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Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-07-08

ET The Rhode Island Legislature
which has been in session at Newport
.djourned after session Of four days
In synopsis Of the business transacted
IS published in the Providence Journal
We find the following:
An amendment was passed to tn.
,harter of the Hartford, Providence ant
'ishkill Railroad Company. The char
er OF the Stonington Railroad provides
nat no other railroad shall enter upol
Two lines drawn from the Depot 10 Prov
dence 10 points on the Connection
boundary ten miles each way from thu
poirt where the Railroad crosses III,
boundary. The charter Of the Hartford
Providence and Fishkill company pro.
vides that the road shall cross one o
hose lines. and this amendment provide,
that the damages thereby sustained BY
ahe Stonington road shall be appraised
by commissioners to be appointed by
the court.
The petition Of the Hartford, Prcvi.
dence and Fishkill Railroad Company
for an amendment TO their charter. pro
viding that in estimating the land DANA
ges, the benefit which tho road will con
fer upon the land shall be taken int
consideration, and the balance only as
sessed against the company, was reiec.
ed.
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A Trip over the Falls.--A very r,

A Trip over the FalIs.--A very re-.
markable occurrence. as we are credibly
informed, took place yesterday at the
Falls. Mr.. G. T. Shaw, who resides in
the village, has bull-terrier dog called
Dick--a surly. Yulrrelsome animal.
constantly in trouble himself and entail
ling annoyances upon his owner by his
readiness to "fall out" with every other
dog he happened TO fall in" with. Mr..
Shaw determined to get rid of his III.
tempered dependant, and yesterday
morning bound him with a rope, tyinr
his feet and head together. and threw
him into the river above the Falls. On
went poor Dick at q "lightning express
train" speed. toward the terrible preci.
pice, and away went his execu.ioner to
smoke a friendly pipe with neighbor.
and to endeavor to forget the fate Of
Ibis animal. Upon his return home,
about two hours afterward. his astonishs
|ment was great to behold poor Dick,
|aliye. bat much exhausted, awaiting his
arrival. IIe had made the fearful Jour.
|ney in safety; the rope which had
bound him had been broken, and he
made his way to his old quarters in the
space of an hour and half! There is
no question but the dog went over III.
Falls, IS he was seen close by the brink
Mr.. Shaw declares his intention never
again to part with Dick until he dies =
natural death, and he hopes that his
temper may have been improved BY hp
trip over the Falls Of Mag,
ComGsrsia1 Advvaissr
lTtA. . asAase s N
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Tile LSfs efa Primtsr.-The folio,

THE Life efa Primtsr.-The follow
ling strange, even'ful history Of a jour.
|neyman printer is said to be true to
the letter. The writer has at last 90,
settled, and rs now at work on the vii.
|liamsburg Times.
~ left home at the age Of nine Yeas,
and was apprenticed at the printing bu.
siness at thirteen. Sincs then l have
visited England. Ireland, Wales. Scot
land, and France; Canada, Nova Scotia,
Labrador. South America. West Indies,
land all the Atlantic States from Maine
to Louisiana have lived in twenty seven
cities and towns in the United States
1 have been u sailor in the merchan.
service, and in the navy; enlisted as a
soldier in the army. deserted, and got
shot in the leg. / have studied two
years for the ministry. and one year for
an N D: travelled through all the New
England States, New York, Pennsylva'
mia. New Jersey and Virginia as jour-
neyman printer. generally with little elseI
than a brass rule in my pocket. have|
been the publisher OF NO papers in New
York, one in Boston, one in Roxbury, \
Mass, one 10 New Hampshire, and one|
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COSTLY PRlvArE RESIDENCES IN NE

COSTLY PRlvATE RESIDENCES IN New
YoRK.-The New York Herald contains or
account OF number of new building.
now going up in the city of New York
chiefly for private residences. mos. Of
which TINT journal represents as Of mag
lni6cent and beautiful styles of Architec,
|ture. Among the private residences is one
for Samuel Nicholson, estimated to cost
$4,000 another for ]. Gihon, $S5, 900 F.;
and number of different individuals cost
ing from slightly beneath SAC, 900 to $40,
1000 each. M. o. Roberts is building two
that will cost $4,000. Forty-two Of thes,
magnificent mansions will cost an aggregate
of $l.l7O.O00 averaging $27, 800 each. -
Zone firm of two partners is building sever
that are to cost $27O. 900, (nearly 500 O0(
Ia piece.) which. when completed, nigh
almost be styled a row OF palaces.
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GT The honor which Gen. Pierce has
been said by his friends to have won at
the battle Of Chapultepec. seems, when
we come to the fact, to be like lis other
military honors, without lounda ton
His friends must try some other tack, for
il seems they have totally failed to
write him up" great General. In
speaking Of the battle Of Chapultepec,
Gen. Worth in his report. says:
IL have to assert that the battle hat
Z been won more than an hour before Gen
Pierce's brigade, or any other supports
Sfeaohed the ground that / had beer
nearly that time in collecting the wound
ed and dead that Pierce's brigade die
not approach FL Moline to replace and
to occupy that oapitated work until two
hours after its arrival. that it was not in
the sense used, 'interposed between Gar,
lands brigade, and the retreating enc.
my that eHemy having retreated three
hours BEFORE
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II e n RY CLAY

HENRY CLAY was born on the 18th
of April, l777, in Hanover county, Va
He was the son Of Baptist clergyman,
who died while he was quite young. =
His early education was such only as the
common schools of new country could
then afford. and at the age Of nine.een,
he commenced the study of the law.
and during the following year he began
his legal practice at Lexington, Ky.
In lsoa.almost fifty years ago, he wa
eli cted II member of the Kentucky LIE
gislature, and three years after he was
transferred to the United States Senate
having been chosen to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death OF Gen. Adair.
Immediately upon the expiration of his
term 10 the Senate, he was re elected t.
the State Legislature, and was chosen
speaker, post which he held for sew,
eral years at different intervals. In / 1909
he was again elected U. s. Senator, for
two years, to fill vacancy.
From 1911 to 1914 he was a member
and Speaker Of the national House Of
Representatives, at Washington.
In the year last named, Mr.. Clay was
appointed one of the Commissioners to
negotiate treaty Of peace with Great
Britain, and as such negotiated and sign
ed the treaty of Client,
On his return from this most impor-
tant mission, he was again returned to
Congress.
In 1928, he was a candidate for the
Presidency one Of his competitors, j..
70. Adams. being elected by the House !.
Mr.. Clay reluctantly accepted seat in
President Adams Cabinet, as Secretary
lof State.
He was subsequently, four times re-
detected 10 the U. .. Senate. In 1874
he was again an unsuccessful candidate
for the Presidency, in opposition to Gen
eral Jackson.
Of the public services of Henry Clay
we shall not speak at length. The full
ture historian of our country will award
to him that justice which many OF his
countrymen have been prone to deny
him. AS the father Of TIE American
System" and the consistent advocate of
internal improvement. he will long be-
remembered as a national benefactor.
Greece, too, and the South American
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Bd# AuS Aoiio"hS 'SPiJ ""S sS"S -
! Hon. Truman Smith Of Connecticut to
an invitation to attend the Wing Ratifl-
cation Meeting ia New York city.
WASHINGTON, June 23d, 1852.
Gentlemen II have received your ia
Nor of the 18th instant, inviting me to
attend meeting to be held in your city
tomorrow to ratify the Wing nomination
tor the Presidency and Vice Presidency
of the United States. and requesting me
to address my fellow Wings on that oc'
;asion. In reply, have to express
regret that my public duties here are
such as to constrain me to deny myself
the pleasure Of attending. but permit me
to protfer to you and to my political
friends Of your city, my warmest COM
gratulalions on occasion of the auspi.
cious result Of the recent Wing National
Convention. The nomination Of General
Winfield Scott for the Presidency, and
e the Hon. VIM. A. Graham, fos the
Vice Presidency, nre 10 my judgment.
we'll adapted to uphold the spirit Of just.
liberal, and truly patriotic conservatism,
which has characterized the course Of
our present Chief Magistrate. and to
ADVANCE those measures Of Wing policy
which are indispensable to the welfare
of the American l.eoplc. Under the
auspices Of the illustrious Scott, we shall
nave, (should he be called to the Presi-
|dencyl the peace of the country main.
tained both internally and externally
IN object of the first importance to your
q eat and fourisl,ing community, and an
administration constituted on liberal
basis, SO as to do justice to all the great
Of the couhtry:San all sections
of our beloved Ume n. With the great
wing party Of this country once more
united on the broad platform of nation
atty. and with candidates alike distin-
guished for ability and devotion to the
constitution and the Union, we are en-.
couraged to one more mighty effort.
which, while if made by one and all,
forgetting past differences, will DO sure
Ito he crowned with a victory not less dc.
'cisiye than that which raised the great
and good Taylor to the Presidency, and
which will abundantly vindicate the abil-
ity of the American people to carry for.
ward successfully the work Of self gov
ernment.
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SECOND DISPATCH,

WASHINGTON, June 29--1 o'clock.
Sadness pervades the entire commu,
Unity the bells are tolling, and the city
wears the garb of sorrow.
Mr.. Clay breathed his last at 10 min
utes past eleven : the Rev. Mr.. Butler
his spiritual adviser. being present. H,
died with the utmost composure. ane
was believed to be perfectly sensible
though he uttered not a word.
The executive offices and other plac =
lot business are closed, and being array
ed in the habiliments of mourning.
The flags are flying at half mast.
Judge Ora .ford Immediately adjourn
ed the Criminal Court on the receipt O
the sad intelligence,
The only other persons present at tn,
death~bed were Mr., Clay's son, cx-Gov
lernor Jones of Tennessee, and Mr.. Cal
vert, Of the National Hotel.
DR.. Hall. his physician, was sent for
but did not arrive until the great states
man had expired.-Teb. to last evening".
~ Y. Commercial.
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ATTEMPT OF DAVIS TO COMMIT So

ATTEMPT OF DAVIS TO COMMIT SCI.
crDE.-Thomas Davis, who was on Fri
day brought in guilty Of the murder Of
his sister. Mrs. Van Wagner, attempted
to commit suicide in jail, Saturday morn
ing, about I o'clock. by hanging him
self to the CRATES of his cell with a
neck handkerchief. Fortunately the
handkerchief broke, but not before he
had partly accomplished the desperate
deed. He has threatened to take his
life, and still insists that he will never go
out Of his cell alive. At present writ
ing he is extremely weak. being scarcely
able TO sit upright. His countenance
Exhibits great agony. The unfortunate
man asserts his innocence, and denoun-
ICES many Of the witnesses as liars, who
have conspired to bring him TO the gal
lows. He exhibits as yet no signs Of
repentance, but on the contrary, declare
his innocence. He has been urged to|
receive the visits of some clergyman.
but refuses, replying that they can do
him no good. He will be brought be-
fore Judge Shaw and associates this
morning at 10 o'clock for sentence
Boston Commonwealth, 2sth. ? &
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II. Me2'ria1aN2l.
Al the Old Stand.

-M HAVING procured an assist ar
1&(<zR Matchmaker and Jeweler, viii
continue to do any and AL kind
lot watch repairing and watch jeweling tina
may be intIusted 10 his care in the best man
|ns5 and on reason able terms, no pains will h
spared to give satisfaction 10 every customer
Thankful for past favoTs he would solicit tn
continuance Of the public pat, onsge. Also,
choice assortment OF Watches. JewelTy an,
silver Ware at low prices for Cash,
Litch6eld. May 1851. Iva
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-07-08

JUpGE DOUGLASS AND GEN. PIERCE.-
We see it stated in the papers that Judge
Douglass proposes TO address the people in
twenty~eight Of the States in advocacy of
General Pierce's claims to the Presidency
We hope he will He will thereby be
killing two birds with one stone-himsell
and General Pierce.
Washington Republic.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-07-08

% The news of the death Of HENRY
CLAY, cast a gloom over our city yester.
day afternoon. Many of our merchants
manifested their sorrow by trimming
their stores in black. The flags of thu
vessels in port, and at the Times Office
were displayed at half mast, while 9th
ers were shrouded in black; and at sun.
set the bells were tolled.-Haryora
Courant.
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WHOLE No. 1910. Ne Q.

in Maine. At one time had %, $50 in
my pocket of my own. / have been
married twice, and am now nearly 90
years old have been temperance
lecturer, and proprietor Of a temperance
stheater.
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Republics, will long regard his name asI
the talsman Of freedom.
The eloquence of Mr.. Clay was Of al
peculiar character - and impressed his
hearers with the conviction of the great.
ness of his intellect. and the holiness
and purity of his purpose. While they
admired the brilliancy and power of his
soratory. they were often melted BY the
more gentle breathings Of pathos. There
was often magic in his voice and man
ner, which, united to his splendid
thoughts, often completely oaptivated
his listeners. AS statesman and pub,
lie speaker, in some respects, he 'stood
I alone without a superior, and almost
without rival.
"Ofhis religious experience and chris
'isn hopes" says the Courant, ain the
last years of his life, we have the bright
TEST accounts. He was a commitment
of the Episcopal church, and died in the
hope of the Gospel through faith in the
Saviour. AS his life had been glorious
80 is end was peaceful, quiet, trustful.
In his private life, there was genia
character of pure beaevolence that shone
around the pathway Of our illustrious
statesman. which grappled his friends to
MIN with hooks of steel. No man ever
had warmer friends or deserved them
moro. Though thrice defeated in the /,
efforts TO make him Pie sidcnt, they ad
hei ed to him to the last. In ali our
public assemblies, there was no better
way, at any time, of calling out tho en-.
ihusiasm Of the multitude, than by ut
stcrlng the name Of Henry Clay"
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NOTICE.

NVHE Copartnership heretofore eAlst'ng
l. between the subscribers under the
name and firm of Phillips, Coe & Co., was
hy mutual consent dissolved. on the l4tf
day of June, 1852
VIM. S. PHILLIPS
8. W.COE.
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The business will be continued al the
old stand by SPENCER W. COE, who
will Sc tile all GU outstanding claims against
said company, together with the accounts
on tho Books of the fore said company,
SPENCER W. COE,
Winsted, June 23d, 1852,
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Death of Henry Clay.
WAcurNnToN Tuno

WAsHTNGToN, June ON.
Hon, Henry Clay expired at Quartz
past / O'Clock this morning-compos
ed, peaceful, and resigned.
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|SULOKT COvVSPR.A CIV

This is the latest wonder of the Age, and is
a combination of Twelve Gorgeous Figures Of
Dlstingu shed Greeks, all of them
MOVING AS IF ALIVE.
Among which are the exact counterparts Of
Lord Byron, of the Greek President, in 1924
Of the renowned Bezzaris, the famous Mavro'
cordato, aid several other peIsons of equa
celebrity. Here is also,
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The Happy Family.

A marvellous illustration, among irratlona
creatures. OF the LAW OF LOVE- and mos
rreiuiahle pic ture of the benetlcent result Of
he principal of Peace. Here ate upwards OF
FIFTY different Birds, and Beasts, most OF them
lnstinctively bent on each Others destruction
vet here laugh, by mysterious p,ot ess. to
i've harm oniously together. Here are Cats.
Rats, Owls, Nice. Dogs, Hawks, Song birds.
&C., that have been educated to lay aside thei'
|antagonistic natures, and now repose in each
,ther's arms without apprehension or distrus
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The Youthful Giant,

Harry Page, but Is years Of age, and yet
feet high. is curiosity of no ordinary charac
ter. The vast Collection called
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-07-24
From Panama and san Juan.
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS-
FIR ST SESSl ION.
WASHINGTON, July 81.

WASHINGTON, july II.
SESATE.-Clark offered resolution call
ing for information respecting operations OF
the commissioners to run boundary. Mr.
Wade introduced bill for the Improvement
and establishment of a line of settlers along
the emigrant route to Oregon. Mr.. Shields
moved House resolution fixing day of ad-
journment; taken up and agreed to. Mr..
Soule said the House has committed itself be-
fore the country, by passing resolution that
they would dispose of all public business by
the 10th of August; saw no reason why they
should not agree TO adjourn on that day
Mr.. Smith moved an amendment substituting
the Both; chair decided that the amendment
was rejected, the subject could not be re-
newell Mr.. Smith then modified his amend
ment so as to adjourn the 3lst.
Mr.. Johnson of Tenn. asked leave TO offer
"A resolution that the Secretary of the War
and Navy, report the number of officers in
the Army and Navy, and remaining in and
about Washington, and the duty performed
by them connected with public interests
Mr.. Nash objected, saying, let the gentleman
go to tavern keepers for information. House
went into committee of the whole.
Mr. Houston moved to take up the River
and Harbor bill which was agreed to, ex-
planned, concur on committee on commerce
in favor OF said bill.
Mr.. Moor spoke in favor of appropriation
deepening the mouth of the Mississippi.
After debate the committee arose and House
adjourned.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-07-24
MEDICAL COLLEG SOF EVANSVILLE 8
Evansville. Ind.

| TINE regular course of Lectures in this Insii
| l. tuition will commence On the first Monday
of November, under the following Faculty, TO
wit
LEVI L. LAYCOCK, NJ D Emeritus Profes
cor of Physiology and Pathology.
HUGH RONALDS, NJ. D., Professor Of Gen
eral Descriptive and Surgical Anatomy.
G. A. FOSTER, A. M NJ. D.. Professor OF
Chemistry.
Materia Medica and Therapeutics.
MADISON j BRAY, Nj d.. Professor Of the
Print iples ami Practice of Surgery.
WILLIAM III. BYFORD, NJ. d Professor
Of the Theory and Practice of Medicine
GEORGE b. WALKR, M. d, Professor o!
Obstetrics and Diseases o! Women and Children.
WILLIAM A. MCDOWELL NJ. ID Profos-
scr of Institutes of Medicine and Medical Juris-
JOHN /. WALKER, N. D., Demonstration Of
Anatomy.
The Anatomical Z 1oms for the study Of rrac.
cal Anatomy, under the superintendent OF The
Professor OF Anatomy or he Demonstration, Will
be open for the reception of Students by he lst
Of October.
Fees for full course SIS.
Naturalization tic ket and Demonstrators tick
ct, each 50. Diploma ee so.
Gogd boarding may be obtained at from & 80
to 80 90 per week
ANY one desiring fur her information may adj
dress the Dean (p st paid) by mail, wai.ch -ssi!l
he promptly attended 10.
G. b. WALKER NJ D..
jyl6 3m Dean ofIhe Faculty.
.-Y-T re- Haple Express; Indiana State SEN
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FRESH ARRIVAL CT
Wall PapeF, BORDERS. FiieNcFePns. s.

A r the Walt Paper and Lamp Store of JOHN C. Dew
~ EREUX, JR Main street, between First and Second.
The subscriber having just returned FROM the East and
brought large soc of Wall paper. Borders, &c. pre-
pared I'LL all orders either wholesale retail. al the
lowest prices. Having complete assortment Of Wall
paper al every price and STYLE he is satisfied that ne
please all those who will favor him with call. Thank
ul for the patronage heretofore literally extended to-
wards him, he hopes TO be favored with continuance of
the same JOHN L. DEVEREUX. JR.,
Remember the plaee-Main street, between Firs: and
Second. lH9I
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FRESH ARR1vALoF DRY G. ooDs

TINE subscribers have just received 30 packages of
J. fresh and desirable Goods, embracing Philip Allen
IL Sons Duunes, Manchester, Giabe, Briggs, No has-
suck and English Merrmack madder coored Prints;
Amosk nc and China Denms; Jewc City, Nl!oe, Otis.
3ascoui and Falls Company ShirtiBg Stripes; various
good assor-t 5leaehed shirtngs; plaid lnseys; tlne
sattiRctts; red and yellow wooilen and brown Canton
Flannels hiae aud brown Drills; and first variety
of Tckiugs Kentucky Jeans and heavy A brown Sheet
ings All of which offer the trade at reduced prices.
part of this lot of Goods purchased by friends
in New York at the "Big sale and selling them
low, because do
jyIi MORGAN, KEEN & PRESTON.
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WASHINGTON, June %.

w I'm, JuiO
HoUsE.-The House passed the bill grant
ing the right Of way ta railroads and plank
roads through the public lands, then went in
to Committee OF the Whole on the fisheries;
and resolutions passed calling for nforma-
ton respecting the same.
Hot measures had been adopted to protect
American rights. a resolution also passed
closing debates on River and Harbor bill.
Washington, of Kentucky, advocated the
same, but it did not 60 far enough. 1t did not
protect the great interests of the West-re-
marking that a much greater portion of ap-
preparations was for Lake interests and the
Atlantic coasts.
The House then adjourned.
SESATE.--The bill granting additional
school lands, for lands in the several States
was taken up.
Davidson called attention to this new way
of giving away public lands-claimed that all
should have equal share.
On motion of Wilds, bill granting lands
to Michigan for ship canal around the falls
of Salt st. Maria, was taken up.
Mr.. Welch offered as substitute, that the
Secretary of war contract with the loves,
bidder, for the constructing of such canal
the cost ofwhich not to exceed $500, OOO.-
He pointed out the necessity of this work.
Mr. Smith also advocated the bill.
After short executive session, the Senatt
adjourned.
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New YORK, July 81.

NV IUhh, July II.
Cotton-Sales 1000 bales middliug, upland
at %. Flour-Sales 1850 bbls State Al
81 Is. Grain-Sales 5000 bush. wheat
Western at 81 mixed 81; 5000 BUSH upper
Lake corn 81. Provisions 800 bbls mess
pork $40 81; prime SIC 81; 200 bis Beef
full prices Coffee 81; Linseed Oil sold g.