Litchfield enquirer., 1834-01-02
THE FIRE KTNGl

l An6 FIRE AtNG! The extraordinary performance of this gentleman was exhibited in this town on Monday evening the SOIh instant. On of the general impression which prevailed in the community, that the whole was species of legerdemain, there was bu, very limited atiendance-many of the experiments. as pro- posed in the hand bills, being Ol such nature as ,o appear miraculous, and o exceed the belief of the most credGlOUs OC those who have never witnessed them; bu t6se who had an opportunity of closely ip sPec'i"g ihe manpuaIiOns and process of Mr. Divine through the whole of hIs permen,s oEtbis evening" were k'rced either to discsedit their own senses or yield assent to the reality oG Ihc facts exhibited before them. The first experiment which he. eerformed was that of holding half sheet of white paber over lighted candle, with the under side oft in con,acI with the blaze, without ignDg the paper; this was conn- ued for two three minutes, Mir. Divine at the same time blowing with his mouth on the opposite side; which he explained che audience, was the reason why the paper was not burned. Mr. D. that all hs experiments were equally based on Dho. sOpheat principles. He then put the end of stick of sealing wax ina candle which he held in his hant and while :he wax was blazing. and the burning drops descending rapidly to the 1oor, he repeatedly, and with much apparent sang foid, bit oG the flaming mat in ,olerahIe mouthfuls, until he had consumed in this way the major part of the whole stick. He then took from tie fire a shovel full of bright coas and while they red hot took them, deliberately, with his fingers aud put them into his mouth, and while masticating them, the glowing embeFs distinctly visible in his mouth and the issing of the half gaished fire very audible in every part ofhe room, The shovel being heated to bright red heat was laid upon his proiruded tongue; also drawn smart y the cheek and side ofhe head the hair emit tng smoke as evidence of the heat. Melted lead was taken up with the fingers, and considerable quahti- y of the same hot material shoyelIed into his mouth with red-hot spoon missing as 1t cooled in his
 re-proof masicaor Oil, hot as to scorch ieai,- CT, was also taken. would in oIden times have quaaed hot .oddy. While exhibiting the experiment of the hot ssuvel the audence Rr. Divine took oc- casion to remark that bar of iron equal thickness when exposed in a iurnace an equal degree of heat at bo,h its ends, one end would aequre in given time greater degree of heat than the other; and that while thus heated and placed upon pivot. the hottest end of the bar would srn towards the north pole. He also remarked that bar Of iron exhibited upon minute inspection kind of honeycomb appear ance the closed end when heated impar,ed it's calo- rc the most readily, that being the same end of the bar which inclined towards the north pole. So much for the Fire King those who have not witnessed his curious experim ens; to those that have, am conl- dent that this description will appear exaggera- tiOn. SPECTATOR Goshen, Dec. 3lst, 1833
 URifed States Bank in Philadelphia. were received here yesterday which stated that all the Banks there, the pet Banks included, would petition Con. gress to have the deposites restored to the U s. Bank Fms Is powerful argument in favor ofthe prediction that the Of the Government tn removing the depO5tes has been most disasrous-N. r. Adu. Ibs. -rS MARREED.
 En this town,' on ihe 25th u,,., hy Rev. Mir. Marsh lima Buel, daughter of Mr. Truman Buel.
 In this town, last eyeaing, lst inst by the Rev. Mr. Hickok, Mr. Sheldon Frisbie, of Milton So. Miss Lucy Ann Hull, Of Cornwall.
 In sharon, Mr. Myron J. Wheeler. Of North East, N. Y. to Miss Mary E. Heath, daughter of Stephen Heath, Esq. of Sharon. h Washington, Mr. Curtis E. Loveridge. of New Milford, to Miss Mary Clark, ofW.
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 In New.EIaven, Mr. Alten N. Smiih to Mrs. = De Forest; Capt. Russell Hotchkiss, Jun. to Miss Catherine F.. daughter of Samuel Wadsworth, Esq.
 DIED,
 Tn this town, on the 26tl, uit Mr. William Baldwin, aged 79 years.
 Al BtrIing,on, Mir. Rufus Payne, aged 7a-a reyo. lutioAary pensOIcr. At Cassson, Mr. Eli Aia,her, aged 60.
 Al Sisnshury, Widow Abigail Case, aged 30. At Marlborough, Widow Mary Mioer, aged 93.
 A. s.s..ing'oo, Park Williams. Esq. 7a, In Middle,own, Miss Nancy s. Harrington, aged 30; Mrs. Hannaip Miller, aged 9l years. In Danbury, Mr Daniel Hoyt, 70.