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George Scott, OF Columbia county. having
received the highest number of votes was de-
clared the nominee Of the convention Tor "a
nal Commissioner.
The convention then proceeded TO ballot
for Auditor General.
The fourth ballot resulted as follows:
Jacob Frv received TS votes.
Murray sug y Wholon. :" 81
Jacob Fry Jr., Of Montgomery county,
having received the highest number of votes,
was declared by the President the nominee
Of the convention for Auditor General.
Nominations for Surveyor General being
made, the convention proceeded to ballot.
On fourth ballot the following was the
result:
Timothy Ives. received 60 votes.
William r. Alexander, I" 40 '
Isaac w. Moore,
Philip johnson,
VIM. s. Garvin,
Timothy Ives. of Potter county. having re-
ceived majority of tie votes poled, was de-
clared the nominee Of the convention for
Surveyor General.
Mr. Reilly offered the following resolution,
which was read and unanimously adopted
Resolred. That the nomination OF George
Scott of Columbia county, MS the Democratic
candidate for the Office ol Canal Commission
er; that Of Jacob Fry, ir., Of Montgomery
county, for the Office of Auditor General f;
and that of Timothy Ives, Of Potter county,
for the Office Of Surveyor General, he and the
same are hereby unanimously ratified and
confirmed by this convention that we conf
IDENTIFY present these gentlemen to the people
Of the state as candidates in every way wor-
thy Of their confidence aud pport-knowiug
them. as we do. TO be men of tried integrity,
faithful in their devotion to Democratic prin.
cipes, and well qualified to discharge the
| duties Of the several Offices for which they
have been nominated
Mr.. Reynolds moved that the President
have power to appoint the State Central
| Committee, after the convention has djotrn-
ed; which was adopted.
A this stage Of the proceedings, Mr. Bid.
die read a telegIaphic dispatch from Hon.
John r. Thompson, Of New Jersey, that the
! Democratic members of tho New Jersey Leg.
slature had unanimously passed a resolution
| declaring the Hon. James Buchanan Their
choice for the Presidency. The reading OF
! the dispatch was received with great ap.
| piause.
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New Advertisements.
Justice OfiIlc Peace.

To the Electors Of the Borough Of Sunbury.
BY the request of my friends have consented
to be Candidate for the Office Of
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
al the ensuing election. Should i, he your plea.
sure to elect me shall endeavor TO discharge the
duties Of the Office with fidelity and impartiality.
EDWARD G. MARLEY.
Sunbnry, March IS, 1856.
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are respectfully requested Ia come forward an,
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some 21,GOO Volumes Of Law, Medical, Reii,
gous Scientific, Blank, Musical, School and
Miscellaneous B ooks.
Also, 90 RcaUs of letter paper and lot o.
wall paper, steel pens, waters, &c.
will dispose OF the whole stock at public saiC
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commencing on Monday the 7ih DAY of Aprl
1855 at O'Clock, p NJ and continuing, every
afternoon and evening until the whole stock i.
sold.
WM. MCCARTHY.
Per JOS. II. MCCARTHY.
Sunbury, March l5. lS56.--;t
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EosERr ScHUYLEE.--It wss stated some
time since that this noted New York inan-
sier had died n"Ir Florence. but German
resident Of Wilmington Y. C., informs the
Gonnsrrial Of that town that he has lately
received papers from Germany which state
positively that hs is now living in the little
toSn Of Brugge in tho pEincipaity Of Rudel-
ssadt, Germany
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A Connecticut paper says that there are
~ churches, in q certain county in that State
without ministers. the preachers having gone
into the Kansas land speculation.
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The St. Louis papers say the damage by
the ice at that port amounts TO Si00,0s0.
Immense quantities Of game are now re.
ceived in New York from the west
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Wm. Holiday. printer, formerly Presi-
dent of the Baltimore Typographical Society,
died in that city on Sunday aged 40.
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NOTICE.

The facts above get forth are not true. hold
the notes for the payment Of debts due by ii .
firm, and if owe them any thing am able and
willing to pay.
J. 3. MASSER.
March Is, lS56.-3t.
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NOTICE.

A IL persons are hereby cautioned not to pur.
4 4 chase or receive from any person or persons
except the undersigned any n",e or notes ofany
description, drawn by the Philadelphia and Sun
bury Rail Road Company in favor Of Bowen,
Martz & Mosser; and they are particularly eau.
toned no, to purchase or receive from any per-
son or persons, other than the undersigned either
of the two following notes, alleged to have been
drawn bv said Rail Road Company in favor Of
Bowen. Maru & Masser. one dated February
18th, 1856 at 4 months tor S634 SO, and the
other dated February 10th, 1856. at 5 months,
for 1894 80. The whole indeh, ednees Of the
said Company 10 the said Bowen, Mar,z & Mas
ser, is due and belongs 10 the undersigned, and
no other person has eny rish, TO receivo. negc.
tiaie or assign the same or any part thereof.
JOHN BOWEN.
WILLIAM K. MARTZ.
Sunbury, March Is, 1856:
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List Of Causes.

RirOR ria! in the Court Of Common rlca
4 Of Northumberland County, at ApnJ !
\. D., 1856.
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The CONVENTION then adjoured until 10.
morrow at 10 o'clock.
The resolutions have been crowded out
they viii! appear next week
The convention then proceeded to ballot
for Canal Commissioner, with the following
result
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iD'o'''~ 49, N'IN' W -NNpIbSSl, VI L
phia county.
" 2d--Pierce Butler Philada. City.
I'D Edward Wartman, Phila. county.
d" 4th--Wlliam II. Witte, do. do
d" 5th--John McNair, Montgomery CO.
:" Gth--John II. Brintou. Chester co.
ith---Dayid Laury. Leb.h county.
:" eth-CharloS Kessler. Berks county.
Z" 9th--James Patterson, Lancaster co
" lCth-lsaoc Slenkcr, Union county.
lith-Francis W. Hughes, Schuylkill
county.
" l2th-'Thomas Osterhout, Wyoming CO.
" l3th--Ab braham Edinepr, Monroe co.
" ltth--Rcnben WILDER, Bradford co.
" l5th-George A. Crawford, Clinton co
" lCtb-James Black Perry county.
" 1Ith-ll. j. Stable, Adams county.
" lSth-John D. Roddy, Somerset co.
1Sth--Jacob Turner, lIestmoreland co.
" 20th-J. 4. j. buchanan, Greene co.
2lst-lPm. Wilkins, Allegheny county.
22d-James C. Campbell, Butler co.
" 23d-Thomas Cunningham, Beaver co.
24th-John keatly, Clarion county.
" 25th--Nincent Phelps, Crawford co,
Delegates at Large.
Arnold PIumer, Yenaugo; Henry n. Fos-
ter, Festmoreland David Il. Porter Dau-
phin; James l.. Reynolds, Lancaster
District Delegates.
District lst--Edward G. HtLb, John Nc.
Carthy.
4" 2d--James G. Yaadyke, Chambers
McKibben.
Srd--Juhn Robins, .ir, Charles "
Carrigan.
" 4th--Joscph Lippcuco,t, John C
Brtrner.
Eth-0D Iy,.- 7
6th--Joh Rutter, Chester; Charles
Man!ey, Delaware.
1th-John D. Stiles, Ed. Nicholson
sth--J. Clancy Jones, p. X. Miller
9ih-ll. 3. Swarr, Joseph b. Baker
l0th--John IVeidman, j. NJ. Kreiter
llth-- lYm. J.. Dewart, c. NJ. Straub
I2th-.Il b. riright, j, q. Montgomery
i3th-John n. Hutchinson, II. il
lIth-V. 4. PiolIet, C. l.. Yard
l5th-lY +. Packer. John A. Morrison
i6th-llenry Welsh, John Stuart
lIth--A. p. Lusk, John Cessna.
loth--John Z. Everhart, Richarc
White.
i9th--Jacob Forney, Alex. Mckinney
20th-JOhn \. Dawson, lVm. Hopkins
2lst-kndrew Durke, Chas. Barnett
22nd--Saml ". Black, Jas A. Gibson
! 23rd-M. C. Trout. John n. McGufin
24th--J. l.. Gillis. Il. Y. james
2jth-J. Porter Brawley, W. Laird
The Convention then adjoured until 10
morrow at 10 o'clock.
The resolutions have been crowded out
they vii! appear next week.
The convention then proceeded to balIo
Tor Canal Commissioner, with the following
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SmEF!rl's Nrvfrr. !
Suubury, M"gcl. -, 1856. !
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rrolh, no!aiy's Office. I
Sunb.ry. March IS, lS56.-I
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-02-09

SUICIDE BY SWALLOWING A RED IIoT Po.
KEH-On Sunday evening, the 23d of De
Ccmbcr, at 10 o'clock, a man in the prime Of
life, but whose appearance bc,okcncd power.
ty and misery, entered the Grantham Arms,
Dyer street, Leeds and having called for
pipe, sat down modify by the fire. Two
or three persons were sittln in the room,
but the stranger was not heard to say Il
word. After sitting thus for ten minutes,
the man put poker into the fire, and whtn
it had become red hot took it out, and
knocked it against the floor to remove any
eXcrcsccncc on it. lie then deliberately put
the rcd.hot end Of the poker down his
throat. The persons present caught hold OF
him, and having removed the poker from
his possession, bathcd his mouth with warm
water. The man was ultimately removed to
the Mcndicity Office, where every attention
was shown him; and, in answer to inquiries
as to the cause Of the rash act, he only re.
pied that it was very foolish act, and he
did not know what he was doing. His
tongue, throat and under lip were much
burnt, from the effects of which he died last
Friday, The only information that can be
gained about the deceased is, that his name
is .homas Barker, and that he came from
Bolton, in Lancashire.
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WALKING LEAVES OF Acknowledgements
every body has heard of the wonderful
walking leaves Of Australia. For n long
time after the discovery Of that island many
people really believed that the leaves Of a
certain tree which ilouriShc, there could
walk about the ground. The story arose in
this way: Some English sailors landed upon
the coast one day, and after roaming until
they were tired. they sat down und.r a tree
to rest themselves. A puff of wind came
along and blew off shower of leaves, which
after turning over and over in the air, as
leaves generally do, rested on the ground
As It was midsummer, and everything ap.
pchrcd quite green, the circumstance puzzled
the sailors considerably. But their surprise
was much greater as you may well sup.
pose, when after short time, they saw the
leaves crawling along the ground toward the
trunk OF the tree They ran at once to
their vessel without stopping to cxami e
into the matter at all, and set sail from the
land where everything seemed bcwi,chcd.
One OF the men said that he expected eve.
~ moment TO see the trees set to and dance
ajg.' Subsequent explorations of Austria.
liza have taught us that these walking leaves
are insects They live upon the trees
Their bodies are thin and fat, their wings
forming large, cat.likc organs. When they
are disturbed their legs are folded away un-
der their bodies leaving the shape exactly
like leaf, with its stem and all complete.
They are OF bright green color in the sum.
mcr, but they gradually change in the fall,
with the leaves, to the brown of forest
vegetation When shaken ircm the tree,
they lie for few minutes as though they
we're dead, but presently they begin to crawl
along toward the tree, which they ascend
again. They rarely use their wings, altho'
they are pretty well supplied in this respect.
-LiLi INNstrated.
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no" IL, London Daily News.
British View Of the Contest for speaker.
ship IN the Hone Of Representatives.

Inc obstinate contest IS good sign tho
prosperous cohH't'on ol the J"lted States,
Do'h )" thc'r ioreisn and domestic relations.
D!d an enemy STAND at Their gates, were a
commercial cf',i' impending, were a scryl.e
war raging IN ''s Sol'Hcrn states, the cleo
Uoh oil >peaAer "oH. not b. spun out to
S"cn Igang'h. Al other consultations
W'n'd he huns TO the winds, IN order that
congress Ih'Iht proceed W'th'l! Gcay 10
concert measures l"r ayerins the danger.
hut 'ne ChIted states have peace within
t'ic'I "oluers bhI beNGh' them IN an.
t.'''I" 'o'''' ~ 't',' 'N'e"''' { ar" IilH'y
P''P'" 'e''''''', WIN Il" a''!'e "t'd oi to,
,''''''' ''N' "" F'', '","' LOT th'G>a""
',oi m,,,3 VI, I'F,'", "''.' '.''t u'.! can com,
''''"' ''',' ""'' ~ "''P'""'h 10 c'l'
"'o'' ana u"'ea' '"'y ioice quarrel on
,''''' I''e'-" nh"o"' no people nave any
.t',ns - s"." "y y 't."cNif 'hem. Inc annu'
d "'I',''S'o o' '"e'r 'epreHshtat'rs are de
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-02-09

TIE lcE ASo THE SNow.-"You are whito
as sheet, and cold Us marble" said the leo
to the SnJw. "You are falling. are you
faint ?"
"My fall is noisclcsr, as nv fakes aro
harmless" replied the snow
81 think you lack frmuess," rcioincd ,hs
Ice ana more solIdlty OF character would rem.
Uef you less the sport of wintry winds"
we have more to fear from the sun than
from the Snow.
81 should pity your weakness on the ap.
proach oi such foe. said the Ice.
- shall commend myself 10 his mercy bv
my whItenes> and purity" said the Snow
u shall resist his power, by nay hardness
and ilTmncSs,' observed the fee.
The Sun now poured down his rays upon
our two cold friends. The Snow began 10
weep, and the Ice to melt "Whcre's your
VIII tencs' and purity now:' asked the dis.
solving Ice.
"And where's frnness and hardness:"
cnqnired the Snow.
I'VE are returning 10 water from whence
we came, as man re1urns 10 dust" reioincd
the Ice
I'VE arc returning 10 water from whence
Wo came as man returns to dust" ,cjo!ncd
the Snow.
"ltis not death, hut change" observed Tho
Snow.
"By this change We are 1ccom,ning one"
responded the Ice
and seeking the loves! places, replied
the Snow.
We can not ascend to heaven" replied
the Ice; whereas we never could, while |
retained my boastcd hardness, and you your
vaun,cd whiien.ss."
MoEAL-On this side Of the grave we re.
gard death as an enemy, as in the foregoing
Fable, the Ice and Snow viewed the Sun
Death destroys not the man, but his depend.
encc on himself The Fable likewise teachc,
that innocence and beauty cannot bribc, nor
drmncSs and strength resist, death.
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Willow CULTURE. Why cannot the cul.
ture Of the willow, be most successfully in.
Toduccd on our Ud prairie soils? Mr..
ErastUs Parker, we learn from the " T.
Farmer, has plantation IN the East, of four
acres on the bank of a small stream. One
eighth Of this was planted two years ago
last spring, and has produced three crops,
growing SIX and halt feet high; and yield
ing at the rate Of three tons per acre. Two
acres, which were planted year ago, Welded
the past year ton and a half to the acre.
The remaining nearly two acres which were
planted last spring produced growth Of
about three or four feet, which were used as
cuttings for planting ont.
The iolcCt market price Of willow Hotr, is
$3.50 ton, and the whole cost of cutlya.
ton, including gathering, pccling, and bund.
ling for market, is not more than $40 per
ton; and by tie aid OF pccling machine it
can be done for less. IN TACT after the first
planting, an acre of willow can he produced
with very nearly the expense Of an acre Of
corn; while the profits are tcn.tOld greater
We repeat the question with which wr be-
gun this article, why cannot the culture Of
the willow be prohtabIy introduced on our
rich and moist prairie soils?
The importation Of baskct-willow amounts
to about 10000 annually. 1t sells at
from two to seven cents a pound. 1t is put
up in bundles in Europe, of about thirty
pounds each, in the proportion Of about two
thirds small to onc.third large. Eight or
ten houses in New York do all the business
American willow is used to some extent.
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RoCND AND LoNG HEADS Prof Rctzius.
Of Stockholm, in Sweden, denies that HIGH
skulls bctoken high intellect, it being sun.
posed by many that they do. lie had visited
the Schoolsin England and Sweden and could
not lind one person in hundred tha, did
not possess the elongated skull and promi
ncnt occiput. In Sweden there are persons
who have short high heads, but they do no.
resemble the real SwcdcS, and are allied to
the Laps or Fins. lie asserts that if Sclayo.
mans belong to the Caucasian race, as is 20.
ncrally asserted by phrcnoiogists, anatomy is
no use 10 cthuotogtSts,- The Poles and
Bohcmians belong to the round headed ma.
tons, and have produced many emincn:
men.
The Anglo Saxons have long skulls, so had
the ancient CcltS the modern natives Of Ire.
land have round heads, unlike the ancient
Celtic skulls. The old Romans had long
high skulls, The skulls ofthe ancient Mex.
ems arc of the Mongo'ian type. The Indi.
ans on the western part Of our continent
have short heads; those on the eastern mart
have long heads Scientific Ameyicaa
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i0wA-Rrsn FOR LANDS Ten. Van Ant.
werp writes as follows from Fort Dodge, I'm.
der date Of Jan. llth:
leather here for the last few DAYS cold.
er than evcr-in fact iutocrable! Read.
and judge for yourself
Thermometer at daylight on TUESDAY the
ON, 81 degrees below zero; and at o'clock
T. NJ, win the sun shining bright, % de.
gree' be.o" On yesterday, the 9Th, SO
degrees below at daylight and tli, morning
20 degrees below. It exceeds in bitterness
any hing have ever before experienced.
And yet with such temperature the Land
Once door is bcscigcd from daylight Gite.
rally tru') by m.n who stand there until i,
u Gpehci, at the regular hour, in order to
CAIN preference IN entering lands--rush.
i'g ana scram0lng in, when the hour comes
as Il Their very salvation depended upon it.
s,lch has been the case every morning since
Monday last, who We oga,n spnncd tho olBco
Tor business. Last night a party Of two or
three took their stand at the door Of tho
Register, at ten o'clock, ana remained ther,
all night long
The door is just now orcned. and the
crowd, as usual, rusAcs in, laundering like
an avalanche
You will hardly credit al this, and vet, I
repeat it is literally true"
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VINO Blue BEARD wAs.-Thc original
Blue Beard was Giles de Luvcl, Lord of
Raz who was made Marshal of France in
the rcigns of Charles VI. and VII, distin.
guished himself by his scouragc against the
English when they Invaded France. The
services that he rendered his country might
have immortaiacd his name, had he not for.
eyer blot,ed his glory by murders, impieties
and debauchericS. Mczoray says that he
encouraged and maintaincd sorccrcrs to dis
cover hidden treasures. aud corrupted young
persons of both sexes, that he might attach
them to him, and afterwards killed them for
the sake of their blood for charms and in.
carnations. At length, for some State
crimes against the Duke Of Brittany, he
was sentenced to be burned alive in field at
Nantez, in l4i3.
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A TEXAN GopDEss DiANA.--Within few
miles of Austin, there lives lady whose
accomplishments for the ball or drawing
room, if cquallcd are not surpassed by any
in the State This lady has. in the last
eight months, killed three bears, two of
enormous size, several deer. and consdcra.
bic small game. She has, moreover, in her
possession, a powerful stallion of the Mus.
tang breed, which she caught with the "las
so" on the prairie, and ''brokc in" herself
She will follow the mountain or "muc ear.
ed" rabbits over places which have caused
the heart Of many an old hunter TO quail.
She has frequently been known, when fol-.
lowing q wounded deer, to plunge into the
river and continue the pursuit,
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Extract from the journal of n school-mas.
ter, published in Vermont paper:
MondHy-W,ut TO board at Mr.. R-'s.
Had baked soos for dinner Supposefrom
lis size, and thickness Of the skin, with
other venerable appearances. to have been
one Of the first settlers in Vermont. Made a
slight impress sion on the pairiarch's breast
Supper-Co.d goose and potatoes. Fami.
ly consisting Of the husband, gude.wile
daughter Pcgg, four boys, Pompey the dog
ana brace OF cats. Fire built in the
square room 8 o'clock and a pile Of wood Law
by the fireplace. Saw Peggy scratch her
fingers aud couldn't take the hint Eel,
squemsh about the stomach, and talked
about going to bed. Peggy looked sullen,
and put out the fire in the square room.
Went to bed and dreamed Of having eaten
stone wall
Tucsday-Cold ganlcr for breakfast,
swamp tea, and some nut-cakcs, the latter
some consolation.
Dinncr-The legs, &C., Of the g.nlcr,
done up warm one nearly done up.
Supper-The othcrlcg, &c, cold Went
to bed as Peggy was carrying in the fire to
the square room. Dreamed was a mud.
turtle and got on my back and could not get
back again.
"Wednesday gandcr for breakfast.
CompIaiacd Of sickness aud could cat no.
thing.
Wings, Sc, Of the gandcr,
warmed up. Dad my bcstto destroy them
for fear they should be left to supper; did
not succeed. Dreaded supper al! the after,
noon.
Suppcr-IIot johnny.cnics. Felt re.
lieved. Thought had 20, clear Of the gan.
der and went to bed for good nights rest.
Disappointed-very colI night and couldn't
keep warm in bed, got up and stopped the
broken window with my coat and ycst-no
u5e-frozc the tip Of my nose before morn
iu-.
hursiay-Co'd ganlcr again. Felt very
much discouraged not to see the gandcr half
gone. Went visiting for dinner and supper,
slept abroad ani had pleasant dreams.
Fridar-Rrcak'as abroad Dinner at Nr
b.. Goa sandor and hot po,atocs-,he
hitter very good; ate these aud went to
school somewhat coutcn,yd.
Supper-Co'd gandcr again and TO pota.
tocs-brcad heavy and dry. Had the head
ache and could not cat. Peggy much con-
ccTned had fire built in the square room,
and though, she and had better sit there
out Of the noise. Went to bed early. Peg-
q thought too much sleep bad f,r the head
ache.
Saturdny-Ercakfas,, cold ganier and hot
Indian Johnny cake; did very we'll glad to
come OF 50.
Dinncr-Co'd rander again Didn't keep
gpl,anl this afiort.g.p A.,.,l 90 ,l
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BAHNyA.--A letter from New York SAYS:
Mr. +. l. Barnum appears to be going down
mi quite asaaSt As he went up. There have
been runors Of his expected failure afloat
ior some time; and Charles O'Connor ad.
Nerted to 1t the other day in court, IN his ca.
pacity Of counsel for a gentleman who sued
barnum. Barnum was very much excited.
\ man OF hiS stahlp knows no greater desra.
datIon than 20 be poor. lie has put the mu.
scum out Of his hands. and resigned the pre-.
sldency OF bank in Connecticut, and his
msnTuvres generally indicate approaching
Insolvency. The rumor Of his having pur.
chased ground on Broadway for the purpose
OF converting it into a geological Garden is
thought to be one Of those rUSes which he
50 shaincIcss!y Acknowledges to have played
IN hls celebrated autobiography. He wishes
to divert public attention from his real con.
diton. His connection with the Jerome
Clock Company is said to be the main cause
Of his failure, although he is known to have
been unsuccessful in other spccula,ions
lately.