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Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24
Life Of Ethan Allen.

An agent is now canvass'ng this Coun> ,y for subscriptions to "The Life ot Ethan Allen. and the Green Mountain Heroes of '7e ;" by H. W. De Puy: It forms a fine volume of about 450 pages and contains also a sketch of the early history of Vermont. This being the births place of Allen. tho work must pos- sess a local interest to the inhabitants ot this County. It is written in gooo style. and will meet with aready sale. Mr. Perrin. the agen. for the above' will also receive subscriptions for :" The People's Book of Ancient and Modern History the Old World. comprising an account. of the. foundation. progress. ana decline of the most celebrated empires states and nations. from the earliest peH riod 10 the present time; of their war'' conouestsy and revolutions; of religious dissention and persecution of the srra~ dual extension of freedom and civ'l'za" ton l; and the final settlement ofs political relations on their present basis :" by H.. H. Brownell, A. M.. with i!lustra' trations, \ .s.e't..t. /.
 I. is comprehensive history of the old Wo,ld. and will prove itself invalu- ble to those who would make themselves acquainted with the subjects on which it treats. as
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no- A letter from Washington in the SOulhslde DemOcrai contains the following f0rcible picture Of the scenes ut Washing ton:
 "They are still pouring in upon us. Hundreds arrive daily 10 pariIcIpate in the dIvlsIOn of the, spOls. ll makes Ine suck al heari to witnrss the eagerUesS with " ,S:ich men, apparently in every way quul- fled in c,:"H much Eiihfe than livelihood ln,he pursuit ot tlsssi sssiepe"deol business, rush to clulck gpI.ce unde,, Government. as though under, ts,e impression t1s;!,. ,f they isil lO tasien themselves N0n the Treasury of the United Sta ses5 they and .he,rs are dOOmed to siarvaimE. Among Asen l perceive, the faces of all the veteran pOIti- clans of the party, llle political wire work CTS ny trade who, for many years -psst,' have WDderasken tO sEuiEle aud cut the cards at home. in every State in the un. ion, and in Washington on such sn Occa- sioR. They are well nigh sl known to me personally y-many of them having been ,Rs Congress within The last twenty or twenty five years. suppose that al tiiis moment there are quite One hundred ex- Democratic members of Congress- lm Washlngtnn, all Of whom have come hul-. z: either to beg -pfiees f,r themselves or others. They gre asband oI' harpies, W.::' are drawn Iogether only by the smell ef 'he prey which they have seemed from alar off," ,.:
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24
lFi1Ieo1lIl .0onafOr;al .ConVonfIon.7

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 A the Wing Sena,aral C,mven,iun I,eld st the Hotel 0f Charles S. Church, W0I- cotIvilIe March l7Ih 1858, Sylvester Pla,I, Esq, wss chusen Chairnau and ]. c. Reach, Secretary. The Convention hay ing proceeded IO ballet C,r candidate tor Senator for sad District, Elliott Beards- ley Esq of Wms,ed was unanimously nom mated. On motion,
 HIesolred, That we unanimously ap. prove the nomination Oc Siaie Officers by the late Whi9 State COnveniinn, and that we pledge to our Whi0 friends in the Slale all suitable exerlious for the success of the ticket. =.
 tResOlVed. That in presenting the name Of Elliott Beardsley, Esq. ss a candidaie ie f;'r Senator E'r Ihe 18th Senatorial Dis lr'cI, we do il with implicit confidence in his integrity and ability, and that we nnan- iHOusly recommend him to the support of the Wings of said District.
 On rnoii"n, John Camp and J. F. Cal. l,onn, were chOeen District Committee fur the year ensuing. '1
 V"led, That the dOinga Oi' fhis COnven- ti0l be published iO the LiIclrRel6 eEBqui. FER PLAT'r, Chairman. J. c. REACH, Secretary.
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AMERIcAn laoM. Experiments al the Navy Yard ai Washington, prove beyond dOuhi the supermrIly OC American over foreign irOn. An American cable chain would stand strain Of 6l9 pounds mare than an English cable, without breaking. A chain Of French manufacture yielded Co breaking strain of 1Osl pOuDds, while the AmerIcan brnke only ai a eITain of I,- s17 pounds. These experiments were re. peaied about two hundred times wiIIl siTl'lar results. It is stated that a sl,Or, iIOIe sInce Cum. Kenn0n tested the tema = city Of different irons, and found that while He very highest proof of strength had pre. vinusly been in Peruvian iron, iron from Virginia siO0d the test of 59 pound more beIMe breaking. The facts which shOw the superiority of American over all Oih- CT iron, prove where the great iron iorges of the world may be lncaied in a few years il proper measures are taken 10 ehc0Irage home industry. The resources of this country as regards ihis metal are unbOunded.
 We nave mountains 0f almost the pure article. A proper policy On the part "f GoverDn,enl will open these resources, and enable us O furnish the world wiih the hest irOn that can he made. Al present there is very different state of things We dO Doi make half the iron which we use on our railroads. AlihOugh we have the material lO tMrnish better article, vet .we are. toOlst enough to pay an extra price to British manufacturers for an in- ieri,E srsicle. English vessels come iin" our ports laden with iron. Is it gtM.d policy for ms ,0 buy it? Ought we not to send American vessels into foreign ports laden will. American lrons 'f.'
 w We find the above sensible article from the Middletown Constitution cons sPicuoasly inserted in the columns of the Fairfield County Demoeratf It's seldom it's readers are treated to so much whole> como truth in 50 small a compass. and we congratulate its Editor upon his good sense evinced in the selection, and his readers for their good fortune in getting a correct presentation of the Tariff Inter esss of our country. We hope he will give them more of it.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24
R.nnn,, CnrnnasnfnNAr. NIsrKnrr. .

F,iuaFn COxeRsNf9HAL DI>TKscT.- The nauIlaaIp,n.s'fe eibe sfssh. VI dIiauS W Welch of NorI;sIlI, as the k hIH caIId'dSIe for Congress In the foarth D.sir ci, has awakened nahle enihnsia sm among 0n' frienls 10 Fairfield aad Lrch6eld counties. That genilemsn's name has been 'lle watch vord uf vrciory iO many we'll Iouenl 6eld. aipd wHh proper efforts 0n tue pari of ihe Wings Of Ii'0Se counties iu tue approaching cOnlrSI, his elecii"n IS certain. That gIorluus old DlslrIci must be redeem ed! Friends you have candidate w"r. thy of your personal eGorts, aud worthy ot the good cause m whleh yoa are engaged Be true iO your candidale-be true [" the principles Of which l.e is ihe h"n"red represemlaiive. He isa capable, honest: : 'whnie -sonIed man-of high standing, sna irreDroachabIe character, aud one ln all trespec,s worthy Ol your united and cordial |, sn,s1ort. The day of election IS nearly sf,go aveeks distant, and il is high time 1l,orouvh orgaDIzatiOn was effected in'ev- erv town and scIlOoi d,slr'c'. B. viglanl, ebe, energetic, be prudent, and the result cannO, be doubied.- INesC HGUen Fat.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24

u9. The New York Sunday Atlas an nounces that discovery of the utmost importance ,o wine drinkers has beenmade by Mr: Struggles, a maker ot port aud champagne Wlne in. New Jersey. 1t is slated thai'the rapid.consump,ien Ofc"ck- reaches, used to give ihe nMtty aad pecu- iiarly D quant favor io wine, has made il difficult lo find D sufficient supply. ln this ailsmma the wlne makers conceived the happy idea that bed bugs might be used as a substitute. He ir,ed the experiment., and the result was tar mDre satlsiaci0fy ..h,n he had anticipated. l. was found tia. qu,rt oi DcaSS;s::.:s a,S;:.:s contained as much of the Aayosing principles as three pints or more H 4ie E,aches-and that The former have bat lfile Of that narco,ic or sleep
 producing effect, which ls attributed O the ialler. Contracts have been made with a0me of :he fashionable bnardin r. house keepers in Phiiadelphis and New York for aa ample supply of this new article of lraf fic. li is thoughlt the boarders will be somewhat pleased with the intelligence.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24
SUPERIOR COURT.
EH0aWARR T3BNEs-109S

E&86WA2B S36x8Ss10S3d
 His Honor ChIof Justice CHURcH, Presiding.
 Homer Waller vs. XIth School District Of .NeU Milford.- This was sn acIinn Oi' rjecImenI for premises occupied by the
 Defis., EIr the purpose of schOHl house.
 The case was tried sl the County Court, Oc,"ber Term, 1851, when the Delis., re. covered, and the Plaintiff appealed IO this Court. The main question of the case
 was, whether the Plaintiff delivered deed of the premises in question 10 the District; this the Plaintiff denied, and the Detis., affirmed. The Jury, aGler considerable consideration, finally agreed, and returned their verdict I0T the Deiia. Cnunsel for PIaintia, Hubbard for Defis., Harrison.
 George Wheaton vs. Edsrard W. .Ap. dretes.-Aciion of assnmpsIt On D0ie for SIOO' given by the Defi., to the Plaintiff Tor qu"niiiy of hay. Defence ihal ille consideration of the no'e was frsudmlenf, and also that there had been lO,a, or par. Iial failure of the consideration tsf the noIo. The case was qune an interesting one to outsiders, iO see two of the sfraternity wielcing their weapOns in Court against escI. other. The Jury, afier delibcra.ing on the case fur TWO days, were unable 10 agree, and the Judge ios,k back the papers and discharged them from the case. h ia understood tliat they were divided, as G,llOws 8 for Plaintiff and 9 for DeIt. Counsel for Plaintiff, Hubbard for Def. Harrison. @s'.'' . E hoard .d. Phelps. 0nd others. Bank Commissioners va. The WoOd6uvv Bank. Tins was proceeding ,o snf,in, ,he Directors of the Woodhnry Bank from proceeding further iniransac,ing the b,,si- ness of said Bank, and for the appointment of Receivers, under the Ssai0e ia. such case provided. Mir. CeIhreu appeared for the Bank. Alter some preliminary discus- sion. it was agreed that the Court should issue its writ of injunction. and appoint George C. Woodruff. Thomas Baci, and Edward A. Phelps. Esqrs,- receivers, slsd 'he further hearing in the matter stsnd postponed to Monday. ,ie 18th day nf March, insi., at 10 o'clock. a. m. :.Iijs believed, and confidently hoped, the Bank and it's friends will in inc meantime be, able tO resume the ma nageneni of it's own
 fairs. as, on examination. it's exhibits gre much better than has been heretofore re- ported.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24
CERTIFICATES.

It is time that the Town Committees were attending to she subject of sending for certificates! | Many men. who lave moved ihto other towns than where tlley were made voters, forget that they need
 a certificate. or are! cAaeless about, ,he exercise of the right of suffrage if it gives them any trouble. Let the Committees attend to this matter in beasoD. Where such men have resided long enough. it is generally the quickest way to have them admitted as asw fEeemen. but. there a's many cases that requile ths certi6. cate. Whigs will yOu see. to t in sea- soa! ,a s5. ;
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24


 ~ The new Bible House. near the Astor Place. New York. is nearly com> pleted. and makes . 6ue edi6ce. The following Societies are to occupy rooms in this building
 American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions American Home Mis- sionary Society Protestant Episcopal Foreign and Domestic Committees :-- Protestant Episcopal Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge N. Yolk State Colonization Society Society for the Moderation of the Condition Of the Jews Home of the Friendlese: and Society for the Reformation of Juvenile DelinqueAtR. t st &
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24

TIE GRAvE.-What a resting place fo fhe weary! There are no cares 10 cor rode, no cold. Unfeeliny world 10 sIep ID ant H,s,r the peace of it's Inmates. All ihe faults oi lhe dead are f'rgo'ien, and ;hs;; virtues sweeily cherished and remember ed. Reader, ifthnu art an orpiian-if thy Earenis,lie in the silent tomb, go 10 their graves ihlnk of their virtues, think of Ihe lessbns ti,ey have lrled 'O ihiplant in thy heart. Think they had only gone before thee, and try to meet thrm afler ihe grave. Death wiil have no terror .0 those wno are prepared iO meet i'; ne is well come as messenger of mercy, sent lO free them from lhe,r hondage.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24
Mir. MoseIoy's Removal.

In the proceedings oi the .Windham County Temperance Alliance. furnished US by an extra from the office of the West Killingly Telegraph. we find letter from Edward s. Moseley of Hampton. giving the reasons for his removal from the of> fee of Assistant Clerk of the U. 3. House of Representatives, to make room for one better suited to the taste of our gallan: Governor. It will be seen that it is no .riding matter to incur the displeasure of the democratic leaders by exercising freeman's right of voting as he thinks fol the best interests of, his State. We give below portion of the letter. which is dated Washington. March 9th, 1853 |:
 lnow very freely give the facts to any and al who dessre them, that they may know the reasons assigned by the rum pU,Cer .Oi Connecticut why l should mol be continued in that office. came 70 this city about the Isl of Decem- Der last, and through the influence of Hon. C F. Cleveland, member of Congress from our District, received the appointment above described. continued in the dls- | charge of those duties to the entire saiis- iaciion of the Clerk of the House, until the lsl of February last, when received a mo- lice from hun that my services would be n0 longer necessary. For certain reasons, did noi call upon the clerk 10 ascertain tue cause of my removal until about one week thereafter. Al that time, he in 8 very candid manner gave me the reasons that governed him n making it., and thai ihe DEMAND made was of such character that he teli in duty bound to obey u seems that Thomas H. Seymour, the Gov' ernOr of Connecticut, was the man, aud the only one, who has moved with a strong hand in this matter. learned from Col Forney, the Clerk. co. F. Cleveland beng presenl) that Thomas Fl. Seymour wrote letter ,o him, denanding of him F"rney)
 my removal from that office, as e Persona' matter to him, and that any retention il
 ,ha, office further he should consider as a | personal insult, and that his (Seymo"rs, 1 relations ,o tue Party were of such ns- ture that he had a right to ns0ke tae de
 mand. The reasons assigned were ihatI had voted against him last Spring fol Governor. That l was instrumental ii' getting up a. Temperance Ticket, at OnI Fah election, in opposition 10 the Demo cratic Ticket. To these charges ] replied tbCOI. FOrney that the first was true, ant ,ha, If an opportunity 0ccurred '0 do tl', same again, si,ould do il. 10 the last
 replied, that SD fir as, getting up Tenn
 perance Ticket. | d.d do my utmost hu
 ti,ai itwas'iH hpposltion to the Dem"craii' 'f,cke, did deny, for ihe fact was that !h'
 Temperance Ticket was the only Ticke
 presented. and winch proved 10 he adopt
 ed without ,he least apparent Oppos'l'on
 phese are the charges made. and let th
 rum po,oer deny them, fl they dare. for ih
 matter ,l.as, been well investigated here, g,
 far as these, charRes are c0neerned.
 they dare deny them, lei them call upn
 COl. Forney io publish that letter.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24

FATAL ACCIDENT AT MsRlDES.- .-Ou Saturday afternoon last. Mr. A: L. Perry, Telegraph Operator at Meriden. was instantly killed by the cars. at the Depo. in that place. He was banding a letter to the Mail Agent. after the cars were in motion, and his foot slipping. he fell under them. directly in front of the wheels. which passed over the upper part of his body. crushing it badly and taking off both srms. He belonged in Worcss> ter: Mass. s5
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24
ONE WEEK FROM MONDAY.

s.. ! II li.tle oSeg . week the election will ba upe04us. ShAllit find us without any 'PreparaSion,? :? Win not all the committees Pand ac.iSe Whigs' throughout the State
 awake from their lethargy and go to work? 1hes Locofoco committees have
 beeniat work. all winter. and they have 'the State ..horopghly' canvassed. The Wings ought not to be behind hand.--
 Brethren. will you not go to work and make one more effort |? '.. it
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24
For Judge ef Probose- Liteifeld Dissrie'
 ::LEYERETT VI VESSELS.
$ Playing Tricks upon ono Another.

"Playlng Tricks upon ono Anolher.' ? Under this caption. the Bridgeport Farmer, Hartford Times end other of the unterrifed Press, are. making them> selves exceedingly unhappy about an 'allusiod we made some two. or three weeks since n; reference to the nomina> ton of Secretary. Gf State. We are perfectly we'll aeste that everything leaning towards disaffee:.ion m the ""'g ranks will be se'zed upon by t'.>c,p pemoe> racy to cover up .Le awful splits in tn,s]lf own party, and it would be absolutely
 cruel in us to cut of their innocent en.
 joyment. But the matter referred to above needs some further explanationa at
 our hands. When the article was penDed
 the facts in reference to it were lnxnown 10 the writer. The vote given for 'Mr: Robinson was cast after he had insisted upon his name being withdrawn from the Convention. Had he permitted t to be
 used, we doubt not the largest number of votes would have been given for him.
 As it was, the nomination by acclama-
 ton, was proposed by delegates from N Haven County after consultation with
 delegates from our County. who entirely approved of the movement as a well deserved compliment to the indefatlg"ble Whig in nomination. as we'll as to Fairs field County, which had with so much unanimi.y joined in placing one of old Litch6eld's noblest sons in nomination for Congress. No-gentlemen-gwe yourselves no uneasiness on this point tbere is no disaffectioa" in our, ranks. and you will find that tie largest Wig majority ever given in this county will be rolled up next April for our entire ticket.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24
Sunday Mails.

A large meeting was held last week in New Haven to take measures to stop thu ,unning of the Sunday mail lately com- menced between New Yolk and Boston. The meeting was addressed by several clergymen and others. and a committee appointed to devise such meaps as they may deem most efficient in preventing the running of Sunday trains through the. State. Strong measures are. alst being taken in Massac achasstts tS effsc, the same object. This is as ie~should b,
 -ths transportation 4bf the. iiOlils. ;Sl Sunday is an uncalled for dissertation b that day. and should be resiased. by ev, e,y citizen of New England who woul. keep unsullisd her good name; wkicl has so long made her. m example to th, world. ,4 i ~ ..
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24

EXPLOSION. Tine steamer Bee expk'd- ed W ednesday last "m :he Ono River, near Evansville, killing pilot SnIlh, aud tue steward, Mr. Bryan. and dangerously
 Mounding SIX others.
 GRATITUDE Jews of Jerusalem
 have sent lO ;he Emperor of Austria
 handsome base, iOrnied of a Hind of slone
 found in the Red Sea, as mark of grali-
 Jude to ms majesty, for the protection
 which he has afforded them.
 Ing JApANEsE.-Accordin to Mir. De
 Bow ihe revenue of Japan amounts :O
 &l0O. .0OO, 900 annually. The standing
 army nf the cmp.re lD tune Of peace, IS
 l2O.OOO men. l'he populalon IS abo",
 5O,OOO.OOO IL is estimated that the trade
 ol Japan with this cuun,iy,' if she opens 1 ter ports, will be worth more than S2OO,-
 O00,00O annually. io us., Truly an mn-
 m,eIIse trade. t
 INCREASE or ENsASIrY.-'The SUperin-
 iendeni oi the Lnnatic Asylum at Utica, says that ipsan,ty is feariUlly on the Ill., crease in ,l.e' State 0i New Turk. In five ! days Oi last week, seventeen new patents were adMlied. The spiritual rapping huinbuA has been one Of the most power : ful causes.
 . A GREAT CoNTRAsr.-On the trial trip of the new sieau'sh,p Arabia. of the C."
 nard llne, tine dean Ul' klpun was on board
 who was also on b.,ard Fult"n's little vesse . forty. eight years ago. when she was tried !, \ tln the \Mer,caU waters. IL Gl AN UnDEaTAxiNe.--ll ia stated that i is st r.Ously contemplated by tue Director 's. of thi CiuciDna IL aud lSt. Louis rallrOad, IS cut iunnel under the city of C'ncinnati. IcE HARvEsT.-'lihe Portland Ice Com <, {" pany have already cut over 5000 lOns, an V lnleRd to house over lO.e00 lOus this see ., son. @ -,g i- A young man was recently tried an Y. condemned l0r murder. T le mother les nsl ,liied thus: lhe prisoner is my sOG v He IS ,lny only son. My husband is nu ,' livin9. What . history in these fe, D 1 words!
 ,l The Scientific American says that can. IS phOr hasiheea discovered l0 be an astldol IS 10 that terssbe pnisou. s.rychsne. 2A |, The Albany Register said few day,
 ago, that lI,e .busanesS of iliawing in lha ], city has been temporarily. suspended. Q ,- account of the weather. tN H.s* F.F, E. Sir Henry Bulwer was on board ti, a- s,eame, that exploded on the Rhias la,el, af lie escaped hy swimming. 3r0 ". During tl,e prevalence of the UncI Y 'lOm mania in L,ver,,Onl, one of the wit, C. cisns has been--' Which would you ra,l r- CT kss--,he Pope's toe, or Hasr,el Beech 'e CT SiOwe!' 4,. &.I,a..7 } F h ia sad that .he Hungarian, Lihen, . who attempted lo kill the .Empernr of Aui B. ,ria. gas ille husband Of the woman wi InI was AsSQeS: = = death hv lhe Austrian au 'e tllorIl.es ut Psssh i6 iSA9.
 rd | An elderly female. bv the Bame of Sal .n COlioU. was k,Iled by ihe cars neaI N0rll ut amplOa. on IhnBdsy. She was wsltiN
 cn the tSsc&. @ ,
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24

NlAssAcngsErTs CaAL FIELDa-Prrs,- dent h,icIlcacks $ repori Co lhe Massaclu- sells Legislature. ;n relation the eoaI fields oi that State, hss been published s-
 IEe coal field covers an area of some five hundred square mIles, and has been wrnughl in iilieen Or twenty d firrenI lO- caliiies, bui generally without a remuTera-
 tug profit. ln one instance, IhaI of the Mansfield Coal and Mining Company, a .Sliali af zen ieei diameter lras been sunk iO the depth 0f III feet in Ihe bitnm of which they have driven a tunnel literally to the distance of 0ver seven hundred feet with branches Gnd other tunnels Ot an equa: distance. lm sinking tue shaft aud delvinR She Iunnel, they passed through ~ixieen or seventeen layers OfcOal, vSryIE1 from one lO seven feet m thickness. From one of the tunnels, $500 tons of anIhra- cue coaly G' fair q"ahIy, has beeu ex lracled. aitlIOmgh the Company have sunk in the operations SIOO,OOO.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-24
Afternoon Session.

oS001VA0
 The Convention re-asseInbled at the hour appointed. and was called 10 order by ,be President. .....
 On motiom, w. G. Pierces of Csanan J. r. Norton, of Cornwall; and Richa I'd Smlh, of Sharon, were appointed Dstric. Committee for the ensuing year.
 :; On motion, the Convention then pro ceeded iu take ail informal ballot, and or lhe second ballot it was found that Chaun cey Reed, jun, of Sharon, had every voie -p'Iled; and therefore, on niOlI0n. was una nlinonsy declared lO be the Whig can- d,date nf thus district for Senator at the next election.
 The Convention then listened to reports of delesa les from the different towns.
 The Committee on Business. reported the following resolutions, which were read and adopted. ,@ tResolued, That, not wiihsta nding our de. feat in inc list Presidential campaign, oui confidence in Whl3 principles and Whie policy is unshaken; and that we will en- fer on tue prepara tory duties Ofthe coming ,Siale election with renewed zeal and ac- ,ivity.
 ! T Resolved. That we fully approve of ihs Wing nominees for State officers. aud 0
 the nominee of ih,s Convention, Chauncey
 need. jun, for State Senator, and that we f will use all honorable means to secur. their election. 70. ~ r. On mo,,or, Voted, That the doings Q
 ihis Convention be forwarded by the Sec ! re,sry ,o the Editor of the Li'chfield En ] qnirer for publication,
 l On molOu, Voted, That this Convention be adjourned sine die.. '.. Isy " W.K. PECK, Chsirman. .Ie7 c. B. MALrBlE, Jerk. @