Litchfield enquirer., 1829-02-19

CoSSs untlt HG UCINANEu s't"Sia 7" I'NVSNN"
 with his Albaniaus te Va.aa, to join the
 Capitan PacIla. Ehis was ii.e last cff"rt
 of his patriotism. Every thing indicates
 that he will never see his native country
 again. -~ M
 Prwssic Acsd, (lpy some cal.sl hy,iro-
 cyanic acid) is . iIqstid extracted from veg ciablcs, aud contAinSsone part of caNogcn
 and one part of ofhydF0ern. It is extracmd from the bitter almond, peach blossom, ,and
 the leaves of tue laNrOccrasuS. It may hc
 also obtained from animal substances, al- Ithnlgha vegetable ncih. lflimc be added
 tO water distilled iiunl these substances, a
 Prnssie.c of lime is formed: when # an n cid solution ot run Ae added to this mix- iit6Fe, can.tnon Pussiatt lie, tor Prassiafc of iron is pfceipitned. The acid may bs
 obtained iiom Pr,ssMte of potash, by nak- li tug a strong snln.isn of this salt, and then adding as much tartaric uci,l aS will precil,- itatc the potash. .whrn tIle acid will be left in solution, which must Dc decan.ad and distilled. .
 1 Its properties are "a pnngent o,lollr, very
 much resembling that uf bitter alaontls,
 with q hot but swedish taste, aud extreme.
 ly volatile tf contains axu,c, with which m othoF vegetable acid is combined; 1t is largely used in the manufacture of Prussian
 blue. Itis the most violent 0fail poisons, land destroys animals by being applied tu
 lhe skin only. It Is stated hy af aLlc chem- isl, that a single drop applied ,o il.e tongue of n massiH dog. caused death so oinssalitan-
 eously.tllat itappearcd io have been strRck ] by lightning. One drop nn tho hmnan finme
 .lcstaUys life intwo minutes.
 PETER FRANcIsco, wliU has lately ap-
 piled to Congress for . pension for Resola-
 lionafy services, ,wNs slappnsetl, when tn Eprime af manhood.,o be tho strongest Inai IA lhc United States. We do nnt, kno9 whether, like Maxinns. hc could break a
 horse's inv bono with M blow, ar his thigh \ wilh kick, hut ws have hcard the follow | ing story told tn illustration of his great
 ssFengtll:
 Tks ianic u Franeisco's strength spread 1 ssr mud wide iIlrsugsl Vireinla. Every ono \ who could !" scAip Ais peiFkt iR U;ld cass,' \
 bnrned with the desire os fpaping rsnown N by at, cncouMter will him. Ampng others l N bully from ieaf tho nsuuiliRins. haxt. ts IthO land of !" half korse half 0ligator" men
 determined on comparing his pruwcss with that of tho rcputcd strongest man in tho Istatc. Hc deliberately commenced his iour. ny witli shc intent of whipping Francisco, InF fbeing whipped hin,seiE He arrived lln siSe AeighbOfllo0f of lils intended nnsaes onist. md speetirk a man ie ' lana ssisl W
 slnke and rideP fsllce m caels sida, " ilIz \ uaifaa nf him Sf kA kllUw EfaneiAc0, nId ! MhNxe Re iiNe@|s kIse maia answered tint he kinsself waz 4Dier Esanciscn. Tho bu- siness was made known ,and FrNnclsco, who was very psaeeahle gentleman, ranaon- lstsascd against such . foolish consest be- M ltwcen two men, who had never injured each other. But in vain, tho man, who
 would n0t be put oif. disn,ounting and ty.
 iug his hofse to the fencc, told Francisco !, he m,iss either fight os run. Francisco, ,ve- N ky eonlly disasoausIng. replied shat 10 had \ aevef kaen in tho habit af funuing if he Imust hHIit he cnuId not kelp al. hcy Iii Ksnsle;kco soi3a1 hia anasnnnizs ike q lha had A&en \ cll V Z, ,and iznN hiFa &mslFa.
 Y oeSF I& fSNct elen N kol ", hovs- 2 esssI halufed ezkna hina lo bs se geod
 3s ~ ttss hizn UTer hls keFse also--Ile
 Sishcd lbbe travelling. 7so. Cosr. FrsM fsr loss6N EsniAg Dpissls.
 The Attorney General. naR nearly eighty yrafs Of age, and said to be more competent Go the discharge Of the arduous duties of his I ligtly important office than aiTDOst any prac- IfitiOner ai fhe bar, on account of his great
 ls.n rs,sf,s and pxnpriAf4ee m well aa remark. I able retention Ofmettal power, was manag- | ing case In behalf of the Commonwealth, in | NiiddlescK county, where . man was indicted I for gougiHg out the eyes ofa girl. because she ! had made Oath that he was the father of aD
 illegitimate child. Her brother, an intelligent
 lad Of nine yeafs OfRge. was on the ground as a EOvernFIent witness and his relation of lshe gacls prOdueed m ElmOst electric effect lou tic svlsDle audience. The girl was also prssenl in tatal blindncss; and every circum- stance attending the Investigation ofthis bar
 hariiy, was highly interesting. Tas boy sta lied tke nrcI;miuary circumstances, and then
 said :---ssz Was cutting bean poles round the ibarn.a my sister was milking: heard her scream. and then ran with . pole in my hand
 and as came ur, saw he had pulled her s- ger backwards, then be lOaked wvev his slsOul-
 der te see who was coming. sDd Istrnck him
 with tIse role snd srose his jaW. Why
 did you Rat repeat the blow !" exflaimcd the
 Attornry General. carried away with the Ire mrnduosss inter~si--" Why did you not re- neat tls lslow, aud ku0ck his d-d brains asIt I" " Ffr. Att0rney,' said tiIe Judge, '.y0u