Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-01-06

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Kentucky Argus, and is reported to be in
the interest Of Mr.. Van Duren, and in case
he succeeds in obtaining the public print
ing, is Immediately TO establish g genteel
paper, at Washington, such as tho party
Will not be ashamed Of" Since the i'm
portant disclosure, DufF's phiz is repre-
scented to have become amazingly elonga-
ted.
Some explanation of the foregoing pat-
| agraph. from tho Baltimore Patriot, is af-
torded in the annexed extractfoma WASH
Ington letter in the d. Advertiser -
Gen. Green took much pains to show
himself in the hall, and,inihe Senate cham.
| Der; and his countenance bore this ihscrip-
ton: "f you do not elect me Printer, I
will black ball YOU" Tread on tho coun-
tenances Of the Jacksonians this answer :
"Black ball away" Tho Globe, Jack
son paper is to make its appearance to-
morrow.
Surely, Congress will not be so treach-
erous as to cast their present invaluable
printer from his profitable post.-N. Y. Gaz.
An argument from E9periencc.--Gov low
ernor Cass, Of Michigan, in an address de.
livcred before the Detroit Temperance
Society ON Thanksgiving evening, remark
ed as follows. elf l may be allowed to
speak Of myself standing in this sacred
place. would say, that stand here liv-
ing monument of the utter uselessness of
ardent spirits, having never tasted them !;
and yet have endured my full proportion
of fatigue and exposure, in peace and in
wary. y. Journal Of Commerce.
Funny Assortment. E. g. Fl.
Rhodes, merchant Of Manlius, Onondaga
County, N. Y. advertses among their as
sor'ment Of goods, the following curious
articles :---." Apron-sirings, axel trees,
breeches buttons, baby bouts, cable tows,
chicken coops, dandy shirts, dumping dish
'es. easy chairs, edge tools, feather fans, fat
firkins, grindstones, goose yokes, gun 6ints,
squash skimmers, snee2ing powder, with
an innomerable variety OF other notions,
which they will sch c%cap as at anv 9TH
er place south of Kamschatka, or west Of
Constantinople."
Something Nesc.-We received letter
yesterday says the N. Y Conr. which prob
ably differs materially from any other let
ter deposited in Post Office. A subscri-
Der residing at the West, wishing to remit
us the amount of his yearly subscription,
directed single U. S. bank bill to the
Editors of tho Courier and Enquirer,
New.York." 1t has on it the post-mark
of the Office where il was mailed, and also
the word Paid" and altho' it has neces-
sarily passed through the hands of many
Post Masters and Clerks, it arrived in
due course Of mail, and was regularly de-
posted in our box at the Post Office with
our othcI letters.
Amtrican Precocity.----An American
friend, respecting whose veracity we do
not entertain the slightest doubt, assures US
that he has little girl at home, who when
only nine weeks old, surprised the whole
family at dinner, by saying in an audible
voice, "Papa, guess them there taters
arc tarnation nice !''--LOndOn San.
This is extraordinary indeed, and per-
haps the juvenility Of the child is exaggcr-
ated. We know an instance which occur
red at romantic place in dorsey call
ed Whippany. A worthy woman asked {,
WOuucT WICtU A11uS 10 n CVNu AZ
her breast, cried out, /" Sucking cider,
Mommy."-Spcct.
Help TO Neatness.-An oz's gall will set
any color,-silk, cotton, or woollen. I
have seen the colors Of calico, which faded
at one washing, fixed by it. Where one
lives near a slaughter-house, it is worth
while to buy cheap. fading goods, and set
them in this way. The gall can be bought
for a few cents. Get out all the liquid
and cork it up in phial. One large
spoonful Of this in gallon Of warm water
is sufficient. II is likewise excellent for
taking out spots from bombazine, &C.
After being washed in this, they look a.
bout as well as when new. IL must be
thoroughly stirred into the water, and no,
put upon the cloth. II is used without
soap. After being washed in this, cloth
which you want to clean should be washed
| in warm suds, without using soap.
CaUoyting. ut was court week. and
an unusual concoBrse Of people was collec-
ted. . . - But tho most amusing iDdi-
yiduals were some two or three who were
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