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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-11-05
Sept. 10Th, 1853
NOTICE..

THIS is to give notice that all persons are
forbidden from trespassins on the premises OF
the subscribers, ei,h her with dog, gun, beat or
decoys, otherwise they will be prosecuted TO
the extent of The law. RICHARD BRIsTow,
Oct 10 3w FRANKLIN W, LoRT.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-11-05

NOTICE.--The stated meetings Of the Or
Nv phans' Court of Cecil county, re held on
the second Tuesdays in February, April, June,
August, October and December. School Ac-
co UNITS must be presented, on the second Tues
day IN January, the 2nd Tuesday in April, the
2nd Tuesday in June and the 2nd Tuesday in
October. JAMES II. LAMAR,
June Is '53 Reg, OF Wills.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-11-05
Oxen for Sale.
RAGS! RAGS |!
George Earle.

A ttorney at Law. Elkton, Md. Otiit
IN next door to Tor bert's Store.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17
LITCHFIELD ENQUIRER
. LTTCHFTEI.D FEB. II, 1853.
NaDOlOOn'S Wife.

The New York Tribune contains a
queer sort of biography Of the bride of
Napoleon. who il represented TO be four
in hand' lark Of the gayest pattern. In
other words she is what is sometimes
termed on change, a FAST wOman'-which
does not mean exactly a bad woman, but
one Of the Kind whose idea Of human lite
is expressed in the fash expression of go
it while you're young The Tribune, on
the authority of a foreign gentleman, re.
lates sundry amusing incidents in her ca.
reer, which, however. may be exaggera>
tons, but which, nevertheless. appear
quite probable, iud ging from what has been
related Of her Partisan career. She is
said to be very beautiful, and unconmonly
well educated, speaking French, English,
Italian and German with as much huency
as the Spanish. In Madrid she once gave
dinner t" a number of literary men
There was no other lady present. She
took the lead in making speeches, giving
tOasis, &c. She Is represented as attend.
ing the bull fights in Madrid, where she
would cry. Bravo Antonio-Bravo Jose J.
and the fighters would acknowledge the
compliment by kissing their hands to
wards her The following is described
as her dress on one of those occasions. .
very large and high comb on the ton
of the head, with wreaths Of roses falling
each side, mixed with the hair-a profu-
sion OF dlaMonds. necklaces. bracelets and
rings: very snowy and tight waist. cut
low in the neck, and with bare arms, a
very short skirt, open worked stockings
with colOred embroidery, and very small
embroidered slippers.
She courted two or three of the wealthy
grandees Of Spain, but did not succeed in
driving bargain. On one occasion she
was the canse of duel. She had sever
al offers in Paris, but declined them all,
being ambitious to share the throne with
Napoleon, and determined to lead him cap.
Five. Her dashing career appears TO have
fascinated him, and after sundry efforts to
obtain her on his own terms, he was oblig-
ed to submit to hers, and thus she became
Empress. BAIT what fair lady on our New
England farms can envy her the happi>
ness of her position. IF Lola Montez had
known what a field there was for her in
Paris the past few months, she might
have been there and become the rival of
the Spanish Countess. Lola is as fast
and as likely as the Spaniard, we presume.
There is one important idea in this con-
nec':on, and that is suggested by Napoleon
himself, in his address to his ministers
1t is that 'as devout Catholic. she
will address to Heaven the same prayers
as myself.' Affecung-isn'tit.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17

Wright sweats the liquid gold of alche-
my. In Office he is but the proxy of the
clique whose power placed him there.
A review. 10 fact. of the history of cor
rnption in New Jersey for the last four
or five years, serves as a handsome foa
Ia foil to the last scene of the picture.
The choice of Mr. Wright cannot be re-
garded as SO fagitious as the choice Of
Capt. Stockton. The latter was brought
about by corrupt bargaining among all
parties 1.-The former is merely the fruition
Of corrupt contract in which one po-
liticaf party alone participated. The elec~
ton Of Stockton was the sale Of State to
a great private corporation :; and each
succeeding fact is nothing mere than a
transfer of possession, in devout compli-
anee with the the terms of the bill of
sale. L is only another token that the
spirit Of New Jersey is still unprepared
to act against the original outrage. that
the corollaries Of Captain stockton's
election are to be regarded as deeper de.
scents into shame.-EN. Y. Times.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17

L 68b0
down. The sun shone brightly, and made
every intricacy, even in the deep crater,
clear and orsn to the eye. The floor
might allow hundred and fifty people to
stand ON it at once, and consists Of fine
sand THAI spaFkles with pebbles. which
have drOpt from the surrounding and im~
pending rocks. The face of these rocks
is also gemuned by thousands of the same
sort, that glittered beautifully in the sun
beam--alt Of which has naturally suggests
ed the idea OF work Of enchantment, for
It IS called the Fairy's Palace. But / con
tess, thOagh palace. it had few attrac G.
lions for me. for besides the d, b sart Oninps
the Highlander filed me with, ere my de.
scent. my friend, now that was down,
though without any mischievious intent.
crowned my fears. by giving with startling
effect, the following narrative IA young
man once assembled front this, but when
he came to the top, he incau,iously stood
bolt upright in the cradle, and then mos
ment ere 1t was landed, being impatient 70
get out Of it, he made an adventurous leap
for the breast of the rock. But the cradle
being still pendant in the air, without a
stay. fed back on the impulse Of his spring.
and fearfal to think, let him fall between il
and the, landing place. Horrible! most
horrible = was my natural exclamation.
Butt cont nued ,ny friend, keep ye your
seat ia the cradle till it be firmly landed on
the rock, and all will be safe.' He as
cended and prepared TO follow. q ,'
thought OF the young mans leap and
|. ! figured to myself The spot where he
alighted. md the rebound he made when
he met the ground never more to rise.--
Aud as took my seat my limbs smote one
another, aud my teeth chartered with ter
rOr. When descended ! kept my eyes
bent downwards, AID was encouraged the
nearer got 10 the bottom. But on my
ascent, though looked all the while up>
wards, was remblingly alive to the fact
that I was getting into higher danger.
held the. spread cords as with the grip
of death. never moving my eyes from the
blackened creaking main rope. There |!
there it goes" gasped the words, for
did not see one ply Of the triple-twisted
line snap asunder as it happened. 70 touch
a pointed piece Of granite! And when
once cut and liberated, did the ply not
untwist and curl away from its colt Did
not see another ply Immediately follow
10 the same manner, leaving my life to the
last brittle thread. which also began to
grow attenuated, and to draw Gu fine that
ii could not long have borno its own
weight: / was speeches.: the world
whirIed round: l became sightless. and
when within one short foot Of being land
ed.L fell fell in the grasp of my friend,
who seeing me about to tumble out of the
cradle from stupor, opportunity snatched
and swung me. cradle and all, upon the
rock. When strength returned, ran from
the edge of The precipice, still in the utmost
trepidation, shaking fearfhIly, and giving
unintelligibIe u..erance to the agony of my
awe-slruck soul. And il my hair did not
undergo an immediate change Of color. !
was not without such apprehension tor
certainly it stood ON end during my ascent
from the floor ofthe Fairy Palace.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17

NEW JERsEY.-Whh the election Of
Mr.. William Wright to the United States
Senaie, New Jersey may have been sal
10 have touched the lowest depth OF de.
graduation. Not .ha: the latter fact OF
itself is half so disgraceful as half dog
en- others, which preceded and led TO it.
Mr.. Wright is no worse man than the
run Of political aspiranls. those who, be-
ing hopeless Of a call to public service
thrust themselves in and bargain for
what's not to be had by the mere mo-
ton Of the popular will. He is neither a
very strong nor very wicked man. He
is simply weak and excessively vain
one, who has the cacOethes Of publicity
violently ON him and who is precisely
the tool for designing men. TO use for
their own shrewd purposes, and merce'
na'y ones to bleed without comPuncIlon.
In his ardent pursuit Of office. Mr..
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17
A THRILLING TALE.

1t happened several years ago that was
traversing the Highlands, along with a
much beloved. but now departed friend.
one OF the true men of the old school, one
who was rich in classical and Legendary
lore, but sill more in sterling and moral
virtues. For it has been my lot to pos
sess frie nds and companions from whom
was ever gaining, till my store has become
somewhat bulky. Alas! there are SO
MANY deserters from the corps by this
time, who shall no more return, but l wish
to cherish the persuasion, that to he gone
and be with them, will be far better. My
friend aud / were among the thickly
s,rswn mountains and ragged rocks of the
widest branch Of The Highlands, where
there is a remarkable natural ravine
which we visited and explored. It is.
rather than ravine. fearful pit or dun
geon. descending deep among The yawn>
ing rocks. 1t 10 as it volcano had boiled
there, bnt in course Of time had spouted
out all its lava. forming strange adjacent
peaks all around, thus leaving the furnace
or crater dry and empty. Ii 10 terrific
throat, wide open, on the very edge OF
which one may stand and look down to
the very bottom.
There is mode Of descent into its
depah, which visitors may comma nd
This is BY means If a rope and wiDdlass
az it were into coal pit. which are fixed
and worked from q prominent brow OF
the highest frowning peak. To the main
rope machine is attached called cradle,
bv four short cords, that tie 10 its distinct
corners. He that descends takes hrs
stand or seat in the cradle. within the
stretch of the four diverging cords that
meet bIs head.
A rough old Highlander presided at
the windlass. who appointed my friend first
10 60 down. Ere the cradle came up for
me again, a preseDtiment CT some horrid
accident about TO happen 70 one Of as be
gan to take hold Of my nature. and could
not resist inqpiring il all was right with
my friend fellow, Hoo. surely was the
answer. And the cradle will be ready
for you. ia a minute ye are as heavy as
lwa o'him'a Is the rope frail /" mo
very rotten arva-the last ane was Tottener
afoIe its brake, an kt man fa'," was the
alarming reply. WAS he killed, say you p
KILLED :! though he had had hundred
lives he would hae been killed he was
smashed TO pieces down on yonder ragged
rock qpoth the hard heated Cell. ] now
examined the rope and it appeared to be
much worn and to be old, How Old is
1t T. Inquired l. Just five years auld the
last was month aulder afOre it brak, was
his next piece Of tantalizlng information.
With some irritation of manner pat it to
him. Why new one had not been provid-
ed before any risk could attend de-
seenl-and to make things worse. he pro-
vOking announced. sWe are tn geta new
ane the m0rn--yeIl likely b the last to
try the AUDI
But already the cradle waited for me t.
step into it. could not disappOinI my
companion BY not doing as he did, and
ashamed to seem, to hesitate before the
hardy Highlander. at once took my seat.
1t was perhaps to encourage rue, thar he
said, as he let me off, A far heavier man
than You gaed down yesterday Then
he strai~ad ah0 F>B,-' said ], but itw
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17

new Era IN PhrNrrSa. -Guita Per.
cha castings from type are now success
fully ussd instead. Of stereotypes. The
advantage to the printer. is, that at less
labor than attends stereotyplng. and
. without other apparatus than his Office
affords. he can. produce his own plates.
duplicating any job or cut he may wish.
But invention stops not here. Gutts
percba plates may DO easily bent and ate
iached TO q cylinder. Being in Buffalo
one Gsy last week, we stepped into the
office Of Charles Faxon. Q practical
printer there, and. took a, look at e mo.
del Of new press. adapted TO this prin>
lciple, which seems destired to place
among inventions. Il 10 exceedingly
simple, both in construction and mode OF
cost only cents where
other presses cost dollars-and can be
worked as fast as it can be fed. We
hope friend Faxon will make the fortune
his invention deserves.--EAtiica Atlas.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17
LITTLE BOY BLUE,
/ lay 10 the rushes,

i lay IN tue EuSuo0,
Where summer light fell
On the trees and tho bushes
That bordercd the WE'LL
All the flowers were cleaning
10 crimson and gold,
And the sunligh, lay dreaming
On meadow aud void.
But the bud and the chalice
Are fading away,
From the roses red palace
Step Genie and Fay.
Step from golden pavilion.
In blossoming bowers
From hall of vermilliOn,
The souls OF the flowers.
They wreathe their wild dances
They glide and they spring
Each recedes. each advances,
They laugh and they sing.
But with bushes and 6usles, ..
One sOunds on 2 horn.
And more green grows the rushes
More yellow The corn.
But she sees. she befriends him.
She smiles on the boy
She calls him, she lends him
That delicate toy ~
And the child loves and praises
Its mystical strain, ..
And Age feels the daises
Bloom round them again.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17

latter are comparatively Of recent date.
The highest antiquity Of the irst of the
Vedas seems to be about the fourteenth
or fifteenth century before Christ.
Some agreeable discussion followed
the lecture, and on the motion Of the
Chairman, Sir George Staunton, a vote
of thanks to Professor Wilson was passed
with unanimous and loud applause, in
which the fair sex present kindly joined.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17
IRON BANK.
e.. M. III OOK e se.

THE President and Directors of this
Il Bank have this day declared Divi-
dend Of Seven per cent, on the originaI
Capital Stock Of said Bank payable to the
Stockholders on and after the 10th inst.
The Interest due on the New Stock will
b, paid on the same day.
A. G. RANDALL. Cashier.
Falls Village. LIST January. 1853.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17
NOTICE.

IA IL persons holding Notes or claims Of
~ any description against, the County Of
l itchfeld are requested to. hand statement
d'fhe same to the County Clerk on or before
tAe 4th Tuesday OF February next in order
that an adjustment Of the same may be made
hv the County Commissioners.
PELEG SHEPARD, } County .
Il. B. STEVENS, COmmis-
SYLVANUS MERWIN siOners.
Litchfield, Dec. % 1852.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17

The largest starch factory in the world
10 situated at Oswego. in New York State.
It 10 an immense iron structure, covering
one and half acres Of ground. it gives
employ meBt to loo men and consumes
ann uaIly from 175. 5000 to 200 900. bushels
of corn. and makes 100000 pounds OF
starch daily.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17
LINSEED OIL.

A PURE Article, manufactured and 70
sale at the Bantam Falls Oil Mill
All'orders, promptly attended to.
rCash paid for Flax Seed.
VIM. P. KILBOURN.
Rautan Falls. Sept 1. 1859.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17
TOUR OVER The CONTINENT.
CHAPTER III,

The PsGin Of the Platte iSaleratws-
VoIeasie indications - Singular opts-
cal illGsion-tke Buffalo cOumtry-
Ash HOllOaV-tke Zndias 5eggarg--
Evsrgreena- Chinnaeg Rock Diff.
Guilty in judging Of Disaaness I'D
Sage.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17

THE VEDAs.-We End in, the London
papers the following notice of a recent
lecture before the Royal Asiatic Society.
by Professor Wilson, Director of the So
clely:
It's subject was the books Of scriptu-
raj authorities Of The community ofthe
Hindus, and to which the designation Of
yedas is commonly supplied. The learn
ed professor of Sanscri! rather startled
the members Of the Society by observing
that when he FIRST applied TO publish
er about his recently finished translation
of the Rig Reda. with view TO its
publication, he was FIRST Of all asked, and
who were the Vedas 2 he certainly had
not expected TO find persons connected
with literature 60. uniformed!
Professor Wilson stated the first init.
nation Of the existence of these Hindu
works reached Europe about the middle
Of the eighteenth century. andthey were
then most enormously supposed by
come to 6e. pc, haps. Of older date than
the Pentatsuch; it is however. certain
that they date soma centuries before
Christ, and thai the Brahmins have ever
guarded those, their most sacred books.
with jealous care. When pressed to
disclose them, they palmed of upon
Europeans, as specimens Of the Vedas.
passages which had no pretensiens to
that character. But the greatest forge.
ries. fabrications of spurious vedas, in
Sanserit language. were got up and ex.
ecuted by LEANED Jesuits. missionaries
of Roman Catholic ChuEch in India. and
were, in fact, cleverly attempted refuta-
tons OF Hinduism (the original MSS, by
these dishonest. though erudite priests.
were discovered not more than Is, years
ago. at Pondicherry). intending TO dis
.semina,e the doctrines and legends Of
the Romish Church. .A a5
The first genuine copy Of the Vedas
was presented to tho. British Museum in
1889. The late Mr.. Colebrooke pubs
lished some notice (very correct for the
period of the four Xedas ia the Asia
tic Researcher The complete text OF
the first two of the four Vedss is now 10
course Of publication at the expense OF
the East India Company. and an Eng"
Iisb version Of that part Of it has been
already published by the learned lecture
or, who is engaged on the remainder.-
IL 10 proved that the first three Vedas
are undoubtedly more ancient than the
fourth. Each Veda consists Of two
parts :. the practical or liturgical, hymns
and prayers :. and the speculative. or
narrative illustrating the hymns. mYstiCO-
theological treatises dc. Some Of the
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17

No A company Of fifty young men
are 70 leave Cincinnati for Australia. on
the first of March. They have made
very extensi"s arrangements for the trip.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17

MAPoF LITCHFIELD-a few copies
1A for sale BY
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17

QUEER CONTROVERSIAL singular con-
troversy has sprung up between the
towns of Chatham and Schodack. N, Y,
and the Western Railroad Co. about
taxes. The towns in New York through
which the Western Railroad passes have
been in the habit of tsxing the road
enormously for its property within their
limits, by patting its track, land, build
ings, DC. DC, into their valuation lists at
outrageous rates as compared with 9th,
er property in the towns. Schodack for
instance, has taxed the road $500 year.
ly, and Chatham about $500. In this
way. they have made the Railroad Co.
pay the bulk Of their annual expenses
and the road has had TO submit quietly
until bow. when legal decision 10 re-,
gard to similar exsortion upon the AL
bany AID Schenectady Road. has en-
couraged its officers to resist:
But the authorities Of the towns nas
med have persisted in demanding taxes
to the amounts above given, and
those Of Schodack undertook on Satur-
day to force the collection, by stopping
the passenger train going up to Albany,
with the help Of a strong. posse Of men
in blocking the, wheels with piles Of
wood. They made a failure however.
Mr.. Gray. Superintendent of the road,
suspecting what was afoot, was on the
train. with number Of men, and after
causing the obstacles to be removed from
before the wheels. and brush of words
with the town authorities, ordered the
train on and it went. ...
In Chatham the authorities attached
a large lot Of freiyhted corn to secure
their demand, but the corn has steamed
itselfout of their possession. It is be-
lieved that these attempts to force I'M
just and now rendered illegal demands,
willnot be renewed. but that the town
authorities will compromise the matter
upon equitable and legal principles
[Springfeld Republican.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17
WILLIAM G.. C0E.
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
NEW BRITAIN, CONN.
REMOVAL

REMOVAL.
DR.. BOSTWICK has removed his
residence to Crossman's u. s. Hotel.
Litchfel June 3, 1852.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17

d. E. BoStwick, N. d..
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON,
ORceover Sam'l Bodies store lin rooms for
nerly occupied by Dr S,Wolcott.
June. 5th. 1851.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17

Frederick .. Beeman,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Office in Seymour's Building,
Liichfield, Conn,
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17
Charles VAIL, M. D.,

Physician and Surgeon.
.Djs.sell PLACE. in, East street, Lite hfield.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-17

LTCHFIEID CONN., THURSDAY FEBRUARY WHOLE
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-10-05

AN ORTHODOX oe.-Attending meeting last
Sabbath evening for the first time at DIR. Chan
dler's church, in this town, was much amused
TO see large oue-eared dog stalk up the aisle near
the commencement of the services, and quietly
stretch himself out on the pulpit platform. After
taking survey of the congregation, as if pro
baby to see who Were absent, he dropped his head
and fell into sound sleep, perhaps thinking that
was city style. afterward learned that this dog
was strictly sectarian in his views, having after
mature deliberaiion settled down upon the mode
of worship as adopted by the Congregationalist
order, and chosen the Meadow church as his reg
ular place ofmeeting His master is of the Baptist
denomination, and attends church in this village.
But the dog pins his faith on no ones sleeve
He accompanies his master on the Sabbath to the
road that leads to his chosen place of worship,
and there turns away without saying one word to
persuade him that his own way is right and all
others are wrong. At the inlermisson he calls on
neighbor, gets his dinner, and attends divine
worship again in the afternoon. At the cl Sc of
services he quietly wends his way homeward,
meditating upon the topicof the day, doubt, and
perhaps revolving in his own mind how much
more of the true christian spirit might be shown by
professors if they would but do as he does, worship
where he chooses and let others do the same with
out molestation. Greenfield GaseAe.