Litchfield enquirer., 1840-12-03
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 do not learn that any of the members of Congress have arrived as yet; but they will begin to drop in, in day or two, l suspect, for hear of them on the way. Our hotels and boarding houses are getting ready for them. The general expectation here is, that the city will be unusually full of visitors this winter; and also that Congress will do large amount of reGI lOOrk, having probably neither occasion nor disposition 10 make po- litical harangues for the present.
 We have had drenching rain during the last day or two but nevertheless the Harri- son pole lifts itself to the breeze, displaying flags lettered with the names of IA states.- The Whig committee who have the man. agement of the matter, do not, it appears, send up one of these flags till the most au- thentic and decisive results are received.- To prove this, will only state that the Geor- gia and Indiana flags have been up but day or two, and that one for Maine has not yet been suspended.
 A gentleman in town direct from Missis- sippi (who says he did all he could to pre- vent such Q catastrophe) reports that that state has gone stoutly for Harrison, and that there is no mistake about the fact. Another person from tho West, who called on Gen. Harrison few days ago, and spent day or two with him, says that the General told him he had already on hand taOo bushels of appli. cations for office!
 Speculation is on tip-toe here as to who will come in and who will go out in March next. On dit assigns place in the cabinet of Kentucky, provided Mr. Clay declines ac- cepling one ofihese berths. That Mir. Web- ster, the man who followed the plough in youth, and MT. Ewing, who fell the big Ohio trees at the same period of life, will come in if they desire, few of us doubt.-Erpress.
 Some years since, during the Session of the Legislature of Connecticut, at New.Ha- ven, the custom was introduced among the members who boarded at the same house, of meeting together in the evening in the pub- lie drawing room, and one of their number was selected to read, for the benefit of all present, such Bills, Documents or Newspa- pers as might contain matter of interest for the evenings entertainment. The subjects thus introduced naturally gave rise to social discussions, and not unfrequently the style of reading was subjected to pleasant criti- cism. Upon one occasion, the reader select ed happened to be a gentleman of most cour- teous and dignified manners, but whose edu- cation was of the old school stamp, in per- ASSI hCCPBuS tHO PO"uOIOu "ISsp LhC short brooches and the polished buckles at the knees, characteristic of the age to which he belonged, and of which he was an orna- ment. His pronunciation gave great offence to a pert little dandy of a fellow, who by some mistake was member of that Legisla- ture, and the frequent interruptions and fri volous criticisms which the coxcomb made, excited for some time the disgust of the whole circle.
 Tired at length with his silly interference, the venerable reader raised his spectacles, and dropping his paper, told the following matter of-fact anecdote:
 "ln tho town of - there lived pious old lady-who, in connection with her rcgu- lar Saturday evening devotions, was in the habit of singing some few verses from the old family hymn book and, as the custom was, she read two lines and then sang, then little puppy, that had been f.. ,ored with n place upon the corner of the good lady's hearth, frequently manifested impatience during this exercise, and upon one occasion interrupted the old lady's devoiions by an ili-nalurcd bark.
 For some time she bore the 6ruie's iu man. ners with meekness and patience, but as he kept barking and growing more and more she at length threw the book down before him, exclaiming, if you don't like my sing. ing, sing yourself-any thing for peace's sake '"-and thus finishing his anecdote, the venerable gentleman threw the newspapers into the lap of the conceited and impudent coxcomb who had made himself pest to the whole circle. saying, "if you don't like my reading, read yourself. Mail.
 SHOCKING Acc1DENT.-On Wednesday eve- ninOr lac o< ob hD1 <esx, Sola Mir. Robert B. Tanning, of this place, was engaged in hanging up illuminated trans parencics in front of the log cabin, he slip ped from the top of the ladder on which he stood, fell about 15 feet upon the side walk, and was so seriously injured. that although every possible aid was immediately pro- l cured, he expired at about 10 o'clock the | same evening. Previous to the accident he 1 had put up all the lights except one, and in order to reach the place of that he put his l foot on the end of the ladder, from which it l slipped and caused his fall. At first he was not considered very seriously injured, but before his death it was discovered that his | skull was badly fractured, and his head was probably injured internally. He has left wife and two children to mourn his sudden departure.-Eo'keepsie Eagle.
 Upon what question of government or le- gislation has the nation given its judgment by electing Harrison !-N. Y. Ere. Post.
 Upon the question whether the financial system and currency of Cuba, are more congenial to our republican institutions and better calculated to advance our prosperity, l than those we have hitherto enjoyed-upon the question, whether the pockets of ire sponsible leg treasurers who purchase the l privilege of robbing the people by slavish 1