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vention adjourned to ten to-morrow, With 1_ . General .Railrtiad Commissioner ; Daniel $3 Reward.
LEGISLATIVE.
.lfondug, IMQ/ 14.
B. Willard, State Prison Director; and Wil- . —
, liani Brown, Bank Commissioner; passed.
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The first ballot resulted as follows:
For Mr. Seward, 173i -.‘2.
For Mr. Lincoln, 102.
()ST—oii the evening of 7th instant, in
Courts, of the ext I‘f mic pretensions of a purely
J Lyues‘ Hall, or near the entrance, a Hair
local interest, and its general and unvarying
abuseof the power intrustcd to It by a conu-
Mr. Juno 01 Illinois, on the part ofC. G.
Thomas, a working Republican of Chicago,
E GAZE T TE V the understanding that a ballot is to be the ;
' i first. thing in order, At an informal vote of;
TH
~ resented to the chair a. handsome gavel:— . l ‘ . . '
c said it was not the wood. morv, and Silver ding people. . . ; For Mr. Bates, 48. , 0, . . ' . - . . S'ZN;""‘ ——Pl“l. 'cr by Rev. Dr. (‘10 ' l. l . . ~ »
, , , .. _ .- , , . .- h.-. - -- . i ,. , , , -5 n Dtlewation to-dav at then Head (uar- . Lt -”—- , -.l . WTW. . . ~, . . -, (‘ z - . , . .
alone which made it valuable, :t‘ “(13.111330 birth. That the ]lLOpl£:’,|llollj tie.“ with , llor Mi. Cameron, 50 l--:. , Norwalk Tuesda Ma 22 1860 .. 4 _° f , B ' ’ o ‘ C if ., ' But ten members were present, including leprlwtqd‘h‘flrffpll ”3,1llcllf10"_,_0fAAl“_”NIL finder “-1“ receive the above reward and
i011Fl in consequence 0f “5509mm“ bemi’? a alarm the rec .(less ”Ktrmagam‘e which per- ! For M13 3531102111, 11. ‘ l ‘ y’. y l ' . "’1’" were 01 ates, " f0] aincron, " 0' the Chairman, to wit: members from thI- . m a " fora b‘h'mv‘g Lanl. m “ estport, “’0' « thanks of the owner, by leaving it at the
piece of oak, from the flag-ship ot the gallant vades every (chartment of tlchFederal (rov- l For Mr. Chase. 49. —-~ . ”Wade, 3 for Lincoln, and 1 for Chase. There second, Third, Fourth Sixth, 'Elevemh l huff)“ 11“”?9‘1‘ . . Y P . m i Bookstore of Mr. Andrew Seller-l; .
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.Lavvrencfi [Cheers] 1'- “dfi an 01111110001 0111111011. flung! return 101:9 (00112111. and l 1:01 Ml- “ “at: 3- Is above all and pervading all, a united senII- , I‘welfth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth and Seven j W 5:0 “mm tppoiuttng t “j“! Wunfth- ' , ‘
the Republican party, strong and not. nuisy. accountabil .ty is nidispensa lie to aiiest the : bor Mr. Dayton, 14. . . . . . . . _ . l tccntb Districts ; ‘ d 10”“ 50“ a committm ”)1?" 0‘“- , ‘ 3 Trustoe .8 Sale
The motto it. here wason’e which need not. system ofpfundci' ofthe public treasury by i For Mr. Read, 1. meat. of (let‘eimmcd 350”“ feeling ulnch an Mr Clark introduced ‘1 bill relative m u“. l ‘0 a“(I‘ll-"Ill! the facts relating to cattle dis- C F ’
he urcrcd upon Republicans, “Don’t. give up favored partisans; wliilctbe. recent. startling l For Mr. Frcntont, 1. ° . goes “'9" for ”I“ 1‘03““. EV?“ ”10 lWPCflll .,,;,.,.;,,,,.,,, and (1,119,450,; ”f pnlm nyovidinw : ““393 P9339”. PI fits! apS, UPS, &C-
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the ship." He. hoped that. at. the end of this developments of hand andtoiiiiption at the. . Fm MI. (‘ollamen m. Douglas Demmqficy here, now own up for a tax ”f one-fourth (A. one per cent. ”n . Adjouiuul till Monday, at. .. 1 2 l. M. i 1)LRSLAIVT to an order mm, ”w Court
would be able to say I‘edcral metropolis, Show that. an entire ' For Mr. Stunner, l. ; whipped, and confess to a vision of the hand the capital of foreign Insurance Companies, IgonsE.—l.’rayer by Rm; Mr. Deiniger. ; of Probate for the District of Norwalk,
‘ .eport. of COnnnittce on Banks, adverse to a large assortment of Goods, consistinn- of
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conflict. the. Republicans
with another great. commander, “We have
.met the enemy, and they are ours." [Im-
mense a phrase]
The RESIDENT accepted the. present on
the part of the National Convention 11] a few
graceful remarks, declaring that the Republi-
cans would observe the mottoes, and never
would give np'the ship. [Applause]
~ Mr. TRACEY of California moved for a
Committee of one from each State and Term—
tOry en Resolution; The followmg Com-
‘ittccwasa "int : . .-
mMaine, :Gégpoe Talbot; New.Ham shire,
Anus Tuck- .crmont E.- M. Bug 5; {assa-
‘chusetts, GS. Boutwcil; Rhode s and, B. '1‘.
Farmer Connecticut; S. W. Kellog fiNevv
York- enry R. Selden; New Jersey, hom-
as S. Dudley; Iowa, John A Kasson; Mimic-
negate, Stephen Millcr' Delaware, N._D. Sim-
ithera- Marylan F. _ . Blair; Virginia, Al-
fred- ldwelly ntucky‘, Geo. T. Blakely;
Michi , Austin'Blair; Mismuri,Char1_es M,
Bcrnsm- 0regon,;Horacc Grecle ;.Pcnnsv1—
vania, Wm. Jessa ;Ohio, J. H.‘ arrett;1n-
diana, William‘ ’.;Otto;,Illinois, Gustavus
K'celer ;‘ Wisconsin,- Carl Schurz- California,
F. ‘P. Tracy; Texas, J. Strauss; ,lsll'lct Col—
umbia, 95A. Hall; Nebraska, A. S. Bradlock;
Kansas, J. F. 'Hatterscheidt.
Mr. RD _ ms of New Hampshire moved that
each delegate report the name of one person
to constitute, a memberof the Rgpublican
Natienal Committee for thé ensuing four
years. Carried.
Adjourned til
-- , CHICAGO, Thursday, May~17,1860.
The morning opened with. much exone-
ment. The streets weicrowded' and there
10 o‘clOckto-mOrrow.‘
were several prbéessio headed by bands of
Ethic. ' _
10 o’clock, A. iii—Every part of the Wig—
wam iii-as densely crowded as yesterday.
‘ The..Convention was opened by a prayer
from; the Rév.‘ Mr. PATTEN of Chicago. _ .
' A letter was then read asking the Presulent
if he could not send some effective speaker
to entertain 20,000 Republicans and their Wives
[lhughter] outside the building. The letter
was reeted with loud cheers. . .
; . Corwin~ of Ohio, from the committee
on Rules of Order, reported a series for the
ConventiOn. .
Among the Rules was the following:
That four votes be cast by Delegates at
Large and two for each Con essmnal Dis-
trict; that three hundred and our votes shall
becousidcred a majority'of the whole num-
ber of votes when all the states in the .UlllOll
are represented, and that the Convention on
this ratio be required to nominate candidates.
Loud cries of “No !" “No!” with mingled
cheers and kisses.
Mr. J amen of New York desired to say
that only seventeen out of twenty-seven
States were represented when the rule requi-
ring 804 votes was adopted by one majprity
by the Committee. He presented as a minor-
ity report a. substitute for said rule requiring
a majority of the votes cast to nominate.—
[Cheers and hisscs.]
Mr. Benton of New Hampshire, frtnn the
Committee on Credentials, reported no con—
tested,aeats from twentysfour- States. Penn-
3 lvania had sent four from each Congres-
iional District, and Iowa eight.
Mr. Davis of Massachusetts moved to refer
back the State of Texas to theCommittee.
Mr. Wilmot ofPennsylvania. moved to re-
fer back, also, the States of Maryland, Ken-
tucky and Virginia. This led to a lengthy
discussionin which a number of leading gen-
tlemen engaged, and after listening to both
sides, the motion to recominlt was carried——
Yeas 257 1-2, Nays 172 1-2. _
This vote created eat interest and excite-
ment. It. was not, owever, regarded as a
test vote, as the Southern States voted Aye
because of the delicacy of their position.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention assembled with the lar-
gest number of spectators yet present, every
inch of room being filled in every part of the
building. , , ‘
The platform was ffirther embellished with
a large number of framed portraits of eminent
patiiotsamd statesmen, and the handsome ~
banners of 'the Young Men’s Re ublican
Union of New York, nnd the Ward cpubli-
ean Clubs of Chicago.
At 3 1-2 o’clock the Convention was called
to order. - ‘
The President announced that there were
twice the number of honest hearts outside,
who had, throu li a Committee, requested
Gov. Randall of isconsin to address- them
on' the political questions of the day. [Loud
applause]
rBenton of New Hampshire, from the
Committee on Credentials; again reported,
giving the. State ofVirginia 23 votes. Ken-
tucky, 23 - Oregon, 5; Maryland, 11, and
Texas 7. In regard to the organization in
Texas, the Committee reported that the dele—
gation were elected at a mass meeting, called
by notice in all the papers favorable to Re-
publican principles, and were entitled to
seats.
- , The report was adopted amid applause.
The vote in these States is cut down below
the full double electoral vote.
The report of the Committee on Business
and Rules ,was then taken up,
The second rule - giving the Delegates at
Large, four votes, and the Congressional Rep-
resentatives two votes, except as modified by
the Committee on Credentials, was amended
by providing that .no more votes shall be
cast than. there are delegates present, and
adopted. _ .
0n the fourth rule being read, which pro-
vides that 304 votes, being a majority of the
whole double electoral vote, shall be necessa-
ry to nominate candidates, the minority re-
port to nominate by amajority of votes cast
was moved as an amendment.
, The vote was announced, and the minority
rule requiring a majority of the votes cast on-
ly to nominate was adopted. 331 Yeas. 130
-, avs.
The rules as amended were then adopted.
Judge J essup from the Committee on, lles~
olutions reported the following:
THE PLATFORM.
Resolved, That we, the delegated represen-
tatives of the Republican Electors of the Uni-
ted States, in Convention assembled, in the
discharge of the duty we owe to our constitu-
ents and our country, unite in the following
declarations: -
.Ii‘irst: That the history oftlic nation for
the last four years has fully established the
proprictry and necessity of the Republican
. party, and that the causes which called it,
into existence. are permanent in their nature,
and now more than ever before demand its
peaceful and constitutional triumph.
Second: That the maintenance of the prin-
ciples-promulgated in the Declaration of In-
dependence, and embodied .in the Federal
Constitution, is essential to the preservation
of ourrepublican institutions, and that the
Federal Constitutions, the rights of the States,
and the Union of the States, must and shall
be reserved. -
him: That to the Union of the States this
nation owes its unprecedented increase in pop-
ulation; its surprising development of mate-
rial resources; its rapid augmentation of
wealth; its happiness at home and its honor
abroad; and we hold in abhorrence all
schemes for disunion, come from whatever
source they may- and we‘ congratulate the
country thatno Republican member of Con-
resslias uttered or countenanced a threat of
union,’ao often made by Democratic mem-
bers without rebuke and with applause from
their political associates; and we denounce
these threats of disunion, in case ofa popular
overthrow of their ascendancy, as denying
the vital principles of a free Government,
and as an avowal of contemplated treason,-
which it is the imperative duty of an indiga
nantpcople strongly to rebuke and forever?
silence. . ‘
Fourth : That the maintenance inviolate of
the rightsof the States, and especially the
right of each State to order and control its
own domestic, institutions, according to its
own judgment exclusively, is essential to
that balance. of power on which the perfec-
tion and endurance of our political faith de-
pends, and we denounce the lawless, invasion
by armed force of any State, or Territory, no
matter under_.w-liat pretext, as among the
Invest of;crimes. ‘
Fifth; That the present DemocrtlliithAds
ministrationhas farexceedcd our wot-3; 8111'
prehensionsjn its measurcless Bubgerfviengy
to the exuctions of a , sectional inlay-1399,1351“
eSpecia'lly evident: in .its desperate-exertions
to for. theinfamqusLecomPton Comm-ion
‘upon, the, pretesting pimple ‘qf Kansas—in
canstruingthe, personal relation 5 ”ween,-
mastcr and servant to involve an unqualified
property in persons—in its attempted enforce-
ment everywhere, onland and sea, through
the intervention of Congress and the Federal
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change of administration is imperatively de— ‘
manded.
Seventh: That the new dogn‘la that the
.Const-itutionof its own force carries Slavery
into any or all the territories of the U. States,
19 a. dangerous political heresy, at variance
with the explicit provisions of that instru-
ment, with contemporaneous exposition, and
with legislative and judicial precedent, is re-‘
volutionary in its tendency and subversive of
the peace and harmony of the country.
Eighth : That the normal condition of all
territory of the United States is that of Free-
dom: that as our Republican fathers, when
they had abolished Slavery in all our national
territory, ordained that no person should be
deprived of life, liberty or property, without
due process of law, it becomes our duty, by
1egislation,wheneyer such legislation is neces-
sary, to maintain this provision of the Con-
stitution against all attempt to violate it; and
we deny the authority of Congress, of a Ter-
ritorial Legislature, or of any individuals, t9
give legal existence to Slavery in any Terri-
to ' of the United States. ,
Tinth : That we brand the recent .Ie-open-
ing of the African slave trade, under the cov-
er of the nationall flag, aided by pcrversuons
of judicial power, as a crime against humani-
ty, a burning shame to our country and age,
and we call upon Con ress to take prompt
and efficient measures for the total and final
suppression of that. cxecrable trafllc. .-
Temk : That in the recent vetoes bytheir
Federal Governors of the acts of the Legislae
tures of Kansas and Nebraska, prohibiting
Slavery in those Territories, we find a‘ practi-
cal illustration of the ’boasted Democratic
principle of non-intervention and: Popular
Sovereignty, embodied in the Kansas and Ne-
braska bill, and a. denunciation of the decep-
tion and fraud involved therein.
Eldremh: That Kansas should of right. he
immediately admitted as a State under the
Constitution recently formed and adopted by
her people, and adccp'ted by the House of
Representatives.
flloelflh : That while providing revenue for
the support of the General Government. by
duties upon imposts, sound policy requirgs
such an ajustment Of these imposts as to en-
courage the development of the industrial in-
terest of the whole country, and we commend
that policy of national exchanges which se-
cures to the workingincn liberal wages, to
agriculture remunerating prices, to mechan-
ics and manufacturers an adequate reward‘
for their skill, labor and enterprise, and to
the nation commercial prosperity and inde-
pcndence.
Thirteenth : That we protest against any
sale or alienation to others of the public
lands held by‘actiial settlers, and against any
view of the free Homestead policy which re-
ards the settlers as paupcrs or supplicants
for public bounty, and we demand the pass-
age blyl Congress of the complete and satisfac-
tory omcstcad measure which has already
passed the House.
I/burteenth : That the National Republi-
can party is opposed to any change. in our
Naturalization laws, or any State legislation
by which the rights of citizenship hitherto
accorded to immigrants from foreign lands
shall be abridged or impaired ; and in favor
of giving a full and efficient protection to the
rights of all classes of citizens, whether na-
tive or naturalized, both at home or abroad.
[fifteenth : That appropriations by Con-
gress for River and Harbor Improvements of
a national character, required for the accom-
modation and security of an existing Com-
merce, are authorized by the Constitution
and justified by an obligation of the-Govern-
ment to protect the lives and property of its
citizens. , '-
Sh'tecnth : That. a railroad to the Pacific
Ocean is iinpcratively demanded by the in-
terests of the whole country; that the Fed-
eral Government. ought to render immediate
and efficient aid in its construction, and that
as preliminary thereto, a daily overland mail
should be promptly established.
Seventeenth : Finally, having thus set
forth our distinctive principles and vicws,we
invite the co-opcration of all citizens, howev-
er differing no other questions, who substan-
tially agree with us in their affirmance and
support. ~> ‘
The resolution in favor of 9. Protective Tar-
iff was received wlth unbounded enthusiasm
by Pennsylvania and a large crowd of out-
siders.
Mr. Giddings ,of Ohio moved to add to the
first resolution the following: ,
“That we solmenly re-assert. the self-evi-
dent truths, that all men are endowed by the
Creator with certain inalienable rights, among
which are those of life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness; that governments are in-
tended among men to secure the enjoyment
of these rights.”
The motion and amendment were lost by
a large vote.
G. W. Curtis of New York moved to
amend the second resolution by adding there-
to the prelude to the Declaration of Indepen-
deuce.
The amendment was adopted, and the res-
olutions as amended were passed.
A scene of the wildest. excitement followed,
the immense multitude rising, and giving
round after round of applause; 10,000 voices
swelled into a roar so dcafcnin that for scv~
cral minutes every attempt to estore order
was hopelessly vain. The multitude outside
took up and re-ccliocd the cheers, making
the scene of enthusiasm and excitement un-
paralleled in any similar gathering. '
Much confusion and cries of “Ballot” cn-
sucd, amid which the President put the af-
firmative on the motion to adjourn, and dc-
clarcd the Convention adjourned till 10 to-
inorrow.
- FRIDAY, May 18, 1860.
The Wigwam was closely packed for a full
hour before the Convention assembled this
morning. A crowd numbered by thousands
has been outside the building since 9 o'clock,
anxiously awaiting intelligence from the iii-
sidc. Arrangements are made for passing
the result oftlie ballots up from the platform
to the roof of the building, and through the
skylight, men being stationed above to con-
jvev it speedily to the multitude in the streets.
; The opening prayer was delivered by the
Rev. Mr. GREEN of the Tabernacle, Baptist
Church.
Three or four meetings were held at a dis-
tance outside, and during the prayer in the
Convention, the roars and shouts of these
meetings could be distinctly heard in the
lVi rwani.
'llic PRESIDENT, on opening the preceed-
ings, begged the audience to refrain as much
as possible from applause, and to preserve,
as far as consistent, the decorum and dignity
of the meeting. . '
The PRESIDENT announced the motion
pending to be to take a ballot for a candidate
for President of the United States.
Mr. BLAIR of Maryland asked leave to pre-
sent. the credentials of five new delegates to
fill the number from that State. After some
discussion the motion to admit the extra del-
‘egatcs was lost. .
The Convention voted to proceed to ballot
for a candidate for President. of the United
States.
After some delay, occasioned by the. clear-
ing of the platform and distributing ballots,
the Convention proceeded to ballot.
WM M. .EVAETS rose and said—I beg leave
to offer the name of Wm. H, Seward as a
candidate before this Convention for the noni-
ination of President of the United States.
This nomination was received with loud
and long continued applause.
. Mr. JUDD of Illinois rose and said ; Mr.
President, I beg leave to Offer as a candidate
before this Convention for President of the
United States the name of Abraham Lincoln
of Illinois.
The crowded audience greeted this Iomin-
ationwith perfectly deafening applause, the.
shouts swelling into a perfect. roar, and being
continued~ for several minutcsiahc wildest. ex-
citciiientfand enthusiamnprcva‘iling.
Mr. DUDLEY of? NechI-sEypizcsentcdthe
name of Wm. L.’.-.Du » '
Gov. REEDEIt'of-jg, " 1' lv'ama. The Suite
of Pennsylvania; 58W...m present as her
candidate thoggmqotflimon Cameron.
: Mr. CARTER: __ .\ Hip, ut forward the name
‘of Salmon Put), "e‘o’f hi0. *
‘ .FnANCIs 1’... Blair}- of Missouri nominated
Edward Bates of.Miss'ouri. ‘ .
: To)! (30be Ohio nominated John Mc-
Lean of Ohmdoifhef-Jcsidency. _ ‘
, Mr. DELANQ of, Ohio, on the part. of a. large
number of people (if Ohio—I desire to second
ihe nomination'ofthc man who can split rails
nd maul Democrats, ‘ Abraliam'mincoln.— _
{Rounds of applause by Lincoln men.)
‘ After seine further excitement the calling
of thc‘h'oll commenced, the applause .at. the
different announcements being with difficulty
checked. ‘ ‘-
.‘f'..&'
1‘
Wlmlc number of votes,_4¢i:‘i. ., .
N cccssary'to a choice, 233.
The second ballot was then taken.
Mr. Cameron’s name was withdra
For Mr. Lincoln, 181.
For Mr. Seward, 184 1-2,
Bates 25, McLean 8, Chase 42 1-2, Cartier-
on 2, Dayton, 10, C. M. Clay, 2. ‘
The third ballot was taken amid exeite-
ment, and cries for “the ballot.” Intense
feeling existed during the ballot,~cacli vote
being awarded in breathless silence and ex-
pectancy. ' i ‘
Whole number of votes cast, 465.
.Neceseary to a choice, 234.
Mr. Abraham ‘Lincoln received 354, and
was declared duly nominated. -
The result was received with rcne
plause. . _
When silence was‘ restored,
Evarts came forward on the Secreta y’s table
and in behalf of - the-N. Y. delegatio moved
that the nomination be made unani ous.‘
AFTERNOON SESSION. .
At 512 o'clock order. was obtained, and
the PreSIdcnt announced the business before
tlhe t(L‘onvcntion to be' a ballot for Vice-Presi-
( en . - ‘
A ballot was then taken and the following
result:
For Hannibal Hamlin, 194.
For Cassius M. Clay, 101 1-2.
For John Hickman, 58.
For Gov. Reeder, 51.
For N. P. Banks, 38 1-2.
For Henr ' Winter Davis, 8.
For Sam ouston, 6.
For Wm. L. Dayton, 3.
For Mr. Reed of Pennsylvania, 1.
Massachusetts withdrew the name of Mr.
Banks, and cast 26 votes for Mr. Hamlin.
Pennsylvania withdrew'thc name of Gov.
Reedci', and cast 54 votes for Mr. Hamlin.
New 1 ork cast 70 votes for Mr. Hamlin.
The result ofrtlic vote was announced as
follows:
Hamlin, 367; Clay, 86; Hickman, 12.
The result was .Icceived with tumultuous
applause. ' .
Amos Tuck of New Hampshire moved
that. the President of the Convention and
Chairman of the several dele ations be a
Committee to inform Messrs. incoln and
Hamlin of their nomination. Adopted.
Mr. Washburn of Vermont moved a vote
of thanks of the Convention to the President
for the ability -and courtesy with which be
discharged the duties of tlie‘ ofiicc. Carried
unanimously. ,
er. Ashmun then, in short remarks, re-
turned thanks to the Convention for the kind
assistance extended him in the discharge of
the duties of the Chair. He congratulated
them on the gratif 'ing auspices of the result
of their labors. c indorsed the character
and ability of both the nominees with whom
he had enjoyed a long association in public
life, and expressed the conviction that. victo-
ry must. crown the efforts of the party in No-
vembcr.‘
with nine. hearty cheers fer the ticket.
Immediately on the adjournment,one hun-
dred guns were fired from the Il‘rcmont
' O
House.
.‘.>.
Extensive Post - Office
Defalcation.
Over $155,000 Missing-z
Mr. Isaac V. Fowler, Postmaster of New
York city, has been detected in absracting
the funds of his office, to an amount exceed-
ing $155,000, and is now a fugitive, endeav-
oring to evade arrest. The government has
taken possession of the New York post. office
with a view of ascertaining the exact. amount
of the pcculation. We condense from the
Tribune the particulars of Mr. Fowler’s fall:
the New York Hotel. He was an easy, jovial
rrcncrons fellow, fond of place End power.
t is believed that he. was notaddicted to
gambling or fast life, but. that his funds wow
spent in the liberal entertainment of Demo-
cratic_ politicians all over the country who
came Into New York, and of course made the
acquaintance of the Sneliem of Tammany
Hulk His own,privatc fortune dissappcarcd
in this way; and it. is believed that lie was
largely in debt in 1853, when he first assumed
the duties of Postmastcrsliip under appoint-
from President Pierce; This debt he liquid-
ated from the post office funds, borrowing
meanwhile right. and left to make good the
deficiency thus created. The assistance of
friends enabled him to preserve a. respectable
balance sheet with government, but his gener-
ous habits daily augment the heavy burdens
under which lie staggered. In 1845, when it
became necessary to carry Pennsylvania for
Mr., Buchanan, lie labored assiduously, as a
member of the New York Hotel Committee,
and drew heavy drafts upon the funds of his
department to aid in his election.. How
much be. involved himself in this way is
known only to himself and the “gray-haired
old public functionary” at \Vashington; but
from what we can ~ learn it was a very large
sum. This fact, it is charged, led Buchanan
to rte-appoint Mr. Fowler, though it was not
without difficulty that his confirmation was
secured in the Senate. From that time to
this Mr. Fowler has been leading a life of
misery.
bind in his cash accounts, his utmost endeav—
ors have been directed toward making a fair
quarterly balance-sheet. He is said to have
managed to do this by borrowing, here and
there, ofliis friends often times at most usur-
ious interest large sums of money, for a few
ys, to be repaid from the income of the
st office.
Another story is that in 1856, Mr. Fowler
drew largely upon the post; office fund to fa-
vor the success of Mr; Buchanan. W'lien the
had been put. But, when in the course of
time Mr. Buchanan found that Mr. Fowler
and his friends, instead of laboring through
all time for tlic‘intcrests of J. B., let. their
preferences for Douglas crop outlast. Summer
hints were then thrown out of Fowler’s defi-
tziency, only to be glossed over for a time, to
be renewed again when Fowler took a direct
position in favor of Douglas. The knowledge
of Mr. Fowler’s shortcomings has beyond
doubt been in possession of the Treasury Dc-
pnrtmeiit, and the most plausible reason for
his exposure at this time is llirnisdied by his
course at. Charleston. The )onvcntion ad-
journed on the 3d‘inst..,und steps were inmie~
diatcly instituted against him bv the. adminis'
tration. The warrant. is dated May 11, and is
issued by the Treasury Department. at. Wash-
ington, under the act. of 1820. ' There are no
affidavits in the case. But the, warrant,
which is a long and formidable document,
contains a bill of items of the several amounts
which Mr, Fowler from time to time appro-
priated, and from a very cursor-y glance it
was evident. that the dcficicnc covcrcd
quite. too large a ground for the epartment
to have remained ignorant. of it. to this date.
The Tribune says: Most. of his friends as-
sert that. the bulk of the. money was spent to
forward Mr. Buchanan’s election. Some of
them think he owr-s it to himself and to the
public to come. out and make a clean breast;
of the whole affair. Iflie should do so,_it..is.
sidcrably. 4
On Saturday week a. federal officer arrived
and took possession of the. Post office. The.
deficit. is variously stated at from $150,000 to
$200000 Mr. George Law and Mr. Gus.
Conover were Mr. Fowler's securities, but
they are not liable beyond $75,000. Mr.
Fowler has some property in sccuritics‘and
real estate, which will supply a portion of the
balance. 'Hc has left. all the vouchers in his
office, and a letter appropriating the whole
crime to himself, and acquitting Mr. Caldwell
and all the officers under him of either knowl-
edge of or connivancc in. . his operations. A,
warrant for his arrest has been issued by Dis-
trict. Attorney Roosevelt, who is endcavoring
with most eager zeal for its execution but as
yet' Mr. Fowler’s'wlicreabout. has not been
discovered. , He is said to be concealed in
this city, and threatens, if discovered, toplmv
out- ‘ bruins sooner that submit. to arrest..—
It is Oretli'an probable, however, he will be
induced tar-Seek a refuge' and asylum . in
some other country. ‘ ‘ -
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W'Thc Wide. Awakc'Clubof New Ha-
ven has been thoroughly rc-organizcd for the
Fall Campaign. S. B. SMITH is Captain and
Cvnns N OETnaor,.President.
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The Convention then adjourned sine die, .
Mr. Fowler was a bachelor, and resided at "l
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Conscious that he was heavily lie--
latter assumed office means were found to '
cloak over the New York post office defi- ;.
eiciicy, in View of thc,nsc to which the money 3
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i . FOR PRESIDENT, ~ ; - _
’ ABRAHAM LINCOLN,-
of Illinois. _ , V
FOR VICE PRESIDENT, _
HANNIBAL HAMLIN;
of Maine. _
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Editorial Correspondence of the gazette '
CHICAGO, Thursday Eve, May 17th.
At 5 o’clock P. M. ’on Saturday last, we iea’
New'York, via. the Hudson River Road, en
route for. this the' Queen City of the great
Northwest. Although the train consisted of
eleven cars we felt comparatively lonesome
until halting at Poughkcepsie for supper, we
there espicd our old friends GEN. NYE and
WOODFORD, compagnons du voyage. Arri-
ving at Albany we'wcre made the participant
of GEN. NvE‘s forethought, who had tele-
graphed for a special slceping'car for his in-
dividual appropriation. So with Woonronn
for a Ice-enactment, of the Tyler and Botts fa-
miliarity, we passed a must refreshing night,
and waked only in'timc for our breakfast at
Rochester. In but a fewbrief minutes there-
after .we were rdeposited. at. Niagara Falls,
where amid a company of excited politicians,
which no man could number, from the four
quarters of the Confederacy, we spent the
Sabbath. The pressure being a little too
great for our shorter catechism notion of
things, we ‘rctrcat‘cd at evening to Buffalo,
where, in company with our friend M. L.
COMSTOOK, we went. to hear Bishop Potter
preach, and where we also met Rev. Mr.
Camp of Norwalk. , -
At 5 A. M. we took the train back to Sus-
pension Bridgc under the especial auspices
of Cnxs. NOBLE, Esq, agent for the Great
\Vestern and Michigan Central Railroads.—
.Wcjoined. the great. lightning excursiOn train
at 3 minutes past 6, and were soon whizzing
through Queen Victoria’s dominions _ at
frightful speed.» We reached Detroit at noon
and dined on the Ferry boat in crossing. An
immediate re-embarkation on board the Mich-
igan Central carsvfollowed, during which the
Detroit Republicans joined in greetings, and
'huzzah upon huzzali, with cannon's__roar,and
music’s penl from some two or three bands,
made the wclkin ring. GEN. NYE was called
out and from the platform addresseda few
words of good cheer to the assembled thou-
sands. ' We soon ‘went flying through this
gallant Republican State at the average rate
~ of a. mile in a. minute and ahalfi. From De-
. troit it was but one prolonged ovation which
greeted our wliizzing train. At all the diffe-
rent. stopping places crowds of eager men,
women and children pressed about. us, and
some one of the distinghiéhed gentlemen on
board were called out. . Relays of Locomo-
tives were stationed every fifty miles so that
ino time might be lost in wooding and water-
- ing, and twice the locomotives were uncoupled
7‘- and run off and the relay run on and coupled
. without stopping the. train—a feat. in Rail-
road cngineering which we never saw accom-
, plished before.- We «reached Chicago at. just
, 27 minutes past 9! so that between breakfast
'I. and supper we" had run over one-sixteenth of
the diameter of the globe! Think of,tliut ye
‘ slow-coach fogies who harp of the, “good old i
J. days of Adam and of Eve." The reception
1, here, and of the multitudes congregated to
iWclcomc our coming with band, tar barrel,
rocket and torcli,'wc will not now stop to
" speak, suffice it many in brief, such a page-
; not we. do not believe was ever witnessed on
ithis continent before. The Connecticut del-
egatiOn and press were instantly seized by
the resident sons of Ct. in Chicago, and each
i allotted the liospitalities of a good New Eng-
land home. We were so fortunate as to fall
into the hands of Mr. CYRENUS BEEns, for-
merly of Newtown, where also our friend
i “FOODFORD was also allotted. We rather
. objected to receiving him to a. partnership in
? our coverlet, inasmuch as he would occasion-
, ally exhibit the symptoms of the “irrepressi-
ble," which do not as yet pass current with
I the good people of Connecticut. But we find
him growing “conservative” under our tute-
lage, and we are'not without hopes of win-
, :ning him over. Bank Commissioner and
.Dclcgatc NOBLE and Lady are also enter-
tained under the same generous roof.
Tuesday the “irrepressible" was com-
:inenmd at all the Hotels, in the streets, on
'tllC boat‘s,'on the cars, and everywhere else.
The Sémz-rdlpreference is evidently» largely
:in-the van of any other individual, but we do
not yetbclicve he can carry a majority of the
3 Convention. _ He has the abl'cst political
, 'nianagers of this nation here, however, who
i "will almost turn heaven and earth to secure
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his nomination.
Tuesday P. M., on invitation, we went on
rain excursion to a most charming water-
ing retreat, kept by the proprietors of
the Richmond House in this city, as a rural
adjunct to their city Hotel. The Gilmore
Band, (probably the best in the country,) who
Jiad returned from Charleston in time to es-
cort the Massachusetts -(lclegiitidu here, were
present and piayed many cnlivciiing airs as
we never heard them played before. Speech-
-cs were also inadc,and some ‘Piptir' popped,in
Tlionor of the Directors of the M. C. Road,
which had so safely and successfully perform-
-etl such a wondel‘flll feat (in railroading.
‘W‘oonnono was called Out in response. to a
«tall from the’Empirc State, and spoke, as he
:always does, eloquently and well. In the
uwcniug a meeting was held 'at the monster
“‘ Wigwam,” where from ten’ to fifteen thou-
:sand eager faces pressed in enthusiastic gaze
‘upon the. Speakers, while tliOiisands upon
‘ thousands \verc unable to gain admittance at ;
; all. CALEB, SMITH, GEN. NYE, BURLINoAME,
‘ :znid Woonr‘olm addressed the meeting andi
:Fonn spoke last, and it being late, detained?
I ‘thc audience but for about fifteen minutes, to,E
"the apparent. regret. of all. '
Wednesday at ten the Convention met. and
vorg‘anizcd, a report. of which you will have.
Zreceivcd Cl'clllls by telegraph, sowc need not
:stop to detaih Last nighttlic maul of Trade
act" the city invited us to a g d excursion
‘upon Lake Miéliigan, which was enjoyedliy '
-:some four Or five thousand. To-day the chi-
‘veiifimi metas per adjournment, and at once ‘
proceeded to business. This RAM. the plat-
form was enunciated, and, with a 'single ;
amendment made by the eloquent. George “I. ‘
.politics of the country may be seen here,E
; on this Continent before. g
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. the wintiomnud.tliings‘prcpared fora fierce
writing upon the wall. ,
Nearly every great. or good man (4;;
heard in connection with the Republican
while the city',is utterly,complctely and hope'
lessly jammed 'and"'packe,d. Boats, Barges,
Billiard Tablcs'and Lag-"er Biéi‘ “barrels are 2
seized by eager landlords as dch’sitO‘rics fory '
mattresses, where the enormous crowd may ,
sleep. Surely, the like of it- was never seen
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THE NEXT PRESIDENT
The Republican Convention, at Chicago
metnnder the most flattering auspices, on
Wednesday noon, and adjourned on Friday,
having accomplished all its duties in a per-
fectly satisfactory manner, and the proceed-
ings throughout being marked with a harmo-
ny and unanimity seldom witnessed in any
large Convention at the present day. It.
stands out in strong contrast to the two
weeks session of the Sham-Democratic Con-
vention at: Charleston, with all its bitter ani-
mositics, personal ‘ quarrels, fighting about
the Platform and everything else brought up,-
thc splitting, and the atljourriing,-§-withotit
having accomplished anything-'40 meet at
two different cities to renew the contest.
The news of the nomination met. with a
most enthusiastic reception from Republicans
in this vicinity,for they appeared “to feel it in
their bones” that “honest Old Abe” would
be their next President. On the other hand,
the Shams seemed to be completely dinn-
founded, and went moaning around the
streets because the nomination did not fall
upon the Hon. Wm. H. Seward, for whom
they have very suddenly formed great respect,
and now begin to duly appreciate. We are
extremely sorry the nomination does not
give better satisfaction to them, bu' really, as
the boys say, we “don’t see howavc could”
help it, now.
Douglass himself, it is reported, admits
that LINcoLN is the strongest. candidate the
Convention could. have put: up, and that he
can carry Illinois by 20,000 against any other
man than himself. The N. Y. Daily News,
Mayor Wood‘s Paper, cvcn says that “Abram
Lincoln is personally a very excellent man,”
which statement we sincerely believe and
most cordially endorse.
THREE TIMES TnaEE for LINCOLN and
HAMLIN.
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Fire.
A Barn belonging to Elbert Raymond, sit.-
uatcd in the rear of his house on Love Lane,
was destroyed by Fire on Wednesday eve-
ning last. A Horse and a number 'of Fowls
belonging to Mr. Raymond, pcrishedin the
flames. It is supposed to have been the
work of an incendiary. Loss $175, insured
for $75. Photon-«Engine & Hose Co‘s, were
early on the ground, out were unable to do
much towards eminguishing the fire, owing
to the great Scarcity of water. Two small
cisterns, the only ones in the vicinity, were
soon pumped dry, but fortunately the fire did
not spread to any of the adjoining buildings,
for if it lmd'tlicy must have been consumed,
as it; was utterly impossible to obtain water
for the Engine. Why will our citizens con‘
tinue to show so much apathy in the matter
of having meansjto extinguish Fires ‘3 We
would urge upon‘IOIIr'bitizcns the “7’17"fdf'é‘1‘?
necessity of constructing reservoirs in the
village, aspiiggcstcd in our last. issue. Our
propertyiholders should take the matter in
hand andqiush it through.
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WMI‘. Augustus F. Beard will be ordain-
ed as a Missionary, on Thursday evening
next, the 24th inst, in the Congregational
Cliiirchat South Norwalk. The exercises
will commence at half-past seven o‘clock.
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Connecticut State Teachers Association.
The Meeting of the Association for the cur-
rent year will be held in connection with one
of the County Institutes in Oct. next, and not
at. New Haven the present montli,'as publish-
cd in’tlie Common School Journal.
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WTlic'Ncw York Daily Papers are re-
ccivcd at the News Agency now at 7 1-2
o’clock, A. M., by the train .wliich leaves
Port Chester to carry Members to the Legis-
turc.
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WWc see that brother Crofl’ut,‘ of the
Danbiiry Jeffersonian, in his last issue
preaches a homily to the young of both sex-
es in that place 0n the dcartli‘ of marriages.
Friend C. why don’t you set them a bright
and shining example by leading some hand-
some young lady up to the liynienial altar
and have the knot. tied, thus practicing what
you préach.‘ Aren‘t the lziélies willing, ch ‘3
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W“ The Confidence will commence nia-
king DAILY trips to and from New York on
Monday, June 4th. , ,
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EGG-straordiuary.———Mr. Jonathan Belts
has left in our office an Egg laid by one of
his hens one day last. week, which intaisurcs
7 by 6 1—2 inches, and )vpigl28'4 '14},.‘,‘?".".;_:_“
He thinks i‘ will "Sitar“ to produce a larger
one than 111995?
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MW the Nuruwlk (inertia.
Fire in Wentport-
WESTPOET, May 16th, 1860.
The citizens of .llllS quiet place were
thrown intuit great. state. of excitement this
niorningliy-tlic cry of fire. The house he-
longing to Mrs. Hannah Elwood was report.-
I
cdl hall; in flames inside. The citizens
rush in the spot, the firemen manned their
illicit n d a noisy time was expected.—
pant-Q, iaving gone out. for ashort time.
. An
iiigretfiaamtiithe house was deemed necessary
aiulylieiorcman stove in the door, another
combat. The Foreman rushed in and soon
came. out bringing withrliim the. cooking pot,
which was smoking hot, the water having
.ilcd out in the meantime and left. the
apartments completely filled with smoke.
Insurance on the cooking pot not ascertained.
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in- !)w .I brgmlll' Gazette.
ENIGMA.
I am composed of 29 letters.
Curtis of the N. Y. Delegation, passed as a
‘wholel VWll'Oll this, vote passed no pen or .
'tongue can depict or describe ‘thc wild enthu-
:siasnrwhich was manifested by the immense ‘
' multitudes inside the ’Wigwmn, )whilc shout
f‘upon shout was heard to go‘up among the
.gcagcr thousands without, us the news of its
I harmonious adoption reached their ears. The
" wild bombs and the swingingofhmé wé
,. 09919.; beliken‘. to nothing ._ better than} the,
=: swarming of a thousand hives of bees in a'
‘tcn acre lot—surely it is worllitruvelling a
I thousand miles to see. Wei-cached the point.
My 23, 12, 29 is a drink.
My 1, 24, 16 is to weep.
My 1, 8, .6 is a domestic animal.
My 20, 10, 29, 26, 3, 16 is a kind of fruit,
My l4, 21,18, 22 is what some persons are.
My 25, 26, 11, 28, 21 is a cluster of trees.
My 13, 12, 12 is not. well.
My 12, 15, 16,33 to place.
My 10, 11, 19 is very warm.
My 7, 9, 5} is a service in the latin church.
My 11, 2, 4, 27 is a state. ’
My 3, 8,17, 10 is a breaking out.
- superiority of the decimal system of rotation.
Til (1091;31ch found to be locked, tlieoccu- ‘
in lieu of all other taxes; referred to Com-
mittee on Judiciary.
Honsr:.——Prayer by Rev. Mr. N oycs.
An act limiting the circulation of banks
possessed of not over $100,000 capital; read
twice and referred.
An act relating to persons fraudulently ac-
ting as pilots; read twice and referred.
An act - giving -married women control
over their own property; read twice and re-
fierred.
Tuesday, May 15.
SENATE—Prayer by Rev. Mr. King.
The Report of the ‘ Committee on New
York and Connecticut Boundaries was or-
dered printed. 7_ .
Mr. Goodwin called up the bill substituted
by the Judiciary Committee for Senate bill
relating to the execution of deeds and other
conveyances.
[This will validate acknowledgments of
conveyances to trustees by properly author-
ized persons who are interested as creditors,
and the attest of witnesses w 0 may be in-
terested in estates so assigne , but is not to
affect. any suit now. pending.) '
Mr. Johnson introduced a bill for the re-
lcase of mortgages; providing that Town
Clerks shall ' record the fact of release up-
on a blank left upon the page where the deed
is recorded; the same to be signed by the
mortgagce'and attested by two witnesses,tlius
dispensingwith the necessity of a quit-claim
deed; referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HOUSE—Pm 'er by Rev. Mr. Strong.
Petition of " ucius Clark, et al., for the
formation of a new county to be made from
the counties of Litchficld and New Haven;
referred to Select Committee to be raised.
Petition of John K; Hawley and 106 oth-
ers, for division of Litclificld County; re-
ferred as above.
. Messrs. Wlllard of Wetliersficld, Holcomb
of East Granby, Trumbull of Stonington,
Rockwell of Ridgctield, Brown of Darien,
Sawyer of Canterbury, Davis of Killing-
worth, and Fitch of Stafford, were appointed
a joint select committee on the part of the
House, on a new county proposedto be taken
from Litchficid county.
An not giving towns and cities liberty to
create municipal laws for the registration of
births, marriages and deaths; read twice and
referred.
ll‘i’dnesday, May 16.
SENATE—Prayer by Rev. Mr. Maxham.
The report of the Special Committee on
the Criminal Insane came from the House
referred to Committee on State Prison.
Mr. Johnson moved its reference to Com.
on Humane Institutions. Mr. J. urged the
propriety of his motion, on the ground that
the matter was a humane one, rather than a
question of expense.
-Mr. Curtis thought the State Prison Com.
was the proper Com. to refer this matter.—
That Com. had better opportunities for in-
forming themselves of the facts in the case.
It. was a mere question of a change of disci-
pline in the Prison with reference to these
persons. Besides, the reference to the Com.
proposed would entail the expense of an un-
necessary visit of another Com. to the State
Prison. He hoped the Senate would concur
'ltll the House. It was discussed at length
. y Messrs. Johnson and Stoughton in favor
of referring to Com. on Humane. Institutions
and b Messrs. Curtis and Paine in favor of
referring to State Prison Committee; and af-
ter some discussion between Messrs. Slough-
ton, Paine and Johnson, as to the facts stated
in the report, the motion was lost—yeast 9,
na . , 11. The report was then referred to
the State Prison Com.
A message was received from his Excellen-
cy the Governor, transmitting the repbrt of a
Com. appointed to investigate the conditiOn
of the Mohegan Indians.
Also a message transmitting a letter from
Alexander Vattemarc, accompanying 308
volumes for the State Library, forwarded by
the French and other governments tlij'ough
his exertions; ref. to Com. on Education.
HOUSE—Com. on Judiciary reported a sub-
stitute bill (1e execution of mortgages, provi-
1”ding tim- mortgages ~attested by witnesses-4
who are interested in the estate signed, shall
be valid. The substitute was read first, sec
0nd and third times and passed, and the orig-
nal bill was rejected. -
The bill providing that, all property on
which, by the laws of this Statqtaxes may
be laid, shall be set. in, the hunt its actual
valuation, and not, as heretofore, at three per
cent. of such valuation, and that; the polls of
all I'vliitc male persons between twenty-one
and seventy years of age shall be set in the
list, for the purpose of taxation, at $300 each,
and not, as heretofore, at $10 each, and re-
pealing all - ts inconsistent with this act.
Mr. Butte , of Norfolk, explained the ori-
gin of the present law.‘ He. stated that our
present mode of taxation was not in use by
any other State. If this plan of taxation
was proper, then all kinds of property should
go into the list in the same way. This would
make great confusion if applied to railroad
valuations. Again, this new method of tax-
ation is much simpler than the old one—1
Suppose it was desired to raise $3,200 in a
town where the valuation is 800,000. Lay
the tax at 4 mills to the dollar and the amount
is readily raised. The superiority of this
plan over the old method may be seen by a
single. trial. The advantages of this system
of computing taxes arises simply from the
The alteration of the valuation of the polls
is in reality a reduction of the tax, and is
made for the mere purpose of convenience.
Mr. Clark of Milford ‘statcd that the bill
had been voted down several times, but. he
was now ready to change and adopt the new
and he thought he should like the new sys-
tem better. The bill passed.
Pet. of Thus. L. Peck for a Savings Bank
at South Norwalk; pct. of James Byxbcc, ct.
al., of Norwalk, for division of Norwalk in-
to election districts; referred.
Resolutions appointing Joshua Ford, Seth
SCcle and Win. T. Cra'w, Commissioners for
Fairficld County, passed. Res. fixing Thurs-
day thc 17th, as the day for the election of
Bank Commissioners, passed.
Thursday, ley 17.
SENA’i‘iL—Praycr by Rev. Mr. \Voolsey.
The Chair announced the following Coni-
niittecs 2 0n printing, Mr. Hyde; on divis-
‘illll‘OELthcllfiCld County, Mr. Wildman.
, therejs such a town as_“Buchanan" in Tex-
.us ;‘~bedwill,find.itin~_.lohnm_ggnnty~ An-
)fi-, Gambit}; il'tllll .1119. COmmittee on Ju-'
bill allowing banks to take more than 6 per
cent. Interest in money loaned in New York
State ; report accepted and bill rejected.
Resolution that five hundred copies of the
Homestead Exemption Bill be printed for the
use of the Assembly. -
Mr. Hall, of Winchester, thought that this
measure was pnc of great interest and well
worthy of being put- in the hands of the
members. . ,
Mr. Clark, Of Milford, didn’t think the bill
was of any value whatever, and he hoped
that there wouldn’tbe any printed.
The resolution was carried, 92 to 60.
Resolution, that Messrs. Geo. A. Paine, for
the Senate, and Charles Matfliewson, for the
House, beauthorized toproceed to Wood-
stock and other towns where the cattle dig-
case is said to exist, and, there make inqui-
ries and report to the House. .
Mr. "Battell, of Norfolk, said that he this
morning received a letter. from Mr. E. H.
Hyde,a well known agricultunshsaymg that
he believed the dis’ease had appeared 111 hrs
town. . . .
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Adjourned to 3 12 o’clock, on'Monday.
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_ The Japanese limb‘auy. .
The Washington people are at. present ma-
'ng a greaftime over the Japanese Embas— {
sy which arrived there on Monday week,and
were escorted to their quarters, at Willard’s‘
Hotel, through an immense crowd, amid a g
mogt gorgeous display. Salutes were fired, 3
the military paraded, flags flew everywhere, '
the ladies waved their handkerchiefs, &c.,
and the greatest excitement prevailed. They
have since been received at the White House,
and the past week have been lionizing it; 5
about the city. They have accepted'invita-
tion to visit Philadelphia ‘ and New York
soon. In personal beauty the. Japanese are
said not to be “stunning.” They are descri-
bed, as resembling our first class squaws.-—-
They take great pains with their hair,‘and
use pomatum. They wear silk robes, and
two swords apiece. .
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,:
W We wish our readers lo understand ,
that all parts of Stories, or Novels we publish,
and which have at the end “for continuation i
see the New York so and so,” are published
by us as Advertisements siniply, and are paid
for as such, so much a line, together with the
Note usually found at. the bottom—claiming
that Paper to be the best published, &c., and
is not our own endorsement. .
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The Wide Awaken meet for drill, Tues-
day Evening, at their Head Quarters in Ga—
zette Building. Be punctual.
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Harman’s MAGAZINE for J one has been
received. The leading article is descriptive
of a Southerner’s trip through New England,
and is illustrated by Porte Crayon. To be
had of Sellcck &_ Co., and A. H. Camp.
.>-¢————
’ ANSWER To ENIGMA IN OUR LAST—“Wide
Awakes." Answers received from Mrs. A.
H. C. of Norwalk, T. W. L. of New York,
E. N. H., C. H. S., and W. E. N. of Wilton
and Miss M. M. S. of Danbury.
«Ob-o
@Tbe Abolition Republican paper. in this State
copy a story from the Tribune ofa book pedlar being
burnt to death, in Buchanan, Texan, on suspicion of be-
ing an Abolitiouist, which, they ' remark, “shows a
height of cruelty and barbarian] that will be_ found no:
where except where > slaveholding hm dutroyed. all
that was human in man.” The story would be a tin.
one for such abolition raving. but for the troublesome"
fact: that there is no such town as “Buchanan” in
'l‘nas.—Bfidg¢port Farmer. ~ '
If the Farmer man will but look over a
late Post. Office Register, be will find that
Other “utterly and entirely false" anciince-
ment, eh! .
«a. o- . .—————_ ,
THE JAPANESE EMBASSY.—-The New York
Common Council Committee effect great se-
crecy in making their arrangements to re-~
ceive the Japanese dignitaries, but some of
the details of their plan have leaked out, not-
withstanding their caution. Thirty thou-
sand dollars is mentioned as the sum appro-
priated for entertaining the distinguished
strangers. The Lelands of the Metropolitan
are to have the honor of having them their
guests, and from the preparations which are
being made for their comfort, we‘ have no
doubt but they will be well cared for. But
there is one important matter of which
no mention has been made—where are they
to get; their Clothing ? lVe would suggest to
the Committee, that they should order a. suit
of clothes for each of the seventy-five at the
great Clothing Establishment: of F. B. BALD-
)VIN, 70 d: 72 BowEEY, New York. A well-
madc and good fitting suit of clothes of“
American fashion, such as Baldwin makes,
would excite more curiosity in Japan than
anything they could take liomc'with them.
a.»
LADIES—F0! a neat fitting and cheap la- .
dies’- gait-er, see advertisement of J. B. Miller
A: Co., in another column.
o‘.’u
THE GREAT RESTORATIVE.—FEVER AND
’AGUE CURED nr Dn. M’LANE‘S LIVER
PILLs.—Mr. Jonathan Hougliman, of lVest
'Uni0n, Park County, Illinois, writes to the
proprietors, Fleming Bros. of Pittsbugli, that
he had suffered greatly from a severe and pro-
tracted attack of Fever and. Aguc, and was
completely restored to health by the use of the
Liver Pills alone. These Pills unquestiona-
bl possess great tonic properties, and may be
taken with decided advantage for many dis-
eases requiring invigorating remedies ; but the
Liver Pills stand pro-eminent as a meansof
restoring a disorganized Liver to. healthy ac-
tion; hence the great celebrity they have at-
tained. The numerous formidable diseases
arising from a. diseased Liver, which so long
battled the skill of the most eminent physi-
cians of the United States, are now rendered
easy of cure, thanks to the study and perse-
verance of the distinguished physician whose
name this «rent . medicine bears—a name
diciary, reported adversely~ mffléllmtlflfilllllg
a portion of the law securing mechanics a.
lien on built ings. Report accepted and bill
rejected. '
Also adversely to a bill for the protection of
trees on the. highway, bill rejected.
Mr. Scranton introduced a bill further reg-
ulating Insurance ; referred to Committee on
J udiciarv.
Also favorably to a bill exempting one
sewing machine from execution; ordered
printed.
Mr. Brewster offered a resolution ordering
the’printing of the testimony taken before
the. Committee on Agriculture, on the sub-
ject oftlie cattle disease in Massachusetts.
Mr. Smith moved that the number be 5,000
copies; amendment. carried and resolution,
passed. ,
llovsn—Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Lindl‘ey.-
An act compelling towns, corporations or
individuals owning bridges to keep up good
and substantial fences at the sides of said
bridges, and giving damages for any accident.
occurring where such fences are not kept
up; also providing; for three Commissio ers
in each county, at $3 per day, each, to k
after such fences, was read twice and refer-
red to the Committee on Roads and Bridges.
A resolution appointing Henry Hammond
of Killingly, Railroad Commissioner, was of-
fered to the- Housc. Mr. (‘ulvcr of Middle—
Aown, proposed the. name of Nichols P.
Rates, as an amendment.
On motion .of Mr. Deming, of [button], the
ycas and nays were :alled on the amend-
ment, which was lost, 80 to 13:).
The original resolution was then passed.
The. name of William Brown, of Hampton,
was offered for the office of Bank Commis-
sinner.
Mr. Culver of Midtllctowu, proposed the
name of Lucius Gilbert, as an amendment.
On motion of Mr. Welch, of New Haven,
' the vcas and nays were called on the amend-
ment, which was lost, 80 to 140.
The original resolution was then passed.
Petition of Elnalhau Hosted, et al., of
Greenwich, for amendment of the laws rela-
tive to the taking ofoyters; referred.
Friday, filmy 18.
Susan's—Prayer by Rev. Dr. Richardson.
. .of an informal vote to-night, when the Con-
a
My whole is the name of a book.
O M. M. s.
Resolutions, appointing Henry Hammond,
’9? Mini vial}.{l’ggggprl to posterity as one deserv-
ing of gratitude. Tiff-S jg'aIEiablemmedicinc
should always be kept within rcadl'fi’dfld 0“.
the appearance of the. earliest syinptonli?‘ of
diseased Liver, it. can be safely anduscfis .l'
in Norwalk, on
o’clock, afternoon, two
Waogons, _
loe obes, and various 0th . _ _ .
part of the Assigned Estate of Henry 0. Ban-
dle.
Hats, Caps, Furs, Gloves, and various other
articles; being all the stock‘in trade of Henry
C.
ed for sale, for ma , in lots to accommodate
purchasers, at the store lately occupied by
said Randle, in said Norwalk.
daily from.9 olclock
STE -HEN'
Randle, an assimiing debtor, is now offer-
Store Open
A. M. o 6 o’clock P. 111,.
- RA ‘ 0ND7anstee.
Norwalk,"May, 21$t,‘ 1860.
Aachen.
,_ILL‘be sold at; Auction, in front of the
- ' Store latel" "Occhpicd byfl. '0. Bundle,
turda ,’May 26, 1860, at 2
arses, two Peddlers
one'donble' Harnesss, two Bull's.
making
Terms Cash. . .
STEPHEN RAYMOND, Trustee.
Iiirby’s Celebrated
MOWING MACHINES.
THE Farmers of Fairfield County are in-
vited to examine these Machines before
purchasmg. They are less ‘in price, lighter
in draft, more durable than 'anyfin market,
equal to any machine as a mower, and supe-
nor to any as combined Mowers and Beeps
ers.‘ Has taken the first premium-at n 1111111-
ber of State Fairs during the past year.
“21 Agent for Norwalk and ' ' '
vicinity. ‘ .
PAID FOR_ BARKon delivery, at ‘ the
highest pricels.SR
AEL LOCKW .
Norwalk, May 15, 1860. Gogol?
“Shut Hands wanted- :.
NUMBER of Shirt Hands, accustomed
to working on. Sewing Machines.
and to do basting -for the same, can find
steady employment and clIo’o'd wa e. b a ‘
' plying to the subscriber fit his Sign; . shill:
. lish-nfcnt in Wilton.
-3t20
WM. A. STURGES.
- SUPERIOR NEW MILOII cow and
Calf for sale. ' Enquire atzGazctte Office.
Norwalk,‘May 21, 1860. . 21
Olothmg' from Kittie;
JUST received, a. large lot of-‘Me'n’s and
, Boy’s Summer Clothing, consisting of
Tweed, Farmers’ Satin, Check, Plain, and
Striped; Linen Coats, Figured, Silk Vests,
afid tFin: gamiililicre Pants—light and dark ;
a o W ic Wi besoldat at bargain 3.—
Come andscc them at. tlieilld stun of S.
Moulton. D. A. SALMON d7 CO.
The WWII-.8 an!» .
RE now introduced at DISBROW’S.
HATTHE FLORA TEMPLE DRIVING
_ THE OPERA HAT; -
THE CHAMPION HAT.
THE ZOUAVE HAT.
THE ROUGH AND READY HAT.
CEINSGLISH' ANDsBOSTON STYLES OF
THE VENTILATING HAT. .
SOFT HATS of all colors and qualities.
. CHILDREN’S STRAW HATS &"CAPS
of every style. .. ,/
. ~' 'DISBROW, the Better,
Post. Office Building.
, Real Estate at-‘uohol;
PURSUANT’ to an order of the" Co'im of
Probate fortlie District of , field,
the subscriber will offer for saleiat‘ blic
Auction, on Saturday, July 14th, 1860, at 2
o'clock, P. 11., all the Real Estate of Char-Ids
Smith, Jr., an Assigning and Insolvent Debt-
or of said Ridgefield, . _
Said Real Estate consists of 1 Acre of Land,
with a Dwelling House, State, and Burn _
standinw thereon, and situated nearly oppo-
site train. E. Church in theyillagb ofRidge-
field. Sale to take place‘mil’the. premises.
'JOHN'W. ROCKWELL, Mama” 5 ,
‘lltdgeficlm‘Mdy 2lst, 1860; 3031'
lubin’s Extracts,
A LARGE invoice;- 'i§t received—h
APP & L ES.
MELQDEONSI
.‘TBEAT a: LINSLEY’S
N ELODEONS are acknowledged to be
A the best made. -
>A Rarefihance
at. present is offered to the inhabitants of
Norwalk “(1 vicinity to buy them at a bar-
gain.
INSTRUMENTS
will be carried to any part of thetown, and
left imtil they give perfect. satisfaction, and if
not pin-chased removed again at expense.
For particulars inquire of T. B. FITCH,
opposite ths Shirt Factory, or at the Gazette
Office. A. J EBELL,
1m19 . ' Agent.
Commissioner-5’ Notice.
THE subscribers appointed by the Cat "
of Probate, for the District of Norwalk.
Commissioners to receive, examine, and de-
cide upon the claims of the Creditors of the
Estate of HENRY C. RANDLE, an insolvent
debtor Ot‘Norwalk, in said District, assigned
in trust; for the benefit: of his Creditors, here-
by give notice—thatwe will attend to the
business of our said appointment, at the Ho-
tel of L. P. Allis, in said Norwalk, on the
19th day of July, 1860, and on the 19th day
of September, 1860, at one o’clock in the at
ternoon of each of said (lays.
Said Court; hath limitcd‘and allowed four
months from the date hereof, for the exhibi-
tion to us of claims against said Estate.
EDWARD C. BISSELL, l Commis-
ALBERT H. WILCOXSON, l‘sioners.
Dated at Norwalk this 19th day of May,1860.
W Stamford Advocate, please copy 4121
Bldg-{ct of Ridgefirld, as. Probate 0mm, May
17th, 1860.
ESTATE of CHARLES SMITH, Jr., an
Insolvent Debtor of Ridgefield, in said
District.
' The Court of Probate for the District of
Ridgctield, hath limited and allowed two
months from the date hereothfor the. Cred—
itors'of said Estate, represented insolvent, in' '
which to exhibit their claims thereto; and
has appointed SAMUEL I. SMITH, and DA-
administered: ~
’Purcliasers will be careful to ask 161- Day.
M’LANE‘s CELEBRATED VERMIFUGE, manu-
factured by FLEMING Bites, of Pittsburgh,
Pa. All other vermifuges in comparison are.
worthless. Dr. M’Lané‘s celebrated Vermi-
fnge, also his celebrated Liver Pills can now
be had at all respectable drug stores. None
genuine trillion! (lie m‘gnature of.
FLEMING Bnos.
~<O> > w-Tv"
HOPE.
Poetry of Physic .
Let. the sick to Herrick go,
Who’d be ill, I’d like to know.
Such cures his Pills do make,
Smiles, lovely smiles shall deck the brow,
Where gloominess is rampant now,
And hopes anew shall wake.
Herrick‘s matclil‘ess Pills startle the people with
their cures. This is the season to use them. Large
boxes 25 cents ; 5 boxes ‘51. Sec advertisement on 311 '
page. 1y16
r
masseuse).
In this town, May 21st, by Rev. Mr. Mulli-
gan, Mr. Daniel Shea to Miss Mary Ayres,
both of Norwalk.
At. chstport, May 15th, by the Rev. John
Purves, Mr. Henry A. Ogden to Miss Abbie
Jane Coley, daughter of Lonson Colcv, Esq.
On Friday, May 11th, liy Rev. Shaler .I.‘
Hillycr, Samuel Nowell to Lavinia ‘Weed
berth (ff Norlvyalk. ’
, 1; who .idire, 001111., on Monda Ma
14th, by liev. Shaler J. Hillyer, hiltyhltl'll);
W’. Ayres to Miss Betsey Ann Scofield both
of Poundridge, N. Y. ,
In this tOwfi ATTITM‘JTchAsl’eTdeMdZd
about 25 years.y y ’ 3 ’ g
In St. Louis, Mo., May 13th, Theodore 8.,
son of Granville and Catharine Menl, aged
1 year, 3 months and 9 days.
A'x‘.\ ‘.\ \ ...
pointment.
vm- H. VALDEN, Esquircs, of Ridgefield,
,Commissioners to receive and examine sa’ "
Cfi‘aims. “ - ’
cprtififl by - H. K. SCOTT, Judge.
The masculine. I".‘."¢.31“.’§é:* 31.13.2335" 3—1
meet at the Office ofJohn W. Rockwell}
said Ridgefield, on the 16th day of- June, I -
17th day of July, 1860, at 9 o’clock in
forenoon, on each of said days, for the] «
pose of attending 0n the business of said
- SAMUEL M. SMITH, a Comm!
D. H. VALDEN, 3‘ 5101161"-
All persons indebted to said Estate or
quested to make- immcdiate pa 'mer‘ ‘0
3:21 JOHN w. ROCKWEL sadism
. _ ,
Dietrz‘ct of Nor-walk, so. Probate 0’14"»
15m, 1860. ‘ ‘
‘STATE of AARON OLIISTEAI?
of Wilton, in. said Distrizl, (1009999
ORDERED—That. the Bream”;
their Administration accoint to. an
Office)
for adjustment, at the Pin?!“8
walk, on the. 9th day 4 Jung?» 1 ,
o'clock, forenoon; and that “I 13"“ '
tcrcstcd in said ‘Esnitc, nay be Pom?"
of, the Executom willciluse .‘h's‘Q‘.’
published ina neivsifll’tjl' pruitctln.
Count-v and post a sopytllel‘e“ "1
‘post ill said lVillo'n, "HULK“ the
the deceased last “NPR,” least. 3. -
fore said 0th dnv 0! June.
out. .‘ilGE A. DAvEm
It. I
superior Evergrd
101: sub a small lot. of very
11 supoi'ioi- Norway Sprucetree
at the slow “r
EDWIN v. A. CHIC]
crockery, China, an
‘VARE. Just received a ne‘
‘ ' WARNER’S,1
.In New Canaan, May 15th, John Wesley
Dickens aged 26 years.
Norwalk Chronicler