'~ accepted
necessary in- relt.-it=ion to the publication of the
ofiicial canvass of Judges of Probate ; passed.
House resumed the consideration of the
bill (House bill No. 32) reported by the
judiciary committee in lieu of H-oiise. bill No.
5——for an act in addition to an act concerning
com-inunities and corporations, providing for
the return to the Secretary of State of the
el’ection~ of town clerks Bill reported
passed; original bill negatived and report
The House resumed the coiisitleration of
the report‘ of the Jucliciary Committee of the
House bill No. 3, f-ir an act relating to the
assessment and collection of taxes.
Tu.csrla._z/, Zlfiry 27!/L.
Senale. -—Resolution from House that bills
for Public Acts shall be read twice and 500
copies ordered printed, passed.
Res passed that Charles lsaacs and others
have leave to enter petition in ofiice of Sec-
retary of State for release of Jacob Brush
from State Prison. It appears that he was
maliciously prosecuted for adultery, and was
sentenced to prison when the facts hardlyjus-
stifled it.
Resolution relative to the condition of
State Paupers, ref to com on that part of the
Governor’s Message concerning the hours of
labor. ,
Report of Com on judiciary appointing’
Stephen Hawlev a justice of the peace in
Bridgeport; laid on the table.
The Judiciary com rcported favorably on
the bill providing that a plurality shall t‘lC‘t'l.
representatives on the first day. The subject
was discussed by Messrs Brockway, Peck
and others in opposition to the bill; and by
Messrs Burrall, Adams, Stearns, and Mitch-
ell iii favor of it. '
The question was taken by ycas and nays
-——yeaS lg; navs 8.
The report of the com on the Connecti-
cut bank at Bridgeport, creating a new bank
at Southport, to be called the Sonthport bank
was accepted and bill to llifl[“(‘f'i-t-('1 passed.
II/m.se.—Mr Stow introduced a b ll for a
public not in addition to the act for the pre-
vention of the destruction of small birds; rif
to Jtidiciary coui. _
Resolution ordering the printing of 300
copies of the roll of the committees and
places of meeting of the same; taken up and
passed.
On motion, Mr. Trumbtill of Stoning-
toii, was excused from further service on
the com. on Roads and Bridges, on account
of severe illness. -
Bill for public act changing the time of
holding the next term of New London Co
Court to the third Tuesday of June; refer-
ed to Judiciary coni.
Mr. Howe introduced a resolution instruct
ing the com on incorporations other than
banks, to inquire into the expediency of es-
tablishing a police court for the city of Hart-
fortl; also xvhetfiei‘ the public acts of this
State in relation to said city require revision,
and if so, in what particular; pn.-'Sctl.
Resolution granting leave to Charles ls-
aacs to enter his pet for discharge of Jacob
Brush from State Prison, in the Secretary’s
office; passed.
Jiferl iiesday, .'lI.rz_7/ '23!/L.
Seizure —Petiri«ous of various people for a
railroad from Daysville to Killingl_v—ref to
corn on railroads.
Res creating a police court in the city of
Hartf-ird; ref to com on incorporatioiis other
than banks.
Bill relativc to an alteration of courts; ref
to jtidiciary coin.
Bill to prevent the destruction of sniail
birds; ref to jiicliciary com.
Report of com on judiciary with bill rela-
tive to the asst».-‘ment and collection of taxes
Laid on the table.
Report of com on banks that the reports
of the Danhiiry, Tolland, pliddlciown, Sal-
isbury, and Norfolk saving societies are de-
fective. Laidon thetable.
Senate reconsidered vote rt.-laitive to the re-
lease of Chas. and \Vm. Spencer from State
pri.-;o,n,and concurred with House. in granting
petition.
Resolnton providing for the election of
Judges of couniy courts by ilie pcople.—-
Referred to com on Coristiitiiionaf amend-
merits.
Resolution from last session concerning
the invasion of Cuba. Laid on the table.
Presiderit announced the order of the day
viz: the report of thejoint stan ling com on
education. The report i'ecom.neiids that
- each school society shall embrace a town,
etc.,etc. The Presiderit introiluced to the
Senate the Hon Mr. Bariiard, who addres-
sed the Senators at some length on this sub-
ject at ctiiisideriilde length, advocating the
recommendation of the report.
I10u.se.-—Repoi't of corn on Judiciary on
the bill fora public act relation to electors
and elections (reprcs.crita tive plurality bill)
Mr. Spencer of Midtllotou-ii, explained the
objects of the bill and advocated its pa.-sage.
Mr Boartlmaii thought that. the hour for the
opening of the ballot box should be 5pt.‘(‘lfl(:(l
iiiilie hill. Mr. Spencer said that unless
he was mistaken, was alrearly done by the
existing laws. Mr Boardinan gave l'lOll«.'t’. of
an amendment, providing that the ballot box
be opened at 9 o’clock in the moi‘nirig.——
Mr Godfrey siiggested that the hour of 7
o’clock would be more convenient for many
persons. Mr Catlin moved to amend so
that the bill shall provide that the box shall
be closed at five o’ciock, P. M.; carried.
Bill postponed to a third reading.
Report of Judiciary on the bill for pub-
lie act providing for the appointment of‘
Commissioners of D.ceds—adverse; biil read
three. times and l]t‘gZlllVC(J.
Report of Judiciary com on bill for act
concerning Domestic relations, rcccommend-
ing its passage; bill laid on the table to be
printed.
Bill for act to repeal act concerning
Highways and Bridges; ref to com, on Jti-
dit-iary_ ’
Mesage of Governor concerning Legal
Hours of Labor, referred to com on that
subject. '
Report of.Jiidiciary com. adverse to bill
relating to preseriatioii of game and trespas-
sers on lands; bill ordered to be re-coni-
mitted. ‘
Report of com on banks on petition of
Joseph Alvord and others for the estab-
lishment of the branch of the Conn. Bank
at Southport as an independent institution,
with a bill for at public act incor_ooi'atin<r the
Southport Bank. 5
On motion of Mr. Spencer, of Mid.
dletoivn, bill amended in the enacting
clause so as to nial~:e it a private bill and pas-
sed; report acceptc-d——prayer of petitioners
granted.
Reports of the majority and minority of
the Directors of the State Prison, with the
reportsof the 'Warden,Chaplain,and_ Phy-
sician, came from the Senate. The House
concurred with the Senate in referring the
reports and accompanying documents to
the State Prison coni.,antl ordering 750
copies of the same to be printed for the
use of the General Assembly, and 50
copies for the use of the Warden of the
Prison. '
Resolution for increasing the number of
members of the Danbury ‘Hook Ladder
Co., referred to committee on inc. other than
banks.
Mr. Hotchkiss iiitrotliiced a resolution in-
structing the corn. on Railroads to inquire
\Vll€ll]Cl' any legislation is necessary or expe-
dient to secure the rights of laborers on rail-
roads by a lien, &.c.; passed.
T/iu.rsrIa_7/, Illay 2911;.
Bill making towns of Walliiigford anti
North Braiidford a Probate district. Refer-
red to com. on new towns and Probate dis-
tricts.
Resolution that reports of Tr-lland, Wind-
harri,D-anbury, Norwalk, and Salisbury sav-
ings societies be on file in the office of Sec-
retary of State, and that he be directed to in-
form the seci'etai'ies of those societies that
said reports are not in accordance with pro-
visions of statute on that subject. Resolution
passed.
- An invitation was read from Trustees of
Nor-iiial School, and of citizens of New
Britain, for the Senate. to be present at the
dotlicatin of said school on the 4th of J-ii-no ;
alxo an invitation from the 1’i‘esiderit of the
Hzirtforil, Providcnci: & Fi.-liki'll Rziilroad
on the same subject lnvitation accepted.
Annual repot of Naugatuc Railroad Co.,
ref to com on t‘ulli'r‘ads.
Senate iesuined the consideration
of the cornniittce on education on the sub-
ject of :1 State rcforrn school for juvenile of-
fcn:lci's.
Rosoiiitions on the subject of war, repre-
licndirig the practice of settling rizitiooal dis-
putcs by an appeal to nrnis, to be trans
niiited to the Hon. Dwight .\loi'ris, of
Bridgi»port, to be by him pcstntetl at the
\Vorlil’sPcace Convention, to which he is a
tlelcgafc.
Mr Ciodfrcy lnll'0(ll.I(‘.(l a resolution ap-
propi‘iatii'ig 8300 for the purclias of a sword
to be Pff-‘SClllL‘Ll ti) l\’lnj0i‘ John B. St-'tlgE'>
wick, U S. A. 2 rel}:-i‘rcd to com on iiiilitaiy
afiiiirs.
Report of com on rallrorls on pet of Joseph
Taylor and otfiers, for res granting power to
the Ht\l‘lfO!‘(l 8.; New Haven Railroad Co. to
extend to Middletoivii. Res passed and re-
ori accepted. _
The bill for incorporation of the Soutli-
port bank was returned from the Senate, that
body having refused to concur with the
lions aint-ndtnent. House reconsidered and
concurred.
A communication was rearl,_by the Speak-
cr from the Siipei'inteiitle.iit of coniriion
schools and the iiiliribitaiits of New Britiiiri
inviting the atteiirlziuce cf the Gorieral As-
sembly to witnc.-silie 0jit*fll’ng' ‘of the stirri-
mer teiiii of the Normal School, on the 4th
of June, and also from the directors of the
'riartford, Providence, & Fishkiil railroad
Co., terirlciirig it special train on that occa-
sion for occasion for the use of the General
Ass--nibly.
On motion of Mr. Spericei',0f 't\'lidtll+?town,
the House conciirrod with the Senate in ac-
cepting the ‘il'|Vlft]llOl]
On motion the Roll was called and every
member answered to his name except Mr.
Matthews of Southington ———(dcrn)
On riiotioii of Mr. Godfrey the floor was
cleared of sprctators.
The Spealrer announced Messrs. “food-
ruff and Boardman, tell:-rs,to couritthe votes
for Senator.
The House then proceedeil to ballot to
fill the l.('|'ll| of U S Senator for six years
from the 4th of March 185i, with following
result :
\\’hole number of votes 223.
Necessary to a choice ll'2..
For Thos. H. Si-yniour, dcm.,
Roger S. Baldwin, whig,
Jaiiics Dixon, whig,
Isaac Tout-y, Cl(.'ltl.,
l.afiiyctte S. Foster, wliig
DI‘m]lS Kimberly, whig,
Henry E. Peck, whig,
Gooi'g:- S. Catlin, dc-m.,
\Vin \V Bo:ii'dvn:iii, whig,
John M. Niles, free soil,
Elmuiid Perkins, free soil,
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So there was no choice.
House adjourned.
F/'irla_i/, ZlTq_7/ 30!/L.
Sc2iatc.—B ll _t_rraiitirir_r liberty to continue
the L\lltltllt‘lOWll Branch Railroad, to the Cl.
river; passed.
Res appropriziting $300 for the ptirchasc
of a sword for Major Sedgewick; read and
reft‘I’I‘t'tl.
Re.-:t.lui,ion against wars and the liorors of
war, and Llll‘t't.‘lll'lg that it be certified by the
St"L'l‘t‘lt1l‘y of State-, and furnishr-rl to Do ight
Morris, witli iiistriictioris that he carry it
to the Peace Congrcss to be held in Lotidon,
read.
Mr. Rurrall offered resoliitioiisiii favor
of the compromise measures, declaring the
fugitive. slave l.iw to he coristittiiional,
and thaiiking those members of Congress
who rose above party ties, at a time of dan-
ger to our institutions, and secured the pos-
sage of the comproniise measures: read
and referred to committee on foreign re-
lations.
Certain rt-solutions reported by the com.
on education, directing an inquiry relative
to school money, district school taxes, &c,
passed.
Resolution directing the proper officers to
correct certain jtistice i‘eturns,by substitutiiig
the name name of Stephen I-lawley of
Bridgeport, in place of mat of Mr Ives-
passed
Orrler of the (lag/—Coiisideration of the
bill providing for a place of refuge and re-
form fo.-‘juvenile offenders.
Hon Mi‘. Mitcliell, chairman of the
corn., who reported the bill, spoke in favor
of it, and alluded particularly to the petition
of an eminent ¢:0llnSt‘llOl‘ and Judge, and
now retired citizen, asking that a reform
school may be provided for the reception of
youth who are friendlcss, and who are
tempted by the vicious. He. spoke upon the
general principles of the bill, and the very
great blessings that would follow the estab.
lishment of such a school. He also read
from reports and the opinions of gentlemen
of other States, where such institutions have
been establislied, highly approving the plan.
'l‘hou;_vh the school may subject the State to
considerable expense at first, in the end it
would prove economical. It was a school
for reforming the vicious and unprotected,
and would save many young persons from
degradation and crime. He looked upon
it as emphatically a State inetitut-ion,but still
the petitioners had ofliared to=d‘efra-y half the-
expense of erecting the buildings and pur-
chasing the lands. 'l“h-ere is to be a farm
coiiriectctl ‘with the school. He very warm-
ly urged the importance of the bill’, and the
propriety of its passage.
Hon Mi‘ Brockway suggested some ob-
jections to the bill—--siich as the locality,
which would prevent distant parts of the
State from reaping benefit fioni it, and the
expenses which would fall upon the county
anil more particularly upon the county
where the School was to be locatcd.
The bill was laid over for fnrtlier con-
sideration.
‘ Res authorizing the issue.of $800 in
preferred stock by the Stratford Academy,
passed. .
Res providing for the discontiiiiiance of
the Cotlntcllclll and Rhode fsl-and Torri-
pike. Company, and dissolution of the coin-
pany; passed.
IIausc.—Rep0rts of majority and minori-
ty of ilie com on banking on the General
Banking law, taken up, when Mr. Phelps
of CUlPl)l’OOl{ moved to postpone the or-
der of the day until Tuesday next at 10
o’r-lock; C.'tri'lcd.
Rcpoit of Hartford
Railrorid Co.; referred
railroads.
Report of Comptroller, containing statis-
tical information wiili respect to ratio of rep
H-.S(’.lllt‘tlti[l in the Gt»-rieral Assenibly,_(oii
Mr. Boardiiiun’s rcsoltitiori)
Res for the oppointrnerit of \V. K. James
State director in the F-.iii‘ficlt'l Co. Batik; ref
to com on franks.
{cport of committee on railroads on peti-
tion, of H. Slater with at resolution articu-
iling the chnitor of the Soutlibridge and
Blaickstoiie Railroad company and extending
the time for the coiiiplctioii of saidroad.-—
{cs passed and rcport acrt-p'.ed.
Petition of Clint-les lsziacs and others,
for release of Jacob Bi‘l.lSl‘l from State
Prison; l”Uft:l't‘Ct.l to committee on State
Prison.
Report of Naugatii-;k Railroad Co., ref to
corn on i‘ri:lroails.
Report of the Judiciary com on ti resolu-
tion iiistructirig them to enquire itito the
expcdiency of cntingingilie time of electing
jiidgos of probate and justices of peace
frorri April to October, that the chariging
mcntioriod in the resolution is not cxpedi:
cut and praying to discliargt-d from thefur-
thei‘ consideration of the subject; report ac-
Ccptcd and com discharged.
Mr Amli’ews of Cornwall, introduced a
billfor a public act relating to railroads —
(This bill provides for the use of sufficient
bells and whistles on locoiiiotives, affixing
penalties for neglect. Bill ref to Judiciary
com.
Ordercil-—tliat Wednesday next at ll
o‘clock A. M , be assigned as the tiuie for
balloting for U S Senator.
Ordei‘ed——th:it Thiirstliiy next at ll
o’r-lock A M, be assigned as the time for
balloting for a comtnissioner on the School
Fund.
Report of com on banks on the reports
of the Dai'ihiii'y, Tolland, and l\liddlctowt'i
Savings Banks, and the Salisbury and
Norunlk Savings Societies, with a resolu-
tion that the raid i'eports be lodged on this
file in the office of the St-ci'etrr_v of State
with instructions to notify the directors of
said banks and societies that said reports
are not made in accordaiice to la\v.——
Resolution passed and report of committee
accepted.
Mr. Stone introduced a resolution iii-
strncting the Judiciary coin to enquire iiiio
the e.\'pedii.-iicy of a law i'e;__ztilatirig the time
for the keeping. open of ballot boxes at
elections and the preservation of the ballots
Pt1SS.t.‘(l.
and New Haven
to committee on
Srtl-1/.7v.‘ltr_1/, ]lIa~_7/ 3 lst.
Senate —A rs-rnoiistrance against a plank
road froom Hartford to \Vethei'sti« lll was re-
ferredto com. on roads and bridges.
Bill for public act relating to Fort-ien lu-
surance. Compaiiics doing business in this
State, was read twice and referred to com on
finance.
Bill for public act respecting support of
state panpers. was read twice and ref to com.
on that stibject.
Com on Judiciary reported arlversely to
the cliiingiiig of the iinie of electing Judges
of Probate, and Jus°iccs of Pexce. Mr.
D.-rning cxplainrd the rt-asoris for the report
at length. Mr. Burrall opposed the report,
and ansivered the objections ofli-red by the
committee. Report oi'derc.u to lie on the
tsiblv.
Com on raili'oat'is repored favorably on the
petition of the Southbridge and L'5lackstont=.
Railroad Co., rcspcctingtho time of COlU|)lt'-
ting their road, an ii'icr(-asv. of c:ipital,:inrl an-
other division of their road to be constructed;
rcs passed.
Coin on sale of lands reported favorably
on the sale of lands of the Niaiitic lnrliaiis.
to the New London and New Haven Rail-
road Co., for a railroad tract, was read third
time and passed.
Com on roads and bridges l‘epot‘tetl favor-
ably on the petition of the town of Enston for
the repeal of the Branch Turnpike Co.;
res passed.
Same com reported favorably on the peti-
tion for the disc iitiniiaiice. of so much of the
road ofythe Black Rock Turnpike company,
as lies in the town of Easton; resolution
passed. -
Same corn reported favorably on the peti-
tion for the discontinuance of the remainder
of the Newtown and Norwalk Turnpike Co.,
should be discontinued ; res passed.
1Iouse.—Rcport of'l‘rustees of Missionary
Society of Conn. taken up and accepted.
Report of Canvassers of "Votes for Repre-
sentativesiii Congress taken up and accep-
ted.
Report of Canvassers of Votes for Judges
of Probate taken up and accepted.
Res changing name of Ne.w Fairfield
, Episcopal society to Parish of Christ Church
and giving it the powers of an ecclesiastical
society; ref to corn on int-orporations other
than banks
Bill for public act from Senate for repeal
of act of 1850 regulating the Civil Actions
and Criminal Proceedings ; ref to Judiciary
com.
Resolutions from the Senate on the sub-
ject of the Compromise Measures, declaring
the approbation of the General Assembly of
the same, and that the Fugitive Slave Law
is Constitutional ; House concurred in refe-
rc-nce to comniittee on Federal Relations.
Mr. Baldwin of New Milford,introduced
a res relating to the confirrnation of the offi-
cial doings of persons acting as justices of
the peace; referred to judiciary com.
Report of commissioners on Naugatuck
Rajjroad. Referred to committee on Rail-
roa s.
Report of ‘judiciary com on the pet of
Roswell Nichols and. others, with» av resolu-
tion establishing and declaring the election of
Sit-phen Hiwley of B'ridg;cport, a Justice of
Peace for Fairfilelil conuty. Resolution pas-
sed and, rcportacceptetl.
l\'lr.'Stone introduced a resolution, that the
com- on judiciary be instructed to enquire in-
to the expediency of a law protecting the
coinrnuniry from irresponsible railroad con-
tractors; passed.
Grcat Riot at Hioboken.
‘A great riot occurred at Iloboken Mon-
day, betwecn a large body of Gerinans
anda gang of rowdies. The day was cei-
ebrated by the resident Gernions of New
York as the holiday of Pentecost, which
in the old country is conimemornted in the
woods. They assciriblr-d in New York to the
number of ten or twelve thousand, marslit-d
to Hoboken, and While in the’ woods there,
were disturbed by a gang of rowdies called
“Short Boys.” A fight ensued. The
rowdies rcii'ented to a h. use. The ‘owner,
Mt.-Caithy, warned oil‘ the assailants; but
they pressed on, and he shot two of the Get‘-
mans. On approaching the ferry lioatthe
Germans were again assailed and some of
their females were liiiri, when another fight
corrinienccd, which lasted for two fiours.—-
A great many persons were severely, and
sortie mortally injured. The riot is said to
have been equal to that at the Astor-place
Opt-i‘a House in New York The military
of Jersey City were callel out, and at last
sticcetled in niaintaiiiirig order. Set-oral hou-
ses were sacked. Many arrests have been
made.
T/re Ntzzo (..‘o.r.’ume in l‘/ri/a‘1i-.’.p’.iirr.—Ala-
dy made. her appcaraiice in Clii-sni.it strect
on Satui'day afternoon for the first time, with
new style of tlress. The news iinediati;-ly
sprt-ad from Third to Dock street, and the
fashionable world became excited. The
crowd ran to and fi o, in their anxiety to get
it peep at her, and we waltotl sometirnc to
note the nppt.-arance of the Marshals Po-
lice, to make an arrest, but were disappoint-
ed. The wcatlicr was unfavorable for
promeiiadiiig, the wind rather high, and the
inanni--r in which the silk fluttered about the.-
poor liid_v’s pipcstcms i'i~flcciet.l but little for
her modesty and less for pliysical proportions
Pt.'m'is_7,// (‘(1./Lian 0/’ 26th.
Strange Su.]2ei‘st£lion.—\Ve have always
known the tats on the “salt sea wave.”
were somewhat superstitious in regard to
going to sea on Fridays and the launch-
ing of their ship on that day, but we
did not know until 11 few days ago, that
our river iiicii were imbued with any such
notions. Sitting in C()!l\'Cl'silllOn, not long
since, in the social hall of the S , \V:lll
the captaiu,a gf‘lllli'lIlilf) came in to take
passage for hims:-lf and horse to St Lou.s—
tlie price was ngrectl upon, and the iiiati
started off. He had hardly i'ct1clicd the
gaiigway when the captair. rushed out after
him, upsetting in his way scve.-i'til ch'.iirs.——
“ Halloo. sir !” cried he, hailing the gentle-
man,wl'i:it is the color of your horse '2” “ Grey,
sir,” was the response. “ Then, by jolly,
you nor your horse can travel on this boat at
any price. \Vhat is more l’ll bi-tyou area
pl't‘ilCllf;‘l'._ and l never ha-.l it grey horse and :1
preacher for pas;-eiigci‘s that my boat tlidri’t
blow tip 0!‘ Sink, why, if I should take you
l couldn’t get a crew.” The gcntlt-nian,who
was a minister of the i\Ii-thodist persuasion,
siniled and walked away.
CI:I1,r,‘iII.7l0.fl'f. .E7lqILi)'€'f.
A CUTE Al\'S\\'Ell..~—Til€l'(-l is a tradition
that one of the old esquirr-s in ivi:iidcri,l\'l;is-
.~:achiisr—tts, had a slave who had been in the
age. Perct-iving that there was not much
more work left in the old man, the esipiirc
took him one day, and male him a some-
what poiiipous address, to the following cf
_fcct ——
“ You have been a fiiithftil servant to me
and my f.itl'iei' before trio. I have long been
think rig what I should do to reward you for
your sertice. I give you your fret-dom I-
You are your own iii-aster; you are your
own riian.” Upon this the old negro
shook his grizzly head, and with :1 sly
glance, sliowing that he saw ihoongh his
mastci’s iiitt-ritioiis, quietly repliid: " No,
no, iriassa ; you eat de meat, and now you
must pick dc bone ?
RUSHl1\'G INTO THE .i.iws or A Lio1\'.——-A
whalcof the huiripback species, entered New
Bedfoid harbor yesterday, took a very cool
survey of the whaling vessels and other prep-
arations for the destruction of his kind, and
very leisiirr-ly moved off, before the astori-
islicd natives of the City of Oil could recov-
i-r themselves sufficiently to exclaim ‘- there
she blows.
§j§:='The slioit dresses have made their
appcaranceiii Hartford. Atthe Sonth.Ihcse
tlrcsses were fashinnableyems ago. VVe re-
member seeing 25 or 30 ladies in this dress
in one group. They were on an excur-
sion. li was bright and early one pleasant
morning. They were going otit to be
gone all day. They had dark complex-
ions. They were. goingto engage in the
recreation of picking cotton.
SpI‘i)lgfiCl!l Rcpub.
Longest Railrnrrrl -—'l'lie Erie road is the
iongestin the world--1157. That between
Moscow and St. Petei‘sbur,r_r,in Russia, is
the next in length, being 420 miles. The
Russian goverrinieiit is about beginning a
road from \\'arsaw to St Pt-tersbiirg, a dis-
tance of more than 700 miles, of which
Miijnr '1‘_S_ Bi‘OWf'l,’lflf(:‘, of the Eire road,
will be Chirf Engineer. It is worthy of
notethat the American great enterprise is by
a private company; the Russian is built by
Government.
“ ’Tis Grease.’ But livirig Grease no
more ."’—'l‘he Buffalo Couric-i' gives an
account of a gentleman who mounted a bar-
rel of lard to hear and st-e, on the arrival of
the Mayflotver, with the President and suite,
on Friday. Just as he was listenirig with
great uriction to the spec-clies, the barrel head
gave way and he slid easily and noiscles.-ly
tip to his “third button” it’. the “ great sta-
ple of Ohio,” cxclaiming: “ L-a-r~d have
mercy on us! l"
A_haclielor the other morning re-
marked that wives who use the needle are
like the enemy spoken of in the parable—
they sow Tares while the husband men
sleep.
. 31% The secessionists are picked men of
every part of the Statc.—C/Larleston Jllercuxrg/.
Picked men? Keep them at borne, or
they may get tarrerl and feathered, and then
they will need picking.
Louisville Journal.
family until he was about seventy years of
l\*0B.WALK GAZETTE.
TUESDAY. June ,3, 1351.
-Aigitalion. ‘
\Ve hear much in these times about agita-
tion, and irran holdin_;; tliffcwerit o;iinit_)ns upon
it part.iculai' topic, when they wish to iiiflict
the sharpest blow, hurl at each other the epi-
tliet—-iigita-t~oi'. Now we suspect that there
is a great deal of liuinbug about this. ' \Vhiit is
iiieiiii: by this frightful word, agitation ? \Ve
really can find iiotliing more or less than the
followinv : Congress has passed a law to car-
ry into effect. the provision of the Con titurion
for t!‘ie‘i'endition of fugitive slaves. Many very
good people don‘t'. like this law ; quite as
many perhaps as dido’t like the i\’atiou.il Batik
bill. the protective ’l‘rii‘ifl' bill. or the alien
anti sedition laws. On the other hand it great
iiiaiiy do not like the fugitive. Sli|VD act, and
there is still anotlier class who. without ca ring
p:ii'tic.ulzii'ly any way about the inensure itself.
are desirous of giving it. it fair trial. Now
those that doii’f like the bill. and those that do,
and those who are disposed to try it, me corri-
iI‘g out in spceclics and in print, giving their
views, with their reasons for eiitertaiiiii.g
them, and this is called—iigitatioii! and on all
sides men are ttlaiiiioring wildly to put it down.
Such clamor we coii.-i-.li-r pure nonsense. God
forbid that the time should ever come when an
Amei'ic:iii citizen may not express his opinion
npoii the acts of the goiieral -poveriiiiient l
“"0 of course do not agree with those who it re
deiiiiiiitliiig an ininiediate rcpt-zil or iiiodiliciilioli
even of the fugitive slave law. That law is
and ever will be practically a dead letter, for
there are few niasters \\ ho will spend three or
four thousand rlollars for the i°er:ovei'y of ti run-
away not wortli ii qiiarter the nnioiint. As one
of ti series of iiiea.-:tii'es it has done iiiucli‘
toward quit-ting the irritable feelings of our
Soiitliern lirctlii'eii. and we are of opinion that
it. is best that it. should reniaiii on otir statute
book until it can be peaccfiilly altcretl or abol-
.islietl. \Vlieii tliattiiiie iiirivt-s we shall be
glad to sue it stricken even from the remain-
brriiice, of the people. '
But while such are our views we can yet no
niore agree with those who would choke down
all di.-:ctissit.ii oftliis or any other public iict.—
To say. on the one hand, you ought not to stip-
pot the fugitive slave law beciiuse you may
offend the couscieiice ofthn ‘.\'oi'i'tli-—or on the
otlier. you must not urge its repeal lest you
ciiihittcr the fceliiigs of the South. is both
cow:-irdly and riiiii-rr-ptiblican. \Ve would say
to everyliodv. lliiiik, talk, write about it just as
much its you please; if you iiiiike asses of
yourselves the people will find it out, piid the
eloiigatioii of your ears will. ere long. becoinc
])el‘C(“j)lll)lt‘~.f()y()lll'SBl\'8S. if. in what you say,
there is'ti't:tli and riglit. and jtistice, and expo-
diciicy, the people will sooner or later find I/ml
out: too, and the wider" the disseiniiiiitiaii ol
sucli doctrines, the better for the nation.
Secession.
it seciiis now to be settled that South Caro-
lina will attempt to witlitlraw lieizseli" from the
Uiiioii. Jclvery public report, every private
advice :is.-riires us that such is to be the f:it:t.——
lt. is it thing bitterly to be regretted that the
lt‘il(llll§_7 men of that State sliouid be eiiciigeil in
so inziil Butler, Rhett. l’nii'iiwell,
are all men of it very liigli order of talent, and
ft is
it schenie.
we lielieve also men ol'stei'liiig iiitcgrity
it iriiii-vel that such persons should be guilty of
such desperate folly. But we iritist take tliings
as they are. It will not do to shut our eyesto
the l|'llfll—l0 artenipt to shrink i'espnii.~ib.ility
\\~'liiit. then is to be,done ? A heavy respoii.<i-
bilily rests upon the Ailiiiiiiisti'iitii'iii in this
iiiatter. Pririrziples are. to be estiililislieil wliicli
shall last so long as our G()\'t‘.l‘|lfn8lll lasts. ii
is claimed by Soutli Ciirolir-iii tliat she has it
l‘l_£1lll'.tlf any time to secede from the Union.
Eur, iiccorlliiig to t.lie true. (loctriiio of the Criti-
fHtlPl'il(_'y. this is not. the case. No State Iris it
riglir, to secede. The right of rt-.voluIioii for
oppi'es.~:ioii l‘FlilfIil‘l.~‘,0f course, lint all will agree
that nothing has oi:r:ui'i'ed to justify South Car-
olina in revolution. Secession lllfll is f]0:llll1}_’
more or less tliiiii rcbclL'imz.. As such it should
be treated. The whole force of the eouiitry
should be bi'ou__gbt to subdue it. Ifiliey choose
to figlif, we must conquer tlieni. Tliere is no
other safe way. By f(~‘.lllj‘(iI'iZlflg, we may
gain present peace, but at the expense of l'utiire
desti-tictioii. it the Union is worth iinytliing,
if otir institutions deserve to be preserved, if
Reptililiciiiiisiri is aiiytliing but it iinnie, this
mod rebellion inn.-r. he put down.
5.2?’ The Bridgeport Sfill)tlCll.'Ll tin-Jeisrnnds
upon good iiutliority. flint; the n w Tiirki.-h
costume will be iritroducetl in that city in a few
days. lt; has already appeiired in l1ai'tf'ci'd.
New Haven, and most of the larger cities in
the iiei;;lihoi'iiig States. \Ve expect: to see
the “ trowsei's.” even in Norwrilk, before lonv.
E3‘ Mr. Riddle, the Aiiiericiin Agentat the
\Vorld’s Fair. says he honestly believes that
the Americans have wiihiii the Crystal Palace
the best. piano fui-tes, the best c:ii'i'iiiges, wag-
ons aud coaclies. the best plouglis ii rid \vinno\v-
ing mucliiiies, the best cotton, and the best
dentists‘ tools, deiitistry work. and labor saving
iiiacliiiiei'y, and that, ifjustice be tiC(!0l'(lP(l.
we shall receive upon them all the highest
premiums. Iiitlie departirient of tools and
labor-saving contiivances. wliicli abound in
every workshop in the United States the rep-
resentiitioii at the Fair is liickiiig.
Er? The New York Coininoii Council have
:ippi'opi'itited $'?.5t}'0 towards defiiiyiiig the ex-
penses of celebrating the approiicliiiig aiiuiver-
sary of our Nzitioiizil Iiitlepeiidence.
1? Hon. Simeon Baldwin, fzitlier of Hon.
Roger S. Baldwin, died tit. New Haven on the
26th inst. He was forinerly Judge of the Sn-
preriie Court, and also tl Meiiilier of Congress.
He died at the age of 90 years.
L? A cowespondeiit: of the Boston Post
thinks that. instead of lighting Minors Ledge
by it gas pipe running from the Sl'l0l'6,lf. would
be more practiiiriblo to catch it sperm whale,
stuff him with cotton \vick, bolt: him to the
rock, set fire to him and let him burn. The
writer thinks he would last, in an iufiitmtnable
state, too you rs 3
L
Fa.t‘a'l‘-= Acsiden-t’.
On M oiidtiy-;.tlie 2611i, on ther rai'l‘road'* in
Hartford jtistaliove the t.unu=e.l, it_ gravel train
ran into a passenger train. cnusi ng the death of
two lili)0l'el'S and injuring ariotlier so severely
that it is not expected that li.e_ivill Iiv .
5? ‘V0 have to i-einrn our thanks t‘o'R'ev.
Dr. Hall for a copyoftbe Missouri Republican
containing an account of’ the Opielllllg of the
Presliytei"iaii Genei'al Asseiiibly at‘St-. Louis,
to which Dr. Hall is :1 delegate front the Con-
gregatioiiiil Coiisocizition of Connecticut.
Indians of Conn.
A work is proposed,‘ entitled History of tho’
Indians of Connecticut from the earliest known-
period to the preseiit time—b_'_. J. \V. DeFoi'-
esr. it will be [)l1l)llSl1('.(l under the sanction
of the Connecticut Historical Society, and
promises to give it tliorough liistory of the
Indians of our State. The iiullior has been
engaged for iicarly two years in collecting in-
foriiiatioii in i'eg:ii'd to the subject, and will
inake the book it valuable ('.Oltl'l'll)lll.l0l'l to the
history of Connecticut.
county and will izziiivass our town for subscrip-
tions to the work; none should fail to improve-
flie oppoifuiiity of sccuiiiig ii copy.
An agent is in the
{:'€?°Tlie editor of the Derliy Journal has-
heeii to New York, and proinises to give his
i'e:itloi-s sonic notes from Gmciitvood Cemetery
Hope ho had l)Pll('l’ luck there
than did it friend of otirs; after crossiiig the
next week.
lei'ry——i'itling three or four miles over it iriud"y
road, and walkiiig to the gate of the Cemetery,
lie was polzti-.ly iiiforiiietl that no money would
gain him access to the grotiiids, altliougli ad-
iiiissioii tickets could he pi'ocui'ed.gi'at_is. at the
If visit~o-is:i.i'e
adiiiitii-.d free, why are they coiiipt-.llcd to re-
Coiiipniiy’s office in B i'ondw:iy.
tiirii to the city to get tickets ".7
£27” The people in New Lonrloii are about to-
lmiltl. by subscriptioii. ii small but neat monu-
iiioiit to the iiioiiiory of “ Mother Baily.” for
the part she took in the gallant defence of Sto-
iiingtoii.
E?“ A son of David Sanfoiil. lfi.-q.. of New-
towiniiged 13. waisiiistaiilly killed on Siitiirtliiy
by the riiicideniiil rliscliiii-ge of ii gun.
E?’ The first nunibcr of the ilorwicli Cour-
the of Mr. Lemuel
Pliiiiifieltl, it most respecta-
cn.
lei‘ announces ilezitli
\V0iitlw:ti'rl, of
blerind wcziltliy fiii'tiiei'. He was killed
Siittiinlay last, while eiigngetl in stilling cattle.
One o.f the wounds was in the breast. tlientlier
in the groin, and both inflicted, as circniiist:tii-
cos leave no l'00i‘."l to doubt, by a two year old
heifer. \vli(is_e slizirp horns were found to be
covered with blooil.—His body was found near
it lai'_<.__zo to k, on to which it‘. was evideiit be
iiad cliiiibetl for prolectioii, and bad piobably
fallen otffroin fitiiitiicss or throtigli ft-.iii' of an-
titliemrffiiclt front tlieiiil'ui'iatcil iiiiiiniil. The
cattle gored and sliot.-kitigly nititilated the body
“as 74 years of age, and it man of
great wealth. It is said that the value of his
estate left cannot fall very far short of half a
\Vood ward
million of dollars.
if The Lowell Aiiierictiii e.-timtites
the Hon. Rtifiis Clioiitc, in a
court, of loss th in l'o'.ti' bozirs‘ leuglll. " spoke
the wlioleliiiglisliltiiiguago about six times
flint
recent plea in
over.’
£33? The t\'oi'tli British Mail states, that
wlicn H group of stiituziry from ltnly was un-
packed in the Ci'_\‘.-.l;il Palace, the hollow inte-
rior‘ oftlie figures was found cliairgetl w-itlign:i-
powder. It i..-iiddi:d that the matter‘ has been
kept as quiet as possible for fear of ex.ci.ti-rig
tilzirm.
L7?’ The list of l(?-lf(¥I'S:l'B-Hltlltlitlg in the post:
office :it.S:i(:i'aiiieiito city. tiilvei'tiscd= in the
nuinberetl nineteen
S.icrniiiciifo Ti'aiis(:i'ipt,
tliousiiiid eight‘. liuiridrerl and eight».
5275“ Montreal papers speak of the active
inoveineiits on the St. Lawreiice and At antic
Railioziil. Many laborers are employed and
iiiaiiy inure tviititeti.
L-"E? A boy who attended the exliibition 0 f
Rayiiiond 6.’. Co’s Menagerie, at Derby, wan
tonly pricked the EIe.pli:irit’s trunk, which
much eiiriigerl him. The keeper waruetl him
toker-p away, or be iniglit be iiijurr-d; but the
boy tlisi'eg:ii't"::ig the war llldlg, again appi'o;iclic!}
within i'eiicliof'tlio Elepli:int’s trunk. from
which he received a blow on his fiend, which
knocked him down, and caused his death soon
iiftei-‘.
L? The iiiterior of the Biiiiker Hill Monu-
titeiit is to be eiiiployed as it good place to re-
pent the experiments demonstrating the eartli's
revolution. Mr. Bond and Prof. Ho:'sfoi'd of
Caiiibridge, are to supei-intend the experi-
tiieuts.
£2? The ptiblishers of the various newspa-
pers in Htlg(‘l':-l0\Vll, i\Id., have determined
not to publish nor iiiriiiy maiirier circulate the
new constitution of Maryliintl, in conseqeence
of the convention having refused ‘ the pitiful
i-ewartl of even half‘ pay for the service.’
it?‘ Tfie liod carriers of New York have
turiierl our for higher wages, and 800 of them
paratled the streets and had it iiieetiiig last
week to express their sentiments in regard to
such ofthe iniister masons its will pay noniore
than a dollar it day,
E? The St. Louis Union. in an article
headed " Col Beiitoii's Purpose,” states. that
under no circumstances will he bea candi-
date for the Pi°esidenc_i,'. ltfui'tl'iei' says that
he retires from the Setiare a poorer man than
when he entered it, and that he will return to
St. Louis and support; himself by his own
individual exeitions. Under no cllCUlnSlilUCe5
will he consent to be ‘*pensioued“ on his
friends.
ANGELS AT A \VEDDl.\'G.——Ltl Roy Sunder-
laud, the Spiritual Knocker, and editor of £1:
Spirit J-Vorld, thus chi'on':cles the tnzirriiige V
his daughter :
Married, in this city, on the evening of the
29d itisl:.. by Rev. \V. M. Feriiald. MI‘. \Vm.
J. Stun rt and Miss Sarah 1Vlet'ceda ‘Sunder-
lund, (second tlziugliter of the editor‘ of this
papei',) both of Boston. During the marriage
the angels made sensible demonstrations 0
their joyful presetzce.
before nssistaricc. could be pi'ocured. Mr.’
Norwalk Chronicler