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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-09-27
TIxl3 GRAND LODGE.

GfxcrSSAT:. Sept. 81 The Grand Lodge
year IN Baltisiore
Previous e the adjournment. the amend.
inent TO artlese 9Th depriyihg all ? G S of
their votes wSs adopted BY as to rs.
The amcndaqentto the consultation. chang.
ingithe time 81 meeting to tho first Monaa1
IN September Was adopted BY soto %
T,r9test = IRON the Grand Lodges of Mary
l lrfl and Pennsylvania, and the grand En-
camPment Of Maryland, against certain acts
Of the Grand Lodge at.its last session, were
then read and referred to committee on the
state Of the Union n
The following officers have been elected
forthe ensuing year
William w Moore. d. G.. Grand sire
Mr. Page, Of sWis., Deputy Grand Sire
-J !. RidgleS Cores bonding. Secretary
Y LAY T. Warmers Grand Treasurer
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-09-27

"a GENERAL assortment just received and for
= sale as cheap as the cheapest BY
Sept ~. 1850 T. RAWLfNS.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-09-27
Gr0reaies.

u sale low. BY = 81 . M ms ~
Sept. p. 1850 : : : .1 =, = +
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-09-27

sizes, for sale low by Atoh Of an
sSept. 20. 1850. HI Epv ! 49,, s4
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-09-27

HVEMOTHY SEED, for sale at the Depot b.
Sept. q, 1850. = :
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-09-27
ACT OF INCORPORATION.

I'M Office is hereby given that application will
y be made 10 the next Legislature Of Virginia,
t2E an Act nt Incorporation Tor the town of Har-
Pers.EeFryi IN Jefferson county, Virginia -
Il ~ JAMES A. BECKHAM
III SePt u 1891 and ofberSk
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29

1IR. Enrrva s-Expsc,ins the usnal display of msssOrs, commonly called '' falling sisFs.'' on the 10th Oi this month. watched fsS the anticipated exhibition. FTam h.. 4S min {, P. M, to h.. 45 min., counted 90; and from 10 h (" n h., 10. As tUrned my gaze occasionally from enc part Of my large ''field" to anOthrr. frequently caught glimpse or partial view OI some disappearing light or vanishing train. Add IS fer '' wandering 6res." not included above. and Ghe nunbev seen Iy one person iR he space cf GsOO hours, amounis to 6S! I watched for an hour from 10 10 II P. M.. Aug. luh. in which time saw distinctly l2, anu indislincily 6 or 10 more.
 Sr ii seems falling stars" may be seen in Litchfield as we'll as elsewhere. l noticed similar aPps arances elsewhere in ls4s and '49, and previously in Lilch6sld. OBSERVER.
 Litchfieid. Ct Aug. 24lh, 1850.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29
Passage of the Fugitive Slave Bill.

SENATE -The Senate rejected Under. woods substitute, and passed Mason's Fn> gitiye Slave Bill, with various amendments.
 The Vote on ordering it engrossed was lwen,y>seven to twelve, as follows:
 Yeas.-Messrs. Atchinson, Badger. Barn> well, Bell, Berrien, Butler, Davis of Miss, Dawson, Dodge of Iowa, Downs, Foote, Houston, Hunter. Jones, King. Mangum, Mason, Pesrce, RuSk, Soul-. Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney. Uuderwosd, Wales Yu> ice.
 Nays Baldwin, Bradbury, Chase. Coop CT, Davis uf Mass. Dodge of Wis. Greene, Smith, Upham, Walker. Winthrop.
 During the discussion of the Fugitive bill, MT. Davis of Mass, introduced an amendment 10 authorize sending an agen, to look af.er free colored Seamen or citizens from free States who may be imprisoned or deprived ofllberty in Southern ports. Il was supported by Messrs. Winthrop anc Bald win, and most strongly opposed by Messrs Butler, Berrien and Jefferson Davis. The amendment was lost by a large vote, aud the b,ll finally passed.
 Senaie adjourned until Monday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29
G0shen, Aug. 23, 1850.


 Mr. Kilbourne--No Sir. Goshen is not "outdone" yet. Not only did we have frost Friday and Saturday nights. August l6th and l7th, but during the blazing sunshine of those days, our in- habitants who had friends visiting them from abroad, had to pat up their stoves and make fires in them, to keep those SO jcurners ;n our pleasant village comfort ably warm,
 The Trustees of our Academy having fitted up their building in superior style both for ease and comfort, and having during. the last spring secured for term of years, the services of Mr. P. o. RICE, who. by the way, is admitted to be one of the very best teachers in the county. the institution is especially worthy ofpat- ronage and support. An experienced Music Teacher is also employed. and a boarding house of the first class has been fitted up. and is kept by Mir. H. B. Rich ards, a worthy and polite gentleman.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29
LITCHFIELD ENQUIRER
LTTCHFIELD. August 2S,. 1850.
The New Tax Law.

We have received from somebody, by due course of mail from somewhere, the subioined form of Tax List under the new and notable Tax Law, as made out, simplitied. and attested to, by the Board of Equalization in the city of Hartford. This Board, (consisting of the Treasurer and Comptroller under the democratic dynasty,) state that mo persons list can be legally received by the Assessors, un- til such person has taken the oath pres- cribcd by said cnac tment'' which oath we will give he .cafter. In other words .s near as we can arrive at the pith of the law, a man must look up all his books, beds' old hats, chairs, rakes, chickens, hen. coops, jack knives, &c., give guess at
 their value, swear to the guess, and ifhe does not happen to guess right, he Is [" liable to suffer the pains and penalty of perjury" But-in case he wont swear at all, there seems to be no penalty at tached !-of course oaths vii! be scarce, except upon the advice of counsel. l.'-, However, we are not disposed to be too critical. The law is worthy of its distin guiShed source. The great heads that conceived it, will doubtless be able to ex> plain it to the satisfaction of the simple ones. Here Is the form of the new Tax List:
 List of-- of-, for he venr 1850.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29
Speech of the Hon Truman Smith.

We have heretofore alluded to the able speech ot Hon. Tiumu1 Smith, delivered in the Senate Ui the UnIted States on the 9th of July. and Intended eIe this to have drawn from it's well slUred pages bounIlinl supply Oi facts, showing '' the respOnsIbllIti ies 0I the late AdmlnlSlratIOn on account of the acQuIsi- tons which weIe the result of our recent war wiih Mexlco,-the entire harmony of the cle. menls un which the prosperity ct the dIffelpn sections ot the Union depend,--the impracti- cabIlIly of maintaining an equilibrium between the free and Slave States. and how useless such equilibrium, it attalnable, c,y,ld be-,nd the legat, soc!.s;; aud physical obstacles ,o Inc introduction oi Slavery into our newly acquired terri,"ries" We wish we could, a, once place the wh"le speech before oui readers, and m. deed before every man and hoy in the s ate Tor we carrot but think that were il laid be- tore the people of all sections of the Unien. so as to reach their understandings, it would place me WhIg party, and what Is oi mnIe lmpor. lance, correct principles, on firm aud endur. ing basis. We regard it, in point of investi- ga!ion, careful research, profound and effective reasoning, and if short of all that Constitutes an able document, as fully equal io any speech that has been made at Washington during the present session of Congress. We migh, with almost literal truth say, that It is ihe only real Whig speech that has been attempted since the first of December. We mean bv this no dlsparagement to any Wings who have chosen to confine their remarks entirely to the Slave " question, and do not intend lo include them in the comparison.
 The ground which Mr. Smith has taken is national ou"d,-bIoad as the Continent and as comprehensive as the great ia mily of states and territories which compose the Union We are of those who believe that the Whig party, cOnte nding upon such grounds, can, despite "t the past or present.. make themselves inelnci- ble,--.N Hdv JOura0R.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29

doom had come, and crowded to the
 tottering churches, where, in the paus- es of the explosions, the voices of the
 Driests were head in solemn invocation to Heaven. The strongest lights were invisible at the distance of few feet and to heighten the terrois of the scene, occasional lightnings traversed the daIk- ness, shedding a Mrid glare oyer the scene. This continued for 4S hours and then gradually passed away.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29
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"An amusing and pleasing incident connected with the trip, was the firing of salutes by the Indians at most of the villages as the boat passed. We confess, however. that some of their balls whis. tied too near for comfort. One was lodged in the engine room."
 The above is an extract of an accom-, given of pleasure trip sixty miles up the St. Peter's river. Minnesota Territo. ". The polite attentions paid them by the savages may have been amusing to the travellers. but certainly could not have been very desirable.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29

DEATH OF ALEXANDER SEYMOUR. = The Cleveland (Ohio) Plaindealer of the 9th inst, contains an extended obit> uary sketch of Alexander Seymour, Esq. who, says the sketch, twas born in Litch field. Conn.,. where he spent the earlier portion of his life." We are informed by one of our elder citizens that Mr.. s. was not born here, but. after the death of his father, came from Sheffield and spent several years of his boyhood in the family of his uncle. the late Capt, sam- uel Seymour, of this village.
 The Plaindealer says, "The twenty years preceding his coming to Cleveland were spent in commercial pursuits at Utica, N. Y. In 1884, he became Cash fer, and subse iuently President of the Bank of Cleveland. For the last foul years his elections to the office of Coun -cllman and Alderman, has given him very active participation in the Municipa affairs. As Chairman of the Committe, on Public Grounds, and as n member O the Board of Health last year, his dutie 1 were very arduous.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29
PRorEssoR WEssrER's FAMILY A pa

PROFESSOR WEBsrER's FAMILY A pa per has been circulated during the past week among ihe more wealthy of our cili- zens, to raise the sun of $2OOOO, 10 be giv> en 10 the wife aud children ot Professor Webst' r, to provide for them and place them above want during life. The paper IS headed by Mrs George Parkman wife or the murdered man, with the sum of $5OO. The subscriptions have already nearly it net quite, reached the proposed amount.
 Mr. Andrews, the jailer. says that Dr' Webster. in hts opinion. will hold out hfm to the last--thal he has not eaten so hear> .ily for same time past. His family visited him during las. week, and remained with him unlil6 o'clock. They are not aware of inc exac, time of execution. but know the day to be fixed. No persons are ailows ed 10 visit him. except his family aqd clergymen tor spiritual paTPoses.- Boston Mail
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29
Burning of the AShtabula Court House.
 JEFFERSON, Aug. l7.

Ths Court House tn lhis place was de- stroyed this morning by fire. The records and journal ot the Supreme Court. which Court adjourned yesterday, all the files and papers of that Court in cases now pen'iing logelhe, with execution dockels ! and G. of Ihe Common Pleas, being in the Court room, were consumed. All the records, papers and hooks ia the Treasurer, Audi> tor, and Clerks's offices were saved, The building was oHe oi the best in ihe north part of the S'aie and was insured in the Columbus, $SOOO. MT. Chaffse, whose loss is probably $2OOO or $3C00. had no insur- ancs.-[Cleveland (Ohio) Herald
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29
InsurreCtion amongst Slaves.
WAsHINcroE. Aug. 22

An insurrecliOn, in which 400 slaves were to be engaged, was discovered at Lown> des county. Ala. last week. The Tendez> vous of the negroes was fired upon ny the whites, killing slave and wounding 2O others. The slaves then fed. It is said the slaves were iRciled to the instruction by an aholi,ionisi. for whose apprehension reward off ,OU0 has been offered Large parties are m pursui, of him. He is sup. posed to have fled towards Charleston. A general massacre is supposed tC have been intended.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29

NEW CHURcH.- St. Michael's parish in this village, have resolved upon erects ing new church cdi6ce in the Gothic style of architecture. A large part of the requisite funds have already been subscribed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29

0"e notice among the appropriations Congress for the improvement Of rivers and harDOrs. that Nsv HAvsn Aas received Sl6,O0O. and Bridgeport ana s.amIOrd S6oOO each, fOs the impsovsmsnl of their hasboss. q. ,, ,an .e
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29

FENCING IN THE H1GHwAY.-Mr. Ea- itor-Can you inform me whether there is any law prohibiting individuals from fencing in the highway? If there is, would it not be we'll for the proper au" thorities to see it enforced |? O.
 We cannot answer the first enquiry of our correspondent. If there is no law on the subject, there certainly ought to be one. It Is glaring defect in our lo> cal government, if every man is to be allowed to run his fence as far into the highway as his fancy or inclination may dictate. We have regretted to notice, within few years past, several encroach- ments of this kind in various parts of the town. Further innovations, at least, ought to be stopped.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29

FoRResr D,voacE CAsE.--Mr. Forrest made his declaration "r complaint on Mon day of lest week, hsiiFe the Judges Of the Conrl of Common Pleas for the City snd County of Philadelphia. ln shis dScumens he charges hts wife with adultery with seven peEsonS whom be names W. r. Willis among lhe number. There is noehlng 60 Ihe afaaavh which has not besH hsIeloGoEe published. Ms. Forrest swsaEU that lhs sald o0Mlplainl ls R0l made enI Of levlly and by coil lsion between hlm and her, lhs sald Catherine, ahd l6P lhe mere paFpoas Of hslag heed and sepAFaled fun saeh ,llheT, bng ln sincerity Nnd lgHlA b0I the oANas mentioned tH the Said hbsl--IN. V. T9lkmAes1 hat t} hts ss'
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29

sG-The tallest chimney in the United States has just been completed in East Cambridge. Mass. by the New England Glass Company. It is ten feet higher than Bunker Hill Monument. being 2so feet. so0.Ooo bricks were used in it's construction. .
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29

DeFryAa"e Abbey, ths hereditary man- sion of the o'COnneIls. is announced so. sale-an act which, 1t seems. Is prompted by some half dozen creditors.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29

rThe Sermon of the Rev. Mr. SWAN, before the Alumni of Yale College at the late Commencement, is spoken of in the highest terms by :he public press.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29

THE SUPERIOR CoURr commenced its August Term in this village on Tuesday of last week. The Court was occupied until Saturday evening with the Slander Case from New Milford, Knoppv vs. Mer> aoiH--which resulted in verdict for the defendant.
 Tuesday of next week has been ap- pointed for the trial of Cobb, Calhoun, and Maneseth, charged with tae murder of Barniel White in Colebrook. Bal, comb, charged with participating in the same crime, plead guilty before the Grand Jury.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29
Population of Litchfield.

The Assistant Marshal for this district has just completed the Census of this town. and we are indebted to him for the following particulars, viz,
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29

HoN. ROcER s. BALDwIE.-The toi- lowing deserved tribute of praise to this able and faithful Senator, is from the
 Hartford Republican, the organ Of the free soil party in this State.
 Hon. R. S. Baldwin, who invariably speaks and votes right on the Slavery question, made a strong speech against the Texas claim to New Mexico. the oth- CT day. His course on the Slavery ques- lion is honorable to himself and to Con uecticut. His term expires year from next March. We hope the friends ot freedom in this State will be sternly true to their position, and do nothing that can he used to ac vance the aims of those who would fill the seat he occupies in the U. s. Senate, either with an interruptions servant of slavery, or miserable two- legged dish of skim milk and water.
 We'll and truly spoken, Mir. Republi- can; but why wait till this late day, be- fore you could do justice to the gentleman alluded to? Mr, Baldwin is no more a friend of free soil noaU, than he was three months ago, when the Republican was leayued with the Times in an unscrupu- lous effort to defeat him. If Senator Baldwin invariably speaks and votes right on the Slavery" why should the special enemies of slavery so ardently de> sire to prevent his reelection? There is something in the words and actions of the free soil party of Connecticut which Is quite too deep for our comprehension. Will somebody enlighten us? We hate to sit in darkness, when so many lumina> ries are blazing around us!
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29

EF The boy who was arrested for selling a stranger ticket of admission to Boston Common to see tAs moon y;s. has been l liberated.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29

eo- The Hon. Henry Clay passed ,Aroush INew York on Saturday mogninE, on his way 10 Washington.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-29

The Rev. Wm. WalsOn has resigned the change of St. Peters Church. Plymouth. Conn. ana has accepted call 10 the Rect0rship of Christ Church, Hudson, N. Y. %
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-01-16
LAWS S OF MIN ESOTA,
{ Continued from Last WeeL

3 if c be unknown taker shall
give notice thereof by publication the county
for four weeks successfully if one be printed therein by
posting written notices in three OF the public places in the
county, said notices contain brief stray
the and residence of the akcr up be- the
time al which it taken up.
L. Any person work stray, legally taken up
by h1 if he does with modcrGtion
injure it.
If the and aker of any stray agree
upon the damages charges for the such stray
the shall be settled by justice of the peace the
county the application of either with notice the Other
the of which adjudication shall abide the decision of the JUS
tce and such the justice shall find due the taer up,
and above the such stray shall be.a lien said stray until
paid by the
SEC If the ofany stray shall fail to appear and claim
te the damages costs and charges aforesaid
for the space from and after the first publication of
ce provided this act the akc shall have complete and
perfect title to the p
This shall take effect the first day of February
Sec. g. All laws in force in this Territory, relating to
strays, are hereby repealed
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-01-16

Sec If person shall frauducnty adulterac for the
pose SALE intended for food any wne spirits,
malt liquor other liquor intended for drinking with any sub
stance injurious to health he shall be punished by imprisonment
the county Jail than exceeding
hundred da and the articles aduerated shall be for
feied and destroyed. e. 2. ...-.- .i
any person SHALL iruuduety aduteate tho pur-
pose SALE drug medicine such render
the injurious health he shall be punished by Imprisonment
the Jail than by fine exceeding
three hundred dollars and such aduleracd drugs and medicines
shall be forfeited and destroyed
SEC A. person shall nocuatc Himself other per-
shall suffer himself be nocuatcd with the small with
this territory with intent the prevalence spread Of
this infectious disease he shall be punished by the
prison than three less ancnc year.
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CHAP LF-an define general powers and fr


CHAR. N.-An general powers fer
That shall body polite Powers
and following To and be
ud and hold public the lands
lying within limits and personal estate to make all
the and of the
All real and personal heretofore conveyed
which shall hereafter of
duly acknowledged recorded the inhabitants of
for
benefit snail be deemed to be the
all shall the
and effect they had been made the inhabitants of
such by their respective
SEC g. The other public officers
charge the lands ""
their order OF sell real estate ohe
and all deeds made behalf inhabitants the
under hands seals,
duly acknow lodged and recorded shall be sufficient
and all the rights, title, and
whatever, which the then have the lands
lveyed
at common expense of the coun
provide suitable court-hou ls 6re-proo Offices ~
other necessary public buildings county.
ss In case of os escape % any psSnsr by ofthe %
whose SUIT committed, whose
forfeiture adjudged him.
all ofmoney recovered of the sheriff
account of such
Src g. All actions local or tanoy against county
commenced and prosecuted to fnaljudgmen 1.-THE district
court Oft which the
Any local in which county
shall be plaintiff commenced and prosecuted to final udg
the which the defendant such resides
When commenced
clerk board
that of said
shall leaving
summons and the return day thereof There
such
brought by The inhabitants Of
SO being witnesses.
If otherwise competent or qualified according to law
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a. CHAR Ac concerning the wrhof Corpus.
Every person imprisoned o S:
his liberty the the following section specified
pro &c ns a~ haeas to the ots $
Sec The following shall rot be entitled
dt uin % or r11 d @ oe I J of i1 vH OF Or 'up % %
urdetD % 5 su sa %
decree; any alleged
ssa % amy s 5 sse"es ] ssss
issued such order be deemed execution within
:s:s :s 5 $ ,ss f ; nj" ssI s9 9
or district courts or any supreme court coin:loner Icing with
% n ,%h @ %n ss 'as for @ s" e
s or @ avae % i'd grant snv " s w ssn 5
application made ;s
shall be detained ne & he shall prso by The the aSsa @ of the party n
equity Authorized 70 the writ or theo be
sueh oo be not s prodaesd appooa
The petition for esS"n4sa wss ssa a
restrained and the where
both their known describing them they
I'd That such committed detained h virtue ssd Of
sesen sn M a decree Or IN the second
3D. The cause or perce restraint
e0rng % the ees kn0wlsg and belief the he party
ore M eops f s ss s mass be-
that BY ST being removed or con-,
%ae ths, such a~ad was mds
s # s ss$s ss s. be the p"
9th be verifedby the oath Of the party making the
plicaton
unsss sss this .s % to ss ~ss 3 psa % a any | % 5 %
sre n ss is or by s' % he ons M ae oi P @
Eys,y ofhaeas issued under the provisions Fora
The The United States to the shsrifof &C. (erto AB}
imprisoned and detained said togethe with the time and
said G. shall be called ehars before Judge
a ss %e e" on &c. M aer the eece this "
do what shall then and there be considered concern
ing the said c. d. And have youthen and there this writ
..S ; SSss n writ :fsH';; s .ss 4 not s fer
either by ease IF any,
%s%s h @ m su: mnfs e 0 or an1ea n u e be be
served with the writ shall be deemed the to whom d.
I'd If the person be produced designated
by his name be unknown, he be de-
Officer suhorssd this > s;: %
to the party sggevad enc thousand dcnars.
s. Il; s :g: e. ::s y =? :i; % s:: IT," =
lt Whether he have have the party in his cucd or ~
The his custody ,sa "n under his
sss1 s;:s setting s'sasS 'ss s ssss m ~ -
otsr wn vi aes pSy authority cs cseof shah
sps al shall 1 & a ,1 se sd rs,nass n %
4h person upon whom shall have served
subseueE: the date of the WRIT
another, the
turn particularly what
by what authority, such took place.
signed by the making the ard
shall be public officer and shall
his official shall be veriiedby his
custody according command such writ the
Peronr
l.
and making full and exPli-
cit returnt every the
shall be shown for such
neglect shall of the officer before whom
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this territory, all of the and the thereof
shall liable which animal dO
unless the be dnc enclosed ground with legal and
in
tc@pass for q damages done