Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-31


 clothing prevcn:cda fair test, and so bali bushel Of corn was put on ihe scales with the bible to balance the clothing, but still the clothing was too heavy, and the charge was formally dismissed. 'ss 2
 JuDcE SHEPLEY AND THE MAINE LAW.
 The following upinion of Ghe,f Justice Shepley was concurred in by 2 luli bench of ,he Supreme Court of Maine. .li covers | the whole QrOund Ol the Ia aW-seixures, ihr.. ieisurcs and desiruc:iOn. Read ii;- The
 State, by it's legislative enaclmenis, opeTaA ,inQ prOepeciisely, may deaeFmiue that ar>
 ,icIes iniufiOus t0 the public health or io morals, sllall nOG constitute property, withiD ias jurisdiction. Hmay come t0 the cOnciu. sion that spurious liquors, When used as .
 beversge. are productive Of asgreat variety Ofills t0 the people, both in their indivld0aI I and in their s0cial relation. TlfAt tl.e leass use of sbesp fbr esoh . purpose is Injurious and suited tO produce, by . greater use, serious ininry 10 the c0niiOris. inOrals, snd health: and the common use Of them f,F such.a purpose, operates tO diminish The prOduciiveness oflabor; to ipjure the health, to impose upon, the people addilienai aHd unnecessary burdens; to produce- waste of time and of properly; to introduce. disorder and dis0bebieDce. to law; to disturb the peace and to multiply crimes 0f every gFadei Such conclusions would be justified by the experience and history of aian. ifaaLeg- islature decTees that no person shall acc quire any property in theT, Cor such q pur. pose, there would be no t,coasion for any
 complaint that it had violated any pr0vi4 sion of the Constitution"
 A BaAyE Boy BURNED TO DEATH. -T The house of Jesse Windsor, in Case county, was destroyed by fire on Monday nigtt, and with it his son, about 10 or IS years of age. The tad, having rescued two of his youngest brothers, ruslled in amid ilfe flames, thinking third brother was left, but he was overpoA cred and never return cd. Such affection and lieroism deserves a monument. Savannah Republican.
 An exchange paper says ilcre is in one of the country poor houses ot Alabama an old man of more than ninety years, who was the ierryman for Washing,on and lis army when he crossed the Delaware just apriOr io staining fthe great victories of ifrensom aud sRrincet0n. Ne hope sorithe credit of aOar co,tA,ry that The ssalamenr of lhs necessitous circumstances O.! the old veteran is unlounded. ...ar. ,ta.
 The authorities of Palermo recently boarded the American barqne Apollo, fto search for Bibles and Testaments belong ing io the crew, which were seized and destroyed! t,:.n ...-.s...f.
 Among other petitions before the Presi- dent is one from waggish Free S0ils: in the east, formerly prominent Locbfoco, who has applied to Gen. Pierce for an as agentt0 sell Uncle Toms Cabin. 8pfka ah'rhefe is an interesting couple in Gins cinnasi, whohave been engaged to o'be4m mar ried for the last i've years, bitano time has occurred within that period when they were bnih out of prison at the same time.
 The Stafford House. England, has been placed atsthe disposal nf Mrs. Stowe. au- thor of fUncle Ton,'s Cabin, to give recrp- iions in. She will be great lioness in England and Scotland. ,,
 X THE AILANri:us TREE. Congress has solemnly prescribed this tree inan espe
 cial act. TO the item in the Civil aud Diplomatic bill, providing for setting oui the public grounds in Washington with trees, in tlsis c,jhdition :sThat nj, tKnre ailanthus trees>shali be purchased or plant ed insths public grounds. n 2 ssg Mrs. .S,owe's Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin,' will be issued about the list of April. The demand for ii is already so enormous, the publishers may be'compeli. ed tosprint sixty thousand copies, before they can 9conmence answering first or- deEs. aai$a a 0i9 atgisaAe4 sE.t .4its4a Ex3- 1t is reported that psincehor blaod royal is nnw engsaed in AFiv;n& m Omnihuei ip New Y0rE. General Piefcs ou,sh, ,O
 hsss ssssged hin ius kh eaaeAmssip N ' . T TuaznAxIsn.--lsis is sahl tAaA Gsvssnoe; MaEcg and Jeliersan psv:s hase hOsA Riseb inlimeii0n 60 she elegks in their depaFiMsenia Int they shall Aake no EsmOvsls ltem g,ersl political canses. 2 sf A LAasB CensaAss Sea tgAaaoias. a Y .-AH agenl ipE ? cempaay C nglisA ngss-l cinlstb iar oae huadssd sAa lisy waggaasl
 e be iised ss 6eassyaDces ih tsavessisR
 the plaias en sss,t D ihe 0seas sssh l.aks.
 AussaA Inc lasess sccsssts iii;ls Melboushes ate ,u% ss ihvossble ss tkky|
 hsve heen. Thela hes bees quite s diss'- inuiian iR the prs 1aciiOne af anla. h45ll wheiheF peFmaRen1 nr merely seinposarv.
 is not known. The daaes reach sa iAe eih Iof December, sad for two or three weehs |pnyisgs. there had heen . great .ialliaR oG in the receipts. ST. Some scamp. not hsviag she fear af| snakes snd lizards belore his eyes, hung sA eiiigy of Ireland's patron saint oa tree io front of she iowa hall in Nerlhamp,oa os Wednesday night last, the nigh, proceeding St. PatiickS day. lm one hand of ths eiiigy was codiish; and tn tke Olker. a string of potatoes. gesiDass salri'a NJ
 The consulate at Paaama is seslimated by the corrsponde6l Of the New York Courier and Enqairer Co be worth from eS5. GOO 10 Si0o.O00 q year. glThe commercial agency at Sl. Thomas is estimated on the same authority ai from Sc, GOO lo @i0OOO