Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1850-12-19
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tury I; and We should feel no less pfide
in having such an emblem of our national
power exhibited in Europe. This great
ship was built many years ago, at a cost
Of six or eight hundred thousand dollars
and has ever since been used at Norfolk.
merely as receiving ship, without ever
having rendered ii days service al sea, or
been seen out Of our own waters. 1t.
would be a pity, and areproach too, if
such noble specimen Of naval architcc-
ture and Of national strength should
have been built merely to be permitted
10 rot and sink IN the mu !, unseen and
unknown to the world. We venture to
express the hope that the public SPIRITED
views OF the Secretary Of the Navy may
be promptly srronded by Congress in
the way soggcsted.--N attoaat Ittteili-
.gsncef. NV " 3 II; ' sa
DREADFUL Acc1pESr.-Twoe young
men Alfred Shepard, OF East Haven, and
james Hoichkiss of Norfolk, lost their,
lives last night, while tending coal pit
for Mr.. Stephen Smith in Foxon (East
Haven.) The lmt in which they slept,
(composedfof boards, and covered with
turf, was near the mouthof thasco L. pits
and ON rising early this (ruesday) morn
| ing, one of the workmen on the farm
looking in the direction of the coal pit,a
discovered that the little hut bad disap.!s.
peared! and knowing something must
have happened, IAN 10 the spot, and a.
mong the embeFs of the hut, found the
bodies Of the men, partly consumeds
1t is supposed, that white they were sleeps
ing in their bunk, at the back end OF the
hut, a spark from the coal pil igniteG the
straw, or that the 'stovesin The nut set it,
on fire, and that they were s1tfocatedg
without waking. An awful DEATH. sal
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II will be recollected that Mr.. b.. Ra
Harden, son Of Ben Harden Of Kentaclsy,a
Disappeared rather suddenly from Pana.
ma, shortly after he had deceived tIcres
the revocation Of his appointment of
Secretary Of Legation to ChilIss The pa
per quoted says: = ii 5iv
On Friday last as patty of gpntle.g
men, were ascending the mountain in the
rear of the city, about midway up they
discovered the remains of Il human being
though there is now no part Of that hu.
man frame left bat the bare bones, there
IS sufficient evidence tc terder' almost
| certain tho conviction that they are thosel
81 the unfortunate Harden. These evidcn-
ces consist of letter found in one uf the.
| pockets dated ut Havana, Dec. ! $40. ads
dressed to Hon. Ben. Harden, Bardstown,.
Ky. commencing I" Ny dear father, = and
ending with sypuraffectionate,son Row
en-" Besides this there we're silk hand.
kerchief, two keys, a knife and part Of a
| six purse. From the appearance ofthc'
ground there is some suspicion that he
i Wsss, mul dered. ,is'tisf OH 2. hsagqqa a3s
"A TRAeIcAL AFFAIR. Our ieaders
will recollect that hast May returned
Californian BY the name of Johnson, OF
Bangor. on his way thilher in the steam.
boat, left about $4,000 in gold upon the
wharf at Belfast, which was found and
returned to him. Mr. johnson was con.
sidered to be a very lucky man. not oaly
in Recovering his gold, but in being gable
to bring home so large . pile considers
ing the shortncss OF his absence. Last
Friday, this fortunate Mr.. johnson was
arrested by ne officer from New York, on
Il requlsition from the Governor Of Calls
forni,, for the robbery and murder ofsa
man in California, some time last wins
ter or spring. Tie most horrible part Of
the affair is, that two innocent persons
were accused rs the mutderers, convic-.
ted and hung, while johnson was in the
States. Some recent developments, how>
ever, came out. connecting him with the.
murder, which lift no room for doubt.
as to his guilt, and caused his arrest n
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| swell captain" replied Cuff, wiping his
mouth with the netheT end OF hiSshining.
coat sleeve, berry dry, sol won't b.,
ugly tout IL. Some Higgcrs is,no proud,
10 drink wild a milishy oss,ier--but ! link
m,lishy ,ossiler--when he's suber-is its
a. good as q nisger-specially il de nigset's
dry" ..... ''''.tg 9@o'3 Y
| From Washington.
| g Fj ssa Washington, Dec. 10.
| The Secretary of Stale, ii is rumoreI, has
been instructed by the President 10 address
I Il letier 10 Governor Seanrouk. Of Snuih
Carolina, somewhat similar in coulen,s ID
that addressed. al the proper lime, 10 Coy.
Bell of Texas. M sss t s