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Litchfield enquirer., 1836-02-25
NOTICE.

4NO ! 1O1o THE Judge ofthe Court of Probate for the Il District of Washington has limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of the estate of IRENE FERRY. late of Washington, in said district, deceased, i represented insOlvent, in which Co exhibit their claims thereto; and has appointed Joseph l Titus, Jr. and Youngs Elliott Commissioners to receive and examine said claims. Certified by FRED. ]. FENN, Judge. The subscribers give notice that they shall meet at the dwelling house of Calvin Calhoun in said Washington on the 18th day of May and the 18th day of August, 18S6, at o'crk in the forenoon on each of said days, for the purpose of attending upon the business of said appointment. JOSEPH TITUS, JR. cour.
 YouNGs ELLIOTT,
 All persons indebted to said estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 CALVIN CALHOUN, Adm'r, Washington. Feb. 15, 1886. sS7
 NOTICE. 7NHE Court of Probate for the District of l New-Milford has limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors to the estate of ELI STARR, late of New. Milford, in said district, deceased. represented insolvent, in which to exhibit their claims to us the subscribers, appointed by said Court Commissioners to receive, examine, and ad just said claims. We hereby give notice that we shall meet at the office of Nathaniel Perry, in said New Milford, on the 25th day of pril and 18th day of July next, at one o'clock in the afternoon on each of said days, for the purpose of attending to the duties of our said appointment. All claims not presented within said limited time will be debarred recovery.
 CLARK HINE, CommiS.
 NATHANIEL PERRY, sioners.
 All persons indebted to said estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 WILLIAM J. STARR, Adm'r.
 Ne,O Milford, Jan. 30, 1886. S7
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23
POETRY.
DcstructiOn Of the Assyrians.

ny LORD BYRON.
The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the
fold,
And bis cohorts were cleaning in purple and
gold;
And thc sheen OF their spears was like stars on
The sea,
when The blue wave rolls nightly on deep Cali.
lee.
Like the leaves of the forest when summer is
green,
That host with their banners at sunset were
seen,
Like the leavos of the forest when autumn hath
blown,
That host, OH the morrow, lay withered and
strown.
For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the
blast,
Aud brcath'S on the face Of the foe as he pass'd,
And the eyes of the sleepeTs wax'd deadly and
chill,
And their hearts but once hcaTd, and for ever
grew still.
And there lay the stced with his nOstril all wide
But thrO' 1t there roll'd not the breath OF his
pride;
Aud the foam of his gOspiug lay white on the
tarf,
And cold as the spray Of the rock beating surf.
Aud there lay the rider, distorted and pale,
With the dew on his brow, and the rust on hi
mail;
And the tents were all silent, the banners alone
The lanccs unified, the trumpet unbloWn.
And the widows Of Ashur are loud in their wall
And che idols are broke in the temple of Baal;
Aud the might of the Gentle, unsnote by tn
sword,
Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

it!A-and on she went, screaming ten times
louder than before.
As soon as we reached the fire, a gentle
man in a military dress rode up, and order
ed Ned into the line, to hand buckets. Ned
slept in, and the first bucket that was hand
ed to him, be raised it very deliberately to
his mouth, and hegan 10 drink. In a few
seconds, all on Ned's right were Overbur-
dened with buckets, and calling loudly for
relief, while those on his left we're unem-
ployed. Terrible was the cursing and cla-
NOR, and twenty Voices at once ordered
Ned out Of the line. Ned slept out, and
along came the man on horseback, and or
dered him in again.
"Captain,n said Ned, 81 am so thirsty
that ] can do nothing until can get some
water, and they will not let INC d.ink in the
line"
"Wcll,n said the captain, "step in, and
III see that you get drink"
Ned slept in again, and receiving the
first bucket, began to raise it to his lips very
slowly, when some one hallOOed TO him to
pass on the bucket, and he brought it down
again, and handed il on.
"Why didn't you drink!' said the cap
tain.
"Why, don't you sec they won't let me 2"
said Ned.
"Don't mind what they say--drink, and
then 90 on with your work."
Ned took the next bucket, and CON-
menced raising It as before, when some one
again ordered him 10 pass on the bucket.
"There," said Ned, turning the cap
tain, with the bucket half.raised, you hear
lhat?"
"Why, blast your eyes," said the captain,
"whot do you stop forG Drink on, and
have done with it,"
Ned raised the bucket to his lips, and
drank, or pretended to drink, until horse
might have been satisfied.
"Ain't you donc?" said the captain, gene
raj mutiny and complaint beginning to pre-
vail in tho line.
"Why, ha'nt you drank enough2" said
the captain, becoming extremely impatient
"Most," said Ned, letting out long
breath, and still holding the bucket near his
lips.
"Zounds and blood!" cried the captain,
clear yourseIf-you'll drink an engine full
Of water"
Ned left the ranks, and went to his lodg.
ings, and the rising sun found us on ouI
way homeward. HALL.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

millions capable Of military service, whilst
united amongst ourselves, what care We for
a whole world in arms! The nans 0f AME
RICAN should ever be dear to us. lishouId
carry with il a spell a charm magical
something, rcpulsiye Of all things Euroign 10
community Of interests. We have had
our family quarrels aud the plmpered des-
pots Of Europe have wished, hoped and pray
cd that they might have a fatal terInina-
lion, until they have become convinced thatit
is utterly useless, aud that however much we
may talk at each other, nothing short OF in
vincible necessity can impcl US further. We
may laugh TO scorn all the speculations Of
European political theorists. They know
nothing Of us, for We are marching onward
with such colossal strides towards the
heights of power and the acme of all hu-
man grandeur, that we can hardly keep
pace with ourselves:
" Onward we GO. No; mistake, by JOre!
-" We fly like lightning every time we move"
Such people for enterprise as the Amer
leans were never yet known. Every
where you find them, whether in the frozen
circumpolar rcgiunso Of the north and south,
or amidstthe burning sands of Africa--over-
throwing the foolish g,,ds of Polynesia or
fighting the turban'd Turk on classic ground;
u;tcring the gospel Of peace in Farther In
dia, or raising the shouts of victry on the
banks Of the Colorado. The American ner-
or can be idle; mentally or physically, every
thing must Ego ahead" Is there the least
movement in Poland! he and his money are
there. Does a revolution break out in
Bucnos Ayrcs, or Chill, or Colombia, or
Mexico, the American is there. With an
Eaton he is ready TO dispose of African
sovereignties; with Houston he will create
new republic, and carry the star in the
spotlcss armament beyond the limits Of Ana
hsac.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23
MISCELLANEOUs.
From Scenes in Georgia.
NED BRACE IN SAVANNAH.

\ y Far as hive extended this
sketch, | cannot close, without exhibiting
Ned in one new scene, in which accident
placed him before he left Savannah.
About two O'Clock, on the morning of our
departure, lie town was alarmed by the cry
Of fire. Ned got up before me, and taking
ono Of my boots from the door, and putting
one Of his in its place, he marched down to
tic front door with odd boots. On coming
cut, and finding what had been done, know
that Ned could not have left the house, for
it was impossible for him TO wear my boot.
was about descending the stairs, when he
called to nc from the front door, and said
tho servant had mixed our boots, and that he
had brought down one of mine. When
reached the front door, found Ned and
Mr.. and Mrs. Blank there all tho inmates
IL the house having left it, who designed to
leave it, but Ned and myself.
Don't 90 and leave me, Hail." said he,
holding my boot in his hand, and having
his own on his leg.
"IIow can leave you," suid |, sunless
you'll give me my bOOt2n This he did moi
s0em to honr.
"DO run, r:,::,,icmen," said Mrs. Blank
greatlv aiarmed--" Mr., Brace, you've got
Mr.. Halls boot; give it to him."
ain minute, madam said he, seeming
TO be beside himself. A second after, how
ever, all was explained to inc. He design
ed to have my company to the fire. and biz
own fun before he went
A man came posting along in great alarm
and crying fire" loudly. sinister, Mis-
ter" said Ned, Jumping out of the house.
Sir" said the man, stopping and putiin'
awfuly.
Have you seen Mr.. Peleg @. G. Stone
along where you've been" inquired Ned
with anxious solicitude.
"Hang Mr.. Peleg @. G. Stone" said III
stranger" What chance have of seein
any body, hopping up at two o'clock in th
morning, and the tOwn afro" and on h
went.
Thus did he amuse himself with variou
questions aud remarks, to four or fivc pal
sengers, until even Mrs. Blank forgot, for
while, that the town was in flames. I'll
last object Of his sport, was woman VT
came along, exclaiming, " Oh, us Mr.. Da
byas housc-rm sure it is Mr.. Daily
\ houscI" Two gentlemen assured her tn
the fire was far beyond Mr.. Dalby's hous
4 but still she went on with her exclamation
When she had passed the door about Il
steps, Ned permitted me to cover my frozC
foot with my boot, and we moved on
wards the fire. We soon overlook the "
man Just mentioned, who had become som
what pacifed. AS Ned came alongside
her, without seeming to notice her, he .
served, 1Poor Dalby, ] sec bis house
aonen
II said 50, she screamed OUT 2 / knt
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23
FEW THINGS IMPOSSIBLE.

alt is impossible said one, when Peter
the Great determined to set out on a voyage
of di scovery, through the cold northern re-
gions of Siberia, and over immense deserts;
but Peter was not discouraged, and the
thing WdS done.
d" 1t is impossible said many when they
heard of scheme Of tho good Obcrlln's.
10 benefit his pcoPlc he had determined to
open commuHication with the road TO
Strasburg, SO that the productions Of dc la
Roche (his own yilhge,) might find a MIR
ket.
Rocks were to be blasted, and conveyed
to the banks of the river Bruche, in suili-
cient quantity to build wall for a road
along its banks. a mile and half, and a
bridge across it. lie reasoned with his
people, but still they thonght it was impos-
sibIe; but he sized IA pickaxc, put across his
shoulder, proceeded to the spot, and went
to work, and the peasants soon follow
cd him with their tools. The road and the
bridge were at length built, and to this day,
the Bridge bea!s the name Of the Bridge OF
Charity
"It IS impossible" said some, as they
looked upon the impcnctrablc forests which
cover ragged flanks and deep gorges Of
mount Pllatus in Switzerland, and hcark-
ened to the daring plan of man named
Rupp, to convey the Pines from the top o.
the mountain TO the Lake Of Luccrnc, a
aa,,stance Of nine rnles. Without being dis
couraged by their cxclamations, he form
cd a slide or trough Of $4,000 pine trees, {
feet deep: and this slide, which was con
templ1ted in 1872, was kept moist. 1t
length $4,000 English fcot. 1t had beer
conducted over rocks or along their sideF
or over deep gorges where it was sustained
by scafIolds aud yet skill and persevor
ance Overcame every abstacle, and tht
thing was done.
The trees slid down from the mountains
into the lake with wonderful rapidity. Th'
large pines, which we're one hundred fee
long, ran through the space Of eight mile
and third in about six minutes.
A gentleman who saw this great worI
says: "Such was the speed with whcI
tree of the largests size passed an
given point, that he could strike it but ono
} with stick as it rushed by, however quick
! ly he attempted to repeat the blows"
Say not hastily, then, Of any thing, at
} impossible" 1t may not be done in a
hour, or day, or week, but perseverance
) will finally bring you 10 tho end Of
"Timo and patience" says Spanish pr
l verb, will turn mulberry leaf into silk.
3 Rural Repository
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.
[Reportod ror the Conrier.l

We understand that an unfortunate cir
cumslancc took place in this city, on Satur-
day evening last, by which MIR TrAcHER
CorToN lost his life. The circumstances,
as detailed before the Coroner's in
quest seemed to bc nearly these: about
half past ., the report Of pistol was heard
in tho street near the upper corner off the
Steamboat Hotel, kept by Mr. Lane; imme-
diately after a groan was heard and tho
cry "you'yc killed me-" Mr. Cotton then
came into the bar-roem Of the Hotel, stating
that he had been shetland wished for room
and physician to examine him. Medical
attendance was Immediately furnished, a
physic ian happening to be present at the
time, but entirely nnavailing the ball having
entered between the lower ribs and passed
through tho lago arteries leading directly
from tho heart. The balLlodgcd under TIC
skin on the back. Mr.. @. fingered in greaI
pain about an hour, after being taken intt
house where he expiTcd--On internal h1
morrrage causing his death.
We understand that Mr. G. stated dis
tincily tho name Of tho individual VIII
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23
--latest frons EWrop q.
FRANCE.


Tho relations ofFrance with Turkey arc
in dsnger of being disturbed by the con.
duct Of the Porte towards the Pacha Of Fri.
poli--nOw in close alliance with tho
French government. Tie President Of sha
Council has instructed Raussin Il intern
tho Porte that France can and win defend
her ally the Pacha, even thonghjn SO doing,
she should be driven ID re-enac; The scenas
ofNayarino, This energetic language witt
he understood BY the SaItah. 4 Ielser
from Toulon says-.'we arc assured that
/ the great armaments prcnaging here arc
not fW lhs Lsvans, but lor Saain. What
gives credit to those reports IS tho order 70
General IIugon not to quit these coasts. =
This squadron is 70 cruizc between Toulon
and lhe Gulph Of Matora, and troops always
be sready to be ombarksdon board olsfshiPa.
and bo carried whorsyof shsy NAP be
wantad,n ,
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23
No. ss.--Whois Ne. as

A Peunsylvania editor asks whether e
mean to Be understood to say that all he
Van BuEsu Postmasiers are mail-rObbon.-
Move DO not. A sturdy clergyman= 4
sermon during the revolutionary war
m0de this remayk--aNIy dear hearers, d
not undertake. to saw that every tory IS !
horse-thief but before God d say that
every horse thief is d tory" In like man
nor We do not assert that every Van Buren
Postmaster IS a mail robber, bat we DO
assert, without fear Of contradiction, that
evory Postmaster hitherto convicted Of mail
robbery is Van Blren man.
Lou Journal.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23
Successful MrAsuRr.-aWeII. squire,

SUCCESSFUL MEAsURE.-"Well, squire" !"
said a constituent to a representative, " why
didn't you get our petition through the legis
lature this winter?" 81 did get it through,
my dear sir, without any difficulty" "Ah
indeed u didn't see any account Of it IN
the newspaper" $40 be sure not Icarried
il Through both Houses in my coat pocket,
and made no noise about h."-I Ne'o Bedford
Gazette.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

POPE JoAN-The story Of Popo Joan is
well l;aown, and has been considered au-
ihontic by many grave writers. II is related
that in the eighth century, there lived in
England, lady who was distinguished for
her intellectual requirements as we'll as
beauty, and who becoming attached to an
eminent scholar, followed him in man's
attire to Athens, where he died. She sub
scqucnly proceeded to Rome, and applied
herself to study, and became distinguished
thc3lagist, insomuch that in the lapse of few
years, she received Cardinals hat; and on
'he dcn'h of Leo. w., she was chosen to fill
the Papal chair and assumed the title Of Pope
John VIII. 1t is further stated, that she
continued in this high Office for more than
two years, when accident happened, while
heading a procession IN great pomp to ST
John dc L1teran's church, which revealed
the secret Of her sex, and She died from the
shame aud modification Of the discovery.
and was buried without any pom? or honor
Such is the legend of the Pope Joan
which is foundedon the simple circumstance
that Pope John VIII, was Pontiff Of habits
so exceedingly eflominate, Tint somowicket
wags caused a satirical medal to be struck
representing the Pope Joan. This coin i
even exhibited as evidence that female
was once created Pope.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

ELECTRIC LICHr.-Mr Lindsay teacher
in Dundee. formerly lecturer to the Watt
Institution, succeeded, on the evening Of
Saturday the 25h ult. in obtaining a constant
electric light. 1t is upwards of two years
since he turned his attention to this subject
but much Of that time has been devoted to
other avocatons. The light, in beauty
slrpasscs all-has no smcll-emIts no smoke
incapable Of explosion and not re-
Qurng air for combustion--can be kept in
sealed glass jars. 1t ignitos without the
aid Of taper, and seems peculiarly calcu
lated for flax houses spinning mills. and 9th
or places containing combustiblo materials
1t can be sem to any convenient distance
and tho apparatus for producing it may be
contained in a common chest.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

PADDY AND THE Ecuo.-"Patrica !whcro
have you been this hour or more9 you musi
not absent yourself without my permission"
"Och, uiver moro will do the like, sir," |"
swell, give an account Of yourself; you
seem out of breath" "
"Fait, the same am ! sir; am | never
was in sich fear since come in Ameriky.
iii tell We Az about it sir, when ! git my
breath wonst agin
"Ihoard ye telling the ginilemen Of the
wonderful hecho, SIT, over in woods benin
lie BIZ hill An thocht BY what yo sait
" L sbas i bate Ell the hechos Of ouId Ire
land, sir; and 80 il does by the powers
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

ANEW AcuoMpLIsMNENT-Tho following
ludicrous phrase appears in The petition Of
the Canterbury Town Council for the aboli-
ton Of the punishment of death" except,
in cases Of wiiEul and accomplished { ~
murder"
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23
sernns from the Louisville Journal.

The Advertiser says, that Mr.. Wickhife
once thought himself"a the top of the pit"
Who is sat the top Of the pot" nOwf MIR.
Hise? IT'S where the scum always should
be.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

The meancst Van BIren paper in this
State is the "Coshocton Horiz N.
Ckillicothc Gazette.
We think not. We consider tho Hon
TAYLOR Webster's Telegraph as "bclow the
TIlriz1n."
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

The Editor of the Alabama Times thinks,
that "lyng is worse than stealing" Has
he made fair trial of ho.h?
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

The Spy in Washington states, that Amos
Lane is "talked of as Navy Commissioner" "
If Amos is to have an Office in Wilmington,
VIC hope, that the public buildings will first
be made fire. proof.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

0TTEXAs AND GENERAL GAINEs.--From
two gcntlemen--onc an officer in the Texi-
an Army and the other of the U. S. Army
under General Gaines--who arrived here
the day before yesterday We have plump
contradiction Of a number of items of Texas
news manufactured in New Orleans and
that vicinity.
In the first place, General RUsk never has
rctrcated from the McNcans and still is
where he was when he heard Of the in
crease to the Mexican torcc---Yi@; at VIZ
toria. 2ndly, General GdiaCS has not gone
to NacogLochos nor does he intend to.
One Of the gentleman to whom we have
alluded left the lines of The fcxian army on
the 9th July, the other left Natchitochcs on
the 23d, and the American camp Il very
few days before. Up to his departure from
Natchitochcs he heard ofno such muycmcnt
on the part of Gaines nor has the most dis
tant idea TINT such my jy3ment has been
thought Of.
The Mexican army were sickiy an;
discon'cn,cd and the disagreement between
their leaders continued. The Texian army
were in good codiion and numbered up
wards $500 and were daily increasing
Santa Anna was still closely contined-no
do our informants believe that he had re
questcd the U. States to act as Mediato
between Mexico and Texas.
Natcic- Courier.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

How TO SLEEP C0MFoRTAB Is
more the child of habit than any other crea-
turc, and the study of it is curious and in
tcresing. knew man, Adam Neil, who
went into Edinburgh asan apprentice to an
apothecary, and his circumstances compel
ling him to take the cheapest lodgings he
could get, he took room above smiths
which no other person would take, at two
shilIings week, but what with the con
tinual Polling on the smithy, and the roar of
the bellows and fire poor Neil could get no
sleep, nor, when bis Iandlady OF any other
body entoredtho room, hear word they
said, and in consequence, he got habit Of
speaking so loud, that even in the shop his
voice was heard through all the street. EV-
cry night and every morning poor Neil ours
ed that smytlY, and his greatest ambition
on earth was to be cnablol TO c!nngc his
lodgings. lla got at length a superior
situation, and the first thing he did was to
chang his lodgings and take two elegant
rooms in Richmond place, affCr having
occupied his old room for eleven years. But
the eternal clink of tho sni;hy was wanting,
aud no! one wink could Adam Neil sleep in
his new lodgings. For 1cvcn nights he
declared in my hcaring, thnthc didnots'cep
seven minutes. IIe said he sometimes
sworc unto himself; bat sleep had utterly
departed from his eyes, 50 that on the eighth
day he was obliged to go and beg his old
lodgings back again, and there he still re-
mained-when ] know him, rich, hearty
loud spcakingold fellow"
Sermons bY tae ENrics Shepherd.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

"NVhat would he the consequuco if Gen.
Jackson were to drop Mr., Van Buronf"
N. Y. Ere. Journal
What was the consequence when the
capricious eagle dropped tho tortoise, that
he had carried up Thousand feet into the
air?
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

The Tory organ in Maine, the Portland
Argus, says, that President Jackson cal
ways executes justice" Very true-hc
always puts justice to very summary
death,
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

The Philadelphia Dsmocratic.Frc Press
says: "Confemplate the Character Of Mr.
Kendall" Certainly we will--bul then
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

INvALuARLE PUBIC SERvIcE.-In answer
to query generally circulatedin Pennsyl.
yania. swhat has Mr. Van Buren done for the
pubhc good?' the Sentinel answers, he has
ablv and efficiently supported the admiais
ration Of Gen. Jackson i!r--N y. Star.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23
And dis.y us 70 cast 0ny'. eyes . Iow."

Mr. Hise wishes to know why Mr. Wick
life is unwilling to travel in company with
him. The answer can be given IN four
words, Wicklifie is a gentleman.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

The noighborho1d Il the London docks
was recently thrown into considerable
commotion by tho depredations among
the poultry by1what was supposed to be
4 fox, but which proved 70 DO iackal
which had escaped from one Of the ships.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

The receipts at the Astcr House, N, !
are said to average near $l,40O day.
Southern telegraph., 1836-08-23

UvrrED SrATEs Tho people ofthe old
world now constantly rank our country
amongst the great nations Of the csf,h and
well they may, for, with moro than three