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i~i18l‘CfV'0'L,1_l(l have been nothing remarkable
in such sounds coming off a road, it was
ctrrtainly the place where you might ex-
pect the: but it zI..‘t7..-7 Sl11},;".)l-.1!‘ that any, one
uhc-ulrl be riding»; on liorsr-hc.cl«; at that time
of nizzlit in such a llrT.l;{l‘.l1U1'l}(‘.:)!l, and more
t:ll‘r:_'»"'.l§-“.i‘ ‘that he Sllt')tlltl he i1.;-llc-win_:, them.
lle looked luck, but in the . :<urrouno'ing
darkncss no one could he scan; still, clatter,
clatter, went the llfiufr.-“()5 the invisible‘
horse, there was no mistake about that —-
Mrs. Smith stoutly and unhesitntin_<.-;ly pro-
nounced the pursuer to he a liiglm-.~.yrn=..n.
“ Who (.‘l.<.O could it be ?” she said. Mr.
Sznith pooh, poohed the idea very f»",inf[v,
eviiletitiy coinci-.lin;;; with his better 1]-,;lf’,"
and lml2]8bll.liCl_y' began stimulating t-he
horse onward; but could it all be delu-
sion 9 A;_fain he listened, and again he
heard the myslerious clatter. 'Old Tobbins,
too, who had been pricking up his ears,
gave :1 snort and starteil off at a pretty
sharp gallop without furtlier.persuasion.
“ Who ever can it be !”’ stammered Mr.
Smiih. ‘i .
“ O, O I” sighed Mrs. Smith. ‘f Itmust
be a robber l” A
They were now ratling on ata pretty
C:)l’}::‘ltlC:‘z‘.l.)le pace, but still followed the
mysterious rider. Every time they quick-
cned their speed he quickened his, but seein-
ed to be unable to overtake the chaise.
Once Mr‘. Smith thought he heard a shout
a gruff demand for him to stop, and from
that moment be abandoned what little hope
remained——he looked on himself as stripped
alrezuly, and as good as tied up to a tree.
l\'Iist'ortuncs will happen, at the most in-
convenient times. By some accident the
chaise got suddenly and so deeply imbcdded
in a cart furrow that it was some time be-
fore the old horse could draw it out; this
of course gave a C()n:=li.leI‘zll)lC advantage to
the pursuer, so that when Mr. Smith again
turned round to look, horror of horrors!
what (lit be behold! Scaled on a large
pmverful black horse, just visible, in the
gsloom, vL'.:s a fig'tii'e of spectral‘: aspect;
from its sides large black wings flutterir_«_{
in the wind, and its <.lre.-‘s seemed to he
of the same sombre hue. ever and anon, 21
hrilliantjet of li;._.;l‘rt shot from beneath his
dusky mantle, tinting his unearthly dress
with awful bi‘i_-glilness
“ The Lord forgive us our sins !" pious-
ly cj tculatcd Mr. Sir.-ill). “ .lt’s a blood
spectre !”
Loud and shrill was the scream that fol-
lowed this announcement from the ladies
and hard and s’.ron,-'_; was the l>i'catl‘.izig oi
it-lr. Smith and son. id-czipe eccnicd im-
possible, the ii_;_rure gained on thcm, they
could hear it shoutto them. 0, l3eno..3ic-
tel I\.l;'s. S.r1ii.hu:i‘»vl'.rizite.l ()‘.I‘.Z'l.=_[ill.—--
Miss Smith ll‘t?:"i1l!lC‘.l and C"li.,"..l piti-._ius‘.y.
E‘.‘.lr. Smith and his son l!‘.tllIli')l*3'.,l piously.
“l'Ioll«.::I.l Y‘.7l.'_V don‘t you s,lo,".l’7
shouted the :<ti'ae2ger, close to Mr S;iii*.h’s
Pal‘, in astoni;-;l‘.in~_:_; good vcrnr-.cul::r for a
demon. “ Do you know that _~,':u.i are
tresp;-1.-.siag on a private road '3” lie tu=.‘r.-.'=<l
round and liehe‘;-.1 one of the 7.’LOZL.‘z-."_’:f 7'51/‘at.’
p0:'i.;e, with his liulils-cy-.°. ,laulcrn in his
i.-and; \Yl‘.:‘il had r.-p;.e c-..l tube the '-.'.'i::;_j,.-r,
was nothing but a <,;l'.i.-.cd caps for l;cc;;-in
off the riin !
.1 l'
..
1¥‘vei'_-gttiing; was of course c':',~.l..ir.e~:?,
and lmvmg bw=n guidcal to the t'i_-gut road
the party of pleasure soon rc.acl:c.'_l tl;::;._
home.
1'='ro7izl.’o". Ezzngor l.”7.7'g.
Operation of =:-'2-Le frittitzac _Li:3‘l1{2‘."
Lrtv.'.
The City l‘:‘.iz:t'sliul yes! :\_‘-,' tno;‘nirr:, by
order of the Police C-uurt,rollctl,out of thc
basement of the City £2’-ail ten c-asks of liq-
uor seized under the new li-rpior law, and
destroyed the liquor by turning it out up.--.-n
thc ground. There were quite a nnml.-or
of persons pre.~:ent, but the whole proceznng
seemed to be in accordance with the pop-
ular sentiment. One cask of the liquor
was said to be of superior quality,
and some persons were ale.-:i:'oi.i.-.' of l‘.a‘.‘iti;‘-;
it saved for appropriate uses, but the law
makes no distinction and it met the com-
mondcstroction. The empty casks were
safely re*.urueo‘ to the owners.
..i
‘flu
This is the first instance, in this city,
and. prob«xhiy in l.l‘.C State, in which any
con.-tiller»-.'ole quantitv seized l‘.2;-s been actu-
ally (iE.~.'5.l‘=’l_‘,.'C'.(l. The mass of our people
feel that rum has caused quite <lc;;f."t1cl,ion
enou;,'l'i_ not of [)«l‘«"-§:€-.‘ll._y‘ merely, butof
mind, pt the izope-_=i1z:tljoys of lifc,an'.l of the
peace of f.urii!ics ! llum imsi triump‘r.etl
over law and good order and property, and
trample‘ its iron hoofs on the heart of
virtuous v.'ive<, and bowed in shame the
head of lm1<‘2(‘.O'.‘»C<3, and mztnacietl many men
of tiiiglit, and turned earth into hell and
human l;i;id info dcim.-us 3 it is not to bc
wonrlered at then, that men can not only
look with cotnplac~.‘.nc-T, butcven with joy,
in the destruction of liquor,ca:-.ks on C11:-l{S
of it, good, bad and indifferent, because
such dcszructiun ht-lds out the hope, pre-
cious hope to many ltf.";:l‘lS, that the c-nlorr:e-
ment of this law is havin2:,antl will ‘Eon-
tiuuc to l1(‘.‘.'-3, a f=.tvortiblc c2'§'ect upon socie-
ty. it will Show to the dealers in liquor
that the infernal trafiic ct.-nnot and will
not be toleratcd~—it has bccoinc too griev-
ous to be borne. T
Our city authorities vsitl find that by,
patient cozitiuaucc in well -.io§i:_«,: —ta.<in;_: no
steps 'oackv;ard——bt:f p=.isli':ng_; forwurtl this
entcrpri_-o of liuinaiiity, they ill meet the
Dlaudifs of the lleollle and confer an im-
mensity ofgood on rlio.-‘e who have long been
victims to rum, and 9. bu."dcn a ml sorrow to
their friends, and a. terror‘ to their families,
and a curse to tl‘.c:nscZvcs. Aniple notice
ha: bee ggiven to cre:"y dealer as to \'.lt'uf
he may expect if he cuutiriues the rum
business; and no maxi can complain on
that score, if his prc:.ni::e;; are entered at
any hour, and his liquors removed. A
continuance iu the busincs:-t, liowever slyly
is a defiance of the law, and a wrong .'xg';-iiust
humanity and in opposition to the popular‘
sentiment. The people of Maine as :1 Com"-
munity, luv:-. (l(:l€::lr:l:‘.:Cil to rid tlreiiiselvcs
of a troll‘
:3
:1-
n
uc v. lrich has ‘pt-in‘-.t.l so terribly de-
stuctive to the vre':l"arr, of the State and the
happiness of the people.
The execution of the law in this city has
so far producetl a very favor-able effect.-—-
I’. has diszuzmtlod many rum .-;ho;.9. lt has
promoted tern,:»cra ace. it has cauee-:l sev-
eral men, who have l.crct0fut'e iesistctl eve-
ry appeal and every law to yield to the
thigh-t and majesty of this law. It has cau-
sed to be sent backto Boston large quanti-
ties of liquor. It has lessened the Police
expenses of the cit;-.»'. It has inspired not a
few men with a degree of self respect and
:-
Vtlc-ss if the man was ullowctl» thus to help
_ Season.
To Postmasters.
Post Ofiire S.'.a.m.ps.-—.The advertiser,
Post Master, at Pleasant Grove, Allegheny
(‘om.‘.?y, I\.laryland, is the first person in-the
Uniteil States who conceive-rl and undertook
ex::=nsivoly to publish the idea of furnishing
ull_post offices in the country Cheap Stamps
All stumps made by him are warranted
cqual or superior to any others that can be
procured for the same price, and whenever
any are sent out in any mannerdefective or
unsatisfactory, duplicates will be forwarded
on, notice, withoutextra charge. All who
order 0. set of stamps, with a full set of
changes. for dates at only $2 (for thirty pie-
ces) shall be kept in stamps acZZibilum.\
Full set, with one change, 951.
\Vhen stamps are neatly made, with turn-
ed handles and screws——-same style as the
regular Government Post Office Stamps-
durablc efficient and warrant; price l to 2
dollars only and special authority to send by
mailfree. Address P. M., Pleasant Grove,
Allcghany County, Maryland.
Any editor publishing the above (with
this notice) three times, and sending a copy
of the paper, shall receive credit for ten dol-
lars in wood letter, or ten dollars proof press
—-or if preferred, a wood engraving, or an
engraved newspaper head, of the above val-
ue will be forwarded.
Sad Death.
Mr. Aaron Fuller died about three o'clock
in the afternoon, on Tuesday 8th inst. from
drinkingdraw brandy and rum in the store
room of the tavern in East Killingly.
deceased wassecn by the serving maid-at the
tavern, about six o‘clock in the morning, en-
ter a room in the rear of the building in
which liquor was kept and draw a measu re
full, first from a cask contuintng brandy and
afterwards-from one containing Santa Cruz
Rum. In about ten minutes he appeared
in the Bar R0om.dcad drunk. Vtfe are
told that on seeing the miserable wretcb
draw the spirits, the maid asked her mis-
himsclf to liquor, and received an affirma-
tive nnswcr,an answer which the awful
event must send back to that woman’s heart
with terrible emphasis.
The deceased was about 44 years old,a
man of confirmed habits of intcmpernncc,
but im.lustr1ous and faithful while sobt-r.—
Ve learn that he worked on the Quinne-
bnng Co’s ditch, in East l3rooklyn, up to its
comph=tion and gave satisfaction when free
from his cups. ‘
\Vc are informed that ‘the owner of the
Tavern in which the deceased obt incd his
poison, is uvowcdly .1 temperance man and
that one _\'c:‘.r ago he was run by the Whigs
62. Free Soil prirtics as a '1‘:-mpcrance Can-
iilute for the Asst-tnbly. [flu cannot be so
blind as not to know that liquor isa'z.sl7'ib2u’cd
on "
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1115 CE-'t<.‘:iC.
lVrsi.‘ IfiZ.’i:2g/’_y TrZ.r'g7'(Ip}z.
The First Ra/1.70;‘. —Our fiicml Tyler,
who l‘fl(ll(l‘.S the only _;criuine. C-1uinebuu;.;
Rifles, l.".’lir;t Stones, 8:-c. on filondziy, while
lmyinfr in a lot South of the “ old Kics
"l'zivt-iii,” kill-:~d the first Rnttlcsnulrc of the
lie, with the man who was work-
ing tfiith him, ixitagim-cl that they lt‘~.":1t'tl bees
swarining in a wall near them an-:l, proceed-
'n5; to stir ip the liorzcy nzrakcrs, di-.ct-veicd
st'i:.’tkr:;~‘n'.p singri-ig ;i\t';2_‘,' in high glee —-
__, liacl lair.-1 l1e'wt--vex‘ at a (ll.\.‘?.1(lVllfil;1g(3
' fanciccl security, and amu.-fetl them-
lzy making him sing lou.lr:r, persecu-
l1tili2llU:‘;'d’.(3 ratth.-r “ to the top of
they mrule an cud of him
g lxi-5 back. The snulze tncusured
and jinglrcl nine rattlcs.——-Ii’).
F5/‘(’ is f‘.'or.',"z ]‘.'z'l.;’:777,.;rr'_2,v —~On the morn-
ing of 'l'hi.i:s-.l=:y, lO=.h inst, about tr
o’.'lo(:k, the Cotton l'»‘::ctor'y of I. Amsbury 6:.
Son in N. E. past of the town i-.'.-is struck
bf-,-' lightning: and tlC.stroy(‘d with all the ma-
chinery. This accident is a source of con-
siderable loss to the er.terprising l't‘lessrs.
Am:-bury, the property being worth $18,000,
as nearly as an estirnate can be formed.-
The insurance amounted to Sl0,000. The
niacltinery had been rr.ccntly re-C-quippcd
Will’: cards and other npurtcnanccs and in the
best running order‘. The mill, which con-
faliienl about fifty looms had just been re-
‘.'£tli‘€l.l.
Ilfag/:.*'flr.'c2it Ida:a.—-'l'l1e San Francisco
Courier, in speaking of the necessity and
fL‘liSllJ!llly of a steoxnship communication be-
tween that point and China, remarks that
such ll line wouhl complete the chain of
strain communication around the world, ex-
cept a small break in crossing the isthmus of
Suez, connecting Asia with Africa. The
paper then says:
This link complctctl, the tmveler, leaving
Ntsiv York,can piper-e-'_l to Chagr-7-s by steam
from ll‘iCl)(.'(f'. to San Francisco, I0 l‘vIacoa via.
the Sun-Llwich island;-7, Guam and l\lanilla—-
thence toSocz via. Sir":-_,_r:xp re, Penang, Cey-
lon, and Adin-—thencc to Cairo, and Alex-
unclrm, to Souiharnpton via. Malta and Gib-
<-raltar, and from lhenc-e by steam to New
‘fork. The only break in steam naviga-
t_iou will be in crossing the Isthmus of Suez
Thushe would be able to circumnavigate
the world, visiting many points of interest,
l’nl1l{lt'i1';_" the trip in 140 days! The commer-
cial a«.lvttnta_ges whic_'n must flow to the Uni-
lcd Starters frozn this and kindred sources are
tr-.>o great for tnumeintion here and to well
known to rr-quire it.
The P(!?if(lf007L ilIccli.v:g.——Fit'e or six
hundred ladies in favor of zissuming the
double-b.“.rre>licd garrnents, met in this city
on S;mm,lu_v, and rletcrniinctl, almost unani-
iuoiisly, to fdll their spar.) canvass, and send,
not (xv:-.c;ly under l'm.rc poles, but with eve-
thing double rirefe-l, fore and aft. VVB hope
that none of the newly ri,-._r«_-ell craft will miss
stars. A fleet of them of all sizes, from :1
jolly bout to to at security-four, may be ex-
[}f:‘.'il."tl soon to app»-or in Broucitvay. Great
is illcliotnet !-—-.-V. Y. Smr.
T/in c.-’rmr2z of an. Old Iilouse.--I love old
houses bcs.t, for the sake of the odd closets
anrl cupboards, am] good thick walls that
don’t ht the wind blow in, and little out-ol-
the~\-.'ay polynrigular rooms, with great
brams llltming ncross the ceiling-——0lel,
l]€‘€:‘i‘l of oak, that has outlasted half a score
gcnrra!ions———rincl cliimncy-pieces with the
date of the your curved above them, and
huge fire places that warmed the shins of
Eiigli;-firm-ii before the house of Hunov,,,.
came over. The most delightful asSOCli1-
tions that ever rnade me feel, and think, and
fall a-tlrcaming, are excited by old buildings
—notabsoluto ruins,but in a state of decline
Even thqclipped yews interest me; and if I
found one in any garden that should become
mine, in the shape of :1 peacock, I should be
as proud to keep his tail well spread as the
with higher aims.
From the Har{ford Times of Tlzursday.
Accident on the N. Y. 8; N. H. Rail-
road.
BY AN Em-tvi'rN ass.
‘ l was yesterday an eye witness of the most
serious diaster which has occurred upon the
New York and New Haven railroad since
its completion. The express train left -New
York at 3 P. M., with six cars filled with
passengers. 1, had taken :1 seat in the for-
ward car to avoid the dust. About sixteen
miles from New York, and two miles from
New Rochelle stution,there was felt _in the for-
ward cara slight shock, then there was a
violent pulling of the check rope which runs
from car to car, then the train gradually
slackened its speed and stopped. The first
rumor was that three of the rear cars had
become uncoupled or disconnected from the
train; then followed the worse report that
they had been thrown from thetrack. Noth-
ing could be seen of the. missing cars, and
the excitement and alarm became very great.
The train was then backed towards New
York. After proceeding about a mile the
min was established became visible at a
glance. VVe firs‘t came to one car lying on
its side and nearly at right angles across the
track, all its wheels and trucks completely
stripped off, its floor ripped up, its sides bad-
ly stove in, and the forward part with the
platform pulled out bodily and dangling to
the rear of the cars which escaped. The
coupling of this car did not give way, but it
was dragged along until the farepart was
literally torn off’ by main force. ’Further on
was discerned another car turned exactly
bottom upward against :1 stone wall, and
down an embankment ten or twelve feet
high. This car was a perfect wreck, all its
wheels and trucks torn off smooth, its inside
completely stripped of his seats and its floor
and sides badly torn and splintered. The
next car lay upon its side, closely jam-
med up to the one last described, its wheels
also stripped off clean and its sides stove in.
Upon coming" in siglit of this appalling
wreck, there was at cry ofborror, and a gen-
eral impression that the horrid work ofdeath
had been largely done there-——lhut many
mustmevitubly have been killed. So com-
plet was the devastation among those strong
wood and iron frames, it seemed impbssible
it should be otherwise. Ilnppily, upon a
nearer approach to the scene, the result
though horrible to behold, was not so bad
as ourfr-iars. None were killed on the spot
though some may be too badly hurt to survive.
By the time we came up, the ‘wounded had
been mostly removed from the cars by those
who had escaped, and laid upon the grass and
under the trees by the roadside. Up-on eve-
ry sidc were seen gentlemen and ladies and‘
little children streaming with blood, some
wandering about bewildered by the severe
confusions upon their heads; otbr-rs lying
helpless and uttering ltcart-reading shricks of
bitter agony. ' ‘ _
Some there were with their arms and legs
batlly dislocated or broken ; some pale and
speccltless with severe internal injuiics;
some with faces torn and bleeding; some
deep and and ghastly wounds in the forehead
and upon the head ; and one man who had
ju;-t landed from the Asia, lay with one half
of the front portion of his scalp torn off from
is bare and bleeding Skull. Four lu(lli.‘S of
one family, a mother and three peautiftil
dau_-_;hte1‘s, on rt tour of pleasure}, were all sa-
vcrelv brutsetl and hurt. Their screams
of helplc-ss.agon_v were most pitzou.-t_to hear
be poor rnrithor with the true irrstiiict of
maternal ztflbction, disrcgarding hcr own se-
vere pain, was chic-fly anxious for her (laugh-
ters. Little children, bruised and bleeding
V,-erg Seen crying bitterly for their parents,
urn! parents frantic to find their lost children
Fortunately all the children appeared to have
escaped without severe injury, ‘though not
witout a good many scratches and bruises.
All those who were seriously wounded
were left at New Rochelle station. The
conductor was in one of the broken cars, but
not much hurt, and exerted himself in a very
humane manner in giving prompt aid to the
su filgrers At least forty persons were more or
less injured by this_acc.ident, and fsom twelve
to fifteen very severely. 'l‘o see the wreck, it
seems wonderful that forty were not killed
upon the spot. The cars were clraggeil over
the sleepms and crossties at least a quarter of
a mile before the connection gave way. The
accident was notcaused. asl firstsupposed, by
the breakingiof an axle, but by the falling
down of one of the breaks in front of the
wheels.
IVozz"i:c to C/'er.£zlm‘s of T02:as.—-The credit-
ors of Texas, holding bonds and other cer-
lificntes of stock of 'J.‘£‘X':l5‘,‘fOl’ which duties
on impport.-: were especially pledged, are re-
quired 10 file the amount and description of
such claims at the 'l‘r(-usury department pre-
vious to the first of October, l85l, and to ex-
cute :1 release to the United States of their
respective claims, after which they will get
their money.
700 good to be Lost-—Vv’c heasd of a con-
versation which took place a few evenings
since, between one of Elmira’s fair daughtes
and a young merchant of the place, which
runs thus:
Th:-.-. mcrclmnf. was speaking of the excel-
lcntqiialitiiis ofu youn§_r female friend of
his, and closed his remarks by observing that
“she was it noble gencruiis hearted lady,
and one that was right here,” arcompzt'rying
the last word with :1 gesture which bordered
near the heart. Her mply was “ fudge!
that is half cotton !”—EZmi-rat I)c'/rwcrat.
Fcmairz. Loqzv/a.c-ity.——Jcan Paul says that
a lady oflicc-r,1f she warm=d to give the word
“ halt" to her troops would do it some-wlmt
in this wi:-c: You soldiers, all of you, now
mind, I order you as soon as l have finished
speaking, to stand still, every one of you,
on the spot where you happen to be: don’t
you hear me’! half, I say, all of you!”
§]:i-F’ Some years ago, a medical student,
who had paid more attention to billiards
than anatomy, was brought before a profes-
sor for c-xaniinntion, when the , following
questions and replies were passed-: ‘
‘- Wlint wouhl you do first in case of a
man who was blown up by gunpowder '.l”
“ I should Wait until hr‘ caine down ”
“ VV.-ll, SH‘, if 1 should knock you down
for that imp:-rtinent reply, what muscles
would I put in motion '2”
“ The flcxors and extensors Of the right
arm; forcl should floor you immediately.”
{l(‘-,2 Prentice says a Mr. Bently has been
indicted for severely wounding a stranger
with an axe, alleging as a reason “ he did
not know but the stranger was a robber.”
“ He didn’t know,” added Prentice, “and
The /17?! of Fly/ing —-A- French journal
has a letter from Madrid giving an account
of a successful experiment ‘with a new ap-
paratus for flying. The flyerwas a Miss
Juanita Perez, who tbouglirather fat’ and
corpulent, moved through the air, byft
help of wings, with great ease_ and__rapidi;‘*
She was advertised to fly n‘distance'of;'-fibove
exceeded the programme both in highlt and
distance. "No description of the "structure
ofthe' wings is given. They have a spread
of some fifteen feet, are fastened by liga-
‘inents of great flexibility, and arranged so
as to move with great rapidity; they make a
noise like a windwill. The astonishment
of Madrid at so novel a phenomenon is des-
cribed as immense.
A Mr. Thomas Darvillc-,at..Paris, also an-
nounces that he has ievented a complete ap-
exhibit it at the Champ‘ de Mars in the
course of the present month, when he will
fly from the Military School to Cb.olliot.—
He will be accompanied by his two sons,one
of twenty-two and the other of seventeen
years. The prcpration of three sets of
wings has delayed the exhibition until now.
The inventor has tried his apparatus private-
ly,\vi'h complete success,having flown across
the Seine with it at 1 o’clock in the morn-
ing. His wings have a spread of 15 feet
and by their help the flyer can move up and
down in the air with all the facility of a
swallow, skimming along near the ground
ure.-—ZV. Y. Tribune.
Barrmnns Position 1)rj/iucd.—ln his recent
'l‘empei-once speechbefore the members of
the Legislature, and others at Hartford,
Mr. Barnum said that he cared not what a
man's political or religious opinions might
be, so that he was a temperance man.
“ Let him be that,” said he, “ and I can
cheerfully give him my hand, and meet
him on this platform as It bro!/zcr.” “ For
my own part,” be continued,“ lam a Loco-
Foco, 21 regular out and outer, and so strong
are my political preferences, that it is quite
possiblel should vote for the Devil, in pref-
erence to a Whig, if it could be proved that
‘Old Horny’ was a dem0crnt—- but when the
question comes which to elect to office, a
drunken Democrat or a sober Wh lg, l
should prefer the _\Vliig, and should adopt
this course on the plain ground that a
drunken OfllClul.2tlllmU_;;l1 a Democrat, is
worse than the Devil!"
This pohticul pot-ition appearerl to be re-
ceived with satisfaction by both parties.
B.~'i-lgrrport Fa.rmcr.
S'u.icirlc.—,—Oz1 Saturday morning lust, Mr.
Orson Higley of Simsbury was found in a
burn beloiilziiig to Dr Sunford,with his throat
cut He had been (lffad, as was supposed,
about twenty four hours. He had made an-
other attempt to commit suicide about a
week previous, by taking laudanum. f-:le
ind been an intcmperate man, was about
fifty years of age, and leaves a wife and sev-
(rul clrildi'cn.~—I1a.rt. Courant.
F are in. South Tl7’22orl.s-.'o.:lc.—'l‘lie barn of
Asa Bugbee in South \V0odst0cl{ was struck
by lightning cltiring one of the storms on the
10th inst.,but proper exertion, combined with
the rain prevented its entire destruction.
T/zc “ 'fVezz/.'cr” Sm: —-—The Newburyport
‘lerald states that a Mrs. 'l'rcfethcru of
that city, conceiving herself injured by cer-
tain reports of Mr. Laban Pike, undertoolt
on Thursrlay, to seek redress by chastising
him. Seeing Mr. P. enter a store, she pro-
cured a cowhide and without much prelimi-
nary explanation, applied the whip over his
face, head and b:»tcl«Z so severely as to bring
the blood. The poor fellow plead for quar-
ters; when the woman expressed her satis-
faction and l(‘ll the store.
Rc2n.a.rIr'aI;ZTe Vrrdicl of a; Jury of I72.q'ucst,
1693.-——ln Newbury a jury of twelve wom-
en held an inquest on the body of Elizabeth
Hunt. The following verdict, re-rbaI.i.~n rt
Zitm'a»tz7n, was rendered and was doubtless
erfectly conclusive and satisfactor ': _
P “ W'e judge accordingto our hdst light
and coritic72.l.v, that the death of Said Eliza-
beth wns not by any vrialcm, or wrong (fun
by any person or thing. but by 50722 sorlrn 510-_
ping of her breath.”——IIi.s'lory of _Ncrwbzu'_7/.
Railroad Cars to the l‘f"'r)')'lrl’S Fa.i7'.-——VVe
hear that among other additional articles to
ho di.-patched to the World’s Fair from this
country, are several superior railway cars,
which, it is said will compare favorably with
those manufactured in England.
. .B0.*‘f0/I. Traveller.
Display of [225/‘inst.-——A few days since, a
hen having a brood of chickens about six
weeks old, by some means lost her life, and
her head was amputated and thrown away.
Toward evening the chickens were missing
from the barn. After much Search they
were found in a box in the yard, where lhcy
had never been seen before. On examin-
ation, it was found that the head of the
hen had dropped there, and the chickens
were all huddled together by the side of it.
Portsmozztlc Jon.-rnal.
A I'll"-()‘7‘(.f'l./I.88613071..-——“.TeC‘m8S, my lad,”
said old Dykcs, “keep away from the gals.
When you see one cornin, (lodge. Jest
such a critter as that young uo, clcarin
the door step on t’otbcr side of the street
fooled your dad, Jimmy. Don’t cock your
eye over that way and wink. If it hadn’t
been for hcr—-yer mother, Jimmy, I say-—-if
it hadn’t (I been for her, you and yer dad
might ha’ been in Californy, huntin’ di-
muns, me son.” And therewith the sage
adviser and his syinpaihising son com-
menced :1 series of indentations in mother
earth with their picks, satisfied that the “' old
’omun” was all that interposed between them
and felicity. '
A Tzmz.-—‘ 7or what do you wink at me
sir ?’said a beautiful young lady, angrily, to a
stranger at a party an evening or two since.
‘ l beg your pardon,’ replied thewit, ‘ I Wink’-
ed as men do looking at the sun——your splen-
dor dazzled my eyes.’
The Very La£es£,——Wl1-at is the difference
between the Emperor of Russia and a beggar
A. The Emperor issues manifcstoes, while
the beggar manifests toes without shoes(is-
sues.) The author of the t1bOV(’,ll is under-
stoorl,has left his country for his country's
good.
E Junius Smith, who is engaged in culti-
vating lens in SouthCarolina,writes that he is
drinking some of-his own raising, which
tastes superior to any China tea he ever
so he axed him.”
man who first carved him.--Sour/ze_z;.
.d-rank.
, . - \V cl Sdi
1,200 feet, rising in the air abcve 600, but‘ occuned on 6 “e ‘y
paratus for flyirig, and that he proposes to.
or mounting upright to the sky at his pleas--'
NORWALK GAZETTE.
TUESDAY, July 22, 1851.
RaiI~Road Accident.
Another, and by far the most serious accident
which has befallen the New Haven Rail-road,
last, near New
Rochelle. The three o’clock express train our
of New York, under the Conducforship of our
fellow-townsmnn, Eli S. Quinta rd, was running
at the rate ofnbout thirty-five miles per hour,
When S0m6ll1l.ng connected with the forward
brake of the third cur’ broke and the right head
end of the brake dropped down upon the rail.
tripping the wheels and throwing the car ofl"
the track——-but the_cuunect.ion still holding, the
wheels and axle were wrenchevl from under
the car and rolled down the embankment,
whidl caused the end of the car to drop down
and plow tbetrack for some rocls——when. as
the train was rounding tl curve, it broke its con-
nection b_v tearing away the platform and front
of the car, and went headlong in an oblique di-
rcction down the embankment. Near the foot
of the descent it turned over. striking lcngt hwise
its top into 11 stone wall and miakiug an almost
entire wreck of the car. The fourth or next
car followed suit down the embankment, and
passing the first nearly its whole length. struck
it obliquely ‘near the forward end and running
entirely through the slmpeless wreck of timbers.
lt. is at this point, doubtless, the most serious
injuries were siistnined by the unfortunate pas-
sengcrs beneath the ruins of the- first car, and
it is indeed next: to :1 miracle flint all within it
were not instantly killed. The fifth or last car
was tossed off, but the connection breaking,
cuutod round nearly square upon the truck
without sustaining any serious damage or injur-
In this car the Conductor
fortunately happened to be when the accident.
ing any one within.
occurred, having just taken his last ticket and
having hold the door at the further end of this
car. As soon as possible the engine was stop-
ped and instant efforts were made foextricnte
those who were supposed to be dead and (lying.
This. we are told, was done in a rminner quite
unusual to the excited state of feeling which
must have necessarily pervaded Illa entire
crowd. No l1t1lT(.*CBSS21t'_§‘ delay was caused by
the impcfuosily of any one. The most seri-
ously injured (it being found that none were
killed.) were fll‘Sl’.,[)lll(‘.f‘d in the forward cztrand
taken up to ;\'ew Rochelle, where medical aid
was at once brought to alleviate the sufferings
The train then put back
to bring up those less seriously hurt wlio had
been heft. A complete ‘list of the wounded
comflises the following naincs :
‘VIII. Brisrling. Gnrtliner, Me. scalp badly
torn and bend bruised.
Mrs Seymour, Stamford, very badly bruis
ed.
Charles Booth. Stamford, hand smashed.
D. H. Lockwood, (brakeman) both legs bro-
ken.
Mr. Hart, (lmakernrtn) hand hurt.
I]. L. Plumb, Stoclvbridge, hip badly inju-
red and arm broken,
Leroy Taylor, Newtown, badly injured on
the head.
oftlie unfortunate.
Aaron Curtis. Bristol, head and back badly
injured.
Charles Cook, VVinstad, arm and head badly
injured. ’
Capt. Bnssett. Bridgeport. slightly injured.
A little son of Isaac Berry,_badly injured on
the head.
~ Mr. and Mrs. \Viggin and two children, New
York, slightly l‘llll_'i.
The foLluwing persons all of Gloucester, N
J. ar-o sliglltiy injured: Mrs. and Miss Funnel
Misses Nnson, Grugg, Powel, Moor and Cogcl.
The tibove. with 8 number of others are at the
City Hotel.
E. S Foster, wife and daughter, Indiana, se-
riously hurt.
Mr. Foster and familiy are at the Union
House.
M-iss Clarke. Hartford, face badly out and
arm bruised. A boy with Miss Clarke was
also injured.
A lady from Clevelnnd dangc-rously injured.
An Irishman named Dyer was considerably
bruised. ' _
I‘articular mention is made of Lockwood,
the brakemao, who though not. fatally injured
was perhaps as great it sufferer as any, liaviiig
had one leg and one or more ribs broken. Ho
was found over the stone wall inthe field whith-
er he had been thrown, showing most painfully
having been athis post. till the lust. 1i‘ortunately
for the sufferers, Dr. Beers of New Haven and
other physicians were in the cars, rendering
good service to their lielplessness until other
medical aid could be procured.
Says It passenger‘ who writes to the N. Y.
Tribune : The scene in the middle car the
one nstride the stone wall— utterly lieggnrs des-
cription. The first object that met my eye was
ll stout young woman, apparently about 21
yen;-5, of age, lying upon her back, her eyes
protruding, face purple and swelled, and appar-
ently lifeless. No one was re,g_',:ti'dii)g her. as
so m:-my who gave horrible signs of life do
mnnded attention by cries never to be forgot-
ten by those who heard them. The next ob-
jects wliicli u.’trac.fetl my sight were two wo-
men. motlicr and daughter, l)olh ofwhom were
squeezed between the detached top mid side of
the cur, mixed up with bucks and seats which
had been cost through the opening with them.
Ofcourse the most energetic efforts were made
by all the uninjured in aid of all. A more
complete wreck cannot be conceived. The
seats and their backs were strewn in every di-
rection, and stripped of every vestiges of
nection. Language cannot paint the scene
It seems rt miracle tlint: many were not.
killed outright, The accident, it is believed,
arose from the detachment of the brake or. the
forward end ofthe third car. A family twen-
ty five rods back, saw that: something was
wrong, and halloed at the train. The brake-
if this is the true state of facts-—threw the
wheels off the track, and from‘ that moment
the forward end of the car drugged upon the
truck and ties, which it didifor some ten rods,
as there are plain evidences. Two sets of
wheels were at the bottom of the emb.=mkment,
some 8 or 10 rods back of the spot where-the
cars went off. The track was and is perfect
and not a wheel or axle is broken. So there
is no reasonable ‘doubt cf the cprrectnes
the explanation of the cause o‘f"tl1is ncci
hero given. It is not uecesmry to say.-
tliose having the management of’-the tr
could do nothing to prevent this occuvrenc
But we will say, that after it. "occurred.
throughout, they acted like men. The"
ductor was in he rear car at the time of the
cident.
\Ve were informed by a passeng 1' 1
there were but two who would not in all pr
ability soon recover, and they might do so.
Of these two, it man and woman, report 81!
the man died the some night, and the wom
would not ]H'0lJ':llJly last long. The othe
are said to be free from danger and in mendi-
couclition. . i
It. would be useless for us to say },,:,i'efei'enc
to this aiccidcnt that it is one of tlit=i"’ir1sct'utibl
providences of God‘——over which His feebl
creatures may not have control. Everythin
that could be done by the promptings of lwnmn
by or the dictutes of duty was‘ done by th
conductor and other uttnchees of the train, an
they dosorve, us they will receive, not only the
thanks of those most ufflicted—but the esteem
and confidence of the travelling public. But to
another point; would we directzittontion. ‘ The
mnimiug and destruction of human life upon
our ',‘public conveyances is of by far too com-»
mon occurcnce. Accidents are of daily. occur-
rence involving the loss or hazard of liumun
life, which a little foresight or a little oftha in-
ventive skill of our mechanics and machinists
might. entirely obviate. \Vhy is it fhatin refer-
ence to the one thing of railroad curs,the almost
omnipotent skill of American invention has not
been brought to bear upon their construc-
tion—improvcments that will ensure, if not
positive sezurity, much greater safety. There
is no field offering such inducements to the in-
ventor. Any improvement. in flip con.-itruction
of the roads or the ciuwinge wlieefs, whereby» the
hazards of? life are diiiiiiiislieul, woufdt be it set.’-
miu fortune to any man and to his children after
him. \-Vill not those competent turn their: ,
attention to this subject. H
P. S.—\Ve are informed by A. E. Benrd;.
Esq.,tl1uf. Mr. Plumb,z1 relative of his, the
gentleman supposed to have been mortally.
wounded, is in in comfortable condition, undi
with all the others is recover-in_<_v. He further
states. that the agent of the Company has 'nu-'-
tlim-l:r.ed every coinforbund convenience to be
supplied the iuvalids. without regard to cost, at
the expense of the Road.
.._1.
Our Roads.
It seems to us that the roads and avenues
in and about Norwzzlk :1 re sadly out of sorts—-
hut whose blame it is we know not, and care less
-so that they rive put in u lcctlc belle!‘ 0l'tle1'-
One thing we do know. and that is~—our physi-
cians will have few dyspeptic cases from umonf-I
those who have occasion to ride down I0 the
cars once or twice a week.
Lessons in 1“x‘Cnt'l=-
‘\Vo cheerlidly call attention to the advertise-
ment. of [’rofessorJ. "P. l5ldwnrd.-'., in :‘moll)e1'
column, who proposes to form a class for tho
flCfjHll'P.ll'l€l)f of it practical knowledge of the
French Luiigtuigo. llis mode of izistruction
is Otlllt’Ul_ new and .-;cmns to us perfectly prac-
ll(::tl)lE). He comes» recommended to us from
such sourcos as give nss‘1rnnce of his character
and qualifications for 8. lhoruugll and efficient
teacher. \Vo doubt not m:tny'will uvai‘. them-
selves of the opportunity to acquire it knowl-
edge of the polite idiom of sunny France. A
more pnrticu_lnr description of liitflself and his.
mode of fcncliing may be found in I! printed‘-
pnniphlot which can be seen at our office-
C'ruel’t.y to Dunnb. Aninna‘.'s..
How often are we pained and our feelings of’
humanity shocked by the wanton. nndzinhumzm-.
infliction of torture and cruelty uponpoor, un-
offcnding dumb animals. This is. pcizlmps
most frcqiicnrly true in regard-to one of the
noblest animals given to bless us——the Horse.
\Ve saw some fool-hardy wietch last week
pass our office with it noble looking steed do-
ingall in his power of locomotion, beating and
jerking the poor nuiinztl—vvli'rpping- and whirl-
ing him round, as if ambitions of showing to
wlint an extent he could carry his brutality-
The scoundrel came near getting his deserts
in one of his pranks. lio\vever—as in a too-sud-
den reel-round his cnrriuge was overturned and
the-J efhro somewhat disfigured. \Ve are told by
way of apology that he was drunk and we give
him the benefit of the excuse-—wboever be.
may b e-.
Building Lots-
Among the many beautiful and eligible build‘-
ing lots which have been plotted off, we have
seen none‘ more commanding in location and
prospect than those offered for sale by E. B.
Price—opposite the re.-zidence of the Hon. T’.
B. Butler. Vie believe Mr. Price holds these
at reasourible rates, and hope to see tllcm S0011-
ntlorned by pretty edifices, to give additional
evidence of our prosperity and affluence. To
those abroad who are desirous of obtai«n.ing
some healthy and pleasant locality for a coun-
try sent in one of the prettiest little villages in
all New England, we would invite an examin-
ation of these lots.
Tm-2 GoLn1-:.\' G.r'rr:.— This five new steam-
ship, wnich sailed from New York to. Annapo-
lis to bring on the President, the Se-cI'elm‘l03
and the Foreign .\finisfers. left that plzuzta on
\Veduesduy lust,nnd arrived in N. Y. on Thurs-
day at 6 o'clock, P. M ., having on board MI’-
\Vebste-.r, Secretary of State, and other noted
gentlemen; but none of the Foreign Ministers
who lll.lCi been expected. As the ship passed
the Narrows, salutes were fi'red’ fI'0m the fUl’l5-*
At St.-iplezou the passengers were tratnsfenfcd‘
ton boat sent down expressly for them, and
soon uftor landed at the Battery, where there
was a salute (from Governors Island and. 9th.-
er places) and some cheering of the Sect‘-'otnry. _
The “Gate” went on to the Dry Doc k. while A.
Mr. \Vebster and others proceeded to the As-
tor, wherelhey are lodged.’ \Ve learn that
the trip of the vessel was very successful, and
that all were higltly pl-eased.
1-?’ The increase of the receipts on the
Erie railroad during the month of May this
year, over the same month last: y ear. is $104.,-
398—-being almost one hundred per cent. '
Norwalk Chronicler