Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
CHARACTERISTIC INJUSTICE.

commissioned members and admitting the Loco foco claimants and they closed 1t by refusing to the Wings the compe nsation heretofore invariably a lowed This act, for which there could be no other niVe than paltry political spite, contrasts strange l ly enough with Ihe fact that Tory ImgersOu, who could not get the committee on elections to re- port in his favoT wns allowed nevertheless to draw nearly tseUe Hundred dollars from the Treasury, in the shape of pay to his witnesses Here is his re- | ceipt g il ta9t s1s est. tsG5 hf. .'- ...4
 July 9Oth, ls4O. Reed of F. 4. Garlcnd. Clerk of the House of Representatives, .eieren hundred aud tCentyeigM dolldrs for pay of the above named wit
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 These "w,nesses' for whom Mr. Ingersol! was city of Philadelphia. By ;he laws of Pennsylvana they are allowed only 50 cents day so that this specuatng Tory cleared l2 shillngs on each one of | the witnesses for whom he drew compensation !- And the manner in which lngerso obtaned this d. Iowance is in keeping with the whole affair. He went to the two Loco loco members (beng mejori- claim. 1t was of course allowed by them and pronlpy paid by the clerk of the House! And thus MT. Charles J. lngersuIl. who vas defeated in ihe election ny majority of seren hundred Uotes. and whose claim to MT. Nayl0r's seat was from begin ming to end the sheerest mockery, was allowed oUer eeUen hsndred dollars of the Public money, while the five Wing members from New.Jersey, chosen by the People. but rejected ny the President and his mnons, were refused single cent of compensation. Encouragement to old Bachelors aud old Maids By the census of Brunswick, Me. just completed, appears that the two oldest persons in that OM maid and old bacAslOr, Ca brother and sis ter.) The former is 92-the latter 70 years of age. Broggtng 1.-The Vicksburg Whig thus alludes toa "fgure of speech" lately used in that part Of the l country: "A man was lately boosting of the speed of his horse, and wound up his euogy by declaring with great emphasis, that he could run fast loco foco could tell lies on General Harrison" If he can, he is hard to beat We'll go our pile on him al any rate."
 The directors of the steamboat company at Will. mng.on, N. C. have gone into investigation of the loss of the North Carolina steamer, and impute the whole faul. to the careessness of the mate named McCrade. ...t.
 AL Jor pOiitics-and ittle (Or EIn.-A locofoco ntrudsd upon Harrison procession in one o the river towns in Indiana few days ago, with petit coat dangling from pole. The Harrison men very quietly seized and stripped him, and after ducking him in the river long enough to clean his surface, put his petticoas him and sent him home through Q public street. .e..
 IS,portanG mOUsment in Pennsylvania.-The Pits.. burg Gazette of July 18th contains card of William B. Foster and ten other leading friends of Gov. POr ter, and late supporters of Jackson and Van Buren, calling general meeting of those tired of Van Buren and favorable to the election of Harrison for Pres dent, and Porter for Governor for the purpose of eanizing an association for the city and county This is a very important movementin Pennsylvania The Albany Bee states rhus a tight with bowie knives is said to have taken place on Sunday, at Saratoga Springs, between two gamblers, in which both were terribly wounded.
 So AI.~ f. ~L abroad but flashes fury amidst the caresses of ten der wife and children.
 Dean Swift says he never knew man rise to erni. hence who lay in bed of morning; and Dr. Frank. lin says he who rises late may .Eos all day but never overiake his business.
 USRlrE FRUIr.-Hold! hold! boys :-dont stone hose apple trees at this rate. Let the unrpe fruit alone, if you would avoid the cholera or dysentery. Nothing s worse at this season fthe year than green apples and such sort of trash. Ripe fruit is innocent and healthy, but the unnpe cannot be taken without great danger.--Maine Cultiuasor.
 MARRIAGE ExTRAoRDrNARy.-The order of the Court of Sessions was somewhat disturbed yesterday by the appearance of four Indans two male and two female, was lessened, when interesting coup le, the youth about l9 and the girl 20 advanced to the bench, and expressed their wish to be united in the holy bands of matrmony. The party, accompa- nied by Alderman Smith, and Mr. Shaler. counsellor at-law, retired to private room, where the interest," ing ceremony took place. They gave their names as Peter Pierre and Susan Aneas, Sf the PenobscU tribe of Indians. in the state of Maine.-N. Y. Exprsss.
 The Nesc- York Ssate Cehf,al CommiHse have pub. lished spirited address "to the Wings of fho Un. on, to couneract the crowing' of loco loco ieder alis, and to assure the country that the Empire State is safe for Harrison and Liberty. by . majority of l2OOO to l5.O0O. .
 '"Tom, do you smoke 7'' "No. but my wife does mean she's got very hexcellens chimney .oholne vot does." ,..t., ..s.... .1 ....t .....,
 Home.--The only fountain in the wldernessoflile, where man drinks of waters totally unmxed with bt tcrness is that which eushes for him in the calm and shady of domestic ife Pleasure may heat the heart into artificial excitement. ambition may dslude it with its golden dreams. war eradicate s fine bFeA and diminish its sensitiveness, but is only domestic love that can render it truly happy. I@.sMk
 "KMDERHooK Boys g'-The Hartford Times, by way of getting up an opposition enthusiasm to the TippecaBoe fever, gave the SuL-'Treasnryiss the name of KinderhoOk Boys' farmer in osr office said it was the most appropriate name portion of them could have-6or they "Klnd-er-hOok' frpm the Treasury whenever they ge. chance, eitherin the
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 CURIoUs CHARGE OF THETA young surgeon was | lately sppEehended at Sheffield, in England, charged with having stolen bonnet satin slip, dimiV pet ticoai pair of stockings with spring gartsrs and otheE article Of female apparel. On examination. i. appeared that the gentleman had not only soei the ~h~A,.