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Litchfield enquirer., 1835-09-10
From the Nep. Haven Herald.

HaHey's Comet.-Yes,ertay morning, August 3lst, had the satisfaction o first observing this interest ing body, in the field of fClars grea. telescope. The possibility ofconfounding i, with NehnIa induced to wait for another observation, in order to ascertain whether changed it's place among the s,ars i" which case doubt would remain of its being a comei.- The approach oi the twilight prevented our ascertain. ing this point ycserday; but observations repeated ,I'is morning, plaaly indicate proper motion and being very nenr the place assigned to Halleys Comet, we recognize it as the long expected vsiiani.
 lis present position Is north oi the Bulls HorDa, lii.le below the ofa equateral riangle form ed with those two It is nearly io line between the planet Jupiter and the Pleades seven siars and nearer io the former Or, more particularly, ai two o'cock this morni"g, its right ascension 5h 5lm and it's destination N. 25 deg. being aboui degree less han that derived from the elements of Ponecou- for 1888.
 The appearance in our telescope is that or dim cloud. or halo, far lees luminous than the paaes Its magnitude s such rpnder it visible in smaller tel escapes, provided they afford sufficient light. We employed only our loves, magnifer t55;l bu, the 6ne light ofihis instrument, having object glass of hve inches, gives great advan,aRes over ordinary iee-
 DENIsON OLMSTED,- ELIAS LOOMS.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1835-09-10
Yale College. Sept. I. 1885.

Van Bursn and Voic-Mr. Van Buren has no, heen eaii.E~. with the reauis of his interviews with Goveroor Wolf at Saratoga. When pressing him to retire in vor of Muhlenberg, preserve the union conciliaie, Gov Wolf ia repor,e said ia repy- Why, Mr. Van Burea, the democratic par,y can easily be kept tngeIher, and with great sacrifice suppose you retire from the contest, the difficulties w ali then be senled." Mr. Van Buren rang the bell for hie EOgsh groom and ordered his hores fer m air. iRg.-Star.
Litchfield enquirer., 1835-09-10

Remarkable Preservation of Chiid.-The Framingham Courier relates, that as two children of Jonas Cioycs, Esq. of that town. were playing about the pump. having remov- youngest child, eighteen months old, fell in {; the we'll being seventy feet deep. with five feet depth of water. The other child, three years old, gave the alarm, and the mother en reaching the welt discovered the child swim ming in the water. Her eldest son. in the
 twelfth year of his age, descended into the ! we'll, took the child tn his arms. and by pla- | cing his back against the pump. and his feet against the stones. thus ascended with il. and
 delivered i, to its mother alive, and without
 having suffered any injury, except single l hruise on its forehead Boston Advertiser.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-08

opponent who did not to be chuck full of fight
as he pretended, aud nothing said by any of the
party, but we Will see to-m
Tomorrow came, and Col. Nj. was SO exasperated
against the fellow who had made the threat he took
pains to ascertain which his Of land with the
determination of bidding for it, When was put up the
Colonel bid for 1t above the minimum price when voice
from the crowd reared out who is that bidding against
me An answer was promptly and as loudly re,urned
"John M OF Virginia" The squattcr hiding that
lac had child To deal WITH absained from any more
threats, and Col Nj became the purchaser of the tract
which he would not have done but Tor the bully mpu-
dent attempt to Brighten Virgnian. The this
experiment emboldened another person who lived
vicinity bid for another tract but sooner did he
transcend the minimum price than he surrounded
by band ofdesPer ADDE'S, who would perhaps aimed
killed him. had the courageous Vrgnans inter-
posed to him.
Ailer the sale, the Colonel went his land 90 take
possessions and surprising possible that the
might resist his right by force, he took with him his
cort Of Vrgnians; but squater be found he
knew too well what sort Of folks he had deal with
The other poor fellow however, who had pied to
bid, murdered few days afterwards, supposed be
for his presumption in bidding for pubic land pub
lie sale, which he had st much right do those
who murdered him. The Coonel and his Virginia friends
the other hand far from being attacked actually
became popular, with the squaers who treated them
mark of respect Tor their courage.-Phd. Gazette.
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Potc spirit in the cause Of the coonis,s WA every
where manteting itself One man had taken tho

Potc spirit in the cause Of the eooniss WA every
where manifteting itself One had taken the
eaden pipes out OF his aque6uct, and others had melted
up ther clock weights, furnish bullets for the army.
Even the ladies' were employed in moulding bullets,
making cartridges, &c., and were even prepared right
muhJnuy 10 enter the ranks aud fight ii necessary
IL was said that thirteen chiefs OF the Cherokees aud
Shawnees, and other tribes were on their way To San
Felipe, as visitors 10 the Convention
"A letter from Col Austin dated Head Quarters, on
VIC lin OF October says, that the whole number of his
i"ce does not exceed 800 that before his arrival
Captains Smith and Alley had marched with | 10 men
against victoria which, II reported had been attack
ed and he presumed that this detachment had been Join
ca oy te ou men under Capt Calingsworth, who had
taken Goad He urges the hurrying on Of ali The you
teers that can be mustered Join him in his contcm.
plated attack upon San Antonio
The Telegraph contains Address Of the Committee
OF Safety, and Correspondence OF the Jurisdiction of
Msagorda, to the people of Texas, setting forth that
they had always been the advocates of peace but that
being the enemies Of ceniralism (Which is what we call
consuldation) and determined adhere TO the Federal
Constitution of 1s2I they prepared take sides
with the Province. The Chairman of this committee
was our fellow townsman, s. Rhoads Fisher, gentle
man oil one of our most respectable families.
Cen Samuel Houston had been appointed on Oct
oth COMMANDER in Chief of the Department of Nacog
doches vested with full powers raise troops organize
toe forces and do all other things apperainng To such
Office On the Sh he issued an order i'm which IL ia stated
that Libcra bountes in land will be given to all who
viii join nur ranks with good rifle, and one hundred
pounds of ammu milton"
company of sixty volunteers from New Orleans had
arrived at Natchitcches and expected Nacocdo
ches on the I'd OF November which place horses were
In readiness 10 hasten them the field of action
Our letter says, go off at daylight tomorrow NOR
ning as one OF committee of three with the
Captain of the native Mexcans here (who have YET
taken sidcs) TO get them to join against the enemy
dred men,
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The French Government has issucd an ordinance
regulating the duties commerce i'm the ports France
reduction of them being the order Of the day From
the Tariff the commerce with the u. States
terially affected The Sugars exported from Guada-
loupe and Martinique free duty, and in lieu there
OF, duty of three per cent is laid ali commodities
imported from France. India handkerchefs admit,
ted at those Islands paying duty of ten francs for eight
handkerchcfs.-U.
Runors current in New York on Friday, that ex-
tensive speculatioir in brandy foot The New
York Times says: 1.-THE person named the principal
buyer is supposed to be particularly well informed
on the French question, and has talked very confidently
OF pechc arrangement IL is probably all scandal,
way and another. This of ruinors will probably
DC rife enough until the question is settled and being
The most part set ON foot for mischief fun deserve
ry little credit Anxiety TO the result of the question
daily becoming earnest the report stated above
may be taken specimen of it's effects 1t may be in
terestng state that the French ministry hape eonte
plated an explanation in the message-D
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From the New Orleans Courier.l
PROCLAMATION

BY Edcard d. Whe Gorernor of he State of Louisiana
Whereas the United States now at peace with the
neighbouring States OF Mexico, i'm which hostile
movements have occurred between the existing Govern
test there has been in the State of louisiana some ma
niiestaon OF interest which might lead only an
iniracton OF our laws but TO breach of national fai,
and honor.
The citizens of the State and others within its iuris.
oicuon, are reminded Of the provisions Of the Cd section
OF the act of Congress- of April 20th 1SIS which is in
these words:
IT any person SHALL within the territory or ursdc-
Ton OF the United States enlist himself or hire
or retain another 10 enlist himself
go beyond the limits jurisdiction of the u States with
intent to be enlisted entered in the service of any 70.
reign prince, state colony, district people, soldier
marine or seaman board of vessel of war letter
oil nafque or pvateer,, every person offending shall
be deemed guilty of high misdemeanor and be fined
not exceeding thousand dollars and imprsoned not
exceeding three years. This does not extend 10
the subject citizen of any foreign prince state or CO
long, district people, who shall, transeny be with
IN the United States, and SHALL board of vessel of
war; letter OF marque or privateer which the time of
It's arrival within the United States was armed and
equipped as such enlist enter himself hire retain
another subject citizen of the same foreign prince
state colony, district people, who transcntly with
In the United States to enlist himself serve
such foreign prince state, colony district people on
board such vessel of war; letter of marque prvatecr
the S shall then be peace with such foreign prince
state, colony, district people"
Now. therefore, |, Edward ID. White Governor of the
Slate ot Louisiana, issue this, my Proclamation calling
upon all magistrates and other officers of Justice and
upon all good citizens TO assist in preventing the viola
uon oil tins law, and in bringing TO punishment those
who may offend against it.
Given under my hand and the seal of the State at
80 New Orleans, this thirteenth day of November
IL. 1885, and Of the Independence of the United
States the sixtieth. f.. ID. WHITE
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gsOETss ".
From the Dee. Southern Literary Messenger.
- - A.
Then she il browne,
Dtown'd-Dsown
"Muea rKr REMAINS uNsrSe.n


-----Drown'd-Dso
To much Of wator hast thou, poor Ophela,
Aud therefore forbid my tsats- IiaHllet.
II was n solitary spot
The shallow brook that ran through the forest,
(Aye, ehattefing us At went) there took turn
And widened;-al ats music died away,
And ,n the place, a silent eddy told
That there the stream grow Deeper There dark uees
funersal (cyprcss, yew, and shadowy pine,
Aud spicy cedar,) clusteI'd and at night
Shook from thcir me lancholy branches sounds
And sish- like dcath.-Twas strange ior hro' the dsy
They stood quite mo,ionless and looked, m.thought,
Like monumental things, which the sad earth
From its green bosom had cast out in pity,
To mark young girls grave. The very leaves
Disown'd their natural green, and took black
And mourutu hue: and the rough bricr had stfctchd
His struggling arms across the water, and
Lay hke an armed sentinel there, catching
With his tenacious leci, straws, witherd boughs
Moss that the banks had lost coarse grasses which
Swan with the eurrent--and with these il hid
The Poor Marcelies deatb-bed!
Never may net
or vent'rous Usher be cast in with hope,
For not FISH abides there. The slim deer
Shorts, he ruilies With his shorten'd breath
The BROOK, and, painting, nies, III unhoiy place-
And the Wild hciier lows and passes on
The oaming hound laps not aud winter birds
Go higher up the stream. Aud yet love
To loitcr there; and when the rising moon
Flames down the avonue OF pines, aud looks
Red and dilated through the ming inists,
And chequer'd as the heavy branches sway
To aud fro with the wind, listen, and
Can fancy to my aolf that voices there
Plain, and low prayers moaning thro tho leaves
For msdced
The story goes, that
Neglected girl IAN orphan whom the world
frownd uPon once strayed ththe', and twas thought
Did cast her in the stream. You may have heard
0fone Msrcelia, poor Molini's daughter, who
Fell i'll, aud came to want in YOUTH No:-Ohi
Sho loved man who marked her not. lie wed,
Andthen the gitl grew sick and pin'd away,
And drown'd herself for love Some dny or other
III tell you all the story. -
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(Ren The Same.J


o fairest 1ow'rj sooner blown than blasted,
Son silken primrose faded mclcssly.-.MitOn.
II was an infant dying and stood
Watching beside its couch, to mark how Death,
Ills hour being come, would steal away the breath
OF one SO young, so innocent, good.
Friends also waited near-and the blood
Gan TO leave the tender cheek, aud the dark eve
To loso its wonted lustre. Suddenly
Slight trombings o'er him came; anJn subducd
To utter passvsness, the sufferer lay
Far, far more beautiful in his decay
Than Ger mcthought before! held his hand
Fast lock'd in mine, aud felt fcobly flow
The pulse already faint and Huttorng Loi
IL ceased tnrnd, and how'd TO Gods commands
Samuel III. Chap xii.-92 ~.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-08

WEsTEHN LAsD SALEs.--Soine weeks ago we gave
upon two different occasions, OF the manner
in which the squaers upon the public lands in Illinois
managed purchase lands al the public sales at e mini
price, by Blimidating competitors and thereby pre
venting them from bidding. IL seems howe vcr hat
these gentry aud then met with their match NJ
viii be by the following statement recently related
in the hearing Of friend Of ours, by ono Of Tie parties
Colonel NJ of Virginia, attended uic sales al Chico.
go, during the last summer IN company with nine other
NFginians who determined that ilry Voold p,,t
be buicd cut Of their rights, aud tIat IT. 1t suited fbco,
they would bid for The land all hazards They ac.
cordngy provided themselves with pistols and Sbcr
arms aud prepared for any issue that might arsei one
night teorc the sale, Col NJ. walked into room whore
about twelve fifteen Of The squatters were assembled
at tavern, and after cyng bin pretty sharply one If
these semi. barbaTians got up and in swaegcfng tgle
intended for tie Of The stranger, remarked al6nJ
" any spieniatoT bids for my land ~ shoot him ~"
Upon hearing this threat the Colonel very promptly To-
piled, that il his intention 10 bid for any land he
should think proper to buy and said he if shooting l.
your plan, why the sooner you begin the better Let's
At 1t al once and then pulling out Of his pocket bot
Of bis pistols nc placed himself an attitude Of menace
The boldness of hs conduct thundersruck his ruaian
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-08

re- EW BOARDING HOUSE, on Shockoe IIiu-Mrs.
IN Wills respectfully informs her friends and the pub.
lie, that she has opened BOARDING HOUSE on
Shockoe Hill, within convenient distance of the Ca
Pltol and in pleasant and eligible situation The house
Is opposite Mr. Warwick new building, the corner
Oh oth ana " streets, and is very commodous and we'll
arranged for boarders. Mrs Wills appeals with some
confidence to the patronage of her friends on
OF the care with which she has made her arrangements
and her determination to her indefatgabe ef.
ors to render her house agreeable and pleasant place
oil soJourn She accommodate from twelve 10 four
teen Members of the Legislature, and few transient
boardeTs f. Wills 1,[sn,
December l. ca
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-08

VA HEkEAS, the heirs Of Daniel Ford, dec d. late
w Of New Kent county, made Benz b. Ford Of
kentucky their power Of Attorney to settle sue for or
sell their interest in the Estate Of said Daniel Ford
decd and whereas have the interest Of half said rs.
tate and having disposition 10 sell this time there
fore, far three Of the heirs Of said Daniel Ford
dec d. are concerned do hereby revoke said power Of
Attorney, 50 far as aUhorses the said Benz b. Ford
sell their interest in said land VIM A FORD.
November ~ 59-wfwF
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-08
RICHARD BUCKNER, Jr., President
:. pro tempOre Of the Board of Trustees.
November 10. 55-2aw9v

EDOANOKE LAND FOR SALE-Designng to
a a move to the West propose sell the fol-
lowing valuable real estate One tract of land lying on
the South side of Roanoke River, in the counties of
Mecklenburg Virginia, and Warren North Carolina IS
miles above Weldon and l6 above Wilkins Ferry CON
tanning 300 acres of which, about 900 are bottom of
superior quality100 in original wood and firstrate
plant land OF the high land about 90 only have
been cleared; the balance is heavily timbered and of
good quality for the production Of wheat and tobacco
The Improvements embrace every building necessary for
4 quarter pantation-mOstly new and in good order
The tobucco barns unusually good built chiefly with
IN tile three years last past and sufficient secure
crop OF $4,000 pounds. l can, with confidence, pro-
nounce this one of The very best estates the Roanoke
OF its extent and few, if any, so rood situation
for immediate profitable planting 1t is very convenient
TO the Petersburg and Richmond markets and will short
y be equally SO to that of Norfolk by of the
Portsmouth Roroad rapidly tcndingto its compile
ton Excellent springs abound in all parts of the plan
tatlonand know 1T to be remarkably healthy, having
resided on t with my family, for two years. My Phy-
scians bills for attendance than go negroes
have not exceeded 40 dollars for the last five years.
Bloomsbury, my place Of residence lying on the waters
of Smiths Creek Warren county, N. Carolina miles
West OF the town of Warrenon, and 10 from Roanoke
River, containing 800 About one-haf of this
tract is IN wood and fair proportion say 200 acres fine
tobacco land. There also 60 acres Of
cotton lots and 40 TO 80 of creek booni The inn
proyenens are very extensive, well arranged and slight
repairs now being made, will put them in good order
The situation is pleasant, and The neghborbood agreca
BILE.
One other tract lying within halfa mile of the Court
House Of that large and wealthy county Mcckenburg
Va containing seven hundred and eightyeight acres
wood and about onchalf is Of rood quality well adapt
ed TO the production Of wheat aud tobacco. It would
furnish agreeable and convenient residence to any
gentleman having children 10 educate being within
few minutes walk Of that Gourshing institution Ran.
duph Macon College, and female school Of high stand
ing in Boydon.-Fmther description Of these lands is
deemed unnecessary, as IL is presumed thaiOse persons
DISPOSED 70 purchase viii view them. Mr. Daniel r.
Hicks will treat for the tract Boydon health
oblircs me to seek nilder climate and ON therefore
resolved scjng-Letters addressed me at Warren.
ton, N. Carolina, will receive prompt attention
GEO. ID. BASKERVILLE
June rs. 10
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Messrs. calria Blythe, James Peaeoe., and others.

a IORRIBLE WHARF.-The Natchez Daily Courier
OF the Jh inst, states, that being named HiIliam III
SOTt who had been nhabitant Of of the Penen-
tiares of the Western States but liberated on ac
count of his good behaviour hired himself wood chop.
per to man Natchez a few weeks since-that he
worked ia The woods time then pretended
as an excuse to return to- and sleep his employers
house-that he permitted TO sleep in the house and
IN the room with of his employer-that he rose in
the night and went out several tmes-tbaL he al last
came IN, struck blow with at his mate
which lighted upon his forehead, stunned but did not
XIII him-tha he next went into the of his employ
er, attempted to cut his throat aud partly succeeded
that he stabbed him several times in the temple and
about the head aud with broke several ribs and
wrist OF his wetha the son, ia the mcannc recover.
ing from the effects Of the blow he had received and
hearing screams from the Of his faher and mother
seized musket aud rushed down stairs, when the viii
lain, percciyng man coming upon him armed fled
carrying with him. however, the contents OF muske
which was loaded with shot-tlat he fled naked and
got OIL beyond the reach of pursuit few days Alter
wards, Short offered his woodchopper TO a
man living above Point Coupe, 100 miles from Natclez
On going out TO look at the woods where he was 70
Short, walking behind his employer raised his xe
and killed him dead at his feet lie then returned to the
house, IN which there except an old nero
woman, whom he attempted TO kill She rot clear OF
him and fed lie then robbed the house Of what arcles
he wanted, and went Off An alarm was raised and he
after taken, when, the facts being prove upon
him, he permitted 10 make his confession and was
then HANGED. Ia his confession which is 20 be pub.
Esed, he stated that he would have killed any man for
five dollars.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-08
GEORGE TUCKER,
Professor of Moral PLiL0soDly

BUBLlC SALE.-By virtue oftwo Deeds of Trust
"a executed by Abner Smith in his lifetime, one to
Benan Anderson and the subscriber on the st day of
January, 1925, and the other to Tie subscriber an
the 9Th day of March, 1884, for purposes therein men
toned and both recorded in the Clerks Office of powba
tam will be sold TO the highest bidder public auction
Tor cash, at Powhatan Court House, on the seventh
day OF December next, (being CourtdayO a TnAcr
OF LAND, IN the county of Powhatan, containing
eight hundred and ninety-sx and a half acres smbs
Ject TO the widows dover therein, lying in the i'm
mediate neshborhood of opkinsvile being the Tract
upon which the said Abner Smith lately resided The
title is believed to be good but the subscriber will war
rant the title only against himself and persons claiming
under him. s
October 80. AZ Ia
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Professor "a Mathematics.
UNIVERSITY OF Y,no,y,, Nv 4 ,e,.

=, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Nov H. 1895.
MT w. COLEMAN, having graduated in the science
OF Chemistry and received his Diploma TO Thai etJnc,
from The authorities of the University of Virginia bears
win him The most efficient and honorable estin,onv IF
lner That can be desired Il gives sincere pleasure
In addition to state individually, that while member Of
my class, Mr. O. always distinguished hrnselfby habits
OF assdnty, great proficiency, aud unifomly gentleman
ly department. JOHN p 'F7MNiEsT
Professor Of ChemistrY and Materia M.dirn