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A Beautiful and Touching lpcidnt.

Yesterday, Sabbath morning, } at the
ringing Of the first bells in this city, the
congregation Of Rev. N. Davis, or Free
will Baptist, met around the water where
the different denominations usually bap-
tise. The weather was quite cold, it was
showing quite fast-the Ice had been
cut out and lay in large cakes; every
thing looked cold aad forbidding. After
singing, and short but fervept drawer
by the pastor. for the Spirit of God
to rest on oil present. he rose from his
knees and led a young man into the water
and immersed him. Next followed a
young lady. AS they came towards the
centre of the pond. and the snow falling
thick and fast, there came a beautiful
Dove hovering over The congregation, and
actually lat doaOn upon the zee, and scal.
ked around but q short distance from the
administrator and TIE candidate. At
the same moment the minister remarked,
And the Spirit rested on him in the
shape ofa do0e.' 1t was one of The most
beautiful and touching incidents We ever
witnessed in the administration of re-
ligious rite. Indeed it seemed to call
up TO the mind OF Christians the time
when the adorable Redesmer came upout
Of Jordan, and God set sea 10 this
sacred f',-.- Manchester, lN. H) MIR
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Interesting Hebrew Relic.

By the politeness Of Col. Lea, Commits.
sioner of Indian Affairs, we have been
shown a curiosity Of great rarity and in
terest. left for few days at the Bureau.
l. was brought from the Pottawatomie
Reservation, on the Kansas river, by DR..
Lykins, who has been residing there near
ly twenty years of the thirty he has spent
on the frontier. 1t consists of four small
rolls or strips of parchment, closely pack
ed in the small compartments Of little
box or locket Of about an inch cubical
content. On these parchments are writ
ten in style Of unsurpassed excellence,
and far more beautiful than print, por.
tons Of the Pentateuch, to be worn as
frontlets, and intended as stimulants to
the memory and moral sense.
DR.. Lykins obtained it from Pategwe,
a Pottawatomie, who got it from his
grandmother, very old woman. 1t has
been in this particular family about fifty
years. They had originally two Of them,
but on one occasion as the party in pos
session were crossing rapid in some ri.
yer in the lake country of the North, the
other was irrecoyerably lost. The one
lost was believed by :he Indians to con.
tain an account of the creation Of the
world. That brought by Dr.. Lykins has
been kept for q very. long period in the
medicine bag of the tribe, used as a
charm, and never allowed to suffer any
exposure, until, by strong entreaty and
the great influence he had with Topine-
pee, the principal PottawatoDaie chief. he
was permitted to bring it on to Washing
ton. but under firm pledge to restore it
on his ,eturn. It has hitherto been most
carefully kept from the rapacious vision
Of the white man. Pategwe had it in his
ro,sessIon many years before his curiosi-
ty prompted HIM to cut the stitches OF
she cover apd disclose the contents. But
this coming TO the knowledge of old
Billy Caldwell, chief Of the Council Bluff
branch of the tribe, he etrenuously advi-
sed Pategwe to shut it up and keep it
close, and say nothing about having it.
Dr.. Lykihs came 10 II knowledge Of the
circumstance of its possession from, half
breed.
The wonder is, how this singular arti
Gle came into their possession. When
asked how long they can tracs back its
history, they reply they cannot tell the
time when they had it not. The CUES.
ton occurs here, does not this circum-
stance give some color to the idea. long
and extensively entertained. that the In
dians of our continent are more or loss
Jewish in their origin ?
National Intel!igencsr.
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eu-The Register b very much elaied with
the result # some Of the fall elections.
A stranger 20 the iacts might really sup
pose from reading It, that there was no such
thing in the United States as q Wing
Party. Ohio says the Register, has
elected her democratic Governor BIZ thou
sands. and u strong democratic legislature.
Her Schiagery as cat up by tie roofs etc.
How is that, Major? The Hartford Re.
publican claims the result in Ohio az
triumph Of the free-sOiIers over your below
ed Compromise The editor waves still
warmer over the election Of Gov FoOte,
against one Of the most popular candidates
in that State and declares whiggery to be
STONE DEAD in Mississippi! Was he not
aware that the contest in Mississippi was
conducted solely upon Union and Secession
grounds both candidates beingdemocrats !!
If jefferson Davis, the oppon ent of FOote,
had been elected, the Register would have
been equally boisterous in prOclaiming a
democratic victOry-and with some show
Of plausibility in THAT case, for the wings
generally gave their support to Foote.
So Of Georgia, the editor says, Governor
Cobb was elected by majority ofthOusands
and the signs Of the times give assurance
that whiggery has run it's race in Georgia.
That is certainly 'cool enough for the lat
itude! The Union party Of that State is
the wing party almost en- masse. and it's
triumph resulted in the election Of Union
Wing to the Senate of the United States.
True, the Unionists nominated democrat
for Governor, but that was stroke of pol
ICY designed to secure democratic votes
for the new organization.
The fact 10, notwithstanding all the
buster, the democratic party itself has in
fact achieved few victories during the pas,
year. In Mass8c husetts and Connecticut,
where it claims the ascendency, it is large
ly in the minority-the Governor in each:
of those States having been elected by
coalition. In Pennsylvania, it only sue
ceeded in reaching the spells by cDandes.
timely mounting the wing Platform. and
preaching high tariff doctrines to the people.
Let partizan democracy 60 on it's own IooL
and even it's stolen name cannot save ii.
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nothing about his going for they would
soon be back. Attest he yielded to their
entreaties, and accompanied them.
When he reached the boat he saw that
it did not come up to the landing but
plank was laid with one end on the boat
and the other upon the landing, 60 that
any one might go on board.
Johnny trembled as he placed his foo.
upon the plank. He felt that a guilty
conscience was at work within him: but
he stepped forward until he had REACHED
nearly the middle Of the plank, when a
sddden motion Of the boat threw him in.
10 the water and lie was drowned. A
crowd OF men soon gathered around. and
IN a few hours succeeded in finding his
body but it was cold and lifeless. The
spirit had taken its fight to God. who
gave it. Little did Johnny s mother think
that he was there as she saw the gather.
ed crowd. The men carried the lif.less
body to his mother. and who can do.
scribe the feelings of that mother when
the body Of her only son was laid at her
feet n the cold embrace of death! She
stood amazed-her fount of tears was
dry. She could not speak; for all tina, !
had made earthly happiness for her had |
lied beyond her reach. She was alone. !
The next day Johnny was buried, and
nearly all the children in the village fol.
lowed him to the grave. For many days
a cloud OF sorrow hung over the little |
village, and not until their dying day will
J ohnny's playmatcs forget the Sabbath
afternoon they went to see the steam.
boat. .....
If any Of the little boys or girls who
read this account Of little JOHNNY are in
the habit Of disobeying their parents, let
them remember that the way of the trans
gressor is hard. II Johnny had staid at
home and read his Bible that Sabbath
afternoon. he might have been alive at
this day. comfort to his mother, and
blessing to his country. D.M.J.
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STANDING COMMITTEES.

The following Committees nm n. n.r,
of the House were annou,cad he ~. s,.,,
g. o.l *.
y" ,"0 ~" '"''. ...
H. LILLE M,ec'Is-Messrs Disney. williams,
n" "Un' S SenIIer"or"' Caskle' Ewing.
o
~, ~ WY" X.s sne S Means - ives Houston.
Ione. " " pun ,' 0'an'ey. Eo1aro, brooks,
J"nSs =" eHn.' nPP'eton' Oanham and
po..;o " STvMnT gss's - D@ H G1geI'on'
Dow'e, S Sc MOOn OF Conn'' KantouI,
-,
I'm ruOilc L Ia --Messrs Hall, Cobb,
Donnee. vrr' Ma.slns' Freoman' Moore,
AAo"" ""' VA wv MO
On Commerce. Messrs Seymour Of
New !"IK, 1on"son cl ien".' stephens Of
Soo'g'a, r" .:,. % Main a. duncan Koeo'ns'
81 "'aIti0s' A'A'As ana Waisn.
Woodward. Toombs, Taylor, Appleton OF
Maine, INGERSOLL Of Conn.,, Chandler
aud Breckenridge.
Revo,u,;orarv par.;ons MI,.on D..
sell. Tuck. Townsend, Brown. Church.
well, Cotman, Goodrich and Allen of lil.
Invalid pan.;ons H.-~;s D.. A.:
CHAPMAN Of Conn, Mahonev EASTMAN
Iohnson K.hns 80 Ia"a. - " W,
1.a;a;.r ,,-., No" o.k'
.hs,i ~ ~ vSs n"I ,s Meaoe' mar
-" " ny 0.a w iisrr's' Meacham'
A'sss' ."~oI a"u Aang % New YORK.
=, District OF CoIambia.-Ficklin. Averett,
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County Temperance Meeting.

The Litchfcld County Temperance
Society met at Kent on the 4th Tuesday
Of November. according to adjournment /.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Fly
Of East Kent. Delegates were present
from East Kent, Kent, New Preston and
Cornwall.
Afternoon.-The Delegates reported.
after which there was music by the choir.
The meeting was then addressed bv the
Rev Messrs Fry Of Eas, Kent and A,ch-
ison Of Kent. followed bv music from the
choir. The meeting adjourned to meet
at TorringtoH On the Fourth Tuesday Of
December, at zen O'Clock A NJ.
r L. HART. Secretary.
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In the late accounts Of revolution in
Northern Mexico. the name Of CarvGjat
figures somewhat conspiciously. In 1928
We we've a,qu*lnted vi ID sim. and
somewhat eff minate young man Of about
20. Of n nervous temperament. and very
gentle disposition. at Bethany. Virginia.
the home Of Bishop Alexander Camp
beIl-who was kind OF student and
wo kcd for n.ight about Mr.. CampbeliS
Printing Office and Blndery. Hs had
come there t.om Kentucky where he had
been at school. He was strong in
Campbelps faith. He was u native Of
Northern Mexico, and w,ote his name
Jose Maria De Jesus Ca,vajal. (he pro>
nounced Hose Maria de Hesus Carvahal.
He is the presen. hero Of the Sirrea MAJ
DIRE War; Clio Stale journal.
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From the Presbyterian.
Tbs Little Boy that was Drowned on
the Sabbath.

nv Dear Children Il wish to write
q few words to you on the Importance of
obedience to parents. The Bible, you
know, enioins upon children to obey their
parents. 1t forbids disobedience. If
YOU disobey your parents. you disobey
God; and he will surely punish those
who are disobedient, either in this life, or
in that which is to come.
] once lived in town where the' was
4 widow lady who had an only son. Like
all other mothers, she loved herlittle boy
very dearly, and was always ready to
satisfy his desires. whenever she cons;d-e
cred them proper. He was very cheer
full boy, about ten or eleven years Of age.
His mother kept dairy, and her son
used to drive milk wagon about the
town, and serve his customers with milk.
This business afforded them decent sup
port. The mother looked to her son for
assistance when old age should come up-
on her. Many were her hopes. and ,pa,
ny her prayers ia behalf Of her only SON.
Often did she give him good advice, and
direct his mind to that Saviour who suf-
1 lSSS uttts Cl.tOpCu W CV140 NAtV Nthts 8hs#F
| On Saturday afternoon in the month
of July steamboat. for the first time,
came up the creek and harbored not far
from where the mother and her son liv'
ed. Ofcourse all the little boys and girls
desired to see this surprising object.
! Little Johnny asked his mother It he
could go and see the new steamboat
She readily consented. telling him to re-
turn very soon. lie did SO. and told he
what great boat he had seen. Ate
; he had described the pipe and yariou
! machinery to her, she told him that to
{ morrow would be the Sabbath. and n
doub. great many little boys would g
i down 10 the landing and see the boat
u but, my son. you must not 60 there o
e the Sabbath. for it il Gods holy da,
Is and he commands you to remember III
j. Sabbath day, TO keep it holy. Johnn
I retired that night, and thought little (
in what his mother had told bin until Ii
70 next Sabbath afternoon. when some
he his playmates came, and invited him {
i've 60 with them and see the new boat. H
me told them that it was the Sabbath. an
'cn that his mother had charged him not
-. visit the landing on Gods holy day.
ANey replied that his mother would kno
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-12-18

SANDWICH ISLANDS POSTAGE. are
requested to state that. by the last arri-
val at San Francisco, official information
has been received at the Post Office
Department Of the reduction Of the Ha-
waiian postage from ten TO five cents the
letter Of not exceeding half AN ounce in
weight--a similar rate Of FIVE cents be-
ing added for every additional half ounce
On letters to these islands the regular
United States inland postage to San Fran
cisco must be prepaid. leaving IL e Hawai-
ian portion to be collected at Honolulu.
The postmaster of San Francisco reports
that the intercourse between that place
and the islands is rapidly increasing, and
that the mails to and fro from each pr I'M,
are as regular as can be secured by sail-
ing vessels Wnatinqton Republic.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-12-18

FOreign.--Ernsst Augustus, King Of
Hanover, died on the 18th Of November
in the Slst year of his age. He was also
Duke Of Cumberland in Greut Britain, he
having been the fifth son of George III. Of
England. His only child. George Frederic,
now in his 33d year, lie incurably blind; he
has nevertheless been crowned as the sue
ceasor Of his father. and has taken the name
of George v.
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THE MORMONS.

The st. Louis Republican while It con-
dennis and denounces the immortality and
misconduct Of the Mormors, deprecates
the course taken by the U. S. officers in
abandoning their posts, and refuses to
admit the sufficiency of any OR all their
reasons. A statement of affairs in Utah
published in the st. Joseph's Gazette,
and endorsed by the refining thief Justice
and the Secretary Of State, (Mr. Harris
Of Brattleboro) has the following on an
interesting point of morality -
The plurality wife system is in full
vogue here. Gov. Yourg is said to have
as many as 80 wives. He drove along
the streets few days since, with le Of
them in long carriage--l4 of them ha.
wing each an infant at her bosom. 1t is
said that Heber G. Kimball, one Of the
Triune Council, and the second person in
the Trinity, has almost an equal number;
among them mother and her two daugh-
tiers. Each can have as many wives as
he can maintain, that is, after the women
have been picked and culled by the head
men. The Jud ges and Secretary Of State
nave had the honor of being introduced
by His Excellency, the Governor, to Sc
veral Of his wives; also by Heber G. KIM
ball to several of his.
The Judges and Secretary say 10 q
card that all the reasons which induced
them to quit, have not as yet teen given
to the public.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-12-18

In the war of 1912. Gen. Hull's army
left Cincinnati for Detroit on the 10th of
May and reached the latter place on the
5,h Of July, occupying ffty-six days in
the march. with vast waste of proper
", health and life. The army had to
cut roads and build bridges through an
almost unbroken wilderness from Urba-
ma to Detroit. This was in time Of war,
and fair specimen Of the wasteful move
ments Of military bodies. Since the
opening ofthe new railroad. persons are
taken from Cincinnati to Detroit in abont
twenty four hour 8. in splsn did comforta,
bic cars and steamboats, for six dollars
and half--a rather striking fact to illus
trate the superiority Of the arts Of peace
in the progress Of society.
Gin Gazette.
The following opinion of '.come- ont.
err" IN reference to political parties. will
pass for what j, is worth. Pan ker Pills
barry was the speaker at an anti slavery
convention. held in ESSEX Sunday before
last, lie said, AS reported by cores
pondent of the Gloucester News
"The wing party can be bought for
nothing, and the democratic party Tor
less than nothing and The free soil par
~ is ike woman Of doubtful character,
who will sell her virtue to the one that
will pay the most money.
TRouBLEsomE SUIToRs.-A sonrold maid
once asked the aivice Of neighbor how
she could get rid Of a tFOnhlssOme suitor,
"Oh, marry him." was tho advice.
Nay, had rather see him hanged Grse.
"Thal's all the same" was the reply,
4" for after your marriage il will not be Ion9
before hO win bang himselE.7
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-12-18
DECEMBER TERM. 1851

County Court, for L:,chfield County.
Present, Hon HIRAM GOODWIN. Judge
AT the opening Of the Court on the second day
Of the term DAVID s. CALHOUN,
HUGH F. PETERS.
DAVID F. HoLLisrER,
URIAH CASE, Esq'rs..
were admitted Attorneys and Counsellors at
Law in all the Courts Of Law and Equity in
this State.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-12-18

Messrs. Harnden q Co.'s Liabilities in
Great Britain, according TO the cores
pondence of the N. Y. Coml. Advertiser
are supposed to range between EGO 900
to 100000, of which about SI3. 900
consists of small drafts in the hands Of
the poor Irish people and others who
have received them from their connec-
tons in America. The forwarding and
passenger business is now carried on by
Mr.. James Baines, who has hitherto aS-
ted as agent for the firm.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-12-18

!0o-The Rev. James R. MershOn (late Of
AnsOnia) has received a unanimous call
from the congregational church and society
10 COlebroOk 10 this county.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-12-18

0o-The Rev. John F. Norton. pastor of
the Porter Church in North Bridgewater,
Mass. has Rske to be dismissed.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-12-18

OorThe corps Of Dragoons under Major
H. w. Vessels, is employed a. the escort
Of the U. s. Indian Commissioners fol, Gel.
ifornia. A letter from Colonel McKo one
Of the Commissioners. dated on the 22d Of
September says, u know not how far up
The country may be able to move this fall.
My Rlan has been, to ascend the Klamath
to the Oregon line. with ouch delays on
Trinity. Salmon, Scott and Shasta rivers, as
the Indian relations Of the country might
require. aad return 10 San Francisco via.
the Sacramento Valley. If the rainy sea-
son commences before the middle Of No.
vember, it will suppose be impossible to
accomplish the journey. 10 this event
shall probably make camp 10 .ene Of ths
valleys where good grass can be found,
leave our gOods and animals in charge Ol
the packers. and return myself by way Of
the coast to San Francisco
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-12-18

HUDsox RIVER RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
An awful disaster happened to the
Railroad train for Poughkeepsie. which
left New York on Thursday afternoon.
A great number Of persons were injured.
The collision happened because the con-
duetor of the Newhurgh train persisted
ia stopping it at curve to eject two
way passengers who refused to pay ten
cents each! He knew that an extra 10.
connective was following his train. and be.
fore he could start up it came and plow>
ed completely through the rear car Of
the Newburgh train, throwing and crush.
ing the passengers in all direclions--it is
miracle they were not killed. The s
O'Clock train from New York came up to
the scene of disaster, the conductor Of
which, after learning what had happen.
ed. seat directions to the Croton station
two miles back. to notify the S l.2 train
TO stop. But il did not so stop, aud il
came up and run into the5 o'clock train,
SCATTERING the rear passenger car Of the
5 o'clock train to pieces, in the same
manner The Newburgh car had been bro.
ken fortunately. however, most Of the
passengers had got out.
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LrouoR RIor.--.lt is stated that the
steamer Boston en- route from Boston 10
Bangor, was entered by the authorities
Of Frankfort. Me-, in an attempt to sieze
some liquor which was alleged to be on
board. II is understood that the officers
and crew Of the boat resisted the attempt,
and that during this resistance consla-
BILE named Chase was seriously injured,
and some others were carried very much
wounded from the boat. The aliemp,
OF the authorities proved abortive and
the boat proceeded on her way to Frank.
fort, where it is said. the captain and
mate were arrested on a charge Of mu..
der. A telegraphic despatch was sent
on TO have the officers and crew arrested
on their arrival. which was done. Capt
s. Immediately gave $4,000 bail and wa.
set at liberty. The rest are now in Gus
tody,
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Conservation.

Tho new and elegant church edi6ce
erected by St. Michaels Parish in this
Village, was consecrated to the worship
OF Almighty God. on Tuesday. the 10th.
by the kev. T. c. Brownwell, Bishop Of
the diocese. The Instrument Of dona-
ton was read by tie Rector, the sentence
of Conservation by the Rev. Mr.. Hallam,
and Morning Prayers by the Rev Messrs.
Belts, Jessup, and italian. The Rishop
read the Ante Communion service, assis-
ted in the Ep,stle by the Rev. DR.. Whoa
ton. The Sermon was preached by the
Rev. DR.. Wheaton from Cor. iii. 9-16, and
set forth in clear and impressive manner
the errors to which the ministry were ex-
posed in the exhibition of the truth, and The
personal obligations which rested upon the
Laity in the formation Of their religious
faith and character. In addition to those
mentioned, there were present ofthe Cler.
gy the Rev. Rev. Messrs. Reid and Scott,
and large congregation who united in the
solemn services of the occasion with great
interest and satisfaction. The music was
particularly good, and deserving Of COM
mendation. The new Church is of wood
in the latest style, SO feet long. and 40
wide, with galleries capable Of accomoda>
ting about 600 persons. tits a neat, com.
Portable and pleasing edifee, well adapted
to its design, speaking forth 10 it's architec>
ture and arrangements the sacred and SOL
emn purposes Of it's construction. The
Congregation Of this venerable Parish may
congratulate themselves upon the success
full consumma.iOn OF their efforts, and take
possession Of the beautiful sanctuary with
every happy augury for the future. Com.