Litchfield enquirer., 1843-05-04

II Thomas Gross, who. in 1898, was a seaman on
board the brig Mary. of New: ork and in 1919 com
il he has widow or children now living, they may
be nut in way Of learning something to their advan-
tage from England by addressing letter post paid;
to VIM. Hyde, Bookseller, Portland, Name, giving
their place Of residence, and their present condition
and circumstances.
We copy the above notice from the Hartford pa
pers 1t is supposed Mr.. Gross has had "windfall'
in England probably amounting to large sum-
We are told there is man by the name Of Thomas
Gross living in the northwest part of this town. be-
tween sixty and seventy years of age; but whether
he is the Thomas Gross who was" "a seaman in the
brig Mary" and commanded the Iris we do not
learn.
The number of voluntary applications for the ben
eft of the Bankrupt Law in Connecticut is 1881, to
wit:
In Hartford County 26s Windham County 2l5
New-Haven do. 256 Litch6eld do. lO9
N. London do. $50 Middlesex do 6s
Fairfield do. 223 Holland do. "a
NrThe Hartford and New Haven Railroad Com
pany have resolved to extend their road to Spring
field "with all possible despatch" i. e. if they can
raise the money.
ant states that ocusts make there appearance only
once in seventeen years that they appeared in l75S
IT'S, 1892 1909, and 1926; and that the year lS43
may therefore be expected to be locust year. In
1872 almost every shade, fruit and forest tree SEEM
ed vocal with locusts in 1909 they were more con-
fined to forests and in 1926 they confined to
Young timber on land that had been'cut over. They
generally appear about the first of June.
Ex-Governor Bouck of New.York has appointed
William A. Reynolds of New-Haven, and Gideon H.
HOLSTER of Woodbury., Commissioners to take ac-
knowledgemen, Of Deeds in the State of Connect
cut, vice Charles Robinson and Francis Bacon Esqrs
The Locofocos Of the New York legislature have
issued what is familary known in that state as a
"Regency Address" For unfairness. downright
falsehood dishonest and hbeous misrepresentation Of
facts, we doubt whether It's equal can be found even
in the history Of that corrupt party The Wings, says
the Tribune are pretty thoroughly abused. "because
the National debt has increased since lS4l, when the
Van Buren, administration left revenue 50 utterly
Inadequate that the increase Of that debt was nev
table, and was foreseen and provided for by that dy-
nasty; they are condemned for the continuance Of
Treasury notes and the depression OF prices, when
their calculated to put end to both, were
defeated by LocoocO hostility and Tyler ,reachery
and they are even charged with the vetoes the patry
Prescriptions, and general baseners Of Tyler himself!
Yes, Caisb Csskiags boosting Of the Executive as q
Constitutional fact. 10 said to DO the language Of 'ons
Of the most prominent of the Wing orators and states
men, and Tyler's second round Of removals for
opinions sake % held up a. Wing procedure, bv
legislative party whose own speaker is ono Of the new
pOssmasssrs appointed in plsee Of Whigs whose Go
vernOr's son i another &c. &c. II this is mot dis
honest and swinding, what sbuse Of language Gor
purposes Of deception eould Be co." 5.
Tia story ofthe starvation Of Q mother and her
child at HOsenee, OniedA county, s said to b with
out foundaiion.