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Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-11-15

The correspondent of the London
Times gives the following account of this
famous man who is now confined in -
Roman dungeon, accused of murder. anil
OF being recusant priest: Some ten or
fifteen years ago there lived in the town
of Viterbo, about 81 miles from Rene.
on the road to Florence, young man
and beautiful girl, who were tenderk
attached and who desired to marry. The
trends on both sides opposed the union.
and after all hope Was extinguished, and
the impossibility Of again meeting prov
ed, second edition of Abelard and He
loise actually took place; the lover be-
came priest and monk, and the be-
loved retired into nunneny and took
the veil. know not how converts and
nunneries were managed in those DAYS,
but 1T would appeas that the priestfound
means of visiting the nun, and that sew
eral interviews took place, which occa-
stoned much scandal in the RESPECTIVE,
establishments and in the neighborhood.
The bishop of the diocese interfered:
orders We're given which would separate
for ever the imprudent pair :; but last
meeting. in spite Of every difficulty, was
managed, and on the morning after the
nun was discovered dead, evidently poi
soned, in her cell, and the friar was not
to be found, nor could any trace Of him
be procured. Whether the nun poison
ed herself in despair, on being parted
from her lover, or whether the friar adj
ministered to her the dose, is a question
still legally undetermined but the flight
of the latter was considered to be evil
dence against him, and he was not pres
ent to defend himself, the people of Wit
erbo imagined he was guilty, and SO the
matter was lost sight of and nearly for
gotten. The friar went to the United
States, after having visited Malta and
Great Britain, and in the course of time
abjured the Roman Catholic doctrine
and embraced the Protestant faith. He
became member or agent of the Mis-
sionary ~ocicty, and when the late Re-
public flourished at Rome the Pere. Ach~,
lille returned to this part of the world.
and with the zeal of a convert, labored
in his vocation as distributor Of Bibles
and an expounder of Protestant doc
trines. He had full liberty of speech
and action under M. Mazzini; but when
the Republic expired beneath the fire Of
French artillery, things took another
turn, and one of the first acts of the re-
stored Government was the arrest of the
missionary and his incarceration ip the
Church prison. A double accusation
weighed against him-frst the death Of
the nun at Viterbo; and secondly, the
ecclesiastical crime Of being recusant
priest.
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Remarkable and Fatal Occurrence

Remarkable and Fatal Occurrence
One Of the most remarkable occurrences
that we remember to have heard. took place
ON Wednesday night in the Northern Lib
critics. A young girl residing in Coates
street named Elizabeth Nice, was visi,eA
by young man named DilkS. On Wednes-
day evening Miss Nice and her lover went
out 10 some place Of amusem ent, and re-
turned about ten O'Clock, and were let in by
one of the servant girls, Elizabeth Ien ar =
ing that she would follow her up stairs IN
short time. On yesterday morning when
the other servants of Mr.. Jacobs desce nded
to the kitchen, what was their unSpeakable
horror to find Elizabeth and her beau ex-
tended upon the floor, and both in state
Of insensibility, apparently dead.
Physicians were called in. After every
remedy had been applied that The skill of
the medical gentlemen could suggest, il was
found impossible TO restore the female to
sensibili,y, and about two o'clock she died.
The young man was restored, and at tina
last accounts was doing well. Her rela-
tives reside in Reading, Pa. 1t was the
opinion of the physician that This painful
occurrence was the effect Of the gas from
The stone coal FIRE in the kitchen range.
H.. Phil. Spirit ofthe Times.
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LITCHFIELD eCoNNy) THURSDAY NOVEMBER IS l84a

we see that the last of the royal race of
lncas, as no other of unmixed blood are
known to exist. He is man Of learning
and quite distinguished in the history Of
the country, having personally received
the thanks of Bolivar at the close of the
War of Independence for his services in
the cause of liberty. A clerical friend
took me to the old mans house. We
found him reading Tasso in his garden,
a secluded spot just under the walls Of
the great Temple Of the Sun, where his
ancestors as High Priests Of the Sun and
hereditary Lords of Peru, once officiated
at the Altar in the grand and imposing
worship of 8 the Children Of the Sun"
He received US very affably, and showed
me many matters of interest about his
house. He conversed more intelligentiv
than is usual with Peruvians Of the inte-
rior concerning "El grande Republica
del Norte," as they call the United States,
and appeared much interested in the
slight sketch Of our political system which
he requested rue to give him.
He had many questions to ask: who
was President, and who would be the
next President? He is fine looking
man, with physiognomy quite different
from that of the Quicha Indians 1.-THE race
peopling this part of Peru having a
high forhead, large regular features, and
an intelligent eye. A paralytic stroke
about twenty years ago deprived him of
the power of writing, except in the NOR
ming, when he can sign his name. His
son acts as his amanuensis. He always
affixes the word Inca to his name. The
seal of the inclosed letter bears the arms
granted by Charles V to his family in
I544-the original letters patent are
carefully preserved in his library. 1 left
Cuzco in June last. Sometime after
wards 1 received letter from him, in
which he asked continuance Of the cor
respondence, which / provided for thro'
the U. 5. Consul at Lima, although not
seriously expecting to hear from the aged
Inca again. On parting from him he had
desired me to present his compliment,
&C., &C., to the President Of the United
States, on nay return home. This he re-
peated with the usual additions Of Span
ish courtesy, in the letter received from
him at Lima. After my return to the
United States I received package of
letters from the venerable DR.. s., dated
Cuzco, Aug. 10th, in which he desired
me to deliver in inclosed-" Y signlticar
ese grand hombre mis- rendimentos." !
should be pleased to receive an acknowl-
edgment that his letter has reached its
destination: ....
Trusting that the subject Of this letter
will be found Of sufficient interest to at
tone for its length, l remain Your Ex-
cellency's most obedient servant.
SAMUEL G.. ARNOLD.
GEN. z. TAYLOR, President ofthe UNI
ted States.
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The Portuguese Eriles.--The CompaA

The Portuguese Eriles.--The CompaA
ny OF exiled Portuguese, on their way to
Illinois, arrived at Detroit on Wednesday,
ami in the evening meeting was held in
the Presbyterian Church at which some>
thing over $500 was raised for their benefit.
The Advertiser says: "a portion Of The
company are highly educated in an the re-
fnements of the day, and gave q thrilling
account OF suffering and persecution which
induced them 10 seek land of religious
liberty. One of them was one OF the lar
eest land holders ia the Island Of Madeira,
owning farm four miles in extent, and re-
pu ed 10 he worth ha "a million Of dollars,
al of which was confScated."
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An Interesting Incident.

An incident of the cholera occurred in
this city, few days since, which, for
several reasons, we think worth recording.
Among the households which had been
entered and stricken by the fatal disease,
was that of Mr.. langley, worthy Irish
man, who has long been employed by the
Commissioner of streets. His wife, a
warm hearted, motherly woman, devo-
tedly attached to children and self-sac-
rificing to promote their welfare and hap
piness, was taken with the cholera, and
died and was buried on Thursday, Sept.
goth. Next a lovely daughter, seven
years of age, was taken sick, and she too
died, and her body was laid out and her
limbs adjusted in the embrace Of the king
of terrors. The father appealed to Al
derman Wingate for coffin, but for some
cause it could not be had Immediately,
and its delivery was postponed for an
hour or two; during this time Mr.. Han
gley returned home, when the supposed
dead child stretched forth her arms, with
the exclamation, ooh, father! have
been to Heaven, AMI it is beautiful
placeW ~ s. ..s. 5e.a
After the surprise and the excitement
of the girl had subsidized, she gave re-
lation Of what she had seen, as she ex-
pressed it, Gin heaven"
She saw her mother in heaven, and she
was taking care Of little children, many
of whom she called by name, and among
them she said were four children OF I'm
Gle Hangley, and three children OF Uncle
Casey's. "Aunt Lynch is not there now,
but she will be tomorrow and on Sun
day shall go back again.
''But," said an older sister, D." It can
not be so, dearest, for there are but two
of Uncle Casey's children dead!
"Yes, saw three of them in heaven
and dear mother was taking care OF them.
All were dressed ia white, and all were
very happy and the children playing,
Obi it was beautiful there: and l shall
90 there again next Sunday afternoon at
four o'clock. 80,
Mr.. Hangley Immediately informed
Mr.. Wingate that his daughter was not
dead when he, in company with DIR.
Morrison, visited the house, and the lit
tie girl related substantially the same
story. It seems, too, that shortly after
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MQSGEL J. a. N Y L.
From the Literary World.
MIR. SQuier'S Discoveries in Central
America

An extract from letter was read at
the recent meeting of the chronological
Society, from the Hon. E. George
Souier, Minister Of the United States to
Central America, giving brief account
of some antiquarian researches in which
he has been engaged.
Although / have been much occupi-
ed with official business" says Mr..
Squier, 81 have in the intervals which
offered during the progress of my nego-
Citations and since their termination, been
able to pay some attention to the anti
Duties of the country. l have succeed
ed to an eminent degree in obtaining the
confidence of the Indians. and have Sc
cured some of their vocabularies. In
fact. the Indian Pueblo of Subtiava has
presented me formal address, written
in the aboriginal tongue, and would rise
in arms tomorrow, at my call. In pre-
senting it, the spokesman exclaimed with
startling emphasis, *the Spaniards have
had their feet on our necks very long
we hope the sons of Washington will
oyerwhela, them as they have us; we
hate themp 1t sounded strange to hear
the Indian talk of Warrington, but his
name is familiar in every rancho, and
Hail Sons Of Washington, is COM
mon salutation from barefooted moses on
the road. The Indians of Subtavia have
dug up for me number Of their buried
IDOLS, and are now exhuming more. They
impose but one condition, that shall
have no Spaniard with me when go to
see them, and shall keep the localities Sc
cret. These idols, though much small
er, closely resemble those OF Copan in
workmanship, and were no doubt dedl-
Gated to the same or very similar pur-
poses. l have eight in my possession,
ranging from FIVE feet and half to eight
in height, and from four to five in cir
cumferance. The faces of most are mu-
tilated-an evidence of the fanatical zeal
of the early Spaniards, who waged a
war of determination on the superstltions
of the aborigines. They did not, how
ever, succeed in eradicating them for
they are blended in singular manner,
and in no inconsiderable proportion, with
the Catholic rites imposed by the con-
querors.
Many an Indian, within the sound OF
the bells of the cathedral, offers his liba-
ton of tiste, (ground parched corn and
sugar mixed with water, to the gods OF
the fields, for the success OF bis crops
and secretly burns gums from the for
est before an earthen idol or a carved
stone. carefully hidden from the scrutiny
of the priests in some obscure corner OF
his hut. Upon these matters, they
however, maintain all the reserve OF the
Indians Of the north, strengthened BY
fear Of exposure to the rigoTs OF the
priesthood.-Some Of the statues to
which ] have referred, have the same
elaborate head dresses with others of
Copan; one bears shield upon his arm
another has girdle to which is suspen-
ded q head; and still another has rising
above its head the sculptured jaws of an
alligator. All are very ancient, and the
places Of their deposit have been hand
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grHIR POEr'S CORNER.
From. Black.UoOd's Magazine.

Storm at Sea.
Ere the twilight bat was fiitting,
Ia the sunset, at her knitting,
Sang lonely maiden, sitting
Underneath her threshold tree;
And, as daylight died before US,
Aud the vesper stars shone Ger US,
Fitful rose her tender chorus -
"Jamie's on the stormy sear
Warmly shone the sunset glowing
Sweetly breathed the young Aowers hlowing~'
Earth, with beauty overAowing,
Seemed the home of love to be;
As those angel tones ascending.
With the scene and season Blending,
Ever had the same low ending
'Jamie's on the STONY sea-
Curfew bells remotely ringing,
Mingled with that sweet voice singing
And the last red ray seemed clinging,
Lingering to tower ana tree.
Nearer as came, and nearer,
Vinet rose the notes. ana clearer:
Oh. twas heaven indeed to hear her
.Jamie's on the stormy sea"
s Blow. We west Winds handy mover
Der the bark that bears my lovst-
Gently blow, and bear him over
To his own dear home and me:
For, when night.winds bend the Willow
Sleep forsakes the lonely pillow,
Thinking OF the foaming biIlow-
Jame's on the stormy sea
How could but list, but linger,
To the tones Of that sweet singer,
Sweetly wooing heaven to bring her
jamie from the stormy sea;
And while yet her lirs did name me,
Forth spr:ng-my heart o'ercame me
Grieve no mcr-, sweet, am jamie,
Home returned to love and thee'
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FAITH WITHOUT WoRKs.-" My de-

FAITH WITHOUT WoRKs.-" My dear
child" said a pious old maid in New
Hampshire to little ragged village
'waif" whom she had picked Ut, and
who had come to her to % say his cate.
chism''--" who made the heavens Z,
"God ma am" Eyes; and when you
look up, what do you see? ?" The little
urchin glowing with the wisdom Of a ju-
venile Bunsby." glanced up at the dark
and dingy ceiling, and replied. Il don't
see nothin' but cob webs ma'am!" Not
a bad exposition Of the duties sighted,
as well as duties performed. The good
lady sOouId not neglect the one, and she
should not have neglected the other.
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FROM tie Bqaqor Wig of Friday.

A great many applications have been
made for copies Of our paper containing
the interesting facts in the case of the
little Hangley girl. who returned to life
after she had died with the cholera. Our
edition containing that account was very
soon disposed of, and in order to supply
the demand, and for the purpose Of sta
ting some further facts in the case, we
now republish the article.
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~ According to Ir. Bancroft, one
third of the population of the United
States are descendants Of the puritans.
In the first fifteen years, the time Shen
most immigration from England took
place, there cam over $1,000 persons.
Their descendants in lS40 We're estima-
ted at 100000. 81
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-11-15

rs The New Steamship Philadelphia,
built originally for the Charleston trade.
is to be sent on her FIRST voyage to Chagfes,
leaving here between the LIST and the 10Th
of December next.
e1 Phil. Led. Wednesday,.
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o. A correspondent Of the Journal Of Com
msrce writes that on the Sunday after bis arr
rival at Ponana. the Padre Of the Cathedral
changed the hour Of service % II A. M. in-
stead Of / p M, because he had been appoin-
ted the judge Of a cock fight Al ons.
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~ The Niles (Michigan) Express
states, the temains Of the old French For''
on the ST. Joseph, about TIVE miles above
the village, have been destroyed by the
plouehshare, The fort wa; erected more
than a century and quarter ago.
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HATS.
N. B. STEVENS & CO.,

.... NORFOLK, CT,
"AVE been appointed wholesale and
- retail agents for the sale of
DIR. WNSEND'S SARSAPARILLA
an artile already 10 we'll known for its un>
surpassed medicinal properties to need any
farther recommendation.
porting to be DIR. Townsend's that is spu>
rious persons should be careful of whom
' hey purchase. All can depend upon pro-
uring of US the genuine article. Merchants
applied at a reasonable rate.
, N. B. STEVENS Il co.
Norfolk, Jan. l649. uS
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n+The Rev !. N. Sprague has resigned
his pastoral charge in BrOoklyn,sN X
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Charles Vail. NJ. ..

Charles Vail, M. d.
rSp; GCTFULLY tenders his services to
~ inn abitants Of Litchfeld and vlclnI>
y as pHvs1C,AN and SURGEON
OG-ROOMS for the pre- @e"' a. '"e
HOUSE.
Litchfield. June 25, 1s49.
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J. G. BATTERs IS,
Marble w orks,
NO. $40 MAIN ST.

HARTFOkD, CUNN. .s-.t5f
Monuments aud TOmbs of American and
; Italian Marble. Baptismal Fonts, Mus
raj Tablet, Urns. Vases. Nantes,
Table Tors, Italian Tile for
Floors, &c. constantly
ON hand or furnished 70 order.
Hartford, June lSes T4
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q. d. f.. Bostwick, M. =.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
OFFICE over Bodies & Wells Store, in rooms
formerly occupied by Dr.. S. Wolcett'
June 5th, 1S49.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-07-09
THE UNIVERSITY

We are obliged TO defer the publication Of the
list Of Graduates. The Public Day-the 29th
ult-was one of great interest The attendance
of the Alumni was respectable and the concourse
of citizens very great. The address before The
Alumni, by Professor Dabney, of Washington
College, was one the finest efforts Of the kind yet
witnessed in the University, and has elected gen.
eral admiration. Muscoe R. II. Garnet, of E.
sex, was elected orator for next year and John
Randolph Tucker, of Winchester, alternate. The
degree Of Master of Arts was conferred upon
John Hart, Of Louisa, and Charles Marshall, Of
Fauquier; and that Of Bachelor Of Arts lately in
stituted) on Thomas M. Amber, Of Fauquier,an
NJ. Green Peyton, of Richmond.
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Fort Keany. NEBRASKA Territory.

May 70, lcIJ.
DEAR SIR: Since my last, the army Of gold dggers
has received might and powerful renfoIcenienis. 1t
now number. over 10 600 men, and hasa baggage and
provision train Of 527 wagons. The prairie is dotted
with them as Tar as The eye reach instant for
the last two weeks has there BEEN that emgrans and
emgant wagons have been in siiht from This post.
For two three days past weather has been most
dsagrfeable and the effect has been somewhat TO dam
pen The ardor of the emgrans particularly 81, the rain
has been falling IN torrents most Of The time. have
heard hundreds wish themselves hone aud several
have actually turned back this point The great ma
nTliy crossing the plains profoundly ignorant
when stating, Of what before them-had no idea Of
what an outfit consisted nf, and in Short looked upon
crossing the palrles nothing bat pleasure trip, where
killing buffalo, wolfhunting &c. formed The prominent
features The result of such want Of experience was,
thai almost every wagon that left the frontiers,
loaded not with articles absolutely necessary but with
such things each might fancy he would want while on
the prares after he reached the end Of his journey
saw mills, pckaxes, shoves, anvis, backsnihs' tools,
feather beds. rocking agd thousand other
less articles for such trip, filed the wagons they left
the Missouri rlver. Son it found that the loading
WIS too great for the teams, and OVERHEARD goes
everything. The road is lined with various articles
even gold rases and gold lrdsbcrs are abandoned by
The roadside. Quantities of provisions share the
same fate, which is 10 be feared viii be sadly wanted
by these who threw them away before they reach the
Pacific.
Several serious accidents have occurred on the road
from The careless Of firearms. Three men have been
shot dea, and yesterday young was brought the
hospital dangerously shat through the shoulder His
name is Swop, and is from Missouri.
Maj. >anderson, with enc Company of Rifles reached
here yesterday on his way to Fort Laramie
MAJOR Sander~on With squadron of Rifles left here
on the 5d inst, to establish post near Fort Hall
A dreary prospect for that squadron.
Yours. Sc, PAWNEE.
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gent III he United SAFES for tue Italian tribes ia tile va
ley Ut the SACRAMENTO
The crndtun Of he emi1Iaots on the P2ius. and in
the~cinIy Of Frt kt?Uv. Is represented be really
dSiTeSslrg and their difficulties have vet more !ha
commenced. Our correspondent, p wns' gives slne
ritlcuarS Int there are more Incidents taa can b.
describe! in letter.
Along the whole line more ~ less Of Cholera and
Other diseases prevailed. Our informant, his journey
observed al frequent Intervals, the fresh graves If de-
caSPd persons AIMING the 'uu.ter. he u.tced Of
l'r. + Sims. uf ru>laura grave containing three In
danans and anofl. c,ntauing hree Iroisaa-4lsu the
grave Of Mr. Sloan 'I-GlIen. n Ky. There We're many
ohers-some unmarked-a'd Of others the names are
. lot rec'Ilrrted.
AL,ng The riute the wator was good ard until they
reached the valley Vt the Platte tie rad was generally
all that Iud he desired.
But for than % miles befare raaclirg For Kear
nv-which is about so miles from Fort Ieayenworh-
the ground is exceedingly heavy and with difficulty
that any teams heavy wagons get through il. A.
long the route from the settlements u Fort Kearny the
eGi9ran,s had followed the road and is now as
distinctly marked as any road in the United States. The
grass mile mure has been destroyed and up.
Many c the oxen. mules and h8ses giving and
at the Foft abandoning every thing in their
zeal To press forward Many far as to aban-
don their. wagons clothes Trunks &c. and attempted to
their harness into pack saddles and in this way
- prosecute their journey. Coffee, sugar meat -four:
&c. SC, offered the suer, and persons about
the Fort a: any price, and often thrown away for the
wait Of purchaser.
Our Informant states. that in his whole trip he was
scarcely out Of sight Of wagons. Ia of the
panles stampede occurred with their animals il which
they ost ~ oxen other companies had suffered similar
iIsses. II was believed that the Indians had haad in
the matter. Up t. the 9Th Nav, 2527 wagons had
passed the Fort these exclusive Of companies ira
yelled with pack mules, and the Norman migrants 10
The Salt Lake. who 90 up The other side Of the river.
These wagons had nearly all left The settlements
befre the 9Th of May.
Chafes Miller and his party, from ST. Louis, pass
ed the Fort the 2rd ut ahead Of all others and we'll
Mr.. Bryant and his company, from Kentucky, passed
the Fort on The 23rd, getting along well. Dr. Hammond
reached the Fort On the same day
Our inyrmaut links there wiz be rise in the Platte
river and its tributaries and from the low banks and
the vide uveyf,w which always occurs when there
is Tlse ne apprehends increased difficulties to the emf
grants. The Pitte rising when he left, an.s the
acc unts from The mountains give anticipate high
water.
Below give letter from our esteemed corresppn-
dent, who is stationed at the Font.