Litchfield enquirer., 1831-03-03
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inventor, however, does that unc ange-
able as gold; and there be doubt that if he had
met with that quality in il, he would have failed to
mention IL; for in that case he would have found the
secret which has been solong aud vany sought by
the aIchemsts. This material is thus composed -
out Of twenty-four paris, equal in weight. there are
sixteen of piana, seven Of pure copper, and one of
pure zinc; this is TO be covered with powdered char
coal, and placed in a crucble, on a strong fire. until
the fusion has reduced the three into mass which
will be the said counterfeit gold.-Foreign Jour.
Ne'cspapers.ln the city Of New York, there are 81
papers Of all kinds daily ii, ml-weekly 10. weekly
"a semi monthly S, monthly !. There are supposed
be $4,000 daily sheets published $4,000 semi week
| Iy and SO eco weekly. The whole number of papers
printed the city in years supposed to lie 500
in the whole state, 1886, goo. The paper consu-
med by the Journals of the in the year esma-
ted at above $4,000 rcams-the cost Of it, at 81 per
ream, $l32, OG0.
From the annual report Of the Superintendent of
the Onondaga Salt Springs il appears the amount Of
salt in the Of SaIina in 1880 was 435 446 bush
j els-in 1899, ,29l 1920.
correspondent informs us, tha, there is an old wild
woman living down the Peninsula ia Delaware
who has had seven husbands among which she has
had Hog. and Hawk, and is now Chicken.
Kentucky editor Of note, in speaking ola con'em-
rorary in his neighborhood, describes him as one who
for 10 or 10 years has been urering falsehood Of
every pore of his hide, and who sits down 10
write without having swarm Of papahle and visible
lies huzz'ng around his pen, and settling down upon il
IKE cloud Of summer fes-who when he attempts
10 reason, ambes bat poorly but let him but once
get fairly mounted his hobby Of backguartism and
away he goes like Lapland witch astrde of broom
stick 1.-THE editor Of the New-Haven Herald que
RES whether his friend Giady Weiies, Of Hartford,
has not migrated thither? n
Remarkable I'raUeNns.-The Boston Advertiser
mentions that two gentlemen few days ago drove
from town on Connecticut river, that city, with
single horse. They set out at quarter past five IN
the morning, and arrived there nine in the evening
The distance travelled is 95 miles in less than sixteen
hours The horse two days after did not appear to
have been Injured by the effect.
Free Schools in Ci9cinnnti--A Cincinnati paper
>ayr, sereatepn Of these noble institutions
in prosperous operation in that city In one of them
there is class Of thirty boys who voluntarily NEE!
their interchangeable cry nrning bcf,re break
fast II is called The bright and early Glass; We doul,
ia parallel for this he fund in the Union
LOHgSEHy'-l Hc HtaiES Ill brentwood, N. III, IN
1890, we're l6-of which ten we're over 70 years. aud
sir between 80 and 90!
Il FaISs SigH.-lt is no small m,<fortnne
| TO lave rcd face, even though he do DIS.
| honoraby by it for nobody viii believe iva, the NJ
side s satisfied with pure water, where tie outside
exhibits SO pail abe a sgn of the Of
stimulating beverage. A gentleman dinnrr on board
of of the North River boats was urged ly fellow
passenger, who sat opposite, to take some brandy
| other spurious liquor The man declined, and said
! that he in the habit Of drinking any thing
stronger than cold wafer The other observing that
he had very red face and especially that his
was richly studded with cariuncles, rather sur
prsed at the REFUSAL and particularly at the assertion
that he made no OF siOng liquors. "DO you pre-
tend TO say" said he, "tha you not in the babi,
Of taking brandy or any other ardent spiri,s?
certainly do" replied the gentleman with the rbicund
visage. "Then beg of you, said the merciless wag,
to haul in your sign.'-N. y. Constel.
AntiM scene.-A Philadelphia paper says, respec-
table gentleman living Dagsborough, Sussex co.
DELI informs that the 14h and 18Th Jany, the
people in his vicinity Of the experienced the
creates, gale Of wird and the highest tide known
there by the Oldest inhabitants. The water or
8 feet above common high tide, and in many places
swept every thing before it. Many families lost all
their swine, sheep cattle, corn, and household furni
ture barely Being able 10 escape with their lives
One family, living the ocean, consisting Of Mr..
Thomas Drury, widowed daughter Mrs. Massey and
her child, and n BROTHER Mr.. Noah Drury, who was
there VISIT were all swept away, and all drowned
except the last, who has escaped to tell the mournul
tale. They all driven in the night, by the tide,
into the highest story Of their dwelling, which soon
drifted from its foundation For a time sailed well;
but soon struck something, which carried away the
lower part. The upper portion then settled conside-
rabIy deeper in The water and Noah got upon the roof
through the chimney hole. No land from here wnl
visible. The child handed to him, and for time
preserved in bed-qut. IN vain he attempted to
sisl his brother Thomas and Mrs. Massey. The chill
| winds and cold waves passed them until their
souls fed away. Noah, the child, and dog continu.
ed the roof until the floating house made land. A
| this time the child expired in his He slipped
off the roof into the water and attempted to wade to
the Shore hut from exhaustion obliged on hi,
hands and knees to crawl along the beach. Here he
set up cry, which, joined to the piteous yes OF the
dog shortly alarmed some people, who to hi
assistance. When found, he all under water ex
cept his head, consciousness had become suspended
and in a few minutes more doubtless he would have