Litchfield enquirer., 1829-04-09

GeoyRis and TeMnsssee Caaal.-The EnRlneerel employed tn surveying a route for Canal from the | navigable waters Of TcnneSee to those of Georgia, have expressed their belief that the measure s ot On Iyprocticabts, bsG decidedly JaUOrabIe. TheOnlylaad pornge necessary n the whole line is about ten miles, as we are informed br which railway may be casi- Iy provided. AfiIledgevAle Ssatesm0n
 Dsspatch.-The chemical works oGthe Messrs Hem | slaws, which were destrOyedby fire at South Boston on Monday evening Ot the 18th u, were rebuilt and in full operation before the close of the same week.
 Post OGce Deparsmeat-On Mr. M'Lean' retiring | from the General Post Office, the clerks in body presented hun an ahectiona,e farewell address In his reply he says: "Wthn less than six years there has been an addition of more than one third to the mail establishment of the countryhalf millnn aM. nualy has been ndcd to the revenue of the Depart ment. It is still rapidly advancing, and only requires the same unremitting effort six years to come that has been used for six years past, 10 give still great er elevation. Knowing your ability and iahfulness, hope to see your Inbors attended with much sue. cess in the future as tn the time past" The WiiIiamstOwn Advocate, since he has been vo- ted an honorary associate of the Philadelphia wits, takes license to perpetrate all sorts of puns His la. test in reference to the paragraph which was credt- cd to a southern print, and gained him promotion. He says--"We hs punning and when writing the q referred to- thought of securing the of such among editors, as is him of the Courier. We had, b4, no I D ofbeing witty"
 A man advertises tn the Nashville (Tenn.) Banner, for "knd, tender hearted likely, strong horse, and waterproof saddle. The horse mus, possess the sim. pie art of uing wihous easiag and be well broke to stand to aring and post"
 The Rev. Henry Ware, Jr. is appointed by the cor. poration of Harvard College Professor of Pulpit Flo. quence and the Pastoral care in the Theological School at Cambridge. This is new Professorshp, for the maintenance of which funds have recently been raised by subscription, under the ofthe di l rectors ofthe Theological School-Bost. Dai. Ado. l President Jackson has issued a proclamation, an. nonncng tho ratification of the commercial treaty concluded tact year between the United Stau and Prussia. WY @
 Governor Cmits, of Vermont, has appointed "Wednesday, April 9th, to be observed in hat State as a day of fasting and prayer.
 -This yenr she English monarchy hNs completed the period of one thousad years from the time thu, Eg. bert ascended the throne of England, after the union f,he seven kingdoms.
 Southey, the Poet Laureate, has an edition of John Bunyan, with copious life, in tho press. | Ofthe number of office seekers at Washington the | reader may form some estimate when he learns that very lately for the humble situation or Lieutenant oi Marines, there were 45O applicants. The Washington Telegraph contains the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Commerce and Navigation, be.
 tween the United States and Brnxil, the notifications of which were exchanged ut Washington on the 18th ult
 , "Shepherd," said sentimental young lady to hoy feeding sheep "why have you not your pipe [" "Be . canse, madam, Ina mt got no toOacco." A man in Massachusetts took arsenic and died, be- cause he Ind made proposals of marriage to liSel, widow who refused him.
 In Boston, country girl recently asked city ac quanance to go with her to purchase some articles and to acs as spokeswoman. They entered shop u Washingson.stree. "Have you any hose ?" asked the city girl. "I don't want hoes" said the country mai. den, "I want stockings" tf Nothing NeV.--A Mir. New, not thousand miles from Boston, gave lis the very unique Christian name of "Nothing" When interrognted with the U. sual saluIa,on of "Ilow are you to-day '" he nigh. reply-"Ever the same, and Nothing Ne,o." Something NeW.-We have a subscriber, promp, \ and valuable one too, whose legitimate and only Christian name s tho simple character, &. He nev. CT writes 1t Ad and will allow us to address him on. ly as Mr. & E--n.-Nesc.fYa fYaven Chron
 The number of victims to the fever at Gibraltcr is said to have been above 20O0 of whom 500 were mill. tary men.
 The following notice may contain informa. ton interesting to some of our readers.
 WAR DEPARTMENT. PENSION OFFICE,
 March s7th, 1929.