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Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-02-05
"CoyeI's Bible Dictionary.
For the Enquirer.
The Maine Law.

Mr.. EpIroR-Much Interest seems to
be excited among the people of this State
in respect to the sMaine Liquor Law" an,
from present appearances il would s"en
that at the coming election. this was to have
no small influence in deciding the votes o.
the election.
Two objections that are urged with good
deal of plausibiliiy against this law, are,
first, that State has no RICH. to make q
IAw to seize aud destroy private properly,
and secondly, that it is unconstitutional 10
prohibit the sale ofan article which the laws
ri the United States allow to BE- imported,
AMI on which duties have been paid.
II appears to me that il 10 too late in the
day 10 urge these objections to the people
Of this State, iuasmucli rs The principls
which they oppose has long since been act.
oil upon. and Incorporated iplo the laws
Ofihis State.
Look at the law respecting gambling
authorizing seizure and destruction VI i'm.
elements used for that purpose, no matter
how valuable they may be.
Also, the seizure aud destruction Of OBJ
scene books. pamphlets, pictures &c. Also,
nets. selnes, boats. etc. engaged ia taking
fab in C0nueclicut River contrary 10 law,
may be sseixed, forfeited aud sold.' Nor
- property 10 the shape Of animals any
more exempt.
Look at the Statute prohibiting horse
facing, and you will SEQ that, "Evsry horse
or horse kinda einployed 10 any horse race.
nndl On which any bel or wager 10 laid, or
anw curse or stake i made. shall be there
by forfeited 10 the Stnte." aud may be sol.
ealand sgld. and lhe avails 90 into the trea'
eary VI alAu Stata. sN rs fs M.
6ino. 1T 49, Law relating 10 dngs, whar'
tlcssisb Is given 10 destroy Any dug engags,
d aeina mischief. or. 10 circumstance
svhsaa e may BE- justly suspected Of AOinI
anlashiaG. And they havs gone still fur
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For the Enquirer.
A Relic Of the Revolution.

| DIED In Greenfield, Connecticut. Mr..
EPHRAIM NICHOLS, a soldier Of the
Revolution. agsi ninety -four years and
nine nlAnills. lie was born in April. An
1867, IN Greenfield, a parish of Fairfield.
IN April l776, ne enlisted in the service Of
the States. and proceeded to New York.
He was there q. The time Of the Qeclara-
ZION Of Independence, and Witnessed the
| d0n'alution OF the statue representing King
George on horseback. nthe Bo ~iing Green
AT the foot Of Broadway. IIe was also pre.
sent at the battle of TIatbusl,. A ugust 9Th,
l'76; and saw the British enter and take
possession Of the Notifications upon Brook.
lyn Heights. He assisted also 10 throwing
upthe tortlficnfons ut Red Hook, BROOKLYN,
during the night time. IN conseouence OF
his exposure he was attacked with fever and
ague and confined for time in the cav
Hospital Soon after, when the civ was
evacuated, and the British 'ook posse ss;on.
/, l'e was removed ont as far as King s Bridge
Were he was obliged 10 sleep upon lie
ground, AZ there were no accommodations
to bs had. From, there he followed the
army to White Plains, am. was present at
the battle OF which took place me, ct.
2sth, r776. lie ;hen followed the army II,
their ehcanpinent at Northcaslle and Tar.
rytown, and returned home Christmas day,
l716. then enjoying tor The first limo
nights reposs in bed.
In Oct. l777, he enlisted second time
as a soldier, and started 10 assis, in The Ia,
king o: Burgoyne, but, had only proceeded
as far as Ridgetield, when news arrived tina,
BurSoyne was taken. He was present. al
SO, al the burning CT Fairfield and Norwalk.
Among The incidents OF his life as soldier
he used often to speak Of his having paid
forty dollars in continental money Tor a
sing K breakfast. After the war, he mar
ri'd and settled upon his farm, in Green
field. where he lived for period of upwards
of seventy years.
lie was distinguished fer his srea, pro-
biy. sterling integrity, his temperate and
Industrious habits. BY these means and
The possession Of a firm cnd vigorous con-
siilutIom, he attained the rare age at wbicb
he died, IN the full posscssion of nh his
mental powers. He died in the Christian
faith. having been for acme time an exem-
plary member Of the Protestant Episcoual
Church FtW, u may truly be said, have
lived to see so many even,tul changes take
place, in bis own, as well as in foreign la nds.
Beginning his career al peliod when the
country was as yet in It's infancy, number
| ing but three millions of Inhabitants. he
lived TO see it occupied by more than 90
millions. under the ju,liciouS rule of a go.
vcrnment, which has secured wonderful
prosperity, and which was raised Ly ;he
tolls and sacri does of those veteran na,ri>
OTIS, me last Of who m will soon have passed
away from the ranks of the living.
g. w. N.
Greenfield Hill, Jan. Goth. 1852.
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thrr and authorized svsrss to tax dogs, and
making Il the duty ofsihe collector Of such
| tax (if n0l paid by the Owner) to take into
his custody and destroy such dog. And,
also authorized portion of The Justices OF
any Town (under certain cifcumstances) to
require that all dogs shall bs shut up and
restrained, aud allowing any dog found run
ming at large, to be killed.
Ia all these instances, and many more
which might be referred to, our laws re cog
nize, in certain eases the right to seize End
destroy, or convert to tho use OF lie State
10r'c0tr properly.
Neither do they make any r aovizo as TO
whether it has been impor" ed, and from
which the United States nave derived a
revenue The horse or gagged in race,
may be an imported AM nal, aud duties may
have been paid on hi ii, but he is none the
less forfeited. Soc $50, tho implements for
gambling, as well az the books, pamphlets,
eic., before retired to, may have bean
imported. BVGwhO ever hearI ofihis plea
OeIng interP Jsed to prevent their seizure
and destrV ction?
La all these cases the law presumes that
me PR :tices prohibited arc detrimental to
tue r.dblic welfare, and has decllred priUate
P'~ r1cfy when thus used to bo forfeited,
II would therefore be no new principle
our legislation TO authorize the seizure
ana destruction of inioricoting liquors on
the ground that its sale and use is Injurious
to the public welfare
With regard 10 the second objection, that
it is unconstitutional to prohibit the sale Of
an article, on which duties have been paid,
| etc., it would seem thai this point has been
conclusivrly settled by the highest court in
the United Suites in the celebrated Massa>
chusclts case, which was ably advocated by
| Webster aud Choate in behalf Of the rum
sellers
had intended to make quotations from
the published opinions of several Of the
Judges OF the Supreme Court as given on
that occasion, but find thai have already
occupied SO much space that I shall con-
tent m. self with quoting the opinion of
Chief Justice fancy, ON that occasion,
touching the power of State to prohibit
entirely the traffic. lie says:
s. 1t any State deems the retail and in-
ternal traffic in ardent spirits injurious &c
its citizens, | see nothing in the constitu
ton to prevent it from regulating and re-
slraining the traffic, or from prohibiting il
a together"
lfthese remarks thus hastily thrown to-
gether, shall call forth discussion Of this
subject from some more able pen. my OBJ.
CT will have been accomplished.
SENEx
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Greenfield Hill, Jan. Goth. 1852.

INSANITY or SEARS O. WALKEn.-
Accounts from Washington state that
this distinguished Astron ,mer and Ma.
thc,aatcian has become insane. A cor.
respondent of the BALTIMORE Republican
under date Of the 18th. says -" Night
before last, while sitting late at his 10
bors. MIR. Walker made u discovery, by
which loganthms are rendered useless
IN mathematical calculations. The nosl
intense excitement followed, and he could
neither sleep nor converse. He contin>
ued in this condition until Yesterday Al
noon. when his glorious mind gave way
II it hoped that the misfortune NAV b.
temporary. but the worstis feared
CoEeREss.--The proceedings in Con.
gress on Monday. we're not important,
Mr.. Hale submitted two Resolutions ma.
king Cor the rspeal Of the Fagitive Slave
hw--whieh were laid uPsn the table.
without being read. e
CoLoNizArIoS. About 900 fras ne.
g,oes we're TO leave New O. lrals for ri.
IBERIA about the middle " The present
month, under the direction Of ne STATE
COLONIZATION Societies.
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Destruction of the Rsy..l Ma;l stea-

Destruction of the Royal MaH stea-
mer Amazon. and loss Of 1874 Lirts
Just before the sailing of tie Arctic
from Liverpool. telegraph despatch
was received from Southampton, COM
municating intelligence OF the total loss
BY fire. of the Royal West India Mail
Company's steamer 44moxon-with oil
on board. except 10 Of the crew and two
passengers, out Of total of l55 persons
on board. Besides majority Of the
ships company, probably not less than
IS passengers persisted This is one Of
the most deplurabie calamities shat has
ever happened in the history Of ocean
8 t,sm Navigation. The founderingof the
President. with all on board, is the only
case that we recollect. equally distres.
sing. and even then the number of pas.
sengers wsle not 30 large. She was q
inc new steamer. recently put on the
line. and was a sister -hip 20 the Domar.
ara. which mat with an accident a Bris>
Col beiars she had received her engines
on board.
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The banquet giycnto Kossuth at
Pittsburgh was a splendid a fair and
his speech partook of the same elo-
quenl character as his former APP
peals. Hon. Erastus Hopkins Of
Mass, presented to him on The stage
the invitation of his State. and made
q very neat speech, 10 which Kos
sulh replied. He goes to Cleveland
next. The citizens of 81 Louis have
held great meeting 70 invite him to
that c.ty.
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RwThe Dansville Herald has a
''devil." who thinks this Is q great
world. lie says at the Office they
charge him with oil the pie lhey 40
find. while at the house illey charge
him with I'll they don't kna. he
seems % doubt Tie 'psOplIcty' Of the
proceeding. 90 says the Central
New Yorker.
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5000

The per centage Of profits is
800 nearly.
The cost of raising the chickens.
hand is $4,000
Cost of each OO.2l
Profit ON each l.04
JOHN T. ANDREW.
SHARON, Jan. 20. 1862.
WANrED.-A piece Of the pillow that
Samson pulled down.
The dagger that Macbeth sees.
The sword that Hamlet killed his uncle
with.
The cock that crew in Hamlet.
The man that built the tower in Newport
RI. ...
Some of the Irvine with which man
winds up story.
"Come, come said one that was wide
awake, to one who was fast asleel..' get up
don't you know, tbs the early bird that
catches the worm 20
Served the worm right, said the grum.
bling sleeper, what business had the worm
to get up before the bird p
10 There is a Postmaster in the town
Of Palatine. tohio) who does not know the
use Of postage stamps. He thinks they
are merely a city ornament.
10" You have only yourself to please, %
said married friend to an old bachelor,
True" replied he, "but you cannot tell
what difficult task find it"
~'If five and half yards make a
Pole.' asks Punch. what will make Hua.
garian?' Kossuth answers-'A league
| To- Ele that turns deaf ear to scandal.
will find the inlet Of truth and wisdom free
from all obstruction.
The grasshopper dances and sings. while
the ant labors and economics.
o. Fast Boys invariably make the
slowest Of slow men.
The only road to success is psrsever.
ance.
WHAT 1 WouLo Do.-lf were possessed
cfthe most valuable things in the world and
Wa. about to will them away, the following
would be my 1lan Of distribution:
~ II ] would WI: VIC WoTlu \dHu inc
rest of man kindly Truth end friendship,
which are very sacred.
would give an additional portion Of
truth to lawyers, traders and merchants.
| would give to physicians skill and learn
ing.
would give to printers their pay.
10 gossipping woman, short tongues.
0G- The Secretary of the Navy has given
orders to the Commander of the steamship
Fulton, to cruise along the coast, for the relief
and assistance of such sailing craft as may
need aid. The Fulton started on her mission
| of rAsssy. ON Sunday last. tits believed that
| there are now not less than 10 900 emigrants
bound for New York, who are now out at sea-
aud left to the mercy of the raging tempests
and tumultueus waves. Moreover. the coast
is so terribly ice bound, as to render it mac.
cessible to vessels of ordinary size and dura-
bility.
" Senator Hunter has lately been re elect.
ed to the United States Senate from Virginia.
We believe he stands as high, in point of tai
ent and integrity, as any other dem member of
that august body.
| 03- We are happy to perceive, that the
| Methodist Episcopal Church have it in con-
| temptation to introduce spirit of reform in
| to their Synod and that is, to admit Law
Delegates into their General Conferences.
o. An immense number OF the citizens of
Ohio, are about to emigrate to California.
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Fairs. and ihs enthusiastic praise Of ell who
have seen them.

Fairs. and lhs enthusiastic praise Of ell who
have seen them.
NUMERICAL REsCLTB.
The six pullets laid during the four
months succeeding March LIST, 400 egg
They were all incubated.
The number of brOods was 3O.-AVe-
rage number Of eggs to the brood. 10.
The whole number of eggs Matched, was
pit.
Eggs spoiled by cold, added, broken.
clear, &c., 223.
The chickens met with the following cas-
ualties Two were killed by hawks, four
by falling bodies, five by rats. one by vi
lent storm, one was drowned two were
hung, and two lost in a manner unknown.
The remaining two hundred have been
raised one hundred and seventy have
been sold, and thirty of the most beautiful
are reserved. They have been sold at
prices varying from one dollar to five each.
PEcuNlARY RESULTS
There has been no expense for fixtures.
No account Of csre, Of income from the
perches, or Of eggs out Of season for setting
several dozens or Wnlcn were sou At OnS
dollar per dozen and others used in the
family. The six hens laid in all, over six
hundred eggs during the season.
The first cost. transportation and cafe OF
the cock, was $500
Six pure Black Spanish Pullets, 1900
Sixty bushels of Corn. 1000
Vegetables, Animal food and curds, 200
DR.. $4,000
Two hundred chickens at $1.25, Cr., $4,000
The profit on the six pullets is 1890
The clear profit on each chicken
kept through the winter is 5000
The per centage Of profits is
800 nearly.
The cost of raising the chickens.
exclusive of stock. [still on
hand is $4,000
Cost Of each OO.24
Profit ON each 1.04
JOHN T. ANDREW.
SHARON, Jan. 80. 1862.
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HOUSEHOLD DEFINITIONS.

HoNE-The place where children have thei,
own way, and married men resort when they
have nowher else to go.
WIFE-The woman who is expected to pur.
chase without means, and sew on buttons be.
fore they come off.
BABY-The thing on account of which its
mother should never go to the opera, conse.
quenily never have a new hat.
DINNER-The meal hich is expected 10 be
in exact readiness whenever the master of The
house happens home to eat il. whether al
twelve or haifpast three.
WASHING DAY-The time when woman
G.; can throw broom at thievish dog or say
Il won't" without being cross.
IRowsEKs-The disputed territory.
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WONDERFUL, roy


Ihe latest notable effort of mechanical | n,,n.
pei manufacture is exhibited ct Boulogne a,
,ne present time. Ii is that of a ieweller. who
mas devoted eight years of his life to the ner.
lect!on OF clock-work conjuror; which he ba :
MADE q thorough master of the thimble. rio
dressed IN an Eastern costume, this necroman
Ger STANDS behind table, covered, as the tables
oi professors OF legerdemain usually are. with
~ ,i'ie Doxes ana cabinets, from which he takes
LIE onyeets usually employed in his exhibitions
He produces his goblet, and shows the LII.
under them: which vanish and re.annear r'i0 -
the most approved style: now Two or three are
cohJured INTO spot moment before vacant
presently these disappear again, and are per.
Petuaiiy divided and reunited. AteAerv ey.
clamation of the spectators, the little con;uror
lutns ms eyes from side to side, as If Iooking
round the house; smiles, casts his ewes mod
esuy down, bows. and resumes his sIeight q,
He not only takes up the goblet from
stand and places them over the balls, bur Jeav.
20 ",eni mere Tor minute, and holds his hand
uosling IN ms palm or sleeve.-He then seizes
lne goblets again and goes Oh. This ,rici,
over, ne puts his cups away and shuts The
caoinet. tie then knocks on the table. and
up starts an egg, TO which he points TO secnrs
attention; he touches the egg, (which omen,
engthwise) and little bird starts into life
sings roundelay; claps its enamelled wings
which are the real humming- birds feathers
beyond any metallic art in 1ustre-and the,
fails back into its egg. The little copiuro
nods' smiles, rolls his eyes right and left, bow
as as before, and the egg disappears into the ia
BILE he bows again, and then sits down to in
Innate that the performance is over. Tn
height of this little gentleman is about tbre
inches ; his table and every thingelse being i
due proportion. He stands on q high sonar
pedestal, apparently ofmarbIe. tits howeye
of tin painted white, and within it are all tn
wheels and works containing the mystery.
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THE DAILY DISPATCH.
NOT MARRIED. yrT

no, MarrIed yet ah, let me think
How horrid is the thous It.
islss elgnlean summers hare escap'd.
Ana still | am not caught. =
Anq sai-and still-'tis Ike to be,
no matteT-lll hive on in Kope,
AT least another moon
NO o1er yet'--ah, what thought,
For maiden past eighteen,
WIN lace and form az faultiess too,
AS any ever seen
An wherefore do they keep me back.
All, why this long delay
NO man need ask this maid but once
To name the wedding day.
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GRATIFYING CURIosITY.-The Burlington
Free Press is responsible for the following:
Last Saturday. the Sd inst. as the Exnyess
train from Montreal was running at ereat
speed, to make up lost time between ST. Johns
and Rouse's Point, the engine-man discovered
a woman standing in the centre of the track
iranticaiiy swinging basket, evidently with
the intention of stopping the train. The whis.
tie was Immediately sounded for down brakes
hard and with great exertion the train was
brought to rest within few feet of the woman
who never stirred from the track, or eyinced
the slightest fear.
The engine-man, fire man, brakeman. and
superintendent (who happened to be on the
train) ran up 10 the woman, TO find out wha,
horrible accident had happened ahead, TO cali
forth such strong demonstration on her part.
Laen aIhea eagefy tne he eaaSe oi her signals
of them machines before in my life, and do
declare it's The funniest thing ever did see !''
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FLYIsG SPEEp.-1'he down express train
on the Harlem road having got behind time on
Saturday, the engineer, knowing that the track
was clear, put the steam on the "iron horse. "
He ran one hundred and three miles, in tpo
hours and ten minutes, including three stops
to take in wood and water. Deducting ten
minutes for the time lost in the three stops,
makes the average of the running time mile
in one minute and seventeen seconds.
TAEb. .Jsar. Tuesday.
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A FANCY MARRIAGE.-A fancy dress ball
was given at Syracuse on the evening of the
9Th instant, when, among other incidents OF
the evening, the following is related by the
Syracuse Standard:
Among the most pleasing incidents Of the
evening was the marriage, by Justice Johnson,
of MIR. James Doran, who appeared in the
brilliant costume Of knight of Malta, in which
he appeared TO good advantage. to Miss Bart
lett, darkeyed beauty, who was elegantly
attired in the dress of Greek girl. The au-
di nee were requested TO preserve order for a
few moments, and, to the surprise of most Of
those present, the young, handsome. and ele,
ganrly -attired bride and bridegroom stepped
into the middle of the room, and the marriage
ceremony was performed in the midst of a gay
and brilliant assembly of representatives from
every quarter of the globe. After the justice
had pronounced them husbend and wife, he
retired from the room, ,and the "dance went mer-
rily as the marriage bells"
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REV. Da. KisG.-We have letter from
Aihena, dated March 9th, from which We
learn that the sentence Of Rev. DIR. King, mrs.
sionary Of the American Board, Is confirmed,
90 that after The lapse of thirteen days nom
The above date, Or. King would be Obliged g
leave The country. "ifthe decision u earned
into effect writes our correspondent, ~ VIII
be the destruction u not ohly all PfofestAnt
missions and wpyships In Greece, but q rei1-
eiousiiheriy; and dangerous precedent lor
fhe safefv 81 American ciiixens rom usyost
trial.s-N. n. JeHv. Cen. s
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no OWNERS OF REAL ESTATE.-Ha7

no OWNERS OF REAL ESTATE.-Hav-
l. ing kept tO- The last y months record in my
Office, Of al the Lands tor sale in the neigbb1rhood
@, Richmond. as far | have been able to ascer.
aln lnem also OF Houses and Lots in the city, and
aaTing seen the beneficial results OF such plan
beth to purchaser aud seller, have determined to
give more attention 70 this branch Of my business,
and will in addition, use every effort to ascertain
what lands or -ots may be purchased, though the
s-lne oe not regularly il market | therefore re
pecttuiiy request all who may have lands for sale
Il Virginia, especially in Richmond and its vicinity
T. furnish me description Of their property, with
terms Of sale, DC and those who are in search of
s-c5 property can cal and examine my Books.
JAMES I SUTTON Jr,
Land and Pension Agent, Bank street.
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The king of ofWurtembure bas nresen,ed Pro.
fessor Morse, with valuable gold medal for.
his meritorious services in the art Of Telegraph
ing. = -r--
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Somebody says: "He is wise man-who-
to pay for new.''
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CRRAT RARGAINs IN DRY GOODS,

VI especially in GRAPE SHAWLS, at No l75
Broad Street.-The subscriber respectfully invites
carefully selected stock of Dry Goods. which he
recently bought in New York for cash, and which
ne pledges to sell as cheap as any other establish
ment in the city He is constantly receiving the
other Fancy Articles and Trimmings, purchased
for him by his brother Isaac Rosenfeld, who re
sides in New York. The f, llowing some of the
article 9, viz: white, plain and embroidered Grape
Shawls; Barege de Laines Silk Tissues; Silk Popins;
Foulard and Fancy Silks; French Silk Mitts; Ja
comets and lawns; Ernbroideries of every descrp-
ton; great bargains in L c Hdkfs; Irish Linens;
1874 linen Sheetag and Shirtngs, of all sorts; Table
Diapers; Towlings Napkins; Prints; the best patent
Skirts; silk and cotton Hosiery, in great variety;
Mattings and Carpets, and in fact all other Goods
usually kept in dry goods and fancy stores also,
good assortment of Goods for gentlemen and boys
wear, such Broad Clo'hs, Cassimeres, Linen
Drilngs, Vestipgs, &c. &c.
ap 20-1m II. ROSENFELD.