Litchfield enquirer., 1837-01-26

eSOD skorm-Heru in this latitude Ns nppear to bs destined every winter to have ono two ssusTs bloN storms. On Saturday morning last 1t commenced showing, and continued through that day, the wind al N. E.. Next morning the wind came round to N. w. the snow still falling, and blowing about at tremen. dOus rate There was probably from l2 to le inches of snow fell but was 60 whEled about and s 90 drift ed, that it affords nV good sIeighing There are many banks ofsnOw 10 and F feet in height while in other places the ground is bare! All communication with the surrounding country was nearly cut off until Tues day, and the mails not yet regular in their arrival We already hear that the storm extended south as far as Washington; and from accounts, we should judge s in other places nearly bad as here-not quite-1itch6eld and Goshen must bear the palm for heavy snow blOws
 The committee of Congress appointed to investigate the causes of the late fire in the Post Office and Pa. tent Office, made report on Friday last The report amounts to about this-that the committee know very
 little more about than they did before their appoint ment-they found that the building and the greater portion off contents destroyed, but whether by design or accident is more than they can determine.
 From Florida, there is very little news nowadays.- The progress of the campaign seems not to be much more successful than ast year. Our troops pe- netrate the swas and fastnssses and other places of resort of the Indians but they succeed in finding very few of them. Oseolo with his warriors keeps out of the way There are frequent accounts of the Indians depredatng upon some plantation. and killing ndi" vidual or two but before force can be ted they are gone, and cannot be found ...
 n ~1r boah elected Senator in Congress from the state of Lou siana, supply the vacancy occasoned by the resig nation of Mir. Porter. =
 1He Surplus Revenuc for Neup- York.-The manner in which the Regency at Albany attempt to work up every thing for their interest and to catch every dollar plan of Governor Marcy. to have the share for New. York put in the hands of loan officers is very ingen ious plan of making the gery little stronger and ere supervisors have it? They the agents of the peo- pie, fresh from the people, and know the peoples in- tercsts and wishes An. that is the very reason they ought not to have it The Regency want 1t for them. selves-N Y. EEpress.
 Just 80 it was in Connecticut, and % it is every where with the Van Brren politicians.
 Gov. Edwards wanted the money to be placed in the hands of a commissioner to purchase favors for the party and ensure the spring election. These honest fellows cry out bank patronage-bank power-hank ars.ocracy-but it pleases them to see the School Fund Commissioner with @ 900 0O00double the capi. tai of any bank in the sta,e-loaned and disposed of troll
 In 1884, the Times folks thought that friend Beers did not use the money to their best advantage, and they threatened him if he did not look to his ways they knew the man; for since that period he has
 worked in their traces equal to any horse in the team Mr. Beers was the man to have been entrusted with of corrupt few. who glory in being denominated the "Spos Party" MT. B. was at New-EIavcn ready to accept the trust but the whgs though. best to commit they pleased with their ow-they succeeded only in part-but enough to disconcert the leaders.
 Hartford Reu. t Tel