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ing, A happy country the U. States-gOv- erned without aking.'
 The missionaries have wrought wonders among these people but their work is yet far from being complete and fear,about this time, their labors wiilbe interrupted by civilwar. The queen, inwhOm the regency of the.island is vested, during the minority of young POmare, the heir apparent to the throne, has recently married, contrary to the wishes of many of her subjects, partic- ulafly those who inhabit the South side of the fsiand-and they are the stronger par ty, and insist upon the queens abdication, or, dissolution of the marriage. But as her majesty does not think proper to com- ply with either of those demands, in which refusal she will be supported by this district and mostof the enlightened men, a recourse to arms will be the probable result. A general council of all the chiefs and mis- sionaries is to be held at the great council house, uear this, in a few days,sto discuss the merits of the royal matrimony. The missionaries have packed up their movea- ble effects, and some have embarked their most valuable things, ready to decamp up- on the first commencement of hostilities.
 Our arrival at Tahiti at this crisis, is considered by the missionaries and the queens party as very epportune, and they have requested us to visit and attend, the contemplated Council. The queen paid us visit, some days past, and was saluted with thirteen guns, which greatly pleased her Tahitian majesty and suit, composed of the civil and military chiefs, and nu- merous retinue of the various orders of so- ciety. Our stay here is rather uncertain, ,as Capt. Jones* wishes to see the result of the contemplated Council, ,and to visit some other ports in this and the neighboring islands
 ' *ftswas Capt. ,PercivA who commanded the. Peacock when the purages were commit ed at the Sandwich Islands. We may expect better things of Capt. Jones. Al.
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NOTICE.

A COURSE of Medical Instruction will "A be delivered at the Lecture Room, six doors west of the Court House, in west-street, the ensuing season. The introductory Lee ture will be given on Tuesday, the 10th oi April A. D. 1927. Law as we'll as Medical Students or other gentlemen desirouseoi hearing course of Medical Instruction. are respectfully requested to attend. Dr. Abbe will commence his Lecture at 12 o'clock M. Dr. Russell precisely at 5. MT. Brace will begin his course at the commencement of his next term, being the 18th day of May next.
 JOHN w. RUSSELL, M. D.
 Litchfeld, April 8, 1927. 42
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Greek columns, and little tempier. A gain the cities Slumbered, till, l73S, king of Naples, on whom light may the earth rest, commenced digging, and-streets, tenn pies, theatres, opened out to be at rest no more.
 So few details of the original cataStro- phe are to be found in historians, that we can scarcely estimate the actual human suffering which is, after all, almdst the on- ly thing to be considered as misfortune. It is probable that the population of at least, Pompeii, had time to make their escape. A pedlar's pack would contain all the valuables left in Pompeii; and the people had time thus to clear their premis- es, must have been singularly fond of haz- ard, if they staid lingering within the reach of the eruption. But some melancholy evidences remain that allwere not so suc- cessful.
 In one of the last excavations, made by the French, four female skeletons, were found lying together, with their ornaments, bracelets and rings, and with their little hoard of coins in gold and silver. They probably had been suffocated by the sul- phorous vapor. In wine cellar, known by its jars arranged around the wall, male skeleton, supposed to be that of a master by his sealing-ring, was found as if he had perished in the attempt to force the door. In another male skeleton was found with was breaking open. In pris on the skel- tons of men chained to the wall were found. If it were nor like afectation to regret ag- ony that had passed away so long, it might be conceived as paliation of moment, that the vapour of the eruption extinguish- ed life at once, and that these unfortunates perished, not because they were left be- hind ln, the general flight, but were left be- hind because they had perished. ..s::, IT
 A large portion of Pompeii is now un- covered. This was an easy operation, for it's covering was ashes, themselves cov-, cred by vegetable, soil, and that again cov- cred by verdue and vineyards.-Hercula- neum reserves its development for another generation its cover is lavo, solid as rock and that again covered with two villages and royal palace and the whole under the protection of a still surer guard, Nea- politan stupidity, poverty and incidence. The Panorama gives striking coup-d'oei of one of the two great excavations of Pom- pei. The forum, the narrow streets, the little Greek houses, with their remnants of ornamental painting, their corridors and their tesselated floors, ure seen, as they might have been seen, the day before the eruption.-The surrounding landscape has the grandure that the eye looks for in a volcanic country.-Wild hills, fragments of layas, richly broken shores, and in the centre, the most picturesque and sublime of all volcanoes, Vesuvius, thowing up its eternal volumes of smoke to the heavens.
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 NOTICE.

WE 5 s dssootss Ss2esss a'Sg s ss SssG asp spp9so s for the County of MiddIesex, on the 4th Tues day of Feb. 1927, on he.estate of
 HORACE RANNEY, .-. Of MiddIetown, an.insolvellt debtor, to receive, examine and adjust the several debts due and owing by the-said Horace Ranpey, do here by give. notice to tt1ecfeditors of the said in- solvepf debtor that theey gill meet at the house of Zenas Edwards. in tue Upper houses, on the first day, of June, and on the first day of September, 1927 for the purpose aforesaid.
 JOSIAH SAVAGE, ] Commits
 ZENAS EDWARDS, sioners.
 Middletown, March IA, 1927. 42
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FOR SALE.

THE OIL MILL, late the property of
 u Moses Seymour, Junr. deceased, situa- ted in Bradleys-Ville, town of Litchfeld;- ALSO, the Carding machines, and Stand, late the property of said Seymour, situated about one mile SOuth-westerly from said Oil Bill. Said Mill and Machines stand upon the large and never failing steam which issues from Litchfeld Lake,-have well built and perma- nent dams, and are in good repair. The Ma chimes consist of Double Machine, a Single Machine, and Picker. The water power at both these establishments is abundant, and may be advantageously applied to any other kind ofmills or machinery, as well as to those now in operation there. For further partic- ulars enquire of DAVID c. SANFORD.
 Litchfeld, March 23, 1927. Al
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FOR SALE.

A small DWELLING HOUSE, and
 "A nine Ares of LAND pleasantly situated on the county road leading from Litchfeld to Roxbury, suitably divided into Moving, Pas ture, and Woodland. Said land'is we'll wa tered with two never failing springs, one of which is near the house. It is good stand for mechanic of almost any description, particularly blacksmith. Should the pur- chaser wish for more land, it can be obtained adjoining the above,-all of which will be sold on reasonable terms. For further par ticulars, enquire of the subscriber on the pre- mises. JOHN PARISH.
 Washington, March ssd, 1897. 41
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LITCHFIELD COUNTY,

LITCHFIELD COUNTY,
 ] Superior Court, Feb. Term, 1727. TTPON the Petition of DENSEA SIM U ONS of Colebrook, in said County, praying for a Divorce from her husband, JAMES SIMONS, for wilful assertion and absence from her, for more than three years, with total neglect of duty-dated the 7th of Feb. A. D. 1827-
 Ordered, that said petition be continued to the session of this Court to he held at Litch- field, in and for the county of Litchfeld, on the Sd Tuesday of August. A. D. 1sg7,---and that the publication of this order six weeks successively immediately after the rising of this Court,in the Newspaper printed in Litch- field, called the Litchfeld County Post, and in the Newspaper printed in Hartford,- called the Times & Hartford Advertiser, shall be sufficient notice to the said James Simons of the tendency thereof.
 F. WOLCOTT, Clerk. A true copy,
 FREDERICK WOLCOTT, Clerk.
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From the National Intsligencer. LETTER FROM THE SOUTH SEA. IT c oop or WAv prArarax

I U. 5. SLooP OF WAR PEACOCK.
 ] PassGeta, Otahiti, August IS, 1926.
 1 You were informed of our contemplated cruise among the South Sea Islands, for the protection of our extensive whale fishery in this remote quarter of the globe. Or June 27th, we sailed from Guayaquil, anG on July 4th anchored in Essex Bay, Charle. Island, one of the Galapagos. Novelty ,& a desire to get stock oftortoises, prompt ed us to anchor at this Island, both of which objects being accomplished in four days. (having taken upwards of 300 terrapins on board) on the Sth, we put to sea, and on the 22d, anchored in Massachusetts Bay, Madison Island, having performed the pas- sage in less than 15 days, during which time the ship actually ran over 32OO miles, ave- raging more than 200 miles per day. At Massachusetts Bay we remained days, during which time the ship was visited by almost the whole population of that part of the Island. Their surprize and admiration appeared unsuitable. There were numerous applications among the young men to ac- company us to America, two of whom we now have on board, and may probably gratify you with sight of them.
 Massachusetts Bay, you will remember, is the port Com. Porter occupied with the Essex, and her prizes, during the late war. The ramparts ofFort Madison are still vis- ible, and the wall that encompassed Porter's camp remains, though in dilapidated state. On the morning of August 7th, the high island, Otaheite, was visible from the deck, and the next day, we anchored in Matavia Bay. Matavia is now one ofthe regular mis- sionary stations of Tahiti, of which there are nine at present on this island. Soon af- ter anchoring the Rev. MT. Wilson, who has charge of the Matavia district, accomp- anied by two of the principal chiefs, came on board to welcome our arrival, which they hailed as new era, the Peacock being the only American man-of-war ever here. The two successive days, we were visit ed by the several dignitaries of the district among whom was the Chief Justice, whose name is Parvor.-He is man remarkable for his size and stature, weighing not less than three hundred weight.--As far as we can judge, his intellect is not out of propor- ton. He is well educated--is very fond of talking, or rather argument, at which he IS very acute, and quite an orator. His in- formation is general he has a perfect
 Nnowledge of the principles of the English
 and American Governments, frequently
 discusses theirrespective merits, and great " prefers that of the U. States to all others. Almost the first question Judge Parvor asked me, was, "Who is President of the
 u. States now " And when | informed hinrMr. Adams was, he called for pen ,and wrote the Presidents name on memoran- dunn which he carries with him, remark
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ACADEMIC NOTICE.

HNHE Public are respectfully informed that
 l the Summer Term of the Academy in Sharon, Conn. under the instruction of Mr. R. H. Close, graduate of Yale College, will commence on the first Tuesday of May next. The French Language will be taught in ads ditioR, to the studies usual in similar Institu- tiOns.-Board may be had in respectable fam flies at S1,5O per week, including washing and room rent.-Tuition, in French, $500; Latin and Greek, S4,OO; English studies generally,
 $500 per quarter.-Mr. Close having taught the school for the past year to the entire sat isfactiOn of its patrons, the undersigned do nOt
 hesitate to recommend him as highly qual- flied Instructor.
 DAVID l.. PERRY, AARON READ, Trustees. w. M. SMITH,
 1 Sharon, March "A, 1927. #
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AUCTION.

TO be sold at Auction at the house lately A occupied by David Soper, late of Tor ringford, deceased, on Monday the 18th day of April next, at o'clock P. M. unless pre- viously disposed of, Horse, Oxen, Cows, and other Cattle, various kinds of Farming utensils, such as Cart, Ploughs, Chains, Wag- and the Wesr s and the Barrels, and all the personal estate lately belonging to the said deceased, by
 SAMUEL WOODWARD, Erec'r.
 Torringford, March 26, 1897. 42
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COURT OF PROBATE, ss. District of Sharon, March 27, 1927.

TTPON the Petition of POLLY M.
 O ROOT. of Canaan, in said disstrict, showing to this Court that she is guardian of Adeline Root, Oliver P. Root, and Sartcal Root, all of Canaan, minors that said miners are owners as tenants in common of an rndi- vided share in certain piece of land with a store and barn thereon standing, situated a. bout ten rods south of the meeting house, in Canaan aforesaid, Praying for liberty to sell the same as her petition on file dated March e7, 1927. Whereupon the Court doth adjourn the consideration of said petition until the 18th day of June 1927, at the Probate Office in Salisbury in said district, at 9 o'clsck in the forenoon, and doth order that said Guardian give public Notice thereof by publishing this order in Newspaper printed in Litchfsld three weeks successively, at least six weeks before the said 18th day of June 1927.
 A copy of Record,
 4s Attest, SAMUEL CHURCH, Judge.
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A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MISSES.
 -6ES- MISS BENNETT

WILL commence her Summer Term on
 W Tuesday. the Sth of May, for the in- struction of little Misses in the various branch es of education. adapted to their years. Her number is limited to twenty-five, and by un- rcmitted attention to her scholars, she hopes to merit share of the public patronage. A few more scholars can be accommodated.
 Litchfeld, April 8, 1897. 42
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FOUND.

nN, or about the goth Feb. last, roll of O dressed LEATHER.-Theo owner can have the same by proving property and pay ing charges. Enquire of
 JOHN PHELPS. Litchfeld, Sd March, 1897. Al
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HIGHLY INTERESTING TO THE
 AFFLICTED.

F1HE Public are respectfully informed that
 A ANDERSON'S COUGH DROPSS PECTORAL POWDERS have from an extensive use for years past, proved them selves to be one of the most valuable rem- edies ever yet discovered for the cure of Coughs, Colds and other affections of the breast and lungs leading to Consumptions. Thousands have experienced the happy ef- fects of this Healing Balsam, and many ofthe highest responsibility have voluntarily given certificates, some of which will accompany each bottle, that will satisfy every uuprejudi ced mind that the most extraordinary and un expected cures have been performed by the use of this medicine in cases of long standing, in which other medicine, had produced no favourable effects, and where the most skill full Physicians had given them up as hopeless. It is not pretended that they are an infallible cure in all cases, but of such as are incurable, there are but few but what will be greatly re- lieved by the use of them. Scarcely case of Colds, Coughs, Pain in the side, difficulty of breathing, want of sleep arising from de- biity, or even seated consumptions, but may be relieved by timely use of this Healing Balsam. Each Dollar Bottle of this medi cine contains about 40 doses, which proves them to be a cheap medicine considering their virtues.
 For the further satisfaction of the public. the following Certificates are offered for p,r.-
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OLIVE BEEBE, } LlTCHFlELD COUNTY,
 Vs~ Superior Court, February AB1JAH BEEBE. Term, 1897.
 WHEREAS said OLIVE brought her w Petition to this Court, praying for a Bill of Divorce against the said ABIJAH for his wilful Assertion, and total neglect of his duty; which Petition is continued to the next Term of the Superior Court, to be holden at Litch6eld,in and for the County of Litchfeld, on the Sd Tuesday of August next, when and where the said Abiiah is notified to appear and show reasons if any he have, why the prayer of said Petition should not be granted.
 By order of Court,
 376w FREDERICK WOLCOTT, Clerk.
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NOTICE.

WE have this day agreed with Doctors, w John M. West, Samuel R. Childs, & Samuel Buell., to attend on and furnish to all Paupers within the town of Litchfeld, for whom the town ought to provide, all necessa- ty medicine, medical and surgical aid, for one year from date; and we shall not pay to any other person for any such services or medi- cine furnished on account of said town dur ing said time.
 OZIAS LEWIS, c,.,
 WILLIAM BEEBE, Seec!meH
 SIMEON SANFORD, ? ,.g
 PHINEAS LORD, A"c"pet0' Litchfeld. March cS, 1897. II
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NEW cERTxF1cATEs.

Dr. MELLEN, Sir-the cause of humanity demands of me to give the following state ment: My wife had for six years been in decline and pronounced by her Physicians to be in consumptive state. and was attended by severe pain in her side, with Cough g. difficulty of breathing. She was reduced so low as to be unable to get from her bed to the fire without aid. All hopes of her recovery had long been given up. In this situation, was prevailed upon, as a last possible resort, yet without any hopes of success, to make use of" Anderson's Cough Drops" She com menced the use of them in February last and after using two bottles, to the astonishment of all, in the month of May following the health of my wife was entirely restored, and since which her health and strength were perhaps never better. Feeling deep interest that the public in genera! may resort to the same remedy, when their friends and relatives are apparently, or evidently on the brink of the grave, to rescue them from from the same. You are at liberty to publish the above.
 ana respectfully, S1c.
 JAMES H. STYLES. Rhinebeck, Dutchess co. (N. Y. J Nov. 8. 1926. This is to certify that the subscriber was brought very low by splitting blood, attended with cough and catarrh. and that nothing afforded me real relief until com menced ta- NWS AHuclso" SouSl OlVPS' tHc uSe Ol which were the means in the hand of God of restoring me again to a comfortable state of health.
 And do further certify that the wife of MT. Nathan Huntington, living in the same place was afflicted with very bad cough for num- Der of years, and that in 1923 she was redu ced SO low that it was thought she must soon be in her grave, as she was scarcely able to walk from her bed to the fire, when she com menced taking Andersen's Cough Drops, the use of which, in a short time so far restored her, that she was soon able to do good days work. can cheerfully recommend this med icine to the public.
 PHILO HUDSON, Pastor
 of the Church in Ashford, (Conn.( Ashford, Sept. 25, 1924.
 0F= For sale by w. & s. BUEL. LtchHeid, Dec 4. 1928. 25eOW6m
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AP0 Ao%Ss Margaret Ants, Philo Moss, 3 Sam'l F. & Leonard Asa Morris, Jr.
 Adams, Levi Moultrop, Lyman Avery, Ebenezer Miller, Luther Bissell, Truman Marsh, Andrew Buel, Heman Osburn, Nathaniel Bissell, 9 Asahel Peck, Caroline c. Brown, James Palmer, Norman Barnes, Miranda Palmer, David Booth, Lewis Perkins, Heman Bissell, Fanny J. Peck, Betsey c. Blake, Phebe Plant, Julia Baldwin, Ellca Perkins, George Bidwell, John Pierpont, 9 James Birgc, Joseph I. Pruden, 9 Miles Buel, Heber Peters, Emily BueL Lydia Phillips, Honour M. Buell., Andrew Phelps, Henry Blynn, 2 Samuel Plumb, Joshua Clapp. Augustus Pease, Thompson Cooke, John c. Riley, William Clark, Charles Randall, Martin Clapp, Miron Stone, John Campbell, Edmund Sullivan, William Elliott, James H. Smith, Sarah Freeman, Mrs. Simpson, Nancy Foot, Thomas Stevens, Friend H. Frisbe, Susan Stoddard or Susan Fish, Patty German, Amos Grinnell, Alanson Swan, Jeremiah Guild, Ira Smith, Hannah Grant, Beach G. Spencer, Laura Goodwin, Garwood Sanford, Micajah Hoyt, Abijah Stevens, Elisha Horton, John R. Shute, Levi Hnman, Benjamin Stackhouse, Samuel Hawley, William Futile, Wm. H. Harrison, Anna Wetmore. William Holmes, Jason Whiting, Lucy Hatch, Eli Wilmot, Levi C. Judson, Christopher Wheeler, Daniel Keeler, John Wetmore, Elizabeth Lownsbury, Isaac Wheeler, Nathan Lundan, Peleg Wheeler, Jr. Asahel Morse, Nelson Wadhams. Truman McNiel,
 All Letters not called for in three months will be sent the General Post Ofice.--Per- sons calling for these Letters, will please say Advertised."
 4e CHARLES SEYMOUR, P. M.
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LIST OF LETTERS,

Remaining in the Post 06fce ct Litchfeld
 April 1st, 1927.
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Y *1tRaas Capt, 'Perciyat who commanded tho. Peacock when the pafrages were commit ed at the Sandwich Islands. We may expect better things of Capt. Jones. s
The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-11-22

Went .away. sit. without Leaving the
slightest instruction where he might be met
with, or where his letters might be sent after
him "A most extraordinary proceeding =
You'll drive me mad. Mr. Drax. Let me
IMPURE you to inform nae what is to be done
about my money!
Your money. Mr. Lionel LuttreIl--heFe
has the same party taken of 5OOI. Of the COM
mon property Of the house all the loose
cash we had in the bankers hands-drew a
draft for the whole amount, appropriated IT
10 himself, and never took the ordinary mea-
sure of leaving me a memorandum of the
transaction WAY, sir. might have drawn
bill this mOrning-many thugs less proha-
bic Occur-and might have had my draft re-
fused acceptance
Oh, Mr.. Drax, this torture will be the death
of me.-Sir,--sir,--Im ruin'd, and am going
tO be married y
A most unfortunate event. But Mr. Lut
trell, you gay young men at the west end,
cannot possibly enter into the feelings of IA
man Of business--'
Yours o sir, my eighty thousand pounds!
my whole urtune!-Thiuk what my con-
diti0n is
Here am left entirely alone. unsupported
in the very middle Of term time. and with
an accumulation Of business ON my hands, as
it is quite perplexing to think Of. Why, Mr..
Lione| there's more to he got through, than
any two ordinary men could accomplish :
and how il is possible that should work my
way through it by myself. So inconsiderate
Of Mr. Draytonr
Tortured beyond bearing incapable Of lis
| tening any longer to the lamentations Of Mr..
Drax, and pereeiving that he was too much
engrossed by the perplexltses of his own af-
fairs, to yield any attention to my distrsses,
l siezed my hat, and hastily departed. to seek
elsewhere for the advice and consolation re-
| quired.
IN go to John Fraser exclaimed, he's
always sensible. always right, always kind.
He'll feel for me. at all events: he'll suggest
what steps are best to be taken in this most
painful emergency
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