PUBLIC ACTS. PASSED MAY SESSION, 1860. CHAPTER L. An Act in addition to and in alteration of an shall fail to perform the duty of his appointment, or shall fail to collect and pay over the taxes entrusted to him for collection within a reasonable time after the same shall become due and payable, or shall fail to give a bond which shall be satisfactory to the proper officers whose duty it is to receive and hold the same; it shall be lawful for the mayor ann SEC. 1. That all deeds, mortgages, and oth-lectmen of any town, or the board of educaaldermen of any incorporated city, or the sed r conveyances of real estate, heretofore made tion, or committee of any school society, or And acknowledged before any justice of the school district, to make application to any peace of this state, out of the county in which judge of the superior court, setting forth the the person asking such acknowledgment was facts aforesaid, of which application such reaa justice of the peace, shall be held good and sonable notice as such judge may direct, shall valid to convey the estate therein described; be given to such collector, and at the time approvided, that the same shall have been made and executed in all other respects according to such judge shall proceed to enquire into the pointed for the bearing of such application, truth of the facts set forth in said application and upon finding the same to be true, said judge shall have power to remove such collector from his office, and, upon his order and decree declaring the same, the office of such collector shall be deemed to be vacaut from the time of such order and decree. law. SEC. 2. This act shall not affect any suit new pending. Approved, June 21, 1860. CHAPTER LI. An Act to confirm the doings of Guardians, in certain cases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives in General Assembly vened: That all applications of guardians of minors for the sale of the real estate of such minors, heretofore made to the court of probate in the district where such minors belong, and all procecdiugs under such applications, shall be deemned valid as if made to the court of probate in the district where such guardians were appointed; provided, that such applications and proceedings are in all other respects according to law; and provided further, that this act shall not affect any suit now pending. Approved, June 21, 1860. CHAPTER LII. An Act relating to the Executiors of Deeds, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- SEC. 1. That all deeds, mortgages and convyeances of real or personal estate, now made, by or to any person or persons, and attested by a witness or witnesses interested in such real or personal estate, or acknowledged before a justice of the peace, notary public or other officer having power to take acknowledgements of deeds, who was, at the time of such attestation or acknowledgment, interested in such real or personal estate, by having a lien apon such real or personal estate, or otherwise interested therein, shall be deemed to be good and valid to convey the estate therein described. Provided, the same shall have been made and executed in all other respects according to law. SEC. 2. This act shall not affect any suit now pending; but shall take effect from and after the day of its passage. Approved, June 21, 1860. SEC. 2. The office of any collector declared to be vacant under the provisions of this act, shall be filled in the manner provided by law in the case of vacancies in the office of collector as aforesaid. SEC. 3. Nothing in this act contained shall affect any bond given by any collector for the faithful performance of his duty, or discharge or in any way affect any surety to the bonds of such collector. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved, June 21, 1860. CHAPTER LIV. An Act in alteration of "An Act concerning Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- SEC. 1. That the mayor, aldermen and com- SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsis- CHAPTER LV. An Act in addition to and in alteration of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- censed pilot, and such pilot is ready and willing to take charge of said vessel, shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a tine of not more than thirty, and not less than five dollars, or be imprisoned in a common jail not more than thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court having cognizance of the same. Provided, that to prevent the master of any vessel from nothing herein contained shall be construed piloting his vessel into either of said ports. SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts incon sistent herewith are hereby repealed. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from the day of its passage. An Approved, June 21st, 1860. CHAPTER LVI. Act in addition to "An Act in addition to and in alteration of an Act forming Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repreand conducting the military Force." sentatives in General Assembly convened: SEC. 1. That the compensation of assessessors and collectors of commutation tax, as provided in Section 9 of "An Act in addition to and in alteration of an Act for forming and conducting the Military Force," approved, June 24th, 1859, shall be paid at the time said collectors shall pay the sums by them collected, into the town treasury, and the sums 80 paid shall be deducted by the town treasurer from the amount of such coininutation tax, and the balance be returned to the treasurer of the State, as now by law provided. SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved, June 22, 1860. CHAPTER LVII. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- The fees of each sheriff's deputy attending the General Assembly, the Supreme court of errors or the Superior court, shall be two dollars per day. Approved June 223, 1860. CHAPTER LVIII. An Act in addition to "An Act for the SEC. 1. That three Commissioners be ap- SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of said commissioners to make a careful survey of all the lands included in said new distribution, and fix and establish permanent bounds to the same; and to make an accurate map or plan of the same, with the names of those families or persons to whom they shall distribute said land, written thereon; one copy of which inap or plan shall be by them deposited at the office of secretary of State, at Hartford, and a like copy in the office of the clerk of the courts of the couns ty of New London, at Norwich. SEC. 3. The fees of said commissioners shall be three dol'ars each per day and their necessary expenses incurred by virtue of this act, and they shall report a bill of their said fees and expenses to the comp. troller of public accounts, who is hereby directed to audit the same, and if he finds the same to be correct, to draw an order on the treasurer of this State, in favor of said commissioners for the amount thereof. Approved, June 221, 1860. CHAPTER LIX. An Act repealing an Act therein mentioned. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre. sentatives in General Assembly convened: That "An Act in relation to conveyan ces and Devices of personal and Real Estate for Religious purposes," passed May session, 1855, and approved June 25th 1855, be, and the same is hereby repealed Approved, June 22d, 1860. СПАРТЕК LX. An Act in addition to "An Act concerning Crimes and Punishment." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: SEC. 1, Every person who shall willfully and without permission of the owner or his authorized agent, take, drive, or ride the horse er horses of any other person or per sons, or who shall be present and aid, abet, or assist in such taking, driving or riding such horse or horses, shall be deemed guil ty of misdemeanor, and shall be punished upon conviction thereof by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisonment in common jail, for a period not exceeding three months, or by such fine and impris onment both, at the discretion of the court, before which conviction shall be bad. SEC. 2. Every person who shall willfully and without the permission of the owner or his authorized agent, take and use any boat in any of the harbors, bays, rivers, creeks and waters in this State, or who shall aid, abet and assist in the taking or using any boat as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be liable to the same penalties, and may be punished in the same manner as provided in the first section of this act. Approved, June 221, 1860. CHAPTER LXI. An Act in addition to an Act entitled "An Act to prevent injuries and destruction of life upon Railroads, and by Railroad Trains. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives in General Assembly convened: That whenever any railroad company in this state shall neglect or refuse to place signals or flagmen at points on their road as may be recommended by the general railroad commissioners, said company shall forfeit and pay to the treasurer of this state, the sum of fifty dollars for each day's neglect; said penalty to be recovered in an action of debt on this statute. Approved, June 22, 1860. CHAPTER LXII. An Act in alteration of an Act concerning Education, passed May Session, 1859. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly convened: All rate bills, or assessments for tuition, made by any school district, in accordance with chapter 43, section 1, of the acts of 1859, shall be made out and delivered to the district collector, within one week from the close of the term; and said collector shall have the same power and authority in the collection of such rate bills as collectors of town taxes have. Approved June 22, 1860. CHAPTER LXIII. An Act in addition to and in alteration of "An Act concerning Education." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represent atives in General Assembly convened: the same. SEC. 1. Each town shall have power to form, alter and dissolve school districts within form school districts of adjoining portions of its limits, and any two or more. towns may their several towns, and may alter and dissolve Provided, that no new district shall be formed which shall contain less than forty persons between the ages of four and sixteen years: and the jurisdiction of towus for such purposes shall extend to districts specially incorporated by act of the General Assembly, in the same manner as to others. remove persons or taxable property from one SEC. 2. Whenever it shall be proposed to district and annex the same to another district, perty are to be removed shall be notified of the district from which such persons or prosuch proposed alteration, by having a copy of the same lodged with the clerk of the district, at least fifteen days before the town is called to act upon said alteration. Act in addition to aud in alteration of an Act SEC. 3. Section first, chapter third, of "An concerning Education," passed, May session, 1856, and the act passed, May session 1858, and approved June 17, 1858, entitled "An Act in alteration of an Act entitled "An Act in addition to and in alteration of an Act concerning Education," passed, May session, A. D. 1856 :" also, the act passed, May ses sion, 1859, and approved, June 14th, 1859, entitled, "An Act in alteration of an Act entitled au Act in addition to and in alteration of an Act concerning Education, passed, May session, 1856," and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith, be, and the same are hereby repealed. SEC. 4. This act shall take from the effect day of its passage, but shall affect no suit now pending. Approved, June 22, 1860. CHAPTER LXIV. An Act relating to Insolvent Debtors. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives, in General Assembly convened: SEC. 1. That whenever any property shall be attached by virtue of any writ of attachment; and whenever any property shall be levied upon by virtue of any writ of execution, and the same shall be receipted for to the PU F officer serving such writ of attachment or e cution; or whenever a bond shall be substit ted for said property so attached or levi= upon; and whenever, before said attachme lien, or the lien created by the levy of a writ of execution, shall become a preferred as permanent lien on said property so attach or levied upon, the defendant or defendants any such writ of attachment or execution sha go into insolvency, either voluntarily or having proceedings commenced against him them, to put him or them into insolvency; of said property so attached and levied upon shall, in all cases, be delivered to the trustee o trustees in insolvency; and said attachments and levies shall, in no case, be disolved, unt said property so attached or levied upon, or the full value of the same, shall have been de livered to the said trustee or trustees of said insolvent defendant or defendants; and the trustee or trustees of any insolvent's estate shall cause to be delivered to him, or them all such estate as has been attached or levied up ou, belonging to said insolvent debtor or des ors, and upon which the lien created by such attachments and levies has not become preor trustees to demand and receive, from the terred; aud it shall be the duty of such trusted officer serving any such writ of attachment or execution, all such property so attached o levied upon them in the hands of such officer or which has been receipted for, and the re ceipts for the same; and said trustee or trus tess shall have the same right to sue for in the name of such officer, and may recover the val ue of such property from any person receipt cer might do in his own right. ing the same, in the same manner as said of SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from the herewith are hereby repealed. day of its passage, and all acts inconsistent Approved June 23, 1860. CHAPTER LXV. An Act in addition to and in alteration of an Act entitled "An Act authorizing the establishment of Savings and Building Associations." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre. sentatives in General Assembly convened SEC. 1. That no association formed in ac cordance with the provisions of this act, shall, from and after the first day of January, 1862, receive from any person of persons any deposit or deposits of money whatever. tion whose officers or directors shall know. SKC. 2. Any savings and building associa ingly violate, or permit to be violated, the provisions of this act, shall forfeit and pay to the treasurer of this state, a sum not less than one bundred dollars for each and every violation thereof. It shall be the du ty of the attorney for the state, in each of the several counties of the state, to prosecute eyery violation of this act, in their respective counties; and ary person residing in this state may prosecute any such violation, in his own name; on0 balf of which forfeiture shall be for the use of the state, and the other half for the prosecutor. sistent herewith are bereby repealed. SEC. 8. All acts and parts of acts incon Approved, June 238, 1860. DEVOTED TO THE CAUSE OF TRUTH, VIRTUE, AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Vol. III. THE HEART. The heart-the heart! oh let it be Oh! keep it not like miser's gold, In mercy, far and wide. BIO GRAPHICAL SKETCHES. NUMBER SIX. ADAMS. BY F. M. c. BY W. H. STARR 1679, June 24, My mother died. 1685, Aug. 17, My father left this evil world, and left me an orphan to God's providence and a wide world. Compton to preach. 1698, July 12, I was put in to be an Indian preacher by the Gentlemen who have the oversight of that work, 1699, May, I preached my first sermon to the Indians in their own language, with fears lest I should be a Barbarian to them, but they told me they understood it well, and accepted it thankfully. NEW-LONDON, CT. Thursday, July 19, 1860 neglected the call of the people of Farmington. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR No. 22. gaged in its interests. In 1724 the Rectorship of that institution was tendered to his acceptance. The situation was one for which he was eminently qualified by native talents, agreeable vivacity of dispo For several years subsequent to this, he appears to have exercised his sacred functions in or near Boston, a part of the time as an assistant to the Rev. Dr. Colman.sition, great experience and studious cultivation. His scholarship was proverbial: Both as a scholar and a preacher, his rank one of his cotemporaries, himself a man was above the common standard. of learning styles him the great Hebrician; and he was celebrated for his tact and In the year 1708, the church at New London being left without a minister, by the resignation of the Rev. Mr. Salton-efficiency as a teacher. His house might have been styled a private college, for he stall, deacon William Douglass, and deacon John Plumbe were sent to Boston, to generally had in his family several pupils pursuing an academic course, and others ask the advice of the reverend clergy more mature, preparing for the ministry. there, in regard to a fitting candidate. In When he received the call to the Rectorparticular they were charged to make enship, the Rev. Mr. Woodbridge of Hartquiries respecting "the reverend Mr. ford, and the Rev. Mr. Russell of BranAdams who now preaches in Boston." ford, were appointed to wait upon him and urge his acceptance. They presented without doubt, many forcible reasons why he should make it a point of duty to attend to the summons, but Mr. Adams, while these gentlemen were still with him, bad a town meeting called April 16, 1714, and laid the whole matter before the people, leaving the question of duty and propriety wholly with them, and declaring himself prepared to abide by their decis ion. They voted that they could not let him go, and he declined the appointment, in The deacons returned with Mr. Adams 09. The Rev. Samuel Whiting of Wind- His ministry in New London was of It should be observed that at this period the whole town formed but one eccle wise. Another sphere of usefulness in which Mr. Adams was deeply interested, was the instruction and civilization of the natives in his vicinity. His former experience among the tribes of Massachusetts gave 1696, Nov. 20th, I came to Little disturbance, the Baptists in his time found-siastical society and Mr. Adams was the. ed their first church in New Lohdon (in only minister having been settled townthat part of the town which is now Wa terford) and an Episcopal Society was formed out of his congregation in connection with some English residents, in the year 1725. During all these commotions Mr. Adams remained faithful to his trust. His course was dignified, but progressive; showing a well balanced mind, and great stability of character. In five months of the year 1741, from May to September inclusive. he records the accession of 80 members to his church; a fact which shows life, earnestness and activity, on the part of both ministers and people. "Aug. 28, I went to Connecticut to see my friends. him great advantages in addressing them. He knew how to gain their attention, and to win their hearts, and could adapt his teaching to the understanding and conscience of these unenlightered but acute barbarians. For several years he officiated Sept. 5, I went with my brother Whiting to Hartford, where the people of Farmington met with me and gave me an earnest invitation to come and exercise But the energies of Mr. Adams were the work of the ministry among them. Sept. 14, I returned home with safety." not wholly confined within his own conThis record was not continued any gregation. He was for many years a England. Schools were opened among trustee of Yale College and actively en-them, and a few were gathered out of each further, and no reason appears why he as the regular missionary of the Pequots, Mohegans, and Nianticks, under the direction of the Society for the propagation of the Gospel among the Indians of New tribe who gave evidence of being Christians, not only in name, but in heart and practice. He noticed in his sermon that Mrs. Adams and Mr. Edgecombe had been bap tized together 58 years previous, by the Rev. Gurdon Saltonstall. "And thither it seems," he continued, "she must come to die; and there we found a most hospitable reception and entertainment, nor "April 5, Preached at Mohag in to 30 would they scarce bear to hear us express Indians. The following memoranda from one of his note books of the year 1738 will give some idea of his Indian tours of useful ness: April 25, At Niantick, to 20 Indians. May 9, At Pequot: present above 20 Indians. May 22, At Niantick, only gave a few random exhortations as most of the Indians were gone to a dance at Monhagin, and then were to wait on the Court of Commissioners at Norwich which were to sit next day. June 6, at Pequot. The Indians had been above a fortnight attending the Commission Court at Norwich, but the Court was over and they had returned home. June 30, At Niantick. July 18, At Pequot. our sorrow for the trouble brought upon them, by reason of the attendance upon her, and the crowd of people that flocked in to see her day and night." In less than five months after the death of his wife, Mr. Adams was called to perform the funeral rites over the remains of his only daughter, Mary the wife of John Bulkley Esq., of Colchester. The discourse which he preached on this occasion from the passage, "Deep calleth unto deep; all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me," is an eloquent production, full of tender and mournful interest. Original portraits of Mr. Adams and his wife well preserved in antique oval Aug. 15, At Niantick. No Indians at frames are in the possession of Rev. R. A. home heard the scholars read &c. Sept. 17, At Mohagin: above 30 Inds, present. Hallam, Rector of St James' Church New London, who is a descendant in the fourth generation from Rev. Mı. Adams. Oct. 6, At Mohagin : about 20." Mr. Adams died Oct. 4, 1753, in the Mr. Adams married 15, Dec. 1709, 77th year of his age. His disease was a Lydia, daughter of Alexander Pygan, an prevailing epidemic. Hempstead in his English trader who settled in New Lon-journal, observes: "He died easily, don and there died in the year 1700.- slowly and willingly,"'-an impressive deThe house built by Mr. Pygan stood at scription of the decease of a peaceful, the north end of Main Street, nearly oprighteous man. Of the funeral he says, posite the Mill, where a single pine tree, "Mr. Griswold and Mr. Johnson of Lyme the last of a group that once stood near were here, and they both with Col. Salthe house, still points out the spot. The tonstall, Mr. Graves, [the Episcopal, missite was elevated, and a flight of stone sionary] Deacon Green, and myself were steps, steep and narrow, led up to the pallbearers.” front door. This place became the homestead of Mr. Adams, and was occupied by his descendants while the house remained extant. Though spared by the enemy in the conflagration of the town Sept. 6, 1781, the venerable mansion, has since been demolished, Mrs. Lydia Adams died 6, Sept. 1749, very suddenly, being seized with paralysis while spending the afternoon with her husband, at the house of Mr. Samuel Edgecomb, (corner of Main and Federal Streets) where she expired thirty hours afterward. "A dreadful interval of time to me" said the sorrowing husband, "which no words of mine have power to express." On the next Sabbath, he deliyored an affecting funeral discourse from Ezek. 24, 16, "Son of man! Behold I take away from thee, the desire of thine eyes with a stroke." A table of red sandstone in the old Buri THE REPOSITORY: NEW-LONDON, CONN. BY. W. H. STARR. Thursday, July 19, 1860. SOCIAL EVILS, NUMBER ONE, Numerous and diversified are the evils of life, and deep and lasting the effects produced by, and resulting from these ducive to general unhappiness or univerevils. And none perhaps, are more consal suffering in the community than what are denominated social evils, or such as life, and prevailing habits around us. To are more intimately connected with social delineate some of these, and if possible to sound a note of warning to the tempted or those already drawn into the "charmed circle" of the evil allurements of vanity and vice, will be the objects of a few brief articles under the above head in our columns. And first on the list, we will mention the too extensive prevalence of PARENTAL INDULGENCE. It is a fact apparent to every common observer who can look back forty years, that during that time a marked change is perceptible in the deportment and habits Then of the youth in the community there was but very little of that spirit of affected independence and insubordination on the part of the young of both sexes, that is now exhibited. A decent regard for paternal counsel and paternal authori ty was then entertained, and deferen tial respect for those more advanced in years was manifested. The feelings of parents and relations, were not outraged and even the very house of God and the holy al Ground, bears the following inscrip- Sabbath desecrated by those whose fathers tion: Here lies the Remains of The Rev. Mr. Eliphalet Adams, Who rested from his Labours October 1th, A. D. 1753, In the 77th year of his age. So just the Skies Philander's Life so pain'd His heart so pure that, or succeeding scenes Have Palms to give or, ne'er had he been born. Heb. 7: 10. The publications of Mr. Adams consist of 14 occasional sermons, ranging from 1706 to the death of his daughter in 1749. were not only of the highest respectability, but occupying prominent political or civil official stations in the community. But now it is different, and we regret to say the change has been for the worse. And the question arises, Is there any good reason for this? The words of inspiration, "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it," are now as true as when they were first uttered; but we have reason to fear they are too much disregarded, while the precocity of the present age more than ever leminds their faithful application. We have too much reason to fear that both the rod and reproof" which are said to "give wisdom," are neglected or entirely forgotten. The whole book of Proverbs does not contain a truer declara tion, than that "a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame;" and we might add, "his father to sorrow and grief." Oh how deep and bitter are the pangs inflicted on the hearts of kind and loving parents by thoughtless and reckless youth! And how much of misery and wretchedness in after life are being entailed upon the young of the present age in consequence of their own unguarded habits, and unrestrained passions! And this too often is the result of a fond, yet weak parental indulgence and parental folly. Had Eli properly restrained his sons in their early youth, or even had he afterward in the exercise of his priestly authority, restrained them when he saw their wickedness, it is not probable that the awful judgement of the Almighty in their death, and the terrible heart-breaking agony that the father experienced in consequence, would ever have befallen them. Indulgence on the part of the father, and as a conse quence dissipation and guilt on that of his sons, brought with it a swift and terrible retribution. -July 12th, 1860. tion to the Enclosed Scheme in COMMERCE OF NEW YORK, The imports of foreign produce and large amount for the prompt payment of The great object in view is to introduce our Lotteries in your vicinity, and the only way to do that is to sell to you a good Prize, and if we can do so, we then shall be able to reap a rich harvest from these, for let your neighbors and acquainPrize of $5000 or $1000 and have got tenances know that you have drawn a the money, then we should be able to sell all and every one more or less Tickets. You can see that is to OUR interest this operation we shall make money as that you should draw a good prize, for by And as with sadness of spirit, we contemplate the subject, we cannot but feel deep solicitude for the future of the young around us, when we perceive such a want of stern principle and unflinching finness in regard to it on the part of many in the community. Will not christian parents, pious fathers and mothers, patriot-well at you. ic citizens, who look forward with hope Now as we have written you in all canfor the future of our country, philanthro. dor, we do hope to hear from you by reFists who have the good of their fellow of Tickets which we fully believe will draw turn mail, as we have selected a Package beings at heart,-all unite in an effort $1000 at least, if not $5000. This Pack"rule well their own households," age we shall keep until we get a definite anand exercise that authority and that influ-swer from you. Do not fail to write us ence which, as parents, are conferred upon specified above. by return mail, and enclose the amount as them by their Creator for the very purof restraining their children from that pose which is evil, and guiding them in the paths of virtue and godliness? On this alone, in a great measure, depends their future welfare. to ANOTHER BAIT-BEWARE! A waiting an early answer we are P. S. Please allow this letter to be In the above specious and villainously insidious communication, with scores of A friend, who like many others in this others, doubtless of the same character, city, has been selected as an intended vic- the wily advertisers tell the same story tim of the southern sharpers, has handed and makes the same strictly "confidential" us the following splendid offer just receiv-disclosure to scores or hundreds whom they ed by him through the southern mail, with hope to dupe with the same very "liber. permission to copy it. We give it as follows al offer." We would say to our readers, entire, omi tting the name of the firm and especially to the young men, Ventare nothaddress, as we believe advertizing the lot-ing, Resist the alluring bait so temptingtery business is illegal in our community. ly offered, and spurn the deep laid "scheme" Who has ten, or what is better, twenty to effect your robbery. READER, Beware dollars to send to -& Co? the Ticket Swindle! 1,399,789 bushels; corn, 1,670.669 bushels; flour, 513,726 bbls; cut meats, 13,251,282 lbs; butter, 3,636,838 lbs; cheese, 7,087,256 lbs; lard, 13,420,027 lbs; tallow, 6 483908 lbs; manufactured tobacco, 3,632,927 Ibs; cotton, 107,852 bales &c. at New York during the year was $87,The revenue derived from the imports 711,740, being about $3,000,000 greater than ever before. The Journal of Commerce in giving the above statement, remarks ; rounded by the evidences of prosperity.— We enter upon the new fiscal year surance in nearly all the crops of the country The prospect of an extraordinary abundis brightened still more by the certainty of a foreign demand for a very considerable portion of our surplus. We do not anticipate any such want abroad as will give to our producers a very high price for their crops; nor do we think the stimulous of such high rates healthful or desirable. A fair profit to the grower is better in the long run than famine prices; for both producer and consumer, and this may be confidently expected. HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. NAR ROW ESCAPE OF THE INMATES. -During the thunder storm on Monday night a building in Bradley street was struck by lightning and somewhat kamaged--though not seriously. The building is occupied as a shop and dwelling house by Mr. Isaac Bragaw, baker, whose family were all in the house at the time, but fortunately escaped hurt. |