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Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

AIR LINE RAILROAD. Tuesday
the ceremony Of breaking ground for the
Air Line Railroad took place at Middle>
town. The occasion was made one of
great rejoicing, and the day ushered in
by the firing of cannon, ringing Of bells,
and the display Of flags, &c. A process
sion was formed, and after receiving
the invited guests and escorting them
through the principal streets. they passed
out Of the city to plain. where Governor
Seymour took the spade, and threw up
the first soil on this important road.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

VAN ArEeDurE.-The following incl
dent is said 10 have occurred at New Orr
leans, during The invasion Of that quarter
by the British. After the battle Of the 23d
Dec, 1884, in which both armies received
nearly the same injury, subaIlern British
officer was sent 10 the American lines with
a flag Of truce. Being detained little, he
began 10 converse with a corporal in our
service, respecting the probable issue of
events there. He stated cit was folly for
the Americans TO resist any longer, as they
must eventually be beaten-ihat the troops
opposed TO them were the flower Of the
British army, who had repeatedly van.
pushed the best veterans Of the continent
of Europe, and were commanded by Lord
Packenham, Lord Potion. Lord Cockrane,
Lord Kean, and many more Of the ab.est
Generals in Europe" To this the corpo>
raj replied Indignantly, Con our side we
have the Lord God Almighty, the Lord
Jesus Christ, and the Hero Andrew jack
SON, and I'll be blamed il we don't whip
YOU" ... r..
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

EGGs.-Tn the House of Representatives
of Massachusetts, on Tuesday, Mr.. Row
ley, from the Committee ON Agriculture, to
which was referred petition for law
regulating the sale of eggs by weight, re-
ported /" tina, the present mode Of selling
eggs goes back as far as the memory Of
man runneth, and the granting Of the
prayer Of the petitioners would produce the
most direGuI results. II would completely
revoutioDize our whole code Of kitchen
Ia VS., render useless alb cooking receipts,
and bring down upon the heads of the
members of this Great General Court in
general. and upon The heads Of the unmar-
ried members in particular, the anathemas
Of the whole fraternity Of cooking maids,
for presuming TO innovate upon this time
hOnored and halowed practice. II eggs
were all Of size there would be no neces-
si,y for legislation. The committee there
fore recommend to the iealhered tribe a
strike for an increase Of feed, and an appli-
cation Of the ten hour law. and that the
petitioners have leave to withdraw" The
report was accepted.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26
DISASTROUS GALE. 50
BUFFALO, May 90

BUFFALO, May ~.
A severe gale occurred on Lake Erie
yesterday during the prevalence Of which
the brig Andre from Chicago with 10000
bush. ol grain, was driven ashore at Cleve-
land and at last accounts was full oil water.
The Propeller 81. Joseph aud also the
Steamer America we're badly damaged
while going into Cleveland. A fishing
vessel was capsized off Cleveland and 8 o:
the hands on board drowned. The Brig
Montazu,na was driven back 10 port. The
captain reports having passed a vessel with
the crew cnging to the wreck-he could
not ascertain her name and as the sea was
running very high, it was impossible to
render the unfortunate sufferers any assist :
ance. A number Of other vessels are re-
ported ashore between this place and
Cleveland.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

MovINe CAuTIoUsLY.-The Boston Post
tells story concerning the doings in Ger.
tain town in Vermont, some years ego, du.
ring religious excitement A large mum.
Der Of hard cases came to the Confessions
and pretty hard characters they gave oI
themselves. But confession was not deems
ed enough, aud restoration Of gain wrong.
fully obtained was proposed. To this q
member rose, aud aiicr cOncedinG the
hlackness Of his past life, continued" II
there 10 any man that have deffauded,
shall be n'oet happy 10 sit dOsvR and talk d
OueF Witk him 7"
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

A. We receive complaints from sub
scribers in Hotchkissville of the nom
arrival Of the Enquirer there a. the
proper time. The bundle is mailed here
Wednesday evening. and leaves, without
fail, ON Thursday morning, and how
Uncle Samuel consumes three days in
transporting his mail fifteen miles, is more
than we can tell. Can any of his agents
account for it?
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26
~ TnR LroIsLArunr reL remain. In

G1 The LEGISLATURE yet remains in
a state OF mastery inactivity. holding
sessions Of two hours each day, and doing
but very little Of importance. Among
the brightest acts Of the House is the
election Of Elijah W. Smith to the Office
of Major General, in place of the late
VIM. T. King. Gen. Thomas Guyer was
the Oldest Brigadier, land as such, says the
N. Fl. Journal, was appointed Major Gen.
by Gov. Seymour, until the session of the
Legislature. In his message the Governor
says, The vacancy occasioned by the
decease OF Gen. King has been filed bv
the ap, ointment of General Thomas
Guyer. senior Brigadier General, whose
devotion to the service. great private
worth. and rank IN command, pointed
him out to me as highly deserving of the
post OF Major General, Having no power
to confer the appointment for longer
period than until the session of the LIE.
gislature, the choice of Major General
will devolve upon this Assembly"
But notwithstanding the recommends
atoms of his excellency and rule of pro-
motion, which military men have right
to believe will be respected and enforced
by the General Assembly, General
Guyer is overslaughed, and gentleman
who held no military rank appointed 10
his place. General Smith was in COM
mand Of the 5'h Brigade. but resigned
his office about year ago on account Of
his health, which he seems to have re-
covered by some process or other, when
the prospect of being appointed Major
General Of the Connecticut Militia opens
to bis view, General Guyer is a Wing,
and we notice that he received about the
Wing strength on the ballot, which
leads US to believe that politics have en-
tered into the matter, and that the ram,
pant Democracy have not been able to
exhibit that freedom from partizan feel.
ing which the Governor manifested in
making the appointment.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

FOURTH OF july, is near at hand, and
why can't we have celebration in Itch,
field, instead Of letting our citizens go
out of town to spend their money and
patriotism They are moving in the
matter in other towns, and the juveniles
will "keep Fourth of July" either at
home or abread-so let us get up '76
celebration and bring them here. Where's
the town committee
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

~ A writer in the Journal of Com>
merce, under the signature of GA Rail-
road Director" makes strong appeal to
the N. Y. & N. Fl. Railroad Co. 10 diss
continue running their cars on the Sab.
bath. He maintains that the employees
on their Road. who are willing TO break
the Sabbath, may not be in all respects
as trustworthy as those Of different
character, and asks it the Directors
themselves would not prefer to risk their
lives with the latter rather than the for
mer. He tells them that wilful Sabbath
breakers have no right to expect the
blessing and protection Of Providence
and illustrates his meaning by citing
number of cases, in which striking coin~
cidences are shown, to say the least
The N. H. Palladium copies The cases
cited, and among its comments says: 1t
is a singular fact, in regard to The recent
railroad disaster at Norwalk, that not a
citizen of New Haven was injured by the
late catastrophe. and with that fact has
been connected another, that this city
has been the only one along The line Of
the railroad between N. Y. and Boston.
that demonstrated ii public meeting a. a
community against the Sunday railroad
travel"
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

u Albert s. Pease, Editor of the
Poughkeepsie Telegraph. has received
the appointment of Postmaster for that
place. An indignation meeting Of the
old Fogies was held TO demonstrate
against the appointment, simply because
Mr.. P. is a young man, but the assembly
broke up in row. and Mr.. Pease will fill
the Office acceptably.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

The Legislature Of Connecticut, now in
session at Hartford. have appointed com,
mit:ee TO investigate into the cause Of the
late Railroad catastrophe, at Norwalk.--
One oil that committee is DR.. Josiah G
Beckwilh. son Of Col. Nathan Beckwi,h
of Red Hook, in tl,is county. Mr.. b. is q
member OF the House, and one Of the Rep
resentaiives from the town of Litchfield.-
he is, like his venerable parent, an unwa'
vering Democrat.-Poughkeepsie. N, Y.
Telegraph. ,'t
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

Coop BEEF.-Several head of very fine
ia, cattle passed through our village few
tended Tor such gourmands as are fond Of
choice cut from well fed animal. We
understand they were purchased by Mr..
Eli Nichols, Of Naugatuck. Of Sylvester
Spencer, Of Lichfeld, by whom they rails
ed. Waterbury american. a...-
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26


A JOYFUL MEETING We clip the fol-
lowing incident connected with the late
railroad collision, from the Aurora Guardi-
an: ... .-.
A resident of our place, Mr.. Scrafford,
was expecting son home from Michigan
On receipt of the news OF the collision, he
posted off Immediately TO Chicago. Arro
wing there he found that the dead bad all
been buried. One unknown young man
was described. The dress,c color of his hair,
and size tailed with remarka bic precision.
A pocket book taken from the pocket Of the
unknown body was produced, it was The
boys. The father returned home 20 tell
the story 10 OIHer aching he"r's, hat lied
TO see the body. Next day as he returned
again 10 Chicago, and while in search of
the'coroner. met his own son in the street
alive and well! On comparing pocket books,
such was the similarity that It was hard to
distinguish one from the other! The joy of
that meeting may be better imagined than
described. Young Scrafforl had been to
Michigan for trees, and would have returns
ed in the unfortunate train, but was too
late TO get on board.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

The M1sslssIPPI VALLEY.-Great ap.
prehensions exist among the residents on
the banks of the Mississippi and its
tributaries, of disastrous inundatiOn,
like that of 1874. This fear is predicated
upon the vast quantity Of snow which
lies upon the mountains and the fact
that the Upper Mississippi, between
Alton and St. Louis. is already swollen
nearly even with its banks. requiring but
a slight rise 10 convert the whole table
lands into one vast inland ocean,
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

TIE SMALL Pox has made its appears
ance at Dickinson College. Some half
dozen of the students are now suffering
the torturcs incident to this disease and
most Of them. becoming terror. stricken.
have fled for their homes, ard the COLI
lege duties have oeen suspended. The
disease, thus for, is confined entirely to
the College.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26
A CAPITAL HIT.

The Local of the Cleveland Herald, hits
Of the practice Of cane, plate, &c., presen-
ta,ions 10 the following happy style:
MERIrED COMMUNICATIONS PREsEN-
TATioN.-On Friday week, the Crew and
Cook Of the Ohio Canal bpat Polyanihns,
presented their Captain with cane. The
following 10 the correspondence
Wa LoK, OIo KANAL, !
,eea KLEvELAN, April I. 1853.
HoN. CAPTAIN SMITH. Esa :--'rhe un.
4sdersgned in behalf of the Kru and Cuk o
the bo,e Poll-Ann>ihus, present you with q
password Kahn raised upon the Peninsula
that spot maid klassic ground by being the
home Bf Jeemes Brow1, ESQ.,, author Of the
- cOiners sde, Notes by the Weigh, Alter
ed Bills" and other works of general issoo
and circelashun. After being kut, the stick
was taken 10 Thinkers Cfick" and pealcd,
and then To "Jonny Kairklok" where i,
E was beautifully mounted, and boss aud
toe line karved on the top Of il. Such is
the simple YET afiec,in history Of the weapon
which is presented 10 w as a reflex Of aiE
fecshun which will follow yu wherever the
: aidooOus dooties Of salers life may kali w.
; s27 For Kru and Cuk, +
@ hie
M BobXJones
aa g s{a E..e H.E ,ll marx
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

A man who stood watching slow train
upon an Ohio railroad, when asked whal
he was doing. replied that he was waiting
for a situation" "what situation !'-
" Why" drawled he, Elm expecting they'll
put q cOwcatcher on the rear of that train
10 prevent cattle running over il, and
want 10 tend 10 the cowcaicher."
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

10 Tucker. the Engineer at the Nor
walk disaster, has been bailed in the sum
OF $4,000, aud renewed to his residence
in New Haven; some Of the officers of
the Railroad Company being bis bonds.
men. The Conductor has also been
admitted 10 bail. - 8
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

The FLoGGlNa OF PRlNcE.-The Lon-
don correspondent of North German pa
per relates story with regard 10 the way
in which Prince Albert discplines his chill
dren, which the Tribune translates as
follows:
"The young prince stood one day in his
room in the royal palace at Windsor, al
the window, whose panes reached to the
floor. He had lesson 10 learn by heart,
but instead was amusing himself by looking
out into the garden and Playing with his
fingers on the window. His governess,
Miss Hillyard, an earnest and pious person,
observed this, and kindly asked him to
think Of getting his lesson. The young
prince said: 81 don't want to- sThen,
| said Miss H;llyard, Il must put you in the
corner Il won't Iearn,' answered the lit
tie fellow resoutely, 'and won't stand in
! the corner, for | am the Prince Of Wales.
And as he said this, he knocked out one of
the window paneS with his foot. At this,
Miss Hillyard rose from her sea and said /:
Sir, you must learn, or must put you in
the c0rner.' WON'T said he, knocking
out u second pane. The governess then
rang, and told The servant who entered To
say to Prince Albert that she requested the
presence of his Royal Hiehness immedi
ately on a pressing mat connected with
his soa. The devoted la,her came at once,
and heard the statement Of the whole mat
ter, after which he returned TO his little son
aud said, pointing to an ottoman, sit down
there, and wait till re,urn.' Then Prince
/ "A ri Nnh 40 4
bic. Listen, now, he said Ia the Primo,
of Wales, 10 wha, the holy Apostle Pau
says 10 you and other children in your pc
sitOn. HereupOn he read Galat iv. 1 ant
2: Now say that the heir, SO lsng as h,
is child. dlfiereth nothing from servan,
though he be lord Of ali; but is under III
tors and governors untilthe time appnin,ei
Of the father 1t is lrue,' continue,
Prince Albert, that you are the Prince q
Wales, and IL you conduct properly yo
may become man Of high station, an,
even after the death Of your mother, ma.
become King of England. But now yO
are q little boy. who must obey his Juror
and governors. Besides, must impress
upon you another saying, Of the wise Sol
ONION, in Proverbs xiii. "a: He that spar
eth the rod, hatelh his son but he tina
loveth him chasieneih him betimes.'-
Hereupon the father took out rod ant
gave the heir 10 the throne Of the weight
lest empire Of Chrisiendom very palpa bl,
switching, and then stood him up in III,
corner, saying, You will stand here anC
study your lesson til Miss Hiyard give,
sou leave 10 come out. And never forge
again that you are now under tutors anG
governors, and that hereafter you will b.
under n law given by God" This, add,
The correspondent, IL IN excellent Chrlstiar
mode Of education, which every citizen ant
peasant who has child may well take .,
tie heart a. o model.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26
CLrYELANp. Anril Am. .ls5s.

CLEVELAND. April 4lh, 1853.
With heart boiling over with burning
emnliOns l accept your beautiful Cane. !!
eleluges my soul with food OF darling re.
COLLECTIONS Of the time when working, liv-
ing and loving together. in the inspired Ian
:gusge Of the poet.
"Ws shared each others gladncss
And wept each others tears"
When Transporting the " black diamonds'
from the bowling wilderness, and dark cav
= erns Of the interior Of the metropolis Of the
Lakes, how, amid the darkness and do myers
which "a the wiiching hour Of niph,'
~ surround tie Canal oaviga,ion, have look.
as'ed to yon for support. How often have
q yOu, Bot. without chart or compass 10 guide,
sieered orr gallant craft through the thick.
ening gl0om which hooded tempest and
! disaster. while I, and write it without
vanity, sio0d at The bow prepared 10 F" saul
her," And how, when within the walls al
the lack, whose grim stones ir0wned upon
g 90 lire the crumbling remains 0i sOme de-
serted ruin, the relic Of Roman or Grecian
pride and grandeur-how often ct that
fearful h0uf, when the crush oil many wa
tiers" was pouring through the gates,
christening 10 whelm us, has our gentle
get lion hearted c0nl, Polly, prepared Coz
our solsce aud Felfeshment, Q Pot full oil
she fragrant extract Oi The berry Of Rio, OF
. 8 tnmhler Of Smiths extract If rye.
Pardon my emotion, Cor the ''0ld time
abmes O're me now, "and l0Fhds nIe 10 say
more than that ] an, whether IN o0mmand
~ r9firemena. Yours, JOHN SMITH.
I'e Don SoHEss Committee, 30.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

FIRST THEATRE.-The Co mmon Coun.
Gil of Hartford. having granted license
to Mr.. G. H. Wyatt to give Dramatic
Exhibitions in that city, he has fitted up
American Hall. and il exhibiting nightly
10 crowded houses.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

~ Cure FOR DYsPEPsIA.-Cose all the
outer doors of a four story house, open The
inner doors, and take a long switch, and
chase cat up and down stairs iii YOU
steam. Follow This prescription CLOSELY Cor
reasonable length of time; and Won will
be as certain of cure as il is possible for
you 10 be Of your own existence.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

On Saturday last, family of four per.
e1ns, IN Manchester, N. H., were poisoned
BY eating silver eels. They have not vel
fully recovered, but are considered out OI
danger.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DE

CoLOsrzArmN.- Notwithstanding the
continued abuse of the rabid aboliIiOnsts
towards the colonization scheme, The emf
grafton 10 Liberia is increasing, and the
emigrants appear to be happy in their new
homes. We find the following testimony
of Mr.. J. NJ. Richardson, in the Springfield
Republican: I.E
81 am very much pleased with this
country. Every thing looks HoOrlshing /;
every body appears happy. have visited
a number oil farms, aud it is refreshing 10
see such crops Of coffee, sugar cane, cas-
sada, sweet potatoes and Other articles. l
have conversed with a great number OF
persons, and invariably put the question,
" Do you want TO return !' haze not
received single affirmative reply lean
not conceive s0hy they should. 4 knosc Of
nothing that could induce me to return to
the United States to reside. live under
a free and independent government; a
government acknowledged by the great
powers of Europe. Like my neighbors, ]
am obliged 10 fight the battles ofuy coun-
try, and assist in administering her laws.
What, then, could be set before me as an
inducement for me to return to America"
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

The editor OF the Norwak Gazette, in
abiding again TO the catastrophe at that
place, in speaking Of the signal and the en-
glDeer, says:
1--WE have taken much pains 10 ascer-
tain it there might not he some object
which could have msled the unhappy man
and are now entirely satisfied that the Ems
ginecr was misled by the top Of "a chimney,
which is in range with the ball, aud all
save its top concealed by tree, so that, at
one point, near the bridge, over The cut
this entirely hides the ball! We are sa,is.
fed now that the Engineer did lcok and
was thus deceived, and that thus was he
left 10 enact the awful tragedy of Friday.''
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26


THE ANNIVERSARIES were held in N.
York last week. Fifteen of our most
important religious and benevolent in.
situations had public meetings, drawing
together large audiences, OF which from
one,third to one.half were from the
country. According to the reports pre-
septed, there have been received and
discussed in the course of the year. by
these institutions. at least l.50O, 600.
In almost every instance their receipts
have increased, and there has been
corresponding enlargement Of the scale
OF operations. Accounts of the useful.
ness of these various enterprises are gen.
orally favorable. In the foreign ms
sionary work, especially. there is mach
of an encouraging character.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

The Sab. Treasury Act strictly con-
strued.-The Secretary Of the Treasury
gets OF bravely with its new mode of
making transfers Of the public money
A regular corps Of agents has been es-
tablished for the purpose of escorting the
money from place to place. The Wash
lngton correspondent of the New York
Journal Of Commerce says:
"The old gentleman who has one of
the jobs, boosted at st. Louis, that he
was saving the Government a vast deal
of money, and preventing the bankers
and brokers from making anything out of
the Government. According to his &C.
count. he took FIVE hundred thousand
dollars from New York, in boxes, marked
United States muskets, to ST. Louis, and
at very considerable expense. while
any banker would have made the trans
fer free of expense to the Government,
and even have allowed the Government
some premium 70. the job.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-05-26

The Spiritual Harbinger, paper printed
in Rochester, N. York, and advocating the
spiritual rappng MANN, has the following :
SIN the twelfth hour The glory Of God,
the life Of God, the Lord of God, the Holy
procedure, shall crown the Triune Crea-
tor with The perfect disclosive illumination.
Then shall the Creator, in eaulgence above
the divine seraphimal, arise into the dome
Of the disclosure in one comprehensive re.
volving galaxy Of supreme Bearitudrs."
After copying the above paragraph, the
Cayuga Chief responds as follows:
"Then shall blockhcads in the Jackass>
ical dome Of discosive procedure, above
the all fred great leather fungus OF PeieI
Nip-ninny 60, the Goosebury Grinder, rise
into the dome Of the disclosure, until CO.
| equal and co-extensive and cOngl0merateC
lun.uxes, in one comprehensive mux, shall
assiir late into nothing aud revofve like u
bobtaiIed pussycat after the space where
the tail was Can the Harbinger understand
our spiritual manifestations