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NORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1859.
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NO'RWALK GAZETTE. _
03169 in Wood’s New Brick Building.
Main Street.
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ALI-IS HOUSE.
L. P. ALLIS, ‘PROPRIETOR.
A first class Hotel,beaufifully located at
Norwalk, Connnecticut,and open for the re-
ception of guests at all times. In connection
with the Hotel, is a large Stable, affording
superior accommodation for Stabliug Hor-
ses. . 17
Connecticut Hotel.
J. C. KELLY, Proprietor.
The above well known and popular Hotel.
having been put in fine order, is now one of
the most convenient and best conducted in
this County, The subscriber would assure
his friends and the public. that it will be his
constant endeavor to keep his House in such
a style as will ensure satisfaction to all.—-—
Thankful for past favors, a continuance of
the liberal patronage he has heretofore re-
ceived, is respectfully solicited.
Connected with the Hotel, is a Livery Sta-
ble, where superior Horses and Carriages
can at all times be procured.
SOuth N orwalk Hotel.
JAMES LUCAS, PROPRIETOR.
This Hause has recently been thoroughly
rebuill'and greatly enlarged, and is now
ready for the reception of guests. It is pleas-
antly located, in immediate proximity to the
depot of the N. Y. and N. II. Railroad, and
in this respect for permanent or transient
boarders possesses advantages over any other
Hotel in the town. A good Stableis keptin
connection with the Hotel.
. Wooster House, Danbury, Conn.
A. CHICH ESTER, Proprietor,
The Subscriber, having purchased the
above named Hotel.is prepared to receive
permanent and transient boarders,and to
entertain Travellers and the Public gener-
ally. The Hotel is large,commodious, and
is fitted up With the conveniences of modern
Hotels ; it is abundantly supplied with pure
8 'ring Water, and is pleasantly located on
ain Skeet, within a very few doors of the
Railroad Depot.
' c. s. Locxwoon,
Fashionable Draper and Tailor,
.——-a n d—
GENTLEMEN’S FIBNISHING EMPOBIUM,
No.1 3Skiddy-‘s Block,
Main Street, Norwalk, Conn.
J“. I'. I'OOTII,
_ Attorney and Counselor at Law,
OFFICE o VER MflLL on Y’S s TORE,
Norwalk. Conn.
‘ G. J. GRUMAN,
Dealer in Foreign and Domestic
DRY GOODS, CARPETINGS,
Carriage Trimmings. Cloths, Cassi.
mores, Satinetzs, Veslingsund Tail-
ar’s Trimmings, by the Yard,
Piece or Package.
SHEETINGS, SHIRTINGSJEANS,
, At the lowest possible prices.
‘NORWALK. CONN;
I r. n. NASH,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALE 1: IN
STOVES,
,XANUFACTURE 2E 0F
Tin,Shect Iron & Copper Wares
Has constantly on haml a large assort
ment of general Hausa-keeping
Furniture, at So. Nov-walk.
Conn.
1.. iv A n N ”Eh,
, Attorney & CounSellor at Law,
AMOS HUNT,
GeneralPension & Patent Agent
And Prosecutor of Claims before
the several Departments and
the Court of Claims.
Washington . D. C.
.1. s. MOODY, up,
HOMGEOPATH,
GraduateYaic Med.Inslilute,Class 1851 a ’52
Office in IIubbcll’s Block, Norwalk.‘
REFERENCES.
Dr. Dennison. Fairficld, Conn.
Dr. 1’.C. Skiff. New Haven, Conn
Dr. Norton. Bridgeport, Conn.
Dr. H. A. Collins. Springfield, Mass.
Dr. G. P. Cooley. New Britain, Conn .
Dr. Jas. II. Austin. Bristol , Conn.
Dr.G. A. Moodv. Plainville. Conn.
W. S. Sanford do 00., New Haven,Con‘u. 46
JAMES o. nannounT
SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL
DENTIST ,
Office at Residence, East Avenue, Nor-
walk, Conn.
Architecture.
SIDNEY M. STONE ,
ARCHITECT,
Will furnish Plans. Specifications, detail
Dl‘nwings,and superintend the erection of
public and private buildings. Officc'in Mar-
ble Block, Chapel-sh, New Haven. Ct. “52.
Will. c. STREET &- co,
Importers,Wholesalc and Retail Dealers in
HARDWARE, IRON,
Steel, Cutlery, Guns, Agricul-
tural Implements, Oils,
Paints, Window Glass,
&c., &c., &c.
' Norwalk, Conn.
A. H. WILCOxSox
$.11. OLMSTEAD & CO.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
GROCERIES, FLOUR, FEED, &c.,
No’s 14 & 16 Main Street,Norwalk.Conn.
D. B. BOOTH,
Atiorney & Counsellor at Law,
6| WALL STREET,
NEW YORK.
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Norwalk Post Office.
MAILS CLOSE.
West 7.30 A. M.,——2.30 P. M.
East 8.20 A'. M .——5.00 P. M. ~
Danbury and Norwalk Railroad, 8.5 A. M.
\Veston, Redding. and Bedding Ridge 1‘2 M,
MAILS DUE.‘
West 9.10 A. M.—5.55 P . M.
East 8 ‘20 A. M.—?-.‘20 P. M.
Danbury and Norwnlk Railroad 7.55 A. M.
POST OFFICE nouns
From 7.00 A. M.to 8.00 P.M .
ll. A. WILLIMIs, P. M.
11.153120}: a. son,
MANUFACTURERS 0F
Monuments, Grave Stones,
- Mantles doc.
T Purdy~'s Station, New York. Our stock
comprises the very best quality of Ital-
ian and American Marble. All work delilcr—
ed free of charge. All orders promptly exc-
cuted, at prices as favorable as can be obtain-
ed at any similar establishment in the coun-
try.- 27
Wu. C. STREET,
THOMAS RILEY,
Merchant Tailor and Draper .
No. 3 Phoenix Block, Norwalk, Conn.,
HE subscriber would respectfully announce
that having cleared out all his old stock
at his auction sales, he has now or hand a
fresh selected stock of seasonable Cloths.
Cassimeres, Vestings.&c., which he is pre-
pared to make up in the best and most fash-
ionable styles. A complete assortment of
Mens’ and Boys’ CLOTHIJV‘G READY
.MflDE.
Grateful for long and continued favors,I
shall endeavor with renewed exertions, to
merit their continuance.
n. ounirfliiib a. , sons,
CabilletMaker 5
At their old established I'l'rare Rooms
East side the Bridge, opposite
Phrmzix Bloch,
AVE now on hand the largest and best
asaortmentof Cabinet F u r n i t u r e,
Chairs. Looking Glasses, Mattresses . &c.,
everolfercd for sale in this place, which'wc
havejust purchased for Cash, at extremely
low prices, and intend to sell accordingly.
We also keep constantly on hand Ready
Made Coffins of all sizes and descriptions,
from the mostcostly Rosewood to the plain-
cst ever used.
From our long experiencei n theUndeIta-
king business,wc are confident wecan give
,Ofliee in Mallory’s Building, East side
the Bridge,
NORWALK, CONN.
O. a E. R. Lockwood, a. Go"
NORWALK, CONN,
MANUFACTURERS
Tin,SheetIron Mapper Wang S,
AND DEALERS 1N
Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery, Bri-
tannia Porcelain and Wooden Ware,
and Kitchen Furniture in gen- 1
Oral, Pumps, Sheet Lead
& Lead Pipe, Crock-
ery, Glass and
China I'Vare.
Dentistry.
Doctors EIIII. .61. I'ITOII,
. Surgical & Mechanical
DENTISTS,
ofioe over the Store of C.J.Gruman,
NORWALK, CONN.
A. HILL, Commas FITCH.
_____,___/—-\
EETNA INSURANCE COMPANY,
Of Hartford.
Incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual,
Cash Capital. - - - - — $1,000,000
Insure against loss and damage by Fix e,
on Terms adapted to the hazard, and
consisting with the laws of
compensation.
GEO. R. COWLES, Sole flgent
For Norwalk and vicinity.
life Insurance.
A. n. Bruno-roar,
(At the‘Gachle Office)
AGENT FOR THE -
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
.ofHartfordflonu.
0F
1y34
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services.
Norwalk ,Sept.13th,1858. 37
House Painting,
GRAINING AND GLA ZING.
HE Subscriber would, respectfully an-
nounce to his former customers (and as
marry new ones as will give him a call.) that
be 13 prepared to execute all orders in his
lme With neatness and dispatch, and solicits
their patronage.
Jobs taken and stockf'urnished if required .
He can be found at his old stand, Union St.,
opposnte Quintard d: Sgilh’s Carriage Facto-
y. 'EORGE . .
'South Norwalk, April Let, 1853.10DGnlsyl‘3
Norwalk Machine Shop.
THE subscribers are now fully prepared to
fill all orderslor the making or repair-
ing of every description ofmachinery. Cast-
ings furnishc‘ l'ottcrns Inudc.Wood Turning,
&.c., all ofwhich will be doncina workmauliku
manner, and at short notice.
They are also agents for La Francis’ Pat-
ent Steam Floating Governor Valve ; V the
Stem Faucet Co.’s Steam and Water Valves.
15 A. C. ARNOLD dc SON.
Norwalk Dye Works
Foot of fillill IIill, ZVorwal/c, Con-n.
OHN PIC KENS, Practical Dyer and Re-
finisher, would remind his friends and
the public generally that he still carries on
the Dyeing business. in all its branches, at
his old stand. Ladirs Drcs'Scs died any col-
or, and Steam-finished in the most approved
manner. Crape, Broche, and Cashmere
Shawls, Cleaned, Dyed and Pressed, to
comm-re with new goods. Lace, Damask
and Moreen Cnriains, Table Covers, Rugs,
etc., Cleaned, Dyed and Finished, Gentle-
mcn’s Clothing and Straw Hats, Cleaned,
Dyed and Pressed.
flgenls, Joseph Shepard, Norwalk, Lyman
I1
West Norwnlk..l. W. Reed, Stamford, Corn -
wall & Miles, Milford. l2
Seed Potatoes.
mLY Nutmeg or Napoleon. Early June.
Prince Albert. and Peach Blossom Pota-
toes,for sale at the Agricultural and Seed
jStoI-c of LEONARD Jr. STREET.
'W.“ .. L-
pcrfectsatisfaction to all who may needour .
Platt, Main St., Danbury, David Selleck,
Paper Hanging,
FIRE BOARD PRINTS, -
Window Shades and Fixtures.
IIE subscriber has ,now on hand a large
and well selected assortmentol'the above
named goods, which be will now offer for
sale cheaper than ever before thought of in
this market. .
Taper Hanging, _ _ .
House and Sign Painting,
Executed in all their branches. Bidwell’s
Patent Wagon Grease for sale at my store,
next. door north of Wood’s Building. Main-
st., Not-walk. GEORGE MARVIN.
ROOTING.
HE subscriber is prepared to furnish par-
ties building with Warren’s superior
FF]! and Cement Roofing.
This article of Roofing-is in use upon the Nor-
walk Lock Company‘s Buildingmnd at Louns-
bury,Bissull & 00’s.. where it gives entire
satisfaction, and is believed to be. ‘lhe cheap-
est, as well as the best roofing in use. All
orders left with John W.’llubbell ,at the office
ome. K. James, will receive prompt atten-
lion. tf4l J.N. HILL.
Notice.
General Blacksmithing and
Machine Jobbing.
THE Subscriber having established himself
in the above line of business, at the old
stand of his Father, Wm. Glover, is prepared
to c'xecutc all orders in the Blacksmithing
Department, in a thorough and workmanlikc
manner, and at reasonable prices. Special
attention will be paid to the repairing ofma-
chiuery,&c.
THEODORE GLOVER.
Norwalk, March 14th, 1859. lltf
Saddlery and Harness MakIII—g.
VI‘HE Subscriber haying p rchascd the en-
- tire interest in and to the Saddle and Han
ness establishment of Stephen Swann, adjoin-
ing the Connecticut Hotel, offers his services
to owners of’horscs in every capacity apper-
tainingto his business. He will keep con--
stuntly on hand and make to order, every
variety of Saddlery or Harness wares and
keep a full assortment of Horse Clothes,
Whips, Brushes, Combs, Chamois Skins,
Trunks,Valises, Carpet. Bags, 80., its. A
share of the public patronage is respectfully
solicited. WM. H. FORLOW.
Norwalk, March 215t,1859.
IN SURAN GI}.
THE Subscriber having taken the agency of
the New England Fire and .Murmeln-
suranco 00., of Hartford, is prepared to in-
sure all kindsof property against loss or dam-
age by fire. on as accommodating terms as
any other Company. 0
The New England Fire and Marine Insu-
rance Company has been recently established,
with a paid in capital of $200,000, and his a
surplus of $0,295.00.
JOSEPH W. HUBBELL,
Agent for Norwalk and vicinity;
Norwalk, Feb.'1st,1859. 5ft
Prince’s South Norwallr
PAPER BOX MANUFACTORY.
ATTERS,Sboe Dealers, Milliuers, and
all others requiring PAPER BOXES.
supplied at short notice. Office. in Sword’s
Knob Factory, Opposite the Lock Factory,So.
Norwalk, Conn. 3m15
FURNITURE!
V 118 subscriber is now prepared to offer to
the public,at his Old stand, as good an
assortment of
Cabinet furniture
as rain be found in Fail-field County.and at
lower prices, FOR- 0J1 SH, than the some
quality of Goods can be obtained at any oth-
er Establishmcne.
The Stock consists in part of
Marble Top, Extension, Dining, Card and
Quartctoe Tables; Bookcases,Bureaus,
Sofas, Tete-a-Tetc Lounges, Mahog-
any and Cane seat Chairs ; Gilt
and Mahogany Frame Look-
ing Glasses, &c., &c.
C' OFFIJV IVJRER 0 0.111 S,
Where may be found a full assortment of
Collins, which will be finished inthc best pos-
sible manner. and at short notice.
fine A Hearse will be furnished when de-
sired, A. RENOUD .
Westport, May lst, 1858.
Groceries ! Groceries !
- W. IIUBBELL, JIL, would respectfully
.invitc the attention of the public gene‘—
ally to their assortment of
Groceries, Provisions,
I'lour, I'eed, ac"
which he offers for sale at the lowest possi-
ble prices and warrants them to be of the
best quality. Our stock of
‘ 'Tea, Coffee, and Sugar,
is ofa superior quality, and will be sold as
cheap as the cheapest. We keep a good as-
sortment of Flour of 'fhc best brands con-
stantly on hand.
Groceries Cheaper than ever
I' O R G A S II !.
HE subscriber would inform the public
- generally, lhathc still continues to sell
the best of Groceries, l’I'OvisiOIIS,&c., at his
the cheapest. He offers great inducements.
to cash buyers, as be has as large an assort-
ment of groceries of the best qualities as can
be found at any store in the county. He
would invite the special attention of all to
his stock of
Coffees, Teas and Sugars,
Which are of the very best quality, and will
be sud cheap. The public are invited to call
and examine, and judge for themselves.
A. MOREHOUSE'
GOAI- ! ‘ GOAL 1
H.& J. GRANDI-E, have been re—
. ceiving direct. from the mines, and are
now prepared to offer at the lowest. market.
rates, the following kinds ofcoal, from their
Coal Yard, east side the Bridge, viz :
Spring .Muuntain Lghigh,
Sugar Loaf do.
.Mammolh Vein (While fish)
Locust .Mozmlain do.
Scranton _ do.
Council Ridge, (Pink fish)
Lm'rc'lce (Red do.)
Trevorton Semi .flnlhracite.
:l‘ho Lehigh, Mammoth Vein, Locust Moun'
tam, Council Ridge and Trcverton Cools arc
of thcfirst class, and are acknowledged by
dealers to have no superior; For furnacc
and all stoves wilh strong droughts, the Le-
higb coals cannot be surparsed, being hard,
enduring and very pure. For ordinary do-
mestic purposes. the Mammoth Vein, Loon“
Mountain and Council Ridge Goals stand on-
rI_valled; burning more freely thall the Le-
high, making no clinker, and leaving less
ashes and slate than most any kind of Coal
known in the market.
As to the Trcvcrton, we can say to any
persons trying it, that if it, does not an-
swer the recommendation and prove entirely
satisfactory, we will take it back again ifd e-
slrcd, at our own expense, and refund the
money.
Mr. 0. II. Benedict. long and favorably
known in the Coal Trade, will be always on
hand to serve the public. A share of the pub-
lic patronage is solicited.
P. S.—Just received. a cargo of very safe
>' .va. :M! a L.
rior Blacksmith’s Coal mined b be H -
shire Mining Co.’ ’ y ‘ amp
old stand, NO. 4 Skiddy’s Block, as cheap :1st
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For the Norwalk Gazelle.
" A Dream that was not all a Dream."
’Twas evening, all nature lay hushe’d in repose ;
From her numberless tribes not a murmur arose 2
Even Avarice slept o’er his long boarded gold,
And the soldier in dreams of his bravery told.
But One through the night watches wukeful remained,
He courted sweet sleep, but no favor she deigned ;
’Twas needi‘ul, she said, that he woo not alone, -
His suit to succeed must bring one that was gone.
Thus musing he lay on the field ofdefeat,
Unable to conquer yet loth to retreat ;—
When 10 1 it appeard that his wondering soul,
Was itself a grim castle with turret and ball.
Vast numbers of strange visaged beings were there,
With singular names and all dialects rare.
They spake of their kindred and look’d for them soon,
Look’d down at their watches. then up at the moon.
Then came a wild melody borne on the air,
Like the mingling of song with the cadence of prayer
Unearthly it seem’d, but as music it rang
0n the ear of those guests, for up quickly they sprang.
They welcomed with joy the pr‘dcession that came,
And he heard them repent each familiar name ;
"fill it seem’d to him (vaguely) those names he had
felt,
Though he knew not theformsmor the place where they
dwelt.
He marked each arrival,—-the manucr,the dress ;
And felt that no words could their quaintness express.
First a bright band appear’d, led by cornet and lute
Loud rang the full chorus, not one that was mute.
They sang of the past, when a loved one was there,
And affections domain uninvuded by care,—
How the weeks flew along on the wings of delight.
Yielding joy to each heart with its treasure in sight.
Then a host followed slowly with gloom on each brow
All chanting the darkness and loveliness NOW.
Said, “the sun could not shine, let the moon be their
lamp,
Since the one must be absent, the joy of their camp.”
But close in their rear came the cohorts ofnors,
Moving cheerfully on, with their bright banners up :
And their hands plny’d a clearer and livelier strain,
About seeing and meeting the absent again.
Then they all joined in concert to sing and to play,
But ’twns wild and confused save the words “ Happy
Day ;”—
While a mist gathered o’er and a strange whirling sound
And the crowd. with the castle secm’d raised from the
ground. '
They were floating away in the azure expanse,
Whom—:1 mp ! (what a start ;) “ come you may lose
your chance ;”
Looking out from the covering, behold it was day !
And mine host shouting “ breakfast!” my mfe was
away. OMICROS D.
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From the New York Evening Post. i
A Mother'é Kiss.
A child whose infancy was joy,
A little boy of noble mien,
Now tossing gayly many a toy,
Now romping through the garden green—
His pnrcnfs’ blue-eyed little pet, -
Tripped up oncnnorn and down he fell,
Me kiss the spot and make it well.”
A lno'r’s kiss hath power to cure ;
Her love is balm for every wound ;
Her gentle smile, her words so pure,
Can heal the bruise anJ make us sound 5
And if thcre comes a bruised heart,
And bitter tears arise and swell,
A mother’s love still soothes the smart——
A mother’s kiss will make it well i
What matter if the world forget
’I‘o praise us for the good we do,
Or, if it never pays the debt
Which to our truthfulness is due !
A mother’s sympathy is ours
Wherever on the earth we dwell !
Though gone forever Childhood’s hours,
The mother-kiss still makes us well !
My mother‘s hair is gray, and mine
Is slightly touched with silver streaks ;
Inm a full grownunan—but Time
Has deeply marked my mother’s cheeks ;
Yet still her thrilling kiss is warm,
Upon my brow imprinted well ;
Through all my life it bath a charm,
My mother‘s kiss ! to make me well.
. From infancy until today,
In sickness, sorrow, mistrust,
Her gentle words drive care aw..y,
And lift my spirit from the dust. a
She tells me that angels call,
That she must go with God to dwell,
My broken heart !—if such befall,
No mother’s kiss will make thee well.
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SMOKING A CAUSE or INSANITY.—-T1]0
terrible ravages which tobacco is making
on the bodies and mind of the young
men, seems to be attracting the attention
of medical men in various parts of the
world. In a pamphlet just issued by Dr.
Seymgur, of London, on Private Lunatic
Asylums and the cause of insanity of
late years, the Doctor denounces with
emphasis as one of the producing causes,
.the practice of lmmoderate smoking in-
dulged in by‘ the boys and young men at
the universities and “larger schools, now
called colleges.” The Doctor’s remarks
are as applicable to. the youths of this
country as those of Europe. N 0 one con-
vcrsant with disease can doubt that exces-
sive smoking, especially in the case of
young people, must be highly injurious to
both mind and body. Its efcht is to de-
press the circulation —the heart becomes
weak, irregular in its‘ action, and the pulse
is scarcely to be felt. The victim be-
comes irrcsolute and nervous, his appetite
fails and his mind This with imaginary
evils. This may continue for years, but
at length the smoker dies,often suddenly ;
then examination has showu that the
muscular structure of the heart is imper-
fect in its action ; the left side is thin
and in some cases, in which death has oc-
curred, there lIas been found little more
than a strip of muscular fibre left on that
side. The question of restraining boys
from smoking is rather a difficult one to
deal with, but the grave interests at stake
seem to demand that some action should
be taken in the premises.
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mg... The Hoe presses built in England
for the London Times do not give satis-
faction. Sueh was the cxclusivencss and
self~sufficiency of the English builders that
they would not allow a mechanic, sent by
Mr. Hoe to assist in building them, to en-
till some mechanical blunder made his ad-
vice nccessary. The presses could have
been built in New York in six months ;
the English mechanics were two years
about them, and now they are pronounc-
ed a failure.
«.»~——-
[6" An editor says his attention was
drawn to matrimony, by the skilful man-
ner in which a pretty girl handled a broom.
A brother editor says the manner in which
his wife handles a broom is not so pleas-
ing. ..-, -.
His mother cried, hCome Willie, let a
ter their works, but kept him at London .
.. ,1 Wm»... ova-WM.- J.
What Henry Ward Beecher Thinks of
Chicago.
His letter to the New York Independent.
CHICAGO, April 14, 1859.
It makes little difference how one has
travelled, or what he has seen. if he has
not bcen in Chicago. He may have worn
out his curiosity on every shore of the
Mediterranean and ransacked the inte-
riors of each continent until there is noth-
ing new or exciting ; yet there is some-
thing in reserve for him which will excite
the most jaded and sated surprise into
new excitement.
Of course, every businessman will look
upon Chicago as an immense mart, and
will give tables of flour, wheat, meat,
lumber, and what not, which are all very
interesting to those in trade, but most
people care very little about. It would
rather startle a man however to come
upon him suddenly with the population
statistics. Here is a city of one hundred
and thirty or forty thousand inhabitants
(and a good many more if you could count
all that have gone away.) As you
stand in the midst and see the surging of
businas you can scarcely realize that in
1850 there were ,but twenty-eight thou-
sand, and that fifteen years ago,’a mere
village population.
Chicago looks. like a vast Railroad
Freight Depot, and the people have that
keen-eyed restlesspcnetrating look which
belongs to railroad men
And yet, it is not to be supposed that
there are no fine streets or noble buildings.
One is struck with the magnitude, not
only of its stores and business structures,
but at the remarkably fine architectural
effects which every day are ennobling the
streets. Banks, churches, ranges ofstorcs
and offices and public building there are
on every side which need not fear com-
parison with New York or Boston. And
if Chicago continues her present career,
when finished she will be a. city of no
mean architectural repute.
One thing is greatly in her favor—the
admirable building material which she
abundantly possesses; The buff-colored
Milwaukee brick and the straw-colored
limestone produce the most charming ef-
fect upon the eye. Nothing can exceed
the exquisite beauty of buildings made of
this buff-stone. The eye swims in it as
in a bath of color. I am never tired of
looking at it. And itgives an indescrib-
able cheerfulness to the confusion of the
tumbled up and down streets of Chi-
cago, The bricks are so nearly of the
some color that brick buildings can be
faced with stone without that shock to
the eye produced by-qurble or brown-
stone and red brick. A large church
composed of these building materials,
would surpass in beauty either marble or
common stones. Even that fine stone of
which the 1'. Y. Times office building is'
composed, must rank second to this ex-
quisite stone of Chicago. Though the
Caon stone most nearly resembles if it
does not equal it. ‘ _
For forts and magazines granite has a
- rugged and stem effect, eminently fit;
but it is too grim and cold for common
buildings—Brownstone, well selected for
color, and standing among other kinds of
material, 'is good. But repeating this
effect, building after building through
long streets, it grows dull to the eye and
heavy. The same is true of marble,
which lights up a neighborhood if there
be but one or two structures composed of
it ; but if, as in Philadephiu, it predomi-
nates, it produces a kind of architectural
pallor. We think that the eye would
hear more of these very delicate yeIIOWS
than Of any other color that we know,
except the old-fashioned, honest red.~
That is a real brick !
The city of Chicago stood upon ground
which was both flat and low, and several
grades have been adopted to remedy the
evil. But the latest and supposed final
grade is now established and the whole
city is to be raised from five to eight feet!
First the streets are raised, and then the
houses are pulled up to level afterwards.
And no tongue can describe the state of
a city where is going on at once the build-
ing of sewers, the raising Of grades, and
the screwing up of all the houses, inter-
mixed with an enormous business, which
butts and pushes and dodges through all
manner of obstacles in the most surpri-
sing manner 1 Botit is the sidewalk that
gives you the most original views of pop-
sibilities. They are made Of brick, or
stone, or plank, and the grade of the
sidewalk varies, we should think, in some
ten or fifteen different degrees. First is
one at the old level, five or six feet below
the grade of the street, and you walk
down there inside of a curb or cotter-dam
with your head on a level with the horses
feet in the street. But right in the mid-
dle of a block shall be one store built to
the new grade, and the sidewalk looms
above your head some five or six feet to
which you rise by steps six or eight, and
proceed the width of the single store.—
But beyond that you go down half way
as far as before, for a few steps, then you
go up one step, walk ten paces, go down
two steps, next up three, down six,
up two, then up two more, then down
eight then up an inclined plane, then
mount into on incloscd 'board walk sus-
pended over an awful chasm where men
are screwing up an enormous building.
And if there is a possible modification
Of six feet, through the instrumentality of
stairs, steps, inclined planes, 0 erpendic-
ulars ; if there is a possible catalogue of
stretches, jumps, slips, steps, tumbles, or
toe-stabbing plunges, that is not exhaust-
ed in the cxtaordinary varieties of Lake
street, Randolph street, or Clark street,
then we marvel yet more than ever be-
fore at the infinite divisibility of matter
and distance 1 Some waggish editors of
neighboring rival cities says that a genu-
ine Chicago man may be known abroad,
as a. sailor from a ship, by certain myste-
rious efforts to step up invisible stairs, or
accommodating of himself on a smooth
side yvulk to imaginary obstacles.
But these are only temporary troubles
and when Chicago gets fairly on to her
new position she will be u comely city as
well as a. “ tremendous place tbrbnsiness,”
And now, the process which is going on
has one element of great interest, viz., the
raising of brick and stone houses. Not
that the lifting of brick houses is a new
thing. But if screwing up whole blocks
and lifting a whole street, isn’t new,io fact
it is new to me. Buildings of brick or
stone, one hundred and fifty feet by two
hundred, and five stories high, are raised
- V... WW... art-x1? any 1. ....... 1,...— . k
eight feet or ten, without a crack or the
displacement ofa siuglc'tlliurr. A hole]
contracts to be lifted up. In a short
time two thousand screws are under it,
and little by little the house rises. Noth-
ing is changed within. The kitchen cooks
the dining room cats, the bar drinks, and
all the rooms smoke as if nothing was go-
ing on ! A block of stores and others.
begins this new process of growth, and
all the tenants maintain their usual func—
tions ; and except the outrageous heaps
of dirt and piles of lumbcr, everything
goes on as before. The plank into the
door gets a little steeper every day. But
goods come in and go out, and customers
haunt the usual places.
It is worth a visit to Chicago to see a
new method Of digging a city out of the
mud, and in a great deal better state of
preservation than Pompeii and Hercula-
ncum when dug out of the ashes.
\Ve are sure, if one will stand in this
young city and take in its relations to this
great. Northwest ; look back upon the al-
most miracle of its growth ; attempt to
divine its snrc coming future greatness,
and to estimate or comprehend the vast-
ness and variety of its wares and produce
——that he will be satisfied that. more im-
agination is required to coniprchcmlfdc/r
than fancies. A drama, a nova-Lave Simple
compared with the. complexity of a living
city. But if we touch the moral and re-
ligious interests Of this metropolis of the
N0rthwcst,anolher let for will be required.
.4¢»..._____
Cause of the War.
The two provinces of Italy which now
belong to Austria are Iombm‘dy and Van-
ice. They were assigned to that power
by the arrangements of 1815, which par-
celled out Europe to the then victorious
powers. These two provinces are separa-
ted from the Kingdom of Sardinia. (Pied-
mont is the distinctive name of the prov-
ince) by the Kiver '1‘iciuo (pronounced
Te-chcc-no)which runs throughLakcll‘lag-
glove and is a branch of the Po. Its
general direction is a. little cast of South.
It enters the Po near the city of Pavia.
On this river the Austrian troops have
been concentrating for some time, and, it
is now reported they have crossed it to
the number of 120,000 men, are march-
ing towards Turin, the capital, which is
on the 1’0, but some distance from the
Ticino. Q
The P0 is the Southern boundary of
Lombardy and Venice separating these
provinces from that section of the States
of the Church which lies on the Adriatic,
and from Modena and Pal-ma in the in-
tcrior. An olledgcd intcrferauce with the
rights Of'those small states by placing
soldiers in them is one of the professed
causes of the war.
The country between the. Ticinn and
Turin is level and the lust report is that
the roads had been dug up, the bridges
over the numerous streams destroyed, in
hopes of creating such nzItural obstacles
as would so hinder the Austrians in their
passage as _to allow the French army time
to reach Genoa and Turin. The Sardin-
iau army 70,000 strong is said to have
retreated towards Alcssnndria on the Po,
:1 position which as it may be seen by a
glance at the map, would concct them
with both Genoa and Turin, leaving, how
ever, the northern passage to Turin, by
the way of Novarra and Chivasso, unde-
fended.
It had been calculated that the Austri—
ans could not spare more than 90,000 to
cross the 'I‘icino, in consequence of the
large garrisons they must- kcep up on the
line of the PO. As the Austrian army
covers these positions in Lombardy and
Venice, it could readily draw many men
from all these fortresses, relurnim.r them
when they are pursued and Lombardy is
invaded. This would be done unless
there isopprckenson of the rising of thc
Ifalimrpeasautry. But if the remark we
saw in one of the letters from Eur-0pc. be
true, the peasantry are not disaffected
and no rising is to be apprehended. If
the Austrians that. crossed the'l‘icino num-
bered 120,000 men, we shall be inrlinod
to believe that at present, there is no such
apprehenson entertained.
Austria has a large military force, num-
bering 640,000 men. A large force is
needed to watch the Russians on the bor-
ders of Gollicio, Hungary and 'I‘I‘ansylva-
Rio, and the Turks on the. side of Croatia
This new alliance of France and Russia
has complicated the difficulties of Austria
very materially, and her troops may be
required at home as well as in Italy. The
policy of Austria has always been to em-
ploy the soldiers of her provinces at a dis-
tance from their homes. They are less
subject then to popular impulses. It is
probable that the present army of Italy
that. has crossed the PO consists mostly
of Bohemians, Moravians, Gullicians and
Hungarians; while the Russians in the
North East are watched by the Italian
and Lombard contingencies, or by the
Alpine soldiers of the Empire. By this
measure, if there is to be any popular out-
break in this war, Austria will much more
readily secure and preserve the fidelity of
her soldiers.
The French have probably, 200,000
men that they can throw into Italy in a
week. Already have a low section of’the
Alps been crossed by one division,
their march being dircctcd towards Turin
through Savoy and Chambcrri ; another
has taken the coast through Nice ; while
a third, sent from Marseilles and Toulon
by steam to Genoa, can reach Alessan-
dirn by rail. Turin may fall by a rapid
movement of the Austrian army, but it
Will soon he again in French hands.
The flight of Leopold II. the Grand
Duke of Tuscany from Florence, is very
significant at the present crisis. He com—
menced his reign in 1824, and is now 61
years old. He was entirely under the
control of Austria, and hated the French
most cordially. IVhen Bonaparte con-
quered Italy his family were driven into
exile. In the revolution Of 1848, he was
himself expelled, but subsequently reinsta-
ted in 1850 by the Austrians, who have
ever since kept 10,000 soldiers in Tuscany
to uphold the Grand Duke. Hc belongs
to the House Of Hopsburg, and sinks or
swims with the Austrian Empire. It is
no wonder the peOple expelled him.
We would advise all our readers to pro-
cure good maps of Italy, and follow on
them the movements of the armies. It
will he an interesting employment; and
.3. a”. ”mg no, 7,
prove of- use to the children, by giving
them a taste for
«pas-:7...“ ‘5. » .
Gen. Washington as a rejected Suitor-
The beautiful Mary Cary.
A writer in the New York Century
says of the lady who won \Vushington’s
yoanghcort, and whose father rejected
the tall young Izolalirr because he llz'l(l not
a carriage for his daughter to ride about
in :——
“ I, shall go back in her life a. number
ofycnl's, and speak ufihc cvrut which
made lit-1' name om- Ol' curious interest.—
Ih-forn’: sllc lu-cumc Mrs. Edward -1 miller
she was I-allul Mary (.‘zu‘y. Her father
was Wilson Cary, Esq, of ‘Crlcys,’ in
the. count): of Elizabeth City, (lees-mnlcd
from the noble family Of IIumlson in
England. llis relative. Col. Archibald
Cary, Of‘Ampthil,‘ in Chesterfield, was
at. his death the hcir apparent to the curl-
thlll. The “‘Ol'llly (Illl gentleman seems,
from all we know of him, to have been us
proud as the Courrys or the Somersets,
and to have thought his family the noblest
in the loud. lic lived in great slaf‘cpvilh
chariot and horses, plate and w-lvvt and
embroidery—u Worthy of the old school,
fully satisfied with the, ‘onlcr of things,’
and enjoying sel'cne.y flu: good gifts of
l’l'rwitlcm-c. His beautiful daughter was
a, great. heiress, and 11511 many suitors—-
the accident which lwl'cl one of them made
her remmnbcrcd in many books. .110 was
a young man of very high character, a
relative ofGI-orgc William Fairfax, Esq,
whb lived at. ‘ Bclvoir on the ,l‘olomnc ;
and there he met Miss Carr, who came
to visit Mrs. Fairfax, her elder sister.——-
The young man at once proceed to fall
in love, which he (lid with an ardor char-
acteristic to his nature. When Miss Ca-
ry went back home to ‘ Cclcys,’ on James
liver, he followed llLl' like a courageous
gallant,, and laid open siege to the fair
fortress. 1n the good old time, however,
something more Was necessary than the
consent- oflhc young lady, and so the
youth duly asked a private interview with
the awful lord of the manor, who listened
to him silently throughout. \Vhen the
lover had finished, Mr. Cary rose, made
him a low bm', and said that if this were
yOung Mr. \Vashiugton’s errand at. ‘Cc-
lcys,’ his visit had better terminate ; his
daughter ‘had been accustomed to ride
lil her own chariot.’ And with this al-
lusion to the poor condition of the young-
cr sou, Ie interview terminated. Young
Washington bowed and went away, and
in due time married Murillo. Damlridgc
Curtis, ‘ who resembled Miss Cary,’ Says
my authority, ‘as much as 31 twin sister
ever did anotlwr.’
“ But the old tradition does not end
here. Many years III-CI aw:xy——-Mary
Cary was Mrs AIIIlIlcl'—-a11(l lIcI' discar-
dctl suitor was Hm man who had just rc-
rI-ivcd the. sword of Lord .Coruu‘ums at.
Yorktown ; whom Illfl whole .Cll’lliZL‘lI
world hailed as greatest union}; the great
_‘ the formula-l man,’ not only OfAmeri-
ca, hutof ‘all this world} 110 passed
through the Old mclrolmlis. \l'illioms-
burg, at the head of his vicMrious troops,
and the people were or with joy and
adoration almost. '1 ast multitude
nearly prevented his horse from proceed-
ing—tho calm statue on hor>cback passed
on serenely. All of. care he perceived at
a window, or in the crowd, his old love,
Mary Cary. He raised his sword and
saluted her profoundly. She fainted.
Thus the story is told, and it must
have had a truthful foundation at least.
But it docs not seem that the lovely
woman was to blame. She ll‘dil not been
able to return thr- ufl'cctiOn of (he. youth
-—that was all. She married him who
won her lfl'al'i, Elly-{Md Ambler. lie
was not unworthy of the noble lady in
rank oriu I-lmrarzcr. lie was descend-
cd through his mother from the great 11n—
genot house of La liorhc Jaqueline in
chlcc, and inherited the honest instincts
of his rucc. At twelve he had been sent
for his education to England, he gradum
fed at Cmuhridgc, and then made the
grand tour of Europe, returning to Vir-
ginia when he was twenty-one. He was
married to Miss- Cary, soon aflcrwnrd, hc-
camc collector of York, and was so much
rcslwctcd, that when Lord Iiolfciourt
cumcjo Virginia as Gmcruor, he brought
a letter ofintrorlnction to the collector.-
llc died at. thirty-five, and tho revolu-
lionzu'y war breaking out soon after, his
beautiful widow moved away’ from the
scene of her grief, and took refuge in the
‘Cottagc,’ far up in iIanr.»vcr.
‘<<'>c.———-‘—"
@Thc Newport News tells the fol-
lowing story. '
Duncan Pell, Esq , lmsjust commenced
the erection of a now fem-c in front of his
mansion, on Mary sll'cct, in this city. On
one of the posts is the following, in mann-
script : .
The proposed fence is to be 60 feet long.
3 1-2 feet rails and coping ; to be finish-
ed this week. Mr. Eaton is- the carpen-
tor, and Mr. Fluddcr the. mason. The
work is to be done by the day.
Terms cash.
Messrs. Fish A: Eng furnish the lam.
ber.
I’hope this will be satisfactory to the
public. Dtxcxx FELL.”
April 25, 1859.
To this the National Infslligcnccr thus
narrates the sequel : .
“ It was on the first night of the to-br-
dry mouth ofll'lay, 1859, the month of
balmy zephyrs, passional attraction, green
peas, and other affinities—that Duncan
Poll lay buried in the arms of slumber.—
A land and terrible rapping aroused him.
USEFUL M EDICAL HINTS—If a person
swallow any poison Whateverf‘or has fal-
len into convulsions from having an over-
loaded stomach, an instantaneous remedy
—morc cfllclcut and applicable in a. large
number of cases than any half-a-dozen
medicines in: can now think of, is a tea-
spoonful Of common salt, and as much
ground nmstard, stirred rapidly in a. tea-
cup of water, warm or cold, and swallow
instantly. It is scarcely down befOl‘e it:
begins to come up, bringing with it the
remaining contents of the stomach 3 and
but there be any remnant of poison how-
ever small, lot the white of an egg or a.
t:-n.~po«uil'IIl Of strong coffee: be swallovved
lhcxc very (-mnmon articles nullify a larg-
cr number of virulent poisons than any
mmlirim-s in the shops. In cases of scald-
ing: or burning the body, immersing the
put in cold water gives entire relief as
instancously as lightning Bleauwhlle
get some common dry flour, and apply if;
an inch or two thick on the injured part
the moment. it. emerges from the water,and
keep on sprinkling through anything like
:‘I [101'2p:1"b :X c0v.-I',~=_O as to put it on even-
'ly. Do nothing" else, drink nothing but
water, cat nothing until improvement
commences, but dry bread softened in
very weak ten of some kind. Cures of
frightful burnings have, been performed
in this way, as wonderful as they are
public», We once saved the life of an in-
fant which hadhccu ilzadvertanllydrugged
with lanthanum, and who was fast sinking
into the sleep from which there is no
nwakingfliy giving it strong coffee clear-
cd with the while Of an egg, :1 teaspoon-
ful every five minutes until it ceased to
seem drowsy—bladed! Journal.
«.‘s
TIIE Mvsrrmss or THE NORTH ADAMS
TRAGEDY.—-Tll0 attempts of the coroners
and doctors at North Adams, Massachu-
setts, to explain the causes of the death
of Miss Butler, who died there last month,
have made such a complete mystificatiou
of the afi'nir', that the Springfield Repub-
lican reviews the whole case, and makes
up its opinion as follows: Miss Butler
the daughter Of one of the leading busi-
ness, men of Northern Berkshire, had been
for :I year and a half carrying on an illic-
it intercourse with Mr. Littleton, the
Cashier of the village bank. On Sunday
the 24th ult.., she was taken sick, as the
Republican supposes from inflamation of
the peritoneum ' (the membrane which
lines the abdomen) snperinduccd by a se—
Vere cold ; the Sunday diet of lemon pie-
boiled eggs and ale aggravated the disor-
der and the adlniuiSIratiou .of Skinner’s
Iiniment, by the mother, stimulated rath-
er than quieted the inflamation. Dr.
Howkcs being- rnllcd, the sick girl con-
fcs:.cd to her liason wilh Littleficld and
posscscd of these facts, the doctor at once
attributed the inflamatiou to pregnancy.
A council of physicians decided to adopt
:1. treatment for an abortion, and under
tlicscopcrzilimls the girl died on the Sun-
day following. The Republi 'an sums up
its belief that there is no evidence of
poison having been administered or of
any abortion having cxisted. The fact
seems to be Simply that the girl died of
medical blunder, for it is certainly very
apparent that the doctors found nothing
to substantiate their theory.
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TIIE NEXT CENSUS.———T118 Baltimore
American makes the following suggestions
concerning the census to be taken next
Vi):ll‘ ;.,.._
The mc‘re mum-ration and classification
of the inhabitants of the country once in
ten years, does little beyOnd assigning to
until Stale its prOportion of Representa-
tives. But this is precisely What Con-
gress is bound to do, and this is about
all, and is ("crluizdy within the compass
of {1' United States Marshall’s abilititics.
Now if the Government will undertake
to give us C(ll‘llfcl. information upon a. few
0,1,0,- subiucls—and subjects in which the
great. body of the people is considerably
more interested, and embody this collect-
cal information in the census returns——
EnIIm-aliately hydra-headed difficulties pre-
litill- themselves.
.‘v' ow in order to meet these difficulties
ltis only necessary for Congress t9 put
the onus of collecting data upon the States
themselves. Let the superintendent of
the census bureau furnish the blanks, and
lct the Gevcrnors of the States appoint
the Marshal‘s Aids. Bury politics for
LllCllt)ll(’t',lllltl appoint men with brains
enough to know what is required of them
It is a great national work that is to be
dour, and just now politics and national-.
it y are at daggers drawn. It is not ea-
sy to make. a State Chemist out of a. pig
driver, and it is quite as difficult to make
u. re inblc collector of statistics out of a
pothousc politician. The general Gov-
ernment will of course defray the expen-
‘es, and provison should be made liberal
enough to pay for Well done work.
0»-
BARON Hi‘MBOLD'i‘.——Tlle singular pre-
diction of the great meant that his death
would occur in the year 1859, has met its
fulfillment. Frederick Henry Alexan-
der von Humboldt, born at Berlin, Sept.
14,1709, died in that city. on the 6th
Dbl”, in the 911stycar of his age. The
father of Humboldt was Chamberlain to
Frederick the Great, and gave his son a.
thorough-educatkm in the German univer-
silles. At the age of twenty-one he
made his first scientific journey .up the
Rhine, the result of winch was his first
It was continued. Rap, mp, 'npl—
Starting from his sleep, Duncan looked
forth into the moonlight. A dark form
was pounding away at; the door. As
Poll looked from the window, the form
cried aloud :
‘ Say, you, Mister Pell, be you ’agoing
to have this here fence white or yallcr
washed ?’ ”
-—o--~c.;,...__
n5}... Lodgings are so scarce in Austra-
lia that rum pay a. dollar for lying In the
gutter, and fifty cents extra for resting
their heads on the curbstones.
Providence Journal.
I , J -
Iu'Counecticnt the price Oi such luxu-
ries is “ seven dollars and costs.”
«’1.»-
38“ The Milwaukic News says that
since Sicklcs shot Key no less than thirty-
four men have been shot, or shot at, by In-
geography and history.
jurcd husbands, that we hays account of.
. A,“ z...
‘1 “
literary work, _“ MincTalogiculObserva.
flous one some Basaltlc Foundations of
the Rhine.” His passion was travel and
scientific investigation, which was fully
fir-d in the course of his long and
useful lilc. He has explored the great
mountain ranges in the new and old
world; ascended the peak of Teneriffe
and explored South Ameri'a, Mexico,
the United Slates, the islands of the Pa.-
rilic,Spulu,'1ialy, France, HtlSSla, Sibe-
ria, ’i‘artary and other countries, furnish-
ing contributions to natural selence and
phrsicul geography which have made his
noise world-famous. He has also, in the
chnrsc Of his eventful life, sustained with
credit several high diplomatic appomt-
meats. III; was a man of severely} teln—
perate habits, unflagging zeal In his scl—
entific pursuits, untiring Industry and the
most exalted Vmoral character, and 1118
death will be mourned throughout the
civilized world.
grill-i
21:; mon as the stomach is quiet. ; because '
Norwalk Chronicler