Litchfield enquirer., 1841-04-22
THE ENQUIRER.
LlTCHFIELD, APRIL 2e, Is41.

endeaVOr to administer the government nearly in
the way Gen. Harrison wished as it is possible for him
to do. lie will, to up his inaugural, be obliged
to make many, very many removals Of ncnmbents
Of Ofice-he will be obliged to use the pruning knife
pretty literally this think he will fearessy do
Agricultural Lectures-We are requested to give
notice, and we do it with much pleasure, that the
Rev. Eli BARNETT has conserved visit many Of the
towns Of this county, and deliver Lecture gratui-
tously on the subject Of Agriculture. He commenced
on Monday last ut WOodbnry-rhence Tuesday
and Wednesday would visit Roxhnry and New-MiI-
ford. This day Thursday he will be at Washing
tnn-Friday at Kent-Saiurday ut Waren-Mon-
day 2e,h at Plymouil-Tuesday 9th At Cornwall
2s.h at Sharon-29sh ut Salisbury-3Oth at Canaan
Monday Nav Sd at Norfolk-4th az Goshcn-5th at
I.itch6eld-6h at Behlcm-7th at Watertown-at
each place commencing at o'clock P. M. These
are all the appointments yet made whether it is the
design Of the Lecturer to extend his Visits into the
manning towns Of the county, We have not learnt.
Second Trinls.-In all the towns where the people
succeeded in choosing Representatives on the second
trial. far have heard, the locos were success
full They are
Middle'own, Noah A. Phelps, Ephraim Crofoo,.
SsEeld, Edwin P. Stevens
Nea-London, Stanley G. Trott.
New.Connan, Samuel RAYMOND. ''
In Ashford Durham, Cheshire. East Hartford,
Brookfield, New. Fairfield. and Wilton. there
choice again-of course the meetings djourned
without day. e.
COUNTY COURT-APRII TERM, 1s4l
Joshua Dakin, Us. Henry Bird.-1rover for ten
sheep, demanding $50 damages. This case was
tried at The las, December term Of the court he trial
occupying two days, and the jury unable to
agree upon a verdicr-ihe therefore contin-
ued to the present of the For the defence,
j, was claimed that the sheep. If any taken,
were lhe properly Of Orvle Dnkn the brother Of the
plaintiff; and in the place, it denied that
INV sheep either Orville Joshua. taken by
,he defendant. The plaintiff introduced evidence to
prove, that flock Of &c sheep purchased Of John
lIuneerford, Of Wolcot,vle; that he tHungerford)
had an accom-, with Orviles Dakin, and allowed
Joshua to kc sle Sheep provided they charged
10 Orville; that they were thus Charged and that
Joshua Dakn then executed his note TO Orvile, for
the amour, at which the sheep purchased. 1t
was the value of sheep Of this flock,
that the plaintiff claimed taken by the defend
ant. that the present action instituted. ''
The principal question which arose, was one Of
proving the identity Of the sheep taken by the defend
aut, with ,l,use claimed to have been lost by the
plaint!ff; aud ON this point. variety of conflicting
evidence was introduced BY the parties. Tbs case
..ccupied the whole Of "Wednesday and Thursday, up
10 the hour Of II o'clock night At thas time the
conr, adjourned, and the ensuing morning At 3.
the Jury returned verdict for the plaintiff, $49.67
damages, and cos:s-S9e, 4S. Counsel for the plain
titE r. Smith, Hubbard. and Ila-for the defendant,
Church, Wheeler, and Averil.
This was the only civil action tried by the jury dur
ing the rcssion. ... .-...
State U.s. Joseph Cady. Of Be,hlem.-Informaon
f theft Of poke, book containing Sl5-plend gull
ty-scnienced to Imprisonment, in the common jail
three months and a fine Of $40 and costs.
State rs john Lronsrd, transient person.-Infor-
nation for lorse sseang-chareing the prisoner with
s,eang horse, the property Of Kendall 8. Stebbins,
of Hinsdale, Mass. Plea. guilty-verdict gniIty
sentenced 10 imprisonment in the Connecticut
Prison four years. Counsel for the State. the
Attorney and Hubbasd-for the prisoner. 7. Smith
and F. Bacon. ~. .s
STATE u.s. Beajamin Osborn, a negro, If Woodbury..
Information for abuse Of female child u the age OF
six years. Plea, not guy-verdict guilty sentence
ed to imprisonment in the State Prison five years.
Counsel for the State. the Attorney and Charles B.
Phelps--ET the prisoner. o. S. Seymour. est,
State o.. John Leonard Indictment f.T stealing. at
Hudson in March last, two horses sleigh, and load
Of powder, the property Of LangdOn Kellogg OF Lee
Mass. plea not guil,y-verdict not guilty. Counsel
for the State. the Attorney, ana llubbard-tor the
prisoner, 7. Smith and F. Bacon.
State Justin Rodslph. German, who had been
in the country only about six nion.s.-lntOrmation
for stealing a watch and clothing in Washington
Plead gully, and sentenced to the State Prison for
:wo years. lCOm
or We have received three or four poetical COM
munc atiOns upon the death u Gen. HARRISON, from
very young persons should judge; but as none Of
them come hardly up TO mediocrity, we must decline
their publication. Nevertheless, trust young
friends will continue to court the muses-they may
hereafter be more prOpitious.
An article upon the subject Of the Temperance So
eiety not received till yesterday forenoon--Of
course TOO late for to-day's paper.
We 30 entirely agree with the following brief article
from the Owego IN. W Advertiser that we cheerful
" transfer to our columns The object of the change
we think was two fold-.o prevent the carrying the
mail on she Sabbath, and 10 diminish the expenses Of
lie transportation - 'st N as
SUNDAY MArLs.-The late administration on going
out Of Office gave orders for the dscontinuance Of the
Sunday mails and we learn from exchange pa
pers as well as from own observation, here, that
The object has been effected. This movement has
gwen rise 70 much newspaper animadvers'on' some
approving and some cOndemning the measure, while
vxea rv, All disfrat the mofive For OuKseh care