Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1835-12-17


law for tIsaasessnemt Ofraxes, IrOm the Secretary of
STATE may be deemed important aud interesting.
y. B,rrah ECO.
to answer The enaciing clause Of The 10Th chapter OF
The laws Of the asi session regarding Taxes, being
omitted by misakss we all agree rendege the Iaw IN
operative and therefore dangerous for Assessors to
act under il. The original and eOgrOssed Billie are,
word for word, published 10 the pamphlet last June.
regret the mistake, the law Nas TIE most popular
Of the last sessiOn and justly properly Is 10
be taxed according iO its vAGe. -ttt
In haste, subscribe myself very respcc!fSy' yours
to serve, r. X. HINMAN.
Hartford, Dec. Sd, 1885. s va
Wooster, (OtioI Nor. 26.-The editor Of the Van
Buren, Advocate. thinks tina, minority Of the Wings
are Cling of ror Gen. Harrison and says they
know that Mr. Webster canno. begin to run in the
West" Why did he not complete the sentence by
adding--a0d that Gen. 4arrisou can 1-Yes and beat
the MagicaO 49, 600. or avg .stt.
The Hon. John c. Calhoun, on his way to CoIum
bia when within 10 wiles Of AbheviIIe C. H. was We
~ seriously, bat not dangerously injured, by the up
setting Of tie stage. -,... .,.s.
The Richmond (Tndiana) Palladium, boas'ine Of q
pUmpki" l2 feet in circumference says il was Dei-
Their a Van Buren, White Harrison, bot one Of the
" raaF yallcr hoya-' .Ol course JoinsOnian]
arkansas aboM to become State.-The act Cor the
calling convention passed by large majority; and
having been returned bv the governor without his sig
nature, after being days in his possession. becomes
law. The whole number ofdelegates will be So.
AnOther Warning.-A daughter aged years Of Mr..
Simeon Spencer, Of Hadtlam, burnt to ds.a, o0
the 18th ui IN consequence Of her c"ihes taking FIRE.
The parents were both absent, nj the ne leaving the
house in The Of the children. A stranger, passing
the house, heard the cries uf the little girl and went
in, bst too late TO save her, her clothes were alb
burnt of, excepting snail piece the size Of the han
Her next elder sister burnt her hands severely IN at
tempting to tear the burning clothes from her sister
'-7 MiddlesoaDm Sentinel.
The Portsmouth, N. IT,. Gazette thus humorousEy
describes the debut OF Old Winter on Monday last: 3
Winter commenced his session yesterday, in eecs
Of extraordinary depth and power. The old re n.le-
man really done himself credit. His arguments were
clear and spo,less, and covered the ground 10 the
depth Of about inches. His style of the north
eastern stamp. precisely similar TO that wlsieh has
heretofore gained the cruel old dog ci' celebrity.
He lad not closed when our paper went 10 press.
Li6eraiy and ,veohh Of Bnfalo.--The citizens oG
Buffalo have subscribed $3.50 600 towards the erection
Of college. ".,, l'"*s' 1.'' "
The Speaker.-Virsiniai is again To be Iood--the old
chief says Polk shall be Speaker to punish Bell; hGs
f the Vrgnans demur. Van Buren, says Polk shal 60
into the Navy epar,ment-Dickerson 60 to Spain,
and Mason shall lie Speaker. Our country ia pretty
much like large turkey, with the Gnerai carving a.
way al the wings, Blair and Ke ndali nj the legs ant
Van Buren, at the !, has literally degrneral
ted into mere government Of spells" fla fellow
ofinfuence begins to he noisy, like the animals in tho
Geological Institute, they throw him something to su.,
his mou,h.-N. Y. Star. Nst
Old Neaespnper.--The New Hampshire Gazette,
published at Portsmouth. completed the 8O,h year OF
ITS aye on the 10Th i"st having bee" commenced ,l
the year l7o5, twenty years before the revolution.
Salisbury, IN. e. Nou. 2lst.-Drrodfai Accidens
-Four iices tost-At corn s'uckng in the county of
Surry at the house of Leonard Scott sen'r, few DAYS
since. and grandson OF Scott. also sou Of Mr.
Sprinkle, neghh"r. and negro man <l,'Apging ttr
Mr.. Sprinkle, were suddenly killed by The iali OF
crib into which, they we've thriving corn. Tte
house was quite narrow, and high, and the wsrs lew
1t over and ca"gh' them under il: they all de",t
hei"re they could be ex'rica,ed. Six other persons
were caught and wounded, some Of them seriously,
but glad to hear that they are all consid-re.e
GU, Of danger Watchman. - fa'-'
The greatest libel suit that ever took place in this
State, was the one which Mr.. Worcrs,er, writing
master, brought against the Editors Of the Tras eiler
some months since. I, had queer Termination. Not
only the defendants punished bu, the plain.
'if himself after staggering for few days was sent
to the STATE Prison Cor adultery! These libel suits
are tick things, any way you fix Bosson Gas.
Look ONT, Slas j . ."... sis t.~ 50 -!-
aThcre are tire sisters residing 0ear Hnsings Eng
land Of the ages "f 106 l04, and 1903, WI in good
health. One Of the ladies' has aged so. A fourth
sister died two years ago in her lOIa YEAR ''f'.Af
Fertility Of Cape Coda correspondent NJ Ilyan-
mis- notices remarkable instance Of
that exceIs all the stories Of enormous turnps prod
gious carrots amazing sqaashes and porenious onions
which have latterly loaded down the ne wspapers He
states 'ho, Capt. Joseph Basse,t Of tina, place. is the
father Of THIRTY chiden. by two wives, the lac, Of
which, by former hasbaml, had horne four children
making in ALL thriy-fonr who had the honor Of rnl-
ling him father The old veteran aboa, IS yearsof
Inquirer. '..'i ''s sfcs a 2 :,
The whole length of,he Nashville anil New Orleans
rail road will be five hundred and six,y-6ve miles and
three quarters. The estimated cost OF she work IL
$lO,e63,946. Notwithstanding the magnitude OF tie
undertaking. arrsngements have been made for i,s
speedy accomplishment. .,,.
We learn that ,he Paper Mill at Hampden took Gre
on Wednesday night Of las, weekan with lie eoneD,s
was entirely consumed. The mill was abou, a year
od-bait IN the best manner, and had Just received
to the amonn, Of $4,000, which wiak the
stock and paper hand makes ihe LOGS abOy, $40 ooO
No insurance !-Boston Gag. -
sTaE NJrrlALs.-A souag sco:ehman having.