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NUMBER 138--NEW SERIES.
Terms of‘ the Gazette.
Village subscribers bycarr'ier—per y'er1i-$2 00
Mail do. in advance do. 13 00
Office siibscribers, or those living out_of
the Carr'ier’s district, and who call for
their papers at the office,
Companies of frveor inore receiving their
pa pr:-rs by riiall. if paid in advance
150
150
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G. S. Perry,
fllt0l'll8_‘y’ arid flounscilor at Law.
B§EtH.0i“_§'7S Btirilzliiag.
Q{}lL'(.’. from-s front. 8 /o 1'; o’r'lo('/.‘, .."l. Ill. ; aml
frorii 1 to (3 o'clock, P. BI.
I c. it Co. A. i3.ESSE1;L,_
ilttcrtieys and cctrriscll at iaiv.
Otfice over J. 1i.lallo.:'r;* 8;. Gels Store,
1\'ORWAL1i, CONN.
George .53.. Eetreuyers,
' I “ \ P. ‘ E ‘ I ‘ ‘ 5
ilttetncv and e./i.l'::P:S{‘§l{§ll at lair.
O_fl::c ll"¢'sl Si-i"l.'2 lltc ]}l"lll5‘C,
1\'OR‘.'\’.~\Ll{, CONN.
.lan.1st, 18:30.
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W. §3e't7arramore,
r ;. is 5% ii = it
' rncr of Slate and IlIa.i7i. Streets,
BRlDGtiPOR'I‘, CONN.
FEELES éz. '£§E'.=‘.‘*é'§Z'~lEE€§E§S,
l\I.-\.\'UF.~\C’l'URl'Illti AND l)l‘I;\Llil’.S IN
Boots,Slates, l1i‘:}£ll.i?i53l',lliSt-ii Fiiitlirigs
No. 13 flats:-Street,
l\‘Ot‘.\-V.~t.Lli,
Hai:t.foi_vd Ceunity
" ‘ n l n '
llltrtiial fire laser once €.»otap.-.iiy.
(-}l30l’iGE ST. .'lOll'-N, Agent.
'5; AS ll pledged capital of about 3800.000.
A cash surplus ofiiiore than -E.'>‘3,t)()().——
‘Itl..~‘llt‘t‘l.l](f(‘. on $100 about’? cents per yr-at‘.
Marcli 12. tfltl
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Spring and Eéumtner Clothing.
E:Jl'I‘lrl.-\ U l‘) ll. ck TUl7l.l{ have i‘eceiveil their
' -tock of spring and summer re-.r<ly-rriaile
clotliiiig, which they will sell at city prices.
which is much clii-aper than can be ',)C.l‘(:lltl$€Ll
.-at any other estalilislrmeirt‘ in this place.
Norwalk, April 122th. I850.
iTIll'rl subscriber has on lianit and iiitends
‘kt-.cpirrg a good assortment. of Rcaily Made
‘Clothing ofall kinds. Also, a good assortment.
-of Cloths, Cassiuieres, and Vestings, which
lhe will inake up ‘to order in good style and at
slim-i notice.
I3. -l’articular attention paid to cutting.
'l‘l~IO.\IAS RILEY.
Norwalk. -Feb. 25. 18:30. 9
FASEEEQNAELE EMEPGRIUEE
‘E. Curtis. Merchant Taylor.
No. 10 dlililr Slrccl, Oli/L-s(ccIrl's Bzzflrlings.
HE Su'isc=ril)ei' has received, within a
few days past, a la rge addition ‘to his as-
;50I’ltT'lt3tlf. of Spring Goods. consisting, in part.
-of Broadclotlrs, of Ft'Ct1':l1, German, English
-and Arrrericaii m:inufa(:tiire.
CASSl.\ll£l5’tl7.S,
Pia‘-in Black and ’Doeskin ; also a large assort-
ment of Fzitrrzy (loods. of a variety of patterns.
VES’l‘I.\'(-ES .-\.\‘D ’l‘l‘(l;VI.\Ili\‘iG‘~‘;
A good assorirnent. always on hand, to all of
=which l would iirvite an exaiiiination from my
iriends and customers. and ilie public goiieia'l-
fly. The above goods will he sold on as rea
-sonabl-3 terms as can be olfoi'ed clsewlrere.
G;ii'rrieiits made. or tirade and Trinimed in a
ono.-t fashionable and worknianlike inanne1'.
Cutting done as usual.
Fashions received every month.
E Llilrlli-CI‘ CURTIS.
IVOrwal7c, April Slh, 1850.
Removal.
M RS. 'l.‘lr\’.D.-\LL has
retrieved her Millinery
Business to the I-lou.-ze
rec,entlV occupied by
Mrs. Gray. over the
jewelry store of C. E.
Dls‘)i'0\V, where she is
now opening a handsome
Spring Bonnets, Rib-
bons, and every thing
pertaining to the Milli-
nery Business.
-. Normal/c, April 901.
‘*'='=I.is5o. 14
A Card.
HE Subscribers would take this method
. to inform their friends and the public gen
erally, that they have associated together iii
the practice of Dental Surgery. and will be
happy to serve their patrons in the best possi-
ble rn=tnncr. It is their intention to perfect
such arrangements as will secure to their
friends all the advantages that: the Dental Pro-
fession affords. and to execute their business
3“ *1 style cueilitrilile to tliernselves. \Vitli inariy
thanks for past favors, they would respect.f'irlly
solicit a continuance of the same.
CHAS. FITCH. A. BILL. DDS.
Gytherean Cream ofsoap
l\:EV\.f preparation for washing and bath-
ing, just received and for sale by
A C. E. DISBRO\V-
HITE-WASH and .sc,i~.;rii}‘r:"7.F"i;si..es,
* for sale at . i ’
NEW DRY G6 OBS.
Hitchcoclz &. Le-acibeater,
N o. 347’, Broacluuy, New York,
AV E in store and are prepared to serve
fig. their custoirrers with new Goods, of the
most elegant patterns and styles, iitclutling
(}r'eririLlirri=.s, Oi';1aridics, silk tissues, printed
jacouets and cariihrics. beautiful calicocs, hara-
ges, silks, and indectl everytliirig adapted to the
seasori, which added to tlreir previous inirrrense
stock of every kind of l«‘arrcy and Staple Dry
Goods, inakcs one of the large-..~t. most varied,
and general assortriients in New York, and
giving their attention pa rticularl_v to the retail
business, being tlremselves in constant comniu-
nication with their custoiners, learn their wants
and will supply them if any pains, and the
nr:irl~;c!s of this or any oilicr country. will cilia-
ble them to do it‘. Tlioir stock eiiil)rac(=.s every
thing iisefirl and ornarneiital in the Dry Goods
way, for either lailir-rs‘ or gentlcrnens’ wear, or
family use, and are (l(-‘9l8l'llllllt"(l to be able, at
all times, to so far supply every want: that a
lady shall be able to sit down and select every
article she desires, without. the fatigue and per-
pli-.xii'y of rnnniiig about. town, to niake up tier
assortment; and that l0b at a lower price than
she could get. them by proinis-cuons shopping.
Tlreir ternrs are cash, and only one price,
front which they never vary, and therefore the
most iriexpericrici=.d purclraser. or even a child.
will buy just as cltcapas the most expert shop-
per. In the selection ofthcir clerks they spare
no pains or expense to obtain those who are
tliorori;__li‘:y cxpcr'ienced, polite and attentive,
enjoining the free exliilrition of their goods, but
never urging crstiirners to buy.
In every deparinrcrit of their stock tlroy
keep plain low priced goods. which they sell as
cheap as tliey can be purclrased in any store
in any part. of the (‘lf_\'. as well as the riclrcr
and liner qualities of which they mean their
stock shall be equal toany in New York wlrirlr
will include rrirrcrrgst other Ell'llt'lt‘-S Canton
Crnpe Sliawls, and Caslrmcrc, \\’oolen, and
'l‘lii|)i-.ti Long and Square i_‘illtls.lS. Lace and
Muslin \Vindow Draperies. Linen and :\luslin
Slieetiiigs and Slrirtings, ’l‘ahleCloilis, Napkins
and Diapers, \Vooleri Blankets and Quilts,
BISSELL’ . ,
Table. l’iar:o, and Toilet Covers; and iriilcctl
a full assortiri-ent offoreign and (lomestic house
wife articles, ofcvi-iy variety and kind. Also,
a full 2lSSt)l'lltlE3l'll‘ of rllourning (.itN')(l$. iogi-ilier
with a full and perfect assortrneiit: of (:‘icrrile-
‘inen’s Uii(lur'sliii'ts, |ll'2t\\’t-'~l'S, scarfs and criivats,
silk and linzrn pocket liarrdkci'<.-_lricfs, gloves.
siispeiideis, hosiery. broaili-lotlis, cassiirieres.
vestiugs. écc. &c.. at prices far below the usual
rates of f.i‘reritli=.iiierr‘s lt‘tii'rii.s-liirrg .\‘tores.
lll'l‘Cll(I()Cl{ 6:. Ll‘).-\ l_)lll~'I.-\'l‘lrI L
‘28 3-17 llroadway. corner of Leonard st.
E. C. ‘Vi-..-i°.if‘sRE"éEZ'iFiF
Cabinet’; kicker‘ til; Urirlcrtakci'.
Two Doors E est 0] Hit’ Ban./c,
s'r.\.u13~.:)t:D, CONN.
Wig/TOUIJD mspecifiilly inform the inlrabit-
T9’ ants of t;lri.~;, and the adjoining towns,
that being satisfied from the urgent iincessiry
which has -frequently (‘Xl5l'(“-tl in cases wliv.-ii
death ltas been caused by putrid diseases, a nil
in almost‘ all cases of dcatli occurring in warni
\ve.rtlter, tlratinore ample provision in the line
ol"articlcs iiccessziiy for the interrnents of the
dead than has heretofore been made in this sc.c
tion of the country, is called for, he has been
induced to iitake the ricccssary ai'r'aiigeiiierits
for, and that he is now pi-epai'cd to furnisli Cof-
fins, Slrrouds, Caps, S.:arfs, &c.. of every des-
cription that may he desired or that can be ob-
tained in the ':ity of New York. at n rriomcrits
warning. day or night, and on the most i:easorr-
able terms. llo is also prcparc.d to f'uriii.~:h
I-Iearses, Carriages, see to the digging of the
grave, and to attcriil to airy other arraiigcnients
tliat may he wislicd for the funeral procession,
&c. Tlrose who may wish to keep the body of
a. deceased friend several days, can be furnislred
with an ice-‘box in which it triay be preserved at
week, or longer if n.ecessai'y.
The subscrilier has also on hand and for sale
[.edoyen’s disinfectiirg l*‘luid——an article which
will effectually -reinovc from the sick room. or
from rooms where death has occurrc,d,all offen
sive smell, and coiupletcly freslrcir and purify
the air. 'l‘lris fluid is far superiorto cliloride of
lime or soda. it being much more powerful and
entirely free frorn smell. which makes it doubly
valuable. E. CIIAUNCICY \VARI'llSN.
Stamford, Feb. 19th, 1848. ‘TH
Cheap, Eieadsr Pay,
AND
One Price S/orc.
The Subscriber. gi'aieliilfoi' the patrriiiage
heretofore received from his numerous friends
and acquaintances during the past years,
would say to them and the public. geirei-ally.
that he is now erigageil in business on his own
account, and on the cfreujr, ready pity, and one
price syslcnr.
it will be obvious to all reflecting minds. that,
to conduct the mercantile business on the one
price sy.3lr:ni., and that a very low1)r2'cc, it must
be done for ready pay.
Additions will constantly be made ofseason-
able goods. to his already large stock comprising
an unusual Vl1|'l(‘.l_Y. '
The subscriber flat;tei's liiinselfthat from his
means and long expei'ieiice, togctlier with the
help ofpolite and attentive clerks be will offer
greatinducements to all who may want good
and cheap goods.
SEYWOUR COMSTOCK-
New Canaan, Jan. 31, 1850. 6
Carpets at Wesiport.
Yards Cirr'peting, consisting of
Sitpci'I3i'ussnls.Superand Corri-
rrioit lngrain. all wool; Cotton Iiigraiii Striped
Venitian, Stair do. received this day from anc-
tion, and will be sold at int.tcli lower prices
than those of the first part of the season.
S. NIOULTON.
ll/Ieslporl, Jimc 141.71., 18.30. '
ECEIVED this day. a new lot,of Clocks
Looking Glasses, Lairips. Geraridoles
plated Cake Baskets, Brushes, &c.
C. E. DISBRO'\V.
Patent Paint.
LAKE’S Patent. ‘fire and water proof
Paint, or ai'tific.ial Slate. This extraor-
dinary substance is found in a sttratuni of rock
in Sharon near Akron, Ohio. \Vhon taken
“'0'” llmltlitteill liasall the appearance of the
fifleslv Indigo and is no hardertlian cold tirllow.
but a few days to the at.mosplrere turns it to
hard Slillfl .01‘ stone. protectirig whatever cov-
ered from the action of the weather and fi'om
fire. A supply just received and for sale by
I C A . \V.C. _STREET_,'
-. _}_!g.ei1t for the I’ater1tee,.
._"2
5.‘
NORWALK, CT. TUESDAY. AUGUST iii, I850.
POETRY.
National Requienn;
C ompoxcrl in ]l.’[emory of ‘Gen. Zr1.c/miry. Tu. y-
lor, President of l/re Unilcrl Sla/es, ll?/L0
C.'lI])lI‘(.'(Z July 9, 1850, at l’V(LS/I.-
ton City.
BY 11. E. U. LEVEKING.
I.
Mourn for the I’resident,
Our highest weal desiring,——
Muse o'er each sentinicnt;
Spoke by his lips expiring:
“ .1 (lie prcpa'r'¢l ."’
'1 he bright reward
His spirit: is i-eceivingl
“ Jlfy Duly r/one!”
The meed is won
From earth and from high Heaven!
cnonus.
]l'7oiir72 for the Prcsitlcnl,
Our Irigfrcsl weal clcsi/‘ing,—
Jlfuse o’eri euc/r. scirlinicnl
Spoke by his lips e;zy2L'i'2’n.g‘.’
ii.
l\Iourn for the H ero dearl
\Vliose fa tire is bright before us,-—
Think of each dcathless deed
That throws its glory o’er us !
The Nation mourn
Above his urn,
And sadly tell his story,
As llist’ry weaves
Upon its leaves
His long carer-.r of glory !
CHORUS.
.llIoin'n. /‘or the Ifcro r/earl
l‘l’r/I().5'C‘fl.l‘I)’lC is bi-ig/1/. l)r_i/‘ore -213,-
T/iin/: o] ((1016 dc-a/./zlcss deal
l'l/‘hie/i throws its _glory o’cr us .’
in.
Miise o’er each battle lll‘l(l
\Vhere vii-.t’ry shines niost glorious.
He conq‘ring lives though tliorrsatids yield
To deatli’s cold arms victorious,
'l‘o battle on
Like '\Vaslriirgton,
Sublirnest traits revealing,———
l’rcserv’d to die
’Noatli l7rec.iloin’s sky,
I-Iis meed ofglory filling!
CHORUS.
Jlfom-72 for the Hero rfc/Id
ll/lioscfmne is br2',2'Ir.£ brforc us,—
T/fir.-/.: ofciiiz/r rlcal/ilcss (/cell
That throws its glory o’cr us .’
iv.
Mourn for the Patriot dead.
’.l‘ho Patriot Sage uuswervitwz
llliise ’ii!l his fire is shed
Eaclr lieart for glory nerving!
The wisdom pure
That must secure
The riglit: and truth forever:
The holy wrath.
Tlro recrcarits’ scathe
\Vho would the Union sever!
ciionus.
Jlfmir-n. ji/r the Patriot (lead
ll/7iosc_/'anie is brig/Ll fujforc us :
Tln'~n/c of £'(l(.'/L r/ealfrlrzss (lead
That Ilrrou-s zls glory (for us.’
V.
Monro, Soldier, sadly mourn
blourn for thy Chief in brittle;
\Veep ’till your weeping turn
To courage ’rnid its tattle,
Your heart. renew
To meet. the foe.
To keep that flag still waving,
To gain his wreath,
And sink in death
Like him ’niid nations grieving!
crtonus.
JlJou'r7i._/‘or [Ire Ilcro (lead
ll’/in.»-c more is briglzl. before us:
_’I'/tin/.7 of Cal.’/L (lcccllrlcss dcccl
'1‘/rat llLi'0lCS its glory o’cr us.’
vi.
Mourn, Patriot, nobly mourn-i
Merit-ii in each proud endeavor",
Mon-rn till your spirit. born
A brighter flame than ever!
Like Taylor firm
2*-till breast -ea-‘ch storm,
For-God and Country striving‘;
The Union firm
Preserve front harm,
"To future times surviving!
’C'{-I0‘RUS.
Jllourn for the I-’uI;r2'ol (local,
lWzo.s-c fame is 'lii'r'g‘/i/. l)(_'/i)7‘C us;
T/i7'77/c of (’(€ClI. clcallilcss (/Clltl
'T/zal throws its glory (for its!’
Lancaster, Ohio.
M1§G1l.l9l-ANY- _-_
{}@lf our young men miscarry n their
first entei‘pi'iscs, they lose all heart. If. the
young merchant fails, men say he is ’l‘1(.l7l(’(l.
lf the finest genius studios atone of our col-
li-gcs, and is not installed in an office within
one year afterwards in the cities or suburbs
of Boston or New York, it seems to his
friends and to himself that lit‘. is right in be-
ing disheartened, and coniplaining the rest
of his life. A sturdy lad from New Hamp-
shire, or Vermont, who in turn tries all the
profcssions, who {cams it, farms ll, ymlzlles,
keeps a school, edits a ncuxspapcr, goes to
Congress, buys a township, and so forth in
successive years, and always like a cat, falls
on his feet, is worth a hundred of these city
dolls. He walks abreast with his days, and
feels no shame in not “studying a profes-
sion,” for he does not postpone his lift‘, but
lives already. He has not one chance, but a
hundred chances.
/o
l
Getting up /rls Na.-mc.——“ 1 say, Mi‘. High-
flyer, won’t you let a fc let‘ go with you in
that ere balloon.”
“ l could not possibly accommodate you,
my dear friend.” ' '
"VVell, then be kind enough to take my
card along; fol; I am degerqjiried to get my
azame up, some ow or or er.-
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3%. How many in hot pursuit. have hast-
ened to the gaol of wealth, but have lost as
, they ran, these apples of gold, the iningl and
the p.ci_v2t'- to enjoy ii_._ '
. row .c%r.r.1ris:tre<_i' with .1’.-91' shop; and
JOHN TAYLOR.
I can never forget my first vision of John
Taylor. It was in the Cour‘.-House at
Leivisburg, Conway Co., Arkansas, in the
summer of 1828. The occasion.‘ itself pos-
sessed terrible interest. A vastconcourse of
spectators had assembled to witness the trial
of a young and beautiful girl, on an indict-
ment for murder. The Judge waited at the
moment for the sheriff to bring in the prison-
er, and the eyes of the impatient multitude
all centerer.l on the door, when s_uddcnly a
stranger entered \\ hose appearatice rivitcd
universal attention. Here is his portrait: is
tall, lean, sinewy, and straight as an arrow;
a face snllow, bilious, and twitching inces-
santly, with nervous irritability; a broiv
broad, mzrssive,secmcd filled with wrinkles,
but not from age, for he was scarcely forty ;
eyes reddish ycllow, like the wruthful eagle,
as l3l‘igl‘tl. and piercing; and finally a mouth
with lips of cast iron, thin, curled, cold, and
SHeel‘in’g, the intense expression of which
looked the living embodiinent of-an unbreatli-
cd curse. He was habired in a suit of new
buckskin, ornamented after the. fashion of
lndian costume, with lines of every color of
the rainbow. Elbowing his way slowly
through the crowd, apparently unconscious
that he was regarded as a phenomenon, need-
ing explanation, this singular being advanc-
ed, and, with the lrziuglity air of a king as-
ccntling a throne, seated hiinsclf within the
bar, thronged as it was with the diciplcs of
Coke and Blackstone, several of whom, it
was known, esteemed ihcrnsclvcs as far su-
perior to those old and famous masters.
The contrast between the outlandish garb
and disdainful countenance of the stranger,
excited, especially, the tisibility of the law-
yers, and the junior tneinbcrs commenced a
suppressed tiiter, which grew louder, and
soon swept round the circle. They doubt-
less supposed the rnti'udcr' to be some wild
l1l.ll'lL€l‘ of the mountains, who had never be-
fore seen the interior of a hall of justice.-
lnstantly the cause and object of the laui;rlr-
tcr perceived it, turned his head gmtlrially,
so as to give each laughter :1 lonk—his lips
curled with a kindling smile of infinite scorn
——‘ris yellow eyes shot arrows of lightning;
his tongue protruding through his teeth,
litierally wriibcd like a serpent, and ejacu-
lated its asp-like poison in a single word 2
“Savages!” No port can describe the defiant
force which he threw into that tcrrrt, no pen-
cil can p:iint:the infernal furor of his utter-
ancc, altliotigh it hardly cxcecded a whisper.
But he acccrited every letter as if it were a
separate emission of fire that scorched his
quivering lips; laying horrible emphasis on
the S, both at the lie-grnriing and end of the
word-—“ Savages!” it was the growl of the
red tiger in the hiss of a rattle-snake.
The general gaze, lroivevcr, was diverted
by the advent of the fiiir prisoner, who then
came in, surrounded by her guard. The
apparition was enough to drive a saint mad,
for here was a style of beauty to bewilder the
tarnest imagination, and melt the coldest
heart, leaving in both aineled in fire, and
fixed in a frame of gold from the stars. It
was a spell of encliantmcnt to be felt as well
as seen. You might feel it in the flushes of
her countenance, clear as a sunbcam,brilli-ant
as the iris; in the contour of her f'c-.iiurcs,
symmetrical as if cut by the chisel of the
artist; in her hair of rich auburn ringlcts,
flowing without a- braid, softer than silk,
finer than gossamer; in the eye, blue as the
heaven of southern summer, large, liquid,
beauty; in her motions, graceful, swimming,
like the gentle wafturcs of a‘bird’s wing in
the sunny air; in the figure, slight ethereal
—-—a sylph’s or a seraph’s; and more than all
in the everlasting smile of the rosy lips, so
arched, so serene, so like st.1rliglit, and yet
possessing the power of magic or of magnet-
ism to throw the bcl1oldcr’s heart. As the
unfortunate. girl, so tastefully dressed, so in-
comparable as to personal char-ms, calm and
smiling, took her place before. lllcbzil‘-Ol hcr
judge, a murmur of admiration ‘arose from
the multitude, which the prompt interposi-
tion of the court, by a stern order of silence
could scarcely rcprcss -from swclling to a
deafening-cheer. Tire judge turned to the
prisoncr‘: “ Emma Miner, the court has been
informed that your counsel, Col. Linton, is
sick ; have you employed any other ’.1”
She ansivered in a voice as S'i.\‘BB'l'. as the
warbling of the nightingale, as -the song of
the sky-lurk : “My enemies have bribed ‘all
the laivycrs—-even my,/.ou.r7r,-—to -be sick ; but
God will defend the innocent!”
At this response, so touching in its simple
pathos, a portion of the auditors -buzzed ap-
plause and the rest wept. Go the instant,
lioivevcr, the stranger, whose appearance
had previously excited much mei-riment,
started to his-feet, approached the prisoner
and whispered something in her car. She
bounded six inches from the floor, uttered a
piercing shriek, and then stood trembling as
if in the presence of a ghost from eternity;
while the singular being who had caused
her unaccouritable emotion addressed the
court in his sharp ringing voice, sonorous as
the sound of bell-mettle: “ May it please
your honor, l will assume the task of defend-
ing the lady?”
“ What l" exclaimed the astonished judge,
“ are you a licensed attorney ?” '
“ The question is irrelevant and immate-
rial,” replied the stranger, with a venomous
sneer, "‘ as the recent statute entitles any
person to act as counsel at the request of 2:
party.” ' _
“But does the prisoner request it?” in-
quired the judge. "
"‘ Let her speak for herself,” said the stran-
ger.
“ _I do,” was her answer, as a long drawn
sigh escaped that seemed to rend her very
lieart-strings.
The case immediately progressed, and as
it had the tinge of romantic mystery, we
. ivillepitomize the substance of the evidence.
‘ About twelve months. before, the defend-
ant had arrived in the village and opened an
establishment of rzgillinery. Residing in a
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she prepared the articles connected with her
highly respectable and honorable trade with
unwearied labor and consummate taste. I-Ier
habits were secluded, modest and retiring;
and hence she might have hoped to avoid
notoriety, but for the perilous gift, that ex-
traordinary beauty, which too often, and to
the poor and friendless always proves :1
curse.
She was soon sought after by all those
glittering fire-flies of fashion. But the beari-
tiful stranger l‘t.'jeC'l£‘.(l them all with uninter-
able scorn and loatliing. Among these re-
jcctcd aclrnirers was one of a cliaracter from
which the fair milliner had everyiliing to
fear-. Hirrrin Shore was at once opulent.
influential, and dissipated. He was himself
licentious, brave, and ferociously revengcful
-—ilre most famous duelist of the south-west.
It was generally known that he had made
advances to win the favor of the lovely Em-
ma, and had sburecl the fate of all other
woocrs—a ilisdairifirl repulse.
At nine o’clock on Christrnas night, 1837,
the people of Lewisburg were startled by a
loud scream of immortal terror, while, fol-
lowing with scarcely an interval, came suc-
cessive reports of fire-arms, one two three,
witha dozen ileafcning roars. They flow
to the shop ofthe milliner whence the sounds
proceeded, pushed back the unfastened door,
and :3. scene of horror was presented. There
she stood in the centre of the room, with a
revolver in each hand, every barrel discliorg-
ed, her features pale, he eyes flashed wildly,
but lips parted with a fearful smile. And
there at her feet, wclicring in his warm
blood, his bosom literally riddled with bul-
lc-ts, lay the all dreaded duelist, l-Iirani Shore,
gaspirrg in the last agony. - He articulated
but a single sentence:
“ 'l‘ell iriy mother‘ that I am dead and gone
to hell I” and instantly expired.
"‘ In the name of God, who did this '3” ex-
claimed the appalled spectators
“l did it l" said the beautiful milliner——“ I
did it to save my honor.”
As may be readily irnmagined, the deed
caused an intense sensation. Public opinion
lroivcvcr was divided. The poorer classes,
crediting the girl’s version of the facts, laud-
ed her heroism in terms of measnrclcss en-
ergy. But the friends of the deceased, and
of his wealthy family, gave a differcrit and
darker coloring to the rrffiiir, and denounced
the lovely lromocide as an attrocious criminal.
Unfortunately for her, the officers of the
law, especially the judge and slieriff, were
devoted comrades of the slain, and displayed
tlicirfeclings in revolting prrrtirility. The
judge committed her without the privilege
V! of bail, and the sheriff chained her in the
fclon’s dungeon. _
Such is the brief abstract of the circum-
si.-inccs developed in the examination of the
witnesses. The testimony closed, and the
pleading began.
First of all, three advocates spoke in suc-
cession for the prosecution-—but ireiilier
names nor their-argument are ivort'r.1-prescrv-
trig. Orators of the blood and thunder ge-
nius, they about cqually partitioned -lllt,'ll'
howling eloquence between the prisoner and
hrr leather robed counsel, as if in doubt
which of the twain was then on trial. As
for the stranger, he seemed to pay not the
slightest attention to his oppoiienis,-but rernain-
ed motionless, with his forehead bowed on
“lllSl1LtIl(lS, like one buried in deep thoriglii
01‘ slumber. VVben the proper time -came,
howevre, he suddenly sprang to his feet,
crossed the b:1r,and took his stand almost
touching the jury. He then commenced in
a whispcr but it was a iihispcr so wild, so
clear so unuiterably r-iii-qing and distinct, as
to fill the hall from floor to galleries. At
the out set, he dealt in pure logic, separating
and combining the proven facts, till the
whole mass of cor'rf'u-sued evidence looked
transparent as 21 globe of glass, through which
the innocence of his client Sl10l]C,IlJl'lllli‘«lll.
as a sun-beam ; and theju rors nodded to each
other of thorough conviction ; ‘that 'tlirilling
wisper and fixed concentration, and the lan-
guage, simple as a child had con'vir.ccd all.
He then changed his posture, so as to
sweep the bar with his glance, and began to
tear and read his legal :1ilvcr‘srii'ics. His
sallow face glowed as a heated :furnace, his
eye resembled living cools, and his voice
became the cla-rigor of a trumpet. .-I have
ncvcr, before or since, listened to such mur-
derous denuciations, It wzi’s like loves ea-
gle c‘hargi~ng a flock of crows. It was like
Jove himself hurling red hot thunder-bolts
among the qt-taking: rank of conspitacy of
inferior gods. And yet in the highest tem-
pest of his fury he seemed calm; he em-
ployed no gesture save one—-the flash of a
long fore finger direct in the eyes of his foes
I-Ie painted their vciiality and unniunly
meanness, in coalescing, for money, to hunt
down a poor and friendless \\'0‘fllItl1, till a
shout of stifled rage arose from the innltiiude,
and even some of tliejury cried “ Shame.”
He changed the theme once more. His
voice grew rnournful asa funeral song, and
his eyes filled with tears, as be traced a vivid
picture of‘ mau’s crueliies and worn-nn’s
wrongs, with peculiar‘ illustrations in the
case of his client, till one half of the anili-
ence wept. like children. But it was in the
peroratiou that he reached the zenith at once
of terror and sublimity. , His features were
lived as those of a corpse, his very hair ap-
peared to stand on end ; his nerves shook as
with a palsy; be tossed his hands wildy
towards heaven, each finger stretched apart
and quivering like the flame of a candle, as
he closed with the last words of the deceased
Hiram E-§l1or.e——,“ Tell my mother I am dead
and goneto bell l” His emphasis on the
word hell embodied the achine and ideal of
all horror, it wasa wail of irnineasurable dis-
pair. No language can depict the effect .on
us who heard it. Men. groaned, females
screamed, and one poor lI10l.l1Bl' was borne
away in convulsions.
The whole speech occupied but an hour.
The jury rendered a Verdict of ‘-‘ Not
Guilty,” without leaving the box—and three
clieers, like succe_ssive roars of an earth- ,
quake, shook the old court house from the
dome to the corner-stone, testifying the joy of
the people. After the adjournment, which
occurred near sunset, the triumplrant advocate
arose and gave out an appointment: “ I will
preach in this house tonight, at 8 o’clock.”
He then glided offrhrough the crowd, speak-
ing to no one,thougb many attempted to draw
him into conversation.
At 8 o’clock the court room was again
l.l1t‘0n3;t3(l, and the stranger according to
promise, delivered his sermon. It evinced
the same attribute as his previous eloquence
at the bar; the same compact logic, the
satire burning vehemence, and increased bit-
terness of denunciation.
Cleopctra.
D This young lady was the daughter of
. tolcmcy Aulctcs, and exhibited lierselfin
the double aspect of sister and wife of Pto-
lemy Dyonsus; but in those times, revised
statutes were not in" vogue, and the whole.
some legal maxim that ‘* the king (or queen)
can do no wrong” obtained in full force.
She was celebrated for her coquetry and
cunning ; and being raihcr good looking
than otherwise, made vast havoc among the
old bachelors who looked in upon her of an
evening. A very respectable young man, bv
the name of Julius Caezar, was taken in and
done for tlirough her wiles ; and one Marc
Antony, who was not only engaged but
published to a girl by the name of Octavia,
fell dead in love with tier upon his firstintro-
duction; and wlroly unmrndfnl of the prior
claims of his ajficmce offered himself on the
spot. This step of course, proved the com-
mencement ofa 1’(’g'l]ltlt‘ flare up. Augustus,
the young lady’s brother, instead of induc-
ing her to bring an action for a breach of
promise. and getting thumping damages, as
any well disposed man would have done, got
together an army and offered to fight Mr. An-
iony,wl1o accepted the invitation in the some
free and candid inanrier, in which it was ten-
dcrcd. Augustus, however, proved one to
many for the betrrzyer of his sister’s peace of
mind, and Antony was obliged to fly; Cleo-
catpra having already done so with the be. t
part of hissquatlron.
This unforti-rnzite gentleman hearing false
irttclligeuce of his wife’s deaih,and not con-
tentcd with a crape liar and expensive func-
ral, resolved to follow her and committed su-
icide; the coroncr‘s jurry rendering the
usual verdict of “partial insanity."
Cleopatra, hale and hearty continued her
flight, with Augustus in full cry after -her,
he being detc-r'ruirie(l to marry her, now that
her lrusbrinclwzrs fairly out of the way ; but
she not far'icyi«ng the aliance, -killed herself
by the bite of an asp, her pursuer arriving
just in time to attend her funeral.
Cleopatra enjoyed a fashionable brooding
school education,and corivcrscd fluently in
seven different languages ; but, like other
girls, she gave too much attention to thelan-
guage of love, and it ultimately proved her
ruin. May -her‘ untimely late prove :1 warn-
ing to all young ladies, never to aliow their:
' incliriations to get the better of tlicir reason,
or interfere with the tiffcctions, of gentlemen
previously engaged.
The Wfitslirin-g-t011 Bloxlument.
Ve have bcfore us an appeal by the board
of Mariagcrs of the national Vifzisliington
Monument Society, addressed “ to the people
of ihe.Unitcd States.” This noble-enterprise
the erection of a grant] column, dedicated
to the memory of Washington, isone which
the whole people of the United States are
deeply iriterested. It is by them and -the-fa.
alone, that this structure will arise, and they
are earnestly entreated to contribute towards
its speedy erection. From :1 discription of
the dosign,we glean the following particulars
which may interest our readers. It is to be
:1 grand circular colonaded building, 250
feet in diameter and 100 feet high from
which springs an obelisk shaft 70 feet at the
base and 500 feet high. The rotunda form-
ing theb‘1.~‘e is surrouniled by 30 columns 12
.fUL'l.ll1-Clli1ll1Z1lt3.l‘ and 45 feet high.
The terrace outside ‘the colonnade is 25
feet -wide, and the walks within the colon-
nade is ‘.25 feet wide.
A portion (4 columns in front,) in triple
rows. distinguishes the entrance to the Mori-
lltnefll, and serves as a pedestal for a tri-
nmplial car and statute of Washington.
()~vc1'-each column is the frieze on which
are sculptured coats of arms of each State in
the Union, surrounded by large civic wreaths
banded .togcilrc.r by festoons of oak leaves, all.
of which spring from the centre of the porti-
co where the cciat of arms of the United
States are emblazoned.
The statues sourrounding the rotunda out
side under the Colonnade are all elevated
u on pedestals, and will be those -of the
s'ignc-rs of ‘the Declaration of Independence.
A lofty doorwa‘_v leads into the rotunda
gal.lery, 50 feet iii le, 500 feet in circumfer-
ence, and 68 feet high with :1 collossal -pillar
in the centre 70 feet in diameter, around
which the gallery sweeps.
Both sides of the gallery are divided. into
spaces by pilasters, elevated on acontinued
base 5 feet high forming an order with ‘its
entablature 40. feet high, crowned by 8. vault-
ed ceiling 20 fectbigh, divided by a radiating
archevaults corresponding with the rototrve
positions opposing pilasters, and en-
closing deep sunkeri cofl'e:s enriched with
paintings.
The space between the pilasters are sunk
into niches for the reception of the statues of
the fathers of the Revolution, cotemporary
with the immortal Washington, over which
are large tablets to receive the National Paint-
ings commemorative of the battles and other
scenes of the Revolution. At the extremity
of the great circular wall, opposite to the
grand niche for the reception of the statue_of
the “ Father of his Country," elevated‘ on its
approipriaté’ pedestal, and designed as pr7.7u_57--
pal in the _gifp~u_p,_by its collossal. proportions.
Entering the centre pier through an incli-
ed way, you pass into, a spacious. area and .a,s-
C’—..‘l’:CliWl!l1 an easy grade," by raztivay, *9
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