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Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-01-17

~Nss-%l8S Aelstut4S 81 ND4k3G99.I Ro W EEIIut-
Ton correspondent Of the New-Y0rk Star. TemaFS ss
follows upoa the exITavagant rate Of mileage allowed
to members Of Congress 40 = : y
The presen, raie was Fixed when travelling was
vastly more expensive than present--when stage
coaches CT hired convevances the only vehicles
tor passing over extensive tracts oG eouniry-when
twenty miles was fair day jnurnev. This state Of
things II is needless say, entirely changed
steamboats,, canals and faFGaI:s, which, while they
have increased the aciiiy have greatly lessened the
expensc Of yravel. Tins fifteen dollars will cover the
expenses Of Veller from New York 10 this city,
while the mileage allowed is sorneW hat upwards Of
Slc0 Here is Of huse great leaks in the lreasu-
| ry which might easily bestPpped,"
Gcod-The New-Yotk Wing pus forth the sub.
'ined sGuib. Il is a goad one.
Arfnt-Wr understand that the United States
Marshal has received instructions tn watch The Royal
William from her arrival until her departure Ia pte-
vent more OF thu sub-treasurerS from, prac,icng
to'nl;on in office Who watches The Marshal
The Royal lFdliam-The last passage of the Royal
William has proved lha, fSteam vessels but take the
Southern route, they can cross the Atlantic as well in
winter as in summer. She ran down within hun
dred miles Of Fayal and came up the Gulf Stream,
and all round found the weather so mild that no fire
was necessary in the cabin, except for very short
time at each end Of the voyage. The sailors worked
with their Goats off aud barefoot. The Gulf Stream
keeps every thing warm as summer. almost up to
soundings off coast The fact is that the world
as become 60 s," 81 "e' '""' 1t one 'ee's cold mere
tue N'e" ne nus ony Just 70 RI" down to tue eq"a
or a"o WARM "'"se" oy me great hre' just as on
s'auc' sca'e "u" utcn" IN school runs 10 mo hre
there. There is nothing now in the way Of Atlantic
steam navigation. The terrors of the ocean were
6rs, s,h,.S .,d ,o,,, IA p.,.... ~. IL. -
'"S' s"'uueo' anu w" o'o no'eas olo"s "s oas's
and scares nobody-Jour. Of Com. 1884,.
ha Globe en- vs rbnf the o,nntihn nc ,b ,,,.
49, ~ u.s. ~,"u t ''s ~SS"H'e - VS.
called to IN able reply OF Mr. Mics to the speech OF
fers, was vacating the Senate when Mr.. Niles rose
Il is poor compliment to the Senator vet he is used
70 II nv this ,;ms--Nooh
JN.. 0.,,,o.,. J, To.,:.,:,,.---1., c.r.. =. ,,..
1"s S03tfags os rAosasO'tte.-iae Gazette OF thot
city, under the date of the 2sh u says :-The cuse
IS ~. M.ssrs V;,L;,.or .,,a Na,,.,., ca N. Lin.
;n oc po,h.,fr !, MI. h.s lie, oIasoa 49,, h.,
IS 9 49,, 49,. 80 - - ~.
examining Ooor'-'udge yoyes presiding. Doctof
Wilkinson was discharged, Judge Wilkinson and Mr..
Mn,a.noh ,.er. held ~ ha;, IN. s,rmer in ssoooo
4","~~s. w. -. "~ -. .' 'o ."", 49,, ~.
the latter in OoO The bail was given and the prs
oners left the Cour, House wi.hou, disturbance. : \
| + 80, n,,. ;. o,.- m -. p......,.,,....,A.
Small BUS :" on.o-Ihe House OF kepresen'a'Ves
in Ohio have passed bill to prohibit the circulation Of
| ,,..,, ,.s.I,- = ou . a, NJ.
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'NOTfCE.

NHE Copartncrship heretofore existing UNI
der the firm Of Morse, CsFringsOD 4 Co.
is this day by mutual consent dissolved
81 MOSES MORSE, ffea1
sH ~ % l]8aa IONA. CARRINGTON
wa ,E B. H. MORSE. 81 33
The business will hereafter be conducted
by Jonathan Carrington and b. II. Morse.
under the firm Of Casrington 4. Morse, who
will continue to make allikinds of CASTINGS
as usual, on liberal terms and short notice.
As matter of course, all persons indebted to
said firm. or to NJ. Morse d Son, will. see the
propriety of an Immediate adjustment of
their accounts. 49,. ~
.LitchfeM .Enn TH 1880 n
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aI.lSO.ODO!ti

$3.50 600 til
This Is the amount plnndered from the public by
Samuel Swartwout, the Sub Treasurer of New York,
who was appointed collector of that por, by General
jackson upon the principle that the sPOs belong 10
The victor" True enough he has acted upon 1.-THE
has DEsPonED THE PEOPLE OF ONE MILLION AND A
QUARTER OF Dor1ARs, and ahsconded to Europe,
where he now laughs at their folly 1t stands confess
sed that he was eight nine years plundering the
Greasury-stealng forty or fifty thousand dollars At
time. And now this pure, upright, and vigilant i'd
mnistration pretend they did not know any thing
abou. it. President Van Buren, and Mr.. Secretary
Woodbury. plead ignoramns But did not We resist
all inquiry into the condition Of the treasury? We're
ye not rampant with madness when the Wings charg-
ed corruption These things are notorious TO the
wOrld-and the American people will most justly
hold you responsible. AN ELEcroR.
WHERE DID THE MONEY CONE FROM?
| Farmers mechanics! hard working people ye
Of the soil whose faces bronzed by exposure
to the weather. and whose hands are hardened with
toll who has paid the millions Of dollars of which this
nation has been robbed by wckedness in high places
The people have paid it. Every man in this country
who has purchased pound Of ten, any other arti-
|
hard earnings of the industrious classes have been ia
ken by administration as imbecile as it is corrupt
and squandered to an immense amount upon profit
gate favorites. Surely the day Of reckoning is at
hand-a day which unfaithfnl public servants regard
with horror But the flight Of time is rapid, the 4h Of
March, ls4l, is already upon the wing, when much
abused people will expe from every department OF
the government horde of harpes whose appetite for
plumber is as Unsuitable death, and whose only cry
is that fthe hOrse.each-giue! GIVE! GIVE!
l. 7r A TAX PAYER.
Drlarare-The last State Journal says that no cleo.
ton Of United States Senator has yet taken place
is il probable, from present appearances, that an
election will take place during the session. reso-
luton was introduced on Wednesday last in the
House Of Representatives, by Mr.. Jones, for joint
meeting to 60 into the Election on the next day, was
laid upon l!le table after an animated debate. On
and after amendment fixing Tuesday the 9th inst.
as the day of election adopted, the whole subject
was again on motion uf Mr. Frame, laid on the table,
yeas II, nays TO- On Friday, resolution was adop.
ted by the Senate for joint meeting OF both houses,
but was laid upon the table in the House Of Repre-.
! senatives.
| Maryland Legislat"re.-On Wednesday, in accord.
ance with the provisions Of the amended Constitu-
ton, the Senate was divided by lot into classes
those Of the first cass to two years. those OF the
second class four years those Of the third GLASS; six
years. The result was as follows
Wings. Locos.
First class,
! Second class,
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NOTICE.

TNTiE Court Of Probate for the District Of
Liichfeld hath limifed six months from
the date hereof for ihe creditors 90 the eslnfe
of, - SARAH LAND0N. n
will and testament Of said deceeaed. S6F -.
clement. All claims not presented Wltkin
said time will be debarred 4 recoveFV. Thoeo
indebted 10 said estate are requested 10 make
immediate payment 10
DAnIEI Pass. ErscutsF,
iiclfela, Jon. Q, lseo. %
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8R OADCG 0YETs,
School Books.

A N extensive assortment az School Books
IA constantly on band, and Cor sale cheap.
AZ the Book aud Variety Store of
january ~. A. A. LORD
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"ORSTED TIPPETS, Yeomanis CRA-
w WATTS, Woollen and Buckskin Gloves
aud Mittesls. &C. for sale by
a january IL. s5 p /. LAWRENCE.
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=, The olicisl WING majority Cor Governor in the
State az NeW-York 3 - l0laI
In Massachusetts. ~g-L t.f 1887
Difference Only e.
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ID the SfShieV efkanks" Y = = 49, 49,
Ua!Ha fnr bwf oss bshk GRd for lkSa h sNe ssrrS
Fu' that aud that Ioee'hes. -RocAssiEr DIVA.
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MARRIED,

MARRIED,
In this vilinge, on Wednesday evening, the 10th,
nv the Rev. Mr.. Eastman, Mr.. Frederick Newlons Of
Washington, to Miss s. Minerva, daughter OF Col.
William Olell.
In this village. on the 7h inst. Mr.. George Terrell
70 Miss Mary Ann Fisher. il,a t yr-9
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-01-17

Nrginia.-The N. Y. Express says, tina, Mr.. Poul-
son, Van Buren, man, has been elected in the North
ampon district, in the place Of Mr.. Ellis twhig)
signed In Fauquier county wing has been chosen
to fill vacancy occasioned by the resignation Of Ed
ward Marshall (whig.) The state Of parties in the
Legislature is now as follows: ..
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Maryland Legislat.re.-On Wednesday, IN accord.
ance with the provisions Of the amended Conslitu-
ton, the Senate was divided by lot into classes
those Of the first class to two years. those Of the
second Glass; four years those Of the third GLASS; six
years. The result was as follows:
' Whus Tnpoa
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y SUBSTITUTE FOR CALoMEI

VIZ oronFie'ors of shis article AFTER pro,raet,a and
EXPENSIVE research, believe they have obtained from
naei Al least, far caonel exer,s any
upon the human system: article from all sb.,a.rs.
prodact,vs OF disastrous consequence.
The action this medicine lpan the eo.s,,.,,,, :;
versaI part of the system ming rf,enr. r.
however, upon tue organs OF secretion erereeu ..
us great power = particularly manifested From this, !,
wan De sesa to have direct effect upon the 5ayv errn
ana to De peculiarly adapted the treatment OF sio,,
feref and other diseases which tosd,te or eoy.sor
OF the srsT aad portal circle prevail.
IL Is aainssaals in all cases, where it is necessary -
cleanse u stomach ana bowels IL removes o,s,rar,,,
and eSces quick and healthy action of the Ivr, ,rs
et ganauiar vseera OF the abdomen. Being d,s.hl. ia
iis operation, produces free cirrur,,io, :, IT,
On 'hr surface OF the oooy accompanied gentle mar.
spiFation. Ii does exhaust like drastic rr~.s all;
aeon Is more universal and ,may be repeated not
merely with safety, but with great benefit ri. h.c,,.
indpensaoy necessary in of long s,andinx 10, n
them Intense temporary impressions made bv s,ron.
cnes seldom if DO good. tend TO niure ,ha
ina of ths constitution. ~
I, scleansns and Purifying to the system acts in n.
iec' harmony with the known e and is undenh,
edy one OF the most valuable articles offered f., pub
ic trlai Ind Inspection.
This medicine may be had at Apohceares' Hail. Main
street door above 9Th Cineinat and also Of
the following agents in the State OF Indiana.
Dr. A. Carter-tireensburgh, Decatur county
Or. J NJ :" hitesei-knightstown, Henry county.
DR.. E. paslon--Anderson, Rush coun,y
Messrs Pierce aud STANDARDIZATION, Grant county.
VIM WILEY Indianapolis.
Ford * wakcr-Lafayette
L.. T. Perciva a Co.--Hartford Dea rborn county
X. H. tarter-DansIlle, Hendricks
Il. w. WebsteI-C era louisville, Montgomery county
Alexander tanpelt-Noble, Shelby county.
Mason * Grthih-CnnneFsvllc, Fayeite county.
Thomas MorFow-iist agen, for Union, Favette and
W wayne.
J. II Wrigbt-Nltoa, Wayne county.
DIR. 5. Procter-treencnse, Putnam county.
J. * J. Bonen--i.odi, PARK county
DIR. N Field--iedersonv vile.
Lyon * Wilcox-Evansville.
Allen Makepeace-C hestefheid, Madison county
For sale by BRIcHTwsLL. Richmond Ia: also.
:. =. IRWIN REED & BROTHER
A. MILES,
One of the proprietors and Genera Agent.
CINcINNA III, Dec l6, 1897. -
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Chris, to preach, This offended the priest, and

Christ to preach, This offended the priest, and
Il he withdrew Paine remarked, that he prefer
red the priest much 10 himself, but feared his be-
ing in an error might be an injury to others
The last visit she made him, entering the
door, she perceived him to be in suppica,on, she
usually found him in PRAYER or writing,) and
turned to GO ont, but his nurse spoke to him, and
said there was a friend from Mr.. HIS, come to
! see him; he paused and asked her walk in and
come near him, saying. Il hope you friend
TO God and 10 Christ; > and after another pause,
asked her .'If she had read any of Paine's
wriiingf' she replied, she had when she was
very young. and did not know better; he querted
what she thought of the book; she says, ''Dost
thou really wish 10 know what thougti?' he re-
piled, Il trust you that has bought the
truth, and would not sell it TO please such a vaga
bond am She then told him "she though, il
she had ever read; that, for days after perusing
it, she could not think good thought, but some of
his reasonings would Irvine around and repel it,
and seeing the other children of lhc family eager
to take it up, she could find peace until she had
committed it to the fames;'' he then made an ex-
ciamation, denotng the horror of his mind, sa ing,
SIT had been better for my poor soul at the pres
ent day il all the world had like you destroyed
but the world was glad to have it so - add
ing, .'Ef Satan had instrument on earth to
lead into the ways of darkness, have been one
have passed many sleepless nights in endeavor-
ing to pervert the RICH, way" When she took
her leave of him, he requested her to ask Mr.. Fl.
to come and see him, saying, 81 love to have him
by me, for when he sits by side, although he says
very little, it seems though the devil himself
was senced, and feel as though | could do moth
ing but pour out prayers and tears before God"
AT certain time, when of the family
were there, one o. Pane's former friends and
roughly, "Paine have heard fine lies about you
one is that you are dead, and another that YOU
have recanted, and turned Qualxer-as YOU lived
like man, hope you will die like one When
he had shut the door, Paine said "You see how |
have lived-this has been my heaven-hese, my
friends, do nothing bnt afflict me-
He wished w. II. 10 endeavor to obtain permits
sion for his nterment in Friends ground. w. II
let him know he hardly thought it probable i;
would be granted, stating his reasons; and on APP
plying found Friends sentiments to be he ex-
pected, which he informed Paine OF, with the ne
cessary explanations; he affected with the
refusal, but thought it Just and afterwards left d.
rections to be Inferred his farm at New
Rochelle, giving the field by will. for place of i'll
terment for poor strangers.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-03-09
FAYErTE COUNTY CONVENTION.

Having seen T. statement from the Corners
vile Waterman. "a dirty sheet we do not ex
change wi,b) thai the call for democratic meet
ings in that county originated here, II may by
some be deemed necessary that we should notice
the paragraph. We will ouiy do SO by denying
that there is any trusk in the assertion-uniess
The spirited manner in which the Democrats OF
Wavne county have SO far done their duty. may
/ have exercised such influence upon their
friends in Fayeite TO induce them to call
meetings.
The pitiful and contemplate illusions 10 the
Jeifersonian, by the thing who conducts that pa
per- will be treated with the same silent contempt
extended 10 all who equally mean and das-
acknowledgements.
fr.rThe reader may think as he pleases of the
above article; we care nothing for il, and will
nothing about IT. But we will say something of
Lynde Elliott, the thing who conducts the JET
fersonian. We may be tting,-but will
yer consent be the kind of tiias that the ed
itor of that paper is Whenever abandon the
whg party, and the principles which We advo-
cate one of that party, and, for pay, conduct
[patentl democratic paper, we may be a thing
Whenever we are found abusing the whom
We support, and supporting the men whom
we now oppose, without change OF the princi-
pies of those individuals, wiH be thing. In
Short to be brief, whenever we act as the editor
of the Jeffersonian has acted, riU be Il siiag
whom all honest men should avoid.
Does the reader understand? If not we viii
tell him. Lynde Elliott, the editor of the Jefier-
sonian, but short time since, the editor of
whig paper of the most violent kind. This
same Lynde Elliott a supporter of
Gen Harrison, and of the doctrines, of the whig
partv He was bitter enemy of Martin Van
Buren,, and believed that the principles of the
party that supported him highly prejudlcial
10 the best interests of the country He went 10
Richmond, and, presto, abandoned his political
opinions, and became what he calls democrat,
and Is daily Iaboring to put down the
and the measures whose success he believed
would bring ruin and distress upon the country.
We do not object TO men changing their poltl
cal opinions But when men do change, it lily
thew before advocated were not republican, and
would ruin the couurv,-and it lily becomes
them TO charge those with whom they
ed with being AristocrGtes, Nonopohsts and Fed
eralists, having no feelings in common with the
mass of the people. A decent respect for the
opinions of mankind if nothing else, should in
duce different course.
If ever should act Lynde Elliott has, we
should, truly, be spityus and contemplate and
should be treated thing who, ike all that
act thus mean and dastardly,' deserves nothing
but silent contempt'-[ Connersrille .Vdtchman.
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Great Western Agency.

F0RSiEf, Esq. having been recently appointed Gene
al Agent by tho Central committee indianapolis,
editorial corps OF the State of INDIANA, beg leave
offer his for the editors of newspapers
residing States. and all others who have demands
person persons residing ia said State His Office
will be kept indianapolis, where any business in his
will unctaliy attended Instructions received
ali orders speedily aud faithfully executed Twelve
per commission Will be cxacted all collected
forwarded The order of the creditor. The
newspapers who members Of the editorial
State. and such others design becoms
hereafter members of the eans well those who feel
promoting the editorial the United
States respectfully requested insert this notes three
months in their papers, if consistent free of chafge after
which the usual will be paid for each insertion,
and may members of the assocs-
tion, and until discontinuance IS ordered
October. IA, 1897. 40
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From the Saturday Evening Post.

Some account of Thomas Paine, in his ias
sickncss-Aftcr w. HIS family began to visit
him, which was few weeks previous to his
death, (,hey cling near neighbors at Greenwich. }
no was much engaged in writing, which he per
formed with great difficulty, bolstered up in bed
with some, thing placed before him to rest his pa
per on; his shoulders also being stiff, so that he
could not move them, which, together with what
NJ X. saw, convinced her beyond doubt. that
he was spending his little remaining strength, to
leave behind him a proof of the adherence OF
those principles, which he had much of his lito
been endeavoring to inculcate; this circumstance
occasoned NJ. Il. to be less careful to preserve or
remember what she saw and heard:--but
what became of the manuscripts has not been full
" ascertained but it is reported and believed,
that it was sen, n certain Printer in this city,
(since deceased and while preparing for the press
was purchased at a considerable expense, by
some of Paine's former friends, and suppressed.
The first time NJ. r. saw him, she going
from Mee,ing,an when opposite the house where
he resided she asked lad who with her if
he knew Paine? he replied, yes; she then asked
description of his person, not knowing that she
had ever seen him-he asked if she had ever seen
the devil telling her he looked like him. A voice
from the door, replied IF he Only looked like him
il would do She then perceived that the iden
teal person at the door, (Which before was
hid from their view with trses,) and had heard
the conversation. During the time of raine's
illness, NJ. r. was unwell, and the Physician who
attended him, was called 10 her; she asked how
Paine was! the Doctor replied, very i'll, we
(meaning the Physicians) think have never
before seen such suffering objeci-but he tells
me to-iav,' added he. shat his bodily distress is
nothing compared with his mind" When she
had recovered, she went TO see him, and IN anoth-
er apartment found French woman, who had
him from France, in great distress,
wringing her hands, and lamenting that she had
forsaken her husband, friends, and religion.
three years in following him, but tina, now he
told her those principles would not stand, and
charged her not to build upon them-and now,
says she, l have none TO look to. There was
statement in one of the papers, few weeks pre-
vious to his death, that two clergymen went TO
see him, and that he treated them roughly. NJ.
r. asked him If it was corrects he told her il was
not, but that he had sent for a clergy man. who
came attended by an elder, and supposIng Paine
wished him to proceed in their usual manner,pro-
posed prayer. Paine told him he did not send
for him to pray, as he did not conceive that any
form Of prayer invented by man could avail. but
hat his motive in sending for him was, for the
lief Of his own mind, to correct an error, which
he supposed him (the pries.) TO be in. and then
.sked him if he thought he was authorised by
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E'0 the Public.

Office Of TIE ITadi1g and Manufacturing Con,pany,l
Richmond. Jhac 1M 1897. {
T an election Stockholders in e.THE RICHMOND
~ TRApIxG AND MANUFAcTURIsG ComPASY,'' held on
first Monday in June, 1898, Benjamin Fughum Isaac
E. Jones. Ievinus King, J. r. Naadenhall, Il. Newman,
Jonathan Townsend, and Abel Ihonberry- elected
directors for year. meeting the Directors elect
dav, James r. MendennaIl elected Pres
dent, Warner II. Leeds continued Secretary, and Eli
Brown, elected Treasurer.
03-They still continue pay the market prices for
and linen and for wool washed the
sheep Those who wool for sale viii please call
Leynus King "a, the wooen factory who authorised TO
purchase for the Company.
w. II. LEEDS, Secreiay.
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THE undersigned would respectfully inform the public
that he prepared NIL kinds of SILL
NERN ARE, short notice and n handsome and
stautial The highest price will be paid
old gold and silver. }. &. FERGUSON.
Richmond. Nov. :. 1898.
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A stock of Goods for sale.

TIME Undersigned, wishing close business in this place
offers sail entire stock OF GOODS consisting
DRY GOODS. HARDWARE, CROCkERY,
BOOTS, SHOES, &c.
The stock is generally well assorted, and will be sold
III business, applications will find this oscsi
lent opportunity. T.. Il. TURNER
Richmond Nov. 2. 1898. 43f
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FLATS, CAPS, &c.-New Hat and Cap E1stab-
iishmenf.-The undersigned have entered into part
nership mandatory Of Fine BEAVER. OTTER, Ro
RAM. SILK, and Wool HATS
THEY also manufactury Ladies' Black and Drab BEAVER
HATS their customers, aud the public in general
quesed call, and they be suited in shape color,
quality and
They have hand, and intend keeping, general
assortment of Mems and BOYS fine and CAPS
COUNTRY MERCHANTS particularly invited call and
examine their stock large and warranted be equal
in quality and syle Western Country Orders
will be thankfully received and punctuay attended and
terms made easy CALEB SfIEARON,
JOHN SUFFRINS.
RICHMOND, Dec. 9th. 1887. 4stf