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Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-23
Morris Academy.

THE Fall and Winter term will commence -A- on Monday the 4th of October, ESQ., Scholars will be received into the family of the Preccptor by the year or quarter.
 Terms per year SllO,, including board, tu. ton, ,,se ofbooks, statiouary. wood and room. Tuition per quarter, from S3 to $5.
 Board can be obtained in the family of the Preccptor, and in respectable families in the immediate vicinity of the school, on reasona- able terms.
 S. M. ENSIGN, Preceptor. South Farms, Sept. 20, 1880 15
Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-23
THE ENQUIRER.
LITCHFIELD, SEPT. 23. Is3O.

a5 we have again devoted a large rpace in oar c0'"s to The important foreign intelligence received during the past and present week.
Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-23
NOTICE.

NOTICE THE Court of Probate for he District of 1 LitchfeId hath assignrd the 12th day of October next, at 10 o'clock in inc forenoon, at the Probate Office in Liichfeld, fOr the appointment of CoMMIssIoEERs on the Es- tate of
 DANIEL BALDWIN, late of Goshen in said district, deceased, rep resented insolvent, at which lime and place all persons interested in said estate will. il tncv see causr, attend before said Court, and be heard in the premises.
 By order of said Court.
 COLLINS BALDWIN, (r
 ERASTUS BALDWIN, Goshen, Sept. 2s, 1880. lS"
Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-23
TAKEN UP,

70 aU the Proprietors of Common and
 Undiv;ded Lands in the tOson of GOShcn
 in the county of LitchJfeld.
 FIN pursuance ofa certain statute law Of this K state, and on application in writing signed by five of the proprietors of said common Iands-You are hereby notified that meeting of said proprietors will be holden at the house of Walker Prentiss, in said Goshen, on the ad day of November, 1880, at 9 o'clock r. M. for the purpose of choosing Clerk and Trea- surer, and any other officers necessary to be chosen; and also to direct what shall be done with the money now in the hands of the srea- surer; and also to order if they see fit respect. ing the lands remaining now undivided in said ! town; and also to prescribe the mode of call. ing meetings of the proprietors bereater' ana to do any other business necessary and pro- uer to be done at said meeting.
 ERAsTUs LYMAN, Justice cf Peace (s0shen, Sept. 1y, 1880 l3
Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-23
SPRAYED,

NOTICE. THE subscriber informs the public that he N has employed first rate workman, and will carry on the business of
 Dycing and Dressing Cloth, at the stand lately occupied by C. & G. Fer rss. and will dye and dress cloth at the fol. lowing prices per yard, cash:
 Indigo blue, S7 l-2 cts. Common colors, fine dressed, Is
 Do. do. coarse, l2 l-2 Single Flannel,
 EZRA FERRISS. Milton, Sent. 22, 1eSO 1j
Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-23
Edmund M. Bennett's Estate.

Edmund M. Bennett's Estate. TElHE Hon. Court of Probate for the Dis -E trict of Sharon has limited and allowed six months from this date for the creditors of the estate of
 EDMUND M. BENNETT, late Of sharon, in said district, deceased, to present their claims against said estate to the subscribers. By order of Court.
 BETsEY BENNETT, Adm'r.
 FIREMAN w. PARsONs, AdM'r. Sharon, Sept. IS, 1880 "lS
Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-23
Guy B. Elliott, THVAEE.nR

,WIsHEs |" inform his friends and the
 w public in general that he has lately com. menced the above business in HARwINToN, where he desires to obtain share of public patronage. All orders thankfully recei:ed and faithfully executed. N. B. All garments cut and made by him 1 are warranted to Gt.
 l Haraointon, Sept. 20, 1880 tU5
Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-23

NTOTICE.--Ihe North Consocintion of N LitchGeld County, miU hold is annual meeting at South Cornpalt on the i0st Tuesday, of Sept. inst. Rev. Cyrus Yale, the appointed preocher. F.. GOODMAN, Registrar.
 Tbrring ford, Sept. 20
Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-23

UT 4 few days ago we received communication undrr tife signature R." If the writer will scril,e it in egbe hand, and puncuate it that his meaning may without difficulty be gathered, we may probably give it place.
 " Anocoyda'' is not to our ias,c-and we cannot be- Iieve it would be 10 that of our readers.
Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-23

A destructive fire broke out in Frontsireet, the compact part of Gloucester, Mass. the morning oi the 18th inst whicA destroyed between 5orty and ffty buildings. Loss estimated at about $I0c ,0O0-partly
 insured. 10000 barrels of mackerel were destroyed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-23

Erecution.-The Governor and Council of the state of Massachusetts have fixed upon the 18th inst for the execution of John Francis Knapp, recently convicted of the murder of Capt, White, at Salem. Knapp is said to preserve the hardened nsensbiIiy to his fate which has been manifested throughout the whole affair. Joseph J. Knapp, Jr on the contrary, exhib-
 its great deal of feeling npprehensve no doubt thai as his brother has been convicted, he will stand bu, little chance of getting clear.
Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-23

NOTICE.--The Temperance Society cf N Litchfeld County aviN meet ot RorLury on the tourlh Tuesday of September inst.
 F. GOODMAN, Secretary. Yorring ford, Sent. %
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-22
CLARCKIA PULCHELLA.

Ga, nus magnificent plant is a precious acquisi-
A." ipI Tue border and compartments Of gar
e,"a IT'S culture appears to require no other
,a'e ' 'pan 10 be sown in April upon beds and
,a"agea Ike the baisams aud China Asters. Ii
naive OF the backs of the Columbia river,
V voa. mas been cultivated in England but two
cue ofillA color, the remarkable form, the
f., elegance OF the flowers, aud the facil.
i "'',. winch it may be cultivated, presages for
'e fortune OF Coreopsis tincioria.
IA. was introduced into England by MIR. Doug
,i .' "no etp'or ed the borders OF the Columbia
l "e curing The years of 1925 aud 1926, un.
So auspices Of the London Horticultural
SeV II produces flowers from May to
orp'ember.
t.sn eous" TINS superb flower appears TO have
hv Ca. cultivated in En- Gland, il was detected
Les IVY, ," ~, Lewis and Clark, on the koo koos
bia -" lark rivers, branches of the Coum.
Mon.' =" mer expedition across the Rocky
veas" ' 'an' to the Pacific Ocean during the
enyr,,' out ., 3, and II description and colored
Of Na.,ps OF was given by Parish, in his Flora
wb %G'.h America, published in London in 1914
Ne,',."ere taken from the Heroarium OF Capt.
''gr, VI, Lewis.
distinguished Traveller had collected
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-22
VOL. .VIIl.--O. IL.

'amilies and 10 show that without The aid Of
snch nipunai, we must sink buck into thai
aaafehy which, among all other nations AM
in all former ages. has been the sure harlinger
ofiyfanny. have lsbored 10 sustain what |
believed TO be the right and duty oil the Senate -
10 interpose barrier against the inpI oper
exercise of Executive power, which now con-
trolls, either directly or indirectly, nearly every
station, whether OF honor OF profit within the
gin of twelve millions Of people. But. Il the
sentiments which have been avowed by gen
ilrmen Of the majority on this floor, should be
supported by the American people. their giant
party, which has already borne upon its shout
ders a weight greater than tho gates OF GAIA,
will in The overthrow OF both these objects,
wrench The very pillars ofihe government from
their foundations. Then we shall hnd how
dreadful are thu conse quences Of such doc
Tioes. Upon their construction of Executive
power, should ono possessed Of the temper
aud ability which have 40 often characterized
the Consuls and Chiefs pi other Republics
obtain ihe Presidency n nan as Hapolson
meant To describe When he spoke Of Russian
" lib n beard ON his Understanding, az Ia
may, IN tho spirit OF oriental drspotlsm, perfect
command over the army. the navy, The press.
and mn OVERLOOKING treasury the merrst df.
weller may bresee that our liberties will fare
like the partridge III the ihlsnn'r clutch. The
very srniinels Of our freedom will be bribed bv
him with our own gold and even many o.
thoss who have 50 trlumphanily borne alan
the stripes and stars, amidst Tie ihnndeIs Of
battle. will be eompslIed to beg bitter bread
or 10 urn the steel which We have placed h.
their hnnds against our own basous lie viii
readily gam - his purposes nock Of those
voTacions office hunters whom WE have seen
br ,odng over The spoils of victory nner = DO.
ltcal canirs'--like 10 many vulfures aflos a
battle, pnrrhed on every dead bongh about the
Geld, snuning the breeze, aud so eager for
their prey, that even the cries Of the widow aud
the orphan cannot dive hrm from the roost
II has been said, and believe truly, that we
can never fall without n struggle Bu,
against snch man, thus furnished by our
selves with 'all appliances aud means To
boot against ns, we must finally sink Ia
the contest For n time, our valleys will
echo with the roar of artillery and our
mountains will ring with The reports ofihe ri1s.
The storm Of civil war will howl iearlullv
through The land from the Atlantic border. IN
the widest recesses of the West. covering viii,
desoln,ion every Il Id which has been crowned
with verdure by lht culture of hepmcn and
now resounding with The echoes ~ ol happiness
aud industry. But the tempest must subside
and be succeeded by the dep calm Il the sui
len gloom Of defpoiism after which The voice
OF y freeman shall never again he heard within
our borders, uaIess Ia the fearful and suupres
s.d whispers Of The traveller from some dis
tnnt land, who shall visi, the scene OF our de
siruciioh 10 gaze IN sorrow on the molanchols
ruin.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-22
TWENTY FIRST CONGRESS-.
Speech Of Mr.. CLAYTON, of Detaw@:. Il
FIRST Sc SSION.

oGHuLeI -HuTCH 4, loob--l CuNSGGp I'M
Let US now, Sir, briefly in conclusion, while
we commemorate the day which indicted our
Chief Magistrate inojoftce review his admins
tration Of the past year, apply II to the test OF
these principles, and calmly inquire whether
any Constitutional interposition oil the Senate
be- requisite TO check the abuses of power. This
anniversary recalls the pledges of the lnaugu-
raj address, TO keep steadily in view the lint
tation as we'll as the extent of the Executive
authority TO respect and preserve the rights OF
the sovereign members of our Union, 10 man
age by certain searching operations OF the
public revenue, TO observe strict and iailhlnl
economy, to counteract that tendency to private
and public pro1igacy which profuse expen-
duure of money by the government is but too
apt to engende-, TO depend for the advance
ment of the public service more on the integri-
~ aud zeal of the public officers than on their
numbers, and particularly 10 correct those a
buses which, il was then charged, bad brought
the patronage of the Federal government into
conflict with the freedom of elections,an conn-
teract those causes which had placed or con
tnued power in uniaithiul or incompetent
hands. The lateness OF the hour warns me,
that ought not to tresspass on your attention
by noulring how far all these pledges have
been redeemed and the examination OF all the
night lead me beyond the exiguo iine' within
which am admonished that an American ST.
nator thouId conhne himself, when speaking OF
an American President But it is trae, and
ought TO be observed on this day, that our pub
Tic officers are increased in number, and moi
diminished in salary that the promised re-
trenchmeut has terminated in a recommends
ton 10 establish additional bureaus, with more
public agents, and increased demands on the
Treasury; TO swell TO an almost oon"dieSs eh-
tent The influence of the Executive by a gene.
raj extension OF the law which limits appoint
ments 10 four years, and by the establishment
nf a Government bank, & that general system
of prescription for manly exercise OF the nSht
of opinion, under the pretence Of rotation ~
Office. has brought the patronage OF the Exc.
cu,iye into full conflict with the freedom oil
elections. Turning from the investigation oil
mnor subjects which MIGHT by possibility DC
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-22
ST 4 kAILE.'

Cranlbe mGrliima.-1'he seeds Of Sea Kale
should be sOwn as soon as they are ripe, II
fresh seeds cannot be obtained by the end OF
October, let them be sown as early in the spring
as the ground Can be brought into good condi-
Ion, IN drills an inch and half Deep aud four
Teen or sixteen inches asunder; the plants
should be afterwards thinnpd out TO the distance
Of six or eight inches from each other in the
rows, and kept clear Of weeds BY frequent hoe
ing' through the summer When the plants
are year old, every third row may be taken
np'and also every other plant in each row,
leaving then fourteen or sixteen inches apart !;
these may be transpi4nted into good ground
prepared rs directed for Asparagus. Plant two
rows in each bed. about eighteen inches apart !;
we best way is to make twn drills three inches
deep' and with dibble set in The plants fheem
or sixteen inches from each other: when Kese
ur'''s are hled, the crowns of the plants will be
covered nearly two inches, but they will soon
push through The earth. The plants leil in the
Seeu oed may form permanent bed, which
should be forkeG or dug between the rows pre-.
'10us to this being done, lay on an inch or Two
sooa rotten manure, and incorporate il with
'"e earth around.ihe plants.
Dome make new plantations with pieces Of old
'o'S which should he cut up in lengths of a.
,s. TWO 'nch's, sand planted in March or April
i'ee OF tour inches deep at the distances before
~"ee'ed Tor The plants.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-22
POETR Y.
THE HU Ma.

1Hf. III MA.
. bird pecuiar to the cast IL ~ supposed
20 ,lv constantly in the air, and never toucf
the ground -
r,~ on nor touch thy wing, bright bird,
Too near our shaded earfh,
n, the warbIing, now SO sweelly heard,
MAY lose lis note Of mirtn.
rly on--nor seek place oil rest,
In the home of care worn things
T.ould din the light of thy shining crest,
And thy bright FURNISHED wings,
RI Ain them where the waters glide
That a,w from troubled earthly tide.
Tho fields oil upper air are thine
INV alace where stars shine free,
rvolld Thy home, bright one, were NINE,
Above HES stormy sea.
would never Wander bird, like thee,
So nearihis place again.
With wing aud spirit once light and tree-
Th,y should wear no more the chaln,
With which they are bound and fettered here,
Fo,eyer struggling for skies more clear.
There are many things like thee, bright bird,
Hopes as thy plnndge gay,
r)or air is forever with them stIfr'd,
Blu, still in the air they stay
And happiness like thee, lar one
|, ever lowering 5er,
But rests in a land ofbrighter sun,
Onswaveless peaceful 'hore,
And stoau, TO lave her weary wings.
Where fount Of. living waters" springs.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-22

SAN BAY PLUM.

We fnd in a letter from j. T. Wingate, esq.
member OF Congress from Massachusetts. di-
rected 10 the Horticultural Society of thai Stete.
Tue following description of valuable plum,
which is a native OF Charlotte county:
Washington. March ID, 1880.
| am informed. by Judge Bouldin, mem.
Der of Congress from Virginia. that there is a
natire plum cree in his neig hborhood s. which
appears to be unknown out OF it, of rapid and
vigorous growth. aud very hardy, whose fruit
is equal in size and favor to our Green Gage,
and ripens long before it. Its color, bright,
red. He knows it only 10y the hame of San bay
Plum. The tree is said TO be 4 constant and
generous bearer
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-22
TERMS.

=. ,,r aunun, pay able in adyance---No sub
p no, he received for less time than six months
,eP no paper will be Os. a, the discretion
will n Ss and 8 en- sio'
,Iuare eoa Those FROM a dstanct must be paid Tor
scnunsa ,si, insertion, the payment assumed by
p's~,G responsible psr'onin Lyn'hours'
soHe ,.b.,cs,v Orders not exceeding two squaresare
'.,,ed for six dollars.
.llet,srs addressed to the Editors must be post
- Or they wlI not BIO attended to.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-22
Ry FLETCHER & TOLER.

'ma'erials FOR publishing work. on the natural
history OF The country through which he pass
ed, IN the perilous e1pediipn 10 the mouth of
Columbia river, and had made arrangements.
Tor executing it, in Philadelphia, whiher he
was repairing from ST. LOUIS, when. in a mo-
ment OF inezpicable frenzy. he persisted in a
log hut, amidst The wilds of Tennessee.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-22
CAUSE OF DECAY IN PEACH TREES.

CAUSE OF DECAY IN PEACH TREES.
a writer in the Trenton Frderaist planted
peach orchard in 1920, which, for five or six
years. grew thriftily. The second crop of fruit
seemed to have exhausted il :; aud on the follow
ing year, g" the roots were repete with worms
and in many instances they had completely
girdled the prncipal ones He does not be.
eve The decline of peach trees is caused by
worms, he Supposes that the roots of peach
-rees in = healthy, vigorous aud fruitful state
are unpalatabe to worms. BY applying half
Uushel of oyster shell line and tar, 10 equal pro-
portions, Immediately round the trunk. "A few
Inches under the ground. he has restored his
trees 10 the health and thriftiness they were in
When three years old and Tor the last four
years he has had fine crops
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-22
From The american Farmer.
IURNlPS.

TURNlPS.
J. S. SKrssER, Esq.
ST,-l have seen mention made in youy
Journal oil large turnips, but never SO l.tre as
the one mentioned by the reverend writer who
gives an account ofone found in 1919. on the
lands OF Saml. Britain, esq. OF Upton, IN the
county oil Norfolk, England, which was so
large .hst ater the inside was scooped out, il
wa sufficiently capacious TO contain n lep oe
mutton, and sufficient quantity of t,traips and
carrots to form handsome dish TO send To IA
bile. The top which was cut of formeda men,
| I'D or cover to the who e. The gentleman sent
II as present TO a friend This turnin. when
taken up, weighed fire aud tueaty pounds and
WAS The pItite kind.
lobe sure. the above is but y tnrnip radisb.
to the following, grown Ammo lS o. in a field
hsIonging TO Mr.. John Jackson, of B,llhow
| Gosforih, Cumberland, where two iurnips were
taken mp pr0DIiscaousty. which weighed each
trfy hTte pounds exclusive of the ton and
root, t.Ueiny siI pounds. and measured upwards
OF three feet and half in circumference.
Ihh roof, 50 important TO the county of Nor
folk, has been gradually rising To its present
stale, Tor near century. A good acre ofiur-
nips will produce between thlrlY and forty cart
loads, as heavy as three horses can draw and
an acre leiN fat a Skoich bullock from forty 10
fifty stone 600 os.) or eight sheep, hut the
benefit does not end here, for II generally
leaves the land SO clean, aud in such fne condi-
ion, that II almost iDsureS large crop Of bal-
ley, aud good crop of clover aud the clover
Is most excellent preparaiive for wheat so
| that IN the subsequent advantages, the value vi
| ihe inrnip can hardly he estimated
Persons DESTROYS of preventing depredatons
upon their crops oi turnips, may take this Sl1-
seq threat as a specimen In II field by the
road side, near the Honwoud comphon, be
tween Harstam anG Dorking, is set UP d board
with he following Inscription;
Who SO ever
Is fond stIling
Turner's In this Ground
viii be perse
Cuted as the Law Directs
But it is not in SusscE only, that curious not
ces areto be found. The information beneath is
| on a board, over the door Of house in the bo-
rough
" jain Wake carrys out letters parcels in
| carts, or on horses backs, and goes with
myself or else | sends my wife, so as how they
be sure to be safe. Gardening iobes dun by
| day or yeei, and wall fruit brore forth. as may
| be seen within. Terms must be menshuned, MS
| never goes. from my wurds. so mono need
apply who cannot ansur this descripshcn. Cats
meet. dogs meet, fowls, and pastry, and 9th
| our eatables, aud lickers ofal kinds as have
llCence for these things neate as reported
" n. b. | sells nothing on Monday morn
| ings, as does not return TO town I'LL the alter
| noon "
And upon n house, occupied by father and,
son, THE former n blacksmith and publican the
latter barber. near BridgeWaier, III Somerset
shire, is board, expressing as follows -
Barnes and Son blacksmith and BARRIERS
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-22

Grating Roses. The sweet briar is employ
ed in Europe as the stocks for increasing choice
kinds Of roses. After taken from the fields they
are cultivated for one or two wears before the
buds are inserted.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-22

american R1isinS.-We have been favored, by
Mr.. Alexander Walsh. with small box OF do
mestc raisins, prepared at the ansingburgh
Vineyard Although not fair specimen, they
have quite plump and fresh appearance with
pleasant flavor. They are proof of what
may be done. Considering the quantities that
are consumed in the country, the manufacture
of rsisns cannot fail of becoming an object oil
importance 10 many districts of our country.
The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-12-25
NORTHERN STAR.
WARREN, SATURDAY. DEC. a5.

4. Cow Pocx.-The small pox, that loatl
some and presidential disease, which car
ries along with il death and destruction
is again making its .opearance in man,
parts Of the country. To stay its rava
ges, should be the desire OF all good cit
izens. This is only to be done by vac.
cination. Physicians have ascertainet
that the vaccine matter is most cfcctual
when, first taken from the COW, in which
cases it is considered eflsctual. Aa Ger
tainity .is what we seek, I've would rec
ommsnd to our physicians to procure
some ofthe genuine matter, and to those
who have never had the small or COW
pock; immediately to be vaccinated. AS
they value their appearance, their health,
apd their lives, tbey will not neglect to
follow rhis advice.---t Prov. Journal y,
I" 1t was once asked, why the small
pox was not entirely extinguished by the
application oftho yaccine--but the ides
seems at present almost as visionary, as
the discovery Of the Elixir Of Immortal
Life, or the transmutation Of metals
y . 2 2 - ~ "a
Whea the enemy appears, We dread him.
We prepare to combat him. We arm
ourselves against its recurrence. But
wbsn the small pox Is gone, we cease to
fear it--and we take no cffectual means
to prevent its recurrence 1t seeks re-
treat in some sequestered spot-among
SONS savage tribe, or among the poorer
classes Of some large city. Thence il
spreads by degrees, to more populous
places, ,sor aOcessiblc cities. 1t would be
next to an irnpracticability to raise the
whole world in arms at once against it.
and to organize such an opposition, and
apply the vaccine 90. effsctually, q to
pufsue the small pox to its last retreats,
and extinguish il fsrevcr--but i is un-
questionsbly the duty Of parents to seize
the most favorable opportunity to vaccin-
ate iheir children--ior they know not
when Ne snemy cometh. There is a
paSssge ID Miss Edgeworsh's Tale Of To-
nsosresc, which might be .advantageous:y
read by every father and motAer in Chris
tendom.' ti1 eHS' ftse ssiit gis,ah.
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