sad in the town, city or _borough where the
business is carried on. whether the owner or
owners reside therein or not; said valuable
and assesment, shall be made in the company
or corporate name, and _any person or persons
having charge of the buisiness, residing in the
town. city or borough, shail be required. and
-have power‘ to list the same, when the owner
or owners do not reside witl-itin the limits of
-~ said town. city, or borough‘.
The averageamount of goods kept on hand
for sale during the year, or any portion of a
year, when the business has not been carried
on for a year previous tothe first day of Octo-
ber in each year, shall be the rule of value
and taxation: provided, that merchants shall
also ire liable to be assessed for any amount of
credits and debts due them from responsible
persons. over and above their liabilities: and
providczlfurthcr, that any metclto-ht may have
a deduction from his list for debts owing by
liim,iii the same manner mid to the same extent
as hereinafter_ provided. ‘
Site. 13. Traders of any kind, when their
business is not located, shall be assessed in the
seine manner as is provided in the proceeding
section, in the list of the town. city or borough
where such trader resides. Provided, that
goods, wares, and merchandise in the hands
of any merchant, or trader. for sale on commis-
sion. being the propety of any person, resident
in, or company located in this State, need not
be estimated. in making up the average pro-
vided for in this and the next: proceeding
section, in the list of any such merchant or
trader.
SEC. 14. The cashiers of the several banks
and the secretaries and clerks of the several
insurance companies and turnpike companies.
and other companies or associations, the stock
of which is liable to taxation in this State,
shall, on or before the twelfth day of October
in each year, by mail or otherwise, inform the
assessor or assessors of each town, of the
names of the persons residing in such town and
owning stock in such bank insurance and turn-
pike companies or other companies liable to be
taxed. he shall forfeit to the treasurer of such
town the sum of fifty dollars, to be recovered
by action of debt, in the name of such treasu-
ror: provided, that putting iiilo the post office
a letter continuing such information, addressed
to the assessors of any town where such owner
or owners reside, shall be denied a compliance
with the provision of this section. '
Sec. 15. If any owner of any share of the
capital stock of any bank,insurance or luriipike
shall transfer such share to any other person,
with intent of evading the provisions of this
act, such owner shall forfeit to the treasurer of
the town in which he resides, a sum equal to
one per cent. of the value of the stock so trans-
feri ed, to be recovered in an action of debt on
this statute.
SEC. 16. If any person being the owners or
holder of any stock in any bank. insurance,
turnpike, or bridge company, or being the own-
er, or holder of any stock. in any other compa-
ny or association, which stock is subject to tax-
ation in this State, shall, with intent to evade
the payment of taxes on such stock, or to pro-
cure the so me to be assessed or taxed in any
other town than that in which he resides, rep-
resent, or cause to be represented, to the cash-
ier of such bank, or to the secretary of such
company, that he is a resident of any other
t.own, other than that in which he resides. such
person, so offending, shall forfeit to the treasu-
rer of the town in which he resides, a sum
equal to one percent of the value of such stock
to be recovered in an action of debt on this
statute. _
Size. 17. In all cases when bank or insu-
rance stock is moi'tgnged,sucli bank or insu-
rance stock shall be taxed in the list of the
mortgagor, in the town where he resides.
SEO. 18. The treasurer of the several sa-
vings baiiks, and savings associntions,establislied
in this State, shall, on the first day of July,
1852, and annually thereafter, in each year, on
the first day of July, or within ten days there-
after, make out, under oath, and deliver to the
comptroller of public accounts, a statement of
the total amount of all deposits in said institu-
tion on that day, and shall, at the same time,
pay to the treasurer of this State, for the use
ofthis State. a sum equal to one eigth of one
per cent, upon the total amount of deposits in
their respective instilutioiis on that day, which
shall be in lieu of all other taxes upon such iii-
stitutions, or depositors therein, alter the time
aforesaid. -
Size. 19. The cashiers ofthe several bariks
the clerks orsecretaiies ofthe several insurance
companies and turnpike companies, and of oth-
er companies, and associations, established in
this State, the stock of which is liable to be
taxed, shall, annually.on the first day of Octo-
ber in_each year, or within ten days thereaf-
ter, make out, under oath, and deliver to the
comptroller of public accounts, an accurate list.
of all persons liable to taxation, residing willi-
out this State, who were, on the said first day
of October, oi any part of said day, stockhold-
ers of their respective companies, together
with the number and market value ofthe share
of shares stock then belonging to each of said
stockholders.
Sac. 20. The said cashiers, secretaries,
clerks or treasurers, shall, on or before the
twentieth day of October in each year, pay, or
cause to be paid. to the treasurer of the State
a sum equal to two thirds of one per cent of
the value of ail the stock of their respective
institutions, owned or held on the first day of
October, by persons residing out of this State:
and each of said inst.itut.ions shall have a lien
upon the stock of such non resident stockholder
for the reimbursement of said sum so required
to be paid ; and if any such cashier, secretary,
clei-k.or treasurer shall not comply with the
provisions of this and the next pi eceding sec-
tion, he shall forfeit to the ti'easurei' of the
State, for the use of the State, one hundred
dollars, to be recovered in the name of the
treasurer, by action on this statute.
SEC. 21. The severalsecretaries or clerks
of any insurance company cliartered by this
State. conducted in whole or in part upon the
plan of mutual insurance. shall, on or before
the twentieth day of October in each year,
irtaliea return and statement under oath, to
the comptroller of public accounts, of the total
amount: of cash capital, either invested or on
deposit, belonging to said companies, being the
proceeds of insurance on the pliin of mutual
insurance, on the first day of October in such
year: and it shall be the duty of such secreta-
ries or elei-ks to pay, at the time of making
such return, to the treasurer, of the State, for
the use of the State, a sum equal to one-third
of one percent. upon the amount so returned
as aforesaid; and for failure to corn-ply with
the provisions of this section, such secrefaryor
clerk shall forfeit the sum of five hundred dol-
lars to the treasurer of the State, for the use
of the State, to_ be recovered in the name of
the treasurer, by action on this statute.
Site. 22. Every agent of any insurance
company. whellier joint stock or mutual, or-
ganized or chartered byllie laws of any other
State. in the United States,orout of it, effecting
insurance» in this State, in behalf of their prin-
cipals, shall’, onlhze first Monday in October, in
each year, during the continuance of his agen-
cy, make a return, on oath, to the comptroller
of public accounts, of the amount insured by
hziin-in this State, as such agent, during the
year preceding, and of the amount of“ premi-
ums received and assessiiients collected ciuring
said period; and shall. at the same time, pay
to the treasurer of the State, for the use ofthe
State, a tax of two per’ cent on the gross amount
of such premiums and assessments. And if
such agent shall neglect to mal‘z.e such returns
and payments as are hereby requi-red, he shall
_ forfeit to the State, for the use of the State.
five liondred‘dollai's. to be’ recovered. in the
name of the treasurer, by action on this statute
provided, that no such payment shall be re-
i
quired of companies‘ orgaiiized or incorporated
by any State in which corporations of like cha-
racter granted by this State are not taxed,’ or
subject to any excise or license. The fact of
such agency shall be deemed to be .sufl‘iciently
proved? by any person having acted as such
agent, or held himself out, or advertised him-
self, as such agent.
Living wit/1. Ot/iers.—-if you would be
loved as a companion, avoid unnecessary
criticism upon those with whom you livc.—‘
'l.‘he number of people who have taken out
judge’s patent for themselves is very large in
any society. Now it would be hard for a
man to live with another who was always
criticising his actions, even if it be kindly and
just criticism. it would be like living be-
tween the glasses in the microscope. But
these self-elected judges, liketbeir prototypes
are very apt to have the persons they judge
brought before them in the disguise of cul-
prits.
One of the moslprovoking forms of the
criticism above alluded to, is that which
may be called criticism over the
shoulder. “ Had i been consulted, had you
listened to me, but you always will,” and
such short scraps of sentences may remind
many of us of dissertations which we have
suffered and inflicted, and of which we can-
not call to mind any soothing efiiact.
Another rule is, not to let fainiliarity swal-
low up all courtesy. Many of us hpvea
habit of saying to those with whom we five,
.such things as we say about strangers behind
their backs. There is no place, however,
where real politeness is of more value than
where we mostly think it would be superflu-
ous. You may say more, or rather speak
out more plainly, to your associate, but not
less courteously, than you do to strangers.
Friends 1.72. Council.
Ifow Victoria. Popped I/ie Q/icslzrm.——Our
readers probably all remember the story
about the charming ‘banner in which Victo-
ria first indicated to Prince Albert her pre-
ference for hisyouthful highncss, by pre-
seating to him, at a palace ball, her boquet,
and how the young prince, saying to himself
no doubt, as the Yankee would have done
on a like occasion, “ Here goes, darn the ex-
pense,” ripped a slit in his close uniform,
buttoned up to his throat,” and deposited the
happy omen in the locality “nearest the
heart.’-’ This, however, was not quite
enough ; and so her majesty, at a subsequent
late-a late with the prince, after listening to
his enconiuins on Englanihplumply €_‘popped_i;
the question” in this wise :—“ if your high-
ness is pleased with the country, would you
like to remain in it '2” His reply may
be easily guessed.
E A band of gypsies lately landed at
New York, amongthe emigrants brought
from Europe by an emigrant ship They
are now cncamped, with their covered wag-
ons, in the neighborhood of Hobokcn, and
report themselves from the vicinity of Dur-
ham and New Castle, England. The wo-
men and children are said to possess the pe-
culiar physical featurcs of their .'-lrange race
having slender figures and abundance of
black hair. The men pursue the business
of linkers, and the females cook their nioals
by fires made in the open air. It is probable
that we are indebted for this odd importation
of humanity to the increased facilities for
cmigation afforded by steam navigation; and
could this small nucleus of a new race of
people, which have acquired in these gypsy
emigrants, be enlarged by acccssions hereof-'
ter, it maybe reserved to the United States
to solve the problem whether it is pOSSll)l€‘,lln -
der any form of social and political institu-
tions, to amalgamate with any other races a
strange order of cosmopolites, who havc, im-
inemorially, been nomadic in li:ibit,anil lDl0l-
erant of any admixture with a different peo-
ple.
A Scene.—The editor of the Minnesota
Pioneer, writing of a visit to the Sioux In-
dian settlement, where Gov. Ramsey has
made a treaty, relates the following inci-
dent:
On Monday, the Franklin made a beauti-
ful run, from St. Paul to the Traverse, reach-
ing that destination long before sunset. life
had about desp-aired of seeing a steamboat
and when her scream was heard, and her
smoke visible far down the river,, the whole
traverse leaped for joy. Whites, lialf-breeds,
Indians, Squaws, Papooses, came running
down to the landing, from the amphitheatre
of the prairie ridge, which were bi‘i-stlirig
with hundreds of peaked lodges, and formed
a line upon the bank of the river, for a
great extent, the most various, fantastic and
motley multitude of mixed races and queer
costumes that ever stretched along the shores
of any stream, since Charon has had a ferry
charter across the Styx. Hundreds of them,
wild savages, dressed in skins, who, not only
never before saw a steamboat, but to whom
a half dollar is an object of curiosity exami-
nation, and whose weapons of w-.irfare and
the chase, is still the crossbow and the arrow.
A blast of steam whistle sent them tromb-
ling back from the shore, as if from an am-
buscadc of Camanches.
Tobacco and tigbl [tic-i2i,g.——i\’li's. Swiss-
helm, noticing Dr. Shew’s work on Tobacco,
says: “ it would be well enough for folks to
read this little volume; but of course the
lovers of lhe weed will not pay any atten-
teniion to it. We are not sure,afler all,tha't
tobacco is not a blessing in the same sense
tight lacing is. This kills the silly. ignorant
woman, and that the lazy, loafing men ; and
it is scarcely worth while wasting ink and
paper on either class, trying to persude them
to live longer in a world from which they
can be so well spared.
Sir John F mu/clin.—The crew of :1 Scot-
tish wbaler reportsbeing taken by Esqnimax
to a place in the Arctic regions, where, after
digging, they found three bodies, in the garb
of British seamen,one with the name “ H.
Carr” engraved on his arm. They are-
iliought to have belonged -to Sir John Frank
lins expedition, and their wasted forms show-
ed that they had died of want.
Robbmga €oi1.ntr_1/77z.a.n'.---On Friday eve-
ning last a Connecticut Yankee, named John
Clements, while exploring the Five Points i-n
pursuit of the elephant, was induced to en-
ter a pointed den, where after becoming ine-
bri-a-ted, he was compelled, by threats on his
life, to deliver nverto a band of robbers $147
in cash and asilver watch. Yesterday at‘-
ternoon a sable beauty of that locality, nam-
ed Sarah Rogers, was arrestedon a- charge of
being concerned in the robbery. She-“was
committed to prison by justice Lalhrop;
JV‘. Y. Tribmie.
t From the N. Y. =Trz'.bune.
Fire Al1.ni}iilato~r.—A few days sine"-ie we
published a communication from a ship-ow-
ner, showing the great advantage to be deri-
ved from this invention. We confess
we were somewhat incredulous about there
being a gas which would instantaneouly
quench a flameand yet be inhaled by the
bunian lungs Willi safety but this seems to
be set completely at rest by the following
extacts which we make from the London
pa ers. - '
he London Times, in describing an ex-
hibition or denionstralion of the practical
’us‘e:_of this invention, by setting fire to a
houseand immediately extinguishing it with
this machine, says":
The lecturer instanccd the case of a ter-
rific eruption _u hich took place some years
since in the Meditemtiieon, when an island
was thrown up from a depth of 80 fatlioms.
The flames reached a bight of three miles
but as soon as a vapor arose, the flames
were extinguished on all the points where it
was seen; and, having witnessed this fact
his attention had been drawn to the subject
more closely. The vapor with which he
could extinguished a burning mass was so
powerful, that, were St. Paul’s Cathredal
in flames in the interior, he could inflate it
in two or three minutes, if -required. The
vapor was perfectly ’l7I.li01l3l0uS, and lmrlcrl to
purify; the air, and under its shield 21 man
could approach close to any flames, and ex-
tinguish the fire. it drew out all noxious
gases, and is case of foul drains, if there
were 7.1 vent given, it would purify them
immediately. in answer to a question put
by a lady, Mr Philips said that the mate-
rials would last any time. The portable
Fire Annihilator is less in size than an up-
right coal—sknllie, (sixteen inches in higlit
by eight inches in diameter)
We copy the following from The London
Post;
The gaseous vapor emitted, altliough
anticombuslive, is (In: contrary to (be (twili-
’l‘€’.\',!)lI'/.Lf0I':l/. lt renders the sulfocatiiig ex-
halation of bro tolerable, in the very
midst of it and is so refreshing as to enable
the bearer of the machine to carry it into
the midst of the fire.
It is unquestionably the most valuable in-
strumcnt furnished by modern science and
modern invention; no vessel, no public or
private establisliment, should be without it.
it is certainly the cheapest and most desira-
ble method of insuring both life and prop-
erly.
The London Standard says;
it was astonishing to see with what ease
the firemen, protected by the vapor emitted
from the cylinder, could deliberately and
with impunity walk into I/re 7m.(.’rIle of the
fire, whose heat caused distant spectators to
recoil, and succeeded in pouring the va ior
into the interior of the building. '1 his
combination of gases in by no means in-
jwious to a/iimal lgfii-—qI/its t/ie V co/ilrmg/, al-
though it is indomitably anti-conibustive.
The flame of gas, or of such combustible
substances or fluids as cannot be overcome
(except by immersion) by means of walef,
are instantaneously extinguished by it.
The following remarks, which are per-
fectly conclusive on this point, are from
The Lmulon. Observer:
It’ you results produced unbounded sal-
isfaction and astonislirnent, the explanation
of the nature and construction of the Lon-
don Annihilator gavc almost equal delight;
the immense power of three or four pounds
of charcoal, with two pounds of niter and
two pounds of plaster or gypsiuni, when
converted from a solid to a gaseous state,
and combined with a quart of water, ap-
peared to realize the extreme scientific cal
culations, while the cheapness of the charge
its preservation for years in perfect readi-
ness, the facility of operating by a smart
touch on a button, and the 1'7!/It0I.':0ltS _7It'bfZI»7'8
of (be vapor, in ur/tic/i. Lorcl Dru/icy Stuart
and two or t/ircrgwillevizrii immersczl I/ieir jaccs
wit/ioul inco/rveuievzce, were considered the
crowning practical merits of the invention ;
the only disappointment, especially among
the ladies, was, that these are not ready for
purchasers.
The London Sun fully settles thelquestion
as follows: , _
One thing, and a most important thing it
is. is, that the vapor may be safely inhaled
without mischief, or the least ill effects,
’l(.‘/llc/Z t/ic I/wcnlor proved to (lemons!-ration by
placing the liose in his 7II.0?/f/L, and iiiibibing
Lo/ml. appcfl-7‘€cl to us a most uiisacorgj
(lra.ug/"it.
The Bridgeport (Conn.) Standard of
Vverlnesday last contains the following ar-
ticle on this subject, which cannot fail to
arrest the attention of the public:
Fire ./lnnz/iilator.—‘We find the newspa-
pers, both in this country and in England
are paying great attention to this modern
miracle. Several of the machines (which
cost about {$20 dollars each) are placed in
the Queens Palaces at London and Wind-
sor. at which latter place a fire was recently
extinguished by one of the machines, which
would otlierwise have consumed property
worth a million of dollars. The great crys-
tal Palace is also protected by these ma-
chines; in fact, they are being‘ adopted by
all the principal manufuctories, distillcries-
‘and stores. as well as mansions and private
residences of Great Brittain. it is said that
orders for the miicbines are several weeks
in advance, although the inanufactory of
the Patentee supplies over two thousand
machines per day. Lord Broughmaii has
recently introduced a bill into Parliament
requiring every emigrant vessel to be sup-
plied with one or more of the Fire Anni-
hilators. '
Probablya single machine would have
prevented either of the recent conflagratios
in San Francisco. lndeed if citizens uni-
versally provide themselves with one ofthese
small machines, no such thing as a destruct-
fire need never occur, whereas now the an-
nual destruction of property in the United
States is estimated at $15,000,000, and
the amount of property insured is 200,-
000,000.
The engagements of the Patentee in Eng-
land cannot much longer permit him to
wi-thold the benefits of this Patent from this-
counlr.y,_as, by. a very proper providnn in
our Patent Laws, any foreigner obtaining a
patent is compelled to offer it for sale in the
United States, within‘ eighteen months after
the date of his grant, or the same becomes
forfeited. It is now sixteen months since
Mr. Philips obtained his patent in Was-b-
ington; and therefoie,within two months, he
most other his Annilators for sale in this
country. In California alone, this machine
would be invaluable, as no- insurance against
fire can be obtagned there. Indeed, in any
,,;pa.n of the civilized world,fire is a- most do-
w-<,........ .. 9 ~
hilator is correspondingly great.
The fire department in this city [Bridge-
port] probably costs. us $10,000 per annuiii
the amount paid for insurance must several
times-this sum, and yet our loss by fire is
considerable. Nearly all this can be saved
by the Annihilators as all can see who read
the evidences of its powers.
We consider this subject of such vast and
universal in_iportance,‘that we shall imme-
diately lay before our read:-rsthe evidences of
its ‘complete utility, as published in the Lon-
don papers, where repeated cxperiiuents have
been made by firing buildings, and where
hundreds Oflll0llSfln(l§t~f(l0ll11l'S have already
been saved by the Annihilator.
We perceive that the Conimon Council of
Cleveland, Ohio, has appointed a ‘committee
to secure the Annihilator for the protection of
the city property. This system will doubt-
less be adopted by all our cities, towns, and
villages, as well as by the United States Gov-
ernment. ‘ _
The following is from the London Times
of March 17.
Some experiments with these Fire Annihi-
lators were pei-fornied on Friday afternoon
at the London Gas works, Vauxhall, before
anunierous audience. Accounts have been
so frequently given of former exhibitions of
the patent, that it would be needless to say
any more tbunthatihey were ofihe usual kind
and succeeded admirably. As on 0b/l(.’l'06C(la-
sions, (I. rang /1./y conslruclcrl /iousc ’l£‘[LS set on
fire, and the _flam.es i/Lslavilaazcow/y ordin-
guizhrd by the ra-par. It was also shown
that water‘ had no rffccl on the fl;-ime,by
pouring it on cai'bul.tcd liydrogcn gas willlollt
any effect; whereas, the vapor speedily put
it out; and a large open vessel of coal-tar be-
ing ignited, Ihc. same means immediately of-
fectrd the desired result. Mr. Philips, in
his introductory lectui'e,s~tated that the amount
of property destroyed annually was to the
value of £'2,00_0,’000, the amount insured
.£l00,000,000, and the amount uninsured
double this. It was to protect this immense
capital that he brought forward this appara-
tus. A few days before at one of his exhi-
bitions, an aliini of fire in the neighborhood
had been giveii, and he was sent for to pro-
tect the adjoining prciniscs, whirlh was a dis-
tillery. The other buildings were entirely
destroyed, altliougli there were eighteen en-
gines on the ground, and they had it com-
mand of 100,000,000 gallons of Water, con-
tained in a tank in the distillery. He cited
this to show the inefficiency of the water
systein. Fora long time this agent lind been
rccogized that it was only useful in satura-
ting incandescent embers, and was totally
ineffective as a destroyer of flame, and as
such he had shown it by his cxpcriments.—-
His machines were being adopted, not only
in England, but on the Continent; and be
trusted the time would soon come when peo-
plc, instead of allowing their property to be
destroyed, which was now the case in ninein-
stances in ten by fire, would adopt the means
which he offered for its preservation. Mr.
Philips received much applause from the
specliitoi-s as each experiiiieiit succeeded.
A California paper states the following 2
Mr. Wilcox,a young man from Connecti-
cut, was mUl‘(lt‘l'(.‘.(l at Lannka creek, :1 tribu-
tary of the illiddle Yuba, by the Indians on
the l2ih inst. It is thought he was murdered
by the Indians at the investigation of a white
probable he will be lynched by the gold
miners.
Fatal Accirleiil. —l\Ir. Bradley Boswortli
of Vernon, was thrown out of his carriage,
on the 7th inst. by the upsetting of his seat
bi.-twccii Rockville and T_olland, striking
on the back of his head andinjuring the epi-
nal marrow so that he lived but 25 hours af-
ter the accident. His age was 29, and he
has left a wife.
5:?‘ The following singular advertise-
ment appears in an English paper:
“VVantr-d by ayoung lady agecl 19,0!
pleasing countenance, good figure, agreea-
ble maiincrs, general information and vari-
ous accomplishments, who has studied eve-
ry thing from creation to a crot.chet, a sittin-
tion in the family of a gentleman. She will
take the head of his family, manage his
household, scold his servants, nurse his ba
bies, when they arrive, check histradesman’s
bills, accompanying him to the theatre or in
walking or riding, cut the leaves of his new
books, saw on his buttons, warm his slippers
and generally make his miserable life hap-
py. Apply in the first place by letter to
‘ Louisa Caroline,’ Linden Grove, and after-
wards lo papa on the premises. N. B.——
The wedding finger ring is size No. 4,
(small.”)
A I/Vorl/Ly Zlfan bu! -no Cl‘/'avclZer...VVc
were somewliut startled today by one of our
conipositors announcing the fact that he in-
tended to leave the office and take a short
trip of a week or two to the eastward. The
compositor we allude to is one of the oldest
primers in this country, and has been setting
_l_vpe on the Evening Gazette since July,
18l7—-a period of thirty four yeai's—~and
for twenty six years has never been beyond
seeing distance of the State House—his
greatest trip extended to the Norfolk House,
at Roxbury. On Monday, for the first
time, he enters a railroad car; and all
who know Mr. Joseph R. Warren, will
wish him a prosperous trip. AS the old-
est pillar of the establishment has conceived
such a rambling idea, the youngest prop,
(save the devil) will also start next \.veck,i-.nd
leave the boys to look out for matters at
home during their abscence.
Boston Sal. Eve‘. Gazelle.
3&1‘. colored man who was for many
years wrongfully held as a slave in Cuba,
has placed $150 in the hands of a gentle-
man in New York, to be disposed of forthe
benefitof'the colored people. it isproposed to
apply one hundred clo'lila=rs of the money as a
prize for the best tract wfricli shall be offered
composed with a view to couniteract the preju-
dices entertained bythe colored people against
liberia.- and to persuade them to emigrant to
that country. Manuscripts may be sent to
the editor of the N. Y. Evening Post.
of Relic.—We were sh?ovvn,tb-e‘ other day
the veritable Co7zcfnSl/iell with which our fore-
fathers warned all public m-eti-ngs, and gave
notice of impending danger a century ago,
before bells became fashionable. It is a very
venerable looking article, and when the old
meeting house stood upon College Hill, its
trumpet notes were freq,-uentl-y heard -in the
centre of old Hadley. The shell has de-
scended through several generations and is
now in thepossessio-n of Mr. David Parsons,
who has deposited it in the College Cabinet.
-Arm/ie-rest, 1lIa.ss., express-.---‘~.
v
structive element, and the value of the An- )
man whom they have arrested, and it is
_ and .-We-.v I-lliaveiit
Aivcii.-:.\"ié.=—The intrinsic value" and" vitality
of newspapers, says “the Rochester Daily.
Democrat, is -shown by the preservation of
a copy bf tlfé”NoifWalk (Conn ) Gazette, print-
ed in 1818, for which we are indebted to Mr.
VV. I. IJANFORDI. Its contents are not remar-'
-kable, unless a copy of the then newly framed
Constitution of Connecticut can be so regarded.
Yet this seven-by-nine helidomadal is in fine
condition, and will last for many yeais yet.-
The following paragraph itiziy be of interest to
our young i*e'ad'ers :
Death qf Col. Boon ——As he lived, so he
died, with his gun in his hand. We are
informed by a gentleman direct from Boon’s
scttleinent on the Missouri, that early in last
month, Col. Boon rode to a deer lick, scat-
cd himself \\'l:‘lllll a blind raised to concea
him from the game. That while sitting
thus concealed with his old (rusty rifle in his
hand, pointed towards the lick, the muzzle
resting on a log, his face to the breech of
his gun, his rifle coclied, his finger to the
trigger, one eye ‘shut, the other looking
along the barrel through the siglits—in this
position, without struggle or motion, and of
course without pain, he breathed out his last
so gently, that when he was found next ‘day
by his lrienil=,alibongli stiff and cold,} he
looked as if alive, with his gun in his hand,
just in the act of firing. It is not altogether
certain, if a buck bud come-into the range
of his gun which had been the death of
thousands, but it iniglit have intuitively
obeyed its old employer’s mind and dis-
charged itself. This hypoilicsis being novel,
we leave the solulioii to the curious.
Col. Boon was the first discoverer of, and
settler of Keniuc-ky. it is believed he was
between 80 and 90 years old.
O/iio Paper.
Annit‘ersar_i/ of lift. Holy/0/ite Semi-nary —
The tliiitccnlh aiiniversary of the. Female
Seminary at South f-ladley, took place on
Tliursday, the 7th. This was preceeded by
an examination of the pupils, \\lll('l1 occu-
pied two (lays. A large nlinibcr of Sp(:(.'lt1-
tors attended the anniversary exercises, ivhich
are spokcn of as very interesting lo the bear-
ers, and very honorable to the graduating
clas.-— about sixty in number. The annual
address was delivered by Rtv. Mr. Stone, on
T he True Ilfissimi. of l'Vomm. A corres-
pondent o: the Journal of Commerce says:
“it was a most appropriate and effective
production, replete with just counsel, sound
sense, and felicllous expression.”
§]:?Among the venerable men of other
days present at the Litchfield Jubilee, was
Daniel Sampson of Litchficld, 97 years of
age, who was present at the battle of Bun-
kar Hill. He is a hale, hearty man, and
rides on horseback frequently. He was in-
lroducedlothe Governor and enquired of
him whx.-thcrhe was not related to the Col.
Scymor who distingush himself in Mexico;
when informed that he was the same man,
he expressed his gratification, said he had
voted for him, although a Whig, and
Zhould always do so while he was a candi-
ate.
iii? A printer out in Iowa has invented a
machine press; to be worked by galvanic
iiiiigncts; without limit as to speed ; inakiiig
perfect register, the paper to be continuous
if dc.sircd,anrl cut into sh:-cts by an apparatus
as it leaves the pl‘€SS-‘-f1llC0$.llDg not over
$500.
{@555 The Hat Shop owned and occupied
by Mr. Charles Edwards, in Grassy. Plain,
was burned to the ground to'getlici* with his
books and tools,nhout 3 o’clo=-k on the Glfi
inst. Mr E. wasinsured for $1,100, which
will but partially cover his loss. The build-
ing is supposed to have been fired by an in-
cendiury,—Da7ibury Times.
About three millions of feet of sawed lum-
ber, besides shirigl.-s, logs, timber, &c., cut
from government land by trespz'1sers, were
seized liitcly on the Black. Chippewa and
St. Croix rivers, by the United States Depu-
ty ‘Marshal, and, with two or three exceptions
a settlement. without sale was effcctccl with
the holders, by their either paying for the
wood or giving security for the payment of
so much per thousand feet. The result was
considerable profit to the Go'vei'nmcnt and a
protection of the public lands agrinst future
ttespossers.
I/f'7iat’s in a mzmc?—Not much, generally
but here is one from an English paper which
monopolises considerably more than its shat
of the alphabet: “A Saxon gei'1‘tle_mcn,
whose name is Schwaschenhayenkleisterseix-
estcrn, is about to bccome a citizen of the
United States.” Heaven help the Naturali-
zation Clerk. -
93- The Bridgeport Farmer‘ states that the morn-
ing pussciiger train from State Line, on the l'iousa‘-
tonic Road, Mr. Bfltlgelntlll, conductor, ran, on
Saturday, 59 miles in one hour and fifty minutes,
including the time consumed in iiuikiug nine stops.
Twelve miles of the distance were run in twelve
minutes and four seconds.
The Louisville Journal says that efforts have been
made in that city to persuade boys, some ofthem
not more than sixteen years old, to enlist in an c:tpc‘-
dition against Cuba, under proiniscs tl'}.it- they would
be provided with every thing necessary for tlieir
comfort. and on their arrival receive $3,000.
'J‘he-people of Milwaiikie invited Jenny Lind to
visit that city, and her agent telegraphed back that
she could find no such place in Mo'se’s Geography.
Henry Long, the fnig-itive slave, who was recov-
ered in New York some time since, was sold to a
person inAtiilanta county, Geoi'gia, where he has
been arrested and sent to jail, for making abolition
speeches to his brother slaves‘. In general runaway
negroes are of little worlli when catttglrt. Better
let them go than allow them to breed dissatisfaction
on a whole plan-tation.
Marriage has recently been defined “ a prodigal
desire on the part of a young man toe-pay some
young woman’s board.”
Th‘: annimll cost to government of each cadet in
the military academy at \Vest Point is $(i90,86. The
entire anmial expense of the institution is $163,-
012,86.
The Hon. Lafayette S. Foster of Norwich, Co'nn‘.,
has received the degree of L. L. D, from Bl'0Wne’s
‘ Ufiiiversity, Provi'de‘ii'ce.
P. T. Barnum, Esq. was on Monday last unani-
mously elected President of the Pequo-n-nook Bank
of Bridgeport.
The side track on the New York and New Ha-
ven Railroad is fast progressing, and it is probable
that by the‘ first of October next, the double track
willbe in running order between New Haven and
Fairfield. Another year will undoubtedly see a-
double track the entire distance between New York
0 NoI‘iW.-ii.K GAZETTE.
. TUESDAY, august i9,:is5i.
Suicide in New - Canaan.
Seth Talmage, a citizen of New Cnnaaii
committed suicide in that town last week by
house. An inquest was held upon his body
and the verdict was that deceased took his own‘
life‘ while liib‘o‘i‘ilig under a fit of té‘ii'i‘ptll“itty in-
sanity. of which it is said he had given frequent
indications. It appears thiif his suspicions had
been aroused by some cause or bthtsl‘ that ho_
was to be wronged in props-rty by some of the
heirs, and this idea seems to have‘ so pi"eyed
upon his mind as to produce this unhappy
termination of his life. He _was observelil to‘
enter the building. but supposed to be engaged
in some duly connected with his avdcirtion, as
fariiier, mid no notice taken of it, until his long"
absence excited suspicion and induced a search‘
for him, when he was found suspended as de-‘
scribed. and life extinct. I’nrlicului' mention is
made of the sagacity of his dog. which was
with him at the time, and made furious outcries,
in order no doubt to call aitentioii to his unfortu-
nate master, lint the family supposing him after
rats, paid no attention to his howlings. At the
time the body was found the faithful animal
was lying underneath his master and could nob
be induced to leave until after the body was
taken down and cariied to the liouse—wliither
he followed it. as if conscious of the lamenta-
ble occurrence. \Ve believe this immediate
locality lins been the scene of some tlirée” or
four suicides within ii few years.
Another VVa1' at \Vestport.
Tliose swartliy sons ofthe Emerald Isle are’
.2! pretty clever set of fellows when sober, but
the very divel when drunk. So it seems at‘
least with those inhabiting our sister village.——"
good time, plenty of rum, and lots of fight-'
much to flit! annoyance of the peaceable po‘f"-
tion of the citizens, and the ferret" of those who
‘save the peace of the town undertheir imme-
diate control. It is said the net? deputy’
sl'idriff mu hoiml for the hand cuffs and in mis-
take brought down ii pair ofold sheep hopples,-
but we don’t believe a word ofit; atall events’
he did not get his wifc’s rolling-pin fora re-‘
volvcr! as some we wot of. A i'egtilui’li'isl1
row is the last place we should ever want to
mix with, and we don’t blame constables and
slieriffs if they do have “ conscientious serif-
ples.” We know we should be scared, and
have therefore determined never to stand for
constable or slierifi'.' \Ve won't do it, sir.
E? The Centennial Celebration at Lilch-'
ficld took place on \Vednesday mid Thursday of
last week, and was attended by runny tliousnnd
oflier sons who came up from all parts of the’
Union to attend her festivities. The hospi-
ialilies of the citizens were tested to the utmost
limit for room to stow away the living innss.—
A large number of tents were also erected for
the accommodation of guests. and one very
large one was erected for the exercises. Ainortg
the distiiiguislicd persons present—mninly nu-
lives of Litclificld, were Gov. Seymour. oftliis
Slate, H"-or.~. DHl)li.il S. Dickinson, New York,
Rev. Dr. Bushnell, of Hartford, Rev. John
Pierpout, of Boston, Hon. Siitmisl Churt li.
Cliief-Justice of this State, Prof. Church, of
\Vest Point, his son, Rev. Thomas Day of
Hartford, and Hon. John A. Collier, of _New
York. .
Judge Church, Dr. Bushnell and Mr. Pier-
port were the oriilors and poet of the Jubilee.
The e.\ci'ciscs ofthe Ceuteiiniul were opened
with vocal music’ by the Litchfield Co. Musical
Association. The hymn was composed for the
occasion, and sung to the tune of Old Hundred
Prayer was then offered by Rev. John A. Cal-
houn of C‘civc‘ntry The opening address, de-
livered by Judge Church, was a long, able and
historical eflbrt-, couched in gi'at.'efi'rl’- language
and iibouirdiiig' in iiiforniation. It occupied
about two hours in its delivery.
Fore-ign‘ N ewe":
Two or three arrivals from Europe are chro'n-'
icled for the past week-. No news of‘intei'est,-
liowever, is recorded, save the passage of the‘
Anti-Papal Bill, which passed the House of‘
Lords on the 28th ulE., and of course has be-
come tr law by receiving the royal signature‘
ere this. It is presumed this will be the pre-'
cursor of an angry if not sa'iig'ui'uary qnai-rot‘ be-
tween the powers that are and the powers that
would be. Sorry to‘ see religious tests the‘
cause of a fight, but sometimes good comes of-
evil, and it is not without probability that it is‘
so in this case;
[59 Professor Anderson, the celebrated;
Scottish Magician", wliowecently arrived in this‘
country is now astounding the Gothamites with"
his wonderful fetes. A very pretty j'o”ke of‘
his perpetration is told in connection with one
of those sharpers known as Peter Funks. He
went into one of the Broadway Mock Auction
Rooms last week, and purchased a watt-li, giv-'
ing twenty dollars tlierefoi'e_. He handed Mr‘.
Clerk a $50 bill, and received his watch and
his $30 change, with which he walked off.—- '
No sooner had he departed than it was discov-
ered that the fifty dollar bill had departed also,
a-nd Peter made tracks after his cust.omer.--
Approaching the Professor, he demanded the‘
said bill, insisting that he had taken it: away
with him-. Anderson, indignant of course,-
stoutly denied the charge, saying he gave hint
the bill, and that he saw him tear it in two,
and put one half in his hat and‘ the other half
his partner put in his watch case. Peter of‘
course laughed at this plea, but to appease the’
Professor took off‘ his hat and lo! there was
his halfoflhe $50 hill 2 Tiiunaei-smci.-at what-
liis eyes forced upon his conviction, he went
back and had the watch e'xir'mined',- and sure
enough there‘ was the corresponding. half!»
This will a'p*p'e'a5r‘t.lie more miraculous v. hen it
is stated that the watch aforesaid had not beam
out of the auctioneei-’s pocket! After once
seeing this man perform his inexplicable‘ t-rit:l3.~s=
and knowing. them to be humbugs, how can
we swallow spiritoal- 1-a-ppings, &c., &c. Say-
Tommy, has the Professor been to Stratford '!
ii? A National Temperance Convention will
be held at Saratoga Sp.l—iDg,S on; the 20th of A-u—*
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hanging himself in the loft of his father's corn- E
On Saturday week they had a wee bit of‘ at,
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