Litchfield enquirer., 1837-12-21

ity procured, by the addition of little sale- ratus to the cream. We have since tried it when cream proved refractory, and found it to succeed admirably. A spoonful of salR- ratus, pulverized, is sufficient dose for two gallons of cream. After the cream has been churned proper time, if no signs of butter appear, sprinkle the powdered sal9ratus over the surface, half at a time, as il is possible no more than half may be required. Alter churning few minutes longer, if necessary, add the remainder. The philosophy of the matter, we take to be this: the alkali of the salBratus neutralizes the superabundant acid of the cream, and thus produces butter.
 Gen. Farmer.
 Appalling Scene.-Shrimp, the German who committed the shocking murder on one of his country women in Louisville, Ky, be- cause she would not favor his addresses, was executed in that city on the 17th, but not until after several bungling attempts from the negligent arrangements of the hangman. He had been but few moments on the scaf- fold with the sheriff and other attendants, when it gave way and they all fell together. It was patched up and he re-ascended, and the rope broke, and he again fell. It was at last adjusted, and he was launched into eter- nity. The scene must have been shocking and disgraceful. We understand there were 1CW pSloOAAo OG tAS SASSAtiOh'
 Generous Sympathy-A steamboat arrived at Wheeling on Monday evening last, having on board u number of respectable looking passengers. When the boat touched the wharf, as is usual at that enterprising little city, busy parsonage jumped aboard with "Gentlemen, a seat for Baltimore to day fine coaches, fast horses, sober drivers-and have slips with New York election news Shall have the pleasure of giving you one, Sir" said the busy person to rather decent looking, stout stranger, who had begun to look in the subject. :" Let me give you slip glorious news, Sir, glorious us'-"Thanky you, Sir" said the stout man, and he stopped, ea- ger to peruse his slip, but his visage length ened, and al length, he dropped the harmless paper as though it burnt his fingers.
 Boy, take that trunk ashore 2" shouted the stout man, in voice of thunder, and drop ping his head, he stepped out of the cabin and hurried of in silence.
 "Whew!" said the busy man, |" Captain, who is that man going ashore there Solitary and alone," with a face as black as thunder cloud" "That, why that-that's Thomas H. Benton !!'-Pinsburg AdrocGte.
 Prophetic.-John Quincy Adams closed his late speech in Congress with the following emphatic and prophetic truths:
 "This measure, (the sub- Treasury scheme) too absurd for serious reasoning, too alarm ing for scornful derision, so absurd that 1t was impossible to believe it proposed with sincerity, so terrible to the futurity of this nation. if really sincere, after floating tri- umphantly in it's passage from the Depart ment, throughout the Senate into this House, has this day, by timid and almost despair ing resistance, been deferred till the winter session. p for the scary to go home and feel the pulse ot the democracy of numbers. With the winter session, it will come back. That it will ever receive the sanc- tion of this House, may merciful Heaven forbid IN THE INTERVAL AT LEAST, WILL CHERISH THE HOPE or BETTER THINGS, and catch every gleam of brighter prospects to