The Litchfield County post., 1826-08-01

arm blown of below the elbow, and their remaining hands dreadfully -shattercd.-- Each has an arm amputatod, ,and the others VIII proDably require to be taken of.
 A part ot the ramrod made a deep in- cision m the breast of Mir. Holmes: his eyes are both out, and his life isdespaired l ioE. Ahand and pat of an arm were blown i2rods. MT. Holmes. is poor man, with a family.
 There $ but one step from the sublime to tAe TsdicutOus: :'-The great beauty of u toast is in it's brcVity. We are pleased when the 1 fair are hedrtity remembered upon public occa- sions, and this remembrance expressed in suit ablewords; butif the ladies feel fiattered with the following .' confectionery style'' of toas- ting, given at the late celebration at Portland, Me. we are very much mistaken in cur ac- qllaintance with female taste.
 "By MT. John Widgery. TRe Uirtuous, fa;r and Gccompi piisked Ddugh ghterSo of CoIumJia- Born ih land of happy destinity, rocked in the cFa- die of Liberty, educated in the unbounded freedom ofintellectual inquiry roaming in the garden of genius and the gracess she gathers from it's inperishable verdure' the fruits of re- fnement on which she banquets in literary luxury. Culling the flowers of wit, of mirth, !. and of sentiment; she encirCles her brow with
 
 jesty Of moral beauty-that Brow arch'd by her smile becomes the bow. of heavenly pro- ] mise tllaf smile the palladium of present biiss Ifhe hamburger of future joy. Presented us by K1eaven's high behest, as the rcdeeming spirit Of humanity, she must cause the heart, and cam of every honest man among us,, to over- 1 flow with gratitude and. wine."
 Although the principles of naturel remain the same, there have been "new things g in- numerahle since2the days of king Solomon; many ofthem usefalin the highest degree and many ofthem conteinptibly useless. Among. the aev Aiagv of a. minor class, is the Family Spinner, advertised in this paper, and which recommends itselfas n machine of vast utility to farmers who manufacture their own wool. We have examined the machine and seen its operation; but are not sufficiently acquainted with mechanism to explain the principles of its construction and performance. We feel quite disposed to act with caution either in praisihg or condemning any of the new theo- ries or inventions of our day, for we know not how the people, who are the soyereigns of the | soil, will view the subject; perhaps where we put, they will biotO, and where we condemn they will applaud. Even Capt. Symms, who was a few years since considered as fit sub- ject for the strait jucket, and his theory more idle tiiana nursery tale, is now. becoming one ofthe great men of the earth; and some of the leaders of the corps editorial are ss your hum- ble servant Capt. Symms; pretty much con- verted to your notions of hollow earth,"- "theory quite rational"-" wonder at the blindness of Newton and Herschel thatthey should lay down principles of astronomy, so 1 soon to be exploded by the Symmzonian scheme.' '--Bnt we had almost forgotten our Family spinner. Here is reality; and what will be hailed by the spinsters of our county, l although not as real lhelp-meat, yet as a real help-work. Itis well worthy the notice of the public, and we can safely recommend them to Hook atit, ifnothing more. 1 Another Mvention.---The Syracuse Ad- .vertiser says ;--"Mr. Williston, keeper of the Syracuse Mansion House, has. introdu- ced an improvement which, as it is new to us, may be so to some of our readers. Itis machine for expelling flies from his di- ming room. Several large fans are suspen- ded from wire which passes through the room directly over the table, and set in motion by boy in an adjoining apartment. It serves the double purpose of keeping the flies from the table and creating cool cur- rent of air in tho room"
 We understand that orders havo been received at New. York from the Navy De- partment, for tho sloop of war Vincennes to be got ready immediately, and proceed in company with the Brandywine frigate to the Pacific Ocean. They will sail about the middle of next month.
 The burr milestone has la:sly been dis covered in Missouri, on the Osage River, incxhaustible in quantity ,and equal in quail ity to the best French white flint burr. It can Do obtained ofalmost any size, present. ing surface offrom ten inches to five feet in diameter. The head waters of the Merrimack river Missouri, haveabeen pur- chased by n, MT. Massie, who intends im- mediately to erect iron works. A writer in the New York Statesman says, and doubtless says truly, that the present excitement which exists in that city relative to the monicd concerns was 0ccasioned by men who have been playing a desperate game in Bonds and fictitious paper; making, as the swindling torm is, 1" ks0vy operations" out of nothing, and sha x,;OU Eos ,,, 4:2 .,,ns<,