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Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17

sary, We pushed our animals to their ut- most, tFaveling the whole of ono night tn the rain, and by the 4;h, had reached the north bend of the Arkansas.
 Here we encamped by . little TaviRes and lay down to sleep. but before all were asleep, there was a rush of horses which the prairie traveller knows too we'll. The Indians were in our camp endeavor> ing 10 get up a stampede. Thistime they were Pawnees. We fired but . single shot when they left, disconcerted no doubt at finding our animals So closely secur~ ed. They only got two-one mule and one horse. Retiring to the ravine, they began to send their arrows amongst usv but fortunately no further damage was done than to deprive us nf our sleep for that night. They had but one gun. and the rains appeared to have wet that, so as to render it almost unseFvicOble.
 May 9th. We were again on the road, but the Indians could be seen lowering on our trail as if 10th to give up their chance for our animals. At night we canlped on broad fiat plain, tied our animals to the wheels and doubled the guard thus secured we passed the night in safety, and the next day were so far in advance of the Indians that we lek6 the wagons and pushed on. On the 7ths we reached Cottonwood. Fork at eleven o'clock, and took the advantage of few hours sun to dry our blankets, for s,nce five days not one of us had slept upon dry blanket. We were now beyond the Indian range, and again fla,tered our selves with successful termination of our trip but the rain once more set in, which rendered our sleeping in the open field, disagreeable, at least. At Willow Spring, 65 miles from Fort Leavenworth, we ate the last morsel we had, and imme- diately geared up and were on our way. At Kanzas River, however, we found 6Il Indian house, where we got some corn- bread and milk and found shelter from the heavy rain, and the next day reached Fort Leavenworth after tedious journey of lhii,y.eight days.
 Truly, Your Friend,
 w. c. PECK.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17
Railway Flying.

F0fty-n five miles an hour is the cUnA tractsd time for carrying the mails in England, per railway, and rapid as is this transit. it has been recently outdonc. A late London paper gives an account of extraordinary rapidity on the railway, which seems to make us almost realize the idea of Puck-' I'll put girdle round about the earth in 40 minutes The road was the London and the Northwestern railway-and special train, consisting eff 5 carriages, was taken from London to Birmingham in two hours and thirty minutes.
 The actual time If travelling. did not not exceed 2 hours. being an average speed of 56 miles per hour, the train being stopped times on the road to al- ow other trains to be clear of the line, besides stopping ut Wolverton to change engines. The engine which starled from London is one of Mr. Slevenson's ordi- nary patent engines, and the latter part of it's journey, twenty one miles, was performed in twenty ono minutes. The maximum speed tor upwards of mile was 75 miles per hour. The engine from Wolverton to Birmingham was also a patent engine of MT. Stevenson's, hav~ ing 3 cylinders, and it performed the lst part of the journey. forty one miles, (un> til it was stopped by another train) in 42 mathematician speed on this DOT. tioa of ihe journey, GA miles per houh- A side wind was blowing throughout the journey. Mr. M'Connell, the locomotive superintendent of the London and North Western Company, and Mir. Winter, the superintendent of Mir. S,evsnson's patent engines, were on the engine. and describe the motion at the highest velocity. as being perfectly steady.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17
THE ENQUIRER. LITCHFIELD, JUNE l7, ls47.
FOURTH OF JULY!

o. We once more remind our readers in Litshfeld that Temperance Celebration is expected to come off in this village. at the ap. preaching Anniversary of our National Inde- rendenee Ample preparations have been made by the Committee of Arrangements appointed by the Bantam Division of the Sons of Fem. perance, and goodly number of our Temper. ancs friends from abroad are expected to be present on the occasion. Subscription paper are in circulation, and we trust that such of our fallow citizens as fee! interested in the prosperity of the cause of Temperance, will respond h6vo!lyto the calls of the Committee. Let the celebration be worthy of old Litch- field.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17
June 8.

 Prayer by Rev. MT. Clark. Reading of the Journal of yesterday dispensed with.g
 Order of he day-l>2 past 9-Election of n Major General in place oi Gen. Pratt, resigned. A ballot was taken, & resulted as follows
 Whole number of votes l95 John Wilcox had s l62 and was declared duly elected Major General of the militia of this state. Order cf ihe day,-Consideration of co. appointments. ~
 Resolutions were passed. for the ap< pcintusent of &M
 Francis Parsons, Judge of Hartford co. court.
 Parkes Loomis, Sherman Osborn. s. GalPin, Commissioners for Hartford co. Judges of Probate, appointed viz; E. Beeman, Iiartland, H. Bisseil, Suffield. The name of Luther Loomis, formerly inser:ed by the House. as Judge of Pro- bate for the dist. of Sufield, was struck out by the Senate, and Harvey Bissers inserted. House concurred. House adjourned to 9 A. M. te-mor- row.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17
UoMMertfeut ErgfSlature.
 MAY SESSION, lS47.

June z. House met at ?, P. Prayer by Rev. Mir. Turnbull. Journa! of Saturday read.
 Resolution ia favor of Wm. B. Spring and Austin Austin, read twice and laid on the table.
 Bill authorizing County Surveyors 10 take acknowledgment of deeds, came from the Judiciary Committee, with ans favorable report.
 John 2. Sedgwick and others, for the alteration of Housa,onic k R. co, had leave to withdraw, on the ground of want of legal notice.
 State Prison Drectors .- Resolution appointing Reger H. Mills, Edson Fess- enden, and Philo Pratt, Directors of the State Prison-pa sSed.
 Com. on Judiciary, reported bill rel- alive to the taking of uSury, and was read twice.
 MT. Hea,on of Plymouth, moved that the vote making the election ofa Major General, the order of the day for Thurs> day next, be reconsidered. He moved that the election be made ,he order ot to- morrow at 9 A. M.--carried.
 Resolution extending the time allowed the Naugatuc k R co. to commence their road, one year, and providing that the read may be commenced when $200.- O00 shall be subscribed-also extending the provisions of the charter, so as to aus thorize the construction of the RoaJ 10 Winsted-pas>ed. Resolutions Incorporating the 'Ameri- can Life Insurance Company of NHaven -passed. . Billrin addition To an act incorporating the O.. Medical Soeiety-passed.
 House adjourned 10 9 A. M.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17

G-"The Fountain," hitherto published by Wm. Storer, Esq, in New Haven, has passed into the hands of our old and much esteemed friends, Messrs. William Fuller and H. B. Storer. The Fountain is the of fcial organ of the Connecticut Washington Total Abstinence Society, and has an ex> tensive circulation through the State. We cordially extend the right hand of fellowship to the new editors.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17
ID EVOLUTIONARY cLAlMs.-It is

ID EVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.-It is pro lL, bably rot generally known that children of Revolutionary Officers and Soldiers can claim, in certain cases, what their deceased parents were entitled to and neglected 10 sp> ply for in their liie-time-and the following re the ircpmstances uader which they are entitled to assert claim
 If a person who served in the revolutionary war at least six months, dies alter the passage of the act of 1882, and neglected 10 apply for a pension under that act, his widow, if living, and if not, his surviving children, have right to claim what he was entitled to from March 1, 1881, 10 the day of such persons death
 If widow who was entitled to pension under the act Of July 4, 1896, which act re- ouires that the widow should have been ma;~ ried to her husband before the last period of his services in the war, and she having died after the passage of said act of 1896 without applying for a pension, her surviving children have a right to claim what she was entitled. Co from March 4, 1881, to the day of such widows death.
 if also widow who was entitled io the wid- ow's pension by the act of lS3s. which act re- quires that she should have been married be- fore January Ist, l794, and she also having died sfIer the passage of said act with0ut ap- plying for the provisions of it, her surviving children have . right to claim what she was entitled to from MaEkh 4 1886, to the cay of her death.
 l Letters of inquisy addressed the subscriber at Hartford or Woodbury. or to the editor oi the Enquirer. BENJ. COUPON.
 June 1, le47
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17

The American Review: Whig Journal of
 Politics, Literature and Science. June,
 lS47. New York: George II. CoIton,
 llS Nassau street.
 This able monthly continues to increase in general interest and popularity, and more than maintains in reputation as aslaithful exponent of the principles of the great Whig party of the Union. The number before us is filled with important and Interesting ar. ticles. The review of Lester's Sam Hous- ton and his Republic,' is cutting and just rebuke upon the attempt of the Rsrerend author to palm of the semi civilized rem egade as a paragon of virtue, patriotism and hercism.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17
A CURIOSITY.

Mr. Erastus Chase, ot this town. while cut ting up large pine tree which had blown down. struck his axe upon the blade Of knife imbedded in the tree, and broke i:. On taking it out, it was found 10 bo to appearance, an old Indian scalring knife, which had been stuck horizontally into the tree when a sapling, and the wood had grown entirely over it The blade is about six inches long with back horn handle.
 On the blade and handle are one hundred and forty disiint rings-showing the number of years of the growth, since the knife was left there one hundred and forty years ago, and 27 years before white man settled in this valley. The frst settlement of the town was in l734 {; but the settlers were driven eff and no perma. nent settlement was made until '53. The Ash- ueiot Valley was favorite resort and home of the Indians. and Il was with great difficulty and hard fighting that they were at last driven from it. Many interesting relics of the aborsginss have been turned up from the soil. before this discovery.-[kesns. (N. H Sentinel.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17
HON JoHN CoTToN sMlTH.

The Harpers have recently published a large and handsome octave volume, entitled, l" The Correspondence and Mis-. cellanies of the Hon. John Cotton Smith, IL. D.. formerly Governor of Connecticut with an Eulogy. by the Rev. w. w. Andrews"
 We have not received copy of the work, nor can we learn that there is one in town but knowing we'll the character and talents both of Gov. Smith and his Eulogist, we cannot doubt that it is an able and valuable book.
 The Editor of tho Democratic Review, however, seems to entertain a very differ ent opinion. Hear him.
 "This is a work presenting pery linle merit or attraction. It is mechanically picture to sec, in the present day, the workings of an arist0cratic mind in of- fice-to contemplate one whose every aspiration was arislocratic, and whose narrow and bigoted views were rather SultGU tO O OA NAtC bIAusSAIOu Au0~ to the Governor of noble S,ate." CD
 The good people of Lilchfield county will be surprised to learn that their fa> vorae and distinguished fellow>citi2en was such an aris:ocra,ic and bigotted be- ing. It possibly might not be imperti> nent to inquire of the tart Editor, wheth> CT he was entirely destitute of "narrow and bigolted views" when he penned tbe above paragraph. However, we must make some allowance on the score of chsri,y-remembering that he belongs to . school of politicians which can sec no public or private virtue except it be eaveloped in the fog of locofocoism.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17

NcRwIcH, Cr.-John Durham, Esq. was elected Mayor of Norwich on Tuesday. The whole Whig ticket for charter offs ceFs waD also elected. Mr. Dunham is . practical printer, and .Was recently editor of the Norwich Courier.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17

June 9. Prayer by Rev. MT. Oakley. Read ing of the Journal dispensed with. Resolution declaring Brig. Gen, John Wilcox duly elected Major General ef the Militia of this state-passed. Judgss of Probate, appointed, viz: Benajah Andrews, Meriden Noah Stone, Oxford Justice Bill for New Haven county passed. When the nomination of Mr. Stone, for the district of Oxford, came up, Mir. French moved to amend by inserting inc name oi N J. Wilcoxson, and gave sone reasons for it. Ayes and nays or. dered. Motion lost-ayes 70, nays ll2 Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, | assigned for the consideration of thea Military Bill. V
 New London Co. appointments: Chas. J. Mcourdy. Judge of N. L. Co. Court passed.
 Francis Lcomis, John Grace, and Chas Colt, Commissioners for New London County.
 Judges of Probate appointed, viz,
 H. W. Edwards, Ledyard,
 Asa Fisk. Stonington,
 o. Whi.tlesey. Salem,
 D. B. Carol, Colchester,
 E.R. Warren, East Lyme,
 E. Hewitt, N.StoningtOuI New London County Justice Bill pass cd.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17

Gen. Wm. R. Lawrence is elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Onondaga, Y. He is a na- tive of Norfolk, in this county.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17

Yes, Major-an abundance more of the "same sort," not only on Li.chheld Hill, bu. throughout the town wherever Whig can be found. The best kind of poetry is the poetry of .ru,h,"-and such is the item which the Times copies. Right glad that the editor of that sheet has made room for even a single stensa of the genuine ar. ticle, amidst his huge columns of d,gerel.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17

"A LATE JoKE.-The last number of the Litch6eld Enquirer gives the following as a reason why the Wings desire the res moval of MT. Beers, the School Fund Com. missioner
 s'That while holding the highest>salaried office in the State, he has continued 10 use his time, influence, talents and money for election. eering purposes, with view to prevent or overthrow the ascsndency of the Whigs in the town and State.'
 "Any more poetry left on Li.chfeld Hill !"-Hayfford Times.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-17

ll very severely wounded, and was carried from the field by his comrades, one other was wounded, and when they retreatcd, horses. One Cf our men (Williams,) in ven!uring too far, was charged upon by three savages with lances, at ono of whom he fired his pistol and was immediately transfixed by lhe long lance of another. This wound did not prevent his lodging two other ihrusis from the other two In> dians, by which time we had come to his rescue. With this exception no other ono was seriously injured, though as be> fore. bullets passed through the clothes of two or three.
 The next demonstration made by the Camanches was upon two bands of oxen belonging to the depot-one o! these bands we rescued, and the other was captured. Driving them to the bluffs, they killed them, and cutting of their tails as tro- phies. retired 10 dispose of their plunder. The skirmish lasted about twenty min. utes, and the Indians obtained as the fruits of the attack B animals, making in ell S9. At night. Mir. Mcknight came up from Santa Fe, but had no spare aDi- mals. so that we were left with the cheer ing prospect of 400 miles walk across the plains, with inc pleasure of carrying such provision as we had upon our backs luckily for me, on the morning of the lst of May, the celebrated Kit Carson reached our camp on his way to ihe United States from California, with MT. Talbot. who was on his return also from Col. Fremont. They kindly offered me a horse to ride, and joined their parry On the 2d, we again set out in company Wilh Mir. McKnight's party, 24 in ali, de. termined to fight a way through z nsees.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-05-20

expecting reIalorcements. Il is rumored,
that he had four pieces artillery with him.
Marin, Cerralyo, Mier aud China, will sll
soon be garrlsoued by our troops, which
viii render our communication with Ca.
MARCO enlirely safe. The troops here are
~ excellent health and condition.
The Kentucky Legion leave on Monday
ior Camargo, as an escort to a tram. -
These troops have but six weeks 10 serve.
and as u Is Gen Taylors intention, hear,
TO discharge them a, New Orleans, pre-.
sumo they viii not Ielurn again. The
Ono troops have about eight weeks to
serye-tbe,r turn VIII probably come next.
The number Of regiments whose year Will
expire IN MAY or Iuae, NOW IN Gen Tay.
lor's column is thirteen. How their plI.
ces are 10 be flied canno, Ievse-per.
haps YOU can mturm u.
We are booking with grea; anxiety for
news from Gen. Scott. Nothing Of inter
est from Saitlllo or Aqua Nueva. The
surgeons report our wounded doing re-.
markahy well. OF the whole uu.uber
wounded IN the Isl Mississippi, Regiment,
only enc amputalloa was requued. The
wounds, generally, are from musket balls,
and Of course sight compared to those
made by cannon, grape and canister Al
he battle fought here, The position q
our troops at the battle Of Buena Vista
rendered the artillery Of the enemy almost
entirely Intellectual; not more Than eight
of our men acre injured By cannon shot.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-05-20

lode 10 from the battle field, by the side of
Gen. Scott, laughing and taking as though
he was once more on his way to New Or
leans.
Gen. Shell, sss mortally wounded, snd
] hear 'his m9sung that he is dead. lle
behaved mnsi 4s.iu'ly and his mishap is
deeply deiiuied.
Gen. Pillow wls aouaded IN the arm.
hut slightly.
Mai. Sumner. q the 81 Dragons, was
shot ~ the head, but is considered out Of
danger.
The force Of the Meaicans, al The lowest.
is set down at = 600. The offi ,ers of the
MeNcan army are beng paroled whist |
write shlc, and alIh their soldiers are BENZ
sent about their buslress-our commander
being Of opinion tina, he eau whin them ca.
ser than feed them. The generals vii be
sent 10 New Orleans among them YOU Is II
have the second appearance OF La Nrna.
be having refused again to be parosd
The second 10 command 10 Santa Anna
Is man as black rs the ace 81 spades,
with name someihlug ike Suuton.
All Santa Anaa's plate was taken, and
his diunef. cooked for yes eraoy, eaten BY
our own officers.
am sorry to say tia, Gen. Patterson
and Smith were both confined 10 heir beds
By sickness, and aere unable % % INTO The
fIh, With their commands.
The health of Tie troops O Vera Cruz
is absolutely Improving. G,eal ameiora
tons are making 10 Tie Guy, but above az
things II has been undergo n a thorough
publication. There Is NJ yellow fever itcre
nor other m2lignau. epidemic. his Is
good news.
Anpod,a vas ID lhs battle Of Ccua Cor.
do, bJl neither he nor Santa Anna venture.
ed within tie lines - aich their couu,rvmeu
60 slrenuousy defended. lhey rere pre-.
pared 10 run The mamea the day Should
seen! 10 go against ,ktn, am run Ives did.
AmPudla came near beng taken close 1.
Jalapa, and 10 save h.u Ell had to take Il
The 6rjs.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-05-20

on the aggregate produce OF the country,
and would be indirectly, II not directly
compelling the people to sell their eommo-
dlties in Columbia. The sales l have no
doubt would be expedlent, especially with
all small crops, bur have no idea of their
being forced. la either case, however, il
IS Fax which would have 10 be submitted
10.
By the charter the Company is allowed
to charge SIX cnuts per male for passage,
80 cents per 100 lbs. hundred miles, Tor
freight. 81 lh!s rate. passage 10 Camden
would be S SO and IS cents per hundred,
freight. 70 Columbia, by Chester, Sc A.,
passage, 50 cents per hundred, freight. =
b York, passage, SO Sc, lieight 81 cents
per hundred. Would So a passenger aud
a difference OF l. cts. per hundred, freight,
amounting TO nearly 80 per cent. make no
difference with the People Of North Caro-.
ina and Of the Catawb4 In The business
tha, would DC douc on the Road tn the
course OF single year, II would make an
immense difference. Garry il on through
- -,
,.o,,,,,us ~, s,,hb,,a f,,s 49,, ~ -, =,
be coutruyerled. Ii North Carolina aud
~, - nJ ,J,,,, &c.. :, - ~ IN. +
pa.l y 49,. aoj 60. u 4
.I,.oo,''...-n, - - a., :,
NH. !.
CEa,laln. r. mann. ,bon =, d.. nav
fnJ i con,eeieut n 6,ye j terminals i, oe,,
n tbpsa places Al leas, 70, r,,p4. And
ont,l i misses Chester .ur Elc,l.,.r. Of IN.
.,ercnai,e uouil rarf..tiy ~, ~ IA -
a., ,,.,,o,aJ
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WAoot'aasd rtaUaeuscod. jha,i' gen.
.Iamaa declined fbs Office OF bl-Jgr Geoe.
nl 10 "h.cA he lad been appointed D.,
'nD Frr-t9at, il vas said, HAT he DID .u
ior reasaus which, when made pDai5r
you'd be found to do him great hopor.-
We see 1t stated that he declined ou tie
ground, HAT an appointment from civil life
to such a hgh Military rank, was an out.
rage upon tic OHcers Of the Army. which
he could not be instrumental in incupg.
" hat contrast this, u The conduct Of
Cpi. Benton, and what a rc5uke to the
President Rat RegtSier.
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Communications
Foa rTe cuseLerrg Iarqvt,-
Rail Road Communication.
Hp.Fs.

wv
sRals1 iit-L, YeaE pia.. E. e. May -. 1871
TO The Eh'yr Of HE Chgrlgte Jsaynai.
slR--A- resards tae Iacaliouuow spoken
Of t9f .ae Depot OF 'ae Camden Bra-ch,
Imagine '.nre VIII ba no sort Of dlHi.uI.
~ connecting ~ithIt the Charlotte .rain,
ionn''E rza'da@u 10 the sane spot, taking
loose .s9'-hi or anI booking II 10 tbe
CHlf.s-'on, aa1 wee versa, altacarug one
"ila back freight 20 d Charlotte Cary.,lh.
out aay sort OF de'eouoa or expen-e.-
Ths arrangement, koov eaa aud y.i.i be
made at Camden Now, can his be done
al C,iumbla1 apprehea1 from The Ioca
ton Of the present Depot at that place, tina,
II would not only be lmpractcaD.e at any
moderate or reasonable expense, bat mlgnt
not be desirable with the people Of CaIum.
bla aud that Depot wnuid likely be made
ga the upper part Of the Town, some mde
aud hatf rom The present Depot where
all produce would have to be unloaded and
subject ~ tie expense and detention Of re.
'oaa'"g' walgnning, or draylng, commits
sl"as iyr receiving, forwarding, &c. and
back freight aud goods would be Liable to
De Knocked about aaJ subject To like dl,
ad'hHa@ es. Tbs, 90 d single load Of Cot.
ton or LJyur might seem to be a small mt.
Ter, bur would amount to an Immense Tax