Litchfield enquirer., 1836-01-14

LlTcHFTEED, JANUARY IA, 1895.


NJ. Barton, our Charge d'AGaires to the French
court, having taken leave Of France and returned TO
Nsw-YOrk, has Gor days given rise 10 the city pa
PerS mach speculation TO the possibilities Of
peace or war beiweeN the two countries Some reT-
sons seem 10 apprehend that there will be war, while
others appear as sanenine thar will be avered, and
that the money due will be shorty paid. Mr. Bar
ton at the las, accOuns,, had aoi left New York for
Washington, though he had been there five or six
days-from Which, Circumstances many draw the infer
tha, he brings advices Of uo(avorabe char
aeier. Others again reason. that marine stocks
have declined two or three per cent, this is Unia-
vorabe omen.u We wait with patience for more
full disclosures before make up mind to GO 20
war with France. With the little border wars in
Texas and Florida are content, without engaging
in with such power as France. u ..
The Storm.-The New-York papers of Monday
stae tina. on Saturday and Sunday last fell in the
city 10 the depth Of Is 90 inches; hut the wind be-
ing high, il was much rified-noiw outstanding, sleighs
of every description in constant motion, filed
with all ofreOpe enjoying the sport Of slesl-r-
ding. Here the storm was very severe from the north
east, though II rain and seei than snow
We never the trees so loaded with ice they
were Saturday and Sunday; aRd grea, many trees
literally stripped Of their branches by the i'm
mense weight. Many Of the stately eIms and nearly
all the sycamoreR in the Of village very
much broken and disfgurel: the frui, trees too we
fear, are considerably injured the high grounds
We observed many small trees bent over entirely TO
the ground with the weight Of The ice. t'IN}
PosTscRIPT.-Late' from EurOpe-Since the pre-
4. k,.n l,.,,l Me- "
papers Of Tuesday morning account of arrival
ofthe ship Victoria in the rema' kahe short passage OF
90 days from Liverpool, having left on the goth uIt-
But being regular packet ship, she did not bring
the usual files of papers. There was no news Of inn
por.ance from any par. Of Europe. !" France, mat
tiers remained in the state as when Mr.. Barton
left there. ora. ..... ...r.... ..s. g..
Embargo in Merico.-The National Inieilg encer
Of the 9th inst eays-and the information is corrobora
ted from Other eources-" We lcara that information
has heen received by private letters in this city, ofhe
porte Of MEXICO having been shut against the vessels
Of the United States; measure induced probably
by the emarcalio0 Of many Of our citizens in hos
,ili,ies against the authorities of that country. We
have no farther Information, however, han the naked
Gao, Of the shutting Of the ports. This will
Mexico from that city, for which specie has been
ally received in RETURN amounting TO six eight mill
ions If dolars annually.
"I'here rumors also. from New Orleans, Of one
or two very heavy mercantile failures in that city"
II will be recol!ected that in the Of the late
fire in New-York. mention was made OF the blowing
up OF several hui"gs by powder f"r the purpose Of
~rres,;n0 he further urnurcsa of H1neR. We rad
heeu frequently inquired of as the in which
this was doue. This we could not answer-E,r we
knew nothing aI,"", it, and had any stale
men,. The lasl n. =. Amrr~--. :c:c furnishes
the annexed account, the editor oG which, Oh. King.
Of the most prom"e"i actors :" the ece"e he
having heen one who crossed the Eas, river !" light
boa, the Navy Yard procure the powder, and af-
forwards arrange and apply the train:
1.-Two barrels Of powder, nerally of 100 s each,
we're taken into the cellar Oi the devoted hnlRg md
placed about the centre OF IL, Mt small distance a
part; the heads Of the barrels we're then kUocked ""i.
aud train, by means OF plank, ~ long f'rer' 81 r"'
Inca, Of which naRy were lying about ~ the
Streets formed from The barrels To the exterior al
the cellar door; this, s,vaw-of which the craies
from the crockery stores supplied en"ugh-was laid
and sprinkled plenully viii powder; the doors
then closed, and all persons desired to retire from the
vicinity ofihe huilding, except The one VIII" was TO
fire the train; this was done ny lay'"g bnr"'"g
brand the projecting from the cellar way. and
which, for fooi or two, no powder was sprnkied
After few nionenis, ~ intense sHsie Rse. sudden
fash, a rambling explosion, slight tremor Of the
earth. the a"dhle shyering Of glass windows for
hundred yards around, dense cloud oil supii'ireons
smoke aud stapeIess heap Of ruins--ind how well
the work had been dons. The effect Of these explo-
siOns was not 10 project any thing a. distance Tor :"
no instance probably was fragment Of any size
thrown from the buildings; but rather. AZ II would
aeon, liz up and expand the walls-so that beams
Aoors merchandise and roof, all Tell in at once, and
upon them and covering them up, the walls them
selves. Hence il Immediately perceived. thar the
danger apprehen by Of killing and nhing
many persons, by the materials which such explosions
would was supposed, scatter Tar AMI W'e. was not
incurred, aud that from the compact heap
in which the ruins laid, little additional alineni
was afforded 10 the iames."
N. Y. Daily, Adrsrsises Nal be ihr season
that this paper shoHId connuc be 20 at,omirahly
Incorrectly prnedi Can there be any excuse forit
10 such sinking that the editor publish.
er cannot either themselves attend the correction Of
the proof, or hire competent prrso" do il There
10 no, country paper in the land hope. wretch
edy put together. 1t is disgrace to the profession.
We have the Paper Of the Bib inst. now before u.s.
The first arsicle under she editorial head ia letter
from their "regular correspondent at Washington" 5"
and in the fourth paragraph the two following con-
secuiye sea,caces: 49,. - -....
IA anne n,.gaen ITO hilIl passed by Mr.. Cam.
brcling, ami accented by the H"use, TO the original
ill., reported by him for the relief oi the sufferers by
the Ne@-York Gre. The second eec'ian Of the hras
bill ~heis will be more acceptable should think 70
your ciIizens." l.
What arrant nonsense! A bill /" passedby Mr. Cam
breng, aud accepted by the House"! And who eaR
believe that the author wrote thWsf The writer 10 a
man Of se"se, doubtless, bat the printer mskes him