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heart, more loveable than 1 am, and I
am not amazed that he should captivate
you. The contrast between us is in his
favor.”

“ I have never ceased to love you,
Don Francisco,” said Bella, firmly, for
she did not know quite her own heart.—
She was not fully aware how much she
loved the invalid brother. \Vhat she
would not betray to herself, she had be-
trayed to all other eyes. Even her beau-
tiful sister, Estrella, had not only detect-
ed her malfeasance, but had been merry
with her thereupon, while poor Don Juan
had made a confidante of the sister, and
sought her sympaty as he made known
his fears and suspicions,

“ Perhaps not, Bella,” said Don Juan
in reply to her assertion, “ but only love
my brother more.”

“ But I do love you, and will abide by
our. engagement.”

“ Nay, let it be decided this way,” an-
swered Don J uan'. “ We will both (for
he loves-you) array ourselves in all points
alike. We will then present ourselves
before you. The one you choose—the
instinct of your love being your only
guide—shall be your husband. Consent
you to this.”

' “ Yes,” answered Bella, laughing, half-
dclighted, half-annoyed.

“Beimo ! Now you perceive I was
right in my suspicion ; for if you did not
love my brother you would not risk this
test, as it might make you the wife of one
you cared not about.”

Dona Bella would have made some
modifying reply, but Don“ Juan at
once took his leave, and sought an inter-
view with his brother. Don Francisco
being frankly told of the scheme, did
confess his love for her, and his willingness
to accept this chance of winning her so
generously afforded him by his brother
and also herself.

Three days afterwards, the two broth-
ers, apparently alike in all points even to
the arrangement of their hair, appeared
before Bella. .There were present also
her mother, her aunt, the mother and
father of the brothers, Seuor' and Senora
de Alvarado, and other friends who were
invited, being pre-notified of the-E singu-
lar character and object of this reunion.
Estrella, looking like Hebe herself and al-
most eclipsing in beauty, her older sister,
was also present.

The two brothers passed several times
before the company, until all present
were satisfied that one could not be dis-
tinguished from the other, and that 'the
result would be real love’s test.

Dona Bella now received them, both
bowing gracefully in homage before her.
she arose, and looking each fully in the
eyes, cast, with blushes that increased her
beauty, afull—blown rose at the feet of one
of them. It was done without hesitation
or a look of doubt. She had seen the
deep light of passion flashing from the
soul of Don Francisco, as he returned
her gaze, and she knew in whose eyes on;
1y such warm suns could burn, for Don
Juan, who loved but coldly, and sought
rather to enrich his house by his union
with her, could not feign such fires of
love nor teach his eyes to kindle them.

“ Which is it I?” was the general out-
cry.
“ Don Francisco, the long absent,” res-
ponded Don loan, with a smile. “ I,
Don Juan, am loser. Brother,” be ad-
ded, “ take thy bride and be happy with
her, for thou hast now seen full proof of
her love.” ,

As he spoke, he led Don Francisco to
the happy Dona Bella, and placed his
hand in hers. All were amazed at this,
each expecting a violent outburst of pas-
sionate rage. While they looked to one
another, surprised at his coolness, he ad-
vanced towards the beautiful Estrella,
and taking her by the hand (her sweet
sympathies in his troubles had won his
heart,) gallantly pressed a kiss upon
it, and turning to the company, and last-
ly to the surprised Bella, said :

. “ This fair prize will console my pride
and fill the void in my heart.”

Dona Estrella looked down and trem-
bled a little with sweet emotion ; for she
had loved Don Juan ere he sought her
sister’s hand; and their late- interviews,
when he made her his confidante, had be-
trayed to him not only this fact, but that
of the two sisters he felt that the young-
er was the most fitted to render him hap-

Here is the secret of his readiness to
risk the loss of Dona Bella, wisely deci-
ding that it was far better to have for his
wife one who really loved him, than one
whose heart was half traitorous, especi~
ally when the two senoritas Were equally
beautiful, and, what was no light consid-
eration in the mind of a poor grandee,
equally Wealthy in expectation.

All Cordova was invited to the two-
fold wedding, and many were the pleas-
ant mistakes that occurred during the
evening, among the guests, in never being
able certainly to tell one bridegroom from
the other.

, “ But,” said the stout old mayor-domo
of Cordova, who was present in his scar-
let waistcoat aud gold-lace official chap-
eau, “ if the brides can tell which is which
that is all that need be desired. But if
both cabellerous are to ‘dwell in Cordova,
I will have them labelled, for, by the
mass, otherwise they will keep the whole
city upon a puzzle.”

. Thus ends the story of the two broth-
ers of Cordova, as told to us by the host
of the very fomla at which Don Juan
put up, the grandfather of the keeper of
this inn having held it in that day, and
like faithful chroniclers, We here, in our
own words, put it upon record for the ed-
ification of our readers, to whom we say
‘5 Farewell,” with the hearty Spanish
prayer that “ they may one and all live
a thousand years.”

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KISSES irons PRECIOUS THAN J nwsts.——
A night or two ago, a fair sweet girl re-
siding on Race, near Fourth street, was
partialy awakened from her slumbers by
a man in her chamber, but not fully arous-
ed, she lay with closed eyes for a minute,
when, the sound being repeated, she start-
‘ed up, and saw by the light of the little
jet upon the gas-burner, a man’s form dis-
appearing through the window She
screamed involuntarily, and her father,
armed with a revolver, was in her room
in a few moments, greatly agitated and
alarmed.

The father was disposed to think his
daughter had been dreaming, when, in
looking around, he observed upon his
daughter’s dressing bureau, where a beau-
tiful enameled watch, a pair of heavy
bracelets, a diamond ring, and a necklace
were lying, a slip of. paper, on which was
written : , ‘

FAIREST, DEAREST GIRL :—I came here
to rob, but your beauty made me honest
for the time. I saw these jewels, but be-
lieved them yours, I could not take them.
I have stolen what I value more—three
delicious kisses from your unconscious lips.
Do not be offended, they were gentle and
innocent. AN UNKNOWN LOVER.

This story sounds romantic, but we are
assured by the best authority, that it is
strictly voracious, and we publish it as an
evidence that the age of gallantry and sen-
timent is not at an .end 9 that the race of
Rinaldo Rinaldino is not extinct.

THEGAZETTE

uly 27, 1858.

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THE GAZETTE ARE IN Woon’s DEW BRICK
BUILDING, 1N MAIN STREET.

 
 

Fair Changed to Daubury.

It will be remembered that it was voted to
hold the next Fair of the Fairficld County
Agricultural Society at Norwalk, we having
put in the largest bid therefor. Since the an.
nual meeting of the Society, however, avery
decided wish has been expressed, on the part
of many warm and earnest friends of the As-
sociation, that it might be again held in Dan-
bury. The citizens of that town also seemed
to think they were entitled to another trial,
as it was held there last year under very dis-
couraging and disadvantageous circumstan-
ces, and, upon the whole, it was deemed that
the interests of the society would be best pro-
moted by the change. Consequently, Mr.
Camp was last week authorized to transfer all
our right and title in and to said Fair, next
Fall, to our Northern neighbors. A meeting
of the Society is called to be held at the
Norwalk Hotel, on Thursday, August 5th, to
ratify the transfer. The Premium Lists have
been a long time printed, and ready to be
sent out, but, owing to the probabilities exis-
ting that such a change would be made, the
Secretaries have not felt authorized to dis-
tribute them.

 

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The Norwalk Harmonions,asintimatcd
in our last, went on their first Sailing Excur—
sion on Thursday. The Club, with a goodly
number ofinvited guests, started from South
Norwalk in the Excursion Sloop “Elenora.”
The sail down the harbor was unusually
pleasant, enlivened as it was by vocal and
instrumental music by the Club. The party
landed at the beautiful grove on Roan Rock
Point, where the day was passed in amuse-
ments peculiar to sailing parties. The Club
discoursed good music, at intervals through-
out the day, evincing good training in their
chorus singing. The dinner prepared by the
Ladies was one of the chief attractions, and of
course was done full justice to by the par-
ty. Nothing occurred to mar the pleasures
of the day, and the time passed quickly and
pleasantly to all. The party arrived home
early in the evening, all seeming very happy
and well pleased with their Pie Nic.
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Heavy Suit—A hearing is to be had at
the Town House to-day, in the Chancery case
of Chas. Cannon vs. The Danbury lit Norwalk
Railroad and others, involving a claim of
some $50,000. Ex. Gov. Dutton, Belden and
Taylor, are counsel on the one side, and Fer-
ry, Carter, and Averill on the other. We be-
lieve it is a cause grdwing out of the Beard,
Church d: 00., difficulties.
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Hillside Seminary.
We give below the outline of the order of
exercises attending the closing of the Summer
Term of this popular institution. The young
Ladies acquitted themselvesiu a manner hi gh-
ly complimentary to their teachers and cred-
itable to themselves. The “closing up” on
Friday Evening was exeeediugly entertain-
ing. Such an institution is certainly an hon-
or to our community, and we hope its days of
prosperity may long continue :
Wednesday, 9 to 12, .fl. .Mr—Gramm‘atical
Exercises, Latin, Physiology. 2 to 4 P.J|I,———
Geography, History, Natural Philosophy.—
Thursday, 9 to 1.? 21. Jill—Arithmetic. Alge-
bra, Virgil. 2 to 4 P. JIL—Astronomy,
Compositions, Reading, Rehearsals, French
Dialogue. Friday, 9 to 10 d. .M.—Primary
Class in English. 10 A. M.——-French Classes
in Grammar, Reading and Dialogues; exam-
ined by Professor Fabregou, of N cw York
Free Academy.
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N. Y. 8: N. H. Railroad vs. the Steam-
boats.

We hear some very amusing accounts of the
action of the New Haven Railroad Company.
in reference to our little Steamboat. It
seems that our people are not alone favored
witha cheaper rate of fare, in proportion to
the distance, than any other town from which
a Steamboat runs, but a “ helping hand” is
now most cheerfully proffered to help load
up the evening train on the Danbury track,
particularly at such time as the little Steam-
boat may not have rounded to at her ‘doc R.
It has been observed, too, that the Express
Train up is now as much wont to be a little
ahead of time, as it tised to be behind !
Moreover,the Superintendent of the aforesaid
monster Corporation . it is rumored, does not
confine himself to the writing of letters to
his peers of other lines, instructing them in
their course of action, in reference to the said
Steamboat, but labors with them in person,
and discourseth eloquently of the “ com-
plaints" the passengers of the aforesaid
“ other roads” have been induced to make, in
consequence of delays, &c., all of which is
simply ridiculous and foolish. It is an easy
matter to lead the horse to the brook,but not
so easy to make him drink. The N. Y. and
N. H. Railroad Company can profi‘cr its fa-
cilities to the people, but it cannot compel
the public to ride in the cars if they chance
to prefer the boat.

The long and short of the matter is, the
popular necessities require a boat, the people
demand a boat for the summer months, and
they will have a boat; and every movement
on the part of the railroad towards killing it
off will be met with a more determined sup-
port. In the recent reduction of fares to 60
cents, with a well defined understanding that
it shall be back to a dollar as soon as the
Steamboat is out of the way, does not do
much towards restoring the public confidence
and good feeling they have lost. We would
simply suggest, as a matter in which all who
have to travel on that road have an interest,
whether it would not better conduce to their
own welfare if some-little attention was paid
to such violations of rules as was perpetrated
by the conductor”of their 4.20 irain out of
New York, who, but a few days since, for the
third time, we are told. ran his train so far
out of time as to jeopardize the life of every
soul on board! In fact. but for an almost
provideutial occurrence, a collision would
have occurred from thefronl and from the
rear. Yet these facts are quietly hushed up,
the conductor is still retained and allowed to
run his trains just as if they were nothing
more than his old Bridgeport Stage Coaches,
and the New Haven Company piously parades
homilies upon the dangers of “ Sound Navi-
gation.” Wouldn’t it be better to straighten
up some of these loose screws before looking
so closely after our little Norwalk Steam-
boat?

 

 

 

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fir We learn that Mr. Brnzilla Banks, and
wife and child, of Bridgeport. were badly in-
jured last week by being thrown from their
carriage. As they were going down the hill
near the Greens Farms Meeting House, the
bit ported in the horse’s mouth, when he be-
came unmanageable, and ran away. and the
carriage coming in contact with a Telegraph
pole, was instantly broken into fragments.—
Mrs. Banks had a very narrow escape with her
life, she bfling very severely injured about
the head. Mr. B.and the child also received
several bad cuts and bruises, but, luckily, no
bones were broken.

 

 

N. 0. Delta.

More trouble for the Railroads.—-Those
monster lloatiu g palaces, the Plymouth Rock,
C.Vaudcrbilt,&c., of the Stouington line,
and the boats of the Fall River line, have re-
(luccd lhcir fares from New York to Boston,
to three dollars, vs. cars and dust at live dol-
lars. Although the Sound boats are all run-
ning at reduced fares, it is said they were
never doing better than now.

The Elm City, with that prince of good fol-
lows, Capt. Miles Lewis, as Commodore,
which leaves Peck Slip, New York, every af-
ternoon at 3 P. M. for New Haven, it is said
goes up every day perfectly throngcd with a
living freight of passengers. We know that
Capt. Lewis will draw passengers, just as the
flowers draw the honey bees, yet these unmis-
takable evidences of popular feeling “1ng
our seaboard, goes to show our railroad
friends that their management has lost them,
at least, some of the respect and “ good will”
of the travelling community.

 

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”I We learn that Mr. Rufus Cable, of
Westport, broke his leg one day last week,
by falling heavily on the edge of a box in
one of the Stores of that place. His fall
was caused by his stepping into their Ice Box
which, it seems, is down on a level with the
floor, and which they'had just been filling
with ice.

 

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Important Sale of Property—That val-
uable dock Property known as “ Selleck’s
Dock and Block,” is to be sold on Saturday
next at public Auction. Steam power having
been recently introduced, it will prove easi-
ly of adaptation to almost any ’kind of me-
chanical business.

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m Everybody says (and what everybody
says is true,) that Knapp’s Soda is ahead of
Rushinn’s, under the Astor. Be this as it
may, we think he is ahead in the rush of
thirsty customers who surround his Fountain
every hot day.

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wWe regret to learn that there is dan~
ger of our unique Street Sprinkler being
withdrawn, in consequence of several of our
business firms about the Bridge having dis-
continued their “ quarters.” We trust a so-
ber, second thought, will inaugurate a more
liberal and public spirited policy.
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Resignation—F. B. Buiousu, Esq, for
several years past Principal of the Norwalk
Union School, has sent in his resignation of
that position, which has been accept ed by
the Committee.

 

 

 

 

A.--
Lecture—Capt. May gives a free Lecture
this Tuesday Evening, at Phoenix Hall, on
“Capt. Win. Walker and his anteccdents,”
Capt. M. is a gentlemen of education, and
gave quite an interesting discourse at Phoenix
Hall on Sunday Evening last.
H.>>
The Atlantic Monthly—The August No .
of this valuable Magazine is out. Itprcscuts
a rich treat of literary articles from the best
authors of our country. “ The Breakfast-la-
blc man,” we see, “ goes on with his talk” in
his usual happy vein. It opens with a well
written article on the English Poets,“ Daph—
naides," and closes with “ The Fourth of Ju-
ly Pocket Celebration,” a pungent review of
Rufus Choaic’s Fourth cf‘July Oration, de-
livered at Boston. It is without exaggeration
the best American Magazine we have.
a.-.
Harper's Magazine for August is re-
ceived. It opens with the sixth paper of that
attractive series, entitled “A Winter at the
South.” The other illustrated articles are
“ The Romance of Wyoming,” “ Vagabond-
ism in Belgium,” and Thackeray’s " Virgini-
ans.” It has also its usual rich selection of
literary articles, suited to all classes. For
sale at the Bookstore of A. H. Camp, and
the corner store of Knapp 2L7 Lyues.
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Leslie’s Magazine and Gazette of Pash-
ions is received for August: It is an inter-
esting and popular work, and the Fashion
part is quite valuable. Published by Frank
Leslie, New York.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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@- Camp has a new invoice of “ Joe Mil-
ler ,” just the thing to drive away the blues.

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gm We mentioned last week that Miss Nan-
cy Godfrey was killed by lightning in Red
ding,on the 11th. It is supposed that the flu-
id was attractcd by the metal about her per-
son. The hoops in her dress were partially
melted,and her artificial teeth were found at
some distance from her. The current pierced
the bottom of her foot and gaiter, and thence
passed to a post against which Mr. William
Curtis was leaning, in the room below,shock-
ing him so severely as to render him insensi-
ble. By the timely application ofcold water
he was resuscitated.

MR .

W The gold on Frazer River, which is
setting all California crazy, is found on the
bars of the river, beginning about 90 miles
from its mouth,and extending up along its
banks a dislance of 80 miles. It is supposed
that there are rich diggiugs on the bars high-
er up, and on the tributary streams, and on
the gullics drained by the main river and the
tributary streams. This was the case in Cal-
ifornia, and miners say that they never saw
richer bars in that state than they find on the
Frazer. The gold is exceedingly fine, and
though $10 to $50 per day is made by rock-
ers,much more can be saved by a quicksilver
machine.

About $20,000 worth had arrived at San
Francisco when the mails left.

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@011 Thursday afternoon we were
threatened with a thunder storm. A short
and light shower visited us, and distant
thuubcr could be heard to the northward.
But, as has been common this season, the
storm passed around us. \Ve learn, how-
ever, that it was severe in other placcS.—~
About New York there was a. heavy
storm, and in Boston the rain was severe,
and the lightning struck a. number of
houses. and one or two vessels. In Com—
birdgc it struck in seven different places.
In Old Cambridge it entered the house of
Mrs. Mullins, killing her instantly, and
seriously injuring Elizabeth Beckett.—
Tlie latter will recover. The lightning
also badly damaged the house of Mr.
Hnrnewcll, and severely burned one of
its inmates, Miss Douns. A man named
John Kinney, in a harness shop in Cum-
bridgeport, was badly burned by the
lightning. a

A number of buildings were also dam-
aged in Somerville, Chelsea, and other
neighboring towns.

Four buildings in Roxbury were struck
and considerably damaged, in one of
which a Mrs Conner was seriously injured,

There was a heavy hail storm on the
Sound Thursday night. Capt. Phipps,
of the schooner Miranda, informs us that
the deck of his vessel was completely cov-
ered with hail stones, some of which were
of an uncommon size —N. H. Courier.

m. We understand that they experienced
a very heavy storm of rain and hall, on
Thursday afternoon, in New Canaan. Ridge-
field, Wilton and Westport, but it did not
re ach- Not-walk. .

fl.fl‘¢f—_—

...Anot‘her Revolutionary pensioner
has turned up’in New Milford, by the
name of Williams. He is 96 years .old.

 

 

 

Correspondence of JVorwaI/t‘ Gazette.
Ancient Mines and Mining.

It is a fact not generally known, that the
Copper Mines of Lake Superior ware discov-
crcd and worked hundreds of years ago. Last.
Summer it was my privilege to visit these
Mines, whcnI learned somethings respecting
these ancient Mines and Minors of grcat his-
toric incident.

A careful observer cannot fail to perceive,
as he casts his eye over the surface above the
Copper veins, in dillbrcul. parts of the Mining
region, very considerable indentations, from
three to five or six fcctdcep. Upon excava-
ting thc soil below these indentations, it is
uniformly found that they are the indiccs of
deep pits, opened many years ago. Some of
these pits are more than a hundred feet deep.
That they are of great antiquity is proved
f.om several circumstances. It must, of
course, have required the lapse of many
years, to have filled up these pits, to say
no thing about the time itmust have occupied
with the slow process of Mining then prac-
ticed, to have sunk these pits for the most
part through a lode of solid rock and copper,
to such a depth . It can hardly be supposed,
that when u Mme ceased to be worked, the
Miners themselves filled up the excavation.—
That would have been a needless labor. So
that, in all probability, the pits were filled
up by the slow operations of naturc,by the
washing in of the surroumliug soil, and the
debris of the rock, by the falling in of leaves
and broken branches of trees, and,at last, by
the growth of vegetation in the pit itself.—
This process could hardly have occupied less
than a century.

But the great antiquity of the pits is still
more evident, from another well known fact.
In many of these indentations, the pits have
not only been filled up in this gradual man<
ner, but trees of great size have since grown
in the soil. In one of the indentations,a tree
was found, which, when sawed transversely,
exhibited upwards of two hundred and fifty
annular layers, and must have been, conse-
quently, more than two hundred, perhaps two
hundred and fifty years old. In one ins-
tance, not only had an enormous tree grown
over the mouth of an ancient excavation, but
it had decayed, and another tree, itself not
less than sixty or eighty old, had grown up
through the decayed remains of the former
one. From all the facts we are able to glean
of these ancient Miners, there can hardly be
a doubt that their operations reached back
from six to eight. hundred years ago, and I
am myself strongly inclined to the opinion,
that they should be dated at a still earlier
period.

Many implements used by these ancient
Miners, are found in and around these pits.—
The most common are the stone hateheis,
with which they cut the copper, and the ham-
mers of the same material, employed in
breaking the rock. The hulchets have a
groove around their upper end, by means of
which the handle, doubtless of flexible green
timber, was attached. I have in my posses-
sion one of lhcsc implements, in a good state
of preservation. Some of the hammers arc of
enormous size. Vcrily, there musthave been
giants in those days, or no single pair of
arms could have wielded such immense
blocks of stone. I saw one of these ham-
mers which weighed nearly fifty pounds.—
Think of one of our modern sons of Vulcan
using a hammer of this capacity.

In some of these Mine-s, the skids mostly
are found, by which the masses of metal were
raised to the surface. They are mostly in a

decayed state ol'course. It does not appear,

that these unknown Miners had any other
means of removing the ore than by sliding it
upward on an inclined plain of smooth tim-
ber. Upon excavating one of the pits at the
Minnesota mine, a mass ol'pure copper was
found, entirely disengaged from the rock in
which the metal is uniformly imbedded,which
weighed several tons. Unquestionably this
mass proved too formidable for the rude
means employed by these ancient Minors, and
they were obliged to allow it to remain at
the bottom of the pit.

Besides the relics left by these Miners of
antiquity in the pits which they excavated,
there have been found sundry implements of
war and husbandry, made of copper, tempered
by some unknown process. 1n the Museum
connected with the Hotel atIntonagun, I saw
several of these implements, which were
found some three or four feet below the sur-
face. Oue of them, a spear head, some eight
inches in length, was very highly wrought,
though evidently with a hammer of stone.

Such are some of the facts connected with
the ancient Mines of Lake Superior. Who
these Miners were is a question much more
easily asked than answered. That they Were
a race little if at all elevated above the Ab—
origiuics found in this country at the advent
of the Spaniards. seems evident from the rude
mode of operating the Mines which they nui~
formly adopted. My own opinion is. that
theSc ancient Miners were contemporaneous
with the Mound builders, and, not unlikely,
one and the same race. I am the more con-
firmed in this opinion, from the fact that cop-
per implements are not unfrequenfly found
in excavating the mounds. Nevertheless,
here is room for a great deal of speculation,
and when the facts become generally known,
there will doubtless be a multitude of theo-

F. C. Woonwonru.
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Gloolxos AT HOME.—-GerritSmilh recently
spent a day with the family of Joshunlt. Gid-
dings of Ohio, and gives the following ac-
count of the simple life of the veteran :—

“ I found him liviugjust as he should live.
Adcniocrat in his education and theories, he
is a democrat in intercourse with his neigh-
bors, and in all his domestic arrangements.—
I-[c resides in a small two-story white house,
on six acres of land, which he purchased of
Francis Granger of Cannndaigiut, more than
thirty years ago, for scvcuty two dollars, and
the forest on which his own hard hands help-
ed him to remove. Ilia two oldest sons are
married and live near him. His other son
and his two daughters are a. part of his own
family. No intoxicating liquors arc (lrank by
himself, wife or children. His daughters,with
the help of their excellent mother, performed
firehouse work. lelvcrythingis neat and com-
fortable. Nothing is cxpcnsi ve or showy.”
«4‘40».

05‘ Our thanks are due Hon. L. F. S. Fos-
ter for Volume 8th of, the “ Pacific Railroad
Survey.”

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fit? We have received from the U. S Pat

ent Office a quantity of Tuscan Wheat, which

our Agricultural friends can have for cxpcr—
imcntiug, on call.

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Drowned—A Woman named Ann Fcrran,
aged about ‘10 years, was found in the Sang-
atuck River, Westport, below the house of
the widow John Sturgcs. The verdict of tho
coroner’sjnry was, that her death was caused
by accidentally falling from the planks laid
across from the abutment to the old draw,
while attempting to go to the house ofGould
Gregory, with whom she lived.

——-————O~<6>eo—-——-—

CHEAP FARE 'ro Bosrou.——The travel-5

ling public will be pleased to learn that
the fare to Boston'by those splendid
Sound boats, the Plymouth Rock, of the
Stonington line, and the Metropolis,
which stops on the way at Newport, of
the Fall. River Line, is reduced from five
dollars to thuce dollars, being the same
arrangement which is adopted by the
Norwich line on the Commonwealth,—
This reduction was theresult .Of' concept
of the three lines, and went into opera.-
tion on the same day in all.
N. Y. Eve. .Post.

NEWS ITEMS.
.. ..Ell'orls are about being made to raise the
propeller J. N. Harris, sunk in the sound last
year.
--..Thc Scerctury of the Treasury has re-
duced the salaries of the following officers in
this State ; Collector at New London. from
$1500 to $1000; Inspector at New London,
from $600 to $450; Inspector at Norwich,
froln $050 to $500; inspector at Allyn’s
Point from $250 to $200. The office of in-
spector at East Lyme is abolished.
. . . . E. S. Abcrncihy and llcrvcy llighy have
been appointed commissioners on the estate
of the Bridgeport Insurance Company. If. is
thought, that with shrewd management, the
concm-n may be made to pay one cent on the
dollar. Those who want a few policies as
relics, must present their claims properly at-
tested.

The Willimantic Linen Company. at pres-
ent engaged in the manufacture of “ l'atcnt
Finished Spool Thread,” are driving business,
and orders are coming in to such an extent
that the present means of manufacture are
wholly inadequate to supply the growing de-
mand. The company are making arrange-
ments to increase the supply.

.-.-The mode practiced by the natives of the
Pacific Islands. when their canoes an. upset at
a distance from the shore, and with whom It
is an object to save the boat as well as their
lives, isthus: They sustain themselves by
joinng hands across the bottom of the boat,
and use the othcrhand to paddle home, chau-
giug hands when fatigue prompts it. it is
surprising how long persons can sustain
thcmscllcs in this way.

. . . .Jamcs M. Buchanan, U. S. minister to
Denmark. sailed from New York on Thursday
week, in the Borussia.

. . . .E. C. Dclcvan: it is reported, has paid off
the entire debt of the New York State Tem-
perance Society, amounting to $9,108, out of
his owu pocket.

-...Thc Moravian congregation at Bethle-
hcm,Pa., has over one million dollars at info-
rest.

...... Mohammed Paella left an order with
the Mayor of Boston, for the national music
of America, for the army and navy of the
Sultan of Turkey. '

...... The Queen’s Bench, in England, have
decided that ill health is a sufficient excuse
for breach of promise of marriage.

...... Sporting papers announce thata grand
pugilistic battle is in preparation, for $2,500
a side, between Morrisscy and the “ Benccin
Boy,” who has resigned his position of “ dep-
uty surveyor” in the New York Custom
Home for the purpose of training for the
fight.

...... At :1 Pic Nie Excursion of the N. Y.
AtbOl'lle-SLBIC“10(1le Church Sabbath School
on Wednesday last, four ladies and one gen-
tlemen went out in a small boat for a sail.—
'l.‘!ic boat was capsized, and three of the la-
dies drowncd—lhc fourth was rescued. but
her recovery isdoubtful. The names of the
drowned were Mrs. Isabella Ferguson. Mrs.
Ann Eliza Jacobs, and Miss Eliza Dcmilt.~
The Pic Nie was atDavid’s Island, near New
Rochelle.

...... A drunken father undertook to chastise
an undutiful son, nearly as large as himself,
in the 2d ward, on the 4th of July, says the
Louisville Journal, but fell suddenly down——
prostraicd b: a son stroll-c .'

...... There are four brothers Rarcy,
horse tamcrs.
England, the others in Grovcport, Ohio. Wm.
H—as good as John at the business—is start-
ing on a tour in this country.

...... Albert Sumner, wife and child.\vcrc
some time since shipwrecked and lost. 'l‘hir-
ty thou sand dollars thus came to Senator
Sumner, his brother George. and their moth-
er, which the deceasod had derived from his
wife. They have settled the estate. and giv-
en all the property back to the relatives of
the lady.

...... The mother of Gen. Tom Thumb rc-
turncd home to Bridgeport on Saturday
week. after an absence of about two years in
Europe.

....Mr. Harris Scofield,of Stamford, whose
loss by thcburuingof his dwelling was $1,800
and whose insurance was but $700, is made
yet more unhappy by the prospect that he
Will not get even that amount. He built an
addition to the housc.and neglected to inform
the company (the Hartford Mutual) of the
fuel. "
.-..A bill has been introduced into parlia-
mentorganizinga new North West British
Territory, lying between the U. S. and the
Russian possessions. It is to extend to the
55th parallel and to be called New Caledonia.
... .The descendants of Gov. Hutchinson and
Lieut. Gov. Oliver of England, who were Co-
lonial Governors, lay claim to a largeamount
of real estate in Boston, and are about com-
mencing a Suit for it.

—-—It must be interesting and pleasant to the
democratic iron workers of Pennsylvania to
learn that the extensive contract for iron pipe
for the Washington water works has been giv-
en to a company in Glasgow, Scotland.
—-—-The “ National American” party of Bos-
ton have held a meeting and determined to
keep up their organization.

————Bonner, of the Ledger, put an advertise-
ment in the Weekly Tribune last week, for
which he pays $3,000. Mr. B. declares his
net income from his paper to be from $100,000
to $150,000 per year, and he says his income
depends upon his advertising.
A boy named Lawrence has done alnrge
business in a small way. by trading, on a bor-
rowed cupitul of money, horses, carriages,
&c., in the towns of Danbury, Bethe] and
New Canaan. He is now under arrest.

. . . .Ciuciunati is now the largest horse
market in the United States, and during
one week, lately, forty thousand dollars
worth of horses were sold at the various
stables.

. . . .The Leviathan seems to he a failure.
After an expenditure of $5,000,000, the
shareholders refuse to raise half a million
to fit her for sea.

. . . .The Bath Tribune says that a whole
was seen inside of Ram Island one day
last week. It is supposed a similiar visit
within the waters of the Kcunebcc has
never been known. '
. . . .The sea serpent has been seen off
Hampton, Long Island, from the piazza
of a hotel which has some unoccupied
rooms yet.

. . . .The Springfield Republican nys
that it is probable that Springfield will
still have a grand regatta this season,
notwithstniuling the breaking up of the
College race.

. ..A party of about twenty people of
Milford, had a line excursion on Tuesday.
They went to Bridgeport, thence to New
York by boat, and returned by the Elm
Jity to New Haven. ,

. . . .A little boy named Frank Clarke,
was drowned in Mollvillc Pond, Nouga-
tuck, on the 19th inst. Ilc was three
years and six months old.

-———-———-—-¢<-¢.>>
A Yankee Chess Player in London.

Mr. Morphy, who arrived out by the
Africa, quietly walked into the St.
George’s Chess Club, one night last week
and after beating Mr. Lcwin, who is a.
recognized champion, with the greatest
casc, offered a challenge to Mr. Staun-
ton, the British ()1 "Myrtle Lzon of that no-
ble game. Mr. Staunton accepted the
challenge, sat down, wont to work, al-
most cleared the board in twenty moves,
and was about withdrawing in contempt,
when he was arrested by a check, which
in three moves, grew into a “ "mic.”—
You may inmgine the consternation of
the hero, and of the lockers on. “ May
I ask your name, Sir ?” said Mr. S.—
“ Certainly, Sir,” replied his young nu-
tagonist. “ My name is Morphy.” “ .Of
America ?” “Yes Sir.” “ Ah I then,
I am sorry, but I am not quilt tap/41y
just now. 1 should rather not risk an-
other game at present.” Ami so Mr.
Staunton withdrew. The event has ex-
cited .quitc as great sensation in the
world of ,chess, us was bred in the world
of yac'htsmen by the yietoryoflhc Amer-
ca ; and Mr. Morphy has made up a
match with Anderson, the Hungar- an,
upon which all England that playoff)
chess, will, of course, be betliug in the
course of a fortnight. You may regard
this as a set oil", perhaps, against the dc-
feat of Mr. Ten Breeck’s horses, though
it’should be remembered that the battle
even there is'not yet given up.——_Corres-

pendent (if we Nil” Yolk Tribute;-

 

 

 

all
John S , the youngest, is i

Failure of the Atlantic Telegraph.
By the arrival of the Steamer North
Star at New York on Tuesday last we !
have news of the failure of the attempt l

Niagara and Gorgon arrived at (,[ucCllf-
town, Ireland, on the 5th of July, aftcl'
tlircc :tttcmpls to lay the Cable, the Ag—
umcmnou and Yulorous had not urrivod
'up to the 7th.

The London Times cori'cspomlcut writes
from Quccnstown that “ the squadron ox-
pcrienccd very heavy W author «luring
their cruise. On the lfllli of June a.
heavy gale separated the ships, but they
met again at the rendezvous. ()n the
first attempt, 120milcs waslaid. On the
28th, the :uble was joined again, and
about 250 miles paid out, when commu-
nication ccnsed,uud the cable was parted.
The Niagara. and Go'rgau procccdcd t0
Quccustowu. Much to their surprise,
the Agamcmuou and 'anm'ous were not
in before thorny—the latter had more
than 200 miles Start. The Agumcm/u/a
is reported to have sulfcrcdsomc damages
in the gale.

On the third attempt the Niagara had
paid out over 150 miles of the cable, and
all on board entertained the most san-
guine nuticipations of success. But at 6
1’. M., on the 20th. the nnmuuutcmcut
was made that the current had ceased to
flow. As the necessity of abandoning
the project for the present was now only
too manifest it was considered that the
opportunity might as well be used to test
the strength of the cable.

Accordingly, this immense ship, with
all her stores, etc, was allowed to swing
to the cubic, and in addition a strain of
4 tons was placed upon the breaks. th
although it was blowing fresh at the time
the cable hold her as if 8110 had been at
anchor for an hour, when a heavy pitch
of the sea snapped the rope, and the Ni-
agara broke away for Quccnsfown.

She must have passed the Jigtl'Iiltllllfllovt
but owing to the heavy fog InisScd seeing
her. It wns‘coujcctured that the latter
had not delivered her specified quantity
of cable at the time of the failure, and
may have consequently returned to flu:
place of meeting. Should nothing be
heard of her, the Niagara. would, after
cooling proceed to the ocean rendezvous,
having still 1300 miles of cable on board,
which supposing the other vessel to have
a similar amount, would still permit of
the junction bcing conmlofcd, and allow
30 per cent. for casualties.”

 

LATER.

The Agamcmuou and Valorous arrived
at Quecnstowu on the 12th inst. The li-
ual break in the Atlantic Telegraph cable
was below the stern of the Agamcmnou,
after 146 miles had been paid out of that
vessel. The Agnmcmuou then returned
to the rendezvous in mid-ocean, and cruis-
cd there for five days in anticipation of
meeting the Niagara. On the Agamc-n-
uou arriving at QIICCIISIOWH, it was re-
solved to take in coal and start again for
a filial attempt to lay the cable on Sutur-
day, the 17th inst, there still being, on
both ships, 2,500 miles of the cable left.
Before the commencement of the recent
attempt, the A gamemuon encountered a
furious storm, and rolled so heavily that
great fears were entertained for her safe-
ty. She sustained considerable duumge.

The cause of the breakage is unknown,
the strain upon the cable at the time be-
ing quilc light, . The electric instruments
were a 11 injured by the heavy rolling of
the ship.

 

...gp.._._._
STATE Fuss—The following State
fairs are be held during the your :
Alabama, at h-Ioulgomcry, Oct. 18 to
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Coniiccticut,at Ilnrfl'ord,()ct. 12 to 15.
Illinois, at Ccutralia, Sept. 4 to 9.
Iowa, at Osculoosa, Sept. 28 to Oct 1.
Kentucky, at Louisville, Sept. 57 to
Oct. 1.
Missouri, at St. Louis, Sept. 6 to 16.
New Hampshire, at I)over,0ct. 6 to 8.
New Jcrscy,at 'l‘rcntou, Sept. 15 to 17.
New York, at Syracuse, Oct. 5 lo 8.
Ohio, at Sandusuy, Sept. 14 to 17.
Rhodc island, at Providence, Scpt. 15
to 1‘7.
Vermontnt Burlington, Sept. 14 to 17.
“Visconsiu, at Madison, Oct. 4 to ‘7.
United States, at Richmond, Va, Oct.
25 to 3 .

 

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State Agricultural Society.

The fifth annual Cattle Show and Fair
of the Connecticut Agricultural Society,
will be held at the Fair Grounds, west of
Hartford, on the 12th, 13th, llth, and
15th, of October next. Any person in
the State can become a member of the
Society by the payment of one dollar, and
this secures to him four tickets 01' entrance
to grounds, with the privilege of compe-
ting for any of tho prcmiuui.~; without fur-
ther lnx. All exhibitors must llCt'Ollll‘.
members of the society. The railroads
will convey to and from Hartford, free of
charge, any stock or article entered l'u'

 

exhibition. The grounds will be put in
excellent coiulition. Entries must be

made on or before iiicuuluy, Oct. 11th,
and all animals or articles must be on
the ground and entered in the Secretary’s
books as curly as 0 o’clock A. )l.,on
Tuesday, the lillh. Entries of forms or
reclainu-d lands must be forwarded to flu:
correspomliug Secretary on or before flu.-
.first of August. Animals that hnvc ta-
ken premiums at previous exhibitions of
the Society, will not be allowed to com-
pete for tlicsnmc premium or a lower one.
Covered stalls will be provided for nui-
and buy or straw will be furnish for
stock; and grain for swine and poultry,
free of charge. The award of premiums
will be publicly read, after the Address
0,, Friday. The list of prcmiums have
been published by the Society, and can
be had on application to the Secretary.
Committees will have charge of the scvc-
rnl departments as follows : .

Cattle—41‘. A. Meml,J. M. lVarlhams,
B. Ives, L. Yale, E. llougli, ’_l‘. L.
llart. “

ll‘orscs—hloscs Lynutu, 'l‘. \V. Russell,
M. II. Grilling, 1). F. Gulliver, John 1'}.
Cowlcs.

Slump, Swine, (I'ml Poultry—Charles
Mattlicwsou, B. If. Andrews, A. Day.

Plowing Implements and Il’iuc/tiucryl—
C. 11. Porn], Thomas Cowlcs, Mr. Crosby.

Domestic Goods, .l-r:.~ll. B. Chamber-
lin, James A. Bill, J. 1‘. Barsfow, J. 'l‘.
Pratt, 1’. C. Child.

I l'or/icultm'ul out] [Mi/‘3; .])/‘(.k'flla‘~——-
Norman Porter, 1‘}. 11. llyilo, 2.1} J_ S.
Ycomans, C. S. I‘lubburd.

—-—-———=——*.1<C>~>——-—o

W’l‘he Dnubury Tilllcs says that a
woman who had been (limrccd 'l'rmu her
husband on account of his drinking pro~
pcnsitics and consequent cruelty, nmrricd
him again on his relbrmatiou during the
great revival. But the husband fell into
his old habits, and a short limo ago, in a
fit of intoxication, returned to the house
of the woman he had twig-c guaryicd, and
committed to the flames every article of
her wearing apparel upon which he could
lay his hand. For the betrayal of her
trust in this and other acts, she now post-
tivcly declares that she will never mar/‘31
him again,

mals,

 

at laying the Atlantic lllclcgrupli. The l

Californin,ut Marysvillc,.-\ug. 93 to 28..

Commencement Vi'eck at; Yale.

On Tuesday evening the szrio ad
(Thu-mu is to be prcnczu-il before the As—

‘ sociaiion of ('ougroguliounl Minislcrs of

Connecticut, p)- j{«,-,\'_ ll. C. Learned, of
Canterbury.

On \‘x'mncsdnv morning the meeting
of the Alumni takes place, and Pres. Bur-
lllll'll, of flu: l’nivcrsily’ol‘ Mississippi:
delivers an Ol'ulion before them in the
:il'lcriuiou.

Cu \Vcilucsilny affcruoou flu: Literary
Societies have their :illlllllll gatherings,
when :ulili'csm's are made by uranium-rd
members, and a generally plcuhmlt; time
llftll.

On chlllu-sduy evening, \Y. A. lut-
lcr, the author of “ Nothing in \‘s'mu- ”
delivers a poem before the .l’hi ill-ta l-{up-
pit. Prof. Folton, of Harvard, was ap-
pointed to deliver an oration before the
some Soviety, but he has gone to En-

Corrcs‘nomtcnCc (1,!" (1w
Moses foi‘k‘ushion.

Alicssns. 'l‘lmrons :—~You may be sur-
prisml at this heading, and may ask,
“where is your authority?" Before i
got through I will show you that flu.-
Idany stories
evidence to

thing,r is not impossible.
ul'c sell-:rgoiug \\'llll for loss
sustain fluui than i have for supporting;
the above proposition.

In flan first place, i had it from a
namesake of the old patriarch himself.
whose grniulfallicr bore, and whose
grandson hours, the same name. 'l‘licso
things may prove, to so:nc;u:oplc that
my authority was a regular descendant
0f Amrnm. And as children might not

be likely t) tcll fulsc stories of their pill"

 

rope, and so Mr. Butler will Occupy the
time allotted to the cxcrcisc.

On ’l‘luu'sday flic regular Commence-
mcut exercises will take place.

 

CLASS M E l‘l’l‘ INC S .

The Class of ISOS celebrates its 50th
anniversary since griuluntion, (luring
Commencement week. If; llflll fifty mem-
bers at graduation, of whom twenty-
flirce were living at the time of issuing
the inst'i‘ricnninl Catalogue, in 1856.»—
l)rs. Knight and Beers, and Hon l‘tulph
I. lugersoll, of this city, were members
of the Class, and so was the llcv. Dr.
Hewitt, of Bridgeport.

The Class of 1818 celebrates its 400i
anniversary. It graduated with 67 mom-
bcrs, of whom over forty survive. Ex-
(lovcruor Duttou, of this city, Judge
Francis Cone, of Georgia, l’rcsidcut
Humphrey's, ofSt. John’s College, Mary-
land, and Clumcclor ‘vl’liifllcscy, of
New York, Wcrc members of this Class.

The Class of 1828', whose 30th anni-
versary occurs this year, lllllllllcl’('(l Si).
mcmluzrs, of whom lil'fy are alive. Judge
lilnckuutu of this city, John You Burcu,
ol'Ncw York, Isaac. \V. Stuart, of Hart-
ford, (.lllristopllcr Morgan, Secretary of
the State of New York, (lov. lloppiu, of
lllimlc lsland, Dr. Coll. of Bridgeport,
Dr. l‘ldwarlls, of New London, l'rofs.
linrmuwlmfthe University of Missouri,
l-lublmril, of Dartmouth, and Day of
Wcslcru Reserve, were numbers of this
class.

The Class of 1838 (fivcuty years old)
numbered 60 members, of whom only ten
are “ starred” in the last 'l‘ricuuinl Cuta-
loguc.

The class of 1848 graduated 87 mem-
bers, of whom, eight are “starred.”—
’l‘hc Class has hardly had time yet to de-
vclope its grcufucss. \Vc notice, howev-
er, that it furnished a private Secretary
to l’rc‘ident Folk, and one to Gov. Buck-
ingluinl.

The class of 1798, sixty years ago,
graduated twenty-mic members, among
them the late Judge Bristoll, of this city.
only three, l’liny A rins, Ebenezer Ilcarn-
ml, and Joseph Williams, are marked as
living in 1856.

The Class of 1788, seventy years ago,
graduated 35 members, of whom Judge
Woodworth, ol' the New York Supreme
Court, and Daniel Stebbins, were alive
in 1856, but Judge Woodwortli is now,
we think, deceased.

John McClellan, 0f “’imllinui County,
of the Class of 1785, is the oldest living
graduate of the College.

1V. .7 I. C'um'icr.
‘40:».

“ Maui: llmx P’s—The New Ilaven Courier
states that a new factory has been built nl
lligguumn for tho manulaclurc of cotton
yarn for the llussl-li Suspender 00., at Mid-
dle-town, and of colton cloth. About five
hundred pounds ol'cotfou are worked up dai-

 

 

yz- Gentlemen of the Jury.” is there to be no
"' let up," in this ‘ ruinous lensiucss.’ Are we
always lobe subjected to those abominations
of Democracy, the ‘ lritisli Tariff,” flu-
“Ncbruska Bill,” and “ Dred Scott Decis-
ion.” Our sufferings is inlolcrublc.
Bridgeport Farmer.
Such is the sneer which the Farmer
man treats the subject of Protection of
American Industry. If one manufacture
is started in the State, he takes it as an
argument that the whole manufacturing
interest of Connecticut is flourishing and
needs no protection. If l‘lncouragcincht
to Ncw England industry was the policy
of our govvrumcnt, the record ofa “ new
factory” would not be so inlcrcsliug a
fact. Let the editor visit some of the
villages that were so prosperous under the
tariff of 1842, and he would be satisfied
that some “ ruin” had blasted our State.
One green spot springing up in the deso-
lation around us does not prove the dem-
ocratic policy, the correct one. It is the
exception, not the rule. But the editor
isnn Officeholder, fat with government
feeding. He cannot see how anybody
else can suffer. His own larder is full,
then-fore no other mm be empty. The
wind breathes pleasantly over his path,
redolent of bread and butter, what cares
lac for the blasts of blightiugpoverty that
howl around our late prosperous manu-
I’at-furcrs and our ui'iclnploycd laborers.
Yillugcs may decay, workmen may starve
_.;m.l inllmlmy be paralyzed, what does
he cure as long as his own pot lmils.
Courrwt.

 

.-.. do»...__

35;.“- thu Mr. Hardy of New Orlcuu
was tried for shooting the scduccr of his
daughter, three young men swore that
they liflll personal knowledge that she
was unclmste. See how they were pun-
isllcd.

“ Simmons and Mnurcr were clerks at
a cotton press up town. Simmons was
to have been given an interest ; but seve-
ral bunks notified the proprietors of the
press that if he was in any way iulcrcst-
(‘il in their business they would decline
discounting any more of their paper.—
’l‘lic commission merchants who had cot-
ton pressed and stored by the concern
also sent them a notification that they
would do no more business with them as
long as Simmons and Maui-or l'CllllllllCll in
their employ. Simmons has been unani-
mously expelled from his lodge by the
Odd Fellows, and both llleC llCCll igno-
miniously turned out of houses where they
formerly visited as favored guests. Ring
is a married man, and his wife is one of
the finest ladies of our city. Shortly af-
ter the trial he signified his intention to
her of going to Blandon Springs; she
told him to go, but never come back, as
she never Would live with him again. 11::
is a cotton \vciglicr and sampler by pro-
fession, but henceforth p'ill havc to follow
some other culling as all of his customers
have notified him that they will not put-
ronize llllll any more ; and it "is also inti-
ljilulcd that he will be ('Xlli‘llb‘ll 11'0“! “H l
connection with the Masons.”

____—-———4-4Qu--_.————‘ -—

pga-Er'rhc Missouri licpublicnn finds ,
fault with the ’l'urm-rs of Cincinnati for l
having: formally resolved that it is the
duty of that. m'gunizutiou to vole withi
the Republicans, It is this rcvolulioul
among the (ierinnus of our \Vcstcru cities i
that has caused such surprising llrpubli— l
can majorities in places formerly known
as Democraticstroligf-hoiils. itemilmlicuu
principles have few lilore cnrucstraml ne‘-
volcd supporters, than the lillllOl‘ll‘vai'i
Germans of Wise-cumin, and other Wcsi- ‘
cru States. i

 

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cufs, so my Moses would not be likely in
wilfully misrepresent his old namesake.

Ami, thou, the fashion ilsclf prolloscd
is no more incredible than many fashions
which we know have prevailed. \Vho
would have believed, lutforclmnd, that
men or women would lie so foolish as to
bore their cars, or noses, that they might
suspend ornmuculs from them ? And
this fashion has prevailed among many
nations from time immemorial. \Vho
would liavc supposed, beforehand, that
any human being could be so cruel and
foolish as to flatten their heads, or com-
press the feet of their harmless infants,
or compress the vital parts of beautiful
females, to the detriment of health, and
the shortening of life? And yet such
fashions have gained currency among
savages, and the half—civilized and cvcn
among those who pretend to be Chris-
tiuuizcd. Who would guess, beforehand,
any delicate female could ever be reduced
to the fashion of wearing low dresses, or
cOpious hoops, or clam-shell bonncfs ?
And yet such things have happened.—
'l‘licse things being so, it is not incredible
that one brother should propose to an-
other to dispense with the nasal appen-
dage. Ilc might have produced as good
reasons for this new fashion, as those
that can be propoundcd for many of the
fashions which have, or do prevail. We
have seen persons without noses, and
they seemed to get along very Well, only
they seemed to feel that they were rather
out of fashion. Now, to prove the head-
ing of this piece, my authority used the
following couplet :

‘- Said Aaron to Moses, ‘ let's cut offour nOSes’,

Sui-l Moses to Aaron, ‘ fir; lhcfashion to wear ’rm.’ ”

Now, if this story is authentic, (and
who is prepared to disprove it,) you see
that Moses, in one thing at least, was
disposed to follow fashion. QUEER.

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[jg-3? In the late impudcnt and hold
faced bribery in \VISCoxs‘ix, both parties
have put their foot in so deep that the
pot will have no chance of calling the ket-
tle black. It is said, it is true that it was
the Republicans of the present Legisla~
[no that demanded an investigation and
accomplished their object, while nearly
every Democrat in the Legislature resist-
ed it. Be that as it may, the investigation
itself exhibited such a state of rotten cor-
ruption as has never before blackened and
disgraced the pages of our national histo-
ry. The Lacrosse Railroad bribed twelve
members of the State Senate, by parcel-
liug out among them $165,000 in bonds
of that road, then in good credit and
worth eighty cents on the dollar. Of
these bribed Senators’ nine were Demo-
crats, who received $135,000, and three
were Republicans, who received $30,000.
Six Republicans refused bribes, and vo-
ted against the bill.

In the Assembly, 38 Democratic mem-
bers received $260,000 and 19 llcpubli-
can members $95,000. Six llcpublicans
and one Democrat refused bribes and vo-
tcd against the bill.

To carry the bill through the Executive
signature, the Republican Covernor,Bash-
ford, received $50,000 ; the Bank Comp
troller and the Licut. (iovcruor had each
$l0,000 ; the Clerk of the Assembly had
$5000, and the Assistant Clerk $10,000;
all these latter officers were Democrats.

To post up all these bribclics and bal-
ance the ledger, 51 Democrats were brib-
ed, costing $539,000 ; a1u128 Republicans
costing $175,000. Total, carried to pro-
lit and loss, to the everlasting disgrace of
line State of Wisconsin and to the sting-
ing contempt fixed on every bribed indi-
vidual, $714,000 l l

What has the road gained in credit, or
the directors in reputation, by this whole-
sale bribery ? \Vill its bonds be any
more valuable for thus being steeped and
soaked in corruption ? They have al-
ready fallen so low as to be worth little
or nothing.

But this is not the whole.
states :

“ When we go beyond that, we find that the

Democracy have fairly wallowed in corrup-
tion. To a moonshine railroad of which Dem-
ocratic Ex-Gov.Barstow was President, :51,-
000,000 of La Crossc county bonds were given
as its share of the plunder, which was divided
out by llarstow and his followers, he received
550.000. his private secretary $65,000, the
editor of the Madison Argus during Barstow ’s
:ulministralion $52,000, and so on . To other
outside papers there was paid, for their influ-
ence, $246,000 ; about $40,000 went to Ile-
publicuni and the rest to Democrats.”
What a picture do these facts present
of the state of public morals in Wiscox—
slN ! Has she no honest men to elect to
office within her broad boundaries, that
she must elevate to ofiice such wholesale
scoundrcls? Is there no integrity left
:inmug her public men 1’ Or is it true in
the temple of her liberty, “ like people.
like priest ?” The whole transaction is
a disgrace to the cmmtry as well as to
that State. It should be repudiated and
simupcd will: infamy by every paper in
the country, by every well wishcr of his
country’s reputation abroad. Will not
the members of our legislatures, when
they feel themselves held by the button-
holc by the agents of railroads, remem-
ber the \Visconsiu bribcrics and cxrluim
“ Uct lhcc behind me, Satan 3”

Hartford Count/it
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Fire at Buffalo—Loss nearly $100,000-

A fire broke out at three o’clock Wed-
ucstluy afternoon in the clcvulor attached
to the freight depot of the New York Con-
trol Railroad Company on Ohio street,
liull'ulo, complclcly destroying it with its
contents, consisting of seven hundred bags
of coffee, valued at $14,000, forty “Oi—'25"
heads of sugar, valued at $7000,_and lor~
ty igus of ilry goods, valued ut$3lbo.‘~19-

 

 

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l The building and lilillilllmll‘y were Valued

at $230,000, and \Vi‘l'L‘ ou‘ncd and ceramic
by the New Yorkflcufrnl Railroad Com-
puny. The freight depot was but sllght-
ly damaged.

 

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1335*“ A broker named Allen Clark, was

:;,.,;,.,;~§I,.,.1iu {few Yprk, lately, on a charge
(.f swinllling Cyrus Ullllllllll'ig out of $15,3-

000,1)y the sale of a bogus concern in Ma—

, ryland, called the Mount Airy Coal C0.