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essay, Dec. 28,1853.
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. State Convention.
Araconv‘ention of delegates represenlirg
the fr‘eemen of Connecticut, who urea ppm-en
to the present national administration, Will
he held at Union Halbin the city of New
the 13th day of Jan-
uary next, at 10 o’clock, A. lib, forthe pur-
’ ‘ ossot‘nominatingoandidatesfoGovernor,
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'tGover-nor, Treasure; Secretary
of State and Cemptrollsr. The several towns.
'lnflili‘State-are r uested to send delegates
equal to or twiceefhe number of their rep-
resentatives in the General Assembly.
John Woodruff, New Haven 00.
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Chas. Whittlesey, Hartford _Co. Repub-
ILH. Starkweather, N.Loudon Co. lican
D. Gemstock, Jr., Fairfield Co. ' Stnte
enunciated Litchfield Co. iceumi
“nurseries, Windham Co. l 'Com.
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Arthur B. Qalef, ltliddlesex Co.
E. 1’ se, Tolland Co.
.I: “Club!!!“ with Magazines.
I‘ For ‘34’w'e'will'furnish the Gazette for 1859
ind either: the Atlantic monthly or Godeyi’s
slandy’s‘Bookjfor 3.25 the Gazette and Ar-
thur’s Home Magazine.
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'A friend sends us the dimensions from
.' actual meisurement of a remarkable fat mail
. bag containing books destined for New
Fairfield, but which passed over the Danbury
Railroada few evenings since. Length, 34
. inches, breadth, 21 inches, lwidth, 1-0 inches,
containing 7.140 cubic inches and weighing
151 lbs. Avordupois.
The amount of knowledge contained in one
mall hag directed to one town in old Connec-
" ticut, of the limited population of New Fair-
fleld, is certainly surprising, and when we
' come to calculate what an immense number
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of books it would take to supply all the
. towns in the State in the s nine proportion.
we cannot help out admire the man in whose
brain wasconceived the majestic thought of
such a gigantic enterprise. We have since
heard of, other bags of similar proportions, di
rooted to other towns in this Slate. Who
shall hereafter say that we have no “working
men” in Congress. What effect it will produce
upon the good people of New Fairfield,to have
such a vast amountof' literature carted right
in upon them, “ allot once,” time alone can
determine, but it certainly appears to us that
if' our M. 0. don’t know much himself. he
does not intend his constituents shall suffer
for lack of means to obtain a certain kind of
“ book knowledge.” We learn also, that a
similar bag reachedBidgefield last week.—
No wonder Congress had to adjourn over the
Holidays.
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mnmlnaflom—We noticed that our enter-
prising fellow citizen, Henry I Hoyt, Esq.,
had his charming residence all a-blaze on
Christmas Eve. From the reflective power of
the illumination, we opine he had some other
_ substance than the gas which has been fur-
“ nished us poor villagers, for the past two or
three months.
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Run Away—A horse belonging to Mr.
' Flynn,the Grocer at South Norwalk ,attached
to aiheavy wagon, started upon a full run
from the Bank of Norwalk last Friday. In
crossing the Bridge, he took to the sidewalk.
the vehicle’s wheels grazing the outer wall &
windows of Knapp d: Lynes storeyel remarka-
bly enough, doing no injury to either. At
the corner he came into the road again, in
an effort to describe the circle requisite for
aturh up Main Street. Here he was soon
brought to a stand still, turned about and
hitched, with no more apparent fright than if
nothing had happened. In fact,we guess that
house is ready and willing. at any time, to
. , run away for the fun of. the thing, and if such
a
is the case, the sooner he is knocked in the
head, or sold to the stage drivers, (which is
about the same thing,) the better, for horse
and for owner.
Another Runaway —A horse belonging
to Gso.B. Gray, and driven by Mrs. tha
of hotel celebrity, got the better of the driver
in some way on Sunday evening, overturning
and pretty essentially demolishing the car-
riage, and ran, with the wheels atlached,from
the scene of the disaster,somewhcrc up coun-
try, to the stable. The horse was not much
injured, we believe, but the colored lady who
essaysd to drive had anarrow escape of be-
ing killed. She is said to have been terribly
frightened, and nearly as badly bruised.
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The Ladies‘ Tea Party.
This festival, although occurring on one of
the most inclement evenings of the present
season, was nevertheless very largely attend-
ed, Indeed, had the evening been a pleasant
,_”,one,we very much doubt whether Phenix
Hall could have accommodated all who would
._,,,,.have been attracted thither. The rain poured
- .~._, downintorrents, yet there could have been
scarcely less than four or five hundred per~
~ sons present, all pleased with the singing.
the supper, the refreshments, &c., d'c., and
particularly pleased with the happy faces
which gleamed from .every quarter. A
strong desire was expressed to have the or.-
"H ‘ tertainment repeated,but the committee who
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“i. expectations ofils friends. Only give us a
had the matter in charge thought it inadvisa-
,ble,_and propose for the gratification of such
as could not be present. a Donation Party, i.i l
aid ofthe Church ,which will embrace a change
got programme.
The public’s old friend and caterer, Charley
,.D’Artois. was there ’with his unrivalled Ice
flGream and other refreshments.
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- 'In material aid,we understand the “ Tea
Party”to have exceeded the most sanguine
Committee of Methodist Ladies, and we’ll
"agree to endow a church, storm a castle. or
1.3'
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accomplish any other highly improbable
thing.
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m We are requested to state that. at a
special meeting of the Stockholders of' the
Pahquloquc Bank .of Danbury, who are dis-
' satisfied with the present management was
held on the 20th inst., and after an animated
discussion a committee was appointed to in-
vestigate the affairs of the Bank.
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Sara orPsws.—Th_c clips of the let Congregational
Church were sold yesterday (Monday) morning. The
competition was spirited, and the sales rated about 25
'2
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er.Pcrry‘aIsoomyg.—Anicng all the great
lights from abroad, who have graced the
course of Literary Lectures at South, Nor-
witlk, the pvt-sent season, finite, we m 0 calls-
fled, possess the power ol pit-using :1 popular
audience, to 21 greater eXient than our own
Mr. Ferry. Nor are his Lectures p’r’nszllg
solely—they possess at pvuer of adaptation
and pructlcuoillly’ “bich outlast all more
creations of the fancy.
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State Agricultural Society's Meeting.
A meeting of the State Agricultural Socie-
Lty will be held on Wednesday the 12th of
January, at the Common Council Rooms,
New Haven, the adv.calling the some up-
peuring in another column. We hope to see
a large representation of the hard listed and
honest hearted farmers of ourCounly.present.
MW
Pos'rronrisrnx'r or THE STATE Coxvsxriox.
-—On account of the meeting of the Slate
Agricultural Society, in New Haven, on the
12lh of Janna ry, the Republican State Con-
vention has been postponed until THURSDAY,
the 13th of Januaty. Delegates will please
take notice of this change. . §
By means of this change our “ Black Re"-
fimblican” friend and correspondent at Darien
will be relieved of his perplexilies, and gel.
the“ Light” for which lie sighs.
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Big (story) Pullet.—-Tnnt Smith, who im-
parts character and dignity to the Adams’
Express Company in these parts—the same
Smith, who for causes yet unexplained (unless
it be his great popularity with those rogues
who expcctto receive his attentions), always ,
runs out of sight of the limping democrats ‘
who accompany him on _ the Constabulary
ticket—this same Smith has been trying to
pal-let over our eyes. by a most eggs-agora-
ted account ofa biddy slaughtered by him it
few days since. Said bird. so fowl-1y dealt
with, belonged to the Shung-Irigh breed, and
according to the aforesaid Smith’s cacklc-u
lions, was just eleven months,from the mo-
ment ll propounded to its maternal ancestor
the chicken hearted question—“ Shunt-i—
clear?” and said mother replied-——“ shell
out" Whereat the aforesaid chick come
forth, presented its bill. faithfully executed
the duties of'collcclur, and grew space—till
on the day of its death aforesaid—weighed
thirteen pounds dressed.
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Ice Cream ——D’Artois was guilty again,
on Christmas day of pcrpetrating another
batch ofmost exquisite Ice Cream. From in-
dications, us we write this " glorious Monday
morning,” we don’t know but he is to. have a
better Ice Cream season this winter, than was
enjoyed last summer. There is one thing pc-
culinr about D’Artois’ Creams however. they
go 017, in all weathers, like the Yankees
matches.
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More Thieving.—A gang of roving lonf-
ers made a grab upon neighbor Bennett, on
Christmas day. They were apprehended and
sent to board of the public expense—the ob-
ject sought, no doubt.
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Religious Meeting—We learn that the
Right Rev. Bishop Solomon T. Scott. Assist-
ant Supt. of the African M. E. Zion. will
preach in the Town Hall on New Year's live,
at 7 o’clock. The public are invited to attend. ]
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£122.” A young man named Hull Colburn vvus
dangerously injured while engaged in tires
sing and decorating the Episcopal Church in
Ansonlu, on Friday lust. . lie bud mounted a
step ladder, placed on the top of some of the
seats, when the ladder gave way and he. fell.
striking very heavily on his side.
a criticul condition.‘ I
it: lies in
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A Generous Donation to Yale College.
The New Haven Journal says that after the
adj onrnmeut of the late annual meeting of
the corporation of Yale College. Gov. Buck-
ingham, who is ex-ofilcio it member of" the
Corporation, tendered to the treasurer-the
draft on the State Treasury for his salary
as Governor, $1,100. during this year.
u<op~s.—
The Atlantic Monthly has been received
for January. 0. W. Holmes commences a
new series of' his brilliant papers, under lbe
title of “The Professor at the Breakfast Ta-
ble.” Mrs. Stowe has several chapters more
of her new serial story," The Minister‘s Woo-
iug." The other articles are ‘ Olympus and
Asgard,’ Juanita, Coffee and Ten, Men of the
Sea, The Illustrious Obscure, continuation of
Bulls and Bears, die. The reputation of this
Magazine as the best American Monthly, is
now firmly eslablished. l'ublisbed by Pllil'
lips, Sampson .l'. 00., Boston, at $3 per year.
By arrangement with the Publishers, we. can
tarnish it and the Gazette, one your, for $4.
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Harper’s Magazine. for Januarylias been
received. 'If contains original contributions
from Wm. Cullen Bryuit. Geo. W. Curtis.
Donald G. .llilchell,S. I Prime. B. J Les
sing, Mrs. L. C. Moullon, Mrs. E. D. B. \loul-
ton and other Americuu authors. The illus-
trated articles are " The l’auumn Railroad.”
" Quebec.” and “ The People of the fled lllv-
er.” For 5.1l0 by A. 11. Camp and Knapp «S:
Lyrics.
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,mrr rl'hcro is now living in Norfi'ill-I. V9...
a. negro woman “DD is in her one hundred
and twentieth your. an retains all lll‘l‘ dii'fl
cultics in u remarkabledegree. lit 1‘ younu-
est son is now living. and is between semifi—
ty and eighty ; his youngest is lhiriy four
Bridgeport Fanm r l?)
fiY'Thlsrcminds us of one of the “counts”
in a. petition for divorce. brought by u lady.
recenllv a resident of" this town, at- the last
term of lhe Danbury Court. Among the
nmny Olll"l' grievennccs which she bud borne
from her :illiniiceil. during life .few brief
months of her wedded
out in full
life, the Cll‘l‘li rend ,
uud stentorluu voice that " he
l1“:ltl.0.'l repented occasionsused tower Shel"
vile and appropriate- (.7) language l” It is,
needless to toy that the 3.0V”), of tbcConrt l
was seriously disturbed by the blunder, ul
though those having know h (11:13 of' both
sides of the story, say there was more truth
than joke, in the misopplicntion of words.
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jured.
lprivnlr cunitul will invest- in it.
Tho‘I‘l'ench fipollazt—ion Bill- ’
We are glad to perceive- that the old sub-
ject 0 tench Spoliztliou is not to be per-
iuitti d to rust. where. it is. Mr Critlenilcn ,
on Mortnuygovc notice that he should on
vn
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Gilt of January. call it
assigning some tiny for ifs eon it‘lernlion.—
Thcl‘rrsident and his predecessors Ft‘t'lll to
be Very anxious ilml tin: Amislad Slztt'e tru-
del's should have pay for the loss of their
cargo of live ’stock, but to be very indiffer-
ent to the claims of our citizens for their
losses by French captures during the infancy
ofcur republic.
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Christmas Exercises at the South Nor-
walk Union School. ‘
The children comprising the several de-
partments of the South Noritolk Union
School,got up an impromptu entertainment
on Christmas Eve, which passed off to the dc-
light of all parties. We had designed a full
report of the ptocecdings, but for want of
room, find ourselves compelled to post-
pone it till next week.
MW
,fifi‘ Mr. Thompson’s Leclure last .Wedues-
day evening was replete with good things,
and highly enjoyed by one of the largest on-
dienccs convened this season.
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W Mr. Starr Bencbgof the firm of Beach
A: Burritt. died suddenlymt his residence
in Bridgeport, on Saturday, of npoplcxy.
He was 115 years of age, and leaves a widow
and five children. -
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For Me Zvaval/c Gazette.
Look to your Well Curbs.
New CANAAN, Dec. 24th, 1858.
Yesterday a little girl of Snm’l Keith’s,
in this town, aged five years, in running
after a chicken, slipped into a. well, about
thirty feet deep, (water 6 to 8 feet). She"
was not missed for about thirty minutes,
when a cry of “ mother” t "as heard by a
woman living in the house, and upon g0-
iug to the well, the little sufferer was dis-
covered standing with her head about six
or eight inches above. the water. She
was immediately rescued by John S.
'l‘rowbridgc, and his apprentice , Miles N
Disbrow, but. when taken out she was un—
able to hold out longer, and fell to the
ground. She had evidently sunk to the
bottom of the well, as her clothing was
entirely saturated, and she had lost one
shoe. and stocking, and her bonnet, but
had recovered her stocking and placed it
in u crevice of the stonework. The bon-
net she was holding in her hand. Mirac-
ulously enough, she is apparently unlu—
N. W. H.
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State Temperance Society; ‘ .
The annual meeting of this Somctv
took plaice on Wednesday last at New
Haven. Normand Porter, E<q., Presi-
dent called the meeting to order.—
Ilcv. .Mr. Stowell offered prayer—~—
nf’ter which the President addressed
some opening remarks, after which
I’llilemou Hezitllcy, Rev. B. D. Stowe-ll,
‘v‘v’yllys Tutti were appointed a business
committee by nomination. The follow lug
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“officers were zippomted for the ensuing
your President, Henry A. Benedict, Ul
New Haired ; Vice Presidents, Holman
Porter, Hartford County, George \.\_
Smith, New Haven County ; James S.
Clark, Faitfield County; H. Baldwin,
Lllclifieltl County; l’. S. Berry, Ne“
London County ; I’orter Burrows, 'l‘ol-
loud County ; Ll. Doug-ins, Mlnolescx
County ; E. Lester, ll’indlnnn County ;
Recording and Corresponding Secretory,
E. M. Grorlinm, of New Hurtu, Trensu-
rer, Amos Townsend; EXCUUUVU Con.-
niitree, I’liilunder Houdley, New llltVL‘ll ;
I". L. Berry, New London ; Asa lllll.
Not-walk ; it"iills Tutlle, North Haven 3
Lucius lves, Hutndeu.
Very interesting letters were read from
l'rlencls of the cause in several parts 01
the State, which drew out exciting dis-
ctls'SlOilS. — .
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Pacific Railroad.
Senator llfilson ins introduced a bill
for the construction of a railroad to the
Pacific, the provisions of which are sub-
stantially as follows : '
The President and Senate shall up-
poiu_l‘.,fl_vt=. civllueugineers practically ex-
perienced in the li’i'ying out. and con-strum.
thn ofruilroods, who within two years
sliull locate the route of n mill-0nd from
the Missouri River to Suit Francisco,
through the region between the 34th and.
43d pui‘zi-lills.
1f the Pre>ident opprovcs of their dc?
cislun, llic railroad, us locate-(l by them
shall he built by the. government, midi-i
lllt: direction of n board, to consist oflln-
secretaries of the Mr and . the interior,
the l)O.\llllllSl(‘l‘ general and the attorney
general, who shall contract with the low-
est bidders for its construction, in sec-
tions of not. more than twenty-five miles
in length. ' ,
Money to build the road shall be
raised by loan. as needed, in sums of'SlO-
000,000 nununlly.
From the pussng'e of the not till the lo:
cation of the road, all public lands lie-
l\\'('Ci| the aforesaid parallels shall be
withheld from sale, but shall be open to
pre-entpliou by actual settlers. Alli-r
the rend is located, the proceeds of flu-
snle of lands, for one hundred and fifty
miles on each side, shall constitute :1 fund
for the consume-lion of the mud, and the
payment. of the debt incurred fo. it.
Mr I’Vilsoii propOses this on flit-ground
that (Le. Pnt'lili‘ Railroad is it public ne-
scssslly, rnil flint there is no hope that
If done
of. it” it must be done by the Govern-
ment." -
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'3.“ :3 House —-A coirt-spouli ht at Wash-
ington sends us the following (lcicilplicti of
the new lleprescntntive's Ilull, just coniple
tell:
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«. m Bowen & Mci‘luince dissolve partucr- l
ship on the first of January, and Mr. butt eh i
per cent. over any previous year, the sum total falling .
but little short of 82,500. A vote was placed estub»
goes on ulnne. ‘:
l So say our exchanges.
The Representatives have taken their
seats in their red morocco cltnirsuml “ gin-
gcr-brend hull,” rcsoncnt with many voices.
This hall is a curious concern ; it looks
They have ”m i like r: gililt-r‘s shop fllltl rccl iiioroccolcuth-
fishing the noon intermissions on the Sabbath at two i rm“: mm‘blc edifice l” “WW-1“ “y 7 and their l (.1- "llmuiilClC'l‘l' C‘:’lllli=ll10(l, and, in HS g‘CW-
}tours, in order to accommodate the Sabbath School.
MWM
CHRISTMAR .n' Sr. Pan’s Cannon—The children con-
nected with St. Paul’s Church, were treated to a grat-
ifying entertainment on Christmas, in the shape of"
presents upon a “ Christmas Tree," and refreshments
or each member of the School. The happy influences
~ _ of these plcnsantries will never be lost upon the chil-
I
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ta.
3e
dteu.
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Eroa'm or Jssunnr BALL.-‘—The proposed Ball at Phe-
. , stl'x uni. in honor of “ Old Hickory” generally. and our
' zones Hickory friend Austin, in particular, is promised
" ,0]- the Committee of Arrangements to be the Ball of the
. .8090“ We have no doubt of the" fact, and hope the
“ tripping” fraternity will give neightor Austin a
bumper.
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,YSEN‘TOR FOSTER—Hon. L. S. Foster did a. good
“gills for hiI‘cpnstlluenta and the country, on Monday
I' *webk. ‘iLPTOWTloz an amendment to the Pacific Rail-
' To“! Bill,‘roguiring\u,e rails for the. ROad to be made
in this cannabis? ‘He
. \ opposed by tlteltdmlnistmiion
’ Senators, “Pd “Vick“! hose from the South, but
. , Married the “11°96!“th ‘br‘upte of 25 to 23. _
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31-,Jonx’s Inhale—The ounusl Insmtion of On
'l" “”1 " 'cén’ of the above Lodge or Free and accepted'mlcsons,
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. _ 3.1th 1.“ (trend-y) erenlax. .3
a .I l‘ j’ . ;.,.' '4 ' :0" ." -“J
, mercantile Clldl‘aclcf'l‘
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; relief on their humble columns.
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that on Iriuutun, uztmed Nit-bolus ll eleh ill
the cmploy'bi Mr. lnfus \\'u.1'dwl:ll. while
engaged in discharging coal from lllvc‘sficl
fell from ill‘: wheeling platform info the
hold of the schooner—u. <.i.~tnncc of about
tWelvc feet— and lractnr-d his skull so bud-
ly as to cause his dculh, which occurred four
or five hours after the accident. He \Vns
about fifty years of ugc,und leaves a wife
and font children.
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fig? Judge Pulmonnf one of the dislricls
of Minnesota, has decided that the increas-
ed rate of interest. such as 3 or 5 per (:1 n l.
per month, agreed on in promissory Holes.
to be paid after the role is due and unpaid
is legal and colleclnble. 'llw ground of the
decision is that the incrcnsul interest is to
be looked upon in the nature of a penalty.
or a dnma‘ge for the non fulfillment ol’n
contract, rather than as interest for the
malllety lottoerlil'ypjotfl1 itlis therefore not a
vio a ion o'_t e ,5..nr.,mw. 'I e
court laden“ 15395 9“.“ decislhnéuprem‘e
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stands out in as pure l
1173‘ ll c learn from lheStnmi‘ortl Advocate ’
guw crruiigenien‘is, puts us in mind of it
,iiigrgcr Wt'llcll supplied with :t superannu-
; dance of linery, and trying to pile it all on
2 together, wiilmutrcgurd to taste, or apro-
pcr combination of colors. The immense
expanse ofcciliun', iiusupportml by at single
t‘J
column, has ll threatening lock, {and scans
as if ll. would breath in two at llllV moment
ann conic slop down on the aroma. 0f"‘tlie
ccllcled Wisdom ” \Y ilh such a contrivauce
right over his copul, a nervous member
must: we fancy, be anything at all but a
condition ofpiilin reflection. .
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Have you seen them '?
1? That superb linuraving,*-'l‘irn VILLAGE
itucnsmvn.” and the ln-uulil'ul- Art Journal
which . nre lurnislved to subscribers of llte Cos-
mulpo'liluii_.-\rt Association can now be seen
at usrrtc vass for it. short time only.
Secudvcrtsement elsewhere bended—New
Features.
“4.5.9...“ .
....Tl10m:tS H. Bt-iilon's will has just
been prolmted—none of the executors
“91‘ 19,3... been willing to undertake the job.
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Win are the Agitatcre '?
The Albany Evening Journu very
Ilfoveilily :iustvers this question as fol-
l0\vs:-.
g The administration pirtr
l
lmvo been
up for the purpose of, two years depicting the vigilntlou ofslnvc-
' g'y, ninl ever since
lust. spring- uuvc in-
sisted that the slavery question was. fiunl-
ly and cornln:~lvr~ly settled. There has
been no new :ittt-mpt at :igilntion on the
port. of the opposition. But. how is it
with themselves.
The President sends in his Message,
and twomortalcolumns of it are devo-
ted to fanning the flames of slavery agi-
ration.
of the session, Mr. Mason, Chairman of
the committee on Foreign Relations, act»
lug in behalf of the administration, takes
the earliest moment to revive the slave
ry agitation by calling up theclaim of
the owners of the Amistad negrocs.
The South Caroli‘na'Legislaturc'nssem-
bles with o. conceded administration ma-
jority in both houses. Its whole ' time is
taken upwith a discussion of a proposition
to re-Open the slave trade, and the revi-
vul of “ agitation.”
The Arkansas Legislature, also in ses-
sion devotes its time topro-sluvery reso-
lutions for the express purpose of keeping
tip “ agitation”. ' .
The North Carolina Legislature is agi-
tating the subject ofreducing free negrocs
to slavery. The Alabama and Florida
Legislatures are agitating the. slave trade.
The Mississippi politicians are issuing
manifestoe, all to a greater or less ex-
tent agitating the. slavery question. All
these are Democratic bod cs.
Who are the A gitntators ?
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Homolnn 1x Lircririsi.n.—0n Thurs-
day evening week, it man named Hiram
Tripp, was killed by his son at Northficlil
a parish of the town of Litclifield. The
son. who is about thirty years old, is said
to be somewhat insnne. On Thursday
evening he got up from the ton-table, and
went out of the room, slamming the door
after him. On coming back, the father
scolded bimg-und an altercation ensued
in which the father struck the son, who
Immediately drew a dirk knife and stab-
bed the f'othcr in the abdomen. He died
lll a few hours, and the yfiung man was
held for trial.
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Tm: ATLANTIC CABLE—“7c under-
stand that Mr. Cyrus W. Field received
yesterday, from Newfoundland, n. (les-
patch of a nature calculated to revivetlie
drooping ltOpes of the friends of the At-
lantic Cable. On Saturday lost, the Sn-
perintendent tells Mr. Field some very
good currents were received, and the
word " Henley” was distinctly recognized
at about the hour when, according to ad-
vices received by the Arabia M r. Hott-
ley’s large machine was to have been
working—four. of Com, 2lst.
«d9»-
116.5“ The N. 'Y. Evening Post thus rid-
icules the modern mode of writing obituary
notices of deceased New York merchants:
“ He was born at Huddlctown, Con-
necticut, in the year 1802. By the time
he \vas‘ten years old (and very old, indeed
llC was at that time of life,) he had made
one hundred and sixty five bargains, bur-
tcrs and (tickers in shocs’trings, peg-top
n...._ nek-krives, and had amassed the sum
of five dollars and fifty-three cents, Al
the age of'elcven, be colored the store of
Grab & Kctehum, in his native town, and
continued therein as clerk until he had
reached the age of fifteen years, and accu-
mulatedthe sum of two hundred and five
.lollztrs and thirty two cents. Investing
this amount in potatoes and dried pump-
kins, he set sail in ft Stonington sloop for
New York, and with his entire possessions
landed at Fulton Market in the year 1817
“ Since that time liclins passed through
the several professions of vegetable pur-
vey fish vendor. general merchant, bank
president and solid man and is now cuu-
sidercd n nmgpnte and a millionaire. He
was never iudited for stealing, nor accused
of infidelity. He We; never troubled
with an ultra. idea, never had on unselfish
uspiru’tii‘m, never went out of his way to
do it charitable act, never bothered him
self with romance, sentiment, or art, iicvcr
<poke two consecutive sentences gram uti-
cnlly, never lookcdat the stars over his
’licad nor the flowers under his feet. He
has just built himself a large brick house
veneered with brown stone, and furnished
it with sutinwood and brOCntclle, and hung
.tltegyjallsyjiih paintings, evidently by very
old antlincleecl quitedccrepit mastersand
set up a carriage. - 7 A 7 '
nrli
«ONO—— ’
12%” Money in Boston is very abundant
and as loans on good'business paper are
readily made at 4 l 2 to 5 per cent, the
merchants are anticipating their paper
‘wberc they can do so with interest off.—
'l‘his‘ not had increased the amount. of
bank loans which have reached the sum
of 958,500,000, being $10,000, 000 more
than at; the time of suspension last full.—
l‘lie specie in the Boston banks amounts
to $9,142,700.
———--————¢_-~1@>-c-————
pg. “ Mrs. Cunningham,” of Burdell
murder notoriety. and her two daughters.
are living", it is sold, in an elegant muti-
sion in 'l‘wcnty-tliird street, and uppitrr:nt-_
ly in easy circumstances They give per—
lics occasionally, and “ the head of the
family,” it is said, was visiblcnt the opera
the other evening, Augusta was married
recently to it young Southern planter,
and Helen, it is understood, is in a fair
way to follow the example. As the play;
says-—“ 'lllf')’ are all great h'objecls ol'
h’lntercst l”
———-c——-——O«<.s—eo—
- Ax OPINION AS IS AN Orisiox.——The
ZVew Brunswic/rcr gives the following l‘t‘ll‘
sons for no publishing President Hu-
cltniiun’s lust mesSnge :
A very dry, long-winded and nonsensi-
f
u
was preseulml to Congress on h'luntlny,
and from thence politely sent to all the
newspaper publishers in tltclund with the
cxnecintiou that. they would print it,
mzlny of whom were llllfl will be gullu-d
by the doubtful compliment. As many of
the assertions made in the slorv are de-
cidcdlv fillSl' and others founded on fiction
and the moral of the whole decidedly
wrong and of an evil tendency, and us we
prefer nonsense in small doses, we have
concluded to let the document goto the
winds without. our old, and therefore shall
not lumber our columns with it.
, La—~-——-¢o<t.>»o-—~———-'
5—35“ The Washington .Slalcs says that
cuntructs are completed for u tclcgi'nplt
to Cnl-n, and that work will immediately
commence at Savannah, Georgia, for the
construction of it telegrupltliue to Fernan-
dina, Flu, thence by land to CcdurKcys
and front there to Key West by a sub-
finnrine cablc,:intl'fr0'ni tltelntler to Cuba.
The contractors of this work will leave
New York in' a. few days for the field of
operations. 9. '
—‘—T——'.?‘."°——""_‘—
APPROPRIATE—Ill continuing the Pros-
.ldent’s MeSsnge two weeks we hat/c been
accustd of publishing it' in “ New York
Ledger style.” Very tvell. Istt not up-
pioprinte to publish the Message as we do
other works offlict-ion of' equal length?
Saralogza'n.
Congress meets, and on "tke first day-
cul tuli- 'llllt'tl the “President’s Message,” ,
_... . * h
cowamserouaa.
Cit.
l TUESDAY —Tlic Senate p oil the bill
i n‘iuking nppmpl'iu'ions for the St. Clair
Flats. 'l‘hc Pitcillc Railroad Bill was
then taken up, when Mr. Seward made
at lung um! slutesinnulike speech in its fu-
vor. urging the intuit-clinic construction
of the road us it mutter of public policy.
Mr \Vnril of Texas, spoke for the Texas
route. Mr. Wilson unwed nu amend-
ment locating the. road between the 34th
and 43d parallel. Mr. Seward offered at
neg
further legislation against the slave trade.
It was announced that the new Senate
Chamber would be ready to be occupied
after the recess. After a short executive
Session, the Senate adjourned. I
In the House, several Appropriation
bills Were reported. Mr. Kellomr of Il-
linois strove in vain to ' introdu‘g'n Fbill
providing for the election of local ofilcéré
in the Territories by the people, .and- for
the formation of .o- state constitution
when .the popu ution‘ becomes sulfictent,
for onojRepresentatlve in Cannes such
a Constitution to be submitted til)" the ”tee.-
ple for ratification. Mr. -.Cavennughl in-
troduced a bill to organize the Territor '
0f Ducotnh. In committee, the cum-tin;
clause was struck out of the SoldirTgi
Pensions Bill, which then came before
the House, where a substitute, offered bv
Mr. Savage of Tennesseeglvmir pensions
to all who served sixty days car more in
the war of 1812, was adopted. Pen'l'
l A Good Bank.»
resolution: of inquiry as to the necessity of l
The subject of Banks is at’prescnt life l
Their i
inth cxuitlng topic of the «buy.
'11 ili'y, us they are often ninnngcd, has;
1 long: been questioiiecl by some, uml doling l
; the sitting of :hclogidtturcs of the fict’el'- j
l :tl States, the present winler, it l.-"[.ll‘nl):t~ i
; lilo flirt the sill-jet: will cizmntnnll gener-
3:il interest. flint, fltltt’cz'cf' tin: qlleslmn E
grimy be ileleunineo, there is WW “Mk!
where. deposits may always be considered
safe. Its vault is Moll/er Eafl/L—SEGIII'C
and always yielding good dividends ; the
exchanges, l/ze planting of file field and the
garden, always natural and therefore
equal in value The drafts should be Imp—
pmess sobriety and viable independence the
assets would be beautiful fields warring
’N‘iUI- g‘oldmz. 1m rrcsts, [to gladden the hearts ,
of the people. ; the" liabilities would be.
unavoidable yet agreeable indebtedness
alone-to the (liver of all Good while the
dividends would be heal/l), prosperity and
wealth. . ..
This the. Farmer’s Bank, is one that
will be found worth sustaining one that
mdy’hnvc'a million of branches and still
the business will never be over donefiand
there will be no suspension of payments.
.<.>..—_
Tm: CIGAR AND rm: Grins—He who
doth not smoke has either known no
griefs, or ref'useth himself the softest con-
solation next to that which comes from
Heaven. What! softer than we‘-
man? asks the young render. Young
_ lilZ
the question upon the amended ..
House adjourned.
‘ ’.t. .t,
kl... .“(i
WEDivssmvréA largo ll!
titlons seeking protection
industry Were preseulci'l to the Senate ——
Mr. Seward introduced a. bill authorizitw
the removal ofthe 'anited States (Jun:
tine buildings. A bill to nppronz-ifln a
million acres of‘lnud to free.pulilicsvl;.:o’s
in the District of Columbia. introduce-ll
by Mr. Wilson was referred. After a
long executive session, in the course of
which Senators Toombs and Mallory had
a short colloquy, the Seiuilc adjourned
The House passed the Pensions bill
which has been under consideration for
some days. The Military Academy
bill coming up, Messrs. Guldlugs and
Lovejoy opposed npj‘iroprintious‘for the
purpose of “ teaching tnen how to fiirhr,”
M 1-, Phelps offered it resolution rcfcl'rincr
the President’s Message, by parts, to ill: '
various Committees. Mr. Contins com-
mented on the Message. Mr. George
'l‘oylor discourscd Central America and
the Monroe doctrine. Mr. Morris ex~
plnined his new Territorial bill. -The
House passed the Invalid Pension and
Military Academy bills. Mr. Davis of
Mississippi strove to introduce a resolu-
tion authorizing the President to take
possession of Cuba until satisfaction be
given for past insults. ' '
O
nnbcr of no. "
In American
TscnsnAv.——The session of the Senate
was opened with prayer by a Cutholic
priest in full canonl ~uls. A bill was in-
troduced by Mr. Critteudcn to regulate
the election of U. S. Senators. Mr. Slu-
ill'l', of Michigan vainly attempted to bring
up the bill which grunts public lands to
the several States for the benefit of agri-
culture and the mechanic :ll'lS. A bill
giving a pension to the widow and family
of Col. 'l'uriibull gave rise to an animated
discussion. A memorial from the grand-
son of Gen. Nut. Green of Bhode Island,
asking; for old in the publication of his-
grnnclfnthcr’s memoirs was also present-
ed. '
Numerous bills were presenter] in the
House. Among them was one giving
the President a hundred millions of ilol-
lai's wherewitli to conclude u treaty with
Spain, settle all difficulties, and procure
the cessiou of Cuba—4 lie sum to ‘bc bor-
rovved, ifil: be not in the ’l‘i‘cnsurynt the
time fixed for payment. Another of" the
bills introduced'contains jil'u‘.‘:sl0n>‘. regu-
lating the duties on imports. Another
authorizes Louisiana to impose tonnage
duties, the proceeds to be devoted to the
improvement \ ftlie Channeljof flit: .‘tiissis-
sippi. One repealing the English Act,
ind another authorizing the people 6f
the Territories to elect all their officers
, she boosts the privilege to console.
! mun consoles,
man, woman teases as Well as consoles.
Woman mukes‘ half the sorrows which
“’0
iiis true while we are young
l‘nud linndsum. ; wh we are ,old, and
ugly. woman units a scolds us. 0.1
the Whole, “"0, wo’mnn in this scale, and
the weed in tllnt Jupiter, hung out .thy
balance, and veigh them. both ; and if
thou give tllejirefer‘ence to woman. gill I
Can say is, lll': next time. Juno ruflles thee
0, J upitcr, try thy \l’CBd.-——Bnllt‘f’r‘.
--—— '*N*‘.>-.——.—
A SPIRIT Kiss..——'l‘hc I’uwtuckct Guz-
ctte relates lilo following pleasant incident
of spiritual communication: Au enthusi-
astic believer wusrclating to a. skeptic the
spirtuul perfijirmancc to which he could tes-
tify, and among other things said that. on
rteerfnin occasion the spirit of his wife,
who had been dead several years, return-
ed to him, and seating herself upon his
knee, put llfll' arms :tiounil him and kissed
him as much to his gratification as she
used to when living. “ You do not mean
to say,” remarked the skeptic, " that the
spirit of your wife renlly'cmbraced you and
kissed you 1’" “ No, not exactly that, re-
plicd the believer, ,but her spirit took pos-
session of the body of a female V medium,
and through. her cnibr .cedfand kissed me.”
We presume that believers are often as
willingly deceived as this man was.” ‘
thw—
Mas. DoUGLAs ox m 'Lnrs CANVASS.
——A correspondent. of the Vinccnnes Sun
speaking of the pleasant qualities of Mrs.
Douglas, relutestliot at the Chicago cel-
cbratiou Mrs: Douglas was asked how
she stood the canvass. “Very well,”
said she, “but I must go and get- my
husband some clothes—lie has come out
of the bottle half-naked. I got llllll two
dozen shirts last spring, and two or three
sets ofsluds; he lost all his shirts but
two, undone of those don’t belong to him,
all the studs but four, which belong to
four dlfiin'cnt sets, and besides he hasn’t
any of the other clothes that; he started
out with.” His old white but, liowev-'
er, rode out the storm, dilapidated but
safe.
«~«sSa—o
A LATE szr: Prolific—One indi-
vidual result of the “utvakening” lust
winterin this city,ns will be remembered,
was the conversion of the well-known OI",
ville. or “Atvful” lurtliucr. The utvu-
kening; of deeply-depraved characters is
not an unheard of occurrence, but, peril
linps,th‘e persistence of such in a religious
courseils the more remarkable of the
two. Those who read the account of the
”mtll’,’ heme-en Morriscy and Hee‘uiin
mightlhove inferred, from the abSence of
Mr. ll -’ardiner’s name in that connection,
tlmtflle was engaged in a better business.
And s'uch was the fact. 0 He is not only
were referred. Mr. Biughnm introdurctl
ll. bill abolishing the present system off
mileage, and allowing members their ue- ;
titul travellitg exporters only. Mr. Morris :
introduced‘u bill admitting sugar and
salt free of duty, and Mr. Wusliburuo :1
bill for establishing u post. route. from
Leavenworth tol‘ikc’s Peak. Mr. Fol-us.-
worth 01 Minus vainly cudeuvoreo to in-
troduce ll. resolution looking to the :idop-.
tiou of furthermensures for the suppresy
sion of the slave-trade, and Mr. Blnir a
resolution declaring the Died Scott dc-
rision extra-judicial, illegal and void.—
'l‘lic principle Appropriation bills were
roj'mtztetl by the Chairman of the Com-
mittee on \Vuys and Menus. Mr. Sher-
mun of Ohio moved the reference of the
Naval Appi‘oprlutiott' Bill to the Com-l,
Illlticcoanlqul Afl'..irs, with it view to;
ll more cnt'el'ul examination of the items i
ilrinrntflic given by the House. Mr.
Ferguson introduced a Homestead bill.—
After laying out. n good‘deul of work for
the residue of the session, Congress tul-
jourucd till the 4th of January.
.._._'_..‘,,-..._-__
[@Tlie wife-of fl. wellknowu cilizrnl
of'Cinelnnuli, in. relating the history of I
her domestic troubles to the Police Judge l
stated that not at singli? word of conver-
sation has passed between her and lie? .
husband for twenty years. They" how-.3
lived in the some hou'sc together and a
)tlll'i. of the time dined at the sour.- tnblc
Both parties should be. Well “ sléppt’ri'ed,"
'ond sent to bed Sllppt'l‘ltss——fifll:l' the
fashion of four your old children. -
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9:35“ The Vanderbilt steamship Ariel,
arrived at Halifax, Monday, short of
conl. She left Soulhummuu of the Isl
lust, and experienced an unusually toru-
prstuouspiissug‘e. 0n the Sllt inst, (ill-
I in: n lieuvygnlc, a terrific sen. struck
l the-ship, instantly killing her commander
l Capt L‘llllo'tt’, filltl severely injurlgg' the
1' second officer and two seamen. The first
’ officer vns also slightly bruised.
'—"——‘4H"E>vo—
,. At the Town Meeting in 2? wind
last week, the. zitlempt to resins: l w ill}-
drnw the appropriation llf'l‘tlll-ltn.‘ mane
lo the Hartford Orphan Asylum, lollt'll.
Many of the (.‘nllnilic volt-rs declared
that they were not in fnvor of any such
rescinding. They wished on appropria-
llon made to their own institution but (liil
not. desire to inkc away v: ll.Il hm} burn ggiw
on to the Hartford Asylum. 'l‘ney pulilr it
it set of resolutions in \l'lzli'l: i: lie-
nouuce some of llic'lcudcrs of ifu- lit nio-
crutic put‘ly very strongly—~ asserting
that on tliooucstlon at issue. these lend-
ers deserted the men by whom they hnvc
heretofore been sustained.
o<..-~.——
@Jnmcs Brewster of New Haven
writes to the New York Times, propo:
sing to be one ofn number of competitors
for offering :1 plan for a more economical
and lib the some time, more efficient cure
of the poor oftltut city—to include their
moral and physical improvement. He
further pr0p0ses, in case he does not re-
ceive the award, to be one of ten to pay
one hundred dollars each, to the success-
ful candidate. ‘2
. spiritualism.
l j
. :t‘mciitber of tlreiMetltodist persuasion-—
in good standing, " lfillflllg finished his
“ probation” three months since—lbut ‘is
also :l respectable shocmaker—ltisfl‘ origi-
nal rude—4:1 Portcbcster, N, 123—4
Sum months since, the Rev. Mr. Gilbert
Melliodist clergyinuu at that platee,‘:-by
menus of n. subscription of $500, contri-
butet. by. himself and friends, started ‘Mr:
Gardner in business, and he is Said to be
now dong very well. Two or three of
his brotucrs are employed in his shop,
and they are. also members of the Methu
dist Clturth. Orville refuted his expifri-
ence on Shiduy before last in the Metho-
dist Church of 'l'nrrytowii, on the Occu-
siun of :1 religious union-meeting held
there bv the. “ Flying Artillery” of this I
eity.—- ’1'. out.» '
..__..:‘.\,....¢O>- l
fiGcorw 1’. Point! of \Vorccsfer, l
who has liec.n,elitisitici't-ll a powerful me-l
dium, mid-who bus been the instrumcntl
Uf cunVrfl'llllg' hundreds to spiritualism, l
. l
; has acknowledged that his pretended cx- l
prf‘lmt‘llis were a fraud and client. Ae-é
cordingr to the N. Y. Post, Pnlue went
to New York for the puvasc of convin-é.
clog Mr. Colt-s, o former medium, who;
has recently concluded that pitysi 'lll inun- 1
ilcstnlious are n lininliug‘. For this pur-'
pose a circle he. held in » Mr. l’unie's
moms, and Colt-s, with 'Sel‘t'l'ul others ul-
tendcll, and were nimble to detect any
deception. At user-cud interview, hou-
evcr. he, with Mr. Henry Smith and Mr.
Waiters of Worcester determined to sift
the matter to the bottom. Mr. Paine. '
on being l‘t‘l‘illt‘Sltttl to change. the position:
of {he tulilc,l'cl'iiserlntllcglu1.: that it would
destroy the " conditions.” At lost, a
small hole in the loor, and it rent in the
Carpet was discovered in close proximity
with the table legs. The three gentle-
men hunted proposed to take up the our-
pet, but Mr. l’ninc demurred, and re-
quested them to call next day. Mr. C.
and his associates, however, detcrmimd.
not to vlelcl the point. and gave Mr. I"
tlrnl‘l\“ to understand that they would
not leave the. room until they bud taken ,
up the carpet. Finding that he was
eniiglit,’P:tine acknowledged the client,
nun that be bad cheated front the begin.
ning. Ile defended the fraud on the
ground that the end justified the menus,
llllll exhibited a piece of No. '2 ‘wirc, us
lllL‘ veritable apparatus by which he had
moved tables and converted hundreds to
_ ___.——«Q»F-.— ——~~—
. . . .Thc total expenditures of the British .
government for the your curling 21st of"
March last, in round numbers, was $365,,
000,000, or a million dollars a day The ‘
ni'my expenditure was about $64,000,000 l
and that for the navy $552,000,000 ; tnls- l
celluneous civil services, including the?
dowrv of $1 000,000 to the Princess Roy- ,
ul, $05,000,000, For the I’crsiuu expe-
dition there unspoilt to the Eu t India I
Company neurlv $4,000,000 ;’tlll(l also to ,
the East India Company, for the war
with China, nearly $3,000,000.
. . . .Thc U“. S. Government has controct- 5.
ed for One thousand revolvers, Joslyu’s
patent, at $20 each. They'nrc to be
.xle in Mlddletowm‘” ”‘7
.s.
1
l
f “3' ""1“ Issued about eleven months ago
‘ XI‘lte
Ibercnvcd husband took matters c oly,
[ went about his
i outward show of grief.
2 en, die. Old husband quietly welcomed l
C‘Mcssrs. Peabody and
Manson at $10.922f299/”’i.f,
“f _
,4 .
, W‘ Prescription. ..-. :
John Fnrror, un'cstremerl 'citizen 0
Heurfco county. who died suddenly fox
upupll'xy on the SSLlI-ulf... was insured in
the .‘lew York Life. Ins trance Company.
fill“ lllu sum (if'$10,000, for [lie bent-lit of
his wife: ml his four children. The poli-
oui. willy one prentlum llllLl bet-u paid.—
)Vl'l 1‘ iU'l'Hl‘, :t r.ll()!'l, limo before llls‘ (llflllll
was uttlortuimlc in losing; all his proper-
ty by the failure or a Coal Mining Com-l
pinyniu Chesterfield, The amount now ,
swung to his family, by virtue of the
life Insurance policy, will protect them
from actual Wank—Rich. it’lzig.
WM
5%“ Hon. Charles B. Phelps of Wong.
bury, died suddenly on Tuesday offers.
noon week. As we learn from the New)
H nveu Journal, he was sitting in his chair
explaining to the \Vurncr Monument com-
mittee some of the financial transactions
relating to the monument. Suddenly he
was observed to hesitate in his speech, as .
if thinking fora word, and then he puss!
ed his hand feeblylo' his head and fell
back in his chair. . His friends exclaimed
“he is faint,” and rushed to" him and
wheeled his chair about to a door which
eXposed him to a draft of cool air, and
unloosed his collar and shirt bosom; As
he did not revive, lte was carried into a
bed room and laid on 'a bed. His pulse
was hardly preceptlble, and'except giving
a Single gosp, he showed no signs of life.
A physician was at once sent for but
soon after being placed on the bed, he
gave another gasp and died. He has
been a member of both branches of the
General Assembly, Judge of the Litcn-
lirld County Court, Speaker of the House
ofRepresentntives, &c. He was 3'4 years
of age and has been a member of the bar
for 51 years.
v—m-ws'ao“, _ ,
,“ A Woman ASKING 0,00
_, _ 0 sou A Kiss.
—'l‘he court-room in Daubu'ry, Cents,
was crowded on Thursday, to see justice
done between a lady and gentleman from
Westport, the former claiming to have
been damaged $6,000 by’n kiss from the
latter. Some seventy witnesses were pre-
sent. The breach was finally licnled
without the old of lawyers, much to the
chagrin of numerous sympatliizers on
both sides.”
If we ltnd known that trial was coming-
on, we certainly should have started im-
mediately to see a woman who considers
one of her kisses worth the rntherunconr ;‘
tuon sum of $6,000. We infer of course
that she is beautiful as Aphrodite, mid
had never before been kissed by mortal
man. The Kissing seems to have been
done. in the presence of “ seventy witnes—
ses”—tvliat an idea ofprivucy that. fellow
must have had l For our own part, we
should consider a kiss in the presence of
such a multitude, not‘ worth the trouble
of screwing up oue’s month about We
would as leuve kiss the buck of our hand
at once. And to think of being charged
$6,000 for such a formal salute-as it nec-
essarily must have been—why the ladv
who could make a charge like that ought
to have ridden with the gallant six hun—
dred at Balnk lawn—How “ the breach
\\ as finally Iteulr’L—whlch the report tans
tnlizing neglects to tell—43 what readers
generally would like to know; and we
hope one of the parties will enlighten us
upon the subject.”
In the above extract, with remarks at-
\ IQEWQ ITEMS
. .Ouaccounl of the scarcity of rum at
at. Cro tx,tlie New lluveucrs lll'e re-shin-
plug u lot to that Island. We do hilt
:t‘llt’l’e it is quite so pure as it Was when
lii'st l't'L‘t'lVI'll at New 5&ch".
. . . .Thc l/l’ntcrliury Brass 00., have re~
nOt'tzl'l'll :t Verdict of $2,182, in tllt‘ Cir-
i-lllL Conrt'ngniust the New York and
lrooklt n Brass Co. for nu infrintrl'meut
on their patent in the manufacture of
brass kettles. ' ‘
....'l‘lte inhabitants of Litchllc-ld are
alarmed at the prevalence of interoper-
ance in that community, and a public
meetingis to be held to consider what
steps should be taken to obviate the evil.
. . . .Thc new Roman Catholic church in
Witerbury,‘ was consecnrted on Sundav
[pelt by Bishop McFarland. ‘
. . “ Flying Cloud” the celebrated Mor-
gan ltc‘rsoof' the Sherman family of Marc
guns, and ‘sired by. old Blackllawk was
sold in ‘Mls‘iutri last week. for $14,} 000
cash. ' ., x I l ’
...It is estimator that $64,000 , are
spent. every week‘ln.l\'1vyork for amuse-
ments. ". 7’ '. “ '
....Gen. Scott has gone South to in-
spect the U. S. fortificotions.
. . . .Thc Hnrford people are fall's;- of
buying a steam fire engine ..:.. »
lug ,u paid fire depor”
.. .‘.Tlic trial of Ti Ali. m:
Thomas A. Oewholl, t-l u ‘ ,. con-
spiracy against the stocmmoe’rd of the
Bank of Pennsylvania, terminated on Sat-
urday by u verdict of acquittal, given 'by
the Jury without leaving their box. The
District-Attorney abandoned the case and
the Court instructed the Jury to find for
the defendants.
. . . .Mlcliael Phelan, of New York, ace
cepts the challenge of the great English
billiard champion, Roberts, fora stake of
not less than $5,000. The N. zest
take place in New York.
. . . .Thc Secretary of the Trt tic."
vertises for proposals to be recewed'i ..'.
the 24th of January, for a 101-“ of tort
millionfi, under the act ofJune last.
. . . col-growing is steadily increasing
in Texlas and the'State will soon number
is; flocks by hundreds of thousands.
. . . . The Charleston Courier says that
anret'pe M. Keitt will close his congres-
sional reer after serving out the next
,term. . . ’
' ' L rd Howard, English minister at
lBrussels came near dying lately from a
nutlignhnt carbuucle produced by the
sting- r .a bee. \ ,, ‘
. . . .T 1: Indiana Legislature has passed
an netjrepeuling the liquor law of that
State. e_
. . . . Gotta percha photographs are taken
in Buffalo.
. . . . Without a dissenting voice. the
House of Representatives of Georgia has
passed a bill repealing all laws whichgane
thorized lotteries in that State.
. . . .Thc weather in Kansas, the middle
of November was very cold, with snow
on the ground—and uotltalf the potatoes
dug; In Iowa and Wisconsin it has been
colder than at the East. ' - :
.. . . .Thc Protestant .uethodist Confer-
ences of the free states, in their‘conyjen-
ill)“ at Springfield, Ohio, voted, with on-
ly two nay, to dissolve all official connec-
tion, cooperation and ofiicial fellowship
with such churches and conferences as
practice or tolerate slave-holding and
slave-trading. Steps were taken for a
tar-lied by the Philadelphia. “ Saturday
Post,” we discover, as probably will also
our readers the condensed statement ofn
“ case” v e reported some time sinne. The
puzzled editor may relieve his brain as to
how the matter was probably settled by
consulting some of his local proverbally
shrewd lawyers. Where kisses are so
common, and may even be bad for the
taking it is quite natural thntagood deal
of surprise should be expressed at the
price limited; but in “’estport, where
they are worth something, that lo sup-
posed to be about the market Value.—
'l‘be Post-man had better not come, un-
less he is prepared to “settle his bill,”
and leave his cheek—Daub”. r31 Time.
. °<° .
32%“ The Indl -nu Legislature elected,
on Wednesday, as United States Senn-
uuiou will) the liresleynns.
. .t A son of Mr. E. Bartlet-t, N wbnry-
port Mass, about seven year old, lei. “II.“
it needle in has hand a duypr two since.
The needle entered the knee joint and
broke off, Ot'ltiisioning convulsions. from
which to died on tl -
'l‘i? (‘39.
....'l‘lie Prince am- :- (Edgy!
William of Press 1.2L summed
housekeeping, and-,3..':e fl 0 .,-, " warm
lug” honor of the l'riiicc of Wales, who
went over to see his newly married sister
and get acquainted with his German cons
nectlons. A Berlin letter in the London
Times says the newly arranged palace of
the torn] couple is nitogetheru very bang
"P establishment. - The Berber": ‘ 4
a state of great enth main :2 .
preaching confine-men: '1.’ the P.
.. . .Thc New York Jun-uni. of C- ..
on Administration Pili-L., 'hiiiks that till-
busters on beard the Susan-are pirates,
and that the British fleet would be per-
fectly justifiable in seizingthem as such.
3 lil
'rot's,:li_r§pl*él‘!9 0f the “S“TPWS. Bright, 8H0 . .‘.J udge Wutrons os'rexas. wltoseim-
"Filetheury S. Lune, President of the
linm M. McCarty, anti~Lccomptou Dem-
ocrat, _
A WOMAN MAKES SHIRTS For: HALF n
Dina EACH AND HAS To on re LAW ron'
use ruin—The misery to which the sear-
ing women of New York are exposed
,may be inferred from a case which came
before Mnyor 'l‘iemnnn. a day or two
since. Mrs. Mary McMunns. complained
that a short time ago, she was employed
by L. Stern & Brother, at 86 “’urrcn
St., to make shirts for their establish-
ment. that she was to ll are 62 cents an
dozen for making- them, and that she
took at 0130 time the materials for three
(ll-Zell of these garments, to make up, and
deposited 82 as security for luck return.
When they were completed, the. Messrs.
Stern refused to pay for nine of them on
the ground that they were not well-made
nor would they give her the $2 deposited
uSsecurily. The. amount unpaid on these
together with at trifle she ll-l(l not received
for previou’s’wnrk, and . the deposit was ~-
$4. which she dos'lrctl they should be cout-
pelled ro pay her. The parties conclu-
(lCll to settle up in order to avoid trouble
and the Woman was paid.
on».
A MARRisn WOMAN Enorss WITH AN-
OTHER Mun—A young German, on the
West side, it few weeks ago, sloped with
his employer’s wife, and went to Grand
Rapids, Michigan, where. they were mur-
ried. ' The interesting pnir then took all
the valuable articles in the house with
them, such as spoons, lint-n, Ago.
business, and made no
Last week his
wife, having- become tired of her new
husband, left him and returned to her
old one. fetching with her the spoons, lin- ,
her buck to lllS bosom. uud the woman
congrutulatedherself on the pleasant up-
shot of her foolishness. But “pliant-y.
ltcr plieellnks" when awakened on Sun’
day morning she ascertained that her
husband llutl elopcd the night before'witli
the hired girl, the pair taking with them
peaebmeut has been threatened, is said
Fremont National Convention, and “’11- to be a native of Connecticut. _ _ . , ' '
. . . .A passenger Ruilrond along Penn-
sylvania Avenue, is deemed a probability
by the Wush‘ingtonStar. .
,,_.,.'l’he wardens of the several state
prisons in this country propose holding a
convention, for the purpose of comparing
views and statistics, and devising meas-
ures to impruVe prison dincipliuo.
. . . . -‘ he Cairo Gazette is responsible for
the statement that the wife of Mr. Jacob
Abbott, livmg: ten miles weal. of Golconda
in Pope county, Ill., some time ago present-
ed her husband with eight children at one
birth. Four of them died shortly after
their birth ; two of thelll lived three
months and then died, and the remaining
two are living'and thriving finely.
. . . .A lady, who lives not a thou:
miles from \Vinsted, sold a bundle
pedlur, purporting to be rags, which
being opened found to contain three .
bolts, one chain link, the pairs of
shoes, and two old huts.
. . . .Dr. Levi Ives of. Fair Haven, a
days since, upon coming out of his been:
stepped upon a broken piece of glass bot-
tlc, cutting threugh his boot and flesh in-
to the bone, in flirting. a severe wound,
which has confined him to his bed ever
since. ,
. . . .Thc ladies of Salisbury and its vicin-
ity havejortited a “ Ladies” A griculturnl
Union.Ӵ-'~The object of this Union is to
induce tkglrrdies of ,this district to (0-0p-
erat‘e with the new Agricultural Society
forme and tukc charge of thy ladies, de-
partm t of any Fair hereafter field. _
. . . . ,. . M. King, of Fort WWII“: ”d“
sun, the. crock shot, ”u Plow?” the
best marksman on mapping m ”W? coun-
try, shotu mnteh “$9.000 "' Side 0"
Thursday. 31“, ,lfet was that he could
.not sliootvfbrliy of!" Of fifty 00“» birds.
He shot forty-six of the birds. Wlmh Ml
Witltln‘the prescribed distance, and three
othérs which ml beyond, leaving only one _
missed.
. . . .In Marseilles, France, one hundred
electric clocks have been placed in vari-
ous parts of the city and in the street
lamps, so that the hours may be knowu
the spoons, linen, &c., as t’otlter‘pulr had :
(louc before thetit:-—- Cleveland .Plazinrlealcr. 2
—————-oo<. :
. . . .A building in Bridgeport, occupied i
l
as it paint shop by J. M. Suntis and by .
three families was destroyed by fire early ;
Sunday morning week. The occupants ‘,
had barely time to escape, saving nothing?
Mr. Sumis estimates his' loss at $20004 E
insured for $800. _ 3
.. . .P. K. Kilbourne, of Litchfield, pro- !
poses to publish a volume of someg250 f
pages, to be entitled "Sketches and .
Chronicles of the Town of Litcltfield, his-
torical ltion'rn llllClll and statistical.” ’
. . , .l‘liran'ji Powers, the distinguished
American sculptor, bus, received from
Everett, a liberal
03-5,,de- stntues of Dr. Franklin and/I},
,4
a
J. l _';‘t.‘,}--.l">_,l’..
' grbund that such triu
[’h‘l‘é dimer?)
m -' .. . ,1 i’
. ,. Miller. Mr, hrall or BM“ ..
declined the t) ’fornia call. ' ‘ “ J‘W-e ’
by night as well as day. Such clocks
have been on the street lamps in the city
0f Ghent, Belgium, for some years.
. . . .A cheaplwcut into Bridgeport last
Saturday week and engaged thirty turk-
ies to be delivered On Monday or Tues-
day. On Monday he hired} horse to
bring in the gobblers, and delivered them
according 1.0 agreement ; but it has since
been futiiid tlntt'lie slole them along the
road. He hns'nt been found arendy.
. . . .Thc Ohio State Board of Agricul-
ture hos ndo‘plu’d a resolutioumcensurtug
the paymentof rcmiumsby Agricultural
Societies faulthc speedof , horses, on the
la of speedhtend to
from everything else, and
f" "\
divert attentioi
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Norwalk Chronicler