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GEORGE I‘. BEIIDEIN.
.\l.\.\‘Ul-‘AC'l‘URER AVD
I/l”'IwlcsaIc aml Retail .Dcalcr in
Tin, Copper, & Sheet Iron Ware
NORWALK, 0ONN.,
Opposite D. ii-. IV. Railroatl Depot, and
‘next to Step/1c7z.so+7L’s Ho/0/.
2Dentistry.
Doctors H1111‘. 6!. PITCH,
Surgical & mechanical
D E N T I S T S,
Oflice over the Store of C. J . Gruman,
NORWALK, CONN.
A. HILL. CuAnI.us Frrcu.
J. I‘. POOTE,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
OFFICE OVER .M.ILLORY’S STORE
Norvvalk, Conn.
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H. C. RANDLE,
Hats, Cagk,---lVIen’s & Boy’s
STRAW GOODS, 8213.,
Ladies Furs, Gents Gloves, Canes,
TJ'n::.'Iore11a.s, doc.’
No. 2 Skiddv7s Block.
Co Jo GI{UM.—‘~N,
Dealer in Foreign and Don cstic
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DRY ll-033$, CARPlt?.TINGrb
Carriage Trvlmmizzgs, Clot IS, Cassi-
meres, S atz'nctts,, Vet-tings, cm/.l T(LZl-
. or's Trzrmnmgs, by the Yard.
Piece or Pac/cage.
Si-{El-‘.'l‘l.\IGS. SHIR'l‘INGS, JEANS,
At the lowest possible prices.
NORVVALK; CON N_-
G. 81. E. K. LOCKWOOD, 81. C0.
NORWALK, CONN.,
. hSA.\‘UFAC'I‘URERS OF
-1'-in, Slleetlron 0!. copper Wares.
AND DEALERS IN
g,.,,,,,, Ranges, ‘Furnaces, Cutlery,
_B9~itan'ItiIz Porcelain and Wooden
Ware, and Kitchen Furmture
in general, Pumps, Sheet
Lead 4- Lead Pipe,
Croc/cert , Glass
and C/Lina
I/Vare.
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I‘. H. NASH,
WIIOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
s T 0 V E s ,
M ANUFACTURES OF
Tin, Sheet Iron &.Coppcr Wares,
Has constantly on lzaml a large assort-
mgnz of general House-Icecping
Fm‘m'ture, at So. Norwalk,
Conn.
AMOS HUN '1',
General Pension & Patent Agent
Aml Pros'ec~1I,tor of Claims before
the several Departments and
the Court QfC'laims.
VVashingt0n, D.
D. B. BOOTH,
Attorney & Counsellor at Law,
6| WALL STREET,
NEW YORK.
Wholesale
PAPER DEALERS,
MARSHALL BROTHERS,
58 (L'o1i.rlla'mll Sereet, N. Y.,
(Betweesn Washington and GI‘(?ellWlCll'Sl58-)
Roi.-i«:n'r T. MARSHALL.
1y2-1 BENJ. L. l\IA1isAALL.
Orders and consignments respectfully so-
licited.
BUIEETNG MATERIALS.
rressed and ffioinmor. Brick,
Lune, Cement, Galci? ed Plas-
ter, Hair, and Mar}. ie Dust.
[IE Subsciiber having disso, scdhis con-
nectiou_ with W_. C. S'l.‘lll-1l<2'1‘,j:]sq. in me
business, will continue it on his own ac-
count. and will _ keep a good as.-oi-tment 0;
the 3.l)0Vell‘¢tl11(.'(l articles constantly on hand,
which will be sold cheap iorcash.
15 CHAS. '1‘. LEONARD.
Office removed to Sellick’s Packet Ollice.
. ROUND Fecd—a.ll kinds at '
G’ OLMSTE AD’S.
ATH Tubs, Refrigerators, &c., keep cool,
B at C. 8'. E. K. LOCKWO0D’S.
Tin Roofing,
' GUTTl1RS. Eave Troughs, and all other
Jobbing in Tin, Copper, and Sheet Iron
reasonable terms
GEO. F. BELDEN.
done at short notice and
, some of the best in market,i_at
509--NEW SERIES.
Norwalk Post Ofi ce.
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do do EAsr, 8.30 A..M., 4 30 1*. M.
do do D. 8: N. R. IL, 8.-1.».
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ll. A. WILLIA MS P. M.
Saugatuck Bank.
BANKING HOURS
From 9 A. M. to 12 M.,
“ 1 P. M. to 31’. M.
‘ H. STAPLES, President.
B. L. Woonwonrii. C-.Isliier.:
Westport, June 19th, 1857
New Goal Yam.
HE subscribers have established a NEW
CoAi. YARD at Norwalk, on the east side
of the Bridge, on Smith’s Dock below the Pot-
tery, wherc they ll]t0I1(l to keep constantly on
hand and are now delivering a very S’ll]7(’1"l07‘
article of Coal, of the different sizes required
for family use, such as for the furnace, parlor
and kitchen stoves. Our stock is all jresli and
pains have been taken to secure thcbest Irimls
/mown in the market, such as Spring Mount-
ain Lcliigh, and the Locust Mountain White
Ash; acknowledged by good judges to have
no superior. We have also the Pittston vari-
ety, all of which kinds we will sell at fair re-
munerating prices. A sliarc of the public
patronage is respectfully solicited.
We also keep the above varieties at our
Yard in Winnipauk.
tf35 G. H. d: J. C. RANDLE.
LUMBER ! LUMBER !
ILL cl: 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, Igath and Lime,
together with every variety 0fLu1nber sold in
this market. We shall be happy to accommo-
date customers with any thing in our line at
liberal prices. M. HILL,
5 J, C. HUBBELL,
WM. ALLEN. Wu. T. CLARK,
ALLEN & CLARK,
Attorneys at Law, Real Estate
Brokers and General Land Agents,
DAVENPOR'l‘,IOWA.
AND Warrants bought, sold and located-
Farms Hoiises and Lots leased. Real
Estate of all kinds bought and sold on Com-
mission. Money invested. Taxes paid for
uou-residents. Money loaned on unencumber-
ed Rcal Estate security. H28
Removal.
HE undersigned would respectfully au-
uouncc tohis patrons and the public gen-
erally that he has removed to No. 3 Phoenix
Block, where he has fitted up it beuiitifiil store
which is now opened with a new and splendid
assortment of Cloths, Cassimeres,and Vest.-
ings for the Summer of 1856. Garments
made and trimmed in the neatest and most
fashionable sty_le. A complete assortment of
Men and Boys’ Clothing ready made.
Grateful for‘long and continued favors at
my old stand, I shall endeavor with renewed
exertion to merit theircontiiiuatioii.
N. B.—Goods bought of me will.‘L-c cut gra-
tisif desired. 27 THOMAS RILEY.
Gheaper than Ev er
flt the South. ./V'0rwai-’c
GROCERY STORE.
V HE Subscriberhasou hand by far thelar.
gest and best selection of Family Groce-
ries and Provisions, to be found in South
Norwnlk, which he offers to his customers
and the public, at greatly reduced prices.
l-Iis Ifacilities are such thatilic will be cons-
tant y receiving new and ’i-ash supplies of
goods, as the wants ofhis Customers may
require, which will always be of the best
quality and sold at the very lowest possible
price, and he would respectfully solicit an
cxamiuationand trial of the same.
GEO. W. SMITH.
Land For Sale.
ABOUT eight acres of good Land, near
it -.... uorou Ul one D1‘l(igc ,1: '01-
_ , ,.,
fered for sale upon very rcusoiiuble terms.
It is admirably adapted for building lots,
or for gardening purposes, linviiig a. quick
and rich soil, and a. large bed of vegetable
mould or compost manure, thereon :, or it is
Well calculated for afii'sti'-ate meadow. Itis
wellfeuced, and in II. very eligible location.
got further particulars enquire at this Of-
ce.
25
Horse and 0x shoeing.
HE subscriber having taken the old stand
formerly occupied by Waterbury and
Duncan. in the rear of the old Bakery, foot of
Mill Hill, devotes his entire attention to the
careful and judicious slioeiug of Horses and
lxen. for which he has unequalled facilities.
From his many years experience, devoting
himself exclusively to this branch of business.
he is confident he can give entire satisfaction
to all who may favor him with their patron-
age. Particular attention paid to shoeing
Horses with tender and diseased feet.
JAMES D. SHEA
Norwalk, March 27th, 1857. 1:113
Cabinet Ware Rooms at
WESTPORT !
THE Su_bscribe1' would respectfullyinform
hislriends and the public generally.
that he is still located a few doors north of
the turnpike, opposite the Store of Alva
Gray: ‘V1101’? may be founjl o. generala.ssort-
mom; of Cxnixur FUIl.\'l’]‘U1u«;,
Umlertalcingin all its ll0[):\rtmenL5;1,f,f;en-
(led to at the shortest notice and upon rea-
sonable terms. 13 ALLEN REN0UD_
Norwalk Iron Foundry. -
VERY description olCAsrixc done at the
shortest notice and in the best manner,
as cheap as can be obtained at any other cs-
tablishinent in the State. Galvanized Chains
Chain Puiiips_.Iron FellCe,POSl}S,lI.:llllllgS.el.(l
furnished to order. Patterns executed’ at
short notice and upon reasonable terms.
Iyl ALEXANDER AUSTIN.
Corn Shellers.
EW pattern Corn Shellers, a iirszti--.if.c ar-
ticle for sale by W. C. S'l‘Rl'2E'l‘.
RIED Apples, I’lums,Peachesand Cher-
ries. zit. lilizi.-Inuit &rOl.\lS1‘EA]I’S.
OUNTRY Pork. clear, at
S. E. OLMSTEAD’S.
C
ITIMOTHY SEED, at
S. F. OI MSTEAD’S
Preserve your 1:‘: nit.
IR-TIGHT Fruit Cans for sane at manu-
facturei-’s prices.
C. A’. E. K. LOCKWOOD dc CO.
Worsteds! Worsteds !—
EVERY SHADE, by the Pound or_ single
sliein, at the Jewelry and Trimming
O. S. CLARK.
Store. M-.iiiI street.
Just Received
LARGE lot of Summer Ranges called
_ the Lone Star which are considered supe-
rior to anything of the kind, ever yet offered
”‘ this “"“‘ket.and are warrented to give good
SM‘-‘lacllfin. and all those wanting rang!-‘SI
would cordially invite to call before purchas-
ing Olsewhere. Also the celebrated Banner
SIOVC On hand and for sale as usual at.
BELDEN’S
Tooth Brushes.
A NEW lot just received by
FLOUR
oi.us'rEAD’s. i
KNAPP 8} LYNES.
qiupir---lluintnii tn itnml Sllimr
9-H
Norwalk Emporium.
ff: 7d‘o‘g‘ f
PROVISIONS, FRUI’l‘S_.
Vegetables, Fish of All Kinds,
Clams, Oysters, &.c.
As good as theinarket affords, constantly to
be found at the well known establishment of
MEEKER dc OLMSTEAD.
fis‘-!*Goods of the above description re-
ceived daily, and for sale at wholesale and
retail on the most favorable terms.
Further Notice.
THE undersigned having extended hisbu-
siuess is now not only prepared to re-
pnir and re-pniut Carriages and Wagons as
usual, but is also prepared to make the
some to Order. Tasteful Carriages or heavy
Wagons made in every style to suit the pur-
chaser, and at prices to suit the times.
EDSON BEERS.
At the establishment formerly occupied
by Charles Isaac.-I.
Watches, Jewelry and Fancy Goods
NEW SPRING STOCK ! 6
THE Subscriber hasjust returned
_ from New York with a. new Stock of
Fashionable Jewelry, Watches, Pla-
e and Fancy Goods. which he offers
ted War
to his customers very cheap.
Clocks and Watches repaired.
Accordcons tuned and repaired.
Coffin Pla.tes,Spoons, Rings, &c.,ncntly en-
graved. ' O. S . CLARK,
S. E. OLMSTEAD,
PVliolesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries
Provisions ,&c., No 14 and I6 Jllain-st.
Asjust received an entirely new and
extensive assortment of goods which
Tub will sell on as favorable terms as any in
the trade. The public are respectfully in-
vited to call.
Norwnlk ,Jan. 1st, i857.
New Styles. 1
Ffllfiew Goods &. low prices
IIARLES FIELDS has now on hand as
large and varied an assert-uiciit of Gen-
tleiiieu and Ladies’ Gaiters, Boots, and
Slippers,as has ever been presented to the
publicin this market. The styles are new;
the woi-kmausliip neat and beuut-iful ; while
the material is of the linest texture and
most durable quality. He has some very
elegant, plain and fancy colored, Ladies
Gaiters; also, Gent-‘s Patent Leather Boots
and Slices, with an endless assortment of
Boys and Misses Shoes, all of which will be
sold very low for cash. The public are invi-
ted to call and examine his stock for them-
selves. tf;‘_!1
Oils ! Oils !
OILED and raw Linseed Oil, winter‘-
si-raincd, bleached Lard and Polar, Lamp
and Macliine Oil. Boiled Paint Oil at 75 cts
pergallon, pure Neats Foot Oil. The above
Oils are of the best .q.uality, and for sale by
the barrel. or retail by W. C. STREET.
Great Bargains in
I.uTJ'1\t[ZB.'E}ZEt.,
AT SOUTH NOR“/’ALK,BY
THOMAS Ii. PECK.
UST RECEIVED, 100,000 ft. Spruce Tim-
9 her, all sizes ; 150,000 Spruce Laths,200,-
000 ft. Boards, l90.000 ft. 1 1-4, I I-2. and 2
inch Plank, 30,000 ft. Siding, 25,000 ft. Spruce
Boards, 25,000 ft. Spruce Plank, 50,000 ft.
Ilcmlock Boards, 50,000 ft. 5-8. Boards, 800
Bunches Shingles.
THOS. L. PECK.
South Norwalk, May 16, 1857. 1
Notice.
“ THE 9 UGH B Y D./1 YLIGHT.”
Sel1ecl:’sLine of Packets
On and after 'l‘uesday, March 17th.
1857, the Sloop M-.11-y ‘A. Scllcck will
commence her regular trips for the
set-on. leaving Noi-walk every Tuesday, and
Pike Slip, N. Y., every Saturday.
Tli_e Domestic leaves Norwalk every Satur-
d3Y “““T““= 3-‘-‘ll’ -«"'"':r Thursday. One of
the above vessels will be a't"tuc- 1‘=.i_,_., gm,
dock at all times. so that Freiglitcrs may ship
their freight at any time, and be sure of hav-
ing it put on board.
till SELLECK & DEMMON.
N. B.--All frciglit to 01' from the line of
the Danbury Railroad, taken from and deliv-
at the Company’s Fi-eight Depot, without
ge.
Efouwas, Horses a. co.,
Merchant Tailors & Clothiers,
successors to Jas. H. Beers,
I74 and 176 Chatham Square, New York.
CuAs. E. Youxos,
LEWIS Horrs,
HENRY .\-l . l’iIowir'r.
Norwalk Machine Shop.
THE subscriber having taken the shop here-
tofore occupied by Dimon Finch, and fit-
ted it up with special reference to a General
Jllac/line Jobbing and Repazring Business.
would respectfully solicit the orders of all
who may require his services in Repairing
broken or defective Machinery of any des-
criptiou. He has Lal.hes,a ' loner, etc., for
all work appertaining to his business, and
from his many years experience in Manufac
turing, and his familiarity with all kinds of
lilanufact-IIrei"s Machinery, he feels confident
that he can execute all orders in :1 substan-
tial and workmn.nlikein~inner. Having had
much experience in the manufacture of Fur
Machiucry, Building of Blowers. &c., be is
enabled to give particular attention thereto.
2 A. C. ARNOLD.
11
Through in five Minutes.
by ASSER’S Five Minute Freezers work like
_ a charm. Call and get a circular and
receipt at Locitwoobs’ l-‘iirnishiiig Store.
Notice.
J IIANDES having furnished himself with
B 3 it Sriiliilile team for II. general Carman
I flrlalnft-:2. would rcspcclully solicitthe patron-
ot “use wantiiig carting done. Orders
raw -l-“nit: store of Cli-as. Murry, (Fish Mar-
ti‘: ) \\l ielaithfully and promptly attended
Norwalk, June 22nd, 1857. “~25
Just Received,
NEW supply of those fine Pocket Books
and Portmoueas, which will be sold at
very low prices by KNAPP & LYNES_
A
Patent Chain Pumps.
NEW and superiorchaiu Pump. the best
in use.for sale by W. C. STREET.
OWDER and Shot, I’atentFuse, &Cnp
at OLMSTEAD’S.
I=.\"G’S PARINA CRACKERS, at
S. E. OL.\is'r1«:AD-‘s.
Selling on"
A LAR.GElot: of Dress Trimmings, Vel-
vets, Moire Antiques, Fringes. Moss
Trimmings, acc.,ut extremely low prices.
0. S. CLARK.
Soda Water.
TIIE subscribers are now prepared to fur.
nish their patrons with Soda Water of
very superior quality, ackiiowledged by the
bestjudgcs to be fully equal (and many say
superior,) to that made by the best New York
Houses. A
Price five cents per glass, or twenty-fit-e
tickets for one dollar. KNAPPJ5 LYN ES.
N0l‘Walk,June lot, 1857 v
S, have a court-house or not.
null Sllltttfilfi, dliiutral - Enlelligruu, iliterutnrt, Enlitiri, Slgrimltnrt, Efllubuniu, ll):
POETRY.
nArAvvv\AAA<~vnAVnm-.«AAnA A&a&VA
A Picture.
nr ciioizou B. CLARK.
’Tis but a picture-junta bit
Of canvas touched with paint-—
Whcre I can see, amid the trees,
A gable, old and quaint ;
Asliill" that swings beneath the bank,
A distant mountain peak,
A summer sky where all is blue,
Except one crimson streak.
It is the place where, in my youth,
I used to laugh and play,
0 long ago, before I dreamed
Of love-looks turning gray,
‘l‘liei-e is the broken wall, through which
Stray cattle used to pass,
And the some sheep I used to chase
Are nibling at the grass.
There stands the meditative cow,
Knee deep in August mud,
Whi.-king the same old hurry tail,
And dining on her cud 2
And underneath the willow tree
That drops above the stream,
A horse, with spmpnthetic droop,
Loans lazily to dream.
At rest along the village green,
The morn’:-I nbolutions done,
The silent geese, with sentry set,
Are winking at the sun I
And just before the school house step,
The liens arein the dirt,
Upbeicving pungent clouds of dust
With the unexpected flirt.
And in the V which forms the fence,
That symmetry defies,
A frisky colt is kicking at
The pertinacious flies ;
And just upon the other side,
In funniest sort of heap,
Three petted calves, with frequent stretch,
, Are growing in their sleep
"1’.-_“__‘.lr is in II sluinbrous calm-—
No leaf nor twig astir ;
The very partridge roosts as if
She never meant to whirr ;
No cat nor dog is now abroad,
No bird is on the wing,
And even Katydid forgets
Her little woes to sing.
The foot-path through the pasture lot
That skirts the alder clump,
And leads one to the bubling spring
By yonder ancient stump,
Has lost its charms to tempt the foot
On such a day to stroll,
As unilci-nentli the spreading elm
In clover heaps I roll.
I know the spot : it takes me back
To days of Indian bread,
When I had very slender feet,
And quite a largeish head :
There was but little in it then-
Perlinps there isn’t now-
But Time has figured out a sum,
Like Dabo|1’s on my brow.
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Printer’: Toll.
Blow ye stormy winds of winter l
Drive the chilling, driving snow,
Closely housed, the busy printer
Heed: not how the wind may blow.
Click, click, his types go dropping,
Every comfort mortals need,
For the nights were dull in winter,
Had we not the news to read.
Sad would be the world’s condition,
If no printer-boys were found—-
Ignorance and superstition,
Sin and suffering would nbound.
Yes, it is the busy printer,
Rolls the car of knowledge on,
And a. gloomy mental winter
Soon would reign if he were gone.
Money’s useful, yet the winters
Fill not half so high ll. place,
As the busy toiling printers,
Flinging type before the case.
Yet while the type tbey’re busy setting,
0ft some thankless popinjav
Leaves the country, kindly letting
Printers whistle for their pay-
1}'.*., -‘v.-gratitiidn l ungraciouia,
Are there on enlightened sell,
Men with minds so iucnpaeious
As to slght the printer’: toil.
See him, how extremely busy,
I-‘linging type before the case ;
Toiling till lie’s almost dizzy,
To exalt the human race.
Tliei-e’s no compassion for the printer ;
Every devil drives him on,
Spring and summer, fall and winter
Never finds his labor done.
MISCELLANY. M
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COMMERCIAL ANi:cDorE.——The agent of
a county and in one of the western
states lately visited New York to nego'.i-
ate bonds, and called on a. leading bank-
er, with the expectation of having the
gold shoveled into his pocket that he
might go home by the next. train.
“ What do you want. the mony for?”
asked the banker.
“ To build a courthouse and jail,” was
the answer.
“ And you have called on me for ad-
vice ‘l’’
‘‘ Yes sir. Knowing you to be acqaint-
ed with the best houses, I thought you
could refer me to them in a. favorable man-
ner.” '
“ I will give you my advice and help,
very willingly.”
“ Thank y_ou——thnnk you.”
“ It is this. Put your bonds in your
pocket and go home. When you get
there, take your bonds out of your pock-
et and put them into the fire.”
The banker’s visitor opened his eyes
and his mouth.
“ Yes, sir. Put them in the fire.--—
Then tax your people and build your court-
house and jail. We can’t give you mon-
ey for any such purpose, and you have no
business to ask it. What do we care fpr
a. courthouse and jail out by the_ Missis-
sippi river? This is the way with you
western men l When you want to raise
half a. million of dollars, you think that
all that is necessary is to make bands I
N ow go back and do as I tell you—burn
your bonds and tax your people. No-
body hcre cares a. picayuue whether you
If it should
do no better than any other court-house
justice won’t be the gainer by it. I
think it quite likely you would be better
with a. jail, but I’m sorry to say I can’t
help you to build it.”——Ecem'ng Post.
--—-—o-<o>--————-
R@‘' A gentleman who did not tmst
to his memory, wrote in his memorandum
book, “Must be mo.I'ried when I get to
town.”
-—————o<-o.
£~John Phoenix went to the theatre
once when Mrs. Smith was advertised to
appear in two pieces. After the perform-
ances he demanded the return of his mon-
ey, for Mrs. Smith. had appeared whole
during both performances.
Foreign Correspmzdemz of the Gazette.
UNITED STATES Siiir PORTSMOUTH,
Hose Koxc, June 28th, 1857.}
We arrived here on the 26th inst. from
Siam, having made one of the shortest
passages ever performed by a sailing ship
from that place. I am now enabled to
forward you a. condensed summary of the
news from the “ seat of war” and vicinity.
The news of stirring interest in China
at date is meagre, compared to several
months previously. The English made
an attack on the Chinese with a. boat
force, in Fauslian Creek, and, as usual,
‘were succe.-sful, although the number of
casualties amounted to about thirty. A
large number of junks were captured by
them and towed to Hong Kong.
A large Chinese fort, called “ Chuen-
pee,” on the left bank of the Pearl river,
about four miles below the Bocca. Tigris,
and garrisoned by Chinese soldiers, was
taken possession of by the British steamer
“ Hong Kong” and gun-boat “Forester.”
No needless ammunition was expended ;
mic s/wll from each vessel did the business
so effectually as to clear the fort, causing
“ Yeh’s braces” to decamp in a. manner
totally inconsistent with the eognomen
his Excellency has bestowed upon them.
The fort is now garrisoned by the British
soldiery. Nearly all the available naval
force of the English on this station is
concentrated in the passages to Canton,
and off the Bocca. Tigris forts and Macao.
The gun-boats which the English boasted
of so strongly have proved an utter fail-
ure, drawing too much water to navigate
the creeks when in pursuit of junks ;
their steam power, also, when compared
with their size, is insignificant.
In Hong Kong, on action has been
brought by the editor of the Ciiioa Jllail
against Esing and Ah-lum, the bakers,
to recover damages sustained by eating
the poisoned bread dealt out by Ah-lum
on the 15th of January last; damages
claimed by plaintifi‘, $2,000. It is not
necessary to give in full the particulars
of this trial ; sufiicc it to say that it re-
sulted in a verdict awarding $1,010 dam-
ages to the plaintifii The verdict has
caused much discussion and comment,
and various are the conjectures as to how
the jury hit upon the exact sum of ten
hundred and ten dollars. Should all the
victims of Esing and Ah-lum’s perfidy be
awarded similarly, it is sufliciently obvious
that Messrs. E. and A:-would soon be
placed in H. B. Majesty’s Insolvent
_ Court in Hong Kong.
Commerce does not now appear to be
much affected by this, thus far, provincial
war. There is much shipping in the re-
maining treaty port-s. The disturbance
in Canton province is peculiarly provin-
cial, and does not apparently extend to
the other provinces; their people not
manifesting any desire to resist the inno-
vation of the English, nor are they in the
least anxious to mingle in the general
hostilities. The news from the interior
is ambiguous; the insurgents, from all
accounts, are slightly gaining ground. It
is ruuioied that the Tartar Emperor
(Hein Fung), wearied of iuterneciue W&l',;
and with an almost exhausted treasury,
has vacated the imperial Capital, and
Pekin is no longer the home of the Em-
peror. This may, however, be regarded
merely in the light of an hypothesis, not
yet fully authenticated.
The business of the Portsmouth com-
pleted in Siam, and the ship returned to
Hong Kong, our orders are now to pro-
ceed to Shanghai, where at present the
Coinmodore’s ship and the Levant are
lying. The ship will leave on the 2d July.
You will, therefore, be in possession of
all the important news, as the mail closes
but a. day or two afterwards. ‘There is a
reported insurrection in different parts of
the British East Indies, and rumor helps
to magnify the report ; whether it be true
or not, the English ship “ Himmulayu,”
bound to Houg Kong with troops to aug-
ment the force under the disposal of Lieut.
General Ashburnham and Rear Admiral
Sir Michael Seymour, putting into Singu-
pore on the way, was immediately ordered
to proceed forthwith to head-quarters
(Calcutta).
The regular bi-inonthly mail is now
over due at this port about a week ; and
takgng into consideration the fact that
the monsoon in the China. sens is at this
season favorable for vessels bound to the
northward, serious apprehensions are be-
ginning to be entertained for her safety.
J our 2.—The Portsmouth departing
I-to-day for Shanghai, I am forced neces-
sarily to close this letter; there is no
further news of importance to relate ; the
Fnglish are still waging their pcttifogging
war on the miserable Cantonese, withofit
gaining one point in the case which they
appear so‘ desirous of attaining.
The 21st day of J mic, the anniversary
of the Coronation of the British Queen,
was celebrated here by the war vessels of
all the different nations in port. Our
grand gala day (the 4th July) falls on
the 2d day ‘after our leaving this place.
The English oliicers and the Governor,
Sir J no. Bowring, have expressed a
strong wish that we should remain, in
order that our day of national independ-
ence may be celebrated by them ; but as
our orders are of an imperative nature,
1
we have unwillingly to forego the great
satisfaction which it would atroia us in 1,
witnessing its celebration by foreign
powers. A
Lord Elglu, the British C’/large d’ Af-
faircs to Canton, is in Singapore, and ex-
pected here by next mail. Tlze bi-monthly
mail, due 10 days since, has not yet ar-
rived. Our anchor is now “speak,” and
traps up all further discourse.
Truly yours, G. IV. H.
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Intellect vs. Show.
The Ohio Cultivator makes some very
shrewd and judicious remarka‘on the sub-
ject of awarding costly premiums of med-
als and pla-te,-—in allusion more especially
to those promised by the United States
Agricultural Society, to successful com-
petitors. Rewards of an intellectual and
useful character are much better in them-
selves, and more in accordance with re-
publican simplicity, than costly and ex-
travagant show—t-he latter will do bet-
ter for the pompous aristocracy-of.Europe
in the eyes of the uneducated multitude.
The United States Society offei-s a Gold
Medal valued at one hundred and seventy-
five dollars; now the same sum would
purchase 9. fine and complete agricultural
and scientific library, such as few farmers
possess; or an excellent scientific appa-
ratus which every man should delight to
present to his children, as, for example, :9.
case of minerals, air-pump, electric ma-
chine, telescope, microscope, magic lau-
teru, 820. Now would not such objects
as these befar more in accordance with
the elevating tendency which should char-
acterize an agricultural association, than
an empty exhibition of gold and silver,
which can never be used. The following
are the remarks we have alluded to, but
if the editor of the Ohio Cultivator should
get one of the medals, we fear he will find
the amount of “old pewter” to fall very
far below the nominal value of the me-zlul,
as artists do not make dies for nothing :
“Now we are on this subject, we wish
to promulgate a private opinion of our
own, touching this matter of medals, cups,
etc., as offered by any such societies for
premiums to plain sun-browned faruiers,
and forge-browned mechanics-L—practicul
men, who represent the-utilit-_i/of the world
as far as it is represented. The opinion
we set forth is this : For all practical
and honorable purposes, a $5 medal is just
as good as a $500 medal. Ifever we are
awarded a $50 medal or cup for any
smart thing we do, we shall be just; fool
enough to sell it for old pewter, and buy
a colt or 9. dozen sheep with the money.
A $5 medal we might afford to keep ; 9.
$5 cup is not so good to drink out of as a
20 cent glass tumbler. So then we say
to the honored gentlemen of the U. S. Ag.
Society, and other honored gentlemen,
who do the same thing,——a Grand Gold
Medal costing $175, is a. Grand Gold
Humbug. It is common to graduate g_rat-
itude by saying, “I thank you,” “I thank
you very much,” and “I thank you 0.
thousand times.” This last is the Grand
Gold Medal of Gratitude. Suppose the
honorable gentlemen who want to express
a certain snni of consideration, inscribe
upon their diplomas “ $175 worth of hou-
or,’, and then it would show like 9. bank
note, where such consideration is current,
without so much waste of precious metal,
which is good for nothing only as you can
use it. This is our notion of such premi-
ums for honest farmers and lIleCll8.lllCS.-——-
Fancy mcii and uabobs may like such ex-
pensive fluinmery, but people who earn
their living can invest better.
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WASTEFULLNESS AND IDLDNr.ss.—-There
are two things which, at a financial crisis
like this, would strike Ii. European econo-
mist as analomous ; the first is the waste
of provisions in our cities, and second the
neglect of~agr'Lcu_lture_ out of them. An
Englishman of the mind‘ -class, accus-
tomed to dine off 9. joint and can ofllalcr
a Frenchman, who makes an adequate
meal of ragout and soup, and pockets his
surplus lumps of sugar at the cafe, and an
Italian who kills his appetite with a heap-
ing dish of maccaroni, hears people at
the St. Nicholas or Astor complaining
of hard times and scarcity of money, and
sees food enongli to nourish 9. regiment,
daily thrown to beggars or c..-rted away
as offal, and twenty times the quantity
served that is required ; he goes to the
west and finds enormous tracts of fertile
soil lying fallow, and the inhabitants of
an adjacent town paying high prices for
vegetables. Able bodied men there pre-
fer to stand at the corner and talk about
“ railroads” and “ lots’, without I). dollar
in their pockets,_—to accepting. a. farm-
‘er’s moderate gains, healthful occupation
and certain livelihood ; and this state of
things, to European optics, is absolutely
inconsisteut.—Boston Transcript
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RECOGNITION IN HEAvi:x.—-I must con-
fess, as the experience of my own soul,
that the expectation of loving my friends
in heaven, principally kindles my love to
them while on earth. If I ihought I
should never know, and consequently nev-
er love them after this life, I should num-
ber them with temporal things, and love
them as such ; but I now delightfully con-
verse with my pious friends in a firm per-
sucsion that I will converse with them
forever; and I take comfort in those that
are dead, or absent, believing that I shall
shortly meet them in heaven and love
them with It heavenly love.-‘—Baa:ter.
O
38- “ The chief end of man,” accord-
ing to the newest American catechism, is
to get and spend money. The great in-
quiry of our age and people, is not for
tne new or good, but for the pro_fitable——
not because we are Morse to the new or
disrelish the good, for we are fond of
both, especially if they can, in any way be
made to subserve our love of gain; but
because the glitter of gold has dazzled
the eye, and the homage paid to wealth
has captivated the heart.
ZR-944.500-—-—'—'
as-This is the way they go to law In
Turkey. Only two witnesses are allowed
to testify. If they cannot establish the
case the Judge orders it out of court.——
No lawyers are allowed to open their heads.
The sentence is made known at the time
by the cadi. The costs are paid by the
part that gains the suit. If that was
the way we did things here—well, wouldn't
things go on about as smoothly as they
now do ? We only ask for information
you know.
I
Arr TWO DOLLARS PERANNUM, IN ADVANCE.
51115, Ifilurutiuu, to. 36:.---dlrtuhlizbtl in 1300.
voLUME
Boards.
The Congregationalist, published at
Boston, devotes one of a series of lively
editorials upon- “ Street Th0u¢_.>;hts,” to the
subject of Beards. The author says that
in passing from State to Dover street, in
Boston, he met 543 men, all of whom ex-
cept one person, wore more or less beard.
He describes them as follows :
“We met 543 men. Of these—orie
had a smooth shaven countenance through-
out, stove-pipe hut, gold spectacles, white
cravat, jet black drapery, and was in
short, a thorough going specimen of the
D. D., got up on the most correct and
elaborate principles without regard to ex-
pense. T/tirtecn were young men whose
stay at Jericho had as yet, been unproduc-
tive of appreciable results. Four were
men of the old school, smooth-shaven,
with the exception of slight tufted prom-
outories jutting downward from either ear,
as if designed for a. compromise measure
between the good old doctrine and mod-
ern radicalism. Twenty-seven had what
used to be called whiskers—looking very
much like straps to hold their hair on.
Thirty wore the regular shed-roof French
moustache—smooth-shaven beside ; look-
ing as if by far the most convenient meth-
od of feeding would be to hang them up
by the heels, and slide necessary victuals
down the inverted sugar-scoop thus pre-
sented, into the orifice of the mouth.
Forty-three wore the moustache with a
fancy tuft upon the chin, but with smooth
cheeks, looking as if 9. semi-colon was the
best extant representation of their idea
of facial adornment. Eigbly-seven had the
upper lip show. and the beard, clipped
close, and shaven down an inch or so from
the crown of the upper lip, in crescent
form ; as if they had tied up their jaws
in a hair inufiler, in consequnce of the
toothache. Eig/zty/-riirze had full beards
—inoustache included more or less flow-
ing, and looked like sensible men, as God
meant to have them. ' The 1'emaiiiiiig 246
wore the full beard without the mou-
stache, and like sensible men who had
not quite moral courage enough to do :1
just and natural and healthy thing, for fear
of the reproach of danrlyism, or of censure
from those whose “weak coiiscicnci-s” are
apt to be offended by any attempt to obey
God which leads people across lots, with-
out regard to the conventional fences
which men have builded.”
The Bostouiuus appear to “go in” on
the beard movement, and it is rather 1'e-
niarkable that with their primness and
precision, so large a proportion of them
allow nature to triumph over the stilfold
prejudice in favor of smooth faces. We
believe there is physical good in 3. full
heard. It is claimed, and we know seve-
ral experimenters who are ready to vouch
for the truth of the claim, tliat the whole
list of coughs, colds, and bronchial affec-
tions, may be prevented almost entirely
by allowing nature to cover up the nerves
and organs of the face and throat, as
she tries every day of a. mans life to do.
Clergymen complain of the prevalence of
throat diseases in their profession, but
if they would follow the example of the
Apostles, dispense wih their white “
cho-.ikei's,” and cultivate whiskers, they
might be as free from such troubles as their
ancestors were,.—so sonic of the beard
growers say, and there is no reason to
suppose that the Cl'e(ll’.Ol‘ made beards
merely for men to keep cutting them off,
it is‘ quite probable that they have some
beneficial influence upon the health of the
wearer. ,
It is well known that moustachios and
full beards have come into general use in
New York during the past three years,
and keeping pace with their popularity,
it is a singular fzict that the deaths by
consumption in that city have decreased
two thousand—-—nem'ly one third. Per-
haps there is no connection between the
two facts, but there is enough in them to
‘speculate upon.———N. H. Cmm'er.
\_ _,
AN IMMENSE FnxD.;The “ Patriot-ic'
Fund,” subscribed in Great Britain and
her provinces, and by British residents
and others of foreign countries, for the
benefit of the soldiers who suffered in the
late Russian war, their wives and child-
ren, was one of the largest of that charac-
ter ever collected. Prince Albert, chair-
man of the commissioners to distribute
the finid, lately stated in an address to
Queen Victoria, that the total amount
was £1,446,985 or seven millions of dol-
lars. Of this ainourit £105 was received
from Laiivi-ance, M-.iss., .;81,7 28 from New
York, £680 from New Orleans, £950
from San Francisco. £17 from Davenport
Ohio, and £462 from Piiilziclelphia. Of
the surplus, the coiiiuiissioiiers have ap-
propriuteil £38,000 for the erection of an
asylum for the reception of‘ three lIlll1(l1‘eCl
of the orphan cla.uglitei's of soldiers, sail-
ors and m-ziriiiers, and. have endowed it
with the sum of $7 00,000. '13 founda-
tion stone of the new asylum was laid in
the presence of Her Majesty.
___‘
-??—<o<Q>oo———:
“If a man steals my umbrella,” says
Hunker, “it’s no use mzikin’ a. fuss, it only-
shows that umbrella cqulliba-iu.m has been
broken! Now, if I take one from some
one else, that returns the equipoise-—-thei'e is,
really, no umbrella last; an umbrella. is
only lost when it is used up.”
——.—__—¢q<.>o-o-j———
3%“ A western correspondent says :-
“ I attended a wedding a. few days since,
Wishing to say something becoming the
occasion, I approached the fair young
bride in the course of the evening, and af-
ter congi-atnlating her on her departure
from the state of single blesseduess, I
wished her a pleasant voyage down the
river of life. Size said she hoped so, but
she heard there was a. great deal of fever
on the river uow—she hoped they would
not catch it on the way down.”
Ob-oo--—_.._
® The Ohio Farmer estimates the
profit on sheep in that State the last year
at $6,000,000 ; and the Whole capital in-
vested at $60,000,000. The number of
sheep is estimated at 5,000,000, and the
wool clip last year reached 10,196,000
pounds——one fifth of the entire. clip of
the Union.
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3%“ A lawyer not over young nor
handsome, examining a young lady wit-
ness iu court, determined to perplex her,
and said-—-“ Miss, upon my word you are
very pretty.” The young lady very
promptly replied——“ I would return the
compliment,,sir, if I were not on oath.”
if
XL.---NUMBER-10.
A Chapter on Days.
BY HENRY WARD BEECHER.
A boy is a. piece of existence quite sep-
arate from all things else,‘ and deserves
separate chapters in the natural history
of man. The real lives of boys are yet
to be written. The lives of. pious
and good boys, which enrich the cata-
logues of great publishing societies, resem-
ble a real boy’s life about as much as ,5
chicken picked & larded upon a spit, ready
for 9. delicious eating, resembles Is free
fowl in the fields. With some few honor-
able exceptions, they are impossible boys,
with incredible goodness. Their piety is
monstrous. A man’s experience stnfled
into a little boy is simply monstrous.-
And we are soundly skeptical of this
whole school of juvenile pate de foiegra:
piety. Apples that ripen before «their
time are diseased or worm bitten.‘
So long as boys are babies, how much
are they cherished I But by and by the"
cradle is needed for another. From the
time that a. babe becomes a boy until he
is a. young man, he is in an anomalolfl
condition, for which there is no,“ I
place assigned in Nature. They are
always doing something to call ‘down re-
buke. They are inquisitive as monkeys,
and meddlesome just where you don't
wish them to be. Boys have a. period of
mischief just as they have measles or
chickenpox, Tbey invade your drawerl,
mix up your tooth powder with hair oil ;
pull your laces and collars from their re-
positors ; upset your ink upon invaluable
manscript ; tear up precious letters ; scat-
ter your wafers ; stick everything up with
experimental sealing wax ; and spoil all
your pens in the effort at spoiling all your
paper.
Poor boys? ‘What are they good for.
It is an unfathomable mystery that we
come to our manhood (as the I rnelites
reaicli Canaan) through the wilderness of
boylioocl. They are always Wanting‘
something they must not have, going
where they ought not to be, coming where
they are not wanted, saying the most
awkward things at the most critical times.
They will tell lies, and after infinite pains
to teach them the obligations of truth,
they given the full benefit of frankness
and literaluess by blurting out before
company, whole budgets of family secrets.
Would you take Ii. quiet imp? Slam
bung go a. whole bevy of boys through
the house! Has the nervous baby at
length after all manner of sing-lugs, trot-
tings, soothings, and maternal bosom
opiates just fallen asleep? Be sure an
unmanuerly boy will be on hand to bow!
out for permission to do something or
other which he has been doing all day
without dreaming of leave.
We shnllfluot describe the daily battle
of the hair and the bath, the ordeal of
aprons for the table, the placing and
moveing up, and, and the endless task of
good manners l If there is one saint
that ought to stand higher t_h_:i.n another
on the calender, it is a patent, sweet-
tempered chi1dreu’s nurse I Talk of saint-
ship, simply because" it man lived in a.
cave and was abstemious, or because he
died bravely at the stake! What are
faggots of fiery sticks for a few hot mo-
meuts, compared to those animated fag-
gots which consume nurses and gover-
pesses for months and years," to say'noth-
itnglof the occasional variety of parental
on s.
Are we, then, not on the boy’s side ?-—
To be sure we are. It is not their fault
that they are boys, nor that older people
are not patient. ~
The restless activity of boys is their
necessity. To restrain it is to thwart
Nature. We need to provide for it.—-
Not to attempt to find amusement for
them; but to give them opportunity to
amuse themselve. It is astonishing to
see how little itreqnires to satisfy a. boys
nature.
First In the list I put ;:,trg,_pg_<,:-- What
..§.r9WI,1.-no P¢,0pl8-.fi_[l.d.,,L!..1j-ychousand form:
of business and society, a") boy secures in
3 String! He ties up the door for the
exquisite pleasure of untyiug it again...
He harnesses chairs, ties up his Own fin.
gers, halters his neck, coaxes a lesser ur-
chin to become his horse, and drives stage
—which, with boys, is the top of human
attainment. Strings are wanted for
snares, for bows and arrows, for whips,
for cats’ cradles, for kites, for fishing and
Ii. hundred things more that I cannot rec-
ollet. A knife is more exciting than I.
string, but does not last so long and is
not so various. After It short time it is
lost, or broken, or has cut the fingers.-
But II string is the instrument of endless
devices, and within the management and
iiigcniiity ofa. boy. The first article that
parents I-‘llfillllfl lay in, on going into the
count-y, is a large ball of twine. The
boys must not kn it". If they see 8
whole ball, the charm is broken. It
must come forth mysteriously, unexpect-
edly, cnil as if there were no more I
For indoors, next, we should place
upon the list pencils and white papei-___
At least one hour in every day will be
safely secured by that. A slate and
pencil-are very good. But as children
always aspire to what men do, they ac-
count the unused half a. letter and a. bit
of pencil to be worth twice as much as
any slate.
Upon the whole, we think a safe stream
of water near by affords the greatest
amount of enjoyment among all natural
objects. There is wading and fishing :
there is throwing of stones, and finding of
pebbles ; there is negineering, of the most.
laborious kind, by which stone and mud
are made to dam up the water, or to
change the channel. Besides these things
boys are sensiti , to that nameless ut-
traction of been which specially hovers
about the sides of streams ; and though
they may not recognize the cause, they
are persuaded of the fact that they are
very happy when there are‘ stones with
gurgling water around them, shade trees
and succulent under-growth, moss and
water-cross, insect, bird, and all the pop-
ulation of cool water-courses.
But boys are not always boys. All
that is in us in leaf, is in them in bud.-—
The very yearuings, the imaginings, the
musings, yes, the very questions, which
occupy our later years as serious tasks,
are found in the occasional hours of boy-
hood. We have scarcely heard one
moral problem discussed in later life that
is not questioned by children. The crec-
tion of the world, the origin of evil, divine
foreknowledge, human liberty, the iintnorv
Norwalk Chronicler