Litchfield enquirer., 1840-05-21


an announcement in his paper Of the marriage Of a
couple of his friends whose wedding occurred in the
woods, in the open air:
Just the Place says 1e, where we e want hroa 70
blue heavens with the smiling down through the
green bouehs overhead, and the merry birds singing
their epithalamiums, and the flowers OF thousand
hues blushing and hanging their modest heads before
the matehless beauty Of our dulclnea."
THE BUCKEYE SrArE.-A friend in this city has po-
iteiy given the perusa OF private letter from
gentleman of high character in Hamilton, OHIO, da-
ted on the 23d instant from which we make the fol-
lowing cheering extract:
"The cause Of HARRISON and REFORM goes bravey
on in Ohio, and, indeed, throughout the enre west
Illinois, by large majorltles, there remains NOT now
the slightest shadow of doubt. Such enthusiasm as
pervades the whole West has never been witnessed
before. The farmers are with us. The mechanics
are with us. Age and experience are with us; 1o9'n
and enterprise are with us. Merchants and protes-
sional men are with u.s. The press is with us. VIZ
boys are with US; and the ladies God bless them .
do moi cease to evince their sympathy in the good
cause, as they wave us on to victory. T. Stcr'
No Backing Quit is currently rumored in New.
York; and it gains belief among some intelligent Van
Buren, men there, that the Magician intends to back
out, and not run for second term. Since Connect
cut Rhode Island, and Virginia have given him such
demonstrations that he is not the "People's man."
nor the imam of the People, he feels like horse
with fodder before him, he don't like to stand up
to the rack" Had either of those states given in
their adhesion, it would have been equal to peck Of
oats in his trough.
4o,p 1t Works.-Ex- Governor Kinney, of Illinois,
one of the most influential and decided friends Gen.
Jackson ever had in that State, has come out, in
publication under his proper signature, in favor Of
Gen. HARRISON and against the Sub-Treasury Nation
al Bank measure of King Martin. He says the sys-
tenn has been in full operation for hundreds ofyears
in Spain, and has produced nothing but monarchy and
aristocracy"
PROPER REsENTMENT.-A brother editor vino lives
in the country, thus expressed his indignation at
wrong he has sufered "Some confounded villain
has been robbing hen roost. Every old bird gone
he ones and she ones--those with families and those
wthout-leaving dozen little orphan biddies to
pick their way alone and MEANINGLESS through ten
der and delicate chickenhood. tina. the feathers Of
the abducted might be forever stuck fast the scoun.
dre with tar. assafoetida, lunar caustic and melted
birthstone. Then let him incubate red heated grape
shot " till the cows come home."
The Spirit says there is n Wing in Philadelphia
who has lately drank such enormous quantities of
Hard Cider that crab apples have grown from his
ears and the end Of his nose.
Another.-Albert G. Halves, the Van Buren, nomi.
nee tor Lieut.. Governor Of Kentucky, who declined
the nomination, has since come out and renounces his
adherence to the party and declared that change in
,ht administration is necessary.
Land .Sales.-The Iowa Gazette Of the 18th inst.
notices tho close Of the land sales at Burlington and
states that tho whole amount received during the
sales amounted to 1857 50O-of this, $255Ooo was in
silver, and $S5, 800 in gold. ....
Some quizzcal fellow has printed the following -
1.-THE tory party too confident in the inherent pu
rity ofther cause"
The New York American says, we understand
that on Sunday afternoon, in the squal, small boat,
with four boys in it, was upset in the North river and
all drowned The boat drifted ashore at tho foot Of
Chambers street. -
Sudden Deoih.-We are informed that young
man by the name of John Nottingham, from the
South, q student in the Academy at Newtown, died
in that town on Monday of last week, from the lock.
Jaw On the Wednesday previous he gave some
provocation to lad who was driving IN OK team,
Ahich resulted in quarrel. Nottingham received q
blow in the palm of his hand with the butt Of the
whip, but the wound occasioned 10 Inconvenience
until Monday morning, when symptoms Of the lock.
Jaw began to be felt, and before midnight no was
corpsc.-Danbury Times.
Hard Cidsr.-A good anecdote 10 related in an
eastern exchange paper OF widow lady, who had
some claim on government for services OF her deceas.
ed husband, and called on Mr.. Van Buren, at the
white house. The lady was received by the Presi.
dents usual politeness, but her stay was rather
long, his excelleucy began complaining OF a head
ache, and asked the lady if she knew any remedy
for it" yes sir, said she; my poor denr husband
used to be much troubled with it, and was always
cured by taking hard cider"
Ohio.--More than n column of the Columbus State
Journal is occupied with retnrns OF the result Of the
spring election in eighteen counties. We have not
room to copy and if we had it would be unnecessary,
for they are all Wing, and show an immense gain
In Columbus the seat Of government, and where eve
nv corrupt appliance can easily be brought to bear,
the Journal says: "The aggregate Wing for
Mayor in the city, 2l9-add 10 this the Township poll
for township officers, 95 majority, retain the snug
majority of 3l4-showng gain of 2o4 since last fall
This will do"
Hear Van Buren, Post Master.--The Albany Eve
ming Journal contains an extract from letter written
by Van Buren, Post Master in Madison, Lake CO.,
Ohio in which he says the vote stood in this town
3O2 Harrison, and liz Van Buren,. Last year we car.
red our ticket-ihe truth is, and there is no use in
saving more about it, have got to 60 for Harrison
in this state or there will he only officers left to mus.
ter on our rolls-out Of all the men in our employ
,about 10Y only three with US, and they not very
warm
"Go i. uhle you're young. "A lad of fifteen years
of age has lately been sued for breach promise by
girl in Maine, one year younger than himself.
Letter Of Rscommendation.-A lady at the North,
on dispensing with the services of faithful servant
GIRL gave her tho following letter Of recommendation