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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-18

from the Madison, Wis Journal, July IL
Yesterday mining, about half past one O'Clock,
Mr.. W.B. Hutchins, OF the firm OF Fuller, Hutchins
LaseiI dealers In silk goods, No 81 Liberty street.
New York, came to sudden AMI violent death BY
jumping from the fourth story front window Of the
Capital Honse uIon the stone pavement below.
Mr.. Huichins arrived In this place by the train
from Milwaukee at Ii O'Clock on Monday evening.
We learn that he exhibited symptoms Of suffering
from del-+um freDens on board OF The cars, and on
Tuesday morning he appeared somewhat irrational
and ia 4 high state Of nervous excitement. by the
advice az Mr.. Russell. the landlord Of the Capital
House, be sppled TO Dr. j. Brown for msdicai
advice ULcer the treatment Of DE-. Brown be DO
csne more quiet, ard In the afternoon and evening
spr cared quite RATIONAL up 70 IL O'Clock at nigst,
vbtr DIR. Brown left him apparently quiet, andsiJ
that he felt inclined to sleep1-Gbc Doctor pro
tosed 20 remain with him untirMosMing, DO, upon
bis urging that IL was unnecessary, ard snpposiog
from his appearance and rational Conversation that
Biz mental Was over the doctor retired,
ofererg those in the house il the patient made Any
disturbance TO send for him imne dia'ely. Mr. Rus.
sell testlfied before the jury OF uqusR, which WA
bait past one o'clock IN the morning, a. be was 70
thing 10 his ro3m, be met Mr. Hut ;hins Ia the pas
sspe with Bis coat on his arm and, on inquiry, Mr
u. inioimed rim that be va. going 70 leave. Nj.
Russo suggested that he might have been disturb
ed by the potter collecting the boots 81 dodgers 10
the pas age, and told him tina. he could sleep yo
hours yet before tie time for the catsto leave, at
which be seemed pleased, and returned to his room.
sto.y below heard . craah, and on looking out Of
bis window TO scertain tbs cause discovered some
thing lying on the walk below. He INN sdiaiely
iIfenntd porter, who went down and found Mr..
IN Nc daiely called Mr.. Russell. DR.. Brown was :.
once rent Tor, and On examination Mr.. Hntchns
was fund 70 be dead, with one aide Of bis heai
broken in BY the fan upon the pavement. Toe
following b the verdict q the Jury Of inquest viii b
was held before A. b. Braley, ESD
We the Jury. do pAy AMI lrd that W. r. IIutehlns
came 70 bis dsath fhs morning Of the 18th July,
1885, By jumping from the vino u the Capital House
Hotel In the village o. Madison Wisconsin, While Ia
stats of sheraton not inovicg ~has be I'd.
Mr.. Huschins drank no liquor after his arrival
here, ard informed Mr.. Russell that no had mot
er1 any since Monday moon. AID that be Wished
70 recover without the use Of 81 unlA,v. He bad
formerly travelled considerably throush our State
In the employ OF the firm Of Bowen McSamee, OF
New York. Several OF cur citizens were acqusin'ed
9Th him, and we are info.med ttst he hiss always
b.TLe highly respectable rpus alton NJ n man Of
~ lily and integrity. He was man Of gsntlsmln.
~ appearance and pleasing address.
The ri aims Of tie deceased ~sIe buried Last
evening. The funeral procession Was syery large
ore, and composed Of sine Of our bes. citizens.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-18
The Fine Arts In the Unlted states.
70 THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.


Ihave read your article Of June 10, proposing q
bition and sale Of works OF art. beg TO express
my qualification, and my hope that you viii give
this subject steady advocacy, such as seems
sary for measure thst require the co operation OF
many persons. [ Ike the plan Of joint stock com.
papy, and hope it Is intended that 1t shall he
prtiable to the stockholders. II this b. the plan,
and II can be started, II win como to something
strong. IL cot refined.
Allow me to state III II interested myself some 20
years pgo in relation 70 the means by which art may
be sustained in this c5u airy. Ia Lordon, with q
POI ulatIon Of q million and q half, and o superb
exhibition, The Roysl Acsdemys receipts were
e., 500. In Bostop, with population at that time
OF 60 co., the AthePaums receipts were So 600, for
an exhibition Of very humble merits The people
gene rally 10 this country, go TO exhibitions. II they
s sssis . paint s SI s anS % sna G
OF exhibitions, by which their works shsuid be
exhibited throughout the Union.
But capital is required for that ard artists ssy
customers and got local fame, and would be more
pcion into Sotice. 10 state tie case tSe other end
foremost MEN who have capital or the expe station
attention 10 speculation, IN which their capital will
ensbe them 70 make morey faster than they can do
Il by their Individually labor. Hence It IL proper
that joint stock ccmpsny Of outsiders sh5ud be
be Invited to take hold and do what their business
habits viii erabe them 10 do better than artisA.
But While wish II to he Q matter OF profit TO
these who invest money, hope that the spirit Of
cheap tepsr. houses, or bsld dusty railroads. or do
any other shabby work. A iibirA hazard IL what
Is wanted what's done khouid DO done on fb-rai
scale, that shall merit the public admiration, vhs
Their IL gets II or not.
If the business Of exhibiting and Ailng works OF
art be carried On - you propose, with advances Of
quarter tftber value, believe II will bs rs pro-
the foundation Of tasts, II not . developed TASTE
and they win buy ard psy for seeing, - soon a.
they have acquired perception Of the agreeable
Qualities Of such works. But ! suppose that the
nan who will dominance win not wait for the
certainty Of seven per cent and tee chsncs Ct ten
TINES a. much. AN Artist.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-18

Tue Srorx ExPEDrrroH.-The steamer Cataract
kft tb port yessday Afternoon for Fort I<svsn worth
having on hoard the following officers General W.
Harvey, L. 8. A., Commander Of the Sioux Fxpsdibon
sistant Adj utsnt General Captain Van yet Aslstant
on srernastsr; Lieut. Hudson, Aid 20 camp; Captaia
Heth, 10th Infantry; lieut. Balch, ordnsac Depart
yenworth, and thence, with all due erp<dit6p, 20 the
plains. Is presumed from the pre,.nt condition q
sdairs In that quarter, that matter OF sma momsn.
Win le permitted 20 delay the progrsss Of the tvoops
and that the Sioux IndiArs be found tbsy VII be
ebasstd into proper rtsp<ct fer the people Of the
Jfits9 stAtts sthng short .. thls VIII DO And though
the sxptditioe u sornsvbat late I, moving hsF6 no
doubt that Genera, Bsrnsy VII strife <rrcr lato the
sEtmy vhsrsvse be nay meat ttscs.&. Ecrts 1ep-'si
en-, JAY ID
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-18

tearing down the only really cred1taoie part OF the
stucco plssterer ike The charity thai coyc,s mutt
tude Of sins, form convenient Coax for the detects
and imF e. fections thst lie hidden beneath. d.
not wish 20 impute Intentional neglect TO builders
he wofk that has fallen under my EXAMINATION
would almost warrant that c,ncusio1. could
p01t out many blocks Of houses OF handsome
external appearance, situated in some Of the most
faeb,onsble localities In this city which ore unsafe
from their found atoms TO their roofs Or modern
dwellings seem in fact, built entiely for show, aud
not for stability. The consequences IL, tina. when
fire usches them their immediate d:stru zion Is
certain.
Having pointed out the defects Of construction
which appear TO me (, be the INN sdiate cause Of
most Of The fires which take place in QUE city, II Will
now be expected that should suggest remedies for
them. As have before stated, Il is ussess TO
appeal 70 tie good fee ing honesty Of any Of the
pait.ea whose Interests are bound up with the
present building system. The cure must come
from the Legislature or the municipal ausho-
rites themselves. Il seems 70 me that Law or
ordinance should be passed, in losing 6ne 90 i'm
prffcnment on builders, or parsons authorizing the
erection Of buildings With walls les than sixteen
instes or fues lass than eight or twelve inches 10
thickness. In all cases there should be patty wall
with besms CT sufficient strength to guarantee the
safety Of the edifice. would also make IL penal
70 place any wood work within distance less than
twenty inches OF the chimney or furnace huss To
csny our these regulations, certain number q
competent persons, Experienced mas ms aad car
penteis should DO appointed, a. In London and
Puis 70 pspt CT oil new buildings, and to report Ill
miraculous Of the Law TO the proper authorities.
In order 10 illustrate the necessity of the adoption
OF some such arrangements a. those which pro
pose,I will just mention case In which wa
pers. nsliy concerned. A short time since, Judge
Eorris, Of the Supreme Court, requested ms
70 examine q house he had jest hired, mo. II
Fast Thirty third street, one Of block Of sever
dwelllrpp, owned by Vim. b. Aston, Esq. called
In, to rsht me, Mr.. John A. Gre gier ons OF the ex
p,riercei s@htAnt engineers Of the Fire Derar.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-30
.mEn1cAx PnOGnEss.

The United States Magazine gives some valuable information derived from the cess- sus reports. MT. De Bow, in his compen- dium, states the areasof the United S,aiss U be 2,936, ,I66 square miles Tho area Of Russia n Europe, Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, Spain, Turkey. Sweden and Norway. and tweuiy-six other European states. is only 3.sll.594 square miles.- The Uniaed States is eqaal in extent to the Roman empire. or that Of Alexander. neither of which is said tohavs exceeded 3.o00, 500 square miles.
 There were in the United States in 1850, 967, ,7l9 persons born in Ireland, 5S3. .774 in Germany and Prussia, and 278,675 in Eng land. The foreign born were aboat one eighth as numerous as the native white population. The occupations of the male populatiop, over ten years of age, inclsdiag free colofed persons, was ascertained to be,
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-30
uov. HUNTS u.Ea-rEn.

s...E se.tss .sE
 The ". Y. Commercial Adperiiscr of the l5th inst. contains an able letter from Gov. Hunt. on she proposed :. fusion of the Whig party with the Republicans" He pays . just tribute to sl,e yalse of Whig principles, which. .scoma what may ~he will aos dis own" and is opposed ,os the dissolution of the Whig party. He questions the proprie,y of forming n northern party oa sectional grounds. and expresses his conviction :. that If the tine eyer comes when ffaseraal kind- ness and sympathy between the States shall he ex.ingaished in the popular breast, and when the sectional animosity which is avowed in some quarters shall become com mon sentiments of che Amesicsa people, the Union will be no longer worth preserv- ing. He Is onal.srably opposed to the in srodactinn of slavery into free aerrisory {; hut thinks osr political action should he direr,ed to the subjects ovcr which We have some control, inslead of wasting our energies on aaesiioas which ,l,s Coastitu. ton of the country has placed beyond oar reach" ]" He considers the viotasioa of the Missouri compact sseat wsorg -ss ,,ss work of political demagosaes, aided by . fai,hiesa Administration" hut does not think tho formation of secular party tls best meshpd of gssaiDg right.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-30
TORNADO.

"A correspondent in Sharon, informs us sshat during the shower of Thursday after 'uoon, a tornado of considerable magnitude, from ten to fifty rods in breadth, passed through the north part of Ellsworth in a snor.l,-easterly direction, wostrating almos. 4every thing which stood in its course.- Trees of large size wereuprooted and carri- .ed high:in the air, while others of equal size were twisted from their trunks from -one foot tolthirty fleet from the ground and scattered in a promiscuoas mass of ruins. Farms fared badly rail fences were hurled in every direction. Hay la heapsin mead- -ows, oassiia the swa,h and in the shock were scattered broadcast like chaif' before the winds. Apple aeesofconsideraiile size were taken up root and branch and carried some distance from their place of standing. Some cornfelds were much injured by be- ing prostrascd, and much of it twisted from the root.nnd scattered.
 While it passed the immediate neiglbor- hood of our correspondent, it was attended with most terrific roar, and dark dense fog aboutthirty feet high. while above i. the air was literally filled with the foliage which had been stripped from the pros,fate erees-which rendered the whole occurrence fearfally grand and majestic. lt,l,en passed on in discourse until i, seemingly spent its fury on a high mountain on the west bank of the Housatofic, near West Cornwall.-- Fortunately no buildings stood in its wake except a small barn, which was blown down.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-30

There are in tiie United States 3s, ,is3 chorches, with an average capacity of sc- commodating 376 persons; total capacity, H,3GO,0ss. charch property is valued at S89, 9,9S3 .025. The Methodis,s and Psesby-l terisns have theiargest amount of property i; the Baptist and Episcopal churches are next The Catholics, though they have bu, one-eleventh as many churches as the .Methodists, have more than half as mucL caarch property.
 The aggregate of persons over twenty years of age, unable to read and write, was I .053 ,420. Of these, by far the larger proportion were of foreign birth, so that in nearly all the states containing noticeable proportion offorsign population, the ilIi.eratel of this class considerably outnumber those of the.native. Thus, in New \ York, We find 30, ,670 natives, and 6s. .052 foreign iiiterate. In Massachusetts, I,S6l native, agains, o6,4si foreign, and so ca.
 Virginia contains the largest number of native .iIliterate--57 ,3S3; next is Nortl, Carolina, which numbers s0,083 of this class. New England greatly sa1'asses every other section of the Union in the efficiency of her school system, and only in every 4o9 ot Ter native inhabitants is unable to read and write. In the south and southwest thc number is l in le, in the territories, in 6, the slayeholding, in 4o. in the whole Union, in about 9,
 Newspapers first originated in Italy du- ring the sixteenth century. The first in England appeared under Queen Elizabeth, at the time of the Spanish Armada. It was entitled the .. English Mercurie," and printed at London by her highness' printer. i5ss. Periodical papers were first used during the civil wars of the commonwealth. The earliest newspaper in North America wasthe "Boston News letter, v issued Al pril 2i, l704. In l720, there were but seven newspapers in the American colonies. In t175, there were ihirty-fve, seven of which were in Massachusetts, and nine in Penn. The census of Isa0 gave l.G3l as che number of newspapers and periodicals pub Iished in the United States. In 1850, the number was 2,526.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-30
rnE NkcessrrY .lIr UsioIs

5A n
 On tIis subject so important'to the cause of freedom at The present time, the Couranf says it now appears to be the greatohject of the fssemen Of tie country to stop the pro gress of slavery and confne itwiihin the limits assigned to | in IsaO.% The re-esta- ,bIishment of the line of the Missouri Com promise is the issue before the public miad i; the great stake of fhe race Of 1856. That line was established by the South tlem- selves and acquiesced in by the free States as she means of,quieting the agitation upon the sunjec. of slavery. Wicked men from the North have united with the South to TecOmmence that agitation, and, by re- peal of that compromise, to open important territories to slavery It must be now the object of all men who value free. -dom 10 restore Ais line of compromise.
 TO accomplish this object. there must he mo division Of the friends of freedom. either now or in 1856, There.m must be no running of separate candidates by the opponents of slavery. Union is the great object now to 'be obtained. Consolidation of opposite in eterests is the great duty. There must be, for the coming two years, but one, great, all-absoibing 'issue-.tha, of FREEDOM. Eve ry thing else fades away in comparison. The time may come, hereafter, when the establishment of other principles and the. acquisition of other objects, can be the is- sue in. political contests. BnttheTe is only .one of importance for tI'eyears of '55 and '56. lfthefriends of Freedom are not will. ing to set aside every other topic-to post fpone every other issue-to act unitedly on this single subject-a Pro-Slayery Presi. 'dent will he 'chosen in 1856. and the time never again arrive whon the extension of slavery can beichscked. UNION should be ,thc motto of all.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-30

TRE Doc LAW which was passed at the last session of our Legislature, is. now about to go into effect, and those of our townsmen who have valuable dogs which they wish to preserve, will do well to take heed to it's provisions. Unless dog is registered and numbered in the town clerks office before the lst of September, Saturday nex,.) i, is right and lawful for any person to kill the dog, if found going at large and it is the duty of sheriffs and constables to cause them to be destroyed The collar with the owners name or the registered number, is the only protection the most valuable or ,he most worthless dog can have. As case in point, indicating that the destructive part of the law will be re- lenslessly enforced, the Hartford Courant relates the experience of a gentleman in that city. His little boy, some five or six years old, was playing in the yard in front of his fatter's house, day or two ago, inside the enclosure, when a strange dog ran in, evidently wearied and almost ex- hausted. The boy, with the kindly instincts of child, commenced caressing. batting and soothing the wearied animal, and was engaged in that dangerous business when the hired man came along, who not liking the appearance of the dog, got bucket of water and offered some to the dog; instantly he was violently convalsed, snapped at the boy, gave all the signs of hydrophoba, and was fe!led to the earth just in time to save the lives of the child and man. How many dogs lives may an innocent child's be con sidered worths Let any parent answer the question.
 Speaking of dogs, correspondent of the Courant says that the following sentence was omitted in the publication of the Law ;
 "Any person whose patience is exhausted may remove the bark of dog by adminis- ter;ng from two to four grains of strychine, made into as many pills, with the addition of very little -four paste, inclosed in fine cut odoriferous leaa meat"
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-30

A Chance for Caitie- Buyers.--A resident of Nicholas, Va, writes as follows:
 g. Cattle are quite abundant throughout this section; that is, stock cattle. In the immediate vicinity none are fattened for the market, though frequently kept till four years old; and Ithink, from your accounts of the beef market in New York, droves nigh, be collected in Nicholas County that would pass the inspection of your beef critic much better than some that come under his notice. A small drove passed up the river, of ordinary fotr-year-olds, bought in Brax,on County. at S25 each. Iihink stock raisers in parts where cattle are scarce might do well to visit Braxton and Nicholas counties"
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-30
The Yellow Fever.

This terrible scouree is raging fearfuily in Norfolk and Portsmouth and at New Orleans In Portsmouth the deaths average eight per day in population of about 2oo0 souls. The accounts from Norfolk are very distressing; thirty new cases were reported on Thursday. Contributions in aid of the sufferers come in from all quarters; S6ooo have been raised at Baltimore. The New York Corn Exchange has forwarded 5000; Sloeo has been sent from Philadelphia The Norfolk papers state that the fever is attacking the better class of citizens. There is no waat of money and provisions, though there is deplorable deficiency of nurses and attendants, which money cannot all ways procure.
 Tie Norfolk Argus of Saturday, says: 1: " It is indeed a sad and gloomy time in our loved and devoted city and how much the calamitoas visitation is iacreased in its in- iensity, by the iuconsiderate flight and ab. sence of religious friends, and the depriva- ton of their consolatory instructions and prayers in the room where death claims and seizes his victims, we leave to the iuagina- ton of the panic-stricken Christian pro- iessors. who have sought more salubrious climate and less dangerous location. 0f the foas or five members of the clergy who have hurried of, it may not become us to speak now. They know their duty. Per haps ,his is not the time to indulge in vi- tuperation; for although the disease is not as bad as reported, Gods chasteniag hand is upon us."
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-30
NEW YonI1 connrsroyDEN,r.

New YORK, August 2Jih, 1855.
 Rachel. the long expected. has made her cnire into this empty cRy. It was bad time tn try to get up an enthusiasm as The docks, and d was not tried oa. But some ardent admirers had chartered steamboat 10 take them down the bay and meet the steamer which bore the tFeasare. They were abundautiy provided with the materials for a jollifcation and were quite discom6,ed when the steamer came in ahead of their calculations, leaving them high aad dsy on shore. Great Rachel is here! The news papers have ,eemed with her life and her praises, and if she fails to create sensa- ton aud fortune, u will not De because the circumstances of her debut in America has not been propi.ious. From all that we hear of her life and character. We should judge si.at she has seen enough of the rough side of ,ha world to prepare her fot almost any trial. enough of prosperity to make her both vain aud avasicioas, and that she has preserved as good n expectation as could be -xpecsei of a handsome F,enchwoman in her position. Pretty soon We shall see for ourselves how far New York is FreacLified Almost every one in business. especially of the ,ising generation, has a liule smatteIing of Fiench. anu there are a grea, many ~ko not ouiy read the language ilurntly ta, are accustomed to use 1t in common canyes- sation. When kossaih first came 10 Ane- sica it was sometime before his name was properly pronounced by the uninlorned nil- lion Every man had his own version q il. But New Workers will be exprcted 10 pro nosnce Rachel correctly aud not as though they were talking about Lahan's daagh,sr, Leal.'s sister. and Jscob's hard , ob.ained spouse. but IS though the name was spell Ra.skei. accenting the lass syllable. That name will be Shihbolelh of gentilisy for some time 10 come.
 Flour is cheap in the country; so we hear. But it does not seem to make any
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-30

RArfLEsNAKEs.-0ne was seen lately near New Haven. A woman killed one rattles. A large one was killed in Plain- field two weeks since. It was found by some boys who were after berries, when it sprang at one of them and fastened its fang in his boot; and while thus fastened it was attacked and dispatched. Another one five feet three inches long and having IS rattles was caught lately near South KiIlingiy, and was exhibited in that place last Saturday by it's captor.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-30
IY on Moaday las,, saYs ,he Waterhury

fB- On Monday last, says The Waterbury American, Chaules Townsend, ,Jr. of Middle bury, aa active. energetic lad of f7. while amusing himself with some compauions. in attempting to balance on one foot on the stump of n dead peach tree. slipped and fell upon the top of tie trunk with such violence as to cause an internal rupture which re- suited ia hts death in thiriy hours. after the accident. The stamp was about five feet in height, and two inches in diameter where Il had heen sawed ef. Bays should be warned hy .his sad casualty not 10 indulge n dangerous sports.