{fun GAZETTE.
. Norwalk, Tuesday, Aug. 2,1869.
For the Gazelle.
UNION SCHOOL.
Phenix Hall was crowded on Wednesday
night. The occasion which drew together so
goodly a gathering was an exhibition by some
of the male members of the Senior Class in
the Union School. (Our generic phrase is a
hesitating compromise between "‘ lads” and
"‘ young gentlemen ."')
It was “got up” by them on their own
prompting and responsibility, without any
suggestion from their teachers or the Com-
mittee of the School, and therefore they alone
' arcventitled to the credit (or blame, if there
.be any) of the movement. They were aided,
however, we believe, by some two or three
I kind friends in their arrangements, and were
‘ “much indebted to the“flarmoneons”f‘or their
admirable singing, which diversified the exer-
a'cises most agreeably.
Whatever may be, the private judgment of
any in regard to the selection of pieces, we
"think it will be universally acknowledged
that the speaking (mil acting of the young
gentlemen was very creditable. This was
abundantly manifested by the long and loud
applause which their several performances
elicited. ,
Tun Axxou. EXAMINATION of the Union
”School was held during the week, and was
- conducted in a fair and impartial spirit and
- . mode. embracing all the studies pursued du-
ring the past session. Many of the parents
.and other friends of the pupils were present,
and, we believe, were universally satisfied as
to their progress,and also as to the sustained
and advanced position of the School. lts
motto is ‘ ‘ Excelsior.”
On Friday afternoon a large audience
evinced the interest felt in this community
in this Institution . After the exhibition of
the new and beautiful Philosophical Appar-
atus, and many experiments with it illustra-
tive of Electricity,Pneumatics.&c.,by Mr.
Dump, the Principal,and aft or several praise-
worthy declamations and compositions had
been presented, three prizes for improvement
in penman ship ,ofl‘ercd by Isaac S. Beers, Esq.,
were awarded, the junior to Anna Smith, the
middle to Ebenezer Stevens, and the senior
' to William Weed. Then followed some very
interesting exercises, not put down in the
programme. A member of the senior class
arose and, requesting his male class-mates to
stand up, proceeded, in their name, to pre-
sents. very beautiful Prayer Book to Miss
Johnson, the retiring assistant of the Princi_
, pal: Another asked the acceptance by Mr.
Camp of a. splendid copy of the “Court of
Napoleon,” and then a third staggered up to
Mr. Hubbcll, and laid down before him six
ponder-ans volumes, being a very neat and
Substantial edition of Henry’sCommentary,
The presentation was handsomely made and
the responses were excellent.
Mr. Hubbell, the accomplished Classical
teacher, took his leave of the School, his pu-
pils,an‘d his fellow teachers, in so touching
and eloquent a manner as -" brought down
the house,” not, however, in noisy demon-
stration,but in aflowing exemplification of
two laws Of nature not embraced in Prof.
Camp’s previous illustrations, (though now
he was the princzpal demonstrator,) viz :
Magnetism and Hydrostatics. He takes with
him the best wishes of all his pupils, fellow
teachers and patrons. as does Miss Johnson,
and also Miss Root, who has been a teacher
in the School for three years, and has secu-
red, iu an extraordinary manner, the affec-
tions of her pupils and the respect of their
- parents. The only consolation in her lossis
that it is another’s gain.
We understand that the the aggregate cost
of the presents made by the Senior Class is
over $40, and this is the generous and most
honorable disposition which they make of the
proceeds Of their Exhibition in Pbenix Hall.
_ Whatever may be said of the inexpediency
of pupils making costly presents to their
teachers in other cases, no such objection can
be made in this instance. On the whole, we
' . arc pcrs naded that the Union School never
occupied higher ground, and that it is steadi-
ly vindicating the zeal of its friends, and
lining down the opposition which, in time
past, was arrayed against it.
We venture to express the hope that the
, ‘ time is not for distant when an energetic and
successful effort to remove all debts (that
now embarrass it, and tend to create unpop-
ularity by reason of odious taxation.) by
voluntary contributions, or otherwise, will
level the last stronghold of opposition.
One generous friend volunteered $100 to
start a subscription for the Philosophical Ap-
paratus; Who will take the lead in extim
gm’shing the debt ? B.
“Web——
zes- A little son of David Wilson, who re-
sides near the Straw Hat Factory—drank a
' tumbler of‘ water which contained a drachm
of Morphine, on Friday afternoon last. Dr.
Pardce took the little fellow in hand, and by
means of emctics and vigilant exercise, man-
aged to save its life.
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Returned—We are pleased in being able
to record the safe return from the land of
. Gold, of Jonx G. Qorcner. Mr. Q. has been
absent from his home for some six or seven
years, we believe.
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as? Our friend Hoyt of the Advocate is
‘ after the High Sheriff, with a sharp stick, con-
cerning that Boat Race! He says “the Sher-
iff, Nor-walk like, after he found he was heat,
began to snivcl &c., and the money was re-
' turned him,” doc. It may be like Norwalk,
to snivcl, but we see by the same number of
' . gthe Advocate, that Stamford is still ahead, as
the Editor deliberately charges upon a com-
pany, of its citizens—the'wicked and wil-
ful stealing of a twelve dollar contribution
from an old negro !
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Excursion—The Confidence goes over to
the (team Meeting grounds Wednesday even-
ing, .
The Mary A. Selleck goes on 'a Berrying
' - expedition next Monday.
The Sabbath School Children of the Con-
gpegational Society go on their annual pic
1110 excursion in the new sloop Norwalk on
Tuesday next.
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Tall Grass.-—Our Wilton friend Homer. of
" Rhiucish origin, (we believe it is) has left us
.. several specimens of tall grass, one stalk‘of
' his Timothy measuring six feet seven inches.
; Almost as tall as Monsieur Craufurd of the
Norwalk Bank.
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[fl At the Commencement Exercises of
Yale College last week,the degree of Bachelor
, of Laws was confercrd upon Cyrus Norflhrup of
Ridgefield, and an Honorary M. D. upon John
4 ,1 ,y ,B. Trnsk of California», formerly of New Ca-
. naan. .
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33-h Au engine was run on the 14”: inst.,
’ m-crtlle North Missouri R. R., a distance of
us .mflchn 7 hours 25 minutes, making 22
Hops, and carrying two passenger cars and‘
one baggagecanwith only one card of wood,1
_. . ,3”. the ,cost of which was about $2.60. This feat
'11,:
is, believedto have no precedent in raillrond
. I i 'annals. , ,.
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Mystery. . Woonnoar, July 12, 1859. - Letter from Mr. Sicklen. . NEWS ITEMS, YALE COLLEGE MATTERS. FOREIGN NEWS. From f/Ie .N‘. Y. Tribune, Jul 2/ 27. :
-——A little son Of Mr- LdWM'd K001" Of The corporation of Yale College has AGdden We‘ld’ins- , :
One of those dark and painful mysteries
which “stir the blood with horror,” is now
engrossing the minds and imaginations of the
good people at Five Mile River Loading-—
The particulars, as they come to us are brief-
ly these z—Duriug all Saturday night, an un-
usual degrce of noise and dissipation sccmcd
rife at the Hotel in that vicinity, and in the
morning—were discov~=red the prints as of a
Lady’s dress, having been dragged from a
shed,a short distance from the dock—up to
the dock, and on either side of said appear-
ance in the dust,werc the foot prints ofa man,
as if two men had dragged the Lady along to
the brink of the dock. In addition to these
prints—were clots of blood, and near the shed
referred to, a piece of broken scantling was
found with one edge indented and clotted
with blood and the hair of a female. A par-
cel Of hair some ten inches or so in length,
also lay near the dock—and a considerable
quantity of blood was visible upon the stones
of the dock—down to low water mark. In
addition to this, the sleeve of a Lady’s chi-
mese was found in the water near by, with the
appearance of having been recently tern from
the rest of the garment. No definite clue to,
or explanation of, these mysterious circum-
stances have as yet been discovered, but the
character of the locality and the unmistaka-
ble evidences of foul play of some kind,is such
as to warrant a most searching and thorough
investigation on the part of our authorities
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fl‘ The Excursion of the season, culmi
noted at. Roton Point—on Wednesday last.—
The contaminating infiuenc es of two promi-
nent Lawyers were equalized by three equal-
ly prominent Clergymen,while the shock.of
three N . Y. Ex-Aldermen ; one Bank Presi-
dent, a half dozen Bank and Railroad Direc-
tors, had to be counterbalanced by the moral
force and virtue of one Editor,—who was
greatly assisted nevertheless, by a large num-
ber of most estimable, good looking Ladies !
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, New Enterprise.
We rejoice to learn that Capt. Greene is af-
ter a new steamboat to take the place of the
Confidence, which new boat is to run to New
York in two hours and a half. A few years
ago such aproposition would be laughed at in
derision. Now the Capt, says if he is success-
ful in his efforts to raise a company for her
purchase, it can and shall be done.
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Prosperity.
We'learn that at the annual meeting of the
Norwalk Lock Company, held last week, the
statement of the Secretary and Treasurer
showed a net earning for the past year of over
thirty per cent. upon the capital stock . We
were aware that this establishment had been
pressed to its utmost capacity to fi 11 its orders
for several months past, but did not suppose
the “ gilt edge” would turn up quite so thick.
Success to the factories—they are the great
throbbing heart which gives vitality and mo-
tion to our whole business community.
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Splendid Prize.—Our attention has been
called to a most gorgeous and elaborately
wrought solid Silver Trumpet, which may be
seen in the window of O. S. Clark’s Jewelry
Store, upon which the senior Clark has en-
graved the following:
“ This Solid Silver Trumpet
—-won y—
STAMFORD ENGINE ‘00. NO. 2,
-in a contest with—
RIPPOWAM ENGINE CO. NO. 1,
July 16th, 1859.”
This is a prize worth contending for, and is
highly complimentary to the liberality and
taste Of those citizens of Stamford by whom
it was donated. Carr. CLARK is probabl y
one of the neatest engravers in the co nntry,
and it seems the engine company had the
good sense to send it to Nor-walk to have
him put on the inscription. although in so do-
ing we fear they have exposed themsel vcs to
the coudign wrath of the Advocate man.
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w The lads of the Senior Class of the
Union School, who got up the entertainment
for last Wednesday evening, had an une xpec-
ted jam. There could scarcely have been less
than five hundred persons present. The per-
formances of the Boys evinced much applica-
tion and labor, and were in the main acceptor
ble to the audience, although it seemed to be
the general impression that they were quite
unfortunate in many of their selections. Of
course they netted a handsome purse for the
objects they had in view. The Prologue and
the Valedictory were especially meritorious,
the latter in particular, was a humorous mix-
ture of Latin and English—which seemed to
be highly relished by all. Taken asa whole,
the afi‘air was a success. ‘
The music of the Harmoncous was very
fine—in fact we do not remember ever to
have heard them sing so well.
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Recognition—Pursuant to an invitation
from the South Norwalk Baptist church, a.
Council met in South Norwalk, Conn ., J unc
29th, to consider the expediency of recognizing
the said church. A full statement was given
ofthe present condition. and prospective use-
fulness of the new church—and of the proba-
blc relation in which it would stand to the
mother church. The Council then unani-
mously determined upon its recognition.—
The public services were held in' the after-
noon of the same day. Rev. Dr. Caldicott
preached the sermon ; Rev. Mr. Woolsey of-
fered the prayer Of recognition ; Rev. D. H.
Miller gave the band of fellowship to the pas-
tor, L. D. Gowen ; and Rev. Dr. Hodge gave
“to charge to the church.
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”- Mr. Buchanan has written a letter in
which he says that his determination not to
be a candidate for the Presidency in 1860 is
"final and conclusive,” his “best judgment
and strong inclination” concurring “in favor
of such a course.” The importance of this
exciting announcement will hardly be over-
rated.
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fl? Joseph Benedict of Bethel, has left at
the office of the Danbnry Times, a cluster of
rye stalks springing from one root, 48 in
number, the heads on which measurc eighteen
and a half feet ! The rye was raised on re-
claimed swamp land.
WNW
13‘ Thirteen ladies from New York city,
on their way to the White Mountains, in New
Hampshire, arrived at the Bardwull House,
Rutland, on Thursday last, on horseback.—
They were accompanied by half a dozen mcn
servants as a body guard. They left the next
morning.
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fir The capacity of Connecticut soil to
produce wheat is not exhausted, if we may
judge from the following extract from a let-
ter to the Tribune, dated Middlefield, July
23. It says : “ We havejust harvested five
acres of splendid wheat, real white, sowed af-
ter ploughing in a crop ofclover knee high.
Shall try wheat over again this year. So you
see that wheat can really be grown in
old Connecticut, if it is only tried the right
way. Sowing wheat with a drill is capital,
and must be done in this State, for -no man
cansow as well by hand, and we can and
should produce our own breadstuffs.”
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fi Selleck’s new Sloop,NonWALx, is to
' go on an Excursion to Long Island on Wed-
EDITORS Nonwnnx ann'r'rn :—Although a
few days “after the fair,” I send yon,foryour
paper, an account of the famous Celebration,
which so lately came offin this place. It was
truly a grand affair. Ten thousand people, it
is supposed, were gathered together, and such
general enthusiasm and interest I have never
before seen in an audience of the same size.—
I have been spending a week here, enjoying
the Woodbury hospitalitics, and if I requiw
them with some complimentary allusi0n5.1
shall say no more than the truth, and pay an
honest debt.
This is, unquestionably, one of the loveliest
villages of New-England—a beautiful Valley
circled with hills, and, with the exception of
the east side, cultivated quite to the top.—
Along the east side runs. a magnificent chain
Of'pcrpendicular rocks, and the village fol-
lows a road winding at its feet. .
The Celebration filled two days : the first
day was devoted to an Historical Address by
Wm. Cothrcn. Esq., lawyer of this village,and
the afternoon to on Historical Poem, by Rev.
Wm.Thompson BaconInow residing in the
same place,formerly of New Haven. The
Address was interesting, learned, and elo-
quent,and embraced an amount of history
that I did not know belonged to such a
place. Mr. Cothren is known as the “Histo-
rian of Woodbury,” and has added greatly
to his reputation by his effort on this occa-
sion.
The poem was, by common consent, regar-
ded as a. splendid affair. It combined great
force of thought with equal vigor of expres-
sion, and was relieved by touches of wit and
humor, that kept the audience wide-awake
to the end. The author, I think,was for-
merly an associate and friend of yours, in
the conduct of a morning Paper of
New Haven. He is at present residing on
his old family homestead in this town, in
somewhat broken health. But if he can be
roused up, or rouse himself up, to efforts 0
this kind, I speak but the common sentiment
of distinguished gentlemen who were here
—and there were many of them—when I
say, American literature would be the gain-
er. The poem, with all the proceedings, is
to be published, and if you differ with me,
when you see it, then this notice shall be
retracted.
The second day was devoted——moruing to
a sermons—u very good one—-by Rev. Henry
B. Sherman, now of New Jersey ;—and in
the afternoon to short speeches from distin-
guished gentleman: Hon. L. P. Beers of
Litchfield, Chas. Chapman Esq., of Hartford,
Governor Dutton of New Haven, and Minor
of Stamford, all made excellent speeches—
some of them grand. Chapman of Ha‘rtford,
that miracle of wit and good speaking, sur-
passed himself, and Gov. Minor of Stamford,
did himself much honor.
The exercises were interspersed with music,
songs and odes, by several—among them a
very beautiful poem, by Mrs. Ann S. Ste-
phens, the anthorcss,who was also present. .
It is impossible to convey to you a. cor-
rect idea of the real interest of the occa-
sion ;—all were delighted, the occasion was
novel, the object was popular, the arrange-
ment good, the days magnificent, and the good
liomg abundant. If a man wouldn‘t enjoy
himself in such circumstances, then he ought
to be miserable. Yours truly, &c., A. B.
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For the Gazette.
Sabbatic River.
In book seven ol'bis “Wars,”Josepbus says
of Titus, “He then saw a‘rivcr as he went
along, of such a nature as to deserve to be
recorded in history. It runs in the middle,
between Arca, belonging to Agrippa’s King-
dom, and Raphanca. It hath somewhat very
peculiar in it, for when it runs, its current
is strong and has plenty of water ; after
which its springs fail for six days together,
and leave its channel dry, as any one may
see ; after which days it runs on the seventh
as it did before, and as though it had under-
gone no change at all. It has also bccn ob-
served to keep this perpetually and exactly,
whence it is that they call it the Sabbatic
River, that name being taken from the sacred
seventh day of the Jews.” So much for Jose-
phus. Pliny says,“There is in Judea a river
which is dry every Sabbath day.” Both these
writers probably refer to the same river. But
as neither of them had seen it, they differ in
their account ofit, one making it rest only
on the Sabbath, and the other making it run
only on the Sabbath. Many have doubted
the existence of such a river altogether, Dr.
Thompson, hgwevcr. says, “I discovered this
river and its source in 1840. J osephus would
,lead us to search for this river between Arcs
and Raphanea, and there I found it. Arca,
the capital of the Arkites, lies about a half a
day’s ride north west of Tripoli ; and between
it and Hamath, on the east of J cbel Akkar, is
the site of Raphonea. The Convent of Mar
Jirius is near the source of‘ this river, which
is called the fountain of Neba cl Fuarr. This
fountain throws out,at stated intervals, an
immense volume of water, quite sufficient to
entitle it, in this country, to the dignified
name of river. This site answers to the des-
cription of Josephus in all respects, but there
are some discrepancies between the actual
phenomena of this [contain and his Sabbatic
River which require explanation. In the first
place, this fountain is now quiescent two
days, and active on a part of the third-—
Thc cavc,out of which the river flows, is at
the base of a hill of limestone, entangled in
a vast formation of trap rock. It was a day
of rest when I examined it, but evidently a
large volume of water had rushed along the
bed of the river only a. few hours before.——
Now, Josephus says that it rested six days and
ran on the seventh; but Pliny makes it run
six and rest on the seventh. ,' At present, it
rests two days and runs on the third. These
discrepancies admit of a probable explanation .
Both historians appear to have depended on
report, and did not carefully examine the
fuels of the case for themselves. The num-
bers in both versions of the story were adopt-
ed in order to connect this singular phenom-
enon with the Subbatic division: of“ time, and
it is not necessary to suppose that either
of' them was strictly accurate ; if, however,
we must admit that one or the other was
literally exact, the difference between the
periods of' resting and running, eighteen
hundred years ago and at present, may still
be accounted for.
It is well known that these intermitting
fountains are merely the draining of subter-
ranean reservoirs of' water on the principle
of the siphon. 1f Joseplma’ account was true
at that time, then, either the supply of wa-
ter for the reservoir has greu ly increased
since that time so that the reservoir is now
only two days in filling instead of six, or the
capacity of the siphon has been enlarged, or
the reservoir itself has been diminished in
size. If Pliny’s account was correct at that
0
been greatly diminished,or the reservoir much
enlarged ; for then it required but one day
to fill, whereas it now requires two days and
a half. Either of these hypothetical changes
is possible, but neither are very prbbable,
nor are we obliged to resort to any of them.
I suppose the Sabbatic River was always
nearly what we find it now to be.” E. D. K.
«d.»-
F At the distribution of prizes for dec-
lamation in tho Sophomore Class of Yale Col-
lege, J. W. Barton, of ~ Danbury , received the
time, then the supply for the reservoir has.
The following letter was addressed to the
New York Herald by Mr. Sickles in vindica-
tion of himself, in renewing his marital rela-
tions with his wife :
New YORK, Tuesday, July 19. 1859.
Through the course of sad events which do-
ring the last few months have brought so
much afiliction upon my family, I have been
silent, No amount of misrepresentation affec-
tingtnysclf only could induce me now to open
my lips; nor couldI deem it worth while
under any circumstances to notice what has
been or can be said in journals never regard-
ed as the sources or the cumucuts of public
opinion, for in these it is too often obvious
that only unworthy motives prompt the most
vindictive assaults upon -the private life of
citizens holding public stations. But the
editorial comments of the Herald Of yesterday
although censorions, (of which I do not com-
plain, whilst I read them with regret,) differ
to widely in tone and temper from the mass of
nonsense and calumuy which has lately been
written concerning a recent event in my d0-
mestic relations. that I cannot allow amistake
into which you have been led by inaccurate
information, to pass without such a correction
as will relieve others from any share Of' the
rcpro-uches which it ‘s the pleasure of the
multitude at this mo cut to heap upon me
and mine.
Referring to the forgiveness which my sense
of duty and my feelings impelled it to ex-
tend to an crriug and repentant wife, you
observe. in the course of your temperate and
dignified article,that, “It is said, however,
that the last phase of the affair Was brought
about through the ad vice ofhis lawyers.” This
is entirely erroneous. I did not exchange a
word with one of my counsel upon the subject
nor with any one else. My rcconcilution with
my wife was my own act done Without consul-
tation with any relative, connection, friend or
adviser. Whatever blame, if any belongs to
the step, should fall alone upon me. 1 am
prepared to defend what I have done before
the only tribunal I recognize as having
the slightest claim to jurisdiction over th
subject—my own conscience and the bar of
Heaven. Iam not aware of any statute, or
code of morals, which makes it infamous to
forgive a woman ; nor is it usual to make our
domestic life a subject of consultation with
friend s, no matter how near and dear to us.—
And I cannot allow even all the world com-
bined to dictate to me the repudiation of my
wife, when I think it right to brgive her,and
restore her to my confidence and protection.
IfI ever failed to comprehend the utterly
desolate position of an offending though pen-
iteut woman—the hopeless future, with its
dark possibilities of danger, to which she is
doomed when proscribed as an outcast—I can
now see plainly enough, in the almost univer-
sal bowl of denunciation with which she is
followed to my threshhold the misery and
perils from which I have rescued the mother
of my child. And although it is very sad for
me to incur the blame of friends and the re-
proaches of manydvisc and good people. I
shall strive to provcito all who may feel any
interest in me, that if'I am the first man who
has‘ventnred to say to the world an crring wife
and mother may be forgiven and redeemed,fhat
in spite of all the obstacles in my path_ the
good reults of this example shall entitle It to
the imitation of thc‘gencrous, and the com-
mendatiou of the just.
There are many who think that an act of
duty, proceeding solely from affections which
can only be comprehended in the heart of a,
husband and a father, is to be fatal to my pro-
fessional, political, and social standing. If
this be so, then so be it. Political station
professional success, social recognition, are
not the only prizes of ambition ; and I have
seen enough of the world in which I have
moved, and read enough of the lives of others
to teach me that if one be patient and reso-
lute, it is the man'himsell who indicates the
place he will occupy: and .so long as I do
nothing worse than to reunite my family un-
der the roof where they may find shelter
from contumely and prosecution, I do not fear
the noisy but fleeting voice of public clamor.
The multitude accept their first impressions
from a few ; but in the end men think for
themselves, and if I know the human heart—
aud sometimes I think that in a. career of
mingled sunshine and storm I have sounded
nearly all its depth—then I may reassure
those who look with reluctant f‘orebodings
upon my future to be of good cheer, forI will
not cease to vindicate a just claim to the re-
spect of my fellows; while to.those mutlcy
groups, here and there, who look upon my
misfortunes only as weapons to be employed
for my destruction, to those I say, once for all
if a man- make a good use of his cucmies,they
will be as serviceable tqhim us his friends.
In conclusion, let me ask only one favor of
those who, from whatever motive may deem
it necessary or agreeable to comment in public
or private upon this sad history ; and that is,
to aim all their arrow: at my breast and for
the sake of my innocent child, to spare her
yet yout ful mother, while she seeks in sor-
row and contritlon the mercy aid the pardon
of Him to whom, sooner or later, we must all
appeal. Very respectfully, .
ost obedient servant,
DANIEL E. SICKLES.
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The following are the State nomina-
ations of the three parties in California. State
election comes Off on the first Wednesday in
September. The salary of the Governor is
$10000 ; For Governor, (Lccomptou,) Mil-
ton S. Latham ; Lieut Governor, J.C. Dou-
uey : (Anti Lecomptou,) John Curry ; Lieut,
Governor, John Conner - (Republican ,) Lc-
laud Staudford ; Licut, Governor, J. F. Ken-
ncy. For Congress, (Lccomp_ton,) John C.
Burch ; (Anti Lecompton,) J. C. McKibben
and Sict Brooker ; Republican,) E. D. Baker
and P. H. Sibley.
Yo
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fi- Professor Dove, a Prussian, has discov-
ered that the best executed copies of steel or
copper-plate engravings can be distinguished
from the originals by placing them together
in a binocular steroscope, when the difference
between print produced by the original plate
and the spurious copy is seen at a glance.—
This will be a sure method of detecting coun-
terfeit bank bills.
——-——¢«.-u.——_—
“Mr. B. B. Thaycr, chemist, in San
Francisco, has recently astonished himself
and everybody else by the amount of gold he
obtains by a new chemical process from
quartz, “ tnilings,” &c.,hcretofbre deemed
comparatively worthless. The process issuc-
ccssful in every instance. and promises to
work a. revolution in gold mining. He dc-
clincd an offer of $10,000 for a right to one-‘
eigth of his secret.
—————4o<.»
Saratoga.
The correspondence of the N. Y. Ex-
press, writes as follows from this water-
ing place :—
“ The tide of fashionable gaycty is at
last settling in at the watering places -——-
Saratoga is filling up so rapidly that there
will soon be scarcely room for more.—
Througs for the lost many days have
been leaving New York in the Troy boats
which connect with the Saratoga cars,
and pouring into the hotels and board-
ing houses which accommodate the pop-
‘ulution. They make gay and blooming
the piazzas and grounds, and the immense
parlors are like flower gardens. The toi-
lcttc of the ladies in the morning is cith-
cr costly or plain, as the taste of the
wearer dictates ; custom prescribes no
particular style. The majority wear
muslin, with but few orimmcnts, and they
are rather disposed to make themselves
comfortable than to sacrifice comfort to
display. They generally appear in full
dress at dinner, though the decidedly
summery style of ' thc robes prevents
the disagreeable effect of a too strong rc-
semblance to, winter cvcning costume.—
The low corsagc is less in vogue than
high-necked dresses ; and orgaudic is par-
amount. Basques are not quite discard-
ed, as in Paris, but their reign is palpa-
bly on the decline,”
.<.
365“ A new Free-Soil paper, called
“ The Repulfiican,” has been commenced
at Kansas City, Mo., 1’. Thomas Dcuue
editor. The editor says in his salutatory :
“ We shall advocate boldly and un-
flinchiugly the policy of making Missouri
9. Free State, believing fully in the prin-
ciple of “Missouri for white men and
white men fOr Missouri ;’ and also how:
to see her take the proud position to
which she is justly entitled, as the Em-
pire State of the West, believing as we
do,-that she never can assume that posi‘
tion till she can acquire it through newly-
born energy infused into the body politic
by the strong muscular arm and intellie
secpnd prize.
. nesday or next week, the 10th inst.
gent voice of the free white laborer.” . .
» ‘ mammary: W W eve-Amara.» .
Bridgeport was badly wounded by the acci-
dental discharge of a pistol Friday morning.
The forefinger of the left hand, and a portion
of the hand itself had to be amputated. The
ball also entered his left leg, making quite a
serious Wound in that limb.
——'f‘hc Tribune has had another sample of
Connecticut wheat sent to it. It was from
Windsorvillc, yielding over forty bushels to
the acre. The land had not been mouthed.—
It was sent by J .‘Ellsworth.
——-Thc Indiana papers announce that John
C. Smith, a son of the late Perry Smith, Demo-
cratic Senator from Connecticut for several
years, has cloped from Lafayette with a petite
widow, not good looking, with whom he had
an intimacy before leaving Conunecticut:-
The deserted Mrs, Smith, who is entitled to a
fortune in her own right, is on her way back
to New Milford with her children; and John
C. with his wicked attachment, is after a com-
mission in the army. Probably he will get it.
The mysterioas lady who challenged Paul
Morphy to a private game of'chcss, which she
played with such wonderful spirit and perse-
verance, is the wife of a very celebrated finan-
cicr and philanthropist, doing business in the
vicinity of the. New York Exchange. The
husband is said to be very angry about it.
---There is a man by the name onyde,in Cin-
cinnati, who is one hundred and ten years of
age. and has been married seven times. A
though Hyde. that.
——.-Thc last Legislature of Texas contained
thirteen members who could not write their
names. They can very properly be ranked
among “ men of mark.”
——The Bedt‘ord Gazette announces positive.
Iy that Mr. Buchanan will not oe a candidate
at the Charleston Convention.
-——The sham Democracy of Iowa are badl y
frightened at the shadow of their coming de-
feat. Two of their leading men have joined
the Republicans ; one is editing a campaign
paper, and the other slumping. _
-—-—The peach cm in some counties in New
Jersey will be v large. From one spot
about three miles square engagements have
been made with the railway to carry 20,000
basket-s to market. ~
—-——The N. Y. Courier thought that, as the
Adige was the former boundary line between
the Venetian States and Lombardy. Sardinia
had obtained two of the cities of the Quad-
rangle. but it appears that the treaty express-
ly mentions Lombardy, as far as the Mincio.
——Miss Bates, the sister of the Hon. Edw urd
Rates of St. Louis, recently emancipated the
last of‘tbirty-two slaves who farmed part of
her inheritance, and whom she has gradually
set free as they became prepared to take care
of themselves in freedom. Judge Bates
emancipated the last of his slaves several
years since.
——The requisite amount has been sub-
scribed for rebuilding the spite of St. John’s
Church, Waterbury, blown down in the gale
of January, 1857 and the committee have con-
tracted for its erection. It will cost $5,000
' 'Or $6,000.
U
—'f‘hc New London Glass Works have been
soldto parties in New York by whom they
are to be operated.
———-Judge Douglas prepays all his letters to
Chicago, having no confidence in the safety of
frankcd correspondence thither.
-——'1‘wenty leading Democratic papers of
Mississippi, advocate the reopening of the
slave trade, and Mr. Buchanan’s Collector at
Vicksburg, openly and offensively urges it as
a parfy measure.
-—-Washington letters says “ more Custom
House removals are to be made on the first of
August. Exporiencc proves what was assert-
cdlast Winter by the opponents and denied
by the friends of the Adminstratlon, that the
force for collecting the revenue is entirely too
large, and stands in the way of business.”
———l’rivate advices by the Africa announce
that Capt. Bonaparte, of Baltimore, escaped
without a wound at the battle of Solf‘erino ,al-
though his regiment (1st Chasseursd’ Afrique)
one in four among the officers, and one in
seven among the men,were either killed or
wounded. .
-——lt is solmnly announced that Danied E.
Sickles was expelled from the order of the
Sons of Malta immediately after the fact be-
came known that he had renewed conjugal
relations with his wife. Much excitment is
said to have existed on the subject,and the
case has been appealed by his friends in the
lodge to the Gr ind Consistory of the order.—
It is further stated that some of the brethren
were not quite satified with his murdering
Key; but the reconciliation with his wife was
so much worse that they determined to have
no more trifling, and expelled him outright.
—-'l‘he Roman Catholic Bi’p of Montreal‘has
addressed a circular to his ergy calling upon
them, as soon as possible to pronounce from
their pnlpits “ a strong warning against the
opera, the theatre. circus and other amuse-
ments of a similar nature which at the present
moment are a real scandal to our city and
con ntry districta.’ ’ ‘
—At a meeting of the Trustees of the Uni-
versity of North Carolina. held at Raleigh on
Thursday last it was resolved to tender to Dr.
Hawks of'New York,the eminent scholar and
historian, the Professorship of History in the
University of the State.
-—-The market town of Twcr. on the Volga,
near Moscow, was almost totally destroy by
fire, which burnt for two days, at the expira-
tion of which time the grain magazines were
still in flames, old corn to the value of a mil-
lion of' silver roubles had been consumed.
——'l‘hc Philadelphia Journal learns through
privathadvicchhat it is feared that the recent
horrible ontragccommittcd at the massacre of
l’crugia upon Mrs. Boone and daughter-iu—law
Mrs, Perkins, will result in the insanity of the
former lady .
———A cotemporary affirms that a memorial
requesting the Hon. D. E. Sickles to resign
his seat in Congress has received 1.400 signa-
tures, and that in the Eighth Ward a ‘move-
ment is on foot among his late personal sym
pathizers to hold a public meeting at which to
make the request openly.
——1‘rimble county, Ky., it is supposed fur-
nishes more blackberries than any place ofits
sine in the world. The picking and forward-
ing to the Cincinnati market has been reduced
to a system, and it is found that the receipts
ofa season which lasts about six weeks, are
not less than $25,000. Pickers average from
$1 20 to $2 50 per day.
HAVE YOU run Drsrrrsm ? the Asthma? the Liver Com-
plaint or General Debility? does your food distress
you? Do you suffer from nervous irritation or ennui?
Take the Oxygensted Bitters which euros all these.
——————o«.»o—_-
SARSAPARILLA,—Thls tropical root has a
reputation wide as the world. for curing one
class of the disorders that afflict mankind—u
reputation too which it deserves us the best
antidote we possess for scrofulous complaints.
But to be brought into use, its virtues must be
concentrated and combined with other medi- .
cincs of po wer. Some reliable compound of
this character is much needed in the commu-
uity. Read the advertisement of Du. Area’s
Sorsaparilla in our columns,,nnd we know it
needs no encomium from us to give our citi-
zens confidence in what he offers.
Organ. Syracuse, JV. Y.
a.»
mg, By the assessor’s returns there are
220,000 more hogs in Ohio, this year
than last—Exchange.
Then the State will go democratic next
election, certain.
«O».
A Luxurious Car.
An American writing from Paris to
the flow York Commercial Advertiser,
thus speaks of his travelling experien-
ces :—
“ We arrived herclast Sunday mo'rning
after travelling all night in a more delight-
ful railway carriage than any [American
you ever dreamed of. It Was lined with
blue broadcloth, stuffed to the last dc-
grce of softness. There was a seat to
each member of the company, silk cur-
tains to each window, and even one to
draw over the light if he wished to ex-
clude it. No cruel conductor demanded
our ticket every time We fell asleep, and
even the whistle was muffled. It was
so comfortable that I could not sleep for
thinking about it.”
«.5.
36" Oregon has adopted a State Seal.
The escutchcon is supported by thirty-
threestars and divided byan ordinary,
with the inscription “The Union.” In
relief, mountains, on elk with branching
antlers, a wagon, the Pacific Ocean, on
.whichis a British man of war departing
and an American steamer arriving. The
sccoud quarterng with a sheaf, plough
and pickaxe. Crest-the American to;
glc. Legend the State of Oregon. The
introduction of fthuglish man of war
is no doubt emblematibdl of that nation’s
.being‘obliged to relinquigh "its, claims to
; the territory. ‘ .
l
voted to erect a gymnasium upon- the
College ground in the rear _of the
college at an expense of not more than
$10,000, and to secure the services of a
competent teacher of gymnastics. it was
also voted that the same building should
contain eight tenpin alloys for the use of
the students. The design of the corpo-
ration is to furnish the students suit-
able exercise and athletic sports upon the
College grounds, so that they may have
no excuse for seeking recreation beyond
the limits of the University. The cOrpo-
ration also made another importantchaugc
voting to dispense with the evening
prayers, and requiring all the members
of the Faculty, as well as the students to
attend the morning prayers.
The Hon. William L. Storrs, Chief
J usticc, and Hon. Thomas B. Butler and
Hon. Origin S. Seymour, Judges of the
Supreme Court, haveexamincd the Dis-
sertations written by Students of the Yale
Law School, and awarded prizes. Eight
Dissertations on the subject of “ Implied
Warranty in the sale of Personal Prop-
erty,” were presented to the umpires, in
competition for the prizes. The Judges
gave the first prize of $30 to Richard H.
Chittendcn, of Westbrook, Conn. ; the
second prize of $20 to Ezra L. Braiuerd
of Iladdam, and F. Clinton Griswold of
Wcthersfield, Conn., as of equal merit.
Since the last commencement there has
been forty-three deaths among the grad-
uates of the institution. ‘
The receipts of the College during the
last year have amounted to $55,480.77 ;
of this total the library income has been
$1,578.53 ; balance of rents of lands and
buildings, $2,358.78 ; income from schol-
arships and prize funds, $3fi,55.60 ;. The
term bills paid by students have amoun-
ted to $25,953.67 ; by the College Treas-
ury, $1,805 ; by the Langdon Fund$248
and by the gratuity Fund $1,235.
The expenditures have amounted to
$54,369.54, leaving a. balance on hand
of$1,120.23. The expenses for instruc-
tion have been 25,174 ; for repairs, $3,-
111.88 ; Ellsworth Estate expenses, 2,-
208.70 ; sweeping and cleaning $2,033.-
03 ; Treasurer’s office, $2,230, and tui-
tion remitted to students, $1,805.
The Triennial Catalogue, which is
about to be issued, shows the total num-
ber of those upon whom degrees have
been confcred, by Yale College, to bc 8,—
403; of those 6,810 have received the
degree of A. B. in course ; 55 the de-
gree of B. Pb. ; 574 of M. D. ; 86 of
LL. B. : and 758 have received the
honorary degrees. Of the whole number
who have received degrees in one hun-
dred and fifty-nine years, 4,189 still live
and 4,114 are deceased. Of the gradua-
tes, 1,721 have become ministers, of
whom, 765 are still livin".
Among those who took appointments
this year are the following named students
from thls state :—
E Smith, Wilton, the Valodictory.—-
E. Carriagton, Colebrooke, one of the
Philosopical Oratious. A. W. Wright,
Lebanon, and A. E. Wilcox, Norwich ;
each one of the High Oratious. J. H.
Hewitt, Preston ;, L. H Bristol, New
Haven and G. P. IVellcs, Wethcrsfield ;
each one of the Orations. C. C. Carpen-
ter, Bolton, one of the Dissertations. R.
S. White, New Haven and H. R. Shel-
don, Snfiicld ; each one of the First Dis-
putes. C. N. Lyman, Manchester; T.
B. Welles, New Haven ; J. C. Holley,
Salisbury and E. C. Sheffield, New Ha-
ven ; each one of the Second Disputes.—
F. Ansart, New London ; H. Upsom,
Kcnsingtou and John Benjamin Rector,
Tex as, who was fitted for College at our
own noble Union School ; each, one of
the First Colloqnies. T. Mc Donald,
Danbnry and E. R. Beardsley, .West
Winsted ; each one of the Second Collo-
quies.
At the Boat Races at Worcester,ou Wed-
nesday and Thursday, the first day at the
trial of the College Boats only. the “Har-
vard” of Harvard College won the Champion
Flag, beating the “Yale” l minute.
On the next day the race was open to all
bouts, when the Yale took the let prize,beat-
ing the Harvard 2 seconds, while the Harvard
Boys beat their own time of the day before
by 2 seconds. This victory by the Yale boys
was very unexpected, and when the news was
received at New Haven, the students could
and would not believe it, but the arrival there
of the coxswnin of.the boat confirming the
news, was a signal for general rejoicing
which was kept up until a late hour. The
Palladium says that the Harvarders and the
Bostonians were so confident of success that
they offered to bet $100 to $10, and even $100
to $5 on the success of the Harvard.
The Worcester correspondent of the Nor;
wich Courier, gives us the following interest-
ing account of the race on Thursday, which
resulted in such an unexpected victory for the
Yale Boys :
At 22 minutes past 2 the signal gun wan:
fired, and " llurviird" and “ Yule" were again
in contest. Ilurvnrd handled her ours in her
own masterly manner, but the way in which
Yale held her own us for as the eye could
reach. inspired the friends of our Connecticut
College to hope that creditable lbw would he
made even if victory itsell‘wus not. achieved.
At this time however the Yale interest had
little if any hope of winning, and Harvard no
idea of losing. The Yale boys. with their uslh
of modesty, were postponing the ghul day of
success to “ another limo.”
The boats passed out of" sight to round the
stake, and presently the Yale appeared again
but f‘roxm the judgcs’ bout no truce of lhc
llarvurd could be seen. The Yale \vustukiug
the straight course homo down the middle (if
the lake and cvidcutlydoiug her best, nowilh-
standing the seeming abseuCc of Ctllllpt'llllOll.
Had an accident bef'ullcu the Harvard that she
was not loading in the return? The Harvard
men were in the highest stretch of anxiety,—
l’rcscutly, however, when fears of the worst
consequences to the missing bout \vcrc begin-
ning to be entertained, the Harvard shot
around apromontory not more than a bun
dred rods distant, under the cover of which
she had quietly and alone taken her home-
wurd course. The Yale was in line, but so
far apart that the result could not with safely
be foretold. '1 his was a moment of most ex-
treme anxiety and exciting interest. The
boats came nearer, and Yule was leading! A
wild shout ofjoy went up from the multitudes
on either bank, and when Yule had actually
crassed the line a length and a half a bend,
the Yale men on shore were frantic with joy,
lt was Yale’s first triumph over l-larvurd—
an event long hoped for now realized. The
time was announced—Yale 19; 14, Howard
19; 16. Harvard had beaten her own time on
Tuesday (19; 18) only to be herself beaten.—
Yale had overcome her great rival with the
best time on rccord,for the performance at
the Beacon race last June, by the Harvard, in
16; 11, was acknowledged to have been done
under far more favorable circumstances.
The Yale men, as did their successful rivals
on Tuesday. now pulled up past the spectators ‘
seat to receive the congratulations of the
crowd and thence back to the landing only to
be wildly embraced by their ovcr joycd fol-
lows on shore. To the Harvard men the dc-
feat was gulling indeed; but they could bear
the reverses of their fortunes as uobly as they
had their success. They pulled silently away
to the landing, and dragged their once proud
boat ashore without uttering a word. 'l‘hcir
actions, however, as‘ plainly as words could
have spoken said: "‘ Well, old Harvard,
victor in a dozen well-fought engagements,
you’re licked for once. Your glory isdcpnrt-
ed forever. You have survived your useful-
ness. Drink the cup and die.”
«0»
mHenf-y Ward Bccchel‘ says:
,tions, the suSpicion that are altered
’7
.'
Winst him
. ‘. J“ ‘sz was”?! _'“"%W‘wfr '» . .1 -., 1...». van '
Napoleon’s Reason for Making Peace.
SACKVILLE, N. 13., July 29.——Thc R.
M. steamship Europa, Capt. I feitch, left
Liverpool at 10 o’clock on the morning
offhc 16th, and arrived at Halifax at
1 P. M. .of' the 26th inst.
THE PEACE.
The news of peace is fully confirmed,
but no further particulars had transpired
beyond the fact that the princes cf Tus-
cany and Modcna are to return to their
ukcs.
Napoleon was on his way home, and
was expected in Paris on the 18th, when
fut'thcrdcmils will be afforded.
In his address to his soldiers he says
that peace Was concluded because the
contest was about to assume proportions
which were no longer in keeping with
the interests France had in the man.
The Emperor of Austria. was On his
way to Vienna. He says in the order
of the day that he yielded to the unfa-
vorable political situation because his
natural allies did not, as expected, come
to his assistance. ‘
The result of the treaty is generally
mistrusted in‘ England. '
The Sardiniau Ministry had resigned,
and Count Arcse has been Charged to
form a new cabinet.
Count Cavour is reported to have re-
signed on account of the terms of peace
being unsatisfactory.
s-C.»
Fnsnronr, ILL., July 27.—A German
named Peter Armlt, llving near Cedars-
ville, in this county, killed three of his
children with an axe yesterday afternoon
and wounded the fourth so badly that if
is not expected to live. He made no re-
sistance when arrested, and assigned no
reason for the act.
-——.¢<.>~~—————
3' One item brought by the last or-
rival from the Isthmus of Panama is a
curious one. The burial places of the
old Indian race that once inhabit-ed these
regions, a place called Chirique are being
explored for the gold which it was acciden-
tally discovercd they contained. It seems
that the golden ornaments which each
savag assessed were buried with him,
togeth with images of their gods made
of gold. There has been a great rush to
these graves, and a large amount of the
precious metal has been obtained.
Several of the gold images thus found
are now in New York city. They belong
to Dr. Orr, the surgeon of the Moses
Taylor. Among them are representa-
tions of of the bat, the eagle, the pecca-
ry, the frog and other animals, The far-
gcst, representing the but, is about five
inches long by three and a half inches in
width, and weighs six ounces. The gold
is generally about twenty carats fine—
somc is slightly alloyed with copper, and
is worth asmerchandisc about $17 the
ounce, but as objects of curiosity, the im-
ages are sold on the spot for $20 the
ounce. The images are cast and polished
and exhibit much ingenuity in the model-
. tr .
llllo.
«0-.....—
3%“ The Hon. Felix K. Zollicoffcr, of
Tennessee, having been requested by a
number of foreign-born citizens of Nash.
ville, to define his views on the assumed
right of foreign governments to claim mil-
itary service from naturalized American
citizens, replies in a letter in which he
emphatically and explicitly rcpudiates the
doctrine avowed by Secretary Cass in his
Hofer and Le Clerc letters. He puts the
case pretty strongly, thus : Suppose a
foreign government with which the Uni-
ted States was at war should impress a
naturalized American citizen. In that
case, he would not only be forced in via
fence to his own feelings, to fight against
his adopted country, where his wife and
children and, possessions were, but he
would be liable, on seizure. to be hanged
as a. traitor, for giving “ aid and comfort"
to the enemy.
.p-o———'-
@An insane woman at Sandusky
hung herself a short time since, but she
was discovered and cut down before life
was extinct. Upon being restored to
consciousness it was found that her reason
was restored to her although she had no
idea of what had so nearly resulted in a
tragedy.
m.»
16“ On the 24th. during a great part
of the battle, Emperor Francis Joseph
remained on the ruined steeple of Cavri-
na; thence he was able to see all the
hue and give his orders. When he saw
Solferno in the power of the French, and
his soldiers retreating, he went to Volta
to stop the first fugitives, and order them
back against the enemy; for that pur-
pose he had dismounted from his horse,
and placed himself in the midst of the
road, with a pistoi in hand ; he was in-
cessantly swearing and exclaiming ‘ For-
ward l forward !’ The first fugitives
stopped a moment and uncovered their
heads, when they perceived their Empe-
ror; they seemed to hesitate for a. mo-
ment, but the disorder became so great,
and the fugitives so numerous, that the
vows of the Emperor produced ,no more
effect on the soldiers, who pasSed near
lum even without saluting.
Then Francis J‘oseph became furious ;
he thr'w off his cap, swearing and send-
ing his soldiers to the devil, but carried
by the torrent, he wanted to take his
carriage to fly. The. road was, howuver,
so encumbered that he could not advance
fast enough, and unwilling to fall into
the hands of the French, be mounted his
horse again, pole as a corpse, and his
cap over his eyes ; he killed with his pis
tols two drivers who Were barring the
passage, and passed Volta at a tremen-
dons gallop, with his stuff, on his way to
rccross tho Mincio. '
N..-..-_
pen, On Friday of last week, a mis-
chievous boy got into the boiler room at
White A; Corbiu’s factory in Rockville,
and shut off the only escape valve that
was open. One of the girls employed
lhcrccutcrcd the room soon after, and
lluokuig by the looks of' things that some-
thing Was wrong and made a report no
cordmgly, when an examination was
made, and it was found that the boiler
\vus lifted from its bed about six inches,
and the force of the steam had so pressed
upon the under side of the boiler as to
bulge it out to a considerable extent.—
Iu a very few seconds more the enor-
mous strain must have blown the boiler
to atoms, with a destruction of life and
property which would have to be estima-
ted in large figures.
1‘6.»
mutt Newport, Ky., last week, a
party of young follows gave a. newly-mar-
ried couple a charavari, consisting of an
overture, played on tin pans, stove-pipes
and other musical instruments, which took
them a couple of hours .to execute. At
the end of the overture the bride appear-
ed among them in her marital robes, very
much incensed at the impromptu serenade
So ‘much was she incensed that she
caught one of the smaller members of the
band, and doused him in a wash tub full
of soap-suds, where she held, him until
“ Life would be a perpetual flea hunt, if nearly drowned. He was finally rescued ted at 73.721-
onc were obliged to run down all the in- from the infuriated bride, and the party chance 0f WHOM” adds; the committee,
uendoes ; the inveracitics ; the insinua- fled, satisfied one who gave evidence that it will soon become a question whether;
she would flay them if they did not get after paying “18 dCb‘. there “l.“ he 9’91):
‘Prty enough left to sustain the parish-’f .-
out of her way.
The great social event of the day, lhiE
marriage or we should say, the alliance
since it is to becouductml on a royu
scale of magnificence, between the Cubul
:,lilliOlf:xirc, Senor 0., and the fair A men
imuc, Miss 13., is to be celebrated on Of
: bout the middle of next. month, first in
Grace Church, to couriilatc lllO Protes-
tiut )rcd'uclicc of the bride g i' - ' --.
ward? vcitj'n impressive (lispldsgliill oiihuhl
the ' loman Catholic cathedrals. This
golden wedding has been postponed on
necount o.’ the reccutsevcrc illness of the:
(bridegroom, as well as to await, the 5m-
val of a onc-lmndrctl-tllousami dollar bri-
dal present from Cuba, to he sent. by the
gentleman’s sister to her prospective sis-'
fer in law. So brilliant a pal-ti, with his
sixty years and his four millions of dol.
lars, has been for more than a year the
cud and aim of many Fifth Avenue ma-
trous on behalf of their budding- dang"
tors, and many of the Fifth Avuuuc he
csses on their own behalf ; but the uml
tious hopes of these dowagers and bcl?
have been sadly crushed by a young In.
out of their " set,” porzionlcss, pcrfnq:
but rich in her seventeen years, her 11'
genie-like features, and her tall, gruccl
figure, to say nothing of virgin afl'cctim
The auspicious blending of these k
dred hearts dates from last New ’ Yea
day, when, under the genial influence
Elle 505180“, generous Fortune led his prt .
ping steeds, his yellow interpreter, wit
“15 golden self to the house irradiat
by her presence ; since which time, of?
a speedy and successful courtship, the I
dpnt-lover has plied the curiosity shops
l)l'0fl(lely for gifts worthy Of his u go
on trcssed Adelaide.”
Tiffany has supplied them, to the jo
tune of sxx hundred thousand dollars,
wrt :
_ “ One set of diamonds and pearls, consl
”lug of necklace, bracelets. brooch e:
rlng,a'nd head parurc, one set Opals rind!
amonds; one set emeralds and diamon‘
fpur s uperb fans. dazzling with diamon
s1x exquisite diamond hair-pins 'a watch
Chatelaine, wonderful with enainel and
amonds ; rings of fabulous splendor.
ct cuter-as too Brilliant too enumerate Or
agmc.”
The bridal jewels, par errellnece, n
being manufactured in Paris, are to be
pearls of rare size and diamonds of p
water ; and the wreath which confine tl
one thousand dollar miracle of a nupti
veil, is to be composed of orange blt
soms in jewels, emerald leaves, diamon
and sapphire! flowers set in gold ': i
“ The golddoth show her blesseduess
The sapphires mark her true.”
And we may wind up with the Elizabet-
inn item of forty elaborate dresses, to l
composed in lavish style- After the we
ding, and one week of reception succeei
ing it, instead of the usual tour, the ho}
py pair will retire to a honeymoon in i
“palatial" Fourteenth street residence, .
which, with loves impatience the fair 1
ancee is already installed, nfiffer It
protection of her delighted parents.
In the Autumn, Senor 0. will lllll‘f
(lace his bride to his own sunny land, a
ter which the guy capital of Europe wi
be made brighter by her advent—an
hcr jewels. So they say. Q
0‘.-.
A Deran.-—A late English paper at
ticcs a curious circumstance which ha
just happened to M. Aguado, whose to
c it in photography has j tgiven him
European celebrity. He id a wage
that he would so exactly imitate a Frem-
Bunk note that the difference should at
be perceptible. By the time appoints
the note was ready, and laid side by sid
with the original upon his desk. J udgt
jury, all were ready to seize the smaller
indication which should lead them int
the right guess The gentleman who ha
laid the wager took both notes in his ban
to examine them in the strong light(
the window. By some accident he chaug
cd or shuffled them from one hand to th
other, and when he returned them to th
desk, neither M. Aguado himself nor on
one of the company could tell which wet
the false note and which the true. Then
they lie still, two thousand franc notesJ
all connoisseurs are invited to give a
Opinion Needless to say that th
Bauque de France has sent its most or
pert judges, but without efi‘ect. ’
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lg... A most extraordinary affair or
curred in Jasper county, Indiana, las
week. An old man named William Ha:
kin, aged seventy, married an old lad,
of almost the same age, named Ann
Mead. Twenty-seven years before the;
were man and wife, with a family of fivi
children. Becoming dissatisfied at th
time, they separated, and, hearing notf
ing of each other for years, both mm~
ried again. But both being left alonl
after the death of their porters, and con
ing together thus late in life, they cor
cluded to travel the little journey the
was left, tOgetllcr.
W
:6: LEOPOLD, King of Belgium, is l
shrewd though timid man. His princ'l
pal desire is to save money. He has an
ways held on to the pension which thi
English gave him as husband of the Prin
cess Charlotte, and still owns Claremoun
Palace. He has money invested in thi
country and in England.- Should he ev
er lose his kingdom by revolution, he wil
retire to his English ‘palacc. Hclatcl;
paid a visit to England, being uncle tc
Prince Albert. Having much influence
over Victoria, he is supposed to have
been the first adviser of the armistice out
the proposer of the conditions of peace.
0‘..-
W A private letter from Boston re
ports a little rumpus in the recent meet-
ing of the Alumni of Harvard College,
which by. some curious accident, has not
been reported in any of the Boston Jonr~
nuls. It appears that a body of young
fellows among the Alumni were present
at the meeting, and first caused the pro-
posal to nominate ofiicers by committee,
to be voted down. Then on the ballot
for President, strange to say, Mr. Charles
Adams had 26 votes to 43 for Mr. R. 01
WinthrOp, Next came the choice of ii
Vice-President, and what was most surf
prising of all, Mr. Wendell Phillips wolf
found to have 17 votes. According to
our informant, when Professor Felton‘
came to announce the result, he gave the
number of votes cast for Mr. R, but re
fused to mention his name, though there
were loud calls for it—but this we can
hardly believe. Professor Bowen made
a speech denouncing the conduct of the
Opponents of Mr. Winthrop as extraordt
nary and unanticipated, and Professof
Felton called it audacious. It seemt
that Massachusetts is so 1)???“de bl
Antl'S'lavery feeling and by 015mm Of Mr
WinthrOp, that the Opposjt‘on to bill
breaks out even in the meetmg 9f the Al
umni of Harvard College—:Tf'ohune.
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18-h. is stated that Trinity Church
New York whose property has. been fa;
Led at $10,000,000, is in fact worth only
2,856,236, and is running behind at at
alarming rate. The deficit last yet»
was $84, 405, and for this year is estima-
“ WithOut an immediatt
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