Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-11-25
A IRA VBLLER's LETTER FROM CONNECTICUT

HARTroRD, NOVEMBER IL, ls4s.
waiting in this city for train Of that viii take
to Bosom, and will therefore improve my brief period Of
leisure bygvng yoir readers sketchy account Of what
have seen and hearl within the past two days.
caneto New Haven in boat called the Connecticut,
which is he only vessel OF the kind that compare
BILE facilitated atlantic. She the pretty little of
$4,000 and her ordinary speed is about twenty miles the
hour. TIE weather delightful and, though have
ed the Sound times without number before enjoyed
perfectly asa this beautiful sheet Of water fell into
conversatin, board this steamer with couple OF gentle
connected with the railroad between New York and
New Havn. They told me the would probably com
running the 18th of December when il is expected
that the TRIP from New York to Boston will be performed in
eight hours If well managed this route for winter travel
especially, ril undoubtedly be eminently popular.
The Wings Of New Haven yesterday in great glee
account of be late election and until late hour last night
manatng their glsdness by the firing of guns and
mammoth tochght procession. nhe recent contest, is
said, the Democrats strained every carry the day. but
The Wings dh their duty and successful found the
streets of New Haven partly blocked with snow, and in
formed that bout eight inches of the white element fell 10 the
ground Sunday last the Coolest nhabitant having in
formed his friends that storm of similar character had not
occurred in November for many years past In short walk
ed from bis illness. the venerable Judge DAs
erTT whose health much better the present time than
has been for year past and also met Professor
sILLnAS, who Is likewise in the enjoyment of good health
paid visit the Trumbu Gallery OF Paintings, but il,
has been frequently described that will let expressive
silence its praise" rambled through the various de-
parmen OF ,hs College, and what made my walk partcu
ay interesting the fact that piloted about by my
father, who graduated here welnigh thirty five years
ago. The vGy rooms which he occupied when boy
entirely unchanged and every and threshold, and
the very echoes Of footsteps reminded him Of the times
Of old.
The distaice from New Haven TO this city by the railroad
is irtv for miles, and is usually travelled by the railroad
trains in hour. The route is very pleasant but the hills
coered with snow, and things look rather desoae
On my trivial here, and while warming my feet, picked
up Connecticut paper, in which found the following truly
remarkable marriage announcement
"Mnrrbd, in the public highway Green Hollow, in Vo-
unowr Connecticut, Sunday, the 5th instant about
O'Clock NJ, (the rain pouring IN torrents from the Clouds
with higL winds from the soubeast,) by Elder Charles s.
Weaver while his way attend the funeral Of Mrs. Amy
L. GsIlup wife Of Benjamin Gallup I'd, Esq., of Volun-
town. who died Novembcr3 aged twenty years. Mr. John
Tanner othe former place. to Miss Mary Carter, Of Hop
knton, county Of Washington and State Of Rhode Island"
On Wednesday night last the Wings Of Hartford celebrated
the great victory by illumination, which the papers desg
as arrival Bonfres, Nominations flags, speeches.
and music combined together and the display is said
have been superb In the Of the evening repeated
cheers wee given for Hon. Truman SMITH Of the
first and most able friends Of the Prssidentelect. N
paid visit this morning TO the Hartford AthenTum,
where saw few good pictures by Cole West, Lawrence,
verne, Suy, and Trumbu and in the Of the Hsto
cal Society an old wooden chest which Brought 10 tas
country by the Pilgrims in the MayFhrer. The collection
of ancien, curioses belonging this Society quite
sve and very valuable and ought 10 be by every boj
who passes through the city of Hartford.