davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20
Delth Of Francis Bacon !
!. D BEEMAN,
Recording Secretary

We have seldom been summoned 10 the
performance of more painful duty than
! that which devolves upon US in the an
nouncement of the death of General
FRANCIS BACON He departed this
life at his residence in this village, on
Sunday morning last, aged 80 years.
We do not know of a single individual
upon whom the shaft Of the Destroyer
could have fallen, whose prospects of
distinction were brighter, Or in whom
were conferred so many cherished hopes.
1t seems but yesterday since he was mo-
wing in our midst, ia the fulness of health
and vigor of manhood; and we fnl it
difficult to persuade ourselves that hence.
forth we shall see him no more on the
earth. Possessed Of commanding tai
ents. high and honorable aspirations, and
warm and genial spirit, he drew around
him host of ardent personal friends, who
loved him while living, and who will
ccntinue to cherish and revere his mem
DRY long after the sods Of the valley have
grown green above his grave.
Gen. BACON graduated at Yale Col
lege in 1888, and was admitted to the
Bar of this County in 1910. Two years
afterwards he removed to Lancaster, in
Pennsylvania, where he formed copart-
nership with the celebrated 7hodde~s
Stevens, one of the most eminent legal
practitioners in that State, and now a
member Of Congress. He remained there
until the death Of his brother, E. G. BA-
CON, Esq, when, in compliance with the
wishes Of his parents, he returned to his
native village, here renewed the prac-
tice of his profession, and continued it
with success until his decease. He was
for some time Colonel of this Regiment,
and in ls46 was elected Brigadier Gen
eral, an office which he declined. Upon
the reorganization Of the militia system
of Connecticut in ls47, (by which the
entire militia of the State were embraced
in one Division,) he was elected Major
General by the Legislature. In 1916
and in ls47, he was candidate for Rep
resentative in the year last named, and
again in ls4e, he was First Clerk Of the
House of Representatives; and in April
last, he was elected a Member Of the Sen
ate of this State from this (l5tho Dis
trict
In his social and domestic relations. he
was peculiarly happy, and the voice OF
hope and affection promised h'm long
life in which to enjoy them. As a son,
husband, parent, and friend, he was all
that could be desired. How soon those
relationships are dissolved, and those ties
Spirit! thy labors are DER,
Thy term of probation 10 run.
Thy steps are now bound for the untrodden
shore
Therace Of immortals begun
G sneral BACON was the youngest and
last or three sons Of ASA Bacon, Esq,
all Of whom have died in early manhood.
One Of these, Lieut.. FREDERICK A. BA-
CON, U.S.. N, "a gallant young officer OF
the U. s. Exploring Expedition, was lost
off Cape Horn in 1889. aged 20 the
other, EPApHRoDrTus C. BACON, Esq,
a gentleman of fine talents and superior
attainmcnts, died in 1914. at Seville, in
Sna;n a0pd "a
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20

CRoMwELL.-An English Journal men,
,ions that "ihe family Of Oliver Cromwell
has just become extinct in the person Of
Mrs. Russell, daughter of the late Mr.. Oil
yer Cromwell. the biographer Of the Prolec>
tor, from whom he has descended in a di-
rect line In the reign of George ~. he
took measures 10 obtain permission for his
son. in law, Mr.. Russell, to adopt the name
of Cromwell. but the government opposed
-
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20

THE LATE G w. WHlsrLER.-The Civ
il Engineers of N. Y. held a meeting last
week, and resolved 20 erect monument in
Greenwood Cemetry, to the memory of the
late Major Whistler, the eminent engineer.
who died lately in Russia, where he has
been for a number of years experimenting
the construction of great railroad.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20

The Rev. Dr.. TO,,en. formerly
rresisirns Of TT.Dny College, has accepted
,he appointment Of PEOfsAsOs Of RhelOEie
and lsielIeclual Philosophy in William aud
Mary College. Va, and enleTs % his duties
the 6rxl Of tOcnNRE.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20

CALrroRHIA.-Under the orders Of Gen.
Riley, an election was held, in This new
member of our confederation, ON the firs' Of
July, for . Judge of the Sapreme Court.
o,hes subordinate uficess, and delegates 10
Convention I've suppose, fos organizing a
goyesnmon,.) Pe,es II. Barnes' seems TO te
chosen Judge.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20

H. Mass meetings are called in many
of the Western towns, for the purpose Of
appointing delegates TO the great Western
Convention. to he held on The 18Th of Ocio>
Der, to facilitate the construct ton Of the Pa
cific Railroad.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20

TA little boy hearing his fathersay
" there is a time for all things" climbed
up beh nd his mothers chair. and whis.
pering in her ear, asked when was the
proper time fOr hooking sugar ont Of the
sugar bowl. teN
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20

~The last arrivals from Europe full
'ly confirm the sad intelligence Of fall
Of Hungary. To all appearance. the
cause Of liberty in Europe is for the pres
eut crushed. k =, 49,.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20

@HOn. John D. Cummings. Coco,
a memberOf the last Congress from Ohio
died in Milwaukee on the l2th..
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20

,MHMEsorA.-No trial Of party strength
took place In this election. II. n. &ibIey,
is re.clecteA delegate 70 Congress, wiihoul
0ppositinn, tbs nuWseG of voSes pUiIed q
near no
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20
INTERESTING TO HoRTIcuLTuRlsrs.-- E

INTERESTING TO HoRTIcuLTuRIsTs.-E
s. Bishop, ol our city, has jus. shown us
th leaves and the flowers OF a vine, pa rita .
king OF the nature Of the cypress and the
morning. glory. A year ago, the seeds OF
the morning. glory and cypress were plasted
together so AZ to entwine each other This
year, three. vines came up and produced.
each, different leaf and flower: the NOR.
ming. glory was natural shaped Leaf, with
deep orange.colored flower, small and
round shaped the cypress producing leaves
and flowers perfectly natural and the ANAL
CATION produces leaves as large as the NOR
ning-gloIy, with half their size divided out
in small spangles like the cypress, producing
a flower of beautiful veImilion red, and
half way between the other two in size.
Van Buren, dirk. Zntelligencer.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20
CelOred Convention,

A convention of the colored people OF the
State, was held in N Haven on Thursday.
We learn from the Journal, that IL was We
ry largely a,tended. 1t was organized by
the choice oil the following officers:
President.-Jehiel c. Beman, of MIDI e.
town.
Vice Presidents.-Henry Foster. Hart
ford G.. Garrison, MiddIetcwn: Leonard
Collius, Bridgeport r. J. CoweS, New Aa-
ven: Leonard Black, StOnington, +. M
Williams, Norwich.
Secre,arieS.-S. NJ. Aiicanus, J. E. Burr
L. e. Bemaa.
Among the business transacted was the
passage Of the following resolutions uEah-
imnusly.
Resolved, Tha. we regard the right OF
the elective franchise as one Of the most
invaluable and sacred rights Of man, and
a, once the glory and the shield ofc'vil gov
eminent.
Resolved, That TO deprive any class OF
mel of this invaluable aRd innlienable right,
aud for a pretence release their property
from a State tax, when at the same time
they must bear their part of the expenses OF
the General Government, is not 10 be con-
sidcred favor, bat is rather measure
calculated 10 fix upon them more deeply the
inviduous mark OF political degradation.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20

TThe funeral Of Gen. BACON will
take place this "wednesday afternoon.
at two O'Clock.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20

SYRACUSE. S. pt. ia. n
The Hon. Aenry Clay leii here this NOR
ming. on his way home. An immense mas
l:,ude Witnessed dis departure. Cheering,
AZ.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20

nThe definite result Of the Election
in Gaine q A. get IN doubt.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-09-20

West Cornwall, Sept. 10 ls49.
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-17
From the New York Tribune of Feb. lC

The Sioppage at the SBquehannu.-W like cool
ness-in fact we rather admire it-but there is such
thing OVERRIDING the sublime. The Philadc lphia
and Baltimore Ral-roa Company have put out of
countenance all icebcrgs except those which appear
to be situated the line Of their operations 1t is
now fully ten days since their line of travel was
broken and their regular operations suspended by an
ice flood in the SuSquehanna, which carried away
their ferry boat and lodged it among and upon gorge
of ice, whence they some five DAYS in cxtricat-
ing it, 1t is understood that they hauled it up its
BERTH took off train OF cars, and tied ii up safety
There, far the public is informed, il is likely TO
remain. The Mails aud passengers are sent once
day only Formerly twicr) by way Of a steamboat
the Chesapeake, and lie over going each way at
Philadelphia, whereby the great Northern and South
ern Mail uniformly loses day passengers are
put to additional and by inconsdcrable
expense and very serious Inconvenience inflicted
on the Commercial and the Reading portions Of the
community.
We presume the ice is badly wcdgcd in the Sus.
qnchanna al Havrc de Grace but what of that The
of the steamboat shows it far from impcnctra-
Bile. DO we not all remember how British steam
ship out Of Boston arbor through ticO miles
Of solid ice one cold January day not long since !?
Where there's WILL there's way and if the
Railroad Company were solcitous for the regular
resumption of Travel and Mail Service over their
road as they should be, they could never have sat
down to wait for the ice to melt deliberately olT and
leave a clear channel for their fcrry-boat The in
jury sustained by the public in consequence Of this
hiatus cannot fall short of five thousand dollars per
day, and may be much more. Ought it to be tamcIy
acquicsced in by those who literally paid for
maintaining regular and speedy communications
But even if the delay were justiable, the silence
is not. The Company should issue a daily bulletin
of the progress and probable duration Of their efforts
to rc-cstablish their regular lines and resume the
punctual fuliment of their Mail contracts. Thous-
ands traverse this line, or contemplate doing,
who can i'll afford to be kept a day. Let them
at least know what they have to depend upon, and
know it often, until the trains restored. That,
surely, is not asking too much
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-17

Oytrs.-Thc following bill for the regulation Of
the sale of kcg oysters has been introduced into the
Assembly Of New York:
The people of the State Of New York, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact follows
Section |. 1t shall be the duty Of every person
company OF persons who now may be hereafter
engaged in putting up oysters for distribution sale
in kegs cans, TO mark brand such kegs or cans
with the true quantity, in pnts, quarts, or gallons,
which they may respectively hold.
SEC. ,. Every person or company OF persons who
shall offend against the provisions Of the first section
Of this act, shall incur penalty Of twenty dollars,
which said penalty is hereby declared to be recover
able in action against the party parties in the
u! any person who viii sue for the same.
SEC 3. One half of the which may be rccov-
cred under the provisions Of this act, shall be paid to
the su?crntcndents Of the poor Of said county, for
the use Of the poor, aud the other half shall be for
the use Of the person who may sue for and recover
the same.
SEC 4. This act shall take effect on and after the
first day Of September next
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-17
IMPORTATI0lJs AT BALTIMOaT.
FOREIGN.
Lirerpool-.Saiu f[qcre.t.

Llr@p00!-H'ty tiarcfst.
Salt 1900 sacks pig iron 80 tons,;nats . d0zSchac
y kuster chemicals l. 5r!s. v Ii>on y 90; hard
ware b"ics % csiis, hollow %, d., honts y
Co; fastianS | case mdZe do, Hoffman, Burncston
%; skins ~ balss IA" Dds, Ieather4 bales case,
y De!ord x %; iastians bales, mdze ~ cases,
Alcii'ain q y" iIians; iron ip22 bars, Rogers \
Magraw; 4tD DO 10 bids, Brooks; hardware Is
csks bdls, W r Penniman ( Bro; seeds / csl,
J Feast; mdzc IS eases, } { Brown X Bro; do, +
Hickey & Sons; do, A w Pouison; do, Russell,
Mercer x @; 50 bales, Iurnbu!l, Dale s Go; 1
csHs, Cole, Ciapp 4 Go; 80 pkgs, B I Foss; do,
I.udden; cases, Hammond Pollard \ CO; csks
bdis bags, Duer Y MOTIFS 10 pkgs, Schaeter y
Loney; 10 cshs, Albert : Bro; bales cases,
Baugher Orendori; do, hippglmcyer x Grauc;
do, X sewyl; /, lucards & Hoffman; 3, J Hodges
4 Bro; |, Sangston \ Co; /, Spilkcr Y Albert;
thread cases, Close 4 Dndcvt; hardware -
pkgs, Griffith, FItzg raid 4 Alagruder !, Wa1schc
X Maund; mdze | DO, ID Lcche X son; /, J Whit
ing Il Co; 3, King Y Hess; /, L y Turner; q, Z
jenkins ( son; IL, Ward Bro; ~, Hopkins, Lake
& Co; ., AiciIenzie; !, Stenaa & Hcnrichs; g.,
Norris & Bro; 20, Anderson l Jessop: II cases, :
X George pkgs, Ark * CO.. 81, AlIriige. Hig-
don & &c; iron 23b bds 1874 bars l. Jones; 200
bd!s, Stckaey < Bentley; Indze cases, Holm III X
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-17
COASTWISE.


B0Ston-Bar6 Justice Story.
Wine 40 ar csks, K Lennon & Co; iron 3S3 bars,
sunny bags 10 bales, mdze 500 pkgs, sundry con-
signccs.
Nelc York-.Sch. Maria.
Wine 30 bskts, l. Thomson Co; hides 100, to-
bacco 80 seroons, castor oil brls, champagne 200
bskts, mdze 500 pkgs, order
Ne,c fOrk-Sch. Ann Smith.
Sugar 81 brls, mdze 45l pkgs, sundry persons.
Nctc Y0rk-Sch. Hiram Gerard.
NIdze IL eases, Miller & Mayhem; sheetings 30
bales shirtings Is do, Chase, Lilly s Co; cigars
cases, f f Pope; iron l472 bars, f L Montcl dry
goods bale case, Riley & Pendlcton mdze case,
S Cariss; 500 pkgs, Rose, Merrill Coz 100 do sun
dry persons:
Netr Tork-Sch. " s. Crane.
Sugar 40 pkgs, Parkhurst jr; mdze cases, Ell
der Gclston & Co; 24O pkgs, order.
PhilGdelphiG-S Sch. Caiharine Amandd.
Sugar 10 pkgs, J ParkhurSt, r; coffee 100 bags,
sugar 100 pkgs, white lead 51S kegs, acid 80 carboys
mdzc 3ll pkgS, sundry persons.
AIobile-Bri Susan.
Cotton $50 bales, l. Cuttings; 80 do, order.
.4palachicola--B'ig 81 indrec.
Cotton II bales, Spence s Reid; 200 do, w & C
Morris.
Mr. OrieanS-Bark DelGrarian.
Lard oil 40 brls, George x jenkins; mddles Is
bxs whiskcv 100 brls Love, Martin & Go; feathers
q sacks, Wilson s }urns; pork 90 hhds, d Hays;
80 brs do, pork and lard 1899 do, lard 80 brls and
742 kegs, sundry persons.
Ne.c 0ricans-Brg TfnuS.
Pork l2l hhdS IA brs, hams IS tres, whiskcy SO
brls, order.
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-17
EASTERN MARKETS,

At Ne,r York: Beeswax had sold at % cts COT
fee in fair demand and market irm.-The Niagara's
news had caused average advance of of cent
per h. in Cotton, and $500 bales sold.-Rcfned Cam
phor was higher.-The steamers news had caused
an advance of 6ial2I cents in Flour, the market
closing buoyantv w heat remained without change;
but there was an increased demand for Corn at an
Improvement of nearly a cent.-Markct for Hemp
firm.-Bucnos Ayres and Rio Grande Hides had sold
at 10 cts, mos.-Further sales of Pig Lead at
$3.50 cash.-Molasscs dull.--No change in Naval
Stores.-Ois generally steady Pork unsettled
in price, quoted at close, Mess s and Prime $ l.,
nomina.-Lard also du--Whiskcy 252a2i cents.
Sugars in fair demand at steady prices.
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-17

Sale IF american Printed Latons,-In the New
York Journal of Commerce find the following no
ticc of late sale Of Lawns, made at the steam man
uactory in Portsmouth, n H., and printed by Messrs.
J. Dunnell & Co. of Providence BOS. Daily 14du.
"The first public dry goods sale OF the season &C.
Cured yesterday, III the presence OF large company,
which included many out of town merchants 1t is
quite unusual for such sale TO take place early,
but 1t accelerated by the competition between
the parties concerned. The whole stock of Ports
mouth lawns (AIcs>rs j. Dunnrll * Co.'S sold
at l2dl5 cents; organdcs at ja6 cents, and cotton
barcgcs at 2UQl9 cents. The stock Of Godfrey, Pat
tison & Co., which was composed Of Scotch goods,
(part, it understood, printed in Scotland. and
part in this country upon imported cloh) sold at ga
/ ii cents for lawns and lOGl for organdics.''%
/ The facts here stated deserving Of public no
tcc, they have important bearing on the ques-
ton Of the practicabily Of sustaining the manufacture
Of the class of goods here scribcd in this country.
1t appears that there two large sales Of goods of
the above descriptions by the same auctioncers, on
day; consisting OF a large lot OF those OF the
Portsmouth manufacture, which wcr" Offered for the
purpose OF Introducing them into the market, and to
public notice; aud the other consisting OF foreign man.
uiacturc, which offered and extensively adyer-
tsed in direct competition with those first adVcr-
1 tised. The consequences was the attendance OF a
large company Of purchasers who took part in both
sales the foreign goods being sold first and the other
sale following INN cdatcly after. The result was as
above stated the sale Of the whole stock advertised
Of the domestic article at higher prices for the lowest
parcel than the highest price for any parcel OF the
foreign.
1t is probably unknown TO most Of DIR readers, that
the attempt has been made in this country, TO make
goods Of so tiAe fabric 80 ,krns u tn pound,
and Of which dress Of II or II yards would not
weigh more than single pound and they will proba-
bly, be surprised TO learn evidences conclusive
the foregoing statement, that this is done
compete successfully, in quality and style Of print
ing, with foreign goods. Whether this can be done
with profit 10 the manufacturers. in the present state
of the tariff is perhaps not so fully proved. But with
the degree of protection due TO the introduction of a
article, chiefly the prouca OF labor. aud Of high
degree of skill, and with the security against lraudu
lent invoices which be easily afforded by specific
rates of duty there be doubt OF the entire
Of this class of manufactures in this country, and
the consequent profitable employment of industry and
capital in field yet very little occupied.
["Organdies is the term given 10 The barred lawns which
made at the Eurt>in"1tl mills
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-17

Rye an HOHand.-A Paris paper says, Rye is so
abundant in Holland at this time and the price Of it
low the whole province Of Gueldre, that the
country people it Tor fodder instead Of potatoes.
This grain is not only excellent nourshment for
catIe, who grow fat upon H. but also for horses.
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-17

WESLEY STARR d SONS,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND
AGENTS FoR THE SALE OF LEAF TOBACCO
WESLEY srARn' No. Lishtstrect Wharf
Root. V STARR, BALTIMORE, Md
WEI. NJ. STARR. } june ly
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-17

LATEST DATE&-FaoN
Jan. y. NAV Il i, Jan. "a
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-17

Rcyic,g OF the Baltimore Market, for ihr week
ending last evening, printed on fine PAPER ad adapted
to correspondence, can be had at Ia" Printing office
Of this paper, y ". corner Of Baltimore "d iiolii-
day streets, (tp sis.s) to-day h. O'Clock. At g.
cts single, or > CT. cach for > 81 more copies.
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-17
u Az. TE Fg Is E2 e.:

SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY II, lsl9.
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-17
cd rs follow:
Bills on London fstcrlg 60days,73a So per CT prem.

EXCHANGE.-Ther is very little doing in For
cign of any kind, and last weeks rates unchang-
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-17

Exports from the Port Of Baltimore to Foreign Coun-
tries, during the week ending 18th February, 1919.
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-02-17
CALIFORNIA;.

Il Lqdy'S Experience Of California; The follow
ing letter. from lady at San Francisco to a friend
in Salem, was written previous TO the Gold discove.
rics, but contains interesting particulars in regard to
the climate and productions Of the Pacific region: