Litchfield enquirer., 1837-08-03
In the Review of the New-York market for the past week, the Express of Saturday appends the following

remarks :-
 Since our last report, we have had fleet of arri- vals, and successivey later and later from France and England d-our last, down to the 24th yune-at which period every thing was known in relation to the suspension of specie payments in America. The effect caused few suspensions, but on the whole, every thing looked better than had been anticipated. Large amounts of specie and cotton were daily arriv- ing in England and the indebtedness ofthe merchants ot the United States constantly diminishing. The news has had favorable effect here-conhdence constantly increasing. Stocks have recovered llt- tie. The Money Markets in better state. and there is large amount of unemployed capital. It, howev-, CT, cannot be made available unless person has Bank Post notes or paper of extraordinary strength fine. m The weather is delightful. The number of strangers in our city is uncommonly few-our large hotels have been half any period ot the sea- son.
 Spring Sales-We are now in the dullest, deadest season of the year, between Spring and Fall sales.- Last year the month of August was most favorable month and our Pearl street merchants sold an lm- mense amount much larger than they have or are likely to get pay for. What the next month will do is impossible say, but 1t is not expected that there will be any business of magnitude. Indeed the state of the exchange such that it is impossible to make any calculation to how funds to reach this city SIX months hence. The importers have shortened thelr rate of credits to six months, and the obbers to the same period of credits. The long credits are done away with altogether. This will make great change in the condition of trade generally.
 COtt0n-The weeks business commenced without variation, the demand being languid and prices yield ing. But immediately on receipt of the advices of the 24ih of June from Liverpool, shippers freely forward and extensive sales, principally of qualities above air have since been made at full previous ask ing prices, and in some instances at an advance of IA to 12 C. The poorer descriptions, or all under fair, remain without improvement, abundant and dull Of sale.
 Rour-Our prices may be said to be nominal. If the market should be forced, prices would glve way but the limited sales making are at lO62 TO- for common brands Western, and !0,87 for Fancy; Troy, New-York, Ohio, and Howard st. inspected here, IS selling at 10 1925. No change in Rye Flour or Corn Meal.
 Crops m Nesc- York.-"We are sorry to learn" says the Coopersown Journal "that the weevil is greatly injuring the grain in the counties of Greene Schoha rie, Columbia, Albany, Rensselaer,, and Saratoga We hear nothing of depredations of the kind in this county, although bordering upon Schohane. From present indications crop of wheat wil by nearly ha exceed that of any season for ten years past"
 Crops in Mississippi.-The Vcksburgh Sentinel of July H. says" So far as we have heard, the memory of the oldest inhabtant cannot furnish season when the crops of cotton and in the southwest promise as abundant harvest as the present.
 The Housaionic Rail Road.-The first stroke is struck The Great Work is begun in truth, and in good earnest; The most important project ever un-
 
 menced. The deep solcitude which seemed to pre- vail among the stockholders and the citizens general y along the route, has induced the Board of Directors to commence operations, notwithstanding the wide spread and distressing embarassments with which the country is at present afflicted. The contractor broke ground last week in the south part of Newtown, where the grand embankment is to cross Putatuck Valley. large shanty is erected for the laborers, and many other conveniences necessary. for their comfort, are already on the ground The foundation trench for the great culvert is excavated, and all hvO ,lsoo ( provement worthy of so noble an undertaking. But understand that the Board have very prudently de- ermlned to proceed in the execution of the work with all that care and caution which the general depres- sion and embarrassment of the country clearly dictate -,allhough a large majority of the stockholders are Farmers and propretors of the rich resources scatter ed along the route, and less affected by the fluctu atons of currency and trade than any other class of citizens.
 cannot but congratulate the inhabitants along the route, whose interests directly connected with lie generally in the prospect of communication be- tween the cities of New York, Albany and Troy and the vast country north and west, so easble so com modious and so delightful for winter and summer, as they. will find in the Housatonic Railroad. After much examination, many surveys and great expense incurred to find the best route between the points men, toned the great point is at length decided in favor of that adopted by the Housa tonic Railroad Company and would suggest, MT Editor, whether the friends and abetors othis great work ought not at conven- tent time publicly to notice it's commencement by
 
 Bridgeport Republican.
 tmay possibly be known that the President of the late United States Bank is still alive, and that he is in residence in Philadelphia. His peace of mind has not been go entirely destroyed by the hard names which he has been called nor by the former attacks sh in the slightest degree the roundty of his person During the chief part of the day. he still sits in his mar ble tomb. calm as the lightest zephyr of summer morning Though often called "a monster of the worst kind," one would hardly .ake him to be such as the following anecdote seems to prove.
 Red nver roarer, from the vicinity of Big Lick one of your real candankerous chaps, "half horse, tie, having heard awful things about this Pres dent of the United States Bank, and being in Phila- de!phia on some business, thought he must have oo the and Riddle. The clerk showed him instantly into room where in an arm chair, at desk, sat a nice; we'll dressed gentemsn, with smile on his lip and pen the President. How do you stand it, stranger" said the Kentuckinn "Be you Nick Riddle ?"- "My name name is Riddle" was the soft response- ain rmR MONSTER sTn reos s e with Wheb S0i have sometimes been honored'' "Give us your fist, stranger. Thought you was a venomous natral cu- on. Good bye, straanger-I thought I couldn't go home without squint at you" So saying, the hun ter of eoons departed fully satisfied that the United DaOk COulO not De Sucn Wen0geTle, as u nd0 been represented.-N. Y. Courier
 We cut the following advertisement from the New York Enquirer:
 0cr Employment for Laborers.-Twenty Laborers accustomed to he use of the spade, who willing to labor for their board and four dollars per month, will find employment for one month within few miles of the city, on application No. New-street, at F O. clock this day.
 Hail Columbia, happy land
 "The experiment is working grand"
 Wheeling Times.