Litchfield enquirer., 1837-01-19

SHORT ARTICLE APPROPRIATE ToR THE eEASoSs
 "Say noe unto thy ncighbor 90 and come again, and TO-noRR0w will pay thee, when thou hast it by thee."-SoLOsioM.
 Every body should if they can, settle up their accounts at the close of the year, and see how you stand with tlfe world, and as small sums make up the current that is con- stantly flowing from hand to hand, dischar- ging obligations to a great amOuntJ lS lnl- pOrtant that these should be kept going.. Those then, who HAVE 1T BY THEN" should not say unto their neighbor when called up on for small bills, go and come again, and TOMORROW will pay thee."-Phl. Herald.
 Avery destructive fire occurred in Charles! ton, Kanawha county, Va. on Friday morn- ing, the 2Sd ult. Six of the finest houses in the centre of the town, including Wilson's ex- 1 tensive tavern establishment, were consumed, besides two houses blown up to arrest the progress of the flames. The loss is estinIa- ted at about 22,0OO- 1000 of which was l insured. ..... .
 Post Office Vigilancc.-The Postmaster Ge- l neral appears to draw tight the reins of his department, and to affix the prescribed pen-. alty to every violation of contract on the part of mail carriers where there is not good ex- cuse for delinquency. There were no fewer than eighty-eight fines, from five to sixty -sev- en dollars each, imposed upon contractors during the week ending Dec. S1. An Experiment. one can try the experiment lately mentioned by the author of Light and Vision ;. and, as it is a very cu- rious one, and simple, we advise all those who would "dissipate dulness and give time shove," to try it. .The thoughts cannot change unless the eyeball moves," says this writer; if, therefore, we wish to recall any object, such as an apple, child, a tree, or a river, we cannot, even in thought, look from | the one to the other, as the eye would ln re- ality when these objects were present, with out the visible change ofthe eye. 1.-the eye ball be held by the thumb and finger per- fectly quiet for few seconds at a time, We find that we cannot recall to our thoughts the image of any thing, however ready the ,OilT may be to assist us. For example, let any 'one recall to his memory tree full of fruit, and then press his finger against the ball of the eye, near the nose, and whilst the eye thus for the moment is left still, no image of the tree and fruit can be presented to tho | mind. If we would revive in the mind the relative position and appearance of houses along in Q row, as they are joined in a street, we shall find that the eyeball is obliged to- move just as it would if we were actually looking at them. l The rationale of these phenomena, hither- to unobserved. appear to be, according to the author of this interesting work, that internal portions of the optic nerve must move or our thoughts cannot move, or that the motion ot external organs is requisite for the conten'- plation internally of any one external ob- ject. When there is no cyc-ball the optic nerve must move with every conception of external objects. This, though unnoticed by the writer, may, we think, appear very obvi- ous by observing the cye-balls of the blind during mental operations, and particularly when recalling ideas of certain external things.
 | A Fortune-Mr. Day. the celebrated Backing Man. ufacturer who died lately in London has by his will, bearing date immediately after the marriage of his daughter with Mr. H. Clngge left 10 her life interest of 4OOo pounds year, payable oher receipt alone, and 20O0 pounds year to Mrs. Day. These sums to go
 in equal divisions after their respective feahs hs nephews and nieces, whom he has appointed rcsdua-
 y cgatees to his estate, amounting tO 450OOo pounds -the business in Holburn is ordered to be sold | Anecdote.-The Washington correspondent of tho Philadelphia Courier and Enquirer relates the follow ing anecdose :-"The Hon. John Cramcr, the New York delegation, of the slyes politicians of the day, and most indefn'igah!e manager one day last summer came of the Hall of the House, and left MT. M. of Virginia, speaking about half dozen do- zing members. As he entered the lobby, Mir. Aaron Ward, of New York, me, him with " We'll, Crnmer. what is that man about ?'' Nothing" said Cramer "only he is opening his cellar windows let ou, tho darkness" .. ...1 e .-.- .- ...... 1 Lyman l2aih5un-A letter from Mir. Levi White, ot this city, now in Louisville Ky. states that tie bng gaze of Lyman Rathbun, consisting of nine trunks had been taken into legal custody that place. injunction granted by the Chance flor, on application of Mir. White, cs ono of Rathbun's bail. The trunks had not been opencd so that nothing could be knowi respecting their contcnts but they to be sold in few days to satisfy an attachment issued in pur suance of the injunction, they would then be broken open for the purpose of discovering what they contain The probabilities lessen the of the pur suit of Rathbun. He has been followed to New-Or- leans without overriding him. His baggage was found in possession of Col C. C. Ferris, of the Texan army, and late of this city.-Bufalo Com. AdO.
 Homicide.-Another fatal evidence of tho criminal and dangerous practice of carrying knives, drks, and other concealed weapons the person, was given lf Wheeling on Wednesday evening last. Two boys one eighteen, the other younger were passing through East Wheeling, an errand, about nine o'clock in the evening" and were met the way by large boy who asked them who they were? They replied "none of your bnsiness''-upon which scuf1e ensu- cd between the larger of the swo boys and the one who stopped them. After ehort struggle, the latter went off, and the other immediately cried out that he was stabbed He was shortly assisted fromth ground~ and on examination it was found that he hadreceived HHN -1~-~ .sAek~ NnRnR