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CEILING OFF.--Bcing DESTROYS of reducing our
- stock Of Summer goods, we have determined
from this day forward to offer all goods the demand
for which ceases with the season, without regard TO
cost. Our stock is now large and very complete,
and well worthy the attention Of purchasers. We
1000 yards French Lawns, fast coors at l2I cents
5000 do fine do do from is TO 25
cents
1000 do black and white French Bingham, at
12l
1900 do colored and white French Bingham,
from l2l 20 IS
200 pieces French Berege and Grenadine, all
colors, among them several plain
green, rs 10 50
50 do plain black and satin striped Beregcs,
25 10 80
30 do checked and striped India Silks, very
cheap
10 do blackFoulard Silk, a beautiful article
80 do Linen Lustres, all colors, at %
80 do white and colored embroidered Mus
lin, at 81
i5O do checked and striped Cambrics, from
l2b %
300 do plain Cambrics and Jaconets, from
l2t to IS
200 do Nainsook and Swiss Muslins, from
20 To so
25 do India or Swiss Book, two yards WIDE
abcautiful article for summer dresses
10000 yards fine Prints, all colors and styles from
from 81 70 49, warranted fast, together with large
assortment Of Hosiery, plain open-worked and en-
broidered Kid silk, and Thread Gloves, Lincncam-
brio Handkerchief, Lace Capes, Swiss and Cambria
Edging and Inserting, Thread Edging, black Silk
Lace, Parasols Fans, &c, besides great variety of
other articles too numerous To mention.
We earnestly request all persons in want of Dry
Goods TO give us a call before purchasing elsewhere
are confident of being able TO save them from
ten 10 twenty per cent on their bills.
YERBY & BROTHER,
No. 6 Market Space, bet. 7th and sth SITS.
June l3--3teod
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w. T. PORTER,
House, Sign and Ornamental Painter,
CORNER 6TH srassT AND PENN. AvKsuE. UP STAIRS,
Directly opposite W. NATIONAL Hotel.
June ls-ly
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HATS, CAPS, FURS, &c.
SWIFT, HURLBUT, s. CO.,

DOT Pearl street, fur doors abOUe Maiden Lane,
NEW YORK,
uAVE removed from their old stand, 15S Water
II street, the spacious store No POT Pearlstreet,
where they will be able to show their extensive
stock Of
HATS, CAPS, STRAW GOODS, MUFFS, BUF-
FALO ROBES, HATTERS' STOCK, TRIM
MINGS, &c. &C.,
under one roof and to avoid the Inconvenience Of
two separate stores, as heretofore.
Merchants about visiting this city for the purpose
of making their Fall purchases are invited to ex-
anime our stock, consisting in part Of
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-06-14
ELom the VTetOrin (1szas) .ad00eGfe'
 WILD WOMAN.

hut our reputation for ve
 n:.-, -o.u sufer from the following State' .so", hnt aS we have been laylRg on TOT 'ne ,. ..o ,,sars to give it, we think there IS nn ne. of waiting any longer. II VIII re ",';r. some credulily to believe the story ", U. can assure the reader that what we SbaII state could he established by the teS- s;noonv of some of the oldest and most res Dec,able citizens of our neighooi'ns c"""- ty of Jackson. rrod and
 For the last leu years ,here h1S lived an" inhabited inc thickeSl of the NaVi""o o".> toms in Jackson county, an ln"iF'ouat u"' versally believed to be d Womah' "n" '',o dilieent search has frequently bre' !" oe' no, a living soul Las been ahie to see IL ,hongh on one occasion, several years ago, . naTtv driving COWS through the ootlom' came so clese upon it's camp or den, as 'o comrel il 10 drop kind of basket or tf"nN which upon examination was rua" o oe a nerfect curiosity. containing must "N> ,on;shins variety of litlle rinketS, such as nins. needles, knives, brushes, and several articles whose uses were unknown, aud all of ,he most ingenious and exquisite work manship, and also small pocket Bible win sNew York" written in it in small beau tiful haLd writing, together with two guns one of which it had Slocked-havins Sloh an old gun tarlel from the settlements.
 The principa; reason for believing t to he woman, arises from it's track, whlch has ofien been seen; and wnich tes.in"'es exactly that of small aud delicate lema e. It frequently visits lhe neighonr'ng houses at night for the purpose Of picking up sue" articles as it can lay its hands on-c'o'n> ing particularly, of which it is supposed from the quantity missing iron tune !u time, i, has enough to set up respectable millinery shop and clothing store.
 About year ago it went in the house o Samuel A. Rogers, when he was absent opened his medicine chest, took por'ior of all the medicines in it, carefully putting back the shoppers and committing no o'hel damage beside that of taking several artI' cles of clothing, which after going to tho edge of the bottom, it appears to have sort ed out and left such articles hanging on q stick as it did not seem to require. It alst came to Mr. Rogers's place recently ane brousht back wooden bowl taken about wear since, and trace chain that had beer missing for eight years. These are but ,;,he of inc many eccentricilies of the man woman, or animal; but they serve as specimen. N:,.., :,
 So sure are the people on the Nav'da' that it is a wild human being, that we un' cerstand a reward of forty cows al calves has been offered to any one who would cap Iure it. It is supposed by some ,ha, 'her' was once man and woman, but that tn man had died. How true this corjectur Is. we canno, say-but there can hardly b a doubt but wild man or woman has in habited the Navidad Mustang bottoms nea Texana. for many years. It cannot be
 negro, male or female, because the 'rac forblds the conclusion. We incline 10 th'nl if n Mexican woman.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-06-14
sI1FFERING lN IRELAND.

The news from this devoted and Sunet- ing country is truly heaIt'sIckening, ana shows degree of criminal neglect and miS. government, which humanity Shuddcrs to And yet, as the official re- turns show, an army of upwards of SO,UUO men is maintained there to preserve order. The prospect is that famine alone will soon r dQce an order like that at Warsaw, w'lh- ou, any aid from the British Tegimen's'- We quote few of the reports :-
 M.Yo.-Thc We<,port district, in the county of Mayo, is in an awful PoSIt'o".- A re,Iiion to the House of COmmorS, states in |, ,hiS disrric, iS reduced to Utter deSli- ,ution, the great bulk of ;he people starving, whi the land. from which they have been hanished e for the most part barren waste, that it is shocking to think of the numbers who have been allowed to 6ie of absolute starvation in ihese two parishes during the las: six months that within the past week twenty eigh, have been carried on in this parish, of whom at least twenty have cer- Iainlv died for want of fiood-even those who were nomiuaIly receiving relief having been starved to dea ah ny slow degrees: that in most ins'ancrs the sick and the dying have nO house to shelter them, 10 day or n'ght covering 10 scr eR them from the inclemeh- cy of the weather, that they are to he seen in this ocpurable condition, stuck in holes and Sand-pilS along the highways, mem selves hay az been generlly obliged to de' molish their cahinS as necessary c0hdi- ton to obtain OIi>door relief"
 BALLtNH, Be.-Rev. Peter Ward, r. P, of Balliprube, slales. "rhe peorle are Wither' ing with fear, and in multi,ades. Deaths numerous. but coftinS few, buried without coffins in dykes and di,ches, and many many disfgured and destroyed by ia's In this doomed and mountainous parish, up- " ,rds of nineteen hundred of Gods crea. lures fell victims to this devouring fNmine. more than seven hundred families are wan dering without house to put thelr heaoS into. They are seeking shelter Tn dykeS and di,ches Five years ago there were ms teen hundred children attending the several schools in my parish-now there are 'ot ten children. Where are they gone tos Fam inc and eternity can tell.
 BALL1NAsLo-The population oi the town is something about 5.OOO-the num- Der of paupers gathered together in it's work, houses is very nearly equal in amount, and SO great is the prevalence ofdisease among ] fhem. that last week there were in hospitals considerably over a thousand. while the dea,hs-the acknowledged death-from Sa~ ,urday to Saturday, reached the appalling numher of four hundred and ninety!
 In the county of Westmeath upward of six thousand acres of rich grazing lands are to be let, the owners being unable 10
 stock them with cattle. In Meath, ana
 other counties ot Leinster, many grazing
 farms are un,enan,ed, the former cccupl-
 CTS having sold of or emigra,ed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-06-14
ACO<vICT's TRICK.

Some sensation appears to have been ere a,ed in Boston and Charlesiown oy lne es> cape of convict, one William Philips, rom
 the state prison, through the agency o' the
 warden and city officer, whom Philips: de- luded with story of hidden treasure. lne following account uf the affair is given by the Mercantile Journal of Friday evening
 Philips, while in nrison.lnlh- a story -in
 The warden considered his story improb- able. not believing that man having So much money n, his command, would suffer either himselfor his family tv want for the common necessarieS Of life.
 Finding that he had no success with the warden, Philips next related his story to his Sunday school teacher, who it seems was somewhat inclined to believe it true, and who communicated with the warden upon the subject.
 Thus the matter remained until Monday morning last. Early on that morning, a cab man went to the residence of MT. Rob- inson, the warden. where he took as pass engers Mir. Robinson, City Marshal Nichols, and third person, supposed to be Philips. He also took bag containing shovel. or 1 spade, and a pickaxe, and drove to the de> p,t of the Old Colony railroad, where he left his passengers and the bag, understand ing that they were going to F,ll River.
 Our intorment further says that the three men proceeded to Fall River, where Phil lips conducted them to a bye place. and pointing out particular spot, told them if they dug certain distance under that bank they would there find the hidden treasure. At this the digging was commenced by the city Marshal, who was from time to time relieved by ihe warden and Phillips.
 After considerable cavity had been made sufficiently spacious to admit one or two persons, and while Mr. Nichols was under the bank hard at work, the warden and Phil lips standing on the edge of the hole, :he rascal watching his opportunity, and giving Robinson violent push, tumbled him into the hole upon MT. Nichols. He instantly threw quantity of dirt in upon them. much to the detriment of their eyes, and taking 10 his heels. effected his escape.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-06-14
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF DAN-
 EEL WEBSTER

It is stated that in this preparation of the Life of Buckminster, by Mrs. Lee, which is soon to be published, she has had access to many interesting private papers. Among these is an auto biog- raphy of Daniel Webster. A paragraph quoted from this, shows fact which will be both encouraging and consoling to the diffident schoolboys. MT. Web- ster says:
 "My first lessons in Latin were reel ted to Joseph Stearns Buckminister, at that time an assistant at the academy. I made tolerable progress in all the bran ches l attended to under his instruction, but there was one thing I could not do; l could not make a declamation. I could not speak before the school. The kind and excellent Buckminister especially, sought to persuade me to perform the exercise of Reclamation, like the other boys, but I could not do it. Many a piece did commit to memory, and re- hearse it in my own room, over and over again, but when the day came, when the school was collected, when my name was called and I saw all eyes turned upon my seat, l could not raise myself from it. Sometimes the masters drowned, some- times they smiled. MT. Buckminister always pressed and entreated with the most winning kindness, that would on- ly venture once-but could not com- mand sufficient resolution and when the occasion was over, went home and wept bitter tears of modification"
 Express.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-06-14
A PRAYER.

Bishop Potter has put forth the following prayer, to be used in the congregations of his Diocease, during the continuance of the Cholera :- ......
 70 God, with whom are the issues life and death, to whom it justly belongeth to punish sinners and to be merGiful to them that uuly repent, save us; we humhly be- seech thee, from the ravages of that Pesti- lenSe with which we are threatened. We nave provoked thy righteous judgments by our manifold transgressions and hardness Of heart, and though we should utterly per. ish: our punishment would be less than our sins deserve. But, o God, who AeSires, not the death of sinner, but rather ,Aa, he should turu from his wickedness and live, have pity upon us thy unworthy creature s, and grant that we, repenting oi our iniqui> ties and forsaking our sins, may experience thy fcrgiying and protecting grace. As thou didsl deliver thy people of old when they turned tOthee fiom their rebellion, and aids, cause thy destroying angel to cease from panishing. 50 turn thins anger from Us who meekiy acknowledge our vileness aud truly repent of our sins. Spare those who ar, now ot satering from this greivons sick. ness. restore the voice of ioy and hea,h ,o their dwellings,, aud grant ,ha, all who >h n u taste thy forbeariDg mercy may devote inc; . souls and bodies & living sacrifice 10 ,hss through Jesns Christ our Lord Amen.s
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-06-14
Concert in Norfolk.

MT. r.KILBoURN,-Asn no notice has appeare
 m Your paper of Concert of Sacred M ,si
 which came off here the present week, shal
 take the liberty 10 trespass little on you
 space and patience, in giving brief descrip.
 ton of the same. The choir under the direc.
 tioh oi our much esteemed fellow townsman
 Darius Phelps, Esq, on Wedn. s]ay Eyenns
 'ast, gave public exhibition of their acquire
 ments lr the a:t of Vocal Music, in the Con.
 gregational Church in this place, to crowd ed house. Much time and attention had been
 previously given to the matter to become tho.
 roughly acquainted with pieces prepared to be
 sung on the Cct tasion and we have no hesi. tation in saying without fear of contradiction.
 that the choir have fully sustained their pre- vlous we'll earned reputation fer taste and cor.
 rectness of ex cMtien in vocal music. But
 perhaps not the least. and in fact the most in.
 teresting and pleasing part of the Evenings entertanment, was the exquisite performance ef the juvenile portion ot the choir, who had learned few simple yet exceedingly sweet and appropriate pieces for the occasion, under the direction of Mr Phelps. the performance of which was characterized by good degree of talent and spirit of the right cast, refecting much credit on teacher and pupils, and giving us good assurance that the reputation of our choir will not be very likely to suffer in their hands. am net. MT. Editor, peculiarly bless ed myself with musical talent, and do not pro-
 fess to be very we'll qualified to criticise mu- sical performance; but know what suits nsv taste in the matter, and it is just such music as the Norfolk choir discoursed to a ve,y large and attentive audience on Wednesday evening last and in conclusion let me say, that in my humble opinion the cultivation of musical ia. lent possessed by individuals is quite too much neglected, especially in tine family circle. It has been we'll said, that music hath char .ns, and who can estimate the good attained too by its introduction into the fireside circle and the social gathering, exerting over all a subduing, chastening influence that soothes the irritated feelings of the mind, and allays the passion of nan-that binds together in a close bond of union the members of a family, and draws them away from the temptations that surrounds their pathway. Let then that Mother who would prepare her daughter for proper sphere of usefulness and enjoyment, urge upon her in early life, the importance of becoming tho roughly acquainted with the art of vocal and instrumental music and as he would shield him from the snares of the tempter, let that Father ever encourage in his son the acquisi, tiOn of the same desirable knowledge, since nothing IS more true than this, that he. who loves and feels the christening, restraining pow- CT of music must of necessity become more closely allied to happiness and virtue. .NyJoIk, June s. Is49.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-06-14
Temperanee Meeting.

The last monthly meeting Ofthe Litch- field County Temperance SOcisty was held in WOOdbury, agreeable to adjourn ment, and was very fully attended by del- egates from auxiliary Societies. The Re ports showed an increase of interest felt in community, and stronger determina- tion that the business of rum-selling must stop. Already have the flood-gates been re-opened upon us, and men have grown bold in the sin of rum selling; but the day of retribution is at hand, when an in iured and abused community will rise in their might and throw off this dreadful incubus.
 The following Resolutions were intro duced, ably discussed, and unanimously adopted
 Resolved, That the traffic in intoxicating drinks is fruitful and alarming source of evil-that it exeTts pernicious influence on the morals of the communily-lhati it is destructive of the peace and happiness of fami!ies-and that it inficIs heavy pe> cuniary tax upon society.
 Resolved, That the legislature ofour State has by numerous acts shown it's competen> cy 10 restrain and prevent any traffic which they deem injurious to the body polite, and by the same principle would be sus- tained in D. ohibiting the traffic in intoxica> ting drinks.
 Resolved, That were the public sufi' ciently convinced of the pernicious effects of the liquor traffic, and of the competency of the legislature to afford relief, the evil would be such a stench in the nostrils as to be no longer tolerated, and our legislature, which always reflects the sense of he com mupi,y, would hasten 10 remove it from our 1 State.
 ] Resolved, That we hail the movement of sister States and communities, in legis- la,ive action, as flu of encouragement. and indicative of pr, 'gress in public opinion which shall finally result in bringing the strong arm of the law to bear in accom- plishing the entire removal of the traffic.
 The Society adjourned to meet at Carnwall Bridge on the Fourth Tuesday in June, instant, at 10 o'clock, A. M., and it is hoped that the friends of temperance will meet them, as much important busi' ness is now before the Society to be act ed upon. The question is, Which shal
 prevail, 7emperaaee or Intemperance ?- The State of Connecticut is far behlne her sister States on this subject, and sh' must be broughtup. The subject mus be kept constantly before the people. ABEL BENEDICT, sec'y pro tenn.
 WaodJury, June II, lS49.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-06-14

AN INCIDENT OF THE WREcK.--The fol- lowing has been sent to us by correspond- ent, who affirms that i. is strictly correct Aficr the Empire was struck, and while sinking, two mothers snatched what they supposed 10 be their own infants. and rushed upon deck and in their frigh, threw them selves into the water. One of the devoted parents held the child to her bosom, and both were saved: while the other sustained her'> until it brea,he6 its last, yet still hold ing on to the body until she was rescued The surprise of the mothers may De mag ined, when they discovered tha' Tn the con t1uS1rr ruUt rie-oHe was los', pressed to her bosom her own babe. The other was frantic with grief to find too late, that she had preserved another's child and lost her own.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1849-06-14

4 Singular Bush.-There is bush abounding in South Africa, significantly named Stop GaOhile. Its branches are full of thorns, exactly the shape of fishing hook so that if they catch hold of your clothes as you pass, you must stop GsOhile, sometimes long while, be- fore you get clear of them. In clearing one arm from it another is caught, and without the cautious assistance of a sec- ond person there is no escaping from its hold, but by main force, and losing part of your dress Campbell.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-06-14

~ Miss Edgeworth, the celebrated English writer, is dead. Thomas Moore, the poet, has sunk into state of hopeless mbecility.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-06-14

DEATH OF ALFRED BISHOP, Eso.-We regret to learn that Alfred Bishop, Esq, of Bridgeport, the we'll known Railroad Contractor, died at Saratoga Springs on Monday morning. He was one of the most enterprizing and capable men in the State, and his loss will be severely felt.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-06-14
N Y. Tri5une.
ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS Mir. Colmam,

ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS MT. Colmam, in
 the European Life and Manners." enters
 into the following calculation :-
 "Eight times out of nine, the Times
 newspaper publishes supplement, and ve-
 " frequently two supplements, almost ex. clusively devoted to advertisements. The charge for advertising is always consider, able, though there is included heavy du> ,y to ih. government. Each column of advertisements, after the duty to the gov> ernment is deducted, may be expected to pay al least twelve pounds sterling, or say sixty dollars. Now. in counting the col. umns in the Times, with its two supple. ments. which lie before me, find seventy six columns of Advertisements. This would be G9l2, or $456O for tho advertisements in single paper, now two thirds of this sum, say for three hundred days, would be $9l 2,0OO. Add to this, the proceeds of 25, GOO papers sold, after allowing the govern> ment tax, which would be $l75O per day, andwould he by the year, $546, ,OOO, making a total of the receipts for single newspa> pe- establishment, ofsl, 5000. What do you say to this ?''
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-06-14

~The oldest member of the Connec' icut House of Representatives is Rev. Mr. Dodd of East Haven, 72-the youngest Mir. Douglass of Canaan, 27. There are 122 farmers, lawyers, 5 doctors, AZ me- chanics, l5 merchants, &c. Wings lo7' democrats 94, free soil21.
 .Seuate-7 farmers, 6 lawyers, man. ufacturers, 8 mechanics, 2 merchants.- Whigs 1s, democrats 8. Oldest mem' Der, Mr. Russell of Salisbury, 6l young est, MT Wright, 28.