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Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-11-18

QuEaErAno.-QUERErARo-the place
to which the Mexicans have transferred
their seat of government ad interim-is
fine town, or city, ofsome thirty thousand
inhabitants, stone-built, and distinguished
for its manufactures, particularly oi coarse
woolens and cottons. 1t is about one
hundred and twenty miles N. w. Of
Mexico, and is seated on the borders OF
the Baxo,-a great mountain plain or
valley, of some two thousand feet less
elevation than the city of Mexico, which
stretches, sixty or more miles wide, TO
the neighborhood Of the larger city OF
Guanoxuato, and is considered the richest
as il is, in fact, the most fertile tract of
land in all Mexico. The whole Of this
country, with ITS vicinity, is densely
peopled. The little State Of Guanoxuato
with territory considerably less than
tha. of Massac husetts, has population
of upwards of half a million. The State
Of Queretaro, which is twice as large,
contains population variously estimated
at from one hundred and twenty-five up
to five hundred thousand souls-a remark
able example ofthc uncertainty that exists
in Mexico, in regard to the most impor-
tant points of national statistics, which
are all guessed at.
Queretaro is, then, the new seat OF
government and there the new President,
Penay Pena once strong friend ofpeace,
now an ardent advocate Of war, attended
by General ex-President Herrera, another
convert from peace to war, convokes
Mexican Congress, from which there is,
perhaps, as little to be expected ofpaciiic
inclination as from the administration OF
the peace President.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-11-18

ENoRMous FoRrUNEs.- Sir Robert Peel,
is said TO possess an estate valued at ninety
millions OF dollars. Ills grandfather was in
quite ordinary circumstances. Ills father
was cotton spinner. and accumulated q
portion OF this immense estate, which the
son has since increased by judcious invest.
ments. Only three generations have sufiiced
to raise a comparatively obscure family tc
rank opulcnce aud power.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30
Death ef Capt. Eliada osborn.

Capt Osborn, wh"se death is isannounced un- der our usual obituary head. was born in thus t.~n in 176l, and was one of our oldest and
 most respectable citizens. He vast :. ldier in
 sevolU ioaary army, under his father. the late
 Capt John Osborn and was in the servire on the Hudson river for considerable time. Dur
 ing the war. Ltchfield Mill was a depot lor Provisions and other Continental Stores. and prisoners of war were confined in our jail. among whom were Mr. Matthews. the British Mayor of New York, and Gsv. Franklin of New Jersey. Ca son of the famous Benjamin Frank lin J consequently . strong gnard was kept here. Mr. Osborn was st taiieHed here g one of this guard and when Gen Washington pass ed through Li'chfiald on his way from Cam. bridge 'o New York. he was one ofthe soldiers who met and escorted His Excsllency into the village. Capt. Osborn was an unostentations hut useful citizen-a kind neighbor at parent benevolent [" the poor-.a gncd specimen nf Gods nobl-st work-an honest man"- Full of years. and ready to derait, he has heen gathered to his fathers; but his good ieetis will live after him. and form bright halo around his memory.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30

LoNGEvlTY.--fhree persons have died in this county within the last five months who had entered mran the lO0th year of their age 1! Mrs. Esther Stone, who died at New Milford on the 27th of July last. was aged S9 years, 2 months, and 8 days. Mir. FREDERICK NopINE. of Kent, whose death we chronicled a week or two since, would have. enteled upon his lOls, year. had he lived two weeks Onger Mr. STEPHEN MERRILL, who died in WinSled on the '4ih inst. entered upon his l0O,h year in Oc,o- ber last. There are at least , i'ersons now livi''R in the county who have reached their lOOth year.
 The oldest man now living in this town is Mir. JOHN HALL, soldier of the Revolu- tion, whoswill enter upon his Ssh year on 18th of February next.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30
Fron fhe Palladium Of khe 24ih High Handed Outrage!

A sad affair occurred on the College pTeni. ses last night. or rather at about 2 o'clock this morning There was some disturbance in the College yards and the Lyceam door was broken open with an iron bar in the kands of one oi the rowdes, when they proceeded to ring the bell. The noise brought out Tutor Joseph Emerson, who called Tutor William Goodrich. (a..n of Professor e. and the two sought to ar rest the dis,u 'bers of the peace. Tutor Good rich was struck over the head with the iron bar ,n the hands of one "f the riotous persnns. and Tutor Emerson was cut in the arm nv another person. who attempted te stab him with sword cane. His wound is moi seri. ous one-hnt Tut v Good,ich Was left upon the ground insensihle, and to-day much anxiety Is felt for him. though he is not regarded as immediately dangerous. The snow on the ground enabled the officers of the college and others [" trace the supposed assa'lanis to their rooms, and this morning two young men, one named Tower, of Philadelphia. and another na- med Ewing of T~nne.ser were arrested. and examined before Justice Be ,ne't, and each Pu' uadet $4 900 bonds ior further exam,naiion next week. One of them f"u, bail. and ii is probable that the other will do sa before night. If they are praved guilty. we trust that the SC. verest punishment of the law will he meetrd out te them. This is a sad affair. in every as
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30

Gar Gsum bsinx snlia ug true. that lt 70 directly | the tevusse Co ii SO lhE it0ln ko8iru hnvIng lnSad-d TeNas. Uull sB taF lsum Ia,. gar have IaR rxssied by the act ai AlrxIca, te exss,ed--- a, lar a. i Is voSsible (0r the Unv,ed staIes lO hp al sOar wilh.'ui the consent a,i the war uIak ing pOweT-h. Ihr act ol Mr Pnlk aluue. HOT In o'uF t,pIui"a d,d ii exisl wIihsul pTrmeur isli"A. lt had bren contemplated, es possible, ai lcwst iIOln the ms'IIpnl 0i hia coming iuI. the Presidency. The government paper, as we have alrradN rensrked, hsd m,a bren tn exisi -nc~ mote than week, bet,Ee inthat mirr,I 'h the FVesteii 'al seRI fasst, he i,.vas0n lI.d wen the r"Dqatst "f MexIcO. wsre hreshad 'TN eti-sve inas say ptedIrted--in the event d Mexico vHsl;nring tO exrTe,ae al.y a,,, hOrIty UR the east siG m The Rio Grarde. A ear:S as June. ialS-tnark the G!aie.--iha rt,mmander ni fIre Naval iatrr of the U., '. in the Pucihr was dlrPC' ed "a lc, k ont i"I :, war with Mexi. c',. aud Cn ?eipt d the hrws ui t., t0 p0ssrss himself of tha port nt San Fsancisru, on the cast ci California And such other DO ts as his i,'rce would rerm'. He had heen so instruct. ed even collier than Ihls t'F the letter io him bfgias 'Yonr attention l. s'iii particularly d. rtrIrd '&- t"the r0nt iRgrnrV af the war - Congress was [" meet in the December fnii,'N' ing. Early in November The Message ot the President tO Congress bring in state "f Prrp' arati0n. already coniainP1, ss we had every Ieas"n "a believe, recommendation Gf hnsiil tiles against Mexico. in srme form s'r other. "n the ground .f uHsaiisfnd claims ri "ur citi' zens "f unraid ind mnv money and other gV;ev' ances On 'he Eth Nov. three weeks brtOFe tI'e session, information ~as receved fr. m ''uE Cs'n' sm' at MexirO that the Mexican Government wRs vii ng 70 receive a commits ,ioner to ego tiate concerning the Texas boundary, the Mes cage was peri0rce changeA The hody dd the indictment ara'nsi that lsovesnmeDt ~as indeed Fetainsd, the recommendation Oi repsisals or us war n come form, being the onlv th,ng emitted. 4 Usini>fer PlcnipO'entisYv was sen, instead of . CommssioneT-Our GoverHment rrfnsRg % treat on .he boundary questi"n w,fls0ut mixing t up with matters which is hSa na sort of eonnexicn -and the correspondence het~ cen "uT Missisier and the Mexican authorities w"s still going. on when the army of Gen Tayhr wac. as it tot the purpose of precipi,stiog events. marched fr"m Corpus Chris,i 70 rhe Rio Gran''e. At the time. he was h'mself in secret negotiation vi h the ex' lied Military Chirfisin. Santa Anns. f'r what ,'recise purpose csn only he inferred from the Ear', shaf the day after the was was declared to exist directions weve given to all Hus vessels "s war to allow him to psss into Mexiro. All these e"ncnrring circumstances show th ai war was meditated by che President.
 To be cont tnued.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30
q. STRANGE CASE.

A very singular transaction took place
 last week. which terminated yesterday aD follows. On Saturday last. D. Bur hansc, Iandlurd ut YOunss' Tavern, fi'e
 miles Nom this city, miss'd from his trunk six hundred dollars in specie md bank nutcs. He immediately conmen> oed sea ch, and on S';urdav evening, from soule. hircunislaDcee, supposed he had good reason to suspec' his OS;ler, and an adjoining neighbor "nd his w'f-, to he concerneS. in the thef'. He had them arrested and put inj 'il Saturday night.
 On Sunday night, his own wife ac- knowlrdged ahai she purlomed the TnoO> ey-when the husband immediately had two of the prisoners released On haii.- Yesterday, at 2 o'clock, the case came up for legal investigation, and the wife was brought on to the stand as wiint Ss, when she swore that she herself took the nnn- ey without the knowledge of ''chick or chiId," and now had il N safe keeping.- Tn answer 10 the question wherethe mo1 ey wsa She sloutly refused to tell. The Court decided she mus s'-she diciied she spxsn'k The Court hin,ed at a commit men, for contempt. She told them to go ahead-said she would go 10 jaiI-woild lay there ss long as they could support her in those quar.ers-would die there. but never, never would she tell where the money was.
 She claimed that the money was her own, and took it as such, and meant to kcep it -ifany body could help them. selves. let them do it. A dispute arose among the counsel as to the relevancy" of several nice poin,s-whe,her h "nt- oun,ed to a theft, i. being her husbands money, and whether she was obliged to tell where it was. &c. She had ulIy ex. eulpaied the three accused, by shoulder ing it herself-aud now who was on trial ? or was there any body! She said she was something of a lawyer," aud she didn't think ii very good law that . per- son should be obliged to tell every body where their money was, for they might said she, swanr 10 steal ii.' Lawyers looked blank-ihe Court wasn't sure he was right-!be woman was perfectly re- signed to her fate. whether it was the jail or ottserwise-reitera:ing that she should keep the money any bow-and the Court was obliged to dismiss the whole case and all concerned.-[Detroit Advertiser.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30
From the New Maven Courier. ROBBERY AND ARSON, AT NORTH
 RRANFORO

SANHANA NNsA@s
 About 10 o'clock "Wednesday night. i've Is. ishmen in company. broke into the hOusS of AnsOn Baldwin in NUIth Braniosd, come e. Q miles from this city. The house is situated about mile from the centre. on . by-sOsd. and ine crime we learn. WIS insiigated by the knowledge that there was money in the hOuSe. which was communicated tc the robbers hy Q lad living in tha, vicinity. .... t@ On entering, the men encountered Mrs pala. win. a lady of g yearsof age. whom they bound with vord and threatened to shoot her if che made any nOise-hOlding at the same time fowling piece 10 her breast. This. however. did Dor deter her from calling 10 her son. Mr Ans"n Baldwin, who was asleep Up stairs with young man some seventeen yeats of age.
 MT Baldwin on awakng sprang up and ran down stairs but was met and grasped by the robbers, and also tound and fastened to . he'd post. The young man made his escape sl;So' the ~ indOw and ran for assistance.
 The .heives having bound Mr and Mfs BalAs win commenced search for the money, and found $7o pension money, belonging to the old lady. After setting fire to ih. house in several places. they made off with their booty. There was $loo up stairs belonging to Mr B. whick they did not find.
 Some seven CT eight of the inhabitants ef.hs place on learning the facts statied in pursuit sf the villains, portion ,of whom came to tAis city for assistance while the remainder posted themselves in different places on the tosd on the lookout fer them as they were seea te come iowardsthis city,
 Several of our poliece were aroused st alaes hour of the night and rendered the,r assist- ance. They succeeded however at early hour yesterday morning in capturing twe of the gang on the east end of the bridge at Fair Ha. ven Their names are Patrick and Thomas Coming. A port'oa of the stolen money was found in their pockets.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30
MT. CaIhoun's Resolutions.

The Suhicined resolutions offered by MT. Calhoun in the Senate. are attraclin much attention just now. lie states his object to be ".o guard against the result into which sCe are hu,,,ying OMrseives mcOnssdeyately- | a result which might throw iato our hands the whole of nine or ten millions of the Mexican people. after destroying their na. tionality.' -t., r- .- The resolutions are as follows
 Resolved, That to conquer Mexico and iO hold it either as a prOvsnct., or tO incnr> p"rwie tt into our OWE UDiDn. would he inconsistent with the avOwed object for which the war has he. n prosecuted -a departure from the settled policy 0f inc G"vrrnnen:-'n c'mn'ct with US charnc> ter aud genius. and in the eDd subversiye of "UT free and popular inst',ut"pcs.
 Resolved. That DO line "f policy iA thss farther prosecution of the w.r should be, adopted which may lead to consequences 50 disastrous.
 Let no one say that these resolutions are sn"eeessory-,hatih there $ no danger ,ha. the aprrehensions ofthe veteran Senator can be we'll founded. Remember that our Gov. ernmen, has broken ovsr her ancient and we'll defined Ia ndmarks, and given loose reins to the wild spirit of Conquest. All History is full Of fearful warnings gs-shali we refuse to be guided by the beacons of past experience, and haste blindly to our doom ? We are rushing over the same path which other nations have trOd lo their destf uction, and can we say. @rhere is no daager' l?
 Mr. Calhoun has ever had she, repu,a, ton of being a tar-seesng statesman, and certainly he is presumed to know as much concerning the views and plans ef the administration as any other man, And whea it is remembered that several distiu su'shed Southerners have openly advocated the annexation Of the whole of Mexico % the Union, there is reason io' believe ,ha
 Mr. C'S resolutions are not without deer meaning. ..... .r
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30
TEMS-Original and Selected.

Oc-About $l2O of the counterfeit money was passed of in Winsted, previous 10 the arrests alluded to in our last. < nCol. Mansfield. of the U s. Engia- eers. arrived at jMddletown last week, and was received with military hosors. oo-The Rev. Dr.tC Goldman, of Dorchesses, Mass. d'ed few days since.
 ~ Ira E. Smith, Esq. of Berlin, says he has found the Indian plan, called weed grass, or star-grass. otherwise called Con. osiylis Americana, a certain cure for the bite of the rattlesuake. Ii is to he givea. la large quantities as drink, and bruised masses of the weed must be kept on the wound.
 %Thoma, H. Myers, who recently married Mexican Senorita worth $30O,> OOO, is a Printer. and a gr ,duate af the Record office at West Chester. Pn.
 u-It is said Cassius '. Clay ha 2 grown quite gray during his stay 'n Mex: 'c". a"! looks, twenty years older ,hss when he left Kentucky.
 n%It is said that the tri al of Col. Fre- mout has already .asst the Treasury $6O.> OOO--and that il will end whUre it bes gun.
 nTSince the death of Judge Kent, the Hon. Simeon Baldwin, of New Ha- ven, i+ 'he only survivor which gradua~ ted a, Yale College in the year l7si.
 tr-Professov Ingraham, the well-known nov. elis,. has taken holy ordess. and is now cier-- gyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church--so says the N. Y. Sudday Despatch, -
 sscert Apple Pudng.-Take one pint m scalded milk, half a pint of Indiaa meal. ha!fa teaspoonful of sat. and six sweet apples cut in small piecea. and bake not less than three urs. The apples will sford thick jelly This is truly one of the most lux. urious ye, simple Yankee puddings made.
 Long Freight Jyain The new engine on the Western Rail Road-the North Carolina came into Springfield from the West one day last week. with a train of one hundred and lS ears.
 Boston .Mumicpal E'eefion.-Hon. Josiah Qnimy Jr. was elected Mayor of Boston. and he whole Whig ticket for Aldermen was scho" sen.
 eo-Secretary Walker requires appropriations eh. ECr sho sasahlie RicRA. amounting to $69.477.677! 2sd
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30

00-Where is our Christmas turkss te come from this year :-Ed. E.saisev.
 What has Pyesbyteriaa to do witk CAriss. mGs turkeys! P"'atees will d" tnr thsse who oaly snotice the day tor purpoass ot fsss.inx and yluitoHy. A. B.
 Preshyterians. doctor, can relisha good . Chris'mas turkey as welt as the bes, oi ye- without stopping to iAQaies into the "rrgnlsr succession" of lhe snsl from soms one M the antique fowls ,ha, was won, tu ''come home to rsOst" iu S,. Pe,er's baru yard. And as tnr the potatoes" they sgiI ''do'' Cor anybody = the cooi ones, VI mean.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30
sHELLEY's GRANDFATHER.

By sshe Shelley, the grandfather ot Per cy Bysshe Shelley, the poet. was born in Newark, North America. in l7l3, accor- ding to Captain Medwin's recen, memoir Of the poet, noticed in the las, N. British Review. "He began life as quack doc tor." went to Englnnd, ran away with an heisess-- after her death he married MisS 0tdRey Perry, heiress 10 Penhursi, the estate of Sir Philip Sihney-was raised to he baronetcy in 1905, and died in 1915.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30
FEMALE DRESS OF THE PRESENT
 -s-t-' DAY.

We are inclined to think that the .fenale afs- tire "f the present day is. upon the hnle. in as favorable state ss the meet yehsn1eDtt A9r v.~aies f"r whai is called nature and simptieS- " cosld desire. ls is "a costume in which they can dress quickly. walk nimbly. eat plentifully, :, stoop easily, toll gracefully. and in short, pes- form all the duties oi life without let of his. drance. The head is left to it's natural sizsss the skin to it's native purity. the wsssei st iss nr"per legior, the heess at their real lssel .=- TAe dress is calculated to bring out ahe nAiussl beautie. "f The person. and each of them has e tar as we see. fair play. Fiounces are . nics question. We like them when they wave sa4 flow as in . very light mateFial-muslih CT gauge or hersge-when lady has no outline and m mass, hut looks like receding sagsl ss dissnlving view-but we do not like them ie a rich material. where they nnp. er ia ssts me. where they briatle--and where ihey hrssk the flowing lines of the rsssic~at. snsiafhrow light end shade where ycu d" Rat expset thesAs In short. we like the gown shst esndo wsthose d"Unees. a J"sephine liked face thai eeulA do wiih"us whiaksss, bat ip eishev cass t mus& be gn"d "ne --Q QsavfsriV AevieaR. -A~A-&-S@>~~~>-->~-r~r !
 eTEhese is 190 Agessiona women Qsaximh
 eaSUWAA& AsnY . yNsgsesl
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30

CuRious MARRIAGE CONTRACT The Scientific American states. that the Royal I.i bsaIy of Paris. have written contract drawn up in 1907. between tw" pcrs"ns Of noble b F'h in Armagnac The document bnund the hus- band and wife to faithful wedlcck f"r sevea ysars. It is stipulated that the parties should have the right tO rsrew the tie at the end oi that time if they mutually agreed. but # not the children were to be equally divided. and il the number chance to be unequal. they weIe to draw lote for the odd one.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30

pAi the ss.ssIon Oi tho Circuit COuH 0f the UnIIed Ssaies for Connecticut is- cs"say holden At Hartford, John ]. clsSe- laOd, Esq, Of Hampton, took the oath Oi "fEice us Clerk OE the U. s. Circuit and District c Iur's for this State, in place Ot Ch"rtes A. IngersIl, resigned.-[N. H. CIurier.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30
MOVEMENTS IN DELAWARE

A large meeting was held at Wilming> toa | few days since to mature plans for calling Convention to amend the Con- stisulion of the State. If a Convention is called. the question of providing for the final extinction of all that remains of Slavery in Delaware will doubtless have to 6e discussed and settled. Thus in Virginia. Kentucky, Maryland and Del,' aware there are indications of hostility b Slavery which bid fair to result in di- tset measures to procure it's overthrow.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30
BURNING OF THE PHOENIX.

The Chicago Jarrnal of the lst relates the following incidents:
 Two young Iad'es, returning from school were in sight of their heme.. They were ar reused fr"m their sleep-and with marked self. possession. seeing escape aIm">t 'hopeless, calmly directed their trunk to be thrown over. that it might st least A,'at ashere and reach their home. One of the doors heinz twisted oft by a friend. was thrown over, and kissing each other and taking mutual farewell, they made the fatal leap int" the lake. and were never heaid of after. The trunk was found aiterwasd ny their distracted father, having f1oated oa shore. A man. his wife and child. t"ok each others hands, and leaped into the element scafeelv less me, ciful than that which drove them into it. and were instantly separa- ted. The man was saved by almost miracle his wife and child were lot.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30

JOHN FITCH.-When J"hn Fitch. the ceI-r ebrated invenir of the first Steamboat, was confined on Prison Island. he made himself . SC, of tmls with scarcely eny means at his command. His tools were an axe. hsDGsavS, chisel, iron wedge. hammer, re-Plain. .aug"rs rirdsi"ne. jack-knife, and some old hoop iron. With these to"ls he made nine wooden clocks three hundred pairs of brass slrrve-bn''onst. eighty pairs "f silver ones. repair" buttons and engraved names. John Fitch wss the most ingenious man that ever lived.
 Eeienfi6e Jdnseriean.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30

UWe are gra,i6ed to leafm that Lieat. Lyman Bissell. (tormerly of this town Pay master of the New England Regiment. has been promoted to Cartaincy.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30

TsE HousAToHlc RAIL RoAD y-Weun> ders,and .ha, Il is proposed to have the connecting link heswren the Harlem toad and Bridgsp"st completed by tAs middte of mex. spmmrr-when tho trip be,wees, Ns% York aha A;epy nay b a,ads in esven hours--sOInS say Six. ''s:'1:'
 A@. Dua Aswwws
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30

eTTurcR GooDRica The New Haven Coa- rssr Of yesterday morning says. we learned lass evening that 'hi. Ren,lemen was aa,bsuer ; hs lies in an insensib:e s.aie from which hsais ssHs:,mss parsielly arrOOsed' by extransaus si' ssr1. esk AmsdiasslS VelapssS iaso Ais fOrmer
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-12-30
! THE . avlGOiROUB PROSECUTION"

THE ~vlGOiloUs PROSECUTION"
 uHcEs sAn q SIn FoLE.
 n1rFossibly the democratic wag of the BsIOB POst meant l0 hit some of his pOliti- cal frieI dS, by the following paragraph. Al all events, the application is natural and unavOidabie. .'- t.t.. "Ainl it wicked io rub hen-roosIs, Jim?' 1" That's . great moral question, >am ; and we hav'nt time |" argue il now hand down another pHllet."