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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-28

BOOKKEEPING TAQGHT.ln a thorough practical
I'D manner RENVILLES intatory counting rooms, No.
I6 Wall street Each student separately instructed and
abed 70 charge Of set Of books with perfect confidence
business Writing Of every description done. Complicated
accounts arranged. Open evenings. o22
I EATHER BINDING FOR MACHINERY The sub
IL scrber finding difficulty in procuring satisfactory
article Of leather belts for their use, have commenced the
extent in that line the leather used by them is dressed
their order expressly for the The
belts are ali warranted 10 give perfect satisfaction.
oil Htrrc r. HOEt& CO.. 20 and 81 Gold street.
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iLLIAhDS-The manufacturers rooms Tor PLAYING, and
ID the sale Of tables TX Ann from las
Fulton Horns Ten Pin Alleys the LIST ocr Tables
the end Cloth, balls and French cue psn 70,
sale.
Mr. j. Horn, jan. and Otis Field connected with the
above establishments and invite their friends and the public
NJ B. The gents above named popular in ctI
busness-lhcE saloons worthy Of patronage Ed
s2i 30t&
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-11-11
ABSENCE OF SUN AND AIR.

DR.. Moore, the eloqu. ut and an'iabIe
author Of The Use of the Body in re-
lat ion 10 the Mind says ..
"A taJpole confined in darkness. would
never become a frog. and an infant de-
prived Of heavens free light, would only
grow into shapeless idiot. instead OF =
brauteous and reasonable being Hence
IN the deep, dark eorRrs and ravines OF
the Swiss Valais where the direct sun.
shine never reaches, the hideoOs presa-
lence of itincy siartlss the traveller, i
Is strange, melancholy idioey. Many
citizens are incapahIe Of any articula'e
speech some sre deaf, some are blind
some labor under ali the privations md
are misshapen in almost every par @ re
body. 7 believe there il in all places
marked difference in the healthiness q
houses. according 10 their aspscs z'k
regard to the. sun, and that those are -
heal,aiest sestsyis paribSs. in which a
the rooms are, durisg some part q ie'
day, fully exposed to direct light 4 !
well kpowa thai epidemics attack Inlnb.
itan,s on tho shady side Of a street AMI
totally except those on the other SIDE q
even in epidemics such as ague, the NOR
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-11-11
AN IRON MANI
SINGULAR PETRIFACTfoN

On Saturday week gentleman hrouehi
siese pssss.~arfh. (0hin,l aGnm the Bi6om
Furnace, Sciota county, part or an iron
man, found ID the ore bed The part We
saw was the foot and part Of the leg
Having been converted into iron by grad.
ual process. the minutest divisions, as be.
tween the toes, &c. were NOT visible; but
the general outline of the toes, the heel,
ankle, &c. were perfectly plain. We we're
told that the head and arms,Aweres still
more perfect. There could not pc the least
doubt Of its having been q man. Nor Is
there much doubt of the manner in which
Il Fame into this condition. The body
mnst originally have been pctriied in lime ;
but of this there remains now only the out
side incIustaiion, which will crumble of
What was the man is now iron. by some
natural process, the iron muss have grown
out ofihe lime And here i Theme fo
geologisis! How did this change iak'
place? Ifwe,are right--and the facts seen
to leave no room for donbt--this iron maj
would afford Que nj the most beautiful sub|
jects for geological lecture. The irof
ore, in which II is found. is called the cal.
careous formation. The process Of its for
nation would be an instructive stndy.
Lids cincinnati Chronicle. !
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-11-11
Tas Gold Room IN windsor Caste

The whole collection IN what is called
the Coll Room atWindsor Castle is val>
ued al twelve millions of dollars! There
are glass cases like silversmith,s shop,
and behind The glasses are the principal
articles. There is dinner service Of sill,
veFsliI Of the most gorgeous kind, presenl~
ed BY The merchants of Liverpool. 10 the
late William the Fourth, long before he
was king. in reward for his advocacy of the
slave trade with the inscription telling
The tale. There is salver OF immense
size, made from the gold of snuff boxes
alone, Of George the Fourth. the lids and
inscriptions curiously preserved on the sur
face in kind VI mosaic of gold, it's value
Is Fifty thousand dollars. Nell Gwynn's
bellows 1.-The handles, nozzles, SC. of gold!
the golden peacock inlaid with diamonds,
rnbies from Delhi. not as large as pleas
ant, bat valued at one hundred aud fifty
slhousand dollarS-the footstool Of Tipp 70
sab, solid gold lion with chrystal eyes J,
the value of its gold alone seventy thousand
dollars; George the Fourih's celebrated
golden candelabra for dinner table, val
aed at City thousand dollars, 40 heavy that
Two men are required 10 lift each. Piles
upon piles Of gold plates, sufficient e Zine
two hundred and ffty persons. with ample
changes. There are lao dozen each of gold
knives and forks o. various patterns, and
al dozen each Of gold table aud tea spoons
all arranged in the most perfect order. and
glass eases onsables in ths middlelof the
room fitted with gorgeous gold. From the
conlemplation of ali this memory carries
away confused idea Of riches, such a
mus. have cost poor underground laboressl
lives Of toll, aud sweat, and pain. 10 rro.
cure. A simple fact Ia connection with
this gorgeous display will serve 10 illustrate
its worth to one at least cf sFeyal posses
sors, George the Fourth. whose sense Of
taste became 90 vitiated that although his
meat was set before him in golden dishes,
he was obliged to season it with assal0etida
70 make il anything bot ,asteless.
4
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-11-11
RAILROAD ACCIDENT,

Mr.. David Plan, co1ductnr on me
Housatonic RaiIsoad. fOrnesIy OF this
town, was seriously injured on the Ism
iii. 3 The train rusl On 70 . COW near CT.
Harrington, which threw the cars on me
track, ADD piled 5 ora up in heap. Mr.
Psats was standing on one OF the BACK
cars, and was thrown Of and caugHf ne~
tween one Of the cars and the rocks on
the upper side ofthe track. His leg vas
broken below the knee his foni, and
the upper part OF the leg with one arm y
aide we're badly bruised. No oIher pei :
sen was seriously Injured.
Donb1yy Times,
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-11-11
GiDe aDoe d 30 IL
From tss London H'eekky DipaffA.
Song lor me Season.
HY ELIZA COOK.

II N5
Lock out, lack out, there are shsdnws about;
The fprest il donning ID duuhlei ofSbrswls
The willow tree SWAPS With glnamicF Cont,
Like beautiful lace with gatheFin,
frown 4. =
.strue we aIlixncw that Summer must go,
Tha, The swallow will never stay Dong n
our caves; A
Yet we'd rather be watching the wild rose be
Than lie counting the cgIors ii Autumn
leaves a v
Look high, look high, there's the laee-wingsd
Thinning he's king Of fairy realm,
As he swings with delight on the gOssaules tie,
That is linked mid the bougIis Of the snn.
tipped elm!
Alas! poor thing. the first rustic will bring
The pillars to dust. where your pleasure
clue weayes
/ And many ] spirit like thine will cling
To hopes that depend upon Autumn leaves
Look low. look low, the night gusts blow.
And the restless forms IN hectic red. "a
Come whiriing and sporting wherever we 80
Lighter in dancing, as nearer the de.d
Oh who has not seen rare hearts, that HAYS
been
Painted and parting in garb that deceiyes,
D.shing gaily along 10 their fiuttering sheen
1 With Despair at the core, like the Autumn
leaves!
Look on, look on, moon break 9Th upon
The hedge row bouyhs ii their whitening
huge,
The distant orchard Is sallow and wan,
But the apple and nut gleamiichly through
Oh well ii "a i'm he IL MIR life like the tree
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-11-11
WONDERS OF GEOLOGY.

More thaE niue thousand different ant
mails hlv been changed into stone. The
races or genera OF mole than half Of these
are now extinct, no, heing At present known
in aliving state upon lie eaflh. From the
remains of some Of these ancient animals
they must have been large Han any living
animals now known upon the earth. The
Megathrium. (great beast,) says Bucfland,
from skeleton, nearly perfect, nov III The
museum a. Madrid, was perfectly colossal.
With bead and neck like those Of The
Sloth. its legs and feet exhibit the charac<
ter OF an Armadillo, and the Anteater. Us
Etre-feet were yard in length, and more
than twelve inches wide. terminated BY 81.
gaatic claws lis thigh bone was neAfly
ihrse TINES ID thick as that Of the elephant
and Us tail dearest the body) Sir 81 Il
circumirance. It's tusks were admirably
ada pied for cutting vegetable subslsIcsa
and It's general structure and strsns n YER
istended&so 81 for digging IN the sFoun'
for roots, on which Il priDciRslly "a.
(BuGki Ahd,s Brrdgew&sef Treatise.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-11-11
BY J. @. w.


ri J. G. w.
Ho, wislders of the mighty pen
Men of the rolling eye!
We who have heaved around the world
Thnught's surges. vast and high
Com authors, great and small.
in common cause Join heart and hand, &
And throng to Faneuil Hall.
Ho. ancient Harvard's y"uihful sage
Lang fellow Of the nine
Shall this days suns astounding rays "a
On thy shortcomings shine!
Ho. lowell, Pierpont. Emerson.
We're friends and brothers ail.-
Ho, Taylor, Poe, Duganne ana Read,
Away to Faneuii Hall.
Cut short that sonnet, Tuckermau
Prentice give Ger that jest
Holmes spare that pun-.Friend Sigourney.
Let that deceased friend rest
Ho, brother Burleigh. leave the cause
slaves, masters, chains and all!
Lets battle for oivseiUes awhile
Be of, 10 Saneuil Hall.
Ho, true and valiant Brigadeir |! ..s
ResiEa thy loved employ, ... .
= STAG not 10 doff chapeau and sword,
Come up and bring my boy.
BRYANT, for once forsake thy Posi-, 1t
Type, scissors, devil and all s.lF
Ho, Halleci, cut the contingencies
And haste to Faneui! Hall
Ha.ye Cerinnes. gnd Sapphns fair,
In Lowell factories dwelllng
Where mid the c.aseless hmm offwheels,
Your song goes ON. np-sweliing,-
Tore from your spindle and your looms.
d Responsive 10 onr call 4ss, ..gs sz
And cheer us in our gioricns sfriks,
And throng TO Faneuil Hall.
Ole Russia's proud and well fed bardss
Cast IN ~ acofIs and jibes
n And Turks bless AiI1h b. the hour
They,fe MOI poor X3nkes scribes.
Ho. on the spifisssof Our sires. ssa@ss'5,
On ffe1tom, Truth. we'll call, - "a
And for osis fikhis. cur copyright,
Wen rock 0ld Faneuil Hall.
Meta - joF our tolls Of thought
The struggling 81 our bfai4s. !
By old George Fox, the in4iSntnt 9lood
Il lava II my VEINS
Shame 81 B 81 eountsy and its laws, q
Strike, LII the Bastile fall.
Down with the tyrant Publishers,
HnFrah for FaneuiI Hail.
9ss ~ d
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-11-11
$3.50 s2e,3l

April 1. is4s. Bysbsllsncsin .s' s~-
the Treasury tina day Is per q.
\ General Assembly, Il 1919, $i4 7o4 70
1 Bv lssysnenss into The rrsasu- ya et; |
/ ~ from &st March 1916 TO ..y.
| Isl Acril iS47.viz
h From f,rfeitrdbond. &c. ay'' 81 lis 10
Frnm 9saiis of Courts. 4 ! 0a9 80
From state Prisons. 600 on
| From licenses il l,etlsiiers, &C. AS3 95
4, vi From Saies cf Bank SfOck.
4 By cash received nfsalrs %
: Of "a shares Hartford
!, 81 ID dc. 2es shares
H Phoenix Bank stock, % o0l 90 srs
Il ~ amount at interest on
the last two sums depos- ,, "a o., 90
| tied, $50 IL ~ SH cS
II 70 'S Frons Tares.
| Nv cash reed Tor Stale Tax Of cent
/ OF, dollar sf lsl is45--gross am'i, al 4S7 90
By c.sh reed fan2-3 Of per Ct. tax
:, residents Isa = asls OS
' .Sdo. far tax due 2oth Feb 1916 Of
I, ,O ,hs = Ches,sr and Hampton POS 81
a. quay zoe oe, 45.l6I AZ
/ II seemaividends on bank stock owned
In the stol bythe State.
isy. Bv div on ~ shares Far.
wild and vbank stock at 8 i.2 per cent III SO
h.. s,sn. fro,n l5SslIartfd de-. at l3do. $751; so
a 'vs Misc ne ia N. Hav. do ct do. 2.l92 90
And the light Of 90 - 10 soC -
lave the whelmiho 1853 Harirdai 4 DO S.io6 %
i .leered with US .s Nee = 40 l q i ,al 3"
:" "'' s3Aliddlei'n al 3 IL 2.075 SO
81 Saw. do ats4 do 2.ia2 90
OF our daily tolls and caressA w no CO.. ="
d in the wrecks of love and b -. T..
Which, our burdeded memory Lso'o' 20 ." W
Oh form may wear TO the passis,f oMsa a rss &C
The bloom Of Ifes freshness yeasl VI = ,'oo %
ID beams may brighten our Irs@ - 81. :, !.
Which the morning ne- Nioos<<f "a
~'-1 ermanent Ftind.
Il oh the chaneaneHt tDnd of the State, on the IN
In the far an1Sil lS47, csnsisis II bank stock NOT
vravessfable--or subscriptions To he capital Of
grsfai banks. which may be wilhdraEn On
And aiag six months notice--viz. go
e yIssrtfssd bank 1850 shares u $sD0 is5.09o
Frb phkuix 1870 100 i22O00
New Haven "a - 2o0 $500
Niddlelown sos y" 100 $500
FarmeraandlM ~ n = too ~ y
- 1856 shares $1,000,
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-11-11

41-Pollock the individual who fred pistol At
Z. r. Jewett. Esqs Of Buffalo, has been sent
eAced tofive years imprisonment in the. State
Prison at Auburn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-11-11
CALL

For Convention Of Authors, at Faneuil Hall.
to discuss the question Of International Copy.
right
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-11-11

hid inaaenee is often thus partial ia lis
action
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-11-11
Ebe MftcOfieID n6lIErfs
1s fgsL,sHER KvEnr TneRspxx oHNiss 6,
PAINE KENYON KILROERN,
b the Baitsttig nezt Edsfefthe Comt-hosisr
go LITCHFIE:LD, CONN.

Village and single Mail sabscFibers A 50
d In Bapdles Of 20 aud aI.,yaFds n IS; o., i
gid fOf ssy,rflv in aduanee. HOO.
y 00-The low price atwhich We have place
Che Enquirer. renders il necessary that oal
terms should Be asFictly complis ca With.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-11-11

Poscdex @<iN Ezp!osioa EHlham and
Smiihs Powder Mills nea. Ca,>kili ex-
piodra on Monday killing three men
|1sned OyerLaugh. Wescott md scrib-
Two ions of powder were bafns.-
hook was fell al distance ofseysl'
) "a shsTeporl heard twenty miles,
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-11-11

- Al man wss d cred on ils track Ct tl,s
Ne Bsdlofd Railroad: 81 Friday with his Geek
rest;nr. 81 Ire rail. train cpnid not be
stopped ii lime. and Instead Sas severed from
his body by the whsels.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-11-11

gFk IeSS A'Iu Have1, o"' So--I" 70" y
lJ9 PA 6s
For amount nd Commissioner Scho"l
Fund Tor interest on mosey borrowed
Of tae fund by the 'ta:r during the yras. SAT 90
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A violent shower obliged me to stop on the way
1t was late at night snd was nearly asleep when,
reused by the sound OF bubbling waters. | started
up and asked, Is that the Ada ?" and it was so
deep is the impression made by a simple natural
recital ike that Of Renzos wsnderines IN the Pro-
uessi Sp0si. that the memory OF his hearing the
AIDA in this way occurred TO NE at once, and the
Aida seemed familiar as if mad been a native Of
this region.
As the Scottish lakes seem the domain OF w alter
Scott so does Milan and ts neighborhood in the
mind Of foreigner belong to Manzoni. ! have
seen him since the gentle lord of this wide domain
his hair is white. bat his eyes still beam as when
he first saw the spparitons Of truth simple ten
derness and piety mas admirably recorded for our
benefit Those around lament that the fsstidious-
ness Of his taste prevents his completing and pub
fishing more, and that thus treasury Of rare
knowledge and refined thought Will pass from US
without our reaping the benefit. We, indeed, have
no title 10 complain, what we do possess from his
hand is SC excellent.
At this moment there is great excitement in Italy.
A supposed spy Of Austria has been assassinated
at Ferrara, and Austrian troops are marched there
IL is pretended that conspiracy has been discov-
cred in Rome the consequent disturbances have
been put down. The National Guard is forming.
All things seem to announce that some important
change is inevitable here but what Neither
Radicals nor Moderates dare predict with conf
dence. and am yet too much stranger to speak
with assurance Of impressions have received
But it is impossible not to hope.
Time fails as usual. The clock strikes the post
bag opens and leaves only time to make the sign Of
x
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Letto from Gea. Taylor,


Camp MONTEREY. July 10. lsg7.
SIR; have had the honor To receive your letter
submitting the part of the Nominating Conmitree
Of the n A. Conyention the request to be informed OF
my views relating to several points OF national policy
entertained BY the body OF Native Americans in our
country
Limited leisure from my public duties constrains me
to reply In very general and brief terms that to the
points cited In your letter do not feel myself liberty
to express my frank opinion. My willingness TO yield
TO the wishes of the people large and TO them
In the o ;e of the Chief Msgisrscy, should they fully
and unanimously place it's weighy responsibilities upon
me. has been more than once expressed but am not
willing be the candidate of any party 10 pledge
self any political creed that which proceeds
directly from the Constitution and the best and para
interests of the country and which they solemn
ly demand II elected 10 the Presidential Office II must
be without any agency OF my Qt certainly will be
variance with my most cherished ssprsons) and to
those duties must go fammeled by party pledges VI
every character.
Should the people nominate and elect land there is
ample space for this previous 10 the time OF electon
some Of the gifted statesmen of the country to re-
present its highest interests should hal the
with Joy.
With sentiments of high respect have the honor to
subscribe myself Your most obedi-nt servsnt.
I. TAYLOR, Major-General L. ;. Army.
WM. J. A. BlRKEY, Esq.
President n. A. Convention, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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LINEAGE or SLAs " RIGHT The Northampton
Courier contains ihe follOsiug statement Of siss
Wnshts senealoey Il will be seen that be Of sn
ancient Puritan stock
Mr. Wright = lnesl descendant Of Samuel Wright
Of the fret settlers OF -pnnsn-d and Northampton
who died to latter place 10 100 he used 70 exhOr
the people Of Sprng hed on Sabbath when they had
minister The subject OF this notes uas IN the ser,ah
seuersiOn-recsonins his immigrant ancestor the irst
The seo0ad In this lineage was Samuel who was ssin
by the Indians Northh-ld sept ID l965. The ntrd
was JOs-ph WHO died ~ Northampton, In 1897 The
fourth samuel who lived 10 Northampton znd died
sometime after lY4O. The kjh wa samuel. Iho removed
TO the north part Of Hacley, now Amherst The ssrtA
was Silss Who removed when bis son ,Lss was year
old from Amherst 10 Weybrdge. VI where De died not
many years since Like tbs distinguished son, be
OF mental sud phy steal power and warm In bis
attachment ~ the Democratic party.
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Vermont Election.
Jurisprudence OF The Tribune.
RUPERT. Bennington Co. Sept {

Jurisprudence of The Tribune.
RUPERT. Bennington Co. Sept {.
The vote Of this town for Governor stands;
Eaton....97 Dillinghsm---.l6 Brsinsrd-- 10
Wing maj. on Governor II Senator, 81.
Yours. G. l.. w.
ARLINGTON. Bennington Co Sept {.
The Wing majority for Governor in this town is
s7--sboui Is gain from last year. Wing Representa-
tive Of course | hesr of some loss in the adjoining
town. vEkGESSEs, Addison Co. Sept T.
Or Annual State Election took place to day.
The result In the State csunoi be doubtful In this part
Of the state the will probably be light The result
as far 40 We have heard Is follows for members Of
the Legislature
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RRATsTEDs- SALOONS
LATE rFaLg's MUSEUM Ioi U
~ 2Sl BRDADu Az NETWORK. Il
u Neu.Ynrk and Tric Railroad Company.

The s,ocxhoders on The New-York and ETe Railroad
Company hereby notified thai the annual election Tor
Directors the vii be held A. the oce %
the Company. No - Wai-st IN the CRY OF lsrk on
Tuesday The h day OF October reXi from 10 o'clock A VI
% ) o. clock T. VI.
The transfer books Will be closed from the 2d Of sep
TENDER till the DAY Aer the election By order Of the Di-
recfors NATHANIEL MARSH, Secretary
New-Yofk sept 9. l8f7 % tol2
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7 n
ale the taste and suenevcr iuluring the teeth gums
palate in any way.-but making no compromise with
thef il scourge Of human gums, the Tooth ACHE
ths extraordinary snodyne has the strongest claims 70
public notice. Although has already been beneficial M
thousands q instances yet the proprietor confident that
thousands constantly suffering from ignorance q
the great remedy Let an good men, therefore, spread the
joyful intelligence that the celebrated Glove Anodyne Drops
cure the Toohache when carefully applied, minute
Prepared hv HF>sY Johnson. Chemist 273 Broadway. In
the Granite Budins Chambcrs-s sold also at 100
Fltol-sf u East Broadway 35 Husonst Spring and
BY 81 respectable Druggists The United States Price >
cents
~ See that you be- NOT cheated by unpuncped deal
els with some worthless compound " their make
Examine the wrappers on ;he vial and buy such have
the signature Of Henry johnson II lmeod
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joins QUIScT ApANs-This venerable statesman
attended = ordinston a; Roxbury Mass. on Wedo-s-
day. He = delegate from the Church In Quincy Ct
which be .. member The Boston Journal says that
although hi. steps feeble owing to biz late severe
iDdspOsrion and The accumulated infrmtes Of eighty
Winters yet Judging from bi. appearance from the ere
which spsrked 10 bis eye. ani the deep Interest 1hich
be seemed 10 take 10 all the proceeding. TIE general
health of this much respected and pslro, n-s
Gently greatly Improved