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EDITOR AND PTRLISUER.

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NEW GOODS.
ABEL BALDWIN'S ESTATE.

Il HE Hon. Court of Probate for the District of
ichfeld, has decreed that six months from this date
he allowed the creditors Of the estate of
ABEL BALDWIN,
late of Washington deceased, exhibit their claims
to the subscriber All who fail to present their claims
within the time limited will be debarred recovery.
All indebted to said estate are requested to make
Immediate payment.
SAMUEL AvERILL, Executor.
Washington 17th Sept 1897. II
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LIME! LIME!
r. Fl. DENISON

WILL receive weekly from the Kiln,
w fresh Lime of the first quality. and at
a very low price. Not more than the gate
fee will be added to the Canaan and Sheffield
wholesale price.
Norfolk, April 1897. tf4j
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CONKLINGs ESTATE.

HE Court OF Probate for the District of Sharon,
has appointed the first Tuesday of November next at
O'Clock in the forenoon settle the account Of the
Executrix of the last will and testament OF
BENJAMIN CoNKI.ING,
late of Sharon deceased.
ABIGAIL CoNKLING, Errettic.
Sharon. Sept, II, 1877 "
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, }

STATE OF CONNECTICUT Secretary of StGte's OGce, June 16, 1897. The following statement comprises such parts o the Comproler's Report to the General Asse mbly in May 1897, are required by law to be published Tn the
 THOMAS DAY, Secretary. IAe State Of Connecticut, in general account o Re- cs;pts and Expenditures of Funds, appropriated 1s 1sas. IS '"''''' N'''S'''S' " '''"' For amount of payments from the Treasury, from April lst 1926, to March 3ls i62| for current Ex- penses of Government, under the following heads viz:
 Act of Salaries, Act No. 1, 89S4 do. Debentures and contingent expenses of General Assem- M Q ,,7e ., do. Contingent Expenses of Government, No. 5, 5,l9l 46 do Judicial Expenses, No. 4, 15,O84 95 do; s,.,s E1Bsnss PBs"ssrs of supporting So g. eeoo do. overseers of Newgate Pris- on, for advances, No. 6, 4,al4 70 do. Commissioners for building ,oooo do. M. olcott' Quarter Mas ter General, for advances, For Treasurer's. Account, audited for payments made by him. VIZ: Abatements on State Tax, pay able Doth February, 1927, 4,774 59 Collecting Fees and Travel, l,48O 2l
 6,254 80 Balance on Fairfield Tax, al- lowed by Resolve of Assem- ply, 74 65
 76,543 90 For balance, consisting, of Tax due from New London, 419 37 Cash, (CiV List Funds,) 16UO S
 ---l6,54O 94
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Dollars, 93,084 84

7he State of Connecticut, is General Account g Re- ceipts and Expenditure of Funds, appropriated tor Current expenses of GoUerrsment-Cr. 1896. April I, By balance in the Treasury, per Report to the General Assembly, May, 1896, consisting of part of tax due from Fairfield, "A 63 Cash, (Civil List Funds,) 3l, 14O 48
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16,54O 94

The Permanent Funds of the State, on the 31st of
 March, 1897, consists of the United States Funded l Debt, and of Bank Stock, viz: Of Bank Stock not
 transferable, being subscriptions to the capital of the l following Ranks. giving six months notice :-
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March 31. By balance as above brought down,
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 The late resignation in the British Cabinet have called into action the talents of the wits of London, who are by no means sparing of their shafts. One of the hest articles we have seen, is the annexed from the London Morning Chronicle, which will be enjoyed by our readers, particularly those who are acquainted with the characters of the satiris- ed individuals.
 From the London Morning Chronice]
 Dreadful Suicide-Coroner's lnguest.-An inquest was held last week on the bodies of six unhappy Gentlemen, whose rash acts had been the subject of wonder and surprise for days past. The jury assembled at the sign of Ihe Hand tn Pocket, in Westminster, and Mir. J. Bull presided as Coroner. The bad odour from the subjects was intollerable, and notwithstanding the afflicting nature oi the spectacle, more haDdkerchiefs were ap- piled to the nose than to the eyes.
 The first body viewed by the Jury was that of Lord Eldon. It bore striking marks of decay. and the surprise is that nature had not dismissed to it's home, long before the fa- tai deed of violence was committed. Moth ing remained of the heart but mere sack, or bag of leather, resembling purse; the liver was of singular yhiteness the head discos- ed indications of having been long past ser vice, but the hands seemed to have retained their faculty of fgrasping in extraordinary per
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DIED
EARL DERBY.

At Kent, on the 3Oth uIt, MT. Amos Bar mum, Revolutionary Transformer, aged 7S.
 At Shutesbury. Mass. MT. Michael Pratt, a. ged lO3 years. His youngest son we are told, is only 14 years of age. His father died % years ago aged 116.
 At Charlton, Mass. Nov. 7th, Capt. John CobNrn, aged 9l years. Remarkable for his piety temperance and health. Never having employed physician for himself during the whole of his long life.
 At Lebanon, on the 29th ut, Col. James Clark, aged 96 years, well known as having distinguished himself at the battle of Bunker's Hill and in other Revolutionary services.
 In Castleton, Vt. on the 29th ult. Spencer Whiting, M. D. aged 21, son of the fate Spencer Whiting of Hartford.
 In Exeter, N. H. Miss Anna Rogers, in the 78th year of her age. She was the daughter of the Rev. Daniel Rogers, of that town, upon whose tomb stone is placed the following in ription i:
 Sacred to the memory of the rev. Daniel Rogers pastor of church gathered in Exeter, in 174S, who died, 9December, 1785, aged 78 years. He had been many years tutor in Har- yard college, was piOus, faithful minister of Jesus Christ, and worthy son of the rev. John Rogers, pastor ofthe first church in Ips- wich, who died, 28 December, 1745, in his 8Oth year.
 "He was a son of John Rogers. of the same place, physician and preacher of Gods word. and president of Harvard college, who died, 9 July. 1884, aged 54 years.
 "He was the elder son of the rev. Nathaniel Rogers, who came from England, in 1886, settled at Ipswich, Colleage pastor of the rev. Nathaniel Ward, and died, 2 July, 1855, aged 57 years.
 "He was the son of the reverend John Rogers, a famous minister of Gods Word at Dedham, in England, who died, l8 October 1889, aged e years.
 He was grandson of John Rogers ofLon- don, prebcndary of St. Sepulchres, and req der of Divinity, who was burnt at Smithfeld, Ii February. 1855, first martyr in Queen Mary's reign.
 Thou martyr'd saint, and all ye holy train. Q be your honour'd names ne'er read in vain May each descendant catch your hallow' d fire, And all your virtues all their breasts inspire; Prophets, like you, in long succession rise, Burning and shining, faithful, firm, and wise, Apd millions be their crown beyond the skies!"
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SUMMARY.

The thermometer stood at eighteen de- grees above Zero at Petersburg, Virginia, on the 28th of December. The editor of the Intelligencer says it was the coldest day in his remembrance.
 The harbor of Baltimore was covered with ice on the 3Oth Dec.
 At Springfield, there were manufactured during the year ending Oct. 1, 1926, 5,5OO muskets, and 34,OOO wipers, screw drivers, &c. At Harper's Ferry, 1O,19O muskets, and 85,OOO screw drivers, wipers, and gun boxes.
 MT. Morgan, of Chesnut-street, Philadel- phia, is about to publish very splendid like ness of John Quincy Adams, painted by Sul- ly, ana engraved by Durand, in the best style of line engraving The President is repre- scented in his cabinet, surrounded by books, maps, and charts, contemplating the import ant subject ofInternal Improvement. It is a curious fact that the influenza, which prevailed so generally, we may say univer- sally, in this country, last winter and spring was also felt at Calcutta and at the Sandwich Islands.
 On Thursday of last week, little son of Mir. Isaac Dormant, of NewHaven, was burnt in such manner as to cause his death. in consequence of his night-gown which was of cotton, taking fire. Another warning to mothers.
 We understand that 1900 bales of Ameri- can Cotton Goods have been shipped from Boston for Smyrna within a short time past. This is new and important market for A. merican Manufactures.
 On the 18th ult. an attempt was made a. mong the convicts in the Penitentiary at Mil ] edgeyille, Geo. to escape, and was conducted 1 by them in a very desperate manner. Two were killed by the deputies of Mir. Williams, the keeper. He received several severe blows and deep cut on the neck from one of the | convicts.
 On the night of the 18th ult. about II o. clock, fire broke out in the Academy at Saratoga Springs, and was not got under till it had destroyed that building, MT. Reeds tavern house, store owned by Mrs. Brinker- | hoff & Co. and the dwelling house owned by MT. J. Betts, and which was occupied by Judge Cook.
 A Salem, Washington county (N. " pa per, states that William Morgan, who was carried off from Batavia, has returned to his family.
 A fire broke out in Bristol, R. I. on Tues day morning the 2Sth ut. Tn the barn of Wm. D'Wolf. Esq. which was destroyed with three horses. two hogs, and several dogs. Mir. D.
 Wolf was injured in endeavoring to save the animals. An adjoining house, belonging to | Mir J. Waldron was also consumed. Mir. D. WoIfs house took fire but was saved by great exertiOns.
 An engraver at New Haven, like anoth- CT Hogarth has published a series of pie
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thn agCHt Ol the Rutland Vt. bank, Oa the road between Charleston and Columbia, S. C. and the e,OoO dolls. belonging to the Rutland bsnF was recovered, together with 100 dolls. sum |, as the Rutland paper says, nearly sufficient to cover the expenses of pursuing the villain. We are unwilling to raise suspicious against any person, whose character is generally respect
 able; but really we are at loss to accOunt for the conduct of MT. R. in letting forger and swindler slip through his hands with l2 UT l4,OOO dollars of ill-gotten wealth in his pocket. It is true Dixon had but. .E. 900 dolls. of money belonging to the Rutland bank in which Mr. Royce, by his connections at least, is interested; but what right has the agent of Rutland bank to demand of Dixon 400 dolls
 for the trouble of pursuing him, when he well knew this same 400 was money robbed from other banks and individuals !! Or why not go for the whole as we'll as part of the cost of pursuit? Surely Dixon would not have yalu cd S4OoO instead of $4Oo, if that by that means he could escape the strong arm of justice, with 5000 still in his pocket. Indeed he would cheerfully have given up the whole amount of his robberies, if so doing would procure him release from the person who had right, and power sufficient, to hand him over to jus tice. There is something dark in the business. Either tell "that Dixon was from false pity, allowed to pursue his journey pennyless, and that all his spells are returned to their right ful owners, or the inference will be drawn that he paid more than s4OO for his release.
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NOTICE.

WNHE Subscriber will sell at Public Auc- N ton on the premises at o'clock PM. of January s7th, 1897, all the right or tile which is invested tn him by virtue of Deed of Assignment given to him by Jacob COm- mIng of Washington in or to the Land and Buildings, now occupied by said COmming. called his homestead.-Terms of payment very favOurabIe.-All persons having claims against said COmming. are requested to pre- sent them tO the subscriber on or before said 27th day of January 1897; if they expect to receive any benefit from the avais of his prop crty agreeable to assignment.
 CHARLES A. HUDSON, Assignee.
 Dated, Washington, Dee. 28, 1926. so
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lures, called the Drhnkari's Progress. They commence with the cOnvivial glass and end with the Aims House.
 The legislature Of Santh Carolina have ap- prOpriHsed ten thousand t.OlLars in six per cent stock, to the relief Of the family of the illus triOus Jefferson.
 Letters from Washington announce that the Senate on Tuesday of last week, ratified the convention with Great Brtian, by which that government agrees to pay the sum of Sl, 2Ot,0O0 in full for all claims for property carried away by the British troops in the late War.
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FOR THE COUNTY POST. DERBIANA, No. I.

First cf Q series addressed to J. Y. The little dogs and all, Tray. Blanch, and Sweetheart, see they
 bark at me-"
 This place is all feeting show, Of cold north winds and drifting snow, Of men whO've read as you can see, Naught but Chesterfield travestie. Who" gleam their daggers bright & high" And swear that neither you nor I A single fault shall dare to spy, Nor mention it when they are8hy. Of men who strut and swear by gum They wonder much from whence aCe come Of dogs and puppies, Earls and Bitches And girls who wear their brothers Breaches. Of1dlers, tattlers and all that crew Well known dear Jim to me and you: Of otdiSh maids, who count so nice, That they can tell you in a trice How many shirts each man does wear How many stockings pair by pair. Ot giris who write in your weak cause And think >by that to gain applause (The feeling 1 must own is good.- They would write better if they could. I'd like to praise their poetry But-reaI!y Jim cannot lie,-)
 
 Of which 4 man SO vainly boasts; And takes the credit when tis known, And can in fact by proof be shewn; That all the hand 4 n,an had in it, Were looks and laughs and grins upon it. But stop-Dear Jim enough of this.-- Present my love with many kiss, Unto the maiden sweet and fair, That has such glossy jet black hair. She mean who writes poetics, To cure 4 man of the mysteries Perhaps she writes from sense of duty Ihe s,ceet-the dear neglected beauty- Ii she still writes so sweet and simple, s By Jove she'll get another medal: And 1t shall be of leather too, s. Its edges gilt and its border blue, Encircling pair of Brooches, Nicely sewed with pea green stitches, And there shall be coat and hat, A pair of boots and cravat, . An overcoatAtO keep the warmth in. With the large cane of %*** N In fashion they must be quite natty, They'll serve for her, or my black puppy In this my first I've said enough.- 1t slckens me to write such stuff- And now dear Jim, word or two: CTis olny meant for me and you:) Scorn such crew as would seduce thee From credits paths, and from your duty. And do beg, I do entreat ye, That yOu'llno more wear brooches on ye.- Ihope dear boy, you wont be angry, Because my thoughts are spoken plainly, For, as Billy Shakespeare says, II am "An honest, blunt, plain spoken man." The Orpheus of this place dear Jim, Wants me to write piece at him: The mean-the paltry--dir'y brute, I'll shut his mouth and keep him mute. Ard that have rod in store s For *****" and for many more, And that more doggerel you shall see You have the word of tn
 EARr DERRY
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WINDOW sASHEs.

THE Subscribers keep constantly for sale M at their establishment in Corn,cnU.
 WINDOW SASHES, of the common size, made of the best mate. rlals, and in the most wOrkmanlke manner. Extra sizes furnished at short notice. The above for sale on the most reasonable terms. and on reasonable credit.
 JOEL BARNES,
 NELSON T. LOOMS,
 EDWARD R. LOOMS. Cornwall, Jan. 1927. 80
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JUST RECEIVED,

and for Sale at this Office, -. >.s GRAMMAR SIMPLIFIED, or an OCULAR
 ANALYSIS of the English Language, by
 J. GREENLEAF.
 Tenh edition, price 75 cts.
 This work has quickly ran through ten edi- lions, and it's popularity where it is known is unparalleled. It is recommended as being the best work of the kind extant, by Rev. Drs. Grftin' Romeyn, M'Leod, Spring, Blair, Rice. Buchanan, WyIie, Rogers, Staughton, Aber- crombie, Allen, Mason, and Harris also, by Chief Justice Marshall, Dr. Mitchell, MT. c. D.Colden, Prof. Goodrich, MT. Gallaudet, Gov. Randolph, and by other professional gen. tiemen too numerous to mention.
 ALsO,- MARSHALL'S SPELLING BOOK. a work unquestionably superior to any other spelling book now before the public, and re- commended to be such by multitudes of the first literary characters in the country. It is only necessary for candid person, capable of judging, to examine the work, to corroborate the numerous testimonies that have been giv- en in it's favour.
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ESTRAY.

& TAKEN up by the Subscriber Uz@~ A in Washington on We'd @aA tuesday 27th Dec. last, a BAY " SG% MARE from l2 to Is years old, eessaszSAS white on the nose and star in the forehead. The owner is requestedto to call and pay charges and take her away.
 SIMEON BAKER. January. 5, 1927. so
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LIST OF LETTERS,

Ah~ A oA A1AI G1lSS g in tie Post Office at chfeld,
 January 1st, 1927. ldwin. Betsey Loundsberry. Bradley, John Mansfield, 'ch, Abraham Morse 2 'urrall, Amos Moss, 'ett, Coe & Munsell, 'lI, Aaron. s. Merrill, akesley, Catharine Peters, Buel, Eunice Peck,
 A. Bucl, Tho's A. Payne, rgc, " Samuel B. Plumb,
 Joseph Pruden,
 2 Liday Parmeley, Cooke, Sherman PierpOnt. urtis, Linus Parmelee, 'hurch, George w. Potter, le, Charles B. Phelps, ole John Pierpont, ubbuck, Eber Peters, ark, John c. Riley, lark, Henry S. Richards. n, Loomis Rowley, app, Lucy Stone, npton, Bryant Stoddard. ,ok, Amos c. sherman. Ster' S1. William Scovill, lliot, Ansel Sterling. J. Fenn, Boyd & Thayer. ,h, Philip Tompkins, Granger, Celestia Thomas. .'dwin, Philee Taylor, iswold, Benj. Vaiil, wold, JIG. & A. WadsworTh Hinman, Denman Woodruff Hall, Moses Wheeler, nter' Samuel Woodruff, Abiathar Wilcox. ;hcock, Reuben Webster, J. William G. Williams, Hand, Nelson Wadhams. ters not called for in three months It to the General Post Office. CHARLES SEYMOUR, ?. M.
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the penitentiary tor the term

prisOned in the penitentiary tor the term of one year.
 That you, Samuel F. Lambert, be also imprisoned in the penitentiary for the term of one year.
 And that Thomas Hyatt be also impris- oned in the penitentiary for the term of two years.
 In our last paper we gave the letter of the Vice President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. We this day publish the names of the committee ap- pointed to investigate the subject to which the letter refers. The charge of.a partici- patton in the Mix contract, by Maj. Van- deventer, is not new, neither is it now the first time that an allegation has appeared in the papers, that Mir. Calhoun was ac- quainted with that circumstance. The fact of participation is admitted in letter of Maj. Vandeventer, published in the Wash lngton Gazette, the predecessor of the Telegraph, on the 22d of April, 1922 and the fact that his participation was with the knowledge of MT. Calhoun, and that the contract with Mix was entered into without the usual notice being given by public advertisements, was stated in the report of the committee of the House of Representatives upon that subject, made at the close of the session, and published a. bout that time. We shall take occasion to republish the letter and report, with some l observations on the subject, in our next.- We cannot, however, refrain from express sing our regret, that the subject should have been presented to Congress att time when so much and such important business IS about to come before that body.
 For the present we will only observe that we think there is something in MT. Calhoun's communication to the House of Representatives very objectionable as it IS capable of being so construed However lntended) as to assign cause and origin to this occurrence which are entirely diff terent from it's true cause and origin. Nat. Jour. Important Bank Decision-The Court for the Correction of Errors, Sitting at Albany, confirmed on the gath ult. the judgment of the Court beio,c, declaring that note givenby Philip Wager to the Bank of Utica, and note given to the same Bank by SmalIey & Bar nard. null and void, because that in discount ing the note, the Bank agents retained the in- terest in advance, charged interest for the three days grace, and also because the Bank agents in computing the interest, calculated it at thirty days for each month, by which mode but 36O days were allowed to the year. This by decision of both Courts, was de- cared to be usury; and as such, freed the defendants from obligation to pay their own notes.
 1he Napy-The commissioners of the Ma " have advertised to receive proposals for the supply of 16,OOO sheets of copper, 11O,- 900 lbs of copper bolts, and for 500, ,OOO lbs of round, square, and flat iron. The quantities to be increased, if required, on due notce.-- The places of dalivery are Boston, New lork, Philadelphia, Washington,and Norfolk.
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All Letters not called for in three month, will be sent to the General Post Office.
 CHARLES SEYMOUR, PM