. ,
analysis of the sounds of the English lan-
guage, eachioue of which is expressed b)’
a stroke, dot, or dash. This series Of
strokes, dots, and dashes is folmd t0 be
sufficient for...tlie expression of all the
words in the language, and they are so
easy of acquisition that cliildrcu of ten.
years of age have been found capable of
learning and using them;
With this brief essay on the subject,
the writer leaves it, trusting that some
may be induced to examine more fully
the merits of the science, as found ex-
plained in the various treatises upon it,
and for this purpose would recommend
“ Graham’s Hand Book of St-fllltlflfd 01'
American Phouography.” published 111
New York, and “Pitman’s or L0“Sl9Y’S
Manuels of Phonograpliy,” llllbllslled in
Ciucinuati—any one of Wlllcll 08-11 be Ob‘
tained by mail. C. W. P.
Wilton, Coun., 1859. '
._’_.———o<<
The Text.
“ Resolved, That we have the highest
confidence in the ability, integrity and
patriotism of the present Chief Execu-
tive of our ll8.tl0ll.”. _
Demccratzc State Com'e7itro'n.
rut: COMMENTARY.
“Four witnesses from Kittery, Me.,
were on the stand in the Select Naval
Committee yesterday,tliirty minutes each
and today were paid $440 and discharg-
ed. Their testimony related to. brick
contracts in the engineer's department,
and the employment of men. It is in ev-
idence before the same Committee, that
. W. C. N. Swift of New Bedfoi'd, Mass.,
paid George Pitt, Treasurer of the Dem-
ocratic State Committee of P_cnnsylvauia
in 1855, about $§.5,000 to aid the elec-
tion of Mr. Buchanan ; that through the
agency of certain oflicinls high in power,
Swift has since obtained nearly all the
contracts made for supplying 3110 3°“
ernmeut with live oak timber. These con-
tracts amount to about $500,000. The
evidence shows that every usage of the
Department on such matters has been vi-
‘ olated to reward this political friend of
Mr. Buchanan. The disclosures will as-
tound the country.”
W'asla. Corrcspovzdeoice.
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Passcorr THE Hrsroniiu-I.—The Salem
Register says :_ “ We have heard that
the accident which deprived him of the
use of one eye, and subsequently so im-
paired the power of vision in the other,
was occasioned by a blow from acrust of
bread thrown across the room by afellow
student in Commons Hall, near the close
of his college career. This seeming cal-
amity changed_ the whole’ current of his
life, which he intended to devote to legal
pursuits, and finally led him into that
brilliant career as a historian, in which he
has achieved such a world renowned hon-
’ or for himself and his country.”
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CRITICAL Coisnrrioiv or Vr:sUvms.——A
letter from Joseph R. Chandler, minister
to Naples, to Prof. Henry, gives the fol-
lowing account of the condition of Mount
Vesuvius :-
“ At the present moment the people of
this city are ‘in great excitement at the in-
dications of a dangerous eruption from
Mount Vesuvius. For a long time great
masses of lava have been issuing from
apertures on the side of the mountain'_
about half way up ; and these apertures
have been augmenting in number and size
so rapidly that not only is there apprehen-
sion of an eruption, but serious fears are
expressed that the sides of the mountain
will soon be so worn and perforated as to
be no longer able to sustain the superior
portion, and people are leaving the vicin-
ity and coming into the city proper. Last
night the mountain was truly grand The
hundreds of great fires on the sides (red-
hot lava) were terribly brilliant, while
the vast volume of smoke that rose slow-
ly from the crater above, had its sides il-
luminated by the lire on the banks, and
presented an appearance of indescribable
grandeur. I, of course, am unable to
say whether these fears are well founded;
but they are entertained by men of sci-
ence aud experience here. '1‘o-day the
people are commemorating the first aimi-
versary of the awful earth-quake of 1857
and they are all going to church.”
4-
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A Monnsr DEMAND.-111 fact, we de-
mand, as a right, that wherever there is
. a Protestant chaplain there shall also be
a Catholic chaplain, and it is a mean fea-
ture in the mangcmeiit ofthc military
service of the country on land and sea,
that chaplains are not appointed upon
this plan.——.Bosto'I1. Pilot.
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3'' Already fault is found with the
new United States Senate clinmber. Mr.
Hale, on Friday, plead for an extension
ofthe room to the Wall of the building
on tue end of one or both sides, so as to
have the advantage of \V'll|?WS and fresh
air. He also said that a other defect
had been developed, and that was if “ a
shower beats upon the roof, we cannot
hear. That is,” said he, “The case at
this moment. I think it is the most im-
healthy, uncomforfable, ill-contrived place
I was ever in in my life,a:icl my health is
suffering daily from the atiuosplierc.”
0
THE Mxssiicuussrr Por_rrio.i.\'s.——One
of -the most noticeable events connected
with the entriincc of Gov. Banks on the
second term of his successful and popular-
administration as the chief executive of
Massachusetts, was the election, of Charles
Hale, editor of the Boston Daily Adver-
tiser, to the office of Speaker of the House
of Representatives in that State—tlie
vote in the Legislature standing as fol-
lows :_ Charles Hale, 185 ; Caleb Ciisli-
ing, 15 ; all others, 2. V The vote for the
cx-United States Attorney-General, who
is alleviating the uustcrities of law prac-
tice in Boston, by the diversion of St-‘.lI(:
Legislation is a fair index of the “con-
veniently small” minority of which the
monopolists of federal offices in Boston
have succeeded in reducing their party in
the old Commonwealth.
o
A letter from Washington, in the Buf-
falo Advertiser says :
The New Hampshire AS't(lt(.’S77l£I'Il, the
Cincinnati Gazette, the Philadelphia Nor!/4
Americamtlie mostpowerfnl p0lltlC‘i0|Jl‘|1.
al in Pennsylvania, and many other journ-
als which supported Fremont and Dayton
in 1856, all prefer the nomination of sound
conservative statesmen like John Bell,
Judge McLean, Samuel F. Vintou of
Ohio, Wm. A Graham of N. C., Edward
Bates of Mo., Washington Hunt of N. Yi
or Iames Cooper of Pa., with Senator’
Foot of Vt., Kenneth Raynor of N, C.,
Humphrey Marshall of Ky., James F.
Simmons of R. I., or Senator Foster of
Conn., as Vice President, to any purely
sectional nominations. And in regard to
the Fepublican masses, it is safe to assert
_ that three-fourths of them are of the same
opinion.
‘ -:1-:00-¢.p.o¢:_.__
Is. The town of Stamford has voted
not to build a new poor house.
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lliorwaik, Tuesday, Feb. 22,1859.
REPUB.i.ICA1\I‘_S-'rATiE TICKET.
FOR GOVICRNOR,
WILLIAM A. BUCKINGIIAM, of Norwich.
I-‘OR I.lEUTI'1.\'4\NT GOVERNOR,
JULIUS CATLIN, of Hartford.
. FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
JOHN BOYD, of Winchester.
FOR STATE TREASURER,
LUCIUS J. HENDEE. of Ilebron.
FOR CO.\lP'I'ROI.l.F.R,
WILLIAM H. BUELL, of Clinton.
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POR CONGRESS.
District No. 1--DWIGHT LOOMIS.
2——JOHN WOODRUFF.
3——A. A. BURNIIAM.
4——0 RRIS S. FERRY,
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12th District
Republican Senatorial Convention.
The Republicans and all others opposed to
the present National Administration are re-
quested to send delegates equal to double
their representation in the GeiieralAs.seinbly.
to 3 Convention to be held at the Nor-
walk Hotel, on Wednesday, March 9ll:_
1859, at 11 o’clock. A. M., for the puI'P°-‘-"0
nominating a candidate to he suppvflelg 701‘
the office of Senator, to represent ‘lie I 2”!
Senatorial District, in the next Gffllem A5‘
semblv. Also to nominate a candidate for
uie oflicc of Judge of Probate for the Districts
of Norwalk and Stainford.
WM. L QUINTARD. Rep.
Norwalk, Feb. 2ist. 1859-
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M,._ Perry’; appointments for the 12th
senatorial District.
In compliance with the Resolution of the
Republican Congressional Convention, Mr.
FERRY will speak at the following placcs,al
Lhctimes designated below. The hour will
H
6‘
H
Sén. Com.
be uniformly at 7 1-2 o’clock in the evening,
and citizens of all partiesarc cordially invi-
ted to attend. The Rrpublican Town Coni-
mittees are requested to procure suitable
Halls for the met-tings, at the several places
dedicated. Mr. Fi-inizr will speak at
Darlen, on Tuesday evening, February 22d.
Stamford, on Wednesday evening, Feb. 523d.
.l\"ew Canaan, on Thursday evening,Fcb. 24
W'i'IIon, on Friday evening, February 25th.
South Norwolk, on Saturday evening, March
5th.
I ' 1:} 11m SENATORIAL Drsrnior.
Mr. flux will speak at
Ridgefield, on Monday aftei-noon,Fcb. 28th.
Bctliel. “ “ evening, “ “
New Fairfield, Tuesday afternoon, Marcli 1.
1?:-oak_field,(Iron Works) on Tuesday even- ,
ing, March 1st.
Sherman, on Wednesday evening,March 2d.
.N‘ewlon, “ Thursday “ “ “ 3d.
Danbury,“ Friday “ ‘ ‘ “ 4th.
Bedding, “ Saturday afternoon, -‘ 5th.
The hour for the gafternooxu meetings will
uniformly be M2 o’clock and for the eve-
ning meetings at 7 1-2 o’clock.
The appointments for the towns in the oth-
er Senatorial Districts will be duly notified
hereafter. ’
We are requested to state that , as the time
for complying with the Resolutions of the
Conven lion is so limited, those engagements
will be fulfilled unless in case of sickness or
accident, notwithstanding any inclemcncy of
the weather.
Change of Appointments.
At the request of sundry citizens of
South Norwalk, the time for Mr. FERRY
to speak there has been changed to Sat-
1t?'(l(lg] Ezreni-ng, .lIa.rclz 50;, at ELv’s Nsw
HALL, which will then be ready. As, in
consequence of the above, the cveiiiug of
Saturday, Feb. 26th, is left without an
appointnieiit, and every week day evening
must bc employed to finish the circuit of
the two Counties, Mr. Ferry will speak at
VVEsrroR'r, at Betts’ Hall, on the evening
of Saturday, Feb. 26th, at 7% o’clock.
The cheerful alacrity with which Mr.
Ferry has responded to ‘the resolution of
the Convcutioii, calling him to the perfor-
mance of this most wearisomc and ardu-
ous duty, is everywherc greeted with an
enthusiastic approval by the masses of the
people. This is -the true, open, manly
way of carrying _forwnrd a canvas, and
we rejoice at its inauguration here.
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Letter from H_on. Truman Smith to the
Electors of the 4th Congressional Dis-
trict.
We give place below to the letter from the
Box. Tiiiiiux SMITH, alluded to by us in our
last, as having been received too late for
publication in that issue. It will be needless"
for us to commend any.hing from the pen of
“ The Old War Horse,” as he is familiarly
known to the voters of this District, Cthe
attciilion of otir readers. His long public
life, his iiidcfatigablc services both for the
country and f'or his caiislitueiits in both
branches of the National Legislature, are too
fresh in the minds of the great majority of
the people, to permit anything emanating
frim his sound jiidgmeut, to be lightly passed
over. In the letter which follows, Mr. S.\iITI.l
has come out opeiilv, honestly, and unreser-
vcdly, as is his wont. and we greatly mistake
the spirit and temper of his many friends in
tnisDistiict, if his words do not tell at the
ballot box in April ncxt, against the misera-
ble SIl‘€I..I)-l‘IOIil0CI'3Cy which now rules at
W-asliiiigtou. For ourselves, we thank Mr.
SMITII for this noble and timely exposition of
llls Vlewsaud w ishcs, and for the manly uii-
rcservc willi which he has given them :
MESSRS. Enirons :-
As some use has
been made by too partial friends of my
iinnic in connection with the Representa-
tion of this District in the next Congress,‘
and as the Co.iveiitioii recently held at‘
Bridgeport has presented that of another
citizen for that responsible placed feel that
it is due alike to myself, and to the people
of the District, that I should publicly ex-
press, (as 1 now desire to do through the
medium of your 'colnmns,) iny co;-dial
concurrence in, and approval of the result.
Having had the honor to represent the
former 6th Congressional District,(Litcli-
field County,) in the 26th and 27th Con-
gresses, alterwnrds the present District
in the 29th and 80th, and finally the
whole State in the 31st, 32d and part of
the 33d Congresses, and . having in the
Spring of 1854 thrown up myseat in the
Senate and retired to private life, I have
not it any time felt, nor do I now feel,
the slightest desire to mingle again in
the turbulent scenes of Congrcsioiial life.
It is true that sundry of my former con-
stituents, impressed with the idea that
possibly, existing difficulties in the Dis-
trict might be smoothed down by the use
of my name, and thinking moreover that
by reason of my long experience in Con-
gress and extensive acquaintance in the
ent deplorable state of things at Yl_".isli-
ington, and the lm‘tllglll‘fli.l0'.'l of {I new ad-
ministration on the basis of a 1i'!>..'.‘:\l, pa-
triotic and truly national coiiscrv:-.:I.-,.ii-—
commenced early in the present '-.vintcr
addressing me on the subject uIl:..‘..;Il to,
but I uniformly respoiitled _tli:‘.l. I Wollltl
bc a party to no scmiiible. nzul that
notliiiig short of siibs9.unt.i-.il ii .2:-niniity
could induce me to listen to the siig‘gCS-
tion for a moment. I trust that this
statement will relieve me from the slight-
est’ suspicion of having sought a nomina-
tion; aud not haviugliftcd a finger to
obtain any one of the honorable positions
which Ihave held by the favor of the
good people of this, my native Djsti-ict
and State, I am willing it should be un-
derstood that I am too old, and my joints
are 3 little too stiff to change my habits
in that particular. -
Having thus igspatclied the personal’-
ties of -tlic case, must be permitted to
add that iif my judgment the noiuiuec
of the late convention should not only be
cordially,biit actively and vigorously sup-
ported by all those who deprecnte the
misrulc of the dominant party : and if I
have any friends in the district who are
disposed to accord to my views and wish-
cs any considerable respect (and I feel
well assured there are muny,) I trust they
will note this suggestion and will govern
themselves accordingly. I not only desire
the election of Mr. Ferry now, but his rc-
clection to many successive Congresses-
iiidecd, that he may be continued in public
life so long as he shall properly represent
an intelligent, patriotic and a high-minded
constituency !
Nothing can be more iniscliicvons than
the practice so common at the North, of
frequently changing our Representa-
tives in Congress. 'l‘hc idea seems to be
entertained that by the time a member
has acquired the requisite experience to
enable him to discharge his duties with
ability and success, he should be dismis-
sed to private life on the ground that he
has had his slmre. But the policy of se-
Iecting our candidates as a reward to this
man or that, should be scented ;—the
public good should alone be the riile.—
Let any one consider how much Virginia
lia_s gained by keeping her Hunter for so
many years,(uear aquarter of aCentury)
in Congress ; Missouri her Phelps,(a na-
tive of COIlllECtl{.‘llt,) and Georgia her
Stephens, and the benefits and advanta-
ges of this policy,will appear at a glance.
N 0 one can doubt the iinportiince of re-
curring io and maintaining this, the an-
cient policy of the State, who will consid-
er liow rapidly the relative power of good
old Connecticut is running down in the
House of Representatives, and indeed in
the government generally. When the
Union was formed our State held a posi-
lion in the system not a whit less signifi-
cant than that now occupied by Pennql
vanin, and we know that the strength of
that position was greatly augmented by
the exalted clinructcr of her Joliusons,
Ellsworths, Shernians and Griswolds, who
spake her sense as the Representatives of
the State and of the People. But by rea-
son of the astonishing growth of our conn-
try~—ihe increase of populafioii and the
niiiltiphcatiou of States, our strciigtli has
been gradually undermined. ‘ By the cen-
sus of l840,our Representatives were cut
‘down from six to four——iinder the census
of ’;?;0 we got and still hold our number
on a fraction, tlicrefoitc our number is still
fo.ir,but by the next ccusus,(1860)wc are
sure to be cut down to thrce,uud the child
is now born.wlio will live to see the day,
unless some great disaster shall happen
to the country, (which God forbid,)wlicu
old Connecticut will have only one mom
her to speak for her in the house of Repro-
scntatives 1 Hence it is apparent that
if we are hereafter to have any weight in
our system, it must be by the superior
qualifications and character of our Rep-
resentatives and to their foi'in'ei-experi-
encc (and the longer the better). It isin-
dispeiisable we should reject almost with
indiguution,tlie idea that “Hc,”(thc mem-
ber) “ has had his share,” and recur at
oncc to the noble policy of our Fathers,
never to repudiate or IllJlllltlOl| a faitliful
public scrvaiit. 1«‘.iiriii-‘Ur. PUBLIC SE1‘.-
vxxr l ! Ah, that is the word, Mr. ‘VIII.
D. Bishop !-—the very word that rang
tlirougli the District and sunk deep into
every heart when the Hon. 0. S. Sey-
mour, C0l1i1't‘ll'_V to the beliests of party,
steriily opposed himself to the policy of
repealing the Missouri Compromise,
fraught us it wns,willi infiiiit-e-niis.cliief to
the C0llllll'y~—l/It‘. 2-cry mm] for which was
substitiitcd the accents of cxecrntiou
wlien gnu hcliuyed alike your coiistit.ii-
cuts and the cause of free institutions by
going °over to the wretched Lecomptoii
policy of this. Adniinist.i'-utioii and by as-
suming at the heck of Me ultra. praising-
ryftmalics of the South, a position which
would be as 11-oiaccozmtable us it was dis,-
graccful, were it not for the fact that
those who turn their belts on their own
principles as well as on those of their Fath-
ers, and suddenly enibruce a new political
fuitli usually make the most iiiiscrupu-
lous of puitzans. Any one who is capa-
judguient,aiifit to be tire BISHOP ofour soul;
or bodies either.
In conclusion, I have to say that should
Mr. Ferry be elected, (as I trust he will
bc,) not only our interests but those of
the country will be safe in his liandsii. I
doubt not his course will be clini'iictci'izeil
by moderation, liberality and ii disposi-
tion to do justice to all braiiclies of the
opposition. I hold that the union of the
opposilioii is indispensable to success in the
great struggle before us, and to that end
the I'ule ofequal and e.1:.1clju.sl2'ce lo ollpzmst
be We Title of our comlucl. In this sign
and in this only,cnn we conquer. '
I am satisfied that our nominee will
act substantially on the principles here
developcd—-in short, that he will fii'itlifnl-
sentiments of the people of the district
without entering into subordinate and
comparatively unimportant distinctions,
What more can be required of any man?
_ ' TRUMAN SMITH.
Stamford, Ct, Feb. 12th, A. D. 1859.
country, I might be able to contribute ,
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Steaihbocit to New Yoriz.--C-.ipt.Grccnc
010 of so clmizeaniiig himself is, in my
ly represent and reflect the predominating
will leave South Norwalk, in the Confidence,
at 3 on-,1ock, or on arrival of llic Danbiiry
train, on Tliurstlay of this week, for New
York, and returning leave his old quarters,
Cntliai-iiie Slip, on Satui-«lay at 12 M. ./\'e.-i:t
week he’ will commence making lwo regular
trips per week, leaving Norwalk Mondays
and Thursdays, and New York Wediicsduys
and Saturdays, until the 21st of Marcli, when
he will enter upon his regular Spring A‘;-
rangcniciils, as per iidvci-liscnicnt. Capt.
Grccue has had his boat thoroughly over-
hauled and refitted, and he: machinery put
in the best possible condition preparatory to
the seasons business. He certainly deserves,
and from the unmistakable evidences exhibi-
ted by our citizens, he will receivoa liberal
uudpayhig support this year. ’
.:————o«a.I>-o—T—
The 2E'air.—It was voted at the meeting
iisi week, to hold the next oxhibltion of the
Fairfield County Agricultural Society, at
Norwalk, in September next. The ’prcinium
lists were duly revised, and will be ready
for distribu lion by the 1st of April.
.4.-.
3 The “ Harmoucons” desire to tender
tins expression of their warmest feelings of
gratitude, to those Ladies who were instru-
mental in presenting lhem,at their last meet-
ing, with a mammoth Dououxirr, containing
funds in gold sufficient to procure a carpet
for their Hall ; where the members of that
Society, hope to have the pleasure of often
meeting their friends, and testifying their ap-
preciation of this timely and generous gift. '
._—joo<.>o .
fiflr The report of the illness of Mr. F. B.
Brigham, which gained currency in our
streets last week. proves to have been greatly
exaggerated. He was indisposed. but not so
dangerously as to excite any serious appre-
heusions.
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Death of Giles Gregory.—Dencon Giles
Gregory of Wilton, died at his residence on
Sunday, at the age of 52 years. Deacon
Gregory. at the time of his decieasc, was
a member of the Board of Selectmen of that
town, and deacon of the First Congrcga lionul
Church. He has represented Wiltonin the
State Legislature, and has long been one of
her most prominent citizens. '
o¢.u-oozjj
&a_.We are indebted to our friend Knapp I
at the corner Drug Store for several cakes of
a most capital Toilet Soap. The article is
capital,wlialever light the presenfi may be
viewed in._
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Fun for the 1Viillion.—-We. are to have
three days of fun and froligthis week. The
New Orleans and Mt-tropolilnn Burlesque.
Opera Troupe are in town, and will strain
the jacket straps and waislbaiids of the staid
Norwalkcrs to ii frightful extent. See a v.
P. S.—Wc learn they have one piece co n-
poscd expressly -for the Norwalk Silver Gray
Fire Company! ‘
«<9»-o+—?.
Union Ba1l.—Anothcr chance to “ trip the
light fantastic too,” is on dit for the 22d of
February. It is under the direction of some
of the most respectable, enterprising, anrl
wide awake of our adopted citizens, who
will see that things are done up in a
manner creditable to ihcinsclvcu,aud hou-
orable to the memory of the “Father of
his country.” It is to be at Phciiix llall.
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Literary Notices.
Gooizv, as usual, is first in the field, and in
the March iiumbcr,just received, he claims
the largest circiiliilion of any Magazine pub»
lished in this country. Wt-ll,Gcdey is-a
good fellow, and his Magazine is just the
thing to suit the Ladies, and we do not won-
der as his success ; he deserves it.
Tris A’l‘LA.\'l'lC M0.\‘l‘llLY for March,is re-
ceived, iis contents are Ilolhcin and the
Dance of Death,1.i'/.zy Gi‘iswoltl’s Thanks-
giving, n(very good little story,)Achmed and
his Marc, The Waterfall, The Winter Birds,
The Double llendcd Snake of Newbury, A
plea for lhe_Fijiniis, and the first part of a
very able article on The Utah Expedition, 3
continiiatiou of Bulls and Bears, The New
Life of Dunt-c,'l‘hc professor of the Break-
fast Tablc, aud_ Mrs. Stowc’s new Novel,
“The Minisu-.i"s Wooiiig.”
0-<O_>h
.A Beautiful Picture.
Is that in the February number of the Ec-
lectic Magazine, of Midsummer Night’s
Dream. It is a finely engraved copy on steel
by Sartain, ofa London print, and represents
the fairy queen" Titania, in love with the
clout Bottom, the fii-st object on which her
eyes rested when she awoke after the spell
had been put on her by Oberon. This pic-
ture is alone worth the price of the No., but
it is not the only attraction the magaziiic has
as it is filled with the choicest selections from
the best Magaziiies and Quarierlics.:llsli-
ed “ over the ‘water-.” Knapp &. Lyrics
are agents for Norwulk. Sec ndvcrtiseuienl
in a‘nothcr.colunin.
0-«I-G>-a
The Colchester Cashier.
Samuel F.Joncs is. after a good deal of
trouble, brought to Connecticut for trial on
the charges against him of defrauding or rob-
bing the Colcbcstcr Bank of $75,000. Ilc
reached New Ilnvcn on Saturday afternoon
at 4 o’olock, having been more than 24 hours
on his_'journcyi'i-our New York. The stories
abontn rescue and tho overturning of the
cirriagc in which Jones was, is unti-nc.——
Acrowd of “shoulder hill.-ers” were deter-
mined that Jones should not be taken to Cou-
necl.icut,adtl the Judges, lawyers and oili-
cers milistcd on one side or the other displayed
as much personal zeal and feeling as the row-
dics. In the meantime the Connecticut offl-
ccrs, Payne and Cliamberlaiu, armed with re-
volvers, were determined not to lose sight of
Jones until they had him safe in this Stale,
and were prepared to resist to the last any
attempt to rescue him. They were sustaiiicd
by ii party of New York Deputy Sheriffs, and
when they put Jones info the carriage and
drove off, they were attended by two‘ more
cari'iiigcsconl.iiiiiiiigthe-New York Shcriil’s
party. They‘ drove, by a circuitous route
through the cily,lo the 31st street depot of the
lludson River road. put Jones on the lrgin,
and, accoinpanio;-d by eight New York officers
went up the road about 100 miles to Rhine-
neck. There they dismissed all but one of
the N. Y. officers. and took a carriage and
drove to Pulvt-':'s Corners, an out of the way
way place near the New York State Line,
where they stayed Friday night. On Satur-
day llicy drove over to Falls Village, took
~ the Housatonic road to llridgcport,and thence
to New Haven, reaching there at 4. I‘. M.-
They started again by the evening train for
New London and Norwich, and Jones was
safely lodged in the Norwich jail on’ Satur-
day night. Inlhe iueantl'me,.Ioucs’ friends,
armed with two liubeas corpusi writs, were
watching all the trains and scouting the
country to find him, bpt they were thrown
cnlircly oil‘ the scent by the circuitous route
taken by the oflicersgnnd it was not till the
party reached New Haven, when Jones was
allowed to telegraph to his father, that they
got any clue to his whereabouts. ~
o<Q>~
as-rile lato Duke of xuioi, during
his lifetime, planted 00 MS [Scotch estate
27,431,509 trees. _ .
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“WM;
Co;’rcvpamlcnI;‘c of lfis J"¢”oi't0oZ.'.' Gdzrltc.
VVr:s'rron'r, Feb. 14th, 1859.
It is a well know_ii and in-lispiitnble
fact, that there is a large class of indi-
viduals iii this conimunity, who take a
paper published in Bridgeport. Cflllctl
“the Farmer.” '.l‘licy not only take it.
but read it thoroughly, place iuiplicit rc-
liancc upon its stuteniciits, and pin their
political faith upon it.
They" believe the Farmer to be an iii-
fallible guide to them politically, and
wherever it shall choose to load them,
they of course will choose to follow.
It is very often the case when we get
info a discussion with one of the above
mentioned class, that we find them ma-
king inisrepresentations in regard to their
poltical opponcnts,mis-stntiiig history——-in
fact asserting tliiugs to be facts, when
they are wholly without foundation.
You tell them that they are certainly
niisinforrned, and they will tell you that
it is impossible for them to be mista-
ken, for they saw it in the Fa-r-mer.
Thomas Jeli'ersou says in his writings
“ that no editor of a newspaper should
be appointed to any office under the feder-
al government” and he then proceeds
to give some very good reasons, among
which will be found the following :
“ The newspapers of this country are
to a great extent the leaders of public
opinion : if an editor of is newspaper is
appointed to a lucrative office by the ad-
ininistratioii, he becomes iininediately a
firm friend of that administration and a
partizan of the worst kind, for he is pc-
cuniarily interested, and as he cannot op-
pose it withoutlosiug his office, he will
generally support his president, no mat-
ter whether right or wrong.”
Such is the substance, if not the exact
words of Thomas Jefferson the father of
the Democratic party.
“ Oh, Hamlet what a falling off was
there i”
Again it is a settled principle that in
our courts of law, that uoman can Lil’. as
a Juror, upon a case in wliicli he is a per-
sonally interested party. And the testi-
mony ofa wiliiess is not entitled to its
due weight unless_it is shown that he is
an entirely disinterested party.
Now it may be necessary to inform
some of our democratic friends, so called,
that the editor of the Bridgeport Farm-
er, holds quite a lucrative office under
this adininistrzition of James Buchanan,
and as that paperlias not ability enough
to defend the acts of the administration,
its only course is to basely misrepresent
the republican party and its lcaders.—
IVc could also inform them that the edi-
tor of that paper knows very well upon
which side his bread is buttered, and will
endeavor still to mislendcthem and to’
misrepresent his political opponenls.—L.
. ....>.*___.__.
@‘ We received a polite invitation the
other day from the Messrs. Quiutards, to ball
and examine a new and really one of the
nenlest and most lnsleful heaiscs,ever exhib-
ited in this vicinity. It was built to order by
Messrs. Quintard 8: Smith, who can build a
vehicle as it should_bc built. The hearse is
certainly creditable to the builders and own-
ers, but that i-nvilalion sticks in our scro-
comic rib as rather an equivocal compliment
«G.>-0
He (Mr. Ferry,) will be elected, most
assuredly, if we know anything about the
District.——IIartfard Courant.
The opinion you express, neighbor,
shows you do not know anything about
the District. Some of Fcrry’s friends
say already that he will be defeated by
over 500 votes.-—B:z'dgepo1't Farmer.
35;?‘ Taking the above cstiinatc of the Fm-
meraftcr its usual mode ofstating fat-!.9,would
carry Mr. For-ry’s majority up to 5,000!
G»
Church Dedication.
The new house of worship erected foi-
‘the Methodist Episcopal Society of Stam-
ford was dedicated on Wednesday lnst.—-
Notwitlistanding the very unfavorable
state of the weather, the church was well
filled during the morning services, and
not only crowded to its utmost capacity
in the evening, but hun reds were iiunhlc
to enter the doors for want of rooin.—
After ii cliaut by the choir, the exercises.
were opened with the reiitling of n Scrip-
ture lesson by the Rev. R. N. Hatfield,
Pnsior, formerly of New York, and pray-
cr by the Rev. E. E. Griswold, presiding
older of the Hartford di.°trict. Another
Scripture lesson was then read by the
Rev. W. H. i\'oi'ris, after which the dedi-
cntory scriiion was ])l's“.fl(_‘llC(l by Bishop
Juries, from Paul’s Epistle to the Collus-
siiius, chap. i. v. 28 : “ \Vhoni ye preach,
warning every man, and teaching every
mnii in all wisdom, that we may present
every man perfect in Christ Jesus.” At
the close of the discourse, the Rev Mr.
Ilatficld rose and made a few rciniirks
relative to the fiiiancial_afl'airs connected
with the erection of the new church edi-
fice, telling, us briefly as possible, what
they had done, and what they proposed
to do, and what they intended to ask
those [).0lli3 to do.
the fixtures and furniture, including siiii-
dry iiiiprovements yet to be made, in iii-
closing and beautifying the ground.~:, crec-
tion of slit-(ls, &c., would amount to $22,-
538 82 ; that no bill had yet been pre-
senlcd‘ without being promptly paid, that
they had coinmciiccd the work of erecting
the liiiilding with n determination to pay
for the work as it progressed. The inoii-
ey subscribed, together with the sum to
be received for the old church, amounted
to $15,472 40, leaviiiga balance of $7,-
066 42 to‘bc raised, and he not only
hoped, but mezintto have that sum be-
fore 9 o’clock in the evening. He then
took occasion to express for himself and
those flSSOCl‘.'Il€(l with him, their 0i.liga-
tions to the citizens of Stamford, espec-
iallv to those of other denominations, for
the very liberal manncrin which they had
contributed toward the erection of this
house ofivorship. He had beciiiiidifl'ei'-
cut places and lind much to do in the
way of soliciting aid for similar objects.
but outside of their own deiioniination-—
he hadnever known such libcrulily ex-
tended, as had been iniiiiifested by the
residents of Stamford, in response to hi.
fnppenl. A collection was then taken up
* and the contributions amounted to$3,100.
In the evening, the Rev. J. B. Hagany
of Brooklyn, preached an excellent sci‘-
mon, at the close of which another col-
lection was taken up, with a very satis-
factory result, for the Rev. Mr. Hatfield
auouuced the gratifying fact that the en-
tire amount of $7,066 42 needed in tlic
moriiiiig to liquidate the balance of in-
debtcdness incurred for the erection of
the building had been realized.
N. Y. Tribime.
The church, with .
— - .- . ‘L...
ivmvs :1-sins.
. . . .Dcinoci'atic Scnatoi-i-.il Coiivcntious
nre called as follows :—-1stDistrict, New
Bmain, 1\I;u'cli ,‘2tl——-Billll I_)isii‘lCf., Sltlf- V
ford, Mrircli fltli. The Uoiigressiouzil
Conventions of tli-cir pai't_v :ii'c Cfillefl for
the 2‘2.il iiist., the ‘lil at ’\\'.:itei'lir.i-y, the
3d at i\'orwich .’iil(l the 4th at B:'itlgcpoi't.
. . A lady li;itl her pocket picked of’ $20 l
at the 13i'idrrcpoi't R~.iilw:iy station on
l3‘i'iday aftci'iIooii.
.. . .(.‘oiiiitcrfeit 10's on the Farnici"s
liunk, of l}i'itlgcpoi't, iL"O in circulaiton in
New York. They are altered froiu a
worthless llliotle Islaiul bii.nk’s bills.
. . . . At a incetiiig of the stocklioltlcrs of
the Paliqiiioqiie Bank, Dnnbury, Feb, ‘I
the following gentlemen were elected Di-
rectors : Aaron Seclcy, Charles Hull,
William F. 'l‘iylor, Alvuh S. Pearce, Na-
thaniel Scllcck, John IV. Irwin, Stephen
B._ Lawrence James Osborn, Bariiubus
Allen. Auroii Sccley has been re-elected
President.
. . . .'l‘lic Mount Vernon Association linve
already received $100,000, of \\;liicl_i $85,- _
000 has been paid to Mr. W-.i:-‘liington.
and $15 000 invested. It is desirable
that the'remainiug $100,000 sliould be
raised soon as possible, to save the great
interest now paid.
. . . .Sou_ic Spanish wag suggests that a
nioiitinieiit ourrht to be t‘.l'et:l.Ctl to Presi-
dent Bllcllflllilall at Madrid in the center
of the Prntlo, as ho is the first man that
has been able to unite the people of Spain
f ‘ ti .1 ‘ : . .
.o.l;:i'I‘lii:y)saali're ygeeltliiig up a mammoth
prize dance in Liverpool. Onondaga Coiiu-
tv . ’. ’ ' .—
'i‘ii'.eiia id-e :ii.l$:.;g.ri.llCl{-
ct, and the dancing to occur at two lio-
tels; ticket-lioldars liaving the privilege
of attending both dances which will oc-
cur simultniicously. The prize is the new
canal boat “ Major Holt," mid four hor-
ses. Durinnr the evening-' there will be
u_ “ (Il'£l\V'l.lIg,i’-” and the holder of the lucky
tickets will receive the boat and horses.
. . . .De Quint-cy tells an anecdote of a
man who on being threatened with an as-
saiilt by a dozen and a half of tailors,
Cl‘lc(l out, “ Come on, both of you.”
. . . .A young man died in VVashington
'I‘hiirsda_v night Jan. 29, by a painl'nl ac-
cident : Returning home at a late hour,
he attcuipted to climb over the palings of
a. yard, but slipped and was caught by
the neck in such a. manner that he was
strangled to death. His dog, in endeavor-
iiig to pull his master from his dangerous
position, tore the clothes entirely off from
his body.
. . . .Congressmen and others-—s.ome dem-
ocrnts among them, are raising five or
six hundred dollars to expend on silver
plate for Joshua R. Giddiugs, the Father
of the House now on his last month of
twenty yenrslscrvice. ‘
. . . .TllG. London calimen have drawn ‘up
a memorial to the Goveriinient, begging
for release from Suiiday du_ty. ’l‘liey
claim that their bodies nccd spiri tunl care
as well as those of other classes of citizens.
. .°.Pai'lors have been fitted up in the
basement of Rev. _Dr. Aikcii’s cliurcli,
Cleveland, Ohio, with a piano, softls, &c.,
and social gathering are held in them, for
the promotion of a better acqiiaituiicc
and more intimate sympathy among the
members of the church and congregation.
The papers attribute this movement to
the suggestions of Dr. Holland's Lecture
on Social Life in America.
. . . . A little boy returning from Suiidiiy
School, said to his mothcr——“ .\'la 1 aiii’t
there a lciltevicliisui for little boys; this
Clllcclllsm is too hard.
. . . .Tlie.re ,was a striking spectacle of-
forded to the public street of Washington
neurgtlic Baltimore i':iili'oad depot, Fri-
day. A string of slaves, with a white
man at their head,hloadcd pistoltju liatqil,
and another in t e rear urine in to
same manner, marched from some private
slave-pen to the depot, to take the cars
for Baltimore, where they will be sold.
-——T%<<.}o
RAILROAD Accinr:N'1'.—As the Saturday
niorniiig express train from 1\'ew York,
was approachiiig the small ll‘0lI bridge
near W'illiams Bridge, it passed over a
broken rail, a piece of several feet in
length being broken out. _ All the cars
passed safely over the break, except‘
the last one, the hind truck of which
run off and wrenched away, swinging the
end of the car round some twelve or fif-
teen feet from a right line, and thumping
it heavily over the ground. The shock
and bumping, broke up all the seats in
the hind part of the car, and shook the
passengers all up in a huddle. The en-
gine was reversed at once, and at the
some time the coupling between the last
car and the next preccediiig one-gave
away, and the headway, was very ‘soon
stopped. Strange as it may appear, the
car though :1 wreck inside, was not dam-
aged on the outside, more materially than
the breaking up of the rear platform.-
Only one of the passengers, Mr. John
Wheeler, of the Union Plucc (N. Y.)
Hotel, was seriously injured. His head
and face were biidly cut by being forced
through a window glass. Many of the
other passengers (and the car was nearly
fiill,) were slightly scratclicd and bruised
The car must have been very substantial-
ly built, to resist the battering it received.
«<9
59‘ Since our last, news is received of
the entire ova-rtlirow of Soulotiquc-’s Black
GOVt:‘l'lllllClJt in Hayli. Sonloiiqiie has
fled the island and taken refuge nuclei‘
the French protection. Gcffhrd, a half-
bliick, headed the revolt against him and
is elected president of the Republic.
Soulouqiic had g‘ovcrued withcxtreme
tyranny, but the exciting cause of the re-'
volt, was his pecuniary connection and
participatioii with a heavy (lefnulter who
had previously lied the island, ruining
many of the principle men by his villain-
ies.
Wuxr is M an ?——A young lady answers
——‘ A tliing to waltz with, a thing to flirt
with, to tulc§oue to places of ainusz.-iuciit,
to laugh at, to be married to, to pay oiie’s
bills, and to keep one comfortable.’ Not
far from the truth. ~
_.__.._'_..<.>.
fir The following eloquent. earnest and
effective address was dcliverid at a recent
democratic caucus in. the town of Sanford,
Broomc Coii nty, by a man who had been an
inmate of the County Jail on an indictment
for murder. The speech is too -good to be
lost. Here it is: _
-‘ Gl~1.\"l‘l.l-:.\ll-2.\‘ : By G——d, we are going to
beat the d—d Black Republicans. 1 am go-
ing to work this year. Last year we- were
licked I)f.‘Cfll1EL‘I was in jail and could not
vote. I. was perstculi-d and kept in jail be-
cause I was a democrat. Go.-utlcuicii, the
Democratic party is a persecuted party. Go
to all the Juils and State Prisaiis in tho
coun lry,nm1 you willfiml nine out ofeve r_1/
ten of the «rim-g'naIs Democrats. Now, mark
what I tell you. I am not in’ prison thisycur
and you willsee what I can do.’~‘—E.rchange.
—.?—¢~<Qo-oc-————
Two men whom the “Shams” bi-oiiglit
toilic polls last spring have been pr0S£_‘CI1=
ted for illegal voting, one pleading‘ gllllll’
and the other forfeiting his bonds, !.1II_tl
lzaving the bills to be footed by two of his
own political faith.
«q.>» .
gg- Alum P, Hyde is nominated for
Congress in the Hartford District by the
Democrats. His opponent Looinis, is an
old classmate in Yale College. l
I oo1ven*ssszcs7.sI..”
'I‘Lrn‘sii.ti'.—-In the Sicxiirrz, Mi’. Slidt-ll
propo.-ctl to hold cveiiiiig scssioiis to dis-
cuss tlio Cuba qnestioii. ’l‘lic bill modi-
fying the pay of Army officers was amend-
Utl, nftcr iii-.i:.:li tlisciissioii, chiefly lictwccu
i‘.'lcs:<i's. 1’iigli and Davis. Mi‘. I-’iigh wish-
ed to repeal the Act of 18:37, puttiiig the
rates of pay beck upon the prcvioiis laws:
but his ziinciitliiiciit was lost. Mi‘. \?Vil-
son ollbrcil ii. bill to regulate the mileage,
giviiig liftcrii cents :1. mile for (ll;-iltaiii.-cs
lllltl(‘.l' 1,000 ; twenty C(.‘lilS between 1,000
and 2,500, and t-.veiit_v-live cents for 2,500
miles, the ilistances to be computed by
the nearest iiiuil route. Mr. Crittciiden
made :1 long speccii upon the Cuba bill.
In the Ilousn a resolution was passed
to arrest a witness who refused to go b..-
forc the Printing Investigzitiiig Committee
on the Indian Appropriation bill, Mr.
Stuntoirof Ohio made a speech upon the
Government cxpenditpi-cs. At the even-
iiig session, Mr; Morris of Illinois spoke
in severe censure of the President and his
policy, especially in refcreiice to the State
of Illinois, accusing Mr. Biichanan of
licartlcss ferocity and imbecility. Mr.
Boyce spoke of our political relations with
Spain.
Wsnxnsn.i\'.—In the Siiix/i'rr:, Mr.
Seward’s hill, additioual‘to the not pro-
liibiting the slniic-trade, was reported. by
Mr. Bayard f'roni the Judiciary Commit-
tee, without amendmentnnd without rec-
ommendation. Mi‘. Fitch offered a reso-
lution, which was adopted, providing for
some little retrenchment in the public
printing. The Diplomatic Appropriation
bill was then taken up, and Mr. Clay
moved to strike out the $75,000 for send-
ing back to Africa the iieg-i'oe's kidnap-
ped by the brig Echo. All the Republi-
can iiicinbers supported the appi-opriatioii
and on ii vote Ivlr. Clay’.-i ainendmentwns
lost, 40 voting against it, and 10 in its
favor. As Mr. Pugh proposes to speak
on the bill, it was laid aside for the pres-
cut. The Cuba bill was taken up, and
Mr. Thompson of Kentucky madea long
speech. ‘
In the Houss, the bill increasing the
numb.er of Assistant Surgeons and Pur-
sers in the Navy was laid on the tnble.——
The Committee on Territories presented
a bill providing for a temporary Govern-
ment for Arizona. but made no appropri-
ation of money, Mr. Stevens urged its
immediate consideration. This led to a
flood of bills in l‘t'.'gall'I.I to the present Ter-
ritories, including the appropriations for
public buildings in Utah, Nebraska, New
Mexico and Kansas, all of which were
laid on the table. The House passed the
Senate bill granting a pension to the wid-
ow of General Gaines. The Sennte’s
amendments to the Agricultural College
bill was then taken up and concurred in.
In Committee of the Y-Vhole, the Scnutc’s
ameudinents to the Indian A ppropriatiou
bill were considered. The deli;ite_ was
principally upon the proposition to trans-
fer the Iudiun Bureau from the Interior
to the War Department, which was fa-
vored by Mr. Blair of Missouri, and op-
posed by Mr. Cox of Ohio. ’1‘he propo-
sition was rejected, and, the House subse-
quently concurred in the action of the
Comiiiittfie.
Trioasoxv.-—Iii the SE.\"A'1‘E, the Home-
steiid bill was taken up, after some oppo-
sition, and Mr. Seward urged a vote up-
on it for the purpose of settling the policy
of the Governmeiit- with regard to the
public hinds. Mr. Hunter moved to take
up the Diplomatic Appropriation bill and
the vote was 28 to 28, when the Vice-
Presitleiit gave his casting vote in. favor
of the motion of Mr. Hunter. Mr. Pugh
wniitcd to abolish all grades of Ministers
except one, and Ex the salary of that at
$10,000 per anuiini, and of the Secreta-
ries at $3,000 for which Mr. Mason gen-
tly cntigated Mr. Pugh. The bill was
then laid aside and the Cuban question
brought up when Mr. Polk spoke in fa-
vor oft e acquisition of the island.
I.i,ilomo ic bill was again brought. up, and
Mr. Pugh offered another amendment to
coiisolidiite the smaller missions, but with
out taking a vole the Senate adjourned.
In the Housu, 1\lr;John Cassiu of Phil-
udclphia, who refused to come before the
Select Committee on Priutingwus brought
in by the Sergeant-at-Arms, when he ex-
cused himself by saying that his delay was
occasioned by the sickness of a relative,
and lie was discharged from‘ custody.-
i‘.*Ir. English called up the bill regulating.
the postage on newspapers and and peri-
odic_als,it was passed. An ineffectual ef-
fort wus then made to abolish the frank-
ing privilege. The House weiitinto Com-
mittee of the VVhole on the Army Appro-
priation bill, and Mr. Davis of Mississippi
defended the Democratic party from
charges of extravagance. Mr. Granger
made a Free Soil speech, Mr. Lctclier
said that the Committee on IVzi_vs and
Means had reduced the appropriations
just as far as they possible could. Mr.
Stanton moved to strike out $100,000 for
‘the recruiting service. The Committee
rose witliont disposing of the amendment
and the House adjourned.
Fiun.iv.—In the Sr-:.\'.i'i's, a bill was
reported to pay Mr. Squier, lutc Cliarge
at Guatemn‘a, $4,500 for extra-services.
Mr. Hunter endeavored to bring up the
Diplomatic Appropriaiioii bill, but the
Senate pi'efci'red the Private Calendar,
ivliicli was proceeded with for an hour.——
A uic.-1-‘age about Cuba and Annexation
was received from the Pre.-‘ident. ;Upon
a motion to refer this message sprang up
a debate npoii the Cuban question and
the :iggi'c:sivc policy of the President
gciicrall_v.
The House went into Committee on
the Army hill, the question being to strike
out the appropriatiori for recruiting. Af-
tcr some tleliate, the auieiidmeiit was re-
jected, as was also an auiciitlinent to pre-
serve the military reservations from tres-
pass. Mr. Faulkner's ameiiduieiit cut-
ting off brcvet pay was rejected, <12 to S0
The Committee rose, and in the House
llicre wasa resolution adopted to appoint
a Committee to iiivcstigate certain charges
of corruption, and the House utljonrucil.
-4.».
36“ There is no man of any cdiicalioii
or knowledge of the ivoi-ld, but can easily
judge to what degree of fi'eedoin, he may
extend his behavior; for which reason I
have never attended to women who ave
complaiiicd to me of a lover's rudcness.——-
Upon exainiuation I have generally found
that some imprutleni: or iiicnnsitleinlc con-
diictof theirs first gave an occasion for
it. .
~<.>-ed»-———————
A Di-:.=rr:n.\'ric CHAR.-\C'I‘ER ——The indi-
vidual who tried to clear his conscience
with an egg is now cndeavoriug to raise
his spirits with yeast. lflie fails in this,
it is his deliberate intention to blow‘ out
his brains with the bellows.
o *0-CO-—-——
In Frenflh paper we find the mum-
ce of a "M. Kenzird, public scribe, who
audits accounts, explains the Iflllgnagé of
flowers, and sells _fr_ied potatoes.”
*<..O>-0% ,
’ PHRENOI,-0G\'."A- learned puiidit,speak-_
lug ofplireuology, says, there is fl. great
deiil that is new and true in this system ;
but the new is not true, and the true is
not new. _- .
Tl: e-
‘ . . .
g I3\’l:‘r;R.\'Al. I*vI.iorrixi:.—-About dusk on
.i3".lilll"tli.l_:v' C'v’{.‘l.iil.lg‘.lil.§l.-,‘ a geutlcinzin rcsi.
, ding in the vicinity‘ of Filth avenue and
'l_‘i'.-i-iity-iiiiictli street, was tiiro.vii into 9,
SI:lIC of gi'e'.it. cxcitemciit and alarm in
ci'i:i.<s-qiiaiii.-c. of a package, wliicli appear-
Cli to he a box carcfiilly ivrappctl in pa.
poi‘ being left on the stoop of his fro“,-,
iloor by some uiikiioivn lil(IlVl(Ill:|l, “aim
rung the bell and then prccipitatcly
retrcatctl. "lie gcntlczmin having tho
previous evening discharged from his
employ a young maxi whom he had de-
tected in some dishonesty, at once came
to the coucliisioii tlizit his late employee
lind with a view of rev"eugii.g his griev-
nnccs, left the suspicioiis package, and
that it was nothing less than an infernal
machine, to blow soiue member of the on.
cnpniits fnmil y into another world. With
these impressions Mr. took charge
of the package with great caution lest it
should explode in his hands and conveyed
it to tho Tweiity-first Ward Police Sta.
tion, where he rclzitcd the circumstances
under which it had been left in front of
his (I00l‘ and the nature of his suspicions
as to the contents. Sergeant Sandford,
on tiikiiigtlic package up, concluded from
its ligiitiiess, that he might venture to
open it and proceeded to do so not; how-
ever, without being repeatedly warned of
the danger that he was incurring at the
same time the recipient retired toa very
ination of the mysterious package was
progressing. No explosion, however,
took place, and on opening it the whole
mystery was solved. Instead of finding
the box filled with powder and other ox-
plosivc materials, accompanied by slugs
bulls and other projectiles, the contents
were found to consist of a fine sample of
corii-"starch from the 'GlcnCovc Manufac-
tiirry Co.,-at.Glen Covo L. I. which had
been left by Messrs. Duryea of No. 166
Fulton St. New York, l'or inspection and
trial by the gentlemau’s'fnlnily.
. Tzibwne.
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Mi-:x’s Eras wrr.i. WANDEB.—Sh0W
but a strip of white stocking above your
boot, or a bit of an embroidered skirt. or
n Balmoral, and you may lead a New
Yorker, by the nose all over Manhattan,
though‘ all Wall street stand waiting for
him. I have pos'ively seen gentlemen
standing at the ferry gates when their
arms were half broken with handles, ea-
gerly bobbing their heads this way and
that to catch a sight of the gaiter boots
as they aliglited l'rom the various omni-
buses. And not all young men either,
but grey headed old codgers, who had
grandpa. written all over them. “ Why
should a woman care about it if her ankle
be pretty ?”' “ Care ?” It may be just
possible that if an exhibition is fore-or-
dained and inevitable, she may prefer to
choose her audience.—-Famzy Fem.
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35“ Mr. Allis, the late proprietor of
the Savins Rock House, intends to take
charge of the Norvvalk Hotel about the
1st of March next. Mr. Allis has had
all the experience ntcessary for_a good
hotel keeper, and if our N oi-walk friends
want any testimonials as to his being a
“clever fellow” and an accommodating
landlord, they can get a bushel basket
full by sending this way.
. ' N. II. Courier.
ha. Dr. Jacob Bigelow,a distinguished
physician has recently issued a work cuti-
tlcd “ Brief Exposure of Rational Med-
icine,” in which he expresses the following
opinion :
“ I sincerely believe that the uiibiassed
opinion of most medical men of sound
judgment and long experience is "made up
that the amount of death and disaster in
the world would be less, if all disease were
left. to itself, than it now is under the mul-
of practice, good and bad, with which
practitioners ,of adverse denominations
carry on their diffei'euces at the expense
of . their patients.”
, -4.;-ua——T.
@... An English author, of very great
pretensions, gives-notice that he has dis-
covered some "moinentous truths, which he
will unfold from time to time “ as men’s
minds can bgar them” He is as consider-
ate asthe fire-fly who was careful to re-
veal her bright tail gradually, lest she
might blind creation by to sudden and viv-
id 9. flash of ‘lightning.
3%“ A" paragra li iuan Edinburgh pa,‘-
per, announced that a celebrdted vocalist
had met with a serious accident by the
upsetting of his carriage. The same au-
thority shortly afterwards announced that
he had‘ so far recovered as to be able
to appear before the public the following
evening in tlireeparts. ‘
0
:8“ No one decision made by the U.
S. Senate strikes us as such a step in ty-
ranny, as the refusal of that body to hear
the Indiana Legislature and the Senators
they have sent. The original admission
of . Bright and "Fitch was contrary to
right and to the precedent established by
the Senate in the case of Harlan of Iowa
Their refusal to even listen to the Indiana
Legislature is a direct insult to State
Rights, and shows a determination on the
part of the dominant party to hold on to
their power against right and justice.-
Our Government is in great danger of
consolidation at Washington. The strides
toward supreme power against the votes
of a majority or" the nation’-are becoming
more rapid, more mzirkedffi “ "more form-
idable every day. The supreme power is
now vested in the Southern Democracy,
and it will soon be impossible for even a.
fair majority to wrest it from their hands.
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nge Bishop Clark, of Rhode Island,
at the close of a lecture on “ public opiu-
ion,” remarked that he believed the pub-
lic sentiment of civilized and Christian
society is truer and purer to" day than it
ever was before. The forces of evil may
seem to be as strong as ever, but the for-
ces of the good are stronger than ever :
and the scale is ‘gradually turning in fa-
vor of truth and right. The labor of the
past has not been lost-—‘tho" labor to day
is not in vain. ‘ No holy word, no right-
eous not can ever‘ die. Strike the chords
of influence with a manly hand l Their
vibratiou will ring on forever. Be hopefi
l'iil. We are moving on toward high
noon ; hardly out of the twilight yet, it
may be, but thank God it is the twilight
of the morning and not of the evening,‘
and the hour bend on the great dial plate
of time never goes back. Slowly and si-
lently, except when it strikes at long in-
terxuls the progressive epochs of the
world, itadvances toward the meridian.
. O
3“ Education does not commence with
the alphabet.
look ; a fathers nod of approbation, or a
sign of reproof ; with a sister’s gentle pres
sure of the hand,or a brother's noble act cf
forbcarauce;.with handfuls Of flowers.-It
green and daisy meadows ; with bigal:
nests admired, but 11.0.13 t.°|1S3lled ; fill;
creeping ' ants and almost imperceyible
emmcts; with pleasant in sad
lanes ; and with thoughts direcld, in
sweet and kindly tones and Wt-d3. to ’
pgatrire, to beauty, tofiacts of b9ne_;5Ieuce'
to deeds of virtue, -aiifdjta-1137 qntre of
all good-—to end-iiinisgia
respectful distance from where the exam- .
tiforin, reckless, and contradictory modes '
vs
It begins with a mother's ‘
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