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Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

A PRESENT TO UNCLE SAM-The |. Washington correspondent of the N. Y., Democrat makes wonderful revelation in his last letter. He says number of wealthy Texans who have made. them- selves us rich as princes in California. have just entered into negotiations with, the copper colored King of the Sand4. wich Islands. to buy out his kingdom crown and sceptrc, throne, and even re- gality, down to the last bead of the roy al adornment, and the last yam patch off the royal domain. If the bargain is agreed to. we are told these gentlemen intend making Uncle Sam present of the Islands. Thirty Californians hay @, positively subscribed of their own means, one hundred thousand dollars to meet the expenses and first iustalment of the purchase; nor do. they entertain thes slightest doubt of success. tea
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

AN, APR1L FOOL JoxE.- Yesterday a countrynan lost his pocke,-book, contain ing a large sum of money, in lI'e vicinity of Quincy Market. Several young men of ,he"while lrock" saw the tempting prize, as it lay upon the, side walk, and with a knowing wink" passed by on the other side,' watching the green ones, who as they picked it up, were greeted with loud angh- ter and loud derisive shouts ol April Fool'.
 Several persons picked ;l up in this man. ner, and dropped i, because they were laughed at. Meantime ,he owner missed his money and went back for it, though he had but slight hopes offinding il. He was surprised to find it wIere he had dropped it, wi:h a posse of sharp young men keep ing watch over. it. Alter asceriaining by examination that the contents were all right, he left, saving he had no idea ,ha, she Boston folks were half so honest. The Vigilance Committee, then dissolved: the chairman mu,,ering to himselG"I suspec-
 ted there was something in it."-L Boston
 Herald. Saturday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

Ua- The plate in the cabin of the stea- mer Victoria" wrecked near How,h, on the coast of Ireland, has been recovered by diver; but the man protests that DOthing iu the world would induce him to go down second time, as the scene in the cabin was ,he most horrible ie ever wit- messed. He thought he had entered wax work exhibition, the cDrpses never having moved from their position since the vessel went down. There were some eighteen or twenty persons in the cabin, one and all of whom seemed 10 be holding conversa- ton with each other; and the general ap- pearance of the whole scene was so life like. that he was almost inclined to believe some. yet living.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07


 We have repeatedly alluded, during the period 0i extreme pressure. to the fact of some of the banks, old and new, having borrowed largely to sustain ihemselves.-- The case ot the Hanover Bank has been the only one publicly announced, but now mat the exeltement is over, the real extent 9i the evil that has existed, we think, should be made known. -
 The Hanover Bank. had 10 borrow S4oO. 900, but the Bank of the State of New York had to raise $9QO, ,O0Q to sustain itself. The large sum was loaned to them by Mr. A. Belmont and Messrs. Duncan, Sherman The necessity 10 bpEeow seems to have arisen by the directors having, with mex cusable recklessness, allowed the bank of Charleston, which had been buyinr up sierl'ng exchange on, specula tion, to over draw its account to the amount of SSOO,- OOO. Of course, this large sum taken.irom the market, limited the amount available 10 the New York merchants, al whose ex- pense, therefore, the bank relieved itself.
 Other banks borrowed largely, and the Bank 0F Commerce re discounted it's Daper to very large amount, while, at the same time, it was allowed to avail itself of the large balances it held of the Ohio Life and Trust Company. It scene of some imDor- lance to the mercantile community that they should know what fragile reed banks are 10 rest upon for support. The increase 0 'helr numbers seems to lessen the sup Ply ol money at least il is clear, that when { money IS cheap the usual action of the DanE makes it cheaper, and when il is Gear the banks make ii dearer.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07
A correspondent of the New York Ob.

A correspondent of the New York Ob- server writes as follows on subjec, which ought to Le of national interest:
 To reach Gen. Taylor's grave, you must wind about through by ways, and finally stop bel6re a small enclosure on the top of hill in an open field, surrounded by rude stone wall and just on the oils CT side of that wall you will see very plain vault, with front of limestone rocks, roughly hewn, and an iron door, and raat you will be told is the tomb of the once famous Gen. Zachary Taylor, President of the United States of America. No monn- menl has been erected, on his vaultA In the centre oS the smaIkgFaveyard there is a monument erected to the memory Oc his father, Col. Richard Taylor, a revolutions ary soldier Five years ago Gen. Taylor was the idol oflhe naiion!
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07
CENTRAL AMERICA.
RnsrnN Anril 0.

bOSTON, ApTH 7, Ioo0'
 WAR BETWEEN HONDURAS AND GUATE-, received in this city. dated Honduras, March ], say: l" War is now openly declsred between the States Of Gua"' ten,aia and Honduras. The latest news states tha, one hundred end fifty men of Honduras have beaten five hundred of Csrrera's noops. It is said that the inhab- itants of thai State dislike this man, who has taken the whole power into his hands. lf such is inc case, il is expected that Hon duras viii be entirely triumphant and bring, speedy close 10 this extermiDating war.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

HUMAN BODIES FOUND IN CuAEo.- From the ship Branscombt, unloading Pe- ruvian Guano at Leill,, there were exhum. ed the remains of,hree persons, evidently Pcruvians. buried in the gaano, and which had apparently not been disturbed in the process. of loading tine ship.
 The remains illustrate a curious properly of guapo. in preserving bones, hair and clothes, while completely decomposing flesh. It is not known when the bodies were originally inferred, but the bones were all found as entire as if they had been preserved in museum the hair semained upon the skull, and the clothes were little deca"ed.-JVOrJh BrtJ. ish .MaI.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

~gWe copy, the following from the Waterbury American, and can add our testimony as to the superiority of the Melodeons manufactured by the Messrs. Dayton. Another consideration for those desirous of purchasing an instrument is that they can get the same article at the "angtactory for less price than by deal- Ing with city agents.
 DAYToN's MELoDEoEs. - Some of tl,e the richest toned instruments of this class which we. have heard are ffom Dayton's establishment. But this is but a Dart of their recommendaiion-the style of the in- strument and the excellence of the work manship, we think are no, exceled by any other in market. Some of them are inlaid with pearl and otherwise ias,efully Rnish- ed. As parlOr instrument ihe sMelodeon' possesses many claiTs not found in any other.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

ANOTHER CASE FOR Mas. SrowE.-An exchange tells this story Two weeks since a little affair occurred a, Oberlin, which, 10 say the least, was Q singular one. Two old women, slaves, who some two years since were sent out of Virginia to prevent tlicir sale for debt, had Gund home at Oberlin. They had several times written to their former master that they wished to return 10 him, and at length their request became so urgen, that he visited Oberlin. Here was an opportunity for excitement, which was readily embraced by the earnest abollioEisis of that famous town. 1t was determined that the slaves should not re- turn, and the master was so informed. He replied that he had come at their own sos icitaiior, and not because he wished the women; aud iha, he did not desire 10 take them back unless they desired tO go, If they did s0 they would g and he should take care Of them. Every argument was used to induce them to stay, and.a cOrres> pondent Of the OberIia Times says ."We endeayosed 10 put the matter before them in it's proper light. We dwelt apon the possible contingencies in the case. The possibilities of another execution upon their masters property, &c. It was all io no purpose" The writer adds {: "These slaves from the time they came among us have been desirous 10 return 10 their own. CTS. They have written tO them for this
 purpose. We are not surprised that the
 slaveholder should come for them. In the
 elder of ihe two our interest has been a
 good deal enlisted. She reminds us of Un. cle 'rom's Aunt Chloe" .."t
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07
Death of Mrs. Fillmore.

We regret to announce the death of Mrs. Fillmore, wife of Ex.President Fillmore, who died in Washington at 9 o'clock on Wednesday morning. Mrs. Fillmore has been suffering from cold, and it's effects. since the fourth of March, and it has. been her illness. which has kept the family in Washington until the present time.
 This painfulitem of news will create a feeling of regret, through the country v, for she has endeared herself to large circle of friends wherever she has res sided. The honors' of the White Housa never took from her the sim> plicity. sweetness and generosity of her character and whoever kaew her, knew her but too,espest and love her.
 The remains were taken. to Buffalo on Thursday. accompanied by the Ex> President and his afflicted son and daughter.
 Mrs. Cass, wife of Hon. Lewis. Cass. also died on Thursday night, at Detroit, after a short illness.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

The London Daily News says that there IS an "ld English newspaper ex,ant, where in may be seen the inquiry. "Who is Geortly Washington!" And the paper goes on to inform it's readers that this GeOrdy is an obscure mili,iaman, who cannot help med ding in matters that he does not under. stand, and who will soon he mercfally re- manded to obscurily in Virginia, if he does not provoke his belters too far. Moreover the reader is desired, to judge Of him by the company he,Eeeps, one of his in,ima les 6efaga dirty printers man. named Ben Franklin.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07
TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT DiSATER+,
 New Oreans, March 2S.'

THIRrY SIx.. LivEs LosT;- Intelligence has been received here or . most terrible, dsae,er, which occurred on the night oE; the 2Sd instant, on Galveston Bay, Texas by which some SC lives were lost. As the steamers Neptune and Farmer were racing from Houston Id Galysion, the latter explo. ded her boiler, killing instanily the captain, clerk, second engineer, thirteen Ot the crew, and number 0f the passengers aoont twenty of whom are either dead or miss ing. About twenty passengers escaped mostly ladies. -, V N r
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

The crowd of applicants has slightly dscreased this week, and only slightly The gamut of their hopes and their finan- ces is displayed in the following order and character of the dispatches per teleera ph, which proceed from them 10 wit
 f,y No. l. Get me strong letter from Doli- iicians Smith and Jones, and more names from the poll lisf: x 1- 5Gl No. q. Things look very bright; they are working. "
 No. 3. Things look doubtful; tell the boys not 10 bet highon me. [ No. A.. Pitch dark; things has worked.
 No. 5. The game is up. Send me twen- CoGr. g Enq. '
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07
LITcHFIELp ENQUIRER.
LITCHFIND-Aprn 7, ISss.
The ElectTon.

The struggle is over. and the men se> lected by the freemen of Connecticut to legislate for them the coming year, are determined upon. A constant rain throughout the day prevented as full an expression of fecling as there would have been had the day been pleasant in this town not more than three-fourths of the whole vote being boiled. The Maine Law ticket was in the field. and drew largely from both parties. and although the measure was not carried. we had exhib> ited during the day, many cases where its influence would have been most salu. tary. The friends of the law look upon the result of the. election here as a tri> Wmph, and feel sanguine of its adoption. As usual, two democratic representatives were chosen from Litchfield, the vote standing as follows: Democrat JG Beckwi,h sS2
 Wm Newton SS5
 Whig c 0 Goslee IT
 Uri Taylor IS
 yMe Lew W) Frederick Ruel SsO
 (D Charles Jones S2a
 On the State ticket the vote stood: Henry Dguttop SlSjr H Seymour s65 N o Kellogg 26S(Chas H Pond 4l7 Wm w Welch 254{O $ Seymour 4SS Elliot Beardsley SSS|W S Holabird S46 Lev w Vessels so6sGeo c Woodruff STA In another column will be found the returns from. the State so. far as heard from up to the time, of issuing our paper.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07
TIE NEw YoRK FAIR ABRoAD.-A

TIE NEw YORK FAIR ABRoAD.-A writer from Naples says plans of tLe New York Glass Palace are about the hotels. and people talk considerably about the exhibition. but apprehends the example of Russia will be followed, and few people be allowed to go to see it for fear of political contamination. The kings and governments here never suf. fer GOerGl idea to get into their heads, nor scarce generous feeling to trouble their hearts. The people may send ont staples of their woTk--Of the toys and tEinkets made hers-but that will be ahn,,k all H.f ssa g.@syet gs t z
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Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

FIRE IN BRIDcEPoRE-Thc. Bridgeponk Standard says the shoe, store of Frederick Ellison, in ,he building belonging to Wm.. Hall, on the corner of Main and Beaver. streets. Bridgeport, was destroyed by fire on Thursday night. Phe contents of the store were entirely destroyed. M.. Fla loss is about Sl400; partly insured.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

' There are three kinds of men in ihe world si the 6. ".Wills," the Won'ts," and the " Can'is."' The former effect every. thing, the other oppose everything. apd the latter fail in everything. "I will" builds our railroads and sieamboats. "I won't J don't believe in experiments and non. sense ;" while "I can'l' grows weeds lir wheat, and commonly ends his days in the slow digestion of court bankruptcy.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

j A LIQUOR BILL. the provisions of which are nearly identical with those of the Maine Law, is before the Legislature of New York. Two ameudments-one proposing thai the bill take effect in March next. thereby giving another Le. gislatuse an opportunity to confirm or repeal it; and another to submit the question to the people for their approval or rejection at the next annual election have beon proposed; but so far no vote has been taken which indicates the sen- timent oe'the Legislature upon the sub- ieek
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07
YIe FIae1nfh RlalrIct Rsassned!


 The returns show that ELLIOT BEAEDs" tEr, Esq. our able and excellent eandi- date for the Senate in this District is elected by about 100 majOrityl This !" a glorious triumph; last year the "eea~ litionists" carried tho District by 1S0 majority. This spring they brought out their "big guns." and intended to sweep everything before them, and make reg ular {" Waterloo affair !" of it. But we are happy to say that Ex Lieut., Govern or Holabird is choseO to suprentend the 7" East Village " during the approaching session of the Legislature. M
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07
The Biography of steam.

The N. Y. Times, in an article on Steam end Heat gives the following graphic pic ture:
 And who shall write the biography Of STEAM itself, that giant 0f the nineteenth centGry-ihe only full-grown gIant the world has seen; for the giant that is 10 be, is vet a babe, it's bones still in Ibe 'gristle. and rocking in it's cradle of the wave, scarcely yet conscious of existence denied by many credible people.
 ''The old giant will dIe slowly. He will not willingly surrender tie scep,re of pow er.A Itawill be no easy thing 10 push him from the stage. His grasp on the sources or vitality ;s not 10 be relaxed without a struggle that will Startle the nations. His claifas upon our gratitude will summon US lo his rescue. He has borne US through storm. Insensible to cold, we have seen him at night scattering the snow that block Sded our palh. With his mouth full ol fire, and his nosirs expanded with smoke, we have heard him laugh defianly al tic sol. stic rays that would have melted any oth- CT laborer. He has plowed his way ihro' the binowv bFine for millions Ot miles, and inteSehanged for us the products of the globe. He has spanned the. earth 'WhR bridges. He has entered tie factory, and, seizing its central crank, has piled iis cons plicaied machinery with incOnceivable ve- hcily and power. He has multiplied our thougnis in newspaper and book, and shot lhem through tlie world. He has bored lis way through rock and mountain, and le(r an avenue for the passage of commerce. He has ground the grain of continents, and fn NNo sNF ma n He has clenched ihe tough quartz, and crushing it in his iron fist, has compelled it 10 surrender the golden treasufes'il so tightly held. He has lifted and cxcavaied, planed, sawed, and hammered, and yet pointed the finest needle and drawn the metallic threads.
 No labor was too undignified for him to perlorm-no task too heavy for him to accomplish. He delights in noise and dirt, and soot and smoke. He is not afraid of his dainty fingers. Wherever work was 10 be done there was his home. Whenev- CT a difficult j'b was placed before him, his iron muscles fairly thrilled with joy A rare old Titan was he, and well might our eyes bedew with tears to see hun stripped of his authority and power, and sepnichred in the past. Let il be our cons so!ation that an expensive ally has gone, dnd cheape. one: has come. In the few years. of, his wonderful activity he has de- voured our forests; not merely gtazed ip> on their leafy boughs, but nas,cated. trunks and all. Such provender we could afford his multiplying j iws but little longer. He has, indeed, begun'to eat his way into those treasures ofcombus,ion which Prov- Nence las stored under our hills. Le, us remember, ico, that he was a most Ge- stFuctive agent. He cared little. for hu- man life. One of his boilers he sometimes thought worth a hundred lives. He has strewn our rivers with bones-sent many i man to the home of the whale and the shark, and sometimes shaken a building into ruin upon it's helpless tenants. T
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

% The trustees of the Tarifville an d ThOmpsonville Carpet Manufacturing Companies advertise to sell all their property at auction, the former at Tariff vile on the gath inst. and the latter at Thompsonville on the 29th.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07
NaawALK. Ct Anril

The sloop Ellen Jus.is, CaplSin Wilcox. from StOningiOn, bound lO New York, with :. a cargo Of oil, struck On . reef of this har- bOr yesterday, and sunk immediately: the vessel and cargo will prove Q total lOss.- An on board were saved. 4&
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

w- We have received the April No. of Forresier's Boys and Girls Magazine, an excellent monthly for children. Published by F & c c Rand, ' 7Cornhill, Boston.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

n The New Haven people have at last carried their long talked of Water Project, and the city is forthwith to be supplied with pure water. A vote was taken as to the adoption of the measure last week. and carried by a.small major. tty-the property holders almost to a man being in favor of it, while it was opposed by those who would not have to share the burden. g.-a -.#
 Hartford aud Bridgeport are also dis cussing the expediency of introducing pure water from without the city limits for domestic. purposes.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07
CinciDnat,.Anr;l

% ' Cincinnati, April q. Hon. Thomas F. Marshall vas killed hY one of his tenanis, near klaysville, Kentucky, hse "Wednesday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

9a1 AIe lsee and easy manner in which our people irlnsmit immense sums ol rold. is n mater of much snFprise to strangers. Not g1ng slnce one of the Southern Express sSSompan'es, was requested ;o brinG from FhiladeIphla 10 this city, one million ,yvn 9hhpdred and fifty thousand dollars ;n ne,s" sw"
 minted gold, weighing over for,v s;r shnndSed pounds. Three wagons hacLsS iip ie the d1or of the mint. havino m guards or watchmen except driver for each. The gold which was in bags. vas thrust into the wagons like. so many ba Us oi salt aud driven 10 the office of inc com pany. where it was put i0a aa large chest nd sent to the boat. Lest the weight of inc ; Mass sh0uld break the gang blank. the scllest was unlocked, and inc bags handed nu! " tne midst of q promiscuous multi> { sIcs without even the apprehension of 4s,nger. Oa arriving als New Yorl inc S. yelOw diEt was caried toits. oavners in inc fseme gnpretending manner, none af inc persons concerned in it's ilalistnission seem. :1g t0 feel anYHRuslaI responsibirIv n siaapoFlsnce from the fact of having ,wc ions of geld.iE their charge. In Eurone. 4 9lg would lave been carried in solemn sSocession, between double ranks of DOS i.se of Geldaemes. while in Mexico i, would have denapded for it's proIection | rfgimsns Of sOldiefs. .--. VsaS Rlork Tribune.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-04-07

VIOLENT HuRRIcARE AT CoRTu.-A fearful hurricane burst on the Island of Corfu on the night of the 18th or Febru- ary. The country was everywhere rava- ged, and the most lameniabe misfortune was OccasiOned. The houses were agitaA led ss if by an earthquake; doors and windOMs were torn from their lastenings and hurled through the air, aud the roofs of the houses fell crashing into the streets. The town of Corfu suffered severely. Sew eraI houses were blown down; aE the ships at anchor suffered, while many were wrecked; upwards of one hundred trees an the Esplaaade were npr0oted, and a portion of the walls supporting the land was demolished by the sea. One account says that tweniy-nine lives were lost in the envirOns, apd another eighty. One village is spoken of as entirely destroyed. A letter dated the next day after the hurri- cane, says:
 'I'he magnificent forest of olive trees, which was the pride and wealth of Corfu, is entirely destroyed ; the country is literal. iy sacked. The few trees which remain standing may be counted, but it is impos. sible Io reckon the thousands which are torn up and broken 10 pieces. Never have | witnessed such deplOrably desOlating scene. of whose horrors. description is i'm possible. All ile. roads aIe blocked. up by trunks of trees the country no longer has the appearance ofa land inha b;ted it has the aspect of chaotic overthrow. The loss occasioned by ihe disaster is incalcu- lable. Families have been ruined, without shelter, without bread. Public and private charity must do miracles to relieve the numberless unhappy beings, for do not see how they are to escape the frightful misery which is about to devour the eoun. try. The Fair yacht was on shore with loss of rodder several merehsn. ships s are over and sunk at their anchors. The trees in the palace garden, and unicorn, and part of the roof of the palace, the roof of ihe Generals. house. and that of the Pro. tesiant church. have been blown of, and all considerably damaged.' ""