Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-08-13


concurrent and unavoidable causes, has or
late been almost totally neglectedi BY the
public.
Specie.-A Mr.. Hand, says the Troy Sen.
tinpI. died short time since At a great Nge,
In Stephentown, In this County. He pos
sessed a good farm, had always been known
M a cureIuL saving man, and was supposed
to have left at his death snug little estate.
He left a will, however, and on opening that,
It was discovered that his farm was small
item of his property. In the house In which
he had dwelt for great many years there
was ono room In which he had never permit.
ted any body to enter but himself; Il was on
the ground floor, and Hereunder, In small
tubs and kegs and other vessels, money was
found to tho amount Of S40,0 600, In dollars,
half dollars, quarters, crowns, Sc.
There was another clause 10 the will which
stated that In one Of the vessels mentioned,
was phial containing written scroll, giving
information where another and still larger
deposit Of specie had been made but alas
the treacherous ink had disappeared, and the
paper told not u word Of the precious secret
with which It had been charged.
Iedelible Ink for Bank Notes.-Mr. Cam.
meyer, our ingenious fellow citizen, has pre-
pared m indelible Ink, for bNnk notes,
which resists every effort to efEace 1t by
chemical agents. Dr.. q. l.. Beck, TO whom
the bills have been submitted, states
that "he " satisfied that nO chemical agent
with which he Is acquainted, will discharge
the Ink without destroying the texture Of tho
paper" The application Of the Ink to tho
plate IL ~ easy Ns that ordinarily used, and
the impression equally clear and distinct.
The expense will be somewhat enhanced
The invention IL Of public utility, In prevent
Ing the alteration Of bunk notes, and may
bO brought to practical uses Ia other res
poets. albany Argas.
DR.. Watkias.-rhe Tntelligencer Of tho OH
inst. gives tho result Of tho late trial Of DR..
Watkins which commenced on the Cd. III
consequence Of tho difficulty Of obtaining IA
jury, In previous cases, on account Of tho NJ.
merous challenges, 1t was agreed by counsel,
TINT out Of eighteen citizens who should bu
summoned, twelve should be empannelled
without challenge. In this way the trial bus
been brought to speedy close. The cases
tried were the two on which the former juries
could not agree, and new trials were granted,
viz. the 800 dollar and $50 dollar cases, 10
which these sums were drawn from Mr.. Paul
ding, Navy Agent nc New York and the
5000 dollar case, In which this sum was drawn
from Mr.. Harris, Navy Agent ut Boston,
The cases were submitted to tho Jury on tho
9Th Instant who after remaining out about
two hours, brought In q verdict ofduiLTY on
each Of the three indictments on which he
had been tried, viz. "for misdeneanor ut
common law, In having, Ia his capacity ~
fourth Auditor, and OStenSlbiy for the public
service, but falsely and fEaudulGntly, aud by
false prctences, obtained divers sums 0f pub.
lie money, and converted them 10 his own
private USE" Az soon NJ tho verdict wis re-.
ceived the counsel for the defendant moved
an arrest ofjudgment and u new trial.
Con- C0Hr0nt.
Mrs. Royan.--Judge CrNnch on Friday
last gave the opinion Of the Court 10 the care
Of Anne Royal, everything the motion 10 ar.
rest the judgment aud to grant u new trial.
On the argument relied on for the arves, ,s
judgment the opinion Of the Court was, that
although punishment by ducking may have
become obsolete, yet that the offence S,iI re-.
mains II common nuisance, aud ~ such il
punishable by fine and Imprisonment like any
other misdemeanOur ut common law.
Subsequently Mrs. Royal was sentenced
to pNy II line Of ten dollars, and 10 recognize
with two sureties IN tho sum Of $3.50 for her
good behavior for the term Of one year, and
stand committed until the suretics ure obtain
ed.-D.
HONORABLE Insegrity.-It Is most houour.
able to the integrity Ofthe Nantucket ship.
masters that capital Of nearly $4,000, 900 Is
employed In the remote parts Of the earth with
no other security than the honor and integri-
" Ofthose to whose care It 10 entrusted, In.
stances fbad laith have been, nevertheless,
most rare. One shipmaster, who has sailed
more miles and brought home more oil than
any other individual, never entered into any
other contract than that implied BY his assent
to the following verbal instruction -" We
wish you to 60 to the Pacific, OH with sperm
OIL and come home again" So much for tho
effect OF republican habits, Quaker morality
ana general Observation-Disclosures Daily.
"A curious c0se.-In letter from tho U. .. Gasettes
in Washington City, It IL stated that
Navy Surgeon, who had received orders to report
himself for service, went to Washington, in obed-
cnce to the call, and informed the Secretary Of tho
Navy, that he had been on shore for 10 years, and
not being called on, had concluded that his name
was not the list Since the order OF the Secretary
had convinced him Of his error, IN this particular, no
had to claim 70 years pay, which ID due to him.
To this the Secretary demurred, but the Surgeons
case seems clear.-Raieigh Register.
A dear hHg-Mary Hugg, Of Baltimore, has OBJ
aimed verdict of $500, against Joseph N. Buchan.
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