Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-01

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TER has been secured for a railroad from
Greenfield, Mass, to Troy, N Y, passinp
tins ugh the HoOsiC mountain by a tunnel
f ur miles in length. probably The longest
single cut in the world ESlin aIed cost
$1,000, WO-Iim of construction, five or
six years
UII is STATED that immense numbers of
tEe.pine trees in North Carolina are diving
from some unknown cause. A gentleman
from PrurSwi,k county has stated to the
editor of the " aNhins ion Chronicle that he
has lost one hundred AID thirty thousand
trees on his own plantation, aud others are
said to have lost from one fourth 10 One-
ha'f Ofti.cir trees.
More 0nnea ofjon - Tho Montreal rarers
state that Mr. Papineau'S supporters uren-
~ proclaim thai their II al object in agila>
ling tie subject OF separation Of Lower
frum Upper Canada al The present time, IS
with view OF proposing an annexation OF
the former TO the United States.
0J- A fellow having advertised his
wife, that he would pay no det,,s Of her
contracting, a neIghbor remarked that
The advertisement was useless, us it was
well known TO the public that he ne\el
paid any Of his own contracting.
G- Be not intent 10 lavish money rro.
tusely TO keep up appearance S. at The
expense OF honest creditors. Ii >muchs
too much of dishonesty.
0a- The Oregon Spectator announces
the otficirl rcluras of the election for
Governor as follows: George Aberne,hv
539 A l. Lovejoy, $50: scattering Is.
Ahernethy's plurality l6. Rather close
election, that.
~ They were drumming through the
streets of Louisville, XIV. las, week, tor
volunteers for Ireland" Mr.. Moon, v
Womising bounty lands in the Emerald
Isle, to every volunteer. a mteti q for
raising money. SC. also took place at h is
Instance.
oG- At Rochester a young man has
been fined eight dollars tor kissing a
married woman without their corscn,
another AT Buffalo has teen fin d fifteen
dollars Tor the same offence. The price
seems to Increase as you 60 west.
IRIS AN I'LL WIND &c.--tr.BF PALM
er OF Meredith, N II receives an ave
rage of one application per day for cock
legs, the charge tor which is QUO bundled
and fifty dollars each. TIL is mainly
owing t" the numerous dismembermenls
ocraSi"ned 10y the Mexican war. Mr..
Palmer has been offered SIS, 900 for his
patent tor the United States, which he de-
cllneS.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY A telcgrophic dis
patch from Cincinnati, May 10, SAYS:
A slave tr der from the South, purchased
negro man wife and child yesre ldav at Gov
ineton Ky. and pac, d them in Jail fer safe
! keeping. Last night the W, man, ~ the exc i,e>
ment OF despair. we suppose, murdered her
child. by cutting lis ihroai-attcr which the
man cut the wuman's and then his own. The
for ner are dead-lhe latter is living with but
faint hope of his recovery,
| IMPORTANT ARRIVAL The New York
lrIhnna's shipping list lately announC cd lie
arrival below Oh : two chips and a bark
| They must have had rnn4h time of it, and
we should like to know which got into port
first.
Mr. SENATOR HALE 1t il right &C. saw Of
'hIs gentleman, who appeared on several &C.
raslons IN our recent religious anniversa. les
that he left very favorable impression upon
he audiences he addressed. His srccches
were racy aud popular, ard vet cain, dgnified
| ond logical. He was decided bu kind-encr>
getic, but good naIurrd. He spoke like man
OF the world. and yet like a Chris!l.n.-.N Y.
Jour. Ctm
GF5- Hon. Jonathan Chapn an, for several
Years Mayor of b 'ston an honorable and high
| ~ esteemed citizen, died in that city on Thurs
day