E T T PUBLISHED EVERY T UESDAY MORNING BY A. H. BYINGTON & 00., AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANN UM, IN ADVANCE. .1; g gating gunman, game to gloat glow and gamma, (brutal goddamn. gleam», gumbo, guillotine, gallantry, &t.---®51uh1inhpdiu1800. ‘ NUMBER 922--NEW SERIES, ' NORWALK, ,. l VOLUME XLVIII--N UMBER 37. NOR—WALK GAZ‘ TTE. OFFICE IN GAZETTE BUILDING. .13}. BYINGTON & co. A. ll. BYINGTON, J. B. ELLE,~ G. N. ELLs. . Subscription $2.00 per year in advance. ' " Advertising Rates. One Square, one insertion, $1 00 “ two insertions, 1 25 “ three insertions, 1 50 “ one month, 1 '75 “ two months, 3 00 “ three months, 4 00 - ‘: Six months, 7’00 I ' ‘ one year—with paper 15.0" l:wo S uaies, one year~with paper, 253:00 Each a ditlt ual Square, per year, 3 00 One half column, one year, 4000 One Column, one year, 7500 '»'..If,‘ii‘teen lines, or 100 words,m:ikc asquare. Fraction- -;-r_ ‘ “parts of a square charged for as a whole. :gYeai-l y: ad vertisciuouts payable 1st of January &July. . nearly advertisers restricted to the business contem- plated at the time of contract. if These terms will be inflexibly adhered to._al_ _ s. RIC-ARI), __ Prof. of Vocal & Piano Music, ~ ALSO TEACHER OF THE French and Spanish Languages, Engagements made with parties for Sonees, Pianos Tuned 6L Repaired. Office at Whitney &. Beckwith’s Photograph Gallery, Norwalk Ct. MADAM S. RICARD, French Dress Maker, OULD inform the Ladies of Norwalk, that she can be found at her esideuce, lst door south of Mr, Robert Ells, on River St. Having several years experience, and of late with Madam Dcmorest of New York, she has no hesitation in thus introducing : herself to the Public. Dresses cut and made ' to order, plain and machine sewing and Ein- broide'ring, &c., executed with neatncss and dispatch. ' ti‘29 ___., James E. Barbour, Mill, Physician and Surgeon, Qfii‘ce at the Residence of Sherman P. Fitch, Esq. WILTON, CONN. ..——————o-<.>. References : Samuel Lynes, M. D., Ira Gregory, “ J. A. Mc Lean, lNorwalk, Conn. l Dr. Ii. rownnn BIRCH, Physician and Surgeon, Residence Levi Clark’s opposite the Cougar, 'gatioual Church. Office at the Drug Store of E. Blackmail, No. 11 Main Street, Nor- walk. 32 c. s. noonwoon, . Fashionable Draper 81 Tailor, - and GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING . EMPOBIUM ! Main-st, Norwalk, Conn. ws. 2. OLMSTIIAD a. co., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries, Flour, Peed, &c.,. 14 and 16 Main-st, N orwalk, Conn. iii-run INSURANCE common, of Hartford, incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual. Capital and Assets, $3,128,820 Insure against loss and damage by Fire' on Terms adapted to the hazard,and - consistent with the laws of compensation. GEORGE R. COWLES, Sole Agent iv3 For N orwalk and vicinity. A. JACKSON 6!. BRO. IV 0. l Gazette Building. V O ULD 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 Biol-field County, in quality or price. We would call particular attention to our stock of Watches, which is larger than ever before.— We have a fine lot of Ladies’ Swiss Watches, in gold cases, at prices varying from $20 to $7 5, which we can recommend as being cor- rect- time keepers. Also, Gentlemen’s Watch- es, in silver and gold cases, at any price from $' to $-00. W 0 buy oi the best importers in New York, and altogether for cash, so that our fuel. ties for selling cheap could not be renter. , Our stoek oi" Jewelry, Silver and latco Wares was never better than at pres- cut. and Comprises all of the latest styles that are manufactured. A. JACKSON & BR()_ H -J Groceries Cheaper than over F O R C A S H l Fl‘HE subscriber would inform the public generally, that he still continues to sell the best of Groceries, Provisions, etc., at- his old stand, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block, as cheap as the cheapest. He offers great inducements to cash buyers, as he has as large an assort- ment of 'groeerics of the best qualities as can be fOund at any store in the country We would invite the special attention ot‘all to his stock of COFF EEC, TEAS AN 1) SUGARS, which are of the very best. quality, and will be sold cheap. The pnblicare invited to call and examine and judge for themselves A. MOREHtI-LLLE. IMPORTED annular, And; Silver-Plated Ware. 71111 E Subs-miner, while in England, recent- ly, made arriiiigenieuls with the Shef- iicd Manillnciurcrs for the sale of Thomas HarriSou’s celebrated Cutlery, and has now on exhibition and sale at his Store opposite tile-Post Office, a large, and one ol the most complete assortuicuts of Sheffield Cutlery ever offered in this Country, including Car- vlug Knives and Forks; lrcad Knives- Butter Knives; Table Knives and Forks: i‘ocket ‘KniVes of every description, inclui ding many curious styles; Scissors, &c.,&c. Also, just received, an assortmcntoi beau- tilul Silver-Plated Ware, made by a new patented process, by the same Hodge and is the first lot. imported into this coun: try. Call and examine for yourselves. H46} JOSEPH SHEPHERD. B its iness Change _! WA'l‘El-lBURY & DUNCAN, OULD announce to the public that _, they have purchased the Carriage Ma- king Business formerly conducted by Mr. Edson livers, and connected it with their Blacksmith Shop, making one complete es- tablishliicnt. They are now prepared toexe- cute lll Ilie best manner, and with greater llispnl‘cb than cvr-i' before, anything ill the llll‘ ‘l , Carriage Making and Blacksn‘iithing. ' Carriages made to order, and. Painting Ti-niiiiiilig, Repairing, &C., done by (mperiz p”.-..il,_wor,kincu, with dispatch. glnyood. Carriage timber taken in 'ex— change for Work. G. 8; G. M. Holmes, DEALERS 1N I - Groceries, Flour, Provision, 61c, Main Street, Norwalk, Conn J. FEBRIS, REAL'ESTATE AGENT, ND LiCili‘iSED Convnrxncun. 50 ESTATES OR SALE from 1—2 to 100 hunched acres ‘ each, price, from $800 to $100,000, with buildings thereon,Stores and buildings to let, Rents collected. Office in Tolles & Ely’s Drug Storc,Soutli Norwalk. Noticefor sur- veying, may be left at the GazetteDffice. n. cornmeal: a "soars, CABINET MAKERS, ’&c ARE now prepared to offer to the public the largest and best assortment of Good Furniture, comprising every article usually kept in a Furniture Store, ever offered in Norwalk, which will be sold AT THE VERY LOIVVES" PRICES. Ourvcustomers and the public generally who want anything we keep, will find it to their interest to give 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. UNDERTAIKING, We'kcep on hand a very large assortment of Gom‘ns of every description, furnish shrouds, scarfs, carriages, and everything necessary for the interment oi‘ the dead, and at very low prices. We arejust completing another splendid Hearse, which will give us two Hearses equal to any in the State, which we shallusc whenever our services are required, without extra. change. E. QUINTARD & SONS. N orwalk, March 15th 1862. NEW FURNISHING STORE,- NEAR UPPER END OF MAIN ST. East Side of the Bridge. HAVE at my Store in Norwalk the largest assortmentoi Household Purniture in this county, consisting of Bureaus of all kinds, Lounges, Sofas, Tetc-a-Tetes, Card Tables,‘Marble top pier Tables and Center Tables, Wash Stands, EXTENSION TABLES, CHAIRS and ROCKERS of all kinds, .Ilooking Glasses, Picture Frames, and everything else in the Furniture line cheap for Cash. ' Repairing, done promptly and by experienced workmen. Undertaking, I have on hand a large assortment of COFFINS, of the best materials, and will furnish shrouds, carriages, hearse, and every- thing necessary for the burial of the dead, cheaper than can be obtained elsewhere. I have as good a Hearse as there is in'the county' and will attend Funerals in neigh- boring towns, without extra charge. ELBERT RAYMOND. Norwalk, Sept. lst, 1863. a. 44 S“ ‘OVES, HEATERS, RANGES, VER FORTY VARIETIES and sizes of, Cooking Stovesalid Ranges; ovci‘ thir-, ty varieties and sizes of Pai‘lOi and Office Stoves, not'excell'cd in‘beauty oi design, perm i’ection of operation,or variety,by any Stove iii- the State. Manufactures 'l‘in, Sheet, Iron ,nd Copper Wares, ‘deals in J appan, Brittan- i Crockery, Wooden, and Silver Plated Wares, Stove Blacking, Coal iIods, Shovels and Riddles, Brass Kettles, Sausage Cutters, Matts, Brooms, Bells, Fire Place Grates, Sad Irons, Sheet Lead, Lead Pipe, Fruit Jars, Fluid and Coal Oil Lamps, Stove Castings, in fact, all that constitutesa Well tilled Kitch- en Furnishing Store. Books, describing prin ciple and management of Stiive, free. Lar gest assortment of Pumps in the State. Call at F. ii. NASH’S, 1v4 South Norwalk,Ct. / Back Pay and Pensmns. 'OSEPH \V. WILSON is an agent for collecting Back Pay, Bounty and Pen- sions and is so connected with the Depart mental. Washington that he can collect these more speedily than any other in this viciiii~ ty. ‘ H24 Hammer’s Champagne Ale. rl‘HE attention of the public is solicited to the superior quality of II A M M E lt’S Fresh Brewed Champagne Ale. This Ale is brewed fresh at all seasons of the year, audits keeping quality, especially of that brewed during the most excessive hot -weather, is guaranteed for any length of time. For sale in Barrels and liali'Biii-i'tels, at Scllcck’s Packet Office, N orwalk. JEHIEL GRUMMAN, Agent. for the sale of Hammer’s Cliainpagii Ale, Wilton, Conn. Norwalk Machine Shop. III-IE subscriber would respectfully inform Manufacturers and "others using machi- nery,in Norwalk and vicinity, that he is pre- pared to do all things pertaining to a gener- al machine shop. All orders for the making or reparlng oi’cvery description of machi- nei'y, ‘ attended to with promptness by expe' rienced workmen. Having added a steam Engine,-(in addition to water-powm') to his works he flutters himself that he is Well pre- pared to do all kinds of work, at Very short notice. ISAAC CHURCH, Jr. Machine shop, just back oi'the Post Office and Horse Railway Building. Norwalk, March lst, 1865. .WILLIAM i B. swru, SADDLER a HARNESSMAKER, ' DJ OINING Danbury and N orwalk R. R. Depot, Norwalk, Coma, keeps con- stantly on hand and will make to order eve- ry deseriptior ,Of Harues 3,110 roe Furniture, Trappings 0r Clothing. Also Saddler’s Hardware and outfits, Trunl s, Valiscs, Carpet, Bags, the. All in want of anything in his liiic,will_do well to givel im a Call. Orders for any kind of work promptly executed. Repairing done neatly and ct caplv. and at short notice. .rtumovnn. ‘ Saddlery and Harness Store. (Opposite Horse Railroad Depot in Post . Office Building.) r ‘HE Subscriber has removed from his Illl‘llll'l'slitlld and is now located as 1': ) b w 11 orders in hisline in the best and most satis- factory manner.- A new stock of Goods will. be on sale and special attention paid to Repairing. STEPHEN SWANN. tf14 C OARSE GRA Y ROCK SLLT, a supe- rior article at HOLM ll. above, where he will be glad to execute all. Norwalk lllllllillllll lllllllilll. nonwnnn comm, Chartered Capital Paid up Capital WM. C. STREET,P1‘eSi(ICnt. GEO. R. COWLEs, Secretary. EBEN. HILL, Treasurer. Norwalk, Jan lst. 1864 $100,000 1y Assets over $23,000,000. GEO. R. COWLES',’ S AGENT at NOi-walk, and issues Policies for the following INSURANCE COMPANIES. Home, of N. Y., Assets Jan. 1, ’64 $3,286,270 Etna, of Hartford, “ “ 3,128,820 Phoenix, of N .Y., “ “ 722,219 Home, of N. H., “ “ 500,000 N orwich, “ ‘-‘ 390,501 Lamar, N. Y., “ “ 389,375 North American, Ht’d“ “ 384,010 City of New Haven, " “ 330,419 Merchants, Hartford, " “ 301,443 Western Mass, Pittsficld, “ 236,424 Hampdcn, Springfield,“ “ 200,000, People’s, Worcester, “ “ 405,593 g and other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York, with assets of $13,000,000. At So. Norwalk application may be made to WM. T. CRAW. William C. White, Graduate of the Leipzig Conservator , INSTRUCTOR, IN MMSUCG AIMEE @ERMAR‘], LOCKWOOD‘S BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN. American and Foreign Music constantly on hand; orders for Music will receive spe- cial attention. -..,._... SWORDS’ Blll'l‘llllll} ll-llll’llillllll NEAR THE DEPOT, South Norwalk, Conn. . [HE subscriber has opened a Clothing and Furnishing Goods Store in the store formerly occupied by J. F. & C. R. Bennett, at the crossing, close by the depot, andin- tends to keep on hand and for sale as good and cheap a stock as can be found in the t0wn. All kinds of ' Ready Made Clothing, (or made to order); also Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings &c., Hats, Caps, Gloves, Umbrellas, Trunks, Leather Bags. &c., &c.,—in fact ev- erything in the line. The patronage of the public is most respectfully solicited. W. H. SWORDS. South Norwalk, December 1st, 1864. ROBERTSON BROTHERS, PRACTICAL Boonmd’nnns, AND MANUFACTURERS 0F- PHOTOGRAPIIIC ALBUMS, Plain and Ornamental Jobbing, 49 No. 3 Gazette Building, Norwalk, Conn. WMACAZINES, Music &c., done up in the best styles and OLD Boons rebound. AUCTION SALES. New Auction & Commission 5 '.l'.' o B. E ' IIE undersigned have opened the store in James’ Block, Norwalk, 1st door from, State St., for the purpose of transacting a general AUCTION 8r. COMMISSION BUSINESS, and are prepared to dispose of all kinds of- warcs at liberal rates, N. B. Second hand furniture, carpets, &c., specially solicited. ti‘19 SANFORD & CO. EDW. A. B. NORTHROP, GUN AND Loon. sun-Tn, And Bell Hanger, - ‘ SAACS’S BUILDING, (next to Norwalk Hall.) N orwalk, Ct. Jobbiugof every de- scription. Particular attention paid to re- pairing Guns, Pistols, &c., Mortiec, Rim, Cabinet and Trunk Locks. Saws filed and set. Sewing Machines, Clocks, and Pumps- repaired. Platfbrin and Counter Scales put in order. Skates repaired and made to or- der, dam, &c. tf44 Notice. ’l‘l-IE subsoi-iber having taken the old Horse Shoeiug Stand, at the foot of Mill Hill, is prepared to do Horse Shoe- ing and all kinds of job Blacksmithing, on the most reasonable terms. He also carries on the Carriage Business at the old Stand occupied by his father for the last twentythree years. . JOHN SHEPHERD. Norwalk, Aug. 29th, 1864. 1.135. Hardware, Cutlerly, am, AT SOUTH NORWALK. ‘ ’l‘HE Subscriber would inform the public that he has purchased ol Mr. Chichester the old established Hardware Business, at ' South Norwalk, and will continue the busi- licss at the old Stand. He intends keeping always on hand, a large stock of Hard ware, Cutlery, Agricultural Implements, Mechan- ics‘ Tools, Fire Arms, Builders’ Hardware, Paints, Oils, Varnish, and all other artiCles usually kept in first-class Hardware Stores. It will be his eiideaVor to meet the wants of bin customkrs, and merit the patronage of the public. 15 WM. S. FITCH. CARRIAGE MAKING, Horse Shoeing Gt Black-smithing. LYON & AHERN, ’WOULD announce to the pa lie that they liavu taken the old stand of Capt llcnry Lamb, Main street, where they are prepared to execute a the best manner and greatest dispatch anything in the above line. Carriages made to order. and Horse Shoe- ing, Painting',‘Trimmiug, Repairing, &c. done by experienced workmen with dispatch. Mr. WM. E. Burns has been engaged as Agent and Foreman of the Wood-s op. AUGUSTUS LYON, WM. AHERN. Norwalk, Jan., 2311,1865. 1y37 NOTICE. HE Subscriber having purchased the CLOTHING AND GENTS FUR- NISHING EMPORIUM, of A. Koarpel, will continue the Business in all its branches at the old Stand No. 3 Main Street, Norwalk. The Public are respectfully invited to call and examine the large and varied asort- ment of 4 Ready Made Clothing. FRENCH CLO'l‘IIS. CASSIMERES AND VESTINGS, which he will make up to or- dcrat short notice and in the latest Fash— ionable Syle. E. GUSOWSKI. No. 3 Main Street, Norwalk, February 15th, 1865. 1y10 Wedding and Visiting Cards, Engraved or Printed, at the GAZETTE Jon OFFICE. Cards, plain and colored, lol‘ sale- $500. 000 Revolutions. nv MATTHEW ARNOLD. O Before Man parted for this earthly strand While yet upon the verge of heaven he stood ; God put a heap of letters in his hand, And bade him make with them what word he could. And man has turned them many times;made Greece, Rome, England, France; yes, nor in vain essayed, _ Way ufterway, changes that never cease, The letters have 'cOu'ibiued; something was made. But, ab l an inextiuguishable sense. . , Haunts him that he has not made what he should— That he has still, though old, to recommeuce Since he has not yet found the word God would. And empire after empire, at their heighth Of sway, have felt this boding sense come on ', I Have felt their huge frames not constructed right, ' And droOped and slowly die‘d upon their throne. ’ One day,tliou say’shtbere will at last appear, The word, the order, which God meant . should be. Ali, we shall know that well, when it comes near; . The band will quit man’s heart—he will breathe free. ...__-_...1.>.‘————-—— For thé Gazette, 'l‘o California. NEVADA CITY, CAL., July, 1865. l The traveller when fairly dumped down into Aspinwall, looks about him with sur- prise. He expected a city, bearing suitable proportions in size and style to the com- merce which from the United States, the West Indies,laud various ports of Europe converge at this point. He finds avillage, whose mean houses. dirty streets, and un- business'like aspect, disappoint him at every turn. The natives and creoles carrying bag-_ gage, selling fruit, and picking up dimes in original. Dirty streets you can find in New? York, squallid shantics like those at Aspin-i wall you have seen clustered around the, beautiful Central Park, but laughing darkies,l part Indian, part negro, par-t Spanish, dress¥ ed out in all manner of grotesque attire, using their little. English to great advantage, bring smiles on your. face and dimes 'fr’Om your pocket. The women with true barbar— ic instincts, array themselves in bright,‘col- Ol'ed finery, and wreathe their heads in. gay turbans. The costume for children uite prevalent at Aspinwall is far less complica- ted an that given in the fashion-plates of Godey or Harper, consulting of that very useful uniform in which Dame Nature dresses all her new reeruits‘when- she starts them on the march of life. It has the ad- vantage of great duiability, and fits well to the figure. The young Asplnwalllaus wear a full suit of this uniform'iu quite dark col-' ors. ._ At the hotels you can get very good mule steak, but any food usually desired by hun- gry travellers is not to. be obtained. The Women, old and young, Offer large quantities of excellent fruit for sale, having it on stands . in the street, or carrying .it on their heads. 1 In soliciting customers they are very lavish of terms of endearment, and you begin to think you have got home again among your nearest kindred, when you hear yourself in- vited to purchase inE such terms as these, ““Buy some banauinis, my love," “ These are nice limas, darling). “Houey,dear, buy some ,orauges ?" . But the warnings of experienced friend‘s deter you from investing much in ' fruits, though Offered in such sweet wards. ' Having satisfied curiosity and , appetite in about equal proportions, you take seats in the cars of the Panama Rail Road. Its great granite ireight house is the only building of' dignity in Aspinwall, and compares well ,with any similar building we have seen in the United States. The grade ofthis rail- way, starting from the shore of the ‘sea and «running less than fifty miles, reaches its sum- 'mit at a point- two hundred and sixty-three feet above the mean tide of the Atlantic Ocean. The rapid deterioration of wood in that climate was one of the difficulties in the way of its construction. The first ties, made from the wood of the country, sbou perish- ing, a. new and'more dumblcsm of ties Were formed of liguuui-viue, imported from Car- thagenia. I The telegraph-poles are of manu— factured material, a composition of pound- ed stone or granite. and cement, cast in a mould, and'hard as rock. Across the Cha- gres, at Barbacoas, is an 'Iron Bridge, 620' . feet long, with six spans of a hundred feet each. The road‘was Completed in 1855, and its total cost with renewal up to 1859, was eight millions of dollars. This sum was nearly returned to it in the first seven years of its activity, during which its clear gains amounted to six millions of dollars. So much for the statistics of the inter- .oceanic ralway, whose cars 'you fiuda pleas- ant change from the crowded steamer's deck. Having stowedaway snugly under the seal a largeassor ent of valises, camp, stools, bundles, and shawls, you sink back in your place by the window with quite abome- feeling. As the train starts forward, you, being of a speculative mind, query with yourself whether the twenty-five dollars in geld required to pass you over the forty- eight miles of track is so much and no less, because thousands of lives Were paid out in its construction. Does the gold charged ef- fecttlie lives expended ?- Before you have settled this question in financial , economy, you are attracted by'th'e luxuriant vegeta- tion, on both sides of the train. Then you first become conscious that you are in the Torr-id Zone. Close up 'to the iron rail, the weeds, and grass and flowers grow in a thick matted mass,.nearly knee-deep. And the trees, tall slim and branching, are cov- ered, buried almost, in vibes. that seem in. tent on smothering them in the excess of their embracing love. A dense mass of un- derbrusb, green , and . flowering rubbish, chokes up the space below the: tree branches, and makes the forest one impenetrable wil- deiness of rit‘h and fragrant bloom. As the cars turn the many entries On’- this crooked- estOf railroads,.you c‘atch glimpses of moun- tains, calm and majestic in the repose of the is every way, are mostiuterestiug because most r eternal sun of the tropics. Here and there you cross or speed along side of the muddy Cliagres, which would be picturesque and beautiful were its waters clear. We thought at the forlorn adventurers who in the early days of California travel, were carried, often sick and discouraged, over the sluggish wa- ters of that narrow stream, breathing its pestilent febors, and able to exchange its miserable navigation only for more wretch- ed transportation ou mules’ backs. At various points on the route are open- ings where families of the natives live who are hired to tend the herds of cattle owned by the great families of the Isthmus. The houses of these people are mostly, thatched huts, built Often entirely of straw and rub- bish gathered from the adjacent woods.— They are very likely of the same construc- tion as the grass houses of the Sandwich Islands. What garments these Isthmuspeo- pie wore, which with the men were often no more than a pair of pautaloons, were white enough to excite the envy of an am; bitious laundress. We could not but notice how much these people seemedto love the sun. To us the sun was a terror, for in his beams we feared lurked fevers and death. But they, seeming to scorn the shade, es- especially delighted to stand out under the full blaze of the orb at mid-day. ’In about three hours from Aspiuwall, we reached the place of embarkation at Pena: ma. We were transferred at once by means of a small steamer to the ocean steamer Con- stitution, which lay at her anchorage await- ing our arrival. Here we remained until 11 O’clock at night, receiving our baggage and freight. The Bay of Panama is more beau- tiful than any expanse of water which we have seen elsewhere. We saw it in the brill- iance of a tropical afternoon, and when the setting- sun threw parting splendors across its broad surface, in the mellow twilight, and when the Southern Cross came out clear in the sky. In the hour when the sun was sinking behind the Andes, and the light was shading off into evening, the view seemed most fascinating. The luxuriant shores, ri- sing iuto hills and stretching away to the towering Andes, are covered everywhere with the Palm, the Plantain, the cactus, and other equatorial trees. The old city of Panama, half hidden amidst its groves, is but little changed from what it was when the early Spanish adventurers and discover- -ers sailed intoits spacious harbor, and the masters of Galleons, rich with the freight of these strange seas made it also their place of supply. The islands that stud the bay are beautiful as the green islets in pictures of fai- iy land. Alone rock rises up in picturesque dignity in the upper part of the bay. As the with lights in how and stem, went hither and thither over the glassy surface of the water. Lights gleamed out from the dis- tant city, and the valleys and canons around, and twinkled amidst the trees that embowered the old monastery half-way up the nights back of Panama. The evening was balmy and cool enough to be delicious. Sitting on the noble steamer’s promenade deck looking upon such a scene, one could almost fancy himself in old Spain, and ex- pect to hear from under some spreading fig tree the~clink of the eastinets or the notes of the guitar. Alas! that where God haslrobed nature in the vestmeuts of Paradise there‘ should be few to worship Him beside the ig- norant and superstitious. R. B. S. <‘.>5 SLAVERY IN MASSACHUSETTS. ~Advertise- merits similar to the following which ap- peared in the Boston Evening Post Monday, May 9th 1774, were frequently found in the . Massachusetts and Connecticut papers in the “good old days” before the abolition of negro slavery by those States: To Be Sold, OR want of employ, A Negro Fellow about 16 years old,capable of any House- w0rk, is a good cook, can tend Horses,which he delights in, and drives a single Chaise, is sober honest and good temper’d. Enquire of the Printers. To Be Sold or Lot, STRONG healthy Negro Fellow,about 20 years of age, for no Fault, but for want of Employ. Enquire of the Printers. «Op-o From the Journal and Courier. Fourth of July in Barbadoes. MEssns. EDITORS :—The day was a bean- tiful tropical one, and was appropriately ushered in by the Stars and Stripes being flung to the breeze at early dawn from the U. S. Consulate and from the U. S. steamer “Mohongo,” commander Nicholson, then ly- ing in port, and Her Majesty’s ship “Auro- ra,” commander Sir L. McClintock, honored our flag by hoisting it at the main, and at the hour of noon returned our national salute, fired by the Mohongo, gun for gun. The American mercliantmeu did well in display- ing bunting, as well as some others that were controlled by the people of the island to whom they were consigned. Many flags were hoisted on the shore, on both‘public and private buildings. The residence of *James D. Plait, Esq, a prominent Ameri- can merchant of this island was a very conspicuous feature. His residence is situa- ted on one of the many pleasant avenues in the suburbs of the city of Bridgetown, and was beautifully decorated with our na- tional colors and banners bearing appropri- ate mottoes, reminding us again of the 310- rious victories of our army and navy, and the great bereavment we have sustained in the loss of our good and most noble Presi- dent. In front of the house, from a staff, floated the, emblem of liberty and freedom, with a streamer bearing the word “ Victory," which has given cheer to all loyal Ameri- cans so often during our late struggle. .Over the entrance to the front yard was raised a triumphal arch, on which was beautifully 1776," and on the top was perched an eagle with outstretched wings, seeming to scream “ Death to Traitors.” After passing the on- trance, and as we neared the house, we saw a most splendid transparency, covering nearly one-half the front of the hohse, on which was the inscription “Our Country’s Safe.” On entering the house, that good and hearty word “Welcome” met our gaze,“ it hung across the hall trimmed with evergmen. In the parlor we were very forcibly impress- ed with the good taste displayed iu its ar- our deceased President Lincoln hung .iu mourning, with the quotation “Charity for 1.". V 8011 of Rev Dennis Plait, South Not-walk. \' ‘ . 4-..- » r’lr- . .. “wk”: . . mm A“. . darkness came on. little canoes and shallops, , lettered “ American Independence, July 4th, . rangemeut. At one end was a portrait of‘ encircled in a handsome wreath ofjessamiue and orange blossoms; over the door leading to the dining-room, the Star Spangled Ban- ner hung icstooned, and over it were the words “Victory” and “ Praise God from whom all blessings flow ;" .from the ceiling was festooued the red, white and blue entire- ly around the room. In the dining-room was another finedisplay. At oueeud was a very tasty transparency bearing the inscription, “ Washington the Father, Lincoln the Sn- vior of our Country}? which was also beau- tifully trimmed with flowers; over the sev- eral doors were the name of “Grant—Vicks- burg aud Richmond," “Farragut,” “Sheri- dan," “ Sherman." At this residence, which was so nicely and appropriately trimmed, was invited all the American residents of the island, the Officers of the Mohougo, and last, but not least, one of Her Majesty’s com- Amissioned officers, who has stood by the U. ' S. Government in all her dark hours, and in 'a very able manner has advocated the rights of the North much to the discomfiture of the island’s sympathizers with the rebels. At 7 O’clock p. m.We all sat down to a dinner which only Barbadiau cooks can produce, and which was capable of pleasing .the eye of the most extravagant and the palate of the greatest epicure. The cloth being re— moved, our worthy host, Mr. Plait, after reading the Declaration of Independence, proposed a patriotic sentiment in honor of the day which was responded to by our Cou- sul, E. Knight Sperry Esq, in an appropri- ate and happy reply. Mr. E. TrOwbridge, a prominent American merchant, then deliv- ered the oration of the day. His remarks were well timed and suitable to the occasion Afterwards all joined in proposing various toasts, which were responded to in neat speeches by the gentlemen present. The Company retired from the table at a late hour and proceeded to the lawn in front, where they were entertained for two hours with a most grand exhibition of fireworks, which would do honor even to your city.— Our estimable hostess moved about with much grace and dignity, representing the “Godess of Liberty” with asmile and a word of kindness for all. The company dispersed highly delighted with their evening’s enter- tainment—after singing several patriotic songs, closing up with the Doxology, “Praise God from whom all blessings flow.” Thus ended the most extensive demonstration ever made by Americans in Barbados. Yours, etc., G. W. H. ..‘.>. PUBLIC ACTS. PASSED MAY SESSION, 1865. CHAPTER LXXIII. An Act concerning Prisons. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened : SEC. 1. The Secretary of State shall, annually in the month of March, transmit to the county com- missioners In the several counties, blank forms of the returns concerning jails for the ear ending the last day of March; containingthe allowing rint- ed interrogatories, and with the second, third, earth and tub sections of this not printed thereon: Jails-- Number in jail April 1st - committed during the .year ; discharged; remain a in jail; males, females, adults, mirrors, whites, co ored - natives of this State; natives of other states ; natives of other coun~ ties ; natives of this state who cannot read or write ; natives of other states who cannot read or write ; who have been married ; who have been strictly tem- perate; who have been moderate drinkers : who ave been habitually intemperate - who have been in prison before; committed on civil process, as insane, for murder, manslaughter, assault with intent to kill, setting fires, rob cry, stealincr from the erson.larconcy,h0rse-stealiug,burglary, onse- brea ing, Obtaining goods on false pretense, making .or passing counterfeit money, forgery, perjury,ra e, attempt at ra e, adultery, fornication bastar y, abortion, law conduct, common prostitute, keep- ing houses of ill fame, frequenting houses of ill ’fame, vagrancy, drunkenness, as common drunk- urds. for violation of liquor law, poisonino‘, blasphe- my, resistiug officer, contempt o court ; for all oth- er Offences. Average number in confinement during the year. Dischar ed; by writ of habeas cor as, by being recognize or bailed, by payments of no and costs, by expiration of sentence transferred to other jails for trial, sent to court an not returned, executed, sent to state prison, sent to state reform school. es- caped, escaped and not retaken, risoners that died, discharged by State attorney, y county commis- saners, by inspectors, by process not specified 3 ve. Amount received from State for board of prisoners from United States, amount due the state if any, amount due from United States, if any, amount re - ceived from earnings of prisoners, key fees, due for labor of prisoners, amount received or.due from other sources, speCifying what. Total amount re- ceived and due. Amount expended for provisions, clothing, bedding, fuel, lights, medicines, medical attendance, salary of palm, assistants, chaplain, county commnasioners, all other expenses. Total ex enditures. ~ Ec. 2. On or before the 10th day of April in each ear the county commissioners in each county, and 11 case the board neglect, any member thereof, shall make and transmit to the Secretary of State true answers to the enquiries contained in said blanks, and the Secretary shall rcpare and transmit an ab- stract thereof in printe form to the General Assem- bly, at the ensuing session thereof. SEC. 3. In addition to the returns required to be made by the preceeding sections of this act, the county commissioners in each county, shall include in the report requn-ed by said sections, a full and true abstract of the annual account of the county treasurer, for the year ending the thirty-first (lay of March next preceding as audited and approved by them, showxug the amount of moneys received, and from what sources, the expenditures made and for ‘what purposes, the balance, if any, remaining in the treasury, or the mdebtness of the county, if any, at the close of such year ; and the Secretary of State shall include such abstracts in the report to the General Assembly, prov1ded for in the second sec- tion of this act. SEC. 4. Every county commissioner who shall neglect or refuse to make the returns as required by the second section of this act, on the abstract of the county treasurers accounts, as required by the preceding section of this act, shall forfeit the sum of twenty-fivcdollars, and shall not receive or be en- titled to receive any compensation for his servi- ces as county commissioner. . SEC. 5. The Secretary, when he finds that the county commissioners in any county are liable to forfeiture under the preceding section, shall forth- with notif the State attorney for the county in which sue county commissioner‘s reside, who shall immediately institute a complaint thereof, and prosecute the same; which forfeiture, when recov- ered, shall be paid into the treasur of the State. SEC. 6. An not passed Ma scan on, 1861.aud ap- proved July first, 1861, eutit ed, “An Act relating to county commissioners,” and an act assed May ses- sion 1861, and approved July secon , entitled “ An Act in addition to 'Au Act concerning prisoners,‘ ” except the fifth section thereof, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Approved, July 12th, 1865. _ CHAPTER Lxxw. An Act in addition to An 'Act, entitled “ An Act for the Settlement of Estates Testate, Intestate and Insolvent." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened .- 310. 1. That whenever in any last will and testa- ment a life estate in any personal property shall have een given to two or more persons jointly or in common, and the property shall be susceptible of a division, the court of probate having cogni- zance of said will, may durlu the settlement of the estate. and on request 0 any one interested cause said property to be distributed between said legutees ; and such distribution shall be binding , not only on said legatees. but also on all persons having an interest by way of remaining therein. ' 8:0. 2. benever the use, income or annual profit of any personal roperry shall have been given to any legatee for 11 e, and the remainder in such prop' erty shall have been given to another person, and there shall be no trustee named in the will to re ceive and hold said property: during said life estate, the court of probate havmg jurisdicatiou of the will in which legacies are giveul may, if it shall jud e proper upon the request of the party, enti- tle to the life estate in such propel-t . order the ex- ecutor to deliver the property thus equeatbed to the person who has thelife estate therein, upon his giving bondto the judge of said court in_u sum equal to double the Value of said propert . With surety,to the satisfaction of said court, con tioned that said property shall be safely and properly kept to be de- ivered to the ersons entitled to receive the same, on the determ nation of said life estate therein. Approved, July 12 th, 1865. CHAPTER Lxxv . An Act in addition to “An Act for the Regulation of Civil Actions." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened : . , That whenever an issue in fact shall have been mined by the parties in any civil action pending before the superior court, either party shall have the right to have such issue tried to t e jury, upon filing With the clerk of such court, at the time such issue is joined, an affidavit. subscribed by such my, or his attorney, alleging that the facts thus a, rmed or de- vised b each issue are‘true; andthere‘upon it shall be the uty of such clerk to place Snell action In the jar - don‘t-a. in its proper alphabetical order. L_."L..f—o.mtfi:if;;£x1khzl.:_.d‘1“‘ ‘ .. .., .. 4" i f.,._. . l.July 1201,1865. all malice towardd none” the whole being CHAPTER LXXVl. An Act in addition to an Act entitled “An Act to an- thorize Towns, Cities and Borouohs, to issue bonds or other obligations for War Purposes.” Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in. General Assemblg convened .~ SEC. 1. That all towns wbic have made appro- i'iations. 01' incurred indebtuess for war urposes e, and are hereby authorized to issue boa s or oth- er obligations for the payment or funding of such indebtedness; and said towns shall in issuing said bonds or other obligations conform to all require- ments, provisions and conditions of the act to_w hich this is in addition, and all bonds heretofore issued by towns for the payment'or fundingof indebtoluess inppjrred as aforesaid, are hereby declared legoi and va 1 . SEC. 2 This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved, July 12th, 1865. CHAPTER Lxxvn. An Act relating to Town Meetings. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in. General Assembly Converted : SEC. 1. That in all town meetings, holden by the several towns in this State, for the choice and elec- tion of town officers for said towns, the boxes rovi-_ ded for the reception of votes for such town 0 cars as are elected by ballot, shall remain open for that urpose, from the opening of the meeting, for not ess than threehours.’ SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. Approved, July 12th, 1365. CHAPTER LXXVIII. An Act relatiucr to Justices of the Peace. Be it enacted byt e Senate and House of Repre aentalives in General Anaembly convened : That no justice of the peace shall have power to appoint auditors in any action which may be made returnable before him; and if any such a pointment shall be made, the judgment- wh ch may e rendered by the justice in the action wherein he may make such an appointment shall be void: Provided, that such judgment shall be rendered upon the report of any auditor so appointed by such justice. Approved, July 12th, 1865. CHAPTER Lxx1x. . An Act in addition to "An Act concerning Fences and Common Fields." . Be itenacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened .' SEC. 1. The proprietors of any common field, at their annual meetings, or at a meeting warned for that purpose, may appoint a committee tollet out the making and repairing of the fences of said field. in such manner as shall be deemed best; and my tax themselves according to their interest in said field, to defray the expenses of the same. SEC. 2. If the fence viewers shall find any such fence to be insufficient, during the time when by law it is required to be erected and mantained, they shall roceed in the manner, and the persons who shall have contracted to erect or re air such fence shall be liable to the penalties, name in section five, Chap- ter XL, of the Public Acts of 1861. Approved, July 12th, 1865. CHAPTER LXXX. cerning Communities and Cor orations." Be it enacted by the Senate and once of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened _ SE0. 1. That the number of bank commissmuers shall hereafter be reduced as follows. to Wit: the va- cancy now existing in said office under the rows- ions of the act to which this is in addition, s all re- main unfilled, and the duties of said ofilce for the year ensuing shall be discharged by the two bank commissioners now holding that office; after the expiration of the term of office of the present in- cumbeut,.wliose term gamer: will ex ire at the end of said year, the dutie 1‘ said office a all thereafter ‘be discharved by one bank commissioner. _ _ . See. 2. So much of the act to which this is [in] addition, as provides that no bank commissioner shall be re-appoiuted to enter on the duties of said office, until at least one year after the expiration of the term of his appointment, and III other provisions of said Act inconsistent herewith, be and the same are hereby re caled. Approved, lily 12th, 1865. CHAPTER Lxxxr. An Act relating to Cities and Boroughs. Be it enacted by the Senate and Home ofRep’re— sentatives in General Assembly Converted : That in all prosecutions for the violation of the provisions of t e charter of an city or boroucvh, and in all prosecutions for the vio ation of any aby-law of any city Ol' borough. the defendant shall have a right of appeal to the superior court, in the same manner and to the same extent as is now by law al- lOWed in prosecutions before a justice of the peace upon the complaint of a grand juror. Approved, July 12th, 1805. CHAPTER Lxxxri. An Act in addition to an Act entitled “An Act con- cerning Lands.” Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened : SEC. 1. All deeds, mortgages, leases, and other conveyances of real estate, or of an interest there- in heretofore made,_and acknowlc ged before any person duly elected ajiistice of the peace, and da- ring the term for which said person was so elected, but of, whose qualification as such justice no cer- tificate has been transmitted to the clerk of the su‘ perior county court for the county in which such Justice resided, shall not for such cause be held in- valid. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage, but shall not effect any suit iiow pending. Approved, July 12th, 1865, CHAPTER Lxxxiii. An Act concerning Guardians of lleal Estate of Mi- nors. Be it enacted by the Senate (t id house of [lepre- sentatives in General Assembly convened : That all applications of guardians of minors for the sale of real estate of such minors, heretofore made to the court of probate in the district where such minors belong, and all proceedings under such application, shall be deemed yalld, as if made to the court of probate, in the district where such guardi- ans were appointed; provided. that such applica- tions and proceeding, are in all other respects, con- formable to law; provided further, that this act shall not affect any suit now pending. Approvcd, July 12th, 1865 culir'ren Lxxxiv. An Act in addition to and in alteration of “ An Act to establish the State Reform School.“ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly Conceited : SEC. 1. There shall be taxed quarterly in each year, in the mouth of January, April, July and Oc- tober, by the comptroller of public accounts, the sum of two dollars for each week‘s board, (as _well for the clothing and fuel) of each person committed to the state reform school ; and the superintendent of said state reform school shall make his bill there- for, and present the same to the comptroller, who shall draw an order in favor of said superintendent, for the amount so taxed, upon the treasury of this state, and the treasurer shall pay said order out of said treasury. _ . SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsisteult with this act are hereby repealed. Approved, July 14th, 1865. CHAPTER Lxxxv. _ An Act to prevent the improper burial Of deceased Persons. Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened .- SEC. 1. Any person who shallbury or caused to be buried any deceased person Within the distance of four feet from the surface of the ground at the place of interment, shall be punished by a fine not exceed- ing fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the common jail for a term not exceeding thirty days, or by such fine and im risoumeut: both. Approve , July 14, 1865. CHAPTER LXXXVI. An Act in addition to an Act entitled “ An Act con- cerning Crimes and Punisliineiits.” Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened : Every person who shall disturb on break the peace, or stir up or provoke contention and gtrife by follow- ing or mocking any person with scurrilous or abusive or indecent language, or gestures, or noise, or who shall, by any letter or other writing, wtth intent to intimidate any persmntlireaten to Commit any crime against any person, or against the. property of any person, or who shall write, or print, and publicly exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, or distribute or cause to be exhibited, any indecent, libelous or ob— scene and abusive matter, of or concerning any per- son or persons, shall be punished by a fine not ex- ceeding five hundred do him, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by such fine and imprisonment both. Approved, July 14th, 1865. - CHAPTER. Lxxxvii. . An Act in addition to “ an Act concerning Promisso- ry Notes and Bills of Exchange. ’ Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of Repre aentatives in General Assembly convened .- SEC. 1. That whenever the fourth day of July, or Christmas day, or the first day of January, occurs on Sunday, any negotiable promissroy note or bill of exchange, becoming dueor payable in this State on the followmg Monday, shall be due and payable on the business day next precedino said days. SEC. 2. No days of grace shall be allowed (unless named in the instrument) upon any promissory note bill of exchange or order payable Within this State at sight or on demand ; nor upon any bank check. Approved, July 14th. 1865. CHAPTER Lxxxvni. An Act in addition to “an Act for the Prozectlon of Sheep Culture," approved July 9th, 1864. ' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- oenlatives in General Assembly convened .- Every town clerk who shall willfully neglect, for the term of thirty days after the passage of this act to pay over to the treasurer of his town all moneys he has received llll‘del' the provisions of this act to which this is 111 addition, for tliebenefit of the tr. asv ury of said town shall be punished by a fine not ex- ceeding two hundred dollars, to be recovered in an . action upon this statute, brought in the name and for the benefit of said town. Approved, July 14th, 1865. CHAPTER LXXXIX. An Act to authorize the issue of State Bonds, and to Borrow Mongy. Be it enacted by the Senate an House of Repre- sentativesin General Assembly convened ,- SE0. 1. To enable the treasurer of this State to liquidate the temporary indebtededuess of the State bonds of the State of Connecticut may be issued for the amount of three millions of dollars, bearing in- terest at the rate of six per cent. per annum, with semi-annnual coupons attached, payable on the first days of October and April, of each year, at the treas- ui- ofiice at Hartford in this State, with the princi-, pa ayablc in twenty years from date, which bonds she be signed by the treasurer, sealed with his offi- cial seal countersigned by the comptroller of ublic accounts. and registered in his office; the said onds shall be for the respective sums of one hundred dol- lars, five hundred dollars, and one thousand dollars gach, and they shall be made payable 'to enter, or insurer, and be transferrable by delivery. I An Act in addition to an Act entitled "An Act con- _ ' SIC. 2. The treasurer of this State shall cause to be prepared the bonds and coupons authorized to be issued under this act, and, by and with the advice and consent_ of the governor, advertise and sell the same : Provided, that he may reject such.‘bids, or ortions thereof, as he may deem to be not. for the interests of the State: and also provided, that no bonds shall be sold at less than the pai- valuo there- 0 . SEC. 3. The faith and credit of the State ofConnecti- out are hereby pled ed for the pa cut of the inter- est and the redemption of the lprincipal of said bonds .according to the tenor thereo . _ . Size. 4. The treasurer of this State is hereby au- thorized to borrow, from time to time, such sums of money as may be necessai- to carry into effect any existinglaws; and be shut report to the‘ General Assembly, at its next session, the whole Emeline Io borrowed and all the receipts and expenditures un- der this act. " Sac. 5. This act shall take effect from and after itl passage. Approved, July 14th, 1865. owns :0. An Act in addition to an Act entitled “An Act con- . ceming Domestic Relations.” , .Be it enacted by the Senate and Home ofRepre- sentattves mGeneral Assembly Converted .- , That no married man shall be in any manuer'held responsible in any suit either at law or in equity, for any liabilities of his wife incurred before marri- age; but such wife may be sued as afeme sole," and her property attached for such liability, and held upd disposed of, in the same manner as if she was single and unmarried: and she alone shall be liable to pay the dam «res and costs recovered in such suit, And in sueh_actions the husband shall be cited to defend in said cause. Provided. nothing in this act shall affect any suit pending for the recovery of such liability. Approved, July 19th, 1865. . CHAPTER xcr. An Act in addition to and in alteration of an Act entitled _“ An Act concerning Foreign Insurance Companies." passed May Session, 1854. ‘ Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofR'epre- senlalives in General Assembly convened .- 8119. 1. There shall be appointed by the governor of this'State, a commissioner of insurance, who shall hold his office for three years, unless sooner remov- ed for cause by the governor, upon whom shall de- volve the duties assigned to the com troller and the treasurer, in the Act to which this is] ‘an amend- ment, except that the de osits of all. securities for capital shallbe made wit , and the payment of all taxes, fines and penalties shall be made to the treac- ureroftlns State; and it shall be the duty of Blld commissioner of insurance to see that all of the pro- vrsions 01 this act, to which this is an amendment. are full complied with and carried into effect ; and it shall 0 the (int of said commissioner to report all Violations of t is act. and the act to which this is an amendment to the State’s attorney ante coun- ty in which the cut or agents of such companies resides ; and sai State’s attorney shall prosecute all agents who fail to com ly with, or who vidlate this act or the act to whic this act is an amendment and all penalties collected by suit thus instituted shall be paid into the treasury of this State. Said commissioner of insurance shall in no case have any claim upon the State for salary or compensation, but his compensation shall be derived from fees in- Cidcnt t0 the office, the annual amount of which he shall state in his report .to the legislature, to‘ gether With his ac is and doings as commissioner of insurance; and said commissioner of insurance is authorized to prepare such blanks and formalin shall be necessary to carry the Objects of this net info ef- fect, and the act to which this is an addition or amendment, and to change the form of such blank- from time to time, as he shall deem noceosary and expedient. , SEC. 2, All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Approved, July 19th, 1865. CHAPTER xcn. An Act to carr into effect the General Statutes. Be it enacted y the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in General Assembly convened .- SEC. 1. That the revised acts reported to thilaen- eral Assembly by the committee of revision. togeth- er With the acts of the present session to be revised by said committee and incorporated thei'gmth shall constitute the General Statutes of the State 'of Con- uecticut, and shall on and,after the drug 'y of J an- uary, one thousand eight‘hundred and first be the statute laws of the State : and all er public statute laws, except acts of incorporation,.confim- in): acts, acts, wh ch although publfé" in‘ form are merely Offt private nature, and allacts. which by particular provision are continued inforce, shall be thereafter repealed. See. 2. The said repeal shall not impair or affect any rights , privueges, immunities, or ofiices, vect- ed in any person or body corporatepandall matters ClVll or criminal, commenced by vn- ‘o of the stat- utes repealed as aforesaid, and pimping unfinished, may beprosecuted to final efi‘eet.‘ ’ the same mm. uer as if this act had not been plfised, unless‘it Shall be otherwise specifically provided by law - and. ‘no act which has been heretofore repealed shall be revi- ved by the repeal mentioned in this act. SEC. 3. No offence committed and no easily or forfeiture incurred under any Of the acts ereby re- pealed. before the time when such repeal shall take effect, shall be affected by said repeal, except that when any punishment, penalty or forfeiture shall have been initigited by the provisions of the gener- al statutes, such provisions shall be extended to an judgment to be pronounced after said repeal. , . SEC. 4. In the construction of these acts. words and phrases shall be construed according to thecom- men and approved usage of the language, but tech- nical words and phrases, and such as may have ac- quired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in the law, shall be construed and understood according to such peculiar and appropriate mean ' . . . SEC. 5. Words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several person's or things - words importinv the plural number may include' the singular. and words importing the masculine gender ma be applied to females. . SEC. 6. \ 'ords purporting to give a joint authori— ty to three or more public officers, or any other per- sons, shall be construed as giving such authority to a majority of such officers, or ersous. Sec. 7. The word “month" s ll mean 3 below dar mouth; and the word “year" a calendar year. unless otherwise expressed; and the word “your," alone shall be equivalent to the expression, year of our Lord. " . _ Size. S. The word “oath" shall luciudeufili-mntibno in cases when by law an afili-mation may be used for an oath; and in like cases, the-word “sworn" shall include the word “afiirm.” Sec. 9. The word “person” may extend to and be applied to companies, corporations and bodies poll- to. Sec. 10. The words “preceding" and "follbwln2" when used by way of reference to any section, Ihall mean the section next preceding, or next follovii . unless some other section is expressly designated a such reference. Sec. 11. One copy of the said General Statutes snail be deposited and for ever kept in the ofilce of the Secretary ofthis State, to which copy saidsecre- tar-y shall annex a certificate under his hand and the seal of the State, that the laws therein contained are the Statue Laws of the State of Connecticut, and such certified copy shall be an authentic record of scch laws. Approved, July 19th, 1865. . . . CHAPTER xcm. An Act in addition to “An act relating to the Al- ' sessment and Collection of Taxes." 13:: it enacted by the Senate and Home of Repre- talwes in General Assembly convened : . SEC. 1. That all money at interest secured by mort- gage upon real estate, situated in this state.ohall be set in the list and taxed only in the town where said re a1 estate is Situated; provided, the debtor resides in such town, society or district. SEC. 2. That all acts and parts of acts inconsist- ent with the provisions of this act. be and the same are hereby re ealed. Approved, uly 191b, 1865. CHAPTER xeiv. An Act in addition to an Act entitled “An Act for the Regulation of Proceedings in E nity." Be 2t enacted by the Senate and Home of Rep- resentutwes on General Assembly convened .- SEC. 1. That whenever, in a petition foran indunc~ tion, the petitioner shall have obtained a temporary injunction from a judge in vacation, and the court- to which said petition was returnable shall have re- served the questious arising in said proceeding, for the advice of the supreme court of errors. andlaf‘d court shall have advised the superior court that the petitioner‘s bill should be dismissed, and the tem- porary injunction shall be deemed to be dissolved the said temporary injunction shall be deemed to be dissolved from the day the advice of the I'll ram. court of errors is filed in the office of the c ark of the said superior court ; and the respondents' my thereafter proceed in relation to the matter enjoined againstbas it no temporary injunction had ever been 0 Illllle . ' ’ SEC. 2. Any party who am be directl or in I ly interested in, or who is lgble tobey madam the granting of any temporar or ormanenf. injunc- tion, may appear and be hear th regard" to. the granting or:dissolution of the same. ' SEC. 3, This act shall take effect from the day of its passage. Approved, July 19th, 1865. _ . CHAPTER xcv. An Act in addition to“ Ali‘ActJ-elatfng to Salaries cc and 8. Be it enacted by the Senate and. house of Rep- resentatlves in General Assembly convened: ' 5 SEC. 1. The fees of the clerks and. assist- ant clerks of the superior court, for certify: iug under seal, to the official character and signature of any magistrate authorized to ad- minister oaths, shall befif‘ty cents for each certificate. . - SEC. 2. The fees of uotaries public for ad- ministering an oath to a pensioner of the United States, and taking the acknowledge- ment of a power of attorney under his offi- cial seal, on the pension papers of such pen- ioner, shall be fifty cents. SEC,2. All acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. . Approved, July 19th, 1865. CHAPTER xcvr. _ An Act relating to Salariesaud Fees. Be ll enacted by the Senate and Home a“ ' Representatives in General Assembly convened: _ That the officers who may make the 091'- ti_iIcatc on the record of any instrumen pro- vided by the not entitled “An Act in ' tera- tion of an Act to provide-forum recording of stamps of the United States Internal Rev- ehu and for other purposes,”’approved Ju- .ly;?, 1864‘, shallbe entitled to demand and rec ve the sum of ten cents for his SLi'uuii , in makin such certificate. - , ‘ u" Appl‘ove , July 19th, 1865.
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