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A. H. BYINGTON &. C0,,
AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM, l.\ .th‘s A
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NUMBER 850--NEW SERIES,
NORWALK, CONN., TUEspAv, MAY 3 18.6.4.
VOLUME .XLVI‘IF-NUMBER 18.
EDEWETE
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Advertising Rates.
Que Square, one insertion, $1 00
, “ two insertions, 1 25
three insertions, 1 50
‘ ~ “ one month, 1 75
." two months, 3 00
" tnrec months, 4 up
.. six months, 7 oo
. one year—with paper 15 00
‘ Two Squares, one year—with paper, 25 00
Each additional Square,. per year, 8 00
One half column, one year, 40 00
.TQne Column, one year, to
Fifteen lines, or lab. words,make a square. Fraction-
ar parts-of" a. square chargcdfor as a whole. .
; Yearly a‘duertisement's payable 1st of January &July.
.. Yearlyndvertise‘rs restricted to the business contemr
. plated at the time of contract. ‘
W These, terms will be lnflexibly adhered toga
{gift-$2.3.» -l.*.,' , ‘
BUSINESS DIRECTORYi
Nerwalk Post Office.
'1’ 5‘ . ' ' MAILS CLOSE. .
West 7.50 A. M.—2.30 P. M.
East 8.30 A. M.——5.00 P. M.
Qanbury & N orwalk Railroad 8.50 A. N.
-Weston, Bedding and Bedding Ridge, Tues-
: _, days, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 12 M.
. MAILS DUE.’
‘ ' West 9.10 A. M.—6.C'.' P. M.
- East 8.20 A. M.-—-3.30 P. M.
.Danbury 85 N orwalk Railroad 8.00 A. M.
POST OFFICE nouns.
From 7.00 A. M. to 8.00 P. M.
‘ CHARLES OLMSTEAD, r. M.
.~ D. ’PRITCHAR D, M. 1).,
Physician and Surgeon,
Residence next door to Rugglcs’ Store,
MAIN STREET,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
, : . N e w
HARDWARE 8i. PAiNT STORE,
' Main Street,
Opposite I. H. Campell’s Confectionery,
.- -. ~- MARVIN 8t PROWITT,
'WhOlesalC and retail Dealers in Hardware,
Cutlery, Paints, Oils, Glass, Paper Hang-
ings, Window Shades, doc.
JAMES G. ERRBOUR,
SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL
D E N 'I.‘ . I S 'I' .
4' Teeth extracted without pain by the use
'Of Nitrous Oxide or Laughing Gas.
Office at Residence, East Avenue, Norwalk,
‘ " I 7 Connecticut.
. ’ Architecture.
assumes in. genome,
_' _ 1 ARCHITECT,
Will ftu'nish l’laus, Specifications, Detail
-Drawings,.and superintend the erection of
-.pnblicland private buildings. Office in Mar-
-blc Block,'Ohapel-st., N cw Haven, Ct. tfb2
(. . EO. E; BELDEN, Norwalk, Conn.,Man-
T ,ufacturer of ’f‘in, Copper, and Sheet
.Iion'Warc; and dealer in Stoves, Ranges,
Furnaces, Cutlery, Brittannia, Wobden and *
,Willoleare, Crockery; and a full assort:
ment of House Keeping articles generally.
, c. s. soon-wool),
i-‘tshionallle Draper & Tailor,
. and -
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHIN
EMF ORIUM i
Main-st, Norwalk, Conn.
7‘s. in. OLMSTEAD a. 00.,
Wholesale and 5 Retail Dealers in
’Gfréocerias, Flour, Feed, 810.,
14 and 16 Main-st.,- N orwalk, Conn.
lEl‘I'NA INSURANCE comrsnv,
'~ of Hartford.
_ Incorporated in 1810, Charter Perpetual.
Casthapita-l $1.§oo,ooo
Insure againitloss and damage by Fire
. on 'f‘ermszuififpted to the hazai'd,nud
"censistent’ With the laws of
Compensation.
COWLES, Sole Agent
For N orwalk and vicinity.
DEBTS? £2.3- CARD.
N impresSion having gone abroad that
tI-.e undersigned has relinquished his.
prol’csdon, this is to inform his friends and
the publicthat he still continues the practice
of his profession at his oll stand, foot 01
Main-st., Norwalk, \vlicre he will be happy
to tender them his best services. In case of
temporary absenccm skillful assistant will be
found in attendance at the Office, ready and
Willing to serve all that may call. '
' ‘ ‘ ‘ ’ A. HILL, D. D. S.
GEORGE R
le
A. sausages: 6f. BRO.
No. l Gazette Building.
V OULD 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 Bairiicld County, in quality or price; We
would can particular attention to our stock of
Vlatchcs, which is larger than ever before.—
. We have a'iinc lot of thdics‘ Swiss Watches,
iii goldmascs, at prices varying from $20 to
$75, which we call recoinnlchd as being cor-
iect tinie keepers. Also, Gentlcmen’s W atch-
gs, in sliver and gold Cases, at any price from
$5 to SAD. We buy of the best importers in
New York, and altogether for cos/t, so that
our facilities for selling Cheap could not be
greater. Our stock 01' Jewelry, Silver and
Plateu Wares was never better than at pres-
ent. and comprises all of the latest styles that
are manufactured. A. JACKSON «So BRO.
MI son same.
HE Real Estate formerly owned by
\VILLIAM SEYMOUR, deceased. situated
in this town, on \r‘v’hifc" Oa'k‘ Shade Street,
abouf‘lnlllcs from Norwalk or Darien, to
wit;—onc - .
marge new Elwelling House,
with out-buildings and 12 or 14 acres of very
superior Land, woll adapted to Gardening
purposes. Also a Small llousc' with ’two
acres of land attached—mud 4 acres of land
situated in or ncai‘ “ llanford’s Swamp.” so
called. . '
The properly will be sold all together or
' in separate parcels as may suit' purchasers:
3,1,0, or, nosing,validating terms: two thirds of
t i'c purchase money can remain secured on
the premises for at tel in ol'ycai's, if desired.
For further particulars . pply to
.S. Y. ST.JOHN.
New Canaan, Feb mm, 1803. tf‘?
Aim: w Burner for Kerosene
_ use without achinincy, and will litany
9 ~ Fluid Lamp; ii niakrsa good. substitute
for Fluid. Price of burner only 20 cents.
= g. a; E. K. LOCKWOOD a 00.
NOBWALK HOTEL.
NORWALK, CONN.
E. S. Brewster, Proprietor.
." HIS House, having been renovated and
improved, is now open for the reception
of permanent or transient boarders, and will
be kept as ajirsz 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-
ers. .
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.
NEW FURNISHING STORE, .
NEAR UPPER END OF MAIN ST.
East Side of the Bridge.
HAVE at my Store in N orwalk the largest
assortment of
Household Furniture
in this county, consisting of Bureaus of all
kinds, Lounges, Sofas, Tete-a—Tetes, Card
Tables, Marble top pier Tables and Center
Tables, Wash Stands,-
EX TENSION TABLES,
CHAIRS and ROCK E138 of all kinds,
Looking Glasses,
Picture Frames, and everything else in the
Furniture line cheap for Cash.
Repairing,
done prompti y and by experienced workmen.
Undertaking,
I have on hand a large assortment of
COFFINS, of the best iiialerials, and will
furnish shrouds, carriages, hearse, and every-
thing necessary for the burial of the (lead,
cheaper than can be obtained elsewhere. I
have as good a llcai'sc as more is in the
county; and will attend Funerals in neigh-
boring towns, without extra charge.
ELBERT RAYMOND.
Norwalk, Scpl‘. 1st, 1803.
44
NORW'ALI'i
Steam Sewing and Plaining'
IfiEEE.
HE subscriber has fitted tip and is now
prepared to execute all orders for Pla-
ning; Scroll and othci‘ Sawing ; iiianufhcturc
of Doors, Sash, Blinds, the, Ike, in the best
and most expeditions manner, and at satis-
factory prices. Orders by mail promptly at-
tended tO. 1y17 TIMOTHY B. FITCH.
E. enema-Assam a. sores,
CABINET MAKERS, &c
. RE now
1‘
prepared to offer to the public
the lill‘gcsl. and best assortment. of
Good E‘urniture,
comprising every article usually kept in :1
Furniture Store, ever Offered in Norwalk,
which will be sold _
AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES.
Our customers and the public generally who
want anything we keep, will find it to their
interest to givc us a call. 'Spring 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
C’oj/lno of every description, furnish Shrouds,
scarf's, carriages, and ‘cvci‘ything necessary
for the interment of the dead, and at very
low prices. We arcjust completing another
splendid Hearse, which will give us two
Hearses equal to any in the State, which we
shall use whenever our services are required,
without extra change.
E. QUINTARD & SONS.
Norwalk, March 15th 1862.
STOVES,HEATERS,RANGES,
VER FORTY VARIETIES and sizes of
Cooking Stoves and Ranges; over thir-
ty varieties and sizes of Parlor and Office
Stoves, not excelled in beauty of desi rn, per—
fection of operation, or variety, by an Stove
in the State. Manufactures Tin, Sheet, Iron
and COppcr Wares, deals in J appan, Brittan-
ia, Crockery, Wooden, and Silver Plated
Wares, Stove Blacking, COal Hods, Shovels
and Riddles, Brass Kettles, Sausage Cutters,
Mutts, Brooms, Bells, Fire Place Grates, Sad
Irons, Sheet Lead, Lead Pipe, Fruit Jars,
Fluid and Coal Oil Lamps, Stove Castings,
in fact, all that constitutes it Well filled Kitch-
en Furnishing Store. Books, describing prin
ciple and management of Stove, free. Lar
gest assertinent of' Pumps in the State. ,Call
at. F. H. N ASH’S,
1V4 South Norwalk, Ct.
Hammerls Champagne 'Ale.
fl‘HE attention of the public is solicited to
the superior quality of
.. H A .\l M E R’S
Fresh Brewed Champagne Ale.
This Alc is; brewed fresh at all scttSOHS ol' the
year, and its keeping quality, especially of
that brewed during the most excessive hot
weather, is guaranteed for any length of'time.
For sale in Barrels and half-Barrels, at
Selleck’s Packet Ollii-c, Norwalk.
JEHIEL GRUMMAN,
Agent for the sale of flainiiier’s Champagne
Ale, Wilton, Conn. 2
Notice.
11E Subscriber has} the pleasure ofinform-
.. ing the public that he has purchased the
interest of Ebenezer Crissey in the Boot and
Shoe Business lately carried on at tlfl Store
corner of Wall and Water Street, where he
will continue the business. lie trusts that
the liberal patronage given to this Store
while under his control as partner and man-
agei‘, will be continued to him as proprietor.
9 J. N.- LOCEWO’OD.
Gash System adopted for
Photographs 82 bartes do Visue
- AT \V‘lll’l‘NEY d: BECKWITH’S.
N consequence of the great rise in chem-
, icnls, nictals,nnd paper, used in our busi-
ness, that can only be bought for cash, we
had citlicr to increase our prices, or adopt
the Udall. system. We choose the latter, as it
will alike benefit the customer and suit us.
I'Icl'cullci‘, when a proof is accepted, the
order for prints must be accompanied with
the CASH.
IVIIITNEY & BECK WITH.
Norwalk, Conn., June 15.
unmovnn,
leis:
Nthc 1st of January 1804, the subsci‘i-,
her will remove his Blacksmithing es-
tablishment from the Old stand near the
l'ootof Mill Hill to the new Brick Building
Ol‘tlie ._
NOR WALK HORSE RAILWAY 0'0.
Thankful for past 'vors, he confidently ex-
pects, by prompt personal attention to the
wants of the community, a continuance of
the public patronage.
" ' - ' ' JAMES D. SHEA.
Norwalk,Dec.215t. 1803. tf51
WM. T. BARNUM,
'U'. .55. 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 deei‘iiinelil. Office Opposite Con-
c‘ert Hall. All business letters promptly
answered.
Danbury, Conn. 1y30
Norwalk
llllllllllll'i { llllllll'lllY.
NORWALK CONN,
Chartered Capital 8500 000
Paid up Capital $100,000
WM. 0. STREET, President.
GEO. R. COWLEs, Secretary.
EBEN. HILL, Treasurer. .
N orwalk, Jan lst. 1864
IN SURAN 03.
THE subscriber havin taken the agency
of the New England "re and Marine In-
surance 00. of Hartford, is preparedto insure
all kinds of property against loss or damage
by fire, on as accommodating terms as any
other Company. . - - -
The New England Fire and Marine Insu-
rance Company has been recently established
with a. paid in capital of $200,000 and has a
surplus of $6,295.00.
‘ JOSEPH W. HUBBELL,
Agent for N orwalk and vicinity.
Norwalk, Feb. lst, 1861. tf5
Norwalk
CLASSICAIQNSHTIITE.
REV. R. BAYARD SNOWDEN,A. M.,
Instructor.
HIS DAY SCHOOL, located next
door to the Bank of Norwalk, has
been put upon a firm basis by the confidence
‘and support of the public. Instruction is
imparted in the Latin and Greek Classics,
French, Mathematics, and English Studies.
Much attention paid to branches needed in
ordinary business. The Spencerian System
of Penmanship taught. Lectures occasion-
ally given on History, English Literaturc,&c.
Terms $11.00 and $8.00 per quarter Ofeieven
weeks. The Summer Term will begin May
16d). Students may enter at any time and
will be charged from the time of admission.
RBMOVAE!
B, RS. J. E. HOYT,.would respectfully
inform the public that shehas Remo-
Vcd her MILLINERY ROOMS to Curtis's
Building. (directly over the Store of Mr. Bat-
tcrson,) Main St, where she will be pleased
to meet all her old friends and patrons.
Attention is called to her Lew stock Of
Spring Millinery Goods,
which will be on exhibition and Sale, on
and after April lst.
Norwalk, March 18th, 1864.
.1. P3233115,
County Surveyor,
LSO Agent in the Purchase and Sale of
Rum Estate, holding the office of Coun-
ly Surveyor, will attend to Land Surveying
on not.ce at his office at South Norwalk Saé
vings Bank, or at the Office of Norwalk Ga-
Zette. tl12
1y
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 keeping constantly on hand the choi-
cest of Beef, Pork, Mutton, Poultry, &c.., &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 F. PARTRICK.
38
Norwalk, Sept. 21st,1863.
_ NOTICE. "
THE Subscriber having purchased .the
Hardware business, formerlyconducted
.by Edwin V. A. Chichester, hopes by fair
dealing, and close attention to. business, to
retain all the customers of the old standfand
add many new ones.
THEODORE FITCH.
. A CARD. . ,
HE subscriber takes this method .of
' thanking his friends for their good will,
during the past ten years. At the same time
requesting them, and the public, to extend
their patronage to his successor, Mr. Theo-
dore Fitch.
EDWIN V. A. CHICHESTER.
Norwalk, Dec. 15tli,1863,. 5d.
Business Ghapge !
. .
WATERBURY & DUNCAN.
VVOULD announce to the public that
they have purchased the Carriage Ma-
king Business formerly conducted by Mr.
Eds-on Beers, and Connected it with their
Blacksmith Shop, making one complete es-
tablishmcnt. They are now prepared toexe-
cute in the best inannei",'and with greater
dispatch than ever before, anything in the
line of
Carnage Making and Blacksmlth-
111g.
Carriages made to order, and Painting,
Trimming, Repairing, &,c., done by experi-
enced workmen. with dispatch.
W Good 'Carriuge timber taken in ex-
change for work.
N orwalk, Nov. 23d, ’63. tl47
Groceries Cheaper tha‘i ever
I' 0 B G A S I; I
THE subscriber would .inform the public
generally, that he still continues to sell
the best Of Groceries, Provisions, etc., at his
Old stand, N O. 4 Skiddy’s Block, as cheap as
the cheapest. He offers great inducements
to cash buyers, as he has as large an assort-
ment of groceries of the best qualities as can
be found at any store in the country. He
would invite the special attention of all to his
stock of
COFFEES, TEAS AND SUGARS,
which are of the very best quality, and will
be sold cheap. The public are invited to call
and examine and judge for themselves.
A. MOREHOUSE.
mrnxmnnv. ,
Miss PILGRIM
Has Removed
to the new Store between the Bank of Nor-
Walk and the Daubury R. R. Depot. ~1tf
Stationery l Stationery! l
E BLACKMAN has just received a
0 large lot direct from the Manufactur-
ers. 200 Realms 03 p, Letter, Bill, Note and
Billet Papcrof the very best quality in the
Market. Also 500,000 Envelopes of all si-
zes and Colors, also 8. large lot of Writing
Books, Diaries. Pass Books. Memorandas,
Transparent Slates, Hills A B 0 Blocks,
Lead Pencils, Slate Pencils. Steel Pens, POI]
Holders. Rubber, Sponges, Blue and Black
Ink, Arnolds Writing Fluid, Pocket Ink-
stands, Gold Pens, Gold and Silver Pen
Holdeis, dye, &c., &c., for Sale and not to be
undersolcl, at wholesale or retail by
E. BLACKMAN,
4 . Main St.
Call atzthe sign of the GOLDEN MORTAR.
very choice, by the bbl, or less quantity
COUNTRY PORK, of our own packing,
of
12_
April 20, 1804..
Br PRIVATE . MILES O’REILLY.
Three years ago today - -‘
- We raised our hands to Heaven,
And on the rolls ofmuster
Our names were thirty-seven ;
There was just a thousand bayonets,
And the swords were thirty-seven,
As We took the oath of service
With our right hand raised to Heaven.
on ’twas a gallant day,
In memory still adored,
That dav of our sun-bright nuptials
With the musket and the' sword !
Shrill rang the fifes, the bugles blared,
And beneath a. cloudless Heaven .
Twinkled' athousand baybnets, _
' And the swords were thirty-sewn.
Of the thousand stalwartbayoiiets
Two hundred march to-day; _
Hundreds lie in Virginia swamps,
And hundreds in Maryland clay;
And other hundreds, less happy, drag
Their shattered limbs around,
And envy the deep, long, blessed sleep '
Of the battle field’s holy gréund.
For the swords—one night, a. Week ago,
The remnant, just eleven,
Gathered around a. banqueting board
With seats for thirty-seven ;
There were two limped in on crutches,
And two had each but a hand
To pour the wine and raise the cup _
As we toasted “Our flag and land l”
And the room seemed filled with whispers
As we looked at. the vacant seats,
And, with choking throats, we pushed aside
The rich but untested meats ;
Then in silence we brimmed our glasses,
As we arose tip—just eleven,
And bowed as we drank to the loved an
the dead, '
Who had made us THIRTY-SEVEN !
N0
' From the New South.
No Letters.
“Nothing for the l Confuind them all 1
There were seventeen promised to write,.
As beautiful girls as you’d wish to see,‘
By your side on a wedding night.
They wrote to me once, when I first came
down, '
And I answered them all in turn ;
But Why have they cut me as soon as this,
Is a thing I have yet to learn.”
So Mr. Brown had no letters at all,
And a sorrowful man was be,
For he turned away with a curl on his lip,
And a word tliatbegins with D.
And he cursed in his wrath all manner of
men,
Called the man at the oflice a. fool,
And wished all the women he ever had
known,
- Were sent. where it isn’t so cool.
But the‘ Man of Letters could give him a
hint, ‘ ,
“If you’ll narrow your sympathies down
To a single point, and rivet them there,
You’ll find you’re all right, Mr. Brown.
Your seventeen girls were jealous, no doubt,
Each one of the other sixteen,—
Just limit your letters to one and you’ll find,
You have seized on the Golden mean. _
. DYER.
M» .
. For the Gazette.
West India Correspondence.
SAN DOMINGO CITY, March 24, 1864.
by the “Hermann & Molly,” direct to
New York. Having concluded my busi-
ness here with the Government, I left on
.the 24th for the city of Azua, to see if
the state of the country would justify
me in making a. preliminary survey for
our contemplated railroad. Mr. Edmund
Garnn, a German gent who was traveling
with me the last year, and his friend Mr.
Fischer, just arrived from Hamburgb,
were fellow passengers. We embarked
at 9 o’clock in the evening, and soon af-
ter the land breeze sprung up, our lines
were cast off, and in a few moments we
were out of the river 'and rolling with
the ocean swell. ‘We had the benefit of
a nearly full moon, 0. clear sky, and a
V delightfully soft and balmy atmosphere,
such as is only experienced in tropical
countries, when the sea and land breezes
alternate, morn and eve. There were 21
other passengers on board, representing
all the various shades between the bright
mulatto and the sable Ethiopian. All
associated together as equals, without
distinction Of color or pedigree. Most
of them were well educated, speaking
several languages, and all very courteous.
After hearing their discussions on “the
affairs of the nation” for a couple of
hours, in which all seemed to agree that
the Spaniards would be compelled even-
tually to retire from the Island again, I
rolled myself up in my shawl, and, with
my overcoat for a pillow, laid down upon
the deck and slept soundly. The vessel
had a neat little cabin, with eight berths,
one of which was offered me, but I pre-
ferred the purer air above. At daylight
the following morning, we entered the
Bay of. Ocoa, at the humid which, 15
miles distant, is the port of Azua. The
land breeze died away soon after sunrise,
.as usual, and left us becnlmed for two
hours. At 9 o’clock the sea-breeze set
in, very light at first, but when we came
to anchor at 11 o’clock, it blew, what the
sailors Would call a 'stifi' whole sail
breeze. We went on shore immediately,
hOping to find some conveyance to the
city, about 6 miles from the port, but no
vehicle or animal of any description was
to be found. The sun being too hot-for
those not accustomed to it to walk up to
the city, we decided to remain until ani-
mals could be procured. Mr. Garnn
sent by one of the passengers who start-
ed on foot, to a. friend in the city, rc-
Questing him to send us horses another
animals. At half past- three, being tired
S. E. Omsrm :95 00’s. J
Lof waiting upon uncertainty, we started
\
I wrote you from here on the 18th nlt., ,
‘ 0n foot, but had not walked more than a
milevrhen we met a boy with two about.
as mean? little jackasses as I‘evorjb'eh‘eld‘,
and with a message that those were all
he could procure ; the horses, and nearly
all tbectber animals having been taken
fer Government , service.- Each jackass
had apiece of’huskmatting for a saddle,
‘a rope'lalmiindlthe neck, with a bitch 'over
the able, for a bridle. _ I was,_b0wover,
too gladof this, relief to manifest any,
diuatiafnciion, I jumped upon the-back
of onejof-tliem, .(n‘o T great efiort',‘ as I
”found my feet within six inches of. the;
ground;) opened my umbrella,.,cnd'with
constant jerking of. the ' rope, swinging
my feet, on] talking toiliiinfafter the
fashioniof the natives, continue bum, (get
along, ,jackasq'r) -I could-just keep up.
with -Mr.‘.Ga‘rnn on foot. We reached
the city at half-past five. There was not
the vigil of a habitation on the road, and
the only. green substance to be seen was
theAgaca. Americana, which attracted
so much attention in New York, some
. years (ago by being called 2. century
plant. ”These were very numerous, and
this being their blooming season, their
tall stalks, full of gay flowers, with mas-
sive green bottoms, gave the sterile bar-
ren country a cheerful appearance. I
found the city greatly changed since I left
it in February last year. Then, every
house was occupied, and at that hour of '
the day the whole pOpnlation were out of
doors, walking, or sitting in groups in
front of _ their houses, enjoying the even-
ing.; and now, save here and there a.
house, all were closed and silent as the
dead of night. When the Spanish for-
ccs were withdrawn from the city in Oc-
tober, all the merchants and their families
left witbithem, closing their houses and
stores, taking only money and wearing
apparel. This was tantamount to a con-
fession of sympathy with the Spaniards,
and consequently a sufficient pretext for
the Domihicans to view all the property
thus abaddoned as enemies’ property.—
Every article of goods and household ef-
3 fects belonging, to the merchants were to-
~ ken by them and removed to the interior.
Nearly alfrtbe'other inhabitants remain-
ed, and wllg'éfilot molested, but when the
city was-who by the Spaniards in De?
cember, they’left With the Dominicans,
and therefore, about the only inhabitants
' in the City are the merchants, very few of
(whom have thought it prudent to bring
their families back. The two hotels I
found closed, but after some little enqui-.
ry, I found a Mr. Gibbs, who had been
one of the victims, living alone in his
house, and lie- kindly offered me a room
to. sling my hammock ”in, and subse-
quently andtberbonse where there woes.
,fainily,3wlio agreed to furnish my meals.
Mr. Gama coins in from the country the
next day, and invited me to his estate.—
I gladly accepted of his kind invitation,
and left with no ,at 5' o’clock. in the
evening. I was surprised to find in
half an hour’s ride, the cocoa so changed,
.froin the dry, barren soil of the city and
suburbs, to a fine level and watered
country, with a rich loomy soil, extend-
i‘ng some miles to the Southwest, and
mostly covered with sugar and cotton
plantations. Mr. Game was travelling
with me in this Province last year, in
pursuit of aplace to locate a German
colony for the cultivation of cotton, and
bought this property while I lay sick in
Azua. He paid $4,000 for it. There
are about 250 acres of cleared land, all
capable of the highest state of cultiva-
tion. There was at the time a. large
commodions dwelling-house, and six other
houses for laborers, &c., all in tolerable
repair, two sugar mills, a. distillery in
good working order, seven head of cattle
and two carts, included in the purchase.
The land alone would bring $50,000, as
advantageously situated in Cuba. or Por-
to Rico. As the Dominicans made a
move about that time to regain their in-
dependence, Mr. Garnn thought it most
prudent to wait until the country was
again tranquil before ordering out the
emigrants. In the mean time, not to be
idle, and to acquire a knowledge of the
cultiVation of cotton, be employed some
native laborers, turned out most of the
sugar cane and substituted cotton. When
the Dominicans occupied the city in Oc-
tober, he had two hundred thousand cot-
ton plants well established, but his labor-
ers were then pressed into the Dominican
army, or fled to avoid it, and there has
'been nothing done to them since. In
spite of the neglect and rank growth of
weeds and grass, :1 good portion of them
have matured and are now full of matu-
ring cotton, but a small portion of which
can be picked for want of laborers. He
sent to New York for some sec-island
cotton seed, which he tried, and which
gave a good yield, though not equal to
the creole seed. In such a locality,
where there is sufficient moisture all the
year round, the creole cotton plant grows
to quite a. large tree, 15 to 16 feet high,
and 4 to 5 inches at the butt. I our
old, still very thrifty. Mr. Goran has
gained some experience, and is so well
satisfied that lie is preparing to extend
his estate there, and to purchase another
tract near Barahona, when the country
again becomes settled.
Mr. Goran made me Spresent of: a
heathen god which he found on the es-
some they told me were more than 0' your ‘
that I have ever heard of in the Island.
Like most other heathen gods that I have
seen, it is made as hideous as possible,
and retain a. semblance to the human
form. I recollected in re'iidlng the histo-
‘ry of the Indians of this: Island, what
mysterious powers they attributed to
these gods, worshipping them as a media-
tor between them and a Supreme
Being, in whom they believed, and
felt desirous of knowing . When and
where, it was found. As they considered
these gods transferable .with all their
mysteriousipow‘ers, they were sometimes
stolen from the more fortunate who were
supposed to have been protected'by them ;
and'this is no doubt'the reason why they
were so rarely to be found after the
Indians had passed away. When they
found they were being subdued and de-
stroyed by a superior race, they generally
destroyed them, having no longer any
faith in their protecting .power. I w as
referred to Papa. Pancho, an old Mexican
of 86 years, living by himself in a seclu-
ded part of the property, and for about
15 years a. pensioner upon it. I went
immediately to his little cabin and intro-
duced myself, but my patience was sorely
tried before I could get an opportunity
to make known the object of my visit.—
I had to hear the old man’s history first.
Small as his habitation was, he had put
up a partition, out of regard for his pro-
tecting genius, or saint, which he thought
would be sacrilegious,cooking and eating
in the same apartment with her. In this
little room were a. thousand little articles,
the gatherings of more than half acen—
tury. Some were useful, others orna-
mental, and some for more curiosity, but
his little saint was to him his all in all,
and , he was fully, half an hour going
through with its history. It was a little
stone, 3 inches long, 2% wide, and g an
inch thick, with one smooth side, of a
purple color, in the centre of which were
two little pictures in pole gdld color,
which the old man fancied represented
the Virgin Mary and her infant son Je--
sus. He found this stone about twenty-
five years ago on the sea-shore. He
was then living alone, at a. place called
Los Negros, and in poor health—
I examined it carefully but thought it
a. great stretch of imagination, to make
out the figures ofa woman and child.
He showed it to o. priest immediately
after he found it, and they——too ready,
generally to encourage superstition and
idolatry—told him yes, it certainly was
the image of the Virgin and Jesus, and
that he ought to take it to the church
and have it consecrated and'made a
saint of, which was done accordingly,
and a. doubloou paid for the operation.
His health was restored immediately af-
ter, and be has not had a sick day since.
He had broken off one side of a large
conch 'sbell and used that as a niche for
the saint. Before it be bad a little ebo-
ny cross. Saturdays be burnt a wax
candle before her all day, for his protec-
tion, and too prolong his life. When-
ever Mr. Garnn leaves home, be burns a.
candle before her during his absence, for
his protection, and when he has a hen
come ,out with a brood of chickens, be
burnt a candle before her for a. week, for
their protection—they being his chief
support. About ten days after this vis—
it. I thought the old man’s faith in the
miraculous power of his saint was weak—
ened, if not lost entirely. He came in
to Mr. Garnn early in the morning, look-
ing very much troubled and cast down,
told him a. wild cat that had been hover-
ing about the hermitage some days, had
killed five of his last brood of chickens,
his dog had chased it up a cocoannt tree,
and was now Watching it until his return.
He wanted Mr. Gurnn to send his man
Antonio and shoot it. We all started
immediately to the old man’s assistance.
On reaching the Spot, we found the dog
still on guard, but nothing to be seen of
the cat. After firing two charges of
shot among the cocoanuts, without start-
ing puss from her hiding place, Antonio
climbed up the tree with his long knife in
band, but just as he reached the head of
the tree, the cat sprung from over a clus-
ter of cocoanuts, where she had been
concealed, to the ground, a. distance ‘of
50 or 60 feet, and started" off at once,
full speed. The dog chased her in to'the
old man’s cabin, and stood guard at the
door until Antonio came up, when the
two went in and finished her. When it
was over, I asked the old man how it was
his saint had not protected his chickens
this time. “Oh,” responded the old man,
"‘I alone am to blame, because I had no
candle to burn before her yesterday.”—
“But,” says I, “if you had no candle you
certainly are not to blame, and she ought
to have protected them without it if she
has the power to do 30.”. “Oh, no,” he
replied, "I had only to ask Mr. Garnn for
wax to make candles, and am therefore
entirely to blame.”
[ConEluded next week]
O»O--—--
This world is not made for a tomb, but
a garden You are to be a‘seed. not a
death. Plant yourself, and you will
sprout. Bury yourself, and you only do-
cay. For a dead opportunity there is no
resurrection. The only enjoyment, the
only use to be attained in this world,
must be attained 0n thg wing. Each
day brings its own happiness, its own
benefit ; but it has none to spare. What
escapes to day is escaped forever. T0-
morrcw has no overflow to atone for the
tote when he bought liq—t” : only one
lost yesterdays—Gail Hamilton.
Beminiscences of Rev. Father
Sylvanns Knight.
The article in the Gazette noticing the
death of this'venerable divine as having
occurred at South Norwalk on the 6th of
April, has just fallen under my eye. It
brings to my mind with the vividness of
yesterday, my childhood recollections of
and associations with him. Mr. Height
was settled in the church in Wilton in
1810, and continued his ministry, in many
considerations remarkable, until August,
1831. He performed the ceremony of
my father’s marriage, and I was born in
the later period of his ministry. As early
as I know anybody I knew Mr. Haight,
and his name was a household word with
us. _ I remember the beautiful Summer
afternoon in August, 1831, when a mere
child, I went with father to hear his fare'
well sermon. He was-in. the lofty pulpit
of the old church, which was very high,
and seemed to my childish eyes a great
deal higher than it really was. In it, his
figure rose up majesitically. His power-
ful voice which he could pour forth like a
tornado from chaos, was melted in ten-
derness. The scenes of joy and sorrow
through which he had passed with that
people, and which were his people, seem-
spent the vigor of his manhood with them
—he had buried their fathers, and~ bap-
tized their children. The tie that had so
long united pastor and peOple was to be
broken. When he concluded his Sermon
the people wept, his heart was swollen
with emotion, and his voice faltered, but
with immense, power and solemnity he
concluded, “ Amen! and amen to this
Bible,” at the same time laying his hand
with heavy emphasis, upon it. I was
frightened and thought that the World
was coming to an end. On my way home
I remember I' asked my father if there
were to be no more Sundays l He re.
plied, “ Yes. but Mr. Height was not to
be our Minister any longer.” His name
never became forgotten in my father’s flim-
ily, and though my father and himself had
attimes during his ministry entertained
sentiments directly Opposite, they parted
bosom friends, and always so continued
until death.
I heard Mr. Height preach again
His subject was relative to the fulfilment
Of the prophecies, and it was presented
with remarkable power—4. power that
seemed to make the very church tremble
—-not boisterous, but powerful. He re-
turned to Wilton to reside for a. brief pe—
riod in 1847, which was during the last
month of my residence there. He was
then over seventy years of age. He met
me with the frankness and cordiality. of a
boy whom he had always known. Again
I heard him preach two or three times.—
On one day I had expostulated with him
on the folly of long sermons, and told
him that I couldn’t bear a sermon
over thirty minutes long. He preached
the next Sabbath a. sermon probably
written in the leisure of his early life, one
hour and a quarter long, and I set direct--
ly nnderhis eye where every word of it
fell upon my head, and I felt that he was
administering the punishment for my un—
asked advice about long sermons. There
was no escape for me. I remember his
hearty laugh when I told him that I had
written a letter to, a. profane friend of
mine on sermon paper, and I showed him
the reply that I received on fools-cap. It
amused him greatly. Mr. Height was a.
man of quick impulses, and ponderons en-
ergy. His will seemed to me inflexible,
and he moved with impetuous force for
its accomplishment. His person was mas-
sive, his head large,‘and his skin bronZed,
when in after years I saw and heard Dau-
iel Webster, I was greatly impressed
with a similarity between them. Not
that they were alike. Mr. Webster’s
movements were slow and majestic, but
there was the massive body, the large
headand the bronzed face; both ware
eloquent, both powerful, Webster was
calm, majestic, logical ; Mr. Height,
bold, powerful, impassioned.
It was in his prayers that Mr. Haight
was earnest, consistent, fervent. He had
grand conception of the greatness of God
and of his goodness as displayed in the.
ptean of Man’s Salvation. . HOWever
speculative his Opinions in matters-offin-
siness, in matters Of bible faith, he was
firm and consistent. In his vigor he
must have been able to have exerted
great influence by his pulpit oratory. ’
He would have been a bold Statesman
and I have ofte\n thought would have
been a prominent man had he been
thrown into political life. His courage,
his daring and his enterprise would have
commended him to Napoleon as worthy
of one of his Generals.
1n driving to the So. Norwalk Depot
a, few years ago I saw my venerable
friend quietly seated on his piazza, and
left the conveyance to run and speak
with him,—as it proved to be for the last
time. . ' ' '
From what I know of his ministry the
most important part of which was eXer-_
cised in the church in Wilton, I know
that be exerted a controlling influence
over the pe0ple. His was the master
mind. He led them. He taught them
to venerate the office which be filled, and
they venerated him also. In’afi‘airs 80018.,
siastical be was an oracle not to be dis-
lpnted. I know nothing of the character
ed to pass before him anew. He had-
about 1837, when I was a mere boy.——.
of his sermons, it is enough to know now
that thecburch was blessed under his
ministry. I venerated him as the first
minister whom I ever knew. I venera-
ted him for the affection with which he
seemed to cling to the church in Wilton,
I venerated him for his intellect, his pie-
ty, and his age. I wish I could have sit
by him and recorded from his memOry
much of the history of the church and the
peeple which dies with him. I am wil-
ling tbat his burial should have been be-
side his early friend in the ministry, Dr.
. Ripley, :but its more appropriate sepal-
- ture would have been beneath the pulpit
0f the, church in'Wilton, or with the'con-
gregation of the dead to. whom he once
preached. ALBANY.
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ELECTION CAKE '—-A lady in Hartford
sends to the Courant, at their request, a
receipt for making ‘election cake,’ prefa-
cing it with the remark that her mother
was considered A NO. 1 in the making
of it. She also adds : Much depends on
the quality of the yeast, which must be
homemade. I will therefore give you a.
receipt for that to begin with:
HOMEMADE YEAST ron CONN. ELECTION
‘ CAKE. ,
Nine large potatoes, pared, boiled, and
mashed fine; 1 quart water; a small
pinch of hops. Boil all together, strain
through a seive ; add a small tea-cup of
flour, and, when blood-warm, half a. pint
of distillery yeast, ora pint of home-made.
Strain again, and let it stand till very
light and foamy.
CONNECTICUT ELECTION CAKE.
Eight lbs, of flour, 4 lbs. sugar, 3% lbs.
shortening (equal parts butter and lard),
2 quarts milk, 1 pint yeast, 7 eggs, 1
ounce mace, 1 ounce nutmegs, 6 lbs. ran
sins and 2 of currents, 2 lbs. Citron, 12-
pint brandy, .15 pint wine—both should be
light colored. - _
The mixing Of these ingredients is an-
other very important item. The shorten-
ing and sugar should be robbed to a.
cream; directly after noon. Then take
half ofit, and rub well into the flour;
add the milk, which should be blood—
warm, and the yeast ; mix Vtry thorough-
ly, and let it stand where it will be warm,
tillit is very light, which should be by
bed-time or before. Beat the eggs very
thoroughly, and mix the remainder of the
shortening, adding the wine, brandy and
spices. Then stir all together rubbing
and heating it very thoroughly, till well
mixed. Flour the fruit and add it, or it
may be stirred in lightly in the forenoon,
when the cake is very light, covered with
bubbles. Fill the pans half or ‘scant two-
tliii'ds full, when the wood is put in the
oven, for a brick oven is indispensible.
_ HAS»...—
@What do you drink whiskey for?
Doyou know 1 Well, we would like to
know who does.) It is a vile practice, in
which politicians, common people, and
the rest of mankind, and even editors and
lawyers endulge. It is a very mean
practice. It destroys the intellect, kills
the body and damus the soul. The devil
won a great victory when he introduced
whiskey into the world. He knew what
he was about. It was his business to
fill his region with souls, and he knew
that was the best recruiting officer for
the armies Of perdition that he could em-
ploy. ‘We have a few words to say to
whiskey drinkers; Don’t touch it. It
injures, it ruins, it kills. The' kindest,
truest, best hearted men in the world
drink liqor to excess. God, and God
alone knows the struggles of such men to
resist the temptation. He alone knows
how earnestly they prayed to be delivered
from evil. Oh, how many . we know,
kind hearted, true, loving men, who are
rapidly passing down to death on the
rushing tide of intoxication, Do you
drink? StOp to day for your own sake.
DO you know a. friend who sometimes
drinks to excess, but who is trying to lead
a Sober life? You do? Well, don’t
tempt him. It is a great crime to use
your influence for the destruction of a.
fellow creature. If you will injure your-
self, do so ; but don‘t be instrumental in
the murder of your neighbor.
' Louisville four/rial.
-——.~~dc>u .
The “gnuboat” Bombshell, reported
sunk by a rebel rain at Plymouth, N. 0.,
was a nondescript concern,made out of
one of the small canal barges which ac.
companied the Burnside expedition to.
North Carolina. The Chief Quartermas‘
ter of the department, finding an old
saw mill engine in one Of the shops at
Newborn, had it repaired and put into
the barge. adding a small pair of wheels
and a shaft The craft was built upon
at the stern so as to give the necessary
room for machinery and quarters. Her
appearance when complete was rather
comical, and her loss is not a serious
one. The Southfield, also'reported sunk,
was the old Staten Island ferry-boat by
that name. During the attack upon
Roanoke Island sac was the flag-ship of
Flag-Officer Goldsborough.
<<°>>
IT SHALL HAVE .\ SWORD l—One of
the enthusiastic partisans of the little
hero of the Chickahominy is so incensed
at the action of what he calls the
“ self styled loyal men of New York,” in
giving the bauble of the Sanitary Fair
to General Grant instead of Young Rap-
id, thut he incontinenily despatched elev-
en dollars to the Herald, to vindicate
the latter, and get him a sword of his
own. That’s right. It shows good
pluck. More, indeed, than was ever
exhibited by the intended recipient. We
congratulate our short Napoleon on the
-Spirirt of his worshipper. Poor Little
Mac ? it has been slightly snubbed and
badly treated by the “self-styled loyal
men of New York”—-so it has—and it
shall have a drum, and a trumpet, and a
painted light horse, and a sword tool
So it shall! Those who have the list,
’ therefore may mark us down for a nickel
cent— Wilke’s Spirit.
«a».
A little daughter of a. prOprieter of a.
coal mine in Pennsylvania was inquisitive
as to the nature of hell, upon which her
father represented to be a large‘ ignlf of
fire of the most prodigious extent.—
“ Pa,” said she, “ couldn’t you get the
,devil to buy coal of-you f”
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