Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1845-05-15

Though parting from thee, far and iong,a q L
yield the tribute of my song! .d}iesg
~ Thou,of the deep and softer skies ~ 3a.l
' That mirror DER my mountain home,
Where beauty smiles through brighter eyes,
sa = ii o let me, wheresoe'er-I roam, aans9 f0i
a., A wanderer on Life's troubled sea, 3a,.qt ~
Turn back with fond regret 70 thee @
H Still live to me like some. dear dream,
aai 3 OF stars, that throw, al evening tide, E'3
Ia Their glory on the waveless stream ovsd ge'
Where happy, lovers shallops glide,f Is
For such, though parted from thy shore,
$40 Thou art SO me forever more!
Fairest and loveliest to the last, " healk'
a,.iy My heart shall keep those hallowed hours,
!, When first my wayward barque was cast f3ei
Unperilled 'mong thy many flowers; Ill;
9a And ever hence, my prayer shall be,
a9a Gods blessing rest on those, and thee !'''a31
land close, with the promise of writing you soon
from Havana, and by wishing you all Joy and pros
perlty. ,.a ,.-..5 III Il +. .., CD 5.
WHO is the Murderer ?-On Sunday InoFning,the
city of Rochester was thrown into state of great
excitement by the suspicious appearance Of bleed
on the sidewalk, in front Of house Of ill-fame on
Water ST., which had been vacant a day or two
The blood was traced into the house, and also
across the street, 10 and over theside of Main ST.
bridge The conclusion was at once reached that
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into the river. The police were promptly on the
spot-eyery necessary precaution was taken--and
search was about to be made by dragging the river
when who should confess their participation IN the
affair but two OF the city watchmens whose beat
was in that neighborhood They had, during the
hours while they were professedly watching the
city to prevent depreciation, crime and murder
themselves deliberately and wilfully and they
were hardy enough to confess it before the excited
multitude, the assembled constabulary forceoftht
city, and the chief magistrate tpboot- they had
j. dog and thrown itinto the river. ID
The following is capital FanecdoteF to be rea(
against political demagogues, men who make them
selves anything or nothing with the hope Of win
ming votes: atsa lRR y9sss4 ~ $500
ia3 Cod .Nooye and HE mn Dams--4Col. Moore
7was acpunty candidate in Tennessee. Near the
middle fthe county, in a stream affording many
choice fish, was min dam, above which the fish
could not get. Thepeople thelupper end objec-
ted to this, because they could get fish, and ID
the lower end they were opposed 70 the removal 81
the dam because it kept the fish among them. To
the former Col. Moore pledged hilnselfto vote for
the removal 1t happened that he was called upf
on TO address the people in the neghborhood ofthe
mill dam, and the impression having gone abroad
that he was fisiy upon the Subject, he was called
by both parties to ''de6ne his position9' He at
temped to evade the category, but they became
still more clamorous Finding equivocation fruit
less, he at length, raising himself upon his Toes ex-
claimed I'm an independent fiat-footed man,
and am neither for nor against The mill dana.sbs
.fry0tc R00t. There is nothing more nourishing,
particularly for infants and nvalids than fresh ar
row root, Hitherto our supplies have been drawn
from the West Indies. but we,are pleased to learn
that they begin to cultivate it in the South. The
Savannah Resublcsn has received from Camden
county, a very superior specimen Of Arrow Root OF
domestic manufacture. One citizen thereisexten-
sively engaged in the culture and manufacture Of
this article. His preparations for separating the
powder and drying it, are extensive and costly
He has been entirely successful and now offers for
sale between 1000 and 5000 pounds as the result
ofhis last years operations He warrants itnot
only to be entirely free from all impurities but al
SO to be decidedly superior to the imported article
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Printers Language Every profession has its
technical terms and Of course, the Printers have
small smattering' which is ineligible only TO the
craft The following, (says the Delaware Repub-
lcan,l ~ a specimen ii don't mean, however, as
much as it would seem, to the unnitiated, may
"Jim, put Gen. Washington on the galley, and
then finish the murder Of that young girl YOU COM
menced yesterday. Set up the ruins ofSHercula-
nerm; distribute the small pox; you need not fin
ish the runaway match; have the high water in
the paperttis week lett the pie alone till after
dinner but finish the barbecue and the mammoth
OK; put the inside to press. and go to- the devil,
and he will give out for you in the afternoon 7"
Not much wonder that DR.. Fa,istus was burned
for inventing such a dabolical ast.- Paiiada ".
Patrick and his emPloya.-The following con-
versation recently tnok place in mercantile house
in one Of our large cities. a8 sf3 DesisH s'''7n'
how MA al