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spoke. The little creatnre’s eyes and
heels were both levelled to the. floor iiis-
Fasltionable ])cmci7zg in America. I the music, a bush in the room, we stop-
and Em'ope.—So Queen Vicroittii has ,
ped talking and looking up cotiscious that
l3nTlY. bl‘-t She Was not l0fI.9,‘ ab‘-'l5l1ed,'c1ml forbidden the Polka to be danced in her l soinethiiig ivas. about to happen worlli
soon sidling up with a curtesy, held out
her hand, saying, quite cordially--
“ How do you do, Miss Governess ?"
Emma's manner and appearance must.
have been very engaging, for Miss Ina,
after a few more advances, completed
the acquaintance by taking a seat on her
lap, and playingwith her unbound hair,
that fell in golden showers down to her
very waist.
“ You are not ugly, like Mamselle,”
she said, naively, “ and you havn’t got
any red paint on your cheeks, and you
don't look like you could scold and whip
me, and I am going to love you very
much, if you will let me. Mayn’t I ?"
" Yes, little darling,” replied Emma,
" I am sure I shall love you."
Ina was clinging round her neck in a
moment, and raining kisses all over her
face. The orphan girl looked up with
gratitude, and could not forbear mur-
tnuritig, with tears in her eyeo-’-
“ I am not all desolate. Here is
something to love."
*‘ What makes you cry so ‘P’ asked the
child anxiously. “ and what makes you
wear this ugly. black frock? Did any-
body die that you loved '3"
"You would not understand me, dear
little girl, if I told youthat I had no fa-
ther and mother, now."
"Where are they gone away to '3” in-
terrupted the child, unconscious of the
pain she was giving, and looking up ear-
nestly into the face that bent over her.-
"Tll9y are in heaven. beyond that blue
sky you see there,” said Emma.
"And that is the reason you keep look-
ing up there, just like the picture-saint in
the Pop:-.’s church, only your eyes are the
beazm_TftI.llesl.”
And the little girl nestled closely to
her new friend, with a kind feeling that
partook of reverence as well as love.-
"\Vell, I see Ina has become quite fa-
miliar, already," observed Mrs. Potts.
just entering the room. “This is Miss
Ing!e,dearest-—your governess ; and you
must let her see what a smart girl you
are to learn.”
"Oh, I love her, and I’m going to be
good for her always,” cried the child.-—-
“Go down, and see what Fido is do-
iiig, my pet,” said the mother, in slightly
altered tone, for she was not pleased at
the child's early fondness for the “poor
cousin."
“No, I won’t” poured Ina, “I am go-
ing to stay here with this lady.”
“But you shall do as I desire,” said
the offended iiiaintna, and she led her
from the room, struggling and scream-
ing with passion.
Emma understood the affectionate but
passionate child, and knew intimately
how to manage judiciously such a dispo-
sition, as time will prove.
CHAPTER Iv.
"Come, Victoria, my love, leave the
glass to its own reflections for a while,
and tell me how you succeed with Mor-
ton. Have you brought him to a propo-
sal yet? ”
“Brought him to a prososal !” echo-
ed the daughter, indignantly. "You talk
as if I were obliged to use art. No. I
"leave that for manaauvering mammas.—
’Tis sufficient for me to know that he
adorss me, without forcing him into an
explanation as the duellists say."
"Yes, but, my dear,” interposed the
cautious mother, “though this inexplicit
ness may be borne by you, it won't an.
swer for other people. Morton has been
paying you attention quite long enough
without coming to a definite proposal,
and I have no idea he should supercede
others fully as eligible.” .
"As for what other people say,” was
the independent rejoinder, "I care not a
‘°l1- I Would not discard him for any
suiter the whole universe could produce.
He is as superior to the butterflies that
flutter around me as the sun is to a farth-
iiig candle, and his mind is as much
above their paltry standard as the heaven
are above the earth.”
"You mistake me, my dear. I did not
wish you to discard him. I only wished
there could be some definite understand-
ing between you, and that if he had no
intention of matrimony, he might not be
encouraged to the exclusion of those who
have. You are now. my love, entering
upon your tweiity-fifth year—certainly 3
inarriageable age; and I confess it does
not much please me that my eldest daugh-
ter should remain long single after the
nitirriage of her younger sister.”
“Well, I'm not perfectly aware how
antedeluvian I am without having it
rung in my ears, daily, like a school-
bell. We’ve only to blame yourself for
ntroducing Thyrza into society at an
age when she ought to have been wear-
ing pantalettes and piiiafores. Had you
kept her in the shade for awhile, who
knows but what some obliging soul might
have relieved you of my venerable pres-
ence '!”
."Don’t talk so extravagantly, my child
""1 the I-“mm-'1» in her most soothing
and honeyed tones. "You we“ know
that WI! not my fault. The captain fell
desperately in love with her, as a mere
school-girl. The alliance was one um
could not be refused, and it was on]y
proper that, as the intended wife of such
a man, she should see something of the
world before entering into its arena
Mrs. Marrnion Rush Dulany.”
“Well, if the orarion, lecture, sermon,
or whatever you may please to call it, is
ended. I'll retire with a thankful amen by
Way of conclusion,” remarked the dutiful
and amiable daughter, as she polkaed
her exit from the setting-room.
To be Continued.
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9” C3Pl- McClure. who has verified
the existence of a North-west passage
says he has communicated with riumer-'
ous tribes of Esquimaux who had ngver
seen the face of a white man, and who
presence.
the only Queen we Yankees. acknowl-
edge—to follow her example, we should
deem it a blessed enactment. We have
no idea that the Polkascliottisch Redowa
&c.——have ever been danced before the
Queen of England, or any where else in
good society, as they have in the face of
our sovereign goddess. because the peo.
pe of England have a habit of asking
where a fashion comes from, and of en-
quiring into its merits before introduc-
ing it into the presence of their very cor-
rect and very womanly Queen. All
those dances may be performed by the
most fastidious persons, without the ob-
jectionable propinquity, which render:
them so coarse and vulgar that, it is :i
matter of astonishment that any modest
woman would permit them in her draw-
ing.room,—much more that any delicate
girl would yield herself to them.
We know well that in both England
and on the continent, the imm dest fash-
ion in which these dances are practiced
here, has never prevailed in the best so-
ciety; indeed such men as Messrs. Cou-
ton and Deggville, the most prominent
teachers in London-——men of education
and standing, could not be induced to
teach those dances as they are perform-
ed here, and it would be to risk their po-
sition as the first teachers in the British
metropolis, if they did.
The same thing is true with Cellariiis
Markowski, and Kenoiisy, the most fpsli-
ionable teachers in Paris, who entirely
disapprove of that close contact of per-
sons and the questionable positions which
have made those dances subjects of won-
der and censure among the right tliink-
ing fathers and mothers of America.——
Cellarious, of Paris, the highest authori-
ty known for private dancing, pronoun-
ces the style adopted by young America
as peculiar to those who are accustomed
to dancing with the Grsettes and Lor-
ettes of those public gardens frequented
only by women, to whom such coarse fa-
miliarity is professional. This master,
and all others of standing abroad, and at
home, speak in terms of thorough con-
demnation of a style that has been for
years prevailing in the drawing-rooms of
American cities-—a style tolerated no-
where else save in the casinos and public
gardens of London and Paris, from
‘Vhence lllel’ have been introduced into
American circles, by dancing masters
adapted in talents and reputation to the
styles they teach, and greater shame, by
many traveling Americans, who seek
amusements in these places at the. ex‘
pense of better associations, and reckless
ly return houie, to impart the improprie-
ties learned there, to their sisters and
loved ones of their own land, forgetting,
or reckless of the unholy source from
which their own lessons came.
Another reason why these dauceshave
become so broad that modest women are
beginning to ignore them in their pres-
ence, is of like nature but still more de-
rnoralizing—still more disgraceful. In
this city of New York are dancing schools
where young men alone are taken as pu-
pils. At these schools a sufficient num-
ber of young girls are provided to dance
with the pupils If uiiobjectionable in
character at the beginning, it is easy to
judge what this class of girls must be in
the end, after performing dances derived
from the Casinos of Paris, at the control
of any strange man about town who may
choose to demand his share of these les'
sons, for which she receives a shilling
each.
From these schools, and from such as-
sociations, many of our young men derive
their drawing‘-room accomplishments
how is it possible for them to throw the
vulgar freedorii of. it style so acquired,
aside in the better society, to which such
men are sometimes admitted to the deg-
radation of all that is modest and holy
among our American women.
It is useless to say that the existence
of these schools are unknown to the la-
dies who receive them fresh froni their
degrading lessons. Bristead in his “up-
per ten thousands” not only asserts that
these shilling dancing girls are taken to
Saratoga each season for the accommoda-
tion of the dancing young men, but that
ladies, fashionable and highly bred wo.
men have absolutely been seen joining in
these Idances. It seems to us impo35ib]e
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ian
that. No matter what freedom is allow.
ed by the mistaken idea, that the daiices
we perform are received by the highest
classes beyond seas—a most false and un-
fortunate mistake Ol1 the part of young
Ainerica,—-no true gentleman wouldprac-
tice lessons as a pupil in a style or with
associates that he could not resume and
recognize in any society. No man, who
has that chivalric regard for the sex, nat-
ural 10 the American character, will de-
grade his pure ideal by vulgar associates
even in thought—much less by seeking
to drag the pure and the coarse into close
contact in his own person.
But throwing aside the immodesty,
the moral objections to these Polkas, &c.,
as they are danced among us, the want
of grace, that free grace full of dignity,
which we call “poetry of motion,” should
drive them from our drawing-rooms. II
Lord Byron—and no one understood the
demoralizing effect of these things better
—found the sweeping waltz, which has
both grace and dignity, so distasteful,
what would he have said had it been his
bad fortune as it has often been ours, to
see those whom he wish’d to respect,in the
mldst of a crowd going through the mea-
gre intricacies of a polka. We remem-
ber Well the first time this abomination
presented itself to our astonished eyes.—
It was in the drawing-room of a lady.
high in our fnshionable world, and of the
were the most simple, honest, peace,-u, most perfect moral worth. The rooms
people le ever met with; in
than -who had tfaded with .15.-I-.'.‘ “'1
were great reprobates.
were crowded with the elite of our city
girls}; all full of life and brilliant enjoyment...
We happened to be seated at the foot of
I @ The man who W“ ,0 De“ being a spacious raom conversing with a group
kmed I‘? ‘M? 'H¢l"5¢l"-Niel tlim-barge of hje of friends. while the dance vw-nl: men-no
rlu": 5 fr - rn.
VVere the Goddess of Liberty l
observing.
’\Vell, smrictliiiig did happen that as
toiiished us more than if it bomb had ex-
ploded in the room. A young gwuema“
very young—with the pinkest cheeks we
ever saw done by mmm:--8 Pl'°’.“l-9lll.5‘-
moustache, and sublime in the wliiteiies.=
of his glovesdand vest, stood in the centre
of the vast room with his arms entan~
gieiygmieliotv in those of fl lady and at
the same time circling a rather plump
tvaist, neatly packed in a bodice of pink
satin Any amount of black curls float-
ed about his shoulders, for the lady’s
head was almost leaning on the broad-
cloth in that neighborhood, and _her
cheeks were, if possible to nature, scarlet
as his-own—scarlet, but not with blush-
es—more the pity!
The music struck up, and the couple
struck ous, with their clasped hands ex-
tended, their faces close together, and
their feet nipping off something like a
tva-ltzing step in the middle, as if they
had meditatcd a movement of that kind,
and thought better of it.
After going through what scented to
us it series of prcpatory attempts at some-
thing graccful, that failed signally, these
futilelshuffles became more rapid and a
coursing up and down the room com-
mencéd, startling to behold.
It was impossible not to feel a sort of
coirimiseration for the poor fellow, who
liaving a short lady in charge, was com-
pelled into a droll cnrviture of the spine,
in order to keep a firm grasp on his part-
ner’s waist. Unhappy man, we felt for
him "as, thus gathered up like a rainbow
—-which being a fair weather dandy he
certainly was not-he came desperately
paddling tliose light patent leathers down
the room ‘with a frenzied determination
not to‘ be extinguished in that cloud of
pink tarltan, against which he looked
like an interrogation point lounging to
exchange for a full stop. Heavens how
those spindles did play in their black cas.
simers! How those twinkling, white
slippers kept chasing him up and rushing
himdown! At last his turn came, back
rushed the cloud of tarltan and back
weiiththat’ uiifortunate man panting, and
breathless, with a flushed face, looking
over’ his slioultler aiidtwo or three long
curls floating across his bosom.
After rushing back and forth after this
tlieii,,novel_fasliioii, half a dozen times,
or so, thedardor of the dance subsided in-
to a more wave-like motion, the steps
were nipped off more demurely, the lady’s
face_ was uplifted, the genlleman’s droop-
eddotviiivard, his eyes looked into hers
hers” lookedlinto his, and while all other
eyes in tli_'e_:i'.oom were bent on them, the
tlaiice terminated, leaving a very queer
impressionnon quiet, old fashioned people
like us, who take our quadrille soberly,
and light sprinkling of pearl powder on
the ".1" getj:tlgman’s shoulder, otherwise,
though a_ little out of breath, he came
through the affair wonderful|_v, as for the
lady she went back to mama’s side, look-
ingdemurely triumphant, like one who
hadaccomplished a duty to her sex, and
the fashionable world in general.
Now is it at all extraordinary that any
modest woman, possessed of the power,
should havevobjected to a dance like this
evenwheii , performed somewhat more
decorously than the one we have des-
cribed. Vile only wish our lady sover-
eig‘,n_s-.--for America the sex hold all
the sovereignty we acknowledge—would
as peremptorily discountenance every-
thing of the kind as Victoria has done.—
If not, it will, in the end, create a preju-
dice against all and every style of danc-
ing, and that would be a great social pri-
vation which all defenders of a most
beautiful amusement would regret.
It is not the dances themselves that we
object to in the least; it is the free and
often vulgar" style in which they have
been iiitroduced into the country, and
practiced inoiir social circles. There is
scarcely a single new dance introduced,
thatcannot be rendered chaste and grace,
ful as the most fastidious might desire in
the .. execution. It is generally acceded
that Americans dance as gracefully, lf
not _»_rriore so_,.t-ban the people of any oth-
er nation. ;._Some of the most exquisite
dancers we-, have ever seen have been
American ladies; but, then, over-natural
refinement breaks through the poetry of
motion, which a properly educated and
modest woman never permits to be vul-
garized by any fashion that can prevail.
VVe , repeat, dancing is a beautiful
amusernent and a most refined art, but in
order to retain this character it must not
be danced among graduates of the Casi-
nos -or practiced with girls hired at a
sliiling a season. A man who dances
should impart the dignity of a trite manly
character to the grace of his movements,
and dignity of character never yet coii
descend to compromise itself among de-
grading associations. True refinement
in a ‘woman never exhibits itself more
thoroughly than in the wave-like move-
merits of a dance. A gentle light-heart-
ed girl, with mirth in her soul and joy
in her eyes, may infuse the glee of her
yoiinghspirit into every movement of her
person, without impairing the grace of
her movements. It is not tameness that
we advocate, nor do we make prudish ob-
jections to anything that is elegant and
chaste, but we do object to the Polkas
and some other fancy dances as they are
taught and practised too generally among
us. We have plenty of good and safe
teachers among us, if parents would but
take the trouble to find them om,
p~ The above sensible critique we copy
from the New York Express by request of a
patron.
93? The Hartford Fountain proposes
to change its name to the “Connecticut”
We are free to say that the Fountain of
late has much improved in morals and
appearance. Occupying as it does, a
prominent position in the temperance re
form, we hope by its future moderation
and avoidance of ultraisms, it may work
ll‘ ““nl°n’_’ with the great temperance
ceriiment Of the glare... *
Three Days Later l'l‘0|Il .Eu1-01:3.
ARRIVAL 0F ’l‘llE AllElll0.l'.
Commencement of Hostilities.
Rmnorccl Abrluctiwi of the Em peror,
N t'c/wlux. 1
Fztrtlier arlvaézce in Brectzlstuflis-——(.-‘ob '
Ion Ilfarlrv, Urzclwmgrrl. A
lluinx, Nov. ll,
The America, from Liverpool, Oct. 29
with l26 passeiigcrs, arrived at Boston
on Saturdt1y"'tn0rniiig.
The position of affairs is unchanged.
It is now reported that the Czar will
rather back out of the Priiicipalities
than fight there. This news is surmised
to be the purport of the reply sent to
Russia to the request by France and
England to evzicuatc the Principnlities.
Certain transactions in the London
market would indicate that parties were
in possession of exclusive and favorable
information, but the public at large are
kept altogether in the dark respecting thr-
progress of affairs.
We have, hows’-°er‘ to record that on
the 'i4th, the combined fleets of England
and France left their aiicliorzige zit Besi-
ka Buy and entered the dardanellcs.—'-
They have come in iinclior in the, Sea of
1\lariiiora. .. ‘p '
The Turkisli cabinet is said to have de-
clared that the movement of the fleet ‘was
not acceptable. If the allies are appre-
hensive of the safety of the Sultan, the
Turkish Government undertake to guar-
antee his safety, antl have no use for fleets
at Coiistaiitinople, except as the forces of
active allies. The presence of the fleets
in any other quality would be an avowtil
of weakness that would wrong Turkey in
the eyes of Europe.
During the week, it was positively as-
serted, and as positively denied, that the
four powers have the draft of a new prop-
osition ready to submit to the Sultan and
Czar. The Kinrr of Belgium was said
to be exerting lifsqnflueiice with llic four
powers to prepare such a note. A
A skirmish on the Danube is reported
from Vienna. Turkey prohibited the ex-
port of corn, on the 19th.
It was not believed that any pitched
battle had been fought. The Turkish
government is acting with mucli military
sagacity. It has officially recognized
Sclininyl and other Circassian chiefs ;—
has given them military rank as Turk-
ish officers, and has sent them arms and
supplies. Gen. Guyaii, the Hungarian-
is sent as Lieut. Gen. to Asia.
The Russians are establisliinga strong
reserve at Golatz. They have 50,0(l0
men at Bucharest. All commanders
have joined their respective corps. The
pontoon corps had left Bucharest for the
Danube. The weather is mild and fa-
vorable for military operations:
Twenty thousand Russians landed at
Redoubt Kale, with asupposed intention
to attack Baltoum.
The Russian army was in a bad state
from sickness and scarcity.
less the benediction of banners, whicli
usually precedes active service, tookplace
on the 10th at Bucharest. _
The London Daily News publishes the
copy of an order dated Oct. 8th, from the
Grand Vizier to the inhabitants of Coti-
stantinople, calling on them to preserve
order, to pray for the success of the Tur-
kish arms, and to protect the Christians
from insult or annoyance. '
Recent Russian accounts reported a
Russian victory over the Circassians.—
The true ‘statement says the Circassians
defeated the Russians, captured several
guns, and retreated into the mountains.
Persia has disbanded its army on the
Turkish frontier.
Koszta is on his way to Boston.
Britain.-—Parliament met on the 27th
and was further prorogued till Nov. 29th.
The Steamer Argo, with half a million
sterling arrived with Port Bhillip dates
of Aug. 20th. She reports the American
ship Texas and barque Early Bird, eti-
tering the harbor. New diggings had
been discovered. Markets flat.
The Golden Age, steamship, is adver-
tised to— carry out the Australia mails,
Nov. 10th, from Liverpool.
F-rcmce.——The Moiiiteur publishes an
important editorial, indicating that the
F1‘ellCl'lGOVel‘llmt‘llt will be firm in its
support of Turkey.
Spat'n.-——Madrid letters of the 23d,
state, that Mr. Soule had been received
by the Queen. On the requesfof the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, [Calderon de
la Barca,] he had consented to modify
some expressions considered objectiona-
ble in his address to the Queen.
Ital’: .-—-The Pope is recruiting in
health. He has opened two stores at
home, to sell food at a reduced rat c.
A.ustrt'ct.—-—Governineiit begins to be
uneasy at the increasing prices of provis-
ion and proposes to diminish the cost of
transportation of grain on the railways.
G-reece.-—A1'iinNs, Oct. 21.--The Min.
isters of Finance and \var are dismissed.
A free importance of corn is determiuetl
on. -
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Latest.
Despatches published in the Paris
Montieur. dated Bucharest, 25th, state
that two Russian steamers with eight
gun boats forced the passage of the Dan-
ube on the 23d, and encountered ii brisk
fire from the Turkish fort of Isactclia, be-
tween Beni and Ismael. The Russians
had three‘ officers and twelve sailors
killed and forty wounded.
In France everything is prepared for a
land expedition to Constriiitiiiople, but
necessary.
Letters from St. Petcrsbttrg received
in Paris speak of a strong desire for ne-
gotiation on the part of the Count de
Nesselrode, and even the S t. Petersburg
Journal has an article which is decidedly
in this sense.
At Paris it was reported that the Em.
peror Nicholas had abdicated in favor of
the hereditary Grand Duke. Unlikely as
the report was, it had the effect of giving
firmness to the markets.
{l@ Capt. Erastus Perkins of Norwich
lied at that place, Tuesday morning.---
His ave was one hundr-J. and one year-,
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-in
pitch in its degradation if priinary lnF.‘€‘l.-
l :
, ings of freemeii are to lictlistiirbetl by bul-
j lies and rowdics, and qiiestioiis of poliii- 3...: _.___._:;—,_—_—,1—,-_--_—-:—_—_-___,__ __
Neverthe-
no orders will be given for it to leave un-
less new circumstances should render it E
Rowdyism in Politics.
The nation has reaclied a terrible
t-til moineiit settled by brute force. There
\vill be no end to the (lO\\’ll\VZ!l'(.l course of
the country, if such things liecoine toler-
Primary meetings and political
have become
ateil,
conventions for nomination,
by custom, a part of our free institutioiis
for the time being. They should be care-
fully guarded from violence, and as long
as they hold the authority they now do,
should be considered as next in sacred-
iiess to the ballot-box itself. But if
they are to be governed by polical bul-
lies with their revolvers and bowie
knives, the sooner they are given up the
better. If sober and peaceful men are to
be driven by violence from such meetings
to express public opinion, they will
choose another mode of settling their own
candidates,and utiitefor mutual protection
The Syracuse Journal relates the follow-
ing fact, respecting the late Democratic
convention in that city:
It appears that the Barnburners, previous to
the assembling of the Locofoco State Convert’
tion, were apprehensive that it majority of ihe
nit-mbcrs would belong to the Hunkol‘ WIDE
of the party, and in order either to intimidate
it portion of them, or put their whole force out
of the Convention, they hired it set of bullies;
picked up in the purlieus of New York city, to
come here and assist in such a manner as cir-
cumstances might require. Besides the rollnll
pity wliicli they received, a free passage over
the railroad was given to all who would come
aiid aid in the tight. A large number of them
came, and on Tuesday we witnessed their out-
rageously disgraceful conduct.
These rowdies were instructed not only to
knock down those who opposed the B111‘ llllm‘
era, but to use the pistol and bowie-knife if oc-
casion required it-. In accordance with such
itistructions, the life of the venerable Gen.
Ward was sought for, and he was only saved by
the iutcrvcnt-ion of two of his friends! What
other victims were marked out we have no‘
learned, but in case “worst should come 30
worst,” these bullies had plenty of weapons to
carry on the tvelfarc——-each one it is said being
supplied with pistols and knives. This inform-
ation we get from reliable authority.
Neither were the other side free from
the exhibition of violence. One of the
accounts of the Convention contains this
paragraph : '
.\Ir. Story, an ndainantine, took the platform
amid much confusion, and, throwing open his
coat, exhibited a pair of revolvers, declaring
that he had learned that violence would be
threatened to those not popiilar with the mob
tlicre assembled, and he had come prepared.-
He gave notice that the man who would assault
him, must risk the consequences. Such bearing
intimidated the Rynders gang for a time.
“To would ask virtuous and sober and
peaceful men of all parties to take notice
whence all this violence issues-—what
party has breathed the breath of life into
it—-who fostered and nourished and char‘
ished it as the great secret of their success
in the city of New York. Is such a par-
ty worthy the name of Democracy.
which employs force to govern the ballot
box? Can men be trusted with supreme
power, who thus wantoiily trample on
the rights of delegates? Will not the es-
tablishment of the principle or rather the
practice that force can rule our elections
say the foundation of republicanism, and
prepare us to follow the fate of the an-
cient republics who have found their Caz-
sars and their Antonies to rule them '3-
H arlforrl Coztrrmt.
TERRIBLE DISASTER!
360 Lives Lost!
The ship Anna Jane, Captain Mason,
of Liverpool, sailed for Quebec and Mon-
treal on the 9th of September. After be-
ing out several days, she encountered a
gale, and was driven back and dashed
against the terrible coast of Barra, one
of the Hebrides Islands, on the coast of
Scotland, on Sept. 25th. Out of 450
passengers on board 350 were lost! It
was one of the most distressing ship-
wrecks that ever occurred, and the ago-
ny and distress of the scene is too heart-
rending to be described.
E? The proprietor of a livery stable,
writing from Sacramento, says, he keeps
five liostlers, and three of were formerly
"Broadway dry-goods clerks,” and the
other two clergymen.
3? The Free Soil Nominating Con-
vention is to be called for the 30th inst.
The Republican expects to announce by
that time that two able and faithful spea-
kers, thorough friends of the slave, and
advocates of the Maine Law, have been
engaged to labor during the coming win.
ter and spring, in behalf of the genuine
democracy.——Kz‘llt'ngl_1/ Telegraph.
§Oiir old friend H. L. Ellsworth,
ex-patient commissioner, who has done a
large business in converting good prairie
into sliallo\v, vicious and half-exliaiisted
tilagc, out in Indiana, has undertaken
one enterprise which we heartily approve
He is gathering peach stones, for which
he is paying fifty cents per bushel, and
will plant fifty bushels of them in the cen-
ter of a large prairie which be breaking
up There they will grow luxuriantly and
soon hear, when he will have the peach.
es gathered and dried by women on
shares; and so for four or five years’
growing corrn or some other crop among
them, aod thus keeping the land in good
condition. Then he will cut down the
trees for fuel and have a new growth
from the roots. This he believes the
cheapest and the quickest way to get fu-
el where it most needed, besides produc-
ing abundance of dried fruit, of which
there has never been half enough in the
country.—IV. Y. Tribime.
New Invcntion."—Tlie Meriden Whig
speaking ofa new invention by Gold, for
heating rooms says: “By its use, one
pint of water is converted into steam, cou-
densed, and re-converted to steam ad
2'2;/iizitttm, does not need to be renewed ;
the heat is continually radiated, and in
proportion to ihe degree of heat used, is
the rapidity of the process, and tlieamouiit
of caloric eiivolved. It occupies but lit-
tle room, may be painted in any style
and hung tip on the wall, may be carried
from one room to another, cannot be in-
jurcd by careless servants, heats rapidly,
and cost is trifling, and the expense of
heating is but one-fifth that of coal and
Narwalk, rikilisij-:"nt;‘15,‘ 1353.
Norwalk a city!
Our correspondent of last week, from Middle-
iown, anticipates the period when Norwitlk
shall be a City. But he is too slow ; he puts
the time behind at least four years. For some
considerable period past the feeling has been
steadily growing, both at South Nortvalk and
in the Borough, that some change has become
absolutely necessary, in the municipal regula-
tions of this town. The entire want of police
power about the Rail Road Station at South
Nortvnlk and also in the immediate vicinity of
the Bridge, the lack of proper organizations of
the fire department in both villages, the defect-
ive condition of the streets and sidewalks, and
many other circumstances have awakened pub-
lic attention to the necessity of further action.
Now let us see what sort of a City we would
make. Beginning at it point in the out below
the N. Y. A’. N. H. R. R. Station, and running
westerly a suitable distance, thence northerly
crossing the old County road on the ascent of
Flax Hill to a point north-westerly of A. E.
Beards, the-use easterly by northerly taking in
Mr. Besrd’s place and Mrs. L. M. St-eren’s place,
thence north-easterly to the head of the Union
Factory Pond, thence to the corner of the New
Canaan and Pudding Lane Road, thence north-
easterly taking in Jonathan Cainp’s place to a
point on the Newtown Turnpike just above the
red School House, thence easterly a short dis-
tance to the top of the ridge, thence southerly
following the top of the ridge to the N. Y. do N.
H. Rail Road, thence following the Rail Road
westerly to the creek, thence southerly follow-
ing the creek to a point due east of the place of
beginning. By ti glance at the map of Nor-
vfalk the extent thus defined for the new city
may be seen at base. The two villages would
be indissolubly united, and in process of time
the removal of the Town House to it site on
the New ‘Green on the Motf property, would
give us a City Hall very nearly in the centre
of the new municipality. We go for the mea-
sure. We do not care for the above bounda-
ries; others may suggest better; but a City.
Norwalk must be. Will the public speak out?
Elects of Sundown Storm.
We were visited with a rain storm on Suit-
day mornirig last,.which continued to pour in
torrents, with scarcely an interval, throughout
the day. Our streets were little less than run-
ning streams, while our river swelled its limits
to within about two feet of the highest point
reached in that memorable freshet of 1843.-
Considerablc damage was sustained by our
merchants along Ifaiu st._. by the flooding of
their cellars, as well as by our coal and Lum-
ber yards; Mr James’ loss must be consider-
able in the destruction of R raft of timber,
which gotbroken up and portions floating away
The Union Man’f‘g Co. sustained some slight
damage and but for the most uiitiring exertion-3
would have been heavy losers. Farrell Me
Laiighlin, had to abdicate his dwelling and lost
one or two fine porkers. Wit‘. Glover, sustains
a slight lot-is we believe. Alexander Austen
has been a severe loser, which he is least of all
able to hear. The road recently filled in at it
cost to the town of sonic $300, at the junction
of the new Bridge, on the New Canaan road, is
also washed away. The roads and bridges
throughout our county must have sufi‘er.ed sc-
verely from the storm. But our rail roads have
Tticsday eve.-niiig, the Town House was well
filled by our citizens, in their anxiety to hear
The Lecture.
Notivithslantling the forbidding storm of
.\Ir. Cliapin. And all who were there, we will
guarantee felt. more than paid for the underla-
king——for it. was something of an undertaking
to get out on such it night. The discourse was
was a high" literary Cl)f!I'fl(‘tel'_. but of just such
ii. character as to be appreciated by the audlenc
assembled. We trust our citizens may have an
opportunity of hearing him again, when the
wind and weather are more propitious. By the
way, we learn that an effort is being made to
secure the services of Hl~‘..\'RY WARD Bnttcniiit,
for a popular Lecture. It is gratifying to
know that there are isolated instances of indi-
vidual enterprise, if our citszcns take no united
interest in a. public Lyceum. By the way,
when are we to have the I._vt-curn?
NICE Discaivrxs'rio.\'.——Tlie Post Master Gen-
eral has decided that our friend Pelt:-.ngill’s
Reporter, is not a newspaper, but simply neit-
cular. Judge Campbell, must have been trying
to emulate the discrirniriat-ing aceumm of his
illustrious predecessor. N. K. Hall, who, ifit had
not been for the constant efforts of Fit: Henry
Warren, in untangling his confused ideas, would
no doubt long ere this have been the clown of
some lunatic Asylum, rather than a portlyiadge
of the Court. Wonder if the P. N. Gcneralhas
had his attention called to the Tribune or Jour-
nal of Commerce?
Mtssixc.—We learn that an Irishman in
the employ of Ass. E. Smith dtsons, is sup-
posed to have been drowned during the fr’esliet
of Sunday Evening. He was last seen about
dark, about the docks very much intoxicated.
Uncle 'l‘ona_’s Cabin.
Barnum has brought out this popular drama
at the American Museum, and such is the rush
to see the performance that at an ‘early hour
each evening, placards have to be posted ‘out-
side the building, announcing it full and that
no more pt-r.=ons,.ran _be admitted. Rather is
gratifying state of things to the proprietor
just at this juncture of this monetary crisis-
what a pity thougp, that the mnsenin vga‘sn’t
like an omnibiip, agver s'6_fiill but tliafione Ind;
and a small eiias could.beadniitted:’ s
'.
1
Marine Accident.
We observed yesterday, is schooner lodge
with brick, keeled over, with her stern upon
the rocks, and her bows stuck in the mad, and
a good part of deck load overboard, .. near the
Rail Road Bridge at Saugatuck. The extent
of injury sustained or name of the craft, vedi
not learn.
Counterfeit.
Thompson in his Bank Note Reporter, men-
tions countdrfeit tens on the Stamford Bank-—
vigtiette, a train of cars, dtc.——a female, sword,
steamboat, &c., on the right end—unlike the
genuine. We presume these are the bills circu-
lating in Albany.
$3. We are glitd to know that our coteinpo-
rary of the Standard, is not to snfier in his usu-
alequanimity of temper. by the Court House
discussion. The only thing that divides us in
opinion, is, that while we claim the Sfandard’s
nounces it an impossibility. We believe the
County is as able to reimburse Bridgeport, (ta-
king her building,) as Bridgeport was to re-
imburse I-‘airfield, taking the Court House prop-
erty, from that town. In line, unless Bridge-
port has made an outrageous bargain with the
no doubt been the greatest sufferers. The Dati-
bury and Norwallt road in particular has sus-
tained very severe damages, such as will, we
fear. interrupt thernuning of the ti-iiins,for sev-
eral days.--,-, ~_~ ;-j _
The Bridge crossing the head of the Pond,
was washed away," and the centre and south
abutments of solid masonry are gone. The
bridge in coming down the stream, struck the
buildings of Henry Selleck, the stores of L. H.
Randle, E. B. Bennett, and Jennings do Now-
kirk, giving each an affectionate jarring, but
without doing serious damage. In going over
the data, however, it knocked one of the pins
out from under the Mill and took off the nose
of the grain elevator, which hangs suspended
from the south side of the Bridge. It was se-
cured, we learn by Wm. Jennings, but little
broken, and can no doubt be replaced, though
the damage cannot fall short of from $1000
to $l200.
The upper abutment" of the Railroad bridge at
Winnepauk, is undermined, so as to lower the
bridge some four feet, while one pier is entirely
washed away, and the bridge can only be cros-
sed on foot. A foot bridge leading from the
Winnepauk Mill across the river is entirely
washed away. This is the only damage sus-
tamed by the Company, which is not over $50.
The probable cost of righting the Railroad
bridge will be $300.
The Norwalk Paper Manufacturing Company
have suffered to the amount of about $100. We
believe it was the intention of the Company to
have gone into operation by the 1st of January
and they have already on the ground four pa-
per machines.
A race way belonging to Gregory-‘s saw mill
in Wilton is somewhat damaged, and he sustain-
ed a slight loss from the loose timber being car-
ried away from about the mill.
The next place above this, that we learned
of any damage being done, was at Comstock"a
bridge leading from the main road to the Wil-
ton Depot. This is so washed away as to be
impossible except on foot. The damage is esti-
mated at $50.
Next above this is the Railroad bridge near
Coledt Nicl.iol’s shop, W'ilton, one of the piers
being washed away, which will cost some $200
to repair. A gentleman who saw the bridge when
it was built informs us that the timbers of
the bridge were lain on top of the ground, and
thus the water easily underminded it.
A bridge crossing the river near the house of
Charles Sturges is gone, and which will cost
some $50 to repair.
A small bridge on the road leading from
Redding to Ridgefield, between Gcorgetoivii
Station and Beers’ (Ridgefield) is also carried
away. Damage not ascertained.
The Sugar Hollow Ttmipiko, which is the only road
that can botravclled toward Danbnry, is flooded in some
half‘ dozen places, the water being up to the bi ll_\' of the
horse, at the time we went through
We here met Dr. Perry, of Ridgsfisld, who iufoi-int-d us
that ho had made two attempts at crossing toward North
Salem, but could not, and that all communication is cut
ofi bstvrcsn Ridgefield and the Harlem Railroad.
Al Sanford‘s Station, nine miles this side of Ditnbury,
we learned that Mr. Street, Conductor on the Danbury
road, had walked from Danbury, and had taken it hand
car for Nor-walk, where he arrived about noon. He re-
ports that two Railroad bridges have been carried iuviiy
on the upper and of the road, where the damage is most
severe. Ho also reports a culvert being washed awe y in
Wilton, and about one hundred feet of embankment on
difiersnt parts of the track.
The damage done to private property by the carrying
away of fences and the flooding of meadows on each side
of the river is immense,‘ and th: people with whom we
converud spoke of the rise of the river as among the
higliest ever witnessed.
The draw bridge of the New York and New Haven
Road, over our harbor, has sustained considerable dam-
age, but not immediately affecting the safety oftraius in
crossing. We have not heard of any serious damage
being sustained by this road. The Housaionic, Naugh-
tiick, Canal, Hartford and Springfield and New London
roads, however; must have suffered severely, if the
storm East was as violent as here.
I-‘mn.—We learn that the beautiful new
Church on Greenfield Hill, was discovered on
fire at about 2 o'clock this Monday morning,
and entirely consumed. The fire also extend-
ed to a barn adjoining, which with its contents
was consumed. It is "supposed to have origina-
ted from the furnace.
fir Five of the seven S100 premiums awar
ded attlie National rfiorse Convention were to
wood. Th; hear, Ijfied jg that nf lmrning teen by homo: from ‘Vermont, the ICIS of the ! E858. IIIIOWB “III. III
builders, we don’t see why her new Court House
and Jail can’t be wrested from her and sold in
spite of her teeth, so as after rcfiiiiding the act-
ual cost, to the City, to leave it very handsome
prrmmm to the County ! If it was possible to
serve Fairfield this way, we can’t see what ren-
ders it impossible to treat Bridgeport to the-
same sauce. Will the Standard please enlight-
en us why sauce for the goose, should not be
sauce for the gander?
@*'I‘he “ Standard” says that in Bedding,
a few days since, a man named Mason careless-
ly dislocated his leg after it had been set by a
physician. In performing the operation of re-
adjusting the limb, the two physicians present
thought it advisable to administer chloroform;
after inhaling it, and before the operation coni-
tncnced, the patient suddenly expired We
had supposed that the use of this -‘ quietas,”
under similar cir uinstances, had been univer-
sally abandoned.
figs If we were to "guess," neighbor,
about this bottle of Mr. Peter Fagan, we
should say that Peter took rlowrt thelzom
instead of "going round” it—and it is
more probable that the delirium tumemi
rather than the sharks of the Pacific, have
got him by this tinie.-N. H. Palladium
gzal" Quite possible, Colonel. We have a
way of our own, over here, of making some
three or four stif cold -water -men, every year,
out of the very worst of soakers.
@. The New Haven J ournsl says that a
new Bank has just been organized under the
free banking law at West Meriden. having a
capital of $300,000. Curtis L North, Esq, is to
be President, and Edward I. Collins, cashier.
The name of the institution is the Pilgrims’
Harbor Bank. I
&.James Farr was found dead in Corn-
wall, last Friday, with to ruin jug by his side.
Hit-ain Root of Woodville, Litclifield county
cut his throat last week, while suffering from
delirium lremens. He died on Friday.
as. Henry Ward Beedher has already had
seven hundred calls to lecture in as many dif-
ferent places this winter.
Re-.1ppcrrance.——It is announced for the
benefit of those persons who did not get a sight
of the comet, that it will again appear before
the public, for a few nights only, in the autumn
of 2147. No reservation of front seats for In-
dies; and no half-price tickets-
vr;-3, Two men who gave their names as John
Jones and W. E. Knight have been arrested in
Albany and committed tojiiil, for passing coun
terreit tun dollar bills on the Stamford, Conn,
Bunk. ,
53* The new American twenty-five cent
pieces have been extensively couiiterfeited and
a large number of the counterfeit: are in circu-
lation.
LOL’S[.k.\’A.--The news from Louisiana is that
the Democrats were wholly successful at the
election in that State. Nothing certain is how-
ever reported from the congressional districts.
.Ncw Comttnjfeit.--A new counterfeit
made its appearance in our city to-day.-—
It purports to be a two dollar bill on the
Saugaiuck Bank, VVestport, Conn. The
engraving is very poor, but yet the bill is
liable to deceive. The vignette is a
horseman in pursuit of a buffalo. On
the right end is an Indian, and to the left
a female seated on a sheaf of wheat, with
a sickle in her hand. The bill may be
detected by the engraving of the words,
"Secured by the Pledge of Public Stocks
deposited with the State Treasurer,"
which are miserably engraved to the left
of the vignette.—B08lan Trtw. .
According to the Philadelphia Register, the
same counterfeit has made its appearance in
that city.
[3 Disease is self-limited. Its ten-
dency, in nineteen out of twenty cases is
toward recovery. A judicious physician
wiii rareiy say that he has cured a pa-
tient. The patieiit regained -his liealtli
truly, But what medical observer who
has true insight into the laws of dis-
i
intefere with concerns of the Do-mocpogio
tale can work both ways, the Standard, pro-_
The election in New York took place on
Tuesday, and resulted in a decided Whig victo-
ry. The Tribune rt-marks fliat the Whigs are
entitled to no possible credit. as it was a result
ri-hieli they could not possibly help. While the
N. Y. National Delrlocfflf-.f\CC0lllIf-F for their de-
feat in this wise: . ,
-'_Why did President Pierce so injudic-
ously allow his United Stilt-.9 officers to
party in this State '.' VVhat cauggd sec,
retary Marcy to send John Cochrarie, §‘.
high government. ofiicer, to interrupt the
orderly proceetlings of our Demoomgio,
State Convention '! Why did the Admin.
istraiion organize a band of rufiians, bul-
lies and fighting-men in this city, ‘place
deadly weapons in their hands, transport
them three hundred miles into the centre.
of the State, and there take possession of
the room in tvhirh the Democratic Stare
Ccnvention were to assemble ? ‘ '.
Had the Administration at Washington
remained coiiteiit with attendiiig to ii.
legitimate duties ; had it not undertaken
to control the action of the Democracy’
here ; had it not dispatched its obedient‘.
and obsequious officials, and issued threats.-
by "authority ;” had it not sent its tens
of thousands of dollars of secret servico
money here to control the elections ; :had
i3 1DY"s-t.-I its "dogs"-—-the Posllnasters -'
and other ufilcials ilironghoul. the State;
opon the National Democracy. with 3-
fury unparallt-led-—-tlu-ii the election"
would have resulted in a victory “.om,y
of the palmie.-t Democratic times. The
high officials at Washington are alone
responsible for the Whig victory in ‘N,
State, and are the. only Cause why we
Democratic banner now trails in the .
dust."
But what is better than any mere party 11-i.
uuipli, New Yorkjhas elected ti. large Maine-
Law-majority to her Legislatiire. Surely on}.
of much evil, both come much good.
In Maryland, the election has resulted in a-
triumph of the Democracy on State Ollcersv
while the Whigs have carried both bunch“ of
the-Legislature‘, having a majority six in - each,
lio‘Ise--tlnll securing the,State Treasurer and
-Ufi.,Sei_iator'. ' lp Biiltidione the Maine Law
ticket wasslected entire, no \! big nomioogioo
being made.
In Ohio, the Legislature is strongly demo.
cratic ; the Senate consists of 26 deinocrats,1'.'
wliigs, and 9 free soilors. Den. .nnjoi-my on
Governor, 60,555.
California is claimed by the 5,
about I800 uiajority-stifiicieiit for all practical
purposes.‘
New Jersey, says the Tribune, has gone for
Democracy, Monopoly and Ram. Price, dein.
for Governor, will have a majority of from
5,000 to 7,000. Both branches of the Legisla-
ture sre democratic.
The election in Massachusetts takes place
this day, Monday. The whigs are confident of
success. The proposed tunnel loan-the con-
siderstion of the Maine Law, and voting upon
the adoption of the new constitution, renders
this an important election, and will bring out
afull vote. 4
Wisconsin says the Tribune, has some what
is called Democratic-—ss was expected. The
first returns are unfavorable to the Maine Low,
as the German and Irish vote ofithe Lake
Counties weigh heavily against it, but we do
not yet give up that it is beaten. It has at all
events received alarge majority of the votes of
all who could write or read the “ Yes” or “No”
that was voted.
Mississippi has also gone what is called den-
ocratic-—-tlist is, against paying her honest
debts-—and sent a delegation of that sort to
Congress.
Dr. Collett.
We had prepared an article for our last
week's paper, in reference to the course of
Lectures on Physiology and Anatomy, which
were concluded by this gentleman, on Monday
nlkllt lash but by some oversight or other, it
got mislaid, and in the hurry of making up
was omitted. We exceedingly regret this oc-
currence, not on the Doctor’s account, but on
account of those who might have thus had
their attention called to the subject of these
instructive lectures and been induced thereby
to avail themselves of the benefits to be derived .
from his repetition. We must confess that we,
have never heard the subjects handled in an
abler or more entertaining manner. We do
believe that an iucalciilable benefit is conferred
upon every one who listens to his discourses
upon the laws which govern our health and
control our physical functions. The Doctor is
a decided genius, using in turn the soothing
lotion and the probe and scalpel. His lectures
are enlivened by the sallies of genuineywit and
the keencst satire. Bis illustrations,
tatéd by a very large colleetioaof pI"atea,draw-
lngs, d:c., of the human body, as well as by a
skeleton, and most beautiful rnanakin. Ilia‘-
lcctures were continued on Friday evening
last, at Marine Hall, and are held every even-
ing. We advise all to avail themselves of the
benefits of those which yet remain to be given.
Three Men Drowned.
Pniunrztrnis, Nov. 13, 1853.
Asail boat containing four "young
last evening near Newcastle, on the
Delaware, and three of the men drowned
—namely “filliam Fisher, of New York
William L Ellsworth, formerly of New
York, whose parents reside in Hartford;
Bartlett. None of the bodies are
yet recovered.—N. Y. Trilnme.
fir The name of Ellsworth corresponds
with that of the young man arrested in this
place for participation in the recent burglaries,
but since discharged for want of evidence. lie
was also from New York, and having parents
in Hartford. ’
Fatal Accident.
An accident occurred to Capt. Eras.
tus Goodwin, of South Farms, last week
which resulted in his deaili on Thursday
His wagon broke down, the day pr.-vi.
oiis while driving between Terry ville and
Bristol, dislocating his shoulder and can-
sing iiiternal injuries. - He was able to
ride lioiiit-, however, and was not consid-
ered iria dangerous condition until a few
minutes previous to his death on Thu".
day afternoon; his pg; wgg 3'1 y,.,,___.
"9“"¢'-
ll? MI‘S- King, wife ‘of Rev. Eleazsr
Kl":-3:. Helm. M889-. has applied for a di-
vorce from her husband: They were
married 10 years ago, and 8 months after
marriage, in a pet, she advised him «,3
Study grammar and give upjpreachiiig
till he knew more.” He took deep of-
fence at the remark. and has ever oinco
refused to live with her as a husband-
and she now brings n'"bill mm
or a divorce. _''I
fl? ‘Vs iinderstaiicl"_t—hat the
tors of the Crystal Palace have deg;-r'm';3,»_.-
ed to keep the building open
ly, asa place for the exhibitiyivfiof flicpr-s
ducts of Industry and‘ Art. A".nKe.
ments are now in progress for warming
it 5}’ ‘be use of stoves. The price of-ad.
mission will probably be reduc.e.d,’, I
...1.‘..‘.’.f.‘.l.’.?.';.fi'°.’.’."'.""“"“"°°°“"'--‘--*
u soon as convenieate3'i|fl.i:‘i'e.t!o‘l:in or
. of W-1'1 Bissell. and :9 iiiai nisitive st.-...r.g
to preventnneasiness if they ve any -claims
cll probability he
.‘.. ,., .,
against him,h 1.1 .-
Illliegticte sppli:atId:,ueh?dIgP!
s . I - ~ ~ .
3" i ‘.".‘.-.5
men, on a gunning expedition, was upset ~
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