.- _ , 3youuthink'he stole it 1’), but put it back
. again in
'— -- 4pudent- fellow was doing ?
v
5 \
1 ; it in English, but it seemed to make him
‘ i
-' do you think he and mamma can have
1
»- “ No, he came from the other direction
. stick this old torn paper in my hand be-
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« prises for my birthday, and writing to lot
was well and lonely, by
Our choicest books we
saved to read together in the evening.
As one of her notes has to do With the
story, I publish by permission the follow-
ing extract from it. .
“ One of the queerest old organ-grind-
era 1 ever saw has just gone away from
under the window. I sat behind the
blinds for five minutes listening to lnm
play that Neapolition air of yours that I
love so much, " Io te voglio ben’ assajo ;
and then I threw the blinds open and
told him, in pretty good Italian, to war,
till I ran and got my purse. He (lidn t
seem to understand it at all ; but when
I came back, what do you think the 1111-
He had ac-
tually set down his organ, .and was
standing on top of it looking 11) the par-
lor window, and taking a leisurely survey
of all the furniture 1 I can tell you,
deer, that I was scared. I said, ‘ Go
away, bad one l’ in all the languages I
knew but English, and in a loud, deep
voice, but he didn’t budge. Then I said
me know she
Boyd’s Express.
feel so badly that I was sorry I did. A
tear rolled down his cheek, he pulled
out a very fine cambric handkerchief, { do.
a hurry and wiped his eyes with
an old Kossuth hat. Then he took out
.3 cigar, lit it with a match.'shouldercd
his hand organ, and went away. The
children next door Wanted him to play,
but he would not. I guess he: must be
crazy.” . ' ,
-I took that view of the subject my-
self, aud did not feel at all of the opinion
that he would be there again. But lest
should be troublesome any more, I feed
the policeman whose heat was by to look
after him. For an evening or two after
that, I heard, on coming home to my
wife, no more complaints of the imperti-
nent music-miller. I believe it was on
":the third or fourth evening that Elsie
told me he had been there again.
' “ What ! Did he pass the police-
man i”
this time. Before I knew it, as I sat
sewing, there came a ring at the bed——
Joanna was busy down stairs, so I went
to the . door. There he stood, grizzlier
and more ragged than before, and I was
so frightened that he had only time to
fore I locked the door in his face. Here
it is, read it.”
On the little dirty scrap were these
words:
“ Not bi angri, ladil In mi coontri
hav littel girl moch same to yea. I do
yeu no bad—let luk at yen and plai tu
yen, that al I want.”
. “ Well,” continued Elsie, “what do
you think I did ?”
“ Why, let him stand outside and play,
I suppose, love.”
“ No, I opened the door—-—he was still
standing there, and told the poor fellow
to come in. He sat here in the parlor
and played several tunes for me. It was
not a very good organ, but it made him
happy to turn it for me, so I let him do
it. He looked very tired too, and so I
had Joanna make him a cup of coffee and
a sandwich. I couldn’t help thinking all
the time how very improper poor dear
papa would have thought it if he had
been here. By-the-way, Charlie, love
got our letter, asking to be forgiven ?”
“ I don’t know, Elsie dear,” I replied,
somewhat sadly ; “ at any rate, I’m sure
they haven’t answered it. But what
else about the organ grinder I’m afraid
you’ve put yourself in danger. Some of
these men are great impostors and bur-
glars.”
“ I hope not ; doyou think so ? Well
I’ll never do it again then. After he.
had played out all his airs, he began to
cry again ; but I said, ‘ don’t——pleasc
don’t—poor man 1’ and handed him a.
quarter. Then he stopped crying, and
laughed—and, would you believe it, no—
tually laid the money on his thumb nail,
and very quietly fillipped it out into the
middle of the room. I was puzzled
whether to be provoked or to laugh my-
self. He must be crazy.
Just then my eye caught a brown
shred lying on the carpet under the sofa.
“ Where did he sit, Elsie ‘3’”
“ Over there, on the sofa, but why do
you ask?”
“Because he’s left one of his dirty rags
behind him,” said I, getting up and going
to remove it on the point of my pen-knife.
I stooped down, picked up the offend-
ing fragment, but before I rang for J o-
anna to put it in the fire, was prompted
by a morbid impulse to look at it, and see
exactly how dingy the organ-grinder was.
“ Why 1 What—really ! Bless my
soul 1” .
It was a $100 bill on the Goodatcash
Bank !
I looked at my wife, and my wife
looked at me. She with a face of child-
like puzzle, I with one of gathering
wrath. At last I broke forth, “ Oh, the
rascally counterfeiter. Thank Heaven,
we found it out before he could inform
on us—get a policeman to search the
house, and divert pursuit from himself
to us by laying the crime on our shoul-
ders.”
“But he seemed such a kiml-heartcd'
old man ; perhaps he dropped it, bus-
band dear, and it may be a great loss to
him.”
“ What ! an organ-grinder go around
dropping $100 bills ? I rather think not
my. precious Elsie. I will tear it up and
get danger out of the way.
“Hadn’t you better see whether its
good first ?” "
“Dear me, no. But—well, on the
whole, yes.” So I put it in my pocket,,
determining to ascertain on the morrow
though I had little doubt as to the char-
acter of the note. .
Going down town in the mornlng I
found the equivocal paper perfectly genu-
ine, and coming back, left it with my
wife to restore to the grinder should be
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Wrong for ours in your, life, dsaivSir
———a $500 one. ..
\Vords can uni. me
tion.
At least I
asure our stupefac-
remembered that I was
revival 0: that old thought of grave rc-
dnfy to be calm, collected, and :to Say
something. .
Idrew my little wife upon my' knee,
and said.
on the night of our drive from old Baby-
land to our wedding, Isuid to you, think-
ing of the future. ‘He who made love
will care 101‘ the loving l’ See how unex-
pectedly those words are fulfilled! One
good, simple-hearted man who did his
duty by the brook Cberith had ravens for
his marketers. The same goodness blesses
us, only changing the fashion of its agents
We did what our hearts told us to do in
marrying when we loved. And now,
though father and mother have forsaken
us—lo, an organ-grimlcr is our raven l”
I wound up this pretty little sermon by
adding. ' ~
“ )ut an organ-grinder who throws away
$6 00 is a very dangerous person to be at
larger He is probably an exile—some
friend of Mazzini, who has had his for-
tune saved by friends in Italy—and now
gone mad With the too sudden favor of
fortune. If he comes again we will have
him arrested and take care of him.”
Elsie agreed with me, th..t as be had
hitherto observed pretty marked intervals
"in coming, it would be a good plan for me
to get furlough, if I could, from the of-
fice of the semi-weekly Lig/n'niug-li’ml of
Freedom, and stay at home to watch with
her on the following ’l_‘uesday, when, if we
had calculated our comet’s path correct-
ly, he would be around again.
senior editor of that'widcly-read sheet,
and rejoiced in my first week-day at home
since marriage. .
How sweet do those habitual fen-hours-
a-day divorces make the Sunday, the hol-
iday of any kind, to the married man who
loves his wife as he did his sweet-heart l
I would not, in this world, pass all day
with my wife the year round, however
independent I might be of laborand down
town, for it is lici'cssiii‘y to be somewhat
with active men to keep robust the man-
Eliness that women love. Yet the Sunday
——the Christmas—the chance rcst once
in a while—oh l that has ever been Heav-
en to me for my wife’s sake. May it
always be !
“’e spent our hours together precious-
ly in planning for thefuturc-gctting bet-
te‘ acquainted with inch othcr's sccrct
preferences—reading and waiting for the
organist. And in the course of that day
I discovered the only- thing that the
childlike heart of my wife had ever kept
from me. In spite of all herlovc to me
she find cried, justa little, she Said, every
day that] had beemgouc, to think of
the father and the mother that were dear
to her, in spite of the hard, uriapprec in-
tion of the one, and the weak-mindci‘l
laissez-fuire of the other. Besides, she
had not received a line in answer to her
tender letter of explanation and cutrcaly,
which fact savored somewhat, it must
be acknowledged, of parental obduracy.
The day wore on without a sign of our
lyrical itinerant. So we gave him up,
and at sunset sat down to tea,-iu that
little doll’s (lining room at the end of the
hall. The herald-breeze of twilight bc‘
ginning to hasten from the great un-
stained sea, ran thrilling freshly through
the big willow in front, and we left the
street door open to welcome its coming.
There was no danger in that, for I could
look clear into the court-yard from where
I sat, and see any intruder who might
enter.
“ I’m afraid,” said Elsie, tenderly, as,
after we pushed back our chairs, she came
and set upon my lap, “ that you think I
am sorry that I runaway with you. I
ain’t-41o, not one bit. But it would be
so charming if they could conic——just
as they might in a dream—pupa and
momma, and say that it was not improp-
er after all.
Then, not the conscience cries, but the
woman. All the better ; the tears of
that fountain are more easily dried.—
“ Let us- trust and pray, darling and hope
for the best. Hell I Hulloal Oh bless
my soul 1 As I live, the organ-grimler l
Better late than never 1”
Right into my talk with Elsie did he
burst with the “ Rat-catcher’s Daughter.”
Not out-doors either, for while my wife,
sitting on my lap, had shot out the street
view, he had stolen through unpcrccivcd
and when I rushed out into the parlor
there he stood, impudent varlet l resting
his stridulous engine on the piano, and
pumping away at it with utter frigidity.
“ Out with you 'nscal l Quick l”
was all I could command myself soili-
cicutly to say in a. voice of fierce indigna-
tion. _
The only reply made by this venerable
offender was to deposit his organ On the
floor, rush toward my wife, seize her in
his ragged arms, and give her a kiss that
resounilcd like the ventilating of a bottle
of Sillcry.
Fora moment I seemed in a night-
mare, and then, quick as thought, I had
him by the collar, and was dragging him
to the door. lle got a purchase on the
liutcl, whirled himscli'urouml on his heel
“ought inc likewise in his embrace, and
buried his apostolic beard ill my bosom.
Really there was no doing anything with
. such an affectionate villain.
For fear of' contagion from this lazzur—
one, I disengaged myself, and getting in
front of my wife let him have his' way for
a little while to see how far he would no.
over on its beam ends. The next was to
plunge his hands into two cavities in his
breechcs which seemed to extend down as
fur us the knee-puns, and return them per-
fectly splcndcsccnt with gold and silver
coin of all dwominntions. Then he
rained this treasure around proi'usclr_nn
the pier-table, the carpet, the sofas, fhc
return again, at the same time eutrcat-
ing her under no pretext to let him enter
the house.’ What impostors those Italians
were, pretendihg to be poor, and having
$100 bills to lose.
VI.
I lThe next pretty event I have to chron-
icle, is my coming home one night to find
one of the parlor window panes smashed.
Elsie had been cryinrr. She said the or-
gan man had been there again. She
showed him the bill, and signed to him
that it was his. He answered, in pretty
good English, “ No such thing,” then
tore a strip off the lining of his coat,
tied up a young paving-stone in it, tired
it through the sash, and left her, laugh-
ing at his brutal exploit as if it were
good fun. Poor little timid wife, she had
been so agitated as not to dare to ven-
ture down stairs till I came. .
A sweet state ofthings met us in the
parlor. Broken glass all over the floor,
fragments of putty on the chair seats by
the window, and that confounded crazy
Italian’s big sling reposing on the carpet
under the chandelier. I picked it up,
untied it to throw out the stone, and with
that last what do you think tumbled into
my hand? “ Why, another $100 bill,
very likely.”
. chairs. .
“ . loouslruck lothscbild l lollom
less aurcous abyss on a craze! desist in-
stantly, or Bloomingdale awaits thcc l”
No answer again save acts. As one
Eplucks a fowl oll' cuine the apostolic
, beard Down went the old Kossuth lint
E upon the carpet, ouc jerk, an 10, no more
i moustache.
l And 10, yet more, like an erratic beam
E of sunlight, dawned upon us—Elsic’s fnth-
, or 1 In another moment she lay upon
Ebis breast. And the only Words they
“ Children,” said the old gentleman in
a broken voice, when he had commanded
Italicised him—""1 have been a very bad
father to Eisic—” ,
“ No, no 1 Oh, don’t talk so dear pa-
a 'l”
“ Silence 1 how dare you ?——tbat is to
say, you are mistaken, my lamb ; I have
been bud—very bud. lint I burelcnrn-
ed a lesson I never will forget. '3ird, be
kinder to her than I have been. Under-
stand her ; don’t stick your big man fin-
ger into the clock-work of her heart and
try to alter the spring. ‘I did—étliat
made her run down, or run away, which
twenty-five and Elsie eighteen, raid the'
sposibifity made me fecl that it was my ‘
“ Darling Elsie, do you recollect how
that he has come into posscsion of it, has -,
I obtained the leave easily, from the,
The first thing was to kick his organ .
both spoke were, “ Forgiv- all the past.” i
himself suflicicnlly to wipe away together 1’
the tears and the solution of sienna which .
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some thing. Elsie, your mother
You can bring
is the
wants to see you again.
', Charles with you if you like. Live with
i llS—Solnco our declining yours. Oh, by
the-way, have you got anything in the
house to out ? That cursed organ makes
a man devilish hungry 1 I’ll stay to ten,
let me see; no, I won’tl—»-yes, on the ,
wholn I will. Two lumps to the cup, !
, Elsie. Charles, you dog, aren’t you
i ashamed, not to ask me if you might, ins
. stead of sneaking off in a two-horse wag-
on ? Aren’t we hadug line weather,
1 though ?”
l I recommend that house on the upper
west side oftown, to anybody who want
a home cheap _; it is to lot, as we live at
Mr. London‘s. That is, except during
the summer months, which we always
spend at the lake side in Old Babylaud.
:Bcsidcs “ we,” the first person plural,
‘ there goes with us the third person sing‘
. lnr—nnd a very singular little boy he is,
‘ like his grandpa. Though only four years
" old, he has the most ccccntric proclivity
' towards playing “oats peas beans” and
,kissing the little girls on more private.
i occasions. “'here he gets the propensi:
'L ty 1 am sure I can’t tell.
‘ Finally, I recommend to all my young
i friends who wish to bo- i'ell ofiu this life,
E to marry a girl whose papa is likely to
E have an organic: riffccfion. ' l
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11g, ri‘he weight of testimony is clearly
in favor of the richness of Kansas gold
mines. From five to fifteen dollars a day
can be taken out. Persons lately return-
ing met from 800 to 1000 miners on
their way out. The spring will show a'
large 2'») migration to Eastern Kansas
and a large emigration to I’ikc‘s .l’cuk or
Western. If the mines hold out, Names
in two years will shown population at
each end of the long territory, liken pair‘-
of saddle-bags, separated by hundreds of
miles of desert.
.I...__....,e,.,, ,.,_.-A___
I‘lonhnuvruA pcdlar's wagon, belong-
ing to Charles (lootmau, \vns broken into
at the stable in the rear of Forrester’s
Hon 1, on Monday night, and robbed of a
box of'jewclry, gold and silver watches,
and a quantity of Broche and Cashmere
shawls to the value of about $300.~
The proprietor offers a reward of $50 for
the detection of the thief and recovery of
the property.——szbztrg/ Times.
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Where the Money Goes.
The well informed IVashingtou corres-
pondent: of Forncy’s Press exposes some
most shameful examples of use of the peo-
ple’s money to support a corrupt and dc-
fealed political party, and to tarry
through measures obnoxious to the peo-
plc and a. war with true Republican prin-
ciples. He says it is certain that funds
have just been paid over to Col. Florence
to support certain I’cnnsyl‘uniu papers
that have been violent in support of Le-
Comptonism. He receives from $400 to
$500 a month for one paper, and Senator
lliglcr is also a sort of a broker in
newspapers. Tens of tousnuds of dollars
are thus lavished yearly upon newspapers
that the people would not support, and
that are of no use but to defend an odious
measure of the Administration.
Now where does this money come from?
From the public treasury l The corres-
pondent says it notorious that these tens
of thousands come out of the money paid
by the treasury for printing the post of-
fice blanks, and that it is paid over to the
pope's alluded .o in such proportions as
the necessities of each may require—Mei}
doing no printing cellular-er! This cor-
respondent further says :
“The amount of money expendrd on L0
comptou newspapers out of the treasury. if
stated accurately to the people, would hardly
be believed. I would not be surprised if it
would build magnificent post offices for
Philadelphia, New York and Boston. This
fact nlouc, goes to show what a desperate
cause it is. which requires such cxpcdienfs.——
The very newspapers sustained by thi-sc
bountics are dcsertcd by the people, and they
are now rapidly sinking info decline.”
A mong the many high-handed abuses
ofthetrust confided to it of which the
Administration has been guilty, few, we
think, deserve greater reprobntiou, than
this. It ls simply stealing—stealing mon-
ey from the pockets of the people to cna~
his government to force upon them odious
and unrightcous m’ensurcs. As it is pro-
bable that the Opposition will have a good
majority in the next Congress, we hope this
abuse may be investigated and stopped
by them. No wonder that Buchanan’s
Administration spends more money than
even the reckless and spczidfhrift adminis-
tration of Pierce! No womlcr that it
runs the country into debt about 3100,
000,000 in .a year when if. has to pay such
sums as $100 per month to a single news-
paper to enable it to force it odious meas-
ures dowu the throats of the people 1
We used to hear Democratic papers
howling terribly over the enormous ex-
penditures ofTuylor's and Fillmorc's ud
ministrations. But look at the table of,
exocnses for the last ten years ?
dS—lS—T‘uylor $46,780,667
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82
lSSO—Fillmorc 42.506,S62 1_
ISM—Fillmore 40,504,222 12
ISSZ—Fillmorc 36,552,080 37
lSCfl—I’icrcc 43,542,203 82
1854~Picrcc 51,018,248 60
Bird—Pierce 56,255,372 ()0
1856— ’ierco 60,172,401 64
04,778,828 8:.
82,850,727 00
MST—Buchanan
lSBS—Buchauuu
ISSl‘l—Buchunuu $103,857,726 00
Where will this stop 1 ‘v’bat can be
done to save the country from national
imnkruptcy, if an administration that
spends money so recklessly and for such
shameful purposes as we have mentioned,
is to be sustained by the people.
Palladium.
Exrmnarrox or 'run P.\(.'rriC.—-At last nc- E
counts. Licnl. Brooke, famed as the inventor i
of the drcpsea sounding inrtruim-nt.wasabout
to sail from San Francisco in the l’cnnimo'rc .
Cooper, on a mission to examine a number of i
reported "dangers” in the Pacific, between i
San Francisco and China. They are upwards
of four hundred in number, one hundred ol’E
them being between San l“rnucisco and Sand-E
\vich Islands. Licut. Brooke goes provided E
with a lead for deep sea soundings, and when E
E unable to find thcdesiguatcd daugcr,will tukc E
. a sounding over its reported position. It is i
' also part of his mission to examine a portion l
of rho Coast of Japan, which is not now suflic- ,
icuily known for the safety of our whaling ’
and merchant ships which bnvc,occasiou lo
visit those shores. E. M. Kern, the well
known artist who nccmnpanicd Fremont in his
first expedition, is a member of the exploring
pnrly.
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Tun WAY to .‘-:.\'.;i‘. Moxizv :s 'ro Anvrtn'risi-i.
This fact is loo \\f'li underslood by successful
business men for argument. The argument
, to others needs only lo hes-fated, in the brief-
CM. (trips, in be n‘pprcciuird. 'l'hc gist of the
mail-"r is this. and it comes home to every
man’s conviction——" Adurlisc and you will
be prosperous! ’ It will not do :0 insert an
i :ulvcr‘tisi:iii.~iit now and then. it half “1‘12"" for
, three times, once a year, but you should make
' u buslnese of ud\'I.-rli.\ing during lhc business
season for your trade or calling- Wlial. would
be thought of a man who illOlilfl put up his
sign for two' or three days in u yi-ur and hide
it away in his back shop during the remainder-
Of the time? The :ulvcrliscn‘icnt is a butler
sign, inert-s the eyes of thousands daily. 3B1
the non-advertiser hides it trim the public
view more ridiculously then though he were
to take down his painted Sign."
—-—————-—os~<®>..‘.—_—
A IlovAi. Turn}, The Queen of Portu-
. gal is ~.--—~ pretty well, tliank you.
2 Likewise Queen Victoria.
Likewise the Empress Eugenie.
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ZmETg‘E.
Norwalk, Tuesda , Nov. 2, 1858.
V
THE ELECTIONS.
There seems to have been considerable of a
Republican ruin during the past week,as will
be gleaned from our brief {synopsis of the
elections in another column ! Lt'comptml,
however popular with the dofard President,
won't go down the threats of the people, and
every effort at executive coercion seems 10
have resulted in the most disastrous defeat——
Pennsylvania presents the astoundiugchauge
of one hundred thousand votes in the short
space of tWo years. against her then favorite
son! The Empire Stale rolls up a majority
against him of nearly 30 000 more. Even
New Jersey, which has heretofore boasted of
as unscrupulous and abandoned set of loco-
foeo partizans as even Connecticutitself, now
is a unit against the patent test of democra—
cy! In Ohio,'and Michigan, and even Illi-
nois, there comes up no‘comfort for the mour-
ners. IL is amusing to note the effect the re-
turns from the latter State has had upon cer-
tain professed locofocos in this region, who
only a few days since classed him with Forncy
as among the “ selfish and malignant traitors
of the domocratic party,” but’ who now are
cooing like sucking doves over the ability,
slalesmanship and character of Douglas.—
Wcll'thcre is nothing like preparing the sys-
tem for inevitable purgativcs in season, as
the whole bundle of them will be throwingup
their hats for him for President in 1860, and, ‘
as f opoor broken down Buchanan, the cry
will come up “ away with him, away with
him ."’
s<°>n.——-—— .. .
Recovering—We lll‘O glad to learn that.
Mr. Giles Gregory of Wilton, who has been
confined at the residence of his brother Dr. Ira
Gregory for several weeks past, on account
of severe indisposition, has begun to slowly
mend. Although it must be some time yet
before he Will be sufficiently able to be remo-
ved to his home, yet 1he occasion for the
alarm felt for some time past for his ultimate.
recovery, seems at thcprcsent to be removed.
——»-—---¢e<c upnk
Hatters' Bank Bills.
Holders of the circulating notes of the Hat:
tera Bank. Bethe], should not forget that the
time for presenting said notes to the Receiv-
ers. expires on the 20th inst. We believe it
has, heretofore, been the practice in this State
to shut out all notes not presented within the
time limited and allowed by the Court. .' he
Receivers are Frederick S. Wildman, 1isq.,ol'
Danbury, and William A. Judd, Esq., of
Bethel.
The time for presenting the notes of the
Woodbury Bank, Conn, expires on the 1st of'
.1nn.,1850. holders should present them be-
fore that time, to Lewis Judd, Receiver
Woodbury Conn.
M0b'
as- In nothing, probably, has the agency
of strain wrought a greater revolution than
in the modes of doing mercantile business—-
fly means of the rail car, the most distant
leealitics are brought into the nearest Com-
mercial relations with each other ; new ave
ones of trade are thrown open, new fields for
the enterprising merchant to operate in. and
new and vrslly extended facilities for secu-
ring customers &c.,are opened to view. What
would have been thought of the hundreds of
New York merchants and tradesmen, whose
announcements, are now constant-[y pressing
our colmns, and whose numbers are as con-
stantly increasing, should they have received
the same onerous expenses for advertising
here ten years ago‘.’ What would have been
thought of our enterprising friend Jesus, for
instance,uway up.iu what were six years ago.
the almost unbroken solitudes of ‘Pimpawaug,’
should he have designed to advertise Gro-
ccrics and Ready Made Clothing, in the Ga-
zel.tc,.prior to the Railroad having inaugura-
ted one of its important stations at that
point? Would not those “ prudent old fogies”
who are yct 10th to yield up the ancient priv-
ilege of pasturing their-pigs in the public
highwayshavc recommended a “ ready made”
straightjackct for him? Still Mr. Jones has
advertised with us largely for the last year.
and the best evidence we have that itpays
is, the fact that he continues the medicines
and keeps increasing the doses. The same
may be said of the Messrs. Axunnws d: Ives.
of Daubury, whose advertisements appear in
our paper io-day for the first time. They
have beyond question, one of the largest and
most perfectly appointed warehouses, embra-
cing almost every conceivaable article of
House Furnishing goods, in the county, ran~
ging from the kitchen stove and fixtures, to
the Carpets, Oil Cloths, Crockery, Wooden
Wares, Tables, Chairs, Bedsteads, Mirrors.
&c., &c. These gentlemen purchase in im-
mcusc quantities, pay cash, and conduct their
business prudently, at light expense com pared
with similar metropolitan establishments, and
although they are for inland,can in reality
sell cheaper than their city competitors. “'0
have repeatedly urged and induced our mcr-
chnnts to advertise themselves cxtcnsivelyin
the llnnbnry paper, and although this is the
first experiment of thekind of a Daubury firm
.ulvcrlising its wares in :1 Norwalk paper, we
are more than confident that- it will be found
“ bread cast upon the waters which will surc-
1y return after manydays," and we may sug-
gest our belief that the loaves will be found
to huvcincrcascd very materially in number
and size. We would, in this connection, call
the especial attention of those of our readers.
residing not only in and about Daubury, but
also Bethel, Rcdding, nud.1lidgcfirld. as well
as those who find themselves in the vicinity
of their store from ibis end of the railroad,
to give them a call, being satisfied that the
special advantages possessed by this firm will
result in special advantages to their customers,
nuxi§>>.——~.___
213‘ Mr. Frembes, our German Carpet
Weaver, is out with his card 10 the public.—
llc is one of the most skilfuI artisans in his
line we ever encountered, and the carpet ex
hibifcd by him at Daubury attracted aboutas
much attention as any other one article in
the Fair. 11' his capabilitirs were well on
dcrstood by our prudent housewives, he would
not see many unoccupied hours:
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1x53, Mr. Wm.J. Finley has left with usa
beet which it would be hard to beat in point
of weight and size. It is almost as large as
the Republican majorities coming in.
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Daring Robbery.—-—As Commodore Isaac
Scllcck lay in his berth, on board his sloop.
at the dock in New York, a thief entered the
Cubln, at about 2 o‘clock in the morning, and
with the aid of a.durk lantern, succeeded in
gathering up'the coal, vest, pants, and Ira!
of the sleeping commander, uud‘was making
00' with them, when a gleam of light from his
lantern shining in the face of the male, he
sprang from his berth, awakening the victim-
ized captain, and the twain, all en desabil/c,
made chase for the villian up the wharf, but
without overtaking him, although both sailed
under full canvass, and notified on all mil.
'l'hefigtlre rut bydhe pursncrs "in shirt.
taz’lirst” through the darkness of the night is
said to have been a capshicf to “ Tam
O’Sbantcr’s race.” In addition to his wear
ing apparel, the Commodore lost his wnllel,
containing all his money, and an account‘
book, which was of more consequence than
all.
/(somc $10,000) are to he paid in full. About
a print/algal claim.
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Norwalk Light Guards, and their Tar-
get Excursion—This nne military corps,
comprised of young gentlcmcn of the twdE
villages, turned outon Wednesday last.upon I
their Annual ’l‘m‘gct Excursion. Licut. Wm. l
S. Knapp in command, Capt. Alfred Kellogg E
being unavoidably absent. Thri c rounds E
were allowed to each man, and all but five off
the entire company succeeded in “leaving
their mark upon the board,” which, consider;-
i‘ng the strong wind, blowing almost a gale al.
the time, and the distance of the target, 180 l
feet, indicated pretty good markmanship. At
least, much better than theirjudges were able
to exhibit, all of whom were innocentnfdam-
aginglbe board, in their efforts at shooting,
although one came very near hitting it, as in-
dicatcd by his having brought down a large
caterpillar nest which swung from a limb on-
ly about thirty/feet above the target! Had
his charge taken an equal side variation, the
consequences might have been more dis us-
lrous. At the close of the exercises, the
company again formed, and marched from the
Ampithcatre grounds to the Connecticut Ho-
tc1,where the Prizes were awarded as follows:
lst prize,Silver Hunting Watch, Wm. H.
Sammie, $20.
2d do., Silver Plated Cake Basket, James
C.‘ Crow, $15.
Rd (10., (Premium pledged by Ex-Ald. Ely)
Chas. Fox, value unknown.
4th,do., Silver Cup, Wm. S. Knapp, $8.
‘ 5n. do., Order for silk Hat, n. n. Fitch, 35‘
0th do., Life ofNapoleon, A. Hawley. $4.
7th do., Velvet Vest, Edson Fitch, $3.
Silido., - “ Chas. H. Sherman, $2.
9th do., Box of chars J. I’. Crrmsmnn, 5?.
10th do., Ladies. Work Box. .1. \l'. Crow, 31’,
11th .00., 'Order'for Sugars. ’1‘. Smith, 5:2.
12th (10., ‘liyea‘r's, subscription: to Nor-walk.
GazelteJohn McQuha, .1r.,- $2.
, 13th do., in Rubber shire; w. Ohnstcad, 31
. 14th do., gold dollar.- Stephen Ilyxbcc, $1
15th do., gold dollar, S. I). Smilu $1
16th (10., gold ring, Alfred Chiuner) .-
1711] do., Copy l'nteut Oflic‘c Iii port, John
M. Crow, $0.00. ' ~
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kg, The Rev. Mr. Blakemun, gave the two
first Lectures of his course on Wednesday
and Friday evenings of last week. They
were wellireceivcd, and a vast amount of in-
lcrcslingand useful information was imparted
He gives his third and fourth on Wednesday
and Friday evenings of this week. We be-
lieve he contemplatesrepeatingthem at Dow
bury, and bespeak for him a cordial reception
there.
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Gymnasium —-chcra10four“uicc young
men” propose organiziuga thorough Gymna-
sium in this town. As we cannot hope for a
Course of Lectures. or any other rational
cnterlainmcnt, to occupy the lime cf our
young men during the approaching long
winter evenings, whereby their intellects may
be improved, we rejoice in the prospect of
the establishment of so innocmit a means of
improving their physical constitutions.
.qu.
w The ceremony of laying‘the Telegraph
Cable was again “gone through with”yester-
day, Monday, from the old Pottery dock at
South Norwalk, over to Fort Point on the
down town promontory, so that South Nor-
walk and “ Down Town” are now an ital in
the bonds of electrical unison! If the thing
works. the principle of submarine cableswill
be again settleil,won’t it? Who is to touch
00‘ the tar barrels on this occasion? '
04®>-¢————-
Ledger Story—We give on our outside a
portion of an exciting original tale from thc
New York Ledger. If it should serve to cre-
ate a sufficient-interest to occasion the pur-
chase of the remaining numbers of that en-
terprising joumal, (as it undoubtedly will)
its object will have been aécomniishcil.
.-.>.o———
Nicely Done.——We learn that our constab-
ulary force detained a schoorer in " du'runcc
vile” on an action of trespass, preferred by
Capt. Theodore Smith. and siui ionr-d a man
on board to “look after things" generally.
but on Tuesday night, the winds being auspi-
cious, the arrested vessel boistml sail and
glided down the harbor, halting only to land
the “ police officer" on some of the uninhabi-
ted Norwalk Islands, and then sped away off
—nobodyknows where! -
«O».— ----- _.
New Magazine.—Oaksmiih .1: lo. , late
publisher of Emersous and Po fnam’s Monthly.
announce a new Magazine, lo appear Decem-
ber 1st, to be entitled (he “ Great Republic
Monthly.” It will cinxprise two volumes a.
year of about 700 pages each, to be fully and
elegantly illustrated. and its literary matter
to be furnished by the best American Authors.
The publishers say that it will be the best
Magnzipc published. Price 5."- OOpcr annum';
25 cents a Month.
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357:?“ We would call attention to the adv. of
.lr. Fry, a very ingenious and really superi—
or mccbunic. He has pitched his tent in the
shop of Horace Gibbs, Esq., where he will be
glad to execute all orders in his line, entrus-
ted to his supervision. »
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5
llauanxxnl.s.—So far as it appears by thc‘
papers. says the New Haven .lournal, no one
applied forand none of the numerous Judges
in New York volunteered to grant an "injunc-
tion.” to prevent the election on Tuesday.—
'nn indictment against ex-mnyor
Surely thcjudicial machinery must be out of
order.
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Lirunxuv Axsovxcr:.\ii~:.\1's.—" The Auto-
crat of the Breakfast Table.” by O. M.llolnics,
lafcly publisher in the Atlantic Monthly, is
announced by Messrs. Phillips, Sampson d:
00., as in Press, to be published Saturday.
Nov. 13”]. in one handsome volume of 1550
pages. with characteristic illustrations by
iloppin ; price $1.00 It will probably be one
of the. most successful Books ever issued in :
this country. .
They also announce, for lbc‘ same day, :
-‘ Poor and Proud ; or the Fortunes of holy
Redburn,” another if Oliver Optics Juvenile
series :und new editions of " rl‘hc Boat Club,”
“ All aboard,”_“Now or never," and “Try
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l
ngnin,”—five volumes in one box; price 621: .1
cents per volume. Also. same day, “ Karl E
Kicglcr,” and " Waller Seyton,” two bcuuli- E
ful books for young people, fully illustrated; 5
price 50 cents. i
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“ In time of Peace prepare for War."—
Our Teutonic friend under the Connecticut
Hotel. who has rendered such lln;|"z'i: u. ser-i
vice in years past. in “clothing il..- l {xi-d.” i
“' still lives" and is as cagcrus err-r tr» mppl v 5
the nations with Ready—Made Cannon: 4 eith-I
er I'V/mlcs'alc or Retail at prices which defy i
competition. Just; call at his emporium and i
satisfy yourselves or the fact. 1!. E
.49th
133‘ Theé dccreeof' ‘Judgc 1’urk,iu ref'cr- E
once to the Merchants‘ Exchange llank, ofi
Bridgeport,fhus been forwarded lo thi- Iccriv- i
or, Mr. Sherwood Sterling. 'l‘lu- ( xpt-iisi s of
the settlement are of course to ne 1 aid. The
bills of the Bank in the l‘t-ccivn v.4 hands,
87,000 in these bills is still outstanding. 66
per cent. will be paid on other claims. The
charge or the counsel for the Bank (Messrs.
Hungerford &.Cone) is not to be regarded as
7—4040».
Tusxksuivrxo.—'l'hunksgiving Day will be
observed in the following Statcs, by appoint-
ment of their several Execmives, as follows:
Maine, Nov.25 Mississippi, Nov. 25
New Hampshire, “ 25 Michigan, "‘ 2-5
Massachusetts, “ 25 Vermont. “ 25
Rhodc Island, “ 25 New York, " . 18
Connecticut, “ 25 New Jersey, “ 18
Georgia, " 25 Pennsylvania. “ 18
5 modes 0
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- Wreck and Loss of Life.
The British bark Claude, from Quebec for
Sunderland, cxpericmcd a tremendous gale
on the 24th 1111., which lasted several days
and she became at complete wreck. Capt.
Chesscll's wife and seven of the crew were
washed from the wreck and lost. The balance,
six in number, were snvrd by the ship Isaac
Dell. The loss scamcu \vcrc lirury Ede,
bro. George Mitchell, I’hilip .‘iictibc, Barney
Sheely.
”wheb
More New York Officials Arrested.
The grand jury of New York has bronghtin
Fernando
Wood. together with twelve aldermcu and
forty—ninecouncilman of 1557, for their action
in the matter of the Catholic orphan asylum
grant. James 'l‘urncy.cx~ sf rcct commissioner,
was arrested on Wednesday on 111 indictment
of' fraud. Warrants are out for other parties.
._ .4gp......_._..
SUPERIOR COURE.
Ooronnn TEllM.—JUI)(lI-: Blob‘nnnr, rnssmrxo.
Gideon Morehousc vs. Scllick Sherman.—
This case was assigned for trial luonday this
week. Plaintiff unwell, and case continued.
James Lee vs. Ebenezer Wheeler.- This
case was also assigned for the same day, but
by agreement of. parties, case was continued .
to next term.
Edwin H. Taylor vs. Town of Brookfield.—-
Action of’l‘rover. The Plaintiff in this case
brings hiss-nit against the town of Brooklidd
to recover the value of certain liquors taken
from the 'p'ossession of Nathan 'f‘urrill, some
thrce'years since, inder the "Maine Law,”
and which belonged to the plaintiff. Said-
Liquors were taken by chry B. Glover. a
Deputy Sheriff at that time. After the prop-
erty was seized the Sheriff placed the sameiu
the hands of Freperick Keefer for Soft} keep—
ing. After they had been in said Keeler’s
possession for some two days, the liquors
were stolen by some persons unknown. and
for this loss the plaintiff claims damages.—
l’lnintill failing to appear at the time, the
case was defaulted in favor of the defendants.
Weston Turnpike Comp’y vs. Ezra I}. See-
lcy. Action of rjcclmcut. Title to land was
the question ruiSed. but the case like that of"
Taylor and town of llrookfield, and for the‘:
same cause, was defaulted in favor of the'
defendant. .
Clarissa A. Field vs. Samuel A. C. Field.
Petition for Divorce. Cause, descrtiou and
Iulcmpcrance. Were married at White Plains
N. Y.. in 1813, and continued to live togeth-
er unfil on o ' about the 1st of Oclo'onr. 1846
whom he deserted the petitioner. Petition
granted. -
Elizabeth Lav vs. Christian'Lay. Petition
for Divorce. Catsc. theft. adultery. and mi-
norothcr oli‘cuces. Were married in Brooklyn
the 6th of March. 1855, and lived together
until June 1858. Respondent is now living
wiih Ilenrict‘a Myers in New York, as her
husband. Petition granted.
Eliza A. Smith vs. Clark Smith. Petition
for Diovrce, Cause. habitual Intempcrance;
l'artics formerly from Brookficld. Petition
granted.
Mary 11. Briggs vs. Homer Briggs. Peli-
tiou for Divorce. Cause, Intempcrunce and
and Intolerable Cruelty. Partioswere inur-
ried on the 2nd day of' Aplil, 1849, at Brook
field and confirmed to live together as ou!.
until petitionwus brought. l'clition granted.
David Ellwell vs. Henrietta Ellwcll. Peti-
tion for Divorce. Cause, Adultery. Petition
granted.
Sarah E. Hoyt vs. Stephen 110) *2. Petition
for Divorce. Cause. Infrniperancc and Intel
crable C uclty. The panties were married on
the 18th day of March. 1858, and during the
time from the date of the marriage until the
bringing of the petition the conduct of the
Responder] has been such towards the Peti-
tioncr as to permanently destroy the happi-
ness of said petitioner and defeat the purposes
of the marriage relation. The petitioner also
pays this court that her name may be changed
from Sarah L. Hoyt to Sarah L. Raymond.—
Petition granien and name changed,
Michael Huggerty. was admiftwd a citizen
of the United Slates. and renounced allullegi-
once to Queen Victoriu.-—-Danbury Times.
.<Q>.
\
IE.” We are indebted to Hon L. F. S. Fos-
i381',f01‘ a copy of the Coast Survey, for 1855.
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as?” The St. Louis Herald says that at a
fire in that city, last week, “ a fire proof'safe,
ofimposiug appearance and high proportions.
standing outside of the building, and appar-
ently cut of danger. caught fire —and was en-
tirely consumed. An examination showed it
to be made of common sheet iron, thinner even
than that used for stove pipes, anl filled in
with pine. With a mullet and a cunmon
sheath knife :1 man could have cut the whole
thing to pieces in fifteen minutes.”
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fig‘ The Tribune is exceedingly philosoph-
ical overihc glorious victory in Massachu-
setts. After stating the result, it says :
But there is little necessity of recapitulating
the'details here. Rather be it our pleasing
task to wipe the tears from the eyes of the
mourners. to pour oil info their wounds. one
so bid them as men, as citizens. as Christians,
:ts patriots, to beware of suicide. The parti-
Colorcd cornbinatiou of Venerable Whigs, of
Democrats, not at all venerable, of ' all thc
sick and the sour, the halt and the blind; of
the fruiul. Ibc fussy and the nervous, is in a
most ilistlcssiug condition. Ilere has been a
desperate cilia f. to rescue Massachusetts fron
lllf: l’hilisiincs. ' Money has been spent; but
why should we talk about filthy lucre? Tal-
ent. intellectual vigor, classical knowledge,
sublime sclf' sacrificoand The Boston Courier.
have all been thrown away. It has been
proved over and overngnin. to the satisfaction
of everybody except about seventy thousand
voters. that unless Massachusetts gives up her
nonsensical philnnlhriqiy. be: expensive hou-
csly, her ridiculous love of light. and her
stupendously foolish hum d of wronglhc r ome
ofthc Slate Ilousc would fall in.c1ushingfhe
statue by Chaulrcy. an l the slull’cd colllish in
the Representative llall by some artist un-
known. buryingr a considerable portion of
lleacon sfrci-t under the ruins. and filling up
forever the frog pend upon the (.‘ouimon. To
'avert this dire catastrophe, Mr. Robert C.
WinthrOp “role the cclcbraud and vigorrns
epistlc to which we have already given im-
moriulily. To avert this. Mr. lv‘ufus Chcafe.
by particular desire of his party. by :1 rom-
lutc, praiseworthy and almost incomprehrnsi
blc cll‘orl-refrained from making any speeches
during the campaign.
Ab ! that we should beconipcllcd to record
flichil urc oi'so much gallantry. self sacrifice,
letter writing and speech n aking!
. ~<aa>o
Found his Level.
0. I}. Malls-son, of New York, who was
charged with taking bribes while in Congress
iwo years ago. has lately ceme out a. full
blown Democrat. Mutfcsou made a poor
show before the Congrrssionul Investigating
Committee. but we were never fully persua-
dcc that be was the unmiligalcd rascal his
present Democratic associate-s charged him
with being. It seems however that they were
right, and he is. evidentlybimselfpersuaded
of the folly of trying to fight any longer un-
der false colors. Ilc has turned Democrat.
and is nowjust where bubclongs. His chance
is 2000 for gclting a foreign mission or some-
thing of the sort. 0
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w New misfortunes and difficulties elus
tcl‘nrouud the Paraguay Expedition. Anoth-
er of Mr. Touccy's purchased steamers, the
'vastcrnport,bns been found out to be worth-
less. and the Washington correspondent of
the Tribune gives us the following information
in regard to the new troubles :
An English ofiie 1' direct from Paraguay
that Lopez is preparing effective
f resistance and defence by building
fortifications and obstructing the navigation.
of up; i ivcr. He has placed chains and booms
across. and proposes sinking light vcsscls in
the cli:\l|ll(‘l,lll which event our expedition
could not ascend. Several Belgian and Ilun-
gariau officers are engaged in directing oper-
ations. . - _ ‘
ljcccnt experiments satisfy the-.Depurlmcnt
that the chartered. steamers will bear the
shock of heavy guns, but it is very much
doubted Wilclhcl' they are otherwise lit for
service, owing tolheir frail Construction and
the impaired condition of’ibc machinc' y,much
of which is exposed above decks, and is con-
stantly liable to injury in baffle. ln engage-
ments they must be. fought bewns on. and are
too sharp for that service. The whole expe-
dition husbcen fitted out with an imperfect
knowledge of the requirements needed and
the hazard to be encauutercd.
The Sabine is expected to reach its destina-
tion in forty days more, and the hope of the
Administration now is, that Bowlin’s diplo-
macy will'save it from public ridicule and
serious contingencies, which are threatened.
reports
NEWS ITEMS. 7 E
, . . .The nominal assets in the hands off
the sheriff belonging to the Ohio Life and E
a great part of which is utterly worthless
consisting of individual obligations and
railroad bonds.
Norwich, has been
i’hillips as a livery stable.
7 ‘ v ' . . ' '
.... limit: is some excitement among the
Straits in consequence of their vessels he'-
iug visited by a Russian steamer. The
Visiting officer pretends he wants to know
how much oil has been taken.
....The rails of the New Hampshire
Central road were taken up on Sunday
by order of the managers, clown to the
Contoowok Junction. The work was
commenced on Saturday night and con-
tinued through Sunday for fear of an in-
junction. This is doue to cut off all con-
nection between Manchester and Hills-
borough and its vicinity.
, : ,.‘..Two dozen lnr-gc niul fine Duchess of
Angonleme. pears, weighing nearly a
pound each, were sold in the market un-
der Funeuil Hull, Boston, Tuesday, for
six dollars a. dozen
. . . .The pelice of New York while en-
gaged in registering the voters of that
city, previous to the recent election, found
in one tenant-house fifty-seven persons,
and in another house forty families, com-
prising one hundred and eighteen per-
sons.
. . . .The death of John M. Patton a lead-
ing lawyer of Virginia, is announced in our
Richmond exchanges. .In early life he
represented the Fredericksburg district
in Congress.
. . '. .A. Virginia paper is informed of a
free negro woman who has slept in Park-
ersburg for five days without. cessation.
Atomu'tio‘salts Wero'tried. but it was im-
possible to.snceze._her eyes open.
....'It is understood that the Supreme
Court of California will soon give a decis-
ion, fuliysnstaining Col.-Fremont’s claim
as the rightful owner of all are gold on
his territory. This-will make, Col. Fre‘
mont the possessor of-tl.e most valuable
property in the world. The court has re-
pcatcd the order for the expulsion of the
workan of the Mercer Mining Company
from Mr. Fremont’s estate, which the
sheriff at first declined to serve.
. . . .The Salem Register says that a fine
specimen of the Mus le-weigicus, proba-
bly the only one chr taken with a hook
and line in those waters, was caught from
one of the wharves of that city. It has
a long and slender tail, and unlike most
fishes, no gills ; but well defined cars four
perfectly formed feet, and is entirely cov-
ered, with the exception of the tall, with
a thick coat of fine hair. It is very vora-
cious in its habits.
. . . .The Savannah [Vests gets off the fol-
lowing: The Atlantic .telegraph is at
presentperfeclly neutral. As our friend
I’at would say, “ It’s divil the word it has
to say on either side.”
. . . .Suooks says that there is a marked
difference between birds and women. As
an illust'utiou of this he cites the fact
that a bit of looking glass on a fruit tree
will frighten away every bird that ap-
proaches it, while the same article would
attract more fair ones than a load of
cherries.
. . . .“lcsfcrn papers are jubilant over the
success of the sorgho culture at the West.
The Davenport Times states that one
farmer has made syrup at acost ofsixfeen
cents agallou. In many places in State
where apples abound, the old—fashioned
cider mills have. been used to grind cane
with success.
. . . .The Register says that the Hartford
uuthoritcs were suppressing “ the circula-
tion of the scriptures” in sending James
Bible to the watch house.
.. . .Dr.Isaac Hayes is preparing another
expedition to the North pole. He is so
liciting aid and advice from some of our
scientific societies.
. . . .The right of distributing Bibles has
been obtained by the late treaty, with
China. France assisted in obtaining that
treaty and yet there are put ts of France
where the Bible is not allowed to be dis-
tributed.
. . . .Dr. J. Cloquet, of the French acad-
emy, who has been studying croup, states
that the most effectual remedy is the per-
chloride of iron, which penetrates the
fungus and obliges the patient to expec-
torate by which means the false membrane
is expelled, and an immediate cure effect-
cd. . ' '
. . . .‘Il‘.’ Gouldy and the, t\-.0 servant
girls were reported on Thur-Sday evening
to be much worse, and no hopes were
entertained that they would survive.—
Mrs. Gouldy and the two little boys were
understood‘to be about the same as they
had been for the last day or two.
. . . .Maiue appears to be going back to
the old, primitive condition of New Eng-
land. The wolves and the bears are com
mitting great deprcdutions.
. . . .The North Adams Transcript says
that the Troy and Greenfield Railroad
between North Adams and Tory is en-
tirely finished with the exception of one
mile of the road just this side of Eagle
bridge. which forms the junction at the
New York State line. Work progresses
on the Tunnel amid layers of rock which
resemble the New York Democracy—be-
ing alternately “ hard” and “ soft.”
. . . .The Great \Vestern Railway of Can-
nda have decided to construct solid iron
bridges in place of the wooden ones over
all important streams on their lines.
. . . .lu . it gartown, Martha’s Vineyard
with a population of 2500 there are no
less than 500 pianos.
. . . .If‘orty thousand dollars and upwards
have been subscribed for the Rev. H. W.
Beccher’s church in Brooklyn. The
highest subscription was $6000 ; the low-
cst $1, the first that a little boy had ever
earned. ' A widow lady in Wreutham,
Mass, sent $2.
. . . .The farmers in the vicintiy of Bridge-
port, announce that the corn and potato
crops have not been uslarge and asfiuc in
that region in ten years as they are this
50213011.
....'l‘be journeymen coach makers of
New Haven are on a strike. They de-
mand the prices that were paid them
previous to last fall.
. . . .A chap has been imposing upon the
good pcoplc of Winstcd by selling them a :
LOW washing preparation which he called 3
a Valuable “ chemical discovery,” and
producing various testimonials and recom-
mendations of its'cflicacy. It turned out
to be nothing but potash in a liquid form,
to which is added a small quantity of some
odorous drug to give it a specious smell.
. . . .Deacon Timothy Lester, a worthy
and respected citizen of New Haven, died
on Thursday night, after several years of
physical suffering. '
. . . .Dr. Charles Jewett, well known i
throughout New England, as one of the i
ounces and a half of landannm. The?
physicians pumped the wind info bi
nine hours and a half, and he is now quite
well.
. . . .The Falls Village Methodist Church i
purchased and is 1.
' , ‘ ‘ , about to be occupied by Mr. Dwight
George Knowles. (:icorgc burgers, Jenn Lun- 5 I
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captains ofonr whale ships near thring’s ‘
ablest- advocates of temperance in the I yet live to bless
United States, has already commenmd his kindness .had bee
labors in h-‘lussacbusctts under the aus-E victim of miSplflCt‘
pices of the State Temperance Committee. 5 heart and affections 0
. . . .By artificial respiration an estimable g die.”
citizen of Cincinnati was prevented from i. . . . .
departing this life after he had taken moi of the 20th
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ms ELECTIONS.
We give a brief synopsis of the returns
Irrust Company “WWW to $1,416,860— E from the State Elections that took place
on Tuesday last week, and which have re-
?sulted, with slight exceptions, in the ut-
ter defeat of the Administration party,
and show great gains for the opposition :
stsAcucssrrs is more strongly Re-
publican than last year. The Republi-
cans have carried their Govenor and oth-
State officers )y 30,000 majority—all the
members of Congress of the same party
are elected by increased majorities—Bur
lingame, against whom a dead set was
made not only by the Democracy, but bv
many Americans and old-line Whigs,camh
out 412 votes ahead of his competitor,
Heard. The House stands thus far 102
Republicans,29 Democratsand 10 Amer-
icans—nine districts to hear from. Of
the Senators;elected 37 ‘areRepublicans
and 3 Democrats.
N aw Yonx.——.This State has shown her
hand by electing Morgan (Republican)
for Governor by 20,000 majority. Of the
33 members of Congress, the Opposition
claim 20. The Legislature is also Repub-
lican. So far as heard from the Demo‘
crats have only elected 4 members of Con—
gressuiucluding Mr. Sicklcs, whose seat
will probably be contested. In the last
Congress they had 10.
In New Jrnsav the Opposition have
swept the State, carrying all the five
members (a_gain of two), and securing
p majority in the Legislature on joint bal-
ot. - ~
DELAWARE has elected a Democratic
member of Congress—her State Ticket,
and Legislature. are of the same type.
From WISCONSIN the returns come in
slowly, but look favorable to the Repub-
licans. Of the three members of Con-
gress, 2 are Republican and 1 Democrat.
M ICHIGAN.-—The Democrats have made
small gains in this State,but it is thought
not suflicient'to alter its former position
in the Opposition ranks. Howard, Re-
publican, is defeated, a Democrat elected
in his place.
The latest telegram from Illinois pla-
ces the success of Mr. Douglas beyond a.
doubt:
CHICAGO, Nov. 4th, 1858.
The result for members of the Legisla-
ture, as far as heard from, is as follows :
Senate, Denis. l5 ; Reps. 10—not heard
from, one. House, Reps. 34 ; Dems. 38
—in doubt, 3., The Chicago Tribune and
the Chairman of the Republican State
Corn. acknowledge a Dem. majority of 4
in each house.
Four Republican and four Democrats
are elected to Congress. Douglas is sure
of re-election to the U. S. Senate.
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'MONEY ‘IN THE DEAD Laurens—The
dead letter branch of the General Post
Office has just closed another quarter’s
week. During the last three months there
were found 2, 729 letters, which contain-
money amounting in the aggregate to
$12,912 82. For the quarter which clos-
ed 30th June lastthere were received 4,-
549 letters and $21,498 85 in money.—
For the quarter ending the 30th of March
2,472 letters and $13,457 15 in money.—
Quarter closed 3lst December, 2,352 let;
ters and $1,361 96 in cash. Total, in
the year 12,102 letters and $61,230 72
in money. It is gratifying to state that
under efficiency and promptitude which
characterize the finance bureau, over
nine-tenths of the whole amount of cash
has restored to the original owners.
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VERY CONSIDERATE.—-An Irishman, be-
ing recently on trial for some offense,
pended “ not guilty ;” and the jury being
in the box, the State Solicitor proceeded
to call Mr. Furkisson as a witness. With
the utmost innocence, Patrick turned his
face to the comt, and said, “Do I under-
stand yer honor, that Mr. Furkisson is to
be a witness foruenst me again ?” The
Judges said, dryly, “ It seems so." “Well
thin, yer- honor, I plade guilty, sure an’
yer honor plaise, not because I am guilty
for I’m as innocent as yer honor’s sucking
babe, but just on account of saving Mis-
ther Furkisson’s soul.” ~
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A eraD-UP Law Sum—An exchange
tells of a “ mixed-up law suit” which came
off in Vermont last fall; It seems that-
Smith shot a rabid dog that was trespas-
sing on his lot, and belonging to one Da-
vidson. Dog ran into the road and frigh-
tened a horse belonging to one Shufelt.
Slnifelt’s horse ran away, upset a wagon,
and broke a leg belonging to W. H. Pat-
terson. The question now is—who shall
Patterson sue for damages—Smith, Shu-
felt, or Davidson ? As Smith had caused
the accident, Shufelt allows that Smith
should foot the bill. Smith’s counsel ob-
jects to this, by saying that Smith was
doing a lawful act in a lawful manner,
and that as the horse was frightened by
the dog, the owner of the dog, (Davidson)
should pay the damages. Davidson’s ,
lawyer claims, on the contrar , that he
is not holden, because the dog was not
mad; and if he were mad he would not
have frightened the horse had Smith at-
tended to his own business and let the
dog alone. How the question will come
out, will be known in time, when the
court sits.
. . . . A man in South Windsor, in this
State, it is said, has been presented with
five children in less than one year. Two
were born Oct, 22nd, 1857, and three on
the 13th of October, 1858.
. . . .A correspondent of the Register en-
quires if “history gives the name of the
booby who applied the nonsensical word
‘ buggy’ to the light, Qne'norse vehicles
that run under that head i” In his opin-
ion, it is high time that a better sound-
ing and less suggestive name be applied
—and that “ lousy” or “ wormy” would
be quiet as good taste as “ buggy.”
. . . .A mother and four daughters, all off
whom reside in Northampton, have, col~
lectivcly’ approached the altar Of Hymeu
seventeen times! The mother has had
four husbands, one of her daughters four,
and the others three each.
. . . .Morrissey’s wife, who is said to be
the daughter of a wealthy fine in Troy.
won $2000 on the result of the fight, and
his father-in-law won $80,000.
. . . .Thespecie in thePhiladelphia banks
has fu'rther increased, and has reached
the unprecedented amount of $7,581,340.
\Vhen it is borne in mind that the whole
capital of the banks is only a little oycr
eleven millions and that the circulation
and dcpos ts ~together amount to only
about twentv millions, this is remarkable.
. . . .A new-born babe was left on the
the doorsteps of a house in Boston With
this touching note :—“ To the tender
mercies ofthis cold and wicked world thls
little infant is committed. Whoever re-
ceives it,‘cares for it, and adol’ts ‘3 may
the “day that thus their
n bestowed. Born of a
d confidence, yet the
f the mother never
\‘ews has arrived that on the night
Oct. the Telegraphgpartially
uwaked from its long sleep in- the ocean
in for l bed—it is possxble the thing war he re-
lsuscitated yet at least long enough to
E again speculate a little in the stock.
Norwalk Chronicler