1' At meeting of the HigiiGt Sociey Of LitcL. field Vest, Dec. 2ls, 1929, the following persons were chosen officers for the year ensuing, viz:
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were chosen officers for the year ensuing, viz:

 stephen Russell, PTesidenI.

 Enos SIOddard, Secretary.

 William Coe, zreasssrer.

 Leonard Kenney, Putnam KilbOrn, Chester c.

 GOsee, and Sherman Lnndons Directors.

 The following is an extraC, from the Report:

 "IH closing this report for the current year, your directors cannot omit the opportunity afforded to com graduate the members of the society," hat with the limited funds their dsposa and at expense less than $l7 hey have recovered stolen property of more than @6O in vaiue and restored to the owners And although they have not ava times been successful in pursuit they could have wished, yet through the agency of the society three GeOHs haze been brought to suffer the punishment due to their crimes many of the old places Of deposit Gov stolen goods have been the rendezvous Of suspicious characters and the haunIs of the gamblers, are now well known. nd these not, n the estimation oiyour directors, the only benefits resulting from this association Pulp lie confidence IS restored, and healthlu moral at- mOsphere is dFUsDg itself over this part of the mUnily. Our brethren in another important section of the town, emuatng your example, have organized for similar purposes, aud are experiencing the like beneficial results. And your directors confidently be- ievc, that the zealous aud perseverng efforts for

 few years, that has marked the progress of the soc ey the past yearwl drive from amongst us those vO. atOrs Of the laws deliver them over to suffer the penalties of its violated majeS,y."

 UF We are indebted to our Representative tn Con- gress Hon. ,. w. Hu ntington for pamphlet copies of the documents accompanying the Reports of the Sec retaries of War and of the Navy-whch the service fany gentlemen who wish to peruse them.

 Drowning learn that Mr William Munson, of Huntington, was drowned in Stratlord harbor the 2lst inst. He was in a wood boat, making for the Point, when in gust 1t filled and sunk, and Mir. M. was unable to save himself.

 Hudson riuer.-lt is now near the first of January and this noble river is still sufficiently free from ice for steam boats ply between New. York and Albany. Before the end of another week, however we appre- hcnd this cannot be said. h

 Great Fire at Cincinnati.-On inc llth inst. fire broke out in this city, which destroyed about thirty buildings It appears the fire took n the store of J. & o. " Harris; that brisk bree3e springing up from the south drove the flames across Third the building occupied by Mir. Dawson as printing office, and by Mir. Graham a store. All tle buildings on 1 the east side of Man-stree thcncs the U s. Bank were abandoned, and efforts onlJ made to save the 1 property destroyed. At the Banlthe fire was arrest ed. Most of the buildings destroyed were occupied as stores or dwelling houses.

 Fire in NeU-YOrk.-On the morning of the 23d inst. the store of Wm. Hay dock, No. Burling slip, was observed to be fire, which was destroyed and soon communicated to the buildings oe each slde, which were also nearly consumed. Two bu ildings on Pearl street, northerly, occupied by Thdmas Richards and PIau & Falkner below, and abOle by the extensive printing establishment of Wm. A. Mercein, also mOst- y destroyed. An edit which had been coMbI.ted only evening previous, was entirely c. -~med. The property was mostly iO- ~A~eA.

 Afaa ROb6ery-The mail between Hardeman and Nashville Ten. having several times previous tO the Huh inst arrived at the latter place with the seals of letters broken, and riAed of their conents plan set Oh foot which succeeded, to detect the rObber who proved to be, almost beyond dcub the mali car- rier. He accordingly bound over in the sum of $500O to take his trial at the next court.

 AnOther.-The Philadelphia papers of the 22d inst. state that the great mail from the South was robbed ing Frenchtown. It appears the mail was in sage Mo- 3, and ashed behind with te baggage; that the bags were open, and some of their conten,s removed without the knowledge of the driver.

 Bishop Bro,cneH, of this state, was at Lexington, Ky. the early part oi this month, in company with the Rev. Mr. Richmond, oF New York. They performed religious services the Sabbath, and on Monday Jeff town for Frankfort and Louisville. 1t is their design extend their through the whole of the Western and Southern states, business connected with the welfare of the Church.

 The Presidents message was rece,ved in Charles ton, s. c. in 72 hours after it's delivery in Washing ton, distance of $50 miles and ia Milledgeville. Geo. distance of 695 miles, in 54 hoars-our hours sooner than was expected. To Zanesvilie, Columbus, and other points in OhIo it carried with about equal speed. Indeed it has been carried with extra ordinary celeriiy through ihe whole country. Even from New-Haveu to Liich6eId. (So miles,) is was brought we believe in less than mine hOass!

 John Lansing, Esq. formerly Chauncelor of New York, arrived from Albany at New.Y on the 18th inst and put up ai the City Hotel. Having an ap- pOiniment out the same evening, he Iefi his room about o'clock, and has not since been heard from. Hts friends in New-YOrk apprehend'ng that he had returned to Albany, did make many inquiries res pecting hm-but on learning he had nos returned. a reward of 9OO s offered for any information respect. ina him. lie is about 76 years of age, was in good heaIth and has never been subject to any me"'a aO' erration.

 Gen. Robert Taylor having deciined to accept the ulace made vacant by the resignation o1 r' mo"T0e' Mr. Osborne has been appointed

 Harman Denny has been elected to the House of v ffa F9h