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Jncrrsomat QIJINTARDS
AM B‘R0l’YPE ROOMS,
Over D. 8:. N. Depot.
N ORWALK.
L i k e n e s s e s
Warranted to please all Good Judges
Dentistry.
Doctors HILL 8:. PITCH,
. Surgical & Mechanical
D E N T I S T S,
Oflice over the Store of C. J. Gruman,
NORWALK, CONN.
CHARLES Frrcn.
J. 1!‘. POOTE,
Attorney and. counselor at Law,
OFFICE omen M./1LLORY’S STORE
N orwalk, Conn.
A. HILL.
YIMOS HUNT,
General Pension & Patent Agent
And Prosecutor of Claims before
the several Departments and
the Court of Claims.
Washington, D. C.
H. C. RANDLE,
Hats, Calls:-Sf-LlIli;liIs & Boy’s
STRAW GOODS, &c.,
Ladies Furs, Gents Gloves, Canes,
Urnbrellas, c£3c.,
No. 2 Skiddv’s Block.
c. J. GRUMAN,
Dealer in Foreign and Domestic ,
DRY ‘GOODS, CARPETIN GS
Carriage Trimmings, Clot/is, Cassi-
meres, Satinettsu Vestings, and Tail-
or’s Trimmings, by the Yard,
Piece or Package.
snEi:riNcs, SHIRTLNGS, JEANS, BATTS AND WARP
A the lowest possible prices.
NORWALK, CONN.
C. 81. E. K. LOCKWOOD, CL G0.
NORWALK. CONN .,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Tin, Sheet Iron & Copper Wares,
AND DEALERS IN
Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery,
Britannia Porcelain and Wooden
Ware, and Kitchen Furniture
in general, Pumps, Sheet
Lead 6- Lead Pipe,
Crockery, Glass
and _C'/Zi7ZlI.
Ware.
E. v. A. cmcncsrnn,
I-Iardvvare
IADEALE R,
NORWALK, CONN.
A. II. CAMP,
SUCCESSOR T0
JAMES SHERWOOD,‘-
Bookseller, Stationer &. Binder,
17 Main Street, Norwalk.
P. H. NASH,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
STOVES,
MAl\'UFACTURF..‘i OF
Tin, Sheet Iron &. Copper Wares:
Has constantly on hand a large assort-
ment of ' general House-keeping
F urniturc, at So. Norwalk,
Conn.
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Norwalk Post Oflice.
Mail 0loses.—WEs'r. 7.30 A. u.. 3.00, P.ll.
A. \[
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do do D. & N. R. R., 8.45.
do do New York City, 4.30.
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WESTON, Tuesday do S
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do do WEs'r, 9.30 A. M., 6.00 P. M.
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R. A. WILLIAMS P. M.
s. E. OLMSTEAD,
Provisions, &c., No. 14 and 16 Mirin-st.
Asjust received an entirely new and ex-
tensive assortment of goods which he
favorable terms as any in the
,m,,.1e_ The public are respectfully invited to
will sell on 9-8
call.
N01-walk, March 5th, 1855.
FdFASH' N°' 1’ at OLMS'1‘EAD'S.
~—AII-l:a‘lEo'T)Io:I1tifrice.
Du. BARBOUR manufactures and keeps
preparation
It is
unhesitatingly pronounced the best_ prepara-
tion in the ‘m_arket,"for the p_111'p0_S9S Indicated
all who have ever used it. It may be had
con tautly On hand the above
for preserving and cleansing the teeth
by .
at all the principal stores in Town- T1‘! 1'7-
Saso na iiié“
DRY GOOD S.
HE Subscriber would return his thanks for
the very liberal patronage with which his
Store has been favored the your past, and hopes
by at constant attention to the wants of the
tiading public and by a system offair andhou-
or-able dealing, to retain his share of trade for
the year ensuing. His Stock comprises at all
times a choice and varied selection ofl‘-.ishiOna-
ble and seasonable Dry Goods, of every quality
and price. He is confident that purchasers
will find every article purchased at his store,
equal in quality, and as cheap in price, as can
be obtained elsewhere. Particular attention
devoted to the selection of Cloths, Vestings,
&c., &c., for Gentlemens wear, which will be
sold at the lowest market prices.
L. H. RANDLE;
Lime.
I00 Bbls. of Lime for sale by T. L. PECK.
Timber and Laths,
AT SOUTH NORWALK.
350,000 Plastering Laths.
50,000 Feet Pine and Spruce Timber.
10,000 Pine Pickets just received and for
sale by THOS. L. PECK.
LUMBER! LUMBER!
ILL & HUBBELL have recently com-
menced the Lumber Business at the old
stand lately occupied by Mr. Charles Thomas,
and intend to keep on sale ’
Timber, Lath and Lime,
together with every variety of Lumber sold in
this market. We shall be happy to accommo-
date customers with any thing in our line at
liberal prices. M. HILL, '
15 J, C. HUBBELL,
Nonwann nmronruivrl
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fa’-§'LE._R;I_s'i._S.4I l
PROVISIONS, FRUITS,
Vegetables, Fish of All Kinds,
clams. Oysters, &c.,
As good as the market afl‘Ords,cOnst-antly to be
found at the well known establishment of
IEEKER & OLMSTEAD.
fig‘ Goods of the above description received
daily, and for sale at wholesale and retail on
he most favorable terms.
cheaper than Ever
At the South .N'orwaIIc
GROCERY STORE.
HE Subscriber has on hand by far the Mr‘
gcst and best selection of Family Groce-
ries and Provisions, to be found in South Nor-
walk, which he offers to his customers and the
public, at greatly reduced prices. His facili-
ties are such that he will be constantly receiv-
ing new and fi-es ‘supplies of goods, as the
wants of'his Customers may require, which will
always be of the best quality and sold at the
very lowest possible price, and he would re-
spe‘ctfully solicit an examination and trial of
the same. GEO. W. SMITH.
Q Land For Sale.
ABOUT eight acres of good Land, near
Main-st., one mile north of the Bridge, is Offer-
ed fo'r‘sale‘upon very reasonable terms. It is
admirably adapted for building lots, or for
gardening purpOses,having a quick and rich
soil, and a large bed of vegetable mould or
compost manure, thereon; or it is well calcu-
lated for a first rate meadow. It is well fenced
and in a very eligible location. For further
particulars enquire at this Ollice. ’ tf3
CabineI Ware Rooms at
WESTPORT !
hisfriends and the public generally, that
he is still located a few doors north of the
tu1'npike,.opposite the Store Of" Alva Gray,
where may be found a general assortment of
CABINET FURNITURE.
Undertaking in allits departments attended
to at the shortest notice and upon reasonable
terms. 13 ALLEN RENOUD.
New Styles. 1
imhlew Goods 8:. low prices.
HARLES FIELDS has now on hand as
large and varied an assortment of GeiItle-
men and Ladies’ Gaiters, Boots, and Slippers,
as has ever been presented to the pnblicin this
market. The styles are new ; the workmanship
neat and beautiful; while the material is of
the finest texture and most durable quality.—
He has some very elegant, plain and fancy
Leather Boots and Shoes, with an endless as-
sortment Of Boys and Misses Shoes, all of which
will be sold very low for cash. The public are
are invited to call and examine his stock for
themselves. tf21
Norwalk Iron Foundry.
EVERY description of CAs'r1No done at the
shortest notice and in the best manner,
as cheap as can be obtained at any other es-
tablishment in the State. Galvanized Chains,
Chain l’umps,I1'on Fencc,POsts,Raili_iigs, &c.,
furnished to order. Patterns executed at
short notice and upon reasonable terms.
lyl ALEXANDER AUSTIN.
turday at 2.00’; P..\l.
Retail Dealer in Groceries,
Building Moving,
3!‘ CHARLES TUBES.
LL orders for buildingraising and moving.
left with the subscriber, will receive
prompt attention and be executed in the safest
and most expeditious manner.
JOSEPH SHEPHERD,
Carria:e Maker, ./fgent.
Watches, Jewelry and Fancy Goodil.
NEW SPRING STOCK !
THE Subscriber hasjust returned from
New York with a new Stock Of Fash.
ionablc Jewelry, Watches, Plated
Ware and Fancy Goods. which he Offers to his
customers very cheap.
Clocks and Watches repaired.
Accordeons tuned and repaired.
Collin Plates, Spoons, Rings, &c.,ncatly en-
graved. O. S. CLARK,
BUILDING MATERIALS.
Pressed &. Common Brick Lime
Cement, Calcined Plaster. Hair
and Marble Dust.
IIE Subscriber having dissolved hiscOnnec-
tion with W. C. S'1'iiEi~:'r, Esq. in the above
business, will continue it On his own account,
and will keep a good assortment of the above
named articles constantly on hand which will
be sold cheap f'Or Cash.
5 CHAS. T. LEONARD.
Office at the Store of W. C. S'riiEi-:'r.
1y4l
Something New.
WNERS of Horses will find a_. new and val‘
uable invention in the way of Horse Col
lars, known as Briggs’ Patent Horse Collars.
In‘ their construction they correspond exactly
to the anatomy of the I1orse’s neck, and will
neither scald, bruise,Or gall the animal. They
blade and joints, and altogether are the most
the Horse. They have been l'iilly tested al-
ready, and are so constructed that they coin-
l1ll:|l(I themselves to the judginent of every
sensible and humane man.
Harness, Saddles and Horse Equipments in
general, may be found at the Store of the
Sub:-'crib(9r_ IVLII. S. JONES.
West-poi-t, (East side the Bridge.)
Keep Cool.
UR stock of‘ Reffigerators and Ice Cream
freezers for the Summer, are now ready.
0. J: E. K. Looxwoon Jr Go.
colored, Ladies Gaiters; also, Gent-‘s Patent _
—ANl)—
Paper Hanging Establishment.
HE Subscriber would announce that in
. connection with his House and Sign Paint-
ing, he now carries on a general
PJIPER H.f1.N'GI.N‘G BUSIJVESS,
and will keep constantly on hand a complete
assortment of plain and ornamental Papers for
side walls. ceilings, halls, Sic. l-lis establish-
ment is one door north of Skiddy’s Block,
where he will be happy to execute all orders
In House and Sign Painting, and Paper Hang-
ing. Paints and Oils for sale, and Paints
mixed ready for use. '
GEORGE MARVIN.
Totznlinson
SPRING &. AXLE 60..
MANUFACTURERS OF
SPRINGS & AXLES,
BOTH COMMON 8:. PATENT;
Of all /cinila and sizes,
Cannon-st., opposite Tomlinsou’s Carriage Manufuctory,
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
It is acknowledged that the above Establish
ment manufactures the best articles in their
line, to be found in the market. All orders
by Mail or otherwise promptly responded to_
Russni. TOMLINSON, Pres., S. B. FERGUSON, JR.,
Treas’r, Wu. G. LINEBURGH, Sec’y. tf‘34
CASH
-PAID for Soap Grease, rancid Lard or But
ter, tainted Pork, &c.
For Sale,
A superior quality Of Soft Soap, for Cash or
exchange for Soap Grease ; Also, on. the same
terms, 100 bushels of Leached Ashes for sale
I. HENRIETTA,
at the Norwalk Soap Factory.
Gentlemen’s Hats.
SPRING STYLES.
THE Subscriber is now receiving his invoi-
ces of Spring Fashions of Gentlemens
Hats, which for beauty of design and elegance
of finish, have never been surpassed. By an
ingenious improvement in their manufacture,
the Silk Hat of the Spring Fashion is as easy
upon the head as, the Soft Hat. Also, Men’s
and Boys’ Caps in endless variety ; Umbrellas, -'
Canes, &c., with _an immense assortment of
Soft Hats of every price, size, color and qual-
ity, all for sale cheap for cash, at
H. C. RANDLE’S.
P. S. Also, Agent for the sale Of th Grafen-
berg CO.’s Celebrated Medicines.
Further Notice.
THE undersigned having extended his busi-
ness is now not only prepared to repair
and re-paint Carriages and Wagons as usual,
but is also prepared to make the same to Or-
dcr. Tasteful Carriages or heavy Wagons
made in every style to suit the purchaser, and
at prices to suit thetimes.
EDSON BEERS.
At the establishmentformerly occupied by
Charles Isaacs.
Norwalk Dye Works,
Foot of Mill Hill, Norwalk, Conn.
JOHN PICKENS, practical Dyer and Re‘
finisher. of Silk, Cotton, and Woolen
Goods, Of every description, begs leave to
return his sincere thanks to his friends and
the public for the many favors bestowed on
him since be commenced business at Winni-
pauk, and he would now inform that he has
removed as above, and fitted up a. Dye House.
and Finishing Room in the most complete
manner, with all the latest improvements in
the art of Dyeing; and having given up
Coloring for the Winnipauk Company, he will
now be enabled to do his work in a manner
that cannot be surpassed by any other estab-
by
2m7
THE Subscriber would respectfully inform gllshment in the COUNTY-
Offices for reception and delivery of goods.
At the Dye Works, foot of Mill Hill, in the
rearof the old Bakery, and at his Residence,
Main street, N orwalk, Conn,
A GE./VTS.
Shbpherdhs Bakery, Norwalk, G. H. Randle &
Brother, Winnipauk - Mrs. Mallet, Danbury ;
Horace Lockwood, No.1 Summer-st., Slam-
ford; David Selleck, West Norwalk ; G. B.
Bristol a.tD. Chapman’s, Coleman’s Block,
Pittsfield, Mass.
Orders -sent by Adam’s Express, or by
Waggoners, will receive prompt attention. 25
, Something New.
GREAT DISCOVERY ! !
Science and Art Triumphant! !
BY the introduction of the Beautiful and
Wonderful Invention of Dr. Langdel,
which Photographs the Life Tints of the Hu-
man Face and the Most Delicate Shades of
Color in the Dress, the most exquisitely beau-
tiful and life-like pictures ever produced can
now be Obtained at the
JV'0RW.f1LK /IMBROTYPE GALLERY
Over the Depot Of the Danbury dz Norwalk
Railroad. The public are invited to call and
examine specimens now being taken by this
new process and satisfy themselves that the
crowning point in the "photographic art has
been reached, and that a PERFECT likeness can
now be obtained. Trial pictures will be cheer-
fully taken without charge whenever the ope-
rator is not otherwise engaged. _
Special attention paid to the taking of like-
nesses of children, and deceased persons, and
in copying old pictures. In short if you de-
sire an unsurpassed likeness, beautiful, truth-
ful and cheap, repair at once to the NoRwAI.x
AMBROTYPE GALLERY. 29
N_o_1{vvA._1.x .
Horse shoeing and General
B1ao].:.srn.1th1ng.
HE subscribers continue tl_ieir'gener_a.1
Blacksinithing, Wagon Ironing, Repair-
ing, Forging, &c., as heretofore, at their old
give full scope and action to the shoulder-
purfect application evcr applied to the neck of
Also, every variety, quality and quantity of
stand, where they will attend promptly to the
calls of their customers. They also conduct
the Slioeing establishment in the rear of the
old Bakery, where they have the serv.ioes.0l.
Mr. J. Deady, who is admitted to be equal‘ as
a Shoer to any Smith in the country. _Par-
ticuiar attention will be devoted to shoeing
Horses and Oxen in such a manner as to se-
cure their comfort and soundness. Thankful
for the very liberal patronage already con-
ferred, they would solicit its continuance.
WATERBURY & DUNCAN. ‘$3
For Sale.
A 4 TON, Second-hand, Coal or Hay Scale ;
nearlyas good as New. Price 50 Dollars.
Enquire of MALLORY do CURTIS.
Norwalk, June, 1856. tf25
Norwalk Saddle, Harness and
TRUNK EMPORIUM!
IIE subscriber would extend his thanks to
the public for their liberal patronage du-
ring the last fifteen years and at the same time
express his conviction that the business expe-
rieiicc he has acquired during so longa period
has peculiarly qualified him for Judging of
the tastes and requirements of those having
occasion to patronize an extensive Saddlery
establisliment. He is constantly manufactur-
ing and keeps on hand a full assortment of
Harm.-ss, of all descriptions, comprising all
kiiids Ol‘ Buggy, Gig. Express, Cart, Coach,
Farm and Wagon Harness ; also, a great vari-
ety of Ladies and gcntleinen’s Riding Saddles
Bi-idles, Mai-tingales, &c. also Collars in great
variety and every style of pattern, Fly Nets,
Horsecloths, Stable Furniture, Saddler’s hard-
ware, Whips in endless variety, Trunks of all
sizes and descriptions, Valices, Carpet ‘Ba s,
Satchels, &c. &c. All in w.'v,nt of any of t. ’e‘
above named, articles will do well to give usa
call, as we" are bound to sell our wares at sat-
isfactory prices. Orders for any kind of work
promptly executed. Repairing done neatly
J and ciieapiy. WM. B. SWAN.
NORWALK PAIN TING j
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Barnum in the Insolvent Court
in Connecticut.
Pursuant to notice P. T. Barnum ap-
peared before ihe Probate Judge in
Siratford, COnn., on Wednesday last, as
a petitioner for the benefit of the two.
third bankrupt law of that State. Nine
creditors only appeared. They did not
state that they should oppose his motion,
and very probably they only came for
the purpose of putting some questions
to the petitioner upon some points which
perhaps were not clear to them, Mr.
Barnum exhibited a letter from his coun-
sel, giving reasons why he could not be
present, as he had intended, and asking
an adjournment.
Mr. Barnum expressed his regret that
one person should appear in any posi-
tion that should even seem hostile to the
present application, for although there
could be no doubt that more than nine-
teen-tweutieths of the clock creditors
would consent to it, and only two-thirds
were legally necessary, yet under the
peculiar circumstances, by which he had
in the space of a few months, become
stripped of a large fortune it would have
been extremely gratifying to him- to
know, and to let the world know, that
upon his giving up to them every dollar
that he possessed, the creditors had
unanimously consented to let him go
free, trusting to his honor to pay them
something in future, if he should ever
again be able to do so. In fact, said
that one man could be found in our land
who would oppose this application. But
having heard yesterday that several
creditors would appear here this morn-
ing, and being extremely desirous of
throwing all possible light upon the sub-
ject, so that if any of the nine gentle-
men present really did propose 'to make
-any objection to this petition, they
would see the inexpediency of such a
‘ course, he had prepared the following
hastily written statement for their con-
sideration :
MR. BARNUM’s STATEMENT.
“I came from New York yesterday,
expecting to have my attorney, Mr.
Loomis,nere to-day to counsel me in my
examination which Isupposed could be
closed up safisfactorily to day, for I ex-
pected if any creditors were so blind to
their Own interests as to suppose they
could «rain anything by opposino‘ my
availiiigmyself of the two-tliird Bank-
ruptact, Ishould convince them of their
error, by showing them that every dol-
lar that I have possessed has been given
up and taken possessionof by creditors,
assignees and receivers.’ I paid and se-
cured $70,000 worth of clock debts be-
fore I was driven into bankruptcy. Be-
fore my credit was ruined and proceed-
ings in insolvency taken againstwme, I
offered, for the puflose of saving"; my
credit, to make that sum up to $100,-
000. But some people would believe
that I washso sltrongd and gzsgeggloy ofm-
nipotem, t at cou pay ,a cor
they had seized all my property, tied me
hand and foot, and ruined my credit.-—
They'refused my Offer, crushed my cred-
it, grid Iwithf a I;-;a_ith whiclzh. I say is
per eci y re res mg, exc aime ‘ arnum
will come out all right. You can’:
keep him down. He is a devil of a fel-
low,’ &c. .
I still had an ambition to be clear of
this trouble and be permitted to _go
:head again ‘in same kiiig of e_nterpris:,
y cominencino ie wor aoain int c
age of about ficfty years, without a do]-
lar’s capital. Hence I then offered to
give up all my property to the creditors
and let them divide it among themselves
pro rata,and thus save expense, they
liberating me frOm.furthei legal obliga-
nous. But no unity of action was at-
tempted and some particular creditors
said, 'DOn’t. compromise; Barnum will
bring us the gold for all of our debt one
of these fine mornings.’ So my prop-
erty was neglected, and the screws were
turned tighter every day. I was arres-
ted, insulted, browbeaten, and so perse-
cuted, that the New York judges, with
one voice, said it was shamefuhand that
it was time to stop hauling me Over the
same route before them.
Instead of encouraging me to try to
become disentangled and move on again,
some creditors seemed determined to
‘crush Out’ all such efforts on my part,
and to adopt every measure which was
calculatedlto dishetmen me and sicken
me with tie world or any desire to en-
gage again _in its enterprises. Eight
months of painful struggle and effort
have sufficed sIo far to produce that effect
upon me that consider myself about
‘ruled out’ of the business circle, and I
am convinced that by remaining out for
the remainder of my life I shall find
less trouble than I should again to enter
it, even if creditors qlnanimously removed
all obstacles to my oino so.
~ ~ -My real and personaliiroperty in New
Yor , worth, if properly managed some
$2 ,000 or more, was seized and placed
in the hands of a New York Receiver,
and sold at forced sale at a loss of nearly
two-thirds. .
When I found that I could not coni-
promise, I carasd vfery‘ little what (II'i?hO-
sition was ma eo t e property. e
docks in Bridgeport, Conn., built at an
expense of many thousands of dollars,
began to cave in, and as 1 had no money
to make repairs noi’ any interest in
stopping the mdrch of ruin, and as as-
signees had no funds to lay out for that
purpose, the docks were permitted to
keep tumbling. The Bridgeport proper-
ty has depreciated in value probably
$1i0,000.u!.1n(j I $50,000 gvould hardly
ma e up a qsses cause by fallino o
docks and neglect to buildings, grohuds
and °‘h.°1' Pf0PeI= _v ; and the ‘conse-
quence is, my whole estate in Connecti-
cut will not bring at foiced sale any-
Lhino like the amount of incumbrances
on ita. Still, those who bad faith ‘as a
grain of mustard see.-il,’ continued to shut
their eyes and cry: ‘Oh, it is all hum-
bug ; Barnum has got plenty of means
—it will come out all rightl’ doc. I
certainly confess iha_t‘I have not seen
such f_ai_ih—po,, not in Israel."
An attorney in New York whom I
had never before seen, came to me and
said he had my acceptances owned by
several clients, amounting to some
j$60,000; that as a mere matter of form
Mr, Barnum, I really did not suppose’,
they wanted to get them into judgments
and file them away. - He said it would
be some little trouble, and cost about
$10010 get judgments, and if I would
confess judgments he would give me
$100. I knew that I could use the $100
and supposing that I should have no
trouble on account of thle claims, I
did as ho desired. Within a week after-
ward I was hauled up before the Courts
day after day upon those very judgment
and tormented until the Court finally
decided that I need not answer the ques-
tions any more.
Those acceptances were originally
owned in New Haven, whether they
are still owned there I don’t know nor
care. I only know that some of the
New Haven creditors have said that I
had probably got friends to buy up my
own paper, when the truth is I have
never bought a single note or acceptance
directly or indirectly, and never shall, for
the best of reasons, I have ‘ nothing to
buy with. The bonds, amounting to
some $90,000, which I bought in
Bridgeport and New York, and for
which I mortgaged my real estate in
Connecticut, and which cos: me par or
more, I sold a portion of for 75 to 80
cents, and the balance, (some $60,000,)
were seized by the New York receiver
and sold at an immense sacrifice, to pay
clock judgments. I am thus thoroughly
stripped and squeezed out. All my
property is taken from me, and I have
neither the ability nor the inclination to
ever attempt to earn a farthing more
than a living unless creditors release me
and give me a chance to try again.—'
And to tell the truth, I really have but
little choice whether I take the benefit
Of the bankrupt law or not unless I can
be discharged without the dissenting
voice of a single creditor. If I do get
it I_.sho;ll probably be silly enough to be.
tempted again intothe whirlpool of bu-
siness, and may after all fail in making
more than a living. Whereas, if I do
not avail myself of the privileges of this
bankrupt act, I shall, of course, have no
inducement to labor for more than a.
good support, and that I think I can
always gain in this country or some oth-
e: if my health is spared. More than
two thirds of the creditors have already
signed off, and no man who has been
applied to has yet refused to do so. In-
deed, I cannot yet believe that there are
hyenas among the clock creditors who,
not satisfied with a man’s being killed,
must try and feast upon his carcass.
1 have studied law for several months
and I cannot see what legal objection
can be brought against my taking the
benefit of this bankrupt act. If it is
claimed that I cannot Obtain it on ac-
count of having made preferred credi-
tors, and that a special assignment of
my interests in real estate in New York
for the benefit of certain creditors is
considered a legal bar to _my present
movement, I have only to say, in the
first place, that the interest in real estate
covered as it was by mortgages and
judgments, proved to be utterly worth-
less; and, secondly, I have a power of
attorney from all of these creditors au-
thorizing Wm. H. Noble, Esq., to as-
sign all their interests to the general
creditors, so as to place the whole affair
just as it was originally."
The examination was adjourned with-
out Opposition, one of the creditors jo-
cosely suggesting that the Court should
adjourn to All Fool’s day, (April 1.)-
Mr. Barnum replied that he thought
both himself and the creditors had re-
ceived enough of that kind of day.
It came out. in course of proceedings
that most of these clock claims are foun-
ded on accommodation paper signed by
the Secretary of the Jerome Clock Com-
pany, and that the Company never gave
authority fo their Secretary to sign any
such paper, consequently, that if the
Jerome Company were . solvent they
would not be legally liable to pay a dol-
lat of this unauthorized paper.
3? BrOoks,—spoke at an American
meeting in Elmira, N. Y., on Monday
evening. The Advertiser says :
" The speaker referred to Mr. Fre.
mont’s religion, the mention of which
drew a faint applause from the audience,
whereupon an impudent dog barked, and
several voices cried : “ The squ'irrel’s
gone!’ and the whole assembly seemed
to shout the approbation of the refer-
ences to Henry Ward Beecher’s dog
This was too much for the speaker.-
He tried to recover, but could not : the
popular feeling was against him. He
was in a rotten bark, stemming a current
stronger than the rapids of Niagara.-
He rowed, and sweat, and blowed, but
all to no purpose, and the speaker was
completely overwhelmed by the enthu-
siasm manifested for the Pathfinder.-
But before he left the stand, he let the
cat out of the bag completely. He said :
“ he was not here to say who should be
President, but to do what he could to
give Mr. Fillmore the "electoral vote of
New York.”
hf?’ At a prinI:er,s Festival in Boston,
a short time since, the following capital
toast was drank:
The Editor — The man who is ex.
pected to know everything, tell all he
knows, and guess at the rest, to make
Oath to his own good character, establish
the reputation of his neighbors and elect
all candidates to office: to blow up
everybody, suit everybody and reform
the world ; to live for the benefit of
Others, and have the epitaph on his tomb-
stone," Here he lies his last,” in short.
he is a locomotive running on the track
of public notoriety : his lever is his pen,
his boiler is filled with ink, his tender
is his scissors, and his driving-wheel is
-public opinion: whenever he explodes
it is caused by the payment of subsrcip-
LIODS. .
Will Support Hirii ?—-In 1844 AN.
DREW JACKSON DONELSON, the present
American Candidate for the Vice-Presi-
dency, at a large Democratic meeting at
Nashllille over which he presided, spoke
of LINN BOYD of Kentucky as the man
“'00. in his place in the House of Repre-
SGNNIVGF. had proved the bargain and
corruption charge upon HENRY CLAv.—
Can Clay Whigs now support such a
man for the second office in the gift of the
American people’! J,“ ,
. .._. .-.,..-.1
“. ...-w.ui:-.n.ai-m-,1-.v~_~aivunuar.
Noble, lurking at the hole in the wall. -
Hnmbolt and Fremont.
To honor him as a Pioneer of Ameri-
can Discovery, the King of Prussia pre-
sented to Colonel J OHN C. FREMONT
"the great Golden Medal of Progressive
in the Sciences,” The medal is of fine
gold, massive, more than double the size
of the American double eagle, and of
exquisite workmanship. On the face is
the medallion head Of the King, Freder-
ick William the Fourth, surrounded by
figures emblematical of Religion, Juris-
prudence, Medicine, and the Arts. On
the reverse, Apollo, in the chariot of the
sun, drawn by four high mettled, plun-
ging horses, traversing. the zodiac, and
darting rays of light from his head.”——
This beautiful tribute to to the merit of
Col. FREMONT came to him accompanied
with a complimentary letter from Baron
HUMBOLDT, of which the following is a
translation :
“ To Col. Fremont, Senator .-‘
It is very agreeable to me, sir, to ad-
dress you these lines by my excellent
friend, our minister to the United States
M. de Gerolt After having given you
in the new edition of my ‘Aspects Qf
Nature,’ the public testimony of the
admiration which is due to your gigantic
labors between St. Louis, of Missouri,
and the coasts of the South Sea, I feel
happy to Offer you, in this living token
(dans ce petit signs de tie) the homage
of my warm acknowledgment. You
have displayed a noble courage in dis-
tam expeditions, braved all the dangers
of cold and famine, enriched all the
branches of the natural sciences, illus-
trated a Va}: country which was almost
entirely unknown to us.
A merit so rate has been acknowl-
edged by a sovereign warmly interested
in the progress of physical geography ;
the King orders me to offer you the
grand golden medal destined to those
who have labored a scientific progress.
I hope that this mark of the Royal good
will, be agreeable to you at a time,
when, upon the proposition of the illus-
trious geographer, Chas. Bitter, the
Geographical Society at Berlin has
named you an honorary member. For
myself, must thank you particularly, also
for the honor which you have done in
attaching my name and that of my fel-
low laborer and intimate friend, Mr.
Bonpland, to countries neighboring to
those which have been the object of
our labors. California, which has so
nobly resisted the introduction of slave-
ry, will be worthily represented by a
friend of liberty, and of the progress
of intelligence.
Accept, I pray you, sir, the expression
of. my high and affectionate considera-
tiou.
Your most humble, and most obedi-
ent servant, A. V. HUMBOLDT.
SAN SOUOI, October 8, 1850. '
On the envelope thus addressed :
"To Colonel Fremont, Senator,
"With the great Golden Medal,
“For progress in the sciences,
“BARON HUiuRoLIrr.”
Thefollowing is the public testimony
of the BarOn’s admiration of the gigan-
tic labors of Fremont, referred to in the
letter as contained in the new or third
edition of his "Aspects of Nature,” and
which, asa reference, becomes a natural
appendant to the letter : ‘ I
‘-Fremont’s map and geographical in-
vestigations comprehend the extensive
region from the junction of the Kansas
river with the Missouri, to the falls of
the Columbia, and to the missions of
Santa Barbara and Puebla de los Ange-
los, in New California; or a space of
28 degrees of longitude, and from the
34th to the 45th parallel of latitude.-
Four hundred points have been deter-
mined hyposometrically by barometric
observations, and, for the most part, ge-
ographically by astronomical observa-
tions; so that a district which, with
the windings of the route, amounts to
3,000 geographical miles,from the mouth
of the Kansas to Fort Van Couver and
the shores of the Pacific, (almost 720
miles more than the distance from Mad-
rid to TObolsk,) has been represented in
profile, showing the relative heights
above the level of the sea.
, As I was, I believe, the first person
who undertook to represent, in geognos-
tic profile, the form of entire countries
—such as the Iberian peninsula, the high
lands of Mexico, and the Cordillergs of
South America, (the semi-perspective
projections of a Siberian traveller, the
Abbe Chappe were founded on more and
generally ill judged estimations of the
fall of rivers)—it has given me peculiar
pleasure to see the geographical method
of representing the form of the earth in
a vertical direction, or the elevations of
the solid portion of our planet above its
watery covering applied on so grand a
scale as has been done in ‘ FremOnt’s
map.’,
John Van Buren Making Concerts
to Fremont.—The following dialogue
occurred on an Albany boat, a day or
two since, between a Buchanan and 11
Fremont man :
Bucanan Man.—I’ve seen enough of
this Free Soil speculation. John Van
Buren was dishonest in 48, and didn’t
go for principle at all. What can your
party ammount to with such men at
their head ?
Fremont Ma.n.—John Van Buren is
not a Republican.
Buchanan Man.—What is he 2
Fremont Man.--He goes for Buchan-
an. -
Buchanan Man.—Is that so ?
Fremont Man.—Yes, I heard him
say so myself; and it is understood that
if old Buck is elected John will get an
appointment. —
Buchanan Man.—If that is true, so
help me God, I'll turn my coat and vote
for Fremont. I never will belong to a
party that John Van Buren belongs to
and never will vote a ticket that he votes
as long as I live.
Buchanan county in Iowa. gave: ma-
jority of nearly three hundred for the
Fremont ticket and Fremont county, in
MissOuri,gave the Buchanan ticket two
hundred and fifty majority. _
Pope7s Willow.
‘We are informed that Mr. Custis, of
Arlington, has presented to the Hon, J,
K. PAULDING, to WASHINGTON IRVING,
Esq. and Mrs; SIGOURNEY, each, a case
containing slips from the veritable dis-
cenilnnt OfPope’s Willow—ihe slips to
be distributed by the disiiiiguisheil au-
thors above named, and cliarmiiig poet-
ess, to the most worthy of the Linem-
tures, male and female, in the United
States,
The history of the descendants of
Pope's Willow, implanted in the Ameri-
can soil, is as follows: In 1775, JOHN
PARK CURTIS, the father of iVIr_ C. of
Arlington. while on duty as Aid-de-Camp
to the Commander-in-Chief, at the siege
of Boston, had an opportunity of show-
ing some civilities to a British ofllcer,
made prisoner in a transport. Upon the
evacuaiiou of Boston, and march Of the
American forces toward New York, the
Briton, grateful for the kindnesses he
had received, presented to the Aid-de-
Camp :1 snial oil-skin case, hermetrically
sealed, containing slips, cut by the offi-
cer’s own hand, from POpe’s celebrated
Willow at Twickenhaimobserving that,
as he, (the officet,) Onhis embarkation
from Europe, had believed that the
troubles in America would .sOon cease,
and he should remain with his rigment
for a. good many years in the colonies, he
had brought Over the willow to adorn
some little establishment he proposed to
purchas in the vicinity of Boston, and
thus implant the descendants of the great
pOet’s favorite tree in the Western hem-
isphere
On his return from head-quarters, Mr.
CIiRrIs brought with him, in his port-
manteau, the British officer’s interesting
present, and, sixty-five years ago, plani-
ed the Willow of Twickenham On the
banks of the Potomac some magnificent
specimens from which are now flourish-
ing near Arlinton house. '
The Weeping Willow is said to be of
Asiatic origin, and was first. introduced
in England from a slip found in a pack-
age of Smyrna figs. VVnen l'0pe’s
VVillow decayed, it wasdug up by the
roots, and conveyed into the Grotto, and
innumerable were the relices cut from
the lifeless substance, to be preserved in
veneration ofthe illustrious Bard.
fir The above was handed us by Gen.
Sherwood, of Westport, who clips it from an
old copy of the National Intclligencer printed
about 20 years ago.
LETTER FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON.
The following letter from Thomas
Jefferson to Dr. Price contains avowals
which, if expressed to diy, would our-
law the man who spoke them:
PARIS, Aug, 7. 1785.
SIR. :—Your favor of July the 2nd came
duly to hand. The ccncern you there,
in express as to the effect of your pain-
phlet in America, induces me to trouble
you with Observations on that subject.
From my acquaintance ,with that
country, I think I am able tojndge, with
some degree of certainty, Or the man-
ner iu which it would have been re-
ceived. Southward of the Chesapeake,
the bulk (If the people will approve it in
theory, and it will find a respectable
minority ready to adopt it in practice ;
a minority which, forweight and worth
of character, prepondeiates against. the
great number who have not the courage
to divest their families of a property
which, liowerer, keeps their consciences
unquiet.
Northward of the Chesapeake you
may find,‘ here and there, a robber and a
murderer; but in no greater number,
In that part of America, there being
but few slaves, they_can easily disencum-
ber themselves of them; and emanci-
pation is put into such a train that in a
few years there will be no slaves north-
ward of Maryland. I do not find such
a disposition to begin the redress of this
enormity, as in vii-ginaia. This is the
next State to which we may turn our
eyes for the interesting specticle Ofjus-
tice, in conflict with «war-ice and op-
pression; a conflict wherein in the sa-
cred side is gaining daily recruits, from
the influx into office of young men grown,
and growing up These have sucked
in the principles of liberty, as it were,
with their mother's milk; and it is to
them. I look with anxiety to turn the
fate of the question. Be not therefore,
discouraged. What you have written
will do a great deal of good ; and could
you still trouble yourself with our wei-
faie, no man is more able to give aid to
the laboring side. The College of Wil-
liam and Mary in Williamsburg, since
the remodeling of its plan, is the place
where are collected together all the
young men of Virginia, under prepara-
tions for public life. They are there
under the direction (most of them) of a
Mr. Wythe, one of the most virinouq of
characters, and whose sentiments on the
subject of slavery are unequivocal. I
am satisfied, if you could resolve to ad-
dress an exboriation to these young men,
with all that eloquence Of which you
are master. that its influence on the fu-
ture decision of this important question
would be great, perhaps dicisive. Thus
you see, that, so far from thinking you
have cause to repent for what you have
done, I wish you to do more, and wish it
on an assurance of its effect. The infor-
mation I have received from America,
of the reception of your pamphlet in
the different States, agrees with the-ex-
pectations I had formed.
I pray you to be assured of the sin-
cerity Of the esteem and respect with
which I have the honor to be, sir, your
most obedient, humble sei-vent.
Tl-IOS. JEFFERSON.
11? Commend us to children for pretty
fancies and gems of thought. The P0"-
land Transcript relates the following :
‘One of our correspondents has a bright
little girl, just learning to talk, who is
destineb to be a poetess. Some of her,
pretty sayings we have already chron-
icled. Here is the last.—a, boboliuk
come and sang on a tree near the win-
ow. She was much lIt:llglllf-(I, and asked
"Wm iiiakee he sing -O :-\l\’(’€'I, mother?
—r.lo /ac ea! /loircrs?
[[?-The easiest way to get a living
is to sit on a gate and wait for good luck.
In case good luck don't come along you
are no worst off than you were before.
Views of a Statesman.
Mr. Webster, in a speech in 1837, at
Niblo’s Garden, New York, discussed
the Slavery Question at length, and
spoke of the DANGER OF ITS EX-
TENSION. After remarking that
“CONGRESS HAD NO POWER
OVER IT IN THE STATES AL-
READY IN THE UNION,” he said :
“But when we come to speak of ad-
mining new States, the subject assumes
an entirely different aspect. -Our rights
and our duties are then both different.
The Free States, and all the States,
are then at liberty to accept or reject.—
When it is proposed to admit new mem-
bers into this political partnership, the
old members haveariglit to say on what
terms such new partners are to come in,
and what they are to bring along with
them. In my opinion, the people of
the United States will not consent to
bring into the Union a new, vastly ex-
tensive, and slave holding country, large
enough for half a dozen or a dozen
States. IN MY OPINION THEY
OUGHT NOT TO CONSENT TO
IT.”
Mr. Webster, in 1848, in the United
States Senate, when discussing the Ore-
gon Bill, said :-
"I have said that I shall consent to no
extension of the area of Slavery upon
this continent, ’NOR. TO ANY IN-
CREASE OF SLAVE REPRESEN-
TATION IN THE OTHER HOUSE
OF CONGRESS. I have now stated
my reasons for my conduct and vOte.——
We of the North have already gone in
this respect, at the time of the adoption
of the Constitution. I repeat the state-
ment Of the fact of the creation of FIVE
NEW SLAVEHOLDING STATES
OUT OF NEVVLY ACQUIRED
TERRITORY. VVe have done that
which, if those who framed the Consti-
tution had foreseen, they never would
have agreed to Slave representation.——
WE HAVE YIELDED THUS FAR.
and we have now in the House of Rep-
resentatives twenty persons voting upon
this very question, and upon all other
questions who are there onlv in virtue
of the representation of slaves.”
The speech from which we quote,
concludes with the following emphatic
words:
“I have made up mv mind, for one.
that UNDER NO CIRCUMSTAN-
CES WILL I CONSENT TO THE
AREA OF SLAVERY IN THE
UNITED STATES, OR TO THE
FURTHER. INCREASE OF SLAVE
REPRESENTATION I N T H E
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.’
Who can read ‘these sentiments and
refuse to vote for FREE TERRITO-
RIES and FREMONT.
A Happy Allegory.
, George M. Curtis in his recent Fre.
mont speech at Hartford, perpetrated
the following happy allegory. Liken-
ing the country to a sick patient and the
Presidential candidates to three phy-
sicians, he goes on to say z--—
'‘ Here by the wayside lies the Union
weare and faint, her constitution shat-
tered and his body PiERcED thorough
and through. We call a doctor, and
eminently characteistic in _ his white
cravat, here comes DR. BUCHANAN.——-
We say to him, " Doctor, it is a solemn
moment, the Union lies at the point of
death—wliat will you do, DR. BUCHAN.
‘AN ?”
"Ha! hum!” says the Doctor suck-
ing his cane, “ Slavery, I see." “ Yes.”
Slavery, hum.” “Yes, Slavery, Doctor,
what shall we do Dr. BUCHANAN 9"
“ I think,” says Dr B,, “ that it will
be necessary to give her a little heavier
dose Of Slavery,” and away goes DR-
BUCHANAN. ,
Here comes another doctor, but you
cannot see his face for the dark lan-
tern in his hand. He bends Over the
patient‘,’slips the covering of his lantern,
‘- Aha. says he, "a Constitutional coni-
plaint.” “ Yes, doctor, and avery grave
and’ sad complaint it is,” -' I really
don t know; I hope she will get well;
I think,” says the Doctor, "that if you
should call me again I might help her,”
and away in the dark goes Dr FILL-
MORE.
But see, here comes another; in his
eye, the light of youth, in his heart the
freshness of youth, in his step the spring
Of youth, and in his head the wisdom
of youth. He sees the patient and his
prescriptions follow fast ; “ Give to her-
lungs the air; free her head, her feet,
her heart! ‘all sh,e’ wants, is, free air,
light and Liberty. “ It IS unnecessary
for me to call the name of this doctor,
for if I do not mistake there’s his sign
up there,” said Mr. CURTIS, as he poim-
ed to the banner bearing the name of
JOHN C. FREMONT.”
Free and Slave Labor —Col. Lane 0:’
Kansas thus illustrates the relation of the
two sorts of labor which is now the ques.
tion before the country. He says he
wasjgoing down the Ohio Once on a flat
boat in company with a carpenter. The
latter wished to get. work in Kentucky,
and going on shore they stopped at fife
door of a planter. ,, My dear fe]]0w,-*5
said the planter to Col. Lane’s companion
drawing himself up with his fingers in
the arm-hole of his waistcoat, “ I would
like to hire you, but the truth is I
bought two carpenters yesterday)’
[]:?In 1827, the steamer American,
laden with a cargo of, tobacco, lead and
furs, the latter alone worth $80,000,
struck a snag near Plumb Point in the
Mississippi and sank in deep water. The.-
furs were recovered, the rest abam}oned_
The Mississippi river changes its bed.-—
The place where the American sunk be-
came an island, on which for eight years
luxuriant crops Of corn were raised.-—
But the river not long ago commenced
“’39I"“2 away this island and has already
aisinterrcd the long sunken steamer.—
So says the Pittsburg Post.
l? Prof, Conrad, of lviriemburg
College, Ohio, L‘Sllllif|ll .- ihe i.umher of
Germans or descendants of Germans in
the United States are about 4,000,000
.——a.‘‘'‘ an. . 4"
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