Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-05-29
THE ENQUIRER.
LITCHFIELD, In 90, Isa4.
NEwlHAvnK, May "a, l8;

unit, the appointments arc sIispssed Of These are
now IN fair way Of disposais u county, and I
believe in mos, Of the others tie county meetings have
been held aud most Of the appointments agreed upoD
if not reported to The h0ase. in Hartford county,
great mHpy appointments have been tnsde-and NO in
Considerable number Of remorals effected. The She
riff Of the county sill .thangs by The gis'-whetter
the cOuvIy meeting yillasere 70 their nomination Of
Col NaiGar or finally agree 70 continue Mr. HOaley
in The Office, appears very nssestain. Mr. II. il a
good officer, and there are psaay the wings INF
Hupgerford amons ,hern1 10 wish hin: confined.
YooSst perceive BY he lapsrr that there has been
some lille sparring with regard % our comfy appoints
suts, rather respecting ne Of tie judges Of Pro-
bate. Judge Smith Of New-Nlford did not excite my
eomnrisseradon, but very readily shrfed ID. The
truth is, liak The jackson folks il the district
dislike him for his haugiy, Aristocraiic manner, and
are plessed with che urbaniiY and deniocfatie frank
ness Of Me. Perry. When the appointment Of a gen
.lelhaa il plare Of Ny lord pf Nonnewauss came up.
however, attempt was tnrS The tide 81 po-
puiar feeling in his favor! Several gentlemen uitler-
took ray something IN his behalf but TWAS Is rv-
dentIy an np-hili busiaess a. u be i,houf ans effect,
The appointments Of Mr.. Strong was carriedby i lar
ger majority than any other party vote that had been
Ind in the hoHse-more than two to onc The bill for
Justices Of the Peace is net yet completed for our
county: About tso.Ikirds Of Die towns were passed
upon in county meeting, wheo an adjourhment took
place to next week. Beyond the reinstatement Of
few who removed las, year. Il 10 probable there
viii not Be many Ghanged.
The house have made chsicS OF Roger Efoniingtoli
(.he Speaker, for Comptroller in place Of e. Phelps
- 1al,..s
lifted for the discharge of ia dnties regret that ii
should he deemed necessary - fspove Mr.. Phelps
Some other ihnga have occarstd during the session
which think il would have hssa beerlo :. have left
undone." Firnness and Independence are very ccti,-
mendabe quA6cationsin poitciao, bat little pru-
dence and caution ME soetimss quite No necessary
~
Knowing the desire Of moe, q readers 10 be in
formed Of wha, is doing in the Legislature, make
apology for occupying much space with the pro.
ceedings and debates this week. mascot unimpors-
ant prisate business still rea,aiAs unaoliced. ss
Ssssag# $500 - ~
aIa ke sidsf ~ is ne nrs 10 dsatt.'' --On Friday
afternooa lass Joseph D. Aoose. Esq Of Rensselaer,
sille Aihcay N. Y. arrived 10 this village in the
Danbuiy stage OF bic way Hartford. in apparent
good health. He called upon friend and took rea.
Afterwards, he walked in company with hs friend
TO view the village; and while abaDt 70 tern die
ner opposite the County House, suddenly cIapped his
hand TO his head, ut,eriag 40 inebherent complaint
HE friead observing him % fa.sr, caugh. him, and
witt lie assslaRee qE aesns ast pefsons who wsFn.
,assiag, carred him aso lie Couniy House. Medical
aid was Immediately called bus no relief aoraed-he
remained enisely unconseious nniil Saturday night,
when he expired. Physiciass pronounced !, sseyere
Jag conveyed towards his home. MINI. was aiosi4i
years Of age: he was. auiers,aad, prominent po
li,ician in Albany county, and expected 70 be =
candidate for Congress next fali.--Comm.
Wieket.-No,ices of the recent game between the
players Of Hartford aud Li,eheld we have observed
10 the papers Of New-York, Washington, and Boston,
hesdes several in the intermediate country. The
Boson Com. Gazette. in al;usion TO the subject, sage
"There is no sach game as s1icket We presume
he means crcket, really good, oli-laahioned, sub
sianiia game, and ofie hes, gymnastic exercises
in the world. WICKET u Of the technical phrases
used in the game, and MEANS what the striker eDdea
yovs 10 prouect with his bat, Esd what the bowler
strives TO denosh with his ball. The wickeis shsad
be pitched at from twenty 10 twenty-five yards from
emch other, on smooth piece OF ground, and consist
each of,hrec sicks called stamps abou, half an inch
thick, inch in Width and from eighteen inches 10
feet long, stuck 10 the ground nearly perpendicG
Iarly about two aud quarier ieches apart hut not
far no to permit the ball pass between them. The
upper ends should he notciled "a PERM. round
stick, called The 6G, he laid across ihem and when
this 10 knocked Of the strike is Il bad enough
hear the little boys on the c0,BmoR lin BosionJ who
play something simar with couple Of brick hats
and stick call Sickef and Wicksf, hut 70 hear
grown, wi sic black beard on his Face" misname
and mscal this manly exercise, 10 alogeler anpar-
IDnabie."
Tire game a. here described ID NOT AZ il 10 played 10
Liehfeld. We have. DOL Hoyie nj hand. therefore
cannot ssy whe.herit not deseribedn his book.
Our game is unlike the English cricke, IN shis-hat
We have weket stick from Gse % six feetin length,
placed al each end upon small block abonl Sinches
high, Mt which the bail Is rolled The wickess ARE
apart from each other from 10 GO feet There are
other means by which The striker s put OFT ihan by
knockiag OF his wickeias catching she bail when il
s struck, by stumbling, by she boiler pung of 'he
wicket with the hail when the striker does not reach
home, when the striker goes ont Of certain prescrihed
limits to strike the bafaliesit has once been sirack
Sc. We suspect the game played "by the bays ON
,ha cousaoa is more like oar game than The English
cricket The game played here . M interesting,
athletic ope-ana when played with spirit e asssIiy
IL the case oaee or twice year in contest heiseen
the married men and bachelors attracts ceasldera-
bic crowd of spectators. II not now played 90 mncl
as in lnrmer years. We Frequently hear our venera-
BILE fsers tell Of exploits in baplayiag which 'lsr
degenerate soma woSd scarcely think Of attempting