A
half year our imports have reiiched, as it is
understood, about one hundre‘d and fifty mil-
lions, and the debt accumulated against us
last year must have exceeded fifty millions,
of which aboutfifteen millions were requi-
red for the payment. of interest. This year
we shall probably go in debt sixty or seven-
ty millions of dollars, ‘for which We shall
have less to sell‘ and more to buy than in any
previous one, and the close of the year will
probably see us with a debt of three bund-
red and fifty millions involving the payment
of more than twenty mtllions annually for
interest.
It is not strange that there is a stringency
in the money market when our imports are
thus enormous. But it is strange that any
considerable portion of our people should be
found supporting a policy which thus ren-
tlers us tributary to foreign countries.
If the interests of our own urtizans were
properly taken care of one half of‘ the arti-
cles which go to make up this enormous ag-
gregate could be manufactured at home.—
But those who unfortunately for the country,
have had the control of Congress since 1846,
seem determined to prostrate American in-
dustry and enterprise, even though they
should at the same time, destroy Americen
credit.-—Albany Eve. Jour.
Poisons.—Tbe frequent accidents or rath-
er deaths from poison, seem to require that
everything that is known on the subject
should be made public. Not long since, I
saw an account'of a gentleman Iijn 1l3hila<|lel-
liia, who died of the bite of a \.'tll.l csna re
IA family in New York was recently poison-
ed by mean? of arsenic introduced into the
food by accident. For the benefit of those
who may need them,and who may feel dis-
posed to try them, I give the following : -
Arscmc ——l have heard of two cases of
poisoning by arsenic which were successful-
ly treated by the use of tobacco. Miikea
strong tea of it, and let the patient dunk
freely of this. It is said that however off-
ensive the “filthy weed may be, the aversion
to it ceases vi hile the poison is in the system
but revives as soon as that is neutralized or
destroyed. This circumstance will threfore
regulate the use of‘ it and determine the
quantity to be used. [Communicated by a
Prof of Chemistry._,l . I
Bile of a Siiakc.—Tlie physicians at the
South, where ratilesnakes abound,treat those
bitten by this snake with alcohol. Let the
patient drink freely of alcohol, rum, whis-
key, &c , (either, but not till,) till the symp-
toms abate. It is said there is no danger of
intoxication until the poison is destroyed.—
This cimumstance will decide the quantity to
be usetl.—-Lilo/i/ieltl _Z':Ilt]llf7'cI‘.
I'V/Ly rlitliff /to ta/cc llic Papers? The. Ports-
mouth Dispatch tells of a speculation in
peaches in that vicinity. One Of their citi-
zens went to the orchard of a large. peach
grower, which piobably contained one thou-
sand buphels,and he offered the owner one
dollar per bushel for all he had, and take
them from the orchard. The offer was ac-
cepted, and the purchaser telegraphed to
Cincinnati, to a fruitist, and ih two hours the
peaches were again sold at two dollars per
bushel, delivered at the orchard. So the one
who raised the peaches received $lOt‘:0 for
his crop—-a great price—the spcculator SH,-
000 for a few hours work, and the one who
has possession of-the crop will realize $3000
or $4000 profit. Pretty good buisness, that.
But had the formes taken the papers, he
would have received in all probability $3000
insted of $1000 for his crop-—E'a:.
A ]l.’fa«sIa.:'lon’s Ri.'72iai:is Fom2'rZ.——- A few
days since some workmen (says the New
York Tribune.)who were digging in a sort
ofa bog near a small stream in Green, Sus-
sex Co , N. J., came upon the bones ofsomc.
enoimus animel. After a deal of labor they
succeeded in cxhuming a tusk measuring
10 feefin length and weighing 16:3 pounds;
someteetb, weighing over 7 lbs. each, 10
iuches long, and 28 in circumference; anti 1:
lore-leg or shin bone’ measuring 3 feet 6
inches from the fetlock joint to the knee.—-
From these specimens we presume the re-
mains to be those of some monster if the
mastedon genus, as it is well known that
the valley of the Deleware and the tribute-
ries of that river were frequtntctl by these an-
imals, anti thatthe finding of their bones is
quite 8 common ocetirence. The traiiitioiis-
current among the Indians who itiht.-bitctl
this region are strong evidence that these
monsters were atan early period well known
about the Delaware, and that they migrated
westward, probably to the valley of the Ohio,
as their bones are often foune there.
A Divorce case.—l\Ilr. Cliancclor S Barber
petitioned the Superior Court of New Lon-
don county, Conn. at the Aiigiist term, {ordi-
vorce from his wife, Phoebe A. on the ground
that she is guilty of habitual intcmperance
and the excessive use of morphine, v.-high
under the Connecticut Statute of 1849 furnish
good cause of divorce. Judge Church de-
nied the petition, for the season that the prac-
tices complained of were encouraged by the
petitioner himself, and the result of his own
fault and negligence.
IVeto Hm.-cii. Journal.
Sad.—-VVe extend our sympathy to our
bereaved cotemporary of the New Haven
Journal, for the loss of his dear little Hetty.
Also, to his worthy lady. This is the third
lovely child, whose death Mr C-arrington
has been called to mourn, but let him be con-
soled by the fact, that they were but buds,
ml“-‘Planted here to bloom again in Heav-
en.——Dcrb_7/ Joztrna.l.
Anecdote of /Iarron Bit,-,-__._,.\ co,-mspon.
dfrttfurnishes the Providence Journal with
the following as authentic. 2
\Vhile Mr. Burcbartl was preacliing one of
his hottest sermons, (at the old Chatliaxii st.
chapel, New York,) he raised his eyes to.
wards the door just at the moment Col.
Aaron Burr entered, and exclaiined—-
“ There is a gray-headed sinner, I Shall
appear in judgement against him.”
Colonel Burr walked down the aisle with
a bold firm military step so peculiarly his
own, until he reached the centra——with a
low how he addressecd the minister thus :
_“M"- Preacher: l have been a lawyer in
this city fl)!’ near half a century, and of all
the rascals it has ever been my lot to deal
with, none surpass that class of cri,-ninals
who turn State's evidence.”
The above may be ielied on as corrrct,
{fir Among the list of patents issued
Sept. 16th, we observe one to James S
Treat and Stephen Randal of Voluntown, for
improvement in machines for breaking hemp
12:1 flax and l'€ClUClng the length of the fi-
P8.
Tire‘ Cause of Hard’ T£me.r.—In' the last
The Fair
The Great Plowing Match, says the Stan-
dered, on Thu=rsd‘ay the 9th.of october. This
by the‘ way, is to be open for men and teams
from any part of the U. S.
The public will notice that the arrange-
ment is different from that at first announ-
ced.
An Agricultural Address. (probably by
Senator Douglas) will be given on that
a .
‘Cu Friday the 10th the County Plowing
Match will take place, and an address will
be delivered by Hon. Cha’s II. Pond, of Mil-
ford. ‘ .
Mr. Barnum, the President of the Society
will be present, and will furnish sundry at-
tractive curiosities for exhibition. Not im-
probably, the Fire Aimi/u'lato-r will be on
hand, and some expect that Mr. B. will give
3 public test by firing and extinguishing ' a
btrildingr.
We hear that specimens of all kinds of
Agricultural implements are to be forward-
ed here by Messrs. A. B. Allen & Co ,
of New York, (under care of Solon Rub-
inson) and by other firms. Boston Plows
will also be forwarded by Ruggles Gr. Ma-
son.
From the inducements offered, we are
warranted in expecting this to be the largest
Fair ever held in this Co. We trust that
our citizens, incchanics anti nianufactiirers,
as well as farmers, are preparing for this
occasion. It is also hoped that the Ladies
of this vicinity will honor the Exhibition
by presenting specimens of their handi-
work.
./7 New Dolfge of Alice-7'I7:.W:Ilg—-'I‘I1€rt;‘ is
a dry goods jobber in New Yolk fill)’: Wll0
advertises this fall in over 1750 papers.
The trimmer in which it is done is this. lie
semis his advertiseincnt to every paper he
can hear of in the country, with an accepted
order of five dollars, to be paid in goods.-
These orders are taken by the publisher, and
given to the country merchants, who bring
them to the city and get the amount in goods
Of course the jobber does not let them off
with a purchase of five dollars but sells five
hundred if he can. It is a grand scheme,
and one that will in the end make the man’s
fortune.--I)a;o Boo/.2
Ilfwrder in I'VoorZ.s>locf.:, Cl.--—A murder
was committed in \‘."cst Woodstock on 'I‘ucs-
day, lst inst. Mr. Seagzravc-., an old man’liv~
ing at the Town Poor Farm, was at work in
the field with a man named Bartholomew al-
so at that pluct‘, Mr. S ordered Bartholomew
to do some work, work faster, or in kindred
spirit, when the latter’ struck Iiiiu in the head
with aspade, knocking him down and follow-
ed it up witli repeated blows, mangling his
face in a most shockino manner and so inju-
ring him that he died in about three hours.
.'7nol}zcr New Slat’: -—By a treaty with the
Sioux Indians, the United States nave recent-
ly oblainetl over twenty one million of acres
lying east of a line drawn from the head wa-
ters of the Red River, to the north, to inter-
sect the north west corner of the stoic of
Iowa. The piirchase includes part of the
niagnifioent Blue Earth River coiiniry, and
that around the head waters of the Des
Moiiics and St. I’c.ter’s rivers. The liidiiins
are allowetl to remain on the land two years.
For this session they are to receive $31,065,-
000, and in the following manner. After
their removal to the reservation and to pay
the expenses of that removal, they are to re-
ceive $275,000: the balance, $l,3r‘,0,oo0, is
o be invested in five per cents for fifty years
which will of course give an unitnal income
of 5,2368 000. Of this sum they are to re-
ceive annually, .‘,?>30,000 in Cash, $l0,000 in
goods antl pi'0vi$§0n:_=, $l.‘2,000 as h civiliza-
tion fund, anti ;i~.0,00() as an education fund;
at the close of fifty years, all payments cease
and the principal 1'cz:er.’.s onto]; to [lie G0l.‘flI'IL-
mo,-it. Titus they receive for this immense
tract of land, the sum of $375,000 and the
use of over a million and a half for fifty
years. If this land should be sold at the
Crovernment price ($1.25 per acre,) it will
bring into our national treasury some $243,-
000,000 over the cost.—- Lilo/(field Emyuircr.
During the late Cuban excitement, Ned
Buntline performed at Clevelaiid, Ohio, ap-
pearing ia full “ Cuban patriot unifarm," to
full liotises, making addresses, and telling
anecdotes, for 25 cents a ticket. He adver-
tised that “ti full band of music would per-
form several pepular pieces, and the Cuban
flog would be exhibited.” This is a spec-
imen of the genuine “ sympethy".
I'Vool mid l’l"el1b.—-Gen. “feel with his
cliaractcristic modhsty, asserted his i'ig_lit to
review the troops at I{ochestcr,as the super ior
ofthe Govei'noi'. The assumption was of
course not admitted, the troops being the
militia of the State, and not the rcgiilars of
the United States. \Vool, howeve.i', t;'0l‘lSF‘n
ted to ride with the Governor, in the same
cai'riage——but in this carriage was Col. Webb,
one of the Govcrnoa's aids. The L-iovernor
attempted to introduce Wool to Webb, but
the former declined, saying that W'ebb had
in his paper made some reflections upon his
generalsbip. Webb in justifit.-ation of hiin-
self, said he had a letterfrom the late Gener-
al Taylor,in which be said that ifGen. Wool‘s
advise had been followed, the decisive battle
of Burma Vista would have been lost. Gen.
“Tutti said it was ftilse; Col. Wlebb said he
would prove it by publishing the letter. Gen.
VVOOI dared him to do SO. Such is the story
of the tiiisiindeistunding, as it is goiiig the
rounds ofthe papers. Viebb and Wool, it is
said have been unfriendly since they were
in the “regular army” together.
.7\~"cm Locomo/tt:e.—Atnong the novel things
seen in our street yesterday, (says the Nor-
wich Courit=r,) was a carriage propelled by
one of Iloard 8'. Bradford’s steam eiigiiies of
four horse power. It readily asceiidcd 11
grade of 70 feet to the mile on plank, and
without difficulty was (lriven over the rough-
est streets in the village. The engine and
fixtures wei_t_rh nearly three tons, and the
slowest speed was about three miles the
hour. The e.\'pei‘imeut was far more stic-
cessful than was the first essay of Fulton on
the Hudson river. We'i'egard it regard it
as a fixed fact that locomotives canvbe suc-
cessfully used on plank and smooth gravel
roads—that a speed of six or ten miles the
hour can be safely attained.
gigs Margaret Connelly, the notorious
companion of “Bristol Bill,” and one of the
proiiiincnt cliaractersin the New Yoik Dru-
ry drama, died Monday evening at the
House of Correction. She exliibited inaiiy
regrets, and repented with apparent sincerity
the fearful course of sin with which her lat-
ter life has been so‘ much ass-ociatetl._
voo ._
Foreign Nefifs.
Traces of Sir .ToIm F ra»n/.'lz'n.-- D-iscotrercd
by the A-me-rzcan _“‘E:cpedz't2'on.-Tlie United
States Steamship Washington, Capt. Floyd,
arrived at New York, at I [-2 o’clock Tues-
day last, with four days later news, which is
highly interesting.
She brings one liuntlred anti eighty six
passengers.
The English Money Market remains ea-
sy, and mercantile affairs without change.—-
Corn market steady at previous prices. At
Liverpool, there was a. good demand for Cot-
ton with prices very firm. Sales on the 8th
amounted to ten thousand bales. Prices on
the -9th, one quarter higher.
Kossuth and his companions were expec-
ted to arrived at Southampton on the 6th of
October from Constantinople in the Penin-
sulae and Oriental company’s steamship Ta-
gus, and the people of Southampton were
preparinga welcome for the Illustrious Pat-
riot.
The intelligence from the United States,
relative to the Cuban invasion, created con-
siderable anxiety in London among com-
mercial and political circles.
Letters had been received in London from
the American squadron stating that they had
discovered p0sitlV__e evidences of Sir John
Franklin’s Expedition, having passed the
winter of 1845 and ’46 in the neighborhood
of Capt. Riley. Pieces of rope-—-tent cloth,
drictl meats, &e., with the graves of three
of Sir Jobn’s men were found. This discov-
ery has tended to revive the hope that the
long lost navigator may yet be found.
Biirlgoyiort Inccmliarics —~'l‘wo boys, by
the names of Joseph Knapp and Frederick
French, hiive been arrested in Bridgeport on
it charge of scttiiig fire to the work shop of
the Union Co., and proclticiiig the late great
fir-e._ They have both pleaded guilty. They
were both bound over in the sum of 8-300
each for trial at the next Superior Coui‘t.——
French obtained the bonds, but Knapp, be-
ing unable was committed. French is a lad
of l2antl Knapp an Irish lad obtained at
the Aliiis House, New York, of 14.
Cuba. ]lJoi'I,g'agcrl.--In the late debate in
the Spanish Cortez, says the Mobile llerald,
which occurred in July last, Senor Biidia,
who has spent much time in Cuba, having
made some statements regarding the deter-
mination ofour Adventui'ers to possess the
whole continent, the Maiquis of Mirallorcs,
one ofthe Ministers, replied that the naval
force of England and France and the rela-
tions subsisting with those powers were the
certain means of preserving Cuba to Spain.
The Herald likewise states that it is well un-
derstood that Cuba is mortgzigeil to England
as security to the debt which Spain owes to
that power, amountiiig to :‘.b-.>ut,‘t.§S;'i0,(.00,000.
Ifossi/t/i..—’I‘lie exile of Kossutli was to
terminate on the first of this month. The
Tribune remarks, “ We anticipate, though
not without anxiety, the arrival of Kos-
suth in this country before the close of ncxr
month." Should he come, the ivelcoiniiig
to Lafayette would be re-enacted in honor of
an equally worthy philanthropist.
$;G= The Albany linickcrbockcr gives an
account of a wonderful dog bi:longiny_r to one
of its carriers. The carrier biziiig sick sent
out a boy to deliver the papers,.Wl‘.o being un-
acquiiintcd with the round, was followed by
the dog, who stopped at the door of Ctlf'll
subscriber and waggetl his tail, never mis-
sing one iii a list of six hundred.
R(u'.lroad .-lccir/eii.ts.—A writer in the New
Haven Journal over the signature of ‘ Pre-
vention,‘ thus suggests the following good
rules for the avoidance of a mzrjority of rail-
Thcy are the same that we
The wri-
road accidents.
‘ '.
have advocated for several years.
‘er says—-
“ Compel every railroad compan where
tlie track crosses the liightvay on a level
with it to keep a flag man stationed at the
crossings, expressly to vi-asn persons of the
train approacliiiig. Fine the owner of the
row or horse that is found on the Railroad
$.30, the Company keeping the fences on
each side of the road in good repair, and if
ilie fences are not kept in good repair, and
if the fences are not kept in good repair, fine
the Company 23.30.’
Terrible (}'o2zjlagra.lion. in Bi{flilo.—Btivi~‘-
.ti.o,Scpt. 26-9 A. l\l.-—About 4 o’clock
this morning, a fire broke out in a wooden
building on Peacock street, situated in the
centre of what is called ‘° The Five Points”
The builbings burned were nearly all of
wood. Theinumber of families turned out
of their homes is very great. Many of
them barely escaped with their lives. so fear-
fully rapid was the pr0_<_rl(3SS of the flames.-—
It is feared that a number of persons have
been burned to death, although no bodies
have as yet been recovered. 'l'hc loss is es-
timated at half a million of dollars, only a
small portion of which is insured.
])f$[{l7£C(! of the Su.n,.—-lmagitie a railway
from here to the sun. How many hours is
the sun from us? Why, if we were to send
a baby in an express train, going incessantly
at a hundred miles an hour, without making
any stoppages, the baby would grow to be a
bov——the boy would grow to be $1 man —
tbri man would grow old and die-without
seeing the sun, for it is distant more than a
hundred years from us. But what is this,
compared to Na-ptuue’s distance? Had Ad-
am and Eve started by our railway, at the
creation, to go from Neptune to the sun at
the rate of fifty miles an hour, they would
not have got there yet; for Neptune is dis-
tant more than six thousand years from the
centre of our SySl.P.m.——-[I0l£Sc/I.0f.'.f I-Vorrls.
‘ Ahem Ephraim, I heard something
about you’ ‘ La, now, Miss Sophiina, you
don’t say so.’ ‘ Yes, indeed, that I did, and
a great many said it too.’ ‘ La, now, what
was it, Miss Sc-phi-ina'.l’ ‘ O, dear, I can’t
tell you,’ (turning away her head.) ‘O,
in, do now.’ ' U, no, I Can't.’ ‘ 0, yes,
Miss Sophrina.’ ‘La, me, Ephraiui, you
do pester a body so.’ ‘Well, do please to
tell me, Sophrina.’ ‘I/Veil, i heard zhat.._O,
I can’t tell you.’ ‘ Ah ! yes, come, now do
[taking tier baud] ‘Well, I didn’t say it,but
[heard ihiit——-’ “What? [putting an arm
around her waist] ‘ Oh don‘t squeeze me
so—I heard that [iurriingher blue eyes full
upon ]:‘.phraim’s]—-that-you and I were to
be uiiirrictl, Ephraim ! !’
A fainine is appl'eI]E‘l‘ll.lf:(l in Pickens
County Alabama and afpublic meeting was
hjtld, at which it was proposed to call an
Extra Session oftlie Legisl-attire, to procure
a loan to buy Corn, .
-A ;.
I NORWALK GAZETTE.
‘TUESDAY, st-preruiisr 30, isisi.
The Little '1‘owr2 iVIeetim;'§.
Before our next issim, will have t.i'iinspii'ed
the Town elections on the 1st Mondiiy in Oc-
toher, anti ‘we ciiniiot refrain from urgiiig upon
our friends throughout this county and the state
to be up and doing, for upon these priinary
ineetings hang in a great measure the safety of
our State next spriiig. \Vo hiive observed it
as an invariable fiict tliat: when the Whigs were
fully awake to their duty at the October elec-
tions, the following April contest msulted in a
triumphant \Vhig victory. The Couraut gives
‘the following timely admonition : “ \Ve trust
all our \Vhig friends in the state are aware
t.lutt the time is ut h-and for the October town
uittellllgsdllld lllilt they will be in matliiiess for
iiction. These elections are of impoi'taiu:e in
presretving to the party the control of town offi-
coi's,nnd in their influence over the Spring
election. A good board of pl'l1(l6'lli‘-. faithful
\Vliig select. men. will prevent friitid in the tid-
niission ofillegiil voters. and will guard the bal-
lot box from any iuistiikes. As the stiueis now
so closely balanced between the two great par-
ties and so niiiny side issues tire now iiiiide to
mingle with our elet:t.ious, it is highly impor-
tiiiit that the \V|iigs sliould make BVel‘yOX0l'II0ll
to retain the towns that. were theirs last year,
and to make 31 gm) where it. is possible. The
whole political destiny of the state iniiy_turii on
the Represciitiitives ofone towii-——it did so last
year; the politics oftluit town may be decided
by it single vote; tliiit; vote may have been ad-
mitted by an illegal decision of Iocofoco Select_
iiieu; flint board ofSelocrineu may have been
chosen by sitcli ii slight niiijorily that it very lit-
tle effort in the full lotvn meeli-iigs. would have
securrt-d it to the right side. Thus ‘for want
ofa llilll the slino is lost; for want of ll shoe the
horse is "lost ; for want, of_ ii horse the journey
is lost.’ Let it not be so this yeiir, but let every
douhtfiil town be its tliorouglily ciiuviissed its in
ii spring elt-ction; let not the “(lugs of strong
towns believe that all is so safe that they can
stay tit home; or the VVhigs of largely loco
towns suppose that all is so lost. that they cati-
not gain iiiiytliitig by it powerfiil riilly.
There is tinotlior coiisiilcrutioii. The gain
that we may make in this State in our Otztoher
elections will have its influence in the encour-
iigemeiit of our friends in other states who have
lmttles to fight with the coiumon cnoiny. \Vill
not our fi-it-iitls then be awake, and prepare for
the lit'st Moiitliiy of 0ctobet".”’
0111' Young Men.
Amidst. the cxcitoineut mid hustle consequent
upon the varied and liciillliful iiiiproveiiiniits
now being either projected or coustiiiimiitetl in
-.\"tii'wuIk. the public mind seems to have be-
come itbsorhed so completely in iniittcrs of'l;i'is-
iiiess, its either to elll'll'(‘.l_y' f:ii'gt-t, or else i-.riiii-
iiiiilly in-glect. those iiuitters of liiglier moment.
so iudispensibly nccessiiry to the real pro.<pei*ity
of every place. And while it is n nuttter of
sincere congratulation that tho biisiiiess thrift
and prosperity ofliio town are evitleiicerl in so
iiiaiiy ways, it is no less it inzitler of profuiiiid
t'egi‘t-.t tliiit the moral and intellectual improve-
ment. ofour citizens is so \'.'lllll0lll_V noglectctl.
The ardent worsliippei's of Miiiiiinoii crowd our
strt-els and throng otir tIioi'ouglif;tres of busi-
ness. Tlioy yosfle eiiizh other in their Iiasty
steps through the tlillereiit avenues of t_riitle.,
and in this l‘eSpB(.'t lll'8 .‘$llflli:l(‘Illl_‘y' active.
B :it in those viirious ciiti-.i-pi'}"'/.t-s wlticli seek
to develope iind improve the inoriil and intel-
lcctuail cliai'iict.et' of otir peop|e—witliotitwhicli.
the more wealth, the greiiter the cui'se—tliey
\Vlmt, we
ask, is now being diiiie. or has ever been done
heretofore. to tie/»'elopo the intollcctuiil resour-
ces of our people beyond the most. oi'diiini'y and
are confessedly in tho back-gr-otiiid.
iniseriy operations? VVo have five churches,
and able and tlisrriiigiiislietl clergytiieu its pus-
tors—we liiive very good coiniiion schools, and
these are iiiviiluiiblo ;——hut what i'efiet't‘iiig man
can regard these as udi-qiuite to meet; the iii-
lt‘IlC(.'llliIl wants of our people? By far the
liii'gesr. piopoi-tinii of our young men leave the
Distrii.-t. school input at. or about the age of
fourteen 01' fifteen years, and then ceases their
edticiittoiuil sulviiiilziges. About this pr-.riod they
coininetttze tlii-ii‘ iipprmilicesliip, or give il)0ll'l--
selves tip to idleness and tliss':pnlion. And wluit
atlvaiitirges we ask, does Norwzilk afford to the
i1}!})l'£‘.l1l'.lCB or clerk for mental culture l—-
\Vliei'c iiro iyceuins, public lectures, librziries,
or reading rooms? \Vlicre is the place that a
poor young ma ii or honest apprentice boy may
spend his long winter eveuiiigs, and other leis-
ure time .7
\Vo will answer: The business locality of
Ntirwirlli is petilllllll‘,-—llle Bridge is the griiiid
focus or centre of busine 3. Around it cluster
our shops. stores, mid gi'0ggei'ies. Here our
business men _coiigi'eg:ite., wlieti the priiicipiil
hours of business ii re over, aiul here our young
men and liitls, find t.lieii' oveiiiiigs (?lllBl'llllnl1lel)l
and amuse theiiiselves with the various and ex-
citiiigiticideuts. wliicli may chance to occur.—-
Now can it be supposed tli:it.u_iitloi' suc/L circum-
stances, and in such it community, there are no
Iuiuiits of vice no schools of Iiccnliousness ?
The ivstlezis rictivity ofthe yout.|ifii| mind is
such, that in the iuiture, of things. it cannot re-
main tliseiigngerl. \-Vhat then must. be the iii-
evitable coiisequence ofsucli it state of thiiigs?
\V|iy, in it very few years. these children will
be young men, and the young man, tin adult
cifiz n—:intl the cluii'actei' of our young men
will be the i:li:irac.tei' oflho future citizens of
this ‘town. \Ve tlo not say that all the associa-
tions it) this locality are uecessiiri|ycori'upt and
pernicious. But. we do say, and the past his-
tory and present condition of mziuy of our citi-
zens will I)dill' out the assertion, that it is impos-
sible hut that the corriipting 'mfIue.uccs at work
in our midst, will leave the most‘ feiiiftil marks
upon the minds and cli:ii'actei' of those suh_ie.cted
continually to their moulding and contzrolliing
iigeucy.
‘No want not merely sch oois of it higher
grade, to elevate the iutellectiiiil chariictei' of
our people, but we want ti convenient Reading
Room—ii public Libriiry, acceptable to the poor
urtizun and mecluiiiic. \Va want, and we ought
lo liavc,a .LYt,‘EUM, and a course of scientific
lectures, to engage these long winter evenings.
in shot-t,."vve need soiiiethiiig to stimulate‘ the
Y!
ambition, and iniprove the minds‘ of our iiidigent
young melt. and ii llure théiii from the haunts‘ of
idleness and dissipation. Sluill we have tlietrit?
Fellow citizens. it is for you to say-——_ynu who
have children, and wish to seethem useful and
hence its value—you who feel an interest In‘
and a regard for the future i'e'putiitio'ii of Nor-
walk.
PARIS, August Iflth. 1851.
To the Editor of the No rwalk Gazelle :
Dun Sin 3--Thougli I make no pretensions to
being either a letter writer or newspaper cor're'.=-
pondent. yet having pretious‘ to leaving liouie,
promised some of my friends to write them occa-
sionally, to inform them of my wliei'eabout.~: and to
give soiiicfliiiig of a description of the places thro’
which I might pass, together with the impressions
made upon me by the ever Faryiiig scenes and oh‘
j9!2IS:\\'IllCIl come under my obscrvatioii-I have
taken the liberty of reipiestiivg the privilege of ad-
dres.-iug through your much cstecnied paper, those
who feel interests-tl in lic.-iriiig from me.
On the 24th ol'.Iiine I started on board the packet
ship ;"lt.'Il(lI’iCI\' IIiitlsoii,hoimd for I.ondon. After
uerirly three weeks sailing, Iriiiiiarketl by anylliiiig
of note, we rciiclied the bunks, where on the mom-
iiig ofiiiiy l3tli tl strong wind'.~'pi'ung up from the
S. E which graduiilly iiicreaseii 310 altiiost ii gale ;
at 5 o'clock I’. M. we l|il(I it few inoiiieiits of excite-
iiicut, at least to those who were cxpcricnciiig ii sea
vuyiigc for the first time. Old Ocean, \\'Illt:Il had :tt
tiuirs Iver-tr almost liushcd to sliiiiibcr-—:it otlii-rs,
lazily rolling its sliiggisli wutcrs l)ll\\'tll'tl, was now
llpl)lIl‘(3l|ll_V liislied into fury; grntluiilly its crcstctl
wart-s with lbrcaitcniiig aspect rose higher and
higher, while the WllltI,tlS if to make iimciiils for
lost time, gave us 3 stciiily blow. At this tnoinciit
llit: piisstaiigtirs below were a.|:irillt3'ii' by,'_:i sirtlifeii
t:r.isli caused by the splitting of the fore top-sail,
v. liicli was iilinost lilo wit into ribbons bi.-fort: it could
be got in; the ship Il()\\‘€\'i!l' was put before the
wiiitl—llic royals fittlictl—llie other sails close reefcd
—:i l.‘tt.'\\’ fore top sziil hem, and in the short space. of
an hour, the good ship was on her wziy, iniikiiig
rapidly towzml the port of dcstiniitioii. But our
cxciteiiieiit was not quite over, for tltntigh diiiiiig
the night the wind luid iii :1 tucusure siibsiilctl. yct
with the inorniiig it rose again ; the sky looked dark
and llirciileiiiiig, and our Captain :~‘f!(‘.ll‘Ig that inorc
wind was at Ililtltl ordered all usinds from I)t!IUW to
take in soil; scarcely had this bccn accmiipli.-licd
ixlicn zi squall struck the ship, carrying iiway the
fore top gallant sail, miiinstiil and flying jib, whicli
lio\\'evei' had done good service in their day ;—
shortly after one or two sons broke over us in pain,
so that we were made sensible (i2.~'peci:ill_v tliose
who were piirliiilly interested in il,) of the tlilfureiicc
l.)t5i\\ t-en scciiig it ship and shipping a sea!
The altovc scenes as they had pus:-ed in rapid
siicccssioii iiwiikciicd no fccliiigs of terror, but
rather of grandeur and suliliuiity, such as I lizirl
iicvcr I)t.‘ftil‘C e.rpei'iciicv.-d. A few of the I).‘l.<.‘~'Cll-
gcrs, with myself, liiid i-oiitinued on deck, w.-itcliiug
with iiiiicli interest the ikicrily and iippart-iit pl"li.<-
iirc witli which the brave sailors tiiouiilcd aloft,
brt.-aslctl the storm, and olicycd the orders of their
Cztptiiin. In a short time the tattered sails were
sent down, new out-s piisscil up and bum, and the
hearty “ Yen! lic—-yeti ! E” soon told that tho y were
stri.-tclied upon the yards; every thing \\-':is snug.
and we were once more goiiig g.illanily on. Little
clsc occurred to mark our passiigc; on the nioriiing
ofllic illth of Jiily just one uioiilli fi'om the time
of li-aviiig New York, we Iilll(lt.‘l.l at Portsnioiilli.
Eiigl:illd—I not liuviiig t"Xp0l‘l(3llt‘C(l one uioiiieu§'s
sciisicltiicss during the vtiyiigc.
After p:i.-siiig tho ex-aiiiiiuitinn at the Cnstoni
I‘lt)l.l>ZC. llfftllillg I hail a few hours before the ti'.iiii
left for Liiiitlon, in coiiiptiiiy \\'llIlS0ll1C of my fel-
low pzis.-eeiigors I went on borird the old ship Victo-
ry, wliicli was engaged in the fiiuious hailtlc Ul'Tr:if-
zilgiir, and upon wliich the brave Atlni'ii':il Ni-I.-on
receiver] the wound that caiiiscil his death. The
vc.-.=cl has been Ill()0l‘t:'.l here for iiiauy _YC:ll'.~‘; it is
i1.~:i:tl as :1 iiaval .‘~‘Cllt)()l for boys, of whoiii there are
abuiit one liiiudred and fifty kt-tpf uiidcr constniit
traiiiiiig and tuition for the iiaval scr\'ice.
After spending .'.-‘nine time we returned and took
seats in the cars for Londnii. \Vc pit.-iscil at a rapid
rate (iiiiicli more riipiiilly than I lllltl ever travizllerl
before.) tlirougli an app.-ircut'y fruitfiil and highly
ciiltivzitt-:d rc_gioii,;iiid ere long arrived in Lniiilon-—
great and mighty ].oui_iuti. Uwilig‘ to the many
slrziiigers now in the nietropolis,it was with difli'
culty that lodgings were procured ; every house
$et‘lll(?tl full. At leugtli one landlord voliiuteercd to
liiul lodgings in private: faiiiilies, and our party was
soutt di.~'pcrsed here and there. In the iiiiirniingl
awoke much rcfrc.~‘licd (mil with the feeling that I
was in Loiidoii—I’.tig|:iiitl’s pride and hoiist; and
soon I was prepared to sally forth and sec " The
I:‘.lepIiant" or any other iiniiniil or object wortliy of
note, and as I li:id but a few days to .~‘pciitl-, I act to
work in t.‘IlI‘l‘l(:.~2I to turn them to the best tidi-aiitagc.
I have made notes of many things. of which at a
leisure iiioiueiit I niay give some description.
Auc. 1'2 —Siiice writing the above I have been
ttititess to st scene which may possibly iuicrist sonic
——tlie ground of obscrvatioii is of course clietiigctl,
for my l'P..~‘ltlellC8 has been in Puris since Augiist .‘.’.d.
This iiioi'iiin,'_: I went to the Hotel dos Iiivzilitlcs (a
place well worth tlescribiiig.) to attend the perform.
ance of the funeral service on the occasioii of the
death of Illiirsliiil Sebastian, the last but one (viz:
Mar.-lialSoult,) of t\':ipoleon’s old officers; it was
to liiive been perfurinetl with great ceremony. At
an early hour both soldiers and citizeits were inoving
towards the church or chapel attiiclied to the hiiild-
ing; there are now two, but on the coiiiplctioii of
the touih of Napiileon they will form but one. The
first of tlicse only is at present iicce-xsible to the
public——it is called “ L Eglisc Ansieiiiie.” The
room is 66 ft high, 210 ft in length, with _:;:illeries—
above which, on each side, are siispeiided a large
uiiinher ofbaiiners, &c., taken in different battles;
among them fire the colors and purusnl ofconiiiizind
from Morocco. This room, which is lic:iutifii|l_\'
fiirnislicd and ortuimciited, was shrouded in I)'l(lCI\'__
drapery ; the space below was filled priiicipally with
priests and military ineu ;—-being cai'l_v Iliad obtain-
ed a goon situation in the gallery, tvhcie I could
look down upon the cofiin and see the cereuimiy
with ease. None were adiiiitlcd without tickets or
passpiirts, but vast niiuibers, iiiiaware of this, were
c‘owding the vcstiliiiles. 'I‘lie services had jus,
coiiiiiicuced, when 21 fearful incident occurred :-
by soine means one of the candles was brought in
contact with the drapery sit the upper end of tlic
clicrcli, and within it few fcctofwhere the body l:iy
in state; immcdizitcly ensued a scene more easily
imagined than described. The coffin was taken
without and placed in the Slate I-louse,:ind orders
were given to clear the house; this the crowded
state of the passage ways rendered extremely diffi-
cult. Finding that there appeared to be more dati-
ger in forcing tny way out than in rernaiiiiiig, I took
it seat and waited iititil all had left but two oflicers;
the place was first filling with smoke; evcrythiiig
combiistible—drapery colours, priests, vcstinents,
cushions, benches. chairs, &c., &c. had been tum-
bled uiiceretiioiiiousily into the court below, by these
means the fire in as soon got under without inaterizil
daumgc. A few of the relics or trophies were iii-
liappy—you it ho have property and wish to en- -
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iiianil.’§’ The reuuiinder bfwhat was to have beer!
a grand affhiriwas shortly concluded in the street,
and with but little ceremony; the coffiii was depos‘
ited in the vault, where tlorfbllt-as it will rest as qui
etly as though nothing unusual had occurred.
CHAS. F. Ravnrorcn.
:37?‘ Don't forget the Concert of the celebra-
ted Cainpa nologiiins or Swiss Bell Ringers at
'=.\lariiie Hall, this (Monday) evening. Tliey.
combine rare.inusicii| talent, and as this is their‘
first visit to this town, we predict‘. a perfect Jam
-50 go eiirly if want. seats. See adv.
Entertainment.
\Ve reccoinmend tlll lovers of fun and ration-
al auiuseinent to visit Mr. Jenkins’ Entertain-
ment this Tuestlity evening, 30th. He cmneg
highly recoiiiiiieuded by the first papers in the
country and his price of iitlmission comes within
the reach of uIl—be:iug only 12 1-52 cts.
&’-?’A bad accident occurred from a— catn-
pheiie explosion at New I-Iaveu last. Saturday.
\Vo shall have plenty of this business. Citin-
phene, is just about as dangerous as giiiipovrilér
\Vlio would use giinpowiler in II lamp, even if
it. would give ii good light T
L? ' Lady Siiffo It beat the horse St. Law-
reuco, on the Union course last Friday.
EV‘ Mr. Forrest has comineiiced n suit for
libel zigitinst N. P. \Vi|lis. in the U. 8. Circuit
Court, laying his tlmnagos at $20,000.
355'’ Our Knight oftlie brush and strop luird
by the Spring, is “sum puukins” in the Way of
catering to the Iiumain head and face divine.—-
Ilistoilette pi'eparaitions, of perfuines. oils, kc.
are very supe.i'ioi'. Try them ifyou have not.
E?'Tlie oily nuthoiitios of New York have
voted the battery erilmgeinent.
A1.-nasfsr Srovizs ——'l‘lie Albany Regi.-itcr
estimates that about one eiglitli of the entire
population ofthat city are dirt-ctly suqportet? by
the stove business. .l’rob:ibly inoi'o stoves are
manuf:ictured in Albany tlinn in any other city
ofthe Union.
I-37? The wi'itei' of the money article in the
'.l.‘riliuue says lliiit the notes oftlie new Bank at’.
zit Bi'idgeport liiiva a l)0l'l’l'tllf- of Jenny Lind on
one eiitl, and one of Bélflillln on the other end.
[3"Buiijiiiiiin Riiud Curtis, Esq. hints l)(!‘Pn
nppoiiitcd Judge oftlie Supreme Court oftho
U. S., in p‘iice of Li-vi \Vooilliui'y deceased-
Ile is it tlistinguisliod lawyer in Boston.
£717‘ A Yankee, uccortliug to the poet Snxo,
is at driving yriiniig inau :
" Ilc sees ltqllf3lIllCl.'4 in littlililiug spriiigs: '
Biiildiiigs in stories; and cash in everything.
The Boston Jub£lec.—'l'hc festivities of the
three days celebration were closed by a mil-
ilary and civic procession, a dinner under an
immense ti-nt on the Common, and a grand
display of fireworks in the evening. The
procession was two hours and a half passing
rt given point, and was very imposing in its
tirraiig.eirsents. At the dinner, the President
and Secretaries Stuart and Conrad took leave
ofthe people of Boston and lllassaciruscttsv.
Speeches were flflPI‘\V;lI'ClS made by L'H’i'l El-
gin, Gov. Boutwell, Edward Everitt, R. C.
Winthrop, I-Ion.Joscph Ilmve of New Bruns-
wick, Hon. Mr. flicks of Canada and others.
Clfliffl-I3I'7:'l)}'f!' I1/I3/rs, the celebrated song-
stress of lrelaiid, made her first public a~p~
pearztnce in this country at Tripler Hall in
l\'e.w York, on Tuesday evening. The Hall
was crowded to ovei flowing.
Can. it be so ?——It is estimated that the city
ofNow York pays .$l0,0t)0 a day for cigars,
and only 85,500 a day for bread. It is also
computed that 20,000 persons, every year,
in America, go into the grave from the use
of tobacco.
itiitrricit.
In I’.-itt’cr.<oii,. N. Y., Qflili iiist., I)V Kev
L M.
i\liiri:iii I)ykiiia~n. .‘l.l.=.-i, by this .-i:iirre,.\Ir‘. (Ioriicliiis
I’.-iinv to Miss Ca'rolin‘e' A. Ii-,-lttriarir.
In ltiilgi.-liclil on the '1-Stli ins-t., by the Hot’. M r.
Abbott. lcuj. I. Siiipli-,5, to Luvinti Siiiitli-also
W'iv. Beers to I’:tliti:t I'Idiiiun'tls.
ith.
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Iii‘ tl'i=i-s tot-‘ii. I“.lli-tr Tier, aged 49 _)'§!’ll‘l-‘B;
In \Vestp0'i'l,. Q-‘tilt, Sully Giiilfrtty, ugi.-tl 44 years.
In Wilton, i'\f:iry .i Iliirlliiitt, iigctl 7 ye:ir~. ’
Iii \Villiiii.‘-lritli iti.~'t., Ruth S. Caiilicld, aged 2'23
years; 22d. \Viilnw Lucy Clark. aged 66.
In liiilgcfii-lil, ‘list inst.. Jane Ill-iztibctli, daughter
of \Vin. I\'oi't|ii'ii p, agetl 3 \'t’lIl'.4.
Iii Piiticr.-:oii. ‘25tlt iilt.. Miss l“.iiiii'ce A., thrirgliter
of Isaac and Polly Dykinun, aged 36 years.
For Sale.
_i,&,‘_ Tlrlltf boa-ri:‘ift:l I’)t)l.TSB and lot situate-dz!
fi-w rods below the South Norwnlk Post’. Of-
ficc. known as the “ I-Ioyt Place." l3 "OW Of‘
fered for sale. The linase has i'ccei‘tly been
rebuilt. and put. in perfect’ order, and will be‘
sold at the low price of >;<l.-fitltl ('.ll.‘IT. Enquirer
of JAMES FINNEY.
Norwalk, Sept. 25, 1851. 39“
F— I Notice.
TIIF. mercantile hiisiiiess hitherto done by
the subscribers under the firm of l‘lll\Vl¢’-Y 55-
Biiilov is tliscnutiuiied,and will he conducts-,d
lieiicefortli under the mime itnd firm of L. H.
Bailey ck’. Co.. at the old stand, where goods
will be sold cheap for cash or ready pay,nnil
inffirpsf (;_l);1l'getl on all accounts of more than
six months standing.
The name of the old firm will be used by
eirlier of the subscribers in liquidation of the
format‘ business.
WILLIAM I-IA\VLEY.
LE\VIS I1 BAILEY.
Ridgefiold. Sept. 1, 185i.
To Merchants,
TH F. subscribers have been making ‘largo
additions to their stock of School and Miscel-
lanoous Books, Stationery, Blank Books, c&'.c.,
wliit-.h they offer at wholesale at; low_er prices
than has ever before been sold in this city.-—
Merciiziiits visiting this place are invited to call
am] get their prices; they will sell you books
&c.at exti-aoi-tliiiary low prices and on the most
nccoiniiiodiiting terms.
BLAKEMAN 6.: To.\1t.iNsoN,
13 \ValI street.
Bridgeport, Sept. fZ6Ih, 1851. 3m39
‘GRAND MISCELLANEOUS
Entertainment !
1‘) R. C. JENKINS, Comineduin, Vocal-
ist iind Magician, begs leave to announce
to the Ladies and gentlemen of Norwnlk that
he will give one of his Mrrsiciil’ Comical.
Lnugliable and Magical Soiries this Tuesday
evening, iit. Marine I-lull, til. 7 1-2 0’t.fl00li. Atl-
3t39
jarred or lruriit, aiiiong themtlie " I’tirtisol of Com-
mission, I): I-2 t.'fS.—-DU half price. See bills.
Mack, illr. I'lliiior‘e N. Pt!lltlI't.‘_V of l’iiwliiig.~i to Mirth‘ '
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