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Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-28
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EY- Ina French paper we tead :-=s. "Some ore lately asked squadron of Turkish lancers if they duly received their rations? Yes What food de you get?' .Bread.' And whA. else 7 Nothing but bread she sultan cannot do anything more for bs.' Are you paid? Yes. How much 2 .26 pi- asters (4s. Sd. per month. Are you paid regularly 2 We have no pay for nine months; the Sultan is not able to pay us.' What can be more touching than this patriotic self. denial ?''
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-28

The editor of the Le Roy Gazette brags on the canandaigua and Ni.gafa Fails railroad. because while he was on board the train killed five cattle and seven hogs. one after the otb'F, without at all check ing it's miIe-a minute speed! He de- clar.s that the train could have killed as many more and still make good time. We doubt whether any other could say as much!
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-28

INoREAsE IN SEAMEN's WlGEs. = Con- gress thought it hest to yield to the ne- cessity and raise the wages of seatien in the navalsersice. Until lately the wages paid in the merchant service have far ex> ceeded those paid in the naval. and the natural consequence was that the latter suffered for want of sutficien. numbers to man their vessels. But since the rates have been raised. applicants have been more numerous than were wanted. Efa fors have also been made to improse thS merchant service. We'll trained Ameri. can seamen have always been preferredj but could not be got in Sufficient nun~ b,rs. Measures have been, taken which will probably be successful. to procufe such men Gs are wanted. '
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-28
Town Meeting.

A are hereby warned that their annual Town Meeting vii! be holden at the Town Room on Monday, the 2d day of October, 1854. al nine 0 clock A. M:, for the purpose of choosing Town Officers for the year ensuing, laying Taxes, and other proper business.
 sf 1OMLINSON WELLS,
 FRED. M. BLAKESLEE,
 GEORGE A. SMITH, oeiecE HENRY FRISBIE, "eh'
 ABNER LANDON,
 Sept. 18th, 1854. 2l
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-28
.1IOfEcg.

pROKE into the enclosure of the subscriber 1D in North Goshen, on or about the 9th inst TWO two-year old STEERS, red-one with a noch in the right ear; and one two year old red Heifer.
 MILES HART.
 North Goshen, Sept l1th 1854. go
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-28
N6tica.

WHEREAS my wife, EI ELlNE, has leGt w my bed and board without just cause or prOvocation, this is to forbid all persons harbor. ing or trusting her on my accounr,as will pay no debts of her contracting after this date.
 SAMUEL STRICKLAND.
 Cornwall, Sept 6lh, 1854. go
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-28
AKnow-Nothing Alarm.

l The WsteryiIle Mail tells the follow. ing story about the steady. sedate old borough of Kendall Mills:
 Mrs. Sobsrly went to bed precisely at g o'clock, thinking 1t passing strange that her good man had not made hie. appearance just len minutes before. Of course he would be home in minute and half. or two minutes at furlhest. and so Ms. Sobetly left lamp burning on the hall table. There it burnt and burat-but she must tell her own story; as she told it next morning to about
 shirteen of her most confidential friends
 We'll. there that lamp burnt and
 burnt, till as near as 1 can guess. twas
 we'll nigh on to ten o'clock, and that man hadn't comel What to make ont I didn't know no morn the dead-for he hadn't never been out so before, since the time they had such fuss about the Aroostook war. 'rwahst no iisS t0 speak to the children. for they wouldn'E know and 60 after had waited till | couldn't wait no longer, 1 bounced out of bed and down stairs l went. l went right into the buttery and ralsed tha window toward Mr. Blanks. and saysT "Mrs. Blank l"-7In. minute I heard her jump out of bed and raise the wins dow and says she: .5t
 "Why, Mrs. Soberly. what on easth's the matter?'' Matter P says I--speak, ing low because l didn't want any body to hear--'.matter's Mrs. Blank, do tell me if you have seen sny thing of my husband ?' g. NIT '' Your husband r. says she, ''you didn't suppose l d got him, did yon ?" aud then speaking almost in . whispcf;. says she sy,,,.a \.
 z Look here- what on earth does this mean :? have you seen any thing of nsy husband !? Then we both begun to think something bad happened certainly. and in about two minutes I was dressed and over to Ms. Blank $. Well, wa concluded 10 step over to MT. Qaiet's, and start him out for search but we hadn't got half way across the street talking along, when we heard the wins dow shove up. and Mrs. Quiet. say Sshe; i" Whoa the,e?' Says I "Its me. " " Well," says she, ''do for pity's sake tell me if you have seen any think ot n,y husbdnd F' ,e
 Now wasn't here pfstty pickle ? Well, to make .a long story shCrs we went up that street clear to the school house, and back on tile other eide; and not woman did we find but what was wondering s0Aat lad 6ecOnse 9 Ger bws- band"
 We'll. just as we got to our gate. who should we see there but my husband and Mr. Blank! "Mr. Soberly.'si said I, little spunky. twill you tell ne what all this means 2"
 "What it means." says he. just as cool as though nothing had happened-- "well, Mrs. Soberly--ahrm---I should be very happy to gratify you if ! could. but ths truth --ahem--that I don't Know Nothing about it r N
 Well. from that time to this go to bed when 1 get ready. without asking any questions, and if find MT, Soberly there in the morning, that's all l cats fog--for I'd just give hin to know that I'm as good Know Nothing as he is. 2
 4tstEtlgs stfs
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-28
NoticR!

THE Whig Electors of she town of Cornwall will meet at the Town Hall on Saturday, 30u h inst. September, at l. o'clock P. M! for the pur. pose of nominating Town Officers to be sup ported at the ensuing town election. aud do any other proper business
 Per Order of the Topn Committee North Cornwall, Sept. 9th, 1854. 20
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-28
NEW LOT .JeWeRry and Silver Ware !

I'D ECD this day from New York hne seIec- 1G tion of ladies' BreaTt-pins. gents bosom Studs, silver and plated Spoons Forks, &c. &c. The subscriber fatters himself that with his already rich assortment thus replenished he will
 be able to sui the most faslId.ous in tosie. Call
 and see. A. $. BALDWIN. : June 26th, 1854.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-28

Scythcs, Silver and Caat ID Steel Scythes, Patent Snaihes, Sc. at
 June 2csh' E.D. NeNEILs.
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-09-28

Aa meeting of the S;ockhoi !ers he'd a' the store of N B stevens the 2d inst, the following persons were elected Directors: k GRovE LAWRENCE, WM w WEIGH, A J ELwELL, AUSTIN A SPALDING, N STEVENS, D IiUGGINs, JoHg K SHEPARD, AARON KEyEs. E T BUTLER,
 Ata meeting of the Dlrectofs of the Lawrence Machine Co. held cn the 2d inst, the following officers were elected:
 E GRovE LAWRENCE, President.
 N B STEVENS, Treasurer and Secretary.
 A ELwELL, Ageni.
 E. GROVE LAWRENCE, President. N. B. STEVENS, Secretary. ., Dated at Norfolk, Sept 2d, 1854. 2i
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-20

The CHoLERA.-A disease resembling chol-
ero has made its appearance in Miledgeville,
Ga, causing much alarm:
GA gentlemen residing in that place, re-
turned some days ago, with his wife and SER
want from visit to Nashville, Tenn. The
lady was attacked first and died in a few DAVIS:
the husband followed soon after; and then
the servant, who was sick only seven hours.
Other members of the family were down with
the disease. Cholera has appeared in Cherokee
county, and elsewhere in the northern por-
ton of Georgia"
The Shelby News states that the cholera
has appeared in Taylorsville, Spencer coun-
ty. Kentucky, and several deaths have &C.
Cured.
''fhe cholera is prevailing in Bedford, Ten
nessee. Several deaths have also occurred in
Marysyille, Kentucky. Captain Claxier, a
good citizen and popular man, died on board
steamer j.. G. Cline, on Saturday night, few
miles below Louisville, of cholera.'
The New York Sun has the following notice
Of dreadful mortality from cholera in ono
family OH Friday morning:
"The children Of John Brahany had been
taken i'll, few days since, aud though skill
fully treated by physician had all died.
Three deaths took place on Thursday morn
ing. and the fourth yesterday. The only child
remaining, is girl ten years of age. The
family We're wretchedly poor, and the apart
ments they occupied were filthy i'll the ex-
IRENE.
Ann Taylor, an Irishwoman, los years and
months old, died suddenly on Thursday
night. She was about the house and unu-
sually cheerful only few hours before she
was taken sick. The death was the result Of
cholera and old age.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-20

The Liquor Law Just passed by the
Connecticut Assembly at n. Haven, is exceed
ingly stringent. 1t permits cider and wine to
be manufactured from fruits raised by the
manufacturer. But he cannot sell either in a
less quantity than five gallons. AS the pur-
chaser cannot sell it again, the market for
either OF these articles must be quite lin ted.
Spirituous liquors are entirely prohibited,
both as regards the manufacture and SALE Tex
cept by town agents,) and ale, porter, and la
ger beer are specially held to be spirituous
liquors by the act.
The Fail River Monitor, (Whig,) is
in favor of the " breaking up of party lines.
and the formation of party anti Ne braska
and anti-slavery in character, for the purpose
of checking the inroads of the slave power,
repeating the Fugitive Slave Law, and bring
ing back the nation to the true policy of its
founders"
The Journal of Commerce, in an ar
ticle on the Cholera, notes the remarkable
fact that, this season, cases of this disease
originate where there are no peculiarly excit-
ing causes, and where no communication has
been had with emigrants or other sources from
which it might have been introduced.
Mr. Gustavus Wilcox, of Middletown.
CSouth Farms,) Conn.,, while riding home on
top OF load of wood, on the 18th inst, was
brushed from his seat by the limbs of tree,
under which he was passing the wheels
passed over his body and several Of his ribs
were broken.
The scarcity of seamen is pressing
very hard upon commerce. Vessels are de-
tanned at New York for the want of crews
The large bounty paid by the government,
more than balances, in the estimation of sail
ors, the inferiority of wages, and large num-
bers are leaving the merchant service for the
navy.
The Fitchburg Railroad Company has
declared semi-annual dividend of 8 per cent,
Fail River per cent, Maine per cent,
Eastern per cent, and the Worcester and
Providence per cent.
Vermont will hold Mass Convention
Of all opposed to Slavery Extension at Mont
peler ON the 4th of July.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-20
The Fugitive Case in CINCINNATI.

We find in tho Cincinnati papers particu-
lars of the escape, betrayal and capture of
nine fugitive slaves.
1t appears that on Sunday night, the 18th, a
party Of negroes named Shadrack, aged 60
years, claimed by Jonas Crisler Susan, his
wife, 30 years of age, and two boys, Wesley
and John, and 7 years Of age; Almeda,
aged 26 years, and her child Sarah Jane, aged
8 years; Lewis, aged "a years, all of whom,
except ShadracR, were claimed by VIM. Wall
ton. Lee, aged 81 years, husband of Almeda,
claimed by John Gaines, as guardian of Eliza
beth Ann and Jaspar Blackenbecker Ander-
son, aged % years, claimed by John p. Scott
left their houses near Burlington, in Boone
County, KY, and placing some of their bag
gage on the backs Of three of Mr.. Waton's
horses, the fugitive party started for the Ohio
River, and arrived at point nearly opposite
Lawrenceburg.
Starting the horses back towards their homes
the fugitives took slciF and rowed them
selves across the river, arriving on free soil
about ~ ocloclcon Sunday night. They then
started with their faces to the north, and after
travelling about miles and half, they took
refuge under a clump of trees during the day.
AS soon as the shades ofnight came on the fu-
gitives left their hiding places and started
again. They had not proceeded far before
they met a colored man, named John Gyser,
who promised to assist them in making their
escape to the North. They accompanied him
to stable on Mr. Humes farm, on Lick Run
turnpike, about 2 ID miles from the city,
where they were to remain until evening,
when he would return with assistance to aid
them in reaching Canada. During the day
Gyser visited Covinton, and hearing that a
reward of 81 900 was offered for the appre-
henson and arrest, he gave the information.
In the evening number of Kentuckians
surrounded the premises of Mr.. Humes, while
the U. S. Deputy Marshal and Deputies of
Cincinnati, went into the stable, and arrested
them upon a warrant issued by U. S. Commits
sioner Pendry. The fugitives were hand
cufted and brought to Cincinnati in an omni-
bus. AT the last accounts from Cincinnati
they were under examination; and it was
supposed they would be surrendered, as the
proof of ownership was pretty clear.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-20

metallic CoRNIoEs.-W We commend to build
ers the following paragraph from the Journal
of Commerce. Wooden cornices are fire traps,
and ought to be forbidden in all cases where
the main parts of the building are required 10
be of incombustible materials.
Metallic cornices are more generally in
vogue this spring than heretofore. They pos
sess all the essential qualities of stone, with
out the expense, and avoid the dangers from
fire incurred by the use Of wooden ones. We
notice fine cornice of galvanized iron, just
put on Petit & Cooks new building in Wat
er- street, which cost about 81 per foot, though
palmer ones are put up for considerably less.
The use of this cornice will save something
like $l5 per year, that would otherwise have
been paid to insurance companies on the build
ing and fixtures. Cast iron commonly costs
about $l5 per foot, and stone about the same;
galvanized iron So to So; wood $3.50"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-20

QUEBEC, June IL. The Reciprocity Treaty.
The following embrace the leading features of
the reciprocal treaty between the United
States and Canada, now under legislation of
the Canadian Parliament =
Article throws open the fisheries of Brit
ish America, except New Foundland, to Am
ercah citizens, and also excepting at the
mouths Of rivers. salmon, shad, and shell fish.
Article provides for settling fishery dis
putes by arbitration,-in case of disagreement
third arbitrator, to be chosen by lot,-gives
the British right in American fisheries to SO
parallel No. latitude.
Article provides for free exchange on -four.
breadstuffs, and all kind of fresh, smoked and
sailed meats, cotton, wool, seeds, vegetables,
undried fruits, fish oils, all kinds of fish and
of all other creatures Of the water, poultry
and eggs, hides, furs, skins and tails, un-
dressed stone or marble in its crude or un-
wrought state, slate, butter, cheese. tallow.
laro' hams, manure, ores OF all kinds, metals,
Goals, pitch, tar, turpentine, ashes. timber.
lumber of all kinds, round hewed. saved
manufactured in whole or in part; fire-w wood.
| plants, shrubs or trees, fish, oil, rice. broons.
corn, barley gypsum ground or unground.
he"n OF rough, wrought or unwrought. bars
or grindstones; dyestuffs, fax, tin. unmanu-
featured tobacco, and rags.
Article throws open the river st. Law.
renee and the Canadian canals to American
vessels. The American government undertal< :
ing to urge the state governments to admit
British vessels in their canals. Both nations
enjoying The navigation on the same terms.
Article provides for the ratification Of the
treaty in six months, aud sooner if possible.
/ Great Britain may withdraw from Americans
the right of navigating our water, in which
case the Americans can annul article Sd.
Article provides for including Newfound-
land in the treaty, with her consent.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-20

How RUSSIAN BULLETINS ARE NADIA
correspondent of the New York Evening Post
gives the following account of the mode in
which Russian bulletins are manufactured !;
not very different, perhaps, from the practice
of some other nations, only the Russian des-
potism affords better facilities for carrying out
the plan:
cater every battle, the commanders have
to draw up three separate reports. one of these
is forwarded to the Emperor, and must be
correct one; the second, forwarded to the
cabioet, is destined to be telegraphed and pub
ished from one end of Europe to the other;
the third, printed in the Russian language, is
intended especially for the Russian popula-
ton of the Empire. This latter report is
posted on all the churches, and is read by the
priests from the pulpits. TIE government
officials take special care that no copies cross
the frontiers
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-20

BETTER THAN THE CIRcus.--The scholars in
one of the large schools in our State, at the
suggestion of their teacher, saved the money
which they would otherwise have spent at a
circus and bought the American Encyclopedias,
IN fourteen octave volumes, as a work for ref
erenee in the school. That teacher is more fit
to make suggestions to young minds than a
circus rider. And those scholars have more
self-respect than if they had spent their
money to see the antics of trained ponies,
clowns, and bad women. Our town and city
authorities, and the body of our citizens
might very proftably learn lesson from the
example of this teacher and his scholars. -
Nor,oich { Ct.J Examiner.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-20

PRovrpEvcs WORCESTER RAILROAD
This corporation has declared dividend of
four per cent. on its earnings, for the first six
months of the present year, payable on the
first of July. That the Company have. so
soon, recovered from the losses -occasioned by
the sad collision on heroad, is most crafty
ing evidence Of its substantial and enduring
prosperity. We believe it is now conceded,
on all hands, that the change in the direction
of the road was fortunate one for its inter-
ests, and that, with Koe man at its head,
hackedup By directors and officers OF SINH
lar stamp, it viii be one of the best paying
roads in New England. The accommodating
spirit Of the managers and conductors of the
road is also favorably spoken of.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-20
TragicaI Occurrences at MiIlyiIIe.

On Saturday last, man of Incorporate
habits, named Alexander Hewitt residing in
Millville, told his wife in the morning that he
intended to kill her, but as he made no dem
onstration of unusual violence, the matter
passed off. At tea time, he said to his wife
again, - am going to kill YOU His air
and manner were so unusual, that his wife
began to fear he was in earnest, and she fed
to the house of Mr.. Orrin Brown, situated in
the neighborhood. Hewitt pursued her, but
Mrs. H. gained the house first, and Brown
received her, and shut and fastened the door
against the husband. Hewitt then attempted
to effect an entrance, but Brown stood at the
window and told him he could not come in,
upon which Hewitt drew a pistol and fired
The ball entered the eye of Mr.. Brown, passed
into his brain, and he died almost instantly
Hewitt then entered the house through the
window, and as he did so, his wife fed to the
fields. Hewitt pursued, and oyertaking her
after short race, fired a second pistol, the
contents of which entered the back part of
her head, inf citing a mortal wound Hew-
lit remained at large through the night, but
in the morning the neighborhood was aroused
to go in pursuit of him. While the bells were
ringing, Hewitt suddenly made his appear
ance in the street, and approached an officer
who had warrant for his apprehension. As
the officer appeared to manifest some fear,
Hewitt said to him, don't be alarmed, and ex-
tending towards him an empty bottle, said,
Sc am done with that" and gave himself up.
In few minutes Hewitt went into convul-
sions, and in less than a quarter of an hour
he YVES 3 corpse. Before he died. however,
he expressed his regret at having killed Mr..
Brown. The bottle that he handed to the off :
Ger, after drinking the contents, had contained
strychnine, and it was subsequently ascer-
tanned that it had been purchased more than a
week ago. Intemperance, and insanity conse-
quent upon jealousy, are supposed to be the
causes of this awful tragedy.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-20

The CoNTINENTALs.-On Monday evening
the Continentals, New York Military, passed
through town, on their way home from the
Bunker Hill banquet, to which they were in
vited, on the 18th inst, by the Bosom veter-
ans. The dress was quaint, but in our
opinion, on the south side of comfort. Dod-
worth's celebrated brass band accompanied
the Continentals, and discoursed splendid
music, while they remained at the station
They left, amid the cheers of the multitude
assembled to witness their departure
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-20

Those KIDNAPpERs.-Tw men, PROCESSING
to be the alleged kidnappers who visited Wor-
cester last week, have called upon the editor
OF the Boston Herald, declaring the whole
affair hoax, and stating that the whole ex-
element arose from the impressions they
were enabled to make on the minds of the
deputy sherifs, their rooIn-nates. We have
talked with one of the sherifs, and he still
sticks to his first declaration, that the fellows
were kidnappers, and as we havefait in sher-
ifs officers in the matter of identifying
rascals whenever they meet them, we shall
stand by the officials. If the chaps We're not
scamps, why should nature make them so
ill-tavorcd ~ Clinton Courant.
Nature did not. Rum did more than half
the business. Herald.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-20

FIRE IN LEIcEsTER.- barn belonging
to Mrs. Thankful Holmes, situated in the rear
of c. II. Drury's Refreshment house, on
Main street, was entirely consumed on Satur-
day night last. The fire was discovered about
II o'clock. The barn was insured for 800.
Three tons of good hay, several harnesses,
and hay cutter, belonging to Charles s. knight,
2OOOft. of planed boards, belonging TO Bay
lies Upham, and new sleigh, belonging to H.
W. Denny, were consumed with the barn.
The house of Mr.. Knowles, near the barn,
took fire several times, but the fire was extin-
guished without doing much damage.
1t is pretty well ascertained that the fire was
the work of an ineendiary.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-20

SINGULAR CAsUALrY.-The dam belonging
to the factory at Union Village, in Holden,
gave way about l-2 o'clock, P. NJ, yester-
day, and the waite" rushing out, carried away
the bridg e over the stream, with both abut
ments. ltalso undermined the wing building
Of the factory, 8 l-2 stories high, and about
40 feet wide and so or 60 feet long, carrying
away every portion of it, with its contents,
except the end and the roof Sixteen looms,
s spinning frames, sets cards, Wrappers, lap
pers, pickers, &C., We're carried away, and
will be almost an entire loss. The damage Is
estimated at not less than $4,000. The prop
erty belonged to John Parsons of Boston, and
was run by Jonathan Ladd.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-06-20

The CUBAN ExPEDITIoN.--New York, June
is. The Washington correspondent Of the
Courier and Enquirer, writes that " yesterday
a conservative member of Congress from Geor-
gia related as fact. Of which he was person :
ally cognizant, that 1000 men were armed and
organized in his district, agaiting the signal
from Washington for descent upon the Is
land of Cuba. They expect to receive the an-
thority ofthe Government for their enterprise,
and to be aided by its cooperation, but they
are none the less resolved to act if they do not
obtain its sanction"