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Legislature Adjourned. -
:wfllhlbfibodyiadjourned ‘sine‘die'on Thursday
morning last. , A condensed report of,__its bus,
inciss‘proceedjngs‘fwill‘be found irl our paper
to-day. The Speaker’s and other Speeches
wi‘r‘flust leave over 'till next week. The
wishes of the Republicanswere to have'ended
the session a week earlier, but owing to the
springing of the Bank Commissioners perse-
_, ,cuthn-atthejreelof the session, it was pro-
lquéd gt, lens; 3 week. . It is, however, the
I' éhfigltstl’les‘slon which has been held in Con-
necticut since 1845, a period of 13 years. We
' thinkthe Republican Party may justly take
. slime-"credit to2 themselves for that.
,2 3 . _,j . New, Bank Bills.
; , The Fairfield County Bank has recently is-
sued anew set of notes of the denominations
of hue, two and three,from new and original
’ 13295.2» The notes bear the unmistakable and
pucqunterfeiting ' face of its indefatigable
President, Cass. Issaes, EsQ. . To the old
residents of Norwalk, scattered all over the
.Uuib'u‘, it_will~,b'e-like greeting an old friend,
tb‘get hold :of: one of these new bills. The ,
notes are very tastefullydesigned and execu-
tedga'ud larc‘ creditable .alike to the Bank and
the’ Engraver. 5 ' ‘ ’ -
.' ,u‘» The Board? Of School Visitors will find
their Blanks and the Report of the Superin-
dentibBCommb‘n Schools, at the Office of J.
M'.5Carter,rEs'q. ' ' ' .
Cll'fi'lil‘m‘ . '
Unidn School ' Meeting—The annual
Sblloblhieetin'g, Which was called for Tuesday
night” last, Was adjourned till Wednesday
sterling, When upon' the ballots for Committee
‘Mefii‘sf Isanc SLBeers,’ George Rf Cholwell
bud Wm1S.LOckwood were elected, by avote
bflad to 102. Edwin Hoyt was elected Col-
hearty not. of 127 to 101. Wm: K.Lew-
.i’a, Was'el'ected Clerk, and F. St John Lock-
woOd, Treasurer. . . ‘
I Straslrberryx Pelfivals.—Wednesday Eve-
ningofgthe present week, is to be devoted to
aStrawberry Festival at Sword’s new Hall,
sooth Norwalk, in behalf of the Sabbath
School of the Congregational Church.
“alert Tuesday evening is to be devoted to
the same purpose,'at the-M. E. Church, South ’
norwalk, in behalf of their school.»
—:. :mi. . 9" .
;-.. . Festival at: thnix Hall.
,.;The (Ladies connected with the newly on-
ganized 2d 11. E. Church, worshiping at Phoe-
nix Hall, propose giving a Festival on Thurs-
day-Evening of ’the present week, in aid of
their Socizty. The matter is in'the hands of
Ladies who 9‘ know nosuch word as fail,” and
.who understand-halo to render such an occa-
sion not only profitable to all concerned, but
pléagant't'and satisfactory. We apprehend
there Will be a “mighty delegation” of our
.town’s people to pass judgment-upon their
tempting delicacies. “ May we be there to”
'—eat! - -
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. . Village Enterprise.
‘1 Wé‘notice a new enterprise in the shape of
a Street Sprinkler,’introduced into the streets
bf our village'by Mr. Samuel Newell. It is a
cOpiOus“ “sprinkler” as well as a decided
f' colder,” and Mr. Newe‘l deserves the liber-
or support of our citizens for this manifesta-
Tlpiiofpublicsplrit. We wish he might get
(up alilother enterprise, and that is to collect
Lall , the. filth and garbage thrown into the
_strEets, and keep the streets thoroughly clean.
:Wé Ibgelieve the money these collections would
sell for, to our farmers, as fertilizers, would
,very;nearly pay the cost of such sweeping, and
,the, balance of ,cost could easily be made up
by subscription. ' ,
”It is haid .that one of 'the parties recent-
.»ly. arrested for liquor selling, has such an
~aver'sioil to cold-water that he won’t allow the
new sprinkler to wet the dust in the street
Ioppo'site his stare! ’
~ . . —.—-—.--O«.>-o———
. fl Brigham’s Strawberries are large, flue,
.well ripened and of exquisite flavor and abOve
:all,’ sold cheap. ‘ '
1.. _ ,. . Keep the'I-Iead cool.
_ ,Itandle’s Straw goods,unsurpassed for beau-
-ty; and lightness, are just the things to keep
'iones'caput down to a healthy temperature.
. .xAnother. thing'under the Sun.
i“ Mr; Geo. G.-Blshop of the Union Co’s mills,
-has presented us with something new, and of
~course very pretty, being a pair of slippers
‘printed ornamentally upon his fine felt cloth.
Thisis a new‘use' for this kind of goods and we
shuuldlthink'it would prove a decided hit.
.' New‘Musiog—Camp has sent us an assort-
‘meut of» new music, which we understand, he
’nowhdntemplates kgeping constantly on hand.
’The' pieces sent us, cemprise some new and ex-
qusitely beautiful ballads, which we would ad-
'vise ouryoung musical amateurs to learn.—
we think'.Mr. Camp will find himself sustain-
‘ed in this new feature of his business.
. ‘ '- -_ . . . -.- '
Church Struck. by Lightning.
‘We- learn mm the New Haven Courier that
- the Weester Place Baptist Church, in that
City-{was struck by lightning during the
storm of Sunday afternoon. There were ma-
inyfperson’s in the building at the time,but
fortunately noone was injured. The damage
_to the‘Building was trifling. '
. —————o—¢C. '
‘ A correspOudent of "the Bridgeport
Farmer’writing from Wilton, states that
jtbere wasa row at a town meeting held
in ‘ that ,place on Monday week. He
says that'the quarrel grew out of a mo.
.. tljon for a law to prevent mile from run-
1' mpg pt large in the streets. The discus-
.‘slol‘lon, the, subject was animated. At
_ length thosepl'escnt divided themselves
“into parties—“ hog” and “ anti-hog.”—
fCOl'lsiderable was said on both sides, and
j'th'en a ‘ general melee followed, during
.which several got laid low by coming in
r’contaCt With' fists belonging to another
,perso'n'.’ "After indulging in this apart
_‘for Some time, the meeting broke up—to
assemble again on Monday, 14th.
‘ fiOn this last occasion, as we learn, the
'appcarance of a strong constabnlary force,
._prevented any renewed hostilities. although
,the'bnjst Ies roselsome, and there was at least
a little ringing of nasal protuberances. Our
belligerent friend who has done so much to-
wardsclothing the legal profession in purple
a fine‘iinenlssald to have allowed hi “Adam”
to get the mastery of him, so far as to attempt
another resistance of the, Officer. Whether
,this,W_i__ltou ,wor-ls to seriously affect the price
nfpork, wearenot advised, but it is certainly
‘a,very ridiculous affair, which her best citi-
.zens,,,a_lthou'gh in no wise responsible for,
.deeply regret and severely condemn.
l
.LHon. John Cotton Smith has » been ap-
pointed Charge to Bolivfia. The first ap-
pointm’cnt'of any account yet— given by the
Administration to the Connecticut branch of-
their “Happy Family.” r'The nomination
last‘ Springuor Lieut..Goveroor probably did
ths,;butiheas._' - ‘ ,1 -
,xla')
. Moonlight Excursion.
The-friends of Capt. GREENE, of the Confi-
dence, contemplate a Moonlight Excursion,
to come off on next Monday Evening. It is
proposed to adopt the plan of last year. A
committee will secure a sufficient. number of
gentlemen’s names at one dollar each,—the
ticket to pass the gentleman and as many la-
dies as he chooses to take-in his company. In
this way only can a select company be obtain.
ed, and the Excursion made pleasant and un-
exceptlonable to those who most desire to
participate. _ Subscribers’ names will be re-
ceived by Dr. Pardee, Mr. Hertz, J. Murray,
and at the Post Office, South Norwalk ; at
the Stores of C. J. Gruman, Knapp do Lyncs,
and A. H. Camp, Norwalk. The charterers
of the Boat are to go on board at7 1-2 o’clock,
P. M., at her dock, South Norwalk, and on
the return to land at the Bridge,all who wish
to keep good hours,at 11 o’clock. Of course
there will be “music by the Band,” and sing-
ing by the " South Norwalk Glee Club,” with
D’Artois and his unrivaled Ice Cream, et cet—
era. we hope to see 200 tickets sold.
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~ Masonic Celebration—Union Lodge,No_
40, F. A. M.,- of Danbury, are to celebrate
their Festival of St. John the Baptist, on
Thursday, 24th inst. Officers and members of
other lodges in this State, and also from New
York are to participate. A special train is
to be run on the Danbury and Norwalk Rail-
road on that day.
. .
Hot Weather.—The weather is- now ma-
king up for lost time. But Knapp’s Soda
Fountain no magical equalizer of tempera-
tures. T - ‘ »
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. ' #9 Our facetious friend Graves made the
members of the House uproariously happy
during the Wednesday evening’s session, by
the introduction of aserles of burlesque reso-
lutions, which , we are sorry to say, do not ap-
pear in the published reports. Ourselves and
the old Gaza'rrs, came in for a large share of
attention at his hands, and we are only sorry
not to be able to procure a copy of his re-
solve. He avowcd that he “owed us one” for
dabbling in his trout pond, and killing his
weathercock station on Litchfield hill, and
took this occasion to obtain satisfaction. His
resolution indicated a hearty appreciation of
the spirit of the press, and being aware that
the services Ofa “ devil” are required in eve-
ry well regulated printing office, we have to
thank him for this tender of his services. At
ter he got through with us, he went off on a
train, [“ Parson Train,”] as was suggested
by Mr. Brand‘agee. '
Musicah—A few of the young men of our
village have formed themselves into a Club,
under the name of the “Norwalk Harmoni-
ons,”—s name suggestive of the object they
have in 'view,—which is, we believe, the
cultivation of their vocal powers into the
sweet harmony of song. It certainly is a
very creditable, as well as a pleasant way
to employ their leisure moments these “ Hard
Times,” and we trust they will persevere
in their experiment, and make their Society
one, not of “.d'Few Days,” but permanent
and lasting. We acknowledge their Serenade
of last Thursday evening. “ May their shad-
ows never be less.”
By the way our frow desires to know if any
personal reflections upon the absent Editor
were designed by the special auction with
which ‘ Hard Times’ was discoursed under his
window (‘2). ’ ‘
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Premium Lists.
The Premium Lists for the next County Ag-
ricultural Society’s Fair, may now be had of
the several Vice Presidents in the County, and
at the Gaznrrn Orrren.
Dividend.
The Bank of Norwalk has declared a Dlvl'
dead of 3 per cent. See adv.
W
Adjournment of Congress—Both Hon ses
of Congress closed their sessions at 6 o’clock
on Monday week. The Senate was immedi-
ately convened, however, by President Bu-
chanan, but adjourned again after a session of
three days, in which time nothing of any mo-
ment was acted upon.
.»*——-——-—
UtahL—The last advices from this inconsis-
tent part of Uncle Sam’s farm, are from Col.
Thomas L. Kane. He reports that Gov.
Cumming had returned to Salt Lake City af-
ter making an ineffectual attempt to stop the
Mormon emigration south. Salt Lake City
and the northern settlements were nearly de-
serted. It is estimated that there are 40.000
persons in motion bound to Sonora. So the
Mormon War is finished without giving our
fighting men an opportunity to display their
bravery, or show their skill in the noble art
of blood-letting,
W
@- The Waterbury City Election came Off
last Monday. The Fillmore Americans and
Republicans elected all of the four Aldermen,
and eighteen out of twenty Councilmen, the
City Clerk, Treasurer, Auditor, and one of
the Sheriff's. The Mayor and one of the Sher-
iffs are Democrats, but were on the Fillmore-
Americ'an Ticket. Among the names of the
Councilmen elected we notice that of our
friend Towxsrzxn, of the .llmerican ,- a good
selection.
The Atlantic,
For July is already received. The weather
is oppressively warm,but its refreshing pages
are equal to a surf-plunge at Nahant. ’
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Harper's Magazine for July contains il-
lustrated articles on “lirancis Marion,” by
Benson J. Lossing; “A Journey through the
lands of the Aztecs”; “ Caracas,” and the
“Virginians.” It has also an interesting ar-
ticle’ on the explorations of the Amoor River.
For sale at the Bookstores of A. H. Camp,
and Knapp «'1: Lyrics.
MF—
fi-We have received the 2d nu mbcr of
“ ~The Printer,” a monthly publication devo-
ted principally to the interests of the Print-
er’s Craft, yet containing many articles that
should interest the general reader. It is a
,very beautiful specimen of the Printing art,
and is published at the very low price of $1
per year, by Messrs. Henry a Huntington,
No. l Spruce-st, N. Y. Amagnificentplate,
printed in colors, representing Guttenburg,
Faust and Schmfier, examining their first
sheet, is promised to subscribers by the pub-
lishers.
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Change of Time—It will be seen by adv.
on our outside, that the Steamer Cataline has
changed her time of running between Nor-
walk and New York, leaving New York at 8
A. M., daily, and Norwalk at 2 1-2 P. M.
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pm‘ The Charleston Courier’s Key West
correspondent says that Lieut. Pym of the
British navy asserts that the reports of Outra-
ges on American vessels are much exaggera-
ted, and in many instances false. The seizure
of the Cortes, for instance, was the grossest
exaggeration. The captain of that vessel,
when overhauled, thew his flag into the sea,
and declared himself a Spaniard. The contra-
band articles feund aboard proved her a slaver.
and she was accordingly sold as such.
@- The gallant lqcalizer of the Troy Times
describes “blasted hopes" to be :-Murryin'g
a woman with the expectation of getting her
.lvith $30,000, and when the union is consum-
mated tobe presented with‘a bill for her‘l'ast
year’s board,”
NEW'S r'rruvrs.
. . . .Gen. Jim Lane, who was shot in the
leg in his encounter with Jenkins, is
threatened with lockjaw, and will proba-
bly lose his leg at any rate. The funeral
0f Jenkins was attended by a thousand
peOplc. He was a. mall greatly respect-
ed, and was one of the original “ traitors”
under Judge Lecomptou’s indictments by
order of the Pierce Administration.
.. . .Rev. Aaron Burr Pcfl'ers was dis-
missed from his pastoral connection with
the church and society of New Fvlil‘flcld,
on the 25th ult. by the unanimous vote Of
the Consociation.
. . . .Bishop Clark, the EpiSCOpal BisllOp
of Rhodc Island, says he has administer-
ed the rite of confirmation to 467 persons
in his own Diocese during the past year,
which is more than double the average of
confirmations of former years.
. . . .A great mass meeting was held in
Dover, Delaware, J ulle 10, to organize a
party opposed to the present administra-
tion. Ex-Senator Presley Spruance took
the chair. It was the largest meeting
ever held ill Dover. They called it the
people’s party and hope to unite all
Americans. Republicans and anti-Lecomp-
tonites. Their principles are popular
sovereignty, submission of constitutions,
tariff for revenue and incidental protec-
tions; in case of surplus revenue, distribu-
tion among the states of the portion com-
ing from public lands, and the prohibition
of the importation of foreign criminals and
paupers. .
. . . . On Saturday afternoon week 9. cm-
vassc opened on the Mississippi side of
Cairo, 111., through which the water pour-
ed at a fearful rate, filling up the whole
space between the levees, and on Monday
it was running over the embankment On
the Ohio side about a thousand feet. The
Illinois central railway is washed away on.
the south wing. A part- of the new hotel
fell in on Sunday, and the balance was
expected to fall during the same night.—
N early all the houses were tumbling
down,drifting away or sinking. Scarce-
ly a building in the city was expected to
withstand the flood. The water was two
and a half feet deep in the second story
of Taylor House and still rising rapidly.
Mound City, 111., was also in danger of
being overflown.
. . . .An iron Liberty pole, two hundred
and eighty feet high, is to be erected in
the 5th Ward, New York.
. . . .Some fiends, a few nights since, in
M uscatinc, Iowa, bound and gagged Mr.
J. S. Brown, and leaving him on the floor
of. his store, set the building on fire. The
groans of the man were heard by persons
alarmed by the fire, and he was rescued.
The store was burned. Mr. Brown was
raving crazy when rescued and fought his
friends with desperation, imagining them
to be his assailants.
. . . .It costs twenty-six dollars an hour
to light the new ball of the House of Rep-
resentatives at Washington, with gas.
. . . .Ill Norwich, Amos H. Prentice, Esq.
Republican, was elected mayor by a ma-
jority of 56 over the combined opposition.
. . . .In New London the Republicans,
were successful. Stark, Republican, for
city clerk, has a majority of 153. The
Republicans are highly elated at their
victory. One Democratic alderman, W.
H. Barnes, was elected. I’Vhole vote
780.
. . . .P. T. Barnum sailed for Europe on
the 16th lush, whether he goes to com-
plete arrangements for the exportation of
Lumlcy Opera Troupe, for a grand cam-
paign in the Fall.
. . . .The Paris, Ky., Flag of the 9th inst.
says :-—-“ Mr. Redman’s negro man Dan-
iel, convicted of the murder of Mr. Cur-
l'all’s negro George, who was to have
been hung near this place on Saturday
next has been rcprieved. He will be sold
out of tile State.
. . . .Bidsto the amount of $21,700,000
were made in New York alone for the
last four millions Of the twonty million
loan. The bids were Opened in Washing-
ton on Monday and $2,805,000 taken at
4§per cent. (of which the Bank of Com-
merce, N. Y., gets a million and a half)
and the balance at 4:} per cent. In the
aggregate $29,000,000 were offered.
. . . .An attempt was made to fire a. block
of wooden buildings on the corner of
State Court street-s, New Haven, on
Thursday night by dropping through- a
window, among combustible materials, a
ball of cotton wick, saturated with cam-
phene, on fire. It was discovered in time
to prevent a. serious conflagration. Mr.
William Bishop, whose family occupied
one portion of the building, Offers a. re-
ward of $2000 for the detection of the in-
cendiary. '
. . . .E. C. Goodwin, late editor of the
Litchfield Enquirer, has exchanged pov-
erty and a printing office for affluence and
a pretty girl, and gone to Europe to en-
joy them. Every one to their notion——
but most folks could make themselves
tolerably comfortable under such circum-
stances without leaving the country.
' Winsled Ilerald.
. . .The steamshlps Hermann and W'osll-
z'ngton, owned by the Ocean Steam N avi-
gation Company, were sold at auction in
New York, on Thursday. The were built
nearly ten years ago, at a cost of about
$500,000 a- piece. They were struck off
at $46,000.
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Correspondence of the Gazette.
Masses. EnIrous :——I could not help
thinking, when reading the communica-
tion of your anonymous steamboat cor-
respondent, llow very like it sounded to
the expressions I had heard Capt. Peck
so often use. So precise indeed was its
language to that I have heard him cm-
ploy orally, that I have no hesitation in
suggesting that gentleman as being the
author of his own modest pufi But
that has nothing to do with what I was
going to say, which is this : I could not
help thinking, while reading Capt. Peck’s
communication, Of the fair promise made
some years since, when we were assured
that the Catalinc was built crprcssly for
and should REMAIN upon the 1V0; coal/c
route ! But when the interests 'Of the
boat began to conflict with the public ill-
tcrcsts and accommodathn, how soon the
boat was withdrawn, and the people left
to seek another mode of conveyance to
New York, need not be stated to
MANY OLD Crrlznhzs.
Norwalk, June 17th, 1858.
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1133‘ Two Roblns’ nests, one containing one,
and the other two eggs Wore found on the
timbers near the wheels of one of the N. Y. do
N. H. freight cars, one day last week, at Dan-
bury. The car came up from New York-with
freight, was loaded andsent back the same
day with the nests and eggs remaining in
their place in good condition.
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Found Guilty.
The Italian, Canccmi, after a long'and
singular trial, and a protracted delibera-
tion of the jury, was found guilty of the
lnurdcr of policeman Anderson, ill New
York Oil-Saturday. This was his third
trial, He was once found guilty, slid
the verdict p.313 set aside, and once-the
. J dry: failed
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diminution ficglslalurr.
MAY SESSION.
Monday, June 14, 1858.
Houses—Prayer by Rev. Mr. Strong.
.gesolutiou appropriating $250 for re-
pa of State Arsenal of Hartford,
passed.
Committee on Military affairs. reported
that any legislation calculated to reduce
the military cxpcnSes of the State below
$10,000, would render the militia ineffi-
cient, and conflict With the laws of the
Un ted States.
Bill directing the proper Officers of any
bank, savings bank, insurance company,
or saving and building association, to
give ill list to assessors Of stocks and
bonds held by them as collateral on
loans ; bill limiting the circulation Of any
bankjo 75 per cent of its capital ; pas-
sed. ' ' ' 5
Committee of Conference on disagree-
ing vote of two Houses, relative to put-
ting property in the list at its valuation,
instead of a per centage, reported that
they could not agree. House concurred.
r
_ Tuesday, June 15, 1858.
Sworn—Prayer by the Rev. Mr.
Dutton.
Bill to make a discrimination ill favor
of small depositors in Savings Banks,
came from the House indefinitely post-
poned. ' Senate refused to' concur, and
passed the bill. ‘
To limit the circulation of a bank to
75 per cent of its capital ; passed.
Resolutions to censure the Bank Com-
missioners—Mr. Chadwick, Chairman of
the committee, stated the facts as detail-
ed in the- report. Mr. Cone told the
Commissioners that they had a right to
charge a reasonable amount for their
trouble, aside from their regular fees of
$3 aday»; and Mr. Cone also told the
banks that unless they paid the bills,
which they regarded as exorbitant, the
injunction would be enforced. And the
injunction was dissolved on condition that
the banks should settle the bills.
Mr. Carpenter inquired as to the
$1,000 paid for information out of the
State, and the time employed for this
purpose. Ans. No details were given.
The time and expense were estimated.
Mr. Pardec read the resolutions, and
said it was a painful duty to vote on
them, nevertheless We must not. shrink
from it. That the Commissioners took
the money from the four banks in Hart-
ford is confessed, and it is equally true
that it was taken 'withOut law. There
is nothing in the law by which it can be
justified. ' Who are these Commissioners,
that they were thus misled by astute
council lr Nothing could disclose the
items of their bills. The secrecy of this
thing is the death of the whole transac-
tion. They charged $50 an hour for ser-
vlcesrendered, which were powerless to
bring these banks to a good condition.—
And by secresy and threats they cem-
pelled these banks to pay their unjust
and illegal bills. He confined his re-
marks to these two points : The criminal
secrecy in their transactions, and the use
of the sword of the State to enforce
them. - ‘
Mr. Curtis inquired who had prompted
these i‘esolutions? It had come from the
aggrieved banks themselves. The gen-
tleman (Mr. Pardee) says these banks
were unfortunate. Every rotten concern
is unfortunate. They do not come before
us with a clean record. Who is it that
has suffered? These banks or the pub-
lic? He justified these Commissioners
on the ground that they had the advice
of distinguished cOunsel, with the appro-
bation Of Judge Williams. He quoted
the laws in reference to their duties and
charges. The only question is, was
these charges exorbitant? Much has
beensaid about the refusal to give the
items Of their bills. There were pruden-
tial reasons which sanctioned the secrecy.
Under their circumstances, the charges
were just and reasonable. He denied
that their council had resorted to extor-
tion to collect their bills. There is no
reason why these Commissioners should
be held up to reproach before the public,
and this put upon the records.
Mr. Carpenter here made some exten-
ded "remarks.
Mr. Chadwick said we are bound to
take the statement of the commissioners
as correct, unless they can be proved to
be untrue. We are not to believe float-
ing rumors without proof. He regarded
it not true that there was any threat ill
compelling the banks to pay bills. They
could not have been collected in any other
way. There are no facts which justify
the passage of such resolutions of cen-
sure. He was willing to say, the com-
missioners "ought to have exhibited the
items of the bill, and to have exhibit-
ed their charges in their annual report.
So far he was willing to go.
Mr. Brown offered the following subs-
titute for the resolutions : '
Resolved, That the charges made by
the Bank Commissioners, in the case Of
the Exchange Bank, &c., of Hartford,
ought to have been examined by the
court by whom the injunctions were dis-
solved, and by said court properly correc:
ted, and when so corrected, taxed and
allowed ; and that the senior Bank Com-
missioners and their council seriously
erred in not presenting the bill to the
court for its allowance or correction, and
that they also seriously erred in not pro-
senting. to said court and to the banks,
when called upon, the items of their set
eral bills.
Resolved, That as the Bank Commis-
sioners acted in the matter under the ad-
vice of counsel, they are held excusable
from further censure in this matter.
Mr. Beardsley made extended remarks.
Mr. Chadwick moved to amend by in-
serting in Mr. Brown’s resolution after
the words ”several bills,”
“ and also in not reporting the amount
of said charge to the General Assembly.
flcsolwd, That this Assembly hereby
pronounce censure thereon.”
The amendment was accepted by Mr.
Brown,
Mr. Pardcc llcl'c made some extended
remarks.
Messrs. Pardce, Beardsley, Curtiss,
and Carpenter debated minor points for
some time further, when the ycas and
hays were ordered, and Mr. Chadwick’s
amendment lost, yeas 10, nays 11.
The ycas and days were then ordered
on the question of the passage of the res.
olutions, and they were passed, as they
collie from the House.
Yo;u~—Me_ss_rs. Pardcc, Pcase, Case,
English, Kellogg, Gallup, Carpenter,
Rockwell, Plumb, Phelps and Ishume—l'l
Nays—Messrs. Benedict, Rose, Starr,
tis, Lathrop, “Tadhams and Brown—10.
Hovss.—- Prayer by Rev. Dr. Phelps.
Bill giving to the Board of Education
in any town same power as School Vislt-
ers, and. directing as to the manner ln
lwh'ich'tbe returnspf different education-
a1 officers shall be made, passed.
Bill repealing low forbidding usury in
cases \vh‘crc interest is taken in advance f;
Bill for removal of nuisances 'from high-
Wfll’S 111191 ll'ate'lficopllses, pas ed. . .
. Bill requiring oath-“of ‘u'll' ,QIQCfiOsolf this
State to qualifichtiblls of any 319 liéellt
for privilege of. voting, and phnish ug‘ see
lectures for neglecting the reading test.
...‘.‘ . '2 0'
Breckenridge, Chadwick, Beardsley, Cur- J
Messrs. Hyde, Ingcrsoll, Graves and
Hubbard opposed, and Messrs. Wooster,
Coc, Train, Kingsbury and Treat advo-
cated the passage of the bill.
Bill passed, 110 to 87.
Bill repealing existing law restraining
tenure of lands by religious societies.—
(This act rcpcals the bill passed ill 1855
by the Americans, which was objected to
by some Ecclesiastical societies, and es-
pecially‘ by the Catholics.) chated
with ability by Messrs. Hyde and Inger-
soll in its favor, and by Messrs. Train and
Treat against it, and passed 94 to 76.
‘ Resolution authorizing the appropria-
tion of $500 for meteorological purposes,
advocated very-warmly by Mr. Graves,
opposed by Mr. Hotchkiss of Prospect,
again advocated by Mr. Graves who
thought every old fogy would go against
it, and hoped all others would not. - ~
Mr. Byington thought this matter had
better be laid over to next session. The
only Object sought to be attained by this
resolution are obtained by the Smiths o-
nlan Institute. He said there was no
special need of anything in the shape of
observatories, unless a weather-cock might
be needed on Litchficld Hill to indicate
Olltical changes in that vicinity.
The whole matter was continued tO
next Assembly. .
Resolution honorably discharging the
present Commissioners on the boundary
line, and to authorize the Governor to
appOint other Commissioners for the set-
tlement of the boundary or the State ;
passed. -
j l/Vcdolesday, June 16, 1858.
Swarm—Prayer by Rev. Mr. Strong.
Resolution to increase the appropriation to
$500 for the State Normal School.
Bill to repeal the act that religious (RO-
man Catholic) societies shall hold the fee of
their prOpcrty; rejected in the Senate, came
from the House passed.
Motion to concur rejected, 6 to 10.
Res. to appoint Thomas Clark of Coventry
Bank Commissioner, laid on table. Subse-
quently passed.
Res. to lay a State tax of two nts or. the
dollar. Mr. Carpenter moved t amend by
inserting 1s, amended and carried.
Res. to repeal the law requiring building
associations to loan 3-4 of their funds on real
estate security, as it interferes with their clo- -
sing up ; passed.
House.——Resplution directing the Bank Com-
mittee to inquire whether the charters of the
Hartford County Bank, Mercantile Bank,
Charter Oak Bank and Exchange Bank, should
not be repealed laid on table.
Mr. Hyde moved to erase the names of the
banks mentioned, and insert, “ all these banks
reported by the Commissioners as having vio-
lated the laws of the State.”
Mr. Kingsbury moved to put the matter to
the next General Assembly, and to nofify the
banks of this action.
Mr. Train thought there is no earthly use
in having Bunk Commissioners unless we
heed their recommendations. '
Mr. Hyde’s amendment was adopted.
Mr. Kingsbury’s amendment was lost, by a
vote of 76 to 48.
The resolution was passed by a vote of 42
to 47.
Mr. H. Johnson introduced the following
resolution : '
Whereas, the two senior Bank Commission-
ers, James Dunham and Benjamin Noyes,
have been censored by this General Assem-
bly for improper conduct in Office, therefore °
Resolved, That James Dunham and Benja-
min Noyes, be, and they are hereby, removed
from the Office of Bank Commissioners, from
and after the passage of this resolution.
Mr. Graves was exceedingly opposed to the
resolution. Were he to act with party, he
should favor it, but he did not think the ac-
tion of the Assembly towards the Commission-
ers to be right.
On motion of Mr. Ingersoll, the resolution
was laid on the table, to allow him to intro.
duce a substitute.
Bill repealing the law under which the Bank
Commissioners were appointed. Moved to
read second time, lost 93 to 82, so it was post-
poned for a second reading.
Resolution to instruct State Attorney’s to
nquire into the condition of the Banks which
have violated the law of the State, and col-
lect such fines as by law provided, passed.
Resolution to appoint; Thomas Clark, bank
commissioner, taken up and passed.
Resolution removing the Bank Commission-
ers again taken.
Mr. J ohnsou had introduced this res. in or-
der that the Assembly may be consistent.—
These officers have been censured, and the
people and the Banks have no confidence in
these Commissioners. There was no man on
this floor who found that the Committee had
reported wrongly of the Commissioners.
Mr. Graves said that high sounding gene-
ralities are one thing, and sound argument is
another.
The gentleman last up says the legislature
have impeached these gentlemen, It is not
so, and the Constitution does not show it.
The gentleman from Hartford was on the
right track when he introduced a bill to re-
peal the bill under which these Commission-
ers are appointed and thus letting them down,
but this resolution will not remove them, but
they will before any court, held their office as
before.
Mr. Brandcgee said that this resolution
could not legally remove these men. Where,
gentlemen of the legal profession, do you
derive this power to remove these Commis-
sioners. It is not in the Coastitulion, nor in
the statutes.‘ They Were elected for three
years, and they cannot be removed by you.—
In 1854 it was attempted to remove tw'o Dem-
ocratic Commissioners, it was done not by
resolution but by repeal of the statute which
creates these offices. We did remove those
Commissioners and appoint Whig Commis-
sioners, but it was done by the repeal of the
Statute, for it was conceded that it could be
accomplished in no other way.
Mr.Hubbard agreed with Mr. Brandegee
on the question of law. He could not see
the way clear except by the bill which he
had offered. .
Mr. Godfrey complimented the Commis-
sioners for their able and searching report,
and _ they have taken but a pittance com-
pared with the value of their services. When
we have public servants who will do their du-
ty as these have done, they deserve and
should receive our gratitude. Turn them
out and the Republicans will be beaten in
the next election. It is our duty to protect
them from the insults of interested persons.
Mr. Wooster opposed the resolution. It
was perfectly lifeless. He moved to indefi-
nitely postpone it. Carried unanimously,
Mr. Hubbard moved that the bill repealing
the law creating a board of Bank Commission-
ers be taken up and put on second reading.—
The vote was taken and bill put on second
reading by vote of 104 to 36.
Mr. Hubbard moved ‘the third reading of
the bill ; motion carried by vote of 98 to 94.
Previous question was ordered.
Mr. Graves called the yeas and nays, which
were ordered.
Bill was lost by yeas 105 ,nays 101.
Report ofCouimittec on Federal Relations
came from Senate amended, and House con-
curred.
Bill providing that when a erson has been
tried for murder and acquitte on the ground
of insanity, he shall be confined in the In-
sane Asylum, passed.
Resolution directing the Secretary to leave
out of the Statutes in publication all Acts
which are private in their nature ; passed.
Bill repealing the tax of 1-8 per; ct. on
banks; came from the Senate rejected and
the House insisted 101 to .91. _ ' .
House concurred with Senate In amending
the bill for tax from 2 cents to .It cents 0!! the
dollar. .
Finance Committee reported a bill to
repeal the law which taxes banks and ill-
surance companies one-eighth of one per
cent.
‘ Mr. Hyde thought it not just to lay a
double tax on property. He desired to
deal justly with the banks. ' l
Mr. Kingsbury would, if this bill be re-
‘ected, introduce a rcSolution authorizing
the Treasurer to steal money to pay the
State debt since it seemed to be the plain .
of this Legislature to take money 'any,
where, on any pretence and apply it fer!
any purpose whatever. [ Laughton] ,
The bill was then passed. I
Mr. ‘Kingsbury offered the following
resolution : i
’” Resolved, That the Comptroller drawi
an Ol'dcr‘on‘tlic 'I'I‘Chsllléf authorizing"
him to 'steal a sufficient sum'to pay" the
State debt dud report thereon to the nc’xt g
Geller" asseolhly. ; .los‘t . " ' ' " ‘ " 3
Mr. postgrlouodhgeo the following]
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resolution 2'
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’ everybody. ~
Wilcrcos it is found to be true by this
Assembly that the members Of this body
have during the present session voted to
themselves four mileagcs, from their re-
spcctivc residences, only One-fourth Of
which is allowed to them by the Statute
Laws of this State, and
Whereas, The said meinb.:rs, or a great
majority of them are mint to collect
and receive from the it‘lflit‘. '_ITl'easury
sums varying from one dollar to seven-
ty-flvc dollars each as S‘r‘Cll mllcagcs in
addition to the per (Ecol allowed by
law, for travel, when and members are
receiving pay for daily attendance, the
same being greater than the amount
prescribed by statute and in violation
of a provision Of this State, and have
made use of their legislative position
to compel the payment thereof, there-
fore
Resolved, That said members have been
guilty of a disregard, if not a violation of
the law of this State relating to the duty
and compensation of the General Assem-
bl .
yliesolced, That this Astclnbly should
condemn the conduct of said members,
and ’ldo’lllll pronounce censure thereon were
they not themselves so interested that they
cannot vote on that question.
Resolutions were received with much
mcrriment, and vote being taken resolu-
tions were lost by 103 to 30.
Moved to reconsider the action of the
House, referring to the next Assembly
the resolution appropriating $500 for me-
teorological observations. _
Mr. Train warmly advocated the recon-
sidcratlon.
Mr. Hotchkiss as strongly opposed it,
not that it might not be a good proposal,
but he would not. be so unstable in action,
nor would he burden the Statewlth such
appropriations at the present juncture.
Mr. Nash advocated tllc resolution, as
did Mr. Seward.
Reconsideration was lost, 90 to 73.—
SO the House adhered to the vote refer—
ring the resolution.
Thursday, June 17, 1858.
Hoosn.———Resolutionthatacommlttee of
two members Of the House be appointed to
wait on the Senate and inform them that
the House is ready to meet them in con-
vcntion, passed, and Messrs Brandegcc
and Winslow appointed committee.
Committee reported that they had per-
formed their duty,‘ and that the Senate
would immediately mcct'them in conven-
tion. The Honorable Senate this mo-
ment entered, and Senator Carpenter
took the chair, and announced the two
Houses
IN CONVENTION.
Senator Beardslev moved a Committee
to wait on the Governor and inform him
that the convention are ready to receive
any communication he may desire to
make. Messrs. Beardsley, Ingersoll and
Johnson, appointed committee.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
The Committee reported the Gover-
nor ready to make communication.—
His Excellency, the Governor, then en-
tered the Hall, and prayer was offered
byRcv. Dl‘. Cleveland. The Governor
then addressed the Convention in the
following speech :
I'Ir. President, Mr. Speaker——
Honored Senators and Representatives.
It will be gratifying to your constitu-
ents that you ll ave been able to accom-
plish the objects for which you have been
convened, and to bring your labors to a
close at an early day. This has been
done by diligent and faithful devotion to
your public duties. It will give us all
pleasure through life to reflect that
these duties have been performed with
more harmony than is usual with legisla-
tive bodies, and without any bitterness
of party spirit. The laws which you
have enacted, and the resolutions which
you have adopted, "appear to'havc their
foundation in principles which are essen-
tial to a restrictive yet liberal govern-
ment.
The acts relating to electors and elec‘
tions were demanded to protect the bal-
lot-box from fraud and have thrown
some other safeguards aroundonr rights.
The law relating to railroad mortgages
must have a beneficial influence by stim-
ulating these corporations to efforts to
fulfill their obligations, and by enabling
their creditors to secure as for as possible
their just claims.
The acts which relate to Banks have
placed some very important and health-
ful restrictions upon these corporations.
These restrictions and the mode which
you have adopted to prcvuit a violation
of those laws, are such as I trust will
confine their business within their proper
and legitimate channels—tend to greater
uniformity and security in our currency,
and a corresponding regularity and sta-
bility in our business. -
The cause of education and humane ins
stitutions have received your attention
and the appropriations which you have
made for these objects,~will be duly ap-
preciated and cordially approved.
But it is not necessary for me to re-
fer specifically to your acts._ I trust the
future will show that they have been enl-
inently Wise and proper.
I shall fall of doing justice to you and
myself, if I did not express the deep per-
sonal obligations which I feel, for the
kind and courteous treatment which I
have received from each member of this
Assembly, from each of the officers of
the State, and from all who are associa-
ted with them, and with you in the dis-
charge of publicgdutlcs. Such-manifesta-
tions of regard, unmeritcd by me, will
enable me to bear lites burden with a
more cheerful heart, will lead me to open
the hand Ofcllarlty wider, and extend it
more cordially to each and every one of
you, and to all. Tnkc with you the assu-
rance that your future happiness will add
largely to mine.
And now, I would acknowledge that a.
wise, overruling Providence has hitherto
sustained us ; and express m y desire for
lhe continuance of whatever may add to
the prosperity, intelligence and dignity
of our commonwealth.
The Secretary OfStatc tllcn declared the
Assembly adjourned without day. ‘
«Dew——
ha?” Gerard Stith, the new Mayor of
Ncw Orleans, went to that city from
Washington a journeyman printer, and
was fOr'h number .of years employed on
the Picayune. He is a native of Virgin-
ia, and claims kindred with some of ‘the
first families of the Old Dominion. In
Washington, among his friends and as-
qualntances, he was much more distill-
gnishcd for his fine figure, commanding
presence, .cxubl'gpt spirits, and good fcl- !
lowship, than for those lllfil'fll, lE‘PllCNF-al ’
qualities 'evcr deemed adapt-usable or
success in the leader of all excited and
.tunln‘Ltupns'popolscc,——— xvii". Journal.
wThe Trenton C were proposes,
that the union of Rep ‘Viicuus, ‘ulel'L-g
calls and Anfi~Lecompto Democrats ill i
that State, should be . wu by the 3
name Of the Union Par- ‘. This name !
would. be expressive and would satisfy =
.40M.. —- --._._._=
. . . .The twenty-fifth annual meeting of
the Conn.’ Baptist Convmu loll was held in
' "“ Soothingtpin o'u'Tue'sday, 1.1.c-8th‘lnst.
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Congressional.
Salmvloy, June, 12th.
Congrcs'c disposed of all the Appro-
priation bills, except the Post-Office,
ngllf—IIOHSC and Indian bills. Con-
cerning the :llllClllllCillIh‘ of the Senate
to flu-v by which the flanking privi-
logo in... abolished and postage raised to
five cents, awo conferences were bad in
vain. The Naval bill, as finally passed,
provides 23.: the construction of seven
S1001’s Of War. The Ocean Service bll,
allows Mr. Collins his suspended pay
but does not allow him to change the ter-
minus Of the line to Son“ .2 ',; , ’
new loan authoriz - =.- - min-r.
at five per cent ‘ . - .nn
3 message stating ~ - -
sadly out at c how, arm that furthbl' ap-
propriations would probably be needed.
The Senate crowned the day’s work bv
giving Messrs. Bright and Fitch seats as
Senators from Indiana.
llIo-mlayL—Thc Senate receded from its
amendment to the Post-Office Appropria-
tion bill, by which the
were raised and the f. 2':- m-- p:
abolished. The bill th = ,2; «2-1. is.
original form and l‘eceiv! ’ My 1. ,, _ . .
signature. The clause illtcl'pmatcs. 'm'...
the Post Route bill was repealed. The
Senate passed a resolution requesting the
President to present a tabular statement
of all claims of American citizens against
foreign Governments, with the notion ta-
ken on each and its result. The J udicl—
ary Committee were instructed toinquirc
Whether further legislation respecting the
election of United States Senators was
needed. The Senate occupied a large
part Of the afternoon in Executive session
confirming nearly all the nominations, in-
cluding those of Collector Schcll and Na-
vy Agent Sanders. The House took a
recess from 2;, till 5?, o’clock and at 0
O’clock adj. sine die.
«.p».---.._.
Terrible Disaster in the Lower Mississip-
pi—N early 100 Lives Lost.
The steamboat Pennsylvania exploded
her boilers on Sunday mcrm‘ngwcck at
0 O’clock, at Ship Island, on the Mississip-
pi rlvcr, some seventy miles below Mem-
phis, Team, and was burned to the waters
edge. There were 350 passengers on
board, and it is believed that one hundred
of Mom were killed, or are lilissing. The
Diana, Imperial and Kate Frisbic took
all-they could find ill the water on shore.
The boat was owned in Pittsburg, Penn.
The Pennsylvania at the time of the
explosion was Oil her way from New Or-
leans to St. Louis. Slle was owned by
Capt. Kleinfeltcr, George Black 6; Co.,
and the two engineers.
.I.
——-—-.-‘.D~>o——-——-
age The Tribune’s Washington corres-
pondent says desprtches from England
were laid before the Cabinet Friday.—
They do not ill any substantial form cor-
respond to the expectations of the Ad-
ministration, or the opinions authorized
by Lord Napier’s assurance, while they
disclaim authority for any Offensive acts
on the part of the cruisers in the Gulf,
and are prepared to make reparation to
that extent. They insist on the purpose
of suppressing the slave trade by deter-
mined and effective means. The disposi-
tion to exercise the right of visit in the
most- acceptablc manner, is avowed, and
to that end Lord Malmesbury expresses
his willingness and desire to receive any
suggestions from the American govern-
ment. The unexpected tone of these de-
spatches, has made much impression in
the Cabinet. . ‘
«‘05.
Grand Larceny.--- $4,700 Stolen.
Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Richard S.
Pratt, of East Haddam, took from the
Phoenix Bank a. package Of $4,700 in bills
of the East Haddam Bank which had
been redeemed at the Suffolk Bank and
forwarded by express to this city. He
stopped at the American Hotel Where he
took the package after putting common
wrapping paper about it and asked the
clerk if there was a safe in the Office.—
Thc clerk said there was none. Mr. Pratt
then asked if he could take charge of his
package, which he told the clerk was of
some consequence, but did not tell him it
was'money. The clerk said he could look
it in a dl'awcrwhcre it would be safe,and
he did so, at Mr. Pratt’s request.
Mr. Pratt called at the desk for the
money this morning. The drawer was
unlocked and had been so all night. The
money was gone and no traces of it had
been obtained at the latest advices. The
clerk at the Hotel declares that he would
never have taken $4,700 in charge if he
had known it.—Press, Tuesday.
o‘.>>
SINGULAR REMEDY FOR Firs—William
M. Cornell, M. D. of Boston, gives the
following directions for warding off
fits :—
“ Stretching the muscles powerfully
will generally prevent an attack ; for ex-
ample, when the-aura commences in the
great too, or in the leg, strong traction
or elongating the too, or stretching the
muscles of the leg, will carry the patient
over the threatened attack for the time ;
or, when the patient has premonltory
symptoms of an attack, Opening the jaws
as widely as can be done, and placing
some hard substance between the teeth,
to keep the mouth open, will have the
desired effect. 1 had one patient who,
by,my advice, carried apiece of iron with
him for a year, fitted for the purpose of
expanding the jaws to their utmost ca-
pacity, and keeping them thus expanded.
thn he has felt whatllc calls the “ lit-
tle spasms,” which have usually been the
precursors of-tlle great ones, or the ‘fits,
he has immediately drawn from his pock-
et the iron wedge, opened his mouth to
its utmost width, and placed the wedge
between his teeth. He then becomes
quict,_goes about his business, or gives
himself no further trouble about the con-
vulsion, and has none.”
«.be—
Pllnssnvn run Parana—ll‘orney’s Press
has a very readable article 011 English
and American newspapers, from which we
learn that “ three copies of each newspa-
per,” signed by the publisher, must be
regularly transmitted to the Stamp Office
which pays full price for them. After
the expiration of a your, one complete
file of each journal is transferred to. the
British Museum, where they are bound in
volumes, and preserved for reference.—
A most excellent plan it is, and Macau-
law has repeatedly alckllowlcdged his in-
debtedness, as a historian, to these valua-
blo sources of contclllporal‘y information.
0‘.-.
yfi‘_ll‘epcrcciw that the publisher of the
New 1 011K WEEKLY is out with another nov-‘
elty. Anew story by Jinks A. .llarrmxn
author of We “ Watchman,""i Tile Old ' Doci
tor.” “ tortures,” “ The Lawyer's ‘StOl‘vt-‘l -
-‘ Old Honesty,” ctc., commences ‘this'wcck
in that. priming (taper. Mr: Maitland-‘s new
{-‘Ill‘fl day. .In?“ New You}; WEEKLY is pubs
1 {Nice by r... .l'. lg':ll;ams;:;ll, ._':‘;j Bushman SS-
copies for $3..
story is 'l appsar Illlille‘ inc title of Ross
Mum-Ix ; . .', TAI'Il.c‘H¢-3‘-)iiil"qfl‘lze“‘Sl'n 'Sfib’l‘e"
and will no :‘louht'edd' lo the already hand: I
some circulation or the W HEELS: Will “ell-ch '
a succession of capital stories by the bestwri- l
tors in for: cough-y. it is not surprising .that l
this paper has at once attained it position in 9
the front rank of the popular publications ofl
'Ncw York, and sold. by .all Bocksellcrs. and l -
News Dealersln the United States and Cana-
das. It is sent by Mall at $2" a year, or two
_ _ _ 2121'! w
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'5" of postage calm in
From the Philadelphia Press.
Atlantic Telegraph.
It is anticipated that, by the end of
July, there will be regular telegraphic
communication bctlvccn the United States
and the Continent of Europe. The line
of transmission will be rid Newfoundland.
to’ Valentin, in Ireland; Valentin. t’?
Dublin ; Dublin to liolyllcad, in Wales :
llolyllcad to Liverpool; Liverpool to
Hall, Oil the northeast coast of England,
and by Hull, across the North Sea in
Cuxhaven, at the Pntvn‘w- ' . .
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thy sound—the vibration being int-n.1,
by strokes upon a fine-toned hell, “2...:
dispensing with the use of the needle.”
.The squadron employed for laying down
the cable is expected to leave Queenstown
(the Cove Of Cork) about the 10th of
June at which time there has, .1 .1.
last half century, been an unillterrl.,..._.
the Atlantic. The London Times
“ Bad weather, however, in the
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0d. for the paying-out macho}; 1': ‘5
cicntly self-acting as to almost compensate
in its action for any sudden rise in the
stern of the vessel, to the pitch of the sea
Both ships, with the accompanying frig-
ates, make all speed to the centre Of the
Atlantic, 01‘ rather the centre of thespuce
to be traversed by the cable, which is
is about 32 degrees west of Greenwhich.
Here the splice between the two halves
will be made without loss of time. * *
There is 1,500 fathoms of water Where
this join must be made, and both vessels
will remain stationary, until the splice
has well settled on the bottom, when the
Niagara will at once steer for the New
World, and the Agamemnon return to
the Old. Each Will steam as fast to her
homeward destination as is consistent with
the safety of the great undertaking, so
the cable will be either laid or lost within
twelve or fourteen days from starting.—
The depths to which the Niagara will
have to sink her portion, vary quickly
and irregularly from 1,500 to 2,500 fath-
oms, or from one and three quarters to
about three and a half miles ; and this is
the case also with the Agamemnon’s por-
tion of the distance. Bllt on the Ameri-
can side the water shoals easily and grads
ually towards Newfoundland, whereas on
the British portion of the ocean the Aga-
menon will have to surmount a tremend-
ous ridge, which may be called the Andes
Of those great submarine plains of the
Atlantic. It commences at about 15» de-
grees west longitude, and in the course of
a few miles the water suddenly shoals
from 1,750 fathoms to 550. Up this
rocky precipice—almost as steep as the
side of Meat Blane—the cable must be
be laid with extreme care. This difficul-
ty once overcome, the way thence to Val-
entla becomes comparatively of no ac-
count.” -
Experiments as to the working capa
bilities of the cable—made with the assis-
tance of Mr. Hughes, the American Elec-
trcian, whose printing telegraph has been
so successful in this country—have not
presented such favorable results as were
expected, and show that more than one
submarine cable will be required to do all
the business likely to be transacted be-
tween England and the New World.
Until these severe testing experiments
were made, the utmost power of transmis-
sion by the cable was four words a min-
ute. At'present as many as eight words
have been transmitted through the coiled
cable. There may be a slight increase,
when the cable is extended in -a straight
line. But, allowing that, with the aid of
an immense battery, even ten words a.
minute may be transmitted, this would be
very slow and inefficient operation. The
average transmission, by the telegraphs
in this country, is about thirty words a.
minute. It will never do to have only a
'third of that speed by the Atlantic tele-
graph. _ ,
Let us show what this working will
amount to. Ten lines of telegram in
“Tun Panss,”.- set up in the small t pe
we usually employed for such common ca.-
tions contain about ninety words. The
space occupied is about an inch of one of
our columns, and very little information
condense it how you may,,can be got into
such a small portion of our journal.—
Without making the slightest allowance
for delays necessarily to be incurred by
rc-transmitting the European telegram to
its various places of destination, in this
country and through Canada, eleven min-
utes will be occupied in bringing this one
inch of telegram across the Atlantic :
and it seems a question, at present, how
for, even with the aid of our able country
man, Mr. Hughes, the current of electrice
ity necessary to make transmission can
be continuously maintained. ,
It is evident, from the cautious manner
in. which the Times and other English
journals write about the prospects of the
Atlantic Telegraph, that they are not ex-
tl'emefy sanguine as to its iomediate pres-
pects of success. In the words of Ad-
dison : '
“ The broad, the unbounded way is all before us,
But shadows, clouds, and darkness rest upon it.”
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Dental Establishment,
on ST A VENUE, NOR WALK, CONN.
Dr. J AMBS G. HARBOUR,
Having permanently located himself as above, and in-
tending to devote his time to Norwalk practice, would
respectfully announce that he may befound at all hours
at his residence, as above, ready to perform all opera-
tions appertaining to the Dental Profession, in the most
approved scientific manner, and upon a scale of prices
as slow as is compatible with the use of the very BEST
Murmurs and the most skillful execution. All work
emanating from his establishment will be warranted to
give satisfaction.
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New Is the time to use the Great Spring and Summer
Medicine.
Dr. Langley's Root and Herb Bitters.
Composed q/‘Sarsaparl'lla, Wild Cherry, Yellow Dock,
Prickly Ash, Thoroughwort, Rhubarb, Mandrake, Band.-
ll‘nn. kc.,-—-all of which are so compounded as to act in
concert and assist Nature in eradicating disease.
Tile effect of this medicine is most wonderful—it acts
directly upon the bowels and blood, by removing alleli-
h‘tructious from the internal organs, stimulating them
into action, renovating the fountains of" life and vigor,
purifying the blood, cleansing it from all homers, and
causing it to course anew through every part of the
body. They cure and eradicate from the system Liver
Complaint—that main-wheel of so many discuses~
Juno lice ill its worst forms, all Billions diseases and
Foul Stomach, Dyspepsia Bostivcncss, Rumors of the
Blood and Skill, Indigest on, Headache, Dizziness. Piles,
Heartburn, Weakness, Pain in the Side and Howels,
Flotillency, Loss of Appetite, and all kindred complaints
caused by a torpid or diseased Liver, a disordered Stom-
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in Spring and Summer." ' = " ' f
11‘ ink u in large rinses, l-‘cvcrarld Agile may bt'brflliP-l
up and cured at once. TlllS has become a stundarl
medicine. and is decidedly the best the world ever 5337'
Price only 25 cts. for the pint, and 37 1-2 cts. for ulfl
quart bottle. .
Sold by all medicine dealers everywhere. Oroe‘rs
should be addressed to J. O. LANGLEY, l'l'OprlElOT. 50
Marshall St , Boston, llass. 3‘3?“
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