Litchfield enquirer., 1836-01-21
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ten for the Pacide Bene6 has the following lines -:
"Whle others sleep. he burnS the midnight oil,
|" Pores Ger his books" &c.
Some printer has published them thus
"While others sleep, he bHrDs--ihe midnight oil
So POWrs Ger his books," &c. -
Noal, states that many Mercantile houses in N. Y.
the las, season. cenred OOO and there are but few
who will lose than their profits Of las. year, by
The late fire. '"
Que of the severcst sufferers in the late CALAMITY 10
the lady ofthe ln'e Tusrious De Wiu Clinton. The
greater porto" Of The properly she owned was inves
ted IN Insurance stocks. .
melancholy EUemt.-Duriag the severely cold night
Of Wednesday week, two widowed females who were
sisters, were frozen death at Nantucket. The one
was Mrs. Phebe, widow Of SylvanUs Coiaman, aged
years, the other Mrs. PRISCILLA relict Of Capt. Jn-
seph Cartwright, aged sc years. They had retired in
usual health but found 10 the morning lying up
on the foor Of their apartment dead aud irozen ltis
supposed from appearance, that Of them had risen
in the night. and accidentally fet-hat the other rose
TO her assisianceand tina, both persisted from the io-
tense coltness of the weather. .3. B. ...,- .-.
Effects of nitrous acid gas on ite.-A merchant at
Lyons stored considerable nitrous acid in his ware.
house. He was awakened one morning by the how
ling ola watch dog shut up in the building. On ope-
ming the door, the distressed animal rushed out with
burnt paws and ran 10 the nearest water 10 uuench
his thirst. After playing little time with some other
dogs, he returned 10 his masters door, and expired-
The merchant perceived the odor OF nitrous gas very
strongly, and was driven back by il, on attempting 10
e"'er. He persisted and finally brought GU, two brok.
en- cantines. each Of which had contained 80 pounds
Of aquaioriis. At nine o'clock in the evening" having
previously expectora.ed yelowisl, matter, his body
Secame Of blue cnIOur, his respiration was oppr es
sed. rattliag took place 10 the throat, hccough fol.
lowed, with intense pain at the lower boundary Of
the chest. Delirium succeeded, accompanied with
dreadful conyasions, and six o'clock the following
morning the poor sufferer died. This should serve us
as caution to those who keep aqaalor.;s for SALE.
r......-. t...ss. .-.. .a, Scientific Tracts.
Fire at Aibany.-The building Of the CONNECTICUT
Coffee House at Albany was destroyed ny Son tbs
night Of the 9Th al 1t contained number Of stores.
and the loss is considerable. ..-.t #l,.s...G
The losses Of the great fire. do mot fall exclusively
o" those burnt o"i. The owners Of stock are nmong
The heaviest. The widow and the IatherIess are in
many cases utterly ruined. - '.ai =
Itras.-The Natchez Courier Of the lat instant,
says =" Judging from the immense emigration to
Texas within the past mon, III, from this quarter and
from The reports Of travellers who state that
are met upo" the road every day. Texas will he able
to boast ola" army Of lO.O 900 before January" ..
Singular Good Fosfane.-We heard it stated q,
Buffalo, during The summer, hat the Branch Bank in
that city, had lost two red doara in the
whole Of it's immense transaction ia tina. region We
perceive by Mobile paper Of the Sd inst, tina, the
branch i" that place, which has been Ia opeI.ion for
eight years, have no lost during that period cent,
and but one solitary debt has even been suspended.
~ Y. Ado.
certain James G. Martin. at Van Barren dinner
i" Tennessee. toasted the Nashville Banner with the
most opprobioUs ep'hets, the strength of which the
worthy pHblisher presents the same gentleman. ibro'
his columns, with hill amounting TO $40 for long
term OF subscription to that paper and requests mme.
date attention 70 the same. 49,, ill., ....
From Teras.-A gentleman from Texas, states that
before he Ie the 25th, Cos had not surrendered
bat the garrison reduced to the necessity of eat
leg their mules. The soldiers and iahabi,aots were
leaving the place 10 avoid starvation and about 900
Mexican solders, chiefly deser,ers, ere then in the
Texas company. The Steamer Caspian, from Match.
isoches, did not bring papers, bu we learn from pas.
"eng"r o" board the Caspian that the Texian forces
had j" measure, surrounded Gen. Gus and his ar
my aud were literally starving the Mesicans into SUBJ
mission. The want Of cannon appeared TO be .he
general complaint Of the volunteers.
Memorandum Checks.-It was yesterday ruled by
the Supreme Court Of this State that memorandum.
check of itself 10 not evidence Of debt and unless
supported by collateral proof Of the payment and re-
ceipt ut money, cannot sustain action. Az thou.
sands Of dollars daily lent this loose manner on
the supposito" that the memorandum is good eridence
we think il desirable TO place the mercan4te rouomn.
atty ontler gsard. The insertion Of the words bor-
rowsd aud received 10 the form Of the mem
ora"dum check ~ Obyiae the difficulty. and furnish
leaders with sufficient evidence Of the loan. We
were OF an impression that this poist had been der.
easiy ruled al quite recent date. and this ;moressio.
may he general one. Hsnce tire importance of q.
doping the slight preca0iion suggested. FSF the pre
xsn'i"a Of apuch litigation Bostca Atias. .o93 n
f1eary Damages for Pighted Faith. --Rush D. Me-
Coy, recovered in the Delaware co. Common Pleas,
Ohio. $4,000 Of Mans Wassoo. for breach OF mar
riage CONTRACTS.
Character made phoie.-At late term al the Com
mon PWas in Monroe county. q Miss Hudson. girl in
INDECENT circumstances. and also orphan recovered
averdiel Of $500 Of man by the name Of Dewel, on
an action for SANDER. sppesred tina. the defendant,
whO ws believe - widower, bad made oyeriures OF
marimonS the fair plaintiff, which she chose to de-
7eI"ewhereupon the tilted loser all discover
ed that the grapes which beyond his REACH were
sosr. very soar-iasomScb that he fell TO defaang
them publicly, lest peradyessre, some Of his gsody
nesghbors should un~htngiy haze their seeih se, on
edge. BY partakiag thereof The libellons mpatalon
e"ss'sted 10 charging the plaintiff with theti-.whici
'"e descendant did mot alempt 10 substaniiae on trial