~..-- .—.:r'l‘he..Commi'tte’éioir.lhporporafions othbr than.
Legislature of Conilil.-IV1’§y‘r'_:§og,§t.¢pn,
SEIK/1..;r.E....-. I
Frjrlayl ..v'9,=_<2r'-ii?‘-sir. _Ma:/ 28-
- Senate met at l0'o’clockL C ’ ‘
A4.
‘.'H0.t|eJlI1.1:-..Traiu prese_nted a memorial from the
town‘ot' ilford, asking“ for an "appropriation by-
the Legislature,~t'or. the ‘purpose; of erectinga
"?"‘.Zi1ioh_ument*~ tirjthe memory of,-some"46 soldiers
who perished in that. town in the year 1711,
w'l‘r‘ieiij‘w‘ai‘iread andgeferred. ,
Hon. Mr. Gilbert presented the report of the
't= ‘r-Commissioners on the- New Y.ork:asnd New,Ha-_
I
ven Railroad
.__I1o_n.HMr_._Ph_elps_ offered. a bill‘ p-_g-oviding for
t'l_i'e a‘ppoiiitinént’o‘fit ‘Bo’a"n'dTofRiilroad Commis-
sioners.
Banks, repoi-ted.a* resolution increasing the num-
"members-in-Fire‘ Companies ' in the town.-
" of Danbuiy, oassed. _ _ , g
, _,Hgn,-..Mr‘. Butler ofiereda bill relating to com-
Ytlilfl-ll'le§~ and corporations. ’Read twice and re-
tei-.red~ toeoin. on Judiciary. '
5 \ . _- : ‘ ' ;
. " ‘Saturday morning,-' May 29-
The Senate met at 9 o‘r-lock. Prayer was of'--
.f.e.rerl. bythe Rev. Mr. O'Brien. After waiting
-..8omc half an hour or more, withoubbeing able
_.lq.musteva,quorum., the Senate adjourned to 3
'_0'.cloclr ‘Monday atter'n_oon. ‘
, __ _ , __ Zllonday afternoon, llfay 31.
.. Journal ofllst sitting read. . .
The committee on Claims reported against the
"petition of John Glover. of Litchfield, for com-
._pensation for services while an inmate of the
,e,‘ta__te_Prison.-—The petition was read.and con-
_sisted.o_f an argument of the petitioner to show
that he was not guilty ofthe crime for which he
’-was convicted, which was that of burglary ;—
‘that he’ has therefore.been~ unjustly imprisoned
.for-the term of six years. which valuable time he
..wishes the State to pay him for.
_"l{_on’. Mr. Butler, laid on the table.
' _ The committee on Military Affairs reported a
' resolution appointing Wm, H. Gilbert amt Joseph
.Pratt auditors of Q,uarter?’Master Gene-.ral’s ac-
-couhts. Passed. . = ' .
,__ Two or three bills for public acts laid on the
table under the rule. .
Adjourned to 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.
“H _Tucsda.y morning, June I.
_ ', The com. on Claims reported a resolution al-
‘lowing for‘v dollars to D M. Beardslee for ex-
‘ penses in defending his seatin the House. Read.
Bill reported by committee on’ Roads and Brid-
-. ges, exempting from the payment of toll on any
, turnpike road constructed on a former highway.
_all travel -not exceeding half a mile, taken up
' and after being amended, on motion of Hon. Mr.
"Johnson. so as to include all turnpikes. passed.
‘ . «Adjourned. »
Wednesday morning, June 2.
‘A ‘ Senate met at 10 o’clock.
3 Res. came from House p'assed.instructing
.-= the Judiciary Committee to inquire into expedi-
. ency of making a law to elect Co. commission-
ers by the people, concurred.
Resolution appointing New Haven Co._Com’rs
’ came from the House amended. Senate concur-.
’ red. .
Resolution increasing capital stock of the
Thompsonville and Tariffvillc Manf. Companies,
. each to the sum of $1,000,000. Resolufion
:'pztssed. , v
The Senate concurred with the House in re-
- committing the report of the committee against
. a.-general lawto facilitate the‘_ construction of
Plank Roads.
Senate went into Executive Session.
HOUSE. , _
Friday morning, Mhy 28.‘
Journal i'ead.. » '_
The roll of committees was called. and’ the
" places of meeting given. ‘
_ _. The Speaker stated his opinion upon the ques-
tion agitated yesterday, whether the previous
'‘'question could be put while a member actually
- -had the floor.
ltepoi't against ageneral plankroad law. The
" chairman stated that the com were unanimous.
_ Messrs. Pardce and Keeler regretted that the
A law had been rejected. and wished it recommit-
«ted. Mr. Mather stated that in their opinion
' such a law was not needed in this State. But
two applications had beenmadc. to them.
Mr. Pardee moved'a recommitment.
_ After further discussion the subject was re-
’ ‘committed.
Report in favor ofabill providing for the ap-
‘- pointment of commissioners of the Superior
; Court to hold their oflice for two years with min-
isterial and not Judicial powers, their number
to be as many as public convenience requires,
and to pay a court fee of one dollar and clerk tee
of 50 cts.
Motion for indefinite po.-it-ponement was lost.
and the bill laid on the table.
Adjourned. , ,
Saturday, morning, M'ay 29.
_ ‘Resolution instructing the "Judiciary Com. to
inquire as to relinquishing penalty for non coin-
pliance with the tax law, passed.
' Resolution that the subject of removing Fair-
field Co. buildings be submitted to the people of
. , that Co.. laid on table.
Anact repealing part of act for encouraging
and regulating fisheries, read second time and
refeired. .
Bill for an act exempting persons in certain
cases, from school tax, referred.
Adjourned to Monday, 3 p. m.
llifonday afternoon, Zl’Iay 31.
Bill for a public act changing the punishment
of death for arson and murder to imprisonment
tor lif'e, from Senate referred. House concur-
red: do. additional requiring election of Town
Clerks and Selectmen to be made by ballot;
Reports of Commissioners of the N. Y. 8:. N.
‘ R. from the Senate. The report was high-
ly favorable to the road, and the House concur-
red _in referring it.
Bill for public act appointing three persons to
be general railroad commissioners, to hold pffice
for three years, who shall inspect the railroads
in the State and investigate accidents thereon.
820.. came from Senate——H0use concurred in ref-
erence, but on motion of Mr Mather, it was re-
considered on account of an informality in en-
dorsement, and laid on table.
Memorial of town of Milford for a monument
over certain American soldiers who were landed
it-om a .l3i'itish prison ship, and died, and were
’ buried in a common grave at that place, in the
year 1776, camé from Senate referred to commit- -
tee on Claims; House concurred.
Adjourned.
Tuesday morning, June 1.
On motion, the election of com‘rs forbl. H. Co.
was taken from the table. '
iM_r. -Sylvester Smith moved to amend the res-
olution appointing Orrin Plumb, Aug. Hall, and
Erastus Pierce, by inserting the name Franklin
_C. Phelps instead of Erastus Pierce.
After discussion the resolution passad.
Resolution to instruct the Cum. on Fairfield
.Co. Buildings, to report a bill i‘efel’l'lng the mag-
, ter to the people of the county, was moved to be’
taken up from the table. Mr. Robinson urged
that the matter should be decided at once. It
was atedious and expensive suit, and should not
be protracted. The House refused to resume
the considefation of the resolution of instruc-
tiOn3s ~
_ ltesolution instructing Judiciary committee to
inquire as toa general law for the election of
' ' ~' county com’rs by the people, passed.
, .
:
.,,;.
A-_ L-_3,g‘;i,pos;,p.one the order o_f.the day to Wednesday
House adjourned.
Wednesday morning, June 2
Order of the day the election of School Fund
Commissioners. Olney ofsoutbington, oflc-red a-
Besolution appointing -Commissioner of
School Fund in place of Abijah Catlin. from the
_ 4th ot'July next. Mr. Foster moved an indefin-
..ite postponement. The previous question was
‘«<'a.lled..for and gsustained-and the motion to
postpone lost. . .
Mr. Barton moved the previous question on
the original resolution. The previous question
was then carried and the resolution passed with-'
out ac-aunt‘. - '
" - It was moved by Mr. Olney of Southington, to
‘fill llisrblanloby ballot. Mr. Miner moved to
..week The postponement was lost; and the
question was brought to issue.‘and- the House
elected‘ by ballot, Hon. Loren P. Waldo by 111’
to S9, and the resolution was passed. with the
blank thus filled. A£h'ourn0d-
On motion of
= T. Li inienri .'aPniia.nIpIm. wrftes‘to a gain-
tleman in‘ this city as fullowsp It is‘ a mere"
extract from a- long letier,,y,-,1»-.it shovvsghow-
the honest, thinking, substantial peopleview
the present state of, Whig politics. _ Worce-
onrnrendvit to the "careful" p‘erussi‘ of ‘every
-reader-of ihe'»Bee.
., “How Clo_..you_ view..tl1e. p.ro.spcct_s..of. Out;
Presidential candidate at this time? ‘Are
lhis"friends'_in allsections of the Union ‘suf-
ficienfly active’? "What is doing or... him in‘
Ohio and ..the,_ VVest._ g_en_er,ul.l,y ?_. ..lf.Y9.t1_.
would have awgood batch ‘sent out fr'oin"t'_i’me
‘to time, to my cousin —————, of Cincinatti,
Ohio; with a letter from yourself, stating
that li'c.‘coJnmen"ded’his name to you,‘ '&c.",
they-would be_ properly disposed of. We
have Hea|y’s picture here in display at the
Academy of Fine Aris,—'Vl/ebster replying
to H-aync,’ &.c.-—you have een it no doubt.
I have it engraved upon my mind and sea-
timents,,with all its glorious accompanie-
moms and recollections, as it were by a da-
guerreotype process. I have recently read
all that l have been able‘ to find,that has been
issued from the press, public or private, in
relation to that memorable and immortal in-
tellectual conflict : and much as I had before
heard ofit, I may confess that the ‘one half
had not been told me,’ and l have moreover
been convinced that however great and
matchless as ‘the immortal Webster appears
to ns,now at this distance of time, to have de-
ported himself upon that notable occasion,
what must he havebeen to those who, like
you, had the extreme good fortune to have
witnessed his triumphant glatliaterlzil effort
on that never to be f0l','_V0l.lell '2‘G'.h }nn..l830?
l like Aslnnun’s speech in Boston, in an-
nouncing Mr. Webster as candidate for the
Presidency, as not only the greatest man in
America, but in the Vl0l’l(.ll That's the talk
the truth,and the very language bud form of
speech, or before it was written.
But l am not alone. Every intelligent
niindin cliiistendom has long since s:-cieily
or openly acquiesced in the sa me conclusion.
What a blessing to us and to our posterity, if
we could have such men to fill the high pla-
ces of power in our governinent. And yet
the petty, degraded and contemptible.machi-
nations of unpiincipled and snifiling dema-
gogues—are u-nceasingly directed Is the ele-
vation of some pigmy of their own mental
and moral calibre, to those stations in our
country—ibe duties of which require the
greatest wisdom, talent, experience and vir-
iue. It is now it time when every good and
true" man should cost aside the slzacklcs 0/
party, and assume the banner of Patriotism,
so often and ably inscribed by Webster in
many a brilliant speech. Let us then labor,
by tongue and by pen, to ‘keep’ him before
the people.’ Oh, if the VVhi2s were not
such dolls they, Vt0Ul(.l promptly nail his
name to the mast, and sink or swim with it,
as sink they will with any other name .'
C ' ' Boston Bee.
Latest News from Dr. King —Our corres-
pondent at Athens, Greece, under date of
April 26th, Writes as follows :-The affair of
Dr. King is in slat-u. qua, awaiting its solution
from America. The Captain of a French
man-of-war, that recently come up from Na-
’ los says that an American frigate is cumin
7 . . ..
from that qtfarter. It is probably the Indepen-
dence, a 54 gun ship. It is reported here
that the Greek Government has u-ritten to
Mavrocordatos, their Miiiister at Paris, and
directed him to spank to Mr. Rives, the
American Ambassador in that city, and ihro‘
him request that Dr King may be removed
from the Consular Agency. And it is affirm-
ed that Mavrocordatus has replied that he is
ashamed to speak to M r. Rives about an affair
that places Greece in such an unbecoming
attitude ofintolerance before Europe. I have
litile-. doubt that this is the fact. The French
jouarnal La Pressr, Louis N:ipoleon’s organ,
is said to hnvetal-zen the part of Dr. King;
but we have not yet seen the article.”
Journal of Commerce.
Longevity 0/1/L6 I1"orse.-—;\’lr.Percival mon-
tions one that died at the age of 62. Mr.
Mauran of New York, has a fine gig and
saddle horse, now in his 45th year, sound,
spirited, and playful as a kitten. lie is of a
dark brown, with n tanned nose. W'e never
yet saw a horse with a bull‘ or bear muzzle,
that had not great endurance.
In digging the holes for the posts of the
staging from which Kossutb was to address
the citizens of Buffalo. a twelve pound can-
non ball was dug up from a depth of about
21-Qfcet. lt had the unmistakable marks
of British manufacture,anil was undonbtetlly
fired from Canada during the war of 1812
So say the Buffilo papers.
The New York and l-larlcin Railroad is
receiving $300 per day for freight on milk
from_ the line of the road in Vi7c-tclieste.-,
Duchess, Putnam. and Columbia Counties,
carried to New York City alone.
._.._i
New York Crystal Palace ——Upwards of
$170,000, it is stated, have been subscribed
to the exhibition to be opened at Reservoir
Square, and it is said that the building will
now be positively erected. .
Lockjaw.--The Lancaster‘ Gazette givesas
a certain preventative and remedy, the appli-
cation of ber:f’s gall to the wound Be.-ides
anti-spasmodic properties, the gall draws from
the wound any articles of wootl, glass, iron.
or other substances that may cause irritation,
when other applications have failed to do s-0.
‘ EOM of the most singular decisions
ever made me deliberative assembly, was
announced by the Speaker oftfie House yes-
terday, and one which, if we had not the
greatest confidence in the honesty and impar-
tiality of the presiding ofhcer of that body,
we should characterize as outrageous and op-
pressive m the extreme. by the decision of
the chair, Mr. Minor of Stamford had the
floor, when another member moved the pre-
he was in order. Of course an appeal was
token,upon which the speaker decided that he
was sustained by the House. A divi.=i..n be-
ing demanded, however, Messrs. Hull, Cowles
and Whiting, seeing the awkward predica.
room they were in, attempted to explain the
case to the Speaker, and induce him to back
out. But he persisted in his opinion, untill
the motion for theprevinus question was with-
drawn, and Mr. Minor allowed to proceed.
The etlect of such a decison would be to
allow any member to interrupt another, at
any stage of debate, and demand a vote on the
previous question, or a motion. to postpone,
amend, lie on the table, or to adjourn, a thing
so obviously absurd, that we cairhardly con.
ceive how it could be justified. even under
the plea of ignorance.’ N Ii .Joa/.rmzl~.
C.
vious question, and the Speaker dicided that ,
‘O
2.’
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Awful Stezz-rrilb:oa‘t_ Expioston the East
.R‘icer—-Fi-ve Mir: Killéd.'=-"We learn from
the Tribune that lhe-boiler of. the ‘new steam-
boat Eastern City, lying, irftlie East River ,
attire‘ foot of Grand st, N ew York, burst on
Saturday afternoon, between the hours of 2
whom have since died of tlieiinginjuries.
Their names are William H; Siearns, -Cap--'
.- faint of -. _tt1.s=.-_ta.9.a_a.t-; -_C_.h=u_l,es Gormas. resin 66.?
John B. Curtis, .engine-bu'ildei- abducting
engineer ; Fra'nc_is.Ma'yor and Ch-ar.les.Hull,-.
‘firemen. The boat was quite new, nn'd"was’
._|,_,_;i.lt,,19 rnn_.bet-wee_n Boston and _C,al_a_is,M_e.
The boiler was nianufactured by All-aire &.'
Co., and at the time ofithe citpl‘o_sIgn."the
former was being tested. About 9 P’. M.,
1,4’ inclieis-of-'3’steain had. lié’e'n put“c.on‘,'tf“'and:,
the engine was in motion while the boot re-
mained..ai,_ilie__chick. l.lnforlun8lely..§|n un.-..
observedfluw existed in one of the boiler
plates, whli,c_h.erac,ked open -and ilielsteam
rushed out of- the aperture with greatforce.
scalding the above named deceased and a lad
named James Smiih.- The boat was in no
way damaged. - i‘
Thomas F. .’lIeagluvr.——'l‘he report,~that,this
tlisiiniguished Irish Patriot had escaped from
Van Dieman-ls Land, to which be was exiléd
by the British Government, together with
OBrien, Mitchell and others, proves to be
correct. He took passage, it ‘seems, in a whale
ship, and arrived in New York on Friday,
after a long voyage, in good health and spir-
its. The Journal of Commerce says;
“His escape was arranged by his friends
in the Colony; and there was no violation “of
his parole inavailing himself of the means
thus provided. He gave up his ticket before
he quitted the island. lt seems that the mag-
istrate had ordered the chief of police to have
him arrested, as soon as the ticket was deliv-
cred, but us the‘ chief hesitated about acting
in the pn-.mises,Mr.-Meaglier took advantage
of the dispute and came away.” "
New York New Haven R. R —On the
13th inst an election of D rectors for the
Net-é'Yoi-k and New Haven Ra?lrr-ad Com-
pany was held, and resulted in the re-election
ofthe old Board. At a meeting ofthe Board
of Directors, held on the 21st of May, 1852,
the following gentlemen were elected officers
of the Company for the year ensuing: Rob-
on Schuyler, President; W. P. Burr-alt, Vice
President and Secretary; Morris Keichum,
Treasurer; George W. Whistler, Jr. Super-
intendent. .
' The. receipts ofthe road for the year end
ing March 3l-.=t, were $740,181 51. Ex-
cess of receipts over all expenses, $306,909
59. V'l‘he estimate?! cost of the second track
of the road, from Nmv Haven to New Roch-
cllc, 54 miles, is $750,000. The entire cap
ital stock (including, payment for second
track) will be four million eight hundred.
thousand.
Be Kt1z(llo the Olcl.--B0 kind to those
who are in the autumn of life, for thou
knowest not what sufferings they may have
endured, or how much it may still be their
portion to bear Are they qoerulous or no-
reasonable? Allow not thine anger to kin-
illr-. iigziirist them; rtbuke them not, for
doubtless many and. severe have been the
crosses and trials of earlier y(‘i’ll'ti; and per-
chance the-ir dispositions, while in the spring
time of life, were more gentle and flexible
than thine own. Do they require aid of
tliet-? Then render it cheerfully, and forge;-t
not that the time may come when thou
mayest. Llesire the same assistance from nth
ers that now thou renderest unto them. Do
all that is needful for the old, and do it with
alacrity, and think it not hard if much is re-
quired at thine hand, feet when age has set
its seal on thy brow, and filled thy limbs
with trenibliiig, others may wait upon thee
unwillingly and feel relieved when the cof-
fin lid has covered thy fiice forever.
113?‘ Let me see a female possessing the
beauty of a meek and modest dcponment—-
of an eye that bes-peaks intelligence and pu-
rity wilhin--of the lips that speak no gulls;
let me see in her a kind, benevolent (lisp-.)sl-
lion, :1 heart that can sympathize with dis-
tress, and I Will never ask for the beauty that
dwells in ruby lil s, or flowing ll'l‘Snf=.S, or
snowy hnpds, and the forty other r-tccras up-
on which our pocts have h.n-ped for so many
ages. Those fade when lu)ut:l‘tell by the hand
of time, but these ever-endiiriiig qualities ( f
the heart will outlive the reign ‘of those, and
grow brighter and fresher as the ages of
eternity roll away.
D/inzcl T-Vel>sler’s Ad/Zrcss.-— Faneuil Hall
was crowded to an overflow on ‘Monday after-
noon, to listen to the speech of Hon. Daniel
VVeb:-.-ter. Thousands were unable to obtain
admittance. The south gallery was occupi-
ed by 300 delegates of the MethodistConveu-
llull, who had been specially invited. Mr.
Webster was very -entliusiastically received.
and looked well. He said he should enter
into no political discussion as his views had
been often expressed, and they remained tin-
cbanged. He had on platform but that of his
life and character. He spoke of our rapid
progress in the arts and sciences, and paid it
glowing tribute to. the city of Boston. To
the members of the Methodist Conference he
spoke in euloglstic terms oftheir laborers and
of the character of the founder of the creed,
the great Wesley. The meeting broke up
with great enthusiasm.
K, .7lI:n'e Slave I-I/mting. -—.lnmes Phillips, :1
colored man, who has been working peacea-
nt l-larnsburg, Pa , where he has :1 wife and
children, was seized on the 24th, as a fugitive
slave, while at his regular work of driving
team for the Riilroatl Company, hurried be-
fore Commissioner R. l\"lcAllister, where, on
the strength of testimony that would not have
proved iitfe to :1 dog, he was adjudged a slave,
and then hurried away into Farquar county,
Virginia.
Ole BuIl——'l'ho special O_bjecl»0f the com-
ing of Ole Bull to this country was to make
arrangements for the procurement oflands in
the Western States for his emigrant country-
men, where they may enjoy the blessings of
political freedom, guaranteed to all who shel-
ter themselves beneath our flao. ln his re-
cent visit ..to Wnshin_gton he succeeded in
puichasing about 80,000 acres ofland,and is
now taking measures to bring over a Norwe-
gian Colony. . He liimsclfintendsto settle in
the State of Virginia, where he has also pur-
chased some lands, and is about shortly to
make arrangements for an early occupation
ofthem. He has been somewhat interrupted
in his plans by the many requests made him
to give a few concerts in Wu.-hington, B.lll.l°
more-._ Pliiladelphin and New York.——New‘
York 1:.‘ xpress. ' _
and~3 o’clock,1ond‘3scalded five m-en,.-:ul.|...'0f 3.- .. .. _
2 With this number of l.he Gazette
blv and honestly for the lust fourteen years _
sofwnvxfiiznin;
Tuesday, .Jilne_8t. ISE2. 7
-'suPPoJ?.!"1‘..~.Y”'c>ti'i=r owls l’’__
’ :; . _No.tice; ,
we send
out' oiir isubsciiiption and other Bills, for the
current halflyenr, hoping that our pivti'onsw ill, '
pay up PBtTbIP'l'LY and \v_itho‘ut grumbling, that“
we im'.'_.-. prose nt the Gazette, after the 1st: of
July in it new dress. To do this we must
'liii’ve°tlre dimes. so walk" up and settle. gentle-
men-. ; ‘ I
, The Late Fire. _ _
_. ,,\Ye must be permitted to call the attention
of our readers to the vote passed by our citi-
zens fit their meeting on Tliursdary night-"last,
appointing a committee to solicit aid for the suf-
f'ei'e‘rs'.by' the late confl ignition. The proprie-
toys. of botlilestnblishments. have probably not
only lost. every dollar in the world. but are
thro\vn out of business without the means at
hood. of t‘ecoveriug- themselves. They are
well known in this community as most industri-
ous. prudent and enterprising men. carrying on
ineach department :1 business, the most im-
portant ofinny in our town, bringing hither it
great amount nfcollnteml business which would
otherwise find accommodation elsewhere.-—
M r. Reed is well known throughout the coun-
try especinlly to gentlemen of the \Vhig party
as the uble conductor of this paper for many
yem's——where he was willing to serve in the
field and cause to which he was nttnclied
with entire devotion and for very poor pay, as
his present. situation must fully evinces. lt is
saying but entire truth when we nssert that
the some number of years of inccssnnt toil nnd
studied economy, would lizive secured him a
competency in almost any other business an-
terprise. He-mnnnged by (lint 0C more than
ordinary cure, to nccumulaite it little propeity
all of wliich we are told was nisked in the ill-
fnted enterprise. The i\Iossrs. lsbell‘s cases
are simply purnllell Ins to tlieirloss, absorbing
all they are worth in the world. Mr. Austen's
case is one of pi~'culinr hardship.—fle having
lost. even much more tlinn he . is worth. and
what: must take years oftoil to bnlainco up.-
l\lr.'Pl:itt. the foremen of the Snsli nnd Blind
Fuctcry lost. till his tools,,his watch. and even
his clothing. So with some other oftho ope-
ratives. We know when the peculiar hurd-
sbips of their cases are well understood, our
friends will feel it n privilege to aid them. and
will do it itrinzccliatcly, cheerfully and liberal-
ly. i‘Fi'iends of the nbove unmcd parties from
abroad, who wish to assist. them con remit to
this office. or to C. J. Grumnu, chnirmzin of
the corninittee.
_ I3” Our firenieniire entitled to the especial
commendation of‘ n1‘. for their untiring exor-
iions to save the property of our citizonsfroin
destruction. No. 2. was the principal laborer"
in the field, as No. l, was out ‘of repiur and it
was a longtime |.ef'ore she could be put in op-
eration. Hcrccmpnny acquitted themselves
mnnfully however. as soon as they had any-
thing to do with. The citizens gcnernlly
went into the contest. with no energy seldom
witnesst->.d even on so nlzirniing zmocctision.-—
To these combined exertions ore weindebted
for the preservaition of the entire business por-
tion of the town from destruction.
The kindness of the Superintenilent of the
New Haven Road and of (Samuel Dennis
Esq., for their pi'nise\voi'tliy nets of libernlity
Illltl personal exertions, in forwarding by :1 spe-
cial trnin, No. 5,tlll'.l company of the Bridge-
port, Fire Department. who nlthougli they til‘-
rivcd too late to give efiicietitiiid, are entitled
to our warmest mood of praise, for the <iispo-
sition so gencrnlly mzinifested. Tliey were
generously offered the liospitnliiies of the Nor-
wnlk Hotel, where they pnrtook of a collation
preprired fzrrtliem by the Host, who evinced
his libernlity lllI'0t1gll0lll’.l.ll0 day by keeping
his lzitcli strings out.
I-landforms Corner.
A i.-peciiil town meeting was held on
\Ve(liies(i:iy lust for the purpose of effecting
the widening of the road on the corner in
front of the residence of Thos. C. Hanford.
Esq. The motion vvus carried without :1 sin-
gle dissenting voice. which would no doubt;
have been the case, at. the previous meeting.
had the matter been well understood. This is
ll much needed improvement and should not
be left; if single dm‘, as several accidents hnvo
nlreaily occiiwed, for which the town will have
to pay, nnd it is due more to cautious drivers
than any cure of our city Goil~futliers. that no
lives have been lost. It. is a beggnrly logic
flint delays to inquire what corporation host to
pay for it,orwlint. particular inrlividunl is to be
the most bonefitted byit. Life and limb are in
coiislnntjeopnrdy and the rozid should be wi-
dened at once, and these details settled after-
wards.
Fmu-tla of July.
\Ve’ see our Dunbnry neighbors are on the
elert for in celebration. Is there not‘ public
spirit. enough left in Norwiilk to get up ll. de-
cent cclelmition this year? Let's tryjust for
the novelty of the thing‘.
' Fair and Cattle Sho\V.
The nnnual Fnirnud Show of the Fnii-field
Co. Agricultural Society will take place on
‘Tuesday, \Ve<lne.-eny, Thursilny_and Fridny-—-
Oct. 5th. 6th, 7th and 8th. A grand Plowing
Match, to be open to competitors from any part
ofthe Union, will take plaice on the 7th. The
premiums offered for this match amount. to
$.'200—of WlllclL-P- T. Bnrnnm gives $*.50.——
The first premium is.$50, the second, third
and fourth $2.’; , the other premiums nmount
to $75. It IS intended that the Fnir-shall be
the most mi.-active ever held in this State. lg,
willtnke place in the town in the_ County that
shall misc the greatest amount of money for
premiums. Further ptil'tlcultlt'S will soon be
forthcoming.
Lady Franklin has nddressed in’ lung letter
to the President of the United States. thank-
ing hi ni for the interest this country has taken.
‘in the search of her husband, and stating her
grounds of hope that the unfortunate Arctic
unvigatorsnre not lost. The letter was writ-
ten in Jarmnry lust, and is just published.
‘Extensive Corslagsnsion! - - “
' ‘We have been visited‘ by a more‘ destructive
conflaga-at_ion,than has been known in our place
in many years, and at one time it seriously«tbre,at-
ened tojdestroy theiwhole of the business part of
the town". ‘ 'About'h§lf past eight on Wednesday
morning. flames were seen issuing from the rear
of Reedsz. lsbellslsteam planing and sash and
blind manufactory. T-he boiler was situated di-
rectly in the rear of the main building. and the
engineer was burning shavings and i-e_t'use stuff
which collects in vast quantities in such an es-
tablishment. ~'l‘he engineer was called awaya
few moments, and it is supposed that during his
absence the fire communicated to the vast pile
of shavings between the boiler and the main
building. and thus to the building itself. In an
incredible short space of time, the flames spread
throughout ithe"'building, filled as it wastwith
highlv inflammable materials. and with such as‘-
tonishidg rapidity, that the men at work with
difficult) escnped—-onejmnn jumping from the
third story. fortunately without injury.
Immediately contiguous to themanufactory on
theright hand side, was Austen’s lron Foundry,
andon the left, a stable belonging to Noah‘Bai-
It-y Esq. In front, on the opposite sideofa nar-
row street, was the large stables and ten-pin-al-
Icy of David Stephenson Esq. It was at first
evident that nothing could save the sash and
blind inanufactory from ent-ire destruction. and
consequently the attention of the firemen and
citizens was directed to preserving the surround-
ing property. Unfortunately. one of the fire-en-
gines belonging to the place was out of repair,
and to stay the progress of the flames, there was
only one Engine——No. 2. The citizens assem-
bled’ in great force with buckets and pails, but
the fire raged so fiercely that they were unequal
tothe contest. Bailey's stable, Austc-.n’s Foun-
dry", and the ten pin alley were soon in tlariies.-
The rear of Bailey's residence also caugh‘.. as
well as the new store of D. Stephensoifs in pro-
cess of completion immediatraly opposite the
Danbury R. R. Depot. ’l‘be immense cmders
which rose in the heated air, and were carried
diircctlyilupon the buildings on the opposite side
ofthe mill stream,placed them in jeapordy, and
a number of them were on fire, and were saved
onl_\' by the exertions ofa few men, who succeed-
ed in quenching: the flames, before tliey find an
opportunity to increase in volume and intensit-y.
At this juncture the situation of Noru-a_lk was
critical. Six buildings‘ on fire at once, a dozen
or more which required constant watching, and
duly one onggine to battle against the flames, was,
surely an uncomfortable odds. The firclneii be-
longing to No. ‘.2 however, acted like heroes.-
Umlaunted, they battled on. and to their cxer-‘
tions it is mainly owing that the ravages were
stayed.
. Bailey's stable was tolallv dcslroyed‘—insure.d.
Reed &. lsbclls‘ fuclorv, totally dcstroycd—lo.=.s
about $10,000, insurance onl_v $1300. Aus-
ten’s 'I"oundry, totally de;~:lro_\'c-.l, loss .§;:‘3t)00, in-
sured for 5'5-‘)0 Steplicnson'~J ten pin alloy was
totally destroyed, but was fully insured. The
other buildings were saved with external inju-
ries only by fire, but were completely flooded
with water. The whole loss independent of its-
snrance, cannot be much less than :‘;5l2,t)!fii0.
The thanks of the citizens of'E\'orwalk are due
to Gen. lV Wliis-ller, Esq.. of New Haven R. R ,
for his prompt dcspatch of atrnin to bring assis-
tance to us from lliidgeport. Shortly after noon,
No. 5 of Bi'itlgcpoi't, made its appearance, and
though too late to render any very effectual as-
sistance,the kindly feeling nianifi-sted and the
gallant spirit exhibited by this act, will not soon
be forgotten.
The loss of Mr. Austen, and also of Messrs.
Reed Iv. lsbells’ is really deserving of substantial
sy-napntliy. The labor of years, was swept away
in a fcwhours. We do hope some measures will
be taken, to at least partially compensate these
deserving citizens for their serious losses.
David Pl-att, foremen of Ilced 5:. lshc-ifs’ facto-
ry, lost a chest of tools-—~entire value .‘,;~':250—all
he was worth in the world.
or hands also sufl'cred the loss of their tools:
This fire teaches the necessity for a complete
and thoroughl_v organized fire-depai'i'mei'.-t. It
has been brought home to the minds of people,
and steps should be at once taken to place the
engines in complete repair, and increase the ef-
‘icicncy of their inembci'5.——-1)rm.rcral
Public Meeting.
A meeting was called by our citizens and numer-
uiisly atleiiiled, on '1‘lmi'sil;:y evening, to express
grntilndc for the kiiulnc.-‘s of our Bridgeport :_iml
New ll:.i\‘i-.n fricnils, and also to nppoint at comniil-
tee to solicit and for the sufferers who l’l:i‘:'L‘ lost
heir all by this sad cziliimity. The following are
the minutes of the meeting handed us by the Sec-
rotary:
At it meeting ofthe citizens of ;\'orw:ilk holder)
at the lion.-l of David Stephenson the following
gontlenien were appointed a committee to draft
nzsoliilioiisz Ctms lsnncs, Chnirniatn; Elbert Curtis,
0 S Ferry, Crowell ll-lair.-:l.i,cA ll Byington, who
reported as follows: °
\l bcrens, zit the recent fire in this p-lace’, the en-
tire ccutral portion of the town \\':i.-' in imminent
Lu-linger of destructioii. which danger was only
tiveraed by the arduous exertions ofnur fl-reinenimdl
citizens. and by :l.~‘.\‘l.~‘l.-lllflt: generously volunteered
from iil)ro:id——Iliercfnrie,
Resolved, That the thanks of the cit.z=.ns of
Norwulkzirc diieuiid are hereby l(3lltlt'l’t’tl to the
Cliic-f'Enginceroflhc l’rridgcp-Irt Fire Di.par.men', .
and the uflicers and menibers of Engine Utttllpflll)
No. 5 of the city of Bridgeport, and other citizens
nftliiit city. for the prnmptitird; and clficicncy of
their aid in the hour of our peril. '
Resolved. That. we present to Gen. VV. \'Vhi.-t-
lcr. Jr., Esq.. Superintendent of the N Y .3; N H
{nilroad Cn.. mid to Siiinucl Delinis. ll.-q., Ass’!
Siip’t. our Ilizinks for the libernliiy evinced by them
in lmwnrding to our aid the iiiembcrs and eiigiiie
of said Cmnpimy, No 5. free of rlinrgre, tl"(l for
the ready liii.-cliicss of their personal eff‘-iris in our
be-liull'. _
Re.-olvo-if, 'l'h:it to our own firenien we ivnnld
render our earnest grzritmle for the nntiring ex-
ertions which in the midst of inniiifnlil ditliciiltius
enabled them to check the ruvitges oftlic destroy-
ing elcllltrlll.
liesolved. That the foregoing preamble and res-
olutions be pnbli.-'h«-d in the Fiiiifield Co. Demo-
crat and the Norwulk Gazette.
Adopted. C. J. Gnuniax, Sec.
The following re,solntion.-z were then submitted
to the meeting and unz'iniin.msiy concurred in:
Resolved. That (7. .l. Gtumnn and others be :1
committee to solicit sub.-‘criplions to aid our fellow
townsmen, Messrs. lined 6:, l.-bells. A. An.-'tcii.
Dnviil Plntt, and other siifilners in the fnctoris.-s of
Reed dz, I.-bells. and Austen. who lrive .~‘tlfll£i't.'Cl
such severe lo,-.< hy the recent confl:igr:iiion.
Kcsnl\-‘ed. Tli.-it s-ucb ll}t)lllt’S receiver! shall be
divided among the above iinmed sufl'erers in pro-
portion to their actual loss sustained.
Methodist l_5iSll0DS-
The following are the names of the .persons
elected Bishops at the General Convention in
Boston on Wednesday, viz. Rev..Doctors L Colt
of New York; Rev. M. Simpson of Cincinnati;
Rev. Mr. Baker of New I-Iampshirc‘, and Rev.
E. R- Aines of Indiana. ‘
{t(%- Mrs. Sawyer. wife of the unfortunate Mr.
Sawyer, who was killed by the recent tragedy
at the Waltham Railroad crossing, kept posses-
sion of her child from the moment she was struck
by the locomotive until she fell from it. upon
the l_‘_0a(l, a third of it mil'e from Waverley crus-
sing. Here the child. a beautiful boy, was ta-
ken from the arms of the senseless mother, and
carried by one of the passciigcrs to Wavcrlr:_v de-
pot.
Several of the oth-I
.._ L » -
— . "D . V’i’,¢b«l_st_e,ir'i-‘-tlilbsisle.
Th?! splendid hotekiit, Diisibury has been‘
.le'tIs_e<l by W._Slmhirso:n,”E«sg.,h most popular
agreeirlsle enter'er.‘wlio- proposes to open
his house for-the reireptiongorf, guests on Tues-
‘dny evening, J une"8th. Tl”i‘¢tre'ts to be an ex-
cursion ,trn»iu,_-run over_- thmroiid on sh; occggion,-. .
to nccdmmodate such; of -our" citizens ins‘ ‘may
inson’s well earned reputntion as landlord added"
to the fact that his Hotel _is one of the finest
houses in the State will ensure 8 crowd of
merry hearts and fairy toss to give him—wel--
come ntthe opening. Of course we s_llttIl:h,I'
lhar‘with “ our” steamboat, if nothing 6r¢‘dk‘:‘.~
Home-stea_d E,x_en_sp,t‘ion,,
A bill has been reported-to the Legislature,
providing tliiit from and iifter July 4th, 1852,
the family bomestehd of each head . of.‘ sf‘
ntt:u:hment,in any’ nolioufounded on contract‘
in case it does not exceerl in value the sum of
cannot be conveniently done, then tlie.'excessI
of apparent rent over thirty five dolglnrs. shhll
costs and fees are paid. and in case Ilia np-'
praised rent is not promptly paid, the ekkiciitiou
shall be deemed a lien on the property, taking’
preclédence of any other incumbranco o_riginn'-
tiiignftorlevy of execution, and which may be‘ ‘
enfmcied by foreclosiire six months after, ,tho=
rent. has become due. '
The nct further provides that in case of the‘ ~.
death of any lieatl of ii fnmily. a "homestead of‘;
the value of five hundred dollars shall be set,
off by mites nnd bounds for the family. if
133" Vile would rnllntti-ntion to the adver-
tisement of Goo. ll. Derby & C‘o._. BufT;i_lo.tor _
be founiiin rmotherto-luinn. This is-tr respon-
siblo ilousonnd not one Ol‘lllPS(9I catch up vs-
taibéisliim-iits to be found so plentifully in New, '
York. Young men out of work. here is is
chance. ' ' ,
Dan'tsury and Norwalk R. R-
The success of this rm:-it has long since pns-;.
sel beyond 8. cooling;-iic.y. The stocl ,.witlr
which the local market was filled at large dis-
count-3,—-i-snot very plenty now ei'e!i-nl..p:ir.—-
The crowds cfpnssengers zrnrl immense q,u:in--
tities of firieglit wliii:lrda'i.l5* puss over the roml
mu ii prove anytiiin;; but discouraging to stock-
holilers. \-Ve wonder ‘however that the lost
pnsseiigw train. is not. u‘¢.-lnycd on an lirour lon-
,£{P'l',3't3 it would then connect. with tlro evening.
trnin t.o Norwnlk nine‘ give the busiiiess men of
Dun-bury moretime in the city williout any
apparent inconvenience to the company. Our
attention has been called to this matter by sev-
eral, and we presume Mr: Sn-perin-t.end'onl:
Smith would make‘ the nltemtioii very willing-
ly, if the tr.-iv:-.l'lin_g public would be the better
ncconmioduted iliei-el)_v, ’
A~ccrnr::\"rs n-1' Till-2 l~‘im:.-—-Lewis Johnson
was severely ll-I-ll-‘ll by tho falliiig of the ten-pin
alley roof while he was under. battling the
flames. Wm. H. Seymour, J. Abbitt, B-Jotli
n nil J. D. Lounsbury. also received pretty hard‘
bumps by the falling timbers, though not scri-
ously hurt.
Accident. -
Mr. Vi’. G. Street, John C. Bette‘ and un-
other gentlem-nn in the employ oftlie Dnnbury
Rail Road company came near losing their
lives by being thrown from :1 hiiml car. one
clay inst weelt.just below our freight dopot.—-
They were going at n rnpid rate carrying ll:
long timber llCl'OSS their car on which they
were sittint-'. .Q;l|e'n the 0ll‘l’.‘3'l' and struck it pro
jectlllg stone mill and hurled tlrcm off thecnr.
Mr. Street i'e'coived- a bad bruise, Mr. Betts
is sprained wrist. nnd the other gentleman had
his collar bone dislocated’. They all held it for-
tunnto escape with the-i-r lives.
.-'tccii7r.a"r.—-\Ve learn with regret from
the Hartford Cournnt, that the Hon. Henry
Barnard. Superintendent of Common Schools
was tlirown from his czirziiigc, on Saturday:
nenr the Little B‘-ridge, his horse lntvirig been
fr-iglitenerl and uniriaiizigenble. He-was taken
up insensible, and we understand was consid-
erably injurfitl.
Notice,-—-\Vet:ik.e pleasure in announcing
that Dr. J. G. B~nrber. Surgeon Dentist, is pre-
pared tonttend to those of our citizens who
may i'equire'i‘ris professional services, on Mon-
'dnys. \Vednesdn5‘s and Fi-‘id:-iys,at liris residence
in east avenue.
I2?‘ Gen. Taylor, bnrbe1'-general‘. is still
keepiiig all the world nniltthe rest of mnnkinai
in n lat/icr,nn(l it is said he soaps the peonla
over so nice that he can s,/zavc them with pet‘-
fect impunity.
C. A- Durand, '
The ‘miinning wnrlmmn in Silver and Gold."
we are hnppy to see has outlived his late mis-
fortunes nnd is again in the full tide of suc-
cessful experiment. iii. the oldstanil under the
Connecticut Hotel. industry nnd energy will‘
remove mountains. nlmost. and with these two
essenthil p1‘ci'equisites so fully tleveluped. out’
friend Durand cannot help but succeed. He
hnsn fina assortment of new and fashionable
goods, which are worthy the nttention of buy-
Give him it call.
8l'3.
taro.-. H. N. Bennett of Danbnry has
been appointed Exziniinerin the Medical ins-
titution oi Yule College. '
I5?‘ The Vl/big ticket for City officers in
New Haven, on Monday, was successful. Hon
Aaron Skinner was elected Mayor. There
was no regular opposition. ‘ -
Capt. Rbynders and Mike Wn’.sh are among
the Gauss delegates to Baltimore from the city
of New York. It was probably they who got
up the little “demonstrn-rion": by the mound of
the field piece in from of the Hull. lf bully-
ing and noise will nominn-te Cass, they will
he the very men to help it-‘on. ‘ '
I?’ A young man “from the country,’ was
swindled out of nearly 200 dollars nta mock.
auction shop in Chntlinm street, New York.
on Wednesday. He purchased several brass
watchcs for gold ones. The police i:oco've.ted-
his money for him.
under t_he‘nuspices of our friend W. T .
desire to be present on the occasion. M r.,Sim- __
. 1"...‘ w. .2\:.v.‘
family in this State shall be exempt _fronig‘,L-
five hundred dollars, and should it exceed ,ll_‘lttt_, ..
sum. the excess only shall be taken. and shall‘, ,'_
be set off by mites and bounds, or in cnso-this-_. .-
be set: off and paid annually, until the, debt; "
_ - _¢.-.._..xa£is'-at- _
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