Litchfield enquirer., 1839-05-30

Leotslativs Skeiches.--The bill repeating
he act which Iegalized the use Of Rowlet's
nbles, has passed the Houss. We know not
when subject which every body cared SO
little about, has made so much talk before
The truth is, these tables had been used to
very great extent before the law was enac-
ted, and it was passed last year, not as par
~ measure, or because any one cared mucn
about it, but to prevent any difilculty Wnlch
might arise from the practice heretoIore as
well as in future. The main feature IN tnese
tables is simply this-that interest for term
az daus. or uarts of months, is computed at
30 DAYS to the month, or $50 days to the year,
this being supposed the most equal manner
in which the year could be divided. These
tables are used as the standard in a majority
of the States in the union-we believe they
are legalized in the District of Columbia by
an net of Congress, and they arc used in the
u. 8. Custom Houses all over the county
We mention this by way of comment upon
the great noise which the Loco Focos have
made upon the subject during the year past:
Still, we have no feelings at all about 1t, and
except so far as the Loco Focos have set up
a party outcry in the matter, we believe there
are hardly ten persons in the State who care
the worth of a straw about it. 1t will be re-
COlkGCtGu tue ICpCtlt UCSlt
in the Senate Hartford Courier.
The N. York Gazette says-A petition is
before the Legislature of Connecticut, which
excites great deal Of interest, and as It ap-
pears to US, good deal of i'll feeling. = Is
an application of the lady OF the Rev. Sam
uel Jarvis, D. ID. L. L. D., for divorce from
her husband, and for the settlement OF an al
imony of five thousand dollars per annum
from his estate. The lady urges the meas.
ure on the ground Of unhusbandlike and IL
liberal reatment--niggardline and snpecu-
mostly of provision, tor her maintenance
The friends of the Reverend respondent, who
| is son of the late Bishop Jarvis, and cler.
gyman of the Episcopal church, enjoying q
very high reputation for his talents and his
excellent character, insist upon the vixen dis
position of the petitioner. They say she il
an uneasy, uncomfortable, and extrayagan
woman, whose conjugal conduct affords
much stronger grounds for an application FOL
divorce on the part of her husband, thar
she can claim herself She too, belongs tc
one of the most respectable families in Con
necticut, and her sisters are married t.
some of the most distinguished men in the
country. To confess the truth-though we
would very reluctantly take sides agains
tha 1ao;strre w;lI nof grant the senaration
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Exchanging Wye.-Rather singular
case was disclosed on Saturday. IN tne repor
of the committee on the state prison, upon thu
petition of Samuel Weston for release. BY
the statement of Mr.. Copeland, it appears
that the prisoner was committed under TIM
following circumstances. About five years
ago, his wife was stolen and carried on ny
man VINO until that time nad lveo IN MI
nelghborhood, and VINO also nad WIG
his own. Probably. however, the anduetlol
t xaf po,. ~ .no :.oS. ...aan h;s he
w. sasaemt hi,t he;rs soroarvbat of n /. sim
nIa Sod,1 |" so,,,a ,,o;sch;evoss fellows advis
~ 49, - $500 80, e. h;s Ioss h., taL;ng III,
otta a. ,.,;f ,phe ~ course IaS haen ief
bah;na ~. s.,;.bo,,t az, h,,sho,,d Ral;ev;no the
a. fa;r svch.nSa yas No rohberv' y he con
c,,,ae.a - A. :, and With tba Isay,s consen
La ..s,.i, 10. 1900 calIad = ali sc,,sre and ev
ar az s th;ns. uas so;na an sn,oofhiv sgain. :,
the SATISFACTION az Eli narties. His happi
ness. however. was doomed to be again inter
/ rnnted far he was comnlained If arrested
tried, and convicted. and for This net SO in
/ nocentlv Committed on his mart. he was sen
fenced to Six wears Imprisonment. Five
wears of this term will exnire in February
next. and he now yerv humblv petitioned tht
Iegislature TO abate the remaining wear
From the Testimony Of Mr.. Pillsb,iry. tht
| warden Of the prison. II appeared that tht
poor fellow was harmless.inoffensive man
We could almost have wished the House hat
also granted him a special dispensation, will
1 full permission to take his adopted spous
again, and live with her, until his own law
full wife should be returned to him. Had i
not been for bad examples sake, perhap.
they would. 49, Hartford Courier.
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