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NORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1863.
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XLVI--NUMBER 49.
NORWALK GAZETTE.
OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING.
113:. BYINGTON & co.
A. H. BYINGTON, J. B. ELLs, G. N. ELLs-
Advertising Rates.
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“ two insertions, 1 25
“ three insertions, 1 50
" one month, 1 '15
“ two months, 3 00
“ tnree months, 4 00
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-- Each 9. ditional Square, per year, 3 00
no half column, one year, 40 00
(Column, one year, 7!; 00
- _ lines, or 100 words,make a square. Fraction-
_ - ll ‘ arts of a square charged for as a whole.
{fly-advertisements payable 1st of January &Ju1y.
ly advertisers restricted to the business contem-
élpedat the time of contract.
-: These terms will be inflexrbly adhered to._a
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Norwalk Post Office.
MAILs CLOSE.
West 7.50 A. M.—2.30 P. M.
East 8.30 A. M.—5.00 P. M.
Daubury & Norwalk Railroad 8.50 A. M.
Weston, Bedding and Bedding Ridge, Tues-
days, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 12 M.
MAILS DUE.
WGMMO A. M.—6.CG P. M.
E81820 A. M.—3.30 P. M.
Danbury do Norwalk Railroad 8.00 A. M.
POST OFFICE nouns.
From/7.00 A. M. to 8.00 P. M.
CHARLES OLMSTEAD, P. n.
D. PRITCHARD, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
Residence next door to Rugglcs’ Store,
MAIN STREET,
sOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
New
HARDWARE 8:. PAINT STORE,
: Iain Street,
Opposite I. H. Campell’s Confectionery,
MARVIN & rnowrr'r,
Wholesale and retail Dealers in Hardware,
Cutlery, Paints, Oils, Glass, Paper Hang-
- ings, Window Shades, &c.
JAMES G. EARRO'II'R,
SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL
D E N '1' I S '1',
Ollie/eat Residence, East Avenue, Norwalk,
Connecticut.
- Architecture.
SIDNEY M. STONE,
ARCHITECT,
Will furnish Plans, Specifications, Detail
9 Wings:l and superintend the erection of
En ' on private buildings. Office inMar-
lo ”Block, Chapel-st, New Haven, Ct. tf52
.EO. F. BELDEN, Norwalk, Conn.,Man-
ufacturer of Tin, Copper, and Sheet
50.1 Ware; and dealer in Stoves, Ranges,
Furnaces, Cutlery, Brittannia, Wooden and
Willow Ware, Crockery; and a full assort-
ment of House Keeping articles generally.
.‘ c‘. s. Eccnwoon,
Fashionable Draper & Tailor,
. and
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING
EMPOBIUM I
Main-st, Ndrwalk. Conn.
s. a. onusrnan a 60.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Grieerios, Flour, Food, do,
:14 and 16 Main-st, Norwalk, Conn.
1:ng mscamos comranv,
Of Hartford.
IncOrporawd in 1819, Charter Perpetual.
Oash‘icapttal $1,000,000
Insure against loss and damage by Fire
on— Terms adapted to the hazard,and
, consistent with the laws of
compensation.
COWLES, Sole Agent
For Norwalk and vicinity.
GEORGE R.
lv8' . :
DENTAL CARD.
Aijpression having gone abroad that
the undersigned has relinquished his
profession, this is to inform his friends and
the public that he still continues the practice
of his profession at his 011 stand, foot of
Main-st., N orwalk, Where he will be happy
to tender them his best services. In case of
temporary abscnce,a skillful assistant will be
found in attendance at the Office, ready and
willing to serve all that may call.
A. HILL, D. D. S.
-...s--
No. 1 Gazette Building.
WOULD respectfully announce to the
. public and their old customers, that
they have recently made extensive additions
to their stock of goods. We are now prepar-
ed to offer an assortment not to be surpassed
in l‘bnrfield County, in quality or price. We
would call particular attention to our stock 01
Watches, which is larger than ever before.—
We have a fine lot of adies’ Swiss Watches,
in gold Cases, at prices varying from $20 to
i. mic v.9 can scammed as being cor-
gifting: opera. §lso, Gentlemen s Watch-
as, in silver and gol cases at on price from
$5 to $.00. We buy of the best mporters in
New York, and altogether for cash, so that
our facilities for sellmg cheap could not be
reater. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and
Plated Wares was never better than at pres-
ent. and comprises all of the latest styles that
are manufactured. A. JACKSON & BRO.
HE INSURANCE.
*' - subscriber havin taken t .e 8110
F of the New England giro and (1735511: I ):
mrancc Co. of Hartford, is prepared to insure
all kinds of property against loss or damage-
by on as accommodating terms as any
other ompany.
The New England Fire and Marine Insu-
rance Company has been recently established
with a pald m capital of $200,000 and has a
surplus of $639530-
JOSEPH W. HUBBELL,
Agent for Norwalk and vicinity.
Non-walk, Feb. lst, 1861. “5
Elm STREET SALOON,
Betweén‘Main and Broad Streets," NEW
~CANAAN, CONN.
-‘ J. W. EDMONDS, Proprietor.
OxsTEus served in any style, and for sale
by the Quart or Gallon. Also, all kin s of
it pm, ONEECT onE‘ayfin‘d otheit‘REEii sH-
N’r’s. Private Supper Rooms for‘ Small
III-ties. ‘Als‘o, in connection with, but in
separatcapnrtmcnts, a first-class SHAVING
AND Hun DRESSING SALOON.
Rerosene Oil, "
A SUPERIOR ARTICLE for sale b
MARVIN a Paowrr .
. the
War Olaims.
THE undersigned, through the agency of
reliable friends in Washington, is pre-
pared to secure Bounty Money, Back Pay,
Pensions, and claims of all kinds against the
Government. Charge for collecting from
two to five per cent. No charge will be
,made for advice given in relation to claims,
and no fee charged unless the claim is col-
lected. JOSEPH W. WILSON.
Aug. 22, 1862.
NOR'WA-IIR HOTEL.
NORWALK, CONN.
E. S. Brewster, Proprietor.
’I‘HIS House, having been renovated and
improved, is now open for the reception
of permanent or transient boarders, and will
be kept as a first class Hotel. This Hotel is
very pleasantly situated in one of the most
beautiful towns on Long Island Sound, and
is especially attractive for Summer Board;
crs.
The Proprietor would assure the public,
that it will be his constant endeavOr to
keep his hOuse in such a style, as will ensure
satisfaction to all. ,
Improvements in Photographing.
Special: Notice to our I’atrons
WHITNEY & BECKWITII
Have added a
N E W R 0 0 III ,
To their extensive Gallery, especially for fin-
ishing Photographs.
By the return of Mn. WHITNEY from
Washington, (with an assistant,) have doubkd
their force of operatives .-
By procuring a large and excellent
CYLINDER PRESS,
can give their Pictures that beautiful
IVOR Y S UREA CE,
so desirable; with these additions to their
business facilities and their long experience
in this beautiful and useful art in connection
with the
First Houses in New York,
they can safely defy competition, not only in
flmsh and truthfulness, but in the speedy
completion of orders. Thankful for past fa-
vors, we hope to merit a continuance Of your
patronage.
Norwalk, J one 1st, 1863.
NEW FURNISHING STORE,
NEAR UPPER END OF MAIN ST.
East Side of tlw Bridge.
HAVE at my Store in Norwalk the largest
assortment of
Household I'urnitnre
in this county, consisting of Bureaus of all
kinds, Lounges, Sofas, ’l‘ete-a-Tetes, Card
Tables, Marble top pier Tables and Center
Tables, Wash Stands,
EXTENSION TABLES,
CHAIRS and ROCKERS of all kinds,
Looking Glasses,
Picture Frames, and everything else in the
Furniture line cheap for Cash.
Repairing, ‘ .
done promptly and by experienced workmen.
Undertaking,
I have on hand a large assortment of
COFFINS, of the best materials, and will
furnish shrouds, carriages, hearse, and every-_
thing ~necessary for the burial of the dead,
cheaper than can be obtained elsewhere. .I
have as good a Hearse as there is in the
county; and will attend Funerals inneigh-
boring towns, without extra charge.
E BERT RAYMOND.
Norwalk, Sept. 1st, 1863. 44
NORWAlsK
Steam Sawing and 'Plaining
M 'I It I- .
HE subscriber has fitted up and is now
prepared to execute all orders for Pla-
ning; Scroll and other Sawing; manufacture
of Doors, Sash, Blinds, &c., &c., in the best
and most expeditious manner, and at satis-
factory prices. Orders by marl prome at-
tended to. 1y17 TIMOTHY B. FI C . .
GREAT BARGAINS ”IN:
OROGRERI.
H. E. SMITH.
No. 4, Phoenix Block, Norwalk,
Having a large stock on hand, will give
Great Bargains in
CROCKERY, ‘
GLASS, EARTHEN &. STONE WARE,
KEROSENE LAMPS,
ICK
CHIMNIES,
WOODEN WARE, &c., &c,,&c
@Goods delivered to any part of the
town free of charge.
E. dunes-Ann 4.. sons.
CABINET MAKERS, do,
ARE now prepared to offer to the public
the largest and best assortment of'
Good I'urniture,
comprising every article usually kept in a
Furniture Store, ever Oflered in Norwalk,
which will be sold
AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES.
Our customers and the public generally who
want anything we kee , wgl find it to their
interest to give us a ca 1. prong Mattresses
of 3 or 4 different kinds, very cheap. Hair
Mattresses, made to order, and old ones made
over as good as new.
UNDERTAKING,
We keep on hand a very large assortment of
Cofins of every description, furnish shrouds,
scarfs, carriages, and eve thing necessary
for the interment of the cad, and at very
low prices. We are just completing another
splendid Hearse, which will give us two
Hearses equal to any in the State, which we
shalluse whenever our services are required,
wiilmil cola-a cfiddgc.”
— E. UINTARD do SONS.
Norwalk, March 5th 1862.
FOR SALE.
HE Real Estate formerly owued by
WILLIAM SEYMOUR, deceased, situated
in this town, on White Oak Shade Street,
about4 miles from NOrwalk or Daricn, to
Witz—onc
Large new Dwelling Rouse,
with o‘ut—buildingsand 12 or 14” saga of V913;
superior Land, Well adapted to ardemng
purposes. Also a Small House with two
acres of land attached—and 4 acres of land
situated in or near “ Hanford’s Swamp,” so
called.
The property will be sold all together or
in separate parcels as may suit purchasers,
the urchase money can remain securod on
gremises for 'a term of years, if desired. '
For further particulars apply to
S. Y. ST.JOHN.
New Canaan, Feb 10th, 1863. t
Notice.
THE Subscriber has the pleasure of inform-
‘ ing the public that he has purchasedtbe
interest of Ebenezer Crissey in the England.
Shoe Busi; ess lately carried 'on’ht the Store
"o‘ner’of au'an . Water Street", where he
il'continue the business. ' He trusts that
the liberal patronage given to this Store
while under his control as partner and man-
ager, will be continued to him as proprietor.
9 J. N. LOCKWOOD.
Y AUTHORITYLU s. Infantry and
Rifle Tactics. .
Received at». SELLERS
1‘?
AWN“ ‘* “
m J.'. .L.l ~ 1.,
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and on accommodating terms- two thirds 0f :
~
l 2126, filedoke‘r Street, Now
NEW FLOUR, I'EED and
PROVISION STORE !
THE Subscriber, having taken a store
In
WOOD’S BUILDING,
Main Street,
is prepared to sell all kinds of Flour, Feed
and Provisions, at the lowest prices, jor Cash.
tf44 J. B. PENDLETON.
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NOI‘walk Classical Institute.
REV. R. BAYARD SNOWDEN,A. M.,
Instructor.
HIS NEW DAY SCHOOL was
opened October 14th, 1863, next door
to the Bank of Norwalk. Instruction af-
forded in the various branches of 8. Classical
and English education. Terms $11.00 and
$8.00 per quarter. Students may enter at
any time, and will be charged from the time
of admission. The Winter term will begin
on Monday, Nov. 23d. 3m40
Wheeler a Wilson’s
CORNET RAND,
Bridgeport, Conn.
ARE prepared to furnish first-class MusIC
for Military, Firemen’s and Civic Pa-
rades, Concerts, Promenades, Pic Nics, &c.
Orders addressed to F. J. THOMAS, Leader
or J. E. MORRIS, Sec’u, will meet with
prompt attention. 22
N. B.—Address Letters, care Wheeler &
Wilson M. F. G. Co.,East Bridgeport, Ct.
WM. T. 3111911111,
'0'. S. War Claim Agent,
Will promptly collect Bounty Money,
Back Pay, Pensions for Disabled, Dis-
charged Soldiers, Widows and Children,
Mothers and Sisters, and all other Claims
against Government. Office opposite Con-
cert Hall. All business letters promptly
answered.
Danbury, Conn. ~ 1y36
.r. c. PINNE!‘ a. BRO,
. B B. O K ER 8 9
Corner William and Beaver Sts.
STOCKS BOUGHT AND SOLD U. S.
‘ Five~Twenties bought at par. rovis-
ions, Flour, Fruit, «be, bought and sold. All
orders promptly attended to.
‘ Adddress
J. C. FINNEY &. BRO.,
Cor, William and Beaver Sta, N. Y.
New Meat Market.
THE Subscriber would respectfully inform
_ the public that he has bought out the
MARKET lately kept by Mr. James Byxbee
in SKIDD Y’S BLOCK Main Street, and in-
tends keepin constantly on hand the choi-
cest omen ’ork. Mutton. Poultry. «to, &c.
Having had long experience in the business
he is confident of his ability to please. A
share of the public patronage is respectfully
solicited. JULIUS . PATRICK.
=Norwalk, Sept. 2lst, 1863.
NOTICE.
Clocks QWatchos Repaired.
B. ARMSTRONG, of Winuepauk, re-
. spectfully announces to his numerous
friends and the inhabitants of Norwalk and
its vicinity that he has taken a store in
Lynes’ Block, where by strict attention to
business he hopes to merit a share of public
patronage.
'N. B. Clocks and Watches fixed on the
shortest notice and on the most reasonable
terms. 1m*44
,cash System adopted for
Photographs & Cortes do Visits
: AT WHITNEY & BECKWITH’S.
IN consequence of the great rise in chem-
icals, metals, and paper, used in our busi-
ness, that can only be bought for cash, we
had either to increase our prices, or adopt
the Cash system. We choose the latter, as it
will alike benefit the customer and suit us.
Hereafter, when a proof is accepted, the
order for prints must ‘be scoompanied with
the CAM.
WHITNEY 85 BECK WITH.
Norwalk, Conn., J une 15.
. Notice.
THE subscriber having purchased the stock
of Dnuos, MEDICINES, &c., of the late
firm of KNAPP & LYNEs, of the Corner Drug
Store, would respectfully inform the public
that he has completely replenished the store
with new and fresh goods, and having had
several years experience in the Drug business
in New York City, he feels confident that he
can giVe satisfaction as to the quality of the
finds purchased, and in the preparation of
edicincs. He will kce constantly on hapd
a full and extensive step, c the best uality
and at re sonable prices. he frien s and
patrons o_ the old firm, as also all others in
Want 0f Drugs, Medicines, Fancy Goods, &c.,
are invntcd to call at the Corner Dru Store.
. H. M. PRO ITT.
Norwalk, J une 5th, 1863. ’
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AS above stated I have disposed of my
interest in the late firm of Knapp & Lynes
to Henry M. Prowitt who will continue the
Drug business as heretofore, and whom I
cordially recommend to the public as a com-
petent and careful apotheca .
23 BAM’L L‘ *NES, M. D.
DR. '- RATTIRSON’S
Ofice a", the Hygienic Medical Association and
Laboratory,
126 BLEECKER—ST, NEAR WOOSI ER.
Hygienic Syrups, &c., purely vegetable un-
odyne Tonic for the cqrc of every disease
which is curable in less time and w th great-
er'ccrtain y than by other systems ofpractice,
Call and see our certificates, &c., and be sat-
isfied. He treats every disease that flesh is
heir to.
We undertake to cure Scromla and Con-
sumption where others have given it up as
incurable, as we have an invaluable medi-
icine for the cure of the same,
Our Syrups for female weakness and irreg-
ularities surpass any thin yet discovered.
All fe 'ale diseases ‘trcatc 'scro'utifically and.
cbnfi entially. .
‘ N.‘ B.”—Ou'r medicines are mostly newly
discovered. All diseases treated without
calomel or bleedin . '~ Particular attention
paid to the cure of ancers.
Also, a speedy cure of Veneral or private
diseases without poisoning the system with
mercury or deleterious drugs.
from 7 to 10 A. M., and
Sundays excepted,
ck.
ems”: . ~-‘
Office Hours,
. “om. 3. l0 9. 17- ‘5".
A Voluntary.
BY 1:. w. EMERSON.
In an age of fops and toys,
Wanting wisdom, void of right,
Who shall nerve heroic boys
To hazard all in freedom’s fight,—
Break sharply ofl their jolly games, ’
Forsake their comrades gay,
And quit proud homes and youthful domes,
For famine, toil, and fray ?
Yet on the nimble air benign
Speed nimbler messengers
That waft the breath of grace divine
To hearts in sloth and case.
So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man,
When duty whispers low, Thou must,
The youth replies, I can.
.<.>t
A Pastoral.
I’ll be a fairy and drink the dew,
And creep through the honeyed flowers,
And sleep in the violet’s tender blue,
And dance in the evening hours.
My music shall be the soft low gales
Which sigh through the dark green trees
And heaven’s breath swell the gossamer sails
With which I swim the breeze.
The glow-worm shall be my gentle light,
And a lily’s cup my bed;
-And I’ll warm me in the soft moonlight,
And on fallen roses tread.
And ever fresh the grass shall grow
Around my mystic ring,
And little murmurs, sweet and low.
Shall answer when I sing.
And I will hold a fairy court,
'And call each slumbering fay,
And in the deepening shadows sport
0f twilight cool and gray.
I’ll be a fairy and drink the dew,
And creep through the honeyed flowers,
And sleep in the violet’s tender blue.
And dance in the evening hours.
---Old English Magazine.
N. _
Songs of Seven.
BY JEAN INGELOW.
Seven Times Sic. Giving in Marriage.
To bear, to nurse, to rear,
To watch and then to lose ;
To see my bright ones disappear,
Drawn up like morning dew;—
To bear, to nurse, to rear,
To watch and thin to lose;
This have I done, when God drew near,
Among his own to choose,
To hear, to heed, to wed,
And with thy lord depart
In tears that he, as soon as shed,
Will let no longer smart.
To hear, to heed, to wed,
This while thou didst I smiled,
For now it was not God who spill,
‘9 Mother, give ME thy child.”
0 fond, O fool, and blind,
To God I gave with tears,
But when a man like grace would find
My soul put by her fears-.-
0 10ml. 0 fool! and. blind,
God guards in happier spheres;
That man will guard where he did hind,
Is hope for unknown years.
To hear, to heed, to wed,
Fair lot that maidens choose,
Thy mother's tenderest words are said,
Thy face no more she views;
Thy mother’s lot, my dear,
She doth in naughtaccuse ;
Her lot to bear. to nurse, to rear,
To love-wand then to lose.
———<m>———-—-:
Obituary.
can. out HOUSTON.
There can be no longer any doubt of
the death of Gen. Sam Houston of Tox-
as. A letter from our army correspon-
dent at Matamorcs says: "Gen. Sam.
Houston'is certainly dead. He died at
Huntsville, Texas. I am with a man who
was present when he died. J. Terrell
Smith andauother have administered on
his estate.” With the long and varied
career of this restless and ambitious man
his Indian life, his legal and political po-
sition, and his military experiences, our
readers are familiar, as well as the strug-
gles by which, under his leadership, Tex-
as succeeded in erecting herself as one of
the United States. He received many
tokens of gratitude from her people, hav-
ing been twice President of Texas, and
subsequently Governor, beside represen-
ting her in the United States Senate, and
holding many other positions of honor and
trust during nearly his whole life. Gen.
Houston was of large statue and impos-
ing presence, and at the time of his death
was about 70 yo... of ago. His remark-
ablo history will never be recalled without
the recolleCtion that his loyalty to his
country wavered and fell when the do-
votiou and self~sacrifico of her strongest
and bravest sons was most needed.
N. Y. Tribune.
a.»
fi-A Late item in our Southern files,
entitled “munificeut donation,” tells us
that “Mayor Macbeth, of Charleston,
has donated to the Atlanta Relief Asso-
ciation the sum of five thousand dollars,”
which, with gold at six hundred per cent
premium, means that Mayor Macbeth has
actually donated about seven dollars and
a half to the Atlanta Relief Association.
Southern munificouce is a cheap commod-
ity.
WA Poor Girl of Brooklyn, New
York, was shot at Chickamauga in the
disguise of a drummer boy. She fanci-
ed she was to he a second Joan of Arc,
bet her enthusiatiefoncy was quenched
in her own life blood. She telegraphed
'to her father, “I expected to deliver my
country, but the fates would not have it
so. I am contentedto die. Pray, papa
forgive me.”. '
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13%;.le President is sullfering from an
soon recover. Small Pox and varioloid
' are Considerably prevalent in Washing~
H ton.
For the Gazette.
A Few Plain Hints to Young
Men on Self-Education.
This isa working world, in which la-
bor is put forth in order to its reward ;
and the question is at once asked in re-
gard to any proposed subject, “ Will it
pay ?” Supposing this inquiry to be
made respecting our theme, wo reply that
Educ‘ation will pay, because, as a general
thing, the more you educate your mind
in a practical manner, the higher will be
the style of work which you can perform.
The architect gets more for his work
than' the more ' joiner or mason do for
their: because his head-work is greater
than theirs. All proper work is honora-
ble, but head-work is a higher kind of
work than hand-work, and so is in higher~
esteem and brings better pay than hand-
work. :
All real education is self-education.
Books, teachers, circumstances may as:
sist, but if you would develop the powers
of your mind you must do your own
thinking; The student at School, or at
College, is educating himself, but certain-
ly under favorable influences. , Many
young men do not enjoy such facilities,
and yet have somr hours of leisure time:
in which they might carry on this work
of self-education if they would set about
it. In this and the adjoining towns there
are undoubtedly scores of young men
reached by the circulation of this local
journal,—mochanics and operatives, on
firms, in work-shops, factories, and
stores,-:—who during the present winter
will have much valuable time not oc-
cupied with their daily business. Some
of these may have already started on a
judicious employment of these vacant
hours. To others the unproteudiug hints
we throw out may be their first prompt-
ing to personal culture.
The use a young man makes of his
spare hours will decide. his future. He
may become or achieve almost anything
he aspires to if only he have now the de-
cision and energy to employ what time be
can save from his work in the investiga-
tion of truth which brings with it mental
development.
But to study you will need books, and
books are expensive,—a luxury which
many think they cannot afford. They
do not however cost so much as not
a few young men spend in ways which
bring them no return. Throecento
a day for tobacco, especially in these
times, is probably a very small allowance
for most who supply themselves with that
pernicious drug. This amounts to eleven
dollars in the course of a your, a. sum
large enough to buy all the books with,
which one of the class we speak of
would need for a year’s study. Many
are attracted by the various miustrel and
theatrical : exhibitions, and traveling
shows, and thus an equal number of dol-
lars will easily slip away. A little inves-
tigation of the account-book will prove
tonearly all that plenty of funds eonbo
obtained by simply stopp'mg one Or two
bad leaks. ' '
But what books shall you got? Not
novels of course. You may read them
:till you are gray and become no wiser or
better. Some flatter themselves that
they are improving their minds by read-
ing all the yellow-covered trash they
can lay their hands on. The course
of study to be followed will be deter-
mined very much by the evocation of a
young man and his natural preferences-
Hugh Miller was a stone-cutter and his
mind freely directed itself to Geology.—
If one is in a manufactory or machine
shop, lot him begin with some elementary
work on Natural Philosophy, and follow
this witba plain treatise on Chemistry,
and a new pleasure will be his when he
comes to understand the principles on
which those operations proceed in which
he is daily engaged. If he has any
measure of the inventive faculty, it will
be more rapidly and surely developed by
such a course. A carpenter’s apprentice
would find himself interested and benefit-
ed by the study of Geometry, succedeed
by attention to Drawing, Mousuration,
and Architecture. A few winters of
diligence in such self-instruction will lift
him for above his thoughtless and dissi-
pated companions. If one has devoted
himself to what is commonly termed a
business life let him make thorough work
with Arithmetic, Book-keeping and Ge-
ography and acquaint himself. with at least
the outlines of History. Indeed a knowl-
edge of History will be a source of in-
calculablo enjoyment and great practical
value to any one who will master its de-
tails. Hardly anything so greatly enlar—
ges the view, or brings in such varied and
useful information. Let a young man work
in his evening hours through a complete
course of Mathematics, and he will be fit-
ted iu all but the applications of expe-
rience for almost any pursuit which it
may be his interest to enter upon, oven to
engineering, surveying, and navigation.
It is a good rule to follow inclination to
a fair extent, and prosecute such studies
as are suited to Ono’s tastes.
We have spoken mainly of elementary
branches. The field will extend on all
sides as the persevoring explorer pushes
on, and to begin at the beginning is the
most certain way to rapid advance. No
, _ , , _ .. ”living man has reached the end, in the
attack of varioloid, but it Is thpught will ,
search of truth. Nor need any be dis.
couraged from expecting great results in
the lapse of time from his studious hab-
its, sinco we have a crowd of names 0f
men whose struggles and triumphs are
suited to fill him with the strongest hope.
While we can recall Franklin as rising
from a printer’s apprentice-ship to the
honors of a philosopher and discoverer,
Roger Sherman as rising from shoo ma-
king to statesmauship, Elihu Burritt from
blacksmithing to mapping out the heav-
cns, Hugh Miller from shoveling gravel
and cutting stone to penning such a fas-
cinating prose-poem as “ The Testimony
of the Rocks,” while we can put our fin-
gers on the names of a multitude who
rank with the greatest, wisest and best
among thodead and the living, having
lifted themselves to such enduring fame
in spite of many adverse circumstances,
we are entitled to afiirm that any young
man, by the right use of moments which
thomasses toss idly away, may rise from
ignorancepoverty, and» obscurity to the
shining lights of world-wide usefulness
and honor.
An incident in the early life Of Presi-
dent Lincoln, which has never, we be-
lieve, appeared in print beforo,_afl‘ords a
striking illustration of our subject. After
delivering a lecture in the city of Nor-
wich, Ct, the winter previous to his
nomination for the Presidency, Mr. Lin-
coln was complimented by a gentleman,—
the one who related the conversation to
us, himself a master in public speaking,—
Upou that plain directness of his, that
transparent 'cleorness of statement by
which he gains the way so readily to the
minds of the common people. Mr. Lin-
coln replied, that during his lecturing
tour ho had had the same favorable criti-
‘Cism passed upon his efforts several times,
and as he had never enjoyed the training
of College professors, he could account
for his possession of this power-only in
one way. “When I was a young man,”
said he, “I was a lawyer’s clerk in
Springfield, doing the usual drudgery
which such unhappy mortals are called
to perform, and really learning very little
law. One day I had an argument with
one of my employer’s clients, in the
course of which I lost my temper, be-
cause I could not convince him of the
truth of that which was so clear to my
own mind. I could not forget it, so in-
dignant was I at the man’s want :of per-
ception. ‘You should have demonstrated
it to him,’ said a friend to whom I told
the affair. Demonstrate? :asked I. What
is it to demonstrate? I consulted Web-
ster, and resolved I would have nothing
more to do with the law until I had,
learned how to demonstrate. I turned
my back on Springfield, went home, and
spent the following winter in studying
Euclid, applying its principles in frequent
discussions, and then when I thought I
knew how to demonstrate what I believed,
I resumed legal studios at Springfield.”
No one need wonder at the success and
honor which such resolution of character
has already reached. _
The path Of study which we have ex-
horted young men to enter upon will be
rough and tedious at first. The flowers
are in the garden of successful achieve-
:ment to which it leads. Still in the con.
scionsness of increasing power will be
found Some blossoms to cheer and stimu-
late from day to day. Patience, which
will not be frightened at hard problems,
'or disheartened by outside difliculties,
steadfastuess of purpose which will not
be diverted by cravings for foolish indul-
gences, as they are indispensable to pro-
gress all the way, so they will surely
bring at last a most gratifying success.
R. B.:S.
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naJt is not generally known in this
country that the Czar of Russia obtained
all the necessary plans for the construc-
tion of Monitors about a year ago and
is now building some half a dozen of
them. A Russian naval officer, who hap-
pened to be in this country, took a trip
on one of our first built monitors and was
permitted, by the courtesy of the patch:-
tees, to make all the requisite drawings
for the use ofAbis Government. For this
service the Emperor promOted the ofiicer
to high position. 'If the powers of Eu-
rope should venture to engage in war with
Russia during the coming year they will
find a more powerful antagonist than
they have ever yet encountered.
HOW
mThe other day Gen. Gillmorc sent
a shell crashing through the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank in Charleston. It was
thought that the General was after mak-
ing a deposit.
.W—
lesThe famous saying of Shakespeare
that “There is a divinity that shapes our
ends,” is exemplified in the employment
of thousands of pretty girls in Massachu-
setts who are making gentleman’s boots.
.4...
DECIsroN Rusrscrmo DISCHARGED SOL-
DIERS.—Tlle Provost Marshal General
has decided that soldiers who have receiv-
ed a discharge from the army, on account
of temporarydisability, may be received
anew under the last call for volunteers.
They will not, however, be allowed to re-.
enter the service as veteran volunteers,
but will receive only the bounties offered
to fresh recruits.
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3.”A_bad tempered man usually has
a bad tempered horse.” So says Rorey.
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[asThe First and Second Congrega;
tional churches of Norwich on Thanksgiv-
ing day contributed $160 for the Rich-
mood prisoners.
l
Alexander 1!. Stevens on South-
ern Grievances.
The following speech of Mr. Stephens,
the present Vice-President of the Rebel
Confederacy, was delivered in the Geor.
gia State Convention, in January, 1861.
It will be remembered that Mr. Sto-
phens, just before that time, made a.
Union speech to the people. The lan-
guage of this address to the Convention
is even stronger than that of his more”
famous speech. It is a crushing reply to.
those Northern sympathizors with the
Rebels, who are constantly proclaiming:
that “the South’hwas injured, and came
short of its rights in the Union. Mr.‘
Stephens said:
“This step (of secession) once taken,
can never be recalled; and all the baleful '
and withering consequences that must"
follow will rest on the Convention for all:
coming time. When we and our posterity -
shall see our lovely South desolated by
the demon of war, which this act of yours
will inevitably invite and call forth; when_
our green fields of waving harvest shall
be troddeu down by the murderous sol—
diery and fiery car of war sweeping over
our land; our temples of justice laid in
ashes; all the horrors and desolations of
war upon us; who but this Convention
will be held responsible for it? and who
but him who shall have given his vote'
for this unwise and ill-timed measure, as
I honestly think and believe, shall be:
held to strict account for this suicidal act
by the present generation, and probably
cursed and exo crated by posterity for all
coming time, for the wide and desolatiug
rain that will inevitably follow this act
you now propose to perpetrate.
run, NORTH BLAMELESS.
“Pause, I cntreat you, and consider:
for a moment what reasons you can give.
that will even satisfy yourselves in calmer
moments—what reason can you give to
your fellow sufferers in the calamity that
it will bring upon us. What reasons can
you give to the nations of the earth to
justify it? :They will be the calm and :
deliberate judges in the case; and what
cause or one overt not can you name or
point to,‘ou which to rest the plea of
justification? What right ha‘he North
assailed? What interest of the South
has been invaded? What justice has
been denied? and what claim, founded in
justice and right, has been withheld?
Can either of you today name One gov-
ernmental act of wrong, deliberately cud
purposely done by the Government of
Washington, of which the South his a
right to complain? I challenge the an-
swer. While on the other hand, let me
show the facts (and believe me, gentle-
men, I am not here the advocate of the'
North; but I am here the friend, the
firm friend and lover of the South and
her institutions, and for .this reason I
speak thus plainly and faithfully for
yours, mine, and every other man’s inter-
est, the words of truth and soberncss) of '
which I wish you to judge, and I will
only state facts, which are clear and un-
deniable, and which now stand as records
authentic in the history of our country.
“When we of the South demanded the
slave trade, or the importation of Afriv
cans for the cultivation of our lands, did
they not yield the right for twenty years?
When we asked a three-fifths representa-
tion in Congress for our slaves, was it noti
granted? thu we asked and demand-
_ed the return of any fugitive from justice,
or the recovery of those persons owing
labor or allegiance, was it not incorpo-,
rated in the Constitution, and again rati-
fied and strengthened by tho Fugitive
Slave Law of 1850? But do you reply
that in many instances they have violated
this compact, and have not been faithful
to their engagements? : As individuals
and local communities they may have
done so, but not by the sanction of Gov-:
crnment, for that has always been true
to Southern interests.
Again, gentlemen, look at another
fact: when we have asked that more'
territory should be added, that we might
spread the institution of slavery, have
they not yielded to our demands in giving
us Louisiana, Florida, and Texas, out of
which four States have been carved, and
ample territory for four more to be added
in due time, if you, by this unwise and
impolitic act, do not destroy this hope,
and, perhaps, by it lose all, and have
your last slave wrenched from you by '
stern military rule, as South America
and Mexico were; or by the vindictive
decree of a universal emancipation, which
may reasonably be expected to follow.
WHAT THE SOUTH HAD IN THE UNION.
“But, again, gentleman, what have we
to gain by this proposed change of our
relations to the General Gowrnment?
We have always had the control, and
can yet, if we remain in it, and are as~
united as we have been. We have bad
a majority of the Presidents chosen from
the South as well as the control and man-
agement of most of those chosen from the,
North. We have had sixty years of
Southern Presidents to their twenty-four,
‘thus controlling the Executive Depart-
ment. So of the Judges Of the Supreme
Court, we have had eighteen from the
South, and but eleven from the North;
although nearly four-fifths of the judicial
,busiuesslhas arisen in the free States; yet
a majority of the Court. has always been;
from the South. This we have required,
. they twelve.
I
tWNE
of the Constitution unfavorable to us. In
like manner, we have been equally
watchful to guard our interests in the
Legislative branch of Government. In-
choosing the presiding presidents (pro
tom.) of the Senate, we have had twenty-
four to their eleven. Speakers of the
.House, we have had twenty-three and.
While the majority of the
Representatives from the greater popular
tion have always been from the North,
yet we have so generally secured lb.
Speaker, because he, to a greater eXtont, .
shapes and controls the legislation of the
country. - .
"N or have we had less control in every 1
other department of the General Gov:
orament. Attorney Generals we have
had fourteen, while the North have had
but five. Foreign ministers we have bad »
eighty-six, and they but fifty-four. While:
three-fourths of the business which den:
mantis diplomatic agents abroad is clearly .
from the free States, from their greater
commercial interests, yet we have bad
the principal embassies, so as to secure;
the world markets for cotton, tobacco,“
and sugar, on the boot poSsible terms
'We have had a vast majority of the
higher offices of both Army and Navy,
while a larger proportion of the soldiers
and sailors were drawn from the North.
Equally so of clerks, auditors and comp-
trollers filling the executive department,
are records show for the last fifty years
that of three thousand that employed we :'
have had more than twothirds of the
white population of the Republic. ,
“Ag‘ain,'look at another item, and ;
one, be assured, in which we have a great: :
and vital interest; it is that of reveal“;
_ or means of supporting Government.
From official documents we learn that a
fraction over three-fourths of the revenue
collected for the support of Government
has uniformly been raised from the North.
“Pause now, while you can, gentlemen,
and contemplate carefully and candidly
these important items. Leaving out of
view, for the present, the countless mil-
lions of dollars you must expend in a war
with the North; with tens of thousands ’
of your sons and brothers slain in battle,
and offered up as sacrifices upon the altar: ,,
of your ambition—and for what? we ask- v
again. Is it for the overthrow of the
American Government, established by -
our common ancestry, cemented and built
up by their, sweat and blood, and founded '
on the broad principle of right, justice,
and humanity? And as such, I must
declare here, as I have often done before,
and which ~bas been repeated by the.»
greatest and wisest of statesmen and pat-
riots in this and other lands, that it is
the best and freest Government—the
most equal in its rights, the most just in
its decisions, the most lenient in its mea- _
sures, and the most aspiring in its prin-3
ciples to elevate the race of men that the ‘
sun of heaven ever shone upon. Now,
far you to attempt to overthrow such a -
Government as this, under whichywe have,
lived for more than three-quarters of II '
century—in which we have gained our
wealth, our standing as a nation, our,
domestic safety while the elements of.
peril are around us, with peace and trau- ‘
quility, accompanied with unbounded
prosperity and rights unassailed—is tbs: '
height of madness, folly and wickoduou, 3 .
to which I can neither lend my sanction
nor my vot c.”
0‘.
DEATH or A BRIDGEPORT Crown.—
Mr. F. H. Thompson, of Bridgeport, ‘f
who, since his appointment as an Assist: 1»
ant Paymaster in the United Stat.’ ;
Navy, has been attached to the guuboot'. :
New London, died September 5th, on ;—
heard of his vessel, off Galveston, Texas.“ ‘
Mr. Thompson was a son of Joseph .,
Thompson, Esq, of Bridgeport, and hill: .
age was thirty years. He was a careful;
cflicient officer, and the Government, an}: ,;
reward for his services, ably performed}: ‘
had made him out a Commissionas full-T E
Paymaster in the regular Navy, a mark-.7
of distinguishment very remarkable in?
view of his position in the service at the
time of the appointment. He-did with
live, however, to know of the intentions?) ‘
of the Government, having breathed ibis..- .
last before the papers reached him. Mr
Thompson had been connected with,tlii:‘i‘,‘:f:
New London for about a year, and hadji‘.
nevor’left his pest once, during-tho-wholo,.,.; .'
time, an example of faithfulness that .“I
much noticed and spoken of by thoso'wajf‘i'i
took an interest in his career. His lam:
will fall heavily, not only on his near rem
latives at home, but on a very‘ lam
circle of acquaintances and friends.—
N. H. Courier.
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AN INTERESTING COURT INTERVIEW.—
A humorous writer in the Chicago PM
describes how he got out of a bad scrap.
in the police court :
“ The next morning the judge of they:
police court sent for me. I went down; 5.21
and he received me cordially. Sahib. 1:
had heard of the wonderful things I had
accomplished at Bryan Hall, and mid}
proud of me. I was a promising ,0“)???
man and all that. Then he ofl‘orod or: i}.
toast : ‘Guilty or not guilty ?’ I reopen-ed
dad in a brief but eloquent speech, set-55.:
ting forth the importance of themes
that had brought us together. Afler thins?
usual ceremonies. I loaned the city tn
dollars.” -
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.LONGFELLOW’S SON Wampum—smelter 3-3
Longfellow, of the 1st Massachusethvz‘
Cavalry, was severely wounded in the Maze .
at Mount Hope Church on Friday lsfi‘x ,
the 27th nlt.. His father, H. W. mini .
fellow, left Cambridge last night fcm-f‘
Washington, having been telegraphic» ;
from that city. Young Longfellow baited
brave officer, and the news of his lull-
chauce will bo-read with deep regret b1
so as to guard against any interpretation
all who know him—Boston Transcript.
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