Litchfield enquirer., 1829-11-12

The names Of the towns are llrst act Up, In
types, IN their proper places tho lntersspA.
ces are filled up with QIadrates, Of the same
height with the types, tho whole 10 then
stCrCOtyped: rivers, mountains, lines, &c. are
then engraved on the. metal (which represents
the quAdrAtess aud the remaining space 10 70.
duced. Tho letters, made In this manner,
appear much palmer than. those etched or
engraved.
We understand that tho Secretary Of the
Colonization SOClety has received from Mat.
thew Carey, Esq. Of Philadelphia, hls second
annual payment Of ono hundred dollars, on
the plan set on foot by Gerrlt. ESmlih, ESQ.
In making this remittance, Mr.. Carey OBJ.
serves ut II much to DO regretted that
plan calculated to do 50 much good, and
which would bear SO lightly on OurswCalthy
citizens, advances SO very slowly. | hoped,
when Il was FIRST brOached, that the stipulated
numhenaof one hundred subscribers would
enter thGlr names, and pay their first install
ment Ia six months."-Ndt. FNtel.
Books in the Cherokee LOngWdge.
Thousand copies Of the Gospel Of Matthew In
the Cherokee language, and In the new char.
0cter Of Guess, have been printed In tho
CherDkes national press, at New Echota.
The translation was made tby Rev. IS. A.
Worcester, the missionary Of the Beard sta
toned at that place, assisted by MI. Boudi.
not, the editor Of the Cherokee Phoenix. A
very large portion Of tho members of tho
mission church. and Of the adults generally,
In the nation, are now ahlo to read this
portion of the Holy Scriptures.
A small collection Of hymns, consisting Of
thirty.,hrce designed to Md In religious wOr-
ship, have been prepared by the same per.
sons, and printed In the same language aud
charactcr.-MissiOnary Herald.
Hymns in ths ChOctaW ZsaRgW0ge,
sixty hymns have been prepared in the Chloe.
tnw language by the missionaries Of the
Board IN that nation. and IRE now In press.
The adult Ch0ctaws manifest new desire to
learn to read their own language, especially
those who have been recently Converted. Il
Is supposed that 1000 copies, Of which tho
edition CONSISTS, will barely supply tho de.
mand. II Is also IN contemplation 10 print
second edition Of one Of the school books
published two years ago. IN order to furnish
the increasing number Of learners with the TO.
q'sitc faCilities.-ib.
On Thursday morning last, a boy Abou, I? or Is
years old, was killed ut the race ground, ncnr this
place. party had been training their horses round
tho course and were about leaving the ground TO 60
to the place at which they had put up. The Eatherof
the hoy Sc. him on horse, which Immediately reared
up and fol- backwards on the boy; the hind part Of
the saddle coming his breast, caused HE dealh in
simultaneously. Iio never drew breath afterwards.
The afflicted and 6srsaVed father, Saturday, agaW
appeared tho race ground, entered horse Tor the
race ard .aa,. -. 70 "T ~" way W.
In aAaIn Nlneh Ia 4, 4
Dayton (ChioI Journal.
Large Posatoss.-The Potatoes left u, our Office,
some weeks ago, the extraordinary size mud weight
Of which wa noticed at the time, were recently d..
covered to conss, of u number Of separate po,a,ocs
ingeniously fastened together by skcwcrs. IN ono OF
them there were fourteen potatoes, mostly Of largo
size. So firmly and closely were they knitted to.
gether, that Il WIS found very difficult to separate
them. They were sent from Roxbury the person
who brought them was no, himself aware Of The hoax.
The pota,ocs examined in our Office, hy NUN.
Der Of persons, none ~ whom suspected or discover.
ed tho ccep.on.--Pakladinm.
few evenings since, jus IA WINS sitting down 10
read the American, aud hnd cast nv eve over III,
first page, liulc gagged s,rraked faced hoy ,hrus,
his heal into tho door aud S,ueaked out Dadav
wants TO bor'ow your paper for minute er s."
BOUNDS, Mr.. Editor, could have kicked the little
rascal across the street, told him tina, had no.
culior habit Of never lending my paper. learned
after, that it was Mr. Jcdcdah TOPPER n famous
"swi tub" who had sent tor nv paper I would
advise this said Jedcdah break his bottle aud sub.
scribe Tor your paper. And also hope 10 can re.
Ccive hint without n kick.-Be,kshire american.
What has become Of the Edgyfeid Ghotp In re-
ply to this question, the Editor Of the Edgeied Car.
Gilman observes" Tbs matter has ceased to excite
great interest here, and do not remember 70 have
heard any thing about il for the last four or Eve
weeks At our Inst information the mysterious voice
continued to be heard occasionally, ye, much more
rarely than formerly. The deception, 10 there be
one, has not rs yet been pensira,cd.'
Four new newspapers have been announced Cor
publication in New.York in oae week. Tf there be
any one branch Of Domestic Manufacturer com.
pletely overome, it is this business Of making
newspapers; and we know no department of national
industry, in greater need Of I" prOlec,ion."
Amer. Manufacturer.
Diebitsch.-We will give two cents and quid Of
Cayendish to any who will teach 10 TO pronounce
the name Of this tremendous Captain, so an that il
will be decent to use il in a company Of ladies. We
are in agony to know how to get along with the Rus
sian hero.-Fredonian.
We understand, says the American Manufacturer.