Litchfield enquirer., 1838-07-26

that has deserted you. We can, in no case, give in our adherence to Loco -Focoisln, and believing as we do, that Mir. Van Buren has abandoned the principles, by which he came into power, and that he has so obstinately persevered in the erroneous course as to pre- clude all reasonable hope of his retracing it, we will not be instrumental in leading you to sustain his administration, when by so do- ing, you must of necessity abandon the re- publican ground, to support measures, which proper regard for consistency requires us to condemn, and which have repeatedly been rejected by the democracy of the Union. M. P. MITCHELL, VIM. s. MORGAN, JNO. THOMPSON, VIM. SCREAM.
 Poughkeepsie, July 10th, 1888.
 Strong Sign.-The District Telegraph and State Sentinel, one of the most prominent ad- ministration papers in Tennessee, gives up the reelection of MT. Van Buren as hopeless, and recommends that the party support the Hon. w. c. Rives for the next presidency.
 Another Sign.-The Frederick Times, one of the zealous administration organs in Mary land, speaks thus significantly of the pros- poets of MT. Van Buren and his party: elf the Administration will return to the princi- pies which it has abandoned, we think it possible that it might be able to sustain itselG but if the present policy is adhered to twelve months longer, Mr. Van Buren wiH not re- ceiue the electoral vote of single State in the Union in 1S4O!"
 ShU Another-The Charleston Mercury, the former leading muzlifcation, and present head administration press in South Carolina, has taken ground decidedly in favor of JOHN c. CALHOUN as the Loco Foco can- didate for the next presidency, and adds that decisive movements in his favor will be inn mediately made at the south.
 Decidedly the most interesting object we witnessed the 4th was procession of one hundred boys belonging to the United States in double file through the streets in charge of q Midshipman, to the Mayors Office at the City Hall. The young Jack Tars were uniformly dressed in blue jackets, white trowsers and blue and white shirt collars turned over the neck, and neat tarpaulin hats. They were sprightly and pretty boys with out single exception, and will we doubt not make glorious American seamen--we dare say officers, for this is the very material from which our Naval Officers should be taken. We understand that most ofthese lads belong to some of our most respectable families but we sincerely hope the Apprentice System in the Navy will be encouraged and extended as it deserves, and the Navy hereafter be principally manned by men brought up to seamanship from the stdrt.-K Y. Gas.
 Awtul CGtastrophe.-On Thursday morn- ing, about six o'clock, keg of powder ex- ploded in dwelling house in Norwegian street, Pottsville, the effects of which were frightful beyond description. Five persons were dreadfully burnt, three of whom have since died and the recovery of the remain l ing persons is considered doubtful. Two or three others were also burnt, but not dan- l gerously. We learn from the Miners Jour nal, that the explosion occurred in the fol- lowing manner :-One of the men went into | the middle of the room to fill his flask with ] powder from the keg. While in the act of an ignited stick, and approached to converse | "a spark flew off into the powder, and the l whole exploded. The front of the house was l thrown out several inches so that it became | necessary to prop it. A man standing in the | door way was thrown out against the paling. | The deceased are a hired girl, an old man l and a boy, who died after suffering the most | excruciating agonies.
 One of the others is since dead.-Phil Gag. l
 Warm Weather.-I have sometimes heard l the extravagant expression, that tt IS hot enough to roast potatoes, but have never be- fore experienced that the weather was hot l enough to hatch chickens. On Monday of the | present week, hen which had been sitting | in the corner of the barn near the roof, was taken from her nest with brood of chick ems which she had produced by the usual ] process of incubation. There were several eggs left in the nest which had been layed | there by other hens after she began to sit.- On Tuesday chicken was taken from the | nest, brisk and lively, which had been hatch ed out by the warmth of the surrounding at- mosphere, Ohe hen having been in the yard | below about thirty six hours) On Wednes- day another chicken was taken from the same nest matched in the same manner; and on Thursday third egg in the same nest, was discovered to be cracked, containing a live chicken, which was taken and put under another hen.-Nep- Hauen Herald. Locofocoism- i.s Granny.-Amone the bells industriously passed through the House of Representatives on Saturday night, 7th instant Cor Sunday morning,) by nearly or quite party vote, was the bill, which a long time ago passed the Senate, for preventing the circulation of small money bills within the District of Columbia. The first of April last was the day on which the Senate intend- ed it to take effect; and SO the bill was made to read " from and after the first of April next" sc. &c. The previous question, call ed in the House by the friends of the bill, cut off all amendment, so that a bill has been passed, which in effect sanctions, until the first of April next, the issue and circulation of these small bills, which, before that time, # iS horAd in the natural conrse If thinUc will have ceased to circulate at all. In this