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Sept. 6, 1359.
The GAZ
Nerwalk, Tuesday,
77 Editorial Convention.
1!; has been some years since a meeting of
the mii torial fraternity of this State, and we
have heard from several of the craft the sug-
3051-1011 that another meeting would be pleas-
ant and profitable. Publishers will generally
agree that. the previous meetings, with their
discussions and the rules they adopted have
been of great benefit, and now that many
new faces have come among us, would it not
be well to come together again—to renew old
acquaintances, form new ones. and consult
upon the common interest of the roicssron?
From two or three places imitations have
been offered. if there should be a. general de-
sire to accept one. and we bCIICY‘v’ a very
general and very agreeable meeting might
be convened—A". I-I. Journal (nut Courier.
‘T—{zs Certainly, by all means, let’s have an
Editorial Convention, and as Nm‘walk is got-
ting to be a place of some note, we extend
an earnest; invitation to our brethren of the
press to “drop in upon us” at their next Con-
Vention. Our friend ALLIS, 0f the “ ALLIS
House,” knows how to keep a Hotel, and
knows how to appreciate Editorial virtues,and
Iu,‘ says by all means have the Editors come
to Non-walk. The “ GAzn'r'rn BUImeo” will
be in readiness also, and with all needful
“creature comforts,” shall be at your service,
gentlemen. What say you to coming to .Nor-
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NH}, The house of Timothy Fitch, on Mer-
Will<$h., was entered by burglars, we learn,
on Tuesday night last, and although general-
1 y perambulatedmothing of especial value was
stolen. Several other houses were tried,but
no entrance effected . Look out for fastenings.
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jéfi‘lly the annual Reports of the Com-
mittees of the let Congregational Society in
this town, it appears that the sum of $968,713
has been contributed by its members during
the past year to the various religions charita-
ble Societies. This is exclusive of commu-
nion collections, the.
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a“ The .N. 1'. Times publishes a letter
denying that; Blondin has ever crossed Niaga-
ra River. If so,what was our friend St.John,
lawyer Cartcr,&c., paid for coming home
with such marvellous stories of the exploit.
Who’ll investigate the matter?
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milessds. J. P. Beatt-y, Wm. Smith and
Dr. Samuel Lynes are now breaking ground
preparatory to building fine residences on ,
West. Avenue.
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bra, We regret to announce the departure
of Julius Finney, long the faithful, courteous
and obliging Teleg 'aph operator at the Nor-
walk station. He has received a “louder call”
we believe, from some point "' way out west."
His loss is made good, however, by a Mr.Cur-
tis, who is to manipulate the lightning wires
for us.
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Teacher’s Institute.
The Teacher’s Institute for Fairfield Coun-
ty, commences its session at Redding,on Mon-
day evening, the 12fl: lush, and continues
through the week. The citizens of Reddiug
have volunteered to furnish board to all who
may attend. There is to be 3. Lecture on each
evening by the following gentlemen : on Mon-
day by .David N. Camp of New Britain, on
Tuesday by Rev. B, G. Northrop of Mass, on
Wednesday by Rev. H. Beebe of New Haven.
on Thursday by E. F. Strong of Bridgeport,
and on Friday by Charles Northend of New
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Hartford Beat—Our friends at the head
of Sloop navigation will have to make room
for Norwalk. A few days since they were
crowing lustily over tobacco leaves of 2'2
inches, and challenging the world to beat it.
Well, while we are sorry to own that the filthy
stuff is raised here, we must claim the honor
for Mr. C. N. Case, who has as fine a patch of
the plant as we ever saw, even in “ old Vir-
ginia,” many leaves of which measure 27
inches! Try again, Hartford.
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egg, Thos. Benedict, J r., has been appoint-
ed Station Agent on the Danbury Road, vice
Mr. John Isaaes. It is amatter of some sur-
prise to those knowing Mr. Benedict’s experi-
ence and acquircments in Railroad matters,
that he was not appointed to the Superinted-
denc y of the Road. ‘
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Eighth Regiment Parade.
The parade of the Eighth Regiment takes
place at Bridgeport today, (Tuesday) under
command of Col. Wallace. The place select--
erl,is the same location as that used for the-
Stntc Fair, and is an excellent field for the
different evolutions of the troops. The regi-
men his composed of five companies, two from
Bridgeport, one each from Danbury, Norwulk
and Stamford, and will be reviewed Tuesday
afternoon by Gen. Arnold.
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Darieii.—-Thcre is to be another Fair and
Festival at this place on Wednesday after-
noon and evening the 7th inst. It is to be
under the auspices of the Ladies’ Aid Society
for the benefit; of the M. E Church. The large
Tent of the Fairfield County Agricultural So-
ciet y has been procured by them to hold the
Festival in.
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bra, The New Haven Post office was enter-
ed some time during Sunday night, and the
several mail bags, made up to go wpst, viz ;
N. Y. 8'. N.ll. R.R., Danburyd: Norwalk, 350.,
were cut open and the. letters taken out. It
is not thought, however, that the robbers suc-
ceeded in getting anything of value.
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The State Fair. .
Mr. Dyer, Corresponding Sec’y of the State
A gi‘icnl tni'al Society. has made arrangements
with Mr. Gould of New Haven for the exhibi-
tion of his steam plow, driving a gang of
li'.'(ll\.'C plows ut the exhibition of the State
Society this year. The plows are attached to
:1 locmnotive and do their work with remarka-
ble precision and expedition. Mr. Dyer is
also negotiating with. Fawkes for the exhibi-
tion of his steam plow lately tried at Phila-
delphia, and in regard to which the Tribune
had so much to any. The prospectsforavery
extensive and interesting show this year are
flattering. All the preparations are in active
progress. Benjamin Noyes, Esq., of New Ha-
ren, has been appointed Chief Marshal for
the occasion. The grounds are those com-
prised byBr-cwslcharlc.a most charming spot.
and admirably adapted for the needs of the
Exhibition. Mr.Dyer is now actively engaged
in the erection of the outbuildings fixing the
details, &c. It will undoubtedly prove the
be. t the Society has ever witnessed.
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5'79“ Under the authority ol'the Legislature
’warkmen are now engaged in making altera-
1ions in the Senate Chamber and Representa-
tives Hall, of the State House at New Ha-
ven, for the purpose of securing a better ven-
tilation. The centre of the dome of the Sen-
; 5': Chamber has been pierced for a skylight,
, . .’ ‘ ‘a to be supplied with ventilators,and
l-l" .; may: of the Representatives Hall is to
lane a (‘il'f'iilili' well reaching to the roof,
unit a :~i~.y:i;:iit similar to,but smaller than
that. in the center of the Rotunda,
:4. M. Stone, Iii-11., is the architect, we be-
lie. e, which is a sufficient guaranty that the
Li ipi0vcmcnts willinot only be well done, but
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Aurora. Superior Court—August Term, 1859. “rrespm‘lmc 0’ "'9 ”WW- Cor-rwpondcncc of the Gazette. NEWS ITEMS. The Seymour Receptiou- ‘ The “11““me Shit) ‘ li'eat East-
‘ w""'°"v “'5' 2““) 1559" —-—-Mrs. Loretta Starr, a lady of Danbury, This long talked of event came off at cm, which is expected to arrive ere loan
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The skies for a week past have exhibited
unusual glories in the way of Auroral dis-
plays. From Sunday night weck, up to Fri.
day night and early Saturday morning, at in-
tervals, the most gorgeous displays of Auro-
ral lights illumincd the licavcns. The dis-
play on Friday morning from about 1-4 to 3
to 5 A. M. exceeded everything of the kind
we ever witnessed. We are indebted‘ to the
generous intent of Master Asbury Hill, who
came to rouse us from slumber at about 3
o’clock, that we might witness it. Had we
not already been shivering in delight and the
cold for at least an hour,in witnessing its.
thousand fantastic shapes and myriad glories,
we should have embalmed that young hero in
most extatic verse,for never did our eyes he-
hold a more sublime and beautiful sight. At
about 3 the lurid red light seemed intersected
by white, green and purple rays converging
to a point in mid heaven,iu an umbrella form.
As the morning advanced it faded gradually
-—dying out in the South. So heavily charg-
ed were the telegraph wires with electricity
that their humming could be heard at a con-
siderable distance, though there was no wind
stirring. ,-
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Dn'msxD.—-By reference to our adv. columns it will
be seen that the Danbury & Norwalk R. R. Co., have
declared a dividend of three (.03) per cent. on the
earnings of the road for the last six months.
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Dead.
We deeply regret to hear, as we do by telegraph, says
the N. H. Journal and Courier, that young Banks,who
was stabbed at the reception of Col. Seymour, at Hart-
ford, nnd who has been lingering in great suffering
since Tuc'sday, died at Meriden on Sunday.
The affair is a most: deplorable one an d should be
thoroughly investigated, and the rights of spectators
and those who participate in voluntary public celebra-
tions, ascertained and defined more carefully, so that
there need never be a recurrence of so melancholy an
event in this state.
UsioxSCuoox..—The Fall term commenced yesterday
(Monday) morning. During the vacation the building
has been neatly repainted and renovated, under the su-
perlntendence of Dimon Fanton, Esq.
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333, Rev. J. Hyatt Smith of the Washington Street
Baptist Church, Buffalo, (a nephew of Den. L. Hyatt
of this town,) has accepted the call to become pastor
of the Eleventh BaptistCl'urch, Philadelphia.
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fig), By reference to next page it will be seen that
TURK is stillin the field, and is now preparedjo furnish
suits that will fit, (not law suits,) to lawyers, mer-
chants, doctors, farmers, &C., km, in fact to “all the
world and the rest of mankind,”
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DANBU’RY.
A Runaway.—-Au old man upwards of 60,
ran off with a girl of 15, from Carmel, N. Y.,
on Sunday the 28th uit., and went to Danbu-
ry, but the Sheriff was close behind him, ar-
rested him aud took him before W. P. Com-
stock, Esq., who required of him bonds to the
amount of $1000—not to “keep the piece,”
but to let her alone!
Another RunaWay.——Ou Saturday even-
ing last, about 7 o’clock. as a young man,
alone in a wagon, was jogging leisurely along
down Main street, 'Danbury, “ somebody’s‘”
horse ran against his, which started it on a'
run, and the two kept on down the street, Je-
hu like, to the Puhquioque Bank, heat which
Gilbert Shute’s horse was tied. They run
against Shutc’s wagon, upsetting it and start-
ing his horse, but they were all three soon
captured. No one was injured, but “ Gil’s”
wagon, as well as one of the others, was pret-
ty much “ used up,” at least the twain looked
very much discouraged. ‘
fi‘While several boys were playing in
the pond and around the mill of S. S. Wheeler
in Beaver Brook district, on Saturday after-
noon lust, one of them about eight years old,
a son of widow Morehousc,got into the race-
way and was carried by the force of the water
on to the wheel, where be lodged, and was
drowned before he could be rescued
Back Again—William Hopkins and Alfred
Mead who were con lined in Danbury jail, and
who broke out on Wednesday night last, were
both caught the next day, and brought back
again. They had been tried for burglary and
Hopkins was under a three years sentence,
and gets an additional three years for this last
exploit. One was caught in Huntington by
Constable Hubbell of Bethel, and the other
by a gentleman of Brewster's near that station
They each get $50, for the job,making a pret-
ty good days work of it.
firThc Danbury Times has an article de-
scribing u visit to the top of Thomas Mountain,
which the writer saysis the highest ele vation
in the State. Guess the writer got. so high
that he could see more than double, as he
speaks of seeing “ the good brig Eliza Jane
off Norwalk Harbor ;” he could see Capt.
John Smith at the helm,and when the brig
luff‘ed he distinctly made out her name on the
stern. He acknowledged, however, that it
was owing to his excellent “ Holland Glass,”
similar probably to those of the famous Schic—
dam Wolf.
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gm’Judge Butler of the Supcoior Court
has rendered a lengthy decision in a case
brought before him at the April term of the
Court in Litehiield county, being an appeal
from the doings of the receivers of the insols
vcnt Litchfield bank in disallowing certain
claims. The Judge decides that the bills of a
bank pledged as collateral for its debts, can
not be sold unless by especial agreement, or
the failure of the bank to pay, for less than
their nominal value. so that the purchaser
can present them to the bank issuing them
for a dividend. The pledges of a calla tteral
may collect their bills, or the dividend on
them. and apply the avails to the payment of
the debt and interest, but is responsible to the
pledger in any excess and for any loss occas-
ioned by selling the security tortuously. The
decision is published at length in the New
,Haven Journal and Courier. '
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Meeting of Court of Burgesses.
Bonoucu or NOBWALK, Sept. 1, 1859.
Present, Samuel Lyncs, M. D., Warden;
Burgesses Hubbell, Smith,Lockwood, Sher-
ry. and Street.
Voted, That the Borough Prosecutor be in-
structed to discontinue the suit now pending
in the Superior Court against John A. Weed,
for violation of Act of 1853, rclativ‘; to tbé
erection of wooden buildings within the fire
limits.
Voted, that the building erected by Geo. B.
Gray, on Knight Street, and now owned by
James L. Griffieth be allowed to remain, pro-
vided no fire is used in it.
Voted, that the vote passed Sept. 11, 1857,
altering the fire limits, bemud the same here-
by is.rescinded and that the fire limits be and
they hereby are reestablished as set forth in
the ordinance relative to fire limits adopted
March 28. 1854. '
Voted, That the Borough Attorney be iii-
structed to prosecute all erections of build-
ings within the fire limits. Contrary to the
Act of 1859, excepting buildings not exceed-
ing 8 feet square and 10 feet in height.
Voted, That the price of copies’oi’ Borough
Charter, By-Laws nice" be fixed at: cost.
Bill of A. C. Arnold, $30.13, referred to
Burgess Lockwood to audit and report.
Bill of Horace A. Gibbs s4, referred to‘
Burgess Street to audit and report.
Bill of S. E. Olmstead $46.60, referred and
order for payment to be drawn.
Bills of ira Gregory $21.40. Leonard &.
Street. $3.13, J. C. Kelzey, $29.87, 0. S. For-
ry, $48.75, Gen. Marvin $5 approved, (except
Ferry and Marvin’s bills which had been pre-
viously approved) and orders directedto be
drawn for payment thereby.
Voted, That the Court of Burgesscs meet
hereafter, (until otherwise order-en) on the
first and third Mondays of each month, at 7
o’clock, P. M.
Adjourned to next Monday ensuing, at 7
o’clock.
HON.C. J. Mo. Cunnv, Judge.
State vs. Nathaniel Carly—For stealing
800 cigars, changed his plea from not guilty
to guilty and was sentenced by court to the
common gaol in Bridgeport for five days, and
to pay a fine of one dollar.
State vs.Phillip O’DonuolL—Was sentenced
to common gaol in Bridgeport for two months
and to pay a fine of one dollar.
State vs. Legrand Kinnen—Thc pgisoncr
was charged with forging and counter ei ting
notcs,andobtainiug money thereby from cer-
tain individuals in the town of Danbury,to
which charge he plead guilty, and was sen-
tenced to three years imprisonficut in the
State Prison.
State vs. Charlotte Murray.—-Murray Keep-
ing house ofill-famc,was sentenced to the com-
mon goal in Bridgeporfifor thirty days.
State vs. Andrew Smith—Was brought in-
to court on a bench warrant, charged with
stealing a nail hammer in Stamford ; charged
as 3d ofi'cnce.‘ Plead guilty. and was senten-
ced to two years in State Prison. this being
the lowest term prescribed for statute for 3d
offence.
State vs. Rosanna. Cassiday—For stealing a
mautilla and ladies skirt injBridgi-portmlead
guilty, and sentenced to five days in common
gaol in Danbury, and pay a fine of one dollar,
State vs. Philo E. Lewis. and others—The
prisoners all belonged in the town of Patter-
son, in thc state of New York, and brought
before a Justice of the peace in the town of
Sherman in this State some four weeks since,
on a requisition of our Governor upon the Gov.
of tthtate of NewYork on a char .we believe,
of an “ assault with intent to kill ;” and at
that time evidence on the State was introduced
to sustain the accusation, when the defence
rested without ofi‘cring any testimony, and the
court at that time found the prisoners guilty,
and bound one of the men or or to this court
under a bond of $600, and the other two un’
der 9. bond of $500 each. When the case came
up the prisoners severally were put to plea,
and plead not guilty. _ ‘
The interest in this case brought nearly the
whole mule-population of Sherman. as friends
of Wauzer, into court ; and the friends of the
bays were as numerous in Patterson, and the
representation in court was creditable to the
boys, as well as the State from whence they
. came.
The case was conducted on the part of
the State by the Attorney, assisted by D.
H. Bcldcn, and Hungerford ; and on the
part of the defence by Benj. Bailey, Esq.,of'
Carmel ,and by Gov. Hawley and W. F. Taylor
Esqrs.; the case was ably argued by Attorney
Ferris and Beldcn for State, and by Bailey
and Hawley for defence, and after some four
days trial it was submitted to the Jury by his
Honor, the Judge, in an able charge.
The accused did not appear to hear the
verdict of the jury and the bonds were for.
felted.
State vs.Alfrchcad.—Chargcd with break-
ing into the store of Ransom Brothwell in
Danbury,in the night season. Plead guilty
and was sentenced to ‘3. years in State Prison.
The pi'iSoner was informed against for
breaking into the store'of Birchard 81. Hull:
and also for breaking into the hat shop of
Collar dc Solomons, and stealing about $40
worth of hats. The attorney entered a“nolle”
in both cases.
State vs. William Burns and others.—Burns
and five or six others. all living in the town of
Greenwich, were brought before aJusticc of
the Peace in that town on a charge of riotous] y
and “ rioto usly” disturbing the peace, and
disturbing two families in Greenwich, on the
20th day of July, 1859,and for which the pris-
oner and one Chas. B. Smith were bound over
to this court for trial. Burns, the prisoner,
failing to obtain bonds, was committed Smith
succeeded in getting the bonds but failed to
appear. and his bonds were forfeited. Burns,
plead guilty, and was sentenced to five days
in common gaol.
State vs. Mary Ann Barlow.—Charged with
frequenting house of ill fame. Mary having
been in goal four months, the court sentenced
her to three days in common guol.
State vs. Ellen Jones,—Charged with same
offence, had been in gaol.
State vs. William Hopkins—Charged with
breaking into the store of Alfred N. Sharp.in
Newtown, in the night season, and stealing
one gallon of Brandy, one gallon of Gin, one
gallon of Wine, and 10 pairs of men’s Boots,
and also breaking into several dwelling houses
of household goods ; also stealing four or five
buffalo robes. To which charge the prisoner
plead guilty, and was sentenced to 3 years in
State Priso'n- The prisoner is an old offender
and statement was made by counsel that for
last ten years he had only got out. of one goal
in order that‘ he might get into another.
While the prisoner was in court,and a large
crowd being in. attendancc,he very coollygot
up from his seat in the prisoner’s box, walked
out of com-Land without any efiort by any one
to stop him, took to his legs, and made quick
time for parts unkown through the fields : but
his absence soon being noticed he was pursued
and after a tight race was captured, brought
back and safely lodged in goal. But during
the Thunder shower of Thursday night he in
company with another prisoner, one Alfred
Mead broke jail and fled. The sheriff offers
a reward of $100 for"the arrest and detention
of the two or $50 for? either one of them.
Francis L. Eaton v _. Samantha C. Eaton.-—
Application for divo‘ cc. Charge desertion.
Parties from Bridgeport. Petition granted.
James L. Gould for petitioner.— Times.
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RThe great Ill-Centennial Celebration
of the Settlement of Norwich comes off to-
morrow, Wednesday. W’e expect to “ be
there to see.” ,_I
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ja‘ Wc have seen a Life. ‘ Size Photograph
of Eben Whitney ESq. takeh by his son E. 'l‘.
Whi ney, from a small Da‘guerotype. This
Photograph is on canvass‘ an'd has bee.n beau-
tifully colored in oil by S. D. Fanshaw of N.
'Y. and reflects great credit on‘both Artists.»-
Wc are pleased to see such pictures produced
in Norwalk, as well as to lcarn‘that Mr. Whit-
ney has given up all business in New York
and will remain permanently with us.
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m. Rope walking still flourishes. On
Wednesday evening Blodin walking acrois
the Niagara river, from the American to the
Canada shore, most of the way in. darkness,
two lights which he fastened to the ends of
his polc going out before he was half the way
across. On his return he wassuf‘rounded with
fire-works,comisting of Roman candles, which
gave a pleasing appearance. When about
midway he laid down his pole and stood up
erect—inverted. Then be suspended himself
below the rope by the heels, and th ere1he re-
mained drumming on his chest until his camp-
fires were all extinguished. There be whole“
as before, in utter darkness. “(
The same day, Be Lave walked his trope
across the Genessee Falls at Rochester. .r He
had strapped on his back a chair and a sulver
upon which were a lot of. small cakes which
were to serve as his lunch. He immediately
took up his pole and started out. When
about the middle of the chasm he stopped
and sat down. Taking the chair from hit
back h adjusted it on rope, seated himself iii.
it, an composedly ate up the cakes from
the solver, which lay in his lap during the
operation. After a delay of ten minutes, he
started out. again. till he got over the brink
of the Falls, and then he carried out his prom-
ise to lower himself down to the sheet of wa-
ter and dip a draught from the flood. He
tied his balance pole to the rope, slid down
and took a drink, and then returned to the
rope above with great case. .
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3‘ We are beginning to get a crop of no-
cidents growing out of' the rope walking ma-
nia. A young man named Wm. H. Jennison.
fell from the top of Geucsee Falls, at Roches-
ter, Wednesday afternoon, while witnessing
the rope walking of Mons. De Lave, and sin-
king the rocks below was instantly killed.—
The distance he fell was over 90 feet. The
accident occurred near where Sam Patch met
his death. A few days previou, two arms
were broken in the same city. One boy was
tl'ving his skill on a rope about four feet from
fife ground, and another was cudeavoring to
walk ih: top of a fence, Both fell, and each
broke an arm.
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'l‘us ansxons or NAPOLEON IlI.—An edi-
torial article signed ‘ C,’ and we suppose from
Caleb Cush' g, in the Boston TraVeller con-
cludes thu
“ Napoleon by the actual aid of Greatdlrii-
sin has balanced the Run ian success of Mos-
cow by the reduction of ebustapol. He has
with the passive countenance of Great. Britain
balanced the Austrian occupation of Paris by
the victory of Solferino. The debt to Prussia
remains to to paid off - but above an that to
Great Britain. Tra' gar and Waterloo arc
memories of shame and rage in the hearts of
all Frenchmen. and “pcciaily of all Bona-
partcs. All it in ”Iii l'eiipeptfihe turn of
Great Britni is to come. she will only have
herself to th nk,lor the present proud and
powerful po, ition of Louis Napoleon is
'work uitc _' much as his own genius. Cer-
tain we may be, Ihat of this great drama of
the Second Empire, the fourth and fifth and
.163an F . Fours, Borough Clerk.
done strong, .-
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greatest of ifs acts are yet to come, _
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in said Newtown, and stealing sundry articles -
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Mrssns. Horrors :-—-Will you allow an old subscriber
an opportunity to say a word or two upon the subjec t
.of “Fairs.” I have been a member of the Fairfielt'
County Agricultural Society from the very first, and
have tnkon a deep interest in all the County Fairs. I
have been pleased to see the beneficial effects resulting
from them to our farmers, giving rise to laudable com-
petition, and securing decided improvements in craps
and stock. But there is one feature that has of into
appeared, which grieves mo exceedingly, and against
which I decidedly rcmoustiate. H is this : the trolling
of Horses. and the straining of Oren in Drawing. If 1
have a fine horse, of royal parentage, of beautiful form,
.and ofthc fleetcst foot, 1 do not wish to whip or scold
the life and spirit out of him, that he may beat your
noble animal by two or three seconds X Not that I
would discourage rivalry in rearing fine horses. This
is one of the very objects of the Fair. But it is the in-
troducing the excitement and abuses of a Long island
Race Course into ou' Fairs, to defeat their ends and
mar their blessings. It is the abuse of horses of which
we complain, and not the use. The ancients had a
great habit of putting the question, “for what good i”
to everything ; so we would ask, of what use is the
overstraining of the muscles and legs of ox or bullock ‘?
Overdrawing catt'lo injures them. lfyour oxen are fat,
stout and sleek, that is no reason why their Creator
should be disgraced in thus abusing them. Let us cm-
ulutc each other in exhibiting the finest Horses and
(lxcu, but let us down with the spirit of running Hor-
ses, and drawing the life out of the tardicr bullock.
However, there is another kind of Fair where there
in no Horse Trotting, no 0x drawing or driving, no big
pumpkins, (good for nothing snvo to look at,) no seedy
squasbes, no tnli corn, ‘making the tallest kind of
picking,) no anything of this sort—it is a Ladies’ Fair.
Hero, of course, everything is just as it should be.—
Your paper just now abounds in praise of these insti-
tutions which is highly proper. We had one in our
quiet town a few days ago, and it was a complete suc.
cess. it seemed rather suggestive, at first, at the idea
of gathering under the broad spreading canvass of a
tent used for the display of vegetables and other green
things, but a moment’s glance at the assembled multi-
tude, for the most part. put us to rest. It was amu-
sing to see ti. a multitude of traps the ladies had set to
catch the pennies of the pliable gentlemen, and how
they tookthem in (the pennies of course). Everything
was so pleasant, and passed off 'so well, that every one
(a few of the tight ones excepted) went away emptied
of heart and money, and verily the hearts of the Ladies
were made glad. They thanked the Norwulk gentle-
men for valuable services rendered, they thanked this
one and that one who had assisted them in any way,
in short, there was a general spirit of gratitude. But,
in my opinion, all thanks were due to themselves for
planning, carrying on, and executing the object of
their efforts. Ax 0L1) Sunscmnsu.
«ooh-eo-
For the} Gazelle.
A Cruise to Nev vport. '
DARisx, Aug. 31st, 1859.
Mussus. Ens. :—-Huving just returned from an ex—
tremely pleasant excursion, l cunno 1. resist the desire
to give you a report. On Wednesday the 17th at noon,
the Schooner Nelson, Capt. Sackett, weighed anchor
from Greenwich harbor with a jolly era is of twenty fel-
lows, bound for a cruise up the Sound 1 \ml to taste as
much of the sea as they could convenient ly in ten days.
Thb lawyer, the farmer, the merchant, the clerk, the
student, and the private citizen were all represented
and all bound to have a good time. We sivurted with
the wind dead against us and lazily beat our way up
the sound, and at sunset finding ourselves o if Bridge-
port, we came to anchor in Black Rock barb-3r- We
had the good fortune to anchor opposite a l esidence
handsomely situated on the shore, and during the 0V0-
ning we were pleasantly surprised to find a "me Of
our songs answered from the beach by ‘somc da l115C43-
who, if they are as beautiful as the songs they .flilllg,
must be the belles of that wilderness. Our mm 'icill
talent, which was not small, did its best to rcspot ‘d’
and our singers floated along the bench for an hour (‘1 1-
chantcd, and eudcuvoring, we cannot say how success; ~
Who Shall be our Candidate ?
The question—who shall be the candidate of tho P.0-
publicun Party, for the next Presidency ‘.‘-——is one which
seems at present to be exciting a. good deal ofattcntion
And well it may. A question fraught with so much in‘
torest should rcceivo our deepest consideration, should
be freely and honestly discussed by the people and the
press of the Republican party, and be by them decided
p. "for to the Assembling of the next Republican Nation.
at Convention. We say prior to the assembling of that
cor. vention, for a question of so much magnitude is one
Will-Ci] should not be entirely intrnsted to a few hun-
drcd individuals.
Tho nomination of Fremont was decided upon before
the mo’ioting of the Philadelphia convention, by the
people through the press and in their primary meetings.
This cm use was as it should be, and we trust that be-
tween tllis time and a your to come, there will be no
backwmfdness in discussing the claims and the chances
of' the x urious candidates for the nomination. Among
the many eminent men who have been spoken of, it
Will be our duty to select the one who combines hones-
ty of principle, with statusmuuship and availability.—
'l‘liero is one question which must decide our choice,
and th at is who willbe the most certain to ho elected.
it matters not to us whether our nominee be either
Sowarv 1, Banks, Bell, Chase, Cameron or Bates, they
are comb and all unexceptionable to the principles of
the Republican party, and as we believe our selection
to be limited to the above names, we sincerely hope
that ti: 5 most: available man from among them will
govern it. Who then is the statesman around
whose name the Republican hosts and true patriots of
all parties can rally with a. certainty of' success. The
Hon. Edward Bates of Missouri is spoken of as the most
uvai lub-‘c, and it seems to us that there are some very
strong relations supporting this view, among which is
the fact of his being perfectly acceptable to both obl-
iiuo wbigs auol republicans. He is put forward as the
choice of the Republican party of Missou ri, which fact
alone should satisfy us in regard to his orthodoxy. it
seems to ml that sound policy would dictate the selec-
tion of such a candidate, south of Mason & Dixon’s
line, as we can make such a selection without the least
abandonment of principle. L.
Westport, Sept. lat“, 1859.
-————-—oo<.>~o————d
. Correspondence of the Gazelle
Misses. Enirous z—To-dny, Sept. 1st, 1 visited the
Horticultural garden of Mr. George Perry, of George-
town. It isu small patch of only twenty acres, and
Pencil Trees, Pear Trees, and Lawton Blackberry Stocks
are in rows planted over the whole field. About one
hundred bushels of tho Blackberries were sent to New
York during the month of August, and brought fair
prices. But oh the Blackberries there qu 1 Great
Berries, and as they used to sing, “ Enough for each,
enough for all.” The hrinrs are tliorhy and sharp, but
the Berries are large, luscious, mellow, and juicy—fifty
men could not pick one-half of them in a. day. Go and
look at them, and as true as Jupiter was a chief among
the Panlheists, so true you will find the Lawton Black
berry bears the palm among the fruits. R.i..W.
c<.>.o——-—
known For. rim Miitiox.—-'l‘. B. Peterson k Brothers
have issued the second volume of their new and cheap
editions of Charles Dickens’ works, to be completed in
28 volumes, one to be issued every Saturday, for twen-
ty~tlve cents a volume. The ch cup literature offornier
years did not tend much to elevate their readers, but
the reading thatPoterson now gives, at prices which
scarcely cover the cost ofprintiug, is of the best char.
actor, and must exercise a. wholesome influence over
the public taste, by making all readers acquainted
with the works of the best fiction writers in tho Eng-
lish language. A reader in the country for one dollar
can have the first four of theso volumes transmitted
to him, or the whole twenty-eight volumes will be sent
for five dollars. The second volume contains the con-
clusion of Oliver Twist, and the commencement of the
Pickwick Papers.
' -—-——-Oo<.>o.————-—
Tim Scmxrirw AMERICAN.—Tlie publishers of this wide-
ly oircul uted and popular illustrated weekly journal of
mechanics and science, on the first of July improved
fully—to enchant in turn. At one o’clock A. M. on
Thursday, we left, and with a good breeze which lasted
dilly till sunrise, danced along past New Haven, were
becalmed off Guilford, and early in the uftcrnoon,reach~
ed New London ; where we were joined by another of
our number. We passed a. pleasant afternoon and eve-
ning here visiting Groton Monument and tho Fo'rts,and
screnading some of our Grotou friends in the evening.
Early next morning, we were off for Newport, stopping
ofl‘ Fisher’s Island to fish until breakfast time, and suc-
ceeding in catching a fine mess for dinner. About ten
o'clock, we started again, passed Watch Ilill, left Con.
necticut and New York in the distance, and with a. fine
breeze, rolled over the ocean towards Newport. About
two, tho log says we were rounding Point Judith, and
some of our crew were obeying the scripture injunction
to “cast their bread upon the water.” At tin-ea, we
entered Newport harbor, where we found a. number of
the yacht-squadron, and the New York Printers. “'0
remained here until Monday. The city was crowded
with Visitors and great preparations were being made
for the celebratiqn of the fid. The Ocean House espec-
ially, was adorned with bu nners along its entire front,
and made a very handsome appearance. We left New-
port on Monday, with the impression that excepting its
beaches, it was a. liumbug, that there were but
three handsome faces to be found, and that it was
the resort of would-be-aristocrncy, rather of' those in
search ofheultli or pleasure. Leaving two of our num-
ber here, we set. sail for Grecnport, on our return trip,
running around Block Island and making quick time,so
that we reached Greenport about three o’clock Monday
afternoon. Our stay at Creenport was pleasant :-—al-
most too pie assault to be made public. Added to its own
charms, Groonport was enriched by charms from New
York and Brooklyn, with some of whom, becoming ac-
quainted by a mutual friend,we made the two evenings
of our stay there, pass quickly and delightfully. Notlr
ing but the thought of still greater chn.s at home,
could have consoled us at leaving. On Tuesday, we
started to spend the day fishing. Tbs was the day in
which each of us was to get his barrel of fish for carry-
ing home, and we started early with large expectations.
But, “Ever thus from childhood’s hour
We’ve seen our fondest hopes decay.”
We ran aground before we had sailed half a mile, and
us the tide was falling, were obliged to remain station-
ary all day. But “it is an ill wind that blows nowhere,”
and the consequence was, we were able to spend anoth-
er evening at Greenport, and uxcept an invitation of
the proceeding evening to n. soiree. Wednesday morn-
ing, we were to fish again ; but Wednesday came with
rain and a violent east-wind, and we started with reef-
ed suils for home. We had a. rough passage through
Plum Gut—of Bennett renown—and tumbled and toss-
ed through the Sound, shipping seas every moment un-
till we reached New Haven in the afternoon, drenched
through and glad to find a harbor. Here, some of our
party who were fortunate enough to be acquainted,puss-
ed a pleasant eveningmnd the next day when the storm
ceased, we started for Greenwich, which we reached at
night. Yours, K.
M»?—
Corrrspondmcc of the Gazette.
Westport.
Mi-BSRS. EDITORS :—We suppose you are aware the
“ young daughter" Westport, as you termed her a
short time since, is destined to become a great town,
and perhaps make herself felt among the sisterhood.
The activity, industry and enterprise of its inhabitants
is seen exhibited in the many new buildings, both
stores and dwellings, which have been erected the past
your, and the many marked improvements which have
been made in our highways and bridges. Among those
who have added to the beauty and picturesque appear-
ance of our village, we may name B. H. Winslow, Esqa
who stands first und‘forcmost, and has done more than
all beside. His beautiful residence and the cottages
which surround him firm a delightful “ villa” which
elicits the admiration of all, and among the half‘dozen
new stores which have been built and remodeled We
may mention the one recently ercc‘cd by H. 1i. licldcn.
gpid to be the finest Store between New York and New
Hpven, which it is said is stocked with the largest and
most desirable assortment of goods in town. The bu-
sinehs_of Westport is beginning to show itself again as
the semen for “ Fislu'ng_E.ccursimts” and “ l'ic Nics” is
receding. Our citizens have had their full share of
these pleasures this year, the most noticeable of which
was the grand i'ic Nic given on Tuesday, August 30th,
by the Sunday School of Christ Church, in the willow
grove opposite Wood’s Factory. The tables were spread
in the grove, loaded with fine Fruits, Toys, lee Cream——
D'Artois’ best—(your South Norwulk mun,) and many
other luxuries, and decorated with the handsomcst
Boquets, Flower Baskets, Wreaths, km, which were
gratuitously procured from some of the gardens and
hot-houses in the vicinity. The occasion was enliven.
ed by Vocal andlnstrumeutnl Music, and speaking from
a few of the Reverend gentlemen, among whom we no
ticed Rev. Dr. Mead and Rev. Mr. Puttison from Nor-
walk, Rev. Mr. Williams from Riilgelieid, llw. Mr.
Stimpson from Wilton, (or “Colonel Stimpson” as he
is more familiarly called on such occasions,) and Rev.
Mr. Purvis of this place. The affair passed off happily,
much to the enjoyment of the scholars, who no doubt
wish for similar seasons often.
One word more, Messrs. Editors, Westport is about
starting a Newspaper—yes a Newspaper—not of the
Bantam. kind, but of larger growth, about fifty of our
influential men have taken hold and subscribed their
names to the enterprise. The “ Pronpcctus” is notyet
fixed upon, but, I believe it is to stand on Neutral
Ground.* it will no doubt wish to keep on friendly
terms with “ neighbor Gazette,” and tho Farmer and
its coteinpurury over cunt. More particulars in our cs
sue.
Err-President. Fillmore arrived in town last evening,
and is the guest of Richard II. Winslow, Esq , and the
citizens are all agog in consequence. *.*
ll'estport, Sept. 2d, 1850.
[flaw—t it Fishing Ground i—Eos Gan-rm]
«O’- O— ————
fl), We would call “3!? pttpptiou of our readers to the
change of Dnrdwell & Co’s. programme opnc’xt page,
and enlarged to sixteen pagesgsteud of eight (the for-
mer size) which uill make it is largest and cheapest
3 cientific journal in the world ; it is the only journal
ot ' its class that ever succeeded in this country, and
mg, intnins a character for authority in all matters of
nice. 'innics, science and the arts, which is not excelled
by at: -y other journal published in this country or in
Europe . Although the publishers will incur an increas-
ed expe use of 38000 a year by this enlargement, they
have dcte. i‘lllint d not to raise the price of subscrpition,
relying on their friends to indemnify them for their in-
creased expo ndilurc, by a corresponding increase ofsub-
scribers. Tc. 1113 $3 a year, or 10 copies for $15. Spec-
imen copies m the paper with a pamphlet of informa-
tion to inventor. 2, furnished gratis, by mail on applica-
tion to the public hers, Munn k. (30., 37 Park Row New
York.
«a.»
American Railway vaiew.
We have received 1", 0 first number of a, handsome
qnnrto ofsixtecn pages ,bearing the above title. it: is
edited by ALIXAXDER M\ 30!, and published weekly at
three dollars per annum in; advance by the “ Annnimx
RAILWAY BUREAU,” at No. 10 Nassau Street, New York.
This “ Bureau” is an associai ion of gentlemen versed
in the construction and management ofRuilwaysmrgun‘
ized with capital and other men us, to supply a pressing
puclic want, by collictcng nli' important statistics and
information, and furnishing con Pcl intelligence respect-
ing the various railways of tlie~L‘.;'iited States and Cana-
du. “ Tho Anmimx RAILWAv tsvi'EW” gives premise
of high usefulness and prosperity. it is able conserv-
tive and fearless. Our Railway syn-it‘ll] 1108 "80d of
such a paper.
.4...»
A Plain-Speaking Preacher.
Our readers will remember the (i'ealh- on
the 7th of August, of Mr. 1'}. T. Starling, 3
pipiniuent citizen of Cleveland. whether by
accident or intended violence was not deter-
mined. He was found early in the morning
senseless and bleeding on the pavement ill
front of a stairway. from which he might have
fallen or been pushed off. The last time no
was seen on the night of the accident, it “I9
remember the evidence at the inquest, he was
in the company of gnmblersnvho were tuki Hg
was seriously injured by ”it: running of a
horse and the upsetting of a carriage, Aug 27.
———Winstcd has voted to have water works
and the engines at an expense not to execed
$20,000, and appointed a committee to son
that they are provided.
———'l‘he New York Evening Post has another
communication ' puffing the Danbury moan-
taiu us the highest mountain in Connecticut :
us a place of i'iurivalled beauty, easily accessi
Me, and surrounded by many charming iOCllii-
lies. The writer says that a party from New
York was taken quite to the top of the moun-
tain by one ol' Adam’s express wagons, and
that the view is magnificent.
-—--A man named S. Stymus. who was at
work upon the north building of the Wheeler
A: Wilson Sewing Machine llfanufactory, at
Bridgeport. stepped upon the roof of the foun-
dry, on Wednesdav last, to recover his hat,
which had blown off. Here his feet slipped.
and he was precipitated to the ground. a dis-
tance of fifteen feet, striking upon a. pile of
brick. His left hip was Seriously injured and
one of the bones in his left side broken. His
head was also badly cut.
-—-On Thursday evening last, about eight
o’clock a terrible tornado passed over the
town of Seymour, doing much damage in ils
course. The tower of the Baptist Church was
blown over, and every tree in the peach orch-
ard of Stephen H. Culver, Esq ., was prostra-
ted.
The Louisville Journal, rctorting upon
the News of New York, which had called the
Journal Republican, says that “ if the editor
of the News had lived in the days of Panthe-
ism, Apollo would have thrown away his
cythera and played upon him as the most
splendid lyre ever found.
——At a cainpmeeting in East Kingston. New
Hampshire, a. Deputy Sheriff was arrested for
peddling cakes and pies without a license.—
Al'tcr paying his fine, $5 and costs, he arres-
ted ElderJ. V. llimes for selling “ Second
Advcnt’Tbooks, who was fined like the Sheriff
but he refused to pay and went to jail confi-
dent that thc lllilennium had not. yctcome.
———-’1‘he other day,a lady fell oi’ the Brooklyn
boat into the East River; a poor 1rishman
sprang over and rescued her. When she was
safe on deck again, her husband who had been
a calm spectator of the accident, handed the
brave fellow a. shilling. Upon some of the
bystanders expressing indignation, Pat said
as he pocketed the coin : “ Arruh,ilou’t blame
the jintlcuian—hc knows best ; mayhap il' l
luul’nl saved her, he'd have given me it (lol-
lu’. .I”
The Courier and Enquirer reports the
stock of flour in the New York market as fol-
lows : Western, 90,000 barrels; Southern,32,—
500 barrels; total 122,000 barrels. ,
The Wisconsin Republican State Conven-
tion mot at Madisoumn Wednesday, and nom-
inated Alexander W. Randall for re-cleetiou
as Governor, the Vote standing—Randall, 118;
Curl Schurz, 45 ; scattering 2:5.
.——-'l‘|ic largest iron beam ever rolled in one
piece was made sometime since at the works
of the Trenton Iron Company; if. is forty feet
four inches in length and nine inches high.—
Last week this beam was tcsted,wheu i i. show-
ed great strength. The span tested was thir-
ty feet, the pressure being in the centre. The
pressure was gradually increased to 9,220 lbs,
when the-bar showed a deflection of 2.85 in-
ches
————'l‘hc New Orleans Delta says that Bob
Harlan, the colored man who accompanied
Mr. ’l‘uu Broek to England. and is one of the
best race managers in the United States won
$30,000 on the recent successes of the Ameri-
can horses. ..
———A Cincinnatian at the Tremont House,
Chicago, cxpiating on the ‘ vine clad hills,’
etc., claimed that the Ohio was the ‘ Rhine of
the New World.’ ‘ Yes,’ ejaculated old 4};—
‘ the pork Rhine.’
————A friend of the Rochester Union who saw
Dc Lave walk the rope, August 16. says his
estimation of the value of crinoliuc is wonder-
fully increased since that event. Just as the
ruin storm commenced he saw a beautiful and
fashionably dressed lady coolly take off her
bonnet amt deliberately fasten it underneath
her skeleton skirt, then tie a handkdrchiefon
her head; after the storm her bonnet re-ap-
peared as good as new.
1’. T. Barnum, by means of the ‘ wreck of
his princely fortune,’ hnsuindc a beautiful ar-
tificial lake in East Bridgeport. a mile long
and oneeighth of a mile in width, upon the
banks of'which he intends to build a new ‘ Iran-
istan.’ Poor man what a pity hc ‘ fuiied.’
——-Rev. W. W. Allen, pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Keokuk. Iowa, was excom-
municated on the 11th inst.. by aConncil of
Baptist clergyman from different parts of the
country. The charge against him was that.
he was an ailvocatc of' ‘ open communion,’
and had acted on his views by partaking
of the sacrament of the Lord’sSupper in anoth-
er Church with persons who had not been lin-
merscd.
-—Thc Sacramento Union gives a long ac-
count of the reception of Horace Greeley in
that city. The Union says of the baggage
which Horace takes on his long trips: ‘ Mr.
Greclcy's baggage was taken in charge by one
of the Commitie of Reception at Folsom, and
hung upon a hook in one corner of' the car ——
it consisted of a leather carpet. sack. contain-
ing his clothing—that world wide old white
coat which he says he has had for thirty years
——c:irricd with him to Europe , wore while a
Member of Congress, and has brought with
him to California; a cotton umbrella consid-
erably warn. and a pair of blankets done up
in an oil cloth cover.”
-——While bathing her face with a mixture
ol'cumphenc and salt. for her complexion‘s
sake, a Cincinnati belle accidentally set fire
to the cuinpnenc and was burnt in the most
shocking manner. One of her eyes is des~
troyed.
—-—-—The pugiiistic fraternity are likely to be
gratified again by a fight between lleenan
and Tom Sayres, the English champion:
base advantage of his intoxication. The high
position formerly held by the deceased in 0"
Episcopalian church, in society and in the bus-
iness world, and the noble traits of character?
which not even the vices of his later years
could wholly obscure, augmented; the im-
pressive lesson of his mysterious end which
has been the theme of daily conjecture. ‘and
comment by the Western Press. One evidence
of the universality and profound character of
the excitement consequent upon the event we
publish to day, in the discourse of the Rev,
Dr. Claxtou, rector of the church in which Mr.
Sterling was a warden. This is one of the
most plain-speaking and scathing pulpit phil-
lippies which we have recently seen. The
fearless rector descauts on the virtues of his
fallen friend. and denounces the deep damna-
tion of his taking off by his gambling associ-
ates, with a fiery eloquence which reminds one
of the elder Beecher or Dr. 'l‘yng.
JV. Y. Post. '
v<.>v
How rnnr Pannier rn s WEATHER AT rnu
SMI’I‘HSoNIAN Ixsrnurr-u—l’rof. Henry, at the
Scientific Association, gave an account of the
method pursued each day at the Smithsonian
Institutes to record and predict the weather.
They have a map of the United States hung
upon a board,with pins stuck through at places
observers of the institute aie stationed. The
Institute has daily reports by telegraph from
many of these points. Each morning an
assistant hangs a cord on the pins to indicate
the state of the weather—black if raining
green if snowing, brown if cloudy, and while
if fair. All storms travel east and thus they
are enabled to predict with great certainly
the condition ofithe weather twelve hours in
advance.
Professor Ilorsfm‘d of Cambridge read be-
fore the Scientific Association at Springfield,
a paper on the " Alleged Occurrence of Sand
in Maple sugar.” For the meeting of next.
year. at. Newport. we suggest the following
papers ;—a paper of'John Anderson’s tobacco,
with remarks by Chilton, M. 1)., on the alleged
occurrence of“ none of those substances with
which much of the ordinary chewing tobacco
is contaminated ;——on the alleged occurrence
ofinilk in the cocoa-nut; and on the alleged
occurrence of peas in coil'ee—-—witii the
grounds for the supposition-dill of which are
respectfully submitted—Harmful Times.
—.————o«a.p»
use. The Montreal Witness regards the
summer frosts as a blessing. The opin-
ion guins ground that the summer frosts
which occasioned so much alarm, have
been the means of saving the wheat crop.
They kept back the miilge until it was
too late to do much harm.
.«Q».
119}... An organization of a few res flute
men can put a stop to the traffic in intox-
icating drinks as a beverage, in any city
or town in the state. The town of Litch-
field became somewhat noted for the open
and unblusliing violation of the prohibi-
tory laws ; but if. only nccdcil' the decided
action of a few men to entirely sup-
press the opcu sale of liquors, and now
our whole community rejoices at that ac-
tion. Even the men who were engaged
in the traffi - ave no desire to return to
it, and not i rop can be had except for
medicine, in any tavern or store in the
Jones having paid his forfeit, Hecnau takes
the next chance, and has accordingly deposit-
ed $l,000 to bind the match. »
Tun rum: iii-nisnv rnn Drsrsrsu Axn lxoi(:i:sriox.—it
is acknowledged on all hands that the Oxygeiiuteil Bit-
ters is the true remedy for their complaints. They are
free from alcohol, and contain, judiciously combined
with hygenie substances, oxygen, the chief vitalele-
ment.
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FRAUD.
Remarkable developments in financiering
have been made in l’ittsburgh.in the coins: of
ajudieial investigation into certain fraudulent
transactions connected with the Monongahela
Vallcy.Warrants were issued a few days since
for the arrest of Stephen D. Dillayc, a noted
politician of New York, to answer a charge of
forgery and conspiracy. The oll'encc charged
is that Dillayc and Langdou presented forged
certificates of" deposit on the American Ex-
change Bank of New York to the amount of
$27.500, in change for stock of the Mononga-
hela Valley Bank, at the time that institution
began operations. The directors sent com-
missioners to New York to investigate the
circumstances of the fraud ,and on their return
to Pittsburgh the warrants of arrests were
issued. Langdon was secured by the Pitts-'
burgh officers and is under arrest in that city.
Dillaye being out of town, has not yet been
arrested. The. detailsof‘ the fraud form a very
curious history. Mr. J. 'l‘ylcr Hodges is one
of' the parties who figure in con ' tion with
this caymsc of thc'afihirs of the Han .—.N‘cws.
.____.__4a<.>uo_—_
fiStrumous or Scrof‘ulous afiections are
the curse, the bli v t, the potato rot of man-
kiud. They are i . and filthy as well as lu-
tal. They ari . “om conhunination and im-
purity of' tlfe blood, and are to be seen all
around us everywhere. One quarter of all we
meet are tainted with them. and one quarter
of these die of them :die foolishly too,beeuusc
they are curable. Area’s SARSArAnii.LA
cleanses out the Serolnlous corruption from
the blood, renders it pure and healthy, and
effectually, expurgcs the foul contamination
from tlic system. No longer groan under your
Scrof‘ulonr disorders, since the irresistable
A ri-zu has provided his masterly combination
of curative virtues that he calls SuisAi'AniLiA
Jlrmocrol, "’nlcrbury, Ct.
W4<<.>s
fifl‘The most extraordinary instance ofthc
voracsty of the “ Tiger” is given in a New
York paper, which relates that a Minnesota
roailroail agent who visited New Yolk to raise
funds, lost a large sum of money and several
railway bonds, valued at $136,000, at a fare
bank on Broadway, whether he was (lecoyed
by a “ skinning ioper” ; one of the class that
infest the great hotels. lie consulted some
of the Wall street brokers, negotiations were
commenced, and he. finally recovci ed the
bonds, the affair costing him in all about
ninety thousand doilas. What a fine opera
ing for the“ sports,” if it is all true.
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' Tlu' (‘rnc/u-f (Houston 00., Texas) Printer
contains the following items of intelligence:
1. There has been quite a lively time here
lately hunting runaway pcgrocs.
2. An animated film: exists with the churches
in this town among the searchers after spirit-
ual truths.
3. The corn crop is made and is very abun-
dank
-——lt will be. seen that the “hunting” was
"lively” and the revival “animated,” Truly
a warm time. No wonder the corn 010p
town.—Lifchfield Enquirer.
“ made” abundantly.
Hartford on Tuesday last. The day was
as favorable as could he wished —clcar
but cool—and the display and rcceptioa
passed off finely.
The prominent feature on the parade
was the Putnam Phalanx, a body of 140
men of Hartford, in their new uniform
patterned after thcdrcss worn by \Vash—
ington and his staff. The military dis-
l’lf‘y was excellent, and included the
Light Guard, the Colt Guard, the Ar-
mory Cadets and the Light Artillery,
from Hartford, the Roekviiie Guards and
=1 Cavalry Company from Hartland. The
fire department was also out in full force.
Gov. Seymour entered the park about
one o’clock and was welcomed by cannon
and the cheers of multitudes. Hon. I.
W. Stuart made the opening address of
welcome, which is spoken of.“ a very cl-
oquent effort, and C 0v. Seymour respond-
ed with much feeling.
It is estimated that not less than ten
thousand people witnessed these ceremo-
nies. and the crowd was so great that the
Light Guard was ordered to charge bay-
oncts, which they actually (lid. in con-
sequence, one man, Chas. “7.. Banks of
Bridgeport, u'as'stabbed by a. bayonet
in his right side, the weapon piercing his
lungs. Dr. Ellsworth was called upon
and be dressed the wound and sent the
man home by the cars, but at Mcriden
his pain was so great and his wound
seemed so dangerous that. he was obliged
to leave the cars,aiul Dr. Jewett of New
Haven was telegraphed for. The suffer-
er secms likely to recover, b t the Hurt-
foril papers are in receipt 0 numerous
complaints from persons who were in-
jured by the military on this occasion.—
Onc old gentleman’s horse was badly
wounded by a bayoncnt, and others were
severely injured by the horses of the cav-
alry, and it is stated that some parties
seated in vehicles with ladies were as-
saulted and injured.
«.5.
Reception of Err-President Pierce.
MANCHESTER, N. 11., Sept. 2.——'l‘lic
return of Ex~Prcsidcnt Pierce to his home
in New Hampshire to (lay, called forth a
lively display of friendly feeling. The
Amoskeag Veterans, 100 strong, pro-
ceeded in the morning to Nashua and re-
ceived the Pix-President, who was accom-
panied by Mayor Harrington and other
distinguished citizens, at the Depot.—
lIerc the crowd was was very large, and
the welcome hearty and enthusiastic.
From i\ashua. a special train convey-
ed Mr. Pierce and his escort to this city,
where a procession, collation, speeches
and firing of cannon were the features of
the occasion. In the afternoon, the Ex-
President, escorted by the Veterans and
numerous citizens, proceeded to Concord,
where he was received with similar pub-
lic manifestations of'rcspect 0n the ar-
rival of the train at Concord, a salute
was fired, flags were displayed, and Mr.
Pierce was greeted with cheers by a
large concourse of people. He was cs-
cortcd by the veterans to his lodgings,
after which they dined at the Pint-nix
Hotel.
Mr. Pierce received the congratula.
tions of his friends this evening, and was
serenaded by the Concord Cornet Band.
«O»
The Great Eastern.
It was stated a short time since that
Mr. Lever, the projector 61’ the Galway
line' of steamers, made the handsome offer
of $100,000 to the great Eastern Compa-
ny for the privilege of running that ma-
rine monster on her first trip from Gai-
way to America. By advices received
by the steamer Jason, we learn' that the
steamer will sail from Galwn on the
15th of this month, flllfLi; it her destina-
tion will,bc New York and not Portland.
The Great Eastern will touch at St.
Johns, leaving there a mail,hcr dpspatch-
cs for the press, and such passengers as
may be bound there, and will procccddi-
rcctly to New York, where she may be
expected to arrive about the 24th inst.,
or thereabouts.
oq.»
Success of Ten Broeck's horses in Eng-
land.
The Liverpool papers state that Mr.
Ten Brocek’s horse .“ Starkc” won the
Bentick memorial stakes on the 25th ult.,
in a field. of fifteen horses. “ Prioress”
was third. The value of the stakes is
1000 sovereigns. Mr. Ten Broeck’s two
year old, " Umpire,”sired in England bv
“Lecomte,” won the nursery stakes also,
at. Goodwood on the same day.
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Discovery. '
Capt. Robert D. Eldridge, of the bark
Amazon, of Fairbaven, has discovered an
island in the Pacific ocean, several hun-
dred miles from any land laid down on
the charts. It is in latitude 0:45 N. and
longitude 186135 “7. ; very low and dan-
gerous, and Capt. Eldridge suspects it is
the last resting place of some of the
Cl'CWS of the ships which have been miss-
ed in years gone by. There were no liv-
ing people on the island, but; on the high
est part was a house apparently built
from pieces of a wreck, with a flag-staff
at one end, from which still dangled the
halyard block. Near the house were
several little hammocks, each with a tall,
upright stone upon it, evidently the
graves of tuc poor fellows who had es-
caped from the wreck of their vessel, and
(lied on this dreary spot, where perhaps
they had spent months in vainly looking
for a passing call to relieve them from
their weary prison.
—O¢<°bn.—.—_
nan. Hon. Win. D. Bishop, Commis-
sioner of Patents, has issued a circular dc-
lining the difference between an engra-
ving, which is the subject of copyright,
and a label, which is the subject of pat-
ent only. A copyright costs fifty cents,
and gives a monoply for twenty years,
whilst a patent costs fifteen dollars, and '
gives a monoply for seven years. The
Con'iuiissioner.decides that when a pro-
duction is issued as a work of art, and is
intended for sale as such, it may be com-
rightcd, but that when not produced for
sale as a work of art, but evidently fer a
label, it falls under the Patent .La
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W'l‘hcy have mean people in Stam-
ford, if the statement we find in the pa-
pers is true. Four young people, two
“ gentlemen” and two “ ladies”——the vag-
abonds at the Police Court always say
gentlemen and ladies in speaking of each
other, entered the garden of Mr. W . H
llalloek, of Stamford, to steal melons,
but not finding any ripe they ruthlessly
destroyed the green melons, pulled up the
vines, and trampled othe'? fruit 1 Truly,
a melon-chef y affair.
C‘a-’.——.~—
58?)“ A attempt was made by burglars
to rob the hull of St. John’s Lodge, No.
S, of Stratforil, on Monday evening, Aug.
‘39. They snccccdcxl in opening a window
by means of” a ladder, but being frighten.
cd by some persons approaching, the rus-
cais fled, leaving the ladder and chisel bc«
hind them. ' ‘ h -
t<.>. ,
mVicc President Breckcubridge has
written a letter declining to be a caudi-i
ilatc for the Presidency, preferring" to be
elected from the Senate, as he expects to
be, from Kentucky.
in Portland, marks an era in ship build-
ing, The New York News Speaks thug
other :
“ The weight of iron alone, used in ”,0
construction of her hull, is heavier by
two thousand tons than the entire bur-
den of the splendid stoma frigate Nico-u-
m, which twenty brief months ago (:33
looked upon as a marVel of maritime in“...
nifiecncc. Yet the Niagar:i.,whose (lock-h
from end to end looked like a plank Cov-
ered street from their great length would
not. reach the mniumast of the Great
Fastcrn. But when we look at the bur-
den of' the ship, imagine the materials
used in the construction of the liiinalava,
Niagara, Duke of “lollington and lift-at
Britain, all accumulated in one vessel,
and then lacking the size and strength
by more than 2000 tons of the tremen-
dous craft which will soon be on its way
to Portland 1 Her tonnage is nearly as
great as the combined tonnage of the ten
tremrinli'nis line of battle ships—«include
ing the once unrivalled Pennsvlvauiu—
that are registered on the United States
Navy list.
For the curiosity of the thing we annex
the list : ' ‘
Names. Tonnage.
Pennsylvania 3.211
Columbus 2 480
Ohio 2,757
North Carolina 2,633
Delaware if :fi'lli
Vermont 2.021.;
New (li'li‘ItllS 2,805
Alabama 2-0132}
‘ Virginia
New York
2.63.;
.:,i.. .;
Total 23 '31
Great Eastern 26:00!)
The General Admiral is merely a fish-
ing smack compared to he:- ; and in fact
everything afloiit besides herself assumes
from this day forward a very dwarfish as-
pact.
«<0»-
;T The New York Post tells a wood
story of'Jas. (“ass for shooting tieliard
Owens tln‘ongh the heart.‘ The lawyers
questioned a physician as to whether or
not such and such bruises received in such
and such a manner upon such and such
and such parts of the. body, would be like-
ly to cause llt‘:llil,tlll court and jury were
weary. Judge Could took up the exam-
ination as follows :
.luilge—‘ You have now, Doctor, an.
sacred the counsel wbat mfg/if have kil-
ieil Owens ; will you tell me what did
kill him 1”
Doctor-—‘ The bullet, sir.’
Judge—J Have you any doubt on that
point ?’ ' -
Doctor—J Not in the least, sir.’
J ridge-J That will do, sir.’
.4.».
Flora Temple and Princess.
The Boston Journal gives the following
sketch of these celebrated horses :
Flora Temple, who is now nearly fifteen
years old, is supposed to have been raised in
Oneida county, near Utiea. and to have passed
into the hands of a. horse dealer for 80 dollars.
Her owner brought her to New York and sold
her for 350 dollars. After winning two or
three small purses. she again changed hands
for 550 dollars. She passed through. various
.1 inds at increased prices, until she came into
the possession of Mr.J.McMann,uuder whose
guidance she achieved her most celebrated
triumphs. That gentleman sold her last
summer to her present owner Mr. McDonald
ol'Bultimore. for the sum of eight thousand
dollars and she has since remained in his hands
he being present yesterday to witness her
triumph. Princess, her opponent in the pre-
sent match is a. andsonic dark bay mare,
about sixteen hands high, with splendid action
and of the finest temper. She was bred
by Mr. AJI. Billings ofClarcmont N. II who
sold her to Mr. Gage of Chicago for $600 for
whom,under the name of Topsy. she bred
two fouls. She was taken to New Orleans
and matched in February last, against Tom
Murry, for $1000, two mile heats in 5 20 and
5 12. She was immediately afterwards sold
for $2080 to Mr. Andrew J. Daniel, who took
her to California.
While in Vermont she was exhibited at a
horse show at. Brattieboro’, and there took
the first premium of $500 for trotting horses
although at. that time it was a question in the
inimlsol' all but the judges, whether she was
a irotter.
Since her removal to California she showed
remarkable time, and from this it was decided
to bring her back to the Atlantic States,
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”There was a meeting of the Opposi-
tion at Staunton, Va., last Monday week, at
which Hon.A. H. Stuart took a prominent?
part. The resolutions denounced the National
Administration for its profligacy, opposed the
African slave trade, pronounced the Kansas
policy of the Democracy “ a delusion and a
snare,”aud declared a readiness to support
for the next Presidency and Vice Presidency
“ any men from the North or South, East or
West..whose unsnilied character and political
conduct and conservetivc sentiments shall give
the proper assurance of their devotion to the'
whole country and fitness for their exaulted
stations.”
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212;!- The New York Sun has new in process
of construe ton a printing press which will
print both sides of the paper at the same time
feed itself", and accomplish the same rapidity
that one side ofa paper is now printed on the
fastest press. It will Cost 540,000. Another
improvement for printers, valuable in offices
where a large amount of work is done, is a
machine for wetting paper. It is in use at the
Messrs. Harpers’, and will wet six times more
paper than the most expert operator can wet
by hand, and without requiring the person
handing the paper to touch the water.
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Yooxo LADY Bmxo rnon BIRTH ‘Rusronsn
'ro Stout—Miss Alice C. Wedge daughter of
Joseph Wedge, of’Plattsville, Kendall county
lllinois, aged 8; years, blind from birth, had
her sight immediately given her by an opera-
tion performed a few days since by Dr. F. A.
Caldwell, late of Toronto. now of this city.—
Thc disease which obscured her visual organs
was cataract, which completely deprived her
of sight The operation was an extremely
delicate one. and the double Operation was
completed in about three minutes, leaving the
organs looking perfectly natural, and with
good sight in both. No great suffering was
realized by the operation, or has been at any
time since, and she is new training her eyes
to the use of moderate light preparatory to
1101’ departure for home—Chicago Times.
a<.>.
MILLINERY!
ACard.
The subscriber would announce to the La-
dies of' Norwalk and vicinity. that she has dis-
posed of her interest in her former Millinery
Establishment, Over the Store of Messrs. G. k.
(LM. Holmes, to Mus. Janus E. Hox'r, who
will continue the luminous in all its branches.
The subscriber will remain with Mrs. H. for
the present, where she will be happy to intro-
duce her numerous patrons to her successor.
Al 1 persons having unsettled bills with the
subscriber are respectfully requested to call
and settle the same.
3016* CATHARINE JARVIS.
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u nor ME AND rm. no rou coon."
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