Litchfield enquirer., 1834-07-03

ne complains, with bitterness, Of the charges
made against him in the Report Of the major
ity of the Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads. It was stated in that report,
that the sums paid To him were enormous
and particular reference is made TO the amount
paid for the advertisement of the proposals
for carrying the mail in 1854 (which was S8,-
416 so. Mr.. Blair states, that the advertise
ment was published weekly for tw elve weeks,
in two extra sheets. Of the sire of the Globe.
and, u portion of il. embracing the routes in
New York, for six weeks longer that the
whole quantity of paper used fOF this purpose
was $50 realms and $50 sheets, at 81 30 the
ream. amounting TO $4,000 CT; that the cost
Of the press work, at 80 cents per $40 sheets,
was $3.50; these two items Of expense, there
fore, amounted to $2756 81. The precise ~
mount of the composition, ink, envelope, and
wear and tear of materials, is not estimated;
but we imagine that $500 would be consider
ed quite liberal estimate for these purposes.
The whole expense, to which the publisher
could have Zen subjected, may have been
1886 76-certainly not more; the profit,
therefore, derived from this single advertise
: ment, must have.exceeded Eve thousand dol
lars. We presume that this charge exceeds
10y considerably more than thirty fire hundred
dollars, the extreme price which would have
been charged for the same advertisement by
| any Publisher in New England.-Bost Pat.
The Harvard College rebellion seems 10 be
serious, and we have some fears that Il NAV
eventuate disastruusly to that ancient instit,E-
ton. The case it appears has been brought
before the Grand Jury Of the county, aud g of
the young gentlemen have been indicted for
riotous conduct during the late disturbances.
true bill was also found against another in
IL O. al u.
appointed by the faculty for the protection Of
the property. and the preservation Of the
peace.-N. Y. Cour.
Another ertensiUe Bank Robbrry.-The New
Orleans Courier, of the 9th inst. says, "Jac-
ques GaudouiD, the Porter Of the Canal and
Banking Company, robbed the Bank yester-
day afternoon of about $4l, 900. 1t is sup
posed that he took passage in the schr. Creole,
for Tampco. Five Thousand Dollars have
been offered for his apprehension"
! The New Orleans Advertiser states that
| the body Of A. Foucher, Jr. who WIS men
| toned several weeks since as having been gull
ty ofextensive forgeres in that city, has been
found in the rear Of plantation on the coast
| He put an end to his existence by shooting
himself through the head.
| Tennessee paper nominates no less than
twelve candidates for the next Presidency!
|
| Worms and Cough.-It is stated in the Lon
don Lancet, that paper was lately read tn
the Royal Academy Of medicine at Paris, by
NJ. BOusquet, giving an account of a girl, lg
years old. who had heen treated for pulmona-
ry cOnsnmptiOn-One day after having eaten
of salad, cucumbers, Sc. slight purgins
came on. by which ttOo balls Of scorms, as large
as hens egg, We're voided; after which she
1 lost her cough and was entirely well.
+ Capt. Stewart the Wandering Piper. says
the New York Commercial. has been in this
country little over year, and has already
contributed over $1,000, in small sums, for
charitable purposes. the avails Of his labors.
Cholera.-Among the deaths at Louisville
of Cholera, are those Of John +. Anderson,
of the firm ofThomas Anderson g. Go; Mrs
Margaret Gray, native Of Philadelphia. and
wife of Mr.. Jackson Gray, OEthe New-Oa-
leans theatrical company. 1t has been made
| certain that those persons who were supposed
to have been poisoned by partaking Of food
prepared for wedding party. were cases Of
cholera.
A Columbia, s. C. paper of the 14th, SAYS
on Sunday and Monday, the thermometer
stood at 96 degrees, and on Tuesday at 90. or
blood heat. and on Thursday morning it fell
down to "a, two degrees below summer heat.
Metallic Carveney.-The new currency Of The coun-
try was put in circulation yesterday in Wall street,
Of "copper" about the size Of cent: one side rep
resenis full le"gh hog the jump with the words
" My third heat" /" My Victory Z" Do,cn seifh the
Bank, " Perish Credit, Perish Commerce"-on the
other side is bust Of Gen. Jackson with the words
" My substitute Tor tho u. 9. Bank" " My Expert
ment' Ny Currency "My Glory" At 6rs, the
coin went off at each, but soon rose hundred
per cent, at which hundreds were sold The expert
ment took effect-N Y. Adu.
Ancient Vesssi.--Thc old ship discovered some years
since in the bed of the river Roiher, has nov been
completely dug out, and put in motion for London,
there to be exhibited. II is Supposed TO be Dutch
or Danish vessel wrecked in the great tempest Of 1885,
which diverted the river from it's ancient to iis present
channel. The utensils found in il, and lis 'own but
certainly do not sanction altributing to more
remote antiquity.
Cheering to the 7ories.-The New-York Evening
Post, by way Of cheering the party claims tory ma
Jority IN Ulster county Of Thousand al the fall cleo