Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-11-26
GENERAL SUMMARY.
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The Council Of the city Of Savannah set apart the
18th Nov. as a day Of Prayer and Thanksgiving to
Almighty God, for his meTcitul protection of the peo-
pie of that city during the past season. for their ex-
emption from disease and calamity, aud for the mani
fold other blessings they have enjoyed
Specie.-rhc Albany Daily Advertiser informs ms.
that specie to the amount of $l5O,OOO was taken to
that city few days since, in the steanboa, Ohio. On
its way to Canada.
Ne,U Southern MagGsiMe.-The Charleston nauers
inform us, that new periodical is a,ou, to be publish
cd in that city, be dedicated, exclusively, to the
South, by gentleman whose attention has been long
directed to these pursuits
Domestic Sak.-The small town Of Mansfield
Conn, realizes about $4,000 year from the m,n,-
iacWre OF silk, exclusively by the hands of fen ales
aud children. There arc counties, large and pnpu.
lous in the United States that have not SO great val
send TO harriet
Negro Dealers and P.yrtcy-wcil met.-A priya-
teer pirate brig, under Buenos Ayrcan colurs bate
~ capu, cd Brazilian save-s!p of the coast Of AZ
RIGA, and, putting the officers and into the long
boat discharged their it, and sunk H. SO that
no was saved-if the pirates, alias private ersmen,
had been fired into by an American British vessel
Of war, and all sent 10 Old Davy, the account had
been fairly closed. But they have been captured, and
it is said will hang togetker, to the Of aou, six
~ persons, at Surrinam. The property seized by
them is SAID to be worth 0,000 which was ordered
to be sold at that place.
General Philip Reed died in Kent county, Mary
land, on the 2nd inst He was distinguished officer
in the revou ton with the rank of Col at its close
nd fair p,.so D. oil
the latter killed in the late war; showed hat his
old spirit had not departed from him.
In the Virginia Convention, on Thursday last. Mr.
Leigh inquired by which of the authors of the Fed
craIst the ffy-fourth number, quoted by Mr.. Mer-
Ger, had been written. Mr.. Mercer replied that, in
the book from which he read, it ascribe 10 Gen.
Hamilton. Another gentleman whispered the name
OF Mr.. Jay MIR. Madison rose, and said, that the let
ter in question written by neither, but by "the
third person concerned in the book. TMr. Madison
The Baton Rouge Gazette of the 10Th u,. says, the
works on the Government House at Donaldson are at
present suspended for the of workmen. Those
who were employed being all dead except one of the
prevailing epidemic fever.
Reform in the treatment Of Turkish Ladies.-Ac-
counts from Consantinop!e, in the French papers,
mention that the Sultan has achieved another tri-
umph over Mussulman prejudice. He has deIermin-
ed that the ladies Of the empire shall adopt European
customs. To set the example, the ladies Of the I'm
perial Harem and the wives Of the Ministers have
made their appearance in public TO the great aston
shment Of the ConsantinopoIitaDs who could
y believe their eyes when they these hitherto in
visible beauties promenading openly, in all the fnery
Of Partisan millinery. The alteration fthe rank Of
women IN Turkey, would no doubt effect an important
change in all the relations Of society there, but the
Sultan must be "bold mao to altempt il.
1t is said that General Scott recently arrived from
France il about to return 10 the service. This at
once recognizes on his part the correctness of the
decision Of the late Administration. Gen. Lafayette
is said to have advised his friend to this course.
Hartford, COMMON two corners Of the State
House Square, large edi6ces have been erected this
the corner Of Main and State Street; new City
Hall; a new Episcopal Church; a building for
High School in Washington ST.. and on Dorr and
Tacott Streets, host Of neat, comfortable, and
handsome brick tenements, for families Of moderate
income at low rate. large number of other build
ings have gone up, in other parts Of the city. The
Improvements by the Connecticut River Company
have gone forward and the Courant says "In anoth-
er season we hope to regular steamboat navga-
ton established between this place and Springfield"
The Patent COoper.-There has been exhibited,
for days past, in the basement story OF the Mer-
chants Exchange, machine Of which " the patent
cooper would he as fit as could be conrived
BY Two operations, each requiring but aO instant,
rough slave is made ready Tor its place in the cask
In its first place, is driven under whiri, the peri
phery Of which is ilh cullers, this forms lis inner
surface. At the time it passes between an iron
roller and permanent shave, and this forms its outer
surface. The edges formed with little ceremo-
ny, by a cylinder with knives. The heads
turned 10 a irice. The machine requires but little
power to drive il, and performs its work least
we'll as The best journeyman II only remains
srive machine to shave and fit hoops, which could
be easily done.-N Y. JonrR. Of Com.
We had scarcely received information THAT there
was snow around the ethyl says New-York paper,
when friend stepped into the Office with parcel Of
rpe strawberries Jus, pucked from the garden attached
to his dwelling 10 the eastern part Of the city. The
fruit grew in the open air. and the only preeauiion
ken was 10 protect the vines from the north wcs,
| winds.
Office hunting.-The Governor elect Of Pennsylya-
MIA, Wolf is already completely besot and likely to be
hunted down by Office hunters from different parts Of
the State. The Lehgh Herald states that there are
now a, Ens,on the place Mr. VOLTS residence seUen
1 ~. Il.