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Litchfield enquirer., 1842-09-22
DIR. B. BRANDRETH's
Tegct0Lle Un9uersal Pulls

TTNEND to cure all Disease, because they are the A matt al medicine of man, and therefore only re "'0 LIFE AND HEAtTH T TO 5Hf FIFE BoDY Observe that each agent has an engraved certifi gate of agency containing representation of Doctor Brandreth's manufactory at Sing Sing, and on which will also he seen exact copies of the NEW LABELS NOW USED UPON THE BRANDRETH PILL BOXES, and which II er COUNTERFEIrERS DEATH BLOW. The public will therefore please observe, that no Brandre,h Pills can be relied upon the TRUE and GENUINE unless each box has these now lnhes upon it. There three and each contains fac si. mile signature of Dr. B Brandreth These labels are engraved on steel, beautifully designed, and done at an expense of several thousand dollars. REMEMBER, the fac simile signature of Dr. B. Brandreth must be upon the top of the box, upon the side, and also the bottom of the box. By careful ex. animation the nnme of Benjamin Brandreth will be act transfer of the writing of Dr. Brandreth. This IHe PiNs are soM at 25 cents rer bor, at 241
 BroGin0y, NelD York.
 AGENTS IN LlTCDFELD COUNTY
 Lltchtled. Garrtt and Baldwin. Furnace Village. Alexander Fl. H0lley. Salisbury, Matthew l.. Graham Falls Village. Garfield Ss Robbins. North Canaan, John Franklin.
 Norfolk, John C. Swift.
 COlebrOok, Lawrence x Phelps. New. Hartford, M. and c. w. MerriIs.
 do. '. Wodswor,h & Co. Winchester, s. and L. Hmrlhnt.
 WOlcOtvle, HungerfOrd GS Co.
 Harrington, Erastus Hodges
 Corn wall Bridge, Myron Harrison.
 Warren, E. and o. Swift.
 Roxbury, Preston and Minor.
 Eridgewater, Lyman Smith
 Washington, William I.eavitt.
 Bethlehem, A. S. and J. Loomis, Woodbury, W. C. Wooster.
 do. M. Douglas.
 Watcr,own, A. A. Gridley.
 Plymouth, s. M. Mitchell
 New. Milford. George w. Whittlesev. Hitchcockville, Bronson and Blair.
 Wins'ed, M and c. ]. Camp.
 sharon. David Gould. October 2S. 1,aoo
Litchfield enquirer., 1842-09-22
NOTICE. Boots, Shoes, SC. Ac.

ET7 TNHE subscriber has renov.
 A ed 10 the store formerly ~G GAS occupied by s. P. Bolles, in
 west street, and will be happvj to wait upon his customers and the public to any thing in his line. He has on hand a, good and full assortment of Boots and Shoes of all kinds, suitable for the season, and intends to offer them for good and ready ment for those in want to call and purchase. Also, Leather, Sole and Upper, Calf skins, Linings, Bindings, Heel balls, Boot cord, shoe thread, &c. sc. cheap for cash.
 SAMUEL CLOCK. P.S.-A few small notes and accounts vet on hand. which it is very necessary should be adjusted soon. LitchfeM, West street, Feb. 16, 1s42. S6l
Litchfield enquirer., 1842-09-22
BROKE INTO

THE inclosure of the EaNN subscriber about the EE EXS middle of June last. a Ysarling Steer--rather W EF slnnll, and of pale ScsssAHs sss~<ss% red color, with white under the belly--nO artificial marks. The owner Is requested to prove property, pay charges and take him away.
 DAvm MERwN. North Goshen, Sept. 2, ls4s. l6
Litchfield enquirer., 1842-09-22
.a F.RE2.IN FOR S.aLE.


 A VTNHE subscriber, wishing to go HSSSfM IL West, offers for sale his farm nns situated in Ellsworth, four miles uisz2es2 uiaeAsae2 from the Housatonic Railroad, four miles from sharon village, and two miles from the post-office and meeting house in Ellsworth, containing about one hundred acres of land, one house, also two thirds of another house, barn and out build- ings; also sixteen acres of land subject to the widows dover. The subscriber deems it unnecessary to go into a particular de- scription of the property, as no one will purchase without first viewing the premises Said farm will be sold low, and one half of the purchase money can remain secured on the premises if required. Possession given in thirty days after sale. For further par ticulars inquire of the subscriber.
 -.. LEHMAN K. PARSONS.
 E,Hs,rorih. March IA, 1S42 D.
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tween cfecks,) my practice has been worth tn
me. from two 10 three Thousand dollars per year.
have slso been selling goods six yrars-and
my amount of Gales have been from twelve TO
fifteen tlourand dollars.
My h-olher.in.larv l.. p. Tate. has al cxca!.
len, Fam within one mile OF the v!l..c. con-.
,aining sight hundred 1crrs in Il high state o
cultivation, with three hrrcr.d acres cleared
and alipecessary buildings, which lac will sell.
if desired by the purchaser or purchasers.
The crnis on all the above property will bc
/ liberal, say, one third cash. when po--cs-essnn
! is siyei. aud the balance In tvu aGnual install.
mcnis. or il preferred. lonser payments can BE-
gwen. In the practice AT Medicine lh"tr i II"
competition. and in Merchandise l!lr field will
be chrely open 10 the purchasers, being no
store jcarer ,lran ten nile. To any Phys.
cianari Merchant sly two brothers nr friends }
desiros OF secking their fortunes in Georgia. |
know fno ucnon more desirable; and II they
siiouldsvish 10 carry on u Farm. ,!,r one al!ud-
ed To isas good ms any in WiIicl. Letters oi
nquiryon the subject, addressed t" me at Dau-
burg, Wilkes county. Geo. shall meet with
| promp attention. would not object 10 rakm.
! Physician. who NAV become ihc purchaser.
as partner fnr the balance Of the ycLT. or viii
give possession al any time.
a. y. STATIltM
Danlurg, Wilkes CO. Geo. May j. 1912.
mayll II l3
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from This place. The repor, is 'lia; a frag-
ment has been found. foot or more in de
ameter, bur we know no, the original au.
ti,prity of the statement.
Ifit did burst where il is represented
to have done, and it was seen here until
Il exploded its elevation must have been
about thiny-fve miles. Its course is repre-
scented by all to have been norih-easrerly.
In iSl2. large meteor hurst in Eng
land and discharged more than 5000 stones
to the ground; one which fell in Connecti-
cut twenty-five years ago, 10 the day time.
weighed near ton. II was bright and lu-
miuions, butdid not explode: and rushed
10 the earth with such force that it sunk
three or four feet beneath the surface, ma.
king tremendous jar.
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valuable IN HE cure Of all diseases nf The
skin, and nl ndolcn, sores, no, disl0:cd 10
4 healthy action. In the use ol them for
such diseases. il Ihr disease Of itr skin ap-
pear, TO be rictaIrh ri FIRST. NJ il tho ulcers
bccnuc more inlamcl aud discharge mare
freely. let NOT tins circumstance alarm any
one, ar deter him from per scvcrinS IN their
use. These are evidences Of the good cf-
lecls of the Pills in expcilins the vitiatcd
humor> from the blood To the surface, and
until TIC blood is purified, such disease can
not be cured. In scrufulnus ulcers. thu
u,. OF these waters aud pills, invariably
cause them 10 discharge more freely. and
in n short time. oi a more healthy appear
aucc. They are II ,crT useful rcntdy III
Cholera lntaniur or tie simmer bowel
complain, in chIIdrcni rs also for cxpclIus
worms from children they Immediate.
" give Il good appetite. p:omnic digestion.
and will ciirctuaily correct amd crrc aciII-
Is of tie stomach. From their cleansing
and purifying ell cts mpon the hl"bd: and
from The tone. vi.our and energy. which
their upcratInn impar,> Ia he %lI0lc system
they will be omud II great preventative of
the i,.,crs, which prevail IN uw and un-
healthy regions: hence. pcrsoms living in
such regions, will find !, greatly 10 their
advantage to use The pills. Tor Il fortnight.
at tic commencement uf every sprin: aud
fall season. as II preventative. nm! 10 huiid
up constitutions broken down by previous
attacks 0iicvcr.
These Pills are Il valuable assistant 10
the use and efficacy o' sul phurDns and Sa-
liuc mineral waters. and three or four u:
them taken each day, III different times.
which IN attendance nj other mineral!
sprinss, would add greatly TO The curative
effects of these waters.
These waters and pills are worthy of
the notice of The Medical Faculty; aud in
their hands would be valuable article in
the trcalrHcnI OF many diseases, Otherwise
unmanaDablc. In amcnoIrhGa, dySincn-
orrhGa anl lnchorrhGn, The waters OF
the Alum Springs are peculiarly ellie.
cacious; aud We believe the pills made
from these waters, would ave The same
effect in The rrearmcn, OF those diseases,
that the water has; therefore, wc wonld
recommend u trial OF them, by The fncnl-
", in those diseases. These Pills nrc easi-
ly taken, having no nauseous Ias'c, arc
perfectly safe in NIL cases where active ie-
yer docs not exist mud do not slckcn per
sons while using them.
Just received aud for sale by J. d..
TIBBETS. al the Edsciicld Shue Store.
may II. 1912 II ID
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ShaeifTsa SaIa

Hg X virtue Of supdry wfiss 81 Fiisfi En-
- y ci1s, shall proered % sell ii ESIpss
Geld Court House, oniitc frsl Rionday md
PuesJag Of Jaae aext, shs Following pro-
per
vaneg Husii gs Jessc B. CFristisisi,
ex'ir. gesse Christian. decd, nne l,uns
dred ana acges uflsnd, nlersor llesssss
adjoining SfsHser sptllware and aIbe.s.
levied on as tliajpsa Of Jespc sltIallua.
deceased.
WIN. Huckhalter vs.. Jas1sS ielFsis, III,
and James Morris. Senr., The rraeg u saud
where defendant lives.
Isaac 4. HihIer vs.. NJ. l.. Moselcy, Jas.
Moseiry. and.W. w. Williams, ,,one lhou-
sand acrcs Of innj. more or less, lying on
Bridge C.rck, adjoining John sBausacu.
Edmund Kennedy, aud Others, lcvieG-o
as ihc property Of ". W. Williams.
G. b. Elam IS. VIM. s. Howard. CT nj,
FIVE thousand acres of land, more or less.
adJuinius John Curry, K. Carter, and 9th
crs.
George Busscy IS. Emher<on B:isscv.
the tract ol aud where +. Bussey now
lives.
Commissioners in Equity IS. Lewis Ell
zey. one ihonsnnd acres Of land, more or
less. adjoining Thomns Morris, and others.
The'satrle vs.. .tbram Pond. 800 acres
Of land, adjoining Thomas Morris aud
others.
Terms CASH.
S. CHRISTIE. 3. r.. D.
NTny II. 1912. d Is
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steamboat line. Some small parcels os
real estate are TO go by Iianden's express.
The Peni,en,inry is to be taken out to
Johnston at The Governnr's House, ilit can
be secured from attaching creditors, and
the Treasury is TO he forwarded TO Texas
by private hand. All there will be safe.
The sympathy in your city encourages
The constilu,ionalisis, and irieh,ens the
charities. II is said there is some strange
savages in New York. who eat raw meat,
and pick their teeth with hickory clubs,
and drink aqua iorIis instead Of gentleman
ly champagne. who are coming on here IN
get look at the old charter. Some say
the city will certainly be burul down, and
Others that the nen are 10 he SHOT down
with grape shot from The guard Of cow kil-
Iers nt the arsenal, but the sensible men
think we shall keep out Of a muss, because
the cons'ilulionalsts will be strong 10 keep
the peace. The saints are in great tribu-
lation. and the brethren on the side Of the
people are told thar there is no satisfaction
in their prayers. The reverend clergy
have hecn very active in The matter, hut
there has been shocking disregard OF their
holy mandates. II Brother Knapp is any
where in your quarter, beg him to give US
more Of The nurpourinss of bis spirit. thai,
we may have more christian feeling here.
The Indies, poor souls, are many Of them
in hts. and others laughing AS though they
rejoice iu 4 muss. Yours, truly,
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nousc very sruaioiy, Us ~ mr' ....,,-..
one instant jarring u toothbrush fro, the
window 10 the floor. Its direction WAS
norlherly, and explosion took place, psba-
bly,. over the Lake.
The light emitted was nearly rs bri,h,
as daylight at meridian. The shingles N
distant houses were distinctly visible. NJ.
Sexton. our postmaster, was, L, The tim
ofits passage. asserting the mail havin.
two candles TO furnish him light, but the
light Of the meteor wa, SO great as TO make
them appear like burning candles in full
daylight.
The following rather starrIes our crcdu-
lily, but We give 10 verbatim from the
Messenger:
Since writing The above, we have con
ver,ed with Mr.. Horace Palmer. who wa.
on his way from Dunkirk to this place,
whsn the meteor appeared. He was rwo
or three miles from Dunkirk. when he ap-
pcarcJ To he instantly surrounded with a
most painful vivid light proceeding from
n mass OF ilorid or jelly-Iikc suhstancc
which fell around aud upon him, produ-
cling sulphurou> smell, great difficulty
Of breathing, aud n .cc!us Of iIintucss.
with Il strong sensation Of heat. AI soon
rs he could recover from his asionishmcnr.
he perceived the body o! the meteor pas.
sing above him, sermIn. 10 be about n
mile high. II then appeared to he in di
une,er about the size of large steamboat
pipe. near Il nile in length. It's dimcn
sion varied soon; becoming first much
hrnader, aud then waning away ir diane
ter AMI length until the former wns redu-
ced To about eight inches, and The latter TO
fourth oI mile, when il separated into
pieces which fell to the earth. and almos,
Immediately he heard the explosion, which
he says, was tremendous. Ou arriving
home in The morning his face had every
appearance ol having been severely schorch
cd; his eyes were much affected, and he
did not recover from the shock i, gave his
system for two or three days. This is re-
ally marvellous story. bur Mr.. Palmeris
a aiempl ate and industrious man. aud Il
man Of Integrity, aud we believe Tint any
one cnnsersiug With him on The subject,
would he satisfied that he intends no de.
ceptiun. but describes the scene Us nearly
rs possible, as il actually appeared. Prob.
ably. however. his agitation at his sudden
inIroiuclion 10 such scene, caused the
meteor to be somewhat magniicd 10 him.
Witnesses here speak ofthe sparks which
were given of; probably Que of these fell
aud cnveloped Mr.. Palmer. In addition
'oits light, Mr. Palmer states lha, its pas
sage was accompanied by n sound Ike
that o. car moving on railroad, only
louder.
Al Salem, an observer stated The meteor
TO be "as large as house"--ra,her inde-
finite, but proving il to have been one Of
extraordinary magnitude. Il was noticed
a! North last, Waterford aud Sugar
Grove, Pa, Harmony. Chauiaquc and
other towns in this country. The report
was heard also at Buffalo. Chau,aque an
ehserveFd describes it rs SIX or eight inches
IN diameter, aud half mile long.
We learn also, that il burs, about three
alsles beyond Frcdouia, Or abou, cish,cca
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Fron Dc char!es.On Mrenrg. Dag Gth

From The CHarseSoH boIFy' !""g ''''
Erecut;re Patronage. -Ano,here exciting
mnl,er ,ranspired 10 the Senate, IN the
communication made by r.Bcn'nn touch
mo certain letters abou, The 81. Louis Post
Office. The whole correspondence Is pub
,;shsd in the Globe. and we read it before in
rho 81. Louis Reporter. II is in The highest
degree disgraceful To ihe Wings OF M'ssou'
ri. and scarcely less so 10 the Adm'ni'tr", !.
,ion which allowed itself To he apprnnched
in sucb way. II was sill! more so rom
,he fac.. which has been proved over and
over. thai MIR. Benton. during the whole
ADMINISTRATIONS Of Jackson and Van Bu-
rem. ever opposed removals from office 10
Missouri Tor party rcssnns.
Whether Mr.. Benlon was risht, nccoTd-
;nr 10 Parliamentary usage in taking copies
of these letters and causing them 10 be pub.
Esbed. we harlly know, hut wc should
Suppose mol. Que reason which he gives
for doing so, is that they contained false
hoods, as he proves. respecting hlm>eii-
There is ann:her point in this affair that
s,,;kes us as really s,rangc. II is that the
Post Master General should have called to
accopn, the Chairman ofa Senate Com.
mi,,ee for the use he might have allowed
20 be made of public documents in the
hands OF .ha, Committee. They could
have reported them 10 the Sennrc a, any
time, aud tina, body could tave published
,bem-,he Pos, Master General had n"
rich, whatever over them. till they were
returned 10 him. and the Senate alone
could complain OF tho publication OF pa
pcrs iu lis possession. and which had "o'
been ordered TO he published. At least 81
!, seems TO us-aud we take the Post Mas
fer Generals letter 10 have been nu irnpn
den, intrusion, richly neri;ing the cas'lsn
,ion il drew our from Mr. Benton.
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SPARTdNBURG DISTRICT. S. g.

SPdRI'ANBURG DISIRICT. ,. L.
FHVHES HOTEL, twelve miles south OF the
Il Court House, will be opened this Sum-
mer for the reception Of persons who may de-
sire the benefits ofihe waters. The Proprietors
deem j, unnecessary to say any thing in CON-
mcnda,iun Of these waters. Hundreds snatch
ed from premature grave. by their healing ef.
fcacy, ran bear ample testimony Of their sir.
tues. The proprie,oIs. have engaged the srr.
vices Of Mr. AMI Mrs. Murray, in the Hotel,
who with one Of The PTnpre,urs. will always
be present I" contribute 10 the comforts o! those
who may vis. the Springs.
We will sell Lots 10 persons who may HIsh
10 summer it. or live there permanently.
u There j. :Sinsc Coach leaving Colnm-
bia every Tuesday aud Friday morning. run.
ming direct lo Glenn Springs.
JOHN B. GLENN,
WM. G. CAMP.
JOHN {. ZIMMERMAN.
nav ii 6i 10
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Iaprorcment.-The publishers "f 'his
paper have Determined 10 Improve the prI.
ces Of the paper il uo'hinS else; for they
have discovered nol only I!a, the present
price is considerably below " ha the paper
can he afforded for with The ordinary EN-.
belIisnmeuls. but this fact is 50 extensively
known. ,ha, the low price of the Mechanic
is in fact disadvantage 10 The credit ni
The publishers. We therefore hereby give
notice, tha, the ,erihs of the American Me.
chanic. from the first OF July next, will be
uniiur,nly $500 per annum III advance.
for all new subscribers; and nj The same
rate for former and present subscribers be-
youd The extent for which they hnv" paid.
or NAV have paid in advance. prior TO the
date aforesaid. The Mechanic will hence
forth be printed on heavy and strong pa.
per. aud on an Adams press, which will
give i, decided superiority in sivle OF
print or impression, from ordinary papers.
Please remember tha, TN all new suhscrip.
t.ous after the first of July, two dollars per
anuum will be required, and The paper
will be sold sugly for 6 cents cacl.-
Aaerican Mechanic,
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sECGETARY'S OFFICE.

IOil hDiS, OH apiil. l-i2.
FHNO al whom IL may tonrr rii BE i, known.
a that JOHN DlSSELL. Of the CITY Of
New York ln'rIy appointed and commissioned
by his Escclrncy the Governor of this Stale.
Commissioner To take the acknowledge.
men', "r.rfonfof any deed mortgage or other
comreynnr- "i ANY lands or teneIacnts. living in
oi being IN ,'sis Siac, or nfany contract, letter
oi attorney. or an$ other wiring under seal, TO
b" nsrd and recorded in the State" did, an the
23thlNlarch. 1912. take and subscribe. on oath,
hcf"rc J. ID. Wheeler. Commissioner Of Deeds.
&c. ,tIaihe will well aud faithfully perform NIL
the dniies of Commissioner according 10 an Act
o' the Senate and liou.c of Representatives of
the State ol South Carolina. entitled An ac,
'narthorizc the appointment ola Commissioner
or C6nrriSsioncrs"tu take the acknowledge
incn's "i deeds nni other instruments 0r wTil4
ing under <rnl. aud Tor other purposes" pas
seal nn the I1lh D"rrrabcr, 1884, 10 the bes,
OF thea skill nna ability.
". LiBORDE.
Secretary Of STATE.
mn. II 4,
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$ Cir seautor: ogk fFesa,
aspaper ers,a u sesssiss apllaf " ailsl
sl5gedsg sgo,ss EIol ~ ~ s's's
s,s,3 s, 81 + Z, s & BON ii.
2. EaihaanE
sSans rsata kas'le saeesll
81 sss esi sitars IaS
b. sv|sis and i rasti
ssstls
10 9SsSs n III "a isi sslg pm
{ { : ga q issing
SsS sseES tsiss now no.;
M sis native State.
Ell Il: { lsss 81 sud consistent advo-
Il issnasatic principles.
s. seeIing requires bat time TO refine
sspts, enthusiasm. aud there is n manifest
lisposi,ion evinced already to make ample
amends for past neglect and und'served
censure, and Mr. Calhoun. having pursued
n culm, consistent course, may contiden'-
ly look forward 10 his reward in the peo'
Mes .sober second thought"
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Brilliant heieor.-About halfpasi, two
O'Clock his morning, Il most brilliant me-
lcor shot a,hwart the sky liule 10 the
south aud west of This CITY. When first
seen. as we are informed il was at an ele-
valion of about 40 degrees nearly in the
southwest, ani thence moved rapidly 10
the norihward I'LL il reached n point 10 the
northwest Of tho city. when il burst with n
loud explosion resembling The blasting of
rock, succeeded by heavy rumbling
sound lnr some moments, The meteor
was very large aud its lish, was like thai,
of day. The sky was perfectly cloudy
n, The time. In The forrparl The evening
there was quite brilliant display o! the
aurrra bnrcalis. Since The above was
written, we understand The meteor was
seen by several beside our informant. nnL
created no little alarm among the behold
crs.-BuGalo .ldreriiser, april |.
The Buffalo Unionisl adds the follow
ing:
The meteor which NC mentioned in our
paper, rs having been witnessed in this
| city few days since. appears TO have
been very generally observed. The last
Wcs,ficld Messenger conlain, n long and
able article OH this subject. The editor
says:
"On Monday morning last about Tires
o'clock. we were awakened by suddci
aud extremity brilliant lighI which shore
through the window OF our sleeping apa'-
men,. On opening our eyes, we ha'
mumcnlary glimpse Ola sividIy luminous
body or trail, which almost instantly 'ass'
cd oui Of sight, aud was aon" W"''"-"-
convinced =
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TEISAAC HOPKINS. Soldier Of the
Revolution. is alive. and will apply at the Pos.
Office. q Edgefeld c. H.. s. c., he will obtain
such Information. as will enable him To srrbstau.
,iare hisclatm for services rendered in the war
Of the Revolution.
Editaswi III whom we exchange will please
copy. april27 If -
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DESCRIPTION.
NEw OrLkAxs. Anril so.

Fatal Duel.-A duel wns Tough: yes
rerday morning. nj ihc Louisiana Race
Course, between Mr.. r G. Martin, of As
sumption. and 4. ". Pichot. E-q.. Parish
Judge ofAs@umption, with pistols. NJ ten
PAGES. Judge Picho, was shot through
The body at the frs, fire, and died almost
ins,aa,ly.-Pirayunr.