, monu ment.
trade".
"small temple formed structures, constituting
" the cupolas of the lanterns lighting-_the gal-
T
grand terrace. '75 feet above -the'_'base of the
. This terrace is 700 feet in circumference,
I~80feet wide, enclosed by a colonnade halos-
The circuit of terrace is stitdd ed with
._ -lerygbe-low. ». .— . -
r
Through the base ofjthc grea_tT'circle of
the,bal.ustrade, are four apertures at the four
cardinal points, leading outside of the bolus-
trade upon the top of the main cornice,
where it gallery 6 feet wide and 750 feet in
circumference encircles the whole, enclosed
by an ornemental guard forming the crown-
member on the top of the tholus of the main
cornice of the grand colonnade ; within the
thickness of this wall a staircase descends to
ti lower gallery. This gallery is divided into
rooms for the records of the monument and
works offart.
I In the centre of the grand terrace rises
the loflv obelisk shaft of the monument, 70
feetsqulare at the base and 500 feet high,
diminishes as it rises to an apex, where it is
40 feet square. On each face of the shaft is
sculptured the four leading events in Gene-
ral \’Vashington’s eventful life in lmsso relieve
and above this the shaft is perfectly plain to
within 50 feet ofits stimrnit where a simple
star is placed emblematic of the glory which
the name of Washingtoti has attained.
The ascentto the summit of the riionu-
mcnt is obt:»iined by a circular railway, ter-
mating in a circular observatory, around
which at the top is a look-out gallery which
opens a prospect all around the horizon.
Apartments are arranged for the accommo-
dation of the keepers, and :1 subterranean
gallery is to be built to accommodate many
catacombs.
In the centre of the monument is placed
the tomb of VVashington, to receive his re-
mains should they be removed thither, the
descent to which is by a broad flight of stairs
lighted by the same light which illuminates
his statue.
Such is the design of the monument to the
great and good \Vasliitigt.on, and what Amer-
ican will refuse to contibutc, and that liberal-
ly to the erection of this noble structure.
VVith patriotic spirit and noble liberality
nearly all the States of the Union have furn-
ished, or are making preparations to furnish
ablock of native stone to be placed in the
obelisk. The cost of the obelisk which
is first to be completed is estimated at
$352,000, and that of the obelisk and
Pantheon forming the entire monument
at $1,122,000.
VVhen completed it will be the greatest
structure ever erected by a nation, and the
most illustrious column ever erected to the
memory of man. May it arise spcedly up-
ward towards that I-Ieaven where the spirit
of Wlrsliingtoii rests, and may it stand an
everlasting tribute of love and veneration to
him who was “first in peace, first in war,
and first in‘_tlie hearts of his countrymen.”
A.sloi¢ndzn.g Det:clop2izen.ls.—-—Curious Case
of Conspira<:_i/ —A case of consp_irzrcy w hich,
if true, exhibits a tlegree of villainous daring
oti one side and the most imbecile weakness
on the other almost unparalleled was brought
before the notice of Justice Blcnkley, at the
Jefferson Market Court house on Tliursday
last, and attracted considerable attention. On
that day Mr. Ira Toppling, a gentleman re-
siding at 'I‘ammany”[-lotel, appeared before
the magistrate and entered it complaint for
conspiracy against two persons, one Of Ilium
a genteel looking female, harried Mary Jane
Livingston, alias Starr, and the otlier an
elderly man named James T. Boyd, one _of
the clerks in the Supreme Court in this City
under the following circumstances,:——_About
theflatter part of I8-17, or the begititiing of
I848, the accused fem:_-le came ‘to his resi-
dence, then at 67 Jane st. and inquired for
him. She was immediately shown into the
parlor, where. an intervietv took place: I“
which she professed to be familiarly acquain-
ted with every action of his life, and know-
-ing liitn to be the owner of considerable
property,dcmanded a portion of it, threaten-
Itlg at the satne time. if he refused, to go into
Court and prefer it charge against hint that
would ruin his reputation forever and des-
troy the poace of his quiet and happy family.
It was in rain the complainant ren'ronstrant-
ed and entreated his tormentor not to pursue
such a course. She continued to visit his
place and even in the presence of his wife
threatened to have him sent to States Prison
unless herdemands were acceded to. By thee
means she acquired such an influence over
his mind tliatat various times he gave her
large so ms of money which were coerced out
of him by fear of exposure. Mr. Boyd, who
acted as legal adviser of the woman Starr,
was also charged with conspiring with her
in accomplishing the ruin of Mr. Topping,
by getting posession of his property. In order.
to show sortie of the means l'eS0l‘lt;‘(l to by the
accused for the accoinplislirrterit oftlicir ends,
the coriiplaitiant states that on one occasion
they induced liitn to go to a house in South
Second-st. \Villi:imsburgli, where. the woman
procured a quantity of arsenic, whtcli she
said she was going to take, and then send a
letter, already written, to the Chief of Police
charging him with poi:-_-oning he-r,eo as to
have him indicted for murder. At last the
unfortunrttc mart felt himself so dreadfully
persecuted and driven almost to despair that
he conveyed his house and lot, No. 67' Jane-
st. also a handsome establishment in Fourtli.
st valued altogetlicr at $30,000, through one
Applehy to the woman Livingston alias Starr.
After the conspirators had succeeded in get-
ting the complainant to sign over the proper-
ty, they then called oti his tvzfe 3:. represented
to her that her husband had sold the proper-
tv to them. By these false representations
they obtained her signature,anr.l thus render-
ed the deed perfect. Mr, Topying was t':ius
turntd out ofliousc and borne, but the success;
ful villains,as if not satisfied with their ill—got
ten goods made him also" build a house in
Sullivan County for the residence of the pa-
rents of Livingston alias Starr.
Justice Bleakley, on hearing the complaint
issued his warrantfor the arrest of the ac-
cused, who were shortly afterward taken into
custody by officers Davie and Wyman, of
the Second District. Bovd was yesterday
- held to bail in the sum of 5,000, which was
procured, and the female prisoner was lock-
ed up in default of the same amount. The
premises so feloniously obtained, were levied
upon by Deputy Sheriff Cunningham, and
Mr. Topping and family had the pleasure‘ of
being reinstated in their old home. A fur-
- 1here.xaminati.on will take place in a few
days, when some more p:.rrticulars in relation
to this tangled web of mystery will be elicit-
ed.-~ Tribune.
There were five deaths of cholera in
"Columbus Ohio, for the 24 ltours ending
August 7.
‘clock Wednesday morning.
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, .;,...,-. "11-H4‘,=.,, “_ _¢ , .
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Arrival of the N iagar'a._‘
The N'iagara arrived at Halifax at 9 o’-
Cotton had
advanced one-eighth. Flour and wheat
quiet. Corn declined 6d per quarter. Pro-
visions in good demand.
There is an increased activity in
manufacturing districts. "
Ajserious forgery on the Austrian Bank
of Vienna has just been discovered in Lon-
don.‘ A person named Hill had been ap-
prehended with forged notes on that bank
to the amount of £15,000.
The celebrated Liebeg is about to visit
the United States, for the purpose of lectur-
ing on chemistry.
An awful railway collision occurred re-
cently at Glasgow, by which a large num-
ber of persons were killed.
FRANCE.
It is said that the French Governineiithrc
in conjunction with England and Prussia
pressing negotiation in order to terminate
the difference between Denmark and the
Duchies b_y treaty.
DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
The Scblcswig Government has issued
a proclamation declaring that its army is
not beaten, though compelled to fall back,
and the troops stand prepared to renew the
fight. Martial law has been proclaimed
for the Duchy of Schleswigs.
AUSTRIA.
The state of seige at Vienna and Prague
is to be abolished on the 18th of August
A report from Vienna states that a general
atnnesty will shortly be given to all the
Hungarian prisoners now confined.
TURKEY.
The Ottoman Porte has notified the refu-
gees at Schuuila, that such of them as may
wish to_ emigrate to America will recelvc
passports and a sum of 1000 piastres (about
ten pounds) in aid of theirjourney.
the
Gross Oritratge in N oirthaimptou.
Noii'rii.tMPToN, Aug. 11th,1S50.
This usually peaceful village is the thea-
tre of a great excitement this evening.-—
Just after sunset, groups'of men were as-
sembled ln the streets, talking in an excit-
ed way, when suddenly there was a gener-
al rush of sotite hundreds of men into the
new Town Hall, when C I’. Huntington,
Esq. made the following, statement to the
indignant citizens. This morning, be-
tween the hours of 11 and half-past 11,
Miss Martha Cochratie, the eldest daughter
of a widow lady of wealth, long a rosi-
dentin Nortliatirpton, was awoke by the
rustling ofa iiews,:aper laid on her‘ face by
a titan who had entered the room. Imme-
diately her farce. was covered by a pillow,
either to strangle her or to prevent her
screaming. The rest of the family were
at clitircli, and she had lain down and fal-
leti asleep. In the struggle which enstied
he caught her by the throat,and in the ori-
deavor to overcome her resistance, be cut
the blood vessel over the jtigulanvein with
his thumb nail, vrlien the blood flowed pro-
fusely, and covered her dress, the pillow,
bed, &c. The lady caught him by the hair,
and in the horrible strife, the pillow was
removed for an instant from her mouth,
when she asked him it he intended to kill
her, and saying if he did he would suffer for
it. He said, “ No, I did not mean that—-
it was an accident.” Perceiving the blood,
he apparently became alarmed, desisted
froin his purpose, and said, “ Who is your
family phystcian—l)r. Fisk P” She fee-
bly said “ Yes,” when hejuurped ttpon the
green house and dowti to the ground.
From the rtiornentat'y ,9,lll‘np58 caught by
the lady of the villain, he seemed to be a
young, slender, and rather tall man, plain-
ly dressed, with long,darl< brown, wavy
hair, coarse and bushy, which corresponds
with the hair found at'tei'ivai-ds on the bed,
mingled with the lady’s blood. He was a
stranger to her ; she represents him as hav-
ing a pale face, and also has the itirpression
he wore a glazed cap. On the return of
the family front church, Dr. Hall was sent
for, who found a wound in the neck about
the length of the nail, the blood from which
was with difficulty stauncbed, both arms
aiid neck black and blue, a pool of blood
in the bed, and the lady herself in a very
faint state. The fellow spoke in rather a
weak voice, and like an American.
After this preliminary statenient, the eti-
tire meeting resolved itself intou vigilance
committee, with particular reference to the
respective school districts. It seems the
house was under repair at this time, and
the other chambers besides this back one
were locked. A ladder had been left by
the workmen on the front oftlie house,
which may have been used, and the lady’s
bed obSct‘\’etl tlirougli the key hole before
he entered the back way.
An outrage of this kind on one of the
most respected ladies of Nortliatnoton, oc-
curring on Sunday within it stone's throw
of the clinrclies, and with other houses
--near, is almost unexampled. The villain
must have been covered with blood, and
probably his face may have been scratched
by the lady’s resistance,and it seems im-
possible he can escape. Every effort will
be made for hisappt'ehension,and if caught
the lady thinks she could identify him.
N‘. If four. tj‘ Courier.
E3?‘ Five hundred dollars are offered for the
toi‘ oftlio brutal assault upon the above men-
tioned lady. _
INoRi:oii>.i.i-". Li«:.ti>.—-On Friday evening.
says the Pottsville ElYIp()l'ltln'l, one of the
most extraordinary feat.-i on record was per-
formed by a small sorrel mare, belonging to
Mr. Zimmerman, livery stable keeper,in
Minersville. Lebbeus Hughes, a lad 12
years of age, was riding the mare when
she became frightened and ran away with
him; she ran up the railroad to where it
crosses Wolf Creek, at which point the
plank had been removed from the bridge.
when, as iffearful of attempting the leap,
she stopped suddenly for a moment, and
then gathering all her energies cleared the
space at a single boutid. VVe would hard-
ly believe such a feat possible, had it not
been witnessed by several persons, who im-
mediately measured the distance jumped,
and found it to*be twenty-seven feet! Nei-
ther horse nor rider were injured by this
-wonderful exploit.
{jgsa A very severe hail storm visited the
village of New Scotland, N. Y.anu' vicin-
ity, last week, doing great damage to farms,
blowing down liartis, breaking glass, de-
stroying crops, Ste. It lasted twenty min-
utes and‘ covered a track of about two
miles in width, extending in a north-east
and south-westerly tlirection,’-t,hough how
fi.ll‘,lt reached in either direction has not
been asccrtairiecl.
iii:-pi'eliension and conviction of the perpetrat- ,
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* _ f. GENFRAL Assaiistv,
’ May Session, 1850. l
The Ioint Standing committee on the
.St.'l‘fO'ol Fund, to wbomwas referred so much
of the Message of his Excellency the Gov-
ernor as relates to the School Fund, and the
Report of the Commissioner of the School
Fund tothe‘ ‘present session’ of”the*'General
Assembly, with the documents accompaning
the same, respectfully report, that they have
had the same under consideration, examined
and compared them with the books and pr.-
pers of the oflice, and that the School Fund,
on the 2d day of September last, amounted
to the sum of $3,07l'3,502a7-5
And consists of the followingitems to wit; z———
1 Contracts, Bonds, and Mortga-
ges, $1,7I2,473,89
2. Stock in 2:7. Banks in this State, 329,800.00
3. Cash in the hands of the Treasurer
and Agents intrirnsitu. 18.-192,98
4. Cultivated Lands, and Building. 66,723.00
5. \Vild Lands, 49,199.88
«‘,°S‘,!,07G,60:2.‘75
VVhich Fund, in the opinion of your com-
miitee, is, with some exccptioti, in a safe and
productive condition.
The Commissioner, in his Report, expres-
ses an opinion that a considerable deduction
should be made from the Fund as well on
account of the insufficiency of the securities
to meet the amount of the debt in certain
cases, &c., as where the value of cultivated
and wild lands, and buildings, are estimated
above their present and even prospective val-
ue in market.
The securities and real estate referred to,
being situated at remote points in this State,
and in the States of Massachtisetts, Vermont.
and New York, it was obviously impractic-
able for the Committee to examine any por-
tion of them, or to obtain the most reliable
evidence of their actual value; but from the
information :ifI'orded by the Commissioner,
and the late Conitiiissioner, Mr. Beers, the
committee are oftlie opinion that some dedtrc-
tion should be made, but the amount will be
small. 'I‘liose securities were taken at differ-
ent periods of time, some ofthein many years
ago, and all were deemed to be amply stilli-
cient. In most of the cases, p(=l‘lla,pS- in all,
they were so ; btrt their value is diminished,
more or less, by the various unforeseen caus-
es which sorm-times affect the value of real
estate. It would be strange that a fund of
more than $2,000,000, invested as this is,
should not. under the best system of manage-
tnent, be subjected, in the course of many
years, to some loss. ,
In conformity with the usage established
by the late Mr. Hillshouse, the cultivated
and wild lands are estimated and put; in the
schedule, from time to time, at what is deem
ed by the Commissioner their fair value. I<"or
obviotis reasons, they ought not to be esti-
mated too low; but in many, indeed in most
cases they have not, and, perhaps, can not,
be sold at prices to meet their estimates.
Appendcd to the Report of the Commis-
sioner is a statement marked G,showing the
condition of the Surplus Fund. That Fund
or surplus, was accumulated during the ad-
ministration of the late Commissioner, Mr.
Beers. The dividends to the School Socie-
ties have been kept up and occasionally in-
creased by drafts upon it, in consequence of
which is nearly exhausted. It has however
all been faithfully appropriated according to
law, and then the Schools have had the hen-
fit of it. Your Committee will not hazard
an opinion asto what amount may be here-
after. consistent with the safety and interest
of the Fund, bedivided to the School Socie-
ties. Tliat will depend upon the amount of
Batik dividends, the prompt payment of
debts,tl'ie sale of productive property, and the
number of Childred that shall be returned,
620., but they are of the opinion that it
will be somewhat less than it was in 1848
' and l849.
Your Committee concur in the views of
the late and present Commissioner as to the
stirplus and contingent fund, and thrzrt-fore
recommend that such fund be l’eCElitl)llSl1etl
by moderate reservations frotii the revenue,
until some 9,520,000 shall be acquired.
Your Committee cannot conclude this
their report without expressing their opinion
which they entertain ofthe great ability and
fa'ithl'ullncss exhibited by the late Commis-
sioner in his management of the School
Fund during the many years it was under
his dircctionmid control. The management
of the Fund duringthe short timeithrrs been
under the control of the present Commission-
er has been such as to meet the entire appro-
bation of the Committee, and to call from
them the expression of the opinion, that the
School Frind under the inanagementof pre-
sents head, as it has heretofore been, will
continue to be, the pride and boast of the
State.
The Cominitte herewith report a resolu-
tion repealing as much of the resolution of
1810 and 1839, as extend the term for pay-
ment of interest in certain cases; and also a
resolution atitl-iorizitig the Commissioner to
loan, remj" o:'arily.certain portions oftlie princi-
pal of the School Fund upon a pleclgc of Bank
stock by way of security, &.c , and recomend
the passage of said resolutions.
The Comniittee. recommended that the Re-
port of the Commissioner be accepted, and I'L-
Spcclfully ask to be discharged
Per order of the committee.
S A M’ L IN G H AM, U/mi7'ma.n.
The following is supposed to be the correct;
state of market.
Hmzer.—Dear and scarce. The Old Sl0Cl<
nearly exhausted, and’ the new rather un-
proiiiising.
Vr*rlu.c.——Irnportations light, and that of
natrvn growth tlege.t'tet'atitig.
flrm,esI_7/——Noiro in market.
Palriotism——No demand.
Pi'ztrleiwe—All held in old hands.
.Pri:lc—-i\.‘.Iat‘l.'t-t glutted.
Puiileness-—Vei-y cheap, but the owners
appear very indifferent about the disposal
of it. -
Sz:mz.rZa.l—Mai'ket well supplied, but prin-
cipnlly in the hands of hawkers and pedlers
,Rcligion—When brought into nrarki-t it
is generally adulteratcd. Sales nomiti-.rl.,
Lone-——Notie offered except for real estate.
’1'a.lc21t-—A scarce article—no credit al-
lowed.
Sz7nceri£_1/——Otit of season.
{lif;==A manufactory of linen thread has
_just been started at Lansingburgh by Fisher
do Co. capable of producing 100,000 pounds
annually. The nianufact.tired article is strong
and bcaiitiful, This is the first establishment
of this kind in the country, and we trust it
will prove successful. ’
E The Queen of England has recently
purchased the_Brockwcll-l-Iall estate, near
Norwood, Slurrpy, for a nursery for theyoiing
princes ant princesses. -
Jefferson Proviso
‘coxoauss..
From the N. Y. Tribune. i‘
In the Senate on JPIo7ir1ag/ the California:
bill was ordered to be engrossed, by a vote
of 33 to I9, notwithstanding the usual'efl'orts
to stave it off. The question then coining
tip on its’ passage, Mr.Davis of Miss. rose to
make a speech agianst time, when the Senate
adjourned. .
In the Ifouse, the Appropriation bill afford-
ed thc occasion for several speeches, which
were by no means confined to the subject
under discussion. A resolution was adopted
closing debate upon this bill on Friday next.
Before the passage of the California bill,
-in the Senate on. T'uesIla._'1/, Mr. \Valker of
“fie. made a speech on Land Reform, after
which that subject, was postponed till mon-
day. Then ‘came the great vote of the day,
preceded by it variety of froth for Brin-
coinbe on the part of sundry Southern Sena-
tors. Finally the bill establishing a Terri-
torial Governnien for New Mexico was made
the special order for to day.
The Ifouse spent most of the day in
wrangling about achange in the rules in-
tended to prevent useless talk, which all
persons that know any thing about Congress
will admit to be a tnost tvholesomeintention.
Before acting on the question the House
went into Committee on the Civil and Di-
plomatic Appropriation bill, and Mr. Seddon
enlightened the Universe as to the outrages
on State rights, committed in the late Mess-
age of President Fillmore.
In the Senate on I/Veclnesdagl an extended
dabate arose. on the reception of the Protest
of ten Southern Senators, against the pass-
age of the California bill. Messrs. Davis
and \Vinthrop of Mass. and Mr. Baldwin of
Conn. opposed the entering of the docu-
ment on the Journal as an unnecessary thing
and a bad precedent, while Messrs. Shields
and Cass favored it; finally the subjo.-ct was
laid over. Then the bill organizing New
Mexico was taken up and Mr. Foote moved
to so amend that when New Mexico comes to
be admitted as a State, it may be either with
or without Slavery as her Constitution may
provide. Mr. Chase then inovcd to add the
agairist Slavery, which
was lost 20 yeas to '25 nays. Finally, the
bill was reported and ordered to be engross-
ed ; its passage is now :1 matter of course
In the 1‘f()'Il.S€, the report allowing five
minutes after debate is closed, to the Mom-
berriiovingan amendment and five to one
other i\-Iembcr in reply and no more talking
on that ametitlment, was adopted, 112 to 47,
ultra Southern Members voting nay. Then
the Appropriation bills were taken up, and
speeches made on Slavery and things in
general. Mr Ashtnun of Mass. declared
his intention of voting for the Senate Texas
Boundary bill,if he could get nothing bet-
ter as. a measure of peace, and Mr. Ste-
vens of Penn. very ent-rgetically condemn-
ed that bill as not a measure of peace,
but pregnant with future nullification
and disorder. The threats of rebellion put
forth to intimidate Representative from the
North he treated with the contempt they de-
serve.
The Stmata on '1‘/ru-r.vlay made the Fu-
gitive Slave bill the special order for Monday
next, laid on the table the question of re-
ceiving the Southern Protest against the ad-
mission of California; passed the Nerv-
Mexican territorial Bill and adjourned to
Monday.
The I-louse took up the Appropriation
Bill. Mr. Drier of New-York made the
first speech defending the Prcsidcnt’s Mes-
sage and responding to Messrs. Seddon,
'l‘oombs and Stephens. He said he should
vote for the Senate Bill on the ’t‘exas Bound-
ary, so as to produce harmony and strength.-
en the bonds of the Union; if he said any
thing against the iniquity of the Boundary
lino proposed in that bill, and intimated
hat he should try to have it amended, our
dispatch has failed to report it.
Next, i\'lessrs Mcl_.ane, Venable and Ashe-
freed their minds touching the Boundary,
the President, Texas, tvrew Mexico, Southern
Rights, and all that. Mr. Vt'IlilDl6 felt a
reptignance to a Free Soil Abolition State
on the border of Texas; perhaps he fee_ls a
repugnant-.e to such anywhere, but it can’t be
helped.
An evening session was held, when, in
place of the quorum of Northern men '10/[OS/3
(lulj, it was to be I/tern, not for talking but for
voting, some 30 inembers assembled, half an
hour behind the time, and of course recom-
incncetl the weary a.nd tiow utterly useless
business of grinding otit \\'Ot‘Cls by the hour.
Those writers who insist on the superior ex-
cellence of Silence over Speech might find
in the American Congress a “shocking ex-
ample” to illustrate the truth of their position.
The fIouse on I4‘/‘tiring proceeded immedia-
ly with the. (liscussion oti the Naval and Di-
plomatic bill. and at 12 o’clocl< Mr. Bailey
made the closing speech. He had finislied
disco;-;sion brit arose as to the mileage and pay
questions, in which many took part, mostly
in favor of the system. They were occu-
pied with this until 3i o’clock when they
adjourned.
The Ifoitse were occupied all Salt/.-rday
on the Mileage question. Numcrousaniend-
ments were proposed and discussed, but
nothing of any consequence was done.
I(lt°.oc_i/_—A careful exploration of one
hundred towns in IYI-issacliusctts brought to
light 575 crises of idiocy. Of these, 4:20
were idiots frotii birth, and of this number
they obtained information respecting the pa-
rents of 3:39. In all but 4 of these examin-
ed caso, it was found that one parent or the
other, or both, had in some way departed
from the laws of life and health, being either
scrofulous, predisposed to brain afIi.-ctions,in-
temperate, grossly sensual, or unaturally in-
termurricd with blood relations. This lesson
taught by such dissclosurcs should prove a
warning !
£13?’ The detroit Free I’i'ess says_—“- The
wheat crop of the State this year will be by
far the largest crop ever raised in this State.”
%- Mr. Grandjean and son have been
honorable acquitetl of any iinplioation in re-
gard to the late fire at the Astor House.
81"? Hon. Samuel A. Eliot has accepted
the Whig noniination as candidate for Coti-
gress. to Iill the vaconcy occasioned by the
resignation of the Hon. Robert C. Winthrop.
3:? The Cherskce Indians have recently
erected two cotnmozlious brick buildings to
be used for high schools-,—-one for males and
theother for. females.-. There are about one
hirnr,lrcd'St;l10litt'S, it is Sttlrl, Of both sexes.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 20,1350.
LIGHT‘ DAwNi.\'o.——'I‘lie Senate ofthe Uni-
ted States is retrieving its clltlI'flCl,8l'.~ After
many months of doing notliinz. ext-‘Slit (Will'-
relling, that body have at last, gone to work in
earnest, and witliin a very short; periotl of time
have ndtnitted—so'f:rr as the action of one
branch of Congress can do so—-the Stateof Cal-
it'orni:r—liave passed tei'rit_oi'iiil bills for Utttlt
and Ne\v N cxico, and have settled the ques-
tion oftlie North \Vestorn boundaries of Tex-
as. The bill itbolishiiig the slave trade in the
District of Columbia, and the bill i-elating to
fugitive slaves. yet remain on the table of the
Senate. The measures, above spoken of
which have passed that body are now before
the House of Representatives wlrertra furious
struggle. awaits them. We hope the \Vltigs
of the House will be firm in tin? approaching
trial, and evince their determination to carry
these bills tlirougli. They are in the iiittin
s:it.isfirctoi'y, with the exception of the Pearce
Texas boundary bill. Ifthnt is the best tliatwe
can get, wlty then, we must be autisfietl. we
suppose, witli it. Al: all events, the people
will hardly endure to have this \. hole exciting
subject. thrown open again by useless opposi-
tion to fair national tneitsuros. If the House
ban give more to fret-doni tlian Mr. Pear-cc's
hi I does. then by all means let it be done; but.
iftlie attempt to do so would in all pi'obaliility.
prove unavailing. and serve only to keep up the
distraction and ill-filling wlticli has prevailed too
long already, then it is the duty of every lion-
est man to support. the bill. Wfe cannot but feel
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as if the crisis of the slavery agitation of 1850
were now passed.
to the Constitutional tnitjority. Law and the
Union are triuiiipliant, and the principle is es-
tablished, that ivliitliersoever. the Anierican
flag is borne. it carries with it, not slavery, but
freedom. That principle will-never be disput-
Tlte mitiority must yield
ed again by any influentizil body of men Llortli
or South. and once understood will put an end.
we hope forever‘ to wars of conquest on the
part of out’ governriiciit. \Ver rejoice that our
legislators may soon find tiiire to turn their at.-
tetition to the many subjects which they have
too long neglected. The Taiiitf- land reform,
the Pacific r'ailt'o:itl. arid the Atlantic steittiieis.
are matters in tlieinsclves rcquiriiig the labor
of :1 session. but have now got. to be disposed of
in it few weeks, or thrown over to \vint:er. Let
us hope that sonietlring will be done before the
ttdjournineut.
Ovrt Vii.L.tGi: has seldom, if ever, shown
the same amount of gaiety and life from the
presence of strangers and summer visitors, as
at the present time. Our Hotels are filled to
tlteit' utmost capacity, and iiiany private lions-
es are supplied with as riiany lJ0ill'(lel'S as they
are able to accotiimodirte. Our liver-y stables
too, rite doing it strapping business. Horses and
crirriirges are irisuch requisition that you can
At no
time can we step out without; meeting new far-
ces——Nui'ses with tlteirtroops ofinfzrnt [)l'1lllel'S;.
cirly get them by erigaging tliem head.
youth and beauty niinglitig tlieir liiltii'it_v in free
and joyous mirth. or giving cautious utterance
in subdued accents and langtiisliing air. to the
tender‘ emotions of the lietrrt, and staid inatt-
liood and gray haired sire—e:it:h in their oirn~
way enjoying the lierrltli and comfort of our
oletrruiitl invigoratingatmosphere, and riiiuis.‘oi'--
ing to their pleirsrires of taste by acquaiting
tliemselves with the mitt y beauties and illll'llC-’
tions which our
country possess.
visitors gives interest to the vil‘:rge, it. is also
village and surrorintling
\Vbile the preserica of these
‘evidence of tho coi'rcct.ness of‘ their judgment
and faste.
FIRE.-—In passing over H'ucklebci'i'y Hills
last Saturday morning, we came in contact with
the sniouldeiing ruins ofa dwelling. house. Not.
being piirticularly acquzrinted with localities iti
that somewhat distinguislied precinct, we on
inquiry. leirrnerl that the house liirtl been the"
residence of John Thomas Hartford, and that
it had taken fire in the upper story. on the
night previous, just after the family had retir-
e.d—iti the atigunge oftlie yoiiiigstoi' who gave
us the inforiiirttion, “the tire fell all round
amongst us. first we ltnowed.” The building
with its contents, etiibrircirig it quaiitityof shoes
rind boots, were all destroyed. Loss some
seven or eight; hundred dollars.- "Insurance
53400.
“THE Cr~:.\‘sus l‘vI.-\.\"’ has commenced his
work in this town. and will ere lotig carry his
labors into the town of \Vilton.
out it list, by llllllle, of the meinliers of the
family firing at home on and previous to the
By making
first of.Irine. age of each tiietiilier at that time,
State. wliero born. and value of real estate.
time will be saved, and the Assistant l\Iarslial
relieved of iriucli teditini
Farmers are required t.o give the tiumber of
acres and value of their land—tlie iiggrt-gate
value of tlioir itiipleiiients—-the number of
their cattle, sheep, and swine——tlie value of
such aiiimals slauglrtered dtiring the past year
—tlio nniount of prodrico obtained from the
farm and articles iiniiiulitcttirerl in the fztiiiily
totlie first ofJune. l\IanrifiictLir'ei's will report
their business, capital invested. quantity, kind,
and value of raw imrterial e.ti'ij.loycd—kind of
macliinei‘y—iiumber' of liands and their wages
—yeiirly productions, (SEO. The amount ofin-
fortiiittion to be obtained is prodigious, most: of
it will be very useful, bit! it will require much
assistance from the patience and good nature
of the public to collect.
ETA transient person, whose name is A.
T. Baldwin. came into this place it few days
since with a stock of Dry Goods which he auc
tioned off for several days, when all at once,
he suddenly disappeared without meeting his
pecuniary obligations. As soon as his absence
was discovered, his trail was followed, and the
worthy little gentleman was found awaiting
the 6 o'clock train east, at Westport statitn.
He appezired to be perfectly satisfied with the
honesty of his intentions, which were to ship
his traps, anal [lien return and pay/iis bills.’
()n_'t._lie intimation that; several \€i"it_s had been
issued for the (leleltl._lOll of his goods, he paid
up and started for 'ttll6\‘.‘ iscenc of operation.
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Enemsn AND Bitazii..—A report is m cir-
. culation to the effect that‘ advices from Rio of
the 9th state that news had been received there
that the British Admiral on that station, with
the British Steamer Coniornnt, had entered
the port of Paraguay, and burnt four Brazilian
vessels. ’l‘hetfoi't opened it fire upon the steam-
er and [tilled one of her men. I
It is supposedtliat the Admiral had received
instructions from home to suppress the slave
trade. Great excitement at Rio, and it is fem‘-
ed that it difliculty will arise betweenitlte Bra-
zilians and the British. _ '
A S'i‘nA.\'Gi:n, calling his "name George‘
Sliiers, was found iti it sick and helpless con-
ditiion just east of the Episcopal Church in-
this place, 11 week ago last: Friday, and taken
to the Alms-House. His story was without
colierciice, and contradictory. A He clztitiieil to
belong to New Haven, and then that he was a
nirtivc of \Vatcrbury. where he had left 1!
lirmily. His occupation" had been, he said, fl.
riiacliinist, but his livelihood now was obtained
by mending umbrellas. -He was somewhat
above middle size, rirtlier stocky, slightly gray,
and supposed to be about 50 years of age. TIIB
remained in ihe almslioiise until Friday night
|ast—just one week, when he died. His dis-
case was that of the kidneys. The object of"
this notice is mainly to catch the attention
tlirough ll}lS,.0l‘ some other paper, ofhis family
or friends- ’
COMDIENCICMI-1M'l‘ E3-X-IRCISES at New. Haven-
the present year were of more than ustitilin-
forest. The-attendmice was very great, and
r-.vei'ythi.ng like uccointnodation was put to its
utm-ost‘ tetisitin. The degree of A B‘ was
coiifei-red upon 77. you.ng..-getit;-lonien, tnembers
oftlie graduating class.
The assemblage of tltc Alumni was itlsozv-cry
numerotis, more so than ever before known.
The degree offlluster of Arts-was cotifcwed
upon 46 gctttleiiien—ziluinni of the collegeeofi
the various classes-ft'otii 1:82? to 1847: inclusive ;:
that of B(I(']l8f0l' If Laws upon 9, and Doctors-
of Merlicitie npoii 16..
I.\‘i)rA.\'A ELi:c'i’io-.v.—Tlie Iizdiariapolis-'
Journal says returns enough have been receivt.vd~
to k now ll‘l3It'lll6 Loco Focus-will have 8 mar
jority ofthe .E8glSvlill'Ul'e' undof the" Conven-
tion. The vote tlirouglioiit: the State has not
been so great as last yciir by several thousands.-
Very little excitement existedittiiotig. the poo-
ple.:rird tlieyseeiiirto-be controled by other than-
pzirty (:ousir_leratioiis. Many strong
Counties elected _\Vliigs. and many
Counties elected Loco Focos..
Loco-
\Vhig.
Iowa ELi-:c'r'ioN.—I-liver reports at S. Louis-
give it small \Vliig gain in every county except»
DesrVIoiiie.s,.aiid there no nizrtorinl change.---
Still the voteof tlieso-counties secured unop-
po.<itio'n,. Legzislaturc and probably the Starter
Ticket also ],000'0r‘so majoi'ity..
COTTON F_»\c’i'ortv IN Moiiim-:.—Tlie Ala--
bama Tribune i‘of.Iuly ‘.28tli states that it newly’:
erected cotton frl(:l0l'ytll: Mobile. partially com-
menced work on the Friday precedin_0; It; is
calcrilated for 2700 spindles, atidwlieti in frrll
operation will require from 400 lo 500 bales of’?
cotton :1 year, and give employment to about;
75 opci'zttives.- This is the first‘ fitctory in.-
Mobile.
ET Jenny Liudsfirst pi-ofcssiotml flpp87H'flI'tCO‘
in New York. will take place on or about tho-
I8th- September next
£53” The .Scicnli'./ic American, cont.rrins~ it let-
ter‘ from George Matliiohn chemist attachedl
to l.ll0 Coast; Survey. who announces that her
has succeeded in obtaining it very brilliant
ligltt from passing liydrogen illl‘-Ollgll turpentine-
iti irccordarice with Mr. I-’aitie's .-gupposied dis-
Mr. E. I_«.. Brow-ti. 11- cori-espontleut:
of the Boston Tt'atiscript, states that he made
covcry-..
the same experiment and" had succt-edediii ciu'--
bu-rrelting hydrogen with cold Spit‘-ltS~ of tut‘-
pentine..
Missoum ELI-ZC'l'lO.\'.-—"I‘l1e‘ latest accounts-
from St. Louis by Telngrapli, are on the 13th-
They report that four \Vl'iigs and one-
Bertton Democrat have been elected to Con-
gress, as follows :1
Jolin F. Darby, \Vltif1. first tlislrict-.
Gilchrist. Porter‘, \Vliig, second district.
John G. Miller, \Vliig, third district.
Cliarlt-..s E. Bowman, \V|iig. fourtlt districta.
John S. Phelps, Benton Democtitt, fifth dis--
trict.
instit tit.
Tiri: Rr:Qtiii:iii on otir first page was sent‘.
from Ohio, tlirougli the hands of D1’.-
Eritlor, our Representative in Congress. Con-
sidering the subject, arid the literary merit of‘
the article, we doubt. not. it will be read with.-
[IS
ll deep and iiiournful interest.
E.-.3-"° The Times says that the Governor lins-
appointed John \V. Steduiati of Norwich,
(Editor of the Aurora.) Commissioner in place
of.Iohn C. Aines of Sterling, resigned; and
\Villizrm A. Jridson of Huntington. in plaice of
James T' Pratt. of Rocky Hill, resigned.
I? The cause of the war between Denmark
and the dutclrios of Holstien and Sclileswig is
tliattlie king of Denmark has been endeavor-
ing to iucot'por'at‘e those ducliies into Denmark,
thus destroying their separate independence,
altliottgli they have, of late years. been
subjected to his authority. Russiaand Austria.
both favor Denmark, because they both aim at
the consolidation in their Empires of all prov-
inces thirt have nominal independence,
“ CrrAw’s GATE" continues its old posture,
as we found last week. tiotwithstitnding all
asset-tions to the contrary. Stamford Gate, as
we were told had been both open and shut:
during a few days previous, butcontiuues closed
H CLASSIFICATIO-.'\' or SciiooLs."——We have
received an article on this subject, but have not
been able to give it a perusal-. Owing toits
lengtli, and the stage of our labors for‘ the pre-
sent number, it is necessarily laid over for at-
tention next week. -“-
E? The Anti Renters are again taking the
field in New York. and are commencing -pre.
partitions for t_he_1'rtll election. "
Norwalk Chronicler