I WILLIAM A. BUCKINGIIAM,
, - be uniformly at 7 1-2 o’clcok in the evening,
_ ‘l‘_ .mi((c_es are requeste'd to procure sllilaltle
; _ Halls for the nieelivtgs, at thesevcrnl places
. indicated; Mr. Fnanr will speak at
' Frool:field,(Iron Works) on Tuesday even-
_tcrmination of the Ofiicers, Directors and
_ and such other securities as may be converted
'be, as we doubt not, sntccssful.
‘ dance of men of all political [lillllts li](-ll
‘Freeman, organize every School District, if
» scourge, scarlet l'ever. The entire community
A little ones from earth to become sweet har-
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Norwallr, Tuesday, Illarch b1359-
"Rnr-i:rsr.rcsN scra-rs rrcznr.
roa oovsaxou, ’
of Norwich.
F017. IJEUTRSANT GOVERNOR,
JULIUS CATLIN, of Hartford.
- FOR SKCRFIARY 01-‘ STATE,
JOHN BOYD, of Winchester.
FOR STATE TRIASURER,
LUCIUS J. HENDEE. of Iiebron.
rca cogrrmomm,
WILLIAM H. BUELL, of_Clinton.
j——oo-u.>-o———-—-
FOR CONGRESS.
District No. l——DWIGIl'1‘ LOOMIS.
ct. -2--JOHN WOODRUFF.
3——A. A. BURNHAM.
4-OR-RIS S. FERRY,
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12th District
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H
, Republican Senatorial Convention.
The Republicans and all others opposed to
the prcent National Administration are re-
quested to send delegates equal to double
’ ‘their representation in the General Asscmbl y.
to aconveution to be held at the Nor-
wslk Hotel, on Wednesday, March 9th
1859, at 11 o’cloc1r. A. M., for the purpose of’
nominating a candidate to be supported for
' the otlioeof Senator, to represent the 13“!
Senatorial District. in the next General As-
sembly. Also to nominate a candidate for
the office of Judge of Probate for the Districts
of, Norwalk and Stamford.
.. WM. L QUINTARD, Rep. Scn.Com.
Norwallr, Feb. 2lst, 1859.
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“Mr. Perry’s appointments for the 11th
Senatorial District.
In compliance with the Resolution of the
Republican Congressional Convention, Mr.
Fsaar will speak at the following places, at
the times designated below. The hour will
and citizens of all parties are cordially invi-
ted to attend. - The Republican Town Com-
.JV'ew ‘Fairfield, Tuesday afternoon, March 1.
ing, March 1st. 4
Sherman, on Wednesday eveuing,M-arch 2d.
0 JV‘ewlown, “ Thursday “ “ “ Ed.
Danbury,“ Friday ' “ - “ “ 4th.
full].
Bedding,“ Saturday afternoon, E‘
and at I
South JV'oru_wlk, on Saturday evening, March
5th. "
The hour for the afternoon meetings will
uniformly be at2 o’clcck 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
Convention is so limited, these engagements
will be fulfilled unless in case of sickness or
accident, notwithstanding any iuclemeuoy of
the weather.
N orwalk Marine and Fire Insurance Co.
We cheerfully direct the reader's attention
to the advertisement of “ The Norwalk Ma'-
rine and'Fire Insurance Company,” which
was incorporated by our State Legislature in
May.las,t,ar.d duly organized last month with
a Capital of F2:/‘t,-u Thousand Dollars, and
is now in successful operation. It is the de-
Stockholdcrsto immediately put the Capital
up to Two Hundred Thousand‘ .l_)olIars,
which is to be sccnr_cd by Bonds, Mortgages
on improved Real Estate, productive Stocks,
into Cash at a day's notice.
The President of the Company. L. L. Lom-
bard, Esq., is well known to our community
as a gentleman of wealth and influence. The
Secretary, Mr. Obed P. Miller, is a “stranger
in our midst,” but comes to us as an Insu-
rance rnan, and although a native of‘ Missi-
sippi, and raised in New Orleans. he seems to
have the Yankee. spirit in his nature, and
possessing all the qualifications of an expe-
rienced business man and competent Under-
writer. The Directors have been carefully
selected, and comprise some of our most in-
fluential citizens and business men, and are
sutficient in themselves to give tone to the
Company. The operations of thelnstitutiou
will be conducted on the most strict business
and honorable principles.
The Company have commenced active op-
erations, and, although but ten days old,bave
issued quite a number of Policies, and are
prepared to pay aii losses which they may
sustain with promptness. They have secured
and are fitting up a splendid suit of Rooms
in “ Sword’s Building,” South Norwalk,
where the Secretary , Mr. llliller,may be found
at any hcurot the day, and all may expect
to have them promptly attended to, and find
in him “ a man afttr mine own heart.”
We are gratified that this Company has
been organized, at d hope and tru.-tthey may
11 mm In-
stitutions should be eucc-uragcd, therefore
wc hope, to see all our friends, Merchants,
Farmers, &c., go to the office of the " Nor-
walk Marine. and Fire Intuzance Company,”
and indemnify themselves against 'Lcss in
case of Fire, which, as our experience
shows, may come at any moment.
-4.-<9 so _
IvIr. Perz'y’s Tuieetings.
On all hands, we learn of the large atten-
tbe meetings of llr. Perry. ‘A gentleman
who has attended three or tour of these meet-
ings, informs us that there is really more gen-.
nine enthusiasm manifested by the Republi-
cans, in the several ton res of c district,
than was exhibited in the Fremont campaign.
At Wilton, on Friday night li1:i, vie were
pleased to see a number of ladies. present,-
aud we learn that at all of his m"e-clings so
far they have turned out in large numbers.
Still there is much work to be done yet.-
Look up the young men who are to be made
you would have victory sure. It is a fact
thatin the Fourth Congressional District in
Connecticut, there are one thousand of‘ our
voters who habitually fail to attend the polls
and vote. Rouse then, friends, and let not a
single vote for Freedom and Free Labor be
lost for want of honest effort.
4-<.}.~o———:._
Q‘ It will be seen by our obituary record
that Mr. Frederick Bc-lden buries his eldest
child to-day-—anothcr victim of that te rible
will deeply sympathize with this afflicted
fimily in their bereavement, yet, in such an
hour, the only real consolation which can
reach the parents’ hearts is that afforded by
our Holy Religion, which transports these
monists in the choir of Heaven.
o—____
Q In reference to Mr. Brigham’-.1 illness,
we learn from Wm. R.’Nash, Esq., who visit-
cl him last week, that he has been more se-
riously indi-sposed than we had supposed.-
liis disease seems to have originated in the
spine, terminating on the brain, so that his
life was in iminent peril for several days.-—
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9. cpqnyury Iljflroaq coal 1 J,
i-We availed oursolt‘ of the’ .invita{tian 07
Mr. Superintendent Smith, on Thursday 18“.
to take another ride after the new Coal burn-
ing Locomotive just putiupon thisroad. For
the first time in our life we enjored We exci-
ting feltcity of riding on the Ell.‘,'l°°:3llll°“8l1
we oeonme convinced before we reached the
cm] of our journey, that except on extraor-
dinary occasions, neither the Editor ,tho Su-
perintendent, the Directors, or {anybody else
ought to occupy such a place during the run-
ning of a train, to divide the Engineer's atten-
tion. The Engine is a beautiful‘ piece of
mechanism, and is fitted up after Wm. H. Bul-
]ock’s patent, with a four inch exhaust pipe,
suitable fines and draught holes to keep up
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I
steam, and also a sort of democratic Sub-
Trcasury, as it is called, to catch all of the
residiurn of the coal, and carry it to its place
of destination before any cinders or ashes are
dropped. Another peculiar feature consist5
in its capacity to increase its generation of
steam, the heavier the grade or load to be
overcome. An actual comparison shows it
capable of running at the same speed and
weight for 7 60-100 cents per mile, as can be
performed with wood for 14 96-100 cts., Mr.
Pickering, the gcntlomauly Engineer to whom
we were indebted t'or an increase of knowl-
edge on loco molioe (not loco foco) matters—
thinks a saving of more than 50 per cent. will
yet be accomplished. The following is “'10
result of one week's trial of each the coal and
wood burning Engines, they doing the 1“-’8“ll“'
business of the road, one half of the trips being
on freight trains: -
$571 2
Wood Engine, 12 trips. rnilf-‘S I'll“
Wood consumed 19 cords,cost $85 50
Cost of Wood, per mile, 14 96-100 cents
571 2
Coal Engine. 12 trips_ miles run
Coal constlmetl, I§,464 IDS-—(I(.'lIV‘€l‘0(I
in coal house,l1orwalk, 550 per ton
$41 16
Add Wood for kindling, 2 2
5
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' $43 41
Cost of Coal per mile, ‘ 7 60-100 cents
The number ofcars hauled by the Engines
and weight drawn, were about equal.
The Cimpany have declared a dividend of
ll per cent. out of the earnings of the past six
months ,lcaving a very handsome balance in
the Treasury. The net earnings of the com-
pany for the last six months were 51-52 per ct-
o<‘o—>o-——:-—
Sons of Temperance. L
The Sons and Daughters of Temper-
auue propose commemorating their 16th
anniversary this year by throwing open
their doors and donating the occasion to
an old fashioned \Vashingtonian Temper-
ance meeting this Tuesday 'L"'t.'e7ti'ng'-, at
Phenix Hall. The famous Col. Show of
New York, will address the m;e'.ing ; a
City Qunrtett; Club, a jammed house and ,
a good time generally may be expected.
’ +<O>~o——————-
big, The 22d of February Ball, at Phenix
Hall, was well and respcctably attended.»
The utmost good order and decorum prevail-
ed throughout. From the brief opportunity
allotted us to witness the "festive scene,"
we must candidly avow our belief that a sim
ilar number of Yankees could not be found,
adhering more strictly to the strictest rules
of propriety. The absence and positive ex-
clusion of the “ artleut” was not the least
creditable part of the affair.
' -«Ob--0-———————
APearfu1 Leap.-—Onc day last week, as
Mr. George Jennings, the brakeman who was
so seriously injured last summer by coming in
contact with a. bridge on the Daubury Road.
was on the top ofa freight car arranging the
bell ropenvhile the catsvvcre moving at a
rapid rate, aui while near the rocky ledge
just below Georgetown Station, was so blind-
ed by the smoke and steam, that he could not
see which way he was walking, and finding
that he was in danger of falling off, jumped
down among the rocks, and strange to tell,
escaped without injury, excepting a little
jaring which kept him from his work two or
three days. -
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The Great Republic Magazine, for March,
contains 30 articles, besides Fashio and the
Editorial Department, and is embellished with
45 engravings. For sale at the Bookstores.‘
0-d.>>
Q, The mammoth “CoNs'rx'i.r..nIo.\"‘ has
been greatly improved lately by changing the
form f'rcm a folio to a qnarto—the tizg re-
maining the same. It now presents a very
neat appearance, and'is one of; the best edited
literary wceklics in this country. Punk Ben-
jamin is Editor, and George Roberts, Publish-
er. It can be had at the News Cfiice.’
.4¢
Harper's Magazizie, for March, has illus-
trated articles on Mount Vernon asit is, Cro-
ton Water and its inhabitants, Vnsco Nunez
De Balboa, and the Virginians. The article
on Balboa is a very interesting Biographical
Sketch of the discoverer of the Pacific Ocean.
To be had of Knapp A2’. Lynes and A. II. Camp.
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“News from Home."
This is the caption ofa neatly printed an-'l_. !pi('ll_s' ur-
rang:-:18 pagefwcelzly sheet Issued by Town l:ruw_& Day.
No. 9 Spruce street, N. Y., comp‘:-ising a. 1.0::-leusatia-n
t-fevery item ofncws from every point of the “ uul-l
country.” ltspx-ice i--' S‘! pi-2' aunum, and to any adopt
ed citizen or exile from “across tlxt-w:'Ater,” it cannot
but be worth quadruple its cost. The towns of Eng-
land, Ireland an-l Scotland, no SLO are clussixicul and
the ziev.-s in mr.-ach place-. noted under its app 'opx-rate
lien-1. Mr. Jens .\loo::srlias been appointed went for
Nortvalk and vicinity, who will Cht.‘elf.'.lIf furnish
specimen copies, and for-zvartl subspriptlpns for any
pnrtics who may \vi.-h to si.'oscribe.
....g>..
Special Notice.
It is not necc-'sar_v that any person sboultlgv ‘M New
York to get the most difficult job of llontistry ax outed
citberun :t::c()‘.lllI of superior mt-canic:-.l er-zi-Julian or
the yrrice for the same we are re:id_v to V0 ‘ii 1hnt Dr.
l:;u-ho-..r will do better work, for the same :_ ‘9_,', than
any (.‘i£_',' Dentist '.';lm can 1):: foun-.1 9
-o
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£1?‘ The llridgeport Farmer has got upon
its old track of low and vitu ‘lei-ative person-
“l “W59 “E-lain. It occasions us unfeig acd re-
gret l0 have the memory of our broth- r Pom-
eroy, (of whom we have ever €llCt8V‘-l1‘t.'(I to
think kindly, and who, we more deeply
regret. to learn mu.-it inevitably soon pass from
eartb,) bl.-ichentd by such low and ‘filthy mal-
ice as has been showered llpoj (ha Repub
licau Candidate for Congress in this, district
in its Columns during the past week. It is a
pleasure to know that among, the wannept
friends of the Farmer here, [an Ad it has many]
these attncksnpou pcrsonalrey ntation are un-
equivoc_allycondemncd. Whcs t\V8 can find no
cause of honest and manly dill :rence with the
political o;n'm'on..9 of Mr. Bisbq,» against which
to war, we shall cease our opp osiiion to him.
o-d=Q.p-o..—_o ‘
An Important Law Suit.- -We legru that
a gentleman of a neigliboriug town it is threat-
ened the state with a law suit- He says that
his son, a lad cf some eight:-on years of age,
does not know as much as the latv allows, and
if’ the State does not make up ‘life deficiency,
he shall 1.-ringasuit for damag ea. "
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neg... The Farmer is’nt pleased with
Hox. 'I‘nc.n.ix S)fI'l‘H'S letter to the GA-
zsrrn. Sorr_v_for our neighbt.r’s discom-
fiturc, but don’t see as tlic.prot~‘pects tend
to lighten his ‘sorrow any.
—&——-oo<.
. . . .No less than ten unhappy cduples
were divorcedin the‘ supreme court at Bos-
He is new somewhat better.
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ton, on Saturday.
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/;.._'Q|f',;r ééP"’)‘i(\'.:"'t (S".."t.§§-Ila
llsgsps. Enzrons :.-..-I send you an account
of the celebration of the Natal de.y_cf Wasti-
tual Improvement.” given at St. Jo‘;-o':; Ila",
This Society is composed mainly t-2" Shoe Ma-
kers, for the purpose indicated ‘-.~v its title;
The occasion was celebrated by ' A Tea
Party,” prep-nretl by Mr. A Often. who fur-
nished pleuty of the efcs-ferns.
After the rcpast, which commtmuer‘. at 8 I-2
o’clock, the following. Toasts were given,
by order of Mr. C. S. Beped-ict, President :
’ 1‘ , “ The Memory of Washiiizlofl-"
2d, “ Tue Patriots of the Reyolutiop’. M37
their sons prove worthy of their sites-
This was responded to by MI'- 43- 0859“:
who adverted to the Patriots of the Revolu-
tion, and panicularly to R0391‘ Sllemltllls
saying if we would prove WON’? 0f Well‘
fmtemity, we must continue the battles
which they have taught as how 10 fight; We
must fight the battles of right against error,
an the way flu-opgh. first being sure we are
right.
31
-llli,“ Labor, the only true basis of Nation-
al wealth.”
Responded to by Mr. Samuel Weed, who
suit] our forests might wag their toll tops in
idleness. and be of no use except to afford a
home for the rod man and savage beast, our
magnificent ‘rivers and streams flow from
source to mouth, and perform no service to
civilized man, and our numerous mines re-
main unexplored, had notlabar in its various
departments called the idle timbers of the
forest to walk the broad bosom of the ocean
like things of life ; had not labor tamed the
wild currents that flow from the lakes to the
Gulf ‘of Mexico, and rivers oflsss magnitude
but not less grandeur, and burdened their
bosoms with the products of labor from every
climo. As labor occupies such a really dig-
nified position in human afi'nirs,it is essential
that the mind, the director, should be replete
with knowledge and adorned with wisdom.
5th, “ The Liberty of‘ the Press, like the
air we breathe, if we have it not we die.”
Responded to by Mr. C. S. Benedict, who
said the Liberty of the Press, and Freedom
of Speech. were imcparably connected.-
Tbc destruction of one was death to the other,
and where the Liberty of the Press was not
tolerated, injustice and oppression was the
result, and though we boasted of our free
tole ration of the Press and Speech, these
were not wholly free, and it became us to
maintain with patriotic zeal this inalienable
right of man.
6th,“ The Heroines of the Past. May the
daughters of the present emulate their vir-
tues.” .
Responded to by Mr. A. Offen, who said the
records of the past show many a. Heroine,
many a woman who had striveu with untiring
energy for the accomplishment of some no-
me purpose, many 9. Florence Nightingale
whc left the lap of ease to alleviate distress,
and that every mother who strives to rear
her sons and daughters in honesty and honor
is a Heroine, and any who could not respond
to such a toast was unworthy of a mother.
Vocal and Instrumental Music ‘enlivened
the occasion, and the Festival broke up at
half past midnight. B.
New Ca nann, Feb. 23d,1859.
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@‘The New Haven Journal publishes
Hon. Tiinnxx Sniruis letter under the caption
—“ The Vuire of the 0111 IVur Horse,” and
saysit is a generous and well-timed appeal
to the people of the 4th Congressional Dis
trict. which may be read with benefit through
all the Districts in the State.
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Q. On Thursday afternoon last, as Mr.
Starr Benedict of Stoney Hill district, Dan-
hury, was leaving the village for home, his
horse got frightened, ran away, and com-
pletely demolished the wagon. lllr. Benedict
as thrown out with such violence as to dis-
lccato his left shoulder. He was nearly sev-
enty-tlve yearsof age,aud had previously lost
the use of his right arm. ‘
<~<.>oo———-——
Norwalk bids fair, like a certain bird
of classic fable, to rise more complete and
-glorious from the ashes of the destructive
fire there some months ago. A public
meeting of the tax-payers was held a few
days since and measures were taken to re-
build on the west: bank of the river, the
site of the fire, a number of substantial
and elegant structures. “ \.Vall street”
has been widened to fifty feet, and as
soon as the weather will permit the‘erec-
tion of buildings willcommeuce. Among
them will be tl. new passenger depot for
the .\'orwalk and Dunbury Railroad Com-
puny. ’l‘hc proprietors of the Norwalk
Gazette will also erect a very large and
handsome iron front building, three sto-
roies higli,to nccnumiodntc the l’ost-office,
the 'l‘elegrnph ollice,the entire legal fra-
ternity of Not-walk,aud the editorial and
pri nting establislirnent of the Gazette.-—
We heartily congratulate friend Byington
upon his pt-ospcets. The Second M. E.
Church has purcltused grounds on which
they will soon commence building a new
church, and other iinprovetncnts are “ on
the cards.” Good for Not-tvalk !
. N. Y. Trilmtte.
We didn't know altogether about ad-
mitting lbut Post Otlice, unless we can get
the “ Judge“ Cr:fllel‘i€(I to a good, steady,
sober minded Republican, and as for those
“ legal gentlcuixu,” we may have something
to say about their moral ic-fonnutiou. As
for our own office, we only wish it were as
easy to Illilill it up as to talk ab.'.~ut it, as we
learn that no are to subside from our present
qututeisin‘ favor of lager Z-fir. But sex i-
ouely, we have no doubt that the lst of
April next, will exhibit inch a stir and bus-
tie on the other side of Norwalk Rive-r.us
will snti.-:f'y the greytst old I-‘cgey in Main
st., that " Wt-stw nrd the star of Empire takes
her away." In the widening of Water st.,
Mi‘. Lynes generously proti'«.=.rctl the town the
entire strip of land surveytd upon him in
order to give width to" the street. on cot.di-
iion that. the town work and grade a proper
highway and sidewalk therewith, which offer
was a matter ofcourso accepted. Now it ten
fu-r more could be reserved from the dock
side of’ lhis"Strcct-—what Qbc-auttiful thor-
oughfare Wnterst. migbtbe made. It nould
then at 60 feet be none too wide.
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g‘ The great Carpet Establishment of
Ilium A.\'ni:itso.\',i\‘o. 99 Bowery, N. Y., is
now filled with the most extensive stock ever
oll‘ercd—-imported by him frmn liurope for
the Spring 'l‘radc of 1859. 'l hose styles are
the lnttst and the fabrics are of the most
choice; therefu-e, we would particularly
call our readers’ attention to the great in-
ducement Mr. Anderson offers to his patrons.
and strcnously recontnu.-nil those in this vicin-
ity,“-ho are in mint of Carpets, Oil Cloth
&c., &e., to pay the Old Established house a
visit. IlIr.A.has been in the business for
twenty-five years, and among the Merchants
of the great metropolis is proverbial for in-
tegrity of character.
--———o-<g>.._.__._.
fir We callthe attention of Dry Goods
Merchants and others to the adv. of Messrs-
MYOA'l"l‘S,IM3I:.ulAM cl: Co. They will find
them honorable and gentiemanly men to deal
with. I *
o<.>
@., The Wooster House. Dnnbury
has just been sold to P. D.,Cros.by and
Wm. Tweed_v for $11,500. Mr; Stevens
-‘-thorecent popular host, retires and
gives place to Mr. Teiiel of New York.
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iugtou, by the“ New Canaan Society‘ tut’ Mu-
“ The President of the United States.”-
, ~ sonata:
.,..’l‘he Paying Teller of the Atlantic
Bank, Brooklyn, absconded, adny or
two since. An examination into his ac-
counts,_shows at large deficit, $40,000 or
more. His name is Oscar S. Field.
. . . .'l‘hc Prince Albert arrived in New
York, yesterday interning with Smith O’
Brien on board. He was received with
much parade by the Irish military com-
panies, one of whom fired a salute of
twenty-one gnns.——E:z‘.
. . . .'l‘l_tc Povidcluce Journal of Monday
publishes notice of petitions for divorce
by seventeen wives and two husbands-
not a very flattering record of conjugal
felicity. — .
. . . A father isimprisoned in Washington
for harboring his own child ! The father
is a f'ree negro—the mother a slave--and
- the child came home from a_ distant part
of the couutryto see his father, remain-
ing two or three days. ‘For the shelter,
audfood given, the father now lies in jail.
. . . .At the admini_st.ration state conven-
tion, Mr. Eaton of Hartford, said of Mr.
Winsolow, the new candidate for Lient.
Governor: “ We shall find in him a
man ready to do his whole share to fur-
ther the cause we all have at licnrt.”—
I1 is “ share” is understood to be live thou-
sand dollnrs——though, if necessary, he
will “ bleed” another thousand.
. . . . Hon. Truman Smith who has recent-
ly been slighty indisposed has recovered
his health, and is able to attend to his pro-
fessional duties.
. . . . Miss Sarah Platt of New Milford, on -
accomplished and amiable yoiing"la(l_v,
while sitting by her mother’s fire side, on
the evening of the 22d'iust., accidentally
set fire to her dress, and before the flame.-'
could bc cxtfiiguislied, her whole person
was enveloped in a sheet of fire. She
rushed out of the house and threw herself‘
into a pool of water, but her life is de-
spaircd of.
An Irishman named Hand, of Redding
was run over between‘ Bridgeport and
Fnirfield on Tuesday night by the eight
o'clock freight l1‘n'in, and badly mangled.
His right leg was crushed and his left.
thigh broken. IIe was not discovered
until seven o’clcck “ledncsday morning,
having laid on the ground all night. It
is thought that he cannot recover. ‘He
was walking on the trat-k'at the time.
.. . .“ The mind of a young creature,”
says Bishop Berkely, “cannot remain
empty ; if you do not put into it that
which is good it will be sure to use even
that which is .l a l.”
. . . .Lntest news from the “Court cl
Oblivion” state that the new American
minister, John C. Smith, had arrived at
La Pnz-—a~ncl assumed the :1-uties of the
lvgatimz !
. . . . An unknown wretoh quietly entered
the residence of a colored washerwoman,
at St. LOilIS, a few days since, and unob-
served by her set her clothes on fire,;tnd
amid the awful sore:-.ms of the victim made
olf with six shirts. The poor woman died
in awful agony.
-r-—?4o-<.>>O-—-:———
Correspo7;d.'1:cc of the .’\”oru'allc Gazelle.
WESTPORT Feb. 23rd, I859.
Masses. Enirons :—
At: the cmvention wliit-li yes-
terday nominated Bishop, Mr. It. H.
Winslow made a speech, and it seems
that among the remarks which be made
was this : “there are many stories afloat
concerning me, which I care nothing
about and shall not take the trouble of
denying. T here is one report, however,
which I do care about. It has been said
by our opponents‘ that I have been 21
whig: that is a lie”-—-and then he goes
on to say that he has been a democrat
always &c. We had hoped to be cnlghtcu-
ed in regard to that $5000 to be used as
a corruption fundfor the election of Bish-
op," yet it seems he could not in the‘ pres
wnce of the other contracting partics,deny
that he had agreed to “ come down” with
that amount. But the report that he
Richard II. Winslow had ever lielouged
to the same party with Daniel \-Vebster
was too prcpostt.-rous—this, to the man
who had bought of the loco foco party
the nomination for Lieutenant Governor
and whose moral sensibilitits must be of
the finest qualitcs was, it seems ‘the
unkindest cut of all.’ We would bcg
leave to suggest to Mr. Winslow that he
calla grand indignation meeting in this
place at Betts Hall: and "that he invite
Wm. D. Bishop to attend and assist him
to expend his virtuous indignation against
those individuals who have had the im-
prudence to assist (and who have the
ability to prove) that IViuslow was a
Whig until 1850. \Ve mention Bi.shop,
because we consider him to be a. very
good band for any kind ofdirty workload
because as he was it tvhig but ashort time
ago, he must know how humiliating it is
to be twitted on facts. .Let the meet-
ing be called and if it will have no other
ciicct it may save Mr. \Viuslow from rati-
niug behind his ticket some twenty-five
(25) votes, as he did last year when he
was up for Ilcprcsentative. L.
~<Q>o
near The Lecompton Democracy of
the Fourth Cniigtessioiitil District have
1'ei.ominatcd Wm. I). Bi:-hop, as it was
expected they could. Men, who liavc
voted for the Lccomptcn swindle, ex-
peetto be cherished by the party, how-
ever the people inny decide. " Bishop
comes before his constituents as an advo-
cute for a policy that would f0T(€ a con-
stitutiou upon at people \\ll0 had rejected
it. It should be kept l)t‘l't)l'tt the people
of his district that he was in favor of the
English bill which allowed Kansas to en-
ter the Union with -15,000 inliabitants. if
she would comt.-"in as a slave state, but
compelled her to waituntil she lind_93,-
000 to enter as n free state.
Ills opponent-—0rris S. Ferry goes DC-
fore the people in favor of right and jus-
tice and freedom. lie is an advocate for
the support of American industry uud
American labor. Ills votes in Congress,
will nlwuys be on the side of u just Amer-
ican policy and in favor of Freedom.—-
Shull he not be elected ?
Mr. Bishop was elected, two‘ years ago
by only sixteen Iliftj0I'll-y. Men enough
stayed at home on the hills of Litcltticld
County to have sent 1t‘e:'ry to Congress.
One vote more has been needed several
times. This mistake will not be made
a rain. Rain or shine, mud or sleet,
THIS TIMF. BISHOP OUGHT 'l‘O
BE, AND WILL Ill-I REBUKED.
Co u re ‘II t.
-<0 .
.@‘Thc N. O. Serenade-rs had over-
flowing houses, every night while in Nor-
walk——tickliup;, “ the milliou”- prodigi--
ously. _']‘hc night they occupied Wood's
Hall, somebody‘ cnnienear laughing him-
self through the windowt
. . . .Rev. H. K. Green has resigned the
pastorate of the Baptist Church in Don-
b'nry,, having accepted the invitation ,of
the Second Titberuacle Chnicli in Chico-
go, to b_tcomc_ their pastor. V
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...,...‘ _'. ..
;t3'-it ttargattn no.2-5 Elf ‘ tl£2“J% tliéltifl,‘ gfiageilg,
Wasrronr Feb. 24th, 1859.
When Mr. Buchanan determined
to make the acquisition of Cuba, the
leading measure «of his adniiuistration, be
naturally looked to the South for its un-
divided support. He was willing to sac-
rifice the interests of the whole coun.try,
for the supposed advantage the accession
of Cuba would be to the slaveholding in-
terests. >
But even in this cherished design, he
was doomed to disappointment
"He finds two distinct and powerful in-
terest arrayed ugainst him. One is the
sugar intercst.of the Southwcst—-—thc oth_-
er is the slave-breeding interest of the
‘Northeast. '
Both are loud and vehement in their
opposition ; and combined with Northern
opposition on the basis of convictions,
they will render the administration as un-
successful in this as in other objects of
its endeavor.
We have selected from Southern pa-
pers some extracts, showing I/teir opin-
ions. At the conclusion of a. long arti-
cle, the Richmond E-nqm'.re:—tlic an.
cieut organ of the Virginia Democracy
says :—
If manifest destiny has indeed marked
Cuba for territorial acquisition by the
United States,thcn in the name of‘ peace,
let us abide our time. VVlicnever it shall
become practicable and expedient to ac-
quire the island, we must take it subject
to great difficulties and perils and very
grave responsibilities. I I: will then be-
come our delicate task to recognize its
whole social and governmental system by
righting the accumulated wrongs of n
century. .
The attempt to cut the gordiun knot
by an appropriation of_ $30,000,000, to
be employed nobody knows Iiow—n pul-
try demonstration, which will subject us
to all the dangers attendant on an ac-
knowledged amfmus of territorial seizure
or diplomatic brihcry,and yet only result
in complicating and embarrassing Central
American difficulties, and in unnecessari-
ly and arbitrarily increasing the present
rate ofimport duties——such a policy is,
above all others, at the some time the
weakest and most (lerogatory to nil the
requirements of our national dignity and
prtspective interests.
'l‘bc New Orleans Bee thus speaks of
the scheme :
There can be no doubt that in they
present state of feeling of the Spanish
government, the most princely offer would
be rejected coutemptuously. N o amount
however enormous and beyond the real
value of the desired acquisition would
elicit from Spain uught save a haughty
nnd'peretnptory refusal. - “Te do not of-
firm tbat she would have been more
tractable had a more skillful and silent
system of tactics been employed, for we
question whether Spain will ever consent
to part with the -Gem of the Antilles;
but we do declare that of. all possible
blunders of policy that could have been
perpetrated, the most stolitl and supreme
was that of wounding the susceptibility
and arousing the indignation of a people
whose pride is in the inverse ratiooftlicir
wealth and power, by cooly informing the
world at large that we have a right to
take Cuba, but that in our_ infinite gene-
rosity and oortdesceusion, we intend to
pay a good round sum for that island.—
The consequence of so deplorable a piece
ofimbecility was obvious to reflecting
minds, and we see it in the inflexible
temper exhibited by Spain, and in the
stern and unqualified resolution displayed
to decline treating onthe subject.
'l‘o cap the climax, the New Orleans
Delta, less guarded in its language, in an
article headed “ Cuba Ir-_vpostures” pitch-
es into the measure in the following
style:
We here see in this sham, to purchase
or steal the island of Cuba, the real chur-
nctcr of tltejnibeciles who have obtained
possession of the government and rule
the truly great peoplcof this nation ; and
the most obtuse cannot fail to compre-
hend how readily the most abominable,
unjust, aye treasouahle propositions may
find supporters even in the United States,
when its pm-blind Presidential candidates
see, or imagine they see, the way through
them to the great object of all their
hopes, aspirations and desires.
Than this Cuba humbug, no more ru-
inous, suicidal or villainous proposition
was ever submitted to the country as a
measure to benefit the fiuth, for, as we
have years ago conclusively shown, noth-
ing in the future is more positively cer-
tain than that the acquisition of Cuba,
without the legalizing and reopening of
the African slave trade, must result in
the utter annihilation of the institution
from this continent within the brief space
of twenty years or loss.
Besides those who oppose the measure
t‘.-om interest, there isa body of men at
the South, of whom Mr. Crittepdeu, of
Kentucky, is a noble representative, who
oppose it because they can see no good
and much evil to result from it.
These men are strong in character if_'
not in number, untl will so expose the fol-
ly of the st.-heme, that there will be no
present. pro:-"peel: of Cuban annexation. *
--——--9.-cfapokmi
363° The Democratic years of I851,
’.'5.2, ’o:l_, '54, cos\ the people of this State
$501,136.12; while the four years next
following, took fatlill their pockets the ex-
orbitant. sum of $6S5,l4I.6'l——uea1'I-_z/
a'o‘ubIi11g' the cost -,.o tan:-;mg,~'crs.' and for
what l——Br'i(1grp(/rl .FI.'7‘1m.’)'. '
“ For what 1?”. To pay 1 to additional
charge upon the Treasury of the State
Normal School, of- the State Reform
School, of the ‘support of the Insane poor,
of the expense arising from the investiga-
tion iuto the condition of the State idiots,
of the State Hospital, of the County Ju-
dicinl Expenses now thrown on the State.
of the erection of monuments to some of
our distinguished men. These are the
objects that have swelled our oivpenst-s.——
Which of them does the Former specially
object to? ‘ Against which did that jour-
nal tnke ground, and make a sustained
and earnest opposition in the hour when
opposition would amount to something ?
Couraqtt.
——+-——Oo<.>o
Q. William Heron, an old and res-
pectable inhabitant of Redding Ridge,
Fairfield Co., who died aged 85 on the
2d‘ iust., was one of the five who distinct-
‘ly remembered the march of Gen. Tryon l
through Bridgeport on his way to Dan-
bur , and he always denied most distinct-
ly the statement that Gen Tryou drew
up his troopsln front oftlte church and
riddled it with grape and canister. ' He
always stated‘ that not a shot was fired
by the British.
-.x . . . .. .
n,\‘x.,.' .'z - ~ _ r__
if
$3335 ifiilfiliti
Mouton’. —i\'Insou of Va. submitted to
the Senate a substitute for the Cuba bill
which in effect gives the Ostend project
its quietus. No question taken. Mr.
Collumer of Vt. proceeded in a sound and
ablcurguuient gagtinst the bill—against
lnud stealing in, general and Cuba
stealing in particular. Slidellism does
not seem to be making headway in the
Senate.
The House gave astrong intimation of
its resolve to revise and increase the Tar-
ilf—Mr. Phillips’s motion looking to that
end having been backed byavote of .122
Yeas to;9l Nays. A two-thirds vote be-
ing required to suspend the rules, so as
to permit the -introduction of :1. bill the
demous‘.ration was only effective in show-
ing a nutjority which may be effective on
some other occasion.
.. an
TU!-ZSDAY.—Tlle Senate postpohcd the
$30,000,000 for Cuba bill by the close
vote of 33 to 32——every Senator present
nnd voting but Mr. Sumner. Mr. Slidell
intimated that he should consider such a
vote equivalent to a declaration of hostil-
ity to bill, as in fact it is. '
The Senate stirred up the Assay
Office in New Y. rk, which being the
only establishment of the natureof a Mint
which pays its own way, is naturally re-
garded with much suspicion and aversion
as though its solvency were in contraven-
tion of “the resolutions of "98.” Mnliing
moved that all the net c-.irnings of the N.
Y. Assay Office over its expenses, be ap-
propriated to the enlargement and im-
provement of its machinery, with I. view
to coinage therein‘. Mr. Bigler of Pa.
oppostd this, and hlr. Iverson of Gn., be-
ing in the Chair, ruled it out of order.——-
Mr. Clingmnn of N. C. tried to have it
abolished altogether. Nothing was de-
cided. , ,
The House refused to take up the bill
granting bounty lands to privuteersmeu
in the \-Var of l8l2—Yt-as 90 (not two-
thirds) Nays 77. ’
The Post-Ollice Appropriation hill then
come up and elicited a great many words.
Nothing was decided. Finally, it was
laid aside, and Mr. llnglies tried to get
in a bill restoring the 'l‘arill' of '46 ; Mr.
Howard of Michigan moved a recess for
evening debate, but the House, after wast-
ing some time in confusion adjourned.
WeDNrsnAv.——'l‘he Ssxara devoted to
a debate on Mr Hale's motion to repeal
the restrictive Rouse by which Kansas is
to be kept out of the Union until after an
ollicial census shall have shown that
she has a population of at least 93,340.
The HOUSE acted on the Post-Olllce Ap-
propriation bill. An effort: by Mr. Mont-
gomery of Pin. to restore the ’l‘arifi“ of
1846 by way of amendment was ruled out
by order of the Chair, which the House
sustained. Little progress was made and
an early adjournment had.
'l‘nUasn.\Y.-~In the Suxxrn the Post
Routes bill was taken up, and in reply
to a question, Mr. Yuleo said it was the
intention of the Post-Office Committee to
amend the bill by increasing the rates of
postage and to make such other changes
as might tend to increase the revenue of
the Post oiiice Department. A long de-
bate ensued, and one important amend-
ment wns adopted——that raising the
postage on letters from three to five cents
At a late hour no decisive vote on the
bill had been taken. »
In the I-looss, the Post-Office Appro-
printion bill was taken up. On the mo-
tiou to give the contractors for the Cali-
fornia Overlaud Mail the right to choose
their route, the vote was : Yeas 99, Nays
102. The proviso to advertise mail-route
lettings in each State in papers having
the largest circulation in such State was
1'ejectcd—9i to 104. So the Administra-
trucklings may still expect their pup.-—
Some other amendments were adopted ;
but after all, the whole affair went; over-
board, the bill being rejected by Yeas 86
Nays 116, Mr. Bocock presented a ma
jority report from the Select Committee
to examine into frauds in naval purchases
and contracts. Mr. Sherman presented
a minority report. Mr. S. also reported
at bill to regulate the navy-yards. The
House then went into Committee on the
Naval Appropriation bill, and several
members spoke for and against a revision
of the Tariff‘. ‘ I -
Fam.n'.—'l‘he SENATE devoted to the
Cuba bill, on which many able speeches
were made.
-In the House‘. yesterday‘, the first fruits
of the Naval Corruption Reports were
realized in the cutting down of the ap-
propriation fnr Repairs of Ships, Fuel,
&c., from $3,300,000 to $1,900,000, on
motion of Mr. Sherman of Ohio.
Colfax tried to introduce an item paying
Com. ]’aulding's expenses in tlefendiug
himself agaius_t the prosecut’oi of the
Nicaragua Fillibustcrs; but the Chair
ruled this out of order, and was sustained
on appeal by ll majority of too. The
House (in Committee) finally found itself
without a quorum,antl resorted to a call,
\\'lllCll constuned several hours extending
far into the evening‘. The Post-Oliice
Ajipropriatioti bill was reconsidered in
the tnorning but not decisively noted on.
A smart; skirmish took place between Mr.
Phelps of Mo. on one side and Messrs.
Phillips, Owen June and t\lontg..r,omcry of
Pa. (all Democrat:-) on the other—Illr.
Phelps being displcusedat the votes of his
Pennsylvania bretlu'eu against this and
other Appropriation bids. lie does not
seem to have taken anything by his mo-
tion.
S.n'ono.\v.——In the SENATE, the Ar-
my Appropriation bill was taken up, and
Mr. Slidell improved the occasion to
abandon the Thirty-Million-Cnlia Buying
bill. After a long debate, the Army bill
was adopted, 24. to 15 The appropria-
tions amount to $15,000,000.
In the Ilouse, the report of the Com-
mittee of Conference on the Indian Ap-
propriation bill was agreed to. A bill
was passed to protect timber on military
reservations. Steps were taken for the
punishment. of a witness who had tcstified
before the Printing Committee to certain
untruths. The l’ostOflice Appropriation
bill was amended by putting in money
for new post-office buildings and then
passed by four major-it_v. '1‘bc I’resident’s
etc to the Agricultural bill was received
and on a vo‘e the count. was, Yeas 105 ;
Nays, 96-not two-thirds for it, and so
the bill was rejected. The House cou-
C|]l‘I'(‘-Ll in the Scunte’s amendments to the
Consular, the Legislative, and the Indian
Appropriation bills.
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sar The letter of Mr. Buell, Republi- I
no candidate for Comptroller, accepting
the nomination has now been published.
lie says :—'‘I accept the nomination-—
I deeply feel my obligations to the friguds
>1’! .. -1.. .
'deat.h,Mr. Sli
1\Ir. ‘
- '-s----"-=-.
- era by are tisygi §f¢li!5g,2§tj~:',§0i|l:
‘ -‘ousy the Cause. ‘ =' 4"
WitSHlNGr0N, Feb. 2"t.—Tl1e communi-
ty was thrown into an intense excitement
to-day by the killing of Phillip Barton
Key, U. S. District Attorney for the Dis-
_,l_, .
El’
2
‘ti-ict of Columbia, at the hands of Daniel
E. Sit-kles. According to report Mr. Sick-
lcs becoming convinced of the truth of
certain scandalous rmuors involving his
wife, resolved to redress his wrongs. At
about two o'clock this afternoon proceed-
ing from his residence near the Presidt-.nt’s
houselto the south-enstcorner of Lafayette
square in the same ucigliborhootl where
M 1'. Key was engaged in conversation with
MI‘. Bulterwortli of N'ew York, he charg-
cd Mr. Key with liuviug dishonored him
and destroyed his domestic peace and shot
him with a revolver, one of the balls
entered the left side of‘ the body and
passed through to the corresponding point
on the opposite side, lodging under the
skin; another shot took effect in the
right thigh near the main artery when
Mr. Key, fell, imploring Mr. Sicklcs not
to kill him ; the third shot was in the
right side but glanced from the body in-
fltcting only a bruise. , Death ensued in a
few moments. The body was taken into
the National Club House, where at ‘ jury
of inquest was held, who after an examin-
ation into the circumstances of some hours
length, returned a verdict merely stating
that the death of Mr. Key was from _the
effects of pistol shots as above stated fired
by Sickles.
After Mr. Sickles had killed Mr. Key
be repaired to the residence of Attorney
General Black where he was advised to
deliver himself into the hands of the officers
who subsequently conveyed him tojnil, to
which he was committed for further ex-
amination tomorrow. The facts which
led to the tragedy will then probably ju-
dicially transpire.
.4Q>.»
11$‘-The President, on Saturday sent
to Congress.lii:; veto of the bill granting
land to all the States forngricultnral
Colleges. Ile _hus not vetoed any of the
bills givinglnnds to Railroad corporations.
Q>o
The Thirty Minion Scheme Killed.
The determination of the opposition
Senators that the outrageous proposition
to give the President $30,000,000, as a
Cuban corruption fund, should not be
crowded down their throats, has been its
1 has announced that he
will not pros to :1 vote. The night
session of Friday, during which the Re-
publicans bore-themselves bravely, has
prevented the perpetration of the stu-
pendous outrage.
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Tue Fxsrssr Tim: ox Pt.r:ooan.——Tlicre
was a trotting match at San Francisco
lately between Young America and Fred
Johnson in wagons——two mile heats. On
the first heat Young America led Et length
at the start He reached the first
uarter in 37,1, and the half mile in
1.13, both horses going very near togeth-
er. Y. A. passed the. first mile two
lengths ahead, in 2.27 and won the heat
two miles in 4.50. The second heat the
start was fine, Fred a shade ahead, but
Y. A. on the home stretch went ahead
and won_the heat‘. in 4.58% leaving Fred
three lengths in the rear.
This is the best time on record. He-
ro and Flora. Temple in their famous race
doing the two miles in 4.57 and 5.21.}.
o<.>oo_______.
Rr:ra1~:.\rcn.\ii:.\*r.-—As the session of
Congress draws toward a close, we begin
to see more plainly what the Democrats
mean by “ retrenchment.” They will
not cut down the rich Ministers’ salaries,
but they will raise the poor rnau’s pos-
tage. They will not cease to fill the of-
ficinl idlcr’s purse, but they will begin to
empty_ the poor laborer-‘s pocket. They
will not stop the leaks in the 'l‘reasur_v,
as long as they can borrow to keep them
running. They think it safe to borrow
cause they can shove off the payment,
one.
They are too poor to give the Farmers
a college site, but they are rich enough to
buy Cuba. They pro too poor to pay for
taking a handful of blacks to Africa, but
they are rich enough to establish an
‘armed Protectorate over all the_parti-col-
oretl races in Mexico. They are too
poor to dig a saudbar on.of the Hudson,
but .they are rich enough to build South-
ern forts by the dozen, and War Steam-
ers by the score. . In a word, their “ rc-
trenchment” consists not in bi-idling their
own extravagance, but saddliug the con-
sequences of it on somebody else.
' Et'eni'ng Jom'7u2l.
v<Q>>
“WI-: Musr A.\'D WILL_HAVE ll‘,”—-Al
the Democratic State Convention, held
‘Wedne.-tday week, Wm. IV. Eaton, the
President, delivered himself on the Cuba
stealing question, in the following choice
language, as we find it reported in one of
the Democratic papers :
“I say, gentlemen, we must and will
have it. The great God who governs
the universe has determined that this
country shall own that island, (tremen-
dous applause.) It is absurd to suppose
that a fourth rnto power of Europe shall
hold this key to the great Alllt-'l'lt::lll
Gulf. Scotland and England might as
well be separated into two nations as the
Unitcrl States and Cuba. Judge Doug-
lns says we shall not get it until another
Black \Varrior affair—-I only regret that
we did not take it at that time. T_he An-
glo-Saxon race were always grent"on get-
ting land. Itwas so with our 1’um,m
forc,lnthcr.=. Once upon a time at one of
their public meetings the follovvin,r: resc-
lution was offered, viz : ‘ Resolved, that
the earth belongs to the saints.’ (Ap-
plzuse.) Another offered the following:
‘ Resolved, that we are the saints ;’ (tre-
mendous applause) aul then they took
the land. (Continued applause.) So in
this case I -hope that'wc may soon become
the owners of Cuba.”
-Tov<Q>oo—-—-—-
l@‘The Order of Sons of I-Ialta, is
now in the most flourishing condition of
any of the secret societies in t.he United
States. It disburses in charity more
tlmuo million of dollars annually, and
numbers among its members some of die
best men in the country. It has grown
up rapidly yet noisclessly, and its exist-
ence in acity would b:u'dl_v be known,
were it not for an occasional t-xample‘ of
benevolence too noble to be kept secret.
Among‘ its members may he found such
men as Stephen A. Douglas, Senator
Wilson, of 1\lass.,Senut-»rBiglei' of Penn-
sylvnui-.t_. Gen. Cass, John 1'. Hale, and
I I’rt.-sitlcnl; Buchanan, while. in our own
State, the order counts its Judges, Mem-
bers of Congress, and Ex-Governors.-
It may not be amiss to state here, thatat
the meeting of the National Lodge, in
of Free Labor and Republican Institu-
tions for the honor conferred upon me.»
nnd sincerely‘ hope‘ for the success of the ,
principles laid down in the resolutions of
the Convention."
~__.._jo o<Q_.,
Washington, a few weeks since, His Ex-
cellency, President Buchanan was elected
= to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of the G. R. J. A., but on being in-
forined of the election, he wrote a note to
the National Grand Lodge, excusing
. . . .Rev. Wm. S. Smith, a Baptist min-
igtcr who lately died in Sotithbnryi 10“-
$400 each to the A. B. Miss. Umon. A-
Bnd F. Bible Society. l
himself on account of his advanced ago,
i and his time being entirely occupied with .mba,,-assmeug
other matters.
through the present; Administration, be-
with compound interest, upon the next
. _.-v.-. . - _
' . ‘U- 3- 533.1‘. '7;'S;. Louis."
.A'1'Si-‘..-l.,'Jt1llll:l1'y 2-(Lb; 1359}
I commence my letter, dated thus, for
several good reasons-—the paramount of
which is I have something to rec0:'d.-
The good ship “ St. Louis,” with nearly
200 souls havc,_ not twenty four hours
since, narrowly escaped a sudden trip to
the capacious locker of that mythological
personage, so well known to sailors as
“ Davy Jones.” To be brief. At 12 P,
M. of the 21st iust., in Lot. 34°50 Nomi
Long. 67°15 West, a. s‘rong breeze Se;
in from the S. S. E., which hourly aug-
mented its velocity, until meridian of the
‘.230, when it had reached its maximum
force. It was a terrific hurricaue~—total-
ly beyond precedent in the remembrance
of our most experienced sea veterans.-
The tremendous force of the wind pre-
vented the sea from rising so much as it
would have done otherwise; and yet it
buried the spray from the water to an
altitude of thirty fect,. while at night the
sea was. lit up for miles around with
ghastly phosphorescence ; it appeared as
though we were sailing in a sea 'of.fire.——
The ship labored heavily, ‘f_hove to” 'nn-
der :1 fore storm staysail, hardly larger
than a handkerchief, -and as she ‘would
sink into the abyss of waters as long
stream of fiery phosphor would mark the
wake astern ; this, together with the
fearful moaning of the wind through the
rigging, the roar of the waves as they un-
rcsistingly permitted the wind to lush them
into fury, and the really wild and awful
meterologicnl aspect of the Heavens,
came as near a representation of the re-
gion nppropriated to sinlnl souls as _my
poetical imagination could picture. Ws
were indeed in a Cyclone, and in the po.
sition of the “ Sabine,” which your read-
‘ “‘“o.'~" ’ 1 ”
- crs will remember caught a. severe gale
of this nature and was constrained to put
into the Bermudas for repairs.
At 1 P. M. it brightened .np a little to
windward and we thought it prudent to
set the main topsail close-reefed, which
was" accordingly done, it having four reefs
in it. Hardly, however, had we set it,
when a sudden gust of wind from the N.
W. struck as flat aback! Heavens!
what a. position of danger. Now was
the time that “ tried mens’ souls.” If
the canvass pressed concavely against the
mast: and rigging, we would gather stern-
way and go down like the ill fated “ Al-
bany” and leave no record behind of our
fate. No time was now to be lost. ‘ All
bands save ship l’ sang out the bostswaiu
and his mates. In an instant every oili-
ccr and man was at his station, quietly
and exhibiting even at this most trying
of all occasions that discipline and brave-
ry which governs the man-of-wars’-man
in any emergency.
wait for orders. " Man the weather-main
and main-topsoil braces. stand by to
brace about! Ilanl fiat aft the fore-
storm stnysail sheet, put up your helm at-
starboard, I say l” It all seemed vain,
bacl-r,_bnck we went intothe trough of
the sea ; we muttered a hurried prayer
deeming all over. with us, not a white
feather was shown, each man exhibited
nouglit but the most dogged determina-
tion to die bravely. Fortunately" a kind
Providence deemed it otherwise, asnddeu
s':iii'ling of the wind took place again, and
the sail swelled out couvexly—-we were
safe! We brought: the heavy ship to,
by the wind, and furled the main-topsail,
which had so nearly caused our cruise to
come to st summary termination.
In the midst of the fearful storm a man
fell overboard, and at midnight one of
our officers," Mr. Thomas M. Crocker,
Gunner, U. S. N ., guddenly expired from
suffocation. At 5 P. 11., this day we
calied “ all hands to bury the dead," and
after reading the funeral service‘, calling
.up the Marine Guard, and giving him the
usual honors due an oflicer of the service
his mortal remains were committed to
the deep.
The gale has abated to-day, yet there
is a heavy sea on, and our vessel is rock-
ing, at times, her hammock netting! un-
der water. Much of the ludicrous is
combined with the sublime. In the ‘odi-
. cers messes, things present a fair-appear
aace of amalgamation. Lieutenants,doc-
tors, and provisions are rather heteroge-
neously mixed up.
On the 19th ult., wepassed the wreck
of apparently a small,’hermaphroditc
brig. We steered close -to it, but discov-
eriug it abandoned, kept on our course.-
On the 29th, we passed through the
I Mona straits into the Caribbean Sea.
G. W. H.
Tns H.un.an RAILROAD QUESTION Ser-
rnso.-—The landholders have triumphed
as they confidently announced they
woubl. The benefits of steam are no
longer to be enjoyed below 4‘Zd3treet,half
way to Harlem from the lower part of
be permitted to travel on foot or_ on
horseback, in omnibuses or private"car-
riages, or in horse railroad cars if such
they can find. , It is an outrage upon the
population of this city, and upon the trav-
elling public generally. The convenience
of travelling through this city. requires
that there should be a continuous rail-
road communication to the points of con-
nection with other lines of railroad or
stcuinbouts leaving the city in the oppo-
site direction. ~
But here is a gap of two or three
miles, for which no public provision is
made, and the traveller with his trunks,
and perhaps with his wife and children, is
left to find his way through the city as
best he can, subject in many cases to
the exactious of sha"pers, exported to
thieves and piclipockets, and so much de-
layed, it may be, as to lose his passage
in the conveyance which he wishes to
take. And all this‘ for no imaginable
good to our citizens whatever, but great-
ly to their damage on the whole. Our
interest requires us to invite travel hith-
er——not to repel it. The inconvenience,
expense and vexation to strangers, espec-
ially, of getting through the city are al-
ready so great as to induce passengers to
avoid us whenever they can ; and, as-
these inconveniences &c., are increased,
the motive to avoid us. is also increased.
Instead of stopping steam at 42nd
street, all the Railroads entering the city
at the North, out to be required to ex-
tend their lines to the battery, using‘
steam or not, at the discretion of the pub-
lic authorities. At the Battery,-Exten.
sion there should be a grand depot and
railroad exchange, where travellers ‘and
freight, from all parts of the country
could be transferred.from one conveyance
to another--steamboat or rsilroad——and
thus the travel and business of the great
whole brought into free and easy jug".
commnnictftiou, with the least possible
and delay. - "4 '
' . -fittftml of €'o'mm¢rce.
awaiting the orders of the Commander,_.
We did~not long .
the city, which distance passengers will ‘-
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