' :‘.,'r
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Clititoii W215 to be effetrtctl, but how was it to
be acaomplishetl. Baggs'tbou‘ght and tho’:
but could settle upon no plan, and "finally to
‘riélsiir his itlcas he called for anosher glass of
rum and water. The bar-room
3.-.r_c_vc,_and there were ‘seated around
it some half dozen or more of the
"people, smtilting their pipes, and ~’.it'l'lll{lTIfZ
the then f.iVOt'itt'-. flip.
was not
'vi'ii.liin
l.O\"-'-'1,
‘\
h
- The (“;‘ig't’i\:-tSit1Q' topic
of conversation was the ntiticipatetl dcs‘c-eat‘
of the British upon the shores of Co'n'nccti-
cut. ,
"‘ W..l ! Sqttii'c,” said a rubicund loolting
-indivirltial, addressing a- burly gciitlcrnari
who so; neat’, sipping a tniig of (lip, with an
air of profound gravity. “do you raaly think
that the inimy are gain’ to come down on
Norwiilk this summer as the Indian
inoc says ?”
Sasso-
“My letters from the army, sir,” said the
person adtlresserl, with an air of iinpoi'tHm‘t*
“ my letters from the arniy, sir, l am so.i‘y~
to say, leave little doubt on that sulipict.”
“ Now yeriu dun’t say so, ‘Squire; wall
these be dreadful titties Fttttl hope the
Lord ‘ll have ni.ircy ’pon the Bl‘lll>ll miizis.
ters that setid sicli calitinitics upon its E”
“ I tlon"t believe it wosd of it,” broke in
Baggs as it thought stiggr-steetl itself to hi,-
uiind ; “ how did these stories get about;
‘Q’-'li‘y thcrc’s this liitltan Sasso-----soii‘it:ihing
you call him tells the news, and then home-
l'0m9S Dfiliotly knows wliy, Cnptaiiii lliirry
‘Barton, and he’s been btttugltl up by the red
‘skin; iitidihc l,iidiati's cabin is tvhere ho ("lit
‘c‘oriit‘riuiiiC.ite with the British every ray,
there’.-: sornething suspit-ions about ii,l tliii.i .’
T119 Squirt‘. regarded B;i;~gs for rt tno:iietit-
intently and then iii-,ittii'cd witli :~‘()l'.lf‘ '.’iVztC
it_v, who are you. sir, that insiiiuatcs against
Captain Barton I”
"l dnii’t insintiatr-,” replied the 'l'ot'_'_.', “ i
‘only say the Indian stririe=l il1....<e .-,toi'ii>.<, as
the gt’t‘.llt.*lTlt‘.fl has obscrvetl; Capt. Bit-inn
who ought to be at head, quarters all of Lt
sudden appears."
“ Wall, but there’s a reason for that yr.-ti
know,” said the first Stiéttlicf, “ C.-ipt l3.irtoti
is spaikiii’ John (‘:il'it‘\"S prt-tt_v diiugliii-i-.”
" is he !" said liiggs with app:it'ci.-t stir-
prise; “uhy l thought that m,iii.=i-
with young Clinton, old D.tlllt’l Cl.'iit.,u‘_-
Son, I'm sure \‘~."illiaiii Ciiiiton’s in toivii.”
“To be sure he is," said the lit:
\V£t 5 :1
(ll irtl, "' lit‘
wenta“"“}’ from ht-re towards the insulin‘
house this tifiernonn.”
“ Ah !" said B:ig«_:s, “I suspect -7
A
xhouldtft wmidernow if this liidizin and Ellis»
Captain i-hoiiltl -—wi ll,, well, l \voii’i. ‘<I_tt,’.”
Sczircrly had the Tory concluded ilig; sen-
trace when z. c;.};,.(5 rt_,,.
noise at the door
l'dnt‘iltil’ll forth. He was giillfi but it few t'}'itji
merits wlivii he retiirut-,5 g,~..,,._i,', ,._.{,:,._,(_t) ;~_p.;
Ctiitl in 2 StJ[)lltP.~'.St‘tl tone to the ctiiiipiiip
"Hares Cnplitltl Burton and S.isso:t:..c and
and «'liwIlit'r lniiiaii at the door now witli zi
ttian that they say is a spy, and ihrxy Vt tint,
me to give ’cm a.<i~*cure room till moriiin’ !"
“It's Bill Ciititon, tlic_V,"v:_i got,” ;-‘Zlltl i3:i_<_r_«_r>
Well, I sliriaiii l‘:tl.'*.'
ltlit; but \Vt*’t'e illl ,.:ttt‘l(ilS, i-thy the
taii"t they bring him in her '3”
"l’ll ri.~lc my l)~;‘=ttl ou’t
d---———l
“Ye~, why c.-iii‘t llicy,” said several voi-
ces", “arid llitt Squire ll( re too ?"
The Squire rose St-lelltllly, and uddiw-s:~ii‘ig
the l*‘”dl‘Jf<l, \‘ llll great foitntility, siiitl, -‘ as
a m:igi.-'.r.ite of this State, l i‘et',itti ie you to
bid Capt. llenry B'tflt)l] and his Indian coin-
panioiis to bring lil'fOl'C iiic foitliwitli ll.*t'il'
prisoiici‘, \V’llt’)eVt§l:bl]t‘. he. l trust I can ml.
t11il'lll'll$lt*l‘ll_1F: lavxs Of (_~t_)mm.);irw,gu]-Ll,
as pi'dpeil_v as any sol-.lit'r C-apt:ii:i.”
Tl1*‘le1Wll0i0l1!.',*-‘xiii \=.'ent to the tl"0t‘ tiittl
C. itltiti
'.\ iris: tl
ushered in iitll'l}el't):1!ttl his party.
was evidetitly '5ll:tlt’(l, as he the
thing to be kept as priv:iic
for the [tt‘r‘st‘tll.
p-i-:.~ilil-.-
Ciiiittttt illltl l3-.ig_:-;Sex<.‘li;iii-
3! qt)!-:l{ glrltice (if r(‘cti_§nllii_ii\_) an-_l flir
the first time, sitict: his c:iptur«-, ii qle_‘-_1t1‘i o;'
hope lighted tip llll‘. l:.i:iiiii~o_,~ Hf mg, _.p-,v_
“cdplaiitt B tl'l.Ot],,, :~‘.'!lil the ’s;ytiii'e, “I,-(iii
899”! 10 be lt-ilditig that limit E1pi'l:iI'tlt'i‘ and
htiunil witlwtit any dun aiitlitiiity or WZ1l'l‘L}til.
of lat‘-'. \Vh:tt is his olfuiicc 'l”
"' l ll:-We (i‘.‘l|‘('l.t'll hint, sit‘, in the act of
‘3UTl‘8$p”!1tletit‘e‘-Vitii the crirrtiy, utitl llnvu
fouiid that 'co’i'ro-.-pniidriice on his pr rson.—-
But permit me to say sir, that l h ltl both
hint and iiiysi-lt";iiiicii;ib;e to ;imiilii.i- m'b»_;_
Gal-2| millttt-y one-; you will lll(3t't‘lUl'€: vis-
cuse me for 'l't.‘l'lt0‘»’lt)fi;’ liiin to a’ trtoro sI'L‘tt.=C
place than the picsr-iii one.
37"“ gut Such a zoom as l rt qtiiteal 5”
“Will l lint, Csiptiiiii,” said titv host vriili
much hcsi'..itioti, "l don’t see it-' ytiii’ve
Litiiiliiitl l"i:.ti.'o
t-riyt
1:‘
any wiiriatit; and ‘catiseynifre (jii,»,i;ii.i in
ill“ 3”!‘-Y tlmlil -Y¥=tl=i* you slitarilf or cuii.<i:i-
.518 here. I’-ii Vviliiii’ I0 ’conisiiotli2te
ytitt,
but then sprite that I lock him up, Vt but
right have I got 2."; do it ? l*le’s bi~(=_n nu;
guist marry 11 time, and it’s :1 qiietf-t‘ lltlflfj ii
the only son of old Dan Ciitii.ou’s l.t.tt'tit.‘tl
Tory.”
‘LVVl"ll than,” sfiitl Britten, mticli V5 59,},
“' We can only go sortie \.t.'l‘ie,t‘t3 ct:-e_
-315100 lead the [»it'l.~tit‘it.-r foitlt.”
As the lllfllaltl
B=!§.’_L‘,S rose from his seat and (*'j»;t.‘l.':llIliltg‘,
iSd':~}n()'
tuiiied tov.'ai‘tlst.l~.e (lum-
"I sh-.int believe anything against Bzll Ci in-
ton till I ltnotv more, and I :~.in’t griiiig to
4383 him limited in this way, without lawful
Etuthority,” he passed ranidly close to the
prisoncr, cutting the belt that fa-ieiiml the
wrists of Clinton in so doing unpticcived
and placed hiioself directly between the
door find the ltidi-iris. The chief came up
and liiymg his hand on the shoul.i‘t;- of
Beggar said q‘=ietly ;
"Saccoinoc goes‘ birth with the spy.”
“I say no,” t3XCli1tlt'tt“Ll Baggs, at th--- same
instant, pulling open the door, and with an‘
. . - .u ...».4‘ - ‘.4 -'..-—-4». 4"“: .. .—-. - . »: .. 4 ..»...—‘ —-\..a.:.. .L—_ ..._ - .
.-r,s.‘.aE'.'ar~ ~
L...‘ .
4 -.... -..
.3- ~,
. ..,..i_,_, . . ..
affected awkwal'dncs's', trying to rliseagage
himself from the lndiétn. Sassornoc attem-
ted to thrust him away, but Batggs contin-
ued to Slirttggli‘, ct"-itclainiing, “l do'n’t want
to qiiarrel, only let’s.lmve a fair trial, I dont
believe he’sa Tory,” and tripping appar-
cntly accidentally ‘the -foot of the ch ief
both of them stumbled headlong into th'e
.-trcet. At this instant Clinton, by a sudden
jerk, extricatecl himself from Nattick and
-lashing through the open door tli.+a'pp.'.-arcd
‘In the darkness, bi-tore Barton could inter-
rupt him. The whole struggle had his ted
but a moment, and without any apparent
intent towards such a result on the part of
I3iit7gs.
D» ,To be Continued.
Us-ail: rait‘f.~i R.c‘v0ltutiona1'y Soldicira.
Dietl, at Greenfield, CL, Jan. 23, Epht‘:tti'i1
Nichtils, a soldier of the Revolution, aged
9~1_V6zti's and 9 months. He was b-ririi Apt‘.
.-‘i.D 1757,in Greenfield Parisb,'I'own of
f.*‘:iirfit-lit. In 1776 he enlisted in the service
of the States and proceeded to this City ; was
here-at thetime of the declaration of lade-
pt't1tlPt)('8 and was present and witnessed
the denioliton of the statute of King George
on l10l'.s‘l‘l){.‘('l{ in tl1e,Bouliiig Green at the
i'..ot of Bi-oatltvay. lie was also here at the
:im«- ofthe battle of Fltlll'lU5h, August 27,
W76, and sntv the British take possession
oi’ the foriilicaiioiis erected on Brooklyn
llighi.-,:ifir-r they had been quietly atiziiidoii-
ml by tlie,Aiiiericat‘_i.-‘ (luring the night ofthe
:30 ll of A‘ti,;iii.t., -lie assistetl in thrmv3‘ng
:2 . ti o l'cirtitir.-aiions p1‘lI‘llt‘Ulztl' itiose at Red
Hook. Tito latter were thrown up during
he night, and in (.‘OflSt'ql](‘DC8 of his expo-
.-tires lie was attacked with the lever acne
Ililtl(.‘ti||lll)t’Ll fora time at the flospital-—
:‘x,ir)n after, when the City was cvacttiitetl
-ttttl ;_7;i\'et't iipio the British, lieiri; still sick,
lie tvns retrieve-ti as far as King’.-i Bl‘iiit_{t‘,
\.$ lici-ti in const-qtir-tire of the scarcity oftetits
:ilitl other ziccciiimodatinns he was tilil_g"t’d to
"‘l(*Et>p on the ground. From this he pri=tlec-
(l('f.l with the army and VHS presetit at the
lmtle of White Piaiiis, October 28, l77l5
lie cnriiitiut-d with the arirtv during their
«-iicniiiptneiit at Ntiitli Castle, Tairiytowti,
and t'elUl‘l'!‘c'.l home on Ci2i'isiiiias day
1776. V _
U.-toher i777‘ he enlisted ii second time,
and i-'::irl(3tl to itsstsl in the (tilting of Gen
l§iirg_ioyiii-, but hull prticiwtled on y its for as
llitlgr-tii-ld when news arrived that fiiirgtiyni:
u-a~tiil<i-ii He was p!‘t*Si“t1l. at the burning
of Faiilii-lil mid l.\.t)f\‘-"£lll\'. Anioiig other
lltt'ltli‘tllS of his life, he used to oftcii ?pPnlt'
of his having once paid forty dt»llm's in Coti-
llllt‘t)lill lti0t'tey for a siiiglc brt-al;f.i.st Soon
£ii.l(;’f the war he l‘i}.'tl‘t'lt‘(l and settled upon the
fiirni at Grveiitii-id, wliere ho continttr-tl to
i~c.<itl:z tell his dezitli, lieitig 2‘. period Of Up-
Will’-l.~‘ of si:vt-rity yr-:'-.i's.
lie was tli.-tiri;lt:tsiit"d for his great pro-
liiiy, 2~lt’l‘illlt_[ it'tlt'§_!l‘ll}’ Ctltil his temperate
and lntl'Jrlt‘ltiUS li-tiliits. By ll1(.‘SeIDt'Z1tlS,
and the li().<.-‘i’-’ébi~it} ofa nios: firm and vig-
orous <‘0Zt.~'tl'.!1’.it:tl.l:(‘} atttiinetl the titre age
of \\ hit-it be tlltftl. llis lttf’llt.2tl f-a.cuit es ru-
::,'.iiltl'ii l3llll‘:'1iv:tll't‘ti to ‘.5319. inst. He died in
lllt‘ t'iiii:-tiitii faith, and in the hope of 3
‘.il "r:-‘t=tl ittittlvirhillty. Feta‘, ll ttinjl littf Sttltl,
lzavu live (1 to $f‘(’S'l inaiiy eventful t':l)1lt'lgE‘S
Brigitt-
tiiiig his career at a period when this Court-
iry \’.‘l'.‘t.s‘ as yet in its ii.l:tcy‘, iiuiitberitig only
ilirt-ii niifii. sis of itth:iliitiiti'.~°, he has lived
to .-co it out-itpietl by more than twerity mill-
iii 5. rind (‘l‘t)\t'tlr-Ll with it de;_:rec oi prosper-
iry li‘t=;l stiziii;:r§_\,' cot-.t:a.~ts ti. ith the toilsatttl
.:»«.:-ii‘it-rs of tli:-.-(3 t.'{‘l€l'&il) patriots, the last
of \’i'l’.i’.‘-tit are t)tiW .-.o ra;:itlly passing from
the raiil.'softliii li'".'iii«_r.-—N. Y Times.
in lii.-: c-.~.ri as wt-ll as other liinds.
7’/"iii D!}!77l) of Trri/ff0r5.——.ltiilais liitng him-
:-i-lf. A:nold ivc.l tlt‘$'ltl:5t’Ll, died lln\‘tt’[)l
and his me nory is 1‘Xe'?l'a:l(-itl every \vliere.——
-‘..ienigey is cntliiriiig the fearful retribution
lllSt’l)i}l'21l)lE to his class. lie is most forlorn
arid iinhstppy Among the comnion pt-ople
':iisappe:ii‘aiicr- awttlcens aversioii. though he
t;il{t"s care to be seen but seldom. He. is
coii:p.'iiiti-rely young in years born in l8l8,
but he pt‘t'sPl1lSfl t‘t’iiltii':ib5e it.s§3(:‘\‘l-—l’tlS sun-
Li-ii eye fixer! in an llll(.‘l‘-£‘lll,'.,*9t'.l st:tt‘P, his
i"ll‘ rlh pal.-. and siiiikt-n, and his wall: weary.
A ti.-.i.t.-liiltl. a boy, recently pt'es‘t-tiled by
his wife r-:ii'rii-d no my ofjny to his troubled
ziiiti l. All é’}i]‘)(’l'l8llt_'8 proves that there is
no i"-uiisitiptioii for the catilf who sells his
t"tiit:i€i'y or his God.
C0‘/’5"‘iTI'r’ [lac/.':.'s ——-'l‘lit'se tlt‘sti‘uclivt‘. im-
pluim-iits of nail‘ were l1)\'t’tll€t.l in 1803, by
st,» \"\':'ii. C()lli_.‘;l‘l"v’e. On a certain occ...~ioz'i
~.-. lwlt vi.-iisiig \‘v7t"Sltttl!ll.~'!{’.f' Aliliey in tori‘.-
ptiiiy with soiiw liitlies, his atteiitidn \\'9;~: di-
rect.--tl by one of the patty to the iti.<ct‘Ip'i0ii
(it: the g._'rf2.1l C.'Illipt)Sf_‘l' Ptircvll’s rnonumeiit
—" llv ii .- gt-no to that place wlirie only
i.§.-tiiti.-iv can be ext‘:-llt-cl.” “'l'ht*re, Sir
‘Jill'::irii,” Srittl the _VOUD,'_' lady, “ t~t1l)Stitute
'tiir~.v.-orlgs for iiiiisic, and that epitlict will
;t!’l.‘;Vst:,l‘ for y. iirscll.”
it is said that the Pope has written 3 let-
tetlt) L-iiiis I‘i'.iptiliori,cuttgratulaticg trim
0!! his late iISStJll3;illtI!l of power‘, as litiilittg
li-(tit liiii (llf'£lil.\ tiftlie 5di's"t1ttt)n of l‘ell«_riuft
arid s. Clri * in Ft‘-ttiicc. B
Ls-rip Kerri‘ I":-.«:l£i:t/,7/.—The ladies of Otis
Ettlil "yi'in«_rli:iii'i, seizitig the pi'ivile~_:_rcs of
“ leap y.--.-ir," did the 'ri:iiid.<oino thing by the
cu:ir.~i-r l:::l-.'e.~tti.fvrcatioti. last week‘. They
13.»: up a :«lt'i;;lt-t'i|‘ln tn l\il‘\\' Boston village,
and had a ball. Forty five pairs
in the ft-:-tivitiea, and every-
ugz was :5 _‘i'i_\,‘0t1sittitl tt§1'i‘:"eeil)lt=, as eve-
i'_\"-lVti'.' ril\i'i"_‘>'3 33 Wlicre the ladies have
_ \-Vt: only wish Otis and
'l'i3iE:igii=ii~;. were llijilfffif.iSl)fll1gflt‘ltl,--\.\.'8
iitigiit itttltllgett hope. ,
."_\7,rirzii_;{/Zr’!-Z Rcpiibltcait
li:S‘1“:’
;.:';.*’_'it'ip.'ttt'-.l
tlié
lllt’ lltIlll'-lQ_'(‘l'!lt"lil.
ll:-re is H “ iim2.«.’»;' .’ntsb(tnti.” that would sat’.-
isfv the 3-lt)tllt'Sl advociiie of “ womans t‘i,t_:lits”
at the late Miissiclius»;-its Ctittvcntitm ;" He
ltl‘Vt’l' oil.-i-s the t‘t:'\V$p2i|i€t‘ and !'I"8‘dS it be
fore ;‘.fli's Siiiith has had it chance to :''un
()'.’t-ll” Illa i\l.lVHl’llSt?lTH’l’]l>“, ni-.ii'riages grit
tlezitlis, ('10. He always gets into bed ft .-I
on cold n'i;.{hts, to take off the chill for his
wife. If the children in the next room
scri-am in the iiigttt, he don’t expect his wife
to tzilée L‘.n:tit'l):itlt to find out what is the
iiiiiitiar. llc lias been known to Wear Mrs.
Siniil-.’s t’tis;l'tl-Cap vrlillo in bed, to make the
littliyllllflll it was its mother. We wonder
iflntlies love Sllttll "' lords" as this!
A YtJu>i‘g'_]lIientb::r: Co7igi'e.rs.__[-}on_
flaluslm A. Grow, iiiernher cl the House of
Rvprr-seuttiiives, from Pemisylviinia, is the
‘yoiingest member of that body, being only C
twenty-six years of age.-
.,. .. .,.-,..N.,.._.,_.... .. .
NO1t.WALK* GAZETTE.
Tuesi!ay,’Feb. 3,1352. , _ __
‘s-'sur=i=‘oi_2T YOUR own in
1
_ Mr. Yates.
This l'e\’el'1§'Ifd, ;'g'eutl'e.'mt‘in— -from Maine ad-
dressed a full and very 'atte'ntiv’e liottse at the
Towti Hall on Wednesday night last. He isa
plain unassuming speaitor,‘but forcible in argu-
ment and overwliolmiiig in his nrirration of
facts going to prove the 'e'ii.tire success of the
no Liquor Law of Maine. And we doubt if
any man, wli't‘: heiir'd-liim 'tlii’éilgli, (however
much he may have been opposed in opinion to
such a l'e5i.l'i(:llV8 l’lfétt§ttre,)l€fD thehouse with-
out. fooling conviticetl of the liéneficent effects
of such 9. Law in Maine and The necessity of
8 similar one in Connec‘.icirt'._ ‘While the law
‘does not recognize the right of s'eitl’cli in pri-
vate liouses,iind does not tzomprehend liquois
kept. forlinme consumption, it has been suc-
cessftti in stopping every place where it is pub-
_licly offer-od forsitlu. and while it has not st"ép-
ped the use of liquors altogether‘, it has entire-
ly and most Gffct:tltt‘tlly put an end to low gut-
ter dl‘ul}li9nt1.PSS. No spii‘itou£a liquors tvhnti
ever, llttlesslltttl iinpéi-ted under the revenue
laws of the Unifatl Btiitbs can ‘be hint to be
sold So that about 10.000 inteiiiporate then
in that State, who were not able to purchase
the purejzzicc, and keep it at their homes in
qua iitititis, havehoeii reformed by this law.-
A‘-Joiit 35 per cent of thopitnpe.i' or poor tax,
has been cut; off by the asses-ot's.and the gen-
ei-‘iil industry. prosperity and thrift occasioned
ilieiisby, have made that great State almost
utiaiiiiiiotis in tlieirtletel'nii'tittti:tti to have that
law forever rettiiiied. With such facts as
tlic-so stirring us in the face, what man or set
of men, with souls in them, can do augltt to
stop this piissago of such a int-asure in this state
{vlio crzn iwisltto add 8 single day, to vile beast-
ly. drtiiikeiiiioss, or the di i'1iil-;:i'rd.?-t sérrotvs. and
siill'ei‘iiigs,lioie in Cunv-ecticuit. \Vill notthose
who can |'85}ll'ttltl tltoir appetites and to whom
st rung drinks have becoiiio tlG5il'ttl)le and pleas-
ant lttxtiiies by l'f‘-ttSUn of _iiidt'.lgen'ce. ‘do all in
their power‘ to aid those of their fallen, d'égrii-
dud l'nllo'.v men, wild cmmot govern their zip-
poiites, to ltottome sober and steady men, it
blessing to thein.-olvi-s their fzimilies and the
c.it1tiiiutiil_y,by _9_l\'ll1,‘__7 then: the i\IAiNii'. I5.’-l.\V?'
llt')RP.!BLt-2 AC'(:tt)!-:.‘\'1‘.--A niztii niitfied Bar-
ney t‘.}t:ltityi'e,:-‘-ziy.=i tile Staiiifdrd Advocate,
einployed at the Miziiius lion works met his
death in it most liorrible tmttiner on Tucsdity
night last. He was in work nlioutttle tn:icltine-
ry used for rolling iron. and slipping, while tlfé
i"ollei's were in iiiotion, his foot was cttuglit, and
his leg d-awn liet~.ver=.ii the rollers (:t't1sl‘tit)g his
ltnb, and tearing the lower part. of his body
coiiipletrdy into sliietls. The pliysiciztiis who
iitteiitlotl him, Drs. llaiglit and Lockwood, did
all in tiieir power‘ to relieve him, and parts of
the body cotild not. be found. The poor man
cxpii'ed in it low llt)tll'.‘}.
Vi-";1ut~' EaH3;flt)§‘ili0nf.
A young Englisli geiitloiiisiii of good abilities
for Cit-)l'lCill or otlicr duties as copyist. is very
(l0.\‘ll‘0llS of ohtiiiniiig eiiiiiloyiiioiit ofsomo kind
wliert-.l:-y he cziii siipporl himself and it depend-
ent: wife. They are in circuinstiiiices such as
to entitle tlimii to the wariiiest sympzitliy of our
people, and we trope‘ stftfie tine yrill avail i.li§iii-
solves of his services. as we believe they will
the cause of
ltuttttllllly, by giving him employtiient.
A Steanilioat called the Danhury is soon
to he put on the rottte between Norwalk
and New York, in cotinr-ction with the.Nnt'-
walk and DItltllUfy Railroad, thus forming
a contiiitietl line front Drinbitry and. New
York. This route must be a profitable oiie
roiinecting as itdose with the Railroad -
This boat is to be coriitnanded by Capt.
Richard \V. Fiiivlern gentleman well known
on the Bridgeport route, for his urhanity and
business cap:tcity.-~IV- Y Dcspalc/L.
l’Crr=' We learn unofliciiilly tliiit the cars’ will
C0mt1lPl‘lCBllJt‘lt' trips either the last of this
wool; or the first of next. and that the steamer
will take the route inimedititely on the opening
oftlie road.
serve llietiisclves 113 much as
One thing is certain. we tire sure
Ufa ,<1loi°iotis good comnimitler, and if the boat is
erpially popu.ai- with the trav‘e‘sliiig comiiiuiiity
it will indeed be a "‘ profittililo" i‘oitt'6.
't‘ho de;itlt.s—i—tt_\i/ilttiriuiii 18751. were 47. Popu-
liitioii ‘.2000. one in 42- . ln \Vzilliiiglot'd ih
13-31. 93. I’tipttlzitiiin“.26:39. "one in 38$.
it-I? Vila give place to the cointntinicatioii-«of
“ l’nny." who has raclrcnl his brains in it huge
cffnrt to 'ZL‘(1lii? out all the lsesititios of our ‘town.
lt. will be an aiiiusemeiit to some ofour i'eiide.i's
who are fond ofa writer to’ kéiiigi pots with the
jgrétllbjiirig gait of itis ini:iginittin'n. Hziviiig
cleared hi.-i czipillary race ground by the pres-
ent. brus/L. we hope he will trot his Pegasus
tlii'ott,gli agiiiti and hold ti tig/ziér reign over hirit
to pievaiit. his b/‘cc/{ii-,r,: tip’;
V7itli these pro.
isautiotis, he could not well be distanced .’
I.\'ci-::\'nt.tttts:it'.—-S'o'iiie fc‘iii' v‘}'e:-.l.‘s5 since says
the Advocate, the hum of James Finch, on
Noroton Hill was tlcstrnyotl by fire as suppo-
.‘50(_l the work of an intzeiidiary. During tho
past week his dw£a’lliii7g‘lioiiso ltiis been set on’
fire three titties, tivico on 'l‘bursd;iy night. and
once mbserpieiitl". Sn-pit-ion attaches to a
tilisistiltitilfb, evil iiiirirled mat‘:', but thus far ndth-
ing ltits been detected by which the offence can
be traced to him.
Mr. Yates in Vvcsrport.
The Rev. Mr. Yates of ;‘vlii'ine, will give
at \Ve.siptii't, on this (Moiidiiy) evening, a
stziteineiit. of facts c'ot'i"iiecfod with the practi-
cal wo'iԤ'.iiig's of the Maine Law, and we bes-
peiilt for him, it full ttttondanco of all who feel
‘ititorosted in this sulijet-t 8ill]Pl' for or against.
EC?‘ The l‘~'ant.ucket liitlios mttst be a very
eiiergetic and et‘i‘tc’t'pt-isiiig portion of the fe-
male sex of this court’ ry; The fair ht1i'peon-
firs contrived it but for New Year's night. and
invited the gentlemen to attend. \Vlieu as‘-
seiiiblcd, the ladies invited the gentlemen to‘
dance, waited upon them to the supper table,
and what put it finish upon their gallzinti'y,they
footed the bills—witliout taking it sixpence
from the pockets of any of their beaux! It is
said that the Nantucket ladies never do any-
thing by halves.
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r.
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sac aim Afllicting. _ _
A little son and daughter of the Wd Chiu'l'ois
Gregor ', Wild i"'é§ide near the Point, in the ab-
isenco ‘of their mother, on \Védties'day last. vven
to slide uponthe ice of the harbor near their
horiie, when the little girl getting out where it
was too l'(_)lt8_l'l,~bl'(:l-18 through. Calling_to.her
little brother’. for nidthe boy ran to help his
sister from her perilous situation and wits
himself drawn in. Tliey_tlien called to sooth
ei still smaller girl for help, but she being
afraid ran to her gt'iinCniothei' for assistance, .
scarcely able to articulate the nature ofthe sad
calamity. But the gra'n'di'ndtlier seeing th‘a'c‘i!p
and bonnet of the two children floating in the
stream, at once cor'npi'ohettded the dreadful
nature of the infants mission, and summoning
assistance as soon as possible, the two bodies
were found c!'é's‘e to"gétlter, under the ice, with
tliisii' innocent faces as bright and beaming as if
but nsfgop. But alas for the poor mother's
heart, it was it sleep ivliiclt knows no wtikihg.
It will be roinembered that the father of these
‘children, Chas. Gregory, W113: also drowned in
attoinpting to reach his home in 1: storm a few
"years since.
liohn -Gough. _
This eloquent advocate of Temperance ltais
after much urgent solicitation, laeiitt induced
to postpone his oiigfiigeinénts at the West, pre-
viously niado, and will spend it few diiysin this
part of our County in compliance with the
wishes of his friends here. He has placed the
disposal of his time while here, with us, so
that our friends in tho tieiigltbtfiitlg towns, de-
sirous of securing him to lecture among them,
had better confer with us immediately, so that
if possible, we may induce his longer stay
among its. {la is to Lecture in Norwalk on
tVIondity night next, ’:in the Liqiiiif Tramc
N. Y. Advertisements.
We would call the ittteiiiion of our readers
and especially our iiierchants, to the adver-
tis‘i>.i’ii(iiit of Hiram Anderson, 99 Bowery only
a few steps from the N. Y. dc N. H. R.oiid,who
keepsone of the most extensive and splendid
Carpet W'z§'ré Rooms in the City, and wlibso
mode of dealing with his customers is such as
to warrant their perfect satisfitctioii. mid to se-
cure it return of their custom. We would ad-
vise all our-ydung friends who have been coin-
lt]llllt1gl’nillt‘ltI't0l‘ly during this awful winter, and
intend commencing liousia keeping in tit?)
spring, to give Mr. Atiderson a call, as his pi i-
(zest and the qtiaiity of his Carpets, Oil Cloth
d£c., iiiio ziliiidst as astonishing its the feats of
his namesake the Professor of neci'o1ianby.—
\Vonderful iiiiéhj those Ande.r.é‘ons.
Notiéét
Tli'ei°'e will he lteld at ii‘-is 'ris2‘<.i. Hair on
Monday lfbb. lith, at 'o'clo'clt ‘
of the 15: school society of Norwiilk for the
purpose 0ft:onsidei'iiig the application to set
cffthe Over River District. from the Unto_
School District. All those who feel interested
in the cause of Education are i'eq'uested to be
pi“cs‘ctit:
The New York Day Book puts-at the head
of itscolumus the name of Daniel \Vebstet'
for the next Presidency .
P. M. a meeting
FIVE Sureoavs IN FEBRUARY .—During the
month of Fcbi'uiii‘y inst,. there will be five
Suiidiiys, ii cii'cuiiistaii'ce t’l'lili:ll canntil Oifzllllll
agiiiii tinlil year 1880. The neitt year af-
ter that period in which it will take place is
1990.
Q5‘ Hr. Saoley. the American Charge d’
Afiiiires iit Holland, has received the liautlfiiiiiiié
fee of 810.000 for his pi'ofessidh:il service.s, in
the i'ecovery of the jewels of the Princess of
Orange.
A i‘.uN'i‘ vii-zw 03: THE} seirzsiioii RN15
MAGNIFICENCE OF THE CITY OF
1vdiuvALK.
It would be perfect tiiiidnéss for iinagiiiritioii
to undertake to picture. for tongue to tell, 0!‘
for pen to give any thing like a p’e'i-fact descrip-
liijii of file iiiagiiifltzence and splendor‘ oftliis
modern Rome. To tl. person whose delight it
is to visit different portions of the Earth mid
to wander among the ancient and insignifi-
cent ruins of the Old \Voild, to one. to whom
it is pf‘-t‘ft*ct etijoymoiit to traverse the streets of
it l$oiiiii.il'u'l City, to enjoy all its privileges and
at the same time. t5 be dalirilited with till the
l‘l1l'tll scenes of ti Country He and in fact to
plt‘.tlstlt'8 seekers of all doscrigitioiis, to any and
‘every one, this great, mzignifitcenls, and even
renowned City of Norwalk, must be H. source
of great gi'iitillci1tion -and delight. How great
must be the tlirilling sé'ii‘sat.ions of joy that fill
the bosoms of its citizens, when returning from
ii€lislantjoui°ney, upon oiico iiidi'e heholding
even the precincts of this Paradise of Eitrth.
Methinks that whet! having (l0ptll'l.etl fi'o‘.‘n tltii
delightflil Eden. their ll8al'l.8 must. grow sick
to behold thb rugged scenes which present
themselves to view on every side, and as they
compare those scenes with the ones they have
been acbtistomed to behold. Oh how iiitich
love, how much’ pride, liovv it‘t'ti't‘:li veneriition‘.
must they have for their itnf‘ii'5 City. Sland-
ing upon 8 little einiitonce, the eye falls on one
of those grand and magnificent scenes which
does not often in‘eet.the gaze of the beholder.
Casting your eye towards the South, yo‘u niay
boliold the n1:ijest.ic waves of the noble River
rollitiz; onward in sullen grandeur and sparkling
in the sunbeams, and now and then you miiy
catch a glimpse of 31 busy ltoittrmiit, plying his
cars with all his strength until be safely moors
his little bark in the delightful Harbor, which
is in t'espc<";t to size 8. second San Fraiicico
Bay. Asyou pass or-v?artls through its regu-
liirly laid out, cleanly [all but the cleittily.]
and r‘1's:t'tly btiilt .=.'treete'; ydli may behold on the’
one ltiind a magnificent Hotel,‘ I‘8tll‘ll1g its gritiill
collossiil pillars towards the Heavens. as if al-
most to pierce the sky. lookingidowu upon the
adjacent towers and territces, as do the Pyra-
mids of Egypt upon the surrounding Country_
()’ufwiti'd appearance hespeitks inwitrd splendor
and the hungry fl‘8.Vell8I‘(\VllO has plenty of
n’toiiey,) is by no means turned away. On the
other hand rise‘: in terrific gi'ande-tir. that. van’-
eriiblo pits of antiquity (-the old Mill.) which
has withstood for a long period.. all the
blasts of tidversity and wicked ‘imm, and
which has‘ heard many ' a. threat
concerning its dissolution. _It stands unmoved,
.- a. an,
--pa.-.. ..—-. ...- ..-.-».---.._.- .3,» l‘.‘YIAl'-5:5:
unmovonble, and lifts its lofty turrets to tho
Hbnvons in dbtormided definiico. Founded
upon a hook‘, it has stoodithere for ages, I might
say; alid ‘pi-obnbly will stand for ngbi id Eiitile,
and finally it Mir fall at last. if an it must, on
the very fotindalion from which it arose. Its
venerable and majestic nppeagance Without is
enough to itstonish and rii’ti‘,3‘e‘t‘y the beholder
without knoi\'in'g anything‘ coiicsr‘i'ti'ii‘g' the
treasures. the ancient ruins ‘witliip and above,
all c'o’ric‘ei'ning the dark deeds vvhicli have been
Witn'088e't_1 by those veherable walls, from_it_§
‘my or-eictioii. Those walls, I Shir, can tell
”céTt‘c'éii‘ning those "din-k deeds, or rather concern-
ing that system o_f“‘gi'in'dingt’ to dust, “atleast.
to flower.” ev.erything in a particul'in' liné which
has chanced to full in its v.-ny. i.vitliti‘t'1t'eakciting
it single look of ‘pity riots; its inmates. But let
it stand, let it t’§i'sé its loft y towers fo the sltihs,
it r'z‘idr'iuirien't of" ditys gone by," tl token ofan-
tiquity. an honor and an ortmment totho present
age. As the stranger passes along the golden
paved streets él _ll)t9 fur-famed city, no opp;-'04
bi-ioiis Epiiliéts t‘{-"Ema the yotilliful [idptilation
greets his ears, no disgusting sights meet his
gain. 0! no. He won-d be treated with as
iiiuclt civility ‘gentility as would the dog,
vvliicli being carried away by rt 'vpra’ci‘diis tip
petite. was tinlticky énoiiglt to devour their
dinner. Anrong the magnificent scenes which
meet the gaze is the pearly river winding du-
Wtlfd, lined with inanufztctrries, and spiirklihg
with beauty, each drop of which seems to be
eager to liiisten on to the cattti':ict and lie the
first t"' take the leap t':nd_ mingle in tile liiiihy
flood below. And then the s,ceii‘or"y; tliyefo is
not it hill around to obstruct fife view, aiid lH'.l‘8
and there may be seen sortie lofty elm waving
its long branches in the wind, wlidsb graceful
form fully l)c5|'IPt'lliS the meaning of the words.
" I am monarch of all 1 survey." \Vit.h not. rt
stain to dot the surface,the sunny Vales give life
and beauty to all around. And the golden Fire
Biill, as it descends the western sky, gooiris
linger for a inoririmit, ti'ansp'irté.'d mitt tlib ltively
scene, and itp'peiii's to wish that the last bright
rays it sliéids before the shades of iiight set in,
may beautify and iliiiniliib lhiii second Eden.
And the time must speedily come when, in
comparison to this majestic city, ancient Troy
will become iiisigiiificiint, m}'d_ wh'sn riiiglil}
Rome will Bis c‘éinpelled to yield the palm. and
even immortal Athens will hide her face and
be seen no more. Post.
Foreign Nerifvs.
The America with news three days later,
arrived at her wharf at Boston on Monday.
It slight decline in Ctillttli is iioted with an
advance in Corn. Flour r'einair'is fi_rin.—
There is nothing of moment from France,
except a rumored misunderstanding be-
tween Niipdleon and the English hlihister.
News indicales a ‘coiiiparatively quiet
state of feeling in Europe. England is the
only country where” internal tranquility is
disturbed. Th‘€‘l‘i*l:tr(i.l.lis_ of Latisdowne
' it...‘-. resigned the Lord Presidetitship of the
Council,and a dissolution of the Cabinet
seems inevitable. In the Kaffir war, Great
Britain has sustained severe losses
The ship Columbus, of New York, has
been lost on the Irish 'éo‘ast four (if the
passiengerii with eight of the crew perished.
Buttiviiva 01? Tire Attiizoti.
The news of the destruction by fire of
the “lost lndia Royal Mail Steamer Ama-
zon is fully corifirrfied 'I‘ht-; iiinazon, un-
dcrtlle coinriiand of Capt. Simons,suiled
from Southampton, with mails and passen-
gers, on the 2d inst, and when two days
out, and about 110 miles south-west of
Scilly _,l_slan,ds, was tliséoitefed to be oh’
fire. The flames burst out at an early hour
on the m'OI'ltiti§; at the 4th inst ,and in twen-
ty minutes aft‘ei', so rapidly did the flames
spread; the ship was iiotliplbtély gutted.
She subsequently burned to the waters
edge, when lfer boilers exploded and the
hull immediately sunk. By this terrible
disaster 41 passengers and 69 of the officérsi
and crew of the steamer’are known to have
perished.
Capt. Simons his four chief officers, the
Surgeon and Elliot VVarburton, the cele-
bfatéd rIu"lhol- of thé it orescsiit and Crbs's,”
were amoiig the sufferers.
Many of the passengers, from the appal-
ling rapidity with which the flames sprtiiitl;
were either burned or suffocated iii their
berths.
.1515 soon as évery efliirt to subdile the
flames had failed, the boats were atteifipted
to be launched, but owing to the canister-'
iiatioh iwhicih pféfiiailetl on all sides, a des
peralb and despairitig riish wtis made rm"
them, and before they could be got Well intci
the water, two were swamped alongside of
the steamer‘ and every soul in them was
lost. Two other boats were successfiilly
htturiched, a’n'd tlztus xtitie passeitgers and 37
seamen succeeded in escaping from the
‘burning wreck.
Fire in Bir-rn2'rtgham.—-'l'he Cabinet Shop
of Mr. S. N. Soiners,‘ in Bdrm'it"fgl1'al‘.i|, wéis
destroyed by fire on Saturday morning last,
about eight 0’clock, with all its contents.
No insurance. '
CALLING UPON SQUIRE SWANGIN —-A
Portland letter writer advises no‘ traveller
to Mattie to carry liquor with liiin‘. ‘ For,”
says he, “ lieTe’s the way to get it: VValk
boldly into the hotel, march tip to the clerk,
and éndtiife if Captain Martelltitard is at
lioiiie As the cloak looks‘ keenly and in-
qiiirin‘gly into your face. you must draw
down the left corner of the rigbtcyc, tire"
least bit in the world, and then he will pass
the word to a nimble little fellow; "ghofi;
the’ gentleman to Squire Swat1’gln"s room.”
Follow on, and after a few short tum,§’a‘hd
up n stairway, you will be usheged ring 3
very pretty, wartn and comforfablg “,0,-,~,~, .
.,hat_the law oflicers know ncihmg aboui,
where you will recognise’ your old friends,
and give them a Hearty kiss.
3%-_ It is said that the Hon. Mr. Merrick,
formerly senator from Maryland, will be
appointed to succeed Mr. Cass, (son of Gen.‘
Cass) as minister to Rome.
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'~.t-.-. 934- .' .
y *“ Awful (Tbnilagration.
A terrific conflagration occured in New
York on W.ednesday night. It broke out
about 11 o’clock, in the upper part. of the
store No. 37 N assau St ,occupied by N. K.
Oatley, dealer in boots ‘Sr. shoes. Hiscntiroi
stock was destroyed, valued‘ at $40.006;—'
In thelower part of the building, were H28-
tings, Libby 8; Forby, deatersin Hosie,ry_ 8:.
Laces. There stock valued at $60,000
vi-ab partially saved. Their building’ forni-
ed sh L‘, having one entrance in Nassau;
and another in Liberty street. The car-
ner building‘, surrounded by this L, wad
occupied by Doreiiius, Suydam 8: Nixon,
brie of tlié heaviest Dry Goods Firms in the
City. In a féw moments the flames were
shooting through every loft; The upper
portion of the store was oc‘cup'ed by Lester,
Fisher 8: Robiiisohi The loss of goods in
tiara building is esti‘iiiaie”d at $175,000. No;
58 Liberty St , was also destroyed, and all
the ‘neighboring buildings were deluged
with water, and the go_‘d‘ds iiiitiiéiisely dab);
aged. The entire loss is not less than $505,
U00.
A horrible murder was committed in
Y. City on Tuesday morning last. About
day-light the body of :1 German xiitined
Charles Grell, it’-as foutid in the ice and via-
ter near Castle Garden Bridge The un-
forttlnalb man was seen :35 have iii his pos-
sP3si0n_at a late hoii‘r lbs cveiiiiig before,
about $35, and itis supposed he was mur-
deréd to dbtziin possession of this nioney;
His wounds uteic mostly about the head
and lace, and were evidently produced bya
slung: shot. After rifting the body, the‘
murderers threwit over the B.it‘,ery wall,’
with the exiieh-‘ration lflaltl would be carried
off under the ice. As yet no clue has beeii
obtained to the perpetrators ofthe deed.
Since writing the above, a German nia-3
med Bernhard Bates, has been taken‘ ir'i‘ld
cnstodv, upon Suspicion ofhaving co'r'ntnit-
létl the niurder. Spots of blood have be‘-.‘c"fi
found upon his coat, and he was seen witli
the murdered than a few hours previous to"
the comiiiittal of the horrid deed.
Relic of tlic Revolution.
_ The ftillnuiiiig coiiitiitiniliation we copy
from the N. Y. Times.
“Isaac BELL, the writer of this, is 84
years ofage. At the requefit of Mr. CHA3.
Tui"tt-:'z.t;, riiléords life fact of the end of the
figure (equestrian) of George the Third,
that sldod titi ii pedefital of Portland Sttiné;
in the centre of the iron railing round tho
Bowling Green, in the city of New-York;
that lhcsaid figure was of lead, gilted ovéi'
vviih gold, and was taken down by OLi_v!:i'i.
Woi.‘(:o'r%, then Governor of Coiitiecticut,
in the latter part of this year 1775, was cut
up into pieces and carried to Liclifield,iti
Connecticut, and was there melted up into
musket balls, of tvhitih more were made;
frdtii thb and horse; and when the
British invaded Conriectictit, undei' thb
command ofGen. TItiv't)N, for the purpose of
btirning thé sttiiiés that were collecting aft
Danbury, destined for West Point, the said
balls? were udéd for firing at the Bi'itisl't
troops, of which about 400 of them were
killed oti their retreat to Norwalk, in order
to take shipping;and that a piece of said
horse’s saddle, is now existing, and is to be
seeii at ititéj-"5 Hotel, iii Vifést Broadway’
in New-York ,and that the said figtire was
erei:'ted sottiétiirie about the year 1676 "
{;(§=l)oct Sidii_"cy Duane, the Healtli
Officer of N. city, died on Tuesday
last. His disease was ship fever, contract-
ed while in performance of his duties.
debris EXPEDtTt0N§ —C..m. Ctrmntzii
Wi’Lxt-zs, late coinniander of the U. S. Ex-
ploring Eitpedition, writes to the National
Intélligéncer, that no sy.stematic and effec-
tive plan of operations has yet been adopted
in the search for Slf'JOHN Ftut-.*ixLiN.‘ The‘
only and true course,‘ he iriaiiitains,‘ is d
thorough exploration‘ over the ice by sled-_
ges or boats, niaking the advance, in all
directions, but partit ularly to the westward
rm: Wellington Channel. The end in
view in a future search ought to be to ex-
amine theehtire Arctic region, where wé’
can scarcely fail to discover some truce, af-
firiiiative or negative, of the great naviga-
tor.
'l'h“e House of Represeiitativés on
000 to bring home the Cu‘b';i‘n pfisoners,
liliéiiited by the Queen nfSpai'n.
. (KT Hon. Henry Clay has so far recover-
éd as to be able to’ ride out.
proposed some time ago, in the Select Con-
cil of Philadelpliia, to people Washington-
Sq’uai"e in’ that city, with st-attics of revolu-
iionary patriots. The suggestion was s
happy one; and has met, we observe, with
a favorable reception in the legislatures of
Georgia, New-Jersey and Pennsylvania -
A convention to arrange the whole. medias"
ojzerdndt‘ is invited fo assemble in fud'epe"n_
tlence Hall, on the 4th of July next, and
will doubtless attract a large att_endttn‘ce_.
A statue of Washington might with propri-
ety be placed in the centre of thevsquare,
as nearly as possible above the spot where‘
the foundation of the tiionument was plan-‘
ted many years ago. ,-
g@- A slight shock of an-eartliquaké was
felt at Louisville in the early pat‘: of the
present week
fi©=J. P. Benjamin (Whig) was“ elected
aU. S. Senator on Monday last, by the
Legislature of Louisiana, to succeed Mr.-
Downs.
Thursday, pasiied the bill appropriating $6,‘,
1_\rIo:~:Utitti:rz"r§ IN‘ Pt‘ttLAn't:L?aui —It was"
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