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Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14
THR,NINHTEENTH. eHNENRX;;,
FIRST. HALE CLOSED.

t Et"SA. HvHfHH S1SSEAS "'.
 MA EprToR-lf your patiepcs and that of yeuE, readers is, not tensiFely, exhaus,eds l should like to say a few words in reply 10 Ills" elaborate communication of last week.
 That 100 years constitute al century, which he has labored diligently 10 prove,I am not ipelined to dispute. That we must INCLUDE the siftielh year to make Atty years, is equally true. But tha, the year which ws c'UNT as fliy, is the fftieth year, is point. an no, about to yield without more convincing proof than l. has been able lo produce up0a the subject. asgls#ss
 l have yet 10 learn why the uniform method Ofoompu,ing time in OTHER ins,an> ccs, Is lO ee discaIdeG, and novel one in> lroduced in THIS. We do nOl speak of a child as being one year old, until twelve months have elapsed from it's birth. We then caIl him ONE year old throughout his second year, until tweniy,four months have elapsed, &c. We do nos speak of century until enc hundred years have ELAPSED. Throughout the second century we date lOl.I l02, &c. &c. Now, in speaking oi eeusa- Ties, why, during ihe psesen, century. do we say lsOOi Because eigh.ees centuries have EXPIRED, and we are in the aiLeIseath century. In speaking of years, why say lS5O7 Cersainly because 1850 years have EXPIRED, and we are in che l65lsa year, Now think Mr. L in showing wherein shOss of like faith wish myself eFE, should have discovered in his illusirasions shas SC are Tiehs. He says, the arsi year was cal. lee the first from its cOmsasncemsnl bnI was 10. COUNTED one, 0.e. year) unIilil vas completed" The small capitals, in lhe quotation arc mine. and if the gentle, nan admits the truth Of she words quoted, hts whuls supsrsirucluae tails.
 live are COUNTING time iL maksag ous casss. (and ask if we are aes.) ps shos
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14

Esye Soilf State Coneention. This body assembled,at Gilman's Saloon. in Hartford, on Wednesday of week before last. The following ticket vas put in nomination. :--4 es
 ' For Goveine iner--Jshn Beyds of Winchester.
 For Li Governor--Julius Clark. of Lebanon.
 For TreasNrer-George Reed, si Sayhsook, For ecyetary--Joseph w. White, of Hebron. For complroller-- -wm, ,Alexapder, K;llingly,
 We learn, from, the Times. that the Hon. John N, Niles declined. a, re,nQmi- nation. Daniel e. Piest. Esqp af Wash Ang, presided: taa al sfs iei ss7
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14
Arralgnment of Professor Webster.

AA %OnA AAmsSmS W8 AbVsOoSvt WOwSeOAe
 We learn from il.e Boston Transcript, .ha. on Saturday morning Professor Web- ster was arIaigoed in the Supreme Judicial Court before Associate Judge Fle,cher,ON motion of Attorney General Clifford, upoA the iadictmen. found against him for the muIder of Dr. Parkpao, His appearance during the reading of the charge. by Mir. {, Wilde, was. peTfec.ly cQmposed and self collected, and at the close he uttered his plea of" Nor GUILTY" in firm, deci- 'ded tone, of voice, accompanied with very impressive shake, of The .head. | Toan inquiry by the Court, the prisoner replied that he had counsel employed ior his defence, and .ha. they were Edward D. Sohier. Esq. and Hon. Pliny Merrick. ] The Auorney. General ,hsn moved that as early,a day for trial he assigned as would be consisten, with the convenience of the Court and she. .coupsel for defence. s : Mir. Sohier said the defence would he ready ,at any .iime apppinsed by .he Court. Justice Fletcher stated that he had been instructed by the Court, if there should Ls TO objection, 'oassisp .russdsY. the 18th March next, as the day for, isial, an4 he therefore fixed that tine. G &
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14
AN EouyrsrRIAn Fr.A,,T.--TAe. Sw.n,.,e, s,

], AS EouksTRIAE FRA9s--T'Ae. Swapses (Ene Herald publishes the following item tt sporting intelligence: aLasl week, . hare, pursued by, some grayhoupds, afleu several insns. and, being h9Edly pressed jumped apan the back Jf a yoaag horse where shr ixed herself aslFidc. lhe af. Enlightened animal nal helng accustomed so ,surh a TldeF, bounded of al full speed
 kicking and p'unglng. accompanied hy the dugs, This continued frnm four w i've minutes, when rhO0sing . favorable silna 'iou, nuss h"rped oil. and very gallantly
 made heFsscape." 'a as o " " a
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14

TOrringtOn. The, following gentle men are Delegates to the Whig State Convention from Torington, viz, Charles B. Smith, Alonzo Whiting, Charles N. Cook, Francis Rurr.. The Delegates to the Senatorial Convention are, Anson Colt, Harmon Cook, Henry s. Barbour, A. q. Bradford. '-@s
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14

REThe Singing SckOOl. under the direction of DARIUs PHELPS, Bsq., will close with free Concert on Wednesday evening next (the 2Oth.) at the EpiscO- pal Church. The public generally are invited to attend.
 Litchfeld, Feb. IA, 1850.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14
ETA new Historical Magazine has been eommenced in New York.

CoseREss. - Several able speeches have been made during the last fortnight --the most important of which is that of Mr. Clay op. his proposed compromise. Nothing has been done in either Houss in the way of business. 70
 A vote was taken in the Senate on Mon. day. on the reception of apelition for tse dissolution of the UniOn--yeas 8, nays 50.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14

Exchange, and in two hours. nearly a
 million of dollars worth of property wns destroyed. The Parker House was among the buildings burned. All the buildings, except the DelmonicD Hotel, on Portsmouth square, and all on WAsh-
 ington st., common :iug at the El Dorado
 and running, to Montgomery st.. were
 burned, s-.- .s.e.-. .-..---.-...-.,-s. <
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14

|. GEeThe Berkshire Medical College. at Pitts6eld. was entirely destroyed by fire on Tuesday of last week. Loss es- timated at three thousand dollars. about one thousand Of which was covered by inanrAnce. ha nn-nac ~ .saaal n- laa
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14

"tie lthe proprietor of the Times1 uev- CT voted nor acted politically with the Wings in bis life. ."-Hargond Tvmss.
 If your place, Major. we d never tell oft # it were ever 50 true. Itis too much like glOrying in onss shans.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14

TnR ExPLosIos.--The number of bod ies recovered from the ruins accustomed by the explosion of the steam boiler iu TaylOr's Printing Press Manufactory. N, York, is sirsy,ssvsn; tho number oI wounded is tsirty. Six more are miss' ing. we'aa e
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14

Burglars robbed lhe house uf Nir. Levin, h. e, or Philadelphia, and stole . silver goblet. silk dsras, . diamond rIng ana other aFilcles belnnglng ,0 AlIs D., who had gone l0 ths Philharmonic C0necrl.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14

Wioodbury. The Delegates to the State Convention are, Nath'l B. Smith, Reuben H. Hotchkiss, William Cothren, Bennett A. Sherman, - vst
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14
EITCHFIELD ENQUIRER
 -- = sr~S>r-S-|-~-- ...~ nTCHFgElD. February i4. 1850.
Whlg State Convention.


 Tue Wings of Connecticut are hereby uotifed that "a State C0RveniIvn for Inc nomination Of candidates Tor Stmte Oficers will be held in the City of New Haven, on "Wednesday, the 2Oih of Ftbruary next, al 10 o'clock tn the forenoon. The Whig Town Committees are requested to call msetires immediately for the appoinimens of delegates lo said Convention. equal to double the number of Representatives 10 which their several towns are entitled in the Iegisla.ure, E %8 EgF8& 1ME
 IL is. desirable tha, there should be full Convention, ard.the Committee appeal to i,he Whigs throughout the State, to see that their respective towns are represented
 JOHN l.. BOSWELL l sET5
 THOMAS BELKNAP, State JOHN c. .HOLLISTER, Central
 E K. FOSTER, Commites
 GEO. w. HARRIS, @
 Hartford, Jan. 9, l65O ta
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14

The Foote Family: or the descendants
 of Nathaniel Foote. one of the first
 settlers of Wethersfeld, Conn, with
 Genealogical Notes of Pasco Foote,
 who settled in Salem, Massachusetts,
 and John Foote and others of the ! name, who settled more recently in,
 New York. By Nathaniel Goodwin
 descendant of Ozias Goodwin, one of tn first settlers of Hartford, Conn.
 This is copy of the title page of work of seo pages. recently issued from the press of Case, Tiffany &,QO., ,Hart- ford. It. is the most, complete and per- feet woik off the .kindi werhaHe.e eyer met with, and will form an enduring monu- ment to the accuracy, skill, and indefat- igable research, of the author. Few can form any adequate idea of the amount of labor and care requisite to perfect such, a volumes er ~ s. ae s.-s~
 No man in New England stands high CT as genealogist and antiquarian. than Judge Goodwin-and his name alone is a sufficient guaranty of the fidelity of any work which bears it.
 The volume contains engraved DOT - traits of the Hon. E. T. Foots. of New. Haven, and Mrs. Sarah Louisa Taylor. o
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14

AK ImPkRiAL rRGsgET. .--saMuel Caia t,eq. she inventor ofihe revolving pislul has TesVlped letter from the Hon. J1lal F. Rgowa, Amellcan Charge q Anaires HI Canannlln0ple, inlurmlnR him Ihat he wil rreelve hg lhe nexi alenmrT. . diamond suuF bnx, valued nt lhilly thousand pies, ltek, laboui l3DO)ha { prssent from ihs salsah, as an evidence ufthF high npnfccl. atipn of hls lnYfnlloh --llah. Sup.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14

DEATH nFi A HRRaIr.-Mr. Bennett, coeoaer at WaltsbniU'. Sullivan county, New York, writes 10 the Sullivan Caualy Whig .shH, he has heen called ,o hold an inqpes. aa the body of, Nathan. Leonard, aboa. 60 years. .of age, who had for some tune lived en!ilsly. alone in rnie dweliing near the Pine Kill, in that ,own, where he was, f'aad dead--appassnlly the yicua, oi iniesnperance, hts habits having bsra bad, and jug copsRinine small remanni oi lidam heing fonpd neaEstlis body. From pa1eFk .foRRa in hts hvsel, ii appears tha, he gas formerly nIiais,cr of The Baptist ahn eh ln New Hpnspshile. of. .gsod s.and. sng. anu once had aiis and family.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-02-14
Literary Noticc..

Ha-
 Tke New EngIand HistOrScoI and Gene.
 0gCgieat Reyistes. Boston: Samuel g e. Drake, publisher, 56 CornhilI..
 We have on former occasions given our opinion of the merits of this elegant ly printed and ably edited quarterly, and we must express our regrets that just such work had not been commenced a century ago. The number for January contains portrait and biographical no- tice of our distinguished former fellow townsmans Oliver WolcOtt; l; also, gene alogies of the Bradford. Howe, Cotton, Meigs and GreUne families, with varie- ty of Family Antiquities, Epitaphs. .Rec- ords, &c. The work is furnished at the low price of g per annum, each number containing at least 96 pages. s
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-17

LOOK OUT FOR a QUARTETTE OF PLANETS
Jupiter and Venus have, for some weeks past
appeared in full splendor, following in the wake oil
the sun, in ITS descent below the horizon, from two
to two and a half hours in the rear OF that great
luminary. Between them might have been seen a
very small red star-that was Mercury This lat
ter planet is now at the most distant part of his
orbit from the earth, and hence it is that ne looks
so dlminutive. By and by when he has finished
his circuit and is passing the earth on the same
side OF the sun, he will resemble ball of fire, full
as large as Jupiter now appears to us These
three planets now appear as if they were almost
wlthin-a span OF each other The near proximity
OF the two first named, causes them to present a
splendid spectacle. Mars from being between
them, has passed below Venus--though all three
continue IN line obliquely inclined to the horizon
IN Saturday $50 the almanac says they will all
three be IN conjunction with the new moon, and we
may expect to see such display of planetary mag
nlhcenee as will notoccur again in--we don't know
how many years.-NorfoE Beacon.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-17

Music ON THE Pacific. - No one can he !,
Monterey single night without being startled anl
awed by the deep, solemn crashes of the surf AZ !
breaks along the shore There is no continuou
roar OF me p'ungng waves, as we hear on The
Atlantic seaboard; the slow regular swell onie
pulsations of the great Pacifc's heart, roll inYarc
in unbroken lines, and fall with single crash
with intervals of dead silence between. The,
may be heard through the day, if one listens Lkt
a solemn underone to all the shallow noise of tht
town; but at midnight, when all else is still, those
successive shocks fall upon the ear with sensa,
ZION of inexpressble solemnity All the air, from
the pine forest to the sea, is filed with lion
tremor, and the intemitting bursts of sound an
strong enough TO jar delicate ear Their con.
slant rG,pstIuon at least produces a feeling some
thing Ike terror. spirit worn and weakened BIZ
some scathng sorrow could scarcely bear the NJ.
yerhemton.-I aglOr's California.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-17

Pacific CREsCENT.--A neat paper under this
lille was LAID on our table yesterday, by the no.
likeness Of The propretors. Ii is intended as lis
name indicates, for the Pacific Territories of The
Union In adopting the plan of the California
True Delta-which is admitted to be the bgst ar
ranged paper that ever left these States for dis
TAM enterprise-its handsome headings, in great
primer condensed antique" and syslematizsd dis
position OF deaths and marriages. the proprietors of
the Pacific Crescent have shown their good sense
at the same time that they have hit on a notable
expedient 10 introduce their Journal Had other
city papers-whoss attempts to gain u footing ia
California were ludicrously ab0Flive-followed the
example Of the Crescent editors and taken our
paper as an exempar, this city would have sup
Piled FL Dorado with all the Intelligence il required,
instead Of leaving TO the press Of NswYork the
rich geanings to be found ia our wake
Mr. Duncan, who goes out 10 San francisco as
agent for the Pacific Crescent, is a gentleman of
talents, probity and honor, worthy OF the conf.
dence of his partners and the public, and well de.
serving IN connection with The creditable enter
prise, in which he is embarked, the greatest sue
cess, IN the attainment of which, he is accompa-
med by our best wishes and most sincere regards.
True lIplf0 49,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-17

NEW CoTToN.-We received this morning, a
communication from Mr.. A. E. Knott, accompa-
MED with boil of new cotton fully matured which
is the first we have heard OF in these parts
This is indicative Of superior advantages or bet
ter management--we don't know about the advan-
tages, but we are sure that skill and attention on
the part OF Mr.. X. have not been wanting. This
cotton Is from the plantation of Mr.. J. Sessions,
Tour miles below this place on the Yazoo river.
Mr.. X informs that the ravages of the boll-worm
for the last our five days was truly distressing,
and the damages very great We thought the long
spell of dry warm weather which we have had
would Rave put an end to the innovations of this
troublesome inseet-Yazoo Wing, 9th.
CROPS IN OUACHITA.-We are indebted 10 a
gentleman residing near this place for the following
IN relation to the crops in this Parish He states
that the most of the cotton crop is doing very well
considering the season we have had and that corn
looks well and will be fully an average crop. We
are now satisfied that there will be as much cot.
ton, if not more, shipped from this Parish this sea
son, than there was last. The weather is intense
ly hot, and but very little sickness prevailing in
the country Oudchitd Gazette, August l3
The CRoPs--During a trip on horseback last
week, through portions Of Kinds and Madison, we
had opportunities OF conversing with many intelli-
gent planters relative to the growing cotton. The
highly favorable weather for four or five weeks has
brought out the cotton amazingly, but the stands
on many places bad, and the crop three or -four
weeks backwards on all-causes alone sufficient to
prevent even an average yield, We learned that
the boll-worm had appeared many plantations
on some threatening greater destruction than last
year The corn crops are uncommonly fine
VFcks6arg Sentinel, 18Th.
The CRoPs.-We saw n gentleman Yesterday
Just on his return from trip from Grenada, Mis-.
sissipp, to Memphis, and thence some 100 miles in
to the State of Arkansas, who reports the cotton
crop as looking very bad, and the corn crop moth.
ing to brag Or Vicksb"rg Whtg, August 10.
The Brandon Republican of the 10th inst. saws
" We regret 10 learn that the boil worn mas made
It's appearance and il extending its ravages very
generally in this region. Ii such be the case we
lear the present will prove a smaller crop than the
last
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-17

WILD AND RABID FoX-On Saturday even
ing last, al about dusk, part ofhe family of Mr.
Nichols residing on the bluff about a mile below
the city, wera going up stairs from the dining-room
one of his little daughters, who preceded the rest
was violently attacked and severely bitten by some
animal which had concealed itself in a passage
Her screams called the rest TO her aid when The
Iniuriated animal again attacked anything and
everything within its reach. II being dark it could
not he ascerlained what il was until the arrival of
the gardener with lantern, when the animal at.
tackled him, biting through his panlalOons and
boots. 1t also bit very severely dog, The parry
finally succeeded, after great difficulty, in killing
it, when it proved to be a very large wild fox, and
presumed 10 be in a rabid Ndtchez Courier.
1871 inst.
We read the above with painful interest. There
is no question of the fact that foxes DO times he.
come rabid and their bite is said 10 be even more
virnlent than that Of the mad dog. We once knew
young mainland highly intelligent and promis-
ing young man he was--bitlen by a mad fox. For
long series of years-sOme twelve or fifteen--he
was subjected 10 fits of a most violent character,
rackng his physical constitution and seriously i'm
pairing his mind While the ftsJwere on him, and
these occurred invariably once week, he uttered
terrific noise, which could scarcely have been
distinguished from that of fox or small dog in the
death agony, This, we understand is the charac.
teristic effect of the bite of rabid animal
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-17

The WORLDS FAR.-The nature of the build
ing for The National Exposition of 1851, has a
length been determined upon. Ii is to consist o
iron and glass, and as il will admit Of being Ia err
TO pieces, the painful impression which was crea
ted by the recent announcement of the intention
TO put a structure that would be DESTROYED by sub.
sequent removal, has been obviaied The design
Shy Mr. Paxton, well known landscape gardener
and the contractors are Fox, Henderson d Co., an
engineering firm They arr to receive about ITO,
600 or GSOO00, and TO be allowed to remove all the
materials, when the exhibition in Hyde Park is
over. The subsequent sale of these will probably
constitute their chief profit and if il should not
be resolved to re erect the building, as permanent
ornament TO some other part Of the metropolis there
will be an opportunity for their purchase by an en-
teTprising speculator in America
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-17

The WEST POINT AND ATLANTA RAILROAD.
The distance is 81 miles. The estimated cost
S95O,OOO Thifty-two miles is now under contract,
and $50 men are AT work, and that much of the
road Will be in operation by January lst. The rest
Of the distance will be lei out in very short time.
Thus the gaps are closing, the links being supplied
Ia less than five years there will be continuous
line Of railroad from Mobile to Cape Cansas. At
present the Southern route is avoided or used only
on compnsion, but when there shall be complete
railroad through the travel viii be entirely on that
line This OF itself will make The stock pay good
interest, without regard to The enhanced value of
the country.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-17

CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND The Right Hon.
CRADLE Sir lh.mss Wilde has been appointed Lord
roo Truro The change was a very sudden one
Lord Langdae, the late Chancellor, first knew Of
It when he read the appointment IN a London NOR.
ming paper An unusual excitement was prodnced
by 1t The installation of Lord Truro drew To-.
gtther the largest assem5lage seen in Lincoln's Inn
Hall for twenty years
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-17

VOTE PoLLED BY New STATES On her adj
MISSION as a State, Louisiana pnlled 749 votes (:
Indiana, 6,7S9; Mississippi, 7,475: Illinois, S,O75
Arkansas, 363S; Michigan, II $50 Florida, 53Ol;
ana Iowa, 1921 Califorus pulled last wear,
i4,@l3 American votes. These statistics are taken
from an article IN the Southern Recorder 10 show
STATE, Ihan any one Of the others mentioned. Re-
sides, Texas, when admitted, had an area of 322
500 square miles of territory California covers by
her cGnStGnuon 10000 square miles-less than
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-17

The SIGHTs OF LONDON. - IL appears by re.
turns just made 10 the House of Commons thai
no less than l6S GOO visitors repaired 10 Bamntnr
Court, and l37 900 10 the Kew Botanic Gard ms
~ July nearly 10000 visited Hampton Court Ia
Kew the largest number Of visitors was in August
when 1000 persons took their pleasure m hi
Gardens. The Tower does not appear to be nv
any means so popular place of public amusement
The number OF visitors to the Armory last vas,
was $500; the number 10 the Jewe-hOuse IA 600
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-17

BURNING OF THE MANSION HOUSE IN NOBLE.
The account of the burning OF Cullum's splendid
Mansion House, in Mobile, which We transferred
to our columns from the Pieayuhe we find with
much regret, TO be substantially correct-the fire
having occurred, however, on Tuesday night, OF
rether Wednesday morning about O'Clock, in.
stead Of Monday night, as reported by the Plea.
ynne.
The Advertiser Of Thurstav at,er giving an 40.
count of the FIRE, says Two ,Osn Ssre er,as,sd
a'S ioeu ~ 'he gaard'house, suspected Of having
neu 1 1 10 90 with setting fire to the Man
thes were found several articles Wy NJ
longing to the Mansion House. He i a. 10
one Of en-. He processes to be corn docto,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-17

Description OF an Arkansas stump speech from
the Camden Herald:
Then Alexander T. Hawthorn took the stand
he is democrat, ia his 26th year, from Alabama.
some two years-full Of MISUNDERSTANDING from
head to heel with the true fires of genius-iorever
putting forth all ms strength upon whatever he is
about. He is right on all the questions of Sat-
poLcy-and as for the Recorders Law, oh lordv
he devoured that just about like a hungry lion
would pound and half of fresh beef! He tore
the monster limb from limb and then swallowed
hlm-nair, hide and alI-and never licked his lips
ne then let fly the red-hot thunder-bolts of hIs
lightning eoquence against the naked ribs of the
odlous distribution actl" Well done, said to
myself lay on Ellick, and beat be he, who first
cres--quit "
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-17

august 10, Mr. RICHARD THOMAS aged "A years brother
o. homas at the Gas Works, native OF Angiesos
~ al. Fner'l will place THIS EvENING al O'Clock
o ne Residence OF his briher OF Grave G
AT Cincinnati Aug. Il, Mrs. SALLIE CARNEAL BURke
aged ~ wife OF Glendy BnTke, OF this city
Aug To- JAAEs MAETERsoN, aged ~ native OF Ireland