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Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20

AtG Court of Probate holden at Litchteld, ,c;ihin and for the District cf LitchEeld, oa the 13h
 day of December, A. D. 1888:
 Present, Phinehas Miner, Esq Judge. nN motion of the administrator on the es- " tate of DAVID w.. HAND, late of Litch- field, within snid district, deceased, this court doth appoint the second Monday of January next. at 10 o'clock forenoon, ai the probate office in said district, for the hearing, allow ance, and settlement of the administrations account on said cstate-and doth direct said administrator 10 give public notice toall per- sons interested in said estate to appeav if they see casse) before said Court, at said tirse md place, to be heard therein, by ad- vertising the same in n newspaper printed in said Litchfeld, and also by posting notice of the same on signpost in said LAchfield nearest the place where inc said deceased last dweN. Certified from Record.
 % PHINEHAs MINER, Judge.
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20

51r're sick are taking GoELlcK's MATcnLEss SAN ArrE, which is astonishing Eurpr and America with it's mighty cures. For sale nI the store of
 KILBoRN &G Coz, B,udieyritle Conn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20
KBRO.aDCEOTNS. &c,

M2OaaDCKOTH3S, &c.
 c UPERFINE English, black, blue, and invisi. 0 ble green BROADCLOTHS, dyed in the wool-6-4 Rob Roy SllaWls, all wool, and handsome bright patterns, at reduced prices-Superfine neat printed ClylicOeS, small figures-and variety of other Goods, just received. c. l.. WEBB.
 Litchfeld, Dec. 20. 20
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20
HIEn

ln lhs v;iagc, thc 18th inst, George Sidney, son of Dr. AerrHnn <. Lewis, aged years
 Ia tiarrE:rd. Mr Thoi.ag Ensign, ~nAS ;4; Mrs. ErnIai. G Nwin, a!cJ 47 At Eass-lartErd, Mrs. Rhoda Ris!ey, wife of Mr. Thomas RisIcy. aged 72.
 h. GuiltortI, Mrs. tHiznbc,h RentGn aged 90
 h Ilamden, Mrs. Marti,a Potter, aged ST.
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20
FOR THE 1ITcHrIELD ENQUIRER.


 TALK less and DO more-yOu want good school, yon say. and so do your neighbours but the way you manage does not indicate much earnesness Or sheer ity in your declarations. What is the situation of your district school house at this present writing Are not the doors out of repar without perhaps latch catch, and possibly withou, hinges-the windows broken-large cracks iR the floor-in fact, is it not open and rickety on all sides? What kind of wood do you furnish heat up this old shanty is it the limbs of trees broken off by the great ice storm. and which have lain under the leaves ever since until re- gently, and since the fall rains you pulled them out md drew them 10 your district school house to tor the teacher, and freeze the children Is such the fact-and do you intend to present this to the public specimen of your zeal and solicitude for the comfort and improvement of your children, and he encouragement and convenience of the teacher And while you are luxuriating upon your carpets in your warm rooms, your children sit shiverng, yes, freezing, and the teacher is assaled and annoyed from all parts o the house with nay Igo to the fre sir ?? "pease to let go 10 the fire sir-mv fee, are cold''-and knowing they are actually suffering. he has not heart to resist these appeals to his humanity Consequently t.e whole school are drawn up around the fire. Every thing is deranged and thrown into
 
 done And all this time you are talking and resolu ing :hat something shaH De done-while your school house stands in the lonely, bleak, wide world, dreary, desolate. oron looking object can be found in creation-comfortless as Greenlander's hut.
 Now this is sin well as a shame; and do most seriously and decidedly believe that many cases of disease, of sickness, and death are occasoned among children by the unpardonable negligence of parents to furnish comfortable rooms for them while obtaining their educaiion. Do then, beseech you, stop talking long enough to bank up your school house. say bank up, because one half of them probably are anderpinned with loose round cohbng stone ito fix your doors and windows-stop the cracks in the foor-furnish comfortable benches and conven- tent desks-get wood enough to last through the win. ter-chop it up and house i-and don't forget to have it of as good aunlity as you burn on your own rc.- Do nl this, and then arrange your thoughts and col feet your ideas the subject of common school edu cation. and you shall be heard. s.
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20
VOICE OF KENT.

Al meeting of the Whig electors of the town of Kent, holden at the Kent Plain Hotel, on Friday eve. ning December l4, ls3s-Maj. JoHNC BERRY, Chair man, JOHN l.. STUART, Secreiary-The following res. ,,lntons introduced and passed unanimously :-
 Resolred, That the political crisis in which the af fairs of the country are now placed, demands that evcVy elector should deposit his ballot at the ensuing election for members of Congress- for of tried ial ents, and fait jalness in the cause of the people.
 Resoloed, That we will use our bes, exer,ions, ai the ensuing election to redeem the character of our congressional district from the well deserved charac- ter of mbeciiity and subservience, which she now holds ntl.- councils of the nation.
 Resolted, That while harmlessness end stupidity are permitted to occupy the place of stern political - tegrity and high moral and intellectual atainments in delegation in Congress, the good old days of our I'rumI,ulls and GriswoIds will no more return.
 Resolved, That there are many individuals in our congressional district whose elevation the reapons ble trust ofrepresentative in the Congress of the Unit ed States would add honor, influence, and fame to the deliberations of our National Assembly.
 ResolUed, That among others, recognize THr- MAN SMITH, Esq, of Iitchfeld, as hishmindcd and honorable politician, of high moral and intellectual endowmen,s, and well calculated to exert an inf1n- ence in the councils of the naiion which shall tell ad vaniageousy in the political prosperity of our common country and that we recommend him as a suitable person for nomination in this congressional district
 Resolved That it s no, the spirit of this meeting dictate in regard to men or measures and hereby recommend to the Whig County Committee to call meeting of tie Whig electors of this county at some convenient time for tile purpose of nominating suit, able candidate for their suierages a, the next con- gressional election.
 Kesm'ped, That the foregoing Resolutions be signed ny the Chairman and Secretary and published in the Itchfield Enquirer.
 JOHN c. BERRY, Chai1aom
 JonN L. STeART, Secretary.
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20
1fARRlED

tS A"an, nn the l2'h inst, Mr James Kilborr. oC Iis inSnr io Mss AurtIir Cynhia Hrllos,. doncher "t 'i" late Rev. i:ein Kcio!n,, d r,e !rnrr place.
 j." F!nrt.Fd, Joseph frn, fs!,, o Miss Charlotte Wadswurh.
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20
A CANHS.

FENHE subscriber acknowledges the assist -A ancc of his political friends in removing from him the office of Post Muster at Brad. leyvlle. VIM. COB.
 BradLevrille Dec. l9. 1888.
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20
From ,s. Mem. Orlean. Bul,e,in, of Der. g.

ISFtp-tLFteuHS
 IMPORTANT FROM MExico-Vera Crns taken.--Bv the French steamship Meteor. arrived as, night in GO hours or Vera Cruz, intelligence is received fhnt the Castle of San Iunn de Ufoa was taken hy the French fleet after bomhardnent of three hours, with loss of only four men by the blockadng squadron, while from ffr fo five hundred Mexicans were killed. In the saVnr ship came messenger, who has hurried on fo Washington, heinc the bearer of iryp"rfant de spa'chcs. From inc Courier we take the following particulars Of tho homhardmenf:
 On the 27th ot November. the French Admiral. Bnudin. sent word to the Mexican General Rincon. that he was about to attack the Castle 0l San Juan 6e UIoa. Ahnpt oc'ock, the snme day, three French frgaies. sloop-ofwar and two bombketches, nloored between the reef within gnnshnt of ihe tie and 90 well directed were their homhs and heavy artillery, that in less than four hours they had silenced ed al the onfwors. including the famous redouht call ed El Cnballero. and killed and wounded GOO men of the Mexican garrison.
 About o'ciock in the afternoon of the 27,l,. iIe Mexican commander in tle Castle hung ont signn for the cessation of hostities. and herged io be n lowed time to withdraw his wounded from the rnns rouid consent to truce. hut would allow tho Meyi- cane 70 rHtre from the for if they capiinlated. To this the Mexican Genernl agreed. md withdrew his troops from the Castle which vas immediately occu- pied hy tho French soldiers and marines. rsr al
 The Mexiran army near Vera Clnz was 5000 strong. hnt their officers did not consider themselves able tc hold .fe town , r.1s.ndsd ss t WIS hy the ed that one thousand of the Mexican troops should remain in the city to preserve order. ,t-.,..s E.
 was believed thnt ne"ota:ions had been cor,- menrcd between the Mexican Government and the French Admiral for the lishmepf nf peace, hur some time may elapse hefore the resnit is known.
 The French Admiral 1t was thought, would m Inn- eer hinder the vessels of all nations from trading t6 Vera Cruz. ti s37
 We have her given all tie particulars which have rrached us. Of the nlfeFi0r designs of either the French or Mexicans, we are ignorant.
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 Appointmenf 6yfhe Presidenf gy opd ~ith fke adoce omd eoaseut of tRe SeWate 2eniamin F. u,Iey of New
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20

AWEole Hoe-.Mr Moses Bur. of tb;s city. bu,cIi- potnds. ertied 10 feet 2 l.2 inches. md mrasnrcd only feet inches in Irncth. Mr. B is mechanic Can any 0f our farmers produce a larser shoat p-- HdYt(ord CourdRG.
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20

MR. PRICE ON BOARD THE SrEAAER.--TIe Liver pool Steamer was detained at the wharf nearly an hour after the time noticed for her departure. Mir Price remained below in the cabin, Agenleman of his acq.tntance happened to be on board, and inGnr ed of Mir P. if he was going out on heinz answered in the affirmative he offered to give him letter to distinguished friend, which was accepted, and the letter written on the spot Mir, Price informed the gentleman that he was going but to settle with MT. Swartwout in person. On returning to his counting room, and in passing the Custom House, the gentle: seen his friend Price off. The Collector was aslon- shed, and it was some time before the gentleman could convince him of the truth of his declarations
 The person who went down to the Hook on hehalf of the owners, reminded MT. Price that he had not paid his passare, Ca circumstance that had escaped MT. P;'s recolIec,ion) he immediately, paid him in Chemical Bank bills observing that he had about thirty dollars more of the same blls which he wished the agent would take and give him an order on Eng land, which was done.
 As the Steamer approached the Narrows, the Go vernment Steamer Fulton was seen, apparently in pursuit. Mir. Price was evidently uneasy but when it ascer,ained she was bound to the U. s. ship Ohio, Mr Price greatly relieved, and when the agent lef about three miles outside the Hook, Mr. P. was in high spirits,-N. Y. Ezpress, Dec ls.
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20
TAKEN UP.
DOGS.

WHEREAS it is adiudged by the subscri- W bing Authority residing in the town of sharon, that the inhabitants of this state and their property are in danger from ffe running at large of Dogs in said town
 ~ as Mereupon ordered, that all dogs be re- strained by their respective ownersfrom run nlng at large in said town for the period of thirty days from the daic hereof
 Given under our hands at Sharon; this 18th
 day of December, 1888. CHA's F. SEDew,cK, Justice Of the Peace.
 ZAcHEus w. RESELL, Justice ofthe
 2J Pence
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20

ATpointnenf 6yfhe Presidens. gy cad ~ih fhe adOne Snd consent cf the enismn F. Butler. of New York; Attorney Of tbe UWiied States iw the Southern District Of New York. in the place of Wm. M. Price resigned.
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20

From Me ANorv Er~nina ,Jowrnrl of Mondov.
 We nrc enabled ic give the result of orr rccrnt Sasc eection copied from retnrns in c oice nf the Secretary cf State. in fo-dnyss Jourral IL will be seen thai 375 40 voca wore casf which is of 245O2 vo'rs over the whole nnmleri i35O aoS) in 1884, that heinz the largest vote ever given in the State nniilrnw W
 Tn 1884, Maprr received Ial e0a votes, srd srw,rp reccivcd i69,O09 Marrv's majority wrs ,hen l2. .s02 h 1898 Seward rere;ve' l92 9ss. and Mnrcv l82s42 Stewards mniority lO.SsG. and Stewards gain since 1894, is 23,9I8. s@s4s.e k 4. s.
 ], viii he seen. also. ,a' of . -ast ngrrara.e of sufirare. there were fen lossond more voices Iw SEwARD md BKAmsH than fo- Nancy and 'TRAfv and ilnt the former gentlemen are hv the . So1rv seron fhe OfFires cr C'nvcr"oT and Een,ernnt Governor of the State of New-Yotk ba
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20
oH YES ! OH YES :. OH YEs!!!

UH OH UH hES
 All manner of Loco Foco ubTreasurers, Bank r'pt POstmasters. District Attorneys and Collectors. who intend to walk off wi.h the peoples money he- fore Van Baens falOny law is passed are advised to secure berths in the British QUeenbeing the first steam ship that Saiis Please walk to the Csptains Office and settle your passage. No questions asked.
 B.
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20

From the NGtches Daily Courier, Isrfrn, All Usc.
 Another Amful Seam. Boai Explosion !-Before we etruction of the lives and property of the General Brown if becomes our painful lot 10 record another melancholy event which we believe no less destruc. tivc-an explosion on hoard ihe stearrer Augusta. vicksbnrc.. with the ship Jeannet'e n tow. Before she had proceeded many miles the ship got aground, when the Augusta left her, and made her way to the wood pile. At one place sa.: supplied herself with four five cords of wood and wae aklng Tor nno'l,. CT. when the Pilot seeing some floating timber ahead, runc the bell to stop the engine. The engine was stop ned ill the font passed and the Pilot again rnng the signal 10 20 nhead Tie engineer here discovered lint tho engine was ot the dend point. and he imme diafeIy run back fo turn the bar but bcfnre he had ii,rc to re,nrn the dreadful explosion took place.
 Tie Aunns,a ia of the most fnetnfnl fragments of destruction we have ever seen. The boiIers md whn'e machinery rent into trifiing pecess the So- cal Hall ard ts ap.nrtenances are shattered into atoms, and nesrIv the entire main cabin is swept away, very small portion of it next 10 the ladies' cabin heinz an tln s left and that in such split up condition to tell plainly the dreadful extent of the cxn'osion. ~a2Ht
 Tho narrcz of most of the passengers dead md missing are not vet known: ihe An",stn was how e-nr. very full of passengers. With present inlOma On, we forhenr mentioning the names of snnc who were thought 10 he on honrd. bnt the Augusta coming this morning in tow of the Hail Colnmbis we found there were five persons on bnard dead, and
 their Bodies wefuIIy mrtiIated. and 15 rersons more or less wounded. of whom the medical gentleman whom consulted thinks that not more thnn thrre or four will recoser-sone are expected to cie in the course of the Tav.
 g deck hands and firernrr were on boarJ. and when they called them oeether some time afier the exrlosion only eight could he mustered.
 blown upwards of ff,v fre. and ccntrived 10 ret ashore by using one side of the pilot hnx The hodes cf tbose dend nnd wounded are much discolorcd and dishgured, presenting aearsSrending spectacle.
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20

AnoiAer Rnnnpcy Sul- 7ssasnrsr .~--ta,rh him / ecsch h;n I've learn from iie Western Reserve Chronicle that A. Jarvis, ile Van Buren Postmaster at Hart Grove Asiitala county O. one cf ,le no;- sest and hnses iocn Focos in the State. has rur.- way with all the public money iT his possession He is advertised as having prSkatfy h,ade for Tcxas- Our sub-treasury system is capital thing for ,ha
 young Republic It Itistrnnsferrns rrter. through the agency Of ous sbscondine PostIasier nj tkc roven. ues of our cbdutry -L Louisville yoWri.al
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20

From the Washington Globe of Saturday.
 MT. Price, late District AHorney0fhe United Siates, Ner- York.-This individual has resigned the Office assigning reasons for this unexpected act. published in the NewY York Gazette, which throws much susp'- cion upon him. The proceedings which he condemns, and alleges 10 be of such unconstitutional care cter ns forbid his holding the ofiice were adop'ed with his concurrence. He participated in the orig!n ot these proceedings under the direction o t!e Solicitor of the Treasury. and advised their extension so as to lay hold of the property of MT Swartwont in other States. The fact is, that MT. Price, so far from ohecting 10 these proceedings which he now affects to consider unconstitutional, officially received the distress rant on the 18th of Novemler. md continued with ont objection to discharge all hs duties in connection with until the sixth instant. 1t s nothing but ri- condemn proceeding resulting from q act of Con gress, and recognized for eighteen years in practice, and make the ground of only abandoning his of fee, but his country too. The object of the law is simply to secure the property ot public detanltcr, and prevent him from making way with it pending a suit-whch would in effect be to deprive the Govern mcnt of all remedy nganst the frauds of public of- The process in this case was in fact mere att tachpent. ~
 The face of this letter and MT. Prices sudden and unexplained, not 10 gay secra, departure from the country. gves reason fear that he has acted in col
 fusion with Swartwout and that the lately discovered defalcaton, is joint concern.l 5
 From the tenor of MT. Pricess letter. it would seem that the settlement of his own accounts will not in- the defaIcaton nIhoIeh theareat latitude giv Fen, by existing laws t0 district nttornes in the coec tion of debts due the Government put in suit-and peciay since the relief laws to the n,ercha4ts, and
 the extension of their bonds were entrusted to the col lector and district atornevtakc 1t impossible to say how far the collision betweeh these officers may have enabled them to perpetrate fauds on the revenue and
Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20

At q s'eetinS ef the subscribers, Civl Authority of7he toann 9 SGfisLusys on the 7th day ef De- roonhc1 1292
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-03-21

FROM EuRoPE.-The packet ship Ok
ford. Captain Rathbone. was announced
as below. and at q very early hour this
morning we received our files, brought
by this vessel London to the 3lst oi
January. and Liverpool TO the lst of Feb
ruary. both inclusive. with commercial &
marine intelligence TO the latest date @
The parliamentary proceedings on Ca
madam affairs are Of high interest The
Earl Of Durham has been appointed Gov.
ernor general of all the British Provinces
in North America, and was to sail for
Quebec in season fer the opening of the
St. Lawrence. 1t affords US great pleas
ure to state that the earl will come out
clothed with full powers to GRANT GEN.
ERAL AMNESTY.
SO intense is the anxiety caused BY the
affairs of Canada. that STEAMBOATS, are sta
toned off Holy Head to receive the letter
bags from the packet ships. The Lon
don press have their agents stationed at
every port to receive and forward the lat
est accounts from North America. The
London Times has sent out special cor
respondent; this gentleman arrived in the
Oxford.-N Y Spec.
NEw-YoRK LEG1sLATURE.-Mr. L.
F. Allen, from the committee on Agricul'
ture, made an interesting report in favor Of
the liberal encouragement of Agriculture
concluding with the INTRODUCTION of bill
providing for State Board of Agriculture
and appropriating 1875, 1000 year for four
years, 10 promote Agriculture and house
hold Improvements.
Rev. Dr.. Ely, a few years since bough
slave and excused himself that he did i
to prevent his being sold and separated
from his wife, and that he had promised
him his liberty as soon as his labor would
paw for it. But the hard times hav.
reached the Dr.. his estate is in the hand:
oftrustees, and his slave Ambrose is assign
ed as property for the payment of his Mas
ter's debts.-N II. Bap. Reg.
TRADE OF Lower CANADA.-Ther,
arrived at Quebec and Montreal, during
the year 1897, 653 vessels from Grea
Britain, employing 9633 men, and Of the
aggregate burden of 229,464 TONS The
value of the goods imported by them wa
81, 3OI,l24. From Ireland, l79 vessels
EN- Ioying 2289 men, and Of $3.50 ton
burden, arrived during the same period
The imports by these vessels amounted t
g2O,l32 From other ports Of Europe
81 vessels arrived, employing 338 men
and bringing goods valued at g69, O64.-
From the British Nor,h American colo
MES, 1872 vessels, employing 8O3 men
and having on board goods to the valu
of Ell. $50. arrived. From the Unite
States, g92lO worth of goods were i'm
ported in SO vessels, on board Of whicl
632 men were employed.-N Y.Spee.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-03-21
DIED,

nrrn
In Orwell, Feb. 27th. 1888, Of Scrofula.
Martha Human, in the 46th year of her age.
In Whiting. 18th inst. Wymau Wheeler.
In Mountholly. 2Sd nit LYDIA, wife Of Jeds
diah Hammond, aged 20. She was a member
the Baptist church Her life was exemplary, an
her death peaceful.
In SALISBURY, 22d uUt Susan Miles, wife e
Samuel Niles, so.
In Shoreham, 23d ult Elisha Reynolds, Of
Montpelier. He was suddenly killed by the oveE-
tnrning of sled loaded with sheep pelts, being
bruised and smothered.
Died at Enosburgh, Feb. goth. 1888, the Rev.
MosFs PARMELEE, in the 50th yesr Of his age.
On the evening preceding his death, the deceased
preached lecture in remote part of he parish,
where he passed The night. Late in the morning
one Of the family went to awake him; aid re.
ceiving answer to his call at the door, he en-
tered the room and approached his bed: but the
man of God was departed! The body lay partly
turned upon the face; and the spirit bad entered
on its ev, ras,ing rest. For several years past,
the deceased had been subject TO epileptic at
tacks, which usually had orertaken him IN sleep
and after the exhausting effort of preaching. On
house, attended by the minister's of the vicinity
and discourse, appropriA.e to the occasion, was
delivered by Rev. W. Smith, to large and deep
Iy sympath4ing audience. The day following.
the corpse was convey &c to Jericho for in,erment.
Extract from w. Smiths account, iD the Yer
mont Chronicle.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-03-21
1903

The Executive Committee of the Am.
Baptist Home Mission Society hereby
give public notice TO the Society, that
they have appointed Friday evening. 9Th
OF April next, for the time, and the Oliver
street Baptist Westinghouse in this city.
for the place Of holding their next ami
vefsary. ..e lss ~sssssz - sasa.
The constitution provides, that asg per.
son who contributes annually shall be .
member, or pays thirty dollars at ono
time, shall be member for lite; or one
hundred dollars, shall be director fot
life; also, any Baptist church. or sssoeia4
ton, or State convention, or missionary
society contributing to its funds, shall b.
entitled to one or more delegates at ito
annual meetings. Il is hoped that q large
representation will be present
LUTHER CRAwFoRD, Cor Ses.
Miss'n Rooms, Clinton Hall,
New-York, Feb. 90, 1885.