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PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY
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NUMBER 645--NEW SERIES,
N ORWALK, CONN ., TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1860.,
if ' 3 ..
VOLUME ,XLIIInNUM‘BER-QO.
NORWALK GAZETTE.
OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING-
‘33,,321130361'01? & co.,
A- HJerN’G'rou, J. B. ELLs, G. N. ELLs.
» Subscription Rates.
-- “1 Subscribers by Carrier, Mail, Post Riders and Wag-
°.n°1‘5. per year, - _ ‘ ' $2 00
Those living-out of any Carrier’s District, 11 paid
one year in advance, 1
Clubs afici: or more sent to one address, to be
31):“ in advance, ' 1 50
Single copies 4 cents. -
Advertising Rates. ,
One Square, one insertion, ‘1 00.
.5 two 3 “ 1-25
three “ 1 50
“ one month, 1 75
\ two months, 3 00
.1 three months, “ 4 00
‘- six months, 7 00
U one year—with paper . 15 00
Two Squares, one year—with paper '25 00
Each additional Square per year, 8 00
One half Column, one year, 40 00
One Column, 0119,5611}, . 75 00
Fifteen lines, or .100 words, make a square. Fraction-
al parts of a square. charged-for as a whole '
Pure Native Wines.
THE subscriber has always on hand of his
own.manufactur'e, Grape, Currant and
Elderberry Wines-er-ice $1.50 per gallon.—
Also Quince and apple Syrups, Pure Cider.
All are warranted pure and equal to any. in
market.
Address C. S. MIDDLEBROOK,
48 Box 422, Bridgeport, Conn.
Dyeing Establishment.
THE subscriber is prepared to execute all
orders in the Fancy Dyeing and Scour-
ing Department—Garmentsof every descrip-
tion, and goods of all kinds and qualities,
neatl finished to any tint or color domed.—
G00 5 left at the Store of John Bennett, Nor-
Walk; Bennettdfi Co.,kSoutl111Norwall:; or Ji
0. Bundle Winnipai wi receive .promp
attention. ’ ’0. F. MOLLER. m3
Gutta I’ercha & India Rubber
CEMENT ROOFING.
‘lHIS article has been thoroughly tested by
builders, Architects, and others, and the
p
m1-
}early advertisers have the privilege of changing their
advertisements once per month. AdvertisementS
_ changed‘oftensrcharged as Ahanéient.
Yearly advertisements payable In of January 8: Jul?»
heurly advertisers restricted "to the ’ business contem-
p ted at the time of contract.
Cards, Resolutions, Funeral and all other Special No-
tices, 25 per cent. additional on‘th'e above.
8' These terms will be inflexibly adhered to.
BUSINESS . DIRECTORY.
‘ , , . , .
V_V \m-Wuv \, x, \4 V v \I'V‘\-"v"\J s'r‘
3.3.1 moon's, 1n. 1).,
H 0111/1105] ‘0 P A T H,
Graduate of Yale Medical Institute; Class
, . . of 1851 and ’52. .
Office in the'ol‘d Belden Place, second house
below the. new Methodist . Church, on West
. . Avenua‘Norwalk, Conn,
EENr’IS'rnY.
Rooters ilII-‘Ia' dl.‘ I‘I'I'CII,
SURGICAL i; "IIIEC'HANIC’AL
DI: N- TI 8 T S.
Office over the Store of C. J. Gruman,
NORWALK, CONN. -
' CHARLES Frrcn.
ASA HILL,
JAMS G. ‘RARROU'R,
SURGICAL _AND MECHANICAL
:0 EN 2‘:- I s '1',
Office at. Residence, East Avenue, Norwalk,
- Connecticut,
‘Architeeture.
SIDNR'2_M‘. STONE,
, ARCHITECT,"
Will furnish Plains, Specifications, ' Detail
Drawings, and. superintend the erection of
public and private buildings. Ofllccjn Mar-
ble Block, Chapel-st, New Haven, Ct. tf52
was. 3mm. sun-n,
ENGINEER and SURVEYOR,
Office at Chichcstcr’s Store, ,
1 ' ' L ' ~ N orwalk, Conn.
E0. F. BELDEN, Norwalk, Conn.,Man~
. ufacturcr -of Tin, Copper, and Sheet
Iron Ware; and dealer in Stoves, Ranges,
Furnaces-Cutlery, --Brittannia, Wooden and
Willow Ware, Crockery; and a full assort-
ment of House Keeping articles generally.
“I E. ‘BISSELL, Auctioneer, will give
0 rticular attention to sales ,by Auc—
- tion; of '
Household Furniture: terms low.
WM. 0. STREET a 00.,
Importers; wholesale and retail dealers in
nannwann, raonr,
Steel Cutlery, Guns, Agricultural Imple-
ments, Oils, Paints, Window Glass, 8.10.
"6.3- waxwoon,
Fashionable Draper & Tailor,
.. and '
GENTLEMEN’S _‘ FURNISHING
EMPORIUM !
NO. 3 Skiddy‘s Block, Main-st, Norwalk, Ct.
Dealer in Foreign andDomestic
'DRY- GOODS, ,GARPETIN‘GS,
Carriage Trimmings, Cloths, Cassimeres,
Satinetts, Vestings, and Tailor’s
Trimmings, by the Yard, Piece
or Package. Sheetings,
Shirtings, Jeans, &c.
_ At the lowest possible prices.
' NORWALK, CONN.
s. n. cameo-nan a. co.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in -
Groceries, Flour, Feed, &0.,
14 and 16 Main-st, Norwalk, Conn.
r.:r._1vasrr,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
'/§TOVES,'
and Manufacturcr of
Tin,Shoot Iron,& Guppo-r-Ware,
Has Constantly on hand a large assort-
ment of general House Keeping
Furniture,'at South Norwalk,
' Conn.
ETNA Ins-I'm NGE» Comm,"
0f Hartford,
Incorporated in‘1819, Charter Perpetual
‘33“ ("3‘3”331 - .. ' $1,000,000
Insure againstvloss and damage, by Fire,
on Terms adapted to the hazardmnd
consistent with the laws of
compensation.
GEORGE'R. COWLES, Sole Agent
- 1y34 For Norwalk and vicinity.
‘. Norwalk Post Oflioe
1, . MAILS CLOSE.
m, 7.30 A. M.—2.30 P. M.
Basso A. 11.4.00 P. M.
Dangry.&:Norwalk Railroad 8.50 A. M.
We5 0,~Redding-ancl Rcdding Ridge, 12 M.
ww-
\
. ,3, MAILs DUE;
West 9 A. M.—-—5'.55 P. M.
East 8. _ »” M7320 P. M.
i Danliury¥.,_Norwalk Railroad 7.55 A. M.
”soar. OFFICE nouns.
From 7.00 AIM.- to 8.00 P. M. ,
H. W. SMITH, P. M.
‘NGas Piphg I'itting, ac.
\SEWING MmHINEs REPAIRED.
\I‘HE subsgriber ‘ prepared to attend all
\be 3 calls In the go ttin line, and will also
, >1 ..m readiness to reptil- ewing or other Ma-
nnes: Charges reasonable and work thor—
tughly and promptl (l e. '
11 Irn’EoiioRE GLOVER.
rockery,China,-\:d Glass.
v rn .
‘1‘?" TQCleed, some 11 styles of the
a 0 i e, t .
a1 Estate, Personal , Property and , '
experience of years has proved it to be the
cheapest and most durable roofing in use.
We call attention to the following facts :
lst—It is fire and water proof.
2(l—Fron1 its great elasticity it is not. inju—
riously affected by extremes of heat and cold.
3d—It is adapted to all kinds of Roofs,
whether steep or flat, and is not in want Of
constant repairs, as is the case with metal and
other roofs.
4th—The cost is only about One-Half that
of Tin, and it is twice as durable. . ,
It is readily applied to Old Shingle Roofs,
without removing the shingles, which is a
great desideratum to parties who do not wish
to risk having their ceilings and furniture ru-
ined, while repairs are being made.
paired with Gutta Percha Cement, and
prevented from further. corrosion and looking
thereby insuring a perfectly water-tight roof
for many years. . ’
Specimens of the Roofing can be seen by
calling on the subscriber, at South Norwalk.
All orders b 4' letter will receive prompt at-
tention. , , F. HUNT,» South Norwalk.
INSURANCE.
THE subscriber having taken the agency
of the M10 England Fire and Alarms I71-
sm'cmce 00. of Hartford, isprepared to insure
all kinds of property against loss or damage
by fire, on‘a's accommodating terms as any
other Company. ', '? '
‘ The New England Fire and Marine Insu-
rance COmp'any has been recently established
witha paid in- capital of $200,000 and has a
surplus of $6,295.00. -
' - - JOSEPH W. HUBBELL,
Agent for N orwalk and vicinity.
N orWalk, Feb. ‘lst, 1850. t
$5—AMBRICAN.
AR'I'II'ICIAI- TEETH CO,
DENTISTS, 384 Bowery, opposite 5th st,
vNew York; 15 St. John st. New Haven;
168 Main st, Bridgeport, cor of Union; West
ave. corner of Love Lane, Norwalk. Artifi-
cial tecth of the very best manufacture, full
sets for $5, 19, $15, $20. Single teeth 50
cents. Atifi a1 bone filling put in while soft
without pressure or pain—it burdens the same
color as the tooth, adheres firmly to it, restor-
ing even old shells to comfort and usefulness.
BOston, Philadelphia, and Albany, see local
papers. This is a company of practical dent-
ists combined for the purpose of uniting large
facilities for manufacturing artificial teeth on
a large scale, in every variety, which they are
thereby enabled to furnish directly to the
wearer at about one half the usual prices.
11?“ Norwalk Office open every Friday.
1:. ontmann 0:. sons,
Cabinet Makers ,-
‘At their Old Established lVrn'e Rooms,
‘ ' East Slide the Ridge, ‘
OPPOSITE PH (ENIX BL 0 CK.
AVE now on hand the largest and best
' assortment of Cabinet Furniturc,Chairs,
Looking Glasses, Mattresses, etc., ever offered
for sale in this place, which we have just pur-
chased for cash, at extremely low prices, and
intend to sell accordingly.
We also keep constantly on hand, Ready
.Made Coflins of all sizes and descriptions, from
the most costly Rosewood to the plaincst ever
-
l
O
e . .
From our long experience in the Underta—
king. Business, wc are confident we can give
perfect satisfaction to all who may need our
services. 37
Groceries Cheaper than ever
I‘ O R C A 5 II 1
HE subscriber would inform the public
generally, that he still continues to sell
the best of Groceries, Provisions, etc., at his
old stand, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block, as cheap as
the cheapest. He offers great inducements
to cash buyers, as he has as large an assort-
ment of groceries of the best qualities as can
be found at any store in the' country. He
would invite the special attention of all to his
stock of
‘ COFFEES, TEAS AND SUGARS,
which are Of the very best quality, and will
be sold cheap. The public are invited to call
and examine and judge for themselves.
A. MOREHOUSE.
GOAL 1 OOAI. i
EORGE H. RANDLE has been recei-
ving direct from the mines, and is
now prepared to offer at the lowest market
rates, the following kinds of coal, from his'
Coal Yard, east side the bridge, viz :
Swing Mountain Lehe’gh, .
Sugar Loaf do.
Mammoth Win (White Ash)
Locust Mountain do.
Scranton '> do.
Council Ridge, (Pink Ash)
Laurence (Red Ash)
Trevorton Semi-A71 thracz'le.
Mr. O. H. Benedict, long and favorably
known in the Coal Trade, will be always on
hand to serve the public. A share of {3.18
Pum‘c Pan'ona'g‘i is 61.18223. " ‘
I‘ 'O' R N I 'I' '0' R Ii !
THE subscriber is now prepared to Offer to
the public, at his old stand, as good an
assortment of
Cabinet Furniture
as can be found in Fairficld County, and at
lower prices, R CASH, than the same
quality of goods can be Obtained at any other
Establishment. , _ ' '
The stock consnstslsn part of
\ arblc To 3 Extension, ining, Card and
AI uartcttd ’Tables; Bookcases, Burcdus,
Sofas, Tete—a-tctc Lounges; Mahog-
any and Cane seat Chairs ; Gill.
and Mahogany Frame Look-
ing Glasses, &c., &c.
OOFFIN WAREROOJIS ,-
whcre may be found a full assortment of Cof-
fins, which will finished in the best possible
manner, and at short notice. -
‘W A hearse will be furnished when de-
RENO UD.
~sircd.
\Vcstport, May lst, 1858.
“HOME AGAIN !" .
Returned to Norwalk.
THE subscriber takes pleasure in notifying
the public in general, and his old custom-
ers in particular, that he has rc-purchascd his
former business, and is as ready as ever to
serve them in every department of SADDLE
AND HARNESS MAKING.
Thankful for the liberal patronage hereto—
fore extended him whilc a resident of Nor-
walk—he hopes by renewed efforts to please
—Io merit a continuance of the same.
Remember our motto, Better than the best,
and cheaper than the cheapest: at the old stand
—ca.st end of Connecticut Hotel.
33 STEPHEN .SWANN.
I'or Sale Cheap.
LIGHT, top buggy wagon, will be sold
A
03‘ the last steame A
,bKELDEN’S.
\
I \
cheap, ifappliedfor soon. . .
. . _ S.-E..OLMSTEAD.
Leaky Tin and Metal Roofs are readily re- .
3 him withtheir patronage.
' they have recently made extensive additions
3 made to order, and ten per cent. cheaper than
Paper Hangings,
And Window Shades,
3 For sale by
O
GEORGE MARVIN, _li’Iain-st.
'I'IIR AIIIIIS IIO'D‘SR,
Formerly Stephenson’s.
NORWALK, Coxx.‘
L. P. ALLIS, PROPRIETOB.
This well-known and popular Hotel, has
been thoroughly repaired and re-painted,new
furniture, &0. added, and the entire establish-
ment put in the best possible order for ensu-
ring the comfortof _ permanent or, transit
guests. The cm‘sine department will be equal
to any first class Hotel, and every department
carefully superintended and arranged with a
view to the substantial enjoyment of its pat-
rons. The beautiful drives in and about
Norwalk—with its beautiful rivers, and bar-
bor—makes it one of the most popular sum-
mer seats in the State. Tenns moderate.
WA first Class Stable, in connection with .
the Hotel.
STEAM
Marble Works.
No. 1001, Broadway,
Come-r of 27th. Street, New York.
I—‘HE undersigned has purchased the abov
A extensive and well known Establish-
ent, formerly owned by Mr. J. W. BOwdcn,
and having had 20 years experience in the
MARBLE BUSINESS, he flatters himself he can
give ample satisfaction to all who may favor
Constantly on hand a large assortment of
Plain and Sculpturcd Mantle Pieces, Monuv
ments and Head Stones, of Foreign and Do—
mestic Marble. Plumbers’ Slabs, and Cabi-
net Work neatly executed. ‘ All orders
promptly attended to. E. B. PRICE. 1536‘
A. JACKSON 6L BRO.
V‘l OULD respectfully announce .to the
public and their old customers, that,
to their stock of goods. We are now prepar-
ed to offer an assortment not to be surpassed
in Fairfield County, in quality or price. We
would call particular attention to our stock of
Watches, which is ,lar er than ever before.—
We have a fine lot Of adies’ Swiss Watches,
1n gold cases; at prices varying from $20.10
$75, which we can recommend as heino- cor- .
rcct time keepers. Also, Gentlcmcn’s Which-
es, in silver and gold cases, at any price from
$5 to $100. We buy of the best importers in
New York, and altogether for cash, so that
our facilities for selling cheap could not be
greater. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and
Plated Wares was never better than at pres-
ent, and comprises all of the latest styles that
are manufhctured. A. JACKSON & BRO.
Wagon and Carriage
BUILDING AND REPAIRING,
N New Canaan, at the old stand of the
subscriber. Every description of Wagons
any other shop in the county. All kinds of
Farm produce, and Oak, Ash, and Hickory
Plank taken in exchange for work.
tf29_ _, E. L. ARNOLD.
- Rh. 3. Hessian,-
_Profess0rofMusio
Is now prepared to re-
. new his course of instrnc4
tion—‘to all‘those who may desire his services
—-in Iiistrumental Music. Instructions given
on the Piano Forte, Organ or Melodeou.
Pianos tuned and repaired. All orders left
at his residence, Main-st, N orwalk, will be
promptly attended to. 1y32
House Sr. Sign Painting,
GILDING, GLAZING, &c.. 610.,
SOUTH NORWALK.
HE subscriber will execute all orders in
Plain or Ornamental Painting in the
most satisfactory manner, and at reasonable
prices.
Also, For Sale, his present residence (with
his business if desired), comprising a house
nearly new, with garden, trees, shrubbcry,
&c., and a shop thereon. Terms easy. Ap-
ply on the premises, Opposite Quintard dz
Smith‘s Carriage Factory, to
- - GEORGE HODGES.
May 7th, 1860. 1319
J.N.LO0KWO0D&00,
West Side of the Bridge,
LYNES’ NEW BLOCK,
I<EEP constantly on hand, a large and
varied assortment of Ladies’, Gcnts’,and
Children's
GAITERS, BOOTS, SHOES, «930.,
all made under our own personal supervis-
ion, of the best material, and in the most
workman]ikc-manucr. Our assortment of
Ladies’ Gaiters undoubtedly comprises—both
in extent and quality—a finer assortment than
can be found at any similar establishment in
the County. In Gent’s Boots, Gaiters, Shoes,
etc, we have a larger and better assortment,
wc'arc confident, than was ever before Offer-
ed 111 Norwalk. We are prepared to manu-
facture, to measure any article in- our lz'ne,and
at the shortest notice. ,
Misses' and Children’s Shoes.
in cndlcss varictv.
for Sean} 1min '
REPAIRING—in all its branches~doue
neatly, quickly, and cheaply.
T"
j Sill-article of Slippers
'House Painting,
GLAZING, GRAINING, GILDING, ETC
C. C. BROTHERTON
IS prepared to execute all orders in the
above line of business with ncatncss and
dispatch. All orders for
PAPER HANGING,
will be cxccutcd in the best manner, by an
experienced workman. .
Orders left at the Store of 117. Va. C'In'chester,
or at the. subscriber’s residence, on Mer-
win Street, will meet with prompt attention.
» C. C. BROTIIERTON.
General Blacksmithing.
CARRIAGE MAKING c6 REPAIRNG ;
And Horse Shoez‘ng Etchangc.
THE subscribers have made arrangements
for carrying on a general Blacksmithing,
Carriage Making and Repairing; and also,
for the Shocing of Horses, in which depart-
ment, we have the services of a man thor-
oughly competent and experienced, whom
we will warrant not to be surpassed int is
1in of his vocation. A share of the public
patronage IS respectfully solicited. '
E. M. MERRI'I‘T 5‘: CO.
E. M. Muumrr. G. W. MEnm'r'r.
“later-st, Norwalk, Conn.
Whitney’s
PhotOgraphIc' and Fine Art
GAL' DEBS-Y,
NORWALK, CONN.
LATE E. B. Tuonrsou’s. E T. Whitney
wquld inform the citizens of N orwal
that he has established himself in the Gazette
Building, and will furnish them with Photo-
graps, Ambrotypes, and all kinds of Pictures
taken by the sun, from Miniatures, to life
size; colored or plain; in the highest at 1c
of. the art. E. T. WHITNE .
D. B. Woonmmr, Operator. tt29-
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ruluocrs, BIC , a-
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going.
From The Household magazine: \
SPRING.
BY DB. A. HILL.
WELCOME, beautiful Spring !
Welcome the birds that sing-
0 how sweetly—
How completely-
Do their charming voices ring !
Just over in the orchard, as the .sun came up
to-day,
I was passing by and heard them,andbolicve
me what I say,
’Twas a twitter, and a carol, and a perfect
roundelay.
(H19 little, tiny fellow, 3
Somewhat smaller than ti): rest;
He was neither red'nor yellow,
But all brown about the breast.
On the topmost twig of an old apple tree
He stretched up his head where all might see,
And then poured from his throat such a
stream of song,
That you could almost see it flowing along;
Limpid and soft, dulcct‘and clear,
Ravishing all that might chance to hear.
Then turning and twisting his head about,
I tell you he rolled the sweet notes out.
N
How changed, since the Ice-King strode down
from the North,
And scattered his hour-frost.
around !
When he breathed on the world, and a temp-
est camc forth,
To sweep up the dry leaves that slept on the
ground.
like ashes
‘fiic rigid—the frigid—the frozen and icy,
Gives place to the genial, the soft and the
warm, .
The tender and gent.le,the fragrant and spicy,
Succeeds to the howl and the blast of the
storm.
Now manifold beautics,all clustered together,
Fall thick from the swift-winged moments
that fly,
And a charm from above seems to soften the
weather,
And rest like a spell on the earth and the sky,
The rivers and streamlcts, all sweet beyond
measure,
Released from the grasp that has held them
so long,
Run leaping and laughing, with manifest
pleasure,
And murmur a soft and perpetual song.
0 woudcrfnl—bcautiful—magical Spring !
0 life from the dead, and a strange interjec-
tion ! .
Thy scasorl tome is a marvelous thing,
And seems little less than a grand resurrec-
tion. ’
Nouwxmv, CONN, 1860.
<‘.>o
Bed-Time.
A CHILD’S EVENING HYKN.
1* BERNARD BARTON.
Barons I close my eyes in sleep,
Lord, hear my evening prayer ;
And dcign a helpless child to keep
With thy protecting care.
Though young in years, I have been taught
Thy name to love and fear;
Of Thee to think with solemn thought,
Thy goodness to revere.
That goodness givcs'each simple flower
Its scent and beauty too
And feeds it in night’s darkest hour
With heaven’s refreshing dew.
Nor will Thy mercy less delight
The infant’s God to be,
Who through the darkness of the night
For safety trusts to Thee.
The little birds that sing all day
In many a leafy wood,
By Th‘ec are clothed in plumage gay,
By Thee supplied with food.
And when at night they cease to sing,
By Thee protected still,
Their young ones sleep beneath their wing,
Secure from every ill.
Thus may’st Thou guard with gracious arm,
The couch whereon I lie,
And keep a child from every harm
By Thy all-watchful eye.
For night and day to Thee are one,
The helpless are Thy care ;
And for the'sake of Thy dear son,
Thou hear‘st an infant’s prayer.
W
Splendid Impudence.
Poor Mr. Buchanan has not carried the re-
spcct of the country but it certainly was a
afair bargain to require of Lecomptonites when
he “appointed, them to office, that they should
“conquer their prejudices,” conceal their real
sentiments, and treat him with common civil-
ity. Besides he is President, if he is James
Buchanan, and something is due to the Office.
So it is rather improper for all Washington
to be laughing at the impudence of George
Sanders,navy agent at New York. George is
now a Douglas mama rowdy politician of the
New York stamp,and while at Charleston be
nearly drove Mr. Buchanan frantic by his de-
spatches, partly because they were sublimely
insolent but also in great measure because
they were exceedingly“ ‘echnsive. For in-
stance, one of thfin was nearly in these
words; .
“To His Eccellclwy, James Buchanan, Plum?-
dent of the United States : “The minority reso-
lutions will pass. [Here followed the resolu-
tions at length] Douglas will be nominated
on the next bal 0t. , end for Douglas imme-
diately. Lose no time in making friends with
your successor. . All the past shall be forgiv-
en, and your particular friends shall be re-
tained in office. From one who often differs
from you in opinion, but never decives you.
“Gaonon Sum-ms."
For this sweet consolation J. B. paid $28.
For similar comfort, Secretary Cobb paid $14
and Senator Toombs $12, and others like
sums. George says:
“When I sent despatches to_ Clingman I
knew he was poor, and I paid for them;
when I sent them to, Vice President Breck-
inn’dgc I knew he was poor, and' I lid for
them; but when I sent despatches to fr. Bu-
chanan, I let him pa for them- himmlf, be-
cause I knew he ha the secret-fund oe_rv1ce
(whereof inquire of Wykoli‘ and Frame; J u-
das Grand) and the contingent. funo and
therefore rich and able to pay libera' y'for
bin in the way of news and personal
eve
service. at only that: I gave him ariofilce
worth $25,000 ahyear, and he only gave me
an office'worth $3,000.
He is anxious to havej his head out of, and
is said to have some diclosures'readyA-il’fcsa
\
Annual .RepOrts.,to .‘the;
General Assembly.
The following is an abstract of . the several
reports presented to the legislature:
Bank Commissioner’s Report.
There are at the present time in this State
seventy-three banks of discount, and one
branch,- with an aggregate capital of $21,625,-
1677 holding deposits, to the amout of $5,463,-
540 and having a circulation of $7,708,996,
with a specie reserve in vault of $950,138,
and the further sum of $2,935,054 in s cie
funds deposited in the cities of New ork
and Boston ‘on call; showing adegres of
strspgthand stability seldom attained b the
° 11
ba institutions of any State in the nion
The ted capital of the discount and sav-
ings banks amounts to within a fraction of
FORT! muons or nouns, and the Com-
missioners say‘ that it is a fact worthy of note
that while the 3- State of Connectict stands-in
the scale ofStates the twenty second, in point
of population, it ranks as the fifth in its
amount (if-banking capital—New York, Mas-
sachusetts, Pennsylvania and Louisiana ex-
ceeding onl ingoint, of discount bank capi-
tal, while ew rk and Massachusetts alone
exceed irr'the amount of discount and savings
bank capital combined; a‘fact which, when
taken in connection with the large amount of
individual capital invested in our various
manufacturing and other interests, show con-
clusively that Connecticut is second to no
State, in the Union in comparative wealth,
prosperity of its inhabitants, and‘stability of
its banking institutions.
The Commissioners report the Quinnebaug
Bank, Norwich, as declaring dividends, un-
der circumstances which deserve the severest
censure. They say that “with more than
one-half of their entire capital under protest
or extension, and having loans in large sums
to individuals and railroad corporations in
the western States on which they must (in
the opinion of the Commissioners) eventually
sustain heavy losses, they have persisted in
making their usual dividends to their stock-
holders, by which means they have been en-
abled to keep the market value of the stock
of the bank at par, it bein at the same time
(in our opinion) impaired.’ A further con-
tinuance of dividends will be promptly met
with prosecution under the act of 1858. The
Uncas Bank, Norwich, is also reported as de-
claring dividends which it ought not to, but
the o cers promise for the future, compliance
with the wishes of the Commissioners.
The Phoenix Bank, Hartford, by suspend
ing. dividends during the year has reduced the
Brooklyn real estate account to about $100,000
and to near its proper point of adjustment.—
The commissioners add :—-“ In all other re-
spects the bank is in excellent condition, and
will undoubtedly resumb its usual dividends
in September next.” The New Haven County
Bank. whose capital .was impaired from
causes the same as alluded to in the case of
the Phoenix Bank, has reduced its capital
stock and is now doing well. The assets of
the Bank of North America are still in the
‘hands of receivers. Dcpositors have been
paid in full, and all the circulation that has
been presented, has been redeemed, and there
will be $47,531.15 to divide among the stock-
holders.
, The- Commissioners regret that so many
bank directors neglect to perform their duties
after accepting appointments. Another evrl
the have found to exist in the appointment
of irectors, is that many of them own so little
stock that they do not manifest that interest
in the discharge of their duties which they
ought. They have found the leading direc-
tors and the president, (in the some cases)
owning onlyonc hundred dollars of the stock of
the bank they were connected With. They
think no person should-be eligible to the of-‘
fice of a director in an bank without owning
at least one thousand ollars of its stock; and
recommendthe enactment of a law to that
effect. ‘ .
Frequentreferencc has heretofore been
made .in the reports of t 8 bank commis-
sioners to the practice of our banks of pur-
cha lug paper in New York and elsewhere
at higher rates of interest than six per cent.
No direct legislative action has ever been ta-
ken upon the subject, and the propriety-and
legality of the practice is a frequent topic of.
discussion. The present commissioners are
of opinion “that the real difllculty which has
of necessity led to this practice, lies in the
fact that by far too - many banks have been
chartered by former legislatures, thereby
creatinga much larger amount of banking
capital than was requisite to, supply the legit-
imate wants of the State; but having created
the it would be unjust to confine and. limit
their business to their several localities any
further than their wants may. require. We
believe the banking institutions of the State
do, in a commendable degree, respond to all
the legitimate wants of their several localities
serving, to their best ability,the smaller as well
as the larger class of borrowers. Assuming,
then, that thé policy of our laws does not re-
quire our banks to keep their capital within
their vaults, in an inactive state, the question
arises, where and in what manner may the
surplus means of our, banks, after supplying
the“ legitimate wants of the State be used '2”
The commissioners think inv tments of
surplus means in Government, S c and oth-
er stocks, safe but not profitable; loans for
circulation at the West seriously objectiona-
ble, as isthc purchase of “one named paper."
They also say ;—- ,
“ We have observed that. those banks
which have confined themselves to the pur-
chase of first class “two named” business pa-
per in New York and other commercial cen-
ters of trade, have found such paper more re-
liable and safer, under any emergency, than
any other class of discounts, and seldom does
such paper rule higher , that the legal rate of
interest in this state, although under a strin-
gent state of the money market, it does at
times sell at higher rates” And add :—
“The commissioners are of . the opinion,
that in cases where banks have supplied all
the legitimate calls for money at home, and
do not find their surplus means absorbed, the
safest and most reliable mode of investment-
is in the purchase of good “two named” busi-
ness paper usually found in our large markets
provided in all cases the practice shall be con-
fined, to and be governed by the restrictions
we have indicated.”
The commissioners think it. will be many
years before a further increase of banking
cap' 1 will benecded, and that when it is re-
qui d it would be better policy to increase
the capital ofthosc banks already established
rather than multiply the number of smaller
ones. But little, if any change is needed in
our banking laws,and the commissioners take
pleasurein bearing testimony to the general
prosperity of our banking interests and insti-
tutions, which they think will not suffer in
comparison with those of any other state.
There age nlpw in (ipcgation in 1.318 state 3';
Savings an s, wit a gregate eposits 0
$18,132,820 including $i567,536 of Savings
Bank and uilding Association deposits]
which is an increase of $2,212,128 as compar—
,cd with last year.
The commissioners recommend the cn‘act—
ment of a law requiring treasurers to give
bonds; also to restrict the rate of interest on
personal loans out of the state. They shduld'
also, the commissioners say, be prohibited
from “ shaving notes,” which is practised by
many of them. They favor a law requiring
collaterals to be deposited wheii personal
names are taken.
In consequence of the difficulty. in loaning
one-half of the deposits upon “real estate in
this state worth double the amount” of the
loan, the commissioners recommend an
amendment to the law referred to, so that it
will read, “ One half of the depostis shall be
loaned on real estate, within this state worth
double the amount, or in the Stocks of the
United States, and all loans ‘duly and legally
authorized,’ made to this state or to any town
or school district in this state, shall for the
urposes of this act be deemed real estate
cans.” -
They also think that a law providing that
no savings bank shall declare to its depositors
annually any greater dividends than at the
rate of five, and a half per cent; per annum,
(and any excess of earnings, whenever they
shall amount to two and a half per cent. on
the whole amount ,ofdepositsphall be paid to
the depositors as an extra dividend—provid-
ed that no extra dividend shall be declared
until after a permanent surplus fund shall
have been established of two and a halfper
cent. to meet contingent losses,) would mau-
gurate a financial system that would give
greater security to depositors, and at the same
time tend to keep out from these depositories,
large sums of money which now seek'them
for the purpose of evading taxation.
Four years since there ere in the state
neatly 50 Sayings Bank an Building Asso-
c1ations; their number is now reduced to 27,
all but 5 of which, are in process of liquida-
tion. . Theaggregatc reduction of deposits in
the remamm 22 has been for the last year,
about $700, , and an increase in the five as
folIOWS; .
City Savings Bank of New Haven, $218,281,85
Machonxes’ S. B. and B. A. Hartford, 22,082,“
New Britain, “ “ New Britain, 9,478,70
Mechanics’ “ “ Bethe], ' 1,273,55
Manchester, -‘ “ Manchester, 1,767,50
Total increase of deposits for the year, $252,883,“
ShOwing an aggregate reduction in the
twenty-seven of about $450,000, the material
ain being in the City Savings Bank, of New
oven. ‘
Under the operation of the law of ’58, six
of these institutions nearly closed up their
affairs last year, and it is thought that more
than one half of the remainingnumber, will
wind up their business during the present
year.
Report of the Comptroller.
The financial condition of ,the state is fully
given in the message of the governor, and a
repetition of the figures is unnecessary.
The indebtedness of the state, which was,
on the first day of April, 1859, $65,000, is now
$50,000, from which deduct thebalance , in
the treasury, leaving the actual balance
against the state, on the first of April, 1860,
$35,110 35. The judicial expenses have been
reduced in the past year, the sum of $8,057,663
The estimated receipts for the current year
are $256,089,65; expenses, (including the pay-
ment of the state debt of $50,000,) $262,100
leaving a deficiency of $6.010,35. Or, in oth-
er words, paying off the state debt into that
amount.
Treasurers -Report.
The total receipts from all sources during
the year was $731,579 68; disbursements,
$723,835,20,—leaving, with the amount on
hand at the commencement of the year, a bal-
ance in the treasury of, $45,758 24, The suit
against Wm. H. Loble andW.F.Taylor, late
Clerk and State Attorney for Fairficld coun-
ty, has been settled by the payment into the
treasury of $2,168,98,up0n judgment obtained.
Commissioner of" the School Fund. I
The report states that the number of chil-
dren between the ages of four and sixteen re-
turned last year, exceeds the number return-
ed the previous year by 2,361. This large
annual increase (principally in the cities) of
couse reduces the amount paid per scholar,
and as many children are returned who do‘
not attend school, the commissionerrecom-
meuds such change in the law as that the
revenue of the fund shall be divided in pro-
portion to the number actually attending
*upon‘ the instruction it is intended to furnish,
rather than in proportion to the whole num-
ber within certain ages, whether they are the
recipients of its benefits or 'not. During the
last year . $4.25 per scholar has been divided
and a surplus of $21,334 22 left in the treas-
ury. ' The principal of the fund amounts to
$2,044,672 01. ’
Superintendent of Common Schools.
The Superintendent reports that the evi-
dence of improvement in everything pertain-
ing to the common schools of the State is
more marked than at any previous time. The
increasing interest in common schools is lead-
inglto a full and earnest discussion of plans
and means for general education, which it is
believed, will result in more intelligent action
and greater- good-to the cause. ' '
One evidence of the advancement of com-
mon school education is seen in the greater
proportionate attendance. It is well known
that in the last twenty years the propOrtion
of children of foreign birth has rapidly in-
creased in most of our cities, and that for va-
rious reasons many of these are never sent to
common schools. Yet, during this time, the
ratio 'of attendance to the ' enumeration has
steadily increased, especially during the last
five years. In Hartford, in 1838,‘ there were
2,533 persons enumerated, between the ages
‘ of four and sixteen, and 1,215‘or 47 per cent.
in common schools. In 1859, there were
5.269, enumerated, and 2,873, or 52 per cent.
in common schools. In New London, 64
per cent, were in common schools, in 1838,
and in 1859, 71 per cent. In Norwich, 66
per cent. attended in 1888, and in 1859, 75
per cent. In Bridgeport,the number in common
schools was 49 per cent. in 1838 and in 1859,
58 per cent. In the city of Middlctwown, of
835 enumerated in 1838, but 276 or less than
32 per cent. were in'common schools, while
in 1859, of 1,171 enumerated 708 or more than
60 percent. were in common schools. In
some districts the ratio of increased atcndance
is still greater. '
Another evidence of improvement is in the
change which has taken place in school build-
ings, and grounds. This change has been so
great in the last four years, thit we need not
go so far back for a comparison. In 1856,
but 454 school-houses were reported in good
condition, while there are now 798, many of
them not only convenient, but tastefulin arch-
itecture, attractive to pupils and parents.—
Maps, libraries and apparatus have be pro-
vided to a great extent within the la four
years.
But one of the most important changes
which has taken place is that which relates
to teachers and their permanency. In 1838,
there were but85 teachers in the State who
followed the business as a profession, or were
permenently engaged in the employment;
now there are more than 700, who make it
their only business, and are employed in the
some schools continuously. ,
Fifty-two school houses have been erected
during the past year,_and the whole amount
expended in new building and repairs is
about $70,000—during the last- five years
$646,000. But 221 school houses are report-
ed in bad condition.
There are inthe State, school accommoda-
tions for about 80,000 children. The whole
annual expense of common schools is nearly
$400,000, or $5 to each child. The average
attendance, however, is but a little over 50,
000,- yet teachers, room's, etc are provided for
nearly the aggregate number enrolled, so that
there is an actual loss in the whole State, of
over $100,000 annually from irregular at:
tendance. . .
From the statistics giving in full we select
some items of interest.
Number of public schools, 1,785
Number of children between 4 and 16, 105,464
Average number in each district. 65
Number of pupils in the schools over 16, 3,873
AVersgs wages, per month, of female teachers
including board - $16.59
Average wages, per month, of male teachers,
including board, 830,05
Nuniber of teachers who have taught the
same school two successive seasons, 71‘
Capital Town Deposit Fund, $763,661.83
Revenue from Town Depmsit Fund for school
purposes. 45,819.00
Amount raised by one per cent tax for school 72,342.00
Agggreznte amount expended for support of
schools,inclnding cost ofnew school houses
and repairs, for the year ending August 31,
A
470,951,00
798
240
’
Number of school houses reported in a very
good condition.
Number of school houses reported in a very
bad condition,
State Normal School.
The trustees report that no unusual event
has occurred in the history of the Normal
School during the year, Two hundred and
thirty-one different pupils have been in atten-
dance during the year. - The number of red
uates at the last anniversarygwas 17. hole
number of pupils connected with the school
since its origin, 1,745. Expenses for the
year, $4,086.30.
The applications for teachers, especially in
the higher departments of graded schools
have been more numerous during the last
half year, than any before for any six months. ‘
And it is particularly notcworty and .credita-
ble to the institution, that encrally, where
one 'of its pupils goes, the ca comes backfor
more, insomuch that some. towns are wont to
seek- nearly all their teachers fiom the Nor-
' gested, thatthe law which I
ate support its own pupils at the school, seri~
mal School, having found them cheaper than
others, though they cost more, and learned
to appreciate the value of the services render-
ed by an educated and'skillful'teacher.
State Reform School.
The Trustees report every claim honorably
discharged and the institution free from debt,
' yet with this pecuniary prosperity it is losing
ground. The Trustees say-—
“ The existing legislation of the. State with
reference to the institution, against which the
trustees have frequently protested, is such’ as
to dcripple its efforts and almost defeat its
en 5.
It is impossible for us to reform boys un-
less boys are given us to reform, and experi-
ence has proved, what theo ust have sug-
' es each town
ously diminishes the number of commitments
.to its care—under the workin’ of the law we
have only 80 pupils, where he ore we had 150
—aud the decrease we fear is not owing to a
sudden increase in.the moral character. of
Connecticut boys, but to the fact, towns, like
individuals, are too economical to ‘send those
there who need its discipline. * * * *
The Property which the State owns for the
purposes of the school, consists of 160 acres of
land, eligibly situated, fa’st rising. in value and
admirabyto the uses of. the school.
The buildings are allthat are needed for the
accommodation of 175 to 200' inmates ; ,and
when the fact is noticed that a larger number
can be supported at much lower rates per boy
than a smaller, we think the wisdom will be
apparent of re-cnacting substantially the for-
mer law, by which the State paid $1 per week
for each boy at the school. It seems to be
forgotten that the State pays two dollars per
week for all boys committtcd to the county
jails by the several towns, and the trustees
would call the attention Of the Legislature to
a. few facts which we think abundantly
prove that the cheaper method is the Reform
School.
The items of cost, in 4.2 cases in Hartford
County, are then given,’ showing that the
State paid for board alone, $942.51, ‘ and the
costs of court were in addition $367.58. ~' The
commitments were generally for a short time
in many instances for a few weeks, so that the
cost to the State isla'rgely. in excess of What
it would have been had the boys been sent to
trustees suggest that the following positions
are obvious:
lst. That there are‘ boys in the State that
need reforming.
2d. The Reform School has facilities and
ample accommodations to do the work of re-
form. '
3d. It is a matter of economy as well as hu-
lnanity, that they should-be sent there.
4th. Thy will notbe sent here under the
present la , which makes towns responsible
for the expense of keeping them while here.
5th. This feature of the law should there-
fore be repealed, leaving the former one in
force, by which the State pays $1 per week
for each boy,- as the only method by which
the object can be accomplished.
Total expenditures for the year, 814,17 3.02
Of the receipts, $4,000 was from an appro-
priation by the State, $4,376.61 from the
State Treasury for board of delinquents, $507
from parents of boys, $411.10 from the chair
shop, $629.22 from the basket shop, $1,252.48
from the shoe shop, $686.99 from incidental
sources, and‘the balance from'towns for'the
support of boys. ’ ~
Railroad Commissioners Report.
The Commissioners report no serious cas—
ualty the last year, and that the characters
of the roads, with few exceptions, is impro-
vmg.
The chartered capital of the
several railroads lving in this
State, in whole or in part, is $23,675,838.00
Of which there has been paid in 18,727,71731
The total amount .of funded and .
floating debt is 11,133,814.75
Making total apparent expen-
seschargeable to construction
account,
The total length of road con-
structed under charters grant
ed in Whole orin part by this
29,861,532.04
State, is 785 miles
Of which is constructed in this
State , ' , 602miles
The aggregate length of double
trac is . 122 miles
Making the entire length of
track in use
Average number of miles to a
locomotive in this State,
907 miles
about 5 miles
The total expenditures for work-
ing the railroads has been, $2,053,950.46
For the], oil and waste 342,758.84
For salaries, wages, &c,,chargc- -
able to passenger and freight
departments, and miscellane-
ous expenses 509,968.10
There has een expended du- '
ring th st year:
For maintenance of way 522,995.48
For maintenance of motive
power and cars 325,879.11 .
Making for repairs and renew-
als a total cost of 848,874.59
The total income of the rail-
roads in this State during the
past year have been 3,527,903.79
Their net earnings have been 1,221,797.51
Their reported surplus is ' 260,842.91
Passenger and other trains have
been in all 2,250,875 miles
Carrying ' 2,923,991 passengers.
Report of Directors ofStates Prissn.
Notwithstanding that the number of con-
victs has been reduced twelve per cent., the
past year, thus reducing the gross earnings
in the same proportion, the net earnings of
the institution for the current year are $1,667,-
91. A larger gain to the State, in dollars
might have been shown, had the Directors
and Warden deemed that “money making”
was a primary object to be attained hi the
management of the institution.
The number of inmates is 24 less than last
year, owing to increased discharges on expi-
ration of sentence, and a large decrease in
commitments. The improvements author-
ized by the last General Assembly have all
been made, adding much to the comfort
and convenience of officers and prisoners.
The whole number in confinement, March
3lst, 1860, was 179, receivedfrom the differ-
ent Counties, as follows: Hartford, 38; New
Haven, 38; New London, 24; Windham, 13;
Tolland 11. One hundred and fifty-four are
Americans, and 25 foreigners. "here are
white males, 143; colored males, 24; white
females, 5; colored females, 4; Indian half
breeds, 2. Thu'r ages are; Under 20, 26; be-
tween 20 and 30, 98; between 30 and 40, 32;
between 40 and 56, 18; over 50, 5. There
are 17 under sentence for life, of whom two
are females. Only 35 of the whole number
claimed to be strictly temperate; 118 ac-
knowledged to have been moderate drinkers,
and twenty six to have been habitual
drunkards. Seventeen can neither read nor
write, and42 can read only. One hundred
and two never attended Sabbath School, 61
are married and 118 single, and 57 were left
orphans. The Chaplain reports an encoura-
ging state of things in his department, and
the physician reports seven deaths during
the year.
Adjutant General’s Report.
Gen. Williams, in his report, gives an ab-
stract of the returns of officers commanding
brigades and regiments; lists of ordnance,
&c., now in possession of the troops ; the
number of persons enrolled in each town; a
roster of commissioned officers, &c. The
number who paid a commutation tax last
year was 22,073, yielding $11,036.50. There
’are now in the State 49 companies, as follows:
light artillery, 1: cavalry, 3; artillery, 7;
light infantry, 3; infantry, 29; riflemen, 3;
Governor‘s Guards, 3; also eight regimental
bands.
The expense of'the military system, in all
its departments, for the year ending March
‘3lst, was $15,291.05, showing a decrease from
the previous year of $12,812285—oc'casioned
.by. limiting the fall parades to one day. Du-
ring the year the State drew thin: the gene-
the Reform School. ‘ From the- arguments-
urged and the facts stated in the report, the‘
Fairfield, 81; Litchfield, 18;'Middlesex, 6; '
ral government 289' .new ride» muskets; this
year the quota i5'2o2, worth about‘$3,280. 3
Quarter Masters. General's Report;
. The Quarter Master reports the expenses
of his department for the, year, «$2,507.26.—
arsenal buildings are in good repair, except a
portion of' the wall ofthe “gun ‘house, which
has been injuredzby froSt. .. The amount ap-
propriated last ear for.drainin’g'and :filhn' g
m the‘Arsenal ard (8200) WES; insufilcient.
The roof of the sheds need painting, and. the
auditors recommend an appropriation of $300
for needed repairs. . Annexedtoitlie'tenortis
a detailed account ofproperty lathe Amen, ' 81-
Births. Marriages mammary:
_ The State Librarian reports the number of
births at - 11,259, .a. decrease of 40 from the
number reported in 1858. He+suggests~thst ‘
the decrease is not puprising, as themumber
Ofmarriages has constantly decreased._8.ince .
1855. ; Hartford and New London counties
are the largest losers, while 'Fairfieldia‘hd
Tolland counties are the onlyones showing;
a ain. 0f the births, 5,897 were males, and
5; 84 . were’. females. The most prolific
months were March and July, and the least
so, June. There were 98 illegitimate and
107 plurality births reported.
_ The number of marriages-were 3,778; an
Increase of 41 from 18581
American in 2,471 cases, and both foreign in
982 . cases. 134 American. males ~married
fore: females, and 127 foreign males mar-
ried erican females. In 64 cases the na-
tivity; was not stated. ' '
The number of - deaths was 6533—3. de-
crease of 85.: This decrease was inthe c0111!-
ties of Hartford, New Haven, Litchfield- and'
Middlcs‘fi particularly the county of New
Haven. f 364,0r about one in all the deaths
the sex was not returned; this number, unu~
sually large, is partly to be accounted for by
the neglect of the Registrar - of . Norwich to
distinguish the males and-females in his ab-
straotz The remaimn' ' g6,169 were very equal-
ly divided. 3,080 being-males,» and ' 3,089 fe-
males. 2,116,nearly.one-third~:ofthewhole
number reported, were under-5 years ofage,-
of these 1012.wcre. males and. .874.were.fe-
males, showmg-that during the early‘ period
of life the mortality amon '-boys -='is "greater’
than among girls. 1066 died upwards of 70
years old, 79 upwards of. 90,-and four had
completed a century. ’
The year has been one-ofgcneral-heathfnl-
ness and the- returns indicate a;smalle'r-:per. .
centage of deaths from zymotic diseasesthan
for several years past; 'two diseases Tof‘ this
class, however,-appear for the first timein our ‘
reports; 1mdcr.the head of erysipelas are i-in-
eluded three deaths in thetown of : Norwich,
caused by malignant pustule, and under scar-
letiusl, 36 'casesof. dipth‘eria, ' "
Among thecolore'dpopulation—the number
of births was99; marriages 54; deaths,'.180.
The registrar says: Accordin to our returns._ »
the colored population of the fate is decreas-
ing, and were it not for immigration, would
soon become extinct at no distant-day.
Of the deaths there wereby consumption,
1,058; pneumonia, 347; . dropsy, 170; atropy,
105; apoplexy, 127 ; convulsions, 203; hy-
drocephalus, 126'; paralysis, 126;- diseases of
the brain, 113, cholera infantum, 195;:croup,
169; dysentery, 107; typhus fever, 307; scar-
letma, 275; and smaller numbers by a large
.varietyof diseases. - . , ~
Heow I Pop’d the Questidn.
And now I’ll tell ye about Bet, and how I
came to win-her, down in her old father‘s
garden a shellin’ beans for dinner. When
she came flitting ’crost my, path about a month
ago, I thought she was a fa‘ quean an’ told .
my mother so. For my life could net 'ac-
count for the queer sensation that round the
region of my heart .p’t heating like tarnation;
but’the truth came to me at last just like a
bolt from J ovc, it came with overwhelming
force, reader—I was in love! Where could
I go,zwhat cOuld'I do, to quench the am’rous
fire which knawed. any‘gizzard till I ‘Was ’
ready to expire? In hot or cold, by night or
day, it was just all the same, _I.,,qould find
nothing tew allay the hot and seething flame.
I took all kinds of- medicine. but no go'od did
it dew; I put ice in my coat pockets and in
my trowsers tew.; I told any mother how I
felt, and she said she was sure, if I were to
marry Bets , she soon would‘work a. cure.—- '
“By gum, ’11 try the thing,” said I, “if she
will but-agree, ’ll’go right down andfask her
now if she will marry me.” I comb’d and
shaved and brushed my, clothes as slick as
any mouse, and started doWn across the lots
unto my Betsey’s house. Down in the gar-‘
den I found Bet a. shellin’ beans and peas;
heow sweet she looked as she sot there with
her hair toss’d by the breeze. Upon the as
I took a. seat feeling quite ill at case, an vol-
unteer’d my services tew help her shell the
peas; and there I sot, and shell’d away, not
a word dare I speak, I hardly raised my eyes
enough tew see her blushing cheek. . I sot
and thought, and thought and‘sot,‘I know" I
blushedlike sin, but of the errand 1- came on
I couldn’t a word begin. I tried fcwfwhistle,
but alas! my lips would not pucker,and dear
little Bet was humming sweetly “ Old Dan
Tucker.” But at last essa ’d to speak, but
I made such a stutter, that lycould not get a
word out I was in such a flutter. “Betsey,"
said I, as I sot there, “of what are you think-
in’ ?” and to me she quickly replied she
thought .I had been drinking; the merry
rogue said this tow me, but her go laugh he-
lied her. she said she thought that had drank
a peck 0:"hard cider. I saw that she was ma~
king sport, and it did me much grieve tew
have her- making game of me-and laughing in
her sleeve: I hitched towards her an inch or
so, and firmly closed In eyes, and with - a»,
mighty effort spoke tew etsey in this wise,
“Betsey. there is a chap I knOw who. loves
you most tew death, one who will love and .
cherish you so long as he has breath. He
loves you for yourself alone, and not for
golden pelf, I adore every every inch of you
for I’m the chap myself," Gosh! heow the
little witch did laugh when she heard me say
this. " Betsy," says I, “ will yeou be mine ?"
and she answered me “ Yes." “Glory," says
I, “ That is the talk,” and clasp'd her to m *
breast, and hugged her till I could not '_tc
the northeast from southwest, I felt her heart
go pit—a-pat agin my Sunday vest. After a
while we got married an’ had a heap of - fun,-
we raised the deuce in general as other folks -
have done. . . ' '
.I on editor will'agree,
And I canspend the-time,
I’ll tell ye about the weddin’
And do it all in rhyme.
.5.
Ax UNPROFITABLE PINT or Winona—A
case has been decided in the Court of Cour
mon Pleas in Champaign County, Ohio,
which is a caution to liquor sellers. Peter ’
Lawson sold to one Reed Brush a pint of
whiskey; Brush got “ intoxicated and drunk"
as the law states it; Brush did furiously seize
an axe, and with force and violence, did cut
and chop off the left foot of his wife. Mrs.
Brush. . There is a wise and salutary law in
Ohio, givmg to wrfe,child, parent, guardian,
employer, or other person who shall shall be
injured in person, property or means of sup-
port by _an Intoxicated person, 'a right of ac-
nonagamst the person who sold the liquor to
the mtoxrcated‘ person. , Under this law Mrs.
Brushsued Lawson, the grocer, for $20,000
damages for the loss of her foot ~ by means of
his pint of whiskey. The defense allegedthat
the maiming was the result of a domestic
quarrel occasioned by the unchaste conduct
of the wife. But the Judge very pi-op‘erl
ruled that immoral. conduct on the woman s
part could not forfeit her claim to , legal .pro—
tection, and that the law considered her
drunken husband as merely the instrument
of Lawson in cutting off her foot, and. held .
the latter as truly responsible for it as if he
had done the act with his own hands. The
jury, therefore, 'found a verdict of $5000
damages against Lawson, and in favor of‘th‘e
abused wi e.
W
W Not longsince a premium was offe red
by_an agricultural society for the best made
of irrigation; and the latter word, by mistake
of the printer, having been changed to “irrita-
tion,” a farmer sent his wifejto gain the prize
MM
' W“ Come out of the wet,” as-the shark
said, when he swallowed the sailor.
BO-tli'part“ '. iés "w‘efe' ' '
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