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The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-08-19
Resistance Of the Inv.

The information which we gather
from our exchanges in this State is that
the Maine Law is pretty generally OBJ
served throughout the State, with the
exception of Newport. In that ancient
and honorable town" they seem some
what inclined to resist the majesty of
the law Although in some other places
there has been liquor sold since the
going into effect of the anti-liquor law,
yet it is not done in open defiance of the
law, and it is soon ferretted out and
destroyed; ; but in Newport there seems
to be spirit ofresistance reused, though
we are inclined to the opinion, from the
appearance Of things, that they will find
it severe battle. We learn from the
Precedence Daily Times, that a number
of complaints against different houses for
violation of the Liquor Law, and also
one seizure were made in Newport on
Monday Of last week. The cases were
up for examination before the Police
Court, and were postponed for trial till
last Tuesday. After the Court adjourn
ed and as the witnesses retired from the
house, they were pelted with rotten
eggs to very unpleasant extent so
much so that one of them drew a pistol,
and snapped it at the crowd. The re-
port also is, that this individual was held
to bail to answer for the act. The wit
nesscs were pursued from Newport to
Bristol Ferry, where they took the
steamer for Providence, where they be.
longed. Large crowds were at the
ferries and neighboring wharves to see
them off there, but were disappointed
Another report is that the story of the
pistol was originated by the friends o.
the witnesses, with the addition that
they were all in Jail for firing pistol
in order to scatter the crowd from their
real quarters, that thus their escape
might be facilitated.
We are sorry to see that some Of our
editorial brethren seem inclined to
uphold this violation of the law, on
the plea that it is an unjust one, and
some of them even are great sticklcrs
for obedience to the Fugitive Slave Law
because it IS law, in order that the
Union may be preserved. 1t makes {
vast difference whether your bull ha.
gored my OK, or my bull has gored your
OK. Consistency is indeed rare jewel
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-08-19

Hay> The season for travelling is just
now commencing, and nearly everybody
is making preparations for some pleasure
excursion this season. The various
routes are much improved and increased
in number, and yet the accommodations
bid fair to fail short of the demand
which will be larger this season than
ever. In our various rambles We have
seen no better accommodations or more
gentlemanly officers than upon the line
of steamers between New York and
Stonington and we would advise oil
who wish to travel for pleasure and
comfort to take that route.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-08-19

The WESTMINSTER REVIEW, for
July, opens with an article on Secular
Education" followed by an interesting
one on I" England'sP Forgotten w orthies."
The article on the Tendencies of Eng
land" will richly repay careful perusal.
Altogether this is good number of
valuable work. This number commen-
ces Vol. 80 of the American Edition |;
published bv L. Scott & Co., 79 Fulton
Street, New York.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-08-19
The DEAF, DUMB, BLIND, IDrorIc

The DEAF, DUMB, BLIND, IDToTIc
AND INSANE IN THE UNITED STATES
From statistics which have been pub
lished, we gather that the total number
of persons in the United States, who are
laboring under the derivation of either
speech or hearing, or both, is 96l4.
Strange as it may appear, 567 of the
number were born in foreign countries.
Probably most Of them were brought
over in their infancy. AS tho whole
free population of the United States
numbers 23,263, ,4Ss, the rate of deaf
and dumb persons to the whole popula-
ton would be about one to every 1858.
The number of blind persons in the
United States is not so large as that OF
the deaf and dumb. They are comput-
ed to be about s49l, but we here see a
still further increase of the number OF
those who were foreign born. The lat
ter numbered 1877. The proportion of
blind to the whole population may be
set down at one to every 4,795 persons.
The idiots number ID ,666, all of whom
with the exception of 553 foreign born,
and 10 unknown, are natives of Amer
lea. The rate of Idiots to the whole
population is one to every 2OSS persons
The total number of insane persons in
the United States far exceeds any of the
above class Of unfortunates. They are
computed at Is, ,466, persons, of whom
2l54 were foreign born. The rate of
insane persons to the whole population,
may be set down at one to every AGA
persons.
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Birmingham, .7pri 6th, 1852.

D"""S"oM; sPh W", ioo<.
DR. NJ woopwoRrH,-I take pleasure In certifying
to the good effects Of your Compound sarsapsrilla
My daughter was taken with Innammatory Rheuma-
tism Of the most distressing kind Ismployed ply
sicans but they did not give her the least relief So
acute her suerings that the approach Of per-
to her bedside would her TO scream out In
most pitiable manner. BY advice procured bottle
Of your valuable syrup and to my great astonishment
and joy before she had taken bottle the dsease
had entirely left her, and she is healthy. do
most cheerfuy recommend it to all for believe II to-
be the best remedy for Rheumatism now offered to
the public EDWIN c. JOHNSON
hereby certify that have for long time been
quainted with Mr.. johnson whose name Is subscribed
to the above certificate that he Is Of most
spectacle merchants, and a man whose character
stands as high as any persons In our community.
JOSEPH d. C.7NFIELD
,3t4 Town Clerk Of Derby.
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bY~ The Nashua Gazette states that

DG- The Nashua Gazette states that
while Mr.. Perkins, of Hollis, was now
ing, day or two since, he was attacked
by huge water snake, which sprang
toward him, followed him to some dis
tance, lashing the ground with his tail,
and kissing tearfully. With some diff
Guilty, Mr.. P. succeeded in transfxine
the snake with his scythe, and finally
dispatching it. This snake measured
four feet in length, and fifteen inches in
circumference. After removing the
scythe, ffty-six young snakes crawled
from the wound, averaging some more
than six inches in length.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-08-19
psg~There has been gradual advanc

pG~There has been gradual advance
in the prices of Pork and Beef in the
New Pork Market for some days past
and the figures, as now quoted, are high
er than they have been for twenty years
past. The stock on hand, just now, is
said to be very light, but the advance is
not attributable to this fact so much as
to an inadequate supply from the West.
Since last spring, mess beef has gone up
from-say $ll to $ls SO, and mess
pork from $l4 to $40. The export to
Europe, we believe, is not much greater
at present than is ordinarily the case.
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10- We had the pleasure, a few

10 We had the pleasure, few
evenings since, Of listening to Herr
Freeberthyser's Band of Original Swiss
Bell Ringers. The clear, sparkling and
brilliant tone produced by the bells far
surpasses anything of the kird which we
have ever had the pleasure of listening
to. But the most unique addition to
the " divine art'' is the music produced
by Herr Fps Band on the sea shells.
This Band cannot fail to draw full
houses wherever they may perform.
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n.y. Christians sometimes look f,,

Nay~ Christians sometimes look far
away for heaven, but the rest is not far
off, The clouds that hide the shining
world are thin they are transient and
soon will obscure no more. The jour-
ney may end this hour; one short step
may place the Christian in the world of
light. One dark hour may hang upon
him; but the morning comes and no
shade behind it. Day, bright, peaceful
succeeds it. A pang may be felt for a
moment, and then it flies away forever.
A conflict, sharp, and painful, may con-
tinue for a night, but victory, eternal
victory, ensues. How soon, oh how
soon the Christians cares are over, his
eyes suffused no more with tears. Near
at hand is the land of his pursuit. Hope
cheers. How glorious the object that
hope embraces. How holy it's spirit
Who can contemplate the home our
heavenly Father is fitting for his child
ren, and not feel in his soul thirst for
its enjoyment and employments' Well,
these delights, the happy climate, those
verdant plains, are not far distant.
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B1- A city miss newly installed as

B@- A city miss newly installed as
the wife of a farmer, was one day called
upon by neighbor of the same profess
sion, who in the a. sence of her husband
asked her for a loan of his plow a
short time. " l am sure you would be
accommodated," was the reply, " if Mr..
Stone was at home-I do not know
though where he keeps his plow, butt
she added, evidently Jealous to serve
I" there is his cart in the yard-couldn',
you plow with that till Mr.. Stone get
back Z"
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pa5" Old Parson B. was an eccentric
kind of genius, and withal something of
a wag. Being invited TO dine with one
of his well-to-do parishioners, who was
rather parsimonious in his family ar
rangsments, he accepted the invitation
Dinner was placed on the table and the
parson invited to partake. The princi-
pal constituent of the dinner was that
far-famed Yankee dish-bean porridge.
Parson B. sat for some two or three
minutes stirring his porridge and gazing
into the bowl as if looking for lost
treasure. He finally rose from the table
and, with the dignity which SO well
became him, began very deliberately
to take off his coat. His host gazed al
him in astonishment till he had taken of
the and coat cravat, when he asked him
for what purpose he was divesting him
self of his garments. Why" says
parson B., "I'm going to dive into tha
bowl of porridge and see if ! can't find I
bean." The parson was immediatel,
furnished with bowl dipped from the
bottom of the porridge dish.
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ps~ A boy at Norwich is literally his

1sg~ A boy at Norwich is literally his
o,on grandfather! 1t is in this wise -
There was widow ( (Anne) and her
daughter (Janc,) and a man (George)
and his son { Henry. The widow mar
ricd the son, and the widow was there
fore mother Gin law to her husbands
father, and consequently grandmother tc
her own husband { Henry. BY this
time she had son David, TO whom she
was great grandmother. Now, as the
son of the great grandmother, must be
either a granfather or great uncle, this
boy (David) was one or the other. He
is his own grandfather.
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na~ We learn from Sandwich, that
accident occurred there last
evening, at the dwelling house of Rev.
Joseph Marsh, by the explosion of a can
of burning fluid Three females, daugh-
ters of Mr.. Marsh, were engaged in
filing lamp from the can, one of
them holding a lighted lamp, it is said,
at considerable distance from the lamp
which they were in the act of filling.
BY some means-undoubtedly by a
stream of gas from the fuid-the flame
of the lighted lamp was communicated
to the can, which caused an immediate
explosion. The three ladies were at
once enveloped by flames, and terribly
burned two Of them, it is feared, fatally.
The eldest was married lady, the Sec
ond was about twenty years of age, and
the third about thirteen. The accident
occurred about s o'clock, and amid the
distress which it occasioned, our inform
ant was unable to ascertain any further
particulars as to the cause and probable
consequences. Mr.. Marsh, who is a
clergyman of the Methodist Church, and
engaged likewise as an operative in the
Sandwich Glass Works, was absent a
the time on a visit to New York. k.-Bos.
ton Irareler, Of Monday.
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b@- The Chaplain in the Indiana
Legislature recently opened the session
with a general prayer, which he closed
with the following invocation "And
the Lord have mercy on our legislators.
Spare their lives until they return to
their homes, and put it in the hearts of
the people to keep them there, and re-
turn men of temperate habits and senti-
ments, who will do some good"
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psyH 1t is a debatable question of e

pag" 1t is a debatable question of eti-
quette, whether the lady or the gentle
man should speak first. We may say
the former because any one having the
slightest pretention to being gentle
man will not fail to recognize her salu-
tation while ladies often consider them
selves privileged to play off all their
whims and caprices upon the sterner
sex, merely for amusement.
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pg"" John, stop your crying" said
an enraged father to his son, who had
kept up an intolerable "yell' for the
past five minutes. "Stop, I say, do
you heari" again repeated the father,
after few minutes, the boy still crying.
" You don't suppose 1 can choke off in
minute do your' chimed in the hope
full urchin.
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nSyn I" A dozen children NAV seem ;

DaS" A dozen children may seem a
large family with some folks, who are
remarked Mrs. Partington ;
!" but my poor husband used to tell a
story of woman in some part of the
world where he stopped a night who had
nineteen children in five years, or five
children in nineteen years, 1 don't re-
collect which-but l remembered it was
one or t'other."
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Che Giterarp Gfbo,
lp awe aGWok Advertiser.
Westerly, August 10, 1862.

ED-V. d. PALMER, the American News
paper Agent, is the only authorized Agent
for this paper in the cities of Boston, New
York, and Philadelphia, and is duly en-
powered to take advertisements and su6scrip.
tions at the rates as required by us. His
receipts will be regarded as payments. His
Offices are--BosToN, Scollay's Building
NEW YoRK, Tribune Buildings; PHILApEI.
PHIA, N. W. corner Third and Chestnut
streets.
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B0~ BY a decision of one of the
French courts, the owner of dog who
in attack of hydrophobia had bitten and
caused the death of another party, in
consequence Of a neglect of the estab-
lished police regulations, was mulcted
in damages to the amount of 10000
francs, payable to the wife and children
of the deceased.
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pD- A nobleman observing person
eminent for his philosophical talents, in
tent upon choosing delicacies at table,
said to him, What do you philoso-
pliers love dainties ?" "Why not ~
returned the other; "do you think the
good things of this world only made for
blockheads 2"
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PIrTspuRGH, Pa. Aug. II, 1852.
To the Editors Of the Literary Echo =
Although fatigued by long journey,
and attention to the very important
concerns which have brought me to this
place, still l will seize upon the passing
moment and, address few lines for
your worthy paper from this "Iron
City" But already the thick fog with
which the air, as well as the Buildings
are literally blackened, is fast gathering
on the sheet before me, not to speak of
its effect on the lungs which have en-
durcd the dust and smoke of five
hundred-mile car-ride. Still this Bir-
mingham of America" is fine, bee ,use
Industrious, city; and l feel that it does
not so much injure me to cough and
sneeze occasionally, when reflect that
this smoke is from coal-taking from be-
meath Pennsylvania own soil, and that
it demonstrates the fact that she patron
ICES home industry and home produc-
ton, and that her coal also gladdcns ten
thousand hearths in our own Few Eng
land. OF the form and general appear
ance of the city l am not now able to
speak, for have not had time to see
it but little.
The journey to this place was one of
interest to me. After our departure
from the city of Brotherly Love, we
sped our way onward through one of the
most beautiful agricultural districts of
Pennsylvania. The lovely green fields
contrasted pleasingly with the present
parched and scared surface of New
England. Eighteen miles west of Har-
risburgh, the capital of the State, we
found ourselves on the shores of the
Susquehannah. This river is extremely
low at present, and its turbid waters
flow sluggishly over its broad and almost
naked bed. Yet it has great deal Of
beautiful scenery with which to interest
the traveller, which is hardly surpassed
by that of the far-famed Hudson. AL
though the latter may possess more
grandeur still it is less diversified. Af-
ter enjoying sixty miles ride on its
banks, we entered upon journey OF
one hundred and twenty miles along the
less extended, but more energetic waters
of the Blue Junietta. Its scenery is
similar in grandeur to that of the Sus.
quehannah, although there are along its
shores less marks of agricultural taste
and progress. 1t was truly an interest
ing operation for me for the first time
to ascend and descend by railroad, the
inclined plains of the lofty Alleghanies.
The whole perpendicular hight of the
elevations is a little more than eleven
hundred feet.
There are nine planes, five on the
east and four on the west. There were
originally ten. Plane No. 1, the lower
elevation on the west, has recently been
superseded by the construction Of new
section of the road around the side of the
mountain near its base. The other nine
are to be dispensed with in the same
manner, as soon as the road now in an
advanced state of progress can be COM
pleted. The present route is through
very extensive coal regions 1t is found
most abundant on each side of the sum
NIT, the highest peak passed by the
road. ARB.
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Another Scientific Wonder! Impo,

Another Scientific Wonder! Important TO
Dyspepties DR. Houghton's Pepsin. The True Di-
gcstive Fluid, Gastric Juice, prepared from Kennel
or the Fourth Stomach Of The OK after directions Of
BARON LIEBIG, the great Physiological Chemist BY
J HoUGlIToN, VI d, Philadelphia. This is truly
wonderful remedy for Indigestion dyspepsia, Jaundics
Liver Complaint, Constipation and Debility curing
after Natures own method by Natures own agent the
Gastric Juice. Pamphlets, containing scientific evil
dence Of its value furnished by agents gratis See
advertisement in another column.
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b@- The Boston Trarelcr says -
Z" The liquor law in Salem is working
admirably. The watch-house is be-
coming almost useless, and the criminal
business in the police court has fallen of
very much since the law went into
effect.
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pO- Some "queer fish" at St. Louis,
in allusion to the bill for the benefit OF
married women, when before the Mis-
souri, Legislature, asked if it would not
be better for the members to do some
thing for the benefit of the single ;.
ladies, and not trouble themselves about
other mems wives
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nT" He that wants good sense is un-
happy for having learning, for he has
thereby more ways of exposing himself
and he that has sense knows that learn
ing is mt knowledge, but rather the art
Of using it.
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GoDEY's LADY's Book, for Scptem-
Der, is on our table with its usual prompt
itude, and another double number at
that. 1t is a wonder to us how Cooley
can furnish so many beautiful engravings
and SO much original reading matter for
SO small sum as So 90 year.
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Day He who betrays another's secrets
because he has quarrelled with him, was
never worthy of the sacred name of
friend; a breach of kindness on one side,
will not justify breach of trust on the
other.
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s0- The Free Soil Convention, held
in Pittsburg, last week, nominated for
President, Hon. John P. Hale, of New
Hampshire, and for Vice President
Hon. George w. Julian Of Indiana.
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sS- If half the pains were taken by
some people to perform the labor allot-
ted to them, that are taken by them to
avoid it, we should hear much less said
about the troubles of life, and much
more actually completed.
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b% The Hightstown IN. j. Gazette
says that Stacy Horneo, an old resident,
lately embarked for California with his
wife, 90 children and grandchildren,
and ten young friends
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pd- Matthew Graves, aged 70 years,
Of Centerville, Md, walked % miles on
Tuesday last, to procure licence to
marry a fifth wife.
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pD- People who keep canary birds
should know that the violent slamming
OF a door will kill the yonng in their
shell.
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nay Congress is still in session, the
members hard at work electing and
spending their eight dollars q day.
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s@ The short and true way to rep
is to take care to be in truth
what we would have others think US to
be.
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SAILED.

Thursday, Aug. 12-Schooner Pbenix,
Dickens, for New York; Sloop Franklin,
Barber, for Block Island.
Friday, .aug. 18--Sloop E. W. Babcock,
Lanphear, for Providence.
Monday, Aug. 16-Sloop Leader, Gavit,
for Providence.
Tuesday, .aug. 17-Sloop China, Gavit,
for New York; Sloop L. W. Babcock, Lam
phear. for Providence. :"
Wednesday. Aug. 1s-schooner Jane,
Hall, for New York.
Steamer Water Lily, Beckwith Ito and from
Norwich every day, stopping at the inter-
mediate landings.
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Sn THE members Of MAsruxrr
- HNENcAMPMENT, No. 8. /. 90. F.,
@2Vare hereby informed that an ad-
journed meeting will be held at their Hall,
on Tuesday evening next (Aug. 20 atSl.2
o'clock. Every member is earnestly request
ed to be present at that time, as IT isexpect-
ed that business of Importance will be trans
acted on that evening.
PELEG CLARK, in. c. p.
VIM. T. THURsroN, Scribe.
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M A IL In Il l. L s T.
PORT OF WESTERLY.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Friday, .aug. l3-Sloop Leader, Gavit,
from Providence.
Saturday, .fug. 14-Sloop China, Gavit,
from Rondout.
Sunday, .aug. 15-Sloop E. w. Babcock,
Lanphear, from Providence.
Monday, Aug. 16-Schooner Jane, Hall,
from New York.
Tuesday. .fug, l7Asloop Lady Clinton,
Peckham, from Rondout.