Litchfield enquirer., 1835-10-08
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According to the Portland Courier, Mr. Ciley, of Thomas,ou, who was last winter Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, has recovered $ll50 dana. ges against the Editor of the Portland Argus in an ac- ton for libel. l a. -~;,.,-.-..,s
 4 Nursery ef Clergyusan.-S Southampton, Mass. s said to have givea birth ssOentysg eergywsa now living. This is DO small yield,' as farmer would say, for town containing population, suppose, of one or two thousand. Weaihersfeld is s great place for raising those things which draw tesrs but vaIed every eiergymao she has raised he Summer 6eld, or a Whitfield. or any other field where clo- quence Aourishes. 4-
 Stains iS Mahognmy.-Take two ounces oG oil ofvi- iriOI, aud of muFiac acid, mix by shaking in phal, and when he used, lay il oYer ihe enOiie na by means of feRlLer or wOOen rag. Afterwards wasl. the par, ovef1@ish water and polish as usual.
 DEFISirE-A reverend gentleman ono Sabbath. asr having i"ished prayer of hour tn length. to the apparent delight of his wearied congregation, looked about she pulpit for psalm hook, to give the psalm for the choir. To his grief and perpiexy none was to be found. and aot having taken minute Of the psalm to be su"g. he considerably puzzled. Bat thinking he could better dispense with psalm book than ha sermon, and that something must be sung, he called out, Let us sing the thousand and one,h psalm, long mesre," and sat down. The sing. CTS stared, aad the members of the congregation. af looking their hooks, supposed the clergyman mus, have got some collection, laid them down and waited for the singing. Fiaay of the choir exclaimed, There aat 50 many psaIas in the hook ' TheR ang many there be-" said the clergyman, no way Aisconceried.-N F. Eagle.
 The people of Arkansas have decided, by large majoriy in favor of having that Territory erected n to State. Michigan and Fiorids are soon to be nd. miMed into the Unios, and including Arkansas will increase she number of States to .weSiy-sevsn. -. Temnsssee EieetioR.-The returns from all the eosn- ties n the State hat three, show the following result For Cannon. tSvhitel 43.692; for Carroll Wa" Bo- renl 35,366; for Humphreys, lWhise) 8,327. Col. JohnsoS's majority ever Gov. Carroll, is 8.326 The aggregate majority against Van Buren is 16.653,
 Remarkable eYpea' ance ef ths Ssn.-The present, appearance s the disc of the is somewhat unusu. ali; rere he about twenty distinct spots it's surface, Of which is very large and towards the edge of the may De extensive ridges of whitencd elevation, which appear like ranges of mountains. The large dark spot above alluded to, may he ,s change its shape and siEs wAe view ing it. aherehy faIy proving them te be preauced by
 
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 I appears from tabular stasemeni going the ronOds of tire papers, compiled Gom public doeumsass that there are in Norih Carolina 58 white asd 297 coored persons of the age Of 100 years and upwards. Vir- gnia contains 5A white apd 328 cOored
 A lady In New.York was, a kav days ago, brought up heGore she Mayof. charged with "tiag eT piece efher hastands sar"'
 AAssspf C 1lSrder--Wa learn that Hon. Thomas Douglass, United States District Attorney for East Florids was shot a while in his bed. aboSt o'clock on Esaday morning d inst. Ths shot passed through the window and ihe netting abosi ,hs hsd, within bou, six inches of his hsad, ssd lodged i6 the wal- This s the secen6 attempt Co take ihe fife of shs oss respectable man .-JaekseHuilis fFios.J Cmsiev.
 There is much force n the moral of this old fable. "A mas had the choice of committing the least ol three offesess-murder, robbery. drsnk keaness,- He chose the latter, got drunk. and then committed ,hs oihertws.'' @a m aa The Charsssos Conrier denousces ihe N. Y. Eve sag Poss as an aeeadiasy paper, and iiSks that ii ought lssgsr be suffered sO bsrden the so1ihern mail. F sac7. e5t t.r Ff
 The ~. Y. Courier and Enquirer sines thas letter has besn received |" that ciy irom the Rev. ,. War rea Wo. lately stated is the NewbsSyport Her aId. had bsen recently hang bs mob i" LOuisiaas.- Mr. Wanen states upen his ows veFaciy, that he is Soi Oaly BO' dead, bS, unwilling be considered % by hiO friends.