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mtussian Treaty.
.L’l|E treaty imposing on the United
States a strict neutrality in the present
war in Ettropc, and recognizing those
principles in regard to the rights of nett-
trals for which our Government has al-
ways insisted, was ratified by the Senate
on the 26th. The VVashington corres-
pondent of the Journal of Commerce
writes as follows in regard to the Riis-
sian territory on this continent :—
“ That a treaty is on foot for the ces-
sion of the port; of Sitka, and of the Riis-
siau possessions on the North-west coast
of the United States, in consideration of
a certain sum of money, is very proliable
Russia “wants money, and must have it’
as used to be said of France at the time
of the Louisiana purchase. The Rus-
sian loan goes off heavily. Again. ‘he
Czar is not quite certain that, in it pro-
tracted war, he can retain his power over-
Sitka, or the possessions on which it de-
pends. The United States Governiiieut
has, of late, directed its special. efforts to
the acquisition of Sll.:ll domain the
United States tnay at any future time re-
quire_ The policy may be sound in ref-
erence to territory which cannot be held
by any foreign power without prejudice
to our future interests. The Russian
territory on the North-west coast has lit-
tle popttlatioii except the Indians and the
servants and agents of the Russian Fur
Company, and some three hundred sol-
diers, at Sitka. The Company drives a
valuable trade with the Indiatis, and from
Sitka ice is exported to ports south of it.
Perhaps the State of Siticrt, \vlien we
get it, will be the “ granite wizcl vice State
Oniission. ;
The following portion of Sue. ltl, of the
Liquor Law, publislietl on our otttsilli‘-. Wm‘ M“
cidentally omil:f.ed in Dllllilllg‘. up. ll. Flt“?-ll'.i ,
come in bcl.\vecti the lire-.1k lint: vlllll-||l'.' \\m.‘,
the W0l'd “Greuliiig':" and bi.-l'oi-c ‘the line
coinineucing with the word -" 'l‘owit'' 111 l"“'*’“'
thesis.
Whereas E. ll‘ , G- 11-: “"9 I~ ""“‘
dents ‘,,, said town beiiig of good nioral
(‘.1lIll'{lCl.Cl':1l1(lOf full ago, have be.l'ot‘c me
made their written coiuplaint, that in at
certain place in said towu,to wit : in (here
insert description of shop, house, or other
place, describing the sinic as nearly as
may bo,) certain liquor, to wit ; (here 11-
sei-t a description of the liquor, as uc-.i.rly
as may bc,) is otned (or l(cpi.,tlS the case
may be,) by C. .D. of (iiaiiies of Town
and County,) and is intended by said (1.
D. to be sold in violation of the Act of
185-1‘, entitled “ An Act for the suppres-
sion of Intemperaticc ;” and Wllcl‘(3:ls said
complainants have bcforcuic made sc-lcnin
oath (or affirniation as the case may be
that they have reason to believe, and do
believe to be substantially true, the alle-
gations in said complaint ; and wliercas I
do find that probable cause exists for said
coiiiplaitit, and (in case it divclliiig-liotisc,
cttx, is to be searched, arid the said
one of said coiiiplaiii-
ant-s, having on his oath (or itflirnitition)
before tiic declared that lie has reason to
believe, and does believe, that within one
month next before the uiakiug of said
coiiiplaint, spirituous or intoxi-.-:ttiiig liq-
uor, or mixed liquor a p:-tit of which is
spirituous or ‘ritoxicatitig, has been sold
of the Pacific.”
Hf? The Directors of "‘
R. Co.. have uii=-" « '~.'-- A--
stockhnh‘ . . .. ~ no ‘
.1 ‘i-‘i.Ii
._ -_..q 90 4131
.- of preferred stock
-. r » . .s stated at 1389 shares.——
" directors have called a meeting of
the stockholders upon the question of le-
galizing the fraudulent stock.
'l‘i'o_uble with Russia. _
Trouble is apprehended between lll‘.S
country and Russia Foreign vessels
have always been allowed to fish on the
North ‘Vest coast of North Atnerica,
througli the whole e.\’ten'. of the Riissiait
dominions. Of late, Governor Sawoikn,
the Russian Governor of K(1l1'lSCllZllli:t
and the N. VV. Coast, has given this priv-
ilege exclusively to a Coinpan_v,and for-
bids all American vessels from fishiiig on
the coast. He has seized and detained
at Sitka. the principal port intlie Russian
possessions in America, an American ves-
sel. Against this decision, the Ameri-
can Constil has protested, and he has re-
ferred the whole subject to our Goverii-
meiit, who have ati excuse for a grand
quarrel, if they wish it.
Significant.
The New York Titties has a signifi-
cant paragraph:
" Some motitlis since, when the ques-
tion was first pressed upon Congress and
the coitiitry, we expressed the opinion
that the result of the movement on poli-
lic seiitiinent in the state of New York.
would be to secure the nomination of
William II. Seward for Governor, and
his u-iun.pliant election. The develop-
ment of popular opinion has been far
more rapid, and the public iiidigiiatioii
against ilie atitliors and agents of this
conspiracy has been far wider and more
intense than we had then deemed possi-
ble; and everything, in ottr judgment,
now indicates that, in consequence of the
passage of this bill, Gov. Seward will be
elected Presdent of the Uunited ‘States
in 1856, by the largest vote from the free
States ever cast for any candidate. If
the slaveliolding States are resigned to
this aspect, it does not become its to
complain.”
_____._________
Not Impertinent.
Sotne democratic journals are charac-
terizing Dr. Bacon’s letter to Senator Tou-
csy as iinpertineiit, as a deliberate iii-
stilt, &c. We have no doubt they feel
all they say, because having sympathy
themselves with the measure coiideiiiiied
in the Dr’s. letter, they must feel some-
what “cut tip" and conscience sore after
reading such a close appeal. Hence it
is perfectly natural that they should give
way to such expressions as appear in
some of their strictures on this lettcr.—_-
How Dr. Bacon is impertiuent in wri-
ting a public letter on a subject which
concerns liitnself as tnucli as it does Sen-
ator Toticey, and about which he has as
good right t.o speak as the honorable Sen-
ator liimself, it may be diflicult for an tui-
biased mind to see VVc observe that
one democratic editor says that Dr. Ba-
con has made a "ridiculously false esti-
mate of relative positions.” So far as
relative positions are concerned one is a
clergyman and the other is a Senator ;—-
botli are distinguished. So far as respec-
tability, talent aud worth are concerned,
in our humble opinion, Dr. Bacon will
not suffer in the comparison.
Middlcl0lL'fl Coizstizzzz-ioit.
They are building a willow—dock
at La Crosse, \Visconsin. It is construc-
ted entirely of willow twigs, about twelve
feet long, bound in bundles ollc foot
thick, which -are so ingeniously al‘rZlllj,_'L‘(l
and woven together, that it isiuipossiblc
for the sand to work out or the water to
work in Each bundle contains about
one hundred small trees, and it will take
50,000 of these bundles to complete the
work. It is said the willows will sprout
to grow, rooting firmly together, thereby
forming a living superstructure which
will last for ages without the least ten-
dency to decay. Docks like these occur
very frequently on the banks of the
Rhine in Germany.
3179501 3071/6 0h€l7‘£cI'S.—IL strikes.
us that some of the Democrats in the
Legislature were made of queer smff
One day they voted for CliarlesCliapiiiaii
for U. S. Senator; the next for Special
Batik Charters, the granting of the. last
of which the party has Collfelltletl fl'_1'.tl'_]st
since its orgauization.——N. L. S/.u'i~
Metalic Particles in tlic E3/e,—-A
French provincial paper states that :1
blacksmith who had been’ stilferiiizr from
the impaction of a metalic particle in the
cornea for a week, was relieved by the
followingcollyritim, after every aiteiiipt.
of extracting the splinter from the eye
11110 failed I-10diue,one grain; i()(.ll(i“. of
potassum ten grains; rose water, three
ounces. As soon as the soliiiioii w;isap-
plied to the eye, oxydatioii of the int-talic
particle took place, and its brilliancy {i,_.._
V‘ - .
appeared. Ibc distressing syiiiptoins
about the eye abated, sight was i-est.-,,.,.,j
' I
and nothing but a microscopic l'f‘.'f_(_l'|[|(>n[,,
of metal left in the cornea. A soluble
iodide of iron had been formed,
Lomlan Lancet.
U?’ Washingtoii correspondent of the
N. Y. Courier states that despatclies from
Spain received at Vlfasliiugtoii reprcseiit
the insurrection formidable, but that the
result depends on the combil.ion of Espar-
'tero and_ Narvaez with O'Dounell.—
Phat union will ensure the deposition of
“he Queefl. the re-establishment of the
Regency and the transfer of Cuba to the
United States,
- . .*74»
facts and c . ~.- - .'.-
lll .-’..-izE-.--'» . ' the act; of 1S5-l, for the
' -i. =1liCllll)(.‘l'm1!‘t‘_ i-.- it 7? ‘.: v
i"' ‘-‘.5 i: ii!
.'Z 5' it '
""|"‘\’islSC .-~i~ ‘ ~.-i;.'..--
. . by said
to inc, I am of opinion
that he has adequate eattsc for such belief;
now, tlicreforc, by :tullioi'il.Y "F ill“ Stat“
of Connecticut, you are hereby conitnand-
ed to Search t-licrottghly the said place and
to seize said liquor and the vessels coit-
taining it, and securely keep the same
ttntil final :ict.lon bcliad thci-con. Ilcrcof
fail not but due rcturn make. Dated at
, this day of
A. B., Justice of the Peace.
The form of notice required by Section
13th. ititiy be sttlistitntiitlly as follows:
Ts C. 1)., of the Town of ,
in the County of , and foul
ot-liet-s whotii it may coticcrtt——G-rcctitig;
Whereas, pursuant‘. to the provisions of
the not entitled “ An Act for the suppres-
sion of lntcnipci'zince,” upon due coiiiplaint
dated , and upon
ivarrant duly issttctl upon said coniplaiut
certain liquor, with the vessels containiiig
it, (describing the liquor and vessels with
reasonable ccrtainty,) was seized at (de-
scribc the place as nearly as may be) in
the Town of , on the
day of ., A. D , by (name
of officer) a (Sheriff, Deputy Slict-ill", or
other ofliccr as the case may be) wliicli said
liquor atid vessels were seized, because it
is alleged in saitl complaint tliat: said liq-
uor was owned (or kept.) by some pct-soil
with intent. that said liqitor should be sold
contrary to law, and wliere:t.~r the said liq-
uor, if so owned or kept with sucli intent.
is liable to forfeiture :--now you, the said
C. D., and all otlicrs whom it may con-
CI3l'll, are hereby sunuuotietl to appear lJU-
forc me, at , in (nanie of
New York and New ii:tt'.'cn flail-
‘ road.
\Ve cut the following from the IV. I].
Register, and it goes to COl‘l‘Ol)Ol'£ll(3 what
we have before said of the iiltii'iint.c snt-.-
cess of the, road in qtiestioii, and of the
inaiiiier in wliicli to ensure it:
, The net earnings of this r.--ad during
the month of.Iiine last, were $7(),L’-54,75
beiiigaii excess of ll,(l00 over the :-ainc
month last year, It is one of the best
patronized Railroads in the United States
and if’ the Sl0(:lillOit1(.‘l‘S can niauage so as
to get. hold of half its lcgititiiatccziriiings
they will do tvell enough, yet. The
first thing wanted, is a t.Ol'l‘tpi£'te re-or-,
ganization of the company; the cutting
tip, root and branch, of the system on
wliich its affairs liave been coudticteil——
of starving the subordinate oliicers,
while the head has beeii prinipci'etl: It
is said that only a week previous to
Schuylcr’s exposure, that geiitlciiiaii was
violently indigtiaiit that the uccoutit of
one of the Conductor’s had been balan-
ced, without compelling hint to account
for -.1 ticket, which had been lost, while
he was robbing the company of tlioti-
sands. Put the New York 8.: New lla-
ven Road, to-day, under such inauagc-
men as that of the New l-luveti and
Hartford Road and, bad as its affairs are
in one year, its liriaiices would be in an
intelligible and profitable. sli-ape. No
doubt it can stand the most otitragcous
iieglect and bad ntatiagciiiciit; litit uti-
der u_\visc supervision, it 0llf__’,lll’. to be
the most prolitablc raiirotid stock in the
United States. Let the stockliolders de-
mand a thorough rc.’oi'in, and light will
soon be brought out of (lill’lillCSS.
{1? Nothing caii be better for sumnicr
watering of ]il(I_l]l.S and vines, tlian lll(‘
Sll(l:‘i,Oi‘ a weekly wasli, and no cite who
desires a good garden \\‘iil still}-i‘ it to be
wasted. For calibnges, ciii:iiii'iliei‘s, beets
and grape viiies, it seems spot-iztlly adap-
ted, and one of the tiiost tlirifly grape
vines we ever saw, was \vutci‘eil with
soap suds almost daily in dry weallier.
A large Supply not needed at onct,-, btit
r"F‘l“t’|lL \v~.it.eriti,rs prouiolc rapid and
vigorous \’(;‘g(_’l'.\lji_)n_
92:’ A 13013 Olleratiou was performed
here lately. A 5ti'aii;;<-rt‘ li'.tined Dow,
took a cow lielongiiig to Mr. lIe'/.-.-kitili
llubb-:ll——drove it to tho reside-iit:c of
Mr. D.lVlS on the I*‘aii*l'ieltl 1103,-l_50],,)
it to Mr. D. for $30 receiviii: $20 d.;,w,,_
Vi-'itli the latter sum, Dow cnnie llflul; to
Bridgeport and took the ears for p;irt..;
uiilanotvng \Vliilc diiviiig the cow, lie.
wp.-.- seen, and the aiiiiiial was reco_-_-ni-
zed by two sons of Mr. H., but. the bold
thief some how got. off.-—-])'r. Leader‘.
3:? The great l)l‘l!.l';,"L£ of Illinois. Cen-
tral Rai|road—-—-5}-5UU l'eel or two lllll'(l.'~' of
:1 inilc long and seveiiiy live feel liigli, is
”‘l’"“.V =\l‘ipi'oacliili{_i_‘ its ct?-tiiplclit;-ti. lt
wachiis rr‘)l'l| bltilf to liliill':1tPerti, :itid
c.m”'a"’S "’l0l‘e lli:1ii one million feet of
l»l|l|ll0I“. The top is to he r.-ovt.-red with
fill and made \t,~;,.,,,. ,,,,,,,, H”, ,,.,,,,,, Hf
cars are to run on top .,f “H; j,e,,(.,,,j,
them and lictuecii the frtiintss passes the
me mad lo" ‘_V".1_1.'“|I-‘, and tiiitleriieatli all
passes the river and i::in:il. An oriia.
nientnl railing is to he placed on cu,"-l.
side of the track.
A lymlllilczil liiisliutid lockriii the
door against. his wife, who was out, ,.',_,,_
ting a neighbor, and wlicii site appljp,-l
her. She tlireateiied to juuip in the
well if he did not open the door. lie
had no idea l.ll21L.éllC would do so, and ob-
stitiately insisted that he did not know her
50 she took a log, and pl2lll'_l,'C(l it into the
well, and siriiultaiicotisly with the splash
:,‘o,')““d‘3.dSlIG placed lie-rs-elf bpside of the
his ,1’)-£1,111‘ cillsullte litisliuiid darted out in
door aond de‘(:[al(:5,1blJl(:atlflrl(‘(l in, locked the
Si [- . Jeths lordld not know him,
16 duo him till he was peiiiteut and
then let linn in. V -
.1852, to June 30th, 1853,——15 months :.
for admittance lie pretended not to know .
1.121-oitiro,r~, Tim I
:,:laiib1ii*ii ti‘ Eltirlmtllt Etttilroztli Qitiitipaitg.
The D-anbury and. Nor-walk Railroad was so far completed that
operations were commenced upon.it in March 1852. . 4
The whole length of main track is 23,80 miles".
7 it H H ‘ of Sideljrjgsv “ up. ,-
. Total length of main and side tracks, ———25-,487 ml’s
The~total.c0st -of’ the same, exclusive of equipments, $319,967 64
Viz. Am’t paid Beard, Church & Co. on their contract
which included, Right of Way, Gradin , Masonry,
Bridges, Depot Buildings, Main and ' idé'"’Traick's'‘,’ ’
&c. the. $291,873 22
Am’t paid for track extension at So. N orwalk 2,306 86
“ Paid for 606 feet (lineal) of Dock, fill-
ing and Land ‘
Am’t paid for buildings erected at Daiibury,
Redding, Ridgefield and Norwalk, and for
Painting same, 4,288 00
Ain’t paid for procuring Charter, services of
Agents, advertising, Counsel fees, charges
for Letting and other contingencies during
5,944 21
the time of constructing the work 8,389 47
Am’t paid for Turntable at N orwalk 881 52 '
“ Paid for 47 tons railroad Iron 1,736 00
“ Paid for office Furniture 383 00
“ Paid for Safe for Secrctai-y’s office 97 50
“ Paid for 7 Platform Scales 435 00
"' Pttid for Crane at Norwalk 50 00
Am’t paid for mttcliiner , for Engine and
Car repair shops 786 00
Atn’t paid for interest 1,414 00
“ Paid for Taxes 444 80
“ ’aid for frogs, switches, spikes, &c. for
side track 893 00
Total Construction, &c. $319,967 64
The Equipments of' the road, consisting of 3 first class
Locomotive Engines front the Boston Locomotive Works
4 first class Passenger, 2 2d class do., 8 Box, 16 Plat-
form and 3 Hand Cars, have been purchased for the
Road at a cost of ,_ $45,440 70
Also, certain real estate in Norwalk consisting of Buil-
dings and Lots at the Freight Station 5,412 70
Am’t paid for wood, oil, tallow waste, &c. on hand 6,902 56
Cash 332 12
$378 055 72
By Stock issued ° $277,950 00
Bonds 60 000 00
Bills payable 25,910 09
Profit and Loss 14,195 63-$378,055 72
The floating debt of the G0. now amounts to $25,910 09
This debt has been incurred in part by the purchase of
Real Estate, amounting to $5,782 70
By purchase of 38 tons of Iron, now on hand 1,368 00
By extra repairs of road, bridges, &c. by
reason of floods 3,412'00—10,562 70
Balance $15,347 39
To this should be added the amount expended for tempo-
rary repairs 3,412 00
$13,759 39
Amount-ing to
RECEIPTS.
Gross earnings from the commencement of operations, March 1st,
For Passengers $30,522 37
From other sources 20,715 33—$51,237 70
Do. from June 30, ’53, to June 1, ’54,——11 months:
For Passengers $31,263 41
From other sources 21,443 27-—52,706 68
Total Earning to_ J unc 1st, 18543
EXPENDITURES.
To June 30, ’53 $29,553 24
To Juno 1, ’o4 $26,536 55
To “ “ “for flood rep’rs 3,412 03—$29,948 58-$59,501 82
Net Earnings to June 1, 1854-
Payments have been made out of the net earnings as follows :
For Interest on Bonds and bills payable $7,024 38
“ Dividends 22,240 50
“ Taxes 622 43
“ Balance on Stock sold at Auction 319 63
“ Wood, Oil, waste, etc. on hand and cash ,
items in hands of Assistant Treasure 7,234 68
Balance passed to Treasury department,
and applied on construction account 7,000 95-$44,442 56
The number of miles run by Passenger and Freight Trains, during
the year, is 37.776 miles.
Merchandise, Coal, Lime, Lumber and other Freights
transported over the Road, amounts to 13,005 tons.
The number of Passengers carried, is 82,367
And the Company have great occasion of congratulation, that no
one of this number has been injured.
T/cc _/allowing Table shows the Receipts of-(lie Road for cacli. monll
8l'ltCC .Marc7z, 1852, and the increase and rate per cent. If such ut-
crcasc over the .:orre.cprmd'i'/lg months in previous years.
Year. Month. Pa.ss’gcrs. l<‘i-eight. I Other Total, Increase. Increase per cent.
Isources.
1852- Mtzrcli. $1279 81l $998 85 “ $2276 66 “ “
“ ApriL 1577 25 S13 24 “ 2390 49 “ “
“ May. 1869 39 S84 79 25 00 "779 18 “ “
“ June. 1967 78 1002 97 26 00 2996 75 1‘ “
“ July. 3085 S5 1418 54 27 00 4581 39 “ “
“ Aug. "681 3 1756 ‘.31 32 84 4470 85 “ “
“ Sept. 2358 72 2371 16 33 S1 4763 69 “ “
“ Oct. 212" 90 1771 95 33 10 3930 95 “ “
“ Nov. 1866 78 1303 51 30 68 3200 37 “ “
“ Dec. 1942 08 1184 14 28 31 3154 53 “ “
1853. Jan. 1601 96 724 13 143 01 2469 10 " “
“ Feb. 1485 S1 1018 56 141 84 2646 21
-‘ March. 2025 18 1379 74 144 79 3549 '71 1273 05 56 pct‘ ct.
“ April. 2031 48 1296 64 141 74 3-169 86 1079 37 45 “
“ May. 2356 51 1608 68 154 19 4119 36 I340 18 48 “
“ Julio. 2559 09 2551 09 154 19 5264 57 2267 62 76 “
“ July. 3979 79 1722 '79 150 59 5853 17 1321 98 29 “
“ Altg. 4553 99 2222 O4 150 59 6926 61 "210 85 54} “
“ Sept. "946 68 1952 02 150 59 5049 28 285 59 6 “
“ Oct. 3-25» 9:. 2478 to 150 59 588-M3 was 23 49.8 -
“ Nov. 1784 54 I313 72 150 59 3248 85 48 48 1nterrup’d by flood.
“ Dec. 1837 58 1709 1-1 150 59 3697 31 542 78 17 per ct.
1854. Jan. 1751 50 1178 90 150 59 8080 99 611 89 24.7 “
“ Feb. 1561 66 1061 65 150 59 2773 90 126 69 Iiil.errup’d by flood.
“ March. 2047 ‘J8 I719 56 150 59 3918 12 368 41 10 Pg; cg,
" April. 3296 96 1349 27 150 59 4796 82 1326 96 38 ‘
“ May. 1667 65 1090 60 150 59 2908 93 ‘"210 63 ‘Decrease-|of'uiustlr
interrupted by flood.
Aver: we rate of‘ increase of 1853-4 over the receipts of 1862-3, 33.0 per ceut,_
The result of the experience of' the Company since the commence-
nienl:_ of the operations upon the road has been fully to corroborate the
Opinion uinf'o_rinly_ expressed by the Directors, that the Danbury and
Lot-walk Railroacl will prove a successful and profitable enterprise,
and the favorable increase of the past year demonstrates, that but for
thc diszisti-ous floods and the unusual expenditures rendered necessary
thereby, the net; eariiings for the car would have warranted two
dividends of 3 pctr cent each, paid ' nterest and Taxes, and left (1 sur-
plus of three thorisand three hundred and forty eight dollars.
ELI '1‘. HOYT, ‘
J ON A‘TI-IAN CAMP,
FREDERICK S. WILDMAN
CHARLES ISAACS, ’
E. S. TWEEDY,
WM. C. STREET,
L. P. HOY’]‘,
Wu. K. JAMES,
WM. A. -WHITE,
EBENEZER HILL,
FREDERICK BELDEN,
D. P. NICHOLS.
E. T. HOYT, President.
GEORGE W. IVES, Treasurer.
E. S. TWEEDY, iS'ecremry.
HARVEY SMITH, Supefiiifenderif.
} Directors.
Foreign News.
The Atlantic arrived On Saturday eve-
ning. after a rapid passage. The prin
cipal feature of the four d:iy’s news
which she liriiigs from Eiirope is the tri-
nmplt of the-Spanish revolution at “ad-
rid, and the flight of the Queen mother
and her special friends to Frallce “"11
Portugal. Queen Isabella still retains
the throne, and there are no indications
of a direct. moveinent to depose her.
No one can judge with any confidence
what will come otit of the existing con-
fusion, but in the event of such a civil
war Isabella could scarcely be sustained.
France and Eiigland have declared their
intentions not to interfere. Concerning
the war there is nothing of interest, ex-
cept it be that Austria exhibits a greater
disiiiclinatioii to act against. Russia, and
the king of Prussia declares he can never
wage war on his imperial brother in law.
The graiti harvests on the contiiieut
prove better than was expected, and the
prices of breadsttifis have declined.
Strange Superstition.
A strange and almost incredible tale
of superstition has been related to us of
a scene recently enacted at Jewett City.
It seems that about eight years ago, a
citizen of Griswold, named Honitcr: RAY
died of Consumption. Since that time,
two of his cliildrcti—botli of them sons,
we believe. and grown to man's estate,
have sickened and died of the same dis-
ease, the last one dying some two years
since. Not long ago, the same fatal dis-
ease seized upou another son, whet'cup-
oil it was determined to exliuinc the hod-
ies of the two brothers already dead, and
burn them. And for what reason, do
our readers imagine ? Because t/re dead
were supposed to feed upon the living,
and that so long as the dead body in the
grave remained in a state of decomposi-
tion, either wholly or in part, the survi
ving members of the family must comin-
ue to furnish the sustenance on \vliich
that dead body fed. Acting under the
influence of this strange, and to us hith-
erto unheard of, superstition, the family
and the friends of the deceased ac-
companied by various: others, proceed-
ed to the burial ground at Jewitt City,
on the 8th, inst., dug up the bodies of the
deceased brothers, and burned them on
the spot. The scene, as described to us,
mtist have been revolting in the extreme;
and the idea that it could have grown
out of a belief, such as we have referred
to, tasks human credtility. \Ve seem to
be transported back to the darkest age of
unreasoning ignorance and blind super-
stition, instead of living in the middle of
the 19th century, and in a State calling
itself enlightened and cliristiaii.
Illorwic/t C0m'ier.
An Iutere.rfiv_zg Im:z'dmt.—-A few
days since, Joel Rice of Conway discov-
ered a nest of flying squirrels which be
secured for the ainuseinent of his children
but on descending from the tree, the old
one made her appearance, and in the Le-
inerity of her maternal all'e.-ctiou, sliejuin-
ped upon his hat, crawled down to his
hand, seized one of her young ones, and
attempted to take it away. Mr. R., re-
sisted her claim but a moment, when
sympathy for the agonized dam made a
successful appeal, and she was permitted
to gather itito her furry folds a little one,
which she soon deposited in a new home
returning, again and again, till she had
taken them all from the hands of the cap-
tor.—Sprt'ng/ielrl Rcpublicaii..
Bank Dividends.
The Fairfield County Bank has decla-
red 90 per cent, in dividends during the
last four years or equal to fifteen per
cam. per zummn.’ And in addition to
this has kept a lizindsome “surplus” on
hand for contingencies. As we said be-
fore, we doii’t like to “crow" and yet
when we remember that all these divi-
dends have all been earned by legitimate
open and above board operations, our co-
temporaries will pardon tis if we do get
a little elevated over it.-—
No/‘walk Gazette.
Very fair for Norwalk ; but let us see
what Stamford has done. During the
last three years the Stamford Bank has
declared in dividends '70 per cent. equal
to twenty-three am! one third per cent.
per annum! and keeps on hand a surplus
of 10 per cent. The Fairlie-Id County
Bank reserved but 7 per Cent.
Don't “ crow” again Mr. Gazette.
Sta-mf0r(Z Advocate.
$23,. You have done liravely .\Ir. Advocate,
for the three _i/ears, but will that mot'e than
atone for the disasters of other years pre-
ceeding these last? Some of the Norwalk
Stockholders who had their stock cut down,
over there, think the Fairficld County Batik,
a Iectle ahead, yet.
A llfomr-mcizt proposer! for Pierce,
Borlaml and lIoZlin:.—'1‘lie St. Louis
Evening News thus rejoices over the
Greytown victory :—
“ 0, what an enemy Mr. Pierce has
met and vanquished! He should have a
monument to his memory, built of char-
red bcdsteads, chairs and tablcs.,’
3:?’ A gross and wicked as:ault \vas
made oit Presideiit Pierce, on Saturday
afternoon, by a drunken fellow, who, iii-
censed because the President refused to
drink with him, pelted Mr. P. witlieggs.
The President sustained no injury, and
declined any pgosccution of the offender.
It was only another of the legitimate
fruits of Ruin.
It is now supposed that the brig
Industry, of New Haven, has been lost
at sea, as nothing Iias been heard frotn
her since the 22d of March, the day of
her sailing for St. Croix. The following
is a list of her ofliccrs and crew: Daniel
G. Pike, of Maine, master; Henry Ma-
cumber, of New Haven, mate; Rob-
ert Bcard, Francis Kiniball. James Simp
son, and John Richards, of New York,
seamen, and A. D. Dcl3everli3tid, cook,
a foreigner.
Deaf/t from H ytlro/ilmIiirt.~'P lie wife
of Mr. Joel \Vill:ird, who resides on ninth
street, died this iiiornitig with Ilydropho-
pliia. She was bitten by a cat about
two inotitlis ago. No syiuptotns of hy-
drophobia niaiiifested llieiiiselves until
three or fiur days ago. ller sufferings
during the last. two days were intense.
She had her reason till the last inoiucnt,
and conver.-‘ed almost incessantly oti her
future prospects-—B-rgflltlo Com,
To I’r(92'cnt P03/.5‘ from R0£.——Steep
the end to be set in the groiiiid in a so-
lution of Blue Vitrol,—-oiic pound of the
vitrol to forty of water. This is said to
render the post almost indestructible by
rot.
A IVz'tty/ IVz'tn.css.———A geiitleman by
the name of Slaughter, livitig at a dis-
tance from this place, being siibpwtiazed
as a witness in a case pending in ottr
Circuit Court, and being about to marry
at Miss Lamb. writes the court that he
"cannot attend as a witness at the court,
. as he expects to Slrmgliter a Lmnb next
Suna:ay.’—Mrmtgamery (Ala..) Joiirnal
{E'.flZ?.l§lll"l‘lE-l.
1\lorwalk,W‘l1;tieIsItlsy,11iAIr,°;_ust 8, 1854.
The Selectmen.
Our Candid Opinion of Them.
With the pl‘cFCllf. board of’ Selectmen of the
town of Norwalk.likc all other boards wliiclt
have preceded them in office, much fault has
been found for not doing this thing, and for
doing the other; as the whims or caprices of
individtntls might choose to mark the line of
action for them to follow. In fact we believe
the present; board has come in for a greater
share of ccnsttre than any which has preceded
it,but this we conclude to be owing to their hav-
ing had inoreconflicting interests to act upon,
and more knotty cases to adjust, than any for-
mer board. The truth is, our former boards
have adopted at little of’ the Legislative wit-doiu
of Congress, and have been shoving over to
their successors in office, what they had neither
the time or the courage to cope with and ad-
just, until quitc a little batch of snarls have
uccumtilated, and been left with the present
board to unravel. In this aspect of the case
wc do candidly think that much tiiiticccs.~'tii'y
fault has been found with them. We coiifcss
that we have frequently (yielding to an outside
pressure, as well as to our own convictions of’
what was right and. wrong in their sctiou,)bccn
induced to speak freely and frankly our own
convictions, and the complaints made agaiiist
them by others. And so strongly have we ex-
pressed ourselves concerning the aiat.ter of the
Cannon, and the irresolute and trifling li'l:|llnC]'
in which the Water-st. question has been han-
dled, &c., that we have been accused of‘ sonic
personal or ulterior prejudice against the pres-
ent Board. Even the spirit of our article of
last week, has been entirely tnisitppreliendetl
by many. We made special allusion to otir
first sclcctnian, f'roni his conservative tenderi-
cics, as it fit illustration for a sort of coinr!tand-
ing officer of Old Fogydom and its tendencies,
and not as involving in his own person all that
we rcprcbatcd. Now we most solemnly as-
sert that there are not any other five men in
the town of Norwalk, for whom on personal
grounds we entertain kindlicr feelings, and no
charge has ever been made against them in
malice, or even uukiudness of motive in our
columus. But having condemned so much as
we have in their action, we can the more prop-
erly claim the privilege of rebuking the insin-
nations and open charges made against their
honesty as public officers, or their honor as
men, at the Town Meeting on Wednesday last.‘
The Lord knows that they have sins of omission
enough, to answer for, without adding those of
coiiintission, of which they are innocent. The
entire board comprise men, than whom as men,
none in Norwalk are held in higher esteem, or enjoy
more largely the public csfecni. They are neitlier rob-
bers, atwindlcrii or murderers, and whoever in the excite-
ment of debate, cliarges upon f.licm any of these crinies
injures himself‘, in the eyes of the people, not flit-ni.—
Then again, our Honorable Board should remember, that
for these whimpering.-l, and iusinuations, they are them-
selves, in a measure, accountable. Had tliey published
it. statement. ofthe financial condition of the town. as in-
slrucfed to do by a. special mic at the last special (awn nicel-
ing, the people could then read for theniselves, and
could understand the disposition made of their nioiicy.
It is true their statement is read in the annual town
meetings, but how nmny of the fax-paying citizens of
the town remain to hear if,'and bots‘ litany of‘ those who
do, in the confusion incident to the time and place, un-
derstand what they hear? Said an aged citizen to us a
day or two since, “ I, for one, can never understand from
the reports read, the actual condition of the town.”-
Anotlier error of‘ the Selectmen, is in their desire to be
as easy as possible with the people, and recommending a
tax entirely inadequate to the necessities ofthd town.-
So that having the revenue of the town iihuved down to
the smallest fraction of ii. penny, whenever an appropri-
ation is voted there is no mom-_v in the treasury to meet
it. Another sad, and effort. to save the people‘:-‘ 1Il0l|(‘_\‘,
is refraining from advertising in the newspaper (ad! and
every town meeting, which is convened for public busiiit-.:s.
Were this done more that: 1.iulf'of' the heart burnings and
bickering now so rife, would be at once dispelled. I/ie
people, wliose money is voted away, have I right to de-
mand the largest publicity of the fact, and it is clearly
within the province of the So.-lectinen, to advertise every
nice-ting thus culled. Many people find fault and coin-
plain of appropriations made in their absetiet.-, which i,
they had known of the meeting and been present, to lune
had the case presented in all its bearings, would heartily
approve tlicni. Nor do we believe the board gain any
popularity with the niassus of the people, by tlu.-ir ex‘
tre.-inc pttriiimtiny, both with respect to their own coin‘
pensntion, and everything else appertaining to town bus-
iness. We do not believe that our board have any right
to perpetrate acts of illibsi-allty and meanness, in the
name oftlic town, wliicli tlicy would scorn to do as iudi.
viduals. The office is vexafious, trying, worthless ; and
an insufferable bore, to any man having business of his
own to attend to, and wlioever will consent to occupy
the post, and will boldly and fearlessly execute the da-
ties thereof’ is entitled to the lasting gratitude of the
public. But no man_. whose other business, or who.-e
love of case may prevent his fulfilling these duties!
siliould accept of the post, however urgent niuy be the
iiiiportunitici-i of his friends tlierefo. Now our present
board comprise good, subslsntialmeu, men adiiiir:rbl_y
adapted for other affairs and business, yet, our honest
convictions are, that Capt. llulibcll, for efficient servic,_,
and go-aliead energy, is worth about a dozen of the re-
inaiiider of the crew. This iii ouropinion; if they choose
to think the less of us for it, we can't help it. But. after
all we can possibly find to censure, we cttn’t help but
couitnisc-rate the lot of any one elected to be Selectman
of the town of Norwalk. We’d rather suffer an intensi-
ty of editorial miseries.
“ Insurrection in the Provinces.”
*~ The course of true love never did run siuontli.”
Shakrpcare.
Quite it tempest in a ti-apof. was got up on Wedueulay
last, at the Toivn Hall, on the subject. of the Bridge.-
’l‘lie citizens of South .\'orwalk opposing the appropiia
tion of nioney froiu the Town Treasury for that jilll‘[.0Et.‘?
because they had heretofore been treated i-zlitibbily in
the matter of appropriations. We cannot think that
tliey took .1 wise course to amend the gricvaiicc crun-
phiined of, but as this is a free country and all may vote
as tb ey like, we certainly would have given them the
benefit of their majority and left it for anollicr intc-ling
to have inside the appropriation. But it is a\:1(lL'1)l that
the most judicious course is adopted in a iuoment of ex‘
citement. At the next. meeting, we hope to see a better
feeling evinced on all sides, and see every man vote like
an unbiased, honest man, for the built interests of the
iulwle Town. If this in done, we shall have a stone bridge
lien: and fl wooden one at South r\'oi-walk. Ctmc up to
the inct.-ting.
Et.‘icitii.'.—Cnpl, Isaac Bennett of Wt-stporf. Cfillllllilllfli
suicide by hanging him self in his barn, about 5 o'clock
on Tut-sa:iy night last. He was it man of proj,ert_y and
influential standing in the village, was about ‘£0 _vt-nrsof
age, and no cause can be assigned for the act, as no iii-
tlications of insttni ty had ever been observed.
___..__.____.—-——————
Q‘ The I-Jricsson has been refitted since her late ac-
cident, and will soon make it trip to sea.
Canadian Independence.
A debate took place in the Britisli House of
Lords, on the 15th June, respecting the North
American Colonies, in which the Earl of Elicit-
boroug stiggestcd that an enquiry should be
made whether the time had not m-rived to
make arraitgetneuts with the Colonies for their
independence. 11c \v-as led to this inovemcnl.
from it. fear that ll collision should ensue be-
tween Great Britain and the United States, on
the subject of these depends-iicieti, and the
great. difficulty mid expense of deli.-ndiiig tlieiit
in case of war. The Duke of New Castle rc-
tortcd sharply and thought such ti. proposal
was an offense against the dignity of Britain.-
Lord Brouglitnu coincided with Lord Elle-nbor—
Ollgll, mid said the proposition was by no
means (1 novel onc.
Mi:r..-txeitor.v CASli'.\l.l'I.‘Y.-Tile rootin g of
one of‘ the buildings occupied by the .\faiiliat-
tan Gas Co., of New York City, fell in about 2
o‘clock on Saturday afternoon, the 29th, envel-
oping in its ruins seventeen worknien. Of‘ this
number, three were taken out dead, one died
from injuries received, soon after being reinov.
ed, and the remaining thirteen were rescued
more or less injured. The roof‘ was of iron-
l80 by 200 feet in size, and the iniincdiale
cause of its falling is supposed to have been at
flaw in one of’ the iron pillars, near the cciiti-e
of the building.
l‘;SCil.]lB Ill 1' Ilgll-nu ca 0 ..:.u...‘-, ..
of Slaves! ! ! No U. S. Marsliall
Present--Intense Excitensent in
\'V:1te2' St. ! ! !
Tlllls w..- mi,;iit. extend the startiiii; li-.-.ul-lillt‘-‘
over the o.~'c:tpt- of lietwet-ii a di.'1.en and hit-nt_\’ fngitivt .~‘
ivliicli, uwiii1:|n..<sil.ly to ill!‘ rr'ct~nl act of our l.t-f€l='|‘~"
1llI‘i'. (‘.Il1It‘l‘l'1filll{ the use of (fourt I-lotises :.nt! .lail.~t in
this glflll‘, were. as the owiir-r siipjuisetl, s:i!’el_v iiii1.-ii.-’-
UlIl‘I1 on board of one of our nnirket iiloops. But the
it-slrii-live love of liberty was stronger flnan I'll‘ li:irl‘i-
t-rs which hail been erected l.o prevent their t-sc:ij.e, and
to the utter (tUlI:i1(ll'll:|Il(lll or those into wliose ciiuttotly
tlie_r lnul been given. ouerboartl they all plunged ill the
twinkling of an eye. Here was frutiblc, as in trouble I
.\'u 1'iiited Slates .\|ar.-linll willing to do his ruit-it-r’.-
bidding, could he brought to the rescue in tiine. The
village Post blaster was the only man in the whole town
with either pltick or the ability In stand as defender of
the Nebi':iskit I-‘nitli. Our deputy Collector, thoiigli not
tli.-iptisetl to quarrel with the law: or the Coiistitutiiiti,
had no relish for the fatignes of l\ cztpture. It is trite
I-‘ranklin lierce could have been 1QlI‘gI'up1i(‘(l, and the
whole U. S. army dii-pitfclietl to the spot, but in all llii.~:
there was delay and delays are d:i.ngeroui=. lltiw expert
do the .~iiiggestlvc fiicultics show tlieinselvt-s in great
t-iiiei~gi-tiuies. The mode of capture was soon fixed upon
arid the duty wits assigned to suite dozen britiluzpn “ho
uusrc rowing about the liiirbor in their skins, and ;.h.,ut
'.'0 iimrc boys who were refreshing theniselt as at lift‘
nioinent by sen-bathing, with the 1lCt'0lIl]'i'-Ilillivhl of
one spotted and one huge brindle flog. As despot-tile ea-
se.-‘ require tlespcmlo means, we can assure our reailt-rs
there was a. coininotion in .\'orw:tlk Harbor, for about
half an hour. equal to the recentluntl riot. at Boston.
After an alinost superliuinttn struggle the bliielr ras-
cals were all c:ipf.ttrt-d_and replaced in close continent:-tit
where it trttnspircd that although they were-—ini,t ne-
grot.-.-", but nierely zt flock of du¢‘k.s‘—-whicli had been put
on l|0if1‘(1 to .-end lo the great pooltry-slavc—iii:trkt-t of
the world, yet by the law.-i of this great and Free Re-
public, fliey hurl no more legal right to uistkt: flit-ir ts-
capc to frcetlnin, than a negro slave would liavc 1llIl1.—-
There is one feature in the Fugitive law liowever, which
is wortliy of especial notice insotnucli as it leans deci-
dedly in favor of the duck, over but human prototype
—-I10 more rwiitpciisalioii is allowed to flee captors for re-
iiiaiidiiig (Item to lnpcless bondage, than in git-iiig (Iiciii up
la_frt»:iloiii .' This leniency of the law is entitle-d to
receive it special quack from all ducks now being held
in duranct: vile.
TIL-\’l‘ ‘- Sax Drzvit,” Ao.ux.——It is claiiucd
that in ottr notice of the capture of this monster
of‘ the Deep, in our last, an undue importance
was given to the part so heroically performed
by Monsieur Dickerson ; that while he was at
-the tail-end of the strife, our friend Griffith
bore the very head and front of the battle;
and some are so ungencrous as to assert, that
in this arrangement there was some design on
the part. of Dickerson. But as his coin-age
stands above suspicion, it cannot be attributed
to a want of‘ pluck, and the only probability
we can surmise is, that he placed Griffith in the
van of the battle f'orprecisely'fhc same reasons
that King David thus located Uriah. We would
fain think more charitably of Dickerson, bitt-
then he confesses to a belief’ that he considered
his co-patriot it “ goiter,’-' and inotnentarily ex-
pected to see him overwhelmed and devoured
by the sarpiut, although he says let come
what would, lie was determined to hold on to
the last e.rtremi!,r/ .’
_;fit‘2‘Dickersou is now fairly before the pub-
lic, and any of his exploits are as eminently
deserving of notoriety and a place in the pub-
lic prints, as the declaring of dividends by
Banks, or committing of murders and suicides.
All know his tenderness to animals (baring
devil fish) but few ever expected to see him
clothe up his venerable Rosinante in purita-
loons. Yet such is the case. Old Dobbin ap-
peared in our streets, on Wednesday last, with
pedal extremities encased in those fashionably
cut eucasctnents of masculine extremities, for
which “.strong-iniudrd wonicu” liuve so long
preached and prayed in vain. W'e have not
been accustomed to look upon Dickerson as -.i
desigizing titan, yet some have ungcncrously
hinted that his object was to dress up the horse
a la homo ,and take him to the Town House, to
offset some of the heavy tax paying votes ivliicli
were brought to bear upon the exciting Bridge
question. Our impression is that Dickerison
being it far seeing man, prefers to bestow his
cast off ritiment upon old Dobbin, rather than
to have them exposed to the temptation of lie-
ing appropriated by the weaker but better half
of himself at home.
Shaksperian Readings.
\Vc would_call attention to the adv.
ofE. I-I. Hendrick, Esq., in another col-
umn a young tragedian of promise, who
announces a popular reading of I-lainlet,
at the Town Hall on Tuesday Evening.
\Ve have so many of the pop and peanut
order of gim-crack shows, where the peo-
ple go and siinper and litter away their
time and their money, that whenever a
really rational and refitted entertainment
is giveii,we do hope to see an intellectu-
al and appreciative audience present.
The Liquor Law.
We at-,r.:.iii give place to this fainous Connecticut. Stat-
ute, for the reasoiis that our former edition in wliicli
it appeared, was entirely cxliauxtcd before runny who
tlesirctl it, could obtain copies, and from the fact that
its present operation and enforcement gives it a more
ciigt-ossingiirteresf than heretofore. We disliked to
encumber our celumns again with it, but the apparent
interest niaiiifested by many of our readers, to have it
re-appear, with the fact that many of its provistoos
seem as yet to be totally misunderstood, induce its rc-
pnblicatioit.
How 11' Woiucs —Thc new Liquor Law works
like at cliariii. Some have suffered for want
of the critter it is said. whose previous habits
of excessive drinking had rendered it hard to
" knock off.” It is confidently believed that
not a “ dhrup of the crafhur” can be pl'0t.'-lll‘€‘(1
for drinking purposes, in town.
lIo.\‘l-:\'.\loo.\‘, &C.—i\'e liave received from 1lessi'.<-
Stringer & '1’0\\'ii~.-i.-iitl, put A. St-lit-ck, 1-Isq., agent for
.\'orw:ilk, ti copy oftlie above work, which conipriscs the
csseiicc of the London I’unch’s wit and humor, and in
these days of -‘ Devil Fish and blue Devils,” we do not
l\'r=.o\v cfa more sanitary work. A man might be in duri-
gt-r of collapsing his jacket, after reading one ofits chap-
ters, but never of ti cholera collapse.
'l“uc Aspiinvall Courier represents the l’:tii:ini:i
R-iilw:i_v as prngri.-ssiiig with very great vigor. I.:tl'f‘..'(5
nutiilicrs of’ workiucnare continually arriviiig. 'lli:it
pa per thinks the road will be completed in six monflis.
It tvili ailiv.-iys be of importance, not only as one of the
iiieaits of reaching Cttlifornia, but its the easiest nit-fli-
o l of access between the two oceaiiti.
_ S-.i.u'.—We are indebted to .\Ies.~ir.-i. I-‘itch & Bette-lict,
for several saiiiplcs of’ their Bar Soup. For all jlllrposua‘
of \\':l‘.‘lllllg‘ and cleaning, it is said to possess stieli
L‘lll'IlllI':I1 virtues, as to iuaks it far superior to the entit-
iiioii articles now in use, while it is sold as clu-apl_v is
the ctiininon varieties. For sale by them at their f;t<:‘.o-
r_v lll.':ll‘ .\lt'. Zulintiu I.yon’s.
Sabbrz//i. Sclmols.—John G. North,
Esq , of New Haven, spent the last Sali-
batli iii- Norwalk, and addressed the Sali-
batli School children of the lst. Congre-
gatioual Clinrcli in a very Cil[iliV:Illll'_.’ I
and l.‘.'ll(l(‘l‘ style, tipon the subject of .\lis-
siotist
Good News.
Our citizens will all be glad to see by
otir advertising coltiiniis that we are to
have a rich inusicnl treat next week.-
Mrs. Brainard, the “Jenny Lind Of Ame!‘-
iea” has yielded to the solicitations of
numbers of our citizens and consented to
give a concert in Norwalk next week,
we know that the very annouiicenient
will be enough to fill the house.
Vumlwlism.—'I‘he tintsrificd “Youiig
Aniericas” of South Norwalk it is claim-
ed,deiiiolislied a wooden tent.-inent in that
village on Monday __.night la.-1, It is
saiil the building was likely to prove I,
nuisance.
._. L
93}, .\l,._ Wheeler of Llonroc, was robbed at Ih.i,,g,,_
PW‘: l“l'~“."i °f *33°- A boy has been arrested.
We are glad to pi'cseiil. in our_Coltir.-'
another ii.»i'i.~.-i~/is.-.-I 'l'o-.vn .\lt:c-tiiig. The -i;
' at the la.-rl iiit-etiiig. i'iid_. to con:-'ider the
its pi-c.s'i,-tit lticulioii to some point near‘ the
proprizilc $|tl.l:ll(l l'or the purpose of build -.1:
a bridge ticross the llarlior at South Norw '~ :
meeting and do all in his power to prey
two. Our Town llousc is out of cenux]-’ __i
there is it coiisistuiicy in asking for its fem‘
tvliicli by the way we have no doubt could
cheaply done. As the .\ft.-lbodist Societyl
a Church “ tip towii" this would afford tho
line house of’ ivorsliip, and we have no d
it sale could easily be elleclcd and the mi - '
soon raised tlierefor. ’l‘lien as lot‘ that B!
at South Norwalk, it is nof- only much nee"
but, would add to the taxable value of
property down town, f.lirce fold, the info‘
on the debt. \‘i'a.l:erbury, Bridgeport, and
er towns have llotirislied undi.-r a funded I
and we can see nothing so horrible in let: 1
a little money to be paid by posterity, v.‘.
iininbcrs and dollars will have -been incre
ten-fold.
Commencement at Yale.
On 'l‘litti-stlay, 27th ult., was celcbratcti
I:34tli .-\niiivci':-tary of tlic Commencemcn 0-‘
Yale College. 'l‘lic exercises were atte‘ t.~.-I
by a large iiunibcr of spectators, and spec in ='
were made by Messrs. Ford, Gale, Pot .i
Trumbull, and others. 'l‘hc New York "#3
bttiic in speakiiig of the ovations, says 2‘. --
“ The Gi':i.vcs of the Regicides,” by Chas. I".'..
ward Trninbull of llartford, was an uni am
inou effort of genius, both in composition .-mi
delivery. The N. Y. Times and the New 37:.-
ven papers inc ntion it as worthy of specie mei-
tice.
At the close of the spceclies, degrees
conferred as follows: llaclielor of Arts, or '2
Bachelor of Laws, 3; Bachelor of Philost ,..
7 ; Master of Arts, 36. The degree of L.T.. .’
was conferred on John Adams, for many 3‘-: .-
Principal of Phillips Acatdcmy, Andover ;
Excellency, Gov. Dufton, and Hon. Wm ‘-
Se\va‘rd. 1Iou. John H. Lumpkiu of G l».
appoinfed orat-or to the Phi Beta Kappa J.-xt
year, and Rev. 1". D. lluntington of B0 ~.-=::.
substitute. No poet appointed.
On Wednesday preceding the Canton. .::i>-
incnl; exercises, a poem was delivered by . -..'u»
G. Saxe, the poet, Editor and wit. We ;
below a few sparlzs :
:1.-l1.:l.ll€lln|.‘ll. sittingin Iuxurintis ease,
Talk of‘ the «laiigt-rs of the stnriuy seas ;
As fireside travellers, with ,\i.-rlenliuus llieu.
Tell tales of countries t.he_v have never seen ;
.\s l~ll:lft"s‘nl(‘ll_. cztrelc.-‘s of their ct-tintry’ii weal.
Boast, in liaratigties, their patriotic zeal ;
.\.< cowards talk of pluck, niisers of waste.
Sctititidrels of honor, country clowns of taste,
Women of logic, ilcvotees of sin,
fuipers of ivuti.-r, tetnperaece men of gin, .
I sing of money !:
Kings mtisf. have poets : from the t:ar1i'(-:==‘t"|iuit'-ti.
.\[on:irchs have loved celebrity in 1'1l_\'Il1l!l!,
ltown to Queen \'ic., who, for her cliuscn hard,
in annual token of her kind rt-gztril,
Adds to the bays, to keep them l'rt-sh and fine,
The wliolcsomc moisture of :1 pipe of‘ wine ;
So tn:i._v her ininstrcls. croivne-l with loyal bays,
Alternate praise her pipe and pipe her praise 2
Mr. Saxc-‘s muse however, seeks a loftit-r fl:-'-uir
A mightier monarcli he it.ht-rs in sing
.\lll1C1.'tllll her laurel from the Money King.
The various exploits and potentates oft at i-
ous monarchs are rehearsed :
Great was .\':tpolenn, and I would that Fate
Had proved his nztiiicstike neplicw linlf as great.
.\lt-atiwliile this hint I venture to advance-—-
\\‘liat plt~:tsc.~z l-‘rancc is good t-notigli fur Flftlllt‘.
But the subjccl: of the poem eclipses them
llis kiiigilnni vast exteiids o‘t-r t-rt-r_\' land,
Add nztlit-its liotv izefrire his high ecriitnand :
l‘hc weakest treiiible. and his power obs-_v_.
flic stroii;_ze:-.t lit.iii.r and coiifi-ss his .-\I'u_v.
lie rules the |‘lllcl'i I——-e'cu the t_vr.tnt Czar
.\.\1iS]lf.i pt-riiii.~.~ioii ere lie gives to win":
The Turk, siiliiiiissive to his i-n_rul might,
l‘._v liis‘e(iii.-1-iit lius }_'l'a('lIHlS lame to fight ;
While t-‘en Britannia I|x€t1al‘!§ lier litzinbiest. Low
Before her " l’.:tt'iiig~',"—:iiit her buruits now ;
-"Ir on Rotscliilcl .<ttppli;inl’ly calls, .
i_llL-i' ttfllnent *‘ iiticle" uitli the golden bn1lI,)
lit-gs of the Jew that he will kindly spare
l-.‘noii-gli to put her trident in repair,
—\nd puwiis her (1I:|l1lIll1‘1S, while she huinbly on V1 .
l.eiu-e of the .lImie_i/ King to “ rule the waves !”
lie keeps no halls of state, nor holds his court
In dingy i-coins, wlit-re greed and thrift resort ;
lloiiil, hills and titot-tgatges, his f;i.vnritc books.
(Gold is his food, and coiuers are his cooks ; ‘
l.e.lgers his i~ei::-eds, stock reports his news,
‘.[cr.:ii:i.uts hi; yisozii--u, :1.‘-.rl his lrlu-Iilllfill Jews ;
liiiigs are his stihjects, g:|1l11|lt‘l'S are hisknavcs,
Spcii-ltlit-ifi.-i his tools, and 1iiist>r’s are his slaves.
The distinguished spirits who 00mlIIIlD~ ..:«
freely with many latter days, come in ‘i : s.
sliare of notice. They were thus addresse i v
If, in your new t-slate, you cannot rest,
But inust rt-tttrti. U11 3 grztut us this request :
Come with a. noble i|I!I1C(-ll‘.iii£'.1il.ll'.
.\n-i prove _viiur titles to the nztnies vuu bear,
(live sonic clear token of your h uly birth,
Write as good Eiiglisli its you wrv ., on earth,
.\ntl wlitil. were once sttpert|::ou.~ to it-lvise,
flon't tell. I beg _von, such e;,'rt.-giotts lies.
One result or‘ dcvolziou to the .\Ioney B .-.,,.
is shown thus ;
See you strange figure, and a intiineiit .‘\‘uI1
Tllill slcmli.-rest saiiiplc of the _L't‘lll|lS .-imii .'
.\i:ll'l\'. as he anibles. tiio.-(- pro.-: is pegs,
”r\'liich by their motion must lie .. .lllt‘IlIII.'61¢g.'1 :
He has :i. lie:td—tinc m:t_\' be sure of that
By just ob.-ze ' 'ing his egregi-iottis lint ;
That he has artns is logically pltin
l-‘roru his wide cont slet-\‘cs and his petulant vane ;
.-\ tongue as wcll—tlie iiift-retire is fair,
Since on nccttsiiiii. he L'.l|l lisp and swear 1
You ask his use, tli:it.'.s not so very clear.
Ifnless to spend five lllllll>':lll‘.l pounds a year:
in modish vices whit-li his soul adores,
Drink . dress and gut ' ' ~‘ ‘ ' “""~' °"~’—s.- i »
()5 minor fullit.-s \\'ili(
Dear lo liini.~'elf. an-
.\'o produc t he of l-‘o
The due rt-stilt of in .
Three gciteration-t h
The niirt‘mv-clicstetl <'
Down from a man-—fur, niarvel as you will,
Hisliugc gl'U&lf2gt‘;l.l11Sll‘\£ liiuglit at Bunker Hill 1
Bore, without gloves, :1 niusket through the war _:
Ctuuc back at-lornetl with trinity ii. noble scar ;
l.:i.boi-ed and prospered at it tltriviiig rate,
Anil_. dying, left his lieir a sun,-.; estate,
lflitcligrcw upace upon his bu.<_v luinds-—
Stocks. ships and factories. tern-tiientio and lsnd.~t- -
All her at last '—the inont.-y and the rut-t-—
l'hc lziltcr ending in that fooliiili face,
The former wzruderin;:_. far bc_von.l his aim,
Back to the roti-git plebiztns tvlicnee it caiiui.
Soiuc of the evil results of cupidity or
abusc of wcaltlt are shown. Then the
changes his tone :
El‘-"“.'s'll "r W“-*“l‘t'—lcl. uiv litstnble lavs
l~jmpl.i_v one niotizeitt on t-oiizenial praise.
In lcttem-l tnafiile let the stritiigcr read
(if hint who. dying did :1 tvorthv cited,
.\ud left to eliztrity the elierishiiif store
Wliiclt to his .s'urt'uw, he could lrunril no rm-re.
I \'CllQl".llL‘ the uo'ulL-r in:iu who gives
llis g’(‘lH'l‘Itll< ilu‘.l:ti's while the dtitiar liver-I
(Sires with ti. lit-art as liberal its the palms
Tliaf. in the ll|‘I.‘|l_\' :41-t't-nil his litiritired aim; ;
(lives with it head wliosc yet titiclntided light
To tvtirlliic.-‘t tilijects ptiiiits the gin-r'.s sig-lit ;
tiives with :1 hand .\lill potent. in enforce
llis wt-ll-ztiiiietl bounty. and direct its cotirse.
Such is the giver who must .-laud confer-'1.
in giving gl()l'lU\'..~‘ and iatijreiiiely blcst !
The poet wiatls tip with the following I ‘.1. ;
To in" the btioii . I _ - -7 -
.\'ii criiigiiig supp - ’- ‘
Nut‘ .~l.t\'c to port‘ 5 .
'1‘h.,. ],;.ppy nit-tin ( -
,\ h«iti.~tc—iii_v ti\vii-
.\ sliaile in sttiisliiii
A ;:t-tieniiis lio:ti'd :i >,, f * ' . , - '
tit‘ ‘<l['1l1>‘ and iliiiis 1lll‘IlllLfll1lllt the circling year;
Silver‘ and gold in n|tiil('l‘illl‘ store that I
Shiv ptit-t~li:i.sejo_v.< that only tliese can buy ;
siiiiie gt-ni.~i of art :1 etiltiii-ed lIIi|l1110].1¥3:E,
,;,,,,1,.-; ,~t;.tut.-.<, pletiii-t-s. lift-rnry ease.
'l‘li:tt time is iiittiiey. prtitleiit Franklin slinvis,
ln i-li_viniii,-: eiiu;.let;- and .~u-tilt-utiuuti prose.
()3 [mil li-- t:tii_:lil. the wtii-lil, in pm,-e of ,-j,_“,,‘,’
‘flint higlit-i' truth. that tn(iue_v may be tune,
.-1li|i>‘ll|'\\'l'Al the people. in his plea:-ant. wttirs,
'1']... -u-L til‘ t-niiiitig.-' tltillars info If-t I '
I-~ liil'llll[iltl\('ll1|211-—\::l}‘S for . .;-inl lift-—
‘ .‘'“l“‘ “"4. _\‘I-ur euiiutry and _vouruvif'e—-
' ’ 2 ’-. and :.ii 1.!-l:l to .-j.t-ml
in plot I: witli nu ltiini-alt friend,
Sncli tliiys be niiiie ! and grant nit‘-. Heaven wit - mi.
'lli:tt liltmiiiilig litnllli, xi:::n‘s firiglilrst ttzntlily i :
.-\itil l will rt-.til. nilliutit :\ igli or fru.vn,
The .sl:ti'll5i‘; ll(‘\‘-'.~’ lli:it .<ltiel.s' tile going down;
lleur. witliout 1'll\'_\'. that. 21 stntiiger hmirtls.
.~\n-l .~pi~iit!.s lIi(Il'l' lint.-iiie than it mint utlurils :
see my next iieiglilior [luck it golden pliiin, '
Yet live content within m_v cottage IAUHM‘ ;
Take for my-clI' whttt lionest thrift may bring,
And livc contented with the Slnm-_v King.
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res.
A29)‘ Iiliss l<‘illiunrc,
dnuglitt-r of '
l’l'e.~ii-leiil, tlii~.l:il. .\:iroi;t. .\'. Y., on \\'t-di‘.(«.-nit.
-ate:
un illlll‘.s'.~‘. of a fi-\\' 1ItH|l'r~i from il_\.~t-nl.si'_v. Hr 1.1!, _
uitd brtitlier :ti'rivt--l hurt-l_v If time to will -~ 1..
tlentlt She was too fitr gone for-eerignizo them
Cli:tt‘le.~r l-'illmore, lirolliet of the Ex-l'residr: -..,_.
on the '.’.Sth tilt., :it St. _l':iul, 2iliui'.t-softi. of cl.
His siekiic.-‘s was of lint it few liours dtiratiun. "
_.__._.______.
fr?) . .-\ prize ti}.-;lit cattle till" in New York u ,,_,,;
\\‘vt-k. lielweeit two tit-furious clinxaclt-Is, 11 .,
.\1lll'l‘l$$t‘}', uliieli i't-sizltctl in the urn-tel of both ~ _,.,
I rt: 1IL'l\l1U b:;il in $5,033!) to keep the p .. ~, .,
1lfc.\"l‘i1L'('l‘l\'l~1 l~‘ii:i-;.—-..\ lire bi-«il_e out in Jet-.1 ..-.
on S:i.ttirtl:t_v aftei noon. uliicli .\\'. (1-1. our fun
and it half before it \\'.'I.< subdued, and «' ..o,.,,y¢
erfy varioii.<l_y e.-liiiiaieil at front $'.‘tiI ' ». - , ,_:
113:.) "flit: lit".-‘l. iiutiibet‘ of the Do’
dn-rtl niadc its uppeuritucc (in W. » - , ; ,,
Size the siuiie its the latt-‘tri-wt-<'
ljects are, l.-it. to l't':-‘l;ii‘.(l the vote appropria' F '- ‘
! $2’.l)illl for the New Slolic Arch Bridge, pa -'-.=e.
l*¢"ll'-‘lllil’ ”rl‘t'lll(l\'lll,'-'.' the Town House f ..'.=.
idcncc tif (Thus. i\fallm'y. 1'2.-‘q. ; and 3d, 10 . :-
Now we hope that t.-very fax paying ma it.
the Town of’ i\'orw:ill:. will turn out at '-'.
f.lic first l1fl.lll(‘tl, and to mrcaiiiiplirh the Is '. .-
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