Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-13
RecOVeri ing.

l The venerable artist and patriot, Nathaniel Jocelyn, now S4 years of age, is recovering from an illness of ten weeks duration. Until his recent sickness MT. Jocelyn has continued to exercise his art, and has his studio amid the pleasantest of surroundings in the Yale | Art building. This gentleman was one of the \ earliest friends of the doctrine of the aboli- tion of slavery, and was intimately associated with Arthur and Lewis Tappan in their efforts for the poor negro, between forty and fifty | years ago. When the late Roger s. Baldwin succeeded in procuring the liberty of a ship load of slaves who were captured and brought into the port of New London, after | having murdered all but two persons on board, MT. Jocelyn painted the portrait of | Cinquez, their African leader and the DOT | trait is now owned by citizen of Philadel- l phie. The story of the Amistad-the efforts | of the Spanish government to have the slaves remanded to Cuba for trial-ths Instructions thrown in the way of justice by all the high est dgnitaries of the United States, and the brave defence made for the poor fellows before | the Supreme Court of the land, sitting at
 Washington, by the late Gov. Baldwin, must ever be a prominent part of the record con- nected with emancipation. At the time the matter was awaiting a decision the Tappans and MT. Jocelyn were working to- gether in support of principles named long afterward by William H. Seward as ''the higher law," and they had vessel in New Haven harbor ready for emergencies had the conclusions of the court been ad- verse to the wishes of the friends of freedom. The plan was to get the negroes out of jail by force and put them on the l vessel in which they were to sail away. MT. Jooelyn is fond of recalling the early days of abolitionism, and is probably better {nfo U. l underground railroad, during the days of es- capes from slavery and the pursuit of slaves l into the free States, than any man now living. | h tke parlors occupied by our oldest families MT. Jocelyn's portraits are greatly admired for their fine coloring aud strength of expres- sion.-Hartford Post.
 l A fine engraving, taken from the original painting of Cinquez, is now on exhibition at l Mir. Cutters art store.
 The Holly Steam Heating in Practice. | The experiment of heating buildings by steam supplied from central generator and distributed to customers at their dwellings and places of business has had trial of two seasons in Springfield, and has created gene ral interest. It is hardly time to pass final | judgment on the matter, as many points which would affect the verdict have not had a thorough development. Generally speaking, however, the promise of the new enterprise justffss very sanguine expectations, and near ly all of those who have used the Holly steam during the past winter are ready to pronounce it complete success, and are anxious to have it established on permanent footing. The testimony of the patrons is almost with | out exception so enthusiastic as to suggest the suspicion that they are all stockholders in the l gas company. The company, too, are we'll | pleased with the results, and are ready for a l more extensive trial another season. Touch ing the expense of this method of heating, as compared with others, opinions vary, and so far as the experiment. in Springfield is concerned, this point can- not be regarded as settled. Based on the figures of last year, the testimony of the patrons goes to show that it is cheaper than furnace heat, about as costly as home made steam, and more expensive than sco- nomically managed stoves. This is the result of the comparison of actual expenditures, and does not take into confederation the amount l and quality of heat obtained, nor the annoy ances and inconveniences resulting from ordi- nary methods which are obviated in the Holly system. Springfield Republican.