Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1840-04-30

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ity. Call aud see me when you come In
town. Please destroy This letter! and believe
me to be, Sir, yours, truly,
C.. w. WOODBURY..
r. A. DODGE, Esq, Wenham. =
Thus writes brother of the Secretary OF
the Treasury, who is Custom House 9th
Ger at Salem. The Government, it seems,
provides the means" necessary to carry on
an election! This shows what becomes OF
the peoples money. With the Federal Oal-
GERS furnishing the means to defray the ex-
penses of elections throughout the Union, 1t
is not strange that Mr.. Van Buren, is rolling
up another National Debt.-Albany journal.
From the National Intelligencer.
POLITICAL ANECDOTE OF THE TIMES.
A few days since an holder, whom
we shall call Mr.. A, went into the coun-
ting house of large flour merchant IN
Georgetown, whom we shall call MIR. 3,
and in a "boastful ven," challenged the
merchant to bet with him 800 on the next
Presidential election. At first our merchant,
being busily engaged with several customers,
paid but little attention to this "locum te-
nens," who, thereupon. supposng he had
clear field, commenced a regular TRADE OF
ridicule upon the pretensions of General
Harrison. After little while the merchant,
being disengaged, heard him repeat his offer
to bet 300, and he Immediately remarked to
the office-holder, You have now got up my
Dutch blood, and will take your bet. -
very WE'LL" rejoined our Van Burenite,
B" stake your money!" The merchant drew
out roll of bank notes, at the sight OF which
Mr.. A Indignantly jingled nine gold
sovereigns, then and there being in his pock-
ct, and vociferated, "No, sir, none of that
- 7 will hot ~ Mr.
B thereupon very deliberately drew out
purse Of gold, and proceeded to count
down the 800 as agreed, requesting Mr..
A to do the same but as nine sove-
reigns could not be multiplied like the mi
raculous loaves and fishes, it was {" no 60"
on his part, and he cooled down with, "Oh
there is no occasion to stake the money, we
will consider it bet" One would have
supposed that our hero would have marched
off with "glory enough forAone days" but
there being several spectators present, he de-
termined to make another vigorous sally be-
fore his retreat, and for that purpose remark
ed, "Now should like to go another hun
dred that Maryland goes for Martin Van Blu
rem" 1t so happened that there was pres
ent citizen from Williamsport, Maryland,
who promptly agreed to take this second bet,
observing that "Van Burenites were very
scarce in his part of the country" But Mr..
A. took his sober second thought" and
said, Well, believe Maryland is a little
doubtful, but should like to go 300 on Vir-
dismay of our sanguine politician, when
stranger came forward and said, I" Sir, am
a Virginian, and will take your bet with
pleasure" The finale may be imagined-a
retreat was sounded in double quick time
but it looked more like rout than skilful
retreat of the Presidents champion. We
understand that these are the facts of the
case, and can be verified if disputed by the
office holder. B.
The real names of the principal persons
referred to above were given to US by the
gentleman who communicated the article,
with the assurance that the circumstances
really occurred as they are related
A Bridal Iragedy.-A painfully affecting
tragedy is recorded in a western paper. A
newly married couple, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Cisney, We're drowned in Paint Creek, Ohio,
on the evening of the 25th ult. They had
been married at Portsmouth on the 23d, and
started thence for Newark, on board canal
boat; but the water being drawn off the ca
nal below Paint Creek, they left the boat, in
wagon, with several other persons, and at
empting thus TO cross that stream, they were
brown out. Mr.. Cisney could have saved |
himself, but seeing his wife struggling in the
water, he made his way to her, and after
bearing her in his arms for about sixty
Yards, his strength became exhausted, and |
husband and wife went down together. The
'ther persons in the wagon escaped.
Philadelphia Star.
Ladies, by some curious kind ofhocus DO
us, have got it into their heads, that the best
way to catch husband is to show him how
capable they are of doing moth
ng for his comfort. Frightening piano in
0 fits, or numbering the kings French, NAV
e good bait for certain kinds of fish, but
hey must be OF that very small kind usually
ound in pery shallo,0 water. The surest way
secure good husband is to cultivate those
accomplishments which make good wife.
Daily News.
The editor Of the Baltimore Clipper dis
ourSeth in this wise on q matter of some in.
crest to our fair readers:
The nep Fashionable BonnetS.--The late
ashton of spring and summer bonnets is de.
idedly chaste and beautiful. They are. in
ne ladies own language, the sweetest things
We ever did see. We have observed several
our promenades in Baltimore street, and if
were possible for the skilful hand of art to
id any thing to the natural bloom of a
monumental lady, it is done by these bon.
ets. They are white as the driven snow,
' entirely Of the most costly lace, and
'rnamented with artificial flowers similar in
appearance to the real gem of Flora herself.
ba. 1 r. Lusslana Advertiser (Adm.) acknowledges
1at me late election Of Wing Mayor in The city Of
,esa eanS was the most signal defeat over expert