Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-03-08

| tDlnK TWO DIaceleIS leuStu WVutU span ASA'
She's like-like no one but herself
The pretty, perfect, lovely Anna
She is leaf bud, flower,
A stream, or any thing that's charming
A book, gem, q bird, dart
That's bright and sharP-but not alarming:
] am Jew and she's my mama;
Could exist from day TO day.
Unless fed on thoughts Of Anna
! Stars sweeter smile, when passing by,
Your myriad eyes behold her glides
| The very poetry Of motion.
Sun touch her with your purest beam,
Gaze on her brow, but oh, dont-tan her-
Envious that nothing fair on earth
Is halt SO fair as lovely Anna
Commonwealth Bank, Boston.--The Investigating
Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature have AZ
length reported on the condition OF the Common
wealth Bank. They disclose state OF things DIS
graceful and corrupt almost beyond belief, and fully
establish the heaviest charges that have ever been
made against the persons implicated IN the transac"
tons Of the Bank The loans to four five ndivid
uas only, exceed the whole capital stock OF the Bank
and these individuals are all thorough gong van
The manner in which the poor pensioners and fish
ermen were defrauded of their dues is now fully ex-
planned The report shows that the Bank received, 70
mere sold for account Of the Bank Another batch Of
Treasury Notes amounting to S65 200 was received
soon after, and these too were sold. Treasury Notes
at that time were All premium III DOStOilIcSc
were sold-the premium pocketed BY the Bank Or
somebody else, and the fishermen and pensioners paid
in the worthless rags ofthe Bank Only two or three
days before the bank failed, these claimants on the
Government were refused specie or Treasury notes,
and forced take Bank Bills. when the Collector. who
paid them out, must have known that the Bank must
fail. The affairs Of the Bank appear to have been
managed by three of the directors, who managed to
use up all the funds and defraud the public Of an inn
The amount due 10 the Government from the bank
l. Cos If ENS.
trct Attorney, who also director holds the notes
OF several of the other directors to the amount Of
42O. The total liabilities OF the bank are 81, 200.
be asses pe' species
of which are valueless-S23,4 56. Balances due from
City and Midd!esex banks the last broken, PAS 256
$3.50, 2s3-and from various individuals and compa-
nies most of whom have failed, about $s5OO0O. 1t
should be bosne in mind, that the individuals, who
SO grossly me e., ana ns eO
stockholders. and wronged the needy pensioners ana
fishermen Of the bounty of the Government are the
particular friends Of the Administration, IN Massachu'
sets.
FIVE Others directors Of the Franklin Bank. have been
BY the grand ry for Ssn ese arrested
end held e bail in the sum Of ySooS eaSn; . m eS
Justly wres:ed from The United States Bank
Y. Express.
George White We. James Goodvin, L..1'his was
an action the case in which the plaintiff demand
ed the sum of $4,000 damages, on account Of an in
Jury sustained by him in Main-street in this city,
der the following circumstances.
The defendant is stage proprietor, and the owner
Of line Of stages running from this city to Litcheld
On first Monday Of April last, the driver on the east
end Of the route, LEFT Bristol in wagon drawn by foul
city, (he coach having been for some cause left be-
hnd,) and arrived here between and o'clock, in
the afternoon. On arriving in town, no drove. up
Mainstreet at considerable speed and improperly fast
as the plaintiff commended; and at the junction O
Main and Kingsley streets drove over the plaintiff
throwing him upon the ground and bruising him Sc
The plaintiff was, ut the time when the accidsn,
happened. upon crutches and slowly recovering from
severe compound fracture Of bic right Leg, and o.
course moved with considerable difficulty Inc case
course tried by the Court. The damages, after full
hearing. were assessed at SlOoo-Eiar.ford CoErant
Premise Latest and Best.-Messrs. Prentiss and
Word, Of Mississippi, having lost their in the
House Of Representatives by the casting vote Of the
Speaker. Mr.. Polk, Prentss says they were "Poked
out"
Pole is the common pronunciation a. Washington
The Hudson River Chronicle tells good story Of
penitent Jacksonman who planted hickory trees il
honor ofthe Old General but proposes under Mr. Val
Buren's dispensation to substitute weeping willows.
! Great InventiOn.-One Of the most important an,
useful inventions lately made by human ingenuity il
an article by gentleman Of New-York. This 10 nj
less than metallic cap for which may be fitted
on to preserve the corn from pressure and efec
radical cure. They may be made Of gold, silver o.
copper, and come stamped with the recommendation
Of no less authority than the New. York Commercial
Observation-Disclosures Trans.
MichisGn-The House Of Representatives have
adopted resolution ins,ructing their Senators, and
requesting their Representatives to vote against any
measure which has for its object the Annexation Of
Texas TO the Union. Yves ~. Nays4.
TAe Van Bsrea Locomotive Treasury Bank Caught!
We understand the collector who absconded from
Riga was caught ii Pennsylvania by two gentlemen
who went in pursuit Of him $3.50 Of the elOOO were
recovered Il is said be was on his way to Washing.
ton to urge the passage q Wnght's Sub Treasury
bill, when be was taken.
The v. B. editor Of the Southern Mercury e abou,
to give up his paper. He assigns III health a. the
cause. His disease. we presume from bis symptoms,
| is q collapse ofthe pocket.
Vcksborg Theatre has besn closed for . few nights
in Consequence Of ihsdsp,h Of the mud. and the din
Guilty of wading and shs danger Of laundering.
Tie Poas.-HalIeck Il Is said 10 footing up MIR. As
tors account books Wctmore ID selling crockery-
Sprague is dealing in shinpas.en-Brya is editing
newspaper-Hilhouss Is planting trees and raising
potatoes-BroOks is picking Perciva il manu-
featuring pills PauIdng = paying seaman and some
ofthe others arc
+Busy in the cotton trade.