justices.
Normal/:.——C. Bissell, .l. M. Ca: ter. Thomas
B. Butler, Orris S. I~‘eri'y, Tliotnos Robinson,
Geo. A. Ilissell, Geo. R. Cowles. Jno. A.
VVoed. Geo. St. John, Chas. E. Disbrow. Jo-
seph VV. Hubbell, Asa E. Smith, Stephen
Smith, Joseph P. Hartford. Hciirysclleck,
Joiiat.han Ciiiiip, Ji'., \Viii. H. Benedict, Henry
Lamb, Jiio. G. Quigley, Samuel Richards.
I’. Ciiiiniughain. Jas. \Visoman, ‘I-Izirvey
Fitch, Ilussell Norton, EIoi'a(fe Sirfttli. Dimon
Faiiton, Seth A. Sears, Reuben A. \ViIliams.
I)aricn.—l-lolly Bell, James II. Gorhnm,
Ira Scofield. Abram Cluck, Joseph Mather,
Gilbert. G. \V:itei'l;iii'_v, Seth Crissey, Edwttrd
Scofield, Benj. S. Reed.
Chas. ('.'aiinon, Giles Gretzory. Jeziel Grum-
man, \Vm. H. 'I'ti_vlot', Samuel Scolt.,Haw-
ley Sterling, VVm. H. Hanford, Andrew Jack-
SOII . -
New Cunartn.—\Vatts Comstock, Thomas
Raymond. Burling D. Purdy, Samuel “fake-
man. Charles BllI'tt(:l0ltgl!, Peter Smith, \Vtn.
\Vats0n. Joseph Silliiiitin. Sands Adti.ms.- An-
drew Boiiedict, Selleck Y. St. John, Darius.
St. John, Stephen Hoyt. Samuel Raymond,
David B. Hoyt. James Pattison.
I'Vcstpor(..—-Eliplialet. Swift. Samuel. VV.
Cliambei-lain, Solomon G. Taylor, Lyman
Biiiiks, \Vm. I-I. Ricliiirds. David Coley, ‘ltd,
Alva Gray, John Gray, Davis Taylor. .I‘olm
Goodsell, Geo. L. Cable, Street: H. Koeler,
Tlios. Bi.-.une.tt, Daniel Burr, M. Coley, Fran-
cis \V. Jessup.
Stamford —Josliua B. F erris. Chas.'Haw-
Iey, \Vm. T. Minor. Floyd T. Palmer, Jiis.
H. I-Ioyt, Jonathan M. Hall. Ebenezer Smith,
Alex. N. Holly, Benj. M. \Veod, Sylvanus B.
Thompson, Alex S. Ingersoll, Nathaniel Lock-
wood, Chas. Brown, Wm. H. Potts. John
Dean, Joseph D. \Vai'i°en, Edwin Scofield.
Rctltling.—Cortes Merchant. Sturges Ben-
nett. James Sanford, Jerciniiih Banks. Lemuel
Saiiford, Jolin Edinonds, \Vailkci' Bates, Jiired
Olmsteatl, Aaron Saiifortl, Floyd Tucker.
Grccmcicl .--Ei-iistiis Riindle, Solomon Mead,
Zziliiioii Minor. .loliu "B. \Vilsou, Joseph Brush,
Obi-diiili Mead, Alfred Rtidle, James Smith,
Peter Ferris, Ben! C. (I) Lockwood, Samuel
Close, Isaac C. Close, Augustus Mead, Samuel
C. Cornell.
Itiz/gr:/icl(l.—Hrii'vey Smith, Tlinddeus Keel-
er, 2d, Ifezekiitli Scott, Smith Kccler, Ga-
iiialiel N. Benedict, Jacob T. Htivilaud, Mat-
thew Seyniour, Daniel Lovejoy, Samuel M.
Smith, \Vm. B. Jones, Rufus Northrop. Jtis.
Smith. Jesse S. Br:i(lle_\', Timothy Jones,
Chas. Nash, Timothy Smith.
~ L'aston.—Orando Perry. Eli Adams. James
D. Johnson, Aaron L. Stiiiford, Samuel Jack-
son, Blt'lilf0l'(I \Viiit.ou, Zenas Johnson, Lloyd
Seeley. Moses IV. \Vilson, Daniel \Vtikomnn,
Moses Burr, Ebeiie'/.oi° S. \Viuton. VV:ilket‘
Sherwood, John Edwards, Edward Hill, Mul-
let Seeley. -
IVcston.—David Patcheii, Oliver C. Sanford,
\Varren Nichols, Hanlord Nichols, Matthew
Bulkley.
EH?” Among the acts passed at New Haven
near the close of the session’, was one exempt».
ing twenty fowls belonging to it head ofa fami-
ly, from ‘- execution.” The fowls would be
glad to have the law obeyed about Thanks-
giving time.
appearance on Saturday morning, under the
tit!o of the “Fair_f.eld County Republican."-
miiking a very respectable appearance. Mr.
Smith hasitissociated with him .ZlIr.ll1z'nott
Augu-r. ‘ ;
[§’The fall of Table Rock is confirmed.
About forty feet of it; are gone. but no lives
are lost, The six persons in the cl,1l'l'laga'Iind
it very narrow escape. by jumping out,.as the
carriage went over.
I?’ The organ of the democracy made its .
I'VilIo11.-—Geo. A. Diivenport, Abijiill Belts, I
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