Litchfield enquirer., 1831-09-01
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sloop ran foul of the Victory; and lady in he ! fright, leaped from the soop ,hronghthe kitchen win dow7of the dpat and is safe. The sloOp separated
 and was immediately lost sight of in .he dark. Iwa
 supposed the sloop was bound to New York, and tha
 tho minds of those on board will be relieved ut tn,
 news of the safety of lheir passenser.--M r. Gas. 1 A Nir. Southworth of New-York, has invented an Oilometer,--an instrlment to detect the mixed oils and to ascertain the real character of any oil
 h is said ta be valuable instrumen and is reconlmen.
 ded by Dr.. Mitchell.
 Red Aats.-Afr. Editor observed in your paper a communication desiring information as to. the bes, mode of eN.irpating red anis." These troublesome insects may he very easily expelled by dAusng the odor of peppermint within the infected districts. A simple method of applying this expean, is by drop- ping the Oil of Peppermint upon pieces of common writing paper, and placngAhem upon shelves of the closets in which they congregate. The writer has tried the experiment with perfect sUccess Doubtless there may be other antidotes.- Bost Centiael.
 Making use ef Good Cveda--A shabby genieel young entered tradesmans store the other day, with hs hands crnmmed in beth pockets, as if they were flush with the rhino :-' Mir; sJ- said he, . believe am indebted to you sixty-two and half cents, cnsh borrowed somewhere about year ago.
 Yes, sir replied the tradesman, smacking his lips and holding out his hand to receive tle ready. nm glad you have come for had almost forgotten my- seic' Oh! never largct these things said the youngster, T like to have these things square so want you to lend mejnst thirty seven and halfcens more, which will make it even money y.'-Bah. Miner.
 fat Chickeas.-In Walsh's Notice of Brazil, page l6, Boston edition, the author says that for the first time in his fife he Mother Carey's Chickens, and he describes them as being remarkably fat. In tho Western Islands, he adds, they plumphat the islanders merely draw . candle-wick through their bodies, and becomes 90 saturated with the liquid fat as to form lamp without further process" This " of the plump petterel has somewhat the air of plumper, and we intimated as much 10 friend, who said, surprising it might be, it was no more of plumper than fact which he could relate on the au- ksprity of venerable clergyman in Massachusetts- which was. this. The clergyman saw one day toad in his garden which appeared to behave in singular manner and unlike any toad he had seen before He watched the reptile I'll for few minutes, and saw it, by motion Ofits forepaws take of s skin, hold it up in paw, brush 1t with the other and then clothe himsef-afer winch he hopped about in very toadke manner, and toad that had got on clean coat ought to do.--Boston Courier.
 The manufacturing establishments in Plainfeld. Mass. have been pun in danger lately by the spona- neous combustion between wool and oil. At Halnlen 6 Bates' manufaciory, two hundred pounds ofwool prepared with ihepsual quantity of oil, before carding and thrown into hemp just at evening; .. early hour next morning. the building discovered fail of smoke, hnd upon examination, the wool was found ignited and the floor 10 considerable extent on fire. few days afterwards at Warner & Whiton's establishment, quantity oiled in the above in stance, and an examination having been made a few hours afterwards, il found in inAammable con- d.on, and would soon have been gni.ed; the exper- iment was afterwards made with other wool and the same results followed.
 Six young men, charged with having set fire 10 n canister Of powder, the Mayors door, tine morn. ing of.he 4l July, plead guilty 10 the indictment, in the Mayors Court, and Monday they were sentenc. cd by the Recorder to pay . fine of $2O each. The Mayor and MT. Butler, whose houses were injured,
 informed the court ,ha, the young men had made ace knowledgments oftheir to them and had caused all the damages 10 be repaired; aad they recommend cd that the court should not imprison themAtb. pa
 Enicide.-We learn from Bolton,. that on Saturday las. n Mrs. Whilcomb, who had been deraDged for some time past drowned herself in tatiown vicn. iiy Alter breakiast she told her son ther husband having lain down from having been awake all night,) that she was going to get some grapes and 10 see neghbor about half mile distant. Her body was found erect in the water, the head leaning on her breast. She has left husband and four children, the youngest about three years old.-Patriot.
 Nesc. York Tailoresses.-The Taioresses of the city 1 of New-York have recently held meetings, and ap. pointed committee to set forth their grievances to the public. The committee have drafted an address which appears in the New-York prints, and which
 really developes great suffering the part of the ie
 males claiming redress Ii wonld seem, that in sos instances, merchant taiors, of the less honorable | grade, employ women to make gasmcnts for mere
 ihe Of ihe labor required, out of the sale of whici
 they themselves amass princely fortunes. For exam
 pie, they pay six for the making of vest, ant
 sor panaloons, the psfal sum of eight tcens. Thisi given 10 females, who in many have others de
 pending upon them for support. l, is revclaing-it
 cruel slus to take advantage of the needy, and op
 press fhe desiisuie We glad perceive that %
 ciety has been formed, composed ofnearly fifteen hun dred members, under iie of $ United Tailores ses Society,"" They have appealed to ihepablic io
 aid--and while other rheuesoIentotjec prempi
 met. we hope theircause viii not pass uonoticed. Hanford Mirror. .Credibiiify Of EVifnesses.-The court of Comno
 Pleas of Chester county. few days since rsjec!ed ! ,ness who declared his disbelief in the exisience