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Tuesday, February, 7, 1865.
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UNION STATE CONVENTION.
The Union Electors of the several towns in
file Stats are requested to send delegates
all to twice the number of their Represent
e vol in the Legislature, to meet in Conven-
n at Music HALL, in the city of New Ha-
& on WEDNESDAY, the 15th day of Feb-
gury, 1865, at 10 o’clock, A. In, for the pur-
ot nominating State Officers and. dom
ay'other business proper to be done in sin
. avention.
' ' JAMES o. BATTERSION,
‘ Chairman.
Clonal S. GanN
Ian-s Nronons, ' l'HHthl‘d Co.
J. J. JAcqnns,
In. 3' Stunning“, }New London 00.
Janna OLNEY, .
Brown S. LATrmop, lwmdham Co.
_R. R. Admin
1. W. Surrn, ltFairfield Co.
W. T. EL!“ ,
11. M. SrAmt'Ann, lMlddlesex Co.
1.. ll. Puss,
1865.
I D‘ ”mm" lNew Haven Co.
law. Pnnu'rrs,
'. "- » '1‘- A- W‘BBE'i } Litchfleld Co.
' W. A. Cnxrmios,
. Masons LILLIE, l'i‘olland Go.
I - Congressional Convention.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
The Union Electors of the town compo—
‘ag the 4th Congressional District, are re-
quested to send Delegates equal to twice the
number of their Representatives in the Legis
hturc, to be held at FRANKLIN HALL,i n
Bridgeport, on Wednesday, February 8th,
nee at 10 o’clock A. 11., for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for Member of Con—
for eaid'District.
, Per order of Committee.
‘ S. B. BEARDSLEY, Chairman.
lenatorial and Probate. .
Tn 12th District Convention.for nomina-
flag Senator and Probate Judges for the en-
' will be held at Stamford, on the
slingi year,
‘Id a of February, 1865, at 10 1-2 o’clock
' the reason,
to 9 FRANCIS M. HAWLEY,
, . Chairman of Senatorial Committee.
irragreee ofFreedom-The great
‘ Victory !
'Tu‘nsDAY last was a historic day for the
Republic! In the national councils at
Washington was attained one of those blood-
less victories which more than any mere
escccu of clashing arms, marks the grandest
moral achievement of any age. The great
aivil victory over Slavery, amendatory
of the Constitution declaring—that “NEI-
uaa' SnavnaY NOR INVOLUNTARY sna-
vrrumi, Excnrr as PUNISHMENT FOR cums,
manor TEE PARTY SHALL HAVE BEEN
DULY CONVICTED, SHALL EXIST WITHIN THE
Oman Burns,” was passed by the requisite
majority of two-thirds, the vote standing—
yeae 119, nays 56. The resolution passed
the Senate at its last session, and the assent
at the requisite number of States, three
fourths ,is all that is needed to give the
amendment validity. This ratification we
"do not doubt will be given, though the whole
number of States is thirty-six, and the assent
of twenty-seven of this number is re—
quired to ratify the amendment.
, Indeed the members of those acting with,
and elected by, the so-calied democratic par-
ty, who, rising superior to the efi‘ete dictation
of that party’s machinery, voted squarely
‘and patriotically for the measure, gives us a
sure earnest of the reliability and loyalty of
the great mass of the people, inhabitants of
the states. With redeemed Maryland and
Missouri wearing the bridal robes of Free-
dom and vieing with Massachusetts in emu-
lation of their love and devotion to Freedom
., Awe feel doubly assured that “ there is no
such word as fail.” More than the onward
progress of conqiierring armies, more than
_ all chicaneries of peace negotiators—do we
rely upon this grand and morally sublime
attainment, for the ultimate and permanent
pacification of our bleeding land. Now let
all the states marching up to their highest
duty and privilege, move in solid phalanx to
the support of our representatives in Con-
gress and then adieu forever! that vile “ sum
of all villianies” and relic of barbarism. It
is no small gratification that Connecticut
was a emit in her vote.
The following is the form of the joint res-
olution as passed:
Joint resolution submitting to theLegislatures
the several States a proposition to amend the
dilution of the United States.
Bee't resolved by the Senate and House of
,Representatz‘ves of the United Statesoj America
in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both
"Houses concurring,) That the following Ar-
ticle be roposed to the Legislatures of the
several tates as an amendment to the Con-
' etitution of the United States, which, when
ratified by three-fourths of said Legislatures,
:shall be valid, to all intents and purposes, as
"a part of the said Constitution; namely:
> . Article 18 Section 1. Neither slavery nor
involuntary servitude, except as ,a punish-
ment for crimes, whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, shall exist within
the United States, or any place subject to
their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to
enforce this Article by appropriate legisla-
tion. .
This Amendment now remains to be rati-
« led by three-fourths of the State Legisla—
tures, in order to become a part of the Con—
stitution. Will this be accomplished ? Yes,
most certainly, for “God’s errands never
:fail.” We have now thirty-six states, there-
fore it requires to be ratified by just twenty-
eeven states. Itwas passed on Tuesday last,
and has already been enthusiastically ratified
by the legislatures of eight states. Maryland
f—just emerging from the darkness of Slave-
ry,$—was the first to act upon it although Il-
Iinois succeeded in passing it:through both
houses first. Rhode Island followed hext,
and New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan,
_West Virginia, and Massachusetts have since
pagsed it enthusiastically, the legislatures of
the last two states voting unanimously in its
favor. Some time will necessarily elapse be-
fore all of the twenty-seven states required,
give their assent, but it may now be consid—
ered as fairly accomplished to all intents and
purposes, and AMERICAN SLAVERY rs DEAD.
f MASONIC.—The Centennial anniversary of
the organization of St. John’s Lodge of this
'place, occurs on Tuesday, May 23d, and it
has been decrdcd to celebrate the event in it
becoming manner. Committees are already
at work making the preliminary arrange-
ments. .
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, .H‘ Lieut. 001. J AMES F. HALL, who has
long and ably filled the position of Provost
marshal General of the Department of the
South, having come nurth by a late steamer,
Lieut. . Col. STEWART L. Woonronn, well
and favorably known here, has been made
his successor. A good appointment.
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WA party of “scouting pickets" were
"captured recently, says the Florida Union,
and brought to Jacksonville. One of them
I‘a‘cknowledges that he was one of the party
who efiected the capture of Col. Noble.
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The Agricultural Society}
The County Agricultural Society, at their
meeting held at Lockwood’s Hall, yester-
day afternoon, voted to defer making ‘ a
permanent location for this season, but vo-
ted to hold the next annual Fair in this
town. The meeting adjourned to the 20th
inst when the Premium List is to be made
out,and the necessary Committees appointed.
We trust that every effort will be made to
make the next, the best fair ever held in the
County. It can be done if all will but make
reasonable effort.
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PEACE—Rumdrs of Peace, the past week,
have been abundant, and great was the ex-
citement caused thereby. Union men Were
fearful that the President was going too far,
and would yield too much, while the Cop-
perhead peace men became frightened out of
their wits for fear that we would really have
peace. They felt bad decidedly, but perhaps
will feel no better when they hear the re-
sults of Sherman’s march through the hot-
bed of rebellion,——and if Sherman doesn’t
make South Carolina a hot-bed for traitors
to lie in, it will be queer.
During the week, as a sequel to Blair’s
movements, Alexander R. Stevens, R. M. T.
Hunter, and Judge Campbell, self-appointed
(as lar as we cgn learn) commissioners, came
into our lines on the James River, and were
sent down to Fortress Monroe in a govern-
ment steamer, where they were met by Sec.
Seward, who subsequently telegraphed for
the President. Mr. Lincoln went down and
holds conference with them. but of the re-
sult of which we literally know nothing.
Some guess that the negotiations were a per-
fect failure—others think not. Horace
Greeley is sure that peace is at hand—but
how it is to be obtained he does not know.
Fernando Wood, says the negotiations have
failed and we must now cheer and strength-
en our victorious armies and conquer a peace.
Peace will come, but the people must be pa-
tient, and renew all efforts to strengthen our
armies, and cheer them on to new victories.
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@‘The Delegates from Norwalk, (upper
village) to the several Union Conventions
are, State, F. St.John Lockwood and A. H.
Camp; Congressional, S. E. Olmstead and
Elbert Curtis; Senatorial and Probate, Wm.
C. Street and A. B. Woodward; At the
Caucus held on Friday evening it was unan-
imously Resolved, ‘That it is the sense of
this meeting that our Congressional Delega-
tion should support the re-nomination of the
Hon. John H. Hubbard for Congress.’
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Madame Varian Coming.
Our readers will be glad to learn that this
charming Singer and Lady, with her troupe,
are to give a grand Operatic Concert at
Lockwood’s Hall, Saturday evening, Feb.
18th. Anew Singer to our public and of
whom we hear the most glowing reports, is
'to appear on this occasion, Mr. George Simp-
son, who is also the principal Tenor of Grace
Church, N. Y. Mr. Hoffman is to be the
Pianist. The programmes will be issued
shortly. and the sale of reserved Seats is to
commence on Wednesday morning next,
at Selleck’s Book Store; as there is no extra
charge for this additional convenience, we
advise all to go early and secure reserved
seats.
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SOCIABLE.—The St. Joseph's Benevolent
Association,—-a society which has been in ex
istencein this place for several years,—-an-
nounce their first Annual Sociable, which is
to be held on the 15th inst, at Norwalk Hall
The Wheeler & Wilson Band has been en-
gaged for the occasion, and the committees
are busily at work preparing for a good
time.
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“ STEUCK ILE."—It is rumored that strong
indications of oil have been discovered on
land situated near the center of Westport,on
the east side of the bridge. There is consid-
erable excitement existing in that generally
quiet town in consequence, and land in the
vicinity has “ gone up." The oil found is
said to be remarkably clear and pure, proba-
bly from the absence of coal fields in the vi-
cinity. Some enthusiasts go so far as to in-
timate that the oil gushes up already refined.
Silas C. Booth, Esq., of Fairfield, has also
found surface indications of oil on his place
near the Bridgeport line. He had occasion,
some few days since,says the Standard tomake
an excavation, and when at the distance of a
few feet they came. to water,which when left
to settle,was found covered with a thick scum
and the air was strongly impregnated with
the odor peculiar to the oil. Geologists say
there is no reason why the oleaginous fluid
should not be found in New England as well
as in Pennsylvania and other parts of the
country. Several pieces of property have
changed hands recently in the vicinity of Mr
Booth’s farm, and it is proposed to form a
Bridgeport company, and commence boring
immediately.
In rambling over the lots and through the
woods of Norwalk, we have ofte n seen “sur-
face indications of oil” or grease of some
kind. Who knows but that the whole town
is situated over a Petroleum Lake, with no
outlet. Who will be the first to make the
discovery ?
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118‘ Mr. Onas. M. SELLECK delivered
th'ree lectures, at Norwalk Hall, on Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday evenings of last week,
for the benefit of religiOus objects. These
lectures were selections from his school series
and embraced on Tuesday evening the fol-
lowing subiects, chiefly relating to the Holy
Land; Shechem, Mts. Gerizim and Ebal, the
Well of Sycha, Samaria and Bethel, closing
with St. Peter’s Church, Rome, and St.Paul’s
London. Friday evening he gave “ The
Mosque of Omar, The Alhamha, and Petra.’
Saturday evening, he closed the-series with
‘Athens.’ The lectures were illustrated
throughout with very powerful and beautiful
Magic Lantern pictures. We trust Mr. Sel-
leck will be induced at some future time to
give other Lectures.
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NEW Mariana—Messrs. Brown & Ross,
have opened a new Market, in the old build-
ing next to Gruman’s Store, and have stock-
ed it with a good supply of Fish, Oysters,
Ducks, Sweet potatoes, &c. _ They intend to
keep the best the market affords, in the Fish
and Vegetable line. '
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NEWSPAPERS Eon 'SOLDIEns.—0ur sol—
diers in the field are continually writing home
for newspapers. They value a home paper
as much as they do their rations, and some-
times more. Books which have been sent
forward to different regiments furnish read-
ing matter, to be sure, but they cannot be
carried on the march, and, if they could,
their contents would not be one quarter so
interesting to the soldier as a page of local
news in a home newspaper. The cry that
comes up from the army now is “send us
papers,” and it should be answered. Instead
of investing one dollar or two in asingle
book, let the same money be used for the
purchase of Connecticut newspapers, and the
soldias will be a great deal better satisfied.
‘ Will our citizens respond to the appeal?
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I?” Mr. James d4. Brown, the Town Reg-
istrar,furnishes}ns .tliesgmmjng up of his re-
port for the year 1864, which jaw [gallows-
l 66 Marriages, 221 Births, and 150 Deaths J
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Our Florence Nightingale.
9TH A. Conrs HOSPITAL, City Point, Var}
Jan. 18th, 1865. -
War with all its hardships has reigned with .
a high hand since the spring of 1861, and ,
our homes in the north are now mourning
the loss of life and limb of many dead ones.
Has there ever been anything done to allevi-
ate the sufferings of our brave sons, brothers,
and husbands, who have gone forth to battle
in the sacred cause, more worthy than the
watchfulness and attention in their hour of
greatest need, performed by the hand of one
of our gentler sex. In the fall of 1862 there
came among us the 109th New York Vols.,
and with them came a Mrs. Sarah A. Palmer,-
of Tompkins county, N. Y.,——not to battle
with the foe, but to care for and minister to
our sick and wounded braves. Not for a
day, week, or month, has she tendered her
services, but years have rolled around with
their many changes, and yet she remains ever
ready to watch and give that attendance and
care which none but a woman can give.—
Truly has she been a ministering angel to
very many, not alone to the members of the
109th Regiment, for there is not a regiment
or company in the heroic old Ninth Corps
but are ever ready to cheerfully testify to her
great worth and usefulness at the bedside of
the sick and wounded. When peace isaga'in
restored to our beloved land, and those now
in arms are pursuing the peaceful avocations
of civil life, many a brave heart will live to
thank‘and bless her for some act of kindness
bestowed upon them during hours of severest
pain and anguish. While the 109th Regi-
ment was lying in the front of Petersburg
last October, with greatly decimated ranks,
a collection was taken up in the regiment by
its members, and they presented her with‘the
snug little sum of $183, as a slight testimoni-
al of ‘their esteem. By the pleasant little
name'given her by the boys out here (Aunt
Becky) she is known far and wide" by Uncle
Sam’s staunch defenders, and known only
for ' those qualities of excellence which ever
endear one to another. Well may Tompkins
county be proud that one Of her brave daugh-
ters has done so much and won so fair a
name, by her .indefgt’ able labors, to lessen
the sufferings of ouf’i'l‘igrhve soldiers who are
fighting for our country and liberty. Long
and happy may be her days, is the ardent
wish of all. ' J. B. H.
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[8‘ The Atlantic and Gotham Base Ball
Clubs have recently played three match
games on the ice, the players skating. The
last game was played on Thursday, 26th
ult., 9n the Washington Pond, Prooklyn,
and was won by the Atlantics. ' ‘
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WProf. Richards is again delivering Sci-
entific Lectures, and has completed arrange-
ments with the Library Association of
Bridgeport, to deliver a course inhthat city.
REMOVAL—Mrs. Tindall has removed: her
Millinery to the Corner Store, in Mitchell’s;
Building, and has connected with her Misp’
M. S. Bunting, in the mauagementIcIf ,the‘i
business. See adv. " ”
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Penmanship. -- . '
We would call the attention of our road-
ers to the advertisement of a Writing School.
Mn. BEECHER has been among us some two
months teaching Penmanship, and we be-
lieve with very good success. He is an en-
terprising young man, and thor0ughly devo-
ted to the art, in teaching which he has had
considerable experience. He is personally
an easy and rapid penman and has thorough
confidence in his ability to teach others the
same accomplishment. Ladies and gentle-
men desiring to become good and rapid wri-
ters will do well to attend his second course
of lessons. '
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DONATION VIsrr.—The friends and parish-
ioners of the Rev. Mru Ross. of the South
Norwalk Baptist Church, propose making
him their annual Donation Visit, at his resi-
deuce on Wednesday evening of this week.
If stormy will be postponed to the next fair
evening. ‘
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Wfiy the arrival of the Fulton, we learn
that Gen. Wm. T.Clark has bee assigned to
the command of a brigade i, Sherman’s
army, and has issued the following order to
his troops: .
Amer or Tnmnssrr, ann’s FIEsT Bureaus,
THIRD DIvzemN, FIETEENTII Amrx Conrs.
BEAinronT, 8.13., Jan. 27, 1865.
In compliance with General Orders No.
26, of date 'J an. 26, 1865, from headquarters,
Fifteenth army corps. the undersigned here-
'biy assumes command of the First brigade,
hird division, Fifteenth corps.
Your General congratulates himself on his
assi nment to troops whose discipline is so
mar ed, whose valor has been so well tried,
and who have won by heroic deeds so brill-
iant a name in the history of this war.
' Your career is well known to him. _ He
was an eye witness to your proud achieve-V
.ments at Jackson, Champion Hills and Vicks-'
' burg. At Mission Ridge, Allatoona and
Ressacca you nobiy sustained your ' title as
heroes of the Army of Tennessee. It was
our division which, under its gallant com-
.mander, by sleepless vigilance and determin-
red bravery, preserved intact our long line of
'communication during the tedious, bloody,
but at last triumphant campaign. of Atlanta.
Let us not abate ourardor. The end of
the conflict is near. Let us be found ‘at the
friends of truth, justice and constitutional
liberty, the champions and vindicators of an
American nationality. WM. T. CLARK. .
Brigadier General Commanding
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THE RURAL AENUAL Ann Hon l‘ICULTUR-
AL DIRECTORY.—-Sucll is the title of a neat
little work of 120 pages. issued each year
from the office of the GENESEE FABuEn,
Rochester, N. Y. The volume for 1865 is
just out. , It contains a large amount of infor-
mation for the farmer, fruit-grower, and ev-
ery one interested in the cultivation of the
soil. The price of the RURAL ANNUAL is
only twenty-five cents, prepaid by mail on
receipt of price. Address JOSEPH Hanars,
Publisher GENEsEE 'FARMER, Rochester,
N, Y. '
ALWAYS IN HOT WATER—Morie,-0f the
Bridgeport Farmr is in trouble again,—
this time with . his friends down in Dixie.
He was obliged, he tells his southern friends
to run away from Connecticut to” save his
life. He is now an Editor in Augusta, Ga.,
and notwithstanding his devotion to slavery
and the rebel cause, J efi Davies organ, the
Richmond Sentinel, thus speaks of him 2 _
“The soldiers in the field and the people
at home would be alike sacrificed to the‘in-
wrests and aims of mono seekers, dastards,
and traitors in disguise. he efforts for con-
ventions to which we are referring are ap-
propriawa headed by the Augusta Chroni-
cle. One would suppose if its editor was
anxious to reconnect himself to Abraham
Lincoln, that .the short and honest course
would he simply to retrace his own steps
and go back to'that Connecticut which he
so recently left. ' . . -- . ,
“He had no art or responsibility in the
Secession of eo'rgia. Why not leave her
alone .9 It is from that paper. thus invested
with all the signs of systematic treachery
that the call for a State Convention for mo-
tives no longer veiled is constantly clamor-
ed. In NorthCaroli-na, theory." ,is taken up
b the notorious Progress and Standard of '
sleigh, and a Convention for that State is-
earnostly insisted on with the same end in
view.” .
Poor Morse'l When will he learn that
there is no peace for the wicked? ‘
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Aunmcm Boxes or ,FOBMGN Mia—l
amiss—Present number of missions, 22,;I
Stations, 111 ; Out Stations, 212 ; Ordained
Missionaries, 148; Assistants, 178; Native
Pastors and Teachers, &c., 740; Churches,
166; Church members, 23,647.,
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final victory in the foremost ranks of the '
DIED, ’at the U. S. Naval School Hopital,
Annapolis, Jan. 9, Albert Oscar Seclcy, Co.
B, 17th Regt. Conn. Vol, aged 29 years.
Few instances of greater personal sacrifice,
or domestic bereavement, have grown out
.of this cruel war. The death of Mr. Seclcy,
occasioned by rebel inhumanity, was follow-
ed in just three weeks by the death of his
father, Mr. Wyx Seeley, a worthy citizen of
New Canaan, who died, at that place on the
30th hit, in consequence, as is supposed, of
a fever which he originally contracted while
watching over his son in the hospital at Au~ '
napolis. The father and his only son are
thus taken away, each leaving behind him a
widow and orphans. _, , . '
. "Albert 0. Seeiey" was a native of'Darie‘n,
but removed with his father’s family when a
boy to New Canaan. Arriving at manhood,
he spent .some years ingl’ortcheister and New
York city, and afterwards "established him; ‘
self at Darien in his business, which was
that of a tinman. . When", the war. broke out
he was among the earliest voluntebrs. joining
the 3d Regiment of three months’ men.—
Sickness, however, prevented him from
i
taking an active part in that important cam-
paign of 1861. .. .
When the 17th Regt. was organized, he
enlisted in it for three years. At the battle
of Gettysburgbeing . taken prisoner, he was
carried to Richmond and. kept for several
weeks on Belle Island. After his exchange
he rejoined his regiment at St. Augustine.—
Last winter he Was detailed for the recruit—
ing service, and spent about four months at
home or in its vicinity. Soon after his return
to Florida, he .was captured with , others of
his ‘ company, while on duty' at a distance
from the regiment. Then followed long and
dismal months at Andersenviile—that camp
of horrors le-until early this winter, when he
was brought away for exchange. He left in
good health though very much reduced in
flesh and strength by the starving process.—
But for three: days after leaving Anderson-
~ville, no rations whatever were issued to him
or his party i This, added to previous hard-
ships, brought him so near the pbint of death
that, when he finally arrived at Annapolis
on the 17th of December last, ,heIwas taken
from the boat as one of thegdead. . The ap-
plication of warm water, revived him, and
he was placed in the hospital, where some
hopes were entertained of his recovery. But
the powers of life were toon'early exhausted
and he gradually failed, until the ,9th of J an-
uary when he died. What commentscau
render more affecting this plain recital of a
patriot's suffering in the cause of his country?
Mr. Seeiey was an excellent young man,
of amiable disposition and correct-deport-
portment,-—.a kind husband and father, a
pleasant friend, and a good citizen. He had
once made a profession of religion, and his
interestin the subject seems to have been're-
vived during ‘his long'impris'onme'ut, which
gave him‘ much time for reflection and for
the reading of the New Testament. On his
{lying bed he declared to his father that “re-
ligion, was all which had sustained him.”-_—
May we not hope that it has now re-united
the father and son in the better land?
"Mr. Seely was "married about'six years ago
to Betsy Ann, daughter of Mr. Charles Wa-
terbury, of New Canaan, who survives- him,
with two pretty little fatherless boys. , His
funeral was attended at the Congregational
Church in Darien on the 17th uit., by the
Rev. Mr..Carroll. j The burial was in New
Canaan. -
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Rooms "cr- NATIONAL Fannmrau’s A’N, l
No. 1 MERCER ST.. N. Y. CITY.
Friends of Humanity :--At this crisis
in the grand Providential work of Eman-
cipationfue feel called to address you an
earnest word. ' -
The freedmen, their wives and children.
are pressing within our line . in greatly
increasing numbers. As a rule, they
have had no new clothing since the war
began. Many Hundreds of the‘children
are naked. Their mothers are scarcely
better provided. Many died from exposure
More are sick, and will die unless cared
for soon. The winter is upon us. If they
are saved no time must be lost—Not one
ddy.’ Our Association originated under
the eye and approbation of the Secretary
of the Treasury, Mr. Chase. Our goods
are carried free to'all points in govern-
'ment ships. . Ouragents and teachers, of
whom over 150 are in the field instruct-
ing the freedmen and their children, are
ready to distribute our offerings. Our
correspondents inform us just where aid is
needed at all times. In a word, we have
‘ev‘eryfacility for doing this great work
well,.eheap and 'quzclc. Through you we
call upon your people or Association and
all friends of humanity, to make a vigor-
fous efibrt just "now: Please have the
appeal printed in' your papers—read in
your churches, and fix a-day for labor;—
Collect money, gather clothing, and dis-
patch both toour rooms without delay.
May the fruit of that day save a hundred
from" p'eri‘sbing l Forward clothing to
iC.-C.~Leigh, No. 1. Mercer Srreet, New
:York,,.with invoice. ' Say from what
place on the box and on the invoice.
- 4 ' Yours truly, .
CHAS. C. LEIGH,
Chairman of Executive Committee. ‘
In view of the above pressing call in be-
half of the Freedmen, we are requested to
‘state that our citizens will be called-upon in
the course ofa ,few days, by an authorized
:agent, to receive their contributions for the
object named in the appeal._I Any dona-
tions of Clothing, can beleft at thisOfilce.
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Business ' CHANGE—Mr. Wm. Pakulski
has sold out his Barber’s Shop in this place,
to Messrs. Dorman do Gebb'ardt, of New
York, By industry and ability, Mr, Paknl-
ski succeeded in establishing hereone ofthe
best Saloons in the, State, and was largely
patronizcd." He now retires to take posses-
sion'of the extensive Saloon under the in..-
cott House, 529 and 538 Breadway, EN, Ya.
Success to him. His brother “Sam,” goes
-..with him, and “Jake”. remains to assist his
successQH- ., . ; , . " ’
. Messrs. Dornian ,& Gebbardt, are young
men of experience, ”who come highly rec-
'Icnimend‘ed as 'profeSsors of the tonsoiral
‘art, and we have‘ no” doubt will succeed in
giving complete.:satisfaction. 'It isa great'
' - gratification to have a truly first-class Bar- ;
ber’s shop in thecommunity, and once had,
it will besurc‘to be maintained. '
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j whine Kentucky Elena/talengzeih, the
following resolution Was passed by a you: pf'
'17it015: , 1 ,
“Resolved, that it is the duty of this legisla- 5
ture to pass such laws as will most speedi- _
ly remedy the demoraliz'ed condition of sla— .
very,_a‘ud so dignify labor as to invite free ,
white labor ,to settle in the State. _
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' W The Christian Commission progoged
to send delegates to visit our men in. South-
ern prisons and ascertain their condition.
General Grant forwarced the. application to .
General Lee with: his approval indorsed,!
and 'ving prinissionfoc an equal number-:
of c ergyin n and other civillia‘ns from the;
South to visit the military prisons in the?
North on a like errand. The rebels refused. I
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Ami: CMRLOTPE-“T‘lkl’ “V0 scandal
of apples, pure and core them, slice them
into ,a pup, Md pile pqpnd of loaf su gar, '
the juice .of.tbr,ee fiefiops, and the rind of :
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“NEWS ITEMSLI '
. . . .1“ the 5th Conn. regiment, Lii-ut.
Colonel, and Maj. Cogswell to be Lieut.
Colonel
. . . .The Richmond Dispute/l announces
that a large. lot of blankets, etc, have
been delivered to federal prisoners in
Richmond. Gen. Hayes is to attend to
the distribution.
. . . . A. A. Low, Peter Cooper and other
prominent citizens of New York, have
petitioned Congress that discharged sol-
diers may have the preference in all civil
officesmud employments, and may hold
such ‘cficesfor life or during good be-
havior.
. . . .It is rumored in Paris that Marshal
IBazine. has received orders to occupy
Sdnora’iu the name 'of France, and hold
it as a material pledge for the payment
of the indemnity owing by Mexico.
.The Boston Saturday Evening Ga-
zette‘ says on the’authority of a reliable
gentleman from Vermont,‘ that butter
which has been-held in that State for
the rise of seventy five cents per pound
is now selling at thirty, and cheese that
sold for twenty-five cents, now brings
thirteen. '
. . . .The Hartford promenade concert to
raise funds for tbeSoldier’s Home came
011' Tuesday evening and was a very suc-
cessful affair. A-pair of revolvers were
put up to be given to the Connecticut
general for whom the greatest number of
votes should be given, at a dollar a vote.
General Terry received the majority of
'the'votes. ' '
. . . .The House military committee have
introduced a bill fer an air line railroad
between New York and Washington,
with- a. strong list .of corporators. Among
those from New York are Astor, Stew-
art, Belmont, Fremont. Those from
Connecticut are C; ‘S‘. Bushnell, Henry
Trowbridge, A. G: Hazard. ' .
. . . .Col. George, N. Lewis of the 12th
C. V., has been obliged to leave his com-
mand by the breaking out of a wound b
received at Port Hudson. .
. . . .It is stated that within the last
eight months over four hundred newspa-
pers have come to an untimely end, in
consequence of the exorbitant price of
paper. ' - *
. . . .C.'B. Whittlesey has been elected
president of ‘the' 'New" Haven County
Agricultural Society. Washingtdn Webb,
of New Haven, is corresponding secreta-
ry. . . - . ‘ . -
. . . .The safe of the Savings Bank in
Willima ntic was robbed of $2500 on
Tuesday night; It‘was blewn open with
gunpowder. Of the stolen money, $1400
was in 5 per cent. U. S. notes. A re-
ward of $500 is offered for the money and
thieves. .
, . . .The London .Globe authoritatively
contradicts the rumor that British troops
'were about to embark for Canada.
. . . .It appears by a corrected statement
that the rebels turned over to Sherman,
in and about Savannah, two hundred and
eighty-six‘servibeable cannon. '
. . . .Report says that the President’s
son Mr. Robert Lincoln, is to take a posi-
tion on Gem-Grant’s staff, as aid.
. . . .A lady in Missouri, writing on the
day after the edict of emancipation, says :
‘Last night was a still, white night.
The snow lay over all this Southern land,
and the moonlight on the snow. It was
a meet adorning of our beautiful Missouri
for, the eve of her bridal with Freedom.
We sang ‘Glory Hallelujah l’
. . . .There are four sorghum mills in Mil-
ford, and they manufactured 14,000 gai-
lous of sorghum molasses, last year, worth
now $1.25. One man raised on 70 rods
of ground, cane which produced 103 gal-
lons. ‘ '
. . . .There are five young kings, or. heirs
to kingdoms, in Europe, in want of
wives, viz : Bavaria, Greece, Orange,
Sardinia, and Russia. -
. . . .The secretary of'war communicated
to the Senate on Wednesday a *list of the
officers of the regulararmyL; the general
officers are given in the following order :
Lieut.-Gen. Gram-Major Gena. Halleck,
Sherman, Meade, Sheridan, and Thomas;
Brig-Gees. McDowell, Rosecrans, Pope,
Couke, Hooker and Hancock.
. . . .Gen. Meade’s nomination as major
general of the regular army, which was
made some time ago, was confirmed by
the Senate on Wednesday, after a three
hours discussion. .His commission dates
from August 16. 1864.
. , .The authorities at Washington have
decided that the wages of a minor son, if
the parent has 'power to control the same
must be included as a part of the income
of the parent, and taxed as such. The
labor of such minor children is- not con-
sidered as separate labor.
. . . .The Niagara ship- canal, a bill to
authorize which passed the . House on
Wednesday,-is to be 1105' feet wide on
the surface and 90 feet wide on the bot-
tom, with 12‘feet depth 'of 'water, and
with locks 275 feet’loug and 45 feet wide
—-One hundredg'uns were fired in Hartford
Thursday, and the bells were rung in honor
of the amendment of the Constitution b
Congress. ' , . ,
A Man in Pennsylvania died lately
from paralysis, produced- by buckling his
skate straps so.tiglituround his 'anklhs as to
prevent the blood from circulating.
The two Nevada Senators took their
seats in the Senate, Wednesday; ’
The rebel General Kirby Smith refus-
es to transfer his command east of the Mis-
sissippi. . .. I
—N. B. Davis, identified at Newark, Ohio,
some da 3 since asthe keeper of the Ander-
ville, ( eorgia,) military prison, and who
confessed in his arrest7as being the bearer of
dispatches from RichmOnd to Canada, has
been sentenced to be hung 0n J ohnson’s Is:
laud, Feb. 17th. . _ , ,
——Se_cretary. Fessenden, in his instructions
to Jay C'ooke' &. Co., asserts his determina-
tion to rel wholly hereafter upon taxes and
the sale 0 seven-thirty bonds to paythe ex-
penses of the war. . ‘
-——The War Department at Washington
has been notified of the arrival of the rebel
congressman enry S. Foote Within the lines
of Gen. Sheridan’s army, at Winchester, Vir-
ginia. ' ‘ -
—-—The value of the coal mined in the state
of Pennsylvania last year was $82,200,000;
of iron, $27,500,000; of crude petroleum,
$24,200,000—t0ta1, $148,900,009.
———-When the monitor Patapsco was blown
up in Charleston harbor, she .was dragging
for torpedoes. She had been up abreast of
Fort Sumter and returned, and was on her
Way up again, drifting in mm the tide and
apparen y goes where she had already bee.“
twice, weevils struckthp tilineélosend in
five minutes 'was out of sight. ‘he sunk
about eight'iiun'dred‘ yards‘trom the fort, call-
rying down seventy-two persons. ‘ ‘
———The Herald publishes the rebel army
roster, obtained, it says, from a most authen-
tic source, which shows their full strength at
onl 68,000, scattered from the James to
the Red river , and from the Atlantic coast
to th‘eiludjuu I ethic”. It also shows Lee’s
army 0' be their llIltlllIl ”dependence.
——The blockade runner Lelia, 1,10 tons,
foundered near Liverpool, 'on the 13 h, and
the crew were dro'wned._ . .
—' A sack of flour lost in an electron bet in
‘ 'Nevu’daumd sold and resold there and in Cal'-
ifoi‘nia for the benefit of the sanitary commis-
sion, till it lisp now produced in all $63,000
in gold for the’éoldielrs, is now on Ills way to
the East, lviccorIIIipiIirirecIl'b’y the man vvho firslt
lost it; ‘
Col. Duboll has been promoted to he'
3 Bruce—Poor Bragg is the scape goat :
of the Richmond prcss,to take the cum»; g
5 loriivcry thing that goes wrong in the 3
inul armies. The Enquirer furiously i
declares that “the calamities inflicted by.
Gen. Bragg upon our cause” are unpar-
donable, and says it is “high time the
service was. rid of Bragg altogether ”
Considering how little the Southern mili—'
tury service has to brag of, as things
stand, it is perhaps as good a time as the
rebels could take for dispensing with
Bragg altogether.
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Re. Did anybody ever reflect how
living in such a country as Australia, for
instance, must upset all one’s estalished
ideas about the fitness of things .7 What-
ever notious of the points of compass a
man may have had is here reversed. The
sun no longer shines from the southern
half of the heavens, but from the north-
ern The old rule in the school geogra-
phies, ‘Turn your face to the sun and you
will have the West at your right hand
and the East at your left,’ must be ex-
punged from the memory. The Austral-
ians go ‘down North’ to spend the winter,
and come ‘up South" during the hot
summer months. The first strawberries
and early potatOes come from ‘down
North.’ The needle of the compass points
towards the South, and the North Star
is no longer a symbol of steadfastuess.
In short, the North and the South ex-
change places, and the Australian poets
must sing odes to ‘the sunny North’ and
‘tbe icy Soutb.’
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Home Couarasrns.—In’ the family the
law of pleasing ought to extend from the
highest to the lowest- You are bound
to please your children and your children
are bound to please each other ; and you
are bound to please your servants if you
expect them to please you. Some men
are pleasant in the household, and no-
where else. I have known such men.—
If you had seen them in their own house
you would have thought that they were
angels almost ;~ but if you had seen them
in the street or in the store, ‘or anywhere
else outside the house, you would have
thought them almost de’mouiac. But the
opposite is apt to be the case. When
we are among our neigthrs, or among
strangers, we hold ourselves with self-re-
spect and endeavor to act with proprie—
ty; but when we get home we say to
ourselves, “ I have played a part long
enough, and am now going to be natural.”
Sowe sit down, and are ugly, and snap—
oisli, and blunt, and disagreeable. We
lay aside those thousand little courtesies
that make the hardest thing like velvet,
and that make life pleasant. We expend
all our‘politeness in places where it will
be profitable—where it will bring silver
or gold.
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la, Sherman is advancing into South
Caroliina in several directions almost
unopposed. Some time ago the left wing
under Slocum, was fifty miles above
Savannah. The wings, though widely
separated, are in communication with
each other. The rebels say that Augus-
ta and Branchville are unquestionably
the objects aimed at. Branchville is an
important point on the railroad, alittle
lesstban half way from Charleston to
Augusta.
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A Noble General.
Gen. Thomas, learning that the citizens of
Louisville and Cincinnati were raising a sum
of money to present him a testimonial, writes
and requests ‘that any sum which may be
raised for that purpose may be devoted to
the founding of a fund for the relief of disa-
bled soldiers, and of the indigent widows and
orphans of officers and soldiers who have
lost tlieirlives during this war, Iain amply
rewarded when assured that my humble
services have met with the approbation of
the government and the people.’
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A French pyrotechinist was sick unto
death. Knowing he could not live long,
be caused his workmen to make a series-
of candles, which, after burning a short
way, as usual, would suddenly reach a
stratum of pyrotechny, and go off in the
best style. These candles were given to
the priests, who, at the funeral service
were to sing Gregorian chants around
the corpse ; and while engaged in this
solemn act the fireworks went off with
full brilliaucy, to the great consternation
of the ecclesiastics. -
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———The United States Mail, the official pa-
per of the Post office department, says that
" postmastcrs are obliged to receive all treas-
ury notes for stamps and postages, it clearly
genuine, no matter how torn or defaced they
may be, provided one-twentieth part thereof
be not, missing—and fractional currency if
not one-tenth part be missing. Such notes
and currency received as unfit for re-issue
should be kept separate and distinct, and re-
turned us occasion requires to the treasurer
of the United States, Washington, in sums
of not less than three dollars, to be exchanged
for new. _ -
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SHARP PRACTICE TO OBTAIN A WEALTHY
WIFE—The Cleveland Plaindealer men-
tions the case of a well dressed young man
of good manners who gave in his income to
the assessors at several thousand d ollars,
paid the tax, and had the pleasure of seeing
his name in the list among the nabobs of the
country. On the strength of this he courted
a wealthy'man’s daughter and married her.
Then it was found out tliathe had no money
and had sold his mother’s watch to ' pay the
income tax. The ovei'nment made a good
thing out of it, so did the young man.
N.>’P———-——
A Soxonous‘ TITLE.-j-Dr. Gwyn, adven-
turer-general, has been, it seems, really ap—
pointed Governor of Sonora, With the title
" of Duke of Sonora. This is stated in late
Paris letters. .
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-—-——TheChurleston Mercury honestly admits
that South Carolina acceded to strengthen
slavery, and declares that to talk of emanci.
pation is to disband the rebel army.
—-——-A large Romish party in Ireland, is as-
suming a tone of serious hostility to the
Church of Rome as at present administered
in that country, ' _
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FIRE Irv SAVANNAH—011 the evening of
the 27th. nit. a disastrous confiagation oc—
curred at Savannah, destroying considerable
property, but without loss of life. On the
morning of the 27th ult. another fire broke
out, destroying two squares in the third dis-
trict. Buildings were torn down to prevent
the spread of the flames, as the wind was
blowing strong from the east. Some Ifient}
had placed a keg of powder a Itlic Side 0
the arsenal, corner of York and Walker
streets, undoubtedly to blow upItlic City, as
the arsenal contained some thirty tons of
powder. The keg was pliIiced inIthe shadow
of a tree to avoid _liscbvcry. wIth the top
taken 0 . his infamous plot is attributed
to rebel 'citizens who are in anything but an
‘ ' view of their present con-
amicublc mood in
dition.
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‘ V TALITY o Thump Separ-fl‘he London
A 'rz'eu'lryi-ul Iazette says; " After extensive
experiments we can declare, as their result
that tiring) secd 'of . up ‘(tdf‘ old will only
g‘ei-‘m'inat 'about‘fi ty' gar Cent.; two .ears
old,'thirty p'er cent.‘;'thr -c years old, fiI cop
per cent; four‘ycars Old, five per cent. '
‘,__,.-_~ 4-«QS-A'- --—-—- ‘
@J. J. Mcclii says; “ When will farm-
ers learn the value 'of bean s'i'raw‘, 'chaf’t‘ed
im2l moistened by but water, as a feeding
stuff? My old friends of the London Farm-
er’si‘Club' will 'no longer laugh' at me for s'ng-
gestiiiv ‘tbc use of straw iii feeding, for straw
chaff is now" bebduiing the order of llIle
day; l ' .l I ,l -. t I w l
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W'l‘he California journal, speaking 0f
Napoleod‘s colonization scheme ‘iu‘ New
Mexico think the rebel sympathizers from
that State Will gather in the French cIolpny
under the guidance of the Jam? -"1ex_.eralissi-
i’no Gwin,‘but thate‘vr-niu..;iy ‘ : r-un set-
says :
In the Confederate House of Repre-
. scutatives on Monday, Mr. De Jurnette
offered a resolution, which was unani—
mously referred to the committee on For
cigu Afi‘airs, saying the time may not be
distant when the Confederate States Will
be prepared to unite, on the basis of the
independence of the Confederate States,
with those most interested in the vindica-
tion of the principles of the Monroe doc.
trine, to the exclusion of all seeming vio-
lations of those principles on the conti-
nent of North America.
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A MERCHANT’S STORY.—A member of
a large merchaniile firm recently gave a
bit of his early experience in this wise :
I was seventeen years old when I left
the country store I had tended for three
years, and came to Boston in search of a
place. Anxious, of course. to appear to
the best advantage, I spect an unusual
amount of time and solicitude upon my
toilet, and when it was completed, I sur-
veved my reflection in the glass with no
little satisfaction, glancing lastly and
most approvingly upon a seal ring which
embellished my little finger, and my cane
a very fine affair, which I purchased
with direct reference to this occasion.—
My first day’s experience was not encour-
aging ; I traversed street after street-—
up one side and down on the other-—
without success. ‘I fancied, towards the
last, the clerks all knew my business the
moment I entered the door, and they
winked ill-naturedly at my discomfiture
as I passed out. But nature endowed
me with a good degree of persistency,
and the next day I started again, To-
wards noon I entered a store where an
elderly gentleman stood talking with a
lady by the door. I waited till the via
itor had left, then stated my errand.—
‘ No, sir,’ was the answer, given in a
peculiar crisp and "decided manner.—
Possibly I looked the discouragement I
began to feel ; for he added in a kindlier
tone ‘ are you good at taking a hint ?’
‘I don’t know,’ answered I,‘ while my
face flushed painfully. ‘ What I wish
to say is this,‘ said be, smiling at my em-
barrassment; ‘ifI were in want of a
clerk, I would not engage a young man
who came seeking employment with a
flashy ring on his finger and swinging a
fancy cane.’ For a moment, mortified
vanity struggled against common sense,
but sense got the victory, and I replied
—witb rather a shaky voice I am afraid
——‘ I’m very much obliged to you,’ and
then best a hasty retreat. As soon as
I got out of sight I slipped the ring into
my pocket, and walking rapidly to the
Worcester depot, I left the cane in
charge of the baggage master ‘ until
called for.’ It is there now, for augbt I
knt‘. At any rate I never called for
it. That afternoon I obtained a situa-
tion with the firm of which I am now a
partner. How much my unfortunate fi-
nery had injured my prospects the previ-
ous day I shall never know, but I never
think of the old gentleman and his plain
dealing without feeling, as I told him at
the time, very much obliged to him.
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MARRYING FOR Snow—In the follow-
ing we find displayed a volume of honest
and wholesome good sense. ‘ put a, pin
here,’ good swains and lovers.
‘ To the question often asked of young
men why they do not marry, we some-
times hear the reply, ‘ I am not able to
support a wife.’ iu'one case in three,
perhaps, this may be so ; but us a gen-
:81 thing, the true reply would be‘ ‘ I
not able to support the style in which
I think my wife ought to live.’ In this
again we see a false view of marriage, a
looking to appearance in the wold, in—
stead of a union with a loving woman for
her own sake.
‘ There are very few men, of industri-
ous habits, who can not maintain a wife,
if they are willing to live economically,
and without reference to the opinion of
the world. The great evil is, they are
not content to begin life humbly,to retire
together into an obscure position, and
together work their wav in the world—
he by industry in his calling, and she by
dispensing with prudence the money that
be earns. But they must stand out and
attract the attention of others by fine
houses and fine clothes.’
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BUTTER—Butter feels the decline in gold,
prices are unsettled. Our quotations are
generally about 2c lower than last week ;
but really prices are nominal. Some houses
which have been holding large stocks for a
long time are now moving them at 40a45c.
Several large sales have been made at 21a22
1-2c. in gold One lot 1,500 State firkins was
sold to a shipper for 22 1—2c., and other lots
of 200 and 400 firkins good Butter, at 22c.
Shippers cannot pay over 44a46c. at the
present rate of Exchange,and are operating
lightly. Receipts are free—Luearly 2,000
packages yeste rday—and the home trade
does not require near this amount—Tribune
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ADVANTAGES 0F Yuma—You are “ get-
ting into years.’Yes, but the years are get—
ting into you—the ripe, rich years, the gen-
ial,. mellow years, the lusty lucious years.—
One by one the crudities of youth are falling
off from you, the vanity, the egotism, the
isolation, the bewilderment, the uncertainty.
Nearer you are approaching yourself. You
are consolidating your forces. You are bc’
coming master of the situation. . Every
wrong road into which you have wandered
has brought you, by the knowledge of that
mistake, so much closer to the truth, You
no longer draw your bow at a venture,_ but
shoot straight at the mark. YourI possrbili-
tics concentrated and your path is cleared.
On the ruins of shuttered plans, you find
your vantage ground. Your broken hopesI,
your thwarted purposes, your defeated aspi-
rations, become a staff of strcngth wIth
which you mount to sublimer heighth With
self-possession and self-command return the
possession and command of all things. The
title deed of creation forfeited. is reclaimed.
Earth and sky pour out their largess of love.
All the past crowds down to. lay its treas-
ures at your feet—Gail Hamilton.
.‘4QEK
WGen. Lee has published an appeal for
arms, and calls on the citizens to deliver up
all in their hands.
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@Rebel deserters for the last five
months, from Lee‘s army are uniform in
their statement that Petersburg will soon be
evacuated. It has given rise to some impor
tend movements in Grant’s army. '
~—*1“ RH.—
W‘Igimguage ails to tell and imagination
cannot adequate y point out, the degree of
perfection to which' the J. Monroe Taylor‘s
Gold Medal Soap has arrived. It isIa model
Soap and has no rival. When the inventor
dies; the ladies ought to erect him a monu-
ment. His memory should ever be precious
in the recollection of all housekeepers-T-
There will'never be any such soap after his
exit. Some of our comemporaries call it the
woman’s benefactor, and it justly deserves
the due. ' .
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W Ayeris American Almanac has now
arrived and is ‘ready for delivery gratis by
all their agents to all who call for it. This
number contains a treatise 'on' Scrofula and
its kindred complaints, which is wall worth
perusal. It also gifts much general medi—
cal information, which is useful and should
be kc l against‘a time «rinsed in every fam-
ily. ts compilation ul'jokes and anecdotes
is ano‘ut the best that teaches us. and these
facts tOgether' liuve‘ iri'ven ”it ‘a' circulation
which is said to‘ be the largest of any one
book in the world. ' ‘
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—-—Ciial oil has been discovered at Pequon-
nock, along both 'sides 01 the F‘aruiingtmi
rchr. A cmhpa‘uy has leased two 'liundreil
acres of land in this vicinity for twentyLfiVe
' ' :—‘—-' ‘fl “ " trt.‘ ffthe followin _.
one. Lethbese horl fibqi‘" i310 hIours.I——, definItioefl oowf’f‘igidvgiéiiahe who knowg tiers'will i'ev‘olliiiviiiz.e "’5" " ' " ’f .thl’
Turn it who It “will“: and 59“ e it! 'uW-lth what’d what, and i's'desii-ons of further infof- Monroe' doctrine, enforcer " i lIF~= U"???
thick custard 9" “gm-i mation ‘on the same subject?" " " " " States; does not-get thesis. onr .‘ I
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years, and has commenced boring for oil.‘
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The Richmond Dispatch Jan. 31st;
Fairfield County.
Wus'rron'r.—Barnum’s Lecture on “Mon-
ey Making,” was well attended and gave
much pleasure.
D. S. Burr, a physician of the place, died
last week. His funeral was attended on
Friday, the Masonic Lodge of Norwalk
performing the funeral ceremonies.
Mr. E. Taylor, an elderly gentleman, fell
on the ice, on Friday,and was quite serious-i
1y injured. ‘ I
GEORGETOWN.—Rev. Mr. Whitaker is to
lecture for the benefit of the Sanitary Com-
mission, on Thursday evening of this week.
Barman—There were 29 deaths in Bethel
last year.——-Rev. Elijah 0. Baldwin, Pastor
of the Cong’l. Church, Bethe], having asked
fora dismissal, it was granted on Tuesday,
Jan. 3lst. He has received and accepted a
call from the church at Branford Ct.——Tbe
following delegates are appointed to the
Union State Convention : Wm. A. Judd. E.
'1‘. Farnum ; Congressional, D. T. Hubbel'i,
Ed Judd; Senatorial, Frederick McKensie,
Romaine Barnum—Jefi'ersom‘an.
STAMFORD. —The Mill River Woolen Mills
manufacture 1000 yards of fancy cassimeres,
and use from 1000 to 1200 pounds of wool
daily. They did business last year to the
amount of $350,000, and expect to increase
it to half a million this year. They employ '
100 hands, and the monthly expenses are
about $30,000.—Davenport & Betts, machin-
ists, run their works night and day, and dis- »
pense about $500 per week to their work-
men—There is to be a ball on the 17th.
Dodworth’s band has been engaged for the
occasion—The following gentlemen arerdel-
egates to thevarious conventions: State, W.
P. Jones, 'Morgun Morgans, Francis M.
Hawley, and T. J. Daskam; Congressional,
J. A. Candee, J. W. Hubbard, I. S. Jones,G.
E. Scofield; Senatorial and Probate, N. E. _
Adams, J. D. Ferguson, J. Clason, B. J.
Daskam.—Adrocale. '
DANBURr.—Mr. Geo. H. Hoyt, Ticket Agent
at Stamford, and son of Sup’t. Hoyt, was
married on Wednesday, 25th ult.,' to Jose— .
phine E. Bailey, eldest daughter of Mr. Geo.
F. Bailey, the Circus proprietor, and the
wedding was one of the most brilliant that
has taken place in Danbury for many years.
Three hundred and twenty—five invitations -
were'given out to relatives and friends.’ A ’
special train was run on the Danbury road,
and a new and beautiful car which had nev-
er been used before, was provided for tae oc-
casion by Sup‘t. Hoyt of the N. Y. & N. H.
R. R. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. I. L. Townsend, according to the Epis-
copal Ritual. Mr. George C. Scofield and
Miss Hortense O. Bailey, and Mr. John S,
Bliss and Miss Estelle Bailey acted- air"
Grooms—men and Brides-maids. Attenthe
ceremony the grand reception took" pince.
The bride was elegantly and tastefully at-
tired. The Brides-maids were also very
beautiful in their magnificent vestments.The
refreshment tables were found loaded with
everything suitable for the occasiong The
rooms were darkened and brilliantly lit by,
gas, and many accepted the occasion offered
by the presence of excellent music, and en-
joyed the luxury of a dance. The Bridal ta-
ble was filled with ninety—three elegant and
appropriate Bridal pres ents, (costing not less
worn on this occasion were very hand—
some and costly, especially those of the
ladies fromabroad. The happy conpicleft
on the four o’clock train for a wedding tour.
-—-A large sleighing party from George-
town visited Danbury on Tuesday evenixig.
——Wendell Philllips is to lecture on “The
Street was pretty well flooded from Concert
Hall to White Street, on Monday morning,
cy the bursting of the Kohanza water pipes.
—An Irishman, named Andrew Winn, fell
into the pit at the Iron Mine at Brewster :
Station, broke his collar bone, and other-
wise injured himself. He fell sixty feel be.-
fore he struck, and then landed on a project-
ing rock which broke his fall for the other
ten feet. He is doing well—Midshipman
Dickens is to join the Mediterranean Squad- .
ron soon—Condensed from Jefersom'an; '
w...”
BRIDGEPORTrrThe daughter of a Mr.
Green, carman, living in the second. ward. a
young lady of about 17 years of age,commit—
ted suicide Tuesday morning, by taking a
teaspoonful of Arsenic. The dose was so“
large that, notwithstanding the vomiting
which followed, the stomach had become so , _
corroded that death soon followed. No rea-
son is known for the act. She had been
sickly for anumber of years. She was ap-
parently in full possession of her mind, and ~_
evidently acted with a deliberate purpose——
Nathaniel Wheeler it is said, has purchased
a tract of some two thousand acres ’of all
land in Pennsylvania. Several others have I
made like investments, though not on so
large a scale—P. T. Barnum wants the
Agricultural Society to locate in Bridgport,
and offers to give $100 towards a fund to
help pay for the building.——"Seamstress
Co. No. 1,” of the Wheeler & Wilson Steam
Fire Department, are to give a Ball,~ on the
15th inst, at Franklin Hail. Charles Mc-
Eiroy, a soldier of the the 17th C. V.,wound-
ed by a piece of a shell in the leg, but some,
time since discharged from the New Haven
Hospital, is under the necessity of having
his leg amputated. He has a wife and «six
children, and is a sober and industrious man. ‘
His case is a very sad one—Charles A.
Hotchkiss and Dwight Morris, were appoint
ed delegates to the Union State Convention.
~Messrs. S.B. Beardsley and Daniel H. Ster< .
ling delegates to the Union Congressional
Convention—The “Bridgeport Petroleum
Company” was organized Wednesday, with
acapital of $30,000.———D. W. Sherwood,
Agent of P. T. Barnum, is preparing to emi-
grate to the all regions in March. Rev. A.
C. Thomas is to snooeed him as agent for
Mr. Barnum. The Bridgeport Bank is‘
going to reorganize under the Nation‘al
Banking Law.—-—It is rumored that P. "T.
Barnum is to spend the season in EurOpe..-’ .-
o<.>.
Annual Visit, -
The parishoners and friends of Rev, 0. W
Gates, of the lat Baptist Church, wil, make
him their Annual Visit this (Tuesday) eve- -
ning, at his residence on Camp Street. It
stormy, will take place the first fair evening;
-_....-.._. . ”——
Donmiou Visit.
The members and' friends of the M. E,
Church ,I(Bal(Il IHill), Wilton, purpose making
a Donation vlsrt at the IPIIU‘SUlltlgC, to their
Pastor, the Rev. Wm. Si. verilmru, on Thurs-
day evening Feb. 9th, 1865. All are irivith,
Should the wecthcr be unfavorable, the next
. . ‘ - - r 'l- . - I it t-.
fair'eveuing. '
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LETTERS remaining uriclu'ir'nefd in the Post Qfiécc
ut Norwalk,‘ State or "Connecticut, on the th
day of February, 1865. ‘ " ; _; 1.",
Aiken, Miss Georgiana Lever-e, Frank
Aliern. Ellen ' aneres. Joteph
Brown, Mrs Cordelia Morgan, LemuIelI _
Block. Miss Annie ‘ , Newrrrhn,“Mrs Michaet g,
Couch, Miss Mariett G Rockwell, Phebe “A 1“,.) a
Couden, Miss~ Mary ' .
Cleuveiand. Mrs John
Flynn, Mrs C \y . -“
Foote, .\liss Drusrlhi
llcirley, Miss Mary 5
Hopkins, J L
Hyet. Mary Ann
liiiudforil, Mrs G 8—2
Hopkins, L G i
Ha.sey, H II
Jennings Mary I!
Livingston, Harry—2
Rabbi s.‘S‘i' hi
Sher-"who ,hggli‘Hannab '
Safibrd.. Esq "'l ' “'l ‘
Séymimr', M 6—11
Seymour. Gouldi-L’
Smith, Mrs Joli-n if
Sunderland, -Wil'liimi
Sherwood, Henry 1"
Smith, Mrs John
Tucker, Louis‘G'
Tillison, Mrs Georgiana
Wheeler, James‘ -'
Persons Grilling for any of the above Letters will
lease say ,"Anvnarrsnn," giving the date 011]“
‘ (Imus Ousrnan,r.1r. "
1 let.
than $2500. The dresses and ornaments.
Times," on Wednesday evening—Main 'I
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