Litchfield enquirer., 1835-12-31

up-nerf0Tate the centre ct the cross, end in
Il put yonP wick-Iight and lay il upon the
oil; The lsm?is complete. When the tWn.
bier 10 very tall, the light sitting upon the wa
ter Is very beautiful, having none Of that
shade beneath swhichn the lPs OF eommon
lamps and eandlesticks east. Quite e0ntraFy
to expectation. Il gives OsSE no snapping sound;
the FeptslsiOn betweeN the oil and wafer being
SO great. n0G = particle Of the latter will as-
cend the aiek BY the capillary PrOeess.
.sst-.g.t. -,t, l..,sr y,a, Ten. Farmsr.
Explosion at LO,ceN. The. powder works
at Lowell, Mass, exploded ON Thursday NOR
ming last. and two individuals. Mr.. Eli Went
worth. and Mr.. James r. PheIbrOOk. were
killed. = ghe loss OfPropcrty 10 about $500.
ts #fF - Ha&- ft.S
As many as l62 persons have had restored
TO them goods belonging to them which had
been FeseNetxt the Police Office from the
fire and from thieves-total smount. aboW
$4,000. !. .l ...,c-,,s..- .5.,.
Wade. who was to have been executed a
few days since at Dedham, for arson. has had
his sentence committed 10 imprisonment for
lie. ,2rs.ls H.. s..a..l !. 1900,
81 ,s5aste 49, Maz,.a,t&e.
Anecdote of DR.. D.cight.--A Young clergy
man once calh.d upon DR.. Dwight, and inqlie
red respecting the best nethnd Of treating
very difficult and ahstruse point in mental
philosophy upon which be was preparing a
sermon. :. caDsOt give you any inemnaataa
upon the subject" the DR.. Ssplied. 't AT"
mot familiar with such topics. leave them
To kGscyers.-An instance occurred In ODs
of our courts the other day, which we record
in the hope that it will serve as lesson to
the lawyers, and Of which we are willing as
one to take our share. One Of the most in
Auentiaf merchants, who values truth more
than he does all the large possessions acqui-
red by his industry. was called as witness in
one Of our city courts to testify as to the val
ue Of land taken for the public use. Alter he
had given fair, candid statement, the lawyer
oD the opposite side commenced screwing
him. The same question was asked again
and again, and the witness treated as If tho
lawyer really naeant to give the jury to UNDER
stand he was not to ba believed. The court
Afforded no protection tU the witness. hut two
Of the jury, TO their everlasting honor, inter.
posed. The foreman and an0tller rose aud
protested against the conduct, Of the lawyer
in the treatmeat Of the witness. This was
home cut. The lawyer 0Und that he had
disguised the jury, and probably sacrificed
the cause his client by his rude and ungrn-
tlemanly treatment Ut the witness, and he -
forthwith began to apologize and to express
his very profound respect for the witoess he
had. insulted. 1t was too hate. The jury
did not forget him, as their verdict plainly
showed. Ask any fair jury. and they wiif
tell gen that nine times out 0f ten. they are
inflsenced against a party. in consequence Of
the insOieas nsanaer II, which bis counsel treat
the Witnesses on the opposite sldR. is
quite tar enough for n man to- he taken fonA
his business, day after day. No attend as n wit.
ness, but it u toO bad, in the performances of,
his duly. which every member ofsociety owes
to the rest. that he should be subjected 10
sneers and insur.-BUStgsy z4dVSyr