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an
Tbat. in the sa leof various kinds of‘ grain hercali'-
ter eitiintei'iited, the products of this State. in
all’. cases where the is no agreement t.o by the
present measurement. fifty-six pounds of lit-
cliiin corn, fifty-six pounds of wlteat, fifty six
‘pounds of rye, foity-five pounds ofbuckwheat
and tweitty-eiglit pounds of oats, iivoii-diipois
weight, shall respectively be deemed to consti-
tute El bushel.
ORIGEN S. SEYMOUR.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Ctms-. H‘. Pom). Pres.of the Senate.
Approved J-one 22d. 1850.T’tios, H. Si~;irii1ou_n.
CHAP. Lxtx.
"An Act authorising the sa'o of Potatoes by
\Veight.
SEC. 1- Be it enacted by the Senate and
. I-Iouse of.Represcnlalivesin General Asscnilrly
converted, Tlltlt‘, a bushel of potatoes, other
tlzsan southern or sweet |t0tnt0eS.- 51111” be
deoittzcd to iveigli sixty pounds avoirdupois, and
the parts of a bushel in proportion ; atid it
shall be lawful for any per.-on to bt.iy or sell
potatoes by wcigltt as afin-i-said, any law or
usage to the conti'ai'y notwitlistanding. .
_ SEC. 2'. It shall be the duty ofpublic weigh-
ei-s upon being requested by the--, owner ‘or
owners, or by the person selling or proposing
to sell potatoes, accurately and carefully to
weigh the saute, and in all respects to confirm
to the provision of the fourth cl‘i:ipt.cr of the
“.—\ct concerning C‘-oinmunities and Corpor-a-
gi-ans.” ()iuoi«:N S. SEYMOUR.
Speaker of the House of R_eptesent=ttives-
CHAS. H. POND. Pres. of the Senate
_App1_rQvedJu)‘JU.QQ(l. 1850. Tues. H. SEYMOUR‘.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
Oi-‘i-‘icis or Srtciti-zimuv or ST.-\'ri-2,
July 12th, 1850.
The following extracts from the Report of
the (,‘ontroller of Public Accounts, 0Xllll)llleCl
to the. General Assentlily at their late session.
comprise such_part.s of said report 215 are by
law required to be publislied in the several
newspapers in this State, by the Secretary of
State.
JOHN P. C. MA'riii~:it, Secretary of State.
T726 Slate of Connecticut in. General Account
of Receipts and Erpcrzc/zI.urcs of J‘ ztnrls ap-
' . - " . .. .;x . . _
p;~opi-zazcd_/o;- C’-u.=r-rcnl .f_'4.L‘j)(3Ilbl,b of Govern.
mcnt. , DR‘
For am0,mg of par/7)z.cn[.s from the Ilrcasury
. ' '1,-' ‘ . ... ".._
from (lie 31st fllarclzi 1’300._/0' Cl“'€’-_"5 114
_'p€‘)2S(.’-S of Government, as per preceding ac-
couinls-nu-nzbci‘cztl from 1 l0 10. and Wide"
I./ac following Imuls. rviz. :
Account. number 1. Dcltentiim
and Contingent: Expenses of
General Assembly, $25.-‘33535
Account No. 2. Salaries of Offi-
cers of Govoi'mnoiit'. 14.150.00
ccount No. 3. Contingent. Ex-
peii.-;i=.s of Governmeiit, 15-399.33
Account No. 4. Judicial Expenses, 47,001,(i'7
Account No. 5- Expense of Sup-
porting the State I’aupe.i's. 2,219.66
Account No. 6. Expoiisool'Supe1‘-
intending Common Schools. 813,49
Account No. 7. Salary of Direc-
tors oi’ St.at.e Prison, 300,00
Account No. 8. Advances made to
Quarter-M aster General. 1_,806,07
Account No. 9. Account of Public
Buildings and Institutions, 8,609,60
Account No. 10. Expense of Man-
aging School Fund, 34,00
$l18,392,09
For payinents made by Ti'eztsurer
from 31st: Marclt. 1849, to 1st:
April. 1850, in addition to pay-
ments iitade by him on Control-
‘aci-’s orders, as per Auditor's Be-
port._ viz :
For abatement. of State Tax on list
of 1848, $8,667.12
For traveling and collecting fees al-
lowed Collector.-:, 2,48"/,88
For amount. of the State Tax due
froin the town of Torrington, 388.00
$ll,543,0U
For interest on notes given to the
Cominis’r of the Sciiool Futtd
for loans of money in full to
I\‘larch 31st, 1850. 3,398.75
For balance (_)ivi| List Funds, in
Treasury, carried to new accou’t.. 21.32-1,76
$154,583.69
CR -1849.
April 1. By balance in Treasury,
31st March, 18-19, as per Control-
ler's Report, $20,?-11,96,
By payments info the Treasury _]I'0I)l. 31.5-l
./lfarc/2. 1849, lo lsl A_p‘rz'l, 1850.
From foi'feited bonds, otc. $4,376.70
“ avails of Court's, 1..517,9l
‘* State Prison, ' 3,000.00
” Licenses to Pedlars, 247,08
“ Miscellaneous Sources, 2,-594,58
FRONI TAXES.
By cash received for a tax of lé
cents on the dollar on Assess-
ment. List. of ‘I848, $69,339.49
By cash received fora tax of § of 1
per cent. on Bank. insurance, 650.
Stock of non-residents, 4,918.05
$105,535.69
BY nivimzxns ox B.-XNKSTOCKS owm-so BY '1'}.-IE
S'1‘.»\'1‘l-Z, 1849.
Maiy. By dividend on 49 sltares of
I“tll'ln(‘»l‘.~)‘ and Mccliaittics’
Batik stock, at 4 per cent.,
By dividend oit 1650 shares
Ilartfoid Bank stock, at
31: per cent., 5,77.-3,00
Dy divitlciiil on 5-18 sliares
N. Haven stuck, at 45 per
ccnt..
“ By dividend on 593 shares
Middletown Batik stock, at
3% per cent.,
By dividend on 1220 shares
Pltcenix Bank stock, at 5
per cent.,
“ By dividend on 1650 shares
shares l-Iartford Batik stock
at 3 per cent., (extra.)
By dividend on 49 'sliares
Fariiters’ and Mecliaiiics’
Bank stock, at 4 per cent..
“ By dividend on 49 shares of
Farmers’ and i\'Iecli;.ni¢s’
Bank stock, at 2 per cent ,
(ext.:'a,) 93,00
$196,00
June.
July.
2,-166,00
‘.2,075,50
Sept.
6,100,00
4,950,00
Nov.
196,00
Dec. By (lividenil on 1650 shares
IIat'tfoi'd Bank stock, at 35$
per cent_'., 5,775,00
18:30.
Jan. By divi(lend on 548 shares
New Haveti Bank stock, at
)4§ per cent. 2,46G,00
“ Lydividonil on 593 shares
Middictown Batik stock, at
3% per cent.,
NIH)’. dividend 01'] I220 slim-eg
Phcenix Bank stock, at 4
per cent., 4380,00
$37,053.00
1849 $142,588.69
June 23. By nmount. borrowed of
School Fund Commis-
sioner. i2,000.00
W0 $~154,588,69
o .
April 1. By balance of civil list
funds in Treasury,
brought from old ac-
accouut. -5321,32-1,75
PERMANENT FUND.
The Permanent Fund of the Slate on the first
day (J April. 1850, consists of Bank Stock,
not l'ran.sferable——or subscriplions to the
capital 0/ sundry Banks, w/ric/i. mag; be with-
tlrczwn. on giviiig six monl//s’ nolicc. viz. :
Hartford" B’k, 1650 sliziyys a’t’ $100 each,‘ $1b5.000
Phceiiix Batik, 1220 100 ’" 122,000
N. Iluvcii Bik, 274 ” " 200 " 54.800
1\liddlet’n B’k. 593 ” " 200 ” 59,300
Fa’rs’ &, Me-g 49
chanics' B’k, -
3756 slia_res. " $403,000
STATE INDE BTEDN ESS.
The State is imlebled to the School Fund for
loans of money, asfollozcs, viz. : _
Balance of a note dated March
31st, 1847,-
Borroweil and gave note dated
$8,212.43
June 24th, 1847, .25,000,00
Borrowed and gave note dated
J une 29th, 18-18, ]3,000,00
Borrowed and gave note dated
June 523d, 1849, 1f2,t)00,00
$58,212.43
Interest on the above is paid to 31st March,
1850. -
fi A remarkable freak of a maniac is
noticed by the Trenton. True /lrncrirsan as
having occurred at Bordenioivn, on Tues-
day morning. The locomotive which was
to bring the morning train from Bordon-
town to Trenton was missed, and the engi-
neers procured another. Wltcn they reached
Trenton, they discovered the missing‘ one,
fast in the switches, blowing off steam at
a great rate.
“ \Vhcn they came to it, they found a man
trying to rebuild the fire, while the water
and cindcrs were splashing him and the en-
gine. It seems that a crazy man, hailing
from New-Hope, Pa., had come here to Bor-
dentown on Monday evening. Some time
(luring the night, or early in the morning,
this madman had gone to the engine, kin-
dled a fire, put on one of the pumps which
had been taken off, and, not finding the oil,
had melted fallow, with which lie greased
all the apparatus, and, putting on the steam,
came up to this city like “ a slrcztk of greased
lightning.” The engine had been managed
very well, as it was not at all injured; but
it. is supposed he did not know how to back
it when he got. in the swiichcs here, which
were locked. \Ve unclcrstand he must. have
passed one or two switches before reaching
this station. He said he took the engine to
see how fast it could be made to go. He
was taken back to Bordcntoivn, and sent
tliciice to his friends. His escape from de-
struction was very lucky for him.”
Proposed New Line of Steamers.-Tlie
Southern Ocean Steam Navigation Conven-
tion, rccently assembled at Old Point Com-
fort, decidccl that it was the first importance
that the products and passengers ofilte South
L3 New York, for transportation to Europe,
should be prevented by the est-tiblishincnt of
Ocean Stcatincrs front the Cltesapealce to
Great Britain. Com mittces were appointed
to memorialize Congress and the State Leg-
islature for assistance.
~
Horrible.-——A Cincinnati paper of July
15th, says, “in one house on Sycamore
street, above the canal nine persons on Fri-
day night lay sick at the same time with the
cholera, with none to attend ihcinl \\-"lien
visited by the Ilcalih officer on the follow-
ing morning, fiive were dcad,,,and the rest
dying l"’ The scene is described as horrible.
The house low, dingy, dark, unvcntilatctl
and filthy rookcay, and scemcda pent up box
of every puirifactious odor known, such as
would startcliolera into life, had cholera nev-
er existed ! Upon the floor lay a foul man
wal owing in filth, upon a bed two others in
the sloop of death, with throes of departing
life, and in an adjoining room lay two more
dead and four dying. The picture istoo horri-
ble to dwell upon. The order of the Board
of Health wrs nine co/lli/is, and——the story is
told.
Quic/csilccr.—-Gov. Burnett of California,
writing to a friend at VVaslt.ington,says:
“ The Quicksilver mine of New Al.i'n-aden,
within twelve miles of this place, is valued
at several millions of dollars. In :1 few (lays,
Mr. Forbes informs us, they will ll.'_l'v'6 twen-
ty-six retoris in operation, and will extract
8,000 lbs. daily, worth from $6,000 to‘$S,000
—more thanlwo millions annually. Only
think of that! Tliis is only one of several
mines, but it is the largest.”
E A man who is very rich now was very
poor when he was a boy. \-Vhen asked how
he got his riches, he replied :— “ My father
taught me never to play till my work was
finished, and never to spend money uniill I
had earned it. Ifl had but half an hour’s
work to do in :1 day, I must do that the first
thing, and in half an hour. And after this l
was allowed to play , and I then could with
much more pleasure than if I had the thought
of an unfinished task before my mind. 1
early formed the habit ofdoing every thing
in time, and it soon became perfectly easy
to do so. To this lowe my p'osperity.” Let
every boy who rczids this go and do likewise,
and he will meet 3. similar reward.
Boy Des.,r0_g/cal by a. Bca;r.—-Two young
lads, says the St Johns N. Brunswic.ker, werit
about a mile into the woods for the purpo‘se
of picking berries, when a bear deliberately
walked front the thicket and carried one of
them off. Tlte ill fated lad was between fl
and 12 years of age, the son of a laboiing
man named Coylc, who thus without a nio-
momcm’s notice was deprived of a promising
boy.‘ Search was afterwards uiade, and the
mutilated remains were discovered. ’I‘he
hear was accompanied by a cub, and was
evidently its dam.
7 Un.pt‘cccrZc'iilcrl S/Lorl Passage ——The New
York packet-ship Southampton Captain E.
I1. Morgan, left Sandy Hook at 11 o’clock
I’. M. on the 8th June, and landed passen-
gers at Falmouth in 12 days and 12 hours,
being theshortcst passage on record for a
sailing ship.
Fugitives From Sl.rz.ccr_1/.—At the Liberty
party convention at Syracuse, N. Y., on the
4th, Witt. L.‘Chaplin stated that since the
organisation of this Anti-slavery department
in New York, in I835, over 2,000 slaves
had been passed in safety from the South to
the North! he stated the cases of about a
hundred slaves whose right of freedom is
now pending in various courts of the South.
(11% A gentleman was waked the other
night, and told that his wife was dead. He
turned over, drew his coverlit closer, pulled
down his night-cap, and muttered as he went
toslcep again,“ Ah, how grieved l shall be
in the morning 7”
!—
' Conan
From. l.h—c-N. Y. Tribune.
' The Senate-on. Ilia-zzdccy had the Omnibus
biil up again and Mr. Clay made a spirited-
speech in~its defence. - -. -~
ln the House an ineffectual attempt was
made to procure the passage of a Resoultion
to adjourn from the 28th of August to the
first Monday in November. The New
York Branch-Mint bill was taken up and
referred to’ the committee of the whole not-
withstanding a_ determined effort on the part
of Mr. Bayley to put‘ it to sleep in the arms
of ‘Ways and Means Committee. f
The Sen.r.i.te, on Tncsrlag/, madesome pro-
grcss with the Compromise bill, but not
much Several amenzlmerits were voted
down, but as many more were presented,
and the subject was deferred on the sugges-
tion of afriend to the Compromise, fecbly
resisted from the other side. The "‘ conclusion
by which nothing is concluded,” seems yet
afar off '
In the House quite a show of work was
made. Several bills were reported, and 11
bill was passed providing for holding United
States Courts, in case of the sickness of the
District Judges. After a useless discussion
of the Nicaragua Treaty, on a tnotion for a
different reference of Prcsdcnt Fillmore’s
hfessagc, the House adjourned, the motion
to reconsider the refeicncc being wiiltdrawn.
In the Smialc, on I'Vczlncsrla_7/,tlie hill grati-
ting additional security to lives and property
on the \’Vestcrn waters was ordered to a
third reading. The Omnibus bill was then
taken up, and Mr Bradbury moved an
anieridrncnt of a joint contmissioii on the
part of Texas and tltc United Suites for the
settlement of the Texan boundary. Mr.
Rusk ofl'ci'ed to arnenil the amendment by
dcclaring the Rio Grandc the boundary,
which was rt-jectecl, l8 to 34.
M r. Halo moved to amend the amendment
by adding a provision that until the duties
of the board of commissioners shall have
been completed, the rights of the U. S.
and Texas respectively shall remain as they
were at the ratification of the Treaty of
the Guadalupe Hidalgo considerable discus-
sion followed, but no vote was taken.
In the House. Mr. Potter, from the P. O.
Committee, reported a bill to reduce and
modify the rates of Postage, which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the VVhole. The
House then went into Committee, and the
special order, the California Message, was
thrust aside and the X-Vest Point Appropria-
tion bill was taken up. The vote in favor
of laying aside California for West Point,
stood 03 to 60. A long discussion followed,
wltich was mostly confined to the California‘
question, notwiilistaiiding that subject had
been so unccrcmoncously kicked out. With-
outcoming to any vote upon the bill the
House adjourned.
In the Senate on T/iarsrla.-.2/, The discussion
on the Compromise still continues. Mr.
Bi-rnton is constantly offcring amendnients.
Mi‘. Clay expressed the hope this morning
dial the day would not pass without some-
thing dcfinitc being arrived at.
The discussion was going on at the last
dispatch by-.\’Ii'.Bcnton on an amendment that
Commissioners should agree ttpon no line
but the present boundary of Texas.
The Senate on Friday, was the scene of a
most aniinutcil arid piquant debate, growing
out of Mr. Bradbui-y’s amendment to the
Omnibus bill, providing a Commissioii for
the St:'.tlt‘mt:‘l'tl. of the Boundary between
Texas and New Mcxico. Mr. Seward for-
cibly Sl]OWc(l that this amendment ainountcd
to a surrender of the essential thing in the
bill, namcly the settlement of that boundary.
He then moved to amend furtlicr by author-
izing the President to admit Now Mexico
into the Union by proclamation, provided
he should be satisfied that the proceedings of
her recent C‘-onvention have been ratified by
the people. I-lcreupon followed a scene be-
in cen Mr. S. and Mr. Pratt, of Mil. The
amendineiit of Mr. was voted down, he
alone voting in the aflhmative. The Senate
then ar.ljouri'icd without action on the brad-
bury amendinent.
In the I101/.se, Mr. Johnson’s Free Land
bill was discussed but no vote arrived at.
O, DEER !—-A few plczisaiit afternoons
ago, the good people of that fine, thriving
city, Bangor, Mainr-, were quite fluttered by
the tl:.isliii'ig along its streets of a large deer,
at full speed. The animal made its way
directly for the main strcct,.“whcre mer-
chants most do congi'cg:itc," and wcnt rush-
ing along among the fasliionzible shops,
much to the alarm of the town bucks. Ovcr
fonccs, into gardens, across streets, then
through the window of a crockcrv storc,—
out of that to smash through a splendid $75
pane of glass in the warehouse opposite,
breaking a large astral lamp in his progress,
and trampling a glass show-case to atoms.
His next leap was into a dry goods store, at
the end of which was a $100 mirror; this
seemed to infuriate the beast; for he made
a dead rush against it, shivering it into a
thousand pieces. This gave him some
check, but, bi-fore the chase was over, he
dashed through two more windows, He
was finally killed, the expense of his after-
noon’s trip to Bangor being about $400
O:‘}i"I‘lie cclcbratcd diamond known in
India as the Koolt-i-noor, or Mountain of
Light, has arrived in England, the property
of the Government by conquest. A Colonel
of the East India Company was entrusted
with the care of this precious trophy. It
has been known since 1580, and then
weighed 300 carats. By unskilful cutting,
it was reduced to the weight of 279 lcarafs.
it is still the largest diamond in the world,
and worth two millions of pounds sterling.
33;» Mr. Loren P. Waldo, who represents
the motley union of Loco Focus and Free
Soil men, has shown ltow mitcli devotion to
freedom there is in his pretensions and
pledges. On a question which virtually sot-
iled the rejection of tltedelcgate from New
Mexico, Mr. VValdo was in the majority of
105 against 94, while Mr. Cleaveland, Mr.
Booth,aud Mr. Butler were in the minority.
So much for the reliance to be placed on a
Loco Foco with Free Soil pretensions in his
ntouth.—.]'ou.ma.l cj‘ Caurzer.
,€1:§°A certain young clergyman modest
almost ‘to bnslifulness, was once asked by a
country apotliecary, of a contrary character,
in aptiblic and crowded assembly,and in a
tone of voice to catch the attention ofthe
whole company, “How happened it that the
patriarchs lived to such an extreme old age '2”
To, whicti_impertinent question he immediate-
ly replied, “Perhaps they took no physio I"
An Intel-vicwlibetween Mr. Little-I I
field and Professor Webster.
An interview ‘took place on; the 24th be-
tween Dr. \rVcbster and MI‘. I.-il!l.cfield,_at the
solicitation of Dr. WW;-bster, in the presence
- of Mr. Andrews,tl1e_Jailor. On_ their‘. en-
trance. Dr; \Vcbster stepped forward and
very cordially and affectionately seized the
hand of Mr. L. remarkingthat he had long
desired to see him that he could not feel at
ease untill he made his acknowledgments to
him that he felt he ltad done him great in-
justicc-,_aud he asked his forgiveness. Mr.
Littlcfield promptley and for-lingly replied,
that he forgave him with all his heart, and
expressed his pity and sympathy for liini.—
Mr. Littleficlil also told him that it was a
painful ditty he had to perform when he took
the stand and testified against ltini, but that
he felt it a duty wliich he‘ had no right to
shrink from, and if he had stated anything
wrong it was not intentional, and he was
I . .
very sorry and asked his forgiveness. Dr.
Webster replied that he had misrepre-
tcd noihing—ihat he had l.Ol(l the truth.-
Dr. “7. said however as a dving man, that
he could not bring the slcdgd ltumrner to his
recollection. As the interview was drawing
to a close, Dr. Wcbstcr took tltc hand of
Mr. Litilcfield, and thanked him for calling,
and expressed a wish to see Mrs. Litilcficltl.
Mr. Littlcficlcl l‘t;‘ll'lall\'t-I'll that they had al-
ways, ivliilc at the Medical College, got along
agrcuably and pleasantly togctlicr, and that
be (Dr. \V.) had always treatad him kindly,
&c. Dr. “Webster said that a kind and friend-
ly feeling had always existed on his part to-
ways him (Mr. L.) and his family. Dr.
Webster spoke df his prescnt situation. and
said he was resigiier_i to his fritc, but felt dc-ep
ly for his faniily. During the entire infor-
view both parties seemed deeply impresseil,
and they ported in tears.
CALIFORNIA.
A~.\'o'riti«;n conrcac R.-\'l‘I0~.\'.
By the arrival of the Crcsent City from
Cliagres we have news of tinotlier «,levastating
fire in San Fitiiicisco. It aniiiliilatod four en-
tire blocks with the exception of'eiglit build-
ings. The loss is estiiiiatecl at; $5,000,000.—
The destruction included a portion of the late
burnt mid rebuilt district. The Wl)tIl‘V£‘.S and
shipping were saved wit.li great; difficiilty. A
letter says this disaster is a stunning blow,
which brings the citizens to a pause in their
operations.
The JlIlnes.——-Tlie San Francisco Herald
says: “ the iiitclligciice front the iiiincs is of
such nature as to prove that there will be a
greater quantity of gold dust got this stim-
mcr than ever before . We scarcely know
which valley, the San Joaquin or the Sacra-
mcnto, has sent out the richest spccintctis;
but the gold comes from both 1‘t-gions in
sufficient quantities to prove that there was
but little rxn'avagai'ice tn the assertion
that thcorc is incxliausttblc. It has been
found as farnorth as Oregon, and as far south
as the lTlOllflii1l_l'lS near Los Atigclos. There.
appears a ridge of gold bearing quartz run-
ning the whole length of the country almost
north and south- The ore has been found
richcr in the mountains of Los Angclos
than CVt~‘.l'l in the mines of Muriposa ”
The foreign miners are paying their tax
without opposition, and all disturbance had
ceased from that cause.
Go/':l in Oi'irgu.;L.—'l‘lie Pacific news says:
the di.-,covi.-ry of gold dt-_*p0s‘if.s iii Orcgon has
tlWL1l(€‘ll€LlC()ltSltlel‘ablt3 attention here. ‘the
accounts are very authentic and we think
may probably have an infliiencc to direct
pail of the current of etitigratiou which is
now on the plains.
New iS‘pccint.ciis of G'min. —A gentleman
just down from tho Mariposa, statcs that on
cute-i‘ing the San Joaquin Valley, from Los
Angclos, in Scpteinbcr last he passed along
the eastern banks of "[‘ularc L:ke,by a route
not travrle-d previous to that time. He found
large and flowing streams emptying itito the
Lake from the east, and well disposed Iri-
dians with their flocks of cattle and horses.
the most singular object that met his eye,
were several varieties of grain, which he
believed to have never been met with bcforc.
One of thcsc rcscnil_-led barley, and grow in
vastquantities, often covering areas of~thous-
ands of acrcs. Anotlicr variety was smaller
like millet, but not lcss beautiful. But the
most singular variety of them all, and equal-
ly abundant, was what our informant termed
pop-corn. Ho stated that the natives cut and
tlircshcd out large quantities of this which
he supposes they lay up in store. Tltis grain
they “])(L)‘C/L” like pop-corn.—Pcwiflc I\fcws.
Turn. ./Iboul.—Two Yankees were strol-
ling in the woods with out arms in their pos-
session and observing a bear ascending a tree
with its large paws clasped round the trunk,
one of them run forward and caught the
bear’s paws, one in each hand. He instant-
ly called out to his comrade:
“ Jonatlien, l say, go home and bring me
something as fast as you can, till I kill the
varmint. Mind don’t stay, for I‘m in a fix.”
Jonzitlian ran offas fast as he could, but
was an exceedingly long time rc1ui'ning.———
During the interval _thc bear made several
desperate atieinps to bite the liand of him
who hold it. At length Jonathan came
back.
“ Hallow, Jonathan, what the deuce has
kept you 3” '-
Jonuilian replied :
“ Well, l’ll tell you ; when at home,
breakfast was about rca(l,ai'id I guessed it
would do as well to wait for it.”
“ Here now, Jonathan,“ said his compan-
ion, “come you and hold it, and I'll kill the
Cl'll.l.(:‘l' in ajiffy.”
Jonatlian seized the bears paws,and held
the animal while the other could kill it.
“Well, Jotiathai'i,l1:ive you got hold of
him '2"
“ I guess I ltave,” replied Jonathan.
“ Very well, hold him fast 3 I guess I’ll
go to dinner.”
Callforriict Comm.crcc.——Capt. Lcfever, of
the steamer Hartford, (now in California,)
writes to a friend that“ there is now in -the
bay, fronting the city of San Francisco, a
fleet of vessels four miles in lcngl/2. by ouc
and a half in breadth, as close as can be an-
clioretl—supposed to b3 the largest amount
of tonagein any port in the world.”
I’Va.gcs in Orcgon.—Laboi'ers of all kinds
are much wanted. Carpenters are receiving
fi'oin eight to twelve dollars per day. Coin-
mon day laborers four to five dollars per day.
Tailors charge thirty dollars for makinga
dress coat, and from eight to ten dollars for
vests and patitaloons. School teachers ate in
very great demand and at their own prices.
N0invALK Giiiitritiii.
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1350-
Tiziras, our lone star sister, if we may judge
from the position of bluster and briivado she
has assumed, is determined to carry her point,
and support: her extravagant claim over New
hlexican Territory. She plants liei'selffiilly
up to her line of boundary,-and refuses to as-
sent to any compromise, until an unconditional
acknowledgement is uiiide by the Government.
of her undisputed right to the territory in ques-
tion. A proc'amation has already been issued
by the Texan Executive‘. calling an extra ses-
sion oftlte Legislature to assemble oti the 12th
proximo. for the purpose of warlike prepara-
tion, and the fitting out; of an expedition to
march upon Santa Fe by the first. of Septem-
ber. Texas letter-writ.ers give an inkling in
advance of the death and destruction which
will be dealt out. to those who stand in the way
of establisliing and confirming Ti=,xan claims.
“Beliefs and trait.ot‘s ”—such is their language
—-will fate badly whenever this expedition
shall reach its point; of dest.Inat.ion.
Tlic.re seems to be a storm gathering, and,
unless the Federal Executive shall take prompt
and vigorous measut'e.s to subdue this rising
spirit, or something be not done in Congress to
soothe this belligereiit sister, trouble may como_
Perhaps, however, the proposition of Mr.
Bradbury, looking to tiio appointment of coin-
niissioners to settle the boiitidary question.
and the equivalent for the relinquisltmeut of
the claim of Texas, may conciliate and pacify
this refractory member. ft is not unreasona-
ble to hope that the much talked of $15,000.-
000 will ltave the effect. to allay her ruliled
feoliiigs, and prove an efficacious salvo for any
wound upon hm‘ honor.
\Ve have talked with those whose opportu-
nitics favorable for gatliering the truth with
i'ogard to the real purposes of many Soiitlieru
men, so far as is known at \Vashington, and
they tell us that this disunion sclieinc is pitslied
oit by a few a mbitious men, whose first: object
is to ride into notoriety and place itpon the
whirlwind of disunion.
These men have no doubt. dcteriitined upon
secession, uriloss their claims are acceded to ;
their olije-ct now is to inflame the passions of
their followei's to such a pitch as willidrive the
whole Soiitlt into rebellion. This question of
Te-xan rights and boundaries is one well fitted
for their purpose. lt. remains to beseeu whetli
heat the zeal of‘ their parti-
Such
ltlllglillgfl as tlii-. following is now ('0ltlm0l1 at the
cr tlioy can
zans high enough for a grand outbreak.
Soi.itli,—‘-Tlieliour has indeed iirrived-, when
it behooves us to put our house in orrlc7"—nol to
die, bullolivc, Let us not be found with our
lamps untriinmed. -‘ Equality in the Uiiioti,
orlndcpendence out. of it,” must; now be the
\V‘:ll't:l)W0l't_‘l. Tlicre must be no wavering.—
The South, united, can, and will assert her
rights. \Ve have subniilted too long. Action is
now impei-ative. A bold and steady front, and
the victory is ours."
THE \Vni-zcti or A \VitAi.i-:n.—-Tito ship
Franklin of Sag-flarbor. on her return home
with a cargo wortlt some $G:3,00t), the product.
ofa three year’s voyage, was lost on the '7th
of June about. 60 or 70 miles north of Pernant-
She was coinutaiided by Capt. Cooper,
The
Fi'anl\lin had passed front it SOUll'lel'l1 latitude,
to that of70 north, where she was siirrouncled
biico.
a most. officiciit and euterpi'i.sing man.
by stupendous iccber;_1s, and to avoid being do-
tained by the closing in of winter, was obliged
to make it pi'ccipitate retreat with his blubber,
and take the advantage of a less rigorous cli-
The crew ofilie Fraiik-
lin went out *‘ on lays,”
mate for bailing out.
as is common with the
wlialemen. sharing in the proceeds of the voy-
age, as ronipcnsation for their hard and liaziird-
ous service. By this loss, tlii-.i-efoi'c, which is
supposed t.o be total, those poor men lose their
earnings for a term of over three years, and
return to their dependent families pennyless,
and weighed do'..7n with grief rind disappoint-
ment.
The business of Sag Ilarbor, as we learned
on at recent. visit to that. place, in the whale
fishery. has been very great. ‘giving employ-
ment; to no loss than 80 vessels. This immense
business. however, has during the past few
yc-.ars, grvatly diiniriislted, iitsoittucli that the
number of vessels now owned at that place,
About
half of this nuinber——lai'ge first class vessels——
does not exceed some ten or twelve.
are now lying in poit, some refitting, and
others lying in apparent idleness, awaiting
perhaps the destiny of inaity of their nob'e
colle.agucs—a withdrawal from the service. and
a. transfer to some other, more ceitain and
lucrative pursuit.
A F.-\'rAt. A.‘-‘D Most‘ Mi-11..-x.\'ciioLv Acct-
Di-:;\"r. took place at Fulton Ferry, on VVednes—
(lay night oflast week. Miss t\Iary Anti Lines,
sister of Dr. Lines of this place, was passing
over from Brooklyn to New York, in company
wiili her brother. On reaching the wliarf, Mr.
and Miss L. attempted to step upon the float-
ing dock before the boat was made fast. As
the boat receded aftorstriking, Miss L. slipped
between the boat. atid dock itito the water.
The agitation of the water, it. is supposed,cai'-
ried her under the floating dock. Being tlius
withdrawn from sight, no help could be given;
and site was not seen again until some two
hours after. when the body was recovered. The
age of the deceased was 34 years.
R.r.sio:\‘.u‘io.\i or Tut-: SCHOOL FUND COM-
inissiot\'i:n.—-\Ve learn front the I-lartford
Times that Hoii.GLit'doti Trumbull has rrsigucd
tlto office of Cominissiotici' of the School Fund,
and the Governor has tendered the office to
Hon. J. C. Palmer. of East Haddam. Mr.
Palmer has accepted the appointment. and will
enter upon his duties on Thursday. the first of
August.
. Mr. Trumbull has dis'cltarged 1 is duties
faithfully and well, aitd retires with the good
willof all parties. ‘
Mr. Palme_r,'says the Times, br-iiigs to the
office talents and expei_'ience which fit. hitii for
the proper discharge of the duties, and we feel
assured that: his appointment; will meet with
the approliation of the pcople of Connecticut.
-NEW BRITAIN, Jolyilis-th, ,
Dt-:Att ‘(_iiAz_1_:'r{n: ;—If any of yQt1l'.,}'.etl(lelf3
have ever availed themselves of tratieljng
in this sectiontbfithe State, they are prepared
to sympathize with me, when ‘I complain of
the annoyance by. a. superiibundance of‘¢[u‘é£.-
The soil of Iliis section is peculiar—being com-
posed of loam highly tiuctured with oxyd of
iron, atid,conse.qnent.ly, its tint is a yellowish-
red. Gravel is about as scarce as gold-dust——
hence you will perceive that the market of
the first _mentioited commodity is very
tickle. One day a sprinkle of rain
will sink itto its lowest e_lib—-the next day, an
hour's sun will carry it up to the top notch—-
much to the annoyance of clean‘ dresses, fine
boots, eyes, &c.- ‘ L _
Partly for the sake ofan houi-Ts release from
this harassing evil, and partly to gratify it curi-
osity to scc, I, in ‘company with a few friends,
made a' visit: to the famous Cal Hole Pass in
Meriden, about eight miles south of this place.
The road thither was constructed more than
forty years since, running between two ridges
of the Blue Mountains, to Meriden center.
The first; thing which we passed_ worthy of
notice was the birth-place aitd play-ground of
the learned blacksmith and philanthropist, Eli-
hu Biii'i'itt. The former is an old, dilapidated
building, situated near the brink ofa water-fall,
upon which stands an old mill. An artist: in
this village has recently produced an oil-paint-
ing view of this romantic spot.
As you near the Pass front the north, deli-
cious shade trees lining either side——unite their
lofty bouglts and form 11 tuagnificent temple
above your head, wliile,tliroug|i every opening
are seen peaks lifiiiig their haar heads to
the sky.
tains stretch their bases to the very road-
si(le——so that. it was with difficulty we passed
Soon two opposing mountains
a carriage which we ntet. Anon, as you pass
along the avenue, the forest disappears, when
a spectacle of awful grandeur Eisplays itself.
Suspended precipitously above your head are
the grey summits of two mountains—-one on
either side—\vhile on their sloping sides lay,
or rather crouch, innumerable angular frag-
ments of rock tlisiiitegmitozl from the projecti.s)g
iiciglits above. A few yard.~. furtlier on. t'ocky
pi'ci:i-pices rise abruptly from the road-sidc,
on the left, one of which, with a little help
of the imagiiiation, resembles a profile of the
immortal \Vashington. Following the base
of the mountain around to the right; hand,
beneath a jutting oziiineitce you find ii delicious
rill. of cool v/atei' issuing, ktiown as “Cold
Spiing.” Hard by, is a cavity in tlte rocks,
where icc may be found every month iii the
year. A house of oiitcrtainmeiit is built by
the spot; and hither, on the Fourth of July,
resort parties of pleasure, to partake of the
invigorating fouut.
A.boiit two miles below is the beautiful vil-
Iago of Mcriden. This is one of the most;
flourishing and cute-.i'pi'isiitg niaiiuf.ictui'ing
It contains ubout r.hii’ty
nianufactories, which produce, among other
towns in t.1te State.
articles. patent angers, ivory combs, cofliee-mills,
clocks, skates. gridirons. and almost; every va-
riety of Yankee notions. Passing through
this village, the eye of the traveler is much
delighted with the appearance of the beauti-
ful villas——-and the luxurious gardens spread
out by their side. The central part of the
village lies upon an eminence east of the
New Haven, I-lartiord 6; Springfield Rfllll'0tld.
A hotel stands there, known as the “ Half-
\Vay House. being just seventeen miles from
Hartford or New Haven.
Upon an eminence, in the western part of
the village, stands the Me-riden Inst.itute——an
elegant: Gothic structure. It; is under the
charge of Henry D Smith, A. M., and num-
bcrcd the last year 1.65 pupils. Among tlte
pe.culiaritie.s of this iiistitutioii “6 notice :1
Bank, the object; of wliich is to teach boys
how to do business iti- the proper way—and
to afford those who study book-keeping ii.
chance for practical application of its princi-
p es. There is also a Post.-Oflicc in school.
through which students correspond with their
teachers atid with each other. The scholar
who writes a letter is paid ten cents—and the
one who receives it; is allowed a cent from the
boiinty——fo'r every mistake he may detect.
Since I commenced writing, we have been
visited by a slight shower, beneath the gentle
inffuence of wliicli, the earth. w.ith.its fainting
vegetation, revivcd, as, in deep and copious‘
draugltts, it drank in with the eager thirst of
I may hope to get to the office.
with this letter, without. experiencing the'aw-«
ful 7:23/sterics of a dust-whirligig—prov‘Zdcd I
take advantage of the brief moment; that.
elapses ere the sitn darts forth more than at
few more twinkles of his glaring eye. The-
fiery locomotive on the Great \Vestern Rail-
Road has just passed my open window,and.‘
flung his black cinders in upon my sheet’,
thus sanded, I will seal it.
Yours. &c.. P.
it living tliinrr.
ARR!-‘.ST.——A man named John Shea, says
the Bridgeport Standard, was arrested in New
York, the other day, for some burglarous ope-
ratioits. He has a lirother-in-law residing in
Bridgeport by the name of John Dowling. It;
was suspected that. the latter had been con-
cerned in similar operations, and particularly
in the robbery of Mr. Nile’s store in March
last. Officer Stevenson was sent: t.o his house
on a search warrant, and some of the stolen
goods found iltere, were fullyidentified. Dow-
ling was t.aken into custody, and having con- I
fessed that he was concerned in the burglary
referred to, he was seitt to Fairfield.
To R. R. CoN'rnAc'rons.~—\Ve would call A
attcittion to an advertisement in this paper for
proposals for building the Danbury and Nor-
walk Railroad. ’I‘bese proposals will be re-
ceived by the Chief Engineer. at whose office
a profile of tire road may be examined, after
the 15th proximo.
is?” New Yortt and New Haven Railroad
stock, on Saturday, went up to $110.
I?‘ The National Intelligent.-er of July -25th
says that blocks of stone have been presented
for the \Vasliingtou Monument by every State
in the Uitiou except Virginia and Connecticut,
\Vhere is that; block of free—stone voted by the
_ast L ogisluture I
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