The Litchfield County post., 1828-06-12

quoted tn Boston, at from 45 to 90 cts: S-4 blood from g tO 70, and common wool 25 to 27; but the Boston Courier remarks, that these quotations are rather nominal, and that the manufacturers are waiting for an exten- sive public sale, which will take place in BOs- ton next week and serve to establish prices. Wool growers cannot expect high prices, but they will do well to be on their guard against speculatOrs, and endeavor to obtain fair prices. It is not unlikely that there will be a cOnside- rable demand for coarse wool. We shall give our readers the most correct information we can obtain on the subject.
 N. E. Rum, cider brandy, whiskey, and mOlasses have advanced three cts. a gallon, & foreign spirits still more.-Hompshire (Mass) Gdz.
 A correspondent of the Salem Gazette thus vents his dOlOrous complaint over the i'll suc- cess of the Salem Theatre.
 The worthy and enterprising manager of our Theatre makes another and. we believe, his last appeal, to the generosity of the pub lick, tomorrow evening. The friends of the drama and the friends of the manager will learn that MT. Philips has lost money by his spirited attempts to introduce an elegant and rational amusement among us.and that.should his last effort fail of success, his loss will be heavy.-Even should the house he filled to its utmost extent, his receipts will be poor indeed compared with his vast expenditures |: but should the box book present its usual beg gariy and empty account his misfortune will be aggravated by the means he will use to al leviate it.
 Chimney SOallo,cs.-Mr. Daniel Butler had been annoyed for some days by a noise in the chimney Ofhis store. made by large numbers of fswaIlows, which by the vibration of their wings acting on the confined air accustomed a rumbling sound like distant thunder. On last Wednesday his son and another person made an opening from the lower part of the chimney into the counting room, then ascen- ded the roof, and by letting down into the fue of the chimney board fitted so as to fill the passage drove 256 swallows into the room where they clung to the walls. windows, &c. They were caught and put into box with O. pen places on one side for the admission of light and air. The next morning the board was again used, and 118 swallows were placed in the box with the others, making in all 374. So many ofthese birds in cage presented an uncommon sight. They adhered to the sides and clustered together at the corners hang ing upon one another like swarm of bees.-- They were released from confinement the ve- ry day, and resumed their twitterng notes & rapid fllghts.-North0mpto Gqzette.
 Melancholy Disaster.-The Louisville (Ky) Focus contains the following particulars rela tive to the unfortunate disaster on the Misss sipp:-''The Car of Commerce. commanded by Capt. Cock and owned by Messrs. Wal ter. Cock, and Hardin, of this place burst her boiler about 10 o'clock on Wednesday last May 14th, in the Canadian reach, Mississippi about 19O miles below the mouth of the Oh 10. She had taken in wood three miles below and while running under high pressure, the force pump was righted without blowing off the steam; and when the engine was started again about the thlrd stroke, the stern head ofthe middle boiler gave way, and drove the boiler forward with the end down on the bow The stern end being thus elevated, sent the contents ofthe boilers backwards on the up per deck, carrying all before them, and pro. ducing terrible havock among the deck pas sengers. Nearly fifty persons were injured. of whom few were killed at the instant. The whole number known to be lost. by the latest accounts from the boat was between 15 and 20; and many others were so severely injured. that they will not recover. The loss olives, itis thought, will be upwards oftwen- ty. Most of this destruction was caused by scaldinG. The sufferers who were not instant ly killed, were in depIorable situation. The captain escaped unhurt. One of the pilots was slightly injured. Both the engineers were dead, and nearly all the rest of the persons belonging to the boat. Only one of the cabin passengers is injured, and he is dead. The damage to the boat, was less than might be expected from the horrid destruction among those on board"
 CHINA.--We have received, says a London paper, the Malacca Observer and Chinese Chronicle to the a5th of November last. It appears from the news it gives of Little Buc- haria, that, notwithstanding the official ac- counts published at Pekin, the Chinese Elm pire is ip pefplexing position. The Imperi- al Army seems to have undergone severe loss: 10000 men it is stated, were slain. The force of the rebels was stated at Canton to be from 400, ,OOO to 5OO,OOO men strong. It was reported that the emperor of China had gran ted independence to the Tartar tLibes.
 "The Chinese of the SOuth," it is added, have high idea of the power of the Russians and say the rebels have formed an alliance with them. The Russians, no doubt. cherish insatiale ambition and their agents are ready every where to aggrandse the autocrat, but still we suspend our judgment.
 "The disaffected in China are looking, we believe. with intense interest to this Buchari- an Rebellion; little more fire and the whole