, 1860-03-30
tCossespondencc Of tbs Prcfs and Tsbure.l'

:lana IN this city aud everywhere else! Aeet
my prominent man Of either party md in FIVE
minutes be il sure to speak anxiously on this
hemo. At every Association, evaFy Caucus,
,ycry Club meeting, the chances OF THO contest
n our little sister State are earnestly canyassed.
Ill our hcavy guns arc now laundering away ut
Hartford, New Haven, Norwich, Bridgeport aud
he minor towns. Mayor Wood, Paraguay
Dowfin aud Wisconsin Larrabee nre speaking
10 immense audiences Of tho so-ca1Ied Democ-
raey, and, on our side, Tom Corw1n, Henry
Wilson, Horace Greeley aud others, are finding
still larger and more. enthusiastic Republican
We hear Of meetings md torch,
light PROFESSIONS occurring eycry night in the
larger Connecticut towns, and auch battle
seems to be going On as the GutmegStntc never
knew before.
1t is an important struggle, and becomes
more significant every day, as it seems TO be
considered a ttst conflict by consent Of both
sides. To me 1t appears the death-aurry of The
vanquished Locofocoism Of the State. Never |
VAS moro bribery, influence aud stratagem |
brought into play By that most corrupt of par
ties. : Relying upon tue genuine love Of pricci-
pie and freedom, which seems an instinct to the !
sons Of Connecticut, I, for one, hare no fears as
to the result.
In addition 10 The speakers above named,
should say that Caleb Gushing has been doing
his best 10 save the Democrats 1t Hartford and
elsewhere; also Dr.. Bradford and Conrad
Swackhsner, Of this city, are supporting Mayor
Wood in his Connecticut campaign.
Since the mysterious killing of DR.. Burdell,
no deed Of blood has assumed so revolving IN
aspect. or so excited the community, as the
triple murder upon the sloop E. 4. johnson, in
the Lower Bay. It seems almost Incredible
that one man could have the diabolicat coolness
and contriyance which enabled the murderer
to butcher his captain and shipmates, and make
good his escape, and Jet atterward form bis
plans in so reckless manner as to bs arrested
in forty.cight huors, leaving in his trail chain
of evidence, of which not the minutest link is
broken. Yet such is the fact, and / SEW him
this morning 10 q securely: guarded cell Of the
Second Ward Station House, while thousands
were crowding outside the building, eager to
obtain. admission. When the sloop was towed
up the Day, it presented The appearance Of
vessel whose crew had n1l been murdered By pi-
rates. Blood was clotted on the decks and gun
vale, in the cabin and the besths. And now,
though the officers Of justice hnye secured the
murderer; though there is not the slightest hu-
man doubt bu. that three most fonl and horri-
| bic homicides have been committed; neyesthe-
| less the bodies Of the victims hare not been
| found, and uro probably sunk in the bottom Of
| the Bay or 1oated far AWAY at sea- No ono saw
the dreadful tragcdy. By our criminal practice
t tho monster cannot be convicted, unless the
murders are distinctly proven By the discovery
Of the corpses, OF the evidence Of 4 Eyewitness.
Unless some current sheuld send the bodies to
the surface. or tide wash them ashore, how can
| punishment be inflicted upon the murderer? It
is today suggested by those debating this ques-
tion, that the prisoner can be tried for piracy,
Instead Of murder, in the us. District Court
the penalty for this crime:being also death-and
it is not unlikely that such course will be
adopted.
But it by any chance the man should escape
tue lnl!cr at the hands Of the law, and should
be set free within the limits Of the city, his end
would be the more speedy. Tic oystermen and
1 QEAlHAtH VI AEH AUAh AtN AE&A AAAAA ~
shreds ia len minutes. They are tremendously
excited about the CASE.
"Barnum Oh Ills legs again." Such is tht
title of a pamphlet sent by the irreprcssibl'
r. r. i. to all the newspaper Offices on Satur
day morning, containing the speech which III
delivered from the Museum stage on tho after
noon OF the same day Plineas boasts tim
he has completely extrieated himself from hi
difficulties The sir old fox hes been ''p'aSins
rossum." When people thought him completed
gone to tue dogs, he had managed to secure
| h1nEsome SUE. in the hands OF lis 1yi!c inclu
din. the lease Of the American Museum Duild
| ipe-so valuable that Mrs. 3. has received NOR
than $4,000 from this source alone during til
| FIRE years Of Barnum's retirement. Of couTs
the famous clock notes. went down to cent
on the dollar, Mt which rae the Snowman
friends bought tLem up ($500,oo or mort
, while he as naneuvcriug in England, lec:ur,nt
l exhibiting Tom Thumb and making money o
the sly. He now stands free from debt and col
proprietor Of th, Museum. This institution
to be closed through The present week while q
terations are to be made, worthy 10 herald Il
re-adyout Of its ancient ruler. The Californ
Museum, just bought By BarDnm, is to be adde
to its attractious. 4 new star company is to pc
form On its stage. Darnum himself Is to
there in all his glory. In announcing the
things, and mentioning lis obligations to b
= wife, he characteristically said:
= aThe Christian name of nv wife is Chart
i I mar well acknowledge, therefore, that Al
not only proper subject Of charity but th
without Charity, an nao! no1ttog 1 lad'
n ln7 behalf, Faith and Hope we're not idle"
= AL this heard him state, and saw II,
It standing with hat in hand, dressed in black, b
J. hind the foot1ights, looking stout, happy al
/, courageous, with just the same self-satisft
+ smile aud department that be bore ten yea
/. ago. an enormous audience, attracted thith
|. By the knowledge that Barnum would addre
= them, welcomed him in the hearticst maune
o But there WAS one peculiar feature about th
G audience to which must allude. At least Of
!. thousand prostitutes were present, dressed
i. the gaycst style, and Of a'l nges and grade
n Since the departure Of Bnrnum, the PERU
r. | ,nances at tho Museum have been Of m ini
: rior order, and the concern las only be-
!. visited by strangers in town, except on Wedne
!. day aud Saturday afternoons. For some reast
or another, The frail sisterhood Of the city ha
il taken it under their patronage foz these afte
O Moons, and hare througed thither in great nu1
,e bers, aud regularly rs tho days came round.
J. his Saturdays speech, Basnum said, vi
IT marked emphasis, that lie should ut all tim
n conduct the Museum SO that ladies and ch
, dren could visit it unattended that the dram
should neror contain profane expression n
.c vulgar ullusion their tcrdesey should be
d encourage .irtbe and frown upon rice. tt
u portion Of tue speech met with especial fas
Il at the hands Of the aforeAaid mir ones, rs w
r eyidcut By their long aud vehement applan'
including three cheers given in good shape vi
- - their own treble voices, Indeed, and to
r. them justice, it has been remarked that Il
e portion of the Museum patrons are never
y we'll pleased, or SO largely in attendance,
It when highly wrought ''moral drama" is p'
IL sduced. Whether Darnum values their fas
euough to cater to it, or whether he will stri
III for hghar class of friends, remains to be SET
m But every New Yorker knows that the old y
Ct scum would not haye earned the fourth
10 $4,000 during the euid FIVE ycars had they I
=, taken it under their protection.
ut In the book world, the approaching Ar
or Trade Sale, aud the sale Of some 500 rare a
costly works, to be made By the Applcte
prior to removal to their uptown store,