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Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27

INDIAN REMAINS The workmen enga> : gea on the Railroad. while excavating for gravel. on the land sold the company by Capt. Robert Johnson, in this city, threw out the bones of several lndians, who had been buried there, century or more. Two or three copper ]: dies, spoon, an earrhen and an iron dish were also found with the rerna ins.. Among the bbnes which we have seen, is the skull of an Indian, in good state Of preservation, with the jaws, the up. per jaw having the teeth in sound staie. The bones indicate that he must have been $ 9 fee. high! Dr. Harrison, ofthis city, has this. with many others of these ancient bones-and also one of the ladies, which are evidently the work of civilized men.
 1kiddletoww Sentinel
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27

At tho conclusion of the poll one of the the tellers said that the Hom Howell Cobb of Georgia, was elected Speaker!
 Great excitemsnt was, occasioned by this announcement, and the clapping of hands iG the galleries was tremendous. Order having been partially restored, Mr. Staniy offered resolution that Mir. Cobb be declared Speaker of the House of Representatives which, after much confusion and amidst all kinds of excla- nations, was adopted. @
 MessFs. McDowell and Winthrop were appointed by the Clerk to conduct MT. Cobb to the Chair--which being done, MT. Cobb made brief but patriotic ad- dress, which was followed with great ap. .plause.
 Gentleman of the House of Representa-. lives-Il would be useless to disguise the fact that feel deeply embarrassed in taking this Chair under the circumstances atten . ding my election. am conscious of the dificuilies by which this position Is sur rounded al this time. The peculiar organi- za.ion of this body is exhibited in our pro- ceedings since we first met. The nature and character of the variods important and exciting questions ot public policy which will engage our attention during the pres- ent session of Congress, cOnSPire lo render the ddties vf this utisce pecuiiarEY eniba9> rassfng, onerous and responsible. | may be pc tusitt therefore, to ask, in advance, your generous aid and support in the effort l shall make. firmly, faithfully and impar. lially to discharge it's dnties. The coun. Try has been hoking with anxiety to our yelf6rt to effect an organization, and the people will con,fnue lo regard with inter- est every step we take in our legislative course. Our dn,ies will be iaborious--our responsibility great. Le, us, then, in view of these considerations, invoke, in the dis charge of these dusies, a patriotism as broad as the Union, aud as compre hensive as the nature and character nf her varit as interests and institutions. Guided by ,his spirit, under the blessings ot Heaven, our actions will result in Ille continued pros- perity of our common country. Accept. gentlemen, my grateful aeknowl wledgemeni for the honor yoU have conferred on me, in eIecting me as your presiding ufficer dur riAg the present Congress-
 Linn Boyd of Kentucky; the senior member of the House, administered the oath of office to the Speaker.
 It being past six o'clock, the House adjourned till Monday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27

@Sartain's Magazine for January contains upwards of one hundred pages, andsorie twenty five engravings. The attractions of this monthly are equal at least to those of any other periodical in the Union. The writers arc mostly per- sons of established reputation, and no expense is spared by the enterPrizing prOprietOrs to render it worthy of public patronage. Price g per annum;; four copies for s6; eight copies for sio, and one to the agent; thirteen copies for $2o, and one to the agent: John Sartain & Co.,, Philadelphia, proprietors.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27

CkristSsas Eve.-No service was held ia St. Michaels. The sleighing was fine. the evening bright, the sleigh bells rang merrily over hin and dale. and happy voices were heard above their music chimes. Long stockings were in great demand among the little folks, and Sants Claus chad a time of in getting thro' the stove pipes and the bricked-np fire places. Alas. for the broad old fashioned chimney eornen!
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27

RWe have concluded to reserve the beautiful little poem of Florence Green vile for our first number in the new year. Also the essay on "Music."
 By the way, will not Florence Green vile: now and' then give us & poem de- scriptive of some of the sublime and' pie turesque scenes in her vioinity?. There are'in' our county, streams, lhkss,' moan- tains,, dells,, and. landscapes, worthy of being made immortal BF taiB pen' of gen. ius.. Wlfnot our naivs'bards keepsthese local themes in mikd 2
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27
THE ADVANCE SYSTEM.

The last number ofthe Hartford Times contains some good. practical. remarks on the disadvantages of the credit system'as, applied to the newspaper business. The proprietor states that for many years, the regular loss to, that establishment from, non'paying subscribers. was from one to two thousand dollars per annu,n. Bind ling this V as tao great a sacrifice; he set himself about devising more healthy plan of opt Estions. ....s
 "For five years" he adds, "we spent much time and labor in prrning our list that is,. we reviewed: it tlcqnently,. made inquiries of persons likely to know of the bundles sent to the various towns, making it strict rule to st,;ke off the non. paying subscribers bntafaer alh we lost at least fifteen hundted' dollars year by those who subscribed and were recom- mended as good, but who never paid. We found this would not answer, and for the three following years attempted to- establish partial advance systent-de- manding advance pay of those supposed to be bad, but leaving the good ones to. pay at their leisure. Tliis plan worked no better. We found it impossible to. discriminate. Itis true we knew sor,e- hundred, perhaps out of 5000 and at the end of three years we learned that the losses were as great as ever, though we exercised our best vigilance"
 It should be borne in mind thata pub fisher can i'll afford to pay an agent to- call upon his subscribers in person-scat- tered as they usually are in every part of every town for great distance around. The remark of the Times in regard to it's, delinquents. will be appreciated by eve ly newspaper publisher who adheres to- the credit s stem, viz, "The sharpest collector would grow poor in securing many of these accounts. Some were dis posed to pay but could not; others could pay, bat would not" '-, y....-.
 Payment invariably in advance. is now required by the city press generally. In the country towns. few publishers have yet adopted it as system. We do not design to require our subscribers to pay invariably in advance. We present the above items for the sake of showing tho
 
 difficulties under which publishers labor. and the losses to which they are subjec- tetlf through the inadvertance or care lessness of portion of their subscribers. Probably the subscription list of the En- quirer is more free from "bad names" than the average lists of country journals. Still, some who have received it from us for between four and five years, have paid nothing; others have paid for one. two or three years, for the same lime and some. we are glad to add. have not only settled arrears, but paid two and three years in advance! These last though few in number, present redeem ing feature in human nature, and almost serve to wipe out the stain cast upon i. by the few gracelsss souls whO haSS ssoepsd tAs;r papsrs without paying for them.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27
SINGULAR IHcIDEnT.-TEe following IS told by the BOs.un ccrresE oUdsn' of the New

told by the Boston cUrresE OUdsnI of the New
 bnrypors HerAld:- =.sas.
 "Some months since, an incident occur red in onr city Luna,ic Hospital, of very
 recullat charactef A mother and daugh- ter both became ihnfates, and were plared in the same story Of the building, where they had access to the same hall. They met, and recognized each other, though one had left the other years ago in Irelaud.- Both had crossed the ocean, became resi- dents here, and lost all knowledge of the others history or fate both became berefl of reason, and came upon the public for support, and tT a- mad house, surrounded by those who were hopelessly ihSa1e, the child and parent met, and though reason was delhroned, .an1 each was there with a /" mind diseased;'' yet nature trihmphed over the cl6Gdef' intellect, and for a brief moment ihe parties talked of the land of their birth, and when they had separated from each other This inciHsnt is7 of rO> mantle interest. sufficient to suit the most anxious inquirer af!et extraordinary ad> ventures"
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27

A HARD HIr.-The Albany Dntchnian ,perpetrales the following hard hiI at tobac. GO chewAers :- '"
 GA Cheinisa in New York: has just ih> vented substitute for tobacco. IL is made of guano, and will doubtless soon supercede the weed, as 1t is just as nasty and good deal cheaper" a. ~-. .-s
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27

COMPROMISES. Washington. De- cember 20.-~The Whig Caucus last evs. ming appointed a committee of confer enee. to consult with similar commit. tee from the democratic caucus. yix. Vinton of Ohio, Ashmun of Mass, White of N. r., Breck of Ky, Stanley, and Conrad of La.
 The proposition was accepted by the democratic caucus, and MessEs. Stsan. ton of Tenn.s Bailey of Va, Harris of Ala. Thompson of Pa, Potter of Ohio. Me Cleruard of H.. were appointed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27

THE PAY or MEMBERS OF CoNGREss.- We notice that there is difference of opin. ion as to whether the members of the House ot Representatives are entitled 10 their pey d'e'" during the time that they remain in a state of dfsorganizatiOn. The Washington onion, which should te good authority in such matters, says they are deprived of their pay.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27

long braces or girders. Service was held twice in the church on the same day, and the congregation had been dismiss ed but about four hours when'the, disss- ter occurred. Had it happened .while they were assembled, many might have been killed.-N. r. Journal cf Com
 nerce.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27

TEs Foots Faneily.-A Genealogy of the Foote Family in the United. States, by that learneds andaccurate antiquarian, Judge Goodwin of Hartford, assisted by the Hon: E. T. Foote of New Haven. It is a beautifully printed7 volume of 26o pages.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27
Fire in IEaICatfXilIa.

We leatn that the extensive woOllen facsbry in wOltostviIle was destroyed by fire on Monday nIght-suppOsed to be the work of an incendiary. Loss about Si5'ooo-insurel e5OOO.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27
POWELL ARRESTED.


 Thomas Powell. author pf 2 The Livc ing Authors of England. z who has insti. tuted various suits against editors in New York for publishing the e9pOse of his character. furnished by Charles Dickens, 'Eihs Been' arrested for forgery. He pre- scented to Mclaughlin & Bell, brokers in New York, a draft purpOrting 10 have Been'giten by John Allen, London, for 4lOo sterling. This draft was sent to England! when it was pronounced by Mr. Alien to be a forgery. This is the srdar whom Dickens named as PowefI's former, much abused employef.' Pow ell is held for examination.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27

Edward Joy Morris, of Philadelphia, has been appointed Charge q AtEaires to the Kingdom of Naples.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27

@The telegraph announces to- ar- rival at Washington of sir>Henry Bull wer, British minister, Lady BuIwer,, two attaches and four servants.
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27

HS. P. Townsend, the satssParilla man, has sold the good will of his medi- cine for &loo,o 900, and his stock and ma- chinery for manufacturing it for $26.ooo more. ...
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27
LFTCHFIELD ENQUREE & ---~-~~-->~~-----
 lsTCHFTELB. Decsmhr q. lsas:
Latest from. Washington. The House Organized ]
IKoipelR CObb Electel lSpAaRsri

1ue mOuSof VtS SaM12O0
 HOGeR Cobb EIecte5 Speaas~f
 The protracted contest for the Speak ership of the National House of Repre- sentatives 'was closed at six o'clock on Saturday evening. by the election of Howell Cobb, of Georgia, the candidate Ofithe democrats, by a'pI~rality of two over Mr. Winthrop.
 In another part of our paper will De found a notice of the appointment of a committee of conference by each of the two parties. On Saturday afternoon the joint report of these cofnmittees>w was laid before the HddSe' by Mir. Stanton, of Virg nia, viz., that the House proceed to the election of Speaker viVs Vocs ;. and if, after calling the roll three tirnes. no member shall have received a majority of all the votes cast. the rolLshall again be called, and the member receiving the largest number of votes, (provided there shall be majority of quorum, shall be the Speaker. This project met with a strong oppesitioni' both from the free soilers and the ultra Southerners, and various amendments were proposed and defeated. The original proposition was passed-yeas 1lS, nays loe.
 The roll was then called, and the vote
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27

Necessary t6'a' choice TIL.
 Mir. Baker made motion to adjourn, which Was not carried. It was now five o'clock, and the galleries were still crow ded with anxious spectators. The chan deliers having been lighted, the Clerk proceeded to call the roll, which result
Litchfield enquirer., 1849-12-27

EVCESSdIy tU d CUUICN TO5''
 By the agreement, a plurality was to elect on the next ballot. The House be- came very quiet. and the most intense interest was manifested. The sixty fonrrh haAbA resnlteM as follows !.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-04
pOREIGN NEWS.

Though the accounts from Hungary are still
confused and uncertain, they on the whole give
room Tor belief, tina, the cause ol The gallant
Huns is in The ascendan'. Ihe defeat oil lh'
Auslrians hefc:a ComoTp, wa much mere Sc
rious than was IL first suFfassa-lhcir arlileiJ'
men being nearly all killsd. and oat al baual
ion of l0Q0 men, Only 200 esc.Firs. The cap
ture of Raah j. confirmed, and panic had sciz
ed The impcrialiss al Pressbrrs and Vienna.
Prince Oflufl arrived al Virnna IN the 10 h Au-
gust, Ifvm the headquarters ot PasSi' wfch, and
brought Intelligence OF The rou! oil P'.s army by
G, rgey. II is announced by the Paris cores
pondcnl OF The London Times, lhaI The Court OF
Vienna had al length consented 10 negotiate
peace. That papcr siys:
'Thc principal interest OF The campaign seems
at this moment TO lie between he armies VI u'f.
eey an; Pa .kieueh "a The Upper FLeiss, and
teiw c. ii Sc Of The Pulisn and Magyar c M
mancrrs wnc age opposcd BIZ iiaypau aud JET
lach!ch On he Love; Theiss ali me Dauuac
Gin he ,hcr hand, ii seems prob be that Hay
nau viii effect a Juncure with Jeliachich III The
Soul! bll this again, will w.nken the position
of Tie aus Rams in the Wes. l. is also said hist
the Russian Luder. had defeated b IN Al Schass
burg; but some i'll success is not 10 6e woneie1
The Pope, il seems, means 10 carry tnines
with high hand in Rome-having completely
mastered The French dipomsls's, whose Pledges
he quues upon Them With great effect. They
will f.d out loo late, lha, iheir assault; Upon
he Independence Of the R~man Republic will
serve them 70 good purros,, but will make Them
The laughing-siock and scon OF The ci7llz d
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-04
PRODUCTION OF COTTON.

The Charleston Mercury groups lose'"e'
n,nhcr Of statistical facts, exhibiting lie ia"d-
90 II The cry Of over producIion showing
that The consumption III American cotton Is
EQUAL to lis production, aid that low prices
cannot be lcsitima,ely attributed 10 an over
spnHly. A comparative table OF The production
and consumption Of COTTON for The iasI hteeh
wears. VIZ: from 1884 10 1918, both lnclus've'
shows that the production was 70 AZ ooO bales
and that the consumption WAS 2S.2T?,ooo bales
p consumption in Europe 25,l o.ouo, ana III
America lG9, 600 bales. Here 100, is developed
Ire sinking lacr, thai The boosted "Homc Mar
ke," has not one. fourth ct The capacity OF me
market Of Europe, from which The proiec'ion's's
w,p,d exclude US. The Mercury very proper y
urues The planters not 10 give currency 10 an
ooiuion which must be injurious 10 their in'e-
r.ss. though The low prices it incuces ale agree
able enough to The manniaciurers on ooth s'aes
he water. |. 1916, il! was confd 'nily asserted
rha, The crop wond reach 2,5Voooo baies-'he
crop was therefore hurried 10 market, AID sold
at ruinousIy low rares. The result showed
$50 900 bales short OF the estimate, but 1t was
Inn lue 10 b. OF service To the producer.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-04
WESTERN VIRGINIA.

The cholera has disappeared from Charleston,
kanawha, bn: in The Salines several cases &C.
Cured during The week ending Augns % h.
The deaths were Levi WEIGH, Esq, Mir. VIM
Hudaal, a; II. II. Woods lcruace, ccored
man a. S. NJ. Early's furnace, aad one at Mf. Il.
H. Woods
severe fire has oocurIed III Charleston, &c.
s:toyias sight houses, in one oil The most business
portions Of The tGwa. Amahg lie buildings burnl
is The bakery CT ]. NJ. Beck twhere i, origi.
naled,) he grocery store OF J. ard w. Goshen,
Mr. Wilson's Hoel, MIR. GoshclIs Hotel, hee
dwellings, the grocery store Of V. Salies and The
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-04
FINE GRAFTON.

On Thursday night lasr, John s. Barbour
ESQ.,. delivered before a large and respectable
auiieEcc Al The Lyceum in Ac1aad ia, an au>
logy upon EI-Presiient Polk, by al request.
The Gazeue speaks OF i, as 'eluquent and abe
and cores pcndtn. oil The Baltimore Sun says,
and no doubl most justly, it "Sas one OF exalted
merit jus,iying the high anticipa;iors of all
who are acquainted with the distinguished ora!or'
is delivery occupied nearly sn hour and half,
and al The close Mr.. Harrison pronounced ben
e,!icion"
Mr.. r. yield ID to Tie uDaninous request OF The
meeting for lis publication.
The North Carolina pspus sp9a< in l.igh
terms u Inc eulogy OF w. F. darcy, E:q, oil
TsfboTough.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-04
SITUATION WANTED.

A FRENCH LADY, (who understands the
"A Epglish,) highly recommended, is DESTROYS
Of obtaining situation as Govcrness in pri-
ya.e family, or Institution for Young ladies', IN
Ibis city Or the Country. She can tea tIeGch,
Music. (Piano and Singing) Drawing. in u lis
valieiir.; such as Flowers, Landscape, &C., Che
mile aid Silk do; Artificial Flower; Hair
Work. oi all kinds, Wax Works, and all scrs
of Embroidery ard Need'e-work. Terms will
be moderate.
ADDRESS, pot paid, TO A. B., Richmond,
Virginia, aug 1-do!
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-04
RICHARDSON & CO.

No. So MAN STREET,
HAVE op'nel large PARTON .! their SIMPLY
III Of FALL DRY GOODS,
and ask the attention Of buyers 10 I.eif stock this
season, which will embrace The grca'es, variety
Of staple al fancy articles, all witch they ciler
for sale On reasonable terms.
Also, Carpe,ines, Rugs, Booking. &c, Of which
they will soon ofen the handsomsst assortment
thai they have ever had. Aug 29-i4'
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-04
Jo lie Edifo-s OF The Enguirer.

To Tie Editors OF me Enlul'er
Mi. Whule says Ihal did cot ques!iDn ~
explain hi, TAGS. | certainly did not feel called
on To 10 so in detail. lie is a lawyer OF leisure,
w.o may d:sire To wire volumes about himself,
10 be kent before tic pubic; lille haVc III 1t
mcorant matters that claim my attention -
Pend ns many OF The occu rem cs 10 when he
aiiudes. was absent from the country. during
none ii Them did reside here, and have, there
fore, little peIs nal knowi' .e Of these matters
Since he is 50 anxious fer my views, VIII IL
,iulse him. He asserts, without prcoi, that M
father was removed Tor certain duly bonds unpaid,
and m, 10. his political opinions. Whcn II: un-
derluoE 10 urge as the reason Tor his predecessor
removal, Int h, was d. b or to The Government
for du,y bonds, an! would leave the imFr ssion
tina, such bcnds We're never satisfied, II was Cue
10 uulh, and 10 my fathers msmoTy. promptly .
hive stated that the Government never io> cert
anon those bonds; that they were fully paid, aud
mat il there was any delay III h. payment, u WIS
owing Ia The Government itself and not 10 h ln'
disposition OF The bondsmen, nor the inad,quacy
OF The fund provided for their payment. Ed 1t
been otherwise, il might have been reason for
moi appointing him; but the Senate after lull
eYpCs, OF his relations with The Government,
cor fir,ned The appointment ard lett no grounts
whatever for The removal ri a ianhtu. servant
However Mr. w. has been hrou.h 10 ccness
lial my fathers bonds were paid that he was n"'
defanler; that he committed 10 mSieasance OF
official mpropretcs. have fo'ly rescued MS
memory from all future caumnies.
Iuorld here clcrc, hui for an effuIi 'ha! ne has
m.ds 10 n1islead The public and give false col,r-
ing 10 an affair that seriously involves his reru-
talion. His explanation OF our interview aoou'
the 500 is ineenious and plausible, and might
serve him we'll if sustained by iacis, which II 3
mol. When made The application TO him was
IN n secession, AMI exhibited cosy ol every entry
Oh his books. | knew pe,iecIy acw thc matter
stood. asked Mr. w. 10 consult his books
merely 10 have M s,aiemeG, couohorac1 oy
him that might Of right claim his III ,ial Ger.
ufi.a The record proved ,ha, my father CID
no, owe the money and Mr.. w. could not dc
h.rwise Than admit il. neither wanted moi
ASKED 6drce but an eff -ial certificate, cot 10 sa
li,ty ms, but Mr.. Nary. This Mr. w. would
no, give. because il would have prevented tie
suit where vas The difference between his be-
ing the author Of this inam"us charge, and
knowing il 10 lie false, Withholding official 'esli
mnny thai would have arrested the prosecution
Snrhiss, or an ireeUicus !awTef, may draw d
distraction uaGnowR 10 morals Ia ll>licP, or tt
common sense.
The additional explanation 10 which alluded
furnished 10 Mr.. Maxey, aud which did not pro-
du &c The feet, was rot ob.a iaci from Mr.. w.
bul from another sousce-lhc same that adrI,et
my going to Washington. MYER MYERS.
No felix, Sc tem6cr ], 1889.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-04
%e TYF, RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

Msrke iou.e. in fort OF The Cou'' f''use.-
The less is estimated al $4,000 small Po''
ton covered hy insu!aEce. 49,
The Charleston Republican says 'ha' '"s
Cours Of The three cuun!ics, weed 1acHs'n n""
Kapawha, lave each ordered levy oil 10 oo' 10
make The Charleston, Ripley ami PaISetsou'g
Turnrke
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-04

r UCK's OFFICE. l55, Main street, corner
Ia Of l2h street.
Today ". Offer $4,000 Capital P,iz. IN the
B.. Air Lottery, Gas No. 40. is Nos Is
dfawn. Tickets Is.
Also, the Dollar Lottery Capita :: % 500, %
of $50, &c. Tickets, &c.. Tor SAFE by LUCK.
II you are in want OF any "fnances, call
early to-day al LUCkS OFFICE.
Drawn Nos. Of Grand Consolidated Louefy,
Class No. 80, September Isl:
81 % 81 46 81 So sc 62 q 81 10 20 80.
Wh,l. Tici,t, Nos. 20 % g. p;iz: q 500
sold in the above, ana paid by LUCK.
Sent
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-04

Fer tie Eaqnie.
TH.coLLEcTogA Al OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
A Gard for tic enquirer and liz Raiders.
The article of sJunus" which is dated from
King William, and appears in the Enquirer Of
The 9th inst, is, so far as it alludes 10 me,
complete tissue e misrepresentation, appa-
r,n.iy as malicious in spirit as they are unbound
ed in fact; and if he writer land who he Is
know not be as ready TO do justice 10 70
liiical opponent, as he is TO give curr 10
reports and charges to his injury, he will seek
a! once to be correctly informed IN tho premises,
for which purpose he i, at perfect liberty
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-04

10 examine any paper filed BY me, CT LOT a ms'
Win inc secretary Of the Treasury or eIsew"els,
and by letter TO me if lie so desires ana oo,,s
60 Informed. will, a, a gentleman, re:rac' 'ne
choIyes and in.iGualions wh'cn ! Presun'e u.
has made upon Iumcr, and for inc Pfoo' -
MuSCOE GARNET l.