Litchfield enquirer., 1829-08-13

ded tho Hudson In one boat
Tho Couruant.streeI wharf In New.YOrk, capable
Of accommodating but two steam boats at the same
time, which hos for several years been rented 10 the
Hudson River Steam Boat Company for abOUt 5000,
was las. week struck OF to the company for ono
yeur for three thousand sir hundred and Gy dollars
Such 10 tho spirit Of competition Ii the Hudson River
Nnss Tho former price was considered high renL
Noble Aet.-Gov. Ridgely, Of Maryland lately do.
crased Inns, appears by the papers, emancpated by
will all bile slaves, variousy stated at from $50 TO up
wards of 900. Those who have already reached the
ago Of 90 to 10 Immediately freed, mud such are
over 6 to have some provision made for their support
out Of the estnle; while the younger class OrO TO DO
free a 90 aud 9S-the mules tho former ago, tho TO-
AnRev at the Inter. This 10 rHro instance Of true
philanthropy. Propery--l6r In Maryland and other
southern slales slaves nrs considered rs propory-,o
tho amount Of from 30 10 100, 900 dollars IL In short
period TO DO put out Of tho possession Of his heirs and
cmancpalod from tho shackleS Of bondage.
WashiMgson Collsgs.-'rho third annual commence.
mens Of this Institution wns hold at Hartford Oh tho
9TH Inst. Tho day was plcHsNt and the Concourse Of
persons attending unusually great. Tho exercises
took place ut tho Centre Church. The degree Of
Bachelor Of Arts was conferred on twenty young gen.
tlemen, alumni Of this college, aud Oh QUO aumnus Of
Union Coilegoj and the honorary degree ofD. ID. on
tho Rev. Adam Clarke and Rev. Thomas llarweIl
Horne, Of England.
Changss.-Wo IRE sorry to perceive that the editor
Of the American Manufacturer, AZ Boston, ia, Whit.
tier has for the present retired from tho editorial do.
partment Of that paper 1t 10 hereafter to DO conduct
cd by its former editor.
NJ. WIN. S.orer, Of the Sloning.on Telegraph, AN.
nounces that no has ronqushod his interest In that
paper, without naming his successor.
The paper published few weeks at Stamford has
been dlsconlinued-wo presume want Of pN.ronngc'
10 tho cause.
recent storm VI ruin, thunder, lightning and hail
In Boston aud tho neghborng towns has done eonsi'
derable damage. The cellars III the lower part Of the
city were completely inundated, and their contents
floating about. In Nowtown, h IL stated that more
lhan half the glass In northern exposure was destroy.
I'd by the hull. Tho hall stones were unc0mMony
large, some measuring from three 10 four inches IN
length. In WAliham, tho lightning struck Nnd so fire
" q meeting house, which WIS entirely eonsumed.--
Al WaleVtOwn, Nahunt, and Cambridge, u barn In
each wna struck and consumed, and at Nahant mNU
was killed
" The New.York papers still continue 10 com.
plan u tho abuses Of tho Pos. Oiee Department. and
or,ho soppNgo Of papers by their subscribers because
lhcy canno, poMerNo tho interior on account Of tho
ruscaly postmas.ers," M Mr.. Van Buren, sud some
ycars ago. awhile upon tho sub eot Of tho Reformed
Pos, Office Of Connecticut" says tho n. York Spec.
tutor, tive have oare of aggravated abuse Of oico
10 state, which, irMr. Barry docs his duty, will case
tho Nortonixed Posl.AiasLcr NJ Hartford To ak the
plunk forthwith. A gentleman Of Philadelphia, n iow
days since, addressed private letter 10 " DdVia
Brooks, EGG Po" Master, S,ra.tord. Co"@ecsie@"-
Tho direction was In large, handsome, diSnc, hand
That letter, instead Of being sent 10 Snn,ior found
ito why 70 Hartford, where John NJ. Niles is unioru.
na,oy the Post Master; and here tho seal broken
and tho letter opened. Il was .hcn returned TO the
Postmaster al SrR(ord, with brief note Vt tho bot.
tom Of the % pagc, written by the ASss,a". PoslmaS'
ter stating that finding that letter upon his mhlc, he
had opened H. sc. The Postmaster at S,rHord i'm
indefinitely cent the original letter back 10 hs frood al.
PHILADELPHIA tina. he nigh, know tho course tina, had
been taken with his letter under tho new system OF
Reform. The gentleman Rt Philadelphia thcreupon
wrote letter to Mr.. Niles upon the subject request
ing information whether he had received instructions
FROM Washington, 10 open and examine his private
letters. Aud not, he wished to DO informed for what
reason the sanc.y Of his seal had been violated ut
Hartford. To this no received letter, IIanked by
Mr.. Niles, but written by Mr.. DOdd, his deputy mpu.
IDENTITY refusing any satisfactory explanation"
Tire Mercantile Advertiser, Of New.York, liberal
jackson paper, few days ago gave the following
statement respectng this same immaculate Postmaster
ut Hartford:
~ letter was received through our post Office yes.
terlay, from a gentleman at Hartford, covering one
other, and on the envelope written double 0aLv
VET shis letter was marked fifty cents or ouadr,u.e n,
III Hartford post Office, aud had the party receive
ng L here opened il IL the presence Of our postmas
Der lwho promptly refunded the over-chargel no rc
ey eould have been had against an officer who viz.
tually declared that the endorsement double Only'
was false"
awe have no objection to see the laws enforced
unit bsster laws eau be Obtained but we see no reason
why she caprice OF government agent to contro1l
the purses Of our citizens"
Alasomry.--At the recent meeting OF the New'EnS-
land Conference Of Me,hOdsts, held at Po'smout''
N. H., the following preamble aud resolutions were
adepaed. Though there is some ambiguity IN the
phrassology Of the preamble and one Of the resOu-
tions The general spirit Of them is such as all good
men mast approve. They show a determination not
% suffer the church to become parSanS in the unpso'
aanhla warfare.