L I Middletown Silver Mine.‘
We have heard rumors of interesting dis-
CIYCTICS at Middletown, at the silver andlead
.-nines, the re-working of which has been re-
r~-=ntly commenced by Dr. Franckfort, a
Fr-enchmaii acquainted with mining opera-
_ri'ou*s. ‘He has within a few days discovered
an old,sliaft'running a greatdistance into the_
t:*t1i‘il.'l, along the passage to which are to'be
sscii sparkling-veins of silver. 'l‘he editor of .
the Middlctown News has visited this ‘place.
and descended nearly to the bottom of the
shaft. He says——-
,“ Here we saw the old timbers and braces
l. ft by the miners, who over 100 years ago
whrlced this mine, still as sound and nude-
ca}'ed.a,s,a week after they were put here,
We loijlred down the deep dark chasm which
yai_vried before us, and the Cornish miner
vi he led the way, descended by -an ancient
i.ir.ltlei', (also left in the mines,) and disappear-
ed, in~the-gloom, the candle which he carried
serving only to make darkness visible. ' This
old shaft is quite interesting; it is constructed
with considerable care and shows that exten-
sive operations must have been carried on
l'ze.re. At different distances, side galleries
2-.rc—cut in the rock, and down below the vein
if silver shows out from 2 1-2 to 3 feet in
width. This old shaft was probalv worked
‘ on account of the silver, and by persons well
zirtiuairrted with mining. In fact, it is ascer-
tained that atone timea party of Germans at
:1-milllel‘, of Errglishinen urrrler Col. James,
woiketl it. I On the approach of trouble be-
tween England, and the colonies, it was aban-
doned and closed up, and during the war. of
the revolution worked only for the lead. It
is more than probable, that the lead used for
bullets at the battle of Saratoga was ob_taincd
from this mine, there being on record a letter
lfmin Gen. Ward, containing an order for
5000 lbs of pig lead, and the answer stating
that by. a certain day the requisite amount
:l‘.0Ultl be at New-burg, on the.‘Nnrth River,
itliddiotown threfore did her part in whip-
ping Gen. Burgoyne.
There is a tradition current among the
farmers in the neighborhood of the mine.
which runs to this effect; that years ago, an
Eu_glishman,af'tcr strolling around the mines
;:t)t.l cxainining them, offered to work for the
proprietors, on condition that they would give
him his board, and let him stir the kettle of
lrad while melting. It was observed that he
soon began to prosper, bought land, and set
about building a house. He was watched
:‘.i'tt'.I it was noticed that he frequently thrust
the iron rod with which bestirred the lead in-
to the ground, and at night carefully collec-
tor! the earth around the kettle and melted it.
{lo was arrested and charged with theft,but
nothing being proved against him was allow-
in go free. The above tradition, which in-
valves a scientific fact, proves that the ore at
titis mine was long ago known to contain
silver. It was reserved however, for Dr.
Ftattclcfort to demonstrate its richness and
u'r':Velope its extent.
By His EXCELLENCY,
THOMAS H. SEYMOUR,
Govizituort 01‘ THE STATE or CONNECTICUT!
A "Pit=oc-iranaatio-:1.
In conformity with an usage which finds
. response in every grateful breast, I do here-
_v recommend that ’l‘tiU'as1)AY, the TWENTY
i m-‘rt-I my or THE rnnsraxr MONTH, be set
tipurt for public relir_r,ro,us services in all our
places of worship-—anrl,I cordially invite
the pastors and teachers thereof‘ and all the
p-rople of this State to make it a day of
Tl:-anksgiving and Praise to God :
For His fatherly care over all, during a
your of abundance -and of mercy, the bles-
sings of which it is our highest pleasure to
rt-cullantl celebrate in songs of praise to the
Supreme Ruler:
With unfeigned thanks for the benefits re-
ceived at His hands, humbly entreating
film to give to others of the Earth, as He
has given to us, and to every one a share in
the gifts of knowledge: that He will en-
large the privileges, social, moral, and reli-
gions, which have grown up around us, and
shed their light and warmth along the paths
of life—and pour out upon homes, and fami-
lies, and country, the smiles of the Divine
Presence.
Having cast our lot in an age of wonder-
ful progress, let us beseech God to convert
this great struggle for human advancement,
into a contest for the supremacy of good
over evil; and finally, that He will vouch-
aafe to preserve and bless the good things
which have come down to us from our fath-
ers, and make this a land of schools, and of
churches, and of wise laws, conducive to
the general prosperity, and conformableto
llis will-that where the intelect has full
scope for its powers, and faith a field for its
lleavenly vision, our liberties may be pre-
served, and the rain of truth and righteous.
has firmly established.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
_ State, at Hartford, this ninth
day of November, in the year
0
A
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~«v~ of our Lord, one thousand
3, L. s; eight hundred and fifty-two,
stvv and of the independence of
the United States the seventy-
ieveuth.
» THOS..H. SEYMOUR.
By His Excellency, the Governor,
JNO. P. C. ft’lATIIER,
Secretary of State.
How to Ruin a.San.—1. Let him have
his own way. 2. Allow him a free use of
his money. 3. Suffer him to room where he
pleases on the Sabbath. 4 Give him full
access to wicked companions. . 5. Call him
to no account of his evenings. 6. Furnish
him with no stated employment.
“ Tilly,” said a mother to her daughter,
who had seen but three summers, “What
xhoulrl you do without your mother?” “I
should put .-on, every day, just such a dress
as] wanted to,” was the prompt reply.
fi= Mrs. Partington says, the only way
tr prevent steamboat explosions, is to make
the engineers “bile their Water” ashore. in
tier opinion, all. the bustin’ is caused . by
“cooking the steam” on board.,,_ .
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%Fai.i"{icl,d C0. Agrictittuxial
At the meeting of the Fairfi‘ol‘d’ County 5
L 4 ..
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Agricultural Society, held in this city, on
Saturday,.6th inst, the following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year: ' '
For P7'csirIent.—'P. T. l3ARNUii', Fairfield.
Vzcc P7'eside2its.—J. B. Knapp, Stamford;
‘B. B. Plumb, Trumbull ; David Judson, jr.,
Stratfnrd ; Eliakim I-lough, Bridgeport ;
John H. Sherwood, Fairficld ; David Lewis,
Huntington: C. «L. Bostwrck, Monroe;
Edward Hill, Easton; Nehemiah Howe;
Greenwich , Augustus Mead, Greenwich ;
O. C. Sanford, Weston ; Stephen Hoyt,
New Canaan; John Waterbury, Daricn;
JacobA Van Zant, Norwalk; Geo. Os-
'born, Rerlding; Joseph Scars, Danbury;
VVm. H. Burr, VVeslp0rt ; Medal Kellogg,
New Fairfield ; H. K. v Smith, Ridgefield ;
Horace I-Iungerford, Sherman; Samuel B.
Middle-brook, Wilton; Lemuel Beers, New-
town ; Charles Jones, Brorikfieltl.
Sccrelargr/, John H. Sherwood, Fairfiek].
Assistant Secretary, James H. Crofut,
Bridgeport. .
T’)‘£(lSu’l'e7', Edwin Porter, Bridgeport.
VOTED.--That the Fair shall be held in
that town vthich will contribute the most to
the funds of the Society in proportion to its
population. ,-
On motion, adjourned to 2d Saturday, in
February, at l P. M. '
RELIGIOUS FEELING or MR VVr3BsTnrt.-—
The Rev. Dr. Lathrop, of Boston, inhts
sermon on the death of Mr. Webster, gave
the following illustration of Mr. Webster’s
sense of the value of religious faith :
I have from this desk witnessed his emo-
tions as he has listened to discourses. I re-
member one incident which clearly -and
beautifully illustrates his religious faith. It
daughter, Mrs. Julia Appleton, and his son,
Major Edward VVt.bster. [called on him,
to extend my sympathy for him in his deep
afliiction. As we met, there was a clasping
of hands; neither spoke for a few moments,
when he was the first to speak. He said,
“I feel at this hour that all that constitutes
the glory of man is the religion of Jesus.
there is nothing but this worthy to live for.
I should wish this to be placed on her tomb-
stone at Marshfield: ‘She was a believer in
Jesus.’ ” That sentence uttered in that
deep tone of voice, his whole frame quiver-
ing with emotion, made an impression on my
mind that I can never forget.
./lrliclcs l/ml wzll flslonis/I. llre J'a.pa.72cse.—
The Scientific American states among the
articles to be taken out are the following:
A l()Cl.‘!Y!t’)llV8, and ten miles of railroad
iron; a telegraph appa.ratt.i.s, with wire suffi-
cient to lead from the Empernr’s palace to
one of the principal towns; an apparatus
for taking, daguerreotypes; a magnificent
barge for the Emperor, and some fifty boxes
of domestic goods of all descriptions.
{if-‘,,=. The Courant has an amusing account
of “the voyage up Salt River.” We quote
the following :
“Soon after our arrival, a large public
niecting; was called, which assembled near
Cape Twri-agai7z.. The Hon. b’1(zy-rtl-/iome-
Grumbler was appointed Chairman, and Job
Doolittle, E35/,Secr'etai'y. I-lon. Mr. Facing-
bol/t wa._9/s tirade some lachrytnose retnarks,
which were promptly hissed down; when
Mr. Stick-to t/'tc-rig/it Great-lzearl offs: ed the
following resolutions, which were unani-
mously passed :
Resolved, 1 That after mature delibera-
tion, we come to the conclusion. that -we are
rowed up Salt River.
Rcsoltrcrl, 2 That we are alarmed!
fiesol erl, 3 That every rooster of the
settlement that crows once, shall be immedi-
ately decapitated.
Resolved, 4 That, in the investigation of
the causes of our dr-feat, we do not think it
is owing to Winfield Scott's snlendirl servi-
ces, or Franklin Pierce’s littleness, butto
the fact, that we lracl not 2.-ales cnoug/2..
Resolved, 5"l‘hat we stay here until we
go down stream again.
Resol-cell, 6 That in the words of the po.
et, we so y, “2.t' will never do (0 give ll up so
Mr. Brourir. J"
Bailit'oadr'i:§g.
As the Laf-.r_vette train was pitching along
at a most terrible rate, it was hailed from a
farm-house with loud shouts of “stop, stop.”
The bell was rung, the whistle screamed,
the train was stopped.
“ What’s the matter .7” asked the con-
ductor. c
“ Vvlby,” said the man, “me and my old
woman wantto go with you.”
“Well,” said the conductor, “get aboard
-—-get aboard.”
“ But we ain’t near ready yet, My old
woman has just begun to dress, and wants
you to wait.”
There wasa perfect explosion. he ladies
littered, the men screamed, the conductor
looked blank and shouted “ Go ahead !”
The passengers ail begged him to wait
until the woman dressed, and one gentleman
shouted, “ Come along with your wife, 1’]|
hook her dress,” and the train vamoserl.
Who will dare say that women don’t claim
their rights’ in this country, where a whole
train is stopped to give a woman a chance to
put on her " becomings E” Western women
against the word! if ska had got hold of that
conductor, she would have made him wait.
T
Mr. W'el)sle7"s Estates.--M r. Webster ex-
pressed astrong desire before his death that
his Marshfield and Franklin farms might
remain in the family. He therefore consti.
tuted J. W. Paige and Franklin Haven, of
Boston, and Edward" Curtis, of New York,
Trustees, to hold the property for the hem.
fit of his family. It is stated that nic.asures
are being taken to remove all incnmbrrmces
from both places. The incumbrances on his
Marsbfield prope.rty amounts to only $1,500
A501" One year ago, the lady of the Rev_
H- W- B“‘?°_he"i presented him with two lit-
tle responsibilities, (to celebrate the arrival
of Kossut.h——-in course.) A few days since
she honored him with t/tree more. flo/ray .’
fir.-e whole beings ~v/ithin a yea;-.._“.here1S
the man out takes the census-—this is truly
a prosperous country, and this is an We of
progress. Well! ministers can afi‘ordDit\
large salaries and slim sermons. Go it—
but spare the hindermost. ‘
Car. W'indlzam Tcleg-mpli.
fiDr. the 14th
rn.st._, Miss Mary A‘,, youngest daughter of
Rufus Seymour, E.-q., aged 22 years. An-
,.oth_er victim to camptiene. - .
.v
‘S-Society. ,
was in the interval bctweenthe death of his_
1\t01tv'VALK cAz1iTrE.
Tuesday. Nov- 16, I852.’
“SUPPORT YOUR OWN !”
. ~ ' . I '
Pay the Prmter !
We intend from the present week making a
vigorous effort to balance up our subscription
and advertising accounts to‘tl1e end of the pres-
ent year. .\Ve trust our friends will promptly
and cheerfully pint up as we are extremely de-
sirous ofiinproving the mechanical appearance
of our paper and in order to do ‘so we are main-
ly dependent upon these collections.
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After the Stornn.
\Vell. the greatstruggle of parties is pastzand
the world has come round to its f'ormei' monot-
inotts jog. Our people meet: and pass in the
streets with faces as bland and smiling as if
nothing in the world had happened! Our far-
me}'sat'e now quite as busily engaged in ,their
agricultural pursuits as previous to the election.
Our mechanics are quite as much engaged as
before, and our merchants are surely quite as
willing to give their customers ‘ great l)tll'gt’ll ns’
as formerly. VVlio would believe that; in a
country so vast, so glorious and apparently so
prosperous and happy, that there now dwell
more than two millions of disappointed men I
Men who but it few dtiys siuce were all ab‘s'_oi'-
bed in one ofthe greatest political contests OVOI‘
witnessed in this country, and yet; defeated, dis-
appointed, those men quietly and cheerfully
submit; to the will oftheir opponents. This is a
truly sublime spectacle, and one not easily
cornpieliended by our foreign admirers, yet
such is the genius ufAmoi'iczm institutions and
of the Anrer-ictrn, people.
E?‘ It; now appears from the democratic or-
gans that Gen. Scott has carried Kentucky
and Tennessee! \Vell, just. as you like geri-
tlemen—liave it all your own way, only clcn'l
disturb our repose by any attempts to excite our
expectations. \Ve. prefer the quiet of defeat
to the “noise and confusion" of victory.
K?°Gen. Sc”ott lost; Delaware by only 23
votes. \Ve have carried the Legislature and
thus saved the Senator.
Accident.
Capt. Lewis Raymond came near losing his
life on Saturday last at the railroad crossing
near the depot at South Norwnlk. He was
driving across the track just as the Dt_inbu.t'y
train was coming up, which struck his wagon
and shivered it to pieces, throwing him out up-
on the cow-catclrer, where be retained his posi-
tion until ilre train was stopped and he relieved
from his perilous situation. He was consider-
ably bi'uisoI.l, and the wonder is that he escaped
with his life. Beware of the crossings.
State Tcnnpcrance Convention.
This body closed a two days session in Hart-
ford on Thtrrstlay evening. Delegates were
present from seventy-nine towns, numberirg
over 700, exclusive of those present from Hart-
ford. It was decided after" it very lorigdiscus-
sion, occupying a part of both days, to question
candidates nomirmtcd by the political pni'ties as
to their views on the subject of the Maine Law.
On \Vcr}nestli‘ry evening the Convention '1ivas
addressed by Rev. E. H. Cliapin of'N. Y., and
on Tliui's'.la_v averting by John B. Gougli.
I-lolcoimb 8*» Lyon,
These entei'pr'ising gt-.ntlc.men presents! new
and quite extensive ‘Bill ofFnr'e‘ in our col-
umns, this week, which is.__wor'tliy of notice.—
Ottr Farmers especially would find it; worth it
voyage to the Queen City merely to examine
their vast array of Agt'it:u|tural Implements.
E?” Gen. T;ryloririf'or'ms us that there are
new four barber establishments in this town,
but noiwitlistztndirig that, and the_ fact that the.
best portion of his patrons have longer faces
than l'ormei'ly, he coritiritres to shave at his old
stand for six and a quarter‘ cents as lieretofore.
“ General Taylor never sur'r'endei's.”
£2? George I’. I’utriam of New York. is ina-
king arnngenrets for the csttiblislrinont of an en-
tirely new and original periodical on the 1st of
January next, under the title of "Putnanr’s
i\lorit.lily,” and announces among his list of con-
tributors, the names of Irving, Bryant, Haw-
thorne, Longfellow, Btiuctoft, \Vhipple, and
Emerson. '
A SLAV1~;C.tsr:of some riotot'iety is now pend-
inrr in the New York Court. A man from Vir-
b
grma, the owner ofseveral slaves in riglit of his
wife. being on his wav to Texas, brbuglit them_
to New York, to lake passage there. The
attorriey for the slaves, on it writ of /Labcas cor-
pus claims that as they were l)l‘Ou,<_7,lil’. voluntarily
into a free Stato,tliey are free, and do not come
under the provisions oftlie law fortlie rendition
of Fugitive Slaves.
553” The negro Gaul. who escaped from t,,lie
Drinbury Jail, some time since, has been reta-
ken and secured in his old place ofcontinemenr..
It is said that the Jail has been so repaired and
remodeled as to be safe against all further
escapes.
ANNEXATION or‘ CIJBA.-—-N11‘. \Vnlbridge,
member of Congress elect from the Third Con-
gressiottul Dl:ll'lCI, New York, has issued an
address to his constituents in which he says
thatlie regards his election as an expression
in favor ofincorporating "the beautiful island
oftlie Antilles” within the limits ofour govern-
ment as soon as it can constitutionally be done
without violence to existing treaties.
JONA'l‘.HAN AGAINST THE WoaLD.—-Accoi'd-
ing to the returns made by the Secretary ofthe
Tt'easui'y, it appear‘s that: the steamboat ton-
nngeconnccted with the American Lakes, ex-
ceeds that of (:r‘ri'ear Britain and all her depend-
encies. The steaniors on Lake Erie alone
measure more tons than all the stemnboms in
Europe, Asia and Africa, inclusive, provided
you leave out tliose which belong to Great Bi-it-
ian. Wliat a comment are such facts on the
boundless i'esotu'ces of our soil, and the go
ahead tendency of free inststutions.
IFP. T. Barnum and H. D. Beach are
about to prublish an illustrated weekly paper-
in New lot-k-—aftei' the faslriori, we suppose,
ofthe London News. Mr. Barnum has 1,3-
,O.Om.e ti-1.'O€l. Of being “-a man 0f'I'ei$u.t'8.."’
_ Co'nnecficnt'.- -
VVe have the full returns from all the towns
I in the State but four, and the 'major'rties in these.
with the following result : .
29.8.53
Scott; and Graham,
Pierce-and Kirg, 32 776'
Haleiand Julian 3,119‘
Piei'ce‘s plurality 2,923. .
The full vote of the four towns alluded to will
increase the VVhig and Loco_ vote about 500
each, and the Free Soil about 68-50 that the
whole vote of the State will be nearly 67,000,
i the largest ever polled. The vote for Governor
last spring was 62,788.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-OI’) Tuesday last its the l
4 P. M. train from New York approached the
station at Soutlrport, Mrs. Sttirgis, wife of Peter
Sturgis, the Station Agent, stepped from the
cars while they were in motion, and fell between
the platform and the cars. The‘ wheels passed
over I161‘, legs, crushing them in a. shocking
manner. Mrs. S. has since died;
BIG AI=PLi;s.—M r. Hiram Grummamotre of
our Wilton farmers, has sent us a. couple of tip-
ples of the fall pippin species, which in our
opinion . “ defy competition.” The largest
measures over 15 inches in cii'cunifei'ericb and
weighs 21 ounces. If any body can beat this
we should like to engage a few more to carry
our friends “away up Salt River.“
. ,_ Fare Rt-dticed. ,
\Ve understand that the Sterner Pacific has
reduced the fare to the city one half. It is now
25 cents.
N 0235 of Foreign Travel.
As election times are over, we intend resu-
ming our notes of Foreign Travel, giving our
impressions of England and ‘ swate Ireland.’
E§"I‘lie editor of the N. Y. Herald says
that somebody sent him it box of powder with
the design of blowing him up. The box pur-
ported to be private papers from H two on. No
harm was done, and no clue has been found of
the person who left the article.
SUnraIsiNG.—By some unaccountable com"-
binatiou of circumstances, E. B. VV-asliburn
(Whig) is elected to Congress over Campbell"
(Loco) in the Galena District, Illinois. How
it ‘Whig could be elected from Illinois, is :1 mar-
vel. There may be a good time coming, yet—-
who knows ?
I2?’ The story pulilislred in some oftlie New
York papers, and ours of last. week, ofa serious
trouble at \Villiams College, Mnssacliusetts.
between the Students and Faculty, is all it hoax.
Tm: Crtir.scic.\"t' Ci'rY.—A dispatch from N.
Orleans announces the arrival of this steamer.
The captain reports that the authorities of
Havana allowed the lttnd.ng of,_ma'rls and pas-
sengers on the present occasion, but: gave no-
tice that such permission would n-otbe again
granted. The difficulty is not yet; settled.
Highly Ilsrrpoi-rant from Mexico
Nziv Oiu-:1-:.t.\s, Nov. 12.
By the arrival of the steamship Texas
from Gralveston,tl1e Picayune pas received
late and imporiant news from the Rio Grand
giving an account of the commencementof
hostilities and a battle between the govern-
ment troops and revolutionists. It appears
that a body of 600 of the National Guard
who had been stationed at Matamoras, left
that town and encamped upon the American
side of the Rio Grande. They afterwards
re-crossed the river above Matanrorcs, and
marched upon Victoria to attack Gov. Car-
.dinas and General Av-alos, who were in
command of a large b rdy of the revolution-
ists. Gen. Canales on being apprised of
their intention, pursued them with an army
of 1500 and 8 pieces of artillery. The
Guards thereupon turned back and a general
erigzigerrreut ensued, which resulted in the
entire rout of Gen. Canal;-s and his forces.
ANOTHER FATAL EXPLOSION.
By this morning‘s mail we learn that the
steamer Buckeye Belle exploded both boil-
crs in Beverly Lo_cks,12 miles below Mari-
etta, last Friday night, killing fifteen per-
sons, and wounding many others.
The boat is completely turn to pieces. Ev-
ery flue in one boiler is collapsed, and the
other boiler cannot be found. I
I The accident is attributed to the gross car-
lessness of the engineers, one of whom at
the time ofthe explosion was standing on the
safety yalve.
{;@* The editor of the N. 0. Delta, who
recently visited Havana, says that the Sparr-
ish soldiers in Cuba may do very well for a
sort of uniformed police to keep down a
cowered and ridden dpwn people, but are ut-
terly unfit for actual warfare. He believes
that a dozen fire companies from any of our
cities would prove more than a match for
the whole squad. .~.,
{lr%The premium of $300 offered by O.
E. Dodge, for the best original story for his
Literary Museum, has been awarded to_l}’l'rs.
Caroline E Hentz, vridely known the
authotess of The Mob Cap, and arid’: sto-
rtes. =
§ji:$Not\vihstanding the efforts in certain
quarters to represent Gen. Scott as a sort of
abolition candidate, he has done better at
the South than at the North, having carried
Tennessee with her 12 Electoral votes, and
Kentucky with her ]2—while at the North
he carried only Vermont 5, and Massachu-
setts 13. It appears, too, that Scott almost
overcame the majority of 5000 or 6000
against the If/higs in North Carolina, and
that he lost the State by only one or two
hundred votes! Delaware was lost by only
23 votes. It was in the free States that Scott
has suffered the most. The abolitionists,
with few exceptions, voted their own ticket.
,{l@- The Market of Messrs. Mitchel &,
Camp, we learn was entered on Saturday
night last and robbed of a small sum.of man.
ney, etc. ,
1\’lAssaoH‘Usr.15rd.—,-There _ha_s, been tno
‘choice again for Governor.‘ Clifford's plu-
rality wilfbs over 20,000. "'l‘l-r_e'_ Convent-
tion toamend the Constitution has‘ been car-
ried by 5000 majority. Messrs. Scutlder,
Appleton and‘ W’-alley, whigs are elected to
Congress. No choicein other districts.—-
There are 10 whigs chosen for the Senate
and 8 Coalition. No choice 22. In the
House of Representatives, w_5iigs, 93 ;' C03.
litton 58; No choice, 255. So that the
election of governor depends upon the choice
of Representatives, hereafter made. '
Ed ward Boughton, has been sentenced to
six years in the Stale. Prison of Connecticut,
for placing of)struc.i0ns on the Naugatuck
Railroad track at Plymouth.
A lump of wet snlaaratus, applied to the
sting of zfwasp or bee, will stop the pain in
one minute, and prevent it from swt-lling.—
Pin this fact up somewhere for next sum-
mer’s use. .
The French Minister of \Var has given
notice that in all future agreements made
with contractors by the War department, anv
.wor-king on Sundays and holydays will be
prohibited. '
One of the California rr.inin,2' journals
avers that a company composed of ten per-
sons, workings. mining claim on Sandy
Bar, took out, as the actual proceeds of one
dat"‘s labor, one Ir.u.n'.rlrecl ct/rel fifty] one yzounrls
oflrlusll Placing clean river dust at it value
of $17 per ounce, which we believe is a
low price, the amount would be $41,072
Other companies in the same region are
meeting with good success -
$13?’ The fnllowlng bet was made a few
days beforeihe “l’re.sidential electign,” be
tween a whig and democrat, in Philadelphia.
The loser to put'chast?., saw, and carry into
the chamber oi the winner, a half cord of
good hickory wood : sawing to commence
at 3 o’clock, P. M., in front of the house.-
The loser fully intends to pay the bet. _
The Lake FisIicrz'e.s' —The fisheries on the
western lakes have gradually increased, until
instead of being carried on by a few Indians
and h;.lf- breeds, as they were a few years
since, 10,000 are now more or less ldept:n-
denton the fisheries of lake Michigan alone.
A rnagnifieenteruption of Mount Etna oc-
curred on the night of August 20, which
has not been surpassed by any in 40 years.
It was feared that some villziges would be de-
stroyed by the streams of lava.
A runaway slave from a Georgian plant-
er, recently returned to his master a tvcalthy
man ! The master was poverty stricken,
and felt very nice -.vhen the net_rro’s- unbound-
ed gratitude presented him $10,000 for his
freedom papers.
Cost of IVm'.—'I‘he war debts of the Eu-
ropean nation.-' amount to $l00,000,000,000
It would require the labor of four millions of
men at $l50 per annum to pay tho. interest
of this sum at 6 per cent. 'l‘o pay the prin-
cipal, every irrhabitant of the globe would
have to pay at least ten dollars. ‘
The reports received relative to the discov-
ery of iron, coal, gold, diamonds and other
precious stones in great abundandance in
Central America, are confirmed by late
advices,
Mr. George Spicer has made a match, in
which he bots $1,000 against $2,000 that-he
will produce a horse which will perform one
hundred miles in nine hours.
never been accomplished.
The sister ofKossuth, Madame Zstiluvsky,
is keeping a boarding-house in’ N. Y. Her
eldest son is 17', and was refused a place to
work in a cnrpenter’s shop because he could
not speak English. A few ladies in N. Y.
are interesting themselves for the family.
The Cincinnati Coinmert-ial says that a
gentleman residing in that city. possessed of
property to the amount of $10,000, lost his
all by the result of the late election He also
borrowed several hundred dollars of his
frierids which be staked upon the issue of the
contest. '
T/Le Founzlalion of Liberly.—The Buenos
Ayrean government has recently decreed,
that in the course of instruction pursued in
the public schools in that country, the word
of God shall be included. I
The Cholera is advancing
through Europe.
{}r§ The Hutchinson Farnily write home
that thcirjourney in Ca-lifornia, in one year,
has furnished more solid gold profit than a
lifetime would in the States.
Opium Errliug.—It is said that a thousand
pounds of opium are sold by retail cyery
week in New York city, and that the prac-
tlcp of opium eating is increasing very rap
idly. -
{@- The Turkish government has forced
the Kurdish chief who robbed the Rev. Dr
Bacon, to restore an amount equal in Value
to the property stolen, and will still further
punish the robbers.
westward
A female attired in men’s clothes attemp-
ted to vote in one of the Wards in New
York, on Tuesday, but her sex was discov-
ered.
Accidenl.—A fireman named Simmons,
attached to the early Bridgeport train, was
instantly killed yesterday morning, by stri-
king his head against the bridge, in West
Haven, as the train was coming to this city.
Register.
A Can].—A young lady, accustomed to
teucliiug music on the Piano, would. like to form
it class of six or eight, if application is tirade
soon, wliotn she would instruct at her own, or
their residences, its rniglit be pr'efei'i'ed. Terms
reasonable. Applications matte at the Gazette
office, where further information may be ob-
tained. 4:2tf
I flittrrtrh.
In Daurbury, 7th iust., by Rev. W. C. Httytr
David Judson, of Bt'idg,epot't, to Mrs. Ellztt
Andrews Of Danbury.
I iilirb.
In \Vestpnrt, 3d inst.., after a short and severe
sickness of '1‘vplius Fever, Arthur H. Sanford, in
the 17th year of his age.
In this town 13th, Frutik. White, colored, aged
about 60 years. '
In Datrbriry, 6th inst., Charity, wife of Col. E.
Moss White; 7th iiist., Mr. James M. R.owan,uged
24 '
y8ilI’S. .
in Mill Phrirr, 10th, Solomon \V. Signor, aged
about 1.2 years.
The feat has I
prices, by
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"A Cami.-:—'The substwiberfhs ring, dlstiosetf
of his business to Tbéotlore Lyon, would tender‘
his Ilia nks to the public for the liberal patronage’
mend ti‘ continuance of their favors to his suc-
cessor‘,wb-o will do all in his power to merifi
their pzrrronnge. ‘
of immediate settlement: of their riccounts, and‘
will please call on M r. Lyon or S. G. Comstock,-
who are alll[l)0t‘lZ'6Cl to settle my bills and give
ret-:eipfs‘ therefor’. ' '
- D. COMSTOCK. Jr. -
.No.rwalk, Oct. 1852.
. Advertisement.
EZEKIAH ALLEN, of the town of
Westport. left. the -residence of his
niotlier, \Vitlow Susan Allen, about it mile east;
of the railrotitl depot in said town. on the night;
of 31st Oct. last. He left the landing in ii sail‘
boat ; it is supposed that. he proceeded to Nov-
Wulli Islands. us the boat was found the maxi;
d:ry.— urrpsizetl. and ti young man who started
with him was found on the boat. west of Nor--
walk I arbor. Cirt-.urnstam:es induce his friends
to believe that he was drowned on that night,
He was 33 year's old‘, hm] on when he left, It
Kossutlr lttit, blue plaid rountlzibout, red striped
silk vest, black _cassirnere pantaloons. calf-skin
boots, black s_ilk cravirt, with lireustpin and gold
chain, plaid undershirt. while out. sliirt-—éach
arm marked with India ink. one with an anchor
and the other with a heart containing the letters
H. A. - Wlioever' may find the body of the
above (lescr'ibr=.tl pt’-l's0tI. will please inform his
trfllictetl motlrer, by whom any information re-
spectirig him will be repaid with gratitude.
\Vestpoi°t, Nov. Qtlr, 1852. 3r*46'
I3‘ Papers in this vicinity will please notice
the above.
_ NOR\VA LK
Planting and 1‘v’Ef'g. Company.
7 ‘T HE llli(lPl'Slg|‘l€(I, Slot-kholtlers of the Nor
walk Planing and Manufacturing Com-
pari_y.a Cot'tior'rrtinn forn-“red under and purstiatit
to the provisions of the 14th chapter of title 3d
of the RPVlS£‘(l Stiittites of" C'on.necticur. ‘renti-
tled of Joint. Stock Coi'porari'on.s," l‘ier*eb_v give‘
notice that there will be at meeting of the Sroc_k-
Il0l(lPl'S nfsuitl Corporzition, on the 29th day of
November‘. 18:32, at the dwelling-house of
Clmtles Hoyt in Norwrrlk, for the purpose of
nppoiriting the ofiicers of said Corporation. or-
daining and esttrblisbing By-Laws, and doing all
other necessary business. '
CH ARLES HOYT.
HENRY ISBELL.
Norwalk, Nov. 12t.li,’185'2.
Kellingefis Zriniment.
IIIS sale and pleasant remedy for rheu-
matic and nervous trffectioris. also the bass
knnwn Liniment. in the world fora sore, sprain,
cut. or bruise either upon the human frarne 01'
on the horse or other animals. For sirle by
J. A. VVEED.
For Sale.
L().~‘t‘DS of excellent Building
Stone.
aeo-
WM. B. SKELLENGER.
Norwnlk. Nov. l3tlr. I852. 46tf
Saugatuck Bank.
T tl rneeting of the Directors of the Sau-
guiuck Bunk. it. was '
Jlcsrilvcd. That this Board of Dii'er:tors pro-
pose to the Stockliolder-s of the Sntigatnrk Buck.
that the ‘Bil article nflhe Articles of Association-
of said Batik be nrnendotl by erasing the word
"v.ill:i;;e” in said article and substituting in its
stezul the word’ '* town.” By nrrler of the
Botird, D. M. MARVIN, Pres.-
\Vodnesda_v, Nov. 3d. 1852. 6146
NU'l‘hlEGS for sale in any quantity. by
J. A. VVEE D.
QUA NTIT Y of Lubin’s celebi'ut'et'l Ex-
tracts, wai'i':tnted genuine. for SHIO by
J. A. WEED.
TEAS.
7 HE subscriber" her-ps tsonstantly on hand it
lrtrgze supply of fresli TEAS. ofir-ll quali-
ties and prices. Don’t. forget to call at
HO LM ES do CO‘S.
Di.s'lr7'cl of Norwalk so Probate Court, No-
vrmbcr lll/1, 1852.
E STATE of \VA LT ER S. OLMSTEAD
hire of \Vilion in said tiistrict. deceased.
The. Court of Probate for the rlisirict. of Nor-
walk, lriith limited and allowed six nrontlts from
the date liereof. for the creditors of said Estate
ttiexlribir. tlieir-clairrrs for settlement. Those
who rregler-r in present their accounts properly
attested, witliiu said tirm-,\\vi|l be flel)_tll‘l'€‘.(l it re-
covery. All per.-zons irrdcbted to-said Estate,
are r'eque.ste.tl to make lllllltetlinfe payment to
DANIEL G. OL:V1S'l‘ EA D, Administrator,-.
\-Vilton, Nov. 18th, 1852. 46*
Dl.sl"ic/. of N07‘-zcal/c ss Probate Court, Novem-
ber 131/1, 18.52.
ST.-\TE of HANNAH B. TOQUET,
. _1 late ofNew Canaan in said district, derfd.
Orr/crctl-—Tliat the Atliriinistrzrtor exlribilt
his adinirristi'atio.r: account to this Court for ad-
justment.:it tfre probate. officein Norwalk ontlre
Qlli titty of Dr-comb-1', 1852. at 9 o'clock fore-
uoori; and that all persons interested in said es
rate. may be notified the-.r'eol". the administrator!‘
will cause this order to be pnlrlislied in a news-
paper printed in Fairfield County and post a
copy thereof on the Sign post in said New Cn-
mian at least ten days before said «lib day of
December. GEORGE A. DAVENPORT,
3t.*r. 6 J utlge.
Dislricl of Norwrtl/c ss Probate Court, No-
’L‘CInf)C7‘ I3//L, 18-'32.
S’l‘ATE of E LIAKLVI RA YMOND, late
of Br-ooklyn-in Kings county and State of
New York, tleceased. i
The Adrriiriisti'irtot' rt=.pi'esents the Estate in-
solvent, and prays the appointment of Commis-
sinners thereon. ‘
Orderecl.-—-That Conimissioners to receive
and examine the claims of the Crerlitors of
said Estate be appointed at the Probate office
in Norwalk, on the 4th day of December‘. 1552
at 9 rfclccli foreuoon. of which all persons in
interest will take notice, and appear if they
see cause, and be heard thereon, and Said tid-
rninistrator will publish this order in.a newspa-
per printed in Fairfield Corinty. and post a.
copy thereof on each of the sign posts in said
Norwalk, at least twelve days before said 4tlx '
day of December.
GEORGE A. DAVENPORT,Judge.
Something New.
TE have added to our stock of Fancy
Goods, Pure Bay Wtliel‘, wat'i'iint.ed, irri-
!}0l'teiTl from the isltind of St. Tlromirs, a fine
assortrnerit of cologne, from (id. to $1 per bot-
tle, extratrts, transpzrrent: drawing slates for
children". a fine article of tooth paste and pow-
der, Toilet powder, Fine Toilet Soaps. tlie best
kinds of Tricoplierous and Hair Oils. Perfumed
Emeries and Cushions Kaleidascopes. Fancy
Boxes. Plays, doc‘ Call and see at '
DISB RU WS, Silver Smith rind Jeweler.
Damaged _
INEN CAM BRIG HDKFS.—4000 Lin-
err hdkfs, very slightly wet, rec'd this day
from auction, and for sale very. very. VERY
cheat p, and no mistake. at MUULTON’S.
WBSt[)0l'I', Oct. 30. ' 44 .
Paints and Oil.
TONS pure white lead‘. '
3 hlrds linseed" oil, wuri'anted~ pure.
2 tons rniuenil paint—fit'e proof.
Points of all colors mixed to order. at fewest
Z, SANFORD.
{._.—v
Westport, April 2.
.2-:2
lreretofore extended to him. and would recomj-‘ _-
.']‘lrose inrlelited to me will see the necessity ’
Norwalk Chronicler