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Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-19
LITCHEIELD ENQUIRER.
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DeStrnctiOn of Life.

Destruction of Life. |
 The utter recklessness with which val-s uable property and more valuable lives have been exposed by railway and steam' boat officials during the past month. calls for decisive action in regard to it. by the State and National Legislatures. The NorwaIk disaster, happening as it did while our Legislature is in session, has been taken up with commendable zeal, and the action of that body at the pres- ent time shows that they intend doing something with those who were at fault But public indignation was at its helghth at the time the Henry Clay was burnt and so many precious lives sacrificed to gratify the ambition of her commander in outstripping in speed rival boat; yet what degree of punishment was awarded to her guilty officers and how much has steamboat. racing diminished since the occurrence of that sad catastrophe? /? Let us hope the Legislature of Connecticut will not suffer this matter to be gradually forgotten, but now, while public feeling is aroused, bring those who are really in fault, to instice-and, what is more inns po,tant, secure the adoption of such measures as shall prevent the possibility of repetition of like disaster But while the guilty should be punished. we are not of those who would have exter- minated everything connected with a railroad, as the indignation of some has Railroad has had as few accidents take place upon it as any road doing the same amount of business, and is managed by a board of Directors ss competent for the station they occupy as that of any cor> poration, far or near. But fearful ac- cident has occurred, through the negli geace of their servants, and the insuf. fciency of securities and precautions which they had reason to believe were adequate for their purpose. Let justice be done on both sides.
 While this calamity is realized with greater force on account of it's close prox- imity to us, let US sum up the destruction of life in other quarters-lives as precious as our own, and whose loss is as keenly felt by some one, as any who pcrished at Norwalk. Firs,, tidings came of the wrecking of the steamship Independence on the coast of California, and the loss of Two Hundred lives, including children. Then the collision of two trains near Chicago, and Sixteen killed following that, came news of the burning on Lake Ontario of the steamer Ocean Wave. and Twenty Eight drowned or burned then n collision on the Ele road, at Patterson, fatally injuring Four men the exl losion of the boiler of the steamer Jenny Lind, in San Francisco bay, instantly killing Twenty. and severely sca|ding Sixty and now we hear of Sixteen more killed by the falling of building at Buffalo. In> teligence of all these has been received within month, to say nothing of numer. ous collisions, &c., whereby one or two were killed at time. Can nothing be done to prevent such wholesale murder
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-19

R Ground was broken at Bridge. port, on Tuesday, for the erection of a factory for the new Pacific Iron Compa> ny, at that place. The company con- tenn plate putting up one of the largest and finest establishments in the State.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-19

The New England Methodist Confer ence, at its session at Ipswich. Mass. have passed series of very stringent resolutions on the subject of Slavery. and against any union with sIave-hold-
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-19

THE HIPPoDRoME of M.- Franooni is to be exhibited here on Tuesday, and every
 body and his wife will be on hand to see it. There are to be two performances. 2 and P. M., at the lower end South Street.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-19

~ Mr. Parker, of Woocbury, who was killed at No, walk, had an insurance on his life for 5000. Dr.. Beach, of Bridgeport. had two policies on his life, amounting 10 $2,5OO.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-19

Arthur Spring is to be executed on the 10th of June. He still persists in declaring that his son committed the murder.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-19

The steam propeller Uncas, plying be tween N. Y. and H,rlfbrd, was run into I>-~ schnnner. of Bridgeport, on Friday iib boom ard bowsprit--her name was not ascertained, ss she did not heave too 10 see whether assistance was necessary.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-07
Beautiful.

The Editor of the Knickerbocker attributes the
following to TX. Marvel, and it is certainly wor-
thy of him. Read it without tears if you can:
Last evening we were walking lcisurely
along the music of the cho;rs in three churches
came floating out in the darkness around US,
and they were all new and strange tunes but
one And that one-it not sung as we have
heard it, but il awakened train of long buried
memories that rose TO US even as they were De-
fore the cemetery of the soul had tomb III 1t.
<.It was sweet old .Corinth they were sing
iur-strains we have seldom heard since the
rose-color of life was bauched; and we were IN
A moment back again To the old village church,
and il WAS summer afternoon, and the yellow
suubeams were streaming through the west WIN
dows and the silver hair OF the old Deacon who
sat in the pulpit WAS turned to gold In lis hight
and the minister, who we used 10 think could
never die, so good was he, had concluded 'ap-
pIicution' and .exhortaton, aud the village cnoir
were singing the last hymn, and the tune was
corinth
"It is Years-we dare not think how many
since then and the prayers OF David the Sur OF
Jesse are ended aud the choir are scattered and
gone The girl with hlue eyes that sang alto
and the girl with black eyes that sang air-the
ewes Of the one were like clear June heaven at
noon They both became wives, and both moth
ers and they both died. Who shall say they
are not singing 'Coruth' still, where Sabbaths
never wane nnd congregations never break up!
There they sat, Sabbath after Sabbath, by the
square columns at the right Of the leader and
to our young ears. their tones were the very
soul of music That column bears still there
pt nciled names. as they wrote them in those
DAYS in lifes June, lS3-, before dreams Of
change had overcome their spirit like sum
mer's cloud.
..Alas! that with the old singer4 most of the
sweet old tunes have died upon the air; but
they linger III memory. and they shall yet be
sung in the sweet re union OF song that shall
take place hy-and-hy in hall whose columns are
beams of morning Aght, whose ceiling is pearl,
whose floors are all gold, and where hair never
turns silvcry and hearts never grow old. Then
she that sang alto and she taat sang AR will b
in tier places once nore."
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-07
Compensation of Postmasters.

One of the acts passed the night of the
Sd of March, to establish certain Post routes,
&C., contains n section fixing the following as
the commissions of postmasters on the lst OF
April next:
On sum not exceeding $1,000 per CT
between 800 4 S400-40 per ct.
S400 & 81, ,4O0-35 per CT.
exceeding 81, 400-i5 per ct.
When the mail arrives regularly between :" at
night and in the morning, 90 per cent ls allow
ed on the first 800
Those officers whose compen alton shall rot
exceed $500 "a quarter are allowed one cent tor
every free" letter delivered out of their offices,
AMI each postmaster is allowed two mills for de-
livery from his office to a subscriber, each news
paper not chargeable with postage.
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VOLUME X.
~ H. R NJ 8.

The $40 USTAIN SENTINEL" is publish
ed every Thursday morning, at One Dollar and
RShy Cents per annum, if paid IN advance or
within three months: after three months 1~o
DoiIdr. will be charged.
No subscription viii be taken for shorter
period than six months; and no paper viii be
discontinued until all aTreGrqgeS are paid. A
failure to notify discontinuanc at the expira-
ton Of the term subscribed for, viii be consid-
cred as q new engagement.
eA DVERTISEKENTS will be inserted
at the following rates:-50 cents per square for
the first insertion; 75 cents for tive insertions;
81 for three insertions; and 20 cents per square
Tor every subsequent insertion. a liberal reduc
ton made to those who advertise by the year.
All advertisements handed in must have the
proper number of insertions marked thereon,
or they will be published until forbidden, and
charged in accordance with the above terms.
-Es9a All letters and communications to insure
attention must be post paid. 4. j. RHEY.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-07
Australia.

The advices by the last arrival are on the
whole highly favorable. Twelve thousand eGli-
grants and one hundred and fifty two ships ar
December, and the yield of gold from the Yicto-
ria Diggings. amounted to 100 900 ounces week
ly. The Melbourne Argus reports that from the
18th of November to the 30th of December there
had been brought down to that port by escort
from the mines 3S2, III ounces of gold, and to
Adelaide, I12, ,927 ounces; total. 495, lO4
The Argus estimates that, adding that brought
down under escort and that conveyed by private
hands, the total yield has been 1888, 32l oun-
ces, and adds
We may say, in round numbers, 100000
ounces. which amount to Gl4, 900 900 sterling
but its intrinsic value is certainly more, nearly
El6,OOO, 900 sterling. The world has never.
perhaps, exhibited SO astounding a result as
these figures show.
The number of diggers at the various gold
fields may now be estimated ut 100000; and the
average earnings may probably still he calcula
ted at an ounce per man per week. There has
been a slight falling off in the quantities sent
down by escort during the last month, but this
Is partly to be referred to the departure of dig
gers to spend their Christmas at their respec
tive homes
Mount Alexander, Ballarat and the Ovens
are now being advantageous.y worked The as
tonishng richness of Mount Alexander is evi
aenced in the large amounts which il yields.
notwithstanding the immense quantities thar
nave already been drawn from il. The whole
country thereabouts appears TO be more or less
Aosiferora
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-07
SPRING.
pY HENRY BRADY.

Vfheu Winters bowling. stormy blast,
With fury on US rolls;
When virgin SHOWS fy drifting past,
In mountains from the poles,
When fierce north casters clear the street,
OF every living thing,
Q then how much we long to greet
The calm and genial Spring.
TIol Spring Approximations exact,
Tie seasons do return,
Zach rising sun proclaims the fact,
It's beacon signals burn;
The atmosphere. the woods and lawn,
Most joyously do ring,
With sounds peculiar to the dawn
OF calm and genial Spring.
Then let's be joyful we who srs
So favored from on high:
Bow down the head. let humble prayer,
Ascend above the sky;
Let's cease awhile our worldly boasts,
Attuue the harp and sing,
Hosannas to the Lord of Hosts,
Who sends another Spring.
Soon Nature in her richest robe,
Most glorious will be seen;
Her hand will pread the entire globe
With purest, richest green;
Her softest carpets span the earth,
She viii her mantle fling.
Ger forest, glade. and mountain heath,
The fast approaching Spring.
Re Bho, by sickness are oppressed;
Ye who on crutches GO
Jump up, exult. you'll fin it best,
AS doth the bounding Roe:
Come out and view the budding trees;
Your doors and shutters fling
Vide open, TO admit the breeze,
Of sweet refreshing Spring.
Ie youthful happy nymphs and sWains,
Who like the lamb and fawn.
Do skip and sport through h9w'ry plains.
Or in the shaded lawn;
Remember whilst you are at play,
That death may ply his sting,
Though in the morning of your day,
Before another Spring.
The mighty monsters Of the deep,
The small fish in the stream;
They too, jump. up. and as they leap,
They praise the great Supreme;
The Eagle soaring TO the Sun,
The small bird on the wing,
And lark, at day-break, hath begun
To worship God III Spring
o, breathes there one beneath the skies.
\ man, who ever trod.
This earth of ours. and still denies;
The existence of a God.
Let such, if such there he arise,
And view each happy thing,
For all that walks, or swims. or flies,
Must worship God in Spring.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-07
POlitical Complezion Of coneress.

In references to the Thrty-thirI Congress of
the United States, the New York journal of
Commerce says:-.-By the election of Demo
Gratis in Snnth Carolina, and in New Hnmp-
shire to the United States House of Representa-
tives, that body now comprises 9S Democrats
5O Wings, and 3 Ahoiitionists. The same dis
ui:ts sent to the last Congress 9S Democrats
co Wings. and AboltiOni>ts Eighty three
members of the new house yet TO be elected.
Total 23i. The Democratic members will be to
the Wings III the proportion of about to l..
The Democratic mlj'rity iii the Senate will be
ID to % For the next two years at least every
department of the government viii be Democrat
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-07
A Scene in Court.

II call upon you said the counsellor, ''to
state particularly upon what authority are you
prepared to to the mares age Upon
what authority ?" said the ostler inteTrogatVeiy-
You are TO reply, and not 10 repent the ques-
ton put TO YOU II doesn't consider man
bound to answer a question afore he's time 10
turn il in his mind.'' Nothing can be more SIM
Pile, sir than the question put again repeat
it, Upon what authority do you swear To the
animals age!" The best authority respoh-
jed the witness pruffiv. Then VIII such cva-
sions? Why not state mt once ~ We'll, then,
if you will have il, rejoined the ostler with i'm
perturbab,e gravity, why. then, had 1t myself
from the mares owl mouth" simultaneous
hurst of laughter rang through the court Inc
Judge on the bench could with dIfhcuity conl1he
his risib e muscles to judicial decorhm.
NEw YORK BELLS At PEEsIuM IN PARIS
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-07

The plate in the Q leen Vctoria's cabin has
been saved by diver: but the man protests
that nothing liz the world woulG induce him TO
go down second time the scene in the cab
Ill the most horrIbie he had ever Witnessed
He thought he had entered Il wnx-work exhibi-
tini. the cori,ses never having moved trom their
position since the vessel went down. There
were some | 3 or 20 persons in the cabin, one and
MI of whom seemed to he holding con Jersttion
with each other; and the general appearance OF
the whole scene Ife-like that he was al
most inclined to beliege sou.e were yet living.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-07

The Peoria (lli.) Repuhiican states that ger
tleman who had been for some time paying his
addresses To a. young Lady, asked her hand III
marriage whirh was refuseG. He plead for some
time alter and declared If she still resisted his
suit he would ccmu.t suicide She Informed
him such Alternative would not influence her
IN the least. At this he loaded IA gun and stand
ibg III front of the house. placed the muzze in
his mouth. and with his toe pulled tue trigger.
The schArse tore away his left cheek, and hor-
ribiy mutl;,ted his wLoe head and face, but did
not kill him. though his recovery was consider
ed impossible. The lady stood in the door, and
Witnessed the whole Of the terrible transaction.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-07
Dssta of Colonel Frederick @. Kay.

A telegraphic dispatch from Philadelphia. re-
ceived here yesterday. announced the painiui
intelligence of the death of COL Fred G.. Kay.
of the firm of Kay & Co.. boob selleis, of this city
lie had been lahoring for about two weeks, IN
der an attack of typhus fever, AZ Germantown.
where he was temporarily residing with his FAM
ily Col KY was in the prime of life, aud his
sudden demise has startled the circle of his
merous friends, who must deeply deplore the
losszof So excellent citizen.
We understand the body viii he brought 20
this city for rinterment.-PHts5HrgU Onion, MarcA
26th.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-07

LoGIc.-A man who mp 10 thing or
TWO, Offered 70 bet that he could prove that this
side of the river was the 'other side.
His challenge soon accept d, and be. Of
ten dollars made when, pointing 70 the oppos-
itc shore OF the river. he asked
'ls not that side of the river p
Yes vas the answer.
Agreed said the man, 'and is not this the
other side =,
Yes
Then said the man. I've won for by your
own confessions, have proved that this SIDE, Of
the river is the other side.
The dumb foundered antagonist, overcome by
this profound logic immediately forked over the
money and sloped.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-07

Eg- Master, this gal keeps u sayin IN =
thief!'
why, what does she say that you have sto-
len?'
She says stole her character
At this junoture n little girl jumped up. and
said:
Il geth he did, goth he did-for then
him behind the thcooi house, { eating thu-n-
thing
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-07

NEw YORK BELLS at PREN1uM IN PARIS
Two New York bellies have been appointed
dames a. honreur TO the Empress Of France
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-07

The Editor of the Knickerbocker attributes the
following to Ik Marvel, and it is certainly wor-
thy of him. Read il without tears if you
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-17
T. WHITMAN Il CO.,
-. BALTIMORE. MARYLAND.

Having, 1t very great expense, erected an Estab-
Isilmcnt for the manufacture of AGRICULTURAL
IMPLEMENTS, MACHINERY and TOOLS on an
extensive scale. expressly 10 meet the wants of the
Primers and Planters of the South and West. would
therefore re-, @ctuy solicit their patronage.
With cur present facilities. and the experience of
lie past t's years feel confident of being able to
supply the demand for Farm implements, Machinery
and Tools We therefore offer goods with CON
iidence, of their superiority and prices that
tail TO secure to Baltimore this branch of trade.
As evidence of the superiority of our goods, we
publish the following list of Premiums. showing the
standing of orr implements and Machinery, when in
competition with others and examined by competent
mem
Agricultural Society, awarded to T.. WHITMAN &
co. the HIGHEST Premium for the largest and hest
display of tile strongest and most useful Farm Inpe-
nlents and Machinery.
In lc5I and 1852. the Mechanics Institute of Ma
iyiand awarded to T.. WHITMAN & Co. heavy GOLD
MEDALS tor the largest and best display of useful I'm
picnenis And in addition to the above we have re-
ccived Special Premiums on Implements too numer-
o'is 10 mention IN detail buf IN all amounting TO more
ulin Sioo, which Is three times the amount received
by any other exhibitor of Agricultural indictments
exhibited by ararly every manufacturer i'm the coun-
try and tile decision OF those Societies NAV well he
considered as the highest authority that can be given
of the superiority of our Implements.
We particularly request the attention of Farmers
Planters and Dealers, To our stock, before making
purchases, as we are determined TO sell on pleasing
.tatis, by application, either by mall or in person.
L. WHITMAN & co,
80 LIGHT STREET,
iy5If Baltimore, Md
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The Physicians s Oath.

The following oath of the physician -
is one of the most remarkable relics Of
antiquity. 1t is ascribed to Hippocrates
but it is believed to he still greater an
tiquity. 1t is, however, certain that it
was in vogue in his time, now more than
two thousand years ago. tbs alluded to
In the writings Of Plato, Soranous, .Je-
rome and others. 1t may be well to re-
mark by way of preliminary, that Apollo.
the son of Jupiter, was the god Of medi-
cine. Hygeia (health) and Hanacea
universal remedy were Esculapiuss :
daughters. In all oaths of those davs, il
was customary to invoke the gods and
goddesses:
THE OATT.-"I swear by Apollo the
Physician, by Esculapians, by Hygeia and
Panacea, that will fulfil, faithfully. to
the extent of my power and ability, this
oath, and this written engagement: that
will consider him who taught this act in
the light of father: that [ will watch
over his interests and provide literally
for his wants, consider his children as my
own brothers, and that / will instruct
them In this profession, if such be their
wish, without salary or compensation:
that will communicate to them, to nv
own children, and to adopts in this science
the common precepts of our profession
and Its secret requirements, but will con-
ceal them from all others. According to
the best of my knowledge I will make
rules of dieteticts for the comfort and re-
lief OF my patients. / will remove from
them everything that could be injurious
to them-and all kinds of witchcraft.
Will never administer deadly poison to
any one, whoever he may be, or however
earnestly [ may be solicited, nor will
prepare it for another to administer. /
wlllnever cause abortion. Twill preserve
my life pure and holy as my art. will
never remove calculi, but will direct such
patients to those who make this their
business.
''In every house in which NAV enter
it shall be only for the relief of the sick.
persevering myself free from all voluntary
iniquity, ahstaining from all kinds of de-
bauchery; forbidding myself all inpro.
prieties, whether with man or woman,
slave or free. Anything which NAV
see or hear in the exercise of nv profess
SION, that ought not to be devulged, shall,
by me, be regarded as an invioIable Sc
cret.
"lf faithfully fulfill the condition of
my oath, may my life pass happily away;
may l gather the fruits of my labors, and
live, honored by all, to thelatest posterity.
But if / fail therein, and perjure myself,
let the contrary Of all this happen"