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“It contains his secret,” said Alice
who began 10 divine tl1e cause of Bel-

«.-her’s excitement.

The villain finding that he had over,
reached himself, endeavored to put on a

bold face.

"I sent you the wrong letter, sir; it is
my property, and though you are the

President of the United States—”
"The President !” exclaimed Alice.

"The President!” repeated Mr, Mal-

col m.

The dignified stranger bowed slightly,
while an involuntary smile played upon

his lip.

“The contents of this letter,” said he,
turning to Mr. Malcolm, “seemed to be
of the greatest importance to the owner,
so much so that Icame in pers nto state
the manner in which it came into my
possession, I am happy to be the bearer
of it, and I congratulate you on the oc-
casion of fortune which it brings you—”
and the President, whose dignity and
firmness had awed Belcher into silence,
handed the letter to -the rightful owner.

“M r. Belcher,” continued be, “you had
better retire."

The villain, perhaps grateful that an
opportunity to escape was afforded him,
made a precipitate retreat from the room.

The frame of Mr. Malcolm trembled
with emotion as he read the stolen lettel’
It contained the intelligence of the death
of his only brother-—a wealthy London
mercl1ant—who had by will, bequeathed
all his property to him.

It was this letter that Belcher had de-
tained, and discovering that Alice would
again be an heiress, he had» endeavored
to win her hand before she received the
intelligence. In the haste and excite-
ment of enclosing the letters, he had slip-
ped the one intended for Alice into the
envelope, and then mis-directed the two.

In the morning, wishing again to ex-
amine the valuable epistle, he had taken
it from his pocket, and on opening the
wrapper, discovered to his consternation
that it contained only the letter he had
written for Alice. In his attempts to
rectify the mistake, the scene we have dc’
scribed ensued.

The President, after some friendly con-
versation with Alice and her father. de-
parted to his residence, deriving from his
visit that happiness which, with ar1 up-
right man, always follows the ministra-
tion of good to others.

Mr. Worthington did not occupy his
seat in the capital that day ; but before
the sun set, Alice, with blushing cheek
and fluttering heart, listened to the im-
petus Southerner’s confession of his love,

An agent was immediately despatched
to England to take care of Mr. Mal-
colm’s interests. Arnold Belcher left
Vllashington in the next train and has
not been heard of since, much to the an-
noyance of sundry creditors in New
York.

Mr. Vllorthington is still a constant
visitor at the residence of the worthy
clerk, who is rapidly recovering his for-
mer health, and rumor says, Alice be-
comes a bride in the spring, when Mr.
Malcolm will proceed to the South with
the bridal party.

Gov. Wi7ltl1rop’s Idea of Woman’s Rights
—We find the following entry in the new edi-
tion of Winf.hrop‘s Journal, under the year
1643, which clearly shows the opinion of that
worthy functionary, in regard to the doctrine
of’ womuu’s mission. There may be a doubt
wliefher some of the modern advocates of the
largest liberty on this subject, are not obnox-
ious to the Governor's censure, and might not

have “ kept their wits if they had improved
them usefully.”

“ Mr. Hopkins, the Governor of
Hartford upon Connecticut, came to
Boston, and brought his wife with him.
a godly young woman, and of special
parts,) who was fallen into a sad infirm-
ity, the loss of her understanding and
reason, which had been growing upon
her divers years, by occasion of her giv-
ing herself wholly to reading and wri-
tiiig, and had written many books. Her
husband, being very loving and tender
of her, was loath to grieve her, but he
saw his error when it was too late.-
For if she had attended her household
affairs, and such things as belong to wo-
men and not gone out of her way and
calling, to meddle in such things as are
proper for men whose minds are strong-
er, etc., she had kept her wits, and
might have improved them usefully and
honorably in the place God had set her.
He brought her to Boston, and left her
with her brother, one Mr. Yale, a mer-
chant, to try what means might be had
here for her. But no help could be
had."

 

Au Arurcnorr-: wrrn A MORAL.-A
friend not long since told us a story in re-
lation to one of o11r subscribers, which
contains a good moral for husbands, a11d
also furnishes an example for wives which
is not unworthy of imitation under similar

circumstances :
The subscriber referred to, said to our

friend in the presence of his wife, that it

had been his intention to call at the Re-
corder oflice, pay up his arrearages, and

discontinue his paper. His wife very
promptly asked‘

‘Why 110 you intendjto discontinue the

paper?”
"Because” said the husband, “I am so

much away from home on business, and
have so little time to read, there seems

to be very little use in taking the paper.”
“Yes,” responded the wife, “ it may be

of no use to you, but it is of great use to

me.

subscribe myself.”

As the pa per has not been discontinued,
we suppose the wife's reasoning was con-

clusive.

The moral of this incident must not .‘~" I

overlooked. The husband should cons.-n
er the gratification and profit afforded I-2.-

wife and children by the paper, as well ..:-. 

his own, and not discontinue it becat: 5':

he may not have an opportunity to res ,: ‘

it regularly. And further it may remi;
some good husbands, not now subscribe 
that it is their duty to take the pa;

that their wives and children may kns A

"what is going on in the world."




it

I remain at home while you are
gone, and 1 wish to know what is gn_
ng on in the world. If you discontinued
the paper, I will go straight to town and

Crossing the Atlantic in Balloons.
This is a favorite project of Mr.Wise,
be celebrated zcrouaut; and in a late
communication from his pen he gives the
estimated expense of such a journey. Hi‘
practical discoveries, and the scientific ob-
servations of Professor Espy have estab-
lished the fact, the United States, at an
elevation of from two to three miles, there
is a constant current of wind from the
west to the east.‘ By keeping in this
current, it is supposed the trip might be
made in two or three days. It would not
be so easy a matter to return, but the
starting point might be reached by con-
tinuing around the globe. Mr. \Vise
makes the expense of a globular silk bal-
loon, 125 feet in diameter, $10,000; pre-
pared linseed oil, $200; net works, grap-
nel and cordage,$300 ; labor $1,000 ; con‘
tingencies, $1,000; sea worthy boat.
with masts and sails stowed away, $5,000;
provisions and water for eight men.
$100; instruments, $500; 5V9 hllndfed
and fifty thousand cubic feet decarboniz-
ed coal-gas, $2,500; ballast $100;total
$20,700. Such a balloon, half filled,
would carry up 34,375 lbs., and after ma-
king a deduction of 9,180 pounds for the
sea boat, men, &.c., and ascensive power
to start with, there would be"); left a net
total power of 25,195 pounds for mails
and ballast. This would be power
enough to cross the Atlantic, and deposit
mails at Lisbo11,Madrid, Minorca, Naples
and Constantinople, and that is as far as
he promises to go on the first experiment.
With an outfit of $20,000 Mr.Wise says
he would be “ prepared to circumaarouaut
the globe at an expense each trip of about
$3,000 ; and as soon as he got a little prac.
tice, leave mails i11 addition to the places
above named, at Pekin, Japan Islands,
the Pacific Ocean, California, St. Louis,
and VVashington. He is now directing
efforts to the accomplishment of a trip
from Cincinnati or St. Louis to the At-
lantic sea-board, and if he succeeds in this,
it is believed there will be no want ofe11-
terprise and skill to carry his greater
scheme into execution. Few men are
possessed of more energy, and if he can
obtain the_necessary aid he will doubtless
make the attempt to cross the Atlantic,
whatever may,be his success.-—Courant.

 

The Late Col. Bliss.
Col. Bliss, son-i11-law to the late la-

mented President Taylor has fallen a vic-
tim to that fearful scourge of the South——
the yellow fever. He died at Pascagoula,
La,, on the 5th i11st., leaving a bereaved
wife, only daughter of President Taylor,
and the sole survivor of General Taylor's
family, who occupied the VVhite_ House.
Colonel Bliss was a descendant from
the Granite State, although himself bor11
in the State of New York. His father

was also an officer in the United States
army, and married a lady of Lebanon.
N. H., and afterwards moved to Troy,
New York, where the late Col. Bliss was
born. After the decease of the father,
the widow with her son, then a youth, re-
turned to her friends at Lebanon, and that
town with a just pride claims Col. Bliss
as one of its own sons. He was educa-
ted at West Point, and became early dis-
tinguished an industrious a nd fine scholar.
He gave early promise of the acou1plish-
ed gentleman and brave officer, which
his after life did not belie. He was at-
tached to General Taylor's staff during
the Mexican campaign, and afterwards
married the only daughter of the General.
When the latter was called to fill the high-
est office in the gift of the people, he very
naturaly and properly appointed Col. Bliss
his Private Secretary, and in that capac

it.y he won the good opinion of all politi.
cal parties by his urbamty and judicious
conduct. On the decease of President
Taylor, Col. Bliss resumed his position as
Inspector in the army, at the time of his
death. He was about forty-five years of
age when he died- Thus is he called
away at the period of his greatest useful-
ness by a summons which sooner or later
must be obeyed by all mankind. “So
pass the world away."-—Boston Journal.

of Central and South
America.
It is necessary, occasionally, to post up

our readers on the affairs of our neighbors
on the Continent, though, we must say,
the transactions in their history are not
very important or very interesting.

In Central America, the feeling pre-
vails that a Federal Union of the States
is needed for their well-being. The Gas-
ta. Rica Gazette says that even Costa
Rica and Guatemala are not so much op-
posed to a Union, as they are to the
manner in which it has been presented.
That paper remarks that “there is at this
time a species of political gravitation to-
wards a Union of the Central American
States,” and the result of it will be, "the
re-establishment of confidence between
men of the same origin, the same religion
and the same customs.”

This same feeling exists in Honduras.
The Honduras Bulletin thinks that if
a Union should he found, Guatemala
would not be so ready to make an un-
just war upon Honduras, and that, under
a principle of common nationality, “the
difficulty to promote and the ability to
punish sectional discord, would be ama-
zingly increased.” While, on the other
hand, the San Salvador papers blame
Honduras for her war upon Gautemala
a11d her ambitious projects with refer-
ence to San Salvador and Nicaragua.

From South America we learn that
‘he civil war continues in Buenos Ayres
and that Urquiza is still beseiging Bue-
nos Ayres, but with indifferent success.
Every thing is in disorder and trade stag-
nates.

Surinam is disposed to relinquish slave-
ry and try the system of Cooly laborers.
l '1’ iere is no doubt that war will take
.3 {.vl'-:~.'.~;: between Peru and Bolivia. Presi-
ti-*.:t. Echenique of Peru has published a
5 ->.:.:..:.."estoclaiming that the war originates

tyrannical disposition of Belzu or

‘at of his Minister of foreign Affairs.
 idem Belzo ofBolivia retaliates in a
' gar manifesto. He has been vested

' ‘fongress of that.Republic with ex‘
, ldinary powers to carry on the War‘

Affairs

«-9! .-7'“ disafl‘ey5.ti,9n_.gxists.in.Bolivia.aaainst.

the atimiiiistratiou of the Minister of For-
eign A.fl"a_irs. The Peruvians have taken
possessionlof Cobija, the only port of I30-
livia, and have levied excessive duties on
all goods passing through Peru into Bo-
livia. In retaliation, Belzu has prohibi-
ted all commercial intercourse with Pe-
ru '

In Chili every thing is quiet. The
coal, copper, and silver mines are work-
ed" with energy and success. Moutt’s
government gives universal satisfaction
and the country is increasing in prosperi-
ty and wealth.

Intelligence from Venezuela is con-

tradictory. , Most accounts report that
the rebellion near Cumana has been put
down, and good order restored, while
other reports make the rebels successful.
The disputes between Ecuador and
France have been settled, and peace will
be presented between Ecuador and Pe-
ru,,- .
Brazil is peaceful and prosperous.-—
It is-an immense country, with natural
resources superior to those of any other
nation in the world.
The event which may ultimately'af-
feet-the destiny of South America more
strongly than any other, is the contem-
plated expedition for commercial purpo-
ses up the river Amazon. We shall look
with; much curiosity for its results.

 

From: the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
, Romance in Real Life.

Agfew years ago there lived in New
Yo'rl_r'a young Frenchman, whose pock-
et was understood to he often empty, and
whose head was considered to boast a
vacum as great. He was a man of few
words, his silence even going to the verge
of unsociability, and his acquaintances
consequently were limited. Some said
his habits were coarse, his associates li-
centious, and his honesty more than ques-
tionable; and perhaps there was as much
truth in these statements as there usually
is respecting’ idle and self-willed young
men‘, with ‘no fixed religious principles,
strong passions, and tastes above their
means. Suddenly the stranger disap-
peared from New York, and soon ceased
to be'remembered there except by a few
who laughed occasionally at what they
considered an insane dream, which, it
seems, haunted this young adventurer.
He entertained, so they said, the absurd
idea that destiny had great things in store
for him. A He believed, in short, that he
would yet mount the throne of one of
the 111ost powerful European kingdoms,
and that nothing which could be done
to prevent the accomplishment of this
fate would succeed. He might, indeed,
he kept out of this inheritance for a while
b11t of his triumph ultimately there was
no doubt whatever. This man, as the
reader may have guessed. was the neph-
ew and heir of Napoleon.
Twice, in‘ pursuance of the desimy
which he believed to be his, he invaded
France, once before once after his visit
to this country.
The last time his means seemed so inad-
equate to the end he aimed at, that most
men laughed in derision; in fact, one
general shout of contempt went up from
one portion.of Europe to another. It
was the fashion to call him a fool, except
with the few who called him insane.-
For several years he lingered in prison;
condemned . to incarceration for life in
consequence of his last invasion of France
and lingered there practically forgotten
by the world. At last however he man-
aged to escape. But so important was
he considered generally, that the news
was scarcely regarded by any one. He
now went to London, but only to find
the verdict of New York repeated.-
Even" the " few sagacious ‘men who, like
Peel, thought they saw more in him
than 'me't~t~h'e general eye, forebore to
state ~thei'r- own opinion publicly, lest their
reputation ~ ‘for sagacity might suffer.——
All at? once, however, his dreams turned
up‘ re'alities.'« Louis Phillippe was de-
throned; a so-called republic was estab-
lished in France; and the nation at large
was called -upon to elect a President.—-
The fool of Bologne, as he was nicknamed
offered himself as a candidate. He was
elected byan immense majoritv. Once
in hi"s=seat,‘ he set to work to prostrate
all other 1-rivals, and to destroy every
party but his own, and strange as it was
then considered this bold undertaking
has succeeded. Cavignac, Thiers, Mou-
talambert, and every other leader of em-
inence, he out-manazuvred and ruined.-—
He is now consequently Emperor of
France.

But this is not all. Scarcely had he
been seated in his imperial chair, when
the -horrizon of eastern Europe became
ominous with war. Month by month
the clouds have thickened, in spite of
momentary glimpses of sunshine, and
now there is a prospect of a general Eu-
ropean struggle. It only depends, in
truth, on the will of this man, the former
adventurer ir1 New York, the “fool of
Bologne,” to say whether war shall break
out or 11ot. England, trembling for her
manufacturing and commercial interests,
is willing to permit Nicholas to occupy
the Dauubian principalities, sooner than
to draw the sword. But if the French
Emperor declares that this occupation
cannot be submitted to; if he says that
France, sooner than permit the outrage,
will cross the Rhine alone, England, in
self-defence, will be compelled to take up
arms; and the arming of the two powers
involves, as every one knows, a conti-
nental war. Louis Napoleon holds in
his hands the destinies of Europe. His
decision will turn the scale. He can
save Turkey, or give the Czar Constan-
tinople. He can raise Hungary, Italy
and Poland to their feet, or keep them
prostrate, and do either with a word.-—
The man who, a few years ago, could
scarcely command a diunerin New York
now orders the fate of war or peace in
Europe, and perhaps the fate of western
civilization. Is not this romance ?—
Where, even in the Arabian Knights, is
there any thing to surpass it’!

ff? Henry Ward Beecher says, "there
is a more Gospel in a loaf of bread

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Arrival of the Europa.
VVEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
lfifln Eastern affairs no change has taken
place since the announcement, already
received, that the Ports accepts, without
modification the note prepared by the
four powers, and already acceded to by
the Czar.

A despatch from Jassy, of the 3d, says
a Divan was couvoked, and solicited the
Hospodars to remain; the Czar having
given them permission either to proceed
to Constantinople or remain at home un-
molested.

The correspondence between the Por-
te and Hospodras, ordering the latter to
retire, is published; but contains noth-
ing not already known.

The correspondence says that Reschid
Pasha had informed Austria that any oc-
cupation of Servia by Austrian troops
would be regarded as a declaration of
war. Meantime, the Ports undertakes
to preserve order in the Province, and
had sent a Commissioner there.

GREAT BRITAIN.

The long promised debates on Turkish
affairs had taken place in Parliament, and
were generally regarded as unsatisfacto-
,y. The English funds opened next day
with a further depression, although they
afterwards revived from other causes.
Lord John Russell stated, in reply to
Lord Dudley Stuart, that the negotiation
with the United States regarding; Mos.
quito Territory, were still pending; but
he hoped they would be brought to a sat‘
isfactory termination before next session.
Parliament was to be prorouged on
the 20tl1, if rothing unforeseen occurred.
Large arrivals of gold were expected
from Australia during September.

FRANCE.

The French news is entirely concen-

trated on reports of the grand fete of the
15th. A review of thousands of men

tournaments, a passage at arms between
French and English knights 011 the field
of the Cloth of Gold, balloon ascents,
processions, boat races, &c., took place.
High Mass was celebrated, and the

proceedings wound up with a brilliant
display of fireworks, and an unlimited
supply of bread and Vin Ordinaire to the
poor at a total expenditure ofthree fourths
ofa million of francs. The weather was
very favorable for this joint festival of
Napoleon, and the Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary.

Austria has addressed a memorandum
to all the European Governments show-
ing that the recent affair at Smyrna is
America’s first step toward the realiza-
tion of the Monroe doctrine.

RUSSIA.

From St. Petersburg 5th inst., it is an-
nounced that Menschikoff has declared
the Circassian Coast from Naara to Sa-
kem Kale, in a state of blockade to pre-
vent the importation of arms from Smyr-
na. ,

It is stared that the Circassians had ta-
ken by storm the Russian port Chorpuk
Kale.

L1v1:1u>oor. Corrou M.mxn'r.—The
Atlantic's news had no effect on the
Cotton market, which has continued dull
and the better qualities are a shade low-
er, while the lower qalities have declined
one-sixteenth to one-eighteenth of a pen-
ny. The sales of the week were 39,000
bales, of which 3,630 were to speculators
and 5,830 to exporters. The sales of
Friday were 5,000 bales, the market
showing an improvement at the close.

VVheat has advanced two-pence, and
flour from ninepence to one shillinoz

LONDON Mom-zv MARK!-:'l‘.—C0ns0ls for
money closed at 98 and for account at
981-4. There was increased pressure
on the money market, but the rate of in.
terest was unchanged.

In American Stocks and Railroad
bonds, a moderate business has been
done at previous prices.

New York Banks.

The condition of the leading depart-

ments of the banks of Mew York, at five

periods, compares as follows :-
Loans. Deposites. C'1'rcult1h'm1. Specie

June 11 s95,520,656 859,078,171 s9.0s5.19oi $12,174,500
Aug. 6 97,899,617 53,410,756 9,510,405 9,7-l6,45‘.Z
Aug. 13 95,552,277 59,167,712 9,452,945
Aug. 20 93,866,807 57, 317.659 9,424,736 11,101,552
Aug. 27 92,386,953 57,431,803 9,427, 191 11,319,047

The returns for the 27th of August,
compared with those for the 13th, show
a decrease in discounts of $1,479,854, and
an increase in deposits of $114,150; in
circulation, $2,405, and in specie, $216,-
495. Since the banks commenced their
weekly returns, there has been a decrease
in discounts of $5,512,664; in deposits
of $978,948; in circulation, $83,271};-
a11d an increase in specie of $1,572,595.

 

One ofthe little girlsqf Maz'ne.——Miss
Isabella Dunham, aged 15, daughter Of
George Dunham Esq., an enterprising
ship-builder of that state, recently took
passage in the stage coach for Hampden,
where she was attending school- There
were with her in the coach several young
gentlemen ('3) who set the Maine Law at
defiance by drinking from a bottle which
one of them took from his pocket. Con-
sidering herself insulted, she called on the
driver to stop, and jumped from the car-
riage. Although solicited by the driver to
return, she persisted in walking the re-
mainder of the way, about a mile,to the no
small mortification of the nice young men.

 

A Good Hit ——I11 the course of a
discussion in the Massachusetts Consti-
tutional Convention, the other day, a
good deal was said of the licentiousness:of
the press,whereupon Col. Schouler, of the
Boston Atlas, made a very fair retort

“ A great deal has been said abou‘
the licentiausness of the public press.-
Now, Sir, I happen to have had a great
deal to do with the public press, and I
must say that the most licentious part
of my experience with the public press
has been in defence of men in public
stations. (Great laughter.) I trust,Mr.
President, I am not out of order.-
(Loughter.)

The Great Gold Nugget.--The Lon-
don Times states that the great Austra-
lian nugget, recently exhibited in Leis-
cester square, has been melted and sold
for £6,532, nearly $27,000. Its weight,
before melting, was1.466 of the Ameri-

cenis.t-nd-t.«l..°£9-1°th0- . 7.

The Case of Capt. Gibson. ;
Capt. Walter M Gibson has returned 5
to the United States, after a long deten- 
tiou and imprisonment. in the dungeons ‘
of Java, by order of the Dutch Govern-
ment. His case is an interesting one.-
He purchased the United Stntes Schoon-
er Flirt, and left this country in May
1851, for the purpose of assisting Carre-
ra in obtaining the Supreme power in
Guatemali. Having detained too long to
be of service to the insurgents, be altered
his determination, and decided upon en-
gaging in the East India trade.

When in the Java sea, he was driven
by strees of weather to put into Mintok
in the Island of Banca, which is celebra-
ted for its tin. He was kindly treated by
the Dutch Government, and openly hori-
ored by various attentions, while he was
secretly watched and a spy placed over
over him, under the name of a Secretary
to assist him in learning the native lan-
guage. In the progress of his his tours
through that Island and the neighboring
one of Sumatra, he was taken to the
Dutch fortress of Palembang, near which
from motives of mere curiosity, he be-
came acquainted with many of the neigh-
boring native chiefs, to whom he talked,
rather imprudeutly for himself, of the
power of the yankees, and of their capa-
bility of improving such natural advanta-
ges as Sumatra possessed. All these
conversations and the favor he was rap-
idly gaining among the native chiefs,
was reported to the Dutch authorities by
the Malay spy, and excited their jealsou-
sy.

Capt. Gibson proposed to go up the
J ambee River in the Flirt, for purposes
of curiosity, and he therefore wrote to
the Sultan of Jambee apprizing him of
his design. The Secretary in Writing
the letters from Gibson’s dictation, alter-
ed it to a most inflammatory denuncia-
tion of the Dutch, and expressed a most
violent hatred to them. Arrangements
were made to seize the messenger \vho
carried the letter and bring it to the Dutch
authorities. This letter was made the
ground of all subsequent proceedings
against him.

Gibson was arrested on board of the
Flirt by the commander of a Dutch gun
brig, who in making the arrest. 101‘?
down the American Flag and threw it in-
to the water and insulted the Yankees in
every possible way. Capt. Gibson was
at once confined in the fortress of Palem-
bang and was threatened with being im-
mediately shot as a pirate. Soon after,
he was taken to Batavia, on the Island
of Java, and there confined. He WIOt€'
letters to the Dutch Government, ac-
knowledging that he had made use of
indiscreet expressions, but had no hostile-
intentions against the Dutch.

In Feb. ’52, he was tried before the
local court of Batavia. which consists
mostly of natives, was declared not guil-
ty, and ordered to be set at liberty. In
two days he was re-arrested, and again
thrown into prison, the Dutch Executive
authorities claiming a superiority over
the Courts of justice. He Was 00115095
in a narrow cell forlseveral months, while
the Government were eufiaged in en-
deavoring to collect among the natives
evidences of piratical or insurrectionar)
character.

011 the visit of the U. S. ship St. Ma-
ry’s, a promise was made that Capt.
Gibson should be released, which was
not fulfilled. I11 the meantime four of
his companions had died, one named Or
son Chaffee, a native of Windham Co.,
Connecticut.

Again in December, Capt. Gibson wa~
brought before the local court of Batavia
which cleared him and he was releaset
A new arrest took place in Feb. ’53 and
a long trial took place, in which the forg-
ed letter was offered in evidence. Some
native princes were compelled to attend
who testified strongly in Gibson’s favor
This trial lasted thirteen days and exci-
ted much attention. It terminated in a
decision of his innocence, a decree that
the Government should pay the cost and
his vessel should be restored to him, and
damages to be awarded to him of 50(‘-
rupees a day for the period of his impris-
onment, amounting in the whole to $82,-
000.

The Government which has the pow-
er of reversing court decisions, in a few
hours again ordered his arrest and threat-
ened to hang him at once. Capt. Gibson
seeing his danger, immediately made ar-
rangements with the captain of an Amer-
ican clipper to aid in his escape, which
he accomplished, and reached New York
in safety. His mate and some of his
crew still remain in the hands of the
Dutch.

This is Capt. Gibson's own statement
There may be something to be heard on
the other side. He started upon an un-
lawful, filibustering expedition at the out-
set, ond probably made use of sufiicient
gasconade before the native Rajahs of
Lumatra to excite the jealousy of the
Dutch. It furnishes, however, an admi-
rable test of the promised energy 01
Franklin Pierce’s Administration. We
shall wait with some curiosity to know
whether any more notice will be taken
of it, than of the firing into an American
vessel on the coast of Cuba, by a British
cruiser.—C'ounmt. ‘

 

Litchfield C'ounty.—'l‘he following is
a list of the criminal cases disposed of an
the late term of the Superior Court. held
in Litchfield :

State vs. George Butler.--Infor
mation for horse stealing. Sentenced
to three years in State’s Prison.

State 7):. Jeremiah Cogswell.—Infor-
mation for an attempt to commit a rape.
Sentenced ro three years i11 State’s Pris-
on.

State vs. VVilliam Cogswell.—Informa-
tionfor an attempt. to commit rape. Sen-
tenced to three years i11 State’s Prison.

The two last were brotlwrs, and the at-
tempt was mude upon their mother.-
Cause——Rum.

The public debt of the United States
011 the first of July was $60,605,1fil,23.
the interest on which is $2,012,793, per

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ilfllllfi-2 @2llZl§lll"l'
m.}.J.ii..” Tiiiiéday, Sept. 6',‘ 1-653.

comstoclr Aoquitted.

As we premised, last week, Mr. Comstock,
Conductor of the ill-fated Norwalk train, was
acquitted by the Jury. At this result, no one
who has followed the evidence through can but
rejoice. Our readers are all aware that we
have spoken of Mr. 0. without reserve, ex-
pressing our honest convictions of the man. We
have said, that from a natural pevishuess of
temperament, we deemed him totally unfit for
the position of a Conductor, where a man is
subjec..ed to so much importuning and needless
annoyance—that the best natured can scarcely
retain their patience. But these expressions
have hever been dictated by any unfriendly
feeling, we have ever entertained for the unfor-
tunate young man. .. On the conrary, our inter-
course hss always been of the most friendly
character, and we have at times been indebted
for personal acts of- kindness and accommoda-
tion to him, but these considerations could not
deter us from speaking fully and freely our
honest convictions ,-respecting him. We were
called upon to testify againt him at the recent
trial, and while compelled to answer to the
question as to “the character he bore” at Nor-
walk, so far as we knew, we had to testify to
the fact which is notorious here, and which he
himself, doubtless well knew, that it was not
that of “a careful conductor” or an afiible man.
But we never heard -him spoken of‘ as “reck-
less” in the management of his trains, and
never supposed him to be thus until the catas-
trophe, We. rather, on the contrary, used to
select his trains from a knowledge of his pre-
cision ; he was in _our opinion a minute man-
one who was always up to time—and the day of
the terrible calamity, was, we have no doubt,
the first he was ever known to be “out of time.”
With such 9. Conductor, so far as the running
management of a train is concerned, if‘ the time
tables are properly appointed, he is in our opin-
ion the safest, instead of the most “reckless,”
on a road where numberless trains are running
at short intervals of time and space from each
other. We have spoken, too, of Mr. Comstock,
as the man in our opinion responsible for the
accident. This opinion, which has been largely
shared in here and has been the cause of many
an unkind word against him in this community,
we formed from the evidence of Messrs. Bur-
rail and Whistler, taken at the time of the acci-
dent. We have no hesitation in saying that
this evidence has been very generally misun-
derstood. We gained the opinion from the tes-
timony at the inquest, that the Engineer was a
comparative nonentity on the train. That he
started the engine, looked out for signals,
whistled, stopped the engine at the stations,
and then his responsibility ceased. And that
the Conductor was the commandnr-in-chief of
the running of the trains, from the testimony
of these gentlemen at the recent trial, if is evi-
dent that such is not the case, and that they
have been very generally misunderstood. From
the evidence now given, we do not see how Mr.
Comstock could be held any more responsible
for the accident, than can we, who were 9. mile
from the scene. Under these circumstances,
we rejoice in his honorable acquittal, and sin-
cerely regret that we. have, in common with
very many of our citizens, been led into the ex-
pressions of opinions prejudicial to him, from
such a misunderstanding.

We believe, however, that good will result to
the world from this trial, in the publicity
which it has attracted.

Those in charge of the great traveling motor
of the day, will be led to more caution, more
circumspection and- consequently fewer acci-
dents will occur. This caution will be exercis-
ed with quite as much vigilance, now,
as it would had Cornstock been sentenced for
life to the State Prision.

The arguments of Consul on both sides, were
able and masterly efforts of forensic Eloquence.

 

Accident.

On Sunday last, an afilictive accident befel a
gentleman and his wife, named Archer, who
were visiting from the city, some
friends at the south village It seems the par-
ties had procured a horse and buggy for the
purpose of taking outa sick child, and while
descending that dangerous and break neck lo-
cality, known as flax hill, the horse sprung out
of the road with such sudnenness and violence
is to throw out all three of the occupants Mr
A had his face and_.a'rm badly bruised and cut,
M rs A ha'dj__l_ier head‘ very badly cut, and her
‘ace sadly:disfigui"éd‘ She with her husband
and child (which fortunately was but little in-
iured,) wire conveyed to one of the nearest
house, where medical assistance was at once
procured." ‘It was feared that Mrs A was fa
tally injured, inasmuch as she was for a long
time insensible, butthis Monday evening, we
learn that she, with lllr A are deemed out of
danger. I I

,. ‘ Another Victim.

A poor, butindusjtriotis and worthy man, when
sober, named Heulett Jones, died on Wednes-
lay last, of a consumption, engendered and
nastened to a. fatal termination by inebriety—-
What a free country 1 Our fellow citizens in
nadness, dcstroyinglthemsclves by scores, and
«tone to molest or make the illegal and guilty
rumseller afraid.

 

Death of Rev. '1'. Smith.

We regret to learn the sudden decease of
Rev. Theophilus Smith, of New Canaan, who
died while absent on a. tour for his health, on
llonday of last week. He has been in failing
‘iealth for some months, but we are not aware
that his dissolution was presumed to be so next
at hand. He was aged about 52 years.

 

Questionable Judgment. ‘‘
During our visit at Danbury a few day,

since we were made acquainted with the pecu-
liaritics of an individual of that town, which
to say the least, evinces a very questionable
taste. It seems the individual referred to,
does a large business in the transportation (?)
line, and notwithstanding the interest he ought
to feel in the success of the Dunbury S’. .\’or-
tvalk rail road, built, as all are aware, more for
1 public convenience, than with any idea. or
prospect of its proving a money making in-
vestment, it is said he orders all his frcights
.\'rc., to be sent by way of" Hartford (If) and ac-
tually pays hundreds of dollars to swell the
lividends of‘ other roads, in which he can have
no possible interest, and this too, at a. very,
great personal inconvenience to himself‘. Now
we admit a. man’s abstract right to “ bite his
own nose off,” but these are principles of mu-
;ual aid and benefits imposed upon every in-
lividual, by the circumstances of his location,
position, and relationship to a portion of his
fellow-men, which cannot honorably be evaded
or suhflled off. And while the Danbury man
may feel a perfect right in the abstract, to do
as he pleases, yet if this principle of action
.vere generally adopted, it is easy to see how
-uicidal would be its tendency upon all our
ousiness interests; This subject is of broad ap-
plication.

 

ya?‘ A little son of Geo. G. Bihop, Esq., of
this town, fell on Friday last near the Union
Factory, and broke his arm. Thisis the third
time the little sufl‘erer’s'ar1h ‘has been broken)
in the same place.

 

Aoorm.-m'r.—Henry Beers came near losing
his life, by being accidentally thrown under
l.he wheel of his wagon, heavily laden with
lumber. He got 011‘, however with a pretty
severe muimiug and is now able to be about

For the Gazette.

"To decide this point we challenge an
appeal to facts.”—-Brirlgcport Farmer
The last week's number of the above paper
takes the Fairfield “Resolutions” very much to
heart, and relieves itself in an atrabilarious ti-
rade. with such editorial gems as, “arrogant
and impudent assumption,” “falsehood,” “das-
tardly warfare,” “sounding brass,” “base cal-
011111.73” and many others, all of which seem to
slip off from its pen as naturally as if such pro-
ductions found there an indigenous and con-
genial soil.

It is not to our taste or purpose to follow the
article through all its slimy denunciations, or
unblushing assertions; but its defiant tone, in
one or two matters of fact referred to, seems to
demand a notice, lest some of its readers may
be deceived by it.

The “Resolutions” say-“the town of Bridge-
port, by means most unfair and reprehensible,
procured the passage of a law efiecting the re-
moval of said buildings to Bridgeport, notwith-
standing the action of all former General As-
semblies, and the finding of all former Commit-
tees.” '

This, the “Farmer” says, “is a gross misrep
resentation—an out and out fa1seh0.0d,” and
alleges in proof‘, as follows--“But in relation to
the Committee of 1850, we know they were
overwhelmingly against a continuance of the
county seat at Fairfield. In 1852, a majority
reported in favor of Bridgeport and the minor-
ity in favor of Norwalk. In each of these in-
stances, one branch of the Assembly voted
strongly in favor of Bridgeport.”

Now what do the “Resolutions” imply?
First-That until the last, no General Assem-
bly has ever given a decision, on this subject,
favorable to Bridgeport, but on the contrary,
all have refused to grant their petition. Had
this been otherwise, Bridgeport would have
been in possession of the Court House, without
the need of petitioning again last Spring. Sec.-
ond—That until the last, no Committee by a
majority had ever found in favor of the peti-
tion of Bridgepors.—Is this so?

The findings CI’ the Committee of 1834 and
1841 are not disputed by the Farmer.

The following is an extract from the report
of the Committee of 1850 :

“have made a personal examination of the
County Buildings at Fairfleld, and have also
personally visited and examined the several
towns of Bridgeport, Norwalk and Faitfield in
reference to a proper location of the seat of
Justice in the lower shire of Fairfield county,
and have at great length heard the parties,
their evidence and counsel, and having duly
considered the same we are of opinion that the
said County Buildings ought not to be removed
from said town of Fairfield ; and the Commit-
tee therefore respectfully recommend that the
petitioners have leave to withdraw their respec-
tive petitions.

“Per order JAMES STEDMAN,

Chairman on part of House.”

There was also a minority report in favor of
Bridgeport, signed by W. W. Eaton, then Sena-
tor, and on the last trial, Speaker of the House,
and also by F. L. Dickinson of the House, be-
ing a minority of two in favor of Bridgeport,
against a majority of seven in favor of Fair-
field. Was this “overwhelmingly against a con-
tinuance of the county seat at Fairfield” ? ??

The Committee of 1852 was divided as fol-
1ows—four for Bridgeport, three for Norwalk.
and one for Fairfield, who also stated in his re-
port that in case of removal, the Court House
should go to Norwalk and not to Bridgeport——
making four for Bridgeport and four against,
with one absent. This being the case, was the
Committee of 1852 by a majority, in favor of
Bridgeport?

Now, gentlemen readers, where lies the “out
and out falsehood,” and to whom should be
awarded its indisputable title?

But perhaps the city editor’s vision was ren-
dered thus oblique, in the outset, by the refer-
ence made to the “town of Bridgeport,” and
not city. Well, there was no design in this to
attack the pride of the city-zen, but only to call
the petitioners by their proper name, and with
which they appeared before the Legislature.
And if we had supposed it would have stirred
up so much bile, we should have lugged the
city in, by way of “sounding brass,” or other-
wise in a way more agreeable.

Again, the “Farmer” says, “she has the non-
ey ready to cancel all claims and repay the
towns who have contributed the tax illegally
and unnecessarily imposed upon them.” At
the time the tax referred to was laid, the statute
provided that there should be a jail erected in
Fairfield, and the expense paid by the county.
and the money raised by a tax levied by the
representatives in county meeting assembled.
&c. The aforesaid tax then, was laid in tht
precise way prescribed by statute. and by a
majority of IS to 12. “The claim” that it was
“illegally imposed,” therefore, “is an arrogant
and impudent assumption—-an assumption which
no man,” save a city editor “would make,” in
or out of his editorial senses.

The “Farmer” says of us, “we know she is
an out of the way place ;” while every one elst
knows that near two-thirds of the people of the
whole county would have to pass throng).
Fairfield to get to Bridg-eport—that “she is a
desert waste”; “that in hotel and other public
accommodations she is a barren heath”; and
on the last trial it was reported to have been
said, not by the “Former,” but by the friend.-
of Bridgeport, “she contained only a small
number of miserable boarding houses, kept by
a set of musty old maids.” Now, candid read-
er, if you have ever been in this “out of the
way place,” to whom, think you, on this sub
ject, belongs the charge of “base calumny ;”
and where is there a mode of warfare, more
“dastardly,” than that of securing, by all man-
ner of means, out of the Legislature, the pas-
sage of a law, which would not stand for a mo-
ment upon its merits, within it?

Again, the “Former” says. “Above all we
ask, what right has she to set up these preten-
sions, and make these demands, and insist that
they shall be complied with in the face of the
offer and solemn agreement, on the part of
Bridgeport to furnish these buildings, free 0/
cost to the people of the county, and in the
face, too, of the well known fact, that at Bridge‘
port, all just grounds for complaint on accolml
of‘ traveling inconveniences, the want of ‘Mel
and other public accommodations will be M
once wholly and entirely removed?” “

It may be that no “pretensions” 01' “°fi'°"s'
in Fairfield county, are to be allowed 0"‘ 0‘
Bridgeport; and though Norwalk should 0010*
under (I. “solemn agreement” to lllllld “-7"“ °-’
e,,_,,,,:: yet it ought, not to be entertained, per-.
balls» 1'01‘ the reason, her agrcciiieuts lIe1'et0f01'€
have not been made sufiicient-13' “‘”l"'m” by 8
decree of the Supreme Court? and P‘”:h“ps' f°‘
the very same reason, the offer of Fnlffield 10
build a new and spacious lwteli “mill? Wm‘
cient to satisfy :13“ just grounds for com.
p1,,i,,t”u was treated by Bridgeport as a thing
of naught, and is always left out pf the account
by them, in their misrepresentations, and now

f . . .
‘“i:*.‘.‘.‘.*;:‘.?.:*:;..:’..::**.. -n 

ter, has been fair, open and honorable through-

out More than tbis——it has been liberal and

mll‘%’lllzrll:fis!1d1(jfltlf'complacency must that be that

would claim “magnanimity” for taking the
County Buildings against the express wishes of
a large majority of‘ the people of the county,
and offer to repay the money it had laid out in
buildings when it shall give them in addition
to the buildings, a valuable lot of “land” in-
the heart of the village of Pairlleld?

But we have already occupied too much of
your space, lllr. Editor. ~We believe “the eno
is not yet” ; and that the people of the county
will ere long repudiate such imposition and die
nation. 01.1: FAIRFELD.

 

Q'l'he W hole Worlds Com-ention‘as'sambled in N. YJ
011 'l‘hu1'sday last, continued its session till Saturday -
some tall speaking was given by Mmumfigmlli D°“l
lass, Lucy stone, Rev. Antoinette Brown, . Dr. Nick-
ols, ac., ac. The Worlds Convention l. o. the male por-

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tlon of it assembles this week.

ll 1

A Cold VVater Horse.

A horse belonging to Mr. Lord, run
Jotnpo street, Wcstport, with :1 (:0.l‘l‘l‘d.f_"

the dock. Discovering it was time of
water, he leaped from the dock wit‘
carriage, and was saved from d1-nw11i11,

the prompt effort of John Wolf and Ch
Burt, at the risk of their own lives, nsthe h.
becoming entangled was thrown upon his ha
and struggled with his head under water. _-\_
boy wonderfully escaped from the wagon with
out injury, after the horse startctl. It wa
thought that the beast had by his impruden
conduct, exposed himself to take cold, so wa:
dosed Wm’ 3 “me kin. As this was taker
strictly as a medicine, it is believed that it will
110‘ 837° Ilse ‘'3 ‘ml’ Suspicion as to his moral
chsracter.f°1' he is generally believed to he s
cold water horse.

 
 

kg,,We learn that a gentleman came new
losing his life, one day last week, by the explo-
ding of a gun at Saugatuck, while gunning.

[1§'It is said that President Plercv
has dressed his coachman and footmani
a livery of blue and gold, and with
magnificent carriage and horses, makes
dashing appearance,

It is said that there are about six,
lawyers, pension agents, &c., in the di
ferent States, held for trial, charged wit
issuing fraudulent papers for procmin
pensions.

§The Buffalo Republic says: :1 li
tle boy, clad poorly, standing in from . ,
the Western Hotel, was accosted th ..
morning by a rude young man with tl
question “Does your mother know yoi
out 1”’ The little fellow looked at tl .
interrogator a moment, while his boso -
heaved and tears gathered in his eye
and replied, "Sir, my dear mother is dea

 

"Just as We Expected."
Patrick McDonald, Esquire, mentic .
ed last week as having received the 2
pointment of route agent on the Easte
Railroad, went one trip to Portland, a
gave out. Divil a hit did it plase hi =
It seems that the office had been vaca
for some time, and a dispatch was sent
Washington respecting it. A reply cal »—
back stating that Patrick McDouald,1
quire, had previously been appoint
with a request that he be looked up. l
was accordingly found, and upon bei
asked if he was the man whom the Pr
ident honored as one of his agents, repli
“Indade and I'm that same. Here :
the papers in me hat, and I’ve had th
there for a month and a bit.” Esqu
McDonald is now at work for l1is lorn
employer, Mr. Robert Todd, in this ci
" Just as we expected, ” for it is rafl
our opinion that neither reading or v
ting came naturally to Patrick McDon:
Esquire, ex-mail agent 3

Bunker Hill A2/ram

 

Beautiful Inci:lemt.—A little l1
blind from birth, aged about four ye:
died in New Brighton, Penusylvai
on the 27th of June, with scarletlna.
About an hour before the little suffe
departed, he exclaimed : “Pa .’ I
now. Dar‘/mess is all gone. Day
come .”’ His father inferred that he v
better, and would probably recover. I‘.
an hour passed and he was with
angels.

New Punishment for A7-srm.—
member of the last Connecticut legis.
ture, from one of the rural districts . -
a hundred miles from New London, w
was less remarkable for the profund
of his knowledge than for the over-w
ning confidence with which he adv-..
ced his opinions on any and all subjec.
was once asked by a fellow-member
a somewhat quizzical turn of min
what he deemed the proper punishmeis
for arson . “ Well,” said he with
air of profound delil '
thought on that subj: 3
nave come to the
-‘hould pay a fine ofjive lmmlrczi r.'...‘.-.;
and marry the girl .”’

Steamer Cherokee Destroyed by F
—This splendid vessel, owned by G
Law, took fire at her dock, in New Yr
on Friday evening, and was entirely d
troyed. The ship was loaded to her
most capacity, with a rich and valua
cargo, consisting in part of silks, dru
oils, spirits, &c., and was to sail for 1 n
Orleans on Saturday morning, Via E
vana. .

The fil-3 is supposed to have originat. 
from some of the drugs, in the after on}.

,n_ and was beyond control when fl1~‘
disc,-,ve,ed_ That portion of’ the car; 1
which had been placed on dec '

thrown overboard, and thus was sav 
in 3 damaged state; but all below \v.;s
was burnt: to the water. The loss .2‘
Vessel and cargo is estimated at$500,0( t‘-
No insurance on the vessel, and very li .-
tie on the cargo.

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Texas.

The character of this wild State is raj
idly altering. Emigrants are flocking I
it from all parts of the South, with the ..
stock and their slaves, and the cultiv:
tion of tobacco, cotton and sugar is 1'11]
idly exte1.ding. New counties hav
been laid out. new roads built, facilitie
of intercourse between its different set
tions increased, and the interests of edt
cation and religion, so important to
new country, steadily attended to. Gei
man immigrants are arriving, to settle a
small farmers in the upper sections, s
that the population is rapidly filling uy
and a much morally healthier jopulation
it is than that which flocked to Texas,
years ago. As the best proofof the hea:-
thy moral growth of Texas, we have b1 t
to point to the large vote which Ochi.-
tree, the whig candidate, has just receiv-
-.-d_—— 7ourant.

 

A Gsuru: C1.11tA'rr:.-A letter from L:
haina, Sandwich Islands, gives -.1 table I j
the weather for 1844 and 1845, and says
at a single glance it will be seen that
winter the thermometer stands no low ..
than 72, and in the summer season no
higher than 83 or 84. During the wime-.
and at a hight not exceeding one thou.-=-
and feet above the sea, a perso‘1’s thougl ‘ 2
dwell not seriously upon the necessity of
tire; and during thesummer, as far dow ;,
as the low plains, there is usually a l''.‘;‘ -

-ea or land breeze which is decide ‘,1
agreeable."

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