Litchfield enquirer., 1853-12-29

We have hnd our tt4Ee ot fr9a here, the lasl two wcs. ], tffen 1lTitss me ns s,rn e, whei I Hear tf so much vol. nshls D Ioporiy s'ng destI1yca lisst could, bc put 'p q snltl' compa |.ai6ar FigIh
 Atenut alilliontriss d0 nat |ars . good bi1sd room in l''eir llQusna ,,iilt upnn the pFihcipis upon which Wilder 5 safes arc manufactured by Stearns < Marvin of this city. Why. indeed, might not an entire building he eonsgguetrd on fhs same pEinciplsl Inc only reason I can give for i., is that pe9ple. are ,slow in sioblinA f1sbtokedld slfoh q sonSike 1 gradually into use, it is true; but from ils durability. and many other obviously desirable qualities. oHS would supp6se sthat G would u once SGpefeeds wood. iH' hundreds of eases where the latter is now used. Farm faAces SailiAgs chairs. tables. mantles, ,--the two latter marhelixeds-' are coming into sse ip ;lbis city. but not as rapidly As athsir superiority over other materials would WartaAl. We have also .n i,on house here sApd the,e. but I dss aoG know the principle upon @hicli they. are constructed. or how much 6f them isI actually built of iron. Some ief9lle large fire pto6G mildsw proof. ansl bdrgla. proof safes alfeadY nfactnfsi by Stsarns & Mnrvin asDe sas lasge Mssa small sized room. The safe which they lately manufactured for the Easst River Bank iu this city. is'lhs iareest inl,he wotld. and even ws GothAmi.es who ate so sccus- toned to strange gig ghts.ailowetl ourselves to get cxcited bY tho spectacle of spans of horses. reaching the entire length of street. lugging tho poadsrous shing from It's birthplacs t9 it's destination. Why can't we Lave such housesg thought ], that won,t teQaifs moving 2 sad then we would not want salss. 1sissss ss sssa
 Last evening,s ! 3pAnicipaisd in the grand banquet given bS the New Eng>l land Seeiety sQE Broakl lyn in celebtxtionI Of the anniverssfy cf tie Isiigrim Lsnd- ing. 'More tkso ops hund dgesl and eighty ladies dsgsntlemsnyaIss fosuneFsof re- ma,kabls beauty. and both sexes holding high social positions, sat sowi toa naag-I niticent dinner in General Yals's Mans sion House. n 8 P. N. Alter the gepas,. < eloquenlsspeeclSes wese made by hts Ex.l cellency, Gov. Seymour, the Hon. John F. Hale, the Eev. Henry sVatiis BAecher. and several oliiefa. The meeting was an
 exceedingly pleasant one, and il,e gucstsiI did not dispeIse untilsan easly hour this
 mcrning, .as,-- " ,S@s .s Many months ago, Mr. R. w , Latham i banker at Washington. who aspifed 10
 the reputation Of q medeall Me :euas, of fered n prize of $500 forl ~ national DO
 em. ode. or epic. vEici. In the judgment of conmitlee sppoihted for that lpur>I pose, should be deemed worthy of re- . ward. And on tho l.4sh inst, .sa cons mittee, consisiing of Senator Summer, ] MT. chandlsr qf Philsielphiss end other ! literary members q C0ngress, reported ttEat. tlley lad exanined ail the cotarau- Enicalion presented for the prize. md had sunAhimonsly decided that no, production among those submitted wss of such nl cheraCss ~ tp jassly sntilie | 10 bs cons sidered . national poem. ode. or epic. <
 Thus MrgEaaham llas accumsilated a con
 siderable batch of poetry. which he in isnds,so publish ina volume. to immor-
 talize hihaself e q patron of American 'fgenius. aitlsolgh his $500 still remains tin his ,poekefa Is is V ridioRleps idea l;that these moneyea snens have. shSi poe>I firy can be ihspiied q by pecuAiary sswards. Mir. Latham is probably much surprised that ne canh0t stimplass lhs groash of \ the prodncts efagsniusf IT tse. same
 means as would seffe 10 stimplaie the growth of cabbsgs o1 fAt. oxen.5
 The first tall 0f snow this Winter oc-
 cured on Monday aftefnoon, and the consequent sudden and 1nafkgd change
 in the temperatnres of ahec atmosphere
 has gisBnlan impetus oAla1osr every va ,iety Of trade, and has inpsfied 10 the
 city pleasant appearance of gaisty and
 activity QseFcolls ars nov abeing don
 ned by those who have Itlsas far tnrEed
 . deaf ear tc The wafniag Blapis Sf rude
 Boreas; sIeighs. cutters. and all the "a.
 risd properties of a Winter rssport upon
 the road. me being wiihdrAwp from their l Summer resting pleeess and fpsbished tup. to it them Tor the aotiKe 6nSploymen,I I which is in store fot 4hsna: wiiiI8 cards of invitation 10 immune faGls balls and soisesx Sse, ,ci.culating amesg niifth loy- ling circles. The merry jiagle pf ten thousand sleigh bells will,so6n he heard in the ssfeets slthoug ! ths more sreceniI thaw has ssaGieWhat damned { sonri hopes of . jovial sleigh on Christmas Day. sssasss n4ifz ,FFl 5 M #s sEz fse7
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 hss Bayafd rfa for, h0R tlle sFsat Amer { ficRna tfassler. Sisd one 0k llle 9dIiors ofs ktiSs Ne3 York Tribune, has arrived home