Litchfield enquirer., 1841-07-01

secretary or the 1feoSuIy Vaa N'S ~~SsA ~1 | communicated to the Senate pIan TOT 1ne of National Bank, tn Re- port md n Bill, in which he has endeavoFed to free the project from nll constitutional oD- iections. It is proposed to found an lnstItu, lion in the city of Washington, to be called l" The Fiscal Bank of tke United States" wItn a capital of @3O.O .OOO GOO, and with power to es- 1 tablish branches in the States, with tnelr aS- | sent. The Government % suOscr1Oo Ono- fifth of the capital; the amount of the An in, stalment now due the States to be SubScrlOe0 by the United States; for the two amounts (equal to ten millions) stock to be creae0 having per cent. interest redeemaole aI tue pleasure of the Government after 10 years the remaining twenty millions to be SUD- sribcd by individuals; the Bank to nave seven Directors, two of whom to be apPolnt- ed by the President and Senate, and i've to be elected bv the stockholders; the Presi- dent to be chosen by the Directors out of their own body; the bank to be fiscal agent of the Government, to receive and dts purse the public funds and perform the du- ties of pension Agent without charge the dividends 10 be limited to 6 per cent-detl. ciency, if any, to be made up; surplus, II over two millions, to be passed to the credit of the United States Treasurer; not to owe more than twenty millions above its depos.
 it's; debt due the Bank not to exceed it's cap
 tal and "A per cent therein. The bank not to deal in any thing except coins. ouIe lion, promissory notes, and mland DlIis 0! exchange to take no more than per ceDt interest on loans to discount DO paper hav- ing more than 1eO days to run; no debt 10 be renewed not to loan the United States at any one time more than three millions, nor any State more than $lO0yOOO; to contract no debt longer than year to issue no notes less than $slO; officers of the Institution to be prohibited from borrowing, directly or ln- directly {; the Books of the Institution 10 be open at all times to the inspection of the Sec retary of the Treasury, to Committee ot either House of Congress, to a Committee or the Stockholders, and to the Directors; the Branches not to issue notes, but may sell drafts not less than $40; the Bank not to sus- pend specie pOyme7is; not to pay any th'ng out coin or bullion for it's own notes and the Corporation to exist for 20 years. The Re- port and Bill contain variety Of other sUg- gesiions, but those given above are the Most eSseRiiaI.
 The Albany Argus truly observes :-RE. ATTACHMENT is what is needed for the relief of the country, deficiency of several na'!- ions may be provided for in this way"
 True, fair sirs; but why did you never think of this while your party were in pow err! Why did your party allow their own Collector at this port $5OOOO per annum, their Marshal, District Attorney and Post master $3O,OO0 each, and the moment they must lose their posts, cut their Whig success sors down to $60OO and $5,OOO? Was not this particularly nasty in you, though right as respects the officers! And do you not cut pretty figure clamoring for Retrench-
 ntU <rnt mower twelve years ago by such clanlor, spent twice as much in their twelve years as the whole expenditures (paymcnt of public debt excluded) of the same period preceding And now you are out of power again, you want Retrenchment do you! Faugh Jour. Destrucaire Fire Gt ElmirG, CRswMng Co., Tc lea m nOn several residents "f th's Hour IShing village, that a dootructIve Hre' Which consumed 24 dwelling hOA,Ses and stores. took place at halfpast 12, oN the morning of Thursday last. So rapid was the progress of inc flames, that in the space OS one hour and half in a perfectly still morning, the whole of inc above premises were reduced to ashes. The fire commenced on the street next the river running east and west, few doors gas. of tho Post Office, which is among the buildings consumed.
 The stores On lhs south side of the street prnrct beyond the bank of the river. and of course every facility for extinguishing the flames that could be had from full supply of water was available.
 In addition to this, there were two engines actively served at either end of the cODila- grafton, and this fact and the obstacle of ranges of brick stoves on both sides of the street, prevented still farther desolation.- The buildings consumed were all of wood, and it is thought that insurance will cover about one half the amount lost both in build ings and property. No lives were lost, nor was any person injured.-N. Y. Standard.
 MURDER-Almost-On Saturday last, an elderly man by name of Andrew Moscow, was brought before Mir. Justice Clark, in Da- rien, on charge of an assault upon David Bell, with intent 10 kill. The accused plead guilty and was committed to jail at Fairfield, to await his trial before the next Supreme Court.
 The facts in this case are briefly these Moscow is a Spaniard by birth some 65 or 70 years of uge has resided at Darien for the last 10 or l2 years, and has of late been supported by the town. tie was a boarder, at the expense of the town, in Bells family. Moscow had some altcrcation with Bell, in regard to three or four shillings he claimed Bell owed him on some old score. Bell denied the debt, whcreupon Moscow knock cd him down with club or cane mounted with iron, and then beat him so severely that it is thought he cannot long survive the wounds.- StGmford Advocate.
 LOCK JAVA distressing case of death from lock jaw occurred last week at Pier mont. AyOung man named Abraham Conk- h.u