The Westerly Echo, & Pawcatuck Advertiser from Westerly, Rhode Island • 2

in expression. Zelia, 8o like the clild of other days, yet so unlike it Zelia murmured She started, and turned round. look, and she bounded forward and clasped my hand warmly. Are you not Helen Chandler ghe asked, earnestly, af with a you are Zelia longer Zclia, Lee, my she said slightly, and looked towards a mbble-looking yonn man, who at that This is my husband, Mr. Effingham and Frank, this is' Miss Chandler, my beloved friend of days gone am very happy to mect you, Miss seid Effingham, gracefully, as he warmly grasped my banod.

so am said his smiling wife; you, dear friend, I owe all my present I looked up in surprise. told Mr. Prestiss, a wealthy widower of Daltimore, my situation in my family at Lilydale, and he came to Lilydale a few wecks after, and took me awsy and adopted me as his daughter. He educated and clothed me, and gave me everything that I could wish. Under hLis kind care you behold me what I am.

Do you remember the fortune you predicted for me 7 dear returned smilingly, and you have more than ful-' filled it. have everything that heart could wish or desire, and not a wish ungratified. You must go home with us, Miss Chandler, and spend a season amid our quiet domestic I could not resist the pleading eyes of one I loved so well, and returned home with the authoress and her husband. Zielia was truly in the devoted affection of her beloved husband, who was every way her equal. And as laid my head upon my downy pillows, that night, I My dear Zelia could I have wished for her a nobler or happier destiny A correspondent of the IV, Y.

Lvening Post says that the consumption of wood by locomotives upon the open prairies of the West is necessarily much. greater than among the secttlements or timbered country, and the amount of steam in proportion to the fuel, much less. Thus a train will leave Detroit with from twenty-five to thirty-five freight cars, and from eighty to one bundred pounds of steam. As it nears Chicago, on the open prarie, the stecam will gradually fall to thirty-five or fortypounds and the engine, leaving half its with the remainder So, if an iren box-stove be placed upon the top of one of the cars on the prarie, with an ictense fire burning within, the surface will be so cool as not to burn the hand when laid upon it. BY Confidence in sub-soil ploughing will be increased by an occurrence in Sussex county, Virginia, where Mr.

J. Seward ploughed up an antiquated piece of pottery in the form of a jug, containing about $5OO in gold and silver coin. One piece bore date of another had on it Josephus I the only words legible. Nearly every piece had been clipped. Mr.

Seward was so elated that he shouted long and loud, bringing his friends from the house, who ran to him in the belief that he had been bitten by a snake. YWA When the French troops embarked at Toulon for Constantinople, an old man who witnessed their departure, a mournful voice There Eoes my only child, to fight for a cause does not understand, and against men with whom he never had a To how many wars which history cords, will the remark of this aged man apply Two young ladies of Lawrence, Massachusetts, Kmily A. Lake and Augusta H. Ramsdell, who had given themselves somewhat to epiritual rap-! pings, a few dayssince partook freely of laudanum. Miss Lake died from the the effects of the poison; but Miss Ramsdell threw off the poison and recovered her health and senses.

eAPQP i Mr. Sereno H. Perry of Worcester, has a chicken which nature has endowed with a double apparatus for walking, or in other words a chicken with four legs. It secemed to derive very little advantage from the upon the ordivary way of making up chickens. WP pa Wm.

H. Foster, of Portsmouth, N. has patented an invention by which he says one haud on deck can close reef and furl any sail in a ship in less than a minute, model can be seen at his store at that city. Mr, F. was formerly a printer.

Peter A. Brown has been splitting and anylzing one of the Rev. Bourbon Williams' hairs, and finds thereby that he is a hybrid- half Indian and haif no dauphin Wesperly, May 4, 1854, Editorial Correspondence. New York, May 1, 1854 Dear Ecno the necessity which we are occasionally under of tearing ourself from you, we rejoice that such are now the facilities of communication between different points that distances can now only be counted by hours instead of by wecks, months and even years, as was done by our grandfathers. Having a little business to transact in New York, and as we have been for a long time closely confined by our business at home, we concluded to unite business with and, for the nonce, try the good old way, of depending on wind and tide, accord-i ingly placed ourself on board the schooner Capt.

Dickens. Well, we had the fun a for it very soon came on to blow what we believe sailors sometimes call and it rained like great guns we believe these are the similes, though we are not sure any very definite ideas can be formed from them. But, suffice it to say, that after a passage of about fifty-eight or sixty hours, we arrived safely in New York, yesterday this being longer than any voyage we have ever before made at sca. And, after all we rather liked it, for there is a great deal of truth in the old adage that variety is the spice of and besides we have in our composition 8l considerable of that kind of material which phrenologists call but our used to call we think likely quite as but by whatever name be called, we like a little difficulty now and then, it serves to relieve the monotony which would be consequent on continued success. Kven in love affairs we believe it is considered necessary that there should be some difficulties, in order to prove that it is mot a spurious article and so in pretty much all other phases of life, difficulties secem rather necessary in order, perhaps, that we may be able to appreciate success.

We arrived in the city on Sunday, amid the tolling of bells. The obsequies of the unfortunate firemen who were killed at the late fire in Broadway were being performed at which the turnout of the Fire Department was almost unanimous, and that of the citizens very large, making one of the most extensive processions witnessed here for a long time. Many of the buildings were dressed in mourning on the occasion. And by the way, there is one thing that we have noticed more particularly while a resident of this that is that generally on public occasions, either of rejoicing or sorrowing, the show of participation scemed to be more particularly by grogshops and on funereal occasions, but of Fourth of July and other days of public ings. know but there is some lconnection between rum and patriotism ias it is very frequently ireal patriotism, but the kind we witness on these great occasions.

To-day being moving day in New York, of course everything is wrong side up, and nearly every place that one to like the flea, when you get there it was somo-l else, or in a process of transition, iwhich made it difficult to accomplish much in the way of busiuness. Those who have been in New York on the first day of May need mot be told that it comes about as near the imagination of pandemonium let loose as anything that can be easily conceived of. The papers are filled with extensive' 'aceounts of loss of life and damage by late storm. Quite a number of been lost, the various railroads are extensively damaged, and among other we notice the carrying away of a portion of the Croton dam. A very land elide took place in Brook THE LITERARY ECHO, lyn blehe carth by 4he rain, by which house was demow two lives Tost.

There has not been 80 oxnsive and destructive asform for many years. In the oourse of our perambulations of the streets we were foreibly struck with one fact, and that was, the extreme smallness of the legs of the dandics, Indeed, we think there is cause for great apprebension that should these appendages of this class of individuals continue ta diminieh, they will ultimately become too small even to support their very insignificant bodies. We might say a word in regard to dandyesses, but we believe we this time, for somehow we are always remarkably unfortunate in our remarks on this sex almost bly getting ourself into hot water when wo attempt anything of the kind. We know what the reason is; but suspect we are too apt to speak truth. The fact is, the dear have become so accustomed flattery that they can hardly bear truth.

Next Thursday, the Crystal Palace is to be opened and re-inaugurated with a grand flourish of trumpets and peans of praise to American enterprise and industry we should say, speaking according to the book. As we have been favored, through the politeness of the President of the Association, P. T. Barnum, with an invitation to attend, we shall endeavor to do so, as it will, no doubt, be rather an extensive affair from the published programme of the proceedings. We opportunity to say more at present.

E. G. C. The General Assembly of this State met at Newport on Tuesday. After the organization of the two bodies respectively, the two Houses convened Grand Committee for the purpose of counting and declaring the votes for 'General Officers.

The votes were delivered in and referred to a Select Com. mittee, who reported that William W. Hoppin had been elected Governor, by a majority of 2,476 votes over all and that there had been no choice of the other officers. The Governor eleet appeared and took the oath of office. The Grand Committee then proceeded to the election of the Gieneral Officers that had not been elected by the people, which resulted in the election of the Whig candidates, who took the oath of office, and entered upon the discharge of duties.

Hon. Henry Y. Cranston, of port, was elected Speaker of the House without opposition. Wingate Hayes, of Providence, was elected Clerk of the Secnate, and Sullivan Ballou, of Cumberland, and Charles F. Brownell, of Providence, were elected Clerks of the House.

Little else done, except the appoianting of Select and Standing Committees. P. 8. Since the above was put in type, we have received the list of sheriffs elected, which we subjoin Newport D. Lake.

K.Chaffe. Washington H. Lawton. Bristol Johnson. Kent Arnold.

The 7'ibune says that Messrs Lake, Chaffee and Arnold, and perhaps others of the men elected, voted the Independent State Ticket, at the last election. On Tuesday morning last, a boy named Samuel West, about eleven years of age, son of John West, who was employed in the mill of Messrs. Babeock Moss, at Stillmanville, caught the sleeve of his coat in a belt which drew him around a shaft several times, bringing him in contact with the ceiling with such force as to break his arm in two places, and bruising his head and body scverely. Dr. Wm.

T. Thurston was called, who iamputnted the arm. He is in a fair to reeovery. I'rom every direction we hear of extensive damage by the late heavy rains. The rivers are swollen to an unusual, in some instances, to an unprecedented have been flooded and buildings washed away.

The destruction of property hak not, however, been so great as would be expected, and but few lives have been lost. PAWCATUCK ADVERTISER. wF, for the murder of menced Hlizabethtown, the 18th ult. Notwithstanding a olear case, of murder was proved, him. It'is considered the result of one of the most remarkable trials on record.

A schoolmastey punished one of his pupils, not with any extraordinary severity. Two brothers of the boy come toi the school, armed with pistols and bowiei knives, call out the schoolmaster. begin by telling him that he is a liar, and end by shooting him dead, he unarmed and unexpecting an attack. And they call in Kentucky self-defence, when it is done by a very rich man upon poor schoolmaster! The proof of lelf-' defence was of the Wards, 'they were allowed to testify for eachl swore that when his brother a liar, the latter struck ihim. This was not sustained by the other witnesses, who were present and who must have seen all that took But allow it to be strictly true, it lows that two men armed to the teeth may wait upon one unarmed man, assail him in the most offensive and insulting language, and if they can succeed in tempting him to a blow, may shoot him' down, and it is self defence.

Some of the papers of Kentucky speak in the strongest terms of indignation upon their; acquittal, A verdict so shocking to all sensc of right cannot be sustained byi public opinion, even where the influence and social position of the family are powerful. The Legislature of Connecticut convened at New Haven, on Wednesday morning last. In the House, LaFayette 8. Foster of Norwich was chosen Ammi Giddings of Plymouth and E. F.

Harrison of West Killingly, Clerks. In the Senate, John Bayd was chosen President, pro tem, and David B. Booth, of Danbury, Clerk. The House and Senate met in General Convention and proceed to the election of Governor and other State Officers, which resulted in the election of all the Whig candidates. The whole vote for Governor was 233, of which Dutton received 140 or 74 majority.

The other officers were chosen by a similar -vote. gy Mr. D. W. Hammond, has an article recently introduced into this village, we believe, for polishing and stiffening linen, called Laundry Starch From what knowledge we have of it, we should think it an exocellent preparation for the collars, bosoms, of shirts, giving them a fine polish not so liable to become soiled.

Great bargains in ready made clothing and furnishing goods are now to be had at E. M. Clothing the new Brick Building, on Main street, to which place he has recently removed, and has filled it with the latest styles of Ready Made Clothing of every description. Mr, D. spares no pains to please his numerous customers.

For further particulars, see his advertisement, which will appear in the Lcko next week. The editor of the Journal, publishes one of the advertisements, 0 numerous at the present time, telling people how to make a fortune for one dollar, and adds the following note We insert the above according to the directions of the advertiser, but at the same time advise our readers not to forward' their dollars unless they can conveniently spare them we generally regard all offers of this kind as belonging to the species A liquor law less stringent than the Eastern prohibitory laws, has passed the Legislature of Ohio, and awaits the signature of the Governor. It prohibits selling liquor to persons intoxicated, or who are of intemperate habits. Clough, the man who murdered Mr. Manchester at Fall River, was executed at Taunton, on Friday last, at 11 o'clock, A.

M. He met his fate with apparent indifference. Drooklyn, Williamsburgh and Bushwick, L. 1., have been consolidated into one city, and embrace a population of near 200,000, Fifty-two ingots of silver, valug of which js one and a quarter million of th Mint in Phil lm The pur ingots of silver amounting to two million of dollars us three per cent. premium, three quarters of million of which were left at the wint in New Orleans.

The object of the purchase of this amoynt of silver.is to the supply of silver change. The Providence Jourmal says the managers of the Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry, propose to hold horse show, on a grand scale. It is to take place on the Trotting Course on the Pawtuxet road, in the latter part of June. The papers of Texas bear out Greneral Houston in his vote on the Nebraska Bill. They are opposed to it principally on the ground of its injustice to the Indians.

The religious Anniversarics commence in New York next week. Notices. Seirir ManirestaTioNns ExamiNep. noticed this work last week, but had not at that time had an opportunity to take but a cursory glance it. Since then we bave examined the book more minutely, and find that it is a work which should be read by all, particularly by those who have read the works of Judge Edmonds, Andrew Jackson Davis, and other advocates of the spirit rapping creed.

It is a calm, candid, attempt to explain the phenomena which these works describe, by philosophical means. Whether or mot Mr. theory is correct, we are not prepared to say, but it is ingeniously conceived and strongly fortified. llts temper towards the spirisualists is excellent. Mr.

D. has for twenty years made the wonderful powers and capabilities of the human mind his study, and is probably better qualified than any other living man to solve a mystery which has puzzled the brain of the learned in every part of the country. This work can be had at O. Book Store, and of Pierce Handell, Ashaway. AN Account or ThHE CHURCHES oF Ruopk the title of a new and interesting work from the pen of Rey.

Henry Jackson, pastor of the Central Baptist Church of Newport, and issued under the supervision of the Rhode Islacd Baptist Convention, It gives a minute account of the Baptist Churches of this of the pastors and clerks, number of members, a less detailed notice of other denominations, together with a history of the counties and towns in the State, names of the officers of the Civil Government of Rhode Island, a list of members of the General Assembly, and a Chronological Register. Tt is a work well caleculated to sell, and will be interesting to all. For sale at G. News Office. MoNTiLYy Macaziyg, for May, is received.

This number is nothing behind its predecessors. Whether for beauty of typography, or vivacity, or solidity, we know of nothing in the whole range of periodical literature to compare with it. It bhas been long enough in existence to give the public a fair opportunity to form an opinion as to its merits, and we feel assured that the public will pronounce it good. G. Putnam 10 Park Place, N.

Y. Macazing, for May, is on our table, and contains the usual amount of historical, literary, and miscellancous reading matter. The embellishments are nuwmerous and fine, The present number completes the eight volume. Now is the time to subscribe. E.

G. Barnes is agent for this work. Pro Holloway's Ointment and Pills, a Universal Remedy Old Wounds and Obstinate John Mackie, tor of the Northern Ensign, Wick, informs Professor Holloway, by letter, dated April 18561, he is aware of numerous instances in which Ointment and Pills have been of the greatest service to sufferers in that part of the country, more as regards wounds of long standing, and that he could, if permitted, give the names of respectable partics who been entirely cured hy their No family should be without a supply of these excellent medicines, which are so celebrated throughout the civilized worida, 7 Chronic Diarrhea. 3 rook, Aug. 19, 1853, ers, Dear used ock Rose you left me rhea.

and great beno It is now all gone, and I dislike te of it as this sickly season of tthe year; therefore, I wish you would scnd T. 8 years and months, Near Hill, 'on the 2d of pulmonary consumption, Mr. Davip 8, Maxsow, years, News for housekeepers. SLEEP IN PEACE. Dead shot for bed bugs.

An extermination of tremendous power. One thorough application is a perfect Ten Strike to these tormentors of our nightly rest. Only 25 and 65 cents per bottle. or sale by D. Wp IHAMMOND.

Money Lost, one dollar Bills, on the Washington Bank, between the residences of A. J. Foster Rev. T. 11.

Vail. The be liberally rewarded by leaving the money this office. A Boon for the Children. SPAULDING'S HAIR OIL. BIOTIIERS may well rejoicl, in Mr.

Spaulding's great discovery of the virtues of Castor Oil and Rose Mary, For, besides beautifying and strengthening hair, it cures and prevents all discases of thescalp. It should be in every nursery, and there it would prove a rich to Trial bottles only 25 bottles, each in a neat and fancy box, 75 cents, D. W. HAMMOND, Appointed Agent. A SPLENDID Assortment of May Baskets Jjust received and for sale by E.

G. BARNES. Select School. THE Summer -term of Miss School will commence on Wednesday, May 10th. Those who wish to enter the school are requested to make an early application to the Teacher.

'RATES OF TUITION. For Primary Departme .83 I ok 4 Andfrench, 5 Peneil ad extra. Painting ater Colors, 8,4 Monochromatic Drawing, 8.4 Painting in oil color, or Pastile Drawing, $5. Westerly, May 5, 1854. tfl62 New Books, Bl ARGARET, or Prejudice at Home, and its Victims.

Price, paper, 50 cloth 75 cents. Also, Stringer Townsend's late publications just reccived and for sale hy D. W. HAMMOND, Fish Salt, 'HIS day landing, and for sale by the l. bag or bushel, by 162tf THOMPSON, Jr.

A NEW PAPER has just been started in Boston called the (ireat Republic and still another which eclipses that, called the Knownothing. Doth for sale, and subscriptions taken, by E. G. BARNES. Important to the Ladies.

THE PROPRIETORS OF THE CHEAP STORE oN MAIN STREET; HAVE just returned from Boston, and have just opened a large assortment of SUMMER DRESS GOODS, Shawls and Visetes, in all colors and casts. ALL WOOOL SHAWLS Aalow as 81 73. French Challi Berage de Lanes, Muslin de Beugos. A fine lot of Persian Plaids for 12 1-2 cents per yard. Muslins from 8 cents to 25 cents.

Undersleeves and collars, Edgings and Trimmings. AL a large assorifient of MOURNING GOODS always on hand. 25 dozen German hose slightly damaged by water, will be sold for gd. per pairworth 20 cents. Our stock is now one of the best that can be found in the county.

We devote our attention exclusively to the Dry Goods department, and bay for cash and sell for the same. and go to- market every month, which gives us good facilities for selecting goods, and the advantage we mean to give to our customers. We candidly assure all those who are in want of Dry Goods, that we can sell them as cheap as they ean buy in Providence, Boston, or New York, and save them the trouble of going away from home, CLOUGH, SCRIBNER CO. To Farmenrs. PERUVIAN Guano, Plaster, and Poue drette, can be had at the store of J.

THOMPSON, Jr. 161tf April 25, 1854, Iron Steel, A GENERAL assortment, for sale. Also, Serap Iron hought at the best market price, at the Store of the on West Broad street. H. SHEFFIELD-.

Paweatuck, April, 1854, 161 William H. Bryant, GRATEPUL for the patronage heretofore bestowed, would inform his rstrono and the public generally that he still coptinues to carry on the Painting Business Inall its various branches, am the most reasonable terms. Shop over J. Potter's Drug Store, west end of Paweatuck Bridge. 3m160 Removal.

M. DUNN would El" notice that he has removed his Clothing Establishment into the New Brick Block, on Main street, where he will be happy to see his old friends and the' redVof. Westerly, April 20, 18564,.