Litchfield enquirer., 1834-01-09

1 900 dollars, seized under the authority of al ] law of Ohio, which he carried through the In-
 ferior and Supreme Courts. He was paid by the Bank the usual compensation for these services, and no more. And he ventured to assert, that nc professional fees were ever more honestly and fairly earned. He had not, however, been the Counsel for the Bank for upwards of eight years past. He does not owe the Bank, or any of its Branch l es, solitary cent. About twelve or fifteen years ago, owing to the failure of highly es- timable, now deceased friend, a large amount of debt had been, as his endorser. thrown up- on him, (Mr. C.) and 1t was principally due to the Bank of the U. s. He (Mr. O. estab- lished for himself rigid economy, a sinking fund, and worked hard, and paid of the debt long since. without receiving from the Bank the slightest favor. Whilst others around him were discharging their debts in property al high valuations, he periodically renewed his note, paying the discount, until it was wholly extinguished. It has been said of profession al men of the greatest eminencc, that their fate is to work hard, live we'll, and die poor" Snags.-FOr some years past, cOnsidera- ble money has been expended ny the govern { ment in removing snags from the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Recently many men have been employed in felling and clearing off the timber that grows on the falling banks of the Mississippi. The river, it seems, undermines its banks in the bends, the trees fall in, the roots sink, and the tops form snags. few
 months since, an engineer was employed to examine the Arkansas river. He reports that there are 2l49 snags between fort Gibson and the mouth of the river, the removal of which 1 which will cost about 10000 dollars. He doubts the expediency of cutting the timber from the failing banks of the Arkansas: the waters are more shallow than those of the Mississippi, and he thinks that the stumps will be more dangerous on the shallow bars than whole trees, which are called snags.
 Great Raft On Red Rirer, Louisiand.--In l April lasts an engineer and 15O men c0mmenc- ed operations upon the great raft, which is composed ofimmense masses Oftimber, which had 6oated down and filled up the greater part of the river for the distance of 14O miles, They succeeded in clearing the channel of timber for Fl miles, leaving about 70 miles for another season. In the distance of 71 miles. the timber covered about one third of the whole surface of the water, and in many places was quite solid to the bottom of the river, which is about 25 feet deep. Theytis- ed much ofthe timber in filling up the bayous by which the water passes from the old bed of the river to the lakes and swamps. When | the whole raft is removed, and the water turn ed into the old channel, great quantity of excellent land will be redeemed, which is now made worthless by the overaowing off the riv- | CT.
 Live oak plantation. n.-The government has a live oak nursery of 2s5 acres. near Pensaco- la in Florida, where growing 6O,OoO live oak trees. The expense attending it is about
 1900 dollars year. There are several oth- CT reservations of public land in Florida, on 1 feet, or 9aoO cords.-Hamrshire Gaz.