Morning journal and courier., 1880-06-12
OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
Price Four Cents.

about that quantity eff that is the case" said Ogden, ''you may roll six barrels into my cellar" The farmer did so and on re- turning for his pay Ogden handed to him $5 bill, upon which the farmer said, ''There were six barrels put in, you want to hand | me another dollar :" "Oh mo-" reioined Og- den, ''you said you put in one sixth water, now you can't think I'm such fool as to pay you dollar for barrel of water" "s' | CAPT WILLIAM POWELL. Capt. Powell had been a well-to-do mer- chant. In his old age misfortune overlook him, and rather than be dependent on friends he voluntarily went to the Town Poor House. l where in content he passed the remainder of his life like philosopher he was. He was an elegant gentleman, and his being a town pauper did not seem at all to affect his social position, for he was gladly received at the ta- ble and homes of his old friends, then our very first people-such Abraham Bishop, Elias Shipman, etc., with whom he frequently dined. On these occasions his attire was in the old style, with ruff1e shirt He never left the Poor House without his ruffle shirt and ruffied cuff bands.
 At that period the Town Poor House con- tained quite number of highly respectable people who did not lose caste through their poverty. Among them was another gentle man who had been a ship master and a wealthy shipping merchant another who had been graduate of Yale and it was said vale dictorian of his class.
 NATHAN SMITH
 Died in Washington, one of Connecticut's Senators. He was a member of the Senate but short time, yet long enough to make a speech as printed in a newspaper of 6 inches eulogistic of New Haven and its rural setting His forte as lawyer was in captivating a jury. He wore until death short brooches and top boots. His residence was the mansion now occupied by the Misses Edwards on Elm street, facing the Green.
 ROGER SHERMAN.
 Sherman, with Jefferson, Adams, Franklin and Livingstone, was one of the committee of five who drew up the Declaration of Independ- ence. Thomas Jefferson said of him that he had the best common sense of any member of the American Congress. Hon. Wm M. Evarts is grandson. In the window of MT. Peck's bookstore to-day are eighteen photographs in one frame of our most emi- nent men, The head of Evarts there towers above them all in intellectuality yet among them are the heads of Bryant and Longfel- low and some of our Yale professors We re- member Evarts when in college as a slender, pale e-faced youth, with an impressive thought ful mien.
 son of Roger Sherman, Roger 2d, and Benjamin Prescott, his uncle were partners, merchants on our wharf for over fifty years. ELI WHITNEY.
 The tomb of Mir. Whitney is on the model of that of Sclplo at Rome. His invention of the cotton gin was the most important ever made on the continent, inasmuch as it ren- dered the cultivation of cotton practicable in the United States. Prior to it cotton cloth as an article of apparel was almost entirely unknown among our people, linen having been used. Notwithstanding it the foundation of the prosperity of the Southern people, who had been mostly poor and mis- erable, they seemed determined that he should receive no benefit from his invention. fact or,1 Iag4 g<,F1 T. Co spent in almost endless lawsuits and with interminable journeys to and from the South, in the vain endeavor to obtain justice He bore all his trials with extraordi- nary frmness and serenity, placing the fault where it belonged-on the natural bent of mankind not to deal honestly where dishonesty seems to pay the. best. The for tune which he finally made arose mainly from his armory at Whitneyville. MT. Whitney is described as having been large man every way, mentally, morally and physically-a dignifed gentleman gifted with winning man. ners.
 CAPTAIN BENJAMIN BEEcHER.
 All our old citizens remember the hearty, bluff ways of New Haven's famous steamboat commander, who amused his old age by look ing after the interests of the town poor. The Captain on one occasion when he was in his wagon, hailed Mir E. O. Herrick, the college treasurer, with 'Jump in H. and ride with me; I'm going your way" Herrick who especially prided himself on being rapid walker, replied ''Thank you, captain, I can't; I'm in hurry''
 All who knew the Captain can imagine his laugh at this unexpected bit of waggery. It was worth poor mans sixpence to hear the Captain laugh-it was so enjoyable. Any one that couldn't sympathize with 1t must have been unmitigated savage
 EBENEZER TOWNSEND.
 He was maternal grandfather, @ tall, lark OI He was heavy shipping merchant at the be- ginning of this century, and the owner of many vessels. The most profitable voyage probably ever made from this port was made by one of his ships, the ship Neptune, Daniel Green captain, Eben Townsend (his son) su- percargo, which sailed from New Haven in 1796-a sealing voyage to the South seas, and thence to China with a return cargo of silks, teas and nankeens. The vessel was absent about three years. The profits were $260, ,000- S100, GOO went to the owner and $50, 900 each to the captain and supercargo These sta tistics are from notes of MT. Charles Peter son, who is well posted upon our local marine history.
 His father, Ebenezer Townsend, 1st, was the progenitor of about all of that in New Haven. He came from Boston in 1739 and built the old Connecticut State House. This structure stood about four rods easterly from Trinity church Temple street, and was destroyed about the year 1926. When the walls fell we remember, it was with loud crash, and great clouds of dust rolled out therefrom like the smoke from the broad side of man-of-w war.
 CAPTAIN JAMES GOODRICH
 was eminent shipmaster and gentleman of fine presence. His mansion is now the residence of Dr. Lindsley on Elm street. There half century ago dwelt the most beautiful family of girls of the blonde type we venture to say-that ever graced New Haven. The poet Willis, then a dashing young student of Yale, @ frequent visitor in that abode of feminine fascination and so- cial gayety. A word here about Willis. In those days any young man who took pride in his personal appearance was stigmatized a dandy-hence the expression Dandy Willis' was often applied to the poet by some spirits envious of his very elegant person, set off to the best advantage by his tasteful thought applied attire