The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-08-07

ISAockfag dccideRi---0n Sunday last, one of the
powder miis az Gorham, Me. took Gre aud exploded,
IN whsch catastrophe, Of the workmen, who were
accidentally In the pounding mill al the time,
injured that they s0TviVed but short tune. The
names ii those who have died OF the nj1ry, VIM
Moses, Noah Bahb, and james Green, OF SiaudIslI--
JOSIAH Clark, jr. and Hanson Irish, OF Goram--and
Major Means, vt Wndham. Daniel Moses, Of Stan
dish, was so badly injured that hopes enter
tanned of his life. They were all young men, without
families.
The accident was OccasiOned in exchanging the
composition from mortar 20 another. young
unacquainIed with the work, loosen some Off
from the mortar, dropped the copper pestle He was
told desis by OF the wOrkmen but repeated it
three times, when the powder took and exploded a.
bout l6 casks.
SingWiar.-After hanging the new bell in Wind
ham, Mr. T. Il. I. wealthy farmer, living about one
mile distance from the church, who had been subject
to the hypochondria for some time, morning very
early repaired to the church having arrived about
the time the sexton did, he imparad his erand-That
from strong feeling in his head he led to be-
eve, that, could he have the opportunity OF ringing
the bell, the cheering sound would relieve his defect
ed feeling They being both New England men, his
request readily granledand after tuggIng al the
rope nearly half an hour, ITO the small annoyance
Ofthe inhabitants many Of whom were aroused from
their sumhers, thinking it aarm,) Mr. L. b. IRE
turned home, eat hearty breakfast, repaired his hh-
erto neglected domestic concerns, went about his bu-
siness and has not been troubled with the complaint
since. We would recommend 10 all afflicted with the
like disorder try the effect Of this discovery be-
fore they repair to the bottle desperate means
---CatS. Rec.
ANTIDOTE AGAINST POISONS.
A correspondent of the London Literary
Gazette, alluding to the numerous cases of
death from accidental poisoning and partcu
larry to the melancholy fate of the late royal
academician, Mr.. Owen, adds I'll may ven
ture to affirm. there is scarcely cottage in
the country: that does not contain an invalu
able, immediate, and certain remedy for such
events, which is nothing more than desert
spoonful Of made mustard. mixed in Il tnm
bier of warm water, and drank Immediately
it acts as an instantaneous emetic, and may
be used in safety in any case where one is re-
CURED. By mistake, where gentleman
took full ounce of poison instead of salts, the
casters were fortunately at hand.and no doubt
an invaluable life was preserved to his family
by giving the mustard directly. By making
this simple antidote known, you may he the
means of saving many fellow creature from
death.
Estimate of the quantity Of Coal in Luzerne
County.-The length ofthe valley of Wynn
| ing is 10 mile. The average breadth of the
Coal l-e miles, making an area of 6S square
miles of coal, or 1876, 148. 800 square yards
Each cubic yard in the strata is computed to
yield, exclusive of wastage, one tom. Fifteen
yards is the average thickness of the several
strata, as has been ascertaned. Multiplying
| the above area by Is, and the product is
2,927, 2S9 .O0O cubic yards or tons in the Val
ley of Wyoming. Above the valley, and ad
! joining 1t, is the Lackawanna section which
is 25 miles long. and on an average one third
of a mile in width. Pursuing the computa
ton as above, this section would yield 9O6,-
O48 900 tons.
Below this valley is another section, about
( five miles, in length and in breadth, one mile
This section would yield, according to the
mode of compution adopted. 9OO,OOO,OOO
tons. In this estimate, great allowance has
been made for pillars, SC. and it is believed.is
less than the amount.
To exhaust this formation of coal in 1000
{ years there must be taken away 1000, 500
tons year for ten centuries. Suppose the coal
to be removed at the rate of 1 900, 900 tons per
annum. This formation would not be ex-
hausted in 4,O92 years.
The Hagerstown Torch Light furnishes us
with the following information:
| 1--WE regret to say, that prominent leader
of the Jackson party, in our own town, a
few days ago boldly stepped forth as the cham
pion of the measures now in agitation in the
Southern States, and declared that he should
not be astonished to see General Jackson, il
not elected. placed IN the Presidential chair, al
the point Of fifty thousand bayonsts."
These are sentiments which suit the at
mosphere of a despotism, but we could scarce
| Iy be prepared to hear them, in a country
where the sovereignty, according to the theo.
ry of the constellation, resides immediatel,
and exclusively in the people. and where
power and patronage are only to he conferred
by popular elections. FIFTY thousand bag
oneis' pointed at the bosoms of these sove
reign people to force them to obey Pres
dent selected by few ambitious. restless, anc
covetous partisans Are the people prepared
for the letters of military tyranny We hav,
heard of the 'bayonets'' of the sold.ery be
ing pointed at the bosom of the subjects o
Kings we have read of the tragedies o
Manchester but we are not yet prepared t.
see our fair fields made fertile by the bloot
of our own citizens in order that the craving
of power may be satisfied. or the desires o
ambition accomplished Would Gen. Jack
son-who was dignified with the titles of tn,
Washington, Cincinnatus, Patriot, Republic
an. Incorruptible. of the age-cOnsent to 81
10 chair where fifty thousand bayonets'