T.
k, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 18:58.
Norwai
Office in Wood’s Building, Main Street. ‘
V~’\-\av<. WWV. \.\ . » ,\
THE PAIR.
The Exhibition of our County Agricultural i
Society. which occurred at Danbury last
week, proved not only a pleasant. reunion of
our Farmers, Fruit Growers, Cattle Breeders
&c., but was a most gratifying exposition of a
growing excellence and superiority in all,
most every industrial persuits. The entries.
were somewhat more numerous than last year
though in several departmentsdhere scemedan
unusual deficiency. We doubt very much
whether so large and so fine an exhibition of
fruits, particularly Appleswas ever witnessed
in this County before. The vegetables were
also numerous and excedingly fine. The show
of grass seeds and grains were not large but
of unusual excellence. Mr. .Tas. Hoyt, (of
firm ot‘Stephen Hoyt &: Sons, New Canaan)
exhibited a sample of oats. the seed of which
were sent us last Spring by D. A. Bullrely,
Esq. of the celebrated “ Stone Hill Farm,”
Williamstown, Mass. which weighed nearly
forty Pounds, to the bushel.
Few implements, were entered under the
head of Farming Utenseis. Turncy Sanford,
Esq of Redding exhibited a new andimproved
Plow which we heard highly commended by
adepts in the use of such articles. The pen-
tlman taking the first prize in the plowing
match used this plow which is another iridi-
cation of its superior working properties.
Norwalk Was pretty well represented. Mr.
Chichester exhibited a case. of very fine Amer-
ican Cutlery. Mr . John Smith. Specimens
of his delicious grapes, grown under glass and
a bunch of the new Delaware vcricty which
promises to be one of the choicest Seedlings of
open cultered grapes. Mr. Smith sent to Ohio
for the sample, as the vine has not yet l‘ruitod
in this State. Messrs. Geo. Seymour .h Co-
prcscnted a plate of the largest and finest,
bunches of Concorde, we ever saw, tempting
enough to make the mouth of tho dainsticst
epicure water. Why is it that people will
continue to sleep over this fruit growing
subject when from a single square foot of
mother earth such quuisite delicacies can be
grown. Chas. Comstock exhibited many
fine samples of peaches, also samples of liar-
tlet pears, which we can pronounce most de-
licious, from personal knowledge.
J. M. Smith entered his team horses, and
but for an error in entering them in the wrong
Class, would have borne off the first premium.
0. N.Case entered a yearling hull of the blood-
ed Devon breed—:1 most beautiful animalmueh
superior to its half brother,exhibifed last year
by the same gentleman. He was calvcd June
20th. 1857, sired by “ Reubens,” imported by
Mr. Case in 1852, dam by S. dz L. Hurlbutt’s
imported Devon. This beautiful animal is
sold to COL. Axoanws, of Orangebnrg, S. C.,
and will soon depart for this gcntlemans plau-
tation, with a full blood heifer ofthc same
breed. Col. Andrews has secured an animal
which he may well feel proud of.
.Mr. George B. Gorlram, of Westport, ex—
hibited a beautiful three year gelding, which
bore 011”, as it deserved to do, the first prize
of its class. He is out of Gideon Thornpson’»
horse,“ Charley May,” and is a credit to its
paternity. Its weight is 1100 lbs., and is an
exceedingly fine and showy animal. James S.
Cole, of Easton, had his “ Dancing Billy,’ on
exhibition. but not entered for premium. This
superb animal was the admired of all admi‘
rers. ' His extreme docility of temper, great
style and action, and good speed, makes him
a most valuable stock horse.
Geo. W.Graves of Sherman, had a mag-
nificent 3 year old horse Colt, of the Black
Hawk breed, whose merits, the owner thought
the Committee had overlooked. He need have
no fears on account of this colt, however, as
he will speak for himself among all goodjud-
ges of horse flesh.
The Wheelers, of .N‘cw Failfiffd, presented
samples of their superior whet-Is, as usual,
which well sustained their high reputation.
Mr. Frembes, Carpet weaver, from Norwalk
presented the best sample of Rag Carpet we
ever saw. It took the first premium as amat-
ter ofcourse, and occasioned many remarks of
surprise and admiratirn, at its excellence.—
It is a mater of pride and satisfaction, to or
that Norwulk can boast. of so skilful a work.
man, a fact of which we, (and we presume r'hv
public generally,) were entirely ignorant be
fore. When will mechanics learn to advertise
themselves?
The samples of Butter, Cheese and Bread
were far better than we remember ever to
have seen at any similar exhibition. Miss
Osborne, of Redding, exhibittd a sample of
butter which in our opinion should have re-
ceived the first premium. MissWhite of Dan-
bury exhibited specimens of Wheat and Ilyc
Bread, the grain grown upon her fathers farm
and ground at the village trill in Danbury.——
The Rye,was whiter and lighter than most
wheat bread and but for the most positive
assurances to the contrary we should have sup—
posed it to have been largely mixed with
wheat; indeed the casual observer from its ap-
pearance would have supposed the loves to
have been wheat. There are many other
matters to which we designed alluding this
week. but defer their notice fill our next.—
The receipts ofthe fair were very nearly $1000
besides the town subscription and state boun-
ty, amounting to $500 more, which with the
rigid, economy exercised by its managers,
must leave its treasurry inn healthy condition'
Q<°btw..
w The Balloon “ went up” as advertised
(for a wonder, in ballooning), and soon pas-
sed out of sight beyond the clouds. Mons.
chnard lauded safely, about half an hour
afterwards: in Redding. near the Bethe] litre.
We see the JV. Y. Tribune publishes a tele-
graphic report ot' the affair, and states the
number of people present at two hum/Nd.—
Therc are now two things which the good
people ol'Danbury will never forgive the Tri-
bune Office for, we fear. One was in letting
themfry in the sun for four ”from! hours.
while one oftheir Editors read column al'ttr
column of solid matter from that excellent
paper, pending our last Presidential carn-
paign ; and the other is in altering their d1:-
patch of—12,000 people, to 200!
—o.<g>.
Death of Mrs. C. J. Gruman.—-Thc f‘n-
ueral‘of this estimable woman was attended
from the Congregational Church, on Sunday
afternoon last. The house was filled to its
utmost capacity, indicating a wide-spread
sympathy and interest in what might well be
termed a common bereavement. Mrs. Grunt
an was a lady in whom every social and do-
mestic virtue seemed to blend. shedding its
sweetness on all the relations of life. 01‘
quiet, retiring tastes and habits, her home,
her husband,lrer firesidc,and her children
were all in all to her, and nobly did she fulfill
the duties of malt-tn. wife and mother; yet so
largely was her spirit imbued with a genial
warmth and sympathy for others, thal even
her features seemed to be lighted up, and her
face beamed with that spirit of kindlincss.
svith which her nature overflorvcd. How hard-
iy can the world, the village, the circle of'
that social friendships, afford to lose the pres-
ence and influence of such a woman ! 110w
ire whose light and pride and hope she was.
can part with such a wife and those mother-
less babes, with such a parent, is. one ofthose
inscrutable mysteries known only to 111m
,, who doeth all things well.”
angina;
f List of Fremiunra Awards;
.l‘l/ l/fc Jifg‘llr’r-rnl/I glow/(:1 .l’ul'l' (if/1H?
: .lf'rflr/f'rlzl Con-711.1]jlgrz‘ud/nro/ Serif/II,
i Srpl. 2-1/0, 1.858.
CLASS 11.
Field Crops, GM 1.] .f off
I .
I f Ira .\‘S SCH/1.
lit-.41 lllls‘llf'l Wheat. .1. ”Gun. .-t’. litiyff-iit'lui $1
t ‘ it. 1'. ulil‘liiffl‘l. Danton-y W
, Best sample Cor-n. .f;~.me< \3'. Porter. lurry,‘ l _
- L’uf H \l'. S. I’m-k. il'tnfuxry “0
1‘sostlnrsln-ltf:1:<. .\'. Socloy. l’mfbel ]
13ml ~- Herman lll'lll'lli11'_\'. lbm‘oury
110st nor.‘ liyc, David 11. Slit-runoff. Sontlrpul'l
ic~1bushol llyo. lh-vnrun Beardsley flnnhuvy
Best bushel buckwheat. .lohn , . lit. t'Il.1brnbul'y
first bushel Hurley. .lolm fliblvlc. lictlrvl
l‘msl bushel I'lover Seed. Edwin Lyon. fumbling:
lest bushel 'l'inrotlry Scull. 1C. Andrews, llrooklichl
j Best 1»: acre (lnionS. ll. 11 Sherwood. Sonihporf
2nd .1. H. Sherwood. Sou‘ihport
Best Collection Garden :‘cods, .. ‘
L’m -‘ Win. A. Daniels, llanbury
Best 10 acres Unis. Nelson 1.. White. flunbury
The Committee would make honorable'rncn-
tion of a sample of “ White Poland Oak.”
raised by James l-loyt, New Canaan, from seed
propagated by D. A. P-ulklcy. of Williams-
town Mass, weighing 37 lbs. to the Buslrel.
CLASS 111.
1 13.273111 Mrs.
Best and greatest variety of Harden Vegetables,
(50 varieties) Nelson 1., White. llunbnry $10
‘lml best (-113) Win. .\. [innit-ls. “ .3
3d best (117,) 2.13. Km-lor. ~-
licst bushel Unions. .1, 11. Jones. flunbnry
2nd - Stephen lloyt .\’ s‘ons. .\' (‘unaan
Best bushel Potatoes, N. S. llaltlwin, llunbnry.
2nd “ Addison (hinting. llanbury
lost dozen fleets. John 11. Wheeler.
lest dozen l" "nips..lohn l. llowc Jr, liidgtficbl
lost ti Cubbngc .f. 11. Jones. llaubur)’
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2nd ‘~ .loshnu ll. 'l‘rowl-ridgc, llnnbnry 50
liost dozen ('urrots. John 1.11owc, .lr., llidgellt-ld :30
[lost dozen rootsSnlsii'y. do. do. 5-0
llost two Watermelons. S. lfoy‘. k; Sons. N. Canaan
liest two other Melons. .losi-plr Taylor. Ilit‘lifl'i
ilesr ll}'t‘11tl\\' Pumpkins, .f. fl.'1‘rowbridge, lianburyl
Best (1 Olin-1' kinds. (trio 1.. Adams, llcddinu‘
llost Squashcs. Charles llickcrnmn, lianbury
Largest Pumpkin of any kind. (1.1. Adams, lloddingl
A discretionary premium of 50 cents was
5H
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full
50
{Ill
awarded to Master \V. C. Corrntoek, for a
specimen of Watermelon.
CLAssrv.
Frail.
Ilcsl 15 varieties Apples. not lurls lhunonedozen of each
kind, Ezra it. Knapp. .\"ewl ll’ill'ffi $51
2nd best do. M. R. Kello; , .\cw Fuirliclnl :1
llcst bushel Winter Apples, liusscl lloyt, llanbury l
2nd do. 1 o. It)_ .11._ :30
lest sampli- Quincos, Wm. A. lluniclx. lbinhury 1
2nd do. Scolcy flair-is. flanbury 50
“Mt lnrslrt-l Quincos, Win. .\ lluniols. lmnbnry l
llosl and gr'vutcst variety Pours. .l. L “my", jmgpd 3
lost dozen Pears. .1. f. flown. 11111;,t-fii-ltl 1
lost. vuric:y Ponchos. (Iburlcs‘ L'ornstock, Norwulk :
Lind no. .l. 13. 'l‘rowbridgc, llanbury
ilestfwo varietiesot'tlrapcs grown under glass.
John If Smith, 1‘.'orw;t1k -:
* A discretionary premium of $1.00 to George
Seymour. A": Co.. or Norwalk, for plate of’Con-
cord Grapes. A sample of'thc Delaware Grape
tyJohn H. Smith of South Norwa k. was very
fine and \vorthy the attention of those culti:
vating the various kinds of Grape. Also from
the same, a fine specimen of the Concord
Grape.
The Committee on Fruit would make men-
tion of the display of Apples which was very
fine and they were at a loss to decide which
was entitled to the second premium, any one
of the competitors would receive a first pre-
mium in an ordinary display of Fruit.
In tlredisplay of Apple-.:. varieties exhibited
by Ira Lindly, and also by Seelty Harris of
Daubury..\vere deserving of special notice.—
'l‘he disrilay of Peaches was not very extens-
ive, although some choice kinds were exhibit-
ed. Six varieties of Pears exhibited by N.
Secloy. of Bctlrei.deserve l'a'-'or‘a.blc mention.
A sample of grapes grown from the seed by
Ira Lindly of Dunbury. will prom a valuable
variety and worthy of' notice. -
A box of' dried Apples exhibited by Lyman
Beers, attracted the favorable. notice of the
Ladies from the. neatncsa in which they were
dried. As a whole the display of Fruit is
unusually good.particnlar1y of Apples. which
are extra line, some of the exhibitors produ-
cing twenty to thirty varieties, many of them
choice kinds.
CLASS VI.
"forking Oren.
lost pair 6 years old or over. W. F. Wildman, ll
I:
‘d SS
1
Bird do. Gilbert Shutc. Ilanbnry I
51.1 , do. Wm. l". Wihlinan. llrookfield 4
411: do. ‘r'm.11.1iicl.ok. Wilton 3':
Best pair 5 year Old. (‘zar Plumb, Newtown S
L’ml do. Oscar Winton. Newtown 6
3rd do. Morris Birdsall. llunbury 4
4th do. .1. B. Botsford. Newtown .‘:
Best pair 4 years old, William Hickok. Wilton S
2nd do. Turncy Buckley. lianbnry (3
3rd do. Henry B. Plait. lit-titling 1.
4th do. Joshua B. 'l‘rowhridge, Danbury 3
Tire Committee in making their report
would remark that the number exhibited was
much less than at the last five exhibitions.
but those exhibited were not inferior to any
heretofore presented.
A discretionary Premium of $3.00 was
awarded to Orin Sirriuc for a pair Off) year
olds, which were ruled out by the Committee
as being six.
CLASS Vii.
Three Years Old and Under.
Best three years old. Wm. Hickok. Wilton 5-1
2nd «lo. Charles S. Smith. P-ctlzol 11
3rd do, 1). 1-1. .\lt-ckcr. Brookficld 2
4th do. George ()sbor'n. Bedding; 1
Discretionary. fl. Beardslcc. New l'airlichl I
licst pair two years old. Stephen llurt. Holding 4
L‘lnl do. Lewis 11. Stevens. Itunbrrrv 3;
3rd do. Aslrt-l 11. Taylor, Ilcfhcl . 1!
ltlr do. Benjamin lictfs. Wilton 1
Best pair yearling Steers. Nelson 1.. White, Parrb'vl
L’ntl do. N. 11. flfbblc, flanburv ‘ 2’.
:3rd do. Francis Poster, Bedding :1
Best single Steer. 2 years old, 15. Andi-ens. llronkf‘tl 2
o. do. 1 year old. t‘zar Plumb. .\'t~wto\vn l 50
"In-1 do. do. A. B. Taylor. Bctlrcl 1
Host Stock of Calves, Nelson L. White, lianbury 3
first Stock of Cattle. do do. 5
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find Wm. B. lfoyt, llanbury
CLASS VIII.
Illilc/z Cores (I/I(1JTCl/lll'i.
Host Milclr ('mv, “'m. D. Iloyt. Liunburv
3:”:
Best Heifer, three years old, It. Pulling. llidgclieltl 4
do.
L‘nd do. 1.. C. Canong. llanbnrv ..
311 do lfcl‘nran Bunrdslcc. llrinburv, 2
Best Heifer, two years old. I‘lntt Brush. do. ' , 3
can do. s. c. Wildnnm. ' on. r.
So do Thomas Ambler, do. I
Best Steer calf. George Osborn, Ito-filing. 1
llcst Heifer calf, 1’. S. Wildmnn. llanbnrv. 3
2nd do . Lr-nnn-l 11o wl‘y. fro-tune. 2
Best Ilerfcr, one year old, .\'. Set-icy. lb-flfcl. t
L’ntl do. Lemuel Iluu'lt'y. lit-dating. 11
dd do Thomas Arnblcr, flnnbury. I
There was but one Cow entitled to a pro-
minnr, because they did not comply with the
rules of the Society.
CLASS IX.
BAH/(,1 Slut/f.
lest blooded 13-111. :1 years old and ov--1‘ (l‘ovon.
liecchor. Huntington. I
lit-st yearling: l‘ 11 (in-von.) (l‘. N. (“:rsc. .\"orwulk. {-
lit-st llur Ix'cl.~on1..\\'hitf-, linnbury. S
A liberctiooury 1 uninm of >31 to .\'c1»:hir1.. White for :1
fine frevon fluff l'alf.
) [no.1
2s
lest llcvon Cow, Nelson 1.. White, .‘1
Lind (1U. “ “ f‘ 2.’
Three llnc ycuf‘lin 2' llcifcrs, .\'I-i.:on L. White. flip
There \. .\s a 6 your old Hereford Bull and
Cow exhibited. but not for premium. The
Committee Would remark that. this stock has
for sometime been celebrated in Kentucky
and other States,particularly for lililk, and
is worthy of the attention of Breeders.
CLASS X.
Bulls DJnfirc or C'rm/u.,
lest 111111,:f:.'t'::f'.?“1:141? uv‘d‘. N. Fol-Ivy. Izotln-l, $3
to. i! do. 11. l". flr'uulfcy. ltidgl-lichl. '1
find 2 do. .1. 1i ’l'rowln'idge. llnnbury. 3
fill -'_1 tin. Such-y Morris, 1 to. 25
first yearlingr llnll, fff-nry lh-t-rs. Newton‘n, 31
L‘ud do. 11 11. |'l::ii.1{(_~f1£illl‘.’. 1!
3.1"1 | . 11o. linsst-lf W. Hoyt. flonbuvy
lwrt boll t off from :3 to 10 months old. Ilus‘st-l W
11oyt,fl:inl.ury I ‘
’lnil do. (,‘yrus' Woo-l, ltunbury .1
CLASS X1.
.1'11.’ Col/(7’.
The Committee on Fat. Cattle would report
that there were three prirs of Fat Cx'un upon
exhibition 01' wk” 't was dillicnit to tlct'id.;
which was best. Neither- pair did [ho
Committee deem worthy of the first prcmi~
urn, consequently withheld it..:nul recommend
:o rock a premium of $5.00, viz :
Thomas Smith, of fkrnbury
Wm. ..fuflfl. of lit-fln-l
lsuue Knapp. of Nov ' irticlvl .
llcst single. Steer, to 1'2. 15 1{l1011p(11 New I'ulf'liuixl .
L’ntl do. do. do. do. 1
chr llartrum exhibited 30 Fat Steers, for
which the
premium of 5.00. E. i}. Knapp. ol'New Fair-
tlcld, exlzibifwl 15 if ytar old fat. Stcvrs, very
fine. for which the Cormnittec would award
a premium of 53.00.
C? ASS X11.
Jlbr‘ccs.
s. W. 11. Tweedy, llanb’y ‘
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lit-st 11.111‘ matched lforse
'.’nv l’ l flunlh-y flu-Aiding
Sir-l do. Wm. .11. Lynes. ftidgcliclfl
lie-st Roadsters, 1‘. fl. t'rosby, llanbnry 5
L’ml do .Iflllft'k‘ W. liorlcr. flurrbury 55
est pair l-':-.rm llors :3
‘Jnd do. .ft'l‘ if
[fest l-‘arm Horse, M. 11. Griffin, :1
lust Stallion, 1’. l) t'rmby, l‘unhnry 7
L’nd do. f‘- vid “roves Sherman 5
51rd do. 1' fllnlb , ‘ .‘i
11t:.\'l.111'l‘(5f1111§ .uure \viil' bI~r foul, 1.. l’. Hoyt, fly 5
“Jud no. Clover A. l‘t-ck, 11
3rd do. John Stevens. ‘J
CLASS X111.
Co/lv.
Best, four years: olall‘olt. A. .l. Arnblcr, fh'rnhnry El:
ifrnl do. (icorgv 1i 1"uirnlrib1. Nowtonn
:1rfl do. Czar l'lnrnb. Non-town
:.._.L three years old, (foo. ll. Gotham. \'\ (-siport
2an «In. 1’. f).f1ro~lr\' lfunbul'y
~lrb do. M. .2 ti. - rforll. Trumbull
liwt two years old. (u'. l}. 1‘nirt:bflfl. Nt-wtmvn
L‘nd « o. .‘~'. C ‘.'ildnran. Dani-ury
iii-'1 do. 1’.“ Crosby, llunbui‘y
lfcst one your old, James S. t'ulc. Fusion
L‘nd 10. fn-in 1| ll'ilffnrun. lumbo’y
3111 11o. 11. .‘-'. Signor. Liaribnry
The Committe recommend to George W.
Gravesml Sherman,for a very fine three year
fill:3HlLlGl—‘l£;;‘——|L;_.
your..Axrhmmw‘g‘nwwfawflmwr: -.- .. . ‘ ‘
)ommittcc would recommend a
old t'iluiliouwu Diploma. A line tram
Farm or Work horses. owuvd by .l. M. Smith,
of Norwalk. which would have rtcnivcd the
first premium, but for an error in the entry—
:t Iliplolltu.
.-\ Colt. entered by .folrfft1::,'cr'. of ‘.‘.'cst.pcr‘l,
as a four year old—was ruled out. by the Com-
llllilt‘c “Sat 5 year, touhici: tin-y recommend a
Diploma. CD. 1“illl‘C1111€I.(‘ir:‘C't'y'le't'v'll exhib-
which they also recommend a Diploma.
CLASS XIV.
Sleep.
loot flunk. long until. lsrucl fl \Vilron. lit-11101 532
do. snort wool. .\. Sanford, .\'ov.fv:\vn :2
Best liwv. but: Wool. (loo. You Si-oy. ltnnbnry 1
do. short “001.7,. 11. Konler. lhinbury l
Iil'Sl flock 015110015 fume] 11. Wilson, Bellini
L’nd do Albol‘l lfnrnos, Sherman l:
,_ The Committee were very much pleased
I with the Sheep presented for their inspection
’ and judgment. both as regards number and
quality. We noticed also some pens of pure
breed. borh coarse and fine wool, showing in
a marked degree the good taste and skill of
the Breeder.
CLASS NV.
S'It'l no.
llcst flour, Stephen Iloyf & Sorrs., New Canaan $5
:ll'1 '10- St‘t‘lcyllurris, llnnbnry 5"
llcsl brooding Sow .ff-bn nil. “Mind, I
11t‘~1.\‘H\\' with ]’i. \' S i .‘v. 110. 5
Lind do. . ploy Harris. fhlnbnry if
:unl do, >1ruljjlt'fl Hoyt. .v Sons. .\‘.t‘anaan
[pig-t 1m“. Sprin: pip-g, 7., ll. Koch-r. llnnbury ".5
CLASS N VI.
.1 ’mf/l. 3/.
Dust and greatest variety Fouls, John 'l'wcody. $2
gull .:o ..., C. M. lr'fhly. flanbury 1
no»: pair firemcn Hot-so. 11. ll. Wildmun. do. ‘J
do any other variety. 11 D. Grog-fry. lit-thi-l 1
Host trio fancy Fowls. .lolzn ’l‘wcctly. l'nnbnry '.‘.
furl (it). if. .\1. Eddy. no. I
do. any other variety. do. do. :10
Pair fancy flocks. .fobn '1'woenly. flunbury [r0
do. “ ' ' toy. liclhc id)
llost trio [nu-ks. \‘v. Smith. do. 0 fit)
'l‘rio l'olund [luck if Bennett. llclhr-l in)
'l'f‘io t‘lrinoso Fowl 1",. S. Eccloy. I’d-illol ]
'l'wo puir l’pznona. A. 11. A vcr ill. itlnbnry 5t)
Trio (,‘lrrtf onvr l’owls. Wm. 1-1. Frnltlr. Ilotht'l 5-0
Trio llrmt: . \. Wildnnrn. fhrnl-ury. ht)
t‘oop of Na vc ticcsc. 1.c\\'rs(i:rnong, I'Linbnry no
CLASS XVII.
Bread, Dairy and [loner].
The Committee report themselves happy to
find that the daughters of Fairlicld County
are so thoroughly educated in the art. of broad
making. 01' Wheat Bread there were 10 on-
trips. and 0 of" ltye. The committee award
as follows:
..To a girl 1:! years of ago. Miss Mary S. banks, the first
a"
‘.v
premium of
0
21nd do. 11:rfffclf.t'lriflin. Ilunbnry
3rd do. Alice lofts, llanbury I
The Committee reconnnf‘nd a Diploma to
Ann Maria White. (daughter of Nelson 1..
White. Esq“) for samples of excellent Wheat
and llye Bread. very white and beautiful. the
floor from grain grown upon the homestead
farm. Also to Florence Kellogg, (8 years
old); Sarah ‘1. Pulling. (10 years old). and
to Susan Olmstead and Miss Philips. Your
Committee would further report that they
were happily disappointed in finding so large
a display of very snparior butter, so credita-
ble to the County it rcprcsnfs. The premi—
ums. we have awarded as: follows :
let premium, .\lrs, Coarse Osborne. lledtling
.
9";
c).
2d . n. .\fuj ‘W. Hoyt. .1
3d do. ionj. I-‘.1lr::dley, Bldg-field I
Miss Fannie Osborn, (15 y ears old.) of'I-ted-
ding. exhibited a very fine sample of Butler,
for which we recommend a Diploma. [Our
own judgement is that. this sample was really
the best butter exhibited, and our opinion
was sustained by at least a score of good jud-
gos. but th 2 Committee decided otherwise. so
mother and daughter will have to share the
honors equally—fin. Gazn'r'ru ]
Ten samph-s of'Clreesc wor'eicxhibitcd, and
like the butter. were unusually litre. The
premiums were :
1st premium, ll. 11. Meeker. Brooklicld 3'3
'..‘d r o, James W. Nichols, llunbnry I
The display of Honey was small. four sam-
ples only being exhibited. The premiums
were
lst premium, Bradley Keck-r. Ilanbury $23
‘Jd‘ 1’ do. Lewis t.‘ (-‘nnong', do. I
r W u would reconunend a Diploma to Wm.
M. Hall, of Bridgeport, for fine samples of
butter and Soda Crackers.
CLASS XVIII.
.Z’rcscrrcrl Fruits, and Pic/(liar
For the largest anal best collection of 1'1t'1i1t‘i raised and
prepared by exhibitor, Mrs Nclsorrl.. White, S").
CLASS XlX.
Florian]! II re.
Greatest variety l‘lowcrs ra. iseil by one person. Mrs. Jo-
scph N. 'l‘rcadwcll.lit-riding A S"
\—
tlrcatest variety llahlias, .\ ' llovt. N. Canaan 1
first 1:! vurictic: flab , Mrs: L. S Wildmun, 50
Bostmixerl lloquet, Mr. . Chas. ll. Crosby. 2
12d do. L. A Pulling, lktnbnry 1
A Diploma is. awarded to Mrs. Nelson L.
White. of llanl_urry,lbr a beautiful Pyramid
Boquct of Dahlias.
CLASS XX.
Lo (1 it's [21(11le rial Dcprl 2'1 in MI .
Mrs. P. M. lh'othertondr‘y 53
o
lost cusc Ladies flats.
‘JnI: do. .\ :. 1!. 1i. 'l'roivhridgo,[)unburv
Lamp Mat. Mrs. M. yGodl'rcy, Westport V
flair Flowers. Mrs Sanford (illusion-.1. flunhurv
lit-st fancy Net-illewor farictte Keefer, Ridgeliold
‘Jrnl to. M . (I. A. Set-icy. llanbnry
Fancy Whatnot. Mrs. 11. W. lloyt, llanburv
flair Wreath. Sarah .\1. llrnks. ltnnburv .
lit-sf Quilt. patchwork. Mrs. llyatt. fieflrel
do. other than patclnvork, Miss 11 L. llotlgers.N.F.
first Shirt, .\lrs 'l'wcody, llanbury '
22nd do. 11 Smith. do.
Best Tidy, . Irv 1?. llcurrlslee, NI'\\’t«rv\‘fr
23nd do. Now Fairlichl
lies-t plain cotton Stockinu Mrs. J. S. Cole. l'fastonl
do. woolen do. nlo. do. .1
11:1. linen lltl. do do .1
Best worsted work, Mrs. Joseph N. 'l'rcaulwt'll. l
Lind do, Ann .\lurlu While, I 50
. - . O -
Discretionary premiums are recommended
to the following:
HHH
ch IO
v.4
Worsted Shawl. Miss Mary (lodi‘rev. \‘.'estport $1
.\ilk l'lnrbroi-lorv Annie A Steverfs. lbinborv 50
Wax Work, .\fr runfovd Christi-ail. llanburlv 1
Feather Flow I. . .\lrs‘. .\lln-rt Banks. do: 50
lieud lluskcl, Mrs .l. N. 'l'remlwr-ll. liethling 50
Ih-d Quilt. .\.lrs. f’lrilandcr Ferry. Danton)“ 1
Worsfcd \vopk. Mrs J. .\inosbury, do. 50
Font-y Casket. Mrs ‘.lb(-if flanks, do. 50
12 Lox, .\frs. Lucius man, do, :30
' llnicr, do. 1
. l.
Fancy Nt.’t'411l'\\l|l 1
Worsted work, . ‘. 50
led Quilt. Miss 1. . 1
Album Quilt, .l .:' " 50
Domesfzc Illmmfar/rlres and Clo/ling.
lies-t flay; f‘urpct, Andrew I-‘rembcs'. Norwalk, 5
2m! d .lulnos Hunt, ltunbury,
lil'rl exhibition Men‘s Hats, 'l'weedy k llro‘s, Wkly,
' ‘J celi'y. itellrt‘f. '
t‘bas llull,f;‘b‘_\’ 5’:
Diploma
..
2
l
1’.
‘10. ft".
bition Stovosu flay Silvio)
" . ."unl'orvl. flunbnry,
. James ll. llocbe, do.
CLASS XXII
I 711. "111171;? 1710115113.
..
f-lcst llorso flake, Anson (Tomstock,
Diploma
flu. lir'uifl t't'iHlft‘S. ll". (16!.
do Harrow. t'lrarlcx llull. llnnliury. do.
do. llorsc lion and Cultivator. Wm.‘ ll. liovt, do.
do. Yunkt'c Straw (Zuni-1', Charles fluff, ' ‘ ilo.
do. How. ’l’urney Sanford, do.
do l::':r.ilt'_\'11ul|, do.
The show of Farming Utensils were very
meagre indeed.
"1 N \v
CLASS .\ XIII.
Plowing.
Irt prom, 'l‘iros‘1’._v:tn,ficxhiin;_{. .‘iunibrrl's‘ plow $11?
L'rnl do” 1. W. liar-tram. 1?:inh'y. l‘c ... . .1114». 10
John flay, ffunbury. Sunfor-l's Ilr~ ‘J
:Irli do .
in. .10.; .\.-t...) 1.. White, thy inn-n man,
."nfir f". ,.f:fnn-: Hoyt. Nun‘L‘uuuuu ling-.11: \It).
6111 11“., .lohu ‘Cuif. llanbury, f’or-kshill do. 6
’l in: Committee remarked that there was
but little choice between the first four Plow-
men above rained. their work being Vcl‘y
neatly executed. The seventh premium was
withheld for want of proper worknnmship.
.1 )i m‘cl am If 7'31.
l. Puck <'1 lit). t'»
The Discretionary committee, to whom
yvcre submitted a variety of interesting arti
elos, for which there had been no definite pre-
nnurns fixed, beg leave to report that, alter a
careful examination, they recommend the fol-
lowing avards:
To Win. C. lh-nnett, o
of Minerals, 81.
To Win. 1'. Coinstock of llun‘oin‘y, Matthew Gregory of
llanbnry, and Charles S. Sherman of llunbnry, for
‘S. patch :11.
Hodge, New Fairlieltl, for Fancy Picture
f Ilanbury, for a choice collection
,.
ncy
.. 50 cents
' . el 11. \\'if~on. lltfln‘l Orkcry Plant. 50 cents.
’1‘” .:if:\' “2:01:01 1.. limipcf“. N. . riff-1‘1, till 1':rfuiln-.$1
1U>. n. 111n1.‘t;1{, llelin-l. spot-inn-ns h :rthcr \vork,:30 CIS.
.. II"). (in. Moss ('otlug’o, 5!) cents.
In John “-}lll', l'anbuz‘y, .\qnurinln, z'ul cents.
Several specimens of native Wine were ex-
lilllliifti. two only of which. in the opinion of'
the comnnttcc. merit notice, viz:' Orrin L.
Adams of Bedding and 0. 11. Porter of Dan-
bnry. and a premium of $1.00 is award-
ed to the former; and 5.0 cents to the latter.
To John .\1. Bear-Ls '0. i'unrple .\lefhnglin. :30 cents.
'fo James C. Douglas, IiMIIIJIII‘y, for a nest ol'lland Box
IN. 51.
To lirx Str-pln-n (.‘lrus‘o, Wreath of Flowers. 31,
To Wln'f‘ff'r k lll‘oflrcr. N. Fulfill-ht. sot Sulky wheels,
To Miss M r.. Stu '- sample f'ainliHuS. SI. I
To .1. ll. 'l'rowbri llanbur'y. pit ('4- Haiti l'l‘ "
To 11. .‘.. Hoyt. finnbury. ] ir l’utvnt Lentllt‘i' ootsfibc
To Wm. 'l‘. liarnnm. fictYn-l. sampli- Ush-r Willow, duets
To U. Wilcox, flunbury, Tobacco l’luln, ' (-putg,
do. do. plant of l'cppcr's‘, :30 cents.
Miss Martha W. Crosby. cl Danbnry, pre-
sented t; or S spccinn-ns ol Paste-ll Drawings.
The Committee Selected two as worthy of
.Lprcral notice. and award on the portrait of
Col. 1-). M. White, $2.00, and the beautiful
painting designated as Little Samuel, 52,00.
To 1:12;" nitb, l'vncil lbw-win {r-J conl
To His :1. W. Crosby. llanbury. ' iyon Drawings. $1
To 1,. .\. \l’ibllrun. lktnbury. l'tncy box and Turtle, 50c.
Diplomas were awarded to the following.
to wit: To Hitter f‘L'. White, Danbu‘ry; E.
Thompson, llanbury ; Jarvis l’ollv, llanbur'y ;
13.1). Stillsontk. Co._.])anbury ; Orrin L.Ad-
ams, Reading, and A. 'l‘rcadwcll, Reading.
$1
u
ited :1. fine pair of flu-«:0 your old Colts to ;
as highly gratified with those articles to winch
tho followingr numbers were attached:
fun: if. t‘ Williams. (ii-orgotown, for llop 'll't‘t‘.
not! .lumoS llnrvcy. cuchf l"arn-yt.‘om‘..<.
til-J (Ir-in 1., Adams. three Melon (‘ur'nnrbcrsu
nil Ilo. common Cucumber.
lift": 11. VA. f'lficlioslvr. Nor\'.':I1k, t-asx- ol' t'uth-ry.
or: S. 1'. Hickok. liethcl. tlil Painting
“11‘ do. do Oriental Painting.
6130 do. do. do,
232': Mrs. Stephen Chase, lmnbury, painting of Fruit
i and l-‘lowvrs
i 11:17
'10 I10. do
I) Wilcox, llanbnry.
4178 Oral .\.liockwcll. lift 0 .
.\ .\fcfropr-litnn Washing: Machine. by
flanbury, diploma. ' .
The Committo desired to perform their du-
ties fairly and justly, and hope that their
awards may meet. the general approbation of
the Society.
Burro/Lona r_I/ on Slack.
.-\lv:t S. l’w To, New Fair-field, Milch Cow. $2.
11. ll. Gregory, llarrbury, 10‘ "
Lemuel flawlcy, Redding, , do.
Wm. l' t‘ornstock, Danbury. onot'alf,
Seclcy Harris, flanbury, two Calves,
I. S. Finnin, (10. pair Rabbits,
Master A. H. Aver-all, dog in harness,
lru R. Willlman,
h—li-‘I;'g;
60 cents
50 cents.
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4116‘ We are not without. a certain degree
of faith in special judgmcnfsupon the wicked,
and in this view, remembering as we do, the
vile. and most filthy condition in which the
merchants in Main st. have persisted in keep-
ing this street, through the summer, we are
not. disposed to indulge any great degree of
sympathy in their behalf. Should Cholera
Morbus. Cholera Infantnm,or Clroleraqrs-fiarcs-
you (as Mrs. Purtington donominatcs a certain
stage of that disease) assail their citadols, we
could not but pronounce the judgment just.—
Should ship-fever, or yellow-fever break out,
a. due regard for truth would extort a confer:
sion that the judgment. was not too severe—but
when it comes to having to endure the 1m-
curt/fly screaming of that Poll Purrolt, na-
ture gives way. and the spirit instinctively
cries out “ this is ruorc than we can bear 1” Is
the owner of that vile bird a South Sea
Islander, an Arab or wild-man of the w‘ods?
or, is he so possessed of the evil one, that he
finds consolation in the torture of a whole
town—if not, won’t be destroy him, or have
him removed. before every tenement in the
street, becomes tenantlcss ‘3
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Another Present to Gen. Guyer.
Major General Cuyer was agreeably sur-
prised, duringr his visit to the Camp of the lst
Regiment on Thursday, by a present of a
beautiful Colt‘s pistol, from the members of
Colt's Armory Guard, Hartford. Capt. J. D.
Alde‘n made the presentation.
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fig“ Iion. F P. Blair. who intends to con-
test the seat of the member of Congress elect
from the St. Louis Missouri District has pro-
cured an order from the U. S. Commisioncr,
requiring the clerk of the court to produce
for examination, certified coplesof the ballots
used at the late election.
.4.‘.3.,..._._.___
,fi?‘ The brother of a Mrs. Hitchcock, who
died recently at Danbury. insisted that she
had been poisoned, and procured a iii-inter-
ment. of the body. A medical examination,
however, (lid not justify his suspicions.
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1.53,. The Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Ma-
chine Co., in East Bridgeport are increasing
the number of their operatives, and adding to
their machinery. They now employ about
25!) hands, and propose soon to turn out
1,500 machines per month—instead of 1.200.
as at at present. They are about to manufac-
ture gas for their own consumption.
.49».
DREADPUL LOSS OF LIFE 1
Over 500 Persons Burned to Death' or
Drowned.
The iron screw steamer Austria took fire
on the lilth inst., about half-way between
Southampton and New York, and only 67,012t
of nearly 600, cornprisirg her (flicers and
crew, are saved. The names of the lost and
saved have not been received. Twelve of
the saved arrived at Halifax on Sunday after-
noon.
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KEEL- As the result. of the mule investigation
at Fort Feavcnworth, the St. Louis Democral
says that government paid $400,000 more for
the mules than private persons could have
bought them at. The contractors pocketed
this profit.
we»;
Killed in a Prize Fight.
Nrfw Ilavux, Sept. 24th.
George Mercer. an Englishman. cutter by
trade was killed in an amateur light, in t‘
on
city. last night. by Wm. Iloustou, another
Englishman. There was but onc'witncs.s
present. They fought five rounds. On the
first two. llonston fell. On the other three.
Mercer fell, and did not rise from the last.—
llis brain was congested. Houston is commit.-
tcd for examination today.
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Murder in New London.
, Nt~:w'fl.-\vux. Sept,2‘lfh. .
The third mate of the whaling brig Law-
New London this morning. lie was paid 00
yesterday. He left his boarding. house soon
after four o’clock this morning. and was found
«lead in the street. with a small dagger wound
in the breast. The cause of‘ the murder isnot
yet. known.
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Terrible Crime.
Cor.v.\rr:t's,0hio. Sept 22.
A woman named Schelling. at Grovoport.
in this country. Committed murder yesterday
by throwing into a well. thirty five feet deep,
her four children, one a boy, the other three
girls, the oldest 12 years, the youngest ‘.
ycul‘s.
She afterwards jumped in herself. All
Wt'!'t' takenoutth-ad. The woman is supposed
to have been insane.
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zero Quite a stir was occasioned in Bridge-
port, the other evening. by the discovery that
the large door keyshnd been stolen from a
number of stores. Pri 'ate waclnnen were
senaud preparatiors to defend the promises
made. Early the next morning a man was
arrested at Stcpuey lt-f' breaking into a house.
He had a carpet. bag. locked—4n which was
another carpet. bag, locked—in which were
about 20 for go keys. lie was taken to Bridge-
port, and the keys indentified and restored.
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[325" The Cincinnati negro who betrayed
two f'ugitivesjust arrest 'd thorcand scntback
to Kentucky. r't‘Ceived 3.50 for the service.—
b‘ut it did him little good. While he was in
a state of fright from expectation that he
should be lynched by his colored brethren, a
white scamp offered ‘to conduct him to a place
of safetydcd him into an out of the way place.
and there knocked him down and robbed him
of'his ill gotten gains. The way his colored
brethren sympathized with him when they
heard of his misfortune was aggravating—
“ You go ‘longJudas ; you lost dc silver, now
hang yourself.”
_—-———01<-9:‘b<\—-
:m‘?‘ Gov. Denver has gone the way of all
Kai 'Govcruors. lle has resigned. Reedcr,
Dawson, Shannon. Geary, ll'alker. Stanton.
and now Denver—how many more victims are
to fall from that fatal Guberuz-ttorial Chair?
Certainly it speaks well for the country—
bettcr ban for the President—that no man
can be found in seven trials. mean enough
and unscrupulous enough to do the vile Work
rr-quired by the Administration at the hands
of the Governor of Kansas! Some disobey
and are turned out, some get out by resigning
__fmt to no the monstrous iniquitics required
of them. all refuse!
Sisyphus accordmg to the Greek fable. had
thc task allotted him of forevcrrolling a huge
stone up 11111.0111y to bare it forever roll down
on him again. Mr. lluchanan has a similar
task rn trying to have n Governor in Kansas.
Scarcely is one seated, when out he tumbles
again, and every time the Presidential Sisy-
phus gets bruised and battered by the recoil.
fllbany Journal.
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{756‘ At the Warwick September races. Mr.
R. Ton llroeck’s Prioress was entered for a
match with Capt. Little's Poodle, but paid
for it instead of running.
fiti’i'Thc Philadelphia Pennsylvanian, of
Monday, publishes an ordinance,changingthc
names of more than n thousand SITCL‘IS. Mn~
ny ot' them are quite short.
111119.11. Portuguese, was found murdered. in
. . . .A new planet was discovered on Fri-
day night, by Mr. George Scaric, assist-
ant at the Dudley Obsm'vutory. It is
onoof the group between Mars and Ju-
piter, and is ofthc llfh magnitude.
.. .Sir Fitzroy Kelly,thc I‘lnglish knight
who denies that be is married fobis dairy
maid, was an unsuccessful suitor for the
hand of Miss franc, Mr. Buclmnan‘s niece
and the lady of the White House, when
the President was minister to England.
. . . .Thc New York Chamber of Coni-
mcrcc has passed resolutions protesting
against the purchase by Government of
the Broadway Theatre as a site for the
new post office. It is said that arrange-
ments for that purchase are nearly con-
eluded.
. . . .Thc great trotting match between
Lnucetand Lantern, in double harness,
will- take place in October next. The
celebrated trotting mare, Flora. Temple,
now on Long Island, will leave for Chi-
cago, 111., to trot against the renowned
trotting horse Reindeer.
. . . .The New York Tribune says \Vm.
I3 Astor payed his tax bill to the lie-
cordcr on 'flucsday last, the amount being
$25,000 on personal property, and $60,-
000 on real estate. Total, $85,000.
. ..A Virginia editor declares himself
opposed to having triggers taught to read.
There is an objection to their thus being
taught in Accomac and some other dis-
tricts of Virginia—the triggers would
have the advantage of their masters——
And perhaps many a white man in these
districts would have the unsophisticated
innocence of his soul polluted by newspa‘
pet's ifhe only had a schooled nigger to
read them to him.
. . . . Great excitement exists at Lawrence
and elsewhere in Kansas respecting the
gold diggings in Pike’s Peak.
. . . .Lcttcrs from ship-of-war Dale, rcp-
rcsent the health of the African squadron
as good. Surgeon Sherman has been
dismissed from the Squadron by court
martial.
. . . .Thc New Haven County Agricultu-
ral Fair is to be held in \Vaterbury, that
town having raised the largest sum, $500
of any in the county. The fair is to be
held the first week in October.
. . . .I-lenry W. Bower of Virginia, who
killed James McDowell, President of the
Fincastlc Bank, for the seduction ’of his
daughter, has been acquitted by the jury.
The acquittal was received with shouts of
approval.
. . . The Republic of San Marino in Ita-
ly has conferred a medal on Miss Maria
Mitchell, the Astronomer of Nantucket.
. . . .It has been hitherto supposed that
the White. Top Mountains was the. high-
est land in Virginia. Late scientific in-
vestigations made by Profl'essor C-uyot
give White Top an elevation of 2530 feet
above the level of the sea, and make Bal-
sam Mountain, four miles northeast of
White Top, 5680 feet high.
. . . .Thc Corner stone of a. new Catho-
lic College, ~alled St. Peter’s College,
was laid at Troy last week.
....Thc Chemical Bank of the city of
New York is the best bank in the coun-
try. It has just declared a quarterly div-
idend of six per cent.
. . . The number of deaths from yellow
fever in New Orleans for eleven weeks has
been 2661.
. . . .During a recent visit to Frankfort-
on-thc-Main, l’rincc Mettcrnich, calling
aside the frost of the “ Roman Emperor”
hotel, at which he was stopping, stated
that on that very day—the 23 of Au-
gust—it was just eighty years since he,
then a lad of five years, had first set his
foot in that house, in the minus of the
Emperor Joseph 11, of Austria.
.Thc way the President is used at
the West is sad. Gray, editor of the
Cleveland Plaindealcr, was turned out of
the post office for being a Douglas man
and now the Democrats have nominated
him for Congress.
.. . .Calcb Cashing is quite sick. Con-
gestion of the lungs is feared.
. . . .It is a good sign to see a man doing
an act of charity to his fellow-creature.—
It is a bad sign to hear him boasting of
it.
'. . . .Thc balance-wheel of John Fitch’s
model engine, for the first Philadelphia
steamboat, 1787, ‘31 years before Fulton’s
New York boat, in 1807, is on exhibition
in Philadelphia.
. .A down-town citizen has taken a
fancy to the head of a dog that bowls in
his vicinity, and offers a reward of five
dollars for a sight of the head minus the
body
. . . The New York board of Alderman
have repealed the order, prohibiting the
use of steam on the 4th avenue, below
42nd street. It now remains for the Coun—
cil to act.
.. . .Thc inhabitants of Richmond Coun-
ty (Staten Island) held a mass meeting on
Monday last. They blamed the Gover-
nor for sending troops to the Island, and
blamed the New York authorities for
establishing their Quarantine Buildings
there.
. . . .Ncarly all the suicides in this corru-
try are by foreigners. Yankees rarely,
if ever, make way with themselves, if r
nearly every one thinks he has a. chance
of becoming President, and at any rate
his curiosity prompts him to live on, just
to see what he will come to.
.John Mitchell, in his Southern Citii
Zen, calls the Atlantic Guide the “ thrice
aceurscd telegraph,” and says “ to us the
most cxhifiaratiug circumstance connect-
ed with the great event of the age is first
it can be easily ruined.” A most amia-
blc mun, isn’t he? '
. . . .A gontlenmn at Norristown, 1’u., bus
the veritable china plate from which I'lur-
goyneatc his 111 ads, while marching his
invading army from Canada to Sarato-
g‘u 1 -
. . . .The citizens of Boston and Roxbury
are moving in favor of consolidating the
two cities.
. . .A gricultu 'al Fair—Farmer’s pretty
daughters.
. .fieal without knowledge is fire with-
out light.
. . . .A “Briton” in the Anti-Slavery Stan-
dard contradicts thestory that the Prince
of \Valcs is‘a fast young man.
«eh-OW
has A large fire occurred in First Av-
enue, New York, last night. The Plan-
ing‘ Mill of the \Voodworth company,
with an adjoining lmilding belonging to
the Empire Stone Dressing (lo—was dc-
stroyed. The Lumber Yard of Sage &
Grant was also used up. Loss in nearly
$100,000.
«.>vo‘—- .
Accidental Poisoning.
Two Irish girls in Hartford, visiting a
friend, a servant in sorncbody’s finnily,
discovered, during the temporary absence
of their hostess, a. bottle which smelt of
cider. They each accordingly took a
d 'nught at the bottle, when they discov-
ered that it was not cider. One of them
disgorg‘ed her dose by running her finger
down her throat, but the other was una-
ble. to do so, and will, in all probability
the in a day or two—poisoned by corro-
sive snblimate.
<<=Q|>er—_
BEE?“ New Haven has just lost an old
and respected citizen, Dr. Timothy P.
Beers. Tire Norwich Courier announces
the death of Charles Stcdman an intelli-
gent and liberal friend of education.
1
since, reported seeing a St ‘amci‘ on fire,
some 450 mile cast. of St. John’s on the
15th inst. A Bark was seen along side.
Soon after the vessel (tho llostcnhcafh)
spoke the liurk and was informed that ”9
person was found on the burning Steamer.
It was blowing" hard and no other infor- ._
been 1
thought to be an improlmblo story but :
nnttiof vas obtained. This has
some apprehensions have been entertained ,
that the Steamer vas the A'or/l'. Star of
the Vanderbilt Linc. Shelcft New York
on the 11th inst.
1f 72le ’l‘clcgraph was in operation (will
it ever be ‘1) it Would of course be easy to ,
enquire if the Nari/1, Star had arrived on
the other side.
It is pretty certain, however, that the
Nan/r. Slur, thoughta fast Steamer, could
not have reached a point 450 miles be-
yond St. Johns in four days from New
York. .
The Austria. from Southampton on the
4th, is now over due and nothing has
been heard from her.
Bridgeport Sittndarrl.
Moxoav, Sept. 27.
By the arrival of the bark Arabian all
doubt as to the identity of the lnrrning
steamship seems to be removed. The ill—
fatcd vessel was undoubtedly the new
steamship Austria, Capt. llcyfltmann,
from Hamburg and Southampton. There
were 550 people on board, many of them
Well-known German residents of New
York. It is morally certain, from all the
facts, that these people were taken off by
somcpassing vessel, and we may hear
from them at any moment.
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DEDICATION or A New Cancu AT STAM-
ronn, Coma—A spacious and beautiful
Church erected for the First Congrega-
tional Society of Stamford, was dediea
ted on Thursday afternoon last. The
Rev. Dr. lacon olNcw liaven delivered
the dcdicatory discourse, and the ltev.
Henry “lard Beecher preached in the
evening. The new church which is of the
Gothic. style of architecture, with the
grounds cost $17,000, and is one of the
most handsome places of worship in the
neighborhood.
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323“ It is a shameful fact says the Mid—
dletown Sentinel, that in one week ten
thousand children were refused admit-
tance to the public schools of New York
city, because there was no room for them.
A larger proportion have been excluded
from the public schools of New Haven.»—
All the difficulties here arise from the
fact that the schools were neglected
to the latest possible. moment, anti when
the improvement; began the expense
g.
which should have been divided between
many years, was chiefly crowded into a
very few. In a few years more after
proper accommodations have been fur-
nished, the tax may be reduced one half,
and all will go on smoothly. There should
have been a one or two cent school tax
laid twenty-five years ago. In that case
no more than thatwould be required now
——for property in the shape of school
house's and lots would be on hand which
could be turned into new buildings.
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THE Connr.—-This Celestial visitaut—
which is known as Donati’s Comet—has
approached so near the earth as to be
)lainly seen by the unassisted eye.—
It is visible in the Northeast early
in the morning, and also an hour or two
after sunset. in the Northwest, at an cle-
vation of 15" above thehorizon,aud almost
in a litre with the “ pointers” of the Dip-
per and the North Star. A well defined
tail is seen, especially ifthc vision is aid-
ed even by a common opera-glass. "he
best view of the comet can be had in the
morning, about half-past three o’clock, in
a line with the stars called the pointers,
and foruflng a right angle between these
and Arcturus, in the Eastern heavens——
The direction of its tail points towards
the Polo Star. The velocity of the com-
et when at its perihelion, is about 150,~
000 miles per hour. Its distance from
the earth at this time, roughly estimated,
is about 87,000,000 miles. Its tail is at
least 6,000,000 miles in length. This
comet was first discovered by the astron-
omer Doncti on the second of June last.
The reason of its being soon now in the
evening and again in the morning, is that
it has now reached a point ofits orbit so
for North, that in its diurnal revolution
it is only live-hours below our horizon,
and consequently it is well seen in the
\Vcst in the evening, and equally well in
the East, in the morning, and with the
naked eye. Though thus seen in oppo-
site quarters of the heavens, its identity
can easily be established even by unpro-
fessional people, by observing its position
relative to the fixed stars. As this com-
et is now 'apidly approaching the earth,
it will increase in brightness for a few
weeks to come, and will be seen later and
later th-ry night. Dr. Could, of the
Dudley observatory controversy celcbrity
suggests that from the similarity of the
clementt it is possible that this comet is
identical with the first comet of 1828 and
also that of 1764. This fact seems from
still later observations, almost certain, af-
fording a reasonable presumption that it
is a periodic comet, whose period is
about thirty-one years—HM/fonl Tl‘imes.
. .....c,».
555‘” \Vc rejoice to perceive that the
policy of putting up the strongest. men
for Congress. is persisted in by the Repub-
licans of nearly every state. In addition
to the ablest old members so generally
renominatcd, and to Gov. Cor-win of
Ohio and ’l‘haddeus Stevens of 1.’cnnsyl-
vania, already noticed, we have announ-
ced the nomination, in the New Jersey
District n aarest this city. of ox-G overnor
William Pennington, and today we. add
that of Chas. 15. Setlgwick in the Onon-
daga District of our State. Mr. Perr-
nington is a gentlcnnnr who combines the
ripest political experience with rare nat-
n 'al abilities, while. Mr. Sedgw'ck though
never yet in public life, is widely known
as one of the oldest and Worthicst of the .
young men of our State. “'0 sin: I
be disappointed if he does not serve more
than one term, to the hearty satisfaction
of his constituents and ofllepublicans ev-
erywhere. May we be enabled to chron-
ielc more such noruiuations.——— Tribune.
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21593.. Last Saturday a. brig was seen 011'
Montauk, southward, itc near shore.—
IIer movements were not closely watched
but an hour afterwards she was not to be
seen. Soon after her disappearance was
noticed, a boat containing nine men land-
ed, left their boat in the surf, and got Mr,
Gould, whose house is the only one in the
vicinity, to take them on to Sag Harbor.
~n
\lrn
They made much display of their money, i
which was all Spanish; Would not ride
quite into the village, and before dark
lfutl chartered boats and 1n n to set them
over to the Connecticut shore. Soon af-
ter the first boat lnndsd, another landed
near the same spot with thirteen men on
board. These professed that they had
become sparatcd from a fishing-smack to
which they belonged. They Went up to
Sag Harbor straggingly, secured anxious
to keep out of sight, and on Sunday onc
ofthcm died. A short time before his
death, he confessed to have belonged to
a slaver’s brig, which had just landed a
cargo of slaves in Cuba.
The receipts of this Show are stated
at $10,000 or $11,000, and the expenses
at $6,000 or $7,000. The Cour-ant
makes out the following list of prizes
1 awarded to thinucctl ‘ut, and adds, that
but for the mistake about Orcntt’s horses
belonging to Now York, Connecticut
5 would have received a banner, as sending
1 the largest number of horses to the fair :
l I’rcnliunr::,~— T/Imwugfi 01W] S101! 10713.
|—“ Logan,” .1. 1}. Mount, of Vv’cst Ches-
.ter, N. Y. 5200.
l SIN/1109M for (/cmg-(Il Z,1,ve_——-” Hiram
' Drew,” first prize, $200. " Jupiter,”
second prize, $100.
i “ Ethan Allen” was ruled out of the
premium list by the judges, because his
owner refused their request for a new trial
of speed with “ Hiram Drew,” on Friday.
Of the remainder we only give the
awards to Connecticut exhibitors.
(Stallions, 5 years old and under 8—
“ 1_’athfiuder,” it. Liuslcy, of \Vcst Meri-
den, second premium $50.
Stallions, 23 years olrl «(7111 under 4-.—
“ Col. Fremont,” It. Linsley, of West
Mcriden, Second prize, “25.
JIIarcs willzfoul by [/fcir sirles.—“ J en.
ny,” William Hailc, of West, Mei-idea,
third prize, $25.
Breeding BIarcs;——“ Lady Buchanan,”
M. II. Griffin, of Hartford, third prize
$25.
Fillies 1 year old and rtmlrr 2.—“Bello,"
Col. Sam. Colt, Hartford, first prize, $30.
Colts 2 years old and under 4.——“Sir
Franklin,” E. D. Killam, of Enlicld, first
prize, $30.
Fancy Jl/Ialc/Icrl Jforses.——“ Clipper
Tom,” and " Grey Squirrel,” J. F. Orcntt
of Stamford, (not New York,) first prize,
$100
Porries.—-“ Pomp,” and “ Billey.” \V.
II. Doanc, of Essex, second prize, $15.
At; the banquet, Gov. Banks, Gov.
Buckingham, Edward Everett, R. S Yea-
don of South Carolina, Rev. Daniel Wal-
do, Mr. Flint, Secretary of the Massachu-
setts 5011111 of Agriculture, 11. A. Dyer,
Sec. Conn. Agricultural Society, and oth-
ers occupied the stage.
The president appropriately welcomed
all, and alluding to the Agricultural So~
cicty and the State Board, gave a toast
to that body, and Gov. Banks, as cr-ofli-
cio its head. The Governor responded at
some length in excellent style and taste4
Iis elorution is distinct. and graceful;
his voice loud but easy. He takes pleas-
ure in attending on all occasions of public
interest, and always appears quitc famil-
in' with, and cSpecially interested To
the topic under discussion.
Massachusetts has a. large pecuniary
interest in the subject. In 1855, there
were more than 80,000 horscsiu the State
valued at more than seven millions of dol-
lars. I refer to the fact because I no-
ticed that in reference to this fair, the
number had been much understated. A
general attention under-,wisc direction to
the subject of improvement of horses
would not only increase their number, but
greatly augment their value. \Ve are
very far from having exhausted our pow-
cr for stock raising. There were nearly
a million acres ’of land returned to the
valuation committee of the State in 1850
not as unimprovable, but unimproved
laud. An area nearly as large as that
used for tillage, mowinc', meadows, or
covered by roads and rivers, embracing,
doubtless some of the most fertile spots
of the commonwealth, lies unproductive
and idle. Tire success of the enterprise
in which you are engaged, will promote
the landed interests as Well as improve the
stock, and make more prosperous and
happy the people of the commonwealth.
Certainly we must all wish you success.
With a graceful compliment to Connec-
ticut, Mr. Biss introduced our excellent
chief magistrate, Gov. Buckingham, who
was received with flattering applause and
said :
Mr President and gentlemen: Com-
herc at so late a period in the week, I
presume it will not be supposed that I
can entertain this audience by any re-
marks which I may make on this occa-
sion, yet I will however, express the pleas-
ure I have had in the exhibition brought
before you and me to-day ; for I have not
had the privilege of being present till to-
day. I have been exceedingly gratified
with the arrangements made for this
exhibition ; with the great number of fine
animals brought before you ; with the
manner in which they have been present-
ed; and with the admirable order and
courtesy which have pervaded the great
crowd who have witnessed the exhibition.
In all this there is abundant evidence of
the wisdom and experience with which
you have discharged your duties and ful-
filled your responsibilities.
This exhibition will be a theme for dis-
cussion in the stable and upon the steam-
boat aud in the railroad car, in gvcry part
of the country and in distant portions of
the world. It will be made the subject
of speeches more eloquent than have been
listened to in the halls of Congress during
the past. ten years, for they will utter sen-
timents based on the important results of
this exhibition, and relating to the rear-
ing of these animals which have proved
so great a blessing to our country—a race
of animals which, through the facilities
for iurproven ent introduced by this exhi-
bition, will be enabled to add more to the
interests and pleasure of those who rear
them.
It is not because this enterprise was
conceived and matured by the people here
that its results will prove thus important
and useful, but because its usefulness will
be. so widely extended. You know not
others know that the sentiment, when
first uttered‘by a patrict of the revolution
that taxation without representation was
tyranny, was not long confined to the
limits from which it emanated: it went
further, and became the sentiment of
the whole country. You know,too, that
' Boston harbor, all the interests and prin-
ciples relating to that act became nation-
al. So the battle of Bunker 1110, though
fought in Massachusetts, was not fought
for Massachusetts alone, but for the whole ,
country. And at a later day, when yonrf
own Franklin brought. the lightning from f
the clouds, and when your own .\lorse
gave it messages of peace and love and
, good will, and when your can Field gave
1 it. arenas of communication in the bottom ?
{of the sea, it was felt that 111050 Small
' achievements pertained not to Massachu-
. setts alone, but to the whole CO“““‘)‘-— 1
I [Cheers] When the patriots of the rev- ,
olution inct at lhrnkcr Ill”, and “'01":
joined by the heroic Putnam, it was left 1
that )fasya'fljusotisWildSQII}CWIlfIt11KICI)i.-
ed to Connecticut. [Cheers] So in re- 3
gard to this other matter (the electric
telegraph) which has become of such na-
tionuf interest and inmortauce, Connecti-
cut sustains some particular relation ; for :
Morse, though born in l‘v‘lassachusctts,
received part of his education in Connec- '
ticut, and you know for how much of his 1
education and trainning‘ you are indebted
_to that state. And so also in regard to
f
when the tea was thrown overboard in:
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0f r111i) C(liifiiiilltft" illSt) c.v.'prt,.»..co iilt‘lfzatli’b {1.3 SLEEVE} ITBQQS BC)»; 1“ {uh—,3), at, Ililllitlfi, 3’. (his; Oi, 5W0 1 .3 up'naubl‘t'ld «Edict: will)“. 11113 Chitin-filo 1|, i'v‘iilCIl iiCS {lurked so 1225.4
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by of its animsls from that state.
you will aekowledgc that you have been
somewhat sustained by 0011060310“ 3 and
in every such enterprise I pledge you her
cordial support. {Cheers}
nag»:—
. From [Ire Detroit Tribune.
A Balloonist Lost in the sky.
We have learned full particulars of the
Balloon Ascension at Adrian on Thursday
its subsequent descent", and. itssecond as.
ccnsion and runaway with the $f‘onaut
while beyond his control. It is a brief
narrative, but of thrilling interest. A.
man lost in the sky 1 There can scarcely!
be a more terrible thought. It makes the
flesh creep and sends a shudder through
every nerve !
The first ascension took place about
nine o’clock in the morning. It was on
the occasion of a large Sunday School
celebration at Adrian. The balloon was
a very large and well constructed one, be-
ing about the height ofa two-story building
when inflated and ready to cut loose from
its, fasteniugs. Messrs. Bannister and
Thurston took seats in the car, attached.
to the balloon and ascended safely and
steadily. After remaining about 40 min-
utes in the air, sailing towards Toledo all
the time, they alighted in the woods in
the town of Rig-a, Lenawee county, near
Knight’s- station on the Southern Road,
distant about 18 miles West of Toledo—-
Sevc'al men came to the assistance of the
adventurers, and they proceeded to pre-
pare the balloon for packing to be taken
back to Adrian.
In doing this, the monster balloon was
turned over and partially upside down to
disentangle the netting and to reach the
valve. To do this, Mr. Ira Thurston, one
of the remnants, took’ off his coat, and
got astride of the valve-block He then
suggested that the car be detached from
the balloon while he should hold it down
with his weight. This proved a fearful
calculation, for no sooner was the still in-
flated body relieved of the weight of the
car than it shot into the air with the sud-
denness of a rocket taking Mr. Thurston
along with it, seated upon the valve of
the balloon, and holding on to the collaps-
ed silk of the air-ship in that portion of
its bulk. In this perfectly helpless con~
(lition, the ill fated man sped straight in~
to the sky in full sight of his companions,
even more helpless than himself. So far
as is known, there was no possible means
for him to secure his descent, whether
safe or otherwise. The part of the bal-
loon filled with gas was full twelve feet
above him, so that there was no chance
for him to cut it and escape. He could
only cling to his precarious hold and go
whithersoever the currents of air should
take him.
Without regulation or control of any
kind the balloon continued to mount up-
ward, sailing off in the direction of this
city and Lake Erie. The fatal ascension
took place about 11 o’clock, and at a few
minutes past noon it was seen in the town
of Blissfield, Lenawee Co., apparently full
three miles high, and about the size of a.
star in oppe trance. It was still going up
and on ! At a quarter past 1 o'clock it
was last dimly visible going in the direc-
tion of Maiden, as ascertained by com-
pass bearings taken by parties observing
it.
Mr. Thurston’was an experienced bal-
loonist. having built several, and this be-
ing his thirty-seventh ascension. He was
formerly a resident in the vicinity of Lima
and Rochester in Western New York,
but has latterly resided in Adrian, where
he was extensively engaged in business as
a nurseryman. lie was a widower, hav-
ing lost his wife last winter. He leaves
an interesting daughter about seventeen
years of age to urourn her father’s un-
known, terrible fate !
It is a little singular that Mr. Bannis-
ter, companion of Mr. Thurston at the
time of this occurrence, two years ago
made an ascent from the same place, when
throwing out ballast too freely, he almost
immediately rose cut of sight, and was
not heard from for two days. His bal~
loon became unmanageable, and himiel
nearly perished with cold, having frozen
bot-h frauds and feet. He twice saw Lake
Erie pass beneath him, and finallylanded
ry] Pennsylvania, near Beaver, having
in. do involuntarily the longest trip ever
made in America.
Tuesday evenitnr’s dispatches says that
the balloon came down four hours after
wards near Baptiste Creek, C. IV. Mr.
Thurston was seen upon it a short time
before it was secured and is probably new
in the marshes near lake St. Clair. Search
is being made for him, and there is great
excitement throughout the whole neigh-
boring country.
”pa...“
n3, The Tribune professes to expose
the whole secret of the late failure of the
Republicans and Americans at Syracuse
to “fuse.” Tire former virtually made a
sine qua mm of the condition that Thurlow
Weed should take a back seat. Mr.
Weed has been abused by the Americans
and a portion of the Republicans most
nmncrcifnlly ; and as a consequence he
was sent as a delegate, with troops of
friends, to back him. The Americans
had no objection at all to Mr. Morgan
except that he is Mr. Weed’s friend, but
they insisted on the Republicans setting
him aside.
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rig, Tire whaling brig Amaret, Capt.
Quayle, of New London arrived last Sat-
urday, from the Arctic Ocean. Capt. Q.
states, as we learn from the Chronicle,
that his vessel was frozen into the ice, in
fat. 63.21, long. 66.30, from the 27th of
11st October until the 22d of June last,
nearly eight maul/rs! During all that
time nothing could be done but to lie by
and ’ait patiently for the breaking of the
ice, keeping as warm and comfortable as
possible. There was butone case of'scur—
vy during the time among the crew, which
consisted of fifteen men in all. One of
the men was badly frost-bitten also, but
with theso two exceptions the crew were
in good health and condition during the
time of their long and tedious imprison-
ment in the ice. Cflllt- Quayle l°°k his
first whale on the 1st ofJuly, and on the
220 of the same month, had his vessel
full and was ready to conic home.
.——o——-Ov-<.>o
page We learn from the Charleston
Courier that the captured Africans on
board the N iagara numbers only two
hundred and seventy-one, showing a mor~
tality since they arrived at Charleston cf
' thirtynlivc, instead of twenty-five, as pre-
viously stated—the original number he-
rng three hundred and six. The negroes
were all, apparently, in excellent condi-
tion.
—-—*c<¢>>°._———-
@The (loath of Thaddeus Sherman
of No? Haven on his birthday, at the
age of 84 took place last week. Roger
Sherman, Roger M. Sherman, and Thad-
deus Sherman were sons of three broth-
ers. The Sherman who has just died,
was a merchant in New York until 1836,
when he retired after the great fire in
’ which he lost some of his property.
4.‘°>.o—r—
Gold Dust.
The W yandotte (Kausas,) Gazette, of
the 18th inst., says that yesterday, $10,-
000 in gold dust, arrived here from Pike’s
Peak. ~()nc mun brought $6,000—the
result of a few weeks’ work.
urn-pup- ' '
Norwalk Chronicler