Litchfield enquirer., 1829-02-05
GENERAL SUMMARY.

A"S Sectetary ot tne Areaeury WH' AusA 1hc PTesl- dent has authorized Mir. SOu.hard, Seefeiary of the Navy, tO perform the duties of his oee Hntil hisres toratiOR to health. s.
 Mr. Livingston, Representative in Congress, in a recent speech Ncw-Orleans, stated that sixty mil lions oG dollars were invested in the culture of sugar, which yielded income of ony ahoUtfi five per cent.
 Gen. La Fayctie has recently sent Mr. Skinner, Editor of the American Faru,cr, two young hut very large dogs of the Pymnnean breed. Ono has been se"t 'o StcubenvIe, Ohi"; the other will remain in Maryland They are said :o bo excellent for de- stroying wolves. What employment would they find in cw-EngianA
 Mr. David Hale, commercial editor of inc Journal of Commerce, as week suffered s'prctty c"n<idrra- be" caning in tl" Exchange, from Mir. Mcynic, a merchant without resistance. He consoles himself with the reflection that he was able to have defended himself with sncrcss However much his philosophy may be commended, VIC arc far from cuvying him his feelings on the occasion.
 Ofthe members of the present Legislature of Ohio fifteen were born in the S,ate.of Connecticut, and only three in Ohio. &
 man named John Skinner, in state of intoxIca- tion was frozen 10 death in Planfeld, on tue 9th inst
 The finances of the State of Illinois are $40 900 be- hind or late, several states have been in condi- ton 10 take the ''bene6t of the act" Uncle Sam ought to keep his daughters in better order than to allow taem to get SD often in debt. .f 2
 Upwards of $25, 900 were received imo the .Treas- ury of the State of Maine e lass year foin Lcries
 Mir. Ephraim Smaller. aged 25. son of Mir. 'Benja- min Smaller, of Chester, was drowned the 13l, inst in Connecticut rivcr Warmers Ferry, by break. ing through the ice.
 On the same day, Orcn Smaller lost pair of oxen. by breaking through the ice at Chapman's Ferry.
 The Ferry Boat which piled between Middletown and Chatham, was crushed to pieces ty two large bodics office on the 18th inst. There were men and 3 horses on board; the horses were drowned, and the men narrowly escaped with their lives.
 A shopkcepcr in Ncw-York advertises elegant ''r;dal veils," and hopes the ladies will patronze kim. We dare say ihe ladies hope 20 foo.
 meeting fthe citizens of Savannah, was held on the l4th ult and appointed committee often to ex- anime the neighborhood of Camp Jack, for the pur- pose of selecting place for summer residence.
 Rev. Th"mas P. Hunt, pastor of Church in Ra- leigh, N c. it is said is about ,o give freedom to lS slaves, his sole property of this kind.
 The brig Swan. of Philadelphia, na. arrived from New Orleans with five colored boys who were kil- mapped from that city four years since. The Postmaster of New.York has recently enfor- ced the penalty one hundred dollars against the cap tain of vessel who neglected ,o deliver his letters al the office her arrival, and previous to her entry al tho Custom House.
 The Jackson Republicans of Boston met together the night of the 22d ut. and resolved that all Jack sontes are Jacksonias; and that it s proper 10 obey ihe Constitution and keep the commandments. 4 most excellen, resolution, to which all opght to sa, amen. s s,ss l,. ;
 NeD ERgiaRd.-There are tn Rev Esgland about 10000 School-masters. No wonder the young ideas of the Yankees learn to shoot so well.
 iG,ciess the last session of the Legislature of Illinois, says the Galena Journal there court ofjudicatpre on Fever River, and the only written law operating upon the miners, who compose the principal part oG the popula,on ofGale- na, was contained on single page c oolscap paper, signed by tie superintendent oi the mincs and posted up in public place. The regulations, as they were | called, provided way for settling all disputes be tween the miners with regard to their and lots groand; but in their daily transactions aud in tn, credits given by another, they were governed en ! iircly by the laws of honor.
 SIX Worms.---In the House of Representatives Q the U s. Monday last, MT. Mariindaie, from tin Committee Agriculture, made detailed report oI the memorial Of Jacob B. Clark in relation to th, raising ofthe Silk Worms accompanied bya bi tt authorize the Secretary of War to sell the pabli, lands Grccnbush, in the State of N. Y for the pt pose ticreia mentioncd which bill was read twic, and committed -Ats.t
 A bill is before the Delaware Legislature giving to the people ot that State the election of electors O President and Vice President, and is probable that it will become a law. t sf-.., Legislation--- -Erdmpie--- Retorm.---A report made by tue Commi,tee on Agriculture in the Legislature of Missouri, concludes in these terms "Wbereasthe example of men high in office has great influence over the habits and customs Ofthe community Therefore, be Resolved that the Governor, Secretary State, Judges of different Courts, the Attorney General and Members of the General Assembly, be. requested to dress in clothing the growth and maUuIriure of this State" ."---Norscich Courier.
 Mali iOst.--The stage on she great mail route from New-orleans to WashingtOn, neai Wyshe, Va. in at- tempting to ford creek, was lately swept by the rent considerable distance down stream. All the horses were lost, and the small mail had moi been foand--,he large mail presersed-no passengers in the stage.
 Stasistics--The Western Carolinian gives the foi- lowing statement of the vocations politics. and mat
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