Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1854-11-16

Il
York city have a way Of obtaining the
Foreign News from The. vessels mot YET
arrived in port. so as 10 give Il to their
readers at the earliest moment, which oul
readers may feel interested 20 understand
All the daily papers--or the principal
onas at least--bantl themselves together
and furnish schooner. captain and crew
to go out TO sea short distance to in.
tercept all vessels az they approach the
harbor. The vessels. especially all tbs
steamers and the regular sailing packets
recognize the schooner as the News Boat
and accommodate The news officer witt
whatever news they have. They rsgart
il as their interest to be reported in tn,
papers--as they are, OF course. along
with the news they are credited with
bringing--so they ale glad to cooperate
with the newspapers in the arrangement
of the papers. The, Steamers have a scrit,
en- report Of, the foreign news, which Is
a condensed summary Of tho important
news Of the foreign journals. written by
news agent 10 Liverpool. This report is
enclosed IN water tight tin box. On the
approach Of the News Boat this box is
thrown overheard. and the boat makes
for il, and fishes 1t up in q net. There
are duplicate copies of the report made.
and they are put into two separate boxes
| and both are thrown overheard, so as TO
increase the chance If the news officers
fishing one up-4which he does. il will be
observed. while his vessel is under head
way; and when in gale the attempt il
attended with uncertainty and SO as to
make the news etill obtainable in one OF
the boxes If the other should be lost or
any thing had happened to it. The other
vessels do not bring reports made out BY
the News Agent in Liverpool !; the cap>
tains write them out themselves. The
News Officer has blank reports with
which he supplies the pilots, and any
pilot going ahoad vessel furnishes the
captain wi h q blank report, and the cap-
tain sets himrelf about filing il out. and
has it ready by the time the News Boat
comes along. When the news is obtains
ed from any vessel, the News officer has
tens to deliver il from its sealed enclo>
sure and attaches il, perhaps in several
parcels, according TO It's weight, 70 the
legs Of az many carrier pigeons, who are
trained 10 fly with all haste 10 the tele.
graph situated on the point OF Sandy
Hook, and there they deposited theii
burdens in the hands Of the selegraphlc
officer, who Immediately forwards their
contents on lightning 70 the telegraphic
office in New York city; and there the
several papers 90 and receive copies Of il.
By this arrangement the news is printed
and spread out before tens Of thousands
Of readers, hours before tie vessels By
svhich 1t stds brought has Grrived in port.
II 10 the fruit Of the wonderful enterprise
with which the daily press OF the great
metropolis 10 conducted. 9i' 4
ATAME WHALE.-A Eastern travels
Ter in newly published work. entitled
..Notes OF Travel" relates The following
singular fact which came under his obser-
walton at Muscat as II $500, h.
..No visitor to the harbor 10 better
welcomed by the natives than 'Muscai
Tom. This name has been given BY
sailors to male I'm back whale, which
has made an habitual pr .clice for ovel
forty years to enter. feed. and frolic about
the cove several hou,s in each day always
leaving before night. Sometimes a small
Ter member Of his tribe, supposed TO BE- q
female, accompanied him. His length
may not be less than 10 feet, and that Of
his companion so feet. Since his arrival
signalisrs the departure Of the sha,ks
which infest the harbor. to the prevention
Of sea>bathing by the natives. the mos,
strenuous eau ion 10 observed not to in
teffero with his pursuits and diversions,
He shows no fear OF such vessels as tres-
upoa lis watery field. One day as he
came rolling leisursly and JOLLY along
side OF vessel as anchor ID the hasbor
and on board Of which, ] was. one Of The
crew threw with considerable impetus. q
sick OF wood into his open mouth, as he
raised bis head ont Of the water. Thi.
breach of the good treatment which lis
had been won't 70 receive. did not draw
any signs Of displsssure from his whale
ship. although more than one maledictioI
was bestowed upon tho imp rudent Ia
by the exasperated natives. who had OBJ
served his censurable conducts"
Rkv. T. p. HUxr. I'VE have heard
many good things that emanated from
the keen wit Of this reverend gentlemen
but the last one threw Us down entireIy
A man recently passing Mr.. Hunt va.
accompanied by q email dog !: and tbs
Ii lie scoundrel took q sudden fancy 4
stick his teeth 10 The old gentlsman's leg
This physical manifestation not proving
satisfactory to the clerical victim, he de,
termiued 10 yictimise the dog ID turn, ant
| drawing The big end Of his cane, socr
added another subject 10 the dog tombs
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