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too distant to do damage. A company
of armed men went in pursuit of the figh-
ters. Gov. Wise of Virginia has ordered
a body of men equipped for service in the
mountains near Harper’s Ferry, where
many of the insurgents are supposed to
have taken refuge. President Buchanan,
at the rcqueSt of Gov. Wise, had also or-
dered the pursuit of the insurgents by the
U. S. troops into any state or locality
whither they may have fled. Mr. Ould.
the U. S. district attorney at Washing-
ton, will forthwith proceed to Harper’s
Ferry to take charge of legal proceedings
against the prisoners, and bring them to
trial.
All was quiet at Harper’s Ferry on Tues-
day afternoon. The trains ran regularly,
and the railroads had received no dam-
age. There were a thousand armed men
there and they have been pouring in from
all parts of the surrounding country.
An account in the Baltimore Ameri-
can states that Brown made his first ap-
pearance at Harper’s Ferry more than a
year ago, accompanied by his two sons,
all three of them assuming the name of
Smith. He 3nquired about land in the
vicinity, and made investigation as to the
probability of finding ores there. He
boarded for some time at Sandy Point, a
mile east of the Ferry. After an absence
of some months the elder Brown re-ap-
poured in the vicinity and rented or leased
a farm on the Maryland side, about four
miles from the Ferry. They bought a
large number of picks and spades and
thus confirmed the belief that they intend-
ed to mine for ores. They were frequent-
ly seen in and about Harper’s Ferry, but
no suspicion seems to have existed that
“ Bill Smith” was Capt. Brown, Or that
he intended embarking in any movement
so desperate and extaordinary. Yet the
development leaves no doubt that his vis-
its to the Ferry and his lease of the farm
were all parts of his prepartion, for an
insurrection, which he supposed would be
successful in exterminating slavery in
Maryland and eastern Virginia.
Brown’s chief aid was John E. Cook,
a comparatively young man, who has re-
sided in and near the Ferry for some
years. He was first employed in tending
a lock on the canal and afterwards taught
school on the Maryland side of the river
and after a brief residence in Kansas,
where it is supposed he became acquaint-
with Browu, returned to the Ferry and
married there. He was regarded as a
man of some intelligence and known to
be antislavery, but was not so violent in
the expression of his opinions as to ex-
cite any suspicion. These two men with
Brown’s two sons, (four in all,) were the
only white men connectee with the insur-
rection that had been seen about.
The first active movement in the insur-
rection was made at about half-past 2
o’clock on Sunday night. William Wil-
liamson, the watchman at Harper’s Ferry
bridge, while walkifig across toward the
Maryland side, was sized by a number of
men who said he was their prisoner and
must come with them. He recognized
BIOWI and Cook, and knowing them
treated the matter as a joke. By enforc-
ing silence they conducted him to the
armory, which he found already in their
possession. He was detained till after
daylight and then discharged. The
watchman who was to relieve Williamson
at midnight found the bridge lights out,
was seized, but escaped.
The next appearance of the insurrec-
tionists was at the house of Col. Lewis
Washington, a large farmer slaveholder
living about four miles from the Ferry.
A party headed by Cook proceeded there
and rousing Col, Washington told him he
was their prisoner. They also seized all
the slaves near the house, and took a car-
riage, horse, and a large wagon with two
horses.
From Col. Washington’s he proceeded
with him as a prisoner in the carriage and
twelve of the negroes in the wagon to the
house of Mr. Allstadt, another large
farmer on the same road. Mr. Allstadt
and his son, a lad of sixteen, were taken
prisoners, and all their negroes within
reach forced to join the movement. He
then returned to the armory at the Ferry.
All these movements seem to have
been made without exciting the sliahtest
alarm in town nor did the reterfion of
Capt. Phelps’s train on the railroad at
the upper end of the town, one of the
earlier acts of the upper end of the insur-
gents, attract attention.
It was not until the town thoroughly
waked up and found the bridge guarded
by armed men and a guard stationed at
all the avenues, that the people found
they were prisoners. A panic appears to
have immediately ensued, and the number
of insurrectionists at once increased from
fifty, which was probably their greatest
force, including the slaves, who were
forced to join, to from five to six hundred
In the meantime a number of workmen,
not knowing anything of what had occur-
red, entered the armory and were succes-
sively taken prisoners, until at one time
they had not less than sixty persons con-
fined in the armory.
This was the condition of things at
daylight, about which time Capt. Cook,
with two white men, accompanied by
thirty slaves,and taking with them Col.
Washington’s large wagon, went over the
bridge and struck up the mountaih road
towards Pennsylvania.
Harper’s Ferry is a village in J effer-
son County, Virginia, near the Mary-
land line, about 160 miles north ofRich-
mond and 53 miles northwest of \Vash-
ington, and is situated at the confluence
of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers,
where the united streams break through
the Blue Ridge. It is on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad and at the Northern
terminus of' a railroad from Winchester,
Va. The Ohio and Chesapeake Canal
passes along the opposite sidcof the Po-
tomac. The village is compactly built
and is the centre of considerable trade.—
The population of the county was in
1850 : white 10,476 ; free colored 540;
slaves 4,341.
The total population of Jefferson Co.
Va. and Frederick 00. Maryland, on the
north and London and Berkley counties
on the east and west was : white 47,892;
free colored 3,058 ; slave 14,232.
Nothing can be said in justification of
this wild crusade—the true path to free-
dom is peaceful—but at this hour, when
“ Old Brown” is lying severely wounded
on the grave of his son, and when the
multitude are cursing him and thirsting
for his blood, it is generous and just to
remember *the huntings, the arson and
the murder that drove him to this fate.
He proposed to make only a demons-
tration at Harper’s Ferry and then to
march southwest through Virginia, eXpec-
ting to receive a rapid increase of allies
from Maryland and Virginia, sufiicient to
take possession of both States and all
the negroes they could capture 1
All?these statements were fully con-
firmed by Capt. Aaron Stevens, of Nor-
wich Conn, who is supposed to be mor-
fnaly wounded. Stevens is twenty-eight
jeans old, and has a father, sister and
step-mother in Norwich.
Undoubtedly there are men mean
enough to endeavor to gain party advan-
tnge out of this affair, but it is too evi-
dent thnt it is the work of a few reckless
and desperate men proceeding on their
own responsibility.
THEGAZETTEI
Norwalk, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 1869.
HARPER'S PERRY.
The Hartford Times, .N‘ow Haven Rrgis-
fer, Bridgeport Farmer, New York Herald,
New York 'Ea‘press, and other journals of
similar tastes, are wild with delight over the
recent deplorable events at .Harper’s Ferry.
In the murder of peaceful citizens by a band
of enthusiasts, led by a madman.these organs
and. alliesof what is absurdly called Democ-
racy, can see nothing but a grand opportuni-
ty for the making of party capital. There is
enough in the transaction itself to sudden ev-
ery humane heart, but these purveyors of po-
litical malice make it worse by lying inven-
tions and wholesale slanders. That in Vir-
ginia, where the barbarism of slavery has left
a very large proportion of the white popula-
tion without the ability to read or write , and
where the chronic insecurity of slavery is a
perpetual source of panic terrors,fherc should
be a wide spread denunciation of the majority
of the people of the Free States, known as
the Republican party, for imaginary complic-
ity in the mad schemes of Brown and his
crazy followers, is‘no way surprising; but
that journalists in those Free States should
take pleasure in libelling the community in
which they live, in slandering their neighl‘n‘s,
acquaintances,friends and relatives as abettors
of insurrection and homicide, for the mere
purposes of political effect, knowing all the
while that they are uttering the merest lying
balderdash, would be a matter of amazement,
if anything that a. Loco Foco editor could do
to aid his party could longer surprise any-
body.
The simple fact is that John Brown, driven
mad by sufferings and wrongs endured in
Kansas in the summer of 1856, has, in this at-
fair, conceived and attempted to execute the
wildest scheme which ever entered into even
an insane mind. nderstand fully, let us
go back into some etails that may now be
forgotten. This man, a plain Ohio farmer,
with, we believe, four sons, 3. daughter and
her husband, migrated peacefully to Kansas
and settled at Ossawattomie. They meddled
with no one, but proceeded quietly to lay the
foundations of a pleasant village such as they
had left behind them in Ohio. Suddenly,
without cause, and without warning, 9. band
of pro-slavery scouudrels from Missouri came
down with fire and sword upon the little set-
tlement. Theychased the son-in-law,a Chris-
tian clergyman and missionary, into the
woods,eudeavoring though vainly to shoot
him in his flight. They shot down Frederick,
son of John Brown, right before the unhappy
father’s eyes. They bound with chains and
fetters another ton, and drove him “ bare
headed, under an August sun, over the shade-
less plains of Kansas, his limbs swollen an d
the flesh chafed off by his manacles,” so that
he went mad and died. They stole their Hor-
ses and Cattle, and burned to ashes the home-
steads which the settlers had labored to estab—
lish in the wilderness. And thén they turned
upon the lion hearted father, who had fought
with the courage of despair, and striving to
murder him, they chased him, a home less,
houseless fugitive away from the blackening
ashes of his dwelling,aud the stiffening corpse
of his son.
From that day John Brown has been a
monomaniac. Of keen natural sagacity, of
dauntless courage,of unfaltering perseverance,
he brought all these qualities unimpaired to
further the workings of a mind in one direc-
tion fatally disordered. There is nothing
rare in such a phenomenon. Any respectable
physician can relate scores of cases similar in
kind, tho ugh differing perhaps in degree—
With seventeen whzte men and five ncgrocs
he planned and attempted the overthrow of
the government ofthe United States! Of the
seventeen whites two were his only remaining
sons,bolh now dead. He and all the survi-
vors agree that no one else was concerned
with them in their mad scheme. As in all
similar cases, Old Brown believes him self to
be an instrument in the hands of God; he
sees no wrong in all that he has done; he
avers that Slavery attacked him at ,his home
in Kansas, burned down his dwelling, slew his
sons, and drove him forth a houseless wander-
er in his old age. And so it became his mis-
sion to fight Slavery, and this is the result.—
When Gov. Wise told him that he must pre-
pare for death, he answered calmly,“ Gover-
nor, it is for you to prepare to die, you have
much to answer for, and if'you had half a
century of life before you, you could not be
gin to soon. I am ready.”
Th ad outbreak is over; its authors and
abettors are all, or all soon will be, in their
bloody graves, for there is no mercy even for
the maniac in this case. We cannot imagine
any crime more horrible for a sane man to
commit, than to incite a servilc insurrection ;
it involves the letting loose all that is worst
in our depraved human nature, to roam in
unrestrained license over the doomed commu-
nity. But if there be any crime which ap
proaches this in enormity, it is that which the
journals named at the head of this article,are
new daily committing; the falsely accusing
the innocent of aiding or approving the out-
break at Harper’s Ferry.
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Correctiou.—Iu our last week’s reference
to the Fair of the Ridgefield Farmers” Club,
we designed to speak of the large exhibition
of Cereals. Our compositor made us say car-
rots, of which there was but a limited display.
we refer to the matter again, because the
show of grains exceeded in quantity and
quality any we ever saw before at either
County or State Exhibitions, and to us was
not the least gratifying feature of their Fair.
Of‘ wheat, particularly, it was a matter of
surprise to many to see such a large number
of exhibitors and grain of such bright, plump
appearance.
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fl‘ “ Spriggins” who is an exceedingly
funny fellow, says there are three things on
the“ west'side” which to him are “ past find-
ing out,” viz: the utility of a softfree stone
32‘! l to the new Engine House—the special sig-
nificance of the Liberty Cap surmouuting the
flag staff on the Gazette Building, and the
name of the' patentee of the dove house on
Lynes New Hall. To all of which we will
reply seriatim. The advantages of a free-
stone sill to run an engine over, will be ex-
plained by our friend “ Jeems,” who is an
active and efficient member of the Building
Committee. The Liberty Cap did not origi-
nate in England, as Sprig-gins supposes, hint
on the other side of the channel among the
early Republicans. There being a sufficiency
of national fowls perched upon the poles
about town, and that proud bird, moreover,
after having withstood all the tortures of
Fourth of July orators for nearly a century,
has at length fallen into disrepute, upon the
Administration party disfiguring audimpaling
her upon the new cent, so that we deemed a
change in Liberty pole surmountings desira-
ble. As for the Pigeon House on our neigh-
bor Lynes’ Hall, although speaking without
the book, and having made no re: learch into
the mysteries of Masonry, or consulted an-
cient or modern classics, we preslume to be
from some Chinese Temple, Brahmlin Pagoda,
or Turkish Mosque, and are not quite certain '
that it may not be all three ; in th isdilemma,
therefore, we turn our waggish hi and over to
the proprietor himself.who,we hav 'e no doubt,‘
will cheerfully ventilate the perpl exities into
which our good natured friend hatlt, fallen.
\gn:
, Art; Reviews, Literary Notices, New Publications.
1 I».
Wilton—The First Congregational Socie-
ty of Wilton have extended a call to Rev. S.
R. Dimock, to the pastorate of that Church.—
Mr. D. is a native of Coventry, Cunn., but for
the past three years has been located at Kin-
derhook, N. Y. He is a gentleman who com-
bines with agifted mind and rare attaiumcnls
as a pulpit teacher, a large amount of genial
warm heartedncss which will always be found
in living sympathy with,and pervading and
quickening the whole throbbing heart or his
people. Like so many other New England
men, he has made his way in the world solely
by the force of his own character, having
“worked himself” through College and passed
his Academic course at Yale with no other
aids under Heaven’s blessing, than good
health, and his own indomitable energy. Be-
ing himself a living, breathing, “ MAN of
God,” so largely endowed by his Creator with
these personal traits of character, we have
little doubt that their influence will reach to
the secular walks of every day life ; for while
we know him to be devoted in heart and soul
to the great work of the Christian Ministry.
we know—also, that he will ever feel a lively
interest'in the temporal interests of his people
—and of the locality where he may be settled,
simply because he can’t help it. In our per-
sonal kpowledge of the man, we shall not be
surprised to learn of the rust and fossils in
and about that moss grown town, suffering
some damage !
The meeting for the purpose of extending
the call, was held on Saturday last, and was,
we are told the largest meeting of the Society
ever convened and that the call was ununi
mous. From the very limited opportunities
the church have had of" the new pastor’s
acquaintance, this action is certainly as com-
plimentary to themselves as to Mr. Dimock,
and will not we are sure escape his apprecia-
tion. Again, we can but congratulate our
many personal friends connected will) this So-
ciety, upon their rare good fortune in the se-
lection of a pastor. Mr.D. is to commence his
labors immediately.
Q»
annnnv AND LITanlnLn Rammed—The
“ Litchfield Enquirer” informs us that the
citizens of that distinguished town held a
large and enthusiastic meeting in their Town
Hall, on Saturday afternoon, which was oc-
cupied in devising some means to open a rail-
way communication between themselves and
some other respectable community. Among
the suggestions and communications present-
ed to the meeting, a letter was read from the
Hon. G. H. Hollisfer, in which he said “ the
Dunbury &. Norwalk road would (he thought)
be willing to take stock in a road connecting
Litchfield with Danbury.” The honorable
historian,(wc presume) did not “ reckon with-
out his best” in offering this inducement to
the Litchfielde‘rs to come to D‘aubury with
their “road” There is apparently a peculiar
appropriateness in this suggestion. While
almost allother places which in point of size,
would favorably attract the attention of the
projectors of the road, occupy positions at
least geographically so low as to render it
necessary, in connecting with them. to con-
struct the road upon the principle of'an " in-
clinedlplane," the :geutle slope down from us
would render the construction perfectly easy
.v natural. So far as the valley of'the the Still
River exists, the route offers rare facilities,
and over it a road could be built at less expense
than for the same distance in any other por-
tion of the two adjoining counties. We take
pleasure ln inviting the attention» of the
stockholders of the D. dc N. road to this move-
ment of the enterprising capitalists of Litch-
field.us, in a social and business point of
view. they could not cross hands with a more
congenial fraternity.—-Danbury Times.
This is certainly the most sensible sugges-
tion we have yet seen made upon the matter
now agitating our Litchfield county friends,
of“ how shall we reach tide water and the
city of New York?” There isn’t much loose
change left lying round here, just now, but
we have no doubt an enterprise of this sort
would receive a proper share of “ material
aid” from this quarter. Push on the column,
neighbor Times.
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A Course of Lectures.
Among the many devices for the popular
entertainment of the people during the “long
winter evenings,” none have gained greater
favor, or more deservedly so, than the intro-
duction of the Public Lecture system, and
the Question has often been propoundcd to us,
why a. course may not be inaugurated for the
coming winter? We presume the only thing
requisite is for some energetic lady or gentle-
man to make a decided movement in its be»I
half. It is needless for us to urge its many
beneficial influences, especially upon the
young people of the village, or to name the
increased facilities we shall enjoy the present
winter, in the multiplicity of our Halls, for
these are already fully understood. To those
public spirited Ladies to whom we were on a
former season indebted for an able and popu-
lar coursewe appeal earnestly and hopefully
in behalf of our young people who have no
other means at hand for self culture and in-
structive entertainment. Will the “ Ladies
Union” make the effort?
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G. 8:. D. Cook & Co.
This enterprising firm or Carriage Makers,
at the recent State Fair, rented the Fairfield
County Agricultural Society’slarge tent,and
filled it full oftheir superbly built carriages,
making one of the most attractive features of
the late Fair. They have also recently is-
sueda tinted specimen book, of the vehicles
made at their,es tablishmcnt, which exceeds in
extensivencss and beauty anything in the ad-
vertising line we have ever seen.
We publish below a statement of the Com-
mitte appointed to cxaminc the exhibition of
carriages made by them at the State Fair.—
It will be seen that the Committee speak in
the higiest terms of the workmanship of this
enterprising firm, and award them a good
share of the prizes. The report is as follows :
" Messrs. G. do D. Cook dz Co. have filled up
a very large tent, where they make a beauti-
ful display of carriages. Some twenty-two
different and distinct styles. all of which are
very fine, and well worthy ofa premium ; in
point of style and workmanship. We have nev-
er seen them excelled. We therefore award
them :
For Best Top Buggy Diploma.
“ i I pen I. H
“ “ Pleasure Wagon “
“ “ Sleigh ‘.‘
H 4‘ Chaise H
Which is all we have power to do accord-
ing to the premium list. We would howevur,
iuasmuch as they have shown many varieties
not enumerated in the premium list, (which
are really worthy of some notice.) recom-
mend that the Society award them a Gold Med-
al for the best carriages.
fiA son of one of the Messrs. Cooke had
in full operation a curious invention for the
manufacture of Fruit Baskets. They are very
neat and pretty in design, and are made wtth
remarkable rapidity and eheapness. We were
told that 30,000 of these baskets were ordered
by one fruit dealer. They are just the thing,
in our opinion, for our blackberry raisers.
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HARPER’S MAGAZINE for November, closes the 19th
volume. The Publishers say that during the last ten
years they have paid more than a quarter of a million
of dollars to American Authors and Artists, and ac-
knowledge the outlny to have been remunerative be-
yond their most shnguine expectations. There are
three illustrated articles in this number, and Thacke-
ray's “Virginians” is concluded. For sale by A. 11.
Camp and Knapp & Lynes.
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THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY for November has been
issued by the new publishers, Tiekuor & Fields, Boston,
who announce that the Magazine, under its new man-
agement, will be conducted upon the some general plan
nsliere'tofore. The contents of the present number
are : E. Felice Foresti ; Larvzc; continuation of The
Minister’s Wooiag; Lion Llewellyn ; Tom l’nine’s First
Appearancejo America; Trial Trip of the Flying Cloud;
Dog Talk ; The Reckoning; A Trip to Cuba ; The First
and the Last ; The Professor at the Breakfast Table ;
South Norwalk Concert.
The concert at South Norwnlk last week was fully at
tended and we learn resulted well for the object in view
last we“ as being a very satisfactory entertainment.-
We were unable to be present,‘but learn that Miss Ell-
\vell in particular sang with surpassing sweetness.—
Sbc was assisted by several accomplished vocalists—
among whom were the “ Spinning brothers” of Bridge‘
port, whose concerts have been received with a great
degree of consideration in our sister city. We tblnlc
they might count on a "good house llllll u cordial re-
ception” at the “ Bridge,” should they find if. conven-
ient to pay us a visit. We hope also that our citizens
here may soon have an opportunity oflistening to Miss
E., who, ’thongh buta mere girl, has one of the sweet-
est voices to which we ever screened.
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The Weatport Horse Pair.
On Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 20th and 2701,
the first annual fair of the Westport Farmer’s Club,
will be held on the grounds of Hezekiah Wakemnnfisq,
Westport . The premiums offered are as follows 2
Clnss No. 1 Best stallion $15.0 0
” “ 2 Best breeding more and coil; 5-00
“ “ 8 Best four and five year old 15.00
" “ 4 Best three year old 5.00
“ “ 5 Best two year old 5.00
“ “ 6 Best road horse 10.00
“ “ 7 Best double team ]0.00
“ H 8 Best pacing horse in 00
. “ “ 9 Best trotting horse 50.00
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Sudden Death.
A dy, about 00 years otuge, the wife of Rev. Doct-
Condi ofOswego, N. Y.,arrived in Dunbury on the 7
o'clock train on Thursday evening last, with the inferi-
tion of making a visit. She was apparently in good
health, but was taken sick and died before 3 o’clock the
next afternoon.
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Accident.
On Friday last. a young man named George Smith,
while at work in an upper story of D. k .1. Stevens‘
Carpenter’s Shop, Dunbury ; fell through two trap
doors into the basement. He was seriously but it is
supposed not fatally injured.
A boy about 0 years of age, a son of Gra'ndison Foole
of Danbury, while attempting to cross M ain Street near
the Wooster House. on Thursday afternoon last, was
badly injured by being rlin over by a carriage.
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‘ Who is Responsible ?
In answer to the question “ PI’ho Is Res-
ponsible .7” the Tribune justly places it where
it belongs, in the following just though sca-
thing review of the deplorable affair :
Who is responsible ? asks the Journal of C mmerce, in
reference to flielute affair at Harper’s Ferry. If we
were to look beyond the immediate actors in that of-
fair, we should say those were responsible who first set
on foot and afterwards encouraged and sustained the
Border-Ruffian Pro-Slavery war against the Free-Labor
settlersof Kansas. John Brown, then a. lpenceful and
quiet citizen, went to Kansas with no intention to do
anything against Slavery, except so far as his vote and
influence might go to keep it out of that Territory by
purely peaceablc and legal means. He settled himself
at Ossawatamie, built a steam saw mill there, gather-
ed quite a settlement about him, and devoted himself
with energy to the business in which be was engaged.
Finding, however, that the elections of the Territory
had been invaded by armed intruders from Mlssouri ,
who drove the legal voters from the polls,and'rcturncd
as elected such persons as they saw fit, and that this
usurpation of the power and authority ofn. Territorial
Legislature was countenanced by the Administration
at Washington, bejoined with the great body of the
free-labor settlers in the movements that led to the
framing of the Topeka Constitution . Under that Con-
stitution, one of his sons was elected to the Legisla-
ture, and, about the same limo that Gov Robinson and
others were indicted for high treason, this son ofBrown
was arrested at Ossawatamie under a similar charge,
his feet and hands were chained together, a heavy ox-
chain being employed for that purpose, and he was
compelled to walk the whole way to Lecom pton under
a burning sun, the iron wearing the flesh from his
ankles. Fatigue, excitement, and bad treatment,
brought on a brain fever, and, as no proper attention
was paid to him, he died a fen days after. The sack-
ing of Lawrence soon followed. Buford’s men, import-
ed from South Carolina for the express purp osa of'dri-
ving the free labor settlers out of' the Territory, made
their appearance, and these free labor settlers had no
alternative except to suffer themselves to be thus ex-
pelled or take up arms in defense of their houses and
property. Capt. Brown obese the latter, and it was
thus that he was converted from a. peaceful settler, to
the captain ofa band of rangers. The first military
exploit of his which made him known beyond the bin.
its of the Territory, was a collision with a party ofBu-
ford’s men, in which with an inferior force, be made
thirty—one prisoners, and recovered a large quantity of
plunder whiclitliesc marauders had collected. 0s~a-
watamie itself was sacked by a large party of Pro-Slave-
ry iuurauders, who committed great atrocities. It was
at this time that tbeSharp’s rifles, to \vhlch the Jour-
nal offlommcrce refers with so many affected starts of
horror, were sent to Kansas as a means of enabling the
free labor settlers to maintain themselves in the Terri-
tory; and unquestionably but for the assistance thus
sent, those settlers \vould'havc been expelled or cowed,
and Kansas admitted before now into the Union as a
Slave State. It is, perhaps, the agency of the Sharp’s
rifles,thus placed in the bands of the free labor settlers,
in promoting that consummation, that makes them
such objects ofdetestation to the Journal of Commerce.
The Missourians on the Border, finding that the free
labor settlers were making an effective resistance mus-
tered a fresh force ofniore than a thousand men, and,
under Atkinson as commander in chief, marched into
the Territory. A large detachment of this force pro-
ceeded against Osszuvatnmie. As they approached the
to\vn,a son of Brown was taken prisoner,nnd afterwards
shot in cold blood. The few inhabitants, taken by sur-
prise, were unable to defend the place, which was first
plundered and then burned.
Even after this partiznn war had been appcnscd in
other parts of the Territory ; it was kept up in South_
ern Kansas, and Brown had an active part in it. He
began on the principle of defense—he now acted on
that of revenge. This feeling on‘his part was still fur-
ther aggravated by the Missouri expedition, under the
notorious Captain Hamilton, whicb' invaded Southern
Kansas, seized eleven cilizens quietly at work, and
shot them in cold blood. Brown retorted by an inva-
sion of Missouri, during which be liberated a number
of slaves, whom he succeeded in transporting safely
through Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois, to Cuna-
da. It was probably the success of this enterprise
which suggested to him the idea of another of the
same sort on a larger scale, and which resulted in the
wild advekture in which be lost his life. But for the
attempt to force Slavery upon Kansas, and to that end
to drive the free labor settlers out of it, Brown would
have remained a quiet and industrious man, and would
never have been heard of beyond the limits of his im-
mediate neighborhood. It was the sufferings of.him-
self and his family at the bands of the l’ro‘Slavery
Party in Kansas that inspired him with a. bitter spirit
of hatred against the whole institution, and, by break-
ing up his home and making him an outlaw, left these
feelings at full liberty to work. And it WQ principally
among persons who went, as he did, to Kansas, as
peaceful settlers, but whom the civil war kindled in
that Territory on behalf of Slavery bad converted into
fierce and desperate men, that lll: found the most ofhis
associates. If anybody is to be held responsible for
Brown’s conduct, “'0 must say it must be those who
made him what he is.
Spurgeou‘s Sermons.
We have received through A. H. Camp,
from Sheldon .it 00., publishers, N. Y., a new
volume of sermons by the great London Pul-
pit Orator. This volume is the sixth series,
with an introduction by the author, and con-
laining a steci plate illustration of Spurgcon’s
new Tabernacle. The contents embrace the
following 29 Sermons: The ‘Story of God’s
Mighty Powcr,’l‘hc Outpourings of the Holy
Spirit, The Sympathy of the Two Worlds,
The Conversion ofSauI of Tarsus,Distinguish-
ing Grace, Tlid Mission of the Son of Man,
An Earnest Invitation, llow Saints may
Help the Devil, Ilis Name—the Mighty God,
T Believer’s Challenge, A Psalm of Remem-
brance, The Necessity of the Spirit's Work,
Little Sins, A Vision of the Latter-Day Glo-
ries, Covenant Blessings, The Dew of Christ’s
Youth, the High Rock, Spiritual Religion,
The Saviour Resting in His Love, Suffflng
Without the Camp, Growth in Grace, Ilypo-
crisy,Christ precious to Believers, The Meek
and Lcwly One. Weak Hands and Fecbl e
Knees, The Blind Beggar, Christ’s Manifesta-
tion to Mary Magdalen,’1‘thight of Iniquify,
The Tabernacle of the Most High. This is
the only authorised edition of these sermons
published in this country, and the publishers
say that °‘ they are published in this book
precisely as they came to us from the bands
of the author himself, with the revisions
marked by is own pen,and without a pas.-
sage or wor being omitted or added.” Price
$1.00.
p———-—-‘.O<.’o
A New Territory at the Door.
The election in Nevada territory, (Carson
Valley,) cmne off on the 7th of September.—
Thc constitution framed In July was adopted
by four hundred mojoritymnd a full territorial
tieketelectcd headed by Isaac Roupe as gov-
ernor.
.l. fir.~’:‘.‘.-z._ ' ‘V- b v _":, ~ V
Correspondence of the Gazette.
l
The Capture of Harper's Perry.
Wasn't-our, Oct. 20th, 1850.
“ I cull thee cnwnrul : 1‘“ are then damned en: I call
thee commit but I would give a thousand pound I
could run as fast as lliuu enlist. You are straight
enough in the shoulders. you care not who mos your
back : give me flu-m flint will face inc."—1"ulslq[]'.
We had always supported. judging from the threats
and bonslings of Southern fire-eaters null :liuunionists
of what they would do in the event of 'Jt'l‘itllll confin-
gene-leg, that i.l|crc was a Lick of discretion in them,
there was no luck of true courage. lit-cent develop-
ments, however, have somewhat shaken our opinion.
Only think, Messrs. l-iditors, of seventeen ubulitionisls
and five niggers taking possession of a town of four
thousand inhabitants, and making prisoners of a bun-
dred citizens l It hardly seems possible yet such are
the fuels. The State of Virginia unable to subdue sev-
enteen men and five triggers, sends t be President for
aid. Companies of marines are immc iaiely despatcli-
(‘11 to the scene of conflict, troops are seen marching
from all the neighboring towns and cities, and those
stationed at the different forts in the vicinity are or-
dered to hold themselves in readiness to march at a
moment’s warning, and for what? to put down seven-
teen men and five niggcrs l Wb_v cannot the adminis-
tration so zealous and vigilant in putting down an at.
ternpt at negro insurrection, be equally zealous in put-
ting a stop to other flagrant violations of law. Cum-
pnnies of fillibusters can leave Our ports, border rulli-
nus can invade Kansas, can burn Lawrence and throw
printing presses into the river, cargoes of slaves cun
)e landed at our southern ports, without its moving a
finger. The recent attempt at insurrection in Virginia
by a handful of madmen, is, after all, but one of the
results of the so-cnllcd, democratic measures. It finds
its cause in the repeal of the Missouri Compromisemnvl
in the invasion of Kansas by armed hordes from Mis-
souri. We submit the following from the Albany Evo-
ning Journal :
“ Curses, like chickens, come home to
roost,” and lies return to plague their inven-
tors. The slaveholiers and the Democratic
Party are proving these trite truths by their-
experieuce. .
Ever since the Republican organization be-
gan. they have deliberately and persistently
misrepresented its character. All its plat-
forms and dcclarations,all the life long action
of its members, show that ifcontemplales only
legal, peaceful, and coustilutional measures——
neither interfering with Slavery in the States,
nor countonaucing mob violence anywhere.—
Yet its Democratic opponents have pcrtinuci~
ously insisted that it was an Abolition Purtv
seeking to liberate the slaves by fire and
sword ; have trumpeted this lie through
their newspapers, shouted it in their public
meetings inserted in their resolutions, reitera—
ted it in their conversation, at home and
abroad, in the streets, at he table and by the
fireside, until ignorant, uneducated negro
slaves at the Soulh, having it thus dinned
daily into their cars, by their masters, have
come to believe it! Sluvcholllers themselves
created lbeinsurrection of 1857,by their lying
stories about Firuxfox'r, which encouraged
their slaves to expect and prepare for the
coming of a liberator. The slaveholders
themselves are continually putting the idea of
insurrection into the heads of their chattels
by these absurd fictions, which the latter_ae«
cept as true. If they will. thus sow the Wind,
who can be surprised that they reap, every
year or two, the whirlwind? If there is_now
as they assert, any Wide-spread conspiracy
among the slaves, slaveholder-s themselves are
its creators and l'omenters. They madly and
blindly endanger the safety of' their own
homes by their persistent political falsehoods!
Nor is it the blacks alone whom the Demo-
cratic Party encourages to deeds of violence.
Within the past few years it has lent its sanc-
tions to lawless enterprises of every sort.—
Boarder invasions, fillibuster expeditions,
lynch law to suppress discussion, brutality
and bloodshed among Congressnien,violencc
at elections, km, thus ministering to the vilest
passions encouraging contempt for law, and
resort to the bludgeon, the pistol and the
bowie-knife. Here the madman Baowx, and
his crazy crew, endangering the lives and
property of innocent people by an insane
outbreak. But who made Buowx a. madman
by murdering his sons? Who taught that
crazy crew to band together with arms in
their hands, as the most effective way to ac-
complish political purposes ? The border-
ruflians of Kansas and the Democratic Admin-
istration at Washington ! o
The classic fable relates that hewho went
out and sowed dragons’ teeth suddenly found
himself surrounded by a crop of armed men.
Bucuaxax and Pruner: have been sowing
‘dragons’ teeth seven years. Their encourage-
ment of lawlessness and violence is hurrying
one locality after another in scenes ofannrchy
for which the Only surc,specdy,permanent cure
is the peaceful transfer, at the next election,
of the reins of Government from the imbecile
hands that hold them, into the grasp of men
who neither deal in mob violence. themselves,
nor will permit it to be attempted by othIc‘rs. J
«Q».
OLD FOLKS’ CONCERT.
Father Kemp’s Old Folks Concert Troupe
of thirty Singers, give two entertainments
here this week, one this Monday evening,'and
another to morrow, Tuesday, evening. Our
Eastern exchanges speak in very high terms
of this Company, of their quaint old style
dress, Singing, the. Their pieces are all old
time honored ones, such as Coronation, (to.
«or».
w Frank Leslie‘s Illustrated Newspaper
gives a list of the articles composing the bridal
wardrobe of Miss llartlctt, who married
tho rich Cuban. Minute descriptions are
given of the dress, night-gowns, clastics,
chemises, the, Our lady readers will beinter-
terested to know that in the list are 110 dres-
ses, 48 Chemises, 4S robes dc unit, 68 skirts,
2-1 corsets, 80 caps, 83 pair slippers and gai-
ters :18 handkerchiefs,9 parasols,72 pair hose
24 do. gauntlets and travelling gloves, also
bonnets, cloaks,dtc., &c.,in proportion. Poor
woman—literally nothing to wear.-
.‘.>.
m, John Young Mason, U. S. Minister to
France, of whose death by apoplexy the last
steamer brought a brief dispatch, was one of.
those curiously fortunate men who are just
able to take and maintain an office respecta-
bly, never show anything more than ordinary
ability, and yet are perpetually in office. Mr.
Mason was a native of Virginia, and died at
the age of 65. He graduated at the Universi-
ty of North Carolina in 1816. studied law, be-
came a judge of the U. S. District Court of
Virginia ; representative in Congress from
’31 10’37: Secretary of the Navy one year
under Tyler; Attorney General one year
and Secretary of the Navy three years under
Polk. Mr. Pierce scnthim to Paris where he
has remained a kind-hearted, social, well-fed
gentleman. He is often confounded with J.
M. Mason of Virginia. the Senator. a man of
greater calibre, but. more and sharper angles.
They were not related, unless it were very
dislanlly.
.————o«-O>oo——-———-
The President, it is said feels particularly
mortified at the result of the election in Penn-
sylvania. The office holders had fully im-
pressed him wilh the convention that hispol-
icy would be triumphantly endorsed and ne
confidently expected to be greeted will: the
shouts of victory. Such solicitudc was felt
for the old home a few day before the election
—but his presence failed to inspire confidence
and the town gave a majority of Over three
hundred against him—a loss in two years of
nearly six hundred votes.
#0....».__—__—
mflhe total crop of apples in Western New
York is variously estimated at from (300,0l:0 to
1.000.000 barrels. All co in representing
that the principal part 0 he crop in this Stale
will be gathered in the north-western counties
The best counties are Niagara, Orleans, Gen-
esee, Monroc,Wayne, Ontario. lu Livingston
Seneca. Cayuga and Yates, the crop is good
in part of the towns. There are very few ap-
plos to spare in the norther tier of counties
generally, and the same Is the case in the
eastern ann south-eastern part of the State.
p—fl.“.>o.———
m. Dr.Holland, Timothy Titcomb of the
Springfield Republicnn.a lecturer of consid-
eruble repute. has, we are informed. received
more applications thus familns season, than
he can~,.osibly fill. He is already engaged to
lecture .in eleven different States, and has
made over thirty engagements in the Stale of
New York, where the day is already appoint.-
cd. The subject of his last effort is " Art and
Life.”
I———-———."".>D*———‘
m'l‘he N. Y. Herald still praises Mr,
Buchanan, but it sings the dirge of the party-
“ The Democratic party—the late all-pOwerf'ul
national democratic party—thus, we apprehend
finished its career. The recent northern elec-
tions, from Pennsylvania to Minnesota, all
tell the same story of its dl-uioralizcd and
sinking condition. We presume that New
York and New Jersey will sing the some
music in November. and that thus the opposi-
tion will be found in the substantial occupa-
tion of every northern state this’side the Rocky
Mountains.” /“ -
nv IIIS nxcummxcr,
WILLIAM A. BUCKINGII AM,
GOVERNOR or rut: sure: on consumer,
A Proclamation.
The ingnthering'of abundant llarvests,the
continuance of general health and peace. and
the preservation of our civil and religious
liberty, remind us of our obligations to God,
and or acustom early established by which
our fathers publicly manifested their gratitude
to him.
For the purpose of perpetuating a practice
so eminently proper, I hereby recommend the
people of this commonwealth to recall the
manifold temporal blessings With which God
has crowned the labor of their hands. and the
spiritual blessings which they have received-
tllrough the riches of his grace ; and on Tunas-
an, I/w twenty fourth day of A’beunber
next, gather around the ll‘stul board, make
distribution from their abundance lo supply
the necessities of the poor, and in public as-
semblics offer with faith such sacrifices of
'l‘hanksgiving and Praise to Almighty God,as
may be acceptable unto him,lhrough the mer-
its and mediation of his Son.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
State, at the city of Norwich. this,
the eighteenth (lay of' October, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty nine. and
of the independence of the United
States the eighty lonrlh.
WM. A. BUCKINGHAM.
By His Excellency’s command.
Joux Born, Secretary of' State.
.<.>..
Lane the Defaulter Discharged.
Justice Osborne, of New York, delivered his
opinion in the case of Lane on Wednesday.
aml discharged the prisoner on the ground
that there was 'no evidence of forgery, lle
closed Ilis decision as follows :
“ I do not consider that the Legislature
have made it forgery to make false entry or
falsely to alter an entry made in a book of a
bank kept within its place of business, and
never delivered nor intended to be delivered.
And if it be deemed remarkable that such a
provision should have been omitted the surprise
is just as great in reference to merchants, and
large banking houses, or trust companies, to
none of which could the 35th section possibly
W
{Ls}
M
prly- , ,
In conclusion, from the interpretation I
have deemed it my duty to give to the 35th
section, after a patient hearing of the able
and lucid exposition of the law by some of the
most learned and,cxpericnced members of the
bar, I feel compelled to declare thatalfhongh
the prisoner has unquestionably committed a
gross moral fraud. I do not perceive that he
had made himself amenable to a criminal pro-
secution. and must therefore discharge him
from custody.”
«<0».
p33?“ The opposition have a much stronger
majority in the Pennsylvania Legislature than
was at first claimed. The Senate stands 21 to
12 and the House 67 to 33—01' 43 majority on
joint ballot.
By the way,how few of the Loco papers
have heard from the Fall Elections, this year?
They have received some news from California
but little or nothing from such little States as
anxvastrs or Onto, or even from Iowa or
messorx.
H.>tO——————-
mThe following rich advertisement ap-
pears iu one ofthc New Haven papers:
strnn 'ro Ema—A lady. having a pleas-
ant home, no incumbrances but a husband and
one child,wishes to place hers-ell at the dis-
posal ofsome servant, who can come well
recommended from her last place. She
would prefer one who would be willing to
remain within doors at least five minutes
after the work is finished. She would also
stipulate for the privilege of going to church
herself once each Sunday, ha‘ving ,bccu com-
pelled to refuse the last applicant, who was
not willing to allow her but halfa day once
a fortnight. Wages satisfacu ry. ifunder $10
a week. She is deeply conscious of the utter
inability of ladies in general to comply with
the present demands of servants, but she
hopes by strict attention to please in all res-
pects. The best of references can be given ;
ulso,a good recommend iron» one who has
now left her to the fate of many housekeep-
ers. Please apply before 6 A. M. .
“0-4.-.
A Teachers Institute was to be held at Nor-
folk on the 17th inst. The Winstcd Herald
in announcing the fact, thinks these gathering
have much to do with the after life of the
young attendants of both sexes. "' Tummus”
once knew twentydhree “ pleasant acquaint-
ances,” nineteen fascinations. eleven engage-
ments.five aggravated mittens, three weddings
and two misfortunes, as the result of a single
one of these Institutes.
«.>>_——
A Yankee out in Ii‘rcdonia N.Y..mude
a bet of $500 that he would hit a target of two
and a quarter inches, ten rods distant, in fifty
consecutive shots without missing a fire. He
found no difficulty in getting “ takers.” and
then, by means of a heavy boiler iron funnel
tapering dawn to the target, found no difficul-
ty in winning the money. It was a sharp
trick if not sharp shooting.
M.»Q——-—- l
quuow Escsru.——As the morning train
from this place to Chicago came near Rock
River bridge, on Monday last the engineer,
{obert Waugh discovered a little girl at play
on the track. 110 sounded the whistle at its
highest, sharpest note, and used every possi-
ble effort to stop the train. The little child
kept moving along on the track, apparently
frightened by the whistle, but did not leave
the track. The mother of the child,who lived
in a house near the bridge, seeing her child in
danger. made a spring to save her. and rush.
ing in front of the eugine,caught her child
and fell over the opposite side. The engine
brushed her clothes as she fell. and passed on
a short distance before it could be stopped.——-
The conductor, Captain Philips, ran to the
place and found the mother had fainted, but
both mother and child were saved. He took
the child in his arms, and restoratives being
used the mother soon revived.
Rue/.7 Islam] Jlrgus.
«Opvr—
VALUE or Ruoouns.——Mrs. Sally Curtis, of
Randolph. husjust succeeded in procuring a
pension under the act granting pay for ser-
vice in the war of 1812. She has rr-ccivtd
from Washington a check for $600, back dues
and hereafter will draw. while she lives.about
$41 ayear. Mrs. Curtis is 56 years old. but
well and active. The pensio. could not have
been obtained, had it not been for a Family
Record, kept in lliolest century. in some of
the blank palgCSOl'JI book of Flavcl’s works.
This old work, which is as large as a :ommon
quarto family Bible, was sent on to Washing-
ton, but was returned from its succescful mis
sion in two weeks, by mail.
-<.>~-o—-
Egg. The Washington Republic says :
“Ju'gc Douglas ad determined to support
the English swindle. and nothing but Mr.
Broderick's threat he would denounce him in
the Senate Chamber, deterred him from doing
so. From that day to the day of his death,
Mr. Broderick never spoke of Judge Douglas
wilhout efilressions of mortificuliou and in-
dignation. In these feelings of Mr. Broderick
all the Anti-Lecompton members of the lust
llousc, outside of the Illinois delegation. are
known or supposed to have participated.”
O --—-—-.1<.’D.__———_
nar’l‘he correspondent of the Charles-
ton Illrrcurg; says :~—I saw the venerable
Peter l’urleyGoodt-ich in Wall street to-
day, leaning on the arm of his son, “Dick
'i‘into” Goodrich. The old luau is fading
and failing fast. He wore his spectacles,
and had a handkerchief around his throat.
Ilis step was unsteady, and I was satis-
fied that the popular author who has de-
lighted so many hearts and homes, and
given to the schools so many pleasant and
useful books, cannot long remain with us.
It is rarely now-a-days that the old man
leaves his quiet home in Connecticut to
make a visit to New York.
rd.-.
'l'nu Bruno—A writer in the Boston
Post, has the following connnuuiczitionju
regard to the bearded :——-" l have seen it
stated somewhere that there is intimate
connection between the nerves and mus-
cles of the face and eyes and allowing the
heard to grow, strengthens the eye. It
is said that surgeons in the French army
have proved by experiment _ in Africa,
that soldiers wearing the beard are much
less liable to diseases of the eye, and it is
generally conceded that it is a protection
from diseases of the throat and lungs. It
is asserted that in countries where it is .
the custom to wear the heard, the eye
retains its lustre and brillinncy much long-
er. It may be argued that females do
not suffer more than males from disease
of the eyes, etc, but it must be admitted
they are much less exposed to the ele~
meats.
NEVIS ITEMS.
-...Ou Monday evening €013"? rogue “010
from the barn of'Gen. Tom Thurnln'dlll‘uck
silver mounted .harncss. two fancy braided
bridles and a nice horse blanket, upon which
was the word“ Wildcat,” in red flannel lcl.~
ters. '
~——-A large number of counterfeit five dollar
bills on the Mechanics flank. New ' BMW“-
havc been passed in Bridgeport within o. M“
days. They are well executed.
A fire occurred in 'vl'aterburv on Tuesday
night which destroyed some portion of the es-
tnblishment of the Waterbury Bing Company.
Insured $000 at the Phoenix which is total.—
Loss above insurance not large.
—Chnrles'll. Bruutiugham of Stamford has
received through lion. 0. S. Ferry, an ap-
pomtment to the Naval School at Annapolis,
from the fourth Conn. Congressional District.
. . . . Mus Geo. W. Field of Stamford. was se-
verely if not fatally burned by the 03131081911
of a fluid lamp, on Thursday.
_...Arc hbishop Hughes is still at Washinoton
and (lined With the President on Wednesday,
where he mul- several disliiwnished political
guests who hfld assembled t; do him honor.
. . . .The Postmaster General of the Sandwich
Islands. who died August ll. was a son of the
present wife of the venerable Dr. Lyman Bee-
cher by a former husband.
-—Mrs. Deborah Starr. wife of Zadoc Starr.
ol' Dauhury, died Sept. 28”), at the age of 95
years, 10 months and 18 days. She witnessed
the burning of Danbury by the British sol.
diers ; was present at the funeral of General
Wooster, and at the celebration of the Woost-
er monument, was probably the only liv-
ing witness of that event.
. . . .Solon Robinson was among the victims of
the pickpockct gentry at the late State Fair
at New Haven. Fortunately he belongs to
a fraternity that never carries rich rc-
wards for such operators. Travelling editors
are not often worth picking. The old wallet
contained a"dose for a dog”(strychainc)
which the thief is respectfully advised to take,
to console him for his disappointment.
——A funeral procession passed through the
streets of Norwich one day last week which
attracted some attention. The coffin was car-
ried in an open lumber wagon. with four
sons of the green isle seated upon it, two of
whom were smoking short pipes and enjoying
themselves beyond measure.
———IIenry A. Wise has sold his famous farm
in Virginia for $18,000. Such a farm in this
State with such buildings and improvements
as would natural! y go with a. Governor’s farm
would be worth $100,000. Gov. Wise wants
to settle nearer the city. and is about to buy
some spot in the vicinify of Richmond.
———The important public lesson to be deriv~
ed from old John Brown’s conquest of Hart)-
er’s Ferry are the insecurity of the institut.
ion of Slavery under the most favorable cir-
cumstances and the inherent weakness of the
social organization which has Slavery as its
basis. ‘
-—-Thc expense of running the caloric engine
used in printing,r the Cincinnati Penny Press,
has been for six months Imt $15, while that of
steam, with the necessary help, for the same
time, would have cost upwards of” $400.
-—A woman who {recently had twins has
named the oldest boy Robert Schuyler from
his connection with the over issue of stock.
-——The balloon of La Mountain has been re-
covered by Mr.Camcron. and forwarded to
Troy. It was Very much torn, giving evi-
dence that it, as well as its owner and Mr.
Haddock, had seen hard times. It is, however
not past repairing and as soon as this is done
he intends lo ascend in the old Atlantic once
more.
Kansas adopted the Wyandot Constitution
by about 4.000 majority.
—-—-Thc Thames fire insurance company of
Norwich , cliurtercd'by the last legislature, was
organized on Saturday.
-—()ne of the wheel mills of the HRZ‘II'C
wadcr Company at Hazardville exploded
Wednesday morning.badly injuring two work-
men named Michael Hymns and Abram Palmer
Cause of explosion unknown.
——Iu the Episopal Convention. at Richmond
Va., recently, the resignation of Bishop .(em-
per. as Bishop of the North West was accept-
ed in both houses.
———Thc fine Alderney cow, “ Buttercup,” 5
years old exhibited at the State Fair, by John
Giles, of Woodstock, and for which he look
the first premium of $15, was bought on Sat-
urday by Horatio E. Day, of Hartford, for
$200.
33>”Hsluxo ox its Wises,” say all who have
made use ofllr. Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry, and
by such use cure-1 themselves of coughs, colds and con-
The prudent will-always keep this remedy
sumption.
by them.
——4«¢.>>
Tun Buonnmcx Mnunsu.—The murder of
Sena tor Broderick by Judge Terry, seems to
have aroused in California something of the
indignant feeling which pervaded that com-
munity at the time of the murder of‘ James
King by Casey. The murderer Terry wa's‘un‘
der arrest by the Vigilance Committee during
that excitement, and barely escaped with his
life. It is said that his escape at that time
was in a great measure due to the intercession
of David C. Broderick, whom he has now
murdered in ceturu for his kindness. The
killing was a cool, deliberate murder, without
a shadow of ground for the plea of self-de-
fence. Broderick,s pistol was discharged, and
the ball had taken effect in the earth in front
of him. The deliberate murderer,confronting
him, raised his pistol coolly, and, with steady
aim. brought him down. And so the wounded
honor of the vile fellow is healed. The San
Francisco Times hoists as its motto Brode-
rick’s last articulate words : “They have
killed me because I was opposed to the exten-
sion ofslavery and a corrupt administration”
and says : .
"Gilbert is dead! James King is dead !—
Ferguson is.de:ul l Broderick isdendl They
have fallen in the cause of liberty, and free-
dom of speech. It is for this sacred cause the
best men in all ages and all countries have
bled and (lied. * * " And now we are
commanded to be silent, and to accept the
fate of the mul‘lyrs who who have gone before
us, as a. fearful warning upon all those who
shall henceforwnrd dispute the sceptre of sla-
very. But we will not be silent. We say to
the power of slavery : we still defy you. You
have killed olfBrodcrick,nn(l you may kill
others who are obnoxious to you,but know
yo, yo cannot crush the spirit of liberty. and
of the blood every man ye slay wlll appear
from the ground to the world against you till
it rouses a power beyond control, that. shall
sweep you into the abyss of obscurity and im-
potence.”
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“ Broderick is dead.but he is not speechless.
Even now they hear his cold form to fhesilent
tomb and leave it there but not to be forgot-
ten. Constantly as this ceaseless wimlsl‘lmt
pile the drilling sands above him shall the
thoughts of men recur to all his former unble-
ncss ; and when along this western shore the
waves shall cease to murmur lowihis rtquicm,
then. and not tIl_l then. shall men forget the
the cause for winch he struggled and for which
he fell, Freedom and hoursly are noble words
~ux-e noble things that. the world will not let
pcrislr, nor their champions be tlvspiS:(l.——
‘ They have killed me because I was opposed
to the extension of slavery and a corrupt
administration! Well. let flu-m kill thee,
noble Scholar—death was not fearful nor thy
destiny unfulfilled. Let Brutus murder Caesar
—his cold clay that bears no malice shall find
those to do it honor ; and resting filly now in
death on this shore you gazed so proudly on
in life. sleep—herc—sleep where the flowers
shall bloom forever on thee, Hero of the West.”
mo- Judgc Terry attempted to make his cs.
cape by the overland mail to Texas, but was
arrested in San Joaquin county and taken
back to San Francisco, where he was lodged
in jail on the morning of the steamer's depar.
ture. What is to be his fate future arrivals
must alone determine. He would hardly be
brought to trial in the face of a moral‘ccrtain-
ty that a full pardon would attend upon his
conviction ; but if the evidences of public
sentiment are to be regarded as any rule of
action, a surcr and a for more speedy judge-
ment awaited him .
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A Coxslnunxru Cmnr Jus'rIcs.—Chief Jus-
. ticc Lowrie of the Pennsylvania supreme
court, whose driver was fined $25 for viola-
tion of lhe Sunday laws for driving hisf'uniily
to church in l'iltsburg. has paid the fine and
published it card in which he says he was
quite ignorant that he had been allowing a
transgression of'thc law, though he had stud-
ied it. carefully, and officially , declines curry-
ing the case further. because there may be
suitors before the supreme court in other ca-
ses, and they ought not to be emburussed by
having one of its judges pvcuuiurily interest.—
ed. Judge Lowrie is one ofthc three judges
who rendered an opinion adverse to the. Ex-
celsior omnibus company, a few years since,
for running on Sunday.
The Colohester Bank Case.
The J usticc before whom Warren Le-
land of the l‘tlrfll'Oleillilll llofcl, N. Y.
leg the (Juicilcslcrllnllk, after lists-niac-
lo the nrglnnt-lils ol the counsel and hen:
ing the evidence, (liirluirgcll him on the
ginnlul that the proof Was lllsulfiuignt to
lmlll'hilu for trial. Leland was immedi-
ately rc-arrustcd on a charge of obtaining
money on false preterm-s, and his counsel
tried to release him of that charge by a
plea in abatement on the grmmd lhat the
Grand Juror who signed lilf‘ warrant was
not a resident of Colchester, but without
success, and the examination was progeed.
C(l with. Lclund's examination was post-
poned for six Wet-ks, and he gave bail in
$5,000 on each count of the information.
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Mn. Buonsmcu’s ‘LIFE PIiESERi'ER.—-
The fatal end of'M'. BI‘Oderick’s lastduel
brings to mind his remarkabfe escape
from a. duel which he fought on the 17th
of March, 1852 at Contra Costa, Califor-
nia. Ilis antagonist, Judge J . Cnbel
Smith, son of Extra-Billy S111ith,\'irginia
was uninjured, but Broderick received a
bullet at one of his side pockets in his
his waistcoat, where for the first and only
time in his lil'che carried his watch. He
started to the field Wltll a new waistlmt
and on the way stopped at the jcwelcr’s
for his watch which had been undergoing
repairs. llc then discovered for the first
time that be had no watch pocket, and
he therefore placed his time-piece in the
Side pocket, where in breaking the force
of Smith’s bullet, it saved the owner’s life.
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lsctru FOP. luruovxxu CIDER—Let
the new cider from sour apples (sound
and selected fruit to he preferred) fer.
ment from one to three weeks, as the
weather is Warm or cool. “’hen it is at-
tained to lively fermentation, add to each
gallon one quarter of an ounce of snip/tile
of lime. Stir the powder and elder until
intimately mixed, and return the emul-
sion to the. fermenting liquid. Agitute
briskly and thoroughly for a few minutes
and then let the cider settle The ferm-
entation will cease at once.
When. after a few days. the cider has
become clear, draw off and bottle care-
fully, or remove the sediment and return
to the original vessel. If losely corked
or kept in a barrel on draught, it will re-‘
lain its taste as still cider. If preserved
in bottles carefully corked, which is bet-
ter,‘ it will become sparklingjcider and
may he kept indefinitely long.
‘ Professor Horsfm‘d.
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A Frenchman’s Version of Shakespeare.
“ Ah ! you Messier Shak-spier 1 He is
gr-and--mysterouse—soo-blimel You
’bave rend ze Macabess—zc sence of ze
Mossieu’ Machess ?—-viz ze vitch—eh '1
Superb sooblimirtee l We’l he says to ze
vitch, ‘Ar-r'ront ze, vitch 1 she go away?
She say she will do some-sing dat ’aves
no name l All, ha 1 say ‘ I’ll do !’ lV‘at
she do? All ha i voila le grand mysteri-
ousc Mosieu’ Shakes-pier ! She not say
what she do 1” ,
This was “ grand,” to be sure ; but the
prowess of Mccbcth, in his “ hunt” with
Macduff', awakens all the mercurial
Frenchuan's martial ardor :
“ Mossieu’ Macaboss be seen him come
close by ; he say (proud empressment,)
“en-72w 0-0 411., lilossicu”Macaduffs, and d—d
be he who first says mm c .' ch zey fi-ight
mocch. Ah, ha l—VUila l Mossieu’ Mac-
abcss, with his bright r-ruppier pink him
vet you call, in his body. He ’ave gots
mal d’estomac : he say vis grand simplic-
itic, “ Euofl'e l” YVhat for he say
“ Enrfl}: ’! ’Cause ha gals cuofi's—plaan-
ty and he cat-pirc r-r-aight a way, ’medi-
alely, pretty quick ! Ah, mes atnis,
Mossieu’ Shak-es-picr is arising man in la
belle France l”—1i,'nicl.'erbocker.
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HEAT or DIFFERENT Woons.—The fol-
lowing is set dowu as the relative heating
values of different kinds of American
wood : Shellbark hickory being taken as
the highest standard, 100 ; pig-nut hicko-
ry, 95; white oak, 84 ; white ash, 77 ;
(log Woodfif) ; scrub oak, 73 ; white hazel
'ifi ; apple tree, 70 ; red oak, 69; bis
walnut, 06 ; black birch, 62 ; yellow 0. _.
20 ; hard maple, 59 ; white elm, 5S ; l“. ‘
cedar, 50 ; wild cherry, 55 ; yellow pry;
44 ; chestnut, 52; yellow peplar, 5t" _
butternut. 52; white birch, 49; whiz.
pine, 42.
Some woods are softer and lighter tl -.-
others ; the hard and heavier having tfs -'
fibres more densely packed together
But the same species of wood may v:.._-.'
in density, according to the condition: ' ‘
its growth. Those woods which grow
forests, or in rich wet grounds, are
consolidated than such as stand in o ' :'-
fields, or grow slowly upon dry, bal'. ..
soils. There are two stages in the bi
ing of the wood; in the first the h ‘2
comes chiefly from flame, in the second
from red hot coals. Soft woods are much
more active in the first stages than the
the hard is more activein the second stage
than the soft. The soft woods burn
With a voluminous flame, and leave
but little cool, while the bard woods pro-‘
duce less flame and a larger mass of coal.
Ohio Valley Farmer.
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THE New BAI.LOON.-—MI‘. Canlincourt
Lowe’s immense new balloon the “ City
of New ,York” was conveyed on Saturday
to the Crystal Palace grounds which
have been prepared for its inflation.—
It is Mr. Lowe’s intention to inflate his
balloon and keep it on exhibition a few
days, at the same time testing the tight-
ness of his machine and the quality of the
gas supplied by the gas company. When
his preparations are all complete both he
and his airship will suddenly disappear
heavenward on some fine morning, only
to come down in some distant foreign
land -at least so he thinks. The inflao
tion was begun Monday. I
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lg. John E. Cook, or Capt. Cook as
he is now more familiarly known, from
his alleged connection with the Harper’s
Ferry insurrection, was born in Haddam
Conn, where his parents,_who are highly.
respectable and worthy people, now re-
side. -He is a young man, of about 25
or 26 years of age, well educated and of
refined manners, and is a brother-in-law
of a well-known merchant of New York.
He taught school some five years “go at
Harper’s Ferry, from which place he
came to Williumsburgh, and commenced
the study of law with Mr. 301"! 1“-
Stearns. Three years ego he “'6'" to
Kansas, and remained there 'about. one
year, during which time be distinguished
-himself' in the free state cause. At the
expiratibn of that time. he “3%“er to
Williamsburgh. where he remained for a
few weeks, when hc 118‘“? set. out_ for
Kansas ; since which time his friends
thercnhWtS have heard nothing from him
until now, when his name appears in con-
ucction with Old Brown’s deplorable at-
So says the Tribune.
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tempt.
m, The N. Y. Slants Zn'tung has a hap-
py arrangement of its advertising columns.—
At the head of a column are the cards ol a
number of doctors; next a numoer of drug-
stores are announced. illustrated with the
mortar and pestle,and lastly, we have the
undertakers’ cards with a picture of" a coffin
attached to each. Whereat the Evening P08!
inquires if that is regarded as ‘- the the natnr
.aI order.”
was examined, at ()olchcutc" for defraud- ,
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