New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-12

JOHN CoTToN SM!TH.-The New Haven Palla-
dunn gives the following facts pertaining TO the life of
this good man, lately deceased
Gov Smith WAS born at Sharon Feb. 18TH 1865 was
graduated In Yale College in 1883, and admitted TO the
bar in Litchheld County in 1856 He represented the
town of Sharon in the General Assembly in the years
1893 go 81 '9S. 80 and 1900 in which latter year he
was chosen Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
In September 1900, he elected Representative to
the Cd session OF the 9th Congress- and was reelected to
the 7th and 9th Congresses Having resigned his seat
In Congress in July 1896. he was. in October OF that
year. elected Representative of his native town to the
State Legislature and again chosen Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives which he continued to
preside during the sessions OF 1907 and 1908 In Octo-
Der, 1909 he appointed Associate Judge oil the
Superior Court and Supreme Court oil Errors In May,
loil and again in 1879 he chosen Lieutenant Gov
ernOr and Ufciaed Governor from the death OF Gov
Roger Griswod in October 1872, during the residue OF
the In May 1913, he was chosen Governor and
continued In that office unit the political revolution IN
1917 when he succeeded by Gov. Wolcott, and re-
tired from public life.
Ia 1926 he chosen President of the A. c. F. NJ So
ciety and in 1881 President OF the American Bible So
ciety Gov Smith present and presided AT the meet
ing of the Alumni of Yale College. in August last, on
which occasion he pronounced beautiful address,
which has since been published in the New Highlander
He was gentleman and patriot, OF the old school, L
scholar of cultivated mind and refined TASTE graceful
and persplcuous writer OF spoess purity oil charac-
ter and talents which fitted him TO dignity and adorn
every station TO winch ne was caeI py us lSo" ci
LAKE INrELLIGENcE.-Thes steamboat ClerelGnd,
which reached Chicago the 2lst ut. will be unable it
is said Buffalo account OF the sudden ad
Winter HerastpRssage was avery rough one $40
vessels Oil OF which steamers 100 propelers. and
the remainder miscellaneous arrived port at Milwan
kie during the last four five mouths The schooner
T. ennv was sunk on the 9TH inst with cargo by strik.
ing on the light house pier at Buffalo. The cargo Of
schooner Grange will probably be lost, the vessel nav
ing blged. The British schooner Three BTo;ss-s went
ashore recently Oswego but received no serious
damage Several schooners came through the Wei.
land Canal on the 30th ult. with cargoes OF Wheat
from Lake Erie There several accidents but not
OF material importance.
THE "BLAcK LAWS" OF OHIo.-A late number
of the Cleveland Herald contains sermon preached in
that city on Thanksgiving day Nov 20,h By Rev. s. C..
Aiken popular and faithful clergyman Of that place
Mr. A instead of philippe against the sins Of either an:
Gent or modern Rome the Hindoos or any other far of
nation appears have complied with the injunction OF
a ,rite ana phy maxim. and looked al home"-or to
use figure of the good Book has sought pull the
beam out of" the eyes OF his immediate consttu-
ens The subject of his address the Laws of Ohio
in respect TO co!ored pcope-beer known the Black
Laws-which have SO long been suffered to stand as
fou! blot upon the statute books sf that State.
Alb. Eve. Jour.