The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-09-20

tae.-Me learn that oa "Wednesday ~ tSsh taal.
large brick house in waEvsn, owned and occuraea
BY Ne. Mlsoa Curss, soessher witA to barns. enca
with hay and grain, and cher CT houses well 6llea
with the couveniences life, wss consumed By fire.
Il Is not known how the ere orignaled although 70
supposed 20 have been merely accidental. The less
very considerable, not cent Of which was insu-
red; Mr.. Curtis pCcfering be his own underwater
rather than pay premium 70 another person, CON-
company, for policy Of insurance. The voluntary
taxes which most people pay to assist sufferers by Gre
are great would procure an insurance upon all
their cOmbusdbIe property; which, fit were sppIi-
ed, would throw losses, like the above, upon thOes
well able to bear them.
GREEKS AND TURKs-The ship Six Brothers, Cap
| tain Lee, which sailed from New-York loaded with
provisions for the Morea, arrived at Poros 10Th July
and departed the 18TH after having discharged her
cargo. She entered on the 9th August Marpeles.
The captain announced that on the 18th July Lord
COchrane Poros with the Greek feet lust come
| from Alexandria. He however, put the armament
| Immediately in operation.
Three ships which made part ofthe Egyptian feet
attacked by the Greeks on the 18th and 18th June,
had arrived at MOdon
( General Church has divided the Greek army into
small corps under the form Of guerlas, and thus he
occupies the dees of Thermopyle and the mountains
of Phocs, in order to prevent any kind Of provisions
from reaching the Ottoman Porte. Coocotroni occu-
pies military line from Argos to the sthmus Of Cor
NTH, IN order to prevent much as possible the
muncation Of the Turks The latter remain inactive
| before Athens.
Ibrahim Pacha is yet at the Elis, where he is occu-
pied in making preparations to traverse the guph of
Lepanto.
Letters from Constantnople state that the Egyptian
feet 68 sail strong would put to in few days for
the Morea. 1t is added that the Pacha has contrac-
ted in Europe loan of four millions of Spanish pas-
| tres, with the guarantee of the Porte.
private letter from Odessa of the 26th July, says
-" The affairs of the East have taken uniavoura-
bic since the Treaty Of Publication between Rus
STA, England and France, has been known. There is
little hope Of the Porte accedng to the intervention Of
the great powers; the stpulatons Of Alderman are
far from touching the Sultans sovereignty but it 10
otherwise with the treaty of July 6, 1877 1t is not
unnatural for the Porte then to have the air Of fulfil
ling the conditions of Alderman but the treaty for
the pacifcation of Greece affecting the most sacred
interests Of tho Porte and Isamsm, the Dlvan will
most likely oppose with its utmost efforts. After all,
the resources OF the Ottoman Empire for this resistance
comparatively feeble, and the object of the treaty.
namely to prevent the further efusion of blood must
be accomplished
Broscn's Uniwrsity.-The Annual Commencement
of this Institution was held at Providence, on We'd
nesday the 5h inst The degree Of A. B. was confer
A. M. on nineteen. The honorary degree Of A. M.
was conferred upon Albert c. Greene, Attorney Gen.
eral Of Rhode-lsland, Charles Morris Captain in the
u. s. Navy, John r. Vinton Lieutenant in the u. s..
Army, and the Rev. VIM. H. Smith, Of Providence.
| No other honorary degrees were conferred.
BOsodoin Couege.--TheC Commencement at Bowdoin
College took place the day. Thirty-three young
gentlemen received the degree Of A. B. and twenty
three that of M. D. On Thursday neat and classic.
al Grafton was delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa
Society Of Maine, by Hon. Ashur Ware. DIR. Pea
body (of Springfield, Mass) who was expected to de-
liver poem was prevented by sickness from attend
ing the performances, though in town.
! Williams CoUege.-Commenceme Sept j. The
performances are spoken well Of. Number of gradu-
ates, 90 The honorary degree of A. M. was confer
of Albany. An address was delivered on the evening
preceding by the Rev. MIR. Yale, of West Hartford
Conn., and a poem on Commencement day by Emery
Washburn. ESQ., Of Leicester Mass. both Of which
| added to the interest Of the occasion.
Yale CoLege-The whole number of the alumni
of this institution 10 1864. OF which are,.
ernment, postmaster generals, 3 foreign ambsssa-
dors Ia governors Of states IA duputy do Sc judges Of
superior courts, Of which Is are chief judges and
scntatives sgners of the declaration of indepen-
dence bishops % presidents of colleges, 49 profess
sors of do.
OF the professors in colleges, 80 are living, 3 now
presidents, and 80 acting professors.
We learn from the National Inteligencer, that line
of Packets is about to be established between WasIi-
ngton and New-York, direct, and to sail punctuay
at stated periods The trade between the two pla-
ces has long rendered this measure desirable, and
hope the citizens who have embarked in the enter
prise will find liberal remuneration. .r.a
Reu Jonas King, Professor Of Oriental Literature
in Amherst College, who has been absent for six years
in France and Palestine arrived at New York the
18th inst. in the packet from Liverpool.
Business at Springfield Ms.--The Committee APP
pointed by the town. few weeks ago, upon the SUBJ
eet of the Railway, have made dligent inquiries to
ascertain the amount of business done here in the
course of year. The estimate of exports and i'm.
ports during that period, is 1855 tons. 1t was i'm
| eved that entirely accurate statement would make
the result all of IL, 900 tons.-Jour.
The receipts at the custom house, London forthree
days in succession, in the month Of July, said to
have exceeded Gl0O,OOO each day.
| gentleman in Baltimore says in 1922, he was
nearly bald and after using all the nosrums the day,
| he purchased wig and had his head shaved every
morning for six months, and he declares he has as
good head ofhair as any buck in the city.
Charcoal is strongly recommended cases Of obsti-
nate and dangerous constipation Of the bowels cos
tveness, in doses Of two three table spoons every
half hour, in lime water milk, or in water. Charcoal
is row used for many valuable purposes.
A man in York, U. c. offers to construct machine
at the expense of thousand dollars, with which he
will safely 60 over the falls Of Niagara.
It is singular that Mr.. Canning died in the same
| room asthe late Charles James Fox.
A clergyman asked negro if he could read; I" Yes
Massa, little Says he edo you ever your Bible "
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