Litchfield enquirer., 1835-01-22

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 Montpelier, VI. 40 Waterbury. 3l: -sT ! New w-Have0; g .l: Exposure of ermometers.-, Perhaps feW hints otE the subject ofihe exposure cftheromffers. may not be unintesesing 10 your readers. Asl mentioned, iD my communication last week, thermometer placed OO the body of living tree will, in extreme cold weash- er be sghiy affected by the internal beat Of tho tree and will sink as low, by degree two, in Os-f CT exposures. Tbe sasne situation will, n summers prevent iis rise few degrePs in very hot wea,her. Tn such extreme cold, as we have espsrencsd ,he ngs will be slightly operaledupoR by the heat Wiihin;; and mercury c"npac,ly built city never de- res s s", "% so ne rom rhs lse 9a" o ence likewise, between the power that brick and, wood have in conducting beat, which may be one cause why there is difference m the siaeInenss o6 different individuals respecting the late cold. Hence,. fair exposure to the ahsOuie cnld 0f ilse agmOs- phere prefer hanging my hermtnsefe roh h* branch nfa small tree, that i will be afectehy either the internal heat 0 the tree the transmitted heat Of the house.
 The Mercury, valleys, always sinks lower than or bIs in the same latitude, where ihe hills ate efamo.- derale elevation. In proof of this, may he alleised the cold of the valley of the Farminglon River, which Smsbury 36 deg. below zero, om Sunday morn- ing and theeoI of this e:,y compsrsd with the range below zero the limit Of the cold Monday nort' ing. The thing observed al Alianyy wherc,. in the lower exposures, was several degrees codev than in elevated places This fact he poiiced by all who have observed that the first rosls of auiunaD. l touch the valleys, when the hills escape.
 NOiwlhsa andiDg this increased cold Of vglleys the air is disagreeabe us, because it a panied with winds, is the hills, which renaler the atmosphere much more uncomfortable thOs0r exposed to 1t. On Thurshay morning. at 7 o'clock, ihe mercury was IA below zero; on Friday, I7; Saturday, l3. Harfpd Cowant. ]. P. B. SY.- aS Frankfort. on Wednesday, the 3Is oi las, month. James Clarke elected Speaker of tine SenaIe, tLieuenant Governor Moreiead having, i.y ihe de- In the House of Representative. the coniest for h9 Speakers Chair was one ofthe curious re- cord. The a"dida'es nominated were Daniel Breck. John l.. Helm, and Charles A. Wick fife. The 6rst' day seven baotings held, which began and e,ir
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 The House then adjourned. On the following day nine more ballotings were held, which began aa<a
 Bssck. WickI6e. He,~. Ninh baOting, g 0 3l The following resolution then adopted:
 Resofred That iD future halloiings tor Speaker ihe members of this House should be liberty to vo,e for any memher thereof, without regard to any nomina- ton that has been made, may hereafter be made, aud that such trial, the gentleman receiving ihe smallest number of votes, shalt be successivey drop
 
 On taking tho vote, 1t stood, for Rreck g; Wick life 30; Helm29
 The name of Mr. Helm was then dropped. aod an- o'he. vote 'aken and Mr. Wickis received 49 votes. So Mr. Wickiihs elected Speaker.
 We have received Davy Crockeu's Go Ahead A. manac for 1885, which gives an accuun, ofhis court ing. hunting, electoneesing. &c. Dnvy's remarks op- the weather. and the influence of the dfereat sea. sons. are origi"ai and amusing. Jan"ary "A, {" he .l..:A pair of hmricanes;'' March g, "Crows grow black. and girls grow licksh about this time ' May 9, Good weather for gobins;" 6, Old ladies grow .aka,ive :; TO- " Boys iu of chef;' IA. Calves fa tas'; June l6 Agreeable drizzIins :" Aug. 10, Girls grow loye-sck;'' Sept. IT. " C6ildren ,ro"h- lesome ;' Oct. %, Chain Iighnng:" Dec g. .' Girls rather waspish ;' 17, Women very c:os..' After Mr. Adams had delivered. on Wednesday last, his masierIy e"logy on Gen Lafayesss, ge"iIrma~ asked the President talr. Van Baren being presently how he pleased with the address I The venera- be chiettain pausng few seconds, coldy repiied-A a There good things in i,: But Mir. Adams fails ssry much f Doa'.-sor think he does, Me..vaw Borenf'' EVERY MUcH:" repeated echo.
 The Spyin Washington. On Friday last, Robert Potter, member Of ,h@ House of Commons from Granville coun,y, was ex- peIled from that body ny of 62 ,o 52 The csus of his expulsion was, that, having losi considerable cards, he snaiche the money lying on the ia-- ble between the paries and forciby kept possessions off, by the display of weapons inmaie his sadver- sary. In ratification of hs conduct, he contendett 'ha, he had been cheated by his opponent.
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 4 Noble Act.-As two boys were skating tn the har- hor between Goddard's wharf and East Boston on Tuesday afternoon, they both broke through the ce., Mr. Wheeler mate of inc hr;o Rola npree;ved ,heir danger, mmediaiey their assistance, and with the help of oar. which he handed ofhe boys, which he seized, drew him out In the mean time the other had sunk below ihe ice Mir. w. still severed with his oar and finally got under the lads arm and by having another hoy io hold h firmly un'iI he broke the surrounding ice. happily succeeded in rescaing the poor boy from drowaiDg. The spee'a-, tors at distance for few minutes mnch alarp- ed GOr the sasey of AIr W. the ice bsasusder ths weight oi the humane aad cOaraseoussAiIer. Saeh .,